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Yi Cao is a data analyst in Enrollment Management. In the past two years at the Portland State University, Yi has worked on a number of research projects, such as Predictive Analysis of 4-year Retention and Graduation for First-time Freshmen, Mapping Risk Factors for Sophomore Retention, and Tracking Retention of Three International Student Cohorts.
One of the statistical analyses Yi has been engaged in recently is the Admission Yield Modeling Project. This study attempts to find out what are statistically significant variables that contribute to Fall term matriculation for admitted undergraduate students. Variables in the analysis include but are not limited to: student demographics (e.g., residency, student population, major, race and ethnicity, country of citizenship), student application (e.g., application date, application decision), pre-college data (e.g., number of transfer institutions student have ever attended prior to Portland State), financial aid (e.g, expected family contribution, un-met need, scholarship recipient), orientation participation, intent to enroll deposit, distance between student home and Portland State, as well as activities (e.g., College fair, Campus tour, Pathway Admitted Student Program, etc.) students have participated before matriculation.
Preliminary analysis has been conducted on admitted Freshmen of the 201204 cohort. Findings reveal that the top five geographic regions having the highest yield rates are: Oregon, California, Washington, Hawaii and international. In addition, Freshmen participated in in-person orientations were more likely to matriculate than those that went through on-line orientations. Freshmen participated in the Pathway Program were more likely to matriculate than those that did not. Freshmen participated in Campus Tour were more likely to matriculate than those that did not. Freshmen who had email/mail/in-person/phone inquiry were more likely to matriculate than those that did not.
Further analysis will focus on both Freshmen and Transfer students of the 201304 cohort, to identify factors that are predictive of their Fall-term matriculation.


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SquidKing wrote:I found an old catalog from GW. Now I remember Warmaster. Must be impossible to paint.
Back in another life I worked for GW. That company is rotten to the core man.
Rifter wrote:Funny, after talking about this earlier, this popped up for me, today: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/13/games-workshop-specialist-games-blood-bowl
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|2003-11-12, 13:31
|Link #9
OOoo Sakura pissed me off. When I was watching the 2nd part of the exam... I was like "OOO Sakura is actually gonna do something!!!" Then....she bites the guys arm and gets brutalized so Sasuke can get really really pissed. What's up with that?
|2003-11-12, 15:55
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Kitty no jutsu!
I hate nobody,I hate the way some characters acts.I hate the stupidity of Sakura,she doesn't even know why she loves Sasuke and is the same for Ino.Sasuke also,he believes that he's hurt more than everyone else but he don't work hard enough,still he thinks that he deserves the greatest power of all genins.Damn...
|2003-11-12, 17:17
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Well i really dont "hate" anyone (that word sounds like an obsession T.T). But i do dislike sakura the most. I just find her to be very useless and i think they just put her thier to make those filler episodes like they did recently in episode 56. If she liked naruto then maby i can understand her being involved with the series, but other than that....
|2003-11-12, 18:48
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Location: Rockville, Maryland, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Existance
im some ways hinata
now i know half the naruto watchers will yell at me for this, but in some ways i dislike hinata
everyone gives her so much credit and she doesnt do anything.
the only thing she has "acomplished" is being too stupid to know when enough is enough and to throw in the towel
she doesnt deserve half the credit everyone gives her, and that just makes me dislike her even more
|2003-11-12, 19:03
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Ecchi Nazi
Hinata rocks.. she's cute, strong, and she is kicks ass.
The only two people i dislike in Naruto is Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke always acts like he has something up his ass and Sakura acts like she's overdosed on extasy. I really dislike Sakura more though because she acts so retared that its not even funny. She's totally useless, she cries too god damn much, and she's sick in the head because she loves to stalk people.
Sasuke and Sakura deserves each other and i hope they both burn in hell, bwahahahahaha.
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Parrot is keeping with the latest trends in portable media with this small Bluetooth-enabled boombox. These 60W speakers can sync up with any Bluetooth audio output, whether it be from a cellphone, iPod, computer, whatever, and play it back via the two speakers and small subwoofer. Don't fear, Bluetoothphobites, this boombox also includes a USB and standard auxiliary input. It should be officially released in the coming weeks for a very hefty $300 or so.
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Problem:Finderr uses WinHelp. The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which was used in previous versions of Windows and it is not supported in the newer flavors of Windows Operating Systems like Vista or Windows 2008. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are not shipped with Winhelp application. So you will get error messages popping up while executing finderr utility shipped with IDS 11.50 on Windows Server 2008 and Vista:
The GUI finderr program supplied with CSDK and IConnect also doesn't work on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. The execution of finderr utility in client products pops-up the following error messages.
The workaround is to download the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) from the following Microsoft support Web site.
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OD Schools placed on lockdown
HAMLET - Oregon-Davis Community School Corporation (OD) went on lockdown this morning after threatening graffiti was found on the boy's bathroom wall at the high school.
The graffiti is believed to have been left during a basketball tournament that took place at the high school on Saturday.
"When the graffiti was discovered, we immediately contacted Sheriff Oscar Cowen at the Starke County Sheriff's Department. They sent over a detective to take some photos. We also contacted our Student Resource Officer Freddy Baker,"OD School's Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney said.
Parents were contacted last night and this morning about the added security measures that would be in place at the schools this morning.
Disney said the corporation would rather be overly cautious when it comes to the safety of the children in the OD school system.
"In this day and age, with everything we see happening in our country, we have to make sure we take things of this nature seriously," Disney said.
The entire school system will remain on lockdown, with armed personnel on site throughout the day.
"We decided to coordinate a security lockdown in conjunction with the Starke County Sheriff's Department. They are conducting a practice security measure today. Members of the Starke County SWAT team are here as part of the security measure," said Disney.
The security exercise is for today, but Disney said the schools will continue to operate with extra security measures in place.
"Our number one priority and our mission as a corporation is to provide a safe environment for all of our children," Disney said.
OD parent, Jayme Goetz said she felt the school was secure enough to send her own children to classes today.
"I sent my kids to school today at OD. I feel that the school and the police are doing the right thing in taking it (the situation) seriously. I do understand if a parent didn't send their kids; I was worried my kids would be scared, but I wasn't worried about them being safe. The staff and police will make sure they are safe," said Goetz. Goetz has two elementary-age children in the OD School system.
Visitors at the school will only have access to the main entrance at each building. Once in the school, visitors will need to identify themselves to office personnel.
Disney said all after-school activities have also been canceled for the day.
Once the security measure that is currently underway with local law enforcement and SWAT has ended, OD schools will still have an extra security measure in place that many of the area schools do not have.
"We have the Indiana Safe Haven Grant, which means we have an armed security officer at the school," Disney said.
Currently, Officer Freddy Baker, a retired officer of the Starke County Sheriff's Department, holds the position.
"This is the second year we have had a security officer at the school. We saw there was grant money available and wrote the grant to get it. I think it's important to have officer Baker here for security reasons and to help our at risk kids," Disney said.
Disney said he wanted to commend Starke County Sheriff Oscar Cowen and the local law enforcement personnel.
"Sheriff Cowen responded quickly and professionally. He has been so supportive. We are very fortunate for his leadership and the dedication of his department."


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Red, White and Blue cupcake wrappers for your Patriotic parties and picnics. Just print on heavyweight paper, cut out and tape around your cupcakes for some awesome compliments on your awesome cupcakes!
Items needed:
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- Tape in place, leaving original baking paper on cupcake.
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GameBlurb writes, "Our Versus feature pits cross platform titles against each other and you the viewer will decide the outcome! It's PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360 and the game that's going to square off is Gearbox Software/3D Realms/Triptych Games/Piranha Games Duke Nukem Forever. Which will emerge victorious? Or will the battle end in a wash?"
Wow, the PS3 SPANKS the Xbox 360 version this time around. Half resolution textures? Really? This won't do...just look at how blurry those girls butts are. :)
I'm so dissapointed by this freaking game....14 years of development and this is what we get...wow
14 years of on/off development, 4 studios later, I don't even care if the game sucks or looks bad. I just want to play it.
With that said, the PS3 version seems to pretty much wipe the floor with the 360 version, especially in the texture department. I mean, look at the asses on the girls.


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We can stop wondering. It looks like an olive a day is really what keeps the doctor away, or the oncologist, at least.
While I've often lauded the virtues of the Mediterranean diet, and cited its many apparent health benefits, I've had to acknowledge that scientists hadn't really put a collective finger on what it was about that diet that makes it so good for us.
But at least where cancer prevention is concerned, now they have. It seems the oleic acid in all that olive oil suppresses cancerous cell growth.
When I talk about the Mediterranean diet, that's "diet" with a small "d." I don't mean some fad or hotly marketed weight-loss program, but rather, just the array of fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood, whole grains, olive oil, nuts, beans, and a little vino that is the traditional fare of Mediterranean folks.
With that sort of fare, you can see easily enough why it would be generally be a pretty healthy way to eat. The Mediterranean diet is strongly associated with extended life span and reduced risks for mortality from any cause, as well as reducing the risks for heart disease and cardiovascular problems, obesity and even breast cancer.
But scientists just didn't know why.
Now a team at Northwestern University says it's the oleic acid in all that olive oil.
Yep. Every time you shake a little extra virgin on your salad or dip a piece of antipasto in it, you're practicing a bit of very specific preventive medicine. It appears that oleic acid suppresses the function of oncogenes, the genes that cause regular cells to mutate and grow into tumors, instead of what they're supposed to be.
About a million women every year are diagnosed with breast cancer, which accounts for about 1.6 percent of all female deaths annually worldwide.
And there's an oncogene called HER-2/neu that is found in about 30 percent of all breast cancer patients. Dr Javier Menendez, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said his team has determined that oleic acid blocks the action of the HER-2/neu oncogene.
In controlled studies of breast cancer cells. Menendez and his team explored just how it is that oleic acid worked on those cells. They were able to determine that oleic acid regulates the HER-2 oncogene, considered the most significant in breast cancer. While important advances in early detection mean that the prognosis for most discovered breast cancers is very good today, breast cancer patients with HER-2/neu tumors suffer from an aggressive form of the disease, and don't have as positive a prognosis.
But the olive oil discovery may offer a double benefit for these women. Menendez' team also found that oleic acid not only suppressed the action of the oncogene, it also improved the effectiveness of a popular breast cancer drug called Herceptin. Even though oleic acid works against the oncogene in a different way than Herceptin, it nevertheless enchanced the drug's own effectiveness.
That's not the only new look into Mediterranean eating lately. While all that work was underway focusing on oleic acid, another recent study of Europeans aged 70 to 90 found that those who stuck most closely to the Mediterranean diet had a 23 percent lower chance of dying during the 10-year period of the study.
Now, these were folks who were on in years to begin with, much like the demographic of Southwest Florida. Anything that could offer a 23 percent differential in death rate at that age deserves a little respect.
But the news only gets better. When they combined that diet with a little exercise, participants in the European study found they lowered their risk another 35 percent. And a moderate alcohol intake lowered it yet again, by another 22 percent.
Now this isn't license to go out and fill up on olive oil and chianti. Please note that this was moderate alcohol intake, and the folks were participating in these studies with controlled portions and limitations on their choices.
If you're going to try to start eating Mediterranean, you can't just load all these excellent foods in on top of whatever you're already eating. And pouring olive oil over it won't help either. You have to make a tradeoff, because even if the olive oil itself is beneficial, too much of a good thing usually means diminishing returns on its benefits. Olive oil is still very high in calories and weight gain is a risk for anyone who isn't reasonable and prudent.
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Hello there, avid readers! I'm back again to do another quick book review for L.T. Ryan's Noble Intentions series. Season 2 recently went live in its entirety, so I thought it'd be a good time to tell you what it's about and why I like it so much.
Noble Intentions is a series of episodes (five per season) about a character named Jack Noble. Jack isn't exactly a good guy – he's a gun for hire. That is, if you've got enough money. He's taken out all sorts of targets, including high profile politicians all across the world. If you like anti-heroes, Jack's your man.
Be sure to check out my review of season 1.
Season 2 follows the events after the explosive ending to season 1. Jack must put his life back together and face the consequences of what happened in the last book's finale. All our favorite characters are spread out across the globe, each trying to lead their own life. But by mid-season, the gang is back together and on a mission to take down the people that have made their lives a living hell. Loyalties are tested and each one of them has to decide which lines they're willing to cross.
And, of course, there's always that question of who will be left standing at the end of the book!
The reason why I enjoy these books so much is because each episode is roughly 100 pages – they're quick and easy reads. They're written in such a way that no word is put there without a purpose. They books are concise and action-packed, and each one acts like a mini-novel within the season's overarching plot.
But don't take my word for it. The first episode of the first season is up on Amazon for FREE. Download it and see if you like it without fearing that you've wasted your money. If you do like it, please make sure to leave a review and go on to purchase the rest of season 1, which is on sale today (1/10) and tomorrow (1/11) only for just $0.99. That's a SUPER deal for a 500+ page novel.
If you've already read season 1 and are itching for the next installment, season 2 is online right now as well! There's also a related book that takes place before season 1 that's called Noble Beginnings. It's just as good as the others, but shows you a different side to Jack that maybe you didn't know existed!
Now, I know this seems like I'm just spewing an advertisement at you guys, but I hope by now you know that I don't just throw any old thing up on my blog for the heck of it. My blog reflects what's I'm passionate about, and I wouldn't keep harping on about this series if I didn't think it was out of this world! And if you don't believe me, just go check out the ratings. He's got tons of 5-stars!
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Accenture has been named to the Winner's Circle according to new report "The HfS Blueprint Guide to Industry 4.0 Services."
The report cited Accenture's deep understanding of manufacturing clients and its experience in developing Industry 4.0 tools and frameworks. But what differentiated Accenture from the vendor pack was the company's integration of digital capabilities in Industry 4.0 solutions. According to the report, "Accenture's broad consulting skills, marquee customer list, and complex multi-country technology implementation of Industry 4.0 have provided an edge over the other companies."
Industry 4.0 is all about cyber-physical production systems that combine communications, IT, data and physical elements, resulting in changes to the entire industrial ecosystem. Industry 4.0 drives higher levels of efficiency, which enables greater investment in new sources of growth driven by smart, connected digital technologies. For their Blueprint Guide, HfS Research identified 13 major technologies that they believe are shaping Industry 4.0 including:
To be recognized as the Industry 4.0 leader reinforces our commitment to helping our clients advance on their transformation journey, connecting the whole enterprise with digitized production and operations for greater autonomy and flexibility.
Aidan Quilligan
Managing Director, Accenture's Industry X.0 practice
This is HfS Research's first Blueprint dedicated to Industry 4.0 Services. The Blueprint explores the understanding Industry 4.0 and its impact on the manufacturing industry as Industry 4.0 is becoming an integral part of operational performance and manufacturing excellence. In addition, it includes coverage of selected service providers in terms of industry 4.0 services, and the adoption of Industry 4.0 in different industry verticals across geographies.
HfS Research is the leading independent global analyst authority and knowledge community for the business and IT Services industry, serving the research and strategy needs of business and IT operations leaders across finance, supply chain, human resources, marketing, customer management and core industry functions.


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NEWTOWN, Conn., March 28 (UPI) -- Production of medium/heavy-lift military helicopters will continue its growth into this year and then decline, a U.S. study says.
The study was conducted by Forecast International, a market research and analysis company.
"Annual medium/heavy military rotorcraft production has grown steadily since 2005," it said. "The Forecast International study projects that this growth will continue into 2013, when production is forecast to reach 615 rotorcraft.
"Thereafter, however, the study projects that yearly production will enter into a period of gradual decline, falling to only 380 rotorcraft by the year 2022."
The study projected that 4,796 medium/heavy military rotorcraft (those weighing more than 15,000 pounds) would be produced by 2022.
Forecast International said the projected decline would be the result of the world "budgetary environment," and the need of governments to cutback spending.
The study noted that key military rotorcraft acquisition programs are well into their production runs and will soon run their course.
Other acquisition programs are being stretched out due to budget constraints and few major military procurement programs for helicopters are emerging.
"Order backlogs at manufacturers are declining," it said. "As the market shrinks, the competition among manufacturers for market share will become ever more fierce."


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Mercedes-Benz Hits a Bump in the Road
While Audi and BMW continue to post record sales, Mercedes-Benz announced that earnings will fall this year, denting their efforts to return to the top spot in the premium car division. Vanessa Fuhrmans discusses. Photo: AP
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I find the MTA cuts a real burden.
I live in Glen Oaks Village and have to take on certain days the Q79 on Little Neck Parkway and the line has just been cut. It is my direct route to get to the Little Neck LIRR station and or other buses on Northern Boulevard to get to Great Neck.
This means I have to take two additional buses and walk further. Now, I'm over sixty years old and have bad knees due to arthritis. This just is not right!
To the MTA Management I say: Shame on you.
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College Students Discuss Ag Future, Raw Milk Health Concerns
- College students recently discussed various issues affecting agriculture during a panel called College Cafeteria Confidential: Millennials in the Lunch Line.
One topic the students discussed was sustainability and how it, and many other buzz words, is defined regarding agriculture.
To reach today's students, student Eric Estroff says agriculture should use Facebook and Buzzfeed to connect because college students have short attention spans. As a millennial, he says there are two minutes to grab his attention so information must be creative.
- Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's division of foodborne diseases sent a letter to state epidemiologists last week about the risks associated with raw milk.
Dr. Robert Tauxe says that from 2007 to 2012, the CDC has tracked 81 outbreaks traced to raw milk, sickening nearly 1,000 people and hospitalizing more than 70.
The move to more natural products seems to be driving these numbers. Washington allows the retail sales of raw milk while Oregon only allows on-farm sale of raw milk.


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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
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Jan. 24, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT extended its perfect record to 7-0 with a 182-116 victory over Tufts University in Zesiger Pool on Saturday. Tim Stumbaugh was sensational as the reigning NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week, while the Engineers enjoyed 1-2-3 sweeps in three individual events.
Stumbaugh sparked MIT's seventh consecutive team win with a 53.2 back stroke split to lead off the 400 medley relay. Jeff Zhou delivered a solid 51.39 in the fly, and with Rastislav Racz and Luke Cummings completing the circuit, MIT boasted nearly a three-second victory after finishing in 3:30.93. While his lead off leg in the relay was arguably his strongest swim of the day, Stumbaugh once again swept both individual back stroke events, while he added a third win in the 400 IM. Stumbaugh swam 54.13 to keep ahead of classmate Ryan TerBush, who finished second in 54.61. He split 1:57.14 to ignite a strong 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 back, with rookie Jim Griffin and TerBush finishing second and third. Stumbaugh also paced a 1-2-3 finish for the Engineers in the 400 IM as Griffin and Eric Roselli grabbed the next two spots.
Michael Dobson also enjoyed a strong day, finishing first with a time of 4:49.79 in the 500 free after taking first in the 1000 with a time of 10:06.49. Dobson's victory in the 1000 came in spectacular fashion as he orchestrated a great comeback in the final 200 yards to overtake Tufts' Joe Lessard (10:07.80).
Laurent Charpentier joined Stumbaugh and Dobson as the only competitors to author at least two individual wins. Charpentier led from the gun to easily win the 200 free, while he held off Cummings to take first in the 100 free with a time of 47.06.
Cummings secured a win in the 50 free, swimming 21.45 to close just ahead of Jeff Zhou (21.60). He also anchored the medley relay while leading off Tech's winning 200 free relay, which used Charpentier's anchor split of 20.80 to finish in 1:24.98.
Earning two wins as part of a relay, Zhou also won in the individual ranks with a first-place effort in the 100 fly (52.00). Alejandro Dos Reis also finished on top, winning the 200 breast in 2:13.58.
In maybe MIT's most impressive showing of the day, Matt Chapa split 1:59.07 to lead a very strong 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 fly. Deke Hu finished second with a time of 2:00.04, while Toomas Sepp went 2:00.22 as all three swimmers finished nearly four seconds ahead of the Jumbos' top entry.


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- Fergie, is set to appear on 'Oprah's Next Chapter' and discuss her former drug use, sexuality and her future with the Black Eyed Peas. [Oprah]
- Uber-lovable 'X Factor' contestant, Chris Rene stopped by 'Anderson Live' to perform his new single 'Trouble.' He sounds great, as usual! [Rickey.org]
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- Speaking of Katy Perry, she recently took a ride on Griffith Park's Haunted Hayride in Los Angeles. Even stars enjoy the typical fun fall activities! [MTV]
- With Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in rehab, the band has been forced to cancel their performance at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans. Wasting no time however, the band also revealed the tracklisting for their album 'Dos!,' the second installment in their trio of upcoming albums. [Ace Showbiz]
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Stranger pays for firefighters' groceries
INDEPENDENCE, Ky. —
Northern Kentucky firefighters ditched their shopping cart for an emergency run, only to return to the grocery story to find their groceries paid for.
Independence Professional Firefighters Local 3945 posted photos of the act of kindness to its Facebook page.
"A very gracious person bought our breakfast and dinner today at the Independence Kroger. Crews had to leave their shopping cart to make an emergency run, only to return to have it already paid for with a note saying thanks. Thank you very much to whoever you are! There are some great people in this world," firefighters wrote.


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St. Joseph's Olayos hired to rebuild Notre Dame-Fairfield athletics
When Notre Dame-Fairfield asked Jim Olayos to help rebuild its athletics program, the St. Joseph athletics director practically leaped at the chance.
Though he had spent 11 years at his alma mater elevating the athletics programs to among the best among Catholic schools in the state, this was an offer he wouldn't refuse.
Olayos, 55, officially and enthusiastically became Notre Dame's director of athletics development on Tuesday. It's a new position at Notre Dame, intended to help the school rejuvenate itself as it attempts to rebound from years of declining enrollment.
Olayos is being asked to help build a replica of the athletics powerhouse he created just a few miles away in Trumbull.
"I am thrilled," Olayos said. "I feel like I'm rejuvenated. We are going to make great things happen over there."
Notre Dame, in turn, is hoping the hire and its continuing partnership with next-door Sacred Heart University will rejuvenate its profile among high schools in Fairfield County and continue to boost enrollment.
"It's obvious how successful Jim was in building St. Joseph into one of the region's strongest programs," Notre Dame Principal Chris Cipriano said. "What he'll bring to us is the skill, the background and the contacts to propel Notre Dame forward."
St. Joseph principal Ken Mayo said the search for Olayos' replacement will begin immediately.
"We're sorry to see him leave and I wish him the best," Mayo said. "I never stand in the way of anybody trying to better his situation."
Olayos said his eagerness to leave St. Joseph was tempered only by the students and the coaches under his guidance.
"I'll miss the kids and the coaches. That's it," he said. "Beyond that, there's no sense of loss. I love the kids and coaches."
Asked if he might have had problems with St. Joseph's administration, Olayos had no comment.
Mayo, one of Olayos' former teachers, said he had "no idea" what Olayos meant. "You'll have to ask him," Mayo said.
Olayos, however, did elaborate on the reasons why Notre Dame was so attractive.
"I felt that I wanted to find a greater compatibility with a group of people like Sacred Heart and Notre Dame, who are trying to bring athletics to a high level and create that student-athlete synergy," he said. "I really relish that objective. It's attractive to me. I want to work with people who believe (athletics) are a big part of the high school experience."
Olayos certainly has the credentials to make it work. All you have to do, Mayo said, is walk around behind the school.
"He did great work here," Mayo said. "The facilities are the most physical (evidence). But he was a great advocate for the kids and he did great work for us."
Olayos retired from a 20-year career as a lawyer to become athletic director when then-basketball coach Vito Montelli was forced to resign as AD in 2002.
Over the next decade, St. Joseph saw rapid expansion of its athletic facilities. Olayos oversaw the construction and fundraising for the Dalling Sports Complex, a modern athletics facility that included new turf fields for football and softball and a reconstruction of the baseball field.
St. Joseph won 13 state championships in a variety of sports, including football, boys basketball, boys lacrosse, softball, baseball and hockey.
"He developed an atmosphere where coaches wanted to coach, where elementary students came to excel, and developed facilities that compared with any other high school in the state," said Montelli, who has known and has mentored Olayos all his life. "He knew what he wanted to do and got it done."
All of this, Olayos says, helped St. Joseph grow both athletically and academically.
"You'd go to the mall and see all of this St. Joseph gear on sale. It's great exposure," he said. "And that's what I want to do at Notre Dame.
"Some people might disagree with me, but I believe -- 100 percent -- that (a strong athletics program) gets kids that want to come and be a part of your school. And when you're successful and you build great facilities, you attract more students and athletes and create more spirit. That's the kind of thing that makes a school grow and kids want to go there."
Cipriano said Olayos will work on the broader picture while current athletic director Rob Bleggi remains responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department. Olayos will move his Future Stars Sports Academy camp, which he cofounded and runs with former ND basketball star Frank Oleynick, to the Notre Dame campus.
"Here's a man that needs challenges," Montelli said. "He's got a heck of a challenge ahead of him. St. Joseph will miss him."
Some of St. Joseph's coaches were saddened to hear of the move.
Boys basketball coach Chris Watts gave credit to Olayos for easing him through his college recruitment in the 1980s.
"It's sad that he's going," Watts said. "He's been a great mentor and friend to my family. He's a big brother to me and I'll always be grateful."


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More than 30 years after the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, young people are again taking dangerous risks with their lives, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each month about 1,000 young people ages 13 to 24 are newly infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to new data.
About 60 percent of HIV-positive young people have no idea that theyre infected, according to the report released last week.
Young people 13 to 24 account for more than a quarter of the 50,000 new HIV infections each year, the CDC says. About 1.2 million Americans have HIV or AIDS.
This is our future generation, says CDC director Thomas Frieden. That so many young people become infected with HIV each year is a preventable tragedy.
Both the financial and human costs of these new infections are staggering, Frieden says. The lifetime cost of treating someone with HIV is about $400,000. That means these new infections add $4 million in new health-care costs each month.
And while new HIV infections have leveled off among most groups, they are rising among young people, says Kevin Fenton, who leads the CDCs office on AIDS. Most of that increase is being driven by new HIV infections in young black men who have sex with men, he says.
The finding adds to the evidence that doctors need to routinely screen all patients for HIV, says Kenneth Mayer, medical research director of Bostons Fenway Health, a community health organization that provides AIDS services.
In November, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force endorsed routine HIV testing for everyone 15 to 65. The CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics also call for routine screening, beginning in the teen years.
Yet only 13 percent of high school students have been tested for HIV, the report says. Frieden says doctors need to get the message that screening is essential. While the number of people who refuse an HIV test is very small, he says the number of doctors who fail to offer the test is great.
They key here is to make it routine screening, just like we have cholesterol screening, Frieden says. If someone refuses, that is their right, but we should say this is what we do.
Getting tested is the first step to treatment, which can dramatically improve patients health and also prevent them from spreading the infection, Mayer says. People who know theyre HIV-positive are less likely to engage in risky behaviors, such as sharing needles or having unprotected sex, studies show.
And people whose virus is under control, reduced to undetectable levels, are virtually incapable of spreading the infection to others, a finding that has led doctors to talk of treatment as prevention. Only 30 percent of those with HIV have their virus under control, however, because of a cascade of obstacles to care, including lack of insurance, poverty and other issues, Frieden says.
By getting more patients on treatment, Frieden says, the nation can reduce the total amount of AIDS virus in circulation, which would dramatically reduce the number of new infections, even if people didnt change their behavior. He said the country needs to do a better job of educating young people about AIDS and the need to change their behavior.
It is astonishing the level of ignorance of basic physiology that many high school and middle school students have, Frieden says. There is not going to be an easy, quick, simple solution.
Overall, 20 percent of all patients with HIV are unaware of their status, according to the CDC, and about one-third are diagnosed late in their infection, after having had HIV for perhaps a decade. A number of socioeconomic factors keep people from getting tested, including the stigma of AIDS, poverty and lack of access to care.
Young gay and bisexual men, along with African-Americans, are disproportionately affected. About 72 percent of new HIV infections in this age group occur in men who have sex with men, and 57 percent occur among African-Americans, the CDC says.
Mayer notes that there are really two AIDS epidemics in the U.S. The first wave of HIV patients is aging and in care, and many have their disease under control. A second wave of newly infected young people who werent even born when AIDS burst into the national consciousness three decades ago now often acts as if theyre unaware of the tremendous risks theyre taking, Mayer says.
According to the new CDC report, which interviewed high school students, young men who have sex with men are more likely than others to have had four or more sex partners and to have injected drugs. Among sexually active students, young gay or bisexual men were more likely to have used alcohol or drugs before their last sexual experience and were less likely to have used a condom. Young gay and bisexual men were less likely, however, to report being taught about AIDS or HIV in school, according to the CDC.
The AIDS epidemic seems very remote to young people, Mayer says. There is no equivalent of a young Magic Johnson. If you are young, this seems like a disease of old people.


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From Phil Sands' report in The National, on meetings between US intelligence officials and Syrian rebel commanders to urge them to go after Jabha al-Nusra:
The commander - a moderate Sunni and an influential rebel leader from Damascus who said he has met intelligence operatives from Western and Arab states - said the US officials were especially keen to obtain information about the identities of Al Nusra insurgents and the locations of their bases.
Then, by the rebel commander's account, the discussion took an unexpected turn.
The Americans began discussing the possibility of drone strikes on Al Nusra camps inside Syria and tried to enlist the rebels to fight their fellow insurgents.
"The US intelligence officer said, 'We can train 30 of your fighters a month, and we want you to fight Al Nusra'," the rebel commander recalled.
Opposition forces should be uniting against Mr Al Assad's more powerful and better-equipped army, not waging war among themselves, the rebel commander replied. The response from a senior US intelligence officer was blunt.
"I'm not going to lie to you. We'd prefer you fight Al Nusra now, and then fight Assad's army. You should kill these Nusra people. We'll do it if you don't," the rebel leader quoted the officer as saying.


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Banks May Say 'Thanks, But No Thanks' To That New $700 Billion
from the hello-adverse-selection... dept
Yes, there are bundles of highly questionable mortgages, but contrary to what the media tells you, plenty of the people who possess those mortgages are still paying -- and even if they're not, the property and houses they represent still do have some value on the market -- or will someday. Thus, it may be that the only banks that really take up Paulson on a buyout offer, are those with really toxic assets that aren't likely to appreciate in value. That's not good for anyone. The more you look at this bailout, the worse it seems. It also makes you wonder why there isn't more of a focus on using a so-called "stock injection" plan, whereby the gov't becomes an investor in the banks, rather than just buying out certain questionable assets. That would, in theory, help avoid sticking the taxpayers with only the worst of the worst assets.


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They did a whole lot more than that.
After their starting pitcher was scratched only an hour before the game, and their top slugger also was taken out of the lineup, the Athletics kept winning. Tommy Milone threw five solid innings and Oakland hit three home runs in a 5-1 win Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the chasing and slumping Texas Rangers.
"I don't know that we could have asked much more than that," manager Bob Melvin said. "Once you win two games, you want to get greedy and we had some things pop up before the game."
Even without right-hander Jarrod Parker and Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland took a commanding 6½-game division lead with two weeks left after the final regular-season series between the AL West's top two teams. The A's have won five in a row and 13 of 16 overall.
"We came in and won the games," said Josh Donaldson, who hit one of the homers. "Great baseball all the way around for our team."
Chris Young and Josh Reddick also homered for Oakland, which finished a 5-1 trip and opens its final homestand of the regular season Monday against the Los Angeles Angels.
Texas lost its sixth in a row, all at home and never leading in any of them, and is 2-11 in September after beginning the month with a two-game lead. Coupled with a sweep by Pittsburgh, this was the Rangers' first winless homestand of at least six games since moving to Texas in 1972.
"Just as quickly as it started, it can turn around. It's got to," general manager Jon Daniels said. "We're in a pretty congested wild-card race right now."
The Rangers and Tampa Bay are tied for the two AL wild-card spots in a rapidly tightening race. Cleveland, Baltimore, the Yankees and Kansas City are all within 3½ games of Texas and the Rays.
Texas starts a four-game series at Tropicana Field on Monday.
"I'm not frustrated with the way we played," manager Ron Washington, putting emphasis on how he felt about the Oakland series. "In the first game, we had chances. The second day, we had chances in a 1-0 ball game. ... It wasn't like they came in and dominated and we didn't have chances."
Milone (11-9) struck out five and allowed only one run after Parker was scratched because of illness.
"He's pitched once in 14 days and has to go up against the lineup, in this ballpark, and gives us five innings and one run. That was pretty spectacular," Melvin said.
The left-hander, recalled Sept. 3 from Class A Stockton for his third stint with the A's this season, made his first career relief appearance Wednesday night.
Cespedes was batting fourth as the DH in the original A's lineup, but didn't play because of right shoulder soreness. Melvin said the slugger would have an MRI on Monday.
Coco Crisp and Chris Young had consecutive singles off rookie left-hander Martin Perez (9-5) to start the game.
Crisp scored on a nifty double play, when second baseman Ian Kinsler went up the middle and without touching the ball with his hand scooped it with his glove to shortstop Elvis Andrus, who made a barehanded grab and relay throw.
Donaldson extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his 23rd homer for a 2-0 lead. Young hit a two-out solo homer in the third, Reddick hit a two-run homer in the ninth.
Perez allowed three runs and seven hits over 6 1-3 innings.
A.J. Pierzynski had an RBI single in the first, but had an infield popout to end the seventh with two runners on base. That was the third time in four innings the Rangers stranded two runners, including Kinsler taking a called third strike to end the fourth.
Milone was 0-4 with a 5.67 ERA his previous five career starts against the Rangers, losing twice earlier this season when allowing 17 hits and 12 runs over nine innings.
But he didn't know he was pitching against them again until about an hour before taking the mound.
"I think it kind of helped, I didn't really think about it too much," Milone said. "By time I officially heard, it was just get ready and go."
NOTES: Melvin said there was a chance Parker could start Monday. Parker is 9-0 in his last 19 starts since a loss at Texas on May 22, the longest winning streak by an Oakland pitcher since Dan Haren won 10 in a row in 2008. The last Athletics pitcher with a longer unbeaten streak was Lefty Grove's 21 starts in a row without a loss in 1931. ... The Rangers have gone six games without a home run, their longest drought since six in 1995. It is the first time they've gone six consecutive games at Rangers Ballpark without homering. The stadium is in its 20th season.


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The Jarvis Core Figure was released by Spin Master as part of their second wave of TRON: Legacy action figures. As with the other core figures, he features battery operated lighting and comes with an Identity Disc-shaped display base. Jarvis also comes with a Datapad and Identity Disc accessories.
From the Backboard:
- A sly and manipulative type, Jarvis is CLU's primary intelligence officer and aide. He makes it his purpose to know everything happening in Tron City to benefit his master CLU.


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Taking a page from one of my favorite blogs, Yowp: Stuff About Early Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, I thought I would start presenting various odds and ends I have dug up while combing through various online newspaper archives. I have come across a few odd, interesting (to me, at least) and forgotten footnotes in Looney Tunes history. For instance, did you know of Bugs Bunny's failed attempt to break into the themed-restaurant business in the early 1980's (a la Chuck E. Cheese)? Neither did I.
From December 4, 1983:
Restaurants serve up Mel Blanc characters
By Vernon Scott
United Press International
HOLLYWOOD --- If your town doesn't have a Gadgets restaurant, chances are it will within the next year or two, offering an entirely new entertainment program along with steaks, hamburgers and pizzas.
Gadgets is a newly designed national franchise outfit involving Warner Bros. and other corporations with plans for a string of 150 eateries around the country.
So far only Springfield, Ohio and Baltimore have Gadgets in full operation.
What distinguishes Gadgets from other chain restaurants, Howard Johnson for instance, is the entertainment factor.
Diners at Gadgets will see a completely automated 20-minute show every half hour or so featuring 8-foot robots with pre-recorded dialogue and songs.
But the robots are very special and familiar characters indeed: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, Tweety Bird and Sylvester, Henery Hawk, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil and other wackos from the Warner Bros. cartoon factory.
Those who have visited Disneyland are familiar with the autoanimatronics shows featured in the "America Sings" attractions at both theme parks. Gadgets' figures and shows might be compared to them.
The dialogue and music, including close harmony, were recorded by Mel Blanc, who has given voice to movie and TV animated cartoons for more than 45 years.
"Every restaurant will have 50 different entertainment programs, so there won't be a lot of repetition," Blanc said the other day.
What happened? I won't post the full text here (you can find it via this link), but an article the following July in Nation's Restaurant News painted a much less rosy picture about the Gadgets chain. There was behind-the-scene turmoil and high costs were rapidly killing the few existing locations.
Because of high development costs and demographics, Gadgets has altered its original concept of combining the ambience of an eating places and lounge for young adults with a family restaurant that features robotic cartoon characters on a stage. The new concept, Gadgets Cafe, is smaller and does not have the Looney Tunes show. Executives say the original concept will be used primarily as a growth vehicle overseas.
The cafe concept was rolled out because of space limitations, investment costs and demographics. Some locations were just not large enough to contain the separate dining rooms that feature the stage shows. And in some markets the demographic base was not families with young children--the prime market for the dinner with Looney Tunes--but young adults who preferred a bar atmosphere with current music.
Even in the full-sized Gadgets units, the stage shows have been reduced in frequency to just two to three hours a day. This indicates the trend away from robotics in Gadgets as well as in other restaurant chains.
Gadgets began growing at a time when the interest in computerized animated shows in restaurants was going strong. Most of the companies that were doing well were pizza chains like Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater and Showbiz Pizza Place, which have suffered great financial difficulties since then.
A search of the web didn't turn up anything else on Gadgets. No blurry photos of the giant robotic Looney Tunes characters, no fuzzy childhood memories posted on nostalgia-themed blogs. It sounds like they really put Mel to work on this idea, and it's a shame that a treasure-trove of audio of Blanc as the LT characters is now probably lost to the ages. If anyone has any more information, photos, etc of this short-lived venture leave us a comment or shoot us an e-mail at looneyblog ---at--- yahoo [dot] com.


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Shirley Ann Thomas, 74, of Douglass, passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
Shirley Ann Thomas, 74, loving and caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, of Douglass, passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
Visitation 1-8 p.m. Sunday with family present 4-6 p.m. at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Douglass, 107 S. Maple, with interment to follow in Douglass Cemetery.
Shirley married Bus Thomas Jan. 29, 1956 in Whitewater. She worked alongside Bus in several different grocery stores in Wichita and the Butler County area for many years before retiring.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Velma Erwin; husband, Bus Thomas; brothers, Charles and Leroy Erwin; daughter-in-law, Liz Thomas.
She is survived by: her children, Robert Thomas of Dodge City, Chris (Rachel) Thomas of El Dorado, Kathleen Koepcke of Douglass and Cindy Abdallah of Wichita; grandchildren, Angela (Josh) Smith, Kara (Sami) Nabbout, Emily Abdallah, Adam Thomas, Renea Abdallah and Alex Abdallah; great-grandchildren, Kolten McConnell, Addyson Smith, Kinzleigh Smith and Jacob Orr; four stepgrandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat great-grandaughter; sisters, Susan (Ralph) Ballinger, Bonnie (Rick) Rhodes, and Darlene (Rod) Walford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with the church or Heartland Hospice 3210 W. Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67213.
Send condolences and view tributes at: www.smithfamilymortuaries.com.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 8, 2014) — East Carolina University's graduate programs in nursing and business rank among the nation's best in online education according to a listing released today by U.S. News & World Report.
The ECU College of Nursing ranked fifth out of 96 masters of nursing programs in the country. The online Master of Business Administration program in the College of Business ranked 58 out of 171 graduate business programs.
U.S. News ranked online master's degree programs in business, computer information technology, education, engineering and nursing on criteria including student engagement, faculty credentials and training, admissions selectivity, student services and technology and program ratings by peer institutions.
ECU's College of Nursing has been consistently named by U.S. News as one of the largest distance education programs in the country since 2004. The current rankings assess quality categories over size.
"Our programs offer today's working nurse the ability to pursue advanced education while remaining in the much-needed workforce," said Dr. Sylvia Brown, dean of the ECU College of Nursing. "Our administrators, faculty and staff are committed to preparing nursing professionals who are making a positive impact on the health care of individuals in our region and around the world."
Nursing offers seven online options in the master's of science nursing program: adult-gerontology nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, family nurse practitioner, neonatal nurse practitioner, nursing education, nursing leadership and nurse midwifery.
Of 723 total students enrolled in the MSN program in the 2012-2013 academic year, 628 - or 86.9 percent - were distance education students.
The online program in the College of Business has grown from a single course offering in 1998 to undergraduate and graduate degrees in several concentrations. It is the largest online MBA program in the UNC system.
Of 743 total students enrolled in the MBA program last fall, 587 - or 79 percent - were distance education students.
"East Carolina has helped pioneer the field of distance education, especially at the MBA level, and we will continue to incorporate the latest technology with top-notch teaching, professional development and leadership skills," said Dr. Stan Eakins, dean of the College of Business. "We're proud and honored to be recognized once again among the top online graduate business programs, ranking in the top third of all schools nationally."
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This Old House "Cambridge 2012/Swedish Details" Tom shows Kevin how he's installing Southern yellow pine board accents in key spots for architectural interest and to coordinate with the prefinished maple flooring that Norm is installing. Tile's going in the master bath, and the roof deck gets PVC porch boards and a custom rail treatment. D
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Oregon Field Guide "Christmas Bird Count, Forest Park BioBlitz, Llama Backpacking" One hundred and forty wildlife experts and volunteers converge on Forest Park to document as many wildlife species as they can find.G
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Call The Midwife "S1 E2" As Jenny Lee settles into her role, there is a new arrival at Nonnatus House - Chummy, a welcome pair of extra hands. But her overwhelming desire to please and her inability to ride a bike prove obstacles in gaining the respect of Sister Evangelina. Meanwhile, a chance encounter with Mary, a pregnant young runaway, forces Jenny to see an unfamiliar, darker side of life. Part 2 of 6G
9:00 pm
Masterpiece Mystery! "Inspector Lewis, Series V: The Indelible Stain" When controversial American academic, Paul Yelland, is invited to speak at Oxford's Department of Criminology, it stirs up a lot of deep-seated emotions. And when he is found strangled in his room later that night, Lewis and Hathaway quickly have several suspects. Motives include politics, ambition and vengeance.G
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New Tricks "Dead Poets" The UCOS team re-opens the case of Sean Docherty, a talented young poet, whose burnt body was discovered 10 years ago in the scrapyard of a known gangster. While Standing is convinced that the murder is related to Docherty's criminal connections, Lane is sure that the answer lies in his poetry.G
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British Antiques Roadshow "Tatton Park 2" Fiona Bruce and the experts return to the Cheshire location. They uncover a silver inkstand reputed to be given to Admiral Nelson by his lover, Lady Emma Hamilton, in 1805, and an oak coffer that arrives via an unusual mode of transport.G


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Metal Stencil Ideas
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I love all your Webisodes and have a binder full of your projects. I've also told several others about your site and they love it as well. Keep up the good work.
I always enjoy your webisodes.You always have so many great ideas. I need to get my metal stencils out and experiment with them.
due to physical disability and being deaf I keep myself busy with online crafts
Hi gals! Always enjoy the webisodes. The two of you are entertaining as well. Something I would like to see is a webisode with overlays. There are lots of things that can be done with them, is it possible for a future project ? See you over coffee, Iris Frank
The art and craft show was great
Yeah!! Metal stencils!!! Thanks for making them available to us! I feel guilty buying them from another place! No more!
Holly, (I hope they let us answer each other's questions in here.)
I often use chalk/pastels with mine. If there is print on the stencil, I put that face down. I use the special tape to hold the stencil and not rip the paper when done. I have a special brush to put the chalk on and use it in circles only...starting with a bit and making it darker. Blow extra chalk off carefully. Let sit for a few minutes after using the eraser. Use an art eraser to get rid of marks you don't want. Have fun!
I use my stencils and my wonderful collection of templates for all of my cards.
What a great video, it gave me the inspiration to dig out my stensils and get crafting Thanks.
great video! you gals are always fun to watch! hmmm...jody asked about running them through the cuttlebug. they are pretty thin stencils....i wonder if you could get a good impression without bending the stencil. might have to try it out!
More great ideas for products I already have.
Thanks love your webisodes.
Thank you for all the neat projects that you show, it's unbelievable all the new methods I have learned from your weekly videos. Keep up the good work and hope to learn new ways of card and scrapbooking methods to make in the future.
Very interesting demo. Thanks. Curious, though, why Paper Wishes does not offer contests, product prizes, etc. as do most of the other scrapbook product websites. We all LOVE contests and free giveaways!!
As I live in India, I ordered the Daisey stencil from paperwishes and a freind brought it down for me.. Have embossed and painted on cards (using a cotton bud)and metalic pens and the results are simply beautiful !
I thought the Metal Stencil Ideas were great! So beautiful --- and clever. I had no idea!!
This is really "cool". I am always looking for ways to use all of my tools in a new way. AWESOME!!
Great stencils. what about dry embossing in cuttelbug?
Some really neat ideas..thanks girls...;)
The stencils look really great and makes some great looks. I was wondering if you can use chalk with them and get good results?
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The first two years of a child's life is a time for incredible development and growth in all areas. As parents and practitioners at Third Door (Workhub & Nursery) we want to do what we can to support and nurture both. This article aims to demonstrate the important role we all play in preparing under twos for future success, in developing self-confidence and motivated learners.
Learning to read and write does not start once a child turns three – language and literacy development begins at birth through loving interactions shared every day. In the Nursery environment similarly to home, we share books, tell stories, sing songs and talk to one another. There are also endless opportunities to develop skills during play in our Nursery with the under 2's lifting, pouring, bouncing, looking, hiding, building and knocking down items.
Children are learning mathematical concepts such as balancing blocks to create a tower, or the scientific notion for example of what floats and sinks. However play does not only support the more educational elements of development but also the social and emotional aspects. As our Early Years Practitioners play with the children, they are understanding that they are important, loved and fun to be around. Such social, emotional skills provide self-esteem and self-confidence that the children require to continue building supportive and loving relationships throughout their lives.
Babies are born with a determination to relate and connect with others, and they will continue to develop the skills needed to form strong, healthy relationships. For example I recently observed a 6 month old baby gazing at her mother's face as she was breastfed. The baby recognised her mum as the loving, special person who is always there, the child had calmed down almost immediately as she was picked up by her mother and held close. The baby is learning that she is loved and that she can trust others to care and look after her. Also last week when we were in the park, when a child tripped over and began crying, another child just under two years ran over and started to rub their back (like she had seen her parents or practitioners do). The child is learning how to empathise with and understand another's emotions and feelings.
Below are some ideas for developing relationship-building skills in under twos, we ensure we adapt each bullet point within the Third Door Nursery setting…
- Allow for some unstructured, uninterrupted time with your child every day – let the child be the leader in deciding what to play. Do not multi task during this playtime. When you have to return to daily chores with your baby, narrate what you are doing and offer interesting, related objects to keep that connection with you, for example a wooden spoon when cooking.
- Let your child know you're interested in their activities – display a genuine interest, whatever they are doing. Often adult attention (particularly that from parents) is what they desire and are over the moon to receive. This morning I watched a child placing blocks into a large bowl, I joined and we took in turns to do it, giving a small scream each time we dropped one. By doing this I was encouraging him to experience and value the enjoyment of back and forth play which is an important aspect of effective relationships.
- Provide opportunities for your child to develop relationships with peers – It is the perfect time when attending nursery to practice skills such as sharing, taking turns, resolving conflict, this not only helps develop friendships and relationships with others, but develops their social and emotional development.
When I recruit staff to care for the younger children I look for some special traits, I look for warmth and that they empathise and look through the child's eyes and through their feelings, so they know how to interact playfully and lovingly on a child's level. Also that they are relaxed and caring when ensuring the child's physical needs and daily routines are followed.
We are lucky to have a room that is flexible and can be rearranged as often or as little as we wish. Recently we rearranged the Nursery environment to enhance the feeling of security for the younger babies. We wanted to allow all age groups to be able to explore and experiment with resources and materials that are age appropriate, and stimulate and motivate the children. However, we wanted to ensure that we still allowed for all the children to interact and communicate between the different age groups and to guarantee the family group ethos we promote at Third Door (Workhub & Nursery).
We believe we have now created a truly enabling environment, where children relax, play and learn in their age groups and can also come together in a family environment, thus allowing older children to learn how to care for younger children and younger children emulate and learn from the older children.


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During the 2013 track and field season, Waynesboro qualified two female competitors for the PIAA Championships and came very close to sending two male athletes as well.
WAYNESBORO — During the 2013 track and field season, Waynesboro qualified two female competitors for the PIAA Championships and came very close to sending two male athletes as well.
It was that kind of season for Waynesboro — so close, yet so far.
From Andrew Paterno missing states by one place to Johnnie Adgers' heartbreaking ending to his illustrious career that saw him set a school record in the long jump, to sophomores Lilly Harnish and Hollister Rolls both qualifying for the state meet, it was a memorable season.
It took a long time for the weather to warm up. In some ways, it really didn't warm up at all. The wind chill on Friday, May 24 made it feel like late November as Harnish competed in the state high jump competition at Shippensburg University.
Harnish made a good showing, too. She cleared 5-feet on her second attempt and advanced to the third round after making it over the bar at 5-2 on her third jump. Three tries later at 5-4, Harnish's season was over. Had she cleared that height, the talented jumper would have finished fourth in the state.
Harnish and then-senior Carrie Mowen gave the Maidens (2-5, 1-5 Mid-Penn Colonial Division) a powerful one-two punch in the high jump, while rising-senior Brittany Hoffman helped in the triple jump.
"We felt very good about (Harnish and Rolls) their performances," said Waynesboro head coach Darwin Seiler, who is understandably excited to have Harnish — who also competes in the long jump and triple jump — and Rolls back in 2014. "They're both wonderful kids to work with. I don't think the moment was too big for either one of them."
Rolls set not one, but two school records in the 300 hurdles, the same event in which she qualified for the state meet. Rolls, who also ran the 100 hurdles, broke her own school record she set earlier in the season with a time of 45.17 seconds at the District 3-AAA Championships, also held at Shippensburg University.
She didn't make it past the prelminary heat at states, but considering she didn't start competing in the 300 hurdles until the spring she'll only get better. Rolls also set a record in the 100 hurdles (15.8), setting that mark on the same day she established a new record in the 300 hurdles (47.6).
"We kind of anticipate her to continue getting better every time out since she really hasn't run the 300 that much," Seiler said. "It's just impressivfe to see a kid, especially at such a young age, rise to the occasion on that type of stage."
Seiler noted that the girls team was "exceedingly young" this past season, meaning a bunch of returning competitors will make up the 2014 roster, including those advancing up the ranks from the middle school team.
In addition to Rolls and Harnish, Kiki Hodge-Shindledecker and Jade Swope will highlight the sprints. Taylor Davis, Zoe Harris and Hannah Kauffman should anchor the weight events, with Brooke Smith will help lead the effort in the distance events. She also ran in the 400 in 2013.
The Indians (4-3, 3-3 MPC) will have to replace a lot in Adgers and Paterno, who could be counted on for bunches of points.
"We will certainly miss those two," Seiler said. "You go into a meet saying, 'We have close to 30 points with those two."
Time will tell who steps into the role of top scorer on the team, but Seiler believes next year should be a strong year for the distance crew.
"They will have to carry us next year," he said. "I'm looking to the 4-by-800 relay team, the 1600, 3200 and 800 events, and the hurdles also (with Justin Croteau)."
Shaquill Smith emerged as a force in the 800 and contributed in the 3200 relay along with Jared Weisbrod, Ethan Mankins and Nate Lapole. Abram Moats (800, 1600) and Lapole (3200)
Adgers carried the team in the high jump, long jump and triple jump, while Paterno was uber reliable in the shotput, discus and javelin events.
Adgers' season ended in the district meet after a hamstring injury caused him to withdraw from the high jump — an event in which he was seeded No. 1 overall.
"I really feel bad for Johnnie," Seiler said. "You just never know with things like that and you certainly didn't want to see him go out with an injury. . . He's had a great career and you just hate to see it end that way."
Paterno medaled in district meet for the second year in a row, finishing sixth with a throw of 50-feet.
Waynesboro will also have to find sprinters as top sprinter Ben Petrie (100, 200) was lost to graduation. Brett Mohn, Camry Huff, Monty Ditch and Trae Oyler contributed to the team's efforts during the season and should continue to get better.


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Writing for the Seattle PI, Washington State Senator Dan Swecker defends car culture as being necessary. Dan apparently missed the basic tenet that when you build bigger roads, people fill them up, and it never ends. Dan's mindset is the same as those that want to save the Viaduct or thought it was a good idea to run I-5 right through the middle of downtown Seattle. To the absolute contrary, if you add more bike lanes, and less car lanes, people will ride bikes and drive less.
I believe that fact even more after watching Contested Streets, a documentary that studies how NYC relinquished quality of life for the automobile and contrasts NYC to London, Paris, and Copenhagen. Those cities have focused on the bicycle as a primary transporter and changed their streets and traffic flow to allow for more bikes. I also saw thousands of cyclists in Spain riding beautiful boulevards to work, for errands, and just getting around.
What I'd ask Dan and anyone lobbying for more traffic lanes is what quality of live does that benefit? How much does anyone enjoy sitting in 4 lanes or 6 lanes of traffic? I'd also hope they could watch Contested Streets. It's an excellent work. I grabbed a DVD from the Interbike press room and finally ripped it to my iPod Video and watched it on a flight a couple weeks ago.
Maybe Bike Hugger should host a screening with local bike shops and groups like Cascade and the Bicycle Alliance?


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The Blichmann floor burner.http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/blichmann-floor-burner.htmlSpecifically designed for the homebrewer.
Are the Blichmann burners worth the price relative to some of the other, cheaper choices? The Blichmann with the leg extensions is around $175, which is 2-3x more expensive than some other choices.
Is it just me or does the burner on the Blichmann look just like one on the model that the OP is considering?
I have just ordered the Blichmann floor burner with 24" leg extensions and from what I hear, I will not be disappointed. I say go for it!! Sometimes you do get what you pay for.
I don't doubt that they make quality equipment. I'm just wondering if there's someone here who has owned both a Blichmann and say, an SP-10 like I have, and can tell us what the additional $125 premium buys you.


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Undergrads considering extending their education into law school should think long and hard before pounding the gavel on the decision.
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According to analysis from the Wall Street Journal, only 55% of Class of 2011 law school grads were employed full-time as lawyers nine months after graduation.
Despite declining starting salaries (falling $9,000 between 2009-2010) and 85% of law school grads facing an average debt load of $98,500, getting a law degree can open many doors for grads in the long run, says Lisa Jones Johnson, lawyer and co-author of So You Want to Be a Lawyer.
While a law degree is usually associated with jobs in the court room, Johnson points out that politicians, business executives and sports and music agents use a Juris Doctor degree for expertise with contracts and negotiations.
"You're buying yourself an insurance policy that says that if I go to law school and pass the bar, at some point I will always be able to hang out my shingle," she says. "It's extremely expensive but you're giving yourself a graduate degree, which is going to make you more competitive in the job market."
Although going back to school for a JD can make sense for a variety of professions, here are five steps experts suggest students take before committing to law school.
Consider the Cost
Students with existing undergraduate debt have to weigh out the cost of school plus lost wages when making the decision to commit to another degree, says recent University of Georgia Law School graduate and lawyer, Brittany Bolton.
"Attending law school costs roughly as much as buying a small home and is perhaps a larger decision because in addition to cost, it will become a career," she says. "It is important to consider the magnitude of the investment, including the opportunity cost of earning money for three years."
Choose the Right School
Having a general idea of what students want to accomplish with a law degree can help them decide what schools to target, says Paula Casey, dean at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law.
"Does a student want to teach in a law school? Then a top-tier school that is rich in faculty research opportunities is probably the right choice from an investment standpoint," she says. "If a student wants to practice law, he or she needs to enroll in a school that's in the state where that future attorney wants to practice."
Research the Profession
Law school and the actual practice of law are very different, says Bolton, and prospective students should research what life as a lawyer will be like.
"Reaching out to practicing lawyers along with taking advantage of resources such as pre-law advisors, undergraduate courses on legal topics and pre-law programs are excellent ways to accomplish balanced research before deciding whether to apply to law school," she says.
Experts also suggest checking out student organizations and regional, state and local bar associations (the National Bar Association and the American Bar Association are two of the largest national groups) for more advice and background information.
How Will You Perform?
Although every law school is different, how students measure up against their peers in terms of grades and performance can be a major hiring factor for some firms, according to Johnson.
"If you're at a law school that is not a well known national law school, then your grades are absolutely important," she says. "For the mid to lower tier law schools, the only way you're going to get a job in any kind of competitive firm would be if you are at the top of your class."
Some schools like the University of Georgia grade on a curve, where a student's grade is determined by their performance compared to the entire class as opposed to percentage of correct answers--even if all students master the material, less than a third will get receive an A, says Bolton.
"This is not to say the law school experience is completely cut throat--I found it easy to study in groups and made some of my best friends in law school," she says. "Most of my classmates were very friendly, courteous and would gladly help others understand the material when needed."
How to Use the Degree
A law degree doesn't automatically equal success and a big paycheck. Students should be aware that strong writing skills and oral advocacy skills are the minimum requirements in any legal position, says Casey.
"They should also focus on developing soft skills – like communication, collaboration, empathy – because those will help in any workplace," she says. "Clinical experiences and externships always add to a student's chances of getting a job in the legal field."
Like many industries, the legal field is constantly changing and it's imperative that students understand the increasingly competitive role of marketing, says Johnson.
"It's about being able to get clients, being able to sell your services to prospective clients," she says. "To get to the point of being a senior lawyer, you need to have the basic analytical, writing, research types of skills, stamina, but ultimately, that's not what's going to give you success."


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Foster Friess made his fortune in the mutual fund industry, but he burst onto the political scene last year as a GOP megadonor to Rick Santorum's bid for the Republican presidential nomination. At a Monitor-sponsored breakfast with reporters Friday, the Wyoming-based Mr. Friess discussed the 2012 presidential campaign, gay marriage, his charity work, and a host of other issues.
But the man who once joked that "you know, back in my days, they'd use Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn't that costly" has a unique way of getting his point across. Friday's event bore that out. Here are four top Friess-isms from his hour-long chat with the press.
The 2012 Republican primary – "For Democrats, this is a blood sport. For Republicans, this is a hobby, and that's why the Democrats run the government and the Republicans run the museums."
Friess added that he was in "awe, absolute awe, of the Democrats' ability to campaign and organize" during the 2012 campaign. This dawned on him when phone-banking in Nevada for Mitt Romney, when he was "dialing up a fellow, I wasn't quite sure I was going to pronounce his name right. And suddenly it dawns on me, 'Who am I, a white guy from Wyoming, trying to convince this fellow to vote for Romney when Obama has had people in his neighborhood having dinners and barbecues and telling him [to vote for the president] for the last four years?' "
Homosexuality – "We have to protect the gay community from sharia law."
Asked about the Republican Party's relationship to gay marriage, Friess cited his love for his gay brother-in-law and the man's partner, saying discriminating against them would be tantamount to limiting his own rights because "I happen to be 30 pounds overweight.
But his No. 1 fear for the gay community? That Islamic law would become an institution in the United States, a bugaboo of cultural conservatives that has shown little evidence of making inroads at the state or federal level.
Friess said the GOP should be more open to people with differing views on homosexuality. "I believe the Republican Party should allow each candidate to say what he wants to say.... But what is somewhat distressing, we are moving our country toward a state religion which says anybody who says homosexuality is biblically untrue is some kind of pariah and a fallback to the Neanderthal days.
The 1 percent – "If you tax me 10 percent more, am I going to sell my jet plane? No."
Friess gave an impassioned defense of wealth in America, arguing that great wealth, paired with opportunities for social mobility, helped generate social good.
"If you tax me 10 percent more, am I going to sell my jet plane? No. Am I going to sell any of my beach houses? No. Am I going to change my lifestyle? No. What does it do to me? It's just money that I can no longer give to these various causes I've been giving to," Friess said.
"I'm not that generous that I'm going to give up my lifestyle if I don't have to," he continued, "but what I will give up is the ability to give to these other causes that are dear to my heart."
"I am part of the 1 percent," Friess said, "and I have no shame about that."
The war on women – "I'm absolutely stunned that Democrats were somehow able to say that the Republicans had a war on women. When President Obama bows to a leader of a country that doesn't allow women to vote or drive a car, how he got away with [asserting that Republicans attack women] is just stunning."
Friess was referring to a perception, widespread in conservative circles, that Mr. Obama had been too deferential to the king of Saudi Arabia during a visit there in 2009.
Too deferential would not be part of the Friess m.o. Friess, who made national headlines with his aspirin quip just over a year ago, decried the idea of a Republican war on women as a political assault manufactured by liberals that had no basis in reality.
"They took advantage of all the low-information women voters out there," he argued, saying voters "who just follow Joy Behar" conflated the fact "that Rick Santorum, and Mother Teresa, believe that contraception is against Catholic teaching" with a Republican attempt to reduce access to birth control.
"Hugh Hefner even said this guy Friess wants to reverse the sexual revolution," Friess said. "Well, I've got four kids, they are two years apart," he said, laughing, "and contraception has been very, very good to me."


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We reported earlier that Canadians will be able to enjoy the Lumia 1020 from Nokia this coming October. This information still stands, but we also stated the Windows Phone will be exclusive to Rogers. This part is where it's not entirely accurate. TELUS will also be stocking the Lumia 1020 as well as the new, gigantic Lumia 625. Good news if you're not with the mobile operator.
MobileSyrup has relayed that both Windows Phones will be heading to TELUS, meaning you won't have to switch over to Rogers if you are desperately looking forward to get your hands on the latest flagship with the 41MP camera. Soon you'll have the choice between the beast that is the cameraphone and the Lumia Windows Phone with the largest display. 4.7-inch screen big enough?
Source: MobileSyrup; thanks, muderko, for the tip!