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All EF College Break travelers get e-tickets, which means you just need your passport to check in. Just go to the check-in counter and they'll take care of you. When you land abroad, go through immigration and customs to the arrival area, where your tour director will be waiting for you.
We make sure our hotels are safe, clean and comfortable places to get a good night's sleep. Not the Ritz, but definitely everything you need from a hotel. Keep in mind that hotels abroad don't always have all the amenities you're used to in the States (there may be no AC, no elevator).
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Depending on your itinerary, you may have some long bus or train rides between cities. These trips are a great chance to watch the passing scenery or catch up on sleep. Some trips include an overnight train, another classic travel experience. You'll stay in sleeping cars with bunks, getting to the next city without wasting a day for travel.
During free time in the cities, you'll be getting around on your own. Public transportation in Europe is generally excellent, and your tour director can help you get familiar with it. Remember to budget money for public transportation in each city.
Your tour director takes care of all the logistics (hotels, buses, sightseeing tours, etc.), but they're much more than a normal group travel guide. They'll suggest places to go in your free time, give you inside info on the cities, and show you where to go out at night.
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Standard rooming is 3-4 people per room. You can upgrade to a double or twin room (2 people) for $35 per hotel night, per person, or to a single room for $70 per hotel night. If you want to room with someone of the opposite sex, you have to upgrade to a double/twin room.
Trying the local food is one of the best parts of traveling. That's why we don't include most meals, giving you the freedom to eat what you want where you want. Trips to Europe include daily breakfast, a welcome dinner, and a farewell drink (longer trips include a farewell dinner). Many of our trips to Asia, Africa and Australia include more lunches and dinners; check the itineraries for details.
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Be sure to call your bank and/or credit card company to let them know you'll be abroad. They sometimes cancel cards when they see unexpected overseas activity.
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PINSON — Brent Stephens' run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth inning was the difference, as Pinson Valley edged Hewitt-Trussville 3-2 in baseball action Saturday.
The Stephens hit brought home Joseph Downing, the courtesy runner for catcher Austin Little, who had gotten on board when he was hit by a pitch. Downing moved to second on a wild pitch, then came all the way home on Stephens' one-out liner to right field.
The Huskies took an early lead when they scored a run on an Indians error in the first. Pinson came back with runs on a Tyler Evans hit in the third and a Scott Falkinburg double in the fourth. Hewitt tied the game in the fifth with a single run.
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Neurontin and Lyrica do help with the nerve pain issues - but yes sometimes it can take up to 6 months or longer for nerve roots to heal -
Pain meds and anti-inflammatory meds do not help these - I have permanent nerve damage in both legs and take neurontin - neurontin does take time to get used to and is a med that has to be slowly increased over a couple of weeks - but once you get thru this you don't notice any effect -
hope this helps - take care - Joy
I can tolerate the present pain if I can think that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I.e. the pain will eventually go away over the next six months to a year. Am I hoping for too much? What caused you to have permanent nerve damage. Was it a result of the surgery? Or had you waited too long to have surgery?
When I got the copies I started reading them - the very first time I had an MRI the surgeon I saw gave his written report of the findings - I was kinda pissed at what I saw: L5 DISC RUPTURED - SPLINTERED ON BOTH SIDE - LEFT SIDE IMPINGEMENT IS WORSE THAN RIGHT SIDE - THERE IS LARGE PART OF DISC PRESSING ON THE LEFT S1 NERVE ROOT CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE IN LEFT LEG. PART OF DISC (SMALL PART) IS PRESSING ON RIGHT S1 NERVE ROOT CAUSING MINOR NERVE DAMAGE - I took this file into see my pain doc and his PA - (my file was a mile long and knew they didn't see this) so I pointed it out - I was scheduled for an EMG Nerve Conduction Test - it showed Nerve Damage in both legs - left being worse - of course before this they had already taken precautions and had me fitted for a leg brace on left leg and I was walking with a cane to help stabilize me - so this is where I am at now -
Yes they did wait too long to do surgery - as my pain doc said - and also the 3 spine specialists I have seen in the last year and half - why didn't they do surgery then? they had all the reports showing how bad your disc was - it had ruptured and splintered - so my nerve damage had set in by this time.
My surgery was 3 years ago and even thou I am disabled now I wouldn't have changed anything -
well long story short! LOL or short story long! - this is my story - hope it helps - keep us posted - take care - Joy
Sometimes it does take a little time to calm down an inflamed nerve. However, have you tried Physical Therapy prior to or after your surgery? Just talk with your surgeon about trying Physical Therapy. A Physical Therapist can evaluate you to see if you are appropriate for PT - which it sounds like you are. The PT will then develope a PT diagnosis which is not a medical dianosis, rather it is a list of impairments found on the evaluation such as decreased strength etc. The PT will then develope a specific program for you to address those impairments found on the evaluation in order to help restore your function i.e. walking, activities of daily living, work activities, etc. You can go to www.moveforward.com to learn more about how physical therapy can help and to help find a PT near you. I hope you find this helpful.
first - how was the Gabapentin prescribed? I take it and have been on it for about 3-4 yrs with no problems.
Gabapentin and Lyrica both help nerve issues in arms/legs and probably the scar tissue fusing to the nerve root.
Both these meds are to be started on a low dose and gradually increased until a therapeutic dose is reached. when I started on it I was taking 300mg a day for about a week then slowly increased to 300mg twice a day. I now take 3600mg a day (1800 in morning and 1800 at night). this does help my pains I have in my legs as i have permanent nerve damage.
with your concerns, it may be a good idea to get another opinion just to see what they say. be sure they are either a Orthopedic Spine Specialist or Neurosurgeon Spine Speciaist.
Scar tissue does grow sometimes faster with some people while others may take a little longer. One problem with scar tissue is, if it can be operated on to remove, that it can re-grow whereas the surgery process to remove it can go on and on - it grows, you have it removed, more grows etc.
let us know what you find out~~
Take care ~~ God Bless ~~
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I guess I'm lucky that Advil takes away almost all of the pain I have, but I don't think it's healthy to take as much as I do for such a long period of time. At least I can escape the pain when I need to. Seeing the surgeon a week from Thanksgiving. We'll see what he says. Definitely going for a second opinion just to cover my bases as the 2nd MRI said there was continued herniation and when I got my shot yesterday the doctor giving the shot was questioning the L4-L5 diagnosis the surgeon worked on and asked me if I was sure the Surgeon didn't tell me L5-S1. Then He said it was probably just a mixup and started in with the shot. Now I'm more confused and a second opinion should clear it up.
Thanks for the response. I'll let you know what I end up doing. If surgery is the answer then that's the route I'll take.
I'm not sure who told you that pain after surgery is supposed to be gone after a year - I've never heard that.
I too am 5 yrs post op from Anterior Lumbar Fusion L5-S1 and my surgeon said he would be able to fix my disc to make my spine more stable but could not guarantee any reduction in pain - he was hopeful but no guarantee.
as with any type of spine surgery, it's main course is to stabilize the spine and take pressure of nerve roots - and if there is any damage to nerve roots hopefully they will grow back in a year or longer. but if there is too much nerve damage it can set in permanent.
You can click on my name or pic and read my story.
hope this helps - keep us posted~~
Take care ~~ God Bless ~~
~~ Joy ~~
Just a thought in case it helps someone.
It seems that you are too early in your post op to be doing so much. I wasn't allowed to walk until after my 3rd month post op and this was on a single fusion L5-S1. I was not allowed to do any exercises until I was released from the surgeons' care which was about 7-8 months. Then I was sent to a physical therapist to start out on exercises.
Also, the amount of Gabapentin you are taking is really not a therapeutic dose. I take 3600mg daily and it does help with the pains - however nothing helps with the numbness as I do have permanent nerve damage in both legs.
I would back off on walking so much as this could be irritating the nerves in your legs. I was told the best recovery is to rest, rest and more rest and this meant laying in bed, being careful how I got up or by changing positions.
It may be in your best interest to discuss this with your surgeon.
Please keep us posted how u are doing and the outcome of the test
Take care ~~ God Bless ~~
~~ Joy ~~
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The majority of the courses and workshops will be classroom taught with hands-on tutorials examples.
If you think a specific course or workshop would be beneficial for a sub-group of your school or department (up to 10 people), please let us know and we will try to tailor the course to meet you requirements and run it at a convenient time within the school (subject to available facilities).
Course duration range from half-day (three hours) through to two days in length. Specific specialist courses will be run sequentially to form week-long workshops.
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Advanced Research Computing: An introduction
Advanced Research Computing is a hugely powerful technique which is already enabling and transforming research in more than half of the schools across the University. These techniques use leading-edge IT resources and tools to pursue research, including computer simulation and modelling, manipulating and storing large amounts of data, and many other methods to solve research problems that would otherwise be impossible.
If your research has the potential to use these techniques, or even if you are curious to just find out more, this module will give a quick insight into what research computing means and how you can use it. It will also explain how Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA) – could help you to do your computer-processing based research much more effectively.
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Advanced Research Computing: An introduction to 'Raven', the new Super Computer
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By the end of the course, you should be able to access the Raven from a Windows PC, have a better understanding of the software environment (compilers, profilers and debugging tools available on the Machine), understand how to use the module environment (to load software) and be able to submit jobs to the system (PBS Pro job scheduler). This course will also provide an overview of some of the other courses provided which will enable users to improve the usage of advanced research computing facilities (both ARCCA facilities but also applicable to Linux clusters in general).
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The beginning of the new year is a good time to take care of things that we have to do on an annual basis. Most doctors and patients still swear by the annual medical checkup, although some research has questioned its usefulness for essentially healthy individuals.
More than 63 million American adults visit their doctor annually for their routine medical or gynecological checkup at a total cost of about $7.8 billion. The average annual checkup lasts only 23 minutes, cost about $116, and accounts for one in 12 adult outpatient visits.
Some studies show that the actual exam isn't very helpful in discovering problems and may lead to unnecessary testing. It is estimated that more than $350 million worth of unnecessary medical tests are performed each year according to researcher Ateev Mehrotra from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School.
The annual medical checkup to detect or prevent health problems dates back about a 100 years in the United States, although large studies in the 1960s and 1970s failed to show a significant medical benefit for patients and there has been an ongoing debate about their utility ever since.
On the other hand, the annual physical examination is a source of reassurance for many patients and an opportunity to ask about health issues that seem too trivial to schedule an entire appointment just to discuss them. Also many older adults have chronic ongoing health concerns that need to be monitored on a regular basis and the annual examination works well for that purpose. Hopefully for at least some of these people, the annual exam can also identify emerging health problems before they become too serious.
Physician and television personality Mehmet Oz says, "Let's face it, there's a reason your MD majored in biology instead of English — doctors aren't always the best communicators."
In a recent study of arthritis patient appointments, researchers found that nearly 20 percent of visits ended in a complete miscommunication about whether knee replacement surgery was recommended for the patient or not. Dr. Oz says that doctors ask their patients whether they understand what's being discussed less than 2 percent of the time. He advises patients "to interrupt and say, "I'm confused. Can you explain that in layman's terms?"
Since it is easy to get rattled during the examination and most of us don't think as fast in our underwear, many authorities also recommend that you write down a list of your main issues to take with you to the examination. Research shows that it only takes doctors about 23 seconds, on the average, to interrupt their patients when they start talking, so the list can help patients maintain their train of thought.
I tried a list once, and while I was still deciding if I really wanted to tell the doctor about some of the items, he jerked the list out of my hands and started pouring over it. I ended up with a boatload of lab tests, X-rays and considerable embarrassment. I suggest putting down abbreviations for your problems. That way the doctor can enjoy trying to guess your complaints. I had some abbreviations on my list and the doctor seemed more than pleased with himself when he said, "Hey, I know what that means."
Preparing for your annual medical checkup can generate some anxiety. Although experts recommend telling your doctor everything, most people are cautious about what they disclose. If you complain too much about something, it sort of pressures the doctor into taking action.
The next thing you know you're scheduled for surgery or wearing some contraption on your face every night.
My wife Diane is getting ready to go to an annual examination and she is already rehearsing what she plans to say. She wants to get her story straight. It is sort of like how news outlets put together the top stories of the year as a New Year's feature. Your annual checkup typically involves recounting your personal top health related stories of the year. Below are some of my top health news stories of the past few years.
1. Colonoscopy results look good — health wise that is.
2. There are five factors which interfere with my sleep. When any three out of the five are simultaneously active, I have trouble falling asleep.
3. I have eaten no potatoes, bread, rice, or pasta since I saw how I looked in the Easter pictures last spring.
4. Generally I sleep like a baby ... I'm up every two hours.
5. My eye examination went fine, but I have already broken my new glasses.
6. I signed up with a fitness center and plan to start up again real soon.
7. Despite a flu shot, a pneumonia shot, zinc tablets, and gallons of orange juice, I was still sick all through the holidays and am still coughing.
8. Diane's inability to carry anything too heavy is aggravating my old football injuries.
9. Best news yet — the garlic bologna diet seems to be lowering my cholesterol level.
10. I know there must be more, but my memory is fading fast.
— Terry L. Stawar, Ed.D., lives in Georgetown and is the CEO of LifeSpring the local community mental health center in Jeffersonville. He can be reached at email@example.com. Checkout his Welcome to Planet-Terry blog and podcast at www.planetterry.wordpress.com
STAWAR: A checkup of annual top stories
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By Dr. Henry Yavorek
For The Daily Item
SELINSGROVE — When most of us think about heart health and warning signs of heart trouble, we usually focus on symptoms involving the chest, not the legs.
However, chronic leg pain may signal peripheral artery disease, a condition that shares a common cause with heart disease: hardening of the arteries.
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is the primary cause of peripheral artery disease, or PAD. As we age, fatty deposits of excess cholesterol and calcium — also known as plaque — build up in the arteries. Over time, these fatty deposits accumulate, narrowing the blood vessel. Blockages develop, or the arteries stiffen, making blood flow difficult. This can happen not only to the arteries close to the heart, but also, in other locations of the body. When arteries in the leg become blocked, they cannot deliver sufficient blood and oxygen to the body's extremities.
This causes the legs to ache or feel numb.
PAD increases the risk for heart attack, stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA, also known as a "ministroke").
If left untreated, PAD can sometimes lead to severe infection or gangrene, the deterioration of leg tissue; and possible amputation of a leg or foot.
Common symptoms
Peripheral artery disease affects 8 to 12 million people in the United States — one in 20 Americans over age 50, and one in three people over age 70. Risk factors include advanced age (most cases are diagnosed after age 50); obesity; high blood pressure or high cholesterol; and a family history of PAD, heart disease or stroke.
People who smoke or are diabetic have an increased risk because these two conditions reduce blood flow.
The most common symptoms of PAD are cramping, pain or fatigue in the hip, thigh or calf areas when walking or climbing stairs. Pain occurs because working muscles require increased blood flow. When you stop moving and are at rest, the pain may go away — then return when you become active again. Your legs may also feel numb or unusually cold. In more advanced stages of PAD, leg pain may not go way, even when resting, and it may occur Leg pain may signal heart trouble at night, causing disruption in sleep.
Other symptoms may include: sores that do not heal; shiny skin, or skin on that legs that is a different color; slow hair growth, or hair loss, on the legs and feet; slower toenail growth.
Don't assume that leg pain and cramping are normal aches and pains associated with aging.
Discuss any unusual symptoms with your doctor. PAD can be simply and painlessly diagnosed through a physical exam, blood tests or ultrasound. Your doctor may also use a common diagnostic test called an ankle-brachial index (ABI), which compares the blood pressure in
your ankle with the blood pressure in your wrist using a blood pressure cuff and ultrasound imaging.
Detected early, PAD can be treated with lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet, quitting smoking, and regular exercise (at least 30 minutes a day, three times a week).
The disease can also be managed through medication (to control blood pressure, lower cholesterol or reduce blood clotting) or surgery, such as angioplasty to widen the blood vessel, or bypass surgery. Since PAD is an early marker for heart disease, it's important that your doctor check for
that, as well.
Your doctor may refer you to a vascular specialist for further treatment. Treatment goals aim to alleviate pain so that you can stay active, and to minimize future risk of a heart attack or stroke.
— Henry Yavorek, MD., is a general, vascular and laparoscopic surgeon in Selinsgrove. He can be reached at 374-9339. Learn more at www.sunburyhospital.com. Click on "Health Resources," and type "peripheral vascular disease" into the search box. You will also find a link under "Related Items" for a "peripheral vascular disease animation."


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Advanced standing for a course already successfully completed elsewhere may be granted on an individual basis to students as either 1) transfer credits, 2) credit by exam, or 3) course exemption. No more than nine credits of coursework will be accepted for Advanced Standing. Of these nine (9) credits, a maximum of six (6) may be transfer credits. Only courses taken before enrolling at the School of Nursing will be considered. Course exemption, not transfer credit, may be granted for coursework which has been applied to an earlier degree but is deemed similar to Columbia University School of Nursing course requirements.
In order for course(s) taken at another school to be considered for either transfer credit or course exemption, the syllabus for such course, an official transcript with course grade, and a written request must be submitted to the Office of Student Services. This request must be submitted during the first semester the student is enrolled at the School of Nursing. The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will review the materials and forward eligible requests to the faculty responsible for the course. Advanced standing is granted at the discretion of the faculty.
Exceptions to the above are as follows:
MS completion program: 15 credits by exam for national certification in the specialty may be awarded.
PhD/ DNSc students: coursework taken outside of Columbia University, while enrolled as a student at the School, will be accepted as transfer credit if it is essential to the student's area of study and similar coursework is not offered within the University.
Joint degree students in the MS/MPH program: Students that take P6530, Issues and Approaches to Health Policy and Management at Mailman School of Public Health are exempt from SON core course N6920, Health and Social Policy: The Context for Practice and Research. See the Office of Student Services for further information.
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Photo slideshow: Preserving memories
Wess and Jolene Gray have begun a project at their photography business they think will preserve the memory of some of those people in businesses that won't be around much longer, or trades that are dying out or going through massive changes. Wess said the photos are a way of preserving some occupations that don't exist anymore. A photo is a memento that will trigger a memory, and Wess said people need something to take them away from the cares of the day. Here are a few of his photographs that hang on the wall of their photography studio.
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Protesters pray for Green family, Hobby Lobby employees
In addition to praying for the Green family, Bruce Prescott, who served 12 years as pastor at Easthaven Baptist Church in Houston before coming to Oklahoma, said he will pray for the "war on women" to end.
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Watford City: Bust to boomtown
This town suddenly finds itself at the epicenter of the Bakken oil boom. A tidal wave of oil money has erased the dusty, forlorn crossroads that once stood here and replaced it with a bustling community. As Watford City marks its 100th anniversary this year, it stands astride a county where more than 8 million barrels of oil — nearly 300,000 a day — were pumped out of the shale in February.
Autopsy under way after botched Okla. execution
Medical examiner's spokeswoman Amy Elliott says the autopsy on 38-year-old Clayton Lockett was being performed Wednesday in Tulsa.
ACLU seeks moratorium after botched execution
Oklahoma was using a new drug protocol for the first time in Tuesday night's execution of Clayton Lockett. Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton stopped the execution after about 20 minutes, and Lockett later died of a heart attack.
- This town was Smokin' This was the ninth year for Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt Barbeque competition, and it's grown significantly. Here are some photos from Friday and Saturday during the event.
- Photo slideshow of acclaimed AP photographer and her photographs Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly when an Afghanistan police unit commander named Naqibullah walked up to the car, yelled "Allahu Akbar" — God is Great — and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47 in eastern Afghanistan, according to an AP Television News freelancer who witnessed the shooting.
Camp Grey Squirrel's spring camp slated
Camp Grey Squirrel, Oklahoma's camp for kids with autism spectrum disorders including Asperger's, will have its spring family camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12.
Autism may be tied to flawed prenatal brain growth
The structural defects were found in 10 of 11 children with autism, but in only one of 11 children without the disease.
U.S. autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 children
The Atlanta-based agency said its calculation means autism affects roughly 1.2 million Americans under 21. Two years ago, the CDC put the estimate at 1 in 88 children, or about 1 million.
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Yes, he's the face of the organization
No, tired of the spin act. Let's see what Tanny does first.
As for myself... NO.
The man is just spinning...
Let me see what we DO with the draft, THEN, I might listen to a more "toned down" Rex
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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
'True Grit' redux
Remakes are rarely as successful as the original film.
"Let Me In," the remake of the cult Swedish vampire film "Let the Right One In," comes close. Read my review and my interview with the film's writer-director Matt Reeves, who also directed "Cloverfield," Friday.
But the Coen Bros. remake of "True Grit" may break the curse. It stars Oscar winner Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld. It opens at Christmas. The original, with John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby and Robert Duvall, is unbelievably over 40 years old.
In an interview last year the Coens dismissed the original and had high praise for the novel by Charles Portis.
"It's just a really good book," said Ethan. "That's the long and short of it."
And "there's room to have a great movie made from it, which maybe hasn't happened yet."
Compare the trailers for the new film and the original, below.
"True Grit," with John Wayne
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The increase is 2.5 percent more than what the school district received in the 2013-14 school year.
Burlington County schools will see an extra $1,384,660, a 0.4 percent increase as a county from last year.
Overall, state aid for the K-12 school districts are the highest in the history of the state, according to the NJDOE. Nearly $37 million in additional aid brings the total number over the $9 billion mark.
Two days earlier, Gov. Chris Christie proposed a $34.4 billion fiscal year budget for 2015. School state aid figures must be announced within 48 hours of the budget address.
"Our Fiscal Year 2015 Budget provides the most funding in New Jersey history for education for a fourth year in a row," Christie said in a prepared statement. "By committing more than $12.9 billion, we are furthering this Administration's commitment to ensure that every child, no matter where they live, has the opportunity for a quality education. With a record-setting $9 billion in direct aid to schools, nearly $40 million more than the previous year, we are continuing the path of education reform necessary for students to succeed in the 21st century."
The increase boosts statewide aid from $8.977 billion this year to $9.014 billion in 2015.
"In spite of enormous economic
challenges, state funding for New Jersey's public schools
is at the highest levels ever," Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said. "New
Jersey's commitment to education includes additional funding to promote
innovation such as longer school days and school
years; upgrading technology for use in the classroom and for high-quality
assessments; and providing local school officials with a
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For a recent Fox 25 congressional debate, John Tierney chose not to attend. But now, another local news station is asking another candidate to do the same.
Libertarian candidate for Congress Daniel Fishman says that he doesn't qualify to participate in WCVB's hour-long debate to be held on Oct. 25.
"My first reaction was shock," Fishman wrote on his Web site. "At each debate we have put on a strong performance, and at each debate our ranks have swelled. Our campaign has serious momentum."
Participation in the debate, Fishman said, depended on certain criteria: A candidate must have a certain number of staff members, a daily campaign schedule, communicate on a regular basis with news media, garner at least 10 percent in two recent independent polls and have campaign contributions of at least $50,000.
Fishman said he does not have $50,000 in campaign contributions because he chooses not to accept corporate donations.
"Are you trying to tell me that they don't think I'm qualified to be in a debate because of a principle that there is too much corporate money in government?" Fishman wrote.
Fishman is calling on his supporters to speak up and contact WCVB about these rules.
What do you think? Should Fishman be allowed to participate in the WCVB debate? Leave a comment below and discuss.


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DENVER -- The Sabres were tantalizingly close to victory against the Avalanche, but Tyler Ennis' stick stopped teammate Luke Adam's shot from completely crossing the goal line late in regulation. Ennis then took a high-sticking penalty in overtime, allowing the Avs to score and earn a 4-3 victory.
"It's just unlucky," Ennis said. "I don't know how we have the whole net and it just somehow hits my stick that's sitting there. I was just trying to battle on the last one there, and my stick gets caught. I try to lift the stick and it hits the guy in the face. Very unlucky today."
Said Adam, who had an open net on the power play with 5:50 to go: "I saw the puck squirt out and I had the whole net there. The one spot that I shot it, it just happens to hit Enzo's stick. It's a tough play, but that's got to be a goal."
It would've been the Sabres' second power-play goal of the night, but they went just 1 for 8 and allowed a short-handed goal.
"The power play needs to be better," said Adam, whose team took a 3-2 lead with two third-period goals but quickly allowed the Avs to tie it and set up the overtime win. "We came out great to start the third with two big goals, and then unfortunately they got one right back. It was there for us. All night, the game was there for us. It would've been nice to capitalize on our opportunity."
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By GARY POPP
A Jeffersonville man was sentenced to 20 years in the Indiana Department of Correction Thursday after being found guilty of robbing a Jeffersonville Rite-Aid by a Clark County jury in October.
George Alec Nunley, 44, of 825 Sharon Drive, was convicted after stealing DVDs and assaulting a store employee after entering a Rite-Aid at 10th Street and Allison Lane in April 2010. Nunley remained out of the reach of authorities for nearly four months until he was located, and later charged, during a Sellersburg Rite-Aid robbery investigation.
Clark County Circuit Court No. 1 Judge Daniel Moore sentenced Nunley to eight years for the robbery — put person in fear conviction and another 12 years for the habitual felon conviction. The robbery charge was classified as "put person in fear" as Nunley shoved and verbally threatened the Rite-Aid manager before he left the business after committing the robbery.
Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Harmeyer represented the state during Nunley's recent court proceedings.
"I think [Moore] did the right thing," Harmeyer said of the maximum sentencing. "Mr. Nunley has been committing thefts and resisting law enforcement since 1986. He has been convicted of felonies over and over and over again here in Indiana, also in Kentucky. Mr. Nunley has had his chances, and it is time he faces the consequences for the thefts and criminal activity."
While Nunley has a lengthy prison sentence awaiting him, he is not done facing charges in Clark County.
Nunley is charged with theft, a class D felony, and resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor, for the Sellersburg Rite-Aid robbery that occurred Sept. 15.
During the September incident, Nunley was charged with stealing a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey.
He is scheduled to appear in Clark County Circuit Court No. 1 Nov. 27 for a jury trial for the Sellersburg Rite-Aid robbery.


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By Willie Sawyers
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — This is the speech I gave Friday at the Kentucky Press Association annual convention in Lexington.
I consider my year as president of the Kentucky Press Association to be highly successful, primarily because I didn't do anything to muck it up.
Yes, the doors are still open at 101 Consumer Lane in Frankfort. We sold a lot of advertising for newspapers in 2013. We planned a great convention for you this week. We laid the groundwork for a very good 2014 when another president takes over. In other words, it was business as usual for KPA.
You see, when you're part of the best press association in the country, with the best executive director and the best staff in the country, and the best board members, the best thing you can do as president is just to stay out of the way. I think I did that very well.
I do believe that my tenure as president made history though. I presided over what has to be the longest board meeting in KPA history. The summer board meeting in July lasted so long that some of our board members, perhaps for the first time in history, finally got tired of talking. I'm not going to mention any names, but, yes, it was a historic occasion.
It lasted so long because we had some very important issues to discuss. One was the creation of a director's position for the KPA Journalism Foundation, whose primary job is to seek additional funding for our college internship program. We have a director in place now. Her name is Julia Meister, and she's already beating the bushes so we can give more college students practical experience in the newspaper and public relations industries.
While some press associations are struggling to maintain existing services, KPA has made a substantial financial commitment to a brand new position, which I think will pay dividends.
Also at the July meeting, we hammered out a new funding mechanism for the Legal Defense Fund. Member newspapers agreed to increase or maintain their contributions to the fund, which to date has distributed more than $600,000 to help newspapers defray the cost of legal battles that are waged to keep public records open or to protect the freedom of information.
One of my biggest contributions as KPA president was on the golf course. Yes, I know it's a tough job but someone had to do it. I was part of the winning team that brought home the trophy to Kentucky in the inaugural border war golf scramble with our counterparts in Tennessee.
It was for a good cause though, because we helped raise $10,000 for our journalism foundation, which will be used to fund three more college internships this summer. We will be placing 23 interns in newspapers and PR firms this summer, but the requests for interns are still double that amount.
We have about 50 interns apply for the summer jobs and more than 40 newspapers who'd like to hire them for 10 weeks. But we can only grant 23 internships at this time. That's why I made increasing the funding for this program my top priority this past year.
We're already busy planning the next border war that will be held in Kentucky this September. I expect to see many of you on the golf course this fall having a good time, shanking a few shots and donating your money to help college students gain valuable experience at our newspapers.
As president, I had the honor of carrying the Kentucky flag into the National Newspaper Association annual convention in Phoenix in September. I met and talked with newspaper people from all over the country, and got a positive vibe about our industry. My newspapers had a solid 2013 and are planning on having a great year in 2014. I hope yours are as well.
If you ask me what will I miss the most from this past year, I'll have to admit it was the 103 degree, sunny days we had in Phoenix. Because frankly, I haven't been warm since, and doesn't look like I'm going to be any time soon thanks to this Polar Vortex.
I've been in the newspaper business for 34 years, and I've calculated based on my current financial holdings, that I can't retire until five years after I'm dead. So, you'll likely see me around.
I'm proud to join a long line of distinguished newspaper people who've served as president of the KPA. It was a very rewarding experience. I got a few things accomplished. I played some golf. I helped raise more money for our internship program. And I stayed out of the way.
Thank you.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- It is a story that has captured our hearts.
A Charlotte teenager paralyzed after diving into a river in Brazil needed financial help for his medical care. Now, a high school from Las Vegas has stepped in to aid the family.
Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas set up a Miracle Minute: a fund raiser where kids give whatever they can for 60 seconds.
The school got the idea to help after watching an NBC Charlotte video on Nick Andrade and the local fundraising efforts to help his family get the former Charlotte Catholic Student from Brazil on a $70,000 air ambulance.
Because of his injury, Andrade needed special transportation to get back to North Carolina.
The entire school in Las Vegas got involved, raising more than $4,000 to help the Andrade family, who at one time lived in Las Vegas.


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DES MOINES — Iowa's corn crop is about three weeks behind normal, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says most of the crop is in good shape.
The weekly crop conditions report says 99 percent of Iowa's corn has been planted and 96 percent has emerged. The fact those numbers are less than complete shows the lingering effects of the wettest spring in Iowa history. More than half the crop rates as good or excellent.
Soybeans are also behind schedule by about two weeks. As with corn, more than 50 percent rates good or excellent.
In southeast Iowa, 97 percent of soybeans are planted and 91 percent have emerged. Ninety-seven percent of the corn crop has emerged as well.
While it might not seem like it, last week averaged both wetter and warmer than normal. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker reported the state averaged 1.72 inches of rain, more than a half-inch more than normal. Temperatures were slightly warmer as well, with a statewide high of 93 degrees in Des Moines.
A stubborn one percent of topsoil in southeast Iowa remains short of moisture, but well over a third of the total has a surplus. Subsoil moisture was slower to recharge following last year's drought, but it too has recovered.


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The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series spec-built Ferrari 458 Italia finished its second day of testing in Daytona on Wednesday.
Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale plans to campaign two cars in the 50th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona next season. According to team principal Ronnie Vogel, the team is ironing out details on the driver lineup.
"Today was a tremendous improvement over yesterday," said Vogel. "We've got good feelings about the car, and the drivers were very comfortable out there. We had a great time, and now we're really looking forward to the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona."
Drivers Jaime Melo, Raphael Matos and Guy Cosmo were on hand to shakedown the 458 during the two-day test.
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While Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale was the lone tester, multiple team owners were present to observe the event. One was Steve Hallam, Michael Waltrip Racing's executive vice president for competition.
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The Knicks waved goodbye to their coach on Wednesday afternoon, but as he leaves, Mike D"Antoni may be taking Jeremy Lin's future with him. Amid the team's recent losing steak, there were serious questions about whether D'Antoni had lost control of the team. But a bigger question remains for the Knicks: what happens to their budding star point guard now that he'll be forced to play for a new coach in a new system that doesn't emphasize his subtle strengths and may uncover his very real weaknesses.
In a little more than a month, Lin moved from being a bench-warmer to one of the most popular athletes on the planet. His popularity came about because he was playing great while the team was winning. Why was Lin playing great? In short: Because of D'Antoni's system, which was the glass slipper for this hard court Cinderella.
D'Antoni's offensive system is unique in the NBA. It encourages fast breaks and quick shot making, literally encouraging players to shoot in seven seconds or less. This high-octane basketball is perfectly suited to a point guard who can see the floor and make quick decisions. A point guard like Jeremy Lin.
In Phoenix, the synergy between D'Antoni's system and Steve Nash's skill set earned Nash back-to-back MVP awards. Lin seemed poised to become the East Coast answer to Nash. Now all that seems very much in doubt.
In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot. This requires foot speed and leaping ability, as well as mercurial ball handling. Nash was lacking in those departments, and Lin may be even more limited in those areas Lin may be a quick study, but you simply can't teach the foot speed of a Chris Paul or the rock-solid handle of a Deron Williams.
When D'Antoni left Phoenix to come to New York, Nash's productivity declined–his scoring average dropped by two points, and he had two fewer assists per 48 minutes–he and suffered similar drop-offs in other statistical categories. He went from being a superstar to just a star. Remember that Nash was a 34-year old veteran, who had previously functioned, if not flourished, in more conventional offense. Look for a much more serious decline from Lin, whose career as a starter isn't yet 20 games old.
What does the future hold for Lin? When asked to run a more conventional offense on other teams, his performance couldn't earn him a roster spot, much less a starting job. He's slow afoot by NBA standards and prone to turnovers and the team's new system will undoubtedly require Lin to handle the ball under pressure, while creating his own shots. It's not clear who the Knicks coach will be, but it's a virtual guarantee that he won't be running an offense like D'Antoni's.
D'Antoni's resignation is the outcome of a power struggle between star forward Carmelo Anthony and, well, everyone else. Anthony wants the ball in isolation situations, and D'Antoni's offense, as run by Lin, wasn't getting him the touches he wanted. Essentially, in accepting D'Antoni's resignation, the team's brain trust, notably owner James Dolan, has sided with Anthony at the expense of Lin and other young Knicks. It's a decision that could cost the team for years.
In fairness, it should be noted that D'Antoni's offense has its limitations, especially in playoff situations. In the post-season his teams underachieved when opponents could develop strategies to counter this hyperactive system over the course of a playoff series. But almost by accident, it did give the Knicks something they've been lacking for years–a true star in the person of Jeremy Lin. It remains to be seen whether he can shine as brightly–or at all–in a more conventional basketball setting.
I think you write such a stupid article! why does Forbes even let you write things without editing them first. Jeremy Lin I doubt is afraid of failure, otherwise he would have quit a long time ago seeing what he had to go through his whole life. He had to fight through years and years of discouragement , yet he stayed positive about it. Even in losses he would analyze what he did wrong, try to improve and learn from them, watch video and move on! I bet he will only get better and better as he get more and more experienced! Hope you sir, would learn to pick your words better next time!
… hard to argue with your point in this reply. The Knicks mgmt seem to anchor their success blindly on Melo. That might prove effective with the right surrounding cast AND if the player is worthy of such centralization. I have yet to see that Melo has earned that degree of approbation. Lebron might, Kobe might, even Duane might but Melo has yet to prove a winner around which you can totally build a champion.
Great post Allen. I couldn't agree more with you. Lin is a decent player, but his stats were wildly inflated by D'Antoni's system. Nash continues to put up decent numbers because he is a phenomenal shooter and they still run large parts of D'Antoni's offense in Phoenix.
Jeremy Lin's success has nothing to do with D'Antonio's system. He can excel in any system that needs a smart PG with a great court vision. Go and watch his college games and tell me if system has anything to do with his success.
@Jacky Jeremy Lin played SG in college not PG
What! His stats were wildly inflated. You sounded like Lin's numbers could be easily manipulated in a computer and the guy did not make actual hard shots, assists at all.
I think you grossly fabracated the one player only for one coaching system theory. Nash average was lowered by two points after D'Antoni but yet he is also approaching 34 years of age.
Nash was an all-star before D'Antoni.
Do you actually know any player who can only shine under one particular coach? If there is such coach, then he can command half of the earnings from the player – at least half or even more.
Come on! jeremy ain't afraid of nothing as a devoted Christian. Mark my words, years later when we come back to this article, you will see that your theory does not hold water.


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