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Smoking undeniably dangerous and addictive is difficult to quit. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the nicotine in cigarettes may be as addictive as heroin or cocaine. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cite that approximately 69 percent of smokers want to kick the habit.
Researchers from Duke Universitys Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development may have found why some smokers struggle to quit more so than others, and why it may be especially important to prevent teens and young adults from smoking in the first place.
Dan Belsky, who received his Ph.D. from UNC-Chapel Hills Gillings School of Public Health and is now a postdoctoral fellow at Duke, led the study published in March in JAMA Psychiatry. Belsky and his team examined differences in genes that affect the human brains ability to respond to and metabolize nicotine. The researchers found variations in these genes among thousands of adult smokers, and developed a risk score that could accurately predict whether individuals would become heavy smokers.
The variants in our genetic risk score were discovered in genome-wide association studies. These studies scanned the genomes of tens of thousands of adult smokers to identify genetic variants that were more common in heavy smokers, Belsky said.
Essentially, these studies compare peoples genomes and their smoking behavior to identify variants that distinguish heavy smokers from lighter smokers.
The researchers found that those with high genetic risk for smoking addiction were not more likely to start smoking in the first place. Additionally, if they began smoking as adults, they were not more likely to become addicted smokers.
For individuals who did not smoke regularly until adulthood, being at high genetic risk did not affect their smoking behavior they were as likely to develop nicotine dependence and struggle with cessation as peers who were at low genetic risk, Belsky said.
The key finding from the study was that youth and adolescent smokers with high genetic-risk scores were more likely to become addicted.
One theory is that the smoking addiction genes may more adversely affect the brains of teens and young adults, which are changing and not fully developed.
Our study cannot address that question. We do know that adolescence is a time when the brain is growing and developing, and may be especially sensitive to the environment, Belsky said.
Whether teens and young adults with high genetic risk for smoking addiction are more affected because of their developing brains, or for some other reason, Belskys research underscores the need for smoking interventions targeted toward these groups.
Nicotine is addictive for everyone, Belsky said. Our results suggest that cigarette smoking may be more addictive for individuals who carry certain genetic risk factors.
Interventions that keep teens from becoming regular smokers will be especially effective. So policies that affect whether and how easily teens can access cigarettes like those that raise the price of cigarettes or restrict how and where cigarettes can be sold are supported by this research.


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Trying to keep your child's lunchbox filled with a healthy variety of foods can be a challenge. By the middle of the school year it becomes routine, PB&J on Monday, bologna on Tuesday, a Snackable on Wednesday, all accompanied by a bag of chips or a container of pudding.
Here are a few trail and cereal mix recipes you might consider adding to the lunchbox menu.
Chef Art Smith and The Quaker Oats Company created this dish:
Crunchy Snack Mix
2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal (uncooked)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dried fruit, such as apricots, figs or prunes, sliced julienne style
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2cup dry roasted sunflower kernels
1 cup Life cereal
1 cup Quaker Oatmeal Squares
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Place oatmeal in large roasting pan. Drizzle with honey, then sprinkle with cinnamon and salt. Pop it into the oven for a minute or two, then stir until the oatmeal is evenly coated. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes, stirring every five minutes or so to prevent clumping.
3. Remove from oven, stir in dried fruit, walnuts, sunflower kernels and stir to combine. Add Life and Oatmeal Squares gently toss to mix. Store in airtight plastic containers.
Nutrition Facts: Calories - 340, Total Fat - 11g, Saturated Fat - 1g; Cholesterol - 0mg, Sodium - 230mg, Carbohydrate - 57g, Fiber - 5g, Sugar - 32g, Protein - 7g
Yields 8 (3/4 cup) servings
1 or 2 cups M & M'S
1 or 2 cups Pretzels
1 or 2 cups marshmallows
1 or 2 cups mixed nuts
1 or 2 cups Chex cereal
1 or 2 cups dried fruit
1 or 2 cups Fruit Loops
1 or 2 cups Cheerios
1 or 2 cups raisins
1 or 2 cups chocolate chips
1 or 2 cups coconut flakes
1 or 2 cups bridge mix
Mix 1-2 cups of each ingredient that are desired in a large container. Shake it up and serve.
Nina's Mix
1 cup almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup raisins
Mix all together and keep in sealed container. Yields 3 cups
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Honey roasted nuts and fruit
Cooking spray
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground cloves
1 cup raisinsLine baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Coat with cooking spray. Heat butter in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in honey and cook 2 minutes or until mixture bubbles around edges of pan. Add almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, salta nd cloves. Cook over medium high heat for 8 minutes or until nuts are golden, stirring frequently. Stir in raisins. Immediately spread onto prepared baking sheet. Cool completely.
Nutritional value: 194 calories, 9.4 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 5 grams monounsaturated fat, 2.8 grams polyunsaturated fat, 3.4 grams protein, 27.8 grams carbohydrates, 2.2. grams fiber, 2 milligrams cholesterol, 82 milligrmas sodium.
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- Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan with 12 ice cream sandwiches.
- Open the jar of peanut butter, place into microwave oven, and microwave on low power for about 30 seconds at a time, until the peanut butter is warm and spreads easily. Spread half the peanut butter over the layer of ice cream sandwiches.
- Mix the instant chocolate pudding mix into the whipped topping; spread half the mixture over the peanut butter layer.
- Spread half the peanut butter cups over the whipped topping layer.
- Remove tops of the hot fudge and caramel topping jars, and microwave on low power for about 10 seconds at a time just until the toppings are warmed and liquid. Drizzle half of the fudge and caramel sauces over the peanut butter cups.
- Repeat the layers, starting with the remaining ice cream sandwiches, followed by remaining peanut butter, whipped topping mix, peanut butter cups, hot fudge sauce, and caramel sauce.
- Freeze the dessert until solidly frozen, 1 to 2 hours.
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This is a favorite in my house! So rich and yummy...definitely a must!
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Very good. I have to admit to some tweaking . . . I used mini ice cream sandwiches - one layer - my 9x13 did not have room for a second layer. I also cut the sandwiches to fit the pan. I did not bother with the chocolate pudding mix in the Cool Whip - and it was not missed - at all. I used nearly 2x the peanut butter called for (in 2 layers), all the hot fudge and caramel sauce (one layer, each), and mini Reese's cups (one layer). I did the first layers as called for (not measuring the peanut butter), then, as I saw I was running out of room, I did another layer of peanut butter and topped with the last layer of Cool Whip. This got raves at a rehearsal dinner (= [I put it in the fridge when we started serving dinner, so it would soften a bit, after reading Frauline's note.] Oh! It took one box and a few extra of the mini sandwiches for the single layer - 18 mini's to a box . . .
This is wonderful. Had friends over for supper and fixed this for dessert and it was the best part of the meal.
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 977 cal
- 49%
- Fat
- 52.3 g
- 81%
- Carbs
- 116.8 g
- 38%
- Protein
- 19.7 g
- 39%
- Cholesterol
- 41 mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 658 mg
- 26%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Warm weather is upon us and the early spring green-up is slowly adding color to the woods again. Turkeys have been gobbling and turkey hunters are deep into the 2011 season.
Once your calling has been fine-tuned, safety is the next concern. According to Judd Brooke, president of Wildlife Mississippi, "Wildlife Mississippi is trying to raise awareness of turkey hunting safety because it is our view that one hunting fatality in Mississippi is too many."
More accidents occur every year to turkey hunters than in any other kind of hunting. Many of these accidents could be prevented if hunters would obey the Ten Commandments of Firearm Handling – something which every person who has taken a hunter education course should know and practice. While we're on that subject, it's not a bad idea to enroll in a hunter education course, just for a refresher (take along a youngster or hunting buddy). You're never too old to learn about safety.
"Because the hunter must blend in with the surroundings, turkey hunters do not wear hunter orange," said Brooke. Most turkey hunting accidents occur when hunters are mistaken for a turkey. However, there are several things a hunter can do to prevent such a tragedy from happening:
(1) There are only two kinds of safe turkey hunting: calling the birds in, or standing and waiting. Never try stalking.
(2) Be sure you are completely camouflaged; however, when moving to and from a hunting site, always wear hunter orange.
(3) Pick your hunting spot with a good backrest. A tree or embankment wide enough to completely cover your outline from the rear will protect you from being shot from behind.
(4) If another hunter comes near, call out in a calm voice. Don't shout, whistle, stand or wave and especially don't give a turkey call. Keep your distance from other hunters.
(5) Use only hen decoys. Place the decoy so you are safe from shots by other hunters. Position yourself either to the front or rear of the decoy. If the decoy is shot from the sides (the most likely angle) you will not be in the line of fire.
(6) Always practice safe gun handling.
(7) Always carry a harvested turkey out of the woods in a hunter-orange game bag.
The Wildlife Mississippi President offered one final reminder, "When you are in the woods this spring, make every effort not to throw trash on the ground. If you see trash in the woods or on the ground at the parking area, pick it up, put it in your pocket or throw it in the back of the truck."
Have a safe and successful remainder of the turkey season.
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Cheering before he even hit the stage, this crowd was fired up.
"President Romney! President Romney!"
"We want Mitt, We want Mitt!"
People stood shoulder-to-shoulder and packed in as tightly and as closely as they could to the stage.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley didn't have to worry about warming the crowd up for Mitt Romney. They were ready.
Members of the crowd cheered and the yelled their support for the former Massachusetts governor, even when Haley stumbled in her speech calling him Barack Obama.
"This current president wants to weaken our military and President Obama wants to strengthen our military and will never apologize for it," Haley said. It was then she realized she had said the wrong name.
"Oh, no. McCain did that two weeks ago, and, I just turned 40 today," she said.
The crowd, who had booed and cheered, during Haley's remarks, forgave the mistake easily singing, "Happy Birthday," to the state's first female governor.
"Let's make this clear, President Romney will take care of our military," she said.
Also joining Romney on the stage were his wife, Ann, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
McDonnell the leader of the Republican Governor's Association, who had endorsed Romney earlier in the day, came to the state as Romney was making his last push through to garner support from voters.
Cheers erupted from folks from the Commonwealth of Virginia as their governor was introduced.
"The best leader for America is the person I'm endorsing for president, Mitt Romney," McDonnell said to the cheering crowd. "I think there's a 100 people here from Virginia, too."
McDonnell continued his comments talking about how Washington needs new leadership.
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By the time Romney delivered his 15-minute speech with more fire and passion than had been seen at earlier events in the Upstate, the crowd was ready to vote right then.
Among them college students from Southern Virginia University.
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Safsten said the two of them together hit about 70 houses and asked the residents to go vote.
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Jennie and Todd Sibley came out with their four children in tow. They wanted to hear Romney talk just one more time before they cast their votes on Saturday.
Jennie Sibley said that she thought that Romney was the best option out there for her family.
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A Brief Guide To Blackjack
The release of the film, 21, shows how popular blackjack is. What makes it even more special is the fact that this film is based on a true story. One cannot just imagine why students from respected universities would spend time and effort in card counting and other related strategies just to beat the house. Indeed, there is something very special in the game that players cannot resist.
Blackjack the early beginnings
No records have been found that will explain how blackjack started. The only thing that is certain is that it originated from France and shares certain similarities with Vingt En Un. Both games aim to get a score of 21. However, in Vingt En Un, only the dealer can make a double. In addition, if the dealer gets a natural, he will receive a triple play from other players.
Playing blackjack
To win in blackjack, players should get a score of 21 or at least close to it. To avoid confusion, one must always remember that face cards have no value at all. Players should not get too excited if for example, they get two (2) kings for that would yield nothing. Unless a player gets an ace, then that could make a big difference in the game.
The Ace
Ace in blackjack can be a double-edged sword. This is because it can take two values. It can take a value of 11 or 1. Now under different circumstances, it can help the player win or bust. For example, a player who gets an ace and 7the ace can take the value of 11, thus giving the player a total of 18, which is already considered as a strong hand in the game. However, in instances wherein a player holding a 2 and 9 asked for a hit and gets an ace, the ace can only take a value of 1. This is because 2 and 9 already yield a score of 11. If the ace takes a value of 11, the player gets a bust since the total value of the cards exceeds 21.
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A 21 cannot surpass a natural hand. So what does this means? A natural hand is achieved if the player gets a total value of 21 in two (2) cards. However, a player that gets a value of 21 via making a hit, is not considered as a natural hand.
With the fun and excitement characterized in this game, it is no wonder why this is too popular.
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I cover how social media, mobile, and the cloud impacts our web usage.
I have the feeling that Social Business will definitely be 2012′s top buzzword. The more time I spend online, the more I bump into this term. The problem is that, except social media practitioners, it can be misunderstand with Yunus' vision of "a non-loss, non-dividend company designed to address a social objective within the highly regulated marketplace of today" (see Wikipedia's definition). By social business, I mean a social business, as in social media. Social Business is not a technology, a practice or a strategy, it's a unified vision of social media usage inside and outside of a company.
As brands and organizations are maturing on social media and enterprise 2.0′s adoption, they need to have a more integrated approach in order to better serve customer's and employee's expectations, and to spread social practices in employee's daily habits. The objective of social business is to rethink the company's strategy, processes and culture with a social lens.
Do not get me wrong, social business is not an objective you can achieve, it is not a model you can replicate, their are countless way to socialize your brand and organization. Furthermore, it is not only about connecting your Twitter's support staff to your CRM platform, it is a broader approach of how social can benefit every individual in your company's ecosystem (internal or external).
Social marketing's credo is about engaging conversations with your clients and prospects. Social software's credo is about stimulating collaboration between different internal services. But in real life (i.e. online), since clients, prospects, colleagues, suppliers, partners… are all engaged in a small number of social platform (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn…), you cannot compartmentalize every social interactions in order to channel the right interlocutor to the right type of target. Thus, social business' credo is to build a social layer which will stimulate conversations, connections, shares and interactions inside and outside your organization.
In our Social Business Framework, we identified three lead practices in social media (marketing, commerce and CRM), and three more practices in enterprise 2.0 trough a social intranet (internal communities, collaboration and knowledge). All these practices are integrated in broad social dynamics which ties them together. Social can help your organization do better marketing, commerce, CRM or internal collaboration individually, but could deliver even more value with an integrated approach.
I have no doubt your brand or organization has already deployed social marketing or social CRM tactics. But once again, social business is not about execution, it is about integration and how social dynamics can cross-benefits:
This is what social business is about and how you can benefit from it. Extra value cannot be delivered with better softwares, or with a better strategy, it can be delivered with enhanced processes and behaviors. So in the end, social business is more about changing culture and habits, i.e. improve social interactions between human beings, wether they are customers, prospects, employees, contractors…
I hope this diagram will help you better understand the what and how of social business. If you find any valuable additional content on this topic, please link to them in comments.
Fred, thanks for this article. You are spot on that social business is going to be the top trend of 2012. However, your first sentence "forget gamification or big data" and focus on "social business" is a misnomer. Gamification and big data is at the heart of social business. Your Social Business Framework aligns directly with how we think about social, gamification, and big data here at Badgeville, where I head up marketing. Our customers include Deloitte, Dell, Samsung, CA Technologies, PayPal, NBC, Universal Music and over 100 of the world's leading brands, for both internal (employee-facing) and external (customer-facing) gamification, reputation, and social networking deployments.
Gamification is not a separate entity from social business. It is the system that influences and encourages the key behaviors that matter across social business. For instance, it drives social referrals, comments, collaboration, knowledge/education, advocacy, and any other social behavior that matters to the business.
You said: "Social can help your organization do better marketing, commerce, CRM or internal collaboration individually, but could deliver even more value with an integrated approach."
This is completely right. But you shouldn't exclude gamification or big data from this picture. They are actually part of the picture, and a very important part. The big data aspect is also hugely important, as it provides a way to track, surface, and gain insight from all of these social behaviors. For more information on how we approach social business, visit www.badgeville.com or you can reach me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks Fred for your article, and nice to read you in English this time :-). As always I love your very simple schemas. This one make gives a clear overview of a business that takes advanage of social media.
You say that you "identified three lead practices in social media (marketing, commerce and CRM)". I agree from the demand perspective. And I would add too enablers practices : HR and IT. HR is key in social media adoption within the company in order to transform competenties and management skills. IT is also key to make all the social media stuff fuel within systems and devices of information workers. Maybe another layer in your schema?
Nice article Fred! I like your framework and would like to suggest putting community at the center of the framework. The main purpose of social media and social intranet is to build community and connect people.
I totally agree with your definition of social business. Most people think social business only includes social media – but I think it should include social intranet as well.
I'd like to share my definition of social organisation (business) and three advantages of social organisation. You can read it here: http://roanyong.com/2012/01/21/social-organisation-definition-and-three-advantages/
Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Hey Fred,
Love this article. I especially like the framework document. I agree with other comments that it needs more reference to HR and actually customer service as well?
I like your definition of social business as well. I have added it to four other definitions on my blog (about social business): http://www.adamlewis.info/wp/social-business/what-is-social-business/
Hope that is helpful.
Hey Fred,
Love this article. I especially like the framework model. I agree with other comments that it needs more reference to HR and actually customer service as well?
I like your definition of social business as well. I have added it to four other definitions on my blog (about social business): http://www.adamlewis.info/wp/social-business/what-is-social-business/
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Behold! The Christmas pageant
I remember being in a Nativity play. First grade, 1964. Holy Rosary Grade School. Church basement. Parents on folding chairs.
I was type cast as a child.
Apparently in this version of the play, the stable where Jesus was born was just crawling with kids. After it was all over, all us bit players got Hershey bars. Score! My father assessed my performance: "Well, Elizabeth Taylor!"
That night, I got very sick in the middle of the night and in my distress I announced to my mother: "Elizabeth Taylor -- ha! Look at me now!"
Ah, the memories. It made a good story for my parents over their morning porridge.
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Ha! Jan you are funny. Elizabeth Taylor! I am loving this blog. (Love the video.) Kids and Christmas. Can't do better than that. I love the fight over the cane. Kids wandering. Parents shepherding. (I once sang in a Cub Scout Christmas paegent. Rehearsals followed by more rehearsals. Then - opening night. Lights, an audience, magic. I felt like a big shot.) Now I am adult and it is only kids and my memories when I was a kid that make Christmas chaos tolerable. That, and a cocktail.
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The 11th-year veteran's blindside sack of Peyton Manning in the second quarter turned the game around. Manning fumbled on the play, and it resulted in a safety. On the ensuing drive, Andrew Luck threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to fullback Stanley Havili for a 19-14 lead Indianapolis never relinquished. With two sacks overall, Mathis now has 11.5 for the season – tying his career high after just seven games.
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Defense: A
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Adam Vinatieri made field goals of 27, 42 and 52 yards. Pat McAfee averaged 48.9 yards per punt and pinned the Broncos inside their own 20-yard line on six of his nine attempts. But Havili might have made the biggest play, stripping Denver punt returner Trindon Holliday at his own 11-yard line, leading to a touchdown that gave the Colts their first lead. McAfee later prevented a touchdown with a bone-rattling hit on Holliday down the sideline.


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Joel Priddy, illustrator and instructor over at Memphis College of Art, announces his upcoming book over at his blog:
It's an adaptation of O Henry's Gift of the Magi, which was a particularly brilliant selection on my part because everyone on the planet already knows how it ends. I mean, even Amazon blows the whole plot in its product description. But O Henry was a good writer, and there's a lot more in the story than the sequence of events. Plus, you know, I drew a some stuff. Mostly hair.
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My mom taught me when I was a kid to always dry your cast iron cookware on the stove with fire, then wipe them out with oil while the pan is still hot- I know it says pre-seasoned but you have to keep seasoning every time you get them wet to make them better- well after the 3rd time of doing this- nothing sticks. If it comes a little rusty -no worries just wash and season the rust will disappear- that's what cast iron does. Gotta love the price compared to other dutch ovens too!!!- lid fits tight and does have the dripper nubs to keep your food basted- try meatloaf in this pot- its great!!
I love this Dutch Oven. Although next time I will buy a ceramic one so I don't have to season it. My niece wnats one so that is what I will get for her.
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We bought this Dutch Oven to use as a fryer for fish and chicken. We have used several Lodge iron frying pans in the past with excellent results but the Dutch Oven just makes the frying process much less prone to splatter oil.
The Lodge Dutch Oven came pre-seasoned with excellent construction (no sharp corners or uneven interior cooking surface), and the lid fits tight. The 7 qt. size also allows you to add and remove the chicken or fish easily. It makes the frying process quick and easy with no mess.
The oven heats up evenly and cleans up easily. I plan on getting the frying basket they make for this model. Also Lodge is made in the USA, which is a plus for me since iron fry pans I have used from China have been of poor construction.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fry cooking.
Very nice Dutch Oven...already put it to use. Highly recommended!
This iron kettle with a tight-fitting top has the best features that I've found for making traditional, bread. It has perfect capacity, no legs, with just the right sized top and side handles and a heavy, tight fitting lid.
I made old-world style "no knead" bread years ago, but got steered to bread machines when I lost my old Dutch Oven in a house fire years ago.
Interesting that the many international students who occasionally board at my house have commented that this is one of the few places in the US that they can find real bread to enjoy....crusty and chewy...not soft, gummy and sweet.
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Fest organizers excited about new times, venue
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As the days get longer, warm thoughts begin to enter one's mind including baseball games, cookouts, swimming pools and the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival.
Several changes have been made to this year's 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival including a change of scenery.
For years lope goers have flocked to the Halifax County Fairgrounds, but this year's event will be held on the grounds of the historic Berry Hill Resort & Conference Center located in rural South Boston.
The 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival will be held on Friday, June 7.
In addition to a new venue, the hours for the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival are 5-10 p.m. Organizers had originally wanted to transition to an after party, but after careful consideration decided to just let the party roll on into the night.
According to Cantaloupe Festival committee member Kimley Blanks, "We tossed around the idea of having an after party as part of the Cantaloupe Festival, but decided just to carry on with one continuous party."
In order to keep the party rocking all through the evening, music will be provided by The Konnection Band and 6th N Main.
Festival organizers expect the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival to sell out quickly and urge festival goers to pick up tickets early.
"We expect this year's Virginia Cantaloupe Festival to top years past, especially with our time and venue changes," added Nancy Pool, president of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.
Tickets for the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival go on sale April 1 and are priced to move at $35 each.
The ticket price includes a variety of foods, beverages and entertainment.
For more information on the 33rd Annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival visit www.valopefest.com or www.facebook.com/valopefest.


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By CLAY HORNING
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There are extreme sports and then there are extreme games and the Oklahoma women played one to get past Central Michigan 78-73 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday morning at St. John Arena.
OU prevailed despite allowing 31 more field goal attempts than it attempted. That's a season-high discrepancy, topping Jan. 19 against Texas, when the Longhorns shot it 26 more times than OU.
The Sooners also committed 24 turnovers, 17 more than the Chippewas. Both numbers are season highs, topping the 21 they committed against West Virginia on Jan. 2 and the eight-turnover discrepancy that accumulated in the same game.
Additionally, OU allowed 23 offensive rebounds, the third most it's allowed this season.
The worst day OU had on the defensive glass came Jan. 5 when Texas grabbed 27 offensive rebounds. Also, UCLA, which OU plays Monday, grabbed 24 offense boards Nov. 14 at Lloyd Noble Center.
Part of the reason OU survived so many negative numbers were its 86.4 percent (19 of 22) free-throw shooting, its sixth best clip of the season and its best when netting 20 or more attempts.
Individually, Joanna McFarland's 18 rebounds marked a career high, Morgan Hook's seven turnovers were two off her season high and were her second-most giveaways this season. Also, Crystal Bradford's 36 points are the most by an individual against OU this season.
Kornet shows up
While Aaryn Ellenberg had just four of her 22 points before the half, the Sooners needed more than Joanna McFarland's 16 to build its nine-point intermission edge. They got them from Nicole Kornet, who scored all eight of her points on 3-of-6 first-half shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers.
"I just came in and gave it my all," Kornet said.
Her first two baskets, a 3 and a 2, gave OU its first nine-point lead of the game, 34-25, in the first half.
Practice helps
The biggest part of OU's 19-of-22 free-throw performance was Sharane Campbell making all seven of her tries. Prior to Saturday. Cambell had made 57.7 percent (25 of 45) of her free throws over her last 12 games, a stretch in which she averaged less than four attempts.
"I got in the gym. I think the work paid off" Campbell said. "It was just a matter of getting my muscle memory back."
The Sooners have now won eight straight NCAA tourney openers. If they win Monday, they will earn the program's ninth trip into the Sweet 16 since 2000 … Ellenberg's seven rebounds are a career high … It was the first meeting between OU and Central Michigan … Bradford finished with seven steals to go with all those points … The Sooner never trailed over the game's final 34:06.


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July 31, 2014
April 15, 2005
For those who are done filing their federal taxes, it's somewhat time to celebrate. It's considered to be a dreaded day, whether you owe Uncle Sam or not.
Many played the waiting game at the main post office along Seminole Trail. "Everybody is sending out their taxes. Some people are not that happy about it 'cause they have to pay," said Roy Holland, Customer Service Supervisor. People filed in with envelopes in hand, ready to slap on a stamp and drop it in the mailbox.
Outside the post office a local radio station pumped out music and handed out pizza. This was a small comfort to some who had to dish out a lot more to the government.
It's not shocking that so many wait until the last minute to file their taxes. According to the IRS, about 1/3 of all taxes are filed within the last two weeks.
Charlottesville residents explained why they waited so long to file. "I usually have to pay them something, so if I have to pay, they may as well wait until I have to, said Martin Boone.
"I'm a procrastinator and I hate doing it," added Megan Griffin.
Still, others try to look at April 15th in a different light although it may be hard to do. "Just another day I guess, except for writing that check out," said Monte Crosier.


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Dr. M. Susan Hallbeck
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Hallbeck helps lead $4.1M grant engineering health care improvements
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- Brown-Clerk, B.J., de Laveaga, A.E., LaGrange, C.A., Wirth, L.M., Lowndes, B.R. and Hallbeck, M.S. Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery: Comparison of surgical port performance in a surgical simulator with novices. Surgical Endoscopy, In Press.
- Brown-Clerk, B., Rousek, J.B., Lowndes, B.R., Eikhout, S.M. and Hallbeck, M.S. Assessment of electrosurgical hand controls integrated into a laparoscopic grasper. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, In Press.
- Kong, Y.-K, Hallbeck, M.S. and Jung, M.-C. (2010). Crosstalk effect on surface electromyogram of the forearm flexors during a static grip task. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 20, 1223-1229.
- de Laveaga, A.E., LaGrange, C.A., Brown-Clerk, B.J. and Hallbeck, M.S. (2010). Mechanical comparison of laparaoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgical ports. Journal of Endourology, 24, Supplement 1, A281-A282.
- Brown-Clerk, B.J., de Laveaga, A.E, LaGrange, C.A., Lowndes, B.R., Wirth, L.M. and Hallbeck, M.S. (2010). Evaluation of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) ports in a validated inanimate laparoscopic training model. Journal of Endourology, 24, Supplement 1, A283.
1. Hallbeck, M.S., Bosch, T., Van Rhijn, Gu (J.W.), Krause, F., De Looze, M.P. and Vink, P. (2010). A tool for early workstation design for small and medium enterprises evaluated in 5 cases. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 20(4), 300–315.
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NORTH KINGSVILLE — Freddie V. Minor, age 72, of North Kingsville, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Fred was born May 9, 1941, in Knoxville, Tenn., the son of Fred and Alice (Brown) Minor. Fred came to live with his grandparents, Viola and Charles McClintock, when he was in the fifth grade.
Graduating from Conneaut High School in 1959, Fred was an avid basketball player who made All-County, All District, and All-Sectional teams in 1959. Fred served in the United States Marine Corp from 1959 to 1963. While in the Marine Corps, he served as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington, D.C. under the Kennedy Administration.
When he returned to Conneaut, Fred worked at the Reactive Metal Plant in Ashtabula, Weirton Steel in Weirton, W. Va., and Emco-Wheaton. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Technology in 1966. He later worked as a realtor for Bunny Thayer Realty, Gleason Realty, Lake Shore Reality, and Harbor Realty.
Fred was an avid golfer and was a member of many golf leagues over the years. He belonged to the American Legion Cowle Post 151. He especially loved spending time with his granddaughter, Rylie, who helped take care of her Papa after his diagnosis of cancer. On Oct. 31, 2005, Fred was given a second chance at life when he received a heart transplant.
Fred is survived by his wife, Rita (McCann), whom he married on June 19, 1965; a son, Fredrick (Renee) Minor of North Kingsville, and their children, Brittany, Brenden and Brady; a daughter, Michelle Minor of North Kingsville and her daughter, Rylie Minor-Tharp; several cousins in West Virginia; and a special friend, Minnie Blessing of Conneaut.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Alice Brown Minor; maternal grandparents, Viola and Charles McClintock; and several aunts and cousins.
Calling Hours will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 17th, at RAISIAN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 581 Harbor St., Conneaut.
Funeral Service will be held 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 17th, at the Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Route 20, Conneaut, where the American Legion Honor Squad will conduct Military Honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve or the Animal Protective League. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Obituary and condolences at www.raisianfuneralhome.com and starbeacon.com.


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Keld Jensen, Contributor
I write about negotiation, behavioral economics and trust.
I recently attended a conference at Harvard University which featured an array of presenters ranging from Ivy League academics to some of the most renowned international consultants in the world. As I sat in the audience and observed the differences among the presentation styles of the speakers, I was astonished by what I saw. Many of them broke rules advocated by communication experts, and yet they still captivated the audience and delivered masterful presentations.
In this auditorium setting, the sound system required the presenters to be anchored to a stationary microphone. This is never a desirable situation because it prevents you from creating visual interest by moving from one side of the room to the other. Nor can you step forward or move into the aisles in order to remove the barrier between you and the audience. Despite this limitation, the audience was WOWed more than once by the panel of speakers, and here are four ways you can create the same effect:
Be the Smartest One in the Room
Having riveting content can trump powerful presentations skills—or at least stand them one-for-one. Dr. Thomas Schelling, a 91-year-old Nobel Prize winner, was one presenter at the conference and while his delivery wasn't incredible, his ideas were. While few people are on this man's intellectual level, if you can dazzle the spectators with your brilliant perspectives, the value of your insights will overcome the fact that you are too busy to master the skills of the podium.
Aim For The Heart (And No One Will Care About Your PowerPoint)
At this conference, I saw one of the most unattractive PowerPoint presentations I have ever seen. The graphics were not professionally rendered, the colors were harsh, there were too many words on each slide, and the font was too small. Even worse, the presenter read from his own slides throughout his presentation.
At the conclusion of his speech, everyone in the room leaped—I mean jumped to their feet to give this man a standing ovation. Everyone in the room was busting through their self-limitations and every heart in the house was filled to capacity with the ability to do extraordinary things. His content and stories were so powerful we all wanted to better ourselves and the world around us. If you can hook your listeners by making them smell and taste and emotionally connect your message, you'll have your audience in the palm of your hand.
Shock and Offend? – If You Can Pull It Off
Perhaps most controversial, however, was the presenter who was so arrogant and egotistical at the podium that he initially alienated the majority of the audience. He outright attacked another speaker in a highly combative way, interrupting her as she attempted to defend her position. The moderator did not call a time out.
While this did not make him likeable, it did make him memorable. No one could take their eyes off of him, and no one in the room missed his message. His breakout session was standing room only. We did not necessarily agree with his tactics, but it was difficult to argue with his effectiveness.
Generate Electricity, If It's Authentic
The second standing ovation was for a speaker who is often identified as one of the most compelling professional speakers in the world. His mastery of performance technique is unequaled. His ability to involve the audience emotionally and physically is beyond compare. He had the foresight to bring his own wireless headset so he was free to move about the stage. And he moved.
Some good advice here though I think some of the tips could lead to trouble.
Being the smartest person in the room is dangerous because novice speakers often try to sound like the smartest person in the room. Consequently they sound condescending and alienate the audience.
In a similar vein controversy isn't always bad but being completely unlikable and disrespecting your fellow speakers will make you very lonely very quickly. Just because your audience remembers your message doesn't mean they'll agree with it.
Being truly persuasive requires connecting with your audience.
The WOW factor comes directly from your heart. Making your presentation a part of you will always get the participants involved creating a lasting impression.
Nice piece, but as a presentation professional I have to question who said there were "rules".
We have one rule – always introduce yourself, even if you've just been introduced – because its polite (David Bowie is apparently scrupulous in saying to everyone he meets "I'm David" even though they all know who he is, isn't that polite?) but also as part of your introduction you tell them what you are going to DO FOR THEM.
The rest is just "be the best version of yourself you can be. Which I'm sure you'd agree with.
So, be brilliant (can't argue with that) as long as you're not a smarty-pants…
Aim for the heart. Yes. Yes. Yes. In our view we make decisions with our hearts, then justify them with our heads.
Don't worry about the visuals too much. Yes, but isn't it better if they are clear and good looking?
Shock and offend. Er… in the right context.
We work in selling huge projects so this approach is a usually a fail, but can work sometimes, as in your case above.
Ah, but I did think of one more rule – run to time.
If you overrun you have clearly demonstrated you don't listen and you can't organise yourself. That wasn't what you came to communicate was it?
Connecting with your audience, whether you use these four ways or using other methods such as humour, is key for me. Finding the way to connect is the difficult part, particularly when you are outside your own comfort zone, territory etc. Prior resesearch of your audience, if you get the attendance list in advance, is critical.
This article is very culturally-loaded: aimed at the American businessman / consumer. In Europe, there is a tendency to be much more "conservative" in presentations. For a range of articles in English concerning presentations, please visit : ianbrownlee.wordpress.com
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---- — On Sept. 12, President Barack Obama described the attack on the U.S. consulate mission in Benghazi as a terrorist attack. The next day, the Libyan ambassador apologized to the U.S. secretary of state for the "terrorist attack."
By Sept. 15, Obama had adopted more ambiguous language and by Sept. 16, Susan Rice, Obama's possible nominee to be the next Secretary of State was on television asserting that the attacks were caused by an angry mob inflamed by an online video.
Everyone now agrees that the White House's account devolved from accurate to downright wrong. No one has been identified as the source of the misinformation.
Republicans say that the White House was seeking to mislead the public in the days before the presidential election. The terrorist attack narrative, as true as it was, did not jibe with the Obama campaign's spin that al-Quaida's strength has been waning.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she doesn't believe the White House altered the document for political reasons. But she said she has lingering concerns about how the White House's version of events had changed when it was clear early on that the military-style assault wasn't a simple protest gone awry.
Feinstein said Congress has asked the administration to provide a detailed explanation.
The inquiry comes on the heels of closed testimony to the committees last week by former CIA Director David Petraeus. Petraeus reportedly said the reference to al-Qaida was removed from the final version of talking points, although he wasn't sure who or which federal agency deleted it.
The Associated Press quoted a "senior U.S. official" who said that the al-Quaida reference was deleted because the information came from classified sources and the links were tenuous. The administration also did not want to prejudice a criminal investigation in its early stages. That explanation might hold water if the president had not already publicly described the incident as a terrorist attack. Considered in proper context, it is laughable to suggest that the administration deleted the information because officials were not sure of the credibility of the account.
The Obama Administration has an obligation to transparently explain who altered the talking points and how and why those changes were approved. There might be a good reason for the alterations. But there can be no good reason for keeping secrets about how an accurate description of the attack became undermined by balderdash.


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