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The scientists here aren't afraid of taking risks. That gives a very different flavor to their work. They will try new things, they will think out of the box, they won't back off from a difficult problem. In fact, sometimes the harder it is, the more they want to come to the table to try to unravel it.
After I was diagnosed, my wife created a road-show of the top medical centers to visit. After our meeting with Dr. Tempero, I turned to my wife in the elevator and said, 'We don't need to go see any of the other doctors. We'll get the best care here.'
UCSF has the people, the drive, the science, the technology — but perhaps one of the strongest pulls for me is the sophistication of the research. It stems from truly wanting to make a difference, to change things now, and to do so in an innovative way. Fetal surgery is one of the best examples of that. UCSF is where it all began — this is where the very first procedure took place. Something that no one thought was possible was made possible.
To be told that both of their lives were at risk — we were devastated. But my doctor said UCSF was the best place to go, that they have ways to treat it.
We're steeped in talent at every level — it's like playing on an all-star football team.
My search for a neurosurgeon was like Goldilocks and the Three Bears: I met with three surgeons, and the last one was just right.
Without question, this is a very creative and innovative environment. We come to work each day thinking how we're going to do things differently, do them better. People are focused on making a lasting impact in the world. It's a hive of brilliance.
The more I learned about UCSF, the more impressed I became. It is literally one of the leading institutions of its type in the world, with some of the best and brightest medical scientists. To me, it was just logical that this is the place you would want to be if you were a patient.
In taking care of patients and doing research, we always have questions. What sets UCSF apart is you can always find the right expert. If I need to talk to a world expert in genetics or neurology, there's one here. You can always find just the right person to help you move the world forward.
Living here, I always knew that UCSF does amazing work. But having gone through the system with such a rare illness, needing such dramatic treatment and care, I gained an appreciation for the talent and dedication of the people who work there. All these people are giving so much of themselves to save other people's lives, to make a difference.
One of the things I love about UCSF is the creativity and synergy between experts across all departments. When I'm looking to solve a complex problem, I can consult with some of the best physicians, nurses, therapists and scientists in the world without ever leaving the campus.
For difficult cases and state-of-the-art medicine, you turn to UCSF.
If you want to work in electrophysiology and cardiology, UCSF is absolutely the best place to do it. It's full of the best, most innovative and talented electrophysiologists in the world.
After my cardiologist in Modesto told me I had atrial fibrillation, I began to research where I could get the best possible care. I was ready to go anywhere in the United States, but I learned that one of the best medical centers in the country was in my own backyard, at UCSF.
The relationship between the whole team is key to a safe and efficient operation. It's a great pleasure to work with people you trust and who kind of know your moves — it's a little like being dance partners.
I spent 18 months researching the best transplant hospitals. I interviewed people at roughly 30 of the country's leading transplant centers. Everything I saw kept pointing back to UCSF.


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Like the number of injuries suffered by Seattle players on Sunday, the Seahawks 19-17 loss to San Francisco was painful but not fatal.
An opportunity was forestalled but not foregone.
When you lose, it doesnt define you, safety Earl Thomas said. You prepare for the worst and you prepare for success. And then you get back to work. Were still in great position and were going to move on to the next opponents.
Even in the aftermath of the Seahawks first loss since Oct. 6, it was fair to point out a few bright spots.
The Seahawks could have clinched the NFC West Division, but theyre already in the playoffs. They still have the best record in the NFC, 11-2, and have three games remaining to secure the advantage of home playoff games. It was a game they could have won with a cleaner performance their nine penalties for 85 yards being an example of a problem that could cost them dearly in the future.
But it certainly got their attention in enough time to correct the issues.
Were good enough to overcome the penalties we had tonight, but were also good enough not to have those penalties that ultimate cost us, receiver Doug Baldwin said. When youre playing such a good team like the San Francisco 49ers, you cant have those mistakes. Those penalties are going to be crucial, giving away yardage and points.
San Francisco was flagged often, too (seven times for 70 yards). But the Seahawks couldnt overcome the mistakes aside from the penalties settling for a field goal rather than getting a touchdown in the red zone in the fourth quarter, and allowing running back Frank Gore to burst through a gap for a 51-yard run that set up San Franciscos winning field goal.
When youre playing a good team in a playoff atmosphere and this was kinda like that those mistakes are going to be vital in whether you win or lose games, Baldwin said. Adversity (like this) will help us when we get to the playoffs because well probably have a game like this.
The Seahawks have been on a roll, winning seven games in a row since that early-October visit to Indianapolis. Maybe theyd forgotten what it was like to get a fat lip.
We havent had a tough game in recent weeks, Baldwin said. If you try to take positives out of negatives, the positive is that this will make us stronger down the line. Were going to be a better team because of it.
Both coaches Seattles Pete Carroll and San Franciscos Jim Harbaugh came away loving the way the game was played, at least in terms of intensity if not always artistry.
Its a terrific football game, really hard-fought and tough, Carroll said. It was one of those really cool kind of matchups.
Harbaugh did an even better job of capturing the painful joy of the game.
It feels like you go to the dentist chair (for) three and a half hours of getting root canal work done, Harbaugh said. These games are only for the tough. Both teams played extremely hard, played extremely well.
Uncharacteristically, the Seahawks had a missed assignment on punt protection that led to a block. That never happens to us like that, Carroll said.
And quarterback Russell Wilson, who has mastered the fourth-quarter rally, led the team into position, but only for a field goal.
We battled today, Carroll said. It was really marred by the penalties we needed to get out of our way and we didnt do it.
San Francisco played a huge role in that. This team has won the past two NFC West Division titles, and is not going to surrender easily. The Niners, after all, hadnt been beaten in their previous 15 divisional games at home.
And with the Seahawks having secured their playoff berth and the Niners left to fight for a probable wild-card spot, San Francisco was playing with a great deal more at stake.
There was no shame in a narrow loss to a tough and talented team. But there had better be a few lessons learned as a result.
The biggest one was that when you line up against San Francisco, these games are only for the tough.
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Learn more about the new state-of-the-art home for Lesley's College of Art and Design
Friday, May 10, 2013
Today, Lesley is building the Lesley University Arts Center—the new home of the College of Art and Design—to advance engagement with the arts across the university, throughout the surrounding community, and everywhere our graduates pursue their professions.
The Arts Center, to be located on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge's Porter Square, will double the College of Art and Design's current space, and is designed to be a nexus of creative thought and energy by providing state-of-the-art facilities for use by the arts programs in all of Lesley's schools. This major investment in the arts will not only benefit students and faculty, but also students and faculty across the university in programs like expressive therapies and creative arts.
Activity is already under way at the site. With construction expected to be completed by the end of 2014, we will embark on the spring 2015 semester, which begins in January 2015, in the new building—less than two years from now. The completion of the Arts Center will realize the College of Art and Design's long-awaited move from Boston's Kenmore Square to Lesley's Porter Campus.
The unique design of the new Arts Center marries history with contemporary design through construction of the new four-story building connected by a dramatic, glass-walled commons to the historic, former North Prospect Church.
The new Arts Center will contain classrooms, studios, digital and other laboratories, faculty offices, and flexible spaces for collaborative work. The ground floor will feature art exhibition spaces that invite the public in while enlivening the streetscape.
The Arts Commons Connector is a three-story glass arts commons space that will connect the new building with the historic church. The commons, opening onto a plaza on Massachusetts Avenue, serves as the entrance to the Arts Center, welcoming students, faculty and visitors into the complex.
The historic, former North Prospect Church is being relocated and restored to house the arts library and art-making studios.
The first phase of the Arts Center complex, housed in Lesley's University Hall on Massachusetts Avenue, is already completed and features drawing classrooms, critique rooms, space for the MFA in Photography Program, and professional-rate studios for seniors in all majors.
The Arts Center will expand the long tradition of offering robust events and activities to the Lesley community, including exhibitions, visiting artist lectures, conferences and symposia.
Please continue to follow project updates on the construction website: www.lesley.edu/artsconstruction.
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Lesley alumnus Adam O'Day, who earned his BFA in illustration and design, wins Boston's "Portrait of a City" competition Boston Magazine July 8, 2014
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Lesley alumna Gabriella Calicchio, who most recently served as chief executive of the Walt Disney Family Museum, will head California's Marin Center. Marin News July 8, 2014
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Artist Adam O'Day, who holds a BFA from Lesley's College of Art and Design, won Boston's "Portrait of a City" contest BostInno July 8, 2014
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Soviet-born artist Marat Paransky, who holds an MFA from Lesley, stages a new exhibition of art made from materials that would otherwise be thrown away Daily Tribune July 7, 2014


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I learned the value of choosing the right word when 16-year-old me (who by today's standards should have known better sooner) encouraged my 18-year-old boyfriend to share a shady joke with Mother and me ... one he'd heard on Stillwater's then Oklahoma A&M campus where he was a freshman. "Go on, Bill, tell the joke," I insisted. "Mom and I aren't exactly virgins."
There followed a stunned silence on their part and puzzlement on mine before Mom picked up her sewing and fled into the bedroom and Bill (who later became my husband almost 40 years) scurried out the front door.
In my defense, it wasn't unusual in the early '50s for a rural Oklahoma girl of my age to equate the word "virgin" with the faultless demeanor of the Virgin Mary we Baptist teens admired when we attended mass with a classmate — the only Catholic any of us knew at the time.
To Mom's credit, she came out of the bedroom fairly quickly wearing "that" smile she didn't wear often. "I hope at least one of us is," she said slyly. "I'll put the coffee on. We need to talk."
I pretty much followed Mom's example several years later when a second-grade teacher called to say she'd had to punish my son for saying a naughty word. The word was "bottom," and I was so relieved that I forced a second helping of cherry pie à la mode upon him at dinner that evening.
Slips of the tongue have left all of us with blushing cheeks, but not until now have they had the capacity to brand us Politically Incorrect. Last week the Associated Press decreed that "Islamist" is out and "fighters" and/or "militants" is in. Also that "illegal immigrant" is out and "temporary resident status" is in, though I'd be hard pressed to turn that phrase into a functioning noun.
Scripture says the tongue is as sharp as a two-edged sword, and I'm sorry the word "man" has become that sword. There was a time when "mankind" was all of us and women didn't consider themselves slashed bloody to be included. I'm as eager as anyone to see qualified women break through the glass ceiling, but due to the growing confusion, you never know which words are apt to offend.
A Washington, D.C., survey indicated that six out of 10 of the district's Realtors referred to the "master bedroom" as "owner's suite" rather than risk offending a female client. Now nearing the end of a six-year Washington state project, the word ""firefighter" has replaced "fireman"; "police officer" has replaced "policeman," and "fisher" has replaced "fisherman." "Penmanship" is now "handwriting," and "freshman" is "first-year student."
I think it's all much ado about nothing, though I would have enjoyed changing "freshman" into the more apt "freshperson" and, just for laughs, I'd have altered the word "manhole" the same way.
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NEW YORK — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the eastern third of the country, with New York and New Jersey bearing the brunt of the destruction.
Trains were so crowded Monday on the Long Island Rail Road that dozens of people missed their trains. With PATH trains between New Jersey and Manhattan still out, lines for the ferry in Jersey City quickly stretched to several hundred people by daybreak.
One commuter in line pleaded into his cellphone, "Can I please work from home? This is outrageous," but many more took the complicated commute as just another challenge after a difficult week.
"There's not much we can do. We'll get there whatever time we can, and our jobs have to understand. It's better late than absent," said Louis Holmes, of Bayonne, as he waited to board a ferry in Jersey City to his job as a security guard at Manhattan's Sept. 11 memorial site.
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Colombian flower-workers' story
"The women have to come back into the greenhouses immediately after the flowers are sprayed with pesticides. Some of them get dizzy or have trouble with their blood pressure, and some of their children have been born with lung problems."
- Dionise Trujillo, ex-flower worker, Colombia
For thousands of women in Colombia's flower industry, flowers aren't so much a symbol of love as one of mass exploitation. It's a cruel irony that, in an industry which generates so much profit from Mother's Day, summary dismissal for pregnancy is standard practice.
Colombia is second only to Holland as a flower exporter. Seventy per cent of the industry's workers are women. They are employed on temporary contracts which are often only verbal.
On an average day, one woman picks around 400 carnations. That number can double during peak periods - for example, the run-up to Valentine's and Mother's Day. The flowers from her day's work will sell on the main streets of the USA and Europe for up to $800. But she will earn a minimum wage of just under $2 a day.
And it gets worse. Medical surveys show that two-thirds of Colombia's flower-workers suffer from problems associated with pesticide exposure, ranging from nausea to miscarriages.


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Recognizing Dental Hygiene Month, October 2010
Your smile is often the first impression you give to others. That's just one reason why it is important to take good care of your oral health.
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A rough, gruff and tough bluesman to the core, he is at the forefront of modern blues-rock, where the mix of intensity and integrity has made him one of the genres most popular figures. And he's an imposing figure at that, performing a style he describes as the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Motörhead meets Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix meets meets Robert Johnson. Last year's StageOne performance was a prime example of how the stage trumps a sterile studio when it comes to Popa's gritty sound.
Boundary-pushing blues rocker Joe Louis Walker is a modern and legendary blues icon. The New York Times raves, "Walker is a singer with a Cadillac of a voice. His guitar solos are fast, wiry and incisive, moaning with bluesy despair." According to Living Blues, he is "one of today's modern musical masters." Rolling Stone simply calls him "ferocious."


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Toughest jobs in sports: Ice maker for the Arizona CoyotesJeff Eisenberg at Puck Daddy9 hrs ago
This is the fifth of eight entries in a Yahoo Sports series on the toughest jobs in sports. Click here to check out previous stories and a schedule for what's to come.
When the Arizona Coyotes hired Canada native J.J. Straker as their ice maker last summer, the new job inspired more than just the usual congratulatory hugs and handshakes from his friends and family.
"There was a lot of excitement because people knew hockey's my passion, but they would ask, 'How are you going to do that there?'" Straker recalled with a chuckle. "Making ice in Arizona? It doesn't seem like that will work."
Lars Eller, Canadiens settle on four-year, $14 million dealSean Leahy at Puck Daddy18 hrs ago
Lars Eller and the Montreal Canadiens continued this summer's trend of teams and players avoiding arbitration when they agreed to a four-year, $14 million deal on Thursday.
Eller was looking for $3.1 million, a raise from the $1.15- and $1.5 million he made in each of the past two seasons. The Canadiens, meanwhile, were looking for something in the $1.65 million range.
A $3.5 million AAV over four seasons is a nice win for both player and club as the 25-year old forward gets his raise and the term, while the team buys two years of unrestricted free agency. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the contract will pay $2.5 million over the first two years, then, when he would have become a UFA, $4.25 million and $4.75 million in the final two.
Jim Nill reads your blog; Babcock on analytics; Rich Clune on naked pic etiquette (Puck Headlines)Harrison Mooney at Puck Daddy20 hrs ago
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• Patrick Kane poses for a photo with a fan, wisely covers up the St. Louis Blues logo. Company man to the end.
• Jim Nill throws a little love towards the hockey blogosphere. "There's amazing stuff in the blogosphere. We sit down all the time and analyze it. Lindy and I are on the plane all the time and looking at this stuff – we look at it and track it to see if there's something there. Like I said, we're all very competitive, and we are all looking for the edge. And whatever's gonna help us is great for the game." [Sporting News]
Grandparents allege L.A. Kings ruined their sex life in lawsuit: reportHarrison Mooney at Puck Daddy20 hrs ago
The LA Kings have been on a roll of late, with two Stanley Cups in the last three seasons (and two in the last two full seasons, if you want to make it seem even better while simultaneously disrespecting the Chicago Blackhawks).
But that roll stops now. The Kings are reportedly being sued by two grandparents for ruining their sex life. Cut that out, Kings, and for shame!
So how did it happen? Are the Kings applying the same stifling defensive pressure in the bedroom of Trina and Dino Adam, the couple behind the suit, that they apply on the ice? Perhaps Darryl Sutter is just standing over the bed making faces? Maybe Dino feels he can't compete with Jeff Carter and his frosted tips?
None of the above. From TMZ:
The people behind the allegations are Trina and Dino Adam -- who claim they were at the L.A. Kings Icetown sports center in Riverside, CA back in January for their granddaughter's birthday party.
Joe Sacco hired by Boston Bruins after Ted Nolan dumped himGreg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy23 hrs ago
Joe Sacco had the good fortune of finding employment with the Buffalo Sabres last summer after being fired by the Colorado Avalanche, who hired Patrick Roy and turned their franchise's fortunes around.
Alas, Ron Rolston, who hired him in Buffalo, was fired after winning just four of his first 20 games. Ted Nolan was hired, kept Sacco around and then turned the franchise's fortunes around.
And then he fired Joe Sacco after the season.
Well, OK, he was "re-assigned" as a scout, although he never scouted anything but other job openings since the end of the season. He finally found a fit: Sacco was hired by the Boston Bruins to work under Claude Julien.
Normally, the hiring of an assistant coach is worth a note in Puck Headlines, but this one's significant for three reasons:
1. It's a former NHL head coach latching on as an assistant with a potential Stanley Cup contender.
2. He replaces Geoff Ward on the Bruins' staff, who left for a higher-paying head coaching job with the Mannheim Eagles of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. Ward was the architect of the Bruins' power play, which was third in the NHL last season at 21.7-percent.
Meeting Malkin in Moscow for Penguins coach, for sake of levityGreg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy1 day ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins are the most intriguing team in the Eastern Conference headed into next season, if only to see what Mario Lemieux has wrought after he slammed his hand on the detonation button.
We assume Sidney Crosby is on board with the hiring of Mike Johnston, or else Mike Johnston wouldn't have been hired. Evgeni Malkin's a different story, and Johnston clearly understands that he needs both noggins of this two-headed monster nodding in unison.
So Mr. Johnston will go to Russia, according to Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, who explains the importance of this trip thusly:
Malkin never has done anything but play, and playtime is over because the Penguins need more from their other future Hall of Fame center.
Manitoba girls charged with assault after attacking officials during hockey brawlHarrison Mooney at Puck Daddy1 day ago
Two teenage girls in Manitoba have been charged with assault after a tournament hockey game ended in a bitter brawl.
The girls, aged 14 and 13, play for the Lake Manitoba First Nation Eagles, who were up against the Stonewall Blues in a minor-league championship game. Tensions were high, and Lake Manitoba had been charged with numerous penalties throughout for their chippy play.
Finally, in the third period, one of their girls decided she'd had enough, and took a slapshot at the officials during a stoppage in play. You can see video of that moment at 1:08 in this feature on hockey violence in Manitoba's First Nations communities:
That kicked off a massive brawl that eventually spilled over into the stands and saw the referees attacked by more players. In the end, the RCMP had to be called in to break things up and clear out about 100 people.
The girl who took the slapshot has beem charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and one of her teammates has been charged with assault, though we don't know which teammate that was.
Patrick Kane shows up to Buffalo men's league game, destroys everyoneHarrison Mooney at Puck Daddy1 day ago
Buffalo Sabres fans were disheartened to learn that Patrick Kane had signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks, a deal that will likely prevent him from coming home, Lebron-style, for the remainder of his NHL career.
But while the Buffalo native may not play for the local NHL team any time soon, Kane did swing through town on Monday to play for another local team: the Piranhas, one of the clubs in Buffalo's Performax Hockey League.
And while it may be Kaner's offseason, showtime doesn't take summers off. Note the boxscore:
5 goals, 5 assists, in a 13-5 victory. He matched the scoring from the Essex St. Pub singlehandedly. Poor Mike Magnifici did his best, but in the end, Kane made him look like Mike Mediocri, amirite y'all?
The league took notice of the ringer and his standout skill:
Kreider, Rangers avoid arbitration; the Subban dynasty; KHL adds hybrid icing (Puck Headlines)Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy1 day ago
Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
Last year the ice was gold, this year it's a big coloring book. Summer ice at @BrdgstoneArena is awesome! pic.twitter.com/bEDINDvxwG
• Give little kids the opportunity to paint ice and this is what happens. [@PredsNHL]
• Joe Sakic on hammering out the Ryan O'Reilly deal: "He's a very valuable player to us and we want him long-term. That (type of contract) hasn't happened yet, but we'll keep working at it and see what happens." [Denver Post]
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Flames' negotiating plan, O'Reilly's worth, Toronto gets smartRyan Lambert at Puck Daddy1 day ago
[Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.]
6. The Calgary Flames
The Flames are currently going about the business of locking down all their restricted free agents, which is a fine idea.
After that, they will apparently turn their attentions to getting new contracts for the guys who still have one year to go on their existing ones, but who they don't want to see leave any time soon. That's obviously also a good idea. Where they're starting, however, is not.


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W/L and KDR - The root of all rage?Datura Jul 12, 2012 10:37 AM
It's quite clear that MW3 is to date the most frustrating online experience for "serious" players. Host disadvantage, synch issues for strong connections, death streaks, hoards of non PTO types, constant framrate drops, instakills etc is among the many MANY issues outwith your control that have a huge impact on your stats in MW3. Now many would say "oh stats don't matter etc" but unfortunately the reality is they clearly do matter to many on this forum and outside it as well judging from the much higher levels of dashboarding and host migrations experienced by you, me and everyone, every gaming session. KDR/WL clearly matters for clan recruitment (just look at any clan recruitment post) and if someones knows a good player what do they ask? Yes you got it..."whats their KDR and W/L? Unfortunate as it is....IT. CLEARLY. MATTERS.
It's commonly accepted that MW3 is the most flawed COD to date and the flaws of course directly affect stats. They provide a distorted picture.Typical common examples:
Your regularly forced into heavily losing teams late in a game, bye bye W/L. What chance did you have? None! But the game is saying your a loser by recording more and more of these rediculous losses.
If your constantly out of synch/host then you can't kill anyone and are being killed by simpletons who absorb bullets. But the game is saying your a crap player by recording all the rediculous instakill deaths. What chance did you have? None!
The above scenarios (in conjunction with all the other ongoing issues) wear down and aggrevate players (especially the hardcore vocal playerbase) by painting an undeserved black mark on ones public record. And we all know they can be artificially manipulated - a direct result of doing so is the endemic dashboarding of MW3.
So, if permanent stats of W/L and KDR were removed would people rage as much? I honestly think no. Because it would feel like a game again, not a job. The nature of KDR/WL being permanently stored acts as an aggrevator/stress inducer in players. In fact I reckon it's a major incitor of hatred towards the devs because the high levels of agression the devs recieve from the hardcore fanbase is rooted in the daily bullshit stat recording marring their records day in day out.
Personally I would prefer a permanent lobby which didn't record stats and is open to EVERYONE. Not a "bootcamp" type effort in W@W, I mean a proper open lobby. It would act as a haven for those experiencing bullsh*t issues mentioned above. It would mean you could continue enjoying the game without stress and having to wait for the game to be fixed. It would probably be the most heavily populated lobby of all and would serve as an excellent training ground for new players. You would choose to stay even if your getting your ass handed to you. Even experienced players would have huge fun due to being able to play in a relaxed manner despite connection issues etc. Dead mans hand kill you? Who cares. Quick scoper kill you. Ah who cares. An unkillable bullet absorbing nub with FMG9s kill you? You simply wouldnt care. You would probably *shock horror* actually lol when it happens ten times in a row. Is there a valid reason why this hasn't been implemented?


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Virgen del Mar
A popular meeting point among scuba-divers that come to this beach to enjoy the beautiful seabed. There is a lifeguard service. A nearby chapel shares its name with the beach. To reach the chapel the hermitage one must cross a small bridge.
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Steelers release 10 players
Veteran TE Sean McHugh was one of 10 players released by the Steelers on Friday.
Reports: Steelers QB Leftwich suffers MCL injury, out 2-4 weeks
Steelers QB Byron Leftwich suffered a left knee injury in the second quarter of Pittsburgh's preseason game against Carolina Thursday night. Reports indicate the injury is a sprain of the MCL and he will be out for 2-4 weeks.
Big Ben's suspension reduced to four games
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Friday and his six-game suspension to start the season has been reduced to four.
Report: Roethlisberger will ask for suspension to be cut in half
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and his team of lawyers are meeting NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday and Big Ben is expected to ask for his suspension of six games to be reduced to three.
Burress denied work release
Former NFL WR Plaxico Burress has been denied work release and will have to serve his full prison term, according to the Associated Press.
Steelers release veteran OLB Frazier
The Steelers cut their roster down to 75 on Tuesday, including the release of OLB Andre Frazier, who had been on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Report: Roethlisberger, Goodell to meet Friday
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed during the Broncos' 34-17 win over the Steelers on Sunday night that commissioner Roger Goodell and Ben Roethlisberger will meet soon. The NFL Network is reporting that the meeting will take place Friday, after the ...
Taylor, Hicks fined for Saturday's scuffle
The NFL fined Giants WR Hakeem Nicks and Steelers CB Ike Taylor $10,000 each for their fight during last Saturday's preseason game.
Searching for QB help next year?
PFW's Eric Edholm identifies the teams that are most likely to seek QB help before the 2011 season begins a year from now.
Average value of NFL teams decreases
In Forbes magazine's annual ranking of NFL team values released Wednesday, the average value for NFL teams fell two percent.
Don't forget about underrated Ward
There are several reasons why Hines Ward is probably one of the safer picks in all of fantasy football this season.
Steelers' Pouncey vying to start as rookie
First-round pick Maurkice Pouncey, once considered to be as more likely to start at right guard than at center as a rookie, has started to receive more work as the first-team center.
Reports: Roethlisberger to play Saturday
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will make his preseason debut at the Giants on Saturday night, according to multiple media outlets.
Steelers' Lewis looking good at corner
Steelers second-year CB Keenan Lewis has impressed in training camp, according to "AFC Whispers," but he had mixed success against Lions WR Calvin Johnson the opening preseason game.
Steelers' Battle learns yet another new offense
Steelers WR Arnaz Battle may be playing for just his second team in eight NFL seasons, but he is accustomed to change. Battle, who signed with Pittsburgh in March after seven years in San Francisco, has played for eight different ...
Roethlisberger wrapped up the season with three touchdown passes in a 24-10 win over the Browns on Sunday.||||||| He was 15 of 23 passing for 134 yards. Roethlisberger had 26 touchdowns and just eight interceptions on the season.
Roethlisberger has apologized to offensive coordinator Todd Haley for his comments following a 27-24 overtime loss to Dallas last Sunday.||||||| Roethlisberger took Haley to task over the team's inability to feature tight end Heath Miller in the second half and wondered why the Steelers didn't stay in the no-huddle offense. The quarterback says he was frustrated after Pittsburgh (7-7) lost for the fourth time in five games and that he was unable to keep his emotions under control. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Roethlisberger and Haley were on the same page.
Roethlisberger had 339 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against Dallas but was sacked four times and threw a key interception in overtime during a 27-24 loss to Dallas.||||||| The performance came in Roethlisberger's second game back from a shoulder injury. He had 285 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in a loss to San Diego on Dec. 9. After losing four of five, the Steelers (7-7) trail AFC North rival Cincinnati by a game for the second wild card spot. They host the Bengals next week.
Roethlisberger went 22 of 42 for three touchdowns and an interception against the Chargers on Sunday.||||||| It was Roethlisberger's first game after missing three weeks due to injury.
Though the Steelers confirmed Roethlisberger will return to the starting lineup on Sunday against San Diego after missing three weeks due to injury, Roethlisberger will take the field with a little extra protection. Roethlisberger will play with a custom-fit rib/chest compression shirt and a layer of Kevlar-lined composite in his shoulder pads to help absorb hits to his clavicle and shoulder joint regions.||||||| The padding, made by Unequal Technologies, has grown popular across the NFL. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick wore a similar compression shirt after injuring his ribs a few years ago and dozens of players - including Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu and linebacker James Harrison - use Unequal CRT in their helmets.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police say they have arrested a 22-year-old man who shot at security guards at the Circus Circus casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Police said Thursday that security guards on a routine patrol interrupted a car burglary in progress at 3 a.m. in the casino parking garage. Police say the man fled and fired at three guards with a handgun as he ran.
The guards helped police locate the man. Police booked him into the Clark County jail on charges of burglary and attempted murder with a weapon.
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Grilled Blueberry ShortcakeBy: Admin Jul 09, 2014
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Marks Wins Award in National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
February 27, 2012
Vermont Law School students Matt Marks '12, Alex Sherertz '12 and Colin Hagan '12 performed well at the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition on Feb. 23-25 at Pace Law School.
Marks won Best Oralist in each of the three preliminary rounds, barely edging out his VLS teammates. The VLS team, which was coached by Professor Pat Parenteau, advanced to the quarterfinals.
"Matt, Alex and Colin were a class act that drew high praise from judges and competitors alike," Parenteau said. "It was an honor to work with them and VLS could not have had better representation in this high profile competition."
Since 1989, student advocates from across the United States and Canada have participated in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, the preeminent environmental law moot in the United States. The competition tests skills in appellate brief writing and oral advocacy on issues drawn from real cases, providing experience in environmental litigation first hand. The competition draws more than 200 competitors from diverse law schools and 200 attorneys who serve as judges for three days of oral arguments.


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Overview: Veracode is the leader for on-demand application security testing solutions. Veracode provides organizations with the only automated and independent security assessment across your entire application portfolio without exposing a company's source code.
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Automating Your Code Review: Moving to a SaaS Model for Application Security by Veracode, Inc.. February 10, 2009 - Today's application has become the enterprise's ''new perimeter''. With better network‐level security technology hardening the network perimeter, malicious attackers are now focusing their efforts to strike at the least defended points ‐ the application. Read on to learn about automating code review for greater application security.
Avoiding the SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors by Veracode, Inc.. February 01, 2010 - The SANS/CWE list of the Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is already becoming the "standard" for developing secure applications in many large enterprises. In this webcast, review the prevalence of attacks that use vulnerabilities listed in the Top 25 and learn how to safeguard your code to avoid the most dangerous programming errors.
Barclays Application Security Assurance Project by Veracode, Inc.. February 17, 2011 - As threats within the corporate information security landscape intensify, this award is geared to recognizing excellence in IT security projects within the financial sector.
Basic Building Blocks: Preparing for PCI DSS 2.0 by Veracode, Inc.. October 04, 2010 - With their own reputation and brands at risk, merchants and service providers must secure applications from potential vulnerabilities to comply with PCI DSS standards.
Dirty Little Secrets: Mobile Apps Invading Your Privacy by Veracode, Inc.. July 27, 2011 - Join Tyler Shields, Senior Security Researcher at Veracode, as he discusses the evolving mobile security threat landscape and shares real-world examples of how your data is being used (or misused) in some of the most popular mobile applications.
Disclosures 2012 - The Vulnerability of Publicly Traded Companies by Veracode, Inc.. May 23, 2012 - In a recently-released State of Software Security featured supplement, Veracode examines the software security posture of public companies and the material risks they face due to the weaknesses in their software applications. This webinar uses Veracode data to examine how public companies manage the risks inherited from software.
Eradicate Cross-Site Scripting by Veracode, Inc.. February 28, 2011 - The rise of e-commerce has generated a concurrent surge of Internet crime into a multi-billion-a-year industry, as criminals follow the money, the countless potential online victims and the vulnerability of web applications to easy exploitation.
Expert guide to understanding SaaS and cloud computing issues by Veracode, Inc.. December 21, 2011 - This expert E-Guide discusses what is involved with a SaaS transition and how you can prepare. Uncover top considerations, potential cloud computing issues and how you can tackle them.
Five Steps to Secure Outsourced Application Development by Veracode, Inc.. February 10, 2009 - Application security has risen to the top of the agenda for security professionals striving to control their overall risk profile. According to US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) and Gartner, 75% of new attacks target the application layer and software vulnerabilities have reached...
Five Steps to Secure Outsourced Application Development by Veracode, Inc.. May 10, 2010 - Application security has become a top concern for security professionals striving to control their company's overall risk profile. Meanwhile, companies are also saving money by outsourcing more and more custom code creation. This white paper outlines five best practices that enterprises can use to secure their outsourced application development.
IT Risk Management: Guide to Software Risk Assessments and Audits by Veracode, Inc.. June 07, 2010 - Risk is a function of the likelihood that a potential vulnerability will be exploited, and the resulting impact of that exploitation. In IT systems, risk can be introduced from the internet, servers, networks, malicious insiders, and even lapses in physical security. This whitepaper provides IT risk management best practices.
Magic Quadrant for Static Application Security Testing by Veracode, Inc.. February 17, 2011 - In this research, we analyze the evolution of the static application security testing market, and evaluate its vendors according to their business and technology vision, as well as their ability to execute against that vision in their products and services.
Musings on the PSN Attack Vector by Veracode, Inc.. July 27, 2011 - Recently, there has been a lot of commentary around the breach of Sony's PlayStation Network. Sadly, there has been no good discussion of how PSN was breached. Join Veracode's Security Researcher, Chris Lytle, as he explores the rumors in the marketplace regarding the Sony breach, and discusses the "probable vs. "possible" attack vectors.
Protecting Your Applications from Backdoors: How Static Binary Analysis Helps Build High-Assurance Applications by Veracode, Inc.. May 10, 2010 - Backdoors pose operational risk to software that is too significant for organizations to ignore. Binary-level application testing (also called compiled-code analysis) makes it possible to examine the entire application in its final "as delivered" form. Read this white paper to learn more about protecting applications from backdoor vulnerabilities.
State of Software Security Report by Veracode, Inc.. February 28, 2011 - The State of Software Security is a semi-annual report that draws on continuously updated information in Veracode's cloud-based application risk management services platform. Unlike a survey, the data comes from actual code-level analysis of billions of lines of code and thousands of applications.
State of Software Security Report Volume 4 by Veracode, Inc.. December 07, 2011 - Version 4 of the State of Software Security is a semi-annual report that analyzes and examines the emerging trends associated with vulnerabilities in applications, whether they are internally developed or procured from third parties such as outsourcers or commercial software vendors.
The Mobile App Top 10 Risks by Veracode, Inc.. February 15, 2011 - This expert webcast reveals the top 10 mobile application risks facing organizations today.
Top 10 Mobile Application Risks by Veracode, Inc.. May 11, 2012 -
In this presentation, Veracode's Vice President of Security Research, Chris Eng, will outline the Top 10 Mobile Application Risks, designed to educate developers and security professionals about the mobile application behavior – both maliciously- designed or inadvertent – putting users at risk.
Understanding the risks of mobile apps by Veracode, Inc.. May 11, 2012 - Many of the risks of moble devices are similar to those of traditional spyware, Trojan software, and insecurely designed apps. However, mobile devices are not just small computers. They are designed around personal and communication functionality which makes the top mobile applications risks different from the top traditional computing risks.
Veracode eLearning Subscription by Veracode, Inc.. May 07, 2010 - Veracode's eLearning contains over 30 hours of secure training content in a web-based training module format. The program is designed specifically for developers and security personnel to meet formal training and competency testing requirements. It also contains a comprehensive knowledgebase on secure software development. Read on to learn more.


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Update, Dec. 9: Investigators have determined the suspicious items found in the SUV that crashed Saturday at the Edmonds waterfront were not explosives.
"Detectives from the bomb squad examined the device and determined that it was not an explosive, although it was designed to look very much like an actual pipe bomb," Detective Mark Jamieson of the Seattle Police Department wrote in a news release.
Update, 2:30 p.m.: A bank robbery suspect is in custody after leading police on a chase through Shoreline and crashing an SUV on the Edmonds waterfront.
Assistant Chief Paul McDonagh of the Seattle Police Department said the incident began at around 11 a.m. Saturday when a man in his 30s robbed a bank in the 13200 block of Aurora Avenue North in Seattle.
The suspect fled the bank and then confronted a man in a pickup truck, carjacking the vehicle with the occupant still inside. He traveled into Shoreline, dropping the man and the truck off near North 143rd Street and Meridian and getting into a gold Ford Explorer.
The vehicle was spotted by a Shoreline police officer, and the King County Sheriff's Office began a pursuit, with the assistance of Shoreline Police and Edmonds Police. The suspect crashed the SUV while attempting to make a turn in the 301 block of Admiral Way.
The vehicle landed on its side, and the suspect was able to crawl out through the sunroof. He was immediately taken into police custody and did not appear to have any serious injuries, McDonagh said.
A bomb squad was called to the scene because the man told employees at the bank that he had explosives, and police spotted some unknown "suspicious items" in the Explorer, McDonagh said.
Bomb squad detectives from the King County Sheriff's Office and Seattle Police Department are still processing the scene. At this point, it's not clear whether the suspect used any sort of weapon or if the suspicious items are in fact explosives.
McDonagh said no one was injured in the bank robbery or police pursuit, although the pickup truck driver was emotionally shaken.
"Obviously it's a very frightening situation," he said.
The crash caused some minor property damage to the marina, McDonagh said.
Check back with Patch for more updates as the investigation continues.
Original post: A man who robbed a bank in Seattle has crashed his car near the Edmonds ferry terminal, according to Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff's Office.
A bomb squad is en route to the scene because the suspect apparently claimed to have explosives. West said he was pursued by police from the bank to the 300 block of Admiral Way in Edmonds, where he apparently flipped his car.
"We think that there might have been somebody kidnapped (at the bank)," she said.
This is a developing story. Patch will post more information as soon as it is available.


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Established in 1945 Peck's Jewelers was founded in 1945 by Peck Fields. And has since been carried by Ron Fields and continues with Jeff Fields. Peck's has recently relocated from their previous location in the Sherwood Mall where the store operated for 31 years to Stonecreek Village.
Diamonds directly imported from Antwerp, Belgium. Gemstone jewelry. Watch lines include TW STEEL, Swiss Army, & Seiko. Complete custom jewelry and repair. Appraisal services offered by the valley's only Certified Gemologist Appraiser (A.G.S.) American Gem Society.read more


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Special to the Tribune-Star
The Indiana State University School of Music will present a Spring Choral Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the University Hall Theater.
The concert will feature the Women's Glee Club, Sycamore Singers and Concert Choir. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Scott Buchanan, will perform a diverse program of works that are both sacred and secular in nature. Composers featured include Felix Mendelssohn, Ola Gjeilo, Jeffery Ames, David Childs and Eric Whitacre. The choir will be accompanied by Curt Pennington.
Jason Fishburn, Anna Buck and Katie Ulrich will serve as soloists, and Katie Richard, Kyle Lutes, Nate Spellman and Jacob Rowe will be featured instrumentalists.
The Women's Glee Club, under the direction of Colleen Davis and graduate assistant Kaleb Abbott, will perform works by Handel, Mozart, Schubert, James Gordon and Andre Thomas. ISU graduate and current professional singer, Sarah Stone, will appear as a guest soloist. Andrea Marlowe will serve as accompanist for the ensemble, and Janelle Huber, Jacob Somers will be featured instrumentalists.
The Sycamore Singers will open the concert with music from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Two distinct genres from that time period will be represented. Works by Thomas Morley, Orlando Gibbons, John Bennett and John Dowland will represent the English madrigal genre. These will be followed by three Latin motets written by Italian composers Andrea Gabrieli, Francesco Soriano and Giacomo Carissimi.
These selections, along with many others, will be performed by 24 members of the Sycamore Singers during an upcoming trip to Florence, Italy. During May 13-21, the group will have four performances in the historic Italian city — Santa Maria De'Ricci Church, Teatro di Cestello Theater and at St. James American Church.
The trip is the culmination of Buchanan's sabbatical project of early Baroque music by lesser-known Italian composers. The chorus will perform five or six works by those composers, complemented by English madrigals and Americana music.
Admission is free. For more information, contact the School of Music at (812) 237-2771 or the Choral Office at (812) 237-4590.


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pike wall mounted candleholder. 2.5"Wx3.25"Dx26.25"H
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Since opening our doors in August of 1999 Amish direct furniture has exclusively carried authentic Amish furniture. All of our furniture is truly made by the Amish. One look and you can easily see the difference between our hand crafted, Amish made furniture and the mass produced, imported furniture you find in the big box store.
Often we hear the question what makes Amish furniture so special. Well the benefits of Amish furniture are many; From its customizability to it's longevity and much more.
First you're are not forced to settle on furniture that doesn't fit your needs or home. Everything the Amish build can be customized to one degree or another. In a few cases it may only be the kind of wood the furniture is made of and the color but in most cases you can change just about everything to get exactly what you need.
Second it's American made. A true rarity in this day and age, especially when you look at the vast majority of furniture out there. Not only is the furniture built here in America but whenever possible American made hardware is also used. From the screws, nuts and bolts to the handles, pulls and drawer glides everything is done to try and find an American manufacturer for them.
Third strength and longevity. In this day and age of cheap disposable goods, where everything has to be the newest latest greatest trendy thing, Amish furniture stands in direct defiance of that ethic. It's built to last a lifetime and then some. Barring fire or flood this is furniture your children will inherit.
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By MIKE KAYS
Jack Dobbins insists he won't feel a sense of melancholy when he attends his final game in the house that is named after him.
Northeastern State plays arch-rival Central Oklahoma on Wednesday at Jack Dobbins Field House. Barring a delay in construction on a 78,000-square-foot event center, it will be the final game for the facility.
"No, not at all," said the man who won 321 games from 1958 to 1981. "Of course it was an honor (to have it named after him) but the thing I appreciate most is watching the facilities and resources grow the way they have from a time in which we really didn't have much of anything. I've seen the whole university program grow, not just in basketball but in all sports, including women's sports.
"My commitment is to this university's progress and this is progress."
It's a step up in many ways, from an arena that will seat almost three times the people (3,000), have the computer hookups in the locker room to watch film or a TV with cable capacity.
But the grand old guy, so to speak, has seen – and provided – its share of precious history.
Originally Redman Fieldhouse, the facility has been home to NSU men's basketball since the fall of 1955. The lower gymnasium was added in 1954 and was renamed Jack Dobbins Field House in 1994. The women's basketball teams also began playing inside JDF in 1979, before that in the original gym.
"It took Title IX to get us into the big gym," said Willa Faye Mason, who coached women's basketball at the school from 1963-80.
But once there, women's hoops has had a history of its own, beating the likes of Division I programs Oklahoma and Tulsa over the early years, before Division I basketball had a renaissance of its own.
Meanwhile, NSU continued to excel in Division II, winning a 2003 Lone Star Conference title there and later having runner-up seasons in 2004, 2005, 2010.
The men's best year in the arena, 2002-03, which culminated in a national championship.
At times, the arena's seating capacity has hurt it. In 2002, hosting the South Central Regional, people were turned away by the fire department, limiting those who saw the RiverHawks, on the eve of their national title year, lose in overtime.
Regular sellouts in the 1960s and even into the 70s were common, Dobbins recalls.
One of his former players and the only RiverHawk to be a first-round NBA draft pick remembers the crowds and the atmosphere.
"If you weren't there at tipoff you weren't going to get in," said Charlie Paulk, picked
"The signs, the banners – one that had 'Paulk for President', there was always a lot of enthusiasm. And the way it brought together a diverse group of people — whites, African Americans and Native Americans all in common support of us. Those were memorable times."
It had its cast of characters – Jim Ross, who went to school there, was a public address announcer there well before he became widely known as a commentator for professional wrestling. Dennis "The Worm" Rodman, ever the flamboyant NBA star, played for Southeastern Oklahoma there.
And it had its character – but it has outlived its usefulness.
The Senior Day presentation will be held between the men's and women's games on Wednesday. There will also be a presentation to honor those who have been part of the 58-year history of Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse, and NSU's 2003 NCAA national championship team will also be celebrating the 10-year history of the historic title run.
Saying Goodbye to Dobbins:
Ten memorable moments
1. Feb. 8, 2003, No. 1 goes down. This was Northeastern State's 13th consecutive win in a national championship year. The Redmen came in ranked second nationally in team field goal percentage (53 percent), made 50 percent of its first-half shots and then connected on its first seven field goals after halftime on the way to a 17 of 32 shooting performance (53.1 percent). It marked the first time all year that an opponent has shot better than 50 percent from the floor against Tarleton, which was leading NCAA Division II for a second straight season in field goal percentage defense. Shon Robinson and Muskogee High ex Darnell Hinson led the Redmen with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
2. Stuffed beyond the rim, March 9, 2002. – Before what's believed to be the largest-ever crowd at Dobbins, NSU lost its first game in the South Central Regional to Rockhurst in two overtimes, 75-70. Several hundred were turned away by the fire marshal. Chris Edwards was a season best 5-of-6 from 3-point range.
3. Best scoring game, Dec. 8, 1962. Using available records, All-America guard Bobby Edwards set a school scoring mark with 47 points in a 101-79 win over Langston. Richard Dumas broke this with 50 points in a road game in 1968.
4. Dennis Rodman, thrice. His story at Dobbins was as odd as the man himself. In 1983-84, his first season, he had 24 points and 17 rebounds in a 65-64 NSU overtime win. The following season, he had 18 points and 17 rebounds in a 61-57 loss. His 13-point game in 1985-86 was his lowest regular-season total but Southeastern won that game 57-56. It was in that game, former sports information director Doug Quinn recalls, that Rodman, booed and mocked with plastic worms the entire game, made a head first dive into the crowd. "I remember it was the southwest corner of the gym and it got real quiet when he disappeared into the crowd. When he came back out, there were cheers for him the rest of the game, I think, because people appreciated his hustle."
5. Titletown. March 8, 2003. Joanna Golunska, a Polish native, scored 19 points and the Lady Reds won their first LSC championship, 82-58 over West Texas A&M. The Riverhawks would be runner up in 2004, 2005, 2010. They lost to Drury in a neutral site, 73-70 in the SC Regional.
6. Double-buzzer beaters. On Feb. 7, 1964, Ted King, the fourth option on the play, hit a shot at the top of the circle to beat Southeastern. On Feb. 8, in an overtime win over Oklahoma Baptist, Kenny Willis, Tahlequah resident, hit a 92-foot shot for the win. The play, said Dobbins, was to be a pass from Ron Cox to Joe Smith on the opposite — kind of like Laettner with Duke against Kentucky. Instead the pass went to Kenny.
7. Lone Stars, March 2, 2002 — Playing for the Lone Star Conference title on its home court, Northeastern State's men beat Tarleton 66-50, earning a host berth for its first NCAA regional.
8. On the map, Nov. 25, 2003 – NSU 88, Drury 79 – Drury was a top-five team and it was their only loss until they got to the national tournament. Kelli Griffith and Leslie Warner each had 18 points. "I don't think anyone would have seen us as a prominent program back then but that win, in my opinion, catapulted us into the higher level of national respect," said RiverHawks' coach Randy Gipson. It put them at 4-0 en route to a 12-1start and their second consecutive LSC title, this one won on a neutral floor.
9. Playing with the big girls. Feb. 25, 1978. NSU women hosted the AIAW state tournament and finished third beating Central State 51-48 to qualify for the AIAW Regional in Nacogdoches, Texas. NSU lost to Oral Roberts 67-53, missing a finals shot at Oklahoma, which wound up losing to ORU 57-53. All three teams moved on.
10. Hurricane RiverHawk, Jan. 21, 1985. NSU women 77, Tulsa 43. Maybe the biggest name team Northeastern has beaten. The Lady Reds did twice in the 1984-85 season. Tulsa was 5-21 that year and two years later, discontinued its program until 1996.


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The Athens Review
Athens —
Homer William Weir was born on July 31, 1947 in Palestine to the late Grady and Pauline Weir, and passed away peacefully on Oct. 5, 2012 with his loving family by his side.
Homer attended Palestine schools, and played Varsity football by the time he had entered junior high school, and was baptized at Norwood Heights Baptist church at age 14.
Homer was a heavy-machine operator, and could operate heavy equipment with precise knowledge. When Homer was not working, he enjoyed fishing on Cedar Creek Lake, making his famous peanut patties and watching football games. Homer also enjoyed spending time in his garden, and keeping an immaculate yard.
Homer is preceded in death by his parents and uncle, Aden Stokes.
Homer is survived by his wife, Kathie Weir of 39 years, two daughters; Dana Weir Dickerson and husband, Johnny of Garland and Angel Michelle Waldorf of Wisconsin.
Homer also leaves to cherish his three sisters, Patricia Yarbrough and husband, Danny, Brenda Weir, and Tracie Smith and husband, Danny, grandchildren, Thunder Dale Waldorf and wife, Elizabeth, Jonathan Blake Dickerson, Crystalynn Waldorf and two great-grandchildren.
No services are scheduled at this time.


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By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter
Momentum is growing in the House of Delegates in a three-year crusade by one legislator to legalize the medical use of marijuana for patients trapped in chronic pain, says the man behind the push.
Two years ago, when Delegate Mike Manypenny, D-Taylor, first offered such a bill, he stood alone.
Last year, same story. Only his name appeared on the green-colored House measure.
In Tuesday's floor session, the "new and improved bill," as he is wont to call it, arrived on the House list, this time with 10 sponsors — eight Democrats, and in a new twist, two conservative Republicans — Ray Canterbury of Greenbrier County and Larry Kump of Berkeley County.
"I'm very pleased at the amount of support I've been getting in the House on this updated version," he said.
"Overall, everybody I've talked to has been very supportive. Some said they didn't want to be on the bill, but if it came up for a vote, they would support it on the floor, or in committee."
Therein lie the keys — the Health and Human Resources and Judiciary committees.
Health Chairman Don Perdue, D-Wayne, has reservations, given his long opposition to smoking tobacco since it is a proven cause of lung cancer, and you won't hear any argument out of Manypenny.
Perdue suggested a pill form of marijuana, Manypenny said, but the delegate says he isn't comfortable with this tack, since it would kill one purpose — the freedom to grow a small amount of marijuana or to purchase the raw herb from "a compassion center."
Limiting marijuana to a pill form would leave it solely in the hands of the pharmaceutical industry, Manypenny said.
What's more, the delegate quoted an oncologist as saying the pill isn't acceptable to cancer patients since they cannot keep them down.
"The best way to apply it is through smoking or vaporization," Manypenny said.
"Vaporization heats up the active ingredients in the herb itself to where it liberates it from the organic matter and doesn't combust the carbon and doesn't create smoke."
Manypenny's bill died last year in the judiciary panel, but the delegate said Chairman Tim Miley, D-Harrison, assured him he hasn't ruled the bill out, with just over three weeks left in the session.
Manypenny feels he has gained some steam in the House now that the 2012 election is history, played out in West Virginia, "in a rather conservative, Bible Belt community."
In every state that has legalized medical marijuana, he said, a "dramatic decrease" in pill abuse has followed.
"With taxes collected going to substance abuse treatment and drug prevention in schools, I think we can do a three-fold attack on fighting substance abuse in West Virginia and get a handle on it," he said.
Manypenny acknowledges that some people could take advantage of the privilege to either purchase marijuana or raise a small crop on their own, not to kill pain but to get high.
"I'm not going to say that there isn't anybody who's going to turn into a pothead," he said.
"There are going to be people abusing any medicine out there. I think everybody understands that. This is a much safer way to go, where people aren't going to be overdosing and dying through accidental or intentional means. I think most overdoses are accidental because they don't realize where their limitations are with opioids. Opioids shut down your nervous system, you stop breathing and you're dead."
Manypenny said he feels empathy for families of young people turning up dead after ingesting prescription pain killers.
"This is a much safer alternative," he said of applying marijuana to stifle pain.
"We could move West Virginia forward. I'd like to be 19th for a change, instead of 50th."


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We can usefully consider the problem posed by the Bible for theologians and church leaders under three categories: the world behind the text, the world within the text, and the world in front of the text.read more
Do we need Jesus? I still do not know how to answer that. But I am pretty confident the modern secular world would not be as good as it is if it were not for the original input from Jesus of Nazareth. In any case, should we not rather be asking – Do we need to love our enemies?read more
On the final day of the conference, Gregory Jenks conducted a seminar of his own in honor of the 400th Anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible.read more
The question of the historicity of Jesus' resurrection has been repeatedly probed, investigated and debated. And the results have varied widely. Perhaps some now regard this issue as the burned-over district of New Testament scholarship. Could there be any new and promising approach to this problem? Yes, answers Michael Licona.read more
* How did monotheistic Jews of the early church come to see Jesus as a part of the unique identity of Israel's God? Offering an alternative to "functional" and "ontic" Christology, Bauckham convincingly argues that the divine identity—who God truly is—can be witnessed in Jesus' humiliation, suffering, death, and resurrection.read more
The books of the New Testament are not the infallible words of God. The texts were in a state of flux during the faith s early centuries. We can and should build on that flexible tradition.read more
Pentecost is perhaps the first festival appropriated from an ancient tradition to serve the purposes of the new Christian Way.read more
If we are honest, this parable of the wedding guests is perplexing and almost beyond understanding. It weaves here and there, turning expectations upside down and just when you think "I've got it!" – no you haven't because it twists again.read more
Former Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford; author of "The God Delusion" and "The Greatest Show on Earth. Q:What should pastors do if they no longer hold the defining beliefs of their denomination? Do clergy have a moral obligation not to challenge the sincere faith of their parishioners? If this requires them to dissemble from the pulpit, doesn't this create systematic hypocrisy at the center of religion? What would you want your pastor to do with his or her personal doubts or loss of faith?
At a lunch party I was placed next to a well-known female rabbi, now ennobled. She asked me, somewhat belligerently, whether I said grace when it was my turn to do so at High Table dinner in my Oxford college. "Yes," I replied, "Out of simple good manners and respect for the medieval traditions of my college." She attacked me for hypocrisy, and was not amused when I quoted the great philosopher A J (Freddy) Ayer, who also was quite happy to recite the grace at the same college when he chanced to be Senior Fellow: "I will not utter falsehoods", said Freddy genially, "But I have no objection to making meaningless statements."
Humor was lost on this rabbi, so I tried to see if a serious explanation would go over any better. "To you, Rabbi, imprecations to God are meaningful, and therefore cannot sincerely come from an atheist. To me, 'Benedictus benedicat' is as empty and meaningless as 'Lord love a duck' or 'Stone the crows.' Just as I don't seriously expect anybody to respond to my words by hurling rocks at innocent corvids, so it is a matter of blissful indifference to me whether I invoke the mealtime blessings of a non-existent deity or not. Non-existent is the operative phrase. In the convivial atmosphere of a college dinner, I cheerfully take the road of good manners and refrain from calling ostentatious attention to my unbelief – an unbelief, by the way, which is shared by most of my colleagues, and they too are quite happy to fall in with tradition." Once again, the rabbi didn't get it.
On the face of it, the disillusioned clergymen who form the subject of Dan Dennett's and Linda La Scola's study are less immune to the charge of hypocrisy. They are professionals, who accept a salary for preaching Christianity to a trusting flock. And what is true of atheist clergymen is scarcely less true of those who shelter behind Karen Armstrong-type apophatuousness, or 'ground of all being' obscurantism. That won't wash, for the simple reason that it wouldn't wash with the parishioners. To the trusting congregation, Karen Armstrong would be nothing more than a dishonest atheist, and who could disagree? You can just imagine the shocked bewilderment that would greet a 'ground of all being' theologian, if he tried that on with churchgoers who actually believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, walked on water, and died for their sins.
These dissembling pastors might therefore be accused of betraying a trust when they continue, Sunday after Sunday, to get up in the pulpit and bemuse churchgoers who take seriously the words that the clergyman himself does not – and yet continues to speak. Are they not grievously culpable for deceiving their congregation and accepting a salary for doing so?
No, their personal predicament warrants more sympathy than that. They know no other way of making a living. They stand to lose friends, family, and their respected place in the community, as well as salary and pension. All the more praise to Dan Barker, who had the courage to throw over the whole nonsensical enterprise and jointly found the admirable Freedom from Religion Foundation. But even Dan preached on for a year before taking the plunge.
As Dennett and La Scola mention, one of the things I would consider doing, if my charitable foundation managed to raise enough money, would be to endow retraining scholarships for clergymen who have lost their faith. Perhaps they could retrain as counselors, teachers, policemen – or even join the hallowed profession of carpenter?
The singular predicament of these men (and women) opens yet another window on the uniquely ridiculous nature of religious belief. What other career, apart from that of clergyman, can be so catastrophically ruined by a change of opinion, brought about by reading, say, or conversation? Does a doctor lose faith in medicine and have to resign his practice? Does a farmer lose faith in agriculture and have to give up, not just his farm but his wife and the goodwill of his entire community? In all areas except religion, we believe what we believe as a result of evidence. If new evidence comes in, we may change our beliefs. When decisive evidence for the Big Bang theory of the universe came to hand, astronomers who had previously espoused the Steady State Theory changed their minds: reluctantly in some cases, graciously in others. But the change didn't tear their lives or their marriages apart, did not estrange them from their parents or their children. Only religion has the malign power to do that. Only religion is capable of making a mere change of mind a livelihood-threatening catastrophe, whose very contemplation demands grave courage. Yet another respect in which religion poisons everything.
What is the relationship between the Jesus of history and the title accorded him as the "Christ?" No matter what kind of Christian you may be, if Jesus is regarded to be fullest manifestation of God in the faith tradition we all call Christianity, just which Jesus are we talking about? And, how might we get from possibly being a disciple of this Jewish rabbi and spirit-sage, to "taking up a cross" of some kind for this "Christ?" In a word, who's got which Jesus? This is Part II of a two-part commentary.read more
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Many educated people shy away from the church because they cannot believe in these and other aspects of Christian tradition. And yet many of these same people search for what the church can offer: a caring community, supportive during people of grief and times of joy. James Adams reminds us that religious faith is not a matter of the mind, but of the heart.read more
Regarding Heaven and Hell; Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for? – Robert Browning. An evangelical pastor of a mega-church, Rob Bell, creates a stir when he writes a little book, suggesting when it comes to a place called heaven, there's room for everyone. What the hell?read more
Ehrman's Forged delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantial yet least discussed problems confronting the world of biblical scholarship.read more
In "The Cross, Payment or Gift?", Professor Grace Brame – theologian, pastor, international speaker, singer, and retreat leader – brings her years of study and experience to bear on what is perhaps the central Christian question: Why did Jesus die?read more
Paul was a Hellenistic Jew, originally named Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, who made a living from tent making or leatherworking. He called himself the "Apostle to the Gentiles" and was the most important of the early Christian evangelists.read more
In Giving Voice to the Silent Pulpit, author Barry Blood explores the many differences that exist between Popular Christianity and Academic Christianity.read more


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Nowadays, there are two questions everyone asks me no matter who they are or what the situation may be. These are: How are the twins? And: How are you sleeping?
Ah, sleep deprivation. This was precisely the thing I'd been dreading the most about motherhood, because I'm not one of these high-stamina types who can bounce out of bed after 5 hours and go run marathons and operate on shock trauma patients. Getting enough sleep is key to my happiness and sense of well-being, but at the same time it's also created a lot of anxiety in that I feel there must be something wrong with me that I need so very much of it just to function at a minimal level. But why? What's even going on when I'm asleep that's so damned important? Why must we humans spend almost half our time on earth conked out and oblivious? Yeah, yeah, I know all about our physical systems needing to recharge and replenish…but what really goes on when we sleep? Why is it so necessary that we actually shrivel up, become delusional, and die without it?
Back when I used to work at the museum, I would spend many summer lunch hours cat napping in the Fairmount azalea garden, my purse as a pillow. On weekends, I could wake up at 9, then turn right around and fall back into bed before lunch. And when I have my druthers, I don't take little 20-minute power naps, I crash into 4-hour-long marathon sessions of sleep with many REM cycles and many whacked out dreams.
Although now that the twins are here, I really shouldn't be complaining. Both P (who shall be henceforth known on this blog as Wog) and M (who shall be henceforth known as Birdie) are excellent sleepers. But here's the thing I never realized about parenthood: even when your kids are sleeping, you're not necessarily sleeping. It's completely counterintuitive, but the moment I crawl into bed I begin putting loads of pressure on myself to seize this crucial opportunity for shut-eye and OMG YOU HAVE TO FALL ASLEEP RIGHT NOW because if you don't you will never have the chance AGAIN, EVER. Or I lie awake panicked that they're not breathing. I worry that Tai, who often goes to bed later than me, is having his nerves irrevocably worked by one or both of them and will just up and leave. I worry about my health, my stress level, my mental sharpness. And then sometimes I just don't feel like sleeping, I want to enjoy the me time rather than wasting it away unconscious. There are Vogues to catch up on and new age books to read.
But then insomnia turns into this weird kind of mania, and I'm likely to start rearranging the books on the shelves so that they are organized by color, or separating my clothes into keep/donate/tailor piles. When I do finally fall asleep, my thyroid issues mixed with whatever lingering post-partum hormonal chaos is happening inside me leads to night terrors, night sweats, and the familiar but no less evil bruxism.
After a night like this, I spend the next day clumsy at best, angry and sobbing at worst. The good news (I think) is that the anger is never directed at the twins. It's inward, towards myself, or towards my parents, or towards Tai. It hurts and it consumes all the little energy I have left.
So I decided to spend one of my sleepless nights researching sleep deprivation. It's more insidious than I ever dreamed (see what I did there?).
Lack of sleep can cause you to
- gain weight
– be more susceptible to diabetes, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, and twitching,
– look like shit
It manifests in different ways for different people too – Tai, for instance, gets paranoid and hyper-vigilant; I, when it's really bad, get self-destructive.
Sleep deprivation can make you so incredibly depressed, which coupled with even the slightest bit of PPD, is horrific. Placenta pills, Prozac, Zoloft, Abilify, mindfulness meditation, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are no match for it. When it gets really severe, you might hallucinate and have distorted perceptions of people and events.
It causes aches and pains more severe than those caused by bending over to pick up two growing babies all day long. It's actually used as a form of torture.
Eventually, the body can take no more. You inadvertently fall into what's called a micro-sleep, which could last for anywhere from a split-second to several seconds and which you probably won't even remember. Prolonged sleep deprivation can ultimately cause you to develop dementia, and/or die.
So, because I want to be around to watch the twinpops grow into happy, healthy, well-adjusted citizens of the world, I've had to get good at abandoning my notions of what is ideal and just embracing sleep whenever and wherever I happen to find it. I used to balk at 20-minute naps, now I savor 5-minute ones. Once the babies are in bed at 7:30, I scarf dinner with Tai and scurry off to bed no later than 9. I've given up on evening TV, so don't ask me about the devious new hussy maid on Downton Abbey, whether I saw Miley twerking at the Golden Globes, or who Juan Pablo sent packing. When people come to visit, I've stopped feeling the need to hang out and am now comfortable saying "Not to be rude, but do you mind if I lie down?" My shut-eye mantra is "My children are breathing. My husband is happy. My health is freaking awesome." My Vogues and new age lit are all in a pile for when my life returns to normal. I'm told it eventually will, and that someday I will miss this.


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By DANIEL SUDDEATH
The federal sequestration will slash classes and programs designed for impoverished and working-class residents and children in Southern Indiana unless Congress approves a budget soon.
Officials with Community Action of Southern Indiana confirmed that among the cuts the organization is facing, it will likely have to end its summer Head Start program effective June 30.
The classes are for children ages 3 to 5, and parents who are attending school or working during the day can enroll their kids in the Head Start summer program.
Around 90 kids could be affected by the elimination of the program, and Head Start Director Joy Shanks said there's consistently a waiting list for the summer classes.
CASI's Head Start program — which serves families in Charlestown, Sellersburg, Jeffersonville and Underwood — will lose about $140,000 in funding due to the sequester.
Though she doesn't anticipate services will have to be cut in the program, Shanks said the remaining $33,000 in reductions will come from Early Head Start.
The federal reduction in funding will lead to a 5 percent cut in the CASI Head Start budget, but Shanks said the amount is significant.
"We have children on the waiting list, and we try to serve as many children as we can, and we have qualified teachers that have their degrees," she said. "So you know, we really need to stay fully funded, not just for the teachers but for the children and the families, because that's why we're here, to give them services."
Head Start — which launched in 1965 under President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty — garnered about $7.9 billion in federal funding last year.
Head Start grants across the country were reduced by 5 percent beginning on March 1, which was when the sequester started.
Overall, the sequestration budget is expected to cut $1 trillion from federal spending.
Barbara Anderson, the executive director of Haven House Services Inc., and a CASI board member, fears the sequester cuts will result in more homeless people needing shelter at Haven House because of reductions in public housing funding.
"When they feel pain, we feel pain because we're all interconnected," Anderson said.
Haven House doesn't receive federal grants, so its funding shouldn't wane due to the sequester. But Anderson said these budgetary cuts will flow through communities to the point where almost everyone will feel their sting.
Bob Lane, executive director of the New Albany Housing Authority, told the News and Tribune earlier this month the organization's budget is being sliced by 18 percent this year.
The New Albany Housing Authority could be forced to close 40 Section 8 housing units in the coming years if the funding isn't restored, he said.
"You can't operate with unfunded mandates," Lane said.