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As the display screen of your mobile is the most important part, you need to use a screen protector to protect it from scratches and other damages.
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It's the season of selfies, and a front camera is not the only thing you need. Have a selfie stick by your side whenever you are travelling, and you don't have to depend on other people to take your panoramic pictures.
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Must-Have Gear: Fall and Winter
Here it is: Our roundup of the most innovative gear of the season. Stay warmer longer, while going farther faster. Have more fun. Stay safer. Bike everywhere. —Steve Casimiro
Photograph courtesy Oakley
Oakley's Fast Jackets
The only way swapping lenses on your sunglasses can get easier is if a concierge does it for you. Oakley's Fast Jackets have a "SwitchLock" lever built into the earpiece: Flip it down, the lens is unlocked; to change the lens, flip it up. When dusk falls, you can change out of your dark lenses and into clear ones in 15 seconds. The twin-lens, sports-oriented frames have slightly less coverage than Oakley's M Frames, but convenience far outweighs any drawbacks ($220; www.oakley.com).
Softshell Jacket
Photograph courtesy The North Face
The North Face Jammu
The North Face Jammu softshell jacket is built with NeoShell fabric from Polartec, one of a handful of new materials trying to break Gore-Tex's lock on the apparel market. And while fabric makers squabble over whether their product is more waterproof and breathable (or even how to measure it), the bottom line is that every time I tested NeoShell I felt more comfortable than in Gore-Tex. The reason is air flow. The Jammu fabric is very slightly permeable—not enough to let in water, but enough to let water vapor escape faster than a hardshell using Gore-Tex. For skiing, climbing, and other winter pursuits, you stay completely dry, not just from the inside, but the outside, too ($399; www.thenorthface.com).
Waterproof Hardshell Jacket
Photograph courtesy Mammut Sports Group
Mammut Half-Zip Jacket
This season, competitors have been attacking the Gore-Tex dominance of waterproof-breathable fabrics, but Gore isn't exactly sitting by and letting others eat its lunch. The best-known fabric brand just introduced the latest evolution of Gore-Tex, called Active Shell, and Mammut has put it to smart use in the Felsturm Half-Zip jacket. Active Shell is lighter, softer, and more breathable than other Gore products because the waterproof membrane is bonded directly to the inner fabric, which requires less glue and less material overall. The same ethos applied to the jacket design: The alpine-oriented Felsturm weighs just ten ounces, thanks in part to the half-zip ($450; www.mammut.ch).
Down Jacket
Photograph courtesy Eddie Bauer/First Ascent
Eddie Bauer Emperor
Those puffy down jackets we all love so much sure are purty ... and for skiing and the like, they're ideal. But when you're tough on your coat out in the cold, you need a jacket that can take it, such as Eddie Bauer's Emperor parka. The Emperor is work wear, designed with input from Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions, which provides support for expeditions down south. It's the real deal: The heavy-duty nylon shell resists abrasion, precip, and water, while the 700-fill down insulation is so hearty it feels like you could survive a long South Pole winter in it. There are seven external pockets, most of which are large enough to access wearing gauntlet gloves or mittens, and four internal ones, too. The hood is huge—plenty big enough for a helmet, but if you actually use the Emperor for snow play, make sure it's really cold ($399; www.eddiebauer.com).
Retro Camera
Photograph courtesy Fujifilm
Fujifilm's X100
At last, a great-looking retro camera that shoots as good as it looks. Fujifilm's X100 is the runaway camera of the year, thanks to its 1950s rangefinder styling. But this is one digital model that backs up its pretty facade with dynamite performance. Photos produced by the 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor are stunningly true to life, with the strong color accuracy, great skin tones, and a minimum of noise even in low-light situations. The metal body feels rugged but not heavy, the flash results look natural and blend nicely with ambient light, and the viewfinder displays all the settings you need. Oh, and the operation is nearly silent. Its best application might be for travel shooting, where being unobtrusive counts. Keep in mind its fixed focal length lens (f/2, 35mm equivalent) can't be swapped for a telephoto ($1,200; www.finepix-x100.com).
Rugged Camera
Photograph courtesy Nikon
Coolpix AW100
It has to be said: What took you guys so long? Nikon was the second-to-last major camera manufacturer to make a rugged point and shoot, but the very tough Coolpix AW100 was it worth the wait. The Nikon is packed with high-quality specs, including full HD video at 1080p, and it cranks out top-shelf images in challenging conditions. It's drop-proof from five feet, waterproof to 33 feet, and freeze-proof to 14ºF. ($380; www.nikonusa.com)
Compact Camera
Photograph courtesy Olympus Imaging America Inc.
Olympus E-P3
The first versions of the compact Olympus E-P series performed as if they had a Celica engine in a Corvette body, but no more. The E-P3 is a hot rod under the hood. Critically, its autofocus is blazingly fast—it evaluates focus 120 times a second—and combined with 3.0 frames per second shooting rate you get a compact camera that'll grab action like a much bigger DSLR. There's a new built-in flash, too. And with the Micro Four-Thirds format, you can swap lenses for a bigger zoom or better light gathering, depending on whether you want to pull in the big game or shoot after sunset—the versatility is incredible ($900; www.olympus.com).
Sleeping Bag
Photograph courtesy Sierra Designs
Sierra Designs Pyro 15
When was the last time you woke up while camping because your knees were cold? Cold feet, yes, and certainly a cold body core is nothing to mess with, either. But for the Pyro 15, Sierra Designs decided that to save weight, they could reduce the amount of 600-fill down below boxer short range, then increase the down that surrounds the foot well. The result is a bag that stuffs smaller and at 2 pounds, 13 ounces, weighs less than other 15-degree bags, but is just as toasty. Their next trick comes in the spring: A Pyro with a removable chest baffle, so in one purchase you can get the effect of owning two bags—one for colder temps and one for milder conditions ($250; www.sierradesigns.com).
Training Watch
Photograph courtesy Timex
Timex Global Trainer
Until now, GPS-based training watches have either been Rube Goldberg affairs with bulky external GPS receivers or they've given short shrift to the important training metrics like heart rate and its training zones. In the Timex Global Trainer, all the key functions come together in the best all-around training watch we've tested. GPS is integrated; control over measuring heart rate, pace, and more is easy and powerful; and, finally, you don't need an advanced degree to program it ($360; www.timex.com).
Classic Watch
Photograph courtesy Victorinox Swiss Army
Victorinox Swiss Army Original Timepiece
The Victorinox Swiss Army Original Timepiece is unlikely to ever go out of style. Its 40mm bezel forms a simple and elegant circle, with no hints of ostentation, while the army-green nylon strap hints at a military toughness. The watch can, in fact, take it: It's water-resistant to 330 feet, has a shatter-resistant crystal, and is built of stainless steel, aluminum, and nylon ($295; www.swissarmy.com).
Photograph courtesy DeLorme
DeLorme's InReach
Imagine the relief when you send a smoke signal for help and then, on the horizon, see a puff of smoke in return. DeLorme's InReach stands to revolutionize backcountry communication by allowing you to call for help and get an instant response by sending and receiving text messages via satellite. "On r way" could be the best text you ever get. The small device pairs with your Android smartphone or DeLorme's own PN-60w GPS unit for interactive texts and works on its own to send prewritten notes. Text plans start at $10 a month ($250; www.delorme.com).
Photograph courtesy Casio
Casio Commando
Have you destroyed your smartphone yet? I walked into a river with my iPhone in my pocket. Oops. That won't be an issue with the Casio Commando, which is the smartphone equivalent of a Mensa-bright Navy SEAL. This Verizon handset runs the latest version of Android, so you can add every kind of app under the sun, from navigation to photo editing. It's rugged enough to survive being under water for an hour, being below freezing, and being dropped by a fumbly fingered outdoorsman. It's very, very tough. Trade-offs? The camera shoots woefully low-res pictures. ($150; www.casiogzone.com).
Vintage Hiking Boots
Photograph courtesy Danner Inc.
Danner Mountain Light
The trail doesn't know that vintage designs are hot. Your feet don't care that heritage hiking boots are second only to beards in today's hipster wardrobe. No, when it comes to where the literal rubber meets the road, the only things that matter are fit, comfort, performance, and durability. The Mountain Light from Danner's neo-retro Stumptown line has all that and then some. This full-grain leather boot is absolutely gorgeous, a handmade in the U.S.A. thing of beauty that seems too perfect to mar. The moment you slip inside and start walking, you feel like you've come home. The leather is buttery soft but offers a ton of support; the outsole is sturdy without being inflexible. And in these months of sloppy autumn storms, the very modern Gore-Tex shores up the protection from mud, water, and goop ($330; www.stumptown.danner.com).
Winter Glove
Photograph courtesy Columbia Sportswear Company
Columbia Omni-Heat Bugaglove Max Electric
Yes, 400 bucks for a pair of gloves. And the Columbia Omni-Heat Bugaglove Max Electric is a heavy glove, too, because it runs on the same battery technology that keeps your iPhone happy. But if you ski in bounds and suffer from cold hands, you'll happily pay—and forgive the weight. That juice sent steady warmth to the very tips of my fingers, keeping my hands from freezing in a full-on ice storm and even sweating on an ultra-cold powder day. The bonus: If you forget to charge the Bugaglove overnight, its space blanket-like interior is still warmer than any glove I've used—and I tested these, without the battery, down to minus 5ºF ($400; www.columbia.com).
Photograph courtesy Arbor
Arbor Element RX
There is no single snowboard that's perfect for all applications, but for sidecountry and on- and off-piste shredding in every condition from crud to powder, Arbor's Element RX gets our vote for about 20 reasons. We'll pare that to three. First, ecodesign: Arbor doesn't go green just for feel-good points, but because sustainably sourced bamboo and poplar make for a snappier deck. It's also lighter, since these materials are stronger than fiberglass and let Arbor cut back on heavy, petro-based resins. Second, true rocker: The promise of rocker boards has been gutted by their inherent instability at speed, so a lot of companies reintroduced a bit of camber. Arbor didn't. Instead they went old school, adding more sidecut, so you have greater edge control when you're bombing it, without compromising quick edge-to-edge turn-ability. And third, beauty: Just look at it. ($550; www.arborcollective.com).
Photograph courtesy Salomon.com
Salomon Rocker 2
Ain't nothing stagnant about the ski market: Powder is still the holy grail, and manufacturers are continuing to push the technology and design to fine-tune deep-snow surfing. Witness Salomon's Rocker 2, which has the upturned sweep at tip and tail to ease turning in even the thickest blanket of snow and but just the right amount of camber under foot to help the ski hold on groomed runs. The dimensions are a fat 142-122-132 mm at tip-middle-tail, but unlike so many of today's powder planks, the R2 isn't heavy: Salomon reinforced the extremities with light honeycomb structures while maintaining a wood core in the middle. The result: It turns easier and faster, but still feels solid where it needs to be ($935; www.salomon.com).
Ski Boot
Photograph courtesy SCARPA
Scarpa Alien 1.0
If money is no object and you only care about getting up and down the mountain under your own steam as quickly as possible, the Scarpa Alien 1.0 is the boot for you. Okay, that describes about a hundred people in North America. We're including one of the world's lightest and most expensive boots not because of broad appeal, but as an example of the cutting edge of technology. The Alien 1.0 is designed for randonee racing, where ski mountaineers climb to a summit and then descend—the boot has to be as light as possible for the uphill, but still flex like a ski boot for the downhill. Rather than build an entire boot out of carbon fiber, which would be gossamer light but too stiff, Scarpa made a carbon cuff and carbon-fortified lower, getting incredible rigidity where you need it without losing the ability to make turns. With a minimum of padding, it's not all that comfortable ... but it sure is fast ($1,799; www.scarpa.com).
Ski Binding
Photograph courtesy Dynafit
Dynafit TLT Radical FT
While the sidecountry revolution has been sweeping the ski world, another, slightly quieter revolution has been taking place in backcountry ski bindings. Led by Dynafit, the Tech binding eliminates the traditional step-in toe and heel pieces in favor of pins that grip metal fittings on the boot—which is a much lighter system (like, 75 percent lighter). But for some, the Tech binding was perhaps too light or complex. The new Dynafit TLT Radical FT tackles those issues head-on. The toe has what's unofficially known as "power towers"—metal tabs on each side of the boot that make entry easier and reduce the likelihood of unwanted release—potentially an issue with today's fatter freeride skis. The heel, too, is more intuitive to use in both downhill and touring modes. And there's a very trick carbon plate connecting the two that can be adjusted to stiffen or soften your ski's flex. Lighter, stronger, easier ... the Radical could and should be the first Tech binding to go mainstream ($600; www.dynafit.com).
Photograph courtesy Light & Motion
Solite 150
The Solite 150 cranks out a whopping 150 lumens—the same intensity you find in dedicated cycling lights—so can you use it to bike commute (it comes with a mount) or wear it around camp at its lower setting. It charges via USB, which is very handy. Though the battery lasts a long time (40 hours on low, 6 on the very bright medium setting), a set of AAs can't bail you out if the amperage runs dry in the backcountry ($179; www.lightandmotion.com).
Avalanche Backpack
Photograph courtesy Mammut Sports Group
Mammut Ride Airbag RAS
Inflatable backpacks are the new must-have snow safety device for backcountry skiers and snowboarders. Generally these portable airbags, which help prevent burial in the event of an avalanche, require a significant investment—more than $1,000 for some models—which also means a big commitment to a single pack. Mammut's new Removable Airbag System fixes that lack of versatility: It can be moved between different size packs. Currently there are two Mammut Ride RAS backpacks, a 30-liter (our choice) and a 20-liter. Additional sizes will be available next winter ($720; www.mammut.ch).
Emergency Bivvy
Photograph courtesy Adventure Medical Kits
Adventure Medical Kits SOL Escape Bivvy
Space blankets, as it turns out, are wildly uncomfortable. I was forced to use a reflective aluminum bivvy sack in Iceland and became sopping wet from sweat. Yes, the blanket traps body heat—and every molecule of water. It was almost worse than being exposed to the elements. The new 10-ounce SOL Escape Bivvy from Adventure Medical Kits, however, is lined with a breathable reflective layer that lets moisture escape. It doesn't bounce back as much body heat as a space blanket, but it's infinitely more comfortable. I'd even suggest that, in some circumstances, the Escape Bivvy could supplement a lightweight sleeping bag: Instead of carrying a heavier bag stuffed with insulation, slip into the bivvy for added warmth. Get too toasty? Simply unzip the third-length zipper ($50; www.adventuremedicalkits.com).
Mountain Bike
Photograph courtesy Santa Cruz Bicycles
Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon R XC
Here's what Santa Cruz does that other bike companies don't: They do their own thing. So they were late (very late) to the oversize-wheel, 29er mountain bike party. But then they brought the keg, so nobody cares what time they showed up. The Tallboy Carbon R XC is the first full-suspension (four-inch travel, front and rear) mountain bike that rides like an XC bike with "normal" size, 26-inch wheels. That means it rips on acceleration, corners tightly, and yet gives you some of the leverage advantages that 29ers offer when plowing over rocky trails. Best of all, you have the sweet, smooth suspension action of the bike it was based on, the Blur, one of the best mountain bikes ever invented—by Santa Cruz, of course ($3,899; www.santacruzmtb.com).
Commuting Pants
Photograph courtesy Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi's Commuter Series
A cycling blue jean? Huh? Levi's could be accused of jumping on the urban cycling bandwagon, except that these denim commuter pants rock. Based on the 511 skinny jean design, they have a slight stretch and the very important Nanosphere treatment from Schoeller, which sheds dirt and moisture like nothing you've ever seen (which makes them odor-resistant). There's a tab on the back in which to slip your U-lock, and coolest of all is the reflective piping on the inside of the legs—when you roll them up, your visibility increases by orders of magnitude. There's just one "but," and it centers around the butt: Skinny jeans for cyclists? How about a cut for those with strong, not-so-skinny thighs? ($78; us.levi.com)
Shoes, Bike Commuting
Photograph courtesy DZR
DZR's District Shoes
Cycling clothes should have a five-foot rule: That is, how is what you're wearing going to look when you get more than five feet from your bike? (Hint: Lycra isn't good.) DZR's District shoes look great. Their style is that of normal sneakers, but they have stiffer soles for pedaling and the ability to add clipless cleats so you can use step-in pedals, such as Shimano's SPD system. It's a nice balance between pedaling efficiency and walking comfort, with a decided lean toward pedaling ($85; www.dzrshoes.com).
Bike Lock
Photograph courtesy Hiplok
Bike Lock Hiplok
Bike locks have been carried in every way imaginable, and most of them are uncomfortable, inefficient, or dangerous. The Hiplok, on the other hand, is the most comfortable bike lock you'll wear. Yep, wear. It consists of 30 inches of 8mm steel chain wrapped with nylon to soften the links against the body and a long hook-and-loop strap that loops through a buckle. Simply put, you wear it like a belt, where it sits low and snug and stable on the hips. The strap is infinitely adjustable, so it slips over a summer t-shirt or winter puffy, and it connects without actually locking the lock (a potentially hazardous situation). As for peace of mind, it's rated silver level by the Sold Secure association, which means it won't foil a big set of bolt cutters, but should dissuade most thieves ($110; www.hiplok.com).
Car Roof Racks
Photographs courtesy (L) Yakima, (R) Thule
Thule AeroBlade and Yakima Whispbar
Silence is better than golden: It's easier on the brain, more refreshing, and gets you better gas mileage. Both Thule and Yakima have just introduced teardrop-shaped roof-rack bars designed with much-improved aerodynamics, and they both make such a radical difference in noise reduction it's revolutionary. Thule's version is the AeroBlade (right), Yakima's is the Whispbar (left), and for real-world use you can ignore each manufacturer's claims about which is better or quieter. In fact, both are nearly silent—ambient road noise drowns out rack noise, and only by climbing through the sun roof and putting your ear next to the rack can you actually hear the air flow. Compared to traditional bars, it's astounding.
The aero racks are so close in performance, and they work with most of each brand's attachments, so we've given the nod to both. Thule's is $65 less and far easier to install, but once the rack is on, it's on. If you have an allegiance to one brand or the other, buy your fave. If you don't, check them out in person and see which one calls to you ... in a whisper ($325; thule.com; $389; www.yakima.com).
Photograph courtesy Billabong
Billabong V1
After coming remarkably close to drowning at Northern California's Mavericks, big-wave surfer and father Shane Dorian knew he had to find a way to make his sport safer. The answer came to him almost immediately, and he quickly sketched an idea for an inflatable wetsuit, which he sent to a designer at Billabong. Within months, Dorian was in huge surf at Maui's Jaws, testing the revolutionary V1—and it worked flawlessly. The suit contains a small air bladder, a CO2 cartridge, and a pull cord—when inflated, it brings and keeps the surfer on the surface, preventing the hold-down that has killed big-wave riders. Billabong doesn't have plans to sell the suit at retail, but is making it available to the world's top watermen and women, so it will save not just Shane's life, but others, too (www.billabong.com).
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Senior Alex Hackett (Surrey, England), juniors Cesare Gallo (Portogruaro, Italy) and Njal Stene (Oslo, Norway) and sophomore Didrik Berg (Oslo, Norway) all went undefeated in both singles and doubles in Saturday's men's tennis matches. Hackett registered a 6-0, 6-0 #5 singles victory over Saint Leo's Tom Gleeson.
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On Monday, during the opening general session, State Auditor Glen Gainer spoke to the students about their financial future.
Chapter members had the opportunity to attend workshops on financial literacy topics including Cyber Crime, money matters, stock market game, and frauds and scams among others.
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Members and advisors who attended the conference were Christina Waybright, advisor; Devan Ricottilli, Jack Daniels, Christine Zurbuch, Sarah Heater, Katie Preusch, Maddison Collett, Daniel Toney, Elwood Sites, advisor; and Hunter Thompson.
They also participated in competition round table sessions, general sessions, and were given the opportunity to take an objective test on various areas of business including Accounting I & II, business calculations, marketing, word processing, sports management and many others.
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The Asia-Pacific Region is strategically managed by the Regional Scout Committee, which is elected by the Regional Scout Conference. The conference takes place every three years.
Regional Conference
The Regional Conference is the governing body of the Region. Each National Scout Organization can send a maximum of six delegates. NSOs can also appoint observers to take part in the Conference.
In conjunction with the Conference, a Regional Scout Youth Forum takes place. The aim of the Youth Forum is to increase youth participation in decision-making processes of the organization. The Regional Course for Leader Trainers is another ancillary event, a training designed for adults who aspire to become leader trainers.
The 25th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference, Youth Forum and Regional Course for Leader Trainers will take place in 2015 in Gwang-ju, Korea. For more information, visit the event site.
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The Regional Committee is made up of 10 elected members for a 6-year term. The Chairman of the Young Adult Members Group is an additional member of the Committee with voting rights, with a term of three years. All Committee Members are from different countries.
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The Regional Scout Youth Forum elects 6 young adult members group (YAMG) for a three-year term. The Chairman represents the YAMG to the Regional Scout Committee, and the five other members are appointed to the five regional sub-committees. They must be aged 18-26 when elected and all representatives are from different countries.
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The 24th APR Scout Regional Conference adopted the new Regional Triennial Plan for 2012-2015 that focuses on five strategic priority areas: Young People, Adults, Management, Finance, and Scouting Profile. Click here for the Regional Triennial Plan for 2012-2015 (available in English).
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SALEM-The latest economic data is "unfortunately weak again in Ohio" according to Cleveland economic researcher George Zeller.
The data is offset slightly by a positive nationwide outlook that was somewhat better than Ohio which continues to display "still discouraging" numbers.
Zeller, a 1967 Salem High School graduate, said the state returned to a "job destruction" elevated level of new unemployment claims for the 19th consecutive week as of the week ending June 29.
Reports compiled by Zeller are designed to measure the point at which Ohio's lengthy 2000s recessionary contraction in its labor market finally comes to an end as a result of the end of job destruction within the state.
Zeller said last week's report finds that despite substantial improvement measured during the four weeks of January 2013, the lengthy 2000-2013 period of job destruction in Ohio did not come to an end. This despite improvement during all of the January and the first two weeks of February.
Since the week included the Fourth of July holiday, the new unemployment claims were released too late to be analyzed on Thursday. But updated economic indicators report on the level of new unemployment claims in both Ohio and in the nation is available on the Internet at: www.georgezeller.com/newclaims062913.pdf
Ohio previously had a very unfortunate negative streak of 21 consecutive weeks with a "job destruction" elevated level of new unemployment claims, Zeller explained, noting that streak ended for four weeks in January and February.
"But job destruction this week and elevated levels of new unemployment claims returned to the Ohio data in a substantial majority of Ohio's counties," he said
Ohio's 9,660 new unemployment claims last week were 26.8 percent higher than the 7,617 new unemployment claims that Ohio had during the fifth week of June 1999, which was the last year when Ohio had unambiguous job growth for the entire year.
This negative figure extended a new streak to 20 consecutive weeks with Ohio experiencing a "job destruction" level of new unemployment claims.
The 26 percent above 1999 elevated level of Ohio new unemployment claims this week was a sharp deterioration from the level 21 weeks ago that was -3.0 percent below 1999.
It was an even sharper deterioration in the new update in comparison to the same figure of -22.1 percent below 1999 that Ohio had 18 weeks ago during the first week of February, he said.
"This week's data confirm that earlier favorable readings during late January 2003 and early February 2003 were not genuine measures of an improving Ohio economy," Zeller said.
"Instead, as happened in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012, the improving measures were 'false positive' measures caused by the always very high seasonal distortion in the data that always materializes during the holiday and early winter seasons every year, when layoffs always soar."
Also, the 9,660 new unemployment claims are 24.6 percent higher than the 7,751 new unemployment claims that Ohio had during the fifth week of June 2000, prior to the onset of the 2000-2002 national recession.
Zeller said that figure was an extremely sharp deterioration from a far more favorable reading 21 weeks ago of -17.3 percent.
"Thus, all of this week's unemployment claims measures have returned to the elevated 'job destruction' magnitude at the statewide level in Ohio," he said.
The weakening Ohio data is down compared to national numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that were generally slightly positive.
The unemployment claims deteriorated substantially during the last two weeks in February 2013 and during all weeks of March, April, May, and June 2013.


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Softball Drops Hard Fought 8-6 Battle To EKU
WOODSTOCK, Ga. - - In a hard fought back-and-forth battle, the Ball State softball team suffered an 8-6 loss to Eastern Kentucky Sunday afternoon to end play in the KSU Classic hosted by Kennesaw State.
With the loss, the Cardinals conclude its season-opening tournament with a 3-1 record. EKU improved to 2-1 with the victory.
Junior left field Jennifer Gilbert belted her third home run of the season in the game, moving her career total to 36. Gilbert, who went 3-for-4 in the contest with three RBI and three runs scored, needs just three more home runs to pass the school record of 38 set by Amanda Montalto (2009-12).
Junior third baseman Audrey Bickel also blasted a home run in the contest, her second of the season, while going 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk, two RBI and one run scored.
A pair of BSU errors in the top of the first allowed the Colonels to get on the board first when Raquel Howes led off the game by reaching base on an error and came home to score thanks to an over throw of first base on the next play.
Ball State would get the run back in the bottom of the frame thanks to a small two-out rally. Gilbert started the rally with a single and advanced to second on a walk to Bickel. Junior first baseman Taylor Rager followed with an RBI single to left field.
The Cardinals would take their first lead of the game in the top of the third when Gilbert blasted her second home run of the day, and third of the season, over the scoreboard in center field.
While Eastern Kentucky scored three runs in the top of the fourth to pull ahead 4-2, the Cardinals responded with four runs of their own in the bottom of the frame to reclaim a 6-4 edge.
Freshman shortstop Selena Reyna and sophomore second baseman Taylor Cox each singled to open the bottom of the fourth, before a pair of outs left a Cardinals rally in doubt. However, Gilbert would smash a double to left field and Bickel followed with a two-run blast over the left-center field wall to plate four runs.
After a scoreless fifth inning, EKU would score two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to escape with an 8-6 victory.
Redshirt junior hurdler Audra Sanders, who entered the game in relief in the top of the fourth, suffered the loss after allowing four earned runs and six hits over 3.1 innings of work. Freshman Kelsey Schifferdecker started the game, allowing four runs (two earned) and five hits over the first 3.2 innings. Both BSU pitchers struck out one batter.
Leanna Pittsenbarger picked up the win for EKU in the circle, overcoming a shaky start to hold Ball State scoreless over the final three innings. In five innings of work, Pittsenbarger allowed four runs and four hits while striking out five batters.
Hayley Flynn started the game in the circle for Eastern Kentucky, allowing two runs and five hits over 2.0 innings of work.The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday, when it opens play in the Central Arkansas Tournament with games versus Creighton (11 a.m. CT) and Grambling (1 p.m. CT).


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Following the news of Austra's Remix EP Sparkle, we can now announce details of their next single. The third track to be released from their acclaimed (and Polaris Prize nominated) debut Feel It Break, Spellwork will be available digitally from 5th September (RUG430D), backed with the track Identity.
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A Williamsport man was convicted of attempted murder by a Lycoming County jury on Friday afternoon.
Larry Travers, 24, stabbed Kevin Houseknecht in the neck several times on June 17, 2011 in an overgrown lot near the intersection of Glynn Avenue and Arnold Street.
Travers said during an interrogation with city police Agent Stephen Sorage that he planned to steal Houseknect's money and give him a baggie of baking soda, instead of cocaine.
Travers told police that Houseknecht brought the knife to the deal, which was to be conducted in the victim's Plymouth, and that the victim took the first swipe.
"He dropped the knife," Travers said. "I blacked out I beat the heck out of him, I know that."
Witnesses saw Travers stab Houseknecht, who is currently incarcerated at SCI-Rockview on a parole violation, outside of the car in the empty lot.
An envelope containing $2,487 was found in the car where the incident began.
Travers told police that he tried to throw the money back at Houseknecht and to throw the "drugs" out of the car.
"I threw his money back at him," Travers said. "I'm really sorry about this, but I was acting in self-defense."
Asked by police why he threw the drugs away, if they were fake, Travers responded "I don't want to get caught up in some phony drugs doing time for some bogus drugs."
Travers was taken into custody on Linn St. by a state trooper about 20 minutes after the incident.
The jury also convicted Travers of aggravated assault, robbery, theft, receiving stolen property and possessing an instrument of crime.
"He pleaded guilty to the charges this past April, then prior to sentencing he asked the court for permission to withdraw his plea," said District Attorney Eric Linhardt. "As a result of that he was charged with perjury."
The statutory maximum for the attempted homicide count is 10 to 20 years, according to Judge Marc Lovecchio.


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Club to sponsor photo exhibit
MARTINSBURG - Eight members of the Jefferson County Photography Club will exhibit 31 images today through Dec. 31 at the Martinsburg-Berkley County Public Library, 101 W. King St. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The club members participating in the exhibit include Lisa Lin Arroniz, Melanie Brownsmith, Sally Fitzgerald, Curt Mason, John Moore, Alice Newton, Dan Smith and Rip Smith.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Opera House has announced the following lineup:
Friday: Larry Keel and Natural Bridge;
Saturday: Sweet Adelines, at 4 p.m. and Acoustic Burgoo with The Green Boys at 9 p.m.;
Dec. 13: The Black Lillies;
Dec. 15: On the Bus;
Dec. 21: The Speakeasy Boys and Frost Mountain Revival;
Dec. 31: The Hillbilly Gypsies and The Woodshedders.
Admission ranges from $5 to $30, depending on the concert, and more information is available at www.OperaHouseLive.com.
Olde Town Hedgesville set
HEDGESVILLE - The "Olde Town Hedgesville Christmas" open house holiday event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Local churches and shops will be participating with festivities and goodies. The event will include the town tree lighting and holiday caroling with the Hedgesville Middle School Choir located at the Town Spring at 6 p.m.
The town is asking attendees to please bring a healthy non-perishable snack, or a new pair of mittens/gloves and a hat to donate to the Berkeley County Back Pack Program. Help our Berkeley County children not go hungry or cold this holiday season. A donation drop off box will be located at the Town Spring during the event and at Naylor Library/Town Hall through Dec. 21.
Olde Tyme
Christmas slated
HARPERS FERRY -Harpers Ferry will host "Olde Tyme Christmas" Friday to Sunday and Dec. 8 and 9. Events include luminary services, storytelling, nativity scene, performances by Tuba Christmas, Rolling Coyotes, Apple Capital Chorus and others, horse and wagon rides, historic exhibits, living historic talks and more.
For more information, visit www.HistoricHarpersFerry.com
Village by
Candlelight set
BOONSBORO, Md. - The Washington County Rural Heritage Museum will host the third annual "Rural Heritage Village by Candlelight Tour" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Admission is $10 per family or $5 per person. Participants will enjoy a guided tour on foot by candlelight, visiting each of the village buildings where period activities will be taking place. Enjoy listening to storytellers, learning holiday customs, singing along with caroling and warming by the hearth.
For more information, call 240-420-1714 or visit www.ruralheritagemuseum.org
Memorial ceremony to be held Saturday
SHARPSBURG, Md. - Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau will offer a guided bus tour of the annual Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination event on Saturday. Advance tickets are required. Buses leave at 6 p.m. from the Visitor Welcome Center. For more information, call 301-791-3246, ext. 10.
'Christmas Lights the Heart' Saturday
INWOOD - The 18th annual South Berkeley Christmas events begin at 6 p.m. Saturday with the lighting of the community Christmas tree in front of Musselman High School. Events continue on Sunday with a 5K race at 2 p.m., followed by the annual Christmas parade at 2:30 p.m. For more information about the 5K race, call 304-839-2054 or 304-229-6071; for more information about the tree lighting or the parade, call 304-229-6282 or 304-299-7271.
Mason exhibit to be held next 2 months
SUMMIT POINT - South Jefferson Public Library welcomes and encourages the people of Summit Point and Jefferson County to view the work of photographer, Curt Mason, during the months of December and January in the Library Meeting Room of the library.
Mason's show will be the 41st exhibit at the library. The library also invites public to meet the artist at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 in the library meeting room.
Art sale and open house scheduled
SHARPSBURG, Md. - The Antietam Gallery will be hosting a Christmas Open House and Art Sale on Dec. 1 and 2. Civil War re-enactors from the 8th Virginia and the 12th Massachusetts will be encamped at the gallery for living history and infantry drilling. Refreshments will be served. The gallery is located on Route 34 in Sharpsburg, Md.
For more information, call 301-371-4324 or email email@example.com.
Holiday Home
Tour planned
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Tickets are now on sale for the "Holiday Home Tour 2012," to be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tour will feature hour unique homes, each decorated in beautiful holiday decor. Cost is $15 and are available at North Hagerstown High School.
Event is sponsored by the North Hagerstown High School Class of 2015. For more information, call Dianna at 717-261-6909 or email email@example.com
Christmas Tree
Wonderland slated
MARTINSBURG - Fellowship Church of the Brethren, 505 Blossom Drive, is excited to bring a new Christmas tradition to Berkeley County. On Dec. 6, 7 and 8 our church will be transformed into a Christmas Tree Wonderland bringing together non-profit groups and musicians from our area and even Santa Claus for Operation Cooperation; Christmas Tree and Charity Extravaganza.
The church will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. every evening for viewing of the Christmas trees decorated by the hard-working groups that do so much good work for our community.
In addition, there will be numerous 15-to 20-minute "mini-concerts" throughout the evenings. Santa will be visiting to take free pictures with the kids (bring your own camera.) Admission is free and so are the cookies and hot chocolate. Light supper will be available during the event. For more information and an up to date schedule, visit www.fellowshipcob.com or call 304-283-1042.
Western dance party scheduled
MAUGANSVILLE, Md. - The Country Western Dance Association will sponsor a potluck Christmas dance party from 7 to 10 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Maugansville Ruritan, 18007 Maugans Ave.
Admission is $7 for non-members and $5 for members.
For more information, email email@example.com.
PASS schedule given for 2012-13
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Performance Arts Series at Shepherd University has announced its 2012-2013 season. All performances will be held at 8 p.m. at Shepherd University's Frank Center Theater.
Feb. 16: The Campbell Brothers: Sacred Steel;
Feb. 22: Fullset;
Feb. 27: Dancing Wheels.
For more information or tickets, call 304-876-5219 or visit www.shepherdbook.com.
ABCdanceport to
hold dance party
SHEPHERDSTOWN - ABCdancesport will sponsor a ballroom dance party from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at The War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St.
A swing lesson will be offered from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $12 per person, which includes the lesson.
For more information, call 503-309-7250 or visit www.abcdancesport.com.
Candlelight tours
to be held in Dec.
MARTINSBURG - The Adam Stephen House, 309 E. John St., will hold its Colonial Christmas from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16. The house will be decorated in the colonial manner with fresh evergreens and fruit.
Holiday music and refreshments will be provided. Admission is free.
For more information, call 304-267-4434 or visit www.orgsites.com/wv/adam-stephen.
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SUMTER — They cut down the nets, hugged, cried and high-fived. Then the Pinewood Prep girls hoisted the championship trophy. This scene has become a late-February tradition at the Sumter Civic Center.
Pinewood Prep defeated Heathwood Hall, 57-50, on Saturday night to capture its third straight SCISA Class AAA state basketball championship and fourth in five years.
Six seniors — Raygon Hendrix, Bri Boyd, Kaitlyn Dambaugh, Maria Corella, Jennifer Rhodes and Jazlyn Hooks played in the final game together and went out winners.
"That's a special group," Pinewood coach Nancy Beatty said. "I can't put in words how much they bring to practice, how much pride they bring to Pinewood Prep."
Heathwood (20-8) might have the best junior in the country in Aja Wilson, but it takes a total team effort to win the crown.
"They are veterans," Heathwood coach John O'Cain said of the playoff savvy Panthers. "They definitely played better as a team than we did. You have to play as a team at this stage of the season. This wasn't one of our better games, but Pinewood had something to do with that."
Wilson had 29 points, but she was the only Highlander in double figures.
"I am proud of what (Wilson) brings to the game," Beatty said. "But it takes a whole team. We play together as a team."
Pinewood Prep (27-4) had three players in double digits. Hendrix had 15, Dambaugh 12 and Corella 11.
Hendrix, a 5-3 point guard, was the difference. She distributed the ball, scored and caused turnover after turnover. She disrupted Heathwood Hall's offensive flow.
"Division I schools, collectively, will not look at her because they say she's too short," Beatty said. "But she works harder than anybody. She is so, so special. She's the catalyst of our team and it starts with her. It takes a point guard to make a team great."
The teams were tied at halftime, but Pinewood Prep made adjustments and outscored the Highlanders 18-12 in the decisive third quarter.
Heathwood Hall (50): Wilson 29, Ress 6, Turberville 1, Dickerson 7, Joseph 5, Lefft 2.
Pinewood Prep (57): Hendrix 15, Dambaugh 12, Paylor 5, Corella 11, Rhodes 9, Boyd 5.
Heathwood Hall 11 13 12 14—50
Pinewood Prep 13 11 18 15—57
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Defensive end Da'Shawn Hand of Woodbridge, Va., rated by some analysts as the No. 1 player in the class of 2014, wrapped up a two-day visit to South Carolina on Sunday and had good things to say about his experience.
"It was a great visit," Hand said. "(Jadeveon) Clowney is a fun guy, very genuine, very honest. I liked the entire coaching staff. The food was amazing. As far as football- related facilities, every college has them, some are big and some are small, so that doesn't faze me anymore."
Hand has also visited Alabama, Michigan and Virginia Tech and will visit Florida at some point. That is by no means a list of finalists, as he will likely visit others. And he's not ready to start formulating a list of favorites.
Hand was joined on the visit by his head coach, Karibi Dede.
"I thought it was a great visit," Dede said. "They did a really good job of giving a full picture of the program. He met with a professor about programs he's interested in and toured the campus. The opportunity to hang out with the players, and with Clowney, I thought that was a unique opportunity for him. He met with coach (Steve) Spurrier. Coach ate lunch with Da'Shawn, and I think it opened his eyes about how great a coach he is."
In other recruiting news:
RB Dalvin Cook of Miami, who committed to Clemson in June of 2012, flipped to Florida on Saturday night after meeting with Gators coach Will Muschamp following the Florida spring game. Cook said this decision is final and he is ending his recruiting. Cook is the second Clemson commitment to back out of his pledge for 2014. Earlier, DB Dylan Sumner-Gardner decommitted from Clemson in January and committed to Texas A&M in March.
DE Kendal Vickers of Havelock, N.C., remains dead set on playing at USC, and he hopes he can join the 2013 class. With that in mind, he visited USC on Saturday for the scrimmage along with teammate and Gamecocks signee Pharoh Cooper. Vickers has been working to raise his GPA so he would have the chance to qualify for this year's class. USC told him during the recruiting season they would hold a spot for him in case he qualifies. "They said I need two A's and two B's to qualify, and if I do, we will figure it out from there," Vickers said. Right now, Vickers said, he has those exact grades for this nine week period. He will take the ACT on Saturday. If he does not qualify, he said USC would put him in a prep school.
USC's 2014 QB target Drew Barker of Hebron, Ky., had planned to visit this weekend for the spring game but will spend the weekend at Kentucky to give himself a complete look at the Wildcats. Barker visited USC for a weekend last month and feels he has a good enough feel for the Gamecocks to make a decision about them.Last weekend Barker was at Tennessee. He is expected to make his decision in May.
DB Dravon Henry of Aliquippa, Pa., picked up an offer from USC last week. He has been to West Virginia and Pittsburgh for spring practices. He plans to take several other visits especially during the football season. Henry said he had a top four of Pitt, Penn State, Ohio State and West Virginia. Henry played safety last season and had six interceptions but said he can also play cornerback.
WR Blake Bone of Woodruff visited USC last Tuesday and learned a lot about the Gamecocks. Bone spent a lot of time with Steve Spurrier Jr. and got a good feel for what it might be like to play for him. "He's an interactive coach, a players' coach," he said. "He knows how to get after it." And the Gamecocks are getting after Bone with a lot of intensity. "They are looking at me pretty hard," he said. "It's a pretty good feeling. Coach Spurrier Jr. and coach Elliott are telling me they've got short receivers since Alshon (Jeffery) left and that's what they are going after me hard. They need another big guy. I like everything about Carolina and I hope everything goes good in the future." Bone visited Ole Miss and Auburn over the weekend and will try to get to Tennessee and Kentucky as soon as he can. Clemson also has offered but is not in his plans at this point.. He has a top four of USC, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Tennessee. The Vols have not yet offered. Right now Bone plans to wait until National Signing Day to announce but said he could make an announcement at the Semper Fidelis Game in January.
WR Jamil Kamara of Virginia Beach has not narrowed his list but did say, "Clemson would be in my top ten if I had one." Kamara wants to wait until the semester ends before narrowing his list to five. His most recent visits were to NC State and Old Dominion. Other that Clemson, Kamara would like to see Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia and Vanderbilt this spring.
RB Caleb Kinlaw of Goose Creek named Tennessee and North Carolina as his top two and has visited both. Kinlaw also visited USC but is not sure of how his relationship will progress with the Gamecocks. "I'm not sure how things are going (with USC). We'll have to see how things play out." Kinlaw has also cooled on Clemson. "The last time I saw them was about a month-and-a-half ago at my school," he said. "I don't really talk to them anymore." His offers are from Clemson, USC, North Carolina and Tennessee. Other schools courting Kinlaw include Arizona, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Florida State, Miami, Florida and Ohio State.
DL Kendall Baker of Atlanta has offers from Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Washington, Duke, West Virginia, Auburn and Wisconsin among others. He named his top five as Georgia, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson and Alabama in that order. Baker has taken visits to FSU, Georgia, Alabama and Auburn. He was going to visit Clemson this Saturday but will be taking the ACT instead.
DE Kentavius Street of Greenville, NC named Georgia, Florida State and Tennessee as his top three. Street will visit Virginia Tech, Florida State and Georgia in May. His offers include Clemson, Georgia, FSU, Tennessee, North Carolina, East Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Ohio State and Maryland. He said he's not hearing much from Clemson at this point.
USC remains one of the favorites of highly regarded DB Marlon Humphrey of Hoover, AL. The son of former Alabama star Bobby Humphrey told 247Sports he has a top group of USC, Alabama, Mississippi State and Florida State. He visited Alabama last week and that likely will be his only unofficial visit of the spring due to track.
DB Arrion Springs of San Antonio was offered last week by Clemson. The Tigers join Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Baylor and Kansas and some of the offers for Springs. Last season he had 63 tackles with 4 interceptions.
USC OL target Bentley Spain of Charlotte made an unofficial visit to North Carolina last week. He's made several unofficial visits to Chapel Hill as well as USC. He's also considering LSU, Michigan, Stanford and Virginia.
DE Andrew Williams of McDonough, GA visited Georgia last week. He also has offers from Clemson and USC.
DL Anthony Moten of Fort Lauderdale committed to Florida last week. He had USC and Clemson in his final 10
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6-1 Jaylen Shaw of Hartsville became USC's second spring commitment last weekend. Shaw won two state championships during his career with the Red Foxes. He also earned MVP honors in a pair of all-star games last month. His coach said it's that kind of winning approach Shaw will bring to the Gamecock program. "He's been fortunate to be a winner on every level he's played on," coach Aric Samuel said. "He wanted to go to a school that wants to win. He's focused on winning, he's focused on the details and what the coach is trying to teach. Basically they are getting a winner." Shaw also had offers from Clemson, Tulane, Evansville, Coastal Carolina and High Point. "Clemson came on maybe too late," the coach said. "We went to camp at USC, he won two state championships down in Columbia, his parents are really close, it just all made since for him." Shaw averaged 24 points and 8 assists per game as a senior.
A pair of Gray Military Prep school stars have made commitments according to coach Dion Bethea. 6-1 Edward Stephens is headed to SC State and 6-5 Travis Hammonds picked Long Beach State.
6-8 Darryl Reynolds of Philadelphia made an unofficial visit to Rhode Island last week but said his decision remains between USC, Villanova and Seton Hall with his announcement to be made at his high school April 24th. He has visited USC and will visit Villanova and Seton Hall later this month. Reynolds talked with Gamecock coach Frank Martin last week. "They are still my number one but I've got to weigh my options. I have to look at the other schools. I like South Carolina but I don't want to say too much." Asked if it will be hard for one of the other schools to overtake USC, Reynolds responded, "yes."
6-9 Demetrius Henry of Bradenton, FL will be taking visits to South Florida and Miami within the next two weeks. He has visited USC and will announce his decision April 24.
Believe Prep of Rock Hill teammates 6-3 Shadell Millinghaus and 6-6 Leroy Fludd spent last Tuesday afternoon getting an inside look at USC basketball under Frank Martin. The two along with their coach Tyson Waterman met with members of the Gamecock staff and got a tour of the campus and basketball facilities. Millinghaus plans to have a decision by April 25th or 27th and between now and then is looking to take official visits to USC, Oregon, Marquette, Tennessee and Tennessee Tech. Fludd also plans to visit Utah and Colorado State. Millinghaus said there's no clear cut leader for him but he has a top three of USC, Oregon and Marquette.
6-7 Donte Grantham of Martinsburg, WV is getting interest from Clemson. He picked up an offer from West Virginia last week. Some of his other offers include VMI, Northern Kentucky, James Madison and Marshall. He said he's also getting prep school offers. Grantham said he's not sure about upcoming visits but does want to see Clemson. Right now he's busy with AAU basketball. Grantham was named the West Virginia player of the year after averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds per game.
Other commitments…PG Deonte Houston of Olney JC, IL and combo guard Joshua Cameron of Connors State JC, OK to Coastal Carolina; PG Johnathan Burroughs-Cook of Memphis to The College of Charleston.


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If there is one thing I have learned in my years as a coach and athlete it is this: A little praise goes a long way.
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But while this is obvious in the case of others, sometimes it is much less obvious in the case of ourselves. We are often quick to praise those around us - our competitors, our training partners, our athletic idols - but sometimes just don't remember the importance of praising ourselves. It may sound silly and a bit cliche, but there truly is so much value to the concept of giving ourselves a "pat on the back" every now and then.
I am definitely guilty of the "under-praising" concept at times. Always wanting to do more, to do better, I am certainly my own biggest critic. I think that is part of the natural mentality of an athlete. We are so focused on striving to go further, and reach greater heights, that sometimes we forget to look around and see just how far we've already come. But making that acknowledgment, and giving ourselves credit for our progress and accomplishments, is crucially important.
Just like the athlete whose face lights up and whose confidence brims on receiving praise from the coach they look up to, we as athletes can also benefit from our own self-praise. I often talk about the importance of staying positive in your mind when facing those tough moments in races and in training. Figuring out how to do this is undoubtedly vital to being a successful athlete. But I've come to realize that praising ourselves for getting through those moments is just as important.
As athletes, we need to recognize what we achieve, the tremendous efforts we put in to do so, and the growth we make along the way. Acknowledge each step taken. Even if they haven't yet led to the destination that was desired, they are all progress. Those steps are all an important part of laying a stronger foundation to continue to climb higher in the future.
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Mulyadi Setiakusuma, head of ACCA Indonesia, stated: 'We promised to support the Indonesian accounting profession and we have begun our effort to show our commitment. We are proud to announce the collaborations that have taken place and will take place very soon.'
ACCA gave a total of IDR 120 million worth of book prize awards to 10 leading universities in Indonesia - Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Bina Nusantara, Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Surabaya, Universitas Tarumanagara, Universitas Trisakti, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan and STIE YKPN.
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In an effort to educate the market on the importance of international qualification, ACCA did various collaborative events with British Chamber and Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia, in forms of seminars, radio talk shows and Train-the-Trainer sessions where top-notch expatriate lecturers were brought in to guide lecturers from many universities in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya.
Daniel Hankinson, CFO of HSBC, commented that, 'Seeing the company's strategic global partnership with ACCA, it is only natural to send our finance staffs to learn ACCA as part of the up-skilling process.'
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The campaign is taking place in Lattakia and Damascus, incl. UNRWA Yarmouk camp. In each city, we are going to clean up selected areas for plastic and other waste, distribute canvas bags, flyers and booklets to raise environmental awareness, and organize children to paint their own canvas bag within the concept of "Learning How To Play". NGOs will also be invited to display their activities to the children and visitors.
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Clean-up of plastic and other waste
Selected areas of Damascus
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Environmental awareness raising to children
10.30 Official Opening of IVD for partner organizations and sponsors (by invitation only)
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Cham City Center + Grandmart supermarket
13.00 Distribute canvas bags in the Supermarket, and raise environmental awareness from IVD stand
16.00 Shops open. Distribute flyers and booklets on all floors of the City Center
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Morello batted .583 (8-for-15) last week to help lead the Hatters to a 5-0 record at the Stetson Classic. She hit safely in all five contests, including three multi-hit games, and stole three bases without being caught. The elementary education major maintained a .632 on-base percentage and scored six runs en route to all-tournament team honors.
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Now, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.
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"The Wise Man's Fear is a beautiful book to read. Masterful prose, a sense of cohesion to the storytelling, a wonderful sense of pacing…. There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description." — Brandon Sanderson
"As seamless as a song…this breathtakingly epic story is heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Your first novel, The Name of the Wind introduces the hero (or some may say anti-hero) Kvothe as a larger-than-life living legend.
I don't know if I'd call him larger-than-life. His reputation is larger-than-life, certainly. The man himself is remarkably life-sized. I think that's part of the reason people like him.
How did you create him?
I got the idea for Kvothe after I finished reading Cyranno De Bergerac for the first time. I was completely knocked over by that character. He was passionate, arrogant, witty, clever, a fighter, a poet, a philosopher. He was compelling and interesting, and a bit of a bastard, but you loved him and felt sorry for him. I remember thinking, "Why haven't I ever read a fantasy novel with a character this good?"
Shortly after that I read Casanova's memoirs. That's when I realized that autobiography could be really compelling so long as the person's life is exciting, and their personality is interesting.
Those two things might not have been the seed for the book, they were certainly around when the seed was sprouting….
What contemporary superhero would you put Kvothe up against?
Who would win?
Ah hell. If we're talking about Kvothe as he appears in the second book. Batman would probably come out on top. I'd say Kvothe would only have about a 30% chance of pulling off the win there.
But even if Batman did win, he'd walk away with a limp.
Kvothe leads readers through the entire series—from the storytelling, to the action, to the inner monologue. Are there any similarities between Kvothe and yourself?
A few. But less than people typically think. People are always saying, "Why do you hate poets so much?" I have to remind them that Kvothe is the one with that particular grudge.
But yeah. There are a few similarities. We both have the bad habit of expressing ourselves freely and clearly when it would be better to keep our mouths shut.
Fans love the books and are fascinated by the characters, but you've also garnered a cult-like following. Can you tell us what that's like?
I've got a cult? That's awesome. Do they have robes and stuff? Do we have baccanals? We better have baccanals. If I have cult it better old-school. Dionysian. Orgiastic. If I find out they're just drinking tang and handing out pamphlets on streetcorners I'm going to be pissed.
When did you realize that you wanted to become a writer?
I've known I wanted to be a writer for a long time. Since forever. I started my first fantasy novel when I was 15 or so.
It wasn't very good, of course. In fact, it was horrible. Beyond horrible. It had cat-man samurai in it. I'm not even kidding.
But it was a good learning experience. The mistakes I made in that novel taught me a lot about writing. Generally speaking, our failures teach us more than our successes. Part of the reason The Name of the Wind turned out so good is because I made so many rookie mistakes in that first, horrible novel.
Did any of your experiences in college influence some of the scenes at the University?
No. Not really. You're making that whole Pat/Kvothe mistake again. He's the one with the red hair. I'm the one with the beard.
A lot of people assume that because I spent 11 years in college, I based the University off my experiences as a student. It's a reasonable thought, but it couldn't be further from the truth. It wouldn't have taken me nearly so long to write this book I was just stealing things out of the real world.
The truth is, I find stories that are thinly-veiled autobiography pretty tiresome. Authors inevitably put something of themselves into a book, but that doesn't mean you should turn your 3rd grad math teacher into a villain in a desperate attempt to get revenge. I've read books like that in the past. They're terrible.
What was the best class you took in all that time?
Basic Critical Thinking. This is usually taught as a philosophy class at most universities, but in my opinion it should be required for every college student.
You see, everyone assumes they know how to think rationally, but most people don't. We are emotional, messy-headed creatures. And even very clever, well-informed people can be very stupid when it comes to dealing with things in a rational, critical way.
I've had people try to have arguments with me. They say things like, "What you have to realize is that logically…" and then they spout off the most ridiculous bullshit. They don't know what logic is. They think that if they feel strongly about something, it's logic. They think if they grew up believing it, it's logic.
I had a guy try to convince me that ESP was real because he was thinking about his girlfriend before the phone rang. Not only was he sure he was right, but he was absolutely certain that he was providing a crushing argument. He felt unassailable in his reasoning.
All I could think was, 'Sweet baby Jesus. That's a post hoc fallacy. You're trying to convince me using faulty logic that Aristotle was making fun of over 2000 years ago.' Maybe that shit works in whatever N-sync chatroom you grew up in. But don't bring it round here. Here we have rational discourse. You want to sit at the grown-up table, you learn the rules.
The structure of your story is different than most fantasy novels. Why did you choose to write your book that way?
Everyone always seems so surprised by the framed story, but it isn't anything new. The Princess Bride is a framed tale. The Arabian Nights is a framed tale…. Taming of the Shrew is a… well… it's half a framed tale.
As for the first person, it's the most natural form of storytelling there is. When you tell your friend a story, you say, "I almost got hit by a truck today." You don't hide behind third person.
Yeah. Sure. Most novels are written a different way. Tradition. The Aristotelian unities. Three act structure. What do I care about that? I'm not doing a paint-by-numbers here. I'm not doing a connect-the-dots. I'm looking to tell a different type of story here. I'll do it my way.
The first edition of The Name of the Wind was released in 2007. What kinds of projects have you been involved with over the past 3 years, besides writing THE WISE MAN'S FEAR, the long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel?
Let's see….
I started a charity called Worldbuilders. Fantasy authors and publishers donate books that we use to encourage people to donate to Heifer International. In the last three years we've raised over half a million dollars for Heifer International.
I also wrote a not-for-children picture book illustrated by my friend Nate Taylor. It turned out amazing. I think of it as Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline meets Edward Gorey.
Oh. And I had a baby. Does that count as a project? I think it counts as a project.
What's next for Kvothe and the Kingkiller Chronicle?
Explosions. Gunfights. Moonlit swordfights across rooftops. Johnny Depp. Naked supermodels. Kung-fu. Car chases. A thousand elephants.
Actually, that's all a lie. I don't believe in spoilers.
Still, I think it's safe to say that Kvothe grows up a bit in the second book. There's a big difference between the story of a young boy and the story of a young man. It wouldn't be realistic to have twelve-year-old Kvothe doing much swashbuckling. But sixteen-year-old Kvothe? Yeah. It's safe to say that he'll be buckling a little swash.


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Proceedings of VikingPLoP 2012 Conference
Editor: Eloranta, Veli-Pekka; Koskinen, Johannes; Leppänen, Marko
Publication type: Laitosraportti - TUT Publication series
Issue date: 2012-10
Citation: Eloranta, V-P.; Koskinen, J.; Leppänen M. (eds.). Proceedings of VikingPLoP 2012 Conference. 2012. VikingPLoP Conference, 17.-20.3.2012, Saariselkä, Finland. Tampere University of Technology. Department of Software Systems. Report 22. Tampere. 142 p.
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Faculty: Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Department: Ohjelmistotekniikan laitos – Department of Software Systems
The papers in this proceedings are updated versions of the papers workshopped in the conference. Participants submitted their papers for shepherding process. In shepherding process, experienced pattern writer gave ideas and feedback for the author, colloquially known as a sheep. The sheep incorporated this feedback in to her paper. After three iterations of shepherding the paper was discussed at the conference in writer's workshop. Workshop group gave comments, criticism and praise. After the conference sheep updated their papers according to the workshop feedback. This process of giving feedback was made possible by having community of trust. Mutual trust was built by playing non-competitive games and by having social activities. VikingPLoP 2012 focused on patterns and their usage in various fields of expertise. These fields included a wide range of topics from language teaching to embedded system's software architecture. Bringing people together from various fields of expertise, stimulates creativity and new ideas might emerge. These innovations are reflected in the papers in these proceedings. VikingPLoP 2012 was especially a conference for newcomers and over half of the participants were first time PLoP participants. These proceedings contain 10 papers and description of one focus group. In addition, a shepherding workshop was arranged and updated version of the demo pattern used in this workshop is also presented in the proceedings. The conference had two writer's workshop groups. Papers are organized as follows: in the first part of the proceedings patterns for embedded systems are presented and the second part contains general software related patterns. Finally in the third part, interdisciplinary patterns are included.
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Your young Ottawa Senators fan may not know all the rules of the game yet, but she does know how to look super cute. Top off your little one's look with this festive headband! This Ottawa Senators-themed headband features a lace strap and a team-themed ribbon near the front. When she's wearing this cool headband on game day, she'll be the most adorable Ottawa Senators fan around.
- Material: 100% Polyester
- Lace detailing
- One size fits most
- Screen print graphics
- Soft elastic headband
- Bow measures approximately 1.5" across
- Officially licensed
- Imported
- Brand: USA Licensed Bows
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