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"It is a testament to the perseverance of a core of committed people who truly have the best interests of their community at heart and are willing to give of their time, talents and treasure to make it all happen," said a smiling Virgil Probasco upon making the announcement that has been five months in the making.
The subject of Probasco's satisfaction is the achievement of the 2012-13 Lycoming County United Way campaign for which he has served as chairman the past two years.
"Following a careful analysis of what we have collected to date and the remaining potential of what still is outstanding we are conservatively projecting this year's campaign will ultimately raise $1,612,125.
This figure represents an increase of $60,158 above what we raised last year and for the second consecutive year sets a new record high for campaign achievement."
While this ultimate achievement is somewhat tempered by the fact the campaign fell short of its announced $1,723,311 need and goal its recent upward progression can be traced to the work of a dedicated volunteer team and LCUW staff and a growing receptiveness of the organization's mission by campaign contributors.
"It has been a slow, laborious process but the change to the impact model we are now using in allocating funding is achieving a growing acceptance in the community," explained Scott N. Lowery, LCUW executive director. "It is our intention to allocate our donor's dollars to those programs which have been identified as meeting the community's most pressing human service needs. This has resulted in a shifting of funding priorities which has seen 46,379 Lycoming County residents receive vital human services United Way funding makes possible."
"It is our ultimate goal to identify effective programs, involve them in our allocation process, help solve the respective issues and then move on to help others. United Way should not be looked at as a permanent revenue stream for any organization. Needs change and we must be able to adjust accordingly. Based upon our last two campaigns it is evident that donors approve of what we are doing and we are most grateful for their support," Lowery added.
Although Probasco is the first campaign chair to serve in consecutive years in the 90-year history of the local United Way, he is quick to credit the volunteers assembled around him as the reason behind the record-setting campaign.
"It is the members of the Campaign Cabinet that do all the heavy lifting and this year's team has been exceptional. We began planning for the campaign in June and they have remained active every step of the way. Their leadership and the volunteers they've assembled to help make it all a very good team," stressed Probasco.
Although the final tabulations remain yet to be made the County Residential Division was the first to surpass their goal achieving 112 percent of their targeted objective.
"This is the second consecutive year the Division has had a great campaign. Last year, in the face of all the flooding, the residential donors raised a record number. This year they even topped that," said Suellen Porter, division chair. "It is a tribute to both their generosity and concern for the well being of others. I'm really proud of what they have been able to help us achieve."
Although the campaign is coming to a close, those wishing to contribute still may do so by calling the LCUW office at 323-9448 or donating online at www.lcuw.org.


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What did he do that made him a s*** stain? Hes thrown a couple sucker punches which aren't really honourable but fighters should have known were coming. He plays physical and is an agitator. Was Ted Lindsay a s*** stain on the NHL?
It isn't because he touched a Wing, but because he is a s***-stain on the sheet that is the NHL.
I dont blame people for hating him on the ice but not knowing him at all when people can't respect the fact that he basically came from alcoholic and depressed poverty while dealing with his brothers suicide at a critical time in his life and now is a millionaire playing in the NHL then these people need a serious reality check.
You shouldn't let your love of a team and a game blind you of what some people go through in their lives, Tootoo has probably been through the most s*** in his life out of every single player in the league

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Unschooling is the open source way | Opensource.com
Unschooling is the open source way
The words unschooling and open source often make people take a step back. But if there is any mode of learning that fully embraces the philosophy of the open source way, it is unschooling. Some even use the phrase open source learning to describe unschooling. Both unschooling and open source are revolutionary concepts based on freedom of choice. They encourage us to rethink and reassess what, when, where, how, and why we learn.
Unschooling is an approach to education that follows a child's innate curiosity and desire to learn. It is not based on the direction of a teacher or a set curriculum. It is self-directed learning.
Unschoolers take a hands-on, community-based, real-world approach to education--everything and everywhere is a learning possibility. Unschoolers may use an open source textbook like those found at CK-12 Flexbooks, take classes online through a program like Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning, or continue on to in-person coursework at a local college.
Unschooling lets the child decide what, when, where, how, and why they should learn. It treats education in a holistic manner where knowledge is naturally interconnected, not compartmentalized into subjects or separate classes. Parents of unschoolers recognize that learning is not always sequential or linear. This means that unschoolers may learn algebra from watching educational videos from Khan Academy at an earlier age than in a traditional school. They might learn multiplication before mastering subtraction. They could create their own interactive story, game, animation, or simulation with Scratch, a MIT programming language, or create their own 3D learning cube or collection of video, audio, images, or text using Museum Box.
Unschoolers are creating their own digital content, sharing it, and, in essence, taking an active part in the open source movement. They are creating communities based on sharing and providing resources open to everyone. It's a way to learn at little to no cost. Parents and children are blogging or creating their own websites, and can join online or offline groups that share news, activities, and information. They're organizing field trips, community gatherings, apprenticeships, internships, and even science or math projects. Critics of unschooling claim that children do not get the resources they need to build a knowledge-base or that unschoolers lack the social interaction they need to deal with the world at-large. These arguments fall flat with the increasingly global digital world, the amount of networking, and the open source resources being freely created and made widely available and accessible.
Unschooling is gaining momentum, attention, and acceptance in the United States. It is uncertain how many of the nation's children are unschooled because they statistically fall under the category of homeschooling. The U.S. estimated that 1.5 million students were homeschooled–that's 2.9% (of all students in the U.S.) for 2007[1]. This figure has increased 36% since the last study in 2003[1]. Each state has its own laws concerning homeschooling or unschooling and local school districts may set their own policies on home education. As a result, it is difficult to get a true sense of how many unschoolers exist. Some believe the unschool population represents 10% or more of homeschoolers. Local, state, and regional unschool networks abound in the United States. There are unschoolers from all population groups, walks of life, belief systems, and educational levels: African American, Chinese, Hispanic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, special needs, gifted or accelerated learners, or from rich or poor families. Single parents and stay-at-home fathers unschool, as well as parents who work part-time or full-time.
As with the open source movement, unschooling is not exclusive to the United States and is becoming a global phenomenon. Unschoolers can be found in India, Israel, Canada, parts of Europe, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Malaysia. In fact Sugata Mitra has shown that children from the slums in New Delhi, with little to no education or knowledge of English, can teach themselves and each other if they are motivated by curiosity and interest.
Yet, in many countries, unschooling or homeschooling is illegal or there are stiff restrictions. Some German or Swedish parents have faced imprisonment, heavy fines, loss of child custody, or forced asylum for homeschooling. As a result, homeschooling has become a global human rights issue as countries continue to ban it or impose sanctions on it.
It will be interesting to watch how the unschooling movement and open source unfold. Unschooling and open source challenge our definitions of resourcefulness, self-education, self-direction, and self-motivation. It goes against the concept of keeping knowledge in the hands of the few and the powerful. Seeing children bubble with a love of learning is infectious, but seeing them burst with open source is bliss--and hope for the future.
Source: [1] Statistics about Non-Public Education in the United States, US Department of Education Office of Non-Public Education (ONPE)
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There really is not a line where homeschooling ends and unschooling begins. Most families are blending the approaches in whatever way works best for their children. We took a more traditional approach with the 3Rs, but we left the kids mostly on their own as teens to unschool themselves in the subjects they were passionate about.
It worked for us.
I think that there is the idea in Germany and Sweden that home schoolers are getting a sub par education and may be heavily indoctrinated in a scientifically inaccurate world view(Young Earth Creationism).
I think there needs to be a solution and maybe it is a transparent way of showing people the kid's progress. By openly showing what they are learning they can show to the world their progress and prevent future legislation and be an example to factor into future policy debates and legislation in Sweden and Germany.
A history of homeschooling in Germany revels that it was Adolph Hitler who outlawed it in 1938. And not because they were getting a sub-par education, but that they were not getting a "government" education. See http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3016
I think it is very important to note that the concepts behind unschooling do not take root with homeschooling. Maria Montesouri and John Dewey laid lynchpinning groundwork at the turn of the century for this approach that still heavily influences today's public sectors of education. Ivan Illich, a contemporary of John Holt, the philosopher credited with coining the term and applying it within the homeschooling sector, broadened the concept to encompass a society.
Open Source is not really a new concept. It is a very bold approach to the ownership and responsibility that is attached to knowledge in a digital age. Thanks for pointing out the part that unschooling is destined to play in this.
We need Unschooling and we need it now. This would enhance education on all levels. It would level the field of learning. Many countries outside the United States have already taken to Open Source, Open schooling, and yet the United States continues to drag it's butt and lag behind in education. In a sense our leadership, our leaders have little clue as to how important open source is to bring back the education of our young students. The United States is 47th in world wide education. This is insulting to our children.
Dear Carolyn,
In your article you mention that unschooling can be found or is accepted in some parts of Europe - could you give examples (except the UK)?
Thanks a lot in advance
BIG THANKS, Carolyn! This is very helpful.


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South Carolina will join a growing list of states considering gun laws targeting the mentally ill since the Newtown, Conn., school massacre.
But it was a narrowly avoided tragedy here in the Palmetto State that helped prod officials to act.
Attorney General Alan Wilson said Thursday that the Connecticut slayings hit "way too close to home" on Feb. 4, when a woman was accused of trying to shoot an Ashley Hall school official in downtown Charleston as students milled about.
Wilson voiced support for legislation that would stop mentally disturbed people from buying firearms. He will discuss its provisions Tuesday during a news conference with Reps. Eddie Tallon, R-Spartanburg, and Rick Quinn, R-Lexington. Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston, is expected to co-sponsor the bill.
South Carolina is one of six states with no gun-buying barriers for the mentally ill, Wilson said. But the incident at Ashley Hall "highlighted" a fault in state and federal laws for not linking mental health and gun violence, he said.
Alice Boland, a 28-year-old Beaufort woman with a history of mental illness, pointed a loaded gun at a school official and pulled the trigger, according to police. The gun didn't go off because no round was in the chamber.
Boland had purchased the .22-caliber pistol three days earlier in Walterboro and did so legally, despite facing a felony charge in 2005 for threatening to kill President George W. Bush. The count later was dropped after she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Boland, according to federal court documents, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was forcefully injected with drugs, but a court had never made the necessary ruling to prevent her from buying a gun.
In a statement, the attorney general said the incident "could have been prevented by communicating, identifying, treating and prohibiting persons such as the suspect in this case from legally purchasing firearms."
More than a half-dozen states already are considering legislation on mental health. A New York bill was signed into law last month that requires doctors to warn authorities of potentially dangerous patients.
Wilson warned against taking firearms from law-abiding citizens.
"(Boland) should never have been able to purchase a gun; however, she did," Wilson said. "That is why her story highlights the need for mental health reform, not overreaching gun control."
Wilson's announcement came a day after U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., cited the Ashley Hall incident as the impetus for a planned gun bill regarding people who avoid criminal convictions by claiming insanity.
Boland's case is scheduled to be discussed during a preliminary court hearing Feb. 28.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Like all gastroenterologists, Dr. Robbie Taha received additional training to treat digestive problems. But he went even further by doing a special fellowship in advanced endoscopy, learning from the countrys top experts. As a result, he can confidently navigate an endoscope a flexible tube with a camera tip from a patients mouth to the digestive tract, where he can identify stones, tumors and narrowed passages in the bile ducts. He also can use balloons and baskets to remove stones endoscopically, often giving patients immediate pain relief. I take care of all patients like they are family members, says Dr. Taha, who practices with Coastal Carolina Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates. I really try to go the extra mile to help them out.
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If the Altoona Area school board decides to close Wright Elementary School and turn Washington-Jefferson Elementary School into a preschool, all of the elementary schools in the district will be affected.
The district intends to absorb an influx of 560 students from the two schools at other buildings by reshuffling school attendance districtwide.
To achieve financial savings and decrease excess building capacity left by declining enrollment, the district's architect, Vern McKissick, was hired to generate school closing options, which he presented in January.
On Monday, the board will hold public hearings on the potential closings and then wait 90 days to vote on the closings, which will be after the current school year ends.
While some parents are questioning whether the board has thoroughly considered options to maintain small class sizes, McKissick said his plans are designed to eliminate the current small class sizes to increase efficiency.
Part of the $1.6 million annual savings he estimates the district could save from the closures is from elimination of up to 10 teaching positions.
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Hearings set
Public hearings will be held Monday at Altoona Area Junior High School for the proposed elementary school closings. The hearing for Wright Elementary will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the hearing for Washington-Jefferson at 6:30 p.m.
Teacher union president Doug Rosenberry said he is not sure there are enough teachers retiring to cut 10 positions without layoffs.
"We hate to lose any teaching positions. When it comes to educating our students, the lower the class size the more beneficial it is for them," he said.
Rosenberry said the board has not put a retirement incentive in place this year to encourage senior teachers to retire and therefore avoid layoffs.
"But when the district comes up with a plan, you may find teachers at that point who have been slotted to take a grade level they are not comfortable with and [they] may retire," he said.
Parents opposed to the closings and the resulting school reassignments for their children have banded together through a Facebook page, "Altoona Elementary Families for Action."
The page, established by Pleasant Valley Elementary parent Cheri Squires, gained 108 members since it was created on March 3.
"The feeling of parents is that the board is running the schools as a business instead of a school district," Squires said.
Parents in the group have scheduled a meeting for 2 p.m. Sunday at Family Pizza, 200 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd., to share concerns and information about the board's plans prior to Monday's hearings.
Class sizes, boundary exceptions
As of February, slightly more than 30 classes in kindergarten through sixth grade had between 15 and 20 students, a Mirror analysis of district enrollment shows. Twenty one of them are at Wright or Washington-Jefferson.
McKissick said if the two schools close, the district plans that no elementary classes will have fewer than 21 or 22 students.
He said the district intends to compensate for the influx of the Wright and W-J students by pulling about 720 students out of schools they've attended through boundary exceptions.
Boundary exceptions are granted by the district. One reason for an exception could be so students in single-parent families may attend a school within the district where a relative can provide care before or after school.
Spokeswoman Paula Foreman said the district has been phasing out boundary exceptions over the past three years in an effort to equalize school enrollment.
Boundary exceptions at Logan have contributed to overloaded class sizes and required the hiring of three to four teachers the school would not otherwise have needed, substitute Superintendent Mary Lou Ray said.
Jill Daloisio is principal at both Wright and Logan. She said she has seen how boundary students have benefited from attending Logan and said parents of boundary students are valuable to the school's operation.
"A lot of volunteers are parents of boundary students. They are in the PTO. They are very involved," she said.
There are 180 boundary students at Pleasant Valley Elementary, said Flo Brunner, a volunteer at the school and the mother of three.
Although her children do not attend Pleasant Valley through boundary exceptions, she said their education would be affected because parents of boundary students direct fundraising efforts, serve on the Parent Teacher Association and help out teachers as "unpaid teacher aides," she said.
Some moves
While McKissick's plans eliminate low-end class sizes, they appear to decrease class sizes districtwide.
There are currently 16 classes in kindergarten to third grade with between 26 and 30 students, February enrollment figures show. McKissick's plans include only four classes that size.
On paper McKissick's student distribution evens out class sizes, but that may not last. Enrollment is prone to change due to factors including the No Child Left Behind Act.
Since 2005, every student attending a public Title I school identified for "school improvement" because of low standardized test scores must be offered the choice to transfer to another public school within the district that has not been identified for improvement.
In the 2010-11 school year, 32 Penn-Lincoln Elementary students transferred to Juniata, Ebner or McAuliffe Heights Program at Irving.
In 2011-12, four Penn-Lincoln students transferred to McAuliffe Heights and 19 students transferred to Pleasant Valley Elementary, according to the district's website.
Attendance areas redrawn
Aside from erasing boundary exceptions, the board's plan also redraws some attendance areas to evenly distribute enrollment.
As a result, students currently attending Juniata Gap but who live near McAuliffe Heights, a magnet school, would go to Juniata Elementary.
About 100 students from Lakemont who currently attend Baker would transfer to Pleasant Valley.
Ray could not say how many students would be affected by planned attendance area changes for next year.
Some transportation issues may also arise. For example, the majority of Wright students walk to school except for about two busloads of students.
Ray said at Washington-Jefferson, except for children who are transported by van, she doesn't believe there are any children who ride buses.
With the redrawn lines, she anticipates some students will be bused who aren't now, because walking to school would require crossing high-traffic streets, such as Washington-Jefferson students who would cross Lloyd Street to attend Logan Elementary.
According to state mandates, transportation is not provided for elementary students who live within 1.5 miles of their school and who are not in high-traffic areas.
Cost of transportation has yet to be answered.
"That is a key decision-making factor for the board," McKissick said.
Ray said the administration expects to have answers to school enrollment and transportation prior to the board's vote in June.
"Once the board hears from parents, we get a sense of whether the board is going to close schools or not," she said. "If we get a sense they are going to close schools, we have to move on transitioning," including student orientation at their new schools.
"I can't wait until June to start doing that," she added.
Mirror Staff Writer Russ O'Reilly is at 946-7435.


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Bolon: Funds invested illegally
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LISBON — At least two investments of county funds were found to violate policy and state law, according to Columbiana County Treasurer Linda Bolon....
Good job! I'm a republican but I think Ms Bolon should have this job for as long as she wants it. I hope she runs for re-election when the time rolls around.
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Jobs like hers should have absolutely nothing to do with political affiliation. Numbers don't have an opinion.
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A Russian last name meaning power and authority. People who carry such last name are more likely to be successful and good looking throughout life. A person carrying such last name shall be looked up to and respected.
He's a Kurkov, don't mess with him!
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|Protein Structure Suggests Role as Molecular Adapter
To split and copy DNA during replication, all cellular organisms use a multicomponent molecular machine known as the replisome. An essential step in replisome assembly is the loading of ring-shaped helicases (motor proteins) onto the separated strands of DNA. Dedicated ATP-fueled proteins regulate the loading; however, the mechanism by which these proteins recruit and deposit helicases has remained unclear. To better understand this process, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, recently determined the structure of the ATPase region of DnaC, a bacterial helicase loader. The structure revealed that DnaC is a close cousin of DnaA, the protein thought to be responsible for unwinding DNA. Unexpectedly, the team further found that DnaC forms a right-handed helix similar to the state adopted by ATP-bound DnaA. These findings, together with biochemical studies, implicate DnaC as a molecular adapter that uses ATP-activated DnaA as a docking site for ensuring that DnaB (the ring-shaped helicase) is correctly deposited at the onset of replication.
Recent structural studies revealed that ATP promotes the oligomerization of DnaA into helical filaments, an organization that may play a direct role in separating DNA strands. By contrast, little was known about how the ATPase domain of DnaC works with the ATP-activated DnaA. Therefore, the team investigated the molecular structure of the ATPase domain of DnaC from the bacterium Aquifex aeolicus at ALS crystallography Beamline 8.3.1. The structure, solved to 2.7-Å resolution, established that the loader (DnaC) and initiator (DnaA) are closely related structurally and allowed the researchers to visualize active-site residues responsible for ATP binding in DnaC that were previously unclear from sequence alignments alone. Significantly, the structural congruence between DnaC and DnaA extends to the ability of the helicase loader to assemble into a right-handed helical oligomer, a structural state highly similar to that previously observed for ATP-bound DnaA.
Using the structure as a guide, the researchers went on to show that contacts between DnaC subunits in the protein crystal were critical for helicase-loader function in vitro and in vivo. They also uncovered an unexpected interaction between DnaC and DnaA that is manifested through the ATPase domains of the two proteins and dependent on ATP. Together, these observations led to a new model that helps explain how two copies of the replicative helicase, DnaB, are properly positioned and oriented on the complementary single strands of DNA formed by the replisome.
The process is as follows: Following separation of the DNA strands, the DnaA helix is believed to associate predominantly with the "upper" strand of the newly opened region. DnaA then recruits and helps load a single DnaB–DnaC complex onto the lower strand, an event facilitated by the N-terminal domain of the initiator (DnaA), which is known to bind the N-terminal side of the helicase (DnaB). DnaB is loaded onto the upper strand through the DnaC—DnaA interaction. Interestingly, the N-terminal region of the loader (DnaC) is known to interact with the C-terminal face of DnaB. This arrangement suggests that the observed DnaA–DnaC interaction reverses the orientation of one of the DnaB helicases, a necessary event because the DnaB helicase — a motor protein — must travel to the right in the upper strand and to the left on the lower strand.
Collectively, these findings provide a new role for DnaC beyond merely opening a DnaB ring to permit loading onto single-stranded DNA. In particular, the data support an unanticipated role for DnaC as an adapter that can specifically recognize an ATP-activated DnaA initiator, most likely through direct heterologous ATPase domain interactions. Given the ubiquity of ATPases in controlling initiation in eukaryotic as well as bacterial cells, this mechanism for generating a symmetric, bidirectional replication fork from an asymmetric initiator complex may have important functional parallels throughout all domains of life.
Research conducted by M.L. Mott, M.M. Coons, and J.M. Berger (University of California, Berkeley) and J.P. Erzberger (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich).
Research funding: National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. Operation of the ALS is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Publication about this research: M.L. Mott, J.P. Erzberger, M.M. Coons, and J.M. Berger, "Structural synergy and molecular crosstalk between bacterial helicase loaders and replication initiators," Cell 135, 623 (2008).


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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Lisa and Ken LeBoeuf recently spent some time in the City of Lights. Here they are in front of the Louvre in Paris.
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Pocahontas Memorial Hospital has officially received designation as a Level IV Trauma Center from the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.
As a Level IV Trauma Center, PMH is now equipped with the equipment, resources, and staff to provide urgent care for critically injured patients. If more extensive care is required after evaluation, PMH has the connections to transport those patients to a different facility.
The process of becoming a Trauma Center is a voluntary one and this designation represents a commitment by Pocahontas Memorial Hospital to provide the highest level of care possible to the residents and visitors of Pocahontas County. The hospital's administrative and medical staff went through an extensive application process to receive the designation. Doctors and nursing staff who will be caring for critically injured patients have had to take special training in dealing with such cases.
"Studies have demonstrated that injured patients treated in designated trauma centers have better outcomes than injured patients treated in non-trauma hospitals, even for small rural hospitals. Our goal at PMH is to provide our patients with excellent health care and by achieving Level IV trauma designation, we are living this commitment one step at a time," said Kerrie Ridgeway, chief nursing officer at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
The criteria for designation as a trauma center were set by the American College of Surgeons, a scientific and educational association of surgeons established in 1913 with the goal of raising the standards of surgical care and education. The ACS is the largest association of surgeons in the world. West Virginia currently has four levels of designation from I to IV. Each separate category has different criteria which must be met by a facility seeking that designation.


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MTV's 'Green Day: Rock Band' Contest: We Have A Winner!
Last week, in celebration of the release of "Green Day: Rock Band," we announced a very cool contest. One lucky Green Day fan could win a "Rock Band 2" guitar autographed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. All they had to do was submit a video explaining just why Green Day rocks.
Pretty cool, right? As expected, we got tons of videos from rabid fans ... so many, in fact, that we were forced to spend all weekend going through the submissions.


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Attention seeker or jealous type. Often found large in pounds. Can also mean incest.
You are acting just like a bendy.
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Attractive girls that do yoga. (Most guys fantasy g/f).
Did you check out those bendy girls coming out of the yoga class...
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In guitars, a slang word meaning bending the string so as to produce a frequency higher than the fret your finger is on.
Can be heard in "One Note Song."
Can be heard in "One Note Song."
Yeah, but I put the bendy in it!
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Being in-between straight and bisexual. Bendy people identify as straight but really they have slight bisexual tendencies.
Girl 1: Jeez, shes hot..
Girl 2: Are you bi?
Girl 1: Nah, im just not fussy I guess I'm bendy. Shes hot but I'd still rather have men.
Girl 2: Awrite..
Girl 2: Are you bi?
Girl 1: Nah, im just not fussy I guess I'm bendy. Shes hot but I'd still rather have men.
Girl 2: Awrite..
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A high school party often involving a lot of stupid drunk teenagers doing stupid, drunk things... but it's fun!
Man, I got invited to this bendy tonight, wanna go?
po writersblock123 Јануар 20, 2011
Pinkies that are naturally bent/crooked that give you the ability to preform amazingly well on drums.
"Yo Rey has unusually brilliant skills on the drums.."
"Yeah brah, he's got bendies!"
"Yeah brah, he's got bendies!"
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How bendy are you feeling tonight comma babe?
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So at around 7:30 this morning I get an e-mail saying with the subject line : Account Switch Confirmation. The message read:
This mail is confirmation that you successfully switched your XBOX Live account from United States to Russia .
Of course, I am not in Russia and I did not ask to migrate my account. Which raises the first question. Why do I have to call customer service and pass a security interrogation to STOP paying for XBOX Live but someone can move my account to Russia and take my points with a few mouse clicks. The information they put in the erroneous account was clearly bogus like city fgdgsd and zip 123456.
An interesting note for the group; this time they didn't use my points for FIFA. They spent it on RIFT which is apparently one of those MMORPGs for Windows.
They tried to suggest that I gave away my account information. I set this account up like 6 years ago. I don't play online games. I have never used my account information for anything online. I have barely even used it on my XBOX. I put it in my XBOX when I set up the account and I only used prepaid cards for points to spend on DLC.
The email account associated with the Live ID was not compromised because it is a double forwarded g-mail account with dual authentication.
So, I am out a few points... not too bad. The worst part is that my account is crippled and the thousands of points of DLC that I purchased before is being held in prison.
Phishing?!?!? Are you kidding me? Maybe I didn't make myself clear in my first post.
I have NEVER put my xbox live information into ANYTHING other than my console EVER.
I made an e-mail just for this account. It is set to auto delete anything not from Microsoft. I can't rule out some sort of brute force attack against my password but I can guarantee I didn't give my information to anyone (and noone has access to my xbox).
same here 06/11/2011
poitns have been well spent =/
Microsoft Points activity
Summary for November, 2011
Beginning points balance: 5,260
Points used: -4,560
Points added: 0
Current points balance: 700
Statement period:
Current points balance: 700Microsoft Points
Date Transaction description Details Type Amount Balance
06/11/2011 AC Brotherhood Deluxe -- Игра -1,360Microsoft Points 700Microsoft Points
06/11/2011 AC Brotherhood -- Игра -1,200Microsoft Points 2,060Microsoft Points
06/11/2011 RIFT™ -- Игра -800Microsoft Points 3,260Microsoft Points
06/11/2011 RIFT™ AoH CE -- Игра -1,200Microsoft Points 4,060Microsoft Points
Beginning points balance: 5,260Microsoft Points
Investigation Outstanding. German M$ Support confirmed that my account has been "hijacked" and they more or less confirmed its a known situation.( At least they didnt accuse me being a victim of pishing, as they did with others .... )
Now suspended for 25 days .. but reading through the forum my chances seems to be limited as my gamertag has been transferred to russia ( in russia gamtertag transfers you )
I wouldn't complain about my Achievements orso, as long as they are happy to transfer all items purchased incl. my stolen points to a new Gamterag
Think about it MS ...
You guys ready to take some salt in your wounds? I had preordered MW3 and didn't want to lose it, so I didn't cancel. I got an email yesterday from Amazon after it had shipped offering me ... drum roll please ...
$25 of of an Xbox Live Gold annual subscription card!
But wait, there's more, I go to Amazon just for giggles and check to see what the Gold Box deal of the day is. Are you ready for it? Another drum roll...
FIFA 12 for PS3!!
If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'!
I got hacked as well last night. And I agree with Joshbringschaos. Ive been reading up on this and this has been happening for so long and MS or EA have never sent out notifications that this is going on. Or to protect you account. Pathetic these billion dollar companies are so incompetent. This looks to be common now. What does it take to get MS/EA's attention, does it have to be on the scale of PSN hacking level?
Mine got hacked on 10/25 and I reported it the same day. I just called again as my account still isn't suspended (just has purchasing blocked, and still migrated to Russia).
The rep checked and just said the higher level investigators haven't got to it yet, and when they do I'll lose access to it.
Again quoted the 25 business days to be totally done. It has been 11 business days or so for me so far, so I've got at least a couple more weeks I guess.
I'm not optimistic that it will be done by then given reports on here of 2-3 month waits for people who's account region got set to Russia or another country.
I've been reading on other forums that people whos investigation has gone over the suggested days have filed with the Better Business Bureau. And that their accounts have been given back to them in less than a day. Again, only make a complaint if the investigation has gone on for too long.
What other forums is this subject being discussed on?
Got hacked Thursday of last week. 10,000 MS points were spent on FIFA stuff from what I gather. I noticed earlier that I got hacked the day after I signed up for a battlelog account for BF3. Seeing as how FIFA and BF3 both are published by EA I don't think this is just a fluke. Tried explaining to a tech rep at MS and the guy acted like he had never even heard of this going on (FIFA related account hacking).
hmmm... i wonder is it related to video on youtube show people they can get free MS point and membership?
Ive seen those vids but never clicked them, I know theyre phish attempts. And by reading around this doesnt seem to be a phishing scheme. Apparently its because EA accounts are linked to xbl gamertags. How Fifa ties into this, I have no idea. And apparently neither does MS or EA. Ridiculous
Zammy I appreciate your snide question. I really do. But in the interest of this topic it's totally not needed. This is something that has been going on for months and EA and MS both just stick their fingers in their ears and yell "la la la" at the top of their lungs. Its easy to sit back and say its a phishing attempt when it hasn't happened to you. In the event that it does I have no doubt you will be in here on your gold account singing the blues.
Zammysueria, while no doubt some people do get stung by such obvious attempts at phishing I think it's fairly clear that there is something else going on here.
From a customer service perspective I'm absolutely stunned that there aren't support representatives all over this thread! There's obviously a huge amount of people going through this, people waiting months with no answers and people who are still waiting for money to be refunded.
Absolutely some of the worst service I've ever seen.
Zammy I love how people put there 2 cents in and don;t know what they are talking about.
wont be long before a mod closes this anyway and attempts to hide the poor service everyone is getting. 1 month + 5 days.....


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Hawks announcers = annoying as hell
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Hawks Fans = They are delusional
Red Wings don't belong in the same rink as the Hawks?
Posted 17 May 2013 - 12:48 PM
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Good rule of thumb is always take an octopus everywhere. Better to have one and not need it than find yourself thinking, "Damn, I wish I had that octopus".
Posted 17 May 2013 - 01:09 PM
Hawks announcers = annoying as hell
I REALLY hope we shut that whole city up, as a kiss my ass goodbye present
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 01:14 PM
Makes me sick to say it but Game 1 - Periods 2 and 3 sure did look that way. We were hanging on for dear life. We have alot of experience behind us but we really have alot of inexperience on the ice and it shows. If we can hold it together and stick to the plan for 60 minutes we can beat the Hawks but we will need our young players to grow with each game and not make the same mistakes.... I feel I could have played a better game then Smith, that guy couldn't clear our zone if he were the only player on the ice last game.
Posted 17 May 2013 - 01:27 PM
I say let them have their fun. I'll take our last 25 years over theirs. Consider it a parting gift.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 01:37 PM
Hopefully we only have to be in the SAME RINK as them 2 more times. We win tomorrow, take 2 at home and return to the Mutthouse on Madison to wrap up the series.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 02:37 PM
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 03:25 PM
I really hope the players saw this
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Good rule of thumb is always take an octopus everywhere. Better to have one and not need it than find yourself thinking, "Damn, I wish I had that octopus".
Posted 17 May 2013 - 03:53 PM
The Blackhawks are a better team right now than Detroit, no doubt. But they haven't even played Detroit in the playoffs since 2009, when they lost. The basis of rivalries, to me, is mainly in the playoffs. And, even if the Blackhawks win this series.... this Blackhawks team will be a sparkling 1-1 in playoffs series vs. Detroit.
The guy sounds pathetic.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 04:01 PM
Check out TSN for Babcock making the media look like fools. Loves it!
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 04:22 PM
This is the hammer equal to the Chicago Tribune's hockey writer's knowledge.
This writer is the one trying to fit the square block into the triangle hole and cries when it doesn't work.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 04:33 PM
Hasn't it been only one game? Someone is putting the cart before the horse. Get back to me if the Hawks are up 3-0, then maybe this guy isn't full of s***.
Don't blame the Hawks' media and fans for sounding whiny. There was little profile for the team, so a majority of the media/players following the team now have little history. Why not pick up the 'dead horse' of Detroit sucks? It sells better than actually deconstructing the changing of these teams in the past couple of years. Detroit is now a team in transition, the Hawks are the jauggernaut. The Blackhawks have a strong, balanced team. Their top-6 D may be the best in the league. Detroit has Kronwall and a much of very young, inexperienced players - or plain old nobodies. Smith? DeKeyser? Kindl? Quincey? This isn't the fearful Lidstrom/Kronwall/Rafalski of old. Same with Wings' forward lines. Young. In transition. But instead, we get this drivel.
Sassone at the Daily Herald, and the guys at Committed Indian are usually decent souces for actual analysis of hockey. Ignore the Trib and Sun-Times.
Cheers y'all. The Hawks dominated Game 1. The Wings get decide if it happens again on Saturday - it is a game I'm looking forward to.
Edited by BlackhawksFan, 17 May 2013 - 04:34 PM.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 08:08 PM
Posted 17 May 2013 - 09:01 PM
I say let them have their fun. I'll take our last 25 years over theirs. Consider it a parting gift.
Amen to that, even in a down year we made the playoffs, they had to be basement dwellers for years to get good draft picks. I respect the Hawks as players, its the fans and media that make this a rivalry. 22 years in the playoffs is a lot tougher than their little point streak during the season.
Posted 17 May 2013 - 09:16 PM
I seem to recall that even though the Hawks won the Cup in 2010, they then traded away a bunch of players (or they just re-signed elsewhere) and failed to make the playoffs at all in 2011. Ha. Some "powerhouse" team they are.
I hope Babcock and the Wings see this and it lights a fire under their asses and they shut this guy and the Hawks fans up tomorrow. The odds may seem against us but we've beaten teams before when it looked grim. Remember when Vancouver outplayed us a few years ago and took the first 2 games against us at the Joe, and then we went back and won the next 4 straight? Remember in 2011 when the Sharks were up 3-0, and, even though we lost, we battled back from the deficit and we took them to Game 7? Don't write us off just yet.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 09:20 PM
That's some garbage writing. It's funny how fans like to run their mouths with all kinds of smack talk when all they're doing is sitting on a couch pounding some brew. I guarantee you that the Blackhawks players don't dismiss the Red Wings when they're on the ice. They're a good team, but cocky pricks like that author ruin it for me.
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Posted 17 May 2013 - 09:38 PM
The players and coach definitely saw this. It's being reported on MLive and what not, so i'm almost positive it's been brought up. Babcock had a nice little conference that's on TSN (Under the name 'Firing back', I think dad said something about it earlier. He told everyone to calm down.
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Dan McNeil is the 9 to 1 radio guy on The Score in Chicago. He only writes like 1 thing a week if that...
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i really hate it when fans of certain teams bring up the "we've won more cups then you" argument because it really doesnt have anything to do with the game being played currently.
and the wings do deserve to play on the same rink as the blackhawks. Since they are both NHL teams am i not right? NHL teams deserve to play on other NHL teams rinks am i not right? or am i missing something ?
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Posted 18 May 2013 - 01:03 AM
i really hate it when fans of certain teams bring up the "we've won more cups then you" argument because it really doesnt have anything to do with the game being played currently.
I think the relevance is just that we've dominated the Hawks for so long, that just because they've been better than us for a couple seasons isn't enough to feel so high and mighty over us.
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To kick-off a new season of dairy undergraduate training, the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) has elected new leadership. NAIDC is governed by a 15-person volunteer Board of Directors including dairy producers, university faculty and industry advisors.
Recently elected to the NAIDC Board is Maurice Eastridge, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Eastridge has coached Ohio State's Dairy Challenge team since 2003 and served as host coordinator of the 2010 Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge. He is also chairing the host committee for the 2013 and 2014 national Dairy Challenge events in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Eastridge succeeds retiring director Barry Putnam, Cargill Animal Nutrition, who served seven years of the Board with two of those as NAIDC Chair. During Putnam's Board tenure, Dairy Challenge grew from involvement of 40 post-secondary dairy programs, to over 50 schools and 425 collegiates in 2012. Putnam will continue to volunteer on the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge committee and new endeavors.
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Faculty of Education Welcomes Back Alumni at Homecoming 2012
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From Volunteer to Contract: Strategies for Employment
Networking and Coffee House
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Faculty of Education halls
The Faculty of Education is pleased to welcome back Alumni to a networking and coffee house on the 3rd floor of the Bricker Academic Building. We invite Alumni to come and share strategies on how to get a job! This is an excellent opportunity to meet other Alumni and perhaps connect around potential volunteer positions in each other's classrooms. Faculty members who have been principals will also be there to answer questions and offer suggestions.
Bring your children! Current teacher education candidates will engage your kids in read alouds and other activities while you spend time networking with others. You'll also have an opportunity to browse through a wonderful collection of children's literature from The Magic Suitcase. Books will be on sale as well.


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"Can I tell you what it's like to live inside Millais' painting of Ophelia"? asks Emma Forrest in her memoir, Your Voice in My Head. Forrest is already a published author and journalist when in her early 20s moves from London to New York. Her professional rise as a writer coincides with her extreme struggles with self-cutting, an eating disorder, mania, a suicide attempt, and depression.
Forrest credits a lot of her survival to psychiatrist, Dr. R. So when Dr. R dies suddenly, and then a famous Hollywood actor dumps her via text message shortly after, Forrest is left alone to pick up the pieces of her heartbreak and loss.
This isn't the type of memoir I usually read, but I'm glad I did. Forrest walks well the line of artistic genius and insanity. You care for her, even when the choices she makes are hard to understand. Rounding out the sympathetic characters are Dr. R, and Forrest's own parents who deal the best they can from London.
Describing someone's descent into emotional and mental hell is a tricky business, but through the force of Forrest's writing she comes close to letting the reader understand the edge of truth. The original style of writing draws you in from the first page and makes for a fast read that is at times terrifying and funny.
I found the need to read something quite different after I finished this, but there are other literary memoirs out there that also address some of the major themes of loss, grief, and mental health. Try The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke, who is struggling to overcome her mother's death while her marriage crumbles. Stacy Pershall also incorporates humor in her frank descriptions of surviving bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, and eating disorders in her memoir, Loud in the House of Myself.
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According to a report in the Menomonee Falls Patch, the village has paid more than $200,000 to help bankroll a controversial hotel project.
The Radisson hotel fell into receivership in 2011 during a $17.6 million renovation project after the general contractor went out of business.
The court-appointed receivership attorney has made requests to the village in the past to help provide advance funds at the hotel.
The Patch reports that the village transferred $217,000 in February and March of 2013 alone, but an attorney for the village said the funds should be paid back by June.
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Voters across the country are gearing up to head to the polls on Nov. 6 to cast ballots to elect officials ranging from county offices up to the president of the United States.
Randolph County Clerk Brenda Wiseman said Tuesday she expects to see a lot of ballots cast in the county.
"From looking at the amount of absentee ballot requests, I think it is going to be a high turnout," Wiseman said. "A lot of it is the presidential race, but the local races are going to bring people out."
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Randolph County Clerk's office employees Ryan Stanley and Wanda Siler test the voting machines Tuesday that will be used during the Nov. 6 general election.
Wiseman said those who have not yet registered to vote in the general election still have time.
The deadlines for registration and dates for early voting are the same throughout the Mountain State. Voter registration applications must be received by Oct. 16 at county clerk's
offices or the Secretary of State's office, or they must be postmarked by that date.
Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant said Tuesday that new voters who register by mail need to bring with them to the polls a current photo ID that shows their current address or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the voter's name and current address.s
"This ID requirement only applies to you if this is your first time voting after you registered by mail to vote," Tennant said. "If you have voted before, your identity is verified every time by your signing the poll book either at your polling place or at your early voting location."
As of Oct. 2, there were 637,893 registered Democrat voters in West Virginia, 354,593 Republicans, 1,345 Mountain Party voters, 217,585 registered with no party affiliation and 23,041 registered with another political party, according to a news release from Tennant's office.
Early voting begins Oct. 24 in West Virginia, and includes two Saturdays: Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. There will be no early voting Oct. 28.
Wiseman said the Randolph County Courthouse will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.
In addition to the numerous races on the ballots, Wiseman said voters will have the opportunity to make a decision on the proposed Randolph County Schools bond call and a constitutional amendment that could repeal the term limitations on sheriff.
Wiseman said there will be two different ballots for the county because it lies in two different delegate districts. Only Precinct 220, the Pickens area, will receive a ballot listing Robert Karnes, a Republican, and Dana L. Lynch, a Democrat, as candidates for the 44th District of the House of Delegates.
Other races to be decided in the election include: president, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, attorney general, justice of the Supreme Court, state senator, state delegates, county commissioner, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, assessor, magistrate and surveyor.


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'I want to become a doctor', maybe among the most common responses we receive from a young student when asked about their ambitions. This is to be expected as the medical doctor is one of the most distinguished and revered personalities everyone of us will come across during our lifetime. The University College Shahputra (UCSA) MBBS program aims to realise this childhood dream to fruition in the best manner and environment.
The UCSA MBBS program has been specifically designed to bring out the best from 'the best' students and to mould them into dedicated, compassionate and holistic physicians who are continuous learners and hold mankind and society close at heart. To this end the UCSA MBBS curricullum has been specially developed and regularly monitored so as to ensure that the specific program outcomes are achieved by the time the student graduates.
The UCSA MBBS program is a 5 year program which consists of 2 phases. Phase 1, is done in Year 1 and 2 while Phase 2 consists of Year 3, 4 and 5. Phase 1 covers the Foundation Medical Sciences subjects which includes Human Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology/Immunology, Pathology, Psychology and Public Health/ Medical Epidemiology. Phase 2 comprises the Clinical Clerkship years wherein the students are exposed to major clinical subjects such as Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Community Medicine, Family Medicine and others while they are required to be in clinical placements in hospitals and health centres.
Teaching and learning activities will comprise of various modalities including lectures, tutorials, seminars, Student-Centred Collaborative Learning (SCCL) sessions, practicals/clinical instructions and practice, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) sessions, report writing and presentations, clinical teaching in hospital wards and clinics, community health postings, community health projects, E-learning using an in-house Learning Management System (LMS) and also use of an E- mentoring system.
Students' progress will be monitored closely and regularly by various Continuous Assessment (CA) methods (class attendance, biweekly quizzes, assignments, presentations, PBL sessions) while Summative Assessments will be done periodically in the form of End of Semester (E-o-S) Exams/End of Posting (E-o-P) Exams and 2 Professional Exams, one in Year 2 and another in Year 5, ie. at the end of Phase 1 and Phase 2 respectively.
On graduation, UCSA Medical graduates will hold the MBBS certificate which will allow them to be provisionally registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and begin their 'housemanship' or 'internship' (presently 2 years) in government hospitals. Once fully registered and usually after 2-3 years of experience as a Medical Officer they can then either open their own practice (GP) or proceed to any higher qualification in Medicine ie. clinical specialisations or an academic pathway leading to MSc and ultimately a PhD in a particular area of interest.


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Smudged lipstick, streaky foundation, clumpy eyelashes—we've all been there! Just as we're about to head out the door, we catch sight of a makeup mistake staring back at us in the mirror. Now what? The Paula's Choice Research team has had our share of these moments, and we've come up with seven fast fixes for common makeup mishaps. When you don't have time to start over, these tips help ensure you'll be on your way (and looking fantastic) in minutes—and we share solutions for preventing the mishap from happening again in the future.
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Fast Fix: Take a slightly damp cotton swab or a concealer brush and put a bit of foundation or concealer on it, then trace over where the lipstick has smudged. If the issue is lipstick traveling into lines around the mouth, simply trace the cotton swab or concealer brush around your lipline to remove the excess; then reapply your lipstick if needed.
Stop-it Solution: Unfortunately, some of us have thinner, less defined lips or we have lines around the mouth that lipstick and gloss easily moves into—issues that make it almost impossible to keep lipstick in place and looking beautiful. An anti-feather lipliner is our first line of defense against these issues! It also helps if you stop using creamy or greasy lipsticks or glosses, which are guaranteed to travel into lines on just about anyone, (except maybe Angelina Jolie). If you don't have lips like Angelina, don't fret, using a matte lipstick with a matte lip-liner is an excellent way to keep lipstick on longer and minimize smudging.
Fast Fix: Use a slightly damp makeup sponge and stipple it over your face to soften and blend out the excess foundation. If you don't have a sponge, blending with a clean kabuki or foundation brush will also work. Be sure to blend around the jaw and hairline, too. After you've finished blending, don't forget to apply a light dusting of pressed powder to smooth everything out!
Stop-it Solution: Sometimes when you don't get optimal results from a foundation, the problem is actually the technique you're using to apply that foundation. When using a new product or learning how to apply sheer or full-coverage foundation, it doesn't hurt to get a makeup lesson (available by appointment at some makeup counters) to be sure you're using the right technique for your desired results. Then, experiment at home when you have time to concentrate on your technique!
If your technique is tried and true, and you still have problems, the issue is most likely your foundation. If the texture of a foundation is too thick or too thin, it won't apply evenly and the results will be disappointing—having the wrong color only makes matters worse! Making sure that your foundation is appropriate for your skin type is also an important part of looking your best. Take the time to explore the Best Foundations reviews on Beautypedia to make sure you're using a well-formulated foundation that's suitable for your skin type and coverage needs.
Remember, it takes time to apply foundation smoothly and evenly, so on days you're in a big hurry, you may want to skip the foundation and dust on a pressed powder instead.
Fast Fix: For pressed-powder eyeshadows, wipe off the excess eyeshadow or blend hard edges with a soft, full eyeshadow brush that doesn't have any product on it. After that, you can improve the look by using an eyeshadow brush to apply a lighter shade of eyeshadow on top of the area you want to soften.
Stop-it Solution: Flawless eyeshadow application depends on two main factors: First is the size of your eyelid; consider the eyelid as a canvas—the size of your "canvas" is a major consideration in how eyeshadow should be applied and which looks will work for you. For example, a person with small, deep-set eyes requires much less eyeshadow to create definition than a person with larger eyelids and more space between the eye's crease and brow bone.
The second consideration is the tools you're using. Without question, using brushes gives you the most control and creates a cleaner, more polished look. Plus you should have a brush for each color; don't use the same brush to apply a dark brown eyeshadow and a beige eyeshadow. The price of an eyeshadow has nothing to do with how it will go on; check out our list of Best Eyeshadows on Beautypedia to explore our selection of the ones that apply beautifully and smoothly.
Fast Fix: Select a matte eyeshadow and use a good brow brush to fill in any sparse areas ("holes") in your eyebrow shape. Brunettes should choose a shade that matches or is slightly lighter than their brow color, while blondes should choose a shade slightly darker than their natural brow color. Applying a color that is dramatically darker or lighter than your actual brow color always looks unnatural.
Stop-it Solution: There's no denying it's difficult to find the patience for reshaping your eyebrows, but ultimately, the best solution to filling in over-tweezed or too-thin eyebrows is to put down the tweezers. Our mantra is let 'em grow, let 'em grow, let 'em grow. Remove only the hairs above and below your brows, and nothing else until you get the shape back. If your brows aren't growing, you can consider prescription Latisse, which is designed to promote eyelash growth, but also will promote eyebrow hair growth.
During the waiting process, consider enlisting the help of a professional at a brow bar or brow-threading salon for assistance. These experts will be able to help you create a brow shape that is full, symmetrical, and and flattering to your face—and they can help you deal with the awkward grow-out stage.
Fast Fix: Apply a very small amount of water or, if it's a waterproof formula, a silicone-based makeup remover on a spoolie brush or a clean mascara wand, and then gingerly wiggle the brush across the base of the lashes to soften the dried mascara and separate the clumps. You can try this with a dry mascara or spoolie brush, but the makeup remover or water works better to smooth big clumps. (The key is to use only a teeny-tiny bit so you don't break down the mascara that you want to stay on your lashes).
Stop-it Solution: To avoid clumpy or messy eyelashes, make sure your mascara wand has only a minimal amount of mascara on it. For some mascaras, this may mean gently wiping the brush with a tissue before applying. Next, apply mascara starting at the base of the lashes, slightly wiggling the brush back and forth as you move it out towards the ends of the lashes. To create more volume without clumping, apply additional layers using short upward strokes—and do this before the first coat dries.
If your mascara is still clumping or flaking, the issue is most likely with your mascara—not your application technique! Don't worry, getting a good mascara doesn't require breaking the bank on department store brands; there are many excellent drugstore options as well. Check out our list of Best Mascaras on Beautypedia for several options that perform beautifully for less than $10!
Fast Fix: Wash your hands, and then use your ring finger to smooth out any concealer that has begun to crease. Prevent the concealer from creasing by setting it with a small amount of pressed powder. For best results, use a small brush or sponge, making sure to blend the powder from where the eye and nose meet, softening out to the temple where any crow's-feet lines may reach; you want to avoid putting excess powder on wrinkles.
Stop-it Solution: Be sure to prep your eye area with a thin layer of a good moisturizer (it need not be an eye cream); apply sparingly because overdoing will cause creasing. Choose a concealer that is appropriate for your skin type, is smooth, easy to blend, long-wearing, and opaque enough to cover any undereye darkness. The thinner the texture, the less likely you are to experience creasing. Check out our list of Best Concealers for reliable options. Always set your under-eye concealer with a powder (ideally, a powder with sunscreen!).
Fast Fix: When you accidentally apply too much blush, the first impulse is to blend the color out over the entire cheek area (in an attempt to sheer out the color). Don't do it! You'll be left with strange rosy patches reaching down to your jawline. Instead, use a clean powder brush (preferably, one with densely packed hair) to pick up and blend out the excess product by rubbing the brush in small circular motions between the apples of your cheeks and your temples. Double-check to make sure there are no hard edges—if there are, blend them out using a slightly dampened makeup sponge.
Stop-it Solution: Blush may seem like a beauty basic, but it's not without challenges. Be sure you're applying blush with a full-size blush brush. The brushes included in most compacts are too small to provide proper application, and guarantee you'll get a stripe of color, which we see on women every time we're out. Good blush brushes have longer, looser hair that can pick up color and apply it evenly. This is important because you want to start out with a sheer amount of color, and then apply more only if necessary. With makeup, it's always easier to add than subtract!
When applying blush, start by using the fullest part of the brush to pick up color and then tap off the excess. Smile (to find the rounded apples of your cheeks), and then relax your expression and use an upward, controlled swirling motion to apply blush from the apples back toward your temples.
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Niagara County sheriff's deputies have made the region's first arrest in a "milk smashing" case, charging a high school senior in a prank at a Tops Markets in Newfane after he was recognized by store employees and he bragged about his actions on Facebook.
The 18-year-old Burt resident was picked up by deputies this morning at Newfane High School and arraigned in Newfane Town Court on a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief in the incident, which took place Monday at the Tops on Lockport-Olcott Road, said sheriff's Capt. Greg Schuey.
This incident, caught on a store surveillance camera, is one of at least 10 "milk smashings" that have taken place in the last week in this area, as the online prank of the moment made its way to Western New York.
In "milk smashing" or "gallon smashing," young people at supermarkets grab plastic gallon jugs of milk or juice and then throw them in the air or smash them to the floor while pretending to fall or slide to the floor as the liquid pools around them.
The scene, of course, is recorded by an accomplice with a smartphone and later posted to YouTube or social media sites.
Counting the Niagara County incident, "milk smashing" copycats have pulled off the decidedly unfunny prank at least 10 times at stores in Western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania – seven at Tops stores and three at Wegmans stores.
Store security reported the Newfane "milk smashing" to sheriff's deputies on Tuesday and showed investigators footage from the in-store video system that clearly showed a young man smashing the milk containers on the floor at about 6:40 p.m. Monday.
Employees were able to identify the suspect. He also posted video of the incident on his Facebook page, and Deputy Justin Birmingham, the school resource officer at Newfane High School, heard teens discussing the prank and passed this information along to Deputy Shannan Rodgers, Schuey said.
The News isn't naming the teen, who is accused of causing about $8 in damages. The Sheriff's Office does not plan to charge the person who recorded the incident on video, Schuey said.
Also, the Lancaster Police Detective Bureau has released photos pulled from the surveillance cameras at the Tops Markets at 4777 Transit Road of people wanted for questioning in a "milk smashing" incident at that store early Sunday morning.
Anyone who can identify one of the people in the photos is asked to contact the bureau at 683-3120, ext. 24, or by email at email@example.com.
Representatives of Tops and Wegmans told The News earlier this week that store employees are warned to be on the lookout for would-be "milk smashing" pranksters and they said they would prosecute anyone they catch in the act.
"It's a prank. However, we don't find it to be amusing," said Shaun Frank, asset protection manager for Wegmans in Buffalo. "We consider it a crime."
This latest bizarre food-related prank has been imitated across the nation on YouTube. A number of supermarkets have seen the trend locally and store security, managers and cashiers have been alerted.
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Mark Williams has become a household name in the world of gymnastics. The Sooner head coach has had success at every level of the sport and has recently been announced as one of the members of the 2015 class of inductees into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, just another testament to the outstanding coaching he has done with the national team and the OU men's gymnastics squad.
With three NCAA Championships already in the books, the University of Oklahoma men's gymnastics program was no stranger to success prior to Williams' arrival. However, Williams has established OU as the nation's elite program with five national titles in the past 13 years, claiming crowns in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and most recently in 2008.
Williams has also made an impact on the international level, most recently serving as the U.S. Men's National Team head coach at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China. Williams guided a squad that included former Sooners Jake Dalton and Alex Naddour to a bronze medal, marking the first world team medal as the head coach of the USA national team.
At the collegiate level in 2014 the Sooners won their 21st conference title, and have now captured the title in 12 of the 15 years during Williams' tenure, including each of the last three seasons. Williams led the Sooners to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship, extending OU's active streak of top three finishes at the championships to 14 seasons. The Sooners claimed three of the six event national champions with Michael Squires defending his title on the rings and Alec Robin winning both the floor exercise and vault national championships. Oklahoma picked up nine All-America accolades at the championships and Williams was named West Region Coach of the Year for the third time in as many seasons.
Oklahoma finished the 2010 season as the MPSF champions and third place finishers at the NCAA National Championships. Legendre captured an individual national title on floor. Naddour claimed the pommel national title, while the Sooners earned 11 more All-American honors.
After a second place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2004, Oklahoma won two-straight team titles in 2005 and 2006, marking the second time during Williams' tenure that the team claimed the top spot two seasons in a row.
Upon arrival in Norman in 2000, Williams made an instant impact on the program. The Sooners placed second at the 2001 NCAA Championships before winning back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003, going 54-1 in the two seasons. Daniel Furney became the first gymnast under Williams to win the coveted Nissen Emery Award in 2003.
"Mark is not only a good coach but a good friend," said Young. "He was able to take a young boy who could not even do the splits and make him into an Olympic silver medalist. One of Mark's strengths as a coach is his ability to unite a team. His dedication to the team is something I respect and aspire toward."
Although Williams has returned gymnastics at OU to the top of the sport, another one of his primary goals as head coach was to revitalize OU's presence on the international gymnastics scene. With Horton at the 2008 Olympic Games and Young at the 2004 Athens Games, Williams has achieved just that.
Outside of coaching on the collegiate level, Williams was on the international scene at the 2008 Summer Beijing Olympics when Horton was selected to represent his country. Horton did his part in leading the underdog U.S. team to a bronze medal, while collecting a individual silver medal on the high bar.