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City guide Lucerne
Swiss cities up close and personal.
Discover the unique charm of our Swiss cities - with the vision and the heart of a local:
The most important information, excursions, events and much more.
A printed version for the road.
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Complete with gable paintings, the covered, medieval Chapel Bridge forms the centrepiece of Lucerne's townscape and is considered to be one of the oldest, covered wooden bridges in Europe. A further landmark of the town is the Museggmauer, a wall which, with the exception only of one of its towers, has been preserved in its original, well-fortified state.
Historic houses decorated with frescoes line the picturesque town squares as they do the 'Weinmarkt' square in the car-free old town. Lucerne is a city of town squares and churches. The Jesuit church dating from the 17th century is regarded as Switzerland's first sacral Baroque building and the twin towers of the Hofkirche form an integral part of the townscape. The figure of a dying lion which was hewn from the face of rock in remembrance of the heroic death of Swiss guards killed during an attack on the Tuileries in 1792 is one of the best-known monuments in Switzerland. And with its 112-metre-long Bourbaki panorama, Lucerne possesses one of the world's few maintained, mammoth circular paintings.
Tradition and modernity stand side-by-side with ease in Lucerne, as the town has also earned a reputation for itself with innovative design. The futuristic Culture and Convention Centre (KKL), designed by leading French architect Jean Nouvel, is one the architectural highlights of the town. The KKL is also a landmark of «Lucerne: Festival City» and venue for a wide variety of cultural events throughout the year.
Lucerne is the ideal starting point for many excursions to the highlights of central Switzerland. A trip up one of Lucerne's regional mountains, the Pilatus or the Rigi – the queen of mountains – is a must. But excursions up onto the Stanserhorn, the Bürgenstock or a steamship cruise on Lake Lucerne with its many bends and arms are certainly no less worthy. The Wilhelm Tell Express originates in Lucerne and ferries its passengers to the foot of the Gotthard pass via Lake Lucerne and then continues by rail into Ticino, south of the Alpine ridge. The «cherry road» leads from Lucerne through the landscape of cheery trees and kirsch.
Lucerne has a picturesque lakeside setting, against an impressive mountain backdrop. Architectural gems, such as the celebrated KKL Luzern by Jean Nouvel or the famous Chapel Bridge.
Lucerne has a picturesque lakeside setting, against an impressive mountain backdrop. Architectural gems, such as the celebrated KKL Luzern by Jean Nouvel or the famous Chapel Bridge.
- Chapel Bridge – one of Europe's oldest wooden bridges and landmark of Lucerne, faithfully restored to its original design after a serious fire.
- Culture and Convention Centre of Lucerne (KKL) – unites a large concert auditorium, the convention centre and the art museum under its imposing roof.
- Swiss Museum of Transport – one of the most diverse museums in Europe for transport and communication, and the most-frequented museum in Switzerland. Has its own IMAX cinema on site.
- Lake Lucerne – the scenic beauty of the lake can be discovered on the many different cruises offered by paddlewheel steamers and motor vessels.
- Pilatus, Rigi, Stanserhorn – excursion mountains made accessible by cableways, offering up picture-book panoramas of the regions around Lucerne.
Top Events
- Lucerne Festival – several concert series of classical music of a world-class standard, held throughout the year (Easter, summer, November).
- Luzerner Fasnacht – one of the most original and colourful carnival events in Switzerland (February).
- «Fumetto» International Comics Festival – presents comic art from the avant-garde and independent scene every spring (April).
- Blue Balls Festival – an important music festival in Switzerland. International stars take to the stage in lakeside venues and in the Culture and Convention Centre (July).
- Summer Night Festival (Luzernfest) – music and stands around the lakeside as well as magnificent fireworks attract tens of thousands of eager onlookers from throughout Switzerland to Lucerne (August).
- Lucerne Blues Festival – every year aficionados of culture and music lovers eagerly await the release of the programme for the Blues Festival in the Grand Casino Lucerne (November).


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Stetson saw its chance to take the deciding game of a weekend series with Maine evaporate early on Saturday when the Black Bears scored seven times in the fourth inning en route to a 16-4 victory.
Maine improved to 2-5 on the year with the win while the Hatters fall to 2-4.
"It is pretty demoralizing to watch that effort today," Stetson coach Pete Dunn said. "To watch guys, who know how to play the game, fail to cover first base on bunts and let balls go between our legs is hard."
The Hatters were their own worst enemy in the game, making both mental and physical mistakes from the very start. Maine made Stetson pay for almost every mistake.
The Black Bears pounded out 19 hits against seven Stetson hurlers and also took advantage of three errors, six walks and five batters who were hit by pitches.
"You can't be that benevolent, and there is no team on our schedule who you can do that against, and expect to beat them," Dunn said. "They rubbed our noses in it and we earned every bit of it. Give them credit because they took advantage every time we did something wrong, and that is what good teams do."
Maine senior right-hander A.J. Bazdanes (1-0) worked into the sixth inning for the Black Bears to earn the victory. He allowed all four Stetson runs in the sixth. Burk FitzPatrick and Steve Trask finished the game off for Maine and did not allow a Stetson hit the rest of the day.
Stetson junior Cameron Griffin (0-1) had his second consecutive shaky start, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits through just three innings of work. Only freshmen Ike Greenspon and Josh Thorne among Stetson hurlers escaped without allowing at least one run. They pitched the last two innings when the result was never in doubt.
Two players did stand out for the Hatters in the game. Both freshman catcher Konner Lutz and sophomore outfielder Tanner Blackman earned praise for their effort in what was the first start of the year for both.
"I was extremely proud of the way Konner Lutz played today," Dunn said. "Not only did he swing the bat well, he also did a nice job behind the plate in a game where it was not easy back there. He called a lot of pitches, but he didn't get to catch a lot of them. Tanner made his first start and played well, but that was it."
Both Lutz and Blackman had three hits in the game for Stetson. The Hatters managed just eight hits on the day. Kevin Fagan, who came off the bench, drove in three of the four Stetson runs on a bases loaded double in the fourth. He then came in to score on a Blackman single.
Maine had seven players with multiple hits in the game, led by Sam Balzano, who had four singles and scored four runs. Six other players had two hits each, including Michael Fransoso, who drove in three runs, and Eric White, who had a two-run homer.
The Hatters will try to get back on track on Tuesday night when they venture across Volusia County to face Bethune-Cookman at Jackie Robinson Field. That game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.
Stetson will host the annual Brighthouse Invitational Tournament next weekend with Ohio State, Central Michigan and Connecticut in town for the round robin event. The Hatters will face Central Michigan on Friday night, Ohio State on Saturday evening and Connecticut on Sunday.
Early games in the tournament are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Hatters are scheduled to play at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
For tickets to all Hatters home games, contact the Stetson Athletics Ticket office at 386-738-HATS or visit GoHatters.com.


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Easter candy is a great American tradition. A painted Easter egg is fun to hide, find, and even roll across the White House lawn. But biting into a hard-boiled egg doesn't bring you the chocolate or marshmallow goodness of Easter treats.
Billions and billions of pastel and chocolate confections will delight purists Sunday morning after a visit from the Easter Bunny.
According to the National Confectioners Association, Easter is second only to Halloween in generating the most American candy sales. The signal of Christian Holy Week is a sweet message for children of all ages. So, bring on the sugar!
While that wily old Easter Bunny is preparing these treats in his hideaway hutch, let's take a look at traditional holiday favorites and learn something new about them.
A sweet treat fit for a president
When President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 31, 1981, thousands of well-wishers gathered outside his hospital in Washington, D.C. When first lady Nancy Reagan arrived, people threw candy.
That's right -- candy.
What they were throwing was jelly beans. Ronald Wilson Reagan adored jelly beans, and his interest not only promoted the gourmet jelly bean industry, but caused the invention of the blueberry jelly bean.
Jelly Belly, a gourmet jelly bean company, wanted to provide the commander-in-chief with red, white, and blue jelly beans for that patriotic flavor (er, fervor) at his inauguration party.
But do you know how traditional and gourmet jelly beans are made? You soon will ...
Boiling up some sugary beans
Cook sugars, corn syrup and starch with minor amounts of the emulsifying agent lecithin, edible wax such as paraffin or beeswax, salt and confectioner's glaze and, voila!, you have yourself a jelly bean.
Slice a jelly bean in half, and you'll uncover layers. Traditional jelly beans get their flavor from the hard candy shell, while gourmet jelly beans like Jelly Belly's offer the special sweetness in both the jelly layer and the outer coating.
Ingredients are boiled to make syrup that is poured in molds. After cooling the jelly centers, the infant beans are sprayed with the sugar layer.
While traditional beans take a week to 10 days to make, Jelly Belly boasts that it takes three full weeks to perfect its product. Of course, the tasty final product usually doesn't last nearly that long when once it gets around hungry Easter snackers.
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate
Let us say it once again: Chocolate.
It's perhaps the most beloved substance known to humankind, and it's got quite a history behind it.
Two thousand years ago, hungry Meso-Americans stumbled over the bitter seeds of the cacao tree. Spanish conquistadors pillaged their recipe box. Historians didn't record their exact words, but it may have been something like "You got chocolate on my peanut butter ..."
Some genius figured out that adding sugar made a delicious drink, and the next thing we knew we had a chocolate Easter bunny, just begging to have its head bitten off.
The American Industrial Revolution spawned machines that could turn chocolate into different kinds of treats, especially right for the Easter holidays.
Chocolate -- hollow, solid or filled -- makes Easter complete
Hollow bunnies with candy eyes, solid milk chocolate rabbits, Cadbury Creme Eggs and those Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs are just some of our favorite basket-stuffers come Easter morning.


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Feb. 19
A Niagara Avenue man who was shot in the head in what investigators had called a drug-related shooting in December, was arrested Tuesday on felony drug possession charges.
Michael A. Lorraine, 25, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Investigators armed with a search warrant on Tuesday morning said Lorraine, who recently had surgery on his leg, had stashed nine grams of crack cocaine in his leg cast. Lorraine told police in December that two unidentified men approached his car and shot at him while at the intersection of Highland and Calumet avenues. He was able to drive himself to the hospital after being grazed in the head and was transferred to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.
Investigators said Lorraine had been under investigation for some time and has had numerous drug-related arrests in the past.
Ramone A. Westbrook, no age available, of Whitney Avenue was charged by narcotics investigators with unlawful possession of marijuana. Westbrook was stopped after he was seen driving and then dropping Lorraine off at his house.
• Two men were charged in connection with the theft of more than $12,000 worth of electronics from a Pine Avenue jewelry and electronics store.
Jamarius D. Scott, 21, of Linwood Avenue and Xavier T. Faura, 18, Portage Road, were charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal mischief.
A third man is being sought for his role in the thefts, according to Niagara Falls detectives.
Witnesses told police they saw two men use a hammer to shatter a window at the NYC Jewelry and Electronics Outlet in the 1600 block of Pine Avenue just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The men were seen fleeing and running behind buildings. Police tracked footprints in the snow to an apartment building but were unable to locate the suspects.
Police said two laptops and five cellphones were stolen from the store.
Feb. 20
A Niagara Falls man could be sentenced to as long as 12 years in state prison after being ejected from the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.
James W. Jones, 48, of 15th Street, was accused by drug court staff of trying to use the diversion program only as a means of staying out of prison, not to stop using drugs. He tested positive for narcotics several times since Farkas placed him in the program last July.
Jones, a six-time felon, had pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance for having crack cocaine in his pocket when his parole officer visited him Jan. 18, 2012. He is being held without bail pending sentencing April 17.
• A Niagara Falls man was arraigned in Niagara County Court on charges of burglarizing a vacant house in that city Nov. 28, and his brother is to be arraigned Friday on the same charges.
Emanuel L. Rogers, 31, formerly of Maple Street, Buffalo, pleaded not guilty to third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, attempted petit larceny and possession of burglary tools. County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas jailed him in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Malique L. Rogers, 37, of Cudaback Avenue in the Falls, is to appear before Farkas today.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph A. Scalzo said a nearby resident called police Nov. 28 after seeing two men stacking pipes, a sink, a car jack and other metal objects in an alley behind a Fourth Street house, owned by the city because of a tax foreclosure. Scalzo said Emanuel Rogers was inside when police arrived and tried to jump out an upstairs window, but was pulled back in by an officer.
Feb. 21
A Buffalo couple told police that property was stolen from their rental car overnight while it was in the valet parking lot at the Seneca Niagara Casino hotel.
A cellphone and a pair of prescription eyeglasses were taken from the vehicle sometime between 11 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday, police said, resulting in a loss of $285. Valet parking employees told police the car may have been left unlocked.
Feb. 22
A burglar stole $480 in cash after breaking into a 19th Street apartment overnight, Niagara Falls police said.
The female resident told police that someone entered the apartment via a side window sometime between 5 p.m. Friday and 12:40 a.m. Saturday. In addition to the money, which was taken from a bedroom, a pair of cellphones were taken from a living room area. Total loss was estimated in the neighborhood of $700.
Feb. 23
An Ohio couple was robbed of $100 cash while drinking at Legends Bar & Grill on First Street, Niagara Falls police said.
The wife told police that she had two $50 bills in her purse when she went to the bar shortly after midnight, and that she kept her purse on the bar near her for the next hour, leaving it only momentarily to check on a lottery ticket. Upon returning to her hotel room around 1:30 a.m. she discovered the money had been removed from the purse.
Feb. 25
An 81-year-old Wheatfield man said his Sears Mastercard was used to make just over $300 in unauthorized purchases from stores where he never had shopped.
The victim told Niagara County sheriff's deputies that he never lost possession of his card. He said he believes that the account may have been compromised online.
He said he noticed charges on his card to Sports Authority, Stop and Shop and Waldbaum's but had never purchased anything from these stores.
Feb. 26
A Grand Island man will not go to jail for his guilty plea to driving while intoxicated in North Tonawanda.
Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III sentenced Timothy J. Homa, 29, of East River Road, to three years' probation, a $395 surcharge, 14 days in the Niagara County work program and 30 days of community service.
Homa pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor DWI count Dec. 11, during a trial on a DWI felony indictment. He was arrested May 20, after his car became stuck on a planter box made of railroad ties in a parking lot on Manhattan Street in North Tonawanda.
• A former North Tonawanda man who grew marijuana in his apartment there was pronounced a success in the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment.
Robert C. Hetrick, 47, of Glenfield Drive, West Seneca, had pleaded guilty in January 2012 to second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony. Tuesday, Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III allowed him to reduce that plea to fourth-degree possession, a misdemeanor. Hetrick is to be resentenced May 7, with probation the likely outcome.
Hetrick was arrested Aug. 23, 2011, when police raided his apartment on Ganson Street in North Tonawanda and found an indoor growing operation and more than a pound of pot.


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Peter Yarrow Mother's Day ConcertThe music of Peter, Paul and Mary awakened a generation to activism and idealism. Their songs, "Puff the Magic Dragon," "Blowin' in the Wind," and "If I Had a Hammer," are classics. Peter Yarrow continues to use music to inspire and bring people together to create a more just, peaceful and compassionate world. This pay-what-you can benefit concert supports Hope Academy's music scholarship fund.05/12/2013Time: 7:30 pmEast Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Mother's Day ConcertBring your mom to this fun and festive celebration.05/13/2013Time: 2:30 pmLocation: Somerset High School, Somerset, PAwebsite
Art for ChangeThe 25th anniversary of Persad's largest fundraiser and premiere art auction in southwestern Pennsylvania. The event is a verbal and silent auction featuring more than 200 original works of art donated by local, national, and international artists, including paintings, photography, sculpture, furniture, and jewelry. Tickets: PersadArtforChange.org, or 412 441-9786 x-22405/13/2013Time: 6pmLocation: August Wilson Center, downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh International Childrens FestivalThe Festival offers 65 performances in 5 venues with performers from Australia, Russia, Ireland, the United Kingdom and United States. Attending a performance engages audiences with different cultures and perspectives, as well as exposes them to different mediums for expressing ideas and stories, such as puppetry, soundscapes, music, movement, and dance. 05/15/2013 - 05/19/2013Location: Schenley Plaza and University of Pittsburghwebsite
Johnstown Community StringsA concert of music for string ensemble by Bach, Rush, Dello Joio, Cohen, and more.05/16/2013Time: 7:30pmLocation: St. David's Lutheran Church, Davidsville, PAwebsite
Elgar, Grieg & RavelUkrainian-born pianist and YouTube phenom Valentina Lisitsa performs Grieg's much-loved Piano Concerto. Then, Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts Osvaldo Golijov's "Siderius," co-commissioned by the PSO. After intermission, one of Ravel's first works for orchestra, Rapsodie Espagnole, inspired by the Spanish folk tunes sung by Ravel's mother. Elgar's "Alassio" was inspired by the town on the Italian Riviera where Elgar and his family vacationed.05/17/2013 - 05/19/201305/17 - 8:00 pm05/18 - 8:00 pm05/19 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Star-Crossed LoveEnjoy Romeo and Juliet and other timeless love stories of William Shakespeare set to music by great composers: Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev do Romeo and Juliet; selections from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream; Weber: Oberon overture05/17/2013 - 05/18/2013 Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
All-Russian Concert with pianist Stewart GoodyearKnown for his elegant and exquisite technique, Stewart Goodyear gives his virtuosic performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1. The season concludes with the dramatic intensity of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 composed in the wake of Stalin's death. André Raphel also conducts Mussorgsky's Khovantchina Overture.05/17/2013Time: 8:00 pmCapitol Theater, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, WVwebsite | map
Market Street Arts FestivalAn Arts and Music festival celebrating local art in the Fayette, Westmoreland, Greene and Washington County area. Featuring Cello Fury.05/17/2013 - 05/19/2013Location: Brownsville, PAwebsite
PBT School Pre-Professional ShowcaseThe Pre-Professional Showcase includes "Graduation Ball" and the "Swan Lake" Act II Divertissements staged by PBT Artistic Director Terrence Orr, James Washington's "Beauty, The Lack Of," Michael Smuin's "Quattro a Verdi," and "Prossimo" by former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Andre Reyes.05/17/2013 - 05/19/201305/17 - 7:00 pm05/18 - 1:00 pm05/18 - 7:00 pm05/19 - 1:00 pmLocation: George R. White Studio, Lawrence Hall, 201 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Muck Vac
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Muck Vac Garden Hose Vacuum Cleans Your Pond Without Straining or Bailing
- No cords or battery pack — it works on normal water pressure!
- Waste hose discharges muck away from pond; makes a nutrient-rich plant fertilizer
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myutwocar:this game is actually survived for more than 6 years and quite a period since 2010 i discovered that the online players are keep declining. I don't wanna this game to be drown as me myself have stop awhile but about to rejoin this game, i hope age of empire 3 can keep rock until age of empire 4 (not the aoe online). And hopefully i can see more player than 2500 in some days. I hope AOE could survive longer.
To save a game after so long is a very hard process to go through and takes alot of work, but with AOE3 in the state it is in, IE still active, its entirely possible to ressurect it back to what it once was!
I, along with my clan have had our own attempts on Age of Mythology, and since we have tried we have managed to peak numbers by very small amounts, and if it is possible to do so on a game with not even a tenth of the users AoE3 has, then should it not be possible on AoE3?
Now the tactics we used was to host games for the communities that were dying, losing members, regardless if we didn't like the game we would host it in attempts to ressurect that part of the community. For example, if the DM community died, then we would host more DM games, but with HoR we aimed particularly at scenarios, as that has as of the last few years been the dominant game style. With AoE3 this is less so as Supremacy is hosted more often, and thus we could see good number prospects on AoE3.
the only way to get everyone back is to release a new patch.
this costs money so microsoft won't do it; releasing a new patch means they will eventually have to release another one, an endless cycle..
however if they just copied the fan patch i think everyone would be happy :)
dcdonnie4:The more costeffective army can win vs a more expensive (better unit) because they can just keep throwing them at the other player.
knight_br:Optimal explanation .. very succinctly
LordStefanIII: Unkown_Genius:Leave it to Age.Comm to get a thread twenty miles off topic.:)Or turn into a flame war.
Unkown_Genius:Leave it to Age.Comm to get a thread twenty miles off topic.
The problem with tournaments these days on ESO is that they don't usually finish and people don't usually show up to play, even with a prize. Like in order for it to be fair, people would have to be at pretty much the same rank (like capt +) and it's hard to find a lot of people who are capt + that actually actively participate and show up. And the other problem is that a lot of people fail to join, so that won't work very well either if they're assigned someone to play in matchup. Oh yeah, and Nilla? Most good TAD players won't want to play a Nilla tournament. And if you're doing a TAD tournament, that means less people participating.
One possible solution which my clan has been doing for some time is training beginners how to play. You see, when I was a beginner I was lost and everything and I wanted to have somewhere to start and fit in. So I joined a clan that trained me and I made friends that trained me and after some time I developed a love for the game I otherwise wouldn't have had because I got discouraged easily. I remember leaving for a year back in 2008-2009 because of an issue I had with my computer and I didn't think much of getting back on because I knew that I wouldn't fit in anymore and I couldn't remember how to play and such. So that's kind of the thing I want to do with newbies is help them find a niche and train them to get really good so they would actually want to stay and not give up on ladders and competing and everything. If we are welcoming to them, they will stay longer. If we befriend them, they would likely not want to leave their friends for good, right?
nanookthehusky:You don't understand the problem with sgt under tournaments. There are smurfs everywhere... looking for money.
LordStefanIII:There are soooo many other games I would rather waste my time on than league of legends.
George:Its like trying to drink soup with a fork.


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quote: Really if Windows Phone is so Insignificant then why was google worried enough to block it? Maybe it has something to do with the estimated 7 million Nokia 920's that have been sold recently?
quote: I guess the only thing that would cause issues is if the Microsoft created application would show the video without the advertising.


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Ball State Sports Link: The Pole Vault Perspective
What's it like to pole vault? Experience the vault from the perspective of two Ball State student- athletes - Hannah Ciasto-Poor and Tara Spitzer-Long.
Ball State Sports Link's Kevin Thurman, Emily Barker and Palmer Durr have this SL feature.
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Connect with over 7,000 other fans and get daily updates and videos with BSU's largest social media network for BSU Sports – Ball State Sports Link.
Like SL on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BallStateSportsLink
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About Ball State Sports Link:
During the semester, students will produce a broad range of media from live remote productions, live-to-tape events, television programs (WIPB-TV, Comcast Indiana, ESPN Networks, Fox Sports Net, Cardinal Vision 57), student-athlete features and webcasts. Other facets of the immersion program include radio, newspapers, podcasts and the use of mobile technology and interactivity via the web.
To maintain a focus on cross-platform promotion, students repackage the feature stories they create for local use at Ball State and send them to local news stations and outlets in the hometown of the featured player—on any platform the station may require.


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From Agence France-Presse:
MP in Iraq PM's bloc resigns over 'cronyism'
BAGHDAD — A popular MP and member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political bloc who has resigned told AFP on Saturday that he stepped down in protest at pervasive patronage and cronyism in Iraqi politics.
Jaafar al-Sadr's resignation on Thursday came amid a wave of protests across Iraq against corruption, poor basic services and high unemployment that has left three dead and more than 100 wounded.
"Of course parliament plays a vital role in the life of the nation," he said in response to e-mailed questions. "But, in Iraq, this institution has found itself hamstrung by quotas and cronyism."
Sadr, the only son of the founder of Maliki's Islamic Dawa party, added: "This cronyism is corrupting official political life, while average people are increasingly left on their own to deal with their problems."
"I do not wish to overwhelm those who have taken on the heavy responsibility of leading the country, but we must admit that disillusionment and a deep malaise has seized the population," said the 41-year-old.
Country-wide protests this week, from the northern Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah to the southern port city of Basra, have called for the government to combat corruption, and rebuild Iraq's war-battered economy and crumbling infrastructure.
"Everything is wrong with the political process, both in the government and in parliament: there have been for many years no solutions to the country's most pressing problems, no strategy, no vision," said Sadr.
"People are still waiting for even the smallest improvement."
He continued: "The legacy of the former regime, the occupation and the mistakes that came with it, the increasingly aggressive intervention by countries in the region, and terrorism which strikes continuously have all contributed to this impasse."
"But we must have the courage and the honesty to admit that there has also been a major failure of policy since 2003."
Sadr, who won the second highest number of votes in Baghdad province after Maliki in the premier's State of Law coalition in a March legislative poll, said he had no "political objectives" for his post-parliamentary career.
His father, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Sadr, founded the Islamic Dawa party in 1957 but was killed in 1980 by president Saddam Hussein, who was overthrown in the 2003 US-led invasion.
Jaafar al-Sadr, a cousin and brother-in-law of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, studied religion in Baghdad, the holy Shiite city of Najaf and in Qom, Iran, before earning a degree in sociology and anthropology in Lebanon.
Sadr said that given the fragility of Iraq's democracy, all sides must scrupulously respect the constitution and the law.
"The Iraqi context is not unique: every time a society finds itself divided along ethnic, religious, confessional and tribal lines, it oscillates between two models," Sadr said.
These were "authoritarianism to maintain social cohesion, which is in the process of falling apart in front of our eyes across the Arab world, and a political system based on a contract that establishes the framework and rules of politics."
He said Iraq had escaped chaos but failed to attach itself firmly to a constitutional framework based on laws. "The process of democracy is not irreversible -- never forget that," Sadr cautioned.
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MARTINSBURG — Lice are parisitic creatures infesting the head and neck quickly working to cement their eggs, some of which may hatch in eight or nine days, to the hair shaft....
How about we give the responsibility of raising children and making decisions on their behalf back to the parents rather than the state?
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Ummmm. Yeah right. Well,that's all fine and good; however, what about when it is your child and you try to do just that? My child had a case of that crap at the beginning of the year. I didn't notice it until bedtime. Out we went for the treatment kit, and did everything we were supposed to do: stripped the bedding/pillows/furniture/car/backpack. I washed all clothes. Finished up around 3am. Called the school nurse the next day to advise her and was asked what I expected her to do. They would not send an informational note home for that would start a panic and she would find herself expected to check 1100 students' heads. The treatment is costly and time consuming and how is a parent to know if what they are seeing is a nit or lice if they have never dealt w/it before? I tell you what: after all of that, and my child goes back to school and keeps getting it because the "nits" are allowed? And how does a parent know if the "nit" they find is at day 1 or day 9? That
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Few things cause as much panic as do head lice, but all that hysteria is misplaced. Archaic and misinformation prevail. There's no valid medical or scientific basis to exclude a child from school because of louse eggs - or even if s/he has head lice. Neither myth or the 'yuk' factor should not take priority in medical and educational decisions. For more information about why the no nit policy should be abandoned, visit online guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, the National Association of School Nurses, and from IdentifyUS.
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That policy is D.U.M.B. Just allow parents to do whatever they need to do to rid their children of it. They claim it is not communicable, but my son got it from somewhere. They are squished in 3 to a seat on the buses and cram their backpackers together and some of them share lockers. Like I said, just let parents do what they need to do to get rid of the stuff and if it means missing half a day or a whole day for sibling groups then so be it. It's frustrating to hear comments always advising parents to step up and be responsible when some of dumb laws around here are not parent friendly.
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If they are required to be in school then they can spend their recess picking each others lice/nits. Sounds like something out of Tramp for the Lord by Corrie TenBoom - about her experience in the Nazi death camps.
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Come on - seriously? I don't think any parent is going to purposely allow their kid to keep nits in their hair as an excuse for them to not have to go to school. This is the silliest policy. Keep kids with lice home!
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"Based on No Child Left Behind". And right there you know it's going to be a useless, silly policy.
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This whole thing has me scratching my head. :)
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No Child Left Untested or Uninfested. NCLB = Fail.
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I hope that the incorrect use of "whom" by The Office of Healthy Schools is just a misprint. The schools should be a trusted source of common sense and correct grammar.
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It sounds like to me that we are living in the "third world" here. I dont't know about you but I never had "head lice" or "nits" when I was young. If I did, my parents would have pulled me from school and did whatever was required to rid me of the problem. No child left behind?? How about head lice and nits left behind?
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All it takes is 1 child to get lice, from a child that had nits, and the lawsuit to follow. Sadly in this day, common sense practice aren't followed until someone gets sued.
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nothing wrong with coodies
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when i had coodies, my old man would smack me on the back of the head and make me take a shower. that usually worked.
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Here's a louse extermination remedy that should only be conducted by a certified louse professional. Douse the affected area in gasoline, put a match to it, and, using an ice pick, stab the little buggers as they run from the flames.
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This article is like reading an issue of National Lampoon. Yet, once upon a time this same school system gave students the whole week off at Thanksgiving because hunting season started on that Monday. There were three wasted days that "impeded the learning process" or could have been future snow days for that respective school year. What a joke associating this to a bigger joke known as NCLB. Now how can this be tied into bullying?
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I treated my daughter's hair earlier this year after another parent - not the school - told me her child, who was a classmate, had lice. Better safe than sorry, and the treatment wasn't all that expensive.
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Taking a shower will not remove lice unless you are using an anti-louse shampoo correctly.
Lice come and go and are more prevalent in some areas than others. It's not so much an issue of cleanliness as it is exposure.
Some species of head lice are actually more likely to attach to clean hair than dirty hair.
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This is the same school system that will suspend a kid from school for 5 days then take the parents to court because the kid had too many "unexcused days".
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Yep, Don'tTread... It's also the same one that will suspend a kid for defending himself against another who attacks him. The Zero Tolerance policy doesn't apply to nits, however. It is also the same system that will tell you how much student performance is improving in certain areas but fail to tell you that the starting point for measurement is so low that there is nowhere to go but up.
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squirm, Barack drinks and he ued cocaine.
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I knew worm would be here sooner or later to add his usual "wisdom". It's such a simple world in his utopia.
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Squirm-->Simple minds do simple things. I think this discussion is beyond your capacity at this point, time to crawl back into the worm hole.
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"The Special Olympics always honors George W. Bush"
Very sensitive of you. BTW I have a daughter that competes in the Special Olympics and you lack a maturity and compassion is appalling, she's 13 and shows more maturity then you.
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I have been fighting head lice from a BC school all year. To the person who said it wasn't expensive, try treating OTC 3 times on your child, your other child and yourself. Then going to the dr to get a prescription for all 3 of us. Co-pays of $20 and $50. Also buying the preventive shampoos and sprays along with washing everything and treating funrinture, vehicles, and carpets. The constant battle from my childs classroom has cost my family approx $500.00 this school year!! I called the school to be told by the nurse that no notes are allowed to be sent to families when a case is found in the class. I was also told that in my childs particular class, there were 4 other recurring cases. I know my child has had it ALOT, yet she has been clear on any head checks they have done. Which tells me they must not be checking very well. I found my childs cases after inspecting each time myself. I can't afford to send my child to school due to head lice! BOE - let me send you my bill!
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St. John's is 4-0 with a win over #11 Georgetown.
Loyola is 4-2 with no ranked wins and losses to Notre Dame and Duke.
I have to be honest. I have not seen either of these teams in action yet for myself, however this game intrigues me.
Upstart St. John's wants to prove that their win over Georgetown was no fluke. They also beat Drexel, while unranked is yearly a decent team.
Loyola on the other hand will play up or down to their opponents. Loyola only lost to Notre Dame by 1, and by 2 to Duke. However they only beat lowly Sienna by 2.
St. John's is winning the FO battle with 63%, and I can safely say that their shot on goal differential is due to this control of play. They have out shot opponents an average of 43 shots vs 26 shots per game. When an opponent is only getting a limited number of shots, it is easy to win games when your keeper (Gavin Buckley) is saving 61% of the shots he does face. Loyola is winning about half their face offs, and is averaging about 35 shots per game.
I think St. John's has a chance in this one. They need to play their style of game, and not be intimidated by Loyola. I am going with them for my upset pick of the week. Either way it should be an entertaining game to watch.
Saturday March 14, 1:00pm UMBC at Maryland
UMBC is 3-2 with no ranked wins, and losses to Hopkins and Princeton.
Maryland is 4-1 with a win over #10 Duke, and a loss to Georgetown.
UMBC's offense took a backseat in their loss last week to Princeton, but they are still a potent scoring team. The Retrievers are led by Peet Poillon (8 Goals,13 Assists), Kyle Wimer (12,5), Alex Hopmann (13,1), and Rob Grimm (3,7).
Aside from their scoring ability, goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins is playing very solid in net. He has a 9.17 GAA and a save percentage of 56%. Blevins was a big part in keeping UMBC in the game as he made 11 saves against Princeton and only let in 6 goals.
UMBC's weaknesses are face offs and hustle. No one has won even 40% of their face offs on the team, and as a whole unit, they are only at 33% (and that's rounding up). On ground balls, they are averaging 8 less per game than their opponents. Without possession (FO) and control (GBs) the Retrievers make their games that much harder on themselves. Their defense has to play longer, and harder, and each shot becomes that more crucial on offense.
Maryland last week surprisingly played Towson close…a little too close. I have said earlier this is one of the best attack units, and they proved it by scoring all of the goals in the Towson win. Not 1 goal was recorded by a midfielder. They need to get their act together when they face UMBC this week.
Maryland's top scorers are Grant Catalino (11,10), Will Yeatman (6,8), Ryan Young (9,4), and Dan Groot (5,6).
In goal for this game should be Brian Phipps, as each goalie shares the starts. Phipps has been slightly better statistically speaking with a 7.38 GAA and a save percentage of 61%.
Maryland's FO unit couldn't be more different than UMBC's. No one has won less than 45% of their FOs taken, and as a unit combine for a win percentage of 62%. On GBs, Maryland is averaging 8 more per game than their opponents.
These are the keys to the game. Maryland needs to continue their FO/GB dominance and control the time of possession. Their middies need to step up the offensive contributions to give them some breathing room. For UMBC, they need to take MD's midfield out of the equation. Make Maryland beat them with just their attack. If they can do this and start winning FOs (even 50%), they have a chance.
Maryland will win in a surprisingly close one.
Saturday March 14, 2:00pm Hopkins at Syracuse
Syracuse is 3-1 with a win over #11 Georgetown, and a loss to Virginia.
Hopkins is 3-1 with wins over #9UMBC and #12Hofstra, and a loss to Princeton.
Kyle Wharton was a one man show against Hofstra tallying 5 goals and padding his stats. Wharton now leads Hopkins in scoring (11,3), then comes Mike Kimmel (8,6), Steve Boyle (9,4), and Brian Christopher (4,4).
Hopkins needs someone to step up to an injury riddled FO spot. If you take out Mike Powers' 68% FO wins, the rest of the team is sub-50%. The other weakness is still Mike Gvozden. Heading into the Hofstra game his save% was below 50%. Hofstra made him look good by shooting at his body. Every game I watch him, I keep thinking, "Is this the turn around game where he wakes up and turns it on the rest of the year?"
Syracuse has 9 players with 3 or more goals, and is led on offense by Kenny Nims (10,9), Steve Keogh (13,4), and Dan Hardy(6,5).
An area they are suffering this year compared to last is at face offs. Syracuse's FO unit is winning 46% of the time.
Two shining underrated stars have been John Galloway who has stood on his head in goal saving 62% of the shots he faced, and Joel White. White needs his own stat of intercepted passes. He has an uncanny ability to time and snatch the opponents passes and create turnovers without taking his opponents arm off with a check.
I think the injury to Powers is a huge benefit to Syracuse. I would have to think FOs will be about even in this game now. The other thing to watch in this game is EMO. Syracuse EMO unit is scoring 64% of their chances. Syracuse did struggle against UVA only converting 1 out of 4 chances. With Hopkins getting an average of 6 penalties per game, Syracuse needs to be able to convert near their season average.
I'm going to be a homer and pick Cuse by 4.


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Clive Davis is not the sort of man who sits around waiting to be canonized. Like everything else in his storied five-decade career in the music business, Davis decided to do the dirty work himself. If you want something done right …
So we have the 586-page weighty tome that is "The Soundtrack of My Life," an often incisive, but decidedly nonbawdy tour through Davis' life in music, its highs, its lows, and its singular displays of relentless tenacity. But just as Davis rather studiously approached his career, turning a lack of background in (and technical understanding of) music into a plus, and employing his reportedly charming personality in order to lead artists down a path of his choosing as much as their own, so does Davis oversee the telling of his own story.
In other words, as fascinating as "Soundtrack" is, we can be assured that we are reading only what Clive wants us to read, nothing more and nothing less.
It would not be difficult to view Davis' autobiography as a monument erected by himself, in his own honor, and to his own glory. His ego appears to be abundantly healthy, as is apparent even in the early chapters reporting on his pre-music business life, and his sense of his own place in 20th century popular music a less than humble one.
Yet Davis doesn't truly ever gild the lily here, even though he provides himself with ample opportunity to do so. It would in fact be difficult to overestimate Davis' stature in the pop music world, particularly during the '60s, '70s and '80s, a time period during which he worked with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Patti Smith, the Kinks, Miles Davis, the Grateful Dead, Luther Vandross, Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston. For most of these artists, Davis served as much more than mere record label head. In many cases, he discovered the artists, signed them, nurtured them, subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) directed their artistic decisions, and developed what certainly seems to be a genuine affection (if not out and out love) for them.
We learn that young Clive had it tough – he was orphaned by the time he'd become a teenager, and lived in poverty, managing to earn full scholarships to both New York University and Harvard Law School by sheer force of will. He ended up as a lawyer for Columbia Records, but circumstance – and the tutelage of Columbia president Goddard Lieberson – meant that he all but stumbled into a position as company president within a short period of time. And then he was off and running, his complete lack of knowledge concerning exactly what he was doing serving as no hindrance to his self-belief. Attending the Monterey Pop Festival as possibly the most clean-cut, straight-laced white man on the festival grounds, he fell hard for Janis Joplin, and had an epiphany – this would be his life, this ability to turn gut feelings and a sense of music's power to simultaneously capture and elevate the zeitgeist into multiplatinum careers for the artists he chose, and a steady ascendancy in the business for himself.
Well, mostly steady.
He was run out of Columbia at the height of his success during a payola probe that sounds, at least in Davis' telling, much more like a witch hunt than a legitimate attempt to unearth any corporate wrongdoing. Unceremoniously fired from the label he'd all but singlehandedly transformed from bit player into industry leader, Davis then had no choice but to sit silently by while his name was dragged through the muck in a sort of trial-by-media. He was ultimately exonerated from charges of wrongdoing, but Davis' bristling anger all but leaps from the page as he recounts this challenging era of his life.
Unsurprisingly, Davis landed on his feet, started Arista records, and carried on discovering, signing, breaking, and mentoring artists in just about every imaginable idiom of music, from adult contemporary pop (Barry Manilow) to the pop-R&B blend that would explode in the '80s with the Davis protégé Whitney Houston, and come to define in a large part every decade since. (Houston is unquestionably the template for the contemporary diva, matched in stylistic impact only by Madonna.)
Without ever stooping to the level of "I told you so," Davis employs the breadth of "Soundtrack" to repeatedly pat himself on the back. Even if he is completely justified in doing so, it can all be a bit much. But if Davis did it, we hear about it.
He might be rejoicing over spotting Pink Floyd prior to their massive commercial successes and signing them away from Capitol for a then-incredibly generous $250,000 advance, ("After the group's deal with Capitol ended in 1974, the albums Pink Floyd released on Columbia included 'Wish You Were Here,' 'Animals,' and 'The Wall.' Needless to say, that $250,000 became an incredible investment," says Davis, though apparently it wasn't "needless to say," because he said it.) or recalling how he brought Earth Wind & Fire to the masses after hiring the band to play the yearly Columbia sales convention ("It never surprised me that the band became such an international phenomenon … Earth, Wind & Fire went on to sell well over 15 million albums for Columbia during their years for the label, and created music that eventually led to their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.")
Whatever the scenario, the reader can rest assured that the hero of the anecdote will be Davis.
Thing is, Davis was a hero in the recording business – and as he goes to great lengths to point out in the book's latter bits, is hardly retired today. As Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, Davis is currently at work on new projects with Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana and Jennifer Hudson, all of whom are artists owing Davis a certain degree of gratitude for past successes.
Anyone thinking of entering what's left of the record business should treat "The Soundtrack of My Life" as a sacred text, or at least a scholarly textbook. Davis practically invented the record business as we knew it from the late '60s up through the invention of file-sharing. His taste during this time was mostly impeccable. (Though this writer is hardly alone in suggesting that Davis has something to answer for regarding those dreadful albums of Great American Songbook standards he talked Rod Stewart into recording. Ugh!) Unquestionably, Davis has bountiful wisdom to share, and he does so here with charm and charisma.
Readers less interested in the inner workings of the music business and more in gossip, inside dirt and behind-the-scenes naughtiness might find this dense work far less engaging. Aside from a rather off-hand, late-in-the-book outing of himself as a bisexual who has been involved in "a strong monogamous relationship for the past seven years" – Davis drops this bomb out of nowhere, failing to connect the dots between two lengthy marriages to women and the fathering of four children with them, and the "sudden" shift in sexual orientation – the author rather heroically refuses to dish any dirt. That's to his credit.
Though Davis' rather wonderful memoir was certainly not intended as such, "Soundtrack" does indeed feel a bit like a love-letter to a time that is perhaps irrevocably lost to us. The glory days of the record business for which Davis and a handful of others acted as architects are gone now. Guys like Davis - curious, passionate men who, though they clearly want to make money, have a genuine love for music and want to put the artist's work ahead of the concerns of board members and stockholders- don't really exist at the major label level.
So the "Soundtrack" of his life is not likely to resemble the soundtrack of anyone under 30 who might happen upon Davis' book. And that's a plain shame.
The Soundtrack of My Life
By Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis
Simon & Schuster
586 pages; $30
Jeff Miers is The News' pop music critic.


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Platform: iPadCost: $3.99+ Great text content– The simulation graphics are a bit convoluted
In recent months I've highlighted two excellent iPad apps by OnScreen Science that center around a 3D model of DNA. For the sake of completeness, let me now mention the third and final member of the trio: OnScreen DNA Replication. Using the same excellent 3D DNA model (which can be manipulated and resized with your touchscreen), this app walks users through the process of DNA replication. The "useful stuff" section contains text descriptions of pertinent enzymes and other aspects of DNA replication such as leading and lagging strands and Okazaki fragments. Due to the complexity of the process, the simulation is a bit difficult to follow; however, credit must be given to the attention to detail. Just like the other apps by this developer, the OnScreen DNA Replication app is incredibly educational and fun to use.
Platform: iPhoneCost: Free+ Automatic graphing capability, can email journal
The GrowthCurves app is useful for researchers working with cell cultures or bacterial cultures, as it provides an iPhone-portable lab notebook and spreadsheet to record optical density (OD) readings for your cultures at different time points. (Users specify sample names and the date and time of each reading.) The app then takes these readings and automatically generates growth curves for your cultures. In addition to the graphing feature, the app features a calculator with four parameters: doubling time, starting OD, total growth time, and final OD. Users input any three parameters and the fourth is automatically calculated. All of the user's data is organized into individual projects within the app's "journal." The entire journal can be emailed and subsequently emptied
Platform: iPhone/iPadCost: $2.99+ Nice organization, clear graphics– Not all reaction mechanisms are annotated
Oh, organic chemistry reaction mechanisms… They are indeed the bane of many a student's existence. Yet, they may not be quite so painful if you have the Organic Chemistry! Complete app. This app organizes the major organic chemistry reactions by chemical class (alcohols, alkynes, etc.), displaying each class on the app's home screen as a notecard pinned to a corkboard background. Clicking on one of these "notecards" displays an overview of all of the reactions contained within that group. In turn, each of these reactions can be selected to display the actual electron-pushing reaction mechanism diagrams. (Note that there is a free version of this app, but it does not include reaction mechanisms.) The reaction mechanism diagrams contain some annotation, but they would benefit from more detail.
Platform: iPadCost: Free+ Very easy to use– Lessons hosted on Educreations website; can't be saved
Interactive Whiteboard by Educreations is an incredibly useful app for teachers, students, labmates, colleagues, and more. The app is a recordable whiteboard: users hit the "record" button, and then proceed to draw, add text, or add images to create a lesson. The completed lessons are hosted on the Educreations website. App users can register for a free Educreations account in order to be able to share their lessons with other people. Additionally, users can browse public lessons made by others according to subject area. Subject areas include computer technology, science, mathematics, social studies, and others. The app is incredibly easy to use and will surely prove handy when discussing science with your labmates or when trying to explain a concept to students or colleagues.
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The cases Monday involved a Buckhannon couple were continued 60 days. Crystal Lynn Marple, 30, of Route 1, Box 214, Buckhannon, faces one count of embezzlement by fiduciary, one count of fraudulent schemes, one count of conspiracy and five counts of forgery and uttering. The combined alleged forgeries total more than $2,000 in checks signed under the name Brooks Griffith on various days throughout the month of March 2011.
Silas Elliot Gain, 28, Route 1, Box 214, Buckhannon, faces one count of conspiracy and one count of fraudulent schemes. According to the indictment, both Marple and Gain allegedly deprived Griffith of funds through fraudulent pretenses. The two cases will be tried together.
Moats set March 4 as the date for jury selection and March 11 as the trial date. Barbour County Prosecuting Attorney Leckta Poling said the cases could be tried within two days once the trial starts. Any pre-trial motions for the cases will be heard in February.
Jason Howard, 33, of 189 Crystal Springs Road, Elkins, entered an Alford guilty plea, accepting the punishment for a misdemeanor battery charged reduced from one count of malicious assault.
Howard allegedly struck a man in Sandy's Bar in Barbour County on June 13, 2011, breaking the man's jaw in two places. The alleged victim was transported to Davis Memorial Hospital for treatment and later transported to a Morgantown hospital for further treatment. Howard also agreed to pay a restitution of medical expenses to the alleged victim.
By submitting an Alford guilty plea, Howard accepted the punishment without admitting the guilt. Poling said the plea was similar to pleading no contest. Moats sentenced Howard to one year on Randolph County Community Corrections concurrent with other existing charges in Randolph County.
A Elkins couple charged in connection with the breaking and entering into a Barbour County home will stand trial after rejecting their plea offers. Randy Gerald Bennett, 27, faces one count of breaking and entering and one count of conspiracy. Megan Michelle Bennett, 23, faces one count of conspiracy. Their case is expected to go to trial in 60 days. Any pre-trial motions in the matter will be heard in about 30 days.
Jeremy White, 30, of 314 Harpers Run, Elkins, faces one count delivery of a controlled substance. His hearing will be continued within 60 days. Moats denied his request to be readmitted to bond supervision after White allegedly attempted to falsify a drug test with community corrections. Moats ordered that White remain in Tygart Valley Regional Jail.
Jerry D. Nelson, 36, of 136 South Walnut St., Apartment 1, Philippi, faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of receiving stolen property. His trial, originally set for Dec. 17, will be rescheduled, allowing Poling to have a period of time to review a motion to dismiss two of his indictments. All motions will be heard at a later date.


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Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department told NBC News that they have spoken to Katharine, 82, and she is on a planned vacation in Arizona, it was reported on Monday's Today show.
Katherine, the guardian of her late son Michael Jackson's three children, is said to be with her daughter Rebbie.
In a statement, Katherine's son Jemaine blasted the missing-persons report, filed Saturday by Katherine's nephew Trent.
"It dismays me that such an alarmist 'missing person' report has caused unnecessary anxiety among Michael's children who will understandably react to what they misunderstand, hear or are told," he wrote.
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris – Katherine's granddaughter – previously wrote on Twitter that she was worried about Katherine. "yes, my grandmother is missing. i haven't spoken with her in a week i want her home now," she wrote.
The drama reveals tension in the Jackson family after five of Michael Jackson's siblings recently claimed that his will was a fake, that Katherine was being manipulated, and that the executors of Michael's estate should step down.
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RDX5791 is a minimally-absorbed, orally administered compound that is believed to decrease the absorption of dietary sodium, and divert sodium excretion from the kidney to the feces. In addition to developing the drug for the c-IBS, ESRD, and CKD indications, AstraZeneca and Ardelyx will evaluate potential applications of NHE3 inhibitors for other diseases resulting from sodium and fluid overload.
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