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What an incredible season your Notre Dame Fighting Irish have had! Cheer on the undefeated Irish toward a championship title with this A Game This Big tee. It features the 2013 BCS National Championship logo printed above "A Game This Big…" lettering on the front, while the back has "…Needs A Name This Big" lettering above the team name, Alabama and Notre Dame helmets, and info about the game at the bottom. Go Irish!
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MARTINSBURG - The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed - especially O-, A- and B-negative.
1 to 7 p.m. today: Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Company;
1 to 7 p.m. today: Fellowship Bible Church, Shenandoah Junction;
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races;
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday: Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry;
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 11: Snyder Environmental, Kearneysville;
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18: H&R Block, 1323 Edwin Miller Blvd.;
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19: Calvary United Methodist Church;
1 to 7 p.m. Feb. 22: Leetown United Methodist Church;
Noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 25: Shepherdstown Fire Hall;
1 to 7 p.m. March 6: Rocky Knoll School;
1 to 7 p.m. March 8: The Living Room;
Noon to 6 p.m. March 13: Faith Christian Academy;
3 to 7 p.m. March 15: Hedgesville Elementary;
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
For more information, call 800-732-0382 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
CPR and AED training course on Thursday
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED training course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Education Room A at the hospital, 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs.
This course is designed for laypersons, especially those in a workplace setting. Participants will learn general principles of first aid, what to do in a medical emergency, how to handle emergency injuries and environmental injuries as well as learn skills in CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator (AED). After successful completion of the class, individuals will be issued a participation card from the American Heart Association.
A $65 fee is charged for the course. Class size is limited, so advance registration is required.
For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.
Global campaign to stop violence Feb. 14
WINCHESTER, Va. - First Presbyterian Church, Xtreme Fit Studio and The Laurel Center invite you to join a global campaign to stop violence against women and girls. The "One Billion Rising" event will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Loudoun St. All are welcome with an optional donation to The Laurel Center Capital Campaign.
For more information, call Kelly Tierney at 717-856-1998.
RESA 8 to offer
incident safety class
HARPERS FERRY - RESA 8 will offer an Incident Safety Officer class at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Friendship Fire Company. The instructor is Donald Longerbeam.
The class fee is $20 and books are $35 if the participant keeps the book.
To register online, visit www.resa8.org. For more information contact Dave Plume at 304-267-3595, ext. 112, or dplume@access .k12.wv.us.
Health improvement classes offered
MARTINSBURG - Informational meetings about CHIP, the Complete Health Improvement Project, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Martinsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church; and Feb. 19 at Rocky Knoll School. The program is a 16-session, inspiring educational program on how to make the lifestyle changes that are necessary to reverse or nomalize obesity, heart disease, adult onset diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholestrol, osteoporosis, digestion problems, constipation and more. The course will begin March 5.
For more information, call 304-754-5032 or visit www.martinsburgadventist.org.
Healthy recipes program slated for Feb. 22
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Wellness & Fitness Services will offer a free program, "Healthy Recipe Ideas & Bites," from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in Education Room B at War Memorial Hospital, 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs. Kelly Walker, a health educator, will share some healthy recipe ideas. Participants can stop by anytime during the program to pick up some healthy recipes and try some tasty food samples. The free class is open to the public, but registration is required by Feb. 19.
For more information or to register, call 800-662-7831.
WVUH-East sponsors activities for the heart
MARTINSBURG - Heart disease, including stroke, is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. February is American Heart Month and National Women's Heart Health Month. In recognition, West Virginia University Hospitals-East is sponsoring several programs throughout the month to educate the community on how to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
On Feb. 19, WVUH-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on heart disease. The presentation titled "It May Not Be All Love When Your Heart Flip Flops" will focus on atrial fibrillation and treatments for this common heart arrhythmia.
Dr. Neal Gaither, cardiologist with University Cardiovascular Associates and medical director of cardiovascular services at WVUH-East, will be the guest presenter along with Dr. Cathy Funk, board certified internist at Internal Medicine of West Virginia. Both physicians are on the City Hospital medical staff and serve as faculty for the WVU School of Medicine.
The mini-medical school program will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. Medical students will be offering free blood pressure checks, and demonstrations of heart devices used to correct arrhythmias will be available. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. To reserve a seat in advance, call 304-264-1287, ext. 1760.
On Feb. 21, WVUH-East will host the heart and stroke prevention screening program. The testing includes a cholesterol screening, carotid ultrasound and rhythm evaluation all for a fee of $50.
Family history, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and physical inactivity are all risk factors for both heart disease and stroke. "It is well documented that the risks of both diseases can be lowered or prevented with a few simple tests," stated Lynette Dalton, RN, director of cardiovascular services at WVUH-East and co-director of the screening program along with Dr. Philip J. O'Donnell, FACP, cardiologist.
All testing will be performed in the cath lab at City Hospital and an appointment is necessary because of limited space. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 304-596-5750.
Jala Yoga offers
two workshops
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Jala Yoga, the beautiful and inspiring yoga studio at Mellow Moods Cafe and Juice Bar, 117 West German St., will be offering two workshops:
On Friday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m., Jala instructor Michelle Grimes will teach "Big 80's Night Yoga," complete with all of your favorite tunes from that decade. Yoga students are invited to don their parachute pants, do their hair up big and join Grimes for a fun retro flow class. The cost is $15; $10 for class card holders and students.
On Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., guest teacher Michelle Cagan will teach "Heart Openings," a workshop that will lead to a greater sense of love, compassion, joy, inspiration and well-being. This vigorous flow class will explore heart-opening postures that will improve posture, build strength and expand consciousness. The cost is $14 in advance; $18 at the door. Cagan is an experienced registered yoga teacher and Stott Pilates certified instructor.
For more information about Jala Yoga and to register in advance for classes, visit www.jalayogaflow.com or call 401-440-0279.
Fire Officer training from RESA 8 set
MARTINSBURG - RESA 8 will offer a Fire Officer 1 and 2 course (48 Hours) starting Saturday, Feb. 23. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 through March 17, at the South Berkeley VFD. Mike Athey will be the instructor.
This class will combine the requirements for Fire Officer 1 and Fire Officer 2. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive certificates for Fire Officer 1 and Fire Officer 2. Someone already having Fire Officer 1 must attend the entire class to certify for Fire Officer 2. Participants are required to complete a significant amount of class work outside of the scheduled classes. Tuition for this course is $60 and the book cost is $90.
Applicants are encouraged to preregister online or by calling the RESA 8 office. For more information contact Dave Plume at phone 304-267-3595 or dplume@ access.k12.wv.us.


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This immersive simulation is the Second Life component of an interdisciplinary science course titled the Future of Being Human.Throughout this course, students discuss biological enhancements, advances in neuroscience, medical breakthroughs, technological change and exponential computing. They use scientific experimentation to analyze how the experience of virtuality is changing human beings and their environments and assess implications of science and technology policies related to technological advances. Finally, they participate in a simulation of virtuality reflecting Vittorio Gallese's theory of embodied simulation.
The immersive learning activity provides students with the opportunity to experience transformation, transport to various worlds, and explore future, past and imagined worlds in their new form. Students use scientific methodology within a framework of biological advances, artificial life, and emerging technologies, and write a 500-word scientific report based on their experiences. To do this, students enter the transformation station, transform their avatar, and receive a heads-up display (HUD) to guide them through exploration and discovery using the scientific method.
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Anyone know if there doing OVA series in english DUB of Hunter X Hunter
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Q . Any updates on replacing Joe Louis Arena?
A . Like I've stated before, we're gonna have a new arena. That's the best thing I can say.
Eastern Conference move?
Q . OK, once and for all, are you gonna get the Wings out of the Western Conference or not?
A . The commissioner (Gary Bettman) promised me I was next. We even had a meeting over lunch this past season, and he had all his people here, and he goes, 'Yeah, I promised Mike he'd be the next one to go in the Eastern Conference.' So I expect to be in next year. Jimmy D (Devellano) is on the phone every other week reminding them.
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<noun> Most commonly seen as a last name. The spelling took form when Germans with the last name Buhler wanted to be more American. Probably one of the coolest names to be heard seeing that it is very similar to Ferris's last name in a famous movie you may have seen... Ferris Buellers Day Off.
"Hey. Theres that Buehler kid! Is he related to Ferris?"
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A picture is worth more than a 1,000 words
A picture is worth more than a 1,000 words
What can photos tell us? A lot, when we discuss pedigrees and breeding. On Wednesday, September 14, Hoard's Dairyman pictured 14 of the farm's best Guernseys. The day began early, with two staff members washing in the pre-dawn cold in preparation for photographer, Kathy DeBruin of Agri-Graphics, to arrive for a full day of photographing. Ryan Olson, a Fort Atkinson native, clipped the cattle prior to washing and arrived early Wednesday morning to sort animals from the milking string and prepare them for their photograph. Two more Hoard's team members and another individual joined in the fun – moving legs, making attention-grabbing noise, and holding the tails for our bovine models. Generally, there is one picturing day each year at Hoard's with about dozen animals posing, sometimes reluctantly, for the camera.
Having a photo of a good-looking cow, is great, but it needs to serve a purpose. In choosing the cows to photograph, several items are considered. Each of the chosen cows has at least one heifer on the farm. Her photo and pedigree are then showcased on our website as well as in the farm's visitor area. When consigning to sales, having a photograph of the dam or granddam adds visual information that a potential buyer can use to make purchasing decisions. Photos are also used for advertising and promotion. The farm uses a good mix of young sires in their mating program. The first crop daughters that result are often photographed for the A.I. company or young sire proving group, as in the case of these three Laredo daughters. Look for the photos of these 14 cows in a few weeks under Favorites at www.hoards.com/farm.
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Similar to "Sted" (steroid head), however isn't an insult which "sted" is mainly used as, more so an abbreviation of the word "steroids".
"Vinny's on the steds these days" (Vinny's on steroids these days)
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A contraction of steroid head, if you describe someone as a "sted" it means they are very strong, not on steroids (necessarily). Often used sarcastically. Generally used in the UK.
1-Go on sted, lift this weight!
2-Ok! *falls over and breaks leg*
1-You're really strong.
2-Ok! *falls over and breaks leg*
1-You're really strong.
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to carry many types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sted wears lip gloss
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When someone who is sweet and a little on the heavy side. Brown hair only. Mix of teddy bear and stud
Dude. That kid gets all the girls because he is so sweet. what a sted.
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1. describing something as appealing to one's self
2. cool, fashionable, attractive
2. cool, fashionable, attractive
I can't stop thinking about your mother's sted body.
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A new form of mind control developed in suburban Sydney. The infector (usually a woman) somehow makes the subject unable to make basic decisions without her consent.
Dude1: Remember when *subject* told off that black guy in KFC?
Dude2: Yeah what the fuck happened to him?
Dude1: Oh ... he got ST'ed :(
Dude2: ... Oh snap!!
Dude2: Yeah what the fuck happened to him?
Dude1: Oh ... he got ST'ed :(
Dude2: ... Oh snap!!
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"Oh, my god, it was just horrible," L.A. Reid, 56, told a FOX affiliate on Wednesday, of the performance that led him and judges Britney Spears, 30, and Demi Lovato, 19, to storm off the stage. "He thought he was going through. He thought that the cheers were because he was doing such a great job, when the truth is he was horrific. We just couldn't take it anymore."
The contestant's performance was an attempt to cover Spears's 1999 hit, "(You Drive Me) Crazy."
"I felt really uncomfortable, and I had to walk away," Lovato explained. "He [thought] that [he did] such a good job, and I felt so bad. I laughed at first, but I felt really bad."
Even though Spears seemingly took the heat for orchestrating the walk-off, she actually points the finger at Lovato.
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A sad, sad day for the MIL: Garner Ivey passes away
November 10, 2012 - Robert Collias
It was hard to get up Friday for something I usually treasure covering: the state football playoffs.
Baldwin fought hard before losing 24-13 to Mililani. The game marked the end of the prep career for Keelan Ewaliko, perhaps the best high schools quarterback I have ever had the pleasure to cover in my three decades as a sportswriter around the Pacific Rim. Ewaliko leaves for the University of Hawaii with a 22-0 mark in MIL games and many, many other accolades that we will have plenty of time to document here.
Ewaliko was his usual remarkable self on Friday night, and tears flowed after the loss, showing just how much this game meant to him and his teammates.
The game had a somber mood to it, however, for a much bigger loss that all of the MIL suffered Friday morning.
Garner Ivey, the Father of MIL Wrestling, died at the age of 84. Ivey was a gentle, petite man who was always at every Baldwin practice and every wrestling meet, no matter how small. He carried more respect than perhaps any man I have known in the MIL.
His living legacy is the 14 years of care he gave to his bedridden wife, Mary Helen, who suffers from Parkinson's disease. Ivey always told me the last few years that wrestling was his respite.
Ivey is survived by Mary Helen and four children.
Barry Helle, the voice of the MIL, told me at the game that Ivey was the man who taught him how to use chop sticks at age 11. The outpouring of sorrow was swift and deep — I received about 10 phone calls on the subject, a couple asking me if the news was true. Cancer claimed Ivey quickly and it never crossed my mind that he would go so soon — it just didn't seem possible.
Here is a story I did on Ivey, one of the true pioneers of MIL sports a couple years ago.
I will have a full obituary for Sunday's paper and it is my sincere hope that I can do the man justice.
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Season ends for the Rangers after 5-2 loss to the Rays
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Texas catcher AJ Pierzynski talks with home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg during the Tampa Bay Rays vs. the Texas Rangers major league baseball tie-breaker game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Monday, September 30, 2013.
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Men's Volleyball Earns MIVA and National Accolades
MUNCIE, Ind. – The No. 15 Ball State men's volleyball team earned two weekly honors coming off a 3-2 thriller at then-No. 14 IPFW. Sophomore outside hitter Marcin Niemczewski has been named Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men's National Player of the Week while junior libero David Ryan Vander Meer earned MIVA Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Niemczewski is just the second Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association player to earn national player of the week accolades this season, and is the first Ball State men's volleyball player to earn the AVCA's top weekly honor since Ethan Pheister picked it up during the 2010 season. The award marks the 12th time a BSU student-athlete has been recognized as the AVCA National Player of the Week.
In Friday's five-set win over the Mastodons, Niemczewski had a career-high in kills, attempts, digs and blocks in his first career double-double. The sophomore finished the night with 22 kills, 16 digs and eight total blocks while maintaining a .300 attack percentage (22-7-50). Niemczewski was the first Cardinal to earn 20 or more kills, 10 or more digs and five or more blocks since Patrick Dubin's 30 kill, 11 dig and five block performance against Lewis on April 24, 2008. The Vernon Hills, Ill., native leads the Cardinals in kills this season with 77, is tied for second in digs with 33 and is third in blocks with 17.
Vander Meer earns the MIVA nod for the first time in his career and he is the first Cardinal to be recognized by the conference this season. The junior got under a career-high 22 digs against the Mastodons which was the first time a BSU men's volleyball player had over 20 digs since Billy Ebel tallied 20 against Grand Canyon on Jan. 21, 2010.
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Jennifer Aniston, dining with friends Thursday at West Hollywood eatery A.O.C. "Jennifer seemed really happy – happy and content," a fellow diner tells us. At one point, Aniston, in jeans and a black top, approached Six Feet Under actress Patricia Clarkson at her table and raved about how much she loved her work.
Ryan Phillippe, holding court until 1 a.m. with six male friends and three female friends at Winston's in West Hollywood. The group sipped Grey Goose vodka while carafes of cranberry juice and orange juice sat on their table. "(Ryan) was playing bartender, pouring drinks for all his friends while he was moving his body to (My Chemical Romance's) 'Welcome to the Black Parade.'"
American Idol judge Paula Abdul, feasting with two girlfriends at Los Angeles restaurant Table 8. The three nibbled on New Zealand lamb with porcini mushroom risotto and roasted Sungold tomatoes. "They were having a really good time," an observer tells us. "Paula did most of the talking, as her two girlfriends did lots of listening."
New daddy Sean 'Diddy' Combs, holding down the party in a corner table – right by the DJ booth – at South Beach lounge Mokai during a pre-Super Bowl bash. Also spotted partying: Taye Diggs, hanging out with friends, tennis star Andy Roddick (with a brunette) and Tom Brady.
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WASHINGTON – Several Democrats who have favored gun rights in the past, from Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo to a West Virginia senator noted for a campaign ad where he shot holes through climate change legislation, on Monday showed a new willingness to consider gun control in the wake of last week's slaughter of 20 Connecticut schoolchildren and six adults.
"We are allowing the manufacture of guns that are designed to do one thing, and that's to kill people more quickly, more powerfully and in greater numbers," Higgins said in an interview. "So absolutely, this stuff needs to be part of a mature national discussion of a response to this, which may include a ban on assault weapons."
Meanwhile, many Republicans – such as Rep.-elect Chris Collins of Clarence – responded with silence, while others, such as Rep. Tom Reed of Corning, stood steadfast in support of the Constitution's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms.
"I believe the Second Amendment is an individual, fundamental right," Reed said. "It's a freedom we enjoy in America, and once you go down this path of limiting those freedoms, I'm very concerned about where that will take us."
In contrast, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a New York Democrat who used to say she and her husband kept two rifles under their bed for self-protection, pointed to a phrase in the Second Amendment as an argument for gun control.
In an opinion piece in the New York Daily News, she noted that the Second Amendment mentions "a well-regulated militia."
"The words 'well-regulated' prove the Founding Fathers themselves understood the need to have reasonable limits," wrote Gillibrand, suggesting a bill to limit gun trafficking.
Gillibrand turned toward gun control several years ago after joining the Senate, but other longtime allies of the National Rifle Association made the turn more sharply Monday.
Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who shot up a global warming bill in a campaign ad, said "everything needs to be on the table" in the coming gun control debate.
"I don't know anybody in the sporting or hunting arena that goes out with an assault rifle," Manchin told MSNBC. "I don't know anybody who needs 30 rounds in a clip to go hunting. I mean, these are things that need to be talked about."
And Rep. John Yarmuth, a moderate Democrat from Kentucky, now said he backs additional gun control legislation.
"I believe it is more rational to fear guns far more than the illusory political power of the NRA," he said.
Higgins, who didn't get the NRA endorsement yet nonetheless received $1,000 from the NRA Victory Fund in his most recent re-election campaign, said: "Gun control is obviously one thing that needs a very rigorous debate, and we shouldn't be afraid to debate it."
New gun legislation alone won't be enough, though, added Higgins, saying that improved mental health services, additional security and more support for families should be looked at as well.
In contrast to Higgins, outgoing Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul, D-Hamburg, took a more cautious approach, refusing to be drawn into specifics on the issue.
"We need to have a dialogue with everyone around the table," she said. "We need to protect the rights of legitimate gun owners, but we need to find a way that this never happens again."
Defeated in her November bid for re-election by Collins, Hochul was endorsed by the National Rifle Association and took $6,950 from the NRA Political Victory Fund while emphasizing her support of gun rights throughout the campaign.
For his part, Collins was even less willing to discuss the topic Monday.
"We posted a statement on Chris' Facebook page expressing his sympathies on Friday afternoon, and for the time being, that will be the extent of his comments," Collins' spokesman, Grant Loomis, said.
Likewise, pro-gun U.S. senators laid low. NBC said all 31 of them refused to appear on "Meet the Press" this week.
But Reed, on a conference call with reporters, was more than willing to defend gun rights.
"What I'd rather do is focus on the problem, and that's these lunatics that are out there and not getting the help they need or us in society not getting the protection from these individuals that we deserve," said Reed, who took $2,000 from the NRA in his last campaign.
Thanks to such strong Republican opposition, the odds against further gun control measures appear to be high.
Nevertheless, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said on CBS's "Face the Nation" that he favors a three-pronged approach to gun control.
"One is to ban assault weapons, to try and reinstate the assault weapons ban," said Schumer, author of the original assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.
"The second is to limit the size of clips to maybe no more than 10 bullets per clip. And the third would be to make it harder for mentally unstable people to get guns."
Parts of Schumer's approach appear to be in line with what the country wants. A majority of Americans support stricter gun control laws, including a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips, according to a poll released Monday.
The ABC News/Washington Post survey showed 54 percent of respondents backing new limits on gun rights, with 43 percent opposed.
When asked about banning ammunition clips that contain more than 10 bullets, 59 percent supported the idea, while 38 percent opposed it.
In addition, 52 percent backed a ban on semiautomatic handguns, with 44 percent in opposition.
The survey of 602 adults was conducted Friday through Sunday and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
Higgins agreed that tougher measures are needed in the wake of the Connecticut shootings, saying: "The Founding Fathers, in establishing the Second Amendment some 221 years ago, never could have anticipated this kind of hell."
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During recent years, questions have been raised about the possible health effects of 60-Hertz (power frequency) electric and magnetic fields (EMF), which are found wherever you have electricity.
EMFs are present wherever electricity flows - around appliances and power lines and in offices, schools and homes. Most, but not all, childhood studies have reported a weak association between estimates of residential magnetic field exposure and certain types of childhood cancer. Worker studies have shown mixed results. Given the uncertainty of the issue, the media and scientific communities have been unable to determine that EMFs affects our health nor have they established any standard or level of exposure that is known to be either safe or harmful.
Many researchers believe that if there is a risk of adverse health effects from EMF, it is probably low, but warrants further investigation. Recent concern focuses on exposure to magnetic fields rather than electrical magnetic fields.
A number of research studies are now underway to determine if magnetic fields do pose any health risk and if so, what aspect of the fields might be harmful. For example, at this time no one knows whether the length of time in a field, the field strength, going in and out of a field, or combinations of these with other factors might be relevant.
Late in 1993, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to adopt many of the recommendations of the EMF Consensus Group - an advisory board made up of private citizens, consumer groups, health and state officials, and labor and utility representatives. The CPUC interim decision includes developing design guidelines for utilities to use in reducing EMF from new and upgraded facilities, developing public information and research programs directed by the California Department of Health Services, and offering free measurement services for homes and businesses. Financial support by utilities of the $65 million Federal Research Program was authorized. This annual bill insert was prepared as the result of cooperation between California utilities the CPUC and the state Department of Health Services.
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Artist Sharmistha Ray has spent her life moving between India, the Middle East and the United States, discovering, layer by layer, her own sense of self, sexual identity and artistic vision in contrast or harmony with each new environment. Now, as her latest exhibition Reflections + Transformations is set to open at the Aicon Gallery in New York City on October 24, she tells the TED Blog about how her journey has unfolded so far, taking her from figurative art to abstraction and back to vibrant colors and lush, sensual textures that celebrate and reclaim the female body.
You have quite a complicated background. When people ask where you are from, what do you say?
It's complicated because I'm an artist. People want to know where you're from as a way of understanding your deepest creative impulses. I started to define myself as diasporic because the many migrations in my life played a very big role in terms of defining who I was, as well as my outlook on life and my artistic practice. I was born a British citizen in Calcutta, but spent my growing-up years in the Middle East and then migrated to the United States with my family later on. I didn't stop there; a residual nostalgia beckoned me towards India, and after exploring Kolkata for a few months in 2006, I moved to Mumbai and made it my home.
Growing up gay in a traditional Indian family in an Islamic society in Kuwait also created its own displacement. I experienced oppression very early on within my family and society. My sexuality, which started to emerge in my early teens, was a terrifying realization for me. I lived in mortal fear of anyone knowing my dark secret. But ironically, the fear also bore my love for art. It was through art that I was finally able to find my own voice.
Even though I spend most of my time in Mumbai now, I can't attribute any one of my multiple social, linguistic, cultural, queer, ethnic and geographic ties as the singular source of imagination. It's really the grazing together of all these identities that has created a messy hybrid form, with many points of location. I am even starting to recast the term "diaspora," as it feels limited to a binary of homeland and not-homeland. Once the migrant has moved back to the homeland, does he or she continue to be "of the diaspora?" I'm gravitating towards a new term I encountered in reading Gyan Prakash's excellent historical account of Mumbai in his book Mumbai Fables. He revisits the notion of cosmopolitanism throughout the book, and it struck me that to be "cosmopolitan" strips the subject of a desired location or need to belong. To be "cosmopolitan" essentially means "being in the world."
What prompted your decision to move to India?
I was curious — and curiosity is probably the starting point for deep infatuations. I had schooled in Kolkata for close to two years during the Gulf War in Kuwait, where my family lived at the time. Becoming a refugee and living in forced exile with my family formed, at a young age, a confusing network of associations between stability and belonging. As I matured as a thinker, the idea of India took shape as a sort of dreamland, a place of possibilities. I wanted to live without the burdens of identity politics for a while and investigate a more poetic entry point into the question of "being." Of course, I'm not saying that identity politics is exclusive of poetics, but my work had become riddled with an anxious rhetoric caught between the binaries of "self" and the "other." I wanted to find a different way of locating myself in a milieu that accepted me first as "Indian." Interestingly, in India I found myself thrust into other negotiations — with gender and sexuality in particular — which took me many years to untangle. And despite my initial longing to connect to an Indian identity, I am as much an outlier there as I was in America, as I am anywhere else!
You mention gender and sexuality. When did you start exploring these themes in your work?
I started in the last year of high school. Although I lived in a conservative Islamic society in the Middle East, I became emboldened in my final year of art studies and decided to take the plunge. But as I had to be careful, the work is very subtle. In those early works, some of which are lost now, the narratives center around myself and a female agent, but there's always this physical and psychological distance between the two figures in the frame. It mirrored my life at the time, and the feeling of disconnect from my family and society.
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Busywork ( = an activity which is meant to take up time but not necessarily yield productive results) is much decried.
And yes, I agree it can be akin to presenteeism, to making it look like you're putting in the hours, ticking the boxes, being there in body but perhaps not in spirit.
It can be. It all depends on how you go about it.
What we often forget to mention is that engaging in busywork can allow your subconscious processing to happen in the background. You're keeping your hands and mind occupied with a focused activity, that produces a clear (if not spectacular) result. In the meantime, the bits of your brain you're not aware of are tinkering. Sneaky-processing.
So, when it all gets a bit much for your (conscious) brain to process, plant some seeds, set an idea or intention, and then go get some busywork done.
Fill in the (seemingly pointless) spreadsheet. Wash some dishes. Fold some clothes. Colour in the circles. Whatever.
Do it with a purpose.
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Hoard's Dairyman: Conditioning and wide swaths speed dry down
Conditioning and wide swaths speed dry down
by Kevin Shinners
The author is a biological systems engineering professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rising grain and commodity prices make high-quality forages even more valuable to those feeding dairy cows. Efficient cutting equipment, rapid field drying, and a timely harvest with minimal loss and soil contamination are crucial factors in producing top-quality forage.
Forage plants have a remarkable capability to retain and regulate plant water; however, these mechanisms continue after cutting, preventing rapid drying. Harvesting practices like conditioning and wide swathing help overcome the natural barriers to water movement.
Laying the crop in a wide swath improves forage drying in several ways. First, it allows the drying crop to take advantage of the solar energy that strikes the field. A wide swath allows more of the sun's energy to raise the plants' temperature which then evaporates internal water. The sun's energy also raises the water-holding capacity of surrounding air which allows internal water vapor to more readily leave the plant. Finally, wide, uniform swaths promote more air exchange around the plant, helping to reduce stagnant, humid air surrounding the cut forage. Placing the crop in a wide swath is the second most important factor we can control to promote forage drying.
The most important factor we can control is mechanically conditioning the forage stems. Mechanical conditioning helps water vapor leave the plant by overcoming resistance created by the cell wall, waxy cutin layer, and the closing stomata.
Immediately after cutting, the leaf stomata are usually open, promoting rapid water loss. However, research has shown that water vapor movement from the leaf stomata may drop dramatically within 15 to 30 minutes after cutting. Since it takes many hours to achieve the desired harvest moisture for haylage, water vapor that leaves the plant must then move outward through the cell wall and waxy cutin layer rather than through the stomata. This is why mechanically conditioning the crop is so important to achieving faster drying rates.
When the plant is crushed or crimped at many locations, and when the cutin layer is abraded or disrupted, the resistance to water movement from the plant is reduced. The choice between the right conditioner — roll or impeller — depends on the crop . . . alfalfa or grass.
Roll conditioners are the choice for alfalfa. They promote drying by crimping or crushing the stem. A crimping device passes the crop between intermeshing, noncontacting rolls which bend and crack the stem at intervals. A crushing device passes the crop through intermeshing rolls with small clearances, intermittently flattening the stem. In either case, plant moisture evaporates more easily from these breaks in the epidermis.
Impeller conditioners use rotating fingers to abrade the plant cuticle and to intermittently crack the stem. Comparisons between impeller and roll conditioners have shown that roll conditioners produce faster alfalfa drying, while impeller conditioners create slightly faster drying in grasses.
Over the last six decades, many researchers have explored the positive impact that conditioning has on a wide variety of forage plants. A careful review of this literature shows a consistently positive influence conditioning has on improved forage drying rate. When swath width and formation was similar, mechanical conditioning always resulted in faster drying compared to drying without mechanical conditioning. This is true whether the intended harvest is haylage or dry hay. Simply put, conditioning forage crops always results in shorter field drying time.


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A tealer is a way of referring to a guy who's a raper, player, or try-hard. The perfect word for a guy who just won't get it through his head that he's not getting with you tonight! (etymology:a chain email)
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Noco Energy Corp., hit with a lawsuit in October from a Wilson family whose house was destroyed in a propane explosion, is hitting back.
The company has filed a countersuit in State Supreme Court in Niagara County accusing Jody Johnson, whose daughter died in the July 24 blast, of causing the explosion.
The suit says that Johnson disconnected his Noco propane tank after smelling gas in his home July 23 and filled a 100-pound tank he had on his property with propane he bought at a store on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation.
Johnson then connected that tank to his home's heating system, and at about 6 a.m. the next day, his house was obliterated in a fiery explosion.
Sarah Johnson, 14, was killed. Her sister Katie, 19, suffered severe burns and was hospitalized for seven weeks. Both parents, Jody, 45, and Judith, 46, and their son Nathan, 16, suffered less serious injuries.
"The allegations against Jody Johnson are denied," the family's attorney, Matthew J. Beck, wrote in an email to The Buffalo News last week.
"These allegations ignore that Mr. Johnson never would have hooked up a temporary tank if Noco had issued a warning or properly treated the situation as an emergency upon the Johnsons' report of a smell of gas in the house, rather than treating the circumstances as a mere empty tank situation. Noco is simply attempting to deflect blame for this horrific incident," said Beck, of the Buffalo law firm Duke Holzman Photiadis & Gresens.
The Johnsons sued Noco on Oct. 26, demanding damages to be determined at trial for the explosion. But their lawsuit acknowledged that the Noco propane tank had been disconnected before the explosion by Jody Johnson, a professional pipe fitter for Parise Mechanical in the Town of Tonawanda.
Noco's countersuit seeks to place the blame for the explosion on Jody Johnson and perhaps on Jay's Place II, a store on Walmore Road on the Tuscarora Reservation where Johnson filled the 100-pound propane tank on the evening of July 23.
Its owner, Jay Clause, did not return calls seeking comment last week, but Noco's attorney, Terrance P. Flynn of the Harris Beach law firm, said he has been told by Clause's insurer, Kinsale Insurance of Richmond, Va., that it intends to retain a lawyer.
Flynn, a former U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, said Noco is not trying to recover any damages itself from the Johnsons or Jay's Place.
"It is our position that liability lies with Mr. Johnson and Jay's Place," Flynn said.
The Johnsons' insurer, USAA, hired attorney William J. Kita of Buffalo to represent the Johnsons against Noco's countersuit.
Flynn said there could be an issue with a non-Indian company suing a business on an Indian reservation. However, he declined to discuss the issue, saying that question crossed the line into his legal strategy.
Besides the dispute over the Johnsons' actions, the litigation will focus on the telephone exchanges between Judith Johnson and a Noco customer service representative on the afternoon of July 23.
The Johnsons' original lawsuit contends that Judith Johnson called to say she smelled gas and that the Noco representative allegedly told her that it was just the odorant added to natural gas, which has no smell of its own.
The Noco person allegedly said that the propane level in the tank was low and that this was why Johnson was smelling the odorant.
The countersuit by Noco doesn't talk about that. Instead, it asserts that the Johnsons refused to allow someone to come out and inspect their propane tank that night.
"If the plaintiffs sustained any of the injuries and damages as alleged in their complaint, through any negligence or fault other than [their] own, it is because Jody Johnson's negligence was the direct, actual and proximate cause of the plaintiffs' alleged accident and resulting injuries," the countersuit says.
It may be quite a while before all this is hashed out in court. State Supreme Court Justice Ralph A. Boniello III set a pretrial schedule last week, calling for all depositions to be completed by Aug. 13.
Physical examinations of the plaintiffs must be done by Oct. 13, and all sharing of documents and other evidence must be completed by the end of the year, perhaps leading to a trial in 2014.
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A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you.
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A friend who is only nice to you when it's convenient. Someone who's wishy-washy. Someone who is a "backstabber." Someone who abandons you in certain situations.
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a friend who only sticks by you when things are going well.
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A friend who doesn't help in times of difficulty. Likely nautical in nature, referring to the fact that when weather is good nearly anyone can help on a ship.
When Tom refused to help me move after my divorce I realized that he was a fair-weather friend.
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someone who is a good friend when it is easy for them to be one and who stops when you are having problems.
Fairweather friends usually are the people you deal with until provened innocent.
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a psuedo friend. One who pretneds to be your friend when things are good. Leaves when things go astray or are not quite like they think they should be.
Lucy was only a fair-weather friend.
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Good Source of Iron • 25 mg Omega 3 • 200 mg Omega 6 • 190 mg Potassium
Don't let the name "cookies" fool you, these are all treat and no cheat. With only four little ingredients, it's surprising how much flavor is packed into every bite.
A healthy way to satisfy chocolate cravings without sacrificing taste: coconut, dates and cacao combine for a decadent and sweet little cookie that unbelievably has no added sugar or salt. Sprouted sesame seeds are heart healthy and high in fiber, which aids digestion, and rich in nutrients that support hair, skin, and bone health.
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Refrigeration is not necessary, but is recommended, to help preserve freshness after opening.
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All organic: Coconut (unsulphured), sprouted sesame seeds, dates, cacao.
Allergen caution: contains sesame seeds and coconut.
Store in a cool, dry place.
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|Serving Size: 1 oz (28 g)
|Servings Per Container: 3
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Undergraduate Research Fair
Westminster Undergraduate Research Fair
Westminster College hosts an Undergraduate Research Fair each spring to give students the opportunity to share their research with the campus community. This all-day event celebrates and recognizes the academic achievement of students engaged in high-level research under the guidance of the college's faculty members. Undergraduate students from all of Westminster's programs, majors, and schools may participate with the approval of a faculty sponsor.
More information about the fair, including links to the application can be found here.


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After failing to convert on nearly a dozen scoring chances last week against Antigua, the Charleston Battery spent a little extra time on finishing during practice this week.
The extra work paid huge dividends for Charleston midfielder Michael Azira.
Azira scored two goals and Charleston keeper Odisnel Cooper made just one save as the Battery defeated Pittsburgh, 2-0, Saturday night before a crowd of 3,246 at Blackbaud Stadium.
It was the second straight victory and the second straight shutout for Charleston, who improved to 2-1-0 (6 points) on the season and moved into a tie for seventh place in the USL Pro division. The Riverhounds are 0-4-1 (1 point).
Azira, a second-year player from the University of Mobile, isn't known as a goal scorer. In 18 games a season ago, he had just one goal, but it was a big one, the Battery's only score in their win over Wilmington in the USL Pro championship game.
Azira doubled his production from last year in just one game Saturday night.
The Battery grabbed a 1-0 lead on Azira's first goal of the season in the 24th minute. After a cross from defender John Wilson deflected off a Riverhounds defender, Azira headed the ball loose into the net for the score.
"Coach is always telling us to keep running, push forward and get into the box," Azira said. "When I saw John play the ball, I just ran to the box and the ball came right to me. It was a lucky goal, but it was still a goal."
Charleston pushed its advantage to 2-0 on Azira's second goal in the 61st minute. Former College of Charleston star Zach Prince got the ball on the left flank about 25 yards out, stepped past a Pittsburgh defender and slid the ball to a wide-open Azira, who was trailing on the play in the middle of the penalty box. Azira blasted a shot past Pittsburgh keeper Hunter Gilstrap for the score.
"That was just a great pass from Zach," said Charleston coach Mike Anhaeuser. "He dropped the ball in the perfect position for Michael to make a run at it. Great finish again from Mike. That was a pretty goal to watch."
The rest of the game wasn't so beautiful. The Riverhounds were whistled for 21 fouls and three yellow cards. It was a scrappy affair for both teams as tempers flared throughout the game.
"It was a physical game," said Battery defender Colin Falvey. "I was surprised with the way they came out and played. They played us pretty high. It wasn't the prettiest games to watch, I'm sure, but we got back to the basics and that was what was important."
It was the second consecutive shutout at home for the Battery.
"You can't lose if you don't give up a goal," Azira said. "I thought everyone played behind the ball for most of the game."


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KINGS BEACH, Calif. — Dave Polivy, the owner of Tahoe Mountain Sports in Kings Beach, was honored by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics nonprofit as one of its extraordinary member-activists of 2011. Announced Wednesday, Jan. 28 on the Leave No Trace blog, the honor highlights Polivy's efforts to promote Leave No Trace principles, as well as those of 10 other member-activists from across the nation, who were selected from some 60 nominees.
Susy Alkaitis, deputy director for Leave No Trace, said the selection is an annual, internal process for the nonprofit. They ask board members, staff, volunteers and educators to nominate people who have impacted Leave No Trace most in the past year. Polivy's nomination came from Kate Bullock and Tracy Howard — the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers, Team West — who have worked for Leave No Trace since 2008 and collaborated with Polivy on numerous Tahoe events.
"Overwhelmingly, they felt as though he had great energy, was tied into the community, and was passionate about Leave No Trace," said Alkaitis of Bullock and Howard's nomination. "He was able to approach Leave No Trace from a lot of perspectives. He was really able to help provide exposure about the Leave No Trace message on many levels."
Polivy's involvement with Leave No Trace began in October 2010, when he chose the organization as the beneficiary of a fundraising Facebook campaign (http://blog.tahoemountainsports.com/2010/10/13/like-us-on-facebook-support-leave-no-trace/). For every new Facebook fan Tahoe Mountain Sports got in a two-week span, Oct. 13–27, 2010, Polivy donated $1 to Leave No Trace. The fans poured in, tallying more than $700 for Leave No Trace.
From that successful campaign, the collaborations continued. Polivy organized Leave No Trace's participation in SnowFest! 2011, in a partnership with Tahoe Mountain Sports and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. He spearheaded two Leave No Trace awareness trainings, one in the 2010–11 winter season and one in the summer of 2011, as well as a family hiking event.
"Dave was able to help expose and integrate Leave No Trace into the Tahoe community even further," said Alkaitis. "We are mission-related, and that to us is very meaningful … it makes a big difference. It makes the work we are doing more relevant."
"I was totally caught by surprise and I am very excited and flattered to be honored," said Polivy. "I am also humbled by this honor because I thought I was just helping out a good cause, but to think that they as an organization thought I went above and beyond is very humbling."
Polivy said he chose Leave No Trace as a nonprofit to work with and donate to because he's been involved with Leave No Trace principles since he took a NOLS course in 1994. He feels obligated to pass on outdoor education and stewardship since his work as an outdoor gear retailer connects him to the outdoors.
"We really felt that Leave No Trace did not have a big presence here in Lake Tahoe," Polivy said. "And with the lake being one of our nation's natural jewels, we felt there was a need to heighten the principles of Leave No Trace and we took it upon ourselves to assist in that. Since the whole goal of the environmental community in the region is to improve the health of Lake Tahoe, we felt this was our little part that we could do to help out."
Polivy plans to continue to spread the Leave No Trace message, and has plans to integrate the principles into the Tahoe Rim Trial Association's Annual Guide Training this spring. Stay tuned to the Tahoe Mountain Sports blog for announcements on future area Leave No Trace awareness workshops and events.
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The experts at MD Anderson in The Woodlands are dedicated to diagnosing, treating and preventing every type and stage of cancer of women's reproductive organs. Our goal is to deliver the most-advanced therapies while focusing on your quality of life.
The diseases we treat include:
- Ovarian cancer
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In addition, we provide:
- Evaluation of pelvic masses
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We offer several specialized programs focused on preventing gynecological cancers and helping women at high risk:
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If you have been diagnosed with a gynecological cancer, it is important to be evaluated by expert physicians. We're here to help.
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It's officially duty-swap time in the Affleck-Garner household. As mom Jennifer Garner gets back into filmmaking this summer with a full plate of work, her Oscar-winning husband will hold down the fort at home as Mr. Mom.
After conquering Hollywood last year with his Academy Award-winning movie, Argo, the multi-talented Affleck, 40, is taking a step back from his own work to focus a bit more on the family life.
"Jennifer is going to work," a chuckling Affleck, 40, told PEOPLE Monday night. "And she told me to go to the gym."
That reference is aimed directly at Affleck's post-Oscar ice-cream diet that he has enjoyed in his down time after awards season. Affleck will now need his stamina to supervise his brood, including daughters Violet, 7, and Seraphina, 4, and infant son, Samuel, 1.
"I'm preparing myself to take on some more of the burden [at home]," Affleck said at the Los Angeles premiere of To The Wonder, hosted by Fiji Water and Disaronno. "[Jennifer's] got a couple of movies coming up, so it's going to be a little Mr. Mom action, and I'm going to get back in the ring and we're going to see if I still have it."
Garner, who turns 41 April 17, stars next in the film Dallas Buyers Club with Matthew McConaughey, and will also begin work alongside Kevin Costner in the new film Draft Day about NFL football.
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Promoting healthy food choices to its students, the Donald E. Schick Elementary School recently celebrated National Food Day and Apple Crunch Day by offering local snacks and homemade lunches to its students.
"Any way we can promote healthy eating in a fun, interactive way with the students, I think they get a stronger message - a more meaningful message," said Beth Hufnagel, district food service director.
Throughout the day, Hufnagel traveled through the school stopping in each classroom to talk about the importance of making good food choices. During her visits, Hufnagel explained that they always should try to eat "real food" and not processed food that comes from a box or bag.
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Donald E. Schick Elementary School recently celebrated National Food Day and Apple Crunch Day to promote healthy food choices to the students. A Schick Elementary student learns about the different varieties of apples during Apple Crunch Day.
To encourage students to make healthy choices when eating, a group of staff members dressed up as fruit and vegetables and performed a show for the students.
"Food is best when it's not processed," Hufnagel told students.
Students then were able to snack on apples, which were grown locally. Hufnagel reported to students that apples are the No. 2 most-popular fruit snack in the country.
Hufnagel explained that Food Day was created to promote affordable, sustainable options at the dinner table. Apple Crunch Day promotes apples that are grown within the state. Hufnagel added that the school was using the day to show students how they can make healthy snack choices.
During the lunch period, students also were able to see the number of varieties of apples available. Students were able to guess what kind of apple each one was.
Hufnagel said she wanted students to be able to feel, see and smell the apples.
But the food education didn't end there as the cafeteria served chicken pot pie, which was made from scratch by food service employees. Hufnagel said that as districts are looking at ways to add nutritional value to lunches, they are focusing more efforts on scratch cooking.
"I think it's extremely important, as school lunches try to regain their roots in scratch cooking," Hufnagel said. "It sends an important message."
She added that "it's been a challenge, but also very rewarding," to do more scratch cooking.
The district also is trying to purchase more local produce, Hufnagel said.
With rising concern for childhood obesity, Hufnagel explained that anything the schools can do to create a healthy lifestyle for students, they will do.
To help introduce new and different food choices, Hufnagel said they will serve the item with other food items students already are familiar with.
The hope is that students will learn eating habits that they will use their entire life.
"It's extremely important to send a strong message early in life," she said.


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After a dusting of snow on Tuesday, we are in for a few dry days in Greeley. We'll start the morning off under a little cloud cover, which will allow our morning temperatures to start off a little warmer than the past few days. This afternoon we will warm into the upper-40s. It's going to be a pretty nice day.
Expect similar conditions on Thursday with a slight cool down by about five degrees on Friday.
That's when our next disturbance moves into the state, bringing the chance of snow to the mountains. Weld County could see a little snow, but it doesn't look like much of this will make it this far east. It will cool down temperatures on Sunday to the low-40s.


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If you need legal help, please visit LawHelpCalifornia.org for a comprehensive database of free and low-cost legal services in California. LawHelpCalifornia.org also provides a library of legal self-help resources. The SoCal Pro Bono Center does not provide legal advice.
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The mission of the SoCal Pro Bono Center is to support pro bono legal services throughout Southern California by providing a wide range of information that is designed to link volunteer attorneys, students and other advocates with legal services programs in local communities. Whether you are a private practitioner, a law student, a law firm, law school, a public interest law group, or other qualified professional, socalprobono.org is your network for identifying programs and volunteer opportunities.
The Pro Bono Programs Guide is a listing of over 50 pro bono programs at Southern California legal services nonprofits. The Programs Guide provides pro bono attorneys, law students and non-litigation volunteers with a searchable database of organizations with active pro bono programs.
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Barbour funding walk impresses contest
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By Beth Christian Broschart Staff Writer The generosity and determination of a Barbour County teacher and coach have once again gained recognition....
I wanted to let everyone know that a representative from the "Best of Us' Johnsonville contest sent me a e-mail yesterday & I have posted on my Facebook page what was said. She said that they were sorry for any confusion on this contest but not to rule Nick out on getting in on the "finalist" list come May 23rd. So, keep your crossed til then for Nick to make it! I am extremely sorry that,I guess,when they sent me the e-mail that they "accepted" my nomination for Nick, that I did not understand that there was a "finalist" stage first to win this contest. I deeply apologize to Nick & everyone else that has helped me promote this contest! I still am not giving up thatNick will make it to the "finalist" stage on May 23rd! So, I hope everyone will still watch to see if Nick makes it & VOTES!!
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Dozens of court hearings, thousands of pages of legal arguments and 473 days after Matt and Melanie Capobianco lost the little girl they were trying to adopt, their attorneys will make one final plea to get her back.
The Post and Courier's Andrew Knapp will be in Washington on Tuesday for oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. Electronic devices are not permitted in the courtroom, but for updates before and after the hearing, follow Knapp at twitter.com/offlede and postandcourier.com/veronica.
Both sides of the custody battle for 3-year-old Veronica Rose will argue Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court about the application of a federal law aimed at keeping American Indian children with their tribes.
So far, the Capobiancos' attempts have failed.
The James Island couple have long held that their legal fight for curly-haired Veronica was in her best interests. But they have faced a mountain of opposition from the girl's biological father and the Cherokee Nation, who said they never had a reasonable chance to challenge the adoption attempt.
Recent photos show Veronica smiling with her father and his new wife in Oklahoma. The father's camp has argued that Veronica's return to South Carolina would further traumatize her.
The case, titled Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, likely will have long-lasting effects for the Indian Child Welfare Act and whether the law always gives the upper hand to American Indians in such disputes.
The ruling will come down to some key facts, legal questions and arguments.
Q: What circumstances led to the fight?
A: After seven attempts through in vitro fertilization to have a baby, the Capobiancos turned to adoption. Through an agency, they found a pregnant Oklahoma woman who was a single mother struggling to raise two children and wanted to give her unborn daughter a better chance.
Q: Did the unborn child's father express an interest?
A: Not initially. Dusten Brown acknowledged paternity in text messages to the mother, but he provided no financial or emotional support. Veronica was born in September 2009, and the Capobiancos took her home to James Island days later. Because of paperwork errors, Brown wasn't notified about the adoption filing until four months later. He promptly filed for custody.
Q: Why did Brown have a second chance after initially denying aid to the mother?
A: Though Veronica's mother is white, Brown is a member of the Cherokee Nation. Because Veronica has American Indian blood, Brown's attorneys argued that the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, gives him a chance to halt Veronica's adoption. The U.S. Congress passed ICWA in 1978 in response to a staggering rate of American Indian babies being adopted or placed into foster care, which was diluting tribes' cultures.
Q: What happened in the lower state courts?
A: The legal fight over Veronica started in early 2010, when Brown's attorneys argued under ICWA that Veronica should return to her native Oklahoma, where she would be immersed in the Cherokee culture. While a Charleston County family court recognized that Brown might have lost his parental rights under state law, it ruled that ICWA overrode that and ordered for the child to be returned to Oklahoma. At age 2, Veronica left the Lowcountry on New Year's Eve 2011 and has never returned.
Q: What did the S.C. Supreme Court say?
A: In July, the state's top justices narrowly agreed with the lower court's ruling. The majority's opinion stated that it affirmed the decision with a "heavy heart," but that Veronica would not be emotionally or physically damaged in her return to Oklahoma. Even though Brown had given up Veronica during the pregnancy, his rights should not be disregarded, the court ruled.
Q: What has happened since then?
A: The state justices declined to rehear the case, so the Capobiancos filed for a hearing in front of the nation's top court. The long shot was granted in January and scheduled for oral arguments Tuesday in Washington. Attorneys for the family, as well as Veronica's birth mother, filed four briefs totaling 146 pages. Attorneys for Brown and the Cherokee Nation filed two briefs totaling 126 pages. Seven organizations with stakes in the case's outcome filed briefs supporting the Capobiancos and reversal of the lower courts' decisions. Twenty-three agencies, including the Department of the Interior, support Brown and affirmation.
Q: What are some of the key legal arguments from the Capobiancos' side?
A: ICWA should not recognize Brown as a parent because he abandoned his child, leaving the mother with options to abort her or put her up for adoption. The law does not give such a father extra time to reconsider a choice to abandon a child. Brown's consent to an adoption also wasn't required because of his abandonment. The state court allowed Brown to veto an adoption under ICWA. But that ruling was in error because he was not considered a parent under state law, and ICWA does not restore Brown's status as a parent. ICWA instead protects the rights of existing parents as defined by state law.
Q: What are some of the key legal arguments from Brown's side?
A: Brown never denied paternity. A DNA test is enough to qualify him as a parent under ICWA. He also promptly challenged the adoption attempt when he learned of it. Because the father and the child share the same American Indian blood, the father has rights to the child under the federal law. The state law, therefore, does not apply.
Q: Does the simple fact that the court is hearing the case present a threat to ICWA?
A: Not necessarily. While some ICWA proponents think that, others said the justices are taking the case as an opportunity to solidify it as a law that protects the best interests of an American Indian child. Michael Piraino, CEO of the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, said ICWA "protects the kind of relationships that are really crucial to children's well-being." Piraino said ICWA simply codifies the "best practices" of child welfare when it comes to the adoption of American Indians.
Q: What will happen Tuesday?
A: Before oral arguments, the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices typically do extensive research, read written arguments and develop at least an initial opinion about the case. Tuesday's proceeding is more ceremonial in that it gives each side 30 minutes to talk at the courthouse in downtown Washington. The justices also might ask questions of the attorneys to clarify their written arguments.
Q: Who will be there?
A: The Capobiancos and a contingent of about 20 supporters from the Lowcountry plan to attend. A small group of reporters from local and national media outlets will be present, as well as other attorneys who are members of the Supreme Court Bar.
Q: When will the ruling come down?
A: No time period is set, but the justices should issue their ruling before their summer recess at the end of June. The justices also are considering other highly contentious topics, such as gay marriage.
Q: Will the case make history either way?
A: Yes. The court has heard an ICWA case only once before. In 1989, it sided with a tribe in Mississippi that had successfully challenged the adoption of twins. But the facts of that case were different from Veronica's. Her case will decide whether an American Indian father who had disavowed his unborn child should have a chance to stop an adoption because of his heritage.
CORRECTION: Matt and Melanie Capobianco attempted to adopt Veronica, but the adoption never was finalized. An earlier version of this story was incorrect.
Reach Andrew Knapp at 937-5414.
Veronica and her father, Dusten Brown, and Brown's wife, Robin, in Oklahoma early April.×
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