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Israel Funds Non-Orthodox Rabbis01 January 2014
In a landmark victory for religious pluralism, the government announced that it will now allow rabbis from the Reform and Conservative movements to serve as state-salaried community rabbis. The decision follows a seven-year legal struggle by veteran NIF grantee Israel Religious Action Center.
Knesset Raises Minimum Age of Marriage15 November 2013
The Knesset raised the minimum age of marriage from 17 to 18. The vote followed a ten-year campaign by NIF grantee the Working Group for Equality in Personal Status Issues. The legislation is an important safeguard for girls' rights to education and equal opportunity, with particular impact among Arab and ultra-Orthodox communities.
Ofakim Celebrates New Overnight Medical Center31 October 2013
Thanks to the efforts of NIF grantee Ahuzat Negev, the residents of Ofakim are celebrating the announcement that a 24/7 urgent care center will be opened in their town. This decision follows a two year campaign focusing on the lack of medical facilities on Israel's geographical periphery, particularly when it comes to emergency services.
Success for Arab Women in the Municipal Elections31 October 2013
The number of female representatives of Arab municipalities nearly doubled in Israel's municipal elections. This follows a major NIF grant to five organizations - led by grantees Mossawa and Women against Violence - for the purpose of increasing female representation from all parties on local councils.
Breakthrough for Movement for Freedom of Information03 October 2013
Transferring government resources to private companies must now be made public. The decision follows a number of cases, such as the building of express lanes on the Tel Aviv highway and the discovery of offshore natural gas, in which the state passed control of public resources over to private for-profit companies without outside scrutiny. The ruling is the result of a concerted campaign by NIF grantee the Movement for Freedom of Information.
Consequences for Discrimination against Arabs20 June 2013
In a precedent-setting ruling, the Haifa Magistrate Court approved a settlement against a real estate developer who discriminated against Arab buyers. Flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) played an important role in this case fighting discrimination in land allocation.
An End to Gender Segregation23 May 2013
In May, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein instructed the government to immediately stop the exclusion and segregation of women in the public sphere. The announcement followed a multi-year campaign by NIF and its grantees to put a halt to the regressive and demeaning trend.
For you were a stranger in a land not your own09 May 2013
In a precedent-setting ruling, an Israeli court decided that minors detained under the Anti-Infiltration Law should be released from jail, even if they are accompanied by their parents. Following this ruling, the Interior Ministry agreed to free all Eritrean mothers and children jailed under the law.
Women of the Wall Legal Victory25 April 2013
A precedent-setting ruling, decided in reaction to the continual arrests and harassment of NIF grantee Women of the Wall, held that the Orthodox authorities do not have a monopoly on determining how Jews pray at the Kotel. The decision is a major victory in the ongoing struggle for women's rights at Judaism's holiest site.
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Kevin Pearce Goes Home To Vermont
After three months at Craig Hospital in Colorado, Kevin Pearce is finally home. On The Today Show Pearce was interviewed at his family home in Norwich, Vermont. He displayed, in the best light, what all recovery stories tell. Pearce showed that strength and will can overpower adversity in the face of severe trauma.
Oakley's Kevin Pearce Update
Kevin Pearce, Snowboarder and Norwich, VT native continues to improve and impress his Craig Hospital therapy team and his family.
Pearce Family Speaks Out on NBC Interview
The Pearce Family is known as a strong family. They raised kids instilled with the ideals to work hard and be true always to those they love. So when Pia and Simon Pearce sat down on Monday night to talk with Tom Brokaw about Kevin and his recovery, the world got a look not only in to Kevin's recovery but the family that has helped to make him the person he is today.

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All right! The folks over at Japan-based Dunk Shot have produced another odd manga-like take on an NBA team. While not long ago, BallinEurope showed the hoops-centric newspaper's take on Kevin Love and the Eurowolves, this time it's Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin and James Harden getting animated. Translation is forthcoming, but it seems as though the Rockets are preoccupied in similar fashion to the Timberwolves, i.e. it's all about pursuing the ladies, and Harden (like Nikola Pekovic before him) appears to be having troubles. It's gotta be the beard, eh?
NBA on Christmas Day: BallinEurope's Official Fearless Predictions™
Here on The Continent, all but the hardiest envy those in the Western Hemisphere today; as the holiday fades into evening here, the NBA's awesome quintupleheader is just beginning: To watch this live, the European would have to pull an all-nighter, with wall-to-
wall basketball straight through to 7am or so. BallinEurope plans to watch the first two and get up before the rooster for the 4.30am CET tipoff of Clippers-Nuggets.
In any case, apologies for the delay, but below run BallinEurope Official Fearless Predictions™ for the Christmas slate. The first game's already begun (full disclosure: as of this writing, it's Brooklyn Nets 16, Boston Celtics 12), but BiE's got the Cs winning in Spike Lee's neighborhood – wish it could be proven, but BiE did post his vote this way in the ESPN Sports Nation poll today.
On the rest of the slate, the other OFPs include the Los Angeles Lakers over the Knicks in a nailbiter in which Steve Nash goes for nine assists (of course); the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Miami Heat by 8; the Chicago Bulls defend home court against the Houston Rockets, winning by 10 despite game high-scorer James Harden's efforts; and in that battle of the league's most exciting teams, the red hot Los Angeles Clippers extend the winning streak (which will end against the Celtics in their upcoming match) over the Denver Nuggets by, BiE'll say, 11.
Enjoy the wall of 'ball; BallinEurope sure will…
It's official: Sergio Llull a Madridista through 2017-18
Surely nothing can temper the giddy enthusiasm Houston Rockets fans are feeling today, thanks to a ridiculous performance on Opening Day by their team's new acquisition, ol' What's His Name, so BallinEurope will sneak in this bit of bad news.
Back in August, Real Madrid was reportedly wooing Sergio Llull with a nearly unheard-of six- to seven-year extension, which have kept the Spanish guard on Los Blancos' roster through at least 2019-20. Resolution was finally announced today and, while Llull's new deal doesn't run quite as long as projected, let's just say that we won't be seeing him in Texas (or any NBA city) any time soon (if ever).
Monday hangover: Real Madrid awesome; CSKA Moscow vulnerable; Arvydas Sabonis rules
Right, with the weekend over and many an hour spent viewing the roundball, BallinEurope rounds up some news items – and video clips! – from the week that was.
• Could this be Real Madrid's year? Los Blancos are exactly one Rudy Fernandez miss from a perfect 8-0 overall mark early in 2012-13 after topping Caja Laboral Baskonia, 83-81, in overtime this weekend in the Liga Endesa.
Baskonia got a combined 47 points from Nemanja Bjelica and Maciej Lampe while turning over the ball just once – thus not allowing Real to demonstrate their nice quick transition to the fast break – yet ultimately couldn't answer what's looking like the best team out of Spain this season.
It's official: Serge Ibaka to stay in Oklahoma City for four more years
From the wire, a few details on the new contract that Team Spain's Serge Ibaka signed yesterday with NBA Western Conference champs the Oklahoma City Thunder. In sort, The Blocksmith is set to bag $48 million over the next four years…
US NBA stars beat Spain to take gold
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The United States Dream Team of NBA stars captured their second Olympic men's basketball gold medal in a row and the 14th overall for America by beating Spain 107-100 in Sunday's final. The US multi-millionaire lineup of NBA elite claimed their fifth crown in the past six Olympics, improving to 62-since revamping the national team program after settling for bronze in 2004.
The Americans ran through the tournament undefeated just as they did in 2008 when they defeated Spain 118-107 in the Beijing final. The latest roster had five gold winners from Beijing and five from the US 2010 world champions.…
2012 Olympic basketball: Rising and falling stock after the first round
While we're a little ways away from actually awarding medals for 2012 Olympic basketball, the first round showed international hoops fans quite a lot. Though the fat lady hasn't sung yet, reputations have changed over the past five games to cause some individual and/or teams losses beyond these Olympics. BallinEurope today takes a look at those whose stock has risen and those who've fallen in the early going of the London Games.
• Lebron James. Yeah, like this guy needs a further upward trend in his already all-time lofty-looking career. Four years ago, ESPN's Bill Simmons proclaimed (correctly, in BiE's opinion) that in 2008 'Games crunch time, "everyone deferred to Kobe, who made some monster plays to clinch it. Know that in the history of the NBA we have never had the best-player-alive argument resolved so organically." In 2012, King James has proven himself to be the best player on the best team in this Olympic tournament.
Who can stop Team USA?
This one goes out by request to BallinEurope's Lithuanian agent Y. … with Team USA coming together to play the Dominican Republic today – with or without Chris Paul – BiE tries to answer the question "Who [if anyone] can beat Team USA?"
Good one.
A few gauntlets have been thrown by the Americans already, the least of which is certainly not the roster itself. That roster, one more time, is the following.
Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)
Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
Tyson Chandler (Dallas Mavericks)
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Miami Heat 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 106: Now onto the Olympics, future
Okay, okay, BallinEurope's gonna do the traditional thing … congratulations out to the Miami Heat and its clear MVP Lebron James for their 2012 NBA Championship win. James' triple-double in the decisive game five appropriately capped a playoff run during which he fought off criticism and doomsayers as much as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
As for the Continent's representatives in the NBA's final game of this too-quick, madcap season … Ronny Turiaf earns his first ring after joining Miami with 21 games left to play; Le Bleu saw court time in 13. The three minutes he played in last night's game five were his first in the series, but kudos nevertheless. BiE can't help but wonder how long it'll be until Turiaf's balling here full-time in Europe…
Sam vs. the Future: Basketball predictions for 2012
It's always a good time for some predictions, eh? Sam Chadwick, Ball in Europe's man in the UK, today dusts off the Official BallinEurope Crystal Ball in looking forward to another year of top-quality basketball in the world's top competitions. Who does Sammy like in the NBA, Euroleague, college ball and the Olympics? Read on to find out (and see plenty of highlight clips).
This year sees the London Olympic games, a shortened NBA season, another year of Euroleague basketball and the NCAA Final Four – what more could we possibly ask for? Happy new year…


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Chegg.com Review
Chegg.com is among the largest players in the textbook rental industry but lets customers buy and sell books, as well. Chegg reviews are veer positive, with comments posted on Reseller Ratings indicating that prices are cheap, shipments arrive quickly, and used and rental textbooks are in good condition. Additionally, reviews say customer service is responsive to problems and queries and many report being paid the quoted amount for buybacks and receiving a check in short order. Generally speaking, Chegg fans consider the site trustworthy. The company also wins over some fans with its "do good" activities, such as co-sponsoring interns in Africa and participating in efforts to build homes for needy families. A review on Factoidz.com likes the pledge to plant trees when books are rented. Other customers, however, are less enamored. We read a number of Chegg reviews that complain about losing money when selling books back, orders that are cancelled arbitrarily, rude customer service, mistaken or excessive charges, and delivery problems when buying from third-party marketplace sellers.
Although nominally a textbook rental company, Chegg.com tries to be all things to all people: you can buy, rent, and sell books, download an app for and buy etextbooks, get homework help and see a student-generated review of your courses. Rentals cover a traditional semester, but if the timing at your school is different, all you need do is request an adjustment. Extensions run for 15, 30, 45, and 60 days or the equivalent of a quarter or semester; fees are assessed for overdue books. Return shipping on rentals is free. There's also a 21-day return window (14 days for etextbooks) if you don't like or need the book; you pay for return shipping. Minimal highlighting is permitted on rentals, but too much is a bad thing (as is any other type of damage) and will wind up costing you extra, as several Chegg reviews grumpily note.
Students are encouraged to interact with Chegg.com through Facebook, and social media seems to be a growing part of its business model. At the moment, though, renting remains its strong suit.


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TULSA — Nearly two-thirds of Oklahoma's kids from low-income families were not attending a preschool program from 2009-2011, according to a national study released Monday.
The Kids Count report by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, which advocates for investing in the crucial early years of a child's life, also found that more than half of Oklahoma's kids from birth to eight years old were living in low-income households last year. The foundation calculated low-income households as those with incomes below 200 percent of the 2012 federal poverty line — $46,566 for a family of four.
The 20-page report underscored Oklahoma's recent troubles in dealing with early childhood issues. In June, the foundation ranked the state 36th in the country for child well-being based on finances, education, health and family and community issues.
The state's Department of Human Services is also undergoing a major overhaul as the result of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused the agency of victimizing foster children by failing to find safe homes for them and inadequately monitoring their safety because employees were overworked and poorly managed.
The so-called Pinnacle Plan is Oklahoma's $153 million blueprint for remaking the system over the next five years.
Monday's report found that between 61 percent and 63 percent of 3-and 4-year-olds living in low-income families were not enrolled in preschool programs in Oklahoma from 2009-2011. The foundation emphasized that attending a high-quality preschool program can significantly contribute to the healthy development of young children, especially those from lower-income homes.
"The children not enrolled in pre-K, when Oklahoma makes pre-K available to every child in the state, that is alarming," said Terry Smith, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, which works with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to compile statewide data. "The critical nature of those years, the brain development, is important.


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Savannah Smith couldn't have been more surprised.
"When they called my name out, I just stood there for a few seconds before I even realized that I was being announced as Cullman County's Distinguished Young Woman," she recalled.
"There I was, standing up on the stage with so many intelligent, lovely women, and it just took a few seconds to hit, sink in," Savannah said. "I guess I was just in shock."
The Cullman High School student says that she had never done anything remotely like this program before. "Up to that point, my life had been consumed by track and cross country, the Student Government Association, the Leo Club, and the annual staff. This was something new for me."
Savannah has also been active in her church, especially the choirs, where she had roles in the adult and youth choirs, and was a volunteer with the children's choirs.
"Now, I'm really glad that someone recommended the Distinguished Young Woman program to me because its been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done," she said.
The rounds of preparation for the big event have been fun, Savannah says.
To prepare for this event, Savannah has worked with a voice coach, Brian Witcher, on her selection for the talent portion of the show. She will sing "Memory" from the Broadway musical, "Cats".
She's also been working out, running with her track team and on her own, as well as working with interview coach Mona Hopper, who helps students on enunciation, manners and everything required for the self-expression portion of the show. "I feel as though I'm in 'Pygmalion'," Savannah laughed. "I've learned so much from her, some which I know will last me all through my life."
Savannah says that working with Hopper has also shown her that when she is on that big stage in Montgomery, she will be representing 80,000 Cullman citizens. For some of the viewers, this will be the only reference to Cullman County that they will ever see. So, she is determined to make the most of the honor of being there, and to make her home county proud of her!
Last month Savannah traveled to Montgomery to meet the representatives of the other counties. She didn't get to meet her host family because they were on vacation, but has talked to them several times via the internet and on the phone.
To say that this young lady is excited is an understatement! She is elated…
"I've never had so much fun!" she laughed. "And I've done a lot of shopping!"
Savannah and her mom found a beautiful tea-length dress for the interview portion. Samantha will wear either green or purple for the opening number. She found just what she was looking for to engage in the self-expression portion of the show, at Just For Looks, in Cullman.
And of course, she has been practicing and breaking in her new shoes!
She says that the excitement is building, that the closer it comes, the more excited she gets, but it isn't nervousness. "I can't wait!" she smiled. This will be the longest amount of time she has spent without any communication with her parents. They will be able to email her, but she cannot respond for the entire week.
She will depart from Cullman on Jan. 10, with her parents, Susan and Michael Smith, and return home, hopefully, as Alabama's 2014 Distinguished Young Woman, after the closing of the program on the 18th. You can send Savannah flowers, words of encouragement and praise at the home of her host family: Mr. and Mrs. David Gallahar, 8125 Nunn Trace, Montgomery, AL 36117.
The 2015 Distinguished Young Women of Cullman County's local program is planned for Saturday, June 7, 2014. Fliers will be sent to the schools' counselors in February for junior girls.
For more information about the Distinguished Young Women's Program of Cullman County, contact local chairperson, Patty Grier at 256-708-1071; or visit firstname.lastname@example.com.
What: The 2014 Distinguished Young Woman Program of Alabama Scholarship Program
When: Preliminaries are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, and finals are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, after when the winner will be announced
Where: Frazer Methodist Church in Montgomery
For more information on the program, contact Patty Grier.


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The final output of the wedding packages is usually the album itself. With that, can you share some information about the following:
1. Types of the Albums you offer to the customer
2. Type of Album that is bestseller to the clients
3. Cost price of the album including the prints
4. Lead time from wedding to delivery of the album
5. Where do you usually source your albums?
Your inputs will surely guide lots of newbie photographers in this group. Thanks!


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September 27, 2010
The Middlebury College football team held off a late charge by Wesleyan, earning a 24-21 win over the Cardinals on Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium. The game was the season-opener for both teams, with the Panthers earning their third straight win over the Cardinals.
Middlebury opened its season with a 13-play, 56-yard drive ending in a 35-yard field goal from senior Anthony Kuchan (Wauwatosa, Wis.). Wesleyan answered by scoring on its first drive of the season, marching 70 yards in just five plays. A 15-yard rush by Vince Miller preceded his 25-yard touchdown run to give the Cardinals a 7-3 lead.
The Panthers regained the lead on their ensuing drive, with senior Donald McKillop (Poway, Calif.) hitting senior tight end David Reed (New Canaan, Conn.) twice for 23 yards. The scoring play saw McKillop find junior Matt Rayner (Andover, Mass.) for a 10-yard scoring strike with 4:40 left in the first quarter.
Middlebury had a great chance to increase its lead early in the second quarter, as senior Andrew Durfee (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) intercepted a pass and returned it to the Wesleyan five. Four plays later, the Panthers turned the ball over on downs.
Leading 10-7 at the break, a 15-yard punt return by Rayner gave Middlebury the ball on the Wesleyan 35. Senior Andrew Plumley (Burlington, Vt.) rushed twice for 13 yards before scoring in a nine-yard connection with McKillop to make it a 17-7 game.
Wesleyan answered once again, as tight end Joe Giaimo hit quarterback Matt Coyne with a 52-yard pass on a double reverse, putting the ball at the Middlebury 11. Three plays later, Shea Dwyer scored with a 10-yard rush up the middle to cut the lead to 17-14 at the 7:32 mark of the third quarter.
First-year player Anthony Capatina (Northville, Mich.) returned the ensuing kick-off 37 yards to the Wesleyan 45, setting up a 33-yard scoring strike from McKillop to sophomore Zach Driscoll (Concord, Mass.) just three plays later.
Middlebury led 24-13 in the fourth quarter, when it appeared that Wesleyan's Miller was on his way into the end zone to tighten the score. The ball came loose just before the goal line as Middlebury sophomore Daniel Kenerson (Gloucester, Mass.) recovered the ball in the end zone. The Panthers took the ball all the way down to the Wesleyan 23, before McKillop was picked off by Justin Freres in the end zone.
With 9:59 left in the fourth, Wesleyan drove 80 yards on 16 plays, but ate up 7:41 off the clock as they cut the lead to 24-21 with 2:18 remaining. Dwyer gained 48 yards on the ground during the drive, while Miller found paydirt from just two yards away.
Following the touchdown, the Cardinals attempted an onside kick and recovered the ball at their own 43-yard line with a chance to take the lead. Wesleyan was unable to move the ball, turning the ball over on downs after four plays. The Panthers took over and ran out the clock to secure the win.
Plumley gained 140 yards of total offense on the afternoon (84 rushing), while scoring his first career touchdown. McKillop went 25 of 40 for 255 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Driscoll (92 yards, TD) and Rayner (35 yards, TD) caught six passes each, while Plumley had four receptions for 40 yards. Defensively, junior Michael Bilodeau (Hull, Mass.) paced the team with a dozen tackles, senior Andrew Poulin (Irvington, N.Y.) had 11 with a tackle for lost yardage (TFL), while Durfee made nine tackles with two TFL's, an interception and a sack. Senior Paul Carroll (New Providence, N.J.) made three TFL's and earned a pair of sacks.
• Football team record: 1-0
• Up next: 10/2 @ Colby - 1:00


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345 kV line
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161 kV line
– 15-18 miles
Targeted in-service
– 2013-2015
Fact sheet
Communications and public outreach
CapX2020 Pays Environmental Impact Fee in Wisconsin
The Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse transmission line will improve reliability for the Twin Cities, Rochester and La Crosse areas, including rural electric cooperative customers in Goodhue, Olmsted and Wabasha Counties of Minnesota and Buffalo, Trempealeau and La Crosse Counties in Wisconsin.
345 kV poles are typically between 140 and 170 tall and will be between 700 and 1,000 feet apart. Typically, a 150-foot right-of-way will be required. The project is expected to be finished in 2015.
Minnesota route maps Wisconsin route maps
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The Colonial Board of School Directors honored sophomore Cristina Kaiser for her athletic achievements on the school's tennis team at their meeting in November.
According to varsity tennis coach Al Collins, Kaiser finished the year with a 23-1 record before being named to the All-Conference team and finishing as a runner-up in the State tournament.
Check out the video to hear more about Kaiser's successes.


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By Mitch Howard
Sports Writer
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
In a game worthy of a championship, North Laurel and Corbin wrestled for four quarter before the Jaguars claimed the Legacy Nissan Shootout title, 70-67.
"It was a great game for us to win. I thought we got a lot out of this game because it was a district tournament-type atmosphere," North Laurel coach Brad Sizemore said.
There were five ties and seven lead changes in a game never separated by more than eight points. The Redhounds took the lead for the last time with 4:05 to play, but were not out of it until a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer missed.
"They're one of those teams you can't relax until the horn goes off," Sizemore said.
Sizemore said one of the keys for his team was to play four full quarters, something they had failed to do in losses to other top region foes this season. They were also very secure with the ball with very few turnovers or bad decisions.
"I tell them every game if we can stay between seven and nine turnovers and play the speed we want to play, we'll be fine," Sizemore said.
It would be especially important in a game like this where intensity rumbled from the opening tip to the final shot. It took less than two minutes for the officials to call a technical. The Redhounds connected early from the outside, while North Laurel tried to establish their inside advantage.
The Jaguars first lead came at 13-10 on a three-pointer by Peyton Broughton. North Laurel ended the first quarter with a three-point lead. A three-pointer by Austin Thompson and a bank by Carson to open the second quarter had the Jaguars ahead 20-12, their biggest lead.
"Corbin's one of those teams, there are three or four of them in our region, that no matter what the deal is when you play them it is going to be a knock-down-drag-out," Sizemore said. "It's a very competitive game, both teams want to win and both teams play at a high level."
The Redhounds tied the score twice from there, but the Jaguars were back on top 35-28 when the half ended. A big reason was the three three-pointers by Thompson in the second quarter.
"He's out there for a reason. He's a good player. They focused in on our bigs and tried to cut Marcus off," Sizemore said. "He stepped up and made some big shots when we needed them."
The Jaguars led 39-33 with 4:50 in the third quarter when Corbin reeled off nine straight points. Every time the Redhounds needed a basket they had someone step up.
"I've watched them three or four times. That's why they've got a really good team. They don't really have one guy they are looking at. They spread the ball out and every one of them can shoot it," Sizemore said. "We tried to box-and-one them, triangle-and-two them a couple of times, but they are just so hard to pick one kid to try and shut down because you leave someone open."
The lead didn't last long with Elijah Jervis sinking two free throws and then a three-pointer to give the lead back to North Laurel. There would be four lead changes in the fourth quarter. The Redhounds were on top for the last time at 55-54. North Laurel took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Jake Allen with 3:40 to play.
Every time it seemed like the Jaguars might put the game away, Corbin proved otherwise. With 33 seconds, a three-point play by Zach Farley made it a two-point game. Broughton scored on an assist from Carson, but two Farley free throws with 10.8 seconds kept Corbin alive.
A free throw by Allen made it 70-67. Farley attempted a three-pointer to tie, but the shot was tipped. When Thompson was missed at the free throw line, the Redhounds had one last chance, but along three-pointer never had a chance.
"Hopefully we'll get better each game, but this is a really big win for us. It's a good confidence builder," Sizemore said.
Legacy Nissan Shootout
at North Laurel
North Laurel 70, Corbin 67
Corbin 12 16 16 23—67
North Laurel 15 20 13 22—70
CORBIN (67)—Farley 23, Maguet 9, Hill 8, Grubb 16, Igo 9, Henson 2.
NORTH LAUREL (70)—Carson 21, Henson 2, Broughton 7, Thompson 12, Rush 4, Allen 15, Jervis 9.


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Weatherford Democrat
— Courtesy of Weatherford College
First-year Weatherford College rodeo coach Johnny Emmons didn't have to go far to find a good portion of his roster for the 2013-14 season.
Emmons has eight confirmations from Weatherford High School for next season, including the return of sophomore breakaway roper/barrel racer Riley Greene for a third season.
In college rodeo, athletes can compete at the junior college level for three seasons before moving on to a larger school.
Back for a second year will be four Coyotes, including Deven Riggins in barrel racing/goat tying, Madison Ward in breakaway roping/goat tying, and steer wrestlers Colton Rundell and Winn Williams.
Three newcomers from WHS will join the squad next season, bareback rider Ryan King, breakaway roper Anne Todd, and calf roper/steer wrestler Seth Cooke.
"I don't ever remember us having this many from Weatherford High," said Emmons. "It's great to have this kind of talent right here at home.
"They all have a good chance to be on our points team (the group that travels to rodeos to compete). Half of our team could be from WHS."
Six men and four women comprise the competitive team in college rodeo.
"This makes recruiting nice," he added.
The WHS grads all have their own take on the prospect of continuing their student-athlete careers at WC:
Cooke - "It's close, and obviously I've heard a lot of great things about the program and Johnny." Cooke has been competing in the Texas High School Rodeo Association and garnered top all-around honors twice, as a sophomore and this season. He plans to someday compete professionally.
Todd - "They have a great rodeo team, and this is a way to get my basics out of the way and stay close to home. Their reputation is great." She has made the finals in breakaway roping in the North Texas High School Rodeo Association each of the past two seasons.
King - "This is just a great program. I started about halfway through the year (injury), and had some catching up to do my senior season, but it worked out well." He was third in the finals and sixth for the season in bareback riding in the NTHSRA. He also wants to rodeo professionally.
Rundell - "I like being close to home. I can practice a lot more than if I went somewhere else. Also, Johnny's an excellent coach. He connects with everybody. Wynn and I started rodeoing together in high school and still are. It'd be nice if we all went to the finals next year." He is a criminal justice major and wants to rodeo professionally, saying with a laugh, "I might have to work a few extra hours to do both."
Williams - "We finished up pretty good. We had a better record the second semester, and hopefully we can carry that over into next year. I'm coming back because I like Johnny and he's a great coach. I like steer wrestling because it's a good adrenaline rush, and kind of a dying event."
Ward - "Like most kids I wanted to get as far away from home after high school, but to my blessing it worked out that I came here. I think it's just going to get better from here." She wants to get into broadcasting, but stay connected with rodeo in some way.


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It was one of the biggest stories of the new year: NBC was shifting Jay Leno from 10 p.m. back to 11:30, displacing Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" in the process. And the scoop came not from a major paper or TV network in New York or Los Angeles, but from a one-man website run from a spare bedroom in Florida.
In what may be one of the best examples yet of the power of individual online journalism, Scott Jones broke the Leno story last week on FTVLive.com, the site he runs from his home in suburban Jacksonville.
Jones' site focuses on TV industry insider info, and he draws on the dozens of sources he's cultivated from years of working in television news. He'd gotten nice scoops before, such as the news that Meredith Viera would replace Katie Couric on the "Today" show.
But nothing quite prepared him for the magnitude of the Leno story.
"I knew it was a good story," Jones said in a phone interview. "I had no idea that it would ever get as big as it did."
Jones broke the story Jan. 7. In the week since, he estimates he's done 400 radio interviews. Normally, his site gets 10,000 to 20,000 hits a day. Since Leno? Around 100,000, he says.
"Joe Public may not care about the news director in Kansas City being fired, but when it's Jay Leno it certainly has wider appeal," he said.
A Background in Television News
Jones had 20-plus years of experience in TV news, working as a reporter and then news director at local stations across the country, from Sacramento to St. Louis.
But a bad experience at a station in Buffalo in the 1990s left him looking for new opportunities, and the Internet, then just emerging from the primordial ooze, beckoned.
"In the mid 1990s I was saying there's got to be something you can do on the Internet," he said. "But working in TV news at the time, my only real dealings with it were surfing the web while at work."
So after quitting his job, Jones and a friend started a website focusing on news from the Buffalo suburb where he was living. But with his wide network of TV contacts, Jones in 2000 decided to launch a niche site focused on industry news.
The site's original url was a tongue-in-cheek expletive - f**ktv.com - "and I originally started it just as a place for my friends to go to for industry stuff," Jones recalled.
As pageviews grew it quickly became apparent there was a real audience for such information. Jones changed the url to FTVLive, made it a subscriber-only site, and was in business.
"At the time there weren't many other subscription sites, other than porn," he said. "But it took off, and it's been my source of income for the past 10 years."
Indeed, with its $8.99 monthly fee the site has enabled Jones to move to Florida to pursue his other love: golf. He hopes to eventually compete in the PGA Champions Tour.
These days Jones starts work on the site at 4:30 a.m. At 8:30 he takes a break for breakfast, errands, and of course golf. Later in the afternoon he works on the site a bit more and is in bed by 9.
"A lot of friends say it's the dream job," Jones said.
The Genesis of the Leno Scoop
Jones actually first reported in mid-December that NBC was thinking of moving Leno's show, but at the time the story didn't make waves.
"Then last Thursday my sources told me NBC, at the highest level, had decided to pull Leno off the 10 p.m. slot," Jones recalled.
He posted the story, and within 15 minutes he was being interviewed by KNX radio in Los Angeles. "Leno said that's how he found out about it. He was listening to me on the radio while he was driving in his car," Jones said.
Jones said the site is successful because, in addition to his network of contacts, he focuses on doing solid reporting.
"I look at my site with a journalist's eye," he said. "I don't throw up rumors and hope they stick. People realize I have good information and have never burned a source."
Too many bloggers, Jones says, aren't responsible about getting their facts right.
"Lots of bloggers try to jump in and go with the most salacious story and hope that will generate hits," he said. "If you nail a big story you'll get traffic, but if you swing for the fences and miss, the people who came to your site won't come back."
"Start small, build your sources," he added. "Keep plugging away."


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Nov. 25, 2013—Across the country as the leaves begin to turn and fall comes, nuclear power plants start to power down. This year, 21 U.S. commercial reactors are temporarily shutting down for routine maintenance and refueling.
About 1,000 workers are on the job for a typical one-reactor outage, usually scheduled for low-demand periods in the spring and autumn. Among them is outage veteran Curtis Wilson, who has been doing this for almost 20 years at sites such as Peach Bottom, Indian Point and Calvert Cliffs.
"My first [outage] was in 1996 at Ginna in New York," said Wilson, who mainly works as an electrician but is also certified as an under-vessel technician.
During a typical nuclear plant outage, workers replace about one-third of the fuel in the reactor. Outages usually include routine inspections and maintenance, but they can also be a time to replace equipment ranging from valves to steam generators.
Wilson said the job requires expertise and dedication.
"There is no place for cowboys or a 'git 'er done' mindset. I believe that the more seasoned workers are a better fit," he said.
In an email interview, Wilson described his typical day as an outage worker.
"Get through security, muster in whatever area is designated, then a morning safety briefing with plant status info," Wilson said. "Supervisors dole out work assignments. Most jobs take longer to prepare for than the actual work involved, so there is a lot of chair time in this business. 'Safety first' takes time."
Wilson emphasized the importance of safety by describing the work he does underneath the reactor vessel during an outage.
"I wear a transmitting dosimeter and extremity dosimeters on my fingers, head, feet [and] waist. They are monitored by a designated radiation professional that is in radio contact with me and my supervisor," said Wilson. "I get constant updates on my dose field or range, [including] any hot spots or spikes. If there is any alarm, everyone leaves the area, not just me." Dosimeters measure the amount of radiation exposure received, or cumulative dose.
Wilson said the security requirements are rigorous, especially for acquiring site access.
"The background checks are extensive, to say the least. My first outage it took a week and a half to detail my life's work history and any criminal issues before I was granted unescorted access," Wilson said.
Wilson spends his time working outages in the spring and fall, enjoying his free time in the summer.
"During outage season, I put in long hours and I'm gone for weeks or even months at a time, so I make up for it during my off time," Wilson said. "My working year is always spring and fall with unemployment during the summer. I sometimes will work locally in the summer, but for the most part I spend a lot of time with my family."
Wilson said that although working plant outages isn't for everyone, he wouldn't trade it for anything else.
"This is what I will retire doing," Wilson said. "I tell everyone that I wish I'd found this decades ago. The pay scale is great and the safety culture is outstanding."
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Flynn was named defensive coordinator prior to the spring of 2010 after seven seasons as the outside linebackers coach. In 2009, Flynn coached converted cornerback Andre Moyd at outside linebacker, where the senior went on to all-South Atlantic Conference honors and played in both the East Coast Bowl and Cactus Bowl postseason all-star games.
Before arriving at Newberry, Flynn coached several years in the high school ranks. In 2002, he served as the Offensive Coordinator at Keenan High School. Along with his coordinating duties, he also coached the Quarterbacks, Running backs, and Defensive Secondary.
Prior to his stint at Keenan, Flynn coached five seasons from 1997 to 2001 at Lugoff-Elgin High School. Over that period of time he served as Receivers coach, Quarterbacks coach, and Running backs coach on the Offensive side of the ball. His defensive duties included coaching the Secondary and Outside Linebackers.
In 1996, Flynn took on his second stint at his alma mater, Buford High School as the Quarterbacks/Running backs coach. During 1994, Flynn served as a volunteer assistant in the Socastee football program. The 1993 football season was Coach Flynn's inaugural season as a football coach. He served as a volunteer assistant on the State Champion Runner-up team at Buford High School, his alma mater.
Coach Flynn played quarterback and free safety on the gridiron at Buford High School where he earned four varsity letters. He also played Free Safety at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. where he earned one varsity letter in 1992.
Originally from Lancaster, S.C., Coach Flynn completed his associate's degree from the University of South Carolina-Lancaster in 1994 and finished his undergraduate degree requirements in history at Newberry in 2006. He is married to the former Lauren Chapman. She is a Newberry native as well as a Newberry College alumnus. The couple lives in Newberry and are the proud parents of two sons, Sullivan James and Graham Thomas.


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We don't even have an official confirmation that Microsoft has a next console, but that isn't preventing Wedbush Securities
analyst Michael Pachter from predicting that it's going to win out in the next generation. Games journalist Geoff Knightley tweeted an image of Pachter's SXSW presentation, where he said that Skype and a TV Tuner would be killer apps that will secure the next Xbox's place at the top.
Sony won't fail, he stated. It will still thrive in the next generation on the strength of Gakai and its content, even if the PS4 plays catch up. He also predicted that we won't see any more publisher bankruptcies, which seems incredibly premature.
I'm inclined to agree, with a major qualification. I think that both Skype and TV capabilities are going to be absolutely crucial towards Microsoft's success in the next console generation, but I'm not so sure that a "console war" is the way it will unroll. The PS3 and Xbox 360 are very similar machines competing in the same market, but I believe the next generation is going to see more divergence. As the PS4 courts the core gamer market, the next Xbox will court the mainstream consumer, and both will have their own set of challenges not necessarily tied to each other. They could both succeed, or they could both fail. We're not talking about consoles anymore — we're talking about personal electronics writ large, and consoles are no longer a given.
Previously, Pachter has suggested that the next Xbox could retail for as little as $99. It might seem ridiculous, but he may be on the mark. A massive price differential could secure an install base for the next Xbox right off the bat, if Microsoft is willing to swallow the hardware loss and make it up on software.
Michael Pachter is widely regarded as a man who's made a career out of wild speculation, and if you actually look back at his track record you will see that the vast majority of his "informed" assertions have been incorrect:
He claimed that Kinect would cost $50, and even went on to say that a $150 price tag was, "hard to envision." He was wrong; Kinect released with a $150 price tag.
He suggested in October 2008 that EA was a "strong buy" prospect. Shortly after this, EA's stock dropped by 25%.
He stated that the current generation of consoles (Wii, XBox 360 and PS3) would be the last. Now we're entering the next generation (Wii U, PS4, XBox "720″).
In August 2012, he claimed that SWTOR would have more players than World of Warcraft and was on target to hit it's 1,000,000 player target. He even suggested that that SWTOR could attract 50 million monthly subscribers. We now know that he was totally and utterly wrong; SWTOR failed to retain that player base, and has since fallen into disrepute (even with the F2P conversion).
Every year since 2009, he has made a prediction that GTAV will release in the next year (2010, then 2011, then 2012, and now 2013). He was wrong three times out of four. Of course, if he continues such predictions he will eventually be right (and he was).
This is just a snapshot of course to make a point: the world didn't end in 2012, but such theories will continue. Eventually one will be right. If you throw enough predictions into the pot, some of them are likely to be (at least partially) accurate.
Mr Pachter speaks as if he is informed, often delivering opinion as if it is fact. He spends a great deal of his time complaining about companies that have failed to listen to his advise, and has a track record of doubling back on his own predictions when things don't go the way he expects (simply to say that they should have gone the way he expected, and that the companies responsible are fools for not listening to him).
In short: Pachter is wrong enough that I find myself asking why the media keeps quoting him. If it were for comedy's sake I would understand, but it seems that some people actually think Michael Pachter has a decent track record. He doesn't, and there are far more informed observers out there doing a vastly superior job of predicting and speculating on the evolution of the gaming industry.
Hey, it's not that his predictions are wrong then, it's that he's causing the opposite to happen!
I mean the companies must be pulling their hair out: 'For god's sake, shut up! You'll ruin us!'
What is this guy's track record for predictions? It seems like every now and then he just makes an outlandish one and most of us are just too lazy to follow-up if he was ever right or not. As regards this one, we don't know just about anything regarding the console, how on Earth can he be declaring it the winner already? Skype as a killer app? I mean, maybe people like Skype a lot more then I though they did but I have a seriously hard time seeing Skype as a killer app for Xbox when just about everyone who would buy an xbox most likely already owns a PC, laptop, tablet, or all 3.
As for the $99 price point, I mean, didn't they try something like that with a subscription type model, kind of like buying a cell-phone? That's the only way I could see that kind of price point because otherwise they wouldn't just be taking a loss on sales, they'd be outright fleecing themselves. It could be a great selling tool though because you know all they would do is hype the $99 price point and put all the "you need a subscription" stuff in fine print for people to be surprised by when they go to Best Buy.
I am wondering if microsoft has it in them to not screw up the momentum of the xbox. I say this because of how windows 8 and surface turned out. I think the xbox team was so successful because of the distance they had from the rest of the microsoft machine. I hope xbox team stayed away from with windows 8 and surface team and continue being the innovation powerhouse they have been for that company.
First, I'd like to say that, obviously, Pachter has a very poor prediction record. However, I do agree with him on this point. I could see the Next Xbox outselling the PS4, it's expected to be cheaper, it seems to be geared toward the mainstream market which is increasing in size faster than the core market which the PS4 seems geared toward, and if these rumors I've heard about tv tuner, DVR, and streaming cable functionality are true, I could see alot of people wanting one to have a single box that does it all in their living rooms (assuming it has blu-ray as well). Afterall, the PS2 outsold the Xbox like 6-1, but Microsoft has managed to catch up to Sony on their second attempt according to VGChartz which actually lists the 360 ahead of the PS3 by a slim margin (not to mention that software seems to sell better on the 360 according to VGChartz). If that trend continues this generation, the Next Xbox is sure to pull ahead.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not some Xbox fanboy that's in love with Microsoft. I was actually hugely imoressed by the PS4 and am highly considering getting one first since I'm a core gamer and Microsoft seems to be migrating towards the mainstream market. But I do think Microsoft may have the upper hand this generation, assuming they don't totally screw up on the software side of things.
As for his price prediction, it seems laughable given the leaked specs. The only way we'll see that price is if Microsoft gives consumers a huge discount with a 3 year Gold contract or something.
The playstations pander towards "the core gamer market?" This is news to me; I always saw the ps3 as a functioning blu ray player while the xbox was for gaming. However, I have high hopes for both next gen consoles.
"Analyst Predicts Xbox Will Win the Next Console Generation" Titles like this just make way too many web-site pages that these should never come out.
I love how people would think Microsoft would win but, has anyone checked to see the stats on Xbox and any of the games anymore.
Gears of war, Halo are garbage now days and it takes no more then a game of Call of duty to sell on both systems and makes more then the others.
It takes games to sell consoles and this time it looks like more companies will make the jump for Sony™'s console first and port down to Xbox™ 8. This time might be Xbox™ to play catch up, no cell CPU to slow it down.
Remember the game changer is if Microsoft has blocked used games then this already has won by Sony.


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---- — Pie in the Sky, a produce, ice cream and variety store, beckons visitors along Route 7 with its tall red silo, barn door entrance, summer deck with umbrella tables and playground.
The store, which began as a vegetable stand, has changed over the years to include homemade Polar Bear brand ice cream as well as a variety of artisan cheeses and soaps, used books and movies, crockery, china, jewelry and seasonal Christmas trees and wreaths.
"As things changed, we rode with the tide and changed," said Pie in the Sky co-owner Janet Powers. "When we first built this building, it was full of produce. But we found that we can't compete with the grocery stores' prices. They sell produce from all over for about what we pay the local farmers.
"But what we have is locally grown, in-season produce that we know is freshly harvested."
Pie in the Sky is called an icon by many residents. Located on Route 7 in the town of Otego, many generations have relied upon the store's freshly grown produce to enhance a meal.
"I have been getting produce from Pie in the Sky for years, I remember it when it was over at Cathedral Farms," said Darlene Abajian of Butternuts. "I used to garden, and I know this produce is as fresh and as local as it gets."
Powers said she has seen several generations of families come through the store.
"In a couple of weeks, we are going to the wedding of a girl who used to work here," Powers said. "And my daughter babysits the kids of people who worked for us when they were kids. We are a family place."
Powers and her husband, Jamie Potter, co-own the store. They grow much of the produce they sell on the organic farm behind the store. Other produce comes from local farms picked within a day or two of purchase.
"The peaches are a little late this year," Powers said. "When they come in they are wonderful. They should be ready in a week or two."
Pie in the Sky began selling Polar Bear brand ice cream 15 years ago, when Ed Shultis decided to sell his ice cream franchise.
"He came in here and asked us if we wanted to buy it," Powers said. "We really couldn't afford it at the time, but he made it work for us. He saw our place and thought it would be a good fit – and it is."
Polar Bear brand ice cream is made on location using special equipment. There are many flavors available as well as sorbets and gluten-free choices.
"The secret is in the machines," Powers said. "It doesn't pump a lot of air into the mix, so it comes out creamier."
Dee Singer and Len Teper have a regular Friday date at Pie in the Sky. They were in the ice cream shop for an early treat Wednesday.
"We have been coming here for many years," Singer said. "We come in every Friday without fail. We are here today to pick up some ice cream because we are having guests. Whenever we come, we always have to get a scoop to eat."
In the fall and early winter, Pie in the Sky sells pumpkins. As Christmas nears, they sell Christmas trees wreaths.
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In this week's installment of Spotlight on Local Music, it's all in the family, literally. The Vinnys is dad and son, Vinny Sr. and Vinny Jr.
Here's more about the two-man family band. They've graced some local stages (Veteran's Park) and also the "Today Show," and write an anniversary song each year.
Q: Give us some straight-up About You type stuff. A brief history of your band.
The Vinnys are a Father and Son acoustic duo. Vinny Sr. is a seasoned musician who played with various bands and singers over the years at the Jersey Shore and beyond. Vinny Jr. has been singing since age 5 and picked up the guitar at age 12. We'd always play songs together for fun, but in 2008, we decided to take it somewhere and formed The Vinnys.
Q: What is the current line-up of your band and when did you form?
Vinny Sr. and Vinny Jr. We formed in 2008.
Q:What genre would you describe your music as/what bands have you been compared to?
Acoustic/rock/alternative. We've been compared to a mixture of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Cranberries, and Garbage, with a Geddy Lee (Rush) voice, as told by fans.
Q: What is your favorite place to perform at on the Jersey Shore and why?
in Bayville. The stage and the crowds are just amazing, and there's always such a high energy there.
Q: Any recent news from the group--new music, big shows, upcoming tours?
We'll be recording an anniversary song as we do every year that celebrates our formation.
Q: What can we expect from a live show?
You can expect a wide variety of music ranging from originals to classic rock covers converted to acoustic format.
Q: What are some of your biggest musical influences?
Rush, Tori Amos, Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer), Shirley Manson (Garbage), Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.
Q: What does your upcoming show calendar look like? Where can we hear your music?
We're on a break right now, but should have some shows lined up for the Fall-Winter. www.myspace.com/thevinnys, iTunes, Amazon, and our music is currently featured on WKIM Radio.
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2. Why use IT?
Some people may ask why IT deserves specific attention. Without doubt there are numerous engagement activities one could, and will, undertake that do not involve using technology in any form, and these are all well attested to in guidelines issued by the RCUK, and in summaries of existing impact statements. Employing IT solutions then, should be seen in this context.
Having said that, IT can provide easy wins with substantial benefits that might be very difficult to achieve otherwise. For example, a well-advertised website presents the researcher with a single point of publication that can easily be updated and read by anyone for free. Increasingly this site can be fed to other sites or tools, and peripherals such as mobile devices, pushing out information to the user. A traditional publication, on the other hand, would require multiple copies for dissemination, each one needing updates or reissues, and may be cost prohibitive to the consumers. Similarly a single lecture delivered to an audience may be useful to list under dissemination, but the same lecture recorded and delivered as a podcast for free could reach an audience of tens of thousands with minimal effort.
It is surprising to see, therefore, just how little imagination goes into the use of IT in existing research project applications (as witnessed by summaries of impact statements readily available online). This guide, therefore, could be of use to Oxford researchers in gaining advantage over competitive bids.
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- Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC) - a network of 11 leading academic medical centers, all working together to provide the collaborative and research strength needed to complete intensive phase I and phase II clinical trials of novel cancer treatments.
- Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium (PBMTC) - a network of clinicians and scientists engaged in scientific and educational activities related to the use of hematopoietic stem cells in the treatment of diseases of children and adolescents.
- Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC) - a network of 18 universities and children's hospitals that offer a nationwide network of childhood cancer clinical trials for relapsed and refractory disease which also includes an individualized approach to treatment.
Research Team:
- Barbara A. Miller, M.D., Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Vice Chair for Research
- Valerie I. Brown, M.D., Director, Clinical Experimental Therapeutics Program
- Melanie Comito, M.D., Director, Neuro-oncology Program
- Simita Dandekar, M.D., Director, Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Program
- Sinisa Dovat, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Translational Research, Experimental Therapeutics Program and Developmental Therapeutics
- Robert J. Greiner, M.D., Director, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program
- Lisa M. McGregor, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
- HG Wang, Ph.D., Director, Pediatric Molecular Oncology Program


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British Yorkshire Pudding day at Rievaulx Abbey
10:04am Saturday 2nd February 2013 in News
Karen Pinchom and Belinda Heighway, of English Heritage, with a sample of the treats visitors to the tearooms at Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley, can look forward to tomorrow, which is British Yorkshire Pudding day.
Visitors will be able to choose between a full English breakfast in a Yorkshire pudding, or a more traditional pud filled with roast beef and gravy or vegetarian sausages.
Those with a sweet tooth can enjoy a pudding with jam and cream in place of a more traditional scone.
Site manager Belinda said: "Both Rievaulx Abbey and the Yorkshire Pudding are synonymous with Yorkshire, so we're thrilled to be celebrating British Yorkshire Pudding Day."
The abbey is open from 10am to 4pm every weekend throughout the winter.
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Ammon Shea recently spent a year of his life reading the OED from start to finish. Over the next few months he will be posting weekly blogs about the insights, gems, and thoughts on language that came from this experience. His book, Reading the OED, has been published by Perigee, so go check it out in your local bookstore. In the post below Ammon reflects on an article he saw in The New York Times Book Review.
Last Sunday, in the New York Times, I read a book reviewer taking an author to task for her word use. The reviewer stated that "the last time I checked the American Heritage Dictionary, in spite of how computer trade journalists might choose to use the word, "architect" was not recognized as a verb".
First, putting aside the obvious slander against computer trade journalists (who themselves would likely not claim to be arbiters of what is recognized in language), are there perhaps some other sources that might recognize "architect" as a verb? Surprisingly enough, there are – both the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Third International list "architect" as a verb.
The OED provides citations from as far back as 1813, quoting a letter from Keats, in which he writes "This was architected thus By the great Oceanus." The OED also specifies that the word, in addition to being used as a verb, is used in a figurative and transferred sense. Perhaps those computer trade journalists were engaging their poetic whimsy and quoting this early nineteenth century versifier.
Webster's Third does not provide dates for their citation ("the book is not well architected"), but it is from the Times Literary Supplement, and so perhaps the aforementioned computer trade journalists were simply imitating the writing style of some other, more lofty and intellectual publication.
It is always a little bit risky to make a claim that something is not a word, or not used thusly, or has never been a certain part of speech. First, there is simply the possibility that you are wrong. But also, if you spend enough time looking through dictionaries you are just as likely as not to find one or two which contradict whatever position you've so boldly staked out. Of course, the flip side of this is that if someone states that you are wrong on the meaning of a word, you can usually find some source that will back up your position.
I'll bet that the hordes of angry computer trade journalists who read that comment are right now sharpening their pens and rifling through their dictionaries, searching about for the perfect vicious rejoinder to refute this review.
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"The reviewer stated that "the last time I checked the American Heritage Dictionary, in spite of how computer trade journalists might choose to use the word, "architect" was not recognized as a verb"."
Any statement starting "The last time I checked…" can safely be ignored. It's just someone trying to be all snotty and superior.
Beyond that, unless you're a rock-ribbed and diehard prescriptivist, listening and reading might well be a better way to assess changing usage than simply picking up one dictionary.
Any statement starting "The last time I checked…" can safely be ignored. It's just someone trying to be all snotty and superior.
Agreed. Similarly, any sentence that begins with the phrase "See, …" can be safely ignored as patronizing dogma.
- Karl Jones
I'll bet that the hordes of angry computer trade journalists who read that comment are right now sharpening their pens and rifling through their dictionaries, searching about for the perfect vicious rejoinder to refute this review.
"Rifling", or do you mean riffling?
Did Ammon Shea write this blog posting? Whoever wrote it is either an idiot, a liar, or both.
You state in the blog:
The OED provides citations from as far back as 1813, quoting a letter from Keats, in which he writes "This was architected thus By the great Oceanus." The OED also specifies that the word, in addition to being used as a verb, is used in a figurative and transferred sense.
I took our Oxford English Dictionary (OED) off the shelf, looked up architect, and it became immediately apparent that the author of this blog was taking unacceptable liberties and was extremely careless and even reckless in his citation.
But before I go into detail, let's make clear that just because one poet used a form of a word one time in a poem (NOT a letter), that does not make correct usage in non-fiction prose in a professional context.
Here is what the OED actually says on pages 434 and 435:
Architect: All the definitions of architect are as a noun — NO VERBS. THE BLOG IS WRONG.
The first citation of the word architect in English is from "1563 Shute Archit. [title of a book] A ij b, John Shute Painter and Architecte." SO THE EARLIEST DATE STATED IN THE BLOG IS WRONG BY 250 YEARS.
The OED cites architect as part of two verb form variants. The first is Architecturalize: to adapt to architectural purposes or design 1879 G. Scott Lect. Archit. II. 139 To architecturalize the arched opening.
This usage is rare and one of a kind; as you can see from the citation it is both cumbersome and redundant.
Finally the citation from Keats reads:
Architecture, v. rare. [f. prec. sub] To design as architect. a 1821 Keats Fingal's Cave (D.) This was architectur'd thus By the great Oceanus.
This actual quotation shows that THE BLOG IS WRONG on many counts.
1. Keats wrote the poem circa 1821. According to one of his biographies, he visited Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa in the Hebrides in 1818, so he could not have written it in 1813 in any case. THE BLOG IS WRONG ABOUT THE DATE.
2. The quotation is not from a letter it is from a poem. THE BLOG IS WRONG AGAIN.
3. The citation is not for architect as a verb but architectur'd. THE BLOG IS WRONG.
4. Even the OED states that architectur'd is a rare verb, which for the OED — which is packed with obscure and arcane words given as ordinary usage — is going very far to show how exceptional it is.
5. The blog claims that the OED says that Architect is "in addition to being used as a verb, is used in a figurative and transferred sense." What does the OED say?
Architecture, . . .
5. transf. or fig. Construction or structure generally; both abst. and concr. SO, WHAT IS THE BLOG'S POINT? These usages are rather obvious and have nothing to do with verbs.
This blog is nothing more than further proof that at least 95% of everything on the web is pure excrement. This situation is what I call the infodemic. Just because someone posts something online does not make it accurate or true — quite the contrary in the majority of postings
Dear Marc,
Thank you for taking both the time to read the blog post and to comment on it. I believe that I can answer some of the issues that you have taken umbrage with.
You seem to have consulted the 1933 1st edition of the OED, in which the word 'architect' does indeed appear on page 435. However, I was quoting from the 2nd edition (published in 1989) of the OED. The two editions are rather different in many ways.
In the 2nd edition the OED provides five citations for 'architect' used as a verb, in sources ranging from Keats to Harper's Magazine – it is not simply a word that was used once by a poet in a fit of whimsy.
The word is given its own headword, and with no usage warnings.
You are correct that the date that I provided for the citation from Keats is wrong – he used the word in 1818, not 1813. However, it was used in a letter. On July 23 of that year he wrote to his brother, Thomas, and in that letter was a poem that used the word architect as a verb.
Aside of that mistaken date I do not believe that I have misquoted anything else that is contained in the OED. But if you would care to examine the second edition of that work and let me know I would be glad to hear from you.
Ammon Shea architected a facial of Marc M. Cohen.
Dear Shea
this word architect as a verb has made me crazy especially that i do like it as a verb and that it became part of our comany slogan (namely: architecting)but with reading all these contradictions, am afraid that we might look as not knowing english. so, is it safe to use architecting and go public or will people make fun of it?
please do not publish my mail
While I'm not any sort of linguist I do happen to have over 40 years of proficiency using (abusing?) American English.
It's worth noting that anyone who would argue that 'architect' cannot embrace the proposed (and already oft-used) verb-form 'architecting' should also be willing to argue that 'engineer' should not be valid in it's formal verb-form 'engineering'.
As those two paradigms are virtually identical (even largely down unto definitions), to me this is all merely a pointless topic of semantic preference and not a worthy argument.
This is a very interesting blog post, with some thought-provoking responses.
I accept that "architect" can be used as a verb, quite legitimately, but I can't help finding it clumsy. The words "architected" or "architecting" seem to denote a perfectly innocent noun ruthlessly twisted into a verb. Their counterpart, "engineering", doesn't appear to suffer in this way, since "engineering" makes a perfectly serviceable noun in its own right (e.g. "heavy engineering and construction").
"Architecting" used as a company name or slogan would work well, being a slightly unusual word and therefore somewhat distinctive.
As Calvin and Hobbes remind us, "Verbing weirds language". For an inspired elaboration of this delightful phrase, point your Googles at "First they came for the verbs".
As a licensed Architect I think the use of "architect" as a verb is an improper use of the word as many have indicated. "Architecting" and "architected" are like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. It might be crammed in but just doesn't fit! Also the spell checker for this blog post doesn't recognize the word as being proper either. There are many better words/verbs that convey the intent without bastardizing the word "architect".
In my opinion the use of the word architect as a verb grates beacause originally the word was meant to describe nouns – either an occupation (architect) or a discipline (architecture).
A parallel maybe an artist. An artist paints, sculps, weaves, etc., but to my knowledge an artist does not 'artist' or carry out any 'artisting'.
Another point is how one would define the verb architecting without referring to the noun. One could mention designing I suppose, but if architecting is just verbalising a noun then it could be argued 'that having an expensive lunch' is something architects do and is therefore architecting.
Those hungry architects are lunching. The expensive lunch was architected by a restauranteur.


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When sculptor Patrick Nickell has a show, it often looks as if the art has been put together from whatever could be scavenged out in the gallery's back room. Cardboard, rough plywood, crumpled newspaper, string, masking tape, glue, plastic wrap, house paint, marking pen -- the ingredients Nickell uses for his work all tend to have one thing in common. They're the materials most artists use to crate, pack and ship their sculptures (and paintings) to an exhibition.
A sly polemic is at work here. In our highly mobile, internationally minded culture, where works of art seem always on the move, the throwaway container provides him with a shrewd artistic vocabulary. At a time when slick, big-budget production values support what some claim as the most important art, Nickell's sculpture revels in do-it-yourself elan. Bricolage for a Home Depot era, his work gives value to the overlooked and the homemade.


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the layouts and final backgrounds below are from disney's PINOCCHIO.
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some more recreated backgrounds from disney's PINOCCHIO, showing the environment on the ocean floor where pinocchio is searching for monstro the whale. the atmosphere is dark and realistic, very different from the underwaterworld of a later production, THE LITTLE MERMAID.
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two more recreated backgrounds from disney's PINOCCHIO. I know that GUSTAF TENGGREN used a lot of reference in his designs for pinocchio's village from the german city of ROTHENBURG. but it looks like there was some more inspiration from another part of europe and not too far away from rothenburg – compare the photo reference below. there are lots of similarities in the architecture of these beautiful villages along the ROUTE DU VIN in ALSACE, FRANCE. it is one of my favorite areas in europe, famous for its wine.
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this is the first of several recreated backgrounds from disney's PINOCCHIO. fortunately I have seen what is left of these masterpieces in the disney archives ARL. they were painted with probably several dozens of layers of watercolor, more dirty water than color. that technique I guess is the most complicated way to paint and these artists in the forties mastered it with incredible skills. for me the PINOCCHIO BG's create so much atmosphere in their style, like a short time later the oil-painted backgrounds in BAMBI as well.
this first longer pan was extremely difficult to recreate, because the 3 BG-layers move in different speeds, – so, eliminating the characters in foreground and background was some challenge. but it was worth the time, it is such a beautiful piece…
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for the 200. post I have selected some of GUSTAF TENGGREN'S beautiful designs for disney's PINOCCHIO. he got the inspiration for the village from the german town of ROTHENBURG.
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the 19. century is called THE ROMANTIC ERA, in music, literature and visual art. ROMANTICISM started with the french revolution and lasted until about 1900. artists like MOZART, HAYDN, BEETHOVEN, WEBER, BERLIOZ, SCHUBERT, CHOPIN, WAGNER and LISZT in music, GOETHE, HEGEL, SCHILLER, HOELDERLIN, VON EICHENDORFF and BRENTANO in literature, and DELACROIX, FRIEDRICH, BIERSTADT, COLE, WATERHOUSE and RICHTER in visual art are the most famous representatives of that movement. In germany the BROTHERS GRIMM collected popular fairy tales like SNOW WHITE, CINDERELLA and HAENSEL AND GRETEL.
GUSTAF TENGGREN, born 1896 in sweden, was influenced by scandinavian romantic folklore, and painters like JOHN BAUER with his elves and troll world.
tenggren brought that 'old world' look into the DISNEY films he worked on. you can see his influence in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS and PINOCCHIO, as well as in the SILLY SYMPHONIES – THE UGLY DUCKLING and THE OLD MILL. even BAMBI had a tenggren look in the very early stages with a detail rich illustration-style forest.
but the disney artists realized early enough that this look wouldn't work for bambi. all the detail with foliage, trees and grass was working against a clear readability of the characters. and besides that it would have been a nightmare to finish over 1.000 workintensive backgrounds on time.
TYRUS WONG and his chinese art influenced soft style was the solution. he gave the backgrounds the feeling of a forest, with only a few leaves and grass painted. it was impossible to paint his stylized backgrounds in the traditional watercolor technique. to achieve the softnes the disney artists had to start painting the BG's in oil, painted direct on different glass levels. to create depth the separation into different layers for the MULTIPLANE CAMERA made that necessary.
gustaf tenggren and KAY NIELSEN, a danish artist, who had designed parts of FANTASIA, left the studio during the strike in 1941. it is interesting to compare the styles of the later feature films without their influence. there were other very talented artists like MARY BLAIR, EYVIND EARLE and KEN ANDERSEN who took over and created the worlds of PETER PAN, SLEEPING BEAUTY and 101 DALMATIANS.
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© waterhouse, richter, bauer
the opening of disney's PINOCCHIO is very impressive. the camera starts with the big star in the night sky, pulls back to reveal some kind of german/swiss alps landscape, then pans over the half-timbered houses in a combined turning-camera-pan, to end finally in the middle of the small village next to gepetto's house. a masterpiece in planning, layout and painting. several multiplane layers add the feeling of depth. GUSTAF TENGGREN, the swedish children book illustrator worked at the disney studio from 1935 to 1939 and designed this set up amongst a lot of other visuals for shorts and feature films. you can read more in JOHN CANEMAKER'S phantastic book BEFORE THE ANIMATION BEGINS. the photo of tenggren is borrowed from the book as well.
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BeschreibungTrack and register all details of your hunting activities!
Automatically keep a diary of your activities during the day: New entries are added to the diary as you start moving through the terrain, wait at a hunting stand, move to a new location, etc. When you observe any game it can be registered with a few button clicks, and an entry is made in the diary with information about time, game type, position, weather and temperature. Of course it is also possible to add your own descriptions to all activities and observations. Everything is editable, so you may finetune all aspects of each diary entry if you don't feel it is completely accurate.
All the information in the diary can be viewed in two different ways:
Diary view:
The diary view displays essential information about the day's events in a list emphasizing what you did, and when you did it. A diary entry can be edited by clicking it. By long-clicking the entry, more options (like showing it on the map) are available.
Map view:
The map view shows the diary information as tracks and symbols on the map. Here you can also edit an observation by clicking it, or add new observations by long-clicking the map at the position you want.
At the moment, tracks are only "editable" by actually moving around in the terrain :-)
Huntmaster is very much a work in progress, and it would be very helpful for me if you could send me your views on the current version and any ideas for improving it!


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The Internet is an amazing resource, isn't it? For good (and sometimes for unsavory) reasons.
As a guy who grew to manhood during Rock 'n' Roll's Golden Age, I find it remarkable that I can watch videos of many of the singers and groups I enjoyed back in the day. You know some of the names…Elvis, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee, the Platters, the Everly Brothers, and, yes, the ill-fated Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. All were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Other personal favorites were one-hit wonders -- the Aquatones, the Demensions (a misspelling?), the Nutmegs, the Penguins -- but I've found videos of these doo wop groups on the Internet, too.
Unless you were there, you may find it difficult to believe how talented these performers were, and to what lengths we'd go to see them.
As a teen, I made the trek to the old State Theater in Hartford to watch a few of Alan Freed's shows. In Christmas week of 1956, my friend Jack and I boarded the New Haven Railroad for a trip to New York City, where Freed's holiday show was performing to sell-out crowds at the Paramount Theater on Broadway.
If memory serves, the roster of stars at the Paramount included Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Jackie Wilson, a young Paul Anka, the Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Clanton, Clyde McPhatter and the "blonde bombshell," Joanne Campbell. Kids were literally dancing in the aisles.
Growing up in the New Haven area, we were delighted when a local group named the Five Satins crashed the national spotlight in 1956 with their hit, "In the Still of the Night." You may have seen the lead singer, Fred Parris, accompanied by a new group of Satins perform on PBS specials in recent years.
A close friend from New Haven, Andy Dio, was an aspiring singer and trumpet player who performed throughout Connecticut and cut several records in the late '50s. One evening, I accompanied Andy to Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport where he shared the stage with Bobby Rydell. I may be biased, but the applause for Andy that night exceeded that for the better-known Rydell.
On another occasion, Andy and I encountered Alan Freed in the lobby of the State Theater in Hartford. (I can't recall whether the disc jockey who coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' and popularized the music throughout the U.S. was arriving or departing.) Andy provided an introduction.
My late mother-in-law, Alice Cook, was aware of my fondness for doo wop and, on one birthday, she presented me the book Rock On: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock n' Roll, written by Norm N. Nite. It was helpful for me to compile this alphabetized list of my personal favorite artists and their most memorable songs. Enjoy.
The Aquatones, "You," 1958
Chuck Berry, "Sweet Little Sixteen," 1958
The Cleftones, "Little Girl of Mine," 1956
The Crests, "Sixteen Candles," 1958
The Del Vikings, "Come Go With Me," 1957
The Demensions, "Over the Rainbow," 1960
The Duprees, "You Belong to Me," 1962
The Everly Brothers, "Wake Up Little Susie," 1957
The Five Satins, "In the Still of the Night," 1956
The Flamingos, "Lovers Never Say Goodbye," 1958
Charlie Gracie, "Butterfly," 1957
Buddy Holly and the Crickets, "That'll Be the Day," 1957
Johnnie and Joe, "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea," 1957
Buddy Knox, "Party Doll," 1957
Brenda Lee, "That's All You Gotta Do," 1960
Mickey and Sylvia, "Love is Strange," 1956
The Nutmegs, "Story Untold," 1955
Roy Orbison, "Ooby Dooby," 1956
The Penguins, "Earth Angel," 1954
The Platters, "The Great Pretender," 1955
Elvis Presley, "Don't Be Cruel," 1956
Bobby Rydell, "Kissin' Time," 1959
Jack Scott, "My True Love," 1958
The Teddy Bears, "To Know Him is to Love Him," 1958
Ritchie Valens, "Donna," 1958
Jackie Wilson, "Lonely Teardrops," 1958
Kathy Young and the Innocents, "A Thousand Stars," 1960
Happy New Year to all Patch readers.


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LeeAnn Taylor
welcomes a new Director of Media Services this school year.
LeeAnn Taylor comes to Barrington from Grayslake High School District 127 where she was the Career and Technical Education Department Chair. Taylor will be based at Barrington High School and is excited to get to work in District 220.
"I'm excited about getting to know all of the friendly faces…I love the idea of a K-12 district relationship where there are many opportunities available," she said. "I look forward to getting to know the community and the kids."
Robynne Ross-Green
Robynne Ross-Green is a new hire in Barrington 220 School District in the Special Services Department. Ross-Green will be a Vocational Coordinator in the LIFECO Program this year.
The LIFECO Program is a unique service offered by District 220 designed for students who need life skills support for people 18 through 22 years old. The program teaches skills like budgeting cooking, cleaning and personal care. Students enrolled also receive vocational training at job sites in nearby towns.
Ross-Green comes to Barrington from District 211 in Palatine. She's a graduate of University of Dayton.
"I'm really looking forward to being part of this program. Seeing how it works, getting kids involved and helping them start their lives as they exit," Ross-Green said.
More new District 220 teacher/administrator profiles from the 2012-2013 school year:


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Olympique Marseille midfielder Joey Barton has no interest in returning to parent club QPR.
New Hoops' manager Harry Redknapp has a reputation for kick-starting the careers of football's troubled souls – but Barton has burnt all of his bridges at Loftus Road and his year-long loan to Marseille contains no call-back option.
Barton told the People: "When I went to QPR it was a choice dictated by money. I didn't like what I had done, and I swore I'd never do that again.
"It was the first time in my life that I had taken a decision for money. I did it because my partner was due to give birth – but I did not feel good about it."
Bad-boy Barton said: "The more money you have, the more problems you have. When I was in prison I got £7 a week, and that was simpler – you'd use the £7 to buy food and that was it."