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2013 NFL Draft Prospects Who Were Born to Play for Pittsburgh
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One of the most iconic franchises in NFL history, the Pittsburgh Steelers have come to acquire a sort-of stigma about the way they play and the kind of players they're looking for.
Since the early '70s when the great Chuck Noll took over the team, Pittsburgh has been known for its physical, hard-nosed style of play. Brutal and hard-hitting defenses instilled fear into opponents while the offense punished its rivals on the ground.
Things stayed the same through the Cowher years, and even as passing became the dominant force in the league, the Steelers could still run the ball with the best of them.
But it seems as though Pittsburgh has gone astray from some of the ways it used to build a team. The Steelers have struggled to run the ball over the last two seasons and no one is afraid to line up and play their aging defense anymore.
It's up to Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert to right the ship in Pittsburgh, and traditionally, that's been done through the draft. Let's check out five guys who look as though they were born to play in the Steel City.
Younger Steelers fans may not be privy to this knowledge, but once upon a time, Pittsburgh had one of the most feared offensive lines in football. But, of course, that was way back when the team was reeling off four Super Bowl wins in six seasons.
Even with their fifth Lombardi Trophy, the Steelers' offensive line was amongst the league's elite. But the sixth title was the final straw.
Now, Pittsburgh can't seem to put anything coherent together across the offensive front. Give management credit, they've tried. But injuries and poor play have halted any opportunities the group has of growing as a cohesive unit.
Alabama's Chance Warmack has "Steeler" written all over him. Warmack is a big, road-grading blocker up front who controls the line of scrimmage and can dictate where the play is going. He instantly makes any back behind him better because of the holes he can open up.
Right now, this isn't a match made in heaven. The Steelers just spent a first-round pick on a guard last year in David DeCastro and Willie Colon has shown serious promise since moving inside.
But there's the matter of the Steelers cap situation and how Colon affects it.
Colon is set to make over $5 million this coming season, but most will argue he hasn't earned it. In fact, the guard has played in just 13 games over the last three seasons and has probably accumulated more penalty flags than starts over that same span.
Warmack, like DeCastro last season, is ranked as a top 10 prospect by most outlets, but guards have a tendency to drop in the draft. If the Steelers decide that Colon is too pricey, they may make a run at the Alabama product.
The Steelers have had some great inside linebackers throughout their history. From Jack Lambert to Levon Kirkland and more recently James Farrior, Pittsburgh has been able to grab guys who can play inside in its defense.
Kevin Minter may be one of those guys.
Both Lawrence Timmons and Larry Foote had very good seasons for the Steelers last year, but Foote is on the wrong side of 30 and doesn't necessarily fit the role of the BUCK inside linebacker the Steelers are used to seeing. Pittsburgh also spent a third-round pick on Sean Spence last season, but he never saw the field after getting injured in the preseason.
I'm not a true believer in Spence in this defense and I think Foote's best days are behind him. But more important than that is the fact that neither player fits the role the Steelers want them to play. The BUCK inside linebacker is primarily responsible for the run while Timmons is more of a sideline-to-sideline runner who can cover.
Minter has great size at 6'2", 245 pounds and has proven to be a terrific run defender. He recorded an impressive 20 tackles in a loss to Florida and also recorded 19 stops in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Minter also added four sacks to his season total.
Minter also showed his leadership this season, and that's something the team sure looked like it missed in 2012. Pittsburgh probably won't be able to pull him in in the second round unless it moves up, so if the Steelers want him, they'll have to be absolutely positive.
It is very rare in the NFL to find truly impact players at the 3-4 defensive end position. The Texans J.J. Watt and Ravens Haloti Ngata are two examples of when teams find these players, and so far, it's worked out for them.
Utah's Star Lotulelei may be the next in a long line of these players.
Lotulelei is a freak both in terms of his size and athleticism that accompanies that size. He's got the skills to play in almost any defensive scheme one could think of and excel at it. That includes playing all three spots across the front of a 3-4 defense.
The Steelers were once known for being able to take late-round fliers and turning them into solid contributors at this same position. Guys like Aaron Smith, Kimo von Oelhoffen and Brett Keisel all come to mind when you think about how the Steelers used to look at defensive end.
But now, guys like Ziggy Hood and Cameron Heyward have come in as early picks and failed to make any kind of impact on the defense.
Lotulelei is going to be a high pick come April and will almost certainly be off the board inside the top 10 picks. But if the Steelers have an opportunity to grab a player like this, they shouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger. Just ask the Ravens and Texans if they would.
When it comes to the 3-4 defense, many experts like to attribute the explosion of the scheme to Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. And when it comes to the 3-4 defense, there might not be a more important position than nose tackle.
For Pittsburgh, Casey Hampton has held down that spot for over a decade and he's been one of the best we've ever seen. Hampton deserves a spot amongst the all-time Steelers greats for his role in perfecting LeBeau's defense.
But it's become pretty apparent over the last two seasons that Hampton's play has slipped and his age has caught up with him leading to the speculation that it's time for the team to move on from the big man in the middle.
If the Steelers are looking to the draft to replace an all-time great, they should look no further than Georgia nose tackle John Jenkins.
Jenkins is massive, weighing over 350 pounds and is the definition of a space eater. He doesn't give you much in terms of rushing the passer, but when it comes to stuffing the run, there's no one better in this draft.
It all depends on how the Steelers feel about Alameda Ta'amu who, after some legal issues, found himself in hot water with the team. If Pittsburgh moves on, Jenkins would be a welcomed addition.
Running backs were once huge part of the Steelers' history, especially big backs with deceptively effective speed. Of course I'm talking about Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis who could both bowl through linebackers and put the moves on safeties.
Alabama running back Eddie Lacy isn't as big as Bettis or as fast as Harris, but he's still a very good running back and the kind of back the Steelers need at a time like this.
Pittsburgh struggled mightily to run the ball and, admittedly, a lot of that can be attributed to the woes of the offensive line. But Rashard Mendenhall was an utter disaster in 2012 and Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman struggled to stay healthy.
Lacy is a physical, bruising back who won't hesitate to lay the lumber on anybody that stands in his way. But he's also shown to have deceptively good speed down the field.
Lacy is a hot target right now after blowing through the defense of the Fighting Irish in the BCS National Championship Game, but if he's still around for the Steelers in the second round, he could be an absolute steal.

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Bradely Burston calls out the Zionist Organization of America for inviting Pamela Geller — "one of America's most extraordinarily successful purveyors of unvarnished prejudice and unapologetic hatred" – to speak at the offices the ZOA rents in the headquarters of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. (The federation nixed the event, Geller played the martyr, and the ZOA — which has called for Jewish groups to ban Thomas Friedman and J Street — dealt the "free speech" card).
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals attempts to trace the origin of our present numbers from either the Arabs, the Hindus, or the Chinese. David E. Smith collects much of the, then known, sources for the early development in a thin scholarly tome. This is a reprint of the 1911 book. In terms of writing, the book is, as one would expect from a 19th-century educated scholar, written with care, without flowery sentences, and with appropriate footnotes. (One note -- Smith does assume a working knowledge of Latin, French, and German and is happy to quote long passages in these languages mainly in his footnotes.) Smith has included many reproductions of early numbers and references to texts, both printed and manuscript, to justify his conclusions. Anyone wishing to study the history of numbers could easily draw up a long reading list from his footnotes. This is THE book to start with, if one wants a scholarly treatment. There were two 'problems' I had with this book. First, it was published in 1911, so much of the secondary material referred to was published in the 1890's or earlier. I do wonder what, if any, new work has been done in this field. Second, I had assumed that this book would trace the Hindu-Arabic numerals from their origin to their present form. Smith does as good a job as can be done in defending his theory of their origin. He traces the numerals to about the 12th century and then skims over any later development. I understand that history from the 13th century onward is a bit out of his normal period, but I was hoping of a bit better treatment. Overall, this is a great starting point for studying where the numerals we use came from. I wish I had read this several years ago! no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0486439135, Hardcover)Two distinguished mathematicians unite many fragmentary narrations in this concise history of the origin and development of Hindu-Arabic numerals. They recount the labors of scholars who studied the subject in different parts of the world, assess the historical testimony, and draw conclusions from the evidence. 1911 edition. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:34:55 -0400) No library descriptions found. |
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Book Review: Jane by April Lindner
Summary: Jane Moore is recent orphan and college dropout. She is ostracized by her close siblings, and since she's run out of money she's basically directionless. The book begins with a job interview, where Jane lands a position as the nanny of Maddy, the daughter of world famous rock star Nico Rathburn. Jane isn't the sort of person that is charmed by wealth and glamour, and yet she finds herself falling for the stubborn, coarse, and confusingly charming father of her charge. And he's hiding something.
TL;DR Summary: In this modern retelling of Jane Eyre, a young art student falls in love with a rock star.
Review: Just reading that summary, and also the back of the book, make me want to facepalm. It sounds so corny! JANE EYRE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ROCK STAR. What? But, I enjoyed the book a lot while I was reading it. She modernized the storyline fairly well, and it made sense as a story all by itself too. I must admit that my favorite parts were where the author unexpectedly snuck in some of the best lines from Jane Eyre. I'm not saying that this book was incredible, or should even be compared to the original, but it was fun.
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As Americans become more disconnected from the farm, we lose our understanding of where our food comes from. Eating locally and naturally has countless health benefits. To combat the growing epidemic, Champaign, Ill., is in the process of adopting an ordinance that will allow residents to have backyard chickens. Across the state line in Terre Haute, having chickens in an area, unless zoned agricultural, is illegal.
"If a property owner has chickens in the city limits and the property is not properly zoned, the Building Inspection Department typically gives the owner a warning to remove the chickens within a certain time frame," said Terre Haute city attorney Chou-il Lee. "If the property owner fails to comply, the property owner would be issued a citation to appear in City Court for an ordinance violation. The owner could be fined up to $300 a day, each day the violation continues."
The backyard chickens discussion came to city officials' attention in Champaign, when they began working on their first environmental sustainability plan last year. Through the process of developing a plan, they focused on some themes that should be addressed. One of those was local food and agriculture.
Through a series of study groups, it was determined that if they were really going to be serious about the issue, then they should change their ordinance to allow backyard chickens, said Champaign city planner Lacey Rains Lowe. Public support poured out at a city council meetings.
Drafting the ordinance
Lowe jokes that she knows more about chickens than she ever wanted to. In order to get to the draft ordinance the city has today, it took finding out what communities across the United States were already doing. Champaign first looked at its current zoning ordinance to figure out what it did and did not want to allow. After some lengthy discussion, the city decided to limit fowl to chickens only.
The City of Champaign knew it didn't want its regulations to be as relaxed as Lawrence, Kan., which would allow up to 25 birds per lot; therefore Champaign has leaned closer to Evanston, Ill.'s more restrictive ordinance of limiting property owners to four hens. The majority of the research collected came from a query the city put out to the American Planning Association, backyardchickens.com and Madison, Wis., who were pioneers in reinstating backyard chickens more than a decade ago.
"Because we are in some ways late to the party, we get to benefit from the experiences that all of these other communities have gone through. In that way, it really benefited us to be late to the party," Lowe said.
In almost every ordinance Champaign city officials looked at, roosters were not allowed, because their crow can be obnoxiously loud, which in turn can cause heaps of noise complaints.
In comparison, hens' loud clucking, or broadcast clucking, is used by the chickens to alert the flock of potential danger or to mark the arrival of a newly laid egg. Most hens will only broadcast cluck about once per day.
If sound is a concern, in comparison, chickens' decibel levels pale in comparison. A typical human conversation is at 60dB, loud broadcast clucking reaches 70dB, an average dog bark is between 60-100dB and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle ranges between 80-125dB.
Chickens are social animals, so many of the codes Champaign reviewed required no fewer than two chickens with a limit of four to six hens. To allow for healthy chickens, the coop can be no smaller than four square feet per chicken, and the run must be eight square feet per chicken. The coop must also be five feet from the property line and 25 feet from neighboring homes, to prevent complaints of coop odors.
"One of the things we would like to include in our code is that the chickens would be allowed to exercise outside of the run, if they are within a fenced back yard, with a fence higher than six feet so they can't leap out," Lowe said.
Benefits of chickens
Chickens eat table scraps, therefore reducing the number of pounds of wasted food thrown into the trash and sent into the city sewers via garbage disposal. Hens lay eggs which provide a local source of protein.
Chickens are natural pest control agents. They eat unwanted insects and grubs, including mosquitoes, biting flies and Japanese beetles.
Chickens will not become a problem for the Humane Society, unlike cats, dogs, rabbitsand all other allowable pets. There is no such thing as a useless chicken, as it can exist as a human's pet or as dinner.
The wide variety of breeds of chickens provides potential owners the ability to select sizes and temperaments of birds appropriate for any yard or neighborhood.
"A number of the families we have talked to said they are trying to close their loop by producing as much of their food as they can for themselves without adding transportation costs and concerns over factory farms," Lowe said.
In addition, Champaign has found that people are finding it a communal experience. Neighbors are asking to see their chickens, and in the end igniting the neighborly connection once again. Champaign City officials are looking to have the ordinance adopted with enough time for folks to order specialty chicks in the mail before spring hatching season begins.
Jane Santucci is an environmental freelance writer for the Tribune-Star. Santucci is a proud volunteer with TREES Inc. and Our Green Valley. She also sits on the Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries Board of Directors. Share your environmental stories and tips with her at email@example.com.
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Guiding Star: Inspired by family, Terre Haute native rallies famous names to fund cancer research
Famous people filled the Riviera Country Club, a scenic golf resort in affluent Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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Some studies show that women spend more than $50,000 in a lifetime and more than one month of their entire life at a beauty salon, trying to get and keep their hair just the right style. How they have accomplished this through the ages has been a fascination for local hairstylist Brenda Ellis for more than 50 years.
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As the stage lights came on, Sam Wellington and his cohorts gazed out at an audience of 8,060 Midwesterners.
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Any of those places or things named in honor of legendary labor and social activist Eugene V. Debs could theoretically exist in Terre Haute. Alas, none do. -
Flowing forward: As Riverscape leader retires, he sees great things ahead for the Wabash River
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The woman was 24 years old. She weighed 70 pounds.
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'Afternoon on a Hill': The formal poet who led an informal life — Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Characters often make dramatic exits from television shows.
Few could top Terre Haute-raised actor Jose Pablo Cantillo's departure last month from AMC's "The Walking Dead."
The scene occurred in the fourth season of cable TV's most popular drama series ever. -
Telling stories in song
Pieces of Terre Haute's infamous past gather dust in the town's metaphorical attic. Closed-up, old baggage — forever linked, like it or not, to the historical record.
Real people lived through those times, but as generations pass, memories of those characters fade and disappear. -
Effort under way to restore Civil War monument to original grandeur; 'Soldier of the West' unique in state of Indiana
"How sleep the brave, who sink to rest with all their country's wishes blest."
A lone soldier sits atop Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle. He is seated with his foot on a cannon of long ago, looking westward, perhaps toward the future he fought for. "He" is a stone memorial, rising nearly 30 feet in the historic cemetery. He represents all the men, young and old, from Putnam County who fought and died in the Civil War, and he is aptly titled "Soldier of the West." -
Walk of a Lifetime: Writer discovers views fit for a painting while walking the cliffs of Prout's Neck, home to famous artist Winslow Homer's seaside studio
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Heightened Sense of Place: Educators' efforts helped put geography back on map in schools
Geography transcends dots on a map.
Teachers traveling abroad alongside Terre Haute geographer Dorothy Drummond have experienced the real-life cultures, atmosphere and people existing within those dots. An educator herself, Drummond has organized affordable geography tours of foreign lands for Wabash Valley schoolteachers for many years. The journeys involved more than sight-seeing. -
Fade to Black: A few local theaters among last to part with century-old 35-mm film
The projectionist behind the first movie shown in the Indiana Theatre nearly 92 years ago would likely feel right at home in that same booth today.
HEALING WATERS: Team River Runner offers inspiration, opens doors for wounded veterans
Some people say the fun of boating on the Wabash is dealing with unexpected challenges such a big body of water can present on certain days; others delight in the wild beauty at Terre Haute's doorstep, from bald eagles soaring above trees lining the banks of the Wabash to the panorama of the river itself as it curls through woodland in many places reminiscent of primeval splendor seen hundreds of years ago.
The night it rained tears
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Community Theatre to bring Tony Award-winning play to stage
Some call it a comedy, while others call it a drama. "God of Carnage" was the 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Play, and Community Theatre of Terre Haute will present it this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as March 21-23.
New Leo Baxter Orchestra to entertain at Big Read Party
A Terre Haute tradition will be reborn when the New Leo Baxter Society Orchestra performs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Indiana Theatre as part of the Big Party for the Wabash Valley Big Read.
With new Americana album, Chicago artist to play Verve
For years, Kevin Presbrey toured the country as the front man of Painkiller Hotel, a modern rock group inspired by guitar-fueled bands like Pearl Jam and Live. Now, he's dialing back the clock with his solo debut, an Americana album that takes its cues from Jim Croce's folk music, the Eagles' country-tinged rock and Fleetwood Mac's 1970s pop.
Country singer/songwriter from Illinois to perform at The Verve
Up-and-coming country singer/songwriter Troy Stone of Paris, Ill., will perform from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. March 14 in The Verve at 677 Wabash Ave.
Gallery presents 'Halcyon Days' exhibit
Halcyon Art Gallery is presenting the regional juried exhibition, "Halcyon Days 2014," on view from Friday until March 28. The opening reception will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. This is the ninth in a series of juried exhibitions showcasing the best of contemporary art in all media.
See dinosaurs, Dr. Seuss characters at Children's Museum
On Sunday, March 9, Terre Haute Children's Museum guests will be in for a special treat. Prehistoric creatures from Erth's "Dinosaur Zoo" will be roving the museum, and Dr. Seuss characters will come to life when the Children's Theatre of Terre Haute presents "Seussical Jr."
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The Arch of Titus is a Roman Triumphal Arch which was erected by Domitian in c. 81 CE at the foot of the Palatine hill on the Via Sacra in the Forum Romanum, Rome. It commemorates the victories of his father Vespasian and brother Titus in the Jewish War in Judaea (70-71 CE) when the great city of Jerusalem was sacked and the vast riches of its temple plundered... [continue reading]
The Battle of Actium: Birth of an Empire
Joshua J. Mark published on 18 January 2012 |
Though the Battle of Cynocephalae in 197 BCE is often cited as the birth of the Roman Empire, the equally famous Battle of Actium is a better candidate. With the overthrow of the last Roman king, the Roman Republic was ruled by a senate and assembly from 509 BCE until Julius Caesar's appointment as Dictator in 44 BCE. The battle of Cynocephalae in 197... [continue reading]
The Battle of Zama - The Beginning of Roman Conquest
Joshua J. Mark published on 20 December 2011 |
The Second Punic War (218-202 BCE) began when the Carthaginian general Hannibal attacked the city of Saguntum, a Roman ally, reached its height with the Carthaginian victory at Cannae (216) and ended with the Battle of Zama. At Zama, in North Africa, fifty miles south of the city of Carthage, the Roman general Scipio Africanus met Hannibal's forces... [continue reading]
The Brothers Gracchi: The Tribunates of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Steven Fife published on 18 January 2012 |
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were a pair of tribunes of the plebs from the 2nd Century BC, who sought to introduce land reform and other populist legislation in ancient Rome. They were both members of the Populares, a group of politicians who appealed to the average citizens and that opposed the conservative Optimates in the Roman Senate. They have been deemed... [continue reading]
The Colosseum of Rome
published on 26 April 2012 |
Photo of the Colosseum in Rome, completed 80 AD.
The Column of Marcus Aurelius
Mark Cartwright published on 22 January 2014 |
The Column of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina which stands in Piazza Colonna in Rome is thought to have been erected by Commodus in memory of his father and mother sometime around 180 CE. The column was inspired by its more famous predecessor Trajan's Column which was set up, also in Rome, in 113 CE. The column carries representations carved in high relief... [continue reading]
The Fullers of Rome
writer873 published on 18 January 2012 |
The Romans were all about appearances, which was obvious by the array of clothing that they wore. Their garments were billboards that advertised their status and wealth to all other Romans and anyone they came into contact with. As such, the clothing industry was a highly important part of Roman commerce. Not only was the sale of clothing a profitable business... [continue reading]
The Price of Greed: Hannibal's Betrayal by Carthage
Joshua J. Mark published on 20 December 2011 |
Although Hannibal's forces were defeated on the field at the Battle of Zama (202 BCE) the groundwork for this defeat was laid throughout the Second Punic War through the Carthaginian government's refusal to support their general and his troops on campaign. As they had done with his father, Hamilcar Barca, in the First Punic War, the Carthaginian... [continue reading]
The Roman Domus
Steven Fife published on 18 January 2012 |
The Roman domus was much more than a place of dwelling for a Roman familia. It also served as a place of business and a religious center for worship. The size of a domus could range from a very small house to a luxurious mansion. In some cases, one domus took up an entire city-block, while more commonly, there were up to 8 domi per insula (city-block... [continue reading]
The Roman Forum
writer873 published on 18 January 2012 |
A Forum was the main center of a Roman city. Usually located near the physical center of a Roman town, it served as a public area in which commercial, religious, economic, political, legal, and social activities occurred. Fora were common in all Roman cities, but none were as grand as the fora of Rome itself. A forum is not unlike a Greek Agora in concept... [continue reading]
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Joshua J. Mark published on 02 September 2009 |
According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753. The legend claims that, in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. This story of the founding of Rome is the best known but it... [continue reading]


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Child Weight Management Services (MEND Programmes)
What is the MEND?
MEND stands for Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…..Do it!, and it aims to empower children and adults to reach or maintain a healthier weight. It is foremost a weight management service designed to help families with a child who is overweight or obese (child's BMI above the 91st centile [UK 1990 BMI charts]). The child must be resident in or attend a school within Hampshire.
The MEND family weight management programme is split into:
- MEND 5-7 for children aged 5-7 years old
- MEND 7-13 for those children aged between 7-13.
The programmes contain the following:
MEND 5-7 is a multi-component healthy lifestyle programme designed to help manage overweight and obesity in children aged 5-7. The programme consists of groups of families participating in weekly 1 hour 45 minute sessions for ten weeks. Sessions include three essential elements: age appropriate healthy eating, increased Active Play and behavioural change strategies.
MEND 7-13 is a comprehensive, family-based educational programme that has been designed to prevent and treat overweight and obesity in children and their families by improving health, fitness and self-esteem. The programme consists of groups of families participating in weekly 1 to 2 hour sessions twice a week for ten weeks. Sessions include three essential elements: exercise and physical activity, good nutrition and a balanced diet and behaviour change
What is happening in Hampshire?
Mytime Active has been commissioned to provide MEND programmes for Hampshire families.
At least one MEND 5-7 programme will be delivered in each local authority area by March 2014. In addition, MEND 7-13 will run in the four local authority areas with the highest unhealthy weight prevalence.
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MEND 5-7 programme |
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Eastleigh Borough Council |
Gosport Borough Council |
Hart Distinct Council |
Fareham Borough Council |
Havant Borough Council |
New Forest District Council |
Rushmoor Borough Council |
Test Valley Borough Council |
Winchester City Council |
In addition to the core programme, MEND graduates will be offered local weekly physical activity sessions. Each post-programme set of sessions will run for 10 weeks. The programmes and post-programme activity sessions will be delivered from June 2013 to March 2014. Read the latest information about scheduled programmes.
Data collection about the impact on families will be completed by 31 October 2014.
Referrals to the MEND programmes
Professionals such as GPs, school nurses and teachers can refer a family directly via the MEND website.
National Child Measuring Programme (NCMP) parental feedback letters for clinically overweight and obese children in Year R and Year 6, distributed by the school nursing teams of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will include information about self-referral to local MEND programmes.
Workforce Development (HENRY)
The Healthy Weights Strategy includes a programme of training and development to meet the needs of frontline staff engaging with families around healthy weights. The Early Years workforce has been prioritised for this training.
What is HENRY?
HENRY stands for Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young and its training develops confidence and skills in working with families of young children to promote a healthy lifestyle and address issues of overweight.
The 2-day Core training builds knowledge and skills in offering effective one-to-one support to parents with young children. Much of the focus is on developing and enhancing the key skills that support behaviour change.
Second stage 'build-on' training can then be added to equip practitioners to lead the 8-week Let's Get Healthy with HENRY course for parents and carers or deliver the Right from the Start with HENRY structured 1-to-1 work with parents of babies & young children who are at particular risk of becoming overweight or obese.
In addition, HENRY provides 'A healthy lifestyle in childcare' (1 day) course as a practical introduction to providing a healthy lifestyle environment for babies and young children. This training is aimed at nursery and day care staff.
HENRY is evidence based and details about its published studies can be found on the HENRY website.
What is happening in Hampshire?
During 2012/13, HENRY was commissioned to deliver Core training to Early Years staff who work in the areas of Basingstoke & Deane, Rushmoor, Gosport and Havant. These areas have the highest prevalence of obesity in children aged 10-11 (Year 6).
Sixty one staff have been trained. Staff from Children's Centres (Family Support Outreach Workers, Play Leaders) and local health professionals (Health Visitors) attended training together.
In addition, 15 staff from local nurseries and pre-schools in the Basingstoke area attended the Healthy Lifestyle training.
During 2013/14, second stage build-on training will be commissioned for core trained staff. Extension of the core training to other areas of Hampshire is also being explored.


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Cross-Sound Cable Co. shows how transmission siting is much harder to do now than in the good old days.
Opposition to electric transmission line projects designed to upgrade the nation's infrastructure can come from a number of sources: the host municipality, adjacent municipalities, the state's executive branch, the legislative branch, commercial entities, ad hoc or long-standing environmental groups, and/or organized citizen groups. The issues raised can require expertise in an array of thorny legal and factual issues not traditionally encountered in straightforward siting proceedings of the past. Siting a transmission line project today can require strategic analysis and the assembly of a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and consultants to help safely guide the project around and over the challenges that may be encountered.
The efforts of Cross-Sound Cable Co. LLC to site and construct a 330-megawatt electric transmission line buried under the seabed of Long Island Sound from New Haven, Conn., to Long Island, N.Y., illustrate the new siting reality. The Cross-Sound project and legal team were required to address issues well beyond the regulatory/siting matters that used to be the norm in siting a transmission line, requiring expertise in aquaculture, jetting, computer modeling of sedimentation and tides, municipal rights, land use under the water, state's rights and federal constitutional issues.
Along the way, the project would pit Connecticut's governor against the state's attorney general and legislature, both of which tried to bring a halt to the project.
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- In the 1980s and early 1990s, utilities expanded the electric grid substantially to meet load growth and enable the transport of electricity over long distances. Siting and constructing electric transmission lines was a straightforward process for the utility, entailing engineering and preparation of the application to the siting agency. The process was generally linear, direct, and relatively time-efficient and cost-efficient. The utility would:
- (1) determine the need for the transmission line;
- (2) investigate alternative routes, based upon proximity to existing bulk infrastructure and expected load growth;
- (3) determine the least costly route, taking into account technical feasibility and environmental considerations;
- (4) design the project to minimize environmental impacts;
- (5) consult with the municipality(ies) in which the line would be located;
- (6) design the project; and
- (7) apply for siting approval and, as necessary, state approval of construction methods.
- Today, siting and constructing an electric transmission line has become a multi-disciplinary municipal, regulatory and litigation process with a maze of twists and turns. The process can be circuitous, repetitive, time-consuming and costly. In addition to the basic steps outlined above, a transmission line project's personnel today can find that they are required to:
- (a) attend municipal hearings;
- (b) respond to allegations made at municipal hearings;
- (c) respond to media inquiries about the allegations;
- (d) meet with known opponents;
- (e) participate in a contested siting proceeding, putting on a complete direct case, cross-examining opponents' witnesses on environmental and commercial issues, and presenting a rebuttal case;
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Britain's Supreme Court ruled that prenuptial agreements in the U.K. are legally binding in a case that will have far-reaching ramifications for high-net-worth couples in the country. Eight of the nine justices at the U.K.'s highest court ruled in favor of Katrin Radmacher, 40 years old, a German heiress with a fortune of at least £55 million ($82 million), who was fighting a legal battle over the validity of a prenuptial agreement with her ex-husband Nicholas Granatino, 39, a former J.P. Morgan investment banker from France.
A British court sentenced a Saudi prince to at least 20 years in prison for beating and strangling to death one of his servants at a British hotel in a case that featured lurid testimony about their abusive relationship. Justice David Bean sentenced Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud to a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 20 years for the brutal assault at the Landmark Hotel in London on Feb. 15.
Denmark's first deposit-rate hike in two years looks set to be one of many for the central bank as it works unusually hard to maintain the krone's peg to the rollercoaster euro. The shift in monetary policy marks a turn in fortunes for the Danmarks Nationalbank, which five months ago had the opposite problem, and was vacuuming up euros to try and hold the krone down against the tumbling single currency.
Russia's 17-year bid to join the World Trade Organization may be successful within a year, an economic adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said. Lawrence Summers, the outgoing director of the White House National Economic Council, said he was "hopeful" that Russia's WTO accession would be completed well before 12 months have passed. Russia, the largest economy outside the 153-member WTO, has sought to join the organization almost since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Earlier this month, Moscow announced that it had settled key issues with the U.S., a step heralded as a major achievement of Obama's "reset" in relations between the two countries.
European Union lawmakers voted to increase the EU's 2011 budget by 5.9% from this year, brushing aside protests by many governments who say such a large hike is unacceptable at a time of austerity. In a string of votes, the European parliament set the budget at €130.1 billion euros ($179 billion), almost the same level as proposed by the European Commission, the bloc's executive. The majority of the EU's 27 governments have agreed spending should increase by only 2.9 percent. Others said spending should be kept flat.
A Democratic Party offensive has failed to diminish resurgent Republicans' lead among likely voters, leaving the GOP poised for major gains in U.S. congressional elections, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Among likely voters, Republicans hold a 50% to 43% edge, up from a three-percentage-point lead a month ago. In the broader category of registered voters, 46% favor a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared with 44% who want Republican control.
Unheeded warnings and a series of communications and security lapses allowed a man recruited to help track down Osama bin Laden's deputy get into a U.S. base in Afghanistan and kill seven CIA operatives, an investigation concluded. A Central Intelligence Agency task force's six-month probe of the December suicide bombing at Khost stopped short of blaming any individuals, but found systemic problems. CIA Director Leon Panetta said the lapses are being addressed and security rules at agency bases have been tightened. The agency had hoped to use Jordanian doctor Hammam Khalil Abu Mallal al-Balawi, initially recruited by Jordanian intelligence, to track down Mr. bin Laden's top deputy, the Egyptian doctor Ayman al Zawahiri.
Federal lawyers filed an emergency request with the U.S. appeals court in San Francisco seeking to suspend a lower court order that bars the military from enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" law against gays. The filing came after U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside, Calif., said her week-old order barring the military from enforcing the law will stand. In its filing with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department asked to suspend the ruling—a move that was expected after Judge Phillips rejected the Pentagon's request for a temporarily stay of her decision while an appeal is considered.
In Chicago, a Lebanese immigrant pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he placed a backpack he thought contained a bomb near the Wrigley Field baseball stadium last month. Sami Samir Hassoun, 22 years old, is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to use an explosive device. If convicted of the first charge, he could be sentenced to life in prison. Hassoun took a fake bomb given to him by undercover FBI agents and dropped it in a trash bin near the home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, according to the complaint.
Residents scrambled to stockpile food and authorities ordered ships to remain docked as southern China geared up for a super typhoon after it killed 15 people and wiped out crops in the northern Philippines. Super Typhoon Megi is expected to to make landfall on the southern Chinese coast Saturday, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The storm packed winds of 140 mph (225 kph) when it struck the Philippines on Monday but the country escaped severe casualties because of what authorities cited as their thorough evacuations and other emergency preparations in the sparsely populated areas.
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Iraq's Oil Ministry touted the results of its natural gas licensing round, after it named winning bidders for three natural gas projects. The three natural gas fields—Akkas, Siba and Mansouriya—were won by energy consortia led by respectively, Korea Gas, Kuwait Energy and Turkish Petroleum International.
Egypt's president set Nov. 28 as the date for parliamentary elections. State-run Middle East News Agency carried President Hosni Mubarak's decree that said the ruling National Democratic Party along with the three legal opposition parties and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group will field candidates to fill the 508 seats up for grabs. The Muslim Brotherhood gets around the ban by running its candidates as independents.
Treasurer Wayne Swan said Australia wants to see all countries move to market-based exchange rates, including China. The Group of 20 finance ministers are meeting this weekend in South Korea, but are unlikely to decide any "definitive outcomes" on the currency battles roiling markets or the broader structural issues threatening sustainable global growth, Swan said in an interview.


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By Shea Bennett on April 29, 2013 6:00 AM
Did you know that almost three-quarters (71 percent) of internet users are more likely to purchase from a brand that they are following on a social networking site such as Twitter or Facebook?
Indeed, social media now accounts for almost one-quarter (22.5 percent) of all time that U.S. citizens spend online, and this weight of activity transcends down to all levels – an incredible 91 percent of searchers say that they use Facebook to find local businesses online.
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