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Reported: Jan. 15, 2014 10:32 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 15, 2014 11:18 PM EST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Dave Benton) -- Many people in Huntington were wondering why the water company did not shut off the intake valve a few days after the chemical spill, especially when other river cities did.
Both Ashland and Cincinnati, as well as several cities in between, shut off intake valves as a precaution after the chemical spill.
But a spokesperson with West Virginia American Water said test results were well below the safe level, and that it wasn't necessary for Huntington to shut off its intake valve.
But people in Huntington were still concerned.
Laura Jordan with West Virginia American Water said the water is safe in Huntington, given the chemical readings were more than 30 times less than the CDC standard.
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"Ida" Not the Missing Link After All
It has taken only two months for paleontologists to discover a new fossil proving that "Ida" is not the missing link it was claimed to be in The Link documentary shown on The History Channel in May. This just in from ScienceDaily.com - a website supporting evolution:
According to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on July 1, 2009, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, not Africa as many researchers believe.
According to Dr. Chris Beard - a paleontologist at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a member of the international team of researchers behind the Myanmar anthropoid findings - the new primate, Ganlea megacanina, shows that early anthropoids originated in Asia rather than Africa. These early Asian anthropoids differed radically from adapiforms like Ida, indicating that Ida is more closely related to modern lemurs than it is to monkeys, apes and humans.
So it's taken only a couple of months for Ida to join Cro-Magnon Man, Neandertal Man, Java Man, Piltdown Man, Nebraska Man, Nutcracker Man, Homo habilis and Lucy as another failed "missing link." Now we wonder how long it will take for Ganlea megacanina to be added to the list.

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The Collier County teen accused of killing his parents inside their Golden Gate Estates home in December 2010 pleaded no contest in court Thursday.
Alex Crain was just 14 years old when his parents, Thomas and Kelly Crain, were found shot to death in their home on 47th Ave. N.E.
Alex, now 15-years-old, pleaded no contest to two counts of manslaughter.
In court, Alex answered questions from the judge and the state about his plea deal, but nothing was said about what happened during the murders. Alex has never made a statement about the shooting.
"The risk of having a trial made no sense," said Alex's attorney Brian Bieber.
Alex was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years probation.
His attorneys have said it was a psychological component that caused him to kill his parents, but won't elaborate.
Three doctors evaluated Alex and determined he has no history of mental illness.
"Not only from our doctor but also from the doctor asked by the defense, we determined there were no serious mental health issues that would cause us to proceed any differently," said Rich Montecalvo of the State Attorney's Office.
Those evaluations led the state to believe Alex would be unlikely to offend again.
Alex could be eligible for parole by the time he's 31 years old.
"We are concerned obviously with the safety of society. We believe this is a solid punishment that will protect society but at the same time being such a young man, perhaps he can give back when he's out," said Montecalvo.
As part of the plea deal, when he is released from prison, Alex will never be allowed to own a gun and will not be able to live in a home where there is a gun.
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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Sister Rain And Brother Sun
at Elton Street and Jamaica Avenue (in Highland Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
When Sister Rain becomes jealous of Brother Sun and stops watering the Earth, Mother Nature and the audience must join forces to save the day.
Category: Kids, Theater, Free Summer Theater
Art for Us Adaptive Art Program
at McCarren Play Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Instructional art program for people with disabilities to interact, socialize and express themselves through art. For adults and seniors.
Category: Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Art
CANCELLED: Delving into Fort Tryon Park's Past with Sidney Horenstein
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Stroll through the park with Sid and discover its historical features, still visible today, as well as its outstanding rock exposures and trees.
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CANCELLED: Delving into Fort Tryon Park's Past with Sidney Horenstein
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Stroll through the park with Sid and discover its historical features, still visible today, as well as its outstanding rock exposures and trees.
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A Column of Jerash: Controversy, Politics and Archaeological Diplomacy At The 1964-65 World's Fair
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
A lecture with Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis.
Category: Education, Art, History, Talks, Seniors
Sunset Hatha Yoga
at Wave Hill, Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Find refuge from city life with a blissful yoga class! Reduce your stress levels and increase energy by working with your body and breath. This sunset session is led by Yoga for…
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Sunset Sketch
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Use pencil, pen and ink wash to make quick sketches inspired by the dynamic sights and sounds of Sunset Wednesdays at Wave Hill. Artist Wennie Huang provides hands-on demonstrations…
Category: Nature, Art
Summer on the Hudson: Salute to the Sun Yoga
at The Plaza at 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
End your day with relaxing Hatha yoga in a beautiful sunset setting.
Category: Education, Festivals, Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
Family Capoeira
at Indian Road Lawn (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
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Learn a unique Brazilian art form while promoting physical fitness and social confidence.
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6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
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Today, customers start the buying cycle online, through social networks and Internet searches. This means that brands need to consistently produce helpful, socially-validated content like infographics, videos, and blogs.
Joe Pulizzi is at the forefront of the content marketing revolution. The founder of the Content Marketing Institute and co-author of Managing Content Marketing and Get Content Get Customers, he coaches brands and marketers worldwide on how to succeed in the digital age by producing content like a publisher.
With Joe now booked to speak at Demand Success, our 2013 Conference, we caught up with him to ask some questions on content marketing.
"Any brand can publish content today, with little investment required."
Vocus: Content marketing matters to every discipline from direct marketing to PR. Why?
JP: Every company is now in two businesses, the business that they are in and the publishing business (hat tip to Jay Baer on the statement). Content creation is now a core part of our entire organization. Content marketing and storytelling is now critical to everything we do as marketers. Consumers have less time and attention, so whatever we try to distract them with better be amazing.
Does content marketing force integration across disciplines, or is it the domain of one?
There are no silver bullets. I've seen content marketing work with a centralized marketing services group like Kraft has, or as different silos that meet and integrate every week around content, like SAS. Ultimately, I believe content marketing works best when someone in the organization is responsible for setting the content strategy, and then working with all areas of the company to help refine and tell that story better.
What set the content marketing boom off?
The barriers to entry have been obliterated by three major developments. First, people accept branded content. You don't have to be the Wall Street Journal anymore to have customers respect and engage in your content.
Secondly, there's more talent available. Most journalists no longer view working for non-media brands as tainting their professional integrity. Writers and editors are now available to help you produce great content in literally every industry. In fact, the majority of today's journalism jobs available today are on the "brand side".
Finally, there's technology: any brand can publish online content today, with little investment required.
How important is social network validation of content for long term success?
Just look at Google. Their past two algorithm updates, Panda and Penguin, have focused more on the importance of social media sharing. Google says that content shared by credible sources is important content… and thus they serve that content up higher in search rankings. This is just the start.
As more content is produced, quality becomes a critical issue. What are your recommendations?
If your content is not as good (or better) than anything else in your niche, you are going to have problems long-term. More content is not "better"… at least not anymore. Brands need to invest in storytellers, have a culture of storytelling and sharing, and look at the structure of their current marketing resources (both insourced and outsourced), to develop better publishing processes.
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So long Red Bull youngster Victor Palsson; we hardly knew ya
Dec 28, 2012, 1:46 PM EDT
Wish I could remember the clever on Twitter who put it this way earlier today: "The Victor Palsson error is over."
Well played, sir. (My Twitter feed is too large to go back and ferret out the witty dap of Twitter in question. Apologies.)
Palsson landed amid a reasonable amount of hubbub, a "find" of the Hans Backe regime. They wanted him to be a little younger version of what they had in the likes of Teemu Tainio, Jan Gunnar Solli and Markus Holgersson. They were all mid-level European veterans, guys with a certain degree of previously earned chops who would not kill anyone on salary.
Palsson came in with a European pedigree. But at 21 he had hardly rounded into the finished product. Turns out, he was talented but just couldn't control himself; a real yellow card waiting to happen, this one.
He was a pretty disappointing figure, and today the Red Bulls have officially terminated this failed finding.
And with that, the ongoing makeover under the new regime goes one. Reviewing quickly:
- Head coach Hans Backe, gone
- Troublemaking DP Rafa Marquez, gone
- Midfielder Teemu Tainio, gone
- Defender/midfielder Jan Gunna Solli, gone
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- Former Lyon playmaker Juninho Pernambucano, acquired
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Sep 1, 2014, 8:32 PM EDT
Falcao signs for United, arrives on loan from Monaco with view to a permanent transfer.
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"There are some who feel like that if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely. They don't understand what they're talking about, if that's the case. My answer is, bring them on. We've got the force necessary to deal with the security situation." George W. Bush — 2 July 2003
"George W. Bush, you have asked us to 'bring it on.' And so help me, [we will] like you never expected. Do you have another challenge?" Iraqi resistance propaganda video — 2004
Just after the fall of Baghdad two years ago President Bush, in an ostentatious propaganda set-piece reminiscent of a Roman triumph, landed a jet on the runway of the USS Abraham Lincoln and disembarked in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished." Iraq, we were told, was gazing upwards at the bright new dawn of freedom. Now in 2005, mired in a brutal counter-insurgency war, it finds itself instead staring deep into the abyss. What are the prospects for its future?
Recently, on his indispensable Middle East blog "Informed Comment," Juan Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, took a "step back from the daily train wreck news" to assess the chances of a solution being reached. The picture he painted was a bleak one.
In summary, Cole's view is that "Given the basic facts, of capable, trained and numerous guerrillas, public support for them from Sunnis, access to funding and munitions, increasing civil turmoil, and a relatively small and culturally poorly equipped US military force opposing them, led by a poorly informed and strategically clueless commander-in-chief who has made himself internationally unpopular, there is no near-term solution [to Iraq's problems]."
"The US military cannot defeat the Sunni Arab guerrilla movement any time soon. The guerrillas have widespread popular support in the Sunni Arab areas of Iraq. Guerrilla movements can succeed if more than 40 percent of the local population supports them. [The insurgents] probably have 80 percent support in their region. The guerrillas are mainly Iraqi Sunnis with an intelligence or military background, who know where secret weapons depots are and who know how to use military strategy and tactics to good effect. They are [also] well-funded. The Americans have lost effective control everywhere in the Sunni Arab areas."
"There are too few US troops to fight the guerrillas….70,000 US fighting troops [and] only 10,000 US troops for all of Anbar province, a center of the guerrilla movement. There are [an estimated] 40,000 active guerrillas and another 80,000 close supporters of them. The US military has been consistently underestimating their numbers and abilities. [Furthermore,] there is no prospect of increasing the number of US troops in Iraq."
The insurgents also have the advantage of local knowledge, speaking the language and generally being sympathetic figures for the regional populations. In contrast, "US troops in Iraq are mostly clueless about what is going on around them, and do not have the knowledge base or skills to conduct effective counter-insurgency." More importantly, the US tactic of suppressing opposition with massive force has served to alienate the population further. For example, "Fallujah was initially quiet, until the US military fired on a local demonstration against the stationing of US troops at a school." After repeated US counter-insurgency assaults the city is now a wasteland. (Its worth mentioning that when British commanders attempted to persuade the US of the principle of minimal force, which they believe they had applied successfully in Northern Ireland, the Americans "just laughed.") And Cole does not take an optimistic view of the new Iraqi military being able to take over the failing counter-insurgency effort anytime soon, not least since it is "heavily infiltrated with sympathizers of the guerrillas."
Furthermore, "The quality of leadership in Washington is extremely bad. George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and outgoing Department of Defense officials Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, have turned in an astonishingly poor performance in Iraq." Iraq has certainly been a masterclass in how to screw up an occupation. Even Nazis didn't face problems such as these as a colonial power in Europe. Nor did the US in Japan or the Allies in Germany make such an awful mess of running someone else's country.
Cole's view is that "The guerrilla tactic of fomenting civil war among Iraq's ethnic communities, which met resistance for the first two years, is now bearing fruit." He also mentions other factors contributing to sectarian strife. "The political process in Iraq has been a huge disaster for the country. The Americans emphasized ethnicity in their appointments and set a precedent for ethnic politics that has deepened over time. Deep debaathification [summary sacking of the former administrative and governing class] has led to thousands of Sunnis being fired from their jobs for simply having belonged to the Baath Party, regardless of whether they had ever done anything wrong. They so far have no reason to hope for a fair shake in the new Iraq."
The ideal solution in Cole's opinion would be that "the United States would relinquish Iraq to a United Nations military command, and the world would pony up the troops needed to establish order in the country." However, "George W. Bush is a stubborn man and Iraq is his project, and he is not going to give up on it. And, by now the rest of the world knows what would await its troops in Iraq, and political leaders are not so stupid as to send their troops into a meat grinder."
I don't agree with Cole on this point. Firstly, whether the US gives up control of Iraq depends to a large extent on the US population. They face many obstacles, but theirs is still a largely free and democratic country. The immorality of colonising Iraq is plain, as is the fact of its failure. The task for the US electorate is therefore clear. The British, as America's principal ally, also have a role to play in this respect.
Secondly, we should ask ourselves if it is true that the international community, by replacing US forces in Iraq, would be sending troops into a "meat grinder." The answer depends on one's impression of the resistance, something that is hard to formulate with any level of certainty given the shortage of information. Cole appears to view the insurgency as largely Ba'athist, but augmented by "foreign jihadi fighters, [numbering] probably only a few hundred.. but disproportionately willing to undertake very dangerous attacks, and to volunteer as suicide bombers." However, there is another school of thought, which views the resistance as comprising a broader mixture of disaffected Iraqis, many if not most of whom are unconnected with Al Qaeda or the old regime, which may be lesser elements in a broad and fragmented religious/nationalist uprising.
Asia Times Online recently reported that "Recent meetings of the so-called Higher Committee for National Forces (a grouping of Iraqi resistance bodies) and the 16th Arab National Congress held in Algiers played a pivotal role in building consensus among various Iraqi communist, Islamic, Ba'athist and nationalist groups on several issues, such as the right of Iraqis to defend themselves against foreign aggression and imperialism, and the right of Iraq to demand a political process untainted by occupation and which reflects the uninhibited will of the Iraqi people for a pluralistic and democratic Iraq. The groups also condemned the continued occupation of Iraq and the establishment of any permanent US bases in the country, the privatization of the Iraqi economy and foreign corporations' unrestricted access to Iraq's resources."
The mention of "a pluralistic Iraq" is certainly at odds with Cole's view of "[a] guerrilla tactic of fomenting civil war." Its worth noting that, contrary to popular belief, the vast majority of insurgent attacks are not on civilians but on military targets (contrasting sharply with the activity of US forces, who continue to terrorise the population with indiscriminate attacks, e.g. colossal aerial bombardment of civilian areas). It appears that sectarian insurgent attacks that target civilians are in fact the work of an extremist minority within the broader resistance. If this is true, would it not be possible to isolate and then neutralise such groups if wider, popular grievances were addressed? (And conversely, is it not likely that a failure to resolve the conflict and its causes will strengthen and encourage extremist elements and methods within the insurgency, and indeed within the counter-insurgency as well? The recent wave of car bombings and reported US resort to local death squads may well be evidence of this.)
Cole says at "In the long run, say 15 years, the Iraqi Sunnis will probably do as the Lebanese Maronites did, and finally admit that they just cannot remain in control of the country and will have to compromise." But there is much evidence to suggest that the resistance is for the most part not owned by former regime loyalists or religious fanatics driven by a desire to (re)gain control of Iraq, but is rooted in popular anger at the occupation amongst ordinary Iraqis, of which there is no shortage.
If this is indeed an accurate picture, then a demonstrably independent UN force could, with an enormous effort to persuade Iraqis of its goodwill, deflate the insurgency simply by replacing the US troops. If the conflict in Iraq is not for the most part a civil war, a nihilistic Al Qaeda killing spree or a power-grab by Ba'athists, but instead a conflict between US troops and an array of resisting forces rooted in the population, then the removal of one side from the battlefield would surely go some significant way to ending the bloodshed. If, as Cole argues, the resistance relies on a deep reservoir of popular support, and that support is fed by animosity to the US forces, does it not follow that the removal of the US would help to drain that reservoir?
A Muslim peacekeeping force under the command of the UN (something which has already been proposed) comprising Sunni and Shia troops and answering to the General Assembly, not the Security Council, could maximise the beneficial effect a US withdrawal would have for internal security. Such a force would be far more acceptable to the population, leaving any remaining belligerent forces isolated and easier to deal with. Its clear that many Iraqis are attacking Americans, not because Muslim Arabs are pathologically violent, but because they are enraged at being occupied by the country that backed Saddam, killed half a million of their children with sanctions and is now in the process of wrecking their homeland. After a US withdrawal, Iraq would still have a serious security problem, but one that would have been downgraded from a full scale guerrilla war to a terrorist threat from an isolated minority. UN troops would therefore not be entering a "meat grinder."
Iraqis could then spend some of their efforts looking to the future. After fresh elections, this time held under UN observation, a new government could move to create the prosperity within which a stable democratic society can thrive. To do this it would need the profits of oil sales to improve infrastructure and living standards. National debt would therefore have to be cancelled and US imposed privatisation schemes abandoned. In addition, natural justice demands that substantial reparations be paid by the nations that backed Saddam and that devastated the country with sanctions and bombing. Bringing these elements together would mean that Iraq could face the future with a degree of confidence.
Is this scenario realistic? Will powerful elites and nation states allow such a solution to be taken forward? In light of the catastrophe that is the US occupation its not hard to foresee in the short term the withdrawal of what elite support remains for the adventure. A solution similar to that described above may come to be seen as the only realistic one for arresting Iraq's descent into hell, something the global economy can ill afford. But western populations should not sit around hoping that elites will do the right thing, or that whatever suits elite interests might one day happily coincide with what is the right thing to do. To effect these solutions the measure taken to bring down Apartheid, free India, win the vote, end segregation, secure labour rights and score countless other victories should be repeated on an enormous scale, forcing governments to act. The US is already all but defeated in Iraq. With assistance from western populations that defeat could be turned into a victory for the Iraq people, and for the world as a whole. If that victory is to be won, then it is for us to take the action required in order to achieve it.


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Carbohydratefor Muscle BuildingCarbohydrate is the predominant energy source during a strength training workout. Stored as glycogen in the muscles, it is the fuel used to supply energy for short, intense bursts of power. The harder and longer you work out, the more glycogen your muscles require. Once these stores of glycogen are gone your energy level will drop and you will run out of fuel to power muscle contractions. For this reason, athletes doing strength training exercise in the hopes of building lean muscle need to have an adequate carbohydrates intake.
Your carbohydrate needs will vary depending upon the intensity and length of your training sessions. For those doing moderate workouts of less than an hour, you may only require 2 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body per day. Those doing long, intense training two hours or more, may require 3-4 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight each day.
Sports nutrition experts recommend up to 400-600 grams of carbohydrate per day for the average male performing regular intense exercise and strength training workouts in order to keep the muscle glycogen stores high. Personal carbohydrate requirements vary based upon the intensity and length of workouts as well as you body size.
Protein for Muscle BuildingAll athletes need protein after vigorous exercise. Protein helps repair and rebuild muscle tissue that is broken down during hard exercise. Because protein is the basic building material for muscle tissue, if you strength train, or want to increase muscle size, you need to consume more protein than sedentary individuals or non-athletes. However, most strength athletes may overestimate their protein needs.
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), recommends that the average person requires about 0.4 grams per pound per day. Sports nutritionists recommend that strength athletes consume about 0.6 to 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day, not to exceed 1 gr/pound/day. That's about 90 to 115 grams of protein/day for the 140-pound athlete and 128 to 164 grams for those weighing 200 pounds.
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WaterIn addition to the regular eight glasses of water every day, you need to drink to replace fluids that are lost during exercise. To be confident that you are well hydrated before workouts, drink 2 cups of fluid 2 hours before exercise. During your workout, drink 4 to 8 ounces every 15 to 20 minutes. After exercise, replace any further fluid losses with 16 ounces of water. If you want to be precise, you can weigh yourself before and after workouts. For each pound lost during exercise, you should be drink 16 ounces of fluid.
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Consult a registered nutritionist, physician or other health care provider for personal nutritional counseling. This information is not intended as a substitute for appropriate medical treatment.
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Lambert CP, Frank LL, Evans WJ. Macronutrient considerations for the sport of bodybuilding. Sports Med. 2004;34(5):317-27. Review.
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At the 2008 Beijing Games, his first Paralympic Games, John Ruf won a bronze medal in the 1-person keelboat. At the 2009 2.4mR World Championships, Ruf captured the gold medal, proving that he was the best in the world.
As a youth, Ruf learned to sail X-boats from his grandfather and mother and then he moved to M-16 Scows and E-Scows. He spent much of his childhood shuttling between doctors and hospitals after a tumor was discovered on his spine, but he still sailed. After a car accident, a wheelchair became his mode of transport, but he jumped right back into sailing. He discovered the 2.4mR while flipping through a sailing magazine during his recuperation.
The 2000 U.S. Paralyampic Team Trials were his baptism into the 2.4mR, a singlehanded class that also attracts able-bodied sailors. Ruf had never singlehanded before and was used to conferring with crew on tactics and having extra hands for trimming sails.
Ruf now works as an attorney in Wisconsin, where he is a member of the Pewaukee Yacht Club and trains on Lake Michigan at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center.
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Oof, that's rough for Bacary Sagna. He goes up for a 50-50 ball with Benoit Assou-Ekotto and is knocked off the grass, landing awkwardly on a rather unforgiving part of White Hart Lane and looking as though he's hurt his ankle rather badly. Stretchers and medical staff are out to greet the stricken Arsenal right back, and considering how Sagna's reacting one would have to suspect that that's quite a bad injury. Carl Jenkinson comes in, which makes Arsenal's back line look even more makeshift than usual, and Sagna is stretchered off.
Anyway, the game's been going on while medics were treating Sagna. Not much has happened - Rafael van der Vaart's wasted a free kick, Sandro has come on to replace him, and there have been quarter-chances here and there. Luka Modric is now playing on the right wing, which is slightly bizarre, but hey. Whatever works, I suppose. Arsenal's pressure after their goal has really eased up, and it's still 1-1 here. Yossi Benayoun is about to come on for the visitors, replacing Theo Walcott. who has been poor.


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Hobbs knocked down free throws, slashed to the goal for short-range baskets and even connected on the occasional 3-pointer.
The Eagles' top scorer finished with 18 points — all in a torrid first half — as Sumiton Christian won the Smith Lake Invitational at Meek High School, beating the host Tigers 62-45.
Thanks to Austin Clark and Hobbs, Sumiton Christian built a 12-0 lead before Meek got on the scoreboard with a Seth Hayes basket at the 2:40 mark of the opening quarter.
Hobbs retaliated with a long-range bomb and a 15-2 advantage. Meek didn't get within eight points of the Eagles the rest of the game.
Sumiton Christian (13-3) led 20-5 after the opening quarter and led 30-9 midway through the second quarter following a Tyler Busby basket. The Eagles led 38-21 at the half and took a 46-34 lead into the final quarter.
"It's always good to win a tournament," Sumiton Christian coach Bill Griffin said. "I'm proud of our kids. They are playing more like a team for longer stretches. We'll still have times where we don't play well, but I'm encouraged. We are getting a little better.
"We were 0-9 in the summer, 13-3 was a million miles away."
Against Meek, Mercer had 11 points for the Eagles, Hudson Davis had eight points, Busby had seven points, Austin Bice and Austin Clark each finished with five points and Nathan Godwin and Vann Lovelady added four.
For the Tigers, Jentson Hiller had 20 points and Seth Hayes added 11
Sumiton Christian plays at Cordova on Thursday and at Oakman on Friday.
Varsity Girls
Addison 55, Meek 42
Addison closed the game with a 12-2 run to earn the Smith Lake Invitational title Friday at Meek High School.
The Bulldogs led by just three points with two minutes left, but finally pulled away down the stretch for a 55-42 victory over Meek. Addison made 6 of 8 free throws in the closing minutes.
Addison, which also won the tournament last year, led 9-8 after the opening quarter and 23-20 at the half. The Bulldogs took a 39-31 lead into the fourth quarter, but Meek wasn't done yet.
The Tigers cut the gap to 43-40 after a Haylee Ragsdale basket. However, the Tigers were unable to get any closer.
Stora Gilliland, who was 4 of 4 at the free throw line in the final quarter, finished with 19 points for Addison while Callie Brewer added 15. Lauren Cutcher added eight points.
All three girls made the All-Tournament Team.
For Meek, Ragsdale had 18 points and Morgan Hudson put in 10.
The Tigers host Lynn on Jan. 4.
Consolation Game
Sumiton Christian 50, Winston County 40
Kendell Hamm, Collin Bowen and Kirsten Click combined for 41 points to lead the Sumiton Christian Eagles to a third-place finish in the Smith Lake Invitational on Friday.
The game was in doubt until the Eagles pulled away in the final quarter.
Sumiton Christian led 12-11 after the opening quarter and Winston County took a 21-20 lead into the half. The Eagles took a 30-28 lead into the final quarter and outscored the Yellow Jackets 20-12 in the fourth quarter.
Hamm had 16 points while both Click (13 points, 13 rebounds) Bowen (12 points, 12 rebounds) had double-doubles. Anna Fitzgerald added six points and Haley Weigent had three.
Sumiton Christian plays at Cordova on Jan. 3.
Winfield Christmas Tournament
Varsity Girls
Lynn 47, Danville 14
Lynn advanced to the championship game of the Winfield Christmas Tournament with a dominating 47-14 win over Danville on Friday.
The Bears (13-1) will take on the host team in the championship game set for 6 p.m. today.
Against Danville, Lynn took control in the second quarter. The Bears led 13-9 after the opening quarter and dominated the rest of the way, holding Danville to just five points over the final three quarters.
Lynn led 25-11 at the half and 39-14 going into the fourth quarter.
Danville made just five shots (5-of-39) for the game and was 2-of-21 from 3-point range.
Reagan Tittle paced the Bears with 14 points, four rebounds and four assists, Jackee Dodd had 10 points, 14 rebounds and three assists — her fifth double-double of the season — Brooke Harris added nine points, two rebounds and two assists, Lindsay Tompkin had eight points and 10 rebounds and Brooklyn Beck added six points.
Winfield advanced to the championship game with a 49-36 win over Phil Campbell.
Varsity Boys
Winfield 45, Lynn 26
Lynn's boys dropped their second straight game in the Winfield Christmas Tournament, falling to the home-standing Pirates 45-26 on Friday.
The Pirates led 11-7 after the first quarter and padded their lead in the second quarter, outscoring Lynn 17-7 for a 28-14 halftime lead. Winfield led 34-19 going into the fourth quarter.
Lynn (5-7) made just nine shots in the game and also committed 18 turnovers.
Ben Cagle paced the Bears with nine points and 11 rebounds, Peyton Moore had eight points, three rebounds and three assists, Jeremy Tittle had four points and 10 rebounds, Clay Porter had three points and Kyle Medeiros put in two.
Lynn takes on Holy Spirit at 2 p.m. today.
Varsity Girls
Pinson Valley 48, Carbon Hill 46
Pinson Valley made a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left to break a tie and knock off Carbon Hill 48-46 on Friday at the Winfield Christmas Tournament.
Carbon Hill (10-5) has lost two straight games after having its 10-game winning streak snapped by Lynn on Thursday.
Against Pinson Valley, the Bulldogs led 12-10 after the opening quarter, 23-20 at the half and 39-37 going into the final quarter.
For Carbon Hill, Caroline Dodd had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Meagan Bice added 11 points and six rebounds, Savanna Lawson had 10 points, Lindsay Fluker put in five and both Abby Tittle and Mallorie Buzbee each had three points.
Carbon Hill takes on West Morgan at 10 a.m. today.
Dodd topped the 1,000-point mark for her career in the game. The junior guard has been playing on the varsity team since the 8th grade.
"This is an honor for Caroline to reach this point. She is a great ball player and competitor. She works very hard and wants to be successful," Carbon Hill coach Wade Tittle said. "She is a terrific person as well and she would be the first to tell you that she couldn't have gotten this done without all her teammates over the past couple years."
Calera Christmas Tournament
Varsity Boys
Dora 78, Calera 73
Dora held off Calera 78-73 on Friday to earn a spot in the championship game of the Calera Christmas Tournament.
The Bulldogs take on Smiths Station at 7:30 p.m. today in the title game.
Against Calera, Dora led throughout before a late rally pulled the Eagles within five points. The Bulldogs were up 22-15 after the opening quarter and 35-29 at the half. Dora outscored Calera 25-18 in the third quarter for a 61-47 lead going into the final quarter.
For Dora (7-3), Deionte Smith had 21 points, Caleb May and Kaleiel James each had 14 points and DeAngelo Pendleton had 11.
"We've got to continue to get better. Calera is a good team. They made a game out of it at the end," Dora coach Michael Bridges said. "I'm glad we get the chance to move on. We'll get after it and see what happens."
Big Orange Classic
JV Boys
Hoover 63, Walker 30
Walker's JV team fell to the Buccaneers 63-30 in the second day of the Big Orange Classic on Friday.
For the Vikings (8-3), Aaron Morris had 10 points while both Marlon Oliver and Taray Johnson put in eight.
Walker takes on the loser of the Jackson-Olin vs. Northridge in the third-place game at 4:30 p.m. today.
Other games
In the Mitch Smith Classic at Athens, Walker fell to Gardendale 53-45 on Friday, the Vikings' seventh straight loss. Walker also lost to Athens 85-42 in their tournament opener on Thursday.


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In 1975, Goodspeed presented a well-received revival of Very Good Eddie. The little-known Jerome Kern-Guy Bolton collaboration was among the earliest works of the musical theatre genre.
The production's Broadway transfer opened December 21, 1975, to a rave review from Clive Barnes of the New York Times who called it an "absolutely enchanting old musical."
The production earned three nominations at the 1976 Tonys, for director Bill Gile and featured performers Charles Repole and Virginia Seidel.
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Beautiful landscapes surrounding Lake Talquin and Jackson Bluff Dam.
Jackson Bluff Dam was created in the year 1927 to give hydroelectric power. In turn, causing Lake Talquin to be born. Incidentally, the lake is titled as such for the two cities surrounding it, Tallahassee and Quincy.
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Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is on the short list to replace Paul Wulff as Washington St. Cougars head coach, athletic director Bill Moos said during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. He said the list could include five to seven names, making one wonder just how short it really is, but still. Mike Leach! Somebody's talking about Mike Leach! Internet, right this way!
@BrianMFloyd Moos: "I know Mike Leach. Actually, Mike was here last spring conducting a clinic ... Pretty good record. I read his book"
@BrianMFloyd Moos says Mike Leach is on his short list
Admitting you've read Leach's book has to be some sort of blasphemy in the college football world, so Moos has already committed a gateway sin of sorts. Leach would be an interesting fit at Wazzu, a program that will usually need to outthink its opponents in order to consistently succeed. The Pac-12's scoreboards would also need some sort of upgrade if Leach starts playing Chip Kelly and Rich Rodriguez.
For more on Wazzu, visit Washington State blog Coug Center and SB Nation Seattle. And here's our 2011 Coaching Carousel Tracker.


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By DAVID VANTRESS
Friday night's championship of the Banker's Classic Holiday Tournament had a decidedly NLC feel to it.
Area rivals Northridge — the tournament host — and NorthWood were the two teams left standing after two days of basketball that saw each team play four games in a little more than 30 hours.
It was NorthWood emerging victorious Friday night in the championship game, 58-38.
The Panthers (11-3) also defeated Concord, 62-40 in pool play earlier in the day.
NorthWood coach Steve Neff said his team continued a season-long maturation process.
"This is a tough tournament, with some quality teams, especially Northridge," Neff said. "We grew up tonight."
Junior forward Morgan Olson led the Panthers with 23 points. Taylor Fielstra added 15.
Olson said her team's defense made the difference.
"And my teammates did a great job of getting me the ball tonight," Olson said.
Olson earned tournament MVP honors for her efforts, which also included 25 points in the earlier win over Concord.
But for Olson, the more important honor was the team trophy, which she and her teammates each got to hold for pictures after the victory.
For awhile Friday night, this one seemed like any other night in the NLC, as both teams sized each other up warily throughout a first quarter that saw Northridge with a razor-thin 9-8 advantage at the first stop.
NorthWood began to take control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Raiders, 12-4 in the stanza and leading 20-13 at intermission.
The Panther defense shone in the second, keeping the Raiders off the scoreboard for the final six minutes of the first half.
NorthWood scored the first two points of the third quarter for a 22-13 advantage, then Northridge finally put a couple of shots together, with back-to-back trifectas by Haley Schrock to slice the NorthWood lead to just three at 22-19.
But NorthWood had a response to the brief Raider run, pushing out to lead 33-24 at the final stop.
From there, the Panthers cruised to the tournament title, leading by as many as 22 down the stretch.
Northridge coach Doug Springer said his team picked a bad time to have a bad shooting night.
"Give all the creadit to NorthWood. We have no excuses," Springer said. "Luckily, this wasn't a conference game."
The Raiders return to NLC action next Saturday night at home against Warsaw. NorthWood travels to Wawasee, also next Saturday night.


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Petzl Part of Outdoor Industry Group Recognized as a "Champion of Change"Wed, 02/05/2012 - 14:32 — Petzl News
Petzl is honored to be a part of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Working Group, recently selected by the White House as a Champion of Change for Corporate Environmental Sustainability. The OIA Sustainability Working Group (OIA SWG) is a volunteer collaboration among more than 250 outdoor industry brands, retailers and suppliers working to identify and improve the environmental and social impacts of their shared global supply chains.
Representatives of the Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Working Group at the White House
to accept the Champions of Change award.
The OIA SWG was selected as a Champion of Change because the efforts of the group have shown that making sustainable choices makes good business sense and protects our natural resources. The OIA SWG is being recognized for its ability to take tangible action to address corporate sustainability challenges, as well as for showing that it is possible for competitors to work together toward meaningful, business-driven change.
The White House Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama's Winning the Future initiative. Each week, the program highlights a different sector and group of Champions, ranging from educators to entrepreneurs to community leaders, and recognizes them for the work they are doing to serve and strengthen their communities. On Thursday, April 12th, a small group of representatives for the OIA SWG attended the White House to be honored and share their ideas with the future.
Petzl has been a part of the Sustainability Working Group since the group's founding in 2007 and is a member of the group's Advisory Council.
Petzl is convinced that sustainability in the supply chain can only be real and successful if approached collaboratively, says Anne Girard, Petzl Sustainability Manager and Advisory Council representative. By sharing best practices, using common tools and common language, and working in the same direction on social and environmental priority issues in the supply chain, each individual company can make a difference and improve as part of a global effort.
For more on Petzl's sustainability actions, visit the Petzl Social and Environmental Responsibility page.
As a part of the OIA SWG, Petzl worked on the Eco Index, a shared tool that provides a standardized framework and language to assess product-level sustainability. Starting in 2011, Petzl was involved in the creation and piloting of a another tool, using the Eco Index as a basis, for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) — a broader coalition of brands representing 30 percent of the global apparel and footwear supply chain.
Products account for the majority of a company's environmental and social impacts -- directly, through materials and transportation use, or indirectly, through the subcontracting of manufacturing to suppliers, says Girard. "Reducing the impacts of our products is one of the priorities of Petzl's sustainability action plan.
Additional Information
- The Petzl Social and Environmental Responsibility page
- A blog post from OIA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer on the whitehouse.gov site
- More on the Champions of Change Program
- More on the Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Working Group
- More on the OIA Eco Index


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14 comments:
- Angela G. Willis said...
You are brilliant - you know that. How many more ideas until will be forced to open that shop?
I recently saw these types of things done in a ice cream cone... the meringue was piped so that it looked like a swirled cone and then browned ever so slightly. I am not sure if the ice cream cone was filled with ice cream or cake, but it was super cute!
I sure would love to crawl into your head at night and see where those ideas come from! ; )
- April 05, 2011
- Jennifer Vance said...
Oh my gosh....that looks sooo good! :D
- April 05, 2011
- MJ said...
Just go open that shop already! I don't know who gets to eat all these creations but I am glad that they aren't readily available publicly except thru Cheerio fundraisers!
(PS: Are you advancing to the next level of Cheerio coaching next year?)
- April 05, 2011
- Nina Patricia @ The Adventures of Nina Patricia said...
Back home a type of what you guys call meringue is what we top our cakes with. Is amazing, just like these cupcakes sound.
- April 05, 2011
- Saucy said...
Yes MJ it appears that both the Cheerios and I will be working at a senior level next year! I'm going to be brushing up on my knowledge in the meantime... and I need to sell many, many cupcakes because we need safety equipment (mats) valued at about $8000.00...
... cupcakes, anyone?
- April 05, 2011
- oliver rain said...
Looks wonderful. I would travel for one of those.
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- Green Girl in Wisconsin said...
My. Those berries just look so divine, too.
- April 06, 2011
I have to say, they were delicious!!! Saucy brought some over after she was done with production and shooting. They didn't last very long and our whole family LOVED them!
- April 06, 2011
- the treat girl said...
Yep, just what I've known all along...you're a genius!!
- April 06, 2011
- Just say Julie said...
meringue is my nemisis. But those look sooo good. Like Spring in your mouth good!
- April 06, 2011
- Louisa said...
Yum! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
- April 09, 2011
- Genevieve said...
o.m.g. MUST try these. they look SO delicious!
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- Kate said...
THAT is very likely the absolute BEST cupcake I have ever seen. Oh my word.
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Discover the life before you at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Learn more about the Burke's transformation project, which will culminate in a campaign for a new museum facility. The "New Burke" will be a flagship natural history museum that inspires wonder and pride about the Northwest and our place in the world. Find out more at lifebeforeyou.org.
The Burke Museum creates a better understanding of the world and our place in it. The museum is responsible for Washington State collections of natural and cultural heritage and sharing the knowledge that makes them meaningful. The Burke welcomes a broad and diverse audience and provides a community gathering place that nurtures life-long learning and encourages respect, responsibility and reflection.
The Burke Museum inspires people to value their connection with all life—and act accordingly.
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The Burke Museum celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2010! View a slide show and read more about our history.
Members of the Young Naturalists Society founded the museum upon their own initiative and erected a museum building on the university campus to house their growing collection of natural history artifacts.
In 1899, the state legislature designated the museum as the Washington State Museum. In the following 100+ years, the museum continued to grow and flourish in collections and research, garnering worldwide recognition as a museum of natural history and culture.
The Burke acquired its current name and building in 1962, through a bequest from the Caroline McGilvra Burke estate in honor of her husband, Judge Thomas Burke.
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Security issues are exerting a ton of pressure and monetary concerns on the executives in charge of keeping corporate networks and assets safe.
Those were some of the conclusions in a study of 138 security executives done by IBM and its Center for Applied Insights which also found that rather than just reactively responding to security incidents, the Chief Information Security Executives (CISOs) role is shifting more toward intelligent and holistic risk management -- from firefighting to anticipating and mitigating fires before they start.
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"Overall, all security leaders today are under intense pressure, charged with protecting some of their firm's most valuable assets -- money, customer data, intellectual property, and brand. Nearly two-thirds of CISOs surveyed say their senior executives are paying more attention to security today than they were two years ago, with a series of high-profile hacking and data breaches convincing them of the key role that security has to play in the modern enterprise. More than half of respondents cited mobile security as a primary technology concern over the next two years," the study found.
"Nearly two-thirds of respondents expect information security spend to increase over the next two years and of those, 87 percent expect double-digit increases," IBM said.
Some other interesting findings from the "Finding a strategic voice: Insights from the 2012 IBM Chief Information Security Officer Assessment" report:
• Nearly two-thirds of security leaders say their senior executives are paying more attention to security today than they were two years ago, due in large part to media attention. One of the chief attributes of a leading organization is having the attention of business leaders and their boards. Security is not an ad hoc topic, but rather a regular part of business discussions and, increasingly, the culture. In fact, 60 percent of the advanced organizations named security as a regular boardroom topic, compared to only 22 percent of the least advanced organizations, IBM said.


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An MP, a best selling author and a host of fashion designers are among the growing number of high profile figures calling on Gloucestershire County Council to reconsider its plans for an incinerator. Among them, the author Jilly Cooper, who says it is "an assault on our rural heritage."
Today, campaigners added further weight to that argument claiming that the new plant on the outskirts of Gloucester has been poorly thought through and may even be in breach of European law.
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Paintings, murals, live theatre and more. It's all part of this month's First Friday in downtown South Bend. The theme is Art's Alive and many galleries and local artists will be featured.
The South Bend Museum of Art will be offering a paper-making workshop. Live music will be featured at the Chicory Cafe.
There will also be live theatre performances from the folks at Barn Swallow Theatre. Plus a scavenger hunt where you look for hidden art, if you find it you get to keep it!
The event kicks off Friday in downtown South Bend from 5 to 9pm.
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UPDATE -- Pierre Dortch is in police custody. Police still need the public's help locating Keys.
Hattiesburg police are searching for a pair of suspects wanted for shooting into an occupied dwelling.
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Authorities reported they allegedly shot at Overlook Apartments on Campbel Loop in November.
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