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Federal investigators continue to examine the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Tuesday morning at Nashville International Airport, killing one person.
The identity of the person killed has not been released.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority says the crash involving a private Cessna-172 single-engine plane happened on Runway 2 Center.
A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said investigators believe the plane crashed shortly after 3 a.m. and then caught fire.
However, the wreckage was not discovered by a taxiing plane until several hours later.
"It's not something we see very often," said NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson.
MNAA emergency personnel, Metro Police, Metro Fire and Metro OEM responded to the scene of the crash about 9 a.m.
Runway 2 Center remains closed as the FAA and NTSB investigate, but the MNAA says the three other runways are open and operational. They say there are no flight delays at this time.
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A colposcopy is a test in which the provider uses a multi-lens instrument (colposcope) to magnify the external genital area, vagina and cervix. This magnified view allows the provider to easily examine and identify abnormal areas. The colposcope is not inserted into the vagina but stands outside the area, like a free standing microscope. The provider may take samples of tissue (biopsy) from the area for laboratory examination as well.
When is it used?
A colposcopy is recommended for women who have an abnormal appearing cervix or have had abnormal pap test results, meaning that abnormal size and shaped cells have shown up on the pap smear. There are different categories of abnormal pap test results and they indicate possible infection, a precancerous growth, or cancer. The pap test is only a screening test and the colposcopy is a diagnostic test.
How can I prepare for a colposcopy?
If you are not allergic to ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, etc.), it is suggested that you take 400-600 mg one hour before the procedure. Do not make your appointment during your menstrual period as a colposcopy cannot be performed while a woman is menstruating. Additionally, refrain from intercourse, the use of spermicidal jelly, vaginal medications, douches, or tampons at least 24 hours before the procedure as these can interfere with the accuracy of the tests.
What happens during the procedure?
You will lie on the examining table just as in a regular pelvic exam with your feet in the stirrups. The provider will use a speculum to separate the walls of the vagina as in a pap smear. The speculum stays in the vagina throughout most of the procedure. The colposcope is placed at the vaginal opening in order to examine the genital area, vagina and cervix. The colposcope does not touch you. The provider will apply a vinegar solution to enable abnormal cells to be more visible. This may sting a bit. If abnormal cells are found during the procedure, the provider will biopsy those areas. In a biopsy, a tiny tissue sample is removed from that area with a tweezer like instrument. The provider may also do an endocervical scraping in which they will take some cells from the os, the opening of the cervix. You may feel pinching or cramping when the provider performs the biopsies. Some providers put a numbing gel on your cervix to lessen this feeling. Your discomfort will go away shortly after the procedure. If the provider has done a biopsy, s/he may put a 'paste' on your cervix so that you do not bleed. This 'paste' is a yellow-greenish color. The tissue samples from the biopsies will be sent to the lab for examination.
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The provider will explain what he or she saw. Slight bleeding may continue for several days due to the biopsy. You may have vaginal discharge which looks like coffee grounds mixed with blood and the yellow-greenish paste. This is normal. You may use menstrual pads but there should be no sexual intercourse, tampons, or douching for at least 72 hours (3 days) after the procedure. Make sure to rest after the procedure. You may take ibuprofen every four hours if you have cramping or pain.
Benefits of this procedure
The provider should be able to better diagnose the problem in the cervix and vagina and suggest further treatment if necessary.
Risks associated with this procedure
Risks are minimal. Limited cramping and minor bleeding from the biopsy site may occur.
Other less common risks include:
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- fever
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August 27, 2014
Jason Anderson has been a staunch activist in the Oakland area for about half a decade and has been working very hard on keeping the historic Liberty Hall building, the original Oakland home to Marcus Garvey's UNIA in West Oakland, in the hands of the Black community. It has been an uphill battle, but this veteran of Occupy Oakland is up for the challenge.
August 15, 2014
Since the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police in Missouri last weekend, the people of Ferguson have been subjected to a military-style crackdown by a squadron of local police departments dressed like combat soldiers. This has prompted residents to liken the conditions on the ground in Ferguson to the Israeli military occupation of Palestine. And who can blame them?
August 4, 2014
The names represented in this article are just the "known" political prisoners and no disrespect to any brothas and sistas left off the list. The purpose of the list is to illustrate the current plight of our movement's political prisoners, who, despite surviving countless hostile encounters with the state's security forces, are on the verge of succumbing to old age and infirmities behind the walls and gun towers of the empire's Prison Industrial Complex.
July 27, 2014
I've been watching for days now as media reports display the growing hatred at the arrival of Central American children across the Mexican-U.S. border. American voices crackle with bile as they begin the drumbeat for their immediate deportation. They are refugees from want and war, almost all the result of U.S. interventions in Central America in support of murderous military governments and the mindless drug war.
April 23, 2014
Recently, the U.N. Human Rights Committee issued a report excoriating the United States for its human rights violations. It focuses on violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the country is party. The report mentions 25 human rights issues where the United States is failing. This piece focuses on a few of those issues – Guantanamo, NSA surveillance, accountability for Bush-era human rights violations, drone strikes, racism in the prison system, racial profiling, police violence and criminalization of the homeless.
March 15, 2014
Jason "Shake" Anderson is a real progressive community leader who is running for mayor of Oakland in November, because he, like most of us, is tired of the electoral musical chairs charade that is recorded as Oakland's local elections. With incumbent Mayor Jean Quan re-running, and her leading contender, Dan Siegel, being the law partner of her campaign treasurer, you can see why the residents of Oakland would be corruption-conscious throughout the electoral process.
December 1, 2013
The Pelican Bay Human Rights Movement wrote 40 supplemental demands to detail what prisoners are entitled to and need to have re-instated. In responding to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitaion's response to our 40 supplemental demands, I would like to get into the actual details of what the CDCr is and is not saying in response to prisoners.
November 29, 2013
In the words of Lorenzo "Cat" Johnson, his situation is "intolerable." He speaks for all innocent prisoners. It is estimated that in the United States 100,000 or more factually innocent people are in prison. Many, like Lorenzo, are on "slow death row," serving life without parole. Action for Lorenzo Johnson's freedom is part the fight for all the innocent in prison and a challenge to this system of injustice.
November 6, 2013
Only by reducing the amount of time inmates spend behind federal prison bars – by eliminating harsh mandatory minimum sentences and resurrecting federal parole – will much of the unnecessary suffering caused by prison overcrowding and budgetary financial strain be alleviated. There is currently a federal parole proposal pending before Congress and President Obama. Your signature as well as your support is needed.
September 27, 2013
Every American faces brutal, armed psychopaths known as the police. The "law and order" conservatives and the "compassionate" liberals stand silent while police psychopaths brutalize children and grandmothers, murder double amputees in wheelchairs, break into the wrong homes, murder the family dogs and terrify the occupants, pointing their automatic assault weapons in the faces of small children.
September 5, 2013
On Sept. 8, 1985, Oscar Grant Jr. found himself in jail for a murder he did not commit and has since been held in prison for 28 years. An innocent Grant suffered for decades the dehumanizing conditions of prison and was deprived of raising his son, Oscar Grant III. His reality took a more horrifying turn on New Year's Day 2009, when from inside prison Grant Jr. learned the news that a police officer had deliberately killed his son on a train platform in Oakland.
February 7, 2013
Since America's MASS INCARCERATION is driven by unjust racial/class policies, then the real solution to MASS INCARCERATION is MASS "DECARCERATION." In other words, drastic cuts to ALL prisoner's TIME, since TIME is the currency, the legal tender, the great equalizer and righter of wrongs in prison.
January 30, 2013
The solution must exist within our form of struggle. The resistance currently resonating across Latin America is not just saying "No" to what they do not want, but at the same time constructing what it is they want to see. They say it is no longer enough to be against a system of exploitation and domination, because we have the power to create the alternative.
January 27, 2013
In our current climate, it is increasingly hard to see how some of the alternating proposals flowing from these debates, namely, a "good guy with a gun" in every school or a generic "gun control" that bans all bad guns and gun accessories will be anything but a distraction from truly understanding and addressing the root of what is causing people to die.
November 5, 2012
The reform of the Three Strikes Law with Proposition 36 will take a tool away from the police and DAs that has been used to oppress low-income and people of color communities. Any respite from the oppression of racism and capitalism on poor folks is worth voting for. So I say yes on Proposition 36.
April 4, 2012
In 2006, African Americans were arrested in San Francisco for drug offenses at five times the rate of African Americans statewide and at 16 times the rate of other races in the City. Testify at the hearing, marking the 40th anniversary of the War on Drugs, Thursday, April 12, 5:30 p.m., in Room 250, SF City Hall.
December 27, 2011
"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons," wrote Dostoyevsky. If what he says is true – and I believe it is – then America, which boasts the largest prison population in the world, is perhaps the most uncivilized country there is. Who better to speak to the reality of prison life than someone who is living the experience?
September 18, 2011
We're entering into our hunger strike on Sept. 26 because our suffering must be exposed to the world. We will not stop under any circumstances until we're liberated from these gulags.
September 14, 2011
This spring, the news started going around that a hunger strike was being planned in the Security Housing Unit at California's Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP). Prisoners at the SHU had apparently united across racial lines and promised to hungerstrike to the death if need be, starting on July 1.
July 21, 2011
Another young, unarmed Black man, Kenneth Harding, has been gunned down in broad daylight. He was shot numerous times in the back as he fled, his empty hands held in the air. His crime had been a simple train fare evasion for which San Francisco police executed him in the street.


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Eliot Spitzer ahead of Scott Stringer in early poll for City Comptroller race
Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer is leading an early poll in the race for City Comptroller, beating his main competition by nine points.
Among registered Democrats, Spitzer is ahead of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer 42 to 33 percent, according to a Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist poll. Almost a quarter of voters polled were still undecided.
The poll also showed 67 percent of Democrats believe Spitzer should be given a second chance five years after resigning amid a prostitution scandal.
Minutes after the poll was released, Stringer's campaign released a statement saying they were still "confident" in voters.
"He has received an outpouring of grassroots support from across the city, and we're confident that as more voters get to know Scott he will be the obvious choice for Comptroller," said campaign manager Sascha Owen.
In a statement, Spitzer said he was "gratified" by the numbers and looks forward to "continuing a conversation with voters."
"I didn't take a poll to enter this race, and my policies and approach to this election will not be determined by polls," he said.
The survey polled 1,213 New York City adults, including 947 registered voters and 546 Democrats. Results involving registered Democrats have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
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Ontario (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev +5.6%
Fresh can from the brewery.
Pours a clear russet brown topped by a thick but not showy head. Laces well.
Earthy caramel malts in the aroma, slightly roasty. Grainy with mild foral notes. Really nice toffee nose.
The taste is chalky and minerally with a mild bitterness in the finish. The earthy caramel found in the aroma comes out when it warms more and more as do some fruity aspects and nuttiness. Very satisfying flavour for such a low abv.
Medium bodied with lots of carbonation.
I've had this on cask and it's more to my liking, but the canned version does the trick too.
08-23-2011 01:40:10 | More by MeisterBurger
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Ontario (Canada)
3.83/5 rDev +2.4%
Stopped by the brewery again while in the area on business. The owners Val and Andy are always very friendly, and eager to chat. This "Mill Gap Bitter" was described to my as a 30 year anniversary beer, but I'm not sure what the anniversary is since the brewery opened in 1997.
Poured into a Samuel Smiths pint glass at 55degrees.
A: Sort of a medium hue brown, with some amber highlights. very clear. Foamy head sticks around a bit before dying off into a wispy halo around the glass. Nary-a-lacing to be left behind.
S: Quite balanced. Although the malt beats the hops by a nose. Slightly metallic thing going on but no unpleasant or off-putting. Raisins apples and almonds.
T: Malt forward but balanced. Very well done. malt eventually does give way and the hops leave a wonderfully long and lingering finish.
M: Thin body with smooth carbonation. Not sticky. A little dry but not parching. supremely drinkable, Probably the most drinkable offering from Neustadt.
12-23-2010 00:53:58 | More by uno99
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +7%
Enjoyed a pint of 3.8% ABV draught yesterday at Gambrinus in London. Couldn't stay long, but a thoroughly enjoyable and potentially sessionable ale. From notes :
Beautiful dark amber colour with impressive cream coloured head. Mild roasted aroma, very typical of this British style. Taste highlighted caramelized malts with "noble hop" bittering flavours. Complemented by pleasant roasted and nutty elements.
I suspect many North American brewers would struggle with this much balanced flavour complexity in such a low alcohol pint. I need to take another look at Neustadt!
08-02-2011 01:06:17 | More by hopsolutely
Ontario (Canada)
3.45/5 rDev -7.8%
I am reviewing this from notes. I had this at C'est What a couple weeks ago, I forgot to note if it was cask or on-tap, but I'm pretty sure it was cask. Pours a cloudy ruby-brown colour with thin off-white head. Streaks of lacing around the glass. Smells of grainy malt with only a hint of some floral hops. Flavour is fairly sweet, but light still. Mouthfeel was a little bit on the watery side. I like the dark mild style, this isn't as good as a couple of the other Ontario ones though.
02-02-2011 19:00:15 | More by kwjd
Ontario (Canada)
3.18/5 rDev -15%
Off cask at C'est What?, in Toronto.
I feel like I'm high society at an exclusive, A-list celebrity soiree with this thing in my hand - the pint glass quite literally sparkles like a well polished ruby. It'd be the talk of any party if it were only possible to show up wearing it as jewelery. Its head is peppered with with holes which, somewhat ironically, actually lends it a salt-and-pepper complexion.
There may not have been a ton of them used, but whatever hops are in there are in full bloom. And they stink (in a good way). The malts, on the other hand, smell, well, unmalted. It is a very plain, dry and husky graininess that is bare and dimensionless. Thank goodness for those floral hop tones, otherwise this would aroma would serve no purpose.
The taste is simple and strikes me as a work still in progress. Any homebrewer who's ever tried the warm malt wort before it hits the mash tun will know what I'm talking about when I describe the beer as being nakedly grainy, uninteresting and, frankly, a little insipid. It's like the brewer achieved the lower alcohol simply by skimping out on the sparging*.
The "fresh wort" flavour is supported by fruity ale yeast esters and very jammy sugars, neither of which, however, in the grand scheme of things, help much since a lack of carbonation ensures the heaviest flavour - that of the damp grains - lingers longest and it, and its near caustic dryness, strain the palate leaving it to feel nearly parched.
I don't ask any complexity from a 3.7% bitter, just solid flavour and delightful, engaging drinkability - neither of which this had. I found that surprising: Neustadt offers two beers (Double Fuggled and Texas Tea) that match my criteria spot-on for ideal session ales and are among my favourite cask offerings. Oh well, guess I'll just stick to them.
(*Sparging is the process of extracting the sweet, flavour-rich fermentable liquid from the mashed grains.)
01-26-2011 04:54:32 | More by biegaman
Ontario (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -6.4%
550ml draught (cask)
I tried this on tap on April 29, 2011 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a creamy off-white head. The aroma was caramel malt, grain, and floral hops. The mouthfeel was thin to medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was a nice balance between the citrus bitterness of the hops and the slight sweetness of the malt.
06-29-2011 23:16:37 | More by cyrenaica
Ontario (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +13.6%
A - Clear copper with a solid head of foam that drops fairly quickly.
S - Some nutty caramel, a light herbal hop and toastiness.
T - Some decent hopping for a lighter brew. Hints of pine, lemon and some herbs. Light toasted grain. A bit of tartness up front and a long lingering finish.
M - Light body with a sharp carbonation. Quite dry.
D - Solid, well balanced bitter. Impressively low ABV for the amount of flavour here. This was brewed for sessioning.
12-28-2010 01:31:15 | More by allergictomacros
Neustadt Mill Gap Bitter from Neustadt Springs Brewery
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PITTSBURG — Dane Simoneau passed for 290 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Cooper rushed for 159 yards and two scores to lead No. 9 Washburn to a 43-25 victory over No. 2 Pitt State Saturday (Nov. 5) at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium.
The victory lifted the Ichabods (9-1, 7-1 MIAA) into a share of the conference lead with the Gorillas (8-1, 7-1 MIAA) with one game remaining in the regular season. Washburn hosts Central Missouri, while Pitt State entertains Missouri Southern in the regular season finale for both schools.
Neither team scored in the opening period of play as the Gorillas struggled to move the ball on offense and Pitt State twice held the Ichabods on downs in its territory.
Simoneau got WU on the board first midway through the second period, capping an 81-yard drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Mertz on the Ichabods' third 4th-down try of the game.
One play later, the Gorillas coughed up the ball deep in their territory and WU cashed in for a 23-yard Jeremy Linn field goal and a 10-0 lead with 5:53 remaining in the period.
John Brown sparked the Gorillas with a 100-yard kickoff return 12 seconds later to make it a 10-7 game, and 13 seconds after that J.R. Jones forced a WU fumble and Paul Robinson scooped it up and ran it in 28 yards for a touchdown and a 13-10 lead for Pitt State.
Simoneau marched the Ichabods back down the field and WU re-took the lead on his 3-yard TD pass to Tore Hurst with 2:22 remaining in the first half. The Ichabods then extended their margin to 24-13 when Devon Connors picked up a Pitt State fumble and returned it 52 yards for a score with 30 seconds to play in the period.
The Ichabods added field goals of 39 and 41 yards from Linn as well as a three-yard scoring from from Cooper to stretch their margin to 37-13 with 9:46 to play in the game.
The Gorillas countered with a quick strike drive with Zac Dickey firing a 32-yard touchdown pass to Brown with 9:05 to play. Then Pitt State recovered an onside kick and turned it into a 41-yard Dickey to Brown scoring play to make it a 37-25 game.
Pitt State forced another WU fumble but the Ichabods held the Gorillas on downs at the Ichabods 25.
Two plays later, Cooper effectively put the game out of reach with a 74-yard touchdown run and a 43-25 lead with 4:54 to play in the game.
Simoneau completed 25 of 46 passes, hitting DeJuan Beard eight times for 116 yards. Cooper carried the ball 28 times, while Sean McPherson added 15 carries for 70 yards and the Ichabods piled up 225 ground yards against Pitt State.
The Gorillas managed just 132 rushing yards in the contest, with Briceton Wilson getting 71 yards on 17 carries. Dickey completed 15 of 23 passes for 198 yards, finding Brown four times for 102 yards. Brown finished the game with 300 all-purpose yards.
The Ichabods ran 93 offensive plays in generating 515 yards of total offense. WU maintained possession of the football for 36 minutes, 10 seconds. Pitt State entered the game averaging 34:01 in time of possession.
Nate Dreiling made 16 tackles, while Luke Stringer added 14 stops including 3.0 tackles-for-loss for the Gorillas.


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Definition: In a technical sense, two words that have a common origin are cognates. Most often, cognates are words in two languages that have a common etymology and thus are similar or identical. For example, the English "kiosk" and the Spanish quiosco are cognates because they both come from the Turkish kosk.
Cognates often have a similar meaning, but in some cases the meaning has changed over the centuries in one language or another. An example of such a change is the English word "arena," which usually refers to a sports facility, and the Spanish arena, which usually means "sand." They both come from the Latin harena, which originally meant "sand" and came in time to also refer to an area of a Roman amphitheater that was covered with sand. Spanish retained the meaning of "sand" (although the word can sometimes refer to a sports arena), but English expanded the word's meaning to include facilities something like the Roman amphitheater.
In a popular and less technical sense, the term "cognate" also is used to refer to words in two languages that are similar but have no common origin, such as the Spanish sopa (meaning "soup") and the English "soap."
Also in a popular and not technical sense, the phrase "false cognate" is used to refer to cognates that have different meanings, such as the Spanish parar (to stop) and the English "pare" (to trim). A more precise term to use for such word pairs is "false friends."
Also known as: palabra afín, palabra relacionada or palabra cognada in Spanish
Examples: Cognate pairs with similar meanings number in the thousands and include "azure"/azul, "committee"/comité and "morphine"/morfina. Spanish cognates that are false friends include asistir (which usually means "to attend," not "to assist"), contestar (which usually means "to answer," not "to contest") and sano (which usually means "healthy" rather than "sane").


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2:56 p.m. Update
"The Department of Social Services was notified shortly before 2 p.m. by our electronic benefit transfer contractor that service has been restored in Connecticut and other states," according to an e-mail from the CT Department of Social Services. "This means that SNAP (food stamps) and cash assistance recipients can use their EBT cards to access benefits, as normal."
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Connecticut is one of ten states hit today with a computer breakdown in distributing public assistance benefits.
The Department of Social Services was notified this morning by its electronic benefit transfer (EBT) contractor of a service disruption due to computer problems.
This means: currently, DSS public assistance recipients cannot use debit-style 'EBT' cards to access benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamp) or cash assistance programs.
The system disruption was reported by J.P. Morgan Electronic Financial Services, the contractor used by Connecticut and several other states to operate the EBT system.
Other states affected, according to J. P. Morgan: New York, Florida, Indiana, South Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania (as well as U.S. Virgin Islands).
JPMorgan is working to restore the system and will keep states informed today of its progress.


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Building infrastructure to support home visiting to prevent child maltreatment: Two-year findings from the cross-site evaluation of the supporting evidence-based home visiting initiative
The Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment (EBHV) initiative is designed to build knowledge about how to build the infrastructure and service delivery systems necessary to implement, scale-up, and sustain evidence-based home visiting program models as a strategy to prevent child maltreatment. The grantee cluster, funded by the Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes 17 diverse grantees from 15 states. Each grantee selected one or more home visiting models it planned to implement for the first time in its state or community (new implementers) or to enhance, adapt for new target populations, or expand. To support the implementation of home visiting with fidelity to their evidence-based models and help ensure their long-term sustainability, the grantees are developing infrastructure such as identifying funding streams and establishing strategies for developing and supporting the home visiting workforce. The EBHV grantees must conduct local evaluations to assess implementation, outcomes, and costs associated with their selected home visiting models. The national cross-site evaluation, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and its partner, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, is designed to identify successful strategies for building infrastructure to implement or support the grantee-selected home visiting models (Koball et al. 2009). This report describes cross-site findings from the first two years of the initiative (fiscal years 2008-2010), including the planning period and early implementation of the grantee-selected home visiting models. The report primarily addresses four questions: 1. What was the state or local context with respect to home visiting as EBHV grantees planned and implemented their projects? 2. What partnerships did grantees form to support planning and early implementation of new home visiting programs? 3. What infrastructure was needed to implement home visiting program models in the early stages of the EBHV grant? 4. How did EBHV grantees and their associated home visiting implementing agencies (IAs) prepare for and implement new home visiting programs? (author abstract)
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families
An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives.
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Volume I. Technical report
An evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Head Start programs in improving children's outcomes, based on a national assessment of 3,000 children at 17 sites
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care
A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs
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Evidence-based home visiting systems evaluation update: Infrastructure-building plans and activities in 2011
This report provides a snapshot of subcontractors' plans for achieving their targeted outcomes and the EBHV goals and their actual infrastructure-building activities in year 3 of the initiative, roughly at the midpoint of implementation. EBHV subcontractors are operating in complex, dynamic, and unpredictable environments. As they adapt to these changing conditions, their plans and activities change, potentially altering the initiative's outcomes. Tracking these changing conditions and the evolution of subcontractors' plans and activities as they adapt can provide a rich picture of how complex system interventions operate over time and provide lessons and guidance for how to build infrastructure capacity that supports implementation with fidelity, scale-up, and sustainability of EBHV programs. This brief snapshot adds to earlier work by the cross-site evaluation team that documented subcontractor plans at the end of a one-year planning period and infrastructure-building activities during the planning and early implementation period. The report addresses two main research questions at approximately the midpoint of the funding period: 1. What EBHV initiative goals did subcontractors expect to achieve, and how did they plan to do so? What people and institutions did they expect to engage at each infrastructure level? What infrastructure-building strategies did they expect to implement? What infrastructure-building short-term results and long-term outcomes did they expect to achieve? 2. In what types of infrastructure-building activities did subcontractors actually engage? How were subcontractors' activities influenced by economic and other contextual factors? How did infrastructure-building activities change over time? What were subcontractors' perceived successes in progressing toward their targeted infrastructure-building outcomes and the EBHV goals? What challenges and barriers impeded subcontractors' progress toward their targeted infrastructure-building outcomes and the EBHV goals? (author abstract)
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Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs: Volume I: Cross-site perspectives
A description of the characteristics and early implementation experiences of the 17 research programs participating in the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project in fall 1997, with a focus on similarities and differences across programs in the characteristics of the families they serve, their goals and expected outcomes, the services they offer, and their early challenges and successes
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Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. I. Final technical report
A report of the findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a large-scale, random-assignment evaluation of the impact of Early Head Start programs on the development of infants and toddlers, and the parenting and family development of low-income families across the US
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Making replication work: Building infrastructure to implement, scale-up, and sustain evidence-based early childhood home visiting programs with fidelity
Mathematica Policy Research and its partner, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, conducted a national cross-site evaluation of the EBHV initiative. Using a mixed-methods approach, the national cross-site evaluation was designed to (1) examine the degree to which system change occurred, (2) document the fidelity with which the program models were implemented, and (3) identify implementation strategies and challenges. Ultimately, the evaluation examined the degree to which building infrastructure capacity influenced whether the EBHV subcontractors were able to achieve their EBHV goals related to implementation with fidelity, scale-up, and sustainability. The evaluation also examined whether progress achieving these goals was influenced by the quality of the collaboration among partners, the extent to which partners worked together, and the degree to which partners' respective goals were in alignment. This final evaluation report brings together findings from all years of the EBHV initiative, drawing on interim reports and briefings and updating results with analyses of data collected through the initiative's first four years of implementation (fall 2009 through spring 2013). Throughout the initiative, the national cross-site evaluation gathered data from many sources, including reviews of the subcontractor's applications and progress reports, several rounds of telephone interviews and two rounds of site visits with the EBHV subcontractors, baseline and followup surveys of the EBHV subcontractors and their partners, and data on staff and participant characteristics and service delivery from the implementing agencies (IAs) identified by the subcontractors. The primary data sources for this report include: (1) site visits conducted to the 17 EBHV subcontractors between February and April 2012; (2) data on staff and participant characteristics and service delivery from October 1, 2009, through June 30, 2012; and (3) a web-based survey of key partners fielded in February 2013. (author abstract)
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Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. II. Site profiles
Interim findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first source
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Pathways to quality and full implementation in Early Head Start programs
A report characterizing the development of Early Head Start programs over the first four years of the program's existence.
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Quality child care for infants and toddlers: Case studies of three community strategies
A study of child care quality and it impact on infants and toddlers presenting a set of in-depth case studies of three types of collaborative infant-toddler child care initiatives located in four diverse communities, with findings collected during intensive three-day sight visits to the case study communities
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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report
Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits
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Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
This report provides a descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project. The aim of the evaluation was to: identify program models and how they were being implemented; determine the characteristics and needs of kith and kin caregivers and the families they served; discover community partnerships; and assess the quality of the caregiving environments. The sources from which data were collected and analyzed include staff and caregiver interviews, administrative records, and observational assessment of child care environment quality. Recommendations are offered for improving quality and supporting the needs of caregivers.
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"I am capable of flying for any international airline as I have an experience of over two decades with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)," says a pilot who has recently been sacked from the national flag carrier for holding a 'fake' secondary school certificate.
"It is not my fault. Ask the PIA management why they did not get my certificate verified 20 years ago when I joined as first pilot," the seemingly unabashed pilot says, further arguing that it is not the SSC certificate that matters in their profession, it is the commercial flying licence issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
"A pilot primarily gets a job in any airline on the strength of his flying licence and completion of required number of flying hours."
He is among the other nine pilots the management recently sacked for having fake matriculation or intermediate degrees. PIA spokesman Sultan Hasan confirms that four pilots have been sacked for fake degrees and other issues. However, he is of the view that it is not the degree but the experience of a pilot that matters. "A plane does not fly with degrees," he insists. "We send degrees of the employees to their respective institutions for verification on their appointment. But we don't pursue in case (the institutions) don't respond." During the last five years, Mr Sultan says over 250 employees in different departments of the airline had been fired for holding fake degrees.
The Pakistan Airlines Pilots' Association president Capt Suhail Baluch says the sacked senior pilots, having vast experience and thousands of flying hours, are an asset for the national airlines. "We should take care of our assets instead of losing them after huge investment by the airline on their training and grooming." Capt Baluch further says that a pilot becomes a truly expensive commodity when he/she acquires command of an aircraft; by then the airline has spent at least Rs40 million on his/her training. It is only after such a tedious process that the pilot gets certified to fly a Boeing-777.
"Ironically we are giving away this asset built over years to other airlines which are not bothered what kind of objection he or she has on his intermediate or matriculation certificates acquired years ago. In the field of flying what matters most is the flying license acquisition and subsequent trainings," he argues.
Baluch believes that there should be punishment in such a case (holding fake degree) but it should not be dismissal as it serves to punish the airline more than the pilot. "We will have to reinvest in new recruits while the sacked pilots will immediately get jobs in private airlines." At present PIA has over 550 pilots.
While pilots may not have any immediate problems working with PIA, employees of other departments have one major complaint — low salary.
"I am a Group-7 officer and after serving PIA for the last 18 years or so I am just getting Rs50,000," says one official who told Dawn that lower cadre employees (Groups1 to 4) were really low paid. "Recently 30 per cent of new recruitment in Group-3 as assistants quit their jobs for being low paid. PIA was paying them Rs11,000 per month. It is a myth that PIA employees are sitting pretty in terms of salary."
A flight attendant points out how low paid employees and crew get lured into dishonest acts. "You see a good number of meal trolleys go missing when planes return from foreign flights. Similarly, smuggling of cigarette packs to European destinations by crew members is common because of its high price there," she reveals.
She also confidently comments that corruption in PIA is not a crime. "Even those who get caught red-handed get away easily.
There are no checks and balances in this organisation." However, a few months ago an air hostess was arrested in Lahore for trying to smuggle heroin to a Gulf country. Investigation is underway.
As uncertainty prevails in PIA because of its financial mess and bleak future, the employees also find a difficult working environment. "The union has grown strong during the PPP government and transfers and postings are being done on political grounds," says one employee. He says only those employees are getting promoted who have "strong political connections."
Shaukat Jamshed, president of PIA's engineering association, comments on the over-staffing in the national flag carrier. At present PIA has about 18,000 employees. "The total revenue of PIA spent on employees is between 16 to 18 per cent while foreign airlines spend aorund 33 to 40 per cent on employees. So to say that downsizing is one of the solutions to PIA's woes is a misconception," he says. He believes that if downsizing will help improve matters in PIA then engineering, catering and security departments should be outsourced as they are in foreign airlines.
Mr Jamshed, who has been associated with PIA for 40 years, says the management will have to enhance the salary and allowances of technicians as they are getting jobs abroad on handsome salary packages.


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As you hopefully remember, I moved into a new apartment in December. Well, actually it's a semi-houseshare but I don't care as I get to live in a cute red house with tons of space! With a price I can afford! This place also has tons of light (which makes me so happy after living many years in a place that got direct sunlight only 4 weeks a year) and it has plenty of potential for home decor and DIY-projects.
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The first project wasn't actually my own doing. I asked my friend to come and help with unpacking and he cherry-picked the funnest thing to do, which was the art wall. I admit he did a good job but as he then left and I was stuck with moving boxes with recently operated knee, I wasn't too happy about it then. (I may have used the word asshat).
This is my staircase. The frames are from various places and in true Thrifty Finn-fashion, I didn't pay full price for any of them. In the frames sit two vintage ads, an old alphabet education poster, a piece of scrapbook paper, vintage shelf paper, my own freebie printable and what is left over of Vincent van Gogh's 'Almond Tree'-poster. There is still room to grow the collection but I like the way it looks now. Here you can see it better in context:
Nice, eh? Cheers me up every morning. As soon as I find nice ones, I'm going to add some hooks on the wall on the left to hold my cutest purses and such. I'm slightly tempted to go with coastal/sea/captains cabin theme because the panelling but I think it's better to stick with what I know; Spinster in the attic/grandma/crazy cat lady-vibe. Hah. To achieve that, my next project is:
Painting the frame white. Again in Thrifty Finn-fashion, I made a major saving…The paint was free from my landlord. And yes, in Finland paint is expensive so this IS a big deal.
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Now the 21-year-old sensation is piling up the awards.
On Wednesday, Willis swept the Pepsi National League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month honors for June.
Willis became the first player ever to win both awards in the same month since the Rookie of the Month award was instituted in 2001.
"He should be on the All-Star team," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said. "Win or lose [his next few starts], he should be on the All-Star team. He's pretty polished."
Willis becomes the first rookie pitcher to win NL Pitcher of the Month since Los Angeles' Hideo Nomo did it in June of 1995.
Willis, who pitched Wednesday night, entered the game against Atlanta riding a seven-game winning streak.
At 8-1 (2.26), the left-hander is gaining recognition as a Rookie of the Year candidate. He's been on an incredible roll, being named NL Co-Player of the Week with Arizona reliever Jose Valverde for June 16-22.
Willis' highlight for the month was tossing a complete-game one-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Mets on June 16. He followed that up with a two-hit shutout against Tampa Bay in a game called after five innings because of rain.
"He deserves it," Marlins pitching coach Wayne Rosenthal said. "Nobody else pitched as well as he did, as far as stats and dominating games. There is no reason why he shouldn't get it."
In 34 2/3 innings in June, Willis gave up four earned runs and had three starts without surrendering a run. He struck out 28 and walked eight.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Willis is the first rookie since Jason Isringhausen in 1995 to win seven straight starts.
The Marlins called up the left-hander from Double-A Carolina on May 9 after three starters were placed on the disabled list.
"He's concentrating more," Rosenthal said. "He knows it's not going to be easy. He's told me that many times. He's working harder to keep his stuff, and doing what he needs to do to get people out up here."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FORMER Witton midfielder Matthew Woolley has left Cheshire League champions Knutsford to join 1874 Northwich.
He was an unused substitute during Saturday's 4-2 win against Hanley Town in the North West Counties League.
Woolley, now 23, started the current campaign at Congleton Town before switching to Reds where he has played alongside brothers Jack and Joe.
Before that, he made more than 40 appearances in two spells at Wincham Park and was part of an Albion side promoted via the play-offs to the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League's top tier in 2012.
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An investment alternative that is growing rapidly is derivatives based on commercial property. Property derivatives offer real estate exposure through a swap based in an exclusive arrangement on the return of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries index.
The U.K. has had a going property derivatives market for several years. Trades are typically tied to indexes from Investment Property Databank, a London-based research and data provider. Industry observers estimate U.K. trading volume last year at $1.5 billion to $1.9 billion and estimate it could more than double this year as the market becomes more established and liquid. "The U.S. market for property derivatives is potentially huge," according to Jeffrey Altabef, managing director for real estate finance and securitization at Credit Suisse.
Investors can use property derivatives to gain relatively inexpensive exposure to real estate and to hedge risk. They could reduce relative exposure to apartments by adding it in retail properties. "The underlying asset class is by far the largest in the world. The application for derivative use in this market place can add value to property companies and pension funds, as well as banks and speculators, who traditionally use derivatives to manage and establish risk in other asset classes," notes Philip Barker, vice president of real estate derivatives at GFI.
Paul Ogden, who heads property derivatives development for a joint venture in London between commercial real estate consultant CB Richard Ellis and derivatives broker GFI Group, says that "What we need, and what we are starting to see, is the influx of big institutions with very large property positions. That will add more depth to the market." In the U.S., Credit Suisse's commercial real estate derivatives operation is the investment alternative right now. But New York-based GFI says it's close to establishing collaboration with a commercial real estate company to also offer property derivatives in the U.S., as it does in the U.K.
The downside is that the U.S. market is tiny and illiquid. That is "obviously" going to be an issue for investors, says Alex Dewey of the London capital markets group of U.S.-based real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. "But once you get to that point of critical mass with the derivatives market, liquidity becomes less of an issue," he argues. "I believe we've reached that point already." GFI's Barker is only a little more circumspect. "I sense that the next six to 18 months are going to have a very strong multiplier effect in terms of profile and participation," he says. "We think that the growth is going to be exponential." Not everyone, though, is convinced of that. "I like derivatives," says Kenneth Rosen, professor of real estate and urban economics at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and chairman of Rosen Real Estate Securities, which runs a hedge fund. "The only problem is they are expensive. But as more and more people do it, the liquidity will be better and so will the pricing."
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Retro City Retailers: Why Steam is important, and how competing services need to offer more to devs
Retro City Rampage is available on Steam, the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and it's on the way to WiiWare. You can also buy it directly from the official web page using the Humble Store. I spoke with the game's creator about what you need to look for when finding places that are willing to sell your game, and what to avoid before you sign the contract. Indie games have many choices when it comes to how their games are sold, and there are some traps you want to avoid if you're a developer.
Focus on Steam
"Lots of people are trying to get a cut of the PC portal market, bundle market and cloud markets. However, the vast majority of PC revenue is made on Steam, so if you're lucky enough to have a game on there you really need to think about the time spent vs. reward in signing with other distribution partners," he explained.
"Odds are that you'll make more money throwing a one-day Steam sale than having your game up for months on another PC portal, and you'll save a lot of paperwork. You'll draw more purchases with a 50% off Steam sale than a 90% off sale on some other site. A tiny capsule with your game on the main Steam page will do far more for you than a full page splash on another site. You get the idea."
Even if you throw in extras for non-Steam purchases, or throw in a Steam key while selling through other methods, most copies will still be sold through Steam. It's where PC gamers are the most comfortable spending their money.
Steam's competitors need to offer more to get your attention
The good news is that Valve is, according to damn near every developer I've spoken to, an easy company to work with. "In fact, Steam, Sony, Nintendo and Apple all offer very good terms and revenue share to developers right off the bat," Provinciano told the Report. That means if someone else wants to sell your game, they have to offer some aggressive terms. Unfortunately, they often go too far in the other direction.
"Many other companies are trying to compete and new ones spring up all of the time. However, more often than not the wannabe competitors offer lower revshare to developers or more aggressive contract terms which can waste a lot of your time and money in legal fees to negotiate," he said.
"It's quite perplexing, really. Anyone wanting to compete with them needs to, at minimum, offer similar or better terms. Much better in fact, in order to compensate for their small market share. In most cases that I've seen, the competitors present terms in the contract which handcuff you as an attempt to give them the upper hand against competitors, with no benefit to you. It really makes me glad that I'm in the spot that I'm in, to be able to walk away."
What advice does he give to developers weighing multiple offers? "The biggest tip that I have for developers or publishers who choose to release their games across multiple portals is to never agree to terms which bottlneck your flexibility on other platforms or sites," he said.
The fine print, and how to avoid falling into a trap
"Some contract terms may seem fine upon first glance, but if you actually map out a potential outcome matrix, they aren't quite as harmless," Provinciano stated. "For example, let's say a distributor is allowed to match any sale you run elsewhere and you need to notify them in advance. If a last minute spot opens up for a 12 hour flash sale, you might be unable to jump on it. Add onto that a clause which allows them to run sales of their own, they may put it on sale on their site first to get the upper hand."
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But wait, there's more! "As another example, you may be prohibited from releasing your game on other platforms first and this one platform also controls the release date. This is a recipe for disaster in itself, but gets worse. Let's say that they wait until their competitor's offices are closed for the holidays to give you your release date," he said. "Not only do you end up missing out on the Christmas shopping season, your other SKUs become delayed, your release schedule becomes fragmented (damaging your marketing plan) and you'll be faced with a lot of negative PR from fans waiting for their preferred SKU."
The trick is to go through the contract and decide whether each provision benefits you, or the distributor. "If it benefits them and negatively impacts you, think twice. An agreement should be mutually beneficial. A huge red flag is when you ask them to explain how something greatly in their favor benefits you and they respond that they or their platform 'adds value.' This is a common response from publishers, almost as if they all went to the same business school. In every case when I've been fed this, none have been able to elaborate on this 'value.'"
"There are great distribution platforms out there and more good publishers than bad. However, the bad do exist and it's easy to get trapped by them when starting out. Remember that your first offers will usually be the worst, so take your time," Provinciano said.
"One publisher for example wanted 3.5 times more revshare than another. Yet another dropped their revshare to almost 1/3rd of what they originally attempted to squeeze out of me once I made it clear that I knew what the market rate should be," he continued.
"I was in talks with a dozen publishers for Retro City Rampage before finally selecting the best one. It's worth spending the time shopping around and the best ones usually start with good offers and require little to no negotiation, making them the best of both worlds. At the end of the day, it's about having a good working relationship, so if they start off on the wrong foot, it's likely a warning sign of things to come."
These are deep waters. Monaco is being published on consoles by Majesco, which allowed the game to launch on the Xbox Live Arcade on the same day as Steam. If Microsoft had published the game, there likely would have been temporary exclusivity to Xbox Live. Skulls of the Shogun is available on Xbox Live Arcade, Windows Phone, and Windows 8 only, and it's very likely Microsoft paid for that exclusivity upfront. Sometimes you have to decide if the guaranteed flat payment for that sort of exclusivity outweighs the lost sales. The Humble Store only asks for a 5% cut of sales, but there is no storefront, it's up to you to promote the title.
Right now it seems like there are piles of bundles, stacks of storefronts, and reams of retailers all hungry for games to sell. Some will treat you better than others, and sadly this is an area where you have to be a businessperson as much as a developer.


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Study Abroad: Victoria in Switzerland
Today I have an interview with Victoria (on the right in the picture). She is a Kent State student, and a good friend of mine, who is currently studying abroad in Switzerland for the semester. She has also included a couple of beautiful pictures she has taken while there. Enjoy!
Name: Victoria Jackson
Year: Senior
Major: Pan-African studies, Minors in International Business and Political Science
- What is the time difference between Kent and Switzerland?
- The difference is 6 hours.
- Have you discovered any cool shops, restaurants, café, etc. that you enjoy? If so, what are they called? And, can you describe them?
- Restaurants here are extremely expensive, so I have only been to a few. The best restaurant I have been to so far is the Spaghetti factory, which I can only describe as Italian fusion. The food was good but expensive. There is an Irish pub, called Mulligans, which is a half a block from our building so we usually will hangout there. The beers aren't too expensive and the bartenders are friendly. I went to the Salvation Army here and it was really nice. It had a great selection of books in English and a nice clothing section especially the skirts and coats. There is a cafe near my internship that has a really nice tarte tatin. The café is expensive so that was a one-time thing.
- What is something you did there so far that was a lot of fun?
- I have done a few fun things. Going to museums, and exploring the city. I took a day trip to France. I went to a town in France just past the Swiss border with some friends; we walked around and went to a pastry shop. A group of us from the program went to a Rave, which was an interesting and unique experience.
- How is the weather there currently?
- I love the weather here. Recently it has been around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. I have only seen it snow twice here, and it was extremely light, did not stick to the ground, and lasted for a few minutes.
- What are you doing in Switzerland/ What is your reason for going?
- I am doing the Kent State UniversityGeneva Semester. The internship option for this program is why I am in Switzerland. I am interning with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rightsof the Child, and I also take classes.
- What has been the biggest adjustment for you?
- Folders. Hands down folders have been the biggest adjustment. American style folders are not sold inGeneva. I wish I had brought my own from home. Also nothing is open on Sunday, which is difficult to get used to.
- Was/Is it difficult for you to find your way around?
- It has been really easy to get around. Geneva is an international city, so most people speak English. The public transportation here is excellent, it is the best transportation system I have ever experienced. Our building is located at the city center so we are in walking distance of almost everything we need on a daily basis.
- I read that Switzerland has a few official languages, with German being the most spoken language. Do you find it difficult to communicate with the locals?
- Fortunately for me German is spoken in the region I am not in. In Geneva French is spoken. As I mentioned in the last question, English is widely spoken in Geneva. I usually only encounter a severe language barrier at grocery stores or smaller shops. Ihave been practicing French while I am here and that has helped a lot.
- What do you miss the most (besides family and friends) about being away from home?
- Folders. Also food. The selection in the grocery store is not as wide as in the US. All the food here is either Italian or cheese. It is annoying. I just want to eat something spicy.
- What is your main way of staying in contact with people from home?
- I use the textfree app on my ipod, phone, and computer. Basically I have 3 new 216 area code numbers that I used to text and keep in contact. I also use skype video calls.
- Which would you say is more visually pleasing: Kent or Switzerland?
- Definitely Switzerland. There is no comparison. Geneva is beautiful, especially Lake Geneva. The rural areas of Switzerland are beautiful, and the mountains are beautiful and can be seen everywhere. Even the buildings and cobblestone streets are beautiful. Why did you even ask me this ahahhah just kidding
- Are there other countries that you plan on visiting while abroad? If so, which countries?
- There are many cities I would like to experience, but time and budget place a lot of constraints on my travel plans. I plan on visiting the UK, Spain, France, and Italy. I'm still in the planning phase, and hopefully I can expand the number of countries and cities I visit.
- What are some of the things you would like to do before heading back to Kent?
- I would like to travel through Europe, and see historical sites and museums. Also I would like to go to a good concert while I'm here.
- How does it feel to be spending your last semester of college in Switzerland?
- It feels great. It is really nice to be away from campus and to be in a great city. I can't image having this experience and then going back to Kent. More importantly this is the only semester I could do it.
- Do you think you would consider working or living in Switzerland in the future if the opportunity came about?
- I would only live in Geneva. I would not live anywhere else in Switzerland. I really like Geneva and I could live here, and it has a nice location in Europe.
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Seattle Seahawks
Golden Tate - #81 - WR
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|2010, 2nd round, 28th pick by Seahawks
Seahawks release CB Parker, add WR Butler
The Seahawks released CB Ron Parker and signed WR Deon Butler to active roster.
Seahawks' O-line major factor in offense's recent success
While rookie phenom Russell Wilson is mainly responsible for Seattle's recent offensive fireworks, the O-line in front of him has also excelled.
Seahawks CB Sherman wins appeal
Seahawks CB Richard Sherman won the appeal of his four-game suspension for the use of performance-enhancing substances.
Still plenty to determine in Week 17
The "pandemonium at FedEx Field," as DeAngelo Hall is calling the Redskins-Cowboys win-and-in matchup, heads the Week 17 slate.
Week 16 Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Russell Wilson, Geno Atkins and Blair Walsh as its Players of the Week.
NFC West Spin cycle: There's no stopping red-hot Seahawks
The surging Seahawks grabbed center stage in the NFC West with their playoff-clinching rout of the Niners in Seattle.
Week 17 playoff scenarios
Seeding is up for grabs in the AFC, while five teams fight for two spots in the NFC playoffs in Week 17.
Seahawks roll past 49ers into playoffs
Russell Wilson threw four TD passes, Marshawn Lynch scored two early TDs and the Seahawks scored a 42-13 rout of San Francisco.
Thursday's 60-second rant: Another Sunday-night special on the way
PFW's Dan Arkush rants about all the different reasons the 49ers-Seahawks game Sunday night should be worth the price of admission.
Seahawks place DE Jones on I.R.
The Seahawks placed DE Jason Jones on injured reserve and signed DT Hebron "Loni" Fangupo to the active roster from the practice squad.
Seahawks release TE Moore
The Seahawks released TE Evan Moore and promoted TE Sean McGrath.
Seahawks-49ers highlights Week 16 action
Eric Edholm looks ahead to Week 16, which features some key divisional matchups that will have major playoff ramifications — including Seahawks vs. 49ers.
Key matchup: Niners wide receivers vs. Seahawks cornerbacks
In today's "Key Matchup," PFW's Dan Arkush focuses on the Niners WRs vs. the Seahawks CBs in the Week 16 Sunday-night game.
Week 16 playoff scenarios
First-round byes and playoff spots are up for grabs in Week 16. See how it can happen in the playoff scenarios.
NFC West Spin cycle: 49ers, Seahawks make statements
Huge victories by San Francisco and Seattle in advance of their prime-time matchup in Week 16 grabbed the headlines in Week 15.
Tate caught five passes for 96 yards and a TD on Sunday at Chicago.||||||| Tate has caught four TDs in four games.
Tate had two TD receptions Sunday in a 30-20 win over Minnesota.||||||| Tate has five TDs in his last seven games. He had three in his first 28 career games.
Tate hauled in three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns - the last of which came on a disputed call on the final play of Monday's 14-12 win over Green Bay.||||||| Tate shoved a Green Bay defender out of the way, wrestled another for the ball and was awarded a touchdown on game's last play. "We both had possession of it. I don't even know the rule but I guess the tie goes to the receiver," Tate said.
Tate had five catches for 46 yards in Sunday's 23-20 OT loss to Arizona.||||||| Tate has 609 yards in two seasons. Overhyped like many Notre Dame football players, Tate is a terrible fantasy option at WR.
Tate had season highs of four receptions and 47 yards with a touchdown in Thursday's 31-14 win over the Eagles.||||||| Tate was limited to one catch in three of his previous four games.


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Applicants who hold a Master's degree in a counseling-related field and who seek either elementary or secondary school counseling certification should apply to the School Counseling Certification Program. Counselors with one certification (i.e., in either elementary or secondary school counseling) who wish to be certified in the other levels will make application to the certification program. Applicants who seek "certification only" programs must complete at least 45 credits in the School Counseling Program at Gwynedd Mercy University. A 300-hour practicum must be satisfactorily completed for each level of certification.


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The Tuscan Villa in Gulfport
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Villa
- community Villas at Legacy
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,050 - $ 1,350 / week
vacation rental description
3BR/2BA. 1700 sq feet. Ground Level. Near the Beach on the
Gulfport/Biloxi line.
The Tuscan Villa is family owned with an excellent local manager; your
concierge for golf, dining, and deep sea fishing.
Construction is recent, with archways, dual entry patio, gas
fireplace, ceramic tile flooring, granite counters, Jacuzzi tub, and
gourmet gas kitchen. 1700 square feet. This is a ground level unit
with near door parking and an attached two car garage. No steps to
the front entry.
Beautiful furnishings. Master King, second bedroom Queen, third
bedroom two Twins, all with top of the line mattresses. Luxurious
living room with Queen sleeper sofa.
Breakfast nook seats four, formal dining seats six. Kitchen is fully
Electronic amenities include HD TV in the living room, standard TV's in all bedrooms. Three DVD players. High-speed cable modem internet with WIRELESS router at the computer
desk (bring your own laptop). Cable TV.
A Highchair and Pac-N-Play crib are stored in the laundry room. Full
size washer and dryer in unit.
Complex features 2 inviting pools and 2 hot tubs. New childrens
playground. Well appointed club house with Busniness Center, Fitness
room, and screened Grill Room.
Gated community is private and secure.
Within the two city area, this central beach location is ideal. On the
Gulfport/Biloxi line, the complex is midway between Beau Rivage Casino
in downtown Biloxi and Grand Casino in downtown Gulfport.
The entrance to the complex is across the street from the expansive
white sand beach. Next door is the Great Southern Golf Club. All your
shopping needs are within one mile, including the large indoor
Edgewater Mall. Only a ten minute drive to the Outlet Malls and
Waterpark. One mile from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum: convention
Sorry, no pets. No smoking.
For an upper level unit, please see our GARDEN VILLA (same complex)
listed in the Biloxi section.
Please see our gulfcoastvacationcondos website.
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
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Last modified on 08-28-2014 at 4:40 PM.
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Anita (850) 261-8561
villa rental amenities
Gas Fireplace, High-speed Internet Access, Cable Flat Screen HD TV, 3 DVD Players (Lr, Mbr, 2nd BR),
Air Conditioning, Full Kitchen, Microwave,
Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Ice Maker, Cooking Utensils Provided,
Linens Provided, Washer & Dryer, Jetted Tub in Bath, Walk in
closets, Hot Tub (Shared), Pool (Shared), Fitness Room (shared),
Garage, Gas Grill (shared), No Smoking
activities and attractions in Gulfport Mississippi
Golf, Casinos, White Sand Beach, Fishing, Shopping, Restaurants,
Waterpark, ECHL Ice Hockey.
vacation rental rates
Off Season 14-15 Rates: Aug 18 - May 20:
$175 per night
$1050 per week.
Inquire about monthly.
Summer 15 Rates: May 21- Aug 16:
$225 per night.
$1350 per week.
12% tax and $115 cleaning.
3% processing fee ONLY IF paying with credit card.
Summer only: $25 HOA mandated resort fee per stay.
Summer Peak: 3 night minimum except where a vacancy in the calendar can be filled.
Off Season: 2 night minimum. $185/nt for 2 night weekend stays only.
Other rates may apply to holidays and special events, eg
Cruisin' the Coast: 7 night minimum, $1550/wk.
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The Final Four grudge match between the Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats hasn't gotten out of hand yet, but the Cats are still very much in control and it doesn't look like Louisville are going to find a way to score consistently. Chris Smith, Russ Smith and Kyle Kuric have been mostly ineffective, but their defense has been just good enough to keep things from getting out of hand. Kentucky leads 22-12 at the under-12 minute media timeout.
With Michael Kidd-Gilchrist sitting down after picking up two fouls, Kyle Wiltjer has come in for Kentucky and he's playing well. He has a basket that he picked up after grabbing the offensive rebound on his own shot, and he's playing very well on defense.
Anthony Davis has five rebounds and two blocks to go along with his four points, and he's altering shots even when he's not blocking them. He's a big part of why Louisville have managed only 26 percent from the floor thus far.
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