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Bellator 89's bantamweight title clash between champion Eduardo Dantas and Marcos Galvao represents not just teammate vs. teammate (albeit those who are currently training separately), but friend vs. friend and teacher vs. mentor.
Paul Daley and 135-pound champion Eduardo Dantas returns to the Bellator cage this November as the promotion inches closer to their 2013 Spike debut.
Eduardo Dantas looked unstoppable in the main event of Bellator 65, taking apart Zach Makovsky to win the promotion's 135-pound title.
Bellator 65 Post-Fight Press Conference
Bellator's first 135-pound champion will finally defend his gold for the first time when he faces Eduardo Dantas at April's Bellator 65.
Swollen balls, Dantas' inferno and another wild season's end is discussed in this week's Bellator notebook.
Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas go to battle at Bellator 59 Saturday with a 135-pound title shot hanging in the balance.
Bellator's 205-pound champion has a return date, while an injury creates opportunity in their heavyweight tournament.
Bellator FC has signed Nova Uniao prospect and #1 Bantamweight Scouting Report fighter Eduardo Dantas to a multi-fight deal. Dantas is expected to be included in a Season 5 Bantamweight draw to determine a challenger for title holder Zach Makovsky. (HT and Photo credit: Sherdog.com)
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As she advanced from winning local beauty pageants to landing roles in unremarkable movies, Angie Dickinson's career seemed to be following an upward, if unspectacular, path. And if her acting wasn't exactly setting the world on fire, her liaisons with high-profile costars (Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson) and her 1966 marriage to Burt Bacharach ensured her a place in Hollywood's upper echelons. It wasn't until the seventies, though, that Dickinson met her pop-culture destiny, playing Sargeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on Police Woman. Pepper was a lot of firsts: the first woman to have men report to her, the first unmarried female officer, the first to display self-doubt and, occasionally, a weakness for Jack Daniels. While she was doing all that, she also carved out a new look for the powerful woman—briskly beautiful in minimal makeup, blond hair permanently tousled from running down perps, her white Bianca Jagger–esque pantsuit adding to her unconscious swagger. Take that, Sydney Bristow.
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Touring Quantum of the Seas at Meyer Werft this week, top retailers were wowed.
Quantum of the Seas will have a giant 20% leap in fuel efficiency per available passenger day over Oasis and Allure of the Seas through myriad initiatives including an innovative air lubrication system. The ship will ride on a carpet of drag-reducing micro-bubbles that, at speed, is expected to cut fuel consumption a net 7% to 8%, according to Harri Kulovaara, evp maritime for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Royal Caribbean entertainment vp Nick Weir calls it the coolest room at sea. For evp maritime Harri Kulovaara, it has been the most difficult design of his career. And chairman and ceo Richard Fain told Seatrade Insider Quantum of the Seas' innovative Two70°—the enormous aft lounge with 270-degree ocean views that mingles robotics and super-high-definition projections with human aerial acrobats— is the most expensive room Royal Caribbean has ever built. It was, in fact, more costly than the company's first cruise ship, the $13.5m Song of Norway.
With the addition of AmaSerena and AmaVista in 2015, AmaWaterways will introduce the line's first connecting cabins. The vessels will join their sister ships AmaSonata, which was christened last month, and AmaReina, AmaPrima and AmaCerto for Danube, Main and Rhine sailings beginning next spring.
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A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire quarterback Alex Smith from San Francisco.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade does not become official until March 12th when the NFL's new business year begins. ESPN reports Kansas City will trade its second-round pick in the 2013 draft (No. 34 overall) as well as another conditional mid-round pick in 2014 to acquire Smith. The 49ers now own 15 picks in the 2013 draft.
It's the first big player move by Kansas City since Andy Reid took over as coach after being fired by Philadelphia. Fox Sports first reported the deal.
Smith lost his starting job to Colin Kaepernick after sustaining a concussion November 11th. Kaepernick played well and coach Jim Harbaugh stuck with him even when Smith was healthy. Kaepernick led the 49ers to the NFC championship and a close loss to Baltimore in the Super Bowl.


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Universal One-Way Hash Functions and their Cryptographic Applications (1989)
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We define a Universal One-Way Hash Function family, a new primitive which enables the compression of elements in the function domain. The main property of this primitive is that given an element x in the domain, it is computationally hard to find a different domain element which collides with x. We prove constructively that universal one-way hash functions exist if any 1-1 one-way functions exist. Among the various applications of the primitive is a One-Way based Secure Digital Signature Scheme which is existentially secure against adoptive attacks. Previously, all provably secure signature schemes were based on the stronger mathematical assumption that trapdoor one-way functions exist. Key words. cryptography, randomized algorithms AMS subject classifications. 68M10, 68Q20, 68Q22, 68R05, 68R10 Part of this work was done while the authors were at the IBM Almaden Research Center. The first author was supported in part by NSF grant CCR-88 13632. A preliminary version of this work app...


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A gun found by school children on Jan. 23 has been confirmed by the Washington State Crime Lab as the weapon used to kill Harry "Ed" Giesbrecht, 53, at his Deer Park home on Jan. 4.
Richard Klepacki, 62, was arrested for Giesbrecht's murder shortly after the shooting.
A Deer Park Elementary School-aged student found the gun next to the road while on the way to the school bus stop. The child picked up the gun, brought it to the bus stop and threw it on the ground. A parent waiting at the bus stop noticed the gun and retrieved it. The weapon was loaded.
It understandable if the Chelan Mountain Goats never but heads again this season with the Riverside Rams.
The Mountain Goats, which saw their football state championship aspirations disappear with an opening round playoff loss to the Rams in November, saw the same fate befall their boys basketball team on Saturday.
The Rams, who never trailed in the loser-out bi-district playoff game, eliminated the Goats 39-28. Riverside (20-5) will head to regional playoff action next weekend.
A Deer Park woman recently hit the jackpot while playing the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5."
The lucky winner, who asked Lottery officials not to release her name, visited the Fred Meyer store on N12120 Division on Feb. 14 and decided to check her Hit 5 ticket.
Thinking that she had won, she had her grandson check to ensure she did in fact have a winning ticket.
She shared, "this is just unbelievable!"
Samuel Marcelino Castro, a longtime resident of Springdale, slept away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at the age of 83.
He was born on April 26, 1930, to Joseph and Mary (Harmes) Castro in Gardner, Colo. As a young boy, Samuel had a love for horses in which he enjoyed riding them and tending to them with great care. As he grew older, Samuel took to gardening and would spend hours in the garden caring for it and growing the best vegetables around.
Carol Maureen Doane Eckart, age 85 was born on Jan. 2, 1929, in Wilbur, Wash., the youngest child of Maurice Jasper Doane and Tillie Evers Doane. She grew up in Govan, Wash., graduated from Wilbur High School in 1947 and worked as a bookkeeper until 1953. She passed away on Jan. 29, 1914, in Spokane.
Sammie Faye Cheak, softly and tenderly passed into the arms of her Savior on Feb. 6, 2014.
In her 85 years, she built a life of unfathomable beauty and grace, having written a song of deep, abiding, genuine love on the hearts of her husband, family, and every person she knew. All who knew her loved her, and became blessed beyond measure to have parts of their lives intermingled with hers.
She was our Mother, "Momo," pastor's wife, teacher, counselor, mentor and friend.
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In 2012, two major events solidified the Affordable Care Act as the future of healthcare in the United States. Both the confirmation by the Supreme Court, and the re-election of President Barack Obama cemented the deal. As of January 2014, healthcare reform, AKA the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare, will be the fully implemented law of the land.
While the ACA in its present state does address most of the problems Americans have encountered as they attempted to get the healthcare they need, there are a handful of problems that are not addressed by the law. But those aspects are important! Therefore, we may see them addressed over the next few years as the payment system for healthcare in the United States continues to evolve.
Here are some of the problems left unaddressed or not-well-addressed, and the interests of different parties, which may explain why they have not been included yet in reform:
Portabiity of health insurance has two facets:
1. The vast majority of health-insured Americans get their insurance through their employers. But that insurance is then tied to the employer, and not to the person who is insured. As a result, that person has no options for leaving that job and keeping that coverage unless he or she can find a new job that also offers the same healthcare coverage. The insurance is not portable with the person from job to job. Yes, if someone leaves a job (whether they are laid off, quit or change companies), they may have access to COBRA continuance. But the time span of COBRA is limited and the insurance continues to be based with the initial employer.
2. Private insurers are licensed to sell insurance only in certain states, and patients are allowed only to purchase health insurance that is valid and licensed in the state in which they live. In other words, if I live in California, and move to Oregon, I can't take my insurance with me. It's not portable to Oregon.
Portability would make perfect sense for patients, and insurers would probably even been supportive of it. But employers don't want their insurance to be portable to another employer. And states want to retain the rights to approve or disapprove certain insurers to sell policies in their states.
The Public Option
During the healthcare reform debates from 2008 to 2010, the "public option" was one of the lightening rods of reform.
As defined during that time, the public option meant the federal government would become an insurer, like a private insurer, offering a policy that would be similar to Medicare, but to those of any age who elected to purchase it. That would mean they would be competing for insurance customers alongside Kaiser, United Healthcare, Wellpoint, the Blues and all the other private insurance providers across the country.
Of course, the very low cost, basic insurance the government could offer would be a huge advantage to patients because it would offer good care at a low cost. But as you can imagine, insurers really hated the idea - so much so that they spent $1.4 million a day in lobbying efforts to make sure no public option was included in the reform bill that was passed.
Many providers objected to inclusion of a public option, too, because they felt as if it would lower their reimbursements. Their fear was that once they were expected to take a lower paycheck from a public option-insured patient, then other private insurers would begin lowering their reimbursements, too.
Learn more about the pros and cons of the public option.
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The word "tort" itself is a legal term for "negligence." When a patient's safety is violated, either through a medical error, or through lack of the right care at the right time, a patient may file a tort; a malpractice lawsuit.
The amount, in dollars, of malpractice lawsuits in the United States has grown exponentially, beyond the real "value" of the negligence imposed on a patient.
Not that malpractice lawsuits shouldn't be filed and won, and that providers or facilities shouldn't be held accountable; they most certainly should. But lawyers, seeing big dollar signs on the winning of a lawsuit, will file them frivolously for huge sums of money, promising patients or families big returns on the other end. What those patients and families find out is that they are the ones dragged through the legal mud, and it's only the lawyers who actually wind up making a lot of money. And, because these lawsuits have become so huge and expensive, insurers will often settle out of court, leaving a doctor with a black mark on his or her record which may, or may not be deserved, patients who are left wondering why their expectations were so badly violated, and lawyers with bigger bank accounts. p>Tort reform, then, would put constraints on malpractice lawsuits. It would limit the awards patients could receive, which, in turn, would limit the amount insurers would have to pay out for malpractice. It would also limit the amount of money lawyers could make from such lawsuits. You can see, then, who benefits and who does not. And of course, patients and families are simply caught in the middle.
Many of those who opposed the Accountable Care Act didn't do so because they didn't agree with the concept of reform; instead, they opposed it because it didn't include tort reform. Therefore, tort reform could well be the first issue addressed when it comes to amending the Act. Expect to hear discussions about tort reform beginning soon after the ACA in its current form is fully implemented in 2014.
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A steep, featured, formerly gear-protected route with cool tufa-like rails on the far right side of Gateway Rock. Figure out how to pull up off the ground to a chalked-up tooth and then get to a crack where a .5 camalot previously protected steep moves. Now a couple of bolts protect it. Continue up on nicely featured face and crack climbing passing a number of bolts as the crack gets wider (fist size) and steeper. You don't need crack skills, however, as there are plenty of nice features to grasp along the way.
Far right side of Gateway Rock just right of Road Rage.
8 bolts to its own anchor with big, beefy steel lowering biner. Used to require BD camalots .4 to #3. Doubles in the .75, 1 and 2. Maybe some medium nuts too. Used to be you could could move left to the anchors on Road Rage at the top without much issue.


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Monday marks the beginning of baseball's official Awards Week, Well, it's more like a week and a day, but really, who needs to be precise when talking about baseball awards?
The Baseball Writers Association of America kicks off the week with the winners of the National League and American League Rookie of the Year Awards. Tuesday follows with the American League Cy Young. Then there are several days of technical and lifetime achievement awards and .... Sorry, wrong awards show. We'll return to that theme in a bit. For the official schedule, click here.
Last week, SB Nation's baseball writers chimed in with their award winners. While the comments reflected general approval, you could feel the "my guy got snubbed" alert moving from green to yellow. After Monday's Rookies of the Year announcement, that alert will undoubtedly be at orange, particularly for American League fans. (Craig Kimbrel seems a look for National League ROY).
Before things get out of hand (I'm looking at you Ryan Braun fans), let's all take a deep breath and remember some of the worst award snubs in the history of the world.
Willie Mays
Between 1954 and 1966, Mays led the National League in WAR ten times but won the National League MVP Award just twice, in 1954 and 1965. Yes, I understand that the concept of WAR had yet been invented, but two MVPs for Willie Mays? Really? Yes, I know Ernie Banks and Frank Robinson and Roy Campenella deserved MVP awards, too. But Ken Boyer over Willie in 1964? Willie walked more, struck out less, had a higher batting, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, and stole 16 more bases. What did Boyer have? Three more RBI. 'Nuff said.
Everyone who played in the American League in 1992 and 1984
Well, not everyone, but those pitchers and positions players who deserved either the American League Cy Young or MVP Awards more than Dennis Eckersley, who won both awards in 1992, and Willie Hernandez, who won both awards in 1984. Eckersley and Hernandez were each closers in the year they snagged both awards and pitched well but . . . .
William H. Macy and Fargo
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 1996 went to The English Patient. Which is pretty amazing when you realize that most movie viewers and critics fell asleep or ran some errands during the film. Yes, the film was standard Oscar fare, with an overwrought love story and beautiful landscapes, but that's no excuse for snubbing Fargo, the brilliant, satirical and wryly funny film by the Coen brothers. Supporting actor William H. Macy's superb performance in Fargo was also snubbed by Cuba "Show Me The Money" Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire.
(For a similar take on The English Patient, here's Elaine Benes.)
Every film released in 1997
Titanic, the film by and about James Cameron's ego, won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1997. That is all.
Elvis Costello
I know the Grammy Awards have always been pretty irrelevant but there is no excuse for Elvis Costello losing the 1978 Grammy for Best New Artist to Taste of Honey. For those of you too young to remember 1978, here is Taste of Honey singing their breakout hit Boogie Oggie Oggie at the Grammy Awards that year.
Parks and Recreation
Yes, I'm playing to the baseball-nerd masses with this one, but that doesn't make the point any less valid. Since its premiere in 2009, neither Parks and Recreation nor any of its writers, directors or actors has won an Emmy Award. It's especially egregious in light of the multiple Emmy Awards for Big Bang Theory, which baseball nerds hadn't even heard of until the incessant and annoying commercials for the show on TBS during the postseason.
So when the BBWWA Awards are rolled out next week, hold the indignation about your favorite player who lost. Consider whether your favorite player compared in any way to these incredibly talented people who didn't receive their due rewards.
And instead of writing nasty comments on Twitter or in blog comments, do something constructive with your disappointment. Do whatever you can to hijack the 2012 People's Choice Awards by going here and voting early and often. If your favorite baseball player is going to get snubbed, at least he can be in good company with Robert Pattinson.
Wendy also writes about baseball and stuff at HangingSliders and FanGraphs, and on Twitter @hangingsliders.


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Say you want to design a ConservativePerson class.
import java.util.List; class ConservativePerson{ private boolean isVirgin; private boolean isMarried; private List<string> children; ConservativePerson(boolean virgin, boolean married, List<string> children) { this.isVirgin = virgin; this.isMarried = married; this.children = children; } public boolean isVirgin() { return isVirgin; } public boolean isMarried() { return isMarried; } public List<string> getChildren() { return children; } }
As such it has some constrains.
- He must be married before he can be… well, not a virgin.
- He can't be a virgin before he can have children (as far as we know).
In the old days, which is basically all days until today…, you would probably define all kinds of modifiers methods for this class which will throw an exception in case of invariant invalidation such as NotMarriedException and VirginException. Not anymore.
Today we will do it by using the Wizard Design Pattern. We use a fluent interface style and utilize the power of a modern IDE to create a wizard-like feeling when building a ConservativePerson object. We know, we know, stop talking and show us the code… but before we will present the wizard code we will show you it usage so you will get a grasp of what we are talking about…
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { ConservativePersonWizardBuilder wizard = new ConservativePersonWizardBuilder(); ConservativePerson singlePerson = wizard. createConservativePerson(). whichIsSingle(). getObject(); ConservativePerson familyManPerson = wizard. createConservativePerson(). whichIsMarried(). andNotVirgin(). andHasChildNamed("Noa"). anotherChildNamed("Guy"). lastChildName("Alon"). getObject(); } }
Now, it may look just like an ordinarily fluent interface, but the cool thing here is that a method is available for calling only if the current object state allows it. This means you will not be able to call the method andNotVirgin if you haven't called the method whichIsMarried.
See the following set of screen shots:
and after we state he is married we can:
Here is the wizard code. I urge you to copy/paste it to your IDE and give it a try by building an object with it.
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class ConservativePersonWizardBuilder { private boolean isVirgin; private boolean isMarried; private List<String> children = new ArrayList<String>(); public SetMarriedStep createConservativePerson(){ return new SetMarriedStep(); } class SetMarriedStep { public SetVirginStep whichIsMarried(){ isMarried = true; return new SetVirginStep(); } public FinalStep whichIsSingle(){ isMarried = false; return new FinalStep(); } } class SetVirginStep { public AddChildrenStep andNotVirgin(){ isVirgin = false; return new AddChildrenStep(); } public FinalStep butStillAVirgin(){ isVirgin = true; return new FinalStep(); } } class FinalStep { public ConservativePerson getObject(){ return new ConservativePerson(isVirgin, isMarried, children); } } class AddChildrenStep { public AddChildrenStep andHasChildNamed(String childName) { children.add(childName); return new AddChildrenStep(); } public AddChildrenStep anotherChildNamed(String childName) { children.add(childName); return new AddChildrenStep(); } public FinalStep lastChildName(String childName){ children.add(childName); return new FinalStep(); } } }
As you can see the wizard consists of several steps. Each step is represented by a dedicated inner class. Each step reveals the legal available operations by its methods. Each method will then return a new step according to the change it has made. This way an attempt to create an illegal object will be detected at compile time instead of runtime.
This pattern is actually being used in our production code. One example that comes to mind is the MediaJob class. This class describes a manipulation on some media files. In order to submit a job to the system, one has to create a MediaJob object. The problem is that this object has many parameters that could be assigned with contradicting values that create an illegal object state. By using the Wizard pattern, one can easily build a legal job without the need to know the entire (and complicated…) set of constrains.
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Special Admin Note: We didn't put an official preview thread because the main event at 12-1 favoring Broner seemed to be a mismatch and few think Paulie can win. But there are some good assessments of the fights below, so we have merged them with this topic. Thanks to all who created a preview discussion for these fights. DaProfessor opens with the post below. Good stuff to consider. I am going to post my thoughts too in a later thread.
ok...i know the logical pick here is broner, but here are some things to consider...
when rees gave broner a little movement/defense...broner had trouble finding him and actually got caught with more than a few shots. malignaggi is not easy to hit. he can counter. he has decent foot and hand speed. broner is not really an aggressive fighter. he's not going to pressure paulie or overwhelm him the way cotto, hatton or khan were able to. this fight is going to be a cat and mouse/tit for tat fight unless broner is able to land some real significant shots. we don't know that his punch will be effective at 147. this fight is going the distance and some of the luster is going to be gone from broner. paulie may be the weakest link at 147...but i don't think broner has the style to dominate him. i also don't know that broner brings the crowd to barclay. malignaggi didn't have the crowd when he fought cano and he lives in brooklyn. it should be interesting. i'd like to see paulie pull off the upset but the decision is going to broner.
i don't know much about periban. there are no recognizable names on his ledger. from the little footage i did see of him...there is nothing impressive. he doesn't appear to be a big puncher. he's not exceptionally skilled. i'm thinking bika takes the kid to deep waters and drowns him. bika by ko.
i don't know that mitchell could learn the things he needs to win on this short notice. banks has been around long enough to show mitchell things he hasn't seen yet. if banks falls asleep at the wheel mitchell does have the power to get him out of there...but i think he is going to fight cautious and create some good opportunities for himself to win. neither guy takes shots well but i'm looking for banks to weather the storm early and stop mitchell late.
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Partha, m-commerce (or mobile commerce) is the new e-commerce. I am a strong believer in m-commerce and its many platforms of possibilities. This firm belief is, however, for the period that starts 30 months from now. I have been speaking about this for the past two years at forum after forum.
My logic is simple. As of today, we have a total physical market audience of 1.2 billion in India. Of this, the virtual market audience which uses Internet is 148 million. Broadband users are a smaller subset.
Let's move to the mobile space. Here, we are talking a total of 937 million connections. Of this, let's put duplication numbers at 180 million. We are then left with 757 million unique connections in India — this is a large audience for m-commerce, with the number growing at 8-9 million per month. The future is, therefore, bright for commerce that moves on the mobile phone, and commerce that can get facilitated on the mobile handheld device market at large.
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Prathima, bang on! This is absolutely what is happening in many categories. The lead categories in this trend are really the consumer durables, cosmetics, and the motorised two-wheeler segment.
The fact remains that times are tough. Growth has plateaued at large. The macro numbers are not looking exciting. We are a sales economy spoilt by an 8.5 per cent GDP growth rate mindset, and as a marketing economy, we believed in spending ahead of the curve in the years gone by. Not anymore. There is a change in mindset among marketers. There is a clear and perceptible shift of budgets from ATL to BTL.
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13. Go on a Pilgrimage, or Visit a nearby Temple regularly: Visiting holy places and temples can be a welcome change from your humdrum routine. Read how to plan for a pilgrimage. Or find a temple near you (Remember, wherever you are, you're not far from the Absolute!). The 'Spiritual India Handbook' can be helpful!


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GFP News - September 12, 2013
- GFP Offers Free Archery Training to Educators
- Tagged Lake Oahe Salmon: From Silver to Gold
GFP Offers Free Archery Training to Educators
PIERRE, SD - The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is pleased to announce upcoming training opportunities through the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP).
The NASP program provides the opportunity for schools in South Dakota to safely incorporate archery in their school curriculum at no cost to the local school district. Home school parents are also encouraged to bring their children to attend this training at no charge.
Trainings are currently scheduled for Rapid City on Sept. 30 and Oacoma on Oct. 2. Each day-long training session will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.
Upon successful completion of the training, new schools to the program will be eligible to receive free archery equipment provided by GFP. All participating schools will have the option of entering their students in the 2014 NASP state tournament.
Teachers wishing to introduce archery into their schools must pre-register for training by email at email@example.com or by phone at 605.220.2130. Space is limited, so registrations should be made as soon as possible.
Tagged Lake Oahe Salmon: From Silver to Gold
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is asking anglers to assist in an evaluation into how stocking salmon at different locations might improve survival and catches, and anglers could earn $100 or more in the process.
GFP is encouraging anglers to turn in heads of tagged Chinook salmon caught on Lake Oahe and the Oahe Tailwaters.
"Research projects are underway evaluating salmon return to anglers. Reporting of tagged salmon by anglers is a crucial part of the research," GFP Fisheries Biologist Robert Hanten said.
According to Hanten, thousands of specially-tagged Chinook salmon have been stocked in Lake Oahe and implanted with small, coded-wire tags, only a millimeter long and the diameter of human hair. Although tags cannot be seen by anglers, tagged fish can be identified by the absence of a tiny fin on their back.
"Salmon have a small fleshy-lobed adipose fin directly in front of their tail, but this fin is removed as part of the tagging process," Hanten said. "If anglers catch a salmon missing the adipose fin, we would like them to turn in the fresh or frozen head of that salmon at the GFP Fort Pierre District Office, Oahe Marina, Spring Creek Resort and Deep Water Marina, Carl's Bait Shop or West Whitlock Recreation Area."
Information on where and when a salmon was caught, along with the angler's address and phone number, must be included when submitting salmon heads. In addition, a coded-wire tag must be found in the head of the fish by GFP staff to result as an entry in the contest.
"Even though every salmon missing an adipose fin was implanted with a coded-wire tag, some fish lose their tags during hatchery rearing, meaning not all fish caught by anglers without an adipose fin will contain a tag," said Hanten.
Ten $100 rewards will be issued each calendar year, with a maximum of three rewards per person per year. The annual drawing for winners of the $100 prizes will occur by Jan. 1.
For more information, visit: http://gfp.sd.gov/fishing-boating/salmon-tags.aspx, write to the Fort Pierre District Office, 20641 SD Hwy 1806, Fort Pierre, SD 57532 or call 605.223.7681.


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CHENEY, Wash. -- Former
Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year Collin Chiverton has joined the
Al Maseerah basketball team in Saudi Arabia, adding to the long list of former
Eagles currently in the professional ranks.
who played the past two seasons for the Eagles, will join the team for its
upcoming season in the Saudi Arabia Premier League. Chiverton averaged 10.8
points in 24 games last season, and 13.9 as a junior in 2011-12 when he was the
Big Sky's Newcomer of the Year and an honorable mention All-Big Sky
signing brings to 21 the number of former Eastern players who have been on
rosters of professional teams within the last year.
most notable of the group is Rodney Stuckey, who played for the Eagles in
the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. Although he is currently out with an injured
thumb, he is entering his seventh season with the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. In
his career, Stuckey has played in 410 regular season NBA games (260 as a
starter) with averages of 13.4 points, 4.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals
per game.
year's Eagle team opens the 2013-14 season on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:05 p.m.
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My life is hectic, stressful, and yet so boring at times.
This is my blog about the fun and not so fun times as a mommy and wifey.
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Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps' ESN (enterprise social networking) features at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites.
On Wednesday, the company took another small step in its effort to tailor its Google+ consumer social networking site into one that Apps customers can use to boost collaboration among their employees.
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Although moves in that direction are welcome for the Apps email and collaboration suite, Google might do well to speed up the pace, since demand for ESN software has been growing robustly, a trend expected to intensify in coming years.
"We have to think about this as the art of the possible," said Forrester Research analyst Rob Koplowitz, referring to the development of Google+'s ESN capabilities.
ESN software provides Facebook- and Twitter-like functionality adapted for workplace use, including employee profiles, activity streams, microblogging, document sharing, content rating, blogging, discussion groups, and online communities.
Spending on ESN products grew almost 40 percent last year to $767.4 million, and it is expected to increase at a 42 percent compound rate through 2016, when it will reach almost $4.5 billion, according to IDC.
Microsoft recently paid $1.2 billion to acquire ESN vendor Yammer, a deal intended to boost enterprise social collaboration capabilities in SharePoint, Office, Dynamics, and other Microsoft products.
IBM, VMware, and Cisco have added ESN components to their broader enterprise collaboration suites, while Oracle and Salesforce.com have done the same to their broader enterprise application stacks. And there is a thriving ecosystem of pure-play ESN vendors like NewsGator, Jive Software, and Telligent.
Although Apps was launched in 2006, Google only started working on an ESN component last year, when it made it possible for Apps administrators to offer Google+ to their end users as part of their suite.
This week, Google threw in an initial set of IT controls to let Apps administrators set companywide default restriction settings for Google+ posts and multiparty video conferencing via the Hangouts feature. These IT controls are available to customers using the Education, Government, and Business editions of Apps.
End users can also individually mark their posts as restricted, which makes it impossible to re-share them outside of their organization's domain.
Google+ also gained the ability to append Hangouts to a Calendar event, making it possible for users to join the video conference directly from the Calendar invite or entry. This feature is available to both consumer and Apps users of Google+.
Previously, Hangouts had been integrated in similar ways with both Gmail and the Docs office productivity applications, again for consumers and Apps users.
But as ESN software goes, these capabilities are pretty slim.
"I hope what they're doing is providing more than just a private Google+," said Alan Lepofsky, a Constellation Research analyst. "If it's just about posting private comments, then that's a big failure."
A Google official said that a lot more is coming.
"The key point of this launch is that we are just getting started," said Clay Bavor, Google Apps product management director.


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DALLAS -- Spencer Hawn and Mallory Black are visiting Dallas from Seattle.
Spencer thought they'd find, "country bars everywhere, everyone in Cowboy hats and stuff."
If that's what people are thinking about Dallas, it seems the city could use an image overhaul. Turns out, the Convention and Visitors Bureau thinks so, too.
"You associate big with Texas, especially outside of Texas," Hawn said.
Starting in January, the city's new slogan is "Big Things Happen Here." A new campaign by the city aims to grow that impression beyond our borders.
"I think it's more than just ideas, it's about actions and events," said President and CEO of the Convention and Visitors Bureau Phillip Jones. "It's based on the fact that Dallas is a city of success and it's where optimism meets opportunity."
One percent of the hotel tax will pay for the $5-million campaign annually with the goal to grow interest in Dallas as a destination location.
It's also relying on locals as brand ambassadors, to lure people to town. However, Martisha Runnels isn't quite sold yet.
"There's nothing down here," Runnels said.
Dallas is boasting a growing arts and culture scene, including the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Omni Hotel attracting conventions downtown, and the new Kylde Warren deck park.
But Jones said getting locals on board is a major part of the campaign.
"We need input and suggestions from local residents, because we need them to believe in what a great destination Dallas is and help us sell it," he said.
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E-cigarettes are a popular alternative to regular cigarettes and a hot topic.
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health wants to educate students about the dangers of this product.
A workshop on e-cigarettes is held at the SADD Conference in Bismarck.
Currently there are no age restrictions on this electronic cigarette.
The goal is to educate the students on how the tobacco industry is marketing e-cigarettes to target youth.
"Even though it's candy flavored doesn't mean it's less harmful. We still are learning more about e-cigarettes through the research that is being done. The FDA is not overseeing them at this time so we need to be careful with this product," says Susan Kahler, Community Outreach Coordinator, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health.
Kahler (Kay-ler) says she's hoping that next year there will become a state law that includes e-cigarettes to be age 18 or older.
Bismarck is currently working on passing an ordinance which would put an age restriction on them.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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SPOKANE, Wash. – Early Monday, Pope Benedict
XVI announced his decision to resign during a small meeting of Vatican
Benedict is the first pope in modern history
to step down. In fact, this is the first time a Pope has resigned in 600 years.
The news was unexpected for many Catholics around the world, as well as, for
churches here in Spokane.
"Pope Benedict indicated that he has grown weak under the
burden of years and has determined that before God it would be better for the
church if he would step down," said Father Darrin Connall at Cathedral Of Our
Lady Of Lourdes Monday during mass.
Benedict is a leader to more than one
billion Catholics worldwide and it is clear he will be missed.
"My initial reaction was of
great sadness because he is a great Pope and he
has been internationally recognized as the greatest mind of the century," said
Mass attendee Terry Lundrigan.
Lundrigan was not the only one in attendance
who felt sad when hearing the news.
"Yeah sad, because he is such a great
leader, but I'm also hopeful that the next one coming up will have more energy
if that was hard for him," Lisa Shortell said.
Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Lourdes in downtown
Spokane, displayed Pope Benedict's picture during Mass and took a moment to pray
for his health.
Father Connall said the Pope's decision to
resign is already impacting services.
"I noticed that mass attendance at the noon
service was a little more than usual," Father Connall said. "I think it is on
people's minds and hearts."
He also says it is somewhat telling that the
Pope would choose today for his announcement. February 11th is world
day of prayer for the sick. It is a day when Catholics take time to pray and
care for those who are sick in a special way.
"It is very interesting that the holy father
chose this day to tell us that he is sick," Father Connall said. "He has grown
weak under the burden of years and needs to set down the office of St. Peter."
Cardinals will meet to choose a new Pope some time after Benedict resigns on
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A Nevada state judge on Monday rewrote a fetal personhood ballot measure after ruling it was misleading because the measure did not explain the full extent it would have on Nevada law. The ballot measure, proposed by the Nevada Prolife Coalition, seeks to add an amendment to Nevada's constitution that…
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Amanda & James
The Wedding Of Amanda Cloughton & James Lowe
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This album is a celebration and photographic documentary of the union of Amanda Cloughton & James Lowe.
On 30th March 2008 they were married at Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury, where they also hosted their reception.
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The additional U.S. House seat awarded to Georgia could substantially affect the shape of two of the three Congressional districts covering Cobb County.
They are the seats occupied by Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell), who represents most of East Cobb and Northeast Cobb in his 6th District, and Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta), whose 11th District would get a major redrawing according to maps unveiled Monday.
(See PDF attachments of current maps and proposals for the metro Atlanta area and state of Georgia for details.)
As noted by the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, not only would House Republicans hold on to their majority under the proposal, but part of the city of Atlanta would have GOP representation for the first time in many years.
That's because Gingrey's 11th would take in portions of Buckhead while retaining the city of Marietta and parts of north and west Cobb. The sprawling district that currently includes Paulding, Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Polk and portions of Carroll and Gordon counties would lose most of those outlying areas to the new 14th district.
The new 11th would keep all of Bartow County and add all of Cherokee County as well as pull in most of the Smyrna and Vinings areas currently in the 13th district seat of Rep. David Scott, an Atlanta Democrat.
While the redrawn 6th district held by Price would also keep most of East Cobb and Northeast Cobb, north Fulton and Dunwoody, it would lose Cherokee. The new seat would take in Sandy Springs and the Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and Tucker areas of DeKalb County.
As for the changes in Buckhead's representation, WABE quoted Georgia House Redistricting Committee Chairman Roger Lane as saying that "We heard from a lot of folks up there that wanted to be in Phil Gingrey's district. So, that was listening to them."
Scott's 13th district would keep the rest of South Cobb and include all of Douglas County, most of south Fulton and parts of Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.


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The programs, called TRIO, target students that may have been at a disadvantage economically and/or educationally as well as students with disabilities and focuses on getting them into college and helping them graduate from college.
Many students in Walker and surrounding counties qualify for assistance from these programs. Light said the BSCC campuses currently serve about 1,100 students, but could easily serve 6,000 if the funds were available.
"You just wouldn't believe my waiting list," Light told the Chamber.
Bevill currently has seven TRIO programs that are funded by grants from the United States Department of Education. They provide low-income students with a variety of services, including tutoring, assistance in completing financial aid applications and applications to 4-year institutions, career counseling and equipment loans, among other things.
The Talent Search Program goes into schools and identifies students that fall below a certain income level and provide support and test preparation to encourage the students to succeed in high school and start thinking about college.
Later, the Upward Bound program picks up with a smaller, more intensive group that is focused on obtaining an advanced diploma. There are also stipends available to encourage those students to succeed.
After high school graduation, Student Support Services focuses on getting those students through college. There are three advisors serving those students at that level.
"We are changing lives," Light said. "I am very proud of what we're doing."