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Brenden Matt considers himself a pretty good writer. And, it sounds like he may be an even better big brother. "I'm asking her if anybody else can count to 100, and um, if she's doing good in school, and if anybody is being mean to here, and if she's making new friends." At nine years old, Brenden prefers using a pencil over using a computer to write because he only knows the home keys. That's music to the ears of Literacy Paraprofessional Sara Tuchscher. "When you write a formal letter, 'I' has to be capitalized, you have to use punctuation, you have to use capital letters, indentation, and when you get into the workplace or out into the real world, you have to be able to do thing that aren't just shorthand, not just texting." The 'real world' application of letter-writing used through the "Wee Deliver" program at Rapid Valley Elementary School is why Tuchscher thinks the students like it. "It's more meaningful if they know this is something they're going to use over and over again." "Wee Deliver" is an inter-school mail service that has been in place at the school for the last 18 years. A student can write to any student in the school at any grade level. "They can actually see how your handwriting is," said Brenden. "His sister will have the opportunity to respond and write and they're at different writing levels," said Tuchscher. "They get to communicate in their own level of writing." Tuchscher explained how the program is rewarding in more ways than one. "Getting a piece of mail, even for these kids, is like opening a present on Christmas day. A letter can be very powerful." The hope is that the students will carry the letter-writing lessons through the computer age.
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Rich Perelman at What's Bruin has a cool post in memory of Red Sanders, the greatest head coach in the history of UCLA football:
When Sanders came to UCLA from Vanderbilt in 1949, he turned around a 3-7 team from 1948 into a 6-3 team in 1949, finishing second in the Pacific Coast Conference. Bruin teams under Sanders never finished lower than third in the PCC and won three titles (1953-54-55) in a row, had four second-place finishes and was third twice. His Bruins played in the 1953 and 1955 Rose Bowl games.
And, his undefeated 1954 team (9-0) won the 1954 national championship in the UPI poll while Ohio State won in the Associated Press poll. The two teams couldn't meet in the Rose Bowl because of the PCC's "no-repeat" rule of the time.
There is another really interesting angle Perelman provides in his post on Sanders:
>>> Pepper Rodgers (1971-73) and Dick Vermeil (1974-75) were assistants for Prothro and Terry Donahue (1976-1995) played for Prothro and was an assistant for both Rodgers and Vermeil.
>> Bob Toledo (1996-2002) was a Donahue assistant and current coach Karl Dorrell (2003-present) played for Donahue and was a graduate assistant at UCLA in 1988. One-game coach Ed Kezirian (following Toledo) played for Rodgers and was an assistant coach for Donahue.
UCLA basketball found out the hard way that it is not always wise to hire head coaches (w/o prior HCing experience) simply because of their connections to Wooden or UCLA basketball. That never really worked out. Instead UCLA struck gold when it finally went outside its family and hired someone like Ben Howland who was simply the best person for the job. We saw the same thing happen with regards to UCLA baseball when DG brought in a coach from outside the UCLA baseball family to give us a fresh start and reenergize the program.
Similarly hiring within the UCLA family has not worked out well for our football program except for case of Dick Vermeil. Sure we have had our moments and nice runs here and there, but UCLA football never really lived up to its potential in last three decades during the inconsistent tenures of Donahue and Toledo, preceding the current mediocre one under Dorrell. Sure we have seen periodic flashes of what UCLA football can achieve during the 80s and the 90s, but Toledo and Donahue never set up UCLA for a sustained period of excellence.
So next time UCLA is in the market for a new coach it should look for the right one outside its family just like it did with Howland and Savage, and just like it did with the Great Red Sanders. If DG plays his card right perhaps it will finally bring us closer to dream of bringing a football national championship to Westwood. It can happen. We just need the right coach, just like Coach Sanders.


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on Jul 19, 2010 at 6:58 pm
I would like to know the names of these criminals, and if they are from Danville. I am sick and tired of the liberal media's policy of not releasing the names of criminal who are under 18.(one of these was 17) If you are old enough to commit an adult crime, you are old enough to have your identity released. The safey of the community to know who these criminals are, and where they live, clearly outweighs any alleged need to protect those under 18. By knowing their names, we can keep an extra vigilent eye on them if they are loitering around our neighborhoods, and hopefully prevent any more of these crime sprees.
on Jul 20, 2010 at 6:42 am
I hope the police take these incidents seriously. Perhaps the parents should have some culpibility. If the teenagers are driving their parents car are not the parents somewhat responsible for what happens in their vechile?
Teens need to be responsible for thier behavior as do all adults.
on Jul 20, 2010 at 8:57 am
Let's have school year round. Then these kids would have something to do during the summer.
I wonder where their parents thought they were, when they were out committing crimes.


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Monday the City of North Charleston, hosts from radio station WEZL, and fans honored Lowcountry native Darius Rucker by naming the road leading to the North Charleston Coliseum after him.
Watch: How the WEZL Morning Crew came up with the idea.
The idea came from TJ Phillips, and Ric Rush of the WEZL Morning Crew. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey heard the conversation, and called into the show to say he wanted to make it happen.
Summey called it a "no-brainer", saying the Hootie and the Blowfish front man, turned country music superstar never forgot his roots.
"It has been great to see Darius Rucker become a first class and world renowned musician, while always embracing the Lowcountry," said Mayor Summey. "However, it gives me a larger sense of pride to see Darius come back to the Lowcountry, time and time again, and put forth a meaningful effort to make our community a better place. Over the years his goodwill has truly benefited a countless number of our residents, and for that we are ever thankful. It is a pleasure and honor to recognize Darius Rucker, someone who has never forgot the Lowcountry."
Watch: Mayor Keith Summey talks about the decision to name Darius Rucker Blvd.
Monday the city unveiled the sign at a breakfast in the Montague Terrace at the Coliseum with fans who won contests to be part of the ceremony.
Rucker said it is an "honor" to be recognized for things he does because he thinks they are the right thing to do.
"It's crazy," Rucker said. "You never do anything with the intention of getting something in return, so I never expect anything but when I heard they wanted to name a street after me, I have to admit I was flattered. I'm truly honored that they're doing that. It's massive…just incredible. I'm totally over the moon about the whole thing. It's just amazing to be recognized like that."
Watch: Wrap-up of the Darius Rucker Blvd. naming ceremony
During the ceremony, South Carolina Stingrays President, Rob Concannon presented Rucker with a jersey, and a bobblehead that will be given away at the January 4th game at the coliseum. Rucker surprised Concannon by offering to sing the national anthem that night.
"I will be there", said Rucker.
After the ceremony, Rucker hung out and took pictures with every fan in attendance.
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It was all coming apart for Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. The first 10 minutes of their (possibly) Liga-losing match against fourth place Málaga had resulted in almost no real offensive opportunities, and, for good measure, Málaga had hit the post on a brilliant foul from Duda in the 10th minute. Málaga was looking increasingly threatening on the counter attack, and Barcelona couldn't create any real offense to match the andalusian side's intensity.
Then, a mistake. Eliseu lost the ball on the left flank. Isaac Cuenca intercepted his pass and drove on goal, dropping the ball off to Pedro on the wing. The young Spaniard crossed it to Lionel Messi, who left it for Andrés Iniesta. The Spaniard dropped it back to the center, where it found the extra-wet head of one Carles Puyol. Alright, fine, I'm not sure it hit his head. I just wanted to say that. But it definitely hit something of his. And went in.
And, like that, Málaga was in the same hole that most sides tend to be in against Barcelona in the Nou Camp. But they gamely battled on. Barcelona's attack still wasn't creating the chances that they normally do, and Málaga were still hitting on the counter...but it seemed highly unlikely that they would do anything productive with their chances. When you hit the post on Barcelona, you're normally not getting another shot.
But they did. After a long counter attack, that left much of Málaga's attacking force up field, Gámez flipped a little banana pass (that's what it's called in Spain) into the area, where it met with Rondón's head. The striker nailed the ball into Pinto's (a starter tonight over Valdés) bottom corner. A brilliant strike.
Barcelona had the better of the possession for the rest of the half, but it was honestly hard to qualify which team had the best of the tactics. Málaga broke numerous times on the counter, creating really serious threats on Pinto's goal; Messi created Barcelona's main opportunities (isn't he awesome).
Finally, in the 34th minute, Barcelona got a little help. Messi fed the ball to Andrés Iniesta, who slalomed towards the goal; as he was about to enter the penalty area, he was taken down in mid-jump. The referee pointed to the spot. It was very unclear from replays (and that's being generous), whether the little Spaniard was actually in the area or not--it depends on your point of view, and was certainly a 50/50 call. Barcelona got it; Málaga didn't.
Leo Messi put the penalty away. I'm going to refrain from Barcelona/Real Madrid penalty ineptness jokes for now. But just imagine that I made them.
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Many arena games have come and went across a multitude of platforms. Although hardcore fans of the genre will find plenty of intricacies to soak up over the course of many months, the problem with a number of them is the fact that casual fans have nothing to do outside of multiplayer.
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One of the side effects few considered in the wake of last week's polar vortex was the impact on the availability of blood.
According to the American Red Cross, 280 blood drives across 25 states were canceled because of the snow and extreme cold. The blood drive cancellations resulted in a shortfall of nearly 8, 400 blood and platelet donations since Jan. 2.
At the start of the 2013-14 year for Brunswick County Schools, the students in 11th and 12th grade Advanced Placement courses and their parents were required to sign a syllabus that agreed to the terms of the course. "The Color Purple" was among books on the reading list, which was part of the syllabus.
Those opposed to it seem to have forgotten or ignored this fact, and that is far more offensive than any of the questionable subject matter in the award-winning novel.
The end of 2013 signaled the deadline for people to make charitable contributions of cash or property in time to claim it on their next tax filings.
The recently released 2012-2013 North Carolina Secretary of State Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division Annual Report shows charities collected $32,160,894.49 from North Carolinians as reported by professional solicitors during the 12-month period.
The annual report does not look at all charitable and nonprofits operating in North
The Coastal Resources Commission in February is expected to re-examine a proposal to lift a hazard designation for Mad Inlet near Sunset Beach.
Mad Inlet closed naturally in 1997, ending a watery separation between the Sunset Beach island and Bird Island, and is not expected to re-open, according to a news release issued Oct. 31 by the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history's most reprinted newspaper editorial.
The common use of email and the Internet has made it easier than ever for people to access the information they need with minimal effort and expense. Even those who do not have a computer at home can visit the nearest library or community center to use one.
Finding and reading the public documents you require to answer questions and conduct research often is as simple as making a few keystrokes and pressing some buttons. At least, that is how it should be.
Last week's edition of the Beacon featured a story about West Brunswick High School senior Meg Fletcher, a state finalist in the Wendy's High School Heisman Award competition. Award applicants are judged on their academic achievements, athletic accomplishments, community leadership and involvement in extracurricular activities, among other criteria. Fletcher maintains a grade point average higher than 4.0 while participating — and excelling — at many sports. She even helped institute her school's swim team.
While Brunswick County's 50 miles of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean tend to get all the attention, the tide is beginning to turn toward the county's rivers.
Back in September, the Leland Tourism Development Authority held the inaugural Brunswick Waterfest to promote outdoor activities in the area's creeks and rivers. Highlights included a kayak fishing tournament, Stand-up Paddleboard races, hikes, kayak trips and activities in and around Brunswick River Park on N.C. 133.
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On a dense stream of albums, Matt "Lone" Cutler has developed his own imaginative mix of rave, hip hop, funk, techno and star-glittering synthesizers.
The clubby party sensation has recently been upgraded. At the same time, the Brit's experimental approach toys with the typical dance floor beat and creates a memorable experience. Even for those who prefer not to shake a leg.
It's evident on the critically acclaimed 2012 release Galaxy Gardens on which the many flavours, colours and shades are perfectly balanced atop the looped rhythms.
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Blackburn? It doesn't exist, says the iPhone! (From Blackburn Citizen)
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Blackburn? It doesn't exist, says the iPhone!
3:00pm Wednesday 26th September 2012 in News
A GLITCH in the iPhone's new software update has led to several East Lancashire towns being wiped from the map.
Inaccuracies and misplaced towns in Apple's new map software have led to confusion for many users.
Anyone searching for Blackburn is shown Hyndburn on the map and when they zoom into the area, the pin is showing in Langho.
Other missing towns also include Nelson, Rawtenstall and Colne.
However, smaller geographical areas of East Lancashire including Church, near Accrington and Newchurch near Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Holcombe have pride of place.
Prof Steve Furber, from the University of Manchester, helped Apple create their processors. He said: "Up until the latest management system update, Apple has always used Google maps. By Apple introducing their own mapping software they are able to introduce new never seen before features such as 3D mapping and the ability to fly over certain areas.
"Obviously this new system is intended to be used as another marketing advantage for iPhone and iPad products.
"Apple recognises it has made some glitches with the new software and to be honest I don't think it is a massive job to fix.
"The problems is with the data they have collected in their iCloud system rather than in the software downloaded on the handset.
"Apple will be relying on users to report wrong or missing data so they can iron out the problem."
Apple created its new mapping system with help from navigation product creator TomTom and others.
TomTom said it provided only data and was not responsible for how it worked.
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Bring back google maps
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nil bye mouth wrote:Could be worse, could be Burnley.
HA HA HA It just had to be dumpburn what a terrible place to live your life.
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And this comes from someone who lives in Blackburn. :D
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Reality50 wrote:New app being offered on the new iPhone - Ethnic Cleansing UK - a purposeful and wishful app designed by apple to remove by wiping and not recognising the civilian population of several ethnic or religious groups from certain geographic areas.
Islamabad and Karachi are on the map so maybe they left Blackburn out as it resembles those places anyway!
Was it really worth waiting this long for the new iPhone?
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A Columbus middle school student is in big trouble after pulling a weapon on a classmate. His mother told News Leader 9, he was standing up to bullies but in the wrong way.
With a house arrest ankle bracelet strapped to his leg, 14 year-old Jayquan Lozano sat next to his mother who said she always wanted more for her children.
"I want them to learn from my experience, struggling to strive for them to have. I want them to do well in school and get a good education. I want them to succeed in life," said Jennifer Lozano.
Lozano is a mother of three boys, Jayquan is the oldest. She says her dreams for him are up in the air after he made a decision that could change his life. Jayquan says he was in the bathroom at Eddy Middle School when he was assaulted by a bully.
"He came up to me and tried to hit me. I backed up from him and told him to quit playing; he tried to hit me again. That's when I pulled out the knife and showed it to him; and I walked out of the bathroom."
Jayquan said he used a small black pocket knife to scare off the bully. He said he's been harassed and bullied for more than a year.
"Sometimes, when I walk to school, I see some kids that I don't know and they mess with me; they try to take my stuff. I took the knife with me so that I could protect myself. I didn't intend to hurt anybody. It was just in case they tried to come up to me and hurt me; I would show it to them so they could run away," Jayquan said.
Jayquan's mother said she believes he's picked on because of his disabilities.
"He's ADHD and he has a mild case of cerebral palsy. He's always been picked on since elementary school for his condition," said Lozano. "The kids call him a sissy because of how he holds his arm. It's not something he can help. It's just a disability he has."
Lozano says Jayquan also walks with a limp that draws scrutiny from classmates.
She became emotional when she began to talk about what her son has been going through.
"It bothers me just to know that my son is living in fear like that. I don't think that any child should have to live in fear."
Jayquan said he didn't tell his mom about a lot of the bullying because the bullies threatened to beat him up, telling him nobody likes a snitch. Jayquan was expelled from Eddy Middle School.
His mom says he has a court hearing coming up where he may have to attend Daniel Alternative School.
She says she plans to try to enroll him in another school.
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The Dornans homesteaded Jackson Hole in the early 20th century, and as traffic picked up to the Tetons and Yellowstone, John P. Dornan started a roadside business to serve visitors with gas, beer, and food. JP had married a 'local gal' named Ellen Jones, whose family homesteaded in the 1910s near the town of Jackson, and together they created our heritage. Over nearly six decades, JP & Ellen -- and their children--and their grandchildren--and their great-grandchildren continue to grow the business to include vacation cabins, adventure sports equipment rentals, retail stores, two restaurants, and a world-class wine store. Huntley re-joins us this year, after life in the 'real world' as our CEO. Richard has been President for the last 40 years or so, and keeps us all in line and moving forward!
We homesteaded in 1916
We started with dude cabins in 1922
Then we started the current Trading Post building in 1941 and finished in 1947
We added a bar in 1955 where the current deli is located
We added a new bar/wineshop/restaurant in 1978.
We added Adventure Sports in 1982.
We added a gift shop in 1987.
We have rented space to Barker-Ewing Scenic Trips since 1989.
We have rented space to Moosley Mountaineering since 1990.
We replaced our cabins in 1992.
We added a web site in 1996.
We added a fishing shop in 1996.
We started the Pizza Pasta Company in 1997.
We added the PPC side deck in 1999.
We have rented space to Snake River Angler since 2000.
We added a coffee cart in 2002.
We added an ice cream cart in 2006.
We re-furbished our cabins in 2010.
We re-furbished the family house for rental use in 2011.
We re-furbished the family guest house for rental use in 2012.
We installed a new Boardwalk and privacy fence in 2013.
We hosted a web cam in 2014.
Today, our family members still get up early, and stay late; to serve your needs, whether you're traveling through or coming to stay with us. Come say hi!
Folks have asked who is who in the family. So, I'll try to give some information.
Evelyn Dornan homesteaded the property in 1916.
Her son Jack came in 1920 and stayed.
'Jack' Dornan married a local girl in 1927-- Ellen Jones, whose father homesteaded in 1906-- and they had seven children.
ROBERT married Patricia and had two sons. R. Grant & Earle.
R. Grant married Carolyn Drumm and had two children: Zachary & Chelsea
Zach is working in Moose, WY
Chelsea is in school in Kentucky
Patricia has passed away.
Earle married Jacque Johnson, but has since gotten divorced, and has not had children. Jean Macheledt is his partner.
JOHN married Nancy and did not have children.
VIRGINIA married 'Bud' Gurney, and had four children.
Jonathan married Linda, and have not had children.
Steven was married but has gotten divorced; his children are Amber and Kellen; Steven and Amber have passed away.
Bruce was married but has since gotten divorced, has two daughters Lauren & Morgan. Lauren has married Michael. Morgan is working here.
Sarah has a lovely son Cole.
Virginia has passed away.
DAVID married Reade and had two children: Wythe and Ellen K.
Wythe married Brian, and they have both passed away.
Ellen K. lives in New Mexico with her family, Craig, Rapture Boogie, and Solis Lumen.
RICHARD married Ellen Wilson and adopted her two children. Will & Mary Jo.
Will was married to Erica and had a daughter Danielle, he has since gotten a divorce and married Mandy and they have Sam, Margaret, Ruth, and Cecil, and are living in Kelly.
Mary Jo married Michael and had Mariah, Ben and Michael, she has got a divorce and married Paul Pollard, and a new baby; and spends time between St. Louis, and Kelly.
Richard and Ellen have since divorced and he is married to Tricia.
RODNEY married Martha, and got divorced.
Then married Joanne and had two children D. Huntley & Conrad.
Rodney and Joanne have since divorced and he married Carol.
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Huntley married Courtney, and got divorced, he is our CEO.
Conrad is living in New York and designing hair.
HARRY passed away while still young.
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Spanish National Police said Friday they have seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in an operation that they said thwarted an attempt by Mexican drug dealers allied with the Sinaloa drug cartel to establish a foothold in Europe.
A Mexican presidential candidate taps a Colombian general as drug war adviser.
One of the most high-profile women accused of connections with Mexico's drug trade was extradited to the United States Thursday, officials said.
Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged gunman in last year's mass shooting outside an Arizona supermarket in Tucson that killed six people and wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 19 charges in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty.
CNN's Kyung Lah reports on a hearing where Jared Lee Loughner was charged in the Tucson, Arizona shooting.
CNN's Anderson Cooper recounts how the deadly shooting spree in a Wisconsin gurdwara unfolded.
Community members are coming together to seek emotional healing in the wake of Sunday's shooting spree that killed six people and wounded four at a religious service in a Milwaukee suburb.
Two Pennsylvania pizzeria workers who were held up early Sunday told police their assailants recorded the incident on a cell phone and claimed they were taping for a reality TV show called "We Just Got Robbed," authorities said Monday.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said it is not confirming or denying reports that Jared Loughner will plead guilty in last year's shooting rampage outside a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket.
Residents of Tucson remember the victims of a shooting rampage that claimed the lives of six people one year ago.
A 48-year-old professor accused of setting fires at the Southern California high school that his son attended prior to the boy's suicide was also planning to kill students and administrators at the school, authorities said Tuesday.
On his website, Ronald William Brown posed with puppets, boasted about birthday party performances and offered workshops for school groups.
Brooke Baldwin reports on a puppeteer who chatted online about killing, kidnapping and eating a boy from his church.
"Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale makes a surprise visit to the victims of the Aurora theater shooting.
Two more instructors charged with having sex with female recruits. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
An Air Force instructor convicted of rape, aggravated sexual assault and other charges against 10 female recruits was handed a 20-year prison sentence Saturday in a military scandal that spurred investigators to examine the extent of the abuse.
A heavily armed gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded 50 more during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, police Chief Dan Oates told reporters.
An arrest has been made in the attempted abduction of a child in Philadelphia after a massive police manhunt.
A 17-year-old student is allegedly at the center of a marijuana drug ring in Ohio that grossed $20,000 per month.
Kidnappers in Egypt have released two Americans and their Egyptian tour guide, a security official said.
Egyptian security services in North Sinai are intensifying efforts to get a pair of kidnapped Americans and their tour guide released, state media reported Saturday.
Two American tourists and their guide were kidnapped Friday in the Sinai region of Egypt, authorities said.
Affiliate KGUN reports drug smugglers would cut tunnels through parking spaces in Nogales, Arizona, to transfer drugs.
Mexico's foreign ministry has accused a U.S. border patrol agent of fatally shooting a Mexican citizen over the weekend.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia barred two more priests from ministry on Friday amid allegations of child sexual abuse, bringing the tally to nine clergymen banned from the embattled church since May.
As Mexicans elect a new president, CNN discusses if now is the time for a new strategy in the fight against drug cartels.
Four aid workers, who were abducted from Kenya's vast Dadaab refugee complex near the Somali border last week, were freed late Sunday during a shootout with kidnappers, a military official said..
Four aid workers are free after a shoot-out in southern Somalia. CNN's David McKenzie reports.
Sandusky found guilty in 45 of 48 child sexual abuse charges. Now some allege there was a cover up at Penn State
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin responds to jurors in the Jerry Sandusky case finding him guilty on 45 sex abuse counts.
The defense rests in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case, with the defendant not taking the stand.
One cannot choose to not be a pedophile, but one can choose to not be a child molester.
Mark Geragos, Marcia Clark and Louis Kraus analyze the strategy used by Jerry Sandusky's defense team.
Little of the reported testimony from the Jerry Sandusky trial surprises me. I have heard these stories thousands of times over the past 25 years.
A new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the law's author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.
CNN's Randi Kaye speaks with a former military officer who says she was sexually assaulted while serving.
If you serve in the U.S. military and you rape or sexually assault a fellow service member, chances are you won't be punished. In fact, you have an estimated 86.5% chance of keeping your crime a secret and a 92% chance of avoiding a court-martial.
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout speaks to photojournalist Robert King, who has risked his life capturing the horror of Syria.
Syrian security forces, soldiers and pro-regime militias used sexual violence to torture people in detention and sexually abused women and girls as young as 12 in raids, a new report said Friday.
After following a cyber trail stemming from an ongoing investigation into possession of child pornography, federal officials in New Jersey said Thursday they now have custody of a Ukrainian man they believe is behind one of the largest international child porn distribution rings.
The man immortalized by Martin Scorsese's film "Goodfellas" has died.
Seven members of Mexico's Zetas cartel were arrested Tuesday after a U.S. indictment accused a total of 14 cartel members of laundering drug money through the breeding and racing of American quarter horses in the United States, authorities said.
A Texas man releases a YouTube video announcing he will join Anonymous in the fight against a drug cartel in Mexico.
Federal agents arrested dozens of airline workers and baggage handlers at Puerto Rico's busiest airport, targeting what authorities say are two drug smuggling rings working together to move cocaine into the United States aboard commercial aircraft.
A 23-year-old man was supposed to be under house arrest when police say he opened fire this weekend inside a busy Toronto shopping mall, killing one and leading to injuries to seven others.
The suspect in a Toronto mall shooting remained on the loose Sunday, one day after he allegedly opened fire in a busy food court, killing one person and injuring seven.
As a gunman opened fire inside a cafe in Seattle, a patron jumped into action, hitting the shooter twice with a stool and saving three lives, police said.
A hero hurled barstools at a gunman as he opened fire inside a Seattle cafe, police said Thursday.
Two American tourists kidnapped Thursday in Egypt's Sinai region have been released, an official in South Sinai said.
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on two American tourists who were kidnapped at gunpoint in Egypt's Sinai region.
A suspect in the shooting spree at a Seattle cafe shot himself as investigators closed in on him Wednesday, police said.
May 25, National Missing Children's Day, is a day on which we honor and remember missing children. This date was chosen specifically because it is the date in 1979 when 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing on his way to school in New York.
The highest-ranking cleric to be charged with child endangerment testified Wednesday in the landmark child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial in which he and another Philadelphia priest are defendants.
A priest who assisted Monsignor William Lynn investigate clergy sex abuse claims testified Tuesday that it was not the archdiocese's policy to contact law enforcement or other victims of abuse.
Male guards at an Alabama women's prison engaged in the widespread sexual abuse of female inmates for years, a nonprofit group alleged in a formal complaint filed with the Justice Department on Tuesday.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 24-year-old former Marine charged with a "serial thrill-kill spree" that killed four homeless men and a mother and her son, the Orange County, California, district attorney said Monday.
A bombing at a school in Italy was likely "the isolated action of a single man" and not tied to the mafia, an official said Sunday.
A woman wearing a wedding or formal dress was found stabbed to death in her bathtub in Illinois.
Nearly one of every 10 state prisoners is sexually victimized during confinement, according to a Justice Department study released Thursday.
Florida Republican Sandy Adams' personal story could help the GOP in its efforts to woo women voters.
The House of Representatives passed the Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, despite strong opposition from Democrats.
More than four years since he and Roger Clemens gave contradictory testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Brian McNamee appeared before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton over the last two days to answer questions from government prosecutors. In doing so, he provided the most pivotal testimony yet in U.S. v. Clemens. McNamee also set the table for a contentious showdown with Clemens' lawyers as they cross-examine him late this afternoon and into tomorrow.
One of the men controversially pardoned earlier this year by Mississippi's outgoing governor could land back behind bars after being charged with driving drunk and causing an accident that killed an 18-year-old woman.
Anderson Cooper looks at the accusations against ex-Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour for the pardons to convicts.
An American aid worker kidnapped by al Qaeda in Pakistan pleads for his life. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
In a three-minute video posted to the internet, Warren Weinstein begs the U.S. President to meet the demands of his Pakistani kidnappers in return for his life.
Four gang members potentially face life in prison without parole after being convicted Friday of using violence and intimidation to extort "rents" from drug dealers and suppliers on their Los Angeles turf, a federal prosecutor's office said.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old half-sister, whose body was found attached to a rope hanging from a tree, Alabama authorities said Friday.
Tax refund fraud is rampant, and officials blame the IRS for not doing enough to stop it. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
Criminals who file fraudulent tax returns by stealing people's identities could rake in an estimated $26 billion over the next five years because the IRS cannot keep up with the amount of the fraud, Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said Tuesday.
A top Colombian drug trafficker who partnered with Mexican cartels to smuggle cocaine into the United States turned himself in to U.S. authorities in Aruba, Colombian police said.
Philadelphia's Catholic archbishop announced Friday that five priests will not be reinstated following a church investigation into accusations of child sex abuse, though the men have a right to an appeal.
The mayor of a Montana college town Wednesday welcomed a federal investigation into allegations that sexual assault and rape complaints were improperly handled.
The mother of a rape victim in a viral video says the South African government failed her. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports
I am a journalist. I am a teacher. I am a black woman. I am a witness to prejudice.
U.S. v. Roger Clemens -- take two -- starts today in the D.C. chambers of U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton. SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann answers the key questions.
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday in the trial of former Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, nine months after the previous one ended in a mistrial.
Stephanie Schroeder joined the U.S. Marine Corps not long after 9/11. She was a 21-year-old with an associate's degree when she reported for boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina.
Military women say once they reported sexual assault, they were booted from the military. Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates.
Two murderers are issued driver's licenses and buy cars before being pardoned. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports.
For more than three months, Linda Smith has wondered how the man who police say was driving drunk and involved in a crash last year that killed her daughter could be pardoned for a previous felony drunken driving offense.
A locksmith hired to help in the process of evicting a California tenant was shot dead, along with the sheriff's deputy serving the eviction notice, police said Friday.
Reports of violent sexual crimes against U.S. troops have leveled off in the military since 2009, according to a new study released by the Pentagon on Friday.
CNN's Susan Candiotti reports on the arrests of two suspects in the shootings of five people in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 19-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma, man whose Facebook page lamented his father's death "at the hands of a f--king n----r" told investigators he shot three of the African-Americans injured or killed in a Friday shooting spree, according to police documents.
A Costa Rican diplomat kidnapped in Venezuela has been freed, Venezuela's minister for justice and the interior said Tuesday.
Authorities are investigating the kidnapping of a Costa Rican diplomat in Venezuela, officials said Monday.
Police are investigating whether the shootings of five African-Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were a hate crime after the weekend arrests of two white suspects in the case, local authorities said Sunday.
The police chief of Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered a stern, succinct message Saturday to the man he believes killed three people and critically wounded two others in a spate of seemingly random shootings: "We're coming for you."
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced five former New Orleans police officers to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for the shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, prosecutors said.
A 21-year-old Mississippi State University student was found shot to death on campus. Affiliate WAPT reports.
Three white Mississippi men pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes Thursday in connection with the 2011 beating death of an African-American man in Jackson, the Justice Department announced. Deryl Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Butler each admitted to conspiracy and violating the 2009 federal hate-crimes law in last June's killing of James Craig Anderson. They face sentences of up to life in prison and $250,000 in fines, federal prosecutors said.
White teen faces possible hate crime charges in the killing of a black man. CNN first reported the story in 2011.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday night put the country's southwest region on the highest possible security alert level, hours after a teacher and three children were gunned down at a Jewish school in Toulouse.
Two Brazilian tourists, their guide and a police officer who were kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula all have been freed, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Monday.
Venezuelan investigators have detained 12 police officials following the shooting death of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter.
In a series of floor speeches Thursday, a group of mostly Democratic women senators made a high-profile and at times emotional appeal to Republicans to support an expanded Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In doing so, they suggested Republicans were blocking the bill because it would extend its protections to illegal immigrants as well as gays and lesbians.
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Wayne Rooney sent Manchester United three points clear in the Premier League on Monday, scoring a first-half goal in a 1-0 victory over Fulham to earn the reigning champions their sixth straight league win.
The England striker ensured United capitalized on title rival Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday by stroking home a close-range winner high into the net in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford.
With only eight games left in the campaign and with what appears an easier run-in than Manchester City, United is now the favorite to extend its record haul of English titles to 20 at the expense of one of its fiercest rivals.


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Our staff is available to help you succeed by providing information, fostering personal development and responsibility, and offering supportive services. You have an open invitation to stop by with questions or concerns regarding academic programs, advising, or academic performance.
Whether students have questions regarding the registration process, course selections, or fulfilling requirements for graduation, they are welcome to meet with the Academic Counselor in the Office of Student Life. Also, for current students, please visit the College of Law Office of Student Life Community on Blackboard. Currently, information about joint degree programs, course selections, and registration is available through the Blackboard site.
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The College of Law is committed to the inclusion of students with disabilities in all aspects of law school life and is committed to providing accommodations to these students. The College of Law believes that the promise of diversity within the law school community requires the inclusion of students with disabilities. The "multiplicity of voices" exchanging intellectual ideas from various backgrounds, perspectives and experiences enables students to develop valuable insights about themselves and others. Over the last decade, the number of students with disabilities attending universities or colleges has increased significantly. As a postsecondary institution, the College of Law is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs and facilities.
Services for students with disabilities at Syracuse University are provided through the Office of Disability Services. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate the process of accessing services from the appropriate sources as early as possible, preferably prior to the beginning of the academic term. Once the student has contacted the Office of Disability Services, the student should then make an appointment with Michelle Wilcox, Associate Director of Student Life at the College of Law, to discuss the procedures for implementing the appropriate accommodations within the College of Law.
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Policy for granting credits from another ABA/AALS-accredited law school (visit)
A student may be approved to spend a summer, semester or year at another ABA accredited law school as follows:
Semester or Year Visit - A student wishing to visit at an ABA accredited law school or a foreign law school for more than a single summer session must petition in advance for approval. Because a one or two semester visit may affect the substance of the law degree awarded by Syracuse University College of Law, the quality of the experience of fellow students, and the institutional program in general, a petition to visit for one or two semesters is rarely granted. Petitions must be based on one of three grounds: (1) compelling academic reasons exist for the visit, (2) the student wishes to spend more than one summer session at a foreign law school, or (3) the student is facing an unanticipated, extremely compelling crisis. A student seeking approval for a visit because compelling academic reasons exist for the visit or because the student wishes to spend more than one summer session at a foreign law school shall submit his or her petition to the Academic Standards Committee. A student seeking approval for a visit because the student is facing an unanticipated, extremely compelling crisis shall submit his or her petition to the Senior Assistant Dean for Student Life. A student falling in this last category – i.e. seeking approval for a visit because the student is facing an unanticipated, extremely compelling crisis – should be aware that in almost all cases, a personal crisis requiring the student to be away from the College of Law for a period of time is appropriately handled through the Office of Student Life pursuant to Rule G Leaves of Absences.
If the Academic Standards Committee or the Senior Assistant Dean for Student Life approves a petition, the petition shall be forwarded to the Dean of the College of Law for final approval. Final approval may be withheld at the Dean's sole discretion.
Summer Visit - Where the student is seeking permission to take courses at another law school during a single summer, it shall be granted, provided, however, that the law school at which the proposed study is to take place is fully accredited by both the ABA and the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Such requests shall be handled by the Senior Assistant Dean for Student Life.
Acceptance of Visit Credits Towards JD Requirement - Credit from another law school is recorded by the College of Law on a pass basis provided that the student receives a grade of "C" or higher. No credit is given if the student receives a grade below "C."
Policy for granting credits from another ABA-accredited law school (transfer)
In order to graduate from the Syracuse University College of Law, a student is required to have 87 credits and 6 units of residency. One unit of residency is acquired each semester upon successful completion of a full time course load of 12+ credits. A transfer student must earn a minimum of 58 credits at Syracuse University College of Law in order to fulfill the 87 credit hour requirement. Additionally, these 58 credits must be fully graded if a student wants to be eligible for honors upon receipt of the J.D. diploma.
The credits earned from the transferring school will be recorded on a pass basis if the grades received are equivalent to a "C" or higher. Transfer students may receive credit for the following first-year required courses if the grades received are "C" or higher and the course content is materially the same:
Civil Procedure
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Professional Responsibility
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Legislation and Policy (L&P)
Additionally, prior to graduation, all students must successfully complete the College of Law writing requirement.
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Syndicated — The kitchen is no longer just the kitchen. In addition to whipping up a plate of pasta, or reaching into the fridge for a cold drink, it is now the central hub of the modern home where multiple functions take place, further enhancing its place as the heart and soul of a home.
That's why the latest kitchen design trends reflect this lifestyle by incorporating new features that enhance this expanded use, according to a study from the American Institute of Architects (AIA.)
Some of those new uses for the kitchen reflect our new technology-driven world, said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker. "The last few years have seen kitchens take on new functions."
New Trends in the Kitchen Space
Computer area and recharging stations
As home sizes decrease - and according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) they are - the space once dedicated to offices and dens are being incorporated into the kitchen. According to the AIA's March survey, 43 percent of architects polled saw an increase in demands for computer areas in the kitchen.
78 Rockrose, Aliso Viejo CA (above)
For sale: $819,900
Move over, coffee maker. More kitchens are being designed to incorporate computers and gadgets, as seen in this home for sale in Aliso Viejo, CA.
Integration with family space
The other big change for home design? Out with the separate dining rooms and living rooms and in with eat-in kitchens flowing into a great room. More architects are reporting that homeowners are requesting open floor plans.
128 245th Pl SE, Sammamish WA (above)
For sale: $699,950
This Sammamish home for sale features an open floor plan with an eat-in kitchen.
Green flooring
One of the easiest ways to go green in the home is by incorporating renewable or recycled materials in renovations or home building. This trend is picking up and more homeowners are requesting eco-friendly flooring materials. Bamboo, one of the more common renewable flooring options, is actually a grass and grows quickly, allowing a harvest every five years.


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Price, Dickey win Cy Young Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Left-hander David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets are the winners of baseball's Cy Young awards.
Price barely beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander for the American League prize in one of the closest votes ever.
Price received 14 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 153 points to 149 for Verlander, who was chosen first on 13 ballots.
Other than a 1969 tie between Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain, it was the tightest race in the history of the AL award.
Dickey was an easy choice for the NL honor in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 38-year-old got 27 of the 32 of the first-place votes to become the first knuckleballer to win the Cy Young Award.
Lefthanders Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Washington's Gio Gonzalez finished second and third, respectively.
The AL and NL MVPs will be announced later today.
AP source: Hunter agrees with Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — A source familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press free agent outfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers, pending a physical. The 37-year-old Hunter hit a career-best .313 last season for the Los Angeles Angels. He'll be able to fill a corner outfield spot for the AL champion Tigers, taking care of a major offseason priority for Detroit.
In other baseball news:
— Reliever Jeremy Affeldt and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants have completed an $18 million, three-year contract. The 33-year-old left-hander went 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA in 67 appearances covering 63 1-3 innings this season for the Giants.
Pistons win! Pistons win!...Heat lose in L.A.
UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Pistons earned their first victory after opening with eight defeats by bopping Philadelphia 94-76 in a game that ended with the hometown 76ers getting booed off the court by fans in the City of Brotherly Love.
Greg Monroe had 19 points, 18 rebounds and six assists to help the Pistons post their first W. Kyle Singler scored 16 points, and Tayshaun Prince and Brandon Knight each scored 15 points for a Detroit team off to its worst start in franchise history.
Four Pistons starters scored in double digits and forward Jason Maxiell had eight points and 12 rebounds.
The Sixers easily played their worst game of the season, shooting 30 percent. Lavoy Allen led Philly with 14 points.
In other NBA action:
— Chris Kaman scored 23 points and had eight rebounds in only his second start for the Dallas Mavericks, who held on for a 107-101 victory over winless Washington. The 0-7 Wizards are the only winless team in the NBA. O.J. Mayo had 25 points.
— Rudy Gay scored a season-high 28 points, Zach Randolph added 20 points and 11 rebounds before getting ejected along with Kendrick Perkins during a late-game altercation and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-97. The 6-1 Grizzlies have won six in a row and are on the best start in team history.
__ The Miami Heat ran into a fresher, bigger and more physical team on the road and the L.A. Clippers beat the Heat 107-100 despite 30 points from LeBron James. Jamal Crawford came off the bench and led the Clippers with 22. Blake Griffin added 20 points and 14 boards.
__Golden State edged Atlanta 92-88. Rookie Harrison Barnes scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Warriors.
— James Harden scored 30 points, Omer Asik added 15 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off the New Orleans Hornets 100-96.
— Kemba Walker's jumper with 0.7 seconds left lifted the Charlotte Bobcats to an 89-87 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
__ The Chicago Bulls outlasted Phoenix in overtime, 112-106. Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 14 rebounds.
— Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis scored 16 points each to help the Milwaukee Bucks cruise to a 99-85 victory over the struggling Indiana Pacers, who lost their fifth in a row.
__ The Boston Celtics beat Utah 98-93. Paul Pierce scored 23, including two free throws with 19.5 seconds left to clinch it.
Gator perfect in win over Badgers
UNDATED (AP) — Erik Murphy tied a career-high with 24 points just days after dealing with an illness, and No. 10 Florida beat 22nd-ranked Wisconsin 74-56 in AP Top-25 college basketball.
Murphy made all 10 of his shots, including two 3-pointers. He also had seven rebounds.
Mike Rosario added 15 points, four rebounds and four assists for Florida, which is 2-0.
In other AP Top-25 hoops:
__Josh Jones came off the bench and scored all 18 of his points in the second half to compensate for Doug McDermott's quiet night in No. 15 Creighton's (KRAY'-tuhnz) 77-60 victory over UAB. McDermott, the returning first-team All-American, got into early foul trouble and finished with five points. His 37-game streak of scoring in double figures ended.
Roethlisberger has rib injury too; out vs. Ravens
UNDATED (AP) — It turns out Ben Roethlisberger's (RAWTH'-lihs-bur-gurz) sprained right shoulder is just the start of his problems.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said he also dislocated a rib while getting sacked in the third quarter of Monday night's win against Kansas City. Roethlisberger sprained the SC joint in his shoulder on the play but says the rib issue is a bigger concern. He says said doctors are concerned the rib could cut into his aorta.
He's already been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Backup Byron Leftwich will start in his place.
Roethlisberger said there is no timetable for his return.
Elsewhere in the NFL:
— San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith went through position work in a non-contact black jersey Wednesday, his status still unclear for Monday night's NFC showdown with the Chicago Bears after he sustained a concussion Sunday against the Rams. Backup Colin Kaepernick (KAY'-pur-nick) is the Niners' Plan B.
— Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler's status for this week remains in question because of a concussion. Coach Lovie Smith says Cutler is "feeling a whole lot better," but whether he'll be ready to play against San Francisco on Monday night is another issue.
— Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews will miss Sunday's game in Detroit with a hamstring injury.
— The New York Jets have signed running back Khalil Bell, who spent parts of the last four seasons with the Chicago Bears. Bell will add depth to their banged-up backfield.
Nobody talking
NEW YORK (AP) — Now the NHL and the locked-out players' association aren't even talking by phone.
With the lockout entering its third month, communications between the fighting sides have come to a halt with no clear sign of what the next step will be or when it will be taken.
After four straight days of negotiations in New York last week, talks broke off angrily Friday night. Discussions resumed on Sunday, solely regarding player contract terms, but that meeting ended after only 90 minutes.
So far, 327 games — all those scheduled through Nov. 30 and the New Year's Day outdoor Winter Classic — have been canceled by the NHL.
Vonn out of the hospital
UNDATED (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has been released from a hospital in Vail, Colo., two days after being admitted for intestinal pain.
Vonn's publicist Lewis Kay says in an email Wednesday that she's "feeling much better and "resting comfortably at home." He's not sure when the four-time overall World Cup champion will return to skiing.
Big 12 reprimands Texas Tech coach... ESPN gets Sugar Bowl deal
UNDATED (AP) — The Big 12 says it is issuing Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville a public reprimand for his sideline outburst at a graduate assistant during last weekend's win against Kansas.
Tuberville said he has apologized to Kevin Oliver, whose headset and cap were knocked off when the coach pulled on Oliver's headset.
In another college football note, the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. A source says it's worth $80 million a year.
3-time gymnastics world champion Memmel retires
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Chellsie Memmell has announced her retirement. She had attempted another comeback before the London Olympics following a series of injuries, but failed to make it past the qualifier for the U.S. championships. The 24-year-old ends her career with six world medals, including the 2005 all-around gold and 2003 team title, the first ever for the U.S. women.
Livestrong drops Armstrong connection
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong's cancer fighting charity has formally dropped him from its name and will officially be known as the Livestrong Foundation.
The move is the latest of several by the charity to separate itself from its founder, who has been stripped of his seven Tour De France titles. The U.S. Anti-doping agency revealed evidence of doping by Armstrong and teammates.
US ends year with 2-2 tie in Russia
UNDATED (AP) __ Mix Diskerud has given the U.S. soccer a team a thrilling end to 2012.
Playing just his third game for the Americans, the 22-year-old midfielder scored his first international goal on a 20-yard shot 2:50 into four minutes of injury time to give the United States a 2-2 tie against Russia in an exhibition game at Krasnodar, Russia.
Team CEO on leave
DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Dallas' professional soccer team is taking an indefinite leave of absence after being accused of beating and choking his wife at a New York City hotel. A statement from FC Dallas soccer team says its president, Douglas Quinn, is taking the leave to "attend to personal matters."


text: Wonderful scenic attractions and activities are available at or near Kauri Cliffs. Tours feature visits to Ninety Mile Beach, Tane Mahuta (New Zealand's largest Kauri tree), Doubtless Bay, the Puketi Kauri Forest, Rainbow Falls, historic Russell and the Waitangi Treaty House. Scenic Quad Biking (ATV) tours are available a comfortable scenic drive North of the property. Arrangements can be made to see these attractions by guided motor tour, helicopter or aeroplane.


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Price increases later this year....ouchhhhh.....
To Our Faithful Customers!
This is a quick note to let you know that our manufacturers are planning price increases later this year. The increases could be as high as 30-40%. - Most of our quilted bedding products are 100% cotton face and fill and are extremely sensitive to cotton prices. - Production at manufacturing plants is being slowed as attempts to limit carbon emissions. Less operating time means limited production and higher prices for teh production that is available. - US currency is falling in international markets because of economic uncertainty and growing national debt. I wanted you to have this as a preliminary notice to give you enough time to prepare for these changes.
The only way to avoid the increases will be to purchase NOW before the prices change.
The prices will change not only on ebay but in every store on line and off line in the USA. So, if you had in mind some bedding sets, please do not delay in purchasing at the current prices. Once the manufacturer increases the pricing, we will be forced to do the same.Feel free to email me with any questions.
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In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians.
"But it was all going so well....."
Eric H. Cline tells the gripping story of the "First Dark Ages," and provides an accessible introduction to the era between the past of Egypt and the rise of Classical Greece. Cline's compelling narrative (expertly narrated by Andy Caploe) offers new insight into an important historical period and expertly draws parallels to contemporary times.
Audible brings to life through dramatic performance the 1945-1946 radio broadcast reports covering the greatest courtroom drama of the 20th century - the Nuremberg trials. The original broadcasts have been lost forever, but the verbatim text - written by Harold Burson, founding chairman of one of the world's leading public relations firms, Burson Marsteller, who at the time was a reporter for the Armed Forces Network - has been newly interpreted by an ensemble of some of our fine actors.
"Now there was radio!"
Report from Nuremberg utilizes the transcripts of Harold Burson, then a young reporter for Armed Forces Network radio, and a stellar cast of voices, to create this original production that blends journalism, history, and dramatic reenactment to envision what it was like to experience the trials firsthand.
Why we think it's a great listen: Seabiscuit was a runaway success, and Hillenbrand's done it again with another true-life account about beating unbelievable odds. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.....
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Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
"Do you believe in miracles??"
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
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In other nations, public schools are one thread in a quilt that includes free universal child care, health care, and job training. Here, schools are the whole cloth. Today we look around the world at countries like Finland and South Korea, whose students consistently outscore Americans on standardized tests, and wonder what we are doing wrong. Dana Goldstein first asks the often-forgotten question: "How did we get here?"
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: The North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grip of "Arctic Fever." The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship.
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Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet little-known aspects of the Civil War: The stories of four courageous women - a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow - who were spies. After shooting a Union soldier in her front hall with a pocket pistol, Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using her charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmonds cut off her hair and assumed the identity of a man to enlist as a Union private, witnessing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author's words, "a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened - muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox."
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A classic since its original landmark publication in 1980, Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States is the first scholarly work to tell America's story from the bottom up - from the point of view of, and in the words of, America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers.
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General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident - and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton will take listeners inside the final year of the war and recount the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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Goodwin describes the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft. With the help of the "muckraking" press, Roosevelt had wielded the Bully Pulpit to challenge and triumph over abusive monopolies, political bosses, and corrupting money brokers. Roosevelt led a revolution that he bequeathed to Taft only to see it compromised as Taft surrendered to money men and big business. The rupture led Roosevelt to run against Taft for president, an ultimately futile race that gave power away to the Democrats.
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On August 10, 1632, five men in flowing black robes convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a deceptively simple proposition: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and infinitely tiny parts. With the stroke of a pen the Jesuit fathers banned the doctrine of infinitesimals, announcing that it could never be taught or even mentioned. The concept was deemed dangerous and subversive, a threat to the belief that the world was an orderly place, governed by a strict and unchanging set of rules.
In March 1873 Great Britain was rocked by the forgery case of the century, perpetrated against no less than the Bank of England. Four criminal brains took on the entire financial system... and would have got away with it too, had it not been for one tiny detail.
Learn the inside scoop on Watergate, the Ford Pardon, and the 18-minute Gap. Roger Stone, The New York Times best-selling author of The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ, gives the inside scoop on Nixon's rise and fall in Watergate in his new book Nixon's Secrets. Stone charts Nixon's rise from election to Congress in 1946 to the White House in 1968 after his razor-thin loss to John Kennedy in 1960, his disastrous campaign for Governor of California in 1962, and the greatest comeback in American Presidential history.
The "friendly invasion" of Britain by over a million American G.I.s bewitched a generation of young women deprived of male company during the Second World War. With their exotic accents, smart uniforms, and aura of Hollywood glamour, the G.I.s easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing gum, and nylon stockings: An escape route from Blitz-ravaged Britain.
In today's Tehran, intrigues abound and survival depends on an intricate network of falsehoods: mullahs visit prostitutes, local mosques train barely pubescent boys in crowd-control tactics, and cosmetic surgeons promise to restore girls' virginity. Navai paints an intimate portrait of those discreet recesses in a city where the difference between modesty and profanity, loyalty and betrayal, honor and disgrace is often no more than the believability of a lie.
At the age of 16, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor's numerous concubines. When he died, in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointed by her husband and made herself the real ruler of China - behind the throne, literally, with a silk screen separating her from her officials who were all male.
Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations in an effort to break the Taliban's grip on the Valley. What started out as a routine mission changed when two 82nd Airborne Paratroopers tragically drowned in the Bala Murghab River while trying to retrieve vital supplies from an air drop that had gone terribly wrong.
Frazier has made use of previously untapped primary sources, allowing him to present new interpretations of the famous Civil War battles in the Southwest. Using narratives of veterans of the campaign and official Confederate and Union documents, the author explains how this seemingly far-fetched fantasy of building a Confederate empire was an essential part of the Confederate strategy.
Richard the Lionheart remains one of England's most famous kings. His statue stands proudly outside the Houses of Parliament, yet who was Richard? Was there more to him than we see depicted in modern media - the great, missing king from the Robin Hood films who was always having his throne threated by his younger brother John! Or was Richard not worthy of the legend that seems to have been built up around his name?
The politics of the 1950s revolved around two primary leaders, one Republican and one Democrat both moderate, and both willing to compromise to move the nation forward. The Republican leader was President Dwight Eisenhower. His two administrations changed American politics. Ike's desire to be president of all the people, to run his administration down the middle of the road, to be a modern" Republican, set the stage for what the Republican Party would be for decades to come.


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Undergraduate Majors
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
A Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Biology provides certification to teach any biology course in grades 9-12. A unified science endorsement, earned by taking additional science courses, provides certification to teach any introductory science course in addition to any biology course. All teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The curriculum offers the student the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in chemistry, physics and earth science.
About the Faculty
Biology and Earth Science classes are taught by experienced faculty members who believe in individualized attention for students. Classroom learning is reinforced in most courses through practical laboratory experiences that include application of computer, multimedia technology and biotechnology. Recently, a new molecular biology research and teaching facility was constructed. Four new faculty members use molecular techniques in their courses and have developed new courses in biotechnology.
In addition to a wide range of academic and professional experiences, all tenure track members of the department's faculty have doctorates in their fields of expertise. Active research programs, many involving undergraduate students, and workshop and seminar participation keep faculty members abreast of developments in their fields.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program will find potential employers very eager to recruit and retain them as teachers. In addition, museums, zoos and nature centers also hire educators, who have strong background in biology to design exhibitions, lead nature hikes in wild areas and plan educational programs.
Students who successfully complete UCM's science programs have a wide variety of opportunities available to them. They can develop a program of study preparing them for careers in systematics, ecology, conservation, physiology, cell biology, genetics and geology. With the appropriate preparation, students may become biology or earth science teachers, conservation agents or medical technologists. In addition, they may become qualified for admittance to graduate programs in biology and geology, and the professional schools of medical, veterinary, dental and physical therapy occupations.
Student Involvement
Students may participate in a wide variety of field-based research projects, including research on using GIS and remote sensing to create habitat suitability models for Missouri's threatened and endangered flora and fauna; bat habitat surveys in Missouri; endangered species surveys in Missouri; floral surveys of selected areas in Missouri. In addition, students may participate in organismal, molecular and cellular laboratory-based research projects involving both plants and animals.
Student organizations include Para-Medico for students interested in careers in allied health areas; the Pre-Vet Club for those pursuing careers in animal care; Beta Beta Beta, the department's Biology honor society; National Science Teachers Association Student Chapter; for students interested in science education techniques; the Wildlife Society, for students interested in ecological concerns and wildlife conservation; American Fisheries Society, for students interested in aquatic sciences; and Geology Club, to provide a greater understanding of the science of geology.
Pertle Springs
In addition to the extensive laboratory facilities in the W.C. Morris Science Building, UCM owns Pertle Springs, a 300-acre park a mile from the main campus. A unique natural laboratory for research and field experiences, Pertle Springs also serves as a campus recreation area. UCM also maintains a small astronomical observatory at Pertle Springs featuring a computer-controlled telescope with imaging capabilities and specialized auxiliary equipment. Each year The Wildlife Society sponsors BioBlitz, an annual gathering at Pertle Springs that focuses on surveying natural areas, birds, fish, fungi, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians.
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The Obsessed Biography
The Obsessed was a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls and The Hidden Hand. The band formed originally in the early 1980s, in Potomac, Maryland led by Wino. Later on the group moved into a band house in Rockville, Maryland where some of their most creative and hardest music was written. Before this move however original guitar player John Reese went his separate way. The band became a trio and stayed that way until the mid eighties when Vance Bockis and Norman Lawson joined the band. During this time they released the "Sodden Jackyl" EP and had 1 track ("Concrete Cancer") featured on Metal Blade's "Metal Massacre VI". The band broke up in the late 80s and Wino went west to California to join up with Saint Vitus. Wino recorded 3 albums, an EP, and a live album with Saint Vitus. Hellhound Records (Vitus's then current lablel) released "The Obsessed", an album of archived Obsessed recordings which prompted Wino to leave Vitus and reform The Obsessed. The band was quickly signed to Hellhound Records and released 2 more albums. In spite of a series of line-up shifts, Columbia Records picked up their third album, "The Church Within", which received rave reviews but ended up being the band's last. After the demise of The Obsessed, Wino formed Spirit Caravan. Discography Albums: * The Obsessed (Hellhound Records 1990) * Lunar Womb (Hellhound Records 1991) * The Church Within (Hellhound Records/Columbia Records 1994) EPs/Singles * Sodden Jackyl 7" (Invictus Records 1983) * "Streetside" 7"/CD (Columbia Records 1994) * "To Protect and To Serve" 7"/CD (Columbia Records 1994) * Altamont Nation 7" (Bong Load Records 1995) * Instrumental 7" (Doom Records 1996) * Sodden Jackyl 7" (with different mixes) (Doom Records 1996) * split 7" with Mystick Krewe of Clearlight (both sides Lynyrd Skynyrd covers) (2001 Southern Lord Records) Compilations/Live/Reissue * History of The Obsessed (Doom Records 1997) * Live at the Wax Museum (Doom Records 1997) * Incarnate (Southern Lord Records 1999) * The Obsessed reissue w/live '84 CD (Tolotta Records 2000) * History of The Obsessed Volume II (Doom Records 2002) * Lunar Womb Reissue (MeteorCity Records 2006)
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The first contests of the SkillsUSA Championships begin today. These are open to the public and begin at 8 a.m. Be sure and see your official conference program for times and locations. You can download a copy here.
At 8:30 a.m., be sure to attend my "Call to Action" session in the Marriott Downtown in the Count Basie Ballroom. Just take the escalator to the second floor and you can't miss it. Learn about SkillsUSA's priorities, vision and CTE trends. You will also hear from Harvard University's Bill Symonds on the need for CTE in education reform. This year's Outstanding Educator Awards will also be presented. All instructors are invited to this session.
Beginning today at 10 a.m., be sure to check out SkillsUSA University for a great variety of educational seminars on the latests trends, new technology and best career opportunities. Sessions will run today through Wednesday.
At 10:30 a.m., don't miss SkillsUSA's Amazing Race. Participants will race through SkillsUSA TECHSPO to learn more about exhibitors and win prizes. Also look for "Free Money" giveaways in the form of gift cards from Best Buy and Lowe's. Visit Municipal Auditorium and follow the signs to this exciting giveaway.
Today you can also "Meet the Candidates" running for slots to serve as your new national officers. And student officers should be sure to attend the special joint session of delegates today at 3 p.m.
Of course, the big show is tonight at Kemper Arena: The Opening Ceremony for SkillsUSA's National Leadership and Skills Conference. The keynote speaker is Chef Jeff Henderson. This is an exciting and motivational event. Don't miss it! Special thanks to Robert Bosch Tool Corp. for supporting the 2012 Opening Ceremony. For those folks not in Kansas City, you can watch the ceremony live online at this link: www.skillsusa.org/events/nlscvideo.shtml. Our live video streaming is sponsored by Lowe's.