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Nail Yakupov's two-game exile ends Tuesday night when the Edmonton Oilers face the Penguins in Pittsburgh.
Yakupov was scratched on Saturday in Toronto and despite the loss to the Maple Leafs, Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins rewarded his forwards by maintaining status quo Monday in Washington - which meant another night in the press box for the first overall pick in 2012.
The Oilers' concern with Yakupov is his play away from the puck and wanting to do everything himself.
And with the message received, expect Eakins to lean on Yakupov tonight in Pittsburgh with additional ice time to get him going.
In other news, the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to get calls on the availability of defenceman Jake Gardiner.
Sources tell The Dreger Report an additional two teams called last week to inquire about the possibility of a trade. But unless a substantial offer surfaces, Gardiner will not be traded and the Leafs insist they are not shopping him.
It's believed last week's interest was generated by the ongoing media speculation. To date, Toronto has not received an offer for Gardiner.
Now the USHL provides the latest example of the frightening risks hockey players face when fighting.
Dylan Chanter - a defenceman for the Dubuque Fighting Saints - was injured on Saturday when his helmet slipped off during a fight just prior to Chanter smashing his head on the ice.
Warning: The attached video link of Saturday's incident is disturbing and very graphic.
Chanter was released from hospital on Saturday and has since used Twitter to announce his improving status.
The USHL, its hockey operations department and USA Hockey are investigating the incident and the league's existing fighting sanctions, while analyzing additional procedures to further reduce this type of incident.
Prior to introducing a comprehensive player safety initiative in 2012 - which includes a rule to keep helmets on in all situations - sources say the USHL considered adopting a fighting rule similar to what is used in college hockey, where a fight earns a player a five-minute major penalty plus a one-game suspension. However, the USHL opted not to follow the NCAA path and instead assesses fighting majors for those who drop their gloves.
USHL president and commissioner Skip Prince is quick to point out that the USHL averages one fight every two and half games.
It's unlikely the USHL will drastically alter it's rule book in-season, but USA Hockey is watching closely and could intervene if it's viewed that this matter isn't being properly addressed.
Meanwhile, a number of NHL general managers believe fighting should be banned from junior hockey, or at the very least, game misconducts should be applied to further manage the risk of significant injury...or worse. However, while open to do more to protect their players, some junior hockey executives challenge the NHL to set a new standard of fighting sanctions all development leagues might follow.
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T.P. Grant brings us another mini-Judo Chop, as he breaks down some of the subtle groundwork displayed in Seth Baczynski's submission victory over Matt "The Immortal" Brown during UFC 139. In this mini-chop, Tom explains how exactly Matt Brown used his long legs to scissors sweep Baczynski and regain the initiative he had seized during the stand-up phase of the first round.
The scissors sweep is a staple of submission grappling, as its seemingly simple mechanics lend itself well to being picked up by beginners and its efficient usage of weight distribution and timing allows it to work even in high level grappling and mixed martial arts.
The basic principle of the sweep rests in using a precise set of grips and the shearing motion of both legs to simultaneously off-balance the opponent and prevent any basing out with the arm and leg on the side being swept towards. If done well, the sweep can land you in mount or side control with a discombobulated opponent. In order to do this sweep well, it often has to be disguised and performed at precisely the right moment, as wary opponents will quickly see and counter this sweep. It also helps to have long legs that can slide into the right places quickly, as Matt Brown showed us at UFC 139.
Join us after the jump for a gif and breakdown of the scissors sweep, as delivered by Tom.
In the middle of the first round, Brown had the advantage standing and Baczynski hit a double leg takedown to try and stall Brown's momentum. Brown quickly establishes the open guard he wants and this is where the gif picks up. We'll let Tom Grant describe the action:
The scissor's sweep is one of the most basic sweeps in all of grappling, but it is rarely seen in MMA for a few reasons. One is that in order to do this sweep, the guard player must open his guard, which gives the top player a chance to pass his guard, and the sweep relies on a collar grip and posture breakdown that is rare to achieve simultaneously in the no-gi environment of MMA.
The grip can be converted to no-gi; it is just more difficult to maintain it along with the foot placement and posture breakdown against a savvy grappler. Matt Brown establishes the set-up grips strongly from his open guard against Seth Baczynski. One arm is hooking the back of Seth's head, keep his posture broken down and the other arm traps Seth's left arm, preventing him from using it to establish base and stop the sweep.
The legwork is what makes the scissors sweep go and you can see that Brown's left shin is pressing into Seth's hip, while his right leg is resting against the outside of Seth's leg to prevent him from basing. With the whole left side of Seth's body prevented from basing, due to arm and leg placement by Brown, Seth is now ripe for the sweep.
Brown pulls with his grips and pushes upwards with his left shin to off-balance Seth. Right as Seth's weight begins to be carried on Brown's shin, his knee floats off the mat and Brown scissors his legs. The shearing motion results in an almost effortless sweep. Brown lands nicely in side control, but when he foregoes securing the position to posture and strike Seth, Baczynski is able to establish guard.
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When: Feb. 1-3 2013 7:00 PM
Where: Francoeur Theater
The Creative Stages child drama program will present "The Wizard of Oz" from Feb. 1-3 in Francoeur Theater. Enchantment abounds as your favorite characters (Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion) join Dorothy on her wondrous journey to The Land of Oz! Good Witch Glinda and the Munchkins point Dorothy toward the Yellow Brick Road, the magical path to the Emerald City. "The Wizard of Oz" is directed by SHU Assistant Professor of Theater Joni Warner. Curtain times are at 7 p.m. Feb. 1-2 and a special matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 3. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors. Students can purchase tickets for a special price of $3 in the Dean for Students Office. For other ticket information, please call 264-7890.


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There are three important things that are key to making your way successfully and comfortably on public roads.
Be VisibleTo ride safely, you need to be visible to cars. This means wearing bright colors, including day-glo or reflective gear, particularly in the early morning or at dusk. Lights are important too, both headlights on the front of your bike and blinking red lights in the back. Not only is it the law in most places, it is the best money you can spend to ensure your safety. Related article: See and Be Seen - a Guide to Lights on Your Bike
If you are feeling particularly flamboyant, you might even consider flying an orange flag or windsock like you can see on a granny trike going down the beach.
Also, for maximum visibility, you must ride where cars expect to see other traffic. That means always riding with traffic (on the right side of the road in the U.S. and most of the world outside of the U.K.) and not against it. One of the most frequent causes of accidents is wrong-way cyclists being struck by cars who do not anticipate these kamikazes on bikes coming towards them at a relatively high rate of speed from the wrong direction, particularly when the car is turning from a side street onto a more major roadway.
Be PredictableA common mistake that beginning cyclists make is feeling that they are not entitled to be on the road at all. This thinking is dangerous because it causes cyclists to cower in the presence of cars and act in ways that are in fact contrary to their safety.
An example: imagine riding on a two lane road with light to medium traffic and no shoulder. A beginning cyclist might feel they need to hug the edge of the street while riding, staying as close to the white line as possible. This causes problems because it encourages cars to try to squeeze past, passing when it is not safe. It leaves no room for the person on a bike to maneuver in the event of glass, sewer grates, debris, snapping dogs, politicians, etc., that might appear suddenly on the side of the road.
The better way to ride in this situation is to behave like a car, riding in a straight line in the lane where the car's right wheel would go. This makes you more visible, and allows you room to move when necessary, plus does not allow cars to pass when it is unsafe.
What makes this difficult for most beginning cyclists is the common fear of being struck from behind. Fortunately, this is among the rarest type of bike/auto collisions. If motorists can see and avoid a traffic cone or highway sign planted in the street, certainly they can safely observe and move around a cyclist properly positioned in the lane.
The risk of accidents at the most common location – intersections – again can be alleviated most effectively if you ride "like a car." This means no weaving through cars or riding erratically. Rather, focus on obeying traffic lights, signaling turns and being visible to drivers both in your dress and in your presence on the street.


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Animal Liberation Front tried to free birds
Aug 23, 2013
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ADAIR VILLAGE — The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for cutting open bird pens at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area in an effort to free pheasants and quail.
The activist group said in a post on its website that masked liberators "carried out the rescue" Aug. 15. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife, which manages the pens, said no birds escaped.
Two of the damaged pens had been empty, the agency said, and the birds held in the other damaged pens remained in their enclosures.
The Animal Liberation Front said wire cutting tools were used to open the pens, giving three ring-necked pheasants, one white pheasant and one mountain quail a chance to escape into the wild.
"If it wasn't for a car pulling into a lot next the pens, forcing us to make a premature departure, the rest of the dozen or so birds would have been given a chance at freedom as well," the group wrote. "This action is no victory for those left behind."
Tracy Thompson, a wildlife area associate, said the birds who live there are either pen-raised or have been injured in the wild.
"They would have less than a 5 percent chance of surviving outside the pens in the wild," she told the Corvallis Gazette-Times.
The number and types of birds kept at E.E. Wilson fluctuate, but the agency has cared for pheasants, quail, chukars and turkeys, and usually has about 15 birds, Thompson said.
An FBI agent from the Eugene office checked in with local investigators as a courtesy to let them know of the Animal Liberation Front's acknowledgement of responsibility, Capt. Greg Ridler of the Benton County Sheriff's Office said. No arrests have been made.
Damage to the wire enclosures was estimated at $50.
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Gulf Grouper, Mycteroperca jordani
The Gulf Grouper, Mycteroperca jordani, whose common Spanish name is Baya and local name is Cabrilla, is a member of the Grouper or Epinephelidae Family, known collectively as "cabrillas" and "garropas" in Mexico.
The Gulf Grouper is gray-brown in color, and is characterized by its "grouper-like" appearance, with the fourth and fifth dorsal spines being the longest, and when alive, a series of solid, irregular blotches radiating out from the face area. They have tails that are straight or slightly concave, rounded notched gill covers, and the fins that are tipped in white.
The Gulf Grouper is found within rocky reefs and in kelp beds with large adults being common in shallow water at depths between 25 and 150 feet. They reach a maximum length of 198 cm (6 and-a-half feet) and up to 91 kg (200 pounds) in weight. I have included a Gulf Grouper Weight From Length Conversion Table in this Website that allows the accurate determination of a fishes weight and a return to the ocean unharmed to live another day. They are voracious ambush predators feeding on small fish. The Gulf Grouper has a slow growth rate reaching maturity at age of six or seven years. They are aggregating spawners with females significantly outnumbering males indicative that they are protogynous hermaphrodites changing mid-life from females to males. They can be confused with the Broomtail Grouper, Mycteroperca xenarcha (second thru seventh dorsal spines of equal length). In Mexican waters the Gulf Grouper is found along the Pacific Coast of Baja and throughout the Sea of Cortez; they are absent from along the coast of the mainland coast south of Mazatlán.
The Gulf Grouper, due to its size, strength, and food value is an intense object of game fishing. It is considered an excellent food fish and is sold commercially in numerous local fish markets commanding high prices and is one of the important food fishes of the Sea of Cortez.
The Gulf Grouper is currently considered to be an ENDANGERED SPECIES due to population decline of at least 50% over the past 30 years, directly attributed to intensive recreational fishing pressure. There is also a significant decline in the size of the fish boated. This fishing pressure is likely to increase along with associated reef habitat destruction as greater investment in recreational fisheries occurs. It is a large species with high longevity and is caught at heavily fished spawning aggregations, both factors that make the species particularly vulnerable to overfishing. Historically it has dominated the rocky-reef fish community in terms of biomass comprising 45% of the total finfish production in the late 50′s to current levels of less than 1%. A generic table for Grouper that allows for the determination of the weight of fish from its length has been included with the hope that perhaps some fish can be handled as "catch and releases."


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Saturday, April 20, 2013, 8:30 a.m.
Bryan Station High School
201 Eastin Rd. Lexington, KY 40505
Race Results are posted at http://3wayracing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=11
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The Bryan Station Defender Classic 5K Run/Walk is presented each year by the Bryan Station High School PTSA and several Bryan Station High School booster organizations. Booster groups for the Band, Boys and Girls Soccer, Cheerleading, Football, Golf, IT Academy/Newspaper, Music/Chorus/Tri-M, Bryan Station High School PTSA, Swimming, Tennis, and Track will make up the team that will produce the race in 2013.
Registration (5K and Fun Walk)
Registration process and fees are the same for both the 5K Run/Walk and Fun Walk events.
Early registration entry fee is $15 ($10 if under 18). $20 for all ages after Saturday, April 6, 2013. Each pre-registered participant will receive a commemorative race T-shirt and be eligible for prizes drawn after the race. Other merchandise such as souvenir glasses ($5) must be ordered by April 6th as well (see race entry form). T-shirt NOT guaranteed if registered after April 6th. All fees/charges are non-refundable.
- Online Entry Form via active.com at http://www.active.com/5k-race/lexington-ky/bryan-station-defender-classic-5k-run-walk-2013
- 2013 Defender 5K Entry Form (contains Course Map)
- Late Registration & Packet Pick Up available at BSHS in the gym corridor:
- Friday, April 19th, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 20th (race day), from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
Packet Pick Up
Race packets will be available Friday, April 19th at BSHS from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and on race day from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. at BSHS in the Gym Corridor. Packets include your race number and race T-shirt. Other pre-ordered merchandise, such as race caps and souvenir glasses, may be picked up during these times as well. Please wear your race number on your front side on race day!
Not a runner or a walker, not a problem! You don't have to participate in the race to support any or all of these BSHS groups with a We Are Bryan Station donation. Thanks in advance for your support!
5K Team Competitions
Five Team Challenge Divisions make up the 2013 5K Team Competitions. Teams will consist of at least three registered 5K participants. Team scores will be the sum of the finish order, within the division, of the first three team members. Low score wins! Awards are TBD at this time. Use the Race Entry Form to place yourself on a Team when you register for the 5K.
- BSHS Alumni Team Challenge – for BSHS Alumni
- BSHS Faculty/Staff Challenge – for BSHS Faculty and Staff
- BSHS Parent Team Challenge – for current BSHS parents
- BSHS Student Team Challenge – for current BSHS students
- Open Team Challenge – for all comers
FCPS Bluegrass Trifecta
Registered finishers of all three Fayette County Public School 5K races below will receive a "Trifecta T-shirt".
- 03/23/13 – Southern Middle School Lightning Strike 5K Run/Walk
- 04/20/13 – Bryan Station Defender Classic 5K Run/Walk
- 05/11/13 – Sharks on the Run 5K Run/Walk (Sandersville Elem.)
Also, finishers of all three races that are age 18 & over will be entered in a $300 cash drawing. Cash prizes include 1-Win: $150, 1-Place: $100, and 1-Show: $50. To be eligible for a shirt and prizes, please indicate "Trifecta: Yes" on race entry form when you register for each race. "Trifecta T-shirts"will be available for pick up, and the cash drawing will be held, at the conclusion of the Sharks on the Run 5K.
This event is made possible by the generous donations of our sponsors. Our race sponsorship campaign has already begun and concludes on March 15, 2013. The sponsorship levels for the 5K range from $3000 down to $50. For more information on becoming a race sponsor, please review our 2013-Sponsorship-Fact-Sheet . Please thank our generous sponsors of the 2013 race (listed on the side) in person when you do business with them.
5K Awards & Prizes
Awards (15oz beverage glasses) will be given to overall and age group winners in the 5K Run/Walk event. See the 2013 Defender 5K Entry Form for age group award divisions. Door prize drawings using race numbers will be held at the 5K award ceremony after the race. 5K and Fun Walk participants are eligible for door prizes. The 5K award ceremony will be held in the school cafeteria and begin as soon as possible after the last participant finishes the race (hopefully around 9:30). Please enjoy the pancake breakfast while attending the 5K award ceremony. If available, souvenir award glasses may be purchased after the 5K award ceremony for $5 each.
Race Week Events
You are also invited to the following companion events at BSHS
* Friday, Apr 19, during school- time TBA, Defender Health & Fitness Expo
* Sat, Apr 20, 7-11am, Defender Health & Fit. Expo
* Sat, Apr 20, 9-11am, Pancake Breakfast
Defender Health & Fitness Expo
Please join us at the 4th Annual Defender Health & Fitness Expo on Friday, April 19th during school and Saturday, April 20th from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. The Expo is free and open to the public.
- If your Health and/or Fitness related business would like to participate, please review and use the Vendor Information Sheet to register. There are no mandatory space rental fees.
Pancake Breakfast
The BSHS Band Boosters will host a pancake breakfast fund raiser in the school cafeteria after the race. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, juice and milk. The breakfast is open to the public and the cost is $5.00 per person. Race participants may purchase tickets to the breakfast ($4.00 on or before April 6th, $5.00 after) using the 2012 Entry Form.
Fun Walk
The Fun Walk is a non-competitive event for those who prefer a shorter distance. The Fun Walk course is approximately 1.5 miles long and shares most of the first half of the 5K course. Fun Walkers will start right after the 5K Run/Walk and finish near the entrance of the BSHS bus parking lot at the rear of the school building. The Fun Walk will start as soon as the last 5K participant passes this point. Fun Walkers will follow the 5K participants and return to the same location for their Finish. Fun Walkers age 9 & under will receive a finisher's prize of TBD.
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Two not-so-small bundles of joy arrived at Busch Gardens
earlier this summer. Now, the two baby giraffes
are out in the park for public viewing.
Cupid, a 15 year-old giraffe, welcomed her seventh calf back
on June 11, park officials said. The male calf weighed 188 pounds and was
more than 6 feet tall. Tesa, an 18-year-old giraffe, welcomed her sixth
calf on June 19 -- a female weighing 145 pounds and standing 5-foot-8.
The baby reticulated giraffes are now on the Serengeti Plain
part of the park. The best view is from the Serengeti train or the Edge of
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Updated 10:24am Friday 20th June 2014 in Sport
WALES Under-20s finished the Junior World Championship on a wining note thanks to a hard-fought 20-3 success against Samoa.
Newport Gwent Dragons back row forward James Benjamin scored a brace after Ospreys wing, and full cap, Dafydd Howells had opened the scoring in North Harbour.
Byron Hayward was looking for his side to respond to their narrow loss to France and they did just that with a solid defensive display and another strong effort at the set piece.
Victory means that Wales, who were third in 2012 and runners-up last year, finish the tournament in seventh place.
They will be in the third pot for next year's competition in Italy, meaning they are certain to have two big teams in their group.
Wales scorers: tries - D Howells, J Benjamin (2); conversion - E Davies; penalty - E Davies
Samoa scorer: penalty - W Talataina Mu
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Lynchburg, Va- We're going to let you in on what some people refer to as "Lynchburg's best kept secret."
It's a program that gives middle and high school students early military training.
Students between the ages of 11 and 17 get the training they need to be at a rank two years ahead of any other person who enlists in the military, and that's not the only benefit of joining.
"I just wanted to feel what the Navy was like," said Cameran Hedlund who is a Sea Cadet.
"Just thought it would be a fun and new experience," said Karleigh Jenkins who is a Sea Cadet.
The reasons for joining are different, but these students all have one thing in common.
They are a part of The Overlord Division of the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps--It's a National Organization recognized by Congress and endorsed by the US Military.
"It gives them a drug free alcohol free environment so they can grow and become productive citizens," said Jeffrey Anderson. He is the Regional Director and came from Richmond to inspect the Cadets.
The students go to boot camp in the winter or summer-- train on weekends-- and even travel for different training sessions--all offering career exploration.
For parents, they can see first-hand the huge difference this program makes in their child's life.
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So, how do you raise the stakes in a (totally invented) cool-off? With a paper doll, of course!
Courtesy of Niege Borges, the artist recently gave Murray the deluxe 2-D treatment with "Bill Wearing Socks."
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A left to right traverse of the wall. The pump is slow to arrive, but as you near the prow on the right the pump will come. Move past the prow and finish easily.
left to right traverse of the wall
Excellent problem, hard for the grade.
One of the best traverses i have done so far! Very tricky and pumpy though it is graded for the difficulty of the move instead of the endurance factor.


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Reid: Chiefs open to trading top pick
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the possibility exists that the team could trade its top overall draft pick.
Quinn, Dunlap, Suisham named AFC Players of the Week
Chiefs QB Brady Quinn, Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap and Steelers PK Shaun Suisham were named the AFC Players of the Week for Week 14.
Luck, Wilson highlight strange, amazing QB week
Rookies Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck were spectacular in Week 13. But there were several other notable QB performances.
Chiefs name Quinn starting QB
Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel announced that Brady Quinn will start on Sunday against the Broncos.
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Chiefs QB Cassel ruled out for Sunday
Chiefs QB Matt Cassel has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Brady Quinn will start in his place.
Titans QB battle to rage well into summer
The Titans' coaching staff will let Matt Hasselbeck and Jake Locker battle for the starting QB job for most of the summer, according to our NFL Whispers.
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The Chiefs have targeted improving their offense in free agency, which likely means they will go after defenders when it comes to the draft.
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Teams are securing backup QBs this offseason, but do any of them have a chance to start and, if so, are they viable fantasy alternatives? William Del Pilar breaks it down.
Quinn and the Seattle Seahawks officially finalized their deal to make him the backup quarterback to starter Russell Wilson on Thursday. Terms of the contract were not available. Quinn and the Seahawks agreed to the deal earlier this week.||||||| Quinn joins Josh Portis as the expected backups to Wilson. Quinn played last year for the Chiefs, starting eight games. It was his first regular-season playing time since the 2009 season.
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Quinn completed 19 of 23 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's win against Carolina.||||||| Quinn posted a 132.1 passer rating, the second best of his career.
Coach Romeo Crennel announced Wednesday that Quinn will start Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos, regaining the job he lost when he sustained a concussion against Oakland.||||||| Quinn was cleared to play last week against Cincinnati and came on in the second half for the ineffective Matt Cassel, who was the starter early in the season before sustaining his own concussion. That thrust Quinn, a former first-round draft pick, into the starting lineup against Tampa Bay, and when Cassel was cleared to play, Crennel decided to stick with Quinn on a permanent basis.
Quinn has not been cleared for contact following his concussion and will miss his second straight start Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.||||||| Matt Cassel will start in Quinn's place. Cassel was the starter the first five games of the season before sustaining a concussion and then losing the job during the bye week. The former first-round draft pick returned to Kansas City late Tuesday after being advised by neurologists that he should avoid contact. Quinn has been cleared to take part in light workouts during the individual portion of practices.


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March, 2014
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February 26 & 27, 2015
Health & Fitness Expo
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The Marathon!
The Woodlands Marathon was revived on March 3, 2012 after a 19 year hiatus. The Woodlands Marathon will traverse the streets of Town Center and the community on a single-loop 26.2-mile flat course, finishing on the scenic Waterway. In 2013 One-hundred and fifteen (115) runners qualified for the 2014 Boston Marathon. A new race record was set in 2012 by Jeffrey Eggleston's at 2:15:37. Friends, Family and spectators will line the streets at various cheer zones in the Cheer Challenge to encourage athletes along the way. Participants have the opportunity to run for charities in the Charity Challenge and to date over $370,000 has been raised for charities and volunteer organizations. Come join the excitement as we welcome close to 9,000 runners.
The Woodlands Marathon Management will give away $260 in cash twenty-six (26) times during the post race Finish Festival. All marathon finishers will be eligible for drawings.
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ok just wondering what peoples thoughts are on this...
take a look at my sig for my current lenses. notice the widest lens i have is my 50mm. I need to rectify this.
now what would you do in my position:
A) 24-70 f2.8L II
B) 35 f1.4L + 24-105 f4L IS
note I can get either option for essentially the same money.
oh yeah.. will be used mainly on my 5D MKIII.
24-70L II hands down. In fact, for me, it wouldn't even be close. The zoom is sharper than the 24L II, 35L, and 50L at f/2.8. If you don't need wider than 2.8, oh my gosh this lens is awesome.


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Mother-Friendly Provider Network: In 2010, CiC launched a new online tool for parents - a national, searchable database of mother-friendly care providers and their profiles. Parents from around the country can come to the online Provider Network and enter their zip-codes to see profiles of participating care providers in their area. From Acupuncture to Yoga, from Childbirth Education to Pediatricians, the Provider Network covers the range of traditional and alternative mother friendly care providers.
Partnership Building : CiC is proud to work with a wide range of national and local organizations to further our shared mission of educating and supporting childbearing women, and connecting them to resources within their community. Our partners include:
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DANVILLE — The Illinois Department of Public Health Food Service Sanitation Refresher Course will be offered from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Henk's Bait and Bite, 302 N. Henning Road. The five-hour course is required every five years for Food Service Management in Commercial and School Food Service.The instruction includes information on the causes of food-borne illness, employee health and hygiene, purchasing, receiving, and storing food, cleaning and sanitizing procedures. A 15-hour certification class is scheduled on Dec. 30-31 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the East Central Community Action Agency, 56 N. Vermilion St.
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Quik.io, a new mobile application and service, today announced updates to its iPad and PC/Mac applications - allowing users to stream, while multitasking. Quik.io is poised to change how consumers access and share their personal content by empowering iPad users with the ability to instantly access, download or share their media files on their computers through network connections - whether by Wi-Fi from home, a hotspot or over 3G/4G.
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I have written a dll and I am using it with some UI application.
I initially developed this DLL using S60_fp2_CW and i am using it with a UI app in the same sdk (ARMI).
I recompiled it in S60_3rd_MR_2 and am using it with a UI in same skd i.e. MR.
My query is:
- While sending the application for siging do I have to get the DLL signed as well? (I have the protected UIDs fetched from Symbian)
- Shall i change the UID mentioned in the .mmp file of the DLL to a protected uid irrespective of whether I get it signed or not. If i should, then which UID should I change as I have only 2 uids (First one indicating that it is a static dll and the Second one generated by carbide (0xE0000---) ) Or do I have to recreate the DLL in 3rd edition MR (which I wish to avoid presently)
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I've decided that I'm going to lift in my first meet on April 18th in Detroit at the AAPF Raw Nationals. So I've been thinking about how I will train leading into the meet and this is what I have so far. I have 7 weeks left, so I plan on training pretty much as normal for the next 3 weeks. Then for the last 4 weeks I'm thinking of the following:
Week 4: Work up to about 95% of my goal for the meet in all 3 lifts (I plan to open at 90%).
Week 3: 60% for 3 sets of 8 for squat and bench. Speed deads for 10 sets of 1 at 60%.
Week 2: 2-3 sets of singles at about 85%.
Week 1: DE bench and light squats on Tuesday. A couple of light warm-up sets for bench and squat on Saturday at the venue. Gameday on Sunday.
Any input or advice is greatly appreciated.
Take a week off before the meet, and don't lift the day before
23 years old
6'3, 308 lbs
825 Squat
470 Bench
645 Deadlift
1905 total
Opening at 90% is a good plan, especially if your form is spot on. Smashing your first lifts in your first meet is a great way to boost your confidence so some even select a weight they can do a decent triple for.
I'd take it easy the week of the meet, perhaps doing some sets of the competition lifts at 70% or below five to six days out...not much volume, but enough to have some frequency in to keep your form dialed in. Then shut it down and rest for the week. Take some walks and do some light warmup stuff to keep the blood moving. Many beginners freak out the week or two before the meet, especially if they're overtrained and not hitting big weights, so they try to overcompensate by putting more plates on....typically, this doesn't end well.
As for peaking/tapering, alot of it depends on how you've pretty much trained for several weeks before where you're at as well. Prileprin's table provides some decent guidelines as far as selecting volume/intensity. Toward a meet, especially your first, I'd think lifting to perfect your form is as important as it gets. That's why I'd maybe go with more sets at a higher intensity in week 3. Then perhaps work the intensity down in week 2 (while adding a small bit more in volume). By doing this, your form should be spot on come meet day and you shouldn't be burnt out. Nothing worse than going to a meet, trying to unrack some squat warmups, and you feel like crap and your warmups look the same.
Other than that, just go over all the rules one more time before you get to the meet and ask any questions you have and have some fun hitting some PRs. Even if you do 50 meets in your life, you always remember the first one lol.
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I would switch weeks 2 and 3. No need to go 85% 2 weeks out. othe rthen that looks good.
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I'd take the last week off. If your meet is Saturday, maybe come in Monday or Tuesday and work light. Rest & Eat!
Good luck.
Make week 2 80% and no lifting on the Saturday before the meet on Sunday. Keep active during that last week. On that last Tuesday I would not do DE work or put weight on a squat bar. Do some bodyweight squats, a few sets of light pushdowns, pulldowns, face pulls. Just get a little blood flowing. Also, try to walk everyday, just get some kind of movment in. I find sitting around waiting for a meet makes me sluggish.
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Thanks for the replies. I definitely have some good ideas now and will be making some modifications to this plan.
I'm thinking 4 weeks out will be 95%+. 3 weeks out I'll work up to and finalize my openers which will be about 90% on all the lifts. 2 weeks out I'll drop to about 80%. Then nothing the week of the meet except walking the dog and maybe just some light stuff like Vincent recommended. I'll also taper down all of my assistance work during this time and focus mostly on the competition lifts. Thanks again.


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New Yorkers spent the day after Christmas filling stores ready to do some serious shopping. But it wasn't only major clothing or electronics stores that had cash registers ringing. Strand bookstore in Union Square was standing room only.
If the day after Christmas looks busy, owner Fred Bass, 85, says you should have seen the day before.
"We're 25 percent above any top day we've ever had, and the other two days prior we're running about 12.5 percent higher than... our best day ever in the 85 years of our business," Bass said.
Besides being a New York institution, Strand is also a story in defying the odds. In this age of kindles and tablet readers, strand is among the few independent booksellers still turning a major profit doing what book stores still standing do: sell actual books to eager readers.
"I think the e-market hit a different market and people than we have and I think it's helped us too," Bass said. "I think it's stimulated people into more reading. It's easier to access books, then they get an idea and they go further than that."
A recent online survey of millennials 18 to 24 found that 62 percent preferred printed books over e-books. That stat is a surprise to many, but not to Maya Garcia.
"I think there's a lot of power in owning a book," Garcia said. "I think seeing how many books someone has and just having that and giving a child a book. I think there's something really powerful about that.
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BOSTON — While there was no improvement in the joblessness rate in January, Massachusetts added 32,100 more jobs than previously estimated for 2011 and 2012, according to revised figures released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At 6.7 percent, the January unemployment rate did not budge from the December 2012 rate.
Massachusetts employers added an estimated 16,100 jobs in January, according to figures released by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. According to the revisions, employers in Massachusetts added 92,800 jobs over the course of 2011 and 2012.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually compiles year-end revisions of previous job growth and unemployment estimates. The revisions are based on actual data collected from employers through September 2012, with numbers for the last quarter still based on projections, according to state labor and workforce development officials.
Job growth revisions by the federal government last year caused a stir when the numbers showed the state added far fewer jobs than originally reported. In March 2012, the BLS issued revised jobs numbers that showed Massachusetts added nearly 30,000 fewer jobs in 2011 than previously reported. Patrick administration officials questioned the accuracy of those numbers, while political opponents pounced.
The newest federal figures provide a complete picture for 2011, while 2012 could be adjusted again when the last quarter is finalized, according to Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne Goldstein. The numbers show a steady recovery with more continuous job growth, she said, adding the Patrick administration is "very pleased."
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Goldstein said the unchanged unemployment rate indicates the economy still has challenges, but pointed out it is below the 7.9 percent national rate.
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Danville teen's killer convicted of first-degree murder
Original post made on May 15, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, May 13, 2013, 3:05 PM
on May 15, 2013 at 7:23 am
Thank Goodness justice was swiftly meted out. Will the race card now be played??
How many other dregs will be placed in our schools thanks to the planning commission and city council voting FOR very very very LOW income housing coming into Danville? Watch jumpings-beat downs etc come to a school near you.
on May 15, 2013 at 8:12 am
Hey Will -- your Mama called. She left you a message: Web Link#
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I,agree with Will--this is only the beginning of ghetto behavior coming to our town. I do not get cardinal or what point he thought he was making----guess his IQ was on display.


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How can the politicians in St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties be expected to spend Illinois tax dollars on the St. Louis Zoo? The zoo board should not be allowed to expect these counties to pay the bills for the zoo. The founder of the St. Louis Zoo, Marlin Perkins, would be rolling over in his grave to listen to this board and board members' pipe dreams. The voters in all three counties should vote on these proposals.
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Exhibiting at the Library
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The primary exhibit venue in the Library is the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery located in Pollak Library North, Room 101.
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Calls for Exhibition Proposals (will be announced September 2014)
The annual call for exhibition proposals is an open submission process for artists and curators to present and produce curated exhibitions in collaboration with Pollak Library. Four proposals will be selected for the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery on the first floor. Up to six additional proposals may be selected for exhibition in either the East or West Terrace on the second floor. Participation is open to campus and community artists, curators, faculty, staff, and students. A link to the current application and guidelines can be found below.
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Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
- Selected Curator/Artist Notified: December 15, 2014
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LOS ANGELES (Sept. 28, 2012) – The Breeders' Cup and the Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that Monday, October 1 is "Breeders' Cup Night" at Dodgers Stadium, in celebration of the upcoming World Championships at Santa Anita Park. The 7:10 p.m. game will pit the Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event, annually attracts the best horses from around the world. The Breeders' Cup consists of 15 races with purses totaling more than $25 million over the two-day event, being held this year on November 2 and 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Jockey Chantal Sutherland, who finished second in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic on Southern California-based Thoroughbred Game On Dude, will throw out the first pitch. During the evening, fans can mingle with some of Southern California's top jockeys and trainers, and enjoy in-game programming featuring Breeders' Cup highlights and upcoming event details.
"We're honored to be a part of the Dodgers' final homestand in what has been an incredibly exciting season for the club," said Craig Fravel, Breeders' Cup President and Chief Executive Officer. "This will be the sixth time that the Breeders' Cup is being run at Santa Anita Park, and it has become a celebrated event in the Los Angeles area at one of our sport's greatest racing venues. We are thrilled to share the horse racing experience with Dodgers fans alike."
Monday, October 1 also marks the first day that General Admission tickets for the Breeders' Cup go on sale, beginning online at 12 p.m. ET. The General Admission online price for Championship Friday will be $10. The General Admission online price for Championship Saturday is $15. Patrons will be able to print their tickets at home and bring them to the track for admission. General admission prices at the gate on Championship Friday will be $15 and $20 on Championship Saturday. Tickets are available at http://www.breederscup.com/tickets or by calling 877-628-3499.
About Breeders' CupThe Breeders' Cup administers the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's year-end Championships. The Breeders' Cup also administers the Breeders' Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships, consisting of 15 races and purses totaling more than $25 million will be held Nov. 2-3 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Under the two-day Championship format, Friday's 10-race program will begin at 11:15 a.m. PT and finish at approximately 4:25 p.m. PT with the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Saturday's 12-race card will begin at 10:05 a.m. PT and conclude with the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at 5:35 p.m. PT, all of which will be aired live on NBC. The $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic will be shown live and in primetime on NBC from 8-9 p.m. ET. Breeders' Cup press releases appear on the Breeders' Cup Web site, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders' Cup on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


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Grab the new candidate and help the team confirm and address a few key issues.
OpenOffice.org quietly announced the 3.2.1 RC1 this morning and with it comes a few new features and the opportunity for some savvy members of the user community to improve the open source productivity suite.
Among the new features included the candidate include a notification that allows Open Office to display a dialog box during a Gnome shutdown in case a document has been modified without being saved.
Improved language and locale support including spell-check databases, enhanced chart creation and support and improvements to reports and form creation are also present.
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DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
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Respiratory Care graduates obtain knowledge and skills for a career in respiratory care.
The 24-month program also requires two semesters of general education course work, career shadowing and a 14-month clinical program in respiratory care.
Career shadowing appointments are scheduled through Clarion University's Department of Allied Health. Shadowing provides a unique opportunity for prospective students to spend four hours with a respiratory therapist in a hospital environment. Career shadowing assists students in academic and career choices. Schedule a career shadowing appointment by contacting respiratory care secretary, Debra Weaver, at 1-877-VENANGO, Ext. 1250.
Several local and regional health care organizations serve as clinical sites for the respiratory care program. Student preference for a particular clinical site cannot be considered.
The respiratory care program requires a significant amount of travel by students to clinical sites. Reliable transportation is therefore essential. Students are responsible for all expenses related to travel.
Students become eligible to sit for the Written Registry Examination and the Clinical Simulation Examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
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Critics say Ahmed Ghailani's trial shows the Obama administration is wrong to prosecute high-level terror suspects in civilian courts rather than before military commissions. They point out that Ghailani was acquitted of more than 280 charges.
Ghailani, a Tanzanian, was charged in the deaths of 224 people, including 12 Americans, who died in al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. The New York jury found Ghailani guilty on a single count of conspiring to damage U.S. property.


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Difficult as it is to believe, we seem to have arrived at the end of January much sooner than we had anticipated. Of course, given the weather we have encountered throughout the month we must admit we are not sorry to see January go. We just hope that February does not follow the same weather patterns. Of course, there is not that much we can do about it if it does. Fortunately, we tend not to suffer from cabin fever and are quite content to stay inside with a good book or two or three.
And while speaking of books, we note that the next meeting of the Literary Discussion Group, sponsored by the Women's Club of Cooperstown, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 at the Village of Cooperstown Library.
The original plan was for the group to read and discuss the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. Unfortunately, we were scheduled to lead the discussion but, for health reasons, we are unable to do so. Thus it has been decided that the group will postpone its study of what the National Archives refers to as the "Charters of Freedom." Instead, those attending the meeting are being asked to bring a book that they are reading or have read that they would like to recommend to the rest of the group. Hopefully, those in attendance will leave the meeting with some ideas as to what they might want to read next. The meeting is, as usual, open to the public.
We have been following with a fair amount of interest the concern in various editorials and letters to the editor in the newspapers regarding the decision by the county to stop delivering daily hot meals to county seniors who qualify for the county-sponsored program. We must say we can well understand the seniors not liking the change. Not only do they have to heat the meals themselves, they also lose the daily contact with the person who delivers the meals.


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Some parents are looking for a new daycare center after police shut one down.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police investigators said a daycare operation in Georgetown didn't have a license and that the owners weren't taking care of children the way they're supposed to.
Kimberly Emerson and Erica Hayward, of Georgetown Fitness Center, were taken to the Chatham County Detention Center after investigators paid a surprise visit to the facility. It wasn't the first visit. Police said they caught the owners sneaking children out the back door - in the rain - in bare feet.
During other visits, police said Emerson and Howard tried to drive the kids away in a car without seatbelts or car seats and on another occasion they tried to hide the children in a dark bathroom.
Police are posted outside the daycare. The blinds to the business are drawn and its windows are blacked out.
Janie Lawson works across the street.
"The windows were getting closed more and more. We couldn't see what was going on. And then they would come and go…they would take the children out and back…very few adults seemed to be supervising the children," Lawson said.
A mom so upset with the daycare pulled her 3-year-old son out from the facility.
She said the children were taken outside for hours at a time and went on unplanned field trips. She even asked not to let her son outside in the cold. She said that request was ignored.
Her boy spent hours in a playpen. He came home with the hives and the flu.
Police will be in the parking lot for the duration of the day to make sure parents know the daycare center is closed.
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Lazy Lizards in Santa Rosa Beach
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This sophisticated beach retreat is tastefully decorated and ideally situated in Old Florida Village. You will be enchanted by the lush landscaping, swaying palm trees and white picket fences of OFV...our home is next to one of two parks in the community, just steps away from the largest of two pools and a short stroll to the sugar white beaches of Santa Rosa Beach on Florida's Emerald Coast, where easy beach access is often uncrowded. Your pets will love the fenced in yard... and you will love morning coffee, afternoon cocktails and cool coastal breezes on any of our 4 porches.
Lazy Lizards is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, three story cottage that comfortably sleeps ten.
It features an open floor plan ideal for entertaining and spending time with family and friends. The First floor includes an open kitchen/living/dining room with a deck for outdoor relaxing and a gorgeous lake view, a full bath with shower, as well as a Queen bedroom with flat screen TV and its own private balcony. The well-appointed kitchen provides all the conveniences of home in a bright and cheery atmosphere. The Second floor offers a Master Suite with a King bed, flat screen TV, a full bath with separate shower and tub, and a private balcony with a breathtaking lake view. This floor also features the third bedroom, a Queen, with bath, flat screen TV and private balcony. The washer/dryer are located on this floor, too. The Third floor Tower room features the 4th bedroom and is an ideal kids room, with 4 twin beds and TV/CD player, it's a perfect place for XBOX tournaments and slumber parties with cousins and new friends.
No convenience has been overlooked in this beautifully decorated home. High speed internet access and free wifi allows our guests to work out of the home if they so choose.
An extensive bike path from San Destin through Seaside, and State Park Trails are just outside the entrance to Old Florida Village.
We're located close to Seaside, Grayton Beach and Gulf Place where you can explore fabulous art galleries and an array of funky shops, and also experience live theatre, outdoor music and movies, and world class dining. It's only a 10 minute drive to Silver Sands, the South's largest Outlet mall, and 30 minutes to both Destin Commons Mall (to the West) and Pier Park, Panama City's newest entertainment mall (to the East).
We welcome you to Lazy Lizards, our only rental property, decorated, loved and cared for as a second home. Please come make it your home away from home.
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- well furnished bedrooms, baths and kitchen
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High Season (3/01-9/6), Holidays ........... $1800/wk**
Fall Season (Labor Day-Dec 31) ............ $1200/wk**
Winter Season (Jan - Feb) ................... $2000/mo** (inc utilities)
Pets: $150 Non-Refundable pet fee $250 Security deposit refundable. Min stay in high season = 7 nights
MONTHLY RATES NEGOTIABLE and Holidays subject to special rates
**Weekly Rental and add $150 cleaning fee and add 12% FL Sales Tax for TOTAL WEEKLY RATE (also add pet fee if applicable)
Diane Hower 404-664-4132
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We offer a wide variety of fun, safe and effective classes to meet the needs of our participants. With over 50 classes offered per week during the Fall & Spring semesters, we have something for everyone! Choose from classes such as Core Crunch, Guts & Butts, Boot Camp, Zumba, Kickbox Blast, Group Strength, and Group Cycle. Our highly trained, top quality instructors provide a motivating workout experience to help you reach your fitness goals! All classes include modifications for all fitness levels.
Do you want a challenge? Then this class is for you! This class will take you through drills and some obstacle courses. Cardio, balance, agility and muscle conditioning exercises with and without equipment will be included to give you the extreme full body workout. Come with an open mind because anything goes! Class limit 30.
Looking for a fun cardio workout? Cardio blast fuses all the cardio moves you can think of, including cardio kickboxing, dance moves, and sport agility drills. This class is choreographed to the music creating a fun, energetic atmosphere! Class limit 30.
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Get ready for a muscular conditioning workout like no other! Using free-weight equipment, our instructors will lead you through a total body weight training program that will tone and define your body. Includes a light cardio warm-up and abdominal training at the end of class. Class limit 30.
Want to firm it up? Then get to the class that focuses on exercises for the abs and lower body. We'll utilize a variety of fitness equipment to tone up those areas! Class limit 30.
Learn proper punching and kicking techniques and feel empowered through the use of focus pads. This class uses a variety of Martial Arts moves that will help you improve cardiovascular fitness, enhance muscle tone and increase confidence. Class limit 24.
This class is pure muscle work designed to make the most out of 30 minutes! Utilize a variety of fitness equipment (from dumbbells to resistance bands and exercise balls) and multi-joint exercises to get a unique, creative muscle burning workout.
Triple threat combines important areas of any workout all in one! This class will focus equally on strength training, cardiovascular work, and core exercises creating an awesome overall workout. Don't be threatened, bring your smile and enthusiasm and have some fun! Class limit 30.
An aerobic dance class full of Latin and other exotic music flavors. The routines feature aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. ZUMBA targets areas such as the gluteus, legs, arms, abdominals, and the most important muscle of the body...THE HEART! The sexy and explosive Latin rhythms create a party-like atmosphere that delivers results. Class limit 50.


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Big Creek State Park is home to one of Iowa's most demanding courses. Most of the course is cut out of thicket and cedar trees, with a few holes located in a well manicured section of the park that features scenic views of Big Creek Lake. At Big Creek well placed control shots are rewarded, but strokes can be gained from the many tempting windows up and over the tree lines. This true risk/reward course, offers a variety of tight well-defined fairways that will challenge even the best player to stay on the short grass.
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Teachers, how would you feel if your ability to earn a performance bonus was, in part, decided upon by the parents of the children you teach? Well, this is exactly what many school districts in the state of Idaho have decided to do. Let's take a closer look.
Idaho is in the process of implementing broad education reforms which will require schools to award deserving teachers with performance bonuses. And about a third of their school districts will be asking parents to play a key role in the evaluation process.
To be exact, 29 school districts throughout the state are allowing parents to be an integral part of the decision regarding performance bonuses for teachers. For example, in the Challis district in the central Idaho countryside, teachers will be required to be in contact with each of their students' parents at least twice every three months in order to remain eligible for bonuses.
Let's explore that requirement for just a moment. My first question is whether this means that teachers who have more than one group of students which they teach would be required to make contact with the parents of all of the students they teach the same number of times as an elementary teacher with just one class? Let's just do the math for a moment. I team teach with another teacher, and together we have 57 students. If we each had to call all of those students' parents two times every three months, that would mean 114 phone calls. If we stretched those phone calls over approximately 90 days, we would have to make 1 to 2 phone calls daily, along with all of our other duties (and there is no way of knowing how long these calls will take). I don't even want to consider mathematically what this would mean for high school teachers.
My second question is this: When do you think you are most likely to reach the majority of your students' parents? The evening, right? Most of our parents work and can only be reached in the evening when teachers are home with their own families. Now, these teachers in Idaho are expected to make school-related phone calls from their home on a regular basis? Is that fair to their own families? This would not only cut into their time with their family but would also cut into the time they set aside for grading and planning at home for school. And what about those parents who, for whatever reason, you are never able to reach? You have to keep calling repeatedly in the hopes that you are able to reach them twice in that 3-month period? And what if there are some parents, try as you may, that you just can't reach? Does that take you out of the running for bonus pay? Seems very unfair to me.
In the farming town of Gooding, Idaho, near the Challis district, some teachers will receive 25 percent of their bonus pay if they can somehow get enough (not sure what is considered enough) of their parents to attend three meetings throughout the course of the academic year. Challis Superintendent Colby Gull told the Associated Press, "We're a really little town in the middle of nowhere. Parents are pretty involved in what's going on. But we wanted to get them more involved in the academic side of the school."
Now, maybe in a small farming town this is a little easier for teachers to accomplish, but is this a fair expectation of teachers everywhere? Should teachers really be placed in a position of coercing their students' parents to attend school meetings? I think this crosses the line, and I would be very reticent to contact parents to persuade them to do anything other than to ask for their help with an issue I am facing regarding their child.
Jeanne Sager, a parent and writer of The Stir, wrote, "In Idaho, a teacher's raise could be rated on how many parents show up for conferences or how many parents return paperwork sent home. To me, that's just bizarre. It's not her (or his) fault if some parents don't take an involved role in their kids' education. As far as I can tell, going to a house to kidnap a parent, then carting them into a school building is still a felony!"
RiShawn Biddle at Dropout Nation says to get used to it. "Accepting families as lead decision-makers in education" is critical to addressing America's education crisis. Parents aren't "nuisances and enemies" — they're a necessary part of any successful school.
I have had some wonderful, highly-involved parents over the years who have helped in the classroom, supported their child's education, attended every parent-teacher conference and PTA meeting, and been an integral part of their child's educational experience. On the flip side, I have had parents who have ignored my phone calls, emails, and letters home to come in for a conference, who never look at their child's assignment book or help in any way with their child's homework, who don't even leave a working phone number in the office in order to contact them in case of an emergency, and who have the audacity, given the fact that they have rarely, if ever, even set foot in the school, let alone my classroom, to tear public education down in general and teachers down specifically.
Do I want parents to be a factor in determining my pay? The good ones, yes, the uninvolved ones, no way! Unfortunately, teachers will not be able to pick and choose which parents will be questioned. And if you don't think that will influence how teachers teach and how they discipline the children in their classrooms, you are sorely mistaken. To please parents, teachers will have to please their children, and that is not always possible, especially when dealing with children who have behavior or academic issues.
As Jeanne Sager writes:"… some parents are more than happy to go on the attack because they don't get what they want: flawless teachers who have personal time for every student and their parents. Now add in the parents who are always convinced their kid is right 100 percent of the time (we all know at least one). Plus the parents who start out every year convinced teachers have it easy because they have summers off. Oh, and we might as well throw in the parents who heard from a friend of a friend that this teacher did X, but have no real idea."
"If these parents all get a say, what does that do to a teacher? More importantly, what does it do to a classroom? Suddenly the teacher has to decide whether or not she disciplines the class brat because she has to worry that his parents are determining her paycheck! And she's spending more time on the phone trying to coerce parents to show up than actually teaching your kid 3 + 3."
And the last piece of bad news for teachers in Idaho is this: One hundred five school districts and charter schools have written their own merit-pay plans so far, which use an assortment of benchmarks. Some of these include graduation rates, student attendance, and writing assessments. Fifty districts and charter schools in the state decided to comply with the state's plan, which attaches bonuses to standardized test scores. And since teachers across the state will have to meet Idaho's goals, test scores will be the one common factor upon which all teachers will be judged for performance bonuses.