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In a press release, the diocese said the purpose of the gifts is "to send the traditional birthday greeting of the Bishop to all those in the diocese who become legal adults, through the presentation of the aforementioned information."
The initiative is intended to deepen and improve the relationship between young people and the Church and at the same time promote the acceptance and understanding of their necessary contribution to the mission of the Church.
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This month, guest blogger Chris Nace, a Transition Policy Analyst with the Office of Special Education at the District of Columbia Public Schools, shares about his transition to the world of work as a person with a disability and how he is using those learned skills to inform the curricula he and his team are implementing to support all youth in transition.
As we, as people, think about transitioning to something new- whether it is a new job, a new home, or even new people in our lives, we always immediately think about what we need to be comfortable with that transition. When we find what we need, odds are that many of us do not have any issue voicing our opinions. This is because, as a society, we are empowered to advocate for our needs. But, the question is, are all people empowered to advocate? I would say not. Individuals with disabilities often struggle with the ability to articulate what they need and why they need it because of the stigma that surrounds the term "disability."
I am an individual with a disability, and experience this stigma first hand. Many people with whom I interact aren't sure what I am capable of doing, and always seem surprised when I speak about my needs. I have grown to embrace Cerebral Palsy because it has become such an empowering experience for me. It has taught me that no one defines or determines my destiny but me, and in order to determine that destiny I have to make my presence known. I became a self-advocate at a very young age, and have taken that experience into my daily work.
Currently, I work for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) writing curricula, supporting teachers with course implementation, secondary transition, and interacting with students on the concept of self-advocacy. Students in the District need to learn the basic concepts of preference, abilities, limitations, and disability in order to find their voice. It is crucial that we start building that voice at a young age, which is why I am excited to say that the current self-advocacy program spans from Pre-K to 12th Grade. This program teaches students what it means to be a self-advocate and take the lead on their educational destiny.
Students who engage in self-advocacy techniques will become much more aware of themselves but also of the direction needed to pursue a career of interest. All students with disabilities can go to post-secondary educational environments, like a trade school or college, and have meaningful employment. Gone are the days when we did not expect individuals with disabilities to pursue a career. Self-advocacy is the key to unlocking doors that have been traditionally closed for individuals with disabilities. But, we don't want to just slightly open that door; we want to push it open so far that the door can never be closed again.
In DCPS, students are being prepared for the future through self-awareness and self-advocacy. In the pilot study for this curriculum, students showed amazing potential to comprehend their rights and their ability to actively participate in their Individual Education Program (IEP) team meeting. In the coming months, this blog will be a series chronicling the work being done in the public schools to empower students to take charge of their education and become the leaders of the future that we know they can be in all environments. Individuals with disabilities are the future of this country; it's time to start preparing them to take center stage.
If you are interested in further supporting youth in transition, consider applying for one of the following programs today:
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Here is part of the story, which includes Spencer Hawes agreeing to play for $4 million qualifying offer (he could be here practicing as soon as Sunday):
"It's a great feeling to be back with our team," he said. "We've got some more chances to get farther than the first round (of the playoffs). I love this team. I love this city."


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VANDALIA — Playing three games in 21 hours is never ideal. But its something Altamont coach John Niebrugge's team had to do Thursday and Friday at the 41st Annual Vandalia Holiday Tournament, and fortunately, it's something his team was prepared to do after going through a rigorous conditioning program in the summer.
The Indians' reward for their hard work? How bout something Altamont hasnÕt done in 17 years?
Just hours after an excruciating loss to Vandalia late Thursday night, Altamont battled back to win Friday's opener against Shelbyville 48-45 with a game-closing 9-0 run capped by Cole Borders' buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The Indians then topped St. Anthony for the first time since 1995 with a 66-57 win in its second game of the day.
"This win was for all those Altamont Indians who didn't get that victory," said Niebrugge, a former Teutopolis standout who is very familiar with the Bulldogs' proud tradition.
The victory gave Altamont (10-2) a fighting chance to advance to today's championship with a 3-1 tournament record. But the host Vandals relegated the Indians to the third-place game with a 62-57 win against Maroa-Forsyth in the game immediately following the Altamont/St. Anthony contest. Vandalia and Altamont both finished with 3-1 record in Pool B, but the Vandals' aforementioned three-point win against the Indians proved to be the tie-breaker. The seventh-seeded Indians will face top-seeded Flora at 6:30 tonight.
Niebrugge's team could have been crushed after its loss to Vandalia -- as they nearly came back from a 15-point second-half deficit before falling short -- but the Indians responded with a gritty effort on Friday, finishing off the day with a rare win against the Bulldogs (2-10).
"It was a very good win," Niebrugge said. "They are a perennial NTC powerhouse, and we knew coming into the year they were gonna be one of our top rivals for the NTC (regular season) championship and tournament. They were kinda one of those we circled on the calendar at he beginning of the year."


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Even though NHL teams are on break because of the Olympics, the Lightning have been busy making changes in the coaching staff. Wes Walz has been replaced by Jim Johnson as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay and Walz was offering the head coaching job at Norfolk.
Walz refused the head coaching job at Norfolk and has been fired, so where does that leave the Admirals in all of this turmoil? They are in the process of fighting for a playoff spot as well and now they find themselves "head coachless" and will be looking for their third head coach of the season. What does this say to prospective coaches out there that may be offered the Ads job? Don't get too comfortable, you could be gone at any minute? That's not a good way to offer stability at the minor league level.
So, the question becomes what does that say about the confidence, or lack of, that the Bolts have in Rick Tocchet? Is the writing on the wall and his days are numbered? Will he survive the rest of the season or will he get canned in the middle of the upcoming playoff drive?
For me, the answer to the first question is yes, I do believe his days are numbered in Tampa. And I think he knows it as well. For the second question, the answer may be a bit more muddled. I think that changing the head coach at this point in the season would not be beneficial to the team. It would mean a new coach would need to implement a new system to the team AND keep them in the playoff hunt. I'm not going to say impossible, but just about damn near. Implementing a new system is for training camp, not the middle of a playoff race. And part of the answer may also lie in the way Tocchet handles this unexpected change and how he incorporates Jim Johnson into the team. And what about Jim Johnson? How will his presence at this late date be of any benefit?
Is there a plan? If so, is it to keep the current system intact for the playoff run? Then wouldn't it make more sense to keep the coach that's been using it? Or perhaps it's to wait and see if the Bolts fall out of the race and back into a lottery position. Pardon the question, but are all bets off then? If Tampa Bay does not at least stay within striking distance of the eighth playoff spot, the change could very well come before the end of the season.
And what about general manager Brian Lawton? His contract is up at the end of the season. Is he merely cutting his losses and trying to save his own job or does he honestly believe that this change is in the best interests of the Lightning and the drive for the playoffs that they find themselves in?
This also begs the question, what does new owner Jeff Vinik think? Even though he is not OFFICIAL yet, did he give his blessing for Lawton to make the coaching move or was it all on Lawton's shoulders? You would like to think there was some communication between the owner and general manager, even if it isn't an official relationship yet. Is Lawton now the new owner's hatchetman or is he honestly trying to improve the team?
21 games to go.
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While commanding the 101st Airborne Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, David H. Petraeus famously mused to journalist Rick Atkinson, "Tell me how this ends." Asked today by The Washington Independent how he would answer that if one of his own division commanders posed it, Petraeus replied by phone from Baghdad's Camp Victory, "I would just reiterate what our objectives are, and that is what we're trying to help the Iraqis achieve. And that is: an Iraq that is at peace with itself and with its neighbors; and can defend itself; that is a democracy in Iraqi fashion — I would also say a government that is represent of and responsive to all its citizens."
But would that answer have satisfied Maj. Gen. Petraeus in 2003? "What I was asking was 'How?' in a couple respects," he said. "What that was about was, I think, very early on a recognition of how complex and challenging this was going be." He mentioned Amb. Ryan Crocker's comment to the Senate, that Iraq was "just plain hard," adding, "I think that's a very clear-eyed and, in a sense, coldly realistic appraisal of where we are, and how difficult it is."
Petraeus is no stranger to either difficulty or realism. His obstacles have come from many places, and long before he took command in Iraq, his most daunting challenge yet. In the Army, Petraeus studied counterinsurgency (COIN) early in his career in the 1970s and 1980s, at a time when the Vietnam-wounded service wanted nothing to do with methods of warfare used to draw a civilian population's political and personal allegiance away from a guerrilla force. "Students of counterinsurgency know that counterinsurgencies are not quick endeavors," he said during an hour-long conversation. "To state the obvious, they take time, enormous perseverance, [and] they are exceedingly complex."
Indeed, Petraeus's 1987 Princeton dissertation focused on how the military systematically stripped away its institutional knowledge of counterinsurgency in the wake of the Vietnam trauma. He did not realize that he would ultimately become the military's most important advocate of counterinsurgency — a discipline that, despite the traumatic experience of the Iraq war, is on the rise, thanks to a new generation of defense theorist-practitioners. Many of them refer to Petraeus as "King David."
Every army of liberation has a half-life after which it turns into an army of occupation…You can extend that half-life by being considerate of the population … But over time, again, you are not one of them.
It is clearly not a nickname he embraces. But he does view his time commanding Multinational Force-Iraq as a vindication of counterinsurgency principles. "The experience of the past 15 months here," Petraeus said, "has tended to validate a fair amount of what the [military] institutions have done to prepare our leaders and our units — to equip them better, and to train them better — for the environment here and the mission. Our leaders and our troopers have a better understanding of what it is we're doing, and the culture in which we're doing it, the people who are the decisive terrain. Because Big Idea No. 1 is to secure and serve the population, and to do that you have to live among them."
Yet the future of counterinsurgency within the military is by no means certain. The service chiefs of the Army and Marine Corps — the two services charged with implementing counterinsurgency — are, at best, counterinsurgency skeptics. But Petraeus is more responsible than any other officer for embedding counterinsurgency in the architecture of the military.
After leaving his second Iraq tour in 2005 — he was a division commander during the 2003 invasion and then headed the troubled effort to train Iraqi security forces — Petraeus took the unusual step of leading the Combined Arms Center at Ft. Leavenworth, where the Army educates its mid-career officers. There, Petraeus started the Army's first counterinsurgency course in at least a generation, and spearheaded the creation of a joint Army/Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual, known as FM 3-24. It is known, to some, as King David's Bible.
Petraeus declines to take credit. Instead, he emphasizes how far the military has come in a few short years toward preparing itself for counterinsurgency. "This is by no means just Petraeus, Mattis, Nagl and Mansour, and a couple others, like H.R. McMaster," he said, referring to the officers who contributed to the field manual. "It's the institutions that have changed, and those institutions have prepared us much better for full-spectrum operations that we are conducting in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"David Petraeus will go down in history as a great counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner," said retiring Army Lt. Col. John Nagl, one of the counterinsurgency experts who helped write FM 3-24. "From his Princeton doctoral dissertation on counterinsurgency in Vietnam through three tours in Iraq — during the last of which he wrote the introduction for the first-ever translation in French of David Galula's classic 'Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice' after leading the writing team that produced the Army-Marine Corps counterinsurgency field manual — Gen. Petraeus has led the Army to rediscover 'the graduate level of war.'"
Petraeus' career has been meteoric. For the arguably-Pyrrhic accomplishment of reducing violence in Iraq to 2005 levels — which, during 2005, was considered unacceptable — Petraeus has not only become the most respected military officer since Colin L. Powell, but President George W. Bush has nominated him to helm U.S. Central Command, putting him in charge of all Middle East and South Asia military planning. As he is awaiting confirmation hearings, Petraeus would not discuss anything pertaining to his nomination.
By taking command in Iraq, Petraeus tacitly made Iraq as synonymous with his reputation as counterinsurgency is. Yet public — and military — exhaustion with the Iraq war risks tainting the entire discipline of counterinsurgency. That raises questions about whether the two can practically be disentangled — or whether failures in Iraq will come to be seen as failures of counterinsurgency, even if the nation's most respected general symbolizes both.
"The American Army–especially at the small unit tactical level where platoons, companies, battalions, and brigades operate–has embraced, and not been resistant to, counterinsurgency in Iraq," said Army Lt. Col. Gian Gentile, a counterinsurgency skeptic who commanded a combat battalion commander in west Baghdad in 2006 for his second Iraq tour. "The American Army has been conducting best practices in counterinsurgency operations in Iraq since as far back as the middle of 2004. What history shows is that there are limits to what even competent combat outfits conducting best practices of tactical methods and techniques can accomplish in complex counterinsurgencies that are embedded in larger civil wars."
Nathaniel Fick, a Marine veteran of both Afghanistan and Iraq, largely agreed. "As in Vietnam," he said, "I suspect the historical judgment will be that we did too little COIN too late."
Others have been harsher — and more focused on Petraeus himself. The anti-war American Conservative magazine called him a "Sycophant Savior" on its cover shortly after his September congressional testimony. "Petraeus demonstrated that he is a political general of the worst kind," wrote Andrew J. Bacevich, a retired Army officer and Boston University professor, "one who indulges in the politics of accommodation that is Washington's bread and butter but has thereby deferred a far more urgent political imperative, namely, bringing our military policies into harmony with our political purposes."
Petraeus's response has been to focus less on his critics than on his myriad challenges. In Iraq, even with a strategy centered on protecting civilians from extremist or militia threats, he realizes that a foreign military will never be embraced — a recognition highlighting one of the many complexities of counterinsurgency. "Every army of liberation has a half-life after which it turns into an army of occupation," he said. "You can extend that half-life by being considerate of the population, respectful of the population, understanding of it, doing what are clearly good deeds, being sensitive to the conduct of operations, and try to limit very, very much the collateral damage and so forth. But over time, again, you are not one of them. And inevitably there will be some friction as a result of that and some resentment as a result of that. No country wants, again, an occupying army on their soil."
Following last month's battle between the Iraqi security forces and Moqtada Sadr's Mahdi Army militia in Basra, he said, he heard from a local Shiite official, "You have now liberated us twice, once from Saddam and then once from the militia." Sunnis, he said, have told him much the same, referencing the defeat of Saddam Hussein and then the American-led strikes against Al Qaeda in Iraq.
But much about both forces raises serious questions about both the course of the Iraq war and the potential for counterinsurgency to prove decisive in conflict.
Both the Mahdi Army and the broader Sadrist Current that it belongs to remain a potent, even dominant, forces in Shiite politics, even after the conflict with Maliki. And Petraeus' approach to 2006′s split between Al Qaeda and the Sunni Iraqis was to stand up a corps of mostly-Sunni militiamen willing to stand against the terrorist force — but many among the now 90,000 militiamen resist the Shiite-led Iraqi government's legitimacy.
Petraeus downplays the troubles with both. With Sadr, he reassures that "the parties, the leaders of the movements, the big movements who matter" have stood behind Maliki against the radical leader. When asked about reports from The New York Times and McClatchy on April 28 that Shiite and Kurdish parliamentarians joined with a pro-Sadr protest in Sadr City, Petraeus first called those accounts "absolutely wrong," but then conceded, "there may have been some Sunni legislators who did that."
And with the so-called Sons of Iraq Sunni militiamen, he said they "want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. They know that if they don't participate, they can't share in enormous opportunities of the new Iraq." Asked if there was a difference between the Sunnis rejecting Al Qaeda and them embracing the Shiite-led government, Petraeus answered, "Clearly, the government of Iraq has to reach out to them. There's no question about that. And it has been slow [and] it has been very cautious."
His approach to both is textbook counterinsurgency: offer inducements to the Sunnis and the Shiites who can be reconciled to the U.S.-backed political process and confront those who don't. While denouncing the Mahdi Army's "thugs," he repeatedly praised "the Martyr Sadr," meaning Moqtada's slain father, the Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, and said the movement now led by Moqtada Sadr "has every right to participate in the political arena."
That, he said, "is how you end these kind of conflicts. You end them one of two ways. You end them with one side on the top of the hill with every one else slaughtered — in Ghengis Khan mode. Or you have various accommodations where, over time, the state does inherit a monopoly over the use of force."
It remains uncertain which endgame awaits Iraq, and Petraeus readily calls his security progress, "fragile." "It is reversible." he said, "and there is an enormous amount of hard work yet to be done, and much which will have to be done by the Iraqis."
But even with Iraq being potentially as traumatic for the U.S. military as Vietnam was, Petraeus doesn't think it will repeat its post-Vietnam decision to wipe counterinsurgency from its institutional memory. The times, for one thing, don't allow the military that luxury. "There will be lessons of Iraq, and lessons of Afghanistan, and there may be those already," he said.
Like after Vietnam, there will be those who say "the best way to avoid doing this again is to not have the ability to do this again. But," he concluded, "having said that, you don't get to pick your wars. Sometimes they are thrust upon you. They don't always turn out the way they were envisioned, or the way you envisioned them turning out. The enemy gets a vote. And that's why I'm persuaded by the logic of the concept of full-spectrum operations."
This is the fifth in a series: The Rise of the Counterinsurgents.
Part One: The Colonels and 'The Matrix'
Part Two: A Famous Enigma
Part Three: Petraeus' Ascension
Part Four: The Insurgent as Counterinsurgent
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It remains uncertain which endgame awaits Iraq, and Petraeus readily calls his security progress,
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We have a cousin who lives near Franklin Tennessee. He asked me at Christmastime if I'd ever want some red cedar. I nodded of course… he sent a load up to me and wow, what a surprise! It was such a gorgeous wood! Its nothing like the red cedar from here in northwest Ohio. Both have that aromatic smell, but the southern wood is a soft wood. The northern is a harder wood. Both have a lot of knots, but heck, still make beautiful pieces from it!
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Everything is better with cedar!
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The color really comes to life on the red cedar. Nice buckets!!
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Julie Krommenhoek scored a game-high 22 points, and Alli Bills dished out a season-high 12 assists and added eight points and five rebounds as 25th-ranked Utah blew out Idaho in the second half to cruise to a 71-45 win at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
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- 434 yards receiving, 15.0 yards per catch, 0 TD
- 1.8 receptions per game, and 27.1 yards per game
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- 687 receiving yards, 10.3 yards per catch, 1 TD
- 4.2 receptions per game, and 42.9 yards per game
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So your thinking to yourself, "Mike Thomas and Wes Welker aren't that close, but there are some intriguing similarities. Show me someone else! "
Steve Smith.
Oh yeah you've heard that one before. Mike Thomas said it himself.
"Steve Smith is my favorite. I love watching him play. He has respect across the league."
But Thomas is talking about Carolina Panther Steve Smith. However that Steve Smith doesn't really have a season comparable to Thomas' rookie year.
But this Steve Smith (NYG) does, his 2008 stat line:
- 57 catches on 82 targets = 70% catch rate
- 574 receiving yards, 10.1 YPC, 1 TD
- 3.6 receptions per game, and 35.9 yards per game
Wow! Those numbers look very comparable to Mike Thomas' 2009 campaign, the only difference....That was Steve Smith's second season. Oddly enough he only started 4 games that year; Same as Mike in 09'. Now if that doesn't get you excited about Mike Thomas this year I'm not sure what will, considering in Smith's 3rd season(2009) he caught 107 balls for 1220 yards. I think you can attribute the huge increase in Smith's receptions due to the suspension of Plaxico Buress last season and the disappearance of Domenik Hixon. I don't think Mike Thomas will be looking at that kind of production this year, but it doesn't hurt to dream.
So you want to see someone who did what Mike Thomas did in his rookie season? Look no further than just down the road to Miami in 2008. 2008 was Davone Bess' rookie season and like Mike Thomas he came on real strong at the end of his rookie year. To the stats!
Davone Bess' 2008 stat line:
- 54 catches on 75 targets = 72% catch rate
- 554 receiving yards, 10.3 YPC, 1 TD
- 3.4 receptions per game, and 34.6 yards per game
Now you might not be high on Davone Bess, but this kid is the real deal. Last season he caught 68% of his 114 targets for 76 receptions and 756 yards and 2 TD's. Thats not too bad when you consider he had a first year QB throwing to him in Chad Henne. Bess is also of similar stature to Thomas at 5'10, 190 pounds. Also like Thomas he handled 35 punt/kick returns his rookie season (Thomas 40 returns). So there are some similar qualities.
So beside having the highest catch rate among WR's with 50 targets last year (77%) Mike Thomas was also in the Top 10 of another NFL category. Yards per Touch:
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|Percy Harvin* · MIN
|DeSean Jackson* · PHI
|Danny Amendola · STL
|Andre Johnson*+ · HOU
|Josh Cribbs*+ · CLE
|Mike Thomas · JAX
|Reggie Wayne* · IND
|Steve Smith* · NYG
|Wes Welker*+ · NWE
Lots of return men on this list , but also a couple guys we looked at above when comparing them to Mike Thomas. With the Jaguars drafting Deji Karim and Scotty Mcgee, I think we will see Mike Thomas' return role reduced somewhat but not completely wiped out. The good thing is it might give him more time to focus on his receiving game, which could lead to big numbers this year.
I'm gonna confidently say that Mike Thomas playing 16 games has around: 73 catches, 756 receiving yards, and 5 TD's.
With his Average Draft Position around 215 he's not too bad for a late round fantasy football pick or a guy to snag off the waiver wire if he starts heating up early this season.
Let's just hope Mike Thomas' emergence will push the Jaguars to their first division title since 1999 because individual numbers aren't that important unless you get the wins.
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"It was a huge loss to the department and especially the juniors," Fernandes said. "We were family to him."
Mineola had the unique honor of not only swearing in Michael Fernandes as the new captain but Justin Sandler and his own son Christopher to their new roles as lieutenants.
"I can't tell you how odd this feels," the Mayor said, "but it certainly is a great honor to be standing here as Mayor of Mineola and helping the junior fire department on a great path. Michael's a great kid as are the two lieutenants as well as the entire junior fire department of Mineola."
Several awards were given out to the juniors including the 100 point awards, based on number of calls which the juniors attended. The list included Fernandes, Patrick Lynch, Michael McCabe, Dylan Murphy, Justin Sandler and Christopher Strauss
"The junior fire department is a great organization and here in Mineola we all share laughs and play jokes on each other but all in all we like to have fun here," Fernandes said, thanking all the juniors who supported him. "When we first joined none of this was natural to us. We gained a lot of knowledge from learning and listening to the members while we trained and even listening to each other when we knew things that others didn't."
The night's biggest award – firefighter of the year – went to Lynch, currently a sophomore at who joined the department in the summer of 2009.
"Us advisors noticed how willing he was to learn and participate in the vigorous training that junior firefighters go through in Mineola," Gresalfi said.
"When he's down here he's dedicated," Strauss said of Lynch. "He's a great kid, he's a great role model for the others."
For the next 10 minutes, Lynch received awards, certificates and proclamations from the village board, and local politicians including , , Gov. Cuomo, Nassau County , among others.
"Thanks guys for all the awards," Lynch said in response.
"That's it?" a voice from the back was heard.
"I'd like to thank the academy..." came Lynch's reply, presumably meaning the fire academy, and eliciting a round of laughter from the crowd.


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Mount Pleasant, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Mike Talley scored 21 points in the Eastern Michigan Eagles' 72-59 Mid-American Conference win over the Central Michigan Chippewas at McGuirk Arena.
Karrington Ward had a 15-point, 15-rebound double-double for the Eagles (11-6, 3-1 MAC), who have now won four of their last five games. Raven Lee came off the bench to score 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field before fouling out of the game.
Austin Stewart led the Chippewas (7-9, 0-4) by totaling 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals, although he missed half of his eight free-throw attempts. Chris Fowler added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists, but could not keep his team from losing its fourth straight game. Every Chippewas starter tallied four fouls each.
Both teams shot poorly in the first half, with the Eagles hitting 32 percent of their shots from the field and the Chippewas making just 26.1 percent of their shots from the floor. The Eagles held a 25-21 lead on account of their 8-of-9 shooting from the foul-line.
The second half the Chippewas never led. Both teams made 13 field-goal attempts, but the Eagles shot 56.5 percent from the floor compared to just 41.9 percent for the Chippewas. The Eagles also 12 more free throws than the Chippewas in the half.
For the game, the Eagles scored 29 points on 82.9 percent shooting from the charity stripe, while the Chippewas made 15 foul shots and missed nine, shooting a meager 57.7 percent clip.
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Every month, the support packages provide food and basic necessities to families that cannot afford the materials on their own. These deliveries help sustain life but are far more than a monthly food basket; they represent renewal. Renewal of faith in the church and her people, renewal of hope in what tomorrow holds, and a renewal in these family's belief that they are not abandoned or alone.
We have seen parents and children alike put down the daily burden of finding food, lift their eyes to meet the day and step into the possibility that things could be different. Once this realization occurs, we are able to speak truth into their lives around responsibility, the impacts of life choices, how they can help themselves break out of the chronic poverty around them, and why we do what we do.
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What antioxidants do,and the most powerful antioxidant foods, is a wildly popular topic. This is part one of two on this hot topic.
I was inspired to write this when I was asked to blog about the most popular super antioxidants, like acai and pomegranate. But what seems a little more appropriate is a brief explanation of what antioxidants really do. The truth is, there is no need to spend all that extra money and increase our carbon footprint for exotic 'magic berries' when excellent sources of antioxidant foods grow right in our own back yard.
Over the last few years we have all heard the words "free radicals" and "antioxidants" used quite a lot. The two words go hand-in-hand, but what do you really know about them, and how they affect your health, and what food has to do with the whole equation?
Before you run off to spend your hard-earned money on "magic berries," let's take a look at what is happening.
What is an Antioxidant?
An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting a chemical reaction where electrons transfer from one substance to another. This swapping of electrons between molecules can, and frequently does, produce free radicals, which is nothing more than an incomplete molecule, atom, or ion missing an electron. A missing electron can cause the radicals to be highly prone to other chemical reactions as a result of the positive or negative charge. Radicals, if allowed to run free in the body, are believed to be involved in degenerative diseases and cancers.
What are Free Radicals?
It is very important to understand that all free radicals are not bad or evil. This exchange of electrons and chemical reactions are a fundamental key to metabolism and all of the things that make life possible. Where we run into problems is when the body becomes overwhelmed with the numbers of free radicals and is in short supply of the tools it needs to keep this process in check. That is where the antioxidants come into play.
How Antioxidants Work
Antioxidants are a collective of vitamins, metabolites and enzymes. Organisms contain a complex network of antioxidants that work together to prevent oxidative damage to cellular components such as DNA, proteins and lipids. In general, antioxidant systems either prevent these reactive species from being formed, or remove them before they can damage vital components of the cell. However, since free radicals such as reactive oxygen species do have useful functions in cells, the function of antioxidant systems is not to remove oxidants entirely, but instead to keep them at an optimum level.
Although there are few issues known about excessive antioxidants, there is scientific research that shows vitamin C to become a pro-oxidant in mega-doses. It is very difficult to achieve therapeutic or 'mega-doses' though whole foods.
Measurement of antioxidants in foods is not a straightforward process, as this is a diverse group of compounds that fulfill different needs within the body. Antioxidants are typically divided into two groups: water-soluble and fat-soluble.
Water Soluble and Fat Soluble Antioxidants
In general, water-soluble antioxidants react with oxidants inside the cell and the blood plasma, while fat-soluble antioxidants protect cell membranes from lipid damage. It is also true that when we argue for whole foods, we are acknowledging the synergistic element of having all the nutrients within that food behaving as co-factors for a more effective reaction within the body. Whole foods naturally contain vitamins, metabolites, and enzymes until we expose them to air, heat, and microwaves as commonly found in food processing. In general, processed foods contain fewer antioxidants than fresh and uncooked foods.
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WOEA's NEA delegates attended the NEA RA last week in Denver.
They took action on 38 proposed amendments to the NEA
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There were 110 New Business Items of which 56 were adopted.
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Combinatorics is the collection of essays that inspired the music EP of the same name by Mad Kate | the Tide. The ebook contains a copy of the original music.
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Kathryn Fischer (aka Mad Kate) is a performance artist and writer currently living in Berlin, Germany. Integrating elements of punk, butoh, prose, Afro-Cuban dance, freak-burlesque, vocals and conceptual costume, Mad Kate has performed extensively around Europe, Russia and the United States--pioneering a unique style that is outspokenly feminist, genderqueer and powerfully honest. She has recently begun a new collaboration, Mad Kate/the Tide, with acclaimed guitarist Jaco Bertacco aka Tide of Sound. Together they explore the concept of ALIVE:NESS, taking a multimedia, hyperlinked and textual approach to live and recorded musical performance.
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Leon Kass in Support of Human Exceptionalism as Necessary to Proper Pursuit of Science
I believe Leon Kass to be one of our most profound and wise public intellectuals. He comes through again in the current edition of Commentary magazine (no link available) in an article entitled "Science, Religion, and the Human Future." Much about which he writes--the tension between religion and science--is not germane to our discussions here at Secondhand Smoke. But Kass also gives a strong apology for human exceptionalism and the reasons that the ongoing attempts at human reductionism are so very harmful--including to the scientific enterprise itself. Thus, Kass writes:
In order to justify ongoing [human cloning] research, these intellectuals and others like them today are willing to shed not only traditional religious views but any view of human distinctiveness and special dignity, their own included. They fail to see that the scientific view of man they celebrate does more than insult our vanity. It undermines our self-conception as free, thoughtful, and responsible beings, worthy of respect because we alone among the animals have minds and hearts that aim far higher than the mere perpetuation of our genes. It undermines, as well, the beliefs that sustain our mores, practices, and institutions--including the practice of science. The problem lies not so much with the scientific findings themselves as with the shallow philosophy that recognizes no other truths but these and, and with the arrogant pronouncements of the bio-prophets.Kass later describes how the idea (as I put it) that humans are merely another animal in the forest can undermine science itself:
The possibility of science itself depends on the immateriality of thought. It depends on the mind's independence from the bombardment of matter. Otherwise, there is no truth, there is only "it seems to me." Not only the possibility for recognizing truth and error, but also the reasons for doing science rest on a picture of human freedom and dignity (of the sort promulgated by biblical religion) that science itself cannot recognize. Wonder, curiosity, a wish not to be self-deceived, and a spirit of philanthropy are the sine qua non of the modern scientific enterprise. They are hallmarks of the living human soul [which Kass does not use in the necessarily religious sense] not the anatomized brain. The very enterprise of science--like all else of value in human life--depends on a view of humanity that science cannot supply and that foolish scientistic prophets deny at their peril, unaware of the embarrassing self-contradiction.In other words, human exceptionalism and the sheer importance of being human.
Kass continues, noting that "the overall ethical character of the scientific project, are not themselves the product of science."
Science is notoriously (and deliberately) morally neutral, silent on the distinction between better and worse, right and wrong, the noble and the base...It can offer no standards to guide the use of awesome powers it places in human hands. Though it seeks universal knowledge, it has no answers to moral relativism. It does not know what charity is, what charity requires, or even whether why it is good. Science cannot provide either confirmation of or support for its own philanthropic assumptions...Kass's point is that there is more to what makes us human than that which can be measured, folded, spindled, and put under a microscope. If we come to believe that we are only what science tells us we are based on what can be measured, our very self perception will become so stunted that we could lose touch with those parts of ourselves that make the best of humanity--including science--possible. Kass is right. How we act is based in large part on our self perception. And without a firm grip on human exceptionalism, the arc of our future growth and advancement could become fundamentally stunted--if not scientifically, then certainly morally.
Many laymen, ignorant of any defensible scientific alternative to materialism, are swallowing and regurgitating the shallow doctrines of "the selfish gene" and "the mind is the brain," because they seem to be vindicated by scientific advance. The cultural result is likely to be serious damage to human self-understanding and the subversion of all high-minded views of the good life.
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HAMPTON —The Hampton Arts Network (HAN), Art Experience and The Provident Bank have combined efforts in sponsoring a juried art exhibit, showcasing the work of Marston, Hampton Academy and Sacred Heart art students.
Their work will be shown at The Provident Bank in Hampton, as part of their "Lobby for the Arts" program, now through February 28, with a reception for families and guests scheduled for February 13, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Artwork of the students has been selected by a panel of professional artists for display at the bank.
There will be ten entrees from each school displayed and from among them three cash prizes on 2 grade categories 3-5 and 6-8 will be awarded at t the artists' reception in February.
Visitors to The Provident Bank will have the opportunity to select their favorites in the two grade categories, and choose the recipient of the People's Choice vote.
You can show your support for and recognition of our talented art students in these three Hampton Schools by visiting The Provident Bank at 321 Lafayette Road to cast your ballot for your favorite artist.
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Beautiful costumes - Adorable dancers.
The party scene puts you in a festive mood and the music is a timeless classic.
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great show with a large cast! The principal dancers did a great job. Good show for a small company.
An annual yuletide delight that reminds us all of the wonder and excitement of the holiday season. In The Nutcracker, a young girl named Clara receives a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve, and sets out on a wondrous journey to the Land of the Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. A giant Christmas tree, toy soldiers, and life-sized dancing dolls fill the stage, and a fantastic dream with battling mice, dancing snowflakes, waltzing flowers, and the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy stir the imagination. Experience this traditional holiday classic with the Southland's largest and most lavish production, including a cast of over 80 performers. Now in its 14th season, Inland Pacific Ballet's production of The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition your family will treasure.


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In what was a terrific fight while it lasted, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KO) knocked out Danny Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO) in the fifth round with a crushing right hand.
The first four rounds were even on the Bad Left Hook scorecard, and the fight was fought at a good pace, with both prospects showing a lot of talent. Jacobs struggled a bit early with Pirog's pressure and head and upper body movement, but Jacobs managed to regroup and get back into the fight with some great footwork, utilizing his speed and ability and stay out of Pirog's wheelhouse.
But in the fifth, one nasty punch from Pirog ended the fight. After the fight, Jacobs said Pirog gave him a lot of punches he didn't see, including the right (obviously), and that he didn't feel like his legs were there tonight. Here's hoping Danny Jacobs regroups and comes back strong, because he obviously has a lot of talent. Fighters lose sometimes when they take risks, and Jacobs took a real risk fighting a fellow legitimate prospect.
As for Pirog, the 30-year-old Russian really established himself as one of the better middleweight fighters in the world. He looked really fantastic in the ring in pretty much all aspects. Serious power, great movement, good defense, showed a lot of angles. He closer resembled reigning world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez than he did your stereotypical, more mechanical Russian boxer.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2003
Celebrate National Inventors Month by Finding Great Ideas
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August is National Inventor's Month. In celebration, Belle Isle Library presents a talk on "Aha! Finding Great Ideas." Lynn Baker, a professor at the Department of Human Relations at OU, brings his over twenty years experience in the field of performance improvement to help participants generate fruitful ideas for themselves and for their organization ...techniques they will never forget. Handouts from the Oklahoma Inventors Congress will be available.


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The PDF project has 3 pages: one page show you the finished project, the second page lists the tools and supplies necessary to complete the necklace and describes the steps necessary, the third page shows you clear drawings of the steps and path for the thread to put together each square.
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Baker County - A shooting suspect is arrested at the same place the crime was committed.
Ricardo Hall was arrested last week at Dub's Place in Baker County. Hall is accused of shooting 22-year-old Monterio Freeman during a fight at the club on Highway 200. Freeman survived with four gunshot wounds.
Sheriff Isaac Anderson arrested Hall after getting a tip. Hall was released on a $20,000 bond and is now being held in the Mitchell County Jail for probation violation.
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Ahead of the first day of school in less than four days, school districts across the state are doing last minute checks on everything from bus routes to student schedules.
They're also ready to handle the widespread problem of bullying.
Like thousands of kids in North Carolina, Hannah Hughes, 14, goes back to school on Monday. But she's a little nervous.
"I'm scared I might get picked on. Freshmen are the lowest in the school, so they might pick on us because we're the smallest," said Hughes.
Students pick on other kids for their weight, the types of clothes they wear, even their good grades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in 2011, 20% of high school students reported being bullied on school property within the last 12 months before the survey.
"Each bullying report is taken very seriously," said Dr. Sue Kreuser, Director of Testing, Assessment, Student Achievement at Carteret County Schools.
Kreuser says anyone who's bullied should report it to a parent or teacher as soon as possible.
"If that report should go to a teacher, that teacher would follow up with a counselor of administrator and that team of people would follow procedures and practices for a full investigation," said Kreuser.
That investigation can lead to anything from a warning to an expulsion, depending on the seriousness of the bullying.
"Certainly the number of bullying incidents has decreased because we've had such an awareness on the issue," said Kreuser.
Part of that increased awareness comes from programs like Rachel's Challenge, a nationwide campaign to replace bullying and school violence with kindness.
Counselors are often trained to handle bullying, and in some schools they teach students what to do if it happens.
"They have big bullying programs to help kids who are bullied and help stop bullying," said Hughes.You can also report bullying anonymously on Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico county schools' website.
On Carteret County Schools' website, click on "Bully/Harassment Report Form" on the left-hand side. http://www.carteretcountyschools.org/
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