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Let's play two. Rhody baseball will play their second double-header of the 2014 season (and first at home) this afternoon as they welcome the Boston College Eagles to The Beck. This was initially slated to be a single game, but a second contest was added following a URI/BC rain-out two weeks ago. Here's a closer look at today's ACC opponent.
2013 Record: 12-40 (4-25 in the ACC)
Key Losses: C Matt Paré, P Hunter Gordon
Key Returners: IF Blake Butera, IF John Hennessy, P Andrew Chin
Much like Brown, VCU and seemingly every other team the Rams have faced lately, BC is on the upswing. The Eagles are currently 17-27 in 2014, including an 8-16 mark in the ACC. They're also coming off a three-game weekend sweep of the Maryland Terrapins, although that was within the friendly confines of Chestnut Hill. BC sits at just 6-16 in true road games.
The Eagles have a pair of formidable staff day starters in Justin Dunn and Mike King. If that's who they end up throwing, the Rams have their work cut out for them. Dunn, a freshman, has not recorded a decision on the season, but he carries a 2.84 ERA into today's game. The righty has made just five appearances (two starts) this year, spanning just six and a third innings. King is much more seasoned. Also a freshman, the right hander is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts and 13 overall appearances.
BC's bats last year were… well, there wasn't much for opponents to fear, let's put it that way. But they've remedied that situation this season. Sophomore Chris Shaw has started every single game this season, and you can see why. The outfielder leads the Eagles in average (.314), doubles (14) and home runs (four), while playing error-free defense – the only such BC regular to do so. Fellow sophomore Joe Cronin is also a tough out. The infielder checks in at .287 on the year with a triple, a home run, and 10 RBI.
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To become a social worker you have to take an honours degree in social work (or an MA programme if you already have a degree). Details of the degree programmes can be found on the website of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) and application is through the normal university admission system. Courses will be looking for up to date skills for studying at degree level, plus expereince through employment or voluntary work in related areas such as social care, education, health. You need to check the precise requirements with each university - as they differ slightly. As the previous reader said - it is highly likely that your existing work expereince can provide evidence of some of the skills and expereince you will need to demonstrate for admission. It is often worth contacting the admissions tutor at a university you are interested to attend to talk with them about how you can best present what you have been doing. Good luck in taking this forward.
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Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 — December 25, 1995; born Dino Paul Crocetti) was a singer, actor, comedian, vice-president of the Rat Pack, and the epitome of cool. He didn't have to invoke the rule; he was just cool.He was a non-descript singer with a pretty good East Coast reputation until 1946, when he met and teamed up with Jerry Lewis. They would become the hottest comedy team in America over the next ten years and first achieved movie success with supporting roles on My Friend Irma (1949) and it's sequel My Friend Irma Goes West (1950). It was universally accepted that Lewis was the better talent and that he carried Martin, but Lewis consistently praised Martin's work and said the team was "50-50".The team broke up mostly because Martin wanted to do some serious acting. No one thought much of his chances, but he quickly knocked out three impressive performances: The Young Lions (1957), Some Came Running (1958), and Rio Bravo (1959). He then followed those up with the memorable Ocean's 11 in 1960.All the while he was acting, he was also recording. Once he settled on his trademark "crooning" style, he became one of the most beloved singers in America. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head", which Dino first performed in the original Ocean's 11, is today the emblematic song of the Rat Pack period. (Want proof? It was used in a Budweiser Super Bowl commercial.) He's also well known for "That's Amore" and "Everybody Loves Somebody".During the Rat Pack years and subsequently, Dino was rarely seen without a lowball glass (his Vanity License Plate read "DRUNKY"). Most (but not all) of the time though, he was drinking apple juice. Likewise, while his best friend, Frank Sinatra, caroused and tomcatted, Dino went home every night to his wife, Jeanne. When they divorced in 1973, she said simply, "He was home every night."Most tropers of a certain age know him as the host of the Dean Martin Show (NBC, 1965-1974) and the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (also NBC, 1975-1984).It says above that Dino died in 1995, but he really died on March 21, 1987, when his son Dean Paul (who had done a little singing and acting himself) was killed when his California Air National Guard jet crashed. Dino was never the same. Sinatra tried to coax him back on the road � the "Together Again Tour", 30 shows in 40 days. Dino hung in for one week, then flew home. In 1993, the lifelong smoker was diagnosed with lung cancer, and made few public appearances afterward. Jeanne was at his side till the end.
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When walking to the baggage carousel to claim your luggage, do you ever look at displays or advertisements along the way? Do you learn something new, or do you just walk on by? The St. Louis Preservation Programs and The National Archives at St. Louis hopes that their display at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport will cause a traveler to STOP, and discover something new!
Two 29 foot-long display windows across from the baggage claim at Terminal One (the main terminal) will exhibit images and information about NARA's preservation and archival programs in St. Louis. A brief history of the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Record Center, photos of staff at work and a diagram of the steps to recovering a burned record inform viewers about the work undertaken at the St. Louis Preservation labs. In addition, images of prominent military and civilian employees from the past, along with a listing of archival holdings, entices viewers to learn about NARA records available to the general public.
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Time for Super Bowl prediction
First, let me say "thanks" for all of your comments on the last few columns. I must apologize to my good friend Richard Darrah. Richard says that he didn't particularly appreciate my post BCS Bowl remark about the Oklahoma Sooners. Really, Rich, I did not know that you were from Oklahoma.
Anyway, we are pleased whenever we hear from our readers. We can handle the criticism (I think).
Yours truly remarked last week that the big stage has been set. Super Bowl XLIII looms big on the horizon and the two teams doing battle were not the teams with the best records during the regular season. Verily, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be the one with the least amount of losses. At 14-4 the Steelers will be facing the 12-7 Arizona Cardinals. It is a recognizable gap to be sure, but let us not forget a little thing called parity. And, remember too, that the Cardinals have already bucked all sorts of odds to be in SB XLIII.
Arizona has had a rough row to hoe for years now. Not known for their stability at any level, the Cardinals could be termed "nomadic," having occupied three cities since 1960 and finally ending up in the desert. The current status, if one believes the experts who track such things, is the best the franchise has enjoyed in over 50 years. Some attribute the new found fortunes to Dennis Green, who was hired after being fired by the Minnesota Vikings. Green suffered three losing seasons before being given the old heave-ho. The Cardinals could indeed strike gold in Tampa on February 1.
There is no denying the more than formidable odds that Arizona will face when they leave the dust for the sun. The Steelers are models of stability. They don't like to change things that quickly. Pittsburgh has had only three head coaching changes since 1969. Some teams change coaches almost as often as they do team menus. And the Steelers is a storied franchise. Should they win on February 1, they would be the only NFL teams with six championship wins.
Neither of these teams has a wide following in these shires. For whatever reason, this is Cowboy country. So, the interest level is not as powerful as it usually is.
The odds are all in favor of Big Ben (Roethelisberger) and the Steelers at a solid seven. For that reason (and the fact that I have picked so many losers already), yours truly is picking Arizona.
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How Do You Talk To Yourself?
How often do you say negative things about yourself, whether it be out loud or in your head? Studies show that 72% of our self-talk is self-critical or negative! It's a habit most of us fall victim to quite easily. Negativity breeds self-limiting beliefs and can cripple our progress no matter what we're trying to achieve.
Here are some ways to help break that habit:
Recognize Non-Empowering Thoughts: To shift away from negative, self-defeating thoughts you must first recognize them. Keep a journal and write a general summary of your thoughts for the day and analyze how you speak to yourself. You may not think you are hard on yourself, but this exercise may prove otherwise.
Set a New Mental Equivalent: Rise out of negativity in as many ways as you can identify. Think great thoughts about everyone. See yourself as a success, and that you've come into this world with a gift.
Know that Thoughts Create Reality: when we continue to stay in negative thought patterns that do not serve our higher purpose we are destined to keep repeating the same life experiences over and over again because we will never view reality any differently. Think positive and those thoughts are what become our reality.
Cancel Our Old Thoughts and Substitute Powerful Ideas:
1.) Check Your State of Mind – Be consciously aware of what you want to create and claim it as your unique mantra.
2.) Focus on Today – the past is the past, so don't dwell on it. Today is a new day!
3.) See the Big Picture – move gracefully through the difficult moments because we are not stuck there! Life goes by way to fast, make each day count and don't waste energy on negativity.
4.) Release Negative Expectations- instead practice positive expectation and by believing in this process, you will be surrounded by positive circumstances.
5.) Be Thankful – there is nothing more positive than being thankful for all the good in our life no matter how big or small. There is always something to be thankful for.
One final idea about helping to eliminate negative self-talk in our life. I saw a TV program where they had each participant find a picture of themselves when they were young. She asked them to look at that picture and asked the question, "would you ever say the things you say to yourself now to this little girl or boy in the picture? Would you tell this little girl she was fat or ugly?"
Most of us would never in a million years say the things we say to ourselves to any child. Why is it so easy to say it to ourselves as adults? Don't we tell our kids how wonderful they are and that they can do anything if they put their minds to it? We do this for a reason don't we?
Get out a old picture of yourself and think about all the things you love about that little girl or boy because you are still that same person! Say one thing out loud that is positive right now. I encourage you to post your childhood picture and a positive statement about yourself on our Facebook Fan Page . And continue to love yourself because there are a million reasons you should!
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My name is Gail McCoy. Since joining My Stronger Self a few months back, I have re-discovered my own personal fitness and weight loss journey. I wasn't able to start this awesome journey until I made a DECISION. A decision to improve my health and lose the extra weight that I let creep on. In the past, I've told myself that 'this is the year', 'yes, of course I want to lose weight' blah blah blah … but it wasn't until I made the decision that I was able to open my mind and believe.
Here's a little of my story. I've always been mindful of my health and conscience of my weight. Throughout my 20′s and 30′s, I was always involved in something to maintain that. A few years back I was at my heaviest so I made the decision to change. I joined Weight Watchers and reached my goal. I remained there for 2 years, then became inattentive to that goal and let it all come back (and them some). I had disappointed myself to the point where I felt doomed to be forty and fat.
Still not ready to accept my weight gain as a permanent one, I tried something else. I joined a local gym. I won't mention any names but the gym was dirty, the staff unprofessional, unavailable, unhelpful, and uncaring. Just to mention a few of their qualities. I had paid for a full year, so I went, and went, but unfortunately I didn't even come close to my goal. I was back to square one. I'm a fighter, a quiet one, but still a fighter. I still wasn't ready to believe this was my destiny.
I let some time go by, and each passing day I felt less confident, less attractive, less energy, less of everything I believed in. Then the fighter in me came busting out… screaming… NO!!!! You are made of more than this!! I'm a pretty positive and optimistic person and I wasn't willing to let that go. I made yet another decision. To get a hold of it once and for all and do it right. I attended one of My Stronger Self's FREE Saturday Boot Camps, spent some time with Lori and instantly knew this is what I had been searching for and missing. My Stronger Self offers strength training, cardio classes, FREE boot camps, one on one advice, tips, encouragement, and a staff that I believe genuinely cares for my success. Far beyond what any gym had offered me. With all these tools at my fingertips, I felt irresponsible to not utilize every one of them.
Lori expects nothing less from her clients. I love that she expresses her expectations and leaves no room for excuses. I appreciate her knowledge, professionalism and personal training. Her staff makes you believe your goal CAN be reached, but as with anything worthy in life, it must be worked for. I'm finally back to what works for me. Consistency, journaling, and determination.
Thanks Lori, Michelle and Lisa. Thanks for bringing what others offer, but fail to deliver.
It's not hard to see why we have selected Gail McCoy as our Member of the Month. She is a hard worker and all this hard work is definitely paying off. Gail is really trimming down and looking so fit and healthy! She makes great use of all the resources we have to offer. She's one of the sweetest people we know and we all love having her smiling face at the gym. You are doing so awesome Gail … glad you made the "decision" to call our gym home! Thank you for your never-ending support!!!!


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