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Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center
Nestled along the coastline of Lake Michigan on 4,100 acres of natural beauty in a protected state park, the Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center will sweep you away from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life and into a scenic paradise. The resort is the only hotel in the state of Illinois located directly on Lake Michigan. Many of the 92 guestrooms and suites, have lakeviews. We also offer 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a full-service restaurant and lounge, a full-service health club and Jacuzzi.
CITY: Zion
Emanuelson Inn Bed and Breakfast
Victorian bed and breakfast inn with unique room accommodations, modern conveniences, and small town atmosphere.
CITY: Zion
Shepherd's Crook Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 72 public golf facility, designed by Keith Foster, opened in August, 1999 and has earned rave reviews as a course that is both challenging and exciting to play. Its design reflects the golden era of golf course architecture of the 1920's and 30's with bentgrass fairways, tees, and greens. Individuals, tournaments and golf outings welcome. Enjoy a sandwich and beverage in the full service clubhouse grill or enjoy refreshments on the veranda overlooking the 9th and 18th holes. The Eden Room is also available for events, golf outings and banquets, please call for more information.
CITY: Zion
City of Zion - Shiloh Park
Whether it's by offering wholesome programs, activities and special events, by providing enjoyable facilities or by preserving the aesthetic beauty of the community, the sole purpose of Zion Park District is the enrichment of lives.
CITY: Zion
Illinois Beach State Park
Stretching leisurely for 6 1/2 miles along the sandy shore of Lake Michigan, this 4160-acre park is recognized for its geological structure, unique flora, spectacular beauty and recreational opportunities for swimming, boating, hiking, picnicking, biking,
CITY: Zion
Shiloh House
The residence of the founder of the City of Zion, Dr. John Alexander Dowie, is a stately 23-room mansion that was built in 1901-02 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
CITY: Zion
Illnois Beach Resort and Conference
92 total rooms. Four suites. Indoor pool. On-site health club. Room service. Two bonfire pits, sand volleyball court,seasonal tent, private beach, bike rentals. Located near Gurnee Mills, Six Flags Great America, Naval Station Great Lakes, located in state park
CITY: Zion
Country Inn & Suites - Zion
This hotel features cozy accommodations, an award-winning breakfast buffet and great rates. This smoke-free hotel is an ideal destination for business and leisure travelers alike. When it's time to relax, guests at the hotel enjoy a heated indoor pool, spa, on-site fitness center (7am-10pm) and game room. Additional amenities include laundry facilities and free Internet access. Children under 18 stay free with an adult. Located along the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, this Six Flags Great American hotel is a great option for a vacation or business trip. The hotel is less than one mile from tpristine shoreline, and is likewise convenient to great shopping, dining and golf in the area.
CITY: Zion
Illinois Beach Resort & Conference Center
Resort located on the shores of Lake Michigan. 92 guestrooms and suites, many with Lakeviews. 12,000 square feet of Meeting and Event space. Full-service Restaurant and Lounge serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Full-service Health Club with heated
CITY: Zion
The Inn at Market Square
An 84 room hotel located in the heart of downtown Zion, within walking distance of the Cancer Treatment Center of America, 1/2 mile from Zion Solutions, and only 15 minutes from NTC Great Lakes. The hotel offers a selection of King and Queen rooms, Extended Stay Suites with fully equipped kitchens, as well as King Suites with separate living and sleeping areas, custom linens and Decor, Business Center, Meeting and Training Rooms, Large (250 person) Banquet Hall. All rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker and flat panel TV.
CITY: Zion
North Point Marina - Lake Michigan Charter Fishing
Enjoy the beautiful blue of Lake Michigan aboard one of over one hundred charter fishing boats on the Lake County harbors of Waukegan and North Point. You will find the Coho running in the late spring, Lake Trout biting in mid-summer, and the Chinook come home to spawn in late summer and early fall. Whatever time of the year you go, you'll find expert charter fishing captains ready to make your time on the water a great one. For information on charter fishing opportunities and hotel information, please contact us.
CITY: Winthrop Harbor
North Point Marina
Enjoy the beautiful blue of Lake Michigan aboard one of over one hundred charter fishing boats on the Lake County harbors of Waukegan and North Point. You will find the Coho running in the late spring, Lake Trout biting in mid-summer, and the Chinook come home to spawn in late summer and early fall. Whatever time of the year you go, you'll find expert charter fishing captains ready to make your time on the water a great one. For information on hotel information, please contact the Visit Lake County at 847-662-2700.
CITY: Winthrop Harbor
Winnetka Historical Museum
The growth and history of Winnetka since 1830 is chronicled in this museum, which includes the Carlton Washburne Library.
CITY: Winnetka
Home Alone House
The Home Alone House is a three-story single family detached house used for shooting the majority of the scenes in the movies Home Alone (1990) and parts of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).[3] The kitchen in the film was actually shot in the house, along with the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing.
CITY: Winnetka
Home Alone - Hubbard Woods Metra Station
An eight-year-old boy is accidentally left home alone as his family rushes off for a vacation to France, leaving him to fend for himself against a pair of bungling burglars. Filmed along the North Shore, movie sites include Wilmette's Trinity Methodist Church and the Hubbard Woods Metra Station in Winnetka. Right across the street from the Metra train tracks is the former drugstore where the stranded kid stole a toothbrush in the movie.
CITY: Winnetka
Sixteen Candles - New Trier High School
A fifteen-year-old girl has a crush on the most popular boy in school, the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her, her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement, her family forgets her 16th birthday! This 1980s teen-angst classic was filmed in several Chicagoland suburbs, including Highland Park, Evanston, Glencoe and Winnetka.
CITY: Winnetka
Winnetka Community House
The Winnetka Community House enriches the lives of the North Shore residents, their families, visitors and friends by providing diverse educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for people of all ages.
CITY: Winnetka
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
A North Shore institution, The Book Stall is one of the leading independent bookstores in the Chicagoland area. This general trade book store has a reputation for trustworthy customer service, numerous author appearances throughout the year, and a highly popular monthly newsletter with a distribution of 8,500.
CITY: Winnetka
J. McLaughlin
The name J. McLaughlin is synonymous with classic clothing and accessories for women and men. As a recognized retail industry leader providing high quality clothing based in New York, J. McLaughlin has made homes in 50 chic locales nationwide, serving up classic clothes with an original twist. J.McLaughlin caters to those who enjoy beautifully designed and crafted clothing and accessories.
CITY: Winnetka
Material Possessions
Discover a store with unique ambiance and warmth, nestled in the heart of the North Shore. For over 30 years, Material Possessions has welcomed guests and clients into their gorgeous store. Thought-provoking pieces, designed to ignite the imagination, stir the soul and make a statement are aplenty...and a sense of humor is always at home here.
CITY: Winnetka
Oui, Madame
A little piece of Paris on the North Shore, a Francophiles paradise with gifts available for every occasion. This lovely boutique is THE go to spot for luxury fashion jewelry, gifts, home fashion accessories.
CITY: Winnetka
Winnetka Wine Shop
Providing fine wines and craft beers for the North Shore. Every wine and beer is hand selected and taste tested before they are placed on our shelf. Stop in to select a bottle to take home or enjoy a glass in the café.
CITY: Winnetka
Restaurant Michael
Experience a culinary adventure of classic haute cuisine presented in a unique and contemporary design with a French country flair. Chef Michael Lachowicz, named a Chef of the Year for by the International Wine and Food Society of Chicago. The recipient of stellar reviews by Chicago Magazine, North Shore Magazine, the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times just to name a few, Restaurant Michael brings the best of Chicago dining to the Chicago's North Shore community of Winnetka.
CITY: Winnetka
Green Bay Trail
The 9-mile Green Bay Trail covers North Shore towns such as Kenilworth, Winnetka, Highland Park and Lake Bluff. Because the trail stays generally within a mile of Lake Michigan, you can take any number of on-road side trips for beachfront views of the lake. The trail is suitable for even the youngest of riders, although the route does use some sidewalks and even a very small portion of residential road in Kenilworth. In addition, the surface alternates between asphalt and crushed limestone. Inexperienced cyclists and those with young children should use particular caution at road crossings and with any road riding.
CITY: Winnetka


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Transportation and Parking
Shuttle service & parking December, January
December 12, 2013
Facilities Services
Shuttle Service:
For undergraduate final exams on Saturday, December 14, the Pioneer Express will start at 7:18 am at the 636 Salmon Street location, stopping at Burlingame Fred Meyer at 7:35am. The shuttle will then continue on the regular Saturday schedule.
The Pioneer Express will be in full operation on its regular route through Friday, December 20.
Shuttle service will resume its regular weekday schedule on January 6, 2014. There will be no extended service on Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday service will begin at 12:15 pm and end at 11:35 pm. Full weekday and weekend service will resume on Monday, January 20, 2014.
Airport Shuttle:
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Leaving Templeton for Portland International Airport at the following times:
- 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30pm
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Leaving Portland International Airport for Templeton at the following times:
- 6:00am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Leaving Portland International Airport for Templeton at the following times:
- 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Leaving Portland International Airport for Templeton at the following times:
- 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm, 8:30pm
Parking permits are only required when all classes are in session. Parking permits are not required from December 11 through January 21, 2014, all other parking regulations will be enforced.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Parking and Transportation Office at 503-768-7857.

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Review: StarMaker Karaoke with Auto-Tune enhances the karaoke experience
Download and sing along to your favorite songs with auto-tune and magic tune.
Thanks to video games, karaoke is more than just a barroom activity, and StarMaker Karaoke makes it more accessible than ever with a robust, feature-filled app that is a lot of fun, despite its relatively high cost of entry.
StarMaker Karaoke with Auto-Tune is exactly as it sounds, a karaoke app that allows you to sing along to your favorite songs on the iPad. You can record each of the songs as you sing them and even turn on Auto-Tune or Magic Tune to really take your song to the next level. Combined with guide vocals, background vocals, headphone recording, and the ability to share your songs, this is a very impressive collection of tools for karaoke lovers. The interface is smooth and user-friendly, the song selection is large, and there are multiple options for accessing the paid content.
That is also the major drawback of StarMaker Karaoke, unfortunately. When you first download the app, you are given 70 credits. These credits can be used to buy songs, but most songs cost at least 100 credits. There are a handful of older songs for 50 or 70 credits, but to access the new tracks that most people will want, you'll need between 100 and 250 credits. Credits can be earned by completing achievements or watching videos (including ads) or you can pay for weekly or monthly VIP subscriptions. If you enjoy karaoke and use this app a lot, it's well worth it; but for one or two songs, it's a steep entry price. All that notwithstanding, it's a great app that karaoke lovers will use again and again.


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By: Lynda Hollenbeck
"They" say — whoever the proverbial "they" might be — that timing is everything. I won't argue with the thought, particularly in regard to the timing of this column. As I write it, Thanksgiving hasn't happened yet, but by the time it's published, Thanksgiving 2013 will be history. So what do I focus on as I face the challenge of being betwixt and between what really is my favorite holiday of all? I guess I'll just go for a hodgepodge of "stuff." First, to belabor the point I just alluded to, Thanksgiving really is at the top of my holiday calendar list.
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There are certain foods that I like year-round, but they don't come to mind until special seasons of the year. One of these is candied yams. I could enjoy these any day of any week of any month of any year, but unless something brings them to mind — or really to eye — I just don't think about them. While sweet potatoes themselves have more or less come into their own in recent years, I have to be reminded that they're around — though truth be told, I never met a sweet potato I didn't like.
Recently, as I was fishing around in a dresser drawer, I came across an old watch that had belonged to my daughter a lot of years ago. This was a Cinderella souvenir timepiece and featured the beautiful Disney character under the crystal. Judging from the number of Cinderella wannabes I saw recently at Downtown Benton's Spook City, it appears that Cinderella still is a popular literary/movie heroine for little girls.


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Last week, Wayne Township residents and elected officials came together to brainstorm ideas for making the six-community area in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs safer and more accessible for cyclists.<
On his weekly trip to PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) in DuPage County, volunteer and Active Trans member Bob Bollendorf barely spotted one shelter
Activity abounds on DuPage County trails, starting with a closure of the Illinois Prairie Path's Aurora Spur between Batavia Road and Warrenville Road.
Donna Early, 69, was struck and killed by a driver on Sunday, July 3, as she and her husband William walked home from the Eyes to the Skies festival in Lisle.
NICOR Gas Company has closed part of the Batavia Spur of the Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) to perform some work on their right-of-way, which is part of the IPP.
Do you use Warrenville Road in DuPage County? Do you wish it was easier to walk and ride on?
If you are a DuPage County resident, don't miss this chance to help shape the future of transit in DuPage! The DuPage Area Transit Plan Survey is available on-line through Friday, December 17.
DuPage County Division of Transportation will begin construction on a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge in Wayne in February.
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In the growing number of political prison camps, prisoners face routine torture and execution, while outside of the camps the population continues to experience severe oppression, chronic food shortages and power failures.
Across the Western World, news about North Korea is dominated by its nuclear weapons programme and the triviality of the cult leadership of Kim Jong-Un. Far too little attention is given to the terrible human rights abuses of the North Korean Government and conditions in its political prison camps, which are officially denied to exist by the regime.
North Korea Campaign UK is a new, UK-based grassroots organisation, committed to raising awareness of human rights abuses, supporting the movement for change, and working with all who share our vision for a better future for the people of North Korea.
Over the coming months, we will be launching a range of campaigns to raise these crimes against humanity up the political agenda.


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Russia played host to the Renault team on Friday as race driver Romain Grosjean and demo driver Adam Khan staged a spectacular display on the streets of the city of Sochi. The event was run in close collaboration with MegaFon, one of the team's partners, as well as the Sochi City Government and coincided with the city's hosting of the Economic Forum.
Grosjean and Khan drove their cars along a specially created one-kilometre circuit close to the Sea Port. Some lucky journalists and guests also had the chance to experience Formula One power firsthand as passengers in the team's two and three-seater cars.
At the end of the event Grosjean said: "Coming to Sochi has been a wonderful experience. It's a great city and the people here have given us such a warm welcome and are really enthusiastic about Formula One."
Khan added: "Driving a Formula One car is always a special experience, but to do it on the streets of a city is even more exciting. This event gave a lot of fans in Sochi their first chance to see a Formula One car up-close so I hope that they enjoyed the show!"
In addition to the on-track displays, fans also had the chance to experience a special Formula One simulator to try and match the lap times set by Grosjean and Khan. There was also a BATAK training wall allowing the public to compare their reaction times with those of the Renault drivers.


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weight during reproductive maturation (Leigh and Shea, 1996). Thus, the distinctive element of the adolescent growth spurt in humans is not increased growth per se but, more specifically, the dramatic increases in stature. This is easily attributable to our bipedality, which makes height a more salient dimension of size.
Unfortunately, definitive fossil evidence for the origins of the adolescent growth spurt in height during human evolution is not available. Current speculations focus on Homo ergaster when increases in size and loss of sexual dimorphism suggest important changes in the timing of maturation (Hawkes, 2002). However, interpretation of the almost complete skeleton of the Nariokotome boy at 1.8MYA does not provide conclusive evidence for the existence of a growth spurt during this time period. Smith (1993) argues that the relationship between dental and postcranial developmental timing demonstrated by the specimen is at variance with that seen in modern humans, while Clegg and Aiello (1999) argue that it is, in fact, within the range of variation found in modern humans. Thus, the temporal origin of the human growth spurt remains an open issue.
In addition to the pubertal growth spurt, the existence of adrenarche as part of human maturation deserves attention as a distinctive clue to the human life course. Again, adrenarche is not uniquely a human attribute but rather one we share with other great apes (Collins et al., 1981; Smail et al., 1982) that may take on a distinctively human pattern. Importantly, adrenarche follows the completion of brain growth around the age of 7 and precedes the onset of puberty (Bogin, 1999), suggesting that it plays some role between the energetic demands of brain growth and those of puberty.
While adrenarche was once thought to be directly related to the onset of puberty, there is no evidence for an obligate role of adrenarche in the onset of pubertal maturation, and adrenarche and gonadarche are considered functionally separate processes. Instead it appears that adrenarche may be more directly related to processes of brain maturation. DHEA/S has an impact on Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA(a)) neurons (Majewska, 1995) that act to inhibit dopaminergic neurons in the prefrontal cortex that regulate judgment and the control of behavioral impulses (Niehoff, 1999). In addition, the impact of DHEA/S on GABA(a) neurons in the hypothalamus may act to inhibit GnRH production and retard the onset of puberty (Genazzani et al., 2000). Thus, while adrenarche and gonadarche are fundamentally separate processes, they are not unrelated, a point that comes home when we consider the role of energetics in reproductive maturation.
For males, increases in stature and muscle mass come well after the onset of testicular growth and the onset of spermatogenesis (Tanner, 1978).


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A few days ago we found out that Apple might be thinking of upgrading the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad storage capacity to 128GB. Although this was just a rumor back then with some code found in iOS 6.1, it seems it has now become a reality.
Apple announced that the company will be selling a 128GB iPad 4th generation staring February 5th. The new model will be the same as the old but with the 128GB storage capacity of course. The 128GB iPad 4th generation will be $100 on top of the current highest 64GB, which sells for $699, making double the capacity cost $799 for WiFi only. The WiFi + Cellular 128GB iPad will be $929, the price of some MacBook Air models.
Of course with the release of iOS 6.1 the 128GB iPad will be shipping with the firmware. What do you guys think? Do you need that much space on an iPad?
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We are the biggest sissies in the jungle. Every other animal is stronger than we are — they have fangs, they have claws, they have nimbleness, they have speed. We think Usain Bolt is fast — Usain Bolt can get his ass kicked by a squirrel.
Christopher McDougall is the author of "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen."
Why you should listen
Longtime reporter Christopher McDougall is also a longtime runner -- and he brings his reporter's passion and eye for detail to the mysteries of running in his latest book. "Born to Run" examines humanity's inborn need to run and sweat, and it's filled with passion, odd facts, oddly pertinent digressions and deeply engaging journeys to running subcults (and cults-of-one). The book has inspired at least one fan site.
McDougall writes for Outside, Men's Health, New York and other magazines. His other, equally intriguing book, is Girl Trouble: The True Saga of Superstar Gloria Trevi and the Secret Teenage Sex Cult That Stunned the World.
Christopher McDougall's TED talk
Quotes from Christopher McDougall
Emily Baer signed up for a race called the Hardrock 100, which tells you all you need to know about the race. They give you 48 hours to finish this race. [Of 500 runners] Emily Baer she finishes in eighth place, in the top 10, even though she stopped at all the aid stations to breastfeed her baby during the race.
If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and vitality and youthfulness and eternal vigor. It's only in our lifetime that running has become associated with fear and pain.


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COT SS - Mental Health
We advocate a holistic approach towards clients with mental health problems
COT Specialist Section - Mental Health has a well-established network of members who support each other's professional development, and work cooperatively to shape and influence mental health and well-being national policy.
Find out more about becoming a member and the membership benefits involved.
March 2015: COT Specialist Section - Mental Health Annual Conference
Date: 19th and 20th March 2015
Location: Liverpool
November and December 2014
The run up to Xmas has seen COT involvement in the Health Education England Mental Health Advisory Board about workforce issues and future commissioning of student places in England. COT has also been supporting Public Health England's AHP project groups about emotional wellbeing and promoting the Make Every Contact Count approach, where occupational therapists use appropriate opportunities to ask questions about clients' smoking, diet, exercise and alcohol intake and then refer onto further services. This is being encouraged to improve the physical health of those with serious mental illness. COT has taken part in the Department of Health culture change workshops about "Positive and Proactive Care- reducing the need for restrictive interventions" which covers all adult health and social care services. These workshops focused on how to change the habits and routines of workplaces to reduce the use of restraint.
More information on the Gov.uk website.
COT has supported a series of events including the England COT Specialist Section-Mental Health event on 24th September in Birmingham, the Scotland COTSS- Mental Health meeting on 8th October and the Northern Ireland COTSS Mental Health event on 6th November (see write up in December OTN page 47). All events have had excellent feedback and increased COTSS-MH numbers. Other events that have had good input and participation from mental health occupational therapists are the "Sustainable Occupational Therapy in Practice" event on the 21st November and the "Diverse and emerging Occupational Therapy roles" event on the 15th December. Happy Xmas all!
September and October 2014
Autumn has seen the release of the Recovering Ordinary Lives review which was published in September's OT News, on email networks and on the COT website.
There are five themes for the COT and COT Specialist Section-Mental Health work plan and we are particularly looking for examples from OTs who are having success in these areas that we can share:
- Improving the evidence base;
- Marketing and promotion of occupational therapy;
- Embracing technology and informatics;
- Community development and social determinants of health;
- New forms of employment for occupational therapists.
July and August 2014
These are traditionally quieter months in the OT calendar as people have their summer holidays. However, COT remained busy contributing to a series of a meetings with Public Health England to discuss the OT contribution to promoting public health in areas such mental and emotional wellbeing. Discussions included the need to tackle the physical health of those with severe mental illness, the need to promote the five ways to wellbeing (www.fivewaystowellbeing.org) and how to use NICE Public Health Guidance 16 about using OT to enhance mental wellbeing in older adults. In addition COT has been finalising the review of Recovering Ordinary Lives which will be published in September's OTN including the COT work plan.
May and June 2014
COT attended Naidex in Birmingham and promoted how OTs can meet the mental health needs of those with long term conditions which was appreciated by the large numbers of OTs who attended. COT also hosted an event for OTs by the Department of Health about personal health budgets (PHBs) which included some interesting examples of how to use PHBs in mental health to enhance occupational participation. COT met with both the Northern Ireland Mental Health Managers and the Scottish Mental Health Managers in May and visited Scottish Parliament to listen to a debate. COT Conference in Brighton included a COT led poster discussion about the process for developing practice guidelines based on the success of "OTs use of occupation forced practice in secure hospitals". COT delivered the first Beginners Guide to Mental Health course for OTs and we are hoping to roll these out to other areas of practice. COT was interviewed on Resonance FM about the OT role in job retention which included a mental health example. Finally, COT met with the English Minister responsible for AHPs, Dan Poulter to discuss the AHP contribution to mental health. He is convinced of the value that OTs offer but has requested more case examples that he can use in influencing.
For more information contact email@example.com
March and April 2014
The Easter period has seen a raft of conferences and events which are a great opportunity to spread the importance of mental health OT. The Health and Wellbeing at Work conference saw lots of interest from HR managers and small companies who want to employ private OTs to do bespoke pieces of work for the mental health needs of employees in their services. At Naidex, traditionally a disability equipment show, COT highlighted the work OTs can do to meet the mental health needs of those with long term conditions which was well received. COT has also been delivering workshops about developing a business mindset in OT practice and how to write business plans, all trying to gear up OTs for the widening employment market.
COT met with the National Executive Committee in March where there was discussion about the possibility of a COT Specialist Section Conference in England later this year and also visited Aintree Bariatric services which employ mental health OTs to address occupational and psychological issues associated with obesity. The OTs will be presenting their work at COT Conference on the 5th June. COT also attended the first Health Education England Mental Health meeting to debate national workforce questions and a meeting with the Royal College of Psychiatrists about developing values based CAMHs services. Finally, work priorities from the Recovering Ordinary Lives review are being identified and once agreed with COT Specialist Section -Mental Health will be released for action.
For more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
January and February 2014
The New Year saw several consultations that COT responded to with support from members. These included a Northern Ireland consultation about changing the provision of addiction services which will include the closure of some units and extended provision at others. The Royal College of Nursing also had a consultation about the use of restrictive practices which includes those used with people with mental health problems and dementia. Both COT responses highlighted the OT role and the importance of meaningful activity and occupation.
COT took to the social media channels for the first ever Time to Talk Day on 6th February which is part of the anti-discrimination campaign by Time to Change. A blog was also released about the need to talk about addiction problems and the vital OT role in this area. COT have also been filmed by OT lecturers to produce a podcast for students about the evidence base in mental health. COT took part in the latest Care Quality Commission mental health expert reference group to discuss how the inspection visits can best address the needs of those with protected characteristics under the equalities legislation. COT also visited an enthusiastic group of OTs from Care UK to learn more about this expanding organization in mental health provision. Finally the Recovering Ordinary Lives review has taken comments from about 150 OTs across the UK and the information is now being discussed with COT and COT Specialist Section Mental Health to agree next steps forward so watch this space!
For more info please contact email@example.com
Mental Health Clinical Forums
Clinical Forums of COT Specialist Section - Mental Health facilitate debate, networking, innovation and news in a specific domain of practice. Clinical Forums have annual national study days that influence practice and support the Specialist Section. These study days also support CPD activity and the development of OT in mental health. Outcomes of the study day form part of the Specialist Section annual report.
Find out more about the Special interest Group for Eating Disorders and the Forensic Forum, which is concerned with those who have a history or risk of offending.
Regional subgroups
We currently have an active Regional Subgroup for Scotland, with groups for England, Northern Ireland and Wales in development.


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Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is committed to helping our students start or continue their education. To this end, the LFCC Educational Foundation Inc. provides scholarships for qualified LFCC students.* These scholarships help defray the cost of rising tuition rates, books and fees and relieve the financial constraints faced by many students.
LFCC scholarships are funded by area citizens, organizations and businesses who share the College's dedication to assisting students with financial needs and helping them reach their goal of earning a college degree. LFCC and its students owe tremendous gratitude to these donors for the opportunities they provide. Through their assistance, deserving students are able to improve themselves, gain better employment and contribute to our community and the local economy.
Donors can make additional contributions to their scholarship fund by completing the contribution form.
Please click here for a list of Foundation scholarships.
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The t-shirt material is the cheesiest part of this project. If you're buying sequins and rhinestones, buy 1/8 yard of satin material.
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Good instructions, I will be trying this. But pattern ends in an n, and stitch has 2 t's in it. If we're being professional, let's BE professional...
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Host: Dr. Linda Austin – Psychiatrist
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Dr. Linda Austin: I am Dr. Linda Austin and I am talking with Dr. David White, who is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in the Department of Ears, Nose, and Throat here at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. White, I am sure that one of the procedures that a pediatric ENT doctor does a lot of are tonsillectomies, I think still done as commonly as in the olden days.
Dr. David R. White: Well, I think they are not done quite as commonly as they were in the olden days. I hear stories about people, who had their entire first-grade class loaded on to a school bus and went to the hospital and everybody got their tonsils out. We certainly don't approach in that way anymore, but it's still a very common procedure, one of the more common procedures in children in the United States. And usually when you talk about a tonsillectomy in kids certainly under the age of 10 or 12 years old, you also mention adenoidectomy along with it. Adenoids are like cousins of the tonsils that are in the back of the nose and so they are the tonsils that are located in the back of the nose.
Dr. Linda Austin: So just to kind of clarify the anatomy that we are talking about, if you wanted to see your own tonsils if you have not had them removed, where are they exactly?
Dr. David R. White: So, if you look in the back of your mouth of the uvula, which is a little thing that hangs down in the middle that everybody is familiar with, the tonsils are there to the sides. People are generally familiar with the tonsils. The adenoids are harder to find and looking at the adenoids usually requires either looking with a telescope through the nose, using an x-ray to look at the adenoids, or under general anesthesia we can often look at the adenoids with a mirror through the mouth.
Dr. Linda Austin: What are the most common reasons that kids get tonsillectomies or adenoidectomies?
Dr. David R. White: By far, the most common reason these days is to remove the tonsils and adenoids to the addressed problems with breathing during sleep. There is a relatively wide variety of things that fall under a larger umbrella of sleep disorder breathing, which essentially refer to problems that children have with sleeping that are caused by obstruction or partial obstruction of the airway. By far, the most common cause of obstruction of the airway in a sleeping child, who is otherwise healthy, would be large tonsils and adenoids and then the tonsils and adenoids are removed 95% to 97% of the time will get resolution of those sleep symptoms in children.
Dr. Linda Austin: How about in an adult, so is that a common procedure for snoring?
Dr. David R. White: In adults, it's a little bit more of a complicated picture when it comes to snoring and sleep apnea. It is often part of the treatment, but many times in adults, there is a lot more that's needed to fully treat snoring or sleep apnea, which would involve other procedures to address the palate or to address the back of the tongue or to address the nasal airway. These options are fortunately something that we don't encounter as much in children since tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is so successful in children.
Dr. Linda Austin: Let's walk through the process of the tonsillectomy operation from the point of view of the patients and also from your point of view, what happens when a kid comes in for that surgery?
Dr. David R. White: So when a child comes to the operating room, first of all we have got a great program here called Scrub Club at MUSC where the children can actually get early exposure to the operating room with their parents and sort of walk through the whole process and that's something, which here at MUSC I think is a really good option for children that are coming in for this type of procedure, but basically when the child first comes in, they would go into a holding room, which is an area where children go prior to going back to the operating room and they are with their parents and they meet the anesthesiologist and of course have we come and talk to them and make sure they don't have any questions and once everybody is ready to go, a lot of times the anesthesiologist would give them some medication to help them feel a little bit relaxed. At that point, the parents usually give the child some kisses and the child goes back to the operating room. Once in the operating room the child breathes through a mask and some gas is given to the child, which helps them fall off to sleep, once the child is asleep and only after the child is asleep generally, an IV is started and so that is done once the child is already asleep and then an IV and a breathing tube are placed, and we take out the tonsils. The tonsils can be removed in several different ways. The technique of removing a tonsil depends on the situation, but once the tonsils are removed, we then usually turn attention to the adenoids. Adenoids are also taken out through the mouth and neither of the tonsillectomy nor the adenoidectomy leaves any sort of incision or obvious scar or anything like that on the outside of the child. Once the procedure is done, the child then wakes up in the recovery room. The total time that the child is away from the parents usually is 30 to 45 minutes. In the recovery room, once the child is able to drink well, the child is typically discharged home.
Dr. Linda Austin: So, they don't even stay overnight?
Dr. David R. White: Generally not. Children under the age of two or three years old, we will make arrangements for them to stay in our children's hospital overnight and over the age of three, we generally plan on turning home.
Dr. Linda Austin: And do they still get to eat all the ice-cream they want?
Dr. David R. White: Well, that's up to their parents; from my standpoint, yes.
Dr. Linda Austin: I remember in childhood that was always the big claim that there is a one good thing about a tonsillectomy is all the ice-cream you can eat.
Dr. David R. White: Ice-cream and popsicles definitely help a lot.
Dr. Linda Austin: Any complications from this procedure?
Dr. David R. White: There are three major complications that I review with the parents and children who are going to be undergoing a procedure. The first is that it will give them a sore throat for a few days afterwards and it's very important that the parents and children work together to make sure that the child doesn't get dehydrated and so basically what this means is the child needs to focus on drinking plenty of clear liquids and popsicles count fortunately so that the child doesn't get dehydrated. A small percentage of children will have trouble drinking enough liquid to stay hydrated after the operation and occasionally then would require a trip into the pediatric emergency room to have some IV fluids. Other complications include bleeding. Bleeding after a tonsillectomy occurs in about one out of fifty children, so a 2% of children if you look at all of those studies that have been done looking at large numbers of children have bleeding after the tonsillectomy. When this happens, it most frequently happens seven to ten days after the operation. What happens is that in the area where the tonsils were, there develops, what looks like a wet scab and when that starts to come off, there can be some bleeding. The child who experiences bleeding out of the mouth after a tonsillectomy should come to the emergency room. Most of the time, this requires a trip back to the operating room to control the bleeding. Finally, there is a very small risk, less than one in a thousand, speech change and specifically after an adenoidectomy with a lot of air escape through the nose and that's something called velopharyngeal insufficiency. Most of the time, the velopharyngeal insufficiency or speech problems resolve either on their own or with speech therapy. In the small number of children where it doesn't resolve, we have a velopharyngeal insufficiency team here at MUSC, which I am a part of and we do a series of special studies to see, which approach to treating the speech problem works best.
Dr. Linda Austin: Dr. White, thank you so much.
Dr. David R. White: Thank you.
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Vladimir once you get him built is a great top lane APer.
Nidalee is also a great top lane AP champ since all but I think 1 of her cougar skills scales off of AP. |
I think gragas and ziggs once they've gotten going they nuke people harsh like.
Cass is another one that does extreme damage. |
Poppy and Gragas have some of the highest AP burst in the game.
I'd say Malzahar but people would tear me to shreds so hear me out first.
His Dot is very very effective at chipping away at hp (Does wonders if the champ afflicted with it dies so it transfers to another champion and by then your E should be on CD meaning you can have TWO of them on their team). His Q does quite a bit as well (especially if you hit with both of the walls). His W doesn't do that much early game but late game it shreds people because it's based off of their Hp, very effective on tanks. And his ult is very good for bursting down single targets combined with your E,W, Crabs, and Q if you hit with it you will be dealing huge amounts of damage. So whereas he certainly isn't THE best AP Cary he's certainly ONE of the best. I'd rank him 5 or 6 in a Top 10. |
Veigar after farming for hours has a virtually infinite AP.
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Early Game LeBlanc
Brand has some nice burst potential
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LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES -1979 2 part TV show from H-B remastered from 2″ tape w/ Extra footage
In case you're not familiar with this fine live-action cheese-fest, there were two one-hour specials aired in 1979 featuring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. There were a ton of other heroes featured, too, including Captain Marvel, Hawkman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and even Black Canary and the Huntress! Villains were led by Frank Gorshin as The Riddler, plus Dr. Sivana, Mordru (!), Sinestro, and Jeff Altman as the Weather Wizard.
The first show, "The Challenge", was more traditional superheroing; the second, "The Roast", went for comedy and was hosted by Ed McMahon. Bad copies have been floating around for years, and if you've ever seen it, it's difficult to forget. You can now preorder the DVD for $19.95. It will become available on October 19. I can't wait to hear more about the extra footage!
Yes, it's true. Warner On-Demand wants *all* of my money.
And they might just get it…
I'm almost afraid to watch, but I feel compelled to if only to be able to write up profiles of Flash & Weather Wizard.
Can't wait to rent this! I was 4 when this came on so I've never seen it. I'm sure its goofy to the extreme, but that could be fun.
I've seen this once, that was enough for me.
This is awesome. I remember watching these two wonderfully horrible shows when they first aired. One of the best parts was seeing Adam West wear his cowl "over" the cape instead of under. What a riot. Plus, live action Black Canary and Huntress! Oh yes…I will buy this.
This will be a great DVD for parents (who saw this when it first aired) to share with their kids.


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- CommentTimeApr 24th 2012
Hi. Go easy with me, I'm not especially technically minded! I have signed up for an opendns account, and set filtering to moderate. I've installed the OpenDNS Updater and configured it, and flushed my DNS cache. I have also entered the correct DNS server settings into my router (an Orange router), and rebooted it. The OpenDNS updater suggests that all is working as it should be,as does clicking the "Test" link at the bottom of the page that gives instructions on configuring a router (https://store.opendns.com/setup/device/router). And yet a lightning quick and slightly embarrassing test reveals that adult content is not being blocked. What am I missing?
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I should also say that I cleared the cache in my browser .... -
Post the plain text output of the following commands here:
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Thanks for responding; here's what we get:
nslookup -type=txt debug.opendns.com.
Server: SE572
Address: 192.168.1.1
Non-authoritative answer:
debug.opendns.com text =
"server 4.lon"
debug.opendns.com text =
"flags 20 0 2f6 7e00400014c3"
debug.opendns.com text =
"id 8592670"
debug.opendns.com text =
"source 18.104.22.168:32768"
nslookup www.exampleadultsite.com.
Server: SE572
Address: 192.168.1.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.exampleadultsite.com
Address: 184.108.40.206
I'm using Google Chrome 18.0.1025.162 -
Aha, Chrome again!
"Address: 18.104.22.168"
Adult sites are being blocked according to this result which is hit-adult.opendns.com.
As it is not blocked in the browser, your Chrome is the culprit.
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I tried to follow the advice about Chrome, but the option suggested no longer seems to be there. I unchecked everything, and www.exampleadultsite.com was still not being blocked (thanks for alerting me to its existence, by the way! A much happier way of checking!).
So, I tried Safari--and it's not blocking it either. I tried Internet Explorer, and it's the same story. So it seems that it's not, or not exclusively, Chrome.
Despite the fact that we haven't sorted this out yet, many thanks for your input: it's greatly appreciated. -
According to your OS these sites should be blocked. So it is the browsers.
Do you have a proxy configured in your internet connection settings? These are used by the browsers you mention, this is what is common to them. And this does circumvent OpenDNS.
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When I visit wecome.opendns.com, I get the message which says "Welcome to OpenDNS, you Internet is smarter ... [etc.]".
As far as I'm able to tell by looking at the box that pops up when I try to alter proxy settings from any of the browsers (Internet Properties, on which I click "LAN settings"), I'm not using a proxy. I could just be being dim here, though: I'm not technically savvy! -
To be honest, I ran out of ideas for the moment.
Best is to open a support ticket: https://dashboard.opendns.com/support/Thankful People: fourquartets -
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See if your ISP is using an invisible proxy:
(Check both tests.)Thankful People: cindelicato, fourquartets -
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Both tests tell me I'm not using a proxy. -
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One last thought:
"And yet a lightning quick and slightly embarrassing test reveals that adult content is not being blocked. What am I missing?"
Was the site by which you were embarrassed approved in the Pornography (or whatever) category you have set to filter?
https://www.opendns.com/support/checker/ -
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Yes. And www.exampleadultsite.com gets through too.
Here is the oddest thing, though. That latter site was blocked when I checked last night. I thought that all had come good, but when I checked it again this morning, it got through. Weird! -
I had a similar problem when I started using open dns.. After 2-3 days it just started working fine. Been ok since then
Yes, this is the time your caches will still serve you. You most likely didn't flush your caches then.
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UPDATED 6:17 PM CDT Jun 20, 2013West Des Moines police crackdown on alcohol at Raccoon River Beach.
Video TranscriptC1 3 Cracking down on drinking! The city of West Des Moines says this hot summer weather means security will be out at Raccoon River beach in full force. KCCI's Laura Nichols has our top story. NICE WEATHER AND SCHOOL OUT FOR THE SUMMER MEANS POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AT THE BEACH. It's a typical summer day at Racoon River beach in West Des Moines...student s on summer break and enjoying the sunshine. But this relatively peaceful scene is a far cry from what the beach looked like just two years ago PRETTY MUCH FLAGRANT ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE. CONGREGATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE DRINKING AND PLAYING GAMES ON THE BEACH DRINKING. edit WE ALSO HAD GROUPS OF YOUNG MEN WHO WERE FIGHTING. WEAPONS WERE INVOLVED. I KNOW ARRESTS OCCURED. The party scene wasn't exactly what the city wanted for a family friendly atmosphere so they decided that changes were necessary. DO I HAVE PERMISSION TO CHECK INSIDE YOUR COOLER? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE GLASS OR ALCOHOL OF COURSE. This is what you'll see on the beach today.... security guards and West Des Moines police officers checking coolers, bags, and containers for any type of alcohol. WE STARTED IT AS SOON AS THE WEATHER GOT WARM AND WANTED IT TO BE IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY TO SET THE TONE OF THERE WILL BE ENFORCEMENT AGAIN THIS SUMMER. The city has two security guards and a police officer on duty everyday... ONCE WE REALLY GOT IT INTO FULL SWING LAST YEAR THE PROBLEMS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY. They're hoping their presence will serve as a reminder yet again this year... that they're cracking down on drinking WE HAD PARENTS PULLING US ASIDE SAYING THANKS A LOT. IT'S A LOT BETTER DOWN HERE NOW. I DON'T HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS ABOUT BRINGING MY KIDS DOWN HERE ANYMORE. WE WANT TO SET A TONE THAT WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A FAMILY ORIENTATED WELL BEHAVED BEACH. WE DON'T WANT TROUBLE. Laura Nichols, KCCI 8 News, Iowa's News Leader. A citation comes with a one-hundred dollar fine. Anyone cited for drinking and underage drinking can be kicked out of the park and arrested for trespassing if they come back another time and receive another citation.
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Mike McQueary on administrative leave
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, a key witness in the child sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the school, has been placed on administrative leave.
Mike McQueary's father, John McQueary, told ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs Friday night that his son is not in State College, but added that he did not believe he had been placed in protective custody.
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg had reported McQueary told players Friday during a brief conference call that he was in protective custody outside of State College.
"Actually I should tell you yes, he's surrounded by 80 guards. I should tell you they're all armed with bazookas," John McQueary told ESPN.com. "But to the best of my knowledge that's not true."
McQueary's father added that he knew he his son was safe.
School president Rod Erickson notified McQueary of the decision to place him on administrative leave Friday, a day after the school said the receivers coach would not be present Saturday when the Nittany Lions play Nebraska because he has received threats.
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Asked if McQueary was placed on leave for his conduct or to ensure his safety, Erickson said it was "a complicated situation."
"It became clear that coach McQueary could not function in this role under these circumstances," Erickson said. He said he reached the decision to place McQueary on indefinite leave with acting athletic director Mark Sherburne, and that McQueary was informed of the decision on Friday.
Asked if McQueary would be fired, Erickson said "There are complexities to that issue that I am not prepared to go into at this point."
McQueary testified in a grand jury investigation that eventually led to child sex-abuse charges being filed against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The ensuing scandal brought down longtime coach Joe Paterno, who was fired by university trustees amid growing criticism that he should have done more to stop the alleged abuse.
The Patriot-News reported that according to two team sources, McQueary had a brief, emotional conversation with the team's receivers via speaker phone on Friday afternoon at the Penn State football complex.
"I wanted to let you guys know I'm not your coach anymore. I'm done," McQueary said, according to the report.
The players asked McQueary where he was and if they could see him. He replied "No, I'm actually in protective custody. I'm not in State College," The Patriot-News reported.
In 2002, McQueary, then a graduate assistant, went to Paterno and reported seeing Sandusky assaulting a young boy in the Penn State football team's showers. Paterno notified the athletic director, Tim Curley, and a vice president, Gary Schultz, who in turn notified president Graham Spanier.
A source told ESPN that Paterno recalls McQueary "vaguely" referencing "fondling" or "touching" or "horsing around" by Sandusky and a youth. But Paterno never had the understanding that McQueary had witnessed a "sodomy" or "rape."
Curley and Schultz have been charged with failing to report the incident to authorities. Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly has not ruled out charges against Spanier, who was ousted from his post at the same time Paterno was dismissed.
Through their lawyers, Sandusky, Curley and Schultz have all said they are innocent.
Friday night, thousands of supporters, including students, alumni and teachers, gathered for a student-organized candlelight vigil in front of Penn State's "Old Main" administration building.
They observed a moment of silence after the bell tolled at 10 p.m. and listened to several speakers, including former college All-American linebacker LaVar Arrington, an acappella group singing "Imagine" and the school marching band.
It was largely solemn until it ended with an ear-shattering series of "We are ... Penn State!" -- helping a group of people who felt like they had lost a hero -- Paterno -- to have something to rally around.
Penn State senior and vigil organizer Jessica Sever says she wants the vigil to put the focus back on the boys, especially after police had to break up a violent student rally touched off by Wednesday's firing of Paterno.
One speaker, 2007 graduate Dustin Yenser, encouraged victims to know that they had the support of the campus despite having been failed by people who he believed had an obligation to protect them. And Arrington urged attendees to use the scandal as a challenge.
"Let it be known that we waged war to make a difference," Arrington said. "Leave here tonight with a resolve and an understanding that you possess the power to change things."
Paterno is not a target of the criminal investigation, but the state police commissioner called his failure to contact police himself a lapse in "moral responsibility."
On Friday, Paterno's son Scott said he had retained prominent Washington D.C. attorney J. Sedwick Sollers, of the law firm of King & Spalding. He also announced that that on Sollers' advice, the Paterno family will make no further public statements on the scandal.
"Like everyone who has watched this story unfold, my father is experiencing a range of powerful emotions. He is absolutely distraught over what happened to the children and their families. He also wants very much to speak publicly and answer questions," Scott Paterno said.
"At this stage, however, he has no choice but to be patient and defer to the legal process. He cooperated fully with the grand jury and he will continue to cooperate with the investigation as we move forward."
McQueary testified that after witnessing the alleged assault, he left the building, called his father and the next day told Paterno what he saw.
McQueary, a former Penn State quarterback, has faced immense criticism this week for not calling police, interrupting the act or, in the nine years since he was an eyewitness, demanding answers about why Sandusky was never charged.
But Stephen Kohn, the executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center in Washington, D.C., told Drehs that reporting the incident to Paterno alone could be enough to protect McQueary from being dismissed under the state's whistle-blower law.
Sandusky has also been targeted. State College police confirmed to ESPN that a window at Sandusky's home in State College was vandalized on Thursday night.
According to police, at about 10:20 p.m. E.T. Thursday, pieces of a cinder block were thrown through a window of an unoccupied bedroom of the home.
A broken ground-floor window in the front of the house in State College was covered Friday with what looked what a white tarp. No one answered the door Friday.
With emotions over the allegations and Paterno's dismissal still running high, Erickson said the university would have an increased security presence at Saturday's game.
"Significant attention to the conduct of the crowd" will be paid, before, during and after the game, he said at a news conference Friday.
Information from The Asssociated Press was used in this report.
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Well, Florida, we really screwed that one up.
Regardless of where you come down on the Martin case, you have to admit that on Saturday night, the Sunshine State proved once again that judicial mechanics down here are just a little bit different. Just look at the street protests that have broken out all across the country over the last 48 hours -- a nation-wide WTF over how Florida handles the criminal justice system.
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5. Jim Leyritz.
The Alleged Crime: In December 2007, the former New York Yankees catcher was involved in a Fort Lauderdale car crash that ended with the death of 30-year-old Fredia Ann Veitch. Leyritz had been out celebrating his birthday on the night in question, and later prosecutors would claim the retired athlete was drunk at the time. Three years later, a jury let Leyritz walk on a DUI manslaughter charge, although he was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.
Jury Deliberation: 7 hours.
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