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dash single storm cover
Single PVC storm cover for your dash stroller.
Not currently available in this region.
dash storm cover is HOT! because:
- venture out, whatever the weather!
- smart custom fit design for airflow & breathability
- waterproof - don't let the risk of rain stop you!
- dry & demist - fancy that!
- main seat coverage only
- compatible only with your dash stroller
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Pettitte ready to return in twin-bill opener with Jays
After missing 72 games during his 84-day stint on the disabled list, Pettitte was scheduled to make his first start since July 27 in the Yankees' series opener against the Blue Jays. Severe weather in New York derailed those plans, postponing a game at the Stadium for the first time this season and leaving Pettitte anxiously waiting one more day to return from injury.
"I would have loved to been able to throw [Tuesday] and have no rain and be able to make four starts, hopefully, before we go to a postseason game, but we can't do anything about it," Pettitte said. "I'm just looking forward to pitching [Wednesday]."
On the day Pettitte fractured his left leg, the Yankees owned a five-game lead in the American League East. When the left-hander starts the first game of a doubleheader against Toronto on Wednesday afternoon, he'll rejoin the team in the thick of a tight race for the division's top spot.
The Yankees have been tested since the start of September, as the series against the Blue Jays will be their seventh straight against a division opponent. The Bronx Bombers are tied with the Orioles for first in the AL East.
New York will get some added artillery in Pettitte, but he'll only be available for around 70 pitches on Wednesday. The 40-year-old returned from retirement in May and was one of the Yankees' front-line pitchers until he sustained the injury, compiling a 3-3 record and posting a 3.22 ERA in nine starts.
This will be Pettitte's first start against the Blue Jays this season, but Toronto's afternoon starter, Henderson Alvarez, is 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA in two starts against the Yankees this season. The 22-year-old has thrown quality starts in his last two outings, allowing five earned runs in 13 1/3 innings in both victories.
With no off-days remaining, Yankees manager Joe Girardi pushed up right-hander David Phelps to start the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
Phelps went 6 1/3 innings and allowed four runs in a start against the Blue Jays on Aug. 27, but he's also not entirely fresh. Girardi used him out of the bullpen on Sunday for two-thirds of an inning in a 6-4 win against the Rays.
Phelps will face-off against Ricky Romero, who was slated to be Tuesday's starter. In Romero's last start against the Yankees, he allowed two runs over seven innings but never got the run support he needed, as the Blue Jays only scored a run in New York's 2-1 win.
He and Alvarez will be tasked with spoiling Pettitte's return to the diamond and continuing to chip away at the Yankees' waning lead in the AL East.
Blue Jays: Escobar suspended for three games
Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended on Tuesday for three games after wearing eye-black stickers with a homophobic slur written in Spanish during a game in Toronto on Saturday.
Escobar said the slur is commonly used among Latino players, but he expressed remorse for his actions and said it was the only time he'd ever worn the phrase underneath his eyes.
The Blue Jays officially handed down the suspension, but general manager Alex Anthopoulos was at the Commissioner's Office with members of the MLB Player's Association, and all parties were involved in the discussion.
Yankees: Gardner could be activated
Outfielder Brett Gardner could return as soon as Wednesday in a limited role that would involve pinch-running and use as a defensive replacement.
It was initially believed Gardner wouldn't return this season, but the Yankees think the outfielder's speed could be valuable for the stretch run. Gardner resumed a hitting program since having arthroscopic elbow surgery on July 24, but he's not close to swinging a bat against Major League pitching.
Gardner has played in just nine games this season, but he stole 49 bases last season.


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Like many, I have watched my fair share of films over the years, and the vast majority have been quite forgettable. There are a small number that I enjoyed enough to purchase in order to watch them again. But there …Read More
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We live in a world that is saturated with non-Christian popular culture, and many Christians don't know how to respond. Some just enjoy it without giving it another thought. Some try to withdraw into a "holy huddle," avoiding it to …Read More
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Storytime at Park Branch (ages 3-5)
Submitted by oplin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 12:40pm
Children ages 3-5 (along with a parent or caregiver) are invited to participate in this interactive program of stories, crafts and more for you and your preschooler to enjoy together. Registration is required. Please call (937) 322-2498 to register or for more information.
Note: Storytime will be canceled when the Springfield City Schools are closed due to inclement weather.
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 11:00am - 11:45am


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The Evolution Deceit
The Creation Of The Universe
Chapter VIII: The Specially-Created Elements of LifeThere is a mind and purpose behind the universe. There are hints of that divine presence in how abstract mathematics can penetrate the universe's secrets, which suggests that a rational mind created the world. Nature is fined tuned to allow life and consciousness to emerge. Up to this point we have been examining how all the physical balances of the universe in which we live have been specially created so that we can live. We have seen how the general structure of this universe, the location of Earth in it, and factors such as air, light, and water have been precisely created to have exactly the attributes we require. In addition to all this however, we also need to take a look at the elements that make up our bodies. These chemical elements, the building-blocks from which our hands, eyes, hair, and organs as well as all the living things–plants and animals–that are our sources of food have been specially created to serve the exact purposes that they do. The most important of these building-blocks is carbon. The Signs of Creation in CarbonIn previous chapters we described the extraordinary process by which carbon, the element that occupies the sixth position in the periodic table, was produced in the hearts of the huge stars called "red giants". We also saw how, having discovered this wonderful process, Fred Hoyle was moved to say that "the laws of nuclear physics have been deliberately designed with regard to the consequences they produce inside the stars."85 When we examine carbon more closely, we can see that not just the physical formation of this element but also its chemical properties were arranged to be what they are. Pure carbon occurs naturally in two forms: graphite and diamonds. Carbon however also enters into compounds with many other elements and the result is many different kinds of substances. In particular, the incredibly varied range of organic materials of life–the membrane of a cell and the bark of a tree, the lens of an eye and the horn of a deer, the white of an egg and the poison of a snake–are all made up of carbon-based compounds. Carbon, combined with hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen in many different quantities and geometric arrangements, results in a vast assortment of materials with vastly different properties. Some carbon compounds' molecules consist of just a few atoms; others contain thousands or even millions. Furthermore, no other element is as versatile as carbon is in forming molecules with such durability and stability. To quote David Burnie in his book Life: One natural form of pure carbon is graphite. This element however is able to form an extraordinary range of different substances when it combines with the atoms of other elements. The main structure of the human body is the result of the different chemical bonds that carbon is capable of entering into. Concerning carbon, the British chemist Nevil Sidgwick writes in Chemical Elements and their Compounds: For reasons of both physics and chemistry, it is impossible for life to be based on any element other than carbon. At one time, silicon was proposed as another element on which life might be based. We now know however that this conjecture is impossible. To quote Sidgwick again: Covalent BondsThe chemical bonds that carbon enters into when forming organic compounds are called "covalent bonds". A covalent bond is said to occur when two atoms share their electrons. The electrons of an atom occupy specific orbital shells that are centered around the nucleus. The orbit closest to the nucleus can be occupied by no more than two electrons. In the next orbit a maximum of eight electrons is possible. In the third orbit, there can be up to eighteen. The number of electrons continues to increase with the addition of more orbits. Now an interesting aspect of this scheme is that atoms seem to "want" to complete the number of electrons in their orbital shells. Oxygen, for example, has six electrons in its second (and outermost) orbit, and this makes it "eager" to enter into combinations with other atoms that will supply the two more electrons that are needed to increase this number to eight. (Why atoms behave this way is a question that is unanswered. But it's a good thing they do: because if they didn't, life wouldn't be possible.) Covalent bonds are the result of this tendency of atoms to complete their orbital shells. Two or more atoms can often make up the shortfall in their orbits by sharing electrons with one another. A good example is the water molecule (H2O), whose building-blocks (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom) form a covalent bond. In this compound, oxygen completes the number of electrons in its second orbit to eight by sharing the two electrons (one each) in the orbital shells of the two hydrogen atoms; in the same way, the hydrogen atoms each "borrow" one electron from oxygen to complete their own shells. Carbon is very good at forming covalent bonds with other atoms (including carbon atoms) from which an enormous number of different compounds can be made. One of the simplest of these compounds is methane: a common gas that is formed from the covalent bonding of four hydrogen atoms and one carbon atom. With only six electrons, carbon's outer orbital shell is short of the eight that it needs by four, rather than two as is the case with oxygen, and for this reason, four hydrogen atoms are needed to complete it. The structure of methane: Four hydrogen atoms share one electron each with a single carbon atom. We said that carbon was especially versatile in forming bonds with other atoms and this versatility makes an enormous number of different compounds possible. The class of compounds formed exclusively from carbon and hydrogen are called "hydrocarbons". This is a huge family of compounds that includes natural gas, liquid petroleum, kerosene, and lubricating oils. Hydrocarbons like ethylene and propylene are the "bedrock" on which the modern petrochemical industry has been erected. Hydrocarbons like benzene, toluene, and turpentine are familiar to anyone who's worked with paints. The naphthalene that protects our clothes from moths is another hydrocarbon. With the addition of chlorine in their composition, some hydrocarbons become anesthetics; with the addition of fluorine, we have Freon, a gas that is widely used in refrigeration. There is another important class of compounds in which carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen form covalent bonds with one another. In this family we find alcohols like ethanol and propanol, ketones, aldehydes, and fatty acids among many, many other substances. Another group of compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are sugars, including glucose and fructose. The cellulose that makes up the skeleton of wood and the raw material for paper is a carbohydrate. So is vinegar. So is beeswax and formic acid. Each one of the incredibly rich panoply of substances and materials that occur naturally in our world is "nothing more" than a different arrangement of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen linked together by covalent bonds. When carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen form such bonds, the result is a class of molecules that is the foundation and structure of life itself: the amino acids that make up proteins. The nucleotides that make up DNA are also molecules formed from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. In short, the covalent bonds that the carbon atom is capable of entering into are vital for the existence of life. Were hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen not so "eager" to share electrons with one another, life would indeed be impossible. Olive oil, meat, and brown sugar: Everything we eat is made up of different arrangements of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon with the addition of other atoms such as nitrogen. The thing that makes it possible for carbon to form these bonds is a property that chemists call "metastability", the characteristic of having only a slight margin of stability. The biochemist J. B. S. Haldane describes metastability thus: What this somewhat technical definition means is that carbon has a rather unique structure, as a result of which, it is quite easy for it to enter into covalent bonds under normal conditions. But it is precisely here that the situation starts to become curious because carbon is metastable only within a very narrow range of temperatures. Specifically, carbon compounds become very unstable when the temperature goes over 100°C.
WATER AND METHANE: TWO DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF COVALENT BONDS This fact is so commonplace in our everyday lives that most of us take it for granted. When we cook meat for example, what we're really doing is changing the structure of its carbon compounds. But there's a point here that we should note: The cooked meat has become completely "dead"; that is, its chemical structure is different from what it had when it was part of a living organism. Indeed most carbon compounds become "denatured" at temperatures above 100°C: the majority of vitamins for example simply fall apart at that temperature; sugars also undergo structural changes and lose some of their nutritional value; and at around 150°C, carbon compounds will start to burn. In other words, if carbon atoms are to enter into covalent bonds with other atoms and if the resulting compounds are to remain stable, the ambient temperature must not go over 100°C. The lower boundary on the other hand is around 0°C: if the temperature drops too much below that, organic biochemistry becomes impossible. In the case of other compounds, this is generally not the situation. Most inorganic compounds are not metastable; that is, their stability is not greatly affected by changes in temperature. To see this let's do an experiment. Stick a piece of meat on the end of a long, thin piece of metal such as iron and heat the two together over a fire. As the temperature grows hotter, the meat will darken and eventually burn long before much of anything happens to the metal. The same thing would be true if you substituted stone or glass for metal. You would have to increase the heat by many hundreds of degrees before the structures of such materials began to change. By now you certainly will have spotted the similarity between the temperature range that is necessary for carbon compounds' covalent bonds to be established and remain stable and the range of temperatures that prevails on our planet. As we have said elsewhere, in the whole universe, temperatures range from the millions of degrees in the hearts of stars to absolute zero (-273.15°C). But Earth, having been created for humanity to live in, possesses the narrow temperature range essential for the formation of the carbon compounds that are the building-blocks of life. But the curious "coincidences" do not end here. The same temperature interval is the only one in which water remains liquid. As we saw in the earlier chapter, liquid water is one of the basic requirements of life and, in order to remain liquid, it requires precisely the same temperatures that carbon compounds need to form and be stable. There is no physical or natural "law" dictating that this should be so and under the circumstances, this situation is evidence that the physical properties of water and carbon and the conditions of the planet Earth were created so as to be in harmony with one another. Weak BondsCovalent bonds are not the only type of chemical bonding that keeps the compounds of life stable. There is another and different category of bond known as "weak bonds". Such bonds are about twenty times weaker than covalent bonds, hence their name; but they are no less crucial to the processes of organic chemistry. It is due to this weak bonding that the proteins that make up the building-blocks of living things are able to maintain their complex and vitally important three-dimensional structures. To explain this, we have to talk briefly about the structure of proteins. Proteins are usually referred to as a "chain" of amino acids. While this metaphor is essentially correct, it is also incomplete. It's incomplete because for most people a "chain of amino acids" conjures up the mental image of something like a string of pearls whereas the amino acids that make up proteins have a three-dimensional structure more like a tree with leafy branches. Covalent bonds are what hold the atoms of amino acids together. Weak bonds are what maintain the essential three-dimensional structure of those acids. No proteins could exist without these weak bonds. And of course without proteins, there could be no life.
1. Covalent bonds: The atoms are strongly linked to one another Now the interesting part of this business is that the temperature range in which weak bonds are able to perform their function is the same as the one prevailing on Earth. This is rather odd because the physical and chemical natures of covalent bonds versus weak bonds are entirely different things and independent of one another. In other words, there's no intrinsic reason why they should both require the same temperature range. And yet they do: Both types of bonds can only be formed and remain stable within this narrow temperature range. And if they did not–if covalent bonds required a range of temperatures wildly different from that of weak bonds, say–then it would be impossible to construct the complex three-dimensional structures that proteins require. Everything that we have seen concerning the extraordinary chemical properties of the carbon atom shows that there is an enormous harmony existing among this element that is the fundamental building-block of life, the water that is also vital for life, and the planet Earth that is the shelter for that life. In Nature's Destiny, Michael Denton underscores this fitness when he says: Among all the heavenly bodies that have ever been observed, this "tiny temperature band" exists only on Earth. Moreover it is only on Earth that the two fundamental building-blocks of life–carbon and water–are to be found in such generous supply. What all this indicates is that the carbon atom and its extraordinary properties were specially created for life and that our planet was specially created to be a home for carbon-based life-forms. The Signs of Creation in OxygenWe have seen how carbon is the most important building-block of living organisms and how it was specially created so as to fulfill that function. The existence of all carbon-based life-forms however is contingent upon a second imperative: energy. Energy is an indispensable requirement for life. Green plants get their energy from the Sun through the process of photosynthesis. For the rest of the living creatures of Earth–and that includes us–the only source of energy is a process called "oxidation"–a fancy word for "burning". The energy of oxygen-breathing organisms is derived from burning the nourishment that they get from plants and animals. As you may guess from the term "oxidation", this burning is a chemical reaction in which substances are oxidized–that is, they are combined with oxygen. This is why oxygen is as vitally important to life as are carbon and hydrogen. A generalized formula for "burning" (oxidation) looks like this: Carbon compound + oxygen > water + carbon dioxide + energy What this means is that when carbon compounds and oxygen are combined (under the proper conditions of course) a reaction takes place that generates water and carbon dioxide and releases a considerable amount of energy. This reaction takes place most readily in hydrocarbons (compounds of hydrogen and carbon). Glucose (a sugar and also a hydrocarbon) is what is constantly being burned in your body to keep it supplied with energy. Now as it happens, the elements of hydrogen and carbon that make up hydrocarbons are the ones most suitable for oxidation to take place. Among all other atoms, hydrogen combines with oxygen the most readily and releases the most energy in the process. If you need a fuel to burn in oxygen, you can't do better than hydrogen. From the standpoint of its value as a fuel, carbon ranks third after hydrogen and boron. In The Fitness of the Environment, Lawrence Henderson comments on the extraordinary fitness that is involved here:
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Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Baseball, softball, t-ball and teener registrations will be held Monday, Feb. 11 and Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kulpmont Borough Hall. First time players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. Registration fee will apply. (The meeting originally scheduled for Feb. 6 has been postponed and rescheduled for Feb. 13)
Coal Runnings
Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at coalrunnings.
Little League Registration
Any child ages four to 12 residing in the Shamokin Area or Mount Carmel Area School Districts may register to play Little League Baseball. Registration for players and coaches will be Feb. 16 and 23, 10 a.m. to noon, and Feb. 27, 7-9 p.m. at the Miller Donmoyer Family Health Center, 255 W. Spruce St., Shamokin. All players must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and any player new to the league must bring the child's original or state-certified birth certificate. Fee is $25 for the first child and $15 for each additional child in the same family. After Feb. 27, the fee is $40 for the first child and $20 for each additional child in the same family.
Locust Gap Baseball
Player registration for youths ages 4-15, Sunday, Feb. 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Locust Gap Fire Co. New players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. Registration fee is $30 for the first player in a family, and $15 for each sibling after that. Cost of a jersey, if needed, will be $20. All players must attend to receive fund raisers and contracts. There is a restriction of five players per age group and returning players are given preference for roster spots. For additional information, contact Tom Moser at 898-0277.
Lady Bombers Girls Softball League
The league will be having an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, Saturday, Feb. 23, at Restoration Ministries Church Hall from 3 to 7 p.m. Cost is $8 per ticket and includes salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, bread, fruit cup, baked good and drink. Tickets are available now and at the door. For information, contact Dan at 850-0956 or Christin at 850-1208.
North Schuylkill Spring Physicals
North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. High School will be conducting its spring sports physicals on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. Any student interested in going out for baseball, softball or track, and who has not had a physical for a fall or winter sport, must get their physical at this time. There is a $10 fee for the physical. Students who have already had a physical for a previous sport must still sign up that day for the sport of their choice.
Little Shamokin Indians
Registration, Sunday, Feb. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at O'Brien's Pizza. Cost is $10 for one child or $15 for a family through the end of March. First-time players need to provide a copy of their birth certificate. Players ages five and up are eligible to participate. A meeting will follow the registration time. For more information, contact Dan Stoud at 875-7491 or Nicole Bozza at 847-0371.
Shamokin Youth Softball
Open gym practice for youth girls softball ages eight to 14 of the Shamokin Area School District will be held at the annex gym on the following Sundays: Feb. 10, Feb. 24 and March 10. Girls ages eight to 10 will meet from 4 to 5:15 p.m. and girls 11 to 14 will meet from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. All girls must attend the Shamokin Area School District.
Ed Romance Hall of Fame
The 35th annual banquet for the Ed Romance Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will be held March 23. Tickets are available by calling Frank Niglio at 205-0762 or by visiting Community Pharmacy.
South Columbia Little League
Any child from South Columbia Little League areas, which includes: Catawissa, Roaring Creek Valley and Ralpho areas who have not yet registered for baseball or softball for the 2013 Little League season, please contact Gary Stine 394-2640. Initial fee is $15 per child, uniform and fundraising fees are additional. Copies of birth certificate and three proofs of residency are required.
Instructional Baseball Clinic
Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Shamokin Area High School gym. Open to any child, ages 4-12. Fee is $10. Each child receives a t-shirt. Instructors include local baseball experts. Registration may be completed at the Shamokin-Mount Carmel Little League registrations or by calling 644-5050, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Deadline to register is Feb. 27.
Shamokin Area Spring Physicals
Will be held Friday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. Students who plan on participating in a spring sport should attend. Any student who already had a physical for a fall or winter sport should complete a recertification paper. Physicals will be done by Dr. Wayne Miller for $20 in cash, and fee must be paid at the time of the physical. Times for each sport will be on the announcements. Forms, which may be downloaded from the district website, must be completed by a parent or guardian prior to the physical. Forms may also be picked up in the high school principal's office.
Mount Carmel Junior Baseball League
Meeting, Monday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. in the basement social hall of the Atlas Fire Co. All teams are requested to be present. Bylaws and playing rules will be voted upon.
Ralpho Tiger Youth Basketball
Basketball tournaments, for third and fourth grades, March 8-10; and for fifth and sixth grades, March 15-17 are being organized now. Games will be played in Elysburg, and entry fee is $150. Deadline for entry is March 1. For rules and an application, contact William Wetzel at 527-0339.
Long's Teener Baseball
Registration, Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Miller Donmoyer Family Health Center. New and returning players ages 13 to 15 are eligible to play. Registration fee is $40 and a copy of birth certificate is required. For more information, contact Brad Haupt at 259-8244.
Marion Heights Baseball
Registration for Marion Heights junior baseball, Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ukranian Catholic Church, 141 E. Melrose St. Ages four to 12. For more information, contact Coach Elliott at 205-7394.
Girardville Biddy Basketball
Will hold the following tournaments: 7th-8th grade, Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 21-24; 3rd-4th grade, Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 28-March 3; 5th-6th grade, Thursday to Sunday, March 7-10. For more information, contact Ed Burns at 205-1941, Glenn Weist at 691-6057 or Paul Kowalick at 875-8088.
Special Olympic Swim Practice
Starting Friday at the Shamokin Area pool. Practices will run 6-8 p.m. each Friday through the end of May. New athletes and volunteers are welcome. For more information, contact Arden Miller at 374-5369.
Anthracite Fire Co. Baseball
Registrations for players ages four through 12 with the exception of seven year olds, Sunday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room of the Anthracite Fire Co. Cost is $25 for all players. For more information, contact Coach Todd at 339-3884. Returning players must also register.
Lourdes Softball
Open gym for varsity and junior high will be Sundays at 5 p.m.
SYGBL practice
Shamokin Youth Girls Basketball League practice Sunday, 12:30-2 p.m. (grades 3-6) and 2-4 p.m. (grades 7-9) at the Shamokin Area annex.
Knights of Columbus Baseball
Registration for players ages four through 12, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on Third Street in Mount Carmel. New players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. Cost is $20 per player. All players must attend to receive information on fund raisers and contracts. There is a restriction for five players per age group and returning players are given preference for roster spots. For additional information, contact Dan Lawler at 205-7883
Shamokin-Mount Carmel Little League
Indoor baseball practice, Shamokin Annex Gym, Saturdays, Feb. 23 and March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Bernie Romanoski Hall of Fame
Meeting, Thursday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. at Brewser's Sports Grille. Open to the public.
Clover Hose Baseball
Registration for players ages four through 12, Sunday, Feb. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Clover Hose truck room at Sixth and Oak streets in Mount Carmel. All returning players must inform coaches if they are playing this season and new players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. For more information, contact Charmange at 339-5113.


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Special Olympics rhythmic gymnast Sara Abbott is used to beating the odds. When she was an infant, doctors said she would never walk or talk; she was not supposed to live past the age of 30; and three years ago, she weighed well over 300 pounds.
Three years ago Sara weighed well over 300 pounds and today, because of the power of sport, at age 37, she is 150 lbs. lighter.
Abbott has a rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi Syndrome, which results in intellectual disability, and is frequently associated with insatiable appetite, low metabolism, and subsequent obesity. Yet today, at age 37, she is 150 lbs. lighter and took home three gold and two silver medals at the summer 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, NE.
Abbott and her family credit her physical transformation to the dedication and support of the Special Olympics Minnesota coaching staff and the rigorous training schedule for her ball, ribbon, rope and hoop gymnastic routines. For Abbott and others just like her, Special Olympics is about more than sports – it allows people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to be more fit, make more friends, and be a special part of a team. In the process, Abbott has also become an inspiration to her family and fellow athletes.
"I want them to exercise like I did and lose weight and watch what they eat," Abbott said.
Obesity is a problem for most people with intellectual disabilities. Due to a health condition or the medications they take, the lack of opportunities to exercise and other issues, approximately 75% of adult Special Olympics athletes are overweight. In response, Special Olympics issued a call to action during its National Games Health Symposium in July.
"We have a lot of work to do," said Special Olympics Chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver. "The health condition for people with intellectual disabilities is nothing short of a crisis – one that will not improve on its own. All of us must act. This isn't a problem for a few to handle. The solutions will come when everyone is engaged."
In its call to action, Special Olympics details steps that should be taken by various segments of the population, including the general public, health professionals and elected officials. The organization asks the public to donate their time and push their representatives to support policies that address these concerns. Healthcare providers should increase their knowledge of intellectual disability and welcome these patients into their practices.
Special Olympics hopes that if more people join its fight against obesity, more athletes will be able to find the same healthier lifestyle that enabled Sara Abbott to achieve her goals.
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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. "Retrospect is a very interesting thing," says Ruthie Kallnder. "At the time I don't recall any of the information we got as being propaganda," but the government tried to influence children to make "necessary" sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt "if that's what it was going to take" to win they "were willing to do it." The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda's messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children's books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.
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I started working at a new job, and have made it a point to take notes at every meeting, of 2 to many people. So far it's worked well for me. It helps me organize and refactoring concepts, a useful exercise for a programmer. I take notes so often and end up rewriting them in e-mails or documentation that I have decided to buy a netbook/notebook/chromebook for this purpose. I recently had a conversation with a colleague about this and note-taking. He said that while he was working as a software consultant in the past, note-taking was frowned upon in some settings.
Why would this be? Using the machine as a distraction is one thing, but the benefits to taking notes are so many that I don't see why anyone would be against doing so.
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In settings where there's a high value placed upon actual retention and learning from the discussion (e.g. a university lecture, requirements-gathering) taking notes is common and even expected. So is studying those notes later.
A lot seem to argue here in favor of pencil-paper vs. machine. There must be some merit to this argument. But by analogy, we could insist programmers develop w/ Notepad (instead of Visual Studio) and without an internet connection. That should remove distractions, but then it's questionable how much productivity is gained through limitations such as this.
From reading some of the answers/comments given here, it's interesting that one of the reasons note-taking is discouraged is when they don't want people to walk away with anything after the meeting, e.g. intellectual property that's worth holding a meeting on, but.


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New Year's is always a great time for a fresh start with your diabetes, in one form or another...
Thanks to cartoonist Mike Durbin, a type 2 advocate who blogs at My Diabetic Heart and is actually marking the 5th anniversary of his D-diagnosis today. Join us in raising our meters and New Year's champagne glasses to Mike, and wishing him well for many more dia-versaries to come!


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WASHINGTON, D.C. The present British attitude toward the United States seems to me jittery and touchy beyond any thing I can remember in past visits and protracted stays in England. The American attitude on the other hand seems to me almost arrogantly complacent. The atmosphere, broodingly explosive as a July sky before a storm, has brought Churchill and Eden to Washington. Take a concrete illustration. The State Department asked the right to search foreign ships to block aid to Guatemala.
Thomas Mann is now in his' seventy sixth year, and it is only natural that his latest work—a brief novella called in German Die Betrogene (The Deceived)—should turn to a typical crisis of old age for its central symbol. In contemporary English literature, this crisis has also preoccupied the later poetry of W.B. Yeats, another great writer whose genius has waxed rather than waned with advancing age.
PARIS Seldom if ever has the National Assembly of the Fourth French Republic given to a candidate aspiring to the office of Premier the kind of enthusiastic ovation accorded to Pierre Mendes-France when he re fused what then seemed the necessary support of the French Communist Party. It was this refusal—dearly and firmly stated—that more than anything else he said won for him what practically no one (except himself) in French political life had expected him to get; and he won by the largest majority in the history of the Fourth Republic.
To a sensitive mind there is something pathetic in the dogged resolution with which the cult of the Very Best Butter clings to its prime tenet in the face of mounting evidence that it is unsound. The very best butter was not good for the works of the March Hare's watch. That was the somber truth, but his romantic soul knew that there must be some other explanation. In 1952 our political romantics were told that a military man would not be good for the works, but they knew it couldn't be so, for he was the very best military man.
To get something like the equal representation in the House of Representatives intended by the Founding Fathers, our republic requires a permanent Committee for Fair Representation. This CFR has its work cut out for it: to do for fair representation in state and nation what the National Municipal League has been doing for some years in our local communities.
Eisenhower has one last month to make the lackluster 83rd Congress pass his program. "This is the crucial test. Ike wasted his first year in office, then last January dropped a two-year load into the hopper. Will Congress act? The pace quickens now and the big lobbies start to grind. The tariff battle is lost. This was an issue where progressives backed Ike. He repeatedly promised to base his whole foreign economic program on "trade not aid" and now his ineptness has lost the fight.
FOR THE THIRD time, and after two years, one was back. There seemed at first so little that had changed: in Saigon there were new traffic lights in the Rue Catina and rather more beer bottle tops trodden into the asphalt outside the Continental Hotel and the Imperial Bar.
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2. "That's not dying, 'cos a better world takes its place." Turn Left, 2008
Though Donna's send-off, as it were, in Journey's End was deeply distressing (I don't mind admitting that I was utterly miserable for days after its broadcast), it was in this story, her finest moment, that reduces me to an absolute wreck every time. I mentioned bravery with the Ninth Doctor earlier and here we see it in abundance again from Donna who has completed her journey of self-obsessed Chiswick temp to saviour of the world. Her bravery is augmented by a scintillating performance from Catherine Tate who ponders, "The Doctor's world! And I'm still alive! That's right, isn't it? I don't die. If I change things, I don't die." But then her positivity soon changes as Rose's expression reveals all and the ravishing red-head pleads, "That's... that's right, isn't it?" All to the soundtrack of one of the most stirring pieces of music I've ever laid my ears on from Mr Murray Gold (another finest moment in this episode). It's the perfect storm of emotion, adrenalin and beauty.
Having said that, the rejoiceful feeling, emboldened by seeing Donna again, soon turned to sheer heartbreak as the Time Lord revealed his take on the awful events of The Waters of Mars. His fallibility and insecurities were on show for the world to behold, and Tennant's touching performance coupled with Cribbins fatherly assistance made for some of the most sorrow-filled seconds in Doctor Who's history. It's a simple moment, of two men in a humdrum greasy spoon, but a moment of huge honesty and ravaging, raw emotion; a conversation as powerful as it was enlightening. A moment that, for me, is still to difficult to actually sit down and watch, such is the woe that it still elicits.
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Roy E. Reinholds, age 83, of Longmont died of pneumonia on March 8, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Mr. Reinholds was born in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, to Carl and Arlene (Hallberg) Reinholds. After graduating from Lane Tech high school, Roy worked as a metallurgical lab technician for manufacturing companies in Chicago. He was drafted
March 13, 1927 – February 21, 2013
Ronald D. "Ron" Morton, age 85, of Lyons, passed away in Ft. Collins on February 21. He was born March 13, 1927 in Loveland, to Clarence and Martha (Bell) Morton. Ron served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he married Georgia Michel in 1948, and she preceded him in death in 1982. Ron married Joanne Ritter in 1984, and she preceded him in death in 2011.
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May 6, 1973 – January 26, 2013
Former Lyons resident John M. Veltien died January 26 at his home in Dacono, Colorado; he was thirty-nine years old. John was born May 6, 1973 to John and Tina Veltien in Lyons, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Niwot High School. John married Tanya Gajewski and they later divorced. He was currently employed at V&S Molding in Dacono, working as an injection-molding technician. John adored his children attending many
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Dr. Sidney "Sid" Wolf, age 78, passed from this earth on January 10, 2013 in Longmont, with his wife Amber by his side.
Dr. Wolf was born December 30, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland to Morris and Anna Wolf. He received his Ph.D. from Catholic University in 1970, his Master's Degree from American University in 1964, both in Washington, DC; and his Bachelor of Science from The University of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1960. Sid was recognized internationally as an author, researcher, spiritual counselor, educator, body worker, and healer. He began his career taking part in landmark studies of the therapeutic benefits of LSD used in conjunction with psychotherapy: treating alcoholics, psychiatric patients and the terminally ill. In addition to his valuable contribution to mental health and medical research, he served his community as the director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for
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Seed Savers Exchange
Dec 29, 2009
- Seed Savers is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the U.S., housing a collection of 25,000 heirloom seeds for future generations.
350.org Weekend of Action: Global Mobilization on Climate Change
Dec 14, 2009
- Climate activists came together December 11-13 to hold candlelight vigils and rallies to show solidarity with the nations who suffer the earliest and most severe impacts of climate change.
350 Day of Action
Dec 11, 2009
- 350 might be the most important number in the world—which is why people around the world are finding powerful ways to make that number known.
Spontaneous Smiley Project
Dec 11, 2009
- Ruth Kaiser, founder of the Spontaneous Smiley Project, sees smiles in everyday life. Here, she shares a few of her favorite spontaneous photographs.
Cool Globes in Copenhagen
Dec 09, 2009
- "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" is a public art exhibit featuring over 25 large globes, each with a different message about climate change.
N30 Global Day of Action on Climate Crisis
Dec 07, 2009
- On November 30, the 10th anniversary of the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, activists call for urgent action on the global climate crisis.
Climate Direct Action Camp
Nov 16, 2009
- In June 2008, activists gathered in Montana for the Climate Ground Zero Citizens Direct Action Training Camp, where they learned skills including the history and practice of nonviolent direct action, campaign strategy, and community organizing.
Costa Rica
Nov 11, 2009
- Susan Hardman photographs Costa Rica, which topped the 2009 Happy Planet Index. The Index takes into consideration factors such as a country's ecological footprint and life expectancies.
Bamboo Bikes
Oct 06, 2009
- The Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, New York, teaches students to build their own bamboo bicycles in one weekend. Workshop proceeds help finance bamboo bike factories in Ghana, Kenya, and Ecuador.
Let's Think Peace
Sep 21, 2009
- Huong, an artist, peace activist, and former refugee who fled her native Vietnam in 1975, has painted her visions of war and peace for more than three decades.
The Human Powered Home :: Photo Essay
May 06, 2009
- This photo-essay features images from Tamara Dean's book The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors. The book is a one-of-a-kind compendium of human-powered devices gathered from a unique collection of experts.
New Crop of Farmers
Feb 13, 2009
- Today's young farmers are protecting the land and seeds, reclaiming farming traditions, and sharing abundance with family and community. Meet some of these young farmers in our photo essay.
Week of Nonviolence in Iraq :: Photo Essay
Dec 02, 2008
- Photos and stories from Iraq's third annual Week of Nonviolence, organized by La'Onf. More than 100 citizen groups in all 18 Iraqi provinces participated in the event.
Bhutan :: Land of the Thunder Dragon :: Photo Essay
by JenFu ChengNov 07, 2008
- "I do believe that I have left a part of my heart in this mountain land. And, in return, the people of Bhutan continue to lift my soul each day." says photographer JenFu Cheng about his journey to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon.
WTO Photo Quiz
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- Photographer Kevin Sharp paired his photos of the 1999 event with stills from the new film. You might be surprised by what's real and what's not
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