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The Moyers Tigers are State Bound after defeating the McCurtain Bulldogs 65-55 Saturday night in Kingston. The Tigers claimed the Area Runner Up Trophy after falling to the Red Oak Eagles on Friday night. The Tigers played hard against the Eagles and the score was close through the end of the 3rd quarter. However, the Tigers shooting was cold throughout the game and their efforts fell short with a final score of 53-42.
The Saturday night game was a rematch of the Regional Championship game with the McCurtain Bulldogs.
he game started off fast and furious with the Tigers scoring in transition and the Bulldogs scoring from the 3pt line. At the end of the 1st quarter the Tigers were up 19-15. The 2nd quarter was a repeat of the 1st with both teams trading points each time down the court. At the half, the score was tied up 31-31.
The 2nd half belonged to the Tigers who claimed the lead early in the 3rd quarter and never gave it up. The game did remain close and kept fans from both sides on the edge of their seats. After 3 quarters of play the Tigers led 44-37. The Bulldogs battled to the end with some amazing 3pt. shooting. However, the inside shooting of Brandon Slocum, Jordan Self and Sabastain Cowen and the outside shooting from Jake Dudley and Caleb Armstrong proved to be too much for the Bulldogs.
The Tigers were victorious with a 65-55 win. Final stats for the game were Brandon Slocum-32 pts., 6 rebounds, Jake Dudley-8pts, 7 assists, 3 steals, 6 rebounds, Jordan Self-8pts, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 rebounds, Caleb Armstrong-9pts, 2 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, Sabastian Cowen-8pts, 2 steals, 7 rebounds.
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Peru, country in western South America. Except for the Lake Titicaca basin in the southeast, its borders lie in sparsely populated zones. The boundaries with Colombia to the northeast and Brazil to the east traverse lower ranges or tropical forests, whereas the borders with Bolivia to the southeast, Chile to the south, and Ecuador to the northwest run across the high Andes. To the west, territorial waters, reaching 200 miles (320 km) into the Pacific Ocean, are claimed by Peru.
Peru is essentially a tropical country, with its northern tip nearly touching the Equator. Despite its tropical location, a great diversity of climate, of way of life, and of economic activity is brought about by the extremes of elevation and by the southwest winds that sweep in across the cold Peru Current (or Humboldt Current), which flows along its Pacific shoreline. The immense difficulties of travel posed by the Andes have long impeded national unity. Iquitos, on the upper Amazon, lies only about 600 miles (965 km) northeast of Lima, the capital, but, before the airplane, travelers between the cities often chose a 7,000-mile (11,250-km) trip via the Amazon, the Atlantic and Caribbean, the Isthmus of Panama, and the Pacific, rather than the shorter mountain route.
The name Peru is derived from a Quechua Indian word implying land of abundance, a reference to the economic wealth produced by the rich and highly organized Inca civilization that ruled the region for centuries. The country's vast mineral, agricultural, and marine resources long have served as the economic foundation of the country, but by the late 20th century, tourism had also become a major element of Peru's economic development. Favourite destinations for international travelers include Machu Picchu, a site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, and museums housing artifacts excavated from ancient tombs in northern coastal Peru.
Peru is traditionally described in terms of three broad longitudinal regions: the arid Costa on the west; the rugged Sierra, or Andes, system in the centre; and the wet and forested Amazonia—the tropical Amazon Basin—on the east.
The Costa
The coastal plain can be readily divided into three parts—north, central, and south—on the basis of the amount of level land and the distance between the Andean ranges and the sea. Generally speaking, the amount of level coastal land diminishes from north to south. In the northern region, from Ecuador to Chimbote, the plain is typically some 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km) wide, with a maximum width of more than 90 miles (140 km) in the Sechura Desert south of Piura. The central coastal region, which stretches from Chimbote to Nazca, is narrower than the northern region and is characterized by areas of rough hills that extend from the Andes to the shores of the ocean. From Nazca southward to the Chilean border the coast is for the most part lined by low mountains; the southern valleys are narrow, and only in scattered spots are level lands found near the ocean.
The Sierra, or Andean, region
Along the western edge of South America, the Andes Mountains were created by tectonic activity in which the South American Plate overrode the Nazca Plate. The Peruvian Andes are typical of mountain regions of the Pacific Rim: they are young in geologic terms, and their continuing uplift is manifested by frequent earthquakes and much instability. Three main backbones protrude from the Peruvian Andes; they are commonly called the cordilleras Occidental, Central, and Oriental, although these designations are not used within Peru.
Slopes are relatively gentle in northern Peru, and maximum elevations seldom exceed 16,000 feet (about 5,000 metres). The Andes in central Peru are higher and more rugged. The ranges of the central zone form particularly difficult barriers to movement. The main pass east of Lima, for instance, is at an elevation of more than 15,000 feet (4,500 metres)—higher than many of the peaks in the north. Many of the mountains of central Peru are snowcapped and are a popular attraction for climbers and tourists. Of particular fame is the Cordillera Blanca, with the country's highest peak, Mount Huascarán, at 22,205 feet (6,768 metres), and nearby Huascarán National Park (designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985). In southern Peru the character of the Andes changes to that of a high plateau region; this is the Puna, with vast tablelands and elevations between 13,000 and 16,000 feet (about 4,000 and 5,000 metres). Scattered peaks, with elevations of up to about 21,000 feet (6,400 metres), protrude above the broad southern plateaus. Beginning northwest of Arequipa, many of the southern peaks form a volcanic chain that stretches into northern Chile, including Ampato, Huacla Huacla, and Misti.
The lower slopes of the western Andes merge with the heavily forested tropical lowlands of the Amazon Basin to form the region known as Amazonia, which occupies more than three-fifths of the area of Peru. An area of dense cloud forests is found in the zone immediately adjacent to the Andes. This area is referred to as the Montaña; the jungle areas in the eastern part of Amazonia are referred to as the Selva. The physiography of the region is characterized by rolling hills and level plains that extend eastward to the borders with Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Elevations are uniformly low, ranging from about 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) at the eastern edge of the Andes to about 260 feet (80 metres) above sea level along the Amazon River at the Peru–Brazil border.
Distinctive drainage patterns dissect the Costa, the Sierra, and Amazonia. Of the more than 50 rivers that flow west from the Andes across the Costa, most are short (usually less than 200 miles [325 km] long) and precipitous, with highly seasonal rates of flow. Most have a period of peak flow (usually during the December to March rainy season) followed by a long dry period; only the largest of the Costa rivers, such as the Santa, have dependable year-round flows.
The Sierra not only contains the headwaters of the streams that flow to both the Pacific and the Amazon but also has a large area of internal drainage. In the south several rivers cross the altiplano in Peru to empty into Lake Titicaca, which is shared with Bolivia and is—at an elevation of 12,500 feet (3,810 metres)—the world's highest navigable body of water.
Amazonia is characterized by great rivers. The Amazon, with the largest volume of flow of any river in the world, has headwaters that rise in several places in the Peruvian Andes; one of the main branches, the Ucayali, originates in southern Peru some 1,700 miles (2,700 km) from its juncture with the main river. The Amazon is navigable, but such large tributaries as the Marañón, Huallaga, and Ucayali can be navigated only for relatively short distances west of the port of Iquitos. These rivers flow northward in long deep valleys before turning east to join the Amazon, forming mostly hindrances to transportation rather than important trade routes.
1The state recognizes Roman Catholicism as an important element in the historical and cultural development of Peru.
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|(2014 est.) 30,148,000
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Rural: (2012) 22.4%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2012) 71.7 years
Female: (2012) 76.9 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
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Female: (2007) 84.6%
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If you had a 310% flying mount learned before 4.0.1 went in you should have automatically been granted this skill. Otherwise, if you wish to fly at 310% speed you'll need to learn Master Riding on top of Artisan Riding.
You have not lost your original flight training, both Artisan and Master Riding cost 5000 gold.
All mounts that previously allowed you to fly at 310% have been converted to standard flying mounts, it is your skill that determines your flight speed.
Note: There is currently not an associated achievement with the Master Riding skill.
We will provide what updates we can when they become available.
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In order to enable the Authenticator option for a particular rank, that rank must be empty.
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Due to the new implementation of this feature that timer starts today. You should be able to promote to an Authenticator enabled rank by Friday at the earliest. We apologize for what confusion this may have caused.
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First and foremost know that these characters are not gone, they are simply not being displayed for you. This matter should be addressed with the off-peak restarts scheduled for this morning.
You did not actually lose durability in these cases, you gained it. In order to reach the new limit of 100/100 you will need to repair your gear but you should not have otherwise lost durability.
The Game Master department will be unable to provide repair cost or other compensation for this change.
We are currently looking into this issue and will provide additional information as it becomes available to us.
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Nov. 27, 2007 -- Vice President Dick Cheney was treated for an irregular heartbeat. The condition was found after Cheney visited his doctor for a lingering cough from a cold.
"During examination he was incidentally found to have an irregular heartbeat, which on further testing was determined to be atrial fibrillation, an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart," Cheney spokeswoman Megan Mitchell told the Associated Press.
Cheney had a procedure on Monday called electrical cardioversion, which is used to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm. This is a common treatment for atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation, which is more common among people with heart disease, occurs when the upper chambers of the heart beat erratically. Cheney has previously had several heart attacks, quadruple bypass heart surgery, and procedures to clear clogged arteries (angioplasty).
An electrical impulse was used to restore the upper chambers to normal rhythm. The procedure went smoothly and without complication. The vice president returned to work on Tuesday, a Cheney spokesperson told reporters.
What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heartbeat. It is found in about 2.2 million Americans. In people with atrial fibrillation, the electrical impulse that controls the heartbeat does not travel in an orderly fashion through the heart. Instead, many impulses begin simultaneously and spread erratically and irregularly through the heart. The firing of these impulses results in a disorganized heartbeat.
What Are the Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation?
Some people with atrial fibrillation have no symptoms at all. It's unclear if Cheney was having symptoms of his atrial fibrillation. If you have symptoms, they may include:
- Heart palpitations (a sudden pounding, fluttering, or racing feeling in the chest)
- Lack of energy; feeling overtired
- Dizziness (feeling faint or light-headed)
- Chest discomfort (pain, pressure, or discomfort in the chest)
- Shortness of breath (difficulty breathing during normal activities or even at rest)
Is Atrial Fibrillation Dangerous?
Many people live for years with atrial fibrillation without problems. However, with atrial fibrillation, the top chambers of the heart beats so rapidly -- essentially quivering -- that blood does not flow through them as quickly. This makes the blood more likely to clot. If the clot is pumped out of the heart, it can travel to the brain, resulting in a stroke. Atrial fibrillation can also decrease the heart's pumping ability.
For these reasons, doctors often use cardioversion to electrically shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
While not immediately life threatening, longstanding atrial fibrillation does increase the likelihood of death.
How Is Atrial Fibrillation Treated?
Atrial fibrillation is usually treated with medicine or with cardioversion. The goal is to restore the heart back to a normal, regular heartbeat. Treatment depends on the condition of the person's heart and any symptoms.
Cardioversion frequently restores a normal rhythm, although its effect may not be permanent. After a short-acting anesthesia is given, a machine is used to deliver specific amounts of energy (an electric shock) through electrode patches placed on the chest to synchronize the heartbeat and restore a normal rhythm. Although this procedure only takes a few seconds, several attempts may be needed to restore a normal rhythm.


text: Myozen Joan Amaral is guiding teacher for the Marblehead Zen Center in Marblehead, MA, where she moved from San Francisco in March 2012. Joan began Zen practice in 1998, received priest ordination from Darlene Cohen in 2004, was head student at San Francisco Zen Center with Zenkei Blanche Hartman in 2009, and received dharma transmission from Zenkei in 2013. Her interest in zazen grew from a background in modern dance and she continues to study ways that movement and the cultivation of energy can support the practice of stillness. Joan trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for six years where she served as Ino (head of the meditation hall), Treasurer, Work Leader, and Shika (guest manager), among numerous other positions. While at San Francisco Zen Center, she formed the group Dharma en Español, devoted to studying Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginners Mind in Spanish (Mente Zen, Mente de Principiante), in order to provide the opportunity for native Spanish speakers to hear the dharma in their own language. Joan also led meditation classes at the S.F. County Jail and provided one-on-one spiritual counseling for prisoners. She is a graduate of the chaplaincy program at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA, where she studied with Gil Fronsdal, Paul Haller, and Jennifer Block. As a priest living in the world, her primary focus is on the relationship between formal practice and urban life.


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Last week Google Maps Mania featured the BBC's World on the Move map which is being used to track animal migration. I wonder if they will be interested in this White Tailed Deer Map?
This map show the movements of a white tailed deer in the suburbs of Pennsylvania. What is truly impressive about this map is the way in which the deer's location is being tracked. The map's creator believes that the White Tailed Deer Map is the first email to map tracker created using entirely free web services.
The deer wears a collar that sends an SMS text message to an email account. The email service is automatically set up to forward the message to a blogger account that then publishes the emails as blog posts. The RSS feed of that blog is then imported into Google Spreadsheets. Google Spreadsheets then converts the data into a KML which is then used to create the Google Map. The result is a fully automated map at no cost to the creator.
If you want to know more about the process there are more detailed instructions at the Google Earth Community.
Apparently the deer lives on private grounds so being tracked in this way will not help potential hunters.
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WCE provides these programs and services consistent with WVU Parkersburg's mission to meet the needs of government agencies, businesses, labor, educational institutions and other areas of economic development within our service area and region. WCE works in collaboration with numerous partners for action planning to address the region's existing career learning needs in addition to anticipated evolving workforce and economic developments.
WVU Parkersburg's WCE division consist of outstanding faculty and trainers with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our staff, faculty and trainers provide excellence in education and training. You can be confident you will receive outstanding instruction.
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By: Melanie Berkowitz, Esq.
There's no question that social media is changing the way business works -- and the trend goes well beyond marketing. Savvy companies are looking to social media trends to assist with their recruiting and hiring.
Lest you think social media is too complicated or just a phase, remember, a decade ago, using background screening to help with recruiting was still a novel idea. Before you jump in, make sure you understand the legalities of social media. Using a bit of common sense never hurts either.
Keep your Candidate Research Legal
One of the easiest ways to use social media is for recruiting to review an applicant's own public postings and accounts, providing a better picture of him or her as a potential employee. But be careful. Once you review a candidate's online profile, a court will assume you are aware of that person's "protected characteristics" that are often part of their online postings.
These characteristics include gender and race as well as those that are not always evident in a face-to-face interview such as religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. In such cases employers need to be particularly careful not to expand their interview questions or decision-making beyond legal interview limits.
But what if a candidate's profile suggests that he or she may not be appropriate for the position -- or even shows a lack of candor about their background or abilities? Here are a few such scenarios:
"If you choose to review social media as part of your hiring practices, it's a better practice to wait until after you've met a candidate face to face," says David Baffa, labor and employment partner at national law firm Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. By using social media in this more targeted way, says Baffa, "you are less likely to be accused of making snap selection decisions or of relying on protected characteristics evident from a social network profile." Mr. Baffa also counsels consistency:
Use Social Media Info Legally
There is plenty of lawful information to be had from social media, though. Does your candidate have a Twitter account that she regularly updates with thoughtful "tweets"? Does his social media presence demonstrate a deeper interest in the type of job he is pursuing?
While social media should not be used to make final employment decisions, it can be used as an extension of the resume, a conversation starter that gives the interviewer a deeper understanding of the candidate. This is particularly true if familiarity with social media in business is needed for the position at issue. A candidate for a marketing job that knows how to market herself via Facebook should stand out among otherwise equally-qualified job seekers.
Review and Audit your own Social Media Presence
When it comes to using social media to research, remember, it goes both ways. Assume that applicants and new hires could be searching you and your company and even trying to figure out the identity of possible interviewers ahead of time.
Of course it would be ideal to have a strong social media presence that creates a strong company brand and supports your small business marketing strategy consumers and job seekers useful information about your company. But not every business has the time or resources to generate a social media marketing plan and online content strategy.
At minimum, make sure that whatever materials you have are accurate and legal. Things to consider:
Treat "Bad" Social Media Information Delicately
Social media law is constantly evolving as in the ground-breaking NLRB Facebook case.
Although such cases will certainly give employer pause, an attorney familiar with employment issues, privacy, and the evolving law of social media can help determine the best course of action.
While it's not always entirely clear what a potential employer can legally do with a candidate who has denounced his or her current boss on a social media site, you can create a social media policy as part of your social media strategy.
What about the more run-of-the-mill negative information that reflects poorly on the job candidate's professional image -- such as pictures of a job applicant getting drunk and acting stupid, or comments that reveal ignorance or bigotry? Treat it the same way you would if you had gained the knowledge via the interview or in a resume.
But remember, a candidate may not control every image posted on a social media site, so consider the overall context. If you have lingering questions, consider consulting an attorney who is well-versed in social media before relying on negative information to justify an employment decision.
Give the Job Applicant Fair Notice
It's not necessary to have an applicant sign a waiver that allows you to review his or her social media accounts; it is a best practice to give them a "heads up" that you will be reviewing any and all "publicly posted social media accounts."
Chances are, if a candidate uses social media as an effective job-hunting tool, or has interesting things to say via social media, he or she is likely going to publicize their online presence anyway.
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HAMBURG, N.Y. – The 24th Annual Hilbert College Scholarship Golf Tournament was Monday, June 23 at Orchard Park Country Club and was Hilbert's most successful golf tournament in its 24-year history with net proceeds donated exceeding $100,000 for the first time.
Thanks to the leadership of the golf tournament chair, Ann Swan, Executive Director of the William E. and Ann L. Swan Foundation, and primary sponsors: Noco, Geico, Goya, Ingram Micro, and West Herr Automotive Group, direct scholarship support over the last two years from the tournament has grown by over $25,000. This event has raised over $1.1 million over its history.
All of the money raised at the golf tournament goes to scholarships for deserving students which helps to keep Hilbert College the most affordable four-year, private college in Western New York.
Hilbert President Cynthia Zane addressed the nearly 200 golfers and guests. "Thanks to the generous support that our golf tournament has received this year," she said, "we will be able to continue to provide Hilbert students with the scholarships they deserve and help to decrease their burden."
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Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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When we started our Spawn: Animation journey, it was decided that we'd go for a running time of approximately 75 minutes. The first step to reaching that goal is in the length of the script, which as it stands now, is 81 pages. Okay, so maybe from the get-go we were pushing the envelope. But the minute-per-page estimate is just that, an estimate, so in all reality we were pretty close to being right on target with length ... on paper. The final length of the show is determined after the dialogue is recorded and the storyboards are finished.
There are a number of factors that can change the timing of the show. Set design plays a big role in timing. For instance, if an environment is large, it will take more time to move across it; whereas, a scene in a small space may take less time to cross -- or it may not even be necessary for a character to move to address someone or something.
In addition to the physical space, the voiceover talent plays a huge part in timing. How each person delivers his or her lines is the primary factor in the length of an animated production. A character with a southern drawl takes longer than a fast-talking city kid to say the same sentence. Although we could have timed the dialogue before the actors recorded, our efforts may have been wasted, as it may have changed after the actor reading each part gave their performance.
Now we have reached the point in production where the storyboards and dialogue are complete and we are able to time the show. This means sitting down in front of the computer with a stopwatch and turning pages as the dialogue is heard. However, as I mentioned, you cannot gauge the length of the production via the dialogue alone. You must account for dramatic pauses and scenes without any dialogue at all. Assigning a running time for each page with script and storyboards in hand is crucial to get a realistic estimation of length. One way of doing this is by actually acting out the movements. For example if we have a scene in a church that has been built on the computer, we then take those dimensions and translate them into real space. Using those lengths, someone actually times himself walking the distance and adds the time in accordingly. It's not very scientific and there is a whole lot of room for error, but getting the most accurate timing for the animation is a big step.
In our case, our run time estimate was too long -- meaning that before going to physical animation, cuts had to be made. The show timed out at about 85 minutes, and we needed to be closer to 75-80 minutes in length.
Film Roman sent over a list of suggested cuts to trim approximately 8 minutes. With their list in hand, it was our turn to go through the storyboards and make some decisions. The main thing Todd was looking for was redundancy in scenes. Finding similar shots in multiple scenes enables you to cut the fat without really losing anything -- because in editing you can reuse a shot from Act 1 in a later act, and have it go unnoticed.
This process on our end took about five hours. Since we had sort of a cheat sheet from Film Roman, we were able to move through the thousands of boards fairly quickly.
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Men and women who have experienced disabling injuries are often concerned about how their condition will affect their intimate relationships. It's natural to worry that others will no longer find you desirable, that you won't experience emotional closeness, that physical changes mean you won't be able to have or enjoy sexual activities, or that having children may no longer be a possibility. While every situation is different, there is no reason why your injuries should keep you from being in an intimate relationship. By talking openly about your concerns with the appropriate health care providers and your loved one, you can learn ways to maintain a long-term, loving relationship.
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Just how much sugar should you eat? And what is causing childhood obesity?
These are questions nutritionists tackle everyday.
Yet a report released yesterday by Eat, Drink, Politics says the nation's largest group of professional nutritionists—the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—has close ties to food and beverage companies like Coca-Cola, Mars, Hershey and Nestlé. Not only do these company sponsors receive space at conferences to convince dieticians of the benefits of their products, required continuing education is often also run by these very same companies.
"These courses cannot possibly be based on science if they are sponsored by the likes of Coke and Hershey's," says Michele Simon, a public health lawyer and founder of Eat, Drink, Politics. "Food companies are not in the education business, they are in the selling food business. These particular companies make money selling the very foods people are eating too much of, so how could they possibly offer science-based information that would go against their interests?"
Some of the report's findings include:
- Registered dietitians can earn continuing education units from Coca-Cola's "Beverage Institute" to learn more about " urban myths" concerning sugar and additives.
- Nestlé, the world's largest food company, can pay $50,000 to host a two-hour "nutrition symposium" at the Academy's annual meeting.
- Companies on the Academy's list of approved continuing education providers also includesKraft Foods, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.
- The Corn Refiners Association (lobbyists for high fructose corn syrup) sponsored three "expo impact" sessions at the 2012 annual meeting.
Yet the report also finds a majority of registered dietitians surveyed found Coca-Cola, Mars, and PepsiCo "unacceptable" Academy sponsors and 80 percent of registered dietitians said corporate sponsorship implies Academy endorsement of a company and their products. Additionally, Simon says, the Academy has not supported controversial nutrition policies that might upset corporate sponsors, such as limits on soft drink sizes, soda taxes, or GMO labels
Ethan Bergman, PhD, RD, FADA, CD, and President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says that continuing education classes "are examined to ensure that both sides of the topic are being presented. As part of our dedication to transparency, all educational sessions that are presented by an Academy Partner are noted in the event program materials and on site at the session itself. These speakers must also complete interest/disclosure forms in accordance to Academy policy." Additionally Bergman says the survey of dieticians "questioned a very small subset of Academy members, were not statistically representative of Academy membership and contained inherently biased questions, as found by an independent, third-party analysis."
Last, in response to the allegation that connections with the industry prevents the Academy from supporting controversial nutrition policies like soda taxes, Bergman asserts that the Academy "is a science-based organization. So, while it may be easy for other individuals or groups to support or denounce a particular issue, in order for the Academy to develop a position, there must be a consensus of reliable science to back up that position."


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PRESTONSBURG — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell addressed an assembly of four area chambers of commerce Wednesday, using the time to lay out his reasons for why he believes voters should opt for a change in the presidential election this year.
McConnell, who serves as minority leader of the Senate, addressed a lunchtime gathering of the Floyd County, Southeast Kentucky, Letcher County and Johnson County chambers at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center. During his speech, he laid out his reasons for believing the country would be better off if former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defeated President Barack Obama on Nov. 6.
"It's time for the American people to make a judgment, about whether they want the next four years to be just like the last four years," McConnell said.
McConnell said the president has experimented with a "European" style of government during his first term, and said that experiment has failed.
"We've had an experiment here in very, very big government," McConnell said, "four years in a row of trillion-dollar deficits, each year, trillion-dollar deficits. We now have a debt the size of our economy. When you have a debt the size of your economy, you look a lot like Greece."
He also said Obama has reneged on 2008 pledges of working with Republicans to reach bipartisan compromise. He said the promise shown when the two parties agreed to extend former President George W. Bush's tax cuts proved to be temporary.
"Well, my friends, that proved to be an aberration, and not the beginning of a trend," McConnell said. "It was a moment in which you could see how bipartisan things could be accomplished. The president, however, pivoted back to the left and stayed there for the balance of the current Congress."
Southeast Chamber Chairman Danny Vanhoose introduced McConnell, who he said "epitomizes leadership."
Vanhoose also said the collaboration of the four chambers was a heartening sign.
"I'm delighted to be here with a group of business leaders from throughout this community and throughout this region, who see the benefit of coming together and working as one," Vanhoose said.
Southeast Chamber Director Jared Allen agreed, saying there are plans for similar events in the future. He said cooperation between communities will foster growth for all.
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Bachynski's triple-double shows how far he's come
Rewind to two years ago and you might remember seeing freshman Jordan Bachynski on the basketball court at Arizona State.
You were probably thinking, "Man, that kid is big...and he looks agile. Maybe the Devils have found a diamond in the rough?"
But coming off of a two-year Mormon mission, the layer of rust on the 7-foot-2 Canadian's game was too thick to chip away in a short amount of time. Bachynski logged a DNP (did not play) in seven games as a first-year player for a team that went just 12-19 on the season.
Midway through his sophomore season, the light bulb went on. In the words of his head coach Herb Sendek, Bachynski released his 'inner animal', averaging 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks per game over his last 13 contests.
And Saturday in Tempe, he made history. With his 13-point, 12-rebound, 12-blocked shot performance, Bachynski notched the first triple-double in school history during the Sun Devils' 87-76 win over Cal State Northridge.
"It's been a long road," Bachynski said Saturday. "From my mission and taking two years off and last year coaches being patient with me, to my freshman year not playing pretty much at all, just the development I've gone under is a testament to the great coaching staff here. They do a phenomenal job developing players."
With his school-record 12 blocks Saturday, Bachynski re-took the national lead in that category from Kansas' Jeff Withey. What may be more amazing, Bachynski accomplished the feat without committing a foul and has only 15 personal fouls in Arizona State's first nine games.
"A big part (of staying out of foul trouble) is not trying to block your man's shot. Occasionally, I'll block the big man, but most of my blocks come off help," Bachynski explained.
Another big part of it is natural instinct. Many seven-footers aren't great shot-blockers, but Bachynski has a "knack" for rejections.
"It's not something that I think is easily taught," Sendek said. "The great shot blockers that I've had a chance to be around simply have that knack. It's not something you typically show film on or try to teach someone to do. Some guys just have the knack, and some guys do not."
Having that knack helped Bachynski become just the third Division I player this season to notch a triple-double, joining Withey who scored 16 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 12 shots vs. San Jose State November 26 and Marshall guard Deandre Kane who scored 33 points, grabbed 11 boards and handed out 10 assists in a double-overtime loss to Hofstra November 18.


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Mr. Go-It-AloneJanuary 17,2013President Standoffish doesnt want to be seen as a stiff.
Most people who know me know Im a pretty friendly guy, he protested at his White House news conference Monday. And I like a good party.
Maybe. But President Barack Obama always seems to be dancing alone. And that was the vibe of his swan-song news conference for Act 1 of his presidency.
His words were laced with an edge churlish, chiding and self-pitying. He sardonically presented himself as Lonely Guy, shafted by the opposition, kicking around the White House on his own. Days before his second inauguration, he seemed to be intimating that the job he had fought so hard for and won against all odds was a bit of a chore, if not a bore.
When the man who once enraptured packed stadiums was asked by The Times Jackie Calmes about the criticism that his administration has been too insular, he bristled a tad.
He acknowledged, while conveying that he didnt believe it, that he could do a better job on nurturing personal relationships with lawmakers. (Even if Republicans see him, as Politicos Glenn Thrush wrote, as a pedantic, hectoring fuss-budget.)
Now that my girls are getting older, they dont want to spend that much time with me anyway, he said, as reporters laughed, so Ill be probably calling around, looking for somebody to play cards with me or something, because Im getting kind of lonely in this big house. So maybe a whole bunch of members of the House Republican caucus want to come over and socialize more.
Some Democrats wish he would start a regular game in the Indian Treaty Room so he could work on his poker face. Others are ready for a Bridget Jones approach: Love the president the way he is. Time to go with the flow.
He doesnt reach out very well, one told me. People should get over it.
It is striking how subdued the mood is as the president heads into his second inauguration party.
At his first one, the nations capital was suffused with passion and wonder and dreams, nearly 2 million hope-besotted faces beaming up at the new president, hoping he could save their shirts, shrieking with delight as W.s helicopter flew away over the Capitol.
Now the thrill is dimmed, with a series of grinding, petty fights ahead. Certainly, theres a sense among Democrats that theyre happy Obama is president; the race was close enough that they got a metallic taste of how bad the country would have been if that bunch of backward Republicans got in.
But the cost of W.s misbegotten wars and his mishandling of the economy overwhelmed Obamas first term. And Obama underwhelmed on traits everyone thought hed excel at: negotiating, selling, charming, scaring, bully-pulpiting, mobilizing, dealing with Capitol Hill and, especially, communicating. Its taken the White House four years to develop a coherent message: Pay your bills.
Washingtons mood is as gray as the weather, full of burning Republicans and yearning Democrats.
Were facing default. Again.
Were mired in partisan trash-talking. Still.
And despite the tragedy of the children riddled with bullets in Newtown, Conn., no one is expecting any consequential fixes to our absurdly lax gun laws.
Many top Democrats here feel distant from the White House. They like seeing him try to take it to the Republicans on money and, in the all-too-brief time he has left to get things done before he morphs into a lame duck, want him to follow through on guns and immigration, to say this is the right thing to do and this is what we got elected on and either get on board or get out of the way.
The president complained that even when he invites Republicans to a White House picnic and poses with their families, it doesnt prevent them from going onto the floor of the House and blasting me for being a big-spending Socialist.
Steve Stockman, a Republican elected to the House from Texas, has barely started work, but hes already threatening to start impeachment proceedings against the president if he takes executive action on gun safety measures.
A Greek chorus of historians and pols has been urging the president to spend more time schmoozing with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as other presidents like Jefferson, Lincoln and LBJ did to get their way.
But Obama still resists the idea that personal relationships can be pivotal, noting that his suspicion is that the issues will be resolved only if Americans push hard, vote recalcitrant lawmakers out and reward folks who are trying to find common ground.
And its true that Republicans have snubbed the president. John Boehner blew off Obamas invites for six state dinners, and Mitch McConnell skipped all but one.
Unlike Chris Christie, Republicans here want to make sure that the president dances alone.
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National Newspaper Week – Oct. 6-12 – is a good time to offer a fresh perspective on the newspaper industry.
To paraphrase what Mark Twain said about the premature printing of his obituary, let me say that the reports of the death of newspapers in our state and nation are greatly exaggerated.
While the printed edition continues to be the core product, many newspaper media companies today also offer news in a variety of digital options: websites, text alerts, mobile sites, social media sites, apps and more.
And regardless of how your news is delivered, it still originates with your local newspaper.
As a matter of fact, South Carolina today has more than 100 newspapers, including 16 dailies and 93 vital community newspapers.
Each week, more than 2.5 million people read a S.C. newspaper.
A recent survey conducted by the National Newspaper Association through the University of Missouri School of Journalism has a few points I'd like to share:
• Seventy-one percent of the respondents read a community newspaper at least once a week.
(A similar study done by the Newspaper Association of America found that seven in 10 Americans read the paper in print or online each week. And it is important to note that 59 percent of young adults ages 18-24 read newspaper media weekly.)
• More than 70 percent believe the accuracy and the coverage of their local paper is either "good" or "excellent."
• Sixty-nine percent agreed that newspapers provide valuable local shopping and advertising information.
Newspapers are part of the fabric that builds strong communities across our state.
From high school sports to weddings and obituaries, from police coverage to reporting on government, from grocery ads to want ads ... newspapers are there looking out for their readers.
One of the prime functions of newspapers in our democratic society is to be the watchdog of government and people in power. And South Carolina newspapers are doing their jobs.
From an unreported tuberculosis outbreak in Greenwood to the hacking of tax records from the Department of Revenue, newspapers broke the stories and stuck with them to uncover all the facts.
A newspaper challenged the secrecy of the state Department of Public Safety to obtain records relating to the DUI arrest of an elected official. Another newspaper persistently reported on the hiring practices of a school district that resulted in numerous friends and relatives of the school board chair being hired.
The paper also reported that the son of the board chair routinely used district vehicles to run personal errands while on the clock for work.
Newspapers have been vigilant in reporting on the misuse of political campaign funds and instances where public officials and employees use public money as if it were their own.
Like all businesses in these tough economic times, newspapers have had to deal with cost-cutting measures. Still, daily and weekly newspapers remain the only true mass media in almost every market in South Carolina.
The times they are a-changin', but you can still get a newspaper delivered to you for less than the price of a cup of coffee. That's a lot of bang for your buck.
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ELKIN - Heading into Tuesday's marquee matchup with Mountain Valley Conference preseason favorite Wilkes Central, the Buckin' Elks received some help from The Winston-Salem Journal.
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The Eagles drilled a trey to extend their lead out to 42-39 with 5:45 left to play before Elkin started its clinching run.
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The Elks converted 14-of-18 shots from the charity stripe in the final 2:25 of the game, including 8-of-10 from Sam Lane, to seal the 61-51 statement win for Elkin.
"We played good defensive team basketball tonight and we controlled the second half," Abrams explained. "We didn't do a good job in the first half, but we controlled the second half on the defensive side. We started rebounding and playing defense and we started scoring a ton of layups. We played real good inside and had a lot of fast break points because they were pressing and we got behind their press. And we started making free throws.
"Kids played well tonight. I'm proud of them. They played great team ball and we got a great team effort. And that's a good ball team, a well-coached ball team. We're just happy to bring winning basketball back to Elkin," he added.
King poured in a team-high 16 points on the night, while Lane added 15. Miller finished with 11 points with Hudspeth tacking on eight. Kody King and Jamiles Hayes added six and five points, respectively.
With the win, the Elks improve to 6-3 on the season and remain perfect in conference play at 3-0. And while the win made a statement to The Journal and the rest of the league, Abrams said it was more of a statement to his team.
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Abrams and the Elks will get back to work at practice before hosting rival Starmount (0-4, 0-2) in basketball's rendition of the Battle of the Bridge tonight.
"You know what the toughest thing now? You have to practice harder. In order to keep winning, you have to practice hard," he said.
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Bitter Vet™
Joined: 9/13/06
Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Well yeah, personal attacks are not allowed
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
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Made History
Joined: 7/11/11
Pink, it's like red but not quite.
Originally posted by Painlezz
Chuckle. You, sir, have a simplistic and unrealistic viewpoint of what it is that mods do. (Please leave the forums right now?)
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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Joined: 12/31/04
Some folks are like Slinkies, totally useless but great fun to watch when pushed down stairs
Originally posted by Psychow
55 player guild, we all went back to MoP... it is a better game period.
Joined: 3/03/12
Originally posted by GeezerGamer
That would be golden.
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Joined: 2/05/08
Originally posted by niceguy3978
I agree with both of you. Volunteer moderators are not paid and you get what you pay for. In this case you get favortism for the most part. Not muchcan be done. They are not going to pay people to comb these forums day and night.
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Joined: 9/09/11
prepare for a ban. My first account was banned by the mods for bringing up their over moderation. Unfortunately until legislation passes that all public spaces (whether owned by privately held entities or not) are protected by free speech, there is not much you can do.
I've wanted to start a game forum myself that would have a mission of not banning any type of speech and to let the community police itself. But gaining traction is hard.
This site does over moderate though. Especially when a mod decide he likes a game.
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Joined: 6/09/08
Most of the reports you send go straight through to the banhammer.
I don't think the mods actually spend time thinking and reading about the report.
Originally posted by gaugemew
This is an interesting post.
First, I do NOT WANT LEGISLATION which gives Free Speech "everywhere". In fact, I want less Legislation regarding...Everything. I support property rights (even virtual) which allow owners to run things as dictatorial as they wish. I want a Buisness to be able to DISCRIMINATE if they so desire, against ANYONE for Any reason.
-Look, anyone who thinks we even have Free Speech in the USA is sadly mistaken. We have "Free Speech Zones" now and need a "permit" to protest. This is vitally against the notion of Freedom (which is a word which means little...)
I DO think this site is overly moderated and inconsidtent with said moderation- But I will be damned if I want any "LAW" forcing MMORPG.COM to run their website in any way. Its their website and their property and that needs to MEAN SOMETHING.
I joined this thread because we are discussing Moderation and expressing opinions. Hopefully they will take heed- But I am totally oppsed to ANY legislation whatsoever to "force" them to allow unfettered "free speech".
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Joined: 5/27/09
I am always getting reported by rift loving ppl
Bitter Vet™
Joined: 9/13/06
Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Do any of you folks posting specific moderation actions or comments that your other account got banned actually read the rules for this site? They're in a link at the bottom, recommend you check them out. Should greatly increase your understanding of why perhaps you sometimes are being moderated.
In my day MMORPG's were so hard we fought our way through dungeons in the snow, uphill both ways.
Originally posted by Kyleran
Hmmmmm- I havnt a clue about anyones "other" accounts. I posted specifics about THIS account being banned (which is the term THEY use for a suspension)
As far as commenting on "specifics" (as I quoted one of my "bans") this was nessasary in the spirit of this thread to show examples when others were talking about "trolling" and examples were lacking.
If I were banned for THAT (again, ban means suspended ) I would not complain because it IS STATED. My complaints are for reasons such as I quoted (and broke the rules by doing such)
-Sometimes peaceful non compliance becomes a nessesity. =)
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Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Originally posted by SaintPhilip
I was referring specifically to guagemew's admission that his first account was banned, clearly admitting in this thread that he's viloating a primary tenant (no multiple accounts) of the rules. (and he can expect this account to now be banned)
A 2nd primary tenant has been violated by several posters here discussing specific moderations they've received, again, expect to receive more warnings /bans for violating the rules.
Its really quite simple, don't violate the rules, if you feel you've been moderated unfairly, send them to MikeB (and I agree some of the examples I've seen here are worthy of appeal) and most important of all, keep it civil.
And in the end, sometimes you have to just conceed that it is their site and they get to make the rules. I got tagged with a warning yesterday which I just knew I was going to get, even though my post was quite witty and even the person I made it about thanked me for the flattery. They don't always appreciate cleverness on this site.
BTW, only because it appears moderators don't really work much on the weekends has this thread survived so long, I expect sometime later this afternoon Amana will once again walk the forums and this will be the end of the conversation.
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I would give out examples to "certain things" that will get your post deleted automatically for dumb reasons, but I don't feel like making another account to do it freely..
Still, keep in mind that games that advertise on the site get "special treatment" for sure..
I've been here since 2006. Never once been banned or got a "notice" of any kind. May I suggest trying to word your responses like you are addressing other human beings rather than hiding behind the anonymity that is the internet and letting whatever your heart desires flow out through your fingertips?
Choose your words thoughtfully. Think about what you are writing. Look at it critically. Don't just let your fingers fly and damned be the consequences.
I think the Moderators do a good job. There is a lot of shit posted here on the forums. And I mean *shit*. People don't think before they post. The rules are laid out nicely here: Rules of Conduct There is also a nice Notice of Increased Moderation in the Pub area. Stickied even. Try reading these. May help ease the ban hammer for you. Personally, I have never read either of these two subjects. I guess I know how to conduct myself around other human beings without being told what not to do.
As far as locking threads go, How many X-Fire threads do you want, OP? And how many of them fell to in-fighting and bickering? How much discussion of X-Fire and it's mechanics actually takes place? I really do not know as I now avoid those topics now. It's like trying to discuss the color of air. Both are pointless.
What is the OP actually looking for here? Do you want a free-for-all, anything goes type of forum experience? Where do *you* draw the line for moderation?
Originally posted by AlBQuirky
THIS^^^^^^ Is the very reason some of us "broke the rules" and posted examples.
Yes, you may have has ZERO bans but read why some of US did get bans- If you can say that was fair moderation- More power to you I guess.
Again, this is exactly why examples were needed. I bet I could go through your post history (not that I am going to) and find a ton of things you have said FAR worse than some of the posted examp[les- And as you said- No bans for you.
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I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.
Reading the rules tend to help. I've been banned once since being here and at first I was like "WTF" and then I checked my messges and I got told I was banned for posting possible trolling comments. Pretty much I posted something that looked like trolling and it was intended to start an arguement which is against their policy. There is a difference between debating things straight up fighting about it. And I will admit I did make a comment that could have started an online arguement which doesn't help teh community in any way.
All too often I see someone post their opinion about a game and why they like it or a feature. And it never fails to amaze me that within the first three responses someone feels the need to make a "OMG you're dumb for liking or not like that" response. This is where you can tell the difference between a kid, or immature gamer from an adult or mature one. I am all for hearing someone's opinion but I don't enjoy them getting blasted because they have different likes or dislikes. Another example is on page 1 or 2 of this post when someone mentioned the moderators and a stick; if you look to the left at the poster you will see the word Banned. Pretty self explanatory as to why that happened.
These forums are supposed to be for the support of the MMO community but not every thread started or response posted seem to share that light. Those of you who have questions as to why should probably take the advice that some have posted about reading the rules for this sight. Or go back to previous posts you made and see if what you posted could be constured as trolling or abusively negative. As far as posts about Xfire, I honestly couldn't say other than it may have reached a certain number or pages and they felt it was time to close. In the end it is their website and we are just teh forum posters, we have to play by the rules here whether you agree or not.
"If at first you don't succeed, excessive force is probably the answer."
Originally posted by Ravenmane
That is a fine and good theory you have there in a perfect World.
-But we are discussing not only moderation but the RULES as well (most of us have "read them") and how sometimes it very inconsistant.
So is that your stock answer- Read the rules, shut up. dont discuss? because technically I think that would be spam since many others have said the exact same thing.
Your examples are moot as we are not discussing those BLATANT areas but rather the grey areas.
-Thanks though
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I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.
Merely agreeing with some of the posters. We all know not everybody reads the epic wall of text that is the Rules of MMORPG.com. Though when it comes down to it they pretty much say "This is a forum for discussing MMO's, play nice." As far as grey areas go...that's a moral decision for some because the grey area can be different depending on someone's views. Here it is the moderators views. If they felt they had to close a thread or ban someone then that is their right, they don't have to explain why. Would it be nice? Sure. But ultimately we're in their playground, we play by their rules regardless of how often they change or are/are not inconsistent. It's irritating but if you look over other sites, they do the same thing.
Unfortunately my views could only exist in a perfect world for which we do not live in. But at the same time we all try to achieve that which could make everyone happy but will ultimately fail because we all have different wants. I like MMORPG because I can usually find the information I look for in all my games I play or am thinking about playing. No other MMO news sight will give as much information, even Massively which is still pretty good but they have to divide their resources for regular Joystiq and WoWInsider.
"If at first you don't succeed, excessive force is probably the answer."
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Originally posted by Lydon
Pretty Much
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not really that hard to not get a warning or a ban just refrain from continuously talking crap about a game or attacking other people.. like most things on these boards though every little thing gets blown out of proportion..
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