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'Ghega' place is in town centre, few steps from Railway Station, Bus-Station, Airport Bus-Terminal. A convenient location for your vacancy & busines
Hostel has a no smoking policy. Pets are allowed. Yet, we manage a book crossing corner for our clients. Information corner about tourist infoes and business or shopping matters.
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Learn about the holiday of Ramadan and when the Ramadan observance begins for 2015.
What is Ramadan?
The holiday honors the time when Allah, via the angel Gabriel, revealed the first verses of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, to a caravan trader named Muhammad.
Muslims believe that fasting cleanses the body, and the practice reminds them of the suffering of the poor.
Beginning at age 12, all Muslims take part in the monthlong dawn-to-sunset fast that is the hallmark of Ramadan. Eating and drinking (including water) is prohibited during daylight hours, and the day's abstinence is offset by a nightly meal known as iftar. Food is often shared with a poor family during Ramadan.
At the end of the 30-day fast is Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast), when there is much feasting and celebration.
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Crafted from supple leather and featuring a structured feminine silhouette, this bebe cocktail dress is the epitome of dark glamour fabulousness. Try it with a pair of booties and faux fur coat.
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Man says he petted zoo cougars after calling 'Here, kitty'
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Before joining the Mackinac Center, Spalding worked as a policy analyst at the St. Louis-based Show-Me Institute, where she provided analytical research and legislative testimony on tax credits, land banking and education. Her public policy op-eds have been published in a variety of newspapers, including The Detroit News, The Detroit Free Press, the Battle Creek Enquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Business Journal and The Kansas City Star.
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Amid boom in unconventional oil and gas, Resources to Reserves 2013 sees adequate supply but also challenges to viable and sustainable recovery
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Known hydrocarbon resources are sufficient to sustain economic growth for the foreseeable future, but developing those resources – and bringing them to market – is ever more technically challenging.
The new IEA book Resources to Reserves 2013 investigates whether oil and gas resources can be produced at a reasonable cost and in a timely manner, surveying the cutting-edge technologies needed to find, produce and bring them to the market while protecting environmentally sensitive areas. It also analyses the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuel production. And it considers technological advances for coal, especially as a potential source of liquid and gaseous fuels, as well as the demands on coal production, where the most attractive reserves may already have been exploited.
Fossil fuels currently meet 80% of global energy demand. Even if countries made good on all current policy commitments to tackle climate change and other energy-related challenges, global energy demand in 2035 is projected to rise by 40% – with fossil fuels still contributing 75%. Building on the findings in the 2005 edition of Resources to Reserves, the new book updates the known hydrocarbon reserves and resources to demonstrate the world's potential supply, boosted since 2005 by a seven-fold increase in shale gas production in the United States and an even more startling rise in light tight oil – both largely due to advances in technology:
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HSE303 - Exercise Metabolism
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Only available to students enrolled in H343, D324, D394 OR S323 students completing the Nutrition and Exercise Science major (MJ-H000026).
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1 x 2 hour laboratory class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar every two weeks which includes IN-CLASS assessment of Individual and Team Based Learning (TBL) tasks (see below)
This unit will provide students with an overview of the metabolic responses to exercise and their regulation. Specific topics to be covered include: an overview of skeletal muscle energy metabolism, hormonal regulation of metabolism, metabolism during high-intensity exercise, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism during exercise and their regulation, environmental temperature and metabolism, metabolic bases of fatigue, metabolic adaptations to training and exercise and muscle gene expression.
Assessment task 1: Examination (1.5 hours) 30%
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Screening of "Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston" to Kick Off Spring 2012 Fashion Insiders Series
Featuring a post-screening Q&A with the film's director, Whitney Sudler-Smith, fashion stylist Phillip Bloch, and legendary model Pat Cleveland
On Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m. LIM College will kick off the Spring 2012 edition of its popular "Fashion Insiders" speaker series with a screening of the documentary Ultrasuede - In Search of Halston. It will be followed by a Q&A session with the film's director, Whitney Sudler-Smith, as well as legendary 1970s fashion model Pat Cleveland and fashion stylist Phillip Bloch, who both appear in the film.
The film is a fascinating portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer — Halston — the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory.
This event is open to all LIM College students, faculty, staff, and alumni. However, seating is limited, so an RSVP is required via email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Featuring leaders in their respective disciplines, Fashion Insiders evenings provide LIM College students with special access to some of the most fascinating figures in the fashion industry. Fashion Insiders events are held at LIM College's Townhouse at 12 East 53rd Street.
This semester's Fashion Insiders roster will also include author Susan Ashcroft (Will Work for Shoes) on Feb. 23 and Aliza Licht, Senior Vice President of Global Communications at Donna Karan, on March 22.
According to Michael Palladino, Director of Student Life, who coordinates the series, "Access to industry professionals is an important component of an LIM College education. Fashion Insiders events expose our students to people who, each in their own unique way, have made their mark on the fashion world."


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Margo Dionisio competed in all 11 tournaments and 26 rounds for the Matadors as a junior ... finished second to Kylie Kimura with a 78.8 stroke average after taking a career-high 2,049 strokes ... earned honorable mention All-Big West honors for the second time in three seasons ... led the Matadors with three top-10 finishes while also finishing as the low player at all three CSU?Bakersfield dual matches ... was CSUN's low scorer in five of seven spring touraments ... finished a season-best fourth at the Big West Championship (Apr. 22-24) with a season-low score of 227 which was a Northridge best ... also had the Matadors' season-low for 36 holes with a 150 at the Big West Championships ... fired a season-low round of one-over 73 in round two of the conference championship ... best finish of the fall was a fifth-place showing at the Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 2-3).
Dionisio competed in 10 tournaments playing 26 rounds which was second-most on the team after Kylie Kimura's team-high 29 ... finished fourth on the team with a 78.7 stroke average after taking 2,045 shots over 26 rounds ... after two seasons ranks second in Northridge history with a 78.27 stroke average (3,444 strokes in 44 rounds)... low 18-hole round of the season came in rounds one and three at the Circling Raven Collegiate Invitational in Spokane, Wash. (Sept. 13-14) where she carded a 73 ... best tournament finish of the season came at the same tournament when she finished seventh at (+7) 223 ... also posted top-20 finishes at the Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 4-5) where she placed 12th and the Gold Rush by Golfsmith (Feb. 14-15) where she finished 16th ... finished tied for 30th at the Big West Championship at Tijeras Creek (Apr. 17-19)?after carding a three-round (+25)?241.
Competed in seven tournaments and 18 rounds as a true freshman ... led the Matadors with a 77.7 stroke average after taking 1,399 strokes over 18 rounds ... earned honorable mention All-Big West honors in her first season ... posted four top-10 finishes and one top-20 finish ... finished a season-best third at the Aztec Fall Classic at Salt Creek G.C. in Chula Vista, Calif. (Oct. 19-20) ... carded a three over-par 147 with rounds of 74 and a season-low 73 for her best 36-hole tournament score of the season ... best 54-hole total was 230 (79-75-76) when she finished in a tie for sixth at the Firestone Grill Invitational at Monarch Dunes G.C. (Oct. 5-6) ... also had top-10 finishes at CSU Bakersfield (Mar. 22-23) and at Cal Poly's Lamkin Grip Invitational (Nov. 1-2) where she matched her best 18-hole round of the season with a first round 73 ... finished 11th at the Big?West Championship (Apr. 18-20)?with a Northridge-best score of 235 (78-77-80).
Earned four letters in golf at California High School in Whittier, Calif. ... played at the No. 1 position as a senior in 2009 ... was named team MVP in 2009 and earned All_Del Rio League honors from 2006-08 ... also competed in volleyball as a freshman where she won the Coaches Award ... graduated in 2009.
Born April 16, 1991 ... parents are Maritza and Fidelino Dionisio ... has one older sister, Monik who attends UCLA ... favorites include Tiger Woods, the TV show "Gossip Girl", the movie "17 Again" and the food Sinigang ... lists her greatest moment in sports as "Shooting my first under-par round" ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "Playing a sport you love" ... major is undecided.


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Zella Mae Wagoner, age 100 of Boonville passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Elkin Healthcare. Mrs. Wagoner was born in Yadkin County on June 8, 1912 to the late James and Lula Waddell Seagraves.
In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Lonnie Rufus Wagoner; daughter, Lois Mathis; brothers, Jimmy Seagraves, Lester Seagraves; sisters, Texas Willard, Ina Collins, Mary Collins, Victoria Collins; great-grandson, Brandon Harris; son-in-laws, Allen D. Muncus, Phil Casstevens.
Mrs. Wagoner is survived by daughters, Mildred Casstevens of Boonville and Wanda Hagood & husband Sandy of Easley SC; grandchildren, Debbie Myers & husband Lynn, Cynthia Harris & husband Cotton; great-grandchildren, Patrick Harris, Megan Kennedy & husband Michael, Richard Myers & wife Jennifer, Ashley James & husband Rich; great great-grandchildren, Ally Kennedy, Erin Kennedy, Layla Myers, Skylar Myers, Asher James, Gabriel James; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held 4:00p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Johnson Funeral Home by Rev. Randy Johnson. Burial will follow the service at Crestwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Johnson Funeral Home on Thursday, November 29, 2012 from 3:00-4:00p.m. prior to the service.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Gideons International Elkin Camp, P.O. Box 95, Elkin, NC 28621.
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About 9 million people in the United States are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, including low-income seniors and younger people with disabilities. These dual eligible beneficiaries have complex and often costly health care needs, and have been the focus of many recent initiatives and proposals to improve the coordination of their care aimed at both raising the quality of their care while reducing its costs. This page highlights some key resources examining the dual eligible population and provides you with the standard search result page for a site-wide search on the dual eligible tag.
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Nearly 355,000 Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Are Enrolled in Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstrations in 9 States, as of June 2015
This chart shows enrollment in the capitated financial alignment demonstrations for beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Nearly 355,000 seniors and non-elderly adults with disabilities are enrolled in these demonstrations in 9 states as of June 2015.
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Washington's Managed FFS Demonstration to Integrate Care and Align Financing for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
Washington is the first state to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test a managed fee-for-service (FFS) financial alignment model for beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, beginning on April 1, 2013. Washington's managed FFS demonstration uses…Issue Brief Read More
Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on Deficit-Reduction Debate
These Foundation resources shed light on how the ongoing national debate about deficit reduction may affect Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs. These resources include analysis of specific savings proposals, polling on the public's views of deficit-reduction options, summaries and comparisons of relevant elements of major deficit-reduction plans, and explanatory…Report Read More
Best Bets for Reducing Medicare Costs for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: Assessing the Evidence
With pressure mounting to slow the growth in federal health care spending, policymakers are exploring ways to reform the way care is delivered to the 9 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries who also receive Medicaid – a group that on average is sicker and frailer than other Medicare beneficiaries, and therefore…Report Read More
Massachusetts' Demonstration to Integrate Care and Align Financing for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
Massachusetts is the first state to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test CMS's capitated financial alignment model for beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, with enrollment beginning on April 1, 2013. Starting in 2013, CMS will…Issue Brief Read More
Explaining the State Integrated Care and Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
This paper provides an overview of the joint efforts of states and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop more integrated ways of paying for and delivering health care to the 9 million people who are eligible for both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Dual eligible beneficiaries…Issue Brief Read More
State Demonstrations to Integrate Care and Align Financing for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: A Review of the 26 Proposals Submitted to CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed two models to align Medicare and Medicaid benefits and financing for dual eligible beneficiaries, one capitated model and one managed fee-for-service model. In the spring of 2012, 26 states submitted proposals to CMS seeking to test one or both of…Report Read More
Current and Emerging Issues in Medicaid Risk-Based Managed Care: Insights from an Expert Roundtable
Half of all Medicaid enrollees receive care through comprehensive risk-based managed care organizations (MCOs). Most Medicaid MCO enrollees today are low-income children and parents, but states are increasingly moving beneficiaries with more complex needs into MCOs. Managed care enrollment may grow more rapidly as states work with the Centers for…Issue Brief Read More
Oral Health and Medicare Beneficiaries: Coverage, Out-of-Pocket Spending, and Unmet Need
This brief describes the oral health of Medicare beneficiaries, examines sources of dental coverage for the Medicare population, and examines the utilization of dental services, out-of-pocket spending on dental care, and access problems. This analysis uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the Medicare Current Beneficiary…Issue Brief Read More
Articles Examine Data and Issues For Expanding Integrated Care Models For Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries
As state and federal policymakers move to develop and test integrated care models for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, two new Kaiser Family Foundation articles in the June 2012 issue of Health Affairs highlight the diverse needs and challenges facing these 9 million beneficiaries, describe their current care…Report Read More


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In our language, not all of our words have either a feminine or masculine connotation . . .many do, but not all. But I'm told the Hebrew language "does" have every word connected to either a feminine or masuline connotation. . What that means is . . .if you say your name is "Jill" then I know by the feminine conotation of the name that you're a female . . .but if you say your name is "Jack" then that tells me you're a male . . .the word "soul" carries a feminine connotation.Secondly . . .David even verifies this in Psalms where he states . . 1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Yes soul is a fem. noun. But not all translations use "her" in that Psa.34:2 I suggest this is how we can slide to create what we think. So, maybe David did not actually "verify" anything as to making the soul a "her." Something to consider rather than build on. Of course it is just my opinion. I do understand that losing the meaning or understanding of what a soul is, from its entrance into the Word, and how the Greek generates or defines a soul to be an entity in and of itself can cause a wondering.Forgot to add this: no mention of "her" in these translationsPsa 34:2 (33:3) Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.(Wycliffe 1395)Psa 34:2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.(Darby 1890)Psa 34:2 My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad.(Bishops Bible1568)Psa 34:2 My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.(Geneva 1587)Psa 34:2 (34:3) My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.(Jewish Publication Society Translation1917 )Ps 34:2 My life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble and afflicted hear and be glad.(Amp. Bible)Psa.34:2 2 When I boast, it will be about ADONAI; the humble will hear of it and be glad. (Complete Jewish Bible David Stern)Psa.34: 2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad(New King James 1982)Psa. 34:2 I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.(New living Trans.)Psa. 34:2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. (New Rev. Std.)
...scientists have discovered that our blood is actually congealed light.
I have no problem believing it, simply because all matter is in essence "congealed" or slowed down light, the light that is Spirit. By Him (Christ) and through Him and for Him, were all things created.
Also, a vision of an eclipse He gave me years ago, when I watched as the moon went behind the earth in it's oval eliptical orbit (like a valley), He spoke to me, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of death (earth/flesh dominating spirit) I will fear no evil for the Lord is with me."When I went to the library to check out a book on astronomy to investigate it, I was stunned to read that when the light from the sun hits the earth during such an event, it blocks out all spectrums of light, save one, which actually refracts or bends around the surface of the earth to hit the moon (symbolic of the redeemed). The color? Why, red, of course. The color of the blood.
Our blood is made up of congealed light. In our DNA it has been recently discovered that there are bio-photons
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Im bored and this just popped into my head. If the actors were as bad ass as they are in the movies and are capable of fighting in real life (in their prime) who would win in a rumble haha and who would you match up to fight who? This would be my dream matches
Sylvester Stallone vs Rampage Jackson
Jason Statham vs Shogun
Jet Li vs Jose Aldo
Dolph Lundgren vs Jon Jones
Chuck Norris vs Anderson Silva
Jean-Claude Van Damme vs Cung Le
Arnold Schwarzenegger vs JDS
Bruce Willis vs Dan Henderson
Terry Cruz vs Cain Velasquez
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
The Williamsburg County Public School Foundation conducted its Third Annual Hall of Fame Induction Scholarship Gala, in the Kingstree Senior High School Gymnasium in Kingstree on March 28.
There were some important individuals I did not have an opportunity to acknowledge appropriately.
I extend special gratitude to my sister, Jessica J. Hawkins, not only for her presence that evening, but for her continuous and consistent support of her sister, through all things. Additionally, my dear cousin and adopted brother, Commander Samuel Middleton, his wife Ruth, daughter Tiffani, and Sister Henrietta Lambright; my husband Jerome, and children Chanda Kelly and Jemore McDowell, and their children, Joletta, Leah, Laci and Lyla.
I also thank my brother Joe, his wife Deloris, and their children, Trena (Ricky), Marva (Ty) and Joey. Im extremely grateful to my church family, Day Dawn Baptist Church, for its support, and all members that were able to attend. Also, thanks to other Berkeley County supporters, such as Louis Mayrant and LaShanda Reid (Im certain there were others I did not see, but were in attendance).
Im blessed to be a part of two counties that have supported the efforts of an administration, dedicated to serving children in a positive and effective manner.
My Williamsburg County family also came out in grand style to say to everyone that their childrens future is important to them.
I thank the Williamsburg Public School Foundation Board, and its communications staff, Ms. Jaicelyn Spann, for the outstanding work accomplished in putting an unforgettable evening event together, and Mr. Kenneth Sales for the one of a kind PowerPoint presentation. And I thank again, Mrs. Shirley Wiggins (most beautiful décor); Mr. Douglas Foxworth; Ms. Elaine Culick; Mr. Mack Burgess; Mr. Boykin Parson, Director of Facilities and Procurement, and his staff, for getting everything in place; Mrs. Nicole Giles and her staff for a menu well prepared and executed; Mrs. Hattie Pendergrass, for her technical support; the students of WCSD for their service; the Phenomenal Claflin University Choir, and Director Dr. Isaiah McGee, for unforgettable performances.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Bishop England boys basketball team boasted two players on the Region 6-2A team, as voted on by the conference's coaches.
Sophomore wing B.J. Grevey and senior guard Jacob Vecchiolla both earned spots. The Battling Bishops finished 11-12 overall with an 8-6 mark in region action. They were eliminated from state playoff contention in the first round by Edisto for the second consecutive season.
Grevey was one of two sophomores to be named to the all-region team. DeVontae Wilson, from Battery Creek, was the other.
Coach of the Year went to Woodland's Joe Mackey. Player of the Year stayed with Woodland and went to Sergio Smith.
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Joe Mackey- Woodland High School
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Region 6-2A all-region team:
Woodland–Sergio Smith, Juadon Chandler, Michael Wamer
Battery Creek–Yuneek Crittenden, DeVontae Wilson, Adonis Williams
Bishop England–B.J. Grevey, Jacob Vecchiolla
Academic Magnet–Tyre Moore
Garrett–Derrick Smith
Burke–Devon Smith
North Charleston–Josh Gantt
Ridgeland/Hardeville–Terrance Frazier, Charles Mitchell
The Bishop England girls basketball was well represented in Region 6-2A voting. Paul Runey was named Coach of the Year and junior Mary Harriet Moore was awarded Player of the Year.
Junior guard Michele Boykin, senior forward Ellie James and senior forward Mia Kiernan made the all-region team. The Battling Bishops finished 23-4 overall and 14-0 in conference. They lost in the 2A state championship game against Keenan.
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Player of the Year: Mary Harriet Moore – Bishop England
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PRESTONSBURG — Floyd Students were recognized this week after strong showings in the recent District Spelling Bee, held at Big Sandy Community and Techinical College.
Floyd County Supt. Henry Webb announced the results of the 2013 Floyd County School District Spelling Bee earlier this week. Savannah Taylor Keathley, from John M. Stumbo Elementary, is the district winner, while Brenden Wright, from James D. Adams Middle, is the runner-up.
"Congratulations, Savannah, and good luck at state," Webb said. "These students did an amazing job representing their schools and the district."
Students between grades 4 and 8 who have won their school competition move on to compete in the district spelling bee.
This year's school winners who participated in the district competition include:
• Brenden Wright, from Adams Middle
• Destiny Boyd, from Allen Elementary
• Kara Miller, from Allen Central Middle
• Christopher Adkins, from Betsy Layne Elementary
• Izabella Shepherd, from Duff
• Chloe Howell, from May Valley Elementary
• Bailey Addington, from McDowell Elementary
• Gage Compton, from Osborne Elementary
• Samson Allen, from Prestonsburg Elementary
• Kaylie Edwards, from South Floyd Middle
• Savannah Taylor Keathley, from Stumbo Elementary
The spelling bee was held February 22 in the Gearheart Auditorium on the campus of Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg.
Savannah Taylor Keathley is the daughter of Billy Keathley, of Teaberry. She will advance to compete March 9 in the Ford Motor Company Spelling Bee, at the PNC Club at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, in Louisville.


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Originally posted by Sovrath
Heals as a percentage of damage done. Warrior Priests in WAR had AOE heals for anyone nearby -- grouped or not -- based on the melee damage they did.
Chloromancers in Rift are similar except that's off their ranged spell damage.
From what I hear about heavy armor wearers in ESO getting bonuses to healing received, that sort of splash reactive healing would work well here: the tanks would just get healed more because they're wearing heavy armor.
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Joined: 1/15/08
i like my thor build from skyrim.
norseman, huge.
2 handed daedric hammer
lightning magic
dragon plate armor
hes also handy with a bow just because its funny to sneak bow shot with a daedric bow and arrows for massive dmg, i even 1 shot a dragon in his eye this way *giggles*
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Joined: 5/23/06
Originally posted by Iselin
Ya Warhammer and Rifts did this well. Really made healing fun =-)
=-D Only on a forum can optimism be called the bad thing and pessimism is the good thing =-D
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Joined: 8/19/12
From what I understand, there will also be some synergy based healing. So the healer could drop some kind of heal on the ground and another player could click on it to get a heal. Sort of like WoW's lightwell.
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Joined: 3/07/13
Originally posted by MyTabbycat
I believe the Warrior Priest is an example of "synergy healing", the light well, drop-click heal mechanism is just cheap and ruins fluidity.
Unless the clickable heal also teleported you to the healer or something...Similar to Thresh's lantern mechanic out of LoL. Then it becomes synergy of sorts...
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Originally posted by Nanfoodle
Thank god for the trinity even though some dont like to be forced to do a role. The classic trinity in PvE is tank, healer, DPS, but in PvP the dynamic changes to support, healer, DPS. I certainly hope they have CC, hard counters against CC, and true immunity timers. Being CC or stun locked is one of the worst things they can let into a game. I quit WAR and Rift largely because of these things as it really kills the PvP experience whe you can be cheesed to death. I also hope they have some speed mechanic other than a horse as well so smaller groups can hit and run larger less organized groups and have a chance.
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Originally posted by Vendac
That's pretty well a given these days, PvP CC is mostly short interrupts these days with diminishing returns imunity timers. I f you thought WAR and Rift were bad, I'm betting you weren't there at the beginning of Dark Age of Camelot. CC there was outrageous...duration of roots at over a minute, Mezzes at half a minute and stuns (that would not break on damage) that lasted 10 seconds or more and could be reapplied for the same length lol.
It was so bad that one of the 3 side, Midgard the Norse realm, was known to all as Stungard. On the Albion side, Ice-spec Theurgists could AOE root, with no maximum number of players limit, for 75 seconds... you could root 50+ players with one cast if they were tightly packed.
They tuned it down eventually of course. I think all PvP developers these days learned a lot from those early days and instead of giving squishy classes overpowered CC to protect themselves, they tend to give them speed boosts together with short 3-6 second CC so they can get away instead. Still, no matter what they give them, those chasing them will bitch. Such is the nature of Rock being OK with Scissors but wanting Paper nerfed.
Originally posted by Iselin
I was there, but chose not to add in any DAOC comments or POV as alot of people really look down on DAOC mechanics for some reason. :)
I played all 3 realms over the years, and played the primary CC classes, RR5 bard in Hib, RR8 sorc in Alb, and RR7 healer in Mid. At release there was no immunity timer, ugg, I remember Stungard, lol. I also remember before they added a 16 player max effected by CC, heh. Mythics solution to the immunity timer is probably the best solution I have seen though. Add in purge, charge, det, mez damp, resists, demezz and there were plenty of tools to use vs CC. Casted stun was as it should be, lockdown, short duration, and with resists factored in, around 6-7 seconds, with a 5 second times length of stun factored for immunity. Mez and root were long duration. Mez can be cured, root didnt interupt spell casting other than the initial casting, both were effected by gear resists, and if I remember right had a 1 minute immunity. The mechanics were complex, and that actually made it good. Knowing the mechanics of the game were part of being a good player. Now the mechanics of almost all MMOs are so dumbed down my 8 year old son can understand them.
I hate the idea of spammable CC. The diminishing return system is often worse than a long duration system in my opinion as you can get CCed to death as you can use a counter and just get CCed again. The dimishing return system also has the problem of having just as long a duration as a single long duration CC as the initial CC may only be 10 seconds, but the 20% diminishing returns system may work at 8, 6, 4, 2 seconds for a total of 30 seconds of CC. CC needs to be a tactical decision, not a spammable I win button that it is used for now in most games.
You mentioned speed bursts as well. Another easy mode fix. Casters need to be vulnerable. Right now casters really do hold the upper hand in most MMOs for PvP. Very few games have hard interupts and or require the caster to stand still while casting. Positioning and good play are not rewarded anymore. Easymode get-a-way buttons and cheese is the order of the day.
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Originally posted by jmongstad
I think it uses trinity, but allows free selection of weapons and armor.
Seems fine to me.
I care more about free equipment selection than most people.
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Originally posted by Vendac
In DAoC the fights lasted much longer than in todays blitzkrieg killfests, so the longer CC was justified.
One thing I loved about DAoC was that you couldn't move through other characters, and the bigger the race, the more space they took up. So tanks could actually hold a choke point and keep the support casters behind them safe. The reason I bring that up is because I think it plays a role in a caster's defensive tools, and reduces the actual need for heavier CC. So I agree with your last paragraph that cheesy escape mechanics should be extremely limited.
Originally posted by rygard49
You got that wrong, heh. WAR used that system and it had its good and bad points. I always felt you should be able to move through players from your faction, but not run thru enemy players. DAOC you could run through players. I will admit I abused the crap out of being able to run through in DAOC on both my melee and caster classes. :)
DAOC only had longer fights if you played it smart and it only got worse as the game progressed as caster and to a lesser extent melee DPS only increased. If you got out of position and got hit by the assist train, you were screwed. The mark of a decent group was the ability to rez a player mid fight and rebuff them to get them effective again.
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I love this fight. Stylistically I think its a great fight. Machida has his style where he lays back and counter-punches and Henderson is move forward. Hes aggressive and in your face the entire time. I think the fight is going to be a great fight, and this fight is all about the winner, said White. The winner gets a shot at Jon Jones.
Machida, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, has said leading up to the fight with Henderson that he felt the winner deserves a title shot. The two are ranked as the top two contenders in the division by the official UFC Rankings.
I believe, out of this fight, whoever wins should definitely be the contender for the title. If were number one and number two then the title shot should definitely be on the line in this fight, Machida said on a UFC 157 conference call last week.
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"Swiss cheese is a rip-off! It's the only cheese I can bite into and miss!"
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"Swiss cheese is a rip-off! It's the only cheese I can bite into and miss!"
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Milk: does it really do a body good? This advertising icon is one that most of us are familiar with. It's also one of the most maligned slogans in history. A quick headline search reveals a slew of parodies, ranging from sarcastically simple "milk: it does a body bad" to the more straightforward "milksucks.com." Whether or not we should consume dairy products is one of the most common dietary issues in the news and, yet, there still seems to be no definitive answer. Let's take a look at the pros and cons of dairy, which can hopefully shed a little light on whether or not you want it as a part of your diet.
I didn't accidentally paste the end of the article into the second paragraph. I thought it would be best to get this out of the way right up front. Whether to consume dairy or not, as you might surmise from the intro, is a volatile issue. Opinions tend to be black or white and dished with heaping scoops of passion. But passion tends to come from experience, not science; and a lot of dairy lore seemed to be based on anecdotal conjecture rather than sound knowledge.
This doesn't mean that there's no science—far from it. A search of The National Library of Medicine shows 25,000 studies that have been done on dairy, apparently none of which can give us any sort of consensus on its health effects in humans. What all these studies do show is that dairy products are neither going to kill us, nor help us live forever. We can consume them and be healthy, but we also don't need to in order to be healthy. There are millions of examples on both sides, and this is pretty darn conclusive.
Dairy can be a fine addition to your diet, but that does not mean that it's right for your diet. You certainly don't need as much as the dairy council tells us, but it also needn't be vilified more than any other type of food. Like all foods these days, there are issues, particularly when it comes to human tampering. But there are also individual considerations that should be assessed. This article will address these.
In keeping with the reordered nature of our story, let's look at the most simple aspect of dairy: its nutrient profile. Of course, this varies per product, but most are a good source of protein. Some, like yogurt and milk, have carbohydrates. And all dairy products, in their natural states, have fat and are great sources of enzymes. Most dairy products, especially those with the fat removed, would appear to be a fine source of nutrition.
Dairy proteins, casein and whey, have excellent biological value profiles. There is little reputable science to dispute this. Dairy fats are generally unhealthy, have high ratios of saturated fats, and should be limited in one's diet. But some dairy fats, mainly from certain cheeses, contain enzymes that make them a potentially beneficial part of a diet, if consumed in moderation. Dairy's carbohydrate source, lactose, has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny but appears to be fine for most people, especially in its natural form. Below, we will examine the potential benefits and pitfalls of dairy consumption.
Too much fat. As stated above, dairy products contain a lot of fat. Your diet needs to contain around 20 to 30 percent fat, but very little of this should come from animal sources. The anti-dairy movement champions a relation to heart disease as a reason not to consume dairy, but it makes little sense to single out dairy as opposed to, say, meat or pretty much anything you can buy at your corner 7-Eleven. All dairy products can be chosen in low- to no-fat options where the fat is simply removed. This is recommended for anyone who uses dairy as a major source of calories. There are concerns with this option, also, which will be analyzed below.
Aren't most of us lactose intolerant? Some people have problems digesting dairy products that can lead to an unpleasant gastric condition usually referred to as lactose intolerance. This isn't a completely agreed-upon condition, but it appears to be the result of pasteurizing our dairy products, which kills the enzymes that aid the body's digestion process. Milk and yogurt in raw form don't seem to cause this condition. Regardless, the numbers here are skewed; anti-dairy pundits will often claim that those suffering from lactose intolerance include "most" of the population. Other studies seem to peg the number closer to 20 percent. One constant is that those from cultures who have historically consumed a lot of dairy are not affected as much as those who aren't.
Lactose intolerance isn't a dangerous condition but it is uncomfortable. If you do suffer from it, you can know that millions (if not billions) of people worldwide are perfectly healthy without dairy. Just be wary of switching your dairy products to any other one source of nutrition, like soy. Nearly all of the dairy substitutes are soy based, and too much soy in your diet can also be problematic (Refer to Denis Faye's article "Magic Bean or Tragic Bean? A Closer Look at Soy" in Related Articles below.)
Does dairy cause a calcium gain or loss? This is one of the more interesting controversies. The dairy industry champions itself as a leading provider of calcium. The anti-dairy folks turn this on its head to say that it's exactly the opposite. How can this be?
The pro side is simple: dairy products contain a lot of calcium and numerous studies show its importance in our diets. The con side is more complex. Some science suggests that the high protein to fat ratio—along with an abundance of vitamin A—of nonfat dairy sources somehow reduces the body's ability to utilize calcium. This isn't exactly confirmed by the said studies, which actually showed "no decrease in instances of osteoporosis."
Does dairy cause osteoporosis? This is a fairly common claim across the Internet but seems to lead back to a few studies on osteoporosis, many of which used an increase in the percentages of elderly people with broken hips as proof. In a nutshell, the studies showed that cultures that drank a lot of milk (i.e., the USA) had a higher percentage of their elderly population breaking their hips than those that didn't.
If it seems odd to make this assumption on one dietary staple, consider that the largest piece of this puzzle is being left out altogether: exercise. In the last couple of decades, caloric increase across the U.S. has risen only around 3 percent whereas the level of exercise we get has dropped a whopping 20 to 25 percent. When you consider that the primary reason elderly people break their hips in routine falls is due to loss of muscle that protects the bones, it doesn't take someone from MENSA to suspect that lack of exercise might be a culprit.
Dairy helps you burn body fat. From the flip side of weird science came some studies out of the University of Tennessee that got a lot of publicity showing that those who consumed dairy products lost more body fat than those who supplemented with other types of calcium. But before you decide that yogurt should suffice for all of your calcium needs, consider that the study wasn't an even playing field. The subjects were on a reduced-calorie diet and the dairy group was given twice the amount of calcium than the supplement group. More suspicion may arise when you consider that Yoplait funded the study.
Regardless, one conclusion that you could make is that calcium is both beneficial to your diet and that you can use the type you get from dairy products to satisfy your needs.
Dairy causes cancer. Milk was singled out in an older study that suggested that lactose could have a link to ovarian cancer. Many subsequent studies have been done—and are currently being done—on dairy and its link with all cancers, with no conclusive evidence either way. In fact, nearly half the studies in the last 7 years seem to show the opposite, that dairy may help stave off cancer. This in no way means that the research is invalid. By definition, science works all angles before coming to conclusions. But it can probably help us relax about the possibility of a simple and direct link between dairy and cancer.
Dairy is filled with hormones. This is a well-documented and major issue over how our dairy cows are raised. The FDA assures us that we only allow our cows to "dope" with safe drugs. Many dissent. It's a subject that transcends the dairy industry and is too broad to approach in this article. It's an issue for every food option that we make. On the subject of dairy, we do have choices. We can purchase organic options or buy our dairy products from a local farm or someone we know.
Is raw or pasteurized better? Nearly all of the pro-pasteurization literature comes from the dairy council or U.S. regulatory agencies. There is a passel of independent information citing the virtues of raw dairy products.
The verdict here is theoretical but hard to dispute. Dairy, in its raw form, is healthier, granted it comes from healthy cows. In fact, lactose intolerance is claimed to be a nonissue for raw dairy consumers because the enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose, is killed during pasteurization. The flip side is that cows aren't always healthy. In unhealthy cows, it's common for deadly bacteria, such as E.coli, to show up in dairy products. Since pasteurization kills bad bacteria as well as good and preserves much of the nutrient value, it's championed as the better alternative by the powers-that-be.
Is organic better? Again, nearly all of the anti-organic literature comes from the dairy council or U.S. regulatory agencies. This is, of course, because it's their job to ensure us that all dairy is healthy and safe to begin with. And, again, there are plenty of studies supporting organic as being preferable.
The verdict can again come down to some common sense. Organic standards require that cows live in better conditions and eat better food. We know that when we live better and eat healthier food, we are healthier. We can suppose that this is also true about cows. The next assumption would be that eating a healthier organism would be healthier. If this makes sense, we could conclude that organic is better.
But wait, there's more. Given that we're all aware that some think it's okay to lie, we must consider that some companies may not play by the rules. There are many examples of businesses getting caught in both lying about their products and attempting to manipulate the regulatory agencies into changing their criteria. Again, this is beyond this article's scope, but it's not all that difficult to do your own research. Organic standards are higher. This should mean that organic products are better.
There are many healthy cultures that don't use dairy. This isn't exactly true. Yes, there are many healthy people that don't consume dairy, but dairy (when you include all animals and not just cows) has been consumed by most cultures forever. The most commonly cited cultures that don't use dairy are in the east, mainly China, but historically, much of China was heavily dependent upon dairy. In fact, the northern regions and Mongolia have used yogurt as a nutritional mainstay for centuries.
An analysis of the cultures that currently use little dairy yields mainly a list of poorer and undernourished cultures. And due to the socioeconomic climate of these regions, it seems unfair to cite lack of dairy as a reason for these cultures being malnourished. There are many examples of healthy educated individuals who are perfectly healthy without dairy, and many decidedly healthy cultures, such as the Japanese, use much less dairy than those in Western Europe and the United States.
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When aren't we going on and on about how you need to eat more vegetables? They're full of fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, and they're low in calories and fat. And one of the best ways to eat them? Raw. So you're trying to be a good camper, with your bowl of broccoli and cauliflower florets, baby carrots, and celery sticks, crunching your way to a leaner (and probably gassier) you. You know what would really make these veggies sing? Some dip!
French onion dip . . . or guacamole . . . or hummus . . . or nacho cheese. Ha! Guess again! Nothing can make your healthy vegetable snack descend the rungs of Michi's Ladder faster than a few dunks into a bowl of fatty, salty, delicious dip—not to mention what they'll do to your Slim in 6® or Turbo Jam® results. But we're not completely heartless. Here are some variations on some old favorites that are actually pretty good for you!
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Google Apps Premier Edition has a feature that allows you to delegate access to your Gmail account to another person. It's specifically useful for business users who have assistants that manage their messages, but this feature could also be used by people who have multiple Gmail accounts.
Gmail's blog announced that email delegation is now available for all Gmail accounts. Just go to Settings > Accounts and Import and click on "Add account" in the "Grant access to your account" section. Enter the email address of the person you'd like to access your account and wait until he receives a verification email and confirms the request. If both accounts are yours it's even easier because you don't have to wait.
Google says that you can add up to 10 users that can access your Gmail account. They'll see your account in a drop-down, just like the accounts added to multiple sign-in. Email delegation and multiple sign-in may seem similar, but here are many differences:
* email delegation only works for Gmail, while multiple sign-in works for other Google services
* delegated accounts always show up in the drop-down, so you don't have to know the credentials
* email delegation shows a limited version of the Gmail interface that doesn't include features like Gmail Chat, Google Tasks, Google Buzz, Gmail Labs and doesn't let you change account settings
* email delegation requires the HTTPS version of Gmail.
"Signing out of any one of the accounts will sign you out of all the accounts you're currently viewing, and, of course, you can revoke access at any time," explains Google.
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