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|Middlebrook Suffers Leg Injury at Regionals
|Written by Mike Kelly
|Sunday, 28 October 2012 00:09
The Watauga High men's and women's cross country teams have been blessed for a number of years at McAlpine Park in Charlotte. The facility can almost be considered WHS' home away from home. Every year, the Pioneers have
prospered on that course. But their fortunes soured on Saturday at the Class 4A Western Regional. Senior Darby Middlebrook, a two-time regional champion on this course and a state champion in 2010, suffered a serious leg injury and was forced to drop out of the race after she paced the field through the first two miles of the race. The end result, T.C. Roberson senior Brooke Gordon won the individual title.
Photo Courtesy: Darby Middlebrook, Sheila Kelly
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Jordan Tuwiner wrote:Awesome to see Roberts with two doubles today, and they weren't just dribblers down the line.
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Man I'm really pulling for him. Hopefully he can silence his critics.
LA Detective wrote:- Flaherty looks like he can be a very capable backup at short. Adds Depth for us. Will be an upgrade over Castilla some time this season if not seeing alot of action at 2b
OriolesRedskins28 wrote:I think he's going to make the 25 man roster out of ST and will be a very valuable player for the O's this year.
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Nomination Deadline: Thursday, February 28, 2013
The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. Achievement of this mission requires the application of sound science to the assessment of environmental problems and the evaluation of possible solutions. The Office of Research and Development (ORD) at EPA is committed to providing the best products in high-priority areas of scientific research.
The Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program promotes and recognizes scientific and technological achievements by all EPA employees. The STAA program began in 1980 and is sponsored by ORD. ORD also manages the STAA program and provides administrative oversight. EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) provides scientific and technological evaluation. While this program is sponsored by ORD, this competition is available Agency-wide.
Nominations may be submitted in the following research categories. (Note: Research category descriptions are provided as general guidance. They are not intended to exclude nominations that otherwise fit within the category title.) Enter the primary research category and, as appropriate, one or more secondary categories on the Nomination Form (secondary category notations are optional). A nomination number using the primary research category will be assigned for administrative purposes; however, the SAB may use secondary categories in the review process.
- Control Systems and Technology (CS): This category includes research on the development, design, testing, and deployment of treatment and disposal systems and on the adaptation of existing systems to new uses. The research may include the development of prototypes, model systems, operations and maintenance equipment, pilot systems, or performance evaluations.
- Ecological Research (ER): This category includes experimental or field research, structure and functions of ecosystems research, interaction of organisms with their ecosystem, and stressors' effects and their interaction on ecosystems.
- Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment (HE): This category includes laboratory and epidemiological analytical research for human health risk estimation and studies for improving human health risk assessment.
- Monitoring and Measurement Methods (MM): This category includes research on developing indicators, monitoring systems, and designs for measuring the exposures of ecosystems to multiple stressors and the resultant response of ecosystems at local, regional, and national scales.
- Transport and Fate (TF): This category includes research on the mechanisms and moderators of the movement of chemicals within and among environmental media, their transformations, and storage in the environment by chemical, physical, and biological processes. The research may include laboratory or field research and models.
- Review Articles (RA): A review article may be in any disciplinary area. Review articles are expected to include a synthesis and a critical analysis of previous work that lead to a better understanding of and provide new insight into a particular discipline.
- Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration (RM): This category consists of research that evaluates policy initiatives in ways that develop analysis and information to integrate science, engineering, and social science in support of environmental policy and regulatory decisions (e.g., standards). It includes developing prevention, management, adaptation, and remediation technologies to design, manage, restore, or rehabilitate ecosystems to achieve local, regional, and national goals.
- Integrated Risk Assessment (IR): This category covers research (observation, experimental, and theoretical) directed towards the goal of integrating human health and ecological risk assessment methods and analysis. It includes processes and modeling research for developing the models to understand, predict, and assess the current and probable future exposure and response of ecosystems to multiple stressors at multiple scales. It also includes risk assessment research for developing and applying assessment methods, indices, and guidelines for quantifying risk to the sustainability and vulnerability of ecosystems from multiple stressors at multiple scales.
- Environmental Policy and Decision-Making Studies (EP): This category covers research pertaining to EPA's policy formulation and regulatory and enforcement responsibilities. It specifically includes environmental policy, environmental justice, anthropology, psychology, sociology, decision-making, economics, urban and community planning, transportation, and land-use planning.
- Homeland Security (HS): Includes both threat agent detection and decontamination, including rapid biosurveillance and detection systems, systems to detect emerging and advanced biological threats, software algorithms to improve detection, improved decontamination methods and restoration system tools, and decontamination technologies for removal of contaminants.
- Industry and the Environment (IE): This category includes research in areas such as pollution prevention, design for the environment, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental management accounting, and organizational behavior. It also includes systems analyses relating to products and/or industry such as life cycle assessment and material flow analysis.
- Energy and the Environment (EE): This category includes research on effective and sustainable solutions to environmental problems associated with energy production. Specific research areas include improving energy efficiency and conservation and developing sustainable energy sources.
- Sustainability and Innovation (SI): This category includes research that embodies the principles of sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the continued assurance of human health and well being, environmental resource protection and economic prosperity-today and for generations to come. Ideally, research that seeks sustainable solutions protects the environment, strengthens our communities and fosters prosperity. This category also includes research that employs particularly innovative approaches to provide expedient solutions to problems related to the achievement of sustainability and the protection of human health and the environment, as opposed to incremental solutions. This research may involve a new method or device and can take the form of wholly new applications or applications that build on existing knowledge and approaches for new uses.
- Other Environmental Research (OR): This category covers other research supporting environmental protection that does not clearly fit within any of the above-noted research categories. Please be assured that nominations submitted to this category are carefully considered by the SAB STAA subcommittee. Nominations to this category also help guide decisions to add new categories to future STAA announcements.
- Level I ($10,000) awards are for nominees who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort as described below. Awardees will also receive a letter of recognition, certificate of appreciation, and plaque.
- It is expected to recognize the creation or general revision of a scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public.
- It is expected to be highly relevant to EPA's mission.
- It must be at least of national significance or have a high impact on a broad area of science/technology.
- The nomination must be recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline.
- Level II ($5,000) awards are for nominees who have accomplished a notably excellent research or technological effort that has qualities and values similar to, but to a lesser degree, those described under Level I. Awardees will also receive a letter of recognition and certificate of appreciation.
- It must have timely consequences and contribute as an important scientific/technological achievement within its discipline.
- Level III ($2,000) awards are for nominees who have accomplished an unusually notable research or development effort. Awardees will also receive a letter of recognition and certificate of appreciation.
- The nomination can be for a substantial revision or modification of a scientific/technological principle or procedure, or an important improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public.
- It must significantly affect a relevant area of science/technology.
- Honorable Mention recognition is for nominations that are noteworthy but that do not warrant a Level I, II, or III award. Authors will receive a letter of recognition and certificate of appreciation. Honorable Mention applies to nominations that:
- may not quite reach the level described for a Level III award, or
- show a promising area of research that the SAB subcommittee wants to encourage, or
- show an area of research that the SAB subcommittee feels is too preliminary to currently warrant a higher recommendation.
Any number of coauthors may share a single award. However, monetary awards are distributed on the basis of the nominee's designated percentage of contribution and eligibility to receive monetary awards. For example, if there are two EPA Authors eligible to receive monetary awards, one EPA Author in the Senior Executive Service (not eligible to receive a monetary award), and one Non-EPA Author (not eligible to receive a monetary award) who each contributed 25% on a $5,000 award, the two authors who are eligible to receive monetary awards will each receive 25% of $5,000, or $1,250, for their monetary award. However, the minimum monetary award is $250 (e.g., an EPA author contributing 5% toward a $2,000 award will receive $250).
NOTE: When more than one nomination with similar subjects and authors are submitted, the SAB may choose to combine these nominations into a single recommendation. Monetary awards are then distributed based on author contributions to the award (e.g., two nominations combined to receive a single Level II award will result in a $5,000 monetary award for both nominations).
All nominations must meet the criteria below. For further information on these criteria, please visit the STAA Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions section.
- Publications nominated in any earlier STAA competition are not eligible; however, previously nominated publications may be listed as a supplemental item to support a current nomination.
- The nominated publication(s) must have been published in a high-quality peer-reviewed journal (includes online
journals and appropriately cited on-line preprints that are publicly available on or before January 1,2013),
or a suitable book. A single nomination, whether it is a single publication or multiple publications, must stand
on its own merits. Journal publications are expected to be in journals that are professionally relevant to the field
of work. It is also strongly recommended that books or book chapters are externally peer reviewed prior to
The submission of standard test method papers (example, ASTM) is discouraged. Although commendable efforts, because of the frequent extensive peer review of the methods involved, it is difficult to ascribe and ascertain authorship to such papers and the SAB review committee may elect not to review them.
- The principal author must be an EPA employee (includes PHS employees assigned to EPA) when the relevant research was conducted. A principal author of a publication is the primary writer, leader, integrator, and creator of the publication. The principal author is responsible for the quality assurance, quality control, presentation, and defense of everything contained in the publication. A contributing author is a major substance provider to the research product. A contributing author is responsible for the quality assurance, quality control, and integrity of the input to the publication, but does not have primary responsibility for the overall publication. A contributing author may or may not write the publication in part, but must be a substantive expert reviewer for the representations made in the publication. NOTE: All co-authors are contributing authors; each co-author must be attributed a minimum of 1% "total effort" (see nomination form).
- EPA Authors (includes PHS employees assigned to EPA) must have collectively contributed a minimum of 50% toward the publication(s). Note that contractors, grantees and their employees, fellows, as well as all other persons that are NOT federal employees working for the U.S. EPA when the relevant research was conducted, are not eligible for financial awards through this program. SES, ST, and SL employees are also not eligible for financial awards under the STAA program. Title 42 employees are eligible for recognition and also may be eligible for financial awards.
- The nominated publication(s) must have been published on or before January 1, 2013 and on or after January 1, 2010 (includes on-line journals and appropriately cited on-line preprints that are publicly available on or before January 1, 2013). Also see "2." above.
- Nominations may include one, two, or three eligible publications. Multiple publications with similar subjects and authors should be submitted as one nomination; however, a strong link between the subject matter should be apparent to justify combining the publications. Publications in excess of three can be included in the nomination as supplemental items.
- Any supplemental information sent to journals should be included since such material frequently provides useful context on the quality and innovativeness of the research and the potential consequences of the research within its discipline or field of study.
- Submission of more than two (2) nominations (includes both individual and multiple publication nominations) from a single principal author in a given year requires concurrence from the STAA Coordinator. There is no limit to the number of nominations that may be submitted as a contributing author. However, authors submitting multiple nominations on very similar topics must provide adequate justification on how each nomination differs and provides a unique contribution to advancement of scientific knowledge for the topic.
Note: Multiple related nominations from the same principal author are likely to be combined into a single award, as appropriate.
Nomination packages may be initiated and prepared by any EPA scientist or engineer (or PHS employee assigned to EPA) at any organizational level, including the publication author(s), but an author cannot serve as a Nominating Official or an Approving Official for their own publication. As noted on the Nomination Form, the Nominating Official attests that the nomination is placed in the appropriate Research Category.
Within ORD: The Nominating Official must be the Division Director, and the Approving Official must be the Laboratory or Center Director. If the Division Director is an author, the Laboratory or Center Director must be the Nominating Official, and the Approving Official is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science. If the nomination is from an ORD headquarters office, the Nominating Official must be the Office or Center Director, and the Approving Official is the Assistant Administrator or the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science. If the Office Director is an author, the Nominating and Approving Official will be the Assistant Administrator. If a Staff member of a National Program Director (NPD) is the author, the Deputy NPD will be the Nominating Official and the NPD will be the Approving Official. If the Deputy NPD is an author, the NPD will be the Nominating Official and Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for Science will be the Approving Official. If an NPD is an author, the DAA for Science will be the Nominating Official and the Assistant Administrator will be the Approving Official.
Outside of ORD: The Nominating Official must be at the Division Director level or equivalent, and the Approving Official must be at the Office Director level or equivalent. If the Division Director or Office Director is an author, then the office must select appropriate Nominating and Approving Officials. The Nominating Official and the Approving Official cannot be the same person except when the Assistant Administrator is the Nominating Official.
NOTE: Award materials will be sent to the Office Award Contact. This person is responsible for distribution of award materials. Please identify a single appropriate person to act as the "Office Award Contact" for all nominations originating from a single Approving Official.
The following procedures must be followed to accurately and completely prepare and submit a STAA nomination package. Please also review the "STAA Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions" to assist in your nomination preparation.
After the call letter is issued by the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development (AA/ORD), any EPA employee (or PHS employee assigned to EPA) may initiate the preparation of a nomination package. Nomination packages may only be submitted electronically. A nomination package consists of all requested materials, with all of the required signatures. The original component of the package contains the following three items:
- Nomination Form
- Nominated Publication(s)—no more than three
- Supplemental Item(s)—no more than four items, as applicable
A nomination with publications/supplemental items that cannot be provided electronically may be submitted. Contact the STAA Coordinator, Ben Packard, email@example.com 703-343-8087 for information on submission of materials that cannot be transmitted by electronic means.
Unless the STAA Coordinator has been informed otherwise in advance of the nomination deadline and acknowledged having received that information, it is expected that all submission materials will be submitted as one package. Without this advanced notice, the STAA Coordinator cannot guarantee that materials sent separately will be appropriately combined for review.
No updates to nominations will be allowed after the deadline.
Nomination Form: Complete the nomination form using the instructions included on the form. Please also review the "STAA Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions" to assist in your nomination form preparation.
- The nomination form must have the signatures of both the Nominating Official and the Approving Official (they must be separate individuals: see "Required Approvals" above for more information). Within ORD, a single "Office Award Contact" must be used for all nominations from a single Laboratory, Center, or Office. Award materials will be sent to the Office Award Contact for distribution. Outside of ORD, a single "Office Award Contact" must be used for all nominations from a single Approving Official.
- Each author must be entered separately. Please ensure that each author's full name is spelled correctly. Also, be sure to enter employment information with a complete and current mailing address. We must have a current address for all EPA and non-EPA authors named in the nomination (No P.O. Box).
- Record of Percentage Agreement: The nomination package must include a Record of Percentage Agreement document from each author listed on the nomination form. This document may be submitted in the form of an e-mail or signed letter, which states that the co-author agrees with the total percentage of effort listed beside his or her name on the nomination form, and included as the last information provided in the nomination package. The document should list "Record of Percentage Agreement" in the subject line, followed by the co-author's first and last name. The body of the document should contain the co-author's name, organization, and contact information, the nominee's name, the title(s) of the nominated publication(s), and a brief paragraph stating that the author is in agreement with his or her designated percentage of contribution. (Note: A Record of Percentage Agreement document is not required for single-author nominations.) When an author cannot be located, provide information on efforts to locate that author.
- Nominated Publication(s): Include no more than three nominated publications. Enter the titles of the nominated publications in "Initial Caps" format (for example, "Effects of Benzene Exposure") Note: The database used for the STAA program cannot support italics, underlines, special characters, superscripts, or subscripts. Please edit all submission information completely. If multiple publications are submitted, use the space provided to explain the links between subject matter in the different publications.
- Bibliometric journal statistics (i.e., impact factor, immediacy index, and citation half-life) are required for all nominated publications and must be recorded on Page 4 of the nomination form if available. Most journals are listing the impact factors on their websites. Impact factors are also found at Web of Science, http://www.webofknowledge.com/, which is available to all EPA employees. Thomson's Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports are also useful tools for obtaining this data. Contact your local EPA library for assistance retrieving bibliometric journal statistics. Also, the EPA Library in Research Triangle Park has access to these resources and can assist with obtaining bibliometric information. Requests for this information may be submitted through their website at http://intranet.epa.gov/rtplibrary/staaprogram.html. Alternate methods of documenting the impact of the publication(s) may be used as deemed appropriate and can be documented in the space provided.
- Supplemental Items: Supplemental material may be included with the nomination package to provide background information and perspective. There should be no more than four supplemental items; they may include patent documents, other publications relating to the nominated publication's achievement, other publications from the series but not part of the nomination, or selected excerpts or abstracts from other sources relevant to the achievement.
- Justification: Provide a succinct description of why the nominated publication(s) deserves Agency-wide recognition and how it is relevant to the EPA's mission. Your description should be written so that a non-expert in the field of the publication(s) will understand its importance and impact upon the ability of the Agency to better accomplish its mission. Provide evidence to support any statements made describing the scientific merit of the nominated publication(s). Note: The space available under Justification (page 5) is expandable when completing the form electronically. However, please be concise in consideration of the reviewing committee.
- If authors are submitting multiple nominations on very similar subjects and topics, adequate justification should be provided on how each nomination is sufficiently different and provides a unique contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge for that topic. If the author(s) of this nomination has been nominated for a previous or concurrent STAA award within the last 5 years, a description of how this nomination's publication(s) differs from that nomination(s) must be provided. If concurrent nominations are being submitted, explain why. Note: While not eligible for this year's competition, publications nominated in earlier STAA competitions may be submitted as "Supplemental Items."
- Citation: Be sure to provide a citation that does not exceed 120 characters, including spaces. Enter the citations in "Initial Caps" format (for example, "Effects of Benzene Exposure on Adult Population"). Do not use italics, underlines, special characters, superscripts, or subscripts. We recommend that your citation be in plain language and carefully edited for readability. To avoid past issues with lengthy citations, please provide the number of characters/ spaces in your citation.
The following procedures must be followed for electronic submission of nominations:
- The complete nomination package must be submitted via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please be sure to cc yourself as documentation of your timely submission.
- Each component of the nomination package (i.e., the signed nomination form, publication(s), supplemental item(s), and record-of-percentage agreement documents) must be saved in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) prior to submission. See EPA's PDF page to learn more and for free download of the Adobe Acrobat Reader program at http://www2.epa.gov/home/pdf-files.
- Each PDF document in the nomination package component must be named as follows:
- Nomination Form (principal author's first and last name)
- Record of Percentage Agreement (co-author's first and last name; not needed for principal author)
- Publication1, Publication2, etc. (up to three)
- Supplemental1, Supplemental2, etc. (up to four)
- The nomination package components (i.e., the PDF documents described above) should be zipped into one attachment labeled with the Research Category code followed by the last name then first name of the Principal Author Contact (e.g., JS Smith John). WinZip, a software program which can be used to compress multiple attachments to create a single zipped file, is available on your EPA computer or can be obtained by contacting the Help Desk. For information on using WinZip, see http://www.winzip.com/.
- The subject line of the submission e-mail must include the Principal Author Contact's first and last name.
All nomination packages are due to the National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) by midnight ET on Thursday, February 28, 2013. Due to the extensive processing requirements, no exceptions will be permitted. It is expected that all nomination materials will be submitted in one package. The STAA Coordinator cannot guarantee that materials sent separately will be appropriately combined for review.
No updates to nominations will be allowed after the deadline date.
An acknowledgement of receipt will be e-mailed approximately 30 days after the nomination deadline. After 30 days, if you do not receive this e-mail, please forward your copy of the nomination e-mail to the STAA Coordinator for receipt verification.
The nomination packages are received by ORD/NCER's Peer Review Division (PRD). After the nomination packages are screened for administrative compliance, they are provided to the SAB STAA subcommittee for review. The subcommittee members are selected on the basis of their expertise in the categories of science and technology addressed by the nominated publications, and serve for approximately three years. When necessary, the subcommittee obtains reviews from additional experts to ensure the credibility of the review process. The SAB reviews the nomination packages according to the following factors:
- The extent to which the work reported in the nominated publication(s) resulted in either new or significantly revised knowledge. The accomplishment is expected to represent an important advancement of scientific knowledge or technology relevant to environmental issues and EPA's mission.
- The degree to which the accomplishment is a product of the originality, creativeness, initiative, and problem-solving ability of the researchers, as well as the level of effort required to produce the results.
- The extent to which environmental protection has been strengthened or improved, whether of local, national, or international importance.
- The extent of the beneficial impact of the accomplishment and the degree to which the accomplishment has been favorably recognized from outside EPA.
- The nature and extent of peer review, including stature and quality of the peer-reviewed journal or the publisher of a book for a review chapter published therein.
Note: Nominations that are submitted to an inappropriate category will not be disqualified; they will be placed in the category the SAB subcommittee considers appropriate.


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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate sports reporter
While the USU Eastern mens basketball team has been able to win a handful of close games early in the season, a slow start contributed to the teams first loss of the 2011-12 season.
The mens team completed a two-game road trip to Rock Springs, Wyo., on Friday and Saturday where they competed against Central and Western Wyoming.
In their first game against Central Wyoming, Eastern ran out to an eight point lead at the half, 32-24.
That eight point lead was a difference as the Golden Eagles converted foul shots and held Central Wyoming to 27 percent shooting from three to take the 64-56 victory.
Sophomore Demetrus Richardson led Eastern with 19 points, going a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Freshman Chase Flint added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Sophomore Neveij Walters added 10 points.
In the second game on Saturday against Western Wyoming, things went a little differently.
While the Golden Eagles have played from behind on a few occasions this season, they have not faced a deficit as large as they did against Western Wyoming.
Some of the players on the squad, including freshman guard Chase Flint, were dealing with the effects of playing through an illness.
Also the team has been playing with the cloud of sanctions over their head as last week, the NJCAA announced the school was banned from postseason play after sophomore Max Zakharov was declared ineligible before the season started.
Whatever the case may be, the Golden Eagles came out to a slow start and trailed at the half 30-23.
Head coach Brian Edelstein said at one point the team was down by as many as 21 points, including a deficit of 18 points with six minutes left in the game.
Despite the large deficit, the Golden Eagles were able to cut into it by making plays down the stretch and never quitting.
Unfortunately for Eastern, the lead was too big to overcome and was a key reason for the team's first loss this season, 79-73.
"We made things close in the second half and the team never showed any quit," said head coach Brian Edelstein.
Walters led the team with a team-high 18 points and 9 rebounds. Three other Golden Eagles scored in double digits including freshmen LaSalle McKay and Dashaun Wiggins who both finished with 15 points. Flint chipped in 13.
The USU Eastern men (9-1) will return home to Price as look for revenge when they play host to Western Wyoming this Saturday at the B-DAC at 5 p.m.
For the USU Eastern womens team, the weekend slate of games brought another split as the squad begins to wind down from its early season play on the road.
Playing in Salt Lake City, the Eastern women faced off against Treasure Valley Community College (Ore.) and came away with a 76-54 victory.
Head coach Dave Paur said the Lady Eagles' tough defense was a key factor in the win and has been a key all season long.
Sophomore Priscila Santos led all scorers with 30 points and five steals. Sophomore Jasmine Petit finished with 10 points.
In the game Saturday against Otero Junior College (Colo.), the Lady Eagles kept up the defensive pressure but could not convert on offense, leading to a 46-36 loss.
Paur said teams are focusing their defense around shutting down Santos and her high scoring ability.
The low scoring affair saw both teams shoot under 36 percent from the field. The Lady Eagles committed a season high 32 turnovers.
Santos led the team with 16 points and had 7 turnovers. Freshman Caitlin Nelson had 6 points and 8 rebounds and freshman Abbi Kay added 6 points and 5 rebounds.
The Lady Eagles (4-6) will head on the road to Rangely, Colo., for another tournament this Friday and Saturday against Stone Child College and Saiish Kootenai Community College.


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She was born in Cleveland and has lived most of her life in Huntington.
Mary has 11 children, 39 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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Mike Hranica, frontman of metal titans The Devil Wears Prada, has announced the release of his brand new book, Home for Grave, a fictional story inspired by the song "Home For Grave" off the band's latest record 8:18. Hranica revealed the news in an exclusive Q&A with Billboard, discussing the tragedy of routine in everyday life and the inspiration behind his new literary work. Home for Grave tells the tale of Ian Mitchells and his journey from birth to death, exploring the empty existence of the normal man. A limited 1,818 copies of Home for Grave are available now at www.mikehranica.com
Long acclaimed as one of the most potent and provocative bands in modern American metal, The Devil Wears Prada have made a massive leap forward with the stunning 8:18. The album - executive produced by Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz and produced by the band along with producer/engineer Matt Goldman (Underoath, The Chariot) - sees the band driving their relentless sonic approach with more might than ever before, giving extreme power to frontman Mike Hranica's grim, emotional lyricism. Revolver touted the collection exclaiming, "8:18 is definitely bleak, harrowing, and f*cking heavy," while Rolling Stone praised the track 'Martyrs' as "an apocalyptic riff." "The melodic metal riffs could please the ears of any heavy music fan," applauded A.V. Club while Alternative Press lauded the albums vocals stating, "Mike Hranica's voice is as gut-wrenchingly brutal as ever."
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Victory Against Chevron for Environmental Racism, A New American Dust Bowl, Fukushima Update & U.S. Nuclear PowerMay 20th, 2011
A major victory for indigenous peoples in the Ecuadoran Amazon against Chevron for environmental racism. Earthbeat host Daphne Wysham discusses the case with Kevin Konig of Amazon Watch.
Dr. Arjun Makhijani of IEER explains the latest information on the nuclear meltdowns underway in Fukushima, Japan. Then, will biofuels and climate change lead to another dust bowl in the Midwest? Don Carr of the Environmental Working Group discusses their latest report, Losing Ground.
And Erich Pica of Friends of the Earth reflects on President Obama's energy strategies and what the environmental movement needs to really win.
Music in this edition of the show is Aires de Terra by Ecuadorian folk musician Arturo Aguirre y los Folkloristas and Lake Sonata from 'The Midwest American Piano Project' by Stacey Barelos. Our theme music is 'Baladi' by Tony Anka, Bellydance Superstars vol. 2.
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a. What is the probability of selecting a female student? P(female accounting) + P (female Maj Mgmt) + P (Finance) = 0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.4 b. What is the probability of selecting a Finance or Accounting major? P (Finance Male or Female) + P (Accounting Male or Female) = 0.2 + ...
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Find the set of all integers, n, for which the fraction 20/(10-n*n) is an integer I used n*n for n squared I figured that 10-n*n must be a factor of 20 and the only answer that ended up working was +-3, is this right?
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How would the consequentialist and the non-consequentialist respond to reporting child abuse without clear proof, just out of "gut" instinct. The non-consequenialist reports , or does not report, without thought or care of the consequents to those involved. The ...
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these past few days have been a blast! i have the pleasure of working with Miss KL & karmaloop in boston! we have been shooting my feauture for Miss KL december and i also did a bit of product shots. tonight i am hosting an event with the team at the emerald lounge.. tomorrow i am back to la la land! i must say i am in fashion heaven.. all the looks they pulled for the shoot were right up my alley! and the shoes... don't even get my started on the shoes!!!! ha ha


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TAXES, TRADE RUMORS AND MORE COWBELLThursday's three Islanders items worth following
Two news items and a very intriguing blog post highlight the Thursday morning developments as the Aug. 1 referendum for a new arena for Nassau County approaches.
1. In a recent interview with Point Blank, Democratic legislator Kevan Abrahams said his vote would be swayed greatly after he learned what the county's Office of Independent Review thought of the deal. Well, Mr. Abrahams and the rest of us have learned that the O.I.R. has said the new arena could cost taxpayers all of $13.80 a year. This is good news for proponents of the deal.
2. We tweeted for 12 hours on Wednesday about #morecowbell, and now it's official. Blue Oyster Cult, the Long Island band who once headlined shows at the Coliseum, will be the featured guests when the Islanders host a Vote Yes rally in the Coliseum lot on Wednesday, July 27 beginning at 4:00 pm. Speakers will include Charles Wang, Ed Mangano and the usual union leaders shouting, "Build it now."
3. Very, very interesting, Miss Strang. Katie Strang, the Islanders' beat writer for Newsday, rarely writes opinion-filled items – even on her blog. She usually prefers to get all the facts straight and details correct and leave the guessing for others. But on Wednesday night, Strang wrote a blog post about how now is the time for Garth Snow to make his big move. Among the highlights:
"This PR push will undoubtedly continue in the days leading up to the vote, but what else could the Islanders do to energize the fan base and mobilize the troops? Make a move."
"The Islanders will need to add salary to get to the cap floor regardless, so why not kill two birds with one stone? Fans have been lusting for some action – something, anything – after a quiet-borderline-silent free agency."
and finally…
"Free concerts are great, but fans want to know this: If they are willing to shell out the money to help build this new arena, will the Islanders reach into their pockets to help build the team?"
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Do I think Katie Strang knows that the Islanders are working on a hockey move?
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Some players need multiple channels or modes and lots of controls. Others want simplicity. For some, it's all about great clean tones, and for others, it's all about high gain tones. Some need a great reverb, others hate reverb on an amp. Then there are those who need to replicate a ton of sounds and go digital.
I just go for a great-sounding amp, and am less concerned about channel-switching and modes because I use my guitar's volume controls for that. Though I go back to the days of only single-channel amps being available, I've had a bunch of channel switchers, and basically, if it sounds good, I can make it work regardless.
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Every Friday, we'll update you on how each of the New York
Rangers' prospects playing in Canadian junior leagues, college and overseas
performed over the previous week
Yogan (OHL)
This week: 3gp, 1g, 2a, 3pts, +2, 0PIM
This season:
31gp, 14g, 15a, 29pts, +6, 41PIM
Yogan left last Friday's contest with
headaches and a stiff neck, but he played two more games this week and
appears to be OK. Yogan had a goal and
an assist last night to help Peterborough snap an eight-game win-less streak.
Kreider (NCAA)
This week: 1gp, 0g, 1a, 1pt, 0PIM
This season:
18gp, 12g, 11a, 23pts, 32PIM
Thomas (OHL)
This week: 1gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts, -1, 0PIM
This season:
21gp, 13g, 14a, 27pts, -3, 6PIM
During his current seven-game point-scoring streak Thomas has
amassed eight goals and nine assists.
He has five goals and seven assists in his last three games. Thomas was cut from Canada's World Junior team
earlier this week, though.
McIlrath (WHL)
This week: 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1pt, 0-rating, 5PIM
season: 21gp, 2g, 8a, 10pts, +2, 54PIM
Fasth (Swedish Elite League)
This week: 1gp, 0g, 0a, 0pts, 0-rating, 0PIM
This season:
21gp, 5g, 11a, 16pts, +9, 4PIM
Fasth remains out with a fractured foot.
Miller (OHL)
This week: 2gp, 2g, 1a, 3pts, +1, 0PIM
This season:
31gp, 13g, 26a, 39pts, +6, 20PIM
Miller has two goals and five assists in his last three
St. Croix (WHL)
This week: 2gp, 2g, 5a, 7pts, +5, 0PIM
This season:
33gp, 18g, 32a, 50pts, +16, 23PIM
St. Croix is in the middle of a torrid stretch with 28
points (11 goals, 17 assists) in his last 10 games. St. Croix is also plus-18 over that period. He is now seventh in the WHL in scoring and has
been instrumental in helping the Oil Kings win 10 consecutive games. After a slow start, St. Croix has 48 points
(17 goals, 31 assists) in his last 26 games.
Jess Rubenstein thinks that should
be more than enough to earn St. Croix a contract.
Pashnin (KHL)
This week: 2gp, 0g, 0a, 0pts, +1, 2PIM
This season:
29gp, 2g, 2a, 4pts, +3, 30PIM
Lindberg (Swedish Elite League)
This week: 0gp, 0g, 0a, 0pts, 0-rating, 0PIM
This season:
28gp, 3g, 4a, 7pts, -5, 8PIM
Ceresnak (OHL)
This week: 2gp, 0g, 0a, 0pts, -1, 2PIM
This season:
31gp, 4g, 6a, 10pts, 0-rating, 18PIM
McNaught (University of Calgary)
season: 12gp, 0g, 0a, 0pts, -2, 24PIM
Noreau (QMJHL)
This week: 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1pt, +2, 4PIM
This season:
28gp, 3g, 9a, 12pts, +7, 47PIM
Stajcer (OHL)
This week: 2gp, 2.50 GAA, .917 Sv%, 2-0-0-0
This season:
14gp, 2.47 GAA, .927 Sv%, 6-4-2-2
McColgan (WHL)
This week: 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1pt, 0-rating, 13PIM
This season:
31gp, 9g, 24a, 33pts, -2, 42PIM
Fogarty (BCHL)
This week: 4gp, 0g, 4a, 4pts, 0PIM
season: 33gp, 16g, 24a, 40pts, 16PIM
Jess Rubenstein reports that a Penticton press release named
Fogarty the "Hardest Working Vee."
Past editions of Friday On The Farm:
On The Farm: Edition #1 > (9/30/11)
On The Farm: Fast Start For Fasth > (10/7/11)
On The Farm: Kreider Coming Into His Own > (10/14/11)
On The Farm: Scoring Streaks Abound > (10/21/11)
On The Farm: Thomas Suspended For 10 Games > (10/28/11)
On The Farm: St. Croix Streaking > (11/4/11)
On The Farm: McIlrath Out With A Concussion > (11/11/11)
On The Farm: Miller Proving Worthy Of First-Round Pick > (11/18/11)
On The Farm: Fogarty On Fire > (11/25/11)
On The Farm: Fasth Out For 3 Months > (12/2/11)
On The Farm: Thomas, St. Croix Earn Player Of The Week Honors > (12/9/11)
Friday On The Farm: St. Croix Unstoppable > (12/16/11)
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Predator wrote:Silva, we both know you'd be Trixie.
Well, if you mean I'm just a harmless actor who comes off as too pompous or arrogant then I guess I would agree.
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The Hometown Holidays' best-window contest resulted in not two, but three winners on Thursday night.
Manna Mason of the Party Place on Eagle Street won a night for two at the Porches and dinner at Gramercy Bistro for her Charlie Brown Christmas-themed windows.
The judges (Mayor Richard Alcombright, Rep. Daniel E. Bosley and Mass MoCA director Joseph Thompson) were quite taken with the fetching illustrations on the Party Place that were painted like stained glass. Thompson in particular liked the three-dimensional effect created by the grids inside the windows.
That's about as evocative as the judges were about the more than two dozen businesses and shops that decked their halls — and windows — with cheery and bright displays. Alcombright did step into nearly every open storefront to at least say hello. (Though our boasting over our own lovely windows fell on deaf ears.)
After the judges perused the windows, pointing out particularly interesting pieces, they graded each display based on creativity, effort, holiday festivity, wow factor and overall look. The Party Place was followed closely by I Got Goodies in second and Petrino's Cafe in third.
The runners-up, however, didn't lose out. They were the favorites of the more than 60 shoppers who voted; possibly their proximity to each other played a role, but the wins were well deserved. Both shops have some serious eye candy in the windows, literally in I Got Goodies' case.
Colleen Taylor of Taylor's Restaurant graciously offered a second gift certificate so both Mark Petrino of Petrino's Cafe and Janice Esoldi of I Got Goodies received a prize for People's Choice.
"It was definitely a success," said Jonathan Secor of MCLA's Gallery 51 and the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center. "It's a beginning ... It was great to see the lights and all the effort and everything. ... It looks like there's life on the street."
Janice Esoldi of I Got Goodies and Mark Petrino of Petrino's Cafe won People's Choice.
Quiet carolers are caught midnote in the iBerkshires window.
Anyone who's been downtown lately has noticed the spirit of the season on full display.
Storefronts have been blazing with lights, decorated with trees and Christmas balls, snowflakes and Santas, giant nutcrackers and all kinds of interesting merchandise.
On Thursday night, downtown shoppers will have the chance to decide which is the best.
The decorating idea sprang up during meetings held earlier this fall by downtown merchants to promote the "Buy Local" campaign locally. (Members pointedly reminded those on the "shady side" of the street to dress up, too. And we have, just you see!) To encourage participation, the group decided to create a contest for the best window and offer a prize.
Judges will be perusing the city's best-dressed windows at this week's Hometown for the Holidays event on Thursday night to select the storefront with the best holiday spirit. Since judges' choices rarely please everyone, downtown patrons will decide the People's Choice.
The contest is part of the Hometown Holidays events that kicked off with the tree lighting on Thanksgiving Eve and has continued on the traditional Thursday shopping nights. Merchants and restaurants have been offering specials and discounts; the Mystery Shopper has also returned after decades of absence to lure shoppers downtown with the promise of gift certificates.
This Thursday, celebrity judges Mayor Richard Alcombright, Rep. Daniel E. Bosley and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Director Joseph C. Thompson will be peeking in windows of participating businesses around Main, Holden and Eagle streets beginning at 5.
The judges will announce their choice at 6 p.m. at Petrino's Cafe. The winner gets a night at the Porches and dinner at Gramercy Bistro.
Then the public gets to weigh in. Local stores and volunteers with the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center will have contest forms available beginning at 5; get them back to Petrino's by 6:45 for the People's Choice winner to be announced at 7. The winner gets dinner for two at Taylor's.
While you're downtown, don't just look at the windows, step into the shops and check out the merchandise. Most stores will be open until 9 so there's plenty of time after the contest to circle back to that must-have item.
An elegant place setting from Carr Hardware, kitchenware and crocheted baby sweaters are among the items to be found at The Holiday Stop.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jennifer Barbeau, who turned the anemic Fall Foliage Craft Fair into a rousing downtown success this year, isn't done with Main Street.
Barbeau, an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple, a home-party prepared foods business; her daughter, Kate Barbeau, Diane Daniels and crafter Kathy Turner have teamed up to open The Holiday Stop at 81 Main St. to offer a variety of crafts and merchandise and support nonprofits over the holidays.
Merchandise includes range of handcrafted local items, overstock and bargains: from purses, shawls, linens and jewelery to homebaked goods, crocheted baby sweaters, natural lotions and handmade Christmas decorations. There's also, of course, information about their home businesses; Kate Barbeau sells Miche Bags and Daniels is consultant for Linen World.
"It's a nice opportunity for us to help the community," said Barbeau, since a lot of the sales go to local charities. "We got a lot of donations."
They're selling calendars for the Greylock Animal Hospital, for instance, to raise funds for its Stray and Wildlife Medical Fund. St. John's Episcopal Church's thrift store Gilded Cage has taken over a spot to continue selling its goods through the holiday. Sales of clothing go to Shriners' Hospital; a gift wrapping station benefits Relay for Life. The shop is also accepting food pantry and animal shelter donations.
"We wanted to make this fun, too," said Barbeau, "by bringing people in to talk and do demonstrations."
That means craft and story times for kids, information about what the animal hospital's been helping with its fund and raffles. One of the more popular demonstrations is "elegant napkin folding," said Barbeau, along with bow making. Advance registration is recommended for all activities. The cost: a donation to the food pantry.
The store is open Saturdays 9 to 5; Sundays 9 to 3; sometimes at lunchtime, and for the Thursday night Hometown Holidays events. This Thursday, Dec. 2, there'll be a bow making class at 6:30. Saturday offers a children's program at 10:30 and a Greylock rep will be on hand from 11 to 1.
The last day is Thursday, Dec. 23.
Update: The shop is a now a FIVE-person venture with the addition of Mary Ann Caproni the "Crochet Queen." Caproni has (adorable!) hats, doll clothes, children's sweaters, purses and more.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shoppers in the downtown should be on the lookout for a mystery man or woman this Thursday browsing local stores. If you guess right, you'll win a $25 gift certificate.
The "Mystery Shopper" contest was resurrected as part of Hometown Holidays, an initiative of the city, Develop North Adams and downtown merchants to encourage people to shop locally. A kids' trivia contest is also being run through Dec. 24.
The Mystery Shopper was a popular North Adams holiday event decades ago. Does anyone remember it?
Downtown patrons will have the chance to track down a mystery shopper on the next four Thursday evenings before Christmas. Two Mystery Shoppers will be browsing stores, restaurants and galleries along Main, Eagle, Ashland, Holden and Marshall streets. Look for clues as to who and where the mystery shoppers will be on each Thursday in the text ads on iBerkshires; there'll also be clues in the local paper.
To make shopping easier, the city has revived the old tradition of free short-term parking along the streets (but not the long-term parking in the municipal lots). The limit is two hours and includes Main, Eagle, Ashland and Marshall streets and American Legion Drive through the end of Christmas weekend, Sunday, Dec. 26.
If you spot a Mystery Shopper all you need to do is ask them "Are you the Mystery Shopper?" based on the clue given for that evening. If you are the first to ask them you win a $25 gift certificate to a favorite downtown business.
One Mystery Shopper will be out between 6 and 7 p.m. and the other from 7 to 8. You have to figure out which one at which time. One prize will be awarded for each identified Mystery Shopper.
We'll give you clues for this Thursday, Dec. 2; look for the next set in the text ads circulating through iBerkshires.
Clue for Shopper 1: My purfect pet feels the beat of my heart.
Clue for Shopper 2: Plowing tops my mind when I go shopping.
For more information, contact Keith Bona, DNA Merchant Committee, at 413-664-6388 or at www.ShopNorthAdamsMA.com.
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Sausage and Leek Soup
- 4 medium leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, then chopped
- 1 large carrot, finely chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 8 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth (64 fluid ounces)
- 2 medium boiling potatoes
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup thinly sliced smoked kielbasa
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram
- White pepper to taste
Wash leeks in a large bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well in a colander.
Cook carrot and celery in 1/2 stick butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add leeks and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 15 minutes.
While stock simmers, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Melt remaining 1/2 stick butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, then add flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add 2 cups simmering stock, whisking vigorously (mixture will be thick), then whisk flour mixture into remaining stock and return to a simmer, whisking.
Add potatoes, kielbasa, and marjoram and simmer soup, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper.
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Since the mid-1980s, states have been experimenting with reducing rules and regulations on school districts and schools in exchange for a higher level of student performance. These deregulation experiments have ranged from charter schools to waiver programs. For charter schools, states create policies that allow educators, parents, community groups or private organizations to operate a school under a written contract with a state, district or other entity. Many charter schools enjoy freedom from rules and regulations affecting other public schools, as long as they continue to meet the terms of their contracts.
For waiver programs, states create policies that allow districts or schools to request exemptions from certain rules and regulations. There are different types of waiver programs. In some, waivers are granted, on a rule-by-rule basis, to districts facing emergency circumstances, such as a shortage of properly certified teachers. In others, only certain districts or schools, such as high-performing ones, are eligible for waivers on either a rule-by-rule basis or through a blanket waiver, which is an automatic waiver from many rules and regulations.
In addition to state-level waiver programs, various federal initiatives, including several provisions within the No Child Left Behind Act, have allowed the U.S. Secretary of Education to grant waivers of certain federal education program requirements to states and school districts.
One of the more notable federal initiatives is the Education Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program, which was first enacted as part of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act of 1994 and most recently amended in the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999. In its 1994 incarnation as a demonstration program, Ed-Flex gave 12 states the authority to waive certain federal education program requirements for their school districts and schools in exchange for enhanced accountability for the performance of students. Three states Illinois, Iowa and Michigan still hold Ed-Flex authority under the demonstration program.
Under the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999, all states are eligible to participate in the Ed-Flex program. Currently, 10 states have received Ed-Flex authority under the 1999 act. They are Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont.
On this Issue Site, you will primarily find information about the waiver programs within the deregulation movement. In particular, you will find summaries of and links to selected research and readings about waivers. For more information about charter schools, please see our Charter Schools Issue Site.
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Looks very promising and I loved both Tekken and Soul Caliber games. ^^
Looks very promising and I loved both Tekken and Soul Caliber games. ^^
Current Games:
Wildstar - Entity - Healz Maybe - Dominion
Blade and Soul Taiwan - Viney - Wulin Faction
Skyforge - NA - Sir Vinn
Waiting for:
Blade and Soul NA
Everquest Next
kinda sad that its a F2P game and not a console release. Just hope it won't be P2W
Gameplay footage:
It plays EXACTLY like the Gundum Extreme VS games.
Not surprising since most of the development team that worked on those games are also making this game.
I actually used to play Gundam Extreme VS a few years ago. A personal friend of mine who owns a local arcade splurged and bought a handful of machines for it after playing it himself while on vacation to Japan. Costed him a fairly pretty penny but it's still one of the most played arcade games there.
Interesting! I just finished watching a 1v1 action fighting game tournament finals. I loved Lost Saga and Super Smash Bros.
I ADORE the movement-system!
After watching the gameplay video, I have to say:
I'll be playing this 24/7.
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Sweet, the more fighters the better. Signed up for Alpha.
Cross your fingers that they wont sell characters .
If it will be anything like Gundam VS then it will be really good.
New extended trailer. Alpha test starts tomorrow from May 30th to June 1st.. Did anyone get in?


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Lasting three days – from Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th September 2011 – the fourth Open World Forum (OWF) will once again take place this year in Paris, at the Eurosites George V, focusing on the dual issues of the Internet and Open Source.
OW2 is involved and actively participating in the Forum preparation.
OW2 organises the Community Summit. The Community Summit is an open workshop focusing on the growth and management of open source communities. The Summit will welcome many renown community practitioners including:
- Cedric Thomas,OW2
- Emmanuel Lecharny,Apache Foundation
- Martin Michlmayr, HP
- Mike Milinkovich, Eclipse Foundation
- Dave Neary, Neary Consulting
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If you are looking to enjoy the many wonderful restaurants that New York has to offer, Restaurant Week is the perfect way to see them all without breaking the bank.
The flowers in this section of the beautiful Botanical Garden was inspired by the painting styles of the great Claude Monet.
New York has been brewing since day one, and now you can walk through its rich history one sip at a time.
A definite staple in a New York City summer, the US Open is the only proper way to end a season of tennis
Constantly putting on amazing performances, the NYC Ballet is world renowned for its mastery of the traditional and its ingeniuty in the original.
Known as the preeminent opera house in the US, this season will undoubtedly please both the opera fanatic and the relative newcomer.


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Ripon, WI – Beloit College Football junior offensive lineman Hayden Simonis earned his second straight All-Midwest Conference honor and freshman return specialist Lukeson Versulien his first as the Conference released the 2012 All-Midwest Conference Football team. The team is selected by a vote of head coaches.
Simonis, a left tackle from Janesville, Wisconsin (Parker) earned Honorable Mention laurels this season. He was a Second Team pick in 2011.
Versulien, a wide receiver/wing back from Delray Beach, Florida (Atlantic Community), was third in the Conference in kickoff return average and fourth in all-purpose yardage for the Bucs. He averaged 125.5 yards per game in all-purpose, including 21.8 on kickoff returns. He was second on the team in receiving with 280 yards and third with 133 rushing yards. His four touchdowns for 24 points tied for the squad's scoring lead.


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The Pats have been committing this penalty time and time again this year.
The Jets told the refs to watch for it.
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Built for Skiers. The Atomic Skiwear Lookbook 14/15.
This coming season ATOMIC is offering all-mountain skiers a range of tailor-made, all-inclusive solutions for even greater pleasure and even better performance. What's on offer: new models and pioneering innovations guaranteed to make every skier a better skier in 2011-12.
This coming winter ATOMIC will not only be making the skiing easier, but the choice of appropriate all-mountain equipment will also be simpler as well. Know-how acquired from the World Cup and freeskiing at the highest level has been channeled into sophisticated all-inclusive solutions designed to make skiing more fun for skiers of every ability. Because the skiing characteristics of a ski depend not only on width, material and construction, but also on side profile, ATOMIC is offering all-mountain skiers two different profiles: Active Camber and Adaptive Rocker. The Active Camber is a traditional camber model providing maximum stability and smoothness as well as precise edge grip. On the Adaptive Rocker, a camber below the binding ensures stability and edge grip, while the Rocker (curved tip) provides sufficient lift in powder snow.
The revolutionary Doubledeck technology which featured in the World Cup once again sets the bar for 2011-12: the new D2 range with Active Camber takes the combination of smoothness and turning compliancy, efficient handling and dynamic precision to new heights. The ski boot to match is the further optimized Hawx – a boot with 100mm lasts which achieves the perfect combination of performance and comfort and which significantly improves balance on the ski thanks to its unique i-Flex zones. These characteristics made it one of the most popular boots on the market last year. The D2 and Hawx are complemented by the new Live Grip Carbon sticks. Rounding off the set is the Xeed Ritual – a high-grade helmet with Adaptive Fit and adjustable ventilation system.
The versatile Nomad range with Adaptive Rocker can be used in all sorts of scenarios. It owes its versatility to a combination of the Rocker at the tip, a gentle curve at the tail and a traditional camber below the binding. Under pressure the tip and tail are raised slightly, allowing turns to be carved more easily and providing lift in powder snow. At the same time, a normal camber below the binding enables the ski to deliver the entire effective edge length during turns, thus ensuring stable grip at all times. The premium models Savage Ti and Blackeye Ti with Adaptive Rocker boast a robust Step Down Sidewall and high-performance construction with wood core and Titanal inserts, ensuring unrivalled performance in all snow conditions. A new addition to the versatile range is the Colt. The performance of the Savage Ti and Blackeye Ti is enhanced by the Burner 120. ATOMIC's high-end all-mountain boot features the same geometric parameters as the ATOMIC race boots, but can be used in conjunction with a number of other extras: thanks to a 5mm increase in stand height, the Enduro chassis improves the edge grip of wider skis, while the Dual Strap optimizes support for the foot. It goes without saying that the skis and boots are color coordinated, as are the Nomad sticks and lightweight and well ventilated Xeed Ritual helmet.
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The Samsung S8000 Jet Unlocked is very lightweight and easy to handle. This phone has all of the things that you need to come to expect in a touchscreen smart phone. This phone has a 3-D interface upgrade with a 3.1 inch screen, which uses 16M color resistive AMOLED that gives you 800x480 screen resolution. It also has the TouchWiz interface that allows you to freely roam the touchscreen phone.
It also has Wi-Fi capability and has a five megapixel camera with digital recording. The camera comes with auto focus and has the face detection, imaged stabilization and geo-tagging. It has the quad band GSM and is 3G with the HSDPA 3.6 Mbps and HSUPA support. It does have a GPS receiver, although it does not have a pre-installed navigation software. It has plenty of storage as it has 8GB internal memory, and also has the microSD slot. It has the stereo FM radio, as well as the microUSB port and has stereo Bluetooth v2.0. One of the unique things about this phone is it has the Web browser that has full Flash and Java support.
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The Southeastern Utah District Health Department will accept sealed
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necessary for the remodeling of the existing building located at 575
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|Remarkable Community Effort to Help Local Boy is Saturday
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There is a remarkable example of caring that will manifest itself in an event tomorrow at the Watauga High Campus on 105, that as friends and co-workers of a Boone family put on a fund-raiser for a young man, suffering from a rare form of cancer.
Owen Miller woke Christmas morning with terrible head pain and volunteers had to fight the ice storm to get him to the hospital for a diagnosis. That diagnosis was grim, according to family friend Becky Love, "They found out that is Pineoblastoma which is a very aggressive type of cancer that effects mostly children—but its very rare." All the Miller family's extended friends network in the area decided there might be something they could do "We can't have a million dollars and tell Owen to get well. And we can't go inside of that family and calm their fears and make things better. But we can have the best blow-out benefit that has ever been done in Boone and that's what we've done." Rollin' for Owen cranks up on the WHS parking lot at 8:30 with a motorcycle ride, and continues throughout the day, with proceeds going to help the Miller family.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, Christmas is a perfect time to share the good feelings, especially what's coming from my three wise men of investing: Buffett, Bogle and Buddha.
Carol Loomis captured it in her new "Tap Dancing to Work: Warren on Practically Everything, 1966-2012," the prefect gift for every investor. Loomis has been writing about America's favorite Uncle since she first mentioned that unknown hedge fund manager back in a 1966 Fortune article. She reminds us of the spiritual depth of the man this holiday season.
You may recall Harper's coverage of a Berkshire-Hathaway annual meeting a few years ago.The title made us smile: "The Church of Warren Buffett: Faith and Fundamentals in Omaha." One of the faithful asked about Buffett's first principle: "What is the secret to value investing?" Buffett replied with the serenity of the Buddha: "Independent thinking and inner peace."
Independent thinking? Yes, you'd expect such a traditional left-brain wisdom from a Western leader. But "inner peace?" That's right-brain, New Age, Eastern wisdom, the Tao, Buddhism, Zen, served with down-home Nebraskan wit by Buffett the Buddha.
Buffett's remark on "inner peace" as the secret to value investing struck me as I was rereading "Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters," a modern version by Abbott Bernard Glassman and Rick Fields based on Dogen's 13th century classic by the same name.
I could see Buffett the cook tap dancing around the monastery kitchen, singing "Jingle Bells," cooking the "supreme meal," Master Dogen's metaphor for living your life to the fullest, living the "supreme life," and, yes, also a perfect metaphor for Buffett's "supreme strategy," value investing. Listen, it's so simple:
First Principle of Zen investing: you already have everything you need
"The first principle of the Zen cook is that we already have everything we need. If we look closely at our lives, we find we have all the ingredients we need to prepare the supreme meal. At any moment we take the ingredients at hand and make the best meal we can, It doesn't matter how much or how little we have. The Zen cook just looks at what is available and starts with that." Dogen, Buffett, Zen cooks, Zen masters, hedge funds, IRAs, all the same.
And with that, my Christmas imagination expanded to my three favorite "inner peace" heroes, Buffett, Jack Bogle, Buddha, three wise men working together in harmony, wondering how their ancient and modern wisdom might help investors in 2013.
All this comes together in our Zen Millionaire's 12 principles which we've updated occasionally over the years. Here's how we see our three wise men investing in 2013 and beyond:
1. Zen first: You get the Zen before you get the millions (or not)
Buffett the Buddha was born with it: "I am really no different from any of you. I may have more money than you, but money doesn't make the difference. Sure, I can buy the most luxurious handmade suit, but I put it on and it just looks cheap. I would rather have a cheeseburger from Dairy Queen than a hundred-dollar meal … If there is any difference between you and me it may simply be that I get up every day and have a chance to do what I love to do," I still "tap-dance into work every day. It's tremendous fun."
2. A whole new mind-set — your mind creates the money
"We are what we think," says Buddha, "our thoughts create our world." Today, Wall Street's thoughts are driven by a blind addiction to get rich quick. That creates a world of endless bubbles. In contrast, Buffett creates long-term wealth: "One of the keys to Buffett's success," says an admirer, is compounding. You start early, "do not need unusually high returns to make good money with compound interest, but you do need to be consistent."
3. Being a millionaire is nothing special
Zen masters like Dogen often told students that enlightenment is "nothing special." Well, neither is having a million. "Of the billionaires I have known," says Buffett, "money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars."


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Up with People volunteer in Vero
About 30 members of the cast of Up with People volunteered Thursday by pulling weeds at the Shining Light Garden in Vero Beach. Up with People travels for six months, spending each week in a different community. During that time, its cast members live with host families and volunteer, ending each week with a performance of music and dance. For more information, visit http://www.upwithpeople.org. For more information on the Shining Light Garden, visit http://www.facebook.com/