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Interest intensifying for Kyle Farnsworth – Mets still looking for relievers
Interest in RHP Kyle Farnsworth is intensifying now that Rafael Soriano signed with the Nationals, and Farnsworth has narrowed his choices from six teams to three, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Rosenthal notes the Rays, Tigers, Blue Jays, Mariners, Marlins and Mets are all still looking for late inning relief help.
Jan. 16, 3:30 pm: The Rays are "definitely in the mix" for Farnsworth, who is expected to make a decision in the next few days (Topkin, TB Times).
Michael Baron, ContributorJan. 15, 9:35 pm: Farnsworth has had a roller-coaster career, and now he is coming off an injury-shortened season with the Rays after struggling with an elbow problem in the first half of the season. He had a big year with the Rays in 2011, notching 25 saves, while walking just 12 in 51 innings with a 2.18 ERA. He's a hard thrower with devastating sinker at times. But, while in some years he has dominated, he has also struggled to miss bats and throw quality strikes. He's older now, and I question whether he can withstand a long season.
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Wright has picked a good time to renegotiate a new contract, coming off his best season in four years, and one of the three best seasons of his nine-year career.
We – fans, analysts – like to think of baseball players' careers as following a nice smooth progression, where a guy might gets gradually better through his early-mid 20s, peaking near 27 or 28, and then declining gently thereafter, after all it makes analysis easier. Of course, it doesn't work like that in individual cases. It might be true in the aggregate, but it is not hard to cherry-pick unusual career paths. Jason Bay did not age gracefully. Mike Schmidt, who just so happens to play David Wright's position, was an excellent player deep into his 30s, winning an MVP at age 36.
If David Wright is a 5+ win player for most of his contract, he would be well worth any of the range of potential outcomes from ~$16-20 million annually, that have been kicked around the press. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Wright has been that player once in the last four years and three times in the last six.
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Chinese pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng (shown in photo) testified before Congress April 9, providing a subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs with a list of "corrupt officials" in Communist China he said were responsible for no less than 130,000 forced abortions. Chen also said that Chinese officials have gone back on their promise not to harm his family that remains in China since Chen, his wife, and their children were allowed to leave the country and relocate in the United Sates.
Chen, who is blind, fled to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in late April 2012 to escape years-long abuse and imprisonment because of his efforts to expose China's record of forced abortion, tied to its notorious one-child "family planning" policy. Negotiations between the Chinese officials and U.S. State Department officials — including then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — resulted in freedom for Chen and his family, but according to Chen, China has retaliated by persecuting and imprisoning family members who remain in China.
"The officials who are on this list have continuously in the past persecuted me and my family," said Chen as he held up the document. "These corrupt officials, they have this blood on their hands with ... 130,000 forced abortions."
Robert Fu of the American organization China Aid, which has partnered with Chen in his campaign to expose China's forced abortion holocaust, told CNSNews.com in an e-mail that "the number 130,000 was what Mr Chen said in Chinese about the cases of forced abortion and forced sterilization he documented in 2005, which occurred within less than a year. He also mentioned a number 600,000, but the interpreter forgot to translate, which Mr Chen said, is the number of family members [who] were persecuted one way or another in relation to the 130,000 cases."
In his first testimony to the U.S. Congress since he was released from house arrest in 2012, Chen, a self-taught human rights lawyer, said that "China's leaders are weak" and lack the ability to bring any improvement to their country's deplorable human rights record. He cited his own family's experience as evidence, noting that while Communist officials had promised to guarantee the safety and freedom of Chen's family members in China, that has not been the case.
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MASSENA - Three Akwesasne residents were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle on Main Street at Harrowgate Commons.
Village police said Edward McGraw, 77, of 1523 state Route 11C, North Lawrence, was eastbound on Harrowgate Commons, stopped at the stop sign at the end of the street and then pulled onto Main Street into the path of a 2005 Chevy Cavalier being operated by Tisha Shenandoah, 24, of 149 McGee Road, Akwesasne, at 3:47 p.m. Friday. Mr. McGraw said he hadnt seen the other vehicle when he pulled onto Main Street.
Mr. McGraw, who was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way at a stop sign, had his 2000 GMC sports utility vehicle struck in the area of the passenger side front tire. The vehicle being operated by Ms. Shenandoah suffered heavy front end damage, and both airbags deployed.
Ms. Shenandoah was transported to Massena Memorial Hospital by Massena Rescue for treatment of a hand injury, and her grandmother, Evelyn Jocko, 87, same address. was transported to the hospital by Massena Rescue with a broken right arm and a complaint of leg pain, police said. A second passenger, Tyler Benor, 25, also of 149 McGee Road, Akwesasne, was transported to Massena Memorial by Seaway Valley Ambulance with complaints of head and neck pain.
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SAT Reasoning Test
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WHEN: Given six times a year (Sept, Oct, Dec. Feb, April, June) and scheduled on a different weekend than the SAT
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WHEN Recommend taking the test at the completion of the course in the same subject (generally May or June). Subject Tests are given 6 times a year.
WHERE:Offered at various high schools in the area. Testing at AHS in Oct, Nov., Dec., May and June
HOW:Sign up on-line at www.collegeboard.com Test results mailed directly home and to school. Scores do not appear on transcript.
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HOW: Sign up for test in spring at AHS School Bank.
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(9) factors affecting the growth of productivity in the economy include not only the status of technology and the techniques of management but also the role of the worker in the production process and the conditions of his working life;
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(11) there is a national need to identify and encourage appropriate application of technology in all sectors of American economic activity in order to improve productivity;
(12) there is a national need to identify and encourage the development of social, economic, scientific, business, labor, and governmental contributions to improve productivity growth, and increased economic effectiveness in the public and private sectors of the United States; which objectives can best be accomplished through maximizing private sector and State and local development of such contributions;
(13) there is a national need to identify, study, and revise or eliminate the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures which adversely affect productivity growth and the efficient functioning of the economy;
(14) there is a national need to increase employment security through such activities as manpower planning, skill-training and retraining of workers, internal work force adjustments to avoid worker displacement, assistance to workers facing or experiencing displacement, and all other public and private programs which seek to minimize the human costs of productivity improvement, thereby diminishing resistance to workplace change and improving productivity growth;
(15) there is a national need to develop new technologies for the more effective production of goods and services;
(16) there is a national need to encourage and support efforts by qualified institutions of higher learning to identify and inaugurate programs which will improve productivity;
Source(Pub. L. 94–136, title I, § 101,Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 733.)
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Pub. L. 94–136, § 1,Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 733, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter, repealing section 1026 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the 'National Productivity And Quality of Working Life Act of 1975'."
White House Conference on Productivity
Pub. L. 97–367, Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1761, required the President to conduct a White House Conference on Productivity not later than Oct. 25, 1983, prescribed the duties of the Conference, required the Conference to submit to the President a final report not later than 120 days after the date the Conference is called, and required the President (within 120 days after submission of the final report) to transmit to Congress his recommendations for the administrative action and legislation necessary to implement recommendations contained in the final report with which he concurs.
Executive Order No. 12089
Ex. Ord. No. 12089, Oct. 23, 1978, 43 F.R. 49773, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, which established the National Productivity Council and provided for its membership, functions, etc. was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12379, § 16, Aug. 17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36099, set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Executive Order No. 12332
Ex. Ord. No. 12332, Nov. 10, 1981, 46 F.R. 55913, which established the National Productivity Advisory Committee, and provided for its membership, functions, etc. and was extended until Sept. 30, 1984, by Ex. Ord. No. 12399, Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12534, Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Many Carbon High athletes will be putting their skills and abilities to the test as they prepare to compete on the state level.
The Carbon High Baseball and Track teams will enter their respective state competitions starting today and continuing through the weekend.
For the Carbon High Track team, the State Meet held on the campus of BYU represents the final test after a long season. Carbon High Track head coach Jimmy Jewkes said a number of CHS athletes have qualified for the State Meet.
After navigating through tough competition on a weekly basis, the Track team now has a chance to put their skills to the test against all 3A teams with the hopes of a top finish.
The State Track Meet takes place at BYU on Friday and Saturday with the start time for both days around 8 a.m.
For the Carbon High Baseball team, a chance to gain a measure of revenge against Spanish Fork is on tap during the Dinos' quarterfinal game today at Kearns High School at 1:30 p.m.
With the tournament following a double elimination format, the Dinos will play at least two more games. If the Dinos defeat Spanish Fork, they would meet the winner of Canyon View/Snow Canyon in the semifinals on Friday at 4:30 p.m. If the Dinos lose, they would enter the bottom part of the bracket and would face a team yet to be determined on Friday at 1:30 p.m.


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My question is "what the association is regarding mention of the young man in Mark 14 with a "linen cloth" and also running away "naked"?"
I feel there is something meaningful for the writer Mark to make the statement that no other gospel writer mentions. Could nakedness be related to shame as expressed in the garden of Eden?
I was wondering if the action of the young man reflected fulfillment in the OT related to sin offerings, sacrifices, and scapegoats mentioned in Leviticus.
Mark 14:51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Also, could the young man's action in Mark 14:51-52 symbolize the transferring of sin to Jesus, compared to the symbolic transfer of sin in the OT upon placing one's hand on the goat ?
Leviticus 16:21 (KJV) And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Leviticus 16:7-10 (KJV) 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.


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What travelers to Launceston are saying
Launceston Rundown
Launceston, or 'Lonnie' to locals, is Tasmania's second biggest city. Perhaps not as smart and cosmopolitan as Hobart, but if its colonial heritage you crave, you couldn't choose better, because Launceston, founded in 1806, is one of the oldest cities in Australia.
And if it's history you're after, Launceston has not only plenty of its own historic buildings, some dating back to Georgian times, but some imported ones. The Penny Royal World is a collection of historical buildings which originally stood near Cressy and were moved to Launceston, stone by excruciating stone. They include a working watermill, windmill, and corn mill – with a tramway link from the Gunpowder Mill.
For a flavour of Launceston you can take home with you, visit the Design Centre of Tasmania – which is also home to the Wood Centre – for top quality crafts by Tasmanians. Or for a reminder of Launceston's not so distant roots, visit the Inveresk Railyards, which showcases traditional Aboriginal shell necklaces and early colonial artwork.
Tasmania Zoo is located in Launceston and is well regarded for its work in wildlife conservation which includes a breeding program for Tasmanian Devils. And what trip to Tasmania could pass without seeing one of these little imps?
Launceston's Top 10
10. The Don River Railway is the state's largest preservation railway and has a carriage rebuilding workshop.
5. A.W Birchall & Sons is not only Launceston's, but Australia's oldest bookshop, dating back to November 1844 and still on Brisbane Street, now a part of Brisbane Mall.
9. Aurora Stadium Launceston teems with fans during AFL football season from April to August.
4. Launceston City Park is right next to the city centre, home to Albert Hall and a monkey house.
8. Franklin House is just 8km from Launceston and one of Tasmania's most beautiful Georgian Homes.
3. The National Automobile Museum has a splendid collection of vintage classics.
7. Tamar Island Wetlands are just 10 minutes from Launceston's CBD. Reptiles, birds and an Interpretation Centre (not required for those who speak reptile and bird).
2. The Queen Victoria Museum is a stately old dame, and home to one of Australia's best collections of colonial art.
6. First Basin Swimming Pool Picnic grounds, good restaurant and peacocks aplenty.
1. Cataract Gorge is number one on this list because of its chairlift, the longest single span chairlift in the world. Magnificent views to say the least, with gardens, walks and a suspension bridge down below.
Launceston Local
Launceston has become a real hub of tourist activity in recent years with visitors from the UK and the US making up a third of international visitors. Many come to visit the Cataract Gorge, as well as the Victoria Museum, which is the largest outside a capital city in Australia. It is a compact city – and most parts give attractive views of the River Tamar – with many leafy suburbs that don't have the overcrowding and traffic of larger cities.
Launceston's CBD is full of well preserved 19th and early 20th Century buildings including Launceston Synagogue, which has a unique Egyptian Revival style architecture. Holyman House, Lucks Corner and the former Star Theatre are classic examples of art-deco design, all of which give the city centre a period ambience – it's almost like walking onto an Agatha Christie film set. This is something the city council is keen to preserve with a restriction on the height of any new buildings – hardly any structures in the CBD have more than five storeys.
Mowbray is a suburb of Launceston which also contains the minor suburbs of Vermont and Mowbray Heights. It is where famous Tasmanian pioneer William Effingham Lawrence built a home for his son Robert William Lawrence in 1826 – Robert being Tasmania's first botanist of note. Today the Vermont Homesteads have undergone extensive renovation and is starting to be noticed for its historical importance. Mowbray is also home to Tasman Park Horse and Greyhound Racetrack – where the AAMI Launceston Cup takes place in February. The Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival is one of Launceston's highlights, where thoroughbreds mix with fashionistas. Mowbray Golf Course is also located in the area.
East Launceston is where the majority of the city's poshest houses are found and Launceston Aquatic Centre is also located here, completed in 2009 at a cost of $26.3 million. Windmill Hill Swimming Pool and the Regional Tennis Centre are situated here too. No excuses for laziness in this part of Launceston.
Southern Launceston's suburb of Prospect is home to the Country Club Casino – which is a hotel, casino and golf club complex. The Casino was only the second to be built in Tasmania – the first in Australia. Prospect is also home to the Mount Pleasant Laboratories and the Silverdome Complex – a multi-use sports facility which has an indoor cycling track, netball courts and seating for concerts and also where the Tasmanian Institute of Sport's Headquarters are located.
Invermay is Launceston's cultural centre, home to Tasmania University's Drama School, the Queen Victoria Museum and York Park. York Park is a major host of pop concerts and other forms of entertainment on a big scale, such as sporting events including association football – or soccer. The suburb is also home to some good shops and a boardwalk which runs right through to historical Inveresk which houses the Tramway Museum and the Powerhouse Gallery.
Launceston Eat & Drink
With its status as major tourist destination, Launceston is the perfect host, food-wise, with restaurants geared towards every taste - from Italian, Chinese, French, modern Australian and Japanese. Fresh local produce add to the high standard of the cuisine, with fresh seafood a speciality. In Launceston's restaurants, modern food is on the menu served with reminders of the past. The Jail House Grill for instance is a century old restaurant constructed of convict bricks, and The Duke of Wellington serves meals within the historic hotel of the same name. With over a 100 restaurants to choose from – at least one has your name on it.
Izakaya is the place to head if you hanker after some oriental flavours. Super sushi and noodle dishes in this relaxed Japanese restaurant – Launceston's best Japanese cuisine.
Pierre's is open for a hearty breakfast of eggs and fruit loaf, and serves lighter dishes for lunch including pasta and burgers. Good coffee too.
The Basin Café offers exceptional views over Launceston's Cataract Gorge. The food is good too, from burgers to modern Oz cuisine.
Fish'n'Chips serves not only this Brit classic with panache, but seafood salads and antipasto platters. Kids are welcome, and the wine, which can be ordered by the glass is recommended.
The Royal Oak Hotel is thought by many to be the best pub in Launceston with open mic nights and good pub grub .
Fee & Me is an upmarket nouvelle cuisine style diner where all the dishes are delectable but tiny. Great service and plenty of wine choice.
Fresh is a superb new age hangout. Organic and veggi/vegan is the menu of choice here. It's green in earnest, with their commitment to recycling and supporting local eco issues.
Get some Parisian ambience in Launceston at Tant pour Tant, a French patisserie which serves organic breads, croissants, cakes and continental breakfasts each day.
Burger Got Soul The hamburger just got healthy with lean meat and delicious salads. Veggie options available too. Can get busy, but is worth the wait.
Stillwater is housed in a renovated 1840s flour mill and one of Launceston's best restaurants, serving modern Australian cuisine of the highest order. Only the best Tasmanian seafood and local produce served here.
Launceston Events
BandE Rotary Duck Race takes place between Charles and Tamar Street Bridges, Launceston and features a spectacular helicopter drop of 6000 plastic ducks in the North Esk River – they float up to Tamar Bridge Street. First to cross the finish line is the winner! April is the date.
The AFL Grand Final is played at Aurora Stadium in April with top athletes battling it out Launceston's premier venue.
The Banff Film Festival takes place in June at the Earl Arts Centre, Launceston and is a thought-provoking collection of adventure mountain films from remote landscapes.
The Taste of Tamar takes place in Launceston during August. An annual event which celebrates wine and regional produce.
The Royal Launceston Show showcases Tasmania's love for cats and dogs as well as the agricultural industries – displays, activities and exhibitions during October.
Circus Oz comes to town in October when Launceston welcomes these highly skilled performers to entertain and amaze.
The Viking Superbikes Championship comes to Launceston in November at Symmons Plains Tasmania, just 30 minutes drive from the city during November.
V8 Supercars – Falken Tasmania Challenge takes place at the Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston. Thrilling races held during November.
Festivale comes to Launceston during December is a riotous celebration of food, wine and entertainment at Launceston's historic City Park. Attracts over 40,000.
Symphony Under the Stars is a free event where you can sit and listen to orchestral classics at City Park. Don't forget the picnic rug (and the picnic) when you attend this December event.
When To Go
Launceston has four distinct seasons with warm summers and winters which can get quite chilly. The city which is located in the Tamar Valley is surrounded by hills and mountains which give the weather a somewhat changeable nature.
The warmest months are January and February which see average temperatures of around 25°C – unless there's a heat wave when temps have been known to rise to around 40°C. The coldest month is July where temperatures tend to dip to around 2°C. Snow is a rare occurrence in Launceston.
Launceston can get foggy in the winter, and rain falls on average on 88 days a year.
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What To Miss
You may want to miss the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights, and in particular the Mall –since things can get a little rowdy.
Plan your vacation for Tassie's spring and summer months or call ahead to check attractions will be open – lots of them close for the winter.
The taxi ride from the airport is a tad on the expensive side – so take the shuttle bus instead.
Car is King in Launceston – although the CBD has one way streets which are quite narrow. Launceston is perfectly situated for travel by road within the country with major highways to Hobart, Davenport and Burnie.
The public bus service, Metro Tasmania is the main form of public transport – and is run by the Tasmanian government. Redline is another bus service which operates a service both within the city and to numerous locations from Launceston across Tasmania.
Launceston used to have one of the most extensive trolleybus routes in Australia – nowadays the tramway museum is all that remains.
Launceston Information
The second city of Tasmania trails only the state capital of Hobart in terms of size and population. Launceston however, has a great degree of history, with official establishment in 1806. This makes the city of 100,000 people one of the first in all of Australia and as a result, a beautiful array of early 19th century estates dots the modest cityscape. Other examples of notable architecture in Launceston includes a rare Egyptian Revival synagogue built in 1844, under National Trust of Australia protection.
With tourism to Tasmania through the roof in recent years, Launceston has been a principal beneficiary. The main attraction in town is Cataract Gorge, with a single span chairlift that extends further than any in the world. At a full distance of 308 m, the ride over the gorge is spectacular. Other highlights in Launceston include massive City Park and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery.
Attractions & Nightlife
- Royal Launceston Show
- Australian Football League Games
- Agfest Launceston
- Festival of Kites
- Festivale Launceston
- Stillwater
- Mud Bar & Restaurant
- Jailhouse Grill
- The Northern Club
- Fluid
Launceston has a climate with four distinct seasons and generally warm weather throughout the year.
- Winter (June to August) 2-14°C
- Spring (September to November) 5-20°C
- Summer (December to March) 10-24°C
- Fall (April to May) 5-19°C
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Case Western Reserve researchers have designed a 20-ton liquid xenon WIMP detector to study dark matter.
Don't let the name fool you—weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs for short—could be the very glue that holds galaxies together. While scientists believe these tiny particles provide the mass that keeps galaxies, including our own Milky Way, from flying apart, little else is known about these elusive bits of dark matter.
"We know it's out there, we just don't know what it is," says Tom Shutt, a Case Western Reserve physicist and a member of Case Western Reserve's Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, part of the university's Institute for the Science of Origins.
Scientists believe WIMPs originated with the rest of the universe in the Big Bang. But the particles are hard to detect because they don't give off radiation. And rather than interacting with regular matter, they pass through it unimpeded. In fact, researchers believe WIMPs could be streaming through us by the billion every second.
With a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Shutt's group, including fellow physicist Dan Akerib, has designed a 20-ton WIMP detector called LZD, which is designed to spot WIMPs colliding with xenon atoms. Such a collision, according to the team, would produce a minute flash of light that the detectors would locate, amplify and analyze.
Previous tests of a smaller detector have observed collisions between single neutrons and liquid xenon atoms. Researchers say LZD would be even more sensitive, by three orders of magnitude, giving the experiment acuity akin to seeing an ant in the span of the Milky Way.
Chasing down these needles in the sub-atomic haystack could help scientists answer big questions about the origins of the universe—and its inhabitants.
"This is very much connected to big philosophical questions: What are we made of? What did we come from?" Akerib says.
The study will be the world's largest, most sensitive experiment on dark matter, and the bigger the detector, the more likely it will be to see WIMPs. "It's like using a larger light collector in a telescope," says Akerib. "It increases your chances of seeing what you want to see."
Scientists expect the technology that gave rise to LZD could lead to another class of super-sensitive detectors for medicine and global security.


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What if it's a grown up? The Boys will never get within ten feet of the playground again. It's up to the die-hard members of the No Girls Only Club to get the playground back from the Girls and save it from Girl Games, but things get worse when their chief scout Arnold develops a crush on the Girls leader. Will the Girls have the playground forever? Will the love-sick Arnold betray them all? Will there ever be peace or will they all die of cooties and be buried in the sandbox, just like Timmy's legos?
"No Girls Allowed Club" is an original children's play written by Nicholas Dunn (USU Eastern and University of Utah Actor's Training Program graduate and former Price resident) and performed by the University of Utah's Youth Theatre (UUYT). In partnership with The OtherSide Players and The Helper Arts Council, The Rio Theatre has been chosen to present this family-friendly and soon-to-be "international" play to the Southeastern Utah area.
The play will be presented on May 20 at 7:30 p.m. and again on May 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for students. A family of four can get in for $12, with $5 extra for each member over four.
According to UUYT Director, Penelope Caywood, the youth theatre has been selected to represent the United States and perform "No Girls Allowed Club" at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in August 2011 as part of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF).
The Fringe Festival is the largest and most prestigious arts festival in the world and includes over 1,800 different performances of music, theatre, dance, and comedy during its three-week run, attracting over a half million tourists. Less than five percent of schools/programs nominated are invited to attend.
UUYT has grown to become a strong theatre and education organization for young people along the Wasatch Front and is nationally recognized for the breadth and strength of its programs. For over 25 years it has served over 11,000 children and families a year with imaginative high-quality productions and wideranging education programs for ages 5-18.
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42 U.S. Code § 667 - State guidelines for child support awards
(a) Establishment of guidelines; method
Each State, as a condition for having its State plan approved under this part, must establish guidelines for child support award amounts within the State. The guidelines may be established by law or by judicial or administrative action, and shall be reviewed at least once every 4 years to ensure that their application results in the determination of appropriate child support award amounts.
(b) Availability of guidelines; rebuttable presumption
(1) The guidelines established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made available to all judges and other officials who have the power to determine child support awards within such State.
(2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption, in any judicial or administrative proceeding for the award of child support, that the amount of the award which would result from the application of such guidelines is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. A written finding or specific finding on the record that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, as determined under criteria established by the State, shall be sufficient to rebut the presumption in that case.
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 467, as added Pub. L. 98–378, § 18(a),Aug. 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 1321; amended Pub. L. 100–485, title I, § 103(a), (b),Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2346.)
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–485, § 103(b), inserted ", and shall be reviewed at least once every 4 years to ensure that their application results in the determination of appropriate child support award amounts" before period at end.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–485, § 103(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), struck out ", but need not be binding upon such judges or other officials" after "within such State", and added par. (2).
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–485effective one year after Oct. 13, 1988, see section 103(f) ofPub. L. 100–485, set out as a note under section 666 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 98–378, § 18(b),Aug. 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 1322, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall become effective on October 1, 1987."
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Pub. L. 100–485, title I, § 128,Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2356, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services, by grant or contract, to conduct a study of patterns of expenditures on children in 2-parent families, in single-parent families following divorce or separation, and in single-parent families in which parents were never married, giving particular attention to the relative standards of living in households in which both parents and all of the children do not live together, and submit to Congress no later than 2 years after Oct. 13, 1988, a full and complete report of results of such study, including recommendations for legislative, administrative, and other actions.
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NEWPORT CITY – Sometimes obtaining a job in this tough market is about getting the right employee and employer together. Friday, Creative Workforce Solutions (CWS) held a job fair at the Emory Hebard State Office Building to do just that.
Twenty hiring managers with about 170 open positions attended the job fair, as did many area job seekers. CWS targeted all job applicants, not just clients of the organization. For some, the job fair was a success and some employers hired workers on the spot.Â
This was CWS's first job fair, but with anticipated development in the Newport area, business account manager Neil Morrissette predicts the organization will hold one every six months.Â
"Newport is growing and the Northeast Kingdom is growing," said Morrissette. "This is just the beginning."
Along with employers, representatives from Community College of Vermont, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services and the North Country Career Center attended the job fair to help prospective employees get some of the necessary skills they might need.
Orleans/Essex VNA and Hospice attended the job fair and Laurie Bellizzi, Director of Long Term Care and Private Duty, wanted to hire three to five personal care attendants. Halfway through the job fair, Bellizzi had interviewed 10 candidates.Â
Deanna Delacruz, from Northern Gas Transport, was looking for drivers to transport loads. Her company serves clients from Canada to southern New England and western New York State. She interviewed about a dozen candidates, but not everyone was qualified for a position with her company.
Erin Mathieu, North Country Engineering, said her company was looking for experienced computer numerical control (CNC) machinists. However, she was not sure that any of the 25 candidates who interviewed with her were qualified. She said there was a lot of ambition and interest, but not a lot of experience or training opportunities. Her company had reached its capacity at how many trainees and trainers it can handle right how. Mathieu believes educational institutions like Lyndon State College, Lyndon Institute and others offer some basic classes in the field.
Numerous Jay Peak Resort representatives wanted to fill many positions. Tom Howell, director of security at the resort, said the job fair gives opportunities for employers and employees to meet. Howell said it amazes him how many of people who are looking for work and many of them have impressive work experience.Â
"There is no way to really put a number on how many people will find jobs today," said Howell. "We try to match people to positions and positions to people."
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Prospective applicants were also happy with the employees who attended the job fair. Terry Dugan, 67, of Newport Center, was looking for either a part-time or a full-time job.
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With the New York state minimum wage increasing from $7.25 to $8 per hour today, local business owners are hopeful that it wont hike up prices at the register as well.
Naturally its going to have an effect on all small business, Joseph M. Basta, owner of Bastas Flowers and Gifts at 619 Main St., said. When the minimum wage goes up so do many prices. It seems to be a vicious circle.
Mr. Basta declined to comment specifically about how the hike will impact his employees, but echoed the concerns of other local business leaders.
Jake N. Jacobsen, who owns three Little Caesars Pizza Restaurants in the north country, including one at 637 State St., said roughly half of his employees will have their wages boosted because of the minimum wage hike. Theyll be automatically moved right up.
Although Mr. Jacobsen doesnt expect to have to raise prices at his stores due to this round of wage increases, down the road it may become necessary.
The minimum wage in the state is set to jump to $8.75 by the end of 2014 and to $9 per hour in 2015.
Eventually there may need to be a need to hike the costs, Mr. Jacobsen said, though he stressed that its a long way down the road.
I have no plans to raise the cost of my $5 pizza, he said.
At Busters Sports Bar and Restaurant at 1130 Patterson St. owner Terry Vernsey said only five people will be affected by the increase.
The other 28 employees have been here long enough that they were making more than minimum wage prior [to the increase] and they will be making more than minimum wage after, Mr. Vernsey said. Were not raising prices because of it.
But Mr. Vernsey too warned of the potential unintended consequences of the increase in minimum wage.
I think its good that lower income people make more money, he said, adding that Its not good if it causes businesses to raise prices.
If you raise all [business] input costs, most of the time theyre going to pass that along to the customers, Mr. Vernsey said. Were passing around more money but I dont know if were benefiting from it.
Mr. Vernsey added that the biggest factor in determining menu prices in the restaurant business is the cost of food, not labor.
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Computers are becoming ubiquitous - they are everywhere and in many forms - all requiring close focused vision.
We evolved as hunters and gatherers with vision designed for distance. Our eye muscles are most relaxed using our distance vision. Likewise, we were design to move, and an all-day sitting position is unnatural with consequences on eye and general health.
Staring at your computer for long hours without a break strains your eyes and bodies and results in computer eye strain. Studies show that computer users blink less often, which, Japanese researchers indicate, greatly increases one's risk of developing short-term dry eye syndrome.
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While patients are more familiar with vision damage from UVA and UVB light, fewer are aware of the damage to the retina from blue light, or HEV light which is emitted by computer screens. UV light does not penetrate the retina. Blue light does, (hence the recommendation, when outdoors, to wear amber colored sunglasses). In the case of students on computers and computer professionals, the HEV light emitted by computers is another serious source of light that can damage the retina and cause macular degeneration.1, 2
Over time, too much computer use has negative effects that add up including development of farsightedness (presbyopia), nearsightedness (myopia), astigmatism, poor eye-coordination, and ability-to-focus disorders. In addition, sitting in the same position for hours causes neck, back and shoulder stiffness and tension headaches, which in turn cause TMJ (temporomandibular joint) pain. And, of course, the threat of direct damage to the retina from HEV blue light.
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- Read about how eye exercises and attention to nutrients have helped people with computer eye strain.
- Read general points on preventing eye strain
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- Breaks are important! Short, frequent breaks are better than longer, less frequent time away from the screen. Try to take breaks 2-3 minutes every 15-20 minutes, 5 minutes every 30 minutes, or 10 minutes every hour.
- Eye exercises and massage or acupressure points, done every hour that you spend on your computer, are very relaxing and helpful.
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- Use proper posture. Tucked in chin, slightly curve your neck rather than leaning forward, have your upper back fairly straight with only a slight roundedness, and hollow your low back -- but don't strain.
- Avoid overhead lights, preference: a desk lamp.
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- Keep your wrists fairly straight to lessen the likelihood of carpel tunnel syndrome. use a wrist support pad if that helps.
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1. The Chesapeake Bay Waterman Study, Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 1989; 87: 802-853
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Creighton Baseball Falls to Evansville, 4-1
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Bluejay Baseball team dropped the opening game of a doubleheader with Evansville, 4-1, on Saturday, March 23.
The loss evened Creighton's Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record at 1-1, while the Jays fell to 11-5 overall. Evansville also moved to 1-1 in the MVC and 9-13 on the season.
Evansville got single runs in the first and the second via a safety squeeze from John Day in the first and a sacrifice fly by David Patton.
The Purple Aces added to their lead on an RBI single by catcher Chris Pearson.
The Bluejays pushed across a run against Evansville's Kyle Lloyd in the sixth when freshman Reagan Fowler plated sophomore Jake Peter with an RBI single through the right side. Peter reached on a fielder's choice as he forced junior Federico Castagnini on a grounder to second.
Unfortunately that was all the offense Creighton could muster as Lloyd held the Jays to one run on five hits in seven innings to pick up the win (3-2). Purple Aces closer, Jake Naumann, allowed just one hit in the ninth to earn his fifth save of the season.
Creighton starter, senior Nick Musec, fell to 0-3 this season with the loss. Musec allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.
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Jim and Koreen Horrocks announce the marriage of their son Derek to Vernae Lauritsen, who is the daughter of Todd and Tiffany Lauritsen, of Blackfoot, Idaho.
The couple chose Friday Nov. 5 to be sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
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