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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit Women's Basketball team put up the best effort they could muster, with only eight players dressed, battling to the end but coming up short in a 71-66 loss to Loras College in Flood Arena on Wednesday. The game was the final one before Break for the Bucs.
Neither team could shake loose of the other in the first 17-plus minutes of the opening half until the DuHawks broke away from a 31-all tie with 5:28 left with a 7-1 run that put them up 38-32 at the 2:29 mark. But Beloit closed the gap with a 5-2 run to close out the half, giving LC a 40-37 lead at the break.
The score remained tight through most of the second half when Loras, leading 55-53 with 7:41 remaining, went on a 13-2 run over the next four minutes to take control at 68-55 with 3:33 left. The Buccaneers refused to quit and outscored LC 11-3 down the stretch for the final score.
Rebounding was a key stat in the game, with Loras winning that battle 47-23, including 19 offensive rebounds to the Bucs one.
Lauren McNanna had a game-high 22 points while Lana Wieseman added 12 with a team-high six rebounds. Taylor Grace Silar had a career-high 11 points, including three three-pointers.
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HENDERSON More than six years of planning, fundraising and successful grant applications have given the Henderson Historical Society the funding it needs to proceed with its Peters-Stevens Boat Annex project.
The new annex, to be located behind the societys building at 12581 County Route 72, will house about 12 to 15 vessels that represent the towns shipmaking history.
This is a time to celebrate, believe me, said John H. Treadwell, chairman of the societys boat annex committee. They just dont make any more of these boats anymore.
Mr. Treadwell said the group has raised about $68,500 so far, enough to begin phase one of the project, which will include initial site work and construction of the building. The group hit that figure with the help of a $10,000 grant from the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The society has worked with Franklin Builders, Chambersburg, Pa., to get the project going, and Mr. Treadwell said the society will have a clearer idea of the development timetable after a meeting this week. He said Henderson resident David Ditch completed the architectural drawings for the building, and site work will be done by Thomas Excavating, Adams.
However, he said the initial hope was to have the building standing before the snow flies.
Though the building will be used to house boats as soon as its finished, a formal opening has been scheduled tentatively for Memorial Day.
The committee has been in place since 2007, but Mr. Treadwell said planning for the building has been underway since a few years before the committees formation.
Its taken a while, but we are there, he said.
The society has had several vessels donated to it within the past few years, including a 1900s 15-foot Tyler guide boat, a 27-foot Stevens guide boat, a 15-foot Hovey rowboat and an 1880 Stevens ice boat. Without one location to store them, the vessels, many of which were created in the late 1800s into the early 1900s, have been held by a group of local residents and nonprofit organizations.
The construction of the building is part of the first of three phases for development of the boat annex. The second and third phases include wiring the building for electricity, installing insulation and boat cradles and making general aesthetic improvements.
Well be able to display the boats, have written histories of each boat, the time and era of these boats and when they were used, Mr. Treadwell said. Almost a golden era of boating, at least in Henderson.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (USA TODAY) -- A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph spent 40 minutes on the ground as it devastated homes, schools and businesses across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon.
The state medical examiner confirmed at least 51 deaths and said the toll was expected to rise.
Catastrophic damage was reported in Moore, where two elementary schools were destroyed, including one that took a direct hit. Several children were pulled alive from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary, but there were no immediate reports of rescues or casualties at Briarwood Elementary.
Three hospitals reported treating at least 120 injured, including some children pulled from the Plaza Towers school.
More than 60 patients were treated for tornado injuries at Norman Regional Medical Center.
The twister heavily damaged one hospital in Moore, ripping off its roof, and a water treatment was knocked offline. Residents and businesses in southeastern Oklahoma City were advised to stop using water.
The preliminary rating of the tornado that hit Moore at 2:53 p.m. CT is at least an EF-4, which means wind speeds of from 166 to 200 mph, the National Weather Service said.
On May 3, 1999, a record-setting EF-5 tornado obliterated the city of 55,000 with winds measured at 318 mph, the highest ever on the earth's surface. The storm killed 36 people, injured hundreds, and caused about $1 billion in damages.
The National Weather Service in Norman, Okla., said a tornado warning was in effect Monday afternoon for 16 minutes before the twister developed.
VIDEO: Timelapse of tornado
Rescuers are "going house to house and block to block to try and find any survivors that are out there and trapped,'' said state emergency management spokesman Jerry Lojka.
"We can only imagine that there are still many others there that are unaccounted for,'' he said.
Lojka said emergency management officials were working from an underground command center in Oklahoma City and did not yet know how many students were in the two elementary schools in Moore that were destroyed.
Earlier in the day, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri had been under a tornado watch, meaning that conditions were favorable for tornadoes to develop within the next few hours.
The National Weather Service said it was tracking "a large and extremely dangerous tornado'' just west of Moore, The storm was moving to the northeast, and forecasters said they expected "large, destructive hail up to tennis ball size.''
Video aired by KFOR-TV showed a massive, dark funnel-shaped cloud over the area and, later, scenes of massive destruction. Entire neighborhoods were flattened.
On Sunday, a tornado packing winds as high as 200 mph, left two people dead in Oklahoma. Tornadoes and high winds injured more than 20 in the region.
The body of 79-year-old Glen Irish was found in an open area of the neighborhood after a twister slammed into Shawnee, Okla., leveling a mobile home park.
The Oklahoma medical examiner on Monday confirmed the second fatality, Billy Hutchinson, 76.
Both victims were from Shawnee, but it was not immediately clear if both lived in the Steelman Mobile Home Park, which was destroyed.
"You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said after surviving damage. "It looks like there's been heavy equipment in there on a demolition tour.
"It's pretty bad. It's pretty much wiped out," Booth said.
More than 60 million Americans are at risk of severe storms Monday, with the primary targets including Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center warned.
"Damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes are possible in all areas," Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth said.
Besides Oklahoma City, other cities at risk from severe weather Monday included Tulsa, St. Louis, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Minneapolis, said AccuWeather meteorologist Meghan Evans. Chicago, Detroit, Dallas and Indianapolis also are in the danger zone.
Sunday, there were 24 reports of tornadoes in five states, the Storm Prediction Center said. "In what has otherwise been a quiet spring for tornadoes, May 19 appeared to have been the second-most active day for tornadoes in the nation so far in 2013," Weather Channel meteorologist Jon Erdman said.
So far this year -- not including this most recent five-day outbreak -- severe storms have caused $3.5 billion in economic losses in the USA, says meteorologist Steve Bowen of global reinsurance firm Aon Benfield. Bowen says. Of that $3.5 billion, at least $2 billion was covered by insurance.
"By the time the current storm system finally winds down by the middle of this week, I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up as the costliest U.S. natural disaster event we've seen so far in 2013," said meteorologist Steve Bowen of global reinsurance firm Aon Benfield.
"Recent full-year severe weather-related insured losses were roughly $27 billion in 2011 and $15 billion in 2012 - the two costliest years on record," Bowen said. By this definition, "severe" weather means damage from thunderstorms or tornadoes, and does not include damage from hurricanes.
The storms in Oklahoma on Sunday that ripped off roofs and tossed big trucks like toys were part of a severe weather outbreak that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. Twisters were also reported Sunday in Iowa and Kansas.
The killer tornado that flattened portions of Shawnee, Okla., had wind speeds that were estimated as high as 200 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Across Oklahoma, 21 people were injured, not including those who suffered bumps and bruises and chose not to visit a hospital, said Keli Cain, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. Booth said six at Steelman Estates were hurt.
Gov. Fallin declared an emergency for 16 Oklahoma counties.
Interstate 40 was closed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol after winds overturned semi-tractor trailer trucks and other vehicles, Newsok.com reported.
KFOR-TV showed footage of homes damaged and cars and trucks flipped from highways near Shawnee. Other video showed flashes from electrical transformers blowing out as they were hit by high winds or debris from the tornado near Edmond.
A tornado touched down in Golden City, Mo., early Monday morning and tore through two counties, Barton County Emergency Management Director Tom Ryan told CNN. The number of injuries and extent of damage were not immediately clear.
Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan said officials are grateful for few reports of damage from a tornado that touched down near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. He told CNN the area emerged "relatively unscathed.''
Forecasters had been warning for days that severe storms were likely across the region.
"I knew it was coming," said Randy Grau, who huddled with his wife and two young boys in their Edmond's home when a tornado hit. He said he peered out his window as the weather worsened and believed he saw a flock of birds heading down the street. "Then I realized it was swirling debris.''
In Iowa, a tornado touched down Sunday about 30 miles west of Des Moines near the town of Earlham, the Des Moines Register reported.
Meteorologist Kurt Kotenberg said a large low-pressure system is parking itself over the middle of the country and "really isn't going to move much over the course of the next few days. ... It's basically going to keep pulling up that nice Gulf (of Mexico) moisture that keeps fueling everything."
The threat of twisters comes less than a week after tornadoes left six dead, dozens injured and hundreds of homes destroyed in Texas and just shy of the two-year anniversary of the Joplin, Mo., twister.
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Thanks for the update, the one 3 days ago was nice but this is even better keep it coming!
Thanks for the update, the one 3 days ago was nice but this is even better keep it coming!
this is rather a token gesture then, the CA servers are like groundhog day and it will be just about impossible to play a wide variety of the popular maps if the servers don't spawn a wide variety to begin with, if it gives you the same three map votes after every game then whats the point?
and with a crappy map spawned as a duel server nobody joins the server so the map doesn't change for a very long period, where I live the duel server spawned is nameless place and has been like that for most of the day already.
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Prem weekend with (bad) maprotation? Great choice, why did I even look forward to this snoozefest
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Competitive? I beat friggin battletoads, get lost...
Wait, so regular players can play premium servers?
no they can't, it just means all the maps are available on standard rotation
however on the CA servers we just have five maps on rotation
Theatre of Pain
Black Cathedral and
Cold War
These maps have been the only maps on rotation for atleast the past 12 hours judging from players who frequent the servers from where I live.
as mentioned earlier, the poor map rotation makes this gesture token at best.
Okay, how long does the pleasure last? I've got important exam on Monday and I can't play during the weekend. : /
okay managed to get a few games in, seems the servers are working as they should, map rotations seem a lot better thankz
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Despicable. Baffling. There's 200-plus words to describe how flat the Washington Nationals looked during their deflating first-ever home playoff game, an 8-0 loss.
I'll lump sum Wednesday's effort into three separate categories. But essentially, not one thing has gone right for the Nats since their slippery game one victory on Sunday.
1) Having the best record in baseball doesn't matter as much as being hot in September
It's not a scientific method, but right now it's proving suit.
St.Louis overcame a lackluster middle of the season and snuck into theplayoffs...both in 2011 and now 2012. The Cards won 12 of their last 16regular season games and are playing baseball like the Cubs did in the movie 'Rookie of the Year.' Need further evidence? The boost of winning last Friday's wild card game in Atlanta gave Mike Matheney's squad additional soaring confidence to their already hot streak.
I hate to askthe question, did the Nats peak too early? In an 162 game season it'snot like teams try and lay down and lose some games. But the pressurethe Atlanta Braves put on the Nats during September caused the team tolook a little sluggish in the final few weeks of the regular season. Including the playoffs, Washington is now 8-10since September 14th -- merely average compared to St. Louis' 14-4 record.
This isn't a science, and doesn't work every time. But it's kind of hard to argue that being average in September is good for your playoff chances.
2) Chris Carpenter was untouchable. No Nats pitcher has been untouchable this series.
Who would've thought pitching would be the Nationals demise? Each pitcher, outside of Drew Storen, continues to miss against the the fearless St. Louis lineup. For Davey Johnson to count on the inexperienced Ross Detwiler to throw a gem tomorrow is a little absurd at this point -- especially with his struggles in September.
Besides Ian Desmond's double, the only hard hit ball I can remember from the game was Bryce Harper's warning track shot in the first inning. What happened? Why now?
It's extremely difficult to pinpoint why the struggles at the plate have occurred for the Nats, who actually mashed baseballs on offense all year. The team ranked in the top 11 in runs, hits, RBI's, home runs and doubles. Still, I'd credit Carpenter and the Cardinals bullpen more than discredit the Nationals bats.
3) Time to get desperate
Ian Desmond (7-for-12 in the series) should bat leadoff on Thursday. Wouldn't you rather him be getting more at-bats than Jayson Werth at this point?
Gio Gonzalez should prepare for tomorrow like he's going to pitch, in case Detwiler struggles early.
The Nats season is on the line and the people who are playing the best at this very moment should be moved in positions to best help the team. The city of D.C. is not ready for a long, cold baseball offseason yet.


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With the recent departure of Jeanne McEvoy, the Green Team of Carbon County has been left without a leader to continue on with the efforts they have spearheaded in the county since it was formed about three years ago.
But now with new leadership in place, the group is looking to continue the work McEvoy started, according to Kris Kiahtipes, the new head of the Green Team. Kiahtipes began working with McEvoy and the Green Team shortly after it was formed as chair of the education committee.
McEvoy announced she was leaving Price to move to South Carolina last month. McEvoy, who also served as a council member on the Price City Council, regularly informed the council about activities the Green Team was working on and actively worked to have the city help out as much as possible.
Kiahtipes said the interest and involvement from the community in activities such as recycling has continuously grown since the formation of the group. With few options to recycle locally, the Green Team came up with the idea of using small trailers specifically tailored for recycling paper and aluminum and placing them in areas around Price, at special events and around the county.
"It just boomed," Kiahtipes said of the community response and involvement. "The trailers are being very productive with people recycling and more people continue to become interested in recycling materials."
Trailers are located throughout Price and in other areas of the county. Kiahtipes said work is being done on having a trailer placed in Wellington in the near future.
While one of the main focuses of the Green Team was working with local schools to encourage recycling, Kiahtipes said they are hoping to work with area businesses to encourage more recycling and less use of materials including Styrofoam.
Kiahtipes said the group is looking to continue their work with Price City and the city council despite McEvoy's departure. Current council member Layne Miller said in an email addressed to Green Team members that he would be willing to step in to help on behalf of the city until a permanent decision can be made.
Despite the recent changes, Kiahtipes said Green Team will work hard on providing more recycling options in the county and continue on with the idea that McEvoy helped introduce to the area.
"Jeanne was a very confident leader and she was always very passionate about her work with the Green Team," Kiahtipes said. "We just want to be able to continue the momentum and involvement of the community that we have seen since the Green Team was formed."
The Green Team meets on the second Tuesday of each month with meetings taking place at the Price City Hall. The next scheduled meeting is scheduled to take place on Sept. 11 at City Hall Room 106 at 2 p.m.
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Borger Bulldogs fans can fondly look back on the 2010 football season, with the team finishing strong in winning the District 1-3A title outright and two playoff games.
As good as that season was for the Bulldogs, now is the time for the players and fans to put last year's memories behind them and start getting ready for the 2011 season.
Two-A-Days for the state of Texas can officially begin on Monday, Aug. 1, and for the second year in a row, the Bulldogs will kickoff their two-a-day schedule with "Midnight Madness" starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, at Bulldog Stadium.
Family and fans are invited to come out for the special midnight workout that will include hot dogs being given away to the first 150 people along with the first 100 people receiving free wrist bands.
The concession stand will be open to sell drinks and candy during the workout and the Borger Bulldog Football Booster Club is planning on having the 2011 Borger Bulldog apparel available for purchase.
The workout is expected to run until about 1:30 a.m. and will feature the freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity players working out together.
Going into the season, Borger Head Football Coach Rusty Purser said he expects to see a good number of young men participating in the Bulldog football program this year.
The Bulldogs will host their first scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 13 when they host 1A power, the Canadian Wildcats, with the freshmen and JV starting at 10:00 a.m. followed by the varsity.
The official kickoff to the 2011 season will take place on Friday, Aug 26, when the Bulldogs host the Randall Raiders starting at 7:30 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium.
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The Isle of Capri is a magical place, boasting gorgeous scenery, thrilling history, and divine cuisine. BY JENNIFER CEASER Since ancient times, Capri has been a destination for the rich and famous. In 29 BC, Caesar Augustus visited the island and was so taken with its natural beauty that he traded the neighboring island of Ischia to the city of Naples for it. Caesar's successor, Emperor Tiberius, ruled Rome from one of his 12 homes scattered across the island. Today you can spot Giorgio Armani's yacht in the harbor, and Catherine ZetaJones, Michael Douglas, Sophia Loren, and Nicolas Cage are regulars. Located 10 miles from the port of Naples, Capri can only be reached by boat, by crossing the Gulf of Naples. Capri has two small cities: The largest is Capri Town, on the eastern half of the island, where most of the hotels, restaurants, and shops are located. We were headed to Anacapri, a smaller, less touristy spot about a quarter of a mile away at the top of the island. When we reached the Marina Grande, Capri's main harbor, we were greeted by a private taxi furnished by our hotel, and after a somewhat harrowing ridethe road is narrow, winding, and on the extreme edge of a cliffwe came around a curve and spotted a statue of Caesar Augustus. We had arrived, intact. The Hotel Caesar Augustus, perched on a site a thousand feet above the Bay of Naples, was originally built in the 1850s as the private residence of a wealthy German businessman. In the early 1900s, a Russian prince purchased the property and transformed it into a still more majestic residence, even commissioning a lifesize statue of Emperor Augustus Caesar (a replica of the original, found at Rome's Villa Livia); it still stands on the same spot today. The Signorini family took over ownership in the mid20th century, turning the property into a sumptuous hotel. It was a favorite of King Farouk of Egypt, who reserved a large suite yearround. Today, the 5star property retains its historic charm, but has been newly renovated to include 21stcentury conveniences such as Jacuzzi tubs, satellite television, and WiFi access. The Hotel Caesar Augustus has 56 guest rooms, including 14 suites, four of which are designated "special" suites. We stayed in one of these four, the aptly named Caesar Suite, which is situated in the main building. The enormous suite is stunning, built on an open plan, with columns and arches separating the bedroom from the sitting area; exposed brick; a terra cotta floor; and antique furniture. There are two bathrooms (the smaller has a toilet and sink, the larger has a Jacuzzi) and a comfortable seating and dining area with huge windows opening onto an expansive terrace. The views are stunning, looking out over the Bay of Naples to Mount Vesuvius, Sorrento, Ischia, and Capri Town below. An iron gate leads to a small private garden boasting native floraa lovely spot to enjoy our morning coffee. From the garden, we walked down a set of stone steps to a stunning infinity pool that seemed to disappear over the side of the cliff. Here we relaxed on generously sized lounge chairs and soaked up the Mediterranean sun while inhaling the fragrant scents of lavender, jasmine, and roses. When it came time for lunch, we walked down another set of steps to dine al-fresco beneath an arbor, and enjoy classic local cuisine against the backdrop of the Italian coast. Fresh herbs from the hotel's own garden made for one of the most refreshing Caprese salads we've tasted, and the white wine, made from native Falanghina grapes, was the perfect accompaniment. We could have stayed and soaked up the view all day, but there were sights to be seen. Just a fiveminute walk from the hotel and we were in the town of Anacapri. Most of the shops cater strictly to tourists, and, with lemons being the island's main product, they are sold in every conceivable mannerfrom soaps to perfumes to the ubiquitous limoncello, a lemon liqueur. We bypassed the stalls filled with lemon tchotchkes and wandered over to the Piazza Vittoria, the town's charming main square. From there we headed up to Villa San Michele, the home of one of Capri's most famous residents, Axel Munthe, a Swedish physician who settled in Anacapri in 1887. Though he was a doctor by profession, he nurtured his love of art, culture, and historic preservation by creating this extraordinary villa and garden and filling it with antiquities, sculpture, and paintings. He became famous when he wrote The Story of San Michele, a memoir that attracted the interest of writers like Henry James and Somerset Maugham, and has been translated into 45 languages. The villa, now a museum belonging to a Swedish cultural institute, is Munthe's valentine to Italy. He preserved Roman ruins found on the site, including one room with the customary décor from that erared plaster walls on a black backgroundas well as tombs. The gardens, filled with relics that include Roman columns, busts of emperors, and a statue of a sphinx, are breathtakingly gorgeousrich, verdant, and filled with the sound of chirping birds. That evening in the Hotel Caesar Augustus's restaurant, La Terrazza di Lucullo, we enjoyed a candlelit dinner that featured an excellent octopus salad, a filling potato gâteau (made with smoked mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil), and a simple pasta dish, scialatielli all'isola felice ("happy island pasta"), with capers, tomatoes, and marjoram, and washed it down with a lovely Tuscan Chianti. Early the next morning we set out for an allday boat excursion around the island. Seeing Capri by boat is a must for any visitor; the beautiful terrain, stunning private villas perched atop cliffs, natural stone arches, and Roman and medieval ruins are best appreciated from this perspective. Of course, a dip in the Mediterranean Sea isn't too shabby, either. Our captain maneuvered the small motorboat into several grottos, including the Red and Green Grottos (so named because the water is colored by seaweed and inflorescence), the Sailor's Hotel (a large grotto that sheltered fishermen during storms), and the White Grotto (with reflections on the water created by white stalactites). Though the queue to get into the famous Grotto Azzura (Blue Grotto) is longyou must climb from your boat into a tiny rowboat and be ferried insideit's worth the wait. The intense blue of the water and the reflections on the walls of the cavern are created by the natural refraction of daylight through an underwater aperture. We weren't quite sure how it worked, but the effect was amazing. We spent our final day exploring the town of Capri. No cars are allowed, so we were dropped off at the Centro Congressi, where we began our walk from the Piazza Umberto, the main square. Capri is a maze of winding streets crowded with restaurants, bars, hotels, and, of course, since it's Italy, great shopping. All the big names are therePrada, Dolce & Gabbana, Guccibut we discovered a few lesserknown boutiques, like Capri ŕ Porter (51 Via Le Botteghe, 39 081 838 9447; capricapri.com), which makes precious embossed purses. We grabbed dinner at Aurora Restaurant and Pizzeria (1822 Via Fuorlovado, 39 081 837 0181), one of the island's oldest restaurants, with the same family, the D'Alessios, running it for more than 100 years. The pizzas were all outstandingespecially the pizza bianca with mozzarella and arugulaas was the wine selection (the cellar contains about 300 labels). Afterward, we headed back to the Hotel Caesar Augustus for the last time. We had drinks in the main salon in front of a roaring fireplace (Capri evenings can get chilly) before going for one final walk along the terrace and taking in the twinkling lights of the Italian coastline below. Hotel Caesar Augustus, 4 Via G Orlandi, Anacapri, Italy, 39 081 837 3395; caesaraugustus.com; rooms about $384; suites from about $744; Caesar Suite, about $1,081. Open April to October 31.


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Three people were rushed to Watauga Medical Center from a three-vehicle wreck this afternoon in Foscoe, a collision that tied up traffic for several hours. One of the three vehicles, a Toyota Minivan, side-swiped a pick-up, (click 'full story' for pix)
then careened into the on-coming lane, striking a small Nissan head-on. The pick-up was left on the road near the center line, while a Nissan, its front smashed, was across the center line, facing the opposite direction, and the van ran off of the north side of the road, apparently nosed into the soil and flipped, landing on its side. The two in the van, John Prunuski and his wife Rita, both in their 70's, were trapped in one of the van, causing a call for Watauga Rescue along with Foscoe Fire and Watauga Medics. Rita Prunuski was flown to Baptist Medical Center for further treatment, while the driver of the Nissan, Daniel James, of Church Hollar in Boone, was treated at Watauga Medical Center for a broken leg. His passenger was slightly hurt, according to the investigating trooper, who cited the Rockford Illinois van driver with being left of center. Traffic on NC 105 was at a stand-still for nearly two hours while the wreck scene was cleaned up. video from scene at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10146819
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KENTWOOD, Mich. (WZZM) -- More than 200 people were in attendance for a candlelight vigil in Pinewood Park Tuesday, to honor a Kentwood couple, murdered inside their home over the weekend.
David Bouwman, 81 and his wife Vivian, 80 lived on Stowevalley Drive, inside the Princeton Estates subdivision.
The vigil was led by Pastor Kyle Ray of Kentwood Community Church. Many we spoke with didn't even know the couple, but wanted to show that their community cared.
That was evident just driving up to the park. Nearly every home in the large neighborhood had luminary candles lining their property in show of support.
"Evil will not prevail," said Pastor Ray.
"Mom and dad did not live in fear in this neighbhorhood, they loved this neighborhood," said Tom Kelly," son-in-law of the Bouwmans, who spoke on behalf of the family.
Two of the couple's daughters, Karen and Linda, attended the vigil as well.
"We have a vibrant, strong community and this random act of violence is not going to slow that down," said Jim Swoboda, who lives near the Bouwmans.
"The dark and the light, the light and the darkness, it's a really wonderful theme, said Sherri Filson," who lives in the neighborhood but didn't know the couple.
"There's so much potential here, there's so much potential to really show the world what it means to live in community together," Pastor Ray told the crowd.
"It's been a difficult week as you can imagine, and to have this many people come out and show solidarity and provide for us their thoughts and prayers is really overwhelming," said Kelly. "It's heartfelt, and we felt it."
"It's encouraging because people care," said Filson.
"How can you describe Dave and Viv, they were just very active, very vibrant, very caring," said Karen Neymeiyer of Byron Center. "When they greeted you on Sunday morning, they greeted you by name."
"They showed us everyday what it was like to live in a world and be caring and loving and kind to all that you came in touch with, and they exampled that to us. Now it's our job to go out and example that to others," said Kelly.
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BALMAT Parents remain sad that Fowler Elementary School is closing but seem resigned to it, said a town councilman who organized a recent meeting to gauge community sentiment.
Rick W. Newvine organized a meeting Saturday to determine if the public wanted to pursue options to keep the school open.
Gouverneur Central School Board voted in February to shut the school at the end of the academic year.
About two dozen people attended the meeting, Mr. Newvine said.
It was nice to see people come out. All of the parents who were there didnt want it closed, he said. Its a part of our heritage.
Participants discussed whether voting down the district budget could mean Fowler school would stay open.
I think the general consensus was its not worth it. Why put a hardship on the rest of the community? Mr. Newvine said. Its a sign of the times. Everybody closes schools.
The districts $32.6 million budget, which would increase the tax levy 3.5 percent, is not directly tied to the boards decision to close the school. The closure is expected to save several hundred thousand dollars the first year but it is more about declining enrollment and unused classrooms in other elementary schools, Superintendent Lauren F. French said.
Fowler had to be a long-range decision, she said. Voting no on the budget will not change the boards decision.
Mr. Newvine said Fowler School parents were pleased with how the district has worked to acclimate the pupils to their new schools.
The district paired each Fowler pupil with a fellow student at either East Side or West Side Elementary schools, has had joint staff meetings, combined sessions of the parent/teacher groups from each school, and had Fowler students visit the other elementary schools.
A large meet-and-greet is planned for June.
Administrators and First Student, which contracts with the district to provide student busing, are looking at computer-aided routes, Mrs. French said.
The board has not begun its study yet of what to do with the Fowler building, she said.
Fowler Supervisor Michael J. Cappellino has said the town might be interested in the building for its offices but Mr. Newvine is not of like mind because of the potential expense. However, Mr. Newvine would like to see the school used in a way that would benefit the community.
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Waves of heavy rain raked the High Country all Wednesday afternoon and overnight into Thursday, with flash flooding hitting a number of areas. First reports of road flooding came in from far western Avery County, where areas off of US 19E were reported underwater,
specifically the Roaring Creek area to Molly's Branch, Henson's Creek and other areas—areas still under emergency control early Thursday. Reports say over a foot of water was across roadways in the Frank and Burleson areas. Avery emergency services evacuated some area campgrounds, blocked off roads in the area, deemed too dangerous to cross, with rapid rise reported in the Toe River and feeder streams. One man reported that the dirt portion of Roaring Creek washed away just below his location, and he was stuck on the higher ground, with Avery emergency crews working to get him out. In Ashe County, Emergency Services sent crews to the Laurel Knob area off NC 194 to a report of flooding inside a home. The woman told dispatchers she might not be able to get out of the house, and reported water flowing into her garage and into the living area of the home. A vehicle flipped over into Big Horse Creek due to flooding on Big Horse Creek Road in Ashe, the lone occupant calling his father to say he was OK, but emergency resources were sent to deal with traffic control and try to retrieve the vehicle from the creek. Flooding is took a heavy toll on Ashe roads, with the four lane in Ashe county closed for a time due to flooding, as well as NC 88 between Warrensville and Lansing. The large band of heavy rain, traveling from south to north, is still hitting the mountains this morning, dumping its load of moisture, grounds unable to absorb any of it after days of soaking rain.
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With the recent violent incident in Newtown, Conn., on the mind of many people, the President of the United States is considering some serious action.
On Wednesday, vice-president Joe Biden said that President Barack Obama intends to take serious action on gun control even if it means going around Congress and issuing executive orders to do so. He said the president will act.
Biden is currently heading a task force on gun control for Obama. He said there are executive orders and executive action that can be taken. He said they haven't decided what that action is yet, but they are trying to put everything together.
He said the incident in Connecticut requires the need for immediate and urgent action.
However, there is little Obama can actually do without Congress. He and Democrats are pushing for an reinstatement of an assault weapons ban. The White House also wants measures to mandate universal background checks for firearm buyers, tracking on movement and sale of weapons through a national database, beefing up mental health checks, and toughening penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. He would have to have lawmaker support on almost all of these measures.
Executive orders would let Obama make changes to federal mental health programs and to modernize gun-tracking efforts by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. He might also be able to finalize initiatives to track mental illness history of gun owners and put more information-sharing in place between state and local law enforcement agencies.
Biden was set to meet with representatives from the National Rifle Association Thursday.
BNH Facebook readers are overwhelmingly against Obama issuing any kind of executive order and are seeking more answers.
Lisa Chambers Cline had the following questions to ask:
"Is he going to give up his 'bodyguards' with their guns? Is he going to let his family just walk around with no protection?" she asked.
Connie Crowley said it is a right of American people to own guns.
"This is what keeps us free is the right to have guns," she said. "We would be a completely different type of nation now if we did not have this right."
Kris Moneymaker said this is all smoke and mirrors and people need to be looking out for what's really going on.
"Besides, no matter what they do, the only one all of this is going to affect is the law abiding citizens!" he said. "Criminals will still get their hands on what they want, they do not follow the law anyway! If that's the case, hey, why don't we make drugs against the law? Oh, right, they are, and still they seem to get in somehow. Hmmm."
Joe Kelly said there are many laws that regulate the sale and ownership of guns. He said if it is considered that few of these laws are adhered to or circumvented, the problem doesn't lie in laws. It lies in enforcement.
"It's the same with all vices that we joke about now," he said. "An executive order is his right to proclaim, will the people follow it? Some will, I dare say most won't. How will it be enforced? Who will enforce it? Will it be all-encompassing, turn your guns in or else? What's the or else? Too many questions need to be answered."
Phil Waldrop said he feels the president is walking a fine line of the checks and balances of the Constitution.
Lisa Litterell Smith made her feelings quite clear about how she would feel about President Obama issuing such an executive order.
"We AMERICANS that are the LEGAL owners of guns DO NOT need an idiot so-called president telling us what kind of guns we can and cannot have! WE AREN'T THE ONES DOING THE KILLING!" she said.
She said President Obama's efforts should be toward making sure the ones with mental problems, illnesses, etc. are getting proper treatment and keeping a check on them.
"The guns didn't say, 'hey! I think I will go commit mass murder today!' The person pulling the trigger is the one that should pay…NOT the law abiding citizens!" Smith said. "Quit blaming everything and everyone else for a few others' actions!"
She asked if the same logic were applied in other instances, are they going to outlaw cars since they are drunk drivers, pharmacies when wrong prescriptions are given out, and baseball and building since bats and hammers can be used to harm other people.
"WAKE UP AMERICA!" she said. "It's OUR rights that an idiot president and his cronies want to take from us! UNITED WE STAND!!!"
Vonda Johnson said gun rights should be up to each American. All Jason Martens had to say was "Good luck."
Ian R. Nelms said Americans do not need to forget their forefathers left England and fought for freedom.
"George Washington returned the military to the government with the intent that 'militias' could pick up their arms and defend this country or themselves...the people can protect themselves," he said. "However, we the people must protect ourselves from politicians."
He said that starts by electing local officials who are interested in protecting the individual liberties people fought and died for.
"Obama and his policies are seriously pushing toward civil unrest," Nelms said. "If we lose hope, we have lost a nation."
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A survey of 2004 graduates from Utah colleges and universities indicates that students earning bachelor's degrees earn less than $30,000 per year after obtaining employment at locations statewide.
Compiled last year by independent public policy organization Utah Foundation, the report shows a significant difference in salaries of students graduating with advanced degrees.
In addition, the majority of University of Utah and Brigham Young University graduates are earning $50,000 or more annually. The U of U leads the state in the proportion of advanced graduates earning $80,000 or more per year.
"These salary comparisons can end up with different rankings, depending on the salary ranges examined. While UVSC clearly leads in the proportion of bachelor's degree graduates earning $40,000 or more, if we look at the higher income ranges, BYU and the University of Utah are basically tied with UVSC," noted foundation research analyst Richard Pak. "UVSC graduates are much more likely to have studied business, computer science or other higher paying, career oriented subjects, which gives them a statistical edge in salary rankings."
Graduates who completed internships as part of the college experience are more likely to be employed full-time and receive significantly higher salaries.
Westminster College outperformed Utah schools in internship placement, with 70 percent of the school's graduates reporting that they completed an internship.
"It is probably no coincidence that Westminster students had the most internship opportunities and also held a much higher opinion of Utah's job opportunities than students from other schools," pointed out the research analyst.
Nevertheless, graduates from Utah's major colleges and universities rated the state's job market as below par.
The ranking appears to be a result of Utah jobs providing lower salaries, indicated the independent public policy organization's report.
Graduates from Weber State, UVSC, the U of U and Westminster College are the most likely to remain in Utah after graduation.
In percentage terms, BYU graduates are most likely to leave the state after graduation.
However, BYU attracts a studentbody with a majority of non-natives and 42 percent remain in the state after earning bachelor degrees, adding a significant number of graduates to Utah's workforce.
Southern Utah University led the state in the proportion of 2004 graduates who became homemakers at 13 percent and BYU followed at 10 percent. At the opposite end of the scale, less than 2 percent of the U of U and none of the Westminster graduates opted to become full-time homemakers.
Graduates most likely to be employed full-time after obtaining a bachelor's degree are graduates of UVSC, Utah State University and Westminster. BYU graduates with bachelor's degrees are least likely to be working full-time at 57 percent. BYU graduates are the mos likely pursue an advanced degree at 29 percen.
Overall, the report showed that graduates felt that Utah offered a high quality of life with good communities, affordable housing, and excellent recreation, but they did not have a favorable perception of job opportunities in Utah.
When asked to compare Utah's job opportunities to other places they have lived, graduates from all schools felt that the state did not compare favorably. Among the surveyed schools, Westminster graduates rated Utah the highest for job opportunities. It is probably no coincidence that Westminster had the lowest proportion of graduates receiving salaries less than $30,000.
According to the survey, the state retained 60 percent of the students who graduated from Utah colleges and universities in 2004. The overall retention of students graduating with bachelor's degrees ranged from 47 percent at Brigham Young University to 82 percent at Weber State University. Southern Utah University and Utah State had significantly lower retention rates at 57 precent and 54 percent respectively. Retention of Utahns graduating from all schools was significantly higher than the retention of non-natives.
Of all 2004 graduates, 22 percent decided to further educations and 71 percent entered or remained in the labor force. UVSC graduates lead the way interms of employment with 83.9 percent of the school's graduates in the workforce and 78.4 percent employed full-time. The next highest was USU with 74.7 percent in the labor force. UVSC recently received accreditation to offer four year degrees. The college currenty offers only a select number of bachelor's degrees, most of which focus on fields of study with direct employment applications. Example include business, marketing, education and vocational degrees such as aviation science, technology management and applied technology.
Overall, the foundation eport showed that 64 percent of 2004 graduates were employed full-time one year after receiving degrees. USU and UVSC bachelor's graduates were employed at a significantly higher rate than the other schools, while BYU bachelor's graduates were employed full-time at the lowest rate in terms of salaries. UVSC graduates seem to have found higher paying jobs.
According to 2004 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Utah ranked 36th nationally in average annual pay at $32,171, significantly lower than the national average of $39,354. Among all the advanced degree graduates surveyed, the median salary was in the $50,000 to $59,999 range, and only 1.4% are currently earning salaries lower than $30,000 a year. In contrast, depending on the school, 40% to 69% of bachelor's graduates were earning salaries below $30,000.
While internships are not a part of a student's official education, an internship can play a vital role in providing a college student with an education that extends beyond the classroom. Internships help make the connection between a field of study and its "real world" applications. Internships often translate into full-time employment after graduation as well as provide networking opportunities for other job opportunities.
Students who complete internships not only have more employment opportunities, but may command higher salaries because of the experience.
On the other hand, graduates who did not complete internships chose to further educations at significantly higher rates.
Ironically, graduates who had internship opportunities rated Utah's overall job opportunities lower than graduates who did not have an internship. This translated into a lower retention rate in Utah of graduates who interned during school. The implication is that many of the interning graduates left the state for better job opportunities. Perhaps their internship experiences made these students more competitive for out-of-state jobs, but it is not clear why more of them left the state than other graduates.
Overall, 39% of the 2004 graduates said they had completed internships. Looking at each of the colleges separately, 34% to 70% of students completed an internship during their schooling while the range for paid internships varied from 21% to 41% with Westminster leading the way in both categories.
While the majority of graduates either choose to seek employment or pursue further education opportunities, a small but significant portion of those surveyed stated that they chose to become homemakers after graduation. Overall, 6% of graduates identified themselves as full-time homemakers (Figure 9), nearly all of them female bachelor's graduates. Among the schools, the percentage ranged from 0% at Westminster to 7.5% at SUU. Overall, nearly a tenth of female graduates identified themselves as homemakers. Utah and Westminster female graduates were the least likely to be homemakers, while BYU and SUU female grads were the mostly likely.
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18 U.S. Code § 2332g - Missile systems designed to destroy aircraft
(a) Unlawful Conduct.—
(1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly produce, construct, otherwise acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, possess, import, export, or use, or possess and threaten to use—
(A) an explosive or incendiary rocket or missile that is guided by any system designed to enable the rocket or missile to—
(i) seek or proceed toward energy radiated or reflected from an aircraft or toward an image locating an aircraft; or
(B) any device designed or intended to launch or guide a rocket or missile described in subparagraph (A); or
(2) Nonweapon.— Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply to any device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon.
(3) Excluded conduct.— This subsection does not apply with respect to—
(A) conduct by or under the authority of the United States or any department or agency thereof or of a State or any department or agency thereof; or
(b) Jurisdiction.— Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) is within the jurisdiction of the United States if—
(2) the offense occurs outside of the United States and is committed by a national of the United States;
(3) the offense is committed against a national of the United States while the national is outside the United States;
(4) the offense is committed against any property that is owned, leased, or used by the United States or by any department or agency of the United States, whether the property is within or outside the United States; or
(c) Criminal Penalties.—
(1) In general.— Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than 25 years or to imprisonment for life.
(2) Other circumstances.— Any person who, in the course of a violation of subsection (a), uses, attempts or conspires to use, or possesses and threatens to use, any item or items described in subsection (a), shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 years or imprisoned for life.
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True style icons never miss an opportunity to show off fresh fashion-even while trekking through mucky fields-instead they embrace any occasion to parade great threads. As such, we were expecting a profusion of admirable style at last weekend's Glastonbury Festival and the attendees (celebrity and otherwise) didn't disappoint us with their spirited and spot-on outfits. While we're personally a bit depressed that we didn't get to watch Kings of Leon, Jay-Z, and The Teenagers play to the damp crowds, we do take some sort of odd comfort in the knowledge that all of our favorite British muses were in attendance and in high style.
Glastonbury offers a climate counterpoint to Coachella's notorious heat, meaning some sort of rainfall traditionally beleaguers the festival, so most people opt for a uniform of dark-hued clothes and Hunter Wellies ($145). Fortunately, the similarities ended there, as our spotlighted attendees distinguished themselves with unique accessories, like an orange headscarf for Pixie Geldof or a daisy-detailed headband for Lily Cole. The flame-haired model also put a spin on her look by turning her Katharine Hamnett Slogan Shirt ($80) inside out and adding a maroon armband.
The ultimate fashion individualist-Kate Moss-shined in both a metaphorical and literal sense. Dressed in a shimmery silver top and a slim cropped pair of Siwy's Hannah Jeans ($206) in Rain, Moss looked effortlessly rock n' roll and reinforced our opinion that she can wear no wrong. Other outfits we enjoyed include Geldof's lightweight cardigan/body-conscious short dress combo and Daisy Lowe's retro Jawstee paired with skin-tight shiny leggings. Lowe's style is easy to emulate, just grab a pair of Kova & T's Oxy Leggings ($129) and a Denim Washed Jaws t-shirt ($20).
Saving the best for last, we shall turn our attention to Alexa Chung-one of the best-dressed ladies at the festival. Chung nailed the playful-meets-edgy backstage look with her simple, but effective, outfit. She tucked Gap's striped Shoulder-Placket Sweater ($38) into a pair of vintage jean shorts and threw on a punky Belstaff jacket as outerwear. In sync with her pal Geldof's choice of over-the-knee black stockings, Chung opted for a similarly wooly pair and completed her outfit with a long strap saddlebag and Lacoste hat. We hope these looks will inspire you when dressing for Chicago's Lollapalooza, New Jersey's All Points West, or whichever music festival destination awaits you! -Jessica Amento
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As a descriptive word, "academics" doesn't do much in the way of expressing what learning at Trine is really like. Here, knowledge is lived. Our students and faculty put their knowledge to work in ways that solve real problems facing real communities throughout Indiana, across the region, and around the world. At Trine you'll see that learning is never some static thing. It's what challenges and inspires us all at once.
When we talk "academics," it's more than a word. It has no limits. And since we were founded, it never has.
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Year after year, our undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs are recognized by U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review as among the best of any college in the Midwest. Our programs in engineering, education, business, arts and sciences and health science are acclaimed nationally. And our cast metals program was ranked as the best undergraduate cast metals program in the nation by the Foundry Education Foundation.
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Learning at Trine takes all kinds of forms. You'll go beyond classrooms and labs and have daily opportunities to breathe life into the knowledge and skills you're developing. Through internships and co-ops with leading organizations and companies, study abroad opportunities on virtually any continent, and an Honors Program that takes learning to even greater heights, you'll be empowered to mold the experience around your interests.
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Four Carbon School District teachers are among ten area classroom teachers who have recieved 2011 Arch Coal Foundation Golden Apple Achiever certificates, according to Erwin Sass, general manager of the Dugout Canyon mine operated by Canyon Fuel Company.
"Each of the Golden Apple recipients scored within three percentage points of the recipients of this year's Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards, the Arch Coal Foundation's highest honor," said Sass. "These results are most certainly noteworthy, and we hope these outstanding teachers are again nominated for the 2012 program."
The 2011 Golden Apple recipients are:
Jennifer L. Black, Sally Mauro Elementary School;
Levan Hall, Lighthouse High School, Mont Harman JHS;
Vickie Leo, Castle Height Elementary School; and
Katherine G. Milburn, Bruin Point Elementary School.
The Arch Coal Foundation's teacher recognition program is available to classroom teachers in Carbon, Emery, Sanpete and Sevier counties. The counties surround the Dugout Canyon, Skyline and Sufco mines operated by Canyon Fuel Company, a subsidiary of major U.S. coal producer Arch Coal, Inc. Each recipient receives a trophy, a classroom plaque and a $3,500 personal, cash award.
Partners for the program include the Office of the Governor, Utah State Office of Education, Utah Education Association, Utah School Superintendents Association, Carbon County School District, Emery County School District, Sevier County School District, North Sanpete School District, South Sanpete School District, Far West Bank, Market Express, radio stations KMTI, KLGL, KMGR, KSVC, KCYQ, KOAL, KARB, KRPX, and both TacoTime and Bookcliff Sales in Price.
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Reviewer: Neha Vapiwala, MD
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Ultima Vez Modificado: 6 de junio del 2004
This presentation discusses an off-label use of irinotecan in the treatment of colon cancer.Presenter: L.B. Saltz
Metastatic colorectal cancer is a disease in which the natural history can be markedly altered by the application of effective chemotherapy agents. First-line therapy in patients with metastatic disease typically incorporates 5-fluorouracil-based (5-FU) chemotherapy agents. There is an established survival advantage of irinotecan chemotherapy as a second line agent in metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC) that has become refractory to 5-FU. Irinitecan also has demonstrated a survival advantage when employed as first line therapy in combination with either bolus or infusional 5-FU and leucovorin (LV), compared to 5-FU/LV alone. This specific phase III randomized study was launched to address if irinotecan with 5-FU and LV was superior to bolus 5-FU/LV in the adjuvant setting for resected stage III colon cancer patients.
Materials and Methods
Author's Conclusions
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This is a well-designed, large study evaluating the role of irinotecan in adjuvant management of stage III colorectal cancer patients. Despite its promising, proven benefit in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, it does not appear that either overall or failure free survival are improved with the addition of irinotecan to 5-FU/LV treatment in stage III patients. Furthermore, the worse toxicity profile of the 3-drug regimen argues against any potential applicability of irinotecan to this patient group.
The negative results reported in this study prompt the natural question of why the IFL arm did not succeed. Is it that the drug itself does not have sufficient anti-tumor activity, or is it the specific regimen (ie; dosing, scheduling) that is inadequate? Ongoing trials employing irinotecan in regimens different from IFL (eg: irinotecan 180 mg/m2 on day 1, as in FOLFIRI) may help shed light on this question in the near future. Among those being eagerly awaited are the PETACC III and ACCORD-II (high-risk) trials due to be reported later this year.
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Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup lentils
1/3 cup brown rice
1/3 onion (chopped)
1/3 stalk chopped celery
Macadamia nut oil
1 garlic cloves (minced)
Chopped chicken breast
2 chopped tomatoes
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POTSDAM Its like a National Football League for the mind, and a team of local high school students just made it to the Super Bowl.
A group of Massena and Salmon River central school district students, sponsored by Clarkson University, has reached the world championships of the FIRST Robotic Competition.
The team won their regional at the BAE Systems/Granite State Regional in Manchester, N.H. last weekend, advancing to The FRC Championship in St. Louis, Mo., in April.
Clarkson sponsors two teams from Massena and Salmon River, comprised of more than 50 students, said team advisorJames J. Carroll,a Clarkson electrical and computer engineering professor.
We historically have performed at a pretty high level, he said. This is our 15th year of doing this, we started in 1998 and this is the fifth time weve won a regional.
Both teams are mentored by Clarkson students, who travel to the schools to advise team members.
We make sure we spend a lot of it working at Clarkson and at Massena high School, said Libby S. Kamen, a Clarkson senior and FIRST mentor. We work with our students and making sure they are doing well in school, they learn engineering skills, how to design and fabricate, but they also learn how to compete fairly. Youre in FIRST to compete with everyone at their best.
The other north country team was eliminated in the competitions quarterfinals, but will have another chance to qualify for the championships in a Boston, Mass. regional later this month.
The competitions take on a festive atmosphere with all the accoutrements of a major sporting event, said Ms. Kamen.
You spend a weekend at a competition and it feels like youre at a big football game, she said. It is a great time, there are marching bands and announcers, it is like a pep rally.
This year, the students had to design human-sized robots capable of throwing a frisbee across a 1,458-square-foot field.
These systems are welded by the students, theres a lot of machine shop work to create the parts, Mr. Carroll said.
In the competition, the robots compete against each other in two three-team alliances, with the winners throwing the most frisbees into a designated scoring area. The competition involves an autonomous segment where robots are programmed to score on their own, and another period where the students direct the robot using remote control.
These are really diverse engineering challenges, every year the task is different, Ms. Kamen said. This year it is Frisbees but the competition itself is less of a teaching tool than the actual build. Basically the competition is a celebration of everything weve worked on.
The competition was developed by Ms. Kamens uncle, inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen, to get students interested in science and engineering.
Dean noticed that there are kids coming out of high schools, thinking the only way they can be successful and popular is in the NBA or in Hollywood, she said. They have to be a rock star or a sports hero. Kids werent having the same encouragement in science fields. By making then engage on a sports-like level, it makes them see engineering the same way
FIRST competitions are divided into different divisions separated by age and technological sophistication, starting with middle-school age students designing smaller robots made from Legos and ending up with the high school competitions. Clarkson hosts tournaments for the lower divisions, then mentors and recruits students from the higher levels, Mr. Carroll said.
This is the upper-end of the pipeline designed to continue allowing students to learn, and to work very closely with Clarkson students on campus while they are performing those designs, he said. This is designed to help the students make real concrete decisions on whether they like this type of engineering work.
Ms. Kamen said Clarkson offers special housing for alumni of the FIRST program.
I picked Clarkson because of the FIRST program because they sponsor FIRST Teams and recruit FIRST alumni, she said.
FIRST, short for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology introduces students to robotics, and with it concepts of logical thinking, programming, teamwork, budgeting and time management before they arrive at a university, said Ms. Kamen.
Our students have so much technical knowledge already, most of the local schools have technology classes, she said. FIRST is about applying that knowledge to a real challenge and working as a team to overcome it.
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Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Renewal:
Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Renewal Request was approved by the U. S. Department of Education on July 23, 2015.
• USDE Approval Letter (7/23/15)
• Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Renewal Request (6/24/15)
• Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Renewal Appendix (6/24/15)
Maryland to Apply for Three Year Renewal of ESEA Flexibility Waiver
The U.S. Department of Education has provided states with the opportunity to apply for a Renewal of their ESEA Flexibility Plan.
• ESEA Flexibility Renewal Powerpoint (02/24/15)
ESEA Flexibility Extension Approval
On July 18, 2014 Maryland received approval from USDE for our Flexibility Extension Request that is described below.
• Approval Letter
• Maryland Approved ESEA Flexibility Request
ESEA Flexibility Extension Request
On May 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) approved Maryland's request for ESEA Flexibility for the 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 school years. USED provided all ESEA Flexibility States with the opportunity to apply for an Extension to this ESEA Flexibility for the 2014-2015 school year. Maryland sought to extend ESEA flexibility through the end of the 2014–2015 school year because the implementation of the flexibility has enhanced the ability of MSDE and the local school systems to increase the quality of instruction for all students as well as improve their achievement levels. The waiver has allowed Maryland to target resources and implement rigorous interventions in our low performing schools. Maryland believes that the flexibility of the waiver has allowed the State and its LEAs to focus on implementing the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards, transition to the College and Career-Ready PARCC Assessments, provide support, recognition, and intervention to all Maryland public schools, and develop a teacher and principal evaluation system that incorporates student growth as a major component.
As part of the extension process, Maryland proposed changes to its currently approved ESEA flexibility request. Below please find the following documents which were submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on March 25, 2014 with our Flexibility Extension Request:
(1) Maryland's ESEA Extension Request Letter
(2) Completed Amendment Template for Teacher Principal Evaluation
(3) Teacher Principal Evaluation (TPE) Amendment
(4) Redline of Maryland's ESEA Request
(5) Letter Requesting an additional waiver
ESEA Flexibility
As allowed by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), the Maryland State Department of Education received approval for flexibility from adhering to certain federal requirements for our public education system. The Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), commonly referred to as "No Child Left Behind," was created a decade ago to establish an accountability system that focused on accountability, improving standards, and eliminating achievement gaps. However, the consequences of NCLB prohibited some states from developing new and innovative reforms. As a result, USDE offered states flexibility around twelve of the provisions of NCLB. Maryland submitted its plan in February 2012 and was approved on May 29, 2012. Maryland is one of 34 states and the District of Columbia to receive approval on its Flexibility Request.
Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Accountability Addendum
(Approved by the U. S. Department of Education,
November 13, 2013):
The ESEA Flexibility Accountability Addendum which is included below replaces Maryland's existing accountability workbook under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). In conjunction with Maryland's approved ESEA flexibility request which is also included below, the Accountability Addendum provides comprehensive information regarding the elements of the Maryland' system of differentiated recognition, accountability and support.
Maryland ESEA Flexibility Accountability Addendum Letter
Maryland ESEA Flexibility Accountability Addendum
The Best Practices of Title I Superlative Highest Performing Reward Schools
Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Application Revised 02.28.2013
Approval Letter of Maryland's Guidelines for Teacher & Principal Evaluation & Support Systems (Principle 3)01.09.2013
Maryland's ESEA Flexibility Application 13.1MBSubmitted: 11.07.2012, Approved: 11.26.2012
Maryland Amendment to ESEA Flexibility Request Approval Letter Posted: November 7, 2012Maryland's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Plan
Summary of Maryland's Flexibility Plan (brochure)October 2012For additional information, please visit http://www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility