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PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Red Sox, already off to its finest start to a season in club history, seemed poised to move to 10-1 after holding a 3-1 cushion through seven innings on Monday night.
But righty reliever Chris Carpenter surrendered the Lehigh Valley IronPigs five runs in the top of the eighth, and the PawSox ultimately suffered an 8-3 International League-North beatdown before 3,849 fans at McCoy Stadium.
WOONSOCKET — A walk-off win that results in Woonsocket High's first triumph of the season. That was the narrative of the Villa Novans' come-from-behind performance on Monday.
You hate to associate "must win" with a game that takes place during the second week of the regular season. Standing at 0-2 in Division I-North and 0-3 overall, Woonsocket understood that halting the slide was imperative against a St. Raphael outfit that was seeking to maintain its pristine ways.
BOSTON (AP) — How runners from Rhode Island finished in Monday's Boston Marathon.
182, Jason T. Reilly, Cumberland, 2:37:27.
767, Philip A. Kiesling, Cranston, 2:49:49.
1012, Roy Smoot, Providence, 2:53:02.
1286, Lukasz Willenberg, Barrington, 2:55:55.
1334, Jeffrey J. Walker, Westerly, 2:56:16.
99, Karolyn A. Bowley, Middletown, 2:57:41.
1596, Peter Harley, Bristol, 2:57:59.
1753, Clay Howland, Providence, 2:58:51.
1847, Jeffrey Vuono, Westerly, 2:59:20.
120, Megan C. Jaswell, Johnston, 2:59:25.
2468, David Constantino, Cumberland, 3:03:43.
Cumberland High School running Coach Tom Kenwood had believed Monday would be like any other Patriots Day when he took a bunch of his team members to Wellesley to watch runners in Boston Marathon pass by.
Patriots Day, after all, has always been a good day to visit Boston for a chance to see runners in the city's historic Marathon and maybe to see the Red Sox play or take the kids to a museum.
But the explosion of bombs at the finish line for the marathon's 117th running changed all that while leaving thousands on the marathon course and people in general wondering why.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. - Constance O'Donnell Meiklejohn Kerr, 87, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Connie was born in Pawtucket, RI to parents Joseph and Alma O'Donnell and lived most of her life in Pawtucket before moving to Ft. Lauderdale in 1971.
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PAWTUCKET - Alice M. Papagolos, 90, passed peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2013 at her daughters' home in Lincoln surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Costas R. Papagolos and longtime companion of Robert Axon.
Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Palmira (d'Oliveira) Bento.
She had been employed by the former Elsie Mae Nursing Home and was also a longtime senior companion volunteer.
BOSTON — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people — including a child — and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."
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CENTRAL FALLS - Melvin A. Goldenberg, "Mel", 70, passed Wednesday April 10th. He was the lifetime companion of the late Walter F. Laurie.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Harry and Rose Goldenberg.
He was the Co Proprietor of the former "Flowers to Remember" and had retired from the City of Central Falls. Mel was a member of the "Odd Fellows".
He was a dedicated member of Park Place Congregational Church, was the founder of their Chopstick Auction and facilitator of the Thrift Shop.
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PAWTUCKET - Alice M. (Froment) Barbeau, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Barbeau.
Born in Attleboro, she was a daughter of the late Oscar J. and Juliette (Groulx) Froment. Alice was a member of the PEAL Club and enjoyed cooking, sewing, shopping, traveling and bowling. Above all Alice was a devoted mother and grandmother.
Robert K. Gingras
CUMBERLAND - Robert K. Gingras, 79, of 1 Flat St., passed away Saturday in the R. I. Hospital Providence.
Born in Pawtucket he was the son of the late Edmund and Lillian (Baril) Gingras. Mr. Gingras resided in Cumberland for the past five years and had resided in Lincoln for most of his life. He was employed by the former Miller Electric Co., of Woonsocket for 40 years retiring in 1993.
He was a communicant of St. Jude Church, Lincoln and a member of the Cumberland-Lincoln Boys and Girls Club.


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I'm not reading a single comment in this article for fear of someone spoiling Dexter, The Walking Dead, and (or) Boardwalk Empire. If Falling Skies was on, that would be added to the list as well. It's the greatest show that no one talks about. For the uninitiated, it's The Walking Dead meets Independence Day in an epic combination of apocalyptic survival horror. There's no reason why TNT shouldn't use that tagline in their promotional material.
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For the second week in a row, the Minnesota Gophers' failure to come up with key defensive stops on third down ultimately proved to be crippling, held at bay on the road Saturday at Michigan in a 42-13 defeat.
Two quarters in, the Gophers, playing without coach Jerry Kill after he suffered a seizure in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, had disrupted quarterback Devin Gardner and the Wolverines offense enough to trail only 14-7 at the half.
But the opportunities were there for the Wolverines, and they capitalized in a big way in the game's stretch run.
Michigan converted on 10 of 13 third down attempts, with six of those conversions coming in the final 30 minutes. The second half scoring barrage was set in motion when Gardner turned a 3rd down and 11 situation on Minnesota's 23-yard line into a 21-yard pass to receiver Devin Funchess.
Instead of an impressive stop that would have likely held Michigan to a field goal, the Gophers yielded a touchdown one play later that initiated the Wolverines' gradual march to outscoring Minnesota 28-6 the rest of the way.
Of their six third down conversions in the second half, the Wolverines converted all of them into gains of 12 yards or more, or a touchdown, which came on a two-yard run by Gardner near the goal line.
With starting cornerback Derrick Wells limited due to an ailing shoulder, the Gophers' secondary was vulnerable. Backups Jeremy Baltazar and Martez Shabazz both logged increased snaps, but their outings turned into struggle-filled affairs.
Accuracy has been a major issue of concern for Gardner. He indeed had his moments of uneasiness, reeling off several passes behind his receivers. However, he made up for it by exploiting the Gophers' inconsistent play on the edges, most notably in third down situations. More than half of Gardner's 235 passing yards (134) came on third down off six plays.
It was a similar story for the Gophers a week ago in a 23-7 loss to Iowa. The Hawkeyes bested Minnesota on third down eight times, racking up 118 total yards and a touchdown, and keeping the Gophers' chances at answering back to a minimum.
The blame clearly does not rest solely on the defense, especially with the Gophers managing 14 points or less on offense for the 12th time in their last 18 Big Ten games. But given the highly questionable lack of production on offense, Minnesota doesn't have the margin of error for extended defensive lapses in critical situations.
• The Little Brown Jug stayed in Michigan's possession for the 22nd time in the last 23 meetings between the two rivals.
• The Gophers' upcoming bye week is desperately needed after they dropped to 0-2 in the Big Ten for the fourth straight season.
• Defensive tackle Cameron Botticelli, who has arguably been the Gophers' top D-lineman in the last two weeks, took down Gardner for a sack in the first half. But it stood as the Gophers' only sack of the game, and just their second in a three-game stretch.
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Mitch Leidner, getting the start in place of Philip Nelson, made it obvious who his receiving target of choice was. Of Leidner's 21 passes, he targeted redshirt freshman tight end Maxx Williams six times, completing five throws for 54 yards and a touchdown.
• Senior outside linebacker James Manuel got the start over junior De'Vondre Campbell. It was a carryover from last week against Iowa when Campbell was pulled from his starting spot after struggling mightily to read the gap fits in order to slow the Hawkeyes' rushing game down.
Manuel finished third on the Gophers' defensive stat sheet with six tackles.
• True freshman Jalen Myrick logged his first snaps at cornerback on Saturday, coming in the waning minutes of the loss. Myrick had his redshirt taken off three games into the season after the Gophers lost junior corner Briean Boddy-Calhoun for the season with an ACL and MCL tear.
Myrick had been used solely on special teams in the last three weeks, as the Gophers have slowly worked him into the secondary rotation.


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grizzly-bear-shot-death-after-killing-hunter/Not exactly...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44648280/ns/us_news-life/#.Tn04SOwUrK0Franco
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Franco,Thanks for the follow-up. This is a complicated and tragic tale.Sounds like the 20 year old made two errors that turned fatal for both bear and hunting partner. It will be hard for him to live with these errors, in my opinion. My dad bought me a 30-30 when I was 10 years old and I hunted with him and his partner for 5 years or so. I was too young to own a gun. I almost shot my dad and his partner when a deer ran between us. I got over excited and just started shooting. I'm thankful that it wasn't my name in this article. I gave up hunting after I got out of the Marine Corps. I realized that I was just doing it to please my dad. I had no interest in killing anything. Daryl
"I gave up hunting after I got out of the Marine Corps. I realized that I was just doing it to please my dad. I had no interest in killing anything."How true! Same with me. I gave up hunting after I got out of the Army.--B.G.--
Some of my cousins hunted. Usually for hares and chamois but also the occasional marmot.In truth none of them did it for food , it was something that had been done for generations and obviously it started as a food source.At the age of 16 I joined and anti-hunting league. Eventually they managed to almost eliminate hunting and to have several species fully protected.Unfortunately in the meantime we pretty much exterminated all eagles (I used to see them growing up) but up in the village now deer (both the red and roe types) are often seen, in fact one visited my brother's garden just a few days ago.Ibex is also plentiful and chamois are also increasing.Never saw (on our side of the border) any deer or ibex when I was there. (they all since crossed over from Switzerland).This is how my brother shoots ibex :Most likely the heard shot is inside Switzerland but the other side of that ridge would be Italy.Franco
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Update-"Investigators have indicated to her family they believe the bullet likely hit the bear first"http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/sep/24/gunshot-killed-hunter-during-grizzlys-attack/
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But early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment is important. Catching the disease early can decrease the chance of developing complications and lead to a lifetime of better health.
Diabetes means the body is unable to properly use and store a form of sugar called glucose. There are two major types of the disease. In type 1 diabetes, the body doesn't produce insulin, a hormone that enables the body to use glucose. Type 2 diabetes results when the body doesn't produce enough insulin and/or is unable to use insulin properly.
Type 1 diabetes symptoms tend to be more dramatic and impactful, and are usually recognized in childhood or early adolescence. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes are often more subtle and may be attributed to aging or obesity. Common symptoms of both major types of diabetes include:
Being very thirsty and increased urination.
Does it seem like you're going to the bathroom constantly? Diabetes causes excess sugar, or glucose, to build up in your blood, forcing your kidneys to work extra hard to filter out or absorb the surpluses. When the kidneys become overwhelmed, they start to draw water out of the body to push the extra sugar out through increased urination. This, in turn, can leave you dehydrated.
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My very first blog post! This is an exciting time in my climbing career. Five Ten is my first sponsor which is great because Five Ten has the best rubber hands down. I am not the greatest writer, but I will try to make my posts interesting, so please bare with me. Today's post will be about the Hueco Tanks trip I took during Easter and Central Rocks amazing Pro comp.
Pullin' Rock and Plastic - Nicholas Milburn
Even though I live in Texas I almost never make it out to Hueco. I usually go out east to climb some sandstone. There is nothing wrong with the east I just wanted a change up plus everyone at my gym was trying to get to go out to Hueco with them. I ended up going with my step-dad, brother, sister and a gym friend. We were originally going to have more people, but due to injuries and busy schedules got in the way. Our plan was to stick to North Mountain for our three day stay which was fine for me because I didn't know any problems out there anyway. I ended up getting on Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive, Baby Face, Daily Dick dose, and some other stuff whose names I cannot remember. I also got on Mexican Chicken which a great route. I thought all the moves were great and it had good flow. Another good one is Fern Roof which I thought was the best route I got on while I was there. I couldn't make the reach out to the jug, so had to use weird press beta that worked for me. I didn't get Fern until the third day. We also tried Diaphanous Sea which I found quite difficult. I couldn't stick the huge throw, but I did all of the other moves minus the top out. I think if I go out in better condition I could stick it. When I got on see spot I also got on Bare Foot on Sacred Ground and Dark Age. I couldn't do too much on Bare Foot, but I did all but one move on Dark Age. Next time I go back to Hueco it will have to be when it is cooler because it was a bit too hot for my taste. We only had minor trouble with the terrible management of Hueco Tanks. Hopefully next time it will be better.
I also had some mile stones on my trip to Massachusetts. This was the first trip I went on without my parents or some other kind of adult supervision. I met up with Alex David Johnson near the airport in a hotel I got. He flew in at 5:00 in the morning (who does that). Anyway we took a bunch of trains and eventually made it out to the gym in Worcester were Alex was going to meet up with Shane Messer. My plan was to head out to Hadley and stay at a hotel. We hung around the gym for a few hours to pass time. I was trying to figure out how I was going to get to Hadley when Joe Hardy offered to let me stay at his parent's house and in the morning we would all carpool together. This was great because as it turns out getting to Hadley without a car is no easy task. Alex ended up staying there also because there was more room there. The next day we made it out to comp an I was impressed with the gym. Good sized walls and great angles, although the amazing cave was covered as to not reveal to finals routes. I was surprised to see all the strong climbers who showed up. I didn't realize I would be competing against people like Daniel Woods, Jimmy Webb, Vasya Vorotnikov and others. The qualifying routes were amazing. The first one was a nice route that wasn't too bad. The second route was one of the most aesthetic gym routes I have ever seen. It was a cool technical route with a ton of volumes. I got pumped out and blew off the latter half. The third route was insanely hard. Almost every fell at the same point except Jimmy Webb and Alex David Johnson. Josh Levin and I ended up tied exactly which was cool. Finals was amazing! The presentation of the finals routes was great. They set up a tarp to fall and reveal the climbers and the routes. I was pretty psyched to be there. The finals route was this long winding up the wall. It had a tricky section to get out the roof onto the last face. After a while I decided it was a bat-hang. Josh wasn't quite as sure about it as me, but it was in his head. I climbed second and when I got up there there was no doubt in my mind about the bat-hang. My body just wiped into place. I blew off about half way up the face. I ended placing fifth behind Josh, Vasya, Daniel, and first place Alex. It was definitely one of the better comps I have been to.


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The weather at Amity Park was anything but nice this blustry Febuary day. The temperature outside had to be below freezing and with the wind blowing, it might be even lower. But this wasn't a problem for Sam Mancin. She was warm and cozy inside her mansion. In fact, she was surrounded by steam inside her bathroom. She had just filled her tub up with hot water and bubble bath, lavender scented of course. She slipped her towel off and sat in the hot water. Her tense mustles soon relaxed. She reached over and pushed play on her cd player that she kept in thier. The song that played was Stay My Baby. It was her favorite song to sing when she thought about her best friend, Danny.
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and it's only a fantasy, that's what everyone's tellin me
Stay my baby
Even though it's a little rushed
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I typically don't do this, ok, I've never done this, but here it is... A video of me previewing "Girl Crush". I knew the moment I first heard Little Big Town's latest that I had to cover it. Haven't we all been there? The guy/gal you want to be with is with someone else. Then, we start to obsess over what their significant other has that we don't? Yep, it's brutal.
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Digital news overtakes newspapers
26 June 2014
LONDON: Accessing the news via the internet has become more popular in the UK than reading a newspaper, according to the country's media regulator.
Ofcom's latest
News Consumption in the UK report
found 41% of British news consumers use websites and apps to keep informed about current affairs while 40% read a newspaper, although TV news remains the main source for 75% of Britons.
While newspaper consumption recorded the same proportion of users as last year, internet usage for news grew significantly from the 32% observed in 2013.
Meanwhile, radio news consumption grew modestly by one point to 36% while magazines fell one point to 5% of consumption.
Ofcom's survey of 2,731 UK adults pointed to the influence of the news choices made by younger people, who appear to be driving these changes.
Some 60% of younger Britons aged 16 to 24 use websites or apps to access the news, up from 44% in 2013, while 40% use a mobile phone and 15% use a tablet. By contrast, only 15% of over-55s use a mobile phone and just 7% use a tablet.
The two generations also diverge over the amount of news they watch on TV – the over-55s watch an average of 196 hours of TV news each year, compared to just 27 hours for 16-24 year olds, and a national average of 115 hours a year.
Furthermore, almost two-thirds (65%) of over-55s name a TV channel as the most important source of news, compared to just 36% of 16-24 year olds.
Younger people are also less likely to follow the news, Ofcom found, with about 10% of 16-24 year olds saying they don't catch up with the news, compared to 5% of all adults and just 3% of over-55s.
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Ohio high school football playoffs: CHCA 19, Madeira 0
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy averaged 43.9 points per game during the regular season, but its defense was the story in a 19-0 playoff victory over Madeira.
CHCA (11-0) went three-and-out on their first five offensive possessions and didn't get a first down until late in the second quarter. Quarterback Conner Osborne started the game with eight incomplete passes before he finally got things going. The Eagles took a 7-0 lead in the locker room on the strength a 20-yard Nick Marsh rushing touchdown with just under a minute to go in the half.
Osborne connected a 44-yard TD pass with David Bechtold with 9:43 left in the game to open up a 13-0 lead. Kyle Davis added a rushing score less than two minutes later for the Eagles to round on the scoring. For the night Osborne 16-of-28 for 156 yards.
Madeira (8-3) had their hands full against the No. 2 seeded Eagles and were playing without a full deck. The Mustangs entered the contest without senior quarterback Matthew Ballweg and running back Jewels Edmerson, who was injured in last week's regular-season finale.
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Reforming Fraternities: Reduce Their Absolute, Corrupting Social Power
Isaiah Berg's ideas for cleaning up the Greek scene focused on changes that one might make within an existing structure. His proposals could have some marginal effect, but in the current environment, reform has to be deeper and more thorough-going. The reason? The only way to oblige internal reforms at fraternities is to break their iron monopoly on social life at the College. Short of such a change, the Greek system will continue to exist in its present corrupt form, immune from challenges, and successful in maintaining its stomach-churning practices. What kind of beneficial competition can we imagine for Webster Avenue?
● More Sororities: While approximately the same number of Dartmouth men and women are members of Greek houses, some sororities have upwards of 150 members and do not have houses. Most sororities with houses are members of national organizations, and therefore they cannot serve alcohol. The result: there is only one place to socialize in an environment where beer is served: the frats. The men enjoy — and too often abuse — their power. Dartmouth should allow more sororities to be established; the College should help more houses be built (there are persistent rumors that the College is turning down donations destined for independent sororities, the better to control the sisters), and the houses themselves should be local if they want. Dartmouth's women should have greater control over attractive Greek social spaces.
● Dormitory Continuity: When the College stopped giving students the option of living for all four years in a home dorm — a decision made in the late 1980's — the Deans handed a housing monopoly to the fraternities. If you wanted to live during your undergraduate career with a congenial group of familiar people, henceforth you had only one option: the frats. Dorms should and could be lively social spaces once again. They won't be opposed to fraternities — there might even be rowdy dorms — but they will be competitive, possibly superior alternatives to Frat Row. Let a thousand flowers bloom and all that.
● Directed Studies: Using Yale's successful program as a model, the College should allow Government Professor Jim Murphy's Daniel Webster Project to go forward. Murphy's longstanding effort to offer freshmen the opportunity to pursue a Great Books curriculum has received no support from the slumbering/lumbering administration (feet stuck in the mud; head in the sand — choose your own analogy). If Dartmouth offered the opportunity for one or more groups of, say, 50-75 freshmen to study together for their first entire year in Hanover under a small, dedicated group of professors, it is possible that they might find enjoyable shared activities that don't involve vomiting on each other.
● Thayer reform: DDS' recent move away from à la carte dining to all-you-can-eat has prevented friends from dropping into Thayer for a quick bite. Now it's a full meal or no entry. A real loss. Groups of students from clubs, teams, and other organizations should be able to dine together in private areas where they can work and enjoy themselves together over a full meal, or a light snack, or even nothing at all. Abolishing à la carte dining is a net social loss for the College. It should be undone for any number of reasons.
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama told a potential donor to his campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton is on his list of possible vice presidential running mates, but that her husband's status as a former president makes matters "complicated."
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Sorry for the blog hiatus. We've been working on passive voice (i.e. "My wallet was stolen.") for the last week and a half. I can't use the textbook's materials because this topic is scheduled for next semester, not this one. However, we needed it now, and they'll need it again next semester. So I've been working extra hard with no text to lean on, and it's been wonderful but tiring.
Students: 12
One thing that went well: Jigsaw reading. In my attempt to not over-use it, I've been under-using it. This time, I used two readings that were fairly long and hopefully high-interest. The students read independently and worked on comprehension questions. Then they got together into two same-story groups to discuss their stories: 1) main idea, 2) new words, and 3) what surprised them. Then they split into different-story partners and shared about their story using the same three questions. One or two groups finished early, so I had them compare and contrast the two stories. That proved quite interesting – I wish I'd had everyone talk about it! Two particular victories: I didn't talk much, and it ended our class on an energetic and communicative note.
One thing to improve: Eliciting student opinions. I actually do it a lot – that's not the problem. The problem is that I'm usually met with ringing silence. I'm clearly not framing it as well as I could, both leve-wise and culture-wise.
One surprise: I gave a quiz in passive voice today. I mostly left transitive vs. intransitive verbs off of the quiz – they're important, but the class was simply not ready for a quiz on them. However, I wrote a bonus question asking them to write a passive sentence with the verb "sleep." This is a trick queston because you can't use "sleep" or other intransitive verbs in the passive voice. My happy surprise? Several students got it right! It was very exciting.
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Tagged activity, assessment, conversation, ESL, grammar, reading, teacher talk, teaching
(I thought it might be helpful to readers and myself if I described some of my favorite activities from time to time.)
In a One-Question Survey, each student has one slip of paper with a single question on it. These questions are generally related, often by content. They're generally yes/no questions. Each student is to ask each other student their question and tally up the results.
This is similar to my beloved Grid Activity, but with a One-Question Survey there is little writing, no record of how an individual answered, and it's a much faster process.
The purposes can be to have students practice asking the same question repeatedly to work on their pronunciation and/or fluency, to reinforce key points of a lesson (i.e. vocabulary, grammar, content, etc.), or to gather data to aid in a math, Excel, writing, or conversation lesson.
Example (from Level 3):
Yesterday, we used a One-Question Survey in my Level 3 class in the context of our unit on cars and driving.
First, I modeled. I took a slip of paper out of the pile in my hand and told them, "This is my question. I'm going to ask everybody, including myself." I wrote it on the board, asked each student, and kept my tally on the board.
Then, I told them it was their turn. I handed out questions we had talked about during the unit, such as "Have you ever gotten a ticket?", "Do you speed?", and "Do you cut people off?" You can see we used all sorts of grammar. This was for two reasons: a) it's Level 3, so they already know a lot of grammar, and b) our focus was not on a grammar point, but on the content and vocabulary.
I asked them to ask all students, including themselves, and also to ask me. I said that the only answers should be "yes" or "no." And I asked them to keep a tally.
When they were finished, we went through the questions and put them into an Excel spreadsheet that automatically calculated percentages for us. This was to reinforce some of our computer lessons from last month. At this point, it was time to go home.
Next time, I'd be more careful to make sure that each student understood his/her question. In a few cases, students thought they understood, but they were mistaken. We easily cleared this up during the debriefing time, but it would've been more powerful if students could have accurately explained to each other during the survey time itself.
Next time, I'd also like the debriefing to be more than just an Excel demo. It could be a full-out Excel lesson, or even better, fodder for a conversation and/or writing assignment. So, I recommend leaving plenty of time to work with the survey results.
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Posted in ESL Activity Corner
Tagged activity, computer learning, content, conversation, fluency, grammar, math, vocabulary, warm-up, writing
Students: 9 (sad!)
One thing that went well: Yesterday's lesson. And I still had abysmal attendance today. Although I hope that if I taught horribly my students would stop coming to class, I just really can't take it as direct correlation between bad teaching and low attendance.
One thing to improve: Actually, today was pretty good too. Even in terms of talking too much – I stopped myself several times.
One surprise: Realizing for myself that English spelling rules for -ed verbs and pronunciation rules are both pretty simple and pretty consistent, but are 100% unrelated. It's so crazy!
Posted in ESL Lesson Journal
Students: 14
One thing that went well: Yesterday felt very choppy, but today we were more focused. We still worked on three different topics, but today the topics were related (-ed vs. -ing adjectives, pronouncing -ed endings, and reading a story that was mostly in the Simple Past). I also did a much better job of having them practice rather than just talking at them. One of the topics was in response to a pronunciation question they asked yesterday. Though it wasn't perfect (see the next paragraph for more on this), it felt good to teach a solid lesson based on something they asked about yesterday. So I guess I felt that several things went pretty well today.
One thing to improve: Although I think the lesson on the pronunciation of regular past tense verbs (think of the -ed in fixed vs. studied vs. interested) was pretty effective, I think I needed to more clearly tie what we were talking about to verbs ending in -ed and to pronunciation (as opposed to spelling).
One surprise: We were reviewing the difference between adjectives for feelings that are made out of verbs. There's usually an -ed form and an -ing form and they mean different things. Just think of "bored" and "boring." To help them practice this, I drew them a picture of me walking up a really long staircase. I labeled myself "tired" and the stairs "tiring." Then I had the students draw pictures and label them. Half the class did "interested" and "interesting," and the other half did "embarrassed" and "embarrassing." I was surprised at just how useful it was for bringing out questions that solidified their understanding. I was also surprised at how vehemently a couple of students either couldn't or wouldn't draw anything. Incredibly useful but incredibly controversial. Very surprising!
Posted in ESL Lesson Journal
Tagged activity, ESL, grammar, reading, teacher talk, teaching
Students: 13
One thing that went well: I busted out a grid activity at a good time in our really exhausting grammar lesson.
One thing to improve: There were so many incredibly picky questions, and most of them were not actually on the topic of our grammar lesson, which was Past Continuous (i.e. Grammar was driving us crazy.). Transitive and intransitive verbs came up in one of our examples and there went 20 minutes (The chicken was roasting. vs. I was roasting the chicken.). I did manage to avoid slipping into an impromptu lesson on Active and Passive Voice (I prepared the chicken. vs. The chicken was prepared by me.), but only because I've been revving up to dive into it in our next unit. But anyway… grammar basically engulfed the whole class period. And this was after I refused to answer half their questions (the Passive Voice ones). How harshly should I reign things in?
One surprise: How easy Past Continuous (you know, our official grammar point of the day) was compared to all the questions they were asking.
Posted in ESL Lesson Journal
Students: 12
One thing that went well: We're on our second big writing project, and this one is much easier for the class. They're writing letters. I think it's more concrete than just an opinion piece, so it's less nerve-wracking, less academic, and possibly more useful. Note to self: start with this one next time.
One thing to improve: I've kind of stopped writing the daily plan on the board (i.e. 1. writing, 2. reading, 3. computers), but I think I should start again. I just think it's better to give the class a bit of a road-map of where we're going on a given day.
One surprise: The computer lesson. Today's topic was judging Google results. I stated the goal (to judge Google results). I demonstrated. I checked for understanding. We repeated the goal together. The class had a sparsely-worded assignment to refer to. But it turned out that a few people still had no idea what we were doing. I discovered this when they emailed me answers that had nothing to do with judging Google results. Sigh. I shouldn't have been surprised – my less tech-savvy students were the most confused ones. Leveled computer classes, please!
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October 9th, 2015
By Phil Hadden, Vice President, Business Development, RedBrick Health
Every day we're deluged with information and offers vying for our attention. The Internet is teeming with content about our health. How do we make sense of it all and sort out the noise from what's important?
Successful retailers like LL Bean, Amazon and Netflix have learned that personalizing a user's experience and serving up relevant choices are keys to engaging shoppers —and keep them coming back. Consumers like to shop with companies who know what they like and show them options that relate to their tastes.
So why should health and wellness solutions be any different? By combining personalization and choice architecture we can provide guidance that taps each participant's interests and motivations. Each one of us has different intrinsic motivations—like improving appearance, setting a good example for our kids, having more energy, or fitting into a smaller size—it's these motivations that generate the energy to change. Aligning health improvement guidance with our inner motivations can unlock greater success.
To get better engagement and loyalty, try encouraging people to take small, achievable steps that overcome the inertia that makes it difficult to get started. If these steps align with their intrinsic motivations it's even easier to make progress. Extrinsic rewards are great, to help people get started, but it's achieving success—and the confidence that builds as we succeed—that keeps people going.
Once confidence builds, the next step is less scary, and with timely nudges you can keep people moving in a positive direction.
Health isn't a destination; it's a personal journey. Forming healthier habits—whether around lifestyle or around treatment adherence and self-care—doesn't have to be hard. Everyone's journey is different so be sure to offer relevant choices to help your members find the right path.
September 16th, 2015
By Sanna Yoder, Senior Director, Content Strategy and Behavior Design, RedBrick Health
Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier and do some push-ups.
Put dinner on a smaller plate or bowl.
Ask your server to double the veggies.
Get some earplugs to block out your partner's snoring.
Each of these tiny calls to action represents one small step from RedBrick Journeys®, the digital coaching program at the heart of RedBrick's behavior change system. None of them requires much time or money, and none on its own is the key to health and longevity. But each one of these steps has changed the life of someone I know. And I have some theories about why.
It's a social thing
My friend Jon surprised me at a school meeting not long ago when he thanked me for encouraging his morning strength-training routine. I was testing our Journeys social posting functionality; turns out he saw my Facebook post about setting your alarm early to exercise.
He took one small nudge from a friend and turned it into a healthy-habit trigger.
Psychologist Robert Cialdini would call this the power of "social proof," where people tend to act in ways consistent with like-minded peers. In other words, consensus trumps cognition and makes changing behavior a whole lot easier.
You can read more about social proof in the author's wisdom-packed volume, The Small BIG.1
By the way, triggers also play an important role in Jon's new habit. An earlier alarm means he doesn't even have to think about how and when to exercise. He can just get up and do. BJ Fogg of the Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab has a lot to say about triggers.
It's about the commitment
Another friend marveled recently that she's made a habit of dining on smaller plates since exploring our Unsupersize Your Meals Journey.
The smaller your plate, the fewer calories you take in over time. That's regardless of how much food you actually have access to, according to Brian Wansink, author and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab and curator of mindlesseating.com.2
For my friend, a small step has become a habit in part because she was asked to commit. Core to the Journeys experience is this complete behavioral loop: You choose. You commit. You're reminded. You complete. And for the right step at the right time—a habit is born.
It's about seeing with fresh eyes
I am married to a wonderful guy who, bless his heart, snores. (Is there a Journey for that?) Bedtime Game Plan nudges Journeyers to check out the latest earplug technology at their local drugstore if noise is a sleep barrier.
Earplugs are not new. But familiarity had blinded me to opportunity until my Journey nudged me right down the ear care aisle of my local drugstore. The squishy silicon earplugs I found there have frankly changed the quality of my sleep—for good.
Cialdini and Fogg have much more to say on the subject of nudges like these. And RedBrick Journeys have thousands more ways to take tiny, life-changing actions. But the most important small step is the one that will make a difference for you.
What small step—in a Journey, suggested by a friend, or simply discovered—has made a big difference for you? Why did it work? Share it and help spread the power of small steps.
1 Martin, Steve; Goldstein, Noah; Cialdini, Robert. The Small BIG, New York: Hachette Book Group (2014).
2 Wansink, Brian. Mindless Eating – Why We Eat More Than We Think, New York: Bantam-Dell (2006).
September 1st, 2015
By Eric Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer, RedBrick Health
Habits happen. We form them early and do them often. And because habits become well-ingrained patterns of behavior, they're hard to break—even if your health depends on it.
Many times, it takes a "wake-up call"—a life event—to spur the action needed to break a bad health habit or establish a good one. A sudden illness, the birth of a child, a change of job—all introduce new motivations, as well as new behavioral cues.
But what about people wanting to make changes in their daily habit patterns without the backdrop of a major life change? What's the success formula?
First, avoid the common pitfalls: focusing on big, abstract goals, thinking information leads to action, or blaming failure on lack of willpower.
If you want to help consumers break old habits and establish new ones:
And what about rewards? They certainly help create focus and initial engagement. However they likely aren't enough—on their own—to create lasting habits. But, with the right behavior design, new habits happen.
What's your habit-forming story? We'd love to hear it.
August 24th, 2015
By Karin Bultman, Vice President of Market Development, RedBrick Health
In April 2015, we commissioned a survey to explore how buying patterns, program offerings and program design have adapted given the rapidly changing healthcare environment. This survey was a follow-up to a similar survey we sponsored in 2010. Our goal was to better understand benefits strategies around wellness and health management and how they relate to healthcare costs.
One of the things we were curious about was how employers are defining engagement. As wellness programs mature, is the definition of engagement evolving as well? Are employers looking for more than mere participation? And if the definition of engagement is evolving, how will this impact programs for employee health and well-being?
As it turns out, we did see the beginnings of a shift. While employers largely still define engagement in terms of participation, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of an attitudinal awareness of healthy living—and how this impacts employee health.
As part of our survey we asked respondents to characterize their organization's definition of engagement in an open-ended response. They conveyed definitions of engagement that include employees:
Given what we saw in the survey, and our experience in the day-to-day of employee health and well-being, we think it reasonable that over the next few years, the definition of engagement will continue to shift toward one that encompasses behavior change and improvement in health status. This continuing shift has ramifications for:
Yes, the definition of engagement seems to be maturing—and with this maturing will come the need to take a new look at the programs and options available to not only get employees on the path to wellness, but get them to a destination.
How does your organization define engagement? And is that definition changing?
See more survey results in our upcoming white paper, Employee Health Management Comes of Age, on RedBrickHealth.com.
August 11th, 2015
By Eric Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer, RedBrick Health
This post was adapted from an article originally published by the Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC).
I first cut my teeth as a wellness program coordinator during my internship at the Mattel toy company. It was truly the dark ages of technology. No Web. No smartphones. No social media. We scanned HRA questionnaires through optical readers and gave out printed reports. We delivered classroom educational programs and one-on-one counseling. We staged worksite challenges and tallied team data by hand into leaderboards.
Indeed, we lacked the high-tech tools that make up the modern wellness arsenal.
Fast forward to today. So much has changed. But let's start with what's stayed the same. Behaviors—inactivity, poor nutrition, inadequate coping skills, spotty treatment adherence, use of tobacco and other substances. What's more, there's greater financial responsibility in the face of an increasingly complex and still weakly coordinated healthcare system, driving the need for greater "healthcare consumerism."
So is technology transforming the delivery of worksite wellness? Clearly it is. But not just because it lets us reach people faster and cheaper, or create cool stuff. It's because we can put into practice powerful principles of behavior change in a more scalable and effective way—and make it more fun at the same time.
Here are seven key principles we use to guide the consumer experience, and how technology powers them.
Is it technology that's making the difference? Yes, in that it's powering smarter design based on a more informed view of how behavior works. Does it work? We're seeing the rapid growth of a rich data set that suggests it does. And we're just at the beginning.
August 4th, 2015
Part 2 of a 2-part series
By Sanna Yoder, Senior Director, Content Strategy and Behavior Design, RedBrick Health
In part 1 of our series, we introduced mindfulness as a practical solution to address the stresses of everyday life and discussed a few mindfulness practices. In this post, we'll introduce a few additional mindfulness techniques, including one from Amit Sood, chair of Mayo Clinic's Mind-Body Medicine Initiative.
Sood integrates elements from neurosciences, psychology, philosophy and spirituality to offer a scientific approach for stress management. His "Guide to Stress-Free Living1" offers countless simple but profound exercises to reframe the stresses of daily life at work. He recommends a simple practice of joyful attention at least four to six times a day.
Here's how it works: While your computer starts up, close your eyes and send an imaginary thank-you email to someone who's helped you. While the traffic light is red, note of the shape and color of the cars around you. For just a few seconds, relax all your "frowning" muscles. Refocusing the mind, says Sood, helps cultivate flexibility of attention, allowing you to switch between a narrow focus and broad, relaxed attention at will.
At RedBrick, our coaches and our RedBrick Journeys® digital coaching program promote a practical approach to mindfulness that you and your employees can try right now with ideas like these:
Which one appeals to you most? Have you taken a "time out" today? If not, take one of these to your work group right now. Give them the immediate gift of a few moments of mindfulness—and over time, use these techniques to boost their resiliency.
1Sood, Amit, M.D., M.Sc. "The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-free Living." Da Capo Press: Boston, MA. 2013.
July 30th, 2015
Part 1 of a 2-part series
By Sanna Yoder, Senior Director, Content Strategy and Behavior Design, RedBrick Health
No matter what the make-up of your population, there's a cost-effective prescription for better health—one that may help lower blood pressure, reduce the effects of depression and anxiety and improve sleep. It may even help control cravings.1
It is called mindfulness, and it's a practical solution to address the stresses of everyday life.
Mindfulness costs nothing but a few moments of time. It can be practiced anywhere. And while it can help employees feel better in the moment, it may even have a long-term impact, improving job performance, reducing turnover intention2 and increasing the resiliency of your work group.
But how do you "get mindful?" Or promote the practice in your work group? Do you have to carve out 20 minutes to sit and meditate? Do you need special training? Do you have to leave your desk or listen to a soothing voice? Do you have to close your eyes?
These are all valid aspects of being mindful, but sometimes, in the hectic pace of today's workplace, they're impossible. That's why many mindfulness experts promote what author and scholar Karen Kissel Wegela calls informal mindfulness practices,3 or everyday activities that can support an attitude of mindfulness. Here are a few of her suggestions:
Rick Hanson, psychologist, best-selling author and senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, encourages a practice known as Taking in the good. Hanson asserts that the human brain is wired to be like Velcro® for bad experiences and Teflon® for good. It takes at least 20 to 30 seconds for a good experience to register, sink in and rewire the brain into feeling more relaxed, at peace, resilient and ready to take what comes. Focusing for 10, 15, even 20 seconds periodically throughout the day on a positive experience like feeling secure, feeling tenacious or expressing gratitude can reinforce the good.
Here's a brief exercise from RedBrick Journeys® you can try right now:
Look at your cup of coffee—now imagine all the help that got it to you, from the farmer who grew the coffee beans to the artist who designed your mug.
A few seconds well spent. In part 2 of our series, we'll take you through a few more mindfulness exercises you can use for an immediate impact on your day—or your work group.
See part part 2 here.
1National Institute of Health. "Meditation: What You Need To Know." December, 2007. [downloaded from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation/overview.htm]
2Dane, E., and B. J. Brummel. "Examining Workplace Mindfulness and Its Relations to Job Performance and Turnover Intention." Human Relations 67.1 (2013): 105-28. Web. 28 June 2015.
3Kissel Wigela, Karin. "Practice Mindfulness Without Meditating." Psychology Today. Feb 18, 2010. [downloaded from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-courage-be-present/201002/practicing-mindfulness-without-meditating]
July 21st, 2015
By Eric Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer, RedBrick Health
A recent survey of employers with more than 500 employees confirmed what many of us expected to see—a continuing rise in outcomes-based incentives programs.1 Our own survey research shows a strikingly similar trend among employers with more than a thousand employees: Many are moving to outcomes-based designs.2
It seems like a logical assumption is being made here—outcomes-based models that tie rewards to key behavioral and biometric results are likely to produce better biometric outcomes.
But is there evidence to back up that assumption?
We recently reviewed the year-over-year program results of over 80 reward designs that reached nearly 500,000 individuals. We divided the sample into four reward design types:
Here's what we found. Engagement levels were positively associated with improved biometric outcomes. So were reward levels. (In fact the two are highly correlated, so it's likely the effect of rewards is really the lift they create in engagement.) However, we could find no statistical evidence that participants in outcomes-based models achieved better outcomes than those in other models.2 That's not to say it isn't there—we just didn't see it in this large sample.
So the answer according to this analysis is no, outcomes-based designs do not produce better outcomes than participation-based designs. That may be a relief to those who've felt pressure to join the trend toward outcomes-based reward designs, but were concerned about backlash.
The takeaway: If you're going to focus on one thing, focus on what gets you real engagement in your population, whatever that might be. It's engagement that gets you results.
1Gene Baker, G., Dermer, M., & Wolfsen, Brad. (2015, April 29). 2015 bswift Benefits Study Preview: Wellness and Incentives [Webinar]. Retrieved from http://ebn.benefitnews.com/media/newspics/ebn_bswift_042915.mp4
2RedBrick Health, Analysis of results by reward design, 2013 to 2014.
July 9th, 2015
Part 3 of a 3-part series
By Nathan Barleen, Director of Research, RedBrick Health
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we presented the case for choice for engaging individuals in their health and the role choice can play for those with chronic conditions. In this post, we'll talk about how different segments of consumers respond to different options when offered in a choice-based health management model.
Choice allows individuals to exercise their preferences. Traditional and online merchants have studied the differences between customer segments for years. Merchants know that different marketing approaches and product types appeal to different individuals. In order to maximize sales, they often organize choices in a way designed to appeal to each segment of their audience.
Consumer engagement in wellness activities can be approached the same way. We set out to learn how different types of individuals choose to engage in wellness programs. We found that some characteristics of our consumers, like age, location, company type and geographic region, were predictors of how these individuals responded to wellness program options.
When we controlled for differences in incentives and communication we found some interesting patterns with respect to who chooses phone coaching, who selects a virtual coaching experience, and who prefers simply tracking daily habits.
It takes more than apps and wearables to reach all segments of the population
Given the choice, most of our participants selected a digital form of health engagement, but some opted for the support of a live coach. We found that those who chose to work with a live coach were more likely to be:
In contrast, our digital users (including our virtual coaching users) tended to be younger, work in a white-collar setting, and live in mid- to upper-income suburban or exurban neighborhoods. Our self-trackers (including those who chose to sync a phone app or wearable device) were our youngest users, and most likely to live in higher income and urban areas.
Seem like an intuitive finding? Maybe so. However, it's important to recognize that the risk and healthcare cost distribution within many working populations skews toward those that, based on our research, prefer the live coaching option.
That's a core reason why we believe that a best practice population health model offers choice, including the options to work with a coach, use a virtual coaching app or track daily activity with integrated devices. Limiting engagement options may make the path to wellness more difficult for some consumers—and some may not get on the path at all.
Read more in part 1 and part 2.
July 2nd, 2015
By Dr. Jeff Dobro, RedBrick Health Chief Medical Officer
The upward trajectory of healthcare costs has given rise to a debate about the value of annual health screenings. Are they really necessary? Do they surface enough potential medical issues to outweigh the costs of screening an entire population?
At RedBrick, we've screened hundreds of thousands of consumers across the organizations we serve. This experience, along with the evidence we've gathered, has convinced us that periodic health screenings as part of a workplace health and wellness program make sense.
Screenings can help to:
We recognize that the USPSTF and other professional organizations have very specific recommendations based on each individual's specific health status and risks that differ from a yearly screening, yet highly personalized screenings are not practical or cost effective for large populations. Identifying common and costly risks is the first step toward increasing the overall health and well-being of your population.
Find out about RedBrick's screening options here.


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This may not have been the prettiest of victories, but it keeps Sale in the hunt for a place in the LV=Cup semi finals.
Captain Mark Easter and youngster Charlie Ingall scored tries which secured a battling 20-6 victory over a Worcester side who must be sick of the sight of Steve's Diamond's men, as they took on Sharks for the fourth time this season.
Sale had good reason to be confident considering their unbeaten start to 2014, and forced an early penalty. Joe Ford had the easiest of kicks to give the hosts an early 3-0 lead.
With conditions which weren't exactly conducive to running rugby, the home side's intelligent kicking game was gaining territory in the areas that mattered.
Worcester's Elliot Davies was clearly struggling with the swirling wind, hitting one penalty short and one wide in the visitor's only attempts of a hard fought first half.
Phil Mackenzie did his best to excite, but his slaloming run was thwarted by a much changed Warriors side.
Evidence, if it were needed, that the wind was playing a big part in the game was clear at the start of the second half. Will Cliff had to be on hand to keep a fingertip on the ball to stop it blowing off the kicking tee.
Ford was able to put that distraction to one side and stretch the lead to six. Davies hit back with his first successful kick of the day though.
If either side was going to cross the whitewash, then it was more than likely that the try would come through the forwards. That proved to be the case, with Captain Easter crashing over after a period of pressure on Warriors' line.
Sale's 10 point lead didn't last long, with another Worcester penalty meaning there was still plenty to play for in the final quarter.
Sharks' second try was the move of the match, and sealed another important win. Andy Forsyth's break created an overlap which gave Ingall the chance to touch down in the corner.
Sale: Haley; MacKenzie, Forsyth, Jennings, Ingall; Ford (Off 73 mins), Cliff (Off 73 mins); Croall (Off 58 mins), Baines (Off 57 mins), Buckley (Off 58 mins); Kulemin (Off 58 mins), Holmes; Easter, Fihaki (Off 79 mins), Hughes (Off 58 mins).
Replacements: Taylor (On for Baines 57 mins), Harrison (On for Croall 58 mins), Lewis-Roberts (On for Buckley 58 mins), Ostrikov (On for Kulemin 58 mins), Gaskell (On for Hughes 58 mins), Mitchell (On for Cliff 73 mins), Cipriani (On for Ford 73 mins), Brady (On for Fihaki 79 mins).
Scoring sequence: 3-0, HT, 6-0, 6-3, 11-3,13-3, 13-6, 18-6, 20-6
Chairman Gordon McKie comment:.............
Sale Sharks would like to apologise unreservedly for the failure to remove the temporary traffic lights on the approach to the stadium. The stadium management company and contractors have been aware of the fixture being played today since early December and gave their assurances that the lights would be removed by 12 noon on the day of the game. They have not done this which caused significant inconvenience with supporters arriving and leaving the stadium.
Sale Sharks value the continued patience of all our supporters and the matter will be investigated fully over the coming days
|Sale Sharks Score Card
|Mark Easter
|Charlie Ingall
|Joe Ford
|Worcester Warriors Score Card
|Elliott Davies


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Tompkinsville insurance man Bart Rowland will be the Republican nominee for a House seat left vacant when former Representative James Comer was elected state agriculture commissioner.
Rowland was nominated Thursday evening by the Republican executive committees of Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe and Monroe counties.
The special election is set for February 7.
Democrats are scheduled to select their nominee on Monday.


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Photo by Jonny Valiant
YIELD: Makes 8 to 10 (first course) servings
ACTIVE TIME: 1 1/2 hr
TOTAL TIME: 5 1/2 hr (includes chilling)
- Vegetable oil for oiling terrine
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cold water, divided
- 4 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (from two 1/4-ounce envelopes), divided
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon drained bottled horseradish
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
- 1 large garlic clove, smashed
- 1/8 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 pound smoked veal tongue or fine-quality smoked ham, cut into 1/8-inch dice
- 1 sweet gherkin, finely chopped (2 tablespoons)
- 1 1/4 cups strained good-quality bottled borscht such as Gold's Russian Style (reserve solids for another use)
- Equipment: a 1-quart rectangular terrine
- Garnish: lettuce leaves or watercress sprigs
Make horseradish cream layer:
Lightly oil terrine. Cut a strip of parchment paper to fit in bottom of terrine and up the 2 ends, allowing overhang at each end.
Put 2 teaspoons cold water in a small metal bowl, then sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon gelatin evenly over water. Let stand 1 minute to soften.
Meanwhile, stir together sour cream, horseradish, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.
Heat softened gelatin in bowl set over a small saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring, until dissolved, about 30 seconds. Remove bowl from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons horseradish cream, then stir mixture into remaining horseradish cream until combined well.
Spoon into terrine, smoothing surface, then chill until set, about 10 minutes.
Make broth layer:
Simmer broth, bay leaf, garlic, red-pepper flakes, cloves, and lemon juice in a 1-quart saucepan, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Put remaining 2 tablespoons cold water in cleaned small metal bowl, then sprinkle 2 teaspoons gelatin evenly over water. Let stand 1 minute to soften.
Add softened gelatin to broth in saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl, discarding solids. Transfer 1/2 cup broth to cleaned small metal bowl (reserve remaining broth in other bowl). Put small bowl (with 1/2 cup broth) into an ice bath and let stand, stirring gently, until broth is cool and syrupy.
Spoon 1/4 cup cooled broth onto set horseradish cream layer (reserve remaining broth in small bowl at room temperature), then chill terrine until set, about 10 minutes.
Make smoked-tongue layer:
Add veal tongue and gherkin to larger quantity of reserved broth in bowl, then put bowl into a large ice bath and stir gently and constantly until mixture has consistency of raw egg whites. Pour mixture onto set broth layer in terrine and chill until set, 15 to 20 minutes.
Make another broth layer:
Spoon remaining 1/4 cup broth in small metal bowl over set tongue layer. (If broth has gelled, re-melt over barely simmering water, then put bowl into large ice bath and let stand, stirring, until cool and syrupy.) Chill terrine until broth layer is set, about 10 minutes.
Make borscht layer:
Stir together borscht liquid, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in cleaned 1-quart saucepan. Transfer 2 tablespoon seasoned borscht mixture to cleaned small metal bowl, then sprinkle remaining 2 teaspoons gelatin evenly over mixture. Let stand 1 minute to soften.
Add softened gelatin to borscht mixture in saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. Transfer to cleaned small metal bowl. Put bowl in ice bath and stir gently and constantly until consistency of raw egg whites. Spoon over set broth layer and chill terrine at least 4 hours.
To serve:
Invert a large plate over terrine, then carefully invert terrine onto plate with aid of parchment. Cut terrine into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
Cooks' notes: Terrine can be chilled (covered once set) up to 3 days


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Ran across this item this morning: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/02/07...free-software/
Perhaps this (or similar) is what Timothy hit on. It's about web sites using openoffice as bait to phish for contact info, and the high google ad rankings they get. Interesting that the high ad ranking is tied to browsers and systems reporting that the searching computer doesn't run a variant of unix/linux. In other words, the ads target Microsoft and Mac users, not people who already use free software. Looks like there are a number of schemes afoot to profit from distribution of free software. Go to openoffice.org or neooffice.org for the real deal without cost or phishing schemes. NeoOffice is asking for donations to defray the cost of developing a version that it better integrated into OS-X (which is Apple's custom GUI on a modified version of BSD Unix).


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Fostering SEI Research at NNIN
As a member of the NNIN, we are committed to fostering research on the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology. NNIN users are at the forefront of nanotechnology and can offer unique insight into this research. To this end, from time to time, users may be invited to participate in a research project, such as by answering a survey or participating in an interview. Although users are free to decline, and their decision to participate or not to participate will have no bearing on their ability to use the NNIN, we sincerely hope that users will consider each request and accept as many invitations as they can in the spirit of advancing knowledge on social and ethical issues and helping to ensure that NNIN remains a leader in nanotechnology innovation.
We are also committed to ensuring that these projects are relevant to NNIN, unburdensome to its users, and have met appropriate ethical standards. Thus, we will only release users' contact information to projects that have received prior approval from NNIN.
Society and Ethical Links
The NNIN SEI portal has research, educational, and other resources related to societal and ethical issues surrrounding nanotechnology. Upcoming conferences and events for these topics are also listed on the site.
UCSB is also the home of the CNS-UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society. Research and educational resources and events are published at the center's website.


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HCA Virginia Expands Occupational Healthcare Clinic to Meet Local Employers' Needs
March 05, 2013
Richmond, VA — HCA Virginia's Occupational Healthcare Clinic at Parham Doctors' Hospital recently held a welcome reception and ribbon-cutting for their newly expanded and renovated space.
The clinic, which is located just inside the main entrance of the hospital at 7700 E. Parham Road, is one of four clinics through HCA Virginia that currently provide work related injury, illness treatment and pre-employment procedures to over 1,000 employers in the Richmond metropolitan area.
"The expanded Occupational Medicine Clinic in Henrico County enhances our comprehensive Workplace Wellness program and services and provides additional space to better serve employers in the Richmond Metro Area," said Nolie Barnes, HCA Virginia's vice president of Business Health.
Under the leadership of Dr. Dale Slagel, medical director and Bruce Spiller N.P., program director, the clinic just celebrated 20 years of excellence in occupational healthcare.
"We have a dedicated and well seasoned team of occupational healthcare providers in our clinic," said Slagel. "We are committed to excellence in employee healthcare and to customer service and consider our clients not only the patient, but the company or county that trusts us to care for their employees."
During 2012, Hanover County awarded their occupational healthcare contract to the Parham clinic which was the final factor in deciding to expand the clinical space, according to Slagel. In addition to Hanover County, Slagel serves as medical director for the County of Henrico. He and Spiller work closely with their risk management team to ensure that injured employees are able to return to work quickly, saving employers and municipalities a significant amount of money.
As Henrico and Hanover Counties continue to grow, HCA Virginia Occupational Healthcare at Parham Doctors' can service the needs of new and expanding companies.
Spiller also operates a foreign travel clinic which advises executives and private patients on current CDC vaccine guidelines. She is considered a local expert resource and has spoken to several community groups and physician practices to advise travelers on the vaccines and/or antimalarials they may need for international travel.
All four occupational healthcare clinics in HCA Virginia's network have a 24-hour component through their respective emergency rooms. Slagel says he and several area employers value the close working relationship with the emergency room doctors, and work with them to ensure that injuries are directed to the clinic if appropriate, which also reduces costs for employers.
"All of the emergency room physicians and nurse practitioners are aware of how important it is to see the occupational medicine patients in a timely manner and to return them to work quickly, either regular or light duty. We also know of the importance of having the patient return to the Occupational Healthcare clinic for follow-up" said Slagel.
HCA Virginia operates seven hospitals and a bevy of outpatient surgery and imaging centers throughout the Greater Richmond area. In addition to the Parham Occmed clinic, there are three more dedicated occupational healthcare clinics at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Chippenham Hospital and Retreat Doctor's Hospital in Richmond's Historic Fan District.
About HCA Virginia
As the commonwealth's most comprehensive health care network, HCA Virginia operates 13 hospitals and more than a dozen outpatient centers and is affiliated with 3,000 physicians in Central, Southwestern and Northern Virginia. In addition to being one of Virginia's largest employers, it provides approximately $100 million in charity care to uninsured patients each year and pays $100 million in taxes. In Central Virginia, HCA Virginia includes 4 imaging centers, 6 outpatient surgery centers, more than 50 physician practice locations and the 7 hospitals we are best known for - Henrico Doctors', Parham Doctors', Retreat Doctors', West Creek Emergency Center, Chippenham, Johnston-Willis, John Randolph and Spotsylvania Regional.


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Part of organized sports is having a coach. Chances are, when it's all said and done, you'll have crossed paths with dozens of them.
It's not discussed much, but trust me: it's in your best interest as a player to know how to deal with them.
Just like a snowflake, every coach is different. They all have different methods, techniques, and styles. And just about all of them think they're way is the right way. It's your job to play anyway, not coach.
Many Coaches, One Player
The question is, how do you process the (often conflicting) information of different coaches, while at the same time play "your" game, while at the same time remain "coachable?"
Tough question. It's a razor's edge you're going to have to walk. You don't want to be the guy who talks back and has all the answers.
You want to be the guy who plays hard and listens. That being said, you have to know yourself and know when to stick to your guns.
The Secret to Being Coachable
So here's my suggestion. Listen respectfully with open ears to the coach...and keep your trap shut.
Maybe he does have a point. Honestly try what he wants in practice. Give it time. Ask yourself if his technique is making you a better or worse athlete. After a while, evaluate and adjust.
The fact is, you're never gonna find success if you're flip flopping techniques all the time anyway.
Just as seed will never mature if you keep digging it up to see if it's growing. You've got to commit to a direction and honestly evaluate if you're getting better or worse after a while.
For you, nothing will speak louder than improvement and success - regardless of how you got there. And trust me, no coach is going to mess with success.
Brent Mayne is a 15-year veteran of the Major Leagues. He ranks 75th in the history of baseball with 1,143 pro games caught, and his .993 career fielding percentage is 4th all-time. Brent is the author of the book "The Art of Catching"--a comprehensive guide to teaching and building defensive catching skills.


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The most explosive of the Audi A3 family goes by the name of RS3 Sportback
will be launched next month. It´s aggressive exterior lines and details
immediately reveil the capabilities of this energetic sportscar. The
lower body, the front grill, the bumpers with large air intakes, the
specific rear spoiler, dual exhaust tip, the wider track, the wheel
arches of reinforced plastic and carbon fiber mirrors in matte aluminum
are just some of the distinguishing characteristics of this version.
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Do you know about rémoulade? If not, you're going to thank me. There are endless variations; Down South we turn it red with curry, and I've tasted it with pickles, horseradish, anchovies, capers — you name it. My own rendition adds some things that may surprise you, and it is the perfect seafood accompaniment. But don't stop there, you'll want to slather it on a cheeseburger or a grilled chicken sandwich, use it as a dip for veggies, and lots more.
To make the remoulade:
- In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, vinegar, hot sauce, celery, scallions, parsley, egg, mustard seeds, and capers. Mix with a rubber spatula until well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving time.
3 Tbsp olive oil
4 grated zest and juice of 4 lemons
salt and freshly ground black pepper
To cook the fish:
- Preheat an outdoor grill or a stovetop grill pan to medium-high heat.
- Drizzle the mahi-mahi with the oil and sprinkle with three-quarters of the lemon zest and juice. Season generously with salt and pepper. Grill the mahi-mahi until it flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer the grilled fish to a serving platter and sprinkle with the remaining zest and juice. Serve with the remoulade.
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Nutrition Facts
Provided by: The Sweet Life
Per Single Serving / Serves 4 Total
- Calories 408
- Total Fat 24g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Sodium 635mg
- Total Carbohydrates 14g
- Fiber 3g
- Protein 36g
- Cholesterol 189mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.