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5 Things N.C. Lawmakers To Complete Before Leaving
RALEIGH, N.C. � The North Carolina Senate and House are holding low-key floor meetings this week with few or no recorded votes to give time to negotiators on the state budget and a handful of other bills to work out their differences before the session adjourns. Here are five things the legislature is likely to accomplish before the legislature ends the 2014 session, which began May 14:
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS: Changes to the second year of the two-year budget approved last summer are the main reason why lawmakers are still working more than a week into the new fiscal year. The Senate passed a $21.2 billion plan May 31, while the House followed with a proposal June 13 that spent $49 million less.
Talks were delayed because Senate Republicans said their House counterparts and Gov. Pat McCrory, which had his own budget offer, were too conservative on projected Medicaid spending. The Senate set aside an additional $250 million.
The House plan doubled North Carolina Education Lottery advertising expenses to generate more money for teacher salaries. But the idea got slammed because it also contained restrictions on ad content, and fiscal analysts said it wouldn't generate the $106 million the House initially said it would.
The two chambers agreed on Medicaid figures just last week. Budget negotiators met Tuesday afternoon to discuss their differences on the lottery and public employee compensation.
COAL ASH PITS: Completing a plan that tells Duke Energy how to clean up its 33 coal ash pits in North Carolina will happen after the coal ash spill on the Dan River in February not far from the home of Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham. First, the Senate is likely to reject the House proposal, setting up a conference committee to work out differences.
The House and Senate versions require all pits to be cleaned up by the end of 2029 � with those at four locations completed within five years. But the House would allow for timeline delays if the state environmental secretary agreed Duke Energy had good reason.
COMMON CORE: House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement to replace K-12 academic standards called Common Core with something else that's fashioned by North Carolina experts and educators.
Final votes are needed on the bill, which lawmakers say would still allow the State Board of Education to keep some Common Core provisions if they are deemed as the "most aligned to assess student achievement," according to the agreement filed Tuesday in the Senate.
The move is likely to satisfy McCrory, who has said he wants to ensure high standards are in place. Parents and some teachers have complained Common Core, used by more than 40 states, is confusing and encourages the use of age-inappropriate curriculum.
DECISIONS, DECISIONS: The two chambers must determine whether it can find common ground on film incentives and the future of Medicaid.
The state's film incentives program is slated to expire at the end of 2014 and there's been no consensus from the legislature on whether to extend the program, retool it or let the program die.
The House last week agreed to a Medicaid overhaul proposal that would replace traditional fee-for-service payments to doctors and hospitals with a method in which networks receive a flat payment for every patient treated. The Senate wants to start on Medicaid reform from scratch and move the state Medicaid office out of the Department of Health and Human Services.
CLEANUP BILLS: Before they go home, lawmakers historically have approved bills that make technical corrections to laws and approve appointments by the House speaker and Senate leader to dozens of state commissions and boards. Those bills were being worked on Tuesday.

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UCM & LEGO® Education Partner to Produce Tomorrow's Innovators and Problem Solvers
The University of Central Missouri and LEGO® Education team together to produce tomorrow's innovators and problem solvers. In the summers of 2012 - 2015, teachers from mutiple states attended workshops at UCM's Summit Center in Lee's Summit, Missouri, to learn the skills necessary to lead hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) training in the classroom.
Fourteen Veterans on their Way to Launching their Businesses
An afflilate of Kauffman FastTrac®, the University of Central Missouri's Professional Development Group in collaboration with the Small Business and Technology Development Center, launched FastTrac® NewVenture training in October of 2013 for aspiring veteran entrepreneurs. Under the tutelage of Joseph Mullins (Lead Facilitator), Darrell Brammer (Coach) and Shawn Smith (Program Director and Coach), fourteen veterans graduated, creating their plans and the framework necessary to successfully start their individual companies.
The "GREAT" Project
The University of Central Missouri's National Energy Retrofit Institute and the Full Employment Council teamed up to create the Green Retrofit Employment and Training or GREAT Program. During the program, 400 participants gain education on energy retrofitting older homes and buildings to make them run more efficiently, both energy and cost wise.


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Marion County Historical Village Will Have Civil War-Themed Opening
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The Marion County Historical Society will be opening its season in less than three weeks. The Historical Village will open for Pioneer Days on Memorial Day weekend, May 25th and 26th. The weekend will start with a special Civil War reenactment on Saturday from the Army of Southwest Iowa. The Knoxville Lion's Club will be serving pancakes, and the Historical Society will serve Civil War-era food. Local historian Troy Pearson will also discuss the history of the Civil War in Marion County, and a sermon will be given by a Reverend Olympia Brown impersonator. Brown was one of a few women preachers during the Civil War Era. Admission to the opening weekend is free.
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Chris LaVictoire Mahai never wanted to own her own business.
Linda Ireland once balked at the idea of being a consultant.
And Sue Gillman spent 23 years at the same company before she was ready to strike out on her own.
Today, as fate would have it, the three women are owners and partners of Aveus, a business consulting firm in downtown St. Paul.
Aveus (pronounced AY-vee-us), derived from the Latin for "out of the ordinary," helps companies and nonprofit organizations solve business strategy, marketing and operational challenges.
"By and large, people have an inkling of what they want to do or should do," said Lee Jones, the former CEO of Inlet Medical, which worked with Aveus for seven years. "What Aveus is able to do is draw (the idea) out of the person, help them understand how it fits the business model and sort out what activities would be helpful and what wouldn't be helpful. They put the work into more manageable chunks."
Aveus works with a wide variety of clients, from small, $1 million companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Current customers include Seagate Technologies, Prime Therapeutics, Lifetouch and Carlson Travel Franchise Group.
Aveus began as primarily an Internet strategy and marketing firm at the peak of the dot-com boom in 1998. One year later, the original management team left and LaVictoire Mahai, a former U.S. Bancorp and Star Tribune executive, joined as CEO.
"I always say I cleaned up their mess and made my own mess," she said.
Linda Ireland's "blissfully crooked" career includes executive positions at several companies including Wilsons The Leather Experts, Digital River and Deluxe Corp. She had her own consulting firm before joining Aveus in 2002.
Around the same time, LaVictoire Mahai realized her clients needed more than advice on advertising online.
"After a couple years it was clear to me people weren't asking the basic questions," she said. "Why talk about the Internet if it doesn't relate to your operating model? ... That's when I started migrating the business to the early vestiges of what we are today."
Though Aveus still does marketing, it's not marketing in the traditional sense, said Jones.
She hired Aveus to help rebrand Inlet Medical a few years ago as the company repositioned its business before it was acquired by Cooper Surgical in 2005.
"We interviewed three different companies, two of which spent a lot of time talking about advertising," she said. "Aveus came in and talked about strategy. ... In fact they never did any advertising or design work for us." Jones has since hired Aveus to work with the CEO Roundtable.
LaVictoire Mahai and Ireland decided they wanted to expand and offer a service that would help companies address operational challenges.
They found what they were looking for in Sue Gillman. A 23-year veteran of Seagate Technology, Gillman had launched her own consulting firm, called Supurna, in 2005.
At Seagate, Gillman had made improvements in the company's supply chain that saved the company more than $93 million in a single year.
"You get to the Y in the fork of the road where you say, 'That was a pretty good ride and I think I get what I am good at. How do I see if I can make a career of that?'" Gillman said. "And oh, by the way, can I get a couple of other fools to join me?"
Just as Aveus was deciding to add operations consulting to its practice, Gillman wanted to add business strategy to her own firm. The two decided to become one. Gillman liquidated Supurna and moved her clients, staff and assets into Aveus as of January 1.
Today, Aveus is a 12-person company. While the firm is growing, it's unlikely it will ever be large.
"We are not going to be a 100-person firm," Gillman said. "We are experiencing very exciting growth, but it's controlled growth."
That growth is controlled because finding people who are as experienced as LaVictoire Mahai, Ireland and Gillman is challenging, the partners say.
"Staffing is an issue because we don't ever want a B-bench," LaVictoire Mahai said.
As a result, the trio of owners has realized they must expand Aveus beyond consulting and create another revenue stream that is not as dependent on human capital. That initiative is in the works.
In the meantime, all three women are perfectly engaged in the consulting side of the business. It's the most rewarding work they've ever done, they said.
"We were talking to a CEO (a client) over dinner and he said, 'I've never considered you guys consultants, I consider you coaches and the work was really a wake-up call for our company,' " Ireland said. "Just stick a needle in my arm and call me done," she said. "It's like a drug, having the opportunity to help that change occur."
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Name: Aveus
Business: Consulting firm
Location: St. Paul
Web site: www.aveus.com
Founded: 1998
Owners: Chris LaVictoire Mahai, Linda Ireland and Sue Gillman
Employees: 12
2006 revenue: $2.5 million
Competitors: "It really varies on the question," said LaVictoire Mahai. If a company has a pure business challenge or strategy question, management consulting firms can be considered competitors. If it is an operations question, it tends to be Lean or Six Sigma or other types of operational efficiency firms. If it is a brand, marketing or Web challenge, it can be a myriad of design firms, marketing consultancies and advertising agencies.
Challenge ahead: Adding qualified people while maintaining the firm's "no B-bench" philosophy.


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What's gone right
Against some good backs they have been stout against the run, ranking eighth in the league in rushing defense. Also fortunate is that the injuries that have plagued much of the rest of the team have not beset this group. The pressure on the QB seems to be improving.
What's gone wrong
There was not enough hurrying of quarterbacks in the losses, and as a group the linemen have only five sacks total, with Corey Liuget and Kendall Reyes each standing at two apiece. Mobile quarterbacks have been particularly troublesome.
Player who has stepped up
Reyes started only four games last season as a second-round draft pick out of Connecticut. He has started all seven this year and is second on the line behind Liuget in solo tackles with 10. Downside: Only two solos total in past two games.
Player who still needs work
Part of it's the nature of being the inside tackle, but Cam Thomas has not been very prominent beyond his interception in the first game. He has no sacks, only 10 tackles (4 solo) in six starts, and no tackles in the past two games.
What this unit needs to accomplish after the bye
Coach Mike McCoy said the line was challenged a couple of weeks ago to "pick it up; we need to get more pressure on the quarterback." The players did so against the capable Colts and weak Jaguars. Keeping it up is critical.
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AAC: iTunes indicate it as superior to MP3... but is true?
AAC: iTunes indicate it as superior to MP3... but is true?
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Hi to all,
I have an iPod, i use a Mac, but for audio I prefer to use EAC + LAME.
On different web site, I have read that with an ABX, the AAC format at the same bitrate give a more better audio experience and the audio quality is very high respect to MP3.
this is only marketing from Apple... or is the reality?
I'm evaulating the possibility to switch to AAC if is very superior.
But the question is another...
- because use AAC when only Apple Player can use it?
My car don't read AAC, my DVD player read only MP3.
I have bought a Mac for his superior OS, respect to Windows XP, but actually im concerned about a problem... I see that the Apple World is too close... and some time is too similar to the worse side of Microsoft
Thanks for the explanation.
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JUNE 2, 2009 -- Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders joined County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar, other law enforcement officials and the COMBAT staff in conducting a series of community meetings to examine crime trends within the County, with an emphasis on the important role COMBAT (the Community Backed Anti-drug Tax) has played in making our communities safer.
"Our drug court is now a model for others all across the nation," said Sanders.
Since 1991, 7,200 "drug properties" in Jackson County have been shut down through COMBAT-funded Drug Abatement Response Team.
COMBAT funding allows smaller police forces to either hire personnel to handle drug cases or to pool resources through the Jackson County Drug Task Force, stated Scott Lyons, a major with the Lee's Summit Police Department. COMBAT also supports many police department's D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programs. COMBAT, Sheriff Mike Sharp , said is the prime funding source for the Jackson County Sheriff's Junior Deputy program, which focuses on providing life lessons in area classrooms with a specific focus on issues related to the County.
Other law enforcement officers participating in the May 16 meetings were Sergeant Bob Harmon, who leads the Blue Springs Police Department D.A.R.E. program, and Independence Deputy Chief John Main.
Judge Susan Watkins oversees the Independence and Eastern Jackson County Youth Court. The COMBAT-funded court, she said, is operated with youth volunteers handling cases involving youth offenders. The court's goal is to give young offenders a second chance through treatment.
The COMBAT Community Meetings also include providers of prevention and treatment agencies, as well as testimonials from recovering addicts treated through COMBAT-funded programs. Raising public awareness through meetings such as these was one of several key recommendations in the Report of the COMBAT Review Committee, issued in October of 2007, seven months after Sanders formed the committee to analyze the entire COMBAT program, from its historic origins to its effectiveness and accomplishment of goals. CLICK HERE to down the COMBAT Review Committee's report (PDF).
Daniels-Young stressed that raising awareness about the scope and effectiveness of COMBAT was among her chief goals as director. CLICK HERE for more information about her initial objectives as the COMBAT director.
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Detroit's Danny Cleary is stopped by Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne during the first period Tuesday. / KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/Detroit Free Press
What now for the Red Wings? They find themselves one loss from elimination after playing two good games in a row, but both times getting outperformed by one Predator.
The NHL playoffs are as unpredictable as any sporting event comes; witness the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks, teams many hockey analysts picked to meet in the Stanley Cup finals.
The Wings' chances of making it that far appear almost insurmountable after dropping Tuesday's Game 4, 3-1, a score that mirrors the Wings' position in this first-round series. Game 5 is in Nashville on Friday.
The two-day break between games gave coach Mike Babcock the opportunity to give the team Wednesday off.
He described it as "a chance to catch their breaths." Breathless the Wings might well be, after all the work they put in against Pekka Rinne the night before, none of which paid off.
"The bottom line is, we spent a ton of time in their zone and we had the puck a lot," Babcock said. "Their goaltender was the difference. We've got to find a way to get it past him."
Player after player sounded the same message: Stick with it. The Wings have tallied 84 shots on goal the past two games, many of them from around the net. Something's gotta give.
"It is tough," Henrik Zetterberg said. "Once again, we get a lot of chances, and can't really get the puck in. We've just got to keep doing the things we're doing. We had 40 shots, and a lot of them were quality chances. It's tough when we're getting chance after chance after chance and then they go up and score goals. The momentum really goes over to their side, and it's tough to fight back."
Half of the Wings' bench had great scoring opportunities down low in the first period Tuesday. But the longer the game went with the Wings outskating the Predators and outdueling them on face-offs, it seemed inevitable it would be the kind of night where the underperforming team nonetheless would be victorious.
That tone was set when Gabriel Bourque scored 2 minutes into the third period and again when Kevin Klein capitalized on unusually poor coverage by the Wings.
Babcock pointed out after the game that it couldn't possibly have been the Predators' plan to play so little with the puck, to only get three shots on goal in the second period, and 17 total. It's not like the Predators played a flawless game.
"There were a whole bunch of mistakes on the other side," Babcock said, "but they're nullified because the goalie put his pad out."
Nicklas Lidstrom called Rinne Nashville's "best player. You've got to continue to get pucks at the net. You can't shy away from that. I think we've got to get even more traffic in front and get some of those second chances. We talked about that, but he's playing real well for them. We have to score some goals."
The Wings were careful to point out all they can focus on is winning the next game.
"I think you don't really need to put it in words," Niklas Kronwall said. "If you start getting frustrated, the more you think about it, obviously you're going to put yourself in a worse spot. We have to keep our heads high and just stay positive here. We have to stick to the program here and keep believing in what we do. We feel like we have a good team, and if we just keep playing like this ..."
What should worry the Wings is that there's no way Barry Trotz won't have his Predators prepared for Friday; he'll have stressed that the skaters need to provide more support for Rinne.
The Predators have their sights set on building on what they accomplished last season, when they won the first playoff series in franchise history. That was a cause of celebration in Nashville, because they had to start somewhere. Winning one series means little to the Wings, because they've set the bar very high after winning four Stanley Cups since 1997, the last one in 2008, three seasons after the salary cap was instituted.
They have not lost a first-round series since 2006. But if the Wings don't figure out how to close on Rinne, 2012 is going to close on the Wings by the weekend.
Contact Helene St. James: 313-222-2295 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @freepwings.
Join Free Press sports writer George Sipple for a live blog of Game 5 of the Wings-Predators series Friday night at freep.com/sports.


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The Small Boat Shop
Kayaking Classes resume in January!
Fundamentals Course Schedule
January 6, 18, 25 FILLED!!!!
February 1, 15, 22 8:00am-noon
March 1, 15, 22 at 8:00am-noon
March 29, April 19-26 8:00am-12
May 10, 17, 24 at 8:00am-noon
The cost of the twelve-hour course is $395.
Course description is below.
Advanced Reservation Required
Eskimo Rolling Course Schedule
January 9, 16, 23 FILLED!!!!!!!!!!!
February 6, 13, 20 7:30pm-9:30pm
March 6, 13, 20 7:30pm-9:30pm
April 3, 10, 17 7:30pm-9:30pm
May 1, 8, 15 7:30pm-9:30pm
The cost of the six-hour course is $350. Course description is below.
Advanced Reservation Required
Directions to Fundementals @
Cardinal Sheehan Center
From I-95 North or South take Exit
27A onto Route 25/8
. Take Exit 2 toward Golden Hill/Main Street. At end of ramp, A slight right onto Golden Hill Street. Down a hill and turn left onto Main Street. Cardinal Sheehan Center is on the right in a few blocks.
Learn indoors during the off season.
ayaking Lessons
There's no reason to stop kayaking just because it's cold outside. Winter is the perfect time to learn new skills or practice current ones.
Instructors are certified by the American Canoe Association (ACA) and the British Canoe Union (BCU) and are chosen for their kayaking and teaching experience. Classes will be held on Saturdays or Sundays and conducted with Small Boat Shop kayaks and equipment.
Taught by certified instructors.
Fundamentals of Kayaking 12-Hour Course --
Each week, for three consecutive weeks, students enjoy an hour of classroom instruction and three hours of in-water instruction. The last ˝ hour of pool time is reserved for students to practice what they know and to receive extra tutoring from their instructors.
In the classroom, students learn basic concepts and are introduced to the wide variety of kayaking available. Hypothermia and Sudden Immersion Syndrome are studied as well as how to safely dress for both cold and warm water. Finally, students are introduced to the basics of navigation, piloting and dead-reckoning.
In the pool, students are taught how to perform a wet exit from an upside down kayak. Several methods of group and self-rescue are learned. Basic and advanced paddle strokes are learned with an emphasis on boat control and ease of paddling and staying upright. A maximum of six students with two instructors ensures plenty of attention.
Learn to Eskimo roll!
Eskimo Rolling 6-Hour Course --
This course is designed to teach the Eskimo Roll to sea or white water kayakers. The Sweep roll is usually taught but any style of roll can be taught on request. Students meet in the pool for two hours each week for three weeks. Class size is kept small with a limit of four students with two instructors.
It is strongly recommended that students complete our Fundamentals Course or an equivalent before attempting the Eskimo Rolling Course. Students should be proficient with all basic paddle strokes including the High and Low Braces.


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- School
- The First Academy
2014: Played in all 12 games for Florida, serving as the holder on all field goals and PATs 2013: Appeared in all 12 games for the Gators, but did not record any stats Was the primary holder on all field goals and PATs 2012: Saw action in all 13 games for the Orange and Blue, but did not record any stats Was the primary snapper on all field goals, snapping to his older brother, John 2011: Did not see any game action for the Gators.
A four-year letterwinner at The First Academy under coach Leroy Kinard Competed as an offensive tackle and long snapper for the Royals Four older brothers have all played football at SEC schools; as John was the holder for the Gators from 2010-2012, Ike was a long snapper and holder at South Carolina from 2003-06, Chas was a snapper at Auburn in 2004-05 and Clayton was a holder at Auburn in 2008-09 Also lettered in basketball in high school.
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A teenager was arrested Wednesday after he tried to rob and carjack customers at a North Miami Beach mall, police said.
Augustus Robert, 18, of Miami Gardens, was arrested on several charges, including attempted carjacking and attempted robbery.
North Miami Beach police said Robert approached a woman as she got into her car at the Intracoastal Mall, pointed a gun at her and demanded money.
The woman fought with Robert, closed her car door and drove away before flagging down a nearby police officer, police said.
That officer immediately called for backup.
Robert then followed another woman to the Dollar Tree parking lot and pointed a gun at her, demanding money and her cellphone, police said.
As the woman started to hand over her wallet, a bystander saw what was happening and intervened, causing Robert to run off, police said.
Robert didn't get far, though. Police arrested him in front of the Outback Steakhouse restaurant at the mall.


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Chiefs Defense Leaves Blaine Gabbert In Stitches
When the Kansas City Chiefs defense visited the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, there were questions about which quarterback they would face. Starter Blaine Gabbert was dealing with a fracture in his thumb and Chad Henne was on call in case he couldn't go.
After an afternoon of getting knocked around, Gabbert — and his hand — may have been second-guessing the decision to play.
The Jags signal caller was sacked six times and was knocked out of the game with just 1:29 left in the fourth quarter following a four-yard scramble. He came to the sidelines holding his hand, but it turns out it was a new injury.
Gabbert's hand was cut open and needed 15 stitches to close the wound.
"We will see how it is," Gabbert told reporters after the game. "We will see how it is tomorrow. It's another day-to-day thing and we will see how it is and move on."
In addition to pulling himself off the ground most of the day, Gabbert also tossed two interceptions. The second was returned 10 yards for a touchdown by linebacker Tamba Hali, who seemed to be in disbelief just how easy his score was.
Gabbert, for his part, wasn't ready to blame his bad performance on his thumb injury.
"It was fine. It is what it is. That's not a crutch or an excuse or an explanation about why we didn't perform to the level we wanted to today."
The Chiefs will now face another quarterback dealing with an injury in Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys. Romo was hurt late in the first half of the Cowboys Sunday night victory over the New York Giants.
He missed the final play of the first half, but Romo was back out there after the break and wouldn't leave the game again. Those sore ribs of his should be tested often by Justin Houston and the rest of the Kansas City defense.
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Gorman: Life lessons from high school football
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Danny Cafaro lives in Midland, the west Texas town near the setting for Friday Night Lights, the book that begat a hit television show and blockbuster movie.
So, it's fair to say, high school football is both very near and dear to the former Upper St. Clair star.
Ten years after his high school career ended, you wouldn't believe what Cafaro misses most about football.
"Looking back on it, I loved camp," Cafaro said. "You hate it at the time, but just the laughs and bonding you go through, hitting and grinding every day, it brings a team together."
It wasn't the glory of games, the memory of playing at Heinz Field for the WPIAL Class AAAA championship or scoring five touchdowns in one game that Cafaro misses.
No, it was practice.
That 2004 Upper St. Clair team is best remembered for its star player, Sean Lee, who would play linebacker at Penn State and for the Dallas Cowboys.
But I remember those Panthers as much for Danny Cafaro and Josh Helmrich as I do Sean Lee. Not because of what they accomplished in high school, but what they overcame to accomplish afterward.
Everyone who has played high school football has dreamed of playing major-college football and in the NFL.
The odds of doing either, however, are slim. Of the nearly 1.1 million high school football players, less than 8 percent receive a college scholarship. Of the 100,000 high schools seniors playing football, 0.2 percent will make an NFL roster.
Not everyone can be Sean Lee, who made it to the NFL even after tearing the ACL in both knees in college.
Cafaro learned this when Upper St. Clair coach Jim Render moved him from tailback to receiver as a junior.
Cafaro admits now that he didn't handle the request well, letting his bruised ego affect his performance. He had been a running back his whole life, and took it as an insult.
"I think you see it a lot, and I think it's natural," Cafaro said. "Growing up in youth football, with dads being the coaches, sometimes you're put on a pedestal and made to believe that while you're very good at that position, no one wants to believe that someone else is better suited."
Before Cafaro's senior season, Render told him he was a special player but receiver was where the team needed him. Cafaro bought in and went on to become a two-way standout who was selected to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25.
The 160-pound Cafaro battled Lee every day in practice, relying upon a mettle that would later be tested.
"There's not many people who get to say they lost their position to Sean Lee, right?" Cafaro said, with a laugh. "I still tell people the reason Sean is as good of a tackler as he is today is because I never let him tackle me in drills."
Cafaro would prove to be a survivor. He was diagnosed in 2006 with Hodgkin's lymphoma, but beat cancer. He was on campus at Virginia Tech a year later when the deadliest mass school shooting occurred.
Watching Lee star at Penn State was the confidence boost that Cafaro needed when he decided to walk-on at Pitt. He would play cornerback for the Panthers, making his first tackle at Notre Dame.
"I knew before I got sick how mentally tough and fearless I was," said Cafaro, 27, now vice president and head of operations for TegraExcel Oil Field Logistics. "The only thing it changed was my body size. My mentality was the same."
Helmrich was a 5-foot-9 quarterback who recovered from a torn ACL as a junior to lead USC to an 11-1 record in '04. He graduated as class valedictorian and attended Yale.
Helmrich was surprised to learn that many of his college teammates didn't have a similar high school football experience.
"High school football is definitely a huge highlight in my life," Helmrich said. "Playing with your friends and having moments of exhaustion and the great experience playing in front of big crowds and at Heinz Field. It allowed me and Danny and Sean to have a close relationship. You learned what you had to do to be successful. It was amazing."
After flirting with a career in finance on Wall Street, Helmrich, 28, now works for the NFL as manager of business development and media strategy.
Both Cafaro and Helmrich realize the foundation for their success in the business world started early, and credit the life lessons they learned in high school football.
"Coach Render and the staff did a great job preparing us for the future," Cafaro said. "It wasn't just all about football when you look back. At the time you don't realize you're getting lessons that help you as people, with your work ethic and commitment."
Render, entering his 51st season, knows that Lee is a once-in-a-lifetime player but has built a program with players like Cafaro and Helmrich.
"I have been very fortunate at Upper St. Clair," Render said. "There's been a lot of kids like those guys. I've had success with a lot of under-recruited kids. Danny Cafaro and Josh Helmrich are great examples."
That their lessons included setbacks, from injuries to sickness to heartbreaking losses in the WPIAL playoffs, only made them more memorable.
"Football is more than just the 60 minutes you're on the field," Helmrich said. "Besides those 12 games, football has made a bigger impact on my life than just that short time. It gave me great memories that I'll never forget."
That should be a lesson to everyone who plays high school football: The setbacks are temporary. The memories last forever. What you learn in practice is as important as how you play under the Friday night lights.
Kevin Gorman is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at email@example.com or via Twitter @KGorman_Trib.
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|Ability of different adiposity indicators to identify children with elevated blood pressure.
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|OBJECTIVE: Body composition measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is believed to be superior to crude measures such as BMI or waist circumference (WC) to assess health risks associated with adiposity in adults. We compared the ability of BMI, WC, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), percentage body fat from skinfold thickness, and measures of total and central fat assessed by DXA to identify children with elevated blood pressure (BP). STUDY DESIGN: The QUALITY Study follows 630 Caucasian families (father, mother, and child originally aged 8-10 years). BP, height, weight, WC, and skinfold thickness were measured according to standardized protocols. Elevated BP was defined as systolic or diastolic BP at least 90th age, sex, and height-specific percentile. Total and central fat were determined with DXA. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) statistic was computed from logistic models that adjusted for age, sex, height, Tanner stage, and physical activity. RESULTS: All adiposity indicators were highly correlated. WC and WHtR did not show superior ability over BMI to identify children with elevated SBP (P = 0.421 and 0.473). Measures of total and central fat from DXA did not show an improved ability over BMI or WC to identify children with elevated SBP (P = 0.325-0.662). CONCLUSION: Results support the use of BMI in clinical and public health settings, at least in this age group. As all indicators had a limited ability to identify children with elevated BP, results also support measurement of BP in all children of this age independent of a weight status.
|Katerina Maximova; Arnaud Chiolero; Jennifer O'Loughliin; Angelo Tremblay; Marie Lambert; Gilles Paradis
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|Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-3
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|Title: Journal of hypertension Volume: - ISSN: 1473-5598 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct
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|aSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada bInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), University of Lausanne, and Observatoire Valaisan de la Santé, Sion, Switzerland cDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Canada dDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal eCentre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal fDivision of Kinesiology (PEPS), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Québec City gDepartment of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal hMcGill University Health Centre Research Institute iInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montréal, Canada.
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Paffard Keatinge-Clay: The Work of Paffard Keatinge-Clay
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Paffard Keatinge-Clay's work resonates with a unique synthesis of the late works of the three first generation titans of Modern Architecture: Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe.This exhibition was the first time in two generations that his controversial work was presented to the public, and fostered an investigation into the social, political, and artistic trends impacting architecture at the heart of the activist movements of the '60s. Focusing on Keatinge-Clay's seminal works—the San Francisco Art Institute and San Francisco State University's Student Union—the exhibition also presented surprising and unknown recent work comprised of architecture, engineering, sculpture, painting and furniture design.
An accompanying publication, Paffard Keatinge-Clay, Modern Architect(ure)/Modern Master(s), is the first published document of Keatinge-Clay's work to be produced.This softcover, 200-page compilation features an introduction by Jean Louis Cohen, a statement by Eric Owen Moss, essays by Eric Keune, Stanislaus von Moos, and George Mattson, and interviews and personal writings of Paffard Keatinge-Clay.(See SCI-Arc Press section on we This publication was made possible in part by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Click here for more information.
Paffard Keatinge-Clay is a unique figure in American architectural history. He was born near Stonehenge in England, studied in London and Zurich, worked in both Le Corbusier's studio in Paris and at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, and then settled in the American West, where he worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before starting out on his own. While he remained in the US until the mid-1970s, and practiced there, his work remains largely unknown even in San Francisco, where he spent more than 20 years. His brand of orthodox modernism was decidedly out of step with the prevailing "Bay Area Modernism" exemplified by figures like Moore, Wurster, McCue and Turnbull, who dominated both the academic and professional arenas of the period. Keatinge-Clay had to struggle to execute his own expressive, nonconformist architectural language, and when he did, he garnered minimal recognition.
This exhibition, publication and Keatinge-Clay's lecture bring to light the importance of his work as representative of its time period and clarifies the influences his mentors — including Mies van der Rohe, Richard Neutra and Charles and Ray Eames — had upon it. This is the first retrospective study of Keatinge-Clay's architectural projects and, as such, is an important record of an academically and socially significant body of work.
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The controversial portrait depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed recalled the assaults to human dignity of the apartheid era, the secretary for the ANC in Gauteng said on Monday.
"South Africans must be sensitive... (The Spear) awakens the ghost of apartheid," said David Makhura at Walter Sisulu House in Joburg.
While the "terrible portrait" had caused pain through its disregard for human dignity, it had opened up discussion on matters crucial to the practise of democracy.
"Leadership is about going beyond anger. What can we learn from this... (It can) move our nation to a higher level," he said.
Makhura denied reports that provincial executive committee (PEC) members had disagreed over the ANC's response to the portrait.
It had concluded that the matter called for "honest debate" over the role of artists in nation building.
Makhura said conflict over The Spear had contributed to a "re-racialisation" of South Africa, which could have "dangerous consequences".
"We don't want this to be a black and white issue... It can undermine all the progress South Africa has made since 1994."
Makhura called on all ANC members in Gauteng to support a march, scheduled for Tuesday, to convey disapproval of artist Brett Murray's painting. – Sapa
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Passover Matzah Granola Recipe
Delicious and nutritious granola made with matzah, nuts, and honey is sure to be a hit with kids, family and friends during the holiday or year round. It's versatile, too: enjoy as a snack or as a breakfast cereal, as a topping for ice cream or yogurt, or crush it and press into a pie pan for a fabulous dessert pie or cheesecake crust.
- 6 whole wheat matzah sheets (preferred for taste and texture, but can sub part or all with plain matzah)
- 2-1/2 cups unsweetened, dried flaked or shredded coconut
- 1-1/2 cups sunflower meats (no shells!) – salted or unsalted
- 1 cup pepitas (aka Chinese pumpkin seeds) – salted or unsalted
- 1 cup chopped mixed nuts (your choice) – salted or unsalted
- 1/2 cup chopped cashews – salted or unsalted
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Optional: 1 cup of raisins, or chopped dates, or chopped dried figs; or try dried banana chips
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (kosher for passover)
- 1 (generous) cup honey
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Crumble the matzah into bite size pieces and put in a large mixing mixing bowl. Then mix in all the dry ingredients except the fruit.
- In another small bowl, mix together the honey and oil.
- Using a spatula, slowly stir the honey/oil mixture into the dry ingredients, making sure to distribute the honey/oil mixture throughout. It should be sticky and clump together, taking up all the dry pieces without leaving excess honey/oil pooling in the bottom of the bowl. If it's too wet, add more matzah pieces, along with a little more nuts and seeds; if it's too dry and not all clumping together, make a small amount of additional honey and oil mixture, and slowly add it to the matzah, stirring carefully.
- On a large, very lightly oiled baking sheet with sides (like a jellyroll pan), spread matzah mixture in an even layer. You may need more than one baking sheet depending on the size. Don't overload the baking sheet because you will have to stir the mixture while it's baking in the oven.
- Bake for about 30-45 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring at least twice to ensure even browning. The honey and oil will melt and it will seem even stickier, but this will harden like candy when the granola cools off. Don't rush this step by turning up the oven temperature, as the granola can burn quickly, ruining the taste.
- Remove granola from the oven when batch is golden brown and toasty. Immediately stir in the dried fruit, if using.
- Let granola cool completely on the cookie sheet. It will harden and stick to the pan, so lift off with a metal spatula, and break large clumps into smaller pieces as you prefer. Store in an airtight container when thoroughly cool.
Make multiple batches because this granola goes quickly. My non-Jewish friends love it too, and have made it for their families! So make some to share and we'll all have a happy Passover!
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