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No. 13/13 Kansas State (22-5, 11-3 Big 12) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Monday night, as the Wildcats play host to Texas Tech (9-16, 2-12 Big 12) at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU with Mitch Holthus (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo on the call. Monday's contest will be the second-to-last at Bramlage Coliseum this season, where the squad has won 15 of their last 16 games, including six of seven in Big 12 play. After Saturday's 81-69 win at Texas, K-State kept pace in the Big 12 standings, as the Wildcats remain in a tie for first place with No. 9/9 Kansas (23-4) with an 11-3 league record. No. 14/14 Oklahoma State (20-6) is just one game back in third place with a 10-4 record, while Iowa State (18-8) and Oklahoma (18-8) are two games back in fourth place with 9-5 marks, as the Big 12's Top 5 teams are separated by just two games with four remaining in the regular season. A win against the Red Raiders would be not only be significant for the Wildcats' Big 12 title hopes, but give Bruce Weber a tie for the most wins by a first-year head coach in school history (Bob Huggins, 2006-07) and help the school post 12 league victories for the first time in the Big 12 era and the first time since the 1972-73 season.
Monday will cap off K-State Proud festivities, as fans are encouraged to donate to the student-led fundraising campaign to benefit K-State students. Every person who donates to the cause will receive a specially-designed gray K-State Proud T-shirt to wear to the game. In the first six years, students have established a culture of philanthropy by raising more than $550,000 for their peers who are struggling financially. For more information on the K-State Proud campaign, please check out www.k-stateproud.org.
Legendary K-State head coach Fred "Tex" Winter will celebrate his 91st birthday on Monday. The Naismith and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee was the Wildcats' head coach from 1953-68, guiding the school to 261 wins, two Final Four appearances (1958, 1964), six NCAA Tournament and eight Big Seven/Eight titles (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968).
K-State dropped in both major polls on Feb. 18, falling three spots to No. 13 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll and two spots to No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches poll. It marked the ninth straight week that the Wildcats have been ranked in the AP poll, while the No. 10 ranking on Feb. 11 was the highest in the AP poll since placing No. 6 on Dec. 13, 2010. The program has now been ranked in the AP poll at least one week in each of the last four seasons. K-State is 251-94 (.728) all-time as a ranked team.
Texas Tech (9-16, 2-12 Big 12) enters Monday's game with eight consecutive losses, including an 86-66 loss to Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. The Red Raiders are averaging 66.2 points on 41.8 percent shooting, including 28.3 percent from 3-point range, while holding opponents to 72.3 points on 46.2 percent shooting, including 38.1 percent from beyond the arc. The team is led by Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jaye Crockett, who leads the way in both scoring (12.3 ppg.) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.). Freshman Josh Gray (10.0 ppg.) also averages in double figures to go with team-highs in both assists (3.3 apg.) and steals (2.1 spg.). Sophomore Jordan Tolbert, who had 19 points in the first meeting with K-State, averages 9.0 points on a team-high 52.1 percent shooting to go with 5.6 rebounds per outing. The Red Raiders are led by interim head coach Chris Walker.
Rodney McGruder led four Wildcats in double figures with 18 points, as No. 13/15 K-State ran its winning streak to six games over Texas Tech with a 68-59 victory in the teams' most recent meeting on Feb. 5. The Wildcats built as much as a 13-point lead but the pesky Red Raiders never let them pull away. McGruder also had a team-high nine rebounds and was joined in double figures by Angel Rodriguez (13), Thomas Gipson (12) and Martavious Irving (10). Jordan Tolbert led all scorers with 19.
This will be 30th meeting between K-State and Texas Tech with the Wildcats holding a 19-10 lead (includes two forfeits) in a series that dates back to 1955, which includes an 11-2 mark at home. The Wildcats hold a 12-9 edge since the start of the Big 12, including a 7-2 mark at home. K-State has won six straight in the series (the longest win streak by either team) dating back to 2009.
--Kansas State's 22-5 start ties four other teams for the fifth-best start in school history after 27 games and the best since the 2009-10 team went 23-4. The 1958-59 team posted the best start after 27 games (25-2), while the 1950-51 squad was just one game back at 24-3, the 1972-73 team was two games back at 23-4 and the 1947-48, 1957-58, 1960-61 and 1963-64 squads all went 22-5. It is the 26th 20-win season in school history, including a school-record seventh consecutive 20-win season. The 11-3 start to Big 12 play ties the 2009-10 team for the best since the league's inception and marks just the second time the school has produced 11 league wins in the Big 12 era. The Wildcats now have 10+ wins in conference play six times in the last seven seasons. Four of the five losses are to current Top 10 teams in No. 3/3 Gonzaga, No. 7/7 Michigan and No. 9/9 Kansas (twice), while the squad faced three Top 15 teams in non-conference play for the first time. The team won double-digit non-conference games for the seventh straight season, including its first regular-season Top 10 non-conference win (No. 8 Florida) since 1981.
--Bruce Weber's 22-5 record is the second-best start by a first-year K-State head coach in its 109-year history with only Zora Clevenger (15-2, 1916-17) posting a better mark. The best campaign by a first-year coach is still held by Clevenger, who led the Wildcats to a 15-2 mark in 1916-17. The eight-game winning streak (Dec. 18, 2012-Jan. 19, 2013) was the second-longest by a first-year coach and the longest since Clevenger's 1916-17 squad ended the year with 13 straight wins. He is just the fourth first-year Wildcat coach to have won 20 games, joining Bob Huggins (23, 2006-07), Frank Martin (21, 2007-08) and Lon Kruger (20, 1986-87).
--K-State is having a terrific start to the 2012-13 athletics season, as the Wildcats have one of the best records among BCS schools when combining football and men's and women's basketball. As of Sunday, the school's 46 wins tie for 17th nationally and its .687 winning percentage (46-21) places 20th. K-State is one of 20 schools (along with Big 12 brethren Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State) with 45+ combined wins among its three major sports. If you take into account the success of the volleyball team, which won 20 matches and advanced to NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats are 67-30 (.691) since August 24. K-State is one of three schools (Florida and Louisville) to finish in the Top 15 in football (12th) and currently rank in Top 15 in men's basketball.
--K-State has built a solid resume, as the Wildcats boast a No. 19 RPI in the latest ESPN rankings. The squad is one of five Big 12 schools in the Top 55 of the ESPN RPI, including Kansas (5), Oklahoma (21), Oklahoma State (29) and Iowa State (51). K-State is one of 17 teams with five wins over Top 50 RPI teams, which includes eight of the nation's Top 10 teams.
--The Wildcats have been one of the best in February the last five seasons, posting a 31-7 (.816) mark in the month since the 2008-09 season, including a 16-3 mark at home. Three of the seven February losses have come to Kansas (2009, 2012, 2013).
--The three-man senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruder could be one of the best-ever in school history. The trio currently boast a 96-35 (.733) record during their playing careers, which ties the 2011-12 senior class (Victor Ojeleye and Jamar Samuels) for the most wins by a class. They are the fourth straight senior class to tally 90 or more wins in their career, while they are attempting to become just the second in school history (1989-90) to advance to the NCAA Tournament in four straight seasons. The three seniors will all finish in Top 10 of the career games played list (the first time three players from same class), as McGruder (127) is tied for third, Irving (122) is seventh and Henriquez (119) is tied for 10th.
--Sixteen of the 26 games have been at home (including a home game vs. No. 8/9 Florida in Kansas City's Sprint Center), where the Wildcats have won 16 of their last 17 home games, including 15 of 16 at Bramlage Coliseum. The team's 12-game overall home winning streak and 11-game streak at Bramlage ended in a 59-55 loss to No. 3/2 Kansas. The 11-game streak tied three other teams for the fourth-longest in the arena's 25-year history, including the longest since winning 14 in a row in 2011-12.
--K-State is 6-2 in road games this season, winning at George Washington (65-62), West Virginia (65-64), TCU (67-54), Oklahoma (52-50), Texas Tech (68-59) and Texas (81-69) to go with losses at Iowa State (73-67) and Kansas (83-62). The loss at ISU snapped the Wildcats' six-game winning streak in road games, including five-game streak in Big 12 play, which dated back to last season and was the longest since 2010. The Wildcats have improved their play on the road in the Big 12, posting a 29-26 record over the past seven seasons (which began in 2006-07) after winning just 10 of 80 road games in the league's first 10 years (1997-2006).
--K-State received its first national ranking of the season on Dec. 24, appearing at No. 25 in the AP Top 25, and earned its best ranking at No. 10 on Feb. 11. The No. 10 ranking was the highest since checking in at No. 6 on Dec. 13, 2010. The Wildcats dropped to No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches poll on Feb. 18, which marked the seventh straight week the team has been ranked in both polls. The Wildcats have a 251-94 (.728) record as a ranked team since first being ranked in 1949-50.
--K-State ranks in the Top 50 nationally in five categories, including 19th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 21st in assists, 32nd in scoring defense, 43rd in turnover margin and 46th in scoring margin. The Wildcats place in the Top 5 in 15 of 21 Big 12 categories, including tops in scoring defense, assist-to-turnover ratio and offensive rebounds and second in 3-point field goal percentage, assists and turnover margin. In Big 12-only games, the squad ranks first in 3-point field goal percentage, assists, turnover margin and assist-to-turnover ratio and second in scoring defense, field goal percentage and 3-point field goals.
--The Feb. 18 meeting with West Virginia marked the 12th time K-State has faced a former head coach (Tex Winter, Lon Kruger and Bob Huggins) with the Wildcats winning five (including four this season) of those occurrences. Prior to this season, the last victory over a former head coach came in a 95-80 win over a Kruger-coached UNLV squad on Dec. 12, 2009. K-State lost twice to Winter (Washington in 1971 and Long Beach State in 1978), while the Wildcats are now 4-4 against Kruger in his stops and 2-1 against Huggins at West Virginia (2011, 2013). Interestingly enough, the Wildcats are 6-0 against head coaches prior to them coming to K-State. The school went 1-0 against Winter at Marquette (1953), 3-0 against Jack Hartman at Southern Illinois (1964, 1968 and 1969), 1-0 against Kruger at Texas-Pan American (1986) and 1-0 against Huggins at Akron (1988).
--The 67-61 win over No. 8/9 Florida in the Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic on Dec. 22 was the first regular-season, non-conference Top 10 victory since knocking off No. 8 Minnesota at home, 62-52, on Dec. 21, 1981. Overall, it was the 12th non-conference Top 10 win (and first since defeating No. 3 Purdue, 73-70, in the 1988 NCAA Tournament), including the seventh in the regular season.
--K-State had a tremendous semester in the classroom, as the team had a cumulative 2.839 GPA (the highest in 12 years) during the Fall 2012 semester. A program-best eight players - Adrian Diaz, Rodney McGruder, Angel Rodriguez, Brian Rohleder, Ryan Schultz, Shane Southwell, Will Spradling and Nino Williams - were named to the Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll on Jan. 9. McGruder (first team) and Spradling (second team) were selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Teams.
UP NEXT: AT BAYLOR (16-11, 7-7 Big 12)
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Since your joints and ligaments get looser during pregnancy, it's possible that the motions used in bowling — in combination with the weight of the ball — would put a strain on your back and various ligaments. But it's probably pretty safe.
Bowling should be fine. While your joints and ligaments do relax during pregnancy, how much they relax varies from woman to woman. In most cases, expectant mothers aren't likely to injure themselves while bowling. I do have one caution, though: Once you hit your third trimester, be extra careful to lift your bowling ball in a way that won't strain your back muscles. That means making sure to bend at your knees and to keep your back straight.


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Missing in action: the great climate debate
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According to New York Times reporters Eric Lipton and Clifford Krauss in a Sept. 13 story titled "Fossil Fuel Industry Ads Dominate TV Campaign," the partnership between Obama and green-energy advocates began to unravel between 2010 and 2011, in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which released 210 million gallons of crude into America's prime shrimp fisheries.
At first, Obama appeared poised to end offshore drilling. He imposed a yearlong oil and natural gas drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico, giving the federal government time to tighten drilling regulations. But then, Lipton and Krauss write, Obama tacked to the right and "recast himself as favoring an 'all of the above' energy strategy, allowing the industry to drill offshore as deep as ever and moving to open up new regions like Alaska's Arctic waters."
For environmentalists, who had supported the president with abandon before 2010-11, drilling in Arctic waters was long a big no-no. The Arctic, according to the green movement, is one of the world's final frontiers, a remote and wild region of the Earth, virtually uninhabited by humans –– and critical to maintaining climate stability, as it acts much like a giant refrigerator that cools the planet by continually pumping cold water into our oceans.
When the president called for an all-of-the-above approach that kept fossil fuels as a key element of America's energy portfolio, alternative-energy advocates, who were hoping for a wind/solar revolution, felt betrayed, and so they have withdrawn much of their support for the president.
That's a shame, because he has supported the use of wind and solar –– not only in his rhetoric, but with federal dollars. Under the 2009 American Investment and Recovery Act –– a.k.a. the stimulus plan –– the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $16.8 billion to green-energy projects.
More is needed, though, to help jump-start the fledging renewable-energy industry, as it has for decades taken a backseat to Big Coal, Big Oil and now Big Gas, all of which possess the working capital and the political muscle to manipulate public opinion across the nation.
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I couldn't agree more. When I heard the term "clean coal" I couldn't imagine what new technology was used to wash the coal so that the soot and smoke emanating from the burning of coal would suddenly become "clean". Yes. malarkey iris. Clean coal is fiction!
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I couldn't agree more. When I heard the term "clean coal" I couldn't imagine what new technology was used to wash the coal so that the soot and smoke emanating from the burning of coal would suddenly become "clean". Yes. malarkey it is. Clean coal is fiction!
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clean coal as it is refered to is the addtion of filters to capture harmful emmissions the same technology is used on modern diesel trucks and cars and is effective.Our government should not be using OUR money to invest in clean energy,billions given to privite companies which give back a large campain contrbution than go belly up,where did all that money go,in the ceos bank.The solar companies in this country cannot compete with china which is the big picture of all american manufacturing we can not compete and untill that issue gets addressed it will just be the same result
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As the push to manage health care costs and help employees become smarter health care consumers gains traction at companies across the country, California is emerging as a sort of testing ground for a concept known as "value-based insurance design."
Also known as a VBID, the plans aim to reshuffle how medical dollars are spent by assessing the clinical value of a service to a particular population, such as asthmatics or diabetics, and adjusting out-of-pocket costs to make necessary care more affordable and less beneficial care more expensive. The value-based concept also encourages employees to take charge of their health by offering rewards, such as lower premiums or gift cards, for participating in wellness programs or meeting certain health goals.
"We consider VBID to be the next iteration of benefit design, like consumer-driven health plans," says Martin Watson, CEO of SeeChange Health. "Over the next few years VBID will be as commonly heard as CDHP."
SeeChange Health as well as Blue Shield of California are two San Francisco-based insurance companies that are stepping up efforts to market value-based plans to large employers.
Watson says that the Golden State is a great testing ground for new health insurance models in part because of its large population and an apparent resistance among employers and insurance companies to shift more costs to the consumer.
"California is such a massive market, so it's a nice area to go after," he says. "If we can get California to embrace this, then we're confident we can make it elsewhere. Employers and brokers are conservative here. This is the only market in the country where HMOs have really worked."
SeeChange Health launched its first value-based product in 2011 when it began offering small and midsize employers a plan that provides financial incentives to encourage employees to access preventive care and manage chronic conditions. The program also provides up to $1,000 deposited into a health-incentive account that members can use to reduce their out-of-pocket costs once they get a physical, take a basic lab test and complete a health-risk survey.
The company, which introduced an option for large self-insured employers in the fall, is now "going after the Ciscos, the GEs and the Intels," Watson says.
Last year, Blue Shield of California unveiled its value-based plan. Known as Blue Groove, the plan offers participants a choice of three benefit tiers, depending on how much they want to participate in improving their health. So far, two companies have signed on, including Blue Shield of California, which rolled out the plan to its nearly 2,000 employees in the Sacramento area this fall.
The basic tier is for people who don't want to participate in wellness activities and want the broadest selection of providers to choose from. They pay the highest out-of-pocket cost. The middle tier offers lower out-of-pocket costs, including low or no copayments for some services and requires participation in health-risk assessments. The third tier has the lowest out-of-pocket costs and the richest benefits and is designed for those with chronic conditions whose care is overseen by a team of doctors.
The premium for Blue Groove is 10 to 15 percent lower than a standard Blue Shield HMO plan, says Michael O'Neil, director of product innovation at Blue Groove.
While employers and insurers had initially been slow to embrace the concept of value-based design, Suzanne Delbanco, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, a San Francisco-based national coalition of health care purchasers, says that her organization's goal is to have at least 20 percent of all provider payments be value-based by 2020.
"I think we really are entering a new era where employers are feeling quite confident that they will be able to work with employees to introduce a new level of consumerism," Delbanco says. "Managed-care backlash has created a chilling effect on anything that remotely smells of restrictions in health care choices. But out of necessity and from the availability of data, the Internet and the ability to create online tools to help people make decisions, all that has led to a moment in time when employers are willing to push their employees to become more savvy consumers of health care."
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Happy Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day is on Monday, February 18th, and, in addition to a three-day weekend and numerous store sales, Presidents' Day celebrates all of the U.S presidents, past and present. Falling on the third Monday in February, Presidents' Day was designed to fall between the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and George Washington (February 22). But how much do you really know about the U.S. presidents that the holiday honors?
Did you know:
- John Tyler played the violin and once aspired to be a concert violinist
- James Buchanan was the only president never to marry
- Woodrow Wilson was the only president to hold a doctorate degree
- Herbert Hoover could speak fluent Mandarin
- Barack Obama has read all of the Harry Potter books
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Find out more about the U.S. presidents and the holiday that celebrates them with some of these picks from our catalog:
- Facts About the Presidents by Joseph Nathan Kane
- Presidents' Day: Honoring the Birthdays of Washington and Lincoln by Mary Dodson Wade
- The Presidents of the United States by Samuel Crompton
- George Washington by James MacGregor Burns
- Abraham Lincoln, the Man Behind the Myths by Stephen B Oates
- Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands
- Herbert Hoover, A Public Life by David Burner
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The Lady Yellow Jackets took on Frontier Conference opponent Rocky Mountain College in the Donald E. Young Center last Friday night. The first half stayed close as both teams traded baskets. The Yellow Jackets would go on a late run to close out the half going in with a four point advantage 38-34. In the second half the Yellow Jackets pulled away early to increase their lead by double figures. Rocky Mountain would make a late charge to close the gap. Black Hills State took the game 74-65 outscoring the Bears in both halfs. Black Hills State was led by senior Lacey Haughian with 16 points. Senior Snjezana Dojcinovic had 15 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Bayley Chevron added 12 points.
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Childbirth Connection's Pregnancy Topic on Choosing a Birth SettingWe provide in-depth coverage through our Pregnancy Topic to help inform you about choosing a birth setting:
Other Childbirth Connection Resources Relating to Choosing a Birth Setting
Resources for Choosing a Birth Setting and Different Types of Birth SettingsAmerican Association of Birth Centers: The best single source of information about out-of-hospital (or "freestanding") birth centers in the U.S. is the website of AABC (formerly known as National Association of Childbearing Centers); defines the birth center concept through text and audio and video recordings on many related topics; with FAQs, an online version of "The Birth Center" brochure, and a look at birth centers from the professional side; those considering birth centers may be interested in several publications that can be ordered through the site, including reports of The National Birth Center Study and of a Survey of Birth Center Experience; you can also contact AABC by e-mail at email@example.com and by phone at 215-234-8068 (eastern time).
Lamaze International: Why Transparency in Maternity Care Matters: A Fact Sheet: explains why transparency in medical interventions at the provider and facility level is necessary for quality improvements in maternity care.
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: see "Having a Baby? Ten Questions to Ask"
Resources for Understanding How Care Can Differ From One Hospital to Another, and Between Hospitals and Birth Centers Massachusetts, Health and Human Services: Information to Help You Choose a Birth Facility: how to understand and use statistics to help choose a place of birth. Also see childbirth services utilization rates.
NYC Public Advocate/Choices in Childbirth: New York City Hospital Maternity Information: 2003 (PDF), clarifies for all "practice variation" and different rates of interventions from hospital to hospital; helps New York City residents choose a hospital
Resources for How to Find a Local Out-of-Hospital Birth Center for your Birth SettingAmerican Association of Birth Centers: Find a Birth Center: an online directory of birth centers from AABC
American College of Nurse-Midwives: Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives, an online database from ACNM to identify practices with one or more Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) or Certified Midwives (CMs), with ability to search for birth center and other practice settings
Resources for How to Find a Local Caregiver for a Home BirthAmerican College of Nurse-Midwives: Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives: an online database from ACNM to identify practices with one or more Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) or Certified Midwives (CMs), with ability to search for home birth and other practice settings
BirthPartners.com: Natural Birth Partners: an online directory for locating home birth and other midwives, including midwives who are willing to travel to women
MidwifeInfo.com: Find a Midwife: midwife locator with ability to search for birth center, home and hospital birth services (right side of page - tip: try searching by state alone)
Midwives Alliance of North America: Midwives (email): to request lists of MANA members in specific states or provinces, including many home birth providers (MANA members have many different types of credentials)
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A selection of of apartments and houses, well designed internally and carefully positioned around the pool to give maximum space and privacy.
With a subtropical Mediterranean climate, Paphos, on the southwestern coast of Cyprus, is perfect for a beach break whatever the season. With blue flag beaches that stretch along the coastline, a buzzing tourist scene and a historically rich town centre, Paphos is ideal for those looking for sun, sea and adventure under the glorious Cypriot sun.
In the Greco-Roman era, Paphos was the island's capital and today the ancient Roman Governor's Palace is home to a collection of exquisite mosaics, one of the area's most popular attractions. The atmospheric Tombs of the Kings are also worth a visit and nearby Petra tou Romiou is the alleged birthplace of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. The town itself dates back to the Neolithic era, making in a place rich with history and archaeological sites.
Tombs Of The Kings
The site contains a set of well-preserved underground tombs and chambers used by residents of Nea Paphos from the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The seven excavated tombs are scattered over a wide area and all are accessible to the public.
The tombs are unique in Cyprus due to the peristyle court structure, which was influenced by Egyptian architecture. The ancient Egyptians believed that tombs for the dead should resemble houses for the living, and this tradition is reflected in the Paphos tombs. You should allow two hours for visiting the site.
Paphos Mosaics
The mesmerizing collection of intricate and colorful mosaics in the southern sector of the archaeological site, immediately south of the Agora, is a pleasure to discover. Found by accident during leveling operations in 1962, these exquisite mosaics decorated the extensive floor area of a large, wealthy residence from the Roman period. The mosaics are regarded as one of the best places to see in Cyprus.
Fort Of Paphos
A small and empty fort guards the harbour entrance and is entered by a little stone bridge over a moat. Most visitors climb the fort for a good view of the harbour from its roof. The fort also serves as an event venue during the Paphos Aphrodite Festival.
Pharos Lighthouse Beach,10 min. walking from our apartment.
The Pharos beach is a family beach located on the Tomb of Kings road in Paphos. There is a pebble and rock beach with some patches of sand in between. There is a bar where one can hire sun beds and umbrellas. It is easily accessible as the bus stop is situated just outside the beach.
Paphos Municipal Beaches,at 10 min walking.
Along the coast of Kato Paphos there are a number of small beaches. All the famous and big hotels are located along or near their coastline. There are enough facilities for children and adults and are within close reach of the taverns. These beaches are very popular among children.
Coral Bay at 20min by bus.
Coral Bay is one of the most beautiful and sandy beaches in Paphos and it can be base point to discover places like Troodos Mountains or fishing villages of Latchi and Polis. Sparkling clear waters are excellent for swimming, diving and other water sports. Some of the best restaurants are located here and one can shop here for fish and local Cyprus delicacies. The seawaters glimmer in the night and one can enjoy the view by sitting in a nearby tavern sipping a local glass of wine.
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I mention this, since I seem to be somewhat absent from the boards lately, though I've been spending lots of time in the CWBP instead.
So, "beat me up" as I don't even have a map for Kaidan (my new CWBP project), but I've been talking to some publishers about the biz, as I'm a long time gamer and a commissioned cartographer, but I've never tried to publish a game setting or adventure before.
Basically two sources have suggested I create a short campaign arc of 3 modules set in Kaidan to test the waters and see if there's enough of a market to risk creating a setting manual, a much more expensive venture. Both suggested I do a collaborative publication with an existing house.
Also, I started talking about d20, OGL, GSL and Pathfinder compatibility license, ways to market and which license should this campaign arc/setting go under.
In the end, I talked one of them to apply for the Pathfinder license and he was approved. Now he's offering to collaborate on the writing side, and some crunch help, in exchange for me creating a half dozen maps for his upcoming publishing projects! So it looks like Kaidan is going to begin as a series of adventure modules very soon! I haven't decided on whether to call myself GP Publishing or Kaidan Press (or something like that.)
It will be published OGL, as Pathfinder isn't official until August 2009, but at that time I can republish as Pathfinder (with the PFRPG logo), and begin to work towards publishing Kaidan as a setting in book form.
I've already found a "cheap" but excellent artist for cover and illustration work so this is becoming a reality, and I only started working on the project this month.
So I've got my own busy plans up ahead. I'll try to squeeze in a challenge or two in that time, but I've got some serious personal work to do.
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That is so cool!!
I have been quite interested in the Pathfinder stuff since I first heard about it, and am glad to here that you are gonna be doing some stuff for the system. I look forward to seeing what you come up with
Congrats and best wishes are yours for this grand adventure!! Some rep too for having the balls to do what I never did, always thought about it, started on it a few times, but NEVER actually moved on it.
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That's very cool. Great news for you and for all Kaidan fans. You seem to have found a rich vein of interest in the system so I hope it does really well.
By the way, I vote for GPKaidan Press. Merges the two together and still has a ring to it.
Thanks, guys!
One thing though, both the publisher and I prefer realistic, scary illustration with a Japanese flavor, however he suggested (against my taste, but...) to use Manga-styled art in order to attract a larger and younger audience.
I don't know, I hate Manga art myself, but it might be a smart way to go.
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Congrats GP! Personally I would prefer a realistic, scary illustration with a Japanese flavor over a manga-styled art as well. Personally, I think a good drawing with some creepiness/horror elements would be as much a draw for the younger crowd. I guess it depends on the style of the manga art.
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This is fantastic news. Also because after the initial honeymoon the Guild alliance seems to have weakened somewhat and everyone has gone back to their own thing. I've always thought that if we worked together with our complimentry skills it would have the potential for great things. Great stuff, GP for finding the way forward.
Well, I too hate Manga-style art, and have a hard time understanding what the whole infatuation is with it. But if that is what he prefers, you may have to suck it up...or compromise, maybe a 50/50 split of manga & realistic. Sort of like how back in the 1st Ed days we had such wonderful artists as Jeff Dee, Willingham, and Erol Otis all working on art for the same product, and even WITHIN the same module etc.
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I'd stick to your guns on that one. The art defines the flavour and I'm guessing you don't want the setting to go all manga on you. It's a style of story and character as well as a style of art. If you create the art but not the flavour to go with it, then your audience isn't going to stick around - and the people you would be targeting are likely to be turned away by the manga art and not read the text which they would otherwise be interested in.


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WASHINGTON-Growing up in the 1970s in Zeeland, Mich.-a city in the western part of the state founded by the Dutch-Bill Huizenga recalls regular and robust family discussions at the dinner table over two topics: business and politics.
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He listened to discussions about Vietnam, long gas lines, and the struggles facing his dad and uncle's concrete business. His impression of America during that time: Things just weren't going right.
Today, Huizenga, 42, has a similar itch about the nation. It's a big reason why the former realtor and current small business owner now finds himself working just a few miles from the infamous Watergate landmark that brought down a presidency.
As one of 96 freshman House lawmakers, Huizenga now goes to work on problems that seem intractable. As taxpayers in April wrestled with income figures and expenses that mostly included a few zeros, Democrats and Republicans disagreed on how to handle federal shortfalls involving numbers with 12 zeroes after them: trillions.
After months of wrangling, Congress on April 14 approved a spending bill that cuts $38 billion from the current fiscal year. That's a mere pinprick in the face of the nation's $14 trillion debt. But lawmakers couldn't even agree on that slice without theatrics and bitter partisan rancor that left the nation within an hour of a federal government shutdown.
Now an even bigger battle is emerging over the "big three" entitlements of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Together this mandatory spending swallows up 40 percent of the federal budget. These main drivers of our nation's mounting debt are structured with an open-ended, auto-pilot growth mechanism, meaning there is no limit to the amount of spending obligations as more people become eligible. Within a decade unless changes occur they will consume 50 percent of the budget.
It seems that no serious proposal to tighten the nation's fiscal belt can ignore changes to these entitlements. Yet they have long been considered the "third rail" of politics: Touch them and your career in government is dead.
But the climate in Washington is slowly and subtly shifting from a culture of spending to a culture of cutting. Huizenga is part of a freshman class that swears the nation's stability is more important to them than their professional job security. "I'm not afraid to make the tough votes," he said. "If I'm here for one term or 10 terms, it doesn't particularly matter to me."
He and others like him now on Capitol Hill are banking on the belief that Americans are ready to join them for this much delayed debate on entitlement reform. Step one, says Huizenga, is acknowledging the crisis.
The facts are sobering: Just a few years ago government officials predicted that by 2050 mandatory spending would require 100 percent of tax revenue. They were off-by almost 40 years. The White House Office of Management and Budget now projects that in the current fiscal year mandatory spending will exceed all federal receipts. That means all other programs from building the military to building roads would have to come from borrowed money.
"Why would you stick your head in the sand on this kind of stuff?" asks Huizenga. "It's time we had a fact-based conversation."
The situation may get a lot worse. Last year's Congress did not shrink the government; Congress grew it with the new healthcare law. Unless repealed, Obamacare will introduce new entitlement programs in the form of insurance subsidies. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that one in every three federal dollars will go toward health entitlement obligations by 2021. Meanwhile, massive spending obligations will occur over the next several decades as baby boomers retire.
Huizenga sees the country at an economic crossroads, and he says saddling the nation's children with debt is immoral. Before running for Congress Huizenga worked for two years as an administrator with the Zeeland Christian School (see sidebar). His office was right next to the school's choir room, and he often worked while accompanied by the sounds of students belting out spiritual tunes.
Today, he has his school ID hanging in his Washington office as a reminder of those times. "He has had very close contact with the next generation," explains Bill Van Dyk, the school's principal: "He now has a significant role to play in what kind of world those kids live in."
Huizenga says he has been encouraged that so many of his freshman colleagues seem to share the same vision: that they are in Washington at the right time to make major changes for future generations. He hopes that this freshman class will learn from the mistakes of their GOP predecessors: "We know that we have to walk the talk."
That's why Huizenga said it's important for the new House to go ahead and tackle spending changes despite likely pushback from the Democratic-led Senate and veto threats from President Obama: "We need to stake our territory. . . . In politics we prove every day that man is depraved, sinful, fallen, and evil. But we also know that God's got a plan."
Mathematically, the problem of entitlements is not all that difficult: People are living longer and fewer workers are supporting each retiree. Conservatives support gradually raising the retirement age for Social Security and the eligibility age for Medicare. If both kicked in at age 70, Medicare would see $140 billion in savings and Social Security $247 billion in savings annually by 2030. Many conservatives also support giving reduced entitlement benefits to wealthier Americans. Warren Buffet, for example, would not get a Social Security check.
Politically, though, the challenge is great. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey showed fewer than one in four Americans supporting significant changes to Social Security or Medicare. This reluctance crosses party lines and age ranges: By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, Tea Party members opposed cuts to Social Security.
But the Heritage Foundation's Stuart Butler says education is the key. He tells a story about one 80-year-old's reaction to a recent discussion of entitlements at Ohio State University. The man walked to a microphone and said he had spent the presentation sitting beside a university student who told him about his mounting student debt.
"I paid into Social Security," the man said. "I'm entitled to it. But I'd be willing to actually share it with this young man. I shouldn't get all of this if it means that this young man is indebted all of his life because of it."
The man had two conditions: that the federal government did not take the savings from reduced benefits and spend it elsewhere and that he would be taken care of if faced with a serious illness. "When you lay out the facts to people they seem to be willing to give up some of their entitlements for their grandkids," said Butler, who added he got similar reactions from places as left-leaning as Berkley, Calif. "Showing politicians that they can actually talk about these issues is crucial."
But some lawmakers seem to be entrenched in the belief that promises to protect entitlements will pay off in the 2012 elections. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would be willing to look at Social Security reform but not for another two decades. And Obama's April 13 address on budget reform had the sound of a campaign speech more than a policy proposal. He skewered Republican budget plans as offering a "deeply pessimistic" future for America. "We have to use a scalpel and not a machete to reduce the deficit," Obama said.
Days later the Republican-led House did pass a budget blueprint that would cut $6 trillion in spending over the next decade. While promising no changes to people 55 and over, the plan would eventually overhaul Medicare: The government would no longer directly pay medical bills-a practice that does little to encourage efficiency. Instead, federal subsidies would help Medicare patients purchase private insurance plans where competition lowers prices.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, the author of the plan, argued that "trying to protect the government's major entitlement programs by maintaining the status quo is, in fact, the surest way to destroy them." His plan would also transform the federal portion of Medicaid payments into block grants for states. This would give states more flexibility in providing care to the poor while ending the current competitive grant system that leads to a "spend it or lose it" mindset among state officials.
Still, resolutions by one party are unlikely to resolve the problem. Former Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who chaired the Finance Committee during the budget debates of the mid-1980s, said political restraints tied to the approaching election year mean the "only hope for seeing any significant entitlement reform is that both parties do it and neither party takes the lead."
"The crisis is upon us," he said at a recent budget forum on Capitol Hill. "But I don't sense Congress is there yet, and I don't sense they will be there."
The fact that Obama's high-profile budget speech was so light on specifics seems to support Packwood's fears that a grand bargain on the budget will be elusive.
But Huizenga and other GOP freshmen say they are there. They may not have the same bully pulpit as the president, but they are going on their own fiscal wake-up tours.
Huizenga made three promises during his campaign last fall and even printed them on T-shirts. Protect life. Create jobs. Stop spending.
He recently reached 30,000 people from his district during three telephone town hall meetings on the budget. He said two-thirds of the callers encouraged him to vote for the Ryan budget. "You have to say it a lot and you have to say it loud to make it sink in," he said about being upfront about entitlement woes.
So, after ending a recent phone conversation with me, Huizenga said his next call was to a Michigan hospital executive who had written urging the congressman to oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid.
"We have to budget for future generations," he said, "not the next election cycle."
Americans and budget priorities
Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll
What two items should be the top priority for the federal government
• Job creation and economic growth - 56%
• The deficit and government spending - 40%
• Healthcare - 28%
• National security and terrorism - 20%
• Energy and the cost of gas - 20%
• The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - 13%
• Immigration - 12%
Which of the following programs do you think could be cut significantly?
• Subsidies to build new nuclear power plants (Totally or mostly acceptable: 57% | Mostly or totally unacceptable: 40%)
• Federal assistance to state governments (52% | 45%)
• The Environmental Protection Agency (51% | 46%)
• Medicare (23% | 76%)
• Social Security (22% | 77%)
• K through 12 education (22% | 77%)
Will it be necessary to cut Medicare to significantly reduce the deficit?
Yes: 18% | No: 54% | Not sure: 28%
Will it be necessary to cut Social Security to significantly reduce the deficit?
Yes: 22% | No: 49% | Not sure: 29%
If the deficit can't be eliminated by cutting wasteful spending, which of these do you favor?
Cut important programs: Feb. 2011 35% | June 1995 27%
Raise taxes: Feb. 2011 33% | June 1995 23%
Pulled into politics
Not long after giving one of his first speeches on the House floor, Rep. Bill Huizenga settled into a plush leather chair beside a fire in the lodge-like Speaker's Lobby located just off the House chamber. He then told me how his new title as congressman marks the pinnacle of a series of "Jonah moments."
As a high-school senior, Huizenga had no plans to go to college. He figured he'd work for the family business, maybe take some courses at the local community college, and enjoy the quiet life in Zeeland. But school counselors pushed him to Calvin College.
He began there as a business major, but his first political science class captivated him. When he tried to tell his advisor that he should remain a business major, the advisor pointed out how animated he got when talking about politics. Soon Huizenga was the chair of the college's Republican Club. He left school for a semester his senior year to intern at the Republican Study Committee in Washington.
After graduation Huizenga again resisted politics and settled on a path toward becoming a partner in a West Michigan real estate firm. When the Republicans took control of the House in 1994, Huizenga turned down a chance to move to Washington to work for his district's congressman, Pete Hoekstra.
Then two years later-with Huizenga edging closer to partner status at the firm-Hoekstra called again. This time he asked Huizenga out to lunch, and, after another initial rejection, Huizenga eventually signed on as the congressman's district director.
For six years, Huizenga traveled the district cultivating relationships. That work paid off in 2002 with election to the Michigan legislature-but his time in Lansing was frustrating, as Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed any conservative bill that managed to pass both chambers.
Term-limited out of office after six years, Huizenga felt like a "washed up old has-been at the ripe old age of 39." The gravel company he had bought an interest in was facing hard times with the collapse of the construction industry. That's when Huizenga literally got called into the principal's office one day after dropping his children off at school.
"I don't care if you are 4, 14, or 40, if you get one of those hooked-finger looks from the principal, it is like, 'What did I do? Am I in trouble?'"
But the summons came with a job offer. He went to work at the Zeeland Christian School. Two years later he ran for Congress. In a seven-way primary Huizenga got outspent 3-to-1 by the frontrunner. He wasn't sure going to Washington was a door God would open: "I had to come to the point in my own walk that I knew that I was being faithful in the journey," Huizenga said. "The destination was God's, and I had to give that over."
Huizenga is strongly pro-life. His wife, Natalie, had five miscarriages leading up to the birth of their first child. Doctors told them that they should consider adoption or a childless marriage. He recalls, "It is times like those that you either get closer to each other and God or get driven away from each other and God."
Today they have five children. Their oldest son recently turned 13, and Huizenga spent the last decade as the Right to Life representative for his church, Haven Christian Reformed Church. Natalie is on the board of a local crisis pregnancy center.
Huizenga says his first months in Washington have shown him that he is not alone in his beliefs. "People tell you that I am glad there is at least one person of faith, one Christian, in Washington," he said, "and then you start describing who some of the people here are and they say, 'Oh, I didn't know.'"


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|FCCLA week celebrated
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke FCCLA members plan to make an even larger impact on the community the week of Feb. 8-12, which is announced as National FCCLA week. The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members from all over the nation will plan to take part in this large event.
With more than 220,000 mem-bers participating, they will carry out activities concerning both teens and society through Family and Consumer Sciences.
"Motivation in Motion" is the theme this year for the event, and members plan to carry out this momentous slogan for the occasion.
During this week, Holyoke FCCLA members have decided to recognize some of Holyoke's own heroes in the community. Right before lunch, clues are given out to all students about a person in the community who has been a hero. Students then have the opportunity to give the answers to the office, and a prize is given to the first person with the right answer.
While participating in the national FCCLA week, members continue to work on their STAR event projects they will compete in at the state meeting.
Some of these events follow:
In Applied Technology, students will use technology in order to address concerns related to Family and Consumer Sciences.
Other projects such as entrepreneurship are projects based on a member's ability to form a small business plan along with being able to present the information in an organized and orderly fashion.
In a Job Interview event, a student will prepare himself or herself for a professional interview. The student will be asked a series of questions concerning a career they may be interested in.
Another project is Illustrated Talk which lets students choose any topic they are interested in and present that topic orally.
Chapter Showcase is an event where members develop and implement a well-balanced program of work and promote FCCLA skills in the community.
Others include Career Investigation, Chapter Service Project, Focus on Children, Interpersonal Communications, Life Event Planning, National Programs in Action, Parliamentary Procedure and Recycle and Redesign.
The Family Career and Community Leaders of America members are both excited and thrilled to participate in events they feel will make a difference in their community, home and school.
They thank the community for all the support, and acknowledge the community's heroes as well.


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Food is as much a part of Louisiana culture as music and the arts. It's also a part of WWOZ — we've got plenty of recipes and features on festival foods and restaurants. You can also check out the "Culinary Crossroads" segments on New Orleans All the Way Live, produced and hosted by George Ingmire.


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Fox Canyon and Spring Creek
Youth Group Reservation Information
White Pines State Park
6712 West Pines Road
Mt. Morris, IL 61054
Phone: 815-946-3717
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Campsites may be reserved from May 1— October
31. Reservations are accepted by mail starting
Jan. 2. Walk-in reservations are accepted
starting Feb.1.Complete all the information requested and send the entire signed
application along with a check or money order for $5.00(non-refundable
reservation fee) directly to the park. Make the check or money order payable to
IL. Dept. of Natural Resources-White Pines. Incomplete forms and/or incorrect
fees will be returned. The reservation is not final until you have received a
letter of confirmation from the park. If the group does not have a letter of
confirmation, the group will be considered on a first come first served basis.
1. A youth group consists of 5 or more minors up
to 18 years of age who are members of an organization camping with its adult
2. The $5.00 reservation
fee is non-refundable, non-transferable and is in addition to the regular
camping fee. The regular youth group camping fee is $2.00 per person per
night with a minimum fee of $20.00 per night. The regular youth camping
fee is to be paid upon arrival at the park. ONLY SEND THE $5.00 RESERVATION
3. Completed applications and checks must be received
in the park office at least 7 days prior to the beginning of the desired
camping period or they will be returned.
4.A campsite may be reserved for a maximum of 14
5.Reservations will be held until 3 PM of
the second night of the reservation period. You will lose your entire
reservation if you do not show up by 3 PM on the second night of the reservation
6. The Dept. reserves the right to make
adjustments in the assignment of campsites as necessary.
7. All youth group campsites are walk-in camping
only. There is no vehicle access to the campgrounds, therefore all camping is
8. The youth group campgrounds has pit type
toilets available, a parking lot for vehicles and drinking water. Each campsite
has a fire pit and picnic tables. The shower building in the family campgrounds
is not considered as part of the youth group campgrounds and is therefore not
available for use by youth group campers.
9. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the
10. All campers are subject to all statutes and
administrative rules governing the park which are posted at the camping permit
station and the main park office. Any violations may result in the eviction of
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Sport Facilities
Kansas boasts excellent facilities, and being centrally located in the United States, makes us the perfect place for your next sporting event!
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SAE Baja
2501 Springdale St
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 235-6189
Pittsburg, KS 66762
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Over the course of four days, the teams will be judged on both dynamic and static events. The dynamic events include: acceleration maneuverability sled pull suspension ... More
Salina Bicentennial Center
800 The Midway
Salina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 826-7200
Salina, KS 67401
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Multipurpose center (arena, exhibition hall & meeting rooms) for sports events, concerts, meetings and conventions, workshops and tradeshows, ballet and rodeo, family shows, banquets, rock stars ... More
Turkey Creek Golf Course
1000 Fox Run
McPherson, KS 67460
Phone: (620) 241-8530
McPherson, KS 67460
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18-hole championship golf course with PGA golf professional on site. Municipally-owned Turkey Creek golf course is a challenging course for all levels of play. Driving range, pro-shop, cart ... More
United Wireless Arena
4100 W Comanche
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: (620) 371-7390
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: (620) 371-7390
United Wireless Arena and Conference Center is a state-of-the-art facility conveniently located adjacent to the Boot Hill Casino and the Hampton Inn & Suites in Dodge City. The Conference Center ... More
Veterans Memorial Park
McKinley & K-96 on 17th Street
Great Bend, KS 67530
Great Bend, KS 67530
Veteran's Memorial Park in Great Bend is a great place for the family to have some fun in the sun. Full size baseball/softball fields, sand volleyball, tennis courts, disc golf course, fishing ... More
Wallace County Fairgrounds
214 W Park
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 852-4282
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 852-4282
The Wallace County Fairgrounds hosts the County Fair annually on the last weekend in July. Home-owned carnival, free BBQ, Little Britches Rodeo, Turtle Race, Sat. AM parade. More
Wallace County High School
521 N. Main St.
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 852-4252
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
Phone: (785) 852-4252
The High School is the site of many concerts, games, fundraisers, reunions and now the Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair held in late November. More
Walnut River Soccer Complex
1384 NE Shady Creek Access
El Dorado, KS 67042
El Dorado, KS 67042
Soccer fields available for reservations. More
Western State Bank Expo Center
11333 Hwy 283
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: 620-338-8284
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: 620-338-8284
Dodge City's newest entertainment facility, the Western State Bank Expo Center hosts activities such as private parties and celebrations as well as large vendor trade shows, conference, and expos. ... More
Wichita Ice Center
505 W Maple
Wichita, KS 67213
Phone: (316) 337-9199
Wichita, KS 67213
Phone: (316) 337-9199
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Founders Bike Team Trains for Barry-Roubaix
Reminder: The 5th annual Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race is set for Saturday, March 23! You can find more details about it on an older blog post here. Be sure to note that our beer will be poured at the official after party on the streets of Hastings, Michigan, for racers and non-racers alike. Check…Read More »


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Check out these images of Fernando Verdasco (doing his usual shirtless dance), Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showing off their Roland Garros duds courtesy of adidas.
But question: Is it me or do they look like those creepy, talking Supermodelquins from those Old Navy commericials?
Haven't met them yet? Ok, then watch this video. IT'S SCARY.
*shakes + shivers*
PS - Happy weekend y'all and don't forget to follow DtL on Twitter (under "rawuncuttennis")...if you dare.
(via tennis week)
Friday, May 15, 2009
MEDIA MASHUP: Adidas photo shoot or Old Navy ad? You decide.
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LOL!! Yeah, wow, those are kind of creepy.ReplyDelete
And aside from that awesome shade of blue, their designs are so full of fail lately. THAT is the best idea you can come up with for Ana? I hate that whole off centered neckline or whatever it's called. It looks like she's trying to yank it off (which isn't a bad thing)
- AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 10:57 PM
First, WTFish to the supermodelquins.ReplyDelete
Anyway, what is the use of Adidas previewing Tsonga's and Novak's RG outfits when they have already worn them for a few tournaments? We've also seen Ana's dress previously, just a different color. So is fernie gonna play shirtless at RG? Don't think many would mind.
Oh my gosh, I have been HATING those Old Navy ads so much and am so glad to hear someone feels the same.ReplyDelete
These adidas ads are trying way too hard. . .and failing. Although I am mesmerized by Jo-Dubs thighs.
- SabineMay 16, 2009 at 1:57 AM
Jo-Wilfried looks really fake, but I was more thinking of Madame Tussaud ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2009 at 4:14 AM
Oil, oil, oil, oil and more oil...ReplyDelete
LOL this is really creepy funny.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Adidas' attire looks the same all the time to me! That is why I have gone exclusively Nike.ReplyDelete


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|Make an impression with strong curb appeal
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Homeowners who want their homes to make strong first impressions must prioritize curb appeal. Homes with strong curb appeal sell well and can impart a welcoming feel to all visitors. Improving curb appeal need not be expensive, and the following are a handful of ways to improve the appearance of one's home.
1. Install a bold-looking door in a vibrant color or one with a custom design. This helps the home stand out from other properties in the neighborhood.
2. Edge the driveway to create a distinct border between the driveway and the lawn or other landscaping features. This helps homes appear neat and well kept.
3. Use outdoor lighting to make a home more inviting. Outdoor lighting also makes properties safer to traverse at night.
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Scientists say a baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatment than is usual for newborns.
Scientists at a major AIDS meeting say the Mississippi child is now 2 1/2 and has been off HIV drugs for about a year with no signs of infection.
If the child remains healthy, it would mark only the world's second reported cure. Specialists say it offers promising clues for more research to fight pediatric HIV.
Doctors don't usually give high-dose treatment right after birth, before first confirming that a newborn really is infected.
Sunday's announcement in Atlanta suggests doing so in this case wiped out HIV before it could form hideouts in the body that usually reinfect anyone who stops medication.
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Galvanized Nail
Application ID: 14015
This tutorial example serves as an introduction to the Corrosion Module and models the metal oxidation and oxygen reduction current densities on the surface of a galvanized nail, surrounded by a piece of wet wood, which acts as electrolyte. The protecting zinc layer on the nail is not fully covering, so that at the tip of the nail the underlaying iron surface is exposed. First the electrolyte conductivity and the electrode reaction kinetics are modeled to obtain a secondary current distribution (concentration variations in the cell are not accounted for), in a second part the oxygen transport is included to model a tertiary current distribution.


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LTL rate hike may be in the offing
September 07, 2010
YRC Worldwide, Inc. may be poised this month to impose a general rate increase of 5.9 percent. According to LM sources, other LTL providers may follow suit.
In a letter sent to YRC shippers, company executives stated that it will be necessary to pass along a portion of its expenses "outside its direct control."
This includes rising healthcare cost, highway infrastructure, and environmental sustainability requirements.
Sources maintain that the anticipated hike will hit by September 20, although this is yet to be confirmed by YRC.
Meanwhile, does this signal an industry trend?
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Merrick college student carves out a virtual niche
Binghamton senior gains a competitive edge with online internship
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Jessie Rubin, a 22-year-old Merrick native and senior majoring in English at Binghamton University, is spending her spring semester interning with Activ8Social, a social media marketing company based in Arlington, Va. What distinguishes her internship from those being completed by hundreds of her peers at Binghamton is that she has no hourly schedule to keep and no office to which she must report. She does all her work in the comfort of her apartment in Vestal, N.Y., just a five-minute bus ride from campus.
"It ended up being the best thing any college student can do," Rubin said. "You can intern on your own time. They want me to do about 10 hours a week, but I don't have to clock in. They give you an assignment, and you just have to get it done."
Rubin, who graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore, is one of a relatively small but growing number of people, particularly college students and especially ones working with social media, who are engaged in so-called "virtual" internships, for which they work remotely and communicate with supervisors via a host of electronic methods. Rubin said that every Monday she has a weekly meeting with strategists at Activ8Social over Skype, and she uses email and Google Chat to stay in touch with them about projects that she is working on during the rest of the week.
The website urbaninterns.com, which connects companies with internship- and job-seekers, recently listed 205 postings that include the word "intern" in its "Find Jobs & Internships" database. Of those, 142 were categorized as "virtual."
Many see the advantages of a remote internship, a concept made possible today by computers and the Internet. College students can intern in their spare time — earning resume credentials, or more rarely, academic credit or pay — while maintaining a full class schedule. Companies can tap into the social media know-how of college students to help propel their businesses forward. Interns can work for firms or organizations anywhere in the world without needing to leave their homes or change out of pajamas.
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We've had great results from using virtual interns. Our kids do some phenomenal work and have gone on to some great careers and other internships.
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