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A method of modeling in vitro focal ischemia comprising: perfusing a tissue slice in vitro with an oxygenated medium; and, applying a focal insult to a targeted portion of the tissue slice. The method is particularly useful for brain tissue.
The present application relates to novel apocynin-lopioc acid covalent conjugates, compositions comprising these compounds and their use, in particular for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are mediated by oxidative stress. In particular, the present application includes compou...
The present application relates to novel apocynin-lopioc acid covalent conjugates, compositions comprising these compounds and their use, in particular for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are mediated by oxidative stress. In particular, the present application includes compou...
An animal stroke model is provided. The model is useful in the study of brain ischemia and/or reperfusron injury and in identification and testing of compounds and interventions useful in the treatment of stroke. The method is carried out in a non-human mammal, such as rat. The method of inducing is...
Co-administration of Resveratrol and Lipoic acid, or their synthetic combination, enhances neuroprotection in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion
The present study demonstrates the benefits of combinatorial antioxidant therapy in the treatment of ischemic stroke. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anaesthetised and the middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded for 30 minutes followed by 5.5 hours of reperfusion. Pretreatment with resveratrol 30 mi...
UPEI-300, A Conjugate Of Lipoic Acid And Edaravone, Mediates Neuroprotection In Ischemia/Reperfusion
Edaravone, an electron spin trapper with radical scavenging activity, has been shown to be effective in reducing infarct volume in humans following ischemic stroke. However, concerns of edaravone-induced renal toxicity have limited its clinical adoption. Previous work has demonstrated that edaravone...
The present application relates to novel apocynin-lipoic acid covalent conjugates, compositions comprising these compounds and their use, in particular for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are mediated by oxidative stress. In particular, the present application includes compou...
Resveratrol, a dietary polyphenol with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, has been shown to provide neuroprotection in models of ischemia. However, the mechanism of action of resveratrol-induced neuroprotection remains unclear. Previous work in our laboratory has provided evidence that acut...
UPEI-100, a conjugate of lipoic acid and apocynin, mediates neuroprotection in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion
Previous work in our laboratory has provided evidence that preadministration of apocynin and lipoic acid at subthreshold levels for neuroprotection enhanced the neuroprotective capacity when injected in combination. Therefore, the present investigation wa...
After ischemic stroke, early thrombolytic therapy to reestablish tissue perfusion improves outcome but triggers a cascade of deleterious cellular and molecular events. Using a collaborative approach, our groups examined the effects of guanosine (Guo) in response to ischemic reperfusion injury in vit...
Increasing the biological stability profile of a new chemical entity, UPEI-104, and potential use as a neuroprotectant against reperfusion-injury
Previous work in our laboratory demonstrated the utility of synthetic combinations of two naturally occurring, biologically active compounds. In particular, we combined two known anti-oxidant compounds, lipoic acid and apocynin, covalently linked via an ester bond (named UPEI-100). In an animal mode...
The present study investigates the neuroprotective effects of Berberis vulgaris and Picrorhiza kurroa in a rodent model of cerebral ischemia - reperfusion. Study Design: Rats were pretreated with Berberis vulgaris, Picrorhiza kurroa or vehicle 30 minutes prior to cerebral ischemia and re...
Background. Lipoic acid (LA), which has significant antioxidant properties, may also function as a potent neuroprotectant. The synthetic compounds INV-155, INV-157, INV-159, and INV-161 are physiochemical combinations of lipoic acid and captopril. We sought to determine if these compounds have neuro...
Lateral hypothalamic area neurotransmission and neuromodulation of the specific cardiac effects of insular cortex stimulation
Microstimulation of the rat posterior insular cortex in phase with the ECG R wave elicits pure cardiac effects unaccompanied by changes in blood pressure or respiration. This technique has successfully demonstrated cardiac chronotropic organisation and arrhythmogenesis within the insula. Pathways ex...
We tested the hypothesis that Substance P (SP) produces the same effects as cocaine by examining their actions on excitatory synaptic transmission in the nucleus accumbens (NAc). SP produced an irreversible depression of non-NMDA receptor mediated EPSC: EC50:0.12 uM; maximal suppression: −33.4 ± ...
Cocaine sensitization does not alter SP effects on locomotion or excitatory synaptic transmission in the NAc of rats
Substance P (SP) and cocaine employ similar mechanisms to modify excitatory synaptic transmission in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a region implicated in substance abuse. Here we explored, using NAc slices, whether SP effects on these synaptic responses were altered in rats that have been sensitized ...
The present study was aimed at investigating the efficacy and mechanism(s) of action of a Chinese herbal formulation, Liuwei Dihuang (LWDH), as a prospective natural weight-lowering product. Following a 2-week acclimation period, 48 obesity-prone (OP-CD) rats were divided into 4 groups (n=12 each). ...
Ibogaine and a total alkaloidal extract of Voacanga africana modulate neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in the rat parabrachial nucleus in vitro
Ibogaine is a natural alkaloid of Voacanga africana that is effective in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms and craving in drug addicts. As the synaptic and cellular basis of ibogaine's actions are not well understood, this study tested the hypothesis that ibogaine and Voacanga africana extract mo...
SUMMARY 1. In recent years, the role of oestrogen in women's health has been a subject of considerable scientific and popular debate. There is unquestionable evidence that oestrogen has both potent and long-lasting effects on several vital organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, the...
In the present investigation, electrophysiological recordings of thalamic relay neurons were used to investigate the role of estrogen as a modulator of visceral afferent information through the PBN to forebrain structures. Experiments were done in anaesthetized (sodium thiobutabarbitol; 100 mg/kg) m...
Current in vitro models of stroke involve applying oxygen-glucose deprived (OGD) media over an entire brain slice or plate of cultured neurons. Thus, these models fail to mimic the focal nature of stroke as observed clinically and with in vivo rodent models of stroke. Our aim was to develop a novel ...
Estrogen synthesis in the central nucleus of the amygdala following middle cerebral artery occlusion
Stroke-induced lesions of the insular cortex in the brain have been linked to autonomic dysfunction (sympathoexcitation) leading to arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death. In experimental models, systemic estrogen administration in male rats has been shown to reduce stroke-induced cell death in t...
The current investigation examined the effect of estrogen in the insular cortex (IC) on autonomic tone and cardiac baroreceptor reflex function and sought to determine if modulation of neurotransmission was responsible for mediating this effect. Experiments were performed in Inactin-anaesthetized, m...
Relaxin-induced reduction of infarct size in male rats receiving MCAO is dependent on nitric oxide synthesis and not estrogenic mechanisms
Relaxins are members of the insulin peptide superfamily. Previous evidence has shown that relaxin pretreatment reduces cortical infarct size in anesthetized, male rats receiving permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Therefore, the current study was designed to determine if estrogenic me...


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The future of rock was on display at Clement Park on Saturday. And the future looks bright.
The three bands that took the stage at Foothills Park and Recreation's Battle of the Bands gave the audience of a couple hundred a show and proved a musician doesn't have to have a driver's license to know how to rock.
The Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield joined gardens across the nation to celebrate one of the most important players in the life of plants: the pollinators.
The staging area was packed with warplanes spanning the entire history of winged combat. A World War I-era biplane sat next to a sleek F-16 fighter jet, which shared a hangar with a P-51 Mustang, the classic U.S. World War II fighter plane.
It was an impressive display of military power, even if the planes were only a foot tall.
A dance studio on West Quincy Avenue is walking through the steps to a rezoning in hopes of continuing to operate in its current location.
True Dance Academy at 8950 W. Quincy Ave., across the street from the federal prison, was granted a "home occupation" exception in 2009 by the Board of Adjustment that permitted the dance lessons if the owner lived on the property. But business owner Shelly Trujillo now is seeking a zoning change, since she has not been living there.
A "train" full of dinosaurs is coming to Morrison this weekend.
Dinosaur Ridge will host the Dinosaur Train, an educational event based on the PBS children's show that features colorful kid dinosaurs created by the company that brought you the Muppets. At the event, slated Friday through Sunday, kids can have their pictures taken with Buddy the T-Rex, examine dinosaur footprints and even dig for fossils.
By Cat Elsby, for the Courier
In 2009, a group of 10 local teenagers set out to clean up the skate park at Clement Park in South Jeffco. They swept the concrete, painted over the abundant graffiti, and restored their skateboarding sanctuary.
Fast-forward to the present, and that same group is now the subject of Nick Bruso's skateboarding film, "The 8th Layer."
Volunteers from across the country were in South Jeffco last week to help with the next phase of construction for the Veterans Monument at Ken-Caryl Ranch.
The monument, which is being installed at the southeast corner of Crestone Mountain Drive and Sangre de Cristo Road just north of Shaffer Elementary School, is being built by a group of veterans and volunteers.
Babysitting is the first real job for many young adults — but that doesn't mean it's an easy one.
Because of the challenges and responsibilities involved in caring for little ones, the Red Cross is committed to providing training for teens in everything from dressing a minor cut to performing CPR.
"It gives the parent a peace of mind that the babysitter has gone through training," said Glen Bernard, a Red Cross instructor trainer. "The babysitter knows how to handle an emergency situation."
Disco lights and bedazzled skaters danced across The Edge Skating School's home ice last weekend in a spring performance worthy of Caesars Palace.
"Viva Las Vegas" was the theme of this year's show at The Edge Ice Arena, where about 50 students of all ages showed off their figure skating skills to proud families and friends on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The show included six acts, each set to music from a different era in Las Vegas history.
No donkeys were in evidence at last weekend's rehearsals for the Foothills Ballet Program's spring performances.
But the tiniest dancers, some as young as 6, remained understandably confused by the production's title.
"It's funny … the kids keep looking for a donkey because they think the name of the ballet is 'Donkey Ho-tee,' " said Regina Smith, arts coordinator for the Foothills Park and Rec District.
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Google Music Beta now available on iOS via Web app
You may be waiting for Apple to launch iTunes match for your cloud music service needs, but Google has your immediate solution in the form of a Google Music Beta app for iOS devices.
Obviously the app isn't as good as the Android app due to the fact that its a web app rather than an app that you would install off the App Store, but the app still ran pretty well on my iPad. The app will allow you to store up to 20,000 songs in your cloud as long as you have an account, which you'll need to be invited to. You'll get all of the same functionality as the Android app: swiping left and right scrolls through Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists and Genres. The current track your playing remains in the top bar and the search function also works well. The app was very fast connected to Wi-Fi and was still speedy without Wi-Fi.
Hopefully Google will create a dedicated iOS App store app which would make the experience more fluid. I highly recommend checking out this web app if you have a Google Music Beta account. We will keep you updated on the status of Google Music Beta.


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Oh god valentines day.
I hate it so much when everyone's all over me like;
"Which guy do you find cute?"
"Which boy do you wish would ask you to dance"
And I'm in my head like;
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But I don't say it.
Luckily, all my friends know I'm lesbian, and they actually just casually ask me about my crush, what I like bout her, ext. They don't give a shit, which is why I'm super happy to have them as friends, even if I don't have the capacity to express it.
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Feb. 25, 2004
The UCLA Women's Water Polo team opened MPSF this past weekend at Santa Barbara with a 5-2 victory over No. 11 UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the MPSF. This weekend UCLA will travel back to Santa Barbara to participate in the Gaucho Invitational Tournament. The Bruins are seeded second in the 16 team field and will begin bracket play on Saturday, February 28th at 9:00 AM against Pacific.
Up Next: @ Gaucho Invitational Tournament, February 28-29, 2004
Joining UCLA in Bracket B will be Hawaii, UC Santa Barbara and Pacific. The Bruins will face Pacific in their first game of the tournament. If the Bruins defeat Pacific they will face the winner of the Hawaii-UCSB game. UCLA has faced both Hawaii and UCSB once this year beating each team 6-2 and 5-2 respectively.
Bracket A: Bracket B: Bracket C: Bracket D
1. USC: 1. UCLA: 1. Stanford: 1. Long Beach State
2. LMU: 2. Hawaii: 2. Cal: 2. San Diego State:
3. Michigan: 3. UCSB: 3. San Jose State: 3. UC Davis
4. SB "B" : 4. Pacific: 4. UCSD: 4. UCI
Weekly Recap: @ UC Santa Barbara, February 22, 2004
Santa Barbara, Calif. - The No. 2 UCLA Women's Water Polo Team defeated No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 5-2 to improve to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the MPSF. The Bruins held the Gauchos scoreless through three periods and were led in scoring by sophomore Kristina Kunkel who found the back of the net two times. The first and second periods were defensive affairs as the Bruins were held to only one goal in each period. However, it would be enough as UCLA held the Gauchos scoreless to take the 2-0 lead after one half of play. In the third period UCLA's offense would come alive, as the Bruins would score three times and again hold the Gauchos scoreless to take a 5-0 lead going into the final period. Though the Gauchos would score twice in the fourth period to cut the deficit to 5-2 it would not be enough and UCLA would come away with the 5-2 victory. Kristina Kunkel led all Bruin scorers with two goals and Jenna Murphy, Katie Flanagan and Molly Cahill each scored once.
Bruin Quick Facts
UCLA has scored a total of 34 goals on the year while holding their opponents to 22 goals scored. In four out of five games the Bruins have held their opponents to five goals or less. Against Santa Clara on February 8 and UC Santa Barbara on February 22 the Bruins did not allow a goal to be scored until the final period. UCLA won both games by a combined score of 18-3. UCLA has been outstanding in the third period outscoring their opponents 11-4. Sophomore co-captain Kristina Kunkel has scored at least one goal in four of the Bruin's five games. Kunkel is also second on the Bruins with six goals. Freshman Molly Cahill leads the Bruins with eight goals.


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What to do when a snake bites you on a remote trail?
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A few years ago I was hiking in Sequoia National Park with my family. Right when we started our hike we saw 2 snakes which made me extra alert to the fact that they were around. I was walking in front with my wife and parents behind me on a single track trail. The trail made a pretty steep left turn against a rock wall that was head high and out of no-where from the left a rattlesnake striked at me from about 2 feet away.
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I FREAKED OUT and within a split second I jumped to the right, the snake moved quickly from the rock onto the trail. I thought he was going after me, so I got up and fell again, this time almost down the steep side of the trail. Luckily I came out with no injuries but it definitely scared me.
In the past few years of hiking and running trails, I've encountered about 10 snakes, including a few poisonous rattlesnakes. I run a lot of trails solo in the middle of nowhere, so I wanted to figure out exactly what to do if a snake bites me on a remote trail?
Below is a summary of things I've learned about first aid for snake bites after talking to the Snake Bite Poison Line (1-800-222-1222 available 24/7), after doing my own online research and after posting my snake questions on Reddit Running. The best info came from Jordan Benjamin, a herpetologist specialized in venomous snakes. I'm just sharing this info because it might help you one day:
• No first aid is much better than performing bad first aid. Don't cut at or around the site of the bite, don't compress the bitten limb with a cord or tight bandage, don't attempting to extract or neutralize venom using electricity, fire, permanganate, salt, black stones, mouths, mud, leaves, etc.
Click here for the rest of the article. If ever there is a person you'd want to take with you camping, running, skateboarding, storm-chasing, etc... Flo Gierman is probably your man.


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2003 -- Junior: Missed just one match, appearing in 24 of 25 matches ...Made 23 starts ...Helped the UCLA defense tie the school record with 15 shutouts ...Member of a Bruin defense that ranked 10th in the country in shutout percentage (0.60) and 19th in goals against average (0.73) ...Ended the season with five points on five assists ...Had an assist in a 2-1 victory over No. 17 Duke on Sept. 21 ...Also recorded an assist during a 2-0 win over Pepperdine in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
2002 -- Sophomore: Played in 21 matches, starting four ...Tallied one goal and two assists for a total of four points ...Helped the Bruin defense rank second in the Pac-10 in goals allowed (13), goals against average (0.57) and shutouts (12) ...UCLA's defense also ranked ninth in the nation in goals against average and 11th in shutout percentage (0.55) ...Played in all three of UCLA's matches during the NCAA Tournament.
2001 -- Freshman:Played in 16 matches, starting four ...Member of a Bruin defense that ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 in shutouts (13) and No. 2 in goals allowed (14) ...Instrumental in helping the Bruins rank No. 8 nationally in goals against average (0.60) ...Saw action in all three NCAA Tournament victories.
High School/Club: Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Sue High at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville ...2001 Parade All-American ...First-team all-league selection in her junior year ...Voted as one of the top-3 freshmen in the East Bay Athletic League ... Saw limited action her senior year of high school due to commitments with the Olympic Development Program ... Four-year member of ODP State Team ...Also selected three times for the ODP Region IV squad and the regional traveling team for National Team Camp ...adidas ESP participant in 1999 and 2000 ...Named to the adidas ESP All-Star Team in 2000 ... Played club soccer for the Pleasanton Rage ...Helped her team to a second place finish at the Under-19 Regional Championships, losing to the defending national champion Colorado Rush.
Personal:Full name is Amy Marie Fazio ...Daughter of Ernie and Kathleen Fazio ...Has two brothers, Todd and Steven ...Father played professional baseball for the Oakland A's ...Uncle Jon Gilbert also attended UCLA ...Enjoys snowboarding ... Favorite class is English ... Born March 21, 1983 in San Leandro, Calif.


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Conan's Greatest "Tonight Show" Moments
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NBC is close to signing a deal to pay Conan O'Brien $40 million to walk away from hosting "The Tonight Show." The end of O'Brien's tenure seems inevitable. It was short and not so sweet. O'Brien lasted a scant seven months as host of "The Tonight Show" — a number he's been drilling home in his recent monologue jokes.
Critics have said O'Brien never found his comedic footing in the 11:35 time slot, among them NBC executives and viewers (since taking over the show he's consistently lost in the ratings to David Letterman). Still, there were some inspired moments, as Conan has been noting in recent episodes. Watch below, and tell us in the comments which O'Brien-era "Tonight Show" sketches you've enjoyed the most.
O'Brien bought wax figures of Tom Cruise and Henry "The Fonz" Winkler and proceeded to launch them from a cannon, pose them beside a urinal and do other bizarre things with them.
Sacha Baron Cohen came on "The Tonight show" dressed as his Bruno character and dirty danced atop O'Brien's desk.
Less a funny moment than a jaw-dropping blooper, O'Brien suffered a concussion during a skit in which he raced actress Teri Hatcher outside the studio.
Conan announces that Chris Brown is quitting Twitter.
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Nintendo has been absent from CES for 16 years now - but are making a return in 2011.
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Making the decision to be a stay-at-home-mom is one of the hardest decisions any woman will make.
Mothers who returned to the work force after parental leave might be envious of stay-at-home-mom friends who have decided to raise their kids full time, or some might look at you like you've lost your senses thinking "I could never do it!". It's not everyone's cup of tea to spend days cleaning, cooking, wiping bums, suffering public (and private) breakdowns on top of taking care of all the other house hold chores, only to find themselves contemplating a strange mix of exhaustion and gratitude at the end of a long day.
Stay-at-home-moms, or as I prefer mothers-who-work-at-home, not only sacrifice their sense of self in making the choice to be such an involved parent, they also sacrifice marketable skills employers typically look for in a viable employee.
The average family has two kids. Lets assume a mother decides she'll stay home with both until they reach school age. Most kids start preschool/ kindergarten at the age of five, so best case scenario, assuming twins, a mother will spend a minimum of five years out of the work force. Second best scenario, she will have her children 18 months apart (or less) and be "jobless" for seven years.
The big question is, how do you present yourself as a winning candidate with a seven year gap in your resume? Jacob Share, creator of Job Mob shares tips for handling gaps in your resume:
1) You were not laid off or fired. In this case, you made the decision to raise your children full time. Take pride in the fact that it was your choice to become unemployed.
2) Be honest, don't try to hide the gap. Many people have prolonged periods between jobs.
3) Show it off! Demonstrate skills you've acquired in taking on motherhood full time. (expert multi-tasker and master negotiator come to mind).
4)Put a positive spin by explaining how your search has been extended because you've been targeting specific companies or contemplating job offers.
4) Use history- take advantage of related industry lags to emphasize your decision to raise your children full time.
5) Make your resume gap a non-issue by being straight with employers and standing by your decision.
6) De-emphasize resume gaps with a functional resume. Resume gaps stand out in a resume that emphasize time over skills and achievements. Instead of chronological order, list past employers starting with the skill set that you want to draw the most attention to.
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30. Marine Mammals (Cetacea and Sirenia) from the Eocene of Gebel Mokattam and Fayum, Egypt: Stratigraphy, Age, and Paleoenvironments
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Gebel Mokattam and Fayum are well known among vertebrate paleontologists for their rich and diverse faunas of Eocene marine mammals. Ten cetacean and seven sirenian species have been named from these two areas. The Eocene stratigraphy of each is reviewed here, and Fayum stratigraphy is supplemented with new observations. The Mokattam Formztion and most of the Giushi Formation at Gebel Mokattam are Lutetian and Bartonian (middle Eocene) in age, and these record deposition offshore in marine shelf and shallow shelf environments. The Maadi Formation at Gebel Mokattam is Priabonian (late Eocene) in age, and was deposited in nearshore and lagoonal environments. (Go to the link and see more of this paper.)
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It's been almost 13 years since Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was arrested in connection with the murders of two young men from Akron, Ohio outside an Atlanta nightclub.
Lewis' friends, Joseph Sweeting and Reginald Oakley were charged with murder in the case, as was Lewis initially. Lewis entered a plea deal, admitting to obstruction of justice and testified against the two defendants. His crime was that he reportedly told the group of friends he was with to all keep quiet about what happened as they sped away from the scene in a limo on January 31, 2000.
Lewis' testimony did nothing to sway the jury. Both Sweeting and Oakley were acquitted after only 6 hours of deliberation.
While the widespread media coverage of Lewis' pending retirement continues as the Ravens take on the Broncos this weekend, families of the two murdered men, childhood friends Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker, can't help but feel the pain of reliving that fateful moment in time.
"I never did acknowledge [my son] being dead until last year," said Richard's mother Priscilla Lollar to Carrie Wells of the Baltimore Sun. "I wouldn't have wanted to live. I always felt that he was in Atlanta and he would be home soon and would call me soon. It was like that for years."
The Lollars could never bring themselves to watch Lewis play on TV, and still suffer the hurt of knowing that not one person involved in the murders paid for their crimes.
"How can you understand something that is senseless?" Lollar said. "There was no justice in anything..."
Jacinth Baker's parents died before him, and his Aunt, Vondie Boykin declined a request for an interview, but Lollar added that both families still don't know all of the details of the incident. "I was in the dark on a lot of things."
Ray Lewis, as most acknowledge, did not commit the actual murders, but was with the group and was/is responsible by law, and he has had to live with that truth.
"I'm sure he felt bad that two men lost their lives, tragically," former teammate Shannon Sharpe said. "His name will forever be attached to that. I told him ... a great portion of people will always remember you for what transpired in Atlanta; you can't change that, no matter if you win 10 Super Bowls."
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Follow up on the post 'A boy in Nepal has been meditating for 6 months'
After having received a comment where ghostbuster said that it's not possible to live without water for so long, I decided to ask people who might have more knowledge to answer that question. Obviously, living for six months without food and water seems impossible.
One of people I've asked was Profiler, author of Psychic Blogger Chic. I have asked her opinion and also asked her to use her Remote Viewing abilities to 'look' into the case.
I have received the following reply from her:
… Thank you for your questions about the boy in Nepal and meditation. I focused my attention there and saw there is a large veil around this area. There is strong power there and they are very advanced in the use of mind powers to shield others from viewing. They, I suppose are the handlers that are referenced in the article. Beyond that, this boy has received some food and water and has not, as they say, fasted for 6 months. That said, I think we need to look at the bigger picture. Any time an event captures the minds of the masses, it creates a mass consciousness. That is always significant in the schedule of world events and usually marks a significant change to come. I think there is something significant happening here and all over. Whether or not this boy is the Buddha is of less consequence. He is clearly trying to focus our attention and the boy is certainly accomplishing that. Once he reaches critical mass, he will stop. His mission will have been accomplished. He'll probably die and become a legend. In the meantime, much of the world will be come aware of the teachings of Buddha in a very experiential way. Cunning, isn't it. …
So, the message is what important and not the way it is presented. The same opinion holds Joe, the other commenter to the post.
It's also interesting to note that I have just today, without any connection whatsoever, stumbled upon an article about living on light and air where a man describes how can one (he) live without food. So, just maybe it is possible.
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I know people who can meditate for months without food or water, there are a fair few who can do this in India, it's more common over there.
the air contains everything a human being needs.
it is the breath of life.
As to food and water:
Science says we cannot live without water. When I was going to schoole, science said protons, neutrons and electrons are the smallest particles.
Science is not always wrong, but usually only partially correct.
REALLY DIS IS UNBELIEVABLE…..I also dnt afree wid profiler… I dnt fink d boy's fakin it all. Am nt contestin Profiler's comments.. Jst 2 say dat it is a miracle n surely God has sent dis miracle 2 remind us of d importance of prayer… It shows dat iin dis Kali Yuga devotion stil exists..
If we study the great teachers of past and of preasent then we would understand that everything is energy, we and everything are all of one. What this boy is doing has been done before by others that understood the truth of what we are. One such great teacher said "Man is not bread alone".
how much do you guys know about the chakras in human bodies. When these chakras are opened, one can do many things previously impossible. As for the boy in Nepal, all he is trying to do is realize God, through meditaion. Instead of theoretical method he is simply using pratical ones. As for meditation without water and food it is very possible. And in the process of meditation that the boy is going through he will have opened all seven of his chakras.
Greetings, the article on Breatharianism was fascinating. I have always known what he says in that article to be true. I do exactly what he does – I fast, I eat the same kinds of foods for days at a time and I am at my best when I eat little or nothing. Other emotions I experience are joy, love, contentment. Although I have never researched this or even talked to anyone about what I know, this articles confirms everything. Not only that, after reading the article, I have been given the answer to a pending question and I now know what to do to finally solve a problem I have been working on. Thank you for your guidance.
This story about the boy in Nepal is interesting, in my opinion. Probably not many people know the truth about this. However, in regards to Profiler's comment, I think she needs to read more before making such comments about the boy's intention. Just because someone can't do something, it doesn't mean it can't be done. There have been stories about amazing power of meditation (read "Journey to the East" by Oxford University scientists for stories about this).
I'd remain open-minded about this boy's story, just as I am to psychic stuff
An article in Telegraph.co.uk is describing a new 'wonder' 15-year old boy in southern Nepal who has been meditating now for 6 months straight without food, water or anything else. He's been sitting under a pipal tree just like the historical Buddha was s


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Josh Bledsoe of Raleigh, North Carolina has been named chief operating officer of the National FFA Organization. A graduate of North Carolina State University he holds undergraduate and master's degrees in agricultural education. He was state FFA advisor in North Carolina and leader of an eleven-member state agricultural education team ensuring professional development opportunities for teachers. He is a former state FFA president and has served on numerous state and national FFA boards and committees.
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Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has recently signed on to judge BBC1's version of The Voice in the UK. He will be joining Kylie Minogue, will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones. This week, Wilson revealed why he chose to take the gig - and it might not be why you think.
The Kaiser Chiefs singer spoke candidly with The Guardian about the band's diminishing success and how they had only themselves to blame. Wilson claims that as record sales dwindle, bands must keep up by writing better songs or doing something new to keep people interested. It is to this end that Wilson agreed to take the job as a talent judge on The Voice.
Wilson said in the interview that being on the show had been good for him, and that during filming he had a lot of moments which made him realize he just might have been finding too much to complain about. The most striking statement made by Wilson, in another interview with NME, was that he's "not a f***ing idiot" and knows that using the show as a venue for selling more tickets and albums could work.
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Verizon's LG Revolution officially launching tomorrow, $250 on contract
It's finally official: LG Revolution, Verizon's third 4G LTE smartphone, will be available starting tomorrow, May 26 (online and in stores).
Verizon will sell the Revolution for $249.99 on contract. This makes it the carrier's cheapest LTE handset, since both the HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Droid Charge were priced at $299 at launch (sure enough, the Thunderbolt now costs $249, too).
The Revolution runs Android 2.2 and features a pre-loaded Netflix app, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot capability, GPS, Bing Search, Bing Maps, Dolby Mobile sound, HDMI-out, 5MP camera, 720p video recording, 1.3MP front-facing camera, and a 1GHz single-core processor. An upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread will be released by LG and Verizon later this year.
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The International Souris River Board is inviting public comment as it reviews the operating plan for the Souris River. A public meeting will be held March 20 at 2:30 p.m....
If Canada had honored the agreement to limit releases to 5000 cfs, the valley would not have flooded. In winters like this one, when there is sufficient snowpack to fill the 3 major dams, those dams should all be drawn down to a minimum level before the spring melt. The destruction of property and lives in the valley is on the backs of those who insist on retaining too much lake water.
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A big problem that is growing is the silting in of the refuge area before the river goes back into Canada. This is causing more and more flooding and permanent damage to many peoples hay meadows and pastures. If something is not done about the silt forming hydro-static pressure downstream there will always be floods that get worse each time. I'm sorry to say the little clams will have to take second place also so Minot can dredge a decent river channel through town like it used to have.
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I honestly think that in this case the lives and welfare of the people should take a slight precedent over the recreational fishing that is the driving force behind any flood we can get after we built the retention system we have in place. Absolutely nothing needs to be done except rebuild after the last man made catastrophe and learn from it. Seriously actually learn from it and put it in cement how to drain down the retention system to be prepared for anything Mother nature has up her sleeve.
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An image leaked Wednesday reveals Sega has big plans for "Sonic the Hedgehog" in 2014, going as far to say it will mark a "Renaissance of the brand."
SweetCrew from the Sonic Stadium message boards came across a Machinima video asking "Is Sonic Dead?" The video, which is now set to private, contained a "Sonic Boom" promotional image with the headline "2014: Year of Sonic." The real meat of the story, however, it the text printed below.
2014 will mark a renaissance for Sonic the Hedgehog. Please join us to be the first to hear about SEGA's exclusive announcements and plans for the Sonic brand"
On whether or not this promo image is authentic, Sonic Stadium states Sega's entire community team, the head of marketing, and several Sega producers publicly announced they're on a business trip in New York City. "Sonic" brand manager, Aaron Webber, tweeted his arrival in New York. This news comes recently after Sega denounced a game listing seen at the Nuremburg Toy Fair announcing a new "Sonic" game for PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U in 2015.


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Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic gets its own page ahead of the summer release
Verizon's Motorola Droid Bionic is coming soon. It's been coming soon ever since January, when it was first announced at CES. In the meantime though, there were rumors about a delay, it disappeared from Motorola's site, then it turned out Motorola was busy redesigning the smartphone and adding features to it. Recently Motorola thought it was time to reassure us that the phone was still on track, and that it would finally be released sometime 'this summer'.
Thankfully, that projected time frame apparently hasn't changed. We know that because today Verizon put up a special page for the Droid Bionic, and it clearly states that the device is "Coming This Summer" (as you can see below).
The page doesn't do much yet, but it does let you enter your email address so the carrier can let you know when it finally launches the Droid Bionic.
That's pretty much it for now, but if you've been waiting for Motorola's first 4G LTE Android-powered smartphone, this is good news. It clearly looks like it's going to be available quite soon, judging from all the action surrounding it lately. Stay tuned.


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Cosmetic plastic surgery is performed in order to change one's appearance. For some, it may mean redesigning the body's contour and shape, the elimination of wrinkles, or eliminating balding areas. Others may choose varicose vein treatment or breast augmentation. There are a number of cosmetic surgery procedures that men and women can choose from in order to create an image that makes them feel more confident and comfortable with their appearance. In 2008, more than 12 million people had cosmetic surgery.
Although health insurance rarely covers the cost of cosmetic procedures, the number of individuals deciding to undergo cosmetic plastic surgery continues to grow. The top five cosmetic surgeries include breast augmentation, liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck. More than 1 million women had one or more of these surgeries in 2008.
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Disease Proof
For many kids, commercial breakfast cereal is the main source of daily vitamins and minerals. Take a look at Kellogg's Frosted Flakes reduced-sugar cereal. A serving provides 25 percent of the recommended daily intake of seven essential nutrients, including iron, folic acid and other B vitamins. It also provides 10 percent of the recommended intake for vitamins A, C and D.For more on organic, check out this video on CNN, and, don't forget about Dr. Fuhrman on organic. Here's a taste:
Now look at its organic equivalent: EnviroKidz Organic Amazon Frosted Flakes. The only ingredients are organic cornmeal, organic evaporated cane juice and sea salt. A serving gives kids only 2 percent of the recommended daily intake for vitamin A and iron, according to the label.
Not every organic cereal is low on vitamins. Several cereals from the Barbara's Bakery organic line are fortified with extra vitamins. A serving of Barbara's Bakery Organic Apple Cinnamon O's, for instance, actually provides higher levels of iron, folic acid and other nutrients than does an equal amount of Kellogg's Apple Jacks.
Organic food is certainly your best bet, to further limit exposure to toxic chemicals. No one knows for sure how much risk exists from pesticide residue on produce, but here's what we do know: the younger you are, the more your cells are susceptible to damage from toxins. It seems wise to feed our young children organic food whenever possible.
Ugh! Fortification is such a pain--I think it steers some well-meaning parents towards denatured, artificial "foods". In my world, a well-fortified cereal with HFCS as the second ingredient (or on there at all!) rates way lower than Grape Nuts, or an organic cereal without added sugar. Then again, how about some oats?!
there's an awful lot of organic junk food in the supermarket these . it's unbelieveable what they have organic versions of. But its still junk.
I know that many people are not getting enough organic foods these days because of various reasons, and the most popular one is that an organic, home-made dinner from scratch may cost more than lets say, a pizza and some pop. I was just wondering if there are any diseases you can catch or sicknesses, if you don't get enough organic food.
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text: TWO of SA's largest debt counselling groups have reported that banks are stepping up their termination of debt agreements – which means that many clients may lose their homes - following the lifting of a debt moratorium.The moratorium was instated in December after a crackdown on banking clients who were under debt counselling. Banks were attaching the property of many clients, even though they were under debt review and had a court date to approve new repayment terms. The aim of the moratorium was to keep indebted home owners in their houses, while allowing time for new debt repayment plans to be agreed among the parties or approved by the courts.A total of 6 400 mortgage terminations were not executed by the banks from the start of the December to the end of March, according to the National Credit Regulator (NCR). "There was also a significant increase in paying portfolios reported by banks," says Rajeen Devpruth, the NCR's manager: statistics. But while many consumers and debt counsellors took advantage of this opportunity to reach consensual rearrangements with their credit providers, the moratorium provided only temporary relief to those consumers who were simply unable to increase their payments to the required levels, says Keith Fuller, chief risk officer of personal and business banking at Standard Bank. The moratorium came with a number of conditions - including that clients needed to pay at least 80% of their mortgage instalments and 70% of vehicle payments by end-March. Debt counsellors and clients had until end-June to finalise debt repayment plans. The National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA) approached the banks to extend this deadline, but this apparently fell on deaf ears.There were problems with finalising debt agreements in time, says André Snyman, CEO of the major debt counselling group Consumer Assist, and vice-president of the Debt Counsellors Association of SA. At the end of last year, creditors and debt counsellors agreed on a new set of rules to restructure debt repayment plans. According to the new rules, interest on secured loans (home loans) can be lowered to two percentage points above the repo rate, while interest on unsecured loans (personal loans) can be scrapped. There are also new rules about changing the length of a credit repayment period. For vehicles, for example, it can only be stretched out to one-and-a-half times the original payment term. The new rules also determine how much of a person's income has to go towards debt repayments. For those earning between R5 001 and R10 000, for example, 35% to 49% of income after tax must be used to settle debt. If you earn more than R60 000, this goes up to 58%.The calculations are done by a new "rules engine" – the Debt Counselling Rules Solution (DCRS). Debt counselling software vendors were supposed to integrate the new rules in their systems by January, but there have been delays. Snyman says the new process was only up and running – still with teething problems – in March. Following the lifting of the moratorium, Devpruth does not expect banks to terminate where debt counsellors have made a reasonable effort for their clients to meet the thresholds and finalise the arrangements by end-June 2011. "We believe that it is not in their best interest to simply terminate these agreements, as it may have serious repercussions for the property market in particular."We hope that banks will take a sensible approach and accommodate those consumers who have been unable to finalise the arrangements through a consent or court order by the aforesaid date."BanksGavin Opperman, CEO of Absa Retail Bank, says it will restore its usual debt collecting processes post the moratorium."We will commence with legal enforcement of agreements under debt review eligible for such enforcement, unless the matter can be settled through a consensual arrangement or where a court order is obtained in time," said Keith Fuller, chief risk officer of personal and business banking, Standard Bank South Africa. "Therefore, we will not pursue enforcement action against mortgage customers under debt review who complied with the moratorium requirements and who are making payments in terms of agreed rearrangement proposals." An FNB spokesperson also says the bank will not act against customers who are compliant with rescheduled or moratorium conditions.Snyman as well as Luke Hirst, managing director of another major debt counselling group, DebtBusters, confirm that terminations have started to increase following the lifting of the moratorium.They say that a recent Supreme Court ruling - which allows creditors to take quicker action against the indebted – has further contributed to the clampdown. The court ruled that creditors can take action if there is no agreed repayment plan 60 days after a client applied for debt review – even if an application has been lodged with the courts to approve a plan.But there are huge backlogs at the courts: while more than 250 000 people have applied for debt counselling, only 30 000 cases have been resolved through the courts. (Close to 10 000 clients have made informal agreements with creditors.)However, it seems as if the new rules engine is making life much easier for new debt counselling clients. Hirst says 78% of debt repayment proposals DebtBusters sent through were immediately approved by the new engine. This means that clients do not have to go through the courts to get their repayment plans approved, but that the creditors should accept the new terms without a fight. - Fin24


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Shoe drive
The Business Network of Bright Futures is organizing a shoe drive to benefit local children. The organization is collecting new shoes and monetary donations to purchase shoes to have available for the upcoming Back to School Fair Monday, July 29. To donate shoes, contact Shauna Stephenson at 816-265-6952. Monetary donations should be sent to 1503 N. 291 Hwy., Harrisonville, 64701.
Dish mob
Branding Iron Barbeque has been selected as the July Dish Mob recipient with the Kansas City Metro Area Cash Mob. The dish mob will be 11 a.m., Saturday, July 20. Branding Iron is located at 2027 N. Commercial St., Harrisonville.
Benefit garage sale
There will be a benefit garage sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July, 20 to benefit a family struggling with the financial strains of chemotherapy. The sale will be in the parking lot of Hy-Vee in Belton, on Missouri 58.
Vacation Bible School
Harrisonville First Christian Church and Harrisonville United Methodist Church are co-sponsoring a Vacation Bible School 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 22-25 in Lord's Park, Harrisonville. Please register at www.harrisonvillefcc.org, www.hvilleumc.org or pick up an enrollment form at either of the churches.
Vicky Hartzler
Open House
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler will be hosting an Office Open House 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at her office in Harrisonville, 1909 N. Commercial St. Hartzler staff member Zack Brown will meet with constituents and report back to the congresswoman. All citizens are invited to attend.
West Line Opry
The West Line Opry will be in performance July 24 and Aug. 7, 10 and 21. Show time will be 6-9 p.m. every other Wednesday. The dance will be the second Saturday of the month. Admission is free, and donations are accepted.
Belton Historical
Society Meeting
The Belton Historical Society will host their next general quarterly meeting 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28. The meeting will be held behind the Belton Museum, in the Historic City Hall building, 512 Main St., Belton. The July program will be presented by Tom Rafiner, who has written two books detailing the effects of Order No. 11 on the people in our area during the Civil War. This will be a first-time chance to get a preview of his most recent book, titled "Cinders and Silence: A Chronicle of Missouri's Burnt District." The meeting is free and open to the public. Free refreshments follow. Contact Denise Snoderly Grow, Belton Historical Society program chair, for more information at 816 380-6345.
Mobile Dental Services
The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will be located in Harrisonville at the Cass County Elks Lodge No. 2791 Monday, July 29-Thursday, Aug. 8. Eligible patients include children and adults who have developmental or intellectual disabilities as defined by the Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities, and individuals in extreme financial distress who have found it impossible to receive dental care anywhere else and have a letter of referral from the Lodge. For more information, call 573-690-6003.
Back to school gala
CrossRoads Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, July 29 through Friday, Aug. 2, between 6-8 p.m., with an optional free meal at 5:30 p.m., at the church, located at 700 Quik Trip Way, Belton. The theme is "Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God's World Comes Together" and will include crafts, games, music, storytelling, and science for children ages 3-12. More info at www.crossroads-umc.com or call 816-331-5258.
Computer classes
Introductory level computer classes will be offered by the Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City at the Harrisonville library at 10 a.m. Aug. 1 and 8. Each class features a different topic and is independent of the other classes.
Back to school gala
The Belton Educational Foundation will host its fourth annual Back to School Gala on Thursday, Aug. 1 at Loch Lloyd Country Club. The event is an opportunity for business and community members to help raise money to support of education in the Belton School District through the foundation. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.beltonfoundation.org. For additional business sponsorship opportunities, contact Heather McFarland, executive director, at 816-348-1150.
NARFE Meeting
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1012, will hold a business luncheon meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in Holmes Hall, Foxwood Springs Living Center, 1500 W. Foxwood Dr., in Raymore. Lunch and the program will follow at noon. State Rep. Chris Molendorp will present a legislative session update. Cost for the optional lunch is $10. Please contact Lois Patten at 816-318-9808 for information and reservations. All current and retired federal employees, as well as the public, are invited to attend.


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I'm doing a little homework but I think my brain has ceased to function late at night, was hoping you could help me out with what I am certain is a very simple group/cat theory problem. Similarly to in a group, we define an inner automorphism of a category $\mathcal{C}$ to be an autmorphism with a natural isomorphism to the identity functor on $\mathcal{C}$ (where an automorphism is a functor $\mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{C}$ with 2-sided inverse, and a natural isomorphism is a natural transformation with all components invertible).
All I want is to show that the inner automorphisms form a normal subgroup in the group of all $\mathcal{C}$-automorphisms, i.e. for any inner automorphism $i$, $gig^{-1}$ is an inner automorphism for any automorphism $g$. Presumably I just want to take the natural isomorphism which we have for i, then modify it very slightly to something new which works for $gig^{-1}$.
I know I did this for groups years ago and am fairly certain it should be painfully simple but on a lack of sleep I don't seem to be getting anywhere with it! Any help you could offer would be much appreciated, thank you :)


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Perdue reappoints Marshall man to state School Board
Published: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Gov. Beverly Perdue wants an attorney and longtime school counselor on North Carolina's Board of Education.
Perdue said she appointed Reginald Kenan of Duplin County and Christine Greene of High Point to the state's governing panel for the public schools.
Kenan owns a law practice and serves on the Duplin County school board. Greene has worked as a Guilford County high school counselor and led the Guilford Institute for Leadership Development.
Perdue also announced Thursday the reappointments of board members Tricia Willoughby of Raleigh and Wayne McDevitt of Marshall to eight-year terms.
Three of the four appointments must be confirmed by the General Assembly. Greene's appointment does not because she is filling out a term.
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An e-brake - also known as the emergency brake, hand brake or parking brake - is attached to a cable that is directly connected to the brake system. When you engage the e-brake, the cable is immediately pulled and the e-brake is activated. The e-brake is used to keep your vehicle stationary when parked and in emergency stopping situations.
The e-brake is independent from the vehicle's hydraulic brakes and can save your life in the event that the hydraulics brake ever fail you. The e-brake should not be used during regular driving, as it can damage the e-brake cable or the brake shoes and rotors in your hydraulic brakes. Engaging the e-brake during regular driving can also result in spinning out, which is why the e-brake is only meant to be deployed while driving in an emergency - giving it the name "emergency" brake. If you ever do find yourself in the rare but dangerous situation of failing brakes, try to engage the e-brake slowly to slow the vehicle down and minimize the likelihood of spinning out. Bring your vehicle into Firestone Complete Auto Care and we will inspect everything, from the brake fluid to the brake pads, calipers and rotors.
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Can tweens develop true grit?
What is grit? It can be described in several ways: perseverance, follow-through, passion, chutzpah(nerve), and resilience. It means never giving up, no matter how hard it is to beat the odds in order to accomplish a goal. If your tweens can watch you persevere, it will make them think twice about giving up.
True Grit:Helping Your Teen Develop Perseverence by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D. (www.parentmap.com) Dr. Kastner explains that it is difficult to measure teens because brain development, puberty and hormones "make them moody, impulsive and very vulnerable to sensation-seeking instead of sustaining effort on difficult tasks." She suggests that parents discover child's interests and passions and insist on perseverance. Those activities need to reflect that the child is developing grit.
In an article entitled Teaching Children Perseverance and the Value of Work (www.rootsofaction.com), Marilyn Price-Miller, Ph.D. gives some excellent examples of resilience. Dr. Price-Miller quotes an 11-year-old girl named America Rice: "If you want something, you have to earn it. Everything is not going to come to you just when you want it." She goes on to inform us about a nonprofit group called Second Life Bikes that instill perseverance in young people by teaching them to refurbish bikes.
She recommends looking for the following program characteristics :
1. Goal and Results-Driven – with quick results.
2. Skill-Building – activities that provide challenge.
3. Adult Mentors
4. Teamwork – collaboration with adults and peers.
5. Fun and the possibility of new friends
6. Giving Back – focus on others.
Locally, once again we can look to Michael Josephson (www.charactercounts.com), based here in Los Angeles, for guidance. His commentary is called Just Keep on Knocking. As a young man, Josephson discovered that doors would never open unless he knocked on them, so he had to develop courage and confidence and overcome negative experiences to conquer his fears and achieve his goals.
Your tween will surprise you if you let him or her pursue their favorite things. As usual, guide them well in their endeavors, but let them have the freedom to do their own work. You can do it!


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William Thomas knows the massive adrenalin rush of playing linebacker and returning an interception for a touchdown in the National Football League in front of 70,000 screaming fans.
"You can't replace that," Thomas said of game day during his 11 years with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Oakland Raiders.
For many who have experienced that same natural high Thomas knew, not to mention the adoring fans and lavish lifestyle connected with professional sports, replacing that can lead to frustration.
Not for the 35-year-old Thomas.
Thomas will be the 132nd inductee Sunday into the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame following a decorated football career that started at Palo Duro High School, continued at Texas A&M and included 11 seasons in the NFL.
"I'm the type of person, whatever it is that I'm doing at that time, once it's over, it's over," Thomas said. "It's time to try whatever else I'm about to do. People always ask me, 'Don't you miss football?' I'm like, 'No,' because I played it all my life. I know some people can't give it up. But when I could tell it was time for me to go, it was time to go."
Thomas has every reason to rest on his playing days.
Not that colleges and the NFL didn't doubt Thomas' potential because of his size - 6-foot-3, 215 pounds.
Thomas is the only player from Palo Duro since the school opened in 1955 to start a game in the NFL. His accomplishments put him in the argument about choosing the greatest football player from the Texas Panhandle.
Thomas was an all-state safety in 1986 at Palo Duro and played quarterback. Those days of playing for the Dons and quarterbacking them to the playoffs still bring excitement to his voice.
"If I had to play any type of football over again, it would be high school football," Thomas said. "That was the most fun I had because you are making all kind of plays. And that's the last time I played offense.
"Coach (Doug) James and his staff were great. Coach (David) Ream is my all-time favorite coach. He was my quarterback coach."
Ream, now the head coach at Waxahachie High, called Thomas "my favorite player I have ever coached." Ream remembers the impact Thomas made during his freshman year.
"William was a great two-way player and the offensive player of the year in district as a senior," Ream said. "He didn't have the great foot speed, but he was so smart. I can still picture when he came over his ninth-grade year. A receiver came over the middle of the field, and William lit him up and nearly knocked him out. He was such a competitor."
132nd Inductee
William Thomas, an all-state safety for Palo Duro, played linebacker for 11 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Oakland Raiders. Thomas also made a name for himself in college at Texas A&M, earning recognition on several all-Southwest Conference teams in 1989 and 1990.
Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame ceremonies are set for 2 p.m. Sunday in Amarillo College's Ordway Auditorium.
Thomas spent his first two years of college ball at Texas A&M as a safety, then found his niche when he was moved to outside linebacker his junior and senior seasons.
"I was dead set on being a quarterback," Thomas said. "But I was a tad bit early. You see the QBs now. And I'm more like that. But, oh man, it worked out for the best."
Thomas was considered undersized for major college football. But his tenacity, instincts and quickness couldn't be denied.
Thomas added his name to the famed A&M's Wrecking Crew defenses, earning all-Southwest Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. As a senior he made 96 tackles and recorded 13 sacks.
Fourth-round draft picks, such as Thomas was in 1991 by the Eagles, aren't supposed to turn into All-Pro players. But that's what Thomas achieved twice in his 11 NFL seasons, the first nine spent with the Eagles.
Thomas said he knew while attending Whittier Elementary his life would be in football.
"To be honest with you, for some odd reason, I knew I was going to play pro football," Thomas said. "A lot of people say it's a dream, or whatever. But to me it wasn't a dream. It was so real to me. It's hard to explain.
"Even coming out of high school, a lot of people said, 'Why are you going to A&M? That's a big school; you will never get the chance to play there.' I was like, 'What?' Then I was told I was too small all 11 years in the NFL."
Thomas doesn't miss the day after an NFL game.
"Toward the end of your career, you feel it," Thomas said. "All those bumps and bruises collect up from your childhood. Sunday night and Monday morning are the worst days in the NFL.
"Once your adrenalin rush is in, you can pretty much take anything. Once that adrenalin settles down, all you want to do is find the nearest couch or bed and just lay there."
Thomas said life in the NFL blessed him financially, and he feels fortunate to have left the game without suffering a major injury.
"The worst injury I had was a sprained MCL," Thomas said. "Only thing I had was a torn tendon in my finger. They basically had to operate and take the tendon out of my hand."
Thomas is two seasons removed from his final NFL year with the Oakland Raiders. He lives in Mullica Hill, N.J., with his wife, Susan, and two sons, Zion, 9, and Noah, 8.
His job title has switched from stopping sweeps and sniffing out screen passes to being a husband/father/businessman. He spends part of his weekdays organizing the remodeling of houses in a low-income part of Philadelphia.
"You can help out neighborhoods that way," Thomas said. "The business world brings on a different type of excitement. It's nowhere near as exciting as football since I'm used to going out and competing physically. The business world is competing mentally, and that's a headache for me. But only because of my nature. I really think people are honest. And it's not that way in the business world at all."
Thomas spends the majority of his afternoons and evenings raising his two boys. He is coaching their basketball team.
"That's why I'm not doing a 9-to-5 job that is taking up my whole day," Thomas said. "I worked hard enough in my time in the NFL that I don't have to do that. It's the best thing coaching those two."
Thomas received several honors during his career. He considers returning to Amarillo for Sunday's induction into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame near the top.
"This honor means a great deal to me," Thomas said. "When you think of Hall of Fame, you always think of a great honor. It's not in Canton (Pro Football Hall of Fame), but it's still the Hall of Fame. To know somebody thinks that much of you is a special feeling."
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United Nations Development Programme
This is the first Human Development Report of Gujarat. It looks at human development as the goal as well as the development paradigm that is conducive to the promotion of development.
Nagaland State Human Development Report 2004 draws attention to human development indicators in the areas of income and livelihood, education, health and women's empowerment, which are critical for the all-round development of the State.
Punjab is at a more advanced stage of development than most other Indian states. However, the remarkable achievements of the state have not been equitable. Amidst prosperity, pockets of deprivation remain among sections and areas.
The Orissa HDR was released by the Honourable Chief Minister, Mr. Naveen Patnaik on 24 March 2005 in Bhubaneshwar.
The theme for this first set of district human development reports is vulnerability. Vulnerability is one of five themes identified for action in the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy. The others are the macroeconomy, production and gainful employment, human resource development and governance.
The 2nd NHDR will analyse the impact of globalisation on the Jamaican economy and society, with particular reference to rural development, and is expected to contribute to and inform general discussion and policy decisions on the issue within the country.
The 2003-2005 National Human Development Report (NHDR)for Romania is the eighth since 1995, and focuses on local governance and human development as a key theme of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Similarly to the previous reports, this year's report analyzes issues that are important both on individual and societal level, as well as gives policy recommendations. This year's report addresses the significant and current issue of development in the Latvia's regions.


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In this book, you will find poems that draw near to God by working through, in verse, a few of His Words. Read them with open hearts and read them to worship.
"Let us draw near to God."
Hebrews 10:22 (NIV)
I am a follower of the One True Poet. I live out a poem that includes three small children and a wonderful husband. I am surrounded by beauty, mostly in the steady rhythm of daily life.
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