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Taylor Orsburn
Ten players earn All-America Scholar Athlete honors from NFCA
Six earn presigious President's Council Academic Award
SIU searching for first tournament title since 1991
Spivey earns first-team honors, Bertelsen and Harre named to second team
SIU secures first-round bye in MVC tournament
SIU vs. Indiana State, 5/3/14, Senior Day
SIU at Wichita State, 4/27/14
SIU at Wichita State, 4/26/14
SIU vs. UNI 3/15/14
Softball vs. Bradley
At Southern Illinois
2014 / Senior
Game-By-Game Stats
PITCHING: MVC ERA champ with a 2.27 ERA over 74.0 innings after not having pitched since high school ... Went 8-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in MVC play in the circle ... Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 20 of 23 appearances ... Tied for the team lead with five home runs ... In all games, ranked first in the MVC in ERA (2.27), fifth in saves (2), second in games finished (17), first in fewest hits allowed (83), first in fewest runs allowed by 21 (30), first in fewest earned runs allowed (24), first in fewest walks allowed (20), second in fewest doubles allowed (11), first in fewest triples allowed (0), and first in fewest home runs allowed (4) ... In MVC play, ranked third in the MVC in ERA (2.62), fourth in fewest hits allowed (55), first in fewest runs allowed (22), first in fewest earned runs allowed (17), first in fewest walks allowed (11), first in fewest triples allowed (0), second in fewest home runs allowed (3), BATTING: Started all 52 games ... Third on the team with 30 RBIs ... Hit grand slams vs. Murray State (4/1) and Evansville (4/16) ... Third in the MVC in sac flies in MVC play (2) ... Reached base in 41 of 52 games.
2013 / Junior
Game-By-Game Stats
Started all 52 games for the Salukis at first base...ranked third among SIU's everyday players with a .298 batting average...ranked second on the team with 51 hits...scored 27 runs and drove in 24 runs...ended the season on a career-best 14-game hitting streak... ranked second on the team with 18 extra-base hits, including a team-high 15 doubles...ranked third on the team with 12 multi-hit games...had three games with four RBI, including a grand slam March 16 against Drake...went 3-for-5 with four RBI against Appalachian State (Feb. 15)...recorded 326 putouts with 11 assists at first base, committing just two errors.
2012 / Sophomore
First-Team All-MVC
Game-By-Game Stats
Started all 56 games for the Salukis at first base...ranked second on the team in hits (55) and RBI (34)...finished with a .316 batting average and a .408 slugging percentage...her 174 at-bats ranked second on the team...had a career day against Creighton (3/24), going 4-for-4 with three RBI on two home runs and a double...earned MVC Player of the Week honors on March 26 after her series against Creighton...had 13 games with multiple hits, including a stretch of four-straight...had 10 games with multiple RBI...recorded a .981 fielding percentage with 301 putouts.
2011 / Freshman
NFCA/Louisville Slugger Mideast All-Region
First-Team All-MVC
Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team
Game-By-Game Stats
Had a strong rookie campaign as she appeared in 52 games with 50 starts, primarily at first base....held the team's second-best batting average at .345 as she led the team in doubles (10) and was second in home runs (10)...her 10 home runs ranks eighth in a single season in SIU history...led the MVC with 49 RBI, which ranks third in SIU history...held a team high .627 slugging percentage and second best on-base percentage at .447...maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the season...scored 24 runs and drew 24 walks...had two or more hits in 11 games and had two or more RBI in 15 games...had a career-best five RBI against Bradley (April 10).
At Cobden High School
Helped the Lady AppleKnockers to three state championships from 2007-10...named Co-Southern Illinoisan Player of the Year and first team All-State in each of those three seasons as well as All-Conference, All-South all four years...named to the Chicago Tribune All-State First Team...complied a 41-5 record as a pitcher with a 1.11 ERA as a senior...held a batting average over .400 for the last three seasons including a .485 average in her senior season and a .505 average as a junior.
Full name is Taylor Mackenzie Orsburn...majoring in sport management...daughter of Rusty and Tina Orsburn...born Feb. 24, 1992.


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Law enforcement no longer searching for missing 17-year-old from Miami Lakes
UPDATE: The statewide missing child alert has been canceled. Authorities report the case has been resolved.
Original story:
South Florida law enforcement is searching for a missing 17-year-old boy.
Yoise Cintra was last seen in Miami Lakes, a town northeast of Miami, wearing a gray shirt and black pants, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
He stands 5-foot-9, weighs 165 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
If you have information on his whereabouts, contact the Miami-Dade Police Department at 305-471-8477 or call 911.

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EDMONDS, Wash. – Mitch Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to win the game for the Gold team, 5-4, and even the Purple & Gold World Series at one game apiece.
Andrew Ely walked to lead off the final inning at Triton Field on the campus of Edmonds Community College, advanced to second on a Robert Pehl single and was sacrificed to third to set up the freshman Bevacqua for the game-winning RBI. Bevacqua lifted the fly ball to deep center off losing pitcher Matthew Lunde.
Alex Nesbit escaped a bases-loaded jam of his own in the seventh inning to earn the win for the Gold team.
The Purple team drew first blood when Braden Bishop led off the game with a single and would come around to score on an Alex Schmidt sacrifice fly. It was the only run off of left-handed freshman Henry Baker, who struck out four and allowed just two hits in four strong innings of work.
The lead was short lived as the Gold team responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the first off starter Jared Fisher. Pehl plated a couple runs with a single up the middle and would score one out later on a Ryan Wiggins double.
The Gold team tacked on another run thanks to a lead-off homer from Brian Wolfe to make the score 4-1 after three innings.
The Purple team would tie things up in the top of the sixth after five consecutive singles led to three runs. All three runs came with two outs, capped by a tying single from Will Sparks.
Pehl and Wiggins had two hits apiece to pace the Gold team, while Sparks and Braden Bishop both had a pair of hits for the Purple squad.
The third game of the series is Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Titon Field, with the final game coming at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at Everett's Memorial Stadium.
Black 5, Purple 4
Purple 100 003 0 -- 4 10 0
Black 301 000 1 -- 5 7 0
Jared Fisher, Travis Ulvstead (5), Matthew Lunde (6) and Austin Rei. Henry Baker, Will Ballowe (5), Brandon Choate (6), Alex Nesbitt (7) and Ryan Wiggins. W - Nesbitt. L - Lunde. Sv - none. 2B - Purple, Will Sparks, Duncan Hendrickson. Black, Wiggins. HR - Black, Brian Wolfe.


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All after school clubs and activities (i.e. jump rope, art, music, math, sports, etc.)will normally meet only on days that the school follows a full day schedule, NOT on early release days. There is no extra-curricular activity bus for students who participate in these activities. Parents whose child frequently rides a bus must make transportation and/or other arrangements for the student to be picked up from school following the activity. Notification of these activities will be sent to the parent along with the day and time of the activity. In addition, due to unforeseen training, meetings, or teacher absences, an activity may be canceled without advanced notice. The sponsoring teacher will endeavor to notify students and parents of the canceled activity if time permits. If the activity is canceled at the last minute, students will be notified through the school intercom system at the end of the instructional day.
Sponsors of clubs and extracurricular activities determine academic and behavioral (disciplinary) requirements that students must meet to participate in school sponsored extracurricular activities or to hold a leadership position in a curriculum-related club, team or student organization.
Students present the daily morning announcements on a live broadcast every school morning. Students are selected weekly from those 5th grade students who wish to participate.
Students learn about sportsmanship and team play by participating in organized kick-ball games.
Wilson School is a member of Kids Care Clubs and its objective to instill a spirit of volunteerism in our youth by teaching them to give back to their community.
Students learn about and practice healthy living activities and become fit through running. Many opportunities throughout the year give students the opportunity to compete in local events (some require additional fees).
Inspiring Leaders is a very important club because it is an extension of the school counseling program. Students who take part in Inspiring Leaders are selected because of leadership and self-starting abilities. The students facilitate lessons and train fellow students in our anti-bully program called "Not in Our Schools." Other projects and activities include:
In chorus, students explore singing beyond just a melody and add multiple parts in one song. Chorus members perform on the video announcements, at assemblies, and at the Ft. Benning tree lighting in December.
Students will utilize higher order thinking skills to solve the robotic challenges associated with this year's theme "Nature's Fury. " The team will:
The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is a robotics program designed to get children excited about science and technology -- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. FLL combines the engineering challenge of a robotics competition with real-world problem solving and inventing. Learn more about the FIRST LEGO League.
This is a book club where students read the Wimpy Kid book series. The activities include discussions and celebrations at the completion of a book.


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Outwell Cedar Double Sleeping Bag
The Outwell Cedar Double is a double sleeping bag (that means for two people to share, madam) with a distinctive fold-down top that can be unbuttoned to create extra length (I wish it was that easy!) and warmth.
The Cedar Double offers simple but refined looks with a lateral stitching pattern and contrasting fold-down top and pillow area. The green colour pallet has been chosen to match a number of tents in the current Outwell range.
This sleeping bag has 1-2 season performance which means it is good for Spring and Summer use. It features 1580g of Isofil insulation and has a double layer offset construction which means that the insulation layers overlap so that you won't experience any 'cold spots' once inside the sleeping bag.
One of the great features of the Outwell Cedar Double Sleeping Bag is its versatility - the 'L' shaped zip will allow it to be unzipped and used as a duvet or, you can actually detach the two halves of the bag completely and form two single sleeping bags!
Finally, the lining of this sleeping bag is a warm, soft, brushed polyester and the outer shell is made with a durable but soft handle 100% polyester pongee fabric.
Other features of the Outwell Cedar Double Sleeping Bag include:
- Full length zip baffle
- Easy Glide zip guard
- L-shaped zip to form a duvet
- Detachable halves to form 2 single bags
- Inside security pocket
- Button down fold over for extra length
- Capped compression sack for storage
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|180cm (body length); 210cm (overall length)
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Outwell Cedar Double Sleeping Bag - I wish I woke up to the smell of cedar every morning!


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An ADT Monitored Home Security System helps provide you with the reassurance in knowing your Bloomfield home is under the protection of a sophisticated level of security technology that the majority of competitors don't offer. Because of this technology, the majority of crooks will bypass homes with a "Protected by ADT" sign.
Firstly, ADT is the leader in developing innovative home security monitoring technologies that give homeowners in Bloomfield the most advanced level of home security. With the introduction of their customer monitoring centers, located in various regions across the nation and operating 24/7, ADT forced competitors to try to keep up. So when you install an ADT monitored home security alarm in Nebraska, you get a device that's user-friendly but highly-advanced. In addition to the standard home intrusion sensors, ADT alarms also come with the ability to detect additional hazards, such as fire and deadly carbon monoxide.
When unexpected events occur, the feeling of panic can often leave one paralyzed and unable to take the necessary actions to help keep their loved ones safe. Criminals in Bloomfield are aware of this and often use surprise to make you more vulnerable. To assist you in fighting against such paralyzing intrusions, ADT formed a network of Customer Monitoring Centers, which are spread out in various regions throughout the U.S. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year, ADT's Customer Monitoring Centers are controlled by home protection pros who have years of training and experience in home security.
ADT's security experts can take immediate action in sending the closest Bloomfield law enforcement officers to your home. At the same time, an ADT security professional will contact you by various means, such as a direct voice intercom link, to assess the situation and take the best measures in making sure that you and your family members in Nebraska stay shielded from danger. And because ADT Monitored Home Security Systems in Nebraska are able to connect with ADT's monitoring services via a dedicated cellular connection, you don't have to worry about crafty home invaders severing your phone lines. No other home security company in Bloomfield is able to offer the degree of protection that's possible with an ADT Monitored Home Security System.
Get an ADT monitored security system in Bloomfield NE and help protect your family today.


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Designed specifically for inshore saltwater angling, the Avid Inshore series from St. Croix Rod includes 22 spinning and casting models that will help you catch redfish, trout, flounder and drum. Avid Inshore features include Integrated Poly Curve tooling technology, super-grade cork handles tipped with corrosion-proof wind checks and Kigan Master Hand Zero Tangle guides with solid-titanium frames for the ultimate protection from saltwater conditions.
Steiner recently announces the expansion of their Wildlife XP line to include the 8x24, 10x26 and 10.5x28 Wildlife XP Compact binoculars. Unlike most compact binoculars, these are completely waterproof up to 2 meters, with a nitrogen-pressure-filled interior that is fogproof. These lightweight binoculars are small and tough enough to tag along on any outdoor adventure.
The Bait Sack is a secure lure protector that will shield your tackle from damage and untimely tangles. It will also protect you and the people you fish with from injury. The Bait Sack comes in three sizes: Small (3.75" x 5.25"), Medium (4.5" x 7.5") and Large (5.25" x 9.5"). Eliminate potential hook mishaps in seconds with this no-nonsense marine-grade vinyl pouch and clever clip system.
Plenty of hunters would love to be able to upgrade the habitat on land they own or lease, planting food plots to feed and attract game species, but they don't have the tools necessary, nor the budget to buy a big tractor or outfit their ATV with cultivating attachments.
Lightweight, versatile and easily packable, the Farson Hatchet may just kick some of the other tools out of your pack. Use it like a knife or firmly grasp the handle and make short work of kindling. Whether you are building a shelter, skinning big game, or simply preparing dinner at camp, this unique design gets the job done.
Paul Brown Lures recently introduced their first top water surface walker, the 3 ¾-inch Soft-Dog. The ideal search bait, the Soft-Dog can walk-the-dog with ease and makes for effortless long distance casting. Its soft plastic design also creates a realistic baitfish feel that trophy gamefish find irresistible, making it the perfect mullet imitation for fishing the shallows.
LOWA's popular Innox GTX Mid boots, now available in digital camo, are for recreational sportsmen and women who require the best in support, comfort and durability. These field boots are designed for climbing hills, for rugged off-trail use in search of deer or for hunting in flat fields. They feature stiffer midsoles for underfoot and ankle stability as well as waterproof GORE-TEX linings that keep feet dry.
The Z-Combo Mouth Call, the latest addition from Zink Calls, is an innovative two-reed version of the popular "combo-cut" design favored by many hunters, which is half "cutter" and half "split V". Zink's all-new Z-Combo belts out super-realistic yelps with just the right amount of high front-end and smoky back-end rasp. This versatile call will have those big gobblers waltzing into your decoys without hesitation.
This performance driven Tarpon kayak has the speediness and exceptional stability of the original Tarpon, but has been updated with modern visuals and abundant features. Those feature upgrades include the new ultra-comfortable AirPro MAX Lite seat with a slide-on-track system for increased fore/aft trimming and the versatile FlexPod OS, a drop-in, self-contained console that adds more storage, electronic and propulsion opportunities.
Vero Vellini announced that three of its popular Classic Air Cushion rifle slings, crafted for maximum wear and durability, will now be offered in the Realtree Max-5 camouflage pattern. The standard Wide-Top sling without quick attached swivels, the Wide-Top sling with swivels and the 1-inch Air Cushion sling with quick attach swivels will now be available in this popular design. The Realtree Max-5 is a great pattern for almost any hunting situation and features cattails, reeds, cane and grasses that blend into flooded marshes.
What if you could eliminate the time it takes to deploy dozens of decoys down to the amount of time it takes to drop a sheet into the water? What if that sheet disappeared, leaving only the decoys to show on the surface, and what if that sheet allowed infinite adjustability to your spread of decoys, and even allowed hunters to change the direction and orientation of all the ducks with one jerk of a rope?
The TSAR-300 from Tactical Solutions is a 300 AAC Blackout Rifle that provides the versatility of a short barreled rifle without the red tape and NFA paperwork. It includes an Inert Suppressor, TacSol Milspec Lower, ALG Defense QMS Trigger, Hogue Pistol Grip, Hogue 6 Position stock, 10round magazine and the TacSol XG PRO Forend. The suppressor fits inside the circumference of a permanently attached shroud allowing shooters to attach a suppressor without increasing the overall length of the rifle. The TSAR-300 is 6.55 pounds and 31.5 inches long.
The LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait will provide anglers a lure that perfectly mimics the small glass minnow forage that is targeted by trout, reds, Spanish mackerel or virtually anything chasing tiny bait. This lure has a super realistic profile and multiple flash points reflecting off the tiny school of minnows that will trick even the most wary fish. Available in a 3 and 3 ½-inch size and six color patterns this lure will present an ideal solution for many inshore applications.
The new Flextone Tramp Stamp Aluminum pot call won't let the wind ruin your spring hunt. The durable Magnum Hickory Striker coupled with the aluminum surface produce high-frequency yelps that will cut through howling winds and drive even the most stubborn gobblers insane. Like other models in Flextone's proven Tramp Stamp family of pot calls, the Tramp Stamp Aluminum sports a Realtree Xtra Green camo pattern on the pot for maximum concealment from approaching gobblers.
When the weather starts to get cold in the late-season, there is nothing that deer crave more than soybeans. That's why the natural look and scent of Bean Bale is great for attracting those mature bucks. There are no harmful preservatives or chemicals used in Bean Bale and its lower fat levels help discourage attraction to hogs, raccoons, squirrels or bears. These pre-constructed bales are also super easy to distribute around a food plot or hunting area.
Mustad has just launched an exciting new range of custom quality jig heads. Special top quality features include exclusive new hooks, customizable designs and high-impact chip resistant gloss, UV, or low-vis matte epoxy finishes. The lineup includes several series of scale pattern Ball and Shrimp Heads, Stand Up/Shakey Heads, Wacky Heads, Shad Darter Heads, Customizable Football Heads, Inshore Darter and Bullet Heads all built on super strong Mustad UltraPoint Jig Hooks.


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Effective April 1, 2015, changes will begin to occur in the National Flood Insurance Program that was approved by Congress in the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. The Act repeals or modifies certain provisions of the 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act and makes additional program changes for new and current policy holders. These changes may affect your flood insurance premium rates. The new law lowers the recent rate increases on some policies, prevents some future rate increases, and implements a surcharge on all policyholders. The Act also repeals certain rate increases that have already gone into effect and provides for refunds to those policyholders.
While FEMA continues to work on implementing the new law, they encourage policyholders to maintain and keep current flood insurance policies. FEMA does not recommend cancelling a flood insurance policy. Cancelling flood insurance policies may cause policyholders to lose important discounts on their rate if they reinstate in the future.
The changes will have the greatest impact on properties located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) that were built prior to the adoption of Broward County's first FIRM on October 26, 1972. If you have had a flood insurance policy in place prior to that FIRM date, you may have been receiving subsidized lower rates.
FEMA offers additional information to property owners about the Act. More...


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When activated sludge is kept in an anaerobic environment, specialised bacteria will develop that use the excess sludge as a source of organic matter for fermentative metabolic processes. The end products of the fermentation are mainly methane and carbon dioxide. The overall conversion process of complex organic matter into methane and carbon dioxide can be divided into four steps as shown in Figure 8.12: hydrolysis, acidification, acetogenesis and methanogenesis. The following items will be discussed in this section:
- Theory and stoichiometry of anaerobic sludge digestion
- Configurations
- Operational parameters
- Anaerobic sludge digester performance
- Energy generation from sludge digestion
- Design and optimisation of anaerobic sludge digesters
(1) Theory and stoichiometrics of anaerobic sludge digestion
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Schematic representation of the decomposition pathways of excess activated sludge (and other organic material) by anaerobic digestion
The four metabolic steps (hydrolysis, acidogenenis, acetogenenis and methanogenesis) as shown in Figure 8.12 will be discussed in more detail, including the stoichiometry of the different reactions and the effect on alkalinity and pH. Calculations are shown in Example 8.4. To download this section, click here
(2) Anaerobic sludge digestion configurations
In this section several anaerobic digester configurations are discussed:
The low-rate digester, which combines the two functions of sludge stabilisation by anaerobic digestion and separation of the digested solids from a supernatant substantially free of suspended solids
The high rate digester, in which active mixing occurs. Solids/liquid separation takes place either in a second stage digester or in a specific dewatering unit.
Several methods are discussed that can be used to stimulate the performance of the anaerobic digester. To download this section, click here.
(3) Operational parameters of the anaerobic sludge digestion process
Among the various operational parameters that influence the anaerobic digestion process, the most important ones are the digester temperature, the pH value and -stability, the presence of nutrients in the digester and finally the presence- and concentration of toxic materials. To download this section, click here.
(4) Anaerobic sludge digester performance
The volatile solids removal efficiency in an anaerobic digester depends basically on three factors: the digestion temperature, the applied retention time in the digester and the nature of the excess sludge to be digested. Equations are developed which predict solids removal efficiency and biogas production, as is shown in Example 8.5. To download this section, click here.
(5) Energy generation from sludge digestion
The potential for energy production during anaerobic digestion in the form of methane is of significant practical importance. It is interesting to compare the potential energy production from sludge digestion to the energy demand for aeration in the main activated sludge system, as is done in Example 8.6. To download this section, click here.
(6) Design and optimisation of anaerobic sludge digesters
The most important design parameter of an anaerobic sludge digester is the operational temperature. The retention time in the digester depends on this parameter, whereas the volatile solids removal efficiency is also affected. A procedure is presented to optimize an activated sludge system consisting of an aeration tank, final settler, sludge thickener and anaerobic digester. Refer to Example 8.7, while detailed design examples are also given in the section on Integrated Design. To download this section, click here.


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College Hockey:Stem Cell Transplant Complete for Yale's Schwartz
Yale's Mandi Schwartz received the long-awaited stem cell transplant Wednesday in a 32-minute procedure at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's inpatient transplant unit at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Yale's athletic department confirmed the procedure in a post on a site dedicated to Schwartz's battle with acute myeloid lymphoma.
The next step is engraftment, when the transplanted stem cells start to grow in her bone marrow and manufacture new blood cells and immune cells, according to the post.
For more information, see Yale's latest update.
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Doege Named to Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
Doege was the NCAA passing leader in 2011
July 9, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - Senior quarterback Seth Doege is one of 65 student-athletes across the nation to be named to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List.
The Maxwell Award, now in its 76th season, is given annually to the nation's outstanding collegiate football player. The award has been given since 1937 and is named in honor of sportswriter Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell. The 2011 Maxwell Award winner, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, made himself available for the 2012 NFL Draft, where he was selected No. 1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
This year's watch list features 11 student-athletes from the Big 12 Conference with representation from Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
Doege, the NCAA passing leader in 2011, is primed for a huge senior season as he returns the nucleus (nine starters) of an offense that ranked 13th nationally in 2011 with an average of 470.58 yards-per-game. Doege's top wide receiver and running back targets are back in 2012 and that group should help give Texas Tech its most potent offense in the Tommy Tuberville era.
Last season, Doege threw for 4,004 yards along with 28 touchdowns while averaging 333.7 yards-per-game. He completed 68.5-percent of his passes and threw just 10 interceptions in 581 attempts. Another 4,000-plus yard season and Doege could move all the way into third place on the school's career passing yards list behind Graham Harrell (2005-08)and Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02).
Semifinalists for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced October 29, and the three finalists for each award will be unveiled November 19. The winners of the 2011 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show held on December 6. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah's Entertainment Atlantic City on March 1, 2013.
The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club's selection committee, evaluating past performance and future potential. The Club reserves the right to make additions and deletions to these lists as the 2012 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA sports information directors, head coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for the awards.


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TV: Cup defeat reaction
by Stuart Vose
Colback and O'Neill speak to SAFC TV.
SAFC TV spoke to Martin O'Neill and Jack Colback after the defeat to Middlesbrough.
Both were honest in their post-match assessments following the 1-0 reverse in the Capital One Cup.
Click here to access SAFC TV and watch both interviews.


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The agony and the ecstasy. It's a bit of a heartbreaking tale, really. Nashville duo The Civil Wars put together a rich record full of the darkened, emotional country songs that made them one of the darlings of SXSW just two short years ago. Now, one canceled tour later, John Paul White and Joy Williams are no longer speaking and the band is on "hiatus" as their album knocked Robin Thicke off the top of Billboard's Top 200 chart.
Perhaps with the critical and commercial success of their eponymous album, the pair can find a way back to each other and the fans who are clamoring for more.
Here they are in happier times performing "Barton Hollow" at the IFC Crossroads House at SXSW 2011.


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Europe's Stocks in Focus: Barclays, Glencore Xstrata, Standard Chartered
Barclays is the story of the day in London as the bank started talking about its long-awaited changed in strategy. The top line: a retreat from its ambitions to be a global investment bank.
It's reducing staff in the unit by a quarter–or 7000 people–and halving the unit's assets while considering exiting some business lines altogether, including some commodities, derivatives and emerging markets product. It's slashing 19,000 from its wider workforce over three years, creating a bad bank into which it will throw £115 billion ($195 billion) of risk-weighted assets, which will include all its European retail-banking assets and some parts of the investment bank.
It will incur costs to the tune of £800 million to achieve all this in addition to £2.7 billion restructuring costs it already announced last year, said analysts at Exane BNP Paribas.
"Barclays is finally making tough decisions" they said, adding that the number of job cuts was higher than it expected.
Analysts at Investec reckon that while Barclays is already a low-risk, profitable bank, "today's 'reset' is about rightsizing the bank to reflect a smaller addressable IB revenue pool and to deliver improved/sustainable returns." While the creation of a bad bank is "merely packaging", what is exciting is the "emboldened commitment" to a cost target of £16.3 billion by 2015, they said.
Shares were up sharply following the announcement, rising more than 6%.
Meanwhile, emerging-markets focused bank Standard Chartered reported that difficult market conditions that began last year continued into the first quarter of 2014, as foreign-exchange volatility in Asia hurt the bank's first-quarter earnings.
Currency swings meant group income for the first three months of the year fell by a low single-digit percentage from a year earlier.
Performance was subdued across the business but wholesale banking revenues were flat relative to the first quarter a year ago, which Nomura said was encouraging.
"At this stage we would not expect 2H14 revenues to be as weak as 2H13, and see potential for mid-single-digit growth rates in that period," added analysts at Nomura in a note to clients.
StanChart shares rose more than 2% in London.
Staying in the U.K., shares in Glencore Xstrata advanced 1.3% after the company announced the appointment of Tony Hayward, former BP chief executive, as its next full-time chairman.
The appointment rounds off Glencore Xstrata's year-long search to replace its previous chairman, Sir John Bond.
Still, it wasn't all good news as shares in Munich RE were the outright losers among the euro zone's blue-chip stocks after the world's biggest reinsurer by premium revenue reported a 4.6% decline in net profit for the first quarter.
Claims costs were low in the quarter but they failed to offset lower premium revenues and negative foreign exchange effects.
The reinsurer cut its 2014 revenue guidance, citing the negative effects of a strong euro, and said it now expects to achieve gross premium revenues at €48 billion ($66.8 billion) in 2014 compared with a previous guidance of €50 billion.
Rheinmetall, Barclays, Bilfinger and Viscofan led the charge in the Stoxx 600 index Thursday, while Ratos, Freenet, CGG and Sage Group languished at the bottom of the index.


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Renowned American astronomer and author Carl Sagan once wrote, "We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."
Senate democrats have decided to abandon the energy and climate bill because they don't have enough votes to stop the republican filibuster and they don't want to risk their chances in the November elections. Instead of showing leadership, President Obama is playing it safe.
For Republican senators, a market based cap and trade system under Obama is akin to socialism. The irony is that the first major cap and trade system in the US was introduced as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 1990 when George Bush, Sr. was the President. It was a sweeping reform which included a, now highly successful, cap and trade system (termed as emissions trading then) for sulfur dioxide control. It was a good thing under a republican president but unacceptable under a democratic President. Now "cap and trade system for carbon" is such dirty term that even Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid has avoided using it.
The American public is thoroughly confused on what to believe with their leaders clearly divided and calling for opposite actions. "Climate bill" means nothing for them as long as jobs are secure and gas is cheap.
The sad truth here is that even if this bill were passed, it was so much watered down that it would have made hardly any impact. However, it would still have been a small step in the right direction. Both Democrats and Republicans could have claimed this as their victory rightfully and helped the country move forward. Instead now China will take the lead on this as well as it is going to start a domestic carbon trading during its next Five-Year Plan beginning 2011. "The market-based carbon-trading schemes will be a cost-effective supplement to administrative means," said Yu Jie, an independent policy observer. China is adopting a market based approach for carbon trading voluntarily and it is time for our politicians to learn lessons on capitalism from communist China.
The decline of America began with the election of George Bush, Jr. at the turn of this century and that process is still continuing unabated thanks to the senate that has the political power but is ignorant and arrogant.


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Here I will tell my Thyroid Story. I hope that it will support others in some way. My battle continues, for myself and for all those who are suffering with b>Thyroid and Autoimmune Disease of any kind.
At the age of 12, in 1974, not long after starting senior school, I was diagnosed with Scoliosis and I must admit that this was a very traumatic time with endless x-rays, hospital appointments, discussions about major spinal surgery and of course wearing a Milwaukee brace for three years. Not great when you are a teenager, as most sufferers will agree.
Please see my Scoliosis Story
I discuss here my story which has continued to this day. I still await spinal surgery this year and my diary will be documented on this site including before and after photos.
I have included this in my thyroid story as I feel the constant x-rays could have been relevant in the onset.
My story starts in 1981 when I was 19. Although I had not actually been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder at this point, I could not understand why, when I looked in the mirror, that my neck always looked so swollen (and still mis, although they say that my Thyroid gland has almost disappeared).
I worked for a bank in London's West End and was always very busy, both socially and with my work. People were always telling me how "hyper" I was and I agree now that I displayed some unusual traits!! I knew my mother had had an overactive thyroid but never gave it any thought.
I could never walk anywhere. I always had to run. Run around the office, shopping centres tear around my house. I just could not stay still when sitting and was always leaping up to do something. Relaxation was near impossible and I often felt high one minute and very low and tearful the next. I suffered with irritable bowel syndrome, constant sore throats and was always getting the flu. Still no thoughts of Thyroid conditions. I would never have associated my symptoms with the Thyroid Gland or indeed any disease.
I seemed to get a "crash" in my system and develop flu like symptoms every so often. I always felt hot and even in the winter, could go outside in a t shirt. I had constant thrush (yeast infections) and recurring mouth ulcers and every so often would get covered in a mysterious rash and develop a fever. My periods were very painful with severe uterine cramping. However, sometimes I would just feel the need to sleep and was often nodding off on the train, whether sitting or standing. I actually felt quite burnt out.
At this point, I was also taking an oral contraceptive. My weight was only 7 stone.
Doctors could not put their finger on any specific problem;They certainly did not discuss my thyroid, however the problems settled down and flared up again, then settled. It was not until after the birth of my first child, Sean in 1990, that things started getting out of hand again.
One day in 1992, I suddenly felt really unwell. My heart started racing and I had a feeling of a lump in my throat which felt like it was swelling up when I swallowed. I kept swallowing to try to clear it. I could actually feel it swell. I still did not associate it with the Thyroid. My thoughts were more on throat cancer, especially as I smoked 20 a day.
I collapsed and felt very weak and scared with rapid heartbeat. I was taken to my GP who mentioned panic attacks but on hearing about my swallowing difficulty, arranged for me to go to St Thomas's hospital in London where I had blood tests and a scan on my Thyroid.
I was told I had a slightly overactive Thyroid……and that was that. No treatment, no follow up.
I carried on with my life, often feeling very odd and weak and not being able to explain why. I did not give any more thought to the Thyroid as I had been dismissed by the hospital. I gave birth to my daughter, Clare in 1993. After her birth I began to feel ill again. Very panicky, weak and tired. I once again went to my doctor who told me it was just tiredness from looking after two small children….yeah right!! He did not mention my thyroid either.
I had regular panic attacks, almost two to three times a day, and could not understand what was wrong with me. Sometimes I felt aggressive and sometimes I felt weak, tired and very tearful. Anti depressants were suggested. Doctors seem to think they are the answer to everything. You would think that a Thyroid problem would have occured to them. Fed with anti depressants when all they needed to do was check my Thyroid!!!
I had a miscarriage in 1997 and I think that's the point when I became the most ill. I just never seemed to be able to stay awake or complete normal day to day tasks without feeling totally exhausted. I had constant sore throats, fevers and unexplained skin rashes. I could barely stand in my kitchen to do the evening meal so my husband at that time had to cook after a day's work. At one point, my throat was so sore, I could not swallow my own saliva.
My third child, my daughter Niamh was born in 1998 after a pregnancy full of complications. High blood pressure, gestational diabetes to name just the serious ones.
The symptoms re started not long after her birth, only this time I knew something was very wrong.
I was constantly exhausted to the point where I could not get through the day without sleeping, weak, tearful, falling asleep, confused. I was so brain dead I was sure I had Alzheimer's.
So weak, especially my arms and legs, that I was scared I had a degenerative muscle disease. I was always freezing cold, even in the summer and my hair was falling out in handfuls. I felt breathless all the time, so breathless that I wondered whether my lungs were packing up and thoughts of multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis and even cancer were always in my mind.
I still felt feverish and the skin rashes cropped up unexpectedly. I started getting severe migraines with flashing visual disturbances that blotted out my vision for up to 30 minutes with each occurrence. I just carried on.
I was referred to the Chest Clinic at my local hospital where I had the relevant breathing tests and one of the doctors listened carefully to my symptoms and ordered blood tests. The results were very interesting. She told me I had an overactive Thyroid and that my blood was full of thyroid antibodies. This meant nothing to me and was not explained in a language I could understand. I was brought into hospital for the day to have various tests on TSH T4 T3. Nothing was being explained and I did not know what these strange letters and numbers meant. Nor did I care. I felt too ill to care. I was referred to the endocrine unit where I was told I had Hashimoto's Disease, an autoimmune disease of the thyroid. And then I was discharged. No treatment, nothing. I was told I would need regular blood tests and they would write to my GP. That was that.
Life carried on untreated, unexplained. I was not sent any reminders for blood tests to monitor my thyroid.. I returned to my doctor in 1999 with depression and was given the anti depressant Venlafaxine, 75mg twice a day. I had had enough. I had to give up work…after 20 years!!
One day in August 2000, I felt better. Just suddenly felt better. Then my husband and I separated. I had to move house for financial reasons but loved my new Victorian cottage. I admit I had sunk low, but then bounced back. I took up weight training at my local Gym and felt better than I had for a long time. I still felt odd now and again, but put it to the back of my mind. I stopped taking the Venlafaxine and all seemed well. I socialised and enjoyed my children, home, the gym and my friends. I had the odd date but nothing serious.
Then I met my wonderful husband Mike in April 2002. I was very well at the time continuing my exercise regime. He proposed and we decided to get married in March 2003. I decided to start taking the pill again (Big mistake) as I had no desire to go through another pregnancy at the age of 40!! The migraines and weakness and excessive tiredness started again they came on unexpectedly and so gradually I didn't associate them with the previous illness.I started to feel ill again. I kept quiet.
In the meantime, my much loved father had become very ill and we had a lot of stress and worry. Also the stress of wedding plans….I started to feel ill again, very ill, but said nothing. The familiar weariness….again. My weight dropped to seven and a half stone and kept dropping and I was desperate to put it back on before the wedding but no matter how much I ate I could not put it on. We were married and on the day I felt very rough. I awoke on the morning of the wedding to swollen face and huge eye bags. My skin looked almost jaundiced and was blotchy and itchy.
What's going on? I had severe palpitations and felt almost near to hysteria. I hoped that I would not get a severe migraine, just what I needed on my big day….not!!
The day itself exhausted me and as the celebrations drew to a close I was so near to collapse I felt desperately worried. We were due to stay in a hotel that night before flying to Guernsey for our honeymoon. We arrived at the hotel and I lay down on the bed and slept through to the morning. Every day I slept for at least 3 hours in the afternoon and on days out I just felt totally exhausted all the time. I put it down to all the excitement. I was stressed to the point where I ached with tension and my heart was beating so fast, I thought I would have a seizure.
Life carried on with me going downhill. Constant tiredness, tearfulness, foul moods, heavy monthly periods which were painful and debilitating, weakness exhaustion, constipation migraine headaches almost daily. I felt like I was going mad. The need for daytime naps increased and I could hardly make it through to evening without total exhaustion. I was constantly freezing cold and had to wrap up or stand up against the central heating radiator.
In 2005 my father was admitted to hospital for what turned out to be the last time. We had spent months of anguish over his failing health, so my own problems seemed irrelevent although it was hard to carry on feeling so weak and tired. I suddenly had a two week bout of the most severe diahorrea I had ever known. I did not think it would ever stop. I was very worried as I knew I had to keep visiting dad in hospital. I went to the doctors and he sent a specimen away. It returned with no results. Hashitoxicosis?
My Dad then developed severe infection of which he subsequently died.
I was devastated and in the year that followed, I gradually became more and more ill myself. Gradually weakening, more and more tired, crying and so unhappy with a weird feeling of complete unreality that unnerved me. I felt suicidal but did not know why.
I went to the GP who put me on Fluoxetine (Prozac) I felt even worse. He put it down to grieving for my father. In Jan 2006 I was at an all time low and spent 6 weeks lying on the settee unable to walk with weakness. I though "I am going to die myself" and felt strangely relieved. Mike was very worried. I felt as though I had cancer in that I was now too weak to walk across a room.I thought "maybe I have multiple Sclerosis?"
I went back to see a different GP in Feb 2006. She then ran some blood tests and told me I had an underactive thyroid and that I had a huge amount of thyroid antibodies. She referred me to the endocrine unit at St Helier Hospital and put me on 25mg of Levothyroxine. The hospital raised the dose to 50mg……and discharged me!!!!!!!!
They told me that I was now back to the care of my GP. I was now taking Levothyroxine, Femodette contraceptive pill, and Prozac.not a good combination as I now know
The Prozac and Levothyroxine did not work together and consequently I became worse. I stopped the femodette after reading myself on a website that they should not be taken together. I had more blood tests and was put on Simvastatin to lower my elevated cholesterol.
I started having regular night sweats and generally felt appalling. I looked like death. I had gained nearly 2 stone in weight and, whilst I needed to gain weight, 2 stone so rapidly made me feel even more sluggish. My memory was poor and my hands shook. My sleep patterns at night were very strange and I spent most of the night getting up to use the toilet. (4 maybe 5 times) I had chest pains and a constant feeling of having a fever.
In the year following I was very ill. I just could not move with tiredness even though I was on the Thyroid medication. I started to do research on my illness. I did not want to live the rest of my life like this. In the summer the GP raised the dose to 75mg then after a few months to 100mg.
After about 3 months I noticed a difference. However, we could not go anywhere without me having to sleep. I could not walk around supermarkets or shops for long and spent a lot of time asleep. I kept researching and in September 2006 discovered Serenity cream which is a natural progesterone cream. I admit to be sceptical, after all I had probably been gradually becoming more and more ill from the age of 27 after the birth of my first child and nothing had been done about it until recently even though the doctors knew I had Hashimoto's disease.
I decided to take all the advice I had learned from various sources and apply it to myself. Today I am very much improved with many of my horrific symptoms either totally gone or much reduced. Through this research I have also regained self esteem and corrected many of the symptoms which were prematurely aging me.
Please take time to investigate this website thoroughly in order to benefit from what I have learned and see if you too can improve your quality of life.
I will provide reviews of these products along the way, and please remember that they take time to work and by giving up, you may well never find out whether they could have done you as better as me.
One word on Levothyroxine. It takes some time tweaking the dose to reach the optimum level for you. It has taken me a year to notice a real change. In that year, I almost gave up altogether.
Don't be the same. You WILL get there.
Marianne xxx
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Let's say we have a real, continuous, positive function f(x) for which we define the quantity:
$$\pi(f,a) = \frac{\int_0^a f(x) dx}{\int_0^a \sqrt{1+\left(\frac{df(x)}{dx} \right)^2 }dx}$$
we want to find the function f that maximizes $\pi$ for a given $a$.
In general how do we attack problems of this kind: find $f$ such that $\mathrm{F}(f)$ is maximum? Are there any constrains that guarantee that there is an analytical solution? How could the problem above be modified to have a solution?


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Kithuka Breaks School Record in Mile Run
Kennedy Kithuka ran Texas Tech's first-ever sub-four-minute mile Saturday at Texas A&M.
Jan. 26, 2013
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Perhaps Friday night's record-setting performance in the distance medley relay wasn't enough for rising Red Raider star Kennedy Kithuka.
Less than 24 hours after breaking the school record as the anchor leg of the top distance relay in school history, Kithuka turned in another dazzling performance on the track Saturday.
The Thika, Kenya native ran the first ever sub-four-minute mile in Texas Tech history and broke the school record in the process by crossing the finish line, full grin and all, with a time of 3:59.53.
"It was just an outstanding performance by Kennedy," Texas Tech Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach Jon Murray said. "Breaking the four-minute barrier has always been a magical barrier for a middle-distance runner, and for Kennedy to do it is another tribute to his great ability. He handled the pressure of the competition with ease."
The stellar performance, in which he finished first overall, highlighted the final day of action at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge this weekend in front of a crowd of over 1,600 inside the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
"We had several good performances today," Texas Tech Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Wes Kittley said. "Kennedy was just awesome in mile. [Senior] Katie [Grimes] had another solid performance. It was good to get some experience on a banked track, and several of our newcomers learned a lot this weekend.
Senior Katie Grimes opened Saturday's action and continued her spectacular 2013 indoor campaign by remaining undefeated with a first place finish in the women's 60-meter hurdles. The Canyon, Texas native crossed the line in 8.18 seconds tying her school record mark set last season.
Grimes has now broken or matched a school record in three consecutive meets to open her 2013 campaign.
"She just ran a fantastic race," Texas Tech Associate Head Coach Dion Miller said. "Katie continues to improve each week, and she ran a great race against great competition today. She ran like a senior today, and has a lot left in her."
After finishing first overall in the preliminaries with a time of 8.27, Grimes cruised past 2012 First Team All-American and Big 12 100-meter hurdle champion Donique Flemings of Texas A&M in the finals. The win marked her second consecutive victory in the 60-meter hurdles at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge while her time of 8.18 was just .02 off the meet record set in 2010.
Both the Red Raider and Lady Raider 4x400 relays also impressed as the full day of competition drew to a close. The men's squad ran a season-best time of 3:11.09 to finish third overall. Meanwhile, the women's relay also earned a top-three finish crossing the line third with a time of 3:37.92.
Texas Tech picked up a first place finish in the men's high jump as sophomore Jacorian Duffield earned his second victory of the season. The Schertz, Texas native cleared a bar of 6'-11.50" on his second attempt to lead the field of seven.
In the women's sprints, sophomore Cierra White ran a season-best 23.85 in the 200-meter dash to finish second overall. White paced her heat finishing first overall and was followed by All-American Candace Jackson who finished fifth overall with a time of 24.05. Meanwhile, newcomer Amoy Blake finished third overall in the women's 400-meter run with a time of 54.45.
In the men's pole vault, returning indoor All-American Kyal Meyers finished second overall clearing a bar at 5.19-meters (17'-0.25"). Meyers cleared the bar on his first attempt marking his eighth clearance over 17-feet during his indoor career.
Freshman Nick Rivera turned in an impressive performance in the men's 800-meter run. After running on the record-breaking men's distance medley relay team Friday night, the La Puente, Calif., native finished first in his heat and fourth overall crossing the line with a time of 1:52.58. Rivera pulled ahead in the final 50-meters of the race to finish ahead of Josh Hernandez of Texas A&M in the second of two heats during his first 800-meter race of the season.
Rivera was followed by teammate Kendall McVey who finished ninth with a season-best time of 1:54.51.
In the women's 800-meter run, junior Caitlin Waters recorded a new indoor personal-best finishing sixth overall with a time of 2:14.44.
Texas Tech will return to action next weekend as the program hosts the Red Raider Open in Lubbock.


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July 7, 2015
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on new Washington state law expanding access to early childhood education
"High-quality preschool is incredibly important to giving kids a strong start in school and in life. I want to congratulate Gov. Jay Inslee, educators and other leaders in Washington state on the Early Start Act, which will improve early learning opportunities for over 48,000 children, building on the successes the state's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant.
July 7, 2015
Continuing its work to make student loan debt more manageable, the U.S. Department of Education today announced its plans to provide an additional six million federal loan borrowers access to student loan payments capped at 10 percent of income.
July 1, 2015
Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Increases Accountability for Low-Performing For-Profit Institutions
Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has taken comprehensive action to tackle one of the biggest problems in higher education: abusive practices in the career college industry.
June 26, 2015
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces a Set of Rights to Help Parents Seek High-Quality Education for Their Children
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today released a set of rights that outlines what families should be able to expect for their children's education.
June 25, 2015
As a next step to provide students who attended Corinthian Colleges the debt relief they are entitled to, Under Secretary Ted Mitchell announced today that he has appointed Joseph A. Smith, a distinguished advocate for consumers and taxpayers, as a Special Master to guide a fair, efficient process.
June 23, 2015
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Federal Court Upholding Gainful Employment Regulation
"Today's decision is a win for America's students and taxpayers. Far too often, so-called career colleges leave students burdened with debt they'll never be able to repay and stick taxpayers with the bill. Two federal district courts have now thrown out entirely the for-profit industry's attempts to fight basic accountability measuresa clear sign that the courts continue to recognize both our legal authority and our reasonable approach in establishing these consumer protections.
June 23, 2015
Building on the significant progress seen in America's schools over the last six years, the U.S. Department of Education announced today that Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, West Virginia and the District of Columbia have each received multiple years of continued flexibility from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
June 22, 2015
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Recipients of 2015 President's Education Awards Program
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the 2015 President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, honoring nearly three million students from more than 30,000 public, private and military schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
June 19, 2015
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Answers White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics "Commitments to Action" Call
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago announced today its "Commitments to Action" to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (Initiative) by investing $3.3 million in early childhood education as part of their Fiscal Year 2016-2017 grant cycle, with 40 percent of those resources going to schools,
June 18, 2015
Statement from Press Secretary Dorie Nolt on House Republicans Advancing Major Cuts to Education Funding"At a time when America's kids need more and better education to compete with their peers around the world, House Republicans have advanced a proposal that shortchanges students at every level—from pre-k through college—while stifling innovation and incorporating ideological riders that would block much-needed college accountability.


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Today, Seven Lions headlined the Marquee Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan in the Las Vegas stop of his World's Apart tour. Who is Seven Lions? He's the producer who made "Strangers" with Myon & Shane 54 and Tove Lo, which is currently the #1 song on US Dance Radio. He's also remixed a lot of drum and bass and many other styles of dance music that has topped many charts. He's got a rigorous touring schedule including gigs as the main support for Krewella's extensive sold-out North American tour. This means that you can catch him many places.
He recently announced a Worlds Apart EP that is coming out on April 29th on Casablanca Records and you can catch the trailer for it here: http://bit.ly/1hGi5Nz. Seven Lions doesn't waste any time in setting a strong tone for his Worlds Apart EP by opening up with his collaboration with Ellie Goulding. "Don't Leave," "Worlds Apart," "Nepenthe," "Keep it Close," and the huge hit "Strangers" fills out this exciting new release.
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FA Trophy Semi-Final Draw
Gateshead will face Blue Square Bet Premier title chasers Wrexham over two legs in the semi-final of the FA Trophy - if they overcome Barrow and then Gainsborough Trinity.
Hopes are high that a 5th attempt to stage the delayed 3rd round tie against Barrow will take place in Cumbria tomorrow night following a temperature rise.
The quarter-final tie against Gainsborough Trinity in Lincolnshire for the victors is set to take place next Tuesday, Gateshead at Tamworth in the Conference on Saturday.
Should The Heed make the last four for only the second time in their history the first leg against Wrexham, currently second in the Conference Premier, will be in North Wales.
The two-legged semi-finals are played on consecutive weekends, 16th and 23rd February, with the final at Wembley on Sunday 24th March.
Gateshead are ironically scheduled to play Wrexham in the league on the date of the first leg of the semi-final, having drawn 1-1 at the Racecourse Ground back in November.
FA Carlsberg Trophy Semi-Final Draw
1st Leg – Saturday 16 February 2013
1. Wrexham v Gainsborough Trinity or Gateshead or Barrow
2. Grimsby Town or Luton Town v FC Halifax Town or Dartford
2nd Leg – Saturday 23 February 2013
1. Gainsborough Trinity or Gateshead or Barrow v Wrexham
2. FC Halifax Town or Dartford v Grimsby Town or Luton Town
Gateshead Reserves meanwhile are in Durham Challenge Cup quarter-final action at Durham City on Thursday, kick-off 7:30pm.


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Cheney School Board member Larry Haskell announced his resignation at the board's regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 10.
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Restaurant permits can be suspended for major violations. The eateries must remain closed until inspectors confirm the violations have been corrected.
Newport Dunes Back Bay Bistro, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach; sewage overflow; permit suspended Feb. 20; permit reinstated Feb. 20.
NHA Hang $1.99 Restaurant, 11707 Edinger Ave., Fountain Valley; cockroach infestation; permit suspended Feb. 14; reinstated Feb. 15.
Paris Baguette, 8899 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove; sewage overflow; permit suspended Feb. 20; reinstated Feb. 20.
Steer Inn, 801 S. Tustin St., Orange; cockroach infestation; permit suspended Feb. 15; reinstated Feb. 17.
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The $50 Per 3-Hours Batman Hotel Room
Note: Low-res shots are after the jump but there's some much more worthwhile high-res shots HERE, HERE and HERE in cause you want to use your Bat-Goggles to scan the scene for semen stains.
This is the Eden Hotel's Batman suite in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It costs $50 per 3-hours which is weird because I figured a person who'd stay in a Batman-themed hotel room is either A) nine, or B) not getting laid. "Jesus, GW, they pay for it." A-HA! Wait -- pay for what?
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I want my own bash environment vim tmux and so on, that I can customize for my develompment needs. Then upload it to github and install whenever I set up my computer new. Any HowTo's how to proceed?
All of the command line utilities you mention (bash, tmux, vim), and many others, run a dotfile in your home directory as part of their start-up sequence. Traditionally, these dotfiles were called after the name of the command with
If you want to persist your settings for any of these tools, put them in the rc-file. For instance, to enable syntax highlighting in vim, add
Dotfiles are part of Unix lore and if you search the internet you'll find the most elaborate examples of things you can do with them. There actually is a place on Github for dotfile fanatics to share their inventions with others: Github does dotfiles. Happy dotfiling.
Now that's an open ended question.
You don't need to "install" your own bash, but merely customize bash to your needs. Well, assuming bash is installed... but it should be :-)
Bash implicitly support per-user customization though various resource files it reads on startup: ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile, as well as some global files as well.
Familiarize yourself with bash's startup procedure here: Bash Reference Startup files. This will tell you where to put what so that your bash environment behaves they way you expect (especially the differences between interactive, login and non-interactive/non-login shells which can trip up anyone).
Then, The Bash Hackers Wiki seems like a good source for learning about everything else concerning bash.
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text: Jan 21, 2013 00:06 Brother Martin downs Rummel Brother Martin downs Rummel Gary Estwick| Special to The Advocate Comments NEW ORLEANS — Most teams prefer scoring over playing defense. Brother Martin likes to play defense because it helps set up its offense. The Crusaders' pesky efforts Tuesday night led to plenty of easy offensive opportunities during a 61-48 victory over visiting Rummel at Conlin Gymnasium. Brother Martin took control in the fourth quarter when coach Bill Gallagher switched from man-to-man to zone defense, forcing Rummel to forget about its plan of getting the ball inside and try its offensive luck at converting on the perimeter. It worked, as least for Brother Martin. "Our kids kind of feed off of that," Gallagher said. "They like switching things up a little. We love to press, and they know when it's time to switch defenses. That kind of put the momentum in our favor." The change of pace energized Brother Martin after a sluggish first half, allowing the Crusaders to outscore Rummel 19-10 in the final quarter. Jordan Cornish finished with a game-high 14 points, while teammate Bryant Boudreaux added 13. Jabbar Singleton also scored 11 as the Crusaders improved to 23-2 and 2-0 in District 9-5A. "We weren't hitting shots, so we decided to switch it to zone (defense)," said Cornish, a junior. "It worked. We executed." Early in the fourth quarter, Singleton scored on a layup, followed by two free throws by Jalen Gray. Cornish and Singleton added layups, giving Brother Martin a 52-46 lead. Leading 58-46, Brother Martin couldn't stop Rummel from collecting two offensive rebounds off missed 3-pointers, but the Raiders failed to score on the possessions. The possession ended with Brother Martin's Patrick McCree racing down court where he was fouled and converted one of two free throws. Brother Martin's defensive change forced Rummel's three-point attempts to increase from three in the first half to 16 in the second half, the vast majority of them misses. "They forced us into doing something we really didn't want to do," Rummel coach Troy Holley said. "It was a smart move." Instead of Rummel moving the ball inside where Cethan Carter could work, the offense tried to score on the perimeter. Long rebounds then led to Brother Martin fast breaks and easy layups. Holley said the Raiders (16-8, 1-1) have yet to shoot the ball like they have in the past, partly because of their state football championship hangover. With about half of the team two-sport athletes, their time on the basketball court this season has been limited. Damien Williams led Rummel with 11 points. Williams was the Raiders' lone double-digit scorer. He scored six of Rummel's 10 points in the fourth quarter. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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According to E!, MTV has confirmed that the telethon is in the works, but at this point the details are sketchy. It is expected to air Jan. 22 across all of MTV's platforms, including VH1. Celebs will be participating from both coasts.
Showbiz411 reports that Clooney only had to mention it to Sting and he was on board.
Many stars have taken advantage of new media to get people to donate to charities for the Hatian disaster. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Ashton Kutcher, John Legend, Alyssa Milano and Selena Gomez are among the celebs that have used their status to try to encourage people to give.
Wyclef Jean, who is a native of Haiti, has a charity, called Yelé Haiti Foundation, which is donating 100% of the proceeds to the relief effort.
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RUSTON, La. - Tasha Crain's 16 points led four players in double figures as Louisiana Tech downed SMU, 77-63, before 3,534 fans at the Thomas Assembly Center on Sat., Feb. 19.
Louisiana Tech (16-6, 12-2 WAC) fell behind early, trailing 15-5 at the 15:43 mark of the opening half before an 11-0 run gave Tech its first lead at 16-15 at the midway mark of the first stanza.
After SMU hit five of its first six shots to build the lead, the Tech locked down on the SMU players and making it much tougher to get easy shots. For the game, Tech held SMU to 37 percent (22-59) from the field while forcing 21 Mustang turnovers.
Tech built a 38-33 halftime lead and started the second half strong, quickly pushing its lead to 50-36 at the 16:14 mark, forcing SMU to call a timeout. The Mustangs were able to close the advantage to nine points at 56-47 with 12:32 to play but would get no closer.
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Leaders beaten in upturned table
On a sensational Sunday the North Yorkshire & South Durham Premier League table was turned upside down as Thornaby won in dramatic fashion at Feethams to topple leaders Darlington and Stokesley hammered second-placed Great Ayton by nine wickets.
The Quakers looked on course for a routine victory over the bottom club after bowling them out for a paltry 71, Jon Barnes once again scattering the opposition with a 16 over spell of 5-25.
But Omar Shahid's 41 was to prove pivotal on a day when all other batsmen struggled, no more so than Darlington's as they were skittled for just 59, Faizal Hussain (6-23) and Danny Wade (3-13) routing the home team.
South African speed merchant Brandon Viret (3-39) shook the early Ayton batters in a ferocious 17 over spell at Leven Park, and with James Beaumont (4-34) and Andrew Weighell (3-12) providing great support Ayton were humbled for 91.
Stokesley skipper Weighell (50) and his brother Jonny (42no) then quickly took the game away from the home team with an opening stand of 89.
With luckless Richmond going back into second place with the six points from their abandoned match, Guisborough also leapfrogged pointless Ayton to end the double programme in third after they savaged Marton by 147 runs. Chris Allinson (70 and 3-31) and Chris Nicholls (6-25) did the emphatic business for the Priorymen.
It was a case of 'oh brother' at Billingham where Craig Symington took 6-39 to put Hartlepool out for 118, only to be upstaged by sibling Marc who scored 61 of those and then took 3-12 as the Synners were shot out for just 63.
A 15-year-old batsman playing in only his second game in the top division stood firm against the League's three most outstanding bowlers on Saturday and, as a result, the championship leaders, Darlington were ultimately thwarted in their bid to register their eighth win in 11 games.
Junior wicket-keeper Elliott Holmes defied the high class efforts of Jon Barnes, Doug Mulholland and Peter Armstrong to keep alive Billingham's hopes of saving a game which was slipping away disastrously from their grasp when he came to the wicket.
Their top three batsmen had gone for just four runs when Holmes faced the first of 58 balls from which he scored 29 runs and made sure Synthonia progressed to 53 for the loss of just four more wickets.
A few overs later – and with their last two batsmen at the crease – the game was abandoned because of rain, but the hosts had fought off what looked like certain defeat.
The wily Barnes, the season's top wicket taker, shared six with Mulholland while Armstrong grabbed a couple. Between them they bowled all but three of the 34 overs as Billingham finished on 59 for nine.
But Holmes, in what was his first senior game of the season, lived up to his name in detecting the different deliveries the brilliant bowling trio served up to him!
Darlington's amazing luck with the weather – especially being in the right place to overcome most of the elements – came as their title challengers, Richmondshire, were again unable to get into the middle just a few miles away. Their game at Normanby Hall was called off hours before it was due to start.
As a result Great Ayton moved into second place on Saturday night after giving a real thrashing to Marske who were bowled out for just 80. The in-form Chris Batchelor hit his first century of the season – a majestic 102 from 111 balls – to take the total number of hundreds scored throughout the League in the truncated 'summer' to six.
Batchelor, who shared in partnerships of 97 with Brad Moses and 80 with Josh Thompson, cracked 8 fours and 3 sixes to delight the home onlookers. Moses hit a sedate 34 and Thompson a spirited 36 from 34 balls as Ayton posted 259 for seven in 43 overs with 128 of them in boundaries.
Marske professional, Dominic Hendricks (4-39), excelled in his seven overs but failed with the bat as his side slumped to 32 for the loss of six wickets with Lewis Harper (3-16) and Chris Witherley (2-21) doing the early damage.
Steve Pennock (4-19) had them on 61 for nine before the final pair cracked a few late runs. The entire innings, which brought four catches for Ayton keeper Jon Grainge, lasted just 29.2 overs.
Saturday was also a good day for near neighbours Stokesley who won for the third time in five days after going two months without a single victory.
Their first league win, which was at Marton, lifted them off the bottom of the league. Having previously inflicted defeat on both Darlington and Middlesbrough to reach the finals day in the Tall Trees Hotel Macmillan Cup they couldn't have followed with more important opponents than last year's champions to give their new-found confidence a massive extra boost.
Marton's batting collapsed alarmingly as South African Brandon Viret (5-40) produced his best figures of the season. They were all out for 73 in 32.2 overs with Clive Dowson (2-21) and Andrew Weighell (3-9) making important strikes.
Only Neil Russell (25) shone in an otherwise disappointing batting display. Stokesley won by eight wickets as skipper Weighell (43 not out) stuck to his task like glue.
Thornaby slipped to the foot of the table where five teams were separated by just four points on Saturday night. The Mandale club gave a spirited display at Guisborough (180-9) where they finished just 23 runs behind with their last pair at the wicket making sure of a draw.
Danny Wade (5-22) produced his best in the Premier Division while Jonny Spillane (43) impressed against his former club.
Rain put a premature end to the clash between Hartlepool (127 for seven) and Middlesbrough (49 for one). The game was reduced to 35 overs per side but Boro faced just 16 of their allocation as the weather had the last say.
In a rain affected weekend of cricket there was only one fixture in the division to see any cricket played, which was at Stone. The home side took on Wood Lane and the match ended in a draw. Stone batted first and closed their innings on 175-5 from 33.3 overs, James Dawson top scored with 65. In the second innings only 16 overs were possible, Wood Lane finishing on 57 for one.
Games at Cheadle against Leek, Knypersley versus Burslem, Little Stoke against Audley, Longton and Hem Heath, and Porthill Park versus Checkley, were all abandoned with no play possible.


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