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Crash Casualty Rate Still Dropping
Data on car crashes in June shows a slight decline in casualties in early 2012, continuing a year-long trend.
By Maayana Miskin
First Publish: 7/22/2012, 8:25 PM
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The Central Statistics Bureau has released data on car crashes in the month of June. The data shows a slight drop in the number of car crash casualties in early 2012.
The number of people hurt or killed in traffic accidents has been dropping at a rate of 1.4% since January 2011, the data showed. The drop follows an 0.5% increase from August 2010 to December 2010.
Overall, there has been a 1.1% drop from June 2009 to June 2012.
Israel Police officers recorded 925 traffic accidents in June in which one or more people were injured or killed. Twenty crashes had fatalities, and 86 left at least one person in serious condition.
A total of 24 people were killed in car crashes in June, and 1,705 were injured.

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Born Josephine Spero in Brooklyn, she spent most of her life in the Bensonhurst section. She moved to Richmond in 1999.
Mrs. Torre worked as a school aide for the city Department of Education, retiring after 20 years.
She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and frequent trips to Walt Disney World with her family.
Her husband of 36 years, Louis, died in 2001.
Surviving are her three daughters, Barbara Mercieca, Lorraine Ceisla and Marie O'Neill; two sisters, Anna Mae Castellano and Barbara Zito, and nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be Friday from the Martin Hughes Funeral Home, Concord, with a mass at 9:45 a.m. in St. Clare's R.C. Church, Great Kills. Burial will follow in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp.


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Journalists, attorneys oppose change restricting cameras in Utah courts
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — For more than a year, a team of judges, attorneys and court administrators worked to craft finely a rule that would allow — for the first time in Utah history — the use of electronic media and television cameras into the state's courtrooms.
Utahns were able to witness firsthand what goes on inside their courtrooms.
But it took just over a year for that presumptive openness to face added restrictions, which were voted in after being proposed at a single meeting of the Utah Judicial Council in April. The rule was changed to separate domestic relations cases, including divorces and guardianship hearings, from all other court cases and require those requesting to record such hearings to explain why they should be allowed to do so.
Previously, all court hearings were open unless a judge could justify barring electronic media coverage.
Court officials maintain it's a privacy matter. But family law attorney Eric Johnson, who has issued numerous requests to record the hearings, and media attorney David Reymann — who is working with the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in opposing the change — argue the restriction was a hasty one made with Johnson in mind that will have negative ramifications.
"It's all about this one person," Reymann said. "When you change the rule to react to one specific situation, it's not good policy. It's an overreaction to one incident."
Brent Johnson, general counsel for the Utah State Courts, said he has tried hard not to make the change about a single person, though he did say that the requests of a specific person "pointed out an issue" that contributed to the rule change.
"Mostly it's a burden shifting," he said. "It still allows recording in those proceedings, it just puts the burden on the person who wants to record. In certain case types, the case files are private and they just decided that in all those case types where the case files are private, they're going to take away the presumption (of openness) in those cases just because of those heightened privacy concerns."
Reymann said the privacy of documents is irrelevant. Just because some court documents are private does not mean that cameras should be kept from hearings that are open to the public.
The initial rule recognized that there is no real difference between a camera and a reporter sitting in a courtroom, Reymann said. The rule change again tries to draw the distinction between cameras and reporters and undermines the benefits of public access to the courts.
"Allowing the public to directly observe what goes on, rather than get secondhand accounts from reporters increases their understanding of the judicial system, increases accountability and increases public confidence," Reymann said.
"It's particularly important for domestic cases, because members of the public are more likely to be involved in domestic law case than any other aspect of the judicial system in the course of their lives."
Eric Johnson said the goal of helping Utahns understand and observe what goes on in domestic relations hearings is the reason he started a YouTube channel called Utah Family Law TV and why he's made requests to record as many as 30 different hearings since January. He said he was allowed to record one, in Provo's 4th District Court.
"What people's expectation of the law and the operations of the courts are, are about 180 degrees different from the way the law and the courts actually work," Eric Johnson said. "And so the reason I established the channel and the reason I'm trying to cover the proceedings is because the news is in the proceedings — not the people or the participants."
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Megan Sylvester admits she considered quitting her sport in the last two years but says her confidence has been fully restored by an impressive fifth place finish at the British Championships last weekend.
The 19-year-old from Tankersley was leading after two rounds of the women's individual 10m event – her first major competition since injuring her shoulder in 2012 – at her former training base of Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
A poor dive in the fourth of five rounds saw her drop back to fifth but the former Kirk Balk school student was extremely pleased with her weekend's work.
"It was a really positive step forward for me," said Sylvester.
"Everyone who watched gave me really good feedback and I feel much happier than I did before."
Megan became European Junior champion in 2012 then dislocated her shoulder twice while competing at the World Juniors Championships later that year. She said: "It has taken me a long time to recover and to get all my dives together again.
"There were times when I thought I would have to quit but I kept going. I just wanted to prove to everyone, including myself, that I am a good diver."
Megan's long-term aim is to reach the Rio Olympics in two years' time while her short-term goals – having missed out on the team for this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow – are to continue to compete in top class events, stay fit and become more consistent.
The teenager – who wants to be a PE teacher alongside her diving career – has just completed her second year of three studying Physical Education and Coaching at Plymouth University and trains at Tom Daley's Plymouth Diving Club.
She has returned to the south coast after spending most of the week in her home town of Barnsley following the competition in Sheffield. Megan was tipped to feature in the synchronised event at the 2012 London Olympics but her partner Monique Gladding hit her head on the board at a competition in Russia and the duo eventually stopped competing together.


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College Hockey:2002-03 Colgate Season Preview
Head coach Don Vaughan prepared himself last season. He had 10 freshmen and six sophomores, and the year didn't start very well. The Raiders went 3-11 before gaining an overtime win at Iona the first weekend of January. Then, things started to turn around. After losing twice to Cornell, the Raiders went on a 6-0-2 run, and went into the final weekend of the ECAC season in a position for home ice. Unfortunately for Vaughan, two losses put the Raiders on the road, and the season ended at Dartmouth.
But Vaughan had all those young guys in the lineup.
"We're excited about our team," he said. "Last year with such a young team we were able to give a lot of young kids a chance to play. They gained some valuable experience. We were playing eight or nine freshmen a night and in all different situations.
"The biggest positive is that they gained more experience that they otherwise might not have had. Most places don't play eight or nine guys that young, but we had no choice, and we're going to be better for it this year."
Because the Raiders are so young, it's easy to overlook the 17 returnees that they bring, including their top eight scorers. That's a lot, but also remember that the Raiders only scored 90 goals last season, an average of 2.65 per game.
"That is sort of the question mark," said Vaughan of goal-scoring. "Last year we had trouble scoring goals and that set us back. I'm not sure we have the one guy in the program that will get us 20 or 25; we'll have to rely on eight or nine guys to get 10 or 12. I do believe that is there.
"P.J. Yedon and Scooter Smith have proven that. Now that Smith is healthy from his nagging injuries and some personal problems, I think we're going to see what he can really do. So we're looking for some good things from him. But it's going to be the guys like (Adam) Mitchell, (Dave) Thomas and (Dmitry) Yashin who will chip in more offensively if we're to have success. I believe that they can do that."
Kyle Doyle, the team's second-leading scorer, and Brad D'Arco will also be back up front. Add to that mix Zac Tataryn, Kyle Wilson, Jon Smyth and Ryan Smyth, and it could mean more scoring.
"Up front we have two forwards in Wilson and Tataryn that have great offensive instincts," said Vaughan. "Jon and Ryan Smyth are two players who can play both ends of the ice. They are very tough and will create offense by going hard to the net."
They'll hope to get a defense that will do better than the 3.56 goals against per game of last season.
"It's still our strength," said Vaughan. "Guys like (Rob) Brown and (Steve) Silversides have experience back there, and even (Joey) Mormina, who played a lot for us last year as a freshman, and (Matt) Nicholson.
"Then there's David Cann, who played the bulk of last season for us in goal — he'll be pushed by Silverthorn. I'm excited about our goaltending situation. I think it will be very competitive, and if one of them can run with it, that's great, but we're prepared to go with a tandem."
One of the traditional strengths of the Raiders has been excellent special-teams play. Last season the combined special-teams success rate was just 13%, but showed signs of coming together as the season ended.
"The second half our power play started to gel," said Vaughan. "We've got all the guys back that played on it last year and that's exciting. When you put the same five guys back out there you can start to do some things creatively. We have the basic blueprint and we allow them to work it. There's some talent there and smart players; we'll allow them to think for themselves and be creative. With all five guys back on the power play, it may put us a little ahead of the game."
The Raiders will have another season to come together. It may not come this year, but the Colgate is headed up.
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(NEW KENT, VA) — Diamond Star made up for a pair of runner-up performances in both early legs of the Delmarva Pacing Series to capture the $9,250 final leg Thursday at Colonial Downs.
The 1 1/4 miles finale featured prior leg winners Hillbilly Desire, Bettorseeitmyway and Omaha Survivor but it was Diamond Star that crossed first in 2:23 2/5. The 5 year old gelding was eighth in the nine horse field through the first three fractions but a well timed move from driver Corey Braden paid off in the meet's richest race thus far. Diamond Star passed six front steppers in the stretch to beat Omaha Survivor by three-quarters of a length.
The win gave both Braden and Stacy McLenaghan a natural driving and training hat trick. The duo, who are engaged to each other, scored in the two prior races with trotter Marion Good Ro Go and pacer Hickory Again. Both wins came in a similar come from behind style in 1:56 4/5 and 1:54 3/5 respectively.
Marion Good To Go swept the Parker's Memorial Trotting Series including Thursday's $7,000 finale. The 4 year old Conway Hall gelding beat Jane Dunavant's My Heidi by 2 ½ lengths. He won early Parker legs in 1:58 4/5 and 1:57 3/5. Marion Good To Go, who is owned by William Mulligan, established a new life mark with the 1:56 4/5 time.
Colonial Downs presents a pair of ten race cards this Saturday and Sunday beginning at 1 PM.


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One year ago, the top 10 pound-for-pound (P4P) fighters in the sport of boxing included Juan Manuel Lopez (No. 4) and Fernando Montiel (No. 10); however, both men have vanished completely as we start the new year. Lopez will try to avenge his April 2011 TKO loss to Orlando Salido in March, while Montiel will likely never recover P4P status after opening and closing 2011 with losses, including being spanked by No. 5 below last February.
The fighters below kick off 2012 as the best in the business according to the most credible (and free) websites that produce a P4P list. For those new to this column, each P4P list monitored is given equal weight in the average (there are currently 7 lists). The voters include sports writers and other boxing professionals, as well as the fans in some cases. According to them, therefore, here are your top 10 P4P fighters for January 2012:
- No. 10 – Bernard Hopkins. The best argument really is that Hopkins needs migrate to some all-time P4P list and be removed from this one. Miguel Cotto 2.0 comes immediately to mind. Hopkins has nothing scheduled from 2012 as of yet.
- No. 9 – Timothy Bradley. Okay, better than the argument above is to replace Timothy Bradley with Bernard Hopkins. Did the guy fight in 2011? If so, does anyone remember? There appears to be some slight buzz about him fighting number 4 below. If that happens, we'll remember it.
- No. 8 – Some guy from Thailand. Scratch all prior arguments and bring back Hopkins and Bradley—get rid of this guy. The irony is that he will likely go into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but the reality is that nobody in the English speaking world will ever care (not that it matters).
- No. 7 – Wladimir Klitschko. The guy slapped David Haye and owns three of the four recognized championship belts. Enough said. Next up is Jean Marc Mormeck in March.
- No. 6 – Andre Ward. Undefeated and dominated Carl Froch to win the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Ward isn't a big puncher, which means he flies under the radar a bit, but he has mad talent and will not likely find a number in the loss column anytime soon.
- No. 5 – Nonito Donaire. One of the most exciting fighters in the sport today; however, he is simply not busy enough. At 29, he needs more fights, more exposure. That being said, Donaire will face Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. in February in an attempt to capture the vacant WBO super bantamweight title.
- No. 4 – Juan Manuel Marquez. Just when you think he's done, the old man shows up again in brilliant form. Lethargic against number 2 below in 2009, Marquez went on a tear to earn the anticipated rubber match with number 1 below last November. Some fight observers believe that Marquez defeated him, again.
- No. 3 – Sergio Martinez. The problem with Martinez is everyone knows that he is one of the top fighters conducting business today, but who is he fighting? Darren Barker held his own against him in October and Martinez fights Matthew Macklin in March. Yeah, uhhh, can't wait.
- No. 2 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr. There is so much debate out there as to whether Mayweather, Jr. is the number 1 P4P hombre today. While he has outclassed his last three opponents, the only argument that can be legitimately made against being number 1 is that he has only had one fight per year since 2009. There is too much talent between 154 and 140 to ignore all but the old guys and kids from Kansas. As a side note Mr. Money, most of us would pay to see a rematch with Victor Ortiz. Naturally, the foregoing is contingent upon him agreeing to a contract clause that forbids bromantic behavior and getting past Andre Berto next month.
- No. 1 – Manny Pacquiao. Not a great year for the great one. Yes, he destroyed Shane Mosley, but Buboy Fernandez would have as well. The Marquez fight though may well be some bad mojo coming back on Freddie Roach (maybe Oscar De La Hoya isn't the only one who can no longer "pull the trigger," eh?). The slightest of margins in P4P voting separate Pacquiao from Mayweather as the top fighter in the game. The time is right to make the fight already—get it done on May 5th.


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PEORIA, Ariz. -- With school sports seasons fast approaching, Northwest Valley student athletes will be looking for concussion education courses to satisfy Arizona Interscholastic Association requirements. They have a new resource in Peoria.
Barrow Neurological Institute opened the West Brains Clinic in May and the staff will host concussion seminars to provide information about the head injury, treatment and prevention. The clinic is located within the It's All in the Game space at 7797 W. Paradise Lane.
"We wanted to expand because there were not a lot of concussion-focused facilities in this area, but there are a lot of high schools," said Kareem Shaarawy, MD, one of three doctors that staff the West Brains Clinic. "Accessibility to Phoenix (from the Northwest Valley) is sometimes a challenge."
The AIA, Barrow at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, and the Arizona Cardinals collaborated to create a mandate (Aug. 16, 2011) that all male and female student athletes must undergo concussion education and take a test before playing to follow suit of Arizona law passed in April 2011.
"This is the first program in the country that student athletes have to take concussion education before playing," said Javier Cárdenas, MD, neurologist at Barrow Neurological Institute, and another doctor who works at the Peoria Brains Clinic.
Dr. Cárdenas specializes in traumatic brain injuries and concussions in children and adults. AIA and the Cardinals approached him in 2010 to create the concussion prevention and education program.
Dr. Cárdenas also has developed a traumatic brain injury program that comprehensively treats mild to severe brain and spinal cord injuries, which was the first in the nation.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed April 2011 Senate Bill 1521 into law, which requires school districts to implement guidelines for students participating in school-sponsored athletic activities.
Peoria Unified School District has a 2-part concussion education program in place, according to Erin Dunsey, district spokeswoman. The first part is a 45-60-minute online program students can watch at home, in school or anywhere else they have Internet access, she added.
"Once they pass the course, they receive a certificate of completion," Ms. Dunsey stated in an e-mail. "The school is then notified of completion."
This is a one-time test for students to take some time during their high school career.
PUSD officials also developed their own plan to test and assess the cognition level of high school student athletes.
"The cognitive tests will be taken under the direction of the athletic trainers," Ms. Dunsey stated.
Coaches and athletic trainers are required to take the same educational-based online training program as the students, she added.
"Student athletes are required to sign a waiver that says they will study the "Brain Book,'" Dr. Shaarawy explained.
The Brain Book provides a variety of information on concussions. In addition to providing the base for concussion workshops conducted by West Brains Clinic, it is available online, according to Dr. Shaarawy. It is modeled from social networking sites and created by Barrow and Arizona State University Ph.D. students.
Student athletes must pass the concussion test with an 80 percent or better score to play in AIA athletics. As a former teacher, Dr. Cárdenas believes testing the athletes on their knowledge at the end of the program was very important.
"There are approximately 3 million sports-related concussions nationally each year," Dr. Cárdenas said in a May 9 concussion workshop during the West Brains Clinic open house. "Players recognizing the signs and symptoms of concussion can prevent death and disability."
Dr. Shaarawy said concussions are not limited to high school and other level sports, and they are not unique to younger people.
"Concussion has no age limit," he said.
People tend to associate concussions with head-to-head contact, but Dr. Shaarawy said it is not limited to only that action.
"We see them in car accidents, routine falls and many other activities," he explained.
What makes concussions worse is returning to regular activity — whether it be sports, work or others — before the brain has had a chance to recover, according to Dr. Shaarawy. However, there is no specific period of time off that covers all concussion patients, he added.
"Everyone is different, so there is no optimal rest time," he said.
Doctors prescribe rest for concussions because elevated heart rates and blood pressure aggravate concussions, according to Dr. Shaarawy. Doctors assess the patient's recovery based on a daily system score, he added.
"The higher the score, the longer it takes before they are released for normal activity," Dr. Shaarawy said.
Patients can shorten their recovery time by getting more rest, sleeping well, staying hydrated, eating well and avoiding stress, the doctor said.
Dr. Shaarawy also said treating concussions is not just about the physical aspects, including social.
"There are a lot of depression and anxiety issues with concussions," he said.
There are 22 symptoms associated with concussions, according to Dr. Shaarawy. The most concerning are worsening headaches, significant pressure behind the eyes, vomiting and numbness or tingling in the extremities.
The Brains Clinic at Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, has been operating for three years.
Editor's Note: Reporter Phoebe Volk contributed to this story.
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Russian government dumps iPads for Samsung tablets
You can't hide your spying eyes
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS have switched their iPads for Samsung tablets to avoid any US spies' prying eyes.
The country famed for its KGB intelligence service, double agents and general air of paranoia clearly is all too familiar with the dastardly spying methods in use by governments and has decided to take the drastic step of banning iPads from the Cabinet.
We can imagine there are several disgruntled government officials secretly cursing their president for making them buy a whole load of duplicate songs they can't transfer from iTunes to Google Play, and stopping them from being able to sync their documents from their Macbooks, just to get a bit of extra territory in the region.
According to the Moscow Times, Russian communications and mass media minister Nikolai Nikiforov said the disappearance of iPads from Cabinet meetings was unrelated to international sanctions over the Crimea region, but was caused by "purely technical" security considerations.
This was different to the reason he gave earlier this week, when he cited US surveillance as the reason for the ban. Nikiforov cited a Wall Street Journal article, which said the US was rushing to expand satellite coverage and communications interception efforts across Russia, Ukraine and the Baltics following Moscow's occupation of the Crimea.
"Americans are openly announcing a massive information intelligence effort against Russia," he said.
"US security services have put an end to the further use of US computer software and hardware in Russian government and related sectors."
However, by Wednesday he'd backtracked from this message, we like to imagine after president Putin pointed out he'd just got to the penultimate mission of GTA 5 on his Xbox One.
Nikiforov explained that he was simply suggesting Russian companies should be more careful in their choice of device, rather than actually banning the use of certain products. "[Government agencies and companies should] very carefully treat their choice of information technology partners [when] certain countries may launch a massive information intelligence effort on the territory of Russia," he reassured everyone on Wednesday.
While the iPad ban will remain in effect, Nikiforov denied that the measure was aimed at introducing any limitations or sanctions against Apple in particular. Although of course it does mean that Apple has been singled out as evil by the Russian government.
And for anyone taking Nikiforov's latest suggestion as advice rather than an order, we'd imagine a visit from the KGB will swiftly follow. µ
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An infectious disease is on the spread and people should take measures to protect themselves. Mosquito repellant, wearing long sleeves, and pants is the best way to protect yourself from biting mosquitos.
Avoid standing water, repair your screens
The tropical virus was brought to the United States by visitors in the Caribbean. Fever joint pain headache muscle pain and some have a rash and vomiting. The symptoms start up three to seven days after the mosquito bite and goes on for seven days.
Get plenty of rest, drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration
Georgia-Ashley Manning, "I was feeling really bad, getting dizzy, a fever and out of breath." The Southeast is getting hit the worst right now. The viral disease is not fatal but the symptoms can be disabling. Infants and people over the age of 65 are most at risk because of their immune system. These two populations should not be traveling to areas known to have the outbreak.
Once you have been infected you are protected from getting it again
The Center for Disease Control advises you to see your doctor at once should you come down with any of the symptoms. IF you have recently traveled be sure to tell your doctor. Right now there isn't any medication for the viral disease Chikengunya.
Ibuprofen, or acetominophen can help ease the pain
The viral disease chikengunya is transmitted from mosquitos to people. The virus cannot be transmitted from one infected person to another. This same mosquito is also known for transmitting the fatal dengue virus. The dengue virus has been spreading since the 1950's and there still is not a vaccine to prevent the illness.
The mosquito carrying the disease can be detected by the white stripes on its legs
Aedes aegypti and the Aedes albopictus, play a major role in the transmission of chikengunya. The biting adults have been found both indoors and outdoors. Larvae of this mosquito will set up camp indoors too. Use air conditioning and wear permethrin-treated clothing when outdoors, and get rid of any containers of standing water after each rain.
Chikengunya testing at CDC
People with an acute onset of fever and joint pain, polyarthalgia, especially if you have traveled should be tested. Laboratory testing can detect the virus within the first three days. All results of testing will be sent to the state health department. If you think you may have been bitten by the virus carrying mosquito it is important that you take measures not to get bitten again. Chikengunya can be transmitted from an infected person to the mosquito. Repellants containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, and para menthane diol have the best long lasting protection.
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Texas Tech Signs Three in 2014 Class
JoJo Robertson and Emily Kuhfeld signed three golfers for Tech's class of 2014 Thursday.
Nov. 21, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's golf team and head coach JoJo Robertson announced the signing of three golfers to its class of 2014 on Thursday.
Gabby Barker (Caldwell, Idaho), Kamryn Cummings (San Angelo, Texas) and Madeline Davis (Houston, Texas) all signed National Letters of Intent with Texas Tech during the early NCAA signing period.
"I am really looing forward to having our three new players join our program," Robertson said. "All three of them are exactly the type of people that we are looking for to continue to build this program. I know they will be great representatives for Texas Tech."
Barker has had the opportunity to already expand her game on the local, regional and national level in high school after qualifying for the USGA Junior Girls Amateur the last two years - advancing to the match play portion each time. She also qualified and made the cut for the Junior World Championship in two consecutive years and won the Idaho State Women's Amateur Championship in 2013 - finishing as the only player under par for three rounds.
Barker is coming off back-to-back second place finishes at the 5A State Championships while also lettering in volleyball the last three years and basketball the last two years.
She plans on studying sports psychology and earning a master's degree.
"I chose Texas Tech because I wanted to be able to golf all year round and play at the highest competition level," Barker said. "I really loved getting to know the coaching staff with JoJo and Emily (Kuhfeld)."
Cummings is a four-year letterman from San Angelo Central High School where she has a 71 stroke average the last three seasons. She owns girls course record at two courses in Texas - 64 at Diamondback Golf Club in Abilene and 66 at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links in Odessa. Cummings also won the District 2-5A championship in 2012 and was third in 2013.
Davis is a three-year team captain at Houston Christian High School and has been named most valuable player in each of her last three seasons as well. Last season as a junior, she won all eight tournaments she entered, including the SPC Texas State Championship by 13 strokes, firing a 66 on the final day.
Outside of high school play, Davis has won six Texas Junior Golf Tournaments and placed in the top 10 three times and top five twice on the American Junior Golf Association tour. She also won the Championship Flight at the Starburst Junior Golf Tournament in Waco.
"I chose Texas Tech for the many academic and athletic opportunities it offers," she said. "Everyone that I met was very personable and welcoming - especially my new teammates. It will be wonderful to play for caring coaches who can help take me to the next level."
The Lady Raiders will have the rest of the fall and winter to practice and prepare for their quest to make a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament with their first tournament in the spring, Feb. 16-18 at Rio Mar Beach Resort in Puerto Rico.


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This is from a letter published in 1755 or 1756 in the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions, Volume 49, pages 251-254. The original title is A fhort Account of fome new Aftronomical and Phyfical Obfervations made in Afia; and communicated to Matthew Maty, M.D.F.R.S. by his Excellency Mr. [James] Porter, his Majesty's Ambaffador at Conftantinople, and F.R.S.
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Blyth Spartans 0-2 Gateshead
Gateshead produced almost the complete performance to sweep aside near neighbours Blyth Spartans and reach the 2nd round of the FA Cup for the first time in 11 years.
The Tynesiders were superior in every department and the only tinge of disappointment was that more of the 21 attempts at goal didn't find the net.
That was down to good goalkeeping from Blyth's on loan goalkeeper David Knight, some unlucky near misses and some wasteful finishing, particularly with the head.
That aside this was a Croft Park master class from Ian Bogie's men on a pitch that played far better than expected.
James Curtis and Ben Clark were imperious at the back while left back Chris Carruthers also had a fine game.
The midfield three of Kris Gate, Micky Cummins and Phil Turnbull pulled the strings all afternoon and also contributed several efforts at goal.
In Cummins' case it was a second goal in two games that sealed a one-sided 1st round tie.
Jon Shaw was again a major threat up front scoring the all important opening goal, again gift-wrapped by the generous Spartans just as they had in February's Trophy clash.
An outclassed Blyth managed only one shot in the first half, by former Heed favourite Wayne Phillips, and that was blocked before it got anywhere near the goal.
Spartans only threat came in the opening minutes of the second half when Jamie Mole fizzed an angled shot that only just cleared the bar.
Former Heed hero Graeme Armstrong, clearly lacking match fitness, had a shot on the turn deflected past the post but that was about as good as it got for the home side.
Gateshead were a class above and Bogie was delighted by his side's professional performance that brought the most comfortable of passages into the 2nd round.
This was much to the delight of the thousand strong travelling Heed Army, over a third of the official 2,763 crowd.
Turnbull was inches wide from 25 yards and then Clark fired over the bar after his first shot had been block.
The early momentum was with Gateshead and it was not long before Blyth shot themselves in the foot with another defensive howler.
Chris Swailes' sliced own goal had given Bogie's men an early advantage at Croft Park eight months ago and this time the villain was stand-in centre back Danny Groves.
Dallying on the ball near the edge of the box the predatory Shaw nipped in to steal the ball and then round Knight to shoot into an empty net - his 19th goal in 20 games.
Cummins' free header from Carruthers' cross was well saved by Knight who then made an even better save to deny Shaw his second.
The hapless Groves missed Carruthers' cross and Shaw's shot was destined for the top corner until Knight somehow finger-tipped over at full stretch.
Another Carruthers cross saw Cummins head wide at the near post and then Gate went past former Heed team-mate Phil Cave on the right of the box.
His cross picked out Shaw whose volley cleared the bar. Cummins had another effort saved and Martin Brittain sliced wide as the one-way traffic continued.
Shaw had a great chance to make it two on the stroke of half-time after creating space for himself in the box from Brittain's corner but headed straight at Knight.
Despite hardly having the ball Blyth were still very much in the tie at the halfway stage.
Richie Slaughter's measured ball out of defence four minutes into the second half then almost brought the Conference North strugglers level.
Mole got down the side of Clark on the right of the box to strike a vicious shot from an angle that clipped the top of the net.
Normal service, however, was soon resumed when Shaw unselfishly layed off Carruthers' cross into the path of Cummins.
The experienced midfielder drilled a low shot into the bottom corner from outside the box to seal the game.
Cue delirium in the massed ranks of the Heed Army in the Plessey Road end of the ground.
Gate and Turnbull both shot over the bar while a rare Blyth break saw Armstrong's shot deflected past the far post.
A beleaguered Blyth afforded Gateshead far too much space in midfield all afternoon allowing the Heed trio to mount wave after wave of attack.
Nathan Fisher could have made it three from another excellent Carruthers cross but his header lacked conviction and was deflected wide.
Cummins put a free header over the bar at the back post from Brittain's cross while Clark headed over from sub Chris Moore's flag kick.
Turnbull cut inside only to see his shot deflected for a corner while Shaw headed wide of the far post from Baxter's deep cross.
Blyth sub Glen Taylor shot straight at Jak Alnwick in the dying seconds - the on loan Magpie's only save of the game.
Having now won two North East derbies against Hebburn Town and Blyth Spartans at a canter Gateshead are hoping today's 2nd round draw will again be kind to them.
Blyth Spartans: Knight, Slaughter, Cave (Forster 72), Phillips, Groves, Pearson, Mason (Offiong 66), Hooks, Armstrong (Taylor 77), Mole, Emms.
Subs (not used): Anzevui, Crook (gk), Purvis, Hunter (gk)
Bookings: Armstrong (45)
Gateshead: Alnwick, Baxter (Henderson 80), Carruthers, Clark, Curtis, Brittain (Moore 69), Cummins (Nix 85), Turnbull, Gate, Fisher, Shaw.
Subs (not used): Deasy (gk), Rents, Mulligan, Gillies.
Goals: Shaw (14), Cummins (54)
Bookings: None
Referee: Daren Bond (Burscough)
Att: 2,763
. The FA Cup 2nd round draw will take place on ITV 1 today (Sunday) after the televised clash between FC Halifax Town and Charlton Athletic, sometime around 2:40pm.
Gateshead are ball number 13.
Jon Shaw and Nathan Fisher celebrate the opening goal
Second goalscorer Micky Cummins looks to turn on the edge of the Blyth box
Phil Turnbull pulls the strings in midfield
Gateshead celebrate the second goal
The Heed Army celebrate the goal
The Heed Army look forward to the FA Cup 2nd Round. Photos by Martin Avery.


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Lou Bega's Los Angeles Home Burned Down, Mambos Number 1-4 Found in Artist's Basement
LOS ANGELES – Singer and accused murderer Lou Bega's mansion burned down in Los Angeles this week.
After investigators recovered from the shock of realizing that Lou Bega actually owned a mansion, they discovered Mambos #1-4 in the one hit wonder's basement.
Officials also found copies of the artist's album. Local archaeologist Tim Darlington hypothesized that "these rare artifacts may be the only copies ever owned in existence."
Further investigation revealed the tragedy of Mr. Bega's post-mambo existence.
"Lou Bega was running a low-down LA whore house, where he conducted some despicable and deranged sexual acts" said lead investigator Col. Daryl Gates Jr. "All those numbers in the song? They referred to hookers. I shouldn't get into the gruesome details; all I can reveal is that they often involved the trumpet."
The discovery of the extensive prostitution ring would not be the day's only revelation. Also found in the basement: a little bit of Jessica, Monica, Sandra, and Rita.
"From the look of his basement, Bega appears to be one of the most prolific serial cannibals in American history," said Gates Jr. "Not since 'My Neck, My Back' has anyone eaten this much p*ssy. Literally."
Bega has been released from LAPD custody under the condition that he perform at every Bar Mitzvah in the Los Angeles area this weekend.


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So I wanted to go through some young actors in hollywood today under 30 years old and what their type may be.
You can add as many more as you want and respectfully disgree on my assumptions. I think types determine the type of roles they play as well as how they conduct themselves in interviews.
Andrew Garfield- ISFJ
Emma Stone- ESFP
Megan Fox- ISTP
Daniel Radcliffe- ENFP
Emma Watson- INXJ
Rupert Grint- INFP
Mia Wasikowskia INFP
Josh Hutcherson- ESFP
Kristen Stewart- ISFJ
Taylor Launter- ENFJ
Seth Rogan- ESTP
Joseph Gordan Levitt-EXFP
Kirsten Dunst- ISFP
Amber Heard- ISFP
Jennifer Lawrence- ISTP


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My mom had not been to a movie theater since seeing Meet the Parents with my dad in 2000. His prolonged battle with alzheimers made it impossible. My sister took her to see Jersey Boys on stage a couple years ago. She hinted strongly that she wanted to see the new movie, directed by Clint Eastwood. So, we piled into the minivan last night and drove to Rio Grande to see the movie.
It was well worth the trip. I love The Four Seasons music. It is timeless and holds up to this day. I didn't know the back story behind the band. It was a fascinating character analysis. Clint Eastwood should be up for best director, and the movie should get Oscar consideration. The musical numbers were fantastic. Even my teenage sons liked the movie and the music.
John Lloyd Young as Franky Valli does an outstanding job. His singing is as close as you can get to Franky Valli's unmistakeable sound. Christopher Walken is funny and understated as the man behind the scenes, protecting the group. Vincent Piazza does a great job as the bad boy that breaks up the group. I bet you didn't know Joe Pesci had a major role in the formation of the Four Seasons.
Of course, Avalon had a personal connection to the movie. On one of her Daily Show excursions to NYC a month ago, her and her friend entered an unassuming Irish Pub and sat at the bar. The guy next to them asked if they wanted to play some sort of dice game. They said sure. Eventually his girlfriend arrived and they continued to talk. The girlfriend then revealed that his name was Donnie Kehr and he was in the Jersey Boys movie, after appearing in the Broadway version. He played the mob guy who Tommy owed $162,000. It's a small world for Avalon.
Here are some of my favorite Four Seasons tunes on Fourth of July:


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Movies inspire us. With the advancements in technology, it has brought amazing technological toys and gadgets to the silver screen, some that we could not even imagine owning. Movies have brought us the best hacking or gaming computers with quadruple monitors, futuristic toys and even time travel. What would it be like to own some of these gadgets in the real world?
Here's our list of the Top 10 Must Have Movie Gadgets.
Batman's Tumbler
Spider Man's Web Shooter
Star Trek Teleportation
Light Sabers
Austin Powers Mini Cooper
James Bond Aston Martin Vanquish
Iron Man's Mark VII Suit
Men In Black Memory Wiper
Tron Light Cycles
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It's time to think about having dinner parties out on the deck again, if it's not raining. It's nice to make an appetizer to get things started. Inspired by spring, this recipe uses artichokes as the main ingredient. Artichokes are a perennial thistle originating in the Mediterranean. They taste fabulous steamed when you dip the leaves in butter and garlic. The "meat" at the bottom of the leaves and the heart are so good in melted garlic butter.
This artichoke and spinach dip is served in an artichoke bowl and surrounded by cut vegetables to dip into the creamy mixture. Most artichoke and spinach dip recipes I have seen use chips or bread as the dipping "tools", but this version is low fat. You can use carrots, celery and broccoli to serve with it. Using the artichoke as a bowl is a really easy way to make the platter look beautiful. If you make the artichoke bowl, the whole thing takes an hour to make (you can put it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it). If you choose not to make the artichoke bowl, it takes about ten minutes to prepare and will taste just as great. You could also substitute the fresh spinach with frozen; although, fresh is best and only adds about ten minutes to the process. I used the reduced fat garden vegetable Philadelphia cream cheese. It really is tasty and an affordable way to make a delicious and beautiful appetizer for your family and friends. You can have your guests nibble on this while you grill your meal. Yes, it's grilling season again. Below, you will find a video of me making this appetizer.
You can get everything you need for this recipe at Cub Foods in Mankato: 1800 Madison Ave, 507-625-9222.
Artichoke and Spinach dip
Serves: 6
Time: one hour
1 large artichoke
4 Tbsp butter
1 bunch of fresh spinach
1 clove garlic, sliced
1 8oz. container of Philadelphia reduced fat garden vegetable cream cheese
1 14oz. can artichoke hearts
1 14 oz. jar roasted red peppers
½ C. reduced fat sour cream
½ C. parmesan cheese
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp pepper
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
3 large carrots, peeled and chopped into 3 inch sticks
5 celery stalks, chopped into 3 inch sticks
6 broccoli florets, cut into bit sized pieces
Cut off the step of the artichoke so it sits flat. Then, cut off the top of the artichoke to make the top flat too. This will look better as a bowl. Fill a pot with 1 inch of water and place a metal steamer in the pot. Place the artichoke in the steamer and turn the heat on medium high. Cover with a lid and allow to steam for 40 minutes. The artichoke is ready when a leaf pulls out easily.
Cut the stems off of the spinach and wash the leaves very well. Spinach leaves tend to be gritty. In a skillet, melt the butter and sauté the sliced garlic for five minutes. Add the spinach and allow to wilt in the butter for five minutes.
In a food processor, combine the garden vegetable cream cheese, artichoke hearts, and spinach. Pulse for four or five times. Then, add sour cream, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Pulse four or five times more.
Chop up your vegetables and arrange on a platter, leaving a space in the middle for the artichoke bowl. Now, your artichoke should be finished. Let it cool for a couple of minutes so you can work with it without burning your hands. Start pulling out the inside leaves, leaving the outer leaves to form a bowl. Once you get down to the "hair" of the artichoke gently remove with a spoon (see my video). You will be left with the outer leaves and the bottom heart of the artichoke. Spoon in the dip and place in the middle of your vegetables. You will have left over dip to refill as needed. Enjoy.


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Walking the streets of Zürich: Tomorrow is Today
By bblfish on Aug 13, 2005
On Saturday I met up with Reto Bachman Gmür to talk about RDF. On my way back I saw some unusal things walking through Zürich. People dressed in weird constumes,
people dancing in the street (and a lot of nakedness)
punks being tender
and this went on until midnight. At times it was difficult to walk through the streets, they were so packed. One just had to stop and dance. When I reached the central train station at 11pm it had turned into a huge rave party.
The main stages closed at midnight, but thousands of smaller venues continued, I am told into the early morning hours (6 am). This all may well have had something to do with the Zürich Street Parade, whose motto this year is "Tomorrow is Today".
As I said. The swiss are a conservative lot. They fiercly guard their freedoms (to party).


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CBS announced on Monday that TV veteran Scott Bakula will play the lead in the network's "NCIS" spinoff that's set in New Orleans.
Bakula has starred in several memorable TV series, including "Men of a Certain Age," "Star Trek: Enterprise," and "Quantum Leap."
The two-hour pilot episode of the new "NCIS" series is set to air in the spring and will focus on the New Orleans NCIS office, which deals with cases from Louisiana to the Texas panhandle and from Pensacola through Mississippi.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bakula will portray NCIS Special Agent Pride who is warm, passionate, strong, and humorous. Above all, he's driven to do what's right.
The new "NCIS" series is the second spinoff of the original "NCIS" series, which debuted in 2003 and is still in production. The other spinoff, "NCIS: Los Angeles," premiered in 2009 and is also still in production.
The original "NCIS" series was a spinoff of "JAG," which ran from 1995 to 2005.
Personal Take
It's evident spinoffs are a proven success in today's TV landscape, so why not add another "NCIS" series to the mix?
Equally evident is the scarcity of fresh ideas in the TV ranks.
Although the new "NCIS" show is set in a different part of the country, how different can the crimes investigated really be? Maybe a New Orleans-based criminal will do his dastardly deeds while playing a saxophone during Mardi Gras?
Some experts say the serialized series of recent memory – think "Lost" – are gone. TV viewers want their stories wrapped up neatly at the end of the hour, not dragged out over several seasons.
If that's true, then this is why shows such as "CSI" and "NCIS" are so successful.
Even so, one needn't look far for a successful serialized series on TV today. AMC's "The Walking Dead" – which also is planning a spinoff – continues to set new cable viewing records that surpass much of what's offered on the traditional networks.
In the end, all that really matters is that there's well written and acted programming available on the tube.
Besides, who doesn't like Bakula? He's a good actor who is careful in the roles he chooses.
Bring it on, CBS, bring it on.
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CNN confirmed.
I have conflicted thoughts on this. On the one hand the guy was a loon trying to write and distribute a handbook for raping children, on the other hand he wasn't forcing anyone to actually read it or do anything outlined in the book, he just wrote a book. The quote at the end in particular pissed me off.
"The message is very clear: If you write a book, if you sell that book, if you transmit that book to anyone in our jurisdiction, then we will investigate you and arrest, because our goal is protect the children."
Ineloquent though his sentiments are he gets across the same "zero-tolerance" point that has proven SO effective in government regulation. Cause, you know, laws aren't guideposts to be interpreted and applied on a case by case basis depending on circumstances, they're ABSOLUTE.


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I am really at a loss for what Stewart is trying to say. The question is:
Use Definition 2 to find an expression for the area under the graph of $f$ as a limit. Do not evaluate the limit.
$$f(x) = \frac {2x}{x^2+1},\quad 1 \le x \le 3$$
Definition 2 is:
The area $A$ of the region $S$ that lies under the graph of a continuous function $f$ is the limit of the sum of the areas of approximating rectangles. $$A = \lim_{x\to\infty}R_n=\lim_{x\to\infty}[f(x_1)\Delta x+f(x_2)\Delta x+\dots+f(x_n)\Delta x]$$
He then somehow reworks this into some insane sigma expression that has $n$s and numbers and I have no idea what is going on and neither does he really because he doesn't explain anything.


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College Hockey:Remembering Tim Taylor: Thoughts on the legendary former Yale coach
Editor's note: The college hockey community is remembering former Yale coach Tim Taylor, who passed away Saturday. Here are some thoughts from USCHO's Jayson Moy and Dave Starman.
Jayson Moy, USCHO: I started doing radio for Rensselaer in 1992, and that was when I first met coach Tim Taylor. But it wasn't until I started covering the ECAC for USCHO in 1996 that I really got to know Coach Taylor on a deeper level. I would call him on the phone and ask him the standard reporter questions, and then we would just talk. He would ask how I was doing, how life was treating me. He had a great understanding of what it was like to make connections, to understand who he was talking to and to make sure that that person was happy. Coach Taylor was always honest, gracious, full of thoughts and insights.
When Becky Blaeser joined me on the ECAC beat, she brought something even more special to the relationship that Coach Taylor and I had. Becky's brother, Jeff, had played for Coach Taylor at Yale, and she had known him since she was a little girl. She called him Grandpa Tim, and that name stuck as we talked about Yale for our weekly column, or just in passing for hockey. It was a fun way of talking about a great guy that we knew.
When I passed off the ECAC beat for USCHO, I missed my chats with Coach Taylor, and I would only see him when Rensselaer played Yale or at Lake Placid for the ECAC Championships. But each time we talked, he would always take time to see how I was doing. I haven't talked to Coach Taylor since he left Yale, but I can still remember the talks we had, how much I learned from him and how much he set an example for the rest of the world. I will truly miss Coach Taylor.
Dave Starman, USCHO national columnist: I was lucky enough to have met Tim when he was the coach at Yale and I was working with the New York Apple Core junior program. A few of our alums went on to play at Yale, including Chris Higgins, Vin Hellemeyer, Mike Karwoski and a few others. Despite being a coaching legend at that point, Tim was just one of the guys when he was at the rink watching junior games.
Later on, he and I crossed paths on the scouting trail quite a bit, especially the year the World Junior Championship was played in Edmonton. It seemed we were watching a lot of the same games and same guys for a good stretch of weekends, and we would sit together and talk hockey. He was a quiet guy but he loved to chat about players' strengths and weaknesses, and he wanted your opinion. I think it was a way he built trust in you. When that United States WJC team was being put together we talked about a lot of those NCAA players that were being considered and two stories stand out. One about Austin Czarnik and the other about Johnny Gaudreau.
First Czarnik. Tim had asked me about Czarnik and my thoughts on him as I had seen Miami two or three times already that season. I gave him what I liked as strengths and what concerned me about him as a candidate for the WJC, especially knowing how coach Dean Blais liked to construct those types of teams.
Miami was at Ferris State and the game was tied in the second period when the RedHawks won an offensive-zone draw to the left of Taylor Nelson. The puck came to Czarnik who, moving from his right to left off the scramble, snapped a backhand shot top shelf far side from 25 feet out. I looked at Tim and he looked at me and at the same time we both said two words: "He's in."
The next is Gaudreau. One night probably a month later we were at Boston College and had the same chat about Johnny G. I think I was there to do a game for CBS Sports Network. Tim asked for opinions; I gave them based on two or three viewings of BC. Gaudreau had a great game and I followed up some thoughts with him by phone that week. Just as the U.S. wrapped up minicamp in Camrose, Alberta, in preparation for the WJC, the U.S. blitzed the Swiss and Gaudreau had a couple of strong games. Coach walked up to me after one of them and we chatted about five guys on the bubble. The last line of the conversation was this, and I will never forget it because it came true: He prefaced it by saying he was worried about Gaudreau's size for the current team but was already looking ahead as he was impressed with his skill level.
Taylor said, "After these exhibition games Gaudreau basically cemented his place on next year's team for Ufa and I'd say he could be the best forward we will have over there."
I enjoyed many great chats with Tim in rinks the past few years and even a memorable car ride from Camrose to Calgary to see an exhibition game between Finland and Canada with him and Ohio State assistant coach Joe Exter. His opinions, his stories, his perspectives came from a place of knowledge and experience, and without an agenda. He was to the point but not in your face.
I last spoke with Tim before the WJC as we swapped some info about some guys he was watching for Team USA and some I was watching in my various capacities in college hockey. I knew Tim was battling cancer and reached out to say I was thinking about him, but I think that was after he had stopped answering messages and I am sure there were hundreds.
The day of the NCAA championship game Tim Rappleye, a longtime TV veteran who knew Coach Taylor, called me and filled me in that Coach was starting to get near the end. He said "you might want to say something during your on-air time tonight on ESPN about him and his health issues." I am glad he did but didn't want to breach a trust and air something he would not want out there publicly. I reached out to a good friend of his, Jack Parker, and proposed my wording of what I wanted to say to get the point across that we all were thinking about him and that we cared. When Jack signed off on it, I wrote it and it is what you heard from me between the first and second periods of the national championship game. I won't lie, it was hard to keep my composure.
I can't say we were anything but friends, colleagues, and advocates of NCAA hockey and USA Hockey. I will value what he taught me and that he considered me someone he could have a good discussion with about players and the game he loved.
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You may know the attractive and entrepreneurial actress, model, and former professional WCW and WWE wrestler Stacy Keibler best for her work in any of the aforementioned areas; but on Feb. 27, the Baltimore Ravens tweeted a pic of her during her glory days, when Keibler was a Baltimore Ravens' Cheerleader.
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"Hey @StacyKeibler, look what we found in the archives... pic.twitter.com/w6x3V1SIdq"
The Ravens want the world to remember that the world famous celebrity was once one of their own.
Keibler was born and went to school in the greater Baltimore, Md. area, and had some minor acting and modeling gigs during the time she became a Ravens' Cheerleader at the tender age of 18 for the Ravens' 1997 season.
In 2000, Keibler was working with the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a Nitro Girl and still going to school full-time. She was also a season ticket holder for the Baltimore Ravens that year.
She moved to Los Angeles in 2004, where she soon picked up some TV sitcom acting work.
Most probably know the long legged blond-haired Keibler best for being a 2006 contestant on TV's "Dancing with the Stars," where she placed third place – and for allowing actor George Clooney the privilege of being her boy toy from 2011 through 2013.
Still a diehard Ravens fan, she and beleaguered Ravens' running back Ray Rice produced a video together wherein the now beleaguered Rice presented her with the first ever NFL Nike Jersey. You can see that video here.
For more on the now 34-year-old Stacy Keibler, see the video accompanying this article.
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In 2013, the philosophy faculty of Cardinal Glennon College established the annual John Cardinal Glennon Lecture as a complement to the Kenrick School of Theology's annual Peter Richard Kenrick Lecture. The Glennon Lecture provides the seminarians and the wider public an opportunity to be formed by some of the most eminent philosophers in the United States.
4th Annual Glennon Lecture: February 27, 2016
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
Location: Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Auditorium, 5200 Glennon Drive, St. Louis, MO 63119.
Speaker: Dr. Gregory Beabout, Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University
Topic: Proclamation, Oration, and the New Evangelization: The Third Luminous Mystery and the Role of Rhetoric in the Philosophical Education of Future Priests
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- 2014: Dr. Janet Smith – The Universality of Natural Law and the Irreducibility of Personalism
- 2013: Dr. Peter Kreeft – Blaise Pascal and the New Evangelization
About John Cardinal Glennon (1862-1946)
John Joseph Glennon was born in Kinnegad County, Meath, Ireland, on June 14, 1862. He was ordained to the priesthood in Ireland in 1884 and was immediately assigned to ministry in Missouri. He became the Archbishop of St. Louis in 1903. Cardinal Glennon was seen as the "great builder," overseeing such major architectural projects such as the Cathedral of St. Louis (later to be named a basilica), Kenrick Seminary (now the Cardinal Rigali Center) and Cardinal Glennon College, the current home of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.


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For Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., the official opening of the Simpson Pavilion, Bronx-based Urban Health Plan's newest health center, hits close to home.
UHP is not just a healthcare institution, he said, but an economic development engine, employing individuals in the area and teaching students in public schools about healthy eating. When Dr. Richard Izquierdo created the organization, he continued, he sought to create a better future for the next generation living in the Bronx.
"He [Izquierdo] develops a little clinic and now we have this so that one day, this little boy from the Bronx can grow up healthy enough to be able to do anything that I want to do, that I set my mind to," Diaz Jr. said during a speech. "So that this little boy from the Bronx can one day be the Bronx Borough President. It's emotional."
On Friday morning, the network — which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — held an official opening ceremony for the new center outside of its main building on 1054 Simpson St. Elected officials present included Community Board 2 District Manager and 41st Precinct Community Council President Rafael Salamanca, U.S. Rep. José Serrano, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, and State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. Community residents and organizations were also present.
The new, 54,000 square-foot facility will be able to take in an additional 20,000 South Bronx residents. It will consist of UHP's adult medicine, walk-in, pediatrics, behavioral health and OB/GYN departments. It will also include a gym for patients and a demonstration kitchen designed by the chefs of the Canyon Ranch Health Resort.
"What do I call the Simpson Pavilion?" said Paloma Hernandez, UHP's president and CEO, who is the daughter of UHP's founder. "I call it the hospital of the future, where beds are far and few between — or in this case nonexistent."
Founded in 1974 by Dr. Richard Izquierdo, UHP is a network of federally qualified community health centers based in the South Bronx and Queens. The organization strives to improve the health of under-served communities.
Izquierdo said that he is proud of how far the institution has come since he founded it four decades ago and credited the current team with the latest developments.
"I am so very proud of what we have done here because it is in my perennial opinion the response to a sick, dysfunctional healthcare system," Izquierdo said. "We have found a formula for the people in this community and we still have only put a dent into the armor of the problem, but we have put together a new way to a new healthcare."
The Simpson Pavilion is UHP's ninth clinic, according to a press release. It was funded by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the New York City Council, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., State Senator Ruben Diaz and new market tax credits. The tax credits totaled $37.8 million.
"When the federal government is giving out money and the Congress members were here and the President of the United States, $12-13 million, they're not giving that to everybody, but they're giving it to Urban Health," Diaz Jr. said.
In 2013, UHP served more than 60,000 patients through more than 300,000 patient visits at eight clinic sites, eight school-based clinics and four part-time sites, according to a press release. Since 1974, it has served South Bronx communities such as Hunts Point, Mott Haven and Morrisania.
South Bronx resident Zaida Ortiz, 67, of Stratford Avenue, has been living in the area for 27 years and has been a UPH patient for the past 20 years. She comes to UHP for a variety of services, including exercising in the gym, visiting the gynecologist and emergency care. She said she is looking forward to using the new center.
"It's good," Ortiz said. "For me, it's good. This building is new, because the other one is on the other side, but I come here."


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Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 12:48 p.m.
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HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for treatment of a lingering cough.
Methodist Hospital issued a statement Thursday saying the 88-year-old Bush has been in and out of the hospital recently for complications resulting from bronchitis.
The hospital says Bush is in stable condition and is expected to be released within 72 hours.
Bush's chief of staff, Jean Becker, told the Houston Chronicle the illness was not life-threatening but there had been concerns it could have developed into pneumonia.
Becker's office referred questions from The Associated Press to Bush's spokesman, who did not immediately respond to phone messages.
Bush's son, former President George W. Bush, has been among his visitors.
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A new study released Monday shows nearly one child or teen an hour is injured by a gun seriously enough to require hospitalization. And this latest study in February's Pediatrics finds that of the 20 firearm injuries per day that send our kids to the hospital, six percent result in death, according to USA Today on Jan. 27.
Children who do survive gunshot injuries often require extensive follow-up treatment, including physical rehabilitation, home health care and readmission to hospitals due to delayed effects from the injury.
They may also require mental health or social services, says study co-author Dr. Robert Sege, director of the Division of Family and Child Advocacy at Boston Medical Center.
Although a number of past studies have used vital statistics data to examine pediatric deaths related to guns, this is the first to highlight the hardship of non-lethal injuries using the hospitalization data.
The collateral damage caused by gun-related injuries rarely garners the same attention as fatalities, "but that every day, 20 of our children are hospitalized for firearms injury, often suffering severe and costly injuries, clearly shows that this is a national public health problem", Dr. Sege said.
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Related: Guns are a social disease, should be treated that way.
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San Diego, CA---It doesn't get much better than sitting through a mindless early romantic comedy by The Bard that lasts 95 minutes. Adding to the pleasure of the above, one must mention the weather as a contributing factor particularly at the opening night performance of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" now on stage through Sept. 14th. It was a perfect San Diego evening under the stars outside at the Lowell Davies Festival Stage where shirtsleeves were the norm and not many bulky blankets were seen.
"Gents" may be Shakespeare's first known comedy for the professional stage, possibly written around 1590. It is perhaps THE first of Shakespeare's comedies. As with "As You Like It", "Much Ado", "Twelfth Night" and "Comedy of Errors" they all involve some or all of the following; mistaken identity, servant clowns of one variation or another, cross-dressing and complicated, but brought on by their own stupidity, love problems. In other words it's a "drama in which life is treated with humor" and usually has a happy ending or "All's Well That Ends Well" or it's "Much Ado About Nothing". Pick one for "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" and it will fit.
Choosing to do "Gents" in period and leaving much of the narrative on the cutting room floor afforded director Mark Lamos (long time associated with Old Globe productions from "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" to Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues" in 2004), costume designer Linda Cho, Fritz Patton and his original music, and set designer John Arnone to show of their best stuff by keeping it simple, you know what and giving the audience something to smile about exiting the theatre.
With an eye popping Disneyland looking set (reminded me of trips to Disneyland when one could see The Matterhorn from the freeway) sumptuous looking costumes in brilliant and rich color, brightly lit by Stephen Strawbridge, Lamos and his talented cast set the mood for this romp from the get go with the hysterical Proteus (Adam Kantor) vowing his love for his lady Julia (Kristin Villanueva) by tripping all over himself.
Then we change moods to one of a dance like cotillion for beginners. Switching again to the revelation that his bestie, Valentine (Hubert Point-Du Jour), the more in the true sense a gent, calm mature and well poised, is flying the coop to Milan.
In a nutshell, Valentine and Proteus are best friends living in Verona. How do we know? They tell us so over and over again. But when Valentine goes off to Milan to better himself at the court of Duke of Milan, (Mark Pinter is stately and beautiful in this role.) Proteus' world falls apart but for his 'deep' love for Julia. Shortly thereafter, Proteus' father Antonio (Arthur Hanket) also thinks it's time for his son to make his way in the world. He follows Valentine to Milan.
A funny thing happened in Milan. Valentine falls head over heels for Silvia (Britney Coleman), the Dukes daughter. She is in a pickle because her father wants her to marry the clown like Turio (Lowell Byers).
When Proteus first sets foot in the court (he is recommended to the Duke by Valentine) he becomes instantly smitten with Silvia, forget Julia. He now plots to get both Turio and Valentine out of the picture. Little does he know that Julia, who is now in disguise as a young page, had followed him to Milan.
One mishap follows another; Valentine is banned from court, Silvia is kidnapped by outlaws, Proteus rescues her, he declares his love for her, she rejects it, Valentine steps in, Proteus is overcome with shame after forcing himself on Silvia, Julia reveals herself, Proteus and Valentine end up with their respective brides and they all live happily ever after.
Short, simple and to the point, the story lacks depth, but the young and energetic cast makes the most of their partying and it shows through. Friends Proteus and Valentine are what some might call the attraction of opposites. Both Kantor and Point Du Jour are perfect against and for each other. Kantor, being the more physical, bursts with youthful enthusiasm against Point Du Jour's showing us a more thoughtful and adult demeanor.
Equally effective are the women who are well suited for their respective male counterparts. Villanueva is the more mercurial, immature and pouting to Coleman's calm and regal presence. She is an elegant looking beauty.
As in so many of Shakespeare's comedies, the clown or clowns are most remembered and "Gents" is no exception. Oh, there is also a dog that steals the show. She's little fidgety at times (well what woman isn't?) but for the most part she just sits, behaving and staring adoringly at her master, or Proteus' servant, Launce (Richard Ruiz). The dog's name is Crab. She's a black Lab/German short hair pointer and at home goes by the name of Khloe Jezbera. Both Launce and Crab are a perfect pair and when they both come on stage not a sound can be heard, it's so mesmerizing.
Rusty Ross is Valentine's servant, Speed. He is no stranger to comedy either. He originated the role of young Max in the Old Globe's "How The Grinch Stole Christmas". He's fast and sharp and on the uptake as opposed to Launce, always sporting a sad sack face but the more thoughtful and introspective of the two.
Usually one can point out just who the clowns are by their costumes and these two not only fit the description but also fit the part. Add Silvia's suitor the fool Turio to this duo and the clown affect is complete. His costume, one for the books, has a codpiece standing at attention that for a moment one thinks is a mistake, but no such luck!
George Bernard Shaw said: "Youth is wasted on the young". The good news is that both Kantor and Point-DuJour have the energy to use up now for our enjoyment.
"The Two Gentlemen Of Verona", in its current form on The Lowell Davies Festival Stage has all the right ingredients for a San Diego summer night frolic. Enjoy.
See you at the theatre.
Dates: Through Sept. 14th
Organization: The Old Globe
Phone: 619-234-5623
Production Type: Romantic Comedy
Where: 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park
Ticket Prices: Start at $29.00
Web: theoldglobe.org
Venue: Lowell Davies Festival Stage