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Lives are On the Line
People are depending on you. They depend on your organization.
Your mission is important.
With the world relying on you and your team, it is vital that you stay relevant, effective, and connected.
History is strewn with examples of organizations that failed or are struggling to respond to a changing world. Here are just a few:
- Borders Books – digital and online changes killed their business
- Blockbuster Video – same thing with digital and dvds in the mail
- US Education System – poor results for many due to misalignment with current realities including non-agrarian civilization, increased need for knowledge workers, and out-of-school support required for extreme urban / suburban students.
- Easter Island civilization – continued using wood past the time the supply could be regrown
- Figure skating programs that aren't including quads for male skaters
- Banking organizations that invested in bundled securities whose actual value could not be determined and which could not be sold
- The Jedi Council when the Sith take over (just checking if you're still reading – but for you Star Wars fans, Yoda does ultimately realize he had been training Jedi for the past, not for the future. For everyone else: I promise no more Star Wars references for the rest of this post.)
The Antidote to Decay
Organizations that stay relevant, effective, and connected do one vital thing consistently:
They learn.
The people in them learn, their leadership learns, their teams learn.
Learning (and action with that learning) is the antidote to decay and irrelevancy.
The 18 Truths
1. Learning is not "squishy"
Lives are at stake. Your mission is on the line. Learning is vital – not a 'soft skill' to be left to chance or a training department.
If your outcomes are important, so is investing in people.
2. Learning requires action and…
2a. Action requires learning
Take action, learn from it, then act again.
Learn, take action, then learn more.
Action without learning is busyness. It is ready, fire! (no aim).
Learning without action is disconnected and will not produce change.
So Learn.
Then Act.
Then do it again.
3. Learning starts Day 1
When people join your team or your organization, how are they greeted? What investment do you make in them? How is the commitment to learning demonstrated?
4. Learning belongs in organizational values
One of the values in an organization I work with is innovation. They explain it like this: "Mission is sacred, change is essential." The emphasis is on learning and ongoing response to changing environments.
Is learning a part of your organizational or team DNA?
5. Learning is everyone's responsibility
Effective learning organizations ask everyone to contribute. Everyone can share what they are learning and can teach it to someone else. You can create peer accountability for individual and team learning.
Can your team see you learning?
What was the last thing you learned and applied? What was the last lesson a successful project taught you? How have you implemented that learning?
6. Every project requires "make us smarter" time.
Personal and team reflection is essential.
After every project (or during big ones) take time to ask:
- What went well?
- What worked that we didn't expect?
- What would / will we do next time?
Incorporate the answers into the team's future operations.
7. Learning reveals itself in language
Strive to infuse learning language in all your interactions. Work to ask the right questions rather than give all the right answers.
What have you learned? What was most surprising? Most challenging? Most rewarding? Most helpful? How will you handle that next time? How can I help? What do you need to know to make that decision?
8. Show me the money!
What is your people development budget? What books are you giving people? What training courses? Are you supplementing coaching?
Effective organizations invest in their most important assets. If you truly don't have money, then invest time.
It doesn't have to be a ton of money, but is the investment there?
No excuses – As part of a small nonprofit team, you can start with photocopies, handouts, and blog posts until you have budget to buy books.
9. Performance evaluations are useless if they're not based on strengths
No one will be perfect at everything. We're not made that way. Structuring performance evaluations to highlight "weaknesses" is a waste of time.
More effective are two questions:
What are this persons strengths?
How can they better leverage their strengths?
10. We need to keep outcomes in front of our eyes
We naturally work at what has our attention and what motivates us. Just regularly seeing outcomes is naturally motivating and produces curiosity, investigation, and the learning to accomplish them.
See 5 Ways Angry Birds Will Make You a Better Leader for more…
11. Experiments are Vital
Effective organizations continually try different solutions, explore new ideas, and respond to changes in the world outside the organization.
For experimentation to succeed, you need a few things:
- Make it safe – if no one's experiments are failing, then you're not pushing the boundaries with creativity. If you punish "misses", people will shut down and you will not get creative effort and new ideas
- Establish criteria to asses the effectiveness of the experiment – what objectives does it need to meet to be considered for more resources or wider use?
- When an experiment doesn't work, either make changes and reinvest according to lessons learned or else shut it down. Don't leave it hanging out there with everyone wondering what happened.
- Celebrate experiments – including the ones that don't get replicated! This helps build the safety to try new ideas.
12. Pilot for Effective Change
When an experiment works or your team has a sure-fire idea, roll it out in a couple different environments, take notes, do the review in truth #6, and learn from the pilots. Then roll it out across the organization. This will save you and your team countless hours of frustration.
13. You can't delegate investing in people.
Integrate leadership development and professional growth into the fabric of the organization. Leaders develop leaders. This can't be outsourced to another department or just one person in an organization.
Some people are gifted teachers, coaches, and mentors – but even for those who are not, they can still help their teams identify areas of growth, match staff with the appropriate resources, celebrate growth, and be growing themselves.
14. Servant leadership doesn't happen by accident
There are generally four reasons people seek leadership positions. The first group are the three "P"s: power, prestige, and purse (money). While all are understandable, none of these reasons are a strong foundation for effective leadership.
The fourth reason is service. You're looking for people who genuinely want to help their team perform, who take personal and organizational responsibility, who have high integrity. They live out Hunter's ultimate test of leadership: their people are better off today than when they met.
As you're looking to fill leadership roles, seek out people who are already doing these things. It is unlikely someone will magically begin serving others because you change a few words following their name.
15. The Elephant Corollary – Optimize the System
In talking about systems, Peter Senge said that if you split an elephant into two pieces, you don't end up with two baby elephants.
The idea is that your organization and team are part of a larger whole. Each task or project they do is part of a larger system. Trying to extract one team, one project, or one task out of the larger system and focus on it alone is like trying to split an elephant in two and expecting two small elephants as a result.
I refer to optimization as the elephant corollary: your goal is to optimize the system, not to make one part exceptional. Here's a quick example:
If you serve people, you can spend all your time meeting their needs and no time on the needed paperwork to ensure your funding continues. Despite being 100% awesome at serving the people, your organization would fail.
Same problem if you maximize your paperwork energy. Being 100% perfect at paperwork would result in less time with your clients.
You want to optimize: find the right amount of time with people and the minimum amount of time on the paperwork needed for funding. The organization as a whole – that's your focus.
16. Learning takes time
Bulbs planted last fall may bloom this spring or they may bloom next spring. It will be 6 – 18 months before you see the results of your actions.
Organizations can be similar. You want to allow enough time to examine the natural consequences of changes you make.
Every organization has its own change cycle. Organizations in a traditional academic environment might have to wait an entire year to see the results of changes.
You can and should monitor what's happening along the way, but know your own organization's lag time between change and results.
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." Greek Proverb
17. Learning requires humility
Curiosity, the willingness to admit there might be a better way, and to actually try it – these all spring from humility.
By humility, I mean the awareness that this is a huge world we live in and an incomprehensibly giant universe – and that I'm not the center of it. There is so much we don't know collectively, much less as individuals.
Humility is vital for individuals and organizations that want to learn. We can't look for new ideas or incorporate them if we think we already know all there is to know.
Cultivate your own humility and your team's. Whether through spiritual practices, time spent in nature, or activities for which you have no aptitude – do what it takes to maintain a sense of awe and wonder.
18. There is never an ideal time or circumstance
Some of you will be reading this and wishing your organization was practicing the truths on this list.
My challenge for you is to start where you are. If you have a team, begin implementing these truths with them. If you don't have a team, begin with yourself. Then develop your influence with others who are willing to join you in learning.
Your Turn
If you're not part of a learning organization, create pockets of learning – learning teams, learning departments, and learning work groups. The organization may or may not learn, but you will.
You and your team will be better off for it.
Leave a comment and let us know: How do you ensure you and your team continually learn and stay sharp?
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Oct. 30, 2013
CHICAGO, Ill. - Southern Illinois was represented on both the men's and women's Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Team, as Desmar Jackson and Cartaesha Macklin were selected in a poll of media and coaches, the league announced Wednesday at Media Day on the campus of Loyola University.
SIU's men's team was picked for eight-place in the 10-team league, while the women were tabbed for 10th. Coming off a Final Four appearance in 2013, Wichita State was selected to win the men's side, and Indiana State was projected to win the women's crown.
Jackson averaged 15.1 points and 5.4 rebounds last year for the Salukis and has scored more points in his college career (1,271) than any active player in the league. He transferred to SIU from Wyoming after the 2011 season.
Macklin was SIU's leading scorer and ranked second in the MVC with an average of 15.0 points per game.
The Salukis finished 10th on the men's side last year under first-year head coach Barry Hinson -- precisely where they were picked in the preseason poll a year ago. Along with Jackson, Southern returns guard Anthony Beane, who averaged 9.1 points and made the All-Freshman team in 2013.
After being picked eighth in last year's preseason poll, Southern's women's team finished 10th, and Cindy Stein was brought in to change the program's direction. She returns all five starters.
1. Wichita State (40) 400
2. Indiana State 352
4. Missouri State 258
5. Bradley 244
6. Evansville 186
7. Illinois State 139
8. Southern Illinois 123
9. Loyola 95
10. Drake 85
Ron Baker, Wichita State So. G
*Cleanthony Early, Wichita State Sr. F
Desmar Jackson, Southern Illinois Sr. G
Walt Lemon, Jr., Bradley Sr. G
Marcus Marshall, Missouri State So. G
Jake Odum, Indiana State Sr. G
Seth Tuttle, UNI Jr. F 6-8
Honorable Mention Selections
Manny Arop, Indiana State Sr. G/F
Tyshon Pickett, Bradley Sr. F
Seth VanDeest, Drake Sr. C
Kyndal Clark, Drake G Jr.
*Alex Harden, Wichita State G/F Jr.
Simone Law, Loyola F Jr.
Cartaesha Macklin, Southern Illinois G Jr.
Anna Munn, Indiana State G Sr.
*Preseason Player of the Year

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The cameras are still rolling for the movie of Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin, two of the country's most talented actors today. Reports say the movie titled "Maybe This Time," the first movie team up of Sarah and Coco, will be seen in theaters nationwide this coming May 14, and based on an Instagram post of viva artist agency this morning, April 17, 2014, the movie teaser will be released in cinemas this Saturday.
Sarah's love life: Based on her public appearance last March 28, the pop princess Sarah Geronimo doesn't need to confirm her rumored relationship with Matteo Guidicelli, who is now busy with his projects on ABS-CBN because the photos have already been spoken. You guys have seen the photos and videos of Sarah while celebrating her rumored boyfriend's 24th birthday at Tipsy Pig Restaurant in Pasig City last March 28.
Allegedly, Sarah was accompanied by her mom, Divine Geronimo, who is very strict when it comes to her daughters' suitor/s. For some observers who have already watched the videos online, the pop princess had successfully shown her opposition with her mom's implementing rules especially when it comes to men who are willing to court her daughters.
Her photos having lunch with Matteo Guidicelli at Alabang Country Club that have been circulated online two days ago are proof of her successful resistance with her parents' rigidity. The pop princess's acquired liberty from her parents these past few weeks with her sweetheart Matteo Guidicelli has never happened during the time of Gerald Anderson.
Sarah and Gerald romance: In her almost confirmed romance with Gerald Anderson, Sarah has never had the chance to go out for a romantic date, but because of Gerald's maturity, he asked permissions from Sarah's parents to visit their daughter regularly. They gave him a chance to prove his worth for Sarah Geronimo, but for some reasons, he decided to quit after a few months.
And now, it is Matteo's turn. Many of his supporters not only in the country but also in some parts of the world are waiting for his official announcement regarding his relationship with Sarah even though they have almost confirmed their romance last March 28. They are also excited to know if the hunk actor will survive the rules of his princess's parents which according to them where the reasons why Gerald ended his courtship with the number one talent in the backyard of ABS-CBN and Viva Films, two major companies that handle her showbiz career.
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- Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli visit 'It's Showtime'
- Matteo Guidicelli: My parents love Sarah Geronimo
- Did Matteo Guidicelli watch Sarah Geronimo's rendition of the song 'Let It Go?'
- Sarah Geronimo told Matteo Guidicelli to fight and promised to support him


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It's best not to think about how Facebook crunched the data about its most-commented-upon, most-shared, etc. topics of 2011 measured in its new Memology feature. (It involves knowing everything about you, up to and including where you live, what you think and your deepest, darkest desires. Happy December!)
But this isn't a tech blog; it's a music site. Why are we posting about this? Because one of the things it measures is listening habits–you know, how you can be semi-creepy, look over to the side and know in real time when your Facebook friends are listening to James Blake and Gregorian chant. (From my feed.) The top ten most-heard songs on Spotify, Rdio and the lot, at least as of Facebook's music platform introduction this fall, are:
1. Rihanna/Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
2. Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night"
3. LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It"
4. David Guetta and Sia, "Titanium"
5. Skrillex, "First Of The Year"
6. Skrillex, "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites"
7. David Guetta and Usher, "Without You"
8. Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts"
9. Foster The People, "Pumped Up Kicks"
10. Adele, "Someone Like You"
Takeaways: The Grammys and BBC voter-types are merely playing to the people in honoring Skrillex; people really like that Sia track out of all Guetta's myriad guest vocalists; and Rihanna had a fairly huge song.
Facebook also measured artists' most-liked pages. That list's more expected. Rihanna's likely No. 1 because of her Facebook gaming/ification, and almost everyone else had decent 2011s: Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, etc. Two people seem to stand out, but their explanations are simple. Bob Marley is the No. 2 most-liked page because there will always be more school-age stoners, and Green Day is No. 9 because there will always be more school-age kids getting into punk. Thanks, Facebook! We weren't aware.


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Do you want to experience the fun, adventure side of winter? Our leisure guides can help you out. With some wonderful requisites like a bike for the piste or skids for the snow.
Ready, get set, go!
Two pairs of skids, a seat for one or two people, a set of 'reins' – and your fast little vehicle is all set for a speedy, exciting ride down the mountain. Five natural toboggan runs varying in length between 1.5 and 3 km offer this kind of special wintertime fun. Depending on the run in question, the experience can be family-friendly and leisurely or nice and fast. The night-time toboggan ride is a particularly stunning experience; even the climb through the dark winter forest will evoke romantic feelings in those taking part.
It's time to cuddle!
The only thing to do on a horse-drawn sleigh ride is have a cuddle with your loved one. Wrapped up warmly, you can enjoy gliding over the winter landscape. See the horses' breath rise into the air, listen to the small bells on the harness jingle softly – and dream of the wonderfully cosy evening ahead.
Our tip: Have our leisure guides show you how to snowbike. Similar to a ski bob, the snowbike is the perfect speedster for the pistes. Ice is cool, especially on Lake Achen in the wintertime, when the lake's numerous spots for skating or curling tempt visitors out.


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What will it be like when I get to South Spencer?
We'll immediately involve you in a whirl of Welcoming Week Activities. Highlights will include a visit to the Natural Science Center to see the lemurs (our College mascot) and a trip to Piney Lake for swimming and relaxation.
What do I have to do to be part of Strong College?
Participate in activities! The core of our program is community building, and we can't do that if all of the students stay in their rooms. So … take advantage of the opportunities to visit with other members of the College and with the Faculty Fellows. You'll find a complete list of weekly and annual activities under the Events page.
What are Faculty Fellows?
Faculty Fellows are faculty members who volunteer their time because they care about you and about Strong College. Many of them attend Tuesday teas, Friday lunches, and various special activities. Some of them will also occasionally lead book groups or give lectures on topics of interest to the College.
What do Strong College students do when they're not in class or studying?
They hang out in the JCR (Junior Common Room.) At any time you might find students talking together, playing the piano, playing board games, or eating together. The JCR is the center of our community, the living room of our collective home.
Who runs the program?
The Hall Council takes care of the planning and management of activities while the Director and Admissions Director take care of Strong College's relationships with faculty and offices across the UNCG campus.


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College Hockey:Tigers And Raiders Tie, 3-3
Yedon's Late Goal Knots Game For Colgate
HAMILTON, N.Y. — With under five minutes remaining in the third period, the Princeton Tigers were holding on to a 3-2 lead against the Colgate Raiders.
For the second time in as many games, however, Colgate was able to come from behind in the final frame to stave off defeat. Raider forward Dmitry Yashin took the puck behind the Tiger net and fed P.J. Yedon who was parked in the slot. Yedon fired a snap shot past the glove of Princeton goalie Dave Stathos to knot the game up at three. Neither team could muster another goal, and the match ended in a tie.
Yedon scored two goals on the night and assisted on the third, which earned him the first star of the game.
Said Raider head Coach Don Vaughan, "That was the best game that [Yedon] has ever played here. The kid was in the zone. That line has played well for us. Brad [D'Arco]'s been playing well too. They like playing together and are best friends. But Yedon was the best player on the ice tonight."
Apart from Yedon, many other players on both squads made an impact in the game. Both Stathos and Raider goaltender David Cann stood on their heads to keep the game close late.
"[Stathos] was as good as he's ever been," commented Tiger coach Len Quesnelle. "He was square to the puck and deflecting everything at a grade-A. I thought he kept his composure when Colgate started to run hard at the net."
Said Vaughan, "Both goaltenders played unbelievable. [Stathos] has had great games every time we've played against him including down there in our 2-1 loss earlier. Both of those guys made three or four game saving saves. David stopped a breakaway and a two-on-none break. Their guy got a little help from the goalposts too, but good goalies get those breaks."
The Tigers got on the board first in the opening period with a power play goal. After cycling the puck for close to a minute, Brad Parsons threw the puck back to David Schneider who was positioned at the blue line. Schneider wristed the puck through traffic past a screened Cann, giving Princeton the 1-0 advantage.
Princeton's power play had been struggling coming into tonight's game. Prior to Schneider's goal the Tigers had failed to score in 15 man advantage situations dating back to January 5.
Said Quesnelle, "I think it's a matter of confidence. The power play was poised moving the puck and the guys set themselves in position for shots. I can't explain it from one night to the next. Some nights it works and some nights it doesn't work. But the problem is most nights it hasn't been working."
Colgate tied the game just 47 seconds into the second period. A shot from the point hit a skate in front and slid softly behind Stathos and into the crease. Yedon was there to slam the puck into the open net, evening the game at 1-1.
Princeton was able to quickly regain the lead when their power play struck again, this time with the two-man advantage. Parsons received a puck at the side of the net and roofed it past a scrambling Cann.
"Brad had a good game tonight," added Quisnelle. "I thought his line had a good game. They moved the puck well and created chances for themselves. They were jumping on loose pucks and skating people down all night."
Princeton seemed to establish some breathing room when Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer made a terrific individual effort. After taking a long rebound from Stathos, the Princeton forward burst up the ice and rocketed a shot on net. Cann made the initial save, but Fouladgar-Mercer drove to the net and tapped in his own rebound giving the Tigers a two goal lead heading into the final period.
Colgate's pressure as the game progressed led to their second goal midway through the third. D'Arco was able to find the back of the net after Stathos had made multiple saves in a row during a terrific Raider shift. Seven minutes later was able to tie the game and salvage a point against a team that has given them problems in the past.
"I think part of it is psychological," said Vaughan. "They've had our number, and when they lace them up every guy in their locker room knows that. I don't think that our guys are over-thinking it, but there is probably some psychological stuff going on there. I'm not sure how much of that played into it tonight. I thought both teams played very hard."
With the tie the Raiders improved their undefeated streak to seven games and their record to 11-13-2 (8-6-2 ECAC). They now sit in a tie for fourth place in the conference with idle Dartmouth. Meanwhile the Tigers slipped to tenth in the ECAC as their record stands at 7-15-1 (6-9-1 ECAC).
Princeton will attempt to move up the standings when they host RPI next Friday. The Raiders having enjoyed a five game home stand will travel to face Vermont.
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Filmmaker Carol Ciancutti-Leyva
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Filmmaker Carol Ciancutti-Leyva
and Dixie examine the remnants of a silicone breast implant.
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By the time I started this film, I believed that my mother's
illness was caused by her silicone breast implants. Her decline
in health had been a gradual one and it took some time before
we connected what was happening to her health with her implants.
It was not surprising to me that silicone implants, which no matter
how you look at them, are two bags of various chemicals inserted
into the chest cavity, could be wreaking havoc on her body. When
she first had her implants put in at The Mayo Clinic in the early
1970's, there was virtually no information available about
the pros and cons of implants. Her doctor there said they were
safe and we all believed it. I was young, in high school, and
not paying close attention.
Even after her first rupture a year after her first surgery,
I didn't think twice when the surgeon said he would put
in a new implant. Over the years, various mysterious symptoms
came – extreme fatigue, chronic rashes, fevers, joint pain.
Eventually, my mother found a doctor that believed the silicone
in her body could be causing this constellation of symptoms. When
I started to pay attention, I believed it as well. It actually
made logical sense to me. My mother had two ruptures of silicone
implants – where did that silicone go and what did it do
in the body?
In 1999, I picked up a prominent newspaper and I read a front
page article that read "Mayo Clinic Study Finds Breast Implants
Safe". I thought how could that be… safe? Then came
more questions- how was this study done, were there other women
who experienced the same problems as my mother, were there doctors
who believed implants could cause problems, how did the FDA regulate
this product, and ultimately why did women want this product?
The first time I filmed was in Washington D.C., at a rally on
Capitol Hill. About two thousand women came from all over the
country to demand that the US government require manufacturers
to do more research on implant safety. I roamed the crowd putting
the camera and microphone in front of anyone willing to share
their story. I heard the same story, the same symptoms, the same
despair from women from all walks of life, from all over the country.
Was this coincidence? Chance? Was anyone paying attention? If
this were a group of men harmed by a particular product would
the world be paying closer attention?
I didn't set out to make a film that proved implants were
harmful. I intended to make a film that looks at all these questions.
The challenge of course is that I brought a point of view to the
table. I believed and still do believe that implants have the
potential to be harmful to a woman's health. I also believe
that I can have a point of view and be open to listen to people
who believe implants are safe. We live in a world today where
people's opinions are either black or white. However, now,
the desire, the need, and marketing of implants are all grey areas.
There are no definitive answers.
I wanted to understand and listen to the conversation around
breast implants –the regulation of implants by the FDA,
the science on implants, the business of implants, women's
knowledge about risk, existence of informed consent, the desire
for implants, and the cultural promotion of implants.
Of course, in the 10 years it took to get this film funded, made,
and out into the world, the subject of breast implants has taken
on many faces and points of view. As of today, the popularity
of the operation is on the rise and has been for several years,
along with corporate profits. Breast implants remain a prescribed
part of the recovery process for mastectomy patients—implants
are presented as a given for women losing breasts.
For augmentation patients, the cultural aesthetic of breast implants
is one that is desired and sought out. Just recently I heard an
interview with an up and coming actor and he was asked "Do
you like women with real breasts or fake breasts?" (As though
this is a legitimate, important question.) He replied, "It
doesn't matter as long as they look good." That is
the optimal phrase – LOOK GOOD. The messages are bountiful
in today's media that we must all "look good,"
women and men alike. Breast implants are now marketed as the "Naturelle
Collection" with different styles to choose from, as though
we are buying a dress.
My ideas and thoughts about breast implants and what they represent
in our world today have of course changed and evolved as I have
made this film. My goal was to make a film that made us all think,
question, and debate not only breast implant safety but also the
quest for perfection and beauty that we all confront at every


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Spring Break?! In the past, most of OKC working class families just kept their kids home, while parents went to work. Any more, OKC Parks and Recreation really works to offer kids structured, planned supervised activities that keep kids safe and entertained. Here's this year's take:
Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation are offering two types of camp : recreational and performing arts.
A week's worth of recreation focused day camp plus lunch provided by the Oklahoma City Food Bank, for $25.00. 6-16 year olds are eligible, and session runs from March 17-21 ( Monday through Friday), from 8 am until 5 pm. Registration requires a copy of school immunizations and parent signature for permission. Call 297 2211 or look on the OKC Parks Department okc.gov/parks for more info.
Recreation camp is offered at
Douglass Rec Center, 900 Frederick Douglass Avenue.
Macklanburg Rec Center, 234 NW 117th.
Melrose Rec Center, 7800 Melrose Lane
Minnis Lakeview Rec Center 12520 NE 36th
Pilot Rec Center, 1435 NW 2
Pitts Rec Center, 1920 N Kate Avenue
Schilling Rec Center 539 SE 25th
Sellers Rec Center 8301 South Villa
Southern Oaks Rec Center 400 SW 66th
Performance Arts Day Camp, offered at 3301 NW Grand and spots obtained by calling 841-2412, 5 days, 8-5 for $90. This camp offers singing, dancing and will end with a performance for parents/community on Friday.
Some families are merely glad to have a planned break from school activities so they can spend some time together out of the typical routine.
Some kids will merely go on to their usual daycare arrangement, and parents back to work.
Some families will take a formal vacation. Skiing and the coast of Mexico are not unusual.
Travel Oklahoma has many statewide suggestions of things to do if one is a native or visiting Oklahoma. http://www.travelok.com/Oklahoma_City?CMP=Search_Google_OKCThingsToDo.
This is a list of free things to do in Oklahoma City http://www.travelok.com/article_page/50-free-things-to-do-in-oklahoma.
Kite flying is a great activity due to OKC high winds. Here's a few suggestions of parks for this http://www.examiner.com/article/kite-season-inexpensive-family-fun


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Hep C Tests
Understanding Your Hep C Test Results
An important part of managing your health when you have hepatitis C is to have regular checks on your liver health. This can help you to maintain or improve your health.
Knowing your status
What difference can being up-to-date with your liver health and understanding your test results make to your health and decisions?
These are the experiences of some people in the HFA Hepatitis C needs assessment ("A Double Whammy").
The nurse gives me a printout on what the tests are and I find that that's tremendously helpful. It will tell you what [your results were] last time you had a blood test and you can do a fair bit of self-monitoring.
I'd say go for treatment if you are given that option. I think we have regrets in that department, and we have now since found out that [my husband] has got the good genotype and it's too late .
Knowing your status can
- Confirm you are well and your liver health is good, if that is the case.
- Help to you to make timely decisions about treatment. Not checking your liver health regularly can lead to missing opportunities to consider treatment if your liver health is deteriorating. Liver damage can sometimes be occurring even when you feel well, especially if you have hepatitis C for more than 20 years.
- Prevent unnecessary worry, eg a negative HCV RNA PCR test result means you no longer have hepatitis C.
Finding out information
Developing confidence and skills to find out information from hospital specialists and nurses takes time but is worth the effort.
I think I understand [test results] reasonably well but that's because I've known to ask. If I don't understand then I can ask the doctor straight away, and depending on who the doctor is I will get an answer that is quite detailed or less than satisfactory. So then I can start seeking other sources of information, whether it be through the local [hepatitis] council, through publications, through Internet, and there are some very good web-based sources on the Internet.
Unless there's something that I don't understand - sometimes it is a hassle to ask them, what does that mean to me? Sometimes you feel a bit silly, or knowing that for him [doctor] it might be a minor issue, and he's thinking, OK, why is this person asking me so much about it? You have to ask right.
It's just a matter of taking the time to understand that because the staff are more than happy to help you. And you've got to ask these sorts of things, I feel. Then once you do that then you can pretty much keep control on what's happening with yourself.
The first hepatitis C screening test. This shows whether you have ever come into contact with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
- Positive result: shows you have come into contact with HCV and your body has produced antibodies to the virus. These are substances produced by the body's immune system to fight against HCV.
- Negative result: usually shows that you have not been infected with HCV – unless you were tested during the "window period". This is the time it can take between being infected and before antibodies can be detected, which in early tests was up to six months. Most people with bleeding disorders acquired HCV before testing became available and their "window period" was well past when they were tested.
- Indeterminate result: neither clearly positive nor negative. This could be due to the body being in the process of developing antibodies, or clearing HCV infection, or having a reduced immune response, or cross reactions with other antibodies.
If you are HCV antibody positive, it is important to have a further test. The HCV RNA PCR test tells you whether HCV is still present in your blood. It can clarify results if there is uncertainty.
This test looks for a particular part of the hepatitis C virus ("RNA") and tells you if there is detectable virus actively multiplying in your blood.
Positive result: if your hepatitis C antibody test was positive and the hepatitis C RNA PCR test is also positive, you still have hepatitis C.
Negative result: if the hepatitis C RNA PCR test is repeatedly negative on at least two occasions, you no longer have hepatitis C virus in your blood and will not infect other people.
This tests for the genotype (type or strain) of HCV you have. There are 6 main types of hepatitis C virus. Some genotypes appear to respond better to some treatments for hepatitis C than others.
Also known as the "quantitative test". This looks for the amount of HCV circulating in your blood. Lower levels of HCV are associated with a better response to treatment and may make a shorter course of treatment possible, but other factors will also be taken into account.
The most common liver function test, which measures the activity level of a particular enzyme or protein, which will leak into your blood in higher numbers if liver cells are damaged. The "normal" range of ALT results may vary from laboratory to laboratory, so check the normal upper range in the pathology test result to compare your result, eg if the normal upper range is 50 and your result is 65, your level is mildly elevated or raised.
This test is only a guide. Sometimes there may be damage occurring to the liver when tests are normal, or abnormal tests may not be related to hepatitis C. Your specialist may recommend an ultrasound of your liver or a liver biopsy to assess the state of your liver more accurately.
A scan of the surface and shape of your liver and the blood flow through your liver. A probe measures soundwaves through your skin to make a picture of your liver. Your skin is not cut or pierced.
FibroScan® is a medical device that uses transient elastography to measure the elasticity or stiffness of the liver - the stiffer the liver, the more severe the hepatic fibrosis (scarring). It does not cut or pierce the skin and is not painful. It is a simple procedure that can be done in about 10-15 minutes in an outpatient setting.
Watch the video about Grenville, who has hep C and visits Assoc Prof Simone Strasser, a hepatitis specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, to have his liver health checked with a fibroscan.
A procedure to remove a tiny sample of your liver. This sample is assessed for any scarring (fibrosis) or inflammation in the liver tissue.
Results measure the "grade" of liver damage by the amount of
• portal inflammation (around liver cells and veins and bile ducts)
• lobular inflammation (in the sections or lobules of the liver)
and the "stage" of liver disease by the amount of fibrosis.
Scoring is typically from 0-4, where 4 means more serious liver scarring (cirrhosis).
If you are having a liver biopsy, the procedure should be performed in liaison with your Haemophilia Centre, who will monitor factor replacement. A transjugular liver biopsy may be recommended if you have a bleeding disorder, as there is less chance of bleeding than with biopsies through the abdomen. A wire is guided through the jugular vein in the neck down to the liver and a small sample of liver tissue is taken.
More information
If you would like some help with understanding your test results, speak to your doctor or the nurses where you get your hepatitis care. Your local hepatitis organisation will also be able to help you with more detailed information on hepatitis C tests. Contact information for hepatitis organisations is available at www.hepatitisaustralia.com .
Acknowledgements: Information contained in the material was reviewed by the HFA Hepatitis C Advisory Group and HFA Hepatitis Awareness Week Working Group. Special thanks to Dr Stuart Roberts and Penny McCarthy, The Alfred and Robert Lamberth, Haemophilia Foundation Queensland for their input.
Important note: This fact sheet was developed by Haemophilia Foundation Australia for education and information purposes only and does not replace advice from a treating health professional. Always see your health care provider for assessment and advice about your individual health before taking action or relying on published information.
© Haemophilia Foundation Australia 2008. This fact sheet may be printed or photocopied for educational purposes.


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How to Propose to a Prince
Kathryn Caskie
2008, European Historical Romance (Regency England)
Avon, $6.99, 368 pages, Amazon ASIN 0061124877Part of a series
While reading How to Propose to a Prince, the third in the Royle Sisters trilogy by Kathryn Caskie, I found myself cutting my lunch hour short. Since this is my prime reading time, I knew I was in trouble. This particular story didn't hold my interest. In a word, it was boring.
Even though this is the final entry in a trilogy, the author does not give enough information to entice a first time reader to go back and read the prior releases. There is very little back story, especially in regards to the other sisters. The sisters are triplets, but the author does not specifically say so in this book (see what I mean about missing back story?). It takes some deduction on the part of the reader to piece it together.
Rumor has it that the Royle sisters are possibly the illegitimate daughters of the Prince of Wales and Maria Fitzherbert. They are in London to find husbands and to discover the veracity of the rumors. It is an intriguing idea, but this novel fails to match the premise's potential.
Elizabeth, the youngest Royle sister, has a dream that she marries a prince. Elizabeths dreams have proven prophetic in the past, so she does not question its validity. When she catches sight of this dream man, she follows him into a jewelry shop. The man introduces himself as Lord Whitevale, but when he leaves, a talkative clerk informs her that the man is really Prince Leopold, who is in London to court Charlotte, the Princess of Wales. Unable to dismiss the dream, Elizabeth makes plans to throw herself into the path of the Prince.
Sumner, Lord Whitevale, is the identical cousin to Prince Leopold. A radical had taken a shot at the prince, so Sumner is taking his place at social gatherings. When he meets Elizabeth for the second time, he is attracted to her, but believes he must continue to play the role, especially as a second attempt has been made on the (faux) prince. The attempt also injures Elizabeth.
Elizabeth remains steadfast in her belief that she will be marrying her Prince, despite mounting rumors that he will marry Princess Charlotte. I am not sure she sees him as a person outside of being her dream man, and her unwavering belief in him seems childish, a teenager in her first throws of passion. Her actions were such that I believed her to be around 16 or 17 years old for most of the novel. I was surprised to learn that she was at least 20 (a fact not mentioned until nearly the last page).
Sumner never made much of an impression. He seems to be a handsome Prince in the early Disney mold, putting in an appearance, but not really having much to do but stand around and be princely. The love scenes Sumner and Elizabeth share didn't add to the story or the characters connection to one another. They seemed mechanical in the sense that the author needed a love scene, so she slapped one in. And the question of how the cousin of a minor European Prince could be an English lord is not answered in a satisfactory manner.
As for the illegitimate plot line, Elizabeths contribution to finding the truth is staring at a laudanum bottle. During a brief appointment to a royal household, she has the opportunity to question Princess Charlotte on family traits and characteristics but does not do so. Nor does she scope out Charlottes house or question members of her household to gather more information. When she does finally figure out her clue, she fails to act on it, and as a result, the trilogy's story arc peters out.
Most of the minor characters, and their relationship to Elizabeth, failed to engage my interest, and the other Royle sisters are involved in only the most minor sense. When the villain was revealed, I had to double-check to see if he had made a previous appearance in the novel.
A few characters managed to make an impression - Mrs. Polkshank, the slightly shady housekeeper, and the creepy Sir Henry Halford - but I do not think the author used them to their best advantage. I also enjoyed the Authors Notes. The writing is much livelier there than in the book. I only wish the rest of the story had been as interesting, but it wasn't. The plot was not intriguing, the characters were unmemorable and the conclusion was unsatisfactory. All of which made reading the novel a slog rather than a pleasure. However, now that I have finished it, I can look forward to longer lunches with (hopefully) a good book.
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Famicom Dojo: Famicom and Disk System25
See more at FamicomDojo.TV: famicomdojo.tv Season 1, Episode 1 For our first episode, we review the Nintendo's first gaming console, as well as the Famicom Disk System attachment that was never released outside of Japan. Released two years earlier than the NES, this system served as the basis for Nintendo's rise to power — even if it was heavily redesigned when it was brought to North America and the rest of the world. Famicom Dojo is an Internet Television show co-produced for Powet.TV and 4colorrebellion.com by That's Orange, LLC. If your game is weak, train it with us at FamicomDojo.TV! Weekly Podcast: famicomdojo.tv Follow: twitter.com facebook.com
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See more at FamicomDojo.TV: famicomdojo.tv Season 1, Episode 2 In episode two, we take a look at how the Famicom Disk System revolutionized console gaming (despite never being released outside of Japan), and the subsequent advent batteries of the battery backup cartridge. As a result, games like Metroid required a password "save" system when it came to the US because battery backup cartridges were not yet cost-effective enough. The Zelda games had a battery backup save that imitated the functions of the disk system, but neither game was capable of the expanded sound that the Famicom Disk System allowed, and so had to have its music and sound effects reprogrammed. There's much more. Read our show notes to find out! Weekly Podcast: famicomdojo.tv Follow: twitter.com facebook.com
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Kardashians Debut 2012 Christmas Card
It's not officially Christmas until the Kardashians release their annual holiday card.
On Tuesday, the reality clan graced the world with their 2012 seasonal greeting, featuring the whole family clad in white amidst a background of white balloons and silver confetti.
The image is certainly much more cheerful than last year's stoic portrait.
Newcomers this year include Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's baby Penelope, as well as Kim Kardashian's late kitten, Mercy.
Khloe Kardashian said of the photo, "We had such a fun time shooting this!"
The "X Factor" co-host recently revealed on "Ellen" that the picture is photoshopped in order to add in family members who can't be there for the shoot.
Check out a larger image of the pic below!
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The theme for September monthly challenge organized by Artisan Crafts galleries' volunteers is: pet crafts. You can learn more about monthly challenge here http://cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/journal/September-s-Artisan-Crafts-Monthly-Challenge-480794004 You can see who are the winners of the previous monthly challenge here http://cakecrumbs.deviantart.com/journal/August-s-AC-Monthly-Challenge-winners-473034246
As part of Gallery Descriptions month, we have two articles about Artisan Crafts galleries:
You can see the monthly DDs roundup here http://brookette.deviantart.com/journal/Artisan-Crafts-DDs-in-August-478398292 and here http://fav.me/d7ors8q and for sculpture http://backsackandjack.deviantart.com/journal/Dai


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Toyota released the new face of Toyota Avensis Facelift who will attend the upcoming 2012. From the photo that was released some time ago Toyota, 2012 Toyota Avensis Facelift looks more elegant.
Regarding design, the 2012 Toyota Avensis Facelift adopted a bumper that is wider than previous generations. Still wrapped with a black color and lighting with modern technology that gives an elegant impression on this car.
As reported by Newcarpicture on Wednesday (09/07/2011) 2012 Toyota Avensis facelift has good suspension and comfortable. With interior and exterior design that can provide driving comfort in the streets.
2012 Toyota Avensis Facelift is planned to be performed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, this September. 2012 Toyota Avensis Facelift claimed as one example of car design the future.
Regarding the kitchen runway, Toyota Avensis Facelift will be wearing this 2012 2.0 petrol engine with CVT transmission multidrive S. This blend can create performance and use of biofuel in an efficient and low emissions.


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Merry Christmas everybody! I hope everyone has had a great holiday season so far and great fantasy seasons up until now as well. The year is officially coming to a close and 2011 is right around the corner, so that means the regular season of fantasy hockey is already just about halfway through. If you are just out of a playoff spot or needing to stay competitive with the pack, now is the time to start getting ready to give your team that big second half push. With that said, here's some advice on preparing your fantasy squad for Week 12 and beyond.
This year's Winter Classic is taking place in Pittsburgh this year between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins. That means the much talked about matchup of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby is going to be on the biggest stage of the regular season. Ovechkin and the Caps have finally gotten out of a major slump after losing eight games in a row, while Crosby has kept his point streak alive at 23 games (23g-22a-55pts in that span, 29g-31a-60pts for the season) while propelling the Pens to wins in 15 of their last 17 games. If the matchup between these teams on Thursday was any indication of what this game is going to be like, then everyone should be in for a treat on New Year's Day. In the mean time, check out a really cool speed lapse of the Winter Classic rink being built. I would also highly recommend to anyone that has HBO to check out the four-part documentary 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic. It's a fantastic in-depth look at these two teams over their past month of action.
Pekka Rinne returned to action on Thursday after missing nine games. He played solidly with 28 saves, but his team could not bail him out in a 2-1 loss. Anders Lindback played admirably in Rinne's absence, even collecting two shutouts in a row. However, Rinne is the team's number one and should see the majority of the starts on down the road. Rinne owners are going to want to get him back in their lineups ASAP, as Rinne has been playing very well this season when healthy. Lindback makes for a good handcuff for Rinne owners, but it's most likely safe to drop Lindback if you don't also own Pekka.
The biggest news of the week came on Thursday, as Derek Roy is out for the rest of the season. Roy tore his left quadriceps tendon in the game versus the Panthers when he was checked cleanly into the boards. Roy led all Sabres in scoring this year with 10g-25a-35pts in 35 games as well as forward ice time with 20:03 minutes per game. With the Sabres already struggling to score and get wins (14-17-4), I'm afraid the Sabres may have to wait until next year to make a real playoff run now. Maybe Ryan Miller will have something to say about that, though. Tim Connolly and Tyler Ennis are definitely going to have to step it up while most likely seeing increased minutes, and wingers Drew Stafford, Thomas Vanek, and Jason Pominville are going to need to consistently find the net in Roy's absence if they are going to have any chance. Recent callup Luke Adam, who played for Canada at the World Juniors last year and is scoring at a point-per-game in the AHL this season, is a potential deep sleeper who could benefit from Roy's absence.
Pavel Datsyuk is going to have to miss the next four to six weeks after he broke his hand and wrist in a game versus Vancouver on Wednesday. This is definitely bad news for fantasy owners, as he is one of the game's elite players. There is a bit of good news here, as he will not require surgery that could have kept him out for much longer. Replacing Datsyuk is nearly impossible, so Detroit will be looking for increased minutes and added production from nearly all of their forwards. Two names that come to mind are Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula, who have not played to expectations this season but have a golden opportunity with the Datsyuk injury. Henrik Zetterberg will definitely be seeing more minutes centering the top line now, so if your league includes faceoff wins as a stat category, expect an extra little boost on that front as well.
Mike Smith just can't seem to find a break. After finally stringing a couple of good games together, Smith went down again with a left knee injury. He will be out at least two weeks. Dan Ellis will probably get most of the starts for the Lightning in his absence but, due to his rather poor play recently, untested rookie Cedrick Desjardins may be able to steal a couple of games.
And no real fantasy shocker here, but Rick DiPietro is back on IR. Crazy, I know. He did last longer this time around though, as he made it almost three months into the season without any really significant injuries. He is looking for a Week 12 return, but when you factor his injury history with the stats he has accumulated so far this year (4-6-4, 3.63 GAA, .880 SV%), he should be owned in only the deepest of leagues at this point.
Here is the weekly breakdown for this upcoming week, December 27 – January 2:
4 GAMES: Atlanta, Boston, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Jose
3 GAMES: Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Chicago, Edmonton, Florida, Nashville, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington
After only five days of hockey in Week 11, this week gets back on track with a full slate of games scheduled during Week 12. First thing to notice is that not a single team plays less than three games in Week 12, so weekly leaguers will have plenty of options. The fewest amount of games being played are on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday night, with each of them containing six games. Friday and Tuesday have the busiest nights with nine games apiece while Saturday has seven games and Sunday has eight games. As you can see, all seven days of the week have a fairly consistent number of teams playing, so those in head-to-head leagues will certainly be busy. For those of you that are in weekly leagues, get ready to send your best guys out there as you normally would.
Now let's take a look at what should be the most favorable matchups of the week:
Minnesota – The Wild are one of two teams that play four games during Week 12 while not playing any back-to-back games. With a day of rest in between each game, Minnseota should be fresh for all four games. As you may have figured out, they have games on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday versus Columbus, San Jose, Nashville, and Phoenix respectively, with Monday being their only game on the road. Week 12 looks like a nice week to build on that three-game winning streak that they currently have.
Detroit – The Red Wings are the other team with four games and none played back-to-back, but their schedule is a lot tougher without Datsyuk. They play Colorado, Dallas, NY Islanders, and Philadelphia with the first two being played away from home. The only given is the Islanders, while the other three are going to put up quite a fight. I might be iffy with the Detroit goalies, but I would definitely go ahead and roll their scorers on out there as you normally would.
New York Rangers – The Rangers have four games next week and three of them are all against last place (or last-place worthy) teams in their divisions with the Islanders, New Jersey, and Florida on Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday. The only tough one they have on the schedule is versus Tampa Bay on Saturday, but with the way the Lightning goalies have been playing lately, the Rangers' scorers have a green light all week long.
…And the least favorable matchups of the week:
New York Islanders – Week 12 probably won't be very fun for the Islanders or anyone that owns their players. They start the week off on Monday on the road versus the Rangers on what is a second game of back-to-backs. They then play on Wednesday and Friday versus Pittsburgh (on the road) and Detroit respectively. Since all the days of the week are rather busy, show these guys the bench.
New Jersey – The Devils have now lost four in a row and nine of their last ten, and Martin Brodeur has looked the worst he probably has in his entire career. Add the fact that Ilya Kovalchuk – recently going on a five-game point streak – is back to his scoreless ways with a (-7) over his past three games, things are looking dreary. With their opponents – the NY Rangers, Atlanta, and Carolina – all looking to stay in the playoff picture, they are going to be hungry to get a win versus the lowly Devils. I would, as usual this year, stay away.
Players that may be flying under the radar that should deserve a roster spot at this time:
Stephen Weiss, FLA – Weiss has been the best forward for the Panthers lately. He is currently has 3g-4a-7pts during a five-game point streak and 5g-5a-11pts, +5, and a SHG over his last eight games. Grab him while he is hot. He might make for a nice temporary replacement for Datsyuk.
Anthony Stewart, ATL – While Chris Stewart is still waiting to get back in action from a hand injury, his brother has been playing just fine recently. Anthony had a nice little four-game point streak going that saw him collect 2g-5a-7pts and a +3. While he didn't find the score sheet on Thursday, he did find the penalty box with 15 PIM, which is always a nice, unexpected bonus for fantasy owners.
Wayne Simmonds, LA – Simmonds has been looking a lot more like what we thought he could be at the beginning of the season. He has collected 3g-4a-7pts, +5, and 7 PIM while collecting at least a point or a PIM in his last eight games.
Ryan Suter, NAS – Suter just ended a six-game point streak that saw him collect 1g-7a-8pts, +4, and 3 PPP. He now has 1g-13a-14pts in 23 games so far this season and would make a good replacement for Chris Pronger if you are still looking for one.
Bryan Little, ATL – Although very streaky, Little has 6g-4a-10pts, +8, and 17 PIM in the 12 games he has played in the month of December. Most of that time has been spent on a line with the aforementioned Anthony Stewart.
Jeff Tambellini, VAN – Tambellini has really been proving he wants to stay in the NHL ever since his latest call up from the AHL. He currently has 2g-2a-4pts during a four-game point streak and has provided the Canucks with some good secondary scoring in the 13 games during his most recent callup with 5g-5a-10pts and a +6.
Jamie Benn, DAL – Benn has been one of the Stars' best all-around players lately. He has 2g-3a-5pts, +2, 11 PIM, and 1 SHG over his last 6 games while failing to collect either a point or a PIM in only one of those.
That about does it. As always, post any comments or questions below. Good luck next week and have a fun and safe New Year!
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The infallibility of the stupidity of being a pope
Generally speaking, all religions have resorted to violence and oppression to introduce and continue their dominance and will do so again if and when need and opportunity arise. It is the nature of their dogmatism.
Having made my point on that issue, I will now look into a current BBC article that discusses the issue of the fallibility of papal statements and asks the question "How infallible is the Pope?"
Before a pope, or any other person for that matter, can make an infallible statement, he or she must have an infallible notion. And once a person has an infallible notion, it doesn't matter whether or not it is spoken; an infallible notion is an infallible notion. Keeping an infallible notion a secret doesn't make it a fallible notion.
The BBC reports that "According to [papal historian Michael] Walsh, it is thought Pope John Paul II wanted to speak infallibly in 1994 when he ruled out the possibility of women ever being ordained, but was advised against it."
This means, assuming things did happen that way, two things:
1. Pope John Paul II thought he had an infallible notion. Since he was the Pope and he thought he had an infallible notion, then he must have had an infallible notion.
2. Because his advisors stopped him from revealing his infallible notion, either they thought the Pope's notion wasn't infallible, which, however, couldn't have been the case, or they figured it was best that the Pope kept his infallible notion to himself.
But, whenever a pope, any pope, has an infallible notion, doesn't that imply that God, in a sense, has revealed this infallible notion to him? And if he is prevented from proclaiming that infallible notion to the rest of the Catholics, isn't he acting against God's wishes? But since John Paul II wasn't turned into a salt pillar as far as we know, does that mean he thought he had an infallible notion when, in reality, he was mistaken?
Let us leave the resolution of such delicate issues to Catholics who are on low-salt diets. I will instead ponder upon a much more important question. When a pope says "This is not an infallible statement" is he lying or telling the truth?


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Some of your favorite prime time TV shows are coming back sooner than you might think! Don't forget to set your DVR's to record these returning hits!
"The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Returns Sun., February 9, 2014, at 9 p.m.
If you hadn't already heard, "The Walking Dead" has been renewed for a 5th season. On February 9, fans are brought back to the remaining 8 episodes of Season 4. Episode 409 is titled "After" and from the sneak preview, it looks as though Carl is having a bit of fun antagonizing some of the dead walkers lurking in the woods. Where will Rick and his group move to next and will they ever be safe again?
Cast Includes:
- Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
- Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon
- Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee
- Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene
- Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes
- Danai Gurira as Michonne
- David Morrissey as The Governor
- Emily Kinney as Beth Greene
- Chad Coleman as Tyreese
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha
- Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as Bob Stookey
"Dallas" (TNT)
Returns Mon., February 24, 2014, at 9 p.m.
The new "Dallas" returns for a third season with a total of 15 episodes. Be sure to tune in and catch what's in store for this TV family that seems to do bad like nobody else! It just won't be the same without "good old J.R."
Cast Includes:
- Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing
- Jordana Brewster as Elena Ramos
- Julie Gonzalo as Pamela Rebecca Barnes
- Brenda Strong as Ann Ewing
- Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing
- Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing
- Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing
- Mitch Pileggi as Harris Ryland
"The Americans" (FX)
Returns Wed., February 26, 2014, at 10 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings return as "The Americans," a seemingly, normal married couple living in the United States, but who are really undercover KGB agents working for the Soviet Union during the 1980s Cold War. The second season will air for 13 episodes, just like season one.
Cast Includes:
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda), a KGB agent
- Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings (Mischa), a KGB agent
- Noah Emmerich as FBI Agent Stan Beeman
- Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings, Elizabeth and Philip's daughter
- Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings, Elizabeth and Philip's son
- Annet Mahendru as Nina, Agent Beeman's Soviet mole
- Susan Misner as Sandra Beeman, Stan's wife
- Alison Wright as Martha Hanson, Agent Gaad's secretary and Philip's informant


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Tired of Long Hair? Loosen Long Locks with Flowing Styles
This entry was posted on September 30, 2013.
Having long hair can be amazing sometimes, but it can also be a pain. On those days you just don't feel like styling your long locks and hair extensions, opt instead for something that you haven't tried in a while. There are new trendy styles to try, and if you're unsure how to do these latest hairstyles you can always check out the movie star's latest hair looks online or watch a hair tutorial on YouTube.
In fact, there are a few styles we have our eyes on, which should change your outlook on your long tresses in a flash.
Bubble Ponytail
Heard of a bubble ponytail? This segmented look is very unique and fun to style. If you have medium length hair and need longer hair to try this look, complete your perfect bubble ponytail with our Clip On Human Hair Extensions. For this hairstyle a Wavy Clip On Ponytail will work best because there is a slight wave in a bubble ponytail already after it is complete.
To accomplish this hairstyle, after you have a ponytail with your wavy hair and extension, separate your ponytail into three or more different "bubble like" sections. After you are satisfied with your different bubble sections, you can hide the elastics by wrapping a few strands of hair around each section. Wrapping your hair around each section if you choose will make your look appear more polished.
Clip Your Tresses to the Side
If you're headed out the door to a meeting, night with the girl's or date and don't have time to manage your locks, secure a side-part by finding a stylish clip and clipping back part of your tresses. Of course this hairstyle will look its best if your hair is already wavy, so if you don't have time to curl your hair
sleep with damp hair that's braided the night before. In the morning you can use your flat iron over your braid and then take it out for gentle waves. Now all you have to do is find a cute clip and you'll have the perfect look for an evening of fun!
Half Up, Half Down Beach Waves
Who says beach waves are only for the spring and summer time? Beach waves work for every season, and if you're tired of having your hair in your face, complete a beachy hairstyle and then pin back half your hair to get some of your tresses out of your eyes. Virgin clip ons are perfect for completing this look. Style your already wavy clip on hair extensions by teasing them with a comb. Add in some light styling cream if you'd like but you shouldn't have do because you already have the perfect wave.


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Breathe, flow and fly in this exciting new yoga practice that helps improve overall health and physical agility, lengthens muscles and releases tension throughout your entire body. You will stretch, strengthen and realign using the support of silk hammocks suspended three feet from the ground.
Note: Participants should have a regular yoga practice of 2-3 times per week for at least the past 6 months or have participated in a private Aerial Yoga session while here at Miraval. If you have Glaucoma, are beyond your first trimester of pregnancy, or have had Botox injections within 24 hours you should not participate in this class.
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A flow practice that brings awareness and balance to the energy centers of the body.
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Develop your core-strength in this powerful practice of balance and stamina.
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Strengthen your core and increase your ability to balance as you bring your yoga practice to a new level in this fun and challenging class. All levels welcome.
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Learn to consciously surrender to sleep and dreams through this restorative yoga practice for the mind, body, and soul.
Energy Yoga: Level 2
This challenging yoga class that incorporates vigorous and repetitive movements designed to cleanse the body.
Flying Dragon Yoga: Level 2/3
This class combines the deep stretching of a Yin practice for the hips and lower back with an energizing Yang flow. This Taoist practice is a light-hearted and challenging practice full of colorful visualization.
Happy Hour Yoga
We invite you to skip the typical cocktail or glass of wine and join us in the Agave Center instead! Come with an open mind and enjoy a gentle fusion class of vinyasa, yin, restorative or whatever style of yoga our instructor is feeling inspired to share today.
Restorative Yoga: Mixed Levels
Learn to rest deep in your yoga postures in this practice, known as "active relaxation" by author Judith Lassiter.
Rise and Shine Yoga: Mixed Levels
Start your day with an inspiring yoga practice to prepare your body/mind for awareness in all that you do.
Yin Yoga: Mixed Levels
In this quiet practice, focus on stretching deeply into the fascia of the hips and lower back through meditation. While using breathing techniques, begin to soften and surrender into your postures for minutes at a time.
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Learn essential Hatha yoga practices that enhance breathing, increase body/mind coordination and improve posture, balance and flexibility. This gentle class is good for beginners looking to learn the basics of the practice but could also be enjoyable for seasoned practitioners who want a slow and mindful yoga class. A gentle beginning class that introduces the essential Hatha Yoga practices to enhance breathing, balance and flexibility.
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A vigorous yoga offering, this dynamic class links breath and movement, stillness and transition, repetition and progression, to offer a practice for yoga enthusiasts, or a fit beginner. Each individual is encouraged to make an honest self-assessment and rest when needed throughout the class; however, beginners are discouraged from taking this class. Classes where we offer more detailed instruction and move a little slower such as Rise and Shine Yoga or Yoga Essentials would be a better option.
A vigorous and fluid Vinyasa practice connecting breath and movement to build a detoxifying heat in the body and a steady focus in the mind.
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High School: Notre Dame
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Panama City - There are more than 300-thousand college students in Florida and many of them won't vote Tuesday. Voter turnout groups are trying to rally students to the polls. Technology may be key to reaching 18 to 29 year old voters.
FSU Sophomore Lizzie Solonari spent Monday asking her classmates to vote. She mostly got nos and Apathetic stares, but a few students signed a pledge promising to vote on Election Day.
FSU Grad Student Stephen Oleszek will be at his precienct Tuesday.
"You have an obligation and that is to get out and vote. That's really part of who you are as an American."
Joshua Childs, FSU Undergrad, says you have to vote. "If we want to be able to make our voice heard we have to start voting."
About 100 students promised to vote. They signed pledges complete with their cell phone numbers. FSU Public Interest Research Group sponsored the voter turnout drive and will send text messages reminders to students.
Lizzie Solonari, a member of PIRG, says the messages increase the likelihood that a student will vote by four percent. "Obviously text messaging is really popular for young voters. Young people in general so it's an effective tool for contacting the young voters and getting the message across."
Young people voted in record numbers in 2008, helping deliver the White House to President Barack Obama, but appetites are changing and midterm elections are generally not as popular or inspiring as Presidential Elections.
Many college students think they can't vote in their college town because they are registered in their hometown, but if you are registered anywhere in Florida you can update your address at the polls on Election Day before casting a ballot.


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I've got a lot of mates out bush and the Convoy of no confidence will have Australia's worst government
in history quaking in its boots as it inevitably gathers momentum.
The Convoy of no confidence is amassing towards Canberra
Something beautiful is unfolding. From all over Australia, people whose businesses and jobs are being driven into the ground by spectacular government mismanagement are gathering to drive from the corners of the continent to converge on Canberra to demand an election.
The productive class may not have easy rent-a-crowds for rallies and chirpy letter campaigns, but they have something that the keen teens do not — they have capital assets — in this case, assets that move.
When it's obvious money and choices are being poured down a bottomless well, people are prepared to go that extra mile, or in this case the extra 4,000.*
It started with Mick Pattel – a livestock transporter from North West Queensland — who suffered a 50 percent drop in business when the Federal Government banned live exports to Indonesia. According to Beef Central he declared that the time has come for a re-election. The owner/driver from Richmond, who also serves as president of the National Road Freighters Association, started planning a protest convoy to drive from northern Australia to the lawns of Parliament House in August.
"He hopes to generate enough support and media attention via the "vote of no confidence" convoy to convince the Governor General to dissolve the parliament or to convince Julia Gillard to go back to the polls. "
The central planning for the Convoy is at Just Grounds, though facebook sites have sprung up to feed into it too. Organisers appear to have been astounded by the demand and with so many cars and trucks wanting to join up they are changing plans, adding convoys, and even splitting some convoys to cover different routes. Some people are travelling out to the far reaches so they can join the convoys from the start.
For preliminary dates: See below.
Convoy number 1. Please put BROWN balloon /streamers to show your convoy.
Peter Whytcross is your leader 0427025591
16th of August Port Hedland WA to Halls Creek WA
17th August Halls Creek WA to Katherine NT
Please note People from Darwin are to travel down to Katherine this day 17th of August.
18th Katherine NT to Mt Isa Qld
19th Mt Isa Qld to Blackall Qld
20th Blackall Qld to Bourke NSW
21st August Bourke NSW to Hall NSW
22nd August Hall NSW to Canberra
Convoy number 2.Please put PINK balloon/ streamers to show your convoy.
Darryl Pederson 0418450641
18th August Atherton /Cairns Qld to Charters Towers via T/ville Qld
19th August Charters Towers Qld to Injune Qld
20th August Injune Qld to Coonamble NSW
21st August Coonamble Qld to Murrumbateman NSW
22nd August Murrumbateman NSW to Canberra
Convoy number 3. Please put LIGHT BLUE balloon/ streamers to show your convoy.
Tony Hopkins 0419600560
20th August Rockhampton Qld to Goondiwindi Qld
21st August Goondiwindi Qld to Yass / via Dubbo NSW
22nd August Yass NSW to Canberra
Convoys from Brisbane. Please note there are 2.
Brisbane Convoy 4 Please put Yellow balloon /streamers to show your convoy.
Russ Martin is your leader 0428370098
20th August Brisbane / Rocklea Qld to Tamworth NSW (Via Warwick)
21st August Tamworth NSW to Coonabarabran to Dubbo to Yass NSW
22nd August Yass NSW to Canberra
Brisbane Convoy 5 Please put WHITE balloon /streamers to show your convoy.
Your leader is Ken Wilkie 0427742554
20th August Brisbane Qld to Wyong (Beresfield ) NSW
21st August Wyong / Beresfield feed in NSW to running through Sydney to Goulburn.
22nd August Goulburn to Canberra
Convoy number 6. Please put ORANGE balloon/ streamers to show your convoy.
Convoy leader to be advised
18th August Perth WA to Norseman WA
19th Norseman WA to Penong WA
20th Penong SA to Renmark SA
21th August Renmark SA to Coolac NSW
22nd Coolac NSW to Canberra
Convoy number 7.Please put PURPLE balloon / streamers to show your convoy.
Convoy leader to be announced
20th August, Midday start, Adelaide to Mildura Vic
21st Mildura Vic to Harden (via Griffith / Temora)
22nd Harden into Canberra
Convoy number 8.Please put RED balloon /streamers to show your convoy.
Your Convoy leader Mr Noel Porter 0427285216
21st August Colac Vic to Coolac NSW (via Geelong / Melbourne / Albury)
22nd Coolac NSW to Canberra.
Convoy number 9. Your colour is GREY
Your convoy leader to be announced.
21st August Warragul Vic to Cooma (via Orbost /Bombala)
22nd Cooma to Canberra
Convoy number 10. Please put Black balloon / streamers to show your convoy.
Your Convoy leader to be announced.
21st August Mildura Vic to Harden NSW via Griffith / Temora
22nd Harden NSW to Canberra
Convoy number 11. Please put DARK BLUE balloon / streamers to show your convoy.
Your Convoy leader is Rick Finning. 0428510101
21st August Bendigo to Harden (via Echuca / Jerilderie / Wagga / Junee)
22nd Harden to Canberra
See Just Grounds for the details.
MAP: Thanks to MapsGet for the map image I added the paths too.
* It would be 5,000-6,000 km from Port Hedland to Canberra. That's some serious driving.
The short killer summary: The Skeptics Handbook.
The most deadly point: The Missing Hot Spot.


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Three recently acquired gifts of private collections will greatly augment the Library's holdings in Judaica and Hebraica. These are the Zanvel Klein Memorial Collection of Judaica, the Marvin Fox Memorial Book Collection of Philosophy and Judaica, and the collection of Yiddish books donated to the Library by Rabbi Daniel Leifer. In addition, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation has awarded the Library a grant in the amount of $25,000 to endow a book fund for the purchase of materials on Judaica.
Hebrew books and Judaica in other languages have been an integral part of the University of Chicago Library since its founding in 1892. Some components of the collections date back to the very beginnings of collection building here; other components have been added over time as interests and programs have grown and changed. The inauguration of a formal program in Jewish studies at the University of Chicago has provided additional focus and vitality to the development of these already rich resources.
Faculty and Library staff work closely together to build collections that will support the needs of current and future research and teaching. Responding to the growing interest in Jewish studies at the University, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation has provided a grant of $25,000 to endow the Lucius N. Littauer Judaica Book Fund in the University of Chicago Library. This endowment shall be used in perpetuity for the acquisition of Judaica and Hebraica.
The collections of today include more than 100,000 physical volumes as well as rich resources in microfilm. Built by many bibliographers and subject and language specialists over the years, the collections are shaped by staff and faculty of the University and by the individuals whose private collections have been acquired and integrated into the Library's collections.
The Zanvel Klein Collection was acquired in Spring of 1994. On the faculty of the University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry, Zanvel Klein was also an avid collector of Judaica and deeply involved with the University Library for many years, providing advice and counsel in the development of collections that could support a program of Jewish studies here. The additions of materials from his carefully developed library will make a meaningful contribution to our growing Jewish studies programs.
In 1995, the late Rabbi Daniel I. Leifer, Director of Hillel Foundation, donated to the Library a collection of Yiddish language and literary works. These materials will help strengthen the nucleus of resources in support of Yiddish studies at the University.
In June 1996, Dr. June Fox gave to the Library her late husband's collections of philosophy and Judaica. Born in Chicago and a Ph.D. graduate of the University, the late Professor Marvin Fox was the Philip W. Lown Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Brandeis University since 1976. Reflective of Professor Fox's conviction that "Judaism and contemporary thought are not mutually exclusive", his collections contain a wealth of resources in Judaism, secularism, and textual interpretation, and offer an extraordinary resource for the study of Jewish intellectual and religious thought.
Online information about the Judaica and Hebraica collections at the University of Chicago Library can be found on the Library website http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/, the Library's web server, under Subject Guides to Sources. The direct URL is http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/judaica.
For more information, contact Curtis Bochanyin, Bibliographer for Humanities, at 702-8442 or firstname.lastname@example.com">firstname.lastname@example.com, or Judith Nadler, Selector for Judaica, 702-8743 or firstname.lastname@example.com">firstname.lastname@example.com.


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- Official Site: http://www.loopermovie.com/
- Release Date: September 28, 2012
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Main Actors: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels
After making a name for himself with high school neo-noir film Brick and the sly but less well-received heist flick The Brothers Bloom, director Rian Johnson has truly found his groove with Looper. The time-traveling thriller snagged the prestigious opening night slot at the Toronto International Film Festival, propelling genre movies into a promising future.
While it would take a complex diagram to explain the entire plot, we'll settle for the basics. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (JGL) stars as Joe, a hit man called Looper working in the year 2044. Joe is assigned to whack men sent back in time, gift-wrapped for death by the mob of the future, who use time travel solely for nefarious purposes. Things get messy when one of his marks ends up being his future self (Bruce Willis).
Today's leading man (JGL) squares off against the leading man of yesteryear (Willis) in a sleeper hit that guys will be talking about for quite some time.
If it sounds like Johnson's biting off more than he can chew, trust us, the director proves that he's game. He weaves his vast canvas of influences into a smart, tightly wound thriller that never lags.
Looper works diabolically well as an action movie because of its peculiar and innovative stakes. JGL's Joe needs to kill his older self in order for the mob to let him live. Unfortunately, his older self knows his every move; they pop up like instant memories. How, then, do you catch someone who knows everything you're thinking? Meanwhile, Willis's Joe is out to change history, but he can't very well kill off his younger self, as getting that pestering assassin off his tail would just be suicide.
Like any time-traveling movie, Looper's premise is pretty out there. Audiences can easily poke holes through the plot when trying to work out how every piece of the puzzle fits together, but Johnson acquits himself beautifully of these conundrums by just having fun with it.
At one point, Willis's Joe dismisses any attempts at explaining the mysteries of time travel by uttering a cracking good line that simply warns the audience not to bother. It's best to just enjoy all the snappy dialogue and crafty turns, which unfold so unpredictably that we can't give any more away. You'll want to go into Looper as ignorant as possible, which is why we won't bother explaining why Emily Blunt is such a good vigilante, shotgun-toting mother.
Looper is that rare thriller that always stays ahead of its audience. You may feel like you need a time machine just to catch up.


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The University of Baltimore School of Law places a significant emphasis on the classroom experience. In your first year you will attend classes which are relatively small by law school standards. You will interact with faculty who are committed to your learning and to your success.
School of Law Academics
- 85 percent of upper-level classes have fewer than 50 students.
- 68 percent of upper-level classes have fewer than 25 students.
- A first-year day student can expect an average class size of approximately 80 students.
- A first-year evening student can expect one class of approximately 70 students and one class of approximately 35 students.


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UFO Is Reported at O'Hare; Feds Are Silent
In November, a gray, metallic, saucer-like object was spotted hovering above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. As many as 12 United Airlines employees spotted the object and filed reports with United.
Officials at the airline say they have no knowledge of the incident, and the Federal Aviation Administration is not investigating.
Melissa Block speaks with Chicago Tribune transportation reporter Jon Hilkevtich, who reported on the incident.
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by Heather, July 23, 2013
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Poll: More Americans Hate Obama Than Like Him
More Americans now dislike Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th president of the United States who is a cultural Muslim. It is no surprise that many Americans feel disenfranchised with Obama in charge, considering the Indonesian-born Arab national is not a true US citizen and is out of touch with American citizens, his family grossing $5 million income last year.
Obama is out of touch with America, constantly sowing lies into the tapestry of public media and using his deceptions to sway the more gullible public to support his socialist agenda.
With the economy crashing and our troops now without a budget for next year, as the former Democratic House and Senate failed to pass a budget for next year, Americans are starting to see Obama's truly dark colors.
More Americans now hate Obama than approve of him. The numbers show that all across the board, Obama is widely losing support and in America, the majority rules.
The disparity between those who still hold onto the sense of false hope Obama tried to invoke and those who are in full reality grows. More and more people realize Obama is clueless, could care less about the common American and has no business running the affairs of America.
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