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Looking for something great to do with your family to get out of the monotony of winter? The Children's Museum of Virginia in Portsmouth just opened a Treehouse exhibit.
The Treehouses - Look Who's Living In Trees! exhibit lets everyone spend some time hanging out in the trees. Families and children can immerse themselves in an indoor tree house and explore first-hand who lives in trees. This traveling exhibit is on loan from Sciencenter- Ithaca, New York, and was developed by the Environmental Exhibit Collaborative (EEC).
"It's the only museum where you can come and touch things. [At other museums] you have to walk around, keep your hands in your pockets. Here we say go up, touch it, play with it, push it, figure out what makes it work."
The Magic Treehouse Comes to the Planetarium
Coordinating with the Treehouse exhibit is the Planetarium show. The Magic Treehouse - Space Mission lets children travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Tree House as they proceed to answer the questions left for them in a mysterious note signed "–M."
The show begins with narration by Mary Pope Osborne, author of the best-selling Magic Tree House children's book series. Viewers will find themselves perched high in the trees as Jack and Annie discover the note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. Adventure off with Jack and Annie as they wish themselves to an observatory where they meet up with an astronomer who helps them to answer the first few questions on the note.
With the help of the astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey of adventure and learning. This exciting voyage will carry visitors to the planets and far out into the Universe where Jack and Annie nearly get… Well, better come see for yourself!
New To Do Daily Activities
If you're aiming for a certain day to get out of the house, the Children's Museum of Virginia has some extra-special days planned throughout the week.
Treehouse Tuesday
Get ready to celebrate the trees! Activity examples include: learning about animal tracks, toddler friendly blocks, and leaf rubbing. Make sure to stop by our "Treehouses: Look who's living in the trees!" exhibition before or after our activities. 10:30 and 3:00
Wacky Wednesday
Get moving with a wacky activity on the second floor. The wackiness might include obstacle courses, tossing around the solar system with a parachute or giant floor bowling! 10:30 and 3:00
Throwback Thursday
Enjoy a blast from the past with an activity of yesteryear. You may find an old time carnival game upstairs or hula hoops and jump ropes! 10:30 and 3:00
Get Fit Friday
Join us upstairs for a physically fit activity! Roll the giant dice to find out which exercise you'll be doing! 10:30 and 3:00
Make-n-Take Saturday
Stop by the make-n-take art area on Saturdays for a fun art activity for the entire family. 10:00-Noon and 2:00-4:00
Show-stopping Sunday
Stop by the imagination classroom for a show stopping display. Examples include an interactive story time, an exciting educational program or a special guest. 12:30, 2:00 and 3:00
Upcoming Fun at the Children's Museum of Virginia
Don't forget to register for one of my favorite author's days, an upcoming celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday at the Children's Museum of Virginia.
After Hours Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration
Saturday, March 1
Dr. Seuss's birthday is March 2. The Children's Museum of Virginia is offering a special after-hours event to explore the traveling exhibit Tree Houses, create some Dr. Seuss themed crafts to take home, and enjoy a showing of the beloved movie The Lorax on the big screen. Snacks will be provided.
Admission $5 per person and tickets MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE by February 26. This event is limited to the first 150 guests, so register early. Museum Members are Free however you MUST REGISTER.
Please stop by the Museum or purchase over the phone with Credit Card by calling 393-5258.
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No. 443 Squadron
City of New Westminster, Hornet
Motto: OUR STING IS DEATH
On arrival at Digby in February 1944 for service in Europe, No. 127 Squadron, RCAF was renumbered as No. 443. Initially equipped with the Spitfire Mk VB for familiarization, these were exchanged for Spitfire Mk IXB's in March when a move was made to Holmesley South to form No. 144 Wing, 2nd TAF (Tactical Air Force). Pre-invasion operations were flown from a number of south coast airfields, culminating at Ford in mid May. Cover to the Normandy invasion was given during June and a move to airfield B-3 at St. Croix-sur-Mer was made on the 15th of June. Air superiority patrols were flown from here over the beachhead for a month, at which time the wing was disbanded and the Squadron was sent instead to No. 127 Wing, which was also in France with No. 83 Group. Activities continued until the breakout, following which a move was made to Belgium. In January 1945 the Squadron re-equipped with the Spitfire Mk XIV's. At the end of March the squadron moved to Holland and then into Germany in April 36 aerial victories were claimed when the war ended. The Squadrons' aircraft carried the unit code 2I during this period.
Reformed on 12 September 1951 and became New Westminster (Vancouver) Auxiliary Squadron flying Mustang, Harvard and Expeditor aircraft. Disbanded on 31 March 1964.
No. 443 Squadron was reformed as an Anti-submarine helicopter squadron that provides shipborne and shore based anti-submarine warfare assets. The unit flies the CH-124 Sea King helicopter and is based on Canadian Destroyers and Frigates as well a shore based at CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia. The unit also maintains a detachment at Victoria International Airport in support of Maritime Forces Pacific. The Sea King performs many other roles with the Canadian Forces including, COD, Search & Rescue and light transport.
The squadron moved to Patricia Bay (Victoria International Airport) in the late eighties where it remains today. On January 31, 1995 it changed its name to 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron. It is equipped with the CH-124 Sea King.
Battle Honours:
Fortress Europe 1944, France and Germany 1944-45, Normandy 1944 Arnhem Rhine
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On Saturday April 6th, 30+ breweries representing all six New England states (and beyond), descended on Worcester, MA to participate in the Brew-Woo Craft Beer festival. A festival only in it's second year is now in the books, as a success.
Although I was unable to attend the first year, we had heard many great things about it. After chatting with guests and brewery representatives this year, everyone was impressed with organizers and the new ideas that they changed. Switching from a single session to 2 sessions, which created a slightly longer day, allowed the vendors to have a break; while bringing in a separate crowd each session. Although the first session had a slightly smaller than expected crowd this year, the second session was well attended -- bringing joy to many new craft beer fans.
In addition, the organizers took a non standard approach with the room layout, organizing the booths in a scattered manor; so they were NOT lined up like the girls and boys at an 8th grade dance. This concept is not typically done and was much appreciated; as it cut down the lines and made it easier for each brewery to talk with their fans. Most, if not all breweries were able to maintain short lines throughout the event because of this change.
The breweries in attendance brought a number of different offerings to be showcase at this festival. Whether it was a new seasonal release, something being trialed or their most popular brew; many brought four to five different beers, if not more. It is always exciting to drink local offerings from breweries such as Wormtown Brewery and Waschusett. It was also great to sample beers that are not distributed locally, like offerings from Trinity Brew House, Tully Cross Tavern, Watch City brewpub along with breweries just getting their start like Revival Brewing Co and Backlash.
Highlighting the night for me, were a couple of different beers: Wormtown Be Hoppy IPA, Revival Double Black IPA, Woodchuck Private Reserve Belgian White Cider, Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, DL Gary's Cooledge Oatmeal Stout and Notch Session Ale.
In honor of the Worcester Firefighters, a couple of breweries had something special during the festival. Wachusett Brewery debuted their newest edition to the family, a fire truck. Surely, it was hard to miss, unless you never made it to the back of the room. The fire truck was a formerly a member of the Gardner Fire House, but was salvaged by Wachusett to help raise money for the Leary Foundation. It was quite shinny and impressive with 11 taps -- I can't wait to see it in action.
Also honoring local firefighter's was Watch City's Rettung Eins Kölsch (or "Rescue One Kölsch"). The Rettung Eins Kölsch which was brewed by Watch City Brewery and 5 local firefighters to raise money for a fund assisting the children of Worcester firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr., who died while trying to rescue a resident from a burning home. It was great feeling to be supportive of the breweries who are also supporting many great causes.
Here are my thoughts to recap the festival:
- The fest was reasonably priced ($30 in advance, $35 at the door) and was represented by quality breweries.
- The crowd was rather pleasant and very interested in trying new beers.
- The two sessions approach kept the overall crowd to an enjoyable size.
- The random barrels of peanuts (plain and Cajun), were wonderful.
- The bathrooms were quite messy towards the end of the day.
Overall, Good Beer Selection -- Good Music -- Good people. Well done! Major credit goes out to KJ Barrons (https://www.kjbaarons.com) and the team of organizers for hosting this event and thinking outside of the box.
Here is a list of breweries and vendors in attendance:
Breweries: Backlash, Baxter Brewing, Berkshire Brewing, Blue Hills Brewery, Boulevard, Crispin Cider, D.L. Geary, Goose Island, Harpoon, Innis & Gunn, Ithaca, Kennebec River Brewery, Kona, Magic Hat, Narragansett, Notch Brewing, Offshore Ale, Peak Brewing, Redhook, Revival Brewing, Sam Adams, Saranac, Shipyard, Shock Top, Sierra Nevada, Trinity Brew House, Tully Cross Tavern, Long Trail, Watch City, Wachusett, Widmer, Woodchuck Vermont Hard Cider, Woodstock Inn Brewery and Wormtown.
Vendors: Rewind Hangover Prevention Drink, KJ Barrons cigar station, Red Bull, StrangeBrew Homebrew Shop, WAAF Radio Station and more...
********** National Session Beer Day **********
In additional to the Brew-Woo celebration, it was also nice to sample from Notch Brewing on the nationally recognized Session Beer Day. Enjoying a Notch Session Ale, along with Chris and Mary Ellen, was a very happy moment for me. Now, I'll have to challenge myself to find out each year, where Chris and Mary Ellen will be on Session Beer Day.


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On Wednesday, March 12, four siblings entered the Anderson County PAWS, and walked out with 3 puppies. Fox Carolina updated the story on day after their arrest in their March 19 newscast.
This Examiner story covered the original story.
Anderson County Sheriff's office identified the suspects as siblings Kenneth Frank Lewis, 22; Cassidy Lynn Lewis, 19; Randle Blake Lewis, 20; and Taylor Brook Lewis, 17.
The four had been in Anderson, and after driving by the shelter, decided to stop and go inside to see the animals up for adoption.
According to the siblings, after they had played with the puppies, they were about to put them back into the respective cages when the puppies started to shake and whine.
The suspects gave several reasons as to why they felt the need to remove the puppies from shelter property. Most of their excuses involved not wanting the puppies to be euthanized. The employees and volunteers work hard to find each animal in their care a home.
Shelter staff has responded, saying that until people learn to spay and neuter their pets, the shelter will continue to be the place where unwanted pets end up.
One of the puppies, a blue healer mix, had already been promised out. An adoptive home was waiting for the little dog, and the person who had offered a home for the shelter pup is now heartbroken.
It was hoped that the four siblings would give the judge some idea of where the puppies are at this time. That didn't happen, but they assured the Fox Carolina viewers that the puppies were placed in responsible homes. An apology was also made for taking the puppy who had already been adopted.
Jessica Cwynar, director of PAWS, stated to Fox Carolina
"It bothers me because now those people have no justifications of where those animals came from or any procedures that have been done to those animals."
Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper thanked the community for their help in quickly learning the identity of the puppy thieves. Thanks to the tips that came in once the original surveillance photo taken from the shelter was posted, it didn't take long to identify the puppynappers.
A Facebook post by Taylor Lewis stated
"We saved those pups they had been in those cages for at least a month and one had no water."
Cwynar disputed this, saying the animals in their care always have fresh food and water.
The siblings were released after spending the night in jail, with their bond set at $2,000. They have to return for another hearing on April 8.
While looking at the Anderson County PAWS Facebook page, there are mixed opinions on the theft of the puppies. Many believe the siblings should be given jail time for their crime, as they need to learn this is unacceptable behavior.
Others are idolizing the four as animal advocates who rescued the three puppies from a death sentence.
Sheriff John Skipped has asked that anyone with knowledge of the puppies to please contact 864-260-4400 or Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC. Anderson County P.A.W.S. can be reached at 864-260-4151.
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- Company: Zuriick
- Price: $65
- Official Site: Zuriick.com
- Release Date: Out now
The Zuriick Beata is a chukka boot constructed in canvas and featuring a vulcanized sole. Pictured is the Zuriick Beata Aqua Marine with a crisp white trim and contrasting brown piping -- colors that come together in a refreshing combination for spring. If you prefer something more subdued, they're also available in carbon, charcoal and navy. These casual shoes will raise your style quotient when dressing down while complementing your look for nights in the city.
Though the market for casual shoes has become saturated, the Zuriick Beata Aqua Marine stands out for the following reasons: First, unlike some other casual shoes whose colors seem to have been inspired by Carnival, the colors here combine in an eye-catching yet modest way. Second, its clean lines and simple design make it versatile. Its an obvious fit for younger guys with a semi-skater style -- think torn T-shirt with washed-out relaxed-fit jeans. But you could definitely look to these for a night on the town: Try paring them with a slim navy suit with trousers rolled up just enough to reveal the ankle-length, a graphic T-shirt and a straw fedora.
The Zuriick Beata's vulcanized sole and canvas upper reinforce its durability, making the rubber more resistant to wear and tear while giving the surface a smooth finish. While canvas is a durable material, it's not designed for serious physical activity. Remember that they are athletic-inspired. If you're looking for shock absorbers or extensive support, keep looking. The chukka boot is a classic casual style, so no need to worry about trends. Overall, at $65 these shoes are well worth their price tag.
A tip when wearing ankle-length shoes is to sport some knot socks; these are socks that end below the ankle. Socks in sight interrupt the line of your leg and can shorten you, while going sockless ends in funk.
A tip when wearing ankle-length shoes is to sport some knot socks; these are socks that end below the ankle. Socks in sight interrupt the line of your leg and can shorten you, while going sockless ends in funk.


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Sony has continued its support of independent game developers by launching a new indie game channel for its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console. This new channel is the direct result of Sony launching a similar channel on the PlayStation network last month.
With 53 titles already, Sony has begun highlighting new releases such as Hotline Miami, Thomas Was Alone, and Limbo. Sony says it has plans in the coming months to showcase highly anticipated Vita-only releases such as Spelunky, Luftrausers, and Hohokm.
In a blog post Sony said:
At PlayStation, we're proud to support indie development, and our unrestrictive policies make it easier than ever for developers to launch games on PS Vita. We recognize that the unique perspective that indie developers deliver contributes to the success and future of the gaming industry. And we've learned as much from working with talented indie developers over the last several years as (we hope) they have learned from us.


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Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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The U.S.-Mexico border region (the area 62.5 miles north and south of the border) is 2,000 miles long and comprises 12 million inhabitants, including 25 Native American nations and a large Hispanic population. It is a dynamic area with its own unique set of pressing health and social issues, including poverty, uninsurance, unemployment, and inequitable health conditions. Understanding the growing border population and what is contributing to their health disparities is vital to employing solutions. To that end, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau is pleased to present a DataSpeak program with recent data analysis of the current health status of the MCH population and information on efforts to improve MCH surveillance in the border region.
The program's first presenter, Jill McDonald, a senior epidemiologist for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Division of Reproductive Health, will provide a short overview of the border region and federal attention to health issues that are unique to the border region. Dr. McDonald will present methodological results and health findings from MCH surveillance projects that she is currently involved in to strengthen current MCH data availability along the border and discuss opportunities for improved cross- border data collection.
Our second presenter will be Brian Castrucci from the Texas Department of State Health Services' Division of Family and Community Health Services, Office of Title V and Family Health. He will discuss infant and child mortality in the border region, as well as current data on breastfeeding and research regarding the effect of hospital policies on breastfeeding initiation rates. Mr. Castrucci will also discuss an epidemiological phenomenon known as the "Mexican paradox," which influences the health of the maternal and child population in the border region.
A third presenter, Sam Notzon, Director of the International Statistics Program at the National Center for Health Statistics, will provide his presentation via recording. He will provide information from his recent analyses of perinatal data from 44 U.S. counties on or near the U.S.-Mexico border. This includes analyses of differences in fertility rates, risk factors for pregnant women, and birth outcomes between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites in these communities as well as a comparison of the Border data to the rest of the nation. He will also highlight some critical health concerns for children on the Border and present new data on the very high cesarean delivery rates in the region.


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PRESS RELEASE: Direct from Hospice Care of South Carolina
Hospice Care of South Carolina (HCSC) was honored yesterday with the Bronze Achiever Governor's Quality Award from the South Carolina Quality Forum for the company's progress and leadership in the state. Hospice Care of South Carolina is the first hospice care provider to ever win this award.
"As the leading hospice provider in the state, we continually strive to provide superior care to our patients," said Dawn Teachey, CEO of Hospice Care of South Carolina. "We specialize in providing compassionate care with a highly trained staff focused on expert pain management and symptom control. Receiving this award only confirms that we truly work our hardest to provide specialized and high-quality care."
Frank Fusco, Chair of the Quality Forum Advisory Committee, presented the Bronze Achiever Awards to Hospice Care of South Carolina and also to Goodwill Industries of the Upstate/Midlands South Carolina. Bridgestone America's Tire Operations received a Quality Award in the Explorers category. The reception was held at the It-oLogy Center in Columbia, S.C.
The process for choosing the Governor's Quality Award winners is extremely selective and names only those organizations that show progress worthy of recognition based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. These criteria include leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, measurement, analysis, knowledge management, workforce focus, operations focus and results.
Those who wish to be considered for the Governor's Quality Award submit a written application, which is reviewed by a team of examiners who later perform a site visit to the organization. These examiners represent a variety of fields in South Carolina, including the medical, education and private sectors.
HCSC also is promoting National Hospice and Palliative Month that runs the entire month of November. The awareness campaign brings attention to the more than 1.58 million people who receive care from hospice palliative care providers in the U.S. every year. HCSC has the broadest range of care of all hospice providers in South Carolina and is also the only hospice provider with both crisis care and a pediatric care program.
Hospice Care of South Carolina is South Carolina's leading hospice provider with 35 local offices that serve all 46 counties. For more than 15 years, HCSC has been devoted to enriching life and making a difference for every patient who is touched by advanced illness. HCSC is the only South Carolina hospice provider that trains other providers in every curriculum of the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), a nationally accredited course in all areas (CORE, Critical Care, Geriatric, Veterans and Pediatrics).
Earlier this year HCSC was named Employer of the Year by Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association for Board Certification for employing 37.5 percent of all Certified Hospice and Palliative-care Licensed Nurses and 34.65 percent of all National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses in South Carolina.


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The kids accompany a salmon named Sam on her journey home to lay her eggs. Then they meet a giant panda named Zhu Zhu, who teaches them about her favorite food, bamboo.
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What did I expect? The only thing I'd ever eaten at Denny's was the "Grand Slam," a much too hearty breakfast, consumed while on vacation upstate or in Florida, when appetites tend toward the voracious. So when I heard about Denny's "Baconalia! A Celebration of Bacon" (at participating restaurants for a limited time only), I found myself at the Levittown restaurant, one of two that opened last year on Long Island.
Baconalia is a special menu invented by corporate chefs with slightly more creativity than the cooks who are charged with making the food. There are seven selections featuring bacon with most of them just variations on bacon and eggs, the most interesting being Bacon Meatloaf, and the main reason I'm here: the Maple Bacon Sundae.
Fortified with homemade oatmeal and a fistful of Lipitor, I sit down to the Triple Bacon Sampler ($6.99) one afternoon. Six strips of bacon—pepper bacon, turkey bacon and regular—accompanied by two scrambled eggs and a slab of hash brown potatoes is familiar ground. The turkey bacon is not crispy but successfully masquerades as the real thing. Pepper bacon is not peppery, not even a little, but the slices are thick-cut and have good smoky flavor. Since this is Baconalia, the cheese-covered hash browns have large bits of bacon crumbled throughout for good measure. I'm impressed enough to return the next night for dinner with the wife as an accomplice, but first I make a mental note to google "cholesterol-lowering foods."
Like anthropologists (the locals seem to resemble natives of Rochester and Jacksonville) I order the Bacon Meatloaf ($8.99) and—because the BBBLT Sandwich is just a BLT with lots more B and Bacon Flapjacks are just pancakes with bacon bits cooked in—my wife uncovers the more adventurous sounding Bacon Slam Burger ($8.29) on the everyday menu. Alas, this is where it all went wrong, when the expedition threatened to derail and return from whence it came.
Not to take a gratuitous cheap shot or anything but suffice it to say a hamburger topped with a scrambled egg, two strips of bacon, cheese sauce and home fries is not anywhere as delicious sober as it might sound at three in the morning after a night of Heinekens and Jack (Denny's is open 24/7).
On the other hand, if one were to drink enough to stomach the Bacon Meatloaf, it wouldn't remain stomached for long. Remember the meatloaf from your high school cafeteria? It was better than this. I began to worry that those scary ladies in hairnets were in the kitchen. What was I expecting? I don't know, something along the lines of simple comfort food with plenty of bacon. The two slices were dense and dry (after being grilled!) with some bacon on top and inside, and somehow made worse with a dark sweet hickory ketchup smeared on that looked like residue from the BP oil spill. We quickly retreated into the Maple Bacon Sundae ($2.99), which was pretty good. Vanilla ice cream with maple-flavored syrup and some bacon crumbed on top.
The manager asked what I thought and I replied with something I never thought I would say, "The sundae needed more bacon."
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his can cover whiskies that you intend to buy soon, whiskies that you would buy if you happened to come into unexpected funds, and whiskies that you're not ever likely to buy given your financial situation. It should probably only include whiskies that you haven't bought before.
dramtastic wrote:Karuizawa
AshDLS wrote:dramtastic wrote:Karuizawa
Replying to a slightly old comment I know, but any particular Karuizawa?
I'd like to get my hands on some Hanyu whiskies too, although, yeah, availability isn't one of its strong points. :-\
Collector57 wrote:The wife will buy it for Christmas/Birthday
Collector57 wrote:johan brugge wrote:I'll add the Port Ellen 9th release.
That's my list - the PE9
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Other 2013 Best Concept Winners:
- Best Customer Concept: Univ. of North Carolina Hospitals
- Best Management Company Concept: Sodexo
- Best New Facility: Virginia Tech
- Best Renovation: Northeastern University
- Best of Show: Henry Ford Hospitals
- Best Station Concept: Restaurant Associates
- Best Wellness Concept: Sodexo
- Best Menu: Bon Appetit at eBay's Café 17
- Best Convenience Retailing Concept: Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
St. Paul Schools has an extremely diverse student population with more than 39,000 students speaking over 120 languages and who often come from immigrant families suspicious of food served outside the home and anxious about how their children eat. Parent Night is designed to allay those fears by giving parents an opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at the school Nutrition Center (central kitchen) operation.
The program includes a 45-minute tour of the facilities (with translators provided by the Parent Advisory Councils), followed by the serving of an actual school lunch and then a nutrition education session with educators from the Simply Good Eating Program through the University of Minnesota.
In the 2012-13 school year, the department hosted four Parent Nights, each focusing on a different major ethnic population in the city (Karen, Somali, Hmong, Latino), and averaging around 120 participants apiece.
Project Team:
Jean Ronnei, Director
Monica McNaughton, Assistant Director
Angie Gaszak, Nutrition Specialist
Tessa Acker, Dietetic Intern
Nutrition Center Staff:
Joe Byrne, Nutrition Center Production Manager
Geoff Adams, Caron Atkinson, NC Supervisors
Mary Parsons, Rashidat Sowemimo, Debbie Batiste, Cindy Timmers, Sue Rousu, Alan Smith, Linda Puente, Cathy McFadden, Kris McMahon, Angie Latham - Nutrition Services Assistants
Office of Family Engagement & Community Partnerships:
Jackie Turner, Chief of Engagement
Tyrize Cox, Director, Office of Family Engagement & Community Partnerships
Bee Lee, Parent Academy Administrator
Hsajune Dyan, Karen PAC Lead
Pierre Cejudo, Pablo Matamoros, Latino Consent Decree Coordinators
Mohamed Hadi, Somali Culture Specialist
Michael Thao, Hmong PAC Lead
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Post-concussion syndrome raises great concerns in people with head injuries. Interestingly, researchers have found that exercise may work well to treat post-concussion syndrome, reported Science Daily on Jan. 27, 2014. Karl Kozlowski, PhD, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, has been pioneering an exercise treatment program for patients who suffer from post-concussion syndrome.
Traditionally, physical and cognitive rest are what doctors prescribe for patients who suffer from sport associated concussions. Post-concussion syndrome is defined as three or more concussion symptoms which persist at least three weeks after the past treatments for the condition have not demonstrated any success. The regulated exercise routine with Kozlowski's treatment offers hope for people who suffer from post-concussion syndrome.
Initially Kozlowski and his research team wanted to determine if athletes who suffer from post-concussion syndrome could exercise at a level which wouldn't bring out symptoms but which would allow them to stay conditioned while recuperating. They observed that gradual exercise, intead of rest alone, actually helps to restore the balance of the brain's auto-regulation mechanism. These researchers feel confident that this new treatment can help lower concussion symptoms. However, Kozlowski has emphasized that it's too soon to call the exercise treatment a complete cure. He has observed that some patients respond faster or better than other patients.
With post-concussion syndrome we see a complex disorder in which a variable combination of post-concussion symptoms, such as headaches and dizziness, persist for weeks and sometimes months after the injury which caused the concussion, reports Mayo Clinic. Concussion is defined as a mild traumatic brain injury, which usually occurs after a blow to the head. Loss of consciousness is not needed for a diagnosis of concussion or post-concussion syndrome. Post-concussion syndrome symptoms occur within the first seven to 10 days and go away within three months in most people. However, he symptoms can persist for a year or more. Research showing that exercise may be beneficial for treatment of this condition is significant.


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- RedCedarFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:50 PM
He's got a beautiful body, but his face looks too much like the face of one of the Bushes.
(Yes, that's probably a fucked up thing to say, but there ya go! You know?)
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TSL aboard Ravager: Visas looks back on the horrors of what happened to her world.
The piece is a finally drawn out view of one woman's torment, and her witness of others in torment. The description of how the Force operates in Nihilus' hands was a bit startling, and the idea of a young girl surrounded by imploded bodies and seeing some go into that state shocking. His casual brutality in his treatment of her fits the character so well.
The main negative I had is actually moot. I had considered that having a ship in the condition of the Ravager show up would have alarmed them, but then again, anyone in space that saw her would not have lived long enough to tell anyone on the ground before she made orbit.
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Star-Wars: The Force Unleashed What If
SWTFU: What if Starkiller had actually turned to the light?
The piece is an AU portion of what can arguably called an AU game. Starkiller, the main hero becoming a force of good rather than the evil apprentice. I only had time to read the first chapter that sets the author's entire premise up, but it is well written and compelling even then. The only snag was this... Why would someone trained by the Sith be surprised that his Master had lied to him?
How to Save the Galaxy, Vol 1
Gwendolyn Rogan
KOTOR With a twist: A riotous parody of the opening.
The author's blurb said it was a parody, and I have seen a few, so I thought I would now what to expect.
I Was wrong.
In something reminiscent of the Harvard Lampoon's Bored Of the Rings, I was dumped into a swirling world where even the name of the ship has been changed to protect the innocent. The main character fights not only Sith, but the narration as well as he saves himself above all others. Sort of like the Movie George of the Jungle on steroids. If someone later gets in a fight with the narrator, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
19 chapters long, it is one I wish I could go back and read all the way through.
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When I read this, I went to the profile, and checked. Oddly enough, while I started back at the beginning of the SW Game influenced stories, I didn't see the other two stories that preceded it. I thought they might have been in the Book section, but there is no book influenced section, so I am going back to read them for this review.
At the Crossroads of Destiny and Time: The Hunted
Gwendolyn Rogan
Set between TESB and ROTJ on Coruscant: Looking for a bounty, Boba Fett found something else.
Like the work reviewed above, this piece surprised me with it's quality. The scene portrayed is a tiny slice of life that hits at gut level, and now Fett has someone he has to look after, whether he likes it or not.
26 chapters long, and what I described is merely chapter one.
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At the Crossroads of Destiny and Time: Untold Lies
Gwendolyn Rogan
Follow on to The Hunted set one month after it ended: The daughter finds she has the same problems her mother did.
The only negative I have is that you forgot quotation marks. The work is as clean and crisp as the ones reviewed above.
16 chapters so far, well worth your time.
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Amber Penglass
TSL on Onderon: The memory of one act on Nar Shaddaa still bothers her
The piece was surprising in that when you play, it is the Exile who changes the others around him or her. The more dark side you are, the more they are. Even more surprising, considering the entire crew you can possibly have, it is Atton who talks her back from her self imposed funk; the one person you could see glorying in the darkside yet again.
The author asked for ideas. Have you read the books?
KOTOR after Leviathan: Carth has to decide about the relationship he has with Revan
The piece is short, sweet, and hard hitting. The thoughts going through his mind are exactly what you would expect in this situation, and the way he deals with it in the end worth the read.
Morale Visit to Vevut Squad
Clone wars era: Bard'ika emerges
The piece covers an interesting portion of a Jedi's life, when he takes up the Mando'a lifestyle in a dangerous situation. I wished I could read further, because the one character I really enjoyed in the Clone Wars series and movie was Asohka
Go back Home
Post KOTOR: Revan dreams of going home. But first she must complete her last mission and survive
The piece is short and to the point. The woman is going through mental hell, but she has something to go back to. My only question, is with all of the commentary about the 'True Sith' we have seen (Mainly by inference) how is this something Revan had caused?
Blind Love
TSL, no planet given: The Blind Exile wants desperately to see Atton's face
As said before, you need to edit and clean the piece up.
The Exile as a blind woman is an interesting twist.
Academy-Days: an RGZ Archer Arashi21 production
Pre-Mandalorian Wars on Dantooine: The three main characters of the games as children
Remember to sight edit, as you used several words that would pass a spell check even though they were incorrect. Lunges instead of lungs, hopped instead of hoped, that kind of thing.
The piece is a bit of fun in a lot of ways, using the force to keep the food from running away, Malak (Still Alec at this point) asking Tal'si (The Exile) where she got it when she speaks of women's intuition, that kind of thing. All in all it's a stereotypical slice of three kid's life.
Don't Leave Me
Post KOTOR: Revan tries to get away alone on her last quest, and fails
The piece is a well done view of when Revan left the Republic. Unlike canon, Revan does not get away alone, and the comment that love will conquer all, is, as this old man knows, whistling in the dark.
Happy Ever Afters
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Post TSL: Two men who worshiped from afar discuss their obsession
The piece is a bit introspective, and an interesting read. Having Atton swing both ways, and having him set his eyes on Dustil (Who seems to be obsessed over Revan) was a surprise.
The primary thing that bothered me was the idea that Revan had used the same feminine wiles to control her troops. A woman cannot lead troops in battle unless she can prove she is as good if not better than those she leads. They can admire, even love her. But the instant someone gets into her pants, and those troops hear about it, she loses that.
If you need another opinion in this regard, read the Anita Blake Series by Laurell K Hamilton. In Obsidian Butterfly, the main character is called in by an old friend as a specialist in preternatural crimes, and is dealing with a lot of cops who have not been working alongside her all this time. One comment the character makes in her musings is that she's dealing with a sudden (For her) emotional attraction toward one of these cops, and she shortstops it ruthlessly. As she pointed out, if you're the out of town expert on such crimes and have no other connection, they will try to work with you.
But if you start dating one of them, you're demoted to girlfriend, and as such, have no reason or right to be involved in the eyes of the cops there, regardless of any skills you have. It's even worse in the military. Trust me.
'To argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason is as futile as to administer medicine to the dead.' Now who said that?
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In addition to a John Fleming sighting in Minneapolis, Walmart alums John Menzer and Craig Herkert made news of their own this week.
Supervalu on Monday named Wayne Sales, a Canadian hall-of-fame-caliber retailer, as the company's president and CEO, replacing Craig Herkert.
Yikes! After a monstrous earnings miss, Supervalu suspended its earnings guidance and dividend and said it was exploring strategic alternatives.
When Craig Herkert left Walmart a few years ago to become president and CEO of Supervalu the situation that unfolded earlier this week at the grocer was not what he had in mind.
Supervalu reduced it full-year profit forecast Wednesday morning, even though the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales and profits as a result of strategies president and CEO Craig Herkert said are yielding results.
MINNEAPOLIS — In an effort to increase the stickiness of Supervalu shoppers, Supervalu president and CEO Craig Herkert on Tuesday spoke of the company's "hyper-local retailing" concept during a conference call with analysts.
Supervalu's commitment to growing its Save-A-Lot discount banner and its participation in First Lady Michelle Obama's Partnership for a Healthier America campaign were other significant programs Herkert believes will help differentiate the grocer enough to drive trips and increase consumer loyalty.
Supervalu on Tuesday reported first-quarter fiscal 2012 net sales of $11.1 billion (down 3.7%, versus last year) and net earnings of $74 million (up 10.4%), or 35 cents per diluted share.
Supervalu announced that it has named Leon Bergmann as president of its independent business organization, reporting to Craig Herkert, CEO and president. He replaces Mark Anderson, who will be retiring from Supervalu later this summer.
Supervalu banner Save-A-Lot has appointed a new leader, replacing company veteran Bill Shaner, who has lead the division since 2006.
Supervalu detailed its strategic plan to deliver profitable growth in the future for shareholders at an investor event May 3.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu reported net sales of $8.7 billion for the fiscal 2011 fourth quarter, compared with sales of $9.2 billion for the same period last year. Supervalu's fourth-quarter net earnings were $95 million, or 44 cents per diluted share, compared with net earning of $97 million, or 46 cents per diluted share the company reported last year.
There were three takeaways to come out of Supervalu's third-quarter analyst call Tuesday morning: the deep discount banner Save-A-Lot will be the most significant catalyst for growth going forward; Supervalu aggressively is addressing pricing issues that have had consumers who are more accustomed to the "hi" in the grocer's "hi-lo" pricing strategy shopping elsewhere; and while traditional Supervalu banners ACME, Shaw's and even Jewel-Osco do not have a "For Sale" sign on their respective front lawns, at least not yet, they can be had for the right price.
Supervalu has named Janel Haugarth EVP merchandising and logistics. She will replace Steve Jungmann, formerly EVP merchandising, who is leaving the company effective immediately, the company reported. In her new role, Haugarth will be responsible for all merchandising activities across the company's traditional retail and independent retail businesses.
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This nighttime thermal image shows mixed land use in a central urban area. At the top (purple) is a cooler vegetated area while the physical properties and spatial designs of the urban region control the localized temperatures.
A photovoltaic parking canopy can provide a larger volume of shading for a parking lot-with the added benefit of increasing the parking spaces per acre in comparison to a tree-lined parking lot. Photos: ASU SMART Program
This ASTER imagery shows the top 20% of surface temperatures for the Phoenix region at about 10:30 p.m. in October 2003. Photo: NASA MARS Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University
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Studies have shown that pavements—including those of highways, streets, and parking lots—cover 30% to 45% of the urban fabric. Because of this large area and because of the greater frequency at which pavement improvements occur compared to buildings, pavements have been identified as one of the most appropriate places for public works officials to explore mitigation strategies.
Conventional mitigation strategies for UHI have focused on increasing the pavement's reflectivity, known as albedo. While albedo is one important factor, other mitigation strategies like the use of porous or pervious pavements also are effective. Other issues include the aging process, where some pavements' reflectivity increases while others' decreases over time. Pavement selection must include considerations for material, traffic volumes and loads, safety, aesthetics, rideability, initial cost, maintenance costs, color, noise, availability of local materials, and air quality. When adding the UHI consideration, local governments need to consider the physical setting for the pavement structures.
An example is shown in the above right photo, indicating the surface temperatures of the different highway sections in relation to their material and location. Box A encompasses a section of Highway 101 on the east side of Phoenix. The pavement surface temperature for the middle section in Box A is much lower (lighter or no shade of red) compared to the top and bottom sections (darker shades of red) of the same highway segment and material type. The difference is attributed to the grade/elevation of the different segments and to the surrounding landscape. The top and bottom sections are depressed or below grade highway segments surrounded by residential areas and sound walls, which have a tendency to trap heat and lower the natural convection of winds. Convection of winds can serve to cool pavement surfaces. The surface temperatures of these locations remained higher at night compared to the middle section, which was constructed at grade with open fields on the east side.
Another consideration can be observed in the highway segment highlighted in Box B. Both the top and bottom segments are below grade with developments and sound walls on either side. The difference in surface temperatures between the sections was attributed to the use of a porous mixture (surface layer) for the bottom section, compared to a conventional dense surface for the top section. The concentrated bright (elevated surface temperatures) image in the middle represents Metro Center, which is a very large business and shopping area. From this figure, one can deduce that using a porous or pervious pavement to reduce the surface pavement temperature at night is one way to mitigate the UHI. However, optimization of the different variables in the final design should consider safety, performance, comfort measures, and costs.
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Pakistan blocked the head of an airline, whose plane crashed near the capital, from leaving the country as it began an investigation into the disaster
Bird flu could threaten survivors of Indonesia's earthquake, an aid agency warned, after finding people whose homes were destroyed sheltering in dung-smeared chicken sheds. A strong aftershock sent panicked survivors running into the streets early on Saturday.
Mine attacks killed two navy sailors and wounded two commandos in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday in the latest in a barrage of violence that is posing the biggest danger yet to the country's four-year-old ceasefire. The bloodshed threatens to wreck a 2002 truce that ended two decades of fighting between the government and rebels.
Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally disbanded their armed wing on Tuesday, fulfilling one of the most crucial elements of a tsunami-inspired peace plan to end one of Asia's longest separatist conflicts. The move paves the way for the group to transform itself into a political party.
Masked, black-clad and brandishing machetes, the attackers sprang from behind a screen of tall grass and pounced on the four Christian girls as they walked to school. Within seconds, three of the teenagers were beheaded -- fresh victims of violence that has turned the Indonesian island of Poso into yet another front in the terrorist wars.
One year later, officials still aren't exactly sure how many people died in the Indian Ocean tsunami, but a tally of conservative government figures puts the number of dead and missing at more than 216 000 in 11 countries. In Indonesia and Sri Lanka, different agencies within the same governments disagree about the numbers.
Two magnitude-6,3 earthquakes in southern Asia struck eight hours apart on Monday, causing panic but little damage in a region still traumatised by last month's quake-triggered tsunami that killed tens of thousands. Meanwhile, the number of relief camps in Indonesia's Aceh province has dropped by about 75% in the past week.


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Diane McLean: calls for Merton Council to back a winner in greyhoundsPICTURE: STEVE NASH
McLean queries council attitude over planning
DIANE McLEAN, who is co-ordinating the We Want Wimbledon campaign on behalf of would-be buyer Paschal Taggart, came out on the attack at Plough Lane on Saturday against the AFC Wimbledon proposal to base their football operation on the site.
McLean, who presented the trophy to Miss Mutley after the bitch's win in the WWW Puppy Invitation, used the occasion to question the fairness of the process ahead.
She said: "It's fantastic to see such an excellent crowd enjoying a safe and exciting night out, and I've faced many questions from people about the latest threat to the future here from AFC Wimbledon – who filed their proposed plans on 19 September.
"This was actually seven months outside the cut-off date of 27 February this year for submissions stipulated by Merton Council in accordance with their Sites and Policies Development Plan process.
"I suppose the reality is nothing much has changed from September last year when Galliard Homes, the stadium's owners, threw the gauntlet down and proposed building a football stadium and housing on this greyhound site.
"However, one major factor in these new plans submitted by AFC Wimbledon is that it is going to cost them a significant amount of money to build the first stage 11,000-seater stadium. A lot of fundraising needs to be first done by the Club – we will see!
"And it is hard to believe that an organisation which likes to describe itself a 'community club' has such arrogance to think it can depose the greyhounds from our site we have occupied since 1928 in the belief they're returning to a football 'spiritual home' of Plough Lane.
"Perhaps AFC need a lesson or two in map reading since the former Wimbledon pitch was at the top end of Plough Lane and not at this, the Tooting end.
"I find AFC's glib attitude to ending greyhound peoples' livelihoods and futures disgusting, not just at Wimbledon but throughout the UK and Ireland by potentially finishing off an industry which has been successful for the past 87 years – all for the sake of a Plough Lane address.
"It wasn't so long ago that they were offered a joint-tenancy with Tooting and Mitcham, but decided to go to Kingstonian ground outside the borough."
McLean says she has become increasingly concerned about the fairness of the process ahead, adding: "You only have to read the article in the South London Press this week where Councillor Peter Walker openly declares his support for AFC plans.
"He is quoted 'As a resident of Wimbledon, a Merton councillor and football fan, I would love to see the planning application of AFC Wimbledon succeed, and the team return to the Borough'. How can we not be concerned over council impartiality given public statements like that?
"Maybe it's time for the dogs to show their teeth and look into a Freedom of Information request and perhaps question whether due process has been followed by the council.
"After all, a seven-month time extension for late submission of AFC's proposal is stretching the limit somewhat. It's about the time the Council started showing appreciation of the value greyhound racing brings to Merton, rather than giving misty-eyed support for something that has failed in the past through lack of interest, mainly because of the amount of football already available in London.
"It's time for Merton Council to instead back a winner in greyhound racing."
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MISS MUTLEY, trained by Richard Rees, turned over favourite Barefoot Scholar in Saturday's WWW Puppy Invitation at Wimbledon on Saturday.
The much-heralded Barefoot Scholar, for whom Paul Hennessy has already plotted a William Hill Derby challenge for next year, missed the start while Miss Mutley banged out in front.
She kept on to hold the challenge of Liz McNair's King Dec by three-quarters of a length in 28.39sec, just two spots slower than the William Hill Derby winning time of Sidaz Jack back in June, although the track was running an official 20 spots fast.
"We've always thought she was a good bitch, she did 29.34sec in her first-ever trial at Wimbledon so we knew straight away we had something decent," said Rees afterwards. "She's owned by a syndicate called the Filthy Rotten Scoundrels, a group of horse people who wanted some fun with a greyhound – she's certainly giving them that.
"She did everything right on Saturday, cracked out and seemed to find more when she needed to. She does love Wimbledon so, in a way, we're gutted the [ECC Timber] Oaks is at Belle Vue this year. But we'll go up there and see how she handles it.
"She had trials at Hove and Monmore as a pup to give her experience and hopefully Belle Vue will be fine. We've also got Zoos Caprice coming back from season this week and she'll be aimed at the Oaks too."
The odds-on Barefoot Scholar took third after that missed break and first bend trouble, but Hennessy was happy with the performance of his dog, saying: "It was a great learning experience. We may have had to travel a long way for the experience, but it could be well worth it. He's a very green dog with only two races before this and it was his first time to race under lights.
"Also, there was a very vociferous crowd at Wimbledon on Saturday and he would never had heard anything like it before. He walked out of the traps and was beaten by two good pups. He was doing 28.50sec and you would have to be satisfied with that in the circumstances. I'll be giving him a few more spins around Wimbledon as the English Derby will be his target next year."
WWW campaigner Diane McLean, on hand to present the trophy (see separate story above), said: "Miss Mutley showed excellent pace, but Barefoot Scholar recovered impressively and is certainly one to watch next year."


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By David Bienenstock
California elected the wrong thespian. Back in 2003, after local Republican Party operatives manipulated one of the Golden State's obscure, early-20th-century election laws into a full-blown, three-ring recall circus, the contest quickly devolved into a reality show on wheels as 135 certified candidates made their case directly to the public, crisscrossing the state, cameras in tow, and transforming the race for governor of the globe's fifth-largest economy into a made-for-TV event. So no wonder an actor named Arnold ultimately took home the crown. But one has to wonder what would've happened had the fine citizens of California chosen the real action hero running in that race: Ms. Mary Carey—the porn star with a pothead's best interests at heart.
"Why doesn't the government just legalize it?" Ms. Carey asks indignantly early in her HIGH TIMES interview. "When people smoke weed, they don't get aggressive; they get calm. But when they get drunk, they start fights. If weed was legal, the world would be a happier place."
Meanwhile, the duly elected Governator sits idly by in his mansion in Sacramento, saying nothing while the federal government raids state-sanctioned medical-marijuana gardens in his own backyard and arrests the state's citizens at gunpoint for the crime of following California law and providing medicinal herbs to themselves and their fellow citizens in need. Exactly the kind of totalitarian treatment, we assure you, that a Governor Carey would not take lying down—well, okay, maybe that's an unfortunate turn of phrase, but she has brought to her political platform a fighting spirit and an impressive array of progressive causes, including the legalization of herb, prostitution and gay marriage, a "pistols-for-porn" exchange program, and a comprehensive plan to pay down California's massive deficit—including a lucrative luxury tax on plastic surgery and an initiative to install Web cams in the governor's mansion and charge $24.95 per month to watch all the dirty dealings behind the scenes. Naturally, she also supports the state's medical-marijuana movement and even considers a little girl-on-girl action with Mary Jane to be part of a healthy lifestyle.
"A lot of my friends have prescriptions, and I think that's a good thing. It's also a great way for the government to make money, if they'd only sell it in stores and tax it like alcohol," Carey declares while anxiously awaiting the start of her HT photo shoot. "It's way better for you than drinking. I think I'm going to stop drinking so much and start smoking more. When I smoke instead of drink, I don't gain weight. I get the munchies whether I'm drunk or stoned, but at least with smoking you don't also have the calories from the booze."
For the record, Carey placed 10th in the recall election, with 11,061 votes—an impressive grassroots movement that she plans to call on for support when she runs again in 2006. So what made the star of New Wave Hookers 7 decide to seek the state's highest office in the first place?
"The owner of my porn company told me that if I ran for governor, it would be good publicity," she says. "And because I'm a publicity whore, I said, 'Okay—let's do it.'"


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Reggie Bush didn't admit to any wrongdoing Wednesday while speaking to reporters for the first time since the NCAA ruled last week that he received improper benefits while at Southern California and retroactively ruled him ineligible for nearly half of his college career.
But the New Orleans Saints tailback repeatedly expressed his remorse for being at the center of an investigation that not only tainted his era with the Trojans but also will handicap the school in the future because of severe sanctions handed down by the NCAA.
"I've heard people say that I don't really care about this too much and I just brush it off my shoulders. Those people don't know me. Because this thing regarding USC and the NCAA is to me the closest thing to death without dying," Bush said during an unscripted opening statement that lasted more than two minutes.
"Because I have such a great love and respect for the University of (Southern) California, this has been one of the toughest things I've had to deal with in my life," Bush continued. "But at the same time, whether it's all true or all wrong or whether we're guilty or not guilty, it's still my responsibility and I have to accept that. And I have to deal with it as it is and try to manage it as best as I can. With that, we plan to aid USC as much as possible in the appeal with the NCAA. I'm going to do everything I can to make it right, to make it better, and that's really all I can do.
"It sucks because like I said, I have such a strong love and passion for USC. It's almost like shaming your dad in a sense. ... So when my family name is at stake or USC or the New Orleans Saints or whoever it is that I represent, because of me, it hurts."
In the past, Bush had denied allegations that he and his family received improper benefits from prospective marketing agents during his college career. But during Wednesday's 10-minute session with the media he neither confirmed nor denied any allegations, repeatedly saying that he wasn't able to discuss any specifics - partly because of a pending appeal with the NCAA.
"I believe that there's a lot of untold truth to this matter. There's a lot of fabricated lies to this matter," Bush said. "But it is what it is. I can't sit here and cry about it. I can't sit here and make up excuses. Ultimately, it's the responsibility that's placed on USC and my shoulders that it's because of me. So all I can do is continue to try to help them and move forward with the situation.
"I think God works in mysterious ways. And I think at the end of the day, this too shall pass. And hopefully we can grow stronger from this."
When asked if he ever broke any rules, Bush said, "It's hard for ... I can't get into specifics of what's going on. Like I said I'd love to. I could sit here for days and get into specifics of what's going on. But obviously I can't."
Then when asked if he has any regrets in general, Bush said, "I have regret that this situation was brought on to USC. Those are my regrets. My regret is that the situation has occurred and has been brought on to USC because of me. Those are my regrets that I've brought this upon them. My name is dragged through this. Their name is dragged through this. My family's name is dragged through this. It's really unfortunate. It's not a good thing."
Bush said he has not spoken to former coach Pete Carroll, but he said he has been in contact with several former teammates who have shown their support.
The NCAA ruled that USC had to vacate 14 of its victories during the 2005 season and part of the 2004 season, including the BCS championship game against Oklahoma. That BCS title likely will be stripped from USC, pending the outcome of its appeal.
Going forward, the Trojans also face a two-year ban from bowl games and a loss of 30 scholarships over a three-year period. And the school was also asked by the NCAA to disassociate itself with Bush.
Bush admitted that the possibility his relationship with the school and former teammates will be tarnished is one of the hardest aspects for him to deal with.
"Obviously, with the current penalty, it sucks because they now have to deal with that," Bush said. "You never want to be in the position that you've affected a kid's career or the future of a high school player that would go to USC. You've affected their career some way in some shape or form. That's not a good feeling. ...
"I'm going to do anything I can to restore my relationship with USC, because that's what's most important to me right now. Because that's what means the most to me. USC is always in my heart. I have a great love and respect for them, and I always will, no matter what happens. You know, if I have to spend the rest of my life trying to make things better, trying to make the situation better, I will do that."
Bush said he is less concerned with the possibility that he could lose the Heisman Trophy he won during the 2005 season. The Heisman Trophy Trust has not announced any decision on whether to rescind Bush's award now that he has been ruled ineligible for that season, but it is expected to be discussed next month. No player has ever had his Heisman Trophy taken away in the 75-year history of the award.
"I don't have a fear that the Heisman will be taken away. I don't have a fear of anything else occurring that you guys are thinking of," Bush said. "I have no fears. Before this occurred, I had no fears. And I still have no fears."
The NCAA cited a "lack of institutional control" in its ruling, which affected the entire USC athletic department and included improper benefits received by former basketball player O.J. Mayo, among other infractions.
According to the NCAA report, Bush and his family received a variety of gifts from potential sports marketers, including a home that they lived in rent-free, as well as travel expenses, hotel stays and clothing.
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Although the series is about women, there is much that can be learned by the opposite sex as well, and men are encouraged to attend. The schedule is every Thursday night in April, with a reception at 6:00 PM. The program is from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
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Event Stories
Stories about past fundraising events to Support UNC Lineberger.
Performance BMW Auctions BMW i8, Donates proceeds to UNC Lineberger
Performance BMW, located in Chapel Hill, auctioned a 2014 BMW i8 on Wednesday, October 29 for charity. Funds raised above the $140,000 MSRP were donated to UNC Lineberger and three other local organizations: Duke Cancer Institute, Triangle Meals on Wheels, and Triangle United Way.
"Swing for the Cure" golf event supports breast cancer research at UNC
The River Landing Golf Association for Ladies (RLGALS) supports breast cancer research through the annual "Swing for the Cure" golf tournament at River Landing in Wallace, N.C.
Marie's 'Hike For a Cure' brings in over $5,000 for bone cancer research at UNC Lineberger
Virginia resident Marie Clem loves to hike. She began the activity as a way to improve her physical and mental health, and it has turned into so much more. On April 26, Marie, alongside family and friends, hiked for a different reason: to fight bone cancer.
Local teen raises funds for UNC Lineberger with "Monday after the Masters" golf tournament
High school senior Evan Norfleet organized a memorial golf tournament in memory of his grandfather, Dr. Edward A. Norfleet. Funds raised will go to UNC Lineberger to fund pancreatic cancer research.
27th Annual Lineberger Club features longtime UNC fundraiser, cancer survivor Jamie May
"The UNC Lineberger medical staff, volunteers, and donors who have made UNC a leading center for cancer care and research have saved my life and those of many, many others. They tend their garden with remarkable dedication and extraordinary competency. Indeed, medicine, as practiced in the N.C. Cancer Hospital, is a North Carolina treasure."
Charli Ramsey Hat Drive donates over 1,800 hats to the N.C. Cancer Hospital
Elizabeth Stewart honors her daughter's memory with an annual hat drive for pediatric oncology patients and bone marrow transplant patients at UNC.
"Corona Cares" contributes $150,000 to patients, families dealing with cancer
Funds from the campaign will support programs that benefit patients and families receiving cancer treatment at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
Fast Break Against Cancer raises nearly $180,000 for cancer research and treatment
Coach Roy Williams' 9th annual Fast Break Against Cancer kicks off basketball season with live auction breakfast event.
Rackets raised for cancer
A high school student organized Serve For the Cure tennis tournament to raise money for UNC Lineberger.
Sell-out crowd kicks off Blue Ribbon Gala
UNC Lineberger kicked off its Blue Ribbon Gala on September 27, 2013, gathering more than 450 people to celebrate advancements in cancer care at UNC. The black-tie event raised more than $225,000 for UNC Lineberger.
Pedal for Peds raises money to support UNC's Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
On Saturday, September 21 over 100 bicycle riders from all over the Carolinas participated in the 4th Annual Pedal for Peds (pronounced pēds) bike ride.
Get Heeled 5K raises over $53,000 for UNC Lineberger's Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic
On September 14, over 1,000 people gathered at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill for the Get Heeled 5K to walk, run and raise money for UNC Lineberger's Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic.
Lucky 13 bicyclists finish coast-to-coast ride and surpass fundraising goal
UNC Lineberger is lucky to have such dedicated volunteers. This year, for the fourth time, a group of intrepid young men, organized a summer trip to raise funds for UNC Lineberger.
Blue Ribbon Partners are celebrated for their contributions to UNC Lineberger
Blue Ribbon Partners, a new society to honor groups who have organized community events to support UNC Lineberger, were celebrated at a reception and ceremony at the cancer center on June 26, 2013. These elite fundraising teams have hosted events ̶ ranging from golf tournaments and cocktail receptions to charity runs and BBQ lunches ̶ for three or more years, raising at least $25,000 during that time.
Lucky 13 featured in video by UNC Endeavors
This summer, ten boy scouts from Chapel Hill are biking across the country to raise money for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. For every $15,000 raised, UNC Lineberger has agreed to send one of their pediatric oncology patients to spend a week at Victory Junction, a camp for chronically ill children.
Coach Hatchell's blueberry patch supports UNC Lineberger
UNC women's basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell's blueberry patch near Black Mountain, NC is almost ready for the summer picking season.
Team UNC at PurpleStride
A strong UNC team took part in the April 20, 2013 Purple Stride! Walk at North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus.
2013 Tar Heel 10 Miler
For the third consecutive year, UNC Lineberger was a race charity partner for the Tar Heel 10 Miler and Fleet Feet Sports 4 Mile Run.
All Dolled Up raises money for the Get Heeled 5K event
Pretty Fab Events hosted a fun day of pampering for girls ages 5-12 to benefit the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
UNC Baseball vs. Cancer
The Carolina Tarheels Men's Baseball team shaved their heads to support kids battling cancer.
Timothy Lai - A single father gives back
The past year has been a very difficult one for Timothy Lai, a New York City public school teacher. His wife Esther, who fought terminal breast cancer for eight years, passed away exactly a week before Christmas. While deeply mourning his wife, Timothy struggled with how to cope with the loss himself and help his teenage Leif endure this trying life experience.
Coach Hatchell's blueberry patch gets prepped for the picking season
UNC women's basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell's blueberry patch near Black Mountain, NC is getting ready for the summer picking season.
Below the Belt raises funds to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers
Chapel Hill native Eli Tate, a third-year medical student at UNC, and his wife, Erin, wanted to do something after their stepmother, Stella Waugh, was diagnosed in 2010 with endometrial cancer.
4th Annual Bobby F. Garrett Esophageal Cancer Benefit Concert
The 4th Annual Bobby F. Garrett Esophageal Cancer Benefit Concert was held on December 8, 2012, at Saint Matthew AME Church in Raleigh, attracting more than 175 people.
Record sell-out crowd at eighth annual Fast Break Against Cancer
A record 415 people attended the October 12, 2012 breakfast event held at center court of the Dean E. Smith Center to benefit cancer prevention, treatment, and research in the community.


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Java CAPS 6.2 - Available Now
By jacki decoster on Nov 20, 2009
Sun has released Java CAPS 6.2 and for a "dot" release, this new version of the platform contains some very significant features.
Clustering is probably the most important, since it provides optimal performance and scalability, as well as high availability and failover for CAPS deployments. All fixes, enhancements and new components of GlassFish ESB v2.1 are available in CAPS6.2, including clustering support for all GlassFish ESB components.
Java CAPS 6.2 enables clustering via GlassFish Enterprise Server to distribute processing across multiple servers. Implementing JBI-based applications in a clustered environment ensures continuous processing even when there is a hardware or software failure since the instances in a cluster share the same set of JBI based applications, resources, and configuration information, and can be implemented on one server or can extend over multiple servers for backwards compatibility.
In addition to clustering, the 6.2 release adds support for RESTful Web services, an architectural style that is emerging as a popular alternative to SOAP-based technologies due to it lightweight nature and the ability to transmit data directly over HTTP. RESTful Web services for Java CAPS come as part of the included NetBeans 6.5 release using JSR 311 - Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS).
For financial services customers, Java CAPS is certified as SWIFTReady 2009 as of the 6.2 release and now includes SWIFT 2009 messages in the SWIFT message library. For healthcare customers, the HL7 JCA adapter is now part of the Adapter pack for HL7 messaging.
Additional platform-level enhancements include:
- Runtime environment upgraded to GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Patch 2
- Designtime environment upgraded to NetBeans 6.5.1
- Support added for Windows 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for design-time
- Support added for Windows 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, IBM AIX 5.3, and Open Solaris 2008.11 for run-time
- Support for Firefox 3.5.2 for all browser-based components
Look for an upcoming announcement on the Healthcare Pack...a major release coming soon, along side the GlassFish ESB 2.2 release. Stay tuned for more!


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Namie, a Japanese town near the Fukushima nuclear power plant, was forced to evacuate all of its 21,000 residents in 2011 when an earthquake and tsunami struck the region, which caused the nuclear fuel to melt down. Recently Google was asked to conduct a street view photo session of the city by the city's mayor.
"By photographing the town and making those photographs publicly available, we can show the townspeople the condition of the streets," Tamotsu Baba said earlier this month. "In addition, I want to show the world the true state of Namie." Google took on the challenge and today has posted those images.
In a guest post on Google's blog Baba said:
Ever since the March disaster, the rest of the world has been moving forward, and many places in Japan have started recovering. But in Namie-machi time stands still. With the lingering nuclear hazard, we have only been able to do cursory work for two whole years. We would greatly appreciate it if you viewed this Street View imagery to understand the current state of Namie-machi and the tremendous gravity of the situation.


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Hyundai introduces at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show the Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top, a concept whose looks are based on the production version of the model but with a front section that has been modified to create a further storage compartment. All in all we can say that this car is a sort of mix between a sedan and a pickup truck, which could also anticipate the arrival on the markets of a similar version of the small South Korean sportscar.
The Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top has a retractable roof made of fabric, which has been designed to turn the car alternatively into a pickup-truck - sliding it forward and thereby freeing up the rear cargo area - or a convertible - pulling it back and leaving the roof open.
The engine of this new concept based on the Hyundai Veloster is the 1.6-liter one, credited with an output of 201 horsepower and 264 Nm of peak torque, the same unit that should go on to equip the most sporty cars of the Korean manufacturer. The bike coupled to this interesting concept has been created by Hyundai itself and uses the same colors of the Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top.


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Peptide Drugs Are Not Only Diverse...
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Scientists at Yale University have identified mutations in the same but completely unexpected gene that may explain the severe hypertension caused by both aldosterone-producing adrenal adenomas (APAs) and a rare familial form of the disease. The researchers say their results suggest that the mutations lead to loss of potassium channel selectivity in constitutive cell proliferation and hormone production.
The results are published in Science in a paper titled "K+ Channel Mutations in Adrenal Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas and Hereditary Hypertension."
Endocrine tumors such as APAs demonstrate constitutive hormone production and unrestrained cell proliferation. The mechanisms linking these events, however, had previously not been identified, explains senior author Richard Lifton, Ph.D., Sterling professor and chair of the department of genetics, professor of internal medicine at Yale University.
To identify a genetic link to these features Dr. Lifton's team sequenced all the genes from a number of APAs and compared them with patients' normal DNA. The analyses pinpointed two recurrent somatic mutations in and near the selectivity filter of the potassium channel KCNJ5, which were present in 8 of 22 human APAs studied. Both mutations produced increased sodium conductance and cell depolarization, which in adrenal glomerulosa cells leads to calcium entry, the signal for aldosterone production and cell proliferation, the authors note.
Interestingly, additional studies identified an inherited KCNJ5 mutation that led to increased sodium conductance in an inherited form of severe aldosteronism and massive bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.
Dr. Lifton claims the work highlights the value of whole exome sequencing rather than just focusing on a few suspect gene targets. "This gene was not on anybody's list to sequence in an investigation of this disease," he states. "We really hit the jackpot."
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I felt the urge to put how I felt about you in words, so here I go.
The day we met, I knew you were the one for me.
I never felt like this before & that is the honest truth.
To be honest, I don't know what I would do without you.
I hope we grow old together and hit each other with our canes & yell back and forth.
I hated not being together with you, do you know how miserable I was without you?
Knowing the fact that you could be with someone better? That I could never ever get you back?
Gosh, that drove me over the edge & I grew so highly protective over you when you weren't paying attention.
I don't like the idea of you with someone else that is a no-no for me.
I would do anything for you & I hope you know that
I'm sorry I get grumpy and say rude stuff to to you but that doesn't mean I don't love you.
I hope you believe me when I say you're the most amazing person in the world even though you can't see it yourself.
( Sh let me ramble on about how much you mean to me )
Goshhh gurl, I just can't believe I was able to get someone amazing like you in my life
People may not see you as I do ( I hope they don't I might have to beat the shit out of em )
I'll let the whole world know that you belong to me and no one else
I am not going to allow you slip through my fingers again
I regretted letting you go the first time & that is the truth.
When we've first got together it was such a bumpy roller coaster
now look at where we are, look how well we finally began to understand each other, how much we refuse to leave each others side even though we had been friends for a while.
We stayed together & we shall always be next to each other side I won't allow you to leave my side.
It's like saying ' Hey! Can you rip my heart in half? '
. . .You're also beautiful, funny, weird and so many other things
I love you for who you are.
I don't care if you're over-weight, very very skinny etc I will love you just the same.
I don't have many more words to say ' i love you '
It's so hard to put ' love ' into words. .
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This booster stage surrounded the nuclear core vehicle with its large liquid hydrogen tank. The conventional stage would draw fuel from the main hydrogen tank until burnout. Hyperion would have doubled the translunar trajectory performance of the Saturn V and less than one third of the liftoff mass.
LEO Payload: 145,000 kg (319,000 lb) to a 485 km orbit at 28.00 degrees. Payload: 82,000 kg (180,000 lb) to a earth escape.
Status: Study 1959.
Gross mass: 850,000 kg (1,870,000 lb).
Payload: 145,000 kg (319,000 lb).
Height: 85.40 m (280.10 ft).
Diameter: 8.54 m (28.01 ft).
Thrust: 10,700.00 kN (2,405,400 lbf).
Apogee: 485 km (301 mi).


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Pixar's John Lasseter wants to save the planet. The folks at Disney, which owns Pixar, want to turn a profit.
Can't they all just get along?
The villain in Pixar's new "Cars 2″ feature, opening June 24 is … wait for it … Big Oil.
Shocked? Anyone who saw Pixar's "Wall*E," with its slams against consumerism, shouldn't be. But while Pixar films try to work their way into the hearts and minds of a gazillion kiddies, their corporate string pullers are squeezing every last cent out of the Pixar franchises. And burning plenty of non-alternative fuel in the process, no doubt.
Listen to Lasseter tell the Wall Street Journal about his intentions regarding "Cars 2."
We revamped the whole story, the whole bad-guy arc. To me, there always needs to be a logic to our movies. No matter what subject matter it is, they have to be logical for the world we're creating. I kept thinking about, "OK. A spy movie in the world where cars are alive. What would be a really good kind of über bad guy? Who is an über bad guy?" I kept going to big oil. This is before what happened in the Gulf of Mexico.
Why isn't alternative fuel more… Why isn't everybody jumping on that bandwagon? It makes so much sense: Electricity, solar, whatever. There's ethanol. There's all this stuff you could be doing. And so I thought, well, that could be really cool in that you could have big oil versus alternative fuel. That's when we kind of crafted the bad guy's story.
Never mind Lasseter's warped logic regarding the current potential alternative fuels have for feeding the world's energy needs. Doesn't he realize how much oil will be burned bringing "Cars 2″ merchandise to the marketplace?
Should Lasseter, CEO of Pixar and director of "Cars 2," be criticized for trumpeting green causes while helping Disney burn so much energy for a profit? Would love to hear an opposing view … let 'er rip!
And please inform Jon Stewart, who still thinks Hollywood isn't an ideologically-driven dream factory, about Lasseter's motivations.
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Bob, At 12:38 PM 8/6/02 -0400, firstname.lastname@example.com wrote: >>From K5GNA: > >Putting a Radio Shack 6 dB attenuator (model 15-1257, $3.95) in line with >your converted MMDS type of downconverter will reduce the no signal noise to >a more reasonable level. Although there has been some debate on this BB on >reducing excess gain and noise in the RX, Dick Knadle, K2RIW, and others have >presented papers on the benefits of eliminating this excess gain, so the no >signal noise is reduced. Agreed. I found that too much excess gain would eventually drive my IF receiver into non-linear levels with resulting distortion of weak signals (not my AO-40 equipment; but my LNA + 1420/144 radio astronomy convertor gain totalled over 60 dB into the FT-847 on 144. I had to add 20 dB atten to get the levels tamed! One should be aware that addding loss (attenuation) into your receiving system can degrade overall noise figure, if you are not careful. I would use ao40rcv software to check the effects on your system NF (and thus your system sensitivity). In the example above, any atten. over 22 dB degraded my NF. Of course the best solution is to remove gain stages starting from the IF end. But a simple attenuator is certainly simpler. >However, the main benefit of the attenuator is for you to sacrifice a $4 unit >instead of a downconverter (or another expensive device) when you key your 2 >meter TX into the downcovnerter. You will probably key up accidentally no >matter how careful you are, as I have heard many stories and even done it >myself. Because of the berivety of most of the accidental transmissions, it >may not burn something up every time, but it does happen. Even the step >attenuators can be ruined and they usually cost a lot more than $4. The >first thing that your 2 meter transceiver should see is the $4 attenuator or >somthing else cheap that will can be sacrificed. This is true! I used a Alan Microwave (1-100 dB) step-attenuator in my initial investigation with the radio telescope system, but then replaced it with a 20w 20dB attenuator. The Alan is much too expensive ($500) to sacrifice to "errant RF fingeritis" {hitting the PTT}. The RS atten is certainly a good buy...or just get some 1/2w resistors and make your own pi-atten circuit! Find attenuator resistor values in the ARRL Handbook! Ed, AL7EB ---- Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to email@example.com
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"The Vampire Diaries" is getting ready for a huge milestone episode on CW, and now fans are being teased more about episode 100 by the woman in charge. On Thursday, Jan. 2, Wetpaint Entertainment shared new comments made by Caroline Dries about the episode.
This episode may feature the death of Katherine Pierce. She did collapse during the mid-season finale, but she is not dead yet. She may find a way to survive the aging process and live. While most of the Mystic Falls gang will not miss her, one will have a reaction to her potential passing. Dries teased the following:
[Katherine] doesn't have a huge fan base at the Salvatore house where she is, so Stefan is the person who's there for her.
The pair did rekindle a romantic relationship during the first half of season five, and Katherine has been something to watch. Her character has been a huge part of this season's action. Her death would not be surprising, but the series would lose something without her in it.
A previously released spoiler did tease that someone may hide in another person's body, and that is one possible way Katherine could live. Nadia informed her of that before she collapsed. Will Katherine Pierce die? Fans will need to tune in to find out.
"The Vampire Diaries" will return on Jan. 23.
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