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The strange things that almost happen are not as strange as those that do.Take Amy Chellevold Hillenbrand – and what softball coach in the world wouldn't?
Arizona's first four-time all-Pacific-10 Conference selection, Amy Chellevold played in four NCAA championship games, helped win two of them, and graduated in 1995 with 27 career records as a Wildcat, the nation's all-time leader in hits (371) and runs (252).
She was a slap-hitter with a satin touch, she ran like the wind and left UA with the school's best career batting average ever, .415.
Not bad for a volleyball player.Amy graduated from Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in 1990 and attended UC-Santa Barbara for a year on a volleyball scholarship. Her sister, Julie Chellevold Berman, went to Ohio State on a volleyball scholarship – and played on a high school club team coached by none other than Dave Rubio, now the UA volleyball coach.
So, how in the world did a young lady playing a different sport at a different school wind up as one of Mike Candrea's top stars in softball?
"It was fate," said Amy, married now 5 ½ years to Tucson businessman Mike Hillenbrand, and mother of
two: daughter, Lauren, 4 and son, Brock, 20 months.
And how's this for fate? Mike is the son of the late Bill Hillenbrand, for whom the Arizona softball complex is named.
"When I was in high school," Amy said, "I had a good friend a year older, Jamie Heggen. She played softball at UA three years (1991-93). We kept in touch. I was not all that happy at Santa Barbara and one thing led to another."
One of the strangest twists happened when Amy played in a high school softball tournament.
Arizona assistant coach Larry Ray was there to watch.
During a break in the action, sitting at a restaurant munching on a sandwich, Ray asked a stranger if he knew who that No. 13 was for Thousand Oaks High.
Yeah, the other guy said, "I know her well. She's my daughter."
Later, as a college freshman, when Amy decided to switch sports, she also decided to switch schools -- to UA's everlasting grattitude.
"She was a model student-athlete," Candrea said. "Amy did everything perfectly on the field, and her effort as a player was matched by her community involvement.
"She may have been a better volleyball player at one time, but she developed her skills in softball so quickly it was amazing,"
Chellevold-Hillenbrand graduated from UA in 1995 with a degree in exercise and sport science.
"After graduation, I played on teams here and there, moved to San Francisco where I had a job, then eventually came back and coached with Mike for five years. During her time as a Wildcat assistant, Amy made the U.S. National Team.
An injury (torn ACL) in 1998 dashed her 2000 Olympic dreams. But that year, 2000, she met future husband Mike Hillenbrand, a graduate of Miami of Ohio.
Amy serves with Candrea on the U.S. National Softball Team Selection Committee, and is also an athlete-advisor to the U.S. Olympic Committee for softball.
Her most memorable experience at UA is a difficult choice. "There were just a lot of great things," she said. "But winning the championship and coming back to Tucson was among them. In those days, you'd get off the plane and there'd be an airport full of fans cheering you."
"To be honest," she said, "I'd have to say one of my most memorable experiences was the devotion of the fans of UA softball. They are incredible. I still have friends who were fans back when I played.
"I go to games now and everybody wants to hold my kids and talk softball. It's a great atmosphere."
Among those who influenced Amy the most at UA were Candrea ("he was like your father when your father was far away"), Associate Athletic Director Kathleen "Rocky" LaRose and Dr. Kathryn Russell of the exercise sport sciences dept.

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Hoping for TOG community suggestions and help!!
Hello fellow gamers.
I have found myself in a funk with games at the moment and I am looking for the next game that will capture my attention. I am hoping for some input from you folks as I am at a loss. I play a lot of games and have played a lot of games, so I guess I am trying to find a game that slipped by me unnoticed.
Here is some info about my gaming style:
I am looking for a PC game, although I also play a lot of PS3.
I am primarily a MMO player and have played almost every main title there is. I am not interested in getting back into any of them at the moment. Here is a small list of the MMOs I have NOT played:
Champions Online
Star Trek Online
Any free MMOs
Hmmm I think that may be it. I am not interested in Star Trek, but how is CO? I played City of Heroes for a couple of months only.
I loved Titan Quest along with all the mods and Diablo. I did play Torchlight but couldnt stay focused. Just not deep enough.
I play FPS games, but not for long. I have never gotten engrossed by an FPS game no matter how much I try. Playing BFBC2 atm randomly.
I am attracted to character building games with depth. Storyline is good, but combat, depth, and open world trump it for me.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for any input you may have.
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Have you tried Lotro? Good story line. Nice world. Good crew. I'd go and read the forum. Various classes have different combat depths, but the fellowship system is solid and capable. It's not the most hardcore game, but solid. The PvP aspect is pretty cool as well, especially the Creepside.
- Bay
P.S. Go post this same thread in the lounge and you'll get a much larger response.
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Not going to suggest a game, but I am going to say that I can't get into any MMOs or even top selling FPS games unless I have a close group of regular people to play with. It doesn't matter how good the game is, if there's no regular troupe, there's no game IMO. Perhaps this is the root of your funk?
I've often found that the sheer volume of people playing games in TOG can work against this (Bad Company 2, for example). Every time I log on there are 30 new names or voices to learn and everyone tends to turn into just random faces in a vast sea. While this can be fun if the division is really large then the community aspects tend to feel distant and vacant. The natural side effect of this is that smaller groups tend to form out of the masses.
If you really want to get into a game for the long haul I think you need to find a small group that always play at the same time as you and has the same gaming tastes. The best way I've found to do this is to take a risk on a new game you think you'll really enjoy, get in with the early crowd. Use the public or division forums to organise US game sessions on Teamspeak/Ventrilo/Mumble voice ect (unless someone is already organising them) and things just kind of roll on from there. If you don't have a microphone/headset, get one yesterday.
I think with multiplayer games the people you play with matter a lot more than the game you play. There are already quite a few sub-groups of people in TOG who kind of follow each other around from game to game as new titles are released, and each of them often use different voice servers to the ones the standard TOG division promotes - mostly out of habit and because those people might play several different games in a night and thus don't want to keep changing voice channels/servers. Getting in early is probably the best way to find or forge these sub-groups as one of the best things about gaming is exploring new games, and there's nothing better than exploring new multiplayer games with a group of people you've played with a lot previously.
Of course, exploring new games risks your hard earned $$$ and it's not always a solid bet, but it's damn fun and often worth the risks.
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China: Going Green, Going It Alone
Clean-tech investors, like those that swarmed the U.N. headquarters last week, have been drooling over investment prospects in suddenly-green China. Maybe it's time to curb the enthusiasm.
"China expects local capital to fund 90 percent of the infrastructure and other investment needed to meet its goal to get 15 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020," a top Chinese environmental official told Reuters at a climate-change shindig in Monaco (following Bali and Honolulu, yet another hardship destination for climate negotiators.)
China recently passed a renewable-energy law similar to the European Union's that mandates a big increase in the use of clean energy like wind- and solar power over the next decade. And in China, a big percentage increase means a big increase: To make wind power 10% of the installed electricity capacity — an amount that the wind industry says is realistic – China needs to install 120 gigawatts of wind turbines. Perspective check: That's more wind power than currently installed worldwide, or two entire Spains, or roughly 120 mid-sized nuclear plants.
With its more-modest official target of 30 gigawatts of wind power by 2020, China can go it mostly alone, Gao Guangsheng told Reuters. International clean-tech projects, like those allowed under the Kyoto Protocol, haven't lit many fires in Beijing, he said.
China looked forward to international cooperation Gao said. But he commented that, for example, foreign capital deployed through the U.N.-led clean development mechanism (CDM) was making only a small difference to the attractiveness of wind power in China. "So mostly we rely on Chinese policy," he added.


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Thursday, Dec. 15
4 p.m. PT - #9-seed UCLA vs. #12-seed Florida State
Online Coverage: Gametracker | Video (ESPN3.com)
Thursday, Dec. 15
6 p.m. PT - #3-seed Illinois vs. #7-seed USC
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The ninth-seeded Bruins (28-6) head to San Antonio for their 12th National Semifinal appearance as they take on #12-seed Florida State (28-6) on Thursday at 4 p.m. PT at The Alamodome. All matches this weekend will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. The other semifinal on Thursday features #3 Illinois (31-4) and #7 USC (29-4) at 6 p.m. PT, with the National Championship match taking place on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Ticket information for the National Semifinals and Championship can be found here.
If you aren't able to make it to a TV and ESPN2 this weekend, you can watch the matches online at ESPN3.com, and also follow along via Gametracker. Links can be found on the women's volleyball schedule page.
UCLA is making its 30th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and holds an all-time record of 78-27 (.743). The Bruins were back in the Regional round for the first since 2008 and beat Penn State and Texas to advance to their 12th National Semifinal (`06, `94, `92, `91, `90, `89, `88, `85, `84, `83, `81). UCLA lost in the National Semis to Nebraska in four sets in its most recent trip in 2006 (Omaha, Neb). The Bruins are 10-9 all-time in the Final Four (7-4 in National Semifinals, 3-4 in National Championship, 0-1 in Third-Place Match - 1985). This season marks the 20th anniversary of UCLA's 1991 National Championship team, which was won in Westwood against Long Beach State. The Bruins also won the NCAA title in 1984 against Stanford (in Los Angeles) and 1990 versus Pacific (in College Park. Md.). This Thursday will mark the 21-year anniversary to the day of the Bruins' 1990 title win over Pacific. A full list of UCLA's NCAA postseason results can be found on page 14 of this release.
The Bruins are 6-3 all-time in the state of Texas during the NCAA Tournament, with all of the matches played in Austin. UCLA went 2-0 in the Regional round in both 1984 and 1985, defeating Texas in the final both years. In 1994, the Bruins traveled to Austin as one of the last four teams standing, besting Penn State in the National Semifinal before falling to Stanford in the championship match. In 2008, UCLA lost in four sets to the Longhorns in the Regional Semifinal. Last season, the Bruins beat American in five sets in the first round of the tournament before falling to the Longhorns in four. In 27 total contests in the Lone Star State, the Bruins are 22-5 (10-4 at Texas, 2-0 at Baylor, 1-0 at Texas A&M, 5-0 in neutral-site, regular-season tournament matches and 4-1 in the NCAA Tournament, excluding contests against Texas).
The Bruins dropped two spots to fourth in the Nov. 21 AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, receiving 1,229 points (118 less than the previous week). There was no new AVCA poll heading into the postseason. UCLA remained at fifth in the final regular season Volleyball Magazine rankings, receiving 163 points (three more than last week). In the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll, the Bruins were fifth with 90 points.
Junior Rachael Kidder maintained her second-place spot among Pac-12 players in kills per set at 4.63. She is also third in points per set at 5.17. Junior Bojana Todorovic ranks second in service aces per set (0.35), senior Lainey Gera is fourth in digs per set (4.91), senior Lauren Van Orden is fifth in assists per set (10.96) and sophomore Mariana Aquino ranks eighth in hitting percentage (.332) and ninth in blocks per set (1.11). UCLA is first in the conference in opponent hitting percentage at .157. The Bruins are also second in assists per set (13.56), third in kills per set (14.40), fourth in hitting (.250) and digs per set (15.71) and fifth in blocks per set (2.49).
Junior Rachael Kidder is ranked in the Top 10 nationally in two statistical categories, coming in at ninth in kills per set (4.63) and 10th in points per set (5.17). Senior Lauren Van Orden is 39th in assists per set at 10.96. As a team, the Bruins are seventh in assists per set (13.56), 13th in kills per set (14.40), 35th in hitting percentage (.250) and 49th in blocks per set (2.49).
The Bruins have produced their 13th-straight, 20-win season ... UCLA is 16-0 when hitting .260 or better ... defensively, the Bruins are 24-0 when holding their opponent under a .200 hitting percentage ... the Bruins are 6-0 in neutral-site contests this season ... UCLA is 10-1 in four sets, but 1-3 in five sets ... the Bruins are a perfect 10-0 this season when winning the fourth set of a match ... UCLA is 24-1 when either leading or tying the battle in service aces ... senior Lainey Gera is 27 digs shy of 2,000 for her career. She has played in 473 sets as a Bruin, third on the UCLA all-time list and eight away from setting the record (480, Nellie Spicer) ... junior Rachael Kidder is 37 kills away from 1,000 for her career ... junior Bojana Todorovic is five aces away from 100 for her career.
The Seminoles (28-6) advanced to their first National Semifinal by winning the Minneapolis Regional last weekend, defeating #5-seed Purdue in four in the Regional Semifinals and #4-seed Iowa State in five in the Regional Championship. Florida State hosted and defeated Albany in three and Cincinnati in five in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles earned a berth into the field of 64 by winning their third Atlantic Coast Conference title, going 18-2 in league. The only common opponent on UCLA and Florida State's schedule is Pepperdine, which defeated the Bruins in five and the Seminoles in four. FSU is hitting .261 as a team and is averaging 14.03 kills, 0.94 aces, 16.08 digs and 2.98 blocks per set. Three players are posting at least 2.00 kps, led by senior Jekaterina Stepanova, who is first with 3.28 kps and third with 2.80 dps. Senior Visnja Djurdjevic is second with 2.86 kps and 3.35 dps, and first with 33 aces, while sophomore Elise Walch is third with 2.09 kps. Florida State uses two setters in its 6-2 offense, as junior Duygu Duzceler is averaging 6.13 assists per set and freshman Sarah Wickstrom is at 4.99 aps. Freshman Katie Mosher handles the libero duties and is averaging 4.67 dps. Both sophomore Ashley Neff (1.55) and junior Sareea Freeman (1.26) are averaging at least a block per set. Chris Poole is in his fourth year at Florida State and holds a record of 102-29, as well as a 652-259 mark in 25 seasons as a head coach.
The Bruins are 5-0 all-time against Florida State, although only two of the matchups have taken place since the NCAA began in 1981. The last meeting between the two teams took place in Gainesville, Fla. on Sept. 14, 1996, as UCLA swept the Seminoles. The Bruins have won 12 of the 13 sets against Florida State, with four of the five matchups coming at neutral sites.
The Fighting Illini (31-4) won the Gainesville Regional last weekend with four-set victories over Ohio State and Florida to advance to their first National Semifinal since 1988. Illinois opened the NCAA Tournament with three-set sweeps in Champaign against Central Michigan and Marquette. The Illini earned an at-large berth into the field of 64, tying for second in the Big Ten with a 16-4 mark. UCLA and Illinois have two common opponents, Ohio State and Penn State. The Bruins beat OSU in four on Sept. 2 and PSU in three last weekend. The Fighting Illini went 3-0 against the Buckeyes and 2-0 versus the Nittany Lions. Illinois is hitting .262 as a team, averaging 13.75 kills, 1.17 aces, 15.20 digs and 2.59 blocks per set. Three players are averaging at least 2.00 kps, led by senior Michelle Bartsch (3.83), who is also tied for the team lead with 29 aces and second with 3.21 dps. Senior Colleen Ward is second with 3.70 kps, tied for first with 29 aces and third with 2.74 dps, while junior Erin Johnson is third with 2.13 kps and second with 1.09 bps. Junior Annie Luhrsen sets the offense and is posting 11.12 assists per set. Sophomore Jennifer Beltran is first on the squad with 4.10 dps and third with 27 aces, while freshman Anna Dorn paces the team with 1.27 bps. Kevin Hambly is in his third season as Illinois' head coach and has a record of 81-19.
The Bruins are 10-0 all-time against Illinois. Nine of the matchups have come at neutral sites, but none have come in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA has won 27 of 32 sets versus Illinois, with the last meeting coming in Honolulu on Sept. 2, 1994, a 3-0 Bruin sweep. Seven of the 10 meetings have occurred since 1981 when the NCAA began.
The Trojans (29-4) came back from 2-1 down in both their Honolulu Regional matches last weekend, defeating #10-seed Hawai'i and #15-seed Pepperdine in five to advance to the National Semifinals. USC, the Pac-12 Conference Champions with a 20-2 mark, opened the NCAA Tournament with sweeps of Yale and Tulsa at home. The Trojans are hitting .289 as a team, averaging 14.83 kills, 1.23 aces, 15.74 digs and 2.09 blocks per set. Senior Alex Jupiter leads the way on offense with 4.38 kps and 57 aces, also placing second with 3.16 dps. Three others, junior Katie Fuller (2.86), senior Lauren Williams (2.64) and sophomore Sara Shaw (2.11) are also averaging at least 2.00 kps. Senior Kendall Bateman quarterbacks the offense and is posting 11.98 assists per set. Sophomore Natalie Hagglund is the libero and is averaging 5.09 dps, while sophomore Alexis Olgard is tops on the squad with 0.82 bps. Mick Haley is in his 11th year as USC's head coach and is 284-63. He is also 1,057-251-1 in 34-plus seasons of coaching.
The Bruins and the Trojans split their season series this year, with each team winning on the road. UCLA dominated the Trojans in the Pac-12 opener for both teams on Sept. 9, with the Bruins posting a 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 victory at Galen Center. Rachael Kidder had 14 kills and no errors in 29 attempts for a .483 hitting percentage, Lainey Gera added 18 digs and Kelly Reeves posted 11 digs, as the Bruins hit .355 as a team. On Nov. 25 at the John Wooden Center, USC came away with a 24-26, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20 victory. Kidder led the Bruins with 18 kills, Karsta Lowe posted 12 kills and Gera (14) and Reeves (12) were each in double figures in digs. The Bruins hit over 200 points worse in that match, swinging at a .136 percentage. (2011 box scores and recaps are available on pages 12 and 13 of this release). UCLA leads the all-time series 57-52 (the full all-time series can be found on page four of this release). USC holds a 13-9 advantage in neutral-site contests and is 3-0 against UCLA in the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans defeated the Bruins in the 2003 Regional Final in Lincoln, Neb. in four sets, the 1985 Third-Place Match in Kalamazoo, Mich. in five sets and the first-ever NCAA National Championship contest in 1981 at Pauley Pavilion in five sets.


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BREAKING NEW GROUND: Mickey Mouse joins Chuck Pagano (right), executive vice president of technology for ESPN, and Ken Potrock (left), senior vice president of Disney Sports Enterprises at Walt Disney World Resort, Oct. 16, 2009, to celebrate the opening of the ESPN Innovation Lab at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The state-of-the-art facility provides ESPN a real-world testing ground to continue developing new ground-breaking on-air products. Utilizing world-class playing fields at the complex, the lab also creates new products during actual game conditions. (Garth Vaughan, photographer)
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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ōReceived a five-year $500,000 unrestricted neuroscience research grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for research in the neurobiology, pharmacology and treatment of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.ö (http://www.pnnonline.org/fundraising/unc061902.asp; accessed 10/01/02)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH ōUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Gatorade Co. today (July 21, 2003) launched a $4 million, multi-year partnership Ś ōGet Kids in Actionö Ś whose goal is to identify successful strategies that will help reduce and prevent childhood obesity.... Gatorade is manufactured by PepsiCo Beverages and Foods, a division of PepsiCo. (http://www.unc.edu/news/newsserv/archives/jul03/gatorade072103.html; accessed 8/12/03)
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY CEP's establishment is made possible through the commitment of $3 million in funding over five years by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Through the center, ōUNC will develop courses as continuing education or distance learning opportunities for industry professionals, and GSK will sponsor graduate student internships in pharmacoepidemiology. In addition, talent from elsewhere in public health, as well as the schools of medicine and pharmacy, will be engaged with key GlaxoSmithKline staff from the Research Triangle Park, Philadelphia and other sites worldwide...?At times there will be a compelling need to foster research on an important topic that comes from GSK, and as they are identified, UNC and GlaxoSmithKline will negotiate an appropriate research contract,'....The center also will include a small [GSK] grant program to foster new collaborations and provide an opportunity to explore innovative research avenues.ö (http://www.unc.edu/news/newsserv/archives/jan03/centerex011603.html; accessed 8/12/03)
The proposed organizational structure provides for a ōCenter Director [who] will provide intellectual leadership and immediate visibility to the enterprise, based at UNC, but also engages at GSK [and an] internal advisory board of key UNC and GSK representatives [to] oversee policy and address potential conflicts and other sensitive matters that might arise.ö (Proposal for a Center for Excellence in Pharmaco-epidemiology: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ś GlaxoSmithKline. Received 08/03; On file with CSPI)


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Lerone Boye is held in a planned operation after escaping from a mental health unit in October last year.
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A convicted murderer who escaped from a mental health unit has been arrested after three months on the run, police have said.
Lerone Boye, 27, had not been seen since October 16 when he absconded from the John Howard Centre in Kenworthy Road, Homerton, east London.
He was sentenced to 28 years in prison in December 2012 for the murder of 17-year-old Kelvin Chibueze, who was stabbed to death at a birthday party in Ilford in August 2011 with glass and broken bottles.
Scotland Yard said Boye was held in a planned operation at around 3.55pm on Tuesday at a house in Elderberry Close, Chigwell.
He has been taken to a north London police station, where he remains in custody.
Detectives had offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of Boye.
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Spotlight for Recruiting ProfessionalsJanuary 22, 2014
New changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 have implications for the hiring and employment of people with disabilities.
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is focused on employment and has remained relatively unchanged for 40 years. This section applies to private-sector companies that have $10,000 or more in contracts with any federal agency and is overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance and Policy (OFCCP).
"Historically, there has only been slight encouragement of employers to hire people with disabilities by requiring a demonstration of best efforts to hire from this population," explains Alan Muir, executive director and co-founder of Career Opportunities for Students With Disabilities (COSD). "There were no quotas or targets in the regulation that through non-compliance would endanger the continuance or renewal of a company's federal contract."
As of late September, the changes to Section 503 Regulations now require a nationwide aspirational goal of the work force to have 7 percent representation of qualified individuals with disabilities (current employees, applicants, and new hires). A grace period until March 24, 2014, is intended to allow companies to develop and submit plans for outreach and compliance.
"It is still unclear as to when the regulation will be fully in force, but the latest estimates are that an additional 12 to 18 months will be required to fully implement the regulation with all employers completing their plans and submitting their first round of results," Muir says. "Once the regulation is fully in force, the penalty for non-compliance will be fully revealed; presumably it will consist of a series of fines with the ultimate penalty of cancellation or non-renewal of federal contracts for that company."
Muir points out that for employers with more than 100 employees, the 7 percent goal applies to broad job categories within the company. For employers with fewer than 100 employees, the 7 percent applies to the entire work force within that company.
There is a series of compliance requirements to show the company's progress toward attainment or surpassing of the 7 percent goal including outreach efforts and internal identification of existing employees with disabilities. For example, employers will be required to invite current employees to disclose a disability they may not have previously disclosed in order to be counted toward the 7 percent goal.
"This invitation to disclose a disability will be provided to all employees within the company whether they have requested accommodations or not," Muir explains. "Applicants with disabilities, including college students and recent graduates, will be invited to disclose in advance of the interview, on the application or at other opportunities, such as post-offer. This information will be used to track applicants with disabilities through the recruiting, employment decision, and hiring phases."
For employers, Muir says that identifying current employees with disabilities in the work force and counting them is a significant impact as it changes the roles and increases the importance of disability as an affirmative action category.
"This is a step toward acceptance of disability in the workplace," he says. "However, the challenge for employers is to maintain confidentiality of specific individuals and their disabilities, and to continually ensure that the encouragement of disclosing does not negatively impact employees who were initially not willing to disclose.
"A disability—particularly certain non-apparent disabilities such as psychiatric disabilities—are far from accepted in society, including the workplace. Stigma, fear, and misunderstanding are still very much present against individuals who may have these disabilities, and are significant barriers to meaningful employment for many people with disabilities."
Muir says there are many different aspects of compliance with the new regulations. For example, outreach to organizations like COSD that can help employers be more connected to the disability community is a major component that counts toward compliance.
"Over the next year or so, employers will become increasingly attuned to the change in Section 503, as it is a federal mandate and directly affects their level of success in obtaining and maintaining any federal contract," he says. "This imperative will be transmitted to the recruiters and we should expect recruiters will be asking about options of meeting with potential candidates with disabilities."
This presents an opportunity for employers and career centers to work together to ensure compliance and identify employment opportunities for students. Career services offices, he points out, can distinguish themselves to their employers by being very open in their willingness to assist employers.
"It should be noted that the changes to Section 503 are major paradigm shifts for employers, who have been instructed to expect disclosure of a disability later in the process or not at all," he says. "Now with this mandate, employers are preparing the best methods of inviting candidates to disclose their disability early on in the process."
Here are several resources that address OFCCP's changes to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973:
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text: Apr 23, 2013 22:42 Thursday at the Legislature Thursday at the Legislature capitol news bureau April 17, 2013; 7:45 p.m. Comments House convenes at 9:00 a.m. Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Agriculture. At adjournment in Committee Room 3. Agenda includes: HB72 Provides with respect to the impoundment of livestock found at large. HB200 Provides relative to the licensing of landscape architects. HB202 Provides with respect to applications for licenses, permits, or certificates issued by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. HB473 Provides relative to the frequency of meetings of the Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission. HB510 Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Animal Health. HB633 Provides relative to preventing the spread of disease through the unlawful transportation of diseased animals, livestock, or adulterated meat. HB664 Provides relative to the sweet potato industry. Judiciary. At adjournment in Committee Room 1. Agenda includes: HB9 Increases the jurisdictional amount in dispute in the City Court of Shreveport. HB93 Authorizes an increase in court costs for the Opelousas City Court. HB112 Authorizes any mayor's court within certain municipalities to increase court costs. HB117 Authorizes the 11th JDC to provide for a reentry division of court. HB127 Provides with respect to the La. Code of Military Justice. HB195 Provides with respect to payment of insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office. HB212 Provides relative to the creation of a statewide mapping and planning system for certain schools. HB244 Provides with respect to release of personal information of law enforcement officers. HB282 Provides relative to appeals of certain administrative adjudication hearings in Jefferson Parish. HB295 Authorizes an increase in court costs in the mayor's court for the town of Mansura. HB307 Provides for stays during appeals of certain decisions of the Department of Environmental Quality. HB312 Provides with respect to time limitations for the renewal of licenses under the Military Service Relief Act. HB313 Provides for the assessment of a cost to reimburse the office of the constable of the city of Baton Rouge in the execution of certain bench warrants. HB332 Provides for an increase in court costs for justice of the peace courts. HB448 Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts. HB462 Provides relative to citizenship and residency requirements for manufacturer's permits. HB489 Provides for the expansion of certain permit authority for areas designated as local historic landmark districts. HB561 Provides relative to the coroner of St. Tammany Parish. Labor & Industrial Relations. At adjournment in Committee Room 5. Agenda includes: Joint meeting with Senate Labor for presentation from Louisiana Workforce Commission; study results pursuant to HR 149 of 2012 Regular Session HB303 Provides for notice requirements in unemployment compensation. HB566 Relative to reciprocal overpayment recovery arrangements with federal and state agencies. Municipal, Parochial & Cultural Affairs. At adjournment in Committee Room 6. Agenda includes: HB18 Provides relative to meetings of the Sulphur Industrial Development District. HB70 Authorizes an increase in the per diem paid to the governing board members of the Bienville Parish Ward 4 and 5 Fire Protection District. HB96 Provides relative to the selection and terms of fiscal agents of waterworks districts. HB99 Repeals provisions relative to the Garyville Timbermill Museum. HB107 Changes the boundaries of the McKendall Estates Neighborhood Improvement District in Orleans Parish. HB140 Provides relative to the Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission. HB204 Provides relative to the governing board of the Bayou Cane Fire Protection District. HB229 Increases the amount of per diem authorized to be paid to board members of Concordia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1. HB259 Provides relative to the membership on the board of commissioners of the Hopkins Street Economic Development District. HB285 Creates the Alexandria Urban Renewal Authority. HB323 Creates the Eastover Neighborhood Improvement and Security District in Orleans Parish. HB327 Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Algiers Development District. HB389 Provides relative to the parcel fee imposed within the Twinbrook Security District in Orleans Parish. HB603 Provides relative to the parcel fee imposed within the Hurstville Security and Neighborhood Improvement District. HB667 Provides relative to the appointment and removal of commissioners of local housing authorities located in certain parishes. Retirement. At adjournment in Committee Room 4. 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HB54 Provides relative to the collection and enforcement of ad valorem tax proceeds due to the Registrar of Voters Employees' Retirement System. HB56 Provides for a divided benefit for members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System when certain earnings increases occur. HB58 Provides relative to the definition of "employee" for the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Education. At adjournment in John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room. Agenda includes: SB73 Constitutional amendment to grant the Southeast Baton Rouge community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes relative to MFP funding and raising revenue for schools. SB130 Creates the Early Childhood Care and Education Network and the Tiered Kindergarten Readiness Improvement System. SB176 Requires certain local public school boards to obtain BESE approval before making certain changes in the status of a failing school. SB199 Creates and provides for the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. Local & Municipal Affairs. At adjournment in Committee Room F. Agenda includes: SB28 Provides relative to the inspection of assessment lists and the notification and review of property tax assessments by the board of review in Orleans Parish. SB42 Provides relative to the New Orleans Regional Business Park. SB140 Provides for legislation which increases the maximum fine and imprisonment for a violation of an Orleans Parish ordinance. SB160 Identifies which Department of Public Works is referenced in certain groundwater conservation districts. SB207 Provides relative to civil service for cities with over 100,000 in population. SB210 Authorizes a political subdivision to execute design-build contracts in the construction or repair of any public building or structure or other public work in an area where a gubernatorial declared state of emergency exists. SB237 Provides for legislation relative to the BioDistrict New Orleans' board general powers. Natural Resources. At adjournment in Committee Room A. Agenda includes: SB39 Provides that a nonexclusive geophysical permittee will pay the permit fee to the office of mineral resources. SB84 Authorizes a checkoff for a donation to Hunters for the Hungry when purchasing a fishing or hunting license. SB85 Exempts the Sabine River Authority from the requirement that property acquired by the state or a political subdivision which is to be transferred to a third party must first be offered to the person from whom it was originally transferred. SB154 Authorizes a cooperative endeavor agreement for use of certain state property situated in Orleans Parish. SB170 Authorizes and provides for the transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish. SB216 Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Ouachita Parish. Transportation, Highways, & Public Works. 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Caterham Super Seven
No automaker has preached the gospel of light weight more religiously than Lotus, and the ultimate expression of that fervor was the Lotus Seven--a long-obsolete design that nevertheless lives on both on the street and as a dominant force in amateur racing as the Caterham Super Seven.
While the Seven looks quaint--and well it should, as it's a design that is nearly 50 years old--it weighs not much more than 1,000 pounds. With that tiny amount of mass, and married up to modern engines, the Caterham Super Seven packs a supercar punch.


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Nine different UA programs, including two NCAA Championship teams and one national runner-up squad, were represented on the annual honor roll
Eppinger, Holmes and Stowers all record points for the Crimson Tide
Junior clears 13-5.25 to shatter previous record
Women's 4x400-meter relay posts best time of the season to close out the meet
Crimson Tide earns two wins of first day of in-state meet
Career Bests Hammer throw - 166-2 Weight throw - 51-9
Senior (2011-12)Outdoor SeasonWas 12th in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships with a mark of 152-7 ... threw a personal best 166-2 in the hammer throw to finish third at the Samford Invitational ... recorded a 158-4 in the hammer throw at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational ... set a personal best in the hammer at the Spec Towns Invitational with a ninth-place throw of 163-4 ... marked a 158-10 in hammer throw at Ole Miss Invitational ... threw a 153-0 in hammer throw at Alabama Relays to finish 11th ... recorded a 160-8 in the hammer throw to finish eighth at the Bulls Invitational.
Indoor SeasonPlaced 19th at SEC Championships in weight throw with a 50-5.5 spot ... marked a 49-10.5 in weight throw at Texas A&M Invitational ... threw a 42-6 in the weight throw at the New Balance Invitational ... recorded a season-best throw of 51-5 in the weight throw at Auburn Invitational.Junior (2010-11)Outdoor SeasonFinished 19th at the SEC Outdoor Championships hammer throw (153-7) ... had a personal-best in the hammer throw at the Mississippi Open finishing fourth (166-2).
Idoor SeasonCompeted in the Texas A&M Challenge and the Kentucky Invitational weight throw finishing 16th and 23rd, respectively.
Sophomore (2009-10)Posted a career best 48-6 ¼ in the weight throw at the Texas A&M Challenge...competed in the weight throw (46-2 ¾) at the SEC Indoor Championships...recorded a personal best of 159-7 in the hammer throw at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational to finish sixth...threw 153-5 at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
Freshman (2008-09)Did not compete indoors...finished 21st in the hammer throw (143-5) at the SEC Outdoor Championships...placed second with a personal-best mark of 159-0 in the hammer throw at the Volunteer Track Classic.
Prep and PersonalWas a six-time Junior Olympic national qualifier...Great Oaks High record holder in the triple jump...level 9 Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Champion in 2006...level 9 national qualifier and California State Champion in the beam in 2005...2003 Region 8 qualifier...Parents: Grover and Cyndi Williams...Siblings: Brittany, Joshua and Jade...Birthday: May 29, 1989...Majoring in Film and Telecommunication.


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Haute Couture Gets Haute Coiffure With Charlie le Mindu
Forget Haute Couture, says designer Charlie le Mindu, this season it's all about "haute coiffure," as the avant-garde designer presented his hair punk collection at Paris Couture last week.
Lady Gaga's hairstylist-come-fashion designer Charlie le Mindu showcased his first ever collection at Paris Haute Couture last Monday, and it was fashion to the extreme! Models daringly took to the runway for the "Metal Queen" Spring 2013 collection, which started as it meant to go on... outrageously.
Couture Gets Hairy
Choosing a material near and dear to his heart, the london-based bad boy of fashion, opted for his signature use of human hair as the focal point of his collection. From hats to fringing, hair sculptures to collars, and an entire dress made from the unconventional material, hair dangled all over the catwalk.
But it was not just the hair that onlookers were gawping at. The cuts and provocative splicing of black and white dresses from the collection left little to the imagination, with leather looks covering up everything but the models busts.
Swagger and Scare
Meanwhile, the showmanship added an extra element of dynamism to the already creative collection as models slowly swaggered onto the catwalk with claw-like nails and jaunty gestures.
Le Mindu's collection was based on his muse Lee Aaron's eighties heavy-metal hit, and inspired by the idea of women who frighten him:
"I wanted to do a collection that was inspired by the women who scare me and have a lot of charisma. So that's why the models look like kind of sexy monsters — I want them to scare men," said Le Mindu speaking to WWD.
What's your favorite look from the collection


text: Feb 15, 2013 23:24 Prep soccer playoff report Prep soccer playoff report Advocate story Comments The following candidates qualified for various races on the April 6 ballot, according to the website of the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office. The runoff election, if needed, is May 4. Candidates wishing to submit statements of candidacy to The Advocate must do so no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 22 by contacting the suburban bureau chiefs or Metro Editor Vicki Ferstel at firstname.lastname@example.com. D = Democrat R = Republican L = Libertarian O = Other party N = No party listed COURT OF APPEAL 1st Circuit DISTRICT 3, DIVISION C (East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes) Jerry Denton, R-Denham Springs Ernest G. "Ernie" Drake Jr., R-Ponchatoula 22nd Judicial District (St. Tammany Parish) DIVISION G Scott Gardner, R-Covington Alan A. Zaunbrecher, R-Covington ASCENSION PARISH Sorrento Mayor Jason R. Adams, R Mike Lambert, R Wilson R. Longanecker Sr., D Sorrento Police Chief Jay P. LeBlanc, N Earl Theriot Jr., D Sorrento Town Council (5 to be elected) Randy Anny, D Ivan P. Bernuchaux Jr., D Wanda LeBlanc Bourgeois, D Wilson R. Longanecker Jr., D Marvin L. Martin, D Patti Melancon Poche, D Donald "Don" Schexnaydre, D Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair, D John Wright, D EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH Zachary School Board DISTRICT 7 Boyce Smith Jr., N EAST FELICIANA PARISH Justice of the Peace DISTRICT 2 Dexter Stevens, D Justice of the Peace DISTRICT 3 Bart Blackledge, R Sissy Burge, N Billy Yarbrough, D Constable DISTRICT 2 Jimmy McCaa, D Clifton "Cliff" Morris, O Wilson Mayor Marilyn Broadway, D Joshua L. Thomas, N Wilson Board of Aldermen (3 to be elected) Yvonne Allen, D Georgia Honore, N Harriett Sensley, D Eunice Smiley, D Iberville Parish School Board DISTRICT N Earthley Batiste, D John Morris III, D Livingston Parish Albany Aldermen (2 to be elected) Wayne Kreko, R Murphy Martin Jr., D Randy McAlister, D S. Gerald Stilley, D Killan Mayor Peter Bock, O Craig McGehee, R Killan Aldermen (5 elected without opposition) Jerry "JJ" Barnum Jr., N J. Paul Canik, R Vince T. Deliberto Jr., O Gillis Windham, R Roy Winston Jr., N Springfield Mayor Charles Martin, D Springfield Aldermen (5 to be elected) Tommy Abels, D Jack Alford Jr., R Mildred Ratcliff Cowsar, D Marsha Threeton Sherburne, D Johnny Vicknair III, D Marquis "Mark" Woodall, D ST. TAMMANY Parish Abita Springs Aldermen (3 to be elected) Patrick J. Berrigan Jr., R Gina Kilpatrick Harper, R René Henry Jr., D Leslie Blitch Welliver, R WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH Constable WARD 1 Donald Toups, D Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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The Chicago Who?
In 1994, the Chicago Federation of Musicians presented its inaugural Living Art of Music Awards (LAMA) to deserving Chicago based artist and groups. Nominees in the "Best Pop Group" catergory were Chicago, Richard Marx and The Chicago Catz. REWIND !! The Chicago Who? Richard Marx and Chicago, that makes sense; but The Chicago Catz! Who are they and why were they nominated.
The Who?
The Chicago Catz are one of the Windy City's best kept secrets and treasures. For more than 26 years, this group of professional musicians have performed at some of the most prestigious private parties and events in Chicago. "High society hors d'oeuvre music", you're thinking. To the contrary, The Chicago Catz serve up and dish out the hottest "get out of your seat and dance" music in town!
The Why:
During the late 70's and early 80's there were three hugely successful local bands in Chicago: R&B group Third Rail (later known as Maxx Traxx), Ska band Heavy Manners, and blues act Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows. Each band sold out night clubs, played college concerts and put out albums of original music. By day, the musicians were respected studio/session players. Jingle houses and album producers were always putting out the call for "those cats from Chicago". The stress from the "let's make records" grind and the competition from session work was enormous. Several of the guys from the three groups were longtime friends and had similar musical tastes, having grown up listening to R&B pop music. They thought that it would be fun to put together a high energy R&B pop dance band as a side project. It would create a nice change of pace from their daily business pressures and give them the opportunity to play together. Through their contacts, they knew they could pick up some club dates and "let their hair down" playing songs made famous by the likes of Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Temptations and other greats of the Motown era.
Their plan was put into action. They got together after their sessions and rehearsed for several months until the music was tight. During this time, word got out that the supergroup had formed. At their first appearance, devoted fans of "Third Rail/Maxx Traxx, Heavy Manners and Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows came out in droves to see them. The fireworks emanating from on stage fueled the audience and the group became an instant success, The "Catz" as they are called by their fans, have gone on to become one of the most sought after groups for corporate, private and special events. They still play occasional club dates at the urging of their friends and fans and always leave the crowd sweating and yelling for more. Their musicianship is arguably the best in Chicago and their philosophy is simple. "We're here to have fun, you might as well join us".
The Chicago Catz have demonstrated to event planners that a "fun and party" atmosphere does not have to be sacrificed for fear of having a bunch of grungy, mediocre, part-time musicians show up as the evenings entertainment. They have proven there is a choice, other than dancing to the "Sleepy Time Orchestra", for your event.
If you want your guests to attend a party they'll remember, hire The Chicago Catz. There's only one thing worse than being the guest at a boring party: being the host at a boring party.
You've got nothing to lose, except a good time!


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Wanted: Java Code Brainteasers
By Tori Wieldt-Oracle on Nov 10, 2011
The Jan/Feb Java Magazine will go out next week. It's full of great Java stories, interviews and technical articles. It also includes a Fix This section; the idea of this section is challenging a Java developer's coding skills. It's a multiple-choice brainteaser that includes code and possible answers. The answer is provided in the next issue. For an example, check out Fix This in the Java Magazine premier issue.
We are looking for community submissions to Fix This. Do you have a good code brain teaser? Remember, you want tease your fellow devs, not stump them completely! If you have a submission, here's what you do:
1. State the problem, including a short summary of the tool/technique, in about 75 words.
2. Send us the code snippet, with a short set-up so readers know what they are looking at (such as, "Consider the following piece of code to have database access within a Servlet.")
3. Provide four multiple-choice answers to the question, "What's the fix?"
4. Give us the answer, along with a brief explanation of why.
5. Tell us who you are (name, occupation, etc.)
6. Email the above to JAVAMAG_US at ORACLE.COM with "Fix This Submission" in the title.
Deadlines for Fix This for next two issues of Java Magazine are Dec. 12th and Jan. 15th. Bring It!


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All new faculty complete a series of orientation and training meetings during their first fall semester at Southern Utah University. In addition, they will be paired with faculty mentors from their individual departments, who will meet with them regularly and perform a few classroom observation exchanges.
New Faculty Orientation Meetings
Most resources and materials needed by new faculty are available on the SUU website, but the following links should provide a quick-reference list for some of the more important sites and documents:
Faculty Evaluation, Promotion, and Tenure
Import Learning Outcomes Into Canvas (Tutorial)


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To all of those high protein diet fans, Dickey's wants to help you throw a perfect party. According to a recent Press Release, Dickey's had more than 24 million dollars in catering sales in 2013. What makes them so successful? Roland Dickey, Jr., president and CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. states
In the last 73 years we've catered almost every type of event and have been honored to celebrate with families around the country,from rustic weddings to graduation parties or just family gatherings, we work hard to offer affordable, family friendly catering options that make hosting events seamless.
Dickey's also offered some tips on throwing the perfect party.
5 tips to make your event a success:
- Make a plan – The first step to creating any successful event is advanced planning. Give yourself at least 4 weeks to plan all details of the event.
- Know your budget – "We can work with any budget to help guests create an affordable event," said Michelle Sarlls, Director of Catering for Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. "A great way to optimize your budget is to consider purchasing part of the food for an event, like the meat, and then enlisting friends and family to provide the side dishes."
- Pick your style – Is your event formal or informal? Casual or more upscale? Knowing the vibe you want for your event will help in planning the details such as a full service catering with an on-site meat cutting station and chafing dishes or a more casual self-serve buffet.
- Count your guests and then count on more – Once you know how many guests you will be serving, it's always a good idea to add 10 percent to your catering order. This will ensure that every guest has plenty of food while planning for the unexpected guests.
- Enlist Help – A great event is fun and stress-free. Sometimes this requires a little help from your friends. "If a host spends their entire event in the kitchen, then they can't spend time with their guests," said Sarlls. "Having an event catered is a perfect way to take some of the pressure off of the host so that everyone has fun."
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Lenovo T60 Type 8743-GZU - RAM Support? 3Gb or 4Gb
Josh Stump <josh <at> pcinw.net>
I have a Lenovo T60 Type 8743-GZU. From experience I know that with the stock BIOS if I put in 4Gb of RAM I can only utilze 3Gb even with a 64bit OS installed. Is this a limitation of the stock BIOS that coreboot can overcome or is this simply a chipset limitation and even if I got coreboot flashed I still would only have use of 4Gb of RAM. Does anyone know for certain? If it will allow full usage of the 4Gb of RAM then I think it would be worth figuring out what parts I might need to flash my rom over. Thank you.
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Often dubbed the 'world's wordiest' skincare brand, Mio Skincare is not like any brand out there. Located in the heart of Huntington Beach, their mission in life is to make you happy by giving you fit skin for life. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Sian Sutherland about this amazing brand and here is what she had to say...
(Q) Behind every great creator, lies a major source of inspiration. Tell me, what inspired you to create this brand?
It just makes sense to us with this new growing focus on health and wellness. Think about all the women you know who are drinking green juice, doing yoga, detoxing in January, making little changes to make ourselves healthier, fitter, happier. We all work hard to have fit muscles, fit bodies, even fit minds. Now we need to focus on having Fit Skin. I know, crazy that no-one has done this before - but that is how you know there are women behind Mio, not men!
(Q) So, anyone can use these products?
Mio is being used by Olympic athletes, yoga bunnies, weekend walkers and hard core keyboard pounders! Our typical Mio woman is conscious about what she eats, aspires to be healthier happier living a more active life. Mio either supports her existing fitness focus or it may well nudge her towards achieving her goals. You don't have to be an athlete, you just need to be thinking about your health and fitness. Mio is high intensity body care for active women who care about clean products and high performance formulas.
(Q) Currently, what are the most popular products carried by Mio? Tell me more about your best sellers...
My favorite is Double Buff exfoliant followed by The Activist. If you use these two in combination you will completely understand what we mean by 'Fit Skin'. Use them twice and you will be so addicted to the texture of your skin!
Our best sellers are Liquid Yoga (incredible restorative bath soak) and Workout Wonder (powerful but natural pre and post workout reviver)
(Q) I love the idea that you have products for just about every problematic issue out there.
It's true. We talk to so many women every day and they tell us exactly what their challenges are. From cellulite to sore achy stressed-out minds and muscles; boobs heading south, skin looking a little baggy, lizard legs - we understand what women want because, quite simply, we are women! We are probably the most selfish skincare brand in the world and make sure all our issues and challenges are helped with our products. It is also the reason that we are so constantly positive in everything we do - product names, pack language - how we talk to women about skin and confidence challenges is very important to us. We want to make women feel good about themselves.
(Q) One of the most intriguing products that you offer is the Boob Tube +. Tell me a little more about this amazing body care essential...
Boob Tube + is one of our best sellers because women really understand the importance of caring for their neck and chest area - in China they call this a woman's second face - which makes so much sense. Boob Tube + has an instant visible effect, smoothing out crinkles, plumping skin with Omega-rich moisture, fighting free radical damage (and gravity!) with powerful antioxidants. Women say that they see a significant difference within 3 days - hence its popularity!
(Q) You offer so many body solutions. What is the Workout Wonder? Tell me a little more about this amazing addition to Mio Skincare...
This is a powerful but very natural blend of energizers to rev you up when you need that extra boost (pre workout, mid afternoon office dip) and wonderful actives like arnica and magnesium and horsetail to help your body recover when it feels sore, tired or has been really exerted. Whether your workout is a serious spin class, yoga stretch out or just the workout of daily life, this cooling gel will become a gym or hand-bag staple for an instant pick-me-up. Men love it too!
(Q) There are spas and other beauty establishments all around the world using your products. How does that make you feel?
Incredibly proud and excited. It is like someone admiring your children - you know they kind of deserve the praise because they are amazing, but it fills you with so much pride and wonder when it happens. I still get giddy when in one of our international markets and meet women who are really connected and in love with Mio and Mama Mio (our first brand, for all pregnant women). It is amazing how powerful a cream in a bottle in a box can be, even in a foreign language. If you make the best possible formulas you can, and speak to women with humor and good heart in every way, they can understand this in every language. That to me is the power and perception of women.
(Q) The 'look good feel better-supporting women with cancer' and 'every mother counts' are two organizations that I respect. You do a lot of amazing charity work, which is very impressive.
We are not in this world to sell stuff. We want to mean more to women in every way so our charities are very very important to us. Shame on us if we cannot find the time or resource to help these amazing organizations to do their wonderful work. As a small brand of course we are not able to give as much money as the big guys, but I think we help in other ways, for example, by helping LGFB create their first UK film which is getting so much social sharing now. We are always looking for ways to help that are not just about money but giving access to different skill sets that may not be available to them.
(Q) You have products that not only transform bodies, but lives, as well. Out of the many testimonials you receive daily, which one(s) touched you the most?
It has to be the testimonial for Get Waisted. It was a long email from a lovely lady who poured her heart out telling us about a tough time in her life. Her husband had left her for a younger woman, her confidence was at an all time low ... and I kid you not, her words were "the only thing that got me through was ...Get Waisted." Apparently every day she would reach into her bathroom cabinet and apply her Get Waisted body shaper. It was the one time of the day that was totally for her, about her, caring for herself, taking action and actually appreciating and loving herself. We always refer to this testimonial when challenged about how much skincare can mean to women. We are very deep emotional creatures and our connection to our self-image and our confidence is fragile. Anything that helps you really feel better about yourself is positive and valuable. We meet the most amazing women and it constantly reassures me that we are on the right track when I get feedback like this.
(Q) That is truly amazing Sian. For those individuals reading this interview, what would you like them to know about Mio Skincare?
Our high intensity body care gives you fit skin for life - smooth firm strong skin that glows with health and happiness and can cope with all the challenges of life.
For more information about Mio Skincare, please visit www.MioSkincare.com today!


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Chinese Martial Artists "Pathetically Unskilled"
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Sep 6, 2010 11:25 JST
- Tags: 2ch, China, Events, History, Karate, Martial Arts, Sports, Video Gallery
A Chinese article condemning the current state of Chinese martial arts as being "extremely low level" in the wake of a major tournament has sparked a great deal of controversy, with many Japanese of course only too happy to agree with the assessment.
- Anonymous commented on August 7, 2012 08:45
Four words: Ng Mui Si Tai : P... More
- Anonymous commented on March 31, 2012 06:08
The thing with martial arts is: they only teach you the form, but not necessary how to use it.. why? The ones who teach like to keep the goods to themselves so others can't learn.... More


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Restricted free agent defenseman Derek Meech signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Following club policy, financial terms were not announced, however CapGeek.com reports that the deal is for $500,000.
Meech is expected to be traded before the start of the season, as he has been unable to remain in Detroit's lineup over four seasons with the Red Wings.
With his signing, the Wings have only two restricted free agents left to sign: Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader. They are also in the running for unrestricted free agent Mike Modano and are looking to sign a sixth defenseman.
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The concept of a many-branched tree symbolizes that all life on Earth is related and has been used in science, religion, philosophy, mythology and other areas. It could represent a mystical concept of the oneness in all things, a metaphor for common descent in the evolutionary sense, or a motif in various world theologies, mythologies and philosophies.
With this tutorial you will learn how to make my wire wrapped version of the classical Tree of Life pendant using wire and various gems and beads. It also shows you how to make an easy, attractive woven bail for the top of the pendant.
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To be eligible for WIC in Texas, we have listed some of the eligibilities:
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3. Woman who has had a baby within the last six months.
4. You can also be eligible if you are a foster parent, step parent, guardian, or parent of a child who is under the age of 5. As this adult you can apply for WIC for the child.
There are many WIC offices in Texas. They include local health departments, county and city agencies, community action agencies, hospitals and migrant health centers. WicPrograms.org is not a government entity. We list the locations for WIC for women and children in need.


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A year ago, if someone had told me that I would be spending this summer reporting on everything to do with the London 2012 Olympic Games, I would've been skeptical, to say the least.
It's funny how things really do work themselves out. Last fall, I was planning to study abroad in London during the spring semester. Then the night before Halloween, I took a nasty fall and broke my right wrist. Oh, and I'm right-handed, of course. It became nearly impossible to keep up with my class work, much less anything else. Once I realized that my wrist likely wouldn't heal in time to leave for London like I had planned, I was crushed.
Right around the same time, instructor Ryan Sparrow's brainchild, BSU at the Games, started coming together. I had heard about the learning project before but was under the impression that it was intended for sports reporters and graphic journalists. It turned out that he was recruiting feature reporters like me and that Sparrow is also the program director for the study-abroad program in Worcester, England, that takes place prior to the London Games. It didn't take long for me to commit to this extraordinary opportunity. Combined, these two programs that pertain to my field of study cost less than the spring London study-abroad program. And because I'm also taking classes during the summer, this experience allows me to graduate a semester early.
So needless to say, it all worked out. I'm so thankful that Ball State supports programs like this, and I can't think of a better way to spend my last summer break. Although I didn't foresee any of this, I couldn't be more excited about the adventures that lie ahead.


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Sunportal Uses Pipes to Deliver Daylighting Anywhere Within a Building
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- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemSunportal, a London-based venture established by British and South Korean scientists, has begun offering a daylighting system that collects natural light with a parabolic dish concentrator and delivers it through pipes to any room in a building. Sunportal claims that its technology provides "the highest transmission rates" over any distance and in any direction. Many daylighting systems, the company says, "are too restricted to deliver natural sunlight over long distances in deep plan spaces." Others are simply too expensive to effectively bring daylight into "the core of deep buildings." Read on to learn how the Sunportal system addresses these issues!1
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemThe Sunportal system tracks the sun and collects light throughout the day with an "Active Sunlight Collector" - and it's able to do so even on cloudy days.2
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemThe collector redirects the light into an "Ultra Sunlight Concentrator", which channels it into the aperture of a small light pipe.3
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemThe concentrated sunlight can then be directed anywhere over any distance through a series of "Sunlight Relay Lenses".4
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemSunportal says that because its technology uses "the latest IR-cut coating technology, there is no heat loss or gain associated with the transmitted daylight," which reduces heating and air conditioning costs.5
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemSunportal currently has dealers in Europe and North America. Systems have already been installed in South Korea at a pumped-storage plant, a steel mill, and a pedestrian subway.6
- Sunportal Daylight Transport SystemActive Sunlight Collector unit7
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The Indonesian Barack Obama Clone, Video Evidence of Ilham Anas
A feeling of weight and despair burden your heart with suffocating terror, as you look upon the face of Obama and Anan. The Indonesian conspiracy to place a Muslim president in office may be upon us. Can this look-alike help us figure out the true mystery origins of Barack Obama, who has no birth certificate and only provides 'a secret place in Indonesia' as his childhood home?
While on assignment in Indonesia, some of our US reporters came across a startling discovery. There is a man in Indonesia who claims that he is Barack Obama.
The Indonesian government has been trying to track him down and he is apparently a part of some sort of government conspiracy?
Could it be the Grand Sheik Ayatollah Obama of Kenya, the adored Lion of Zion of the Islamic creed, is part of a cult science ritual? Is our president really a clone, a part of a genetic experiment to create the 'first black president' of unusual savvy and mental faculties, and use this as a means of overtaking the US with Sharia law?
The answers all point to yes and there is video proof.
Your heart will sink and you can tell demonics is involved in this one. This is terrifying. Look in the face of the man and you can tell his soul is kindred and connected with the Barack Hussein Obama we have placed into US office. The only difference is weight, and that is simply changed by a diet of proper foods in America.
The man says he knows not his background in American, so cannot tell of where he came in a way we can understand. He knows that he and Obama are connected.
There has long been speculation that Obama was not of natural origins, that while he grew up in Indonesia that it was not reasonable to think a man of his genome could grow up to be a leading Harvard scholar.
Though maybe, just maybe, with enough genetic manipulation and experimentation, Asian scientists could clone a human and alter the genes in such a way that the Indonesian/African/European hybrid could have a staggering IQ that qualifies for Harvard and with a penchant for English oration.
What I'm saying is that Obama is a genetically engineered product, likely the result of Chinese/Soviet/Indonesian government cover-ups. There were likely many other versions of Obama, but the one masquerading as the US president is actually the premiere clone.
But what we found out today is that when they got this "Obama", they failed to destroy all of his lab brothers. There is at least one other Obama out there, and now, I will reveal him to you in this video:
BREAKING: The Barack Obama Clone Line, Another Obama Walks the Earth
An Indonesian man has genetic similarity and identical phenotype to US President Barack Hussein Obama. Insider reports into this bizarre finding reveal something even more unsettling: US President Barack Hussein Obama is but a clone, a clone that was bred with high intelligence and genes that primed him to become US president. It is part of a global conspiracy to usurp American law with Islamic Sharia Law. The man in this video is not US president Barack Obama, but maybe a clone that escaped government holding and much like his kindred brother US President Obama — has origins in Indonesia. – ChristWire Global Media
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These young boys excitedly take picture with who they think is US President Barack Hussein Obama. It is not, but rather, a man who is disguising himself under the name Ilham Anas. Is this yet another Soviet clone overtake conspiracy?
A feeling of weight and despair burden your heart with suffocating terror, as you look upon the face of Obama and Anan. The Indonesian conspiracy to place a Muslim president in office may be upon us. Can this look-alike help us figure out the true mystery origins of Barack Obama, who has no birth certificate and only provides 'a secret place in Indonesia' as his childhood home?
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As the war on terrorism continues more military service men and women return home with symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the Veteran's Affairs (VA) continues to face the problem directly, it became evident that not only were returning military service men and women needing service for PTSD but previous veterans from Vietnam and the first Gulf War were needing service. To compound this epidemic, many veterans were not seeking assistance. Dredging up painful memories seems unbearable for many veterans. Scientific research shows that various approaches in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy relieves many of the symptoms of PTSD; however many veterans were not buying into the treatment.
The VA launched a campaign to strengthen veterans' confidence in the results that the therapy provided. The campaign included videos of veterans of all backgrounds and with various situations sharing their challenges and success. The VA recently added peer support. The peer support is a component of therapy in which the veteran working through his or her PTSD is paired with a Peer Support Specialists (PSS). PSS are trained veterans who have gone through the PTSD therapy.
PSS offer an edge over any other aspect of therapy in that the veteran in therapy can talk with another veteran who has been where he or she is and walk with them through the process. For some veterans, this process helps to reduce anxiety related to the therapy process. Veterans who have participated in the PTSD treatment by the VA is a invaluable resource of knowledge. PSS are testimonials of the VA's PTSD program's success. PSS are a wealth of knowledge and provide an opportunity for veterans in therapy to obtain information tailored to their concerns.


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Biggest challenges for the PR industry?
Great piece of research: the European Communications Monitor 2012.
This is the video, nicely presented, easy to understand.
The only area where I'd slightly take issue is on the subject of ethics. Ethics are no less important today to communicators than they ever have been. The difference is accountability for ethics, which pushes it up the agenda. And yes, there's more legislation, but it's more the advent of social tools in the hands of the general public that has really made the difference. But while this may make our job harder in one sense, in another it makes all of those 'softer' things like ethics and values, which have been hard to push onto the boardroom agenda, suddenly matter at that level too.
This, I contend, can only be for the best.
I look forward to delving deeper, but first looks suggest this is great piece of work.
Management has certainly become more complex, and doing more with less – but that's what makes PR one of the most interesting professions in the World. Bring it on!


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The man accused of murdering 14-year-old Marysa Nichols will be back in Tehama County Court Wednesday.
Quentin Bealer was in court twice, Tuesday.
The first appearance was for arraignment and a possible plea entry, but that didn't happen because Bealer's public defender resigned because of a conflict of interest with a case witness.
The Judge called a recess and ordered Bealer to return at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday to get a new public defender. When Bealer returned no one would take the case because all available attorneys had the same conflict of interest as the one who resigned.
Bealer is set to appear in court at 8:00 a.m.
He could be assigned a public defender from Sacramento.
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One of my favorite traditions in the Old First Concerts series at Old First Church is the marking of the transition from the end of summer into the new concert season with a visit from jazz pianist and occasional crooner Mike Greensill. Traditionally, Greensill is joined by his wife, vocalist Wesla Whitfield, and a few other performers who happen to be available at the time. Yesterday afternoon was a trio gig with bassist Ruth Davies joining Greensill and Whitfield; and, as in the past, Whitfield did not appear until her wheelchair was lifted up to the Old First altar at the end of the intermission.
Greensill has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the jazz masters of the twentieth century. He is particularly good at announcing every tune he plays and letting his audience know who the composer is, often adding a tidbit or two of background. For this particular concert most of the names were familiar, but he always manages to pull out one or two surprises. Yesterday's major surprise was an introduction to Kenny Ball, one of the leading figures in a revival of traditional jazz in England that took place shortly before the emergence of the Beatles. Greensill played and sang Ball's "So Do I," which was recorded on the Pye label in 1962.
My own sense of jazz history was set into resonant vibration when Greensill and Whitfield sang a duet performance of "Mountain Greenery" as a tribute to Jackie [Cain] and Roy [Kral]. Whitfield claimed this was her first venture into scat. The scat passages were few, but listening to Greensill sing in unison with Whitfield's scatting was more than a little impressive. Nevertheless, the overall tone of the program was a wistful one. Greensill even mentioned that he seemed to have pulled together selections with a preference for the minor key; and Whitfield's winding up the program with "Some Other Time" (from Leonard Bernstein's score for On the Town) came close to heartbreaking. Fortunately, there were a few doses of Dave Frishberg to keep things from getting too morose.


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Sharpe: Jenkins, Gamble admit pass interference call wrong (Updated)
CORAL GABLES — Former Hurricanes cornerback Glenn Sharpe has always maintained he wasn't guilty of pass interference on Ohio State's Chris Gamble on the controversial play in the 2002 national title game.
Apparently, a couple of Buckeyes think the same.
Sharpe told me in a phone interview Sunday that his former Atlanta Falcons teammate Michael Jenkins, Ohio State's leading receiver in that game, "used to say all the time, 'Yeah man, Chris was like, 'Man, you know that was no pass interference.' But he was going to take it cause the ref gave it to him."
Sharpe added, "I've been told by Jenkins that Chris admitted it himself that it wasn't pass interference. Even Jenkins said that. He was like, 'Yeah, they [the refs] got you."
Sharpe said Jenkins, "is a stand-up guy" and "he wasn't really trying to rub anything in my face."
The Hurricanes appeared to have won the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, which decided the '02 title, for about three seconds after the incompletion in the end zone until Porter threw a flag.
Here's a few more comments from Sharpe regarding the 2003 Fiesta Bowl:
— (on what a national championship would have meant) "Obviously, with that being my freshman year and me being from Miami, [winning the title] would have been a big moment. …To come into college and win a national championship your first year, it doesn't get any better than that."
— (on the few seconds between the ball hitting the turf and the flag being thrown) "I was real ecstatic, but then I saw the dreaded flag come out and I was like 'Ah, man.' I felt like they had gotten over on me a little bit. But there was nothing I could do about it. That's just the way the chips fell."
— (on watching replay of the controversial call) "It took me a while to watch the play to be honest with you. Because I knew what happened and I was real disappointed about it. And I just didn't want to keep replaying that in my mind because at the end of the day, he made that call and [the refs] have to deal with that. I would feel much worse if I actually did pass interference. But since I know I didn't, it kind of frees my mind. I don't feel as though I did anything wrong. I just feel I got a tough break."
"I've only watched that play twice. The first time I watched it was to see if there could have been any type of reason for calling pass intereference. The second time I watched it, I tried to watch it to see what I could have done better, find something I could have improved on. But that was it."
— "I felt we were robbed of a national championship — the whole team, not just me. It wasn't that I thought, 'Oh, they ruined my career' or 'They called a bad play on me.' I was more concerned about the team. We busted our butts that year, we had a great team and I felt like we really deserved to win that game."
— (on getting over the call in ensuing years) "Football is just like life. A lot of times, things aren't going to go the way you expect. But the main thing is to try to learn from every circumstance and every situation and don't let it affect how you view things or affect your attitude."