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Marilyn Leopold of Sleepy Eye has been named the Aging Services of Minnesota 2013 District E Caregiver of the Year for her years of service to the residents at St. John Lutheran Home, part of the St. John's Circle of Care Campus. This special award is the highest honor awarded to Minnesota caregivers who dedicate their lives and careers to serving older adults. Leopold was honored by Aging Services of Minnesota, a trade association for older adult services organizations in Minnesota. A registered nursing assistant at the care center since 1982, Leopold was nominated for the prestigious award by Bev Jibbens, Director of Nursing at the facility. "Marilyn is the epitome of the qualities of what an excellent nursing assistant should and can be," said Jibbens. "She always takes the extra minute to give individualized care to her residents." "The Caregiver of the Year award is about honoring the very best of the best," said Gayle Kvenvold, president and CEO of Aging Services of Minnesota. "It's also an important opportunity to show Minnesotans the face of the people who care for our loved ones when we cannot. Marilyn Leopold is the kind of caregiver we all hope will be there for us when we need help." Caregivers like Leopold are the unsung heroes in Minnesota's health care system. The deep commitment, talent and contributions of caregivers like her rarely receive the public recognition they deserve. For more information about the 2013 Aging Services of Minnesota Stars Among Us awards, visit our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AgingServicesMN?feature=watch
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Joey Weiser is giving readers a variety of choices in order to read his latest work. In catching up on Weiser's work, you currently have three choices: Cavemen in Space (distributed by AdHouse [PDF preview here]), Mermin (his mini-comic series with two issues released so far about an adorable fish-boy); or Monster Isle (his weekly webcomic, which he told me, was "inspired by Japanese Kaiju monsters, and it's a lot of fun to make"). The bulk of our interview focuses upon Cavemen in Space ("A caveman named Washington and his prehistoric tribe have been torn from their era and placed aboard 'The Wheel,' a futuristic space laboratory…")–but we also touch briefly upon the initial response to Mermin. My thanks to Weiser for taking the time to discuss his work.
Tim O'Shea: The main appeal to Cavemen in Space (for me) is that many of the Cavemen–transported to a future time, become accustomed to the new world/dynamics to varying degrees. Had you always intended to have that juxtaposition–or was that a nuance to the characters that evolved as the story developed? I was really pleased with the character arcs for Madison and Jefferson.
Joey Weiser: In this case, I came up with the characters first, and the story just formed around them. I wanted to work with a large cast and give them all stories that intertwined. The goofy concept of Cavemen in Space is obviously playing with opposites, so that was a core part of the characters and from that I realized how they would interact with each other and what developments I would want them to have by the end of the book.

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Happy 100th Birthday American Cancer Society
Happy 100th Birthday American Cancer Society
05.24.13 | By Josephine Martin
When President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, there were three million cancer survivors. Today, there are more than 13 million. By 2022, this number will increase to 18 million.
While far from over, the war on cancer is well underway. Within our lifetime, it's likely that a cure will be within reach. The combined determination and commitment of biopharmaceutical researchers and other organizations like the American Cancer Society are making this dream come true.
For the past 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has been on the front lines of cancer awareness, research and innovation. Just this year, Dr. John Seffrin, CEO of ACS, highlighted that the development of new medicines is essential to fighting cancer. We agree, and could not carry out our daily mission without the partnership of ACS and other organizations working to help find new treatments.
For Americans with cancer, ACS is a beacon of hope. A century after a group of doctors and businessmen in New York City formed an organization to raise cancer awareness, millions of lives have been extended or saved. ACS' unwavering support and investment in research and development have played an important role in U.S. cancer death rates declining 20 percent since the early 1990s. Today, two of three people diagnosed with cancer survive compared to one of three only sixty years ago.
Research, progress and hope are rooted in our collective organizations. In 2011, two ACS-funded researchers won the Nobel Prize, bringing the total number of ACS-funded Nobel Prize winners to 46. The time and investment on the part of ACS helps biopharmaceutical researchers and researchers in all medical fields better understand cancer. In 2003, for example, ACS scientists confirmed the link between obesity and many types of cancers. These types of discoveries are essential as we all work toward the common goal of discovering innovative treatments for patients.
As I look at the '100 Years of Progress' timeline on ACS' website, I'm inspired by what the future holds. By all accounts, our work is just beginning and the innovation ahead of us will shape how we deliver high-quality health care for cancer patients and their loved ones.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- They did it again Monday night, for the sixth time in two weeks, winning a game they absolutely had to win to extend their fabulous postseason.
The Giants not only dethroned the St. Louis Cardinals with this 9-0 paddling but also snatched away their credentials as baseball's most resilient team.
How can that not be the Giants after what they have done, coming back from the brink to drop both Cincinnati and St. Louis?
By going undefeated in the six elimination games to win the National League pennant?
If the hardest roads create the hardiest souls, the Giants could not be better prepared for what's to come with the World Series beginning Wednesday in San Francisco, where they will try to tame the Detroit Tigers.
Finally, these Giants will confront three things they have not seen this postseason or ever.
One, their pitchers will face a Triple Crown winner, Detroit third baseman and No. 3 hitter Miguel Cabrera. Neither St. Louis nor Cincinnati has a comparable hitter.
"He is ... awesome," Giants left fielder Gregor Blanco said during the champagne-soaked celebration in the clubhouse.
Two, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy will match wits with perhaps the most revered sage of a skipper in the game, Jim Leyland. These guys smell like old baseball gloves and they're so schooled in the game their brain waves might be visible to the naked eye.
But the biggest challenge of all for the Giants comes immediately, in Game 1, when their lineup goes after the best starting pitcher in baseball, Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander.
Bochy said he wasn't that familiar with Detroit because he was "totally focused" on the Cardinals. Yet he clearly was aware of at least one member of the Tigers.
"I know what a great club they are," Bochy said, "and we know all about the guy we'll be facing (in Game 1)."
Verlander is the reigning A.L. MVP and Cy Young Award winner, accomplishing a double crown only one man, Oakland's Dennis Eckersley, in 1992, has managed over the past 25 seasons.
If the Giants can get to Verlander, they will win the Series.
Getting to Verlander, however, is quite the massive task. He has been spectacular this postseason, winning all three of his starts, allowing 10 hits and two earned runs over 241/3 innings. He has stuck out 25 and walked five while posting an ERA of 0.74.
He has not lost a game since Sept. 8 and during that time opponents are 1 for 29 with runners in scoring position. Verlander is that ace who gets stronger as the game goes on, and finds another level when he needs it.
And he's only the ace of a staff that over the past 18 days has been baseball's best.
Following Verlander likely will be Doug Fister, then Anibal Sanchez when the Series goes to Detroit for Game 3. Max Scherzer, who put away the Yankees, most likely will start Game 4.
"A lot of hard throwers, guys with great velocity," Blanco said of a staff that rang up 1,318 strikeouts in the regular season, a total surpassed only by Tampa Bay in the American League.
In defeating the A's in the ALDS and sweeping the Yankees in the ALCS, the Detroit staff went a span of 301/3 innings without allowing a run. As good as Tigers pitching was against Oakland (.194 opponent's batting average, .284 slugging), it was better against New York (.157, 224).
"We have to be on top of our game when we go against those guys,'' first baseman Brandon Belt said. "If we're not, they will expose it."
That's the fear, I suppose. That the Tigers will bring the kind of pitching heat the Giants haven't seen.
There is not so much to fear, though, about Detroit's bullpen. The closer, Jose Valverde, had a marvelous regular season but has been such a mess in the postseason that he lost his job.
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SUNNYVALE -- In her first six months as Yahoo's (YHOO) CEO, Marissa Mayer has led her troubled Internet company to its first year of growth in four years, with an earnings report Monday that surpassed analysts' expectations.
Yahoo reported $5 billion in total revenue in 2012, or slightly less than $4.5 billion after subtracting commissions paid to advertising partners. That second figure is an increase of 2 percent from 2011, when the company had just under $4.4 billion in revenue after subtracting similar commissions.
Yahoo also saw a 2 percent, year-over-year increase on revenue of $1.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2012. Wall Street analysts had expected Yahoo to report earnings of 28 cents a share, excluding one time charges, on $1.2 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters. Instead, Yahoo reported earnings of 32 cents a share excluding one-time charges.
"It's been an incredible six months," Mayer said.
In a conference call with analysts, Mayer ticked off a long list of accomplishments at Yahoo since she was hired away from Google (GOOG) in July, such as a 32 percent improvement in employee confidence in the company; a realignment of the companies' advertising sales force to focus on top advertisers and to find profit in the increasing use of mobile technology; reduced attrition among Yahoo's top employees; and investment "in fast, nimble, small teams" to bring innovation and new products to Yahoo's users and advertisers.
Before offering analysts an optimistic view of Yahoo's fortunes and future, Mayer had an awkward "hot mic" moment when she complained about the music callers had to endure while waiting for Monday's earnings call to begin.
"We need to get good music," she said. "They all apparently trash our music."
Yahoo's shares jumped to $20.95 in after-hours trading, an increase of 3.2 percent from the market close of $20.31.
The company is struggling in its competition with Google and Facebook, which have been more successful in capitalizing on the mobile trend. During Monday's call, analysts were frustrated by a lack of details about Yahoo's plans for this year.
But Martin Pyykkonen, senior Internet analyst at Wedge Partners, was generally pleased by what he heard.
"It was a good progress report," Pyykkonen said. "It feels like that if they do everything right -- a walk before you run style."
Still, Pyykkonen cautioned investors that Yahoo still has much work to do before becoming a darling of Wall Street.
"It's still a big aircraft carrier trying to turn around in the harbor," he said. "We'd all like to hear her say that, 'Mobile advertisers are falling all over us because they can't get enough.' My take-away is that they sound like they're confident about what they can do, but it's still early."
In the quarter that ended in September, Yahoo reported $1.2 billion in revenue, or $1.09 billion after subtracting commissions paid to advertising partners. That was up 2 percent from the same period a year before.
After hiring several senior executives from outside Yahoo, Mayer has focused on personalizing the Web experience for its users and finding new sources of ad revenue in an Internet environment increasingly reliant on smartphones and tablets over desktop computers.
Recent mobile product launches are designed to make Yahoo the "ultimate daily habit" across desktop, iPhone, Android and Windows 8 users, Mayer said. Forbes Magazine named Yahoo's Flickr iOS app "best mobile app out there," she said.
Mayer repeatedly mentioned Yahoo's 200 million unique monthly mobile users and the potential to turn their eyeballs into revenue.
Initially, Mayer said, critics wondered how Internet search engines could generate ad revenue.
"Revenue always follows users," she said, "and mobile will be no different."
But it won't be easy.
"Expect 2013 to be a year of hard work," Mayer said.
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FDA Approves Copaxone 3 Times a Week for MS
The FDA approves Copaxone 3 times a week for MS.
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Officials say action taken because of reports of severe liver damage from accidental overdoses
New Diabetes Drug Approved by FDA
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FDA Rejects MS Drug Lemtrada
The FDA has rejected the new multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada, saying the drugmaker didn't show the drug's benefits outweigh some serious risks.
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Taken as a pill once a day, it could make treatment for millions easier, more effective
FDA to Lift Restrictions on Diabetes Drug Avandia
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Adempas eases high blood pressure in lung arteries, called pulmonary hypertension.
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Toy Story 3. I'm beginning to get annoyed with the fact that Pixar likes to make little kids cry.
Toy Story 3. I'm beginning to get annoyed with the fact that Pixar likes to make little kids cry.
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Despicable Me. In the hands of Pixar this might have been a good one, but unfortunately it was not. Forgettable, I say.
Kids liked it, which I guess is the main thing. It's just too bad their brains are small for the experience.
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I Sell The Dead... pretty funny movie about grave robbing and selling corpses and zombies starring dominic monaghan. recommended.
The Machinist. It was a pretty good movie I suppose, maybe a little too abstract for my liking, but I really enjoyed Christian Bale's performance. Seeing him weigh 120 lbs. was a little eye popping and, admittedly, the reason I watched the movie in the first place. I just can't believe he's dropping down to that weight again to play a crackhead ex-boxer in the The Boxer.
Watched Percy Jackson and the Olympians today with the kids. Quite enjoyable.
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Just watched The Searchers. One of my favorite John Wayne movies ever.
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Japan Inc. Weighing Pay Hikes? Little Sign So Far
In what are perhaps the world's biggest, most public, and protracted labor negotiations, Japan's top policymakers – from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on down – have for weeks been pressing the country's executives to give employees their first base pay increases in years next spring.
How's it going so far? If weekend reports are any sign, not so good.
On Saturday, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said a survey it conducted recently of 105 top companies showed just a tiny fraction said they are considering giving raises – and barely a third even would raise one-time bonus payments. That, despite a surge in profits, aided by the Abe-Kuroda stimulus package, which has helped exporters by lowering the value of the yen, and lifted domestic demand with big new government spending.
On Sunday, a top officer at the Keidanren big business lobby batted away suggestions of higher pay for Japanese workers, as he spoke during a Sunday debate program on national broadcaster NHK.
While many companies are doing better than before, "individual cases are different," said Keidanren Vice Chairman Koji Miyahara, chairman of NYK Group, one of Japan's giant shipping companies. "Although a weaker yen is positive for many corporations, some are suffering from it," Mr. Miyahara added.
Many economists and policymakers say that higher worker pay is the key to continuing the "virtuous cycle" of sustainable economic growth that Messrs. Abe and Kuroda are trying to create. While the stock market has risen and companies are reporting higher profits, these people say it's essential for households to spend more and, in general, to feel more optimistic about their future finances – a new mindset that is unlikely to take hold unless salaries start rising again. Base pay decisions usually get made once a year, at the time of the annual spring labor negotiations.
With final decisions months away, there's still plenty of time for the jawboning to have an impact. But it's clearly going to take more effort. In the Yomiuri survey, just eight companies – 7.6% of those surveyed – indicated they are currently considering raising base salaries. That included Mitsubishi Motors, construction and mining equipment maker Komatsu, and Unicharm, a maker of diapers for all age groups, from babies to adults. Mitsubishi Motors said in the survey the reason for a possible increase is to improve employees' standard of living.
In addition, 24% – 25 companies – including Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, plumbing fixtures maker LIXIL Group, and trading company Kanematsu are mulling raising one-time payments like bonuses.
Nippon Steel has upped its forecast for group pretax profit for the fiscal year ending March 2014 by ¥40 billion to ¥340 billion, on the back of robust domestic demand for steel as a result of increasing infrastructure projects. The steelmaker also reported a group net profit for the first fiscal half ended Sept. 30 of ¥115.5 billion, compared with the previous year's ¥176.6 billion loss.
Mizuho Securities market economist Kenta Ishizu wrote in a Nov. 1 report that Japan's winter bonus payments for the private sector will likely increase for the first time in five years.
He predicts on average bonuses per-employee will rise 0.4% from the same period last year to ¥367,000.
"The bonus increase could spike consumption temporarily. However, its sustainability will depend on the outcome of the annual wage bargaining in the spring," Mr. Ishizu added.


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And as family and friends are shocked by the tragic ending, fire inspectors say metal burglar bars made it hard for firefighters to do their jobs. The device designed to keep burglars out did the same thing when it came to firefighters.
"This particular kind here mounted into the wall with no way to escape," said Lt. Neal brown, Fire Inspector.
Fire Inspector Lt. Neal Brown says these burglar bars worked against firefighters as they tried to rescue the family trapped inside of this South Kensington Drive home.
"It certainly hindered firefighters and bystanders that were trying to help, limited access," Neal said.
Fire inspectors say there is something to learn from this fire, never install security bars that are bolted, always chose a design that has a release mechanism.
But there was one window that had the release mechanism. It was the window in 13-year-old Shilwanda Mcalpin's bedroom. Shilwanda died from smoke inhalation.
"This is the ironic part I was talking about. Her widow is the only window in the house that had a mechanism where you could unlock it and it was unlocked, why she didn't make it out we do not know other than apparently she panicked," Neal said.
Other family members inside were trapped not only by barred windows, but dead bolted doors.
"All these doors were dead bolted with no keys inside no means to escape," Neal said.
Neighbors finally kicked in a door to get Shilwanda's mother.
But it's what her 20-year-old sister did that may have saved her and her 13-month-old baby's life.
"She came to this window put her child on this air condition and she pushed it out and her and the child came out with the air condition outside," Neal said.
And while burglar bars do serve a purpose the wrong type can work against you.
Now here's more advice from Fire Inspector Lieutenant Neal Brown. Make sure all rooms in your home have working smoke detectors. And also have a fire exit plan that you rehearse often in your home. The Georgia Fire Commissioner visits Augusta each year. He provides fire detectors to departments for people who may not be able to afford one.


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Drinking and thinking… It's not as maudlin as it sounds. I sat down with a cool glass of water and my thoughts drifted backwards. It hit me that I've been talking about water for 20 years! Immediately my thoughts went to how boring I must sound to my friends and I quickly decided to go back to pondering the depth of the water topics rather than a lot of self analysis (much safer ground!).
How can there be enough about water to talk about it for 20 years? Some subjects are frequent, common topics and of course there are always new concerns cropping up regarding water quality. One of them is sodium.
Many conversations have revolved around the amount of sodium in the water supply from a water softener. The fact is that most of the sodium is sent to the drain, not to the house. Regardless of the water softener brand being used, there's an easy calculation (see infographic to the right) to let a homeowner know how much sodium ends up in their water. There are also easy solutions for removing it, such as filtration.
So yes, I'm aware that there's concern about sodium in softened water. But what about the sodium that occurs naturally in ground water or the sodium we take in from the foods we eat? As an example, an apple contains one or two milligrams of sodium. That's pretty insignificant in the overall plan of less than 1500 mg per day. But the thought of trying to find all the sources of sodium makes my blood pressure go up even higher. Who knew apples had any sodium at all!? On the other hand, sodium is required by the human body, so much so we have taste buds to detect it. Ever crave potato chips? I have found that peanut butter cups are the perfect blend of salt and sweet.
I live in a rural area of northern Ohio. Salt is commonly used as a de-icer for the roads in the winter. How much of this salt makes it to my well water supply? Lake Erie is famous for the salt mine under the lake. How much salt is naturally in the ground around my home? I do have a water softener contributing some salt to my water supply and I like apples. When I stop to think about how much sodium is all around me, I guess it's a good thing I've learned to cook using herbs as replacements for salt.
The Mayo Clinic has an excellent Q&A regarding the amount of sodium water softeners add. They state, "The majority of sodium in the average diet comes from table salt and processed foods. Thus, the best way to decrease the sodium in your diet is by cutting back on table salt and processed foods."
Here's a recipe for an herbal salt replacement that you can mix up and use on most anything. Mix it up and keep it stored in an empty spice jar:
• 1 Tbsp ground cayenne pepper• 1 Tbsp garlic powder• 1 Tbsp onion powder• 1 tsp dried basil• 1 tsp dried oregano• 1 tsp dried thyme• 1 tsp dried parsley flakes• 1 tsp dried savory• 1 tsp ground mace• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper• 1 tsp dried sage
This can be altered to your taste. I leave out the mace, cayenne pepper and onion on chicken. For beef, I usually leave out the sage and thyme. Cloves and/or caraway go well with pork. These are all great to use in soups and stews in place of salt, as well. Play with it and make it your own. It's a fun way to eliminate sodium, that is, if you like to work in the kitchen. I'm getting hungry...
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To celebrate 20 years of commitment from the paintball community, Kingman is releasing a commemorative special edition scenario marker; the 2012 Spyder MRX™. Designed to exceed your expectations, the .68 Caliber Spyder MRX™ features the innovative "DLS" Dual Loading System. This unique patent pending system enables you to interchange your loading system with a quick turn of the barrel allowing the user to switch between a traditional upper load feed system and all-new lower magazine feed system during play.
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What's in your swag bag?
On the last day of Comic-Con, we caught up with five attendees and asked them about the stuff they have in their bags
Swords and 'Dexter'
San Diego natives Tamar Malek and her 13-year-old son, Ryan, are really into swords. Once in the Exhibition Hall, they fought their way toward "the sword booth," which sells real and play weapons of all kinds. They bought wooden nunchucks and a foam ax at the booth. Tamar is also a huge "Dexter" fan and purchased a binder, trading cards, a lunch box, a bobble head and even a life-sized bust of Dexter himself that she plans to place on her living room shelf.
Trucker hats and prints
Tenyle D'Errico came all the way from Vancouver to attend Comic-Con with her friend Eileen Gallagher. The women are comic art fanatics and spent lots of their time in the Artist's Alley. They sported their free "Gravity Falls" trucker hats and wore huge smiles because of all the awesome art they found. Most of the prints they purchased were created by artist Camilla D'Errico who is famous for her drawings of "girls with weird crap in their hair," says D'Errico.
Comics ... and more comics
Not everyone's mom would dress up as Arya from "Game of Thrones" and come with you to Comic-Con. Which makes Leticia Mata, her daughter, Jessica, and their friend, Joy Malibiran, all the more fun. Their first time at the convention, all three women were out to get free comic books. And they got dozens of them, most by artist Will Eisner, all given out in the Sails Pavilion.
Legos, Smurfs and Superman
"The Incredibles"-clad duo Marion Fredrickson and her 6-year-old son, Ravef, love Legos. They spent lots of time at the interactive booth in the Exhibition Hall and walked away with a Lego set and key chain. Mom got a few "Dumbrella" T-shirts, her favorite show's artwork of a cartoon cat. They also got a free mask from "The Smurfs" and and a Superman figurine on a stick that can be used to photo-bomb other people's pictures.
10 flashlights and other free stuff
Teenage boys usually don't like to spend money, so say brothers Sean and Mike Mulley, ages 17 and 14, which is why Comic-Con is heaven. "We walked around shouting 'free stuff?' and lots of vendors just pushed things our way," says Mike. They got 10 flashlights and several pairs of sunglasses from the Lionsgate booth, Batman posters from DC Comics and even a few unidentifiable posters. Who cares if you've never heard of it, as long as it's free.


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Diane L. Colgan MD, FACS
About the Practice
Practice Philosophy
Dr. Colgan has been in private practice in the Washington Metropolitan area since 1980 following her career in the United States Navy Medical Corps on active duty for 12 years. She continued as a Naval Reservist for 10 years and ietired from her commission as a Captain in the Medical Corps in 1990.
Practice Specialization
Dr. Colgan offers Cosmetic Plastic Surgery procedures that include Facelift, Neck Lift, Forehead Lift, Cheek and Chin Implants and Blepharoplasty (eyes).
Additionally, Dr. Colgan is experienced with breast surgeries and reconstructions that include Breast Implants, Breast Lifts and Breast Reductions (including those for males with gynecomastia.)
Background & Certification
Board Certification
American Board of Plastic Surgery - '1976
American Board of Surgery - 1974
Fellow - American College of Surgeons
Virginia - 1987 - Present
Maryland - 1970' Present
District of Columbia - 1978 - Present
Pennsylvania - 1970 - Present
Professional Background
Dr Diane Colgan is a Board Certified Plastic surgeon and General surgeon, who has been practicing cosmetic surgery, serving the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia area for over 25 years.
She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and of the Medical College of Pennsylvania.
After graduation, she began her medical career in the U.S. Navy and subsequently reached the rank of Captain and became Chief of Plastic Surgery at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
In 1988 she established her private practice in Potomac, MD to focus on aesthetic cosmetic surgery. While the majority of her patients are from the Washington, DC, MD and VA area, her reputation and experience has resulted in patients traveling from as far away as Texas, New York and Florida to receive their personal surgeries from Dr Colgan.
Her broad knowledge and experience offers you the finest medical care which, when combined with her caring and understanding make her the ideal first choice for your personal surgery.
EMR Liability lssues, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland - 2014
HIV/AIDS Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals Medstar WHC - 2014
The Aesthetic Meeting New York - 2013
Transitions in Care for Clinicians and Caregivers/Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine - 2012
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Update/Pennsylvania - 2012
48th Annual Baker Gordon Educational Symposium ASAPS - 2014
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction/Georgetown University Hospital, 2013
- ASAPS - American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
- ASPS - American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Teaching Appointments
Past Chief of Surgery, Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine in Bethesda, MD.
Past Chief of Plastic Surgery, Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine in Bethesda, MD.
Past Chief of Plastic Surgery, Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, MD.
Publications and Presentations
During her career in private practice Dr. Colgan has been invited to address diverse groups, including various women's groups, The Cancer Research Foundation Associates' Council and other organizations on some of the following topics:
Patient & Family Centered Care, Suburban Hospiial Board of Trustees, Medical Quality Committee
Cosmetic Surgery Advances
Maintaining a Good Self-lmage in Menopause and Beyond
Current Trends in Cosmelic Surgery
The New You: A Look at Plastic Surgery Just for Women
Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer
Facts & Findings in Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction and Other Aesthetic Procedures in Women
Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery in Men and Women
She has also made guest appearances on various television programs about Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, including WETA-TV, Gable TV & CBS.
Awards & Honors
The Best Doctors in America@ - 1996 - 2004 and 2007 '2010
Top Doctors, WASHINGToNIAN MAGAZINE - 1991 - Present
Affiliations & Memberships
Hospital Affiliations
Dr Colgan is currently a member of the medical staff and has surgical privileges at:
Suburban Hospital – Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, MD
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Olney, MD
MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC
Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC
Society Memberships
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society oJ Plastic Surgeons
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Women's Association
Association of Military Plastic Surgeons
Medical and Chirurgical Society of Maryland
Medical Society of Montgomery County, Maryland
Offices Held
Chair Elect Medical Staff, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2014 -2016
President Medical Staff, Subu:ban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2012-2014
Director, Physician Assistants, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine' Bethesda, MD 2008 - Present
Member, Board of Trustees, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, MD July 2006 - June 2008
Clinical Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 1986 - Present
Credentials Committee, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Mediclne, Bethesda, MD 2000 - Present
Chair of Plastic Surgery, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine' Bethesda, MD 2000 - 2003
Chair of Plastic Surgery, Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, MD 1986 - 2010
Credentials Committee, Montgomery General Hospital, Olney' MD 2004 - Present
Chair, Plastic Surgery Department, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 1977 - 1979
Your Consultation
Dr. Colgan and her staff have the training and experience to give you the care you have always wanted. Our complete range of procedures will be discussed during your FREE initial consultation.
Diane L. Colgan MD, FACS
10411 Motor City Drive,
Suite 615, Bethesda, MD, 20817,
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There were 71 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,398 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
Robbery: A woman was walking toward the entrance of a business in the 600 block of North Wilson Way about 7:50 p.m. Thursday when a man approached her from behind, grabbed her purse and fled north on North Wilson Way, police reported. He was described as Latino, about 19 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds with short black hair, dark shorts and a brown and white plaid shirt.
Robbery: A man was sitting in his car in the 4700 block of Pacific about 10:30 p.m. Thursday when he was approached by two men. One brandished a handgun and demanded the victim's portable electronic device. The robbers took the device and fled on foot. One was described as a black man in his 20s, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 pounds with a red baseball cap, a black hooded sweatshirt and camouflage pants. The other was described as a man in his 20s with a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Robbery: A 38-year-old woman was walking from a store in the 1900 block of East Hammer Lane when a male approached her and asked for money. The man threw her to the ground and stole her purse before fleeing east through an apartment complex, police said. He was described as a black male 16 to 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 pounds with a short black Afro, a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 16 noninjury accidents and two injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 99 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday, including four vehicle accidents and 75 medical calls.
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Hi! My name is Kim (or the Treats Truck lady), and I love treats.
I love them.
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And I'm very excited to share with you my favorite recipes for cookies, brownies, bars, cakes, pies, and specials from the truck.
Mix and Match with your own touches as you wish!
Bake for your friends and family! Neighbors! Coworkers! Classmates! Secret crush! Beloved great-aunt!
(Or just for your own delight!)
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Critical Praise
"Kim Ima is bringing her homey desserts straight to your kitchen…. The cheerful Treats Truck owner's new cookbook gives home bakers all the tips and tools they'll need to perfect sandwich cookies, ice cream cone cupcakes and more." — New York Daily News
Product Details
- Imprint: Morrow Cookbooks
- On Sale: 11/01/2011
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.679 in (d)
- Pages: 176
- List Price: 21.99 USD
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Siena, 53100
- Siena
Airport:Florence Peretola Airport FLR
The Grand Hotel Continental features 51 guestrooms and suites which are accessible via exterior corridors and offer minibars, complimentary newspapers, and air conditioning. Guestrooms feature cable television with pay movies. The rooms on the first, second and third floors and the Altana Suite are all fitted with authentic nineteenth-century furniture in different styles, antique paintings and prints purchased at international auctions, luxurious fabrics of exclusive Italian and French manufacture, floors of terracotta or soft moquette, a banquette or dormeuse at the foot of the bed, and special features such as large mirrors in frames of inlaid or embossed silver, lamps of Chinese porcelain, and four-poster beds. The bathrooms are all crafted in two tones of travertine stone with vanity tops of Carrara marble. Countless frescoes and decorations of different periods ranging from the 17th century to the 19th were brought to light and restored during the refurbishment.
Room Amenities:
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Once a 17th century palace conceived by architect Giovanni Fontana, the Grand Hotel Continental has been meticulously restored to display original Baroque architectural features, frescoed ceilings, and 18th century ornamental motifs. Thick tapestries and ornate chandeliers meld with contemporary touches, such as glass-walled elevators. An elegant ballroom for banquets and private functions glows with trompe l'oeil and a coat of arms across the ceiling. Guests may lounge beneath a soaring glass ceiling in the interior courtyard, and sample super Tuscan vintages and traditional cuisine from Sapordivino, the hotel's wine bar and restaurant. Beneath the public rooms, a restored enoteca from the 12th century is an authentic setting for wine tastings.
Meanwhile, the hotel's central location near the Piazza del Campo and the Duomo puts guests near numerous historic landmarks and museums, and Siena's pedestrian shopping district.
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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Anchorage, AK, USA
DRAFTED: SJS: 2003-47 overall
|2008-09: Is 2nd on TBL in blocked shots with 27 and is 3rd in average ice time with 21:57 ... Scored his 1st TBL goal to send the game to OT 11/1 vs. OTT.
Season Highs: G: 1(11/1 vs. OTT) A: 1(10/11 vs. CAR) P: 1(2x,last-11/1 vs. OTT)
TOI: 30:10(10/11 vs. CAR) +/-: +1(4x,last-11/1 vs. OTT) SOG: 3(2x,last-11/6 at NYR)
Hits: 2(11/5 at NJD) Blkd Shts: 5 (10/16 vs. NYI)
Shootout Statistics: Career: 0-0 (.000) - 2008-09: 0-0 (.000)
|2014-15 SEASON: Played in 59 games with the Lightning, recording 4 goals and 18 points to go along with 26 penalty minutes…Missed 23 games from 1/17-3/12 with an abdominal injury…Ranked 2nd on the Lightning for blocked shots with 104…Recorded a season-high 4 game point streak from 12/29-1/4 (1 goal, 3 assists)…Ranked 3rd on the Bolts for average time on ice (20:29)…2015 Playoffs: Played in 25 playoff games with the Bolts, recording 3 assists and 4 penalty minutes…Ranked 2nd on the Bolts for blocked shots with 37.
2013-14 SEASON: Skated in 82 games with the Lightning, posting 2 goals and 31 points to go along with 28 penalty minutes…1 of 3 players to skate in all 82 games this season for the Lightning…Ranked 2nd on the Lightning defense for points with 31…Ranked 1st on the Bolts with 161 blocked shots and was 2nd for average TOI (22:11)…Recorded a career-high 7-game point/assist streak from Jan. 1-13 (9 assists)…Set a Lightning franchise record with a +6 rating on Jan. 11 at PHI...Named an assistant captain at the beginning of the season…2014 Playoffs: Skated in all 4 Lightning postseason games, notching a goal…2012-13: Played in all 48 games with the Lightning, collecting 5 goals and 22 points to go along with 4 penalty minutes…1 of 5 Lightning players to skate in all 48 games during the season…Ranked 1st among Lightning blueliners for goals, assists (17) and points…Led the Lightning in average time on ice (23:44)…Ranked 2nd on the club for blocked shots with 87…Posted a point in 9 of the final 15 games of the season, registering 2 goals and 9 assists during that stretch…Recorded a career-high 5-game point streak from 3/29 through 4/7 (1 goal, 6 assists)…Skated in a Lightning season-high 30:06 TOI on 3/18 vs. PHI…Represented the USA in the 2013 IIHF World Championships and helped them win the Bronze Medal…2011-12: Played in 82 games for the second consecutive season with the Philadelphia Flyers, posting 4 goals and 38 points to go along with a career-high 36 penalty minutes…Led the Flyers with 23:01 time on ice per game…1 of 3 Flyers to skate in all 82 games…Recorded his 100th assist as a Flyer on 1/22 vs. BOS…Recorded 3 assists and a +2 rating on 12/15 at MTL…Notched a season-high 4-game point streak (12/8-12/15, 1 goal, 6 assists)…Recorded 1st point (assist) of the season on 10/8 at NJD… 2012 Playoffs: Skated in 11 postseason games, tallying 2 goals and 6 points...Ranked 1st on the Flyers defense in playoff goals, assists (4) and points...2010-11: Played in all 82 games for the 1st time in his career with the Flyers, tallying a goal and career-high 39 assists for 40 points…Recorded a career-high and ranked 1st (tie) on Philadelphia with a +30 rating…Led all Flyer defensemen and ranked 3rd on the team in assists…Ranked 3rd on the Flyers in average TOI (21:59)…Ranked tied for 5th in the NHL in plus/minus…Led all NHL defensemen with 37 even strength assists…Played in his 200th game as a Flyer on 2/15 at TBL…Scored lone goal of the season on 12/5 at NYI…Recorded 100th career NHL assist on 10/21 at ANA…2011 Playoffs: Appeared in 11 games with the Flyers, collecting 4 assists and 2 penalty minutes…2009-10: Played in 80 games with the Flyers, recording 6 goals and 35 points with 16 penalty minutes…Recipient of the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates…Ranked 2nd on the Flyers with a +19 rating and average ice time (23:23)…Scored the game-tying goal on 4/11 vs. NYR to force overtime and an eventual shootout in final regular season game, which the Flyers won to clinch a playoff berth…Missed 2 games with a bruised foot…Played in his 300th career NHL game on 3/23 at OTT…Registered 4 assists in the 2nd period on 10/6 vs. WSH to set a Flyers record for most assists in a period by a defenseman, tying the NHL mark (last time occurred – Rob Blake, 2nd period, LAK vs. CGY on 1/29/98)….Played in his 100th game as a Flyer on 12/23 at TBL…Set a career-high in time on ice (32:03) on 10/10 vs. ANA…Recorded a 4-game point streak (10/3-10/10, 1 goal, 7 assists)…His goal on 10/31 vs. CAR was his 100th NHL point…2010 Playoffs: Appeared in 23 playoff games, tallying a goal and 13 points…1st Flyer to have 4 assists in a playoff game since 2000 (Recchi)…1st Flyer defenseman and 2nd Flyer player to ever record a +5 rating in a playoff game…2008-09: Split the season between the Flyers and Lightning…Began the season with Tampa Bay, recording a goal and 2 points before being traded to Philadelphia on 11/7…Skated in 64 games with the Flyers, notching 4 goals and 24 points with 16 penalty minutes…Established a career-high with 2 game-winning goals…Ranked 2nd on Philadelphia in blocked shots with 142 and 2nd on team defense with 5 goals…Missed 5 games (12/2-12/11) with a lower body injury…Recorded the game-winning goal, his 1st goal as a Flyer, on 11/26 at CAR…2009 Playoffs: Played in 6 playoff games with Philadelphia, registering 3 assists and 4 penalty minutes…Ranked tied for 2nd on the Flyers with 3 assists…2007-08: Played in 62 games with the San Jose Sharks, tallying 2 goals and 15 points with 26 penalty minutes…Signed a 4-year contract extension with the Sharks on 11/21…2008 Playoffs: Played in 11 postseason games with San Jose, recording 1 assist and 4 penalty minutes…2006-07: Played in 77 games in his 1st full NHL season, registering career-highs in goals (11), points (42) and power play goals (8)…Led all Shark defensemen in goals, assists, points and power play goals…Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team…Notched a season-high 5-game point streak (2/24-3/4, 2 goals, 4 assists)…1st among rookie defensemen and tied for 6th among all NHL rookies in points…Ranked 4th in power play points (26), power play goals (8) and power play assists (16) among all NHL rookies…Set Sharks record for a single season in goals by a rookie defenseman (11) and power play goals by a defenseman…Selected to the Western Conference Team for the YoungStars Game…His 12 points in October were the 3rd most in NHL history by a rookie defenseman (Rob Blake in 1990 with 14 points & Brian Leetch in 1988 with 13 points)…2007 Playoffs: Made his NHL playoff debut, posting 3 assists in 11 games with the Sharks…2005-06: Played in 12 games with San Jose following his collegiate career, collecting 3 goals and 6 points with 14 penalty minutes…Scored a goal in his NHL debut on 3/25 at MIN…Signed NHL contract on 3/19…College Career: Played 3 seasons for the University of Denver Pioneers of the WCHA (2003-06), recording 29 goals and 122 points with 159 penalty minutes in 112 games…Is Denver's 4th-leading scorer among defensemen, tied for 2nd among defensemen in assists and 8th among defenseman in goals…Won the Hobey Baker Award in 2006 (1st Denver player to win award)…Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team, to the NCAA West First All-Star Team and WCHA Player of the Year in 2006…2005-06: Played in 39 games with the Pioneers, collecting 11 goals and 53 points with 58 penalty minutes…Ranked tied for 1st on Denver in points and 1st in assists (42)…Led all NCAA players in assists and tied for 5th in points…Led all NCAA defenseman in goals…2004-05: Played in 43 games with Denver, collecting a college-high 13 goals and 44 points…Led all Pioneer defensemen in goals, assists and points…Ranked tied for 2nd on Denver in assists…Helped Denver win their 2nd consecutive NCAA Championship and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team…Led WCHA defensemen in scoring and finished 2nd in the nation in points per game by a defenseman…Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team and NCAA West First All-Star Team…2003-04: Played 1st college season for Denver, posting 5 goals and 26 points in 30 games…Ranked 2nd on the Pioneers defense in assists with 21...Ranked tied for 6th among WCHA defensemen in scoring and was tied for 5th among all WCHA freshmen scorers...International: Skated in 10 games with Team USA at the 2013 IIHF World Championships, recording 2 assists…Won a bronze medal with Team USA…Played in 6 games for Team USA at the IIHF World Championships in 2004 in the Czech Republic, recording a goal and 4 penalty minutes…Won the Bronze Medal with Team USA with a 1-0 shootout win over Slovakia...Became 1st American-born player to capture World Junior and NCAA Championships in the same season…Captured the Gold Medal with Team USA at the World Under 18 Championships in 2002.


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Biggs Elementary School is now open for our Kindergarten Registration for the fall of 2013! Please come to the Biggs Elementary School front office between 7 am and 3:30 pm for our enrollment packet. We are offering a full day Kindergarten again this year! We are located at 300 B Street in Biggs.
The birth date cutoff for Kindergarten is children born before October 1, 2008. Please bring your Birth Certificate, Proof of Immunizations, Proof of Residency and Social Security Number.
Please bring in your completed packets to our office to receive your appointment date for our Kindergarten Round Up! Our Kindergarten Round Up is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Remember, our Kindergarten Round Up is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! Any questions, please call us at 868-5870 extension 221 or 223.
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text: Who coud have killed 12 people at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight in Aurora, Colorado? Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt, appearing on MSNBC with Chuck Todd, speculates: "is this simply the terrible, terrible collision between some dark Trekkie-like person's fantasy world and reality?" Uh, Clint: no. [thanks to @ArkansasFred]


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News 12 at 6 O'clock, November 4, 2009
AUGUSTA---Our Time To Care winner for November is only 17 years old, but he can teach us all a thing or two about bravery. He's teenager who risked his own life to help a stranger.
Scott Thompson was driving along one of Augusta's busiest roads--Wrightsboro Road near Augusta Mall. He had just passed the mall when he saw and heard a terrible crash. An empty school bus and a car collided, trapping a young mother in the car.
"I smelled gasoline coming from under the car," Scott remembers. "I could hear it sizzling and her car was smoking. The bus was still on it at the same time. I just didn't want anything to happen to cause an explosion and her still be trapped in the car."
Even though he'd only been driving about a year himself, Scott didn't hesitate to stop his own car and rush to help get her out.
"I noticed she was crying real bad. She had her seat belt off and she was trying to open her door. And I asked her if she was all right and she was hysterical and could barely talk," Scott said.
Scott was pretty shaken up by it too.
"I was really scared. But it didn't really cross my mind to put my own life in danger. I just wanted to make sure she was all right and that she was safe."
Scott's parents, Dan and Sue Thompson, know how dangerous it really was.
"Because there was leaking gas," Dan said. "He could smell it from where he was at, and he just ran up, and that's why I think he reacted the way he did."
Sue remembers the phone call she got from her son: "When he said he was stopped right in the middle of Wrightsboro Road and it's 3:30 traffic, I said Scott, where's your car? And he said it's in the middle of the road and I said no way!"
Dads have been proud of sons for generations, but this was something more.
"I've already shed a few tears and I'm very proud of him," Dan said.
As for Scott, he says it was just the right thing to do. And he'd do it all over again.
"Yes sir. In a heartbeat. I wouldn't hesitate at all."
Dan Thompson knows this is exactly the kind of son a dad wants to raise. He nominated Scott for the award and so we wanted to let him present it. So there they were, arm in arm, in a parking lot along busy Wrightsboro Road
"Thank you Dad. Thanks Mom."
And the Thompsons say the Richmond County deputy on the scene of the crash also complimented Scott on taking the time to care that day. An afternoon when a lot of people just kept right on driving.
And of course, we want to thank our Time To Care partners who make this award possible: Subway and Troy University.
If you want to nominate someone for our Time To Care Award, you can do that right here.


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A's 6, Gibbon 2
The A's won one, lost one and were rained out of one over the past week.
The A's hosted Gibbon on Wednesday and topped the Reds 6-2. Chris Menssen (1-1) earned the win in six and one-third innings of work. David Krause pitched the final two and two-third innings to earn his first save of the year.
Joe Krause, Austin Pinke, Craig Nelson, Ryan Menssen and Nate Ewert drove in the A's runs. One run scored on a wild pitch.
Essig 9, A's 6
Despite a spirited eighth inning rally that scored five runs, the A's lost to Essig at home on Friday 9-6. The A's had trouble getting anything going against BlueJays starter Colton Petron collecting only two hits over the first seven innings. Starter Joe Hager (0-2) took the loss, while Dusty Pfeiffer and Brandon Menssen also saw action on the mound.
After collecting only two hits over the first seven innings, the A's offense got rolling in the bottom of the eight, scoring five runs capped off by a bases loaded double from Matt Dahl. The A's were retired in order in the ninth as the comeback fell short.
A's and Springfield rained out
A's notes
The A's host the Jackson Bulls in a nonleague game on Tuesday at 8:00 pm before returning to the road with a game at Hanska at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, June 19.
A's stats leaders
Batting average: Ryan Menssen .500, Brandon Menssen .412, Nate Ewert .286
RBI: Ryan Menssen 5, Joe Hager 4, Joe Krause 3, Matt Dahl 3
Home runs: Brandon Menssen 1, Joe Hager 1
Pitching record: David Krause 3-0, Chris Menssen 1-1
ERA: David Krause 0.00, Joe Hager 1.93, Chris Menssen 3.37
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Nicholls fares well at indoor track meet
Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Nicholls State University women's track and field team returned to Jonesboro, Ark., for the second time in the 2012-13 indoor season, coming away with three top five finishes at the ASU Invitational hosted by Arkansas State on Friday.
Jackie White, Tessni Carruthers and Sarah Pressley were Nicholls' top finishers on the day, as Nicholls had seven different Top 10 finishes.
After winning the 600-meter event last week in Lake Charles, White moved up to the 800-meter run and finished second overall with her time of 2 minutes, 16.91 seconds. It's the second time this season that White has finished with a sub-2:20 mark in the event. Ashley Johnson finished seventh in the event, crossing the tape in 2:24.76.
Carruthers earned a third-place finish in the 3000-meter run with her time of 10:18.69, while Emily Charlesworth placed 10th with a time of 10:55.30. Pressley finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run, reaching the finish line in 19:55.58. Kryshell Rolle got through the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles, and had an eighth-place finish in the finals, finishing in 8.26 seconds.
The last Top 10 finish for the Colonels came in the distance medley relay, as the Nicholls "A" team finished in 12:36.01.
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Guide to Olympic Swimming
Welcome to our armchair guide to swimming at the Olympics. You'll find insights from top GB swimmers and coaches, an Olympic swimming jargon buster, Olympic swimming facts at a glance, Olympic swimming timeline, and a ones-to-watch calendar so you can plan your Olympic viewing from your tablet.
Looking for an introduction to swimming for the Olympics? Then let our athlete and coach videos guide you.
- Swimming was one of the sports held at the first Modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896 with men competing in four events - the 100m, 500m and 1,500m Freestyle and the 'sailor's 100m Freestyle', the latter was only open to members of the Greek Royal Navy.
- The sport is now one of the most popular at the Games with 34 medal events and athletes from 21 countries reaching the podium in 2008.
- Individual races are held in four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) as well as a combination of the four called individual medley (IM).
- Swimmers' speed has gradually quickened in line with improvements in kit and a greater focus on the mechanics of technique. USA's Johnny Weismuller was the first to swim 100m Freestyle under a minute in 1922 while another American, Jim Montgomery, became the first person to dip under 50 seconds in the same event in 1976 while the current world record belongs to Brazil's Cesar Cielo at 46.91.
Planning a little TV or internet time watching the Olympics? Then use our calendar to help you find the races you want and the GB swimmers to look out for. Simply click on their photo to access their profile and find out about their rivals and compare times.


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Before anyone in Sacramento breaks out champagne to celebrate the state legislative analyst's forecast multibillion-dollar state operating surpluses in coming years, consider his caveats.
Analyst Mac Taylor last week kicked off the debate over the fiscal year 2013-14 budget by announcing that the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown must close a $1.9 billion shortfall. He called it a "dramatic turnaround," a comment that appeared in news stories across the state.
In the myopic world of state budgeting, he's right. When one considers his office's annual projections from the past five years of $10 billion to $28 billion deficits, this year's $1.9 billion looks pretty darn good.
Then, when Taylor projected that by 2017-18 the state would have an operating surplus of more than $9 billion, one could see the needles on the spending tachometers reach the red zone as lawmakers revved their engines.
Let's hope they notice that Taylor was also waving a huge caution flag.
For starters, while a $1.9 billion deficit seems relatively small compared to past years' shortfalls, it's still a negative number. Without additional cuts or revenues, the state will spend more money than it takes in.
That's even after voters this month passed Proposition 30 to raise sales and income tax rates, and after savings from the Legislature's so-called pension "reform," which was actually closer to a tweak.
Many lawmakers will downplay the 2013-14 deficit and focus on the surpluses projected for the following four fiscal years. Moreover, they will ignore Taylor's warnings that all those numbers assume:
In other words, without those three assumptions, we're looking at a deficit, not a surplus, in 2017-18.
Now let's add in three other caveats:
The $9 billion surplus for 2017-18 assumes nearly $6 billion in revenues from the higher income tax rates just approved by voters under Proposition 30. Those higher rates will expire beginning in 2018-19. So, even if all the other assumptions hold, most of the projected surplus will disappear.
The forecast surplus assumes almost no spending to reduce the state's debt for pension and retiree health programs. Let's give this some scale: While the state might have a $9 billion surplus in 2017-18, the retirement programs for which the state is responsible are underfunded by well over $150 billion -- and growing. As Taylor notes, if there is a surplus, this should be a top priority.
Despite all the caveats, this is an improvement over recent years. But that's a very low bar. The governor tried to put a positive spin on the analyst's report while reminding legislators of the problems ahead: "California is now on the path for a fair and sustainable budget as long as we continue to exercise fiscal discipline and pay down debt."
What he might have said is, "Drivers, shut your engines."
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Just a heads up, Clay and Aaron, you still owe $10.00 for league fees.
Congrats to Adam Curlott (Kolb Salad) for winning it all by taking out my 12-2 team (Long Standing Member) by a score of 180.32-99.32. After a 0-4 start I never thought he would even make the playoffs let alone knock off my team in the championships. It is a true story of fortitude and grit, you have inspired millions. I'm sure that NFL films will be contacting you to produce a show documenting your historic run to greatness.
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Oak Ridge Schools Assistant Superintendent Chris Marczak today announced the appointment of Mr. Garfield Adams as Vice-Principal of Robertsville Middle school effective July 1, 2014.
Mr. Adams began his career as a special education teacher in Knox County Schools in 2001. He joined the Oak Ridge Schools in 2004 as an alternative program teacher and remained in that capacity until 2011. For the past three years, Mr. Adams has served as a Small Learning Community (SLC) curriculum assistant principal for South Doyle High School. He holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in special education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as well as an Educational Specialist degree from Lincoln Memorial University.
"We are excited to welcome a highly effective administrator to the Oak Ridge School system. We know the experience he brings will help us on our journey to meeting the needs of all students," stated Dr. Marczak.
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LETTER: Moderation key to exercise program
Published: Monday, September 9, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 9, 2013 at 12:26 a.m.
Dear Editor: As we all know, exercise offers many health benefits. It can lower blood pressure, relieve stress, anxiety and helps you maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. However, there is a caveat. Too much exercise can be detrimental to one's health.
Especially if you are a senior citizen.
Moderation is still the key to any good exercise program. If you overexert yourself, the results could be catastrophic. You could be seriously injured and unable to exercise. This would defeat the whole purpose of your exercise fitness regimen. Injuries take significantly longer to heal when you are a senior citizen.
While doing my power walk, I decided to walk an extra mile. I ended up in a strange neighborhood and got chased by several dogs. One of the dogs took a bite out of my heinie. By the time I got home, I had a pulled hamstring muscle. When I was changing my clothes I found a Milkbone in my rear pocket. I happen to be very intuitive and suspect this might be the reason the dogs chased me.
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Definición de dwarf en inglés:
sustantivo (plural dwarfs or dwarves /dwɔːvz/)
1(In folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky human-like creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and goblins as well as hobbits and humans.
- Over the rolling plains of Edelwilde walk giants, dwarfs, elves, fairies and many other creatures unknown to the rest of the world.
- One was a dwarf: short and stocky, with a beard that reached to his waist.
gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, elf, brownie, kelpie, leprechaun, fairy, pixie, sprite
1.2 offensive A very short person.
small person, short person, person of restricted growth
offensive midget, pygmy
rare manikin, homunculus, Lilliputian
1.3 [as modifier] Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, which is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species: a dwarf conifer
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- Evergreen plants, including dwarf conifers such as hemlocks, junipers, pines, and spruces, can form a backbone to anchor the design of a rock garden.
- Coastal heathlands are dominated by early successional species such as dwarf shrubs and grasses, and support many rare and endemic species.
- Many conifer trees species have dwarf varieties available.
miniature, small, little, tiny, minute, toy, pocket, diminutive, baby, pygmy, stunted, undersized, undersize, small-scale, scaled-down, fun-size;
Scottish wee;
North American vest-pocket
informal mini, teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itsy-bitsy, tiddly, pint-sized, half-pint, sawn-off, knee-high to a grasshopper
British informal titchy, ickle
North American informal little-bitty
2 (also dwarf star) Astronomy A star of relatively small size and low luminosity, including the majority of main sequence stars.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The new planet was detected orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 876, which is about one third as massive as our Sun.
- The stellar wind from the red dwarf star removes the dust in the debris disk by causing the dust to slowly spiral into the star.
- The planet orbits the M class red dwarf star Gliese 436, located only 33 light years away, in our own galactic neighborhood.
verbo[with object]
1Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison: the buildings surround and dwarf All Saints church
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- The new design does not even remotely fit in with the rest of the area and will, as you can see, dwarf the other surrounding buildings.
- In comparison the earth is dwarfed by mighty Jupiter, so the presence of Ganymede is not really that unusual.
- The ship seemed tiny and insignificant now, dwarfed by the great tower of the Pharos lighthouse.
dominate, tower above, tower over, loom over, overlook, overshadow, overtop
overshadow, outshine, put in the shade, surpass, exceed, outclass, outstrip, outdo, top, cap, trump, transcend;
shame, put to shame, diminish, minimize
archaic extinguish, outrival
1.1Stunt the growth or development of: (as adjective dwarfed) the dwarfed but solid branch of a tree
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- The anatomy of the graft tissue between a rootstock and its shoot can provide a mechanistic explanation of the way dwarfing Malus rootstocks reduce shoot growth.
- The two independent, recessive dwarfing genes produced four distinct seedling growth habits in field trials.
- Without proper DNA methylation, higher organisms from plants to humans have a host of developmental problems, from dwarfing in plants to tumor development in humans to certain death in mice.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- There can be few among today's absintheurs whose skills are on a par with this dwarfish playwright, author of Ubu Roi and creator of the monstrous stage figure Pere Ubu.
- The intimidating old man stood to his full height, which was tall but nowhere close to Grady's two-meter form, and glowered down at the dwarfish Jerwon.
- A small dwarfish creature, largely hidden by rag coverings with a protruding hook of a nose and sparkling yellow eyes emerged from the heavy undergrowth.
Old English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.
Palabras que riman con dwarfcorf, morph, orfe, Orff, swarf, wharf, Whorf
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Step One2 cup cooked elbow macaroni2 cup chopped hard-boiled eggs2 Tbsp. mayonnaise1/4 cup chopped green onion1 Tbsp. minced fresh basil1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsleySalt and pepper to tasteStep Two1 head butter lettuce, cleaned and torn into pieces1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsleyJuice of 1 lemonPinch of kosher saltStep Three1 cup olive oil (herb flavored)1/2 cup red wine vinegar1/2 pint fresh raspberries6 leaves fresh basil1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley1/4 cup chopped green onion1 Tbsp. honeySalt and pepper to taste
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RANDOLPH -Gifford Medical Center general surgeon Dr. Ovleto Ciccarelli is working to bring colon and rectal health issues to the forefront in a Feb. 9 talk titled "Everyone's Got One: A Discussion on the Colon and How to Keep it Healthy."
Dr. Ciccarelli will lead the 5:30-7:30 p.m. talk in the Randolph hospital's Conference Center, sharing the important role of the colon and common colorectal health issues.
"Everyone has these organs. Yet people are reluctant to talk about problems with their colon or their rectum. Men especially find it difficult to discuss these matters," Dr. Ciccarelli says. "But this is one area of medicine where we can actually prevent disease, extend lives, and improve quality of life."
The human body contains about seven feet of colon, or large intestine, which plays a vital role in helping the body complete the digestion process, retain water, and eliminate waste. Like any organ, it can be subject to disease.
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in both men and women in the United States and Vermont. One in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime. And each year, about 140,000 people nationally are diagnosed with the disease and about 50,000 die from it.
Colorectal cancer develops from polyps that grow – silently, unseen, and unfelt – on the inside wall of the colon. Many polyps will never become cancer, but some will over the years.
Yet, a colonoscopy can both detect and prevent colorectal cancer. This is because during a colonoscopy, these polyps are removed in their precancerous state or before disease can be felt, preventing the onset or the spread of the disease. And when found early, colorectal cancer is highly curable.
Without colonoscopies, it is not until polyps become cancerous, grow large and block the colon, or break through the colon wall that colon cancer symptoms are evident.
Cancer, however, is just one disease that can affect the large bowel. Dr. Ciccarelli will discuss diverticulosis and its complications, along with routine anorectal topics, such as anal fissures and hemorrhoids.
"The colon and rectum can cause numerous problems that may drastically affect one's quality of life. We want to eliminate the shame, fear, embarrassment, and misunderstanding of talking to your health care provider about colorectal health concerns," notes Dr. Ciccarelli.
"At some point in their lives, most people experience some sort of problem with their colon or rectum. It's not something people freely speak about," agrees Gifford Vice President of Surgery Rebecca O'Berry. "We're hoping community members can put aside any reservations they may have and come out to learn how they can feel better and live longer."
The talk aims to reduce embarrassment by sharing a real patient story. After years as a surgeon, Dr. Ciccarelli also ensures he'll infuse plenty of humor into the discussion, which includes a question and answer period at the end.
The event is free and open to the public. Register by calling Amanda at (802) 728-2238.
Gifford is located at 44 S. Main St. (Route 12 south of the village) in Randolph. The Conference Center is on the first floor of the hospital and marked by a green awning. Learn more online at www.giffordmed.org.