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romance 1
- For middle-aged women since the 1950s, Paris has been associated with romance - and sometimes with sex.
- That, combined with the lights of the city and French conversation, clarified why Paris was always associated with romance.
- Jemmey had spent years wandering from village to village in search of romance.
- It is meant to act as a check on the problematic impulses of romance and sentimentalism.
- He and Travis never talked about feelings or about intimate things like romance.
- Both men and women consider romance and passion far less important than support and caring.
- Alora had had boyfriends before when she was a two or three years younger, but only childish romances, nothing serious.
- Jude could almost picture it - summers spent in with the family, and holiday romances remembered fondly years later.
- Following a whirlwind romance, the two get hitched and jet off to Europe for a disastrous honeymoon - returning back to America at the point of separation.
- Too many movie romances depend on the love story as a function of the plot, rather than giving us two characters who have appealing qualities or who might actually see something in one another.
- It also posed one of the great unanswered questions of recent film romances - did they meet again?
- The promotional materials presented the film strictly as a romance with no hint of its political overtones.
- Much the same with horror or science fiction or romance.
- You write in several different genres; you've written some science fiction and romance in addition to mystery.
- Thus, if we are to associate Hawthorne's explanation of sympathy with any genre, it should not be with either romance or sentimental fiction.
- Slowly the colours of the day faded and the dark purple of the night crept in, with its eerie sense of romance and evil to it.
- Admittedly, the cigarette helped create an aura of mystery and romance even in the very early years of film.
- Turner was unavoidably saturated in the history and romance of the sea.
- Deeper roots can be traced in medieval romances of chivalry.
- He drew on the classics and on medieval romances.
- The ancient epic had its counterpart in athletic contests just as the medieval romance had its counterpart in jousts and tournaments between knights.
- He was paid well for La Galatea, a pastoral romance (a new popular genre); published in 1585.
- His own works, stimulated by the folk music of his native country, include fantasias, romances, and transcriptions, of which Zigeunerweisen, Jota aragonesa, and the four books of Spanish dances are still played.
- In between, there are virtuoso showpieces, hilarious buffo send-ups, and elegiac romances, all enhanced by imaginative instrumental accompaniments.
- The variations for piano and orchestra, on a romance from Morlacci's opera Tebaldo e Isolina, were destined for the court at Parma.
verb[with object]
- It was the time she had first met Duncan, when he had romanced her, flattered her, and pretended that he loved her.
- But it started with Peterson showing up with champagne and strawberries and really that was the beginning of his romancing her.
- She hoped he wasn't going to start romancing her.
- 'We romanced the idea of having customers see what's in the store - people and products - when they're not in the store,' says Zenaide Russack, Canal Jean's manager.
- And one of the main reasons is that there are a lot of new voters and naturalized citizens that don't have a tradition of loyalty to either party, therefore, they are open to be convinced or, like I say, open to be romanced.
- The smitten couple, who have been romancing for six years, got engaged in March this year in Paris' Eiffel Tower.
- Spokespeople for Jennifer and Vince have insisted the pair are not romancing.
Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense 'genre centred on romantic love' dates from the mid 17th century.
The Romance languages are the European languages descended from Latin, and the word romance came via Old French from Latin Romanicus 'Roman'. A romance became a medieval narrative in the local language that described the adventures of a hero of chivalry. These adventures tended to be so wild and improbable that the word came to be associated with any work of fiction depicting events remote from everyday life or, because love was often a subject, dealing with love. The senses 'idealized or sentimental love' and 'a love affair' are Victorian. Romantic is a more recent word from the mid 17th century. At the end of the 18th century the Romantic movement arose, exemplified by the writers Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats and painters such as William Blake, J. M. W. Turner, and Goya.
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- In the Romance languages, you 'exit the room creeping', 'cross the river swimming', and 'descend the hill limping'.
- Now of the Romance languages, French and Portuguese are harder to learn, and so what are the characteristics there that make them less easy to learn than other Romance languages?
- But, he smiled as he studied his vocabulary lists, if his plan was to emigrate out of the Balkans, learning Romance languages would be the way to go.
noun[mass noun]
- Such guidance is simply invaluable to those who face the bewildering inconsistencies in English which Romance, Slav, Germanic and even Hungarian generally lack.
Middle English (originally denoting the vernacular language of France as opposed to Latin): from Old French romanz, based on Latin Romanicus 'Roman'.
Words that rhyme with Romanceaskance, bromance, expanse, finance, Hans, Hanse, manse, nance, Penzance
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Inaugural Gifts: A Bonus for Lenox
The prize for biggest product placement in the inauguration so far might go to Pennsylvania-based Lenox Corp., which created the official inaugural gifts for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden – two tall engraved crystal vases. Those watching on TV just saw the presentation at the Capitol, when Mr. Obama stood and admired the creations with his congressional hosts.
Lenox has designed and created the inaugural gifts for the incoming president since 1989, according to a press release on the company's website.
The presidential vase shows an image of the White House flanked by cherry trees on either side, according to the release. The vice presidential vase depicts the Capitol building, also flanked with blooming cherry trees on either side. Rotating the vases 360 degrees provides "dreamlike panoramic views of both landmarks," the release says. The two vases measure 17″ in height.
Lenox became the first American china to be used in the White House in 1918 when President Woodrow Wilson commissioned the company to create a 1,700-piece service bearing the presidential seal in raised gold, the company says. Over the years, Lenox has created new state services for five additional presidents – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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TASSAJARA VALLEY -- The story of Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is a nearly forgotten chapter in the annals of senseless airplane tragedies.
But 50 years ago, the serene sloping hills of the Tassajara Valley were the scene of the first commercial airliner crash of its kind -- one that forced aviation safety reforms.
On May 7, 1964, Flight 773, a "gambler's special" flight from Reno to San Francisco via Stockton, took a nose-dive into the hills from 5,000 feet. The Fairchild F27A turboprop airliner hit with a thunderous crash some described as "a sonic boom," erupting into a ball of fire and an enormous plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. It left 44 people dead.
Investigators, FBI agents, police and press all descended upon the grassy dunes, combing through the shredded metal and human remains for clues to what caused the crash. The sleepy hamlet of Danville became the center of operations for the flight recovery and investigation efforts -- a place where loved ones came to claim the bodies that filled a makeshift morgue at the Village Theater.
"It was just a big boom ... and we'd never seen anything like that ever, in our nice, little, quiet community," said Gordon Rasmussen, a rancher who heard the crash that day. "It was horrific."
The handgun changed everything
It would take three days for an essential key to the mystery to be found -- a .357 magnum revolver, twisted and blackened from the fire, with six bullets still inside.
Francisco Paula Gonzales, 27, a member of the Philippines 1960 Olympics yachting team, reportedly had been depressed over marital and debt-related financial problems. He showed the revolver to numerous friends and told them he planned to shoot himself. He even told people they'd read about him in the papers around May 6 or 7. And on his final night in the casinos in Reno, he told a casino worker he didn't care how much money he lost because "it won't make any difference after tomorrow."
As the May 7 sun was rising, Gonzales shot both the pilot and co-pilot before turning the gun on himself. The plane plummeted to the ground, killing all on aboard.
Days later, the long and hard-to-understand message on the air traffic control tower's voice recording with the pilots was finally deciphered. Co-pilot First Officer Ray Andress, of Santa Clara, was heard saying, "Skipper's shot. We've been shot! Trying to help." And then more shots could be heard -- and then just static.
Legacy of a tragedy
Flight 773 made a lasting mark in aviation history as the first commercial flight during which the pilot was killed by a gunman, causing passengers to die in a crash, said Jerry Warren, board vice president of the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville, who spent months researching the crash.
Back then, it seemed like an isolated incident, said Julie Clark, the daughter of pilot Ernie Clark and now an El Dorado County resident: "People just didn't kill people, go through cockpit doors and shoot people."
Flight 773 "did change a lot of things in the airline industry," said Judy Clark Grilli, Julie Clark's twin sister. In addition to Clark's Law (named after Ernie Clark), requiring cockpit doors on commercial flights be locked, Flight 773 prompted federal rules and legislation requiring that voice recorders be installed in the cockpit of all passenger aircraft, Warren said.
Grilli was 15 when her father's plane went down. She recalls being called out of her high school class before lunchtime; when she saw her sister Julie walking ahead of her in the hallway, they both knew something horrible had happened, she said. Their mother had died in an accident almost a year earlier, and they'd been called out of school in exactly the same way.
Exacerbating their pain was the rampant speculation, before the gun was recovered, that her father may have been at fault, said Julie Clark, who later became one of the first female pilots in the commercial aviation industry.
When she -- and the rest of the world -- found out that a lone gunman, a passenger, was responsible, "I thought 'hallelujah.' I was just happy, because I knew it wasn't (my dad's) fault," she recalled.
National focus on Danville
For days, the hills of the Tassajara Valley were marred by "the chaos" of the wreckage, recalled Gayle Montgomery, a former Oakland Tribune reporter and editor who covered the crash for three days.
"You'd find pieces of body ... and it wasn't pretty," he said. "And this was a gamblers' plane, so apparently everyone had brought back a deck of playing cards, which were scattered everywhere."
Nearby Danville -- then a town of some 13,000 people -- bustled during the recovery efforts.
Chuck Fereira was 17 and a senior at San Ramon Valley High School at the time. His mother was a beautician who also worked for the town mortician, Mel Whalin, helping prepare bodies for viewing. The enormity of the crash hit home three days later, when he and his father were anxiously waiting for his mother to come home and cook dinner. She arrived uncharacteristically late -- and uncharacteristically emotional, he said.
"Finally I remember my dad coming in and telling me then that the crash was caused by someone who had shot the pilots," he said. "And by that time, the town had really begun to comprehend the magnitude of what happened."
Fifty years later, Fereira calls the crash a defining local moment that ranked almost with President Kennedy's assassination.
"But even that, you watched on TV or talked about in church -- it wasn't in your backyard."
The 'raw emotion' lingers
Grilli and her sisters say they still miss their parents.
The crash also made orphans of Susan Gault and her siblings, whose parents Bob and Mona Gault, of Pacifica, were on the plane. Now a Grass Valley resident, Gault said she and her brothers were tormented by their parents' loss; one brother committed suicide and another led a reckless and troubled existence before he was severely injured in a sky-diving accident.
As for getting in an airplane now, Gault said, "I'll do it, but I cry. I seem to cry when I first take off on the trip. I mean I really cry like I think I'm going to die ... and then I'm OK."
Contact Joyce Tsai at 925-847-2123. Follow her at Twitter.com/JoyceTsaiNews.


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Jazz in the Garden
16 June 2013
Concert as Part of the Cultural Summer Program 2013
Strong melodies, infectious grooves, and authenticity has made the Tingvall Trio one of the most popular jazz acts on the current scene in a short time, already winning three ECHO Jazz Awards. The music of the trio from Sweden, Germany, and Cuba instantly evokes images, be they foggy Scandinavian landscapes, roaring sea surges or human character studies.
16 June 2013, 11 am
Museum Garden
Gesa Struve
Tel: +49 (0)30 259 93 517
Fax: +49 (0)30 259 93 409
The museum café "Schmus" offers picnic baskets especially for jazz matinees, making the concert experience in the garden a really special one. For further information on picnic basket content, price, and orders, please contact the museum café on tel. +49 (0)30 257 96 751 or by e-mail to cafe-jmb[at]koflerkompanie.com.


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American, US Airways Reveal Plans For Stitching Airlines Together
As AMR's American Airlines and US Airways Group await antitrust regulators' decision on their proposed merger, the two companies are gearing up their planning for the highly complex integration process that would knit the pair together as the world's largest airline.
Robert Isom, US Airways' chief operations officer, and Bev Goulet, American's senior vice president and chief integration officer, said Wednesday that 29 employee teams are analyzing differences between the two companies in an array of areas ranging from airport operations to flight operations, maintenance and pricing. This work will help the two carriers plan how to sequence the steps they will take to harmonize their operations, a process that will take about two years. They will remain separate until the Federal Aviation Administration awards them a single operating certificate.
Speaking at a US Airways media day event in Scottsdale, Ariz., and in a joint interview beforehand, the two executives stressed that they are only in the planning phase and won't be able to execute any changes until the merger is officially closed. Aug. 31 remains the target date, if antitrust approval is granted. But they want to be ready to move fast to gain some of the revenue improvements that the merger promises to bring, and are equally keen to avoid some of the mistakes of previous airline mergers that upset passengers and employees. To help out, the two carriers hired consultants McKinsey & Co. to lend expertise from its postmerger integration experience in and out of the airline industry. McKinsey began its assignment about six weeks ago.
"We want to move aggressively, but take that care needed to avoid the pitfalls others have experienced," said Ms. Goulet. "It's a very complicated process…with a massive number of systems, policies and procedures that have to be reconciled."
American and US Airways in February announced their plans to combine, following the mergers of United Airlines and Continental Airlines in 2010, and of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in 2008. The latest pairing will create a company that is bigger than United Continental Airlines Inc. and the enlarged Delta. It will be based at American's home in Fort Worth, Texas and be run by US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker.
While Delta's integration with Northwest was relatively smooth, the United transition to Continental's passenger reservation system led to glitches and upset customers. And in 2007, the switch to a single reservations system of merger partners US Airways and America West Airlines also led to problems. "Most (airlines) mergers in the past had sizeable impact on passengers through the (reservations system) migration," Mr. Isom said. US Airways and American have said they intend to move US Airways to American's system because American is the larger airline and that will minimize the amount of training required to familiarize US Airways' fewer employees with a new system.
Mr. Isom said the new American wants to have a few things ready to go the day after the deal closes. That includes putting signage in airports to direct customers if they try to check in at the other carrier's counters, to train workers on the other airlines' policies, gates and lounges, and have a single crisis plan in place in case of an accident or incident.
Soon after the merger closes, he said, the goal is to allow passengers to book flights on both carriers on a single itinerary and combine some operations in Fort Worth, which means bringing some employees from US Airways' current headquarters in Tempe, Ariz. Within six months, the two hope to start moving their planes around, matching the size of the plane with the demand on a route. They also want to let passengers earn and redeem miles on the other carrier's frequent-flier plan, and harmonize some product offerings such as food and beverages on board and align some passenger processing procedures, Mr. Isom said.
By a year after the merger's closing, the two plan to move to one computer system and a single website, combine their operations centers and align employee procedures and manuals. The latter is required to win a single operating certificate from the FAA. Only then can the two join their workforces, mix and match aircraft and crews and offer a single passenger experience.
Mr. Parker, US Airways CEO, and Tom Horton, his counterpart at AMR, lead the two airlines' transition committee, along with Ms. Goulet and US Airways President Scott Kirby. They will make decisions on important issues that require near-term actions, such as financing plans. They also are responsible for an integration-planning office, lead in part by Mr. Isom and Ms. Goulet. The many planning teams report to that office.
Other work associated with the merger, including selecting the combined executive and management teams, negotiating common labor contracts with the various unions and communicating about the combination to employees and the public, will be conducted through other channels, they said.


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Definition of replace in English:
verb[with object]
1Take the place of: Ian's smile was replaced by a frown
More example sentences
- This system has quietly been replaced at every studio with a deal that returns about 55% to the studios no matter what week of the run it is.
- When the play became a film, the entire original cast returned except for Tandy, who was replaced with Gone with the Wind's Vivien Leigh.
- Just a year later on, and following the departure of Dalley, replaced by Ros Murray, the band appear to return to some of their earlier instrumental sound with this third album.
1.1Provide a substitute for (something that is broken, old, or inoperative): the glass had not long been replaced after a fight
More example sentences
- One of the charter boats had to be replaced at the last minute because of a broken bilge pump.
- Although the broken window would still need to be replaced, the inner pane protects the building's interior from the fierce winds.
- Broken roof tiles should be replaced and broken windows should be repaired.
substitute, exchange, change;
give in place of, give as a replacement for, give in return/exchange for, swap for
1.2Fill the role of (someone or something) with a substitute: the government dismissed 3,000 of its customs inspectors, replacing them with new recruits
More example sentences
- In China perhaps nationalism plays its most important role in replacing other elements in the official ideology that are having to be jettisoned to accommodate the effects of economic reform.
- Denzel Washington does his thing in the Sinatra role, replacing Frank's shaken-but-confident characterization with an unsure and frightened soul.
- What they have not said is that the particular foam that was in use at the time was an environmental substitute replacing a material that had worked well.
take the place of, succeed, be a replacement for, take over from, supersede, follow after, come after;
supplant, oust;
stand in for, substitute for, act as stand-in for, deputize for, act for, stand in lieu of, fill in for, cover for, relieve, act as locum for, understudy;
step into the breach, hold the fort
informal fill someone's shoes/boots, step into someone's shoes/boots, sub for
2Put (something) back in a previous place or position: he drained his glass and replaced it on the bar
put back, return, return to its place, restore
replacer noun
- Example sentences
- That milk replacer may very well contain cattle blood plasma, even though, in laboratory tests, mad cow-type diseases can be spread through blood plasma.
- Depending on the quota situation, calves should be fed whole milk or milk replacer for the first 8 weeks of life, or until they consume at least 1kg of a high quality starter creep feed.
- Its 'Veggie' brand encompasses veggie shreds (which melt well and taste pretty good too), cream cheese, feta crumbles, mozzarella for baking in pasta dishes, string cheese and Parmesan replacers.
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I created a hatch area using the method described in the manual, i.e. copying the contour to a specific layer...The hatching parameters are scale:1, angle 180.
I do obtain hatches, but curiously three hatch lines cross the boundary. I get the same effect if I change the hatch direction to 90. However, if I specify a direction off by 1 degree (89 or 179), then the whole hatch area is correct. I also tried moving sligtly the hatching contour off from its position, hatching comes out correct then, even at directions 90 and 180. Any clues?


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Allison Gallery - Panola College Art & Photography Exhibit
Panola College art and photograpy students will display their work. Paintings - Ceramics - Photographs
Thursday, April 30, 2015
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Gifford Medical Center's summer concert series starts tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) and continues primarily on Tuesdays throughout the summer. All shows are free and start at 6 p.m. in the Randolph hospital's Route 12 park space.
Starting the series is the South Royalton Band, conducted by Dick Ellis and comprised of more than two dozen musicians from central Vermont. One of few surviving town bands in the region, the South Royalton Band is known for playing marches, songs from Broadway, novelties, Dixieland music, patriotic numbers and more. The South Royalton Band plays July 16. The concert is sponsored by The Frankenburg Agency.
The following week on July 23 folk funk band Phineas Gage of Waitsfield takes to the Gifford park. Sponsored by Gillespie Fuels and Propane and The Frankenburg Agency, Phineas Gage is an acoustic power band playing "music for happy brains," including originals and covers from the last 50 years.
On July 30 will be The Lyra Summer Music Workshop, including students and faculty participating in an intensive summer workshop for piano and string musicians. Performed will be a broad array of classical solo and chamber music selections. The concert is sponsored by Gillespie Fuels and Propane and Catamount Kitchen and Design.
In a rescheduled concert (due to rain), the Friends of Gifford perform on Aug. 1. Performing will be Gifford employees Greg McConnell, Mike Berry and Claudette Goad, who make up Diamonds in the Rough, a blue grass and gospel group. The concert is sponsored by Gillespie Fuels and Propane.
Songs and standards from Chris Smith and Friends follows on Aug. 6, again sponsored by Gillespie Fuels and Propane. Smith is a local musician, educator and writer.
Panton Flats, a blues, soul, rock and R&B group from Vergennes, plays on Aug. 13. Born out of an impromptu jam session at 2009 benefit concert, Panton Flats has been playing its original and highly "danceable" music around Vermont since. Its Gifford concert is sponsored by Gillespie Fuels and Propane and Catamount Kitchen and Design.
Finally, on Aug. 20, fiddler Beth Telford and guitarist Jim Green visit the Gifford park with their Celtic museum. The concert is sponsored by The Frankenburg Agency.
Bring your lawn chair, picnic blanket, family and friends. Concerts are weather-dependent. Visit www.giffordmed.org or "like" Gifford on Facebook for updates. Gifford and the Randolph Area Chamber of Commerce partnered to organize the series.


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Will Shark Tank's Mark Cuban blow his chance at getting a deal with Breathometer?
In our exclusive look at Friday's episode (9/8c, ABC), a Silicon Valley entrepreneur presents his breathalyzer app that combines a device with your smartphone in order to read alcohol levels. Cuban makes an aggressive offer almost immediately, but when he doesn't let Lori Greiner in on the deal it seems the other sharks are ready to bite.
New season, new sexy stars. See our fall TV crushes!
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Anyone who's found themselves watching Double Rainbow mashups, months after they first got a small chuckle, knows that video memes tend to overstay their internet welcome.
That's why we're putting the latest meme (replace the "source cue" in a famous music-centric movie scene with the Cee-Lo's catchy "Fuck You" ditty) down now, Ol' Yeller Style.
Here is our compilation, which puts the song into every other conceivable moment in film history. Please, don't bother looking for others.
Oliver Noble has written for Heeb Magazine, Girls and Corpses Magazine, Asylum.com and the Huffington Post. His original videos have been featured by New York Magazine, Esquire.com, and The Washington Post. He also does a weekly video mashup for Filmdrunk.com.


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Number of the Week: How 2013 Stacked Up, in Charts
2013: A year of records, a bit of return to normalcy, but some continued struggles.
This past year the Federal Reserve held more than $3.7 trillion in bonds on its balance sheet, boosting its total assets over to $4 trillion. Despite that, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.04% from lower than 1.80% at the end of 2012 as investors' suspicions that the Fed might eventually begin tapering became a reality and was announced at the FOMC's December meeting.
Mortgage rates started rising, crossing 4.50%, and ending the year higher than they started it for the first time since 2009. National prices for single-family home rose from their 2012 levels in every month through November according to CoreLogic's home price indexes. The prospect of bigger mortgage payments and higher prices contributed to a slowdown in sales of existing-homes in November.
But overall rising home values and stock-market prices boosted household net worth. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and household-sector net worth all reached record levels, nominally and adjusted for inflation. Inflation slowed, falling below the Fed's target of 2%. The U.S. economy expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1% in the fourth quarter.
But the number of nonfarm jobs was still below its January 2008 peak level of 138 million in December's first reading; unemployment fell to 6.7% from 7.9%, but the labor force participation rate fell as well, by 0.8 percentage point, that only 62.8% of those 16 and older were working or looking for a job at the end of the year. Wage growth has been tepid.
But enough: Look at the charts; they will tell you more than words ever could.


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Breakfast With Bob From Challenge A.C.: Fredrik Croneborg
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Cardiology- Patient Care
Physicians in the Division of Cardiology care for patients in a variety of settings. Inpatient services are offered at Ashley River Tower (ART), Medical University Hospital (MUH) and the VA Medical Center. Outpatient care is provided at ART, the VA Medical Center, and outreach locations in West Ashley, East Cooper and the North Area. Division faculty members have a strong statewide reputation. As part of this effort, they see patients at off-campus sites beyond the Charleston area, from Myrtle Beach, Florence, Beaufort and Columbia. Cardiologists on rotations at the VA Medical Center also serve patients referred from cardiologists at other VA medical facilities in the state and Georgia.
Despite increasing competition, referrals to MUSC have increased steadily because of our long standing reputation for excellence and our clinical outreach efforts. Clinical services provided include general cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization, advanced interventional services, CT, MRI, Echo and Nuclear imaging, congestive heart failure management and cardiac transplant.
Division faculty members have unique expertise in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, including the use of ablation, pacemakers and defibrillators. A comprehensive program for research and treatment of atrial fibrillation is led by Dr. Marcus Wharton. In addition, our Division interventional cardiologists are expanding their reputation in South Carolina and nationally as leaders in several innovative procedures, such as TAVR, alcohol septal ablation, PFO and ASD closures.


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I shopped and shopped for the perfect cover for the backseat and this one fit the bill and the cost was great too. Looks good, is not slippery, seatbelts come through and overall a great item. And the dog likes it too!!!


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Lewiston to install annual Christmas tree
Drivers should expect delays as the tree makes its way to Dufresne Plaza
Lewiston Public Works will begin to cut down and transport the city's Christmas tree today. The spruce tree will be cut down from at 10 Treemount around 8 a.m. From there, the tree will be loaded on to a truck and transported to Dufresne Plaza on Lisbon Street.
According to the city's arborist, Steve Murch, the tree will leave Treemount just after 9:30 a.m., and proceed to make it's way down Pleasant Street, East Avenue, and then Lisbon Street to Dufresne Plaza across from the court house around 11 a.m. Drivers should expect delays as the tree is being transported. Crews expect the tree to be in place by noon.
The tree will be lit Monday, Nov. 26 as part of the Twin Cities Holiday Celebration and Parade of Lights beginning at 6 p.m.
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What To Do In Miami: Bass Museum of Art. The Bass Museum of Art is a great example of What To Do In Miami. Located at 2121 Park Avenue our Museum in Miami is an amazing Tourist Attraction Miami. Thing of What To Do In Miami? Our Miami Museum is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday and is a fun example of What To Do In Miami for adults and children alike.
The Bass Museum of Art was established as a thing to do in Miami by agreement in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted the gift of the art collection of John and Johanna Bass upon condition that it would maintain the collection in perpetuity, provide for the exhibition of the collections, and keep it open and available to the public. This Museum in Miami occupies what was originally the Miami Beach Public Library and Art Center, which was designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast, grandson of Miami Beach pioneer John A. Collins. This Tourist Attraction Miami was Miami's first public building with an exhibition space for the fine arts, and it was designed to preserve the symmetry of the formal gardens of Collins Park, which had been donated to the City by Collins and laid out in the 1920s. This building is now the centerpiece of the city's historic district and was placed on the National Register in 1978. The Bass Museum of Art is a great answer to the question: What To Do In Miami?
The nineteenth- and early twentieth-century paintings that comprise this Tourist Attraction Miami's collection bear witness to Mr. Bass's continued links with his birth country of Austria. The Bass Museum in Miami probably has a more representative group of Austrian paintings, including local schools, than any other collection in the United States. Among notable artists the museum's collection includes paintings by Jacob Jordaens, Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard Seghers, Ferdinand Bol, Giovanni Barbagelata, as well as a stunning altarpiece by Italian Renaissance masters Botticelli and Ghirlandaio, one of only a handful of Botticellis on public view in the United States.
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How can you verbalize a standing ovation? Bravo to the Lake Tahoe Summerfest Concert Series! The magic was here, the maestro, the musicians and most of all the audience, both young and old!
Perhaps the real magic was in making this happen here in Lake Tahoe. Madylon Meiling her Board and team are to be commended for their tireless efforts to raise the bar culturally in our community.
There was music and art, a beautiful setting at Sierra Nevada College, locals enjoying something new in their community. Tourists came from distant cities and discovered more wonder at Lake Tahoe. Sunday was a perfect day at the lake, Wine on the Water at the Hyatt and Mozart at Sierra Nevada College — serendipity!
Congratulations to all who made this happen, and encore!
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Dessert. The highly-anticipated, grand-finale of a meal, served swiftly on a weekday or savored slowly on Shabbat. Decadent, delicious, delightful dessert recipes are waiting for you here. Dessert. Chocolate, nuts, berries; sweet and scrumptious, tart and refreshing, dairy or pareve. Kosher dessert recipes to appease any craving — smart tarts and pretty pies, addictive cookies, melt-in-your-mouth cakes, frozen treats and specialty items. Dessert.


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In Timor-Leste, reef fish stocks are dwindling, increasing the pressure faced by fishing-dependent households. Inshore fish aggregating devices (FADs) are helping combat this problem, explains WorldFish Senior Scientist David Mills, by increasing oceanic fish supply and protecting vital reefs.


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Iteos raises €9m in Series A
04.05.2012 - Newly founded Iteos Therapeutics SA closed its Series A financing round, worth €9m, for the development of immunmodulators for cancer therapy.
Louvain-La-Neuve – Belgian Iteos Therapeutics SA is a joint spin-off of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and the de Duve Institute at the Université Catholique de Louvain. The company raised €3m from LICR, Hunza Ventures SCA, Life Science Research Partners, Vives Louvain Technology Fund and several business angels. Additionally, it received a non-dilutive €6m grant from Belgian Walloon Government in December 2011.
The field of cancer immunotherapy has come to the fore in the last two years with the approval of drugs and vaccines that harness the power of the immune system to treat cancer patients more safely, efficiently and effectively. However, therapeutic uses of these treatments can be limited, as the tumours often develop mechanisms that enable them to escape the immune system.
Iteos strives to develop small-molecule immunomodulators that can increase the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy, as well as leverage the spontaneous anti-tumour immune response. "Effective immunotherapy treatments enable the body's immune system to re-engage in destroying tumour cells, thereby potentially creating better patient outcomes with fewer side effects when compared to conventional cancer treatments", said Iteos' co-founder Benoît Van den Eynde. He announced that the new company will try to reach a proof of concept in humans by completing a Phase I/IIa study for the first compound programme and to submit an Investigational New Drug application for a second candidate within four years.
Currently iTeos, which is a semi-virtual company, has initially received exclusive rights to its three targets from the LICR and has an option to receive rights to future targets discovered by LICR.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/iteos-raises-eur9m-in-series-a.html


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STOCKTON - Police are looking for four armed men who, in broad daylight, broke down the front door of a home just south of Highway 4 close to the San Joaquin River, tied up the residents and ransacked the home, stealing items as well as a new car before fleeing, according to a report.
The incident was reported at 10:14 a.m. Monday in the 2100 block of Shelby Creek Court. According to police, two female residents reported that when the four invaders entered their home, they were all wearing black ski masks. They tied up the residents using rope, robbed them of their belongings and then dragged them into a bedroom.
In addition to cash and jewelry, they took the keys to a 2013 gray Honda Civic with California license 6ZXM062 to make their escape.
One of the guns used was a black handgun, police reported.
STOCKTON - Police officers were busy on foot late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
At 8:52 p.m. Sunday, officers observed what they believed to be a traffic collision near the intersection of Bianchi Road and Pacific Avenue just north of the Calaveras River and attempted to contact the drivers.
Both drivers fled, one on foot, and he was caught after a short foot pursuit. The other driver fled in his vehicle, leading officers on a two-minute, two-mile chase reaching speeds of 80 mph. The vehicle became disabled, and that driver attempted to flee on foot. He too was caught by pursuing officers, police reported.
Arrested were 19-year-old Alexander Rangel on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest and 20-year-old Angelo Zamora on suspicion of failure to yield, driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
At 1:45 a.m. Monday, officers responded to the neighborhood around North Manchester and West Monterey avenues just south of University of the Pacific on reports of a suspicious person. They located a person carrying computer equipment. He fled when they attempted to contact him. Officers caught him after a short foot pursuit. A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest.
STOCKTON - A wheelchair-bound man was roughed up and robbed while traveling in the vicinity of Pershing Avenue and Swain Road about 9 p.m. Sunday, police reported.
The victim, 51, was approached from behind. One of the robbers struck the man in the face, then grabbed his property and ran off, according to a report. Police have very little information on the assailants.
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The lay litigant enters a temple of mysteries whose ceremonies are dark, complex and unfathomable. Pretrial procedures are the cabalistic rituals of the lawyers and judges who serve as priests and high priests. The layman knows nothing of their tactical significance. He knows only that his case remains in limbo while the priests and high priests chant their length and arcane pretrial rites.
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Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
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UWA Tigers fall to No. 22 Arkansas Tech
Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 12:22 a.m.
LIVINGSTON | The University of West Alabama baseball team gave up six runs in the top of the eighth inning in falling to No. 22 Arkansas Tech 10-2 on Tuesday.
It is only the second midweek loss for West Alabama (12-15).
The Wonder Boys' starting pitcher Mason Reynolds (2-4) pitched six innings, giving up only one run and three hits to pick up the win. Zach Parks (1-2) pitched through the first four innings for the Tigers, but gave up two runs and six hits to take the loss.
Leading Arkansas Tech (23-7) at the plate was catcher Drew Stanton, who finished 3-3 with one run. Seven different Wonder Boys scored.
The Tigers host Christian Brothers in a three-game GSC series beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Confessions of a white male
They say confession is good for the soul, so here it is: I am a white male. Ever since the election, all I've heard is that our day is done. It's all our fault. My kind drove America ... in fact, the whole world plus the moon, too, because 12 of us landed there — to perdition. The election was our comeuppance. I read it in The New York Times:


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Since Mother's Day falls right in the middle of spring, why not celebrate outdoors? If the weather's nice, take mom to a local park for a relaxed picnic lunch. Bring frisbees, kites, or other fun toys for the kids.
You could also visit a zoo and check out mother animals and their babies, or be active and go on a family bike ride and see who can spot the most wildflowers (be sure to leave them to keep growing so other moms can enjoy them, too).
If you're looking for a more indoor idea, you can take mom out to brunch at her favorite restaurant.
If your town has a tea parlor, that might be the perfect, relaxing afternoon treat for mom.
You could also stay at home and cook mom her favorite dish, but make sure she knows she's not allowed to help cook or clean up after!
If you do stay home, you could throw mom a film festival. Make it a pajama party and snuggle up in a pile of blankets with the kids on the floor or couch. Stock up on some of mom's favorite snacks to share during the movie.
As for what to show, you can either pick out some of her favorite films, or try a few of these that mom is sure to love:
Movies to share with the family if the kids are older: Casablanca, The Joy Luck Club, Brief Encounter, Sleepless in Seattle, Calendar Girls, Terms of Endearment, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Steel Magnolias, Chocolat, Amelie, or Gone With The Wind.
Movies to share with the family, including younger kids: The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Incredibles, or The Sound of Music.


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John Warren Regier, 91, died Oct. 22, 2012, at Pine Village. He was born Feb. 13, 1921, at Moundridge to John F. and Kate (Gerbrand) Regier. He designed and engineered a riding lawn mower that became the Hustler Mower for Excel Industries, Hesston.
He married Phyllis A. Bartel on Dec. 25, 1943, at Hillsboro. She died Feb. 5, 1999. He also was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy L. Regier.
He is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Committal service will be at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the West Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the West Zion Mennonite Church. There will be no visitation.
Memorial donations are suggested to Pine Village, in care of the Moundridge Funeral Home.
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"A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism" – A Sister's Take
Two Autism Speaks employees, Ali Dyer and Kerry Magro, recently read Laura Shumaker's book, "A Regular Guy: Growing up with Autism." Each wrote a response to the book, unique to his/her relationship with autism. Ali has an adult brother with autism; Kerry is an adult with autism. Below is Ali's response to the book – stay tuned for Kerry's blog post tomorrow.
When I was approached to read "A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism" and write a blog post from a sibling's perspective, I was game. Shumaker shares her "family's story of love and acceptance" in raising her son Matthew. I thought about the last book I read based on this subject. It was a children's book and I was probably seven. My family always joked that we should write a book about our journey, and pick from the arsenal of stories from over the years. Oh well, I figured; let's get reading.
I couldn't put the book down. I got it. I found myself scribbling in the margins, highlighting and starring paragraphs and phrases, while I flipped through the tear-stained pages. My big brother Jeff is 25 years old and has been the focal point of my family's life. He is inspiring to me and I adore him. Laura Shumaker's honest portrayal of her life with autism resonates so much with my own.
She breaks up her story into three sections: "Beginnings," "Navigating Childhood" and the "Road to the Future." When Shumaker recalls her bout in finding some sort of diagnosis, I see my parents. After jumping from specialist to specialist, all weighing in with different viewpoints and recommendations, a young doctor wearing acid-wash jeans confidently diagnosed autism; as if it was a no-brainer. Having no idea, in 1987, what autism was, and nervous about the unknown life that lay ahead, my parents marched on. They vowed to do everything in their power to give our family the best life possible. As a courtesy to them, I don't wear acid-wash.
I respect Laura Shumaker for sharing both good and bad experiences of her other two sons. I too, have experienced painful comments and taunts about my brother, even to this day. Just recently, in an upscale Hamptons restaurant I fielded remarks from two grown women in the ladies room. It hurts as much today as it did during recess in middle school. I can share with her two sons the conflicted emotions of having a brother with autism. Always, though my love, respect, and admiration win out for Jeff. I have another "normal" brother, and we have an understanding of one another and I will be forever thankful to have someone to share this with.
Shumaker also tells some embarrassing experiences that you just can't help but laugh about. Matthew was honest – painfully honest. She tells a story, which was featured on the Autism Speaks Blog, about bringing in a babysitter who also happened to be overweight. Matthew couldn't drop it, and so that story goes. My brother Jeff is always good for pointing out if you need to dye you hair to cover your roots, as well as unsightly scars, and wrinkles. He has expressed his desire for me to get Botox at the ripe age of 23. How rude.
Daily activities, for a family with autism, can be a great and strenuous adventure. While recalling a trip to church for a Family Worship Sunday, they had a share of surprises; I can't help but laugh and remember. Our family never dared bringing Jeff to church unless we were prepared with the essentials – a pad and paper or his trusty Magnadoodle. Our lovely church always had a candlelight vigil the night of Christmas Eve. We always strategically planned to sit in a pew near the firefighters in case we had an "issue." On one particular Christmas Eve, we had run out of paper (rookie mistake) and Jeff began to connect the dots on the polka-dot dress of a woman in front of us. She took it well. 'Tis the season to be jolly, I guess!
Recently, our family moved Jeffery into a group home. My parents had prepared for awhile, but we just kept procrastinating. It seemed that the move-in date really snuck up on us. The agency Jeff has been with his entire life set up the most beautiful home. They really didn't miss a trick and we will be eternally grateful. It is literally five minutes from our house, but we felt that it may as well be in Egypt.
Almost 20 years ago, we found three other families in our same boat. We call ourselves "The Lucky Ones," and it is really true. How lucky we are, to have found an instant support group, that we can weather the storm together. Through the years, we have laughed and cried, and met many angels along the way that made life a little brighter, in times of darkness. I don't know how we would have made it through without each other. On moving day, the men who have autism, who we will forever refer to as "the boys," followed each other around like little ducklings. As hard as it was, leaving their home, we knew it was the best thing for everyone. Jeff has been there for about a month and is thriving.
When speaking of her two other sons, she says they, "came together in laughter and in sorrow, and they were left feeling the weight of their family's bittersweet burden." My brother Tom and I recently took Jeff out to dinner while my parents were away, and I couldn't help but get emotional. I was thinking about our future together. How could I ever really move far away? Will we be able to hold everything together, as my parents have all these years? Shumaker put my own emotions so eloquently. The future will always be unsure, but I don't for a second think Jeff is a burden. He is the purest and greatest blessing in my life. My brother made me who I am.
"A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism" sent me in a time machine, one that I would travel through again and again. I would like to thank Laura Shumaker for her honesty and for sharing her family with the world.
To check out Kerry Magro's post on "A Regular Guy : Growing Up With Autism" read here.
August 4, 2010 at 9:22 am
I have a daughter age 27 who has a brother, my son Devin age 24. Devin has autism and my daughter Shana has always loved her brother through thick or thin, or should I say through bites and hugs. Thanks you for putting into words the feeling I know she has had for many many years. I only wish I could put into words my life with autsim.
August 4, 2010 at 10:49 am
I have two boys ages 6&8. Since my youngest was diagnosed in March Ive worried about how his older "typical" brother would feel about him as they matured. He came to me one night after his baby brother had fallen asleep crying because he didnt understand how he could "love&hate someone at the same time"&"why God would be so mean to his little brother by taking away his words&making him hurt himself instead." I pray he will see his brother as a blessing as you do yours in time. Thank you for giving me hope.
August 4, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Danny is 8, Andrew is 3, Alan is 27! Danny once asked, " Mom, does God love me more than Alan? Cause I can write better than Alan…" I loving replied, ' Of course not…God loves all His children…just as I do!" Danny thought for a moment and Said," You're right Mom, cause Alan can figure out the DVD/TV remote better than I can." And so our journey continues………..
August 4, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Thank you so much for sharing Ali! This book really has become my "bible" and greatest comfort in our journey with autism with our six year old son. It was THE reason I found acceptance in my son's diagnosis and continues to give me strength. It really did give me the ability to take a deep breath, and relax while giving me the ability to find the joy in our day to day. I to have a tear stained copy and many highlighted sections. I am often worried about my daughter's journey with her brother. She loves him so, and has a very close relationship with him. I worry how it will be for her in social situations as they grow older, but we will continue to support and love them both in each and every way. I think that sometimes we need to focus on how hard it is for the typical sibling and help them with finding the right balances for them. I love that you have a close family and I can see in the article that your parents found the balance for you all and gave lots of love.
Best of luck to your brother and his new found freedom. Blessings.
August 4, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Your story kinda makes me thing of myself. I have two brothers one that is normal and one that is autistic . I am 20 years old, my normal brother is 22 years old and my autistic brother is 27 years old. I share gardianship with my mother over my autistic brother. My autistic brothers name is Colin and he is severly autistic. We are very close and Colin has definitly made me the person that i am today. After i graduate from college i plan on working with autistic children.
August 4, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I have a brother with autism and he is 27. I also know what it's like and it's nice to be reminded I am not the only one. I would love to have contact with those who share the same experience. Is there a website for this?
August 5, 2010 at 10:45 am
thanks for the insight. I can only imagine what it will be like for Maria, my 8 year old with her brother who is only 6 now. He has HFA, but yet the other kids already tease her about him. I pray she has the strength and commitment to her brother like you do.
August 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm
The Dyers are a great family, as are the other two Alison mentioned. I had the pleasure of working with Jeff and his two buddies for a few summers. The boys kept us busy!! Oh, the memories I have!!
August 5, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Ali, thank you so much for sharing this very touching post. Tyler has a sister Avery who is six years younger. We always think about Cameron Diaz in "There's Something About Mary" when we think about their future. Your post confirmed that there will be many sisters like you and Avery who will be their brothers' biggest champions and protectors. Thank you for being such a wonderful role model for many. Yours truly, Peter
August 6, 2010 at 6:34 am
You guys are more of a family, than any family I have ever met!
August 9, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Although I have not read the book I can certainly relate to the comments made by strangers regarding my HFA 13 year old son. A woman from our school who works with Spec Ed. once looked at my son playing on his nintendo and said my son does not LOOK autistic. Wow. That is when I knew I was in trouble. This is when I wondered if schools are teaching a "one size fits all" program of SPECIAL EDUCATION.
August 12, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I will definitely have to read that book. Books of that nature let's me know I am not alone. I have a severely autistic older sister and a moderately autistic son. Growing up I didn't know a soul who had an autistic sibling, and my friends never understood why I had to help with my older sister especially in my teen years when I was my sister's babysitter. Now of course they have support groups , and I have met other parents with autistic children I was at a bit of an advantage growing up with my sister. I was able to detect my son's autism early even though his doctor and speech therapist kept telling me I was wrong and he was just DD. I knew better thanks to my sister I could see the signs and started therapies early despite what they said, and had got the formal diagnosis when he was 3. I know it's hard to put them in a group home. I still don't like that my dad put my sister in one, but she has her friends and they have activities so it is good for them in the long run. I don't know if I will be able to ever put my son in one, but I won't live forever and I will have to think about who will take care of him when I am gone.
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ALAMEDA -- Emily Childs may have been born to play golf. At the very least, she was brought up in a nurturing, golf-friendly environment.
It was on a golf course where her parents first met. Her father, John Childs, an accomplished golfer himself, was the medalist at the 1986 San Francisco Golf Championship. Some years later, her mother, Sandy, went into labor with Emily while watching husband John play in Alameda.
Given her family background, perhaps it's no surprise that Emily Childs went on to build her own impressive golfing resúmé. Among her achievements, Childs followed in her father's footsteps to win her age-group title at the San Francisco City Golf Championship in March 2008 and became the first female golfer to make the cut at the Commuters Golf Tournament a month later.
Now 23 and having turned pro in February, the 2008 Alameda High graduate recently reached a new zenith by qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open, which occurs June 27-30 at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.
Childs advanced to the Open by finishing second at a sectional qualifying tournament at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City on May 20.
"There was a lot of excitement and a little bit of disbelief because playing in the Open has been a dream of mine since I can remember," Childs said via e-mail from Canada, where she played in a tournament this week. "I have been working really hard on my game to where I can compete at a very high level. So making qualifying this year was definitely a big reward for all the hard work."
The Childs family -- which also includes younger sister Carly, who recently completed her freshman season at Cal -- shared the joy.
"(Playing in the Open) has been one of her goals ever since she was a little girl," Sandy Childs said of her older daughter. "It was exciting and it was really wonderful."
For Emily Childs, who has competed at the junior, high school and college levels, professional golf has been both a rewarding and challenging experience.
"I have had a great experience so far," said Childs, who graduated from Cal in December. "Ever since I've turned professional, I've been playing very well. I love traveling and competing. Plus, it's nice to get a check at the end of the day for playing golf.
"Being my own manager had taught me very quickly about scheduling, traveling and being on top of my game. It's different from college when everything is planned out and paid for by my coach and school."
Also an artist, Childs sells her paintings to help pay for her golf travels. She teaches at golf clinics as well.
She returns whenever she can to her golfing roots -- namely, the Alameda Junior Golf Club, where she and Carly began to develop her game under the auspices of Norma Arnerich.
"From a young age, she went through the Junior Golf Club until she went to college," Arnerich said. "And now she always stays in touch with the Junior Golf Club, she stays connected."
Childs's career took a circuitous, though successful, route through both high school and college. For the former, she played her first two years at Bishop O'Dowd, where -- along with fellow Alameda product Martha Burkard -- she helped the Dragons advance to the state tournament as a freshman in 2004 and was an All-Hayward Area Athletic League selection both years.
Transferring to Alameda High in 2006, she played on the boys team as a junior and was a member of the first Hornets girls golf team as a senior in fall 2007. That year, she was one of two Hornets (the other being freshman Grace Na) to advance to the state tournament individually.
After graduating from Alameda High, Childs moved on to the University of Colorado, where she won All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors as a freshman. Preferring a warmer climate, though, Childs transferred to Cal, where she played her final three years and won four tournaments, three as a junior in 2010-11 and another as a senior.
This past fall, Childs served as a graduate assistant for the Bears, where one of her charges was sister Carly.
For Emily, though, Sebonack will be a whole new experience.
"I haven't played Sebonack Golf Club; actually, I've never been to New York, either, so this is all very new and exciting for me," she said. "I have taken a good look at all the holes and it looks like a great course and good challenge of golf. Sebonack is a Jack Nicklaus-Tom Doak design links-style course along the water that will require accuracy, shaping shots and a good short game. I am looking forward to playing this great course while competing against the best players in the world."
Playing in major tournament such as a U.S. Open is a major achievement for any golfer. That includes someone like Childs, who almost was born on a golf course.


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IMW 16u Gold will be looking for a few players to add to an already very strong team. We are an up and growing organization and are quickly becoming one of the top organizations in the state. You can go to our website at imwsoftball.com and look at all the top 3 finishes and championships in all age groups. We are an "A" organization and we only play and take "A" players. We will focus on playing showcases, PGF, and doing some college camps as a team. If you want a private tryout, call Willie Cook 317-358-9533.
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The McPherson Advantage Junior Tennis Club was recognized by the Kansas District Tennis Association during it's annual meeting Sunday. Athletes Ellea Ediger and Kristen Reith and club organizer Janie Bremeyer were recognized with a record four awards total during the meeting. Ediger was recognized with a junior sportsmanship award in the 14 and younger girls category and also was the recipient of the Missouri Valley Sectional sportsmanship award, also for girls 14 and younger. She will receive in December during the section meeting in Kansas City. Reith was honored with the Community Volunteer Excellence Award and Bremeyer was recognized twice. First was the Outstanding Contributor to USTA Tennis Youth award, while the second was for the 10 and younger Tennis Provider. The McPherson Junior Advantage is a youth program designed to give children between the ages of 4-18 the opportunity to receive either group or private instruction, compete in tournament play and team tennis events regardless of ability levels. The program runs from the end of May through August.
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Dice Sets
Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
Classroom Dice Set$17.75A classroom assortment of 31 dice for educational use, including math operators, fractions, whole numbers, positive dice, negative dice, and polyhedral dice. Learn More


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The social web browser
Flock is an amazing new web browser that makes it easier to share media and connect to other people online. Share photos, automatically stay up-to-date with new content from your favorite sites, and search the Web with the most advanced Search Toolbar available today.
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Tags: webbrowser , photo , blog , myspace , twitter , browser , mozilla , firefox , facebook , digg , social , media , internet
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Flock browser doesn't exist anymore. Homepage link redirects to site for Flock mobile phone app.
it's for windows?
Getting the boot. It posted a news story on my Facebook profile without notifying me. I had privacy concerns about using Flock and this only confirmed them.
Great browser, but for Mac users it doesn't work with MobileMe, which kind of kills it for a lot of us...
Ok, I was looking for a kool browser for Mac and I find it, actually I use Opera as my main browser, and today adopted Flock as my second browser, the fighting for the first place is closed ;).
I just started using this a week ago and find I'm liking it better than safari. It integrates my web accounts (well some of them). I'd recommend it for anyone who likes Firefox but likes to be a little lazy.
Flock + Asus Eee PC = All I'd ever need.
This is my main browser. Love that it's Firefox-based, so all my extensions are compatible. It also saves me the trouble of downloading external delicious and flickr apps, as well as going to WP every time I blog. A little slow, but not too noticable.
I use this for flickr upload...
It was my default browser for a while, but I switched back to safari
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DES MOINES, Iowa (October 10, 2012)—Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney told the Des Moines Register Tuesday, "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda."
Romney said he will instead use an executive order to reinstate the so-called Mexico City policy banning American foreign aid from funding abortions.
President Barack Obama's campaign, however, said the Republican challenger is not telling the truth about his position, citing a remark from a 2007 GOP debate in which he said he would "be delighted" to sign a bill banning all abortions.


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WaPo: Longshot Jesse Smith finally makes field, a reminder why it's called the US Open
ARDMORE, Pa. — It isn't until you run across a story like Jesse Smith's that you remember why this is called the U.S. Open.
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Merrick Mamarella passed for seven touchdowns and ran for an eighth as the Dover Tornados rolled to a 60-18 East Central Ohio League win over the Marietta Tigers Friday night at Don Drumm Stadium.
Mamarella completed 25-of-37 passes for 341 yards as Dover rolled up 509 total yards in the game.
It took the fast paced Tornadoes just over one minute to get on the scoreboard as Mamarella connected on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Evan Snyder for a 6-0 lead.
The Tigers came roaring right back on their first possesion as senior Quinton Coffield, making his first start at quarterback due to injuries to both Anthony Kimbrough and John Henry, took the second snap from scrimmage and raced 72-yards for a touchdown.
Brent Huck's extra point gave the orange and black the early 7-6 lead.
"This was my first time playing quarterback and we put that package in this week," said the 5-foot-8, 138-pound Coffield. "I got around the outside and it was there. The line blocked great it was just perfect execution of the play."
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Dover 20 19 21 0 - 60
Marietta 10 0 0 8 - 18
1st quarter
D: Evan Snyder 19yd pass from Merrick Mamarella (kick no good) 10:56
M: Quinton Coffield 72 yd run (Brent Huck) 9:55
D: Cory Contini 15 yd pass from Mamarella (Contini from Mamarella 2 pt.) 6:53
M: Huck 29yd field goal 1:56
D: Jordan Mills 23 yd pass from Mamarella (kick blocked) :45
2nd quarter
D: Contini 38 yd pass from Mamarella (Daniel Vangilder kick) 9:35
D: Contini 10 yd pass from Mamarella (pass failed) 8:22
D: Shay Smith 27 yd pass from Mamarella (Vangilder kick) 4:18
3rd quarter
D: Contini 10 yd pass from Mamarella (Vangilder kick) 7:21
D: Mamarella 1 yd run (Vangilder kick) 1:47
D: Dylan Wagner 4 yd run (Brandon Bravo kick) 1:34
4th quarter
M: Aaron Elliott 68 yd run (Bernard Johnson run) 2:38
Team Stats
First downs: 26, Rushes-yards: 28-168, Passing yards:341, Total yards: 509, Penalties-yards: 8-65, Punts-avg: 1-58, Fumbles-lost: 2-1, Turnovers: 1.
First downs: 12, Rushes-yards: 38-280, Passing yards: 71, Total yards: 351, Penalties-yards: 3-25, Punts-avg: 3-31.0, Fumbles-lost: 5-2, Turnovers: 4.
Individual Stats
Dover: Rushing: Mamarella 9-79 (TD), Wagner 7-69 (TD), Smith 4-12, Braden Uebel 6-6, Contini 2-2, Passing: Mamarella 25-37 341yds, 7TD's, Receiving: Contini 11-127 (4TD), Smith 7-127 (TD), Snyder 6-64, (TD), Mills 1-23 (TD).
Marietta: Rushing: Coffield 17-151 (TD), Elliott 11-106 (TD), Travis Moore 1-13, Garrett Davis 2-7, Bernard Johnson 1-7, Austin Jones 2-2, Chance Wright 2 (-1), Nathan Ritzman 2 (-5), Passing: Trent Dawson 7-15, 62yds, 2INT, Coffield 1-3, 9yds. Receiving: Wright 5-44, Coffield 1-15, Davis 1-9, Grae Setterstorm 1-3.
Next Game: Zanesville at Marietta.
On the ensuing kickoff, Dover misplayed Huck's kick and found themselves buried at the two-yard line.
The Tigers forced them to go three-and-out but turned the ball right back over to Dover when a flea-flicker pass from freshman Trent Dawson was intercepted by Jake Armstrong.
Dover marched right down the field and Mamarella found Cory Contini for the first of what would be four touchdown passes for a 14-7 lead.
Huck, who will be playing Saturday for the Tiger soccer team when they battle Warren for the district championship in Lucasville, drilled a 29-yard field goal to trim the lead to 14-10.
Unfortunately for MHS head coach Adam Eichhorn and his Tigers, that would be as close as they would get to Dover as the Tornadoes ripped off 46 unanswered points.
Mamarella connected twice more before halftime with Contini, and once each with Jordan Mills and Shay Smith to send Dover to intermission with a 39-10 lead.
Coffield was a major bright spot in the game for Marietta as the senior receiver turned running back turned receiver rushed for a game-high 151 yards in the game on 17 carries while also catching a pass for 15-yards and completing one-of three passes for nine more.
"Quinton is just a true competitor," said Eichhorn, in his second year as Tiger head coach. "The kid loves the game and you just wish you had a hundred just like him."
A pair of freshman made their prescence known for the Tigers as well as Dawson took over as quarterback in the second half and completed 7-of-15 pass attempts for 62 yards, while Aaron Elliott also passed the century mark by rushing for 106 yards on 11 carries including a 68-yard fourth quarter run that rounded out the scoring.
Despite the lopsided score Eichorn was quite sure that his team left everything they had on the artificial turf of their home stadium.
"This season hasn't been what we hoped or what we wanted but we've told our kids you don't fail until you quit," said Eichhorn. "We came out early on and had the lead against a very good Dover team and I am very proud of our effort."
Dover, which came into the game ranked sixth in the Divison III, Region nine standings, improved to 7-2 on the season and will likely move onto the playoffs, while the Tigers slip to 2-7 with a very tough matchup against Zanesville at home next week to bring a close to their season.
"We know they (Zanesville) are a very good team but we will come out and give 100 percent until the fourth quarter buzzer goes off," said Coffield.
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BRECKENRIDGE - Art, history and the housing authority topped the Breckenridge Town Council's list of possible uses for the extra rooms and offices designated as community space in the future library planned for the old CMC building.
"This is very exciting," Councilman Ben Brewer said. "It's shaping up to be an amazing center. Hopefully, there will be synergy there among the organizations."
Town officials said they want to dedicate extra space in the century-old school building to tenants that will serve the community, fit with the building's historic character and draw people to the library and community center.
Of eight local entities who expressed interest in the space, the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance's proposal for an archive that would include meeting spaces and display cases featuring Summit County artifacts won the most support from the council.
"It's a natural fit," Councilman Mark Burke said.
Town officials also talked about providing wall space throughout the building for the Breckenridge Art Commission to host rotating art exhibits, as well as possibly offering office and educational space to the Summit Combined Housing Authority.
The housing authority, which currently operates out of a smaller location in downtown Breckenridge, requested 2,000 square feet in the new library to be used for offices, file storage and a community room where buyer classes would be hosted.
"The majority of our work is done in the Upper Blue (River Basin)," director Jennifer Kermode said. "Our preference would be to stay in the Upper Blue to actually better serve more of the people."
Breckenridge officials said they were interested in providing the housing authority space, but likely not the full amount requested.
Council members nixed requests for a yoga studio, storage and office space for the Backstage Theatre and exam rooms for the Community Care Clinic.
The council has not made any final decisions on use of the community space.
The old CMC building was constructed as a school at the turn of the 20th century. In later years it became the local Colorado Mountain College, earning its current unofficial moniker.
The town of Breckenridge purchased the building in 2009, intending to renovating it as a community facility. After years of debating different possible uses for the historic structure, the town partnered with Summit County government to refinish and transform the building into the new site of the south library branch.
The existing south branch, located near the justice center, is overcrowded and too small to meet the community's needs, according to library and county officials. The county was preparing to construct a new library building when Breckenridge officials suggested repurposing the old CMC structure instead.
"This partnership is in the best interest of our community at large, saving taxpayer dollars and protecting a Summit County historical icon," County Commissioner Karn Stiegelmeier said of the project.
The controversial renovation project is expected to cost approximately $7 million, with the better part of the bill to be split between county and Breckenridge coffers.
Work on the building is set to begin in July 2013 and finish the following summer.


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- His business centred on animal skins: he trained as a glover and whittawer ('white tawer', i.e. a tanner, who treats animal skins with alum or lime), which required an apprenticeship of at least seven years.
- This is the work of the tawers, using age-old techniques combined with modern technology.
- Then an organ-builder Josef Egger moved in the house and was followed by a tawer Martin Osimus in 1698.
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1A large marble.
Example sentences
- Both players try to shoot their taws into a one-foot hole.
1.1A game of marbles.
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- In the early 1800s, children at Leavening played football, trap ball, tap and taw, shinnow and cricket.
- Marbles or taws were usually played along the gutters, much to the annoyance of parents.
1.2A line from which players throw marbles.
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Early 18th century: of unknown origin.
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A trunk on the front end of a mid- or rear-engined car.
I like Beetles and MR2s, because frunks are cool!
by Ian July 27, 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
To act very drunk when you have not consumed as much alcohol as you said, to act fake drunk.
Ryan was mad frunk last night he had already made two mixed drinks and we hadn't even gotten a run yet.
by M_murderer November 24, 2006
to be so drunk that you do not no what is going on or what is happening. (fucking drunk)
fucking drunk = frunk!
fucking drunk = frunk!
Wow i was so frunk! last night i can't remember what happened.
Lets go party man! GET FRUNK!
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The act of being fucking drunk; Drinking too much to the point of blacking out; Texting ex girlfriends saying you would want to fuck them instead of other girls while being drunk;
"Brad texted me, he's tell me he wants to fuck only me, i think he's frunk!"
"yeah it would seem that way."
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by Rachel Cristina April 11, 2009
When you eat so much you feel drunk.
You get knocked out from the amount of food you consumed
You get knocked out from the amount of food you consumed
Mitch: Bro, I ate 2 double quarter pounders and 2 bigmacs. Shit I'm frunk.
Jo: Damn.
Jo: Damn.
by Tishbi January 02, 2009
contraction of the words front and trunk, referring to the front trunk of a car as the one on the Tesla Model S.
—Where am I supposed to put all the suitcases? the trunk is already packed!
—Just put them in the frunk.
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by yac January 15, 2013
Free drunk mainly from the various alcoholic substances given away at gallery openings. When the art world gathers to pretend they are looking at new art, and in actuality are looking at each other and the coked out model, wine, beer, or a limited gamut of mixed drinks are given away at no cost. For as everyone knows, the drunker one gets, the crazier the party will be, and the more it will be talked about the next day. If you're a gallery owner, then that is success.
"I can barely swipe my metrocard at the turnstile to get on the L train, I am so frunk off the red wine that cute boy was handing out at Gagosain!"
"I am such a poor art school student that I can't even afford a bottle of Gato Negro. I think I should go gallery hopping tonight."
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EL CERRITO -- The city settled a lawsuit that allows it to skip $1.76 million in "true up payments" demanded by the state following its dissolution of redevelopment agencies last year.
The settlement, reached in Sacramento County Superior Court in December, allows El Cerrito to keep the money and avoid penalties and fines that were threatened when the city refused to make the payments.
In delaying payment and filing the suit, the city risked penalties that could have included state confiscation of sales and property tax revenue and one-time and accumulating fines based on percentages of the amount owed.
City officials in July refused an order from Contra Costa County Auditor Robert Campbell to refund the money, stipulating that it had already been spent on projects and that a refund would have to come from its general fund reserves.
If it had been required to pay the penalties and fines, El Cerrito would have had to replace the money lost from reserves from money it has already budgeted for services.
The "true up" demand was roughly equal to about half of the city's reserves, according to economic development manager Lori Trevino.
Alternatively, if the money was taken from the so-called successor to the city's redevelopment agency, it would have resulted in a default on some of the former agency's bonds, she said.
"We did not take this lightly," City Manager Scott Hanin said. "To protect our residents' assets, revenue and services, we saw no alternative to refusing to make the 'true up payment' and filing a lawsuit. We are pleased with the settlement."
In the suit, the city contested the amount of the payment and penalties demanded by the county auditor's office and by the state Department of Finance, as well as challenging the constitutionality of the state withholding sales tax or property tax from the city.
Campbell said he was required to make calculations of the amount due based on data that was approved by the state.
"We made the correct calculations, but there were other items that should have been included (in considering the amount owed), but no mechanism to change the data," Campbell said.
"Our concern was that we performed our duties, and I believe we did, and (the city and state) were able to resolve outstanding issues between them," he said.
The demand for payment came as part of a larger state effort to collect redevelopment money held by successor agencies.
Hundreds of cities statewide with successor agencies received demands for different repayment sums, Trevino said.
The settlement applies only to El Cerrito, she said.


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MARIETTA - Studying sports medicine at Muskingum University was one of the options New Matamoras resident Kasey Wittekind considered for continuing her education after high school.
Ultimately, the 2012 Frontier High School graduate opted to enroll in the adult cosmetology program at the Washington County Career Center. After completing 1,800 hours of training, she'll earn a certificate and be able to take the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology exam.
"I've always wanted to do hair, and it's a lot closer," Wittekind, 18, said of attending the career center.
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Photo by Evan Bevins
Washington County Career Center adult cosmetology student Kassey Wittekind, right, teases the hair of fellow student Amber Guinn in the school's cosmetology lab.
As the Ohio General Assembly and Department of Education prepare to revamp the way the state's schools are assessed and graded, area officials want the same weight given to the performance of students like Wittekind no matter which path they choose.
"I just think it depends on the person. Some people are meant for school and some aren't," Wittekind said.
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved House Bill 555, which would establish an A-through-F grading system for districts and individual schools. It would replace the current scale, with ratings of excellent, effective, continuous improvement, academic watch and academic emergency.
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House Bill 555
* The Ohio Senate approved an amended version Wednesday by a vote of 27-6.
* The bill will now go back to the House, where it originally passed 59-27, to consider the Senate's changes.
* It will establish a new letter grading system for school districts and individual schools.
* The criteria include gap closing, achievement, progress, graduation, kindergarten-through-third-grade literacy and prepared for success, which focuses on career and college readiness.
Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
But the labels aren't the only thing that will be different. The bill also revamps the way the grades are determined, establishing six components that determine a district or school's overall grade.
* College or Career?
One of those components is "prepared for success," which takes into account a student's readiness to enter college or the workplace. Colleen Grady, education policy adviser to Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder, said the goal is for the report card to show no preference as far as a student's post-secondary activities since the skills needed to attend college or enter the workforce are the same.
"It is agnostic about what students choose to do when they leave high school," she said.
That goes along with the federal Race to the Top program's emphasis on college and career readiness, as well as a growing recognition that there are valid alternatives to the traditional four-year college path.
But some, including Morgan Local Schools Superintendent Lori Snyder-Lowe, were concerned the version of the bill passed last week by the House of Representatives placed more emphasis on college attendance.
In prepared testimony delivered before the Senate's Education Committee last week, Snyder-Lowe pointed to the inclusion of statistics on advanced placement course participation and performance, as well as college entrance exams, in the report card criteria. Only 43 students at Morgan High School, about 14 percent of the total enrollment, took the three AP courses the school offered and just 68, about 22 percent, took the ACT college entrance exam.
"Even though the majority of our students do not attend college, it doesn't mean they are any less important or less worthy of support and opportunities for success than students of wealth or students who attend college," she said in the testimony. "I firmly believe that if our graduates become farmers, soldiers or coal miners instead of attending college, we have been successful and our schools are not failures."
Snyder-Lowe objects to schools being graded on areas like participation and scoring on AP exams, college entrance exams and college readiness.
"I don't mind reporting the data at all," she said Wednesday. "I just didn't want our district to be labeled a failure because we didn't produce 100 percent college (attendees) upon graduation."
* Equal Weight
Grady said the House bill did not give additional weight to students attending college, but amendments by the Senate committee on Tuesday were intended to clarify that.
The percentage of students who complete college entrance exams that show no remedial classes are required, students receiving honors diplomas and students earning recognized industry credentials will be viewed equally, Grady said. In addition, AP class statistics, credit earned for dual enrollment and international baccalaureate statistics will carry the same weight, she said.
Those factors will be used to determine a composite grade but will not be graded individually, Grady said.
Snyder-Lowe said Wednesday afternoon that she needed to look at the amended legislation before commenting on it.
Although Waterford High School saw 84 percent of the members of its Class of 2012 enroll at 14 different colleges, Wolf Creek Local Schools Superintendent Bob Caldwell agrees with Snyder-Lowe that college attendance should not be over-emphasized in the new grading method.
He said he's glad dual enrollment credits will have the same importance as AP classes and scores because Waterford doesn't offer the latter.
Students taking AP classes are likely already planning on going to college, Caldwell said. Dual enrollment, in which college courses and credit are offered on the campus of the school, opens the door to students who perhaps hadn't considered going to college before, he said.
"It's not for everyone. I just want them to try it," Caldwell said.
Career center Superintendent Dennis Blatt said a high school education in and of itself isn't enough in most cases to land a good-paying job. So the center tries to prepare students for the next step - whether that's going to a four-year institution, pursuing a two-year degree, enrolling in adult technical training or joining the workforce and apprenticing as a welder or other skilled laborer.
"We want to move all of our students into furthering their education," he said.
Dave Combs, director of adult training at the career center, noted that the number of high school graduates coming across campus from the secondary division to the adult side, has grown in the last two years, from 12 percent in 2010 to 18 percent this year.
He attributes that to increased awareness of the opportunities to make good money in a shorter timeframe than it takes to earn a two- or four-year degree.
"What I say to them when I meet with them is we're not the way, we're a way," he said.
* Up Next
House Bill 555 will now return to the House for reconciliation with the Senate version.
The bill leaves final determination of the grading method for the "prepared for success" component and others up to the Ohio Department of Education. The new grading system will be phased in, starting with reports for the current school year.


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Hostel Emily
Welcome to Hostel Emily! Offering affordable accommodation in the centre of Split, a great place to stay!
Only 150 m from the famous Bacvice beach and near the ancient Diocletian's palace (7 min. walking) with a lot of fun places to hang out.
Hostel Emily consists of 2 parts,both in the same building.First section is on the ground floor and consists of one dorm room with 6 separated beds,two toilets,shower,a little kitchen with a fridge,free air-conditioning and free Wi-fi.There are lockers as well. The second part is on the first floor and consist of 2 private double bed rooms and a dorm room for 4 people (a bunk bed and a double bed). Free Wi-fi is available . Rooms in the second section don't have kitchen facilities,they share one bathroom,air-conditioning is charged 5 Eur per day.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast Not Included
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Linen Included
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Towels For Hire
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
-bed linen is included in the price
-please note that we don't have a kitchen
-washing machine is charged extra
-We offer airport transfers for price 250 kunas (30 km from Split)
-Check in: 14:00 -23:00
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From the main bus/train/ferry station try to find the Petrova Street (it's a street with many restaurants such as the Black cat,pizzeria Bakra, pizzeria Regina,...).You can also ask the people on the station to give you directions.On the top of Petrova street is the Tommy supermarket and the so called 'Second' police station. Next to it is the Hostel Emily. The address is Pojianska 12.
Located Near
Hostel Emily is placed in the center of Split.It is 150 m from the most famous (sandy) beach in Split and you only need a 7 min. walk to reach the 1700 years old Diocletian's palace. The main bus/train/ferry station is also very near,around 5 min. walk.There is also a market Tommy and a restaurant Toć (ex Black cat) 30 m away.