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Natue's Herbs for Pets Clear Vision is beneficial for many eye conditions: eye infections/inflammation, double/blurred vision, dry eyes (non-tearing), conjunctivitis, failing eyesight, dilatation of pupils, cloudy eyes, etc.
For minor conditions, a treatment course is 1 week and for more serious/chronic problems, a treatment course is 3-4 weeks. It can be repeated as necessary.
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Dr. Victor Tse is a 6th generation Traditional Chinese Medical Doctor. His grandfather, recognizing his grandson's interest in animals, passed down to him a number of his personal formulas. After emigrating to Canada in 1988, Dr. Tse spent 6 years adjusting the formulas so that Pets could be treated generically, without the need for a personal examination. The result was his production of a range of effective Chinese herbal remedies which can be used without any knowledge of Chinese Medicine.
Nature's Herbs for Pets has been dedicated to the holistic healing of cats and dogs now for many many years.
Clear Vision for Dogs contains either 60 pills or 300 pills. Clear Vision for Cats contains 60 pills.
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Manufacturer: Nature's Herbs for Pets
Ingredients - Polygonatum, American Ginseng root, Lycium fruit, Cicadae sclerotium, Dendrobium, Cassia seed, Siler, Chrysanthemum, Rehmannia, Vespertillionidae, Cornus fruit, White peony
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Great product. Very effective
By Rita
from NY, NY
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about Nature's Herbs for Pets Clear Vision:
Some of my five cats are not very pleased to take any medications, so they would eat the food and leave these herbal pills in the bowl. Others are taking it just fine. Great product, looks like it works well on treating eye infections.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Animal Nut
from Tacoma, Wa
I had high hopes for this product. However it turned out to be a waste of money. Totally ineffective. It didn't hurt, but most certainly didn't help either.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
It's working !
By Gracie
from CT
Clear Vision comes as hard, sphere-shaped pills. We were not able to 'force feed' them whole to our cat but the manufacturer told us we could also crush them into our cat's wet food and that has worked GREAT ! The product is clearing up a year-old eye infection which repeated doses of standard antibiotics did not work on. Amazing !
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Very Effective!
By Pug Lover
from Brush Prairie, WA
Effective product that works well and fairly quickly. My dog just eats them up.
Finally!! Something that helps!
By Linda A
from Ogden, Utah
My 12 year old Great Pyranees mix developed an eye condition causing puss in and red gunk all around his eyes and down his face. We had taken him to several vets who did an untold number of tests and everything came out normal. They tried ointments and steroid drops and all they did was make things worse and make him more uncomfortable than he already was. It was so bad that his third eyelids were halfway over his eyes all the time. I started using this and Pet Alive Eye Care and the condition is unbelievably improved. I don't think anything will completely cure whatever it is, but at least my dog is now comfortable. I am SO thankful that I found this product. I also use this company's joint relief and diarreah relief products. Awesome company.
Needs more improvement
By jesus
from homeslead fl
I used it daily but hardly saw any results
(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Fixed the problem
By Chris
from Hermosa Beach, CA
I knew my dog had an eye infection but didn't want to spend the money to hear a vet tell me what I already knew and prescribe me something. The herbal remedy cleared up my pups eyes in less than a week.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Helping manage chronic disease
By Critter 10
from Fletcher, NC
This product is intended for short term use. Since I am using this to help manage Pannus (chronic superficial keratitis) in my German Shepherd, I worked with my Holistic Veterinarian to determine that the product was helpful and how to adjust dose for long term use. The Opthalmologist is impressed with how well my dog is doing.
Clear vision seems to be helping
By Pat
from Boston, MA
I like the idea of using a product that is natural to help alleviate or solve a medical condition. I am seeing a definite improvement in my dogs conjunctivitis issue. Although this is not a quick fix, over the long term, I would definitely recommend this to a friend.
Amazing results!
By Iris' mom
from San Jose, CA
About Me New Pet Owner
I have a 7 month old Labradoodle who has always had red, irritated, gunky eyes. I have asked several vets about it and they just shook their heads and said things like "keep the hair out of her eyes" (tried that!), "it's just part of the breed" (hmmmm...), "it's not so bad..." (double hmmmm!). I came across this product and after the ten day course of administering the small gel pills, I am DELIGHTED to report that her eyes are bright, vibrant, with no redness. She still has just a very small amount of discharge, but no visible irritation. What a relief!! Thank you for offering this product.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will hold its 2013 EIA Energy Conference on June 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C., and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be among the keynote speakers. Topics will include discussions of renewable energy storage and grid integration, as well as energy consumption and building efficiency.
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"An autopoietic machine is a machine organized (defined as a unity) as a network of processes of production (transformation and destruction) of components which: (i) through their interactions and transformations continuously regenerate and realize the network of processes (relations) that produced them; and (ii) constitute it (the machine) as a concrete unity in space in which they (the components) exist by specifying the topological domain of its realization as such a network." (Maturana, Varela, 1980, p. 78)
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With Mark McGwire's revelation of one the worst kept secrets in the baseball, there has been much discussion about what is a Hall of Famer. Is McGwire one? Should he and others, such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa and Manny Ramirez get into the Hall regardless of any proof or allegations of performance enhancing? Does this compare to players banned from the game for gambling associations, such as Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson? How about Gaylord Perry? He's a Hall of Famer and celebrated as a novelty because he blatantly doctored the baseball. Does he belong there?
There are the well-known standards for the Hall of Fame – 500 home runs or 3,000 hits for a "position player," 300 wins or 3,000 strikeouts for a starting pitcher. (Please don't bring up standards for saves…overrated stat.) But players in the "Steroid Era" have blown the power standards out of the water. In case you haven't been paying attention to the career home run list over the past ten years, the top 15 now include Bonds (1st with 762 home runs), Sosa (6th with 609), McGwire, Rodriguez (both tied for 8th with 583), Palmeiro (11th with 569) and Ramirez (15th with 546). And the logical conclusion is that this recent, synthetic power surge has had an adverse affect on pitching standards. (By the way, over-managing has also had an adverse affect on pitching standards, but that's a whole other discussion.)
So these standards are fast becoming obsolete. Whether it is performance enhancing substances, corked bats, smaller ballparks, diluted pitching resulting from expansion, it's clear there must be other criteria for which to judge the game's historical elite. Of course, my favorite is the "Gut Test." As in, "What does your gut tell you?" Sandy Koufax pitched 12 seasons, with only about four of them being Hall of Fame caliber. But, in those four years, he averaged 24 wins, 307 strikeouts, a 1.85 ERA, won three Cy Young Awards (coming in 3rd in voting another year) and an MVP Award (coming in 2nd two other years). But, more importantly, he was considered as one of the most dominant pitchers of his era, if not in history. Perhaps this is an extreme example. After all, Koufax was extremely dominant once he figured out his control. Kirby Puckett is a milder, and more recent, example of someone considered one of the best of his era without posting overwhelming career numbers. Even though he didn't reach 3,000-hits or 500 home runs (he finished with 2,304 and 207, respectively), he did have a .318 career batting average, led the American League in hits four times, was in the top five in MVP voting three times and was pivotal in the Twins' championships in 1987 and 1991. Though glaucoma forced an early end to his career, at age 35, he still passes the Gut Test. Others such as Andre Dawson (who will be inducted this year), Jim Rice, Ryne Sandberg, Gary Carter, Willie Stargell and Don Drysdale were either considered the best of their era or at their position in a historical context.
You also find the opposite — players who hung on long enough to hit those career milestone numbers, but may not otherwise be considered Hall of Famers. Take Don Sutton for example. He did top 200 strikeouts in a season five times, however, all before age 29…and he pitched until he was 43! In his 23 seasons, he only won 20 or more games only once. But he finished with 324 wins (tied for 14th all-time) and 3,574 strikeouts (7th). So, clearly, Mr. Sutton benefits from his longevity more than anything. In most professions, longevity will get you a $50 gift card to Chili's at your retirement party. Or maybe you'll get a caricature drawn of you sitting on a rocking chair. But, in this case, you're immortalized in bronze. You could also come to this conclusion with others, such as Robin Yount (3,142 hits in 20 seasons, no batting titles and one season over 200 hits) and Phil Niekro (318 wins in 24 seasons, two seasons of 20 wins or more and 274 losses).
And then there's Gaylord Perry. He finished his career with 314 wins, a 3.11 ERA, had 20 or more wins four times, 3,534 strikeouts (good for 8th all-time), topping 200 in a season eight times. He also won two Cy Young Awards and came in 2nd another time. Not bad, except for he was famous for doctoring the baseball, throwing some form of a "spitter" or "Vaseline ball." Though he wasn't actually caught cheating during a game until his 21st season, there's a big question mark there. But the doctoring of balls goes back a long time, was routinely practiced by some the early 20th Century's greats, and an interesting study…for another time.
Then you have those who are in the Hall of Fame for the intangibles. Either they were on-field leaders (Pee Wee Reese), clutch performers (Billy Martin), pioneers (Jackie Robinson), an integral part of championship teams (Tony Perez) or even known for historical, big plays (Bill Mazeroski). These players seem to be woven into the fabric and folklore of the game so much, their inclusion in the Hall transcends numbers.
But allow me to circle back to those I mentioned at the beginning — those whose accomplishments are tainted by performance enhancers. Yes, the actual "Hall" where all the bronze plaques reside is but one, relatively smaller part of the entire building. Most of the rest is a museum. It's my opinion we recognize this Steroid Era there, talk about the video game-like numbers put up during that time and discuss the rise and fall of the game's superstars. After all, this was just an era just like any other experienced during the 135-or-so years professionals have played baseball. But let's not reward these players with Hall of Fame induction. Keep their numbers in the record books. After all, revisionist history is just about as unsavory as cheating. But let's reserve the Hall for those who will stand the test of time, those who displayed competitive integrity. And let us not glorify those who artificially achieved greatness. After all, most players guilty of this probably didn't do it so much for a shot at baseball immortality, but rather, to be financially set for life (or multiple lifetimes) or maybe even to just stay in the game.
Yes, baseball is just a game, but that's not an excuse to give people an ethical free pass and to not hold them to a higher standard.


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Voters elected challenger Chuck Cordell and re-elected incumbents Don Cortichiato and Leroy Corlett to full terms on the Indian Wells Valley Water District Board of Directors.
Cordell replaces Peggy Breeden who did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Don Jo McKernan beat out Duke Martin for the two-year seat to complete the term of Director Harold Manning, who resigned earlier this year.
Cordell was the top vote getter in the full-term race with 4,449 votes (20.35 percent), followed by Cortichiato with 3,593 votes (16.43 percent) and Corlett with 3,322 votes (15.20 percent).
Former Board member Judie Decker finished fourth with 3,221 votes (14.73 percent), followed by Ron Kicinski with 2,973 votes (13.60 percent), Chuck Griffin with 2,833 votes (12.96 percent) and Randy Jenkins with 1,423 votes (6.51 percent).
"I appreciate it," Cordell said. "I am looking forward to it."
He said he wants to look at the district's rates and possible alternatives for arsenic removal.
"There's several things we can do and work together," he said. "My goal is to work with these guys. I have been working with water for 30 years."
Decker said he was surprised by the vote count, but not surprised he was elected.
"The voters have spoken," said Decker.
She said she plans to remain active in the water district.
"I was pretty honored," McKernan said. "I am quite honored that they put their faith in me. I am always available to anybody who has something they would like to discuss about the water district."
He served on the board for 33 years.
Cortichiato, Martin, Kicinski and Corlett could not be reached for comment.
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Dairy farmer Dawn Blodgett has struggled with foot pain her whole life. But when a lump formed on the bottom of her left foot last summer, what was a daily ache turned into sharper pain.
"I felt like I was stepping on a marble," says 33-year-old Dawn of Brookfield.
Gifford podiatrist Dr. Robert Rinaldi diagnosed the nodule as plantar fibromatosis. Dawn tried orthotic shoe inserts and wearing sneakers instead of barn boots, but still the pain persisted. Dr. Rinaldi offered another possible solution. On the day before Thanksgiving, he performed a new procedure – a Tenex Health TX.
The procedure is aimed at relieving tendon pain – a problem for millions of Americans. Tendon pain is often the result of damage or overuse injuries. The body attempts to heal itself, causing scar tissue. Scar tissue can be painful because it doesn't stretch and function as a tendon should, explains Dr. Rinaldi.
The Tenex procedure removes and breaks up the scar tissue, or in Dawn's case the nodule. It is a procedure that doesn't require general anesthesia or even a single stitch. Patients are given local anesthesia, or an injection. The doctor then makes a very small incision and inserts a device the size of a needle. The device is used to make holes in the scar tissue and delivers ultrasound energy designed to break down and remove damaged tissue. Saline solution helps keep tissues cool during the procedure.
The procedure takes about 20 minutes.
For Dawn, the relief was immediate.
"As soon as the procedure was done, there was an immediate difference," she says. "I cooked Thanksgiving dinner the next day."
Today, Dawn is back to milking cows, mucking stalls, doing fieldwork and putting up fencing with much less pain. She's spending more time with her horses, chasing her kids, and running for exercise.
In fact, she's 20 pounds lighter than she was before the procedure, which she recommends to others suffering from tendon pain.
The Tenex procedure is new and available for use in orthopedics, sports medicine and podiatry. Gifford is the first hospital in Vermont to offer the technology.


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Hello. Last year I remember I was able to overcome the issue whereby on certain files like game of thrones the the first couple of minutes preview in 2.0 would successfully switch to 5.1 sound once the main titles started. Now however I have forgotten the settings and cannot find them out working through the forums. As I recall on 'common transcoder setting's you had to set max channels to 2.0 and on 'skip transcode for following settings' you entered ts but I think there was an entry in the 'force transcode' and 'mpeg-2 options' settings but I can't remember what I did.
Otherwise the file just plays in 2.0 sound from start to finish.
Any reminders would be appreciated. I have made an effort to review the forums but have found nothing. Thanks


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"File sharing is a reality, and it would seem that the labels would do well to learn how to incorporate it into their business models somehow," said genre- busting DJ Moby in a post on his Web site. "Record companies suing 12-year-old girls for file sharing is kind of like horse-and-buggy operators suing Henry Ford."
"For the artists, my ass," said Draiman.[of distrubed] "I didn't ask them to protect me, and I don't want their protection."
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Yeah, I hear ya. It kinda seems like alot of steps to get to the file and to play it......x yes, play, DOH, x yes, play, DOH, one more folder to go, DOH
But if you are new to media serving and never had the dubious honor of trying to get Tversity to play the same amount of files, trust me when I say this is much easier than messing with ffDShow settings, trying to get things working on the fly.
I am gonna look back on your Heroes MediaInfo and see if I can see something with regards to those files.


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The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) is pleased to announce a major international initiative aimed at attracting the highest level scientists worldwide to conduct pioneering novel research to uncover the fundamental root causes of lupus, explore the potential for a cure, and transform the field of lupus research.
The initiative is being made possible via an $8 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies
This very generous grant allows the LRI to begin to award $1 million grants for large-scale innovative projects that can break open the problem of fundamental cause and lay the scientific foundation for a cure. The announcement was made among the nation's foremost scientists gathered at the 11th annual LRI Scientific Conference, "Forum for Discovery." More
Michael R. Bloomberg, philanthropist and Mayor of New York City notes in our press release why supporting this initiative is important:
Time for action: "This grant will fuel the work of the Distinguished Innovators Program and further LRI's demonstrated track record in significantly advancing medical discovery."
"I am confident this investment will help advance efforts to find both the basic causes of this complex disease and the cure."
Dr. William Paul, LRI Scientific Advisory Board Chairman, describes why our advisors support this effort and why the LRI is uniquely able to launch it. (Dr. Paul is a world-leading immunologist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.)
The Distinguished Innovators Program will:
• Broaden the lupus research community: "The initiative will solicit the highest level of scientific innovators from many disciplines to cross-pollinate ideas."
• Drive towards a cure: "With the growing knowledge base and technological advances achieved over the past decade, including many studies initiated by LRI funding, we are ready to investigate novel scientific approaches to pursue the fundamental causes of lupus, and move scientific thinking towards the potential for cure and for prevention!"
• With the right organization to lead the charge: "The Lupus Research Institute has had unprecedented success in selecting novel scientific ideas that have led to some of the most pivotal discoveries of the past decade. The Scientific Advisory Board has confidence in the LRI's ability to identify innovative projects with substantial promise."
LRI's Distinguished Innovators will begin as a highly competitive, high profile program with selected projects eligible to receive $1 million awards. The goal is to attract additional major donors to provide the resources for building a cadre of outstanding investigators committed to the long-term pursuit of a cure.
We are delighted to share this very exciting good news that benefits the entire lupus community.
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The other day I was visiting friends in Oak Ridge, and decided to ride my bicycle from their house on Delaware Avenue all the way to Haw Ridge Park, where I gleefully hopped onto the mountain bike trails there. I'm writing to thank all those who have made this fairly safe connection from town neighborhoods possible: including Tte city of Oak Ridge and the Recreation and Parks Department. This year we excitedly watched the city complete the last link of the Melton Lake Greenway, the section under the Edgemoor Road bridge, even during the economic downturn! That was the right thing to do, giving people jobs, and now providing recreation, stress relief, and exercise to anybody who wants it. In the past, I haven't felt safe to bike to Haw Ridge because of a very fast moving and dangerous roadway — Edgemoor Road, so we had to waste gas, add traffic congestion, and trash the air with our fumes.
My husband and I recently chose to move elsewhere, but with the completion of this biking link, as well as the other positive changes happening here perhaps we should have chosen Oak Ridge? As a first generation Oak Ridger, I left after graduating from high school. I was increasingly unhappy to return for visits and see some of the poor choices made by past town councils, like the priority given to Walmart to control the Main Street town center, and the decline of the small neighborhood markets and Historic Jackson Square, and especially the rotting of the Alexander Inn, which was like a castle on the hill for me as a child. The inability of those with power to recognize the uniqueness of Oak Ridge, the things that make it stand out from other cities, was frustrating. Too many cities have become exact reproductions of other cities; nothing but chain stores and chain restaurants, with a noisy main street built for cars and not people as the heart of the city. Boring!
It seems that Oak Ridge has good leadership at the top, and also has a very effective police chief, and that the city is cracking down on crack houses, junk in peoples yards, junk vehicles, and slum landlords. Awesome!
Perhaps these positive changes will persuade all the commuters to put down roots here, as well.
Good luck Oak Ridge, and keep up the good work.
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text: In the seven weeks since "Transformers 2" opened the average budget for a weekend-winning film has been $156 million. That's an average, mind you, and it's weighed down somewhat by "Bruno," which opened at #1 after costing only a measly $42 million. Truly, this summer, big-budgets have been king. Even "Bruno" was the most expensive new release in the weekend that it won.


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Forty-five seconds over Wall Street for Wednesday p.m., Feb. 27, 2013. Stocks jumped following decent economic data and soothing words from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. But Apple failed to participate in the rally following its shareholder meeting. After the closing bell, Groupon shareses tumbled after reporting disappointing quarterly results.
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text: Thursday, July 14, 2011 New APTA Resource on Active Wound Care Management Available Online New FAQs developed by APTA explain what active wound care management is and the physical therapist's role in caring for wounds, describe the various types of debridement and other wound therapies, and outline the procedure codes used when reporting active wound care management. The document also provides examples of the elements that should be included in visits and encounters for active wound care management. Comments I recommend adding the unna boot code 29580 to the list of codes. In my area of practice we apply unna boots for a large number of stasis ulcers. Posted by Betty Holder -> ANPbE on 7/16/2011 9:16 AM Glad to see APTA position statements for Physical Therapists performing woundcare. Definitive position on Physical Therapists role in woundcare from ATPA, our national organization, supports Physical Therapists who provide woundcare evaluation and treatments to their patients. With several clinical groups able to bill on the same codes for wound care, it is important that Physical Therapists define how our specialty significantly contributes to the woundcare field. As specialists with modalities, Physical Therapists contribute with knowledge and skill applying woundcare modalities, electrical stimulation, now the stimulating low intensity non-contact ultrasound. As debridement specialists, Physical Therapist excell as debriding devitalized tissue. Physical Therapists continue that skill with skilled application of the newer contact ultrasound debriding modalities, Arobella Qoustic and Misonex. Outpatient, hospital based woundcare facilities are shifting from Physical Therapists performing woundcare to nursing, with "physician supervision" for more lucrative billing from Medicare. This is a paradigm shift. As a Physical Therapist, CWS, actively practicing wound care in my daily practice, glad to see support from APTA. Betty Holder PT MS CWS Posted by Betty Holder -> ANPbE on 7/16/2011 10:12 AM I am a Rehab Program Manager in a Sub-Acute Nursing/Rehab facility in Maryland. I am working to secure a larger role in the area of wound care. I am lookinf for information comparing cost of in-house Rehab oriented care vs. out-sourcing/out-patient care. Posted by Les Sherwood,P.T. on 1/25/2012 10:24 AM I work at a tertiary inpatient hospital here in Richmond and I am the primary PT who does the wound care evaluation and treatment. I am actually very interested in attending any of the future seminars that will keep me up to date with the techniques and knowledge that would improve my professional skills. I am also open in the idea of becoming a Wound Specialist. What would be the requirements for it and how long will it take me to finish the course. I would greatly appreciate any information I could get. Thank you very much for your time. My best regards to everybody! Jules Posted by Jules Clemente, PT on 3/4/2013 1:32 PM I am a PT in Indiana working in SNF and commenced a wound care program. We do make a big difference as I saw a great percentage drop in wound care statistics in our facility. Posted by Lilian Mapeza -> AJR]AF on 6/3/2014 8:28 AM


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The Veterans Day program at St. James High School will be held on Nov. 9, at 10 am in the high shool gym.
There has been some confusion on the time, but the school administration confirmed it will be held at 10 am.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the program. The keynote speaker will be David Stordalen.
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Daft Punk, Macklemore Big Winners at Grammy Awards 2014
The 56th Grammy Awards featured few big upsets but many rousing performances – and even a surprise mass wedding.
France's electronic music pioneers Daft Punk won the award for record of the year for their summer hit song "Get Lucky" and album of the year for their disco-inflected "Random Access Memories." But bandmembers Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo didn't remove their trademark space age helmets to give thank-you speeches, letting songwriter Paul Williams do the honors instead.
Seattle's independent-rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home the award for best new artist, one of the awards that can have the biggest impact on an artist's career, as well as best rap song and best rap performance.
Lorde, the 17-year-old New Zealander who wasn't nominated for best new artist, won the award for best song–awarded for a composition as distinct from the recording–and best pop solo performance, just after taking the stage for a subtle rendition of her hit "Royals," during which she clutched the microphone with long, dark fingernails.
Country newcomer Kacey Musgraves beat out better known Nashville stars including Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton, winning best country album with her "Same Trailer Different Park," and best country song for her "Merry Go 'Round. Ms. Musgraves also performed her single "Follow Your Arrow," which endorses same-sex kissing and joint rolling, in a circle of neon cacti.
Among the many performance highlights were Beyonce's steamy pas-de-deux with Jay Z for her single "Drunk in Love," Pink's daredevil, acrobatic performance of "Try" and "Just Give Me a Reason," and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers began playing the summer anthem in front of a 70s disco-era recording studio set, and the helmeted French duo appeared in white suits midway through in the studio window.
Willie Nelson's quartet with fellow country legends Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton of "Mamas Don't Let Their Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" had much of the audience singing along, while Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang dazzled the crowd in a duet with heavy metal pioneers Metallica.
In one of the show's most surprising moments, Queen Latifah told 33 couples in the audience to exchange rings, pronouncing them married, as Madonna, clad in a conservative white suit, chimed in to serenade the newlyweds with a slow performance of "Open Your Heart."
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The A's pitching corps has been shaken the last few days with the news that A.J. Griffin had to be shut down for three weeks by elbow pain, then that fellow starter Jarrod Parker is out for the year needing Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery.
On Wednesday there was some good news.
Reliever Ryan Cook faced hitters on the back field at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, threw all his pitches without any discomfort in his previously ailing right shoulder and said he still hopes to be ready for opening day.
Scott Kazmir, scratched from a start Monday, threw a 35-pitch bullpen, also in Phoenix, and seems to be unimpaired by the triceps discomfort that led to him being kept off the mound. He's due to start Saturday against the Mariners, the same game in which Cook hopes to relieve.
And on offense, Josh Donaldson played in the A's 13-3 win over the Cleveland Indians for the first time since leaving Sunday's game with a bit of calf tightness. Donaldson singled once in four at-bats. Through it all, he moved on offense and on defense as if he wasn't feeling any calf backlash.
After throwing his session, Cook predicted he'll pitch in his first game of the spring Saturday.
"That's just me talking," he said shortly after walking off the back mound at Phoenix Municipal Stadium all smiles. "The arm isn't a consideration anymore.
"It's about me getting game-ready."
When he was finished throwing, Cook told pitching coach Curt Young he felt "game-ready."
"Obviously the adrenaline wasn't there, but the arm, the pitches and the mental part was all there. I felt good."
Manager Bob Melvin will announce Cook's next step Friday. The team is off Thursday.
Cook, held out of games all spring after reporting with shoulder tightness, said he hopes that's all behind him. He doesn't know if there is time for him to be ready to make the opening day roster, but his goal remains to be in uniform against the Indians on March 31.
"Before, I was just throwing," he said of his previous efforts off the mound. "Today was more like, 'Let's fire it up.' I think they only hit one ball out of the (batting) cage against me."
Mostly, though, he feels sad that Parker has to undergo another Tommy John surgery.
"We have the mentality where the next man steps up," Straily said of the rotation.
Melvin said Straily continues to progress, and he liked what he saw overall.
Nakajima played third base, a position Melvin hadn't seen him at before. And, while playing second base Wednesday in Goodyear, Nakajima got two plate trips, drawing a walk and popping out.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics.
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Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Gov. Nikki Haley's community aid foundation is holding health and job fair activities in her home county.
The Original Six Foundation has planned activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Richard Carroll Elementary in Bamberg.
Bamberg County Day is the fourth event organized by The Original Six Foundation, a nonprofit Haley set up with money from her book sales. It is named for her family.
Haley says her parents and siblings referred to themselves as the "original six" as the only Indian-American family in Bamberg, where she grew up.
Hundreds of volunteers are providing free medical, dental, eye, chiropractic and diabetic screenings, as well as information on Medicaid eligibility.
Attendees can also work on their resumes, visit with employers and learn about literacy and continuing education programs.
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Welcome Bob the Nerd (BLN). I am so far from elite I nearly choked reading that. Fred and ribz (with his new washing machine motor) are our elites.
Ribz - I guess it depends on the size of the trunk.
Also want to give a welcome to Bob the Nerd. I'm just trying to do the best I can like everyone else here, though. I like that you set more miles as a goal just to see how it would go. That's how it goes, I think. You just say you're going to do it, and then it's done. Then you find it gets easier. Anyway, a good 5 miles for you.
I like the story about the dog, Ribs(z).
I was thinking Fred about what you said the other day about you're not doing anything moderately
I can relate. It's what makes this injury so challenging. I've not been injured from running since 1997 (a badly twisted ankle after falling off a road curb on a run in the Napa Valley). The other day I was beside myself a little bit, more frustrated than usual about some little thing (and kind of groggy at work), because I wasn't getting the exercise I'm used to-I'm glad to run a few miles right now but my body says, 'you've hardly done anything.' So, I want to (have to) do extra stuff just to feel tired (that good tired feeling). Running is the quickest and most intense way of getting to that point. I'm glad I enjoy swimming -when the hip is healed I'll keep that up, a couple of times a week. And, also harkening back to something you said before Fred about adding a lot of walking to your workouts-running is great weight control. Without it...well, after 40 or so, it seems you just look at food and gain 5 pounds.
Today, I took two more ibuprofens (the Pacific Crest Trail long-distance hikers call this "Vitamin I"), and ran 5.2 miles on the dirt track. I felt pretty good, an easy 9:30 pace. Just a little irritation and during the last mile or so, I felt nothing. It's my longest run in two weeks. Then, a 1,400 meter swim, with a one minute break every 200 m, and 50 m intervals for about 400 meters (45 seconds for 50 m). Then, glute/core work. I felt wonderful afterwards.
Good runs everyone.
good story ribs. If I may indulge is a bit of bad punning, the moral of the story is that things do get tricky when the CIA Labs get involved.
Thanks for the welcome guys. The handle is just to keep me from taking myself too seriously. Besides I'm a nerd named Bob.
Today's run: 1 km at about 20 minute pace. My 4 year old loves to jog along with me whenever I get off the treadmill at the fitness center and jog around outside; I just let her set the pace and tag along behind, enjoying every second of it. Today we had to do a lot of stops because of the heat -- 98F even after 7:30 PM.
Bob - we're so old we sometimes forget but we start a new 50's thread every month. Watch for it; it could be a little early or a little late.
Two days in a row off from running. Yesterday spent all day at church working VBS and today after church it will be too hot. Bob I'm in CC. Are you in Austin? Cutting back to about 30 miles next week to be fresh for Saturday.
Good to hear from you Sierra and Simon. I miss Euphoric. Hope she is ok.
have a good day all.
KS, thanks for reminding Bob about the new thread each month. He will think we just disappeared on him!
Sierra, good to see you are getting to work with some core exercises.
The Saint and I ran a fiveK this morning, very small, low key race, just to help the RD who is a friend. About 120 runners or so. I didn't work hard at it, came to a dead stop at 2.2 miles and waited at the water table for a friend and ran her in. I did the final tenth in 36 seconds however, just to do something, and 27:04 was my not very impressive time. Poor Saint, her hip is hurting and she had to walk part of it. She is still sore from last week's 15-miler. Spareribs
After taking two days in a row off from running I felt like a newbie and just a bit awkward running for a while this morning. Turned out to be a good run for me. 1st mile just under 8 mins. Then 4.75 miles at 6:47 pace. Only 75 degrees this morning. Yesterday was only 2 degrees below our record high. Index was around 106-109. Sweet!!
Have good and safe runs today. Hydrate
Ribs, in my thoughts for a speedy recovery for the Saint.
I did 5.25 miles at my best guess of steady state pace. Not much I can say about that except it puts me on track for my goal of slowly ramping up the miles (18 miles this week hopefully). Horribly boring schedule, but I think it is good for me.
Yep, KS, north austin, far from any running trails unfortunately.Awesome workout KS. It sounds like you are getting ready for a race... the freedom 5k in austin by any chance?
I will unfortunately not be there...Just not ready yet to hit the road...
The core work and stretching is helping, I feel, Spareribs. Though yesterday I felt the hip all day while just walking, which was a bit of a let down. The advice I've gotten is to continue to run (though half the miles I was running before, which is pretty much what I'm doing) stretch a lot and see how the running and hips feels. I hope that your friend,The Sain, is feeling better.
No workouts at all yesterday...I didn't even walk the dog. On top of that I pigged out on Chinese food (a rare treat) at my husband's behest (though I can't blame him that's for sure). I was all for it.
Today I wasn't going to run but the swim team was practicing. So, I spin cycled for about 11 miles (30 minutes), and then ran on the TM for about 3.75 miles, and walked another mile. I had taken Advil so didn't feel a thing. Still I didn't want to run much further than that. I don't want to take Advil habitually but I will take it for a while if I can run without pain. That felt like a pretty good workout, and since the swim team was still practicing when I finished, I called it a day after the core and stretches. I'm finally making good use of my fitness club. It's in the mid-80s here and climbing.
Bob - slow and boring is the way to start getting back in shape. My race is a local 4 mi on the 4th. It's our second largest short race and very competitive in the masters' division. I could be 1st or 8th depending on the day. I'll be moving my daughter to S.A. on the 17th but I can't find a race in S.A. or austin on the 18th.
Sierra - sorry your having so much trouble. When you said you were on the spin cycle I immediately thought about Ribz new washing maching motor. You are getting him all revved up!!
Hi ya Fred. Hi ya Simon
Welcome, Bob.
June 23 - 1 mile warmup, 7 miles @ tempo, 3 mile warmdown, 66F and 87%
June 24 - 7 miles easy, 70F and 89%
June 25 - 2 mile warmup, 1 mile @ VO2Max, 75F and 83%
June 26 - 7 miles easy, 71F and 89%
Saturday - 14 miles easy, 60F
Sunday - 7 miles easy, 73F and 69%, burnt
Monday - 8 miles easy, 68F, burnt
Tuesday - 8 miles easy, 61F and light rain.
Lauren, when I had 2 bones fusing together in my foot in 82, I ran in the shallow end of an outdoor pool. It seemed
to help. I also biked in an altitude simulator to keep the stress on my body. Physio was ultrasound, DMSO and
cortisone. After a couple of months, I ran low mileage @ tempo every day.
The injury helped me discover another way of training.
Thanks Sierra. The Saint is my wife, and she picked up that nickname because she has to put up with me, which she seems to do with good grace. Also, I am glad the exercises seem to be helping. This morning when I was doing my set at the Y, a woman working next to me commented on it. She works for the PT who gave the exercises to me and when I told her the core set helped with my glute/piriformis problems she said the same thing I said to you. "When you feel the muscle begin to fatigue, you know you are strengthening it."
I did just 3 slow recovery yesterday but I think I was tired of the heat, rather than from Sunday's race where I didn't work very hard. Today I did 6 on a very hot outdoor track and then one mile in the air conditioned Y, which was a pleasure, so 7 in all today. Spareribs
Bob the Nerd and others, it's now July. Go here: http://community.active.com/thread/68468/july-50-plus-training-and-racing/0/0
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Trevor Belicek pitched a solid seven innings, and the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team got all the offense it needed in the first inning of a 3-1 victory over McNeese State on Saturday night at Chapman Field. The Islanders improved to 12-8 in Southland play with the win to keep pace with the rest of the conference.
Zach Taylor and Jordan Lee each had two hits for the Islanders offensively. Belicek improved to 8-1 with the victory, while Jacob Dorris collected his 11th save with a perfect ninth inning.
Bryce Kingsley pitched eight strong innings for McNeese, scattering nine hits and allowing just one earned run, falling to 6-5 with the tough-luck loss. Each of the nine hitters for the Cowboys had a solitary base hit in a losing effort.
Early on, it didn't appear as if it would be such a pitcher's duel. McNeese came out aggressively against Belicek, with Reed Gordy starting the rally with a one-out triple to deep right center. Michael Sullivan followed with a single to bring home Gordy and give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
But the Islanders came right back with a three-spot in the bottom of the frame. Taylor started it with a bang, ripping the first pitch he saw for a triple to deep right center. Cody Stephens followed with a walk, and then Eric Weiss dribbled a grounder to deep second. Klouser tried to touch the bag at second, but Stephens beat him there and then the McNeese second baseman threw it away, sending the runners to second and third with nobody out. Johnathan Gonzales followed with a sac fly, and then Brad Porras added an RBI groundout to make it 3-1.
But from there on, it was all zeroes on the scoreboard. In the top of the second, though, McNeese made it look like it might be a short outing for Belicek. The sophomore got the first two Cowboys with ease, but three straight singles loaded the bases with two down. Belicek rebounded to retire Gordy on a popout to short to end the inning, however. The Cowboys amassed six hits in the first two frames off the southpaw.
At that point, both pitchers took over. The Islanders threatened in the bottom of the fourth, with Lee and Stafford Brantley each singling to put two on and one out, but Kingsley got Russell Vaughan on strikes and Taylor grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning. McNeese got a pair of runners on in both the sixth and the seventh, but both times Belicek was able to emerge unscathed.
The Islanders went to O'Shea Dumes out of the pen in the eighth, and he posted a strong outing, working around a two-out walk to hand it over to Dorris. The righty got a pair of easy groundouts to start the ninth, then the game ended on a sparkling play by Taylor, as he went deep in the hole and used a jump throw to gun down Gordy at first to end the ballgame. The game took just 1:48 to complete.
The two teams will finish off their three-game series on Sunday at Chapman Field. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch, as Matt Danton will get the ball for A&M – Corpus Christi. Jason Gibson is the projected starter for the Cowboys. Live stats and video will be available on GoIslanders.com, and updates will be provided throughout the game on Twitter (@CorpusBaseball).


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The Cougars (24-11, 13-6) won their third game in a row and tallied double digits in hits for the third straight game. Samford fell to 20-14 and 9-7 in the Southern Conference. The victory was also the first Friday win in a SoCon series for the Cougars in the last three weeks.
Redshirt-sophomore Daniel Aldrich continued his hot streak with a 2-for-4 day at the plate, tying his career high with three runs scored. Aldrich slapped a double and a triple, his team-best fifth three-bagger of the season. Aldrich also made several dynamic plays in right field to help the defensive cause.
Josh Renfro (5-3) picked up the win for CofC with 5.0 IP, allowing three runs, two earned, and striking out three batters against five hits. Senior Nick Osterman pitched three outstanding innings, allowing just one Bulldog hit and one unearned run, to get the game to the Cougar closer David Peterson in the ninth inning.
Junior Bradley Goodson drove in Aldrich twice as he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Marty Gantt tallied one hit and two walks with an RBI and a run in his second straight game in the leadoff spot.
Samford got on the board first in the top of the second inning, scoring two runs on two hits, including a triple from C.K. Irby. However, College of Charleston responded at the bottom of the inning as the Cougars took advantage of two Samford errors and Rob Harding hit an RBI double to tie the score at two.
"Even though it was early, that was the turning point of the game," said head coach Monte Lee. "We needed to respond after falling behind 2-0. We scored two and started chipping away. We had a lot of two-out RBIs and two-strike hits. Daniel Aldrich was the MVP of the game for us."
The Cougars scored two runs in the fourth inning as Aldrich led off the inning with a triple to center and scored on a single from Goodson. Base hits from Brandon Glazer and Gunnar Heidt loaded the bases for Marty Gantt who walked in a run to put the Cougars up 4-2.
Samford rallied to get one run back in the fifth after an error on Renfro in the beginning of the inning, but the Aldrich-Goodson combination worked again in the bottom half of the frame as Aldrich doubled and Goodson drove him in to put the margin at 5-3.
Tyler Jackson picked up an RBI double in the sixth and Cody Martin scored on an error by Samford's catcher in the eighth inning to put the final margin at 7-3. Peterson came in and closed out the ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Samford's Charles Basford (5-1) picked up the loss for the Bulldogs, his first of the season. Basford went 5.2 IP, allowing nine hits and six runs, four earned. Irby went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and a run, and Saxon Butler and Tommy Corbin each notched RBIs.
College of Charleston's Christian Powell will face off against Samford's Josh Martin in tomorrow's 3 p.m. game at Patriots Point. Immediately following the game, the Cougars will be "shaving heads and saving lives" as part of the St. Baldrick's charity for cancer research.


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LA City Council to Vote on Citizens United Declaration
Los Angeles could become the latest and largest city to inveigh against Citizens United, the 2010 landmark Supreme Court decision that loosened restrictions on corporate campaign giving.
The L.A. City Council is set vote on a resolution Tuesday that calls on Congress to topple the case with an amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishing that only living persons, not corporations, are endowed with constitutional rights and that money is not the same as free speech, according to a statement from the group MoveToAmend.org, which, as its name suggests, is geared to that aim.
The resolution before the council cites Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black's 1938 dissenting opinion in Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Johnson, in which he stated "I do not believe the word 'person' in the Fourteenth Amendment includes corporations."
The resolution also states that the Citizens United decision "supersedes state and local efforts to regulate corporate activity in their elections."
As Law Blog noted last month, Sen. Tom Udall (D., N.M.) proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision. Other cities around the country, such as Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin, Missoula, Montana, and Bolder, Colorado, have passed measures calling for such an amendment.
Across the ideological divide, the movement to upend Citizens United is being painted as an effort to restrict free speech. "The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission promises to unleash the electoral fury of America's small businesses and citizens groups," according to The New American, which describes itself as a "news source for freedom-loving Americans."
Nevertheless, the text of the proposed amendment to the Constitution says: "Nothing contained in this amendment shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press," as noted by NeonTommy.com, a website sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California.
The resolution before the L.A. council not only aims to reverse Citizens United, but also Buckley v. Valeo, the 1976 Supreme Court decision that held that money is speech.
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VICTORVILLE — The Burroughs boys freshman basketball team lost 55-47 to Silverado Wednesday in Victorville.
The Burros finished the first quarter down 18-12 to the Hawks. BHS Coach Drew Mabey said that his team was a little out of rhythm for the entire first quarter.
"We were kind of just scratching together a few points here and there, but weren't really getting great shots," Maybe said. "Unfortunately, we only scored two points in the second quarter. We had a ton of great shot opportunities, but the shots just didn't fall for us. We couldn't buy a bucket in the second quarter."
At halftime, the Burros trailed 33-14.
"We made a few adjustments during halftime and the kids came out on fire in the third quarter," Maybe said. "Our defensive intensity stepped up, we started penetrating and passing to our shooters better. Everything just kind of came together for us in the third quarter."
The Burros outscored the Hawks 19-7 in the third frame and were only down seven at the start of the fourth.
"We kept the momentum going and we were within three points of them during the middle of the fourth quarter," Mabey said. "After that, we had a couple mental errors and the game ended up just out of reach. We had a really poor showing in the first half, but I am really proud of the how the boys fought back from 19 points down to make a game out of it. We are starting to come together as a team and we are finding out how to play good basketball with each other. I think that this loss will only motivate our boys to get better."
Kyle Felix had 25 points, five rebounds and five blocks with only one turnover. Will Christman had 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists but also had 11 turnovers. Brandon Ames led the team in rebounding. He had 12 rebounds with nine of those rebounds on the offensive end of the floor. Mehki Ayers added nine rebounds.
The Burros play Victor Valley today to round out the first round of Desert Sky League play.
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Despite loss in state playoffs, Wolcott's future looks bright
WOLCOTT — Moments after the Wolcott High football team's 32-14 season-ending loss to Montville, second-year coach Jason Pace wasn't ready to talk about the future.
Rather, he wanted to talk about his 17 seniors, led by co-captains Mike Nicol and Jim Nelson, and the standard they set for the underclassmen in this rising program, which has gone 17-6 overall the past two seasons and advanced to the CIAC Class M postseason twice.
Less than 12 hours later, Pace was asked again about the prospects for 2013 and got excited as he considering the team's potential.
As a foundation, there are three juniors on the offensive line, right tackle Tom Longo, right offensive guard Tyler Staples and center Zachary Burksa.
"It's real nice to know we'll have that kind of experience coming back next season," said Pace. "All three have played just about every down this season and that experience will be invaluable as we go forward. They will take control and be leaders of the team.
"Longo's improvement has been dramatic, and next year I will look to him to anchor the line," said Pace. "Staples can play either side of the line and also center and is more than willing to always do what's best for the team ... Burksa, I think, is 5-foot-8, 155 pounds, and he's mostly going against nose tackles who weigh 280 to 290 pounds like (Montville's Jacob Basilica, who goes 6-4, 295). But that doesn't bother him. He'll fight until the end and won't back down to anyone. All week in practice, he said, 'Coach, I'll be fine.' He plays with such confidence. That showed against Montville when you are playing against a player (Basilica) of that level."
Staying on the offensive side of the ball, sophomore Jason Pelletier (four receptions, 46 yards vs. Montville) and junior Jayson Matos (three receptions, 74 yards vs. Montville) were dependable all season.
"Pelletier has made catches I've never seen before, and I'm excited about him in the future," said Pace. "He's so focused and such a student of the game. Jason is the sophomore class president and a Top 10 student. He excels in the classroom and his smarts carry over onto the field."
Matos made an acrobatic catch Wednesday with a fully extended dive late in the first half along the sideline.
"Jayson is such an amazing athlete with great hands," said Pace. "When he is on the field, he's in a zone and is so determined."
The backfield will also be strong with junior tailback Joe Lynch, who scored the first of two touchdowns for the Eagles against Montville and finished the season with 861 rushing yards and 14 TDs.
Lynch, who had transferred from Holy Cross, was slowed by a heel injury sustained against the Crusaders on Thanksgiving.
"Joe is a great kid. We were fortunate to have him; he was a big part of our offense and will be again next year," added Pace.
Also expected to play a key role is freshman Nathan Filippone, who played on special teams against Montville.
"Nathan has tremendous speed and he's only going to get bigger and stronger and he cam play multiple positions, which will be very valuable," said Pace.
Sophomore Vincent Gambino will succeed Nicol at quarterback. He had spot duty all year and saw action on special teams and kick returns Wednesday.
"We are fully confident in Vincent's abilities and he's done everything we ask of him; he'll be our starting guy," said Pace. "He has a very good throwing arm and moves well in the pocket."
On the defensive side, all three starting linebackers will be back, sophomore Nicholas Rinaldi, junior Dan Catania and Matos.
"Rinaldi brings a toughness and he never wants to come out of a game," said Pace. "Catania (who had a fumble recovery vs. Montville) has a real nose for the ball. He seems to be on every tackle ... Matos has a steady motor and never stops. When we blitz, that's when he's at his best."
Sophomore linebacker Sean Brooks was expected to see spot duty in the playoff game, but injured his quadriceps muscle late in the season and was sidelined the past two games.
"We know that Sean will put in the time in the off-season and be back on the field next season," added Pace.
Kickoff specialist Joseph Keeley, a junior who booted 42 PAT kicks, will be back for his third season in that role.
"Joe made tremendous strides his year and has been consistent. We'll be working with him on his field-goal potential for next season," said Pace.
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Many share blame in Steubenville case
March 20, 2013
The Steubenville, Ohio, rape case that ended Sunday with the conviction of two Steubenville High School football players is a tragedy for everyone concerned....
You can replace the city and football team name with a lot of college town names and see it happening all the time. Being good at sports shouldn't allow anyone to be excused from doing right and following the same rules as the rest of us. By allowing that, we encourage it in our youth.
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Esther, behavior modification based medications are not capable of solving problems or curing anything. They only dull the symptoms-for the time being. Wheither you believe me or not-although the medication seems to be working for this kid-that will change. As his body grows his dosage will have to be uppede, upped and upped-once he builds up a tolerance to it. I wish you luck-but I know exactly where this is headed.
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janeeyre1: I don't know what meds have to do with this story, but since you bring it up....I know a child who was failing almost everything in school, was diagnosed with ADHD, began taking meds, and now brings home papers with As and 100%s on them. Prior to this I was vehemently against these meds. Now I see what they can do.
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At least the defendant's didn't try to blame the meds they were taking on their actions. Here's another glowing testimonial on why we should question giving kids behavior-based meds-and the fact that they can have tragic consequences.
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Well said. I have only one criticism. You say the victim was "sexually molested." Not so. This young woman was brutally raped repeatedly.
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2010 (Sophomore): Played in 32 games with 21 starts and hit .338 as a sophomore for the Islanders…in 65 at-bats, hit five doubles, one triple, three home runs and recorded 18 RBI…had a slugging percentage of .565…scored 17 runs and drew five walks…had a season-high three RBI against both Southern (2/20) and Prairie View A&M (4/13).
2009 (Freshman): Started 37 games during the season while appearing in a total of 41 on the year...hitfour doubles and drew nine walks...drove in eight run while scoring 14 on 14 hits...had seven sacrifice hits and one hit-by-pitch...recorded 38 putouts and 104 assists while playing the majority of games at third base.
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Siesta Key's beach is ranked second on a list of the top 10 beaches in the U.S., and No. 16 on the top 25 beaches in world, the popular travel website stated Wednesday.
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5.195The significance of Himmler's agenda, according to the Defendants, when considered in the light of the note to Muller and the setting up of a camp for well-to-do Jews, is that it reveals him discussing with Hitler the liquidation or extermination of large number of French Jews. The contrast between the fate of the French Jews who are to kept healthy and alive and the remainder is obvious, say the Defendants.
5.196The Defendants criticise Irving for his treatment of the note in Hitler's War (1977 edition) where Irving translates abschaffen as "to remove", which the Defendants allege misrepresents the true significance of the note. In the 1991 edition abschaffen is translated as "to extract" and the reference to setting up a camp for well-to-do French Jews has disappeared in order, claim the Defendants, to remove the highly significant contrast between their treatment and that awaiting the deported French Jews.


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One of the major perks of starting our Entertaining With series is having an excuse to meet some of the cool, creative people I've admired from afar. Actually sitting down with them in their homes and getting the inside scoop on their secrets to savvy entertaining is more fun than I could have imagined. And today's subject, Elizabeth Winslow, is definitely no exception. As co-founder of Farmhouse Delivery, Elizabeth has developed a cult following of fresh food fanatics who anxiously await their weekly deliveries of beautiful, seasonal produce from local farms. It's an amazing concept that's taken hold among the many who share Elizabeth's passion to eat in season, support family farms and feel a connection with their food and where it came from. And to help Farmhouse recipients make the most of all that bounty, she shares the most mouthwatering recipes on the company's blog, Farmhouse Table. (Trust me, you're going to want to make everything.) Elizabeth brings this same sense of inclusiveness and connection to the way she entertains at home, and I knew from the moment I stepped through the doors of her gorgeous West Austin home, she's mastered the art of making guests feel welcome. Her decor combines just enough family photos, vintage records and treasures picked up from trips to Marfa and Mexico to feel lived in yet totally uncluttered, and I can imagine some pretty amazing parties being thrown in her living room with the massive french doors thrown open to the courtyard pool. Click through for the gorgeous images shot by Chelsea Fullerton and so many great entertaining tips from Elizabeth…