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ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
About the Book
A laugh-out-loud funny, surprisingly romantic, zombie road trip novel filled with heart—and brains. Eat, Brains, Love is perfect for fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies.
The good news: Jake's dream girl, Amanda Blake, finally knows his name.
The bad news: it's because they both contracted a mysterious zombie virus and devoured the brains of half their senior class. Now Jake and Amanda are on the run from Cass, a teen psychic sent by the government's top-secret Necrotic Control Division to track them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends and set off in search of a cure for the zombie virus, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own—one that will lead all three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
Of all the recommendations on that stupid career aptitude test, not one of them was "undead fugitive."
Jake is a slacker burnout whose idea of the perfect last night on Earth is playing video games in his basement.
Amanda is the most popular girl in school, who doesn't even know Jake's name.
Cass is the teen psychic sent by the government to hunt them down.
Until last week, Jake, Amanda, and Cass had no reason to think their lives would ever intersect. But that was before Jake and Amanda contracted a mysterious zombie virus, devoured half their senior class, and took off for Iowa in search of a cure. As the two of them grapple with the existential guilt of eating their best friends (and their growing attraction to each other), Cass struggles with a psychic dilemma of her own—one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.
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Critical Praise
"One hell of a road trip … funny, gross and scary in equal, alternating measures. Readers will be slavering for the sequel." — Kirkus Reviews
"Debut author Hart brings a sympathetic voice to the zombie phenomenon in this offbeat adventure … with touches of humor and teenage self-awareness." — Publishers Weekly
"Hart's action-packed plot is full of suspense and humor. A captivating first installment that leaves fans eagerly awaiting its sequel." — School Library Journal
"Features characters shambling toward personal identity in sweet, funny, and incisive ways. Zombie fans will find this debut full of (undead) heart." — Booklist
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 10/01/2013
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.793 in (d)
- Pages: 352
- List Price: 9.99 USD
- BISAC1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror
- BISAC2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- BISAC3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General

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The answer to the question is, I'm afraid, rather dull. Because like everyone else I know that's involved in comedy, you start out by doing it for free and keep doing it until someone pays you. (Fingers crossed, that'll be happening for me some day soon.)
That's it. There aren't really any short cuts. People always want short cuts. New acts often want to know how to get an agent. The chances are that any act asking how to get an agent doesn't really need an agent. And when they're at a stage where an agent can help them, they'll find there are agents there offering to help. That's how it works.
I feel like an old man typing this. But I was once a 19 year old stand-up who thought he needed an agent. I was wrong. I didn't. Not when I'd done so few gigs.
The only things you need to do at that stage are to write and to perform. As much as you can. And the places you'll be performing at aren't the kind of places that deal with agents. Or rather, they aren't the kind of places that agents want to deal with.
And the kind of places that agents do deal with aren't interested in you because you're not ready for them. So add a third thing to the list: write, perform and spend time on the phone looking for opportunities to perform. Be your own agent. That's pretty much the only advice you can give someone who's starting out. Work as much as you can. You get better. And as you get better, other things will come to you. (Fingers crossed, that'll be happening for me some day soon.)
I apologise for the avuncular, old-man tone of this blog. You didn't ask for advice and it's arrogant to assume anyone would just roll up here looking for it. It was prompted by something I saw on twitter yesterday. Like I say, people always want shortcuts.
It started when I received a tweet last night from @TheFunnyWhale. The tweet said, "u guys gotta book @TheNickyParis. 19 yr old comic in nyc who is BLOWING UP he's done a bunch of radio interviews check his page."
It seemed kind of odd. It piqued my interest. But not so much my interest in Nicky Paris. I looked up @TheFunnyWhale.
The account described itself as "promoting the funniest people on twitter." Uh huh. I wasn't sure if that meant they were working for some comedians or were just someone trying to help out people they'd seen and liked? Their last twelve or more tweets had all been sent to people who host radio shows and all said the exact same thing so it was obvious they were pretty keen on this Nicky Paris guy. But what about the tweets before that? Who else had they been tweeting about? Who else had they deemed worth promoting? There were hundreds and hundreds of tweets. With identical words. Each and every one said, "FOLLOW 1 OF THE BEST Comedians on twitter my pal @THENICKYPARIS u'll LOVE his tweets! ILL FOLLOW U! Tweets are perfect 4 RT"
That was it. 600 tweets telling people to follow Nicky Paris and a dozen or so telling radio shows to book him. And no other tweets. Wow. It seemed fairly obvious that Nicky Paris was tweeting as TheFunnyWhale. Which made me chuckle. I tweeted back:
TheFunnyWhale didn't seem to like the insinuation. They replied that they went to school with him, were a big fan of his and had no other connection to him.
At which point they told me I was being rude and blocked me.
Now at this stage it might look like I was being a bit of a bully. He's obviously just a 19 year old kid, looking for a short cut and creating a separate account to shill for him might have seemed like a good idea. It's no biggie. There's no need to give him a hard time. Pfft. I was only teasing him.
But it turns out there's more. Lots more.
And these aren't the only ones. As well as TheFunnyMouse1, TheFunnyLips, TheFunnyCupcake, TheFunnyDiamond and TheFunnyPeanut There's also TheFunnyCoconut, TheFunnyMustach, TheFunnyWitch, TheFunnyCamera, TheFunnyHeart, TheFunnyFrog1, TheFunnyDuck1, TheFunnyHouse, TheFunnyShrimp, TheFunnyCherry, TheFunnyDragon, TheFunnyTooth, TheFunnyCheetah, TheFunnyCroc, TheFunnyCake, TheFunnyKitty, TheFunnyBaby and more. Many, many more. There are loads of similarly named accounts all tweeting the same thing over and over and over and over. They get closed down occasionally, but new accounts get created and so it goes on. And on. And on and on and on.
I can't think of a worse way to promote comedy. He might be brilliant. He might be shit. Comedy is always a matter of taste and I'm on side with anyone who gets on stage and gives it a fair go.
But spam is, in its nature, insincere. Spam is dishonest. These are qualities that destroy comedy. Comedy thrives on sincerity and honesty. Spam tries to con us. Spam is used to sell dodgy goods. It's used by people who claim they're selling insurance/high-end-watches/mortgages/medicines/porn but are actually doing no such thing. Smart people learn to spot spam and they don't trust it.
If there's one thing worse than a comedian tweeting "Follow me, I'm the best!" it's surely one who pays others to tweet it for him. I do wish Nicky Paris a bright future. I suspect that's more likely to happen when he stops looking for the short cut.
FEB 11. EDIT TO ADD THE FOLLOWING: The comments section on this post has been fascinating. Thanks to everyone who's contributed. One of the things that Nicky's supporters, Alexes and Kristy (who might well be Nicky - but you never know) offer as evidence for the defence, so to speak, is that Nicky gets retweeted a lot. I'm not sure how that makes spamming okay... but I think the argument is that the spam works and the RTs are proof that people like him.
So I'm indebted to one correspondent (who wishes to be anonymous) who's been in touch to point out the connection between Princess_Peach7 and the hero of our piece, the spammer.
As the picture shows, it seems there's a whole lot more self-interest behind those RTs than there is love for Nicky.


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Rafael Mandelman was elected to the Board of Trustees in November 2012. A practicing attorney with the firm of Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Trustee Mandelman primarily represents local governments and nonprofit housing developers in matters related to land use, real estate, economic development and affordable housing.
Trustee Mandelman has been active on a variety of public and nonprofit boards, having served as a commissioner on San Francisco's Building Inspection Commission and Board of Appeals, a member of the Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Council and past president of the Board of Directors of Livable City. He currently serves as Board Co-Chair at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center. A past president of the Noe Valley and Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Clubs, Trustee Mandelman has been an elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee since 2006.
Trustee Mandelman grew up in San Francisco, attending Lick-Wilmerding High School prior to earning a B.A. in History from Yale College, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law.
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Major in African American Studies
Offered by the Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences
Download a fact sheet about SLU's undergraduate African American Studies degree.
Saint Louis University African American Studies Degree OverviewStudents who major in African American studies at Saint Louis University develop new ways of conceptualizing issues related to race and culture. If you pursue this major, you will learn about the cultures and histories of people of African heritage, both in the U.S. and throughout the African diaspora. This interdisciplinary program of study also complements many other majors offered at SLU, including degrees in communication, marketing, political science, psychology and social work.
In addition, SLU's African American studies program offers special academic opportunities such as internships or field service projects in African American communities.
What You'll Learn in SLU's African American Studies Program
Students completing SLU's African American studies major take five core courses to help them develop an understanding of the African diaspora, as well as its impact on contemporary African-American communities.
Undergradute African-American studies courses at SLU include:
- Intergroup Dialogue: Black Male Identity
- African American Religious Traditions
- Spiritual Motown & Hip Hop, African American Social History in Music
- Radical Art/Work: The Black Arts Movement from 1960s to 1970s
- Psychology of Oppression
What Can You Do With a Degree in African American Studies from SLU?Students who major in African American studies at SLU will be prepared to work in careers that design policy for, and on behalf of, African Americans, as well as and implement such programs. Career fields for SLU graduates with an African American Studies degree include:
- Academics
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- Business
- Community Planning
- Community Relations
- Creative Writing
- Health Administration
- Journalism
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- Psychology
- Sociology
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Tahoe Mountain Club to host open house
Tahoe Mountain Club offers a complete mountain experience for individuals, couples and families to enjoy amenities from Truckee to Northstar to Lake Tahoe. Prospective members and guests are invited to a Membership Open House on Nov. 24, 4-6 p.m.
Join Tahoe Mountain Club and fellow Tahoe lifestyle enthusiasts at Tahoe Mountain Club's Alpine Club located in the Village at Northstar for a complimentary evening of wine, appetizers and raffle prizes. Child-friendly activities will be provided. Guests are also encouraged to take advantage of 2012 pricing before membership fees increase in January 2013.
For more information on membership and amenities at Tahoe Mountain Club visit www.tahoemountainclub.com or call 530-550-5088. Follow Old Greenwood and The Golf Club at Gray's Crossing on Facebook.
Tahoe Donner slated to open Cross Country Ski Center for snowshoeing
The cross country ski center is set to open on Thursday, Nov. 22, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., for snowshoeing only. Conditions permitting, scheduled hours will be 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday through Sunday, for the rest of the holiday week. Current trail conditions offer thin coverage in the lower elevations to good coverage in higher elevations.
The Alder Creek Cafe will be open and serving hot chili, sandwiches, muffins, and coffee, plus additional items. Stop by for a visit, meet the new cross country ski center manager, Sally Jones, and learn about upcoming winter events.
The retail shop is stocked with new gear for the season, and we will be offering 20 percent off for Tahoe Donner Members and 10 percent off purchases for the general public this weekend.
Snowshoe rentals will be available at the base lodge. Full-day rates are $23 for adults and $14 for children. Two-hour rentals from 1-3 p.m. are $19 for adults and $11 for children. Trail access will be free with snowshoe rentals. Trail passes are $5 for guests with their own snowshoes.
Visit www.tahoedonner.com.
Free "Show and Smell" evening announced
Your presenter Rachel Flower, founder of the Senssoma Institute, provides training for holistic practitioners. A fun free evening "Show and Smell" will be held Sunday, Nov. 25, 4-6 p.m. Feast your senses and get lots of great ideas for holiday gifts too with light refreshment served. Apply and breathe healing oils, discover women's wellness and essential oils. Enjoy a live demo of the aromatouch technique, a wonderful treat for loved ones, or clients if you're a health practitioner or massage therapist. Relieve stress, ease pain, boost immunity, sleep well, regain beautiful skin, energy ... and more! Hosted by Change From the Inside Out Coach, Colleen Jackson, The Levon Professional Building, 10833 Donner Pass Road, Ste. 201, Truckee (use rear entrance, left at top of stairs, last door). Space is limited, RSVP to receive a free sample bottle of Wild Orange Oil to Colleen 530-308-5053.
TDPUD gives away free energy-saving LED holiday lights to customers
With snow falling and temperatures dropping, the holiday season is upon us. This year the Truckee Donner Public Utility District will again swap out old holiday lights for free energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) holiday lights at the Truckee Donner Public Utility District. The swap-out begins on Monday, Nov. 26 at the TDPUD office located at 11570 Donner Pass Road.
Customers are asked to bring in a copy of their TDPUD electric bill along with up to three strands of old incandescent holiday lights and the TDPUD will replace them with your choice of up to three 20-foot white or multicolor LED lights. These energy-efficient holiday lights save up to 98 percent on energy costs versus the old-style incandescent lights.
Part of the TDPUD's mandate is to reduce energy consumption, and the LED holiday lights help to reach that goal. "Our customers have really embraced this program and they are saving energy and money while lighting up the holiday spirit," said General Manager Michael Holley. "LED lighting technology is becoming increasingly important as this next generation of lighting moves into the market."
This year's LED Holiday Light Exchange program also includes other free light bulbs (CFL's) and information on the district's energy and water savings programs. Customers should visit the TDPUD soon; the LED Holiday Light Exchange program is only available while supplies last. For more information call 530-582-3931 or visit www.tdpud.org
Squaw Valley Property Owners Fall Mixer, Dec. 1
The Squaw Valley Property Owners Association is having its annual Fall Mixer on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Resort at Squaw Creek. Guest speakers are Jennifer Montgomery, Placer County Supervisor, and Alex Fisch, the county planner responsible for over seeing the Squaw Valley village development. Jennifer will discuss the SV Village Development Plan from a supervisor's point of view. Alex Fitsch will present the steps involved in the implementation of the development. Specifically, Alex will address: Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the project; environmental review process; initial concerns/issues identified by staff to be addressed through the environmental review process; receipt of comments from the public on the Notice of Preparation and any general comments on the overall project.
Jennifer announced that comments or concerns which might be addressed during the gathering will be included in the general public comments on the NOP.
Both Jennifer and Alex are pleased to reach an audience who typically cannot attend the MAC (Municipal Advisory Council) meetings, held during the week in Squaw Valley, when updates to the development are regularly presented. Chevis Hosea, senior vice president of the development of Squaw Valley Real Estate, will also be available.
For attendees who wish to make dinner plans after the gathering, a 10 percent discount at any Resort restaurant has been offered by the Resort. Also Graham's has offered a $50 fixed-price menu, which includes tax and gratuities, for diners after the Mixer ends. Dinner reservations need to be made by participants.
Members and non-members are encouraged to come to the event to learn more about the Squaw Valley Village Development. There will be no cost for SVPOA members. The cost for non-members is $10. A social hour, with no-host bar, will be from 5-6 p.m. Jennifer's and Alex's presentations will be from 6-7 p.m. For more information visit www.squawvalleypoa.org.
Soroptimist See's Candy Sales
Need some sweets for a lucky person on your holiday list? Looking for easy stocking stuffers for family, co-workers and friends? The holidays are here and the members of Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner are once again selling See's Candies. The last day to order is Monday, Nov. 26. All candy will arrive before the Christmas holiday. Contact your local Soroptimist member or Nancy Davis at email@example.com.
For more information about Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner, contact President Noel Trim at email@example.com.
Cabin Fever and Truckee Jazz Band to perform holiday music
The group will perform holiday music in downtown Truckee weekends and some weekdays about noon-3 p.m. weather permitting, through the New Year. Donations will go toward the Truckee High School Jazz Band.
Truckee High School Project Graduation TV raffle announced
Win a 51" Samsung Flat Screen HDTV and help support a safe, supervised, and sober graduation night for the 2013 senior class.--
The prize was generously donated by Charlie and Nancy Riley, owners of the Truckee Sears Hometown Store. Purchase $10 tickets at Truckee Sears Hometown Store, Renewal Dermatology and Laser, Glow Salon, and Dickson Realty.
The drawing will be held Nov. 30, 2012 at the Downtown Truckee Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Truckee Train Station.
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20-7/8" Undermount Bathroom Sink with Overflow and SanaGloss®
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- Rear drain location increases area in the sink as well as storage underneath
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- Basin Width: 12-3/8" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
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Heritage month is a time for people to celebrate the culture from which they came. To celebrate heritage month, The Sertoma Club held an essay and poster contest. The poster winners were chosen for their artistic strength and the best portrayal of heritage. The essay theme was how to make the community a better place.
The top two essays will be posted here in the Plaindealer this week and next week. Here is the second place essay by sixth grade student Eve Anderson, Daughter of Norman and Shirley Anderson:
"A Better St. James"
St. James is an awesome city! But... it could be better.
One way St. James could be better is if we could organize a group of kids, called "Caring Kids." The group would go around town and visit with elderly people. They could visit with them, and play games with them. It would make our city a better place by giving kids a chance to meet new people and not have kids roaming around town getting into trouble.
Another way we can make our city better is with a youth center. It could offer a place for kids to get help with their homework after school, which would help them to get better grades and keep them off the streets, which would help make better citizens for our city.
A final way to make our city better is by fixing our streets. It would be easier and safer to drive on not only for cars and trucks, but also bikes, skateboards and roller blades.
That's my opinion on how to make our city a better place. If we all work together, we can change our city to even a better place to live.
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Haley is right to push for infrastructure improvements
Fix roads and bridges
Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 5:40 p.m.
Gov. Nikki Haley is correct in urging lawmakers to spend new money on fixing the state's roads and bridges. Doing so would not only help the state's economic future, it would also prevent further budget chaos in future years.
Over the past decade, the General Assembly has followed a predictable pattern. When times are good and state revenues are on the rise, lawmakers spend every dime the Board of Economic Advisors predicts the state will bring in. They save only what they are forced to by the state constitution.
They spend it all, and they spend it on new programs that have to be funded the next year and every year after that.
When times are hard and state revenues fall, they are forced by the state constitution, which requires a balanced budget, to cut spending. That task is made worse because of all the new spending programs they created during the budget surplus years. And, too often, they refuse to prioritize spending and resort to across-the-board cuts.
This behavior leads to a seesawing of state budgets that is hard on South Carolinians and state employees and results in ever-greater inefficiencies in state government.
Last year, when lawmakers were looking at a budget surplus of more than $913 million, this page urged them to spend the money on fixing the state's roads and bridges. They didn't. They spent it, and much of it went to ramp up the state's annual spending.
This year, the Board of Economic Advisors is estimating the state will again see some new money. This year, Gov. Haley is urging lawmakers to spend that money on roads and bridges rather than creating spending programs that demand more money every year.
Lawmakers should listen, but they aren't likely to do so. They all have their own spending priorities and pet projects they want to fund. Politicians like to start new programs they can claim as their legacies. They particularly like it when those programs later become named after them.
But the fiscal seesaw in this state needs to stop, and our roads and bridges are in desperate need of work. Thirteen percent of the bridges in South Carolina have been declared structurally deficient.
When budgets were lean in recent years, the state put off necessary road and bridge maintenance. Those needs didn't disappear. They piled up. South Carolina has an accumulation of needed infrastructure repairs and improvements. The longer we wait to address these needs, the bigger that pile will become.
Poor roads and bridges are a safety issue for South Carolinians, and as the governor pointed out, an obstacle to continued economic development. The state will not be able to continue to convince companies to move or expand their operations here if our roads and bridges are in disrepair.
Spending the new money on infrastructure would help the state fix one of its critical needs. It would create needed jobs for those who would do the work. And it would help stabilize the state budget.
Lawmakers should follow the governor's advice.
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The annual Hot Wheels races will take place at Salem Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb. 23. The event will begin at 6 p.m.
Hot dogs and chilli will be served.
The church is located two miles south of Missouri 19 on County Road F, Ralls County.
For information call (573) 221-5682.
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text: Big Bear City, CA, March 5, 2012, 8:00am - The Mountain Area Tea Party and K-BEAR have partnered to bring candidate debates to Big Bear Valley. Three debates have been scheduled and set for broadcast on April 24, May 1, and May 7 from 4 to 6pm. Mountain Area Tea Party Coordinator, Jim Weinheimer believes that due to legislative redistricting, the … [Read more...]


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A Minnesota man has been sentenced to three years probation for transporting illegal immigrants.
Juan Arrazolo of St. Peter also was sentenced in federal court Thursday to six months of home confinement and fined $2,000.
In his plea agreement, Arrazolo admitted that between October 2006 and October 2011, he transported two illegal immigrants from Texas to Minnesota to work in his business.
Prosecutors said Arrazolo's company, Poultry Service Management, provided workers for large corporate poultry farms in Minnesota and the surrounding area.
Arrazolo admitted that one of the individuals he transported was a citizen of Mexico, and that he knew the individual was not a U.S. citizen when he transported him from Texas to Minnesota.
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Fourth straight recent legal win for Gorham mill owner Lynn Tilton
An Ohio court today issued a directed verdict dismissing claims of fraud, interference with contract, abuse of process and civil conspiracy against Lynn Tilton, founder and CEO of Patriarch Partners, LLC, and certain affiliated entities.
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Lost and now found in the clutter of an overstuffed email inbox is this email from member Lou Mallory.
Wanted you all to see this and if you can find anything. You will note below I have sent them a message and also have sent them the article on the Clover Hill Community from Texas Handbook Online.
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From: Lou Mallory
To: email@example.com
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:56 AM
Subject: Thompson/Austin
As you will note, your inquiry was forwarded to me. I have discovered that Elder Blaylock was a pastor at one time at Clover Hill
Baptist Church northeast of Quitman. The community has all but become a ghost community. There was a community nearby called Pleasant Grove and the church members at Clover Hill may have joined the church at Pleasant Grove.
The only record of marriages that I know of here in Wood County are the county records of which you mention. Also a check was made of cemetery records and we did not find either of your great grandparents being buried here in the county.
I am going to send this inquiry to the Wood County Genealogical Society as they might possibly have some information on the Thompson genealogical line.
Lou Mallory, Chairman
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A year-long celebration of Leadership at Montana State University
Montana State University's Year of Engaged Leadership highlights the many events and activities of the university that help develop the leadership skills of students, faculty, staff and community members. The Year will run from Aug. 2013 to May 2014.
Often referred to simply as the Year, it will include a number of academic and non-academic programs. Events each month will focus on a single characteristic of leadership, including commitment to personal growth, listening, empathy, awareness, healing, foresight, conceptualization, stewardship, persuasion and building community.
The Year will kick off in September with the university's annual Freshman Convocation. The convocation speaker will be Yann Martel, author of the award-winning novel "Life of Pi," which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. The free, public event is set for Sept. 5 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
The Year will also feature a number of events, some familiar and some new, that will provide opportunities for students, faculty, staff and community members to hone their leadership skills. A few examples of these activities include a faculty-staff day of service in the community, alumni/student mentor brown bag discussions, and a leadership film series. The idea behind the Year is that every person has leadership qualities. The Year is intended to help draw out those qualities and, in the process, advance others.


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It worked fine for me yesterday when I first installed it without me having to do anything at all. UPnP was already set so it just ran immediately after installation showing my PS3 as foudn on the PC and
showing my PC drives on the PS3. I even streamed 720P HD MKV video with only one issue it was stretching the video vertically to full screen instead of showing the horizontal black bars on my HDTV 16:9
screen. I even ran video off two different laptops and both worked fine.
Today though I just cant get it to work either way on any of the laptops. Both dont detect my PS3 and my PS3 does not detect the media server on either computer.
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The Patriot Connectors will be meeting again Thursday August 9th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wallenpaupack High School. They have announced that Ms. Katy Abram will be coming from Lebanon, PA to speak to the group.
Ms. Abram will speak of the dangers of Obama Health Care exchanges in Pennsylvania and why stopping them is job number one for the citizens of the state.
She is Director of New Media and Communications in PA for the national organization Americans for Prosperity.
She states, "Are you ready to keep up the fight against Obamacare? The Supreme Court's decision on the President's healthcare law doesn't stop what we have to do to protect ourselves and our families from massive government overreach into our lives and our health care . We now have to fight back this law from taking effect here in the state. We can stop Obamacare from taking over Pennsylvania and our lives.
"Here are two things we can do right now. Join Patriot Connectors and Americans for Prosperity – Pennsylvania for a 'Hands off my Healthcare' event, Thursday, August 9th and come and sign a petition to Governor Corbett about health care in the state."
She goes on to say, "At a time when the Federal Government has abandoned us we must unite together to save our country. This event (the Patriot Connectors meeting) will not only solidify our dedication to our country and to the principles upon which it was founded but also supply participants with the knowledge they need to sustain our Republic."
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A former Welsh rugby international has applied for a super-injunction to prevent the world knowing about his secret attempt to raise a million pounds for a well-known charity by risking his life climbing up mountains and skiing to the poles.
Sources close to the player voiced concerns that attempts to reveal his identity via twitter, his personal website and internationally renowned intellectual chat site Gwlad, had been circulating since the start of the year and had begun to trickle slowly into the mainstream press.
The players' legal representative argued that revealing his client's identity and what he was up to presented a real danger that people would emerge from feeding at their celebrity infested news troughs and hear something useful and life-affirming, thus risking mental meltdowns and spontaneous combustions on an epic scale. There was also a significant risk that the player's efforts might also help the fight against cancer, and well, we can't have that can we?
The terms of the super-injunction mean that no-one is allowed to mention the super-injunction. The player involved and any teams he may have played for, plus any mountain he may have climbed, including – for the sake of argument – Mount Everest, do not and have never existed, and anyone currently alive or due to be alive from now until the rapture is required by law to stick their fingers in their ears and make a noise like 'blublublub' if they hear any mention of the thing that never happened – ask any current journalist for an expert demonstration of how this is done; they're ahead of the game on this.
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by Ryan Kennedy - January 5, 2012 10:40 AM UTC
A number of draft-eligible players are showcasing their skills at the international event, but who helped and who hurt their ranking?
Though the World Junior Championship is widely regarded as a tournament for 19-year-olds, this year in particular has featured some of the top draft eligible talent available for 2012.
by Ryan Kennedy - January 4, 2012 5:55 AM UTC
The two powerhouses reached the gold medal game after unfortunate luck and lackluster effort conspired against Canada and Finland.
For the two teams who fell in the semifinal of the World Junior Championship in Calgary, some very harsh "ifs" loom over their heads.
by Ryan Kennedy - January 3, 2012 1:09 PM UTC
While Russia squeaked by the Czech Republic in overtime, the Finns got past the Slovaks in a game all about offense.
In an unpredictable tournament, Calgary got a pair of dream semifinal games thanks to quarterfinal victories by Finland and Russia. The Finns now take on archrival Sweden, while Russia renews acquaintances with Canada.
by Ryan Kennedy - December 27, 2011 1:19 PM UTC
Both Minnesota and Florida have a bright future based on the talent playing in the WJC alone.
Of all the proud papas at the World Junior Championship this year, I'd have to think Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher and his Florida Panthers counterpart Dale Tallon have the most to brag about.
by Ryan Kennedy - December 14, 2011 1:05 PM UTC
There were a few surprise cuts and some interesting trends as Canada finalized its roster for the annual event.
Team Canada's world junior roster is now set and though there are always surprises, there is also obvious logic in the final choices. Let's break down the final cuts, shall we? Hockey Canada just doesn't love Ryan Murphy The Carolina Hurricanes first-rounder seemed to be a natural heir to WJC legend Ryan Ellis, who played a similar undersized dynamic offensive role on the blueline.
by Ryan Kennedy - December 7, 2011 1:20 PM UTC
Do politics play a role for certain countries when they choose their rosters for the world juniors? Let's hope not.
Someone always has to stay home. It's a fact of life a team can only have so many members and those talented enough to play outnumber the spots available.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 30, 2011 12:36 PM UTC
Canada will once again ice an imposing lineup at the annual junior tournament, but they'll also have a problem that's been familiar recently.
With the release of its preliminary camp roster for the World Junior Championship, Team Canada's architects can give themselves a pat on the back - just in time to feel the arrows coming from the pundits.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 28, 2011 12:10 PM UTC
With the Hurricanes struggling and showing no signs of turning a corner, the team had little choice but to dump its coach
Paul Maurice seems to have a certain shelf life as an NHL coach. Today in Carolina it expired. Maurice, who led the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup final in 2002, was fired and replaced by Kirk Muller, formerly an assistant with the Montreal Canadiens and the head coach of the American League's Milwaukee Admirals until the hiring this morning.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 25, 2011 10:20 AM UTC
The Penguins netminder has a way to go yet, but if he keeps on pace, he'll eventually pass his idol.
PITTSBURGH – Lost among the throngs of reporters proselytizing over Sidney Crosby's performance in his 2011-12 debut (and rightly so – I was doing it too) was the fact Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury posted a shutout in the 5-0 whitewashing of the New York Islanders.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 21, 2011 11:05 PM UTC
The Penguins captain fit in seamlessly in his return and the city of Pittsburgh welcomed him back.
PITTSBURGH - With less than six minutes ticked off the clock in his return to hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby charged down the right side, fended off New York Islanders defender Andrew MacDonald and roofed a backhand over rookie netminder Anders Nilsson.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 16, 2011 1:15 PM UTC
If you can't get at the player who wronged your team, why not grab a different partner to get your point across?
There has been a lot of talk lately about Boston's Milan Lucic running over Buffalo's star netminder Ryan Miller and the lack of reaction from the other Sabres on the ice at the time.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 9, 2011 3:35 PM UTC
Even the greatest players can have their images tarnished in their post-playing days - and sometimes it doesn't take all that much.
If you're of a certain generation, you may remember Pro Stars, the cartoon (and breakfast cereal, naturally) that combined the awesome powers of Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Bo Jackson as sporting superheroes who helped kids.


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MILTON — Join the Farm Museum on Saturday, Nov. 17 for an "Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving on the Farm," from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
New Hampshire has a special connection to Thanksgiving, as it was our own Sarah Josepha Hale, born on a farm in Newport, who after many years of letter writing, persuaded President Lincoln to declare the fourth Thursday in November a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1863, thereby establishing the national holiday.
Join the Farm Museum for homemade pumpkin pie, horse-drawn wagon rides through the fields, blacksmith demonstrations, visits with the farm animals, popcorn over the campfire and special living history farmhouse tours with costumed role players. Cost is $10 for adult and $5 for children, Museum members are $6/$3.
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A true queen of urban fantasy—the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular series featuring bounty hunter witch-turned-daywalking demon Rachel Morgan—the phenomenal Kim Harrison explores the Hollows more deeply than ever before in Into the Woods, her first collection of short stories.
Rachel is here, as are Jenks the pixie, elven tycoon Trent Kalamack, and an unholy host of vampires, demons, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other assorted supernatural beings, friends and foes.
Into the Woods combines original work, including a new Hollows novella, as well as all of Kim Harrison's previously published short fiction gathered together in one volume for the very first time. No true Hollows aficionado will want to pass this up—and readers of Laurell K. Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, and Jim Butcher; fans of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight novels and of paranormal romance superstars Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon, will be likewise enchanted.
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison ventures into the mysterious hidden lands of magic and mystery herself, in her first story collection. Into the Woods brings together an enchanting mix of fiction—half brand-new, never-before-published stories, and half tales from her beloved, bestselling Hollows.
This collection includes an original Hollows novella, "Million Dollar Baby," about Trent Kalamack's secret elven quest in Pale Demon, along with two original short stories ("Pet Shop Boys" and "Temson Woods") that explore just what happens when humanity and the supernatural collide, and two novelettes ("Spider Silk" and "Grace") set in new worlds of imagination and adventure. Plus Into the Woods includes all of the previously published Hollows short stories together in one volume for the very first time.
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"Hollows fans will be enthralled.....Harrison's talent for making supernaturals understandable, likable, and engaging is amply demonstrated in this strong collection." — Publishers Weekly on Into the Woods
"For the first time, all of Kim Harrison's shorter pieces are gathered together in one volume...A must read for Harrison fans." — Booklist on Into the Woods
"Whether exploring the backstory of Mia the banshee ("Dirty Magic") or trying out a different sort of supernatural creature (e.g., the dryad in "Temson Estates"), this collection should attract Harrison's sizable fan base." — Library Journal on Into the Woods
"I wouldn't miss a Kim Harrison book for anything." — Charlaine Harris
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September 13, 2006
A Columbia County woman says she paid contractors to landscape her yard, and they took off with her money.
A News 12 investigation finds this isn't the first time people say these contractors have taken off with their money.
Norma Custodio says the contractors asked for half the money up front, started the job, and now she's out over $40,000.
Now, she's taking them to court, and our investigation shows in the past ten years, thirteen other people have done the same.
Supplies left behind...projects unfinished. Norma Custodio says her back yard looks worse now than it did a year ago, before she paid contractor Joe Floyd thousands up front to make this a place where her child could play.
"They took advantage of us, and that breaks my heart," Custodio told News 12.
She tried to call him and reach him by mail, but no answer. Court records show Floyd moved five times in recent years, making it hard to find him. After months of silence, Norma contacted attorney Jason Troino to file a lawsuit.
"He showed up a couple of times, did a very small amount of work, and after a couple of weeks just disappeared."
We tried to contact Floyd as well. We saw someone peeking through the blinds, but no one came to answer the door.
Our investigation finds other claims in the past ten years totaling over $30,000. But court records show Floyd tried to file bankruptcy six times, and so far hasn't been required to pay a dime in old debts.
And Norma's problems don't stop here.
Court records show Steve Ericson, the second contractor she hired, has claims totaling over $50,000. Custodio says the roughly $30,000 she paid him didn't buy her much, and she wants her money back.
"We're shutting down," Ericson told News 12. "I'm reimbursing her for the money she spent, and that's about the end of it."
Norma says that like Floyd, Ericson went months without showing up...
"It was one excuse after another, and pretty soon the weeks turned into months, and that's how we got to this point."
For Norma, tens of thousands of dollars bought a back yard full of unfinished business.
The district attorney's office tells us there could be grounds for a criminal investigation. We gave Custodio their contact information yesterday afternoon.
We talked to another contractor today who says getting referrals is a good way to ensure you aren't scammed. Any contractor should keep you updated every other day, so if you don't hear anything, that could be a warning sign.
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by Tim Slade and Joanna Buggy
In four corners of the globe on four different days throughout the year, four violinists and a small ensemble of their musician friends come together to perform one of the most well loved pieces of music in the world; Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
by Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim
Abduction is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents's 30-year battle to bring her home.
Independent Lens
Afghanistan Unveiled
by Brigitte Brault
Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising film reveals the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghan women.
Global Voices, Independent Lens
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
by Alison Klayman
Ai Weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated Chinese artist of the modern era. At heart, he is a troublemaker with a serious agenda: to challenge the oppression of the Chinese people by their government with rebellious and irreverent gestures. His activism has cost him his freedom repeatedly, but he never seems to lose his childlike approach to serious dissidence executed with a wink.
Independent Lens
Alive in Limbo
by Erica Marcus
Being a teenager is hard — especially in a war zone. Alive in Limbo traces the lives of five Arab youth over 10 years, uncovering their ordinary adolescent obsessions, familiar dreams, and their attempts to live normal lives amidst the ruins of war around them.
Arusi Persian Wedding
by Marjan Tehrani
Iranian American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a traditional Persian wedding and explore his lost heritage.
Global Voices, Independent Lens
Bad Voodoo's War
by Deborah Scranton
Director Deborah Scranton creates "a virtual embed" with a band of National Guard infantrymen supplying cameras to the soldiers so they can record and tell the story of their war.
Be Good, Smile Pretty
By Tracy Droz Tragos and Chris Donahue
As one of the 20,000 Americans who lost their fathers in Vietnam, a daughter embarks on an intense, personal journey to reclaim the memory of her father, who died in the war when she was an infant.
Independent Lens
Be Like Others
by Tanaz Eshaghian and Peter Wintonick
An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran through the eyes of young men choosing to undergo sex change surgery, Be Like Others explores the implications and sacrifices of those living on the fringes of an Islamic society.
Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection
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by Yishai Orian
What do you do when you're in love with your old jalopy, but your pregnant wife insists you get rid of it for something more practical?
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HARTFORD -- From the windows in her third-floor classroom, Angela Norige can see past the rushing traffic on I-90 to the Connecticut River.
In an old factory building where Samuel Colt once produced revolvers, Norige now molds young minds as a science and technology teacher at Two Rivers Magnet High School.
It's a long way, in more ways than one, from bucolic Falls Village, where as Angel Martin she cared for the farm animals in the vo-ag program at Housatonic High and starred in girls basketball for the Mountaineers in the mid-1990s.
How did the best player in Housy history end up in the middle of the city?
"It was not a conscious decision," said Norige, now 35. "I sort of fell into this, but I love my students and I love the city of Hartford."
And she still loves basketball. Norige is the first-year head coach of the fledgling Two Rivers team, which is playing a junior varsity schedule in its first season this winter. Two Rivers, in only its second year, has no gym of its own, so the team buses across the river to East Hartford's middle school.
"Coaching has been good for me," said Norige, whose assistant is her husband, Andy Norige. "If I knew then what I know now, I would have been so much better as a player. I'm still a poor loser. I hate losing."
She didn't do much losing in high school. Housatonic had never won the Berkshire League before Martin's sophomore year. But with her averaging 16.2 points per game, the Mountaineers tied for the BL regular season title with Northwestern and Nonnewaug, although Northwestern won the league tournament.
In her senior year of 1995-96, the 6-foot center averaged 19.8 ppg. (second-best in the BL) as Housy tied with Gilbert and Lewis Mills for first place. This time, the Mountaineers captured the league tournament.
Nearly 20 years later, two games from high school are still vivid for her.
"My junior year was the first time we beat Northwestern. We could never beat them," she said. "(Northwestern coach) Fred Williams, that guy's a genius. But I made two free throws to beat them."
The other lasting memory isn't as pleasant. Ranked No. 7 in Class M, Housatonic rolled into the state quarterfinals, where it faced No. 2 East Hampton. The Mountaineers allowed only two points in the final quarter, but lost a low-scoring game, 29-28, despite 16 points and 11 rebounds from Martin.
On Housy's last possession, Martin had the ball on the wing. Coach Kevin Riley thought she could drive to the hoop. Instead, she passed to a teammate, and the Mountaineers missed two shots in the final seconds. "I could hear Kevin yelling, "No!," as I passed it," she remembered.
Martin finished her career with 1,430 points (second all-time at Housy), earning All-State honors and a full ride to the University of New Haven. Ankle and knee injuries prevented her from ever playing there, though. She spent nearly a year on crutches before leaving school.
She took two years off from classes, during which time she assisted Riley at Housy, before enrolling at Central Connecticut, where she earned a teaching degree in 2004.
Her first teaching job, ironically, was at Bloomfield High, where her final high school game had been played. She was an assistant girls coach for one year and head coach for two before leaving for a job at Capital Prep.
When the Longhorns won the Class S state title last year over Berkshire League champion Thomaston, 84-55, Norige was on the winning sideline as an assistant coach.
"It was weird for me because I came from Thomaston-type basketball, but I'm coaching Hartford basketball," she said. "It was like my basketball past and basketball present met up in that one game."
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STOCKTON - A 31-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday in his east Stockton hotel room after being set up by a woman who befriended him over a period of several days, authorities said.
San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies were dispatched about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday following an armed robbery at the California Inn in the 4100 block of Waterloo Road, authorities said. The victim told deputies he was in his room with a woman who had become an acquaintance during his five-day hotel stay when a man came to the door and the woman let him into the room.
The man pulled out a handgun, ordered the victim to remove his pants and instructed him to go into the bathroom, authorities said. The man and woman then left the room with the victim's luggage, backpack, laptop computer, cellphone, pants and a wallet containing his identification, credit cards and $100 in cash, deputies said.
The victim described the woman as Latina, 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds with dark brown hair, brown eyes, freckles on her cheeks, blue jeans and a dark-colored jacket, authorities said. The male robber was described as a black man standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds with a shaved head, dark hair and a black hooded sweatshirt, deputies said.
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United States Mint Announces 2013 Presidential $1 Coin Designs
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the designs that will appear on the Presidential $1 Coins in 2013. The obverse (heads sides) of the coins will bear the vivid portraits of former Presidents William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. The coins' designers are as follows:
Inscriptions on the obverse of each coin in the Presidential $1 Coin Program include the President's name, the years in office, a number indicating the order in which he served, and IN GOD WE TRUST. All coins in the program bear a common reverse (tails side) featuring the iconic Statue of Liberty, designed and executed by Everhart. Inscriptions on the reverse are $1 and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The year of minting or issuance, the mint mark, and E PLURIBUS UNUM are incused on the edge of the coins. The coins will be released at approximately three-month intervals throughout the year beginning in February.
The United States Mint administers the Presidential $1 Coin Program in accordance with Public Law 109-145. Although production of circulating Presidential $1 Coins was suspended in 2011, collectible versions will continue to be available through select United States Mint offerings. For information on the pricing and availability of Presidential $1 Coin Program numismatic products, please visit http://www.usmint.gov/catalog or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792. This year marks the bureau's 220th anniversary. The United States Mint is the Nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. The United States Mint's numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to the taxpayer.
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Farmer's Korner will be abuzz with snowshoers participating in the annual snowshoe race Feb. 9 around Summit High School - including Summit High's cross-country runners.
It all begins at 10 a.m. in the high school cafeteria, and true to the race's history of taking many forms during recent years, this year's PowerBar Big Easy 10k makes another transformation. Formerly known as the Love Me Tender Snowshoe Adventure, the focus is now off of Elvis and on to Mardi Gras.
Bring your beads if you will, but mostly, bring your snowshoes, race coordinator Darren Brungardt said.
The 10k is accompanied by a 2k noncompetitive race for those wanting to come out and support Summit's girls' rugby team (all proceeds go to the team - last year's check was around $1,600). No awards are given for the 2k, but since everyone gets a goodie bag, which includes a tech T-shirt, so do the walkers.
A 5k run is designed for high school kids, serving as the Colorado high school snowshoe state championships, with awards for the middle and high school racers.
Then there's the 10k, which acts as a qualifier for the adult national championships in Bend, Ore.
Brungardt said Denver runners make up the majority of racers signed up so far. A few Summit County locals are on board in mixed abilities and levels to take to the course that's mostly flat - no adventurous hills or terrain changes add difficulty, as is the case with several other snowshoe races in Summit County.
The idea, said Brungardt, is to make room for runners to race next to each other in a fun, but competitive community race.
"We're facing off against strong running communities who are coming up here to take us on," he said.
The high school race is another highlight. Registered so far are cross-country runners Liam Meirow, McKenna Ramsay, Emily Pappas, Riley Vargo, Danny Cuadrado and Jessica Horii.
Meirow has his eye on Cheyenne Mountain High School, who brings up a strong team from Colorado Springs.
"They've won the state championship three years in a row," Brungardt said. "They'll bring up a strong team."
He added that the school's running coach views snowshoeing as an ideal way to stay in shape between cross-country and track seasons. It's better to run outside than inside on a tight, stuffy indoor track, Brungardt said.
Also bringing teams are Lakewood High School and Smoky Hills High School in Aurora.
Meirow is looking forward to seeing what Cheyenne Mountain can bring on the snow. He's also looking forward to tackling the race better than he did last year.
"Last year was a great experience for me," he said. "When I did it last year, it was my first time ever being on snowshoes. ... I'm just going for it, going off training for running, not training for snowshoes in particular."
He added that running on snowshoes is like doing the drill "high knees" throughout the race, to make sure your feet clear the snow. Last year, Meirow fell four times - including falling flat on his face, he said, during the final 200-meter sprint.
He and McKenna Ramsay are considering attending the Junior National Championships in Bend, Ore. should they do well in next Saturday's race. Ramsay would be up against Sam Lewis, who has taken the state and junior national titles for three years straight.
"Last year, it was really fun and the course was really hard, but it just made it more fun," Ramsay said of the upcoming race, adding that she has to take into consideration not just the heavier feet involved with carrying snowshoes in a race, but also the varying snow conditions which pose a challenge.


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It's not really fashionable these days to have any pity for Miley Cyrus, but People magazine's reporting that she's only too aware of her former fiancé Liam Hemsworth's PDA with Mexican singer-actress Eiza Gonzalez. And she's not happy.
"She knows Liam has been seeing Eiza and it's been hard for her," a source close to the singer, 20, told People.com. "She can't believe he moved on so fast and so publicly."
The cad! Oh, wait a minute, we're not supposed to feel bad, are we?
A day after the Cyrus/Hemsworth bust-up went public, he was spotted smooching with Gonzalez. The two met up in Las Vegas last weekend and were spotted together two nights in a row.
On Thursday, Gonzalez dodged questions about Hemsworth while in Mexico promoting the Spanish-language DVD release of "The Croods" (Hemsworth was in Atlanta, where he's shooting the next installment of "The Hunger Games").
"Today I am here on this job and I am happy," she said. "I have nothing to say about that matter."
She looks to have a good career ahead of her as a politician.
This weekend Cyrus's will be in Las Vegas to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.


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Next year's Marietta City Council can expect a $1,750 raise-the first salary increase members will have received since 2005, according to Councilman Michael Mullen, I-at large, who chairs council's employee relations committee.
"By code the pay for council members elected for the 2014 and 2015 term has to be set by the first of February so those running for office will know what the pay will be," he said.
During a committee meeting Tuesday, members agreed the annual salary should be increased from the current $5,500, set in 2005, to $7,250 due to changes in Ohio Public Employees Retirement System regulations.
City law director Paul Bertram III said the new OPERS rules require employees to be paid at least $600 per month in order to qualify for service credits toward state retirement benefits.
Council president Walt Brothers noted he and fellow councilmen are currently paid less than Ohio's minimum wage of $7.85 per hour.
"We're making about $5.73 an hour now," he said. "I think we should be making at least minimum wage."
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Councilman Roger Kalter, D-1st Ward, noted the lower pay provides little incentive for people to run for a seat on council.
Councilman Harley Noland, D-at large, agreed.
"Most of us are retirement age," he said. "If we want to attract young people to serve on council, we need to do something."
Out of their current $5,500 council members must pay a portion of their city health insurance premiums in addition to paying toward OPERS retirement benefits. Federal, state and local taxes are also taken out of the monthly paychecks.
Legislation approving the pay increase for 2014 and 2015 will be introduced during Thursday's regular council meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the community building at Lookout Park.
Also on Tuesday, Noland's lands, buildings and parks committee members agreed to seek bids for resurfacing of the Parking Partners lot on Second Street.
Eric Lambert, project manager with the city engineering department, said paving the lot with 1.25-inches of asphalt and striping the pavement afterward would cost an estimated $72,500.
"That would allow us to clean the whole lot and repair the worst cracks in the pavement, especially those on the back half of the lot," he said. "And the work could be done in about two days."
Lambert said the lot has 192 spaces, and 125 of those are currently being leased for $25 per month.
City engineer Joe Tucker noted a portion of those proceeds should be set aside for maintenance of the parking lot.
Funding for the pavement project would come from $40,000 in streets monies that had been set aside for alley repairs. Another $40,500 comes out of carryover funds from the city's annual Community Development Block Grant entitlement.
Noland noted the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which administers the CDBG funding, recently sent a letter saying the carryover funds had to be spent or the city would lose them.
The parking lot paving project is expected to be contracted out in the spring.
On a related parking issue, city safety-service director Jonathan Hupp said police had recently issued at least four citations on vehicles that were apparently illegally parked in the numbered leased spaces in the Parking Partners lot.
Kalter said some of those vehicles belonged to people who were paying to rent the spaces.
"Anyone leasing a parking space is issued a placard that they must hang from the rear-view mirror on their vehicle, or it's considered improperly parked," Hupp said. "Police officers have no other way to know whether a car is illegally parked or not."


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A suspect punched his defense attorney Monday morning while attempting to escape the courtroom, authorities said.
Dionte Lummus was scheduled to stand trial on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, robbery, felonious assault and possession of weapons under a disability.
The 20-year-old Lummus hit his attorney, Will Oswall, in the jaw as he tried to flee the courtroom before jurors arrived.
Oswall was not seriously hurt and remained in the courtroom.
Lummus was taken back into police custody, and Judge Robert Ruehlman found him in contempt of court and sentenced him to six months in jail on additional charges of escape and assault of an officer.
That sentence will be added to whatever sentence Lummus might receive if he's convicted during the trial.


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This post is by Autism Speaks' staffer, Leanne Chukoskie, Ph.D., Asst. Director for Science Communication and Special Projects.
Imagine having your child's favorite therapist available to you at any time you need. With her uncanny way of drawing out your child, together they practice speech, social interactions and some physical gross and fine motor control drills to improve his coordination skills. Now imagine that all this doesn't cost millions and you don't even need to build on to your house for the therapist's new abode. All she needs is a dose of 110V every few days to keep going.
Such fantastic scenarios aren't necessary the realm of science fiction any longer. Social robots are making appearances in classrooms and even serving as teacher's aides. An article in this week's New York Times makes the case for the unique advantages that these machines bring to the learning environment. For example, RUBI, a robot developed at UCSD, has been deployed in preschools where it has been teaching children Finnish words. RUBI modifies her interactions on the basis of the children's approach and retreat behaviors as well as a real-time analysis of children's facial expressions. Is this child looking frustrated or engaged and content? Using this interactive technology, RUBI and robots like her can individualize interactions to optimize the engagement with each child.
It is precisely this ability to optimize that makes robotics so useful for working with individuals with autism. Katharina Boser, Ph.D. the co-chair of Autism Speaks' Interactive Technology for Autism Initiative (ITA) underscores the utility of programmed real-time interactions for autism. People are unpredictable. For an individual with autism, this aspect of behavior can make interactions with people less desirable than interactions with a robot that matches expectations frequently. With the phenomenal advances in computer technology, a robotic social partner can work on lags in, for example, gestural communication by keeping to a very predictable set of gestures, while adding a bit more variety with speech and intonation if the learner is ready. Other ITA research underscores the point that the social partner does not need to be human-like. Researchers noticed that some young children with autism really engaged with Crush, the sea turtle made famous in Finding Nemo. and have built a therapeutic strategy around this character.
In addition to the robots, other sorts of technology are offering therapy support for autism. By integrating eye-tracking into a game interface, Felicia Hurewitz, Ph.D. (Drexel University) has developed an environment for children that requires gaze interaction with the characters to reveal clues to advance in the game. Nilanjan Sarkar, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University) is using feedback from an individual's autonomic responses (such as heart rate, sweating) to find the right level of difficulty for a game—not too frustrating and not too easy. The computer interface and simulated human interactions are put to work in service of practicing social skills in a safe environment from SIMmersion, a technology company in Maryland. The ability to analyze, review and evaluate interactions is a great strength of this technology.
These great new tools will undoubtedly change the landscape of autism therapy, but they will never replace a human therapist. Our models of the behaviors being simulated in silico are human. We also need humans to serve as final arbiters of the therapy—did it really work? Are the data being collected valid in other settings? After all, the point of this training is to interact with other people. As of this writing, we still need humans for that!
July 16, 2010 at 7:32 am
Robots? Trying to direct human interaction? Parents, what do you think?
July 16, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I agree. This is really expensive, luxury research that will never be available to 99% of ASD kids.
I would rather use that money to train more therapists in underserved communities.
July 16, 2010 at 5:44 pm
As a special educator of 26 years, I have no doubt that we will see more and more instances of computer-assisted instruction with Spectrum education. The pace of research into understanding what Spectrum kids need and how best to serve these needs has exploded. This knowledge is being synthesized to serve practical purposes. Of course we want our kids to have computers. A robot is just a computer. It is a tool and not a substitute for good teaching. This technology will ultimately save money, improve the quality of services and open new avenues of service that were previously unavailable.
July 19, 2010 at 11:57 am
Funny…I thought the children's favourite therapist was Mom or Dad. Where I work we train the parents to be the clinician so that anything we do in a therapy session can be carried over at home. Sounds to me like a very expensive babysitter. If parents have the money for the robot then they should use it to hire someone to cook and clean so that they have more time to spend with their child.


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FRISCO, Texas – Senior BreAnna Briggs and sophomores Philipp Baar and Jasmine Boutte have been named to the Southland Conference 2012-13 All-Academic Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Teams, the league announced today.
"This is a real great honor and I'm really proud of them," Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Shawn Flanagan said. "It takes the same attributes to be a good athlete as it takes to be a good student. This is a good thing for them individually and it's good for us as a program."
Briggs, a kinesiology major with a 3.0 GPA, earned an automatic selection for maintaining a GPA of at least a 3.0 in addition to earning All-Conference honors at the 2012 Southland Conference Cross Country Championships after she finished in the top 10.
Briggs led the Islanders women's cross country team in every meet and clocked seven top 10 performances during the track and field outdoor season. The senior clocked a second-place finish at the Islanders Splash and paced the team with a fourth-place finish at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships to earn a spot on the women's all-conference team. She improved her placing by 21 spots from a year ago at the South Central Regional meet.
Boutte also earned a nod to the Women's All-Academic Team after posting a 3.8 GPA in Environmental Science. The sophomore clocked 10 top five finishes during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons combined. The Long Branch, N.J. native earned a spot on the podium at both the Southland Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She finished third in the 800m with a time of 2:13.97 at the outdoor championships and third at the indoor championships with a time of 2:16.85. Boutte placed 11th at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships and competed at the South Central Regional meet. She serves as the Co-Chair of SAAC at the Island University.
Briggs and Boutte were part of the women's cross country team that was tabbed 2012 Division I All-Academic Cross Country by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while being named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll.
Baar was the lone Islander to earn a spot on the Men's All-Academic Team after posting a 3.5 GPA in Management. The sophomore clocked four personal-best times in the 800m, 1500m, 5000m and 3000m steeplechase during the outdoor track and field season while setting a personal-best time in the 3000m during the indoor track and field season. He placed second at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steeplechase and sixth in the 5000m to help the men's track and field team to the second most points in Islanders' history.
Baar placed sixth in the 3000m at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships and clocked 10 top five finishes during the indoor and outdoor seasons combined.
During the cross country season, the Schwerin, Germany native, competed in every meet, including the conference championships and regional championships, and had his best finish of the season at the Islanders Splash with a fourth-place finish. Baar was part of the men's cross country team that was tabbed 2012 Division I All-Academic Cross Country by the USTFCCCA and was named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll.
The all‐academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/counselors from each Southland institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all‐academic squad.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country and Track and Field on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
2013 Women's Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team
Name School Class Hometown GPA Major
Jordan Chadwick Central Arkansas Jr. Bryant, Ark. 4.00 Physical Therapy
April Martin Central Arkansas Sr. Yellville, Ark. 3.72 Math Education
Kayla Nehus Central Arkansas Jr. Little Rock, Ark. 3.78 Speech Language Pathology
Megan Snow Central Arkansas Sr. Mt. View, Ark. 3.41 Kinesiology/Physical Ed.
Becky Gough1 Lamar Gr. Hill Head, England 4.00 Kinesiology (Master's)
Claire Miles1 Lamar Gr. London, England 3.66 Special Education (Master's)
Jasmine Cornelius1 McNeese State Jr. Elgin, Texas 3.44 Biological Sciences
Paige Lynch McNeese State Sr. Rosenburg, Texas 3.75 Exercise Science
Jasmine Webb^ McNeese State Jr. Dallas, Texas 3.53 General Studies
Tessni Carruthers1 Nicholls State So. British Columbia, Canada 3.37 Communicative Disorders
Jaimee Springer1,2 Nicholls State Jr. Lloydminster, Alberta 3.51 General Studies
Quiana Griffin Northwestern State Jr. Lake Charles, La. 3.17 Health and Exercise Science
Casady Ashcraft Oral Roberts Sr. Seminole, Okla. 3.76 Government
Samantha Watson1 Oral Roberts So. Schuylerville, N.Y. 3.92 Marketing
Nicole Aponte1 Sam Houston State So. Kingwood, Texas 3.82 Animal Science
Haleigh Ceballos Sam Houston State So. Sanger, Texas 4.00 Family & Consumer Services
Morgan Davis3 Sam Houston State Gr. Waller, Texas 4.00 Biology
Alyssa Dooley1,3 Sam Houston State Sr. Flower Mound, Texas 3.33 Kinesiology
Lygia Foreman1 Sam Houston State Jr. Missouri City, Texas 3.28 Kinesiology
Adrienne Quillin1 Sam Houston State Jr. Houston, Texas 3.21 Accounting
Tonicia Wimberley1 Sam Houston State Sr. Houston, Texas 3.28 Kinesiology
Jenny Zoch2 Sam Houston State Sr. Huntsville, Texas 3.92 Biology
Kierra Crews Southeastern La. So. Warren, Mich. 4.00 Nursing
Brittany Pfantz3 Southeastern La. Sr. DeRidder, La. 3.95 Kinesiology
Rebecca Blubaugh Stephen F. Austin Jr. Bossier City, La. 3.89 Food & Nutrition Dietetics
Jessica Cunningham Stephen F. Austin So. Canyon Lake, Texas 3.94 Social Work
Kelli Hermes1,2 Stephen F. Austin Sr. Victoria, Texas 3.88 Business Economics
Heather McPherson2 Stephen F. Austin Jr. Whitney, Texas 4.00 Political Science
Jasmine Boutte A&M-Corpus Christi So. Long Branch, N.J. 3.80 Environmental Science
BreAnna Briggs1 A&M-Corpus Christi Sr. Wasmego, Kan. 3.00 Kinesiology
^2013 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
2013 Men's Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team
Name School Class Hometown GPA Major
Trey Carter Central Arkansas So. Conway, Ark. 3.68 Marketing
Daniel Reese Central Arkansas Sr. Texarkana, Ark. 3.46 Finance
Matt Johnsen1,3 Lamar Jr. Broulee, Australia 3.28 Kinesiology
Sam Stabler Lamar So. Queniborough, England 3.77 Chemical Engineering
Joe Wade^,1,2 Lamar Gr. Isle of Wight, England 4.00 Kinesiology (Master's)
Alex Bruce-Littlewood1 McNeese State Gr. London, England 3.44 Environmental Science
Stephen Eccles McNeese State So. Lake Charles, La. 3.41 Chemical Engineering
Jarrett LeBlanc1,2 McNeese State Gr. Hathaway, La. 4.00 Exercise Science
Ryan Masey Oral Roberts So. Crystal Lake, Ill. 4.00 Accounting
Jack Whitt1 Oral Roberts Sr. Norman, Okla. 3.34 Health and Exercise Science
Brek Christiansen Sam Houston State Sr. Cypress, Texas 3.51 Kinesiology
Karl Schreiber Sam Houston State Jr. Rostock, Germany 3.81 Mass Communication
Vance Law Southeastern La. So. Walker, La. 3.89 Kinesiology
Cameron Meyer Stephen F. Austin So. Lake Charles, La. 3.07 Management
Adam Saloom1,4 Stephen F. Austin Sr. Lafayette, La. 3.71 Kinesiology
Josh Taylor1 Stephen F. Austin So. Pearland, Texas 3.34 Finance
Philipp Baar A&M-Corpus Christi So. Schwerin, Germany 3.50 Management
^2013 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
4Four-time all-academic selection


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OAKLAND -- It boasts some of the highest test scores in the state, but Oakland's American Indian Model Schools organization has failed to safeguard its schools from corrupt fiscal practices and should be shut down, Oakland school district administration has concluded.
If on Wednesday night the Oakland school board agrees, the award-winning American Indian charter schools will be one step closer to closure. A public hearing would be held next month, and a final decision would follow, no later than March 24. If Oakland Unified School District does vote to yank the charter, the organization would have the chance to appeal to the Alameda County Board of Education and, later, to the state board.
Last year, in response to a whistle-blower complaint of fraud, Sheila Jordan, Alameda County superintendent of schools, requested an investigation. State auditors spent months examining the charter organization's records. A report issued in June cited evidence that the founder of AIM Schools, Ben Chavis, and his wife, Marsha Amador, used public funds for the schools to enrich themselves.
Auditors found $3.8 million in questionable expenditures, rife with conflicts of interest, from construction contracts and lease agreements to mandatory summer programs going to Chavis' companies -- all while Amador handled the books. At one point, Chavis served on the governing board while he was director.
Jordan forwarded the case to the District Attorney's Office, which is reviewing it.
Last fall, the Oakland school board gave AIM Schools 60 days to show it had mended its ways -- tightening its oversight, instituting new conflict-of-interest enforcement, and assuring the board that Chavis and Amador would be separated from "all aspects of AIMS operations."
An OUSD review found it had done none of the above.
Parents of the school have turned out in its defense, saying the allegations were false. Some supporters have argued that even if the claims were true, closure is not the solution; they say students receive an excellent education at the three schools and shouldn't have to suffer because of the actions of adults.
The school board on Wednesday votes on whether to issue the "notice of intent to revoke." The board meeting begins at 5 p.m. Because of flood damage at the school district's headquarters, it will be held across the street, at the La Escuelita Elementary School, 1050 Second Ave.
Read Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog at IBAbuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/katymurphy.


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