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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012
WAYNESBORO, Ga. -- One man, several teenagers and even a 12-year-old in are in jail after the Waynesboro Police Department busted what they call an organized crime ring.
The crimes range from home invasions and vandalism to car break-ins.
Most of the crime spree has targeted the Westgate neighborhood in Waynesboro.
Lt. Joe Nelson says the people in this community have been living like hostages in their own homes.
And now, they think the break-ins may be gang related.
"We understand from our investigation that these kids are calling themselves the 'Orchard Gang,'" Nelson said.
Investigators say 19-year-old Devante Sharpe is the ringleader of the group. Sharpe is in custody, along with five juveniles aged 12 to 16.
"There were older, retired-aged people, that were afraid to come out of their houses. These kids wreaked havoc over in that community," Nelson said.
Investigators say Sharpe and another adult "ringleader" took orders from people in the community and then sent the kids to steal items to fulfill those orders.
"These young people will go in the houses and get specific items -- small-caliber handguns, jewelry, electronic components or what have you," Nelson said.
Alluene Bryant lives in the Westgate community, and someone recently broke into her house.
She came home to find her bedroom in chaos and a cement brick through her window.
"My room just, poof! Like a jungle, everything was all everywhere," she said.
The thieves stole several pieces of family heirloom jewelry.
And down the road, a similar story. Gladys Williams' home was also broken into.
She and her son came home to find the bedroom door locked. The thieves were apparently still inside and made a speedy exit.
Investigators are still searching for the second suspect. They're hoping to connect the suspects from this crime ring to other burglaries in the county.
Investigators say if you think you have some of those stolen items, it would be a good idea to turn them in. Otherwise you may be charged with receiving stolen property.
Initial report:
WAYNESBORO, Ga. -- The Waynesboro Police Department has broken up a burglary ring that took "shopping orders" for merchandise.
Devontae Sharpe, 19, is in custody and is charged with being one of two adults who ran the ring of five juveniles.
Investigators say that Sharpe and the other adult would tell the juveniles what they wanted and the teens would burglarize houses looking for the items. While looking for the requested items, the teens would allegedly take any type of electronics they could find. If there wasn't an order for that item, they would sell or pawn it.
Some of the stolen items have been recovered and returned to owners. The search is still on for what was sold off at local pawn shops as far away as Louisville and Augusta.
The second adult is still on the loose. Authorities are not releasing his name at this time.
One of the juveniles is being held at the Youth Development Campus. The four others will be going to Juvenile Court, but there is not a set date at this time.
News 12 will keep you updated on this case.


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POSITION: Centre
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Edmonton, AB, CAN
DRAFTED: ATL: 2006-12 overall
2008-09 Season Notes
* Ranks second on the Thrashers with 31 goals this season
* Scored his 30th goal of the season on 3/17 at PIT
* Earned a four-game point/goal streak from 2/15-21, posting seven points (4g, 3a) during that stretch
* Earned three straight multiple-point games from 2/15-19, posting six points (3g, 3a) during that span
* Recorded his second-straight multiple-point game (1g, 1a) on 2/16 at LA
2008-09 Season Highs
Goals: 3, 12/26 vs. CAR (career high)br /> Assists: 2, 11/6 vs. NYI (T career high)br /> Points: 3 (3x), last 12/26 vs. CAR (3g; T-career high)br /> Shots: 6 (3x), last 12/30 at TOR
PIM: 6, 3/24 at MTL
Plus/Minus: +3, 11/6 vs. NYI
TOI: 21:06, 1/29 vs. NYI (career high)
|2011-12: Finished his first season in Winnipeg with 46 points (24G, 22A) in 74 games...
Scored a career-high six game winning goals tying for the team lead... Tied for the team
lead with six power play goals... Finished the season with a career-high average time on
ice of 20:13... Ranked seventh in the NHL in faceoffs taken finishing with 1,479, winning 733
(49.6%)... Played his first game as a Winnipeg Jet on Oct. 9 vs. MTL... Recorded an assist for
his first point with the Jets on Oct. 19 at TOR... Scored first and second goals with the Jets
on Nov. 8 at BUF... Played in his 300th NHL game on Nov. 14 vs. TB... Recorded a career-best
seven-game point streak from Nov. 29-Dec. 6 (5G, 4A)...
2010-11: Leads the team with a plus-12 rating ... Ranks tied for fourth on the team with 18 goals and fourth with 29 assists this season ... Scored eight points (3g, 5a) over 10-game span from 3/5 - 3/27 ... Has totaled 11 multiple-point games this season, including his most recent on 3/5 vs. FLA (2a) ... Scored a goal and an assist in the final two minutes of regulation and added a shootout goal in Atlanta's 3-2 win vs. FLA on 1/17 ... Posted seven points (1g, 6a) during a five-game point streak from 12/20-28 ... Scored two goals, including the game- winning goal in overtime on 12/13 at OTT ... Tied for the team lead with two short-handed goals.
2009-10: Appeared in 79 games, posting 34 points (13g, 21a) ... Set a new career-high for assists ... Earned a career-high tying two assists and skated in a career-most 24:20 of ice time in the season-opening game on 10/3 vs. TB ... Recorded assists in each of the first three games (4a) from 10/3-10/10 ... Scored his first goal of the season and added an assist for his second multiple-point game on 11/3 at MTL ... Missed two games with a groin injury from 11/13-11/15 ... Tied his career-high, for the second time, with two assists on 11/27 at CAR ... Matched his season-high with two points (1g, 1a) on 1/12 vs. OTT ... Scored a season-high two goals on 1/30 at NSH ... Collected points in three straight games from 2/6-2/12, earning four points (2g, 2a) in that span ... Played in his 200th career game and earned his 100th career point (1a) on 3/29 vs. CAR... Scored his first game-winning goal of the season on 4/10 vs. PIT.
2008-09: Ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 51 points (31g, 20a) in 79 games during his second NHL season ... Tied for the team lead with 12 power play goals and ranked second in goals ... Placed third on the Thrashers with four game-winning tallies ... Set a career-high with three points (2g, 1a) in the Thrashers season- opening game on 10/10 vs. WSH ... Matched his career-high with three points (2g, 1a) on 11/7 at BUF ... Earned a career-high six-game point streak from 11/2-11/16, recording nine points (4g, 5a) in that stretch ... Recorded his first-career hat trick on 12/26 vs. CAR ... Earned eight points (7g, 1a) during a five-game point streak from 12/23-12/31 ... Appeared in the 2009 NHL Young Stars Game ... Skated in a career-high 21:06 on 1/29 vs. NYI ... Appeared in his 100th career game on 2/10 at TB ... Collected seven points (4g, 3a) during a four-game point/ goal streak from 2/15-2/21, including three-straight two-point efforts from 2/15-2/19 ... Scored his 30th goal of the season on 3/17 at PIT.
2007-08: Earned 16 points (6g, 10a) in 48 games during his first NHL season ... Became the first player in Thrashers history to score a goal in his NHL debut on 10/5 vs. WSH ... Registered the first assist of his career on 10/13 vs. NJ ... Scored a goal in his first career shootout attempt on 10/30 at MTL ... Tallied two assists for the first multiple- point game of his career on 11/3 at TB ... Scored his first-career power play goal on 11/19 vs. TB ... Re-assigned to the Chicago Wolves (AHL) on 12/11 ... Tallied 25 points (9g, 16a) in 34 games with the Wolves ... Earned an AHL season-high with four points (1g, 3a) on 1/12 vs. the Toronto Marlies ... Recalled by the Thrashers on 2/26 ... Recorded his second multiple-point game of the season (1g, 1a) on 3/19 vs. CAR ... Added 13 points (8g, 5a) in 24 Calder Cup Playoff games with the Wolves ... Scored his first AHL playoff goal on 4/16 vs. Milwaukee.
2006-07: Tied for sixth in the OHL with 107 points (41g, 66a) in 57 games with the Colts ... Finished sixth in the league in assists and was tied for 15th in goals ... Scored 10 game-winning goals to lead the Colts and tie for first in the OHL ... Led the team and tied for third in the league with six shorthanded goals ... Set a career-best with 32 multiple-point games, including five-or-more points on five occasions ... Set career highs with five assists and six points on 10/7 vs. Erie ... Named the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending 10/10 ... Recorded a career-best five-game goal streak from 10/21-10/28 (7g) ... Recorded his only hat trick of the season and tallied five points on 11/17 at Oshawa ... Earned OHL Player of the Week award for period ending 11/21 ... Led the team with nine points, and ranked second with four goals and five assists in eight post-season games ... Member of the Eastern Conference team at the 2007 OHL All-Star Classic ... Made his AHL playoff debut with Chicago in Game Six of the West Division Finals on 5/12 vs. Iowa ... Held scoreless in two post-season games with the Wolves.
2005-06: Tied for sixth in the OHL with a career-high 109 points (42g, 67a) in 64 games with the Colts ... Ranked seventh in the league in assists and was tied for 11th in goals ... Set career highs for goals and assists ... Ranked second on the Colts with 23 power play goals ... Tallied three shorthanded goals to tie for first on the team ... Registered 30 multiple-point games, including season-high four-point games on four occasions ... Recorded hat tricks on 10/10 at Belleville and on 11/12 vs. Brampton ... Earned a career-high eight-game assist streak from 11/19-12/9 (16a) ... Posted a career-high 21-game point streak from 11/21-1/12, tallying 42 points (16g, 26a) in that span ... Recorded 23 points (8g, 15a) in 14 post-season contests... Eighth among OHL players and led the team in playoff scoring ... Led the Colts and tied for eighth in the league in assists ... Tied for second on the team in playoff goals ... Selected to play in the OHL All-Star Classic and the CHL Top Prospects Game.
2004-05: Ranked second on the Colts with 68 points (36g, 32a) in 62 games ... Led the team and shared eighth in OHL in goals ... Tied for fourth on the Colts in assists ... Honored as the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending 2/27 ... Tied for third on the team with six points, including a team-high five goals in four post-season contests ... Appeared in the OHL All-Star Classic ... 2003-04: Collected 58 points (34g, 24a) in 64 games during his rookie season with the Colts ... Led team in goals and ranked second in points ... Recorded a season-high four assists and five points on 2/5 vs. Brampton ...Tallied a career-high four goals on 3/4 vs. Owen Sound ...Ranked third on Barrie with 10 points (5g, 5a) in 12 playoff games ... Tied for first on the team in playoff goals and was third in assists ... Named as OHL Rookie of the Year and was named to the OHL All-Rookie Team.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented Canada in international competition on three occasions ... Led Canada to a Gold Medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships ... Helped Canada capture the Gold Medal at the 2004 World Junior Cup ... Won the Gold Medal with Team Ontario at the 2004 World Under-17 Challenge.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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NEW ORLEANS -- Defensive lineman Justin Smith is reveling in the Super Bowl experience that he wasn't sure was going to happen for him.
Finally, in his 12th NFL season, Smith has realized his dream of playing in a Super Bowl as a key member of the 49ers stout defense.
"To play this game for so long, you start thinking, 'Man, are we ever going to get there? Are we ever going to get the opportunity?' " Smith said Tuesday. "To finally be here, it's pretty crazy. The main thing is, you want to win the game. You don't ever remember who lost the game. That's our main focus right now."
Smith's dream of playing in the game almost got derailed when he suffered a partially torn triceps tendon against the New England Patriots on Dec. 16.
He missed the latter part of that game, as well as the 49ers final two regular-season games. He returned in time for the 49ers first playoff game against the Green Bay Packers.
Even then, he said, he wasn't sure how his left elbow and triceps would hold up until he went through a rigorous pre-game workout before the Packers game.
Some players might have tried to pace themselves with such an injury, with the overall picture in mind. Smith said he vowed to go as hard as he could, for as long as he can.
"The first game against Green Bay, you're just going out there, 'I'm just going to play as long as I can play,' " Smith said. "You really can't hold anything back. Getting comfortable with playing with the brace, learning the limitations that you have with it, that's been a little bit of a learning process.
"It got a little bit better in Atlanta and hopefully it gets a little better this week. It's just different. I was thinking, I'm not going to hold anything back. I was just going to play until I couldn't play anymore."
Now Smith can fully turn it loose, knowing that there isn't another game until August. Smith is slated for surgery soon after the season to repair the tendon.
Smith said he never gave it much thought about failing to reach the Super Bowl in any of his first 11 NFL seasons. He just kept plugging away, confident that his time would come.
"I would have when my career was totally over, maybe have been a little disappointed never to made it that far," Smith said. "But this has been cool. It would be unreal" to beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.


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Birmingham, AL - Not many knew what to expect in Valdosta State's inaugural soccer season, but Head Coach Mel Heinz and company have set the bar high. Arielle Sabina, Abbi Edwards and Emily Cooper were handed All-Gulf South Conference honors while Heinz was named the GSC Coach of the Year and Edwards was named the GSC Freshman of the Year.
Heinz was an overwhelming choice for Coach of the Year, as she led VSU to a GSC Tournament appearance in the first season, finishing the regular season at an impressive 11-5-1 and 5-1-1 in GSC play. The Blazers tallied nine shutouts this season, which is just one shy of North Alabama's conference leading 10.
Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year, Abbi Edwards, scored one goal this season, but it was a game winner. She gave out two assists for four points on the season. She rifled 22 shots on the year, placing 10 of them on goal. Throughout the season, Edwards was the pulse of the team in the middle of the field. She also earned All-GSC Second Team honors.
Valdosta State's lone first team is defender Arielle Sabina. Sabina actually scored two goals this season, slightly uncommon for a defender, one of which was a game winner. She also gave an assist for five points on the season on just eight shots, six of which were on goal. Sabina also led the team, along with Margaret Stauffer, in corner kicks at 39 on the year.
Joining Edwards on the All-GSC Second Team was Emily Cooper. Cooper may be the most talented midfielder on the squad. She has the talent to put moves on defenders and find her way through the muck. Cooper scored one goal and gave out two assists for four points on the season on 22 shots, 11 of which were on goal.
All three Blazers started every game Valdosta State played this season. Now the trio and Heinz will lead the team against West Florida in the first round of the GSC Tournament in Pensacola, Fla. The team squares off against second seed West Florida at 2:30 p.m. Friday. If VSU wins, the team will face the winner between top seed North Alabama and last seed Alabama-Huntsville at 12 p.m. Sunday.


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Jesse Louis Jackson on Principles & Values
Democratic Representative (IL-2)
Obama's talk of validation and fulfillment echoed the sentiments of Martin Luther King Jr., whose oratory Obama's resembles in tone and intellectual flavor more than in any other aspects. "In the absence of Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson Jr. has noted, "the void was filled by Stokely Carmichael, James Bevel and Jesse Jackson. With all respect to my father, 40 years later, this is the first time we have gotten back to a very thoughtful and careful approach to language."
I am FOR individuality. I am also FOR individual responsibility. And I respect and find necessary the role of the private economic sector in our society. But to truly bring about greater equality of the races and the classes in our society, to establish minimum standards of human decency and civil rights protection, to improve the overall quantity and quality of all Americans' lives. And to move individual Americans from economic need to economic security with greater human, religious, and spiritual development, the federal government must play a significant role to build a more perfect "Union."
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Such factors as religious service attendance, belief, practice, familiarity with doctrine, belief in certain creeds, etc., may be important to sociologists, religious leaders, and others. But these are measures of religiosity and are usually not used academically to define a personÆs membership in a particular religion. It is important to recognize there are various levels of adherence, or membership within religious traditions or religious bodies. ThereÆs no single definition, and sources of adherent statistics do not always make it clear what definition they are using.
On January 2, 1969, [three newly elected and six previously elected] African-American Members of Congress met as the Democratic Select Committee. On February 2, 1971 the group agreed to be known as the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
The goals of the CBC are to positively influence the course of events pertinent to African-Americans and others of similar experience and situation, and to achieve greater equity for persons of African descent in the design and content of domestic and international programs and services. The Caucus has not only been at the forefont of issues affecting African-Americans, but has garnered international acclaim for advancing agendas aimed at protecting human rights and civil rights for all people. Today, the Congressional Black Caucus stands 38 members strong.
Upon her election as Chair of the CBC for the 107th Congress, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson expounded: ōWhether the issue is popular or unpopular, simple or complex, the CBC has fought for thirty years to protect the fundamentals of democracy. The Caucus is committed to ensuring that the standard of living for minorities in America does not retrogress, but instead rises to meet the expectations of both our ancestors and our children. The Congressional Black Caucus is probably the closest group of legislators on the Hill. We work together almost incessantly, we are friends and, more importantly, a family of freedom fighters. Our diversity makes us stronger, and the expertise of all of our members has helped us be effective beyond our numbers.ö
There is overwhelming evidence of official misconduct, deliberate fraud and an attempt to suppress voter turnout by unlawful means that were used to produce George W. BushÆs false victory. The preponderance of the available evidence points to Vice President Al Gore as the actual winner of the most votes in Florida and he should have been awarded the stateÆs electoral votes.
Vice President Al Gore may have conceded his judicial contest, but that is irrelevant. There is not provision for the concession of candidates in the Constitution. There is, however, a process set out in law for Congress to consider challenges to electoral votes. The Congress, on behalf of all Americans, is the final judge of how much election fraud to accept.
The hearings held by the NAACP clearly showed that there were massive violations of the Voting Rights Act, and that tens of thousands of Floridians were denied due process when they were removed from the voter rolls without notice. Still others were intimidated by police checkpoints set up near polling places. In Miami-Dade and Broward, investigations by independent news organizations have found hundreds of ineligible persons who were allowed to vote. There clearly were significant inequities in assigning what turned out to be non-working voting machines to precincts that were heavily African-American in Miami-Dade. We would not tolerate any of these errors if they took place in some other country. Is our duty to our own country any less?
Millions of Americans have already expressed their public outrage at the myriad injustices which occurred in the making of George W. BushÆs mistaken victory. But public outrage is not enough. The laws of this country provide for the objection which we herein make on behalf of freedom, justice and democracy. We, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, therefore wholeheartedly object to the acceptance of the presidential electors from Florida.
The members of the Progressive Caucus share a common belief in the principles of social and economic justice, non-discrimination, and tolerance in America and in our relationships with other countries. We also seek to embody and give voice to national priorities which reflect the interests and needs of all the American people, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Our purpose is to present thoughtful, positive, practical solutions to the problems confronting America and the world. In the post-Cold War era, we believe our nationÆs priorities must change with the times and reflect new realities. Accordingly, we support curbs on wasteful, inefficient government spending at the Pentagon and elsewhere, a more progressive tax system in which wealthier taxpayers and corporations pay their fair share, adequate funding for social programs that are designed to extend help to low and middle-income Americans in need, and trade policies that increase the exports of more American products and encourage the creation of jobs and investment in America.
OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2006 AU scores as follows:
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom. AU is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.
Americans United is a national organization with members in all 50 states. We are headquartered in Washington, D.C., and led by the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director. AU has more than 75,000 members from all over the country. They include people from all walks of life and from various faith communities, as well as those who profess no particular faith. We are funded by donations from our members and others who support church-state separation. We do not seek, nor would we accept, government funding.
The members of the Progressive Caucus share a common belief in the principles of social and economic justice, non-discrimination, and tolerance in America and in our relationships with other countries. We also seek to embody and give voice to national priorities which reflect the interests and needs of all the American people, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Our purpose is to present thoughtful, positive, practical solutions to the problems confronting America and the world. In the post-Cold War era, we believe our nationÆs priorities must change with the times and reflect new realities. Accordingly, we support curbs on wasteful, inefficient government spending at the Pentagon and elsewhere, a more progressive tax system in which wealthier taxpayers and corporations pay their fair share, adequate funding for social programs that are designed to extend help to low and middle-income Americans in need, and trade policies that increase the exports of more American products and encourage the creation of jobs and investment in America.
|2012 Governor, House and Senate candidates on Principles & Values:
|Jesse Louis Jackson on other issues:
IL Gubernatorial:
Bruce Rauner
Pat Quinn
IL Senatorial:
Doug Truax
Jim Oberweis
Richard Durbin
Sharon Hansen
Newly-elected Democrats taking office Jan.2015:
AZ-7: Rep.-Elect Ruben Gallego
CA-11:Rep.-Elect Mark DeSaulnier
CA-31:Rep.-Elect Pete Aguilar(R⇒D)
CA-33:Rep.-Elect Ted Lieu
CA-35:Rep.-Elect Norma Torres
FL-2: Rep.-Elect Gwen Graham(R⇒D)
HI-1: Rep.-Elect Mark Takai
MA-6: Rep.-Elect Seth Moulton
MI-12:Rep.-Elect Debbie Dingell
MI-14:Rep.-Elect Brenda Lawrence
NE-2: Rep.-Elect Brad Ashford(R⇒D)
NJ-12:Rep.-Elect Bonnie Coleman
NY-4: Rep.-Elect Kathleen Rice
PA-13:Rep.-Elect Brendan Boyle
VA-8: Rep.-Elect Donald Beyer
Seated in special elections 2013-2014:
AL-1: Bradley Byrne(R)
FL-13:David Jolly(R)
FL-19:Curt Clawson(R)
IL-2: Robin Kelly(D)
LA-5: Vance McAllister(R)
MA-5: Katherine Clark(D)
MO-8: Jason Smith(R)
NC-12:Alma Adams(D)
NJ-1: Donald Norcross(D)
SC-1: Mark Sanford(R)
VA-7: Dave Brat(R)
Newly-elected Republicans taking office Jan.2015:
AR-2: Rep.-Elect French Hill
AR-4: Rep.-Elect Bruce Westerman
AL-6: Rep.-Elect Gary Palmer
CA-25:Rep.-Elect Steve Knight
CA-45:Rep.-Elect Mimi Walters
CO-4: Rep.-Elect Ken Buck
FL-26:Rep.-Elect Carlos Curbelo(D⇒R)
GA-1: Rep.-Elect Buddy Carter
GA-10:Rep.-Elect Jody Hice
GA-11:Rep.-Elect Barry Loudermilk
GA-12:Rep.-Elect Rick Allen(D⇒R)
IA-1: Rep.-Elect Rod Blum(D⇒R)
IA-3: Rep.-Elect David Young
IL-10:Rep.-Elect Robert Dold(D⇒R)
IL-12:Rep.-Elect Mike Bost(D⇒R)
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LA-6: Rep.-Elect Garret Graves
ME-2: Rep.-Elect Bruce Poliquin(D⇒R)
MI-4: Rep.-Elect John Moolenaar
MI-8: Rep.-Elect Mike Bishop
MI-11:Rep.-Elect Dave Trott
MN-6: Rep.-Elect Tom Emmer
MT-0: Rep.-Elect Ryan Zinke
NC-6: Rep.-Elect Mark Walker
NC-7: Rep.-Elect David Rouzer(D⇒R)
NH-1: Rep.-Elect Frank Guinta(D⇒R)
NJ-3: Rep.-Elect Tom MacArthur
NV-4: Rep.-Elect Cresent Hardy(D⇒R)
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NY-21:Rep.-Elect Elise Stefanik(D⇒R)
NY-24:Rep.-Elect John Katko
OK-5: Rep.-Elect Steve Russell
PA-6: Rep.-Elect Ryan Costello
TX-4: Rep.-Elect John Ratcliffe
TX-23:Rep.-Elect Will Hurd
TX-36:Rep.-Elect Brian Babin
UT-4: Rep.-Elect Mia Love(D⇒R)
VA-10:Rep.-Elect Barbara Comstock
WA-4: Rep.-Elect Dan Newhouse
WI-6: Rep.-Elect Glenn Grothman
WV-2: Rep.-Elect Alex Mooney
WV-3: Rep.-Elect Evan Jenkins(D⇒R)
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The inimitable Mazda has worked hard to cultivate a solid reputation for its offerings, though - like Subaru - it's had to struggle as a little brother compared to Japanese biggies like Toyota, Nissan and Honda.And while the bulk of Mazda's creations fall into the smaller-sized end of the spectrum - the super-long-lasting MX-5 Miata, the small but cool Mazda2 and even the newish CX-5 crossover - there's also the CX-9.CX-9, which has been on the market since 2007, is in fact so large that it seems like two CX-5s stuck together. You might be able to park a Mazda2 in the back. But if you're looking for both full-family comfort and a modicum of Mazda's sporty heritage - that Zoom-Zoom they keep talking about - CX-9 is a much more car-like, ground-centered offering than one of those domestic SUV galoots.In fact, even getting into the CX-9 is easy. No leaping, clambering or crawling involved. And second-row passengers get so much leg room (the 60/40 split seats slide an obscenely long distance, giving you up to 39.8 inches) that you'll never look at a regular car again.You can also have a reasonably good time driving the car. Power is provided by a naturally aspirated 24-valve 3.7-liter V6 and that's good for a decent whallop of 273 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque. Even with optional all-wheel drive, the CX-9 is still rated for 22 highway mpg, meaning it's not bad, considering the size and scope of the vehicle.If you upgrade to the top-of-the-heap Grand Touring model, you can also roll around on some impressive 20-inch alloy wheels that look like they were forged out of Katana swords, giving the car an even grander look.I set out to see if the Zoom-Zoom business was true or horse-hockey and, believe it or not, the CX-9 still has a reasonably playful character, despite its size. You can customize your gear changes using a fast-acting six-speed automatic sequential shifter - car racers always like to note that the up-and-down nature of the Mazda's shifting is more natural than most automobiles.And being lower to the ground than many of its competitors means it doesn't toss around like an old pirate ship when you're rambling along at Interstate speed.The leather seats even come with suede inserts to hold you and the family's bottoms in place when you head out auto-crossing on the weekend. As I'm sure you will do.Two dedicated, fold-flat third-row seats do provide extra room for smaller passengers; alternately, the CX-9 offers 100.7 cubic feet when you flatten all the seats, so the most ambitious of Costco trips will be no problem.I mostly marveled to the absolutely gigantic porthole windows in the third row - some crossover SUVs seem like they've set out to make things claustrophobic for rear passengers, but Mazda seems to have been very generous.Mazda's 2013 makeover for the CX-9 has given the car a considerably more aggressive look - a nose that's so angular and headlamps that are flattened enough to make them seem like they came off the RX-8 sports car - plus a new black plastic grille and fog lamps like giant eyeballs.Tail lamps also wrap around the body and ... when you look at it, the car's now got the detail points to make you think you're looking at an Acura MDX or even a Volvo XC60, which is quite the accomplishment for little ol' Mazda.The inside details have also received some new attention, though the predominant theme here is definitely black on black. My tester had some dramatic vertical slashes of wood-colored trim to help offset that blackness, plus a small dose of aluminum-colored plastic to brighten things up a bit.The deep-set instruments also get the aluminum-esque treatment and have been updated with blockier, easier-to-read numbers.Somewhat problematic is a super-gigantic center console that's extraordinarily tall and wide - not quite like a Porsche Panamera's, but getting there - though it does provide full second-row heating and cooling, as a result.
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Driving In Birmingham
Traffic and Travel Information
The BBC Birmingham Website provides up-to-date information on roadworks, congestion, road closures, hazards and accidents in Birmingham and the surrounding area.
Roads and Motorways
The Highways Agency maintains, operates and improves the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. The agency work closely with other transport operators and with local authorities to integrate the trunk road network with the rest of England's roads and other forms of transport.
Their aim is to secure the delivery of an efficient, reliable, safe and environmentally acceptable motorway and trunk road network.
Car Clubs
Car Clubs are a great alternative to car ownership.
Information on parking in Birmingham
Wheel Clampers
Birmingham residents are being encouraged to help the city council tackle unscrupulous wheel clampers in the city who operate illegally. More on wheel clampers.
Smarter driving - greener and cheaper
If you drive a car it is likely you could save up to half your fuel costs by following a few simple tips. In the process you would also improve local air quality and reduce the climate change emissions you are causing. The leaflet below provides more information.
Other useful links
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Public transport information: www.networkwestmidlands.com
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IDAHO SPRINGS - It's time for conference play - yes, the Huskies have already played Summit - for Battle Mountain basketball.
The Huskies hit the heavy stretch of the Slope start at Palisade Thursday, and they are coming off some tough losses Saturday night to Clear Creek.
The ladies fell to the Golddiggers, 52-32. The good news on this front is that the Huskies got off to a good start, a problem they've been battling so far in 2012.
Elizabeth Olivas had 15 points, while Taylor Davidson dropped 12.
"Hopefully, we've learned our lessons in nonleague play," Huskies coach Vinny Cisneros said. "The girls are more confident and understand that getting better is all about practice."
After winning their first five, the Huskies boys did not put their best foot forward and fell to Clear Creek, 56-44. The Huskies' post players were in foul trouble early and the Golddiggers knocked down everything from the line.
Alex Banegas had 13, while Joe LyBarger had eight.
"I told the kids that we needed to focus and be ready to play every game," Huskies coach Tom Padilla said. "That was a big wake-up call."
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text: Fun Fact: In Italy, the translated titles for "The Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2" became "La Casa" and "La Casa 2." The titles, translating to "The House" in English, do not have much to do with the Raimi films other than the simple fact that all the films take place in some sort of cabin or house. Director Umberto Lenzi then went on to make 3 unrelated "sequels" to the "La Casa" films, which were titled "La Casa 3, 4 and 5".


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About the Book
Why have all the sprinters who have run the 100 meters in under ten seconds been black?
What's one thing Mozart, Venus Williams, and Michelangelo have in common?
Is it good to praise a child's intelligence?
Why are baseball players so superstitious?
Few things in life are more satisfying than beating a rival. We love to win and hate to lose, whether it's on the playing field or at the ballot box, in the office or in the classroom. In this bold new look at human behavior, award-winning journalist and Olympian Matthew Syed explores the truth about our competitive nature—why we win, why we don't, and how we really play the game of life. Bounce reveals how competition—the most vivid, primal, and dramatic of human pursuits—provides vital insight into many of the most controversial issues of our time, from biology and economics, to psychology and culture, to genetics and race, to sports and politics.
Backed by cutting-edge scientific research and case studies, Syed shatters long-held myths about meritocracy, talent, performance, and the mind. He explains why some people thrive under pressure and others choke, and weighs the value of innate ability against that of practice, hard work, and will. From sex to math, from the motivation of children to the culture of big business, Bounce shows how competition provides a master key with which to unlock the mysteries of the world.
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"Sport is often used as an analogy for business, education, and personal relationships. In this insightful and entertaining book, Matthew Syed takes us a step deeper into the world of sports, showing us how much we can learn about our own behavior." — Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational
"A cutting edge dissection—and ultimate destruction—of the myth of innate talent in the pursuit of excellence. Syed synthesizes his evidence with the precision of an academic, writes with the fluidity of a journalist, and persuades with the drive of a sportsman. Read this book." — Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University College London
"Intellectually stimulating and hugely enjoyable at a stroke. . . . Challenged some of my most cherished beliefs about life and success." — Jonathan Edwards, Olympic Gold Medal Winner in the Triple Jump
"Compelling and, at times, exhilarating—Bounce explains high achievement in sport, business, and beyond." — Michael Sherwood, Chief Executive, Goldman Sachs International
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A PARallel LANguage for Symbolic Expression for 80x86 Symmetric Multiprocessors under Windows
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text: Born in Portland, ME, Rob grew up in North Conway, NH. He enjoys anything to do with music especially going to shows. Little shows, big shows, club shows. He loves his parent's home cooking, cereal, all seafood, eating olives out of the jar and Miller Lite. He also likes jogging, hiking, skiing in the winter. Rob used to play sports, but after several freak accidents including a baseball between the eyes and a broken collarbone sustained while playing floor hockey, he's steered his way into radio. Radio has been a passion since he was about 10 years old, when he used to record himself in his bedroom practicing to be a DJ. He's been at CYY for 15 years now, and doing the afternoon show for most of that time. Rob is all over the place when it comes to music. Some of his favs include The Police, Pink Floyd, REM, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates, The Clash, Cage The Elephant, Michael Jackson, Social Distortion, Rise Against, Pearl Jam, The Killers, The Ramones, Prince, Weezer, Talking Heads, The Cars and Billy Idol. He also may get caught crankin the ol' the 80s (hair) metal… "I don't really like the term hair metal because I think it dilutes a bands cred, ya they looked a little ridiculous but some of those songs are timeless. Plus who didn't look a little ridiculous in the 80's?" …Motley Crue, Cinderella, Def Leppard and Poison for example. Finally, anything Dave Grohl has been involved in. We don't know why but he felt the need to mention "Saturday Night Fever is the best soundtrack ever and if it happens to come on at the right time, I just may show a random crowd of people my appreciation by busting out some really bad white boy moves." Rob's generally a happy dude but when the mood strikes, he may go on tangents about the world in general and other random things that may piss him off. Stuff like gas prices, Paris Hilton and long ass winters. Finally his cranky elderly neighbor, who in result, makes him cranky. His favorite part of the workday is Throwback Lunch weekday's. He plays jams from back in the day from noon-1pm. The last hour of his broadcast day includes hosting the CYY Top 5 at 5 during the weekday cruise home.


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All of that said. The Daily Show with John Stewart shits on all of them. Kilborn was really holding that show back. Stewart owns.
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Christopher "Chris" Lynn Ellison was born Sept. 16, 1973, in Shawnee and departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at his home in Shawnee at the age of 39.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 19, at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Prague with Rev. Russell Holland of Chandler and Minister Patricia Braggs of Oklahoma City officiating. Interment will follow at Prague Cemetery in Prague.
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Sources at the TSA are bitterly angry that CNN is covering the global horror at the new pornoscanner/genital-fondling procedure: because, you know, it hurts their feelings. Unlike, say, irradiating breast-cancer survivors, terrorizing three year olds, or sexually assaulting mothers while their children look on. Diddums.
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Bill Blass
A clothing designer revered as much for his drive to dress everyday men and women as for his flare in adorning the famous, Bill Blass was a rich amalgam of homespun charm and carefully built refinement.
William Ralph Blass, born in 1922 to a part-time dressmaker and a traveling hardware salesman, always knew his place was not in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Blass's father committed suicide when his only child was 5, and Bill quickly found refuge in movies and art.
The beauty of being able to draw, or paint, from an early age is that you never feel trapped, least of all by your immediate circumstances,"
Blass wrote in his 2002 autobiography, "Bare Blass." The young Blass filled the margins of his schoolbooks with drawings of Hollywood-inspired fashions. At 15, he began selling sketches of evening gowns for $25 each to a New York manufacturer. He saved the money and at 17 he left home to attend fashion school in New York. He settled at the YMCA, and later into a West 60s apartment he shared with some friends. Blass excelled at his studies and at 18 became the first man to win Mademoiselle's Design for Living award. Once ensconced in New York, Blass wasted no time shedding his Midwestern persona. He took up smoking and adopted a faintly British accent. And when he found work as a sketch artist with the sportswear house of David Crystal, Blass spent most of his $30-per-week income on clothing, shoes and as many elegant meals out as he could afford.
Blass, who in time became known for intense privacy and an aversion to romantic attachment, nonetheless formed strong and lasting friendships. In 1942, after good friend Ed Guild was killed in a military accident, Blass enlisted in the Army.
Blass was assigned to the 603rd Camouflage Battalion with a group of 1,000 artists, writers, sound engineers, theater technicians and other creative professionals. The battalion was classified: its mission was to fool the German army, through the use of recordings, dummy tanks and other false materiel, into believing the Allies were positioned other than where they actually were. Blass's troops drew fire, leaving other Allied troops to advance on the enemy by surprise. Blass's outfit fought in more campaigns than any other unit in the European Theatre, quietly saving the lives of countless American soldiers. Despite privation and ever-present danger, Blass was content.
"I was truly on my own for the first time in my life," he reports in his autobiography. "So, naturally, in that exuberant state of mind, I didn't always notice how bad things were."
His mind was never far from fashion. In idle hours, Blass filled his notebooks with sketches and drawings, incorporating into them the interlinking B logo that decades later would become world-renowned. Blass left the Army in 1945 and came back to New York, where he went to work for Anne Klein and started hitting the social circuit and getting his name into society columns. Klein fired Blass less than a year later, calling him mannered but talentless. Undaunted, Blass eventually dug himself in as an assistant designer at Anna Miller and Company, and later at renowned fashion house Maurice Rentner, and began establishing himself in women's fashion.
The hallmark of Blass designs was that they were always wearable. In the days when high fashion more resembled unreachable artwork than anything anyone would be seen in on the street, the term "wearable" was an industry epithet. But Blass didn't care. He wanted to make clothing that women could adorn themselves with day into night. He may have designed for high-society New York debutantes and grande dames; he may have dressed movie stars and presidents' wives, but the rest of the country's women knew his look would flatter them, too--and they flocked to buy his pieces.
Blass is credited not only with producing stunning evening attire, but also with pioneering the American casual style of fashion. His high-quality, expensive pieces were offhandedly sophisticated, as if the wearers, though lounging on a manor porch, could at any moment be off for a spontaneous cross-country road trip.
"He took American sportswear to its highest level...giving it new, clean, modern, impeccable style," former Saks Fifth Avenue fashion director Ellin Saltzman told a New York Times reporter. "He, probably better than any other designer, knew his customer and understood her."
Throughout the 1950s and '60s, Blass designed wildly popular sportswear, evening wear and accessories. But it was his menswear lines of the 1960s that placed him solidly in the limelight.
"The success of the first collections was immediate," he wrote. "Men were going into Bonwit's and buying shoes without even trying them on. There was no place to sit down anyway. They would hold up the shoes to the bottom of their feet, and say, 'That's a fit. I'll take them.'"
In 1970, Blass established Bill Blass Limited and over the next 29 years expanded his award-winning offerings to include everything from swimwear to furs, bed linens to perfumes, luggage to chocolates, sunglasses, automobiles and more. Blass traveled to Europe for work, and in between collections he traveled for fun--around the globe and to various U.S. resort destinations, nearly always with friends in tow. As his fame and his income grew, so did his charitable contributions. His $10 million gift to the New York Public Library is one of the most high-profile of his public acts of generosity; numerous other gifts he bestowed anonymously.
But as worldly, social and charitable as Blass could be, he was, at heart, a fiercely private homebody. He invited small groups of friends to his home for cozy dinners, but left easy chairs and sofas out of the impeccably designed rooms so his guests would not be tempted to stay long. Especially later in his life, Blass simply preferred the company of his dogs and his books to the whirl and drama of parties.
In December 1998, Blass suffered a minor stroke while at a department store event in Houston. His company had grown to a $700-million-a-year concern. But after he presented his final collection to a standing ovation in September of 1999, the designer sold Bill Blass Limited for $50 million and retired to his home in New Preston, Connecticut. The stroke was just the beginning of Blass's health troubles. A review of photographs from Blass's long life reveals a man seldom without a cigarette. In 2000, he was diagnosed with oral/tongue cancer, which later became throat cancer. He and his doctors fought the disease into remission, and Blass began writing his autobiography.
"All my experiences, all my yearnings, have been those of a typical American boy becoming a typical American man, except that my focus was on clothes rather than on oil drilling or banking or some other great commodity," he wrote in summation. "It was a typical American success story after all."
He finished "Bare Blass" in 2002, but never lived to see it published. The oral cancer had returned, as is often this case with this particular disease, and Bill Blass died June 12 of that year in New Preston.


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Rx Minute: A New Treatment Approach to Hodgkin's Lymphoma Shows Promise
A New Treatment Approach to Hodgkin's Lymphoma Shows Promise
A new medicine in development for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma has been shown to shrink tumors in 75% of patients. Patients who were considered to have responded either had their tumor disappear or reduce in volume by 50%. The median response time was more than 6 months.
The drug uses a new approach that aims to improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment while also reducing the associated side effects. This type of drug is called an antibody conjugate and it consists of a cancer-targeting monoclonal antibody attached to a cancer-killing drug. The two parts are linked with a new technology that allows them only to be separated and activated inside the cancer cell. Because the antibody specifically targets cells that express the protein CD30, which is associated with these cancer cells, most other cells in the body can be spared.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the company CEO Clay Siegall said, "Few agents have demonstrated this level of clinical response…. We are particularly encouraged by these results given that all patients had failed multiple lines of therapy."
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Increased Liklihood of Heart Failure Patients Taking Medicines
A recent University of Pittsburgh study found that Medicare Part D drug benefit implementation was associated with increased use of and adherence to heart failure medicines among older adults.[xi] The study compared prescription fill rates for two years before and after the drug benefit began among patients who started with limited coverage (quarterly benefits caps of $150 or $350), no coverage or generous employer-sponsored coverage.
Previously uninsured patients filled about 6 more prescriptions annually for heart failure medicines after enrolling in the program. This represented a relative rate of increase of 36% compared with patients with employer-based drug coverage, whose benefits did not change as a result of Part D. In the two years after enrollment, the previously uninsured were also 77% more likely to receive guideline care and nearly twice as likely to be adherent to therapy than when they lacked drug coverage.
The authors conclude, "Given the impact of improved medication adherence in older adults with heart failure on health care use and costs, this improvement could lead to reductions in health care costs overall for this population."


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On March 23, in New Ulm the MLC Speech Team participated in a tournament with more than 350 participants from 19 schools.
MLC came home with the second place limited entry trophy (limited entry schools are schools with 14 or fewer entries). MLC had five participants and nine entries with the following students double-entered: Rachelle Adrian, Elijah Stoesz, Alex Hu, and Caitlyn Smith
Individual results:
Rachelle Adrian second place great speeches and a ribbon in creative extemporaneous.
Elijah Stoesz seventh place informative.
Alex Hu ribbon in Informative.
Also competing: Melissa Lohrenz and Caitlyn Smith
The team then moved on to subsections, which were held Monday, April 1, at Fairmont High School. Results have not yet been submitted for subsections
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MOOCs teach corporations about new opportunities
Massive online open courses (MOOCs) have received a lot of attention over the last two years for their potential to disrupt higher education. Though they are not yet well known in the corporate sector, MOOCs are about to have a major impact there as well. Companies are starting to employ MOOCs in areas ranging from recruiting and training to marketing and branding.
Massive online open courses (MOOCs) have received a lot of attention over the last two years for their potential to disrupt higher education. Though they are not yet well known in the corporate sector, MOOCs are about to have a major impact there as well. Companies are starting to employ MOOCs in areas ranging from recruiting and training to marketing and branding.
A massive online open course—or MOOC—is an online learning experience open for all to attend for free. MOOCs can accommodate—and often attract—a huge number of students globally. Although the term MOOC was coined some years earlier, the modern era of MOOCs began in the fall of 2011, when an online Stanford University course in artificial intelligence attracted 160,000 students.1 This eye-popping response led, within about six months, to the foundation of Udacity and Coursera, two for-profit MOOC companies, and edX, a non-profit MOOC venture of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dozens of other prestigious higher-education institutions, such as Princeton University, Stanford, and Georgia Institute of Technology, are now involved in one or more MOOC ventures.
Institutions of higher learning, shapers of education policy, and investors expect MOOCs to change the economics of higher education and make elite educational experiences available to an unlimited number of students. MOOCs are not only disrupting higher education, though. In an effort to establish sustainable business models, MOOC providers are developing offerings aimed at the corporate sector. Corporations are starting to use MOOCs to lower the cost of employee training, build talent pipelines and identify job candidates with demonstrable skills, and get closer to prospects and customers. In a world where many companies are plagued by skills shortages on the one hand2 and struggling to gain deeper insights about customers on the other, MOOCs are beginning to play a role in corporate learning (a $70 billion market),3 recruiting (also a $70 billion market),4 and even digital marketing (a $50 billion market).5
MOOCs are a technology, a source of educational material, and an approach to pedagogy. While online learning is not new, MOOCs are credited with making valuable educational content freely available while providing a superior learning experience that is interactive, convenient, and more attractive than "traditional" online platforms. MOOCs are also spurring innovation in pedagogy by using social networks to enable peer coaching, and analytics to support "adaptive learning," in which learning experiences are automatically tailored to the strengths and weaknesses of each student. Researchers are even testing artificial intelligence-powered systems that automatically grade essays. MOOCs married with analytics have the potential to offer insights into the wants and needs of learners, employees, and even customers.
Backed by investors, MOOC providers pivot to the corporate market
The education technology (ed tech) sector received over $1.5 billion in venture capital (VC) investment in 2012 and the first half of 2013.6 Of this, just $100 million has gone to MOOC ventures over the last 24 months—not including a $60 million investment by MIT and Harvard in edX. But much ed tech investment is aimed at the K-12 and specialty training markets, whereas MOOCs are targeting higher education and now the corporate sector. Consider these recent actions by MOOC providers:
- To meet the needs of employers, Coursera and edX are now selling certificates that verify that a student has completed a particular course.
- Udacity formed the Open Education Alliance with corporate members to create courses on technology skills desired by employers.
- Coursera is developing an offering to match students seeking jobs with employers.7
- Udemy introduced a platform that enables organizations to create and offer their own courses to employees.
- edX is licensing its academic courses to corporations.
MOOCs came to prominence as disrupters of higher education. MOOC providers are now aggressively pursuing opportunities in the corporate sector as well.
Companies are embracing MOOCs
Clients are beginning to embrace MOOCs for a range of purposes, including corporate training, recruiting, and even marketing.
MOOCs can expand corporate training options. Yahoo is reimbursing employees for the cost of verified course-completion certificates from Coursera. Online retailer 1-800-Flowers announced it will create an online education portal on the Udemy platform for its network of independent florists. The portal will offer a mix of general business courses and custom-developed coursers on topics specific to the floral industry.8 Tenaris, a global manufacturer of steel, has licensed edX's software platform and course materials for its employee learning program.9
MOOCs offer a new recruiting model. AT&T, Intuit, Google, and others are working with Udacity to develop courses to teach college students and recent graduates the skills demanded by clients and build a pipeline of qualified talent. Facebook, Twitter, and other employers are working with Coursera to reach out to students who perform well on certain courses.10
Education platforms have become new marketing and branding channels. SAP developed the openSAP MOOC platform to educate its ecosystem of developers and partners on SAP technologies.11 Bank of America partnered with Khan Academy to create BetterMoneyHabits.com, a cobranded MOOC to educate consumers on personal finance. Personal genetic analysis company 23andMe, in collaboration with Udacity, developed a college-level online class on genetics—which incidentally increases awareness of 23andMe, and perhaps demand for genetic analysis services.12
MOOC providers—none of which currently has more than a few dozen employees—are dwarfed by their clients, which are often large companies or even national governments. edX recently announced, for instance, that its open source platform was adopted by both the French Ministry of Higher Education13 and a consortium of Chinese universities.14 This suggests an opportunity for third parties to help MOOC providers and their clients in a variety of ways, from updating learning strategy and operations to integrating MOOC technology with enterprise systems.
The corporate sector is just starting to feel the impact of MOOCs. It is not possible to know for sure how MOOC business models will evolve and which providers will thrive. But MOOCs clearly fill a need for learners and employers and are likely to become an important element of the corporate learning and development and recruiting landscape.
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- Tamar Lewin, "Instruction for masses knocks down campus walls," New York Times, March 4, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/education/moocs-large-courses-open-to-all-topple-campus-walls.html.
- William D. Eggers and John Hagel, Brawn from brains: Talent, policy and the future of American competitiveness, Deloitte University Press, September 27, 2012, http://dupress.com/articles/brawn-from-brains-talent-policy-and-the-future-of-american-competitiveness/, accessed December 15, 2013.
- Karen O'Leonard, The Corporate Learning Factbook, Bersin by Deloitte, January 22, 2013.
- Josh Bersin, "Corporate recruiting explodes: A new breed of service providers," Forbes, May 23, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2013/05/23/corporate-recruitment-transformed-new-breed-of-service-providers/.
- Don Willmott, "IAB: Digital ad spend surpassed $20B in first half of 2013," ad exchanger, October 9, 2013, http://www.adexchanger.com/data-nugget/iab-digital-ad-spending-surpasses-20-billion-in-the-first-half-of-2013/, accessed December 16, 2013.
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Almost $17,000 worth of batteries were reported stolen from a construction site in Spartanburg.
According to an incident report, an employee of Upstate Grading & Engineering told a deputy that 24 batteries were taken from the site on Whitestone Glendale Road between 5 p.m. Jan. 15 and Monday. The site has not been active due to rain, according to the report.
The batteries are valued at $16,800. No suspects were listed on the report.
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Hearings in the NFL bounty probe of the Saints have resumed with witness appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has been appointed to oversee the hearings, which he has scheduled to conclude in New Orleans by Tuesday. There were also several days of witness appearances in Washington, D.C., last week.
As Childress left the downtown law office on Monday he said he had "nothing to add" after his appearance.
Tagliabue has informed attorneys representing all parties that he hopes to rule on the appeals of Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith and two other players shortly after the hearings conclude.
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Southern Oregon junior forward Eric Thompson and senior center David Sturner both were voted to the Cascade Conference all-star team and senior point guard Jeff Bush was an honorable mention, the league announced Wednesday.
The all-star nod was the third for Thompson and second for Sturner.
Concordia's Adam Herman was named the league's player of the year. The senior forward led the league in scoring for the second straight year (25.2 points per game) and shot 53.4 percent in league games.
Northwest Christian's Spencer Coleman, a transfer from University of Montana, was the newcomer of the year, College of Idaho's Sydney Donaldson was the defensive player of the year and C of I's Scott Garson was the coach of the year.
The 6-foot-7 Thompson was the league's second-leading scorer at 20.3 points per game while shooting 51 percent overall and 43 percent from 3-point land. He was virtually unstoppable at times, scoring 25 or more points 10 times, including a career-high 38 twice. Thompson also averaged 8.3 rebounds per game, the third-best mark in the conference.
Sturner, who stands 6-8, was the league's 17th-leading scorer at 12.6 points per game and also ranked fifth in rebounding (8.2), third in blocks (1.4) and 15th in field-goal percentage (51.6) in league games. Counting nonleague contests, he averaged 14.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and shot 56.2 percent, including 36.4 percent from long range.
Bush ranked first in the conference and third in the NAIA in assists per game (6.4) and finishes as the Raiders' career assist leader with 416. He had a career-high 14 assists Jan. 24 against eventual league champion College of Idaho, and he ranked third in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.3 to 1).
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Members of the St. James Women of Today are celebrating Minnesota Women of Today Week this week, September 22 through 28. During this time chapters across the state will be holding chapter socials, membership drives, and other special events.
The goals of the Women of Today are threefold: to promote community service and involvement, to provide personal growth and fellowship opportunities, and to offer leadership training to members. The individual who wishes to reach out and share his/her talents will find that Women of Today offers tremendous rewards and satisfaction.
Mayor Gary Sturm will be signing the WT Week Proclamation on Monday, Sept. 23, and each member will get a special sign to display at home.
This year the St. James chapter is doing something different -- we are hosting the Minnesota Women of Today (MNWT) Fall State Convention at Jackpot Junction (near Morton, MN) from Friday through Sunday, the 27th through the 29th.
About 150 women from chapters across the state will travel there for a "Project Fair", with displays by the State Program Managers and Committees, describing ways to get involved in MNWT projects, plus a few marketing tables by area business women.
There will also be a MNWT business meeting, training sessions in several areas of interest, an awards banquet, a Saturday night party, and a featured speaker after the Sunday brunch. Many hours of work have gone into the planning of meals, schedule, and entertainment, plus making decorations for the tables, making programs, etc. by our members.
The St. James Women of Today have served this community through the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Christmas Sharing Tree, Scholarships to high school Seniors, help with the Neighborhood "Block Party" in the park, Valentine's Day deliveries, Relay for Life, and more.
In addition, funds have been raised for worthwhile causes such as the local school district, flowers at Brandt Ridge, downtown hanging baskets, fire department, and other charities.
For more information about Women of Today, please contact Sue Renz at 375-3395 or look at www.mnwt.org or on the St. James and MNWT Facebook pages.
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Hey everyone,
I was wondering I am 6ft tall and was wondering what size Mt bike should I get and what is a good bike just to start out with off road and rocky and sandy trails. Thanks again, see ya on the trail.
there is no matter of hight in the moto racing..only need to your creation.
Sizing a mountain bike really depends on a few more things than just height. Standover, frame geometry, and type of riding are also important factors. Also, different manufacturers size their bikes in different ways. In other words, a "large" from one company may not necessarily equate to a "large" from another. The best thing you can do is go to a reputable dealer in your area and have them size you for a bike. Before you purchase, you should also check to see if any companies offer "demos" to ride, so you get more than a "once around the parking lot" feel for your new bike.
i don't think so...
If I were you I would ask cyclist in your area for a reputable bike shop (you can do a search online for biking groups in you area). With your new list I would call around to find the bike shop that has a trained Specialized "FIT" specialist. It is hard to say what size bike you need without talking proper measurements and trying you on different bikes. Anyway, that is where I would start. Good luck!!
Buy an MTB yet? I'd be interested to see what you bought and the why's of your purchase. If not, I see that you are in a rocky and sandy location. If you are in the desert southwest or an equally "rugged" location with plenty of ups and down, I would steer you toward a full suspension (FS) MTB. The terrain is just too unforgiving for most anyone, nonetheless a beginner, in my humble opinion. The brand is not as important as being happy with your purchase. You will spend near $1000 for a good quality MTB though you could find last years model at a good discount. You need to pedal around the parking lot or even rent a bike to see what works for you. What's important in a FS MTB is the "bob" effect of the rear suspension. Duriong pedaling on flat or uphill surfaces, the bike will "bob" up and down during the pedal stroke. Good bikes are designed to limit this "bob" either by design or with an adjustable rear suspension that, with a flick of a lever, can limit or turn off "bob". You will be very satisfied with any of the major brands on the market. Stick with a local bike shops or go to the internet if you know what you are looking for. Many off-brand bikes use the same geometry and suspension from major manufacturers (horst, DWlink, and others license out their designs) so you can get an MTB priced well below name branded ones. I test rode at least 10 different brands (Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Yeti, Giant, Santa Cruz, Ellsworth, and Intense before settling on a Turner Burner). If you aren't in a rugged area, I'd go with a hard tail with a nice front suspension fork. FS bikes have limited application in nice rolling, root strewn, sandy areas that aren't covered with the crazy rocks and descents we have in the desert southwest. Plus, FS bikes are heavier. Overall, the benefits of a FS bike in terrain not necessitating FS goes largely unused. For your height, you might consider a bike with 29" tires. Your height would work well with the larger tires. Again, you have to test ride to find your bike. Be confident that your local bike shop (LBS) won't sell you a bike that isn't your size- they want your business when it comes to word of mouth and maintenance. Try different sizes too. A Cannondale x-large might fit you better than a Trek large. Also, you can size up your bike, but not size it down. By this, you can swap the stem and adjust the seat post to size the bike to your height and reach. But, if the bike is too big, you will have to suck it up. Don't ignore used bikes either. Check Craigs LIst; folks are looking to sell their bikes on this free on-line community. Ask the seller to have your LBS check it out first. If you buy from the internet, your LBS will usually assemble it for a nominal fee- well worth the cost for someone who doesn't know how to adjust the brakes, cable, gears, etc...
what does it mean that in considering the size of your bike you should also considet the geometry of the bike
Geometry has to do with the actual frame dimensions including the length of the top tube and seat tube, and the head tube angle, amongst other things. When you put a Trek and Cannondale side-by-side (or as many manufacturer's that your bike shop might have), you can see that the bike's angles are not the same. The front fork of one bike might be closer to the down tube than the other; the seat might sit over the pedals of one bike instead of leaned back; geometric differences that are popular today whereas when most of us growing up (I'm 48), the bicycle was triangular shaped. So, you might find a Cannondale medium more comfortable than a Trek large simply because the geometry. Bottom line is whatever fits you best and is more comfortable regardless of size, is the bike for you because like bikes, people are different. My arms might be shorter comparative to my legs, therefore, brand X might fit you better.
Great post lik2bikarmy! I couldn't agree more and this took me a while to figure out. I had a Haro Escape for almost 10 years that I got used to riding which was stolen. I started looking for new bikes the same size but each one I tried just did not feel right even with the same frame size. I tried Specialized, GT, Giant, Schwinn, and even new models of Haro and each one of them felt different. I finally settled on a Trek 4500 which had the most similar feel to the Haro because of the geometry of the frame and not just the frame size.
For off road bikes, go for full suspension mountain bikes they are heavier and more expensive than hardtail bikes, but it has both rear and front shocks making them ideal for technical single track.
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Luxury holiday accommodation on Tobago
Coasthanger represents Tobago holiday accommodation at its most stylish, in the form of a lodge constructed with beautiful local hardwood in the style of a Japanese haiku house. Coasthanger has a beautiful interior with polished wooden floors and wicker furniture. The lodge sits gently on the land and relies on the natural forces of the wind to generate a cooling breeze through the wooden louvers of the windows that moves the air and vents the heat through the roof. Coasthanger partly sits under an old mango tree which offers additional welcome shade when the sun is strong, and is also surrounded by our wonderful tropical garden. The lodge covers a generous 800 square feet, and offers a wonderful space for a couple looking for comfort and simplicity in nature for their choice of Tobago holiday accommodation.
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- Bedroom: One large bedroom measuring 14 x 14 feet with a queen size double bed and full size mosquito net on a suspended wooden frame. Adjoining the bedroom is a compact en suite shower room.
- Private deck: The bedroom has double French doors that open on to a private deck (10 x 8 feet) with two sun loungers and views over the broad sweep of Castara Bay – it's the perfect spot to enjoy the outdoors.
- Living area: There is a spacious living area spanning 20 x 14 feet with panoramic views of the two beaches looking north-west and also to the coastline looking south-west with stunning sunsets. There is comfortable and stylish seating and a dining space in the living area.
- Kitchen: The kitchen is open plan with the living area, and is equipped to the same high standard as the other accommodations with fridge/freezer, good quality pots and pans, cutlery and china, glassware, toaster, coffee pots, teapots and blender.
- Porch: There is also a cosy porch area measuring 14 x 8 feet with an additional comfortable sitting area for relaxing or eating.
There is a small car park (suitable for four cars) below Coasthanger. This lodge is our most easily accessible Tobago accommodation with only a couple of steps up to the porch from the car park.
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Burgundy Brigade
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Getting wind of a Burgundy tasting sends most of us in the wine trade into a vinous tizzy. And so it was last week that we jumped across the bay to
RN74, San Francisco's shrine to Burgundy and location for a tasting of assorted releases from the Vineyard Brands portfolio. Founded in 1971 by Robert Haas, a former New York City retailer, Vineyard Brands quickly became one of the country's top importers of quality Burgundy and we looked forward to exploring their collection of estates.
Rather than the new releases we were expecting, we were fortunate that Vineyard Brands had decided to give us another look at reds and whites from 2006. Four years after vintage, it was an ideal time to assess the development of these wines and get a feel for where they are headed. Upon release, Stephen Tanzer observed that the '06 whites were "rich, powerful wines, often high in alcohol. Their glycerol textures and often exotic tropical fruit character give them great early sex appeal." At the same time, Bruce Sanderson noted in the Wine Spectator that "the young Pinots also amazed me, with their immediate charm, seduction and balance."
Among other highlights in the lineup of whites were the '06 Grand Crus from Vincent Girardin, a respected winemaker who makes wines from over 60 Burgundy appellations. The style of the vintage showed across all the whites presented that day with rich, almost viscous textures and excellent concentration of exotic fruit which fairly leaped from the glass. Each was also beginning to show the midpalate generosity that develops with some time in the bottle.
Of these, my personal pick was the 2006 Girardin Corton-Charlemagne, which highlighted the wine's unique terroir. The lean soils of the hill of Corton brings out a mineral component typical of the appellation. Combined with the richness of the 2006 vintage, this is a very complex wine that still has years of development ahead. By comparison, Girardin's Batard-Montrachet was richer and thicker, making for a very approachable wine that can be enjoyed today.
The reds from 2006 also showed uniform vintage character, with slightly reserved aromas of dried red fruits, hints ofsage and an almost rustic quality to the flavors. Once again, the Grand Cru releases showed their inherent breed with more concentration and complexity than the "lesser" appellations and once again, Girardin's wines were delicious. His Clos Vougeot was a classic representation of the vintage's characteristics but the Charmes-Chambertin stole the show with cleaner, brighter fruit presence and some additional complexity just beginning to emerge, surely a harbinger of excellence to come with additional age.
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Sudden lowering of the uric acid level may cause an attack of gout. To prevent attacks in people who are taking uric acid-lowering drugs, prednisone, colchicine, or an NSAID is temporarily prescribed.
In addition, uric acid-lowering therapy (with Benemid, Uloric or Zyloprim) is not started during a gout attack, since sudden lowering of the uric acid can cause a new attack or prolong an existing one.
The drug Krystexxa (pegloticase) has been approved for adults with long-standing chronic gout who do not improve with or cannot tolerate other treatments. Krystexxa does have some side effects. A quarter of the patients who participated in the clinical trials experienced a severe allergic reaction. The FDA recommends that health care providers provide patients a corticosteroid and an antihistamine to reduce the risk of an allergic reaction.
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Upset stomach, indigestion, and headaches are the most common side effects of anti-inflammatory NSAIDs. Taking these drugs with food can help reduce stomach upset. NSAIDs also can cause vomiting, constipation, ulcers, bleeding in the stomach, irritation of the liver, and kidney damage, although these side effects are less common. NSAIDs should be avoided in those with a history of bleeding stomach ulcers and weak kidneys.
Side effects of corticosteroids include weight gain, increased appetite, and mood swings. Corticosteroids can have serious side effects when taken for a long period of time. Possible serious side effects include osteoporosis (thinning of the bones), diabetes, high blood pressure, cataracts, and decreased resistance to infection.
Possible side effects from colchicine include diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal cramps. In high doses, colchicine can cause kidney failure, seizures, and failure of the bone marrow, which leads to low blood counts. High doses of colchicine should be used with caution, especially in patients with kidney or liver disease.
The most common side effects of Zyloprim or Benemid are upset stomach, diarrhea, headache or dizziness, and a skin rash. The development of a rash while taking Zyloprim should be reported to your doctor immediately; the drug will likely need to be stopped. The most commonly reported adverse events in Uloric's clinical trials include liver function abnormalities, nausea, rash, and joint pain.
Not everyone will develop side effects from gout medications. How often any side effect occurs varies from person to person. The occurrence of side effects depends on the dose, type of drug, concurrent illnesses, or other drugs the person may be taking.
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The principal of Antrim Primary School has urged parents and children to be vigilant until police catch the sinister stranger who attempted to lure an eight-year-old from the playground.
The alarming incident occurred Monday, September 23, at around 2 p.m. when the boy and his classmates were traveling from their room to another in the infant corridor.
It is a familiar trip for the children, but they are still routinely accompanied by teachers and classroom assistants.
Two weeks ago, however, one member of staff had to help one of the younger pupils at the toilet which meant some of the children crossed the playground unsupervised.
And a man who had been watching them pass attempted to seize the opportunity. He approached the child who had been dawdling behind the rest, calling over and telling him that he had been sent by his dad to pick him up.
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World line dance champion Shane McKeever was to receive a grand welcome last week in a special homecoming event in Crossmaglen's Square.
Newry and Mourne District Council, in conjunction with Crossmaglen Community Association, St. Oliver Plunkett Youth Club, Crossmaglen Rangers and South Armagh Halloween Group, hosted the civic reception last Wednesday evening to celebrate Shane's tremendous achievement scooping gold in the line dancing category of the first-ever World Dance Sport Games in China.
His world class accolade is especially significant as the World Dance Sport Games in Kaohsiung is the first competition of its kind where dance has officially been represented as a sport.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
A Carlow teacher is under investigation for allegedly sending an inappropriate photograph to an underage girl.
The man, aged in his early 40s, is believed to have sent an intimate photograph to a 16-year-old girl.
The teacher works in a local secondary school.
[Source: Carlow Nationalist]
A Ballinamore shop-owner is celebrating almost as much the winner might after he was informed last Tuesday by the National Lottery Headquarters that a scratch-card sold in their newsagents shop bagged its buyer $68,000.
Representing a 5,000-1 return on the €10 All Cash Spectacular scratch-card, winning card-seller Philip Murphy of Murphy's newsagents in Ballinamore says the shop has become a lucky place at which to purchase lottery in recent years.
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"They're my family and I love these guys to bits," said Davy Fitzgerald at the Fair Green in Ennis Sunday evening, September 29.at a homecoming event for the Clare senior and U-21 sides.
An estimated 30,000 people turned out and shortly after 9 p.m. there were fantastic scenes of jubilation as the two All-Ireland winning panels arrived.
Addressing the supporters, Fitzgerald said the county has given his charges great support throughout the championship. "I'd like to start by saying that we know we have passionate players for sure, but by Jesus, we have passionate supporters as well."
[Source: Clare Champion]
Student protests were taking place last Tuesday at U.C.C. and C.I.T. to protest in advance of the budget, which students fear will include cuts to the Student Maintenance Grant.
Students are worried as the maintenance grant has been cut in the last four budgets and they want to highlight to the government that "enough is enough."
The average grant is $114, which students are comparing to the lowest rate of Jobseekers Allowance – $135 per week.
[Source: Cork Independent]
Derry is to get a new iconic public artwork with a difference.
Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín announced details of the plan Sunday night, September 29, at an event to promote the Lumiere Light Festival, which opens in Derry next month.
The Minister has set aside funding for an illuminated sign on top of the Rosemount Factory.
[Source: Derry Journal]
Two secondary students were taken to hospital last Tuesday after an incident involving a jeep outside their school.
Gardaí (police) in Ballyshannon confirmed that a driver appeared to lose control of a jeep at Coláiste Cholmcille at around 1:30 p.m. Two students were struck by the vehicle.
Two students, a boy and a girl, were slightly injured in the incident and were taken to hospital as a precaution.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
The much anticipated Newry City Linkages Public Realm Scheme started last week. The major refurbishing works will see the appearance of Newry Canal transformed forever. The scheme will comprise the replacement of the existing canal boundary wall with a new decorative maritime railing and the removal of car parking spaces to facilitate the provision of a new wider granite paved/curbed pathway. New decorative street lighting, street furniture, tree planting and public art is also proposed as part of the scheme.