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When I talk with parents or teachers these days, I can be sure that one of their first questions will have to do with getting kids to pay attention — and for good reason. Attention and its partner, self-regulation, are the foundations of learning, but these so-called "executive skills" are an increasing problem in our multitasking society. More and more children each year are diagnosed with "attention deficit disorder," and teachers describe increasing difficulties with students' self-control and concentration — causing problems with everything from math tests to social relationships to motivation for learning.
Are we in the midst of an inattention "epidemic?" What can parents do to help forestall problems — or to deal with them once they arise? Fortunately, new brain research on the neural mechanisms underlying attention sheds some light on these questions. While basic attention abilities may be inborn, the good news is that many attention skills can be learned. These core abilities are rooted in the physiology of the brain, but home and school environments have a great deal to do with how a child learns to use his particular attention mechanisms.
What Causes Attention Problems?
Genetic factors, prenatal toxins, drugs and alcohol, as well as prematurity put children more at risk for attention deficits. Yet ADHD, or Attention Deficit (with or without Hyperactivity) Disorder, is controversial, since definitions and testing procedures for the disorder are vague and vary greatly among different communities and professionals. Moreover, the idea of giving one's child a psychoactive drug is often very worrisome to a parent. Dramatic increases in the United States of prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin, for example, have come under question because of potential side effects and uncertainty about long-term outcomes. Some physicians voice concerns about using a pill alone as a remedy for problems that should be addressed at a more systemic level. While such drugs often help children (and adults) control their behavior more effectively, they are not a "cure" and should always be accompanied by behavioral treatment and careful monitoring.
Many ADHD children are very bright and creative. In fact a number of highly successful and productive adults might have been so labeled if this category had been around when they were growing up. Some educators have suggested that schools' expectations for children may be out of line when so many otherwise able kids fail to conform to them.
Where is the Problem?
Attention changes with age — a normal lack of inhibition in a four-year-old becomes a serious problem in a ten-year-old. Moreover, a regularly bumptious child (usually a boy) may seem very much out of place in an overly restrictive and stressful classroom. When normally active youngsters are condemned to desks and routine pencil-and-paper tasks all day, we should not be surprised if they show up with problems. Many schools are increasingly restricting children's free playtime; children who need to work off physical energy don't have much of a chance. Moreover, many of today's children are so heavily scheduled that they are actually sleep-deprived. All these factors may masquerade as an attention problem.
Attention difficulties are also found in many children with language or reading problems; sometimes treating the underlying condition makes it easier to focus on learning. Too much time with TV and video games also exacerbates attention difficulties. A recent study linked amount of preschool television exposure with later symptoms of ADHD. One Mom just told me at a workshop that after their house burned down, destroying their son's game cube, his attention problems magically disappeared.
Attention and the Brain
Paying attention requires maturation and use of a number of widely scattered brain areas, all the way from the brainstem up to the top level of the prefrontal cortex. Interconnecting loops pass through structures in the limbic system, or "emotional" brain, including areas involved in memory and motivation. These connections function partially on neurotransmitters in the catecholamine system called dopamine and norepinephrine. Drugs used to treat ADHD, such as Ritalin or Strattera, regulate these chemicals, although no one has agreed on exactly how they do it. We also do not know how much of one's neurotransmitter balance is determined by genetics and how much by experiences, activities and emotions.
Research has shown that there is a hereditary tendency for attention difficulties, but the brain's chemical balance can also be changed by environmental factors. For example, chronic stress revs up the brain's fight-or-flight chemical systems which can even kill off neurons. On the other hand, numerous studies suggest that learning to keep one's brain quiet, as in reflection, meditation, or absorption in self-directed play, has the opposite effect. Many of our children today rarely have a chance to experience a quiet, self-directed mind, undistracted by adult demands or electronic stimulation. Perhaps it is not surprising that their growing brains are showing the effects.
Practical Steps for Building Attention Skills
Intervention to build positive attention habits should begin as early as possible and definitely before age seven. You should be particularly mindful of this possible "sensitive period" if anyone in the child's family suffers from distractibility, mental disorganization or impulsivity. Nonetheless, changes are still possible at any age, especially if the individual is highly motivated.
Step 1: Work for a positive and understanding emotional climate. Parents who are overly permissive or overly bossy are more likely to have children with problems. Authoritative caregiving produces children most able to manage their own behavior (self-regulation), who get into less trouble in school, are better adjusted socially and who develop more powerful attention and motivation systems. These adults are (most of the time - no one's perfect!) firm, loving, reasonably patient, empathetic, willing to listen to the child and negotiate rules, and available to give emotional support when the child needs it. Emotion, motivation, and attention are wound together so tightly in the brain that it is impossible to separate them.
Step 2: Establish reasonable expectations for behavior, set clear rules, and discuss or negotiate them with the child, including consequences for infractions. Make sure all caregivers are consistent. Check the child's understanding by asking her to tell you what you just talked about. Please heed the word "reasonable." Sometimes parents tell me they insist their five or six-year-old sit and work on schoolwork with them each night for an hour or more. Many adults have trouble understanding the real limitations that immaturity places on the ability to stay with one task — especially one that the child didn't choose. On the other hand, some parents have never learned to say "no," which is, unfortunately, part of their job. It is not kind to the child or the world to turn loose an individual who has never had a chance to experience and internalize a reasonable control system.
Step 3: Establish a well-regulated household environment. If your child inherited the attention problem from you, this task is a real challenge — but your child needs it. Uncontrolled households, where routines are never made clear and that blast young brains with too many stimuli and too little structure impose stress on the growing brain and may diminish the development of internal control systems. Ongoing background noise stresses out adult brains, and it can be a real trial for a child's tender synapses. Conversely, rigidly structured households that place unrealistic demands on children or cause them to fear making a mistake can be equally damaging.
You can help your child find the best stimulus level during different activities. We have instinctive drives to regulate the amounts of stimulation - auditory, visual, and tactile — that come into the brain, but children can miss their own cues. Watch for signs of unusual behavior, overexcitedness, wildness, or withdrawal, which signal a need for protection from sensory bombardment. Do not expect children to realize when they have had enough excitement. The same goes for "screen time." It is much harder to turn off a TV or computer than to turn it on — even for adults.
Step 4: Teach your child to use words to plan and control behavior. Language is a major route to good social relationships, which are often jeopardized because the impulsive child is annoying to peers in play or cooperative learning situations.
Step 5: If you think your child has an attention deficit that is inconsistent with age and has persisted more than six months, you may decide to consult your pediatrician or a pediatric neurologist for a clearer diagnosis. First, inform yourself by reading several books, since there are so many points of view on this "disorder." Be aware that chronically hurried physicians are noted for prescribing medications, period. Experts agree that any treatment plan — whether or not you choose to use medications — must include behavioral counseling for parents, regular caregivers, and the child. A good professional can help you understand how to manage the child's behavior most effectively. Systems of clear, short-term rewards and consequences are often spelled out, so the child can start to take control of himself. The school should also be informed and involved in the treatment program, as a helpful teacher can make a big difference. Remember that if your child has a real self-regulation problem, he is not doing this on purpose. Keep the emotional supports and conversation in place, and you will get much better outcomes.
It is best, of course, to work with your child from the beginning to encourage the development of the brain's executive centers. These areas continue to develop even throughout adolescence, so the teenager actually has many new brain connections to call on for tackling old problems. Moral: Don't give up! The general suggestions below are for younger children, but may be adapted for any age group:
In a Nutshell: Helping the Attention Regulator
The effectiveness of the brain's prefrontal cortex, which governs the executive system, may be improved by using words to guide behavior. Most adults instinctively use this brain-building "inner language" to work through problems or plans — literally talking to themselves inside their heads. Studies show that even little children perform a task better when they use "private speech" along with action. Parents can help a toddler by describing what she is doing and encouraging her to use words, e.g. "You are pounding the pegs into the board. Let's say 'hit' every time you pound one." Household tasks such as cooking present many opportunities: "Let's go over the steps before we start." "What ingredients do we need?" " Did I do it right?" "What's the next step?"
An interesting long-term study started with kindergarteners and ended when they took the SAT years later. Experimenters gave each child a marshmallow with the instruction that if they could wait a certain number of minutes before eating it, they would get two marshmallows to eat. Those who were able to control their impulses and wait had higher scores years later on the SAT than those who were unable to defer gratification and gobbled up the treat at once. The strategies that successful "waiters" used included trying to ignore the marshmallow and, significantly, talking to themselves about how important it was to wait and how happy they would be when they received the extra marshmallow. The gobblers had no such strategies to help put their brains in charge of their behavior.
Caregivers who themselves use language to explain, reason with, or even discipline children are the models for this development. In addition, children of all ages should be encouraged to talk through situations before plunging in. I frequently ask a distractible youngster, "Sit on your hands and tell me what you think you should do with this problem (worksheet, drawing, sentence, math equation)." The child thinks it is funny, but it gets her brain into communication with itself, and she does a better job.
I remember one impulsive eight-year-old who could not remember to bring both book and pencil to the reading table. Every day the teacher said to her, "Tell me what you will need. Now ask yourself, 'Do I have my pencil? My book?'" She thought this was a wonderful game, and soon we only had to say, "Have you asked yourself the question?" Eventually, Daneesha was able to do it herself. Now a sophisticated preteen, she sidled up to me in the hall not long ago with a big grin on her face. "You know," she said, "I still ask myself the question."
Strong Foundations for Success
Helping our children develop good attention and self-management skills is one of our most important jobs. Studies of successful adults have suggested that "smarts" - or even advanced degrees — are actually less predictive of success than a person's ability to focus effectively on a challenging problem and exercise the self-control to stick with it. After all, what good is frantic "multi-tasking" if a person is unable to "task" effectively? Many factors in today's culture of childhood conspire to erode attentional abilities, but wise, patient, and caring adults can provide foundations and models that will stick for a lifetime.


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LeAnn Rimes is keeping her acting career going, and she's got a Hollywood icon playing opposite her this time.
Burt Reynolds will co-star with her in a CMT original movie called Reel Life, where the two will play a father and daughter.
The basics: Burt's character has a heart attack, and LeAnn's character rushes back to take care of him.
But the dad is a cranky guy who doesn't want to eat healthy or work out—all he wants to do is fish.
Oh, and LeAnn's character falls in love with the new guy in town.
Reel Life debuts on CMT Nov. 13.
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Karen Ehman is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times Best-selling author. Described as profoundly practical, engagingly funny and downright real, her passion is to help women to live their priorities and love their lives as they serve God and others.
Karen writes for Encouragement for Today online devotions that bring God's peace, perspective, and purpose to over one million women daily. She has authored seven books including the popular LET. IT. GO: How to Stop Running the Show & Start Walking in Faith and her newest release Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It and When to Say Nothing at All. Both include a companion DVD Bible study designed for group or individual use. Her next book, Hoodwinked: Ten Myths Moms Believe and Why We All Need to Knock It Off releases in November of 2015 and is co-authored with Ruth Schwenk of TheBetterMom.com
She is also the Speaker Track Director of Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference and a teaching staff member of their writer's training site COMPEL.
She has been a guest on national television and radio programs including The 700 Club, At Home Live, FamilyLife, Engaging Women, The Harvest Show, Moody Midday Connection, and Focus on the Family. She is a graduate of Spring Arbor University and has been married for over a quarter-century to her college sweetheart Todd. Together they raise their three sometimes quarrelsome but mostly charming children in the boondocks of central Michigan ranging in age from teen to adult.
Her favorite ways to spend her time though are to chat with her grown daughter who owns her own hair salon far away in the Charlotte, NC, watch her oldest son–an electrician's apprentice–pop wheelies on his dirt bike (while simultaneously deepening her prayer life!) or cheer for her youngest son in the football stands or baseball bleachers. She also is content to just hang out with her man doing absolutely nothing at all. You'll often find her whipping up something tasty for her family and friends or the many teens that gather around her kitchen island processing life and enjoying something from Mama Karen's oven. (Although she only has three kiddos of her own, at last count at least seven teens had her in their cell phone as "Mom")
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
The Theme of Agriculture in Solids, Liquids, and Gases
The Chemistry of Chocolate
Ahh, everyone's favorite subject: chocolate. Who knew chocolate is not only delicious, but educational. Chocolate comes to us from Central America.8 One of the earliest reports of chocolate consumption dates back to the 1500s when the Aztec ruler Montezuma served a cocoa drink to Cortez. Cortez fell in love with the bitter snack and brought it back to his native Spain where it became a popular and expensive luxury. Only the wealthy could afford chocolate until the mid-nineteeth century. Imagine the protests today if only the rich could snag up some M&Ms? The horror.
Why does chocolate melt in your mouth? Chocolate is a homogeneous mixture of ingredients, mainly cocoa and cocoa butter. At room temperature the mixture is a solid, but as soon as the temperature is elevated, it melts. Turns out the temperature of our bodies is high enough to melt chocolate. Why? The main component of cocoa butter is a fat that melts at near body temperature. Sorry M&Ms, but chocolate melts in our mouths as well as our hands.
During the mixing process at the factory, chocolate is a liquid. The cocoa butter in the melted chocolate coats the solid particles of the cocoa, sugar, and milk solids. If the solid particles are too large the chocolate will have a gritty texture—and nobody likes gritty chocolate. The particle size is also directly related to how much cocoa butter must be added. As particle size decreases, surface area increases. A larger surface area means more cocoa butter required to coat all of the solid surfaces.
If the chocolate does not contain enough cocoa butter between the other particles, the candy will be too thick and will not flow into a mold. Manufacturers can fix the problem by either adding more fat to the mixture or adding an emulsifier, which helps keep two mixed things, mixed.
The last chemical aspect of chocolate is crystallization. All chocolate goes through a tempering process. Tempering is a process of heating and cooling candy to prepare it for dipping and molding. This process ensures that cocoa butter in chocolate hardens in a uniform crystal structure. When chocolate is not properly tempered, crystals form that will create crappy crystals. This un-tempered chocolate will be cloudy, gray, lumpy and will remain sticky at room temperature. Tempered chocolate on the other hand is perfect in all ways: shiny, smooth, and delicious.


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Lloyds slammed for 'pulling the plug' on active applications
Advisers have hit out at Lloyds following its decision to suspend all international mortgage lending, after clients with accepted applications have found the bank is no longer going to be providing financing.
While not technically a breach of compliance, advisers said the move by Lloyds cut off applications that are already in process but that are not legally binding is "unacceptable", arguing the bank should instead have stated it was pulling out of the market and set a deadline for applications.
Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at John Charcol, said at least two clients had been affected.
He said: "On of them had their mortgage offer and they did agree to honour that. Another had had the valuation done and all documentation supplied and approved in principle but they have now said they won't be offering.
"They said they had operational issues and implied at the time - we were told verbally - it would take about eight weeks to resolve the issues. The client said they would stay with it but they have now said they don't know when they are going to be lending again.
"Officially they aren't saying much but the implications are pretty clear. Why would you refund a valuation fee if someone's prepared to wait eight weeks and say they aren't going to offer?
"What is completely unacceptable is to pull the plug on cases they have actually accepted an application for and confirmed it was ready to be offered.
"A lender with any common sense would say 'we are pulling out of lending either permanently or temporarily, and this is the deadline for applications'."
David Hollingworth, associate director of London and Country Mortgages, said what you typically see when a lender decides to stop lending is cut-off date beyond which new applications will not be accepted.
By not providing such a deadline in advance a lender can end up leaving prospective customers "high and dry", he added.
Mr Hollingworth said: "It sounds like some people that thought they had found a solution have had the rug pulled from under their feet."
Mr Hollingworth added that Lloyds International has been slowly tightening criteria for lending over the last six months or so.
A spokesperson for Lloyds said: "Our acceptance criteria for new business are subject to regular review and we are currently reviewing this product to determine whether it meets the group's current lending appetite and criteria.
"Once this review has concluded, we will begin accepting new applications again."
It is understood that the review could take until the end of the year. At time of writing, Lloyds could not reveal the number of applications that will be affected.


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When I first started to write songs I was co-writing a lot.
This was mainly out of necessity because I wasn't playing guitar back then but nevertheless, I had no trouble finding someone to give me a hand.
However, after I started learning to play guitar I realised that I could write songs on my own, so I did for a fair chunk of my songwriting life but in recent times, I've been making a real effort to collaborate with other songwriters again.
I've been really enjoying just letting go of the need to keep all of my songwriting ideas to myself and started sharing them with other talented people.
For me, writing songs by yourself was good for a while, but I did miss the collaborative aspect of co-writing. Finding a songwriting collaborator was my way of changing my routine, to inject fresh new ideas into my songwriting process.
Now how you find a songwriting collaborator all boils down to how well you network and communicate with other songwriters, musicians and other related organizations.
Here are some suggestions on how to get you started finding a collaborator.
1. Ask your friends to collaborate with you.
Let your friends know that you are writing songs and that you'd like to work with them.
That's what I did when I started. I had a friend who taught me my first chords on a guitar (I think it was an A chord) and we started jamming. All of a sudden we were writing songs.
The more chords we learnt and the more knowledge we gained we put it all into our songwriting. We would spend hours on it.
I still remember those days very fondly (I have them on tape too) and we had a lot of fun.
2. Join a songwriting organisation.
Besides asking your friends, the best way to find a co-writer is to associate yourself with other songwriters that are of a similar standard and are of similar experience to you. Where do you find these people?
At your local songwriting organisation.
I can't stress enough the importance of a songwriting organisation to your growth as a songwriter. You'll meet new people and new networks, you get an opportunity to perform your songs (if you are a singer/songwriter) and get them critiqued as well.
However, the most important function of a songwriting organisation is to bring songwriters together.
The organisation that I belong to is called SCALA. It's based in Adelaide, South Australia but it services a membership that spreads all over the world.
If there's a local organisation near you then join it and start networking.
3. Use songwriting forums/newsgroups and message boards
I think it goes without saying that the internet is the best networking and researching tool ever.
If you're having no luck with your friends or you local songwriting organisation then hop on the web and go to a few songwriting forums and ask if anyone wants to collaborate with you.
More often than not these forums have a special section where songwriters looking for collaborators can post a request in hope of finding a co-writer.
Here are three forums/message boards I like and frequent occasionally:
Get on them, introduce yourself and ask away.
It's always good to have a co-writer that is close to home. You can meet up personally and jam away ideas around each others kitchen tables (or recording studios).
If someone who is on the other side of the world wants to work with you though, it might be a bit challenging but not impossible.
4. Go to open mic nights
What better place to go to see and hear songwriters and musicians of all standards and experiences than your local open mic night. There are plenty of opportunities to introduce yourself to others and even a chance to perform your work to a performer-friendly audience.
I've experienced first hand the networking magic that open mics can create. I run one myself every Wednesday night for this very reason.
The benefits of an open mic night are many and numerous. So much so I've written a blog post about it called The Benefits Of Open Mics For Songwriters.
Give these four suggestions a try and see what you come up with. You have nothing to lose and great songs to gain.
Until next time, keep on writing,
Corey Stewart
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Atmos announces new supervisor
JACKSON - Steve Steiger is the new operation supervisor for the Sikeston area of Atmos Energy Corporation.
Steiger, his wife, Heidi, and their 21-month-old son, Samuel, have made Sikeston their home since 1997. He has been an employee of Atmos Energy since June 1996, holding various positions with Associated Natural Gas and United Cities Gas Company. Most recently, he served as an engineering technician while working out of the Sikeston office.
A native of Ste. Genevieve, Steiger graduated with a major in industrial technology from Southeast Missouri State University in 1996.
"We are looking forward to Steve's assumption of this leadership role in the Sikeston area," said David Swain, operations manager for the Mid-States Division of Atmos Energy, which includes Southeast Missouri. "His record of strong operations experience coupled with a desire for civic involvement will make him an asset to our operations and the communities that are in his area of responsibility."
Swain said Steiger will be responsible for the company's operational activities in Sikeston, Miner, Bertrand, Charleston, East Prairie, New Madrid, Lilbourn, Matthews, Morehouse and Puxico.
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is one of the largest pure natural gas distributors in the United States, serving about 1.7 million gas utility customers. Atmos Energy's utility operations serve more than 1,000 small and medium-size communities in 12 states.
SIKESTON - Tammy Burford is now serving as the floral manager of Market Place.
Employed with Market Place for past two and half years, Burford said the Market Place Floral Shoppe has a wide selection of services including FTD, giftwares, balloons, live plants and fresh and silk floral arrangements for all occasions. "I hope the public will feel free to contact us any time for their floral and party needs," she added.
SIKESTON - Aaron Thomas, a certified nurse assistant, is the Hunter Acres Caring Center's "Employee of the Month" for July.
Employed with HACC since May 2002, his supervisors and peers describe him as polite and always striving to achieve. "He always gives his all to provide residents with the very best care possible and always willing to help the staff and activities department," his nominator added.
SIKESTON - Madeline Wilson has joined the staff at Alliance Bank according to J. Michael Pobst, community bank president.
"I am very excited to have Madeline on our team here at Alliance," said Pobst. "She brings with her the type of personality and knowledge that makes banking a pleasure to our customers."
Most recently Wilson served as a customer service representative with the Union Planters Bank facility in Sikeston. "I love the customer service aspect of banking and look forward to continue to work with all my customers on a one-on-one basis," said Wilson.
Established in 1997, Alliance Bank expanded to Sikeston as a full-service facility in 2000. Alliance Bank serves Scott, Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Mississippi, Stoddard and Perry counties.


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Issue No.01 - January-December (2003 vol.2)
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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/L-CA.2003.3
We investigate a program phenomenon, Address Correlation, which links addresses that reference the same data.This work shows that different addresses containing the samedata can often be correlated at run-time to eliminate a load missor a partial hit. For ten of the SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks, 57 to99% of all L1 data cache load misses, and 4 to 85% of all partialhits, can be supplied from a correlated address already found inthe cache. Our source code-level analysis shows that semanticallyequivalent information, duplicated references, and frequentvalues are the major causes of address correlations. We also showthat, on average, 68% of the potential correlated addresses thatcould supply data on a miss of an address containing the samevalue can be correlated at run time. These correlated addressescorrespond to an average of 62% of all misses in the benchmarkprograms tested.
Resit Sendag, Peng-fei Chuang, David J. Lilja, "Address Correlation: Exceeding the Limits of Locality", IEEE Computer Architecture Letters, vol.2, no. 1, pp. 3, January-December 2003, doi:10.1109/L-CA.2003.3


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The Tahoe Choir and Lake Tahoe Community College Chorus will present "Disney Dazzle" this weekend.
"Disney Dazzle" features music from Disney's full-length animated film classics such as "Snow White," "The Lion King," "Pocahontas" and "Mulan."
Linda Mitchell and Moe Leonard will co-conduct the performance, which will also feature a children's choir from the Lake Tahoe area.
The performance will take place at Friday 7 p.m. at the LTCC Duke Theatre. Another performance will be held at 2 p.m. at the MontBleu Theatre.
Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students and may be purchased from choir members, the LTCC Bookstore and at the theatres 45 minutes before show time. Refreshments can be purchased at intermission.


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Set 2: Yarmouth Road, Morphing Again, Say Something, Peel, Sound, 555, Sugar Shack, Tiny Little World
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On March 11, I attended Lobby Day in Hartford, sponsored by the National Rifle Association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and other pro-Second Amendment organizations.
The turnout was great, and I spontaneously organized everyone to stop where they stood at 10 a.m. to sing "God Bless America" and say the Pledge of Allegiance. It was a moment of unity.
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Athens, GA - Balloting of league coaches predicted the Georgia Lady
Bulldogs to finish fourth during the upcoming basketball season. The coaches also voted Porsha Phillips to the eight-player All-SEC first team and Jasmine James to the second team.
Tennessee was the pre-season favorite to win the SEC title, followed by
Kentucky, LSU, the Lady Bulldogs and Vanderbilt in a tie for fourth, Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama, Ole Miss, Florida, Arkansas and Mississippi State.
Phillips also was named to the the five-player All-SEC second team by a panel of national and conference media last week. The 6-2, senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., averaged a team-best 8.2 rebounds last season, while also contributing 8.7 point per game. Phillips averaged a league-high 8.8 boards versus SEC competition and led Georgia with seven double-doubles.
James, a 5-9, sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., was Georgia's second-leading scorer a year ago at 11.5 points per game and also ranked among SEC individual leaders in steals and minutes played. She was tabbed as the SEC Freshman of the Week a league-record five times and led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring in 14 outings.
Points for the team predictions were compiled on an 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for order of prediction, while each player received two points for a first-team vote and one point for a second-team vote. Ties were not broken and coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team or players.
The Lady Bulldogs will open their 2010-11 season two weeks from this Sunday when they host Georgia Southern at Stegeman Coliseum at 2 p.m. Georgia returns three starters James, Phillips and Meredith Mitchell and five additional letterwinners from last year's team that finished 25-9 and advanced to the "Sweet 16" round of the NCAA Tournament. In addition, Georgia has added three freshman to its roster who comprised a top-10 recruiting class.


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Love's Labour's Lost
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Love's Labour's Lost: Say That Three Times Real Fast. Seriously. Try It. Quiz
Think you've got your head wrapped around Love's Labour's Lost? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why do the King of Navarre and his lords swear off food, women and sleep?
So that they can get into the college fraternity that is hazing them
So that they have time to study
So that they can prove they are worthy leaders
Because they'd rather concentrate on things that are more important, like... such as... well, for example... hm. Let us get back to you on that.
So that their heads are clear to make critical decisions
Q. Why does the King sentence Costard to a week with only bread and water?
Because of Costard's relationship with Jacquenetta
Because the King feels Costard could stand to drop a few pant sizes
Because Costard is caught stealing a few pieces of silver
Because Costard failed to entertain the King
Q. What does Jacquenetta think about Armado?
That he is the love of her life, but they can never be together
That he is the most handsome of his three brothers
That if he used any more hair gel, you could land a plane on his noggin
Not much
Q. Who arrives on business?
The King of France
The Prince of France
The Princess of France
Just some random French guy with a briefcase
Q. The King has feelings for whom?
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Americans may be trying to get into better shape but let's face it, they aren't there yet. Nearly 60 million Americans age 40 and above have been diagnosed with either Type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Now Polyphenolics is introducing its newest condition-specific grape seed extract ingredient, MegaNatural-GL. The company says it will give an additional advantage to people trying to improve their physical condition by helping them to manage their blood sugar spikes after meals and reducing their oxidative stress.
While hard-core exercise enthusiasts are unlikely to have problems optimizing their blood sugar levels, those trying to lose weight and just starting to get more exercise are likely to need help. "MegaNatural-GL is ideal for people who are on the boundaries of sports nutrition … those who aspire to get healthier. It is synergistic with lifestyle modifications and healthy diet improvements," confirmed Polyphenolics President Anil Shrikhande, Ph.D.
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Preliminary studies conducted at University of California, Davis examined the relationship between MegaNatural-GL and concentrations of blood glucose and insulin after meals. Study participants included both healthy individuals and those diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
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Kappagoda explained that the body's ability to manage glucose is best in the mornings. The pilot studies indicated that those subjects who took MegaNatural-GL showed an improvement in glucose management after dinner, when their bodies needed it most. "We feel these grape seed polyphenols merit further investigation as a part of a lifestyle management program for patients with a variety of conditions related to obesity such as metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance."
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text: new delhi: close on the heels of the national human rights commission's indictment, the national commission for minorities on saturday sharply attacked the narendra modi government for its handling of the communal violence in gujarat and asked the state to take confidence building measures including the reversion of the police officials transferred for "good job". the commission expressed dissatisfacation with the steps taken by the government and expressed concern over the continuing violence even as fresh violence claimed four lives three of whom died in police firing in ahmedabad. there was also no let up in the incidents of stabbing and arson. the commission also said there was still a sense of insecurity among the people in the state. the bjp stuck to its guns in defending modi from the strident demand for his resignation as chief minister saying "there is no question of any change of leadership in gujarat as of now."


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The Cobblers pulled off a shock win at Newport thanks to goals from on-loan Everton youngster Hallam Hope and midfielder Darren Carter either side of half-time, while goalkeeper Matt Duke saved home midfielder Andy Sandell's late penalty.
King has led the Sky Bet League Two basement club to four points from two games since taking charge following Aidy Boothroyd's sacking.
King said: "I've loved it. I've got my spark back.
"I've proved I'm a manager.
"I always knew I am a manager, but I didn't shout it from the rooftops because there was no point because no-one was listening.
"There have been no discussions at the moment, I haven't thought about it too much.
"I know they have probably spoken to other people, but all I can do is try and get Northampton to win football matches.
"I've made their choice harder, but if they go with someone else I have made their job a little bit easier because now there is a real chance of us getting out of this position.
"We have been on a really bad run, but I thought they earned that win.
"If we had got a lucky result I would say so, but we created a lot of chances and probably could have had a couple more.
"It was a very entertaining game and my players were fantastic.
"They showed skill, energy and then a determination to win the game, which I like."
Teenager Hope gave Northampton the lead with a smart finish after 29 minutes.
County hit back in first-half injury time through Harry Worley's towering header from a corner.
But the visitors were back in front two minutes into the second half thanks to Carter's stunning 25-yard strike.
Newport's Sandell had a late penalty saved by Duke after David Pipehad been fouled by Lee Collins.
County boss Justin Edinburgh felt his side were unlucky to finish empty-handed.
"We created enough chances to win three games," he said.
"That's probably the most chances we've created in any one game for a long period of time, but we haven't been ruthless enough in front of goal to make those chances count.
"That was the first problem, but the goals we gave away were also very poor.
"We scored an equaliser at a great time and then we gave them a gift of a goal for the second.
"I applaud the players for the amount of chances and the way they played in the second half, but let's not dress it up, we had more than enough chances to win the game.
"But we win and lose as a team. We can defend better and we can attack better."
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by Ken Campbell - May 4, 2009 3:53 PM UTC
A couple of Canes have vaulted themselves into serious contention for Team Canada with their playoff play... and a pair of prospect decisions.
A few playoff and non-playoff items to please your hockey palette on a lovely spring day in May: • A number of hockey observers insist the real barometer for judging players for the 2010 Olympic teams should be the NHL playoffs and not the World Championship.
by Ken Campbell - April 27, 2009 3:54 PM UTC
If the Rangers do find a way to win Game 7 in Washington, they would do so only because of a ultra-talented goaltender.
Should the New York Rangers somehow collect themselves to come back and win Game 7 against the Washington Capitals Tuesday night, they will go down in history as arguably the least deserving team to ever win a playoff series.
by Ken Campbell - April 20, 2009 2:13 PM UTC
Unnotable quotables... players coming up big and small... Scottie's second coming... goodbye, Mats... Os-really-good... and Alex 'Zer' O.
We take you for a moment from your regularly scheduled face wash and ridiculous after-the-whistle scrum for the first installment of What We've Learned So Far In The Playoffs: • Forget about the likes of Nietzsche, Aristotle, Bacon or Plato; hockey players are top-notch philosophers at this time of year.
by Ken Campbell - April 13, 2009 1:09 PM UTC
With only three of Canada's teams making this year's playoffs and only one looking good for a future run, expect the Stanley Cup to stay in the United States for the foreseeable future.
It has been 15 years since an NHL team based in Canada has won the Stanley Cup. Yeah, we know they still have to play the games and everything, but is there anyone out there who realistically expects that drought not to be extended to 16 by early June? For that matter, does anyone see a team north of the 49th parallel putting it all together anytime in the foreseeable future? The fact of the matter is teams from Canada are further from winning the Stanley Cup than they have been in any time during the NHL's salary cap era.
by Ken Campbell - April 6, 2009 11:44 AM UTC
Despite its quality level and ability to develop NHLers, college hockey faces a plethora of obstacles that will keep it on the fringes.
As those who run college hockey cast an eye to Monday night's basketball Final Four finale in front of 72,000 fans at Ford Field in Detroit, they hope to get a glimpse of the future of their own sport.
by Ken Campbell - March 30, 2009 3:42 PM UTC
Once the league's laughingstock - outside of the Red Wings - the Central could soon become the NHL's only division with five playoff teams.
Take a look at the NHL standings today and you'll notice they reveal tangible evidence of something people in hockey have known for quite some time – that after years of being a running joke, the Central Division is now the best in the league.
by Ken Campbell - March 23, 2009 3:41 PM UTC
Ottawa could conceivably make the dance... one record that will never be broken... and the B's better hope they don't play Montreal.
Things that got me thinking on an unseasonably chilly spring day in Toronto: OTTAWA REVIVAL Is there a chance the Ottawa Senators might actually make a run for the playoffs this season? It seems almost impossible, but if they keep playing the way they have and the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens continue to make a turtle race of it, you have to think they'll at least make things a little interesting.
by Ken Campbell - March 16, 2009 3:04 PM UTC
The key to Stanley Cup success could be replacing your head coach... the NHL contradicts its stance on Sean Avery... and the HNIC theme song.
Some Monday musings for your dining and dancing pleasure: WINDS OF CHANGE BLOW SWEETLY There are no official records kept on the best start by a coach who is a mid-season replacement, but you'd have to think Dan Bylsma of the Pittsburgh Penguins would be in the running for that mark.
by Ken Campbell - March 9, 2009 9:58 AM UTC
With the NHL GMs scheduled to meet in Florida for three days and discuss 'rules of engagement' don't expect much to come of it.
So NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the GMs won't have any "immediate knee-jerk reactions" when it comes to how they'll deal with the fighting issue when they meet beginning Monday in Florida.
by Ken Campbell - March 2, 2009 2:43 PM UTC
Rental players very rarely work out, so trades that work for both now and later are the ones teams should be on the hunt for.
It was trade deadline day in 1999 and Bob Gainey and his staff were beginning to get antsy. In a bid to win their third straight Stanley Cup, the Detroit Red Wings had just loaded up with Chris Chelios, Wendel Clark and Bill Ranford and all Gainey had to show for his wheeling and dealing was defenseman Doug Lidster, whom he picked up from the Canadian national team, and depth forward Derek Plante, whom he snagged from Buffalo for a second-rounder.
by Ken Campbell - February 23, 2009 3:25 PM UTC
A good coach was fired in New York on Monday, but it was the GM with his poor signings that orchestrated Tom Renney's demise.
John Tortorella recently had his cell phone number changed to one with a 416 area code, no doubt so his employers at TSN would have easy access to him.
by Ken Campbell - February 16, 2009 8:05 AM UTC
If you think the Islanders are intentionally losing games to pick up John Tavares in the summer, think again.
Here we are 840 games into the NHL season and the only thing we can say for sure is that the New York Islanders are, without a doubt, the worst team in the league.


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Armagh reveal team for Championship opener against Cavan
Updated: Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:54 | Comments
Armagh have named their team for Sunday's Ulster Football Championship preliminary round meeting with Cavan in Kingspan Breffni Park.
Mark Shields and 18-year-old Ciaran O'Hanlon will make their Championship debuts for the Orchard County.
Kieran Toner, Charlie Vernon, James Morgan, Niall McConville, Sean Clarke, John Kingham and Aiden Forker are unavailable due to injury.
Armagh assistant manager Brendan Hughes told Armagh TV: "At the start of the year when we came together as a management team we looked for a new team and we looked for a young, fast and exciting team.
"We feel this team going out on Sunday has all of the attributes that we were looking for in the group.
"The fact that we have seven players unavailable to us, shows, with the quality of the team has been selected, the depth of quality and standard that we have available.
"In addition to the seven unavailable, there is obviously other players of quality ready to come into action. We are happy with team we have picked.
"The players are going well in training and the players are picked on form.
"We are going to Cavan full of confidence."
Armagh team to face Cavan on Sunday: Philip McEvoy, Paul McKeown, Declan McKenna, Mark Shields, Aaron Kernan, Brendan Donaghy, Ciaran McKeever, James Lavery, Stephen Harold, Caolan Rafferty, Ciaran O'Hanlon, Kevin Dyas, Tony Kernan, Jamie Clarke, Stefan Forker
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Staunch GOP platform adds reform immigration plank
The Texas Republican Party softened its platform on illegal immigration and has become one of the first in the nation to call for an expanded temporary workers' program to legalize the status of immigrants, supporters said Saturday.
As other states offer punitive and harsh answers, Texas Republicans can lead the way for a "law- and market-based approach," said Norman E.Adams of Houston, who helped guide the new provision over some ardent opposition.
The new plank is notable because it reverses a long-held rejection of any concession towards those in the country illegally. The worker program support still stands in contrast to others in the GOP platform, also approved, that call for withholding public education to the children of illegal immigrants, repealing in-state college tuition breaks for them and ending birth-right citizenship.
But gone in the 2012 platform is language from two years ago that called for denying health care except in medical emergencies, eliminating labor work centers, punishing employers who hire undocumented workers and allowing local police to vigorously enforce immigration laws.
Adams said Texas must lead to show other Republican states that "harsh enforcement-only statutes," are not the sole solution to 11 million people in the country illegally.
The plank calls for employers to be allowed to fill slots not wanted by Americans with immigrants willing to submit to background checks, pay fees, buy private health insurance and be proficient in English, among other considerations, such as careful tracking of where they live.
"It's a baby step," said GOP delegate Brad Bailey of Houston, who worked to craft the new plank. "It's been a long time coming. Instead of rhetoric and hate, we've provided a solution."
The plank was debated late into the night, with several efforts to strip out the proposal that were defeated by the convention.
Democratic Party spokeswoman Rebecca Acuna said changing one plank in the GOP platform is hardly a step forward for Latinos.
"The GOP has been hijacked by some of the most anti-Hispanic, anti-immigrant factions Texas has seen," she said.
"Their platform wants to repeal birth-right citizenship and eliminate the Texas DREAM Act. The Republican Party is attempting to throw a bone to the immigrant community," Acuna said.


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PEBBLE BEACH -- Saturday night, just before going out to dinner, Phil Mickelson received the news he'd hoped to hear. He was going to be paired with Tiger Woods in Sunday's final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Mickelson's wife, Amy, could sense her husband's enthusiasm growing through the salad and main course.
"I know he wanted that pairing, let's put it that way," she said. "He loves to play with Tiger. They have a history. I'm sure Tiger wanted it too, or I would guess he did. They're competitors. I think they enjoy it."
Sunday, only one did.
Mickelson wound up winning the tournament by shooting his best-ever fourth round of golf at Pebble Beach, an 8-under-par 64. This allowed him to jump over third-round leader Charlie Wi -- and perhaps more stunningly, to absolutely disassemble Woods. It will again raise the issue of whether Tiger can ever reconstruct the foundation he once built as golf's ultimate finisher.
Mickelson might now be able to give lessons. On the way to holding the AT&T trophy, he took Woods to the dry cleaners -- and as we all know, at a ritzy resort like Pebble, dry cleaning can be very expensive. Mickelson beat Woods by 11 shots in Sunday's round, finished ahead of him by nine strokes over the four-day event and won $1.152 million in prize money compared to Woods' $102,400.
"He seems to bring out the best in me," Mickelson said of Woods.
Reversing the trend
Ya think? Since 2007, Mickelson and Woods have been paired together 11 times. Mickelson has now posted a better score after seven of those rounds. Before 2007, it was just the reverse -- with Mickelson scoring lower on just six of 19 occasions.
"I got spanked pretty good," Mickelson acknowledged of those years. "But I just seem more focused when I play him."
Woods' focus, by contrast, strangely drifted. He had played well the first three days of the tournament -- and actually began Sunday's round two strokes ahead of Mickelson. But you could almost see Woods' passion leak out of him and drain toward the ocean as Mickelson kept posting birdie after birdie -- plus one eagle, at the par 5 sixth hole.
"That was kind of the start I was hoping to get," Woods said of Mickelson. "He was hitting it flush."
And that didn't even include the brilliant putting. Sunday's centerpiece moment, one that will be replayed forever on the Mickelsonvision channel as soon as one pops up on cable TV, happened at the 12th green. At that point, Woods already trailed Mickelson by five strokes. But hopes for a comeback arose when Tiger blasted savagely out of a sand trap and the ball rolled into the hole for a birdie.
The stage was set for Woods to pick up two shots because Mickelson was standing on the green, facing a 31-foot putt just to save par. So he calmly stroked the ball and watched it disappear into the cup.
This created the loudest noise of the day from a large gallery. It was difficult to tell which player was drawing more support. But the crowd definitely wanted to see Mickelson and Woods duel tightly and tensely over 18 holes. Instead, the competition was over early, and the day became another piece of evidence to ponder in the ongoing Tiger extinction debate.
Mickelson and Woods are professional athletes. They have plenty of highs and lows under their belts. But Sunday seemed like one of those days that might stick with both men for a while. As Woods' concentration melted on the way to shooting a 75 and finishing in a tie for 15th place, his body language spoke volumes. By the 15th fairway, Woods was walking with his hands in his pockets, staring down at the grass, thinking of ... who knows?
Wife delivers pep talk
Meanwhile, Mickelson's spirits were clearly buoyed as he faces the rest of 2012. He hadn't won a tournament in 10 months and admitted he was "moping" last Friday when bad weather hit while he was playing at Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Mickelson loves Pebble Beach and owned three previous AT&T titles. But after Thursday's first round, he stood in 41st place and was slouching through the Friday rain until wife Amy flew up from San Diego, showed up in mid-round and gave him a pep talk.
"I didn't even think I was in position to win at that moment," Mickelson said. "It was really an attitude change that she instilled in me."
Woods could use a similar cheerleader. Yet even as a national television audience witnessed his startling meltdown Sunday, it was plain how much he still means to golf. Mickelson noted that during none of his three other victories here was the crowd as large as Sunday's -- which is why he made a point of saying he was thankful for Woods' presence at the AT&T after a 10-year absence.
"As I've said, I don't believe anybody has benefited more from what he's done for the game than myself," Mickelson said. "So I'm appreciative. I hope that he continues to play better and better, and I hope that he and I have a chance to play together more in final rounds."
It was very gracious of Mickelson to say all that. But let's make a wild stab and guess that his Sunday night dinner tasted even better than Saturday's.
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Just miles away from the finishing point of the westernt ghats, a group of young tamil men plays the most popular indian sport by the lake, the only place where they found plain land. Similar to the case of soccer in Argentina or Brazil, millons of kids practice popular sports as a way or dream to get out of poberty.
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In-Game Description
Shield of a nameless knight, likely a
high-ranked knight of Astora.
One of the enchanted blue shields.
The Crest Shield greatly reduces
magic damage.
Dropped after killing the hollowed version of Oscar, Knight of Astora, encountered in the North Undead Asylum upon revisiting the area.
General Information
Also known as the Heraldic Shield.
Move Set
Requires Twinkling Titanite
|The Damage stat dictates how much damage the shield does when used for bashing.
All shields have Blunt physical damage, apart from the Spiked shield's Slashing damage, but it is also more of a weapon than a shield.
|Damage Reduction %:
|The Damage Reduction % of the shield. It dictates how much damage the shield mitigates while blocking.
The Damage Reduction % stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z:
|Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
|The durability of the shield. The effectiveness of the shield will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.
|The weight of the shield. Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.
|Determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the shield effectively.
The requirement stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z:
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Canadiens deny Skategate sabotage
MONTREAL - Not only are the Canadiens denying any suggestions of sabotage, head coach Jacques Martin said his players had their own skate-related issues during Saturday afternoon's Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. According to Martin, his team lost two centres - Scott Gomez and Dominic Moore - at the same time during the second period. "Both teams had skate issues," Martin said Sunday, following a meeting at the team's Brossard practice facility.
"With the new sticks, because of the intensity and battles and shots on the composite sticks, it makes more damage." NBC reported during Saturday's game at the Bell Centre, won 3-0 by the Flyers, that "sand or some other foreign substance" had been emptied onto the floor outside the door of the visiting team's dressing room and down toward the tunnel. Subsequently, several players' blades became dull quickly. A handful had to leave the game, some repeatedly, for skate repairs.
Published reports had captain Mike Richards leaving three times for repairs, for example. The Flyers attempted to alleviate the problem by placing a series of towels outside their room. "Every game, teams have problems with their skates," Montreal defenceman Hall Gill said.
"There's a lot going on in the arenas, more foot traffic, and there's a tendency for more stuff on the ground."
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Dad, Son Rescued After Airboat Sinks in Everglades
Published: Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 10:04 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 10:04 a.m.
LOXAHATCHEE | A man and his 13-year-old son have been rescued after their airboat sank in the Florida Everglades.
Will Cazanas and his son were stranded for two hours Friday after their airboat sank in western Broward County.
Broward County Sheriff's officials sent out an airboat after receiving a distress call. They found the pair about 20 minutes into their search.
The Palm Beach Post reports Cazanas, a West Palm Beach police officer, and his son were brought back to the boat ramp and reunited with family.
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North Augusta Public Safety officers are on the lookout for an armed robbery suspect.
The Friendly Mini Mart on the 600 block of East Buena Vista Avenue was robbed just before 9 o'clock Wednesday night, July 19.
No injuries have been reported.
The suspect held up the store and drove off in a dark colored car.
Detective Tim Thornton tells News 12 the suspect in this robbery used a silver gun.


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ChocolateFest January 20 – 22
Last summer I got a very sweet note asking if we'd be interested in collaborating for the local Chocolate Fest… What could be better than chocolate and socks?
…wait, we have a LOCAL chocolate fest?!? how awesome is that? So we worked out a special design with Gumball Poodle to make Chocolate socks in a limited edition just for this event (Yes, they will be different than the ones we sell): the first 150 people to arrive on Sunday, January 22 will get a free pair! We won't have a booth and we won't be "working" the event, but some of us will be in there sampling chocolates and having a great time… hope to see you there!
The Northwest's Premier Chocolate Festival
Portland, Oregon
January 20 – 22, 2012
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I will be attending friday night? Can we purchase the special "chocolate fest" edition socks then? or do you only have the 150 that are the giveaway on Sunday? any chance of a sneak preview?
They are brown with hot pink lettering (very close to the colors of the Gumball Poodle COUGAR socks)…. but since we are not actually vending at this event they have full control over the socks they ordered from us for it. If there are any extras we might be able to offer them up after the event though (I'm pretty sure they got more than 150 pairs 😉


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Golfing Ace Jacqueline Gagne Strikes Again
Jacqueline Gagne, the amateur golfer who had 10 holes in one so far this year when I crunched the odds against her feat last month, has done it again. And again, and again, and again. Ms. Gagne says she's up to 14 aces, all witnessed.
Jacqueline Gagne at the 18th hole of the Pete Dye Challenge Course of the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Photo by Peter A. Hogg)
Her local paper, the Desert Sun of Palm Springs, Calif., which has been chronicling her achievement, wrote about No. 13 recently, and asked readers to write in to a forum titled, "Bona fide or bogus?" Meanwhile, Ms. Gagne has created her own Web site, with the list of her aces (and music and birds chirping in the background).
Using the same method I explained last time around, I crunched the probability of her updated results — 14 aces over 90 rounds, or 360 par-3 holes. And the result has gone from extraordinarily unlikely to, well, even more unlikely. Last time around the lowest probability calculated was on the order of 670 quintillion (or 67 followed by 16 zeroes) to 1 against Ms. Gagne's feat. With another four aces, you can add roughly another 12 zeroes to that.
David Boyum, co-author of the book "What the Numbers Say" and one of the people I consulted with for the probability calculations, is skeptical. "The odds as calculated are so long that we know either Gagne is lying or she plays golf on par 3 holes that are unusually easy to ace," Mr. Boyum told me.
Ms. Gagne insists that neither is the case. Some commenters have speculated that her aces came on concave greens, funneling the ball into the hole. But she says none have ("that would be too easy"), and the overall rate of aces on the par-3s on her home course isn't extraordinary, according to course officials.
She also hit a hole in one while her local ABC affiliate was filming (see video), bolstering her credibility. "Getting the hole in one on camera did relieve some of the stress for awhile, and then came the media," Ms. Gagne told me. "Everyone wants to get the next one on tape. So the media comes out I hit 30 to 40 balls and hopefully one goes in the cup. My shots have been very close — some roll over the cup, some right at the flag stick. But the second one has not fallen."
If you're skeptical, or just curious, you can watch her on camera again soon. She's scheduled to play a round this week with Harry Smith of "The Early Show" at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y., to be aired on CBS.


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Vacancy in EDMC Recruitment 2013 www.delhi.gov.in Primary Teacher Job
Vacancy in EDMC Recruitment 2013 www.delhi.gov.in Primary Teacher Job – East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), Delhi
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), Delhi Recruitment 2013 Vacancy in Primary Teacher Posts
EDMC has been decided to recruit Primary Teacher Posts Advertisement Date 5th May. 2013
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LL Cool J will return to reprise his role as the host of the 57th annual Grammy Awards on CBS.
Everyone knows Family Dollar is an inexpensive place to shop, and of course their prices are our favorite quality.
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Nicki Minaj was not happy with how her "Fashion Rocks" performance was edited by CBS. The Young Money rapstress performed
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Louisville guard Kevin Ware suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in NCAA basketball history
After another Super Bowl mishap, and the acceptance of inappropriate behavior in the media, the 2013 GRAMMY Awards is taking a stand,
CBS and the Recording Academy (Grammy Awards) have declared war against exposed boobs and butts and have ordered all invited
Alec Baldwin's final '30 Rock' episode airs on Thursday, January, 31, on NBC.
2 Chainz is slated to appear on the hit sitcom "2 Broke Girls" the day after the Grammy awards
Ryan Cameron, the multifaceted radio deejay who also works the Atlanta Hawks basketball games, will replace Frank Ski and Wanda
Whitney Houston will be remembered for her many accomplishments this month at the We Will Always Love You: A
On Nov. 30, Wendy Williams showed her audience a letter she said she received from Oprah addressing a rumor Williams had
According to the New York Times, Gayle King may soon be leaving her BFF Oprah's OWN Network to help boost ratings
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