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Definition of rustproof in English:
(Of metal or a metal object) not susceptible to corrosion by rust: rustproof screws
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- Some folks inferred that 'stainless' steel was rustproof.
- A rustproof coated metal which is less expensive than aluminum or stainless steel.
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Make resistant to corrosion by rust: was it practicable to rustproof metallic structures, as one did cars?
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- Because they know that you don't have much experience in buying a new car, dealers will sometimes put on additional somethings to the final cost of the car such as 'rustproofing,' 'environmental prep,' and a host of others.
- Zinc futures rose to a seven-year high in London on concern production may fall further in China, the world's biggest producer of the metal used to rustproof steel, because of power shortages.
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Definition of credibility in English:
noun[mass noun]
1The quality of being trusted and believed in: the government's loss of credibility
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- However, none of these failings, in our view, undermined the overall credibility of these witnesses.
- The failure to report the allegations undermined the credibility of the witnesses to the extent they should not be believed.
trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, character;
reputation, standing, status, cachet, kudos, eminence, credit, acceptability
1.1The quality of being convincing or believable: the book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility
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- The lack of credibility regarding the central issues in this claim have caused me to doubt the truthfulness of the appellant.
- His goal is to convince them that party politics is central to the credibility story.
plausibility, believability, acceptability, tenability, probability, likelihood, authority, authoritativeness, impressiveness, cogency, weight, validity, soundness;
truth, veracity, faithfulness, fidelity, authenticity, accuracy, factualness
rare veridicality
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1.2 another term for street credibility.
Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis (see credible).
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:42 am
Post subject: Pregnant and not aware of it
I would really like to know if anyone out there has had an experience....I did not find out i was pregnant until i was 17weeks. I still got my periods and didnt feel anything unusual apart from a bloated tummy and slight headache. I only found out after i went to have my tummy checked and an ultrasound confirmed i was 17weeks. I was so elated and it was amazing to see my baby moving inside me yet i dint know! I even got to know the sex of the baby! I just feel a bit guilty because i didnt take care of myself cuz i dint know i had a baby...But i pray everything works out.
My baby is now the most important thing in my life and am taking the best care of myself for her sake...Its a nice feeling to know i will only be pregnant for 5 months since the first 4 passed without me knowing.
The doc confirmed my baby is ok!
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:57 am
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Hi hun, the exact same thing happened to my best friend - she was 20 weeks before she found out. She hadnt been having periods, and had been feeling unwell, she went to the docs, and he did a test - and it was negative!! She was travelling in australia at the time, and was horse riding, drinking, smoking etc cos she didnt know. Then she broke her hand, and had to go under general anastheatic - anyway she came home, and was having stomach pains and felt bloated - they did an ultrasound, and there was her little girl !!! THe baby was fine, shes 3 and a half now.
It was a big shock for her and must have been for you - but your baby will be fine, they are resilient little monkeys!! My friend was worried about the drinking etc, but she used the last 5 months to make sure she did everything properly, stopped everythin,and looked after herself.


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"See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... we need silence to be able to touch souls."
~Mother Teresa of Calcutta~
'silent night' set
This lovely holiday set, composed of 'hope', 'pearl', and 'dream', exudes the peace, and tranquility that each of us yearns to find at this joyous, hurly-burly time of year when we seem to spread ourselves too thinly.
As Lee, our founder, put it, "When you put a tea light in a glassybaby, it gives you that calm feeling that you can handle anything even if it's just for the next five minutes. It's hard in this world to find that 30 seconds to stop and say, I want to concentrate on someone or something. glassybaby allows that to happen."
What wonderful gifts glassybaby make: gifts of serenity. The man who introduced Lee as the keynote speaker at Northwest Entrepreneur's Network was spot on: "In a time where being 'social' is defined so much by our online interactions, glassybaby is a reminder of the importance and social power of how simple gifts and physical objects can connect people."
It is with great pleasure I introduce to you Courtney Hocking, the talented young artist who is producing the fantastic work for our 'name you own' 'Twelve Days of Christmas' set which you can see on the glassybaby home page.
Courtney at Work on "seven swans a'swimming"
Courtney, who grew up just north of Portland (yet in Washington!) has been working with glassybaby for 2 1/2 years ever since she graduated from the UW in English, really. She never had formal art training, but has enjoyed drawing all of her life at the knee of her mother, a successful artist who works mainly in pastels. Courtney is another creative force on our team of aspiring young artists who, so it happens, mostly blow glass! We are so happy to have her with us. I just love the expressions on those geese a'laying! Is that an egg I spy?
I close on a nutty note. We were just thinking... doesn't the above picture taken at the Madrona store, remind you of Charlie Brown (it's his shirt!) with a conspicuously more lush version of greenery than his usual little emaciated tree? (Just reiterating, in case you didn't see this on our Facebook page.)
I don't know about you but I think I'll wander over to the sofa next to my tea and cookies, light some glassybaby, soak up some silence and just renew for a bit. (Before I know it I'll be back out the door.)
Have a great week our glassybaby friends, and don't forget to take some time for yourself.
Until next time,


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Wood Library, at 134 N. Main St. in Canandaigua, will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 10, said Executive Director Jenny Goodemote.
The closure is due to a power switch-over by Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) that will leave the library without power most of the day, Goodemote said. The switch is required before a new elevator can be installed in the library, she added.
The elevator addition is part of a $1.7 million project. The work also includes a 4,500-square foot building addition, a new check-out area, a lobby, and a ground-floor 112-seat, 123-occupant meeting room to the library. The project is slated to be completed by early February, Goodemote said.
Wood Library will re-open at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, and resume normal hours.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State kicked off its Violence Awareness week on Monday, and musicians from the university performed songs that brought awareness to domestic violence.
Since this form of violence has affected the lives of many, especially those in college, the performers chose songs that addressed this ongoing topic. Some of the musicians were also affected by domestic violence.
The purpose of this performance was to encourage students in an abusive relationship to seek help and to help others who were going through such unfortunate circumstances.
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WVU Parkersburg nursing program receives national accreditation
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Foundation honors students Linda Short and Brandon Fleak with the 2016 Visual Art Award. The awards were presented at the WVU at Parkersburg Foundation board meeting on Tuesday, August 16. Both students received an engraved memento and a gift of $500. In addition, each piece will be a...Read More »


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Did you take your vitamins today? If you did, you're one of the 68% of Americans who take at least one nutritional supplement every day. According to Nielsen data, the typical vitamin shopper spends over $7,500 per year in retail stores — that is twice as much as the average shopper.
When the vitamin shopper has vitamins and mineral supplements (VMS) in her basket, she spends nearly $15 on VMS alone. This amounts to about $11.5 billion annually in VMS purchases, with a projected growth of 6%. That growth projection is being driven by a combination of additional buyers to the category and increased spending for those purchasing dietary supplements.
For supermarkets in particular, the VMS category represents a singular opportunity to become a destination for shoppers looking for vitamin and mineral products. Currently, the VMS category is the largest HBC category in dollar sales, with an average purchase trip worth $90 when vitamins are in the basket. Couple that with a repeat purchase rate of 81 percent, and it is clear there are good reasons to make the VMS category a strategic focus.
Based on research into shopper behavior we've conducted at Vestcom, VMS shoppers fall into three broad categories:
The opportunity for supermarkets is hard to ignore. Eighty percent of respondents in a 2012 Vestcom survey — including a portion of all three shopper segments outlined above — have made some VMS category purchases in a food or drug store. In other words, even those who buy online or in specialty stores will also buy in a food or drug store. The determining factor appears to be the level of information provided to shoppers. This might be in the form of shelf edge information, employees or other in-store materials that help to make the purchase decision easier for the shopper.
Making the VMS category a destination by providing more information and an expanded selection of products, along with promotional incentives, can be a quick win for any store willing to make the effort. The current consumer interest in healthful eating and informed use of dietary supplements is likely to grow for several years. Shoppers are looking for advice and new information, and the store making an effort to provide this will be rewarded with repeat business — and not just for the VMS category.


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On 2006-05-11, quertyq
: Is there any way that I can compile, encrypt, or hide Kermit scripting
: so that the end user does not see the code?
There is no Kermit script compiler. Encryption, of course, is a possibility
but you would have to decrypt the script before use, which would require
entry or storage of a key in the clear, which would defeat the purpose.
In Unix, you might think you could give the script a "kerbang line" and
execute-but-not-read permission, but this doesn't work because then Kermit
itself can't read the script, just like what happens with shell scripts.
Anyway, before Kermit can execute commands, it has to receive them in clear
text. Even if the script itself were hidden from the user, it would still
be possible to SET TAKE ECHO ON, SET MACRO ECHO ON, and/or LOG DEBUG to
see the commands that are being executed.
Offhand, the only solution I can think of would be to write the script as
a macro and then build it into the Kermit binary itself (you can see some
examples of predefined macros in ckuus5.c), then set the binary execute-only.
And remove the SET MACRO ECHO ON and LOG DEBUG commands!
Maybe if you explain why you don't want the user to see the code, another
approach can be suggested.
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Named to America East All-Conference team... set school records in 100 back (57.48) and 200 back (2:05.44)... member of the record-breaking 200 Medley Relay (1:47.74) and 400 Medley Relay (3:53.18) teams... finished second in the 100 back and fifth in the 100 fly against Lafayette (1/17)... won the 100 back against Bryant (1/26)... won the 100 back and took sixth in the 200 back against Binghamton (1/31)... finished fifth in the 200 back and sixth in the 100 back at the America East Championships (2/22).
Member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished first against Iona and St. Francis (12/4)... won the 100-yard butterfly against St. Francis and Iona (12/4)... member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished first against Maine (11/10) ... placed second in the 100-yard backstroke against Maine (11/10)... member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished first against Boston College (10/26)... member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished second against Boston (12/1)... finished second in the 100-yard backstroke against Boston (12/1)... member of the 400-yard medley relay team that took third against Lafayette and Binghamton (1/16).
2006-2007: Part of relay that finished sixth in the 800-yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 200-yard medley relay and sixth in the 400-yard medley relay... finished 14th in the 100-yard butterfly, ninth in the 100-yard backstroke and 12th in the 200-yard backstroke.
Finished fifth in the 200-yard medley relay, 22nd in the 500-yard freestyle, seventh in the 100-yard backstroke and ninth in the 200-yard backstroke at the America East Championships.
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A four-year letterwinner for the Wolverines at the Bronx High School of Sciences... the PSAL MVP in 2004... named the most outstanding swimmer in the PSAL in 2004-05.
Xu Liu... born November 12, 1987... daughter of Xiaopei and Bensheng... a mathematics major.


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SomaFM Presents...
The BAGeL Radio 11th Birthday Party!
at Bottom of the Hill Friday 1/31/14
Previous BAGeL Radio Presents... Events
2/1/13 Mr. Loveless/CHURCHES/Birdmonster
7/26/12 King Tuff/ Jaill/ The Coathangers
12/16/11 Her Space Holiday/ Silver Swans/ City Light
7/6/11 The Rumble featuring The Hot Toddies / Luke Rathborne/ White Cloud
6/8/11 The Rumble featuring Sister Crayon/ Excuses For Skipping/ White Arrows
5/4/11 The Rumble featuring Mister Loveless/ The Fling/ James & Evander
4/6/11The Rumble featuring Winter's Fall/ Vanaprasta/ Space Ghost
3/9/11 The Rumble featuring Grand Lake/ The Tellers/ The Spyrals
2/9/11The Rumble featuring Blackbird Blackbird/ Phantom Kicks/ Letting Up Despite Great Faults
11/3/10 The Rumble featuring Burnt Ones/ UME/ LSD And The Search For God
10/6/10 The Rumble featuring White White Lights/ Dana Falconberry/ preview of the film "Echotone"
9/8/10 The Rumble featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr./ Taxes/ Ooona
8/4/10 The Rumble featuring Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt/ Rumspringa/ Billy & Dolly
7/7/10 The Rumble featuring A B & The Sea/ What Laura Says/ So Many Wizards
6/9/10 The Rumble featuring City Light/ The Downer Party/ Chasing Kings
5/5/10 The Rumble featuring The Ferocious Few/ Mississippi Man/ The Sermon
4/7/10 The Rumble featuring Pepper Rabbit/ Veil Veil Vanish/ Silver Swans
3/3/10 The Rumble featuring Twin Tigers/ Lilofee/ Stripmall Architecture
2/3/10 BAGeL Radio 7th Birthday/The Rumble featuring Jaguar Love/ My First Earthquake/ Butterfly Bones
11/4/09 The Rumble featuring Please Do Not Fight and Apes Of Wrath
10/7/09 The Rumble featuring Aaron Axelsen, Man/Miracle, and Fritz & The Tantrums
9/9/09 The Rumble featuring AmpLive, Pance Party, and The United States of Electronica
8/5/09 The Rumble featuring A, B, & The Sea, Company of Thieves and guest DJ Aaron Axelsen
7/1/09 The Rumble featuring Local Natives, Oona, and guest DJ Eddy Bauer
6/3/09 The Rumble featuring Band of Skulls, Apteka, and guest DJ Yoni Wolf of WHY?
5/6/09 The Rumble featuring The Frail, Django James, and guest DJs AmpLive of Zion-I and Anthony of Loquat
4/1/09 The Rumble featuring Simon Says No!, Leopold & His Fiction, and guest DJ Vin Sol
3/4/09 The Rumble featuring Lilofee, Hot Challenge, and guest DJ Aaron Axelsen
2/7/09 (BAGeL Radio 6th Birthday) Birdmonster/ Railcars/ Ricky Lee Robinson @ Bottom of the Hill photos
2/4/09 The Rumble featuring The Ringers, Music For Animals, and guest DJ Omar
1/7/09 The Rumble featuring French Miami, Love Like Fire, and guest DJ AmpLive of Zion-I
12/3/08 The Rumble featuring The Ferocious Few and guest DJ Golden Gram of Rogue Wave
11/5/08 The Rumble featuring The Blacks and guest DJ Mario Muse
10/15/08 BarackNRoll Fundraiser feat. John Doe/ These United States/ Big Light @ Independent photos
10/1/08 The Rumble featuring 2AM Club and guest DJ Aaron Axelsen (Live105/Popscene)
9/3/08 The Rumble feat. Magic Bullets guest DJ Omar, and guest DJ Shawn Harris of The Matches
8/30/08 Scissors For Lefty/ Head Like A Kite @ The Rickshaw Stop photos
8/5/08 Darker My Love/ The Lumerians/ The Eulogies @ The Independent photos
8/6/08 The Rumble featuring Sugar & Gold
7/9/08 The Rumble featuring The Heavenly States and guest DJ Richie Panic
6/2/08 The Rumble featuring The May Fire and guest DJs Minipop
5/8/08 Magic Bullets/ Lemon Sun/ Rosewood Thieves @ Bottom of the Hill photos
5/7/08 The Rumble featuring Oslo and guest DJ Richie Panic
4/15/08 Handsome Furs/ Railcars @ Bottom of the Hill photos
4/2/08 The Rumble featuring The Hundred Days and guest DJ Omar
3/5/08 The Rumble featuring LoveLikeFire and guest DJ AmpLive of Zion-I
2/6/08 The Rumble feat. guest DJs Aaron Axelsen (Live105) and Lisa Light (The Lovemakers)
2/22/08 Love Is Chemicals (CD Release)/ HIJK/ The Dont's @ Bottom of the Hill photos
2/1/08 (BAGeL Radio 5th Birthday) Peloton/ Lemon Sun/ Audio Out Send @ Bottom of the Hill photos
12/13/07 Ex-Boyfriends/ Audio Out Send/ 20 Minute Loop @ Bottom of the Hill photos
11/16/07 The Warlocks/ Darker My Love/ The Otherside @ Bottom of the Hill photos
12/5/07 with guest DJ Omar and Film School after party
10/4/07 Division Day/ The New Trust/ Themes @ Bottom of the Hill photos
10/3/07 Rumble #2 @ Harlot
9/5/07 Rumble #1 @ Harlot
September 1st, 2007 MFA/ Magic Bullets/ Dreamdate/ Transfer @ Great American Music Hall artwork photos
August 18th, 2007 Birdmonster/ Eulogies @ Cafe du Nord artwork photos
August 9th, 2007 HIJK/ Invisible Cities/ Show Me State @ Rickshaw Stop artwork photos
August 6th, 2007 The Otherside/ Bears/ Slings @ Elbo Room artwork photos more pix
July 22nd, 2007 Division Day/ Ariel Mile/ Truxton @ Bottom of the Hill artwork photos
July 1st, 2007 SaveNetRadio.org Benefit @ Bottom of the Hill artwork photos
May 29th, 2007 Magic Bullets/ The Morning Benders/ Rescue Me @ Cafe du Nord artwork photos
February 28th, 2007 The Otherside/ Peloton/ The Union Trade @ Thee Parkside artwork photos
February 16th, 2007 Rob Crow/ The Jade Shader/ Black Fiction @ Mezzanine artwork photos
February 8th, 2007 (BAGeL Radio 4th Birthday) Birdmonster/ Division Day/ Two Seconds @ Bottom of the Hill artwork photos more pix
November 30th, 2006 [RockScene] Matt Lutz/ [the] caseworker/ Peloton @ Club Six artwork photos
November 16th, 2006 [RockScene] Elephone/ The Otherside/ Serene Lakes @ Club Six artwork photos
November 9th, 2006 The Heavenly States/ Ex-Boyfriends/ Icarus Falls @ Club Six artwork photos
October 5th, 2006 Morning Spy/ Bound Stems/ Ex-Boyfriends @ The Rickshaw Stop artwork photos
September 4th, 2006 Cloud Cult/ Hijack The Disco/ Radius @ Bottom of the Hill artwork photos
August 14th, 2006 Get Him Eat Him/ Evangelicals/ The Living Blue @ Bottom of the Hill artwork photos
July 5th, 2006 Two Seconds/ Division Day/ The Hot Toddies @ Mezzanine artwork photos
June 7th, 2006 The Herms/ Teri Falini/ Dear Kerosene @ Mezzanine artwork photos
May 3rd, 2006 Push To Talk/ Audrye Sessions/ Street To Nowhere @ Mezzanine artwork photos
April 5th, 2006 Boyskout/ Midnight Serenade/ 14 Mission @ Mezzanine artwork photos
March 1st, 2006 The Cuts/ Dilettantes/ barbarasteele @ Mezzanine artwork photos
February 1st, 2006 (BAGeL Radio 3rd Birthday) Birdmonster/ The Ex-Boyfriends/ Serene Lakes @ Mezzanine artwork photos
January 4th, 2006 Elephone/ Love Is Chemicals/ We Are Invisible @ Mezzanine artwork photos
November 30th, 2005 Hijack The Disco/ Sabrosa Purr/ The Otherside @ Mezzanine artwork photos
October 26th, 2005 Minipop/ Citizens Here And Abroad/ Love Like Fire @ Mezzanine artwork photos
July 3rd, 2005 Diamond Nights/ Midnight Serenade/ Hijack The Disco @ Cafe du Nord artwork photos
May 21st, 2005 Heavenly States/ Electro Group/ Invisible @ The Hemlock artwork photos
April 6th, 2005 HijackThe Disco/Send For Help/ The Otherside @ The Make-Out Room artwork photos


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The New Year is often a time for change.
This year is no exception as many requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the biggest change to health care in decades, officially take effect on Jan. 1, 2014.
We know change can be confusing. But as an employer, you have an opportunity to help your workers understand how the ACA affects them and your business.
The biggest change?
Most people will be required to have health insurance or pay a penalty.
Did all of your employees opt-in to your company's benefits plan? If not, are they covered by their spouse or partner's plan?
Take some time in the new year to connect with your employees to remind them that they may have to provide information regarding their health insurance coverage when they file their tax return for 2014, as required by the IRS. If your open enrollment period hasn't closed, encourage those employees who may have chosen to opt out of your coverage to evaluate their options. And, if you can, schedule follow-up sessions with your local insurance agent or broker to answer questions and discuss available benefits for those employees still considering their options.
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Stop 'n Smell the Roses LbNA # 50159
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|Tyler, TX
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|Last Found
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Visitors who come to Texas expecting to see only oil wells and cactus are amazed by the flourishing beauty of East Texas. What seems even more surprising to the Old West ideal are the famous Tyler Roses. Approximately one-fifth of all commercial rose bushes produced in the United States are grown in Smith County, while over one-half of the nation's rose bushes are packaged and shipped from this area.
This burgeoning industry, which began at the turn of the century, has established Tyler as the "Rose Capital of the Nation." It is only fitting that the "City of Roses" is home to the nation's largest Municipal Rose Garden. From late April until frost, the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden blooms with nearly 40,000 rose bushes exhibiting approximately 500 varieties of roses. Over 100,000 people from around the world visit the Rose Garden annually. When you come to Tyler, you definitely need to stop and smell the roses.
Directions: This letterbox is located at the Tyler Rose Garden Center in Tyler, Texas. Its located at 400 Rose Park Drive at W. Front Street (Hwy. 31). Go to the back of the museum building and down the stairs to the right.
To the Box: Go to the Idea Garden located at the back right corner of the gardens (Southeast corner). Enter the first gate and go to the two benches at the back left corner. There, youll see a very large pine tree very close to the end of the bench. Go around the tree to the chain-link fence and to the right to the first fence post. Close to the top of the post, youll see a camouflaged tube connected to a wire with a carabiner. Study this arrangement before doing anything. Pull the tube through the fence before opening the clip so it doesnt fall on the other side of the fence. When you replace it, clip it to the wire first, (so it doesnt fall through), then slide the tube through the fence so it cant be easily seen. Tyler Rose 2 is very close to this box.


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LITTLE FALLS, N.Y.�� The Little Falls Mounties outscored Sherburne-Earlville 18-2 over a 6 1/2-minute stretch of the second half Monday and rallied for a 67-55 win over the Marauders.
The Mounties (9-2) tied the game at the end of the third quarter then scored the first 10 points of the fourth. After trailing by as many as 11 points in the first half, they found themselves down 48-42 with two minutes left in the third quarter. Theo Wind, who had already cut the margin from seven points to four with a three-pointer on his previous shot, delivered another three for Little Falls. Todd Hubbell delivered another three to tie the game at 48 and the teams traded baskets in the final minute of the period.
The fourth quarter went all the Mounties� way. Wind drove for the go-ahead basket on the opening possession and Mitchell Baumeister added a pair of free throws. The score remained 54-50 until Rahmere Greene grabbed a rebound and went the length of the floor for a layup with 5:32 left to play, prompting Sherburne-Earlville coach Kevin Vibbard to call a timeout.
Wind would add two free throws and Hubbell a reverse layup for a 60-50 Little Falls lead before Sherburne-Earlville (8-3) could end its scoring drought.
The Marauders would get no closer than eight points in the game�s final two minutes.
Sherburne-Earlville had started fast. The Marauders led 24-16 at the end of the opening period and never trailed through the first three quarters.
�I thought if we could hold them to 55 points or less we could get a win,� Little Falls coach Brian Dodge said. �We did it but it didn�t look good early.�
The Mounties hit their mark by holding Sherburne-Earlville to 15 points in the second half.
�We did a nice job defensively in the second half,� Dodge added.
Baumeister led Little Falls with 20 points, shooting 17-for-20 at the foul line on a night when he was limited to a single three-pointer from the field. Baumeister shot 12-for-14 in the first half to keep the Mounties in the game.
�I thought Mitchell Baumeister did a nice job in the first half going to the basket,� Dodge said. �He was the only one in the first half so at halftime I said, �Guys, if he can do it, you can do it.��
The Marauders kept fouling in the second half and Little Falls shot 30-for-41 from the line as a team, including 11-for-14 in the fourth quarter. Sherburne-Earlville attempted only 10 foul shots of its own.
Wind was 7-for-9 at the line and had 17 points and three steals for Little Falls. Greene added 14 points, 14 rebounds and seven steals. Sam Yallowitz had four steals and blocked three shots and Hubbell had eight points and three assists.
Page 2 of 2 - Austin Jasper led Sherburne-Earlville with 12 points. Ben Khoury scored 11.
The Mounties were on the road Tuesday for a game at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill.
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE (8-3) � Elijah Morris 3 1-2 7; Cody Marango 1 2-4 4; Julienne Alsheimer 2 0-0 4; Derek Capria 3 0-0 9; Ben Khoury 5 0-1 11; Austin Jasper 6 0-3 12; Brady Elderkin 0 0-0 0; Keith Rose 0 0-0 0; Kevin Vibbard 3 0-0 8; James Osborne 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 3-10 55.
LITTLE FALLS (9-2) � Sam Yallowitz 0 3-6 3; Mitchell Baumeister 1 17-20 20; Theo Wind 4 7-9 17; Rahmere Greene 6 2-4 14; Brian Ewanyk 2 1-2 5; Todd Hubbell 3 0-0 8; Will Robinson 0 0-0 0; James Amuso 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 30-41 67.
Sherburne-Earlville 24 16 10 5 � 55
Little Falls 16 18 16 17 � 67
Three-pointers � Sherburne-Earlville 6 (Capria 3, Vibbard 2, Khoury 1); Little Falls 5 (Hubbell 2, Wind 2, Baumeister 1). JV � Little Falls 66, Sherburne-Earlville 58.
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This presentation addresses the following topics, providing current information as of November, 2013.
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Craig Hofmeister
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Myeloma 101 - The Basics
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Education grants were generously provided by the following supporting companies, allowing the town meetings to be offered at no cost to participants
On March 16, 2013 the Town Meeting in Houston, TX at
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Our expert panel, including two renowned myeloma specialists, social workers and patients addressed questions throughout the program.
Videos produced by:
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
How is Myeloma Diagnosed?
Dr. Robert Orlowski, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses a variety of tools used in diagnosing myeloma. Dr. Orlowski explores symptoms of the disease that are utilized in diagnosis — including anemia, bone fractures, bacterial infections — and how symptoms may differ among patients. He explains initial diagnosis of myeloma through a blood test known as serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and via urine collection, X-ray and patient intuition. Dr. Orlowski explains that myeloma is not easily detected through routine physicals; therefore he feels that it is important for patients to be vocal about their concerns.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Treatment Strategies for Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
With cancer treatment, side effects are almost inevitable. Patient Power founder and host, Andrew Schorr, poses a question: how do we best manage side effects of treatment? Dr. Orlowski emphasizes that communicating symptoms with your healthcare team is key to making sure the side effects aren't a result of other health concerns. UCSF myeloma expert, Dr. Thomas Martin, gives us a clear picture on a new line of next-generation proteasome inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies in which we may see very little to almost no neuropathy. Dr. Martin also explores drugs coming down the pike and other treatment strategies.
Thomas Martin, MD
Deciding on a Multiple Myeloma Treatment Regimen
Dr. Thomas Martin, director of the Myeloma Institute at UCSF Medical Center, explores how various therapies are chosen for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Dr. Martin begins by discussing how myeloma progresses and also explains the clinical manifestations of myeloma known as CRAB (elevated calcium, renal insufficiency, anemia, and bone lesions), which helps experts to evaluate whether the disease is transforming beyond watch and wait. Dr. Martin makes it clear that each therapy approach — whether it is a stem-cell transplant or maintenance therapy — is based on personalized care.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Thomas Martin, MD
Maintenance Therapy in Myeloma: When is It Recommended?
Who needs maintenance therapy and when? Dr. Thomas Martin, from UCSF Medical Center, explains the results of several maintenance therapy clinical trials in both the US and abroad. Dr. Martin talks about what these results mean for overall survival and current recommendations for maintenance therapy, post-transplant. Dr. Robert Orlowski, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, shares his enthusiasm for "pushing the envelope" in maintenance therapy pre-and post-transplant with combination therapy — by combining immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) and proteasome inhibitors (PIs) — in the hopes that the drugs will prolong relapse time and potentially cure the myeloma.
Thomas Martin, MD
Serum Free Light-Chain and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Myeloma
A patient poses a question about whether a bone biopsy is the only way to examine whether the cancer is "diminishing" when it's light-chain only. Dr. Thomas Martin, a myeloma expert from UCSF, talks about the serum-free light-chain test and what this means for estimating the path of the disease.
Brianna Garrison
Setting Achievable Goals During Your Cancer Journey
Setting and maintaining goals while living with cancer can prove to be challenging. Brianna Garrison, a social worker at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shares her advice for setting small, realistic goals. Brianna emphasizes why she feels it is important to focus on "doing the things you can do" during your cancer journey.
Paul Rabuck, Brianna Garrison
Asking for Help During Cancer Treatment
With cancer, patients can feel good one day and bad the next day. Patient advocate Paul Rabuck and social work counselor, Brianna Garrison share personal experiences and give sound advice on the best ways to ask for help during cancer treatment.
Thomas Martin, MD
Understanding Treatment Recommendations for Myeloma Patients in Deep Remission
What are the recommendations for treatment-free patients in deep remission? A patient poses such a question to Dr. Thomas Martin, associate director of the Myeloma Institute at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Martin discusses maintenance therapy and which patients might be the best candidates at various stages of remission. He also explores "watch and wait" in helping to decide when to initiate therapy.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Is Refractory Myeloma a Life Sentence?
Is it possible to reuse drugs that have already been explored after myeloma becomes refractory? Dr. Robert Orlowski of MD Anderson Cancer Center, answers specific questions related to refractory myeloma and drugs that may be used in a various combinations after the myeloma has progressed.
Brianna Garrison
Spotting Depression During Cancer Treatment
Life with cancer is frequently accompanied with bouts of depression, but how do you spot depression among many symptoms? Brianna Garrison, an MD Anderson Cancer Center social worker counselor, shares key advice about how to best communicate symptoms and avoid being overwhelmed.
Thomas Martin, MD
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
How to Be an Active Member of Your Healthcare Team
Renowned myeloma experts, Drs. Thomas Martin of UCSF and Robert Orlowski of MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss treatment compliance and the importance of patients speaking up and communicating how they're feeling during treatment.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Improving Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed Myeloma Patients
MD Anderson Myeloma expert, Dr. Robert Orlowski, discusses improving outcomes in myeloma by using "the best drugs" earlier in treatment.
Eunice Marks
Eunice Marks: How Being Diagnosed with Myeloma Made Her a Kinder Person and Brought Her Family Closer
Being diagnosed with cancer is devastating -- could there really be a bright side? Myeloma patient Eunice Marks and her sister Hannah Washington talk about how myeloma changed them and brought their family together.
Paul Rabuck
Paul Rabuck: Why I Moved Halfway Around the World to Fight Myeloma
Patient advocate Paul Rabuck talks about why he moved his family from China to Houston in order to be treated at MD Anderson. Hear his thoughts on the importance of a comprehensive and specialized care team.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Novel Myeloma Drugs Revolutionize Treatment Options
With new single agents and combinations, myeloma patients now have more treatment options to choose from than ever before. Dr. Robert Orlowski discusses the recent strides made and the hope he has for the future.
Thomas Martin, MD
The Future of Transplants in Myeloma
With several new myeloma treatments available, will transplants still play a role? Dr. Thomas Martin shares his thoughts on how new treatment options affect the future of transplantation.
Brianna Garrison
Brianna Garrison: A Social Worker's Advice for Coping with Myeloma
Brianna Garrison, an MD Anderson social worker who specializes in working with myeloma patients, talks about strategies for coping with both physical and emotional sides of the disease.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Treatment Response Rates Following a Myeloma Relapse
Will certain myeloma drugs respond well if used again for relapse? A patient poses a question about relapse and whether Lenalidomide (Revlimid), bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasonealone (Decadron) in combination can be used to retreat myeloma. Myeloma expert Dr. Robert Orlowski answers by talking about various studies and examples of patients who responded favorably to Velcade as a stand-alone therapy, then did well when retreated with Velcade once again. Dr. Orlowski speaks about the potential response from the retreatment with various agents, but also points to the potential for resistance
Thomas Martin, MD
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Could Drugs Replace Transplant in Myeloma?
Dr. Thomas Martin, from UCSF Medical Center, discusses what research is revealing about the role of transplant in treating myeloma. Dr. Martin also weighs in on molecular tools and technology that are becoming available to better detect remission levels. Dr. Robert Orlowski joins the discussion by sharing how the transplant process is carried out at his center, which focuses on better outcomes and improved quality of life.
Robert Orlowski, PhD, MD
Is There a Cure in Sight for Myeloma Patients?
s there a disease-free or cured myeloma patient? Dr. Robert Orlowski talks about a handful of patients in the post-transplant setting, who are doing well and achieving, then sustaining, a complete remission. While Dr. Orlowski is hesitant to use the word "cure," he feels optimistic that with current therapies, a fraction of patients may actually be cured in the near future.
Myeloma patients and caregivers came together at a Town Meeting in Columbus, Ohio on September 29, 2012. They learned more about the latest myeloma news, treatment planning, strategies for managing side effects and more about how to live well with myeloma.
Our expert panel, including two renowned myeloma specialists, took your questions throughout the program. Local advocacy groups were on hand to offer support and help patients connect with the myeloma community.
produced by:
Sarah Kaufmann-Fink
Happy, Healthy and Focused on Living Life
Hear from Sarah Kaufmann-Fink about being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma at 22 years old. Sarah talks about how being diagnosed with a serious condition helped to frame the way she chooses to live her life moving forward, her priorities and even influenced her career path.
Matt and Kate Hare
Living with Myeloma as a Young Couple
Matthew and his wife Kate openly discuss how they keep a positive attitude by making sure cancer doesn't run their lives. They starting dating shortly after Matthew was diagnosed with myeloma at the age of 25. Starting a relationship while managing a new diagnosis made Kate realize how her love for Matthew far exceeded her fear of the unknown. Kate's motto is "you can't live your life waiting for the other shoe to fall." They express the importance of engaging in everyday activities, not completely focusing on the cancer diagnosis.
Lois Hoffman
Lois Hoffman: My Myeloma Journey
When Lois Hoffman was diagnosed with myeloma at the age of 70, she was fearful about her future. After deciding to leave her original oncologist, Lois and her husband of over 50 years, partnered with Dr. Craig Hofmeister, a myeloma specialist at Ohio State University. Together they developed a treatment plan that included a clinical trial. Now that she knows her condition is properly managed, Lois now finds herself able to continue living life, happier and more confident.
Cheryl Boyce
Myeloma Patient Advocate
You Can Live... and Live Well...
with Myeloma
13-year survivor Cheryl and husband Russell share their thoughts and advice on living well with myeloma, advocating for yourself as a patient, myeloma in the African American community, and living life to its fullest.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Emory University
Using Combination Therapy to Effectively Treat Multiple Myeloma
Dr. Lonial shares his views on combination therapy, the concern of secondary cancers, and the future of myeloma treatments and therapies.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Ohio State University
Communicating with Your Health Care Team
Dr. Hofmeister discusses the necessity of frequent communication with your healthcare team to access the best care possible. Myeloma physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, patients and caregivers are all part of the same healthcare team.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Emory University
What Happens in the Blood When You Have Myeloma?
Myeloma specialist Dr. Lonial explains what multiple myeloma is, and why patients may have certain symptoms when diagnosed.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Ohio State University
The Importance of Connecting with a Myeloma Specialist
Dr. Hofmeister, myeloma physician-researcher, and patient advocates Matt and Lois discuss the importance of seeing a multiple myeloma specialist when diagnosed with this disease. With a complicated range of therapy options newly available for multiple myeloma treatment, it is important to see a doctor who is up-to-date with cutting edge myeloma therapies.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Ohio State University
Factors to Consider When Making Myeloma Treatment Decisions
Dr. Hofmeister discusses the importance of creating individualized treatment plans from the "alphabet soup" of treatment options. Treating the "whole patient", not just the myeloma proteins is the key to success.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Ohio State University
Allogenic Transplant for Multiple Myeloma
Dr. Craig Hofmeister describes what allogeneic transplant is, the challenges and the hope to improve this medical procedure moving forward.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Myeloma Treatment Classes
Drs. Sagar Lonial and Craig Hofmeister provide a brief overview on the different myeloma treatment classes. The treatment classes include corticosteroids, proteasome inhibitors, IMids, and chemotherapy.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Ohio State University
Risk of Another Cancer After Myeloma
Dr. Craig Hofmeister addresses the important question of whether being on powerful drugs for an extended period of time may increase a patient's risk of developing another cancer.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Staging in Myeloma
Dr. Sagar Lonial explains how myeloma staging is different than solid tumors like breast cancer.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Transplant or Targeted Therapy
Drs. Craig Hofmeister and Sagar Lonial discuss the "package deal" approach of when to use various treatments such as transplants, non-transplants and combination therapies.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Maintenance Therapy: What Is It and When Is It Needed?
Dr. Sagar Lonial discusses the latest thinking about about maintenance therapy following transplant.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Knowing When to Change Treatments
Dr. Sagar Lonial explains the two main reasons for changing treatments in myeloma are toxicity and disease progression.
Dr. Sagar Lonial
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
Long Term Treatment Planning for Multiple Myeloma
Drs. Sagar Lonial and Craig Hofmeister discuss the "road map of care" approach and how treatment response expectations have advanced for multiple myeloma.
Recent Developments in Treatment
As Explained by Researchers and Patients
Research is advancing treatments rapidly and there are exciting research possibilities. Since 2005, survival rates have doubled from 2-4 years to 4-10 years. The next generation of treatments is in development, but funding is desperately needed to move those treatments through the research stage and make them available to patients.
Changes in Treatment Options
An Exciting Time
in Multiple Myeloma:
Dr. Craig Hofmeister Explains
The treatment landscape for myeloma is changing — for the better! New drugs have been approved, more are on the way and new strides have been made in reducing the side effects of treatment.
Dr. Craig Hofmeister
, myeloma expert from Ohio State University, talks about his excitement and hope for patients.
Changes in Treatment Options
Living Well & Longer
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Dr. Sagar Lonial Explains
Dr. Sagar Lonial
, Associate Professor at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Director of Translational Research, B-cell malignancy program as well as Associate Director of Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program, talks about the recent changes in treatment landscape, overall survival and quality of life for myeloma patients.
A Patient's Perpective
Cheryl Boyce: Living Well
with Multiple Myeloma
Cheryl Boyce
, powerful patient advocate from Columbus, OH talks about being diagnosed with multiple myeloma after experiencing constant fatigue. Cheryl discusses her journey, treatment and the importance of disease education.
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'Listening Machine' Turns Tweets Into Orchestral Music
The tweets from 500 unnamed users are to create a "live soundtrack to the thoughts, opinions, feelings and conversations of the U.K.'s population, as played out on Twitter" over the next six months. The participants have been chosen from the fields of arts, business, education, health, politics, science, sport, and technology.
The music is already being created and played on the Listening Machine website. To an untutored ear, the results are not exactly the sort of melody that will have you humming as you go into work, but the music is strangely compelling.
The project has been created by sonic artist and programmer Daniel Jones, composer Peter Gregson and the Britten Sinfonia chamber orchestra. According to Ars Technica the idea came to Mr. Gregson when he was discussing large data sets with Twitter's chief scientist and he was struck by the similarity of the vocabulary and that used to describe music. The resulting "Listening Machine" works by "sonifying" emotional data.
The system analyses the sentiment of the remark, looking for emotive words such as "ace" or "rubbish." These—along with any associated emoticons—will rank as positive or negative… The software also analyzes the rhythm of the words used in the tweet, translating the sequences of syllables into musical notes, ordered based on their typical fundamental frequency for an English speaker.
The overall rate of tweeting is linked to the rate and speed of the music triggered. Emotional trends govern the piece's musical mode, while certain keywords or topics are used to trigger larger movements within the piece.
Thousands of short instrument fragments have been recorded with Britten Sinfonia and are played based on people's speech patterns. Recorded samples or individual notes are used to generate more complex patterns, with their speed and density controlled by the broader trends in social behavior—so if people are tweeting quickly then the tempo will increase.
The team is also intending to allow the public to upload their own sounds which can be integrated into the music. Funded by the BBC and the British Arts Council, the Music Machine will run 24 hours a day until October 2012.
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The Arts Education Partnership's AEP Youth in Arts Program recognizes and honors accomplished, talented students while shining a spotlight on supportive parents, dedicated teachers and thriving arts programs in the region of AEP National Forums. The Youth in Arts Program consists of the Young Artist Award, and student performing and learning experiences.
Young Artist Award Objectives
Develop leadership skills and build self-confidence among young people. The Young Artist awardee serves as an ambassador representing his or her school and community before a national audience of arts and education professionals. AEP coaches the student in developing and delivering brief public remarks focused on his or her perspective on the arts' role in education.
Celebrate and foster educational and artistic excellence in America's public schools and communities. AEP presents the awardees's art program with an official certificate of recognition for excellence in arts education as demonstrated by the Young Artist and a donation for art supplies.
Recognize the "network of support"–parents, educators and schools–that contribute to student success. The awardee's parents and teacher receive special recognition at the AEP Forum.
Meet the 2015 Young Artist Award Recipient, Cathy Park
Cathy is a rising senior at Langley High School in Mclean, Virginia. She has been an avid artist since she was young and says she is inspired every day by her wonderful family. She has two brothers, one of whom is also an artist. Cathy's art has won several awards, including Scholastic Gold Keys and the Macdonald-Allen Scholarship. In her free time, she likes to play golf and read books.
Cathy received a National PTA Reflections® Award for Outstanding Interpretation for her watercolor artwork Unity (pictured below).
This is how Cathy describes Unity: "In Unity, the different bands coming out of the face demonstrate the facets of the world, including different types of cultures and people. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to experience the world around them, and although the world is filled with people so different from each other, we are all human. We all belong to the same planet and we all deserve to learn about cultural diversity."
Interview with the Artist:
Can you tell us more about the piece of artwork, Unity, and what it means to you?
Unity is about showing how the world is made up of so many different places, so many different countries, but in the end we're all one planet, we all belong to earth. And it's just showing that, in accordance to the title, we all need to be unified, that we're all the same people, and we're all human.
That makes sense! So how would you say that art helps with cultural diversity? And how have you used art to help achieve that?
One ribbon in my artwork focuses on education—a vital part of learning about the world around you. I was fortunate enough to have a class in world history in which I got to learn about so many different cultures and customs from around the world, and it was great. But not everyone has that opportunity. Art is vital in that anyone can see art. It could be painted on the side of a building, or it could be in a gallery; everyone can see it. And although sometimes art might be difficult to understand, it's not really discriminatory to anyone, regardless of age or education. So I think art is so vital to spreading cultural diversity because it shows everyone what the different parts of the world are like. I think that art is a great vehicle in showing others what culture diversity is.
As you mentioned with art being accessible to everyone, and making it easily accessible to everyone, what would you say to policymakers about why the arts matter in schools?
I think arts are so vital to education in school. Not everyone, especially me, is talented at science and technology and it seems that the arts, including visual, performing arts, or the humanities for that matter, are being ignored a lot. The arts are so vital to a student when they're growing up, as well as in secondary education, because it provides a way for students to express themselves in a way that they can't do in writing. So let's just say that a student isn't good at writing, and he wants to spread a message but doesn't know how. In art, you can express yourself in a way that's healthy, you can reach out to others. The arts allow a student to explore the depths of their imagination and what they can do in the visual arts, and even if you're not good at it you can always improve. So yes, the arts are very, very important.
Do you have a teacher that's been a positive influence in your life? Also, what, in general, do you think makes a good teacher?
So when I was growing up, my brother went to an arts studio. And that studio teacher, she introduced me to art. She had all of these great art supplies that were available. And I'm just a little kid, I'm like, "Oh my gosh, she has all 120 colored pencils!" My heart started racing when I saw a 24 crayon [pack] so imagine seeing this 150 colored pencil rack! But when she was tutoring my brother, showing him how to do something, I would be sitting next to her, and she'd say "Oh, Cathy, why don't you doodle here." So she would let me do these small, little projects that were so cute. We made these little papier-mâché bowls with animal heads on them; I still have mine. I don't use it obviously, but from a very young age, she helped me shape my interest.
Let's see – there are so many qualities [that make a good teacher]. Definitely what makes a good teacher is being encouraging and being brutally honest… If you have a teacher who's always like "Oh, this looks wonderful;" always praising your work, that's not going to help you improve. Sure it's nice to hear. It feels wonderful, but you need to earn that praise. My school teacher is so wonderful. I love Ms. Stark. She is always so open to any idea, whatever I have.
How would you say you plan on using the skills you've learned through art in the future?
A lot of art is about self-discipline. A lot of the things I've learned throughout the years is that when you're doing art, there's so many times when you want to give up. "Oh, this one angle isn't working out," and you want to go cry to your teacher, "Ms. Stark, this isn't working," which I've done plenty of times. But a lot of it is telling yourself you can do this.
Art is great because you have these products that have come out of your time that you can see it, you can touch it. You realize, "Oh this is what I've accomplished." You can see the rewards of your work and how it affects other people. And a lot of this self-discipline goes into other areas of study as well.
You realize a lot about yourself when you realize you come across an obstacle. How are you going to get over the fact that you can't do this specific thing? So it teaches a lot about the human character and self-discipline.
Listen to the full interview with Cathy here.


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Roger to end year as world no. 1!
It took Roger a moment to get going today, but when his engine was warm he showed a fantastic performance, defeating Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
"It was a great atmosphere and I thought I played a great match," said Roger. "Andy was playing really well in that first set, I couldn't read his first serve and he made it very hard. When you are behind against the top players it's very difficult and I was a bit worried because I've lost so many three setters against him. But I picked up my game and when he dropped a bit, I took advantage. It's given me real confidence for my next match."
Murray's weapon in the first set was clearly his serve, which proved just a bit too strong for Roger. But our champ kept his cool, waiting for his chance and then peaked when it mattered, winning the last six games in series!
Roger has not booked his semi-final spot quite yet, but is of course very close to doing so. But what is certain is that Roger will once again end the year as the world's number one player! His victory today earned him enough points to keep Nadal at a distance. Roger is only the third player in history - after Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras - to begin the new season at the top of the ranking for a fifth time (Sampras' record stands at six!).
Keep Going!
keep on champ
this tornement is Youtr's :D:D
Best wishes to you and your family.
You laid down the marker from the start, and although it took you a few games to get going, once you found your ran


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The chiefs of Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. will meet to discuss settling a bitter two year legal battle over designs and technologies of smartphones and tablets.
A filing with the U.S. District court in San Jose showed Thursday that senior legal executives from Apple and Samsung agreed earlier this week that the CEOs will meet by or before Feb. 19. The agreement was made in response to a court order to submit a proposal for settlement discussions before a new trial begins in March. The March trial involves more recent mobile devices than previous
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The Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy has a long history dating back to the early 1960's of training professionals in a wide variety of educational and counseling specialties. Originally called the Department of Counseling and Special Services, it became the Department of Counseling Psychology in the mid 1980's when the College was restructured.
Programs in educational specialties such as teaching individuals with disabilities, reading specialist, and speech therapy moved into the Department of Educational Studies while the counseling and psychologically based programs remained in this department. In 1993, the Department of Counseling Psychology changed its name to the Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, a name more accurately reflecting the programs offered by the department.
The faculty at Seton Hall University are involved in professional development activities and provide seminars and workshops for students in all programs. Specialties include school psychology, counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, mind/body/spirituality, and sports psychology. Our faculty are involved in research in such areas as career decisions, cultural diversity, infant mental health, learning disabilities, neuropsychology, psychopathology, trauma issues, etc. and are dedicated to promoting scientific research in a professional and ethical manner.
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It also features a central, three-story skylit atrium where students and faculty can congregate informally. A major feature of the building is the technological capabilities it brings to the teaching and learning processes. These include fixed and flexible seating classrooms with the most contemporary information and distance-learning technologies that facilitate the transmission of lectures all over the world; laboratories with one-way observation mirrors; and classrooms with terminals for portable computers.
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Cassia Silent City of Rocks
Cassia Silent City of Rocks contains monolithic landforms created by exfoliation processes on exposed massive granite plutons. It is the best example of bornhardts (weather-resistant rock left standing after erosion of surrounding rock) in the country.
Location: Cassia County, ID
Year designated: 1974
Acres: 20,214
Ownership: Federal, State, Private
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Please remember, National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) are not national parks. NNL status does not indicate public ownership, and many sites are not open for visitation.
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Earth - Climate Topics
Lightninglikes land
1998 — April 6, 2011
NASA's Lightningsensor confirms striking pattern in images taken from space.
Cities Getting Ready for Next Heat Wave
1998 — April 6, 2011
Results applied from Urban Heat Island Pilot Project.
Quite a Windfall
1998 — April 6, 2011
Hurricane team completes the first half of their unique science campaign, and has a wealth of new data.
GLOBE races to measure ground cover before goats eat research
1998 — April 6, 2011
Days #4 and #5, teachers use Landsat maps and simple materials to measure ground cover
Camera of many colors
1998 — April 6, 2011
the CAMEX teams fly into Bonnie again this morning - and we get to take a look at the advanced instruments used on the flights and some brand-new storm data.
NASA link provides real-time satellite weather images
1998 — April 6, 2011
Use an interactive viewer to see the latest weather anywhere in the world! Images of visible light, infrared and water vapor are available.
Hurricane teams probe ahead of Earl
1998 — April 6, 2011
NASA team studies rain intensity before landfall; NOAA team studies storm surge and wind field at landfall.
Hurricane Georges puts on a light show
1998 — April 6, 2011
CAMEX team treated to purple sprites and weird Lightningon the last flight of the mission.
GLOBE hits the beach
1998 — April 6, 2011
Days #2 and #3, teachers practice hydrology on the Azov Sea shore
Bonnie cuts a towering figure
1998 — April 6, 2011
Satellite radar shows a mountainous cloud chimney during the hurricane - twice as tall as Mt. Everest.


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Lady Swimmers Win at Cleveland State, 125-77
Jan. 18, 2003
The women's swimming team improved to 5-3 on the season with a 125-77 win at Cleveland State.
The Dukes finished first in seven of 11 races including both relays. Sophomore Deidre Rodeheaver placed first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, freshman Amy Gersbach was first in the 1,000-yard freestyle, junior Annie Baldassari won the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1:57.17 and freshman Jillian Rupinski took the 200-yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:28.83.
The Red and Blue return to action next Saturday, Jan. 25 as they host Towson at 1:00 pm in Towers Pool.


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Kings Sign Schenn to Three-Year Deal
Thursday, 03.4.2010 / 1:12 PM PT / Los Angeles Kings | News
|Brayden Schenn made his NHL debut on Dec. 14.
Dean Lombardi on Schenn
Schenn, 18, was selected by the Kings in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played in one game with the Kings this season (December 14 at Vancouver) after signing a One-Day NHL Regular Season Amateur Tryout Agreement.
He has played in 54 games this season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and he leads his club in points (85) and he leads in assists (56). He also ranks tied for third in goals (29) while recording a plus-31 rating and six power-play goals. Schenn's 85 points also rank seventh overall in the WHL while serving as a team captain.
This is Schenn's third season playing for Brandon. In 70 regular season games in 2008-09, he recorded 88 points (32-56=88) and 82 penalty minutes en route to being named a WHL Second-Team All-Star. His 88 points led Brandon and ranked seventh overall in the WHL. His 32 goals were tied for second on the team and his 56 assists were ninth in the WHL (second on the Wheat Kings). In 12 playoff games, Schenn recorded 18 points (8-10=18) and 12 penalty minutes as he helped the Wheat Kings reach the WHL's Eastern Conference Finals. His 18 points was tied for first on Brandon (tied for ninth in the WHL) while his eight goals was third (tied for ninth in the WHL).
In 2007-08, the 6-0, 192-pound native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, led Brandon with 71 points and 43 assists (28-43=71) in 66 regular season games en route to being named the WHL Rookie of the Year. His 71 points ranked first among all WHL rookies, while he was second among league freshman in goals and assists. He became the first 16-year-old since 1971 to lead Brandon in scoring.
Internationally, Schenn won a silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships, where he teammed with fellow Kings prospects Colten Teubert, Brandon Kozun and Martin Jones. Schenn also won two gold medals representing Team Canada in 2008, first at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships and the second as an alternate captain at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Schenn won a bronze medal for Canada West at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Brayden is the younger brother of Toronto defensemen Luke Schenn. He was the third youngest player to appear in a game for the Kings and the 19th teenager to play for the Kings all-time.


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Photos of the Day: Aug. 21
STING OF DEFEAT: Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was assisted after she was pulled out of the water early Tuesday. The 62-year-old American, who battled squalls, rough seas and jellyfish stings, abandoned her latest attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida without a shark cage. (Christi Barli/The Florida Keys News Bureau/Reuters)
TEA MAN: A tea vendor, covered with a plastic sheet for protection from the rain, waited for customers in Kolkata Tuesday. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
BOXED UP: A migrant worker carried goods to a waiting riverboat near Mae Sot, Thailand, Tuesday. (David Longstreath/Zuma Press)
HAULING HAY: Farmer Kari Gisler carried a bundle of hay on a hill on Rophaien mountain in Flüelen, Switzerland, Tuesday. The tradition of wild haying in central Switzerland dates back around 200 years and is practiced from mid-July until mid-September. (Michael Buholzer/Reuters)
ERUPTING: Ash and steam billowed from the Tungurahua volcano, seen from Huambalo, Ecuador, as the sun rose early Tuesday. Authorities said 110 families have been evacuated from the vicinity of the volcano, which has been spewing since the weekend. (Dolores Ochoa/Associated Press)


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Sir Graham Henry hopes for an improved Australia performance in Wellington this weekend for the sake of the sport.
Michael Cheika says criticism of his side "hurts" as he rings the changes for Australia's return match against New Zealand.
New Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder believes George Ford is a generational talent and says the England fly-half is comparable to Dan Carter at a similar age.
Saracens' fly-half Owen Farrell will miss the start of the Premiership season because of a back problem.
Allister Coetzee faces his first away Test as Bok coach when his side clashes with Argentina on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade is committed to the Pumas attacking style as they prepare to host South Africa.
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Ben Ryan will take some time out to watch Brentford play football before considering his future after coaching Fiji to Olympic sevens gold.
Stuart Barnes gives his views on England's series win, and who he would like to see coaching the British and Irish Lions.
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Phil Edwards looks at England's first-Test win, Eddie Jones' bout with the media, and Australia's city of sport, Melbourne.
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England make history, Israel Dagg and Ruan Combrink are some of Will Greenwood's favourite moments.
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Q: I wanted to ask you about the latest THAAD test today. Does this less than successful test indicate that THAAD is in fact as troubled a program as its critics say?
A: The challenge raised by -- the challenge THAAD has to resolve is a difficult challenge. It is, as you know, an upper atmosphere, 100-kilometer or above weapon that's supposed to intercept a missile coming toward U.S. forces and kill it. There have been five tests so far, five hit-to-kill tests. The fifth was this morning and none has succeeded yet. But they have each failed for different reasons so there's no single systemic reason apparent from these tests as to why the failures took place. They have all been different.
As you know, last year, in the Quadrennial Defense Review, Secretary Cohen delayed the deployment date, planned deployment date of the THAAD by two years, to 2006 in order to reduce the risk to the program. We will learn from this failure and continue with the program.
Certainly, when we get the results of the failure, an explanation of why it happened, Secretary Cohen will sit down with Under Secretary Gansler and Lieutenant General Lyles to discuss this result and the program itself. But right now there's no decision to slow down the program. It's an important program. Every piece of intelligence we have says that we have to do more to protect our troops from the theater ballistic missile attack or potential theater ballistic missile attack, and this is one of the reach-out programs we have for doing that.
As you know, we also have shorter range programs that are developed through Patriot 3, PAC-3, and MEADs. We have another long-range program, the Navy area-wide program, which is a program that will come on line later than this.
Q: Not to forget the airborne laser.
Q: But let me ask you about the -- in February the Pentagon's own review looked at national missile defense, and it, again, was designed to look at national missile defense, but it looked at THAAD to see what kinds of lessons it could learn. And it concluded that there were lots of problems with THAAD and it also concluded that there was a "rush to failure" in a lot of these programs and that there was too much of an emphasis on meeting artificial deadlines, and that was causing some of the failures in what would normally be low risk systems.
Is this an example of a rush to failure?
A: We want to make this program a rush to success, and to do that you have to have tests. We will continue to test the program until we get it right.
It's a complex program. Everybody realizes this. National missile defense is a complex program. This is a theater version of national missile defense in a way, and we will continue to work on it.
No one ever said that this was an easy program, and the tests have proven that to be the case. But because there have been five hit-to-kill failures so far, and each one has been caused by something different, we just have to keep chipping away at the reasons for those failures and try to make the improvements.
There are significant parts of the program that seem to be working well. The radar is a very powerful, far-reaching radar. Phased array radar seems to be working well. The launcher seems to be working well. A central part of the program, the sort of command and control battle manager part of the program, we think is working quite well.
The problem has been with various elements of the missile so far. Sometimes getting information to the missile has proven to be a problem but the program managers are working hard to solve those.
Q: I just wanted to follow up. Why won't the Army release the video of this test today? Because you know if this had been a successful hit-to-kill, we'd have this video already. So why won't they release the video?
A: I wasn't aware that they weren't releasing it. I'll ask them.
Q: You say that each failure has been for a different reason. What do you know about today's failure already that allows you to (inaudible)?
A: Well, we don't know exactly why this failure occurred. It only occurred at 7:30 this morning, and they haven't completed the analysis. But I can tell you that it failed in a very, very early part of the flight, and the other failures have been at different times in the flight pattern. So we assume that since we know why the other failures occurred, and since this one doesn't immediately fit those patterns, that it occurred for a different reason.
Q: Well, the preliminary thinking that something went wrong with the booster today?
A: It occurred during an early period of the flight when the missile burns off extra fuel and does some maneuvers to burn off extra fuel. I can't give you any more explanation of why the failure occurred because the program managers don't know yet why the failure occurred.
Q: Was it destroyed after it malfunctioned? The release didn't didn't make that clear. It was very early.
A: I believe it destroyed itself.
Q: Phased array radar boosters is '60s technology. Are you throwing money down a rat-hole? At what point are you going to stop this program? I mean, if you continue to run up 10 more failures, are going to keep doing this?
A: Well, most of us learn by failure. We hope to learn by success, and we hope to turn these failures into a success, as I said. So far that clearly hasn't happened.
But the most we can do with a complex program like this, we basically have two choices: We can make the program work or we can decide it's never going to work and stop the program.
Right now we have not reached that second conclusion, and I have no indication that we will. Right now the building is determined to try to make this program work. It is a program designed to address an important and growing threat, and therefore we will continue on the program to make it work.
Q: I have two key points. If phased array radar goes back to --
A: I didn't say -- I said phased array radar was part of it that's working. I didn't say that was the problem.
Q: It's old technology. The booster is old technology as well. Where is the difficulty with this program?
A: You are leaping to two conclusions that I think are not proven. I didn't say that radar was the problem and I didn't say that the booster was the problem.
If you look at what has caused the problems so far, only one was attributed to the booster, one of the flight failures, the first, was attributed to a booster malfunction. The second was attributed to a miscommunication between a range radar system, not the phased radar system that is being developed for the THAAD and the missile itself. There was a miscue which sent the missile to the wrong place so it missed its interceptor.
Another failure occurred because of a system that's supposed to change the angle of the missile. It didn't work properly. And another failure took place because of a -- there was basically an eye -- there is an eye in the missile that complements the radar in finding its target -- and the eye became blurred in some way that they don't fully understand. It became blurred either because of internal contamination in the eye or some other reason. But this caused it to go off course and miss its target.
And we don't know the reason for this latest failure. But there have been five failures and we think that there are five different reasons for those failures. We won't know for sure whether there are five different reasons for the failures until we complete the analysis of this latest one.
Q: Are you confident in the management of this program?
A: I think that the program has strong managers but one of the things that happens after every failure is that people sit down and look at the entire program, and we'll do that again this time. But the fact is that this is a program -- we need a program that does what this one is designed to do. And that's a powerful reason for continuing to work on the program.
The people who run the program think that they have made significant progress in certain areas of the program. Obviously, there is a long way to go and that's what they're going to continue working on.
Q: Is there a cut off on how many failed tests that you guys will accept before you decided to either slow down the program or --
A: Not that I'm aware of, no. I mean, I think we have to take this test by test.
Q: Is any consideration being given towards bringing a second supplier since the building itself has expressed some dissatisfaction following the first four failures about Lockheed Martin's performance in the program management?
A: There has been a lot of effort over the last 12 to 14 months to improve the reliability of the program. And that has applied both to the contractor and to the team working on the program. Obviously, efforts to improve reliability will continue.
Q: So you're not right now looking at bringing on a second supplier for possibly -- someone to come in and --
A: This latest test failure just occurred at 7:30 this morning. And the first step is to figure out why it occurred and then we'll take that information -- the Secretary will sit down with Under Secretary Gansler and General Lyles and others and take a look at the program. But right now there is no decision made or no hint of a decision made to slow or change the program.
Q: When is the next test scheduled and what is the annual expenditure on THAAD, do you know?
A: The current -- the budget for fiscal '99, which begins on October 1st, is $497 million in the demonstration and validation phase of THAAD and $324 million for the engineering and manufacturing development phase.
To date, $3.2 billion has been spent on developing the system.
Q: And the next test?
A: Don't know the date of the next test. It will depend in part on what the results of the analysis of this failure are.
A: I think we have to evaluate the results of this test before we can decide what the schedule is.
Q: Ken, do you know if this is a cost-plus contract?
A: It is.
Q: So no matter how long they work on this they're still making money?
A: That's right. It is a cost-plus contract with an incentive fee.
Q: Although this was a theater weapon, what implications does today's failure carry for the national missile program?
A: I think it's hard to know until we understand more about the failure.
Q: How long did the flight test last today and how high did THAAD get?
A: I don't know the answers to those questions.
Q: Another subject?
Are we through with THAAD?
Q: Can you take how long this initially flew flew? That shouldn't be classified --?
A: Yeah. We'll try to find the answer --
Q: It landed two miles from the THAAD, so not too far.
Q: Just one more on THAAD. There was a lot of talk within the Army about it getting (inaudible) the point of the test flight where at least it was locked on target and guiding itself. It didn't get that far today, did it?
A: No. It didn't come close.


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SIKESTON - The 10-year 1 cent general revenue sales tax approved by Sikeston voters Feb. 3 hasn't even started yet and Sikeston is already seeing the benefits.
Drew Juden, director of the Department of Public Safety, said promises city officials made to beef up public safety with the sales tax are already being fulfilled thanks to City Council members who approved expenditures from the city's reserves in anticipation of the sales tax revenue.
"We haven't collected the first cent yet of tax revenue," Juden said, "and here we are - we have all the changes in place. We're rolling."
Merchants will actually begin to collect the tax Oct. 1. As the SAHEC quarter-cent tax ends Sept. 30, there will only be an increase of three-quarters of a cent at the registers.
The city should begin receiving money from the sales tax in February. It was estimated the sales tax will bring in $2.2 million annually. As Council pledged to rollback property taxes by 21 percent, the net effect should be an additional $1.8 million for the general revenue fund each year.
Equipment for DPS such as patrol vehicles, fire trucks, computers and firefighting gear was covered with or without the sales tax thanks to the capital improvement sales tax, according to Juden. Personnel, however, is the single largest expense for the department accounting for around 60 to 65 percent of the department's budget.
This spring Juden was able to re-establish positions at DPS which were cut over the years due to budget cuts or with promotions.
A sergeant was put in charge of school resource officers and the D.A.R.E. program, and Juden has appointed a new fire marshal, communications supervisor and detective supervisor. The supervisors will train and monitor their crews as well as offer guidance, Juden said.
As promised, the tax has enabled DPS to put more officers on the street, as well. Nine new public safety officers positions filled, the first of which was commissioned March 21.
One of these nine was working undercover for the department until Monday when he was reassigned to regular uniformed patrol duties.
This four-month undercover investigation is a prime example of an operation DPS could not have executed without the additional funding made available by the sales tax, Juden said. In addition to the officer, an undercover investigation requires "a support mechanism behind him that is very manpower intensive," he explained. "Plus it is a very risky job assignment.
"It takes a lot of money, a lot of time and a lot of effort to make a program like that successful because it does have to be run covertly," he added. "If the tax hadn't had been passed, we wouldn't have had the money to run that program."
The additional revenue made available by the sales tax has "allowed us to do things we've talked about doing for many years," Juden said. "It took us three years to get here."
With competitive salaries and benefits, the department is now able to keep its employees, Juden said adding the days of DPS being a "revolving door" for personnel and a "training ground" for other departments appears to be behind. "Our retention has been just phenomenal," Juden said.
Detective Keith Lawson has noticed the department is filling vacancies faster when they come up as well.
"And we've got a better quality of person applying," he said. Lawson said as a detective, he depends on quality work from patrol officers as they are the first on the scene.
"I'm enjoying it here," said Kevin Harris, who joined as one of the department's new public safety officers after working in law enforcement for five years with Perryville police and 10 years in Jackson.
"This is where I wanted to come - it's a great department down here," Harris said. "I've got more experience in eight months here than the last 15 years, just in the law enforcement aspect of it."
Juden easily earns the respect of his officers, Harris said, as he is out there "working the streets" with uniformed officers. "The support you get from the command staff here is tops - bar none," Harris said.
DPS is now well into the first year of a three-year plan, Juden said, with three more PSO hires planned for this year as well as one more dispatcher. The goal is to have them hired in the next four to six months so they can be trained and in place by the first of next year, he said.
Planned for the second year is hiring an evidence technician, two narcotic detectives and another dispatcher.
In the plan's third year, DPS will hire three more PSOs and a dispatcher.
"What's been so great about this is it's not just a DPS project," Juden said. "It's something that the community wanted. It really shows the support that came from the community as well as the City Council in supporting DPS's mission."