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Charleston can seem like a mix of disparate neighborhoods - historic homes, college-student rentals, and retail and entertainment businesses - coexisting uneasily at times.
Managing the entertainment district
"Natural attrition is going to take care of things the way it always does, the way it did on Market and East Bay and Lower King. Let nature take it's course."
John Keener, owner of the Charleston Crab House
"The city could put the onus on bartenders to identify fake IDs."
City Councilwoman Kathleen Wilson
"There is a lot of chatter out there, but we haven't defined the problem. I'm not going to vote for anything until I find out what the problem is."
City Councilman Bill Moody
"A quota or number would be established restraining the number of bars allowed to operate in the entertainment district. If the current number of bars exceeds the quota, then a moratorium exists. If an existing bar closes, no new bar would be permitted to take its place. If the number is under quota, some consideration might be given to allow a new bar to open until the quota is reached."
City Councilman Dean Riegel
To maintain a balance, city leaders proposed a midnight bar closing ordinance in the peninsula's historic entertainment district. Intended to put the brakes on new bars around the City Market, on King Street and parts of Meeting and East Bay streets, the plan instead brought withering criticism from the city's food and beverage industry as a business and tourism killer.
Charleston City Council, which gave the plan tentative approval, still is searching for a more palatable solution.
Charleston isn't alone in struggling to find the best ways to promote a lively downtown nightlife scene while maintaining public safety and encouraging a diverse commercial and residential mix. The approach a city takes seems to depend on whether it views its entertainment district as family-friendly or a party zone.
Charleston's ordinance attempts to walk the middle path by limiting the growth of bars in the heart of the city's historic and tourism district through an earlier closing time for new businesses. City leaders say it's needed for public safety and to promote mixed-use neighborhoods downtown, instead of nightlife strips.
"We are concerned that if there are additional bars open until 2 a.m., the capacity of parts of the peninsula to handle that and still maintain the special nature of Charleston will be difficult," said Charleston Mayor Joe Riley.
In some cities, nightlife districts have revitalized downtowns or been given free rein to become boisterous tourist draws.
No closing time
Bourbon Street in New Orleans is, depending who you talk to, a great example of how a nightlife district can promote tourism and put a city on the map, or the poster child for bad things that happen when such districts are not tightly controlled.
New Orleans has few rules for nightlife on Bourbon Street, a stretch of bars, jazz clubs, restaurants and strip clubs in the city's historic French Quarter. It's a loud, crowded and often dirty stretch. Alcohol-fueled hijinks are commonplace. So is public nudity, despite it being illegal.
There is no required closing time for bars, and people can simply get a drink in a "go-cup" and then drink it as they go sightseeing or bar-hopping.
Bourbon Street is heavily patrolled and protected 24 hours a day by the New Orleans Police Department. The mayor's Clean Team picks up the trash every day and street cleaners power-wash the streets every week.
"Not for every city"
Memphis, Tenn., goes to great lengths to corral problems on its iconic Beale Street.
The city puts boundaries around its nightly block party, which appears to many to be a free-for-all.
Every night, two blocks of the city's famous thoroughfare light up and fill with revelers who can listen to music and drink until 5 a.m. inside about 30 bars and outside on the street.
And the city wholeheartedly supports it, said Paul Morris, president of the Downtown Memphis Commission, the group that is managing the city's interest in Beale Street on an interim basis.
The city owns the property, and it leases space to club owners, who pay rent to the commission. "We're basically playing the role of landlord for the entertainment district," Morris said.
About 4 million people visit Beale Street each year, he said. It draws people to Memphis, or encourages them to stay an extra day, and it brings in sales tax revenue to the city. "I would say it's essential for Memphis."
The Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Beale Street businesses paid $1.9 million in rent last year, and another $3.2 million in state and local sales taxes.
But there inevitably are problems when that many people and that much alcohol come together in a small place. "We're dealing with a huge crowd that we're serving alcohol to until 5 a.m.," Morris said.
Fights can break out and people have brought in weapons in the past. And what's left behind in the morning can be disgusting, he said.
But the area is well-managed, he said. The city has placed cameras along the street.
On Saturday nights and other busy times, it erects barricades at the entrances and limits the number of people who can come in. And it checks them for weapons with metal-detecting wands. Six or seven horse-mounted officers patrol the area.
Each morning a crew cleans up. "It's a daily challenge," he said.
Beale Street, in a formerly blighted part of downtown, is surrounded by a few mixed-use neighborhoods, he said. There isn't a lot of nearby housing, but there are a few apartment buildings within blocks of Beale Street, he said. "It would be difficult to live near Beale Street, unless you never slept," he said.
"A packed bar district isn't for every city," Morris said. "But it is for Memphis."
He's been to Charleston recently and he loved it. "I wouldn't change anything." Besides, he said, "you can't replicate Beale Street."
Creating boundaries on the Gulf Coast
Mobile, Ala., also has attempted to corral its entertainment district. It decided last year to enhance its downtown nightlife scene by allowing patrons to drink in the streets in two separate districts along Dauphin Street, with a three-block gap in between.
The gap was meant to leave space for housing and other kinds of businesses. The Mobile Press-Register reports that people have difficulty understanding where the boundaries of the districts fall. And bar owners in the three-block exclusion zone have raised challenges, saying it's unfair that they have been kept out of the more lucrative district.
Riley said that if Charleston allows the concentration of bars in any part of the peninsula to grow too heavy, "you run the risk of creating what seems like a strip."
A strip, he said, is an area where there's little life during the day. In Charleston, none of the downtown streets are known exclusively for nightlife activity, he said, and he wants to keep it that way. "Market, Calhoun, Broad and King streets all are not strips," he said.
Surgical approach in the Northwest
Portland, Ore., isn't known for bar strips. But it has an area known as the Old Town entertainment district.
Portland is taking what Riley has referred to as a more surgical approach to dealing with late-night activity.
City leaders there are mulling a proposal that would require all businesses that stay open past 10 p.m. to obtain a "late-night activity permit."
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission now issues citations to bars that break the rules, according to Willamette Week, but many bar owners simply consider them "the cost of doing business."
The proposed permit, and the threat of revoking it, would give the city leverage to compel change or shut down the business.
Chad Stover, a project manager in Mayor Charlie Hales' office, told the newspaper that "the over-arching reality is that Portland is becoming a city where there are more and more interactions between late-night establishments and their respective neighbors. We have to find a way to get along."
Reach Diane Knich at 843-937-5491 or on Twitter at @dianeknich.
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With the deadline to decide the winner of the Nature of Farming Awards rapidly approaching, the south east finalist is getting political backing.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert is urging people across the south east to cast their votes to help push South Downs farmer Peter Knight into poll position.
And the word is that it is a desperately close run race. After taking an early lead, Peter of the Norfolk Estate in Arundel is currently in second place in the national competition to find the UKs most wildlife-friendly farmer.
He is the only south east farmer to be shortlisted this year and, if successful, would be the first ever south east winner of the award.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited the Norfolk Estate recently to meet with Estate Manager Peter Knight.
Following his visit to meet with Peter on the South Downs above Arundel, Mr. Herbert commented: "I was delighted to hear that Peter and the Norfolk Estate have been recognised with this award and thrilled that they are in the final four for the national prize.
"The Norfolk Estate's work has produced marvelous results, not just conserving the grey partridge but also all the other farmland birds that have benefited.
"I hope that people will vote for them to be the winners."
Managed by Peter for the last 24 years, the Norfolk Estate is a haven for local wildlife. Butterflies, including the rare Duke of Burgundy and Pearl-bordered Fritillary, feed on the pollen rich crops, while brown hares have flourished in the spring crops, reaching a total of 520 last winter.
Many bird species have also benefited from Peter's management, including grey partridge, barn owl, lapwing, skylark, kestrel and corn bunting.
Mr. Knight said: "We are only here as custodians of the land for our lifetime and we know that farmland birds have been in rapid decline over the years.
"As a food producer it is our responsibility to find the balance between growing crops to feed the world in the middle of the field and using the outside margins of the fields, through the agri-environment schemes available, to help wildlife.
"It is a passion for us here on the Estate to use these environmental schemes as a facilitator to encourage wildlife."
The Nature of Farming Award celebrates farmers who successfully incorporate wildlife-friendly farming practices into their day-to-day commercial operations.
Fay Pattinson, RSPB South East agricultural projects officer said: "The Norfolk Estate is a shining example of wildlife-friendly farming in action. We hope the public will step up for nature and vote for Peter to support his efforts to manage the Estate with wildlife in mind whilst maintaining a commercially viable business."
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What's This Nice, Churchgoing Charmer Doing on a Bearskin Rug? Talking All About Love and Lust—and Re-Creating the Sexiest Poses in History
Tell us about your first kiss.
I'm very proud of my first kiss! It was with Fergie! It's very hard for me to call her Fergie; I call her Stacy [Ferguson]. I was 10. We were on Kids Incorporated together. She says there was no tongue! She has stayed just as sweet as when we were kids.
Was she officially your girlfriend?
Of course she was! She likes to point out that I was very smooth because I bought her perfume!
Did you ever hook up with anybody from Saved by the Bell?
All the girls were great. Tiffani-Amber Thiessen was my girlfriend for a while. Now she's my friend. She's happily married, and I love her.
Did anyone else hook up on the set?
Um, not to my knowledge. Everybody got along so well, it was boring. They did a True Hollywood Story on the show and it was the worst True Hollywood story ever.
Did you ever date Eva Longoria?
We never dated. Unfortunately. We met a long time ago, and she was always with somebody or I was with somebody. But we hit it off and I have the utmost respect for her. Tony Parker is a lucky guy. I was in her wedding. I walked her mom down the aisle!
What's the status of your relationship with Karina Smirnoff?
Karina is a great girl. She's smart, funny, talented, a good person. I'm not one to kiss and tell.
Are you seeing somebody now?
I'll say that my girlfriend right now is Knockout Fitness, A Chorus Line, Extra and my new show on Lifetime [Salsa and the City, a reality show pilot]. It's not fair to anyone I'm dating. That's why I'm not in a serious relationship.
So you're not looking for love?
I used to think I fell in love every week. But I think it turned out to be lust or deep like.
Do you think about having a family?
Right now I get to live through my sister and all my cousins and my nieces and nephews. I'm very much a kid myself. I don't even have a pet.
What's your idea of the perfect first date?
I like to go to a place in Koreatown in L.A. where they have private karaoke. It stays open until 6 in the morning. Everybody's Korean except me. It's a great place to bring a girl and see how she reacts. If she rolls with the punches and has a good time, then I'm like, "All right, this girl is cool!"
Do you always make the approach?
Not really. I like to get introduced. I'll see a girl and say, "Who is that? Does anybody know her?" I won't just have my buddy go up to her randomly. There has to be some sort of connection.
Are you completely honest in your relationships?
Now I am. Before, I wasn't. When you're honest from the get-go you don't have to use your memory as much!
What do you look for in a woman?
I like a girl who's from a modest sort of upbringing, because it's more relatable. I'm a first-generation American. My parents [Elvia and Mario Sr.] emigrated from Mexico and live in the same house I grew up in in Chula Vista, Calif. I'd feel weird if the girl was a little too uppity or affluent, because I'm a very down-home kind of guy.
How soon does your family meet the girl?
As soon as possible because there are always family get-togethers. It's always somebody's birthday or somebody's wedding. If my family doesn't like the girl they will not fake it. They will not go out of their way to be nice. But if they like her, she's in good. My dad likes them all. He's useless in that sense! But my mom and my sister are very particular.
Do you like older women?
I really don't have any age preference. I have generally been attracted to older women because there aren't as many games. I've gone out with women at least 10 years older.
What kind of women throw themselves at you?
It's usually the women who are like my mom's age who are the most aggressive!
Ever been hit on by a man?
All the time. I'm very flattered being popular in the gay community, because they are a hip, cool community. They're very cutting edge, so they like me and I think that's great.
Might there be a sex tape out there?
No. One hundred percent, absolutely positive, no one could say that. Trust me.
What are your vices?
Everything I do is intense. If I work, I'm working hard. When I party, I party hard.
Do you smoke?
I'll have an occasional cigar.
What's your drink of choice?
When in Rome—or Mexico—I love margaritas. I tend to lean more toward vodka.
What's your favorite nightclub city?
Las Vegas. I'll give the Palms a shoutout because my friends own it.
Do you gamble?
A little bit.
Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
It's funny, in my generation everybody got their left ear pierced, but I never did. And I never got a tattoo.
What do you wear to bed?
I sleep naked. I love to sleep. I have to take a shower before I go to sleep, even if I took a shower a few hours before.
What's your grooming routine?
I don't necessarily get manicures and pedicures. I do my own deal. It takes me 15 minutes to get ready if I don't have to shave, 20 to 25 minutes if I do. I only shave if I have to.
Do you manscape?
Not at all. That's the Latin Indian blood in me. My dad has a hairy chest, but I don't.
What kind of car do you drive?
A Toyota Land Cruiser and an Audi. I've never been one to have to have the new car or the new phone or the new gadget.
What was your craziest splurge ever?
I bought an expensive barbecue for myself. It's the Lamborghini of barbecues. I like to grill. My big thing is to host parties at my house. I have barbecues all the time.
What's the most amazing gift you've ever given a woman?
A beautiful diamond cross. I had it blessed by my priest!
Where's the most unusual place you've ever had sex?
On the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. That's a long ride, by the way. It's very dark. I've never told anybody that. Hopefully I'll get the raft named after me!
Is there anything your mom doesn't know about you that would surprise her?
Probably the Disneyland thing!
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The Altoona Rotary Club and the area medical profession lost one of its most respected members with the passing of Dr. John W. Hurst.
Hurst, 99, of The Winds at Mattern Orchard, Duncansville, died Tuesday.
"He was a wonderful guy and was very quiet. He was very professional and was very well respected," Rotarian Jerry Sacks of Altoona said. "Some people called him Jack, but we called him Doc."
Club President Jodi Cessna said Hurst was a very sweet man.
"I had to tell the club about him yesterday, and I got very emotional. We were looking forward to celebrating his 100th birthday in December," Cessna said. "He loved being part of the Rotary club. He always wanted to be involved in any way he could."
Rotarian G. William Ward of Hollidaysburg remembered when he was 12, Hurst treated his injured shoulder.
"I hurt my shoulder lifting a wagon tongue. He came into the office on Saturday and treated my shoulder, and I have never had a problem with it since then," said Ward, whose father William W. Ward was a friend of Hurst. "That was an indication of what kind of a guy he was. He was very compassionate."
Rotarian Irving Seltzer of Altoona called Hurst "a good guy."
"John was a man of great stature but very quiet. He was a very regular attender at the Rotary meetings and very interested in the programs of Rotary," Seltzer said.
Hurst was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation in 1997, Seltzer said.
Hurst was a board-certified physician in Blair County for more than 50 years. Specializing in radiology, he founded Blair Radiologic Associates, serving Altoona, Nason, Spangler, Bedford and Tyrone hospitals as well as his own practice.
He also established the radiology department of Mercy Hospital, Altoona, and served as the radiologist for the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years. He was one of the original members and owners of the Blair Medical Center in Altoona.
"He was a grand old guy, he was very caring. He loved being a physician. He lived life to the fullest, he really did. He loved his career," his daughter Elizabeth Hurst said.
Bob Donaldson of Hollidaysburg provided transportation for Hurst for the past ten years.
"Doc was very independent. I took him to the supermarket and his doctors appointments," Donaldson said. "When we went to the store, he did his own shopping. He was something else."
Donaldson also said Hurst was a very religious man.
"He was a very alert student of the Bible. When he was at the Lutheran Home, he would ride his motorized scooter to church even in the winter," Donaldson said.
Hurst also had a love for music.
"He had a recording studio in his home. He would write and record songs and play them at the Heidelberg [Country Club], and people would dance to his music," Ward said.
Friends will be received from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service today at First United Methodist Church, 801 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg.
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- October 22, 1984
- Vol. 22
- No. 17
A Profile in Intrigue, Novelist Frederick Forsyth Is Back Home as Readers Observe His Protocol
If Forsyth's novels are machines, they are as common as household appliances. His four thrillers to date—1971's The Day of the Jackal, 1972's The Odessa File, 1974's The Dogs of War and 1980's The Devil's Alternative—each grace over a million bookshelves and night tables. Now a fifth, The Fourth Protocol, is out, and although some critics find it a bit clunky, and the British Left has reason to regard it as infernal, it is selling like clockwork.
Protocol's controversial premise is that in the year 1987 Marxists have taken over Britain's Labor Party. The Soviet Union, sensing opportunity, plans a fake American nuclear accident in England that will cause Britons to vote for the pacifist Laborites and thus annex themselves to the Soviet Bloc. Needless to say, only one man, Forsyth's hero, can stop them.
Many critics are less than thrilled with the esthetics of Protocol, calling it "predictable" and "tendentious guff." London Sunday Times political correspondent Michael Jones is even more disapproving of its speculative politics. "Docudrama," he snipes, "has its limits. This is docudreamland." But Forsyth, a staunch Tory, gives better than he gets. He claims that his fear of Laborite leftists is real and built on his interviews with "people within the Labor Party who dare not speak up publicly."
Forsyth is no stranger to conflict, as participant or observer. The son of a furrier and a dress-shop owner, he joined the RAF at age 17 and two years later became Britain's youngest fighter pilot. Subsequently, he went on to an eight-year career covering war and diplomatic tensions for the British media. In 1967 the BBC pulled him out of Nigeria because his sympathetic reports on the Biafran rebels embarrassed the British government. In 1978 a rumor floated (and quickly sank) that he based The Dogs of War on a failed coup he organized in Equatorial Guinea to provide a new Biafran homeland. To those who criticize his docuthrillers, he replies coolly, "I don't change modern history. I just add my layer of story on the events."
For a while it looked as if there might be no more layers. Forsyth, living as a tax exile in Spain and Ireland, wrote no novel for six years and was reported to have lost interest in the form. But in 1980 he published The Devil's Alternative, and returned to London. (Under Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher, his tax bracket on earned income has fallen from 85 percent to 60 percent.) Now he produces almost as fast as his books sell. Settling himself every morning at 9 a.m. in a rented flat before his Japanese Silver Reed portable, Forsyth consults his outline, then writes—yes, writes—at up to 50 words a minute, completing about half a chapter a day before knocking off at 1:30 p.m. At this rate, Protocol took him 42 days—seven more than Jackal but six fewer than Dogs.
In the 10-plus months a year when he doesn't write novels, Forsyth churns out articles, short stories and film scripts, and meticulously researches his next opus. His wife of 11 years, Carrie, 41, has a business of her own, a video rental store bought with the proceeds from the world rights of two of his books. ("I thought there was more style to giving a book than a check," her husband says.) The two seem to understand each other well—in part, as she explains, because they married late. "We were set in our ways, knew what we wanted and got it."
Night has fallen in London and Forsyth is reading a bedtime story to Shane. Once both boys are tucked in bed, Forsyth will join Carrie for dinner—not in a chandeliered dining room but on trays in front of the telly. The reporter in Forsyth, after all, still hates to miss the nightly news. Not to mention a possible idea for his next blockbuster.
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Emotional Preparation for Childbirth
A component often missing in childbirth education classes is the emotional preparation for natural childbirth. Unfortunately, for many women, the emotional component is more important than practicing squatting positions or back rubs.
The way you feel about what is happening to you in pregnancy and during childbirth will affect your ability to remain relaxed, deal with pain and discomfort and make informed decisions. One of the indicators of a woman's successful natural childbirth is her confidence in her ability to give birth. No one can give you confidence in your body, in the birth process or in yourself. You have to find your own sources of strength, and know how to use them during childbirth.
Childbirth Emotions Is an exercise to help you recognize how you may react to some of the possible experiences of childbirth. If you discover unproductive emotional responses, you can begin working now to prepare for that possibility.
Childbirth Fears Is an exercise to help you identify the things you are most concerned about as you prepare for childbirth. It can give you insights into places you need more information.
Options and Emotions is an exercise to help you prepare for the feelings you may have as work through your birth plan. Rather than feeling helpless when you choose to use an intervention, this exercise helps you identify the freedom and choices you will still have.
Your Perfect Labor helps you work backwards through the experience of childbirth to determine what you need to do now to have the type of labor you are hoping for.
Childbirth Meditations are exercises to help you identify what strengths you already bring to childbirth and how to build on those strengths.
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Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO ) will be the new employer of high-profile technology writer and critic David Pogue. In an entry on his Tumblr page, the journalist said he is leaving his longtime employer, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT ) , to contribute stories and commentary for the Internet giant. He will begin doing so "in a few weeks."
On its corporate Tumblr page, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer said that in its employ Pogue "will lead a major expansion of consumer tech coverage on Yahoo and will publish columns, blog posts, and video stories that demystify the gadgets, apps, and technology that powers our users' daily lives."
Pogue had been a regular and occasionally controversial Times contributor for 13 years before his hiring by Yahoo! He has also contributed to other news organizations, such as National Public Radio.


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Acer Aspire 5542-304G32Bn
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Aspire 5542-304G32Bn
Source: Techradar
Overall, the Aspire 5542-304G32Bn is a feature-packed and highly usable laptop that is only let down by limited power and portability. As a cheap desktop replacement for use at home it is unlikely to disappoint, provided performance and battery life aren't a priority.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
ATI Radeon HD 4200: Onboard graphics adapter (RS880M chipset) with UVD2 (PIP support) and DX 10.1 support (compared to the older HD 3200). Beware, possibly no 2D acelleration in Windows XP (as the HD3200).
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Entry level dual core CPU by AMD which features an integrated memory controller (400MHz DDR2) and is based (partially?) on the K10 core. The performance should be compareable to an old Merom based 1.8 Core 2 Duo. The CPU supports 64 Bit and Virtualization.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3 kg:
This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.
Acer: Acer Incorporated is a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business services for business, government, education, and home users. Acer is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (by sales) after HP and Dell Inc (2007). The company owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally named Multitech, it was founded in 1976. Gateway and Packard Bell are economically connected with Acer. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
60%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
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how are the california condour and the red wolf similar?
they were both taken out of the wild and put in captive breeding programs
number one threat to red wolfs at first; number one threat now
crossbreeding with coyotes; people killing them
what could happen to you if you kill or are caught with something protected by the endangered species act
one year in jail and $100,000 fine
why is the gray wolf a keystone species?
they affect water quality; they eat elk but when they aren't there the elk eat the vegetation in the riparian zone and causes erosion and increased turbidity
list 4 ecological services of forests
reduce soil erosion, purify water and air, store atmospheric carbon, absorb and release water
uncut or regenerated forest that has not had significant impact in several hundreds of years.
old growth
stand of trees resulting from natural secondary succession following removal of human activities or natural forces
second growth
a managed tract or uniformly aged trees of one or two species that are harvested by clear cutting as soon as they become commercially valuable. the land is then replanted and then clear cut again
tree plantation
intermediate-aged or mature trees in an uneven aged forest are singly cut or in small groups. this reduces crowding, removes diseased trees, maintains many kinds of different species
selective cutting
3 good things about fires
burn out invasive underbrush, release nutrients, release seeds from pinecones and other plants
primary causes of tropical deforestation
logging, ranching, agriculture (cash crops), population growth


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Saturday afternoon a report surfaced stating the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs were trying to sign Providence undrafted point guard Bryce Cotton.
The initial report didn't clarify if Cotton was in discussions for a full NBA season contract, or just a "Summer Contract," where a player would join an NBA team for training camp and work to make the roster, but if that player didn't, they would be let go, and not affect the teams salary.
It seems there is now clarification, as Kevin McNamara of the ProvidenceJournal.com is reporting Cotton will be participating with the Spurs at the Las Vegas Summer League in July (H/T pcbb1917.com).
Through his Twitter account, McNamara also reported that Durand Scott will join the Spurs' Summer League team as well.
Though no official Summer League rosters have been released from the Spurs, the reported lineup will thus far will include:
Kyle Anderson (Spurs' 2014 First Round draft pick), Marcus Denmon, Deshaun Thomas, Melvin Ejim, Darington Hobson, Bryce Cotton, and Durand Scott.


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Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man has been charged in the robbery of a woman at a Catherine Street store.
Joseph Stanley, 26, of 213 Catherine St., was charged on second degree robbery, a felony, and third degree assault, a misdemeanor, said the Syracuse Police Department in a news release. He is being held at the Onondaga County Justice Center and will be arraigned today in Syracuse City Court.
At about 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Stanley knocked a 59-year-old woman to the ground outside of the Kleen Food Mart at 500 Catherine St., police said. Stanley then grabbed her wallet and ran.
A witness followed Stanley from the Food Mart, called 911 and told police where he was traveling. When police saw Stanley on Erie Boulevard East, near Townsend Street, he ran and suffered a knee injury, police said. Stanley refused medical attention.
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Rock the boat in Cannes
If you are an avid fan of classic, old-school boats and ships, you should really look away now. If, however, you are a fan of glamorous yachts, and the folk who sail in them, book yourself a holiday to Cannes' Festival De la Plaisance which runs from September 10th to 15th.
Spread over the Vieux Port and the Port Pierre Canto, the show will have more than 100 new models in all sizes and price brackets. The world's top yacht brokers will be in town to talk and sell boats, and more than 500 vessels will be on display and available for sea trial. Yacht fitters, interior designers, skippers and crew hire companies will also be on hand to do business in what is probably Europe's most glamorous marinas.
Getting to Cannes
Cannes is about 40 minutes from Nice Airport. Take advantage of the Aer Lingus sale which runs until midnight on Monday. Fares on daily Nice flights are from €150 return. Ryanair has similar prices but operates flights only on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The best-known hotel in Cannes is the Carlton Intercontinental, which is home to dozens of Hollywood stars every May, rooms from €277 per night. The five-star Le Grand Hotel on the Croisette with its own beach, is on offer from €160 per night, grand-hotel-cannes.com. Taxis are notoriously expensive so use the express bus from Nice Airport to Cannes for €30 return,uk.niceairportxpress.com.
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Burnett earned three honorable mention All-America accolades for her swims in the 500 free, 1650 free and 800 free relay.
The Springfield, Va., native opened the championships by taking 14th place in the 500 free (4:41.23), followed by 16th-place swim as a member of the 800 free relay (7:13.09). On the final day on competition Burnett took 11th place in the 1650 free (16:06.61), her third time swimming the event.
WVU Athletes of the Week
Spring 2012
Week 1: Rachael Burnett, Women's Swimming
Week 2: Hope Sloanhoffer, Gymnastics
Week 3: Christal Caldwell, Women's Basketball
Week 4: Alaska Richardson, Gymnastics
Week 5: Asya Bussie, Women's Basketball
Week 6: Asya Bussie, Women's Basketball
Week 7: Rachael Burnett, Women's Swimming
Week 8: Petra Zublasing, Rifle
Week 9: Matt Ryan, Wrestling
Week 10: Petra Zublasing, Rifle
Week 11: Rachael Burnett, Women's Swimming
This Week in Women's Basketball
The West Virginia women's basketball team enters the second round of the NCAA Tournament tonight at 7:15 p.m., against Stanford at the Ted Constant Center ... The game will air live on ESPN2.
Last Week in Women's Basketball
As a No. 8 seed, the West Virginia women's basketball defeated the ninth-seeded Texas 68-55 in Norfolk, Va. ... Jess Harlee recorded the second double-double of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds, becoming the seventh WVU player to do so at the NCAA Tournament ... Taylor Palmer led all players off the bench with 18 points and Asya Bussie chipped in another 12 points.
Notes & Quotes
WVU advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history ... the Mountaineers have never advanced past the second round with a field of 64 teams in the history of the program ... Stanford becomes the third No.2 team WVU will face this season as it fell to No. 2 Connecticut and defeated No. 2 Notre Dame in the regular-season ... the last time a No. 8 seed upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament was in 1992 season when No. 8 Missouri State defeated No. 1 Iowa 61-60 in overtime ... the No. 8 seed has never defeated the No. 1 seed with a 64-team field.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
The season is now complete for the WVU swimming and diving teams.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
Juniors Rachael Burnett, Kata Fodor, Mandie Nugent and sophomore Danielle Smith combined for a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Women's Championships in Auburn, Ala. ... the foursome combined for seven honorable mention All-America honors.
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Burnett earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second time in her career with a 14th-place swim in the 500 free (4:41.23) on Friday evening ... Nugent and Fodor also competed in the 500 free, finishing 49th (4:48.41) and 55th (4:41.68), respectively ... Burnett, Fodor, Nugent and Smith all earned honorable mention recognition as part of the 800 free relay (7:13.09) that took 16th place on Saturday evening ... Burnett finished 51st in the 200 free (1:48.26), followed by Fodor in 59th (1:50.41) ... Nugent finished 36th in the 100 fly (53.85) and Smith finished 54th in the 100 back (54.64) on Saturday ... Burnett and Nugent each earned honorable mention All-America honors on Sunday as Burnett took 11th in the 1,650 free (16:06.61), while Nugent won the consolation finals of the 200 fly, finishing ninth in 1:55.17 ... Smith also swam the 200 back, finished 49th in 2:01.24.
This Week in Track & Field
The Mountaineers have the week off from competition, but will prepare for the Texas Relays and Raleigh Relays set for March 28-31.
Last Week in Track & Field
Several athletes broke personal and school records at the Wake Forest Open in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... the hammer throwers had an excellent meet as Terina Miller placed fourth with a regional-qualifying distance of 54.98 meters, while junior Heather Adams came in fifth at 53.29 meters as both earned career-best marks ... Miller achieved her first career regional-qualifying mark by breaking her old personal and all-time school-best distance of 52.60 meters, while Adams shattered her 2011 mark of 45.46 meters ... pole vaulter Katlyn Shelar, who broke school and personal records with a first-place 3.95-meter vault, erased a personal record of 3.77 meters and placed second best all-time in the WVU outdoor pole vault ahead of Kristin Quackenbush's 3.86-meter mark from 1998 ... triple jumper Stormy Nesbit earned a career-best 12.31 meters, moving her to third place on the WVU all-time outdoor triple jump list ahead of Natalie Barnes' 11.97 from 1996 ... Chelsea Carrier-Eades placed first in the 100-meter hurdles preliminaries in 13.56 seconds, while redshirt sophomore Chené Townsend placed third in 13.92 ... Jenna Barreto had a nice 800-meter debut by placing first in her section and fourth overall in a BIG EAST-qualifying 2:13.46 ... Jessica O'Connell placed first in the 3,000-meter run in 9:30.06, breaking Jennifer Davis' 9:33.61 mark from 2005 for fourth place on the all-time WVU outdoor list for the event ... high jumper Sydney Cummings qualified for BIG EAST competition with a 1.73-meter jump, tying her best mark from the indoor season.
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A total of 12 athletes have qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in May, including eight from the Wake Forest Open ... Sarah Martinelli, Jordan Hamric, Stephanie Caruso and Aubrey Moskal had previously qualified in the 5,000 meter at the Columbia Last Chance meet ... six-time All-American Chelsea Carrier-Eades was reintroduced to the lineup after competing unattached during the indoor season ... Kate Harrison and Meghan Mock are also returning All-Americans from the 2011 outdoor season ... the Mountaineers look to achieve a Top-20 national finish for a fifth consecutive year in outdoor track.
This Week in Wrestling
WVU concluded its 2011-12 season this past week.
Last week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers had six wrestlers travel to St. Louis, Mo., for the NCAA Championships, and as a team, WVU finished 43rd at the national tournament.
Notes & Quotes
Redshirt senior Brandon Williamson (HWT) advanced the furthest of any Mountaineers, as he made it to the second round of wrestlebacks ... Williamson earned two wins at the tournament and finished his season with a 28-8 record ... junior Shane Young (125) scored his first-career win at the national tournament with his 7-5 decision win over Maryland's Shane Gentry ... redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi (133) finished the season at the top of the wins list for the Mountaineers with 29 ... redshirt senior Matt Ryan (184) finished his career with 23 pins, which places him third in program history ... sophomore Michael Morales tied for the team lead with Ryan in pins, as both had eight this season ... Pennesi lead the Mountaineers with 12 major decisions this season ... of WVU's six qualifiers, four will return to the lineup next season.
This Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers seek their league-best seventh East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) title this Saturday, March 24, at the 2012 EAGL Championship, at 2 p.m., the Fitzgerald Field House, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Last Week in Gymnastics
Despite a season-best road score, the Mountaineers (14-5, 5-1 EAGL) closed out their regular season with a 196.85- 194.9 loss at No. 10 LSU, on March 16 ... WVU dropped all four events to the Tigers, with its lone team 49.0-plus mark coming on floor, where the team scored a season-best road tally of 49.025 ... junior Kaylyn Millick finished fourth overall with a 39.1 all-around score ... Millick and senior Nicole Roach set the team standard on bars with sixth place, 9.775 finishes ... WVU scored 48.675 on bars ... the Mountaineers earned 48.625 on vault, with sophomore Hope Sloanhoffer finishing fifth with a 9.775 ... junior Chelsea Goldschrafe placed second on the team with a 9.75 ... junior Alaska Richardson led the Mountaineers in their stellar floor rotation with a third place, 9.85 showing ... senior Tina Maloney scored 9.825, her second-best mark of the season, and placed fifth, while Millick landed in sixth place with a 9.8 ... the Mountaineers hit five-for-six on beam and scored 48.575 ... Millick paced with a 9.8, while Goldschrafe and sophomore Amanda Carpenter each scored 9.775.
Notes and Quotes
WVU continues to trail the all-time series with LSU, 7-0 ... the loss halted the Mountaineers' win streak over ranked opponents at three ... WVU finished the regular season at 4-4 against ranked teams and at 7-3 on the road ... all eight league teams will compete at this weekend's championships ... No. 20 NC State ranks No. 1 in the EAGL, with WVU ranked No. 2 and New Hampshire No. 3 ... WVU last won the EAGL title in 2008 ... the Mountaineers have never gone more than four years without winning the league ... the Mountaineers own a winning record over every league team.
This Week in Rowing
The Mountaineers open their spring racing season on Saturday, March 24 with a race against UNC and Georgetown on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, N.C.
Last Week in Rowing
West Virginia participated in a scrimmage against George Washington on the Occoquan Reservoir in Lake Ridge, Va.
Notes and Quotes
Last week's competition included two sessions comprised of racing pieces ... the morning session included two five minute pieces used to simulate the start of race, two five minute pieces used to simulate the middle of a race, and one five minute piece used to simulate the end of a race ... the afternoon session included six timed pieces that focused on the same racing elements as the morning session.
"We gained some valuable information from our scrimmage with George Washington that will aid us significantly this week as we prepare for the opening of our racing season," said head coach Jimmy King.
This Week in Women's Tennis
WVU will enjoy nearly a week off before it heads to Florida for a road trip that includes matches against North Florida, Stetson and UCF.
Last week in Women's Tennis
The Mountaineers defeated Eastern Michigan, 5-2, on Saturday at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
Notes & Quotes
Four WVU players collected singles wins in the matchup against the Eagles on Saturday afternoon ... senior Veronica Cardenas scored her team-leading ninth singles win of the season against Eastern Michigan ... Cardenas also figured in a doubles win, as she combined with Emily Mathis for the newly-formed pairs' third doubles win of the season ... Saturday's win now puts the Mountaineers' all-time record against the Eagles at 2-2. "Saturday was probably one of our best overall team efforts," said coach Tina Samara. "Every one of our players contributed in a positive manner, and we did a great job as a team."
This Week in Baseball
WVU continues a home stand with a doubleheader against Akron on Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m. ... WVU then opens the conference season with a three-game series against Connecticut from March 23-25 at Hawley Field.
Last Week in Baseball
The team won four of five games last week, winning one against Eastern Michigan and taking three games against Manhattan ... the Mountaineer dropped the finale with the Jaspers.
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers used solid pitching for the first three games of the week ... Dan Dierdorff went 8.2 innings, allowing one run and striking out five in a win against Eastern Michigan ... Corey Walter with 8.1 innings, allowing one run on seven hits in the series opener against Manhattan, while Marshall Thompson went six innings, allowing no runs on two hits in the second game ... Ryan Tezak set a school record as he recorded four-straight saves this week in three innings pitched with four strikeouts ... Brady Wilson and John Polonius led WVU offensively with 7-for-17 and 6-for-16 performances, respectively ... both players had one home run, while Wilson added a triple and Polonius a double.


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From the text book "Social Studies The World"
Huang river
Also called "China's Sorrow" ...had to be controlled with levees to prevent flooding. Name means yellow..carries yellow silt.
Guangxi Zhungzu
Southeast region of china near the sea; One of the best climates for farming in China (lots of rain and sun)
A town in China where tortoise shells and animal bones were found with writing on them (artifacts) that dated back 4000 yrs ago.
China's culture
Not the oldest, but one of the most unified and continuous cultures over many centuries
Oracle bones
Used during shang dynasty, Made out of tortoise shells and bones, commonly used to predict future.
Qin dynasty
Only lasted 20 years, ending in 206 BC when shi huangi (emperor) died. Period of revolts, etc.
Wu Di
Ruled during Han dynasty, from 141 BC - 87 BC. Made many advancements and changes (built new roads, etc.)
Born in 551 BC, His teachings and idea's greatly influenced Chinese culture and civilization. He taught during a time of conflict.
A way of thinking based on 3 core virtues: a sense of humanity, respect for family, and modesty.
Follower of Confucius and declared that people were good by nature. Started to spread confucinism beginning 350 BC.
Belief in finding the "way" of the universe and that people should live in harmony with nature.


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Ranking Big 12 No. 1 Wide Receivers
June 7th, 2012| by Lost Lettermen
10. Chris Harper (Kansas State)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 40 REC, 547 YDS, 5 TD
Harper had a dazzling high school career in which he was a star running back, accomplished passer and, of course, effective wide receiver. The Wichita, KS, native played one season at Oregon in 2008 before transferring home to Kansas State. After a redshirt year in 2009, Harper combined for 65 catches and nine touchdowns in 2010 and 2011.
We're waiting for him to break out as a senior in 2012, but it might be a function of the offense in which he plays. QB Collin Klein set school records en route to tying an NCAA record for QB rushing yards. Bill Snyder's squad likes to pound away, which leaves Harper as nothing more than an after-thought for opposing defenses.
Photo: Scott Sewell/US Presswire
9. Josh Lenz (Iowa State)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 39 REC, 510 YDS, 2 TD
The Cyclones' leading returning receiver, Lenz was a steady player last season. The Iowa native broke out with eight catches for 117 yards on Oct. 22 and even had four for 72 against Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. But the 6-foot-1 Lenz, who averaged 13.1 yards per catch last season, doesn't inspire confidence in us as a No. 1 wide out.
Lenz will work with developing quarterback Jared Barnett to form a combination that won't scare many in the Big 12. Though, entering his fourth season as a contributor at Iowa State, Lenz does have some experience to offer. That won't be enough to stretch Big 12 defenses.
Photo: Peter Aiken/US Presswire
8. D.J. Beshears (Kansas)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 40 REC, 437 YDS, 3 TD
Being a receiver at Kansas hasn't been a great job in recent years, when the Jayhawks – much like the other facets of their game – haven't been able to get out of their own way. But in 2012, the offensive-minded Charlie Weis enters as the presumed savior. He will bring along quarterback Dayne Crist, a highly recruited player who flamed out at Notre Dame.
So there could be more opportunities for Beshears, who earned a spot ahead of two receivers on this list for his obvious play-making ability. He led the Big 12 in kick return yards (1,014) and finished third in the league in all-purpose yards (1,587). Oh yeah, he led the team in catches and yards while tying for the team lead in receiving TDs. We're interested to see how Weis uses him in 2012.
Photo: Denny Medley/US Presswire
7. Mike Davis (Texas)
Year: Junior
2011 Stats: 45 REC, 609 YDS, 1 TD
Texas needs to see more out of Davis, who set a Longhorns freshman record with 47 catches in 2010. While he still contributed with 45 catches in 2011, he did not take the leap that many had hoped he would as a sophomore. UT is desperate for an offensive renaissance, and that may hinge on the play under center. But Davis certainly can help the Longhorns out by stretching the defense and becoming a big-play threat down the field.
QB David Ash and talented RB Malcolm Brown will benefit from an improvement out of Davis, who was benched last year for poor showings in practice. There's no room for that in 2012, when coach Mack Brown hopes to bring Texas back to prominence.
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6. Josh Stewart (Oklahoma State)
Year: Sophomore
2011 Stats: 19 REC, 291 YDS, 2 TD
As we've mentioned a few times, it will a different look in Stillwater this season. QB Brandon Weeden and WR Justin Blackmon, a dynamic duo for the one-loss Cowboys in 2011, are off to the NFL. RB Joseph Randle is still around, but Okie State certainly won't have the big-play offense that it did last fall as it now has Clint Chelf at quarterback.
While WR Tracy Moore will move into Blackmon's role on the outside, it's clear that Chelf isn't going to come in and start bombing away with the precision of Weeden – and who could expect that? That's why we have tabbed Stewart, a sophomore in 2012, as the No. 1 wide out for the Cowboys. Yes, he only had 19 catches in 2012, but it's a new day for Okie State with Chelf, who no doubt will be looking Stewart's way at inside receiver before he develops the long-range rapport with Moore.
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5. Darrin Moore (Texas Tech)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 47 REC, 571 YDS, 8 TD
We got a taste of what could be for Moore, who had just 15 catches in 2010 before nearly surpassing that output with 12 grabs for 221 yards and a touchdown in the 2011 opener against Texas State. He followed that with nine for 118 and three scores against New Mexico. But in the third game of the season, Moore was injured against Nevada – spraining ligaments in both his knees and hurting his left ankle. It was enough to slow him for the rest of the season, though not keep him out of action long term.
He did not catch a pass against the Wolfpack, then missed the next three games before playing the last six at less than 100%, to say the least. The Red Raiders lost seven of their last eight games, and Moore didn't go over 100 yards in the final six that he played – five of them losses. With an offseason to recover fully, let's see if Moore returns to his early 2011 form.
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4. Josh Boyce (TCU)
Year: Junior
2011 Stats: 61 REC, 998 YDS, 9 TD
Boyce has the benefit of QB Casey Pachall, an emerging star, who also will be working with the wide-receiver duo of Brandon Carter and Skye Dawson. That should open up some room for the strong Boyce, who averaged more than 16.0 yards per catch last season in the Mountain West. Things won't be quite as easy in the Big 12, but the rising junior is coming into his own after a sophomore season in which he fell just two yards short of the vaunted 1,000-yard plateau.
As ESPN.com pointed out in its prediction of Big 12 1,000-yard wide outs, the Horned Frogs may be playing from behind more often in their new league, which allows Pachall to focus on throwing the ball to Boyce down the field. We seen a continued incline for the TCU wide receiver.
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3. Terrance Williams (Baylor)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 59 REC, 957 YDS, 11 TD
If you want production, we know that Baylor's Williams will be able to provide it. He totaled 59 catches for 957 yards and 11 TDs – numbers that No. 1 wide outs would kill for – despite being a second banana to Kendall Wright, who put up 1,600 yards with Robert Griffin III throwing him the ball last season.
Now enter Nick Florence, a more traditional pocket passer, who certainly will need a top target in his first year as the starter. As we pointed out in our Big 12 QB rankings, Florence has show ability when given the chance to sub for RGIII in past seasons. The same can be said for Williams when the ball is thrown his way instead of to Wright. So even if Florence to Williams isn't as flashy as RGIII to Wright, it could be nearly as effective in 2012.
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2. Kenny Stills (Oklahoma)
Year: Junior
2011 Stats: 61 REC, 849 YDS, 8 TD
Sure, Stills is known for his wild haircut, but we think that it will be his play on the field that will gain him notoriety in 2012. His sophomore campaign in 2011 wasn't too shabby. He racked up the numbers you see above despite sharing the field for most of the season with Ryan Broyles, the record-setting wide receiver who suffered a season-ending knee injury and missed the team's last four games.
While Stills didn't break out without Broyles off the field late last year, we think that it will be his team in 2012 with Broyles gone and three other wide receivers suspended indefinitely earlier this month. In addition, Stills will team with veteran quarterback Landry Jones, who has more than 12,000 yards under his belt for the Sooners. We saw flashes in 2011, including consecutive 100-yard games against Texas Tech and Kansas State in October. We think that will come more often this fall.
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1. Tavon Austin (West Virginia)
Year: Senior
2011 Stats: 101 REC, 1186 YDS, 8 TD
We couldn't keep Austin away from the top spot on this list. His final game of last season included 12 catches for 123 yards and four touchdowns in a 70-33 Orange Bowl rout of Clemson. Those scores were half of Austin's 2011 touchdown total. But he was more into providing a volume of catches as the only Big 12 wide receiver to record 100 or more in 2011.
The 5-foot-9 Austin isn't your prototypical first-option wide out, but WVU makes sure to get the ball to him in Dana Holgorsen's system. With Geno Smith perhaps the best quarterback in the Big 12, and one of the best in the country, we see this tandem taking West Virginia to new heights in 2012.
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To achieve this goal, ADL's trained facilitators deliver workshops to early childhood caregivers, educators, and family members while supporting them with additional print resources to use in early childhood programs and homes.
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Yao Ming must feel like he is experiencing deja vu all over again. It is often said that things happen in threes, and Yao must hope that this latest event signals the end of this streak for him. For the third time in three years, he is dealing with a broken bone. In April 2006, he broke the fifth metatarsal (long bone of the forefoot that connects to the fifth toe) in his left foot. In 2007, he suffered a serious tibial plateau fracture in his right leg and missed 32 games. Now he has yet another break, again located in his left foot.
Specifically, Yao has a stress fracture in the tarsal navicular bone, one of the bones of the midfoot on the inner aspect of the foot, just anterior to the ankle joint. This bone is a key landmark in the foot as it forms part of the medial arch. A stress fracture is the microscopic breakdown of bone in response to the stresses placed on it, and it occurs when the bone cannot heal itself at a fast enough rate to keep up with those demands. Jumpers and sprinters, particularly in track and field, are most at risk for stress fractures in this body region, but other activities such as ballet, gymnastics, rugby, military training and yes, you guessed it, basketball, can also place athletes at a higher risk for this type of injury. Combine the repeated stress of impact loading with the sizable frame and mass of Yao Ming, and it becomes easier to understand why he seems to be particularly susceptible to these types of injuries.
Yao began having some pain and soreness in the ankle/foot area around the time of the All-Star game. As is usually the case with these types of injuries, there was no specific incident or trauma that anyone could point to as the "cause" of injury. Rather, it was likely developing over a period of time. Thanks to the scrutiny of the medical staff and the thoroughness of their examinations, the imaging (CT and MRI, X-ray typically does not reveal this type of injury) of Yao's foot allowed them to visualize the stress fracture at this stage, which is fairly early in the big scheme of things. These injuries are often not discovered until much later, sometimes after months, when they can become non-union (where the bone fails to come together) which is, of course, more problematic. Rockets' team physician Thomas Clanton emphasized in a report in the Houston Chronicle that non-union is not the case here. Ultimately, the overall prognosis for Yao is likely better in terms of his long-term health because of the early discovery of the stress fracture.
Clanton is recommending surgery for Yao to place screws in the navicular, which would create reinforcement to help strengthen the bone. Clanton draws the analogy of screws in the foot to rebar in a patio. The patio is functional without the rebar, but the reinforcement with the rebar provides additional security. Another option is for Yao to forego the surgery, allowing the bone to heal with the foot in a cast, while using crutches and allowing the leg to rest. Both treatment options cover an approximate four-month time frame for the navicular to heal. Clanton is supporting and encouraging Yao to get other opinions to help him make his decision. There are pluses and minuses to each approach, as there are in nearly any medical situation. The most obvious plus to the surgery would be the reinforcement of the bone; one of the negatives being that surgery is an invasive procedure, and as such, carries a real, albeit minute, risk of infection. With the "rest" treatment approach, the healing may not be as efficient, but that is not a foregone conclusion, either. In the end, both methods are acceptable forms of treatment, and it ultimately comes down to professional opinion as to what is the best choice for Yao. So, as nice as it would be for this matter to be clear cut, it is not a black-and-white decision. Yao, of course, wants to be able to participate in the Olympics in his native homeland, and he wants to minimize the risk of future recurrence of injury. These things, combined with the professional opinions he will gather during the next few days, will all factor into his final decision as to the course of treatment he will seek.
At this stage, it appears that Yao could make it back in time to compete in the Olympics, yet be out long enough to avoid the practice sessions leading up to the games. As ESPN's Chris Sheridan points out, if you do the rehab timetable math, Yao should be able to skip about 60 days worth of two-a-day pre-Olympic practices. That intense practice schedule, coming on the heels of a full NBA season, could have been devastating to Yao. He has shown a propensity for breakdown in the latter half of the regular season as it is; this schedule might well have done him in near the playoffs (which would fit the timetable of how long it often takes to uncover these stress fractures) and prevented him from playing in the Olympics altogether. Yao can now take it lightly and let his body heal, either with or without surgery, while he continues to work on his strength and overall fitness. Then maybe, hopefully, there will not be a fourth chapter in the Yao Ming injury saga in 2009.


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Camp adventure
Camping in the great outdoors was never so convenient.
Fifty campsites Thursday evening dotted a field just south of the new 50,000-square-foot Field & Stream store at the Millcreek Marketplace, 2075 Interchange Road, across from the Millcreek Mall.
Each camp site was given a free domed Field & Stream tent.
A catered cookout, store scavenger hunt and other activities were on Thursday evening's agenda.
Portable toilets were just a short walk away. The camp is scheduled to wrap up today at 10 a.m.
"It's not the normal camping where you fend for yourself, that's for sure,'' said Mindy Marshall, 29, of Millcreek Township. She was camping out with son Austin, 6, daughter Kenzie, 5, and her father.
"My dad owns a hunting camp, my husband is a big hunter and we're all outdoors people,'' Marshall said. "The store is awesome, and I think this is really going to be fun for my kids to do.''
Billed as the Field & Stream Camp 1871, the promotion celebrated a series of grand opening events at the store, which opened Tuesday. It required campers to register online last week for one of the campsites.
Reservations were filled in 48 hours, said Shian-Li McGuire, director of brand marketing for Field & Stream in Pittsburgh.
"With Erie having such a rich tradition and history of the outdoors, we wanted to try something new with the grand opening, so we decided to invite the community to camp out with us,'' McGuire said.
Most of the campsites received a free five-person dome tent, valued at $199.
Marshall was among three online winners who received a seven-person tent and a $1,320 VIP gift package.
Items included one backpack, sleeping bags, a headlamp, lantern, Swiss Army knife, sleeping pads, water bottles, a propane cooking tank, gift card, a pair of hiking boots, four chairs, cookware and utensils.
Heather Peterson, 29, of Erie, also won the VIP package. She brought her sons, Christopher, 7, and Paul, 8, who were camping for the first time.
"I think they're going to have a lot of good memories,'' Peterson said. "They just got out of school, and it's a treat for them.''
RON LEONARDI can be reached at 870-1680 or by e-mail.


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LISBON - The sound of chainsaws reverberated through Lisbon Wednesday evening as residents cleaned up after a severe thunderstorm swept through the Lisbon area about 5 p.m.
Making up in fury what it lacked in duration, the 10-to-15 minute storm packed high winds, lightning and hail, leaving a path of downed trees, limbs and power lines that left the village without electricity and crews working until dark to untangle the mess.
A tree uprooted in the alley between West Lincoln Way and West Washington Street brought up the gas line with it, causing a minor break in the line. The area was cordoned off by the fire department and three homes were evacuated. A Columbia Gas repair crew arrived by 6:30 p.m.
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Lisbon resident Mike Chidester sustained severe damage to his house on 300 W. Washington St. when an old maple tree came down on the back of his house, splitting off his kitchen from the rest of the structure.
"This house has been here since 1895, and the tree has been here at least that long," Chidester said. "We were a little worried about it because the ground was really soft with all the rain we had this spring."
Chidester's 11-year-old daughter Julina was in the front of the house at the time and witnessed the tree falling.
"I heard a really loud crack in the backyard," she said. "I looked out and saw a big flash and saw the tree coming down."
Chidester was driving in his truck on Beaver Street in Lisbon during the storm when he got a call from his daugher saying the tree was down
"She didn't listen to me and get in the basement," Chidester said. "Thank god she was in the front of the house."
Mary Bowser of 122 Sherman St. was huddled with her family in their kitchen when their house was hit by a large tree on the neighboring property, causing the home to lean forward off its foundation.
Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency Director Luke Newbold said the storm appeared to have struck the Lisbon area the hardest but it did not appear to be the result of a tornado, according to officials at the Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service.
"There was no rotation detected on radar and they said it looked like a straight-line wind," Newbold said, adding he will know more tomorrow after NWS officials arrive to assess the damage.
Jerri Smith of Lisbon was driving on North Market street in Lisbon when the hood of her Jeep Patriot was struck by the portion of a tree.
"I heard a lot of cracking and saw a bunch of branches falling," Smith said. All of a sudden part of a tree fell on the front. I waited out he rest of the storm in my car and just prayed nothing larger was going to fall."
Marcus Nenichka, a 15-year-old Lisbon High School student was struck by lightning at his home on 8083 State Route 45.
Newbold was not aware of any other injuries resulting from the storm, and he said the local Red Cross was placed on standby in case they needed to open a shelter for anyone displaced by the storm.
Fire Chief Dave Lewton said although there were downed trees and power lines everywhere, the worst of the damage seemed to be in the west part of town, where the ruptured gas line occurred.
Police and Ohio Highway Patrol troopers redirected traffic through Lisbon while trees were being removed from street. Firefighters from the Hanover and West Point fire departments arrived to assist.


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"It's unlikely Mr. Arriano will ever be released," San Fernando Superior Court Judge Barbara Scheper said, after sentencing Arriano to 21 separate sentences of 25 years to life in prison - all connected to a series of sex crimes - and an additional life sentence for an assault with the intent of committing a rape.
The convicted Canyon Country rapist will also serve five years, six months for all the nonsexually related charges, including felony false imprisonment.
Arriano will serve his prison time on non-sexual charges before starting his life sentences, Scheper said.
Arriano, a two-time deportee, raped two women at knife point and broke into two more women's homes during a nine-month reign of terror. He eluded Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's deputies until Sept. 10, 2007, when he was captured outside a Newhall apartment.
The victims and their families piled into the courtroom Wednesday for the sentencing. Arriano glared at the victims as he walked in, dressed in a blue Los Angeles County Corrections jumpsuit. The jumpsuit struck a stark contrast to the smoke-gray blazer and black shirt he wore at trial.
Arriano's demeanor remained ice-cold throughout the trial and sentencing. He never flinched as the victims made their pleas before Scheper.
"Obviously this affected my life tremendously. My greatest fear is his ability to do this again to any woman," said Attie T., Arriano's first rape victim, who was given an alias by the court to protect her identity.
Her voice cracked as she told the judge why Arriano should receive the harshest penalty possible. "I am to some extent in prison every day," Attie T. said.
Scheper's face looked drained as Arriano's second rape victim, Sheri C., spoke to the court. "He stole my soul," she said as tears cascaded down her face. Sheri C. has also been given an alias by the court to protect her identity.
A case of cold feet kept Arriano from apologizing to his victims before sentencing, said Julia Knox, Los Angeles County deputy public defender. Knox offered an apology to the victims and the families on behalf of her client.
Arriano sat motionless as Scheper read the verdicts. Knox told the court she will file a notice of appeal and request for counsel within 60 days. Knox won't represent Arriano in that appeal.
Arriano begins serving state prison time immediately, Scheper said.
Arriano faces an ICE deportation hearing if he's ever released from prison. However, that's unlikely considering the length if his sentence, Scheper said.


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Steven Seagal is running now, sweeping his flashlight into the inky black night so it shoots white lines onto the overgrown grass and chain-link fence. "I don't see anybody!" he yells over his shoulder to the officers behind him. His bulletproof vest hides a custom long-slide .45 pistol and a backup .45. Stomping through the weeds, Seagal searches for an intruder but comes up empty. "Are you okay, sir?" he asks the trembling elderly man standing on a nearby carport in his underwear. "Tell me which way you saw him go, and then go inside and lock your door."
It could be a scene straight from any of Seagal's three dozen action films over two decades, but there's no script in sight on this recent night in Gretna, La. Seagal, 57, is making rounds as an officer with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office, a real-life position he's held for over 20 years, and which is now the subject of Steven Seagal Lawman, his new A&E reality series. His partner Col. John Fortunato sees beyond the Hollywood résumé. "We know Steven as an officer. My life has depended upon him, and vice versa."
How did an action hero who started kicking butt onscreen in the 1980s with hit movies like Under Siege and Above the Law end up hunting down the bad guys for real? "I don't like acting, I never have," says Seagal. (He keeps acting to pay the bills; he receives no salary as an officer.) "People ask me, 'Why are you risking your life?' I like to help people and make a difference. I like real."
While skeptics may scoff—"We've received nasty comments questioning whether Steven is really an officer," says Fortunato—his fellow officers say Seagal has been an asset to the force since the mid-'80s, when the late Sheriff Harry Lee asked him to teach martial arts, hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship to his officers. "He has experience in aikido," says Sgt. Larry Dyess,"and he's a really great shot." He spends as much time on the job as he can between films—sometimes 10 weeks a year or more. Louisiana, says Seagal, "feels like home."
Which is why he sprang into action in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina, taking to the streets in rescue efforts. "There were bodies everywhere," says Seagal. "Anybody who has a heart had tears falling every day." Adds former New Orleans police superintendent Eddie Compass: "He saved a lot of people. He was out with the special operations teams, getting people out of the water. This guy is the real deal." Seagal says Lawman is also for the city: "I was told I could give the New Orleans area a shot in the arm."
Storming through the streets of Jefferson Parish, where he is periodically recognized, the 6'5" Seagal is imposing, booming out threatening questions to would-be perps; yet he speaks softly when questioning a frightened citizen. Seagal shrugs off the risks of his job: "We are always concerned about getting ambushed. You'd be stupid not to be aware, but you can't be afraid." When not hunting criminals onscreen (he recently wrapped the action film Machete in Austin) or off, he sits on his sprawling Jean Lafitte, La., porch playing guitar. He and his wife, Elle, recently welcomed his seventh child (his oldest son is 34) and life is sweet: "I wanted to be a martial arts master; I wanted to marry, have a family and take care of them. I've been able to do that."
While he always wins onscreen, "there are real predators out there," he says, peering down Jefferson Parish's dark streets from the passenger seat of a police SUV. "I will do everything I can to find them. I am a warrior too."
On the Job with Steven Seagal Above the Lawman
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Q. Is hypnotherapy effective for generalized anxiety and panic disorders?
A. Hypnosis is not just a parlor trick. When taken seriously, it is an effective relaxation technique. And some people say it helps manage their anxiety.
Here's how it works: You're invited to relax. You focus your attention inward. You use your imagination to alter your perceptions.
The hypnotherapist may make suggestions. But he or she cannot control you. You remain alert and in control of your own thoughts and actions.
The goal of hypnosis is to divert your attention. By turning your thoughts away from what's bothering you, you may find some relief.
Some people are more easily hypnotized than others. This trait is called "hypnotizability." About 10 percent of people are highly hypnotizable. About 10 percent can't be hypnotized at all. The vast majority of adults can enter at least a light hypnotic state.
Psychotherapy and anti-anxiety medications are still the most effective anxiety treatments. But hypnosis is worth trying, especially if you're motivated and reasonably able to be hypnotized.
Hypnosis rarely gets rid of all anxiety symptoms. Sometimes hypnosis can reduce the physical discomfort of anxiety disorders (muscle tension, trembling, unsettled stomach, or rapid breathing).
By controlling physical symptoms, you prevent them from making you more anxious.
Dr. Michael Craig Miller is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.


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You will never get everyone to agree on the best movie ever.
As for me I rate movies on their replay value with me. So for overall I'd have to say Boondock Saints.
Comedy would go to Grandma's Boy.
I give high marks to Shooter, 300, and Gone in 60 Seconds.


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David Moore – The Funeral
David Moore – The Funeral. The choreography and direction by David Moore. Dancers featured in the video are as follows: Michel Patric Sian, Fefe Burgos, Myke Dizon, Taylor James, Johnny Erasme, Tammy Fey, Kiosha Williams, Natalie Gilmore, Kaili Bright, Cara Horobe, Nicole Russo, and Sophia Aguiar.