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After a ridiculously long period of "not speaking to each other," gynecologists, surgeons, and family practitioners have outgrown their adolescence and are once again communicating. The pelvic-rim "demilitarized zone" has been invaded from both directions by surgeons and gynecologists. So too have family practitioners been recognized as appropriately penetrating into the realm of the gynecologist to perform vaginal procedures.
This book, by a renowned gynecologist, provides an atlas as a meeting ground for all three of these specialties and will appeal to members of each. In keeping with other volumes in this series, it is gorgeously illustrated and its text is tightly edited.
The first section of the book, on ambulatory surgery, will be of benefit to the generalist. It contains some wise comments about indications and procedures on problems involving the vulva, vagina, cervix, and uterus. A second section concerning laparoscopy discusses what can and cannot be anticipated by
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Depositions of witnesses, produced sworn and examined
on the fifteenth day of March eighteen hundred and thirty four
between the hours of seven in the forenoon and five in the
afternoon of that day at the office of WilsonWilson Primm, a Justice
of the peace in the City of St LouisSt Louis, State of MissouriMissouri, before me
the said WilsonWilson Primm, in a certain cause now depending
in the St Louis Circuit CourtCircuit Court , between Thomas L SmithThomas L Smith
plaintiff and PierrePierre Chouteau ChouteauPierre Chouteau Junior defendant on the
part of the plaintiff.
ManuelManuel Alvarez, of lawful age being produceed sworn and
examined on the part of the plaintiff deposes and says:
in the month of September eighteen hundred and thirty one
I was in the employment of the American Fur CompanyMissouri Fur Company . I was
sent from Yellow Stone River when there was a establishment of
the Company, to the mountains where the Company had
a party of men under the Charge of Mr HenryHenry
vanderburg, for the purpose of serving as Clerk. In
posting up the books I observed that nearly all the men
were indebted, but that Mr SmithSmith the plaintiff had a
credit on the books of fourteen hundred dollars or there
abouts. Thinking that perhaps there might be error, I
inquired of Mr Vanderberg and was informed by him
that the credit was correct, it being for beaver and
other articles which said SmithSmith had sold the Company
and which were at the establishment on the Yellow Stone
SmithSmith left the camp in the mountains in the same
month that I arrived there, with a party of men to go
and hunt for the Company. The amount due Mr SmithSmith
the party establishment in, the mountains that it was when I
went to it, with the exception of one or two hundred
dollars for which he had received value. The beaver
& other things which SmithSmith sold the company and for which
he had the Credit before mentioned on their books, were
sold by him before he was employed by them and had
been acquired by him when acting for himself. That
beaver was at the Yellow Stone Establishement when I
was there before I went to the mountains, and as all
beaver is sent from there to St LouisSt Louis, the presumption
is that the beaver sold by SmithSmith was also sent to St LouisSt Louis
The books of which I have spoken and in which Mr SmithSmith
was credited as aforesaid, belonged to the American
Fur CompanyMissouri Fur Company of which Peter ChouteauPierre Chouteau Junior was a
partner and agent here at St LouisSt Louis
About a year after the time above mentioned
Vanderberg was killed in The mountains. The books of
which I have spoken were left by me about the second
of last August in the hands of Mr Fontenelle at the
Camp in the mountains. When I went there as before
Stated, Mr SmithSmith was then also. I never saw SmithSmith
after he left the camp for the purpose of hunting as
aforesaid until this winter. Some of the men who
had gone with him came back to camp in December
of the same year, their Expedition having been frustrated
by the Indians who stole their horses. I dont know
that any payment of the amount due SmithSmith was ever
paid made to him Otherwise than as above stated.

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Part 1 of this article series explained how many organizations in the world today, large and small, private and public, are trying to understand their environmental impact. In doing so, many have solicited expertise and counsel from companies who have been trailblazers in this space -- such as IBM -- as they look at every aspect of their operations, including but not limited to supply chain management, manufacturing, logistics, energy management, and waste management. Each area has a set of defined and measurable green house gas (GHG) emissions, on which the majority of these organizations tend to focus their resources and energy.
In the first article, we leveraged our SOA foundational products to create a solution to track an organization's employee carbon emissions and juxtapose the data against other key performance indicators, such as financial goals and metrics. All collected data was rolled out to a dashboard intended to give a decision maker an overview of how the organization is performing against ecological and financial goals, as well as a view of the overall impact the company's workforce has on the environment.
It is well understood that in the exercise of their functions, employees have a significant impact on CO2 emissions. Whether they telecommute, work from a traditional office, or travel to meet with customers, employees have direct and indirect emissions associated with their activities. This paper articulates what those emissions are, and suggests how you can measure, track, and manage them. Our solution is based on an open SOA architecture that allows for not only measuring the carbon emissions, but also tracking other key performance indicators that are vital to running any successful business.
To put our solution to the test, we decided to run a small scale project with volunteers from two separate organizations, one in the U.S. and the other in Europe. The sample population amounted to about 100 or so employees, evenly split between the two geographies. The volunteers were asked to log in their travel, commute, and telecommute data once a week for a period of 5 weeks, during which we also tracked how the organization was doing against one of its key performance indicators (namely consultant utilization). In addition, data for IT infrastructure usage for each consulting project was also loaded into the application.
Figure 1 illustrates the functional architecture that was deployed for this small scale project.
Figure 1. Functional architecture
During the first four weeks of the project, the volunteers were asked to log their data as is without any attempt to influence their behavior. This was done to build awareness and get the participating population to make the reporting task part of their weekly routine. Once they became comfortable with the concept and the tool, we started encouraging that they observe some measure of conservation. We also made sure that each individual's productivity and effectiveness were not impacted. Here are some of the conservation measures that were promoted:
- Telecommute if it is feasible and makes sense for your personal situation.
- Consider riding public transportation, if it is safe and convenient.
- Carpool if possible.
- Use only that equipment which is needed, with regard to to laptops, servers, and so on.
Pilot results
Figure 2 shows that the per person carbon footprint measurement decreased by 50% from week 1 to week 5 for the U.S. portion of the project. This is explained by some clear and measurable trends that are best illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 2. Carbon footprint per person, week-to-week comparison
Figure 3 shows the observed trends in commute patterns that led to this significant decrease. As evidenced from the data shown in the figure, encouraging the use of less carbon-heavy modes of transportation can have the overall effect of decreasing a sample population's overall footprint. The data shows that for the first four weeks, even though fewer people telecommuted and more people worked directly from an office. But the increase in public transportation ridership and the elimination of travel more than offset the aforementioned increase. When conservation measures were rolled out on week 5, the participating population rose to the challenge and significantly reduced its carbon emissions by taking the recommendations made to heart.
Figure 3. Commute type analysis
One of the main objectives that we had set out to achieve was to run the project without impacting productivity or business objectives. This was definitely achieved, as evidenced by Figure 4 below for the U.S. portion of the project.
Figure 4. Consultant utilization
In Europe, similar decreases in carbon emissions were also measured. Figure 5 shows that the per person carbon emissions decreased by 40% over a three week period of data collection in Europe. To some, this was quite surprising, arguing that the European sample population was predisposed to having a lower emissions footprint by virtue of the generally high usage of the excellent public transportation systems to which they have access.
Figure 5. Carbon footprint per person, week-to-week comparison
While the European commute patterns are different from what was experienced in the U.S., they are still a viable combination that can help significantly reduce an organization's carbon emissions as shown in Figure 6.
In this case, the organization is more traditional in the sense that it requires a higher office presence. But the data shows that, as the weeks went by, more and more people commuted using methods with the smallest possible emissions footprint.
Figure 6. Commute type week to week comparison
The limited deployment of our solution has shown that it is possible to closely manage, track, and even significantly reduce an organization's carbon emissions while still maintaining a high level of productivity, and meeting previously set business objectives. One could argue that the implementation period was too short and that the sample population was too small to conclusively deduce that it is possible to lower emission and still reach aggressive financial goals. These would be valid points to argue.
But one thing that is undeniable from this experiment is that when people are presented with data that scientifically represents the impact their behavior has on their immediate surroundings, it sparks a willingness to enhance the positives and mitigate whatever negatives might exist. By creating an interactive emissions dashboard, everyone can clearly see how they can improve their environmental behavior. This type of approach can help any organization understand its labor force's impact on the environment as it is today, and how it can take mitigation steps to help reduce that impact.
Finally, this solution was built on out of the box IBM WebSphere SOA foundation products, namely WebSphere Modeler, WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Business Monitor. The skills of our consultants in these products and in this space can help your organization take on this solution and expand upon it to create something that fits your specific requirements.
The next installment in this series will discuss how to take what was done here and create a next version architecture that is:
- Visual and intuitive in its reporting.
- Modular, extendable, and smart!
- More precise in its emission calculations.
- Location aware and dynamic, without the need for UI and data entry.
Stay tuned!
- More in this series:
- Gartner and WWF Assess Low Carbon and Environmental Leadership Among Global ICT Companies
- Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency Public Law 109-431 (PDF file, 2.5MB)
- Driving Eco-responsibility for the Entertaining Industry (PPS file, 3.2MB)
- Gartner Says 50 Percent of Data Centers Will Have Insufficient Power and Cooling Capacity by 2008
- Redguide: Building Green IT Solutions Using IBM Smart SOA
- It's Time to Industrialize IT (PDF file, 2.5MB)
- Building a greener IT department
- The lean, green computing machine
- Energy Efficiency — Green z
- IBM Software for a Greener World
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Initiative in East Africa Launched to Address Illegal Logging and Timber Trade
26 June 2014: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda announced, at the first UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), an initiative to address the illegal timber trade originating from East Africa, recognizing also that illegal logging must be mitigated, and forests managed sustainably, in order to reduce emissions from forest loss.
Under the 'East Africa Initiative on Illegal Timber Trade and REDD+,' the three countries intend to, in cooperation with INTERPOL and other UN agencies, prevent illegal logging by strengthening law enforcement and forest governance, something called for in the REDD+ readiness, plans and strategies of all three countries. The initiative will offer an opportunity to build on each country's experiences combating the illegal timber trade, including understanding its components, from economic drivers, and corruption, to law enforcement, customs control and monitoring.
Norway announced its support for this initiative, which will also benefit from the participation of INTERPOL, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC, stressed that wildlife and forest crime demands a global solution that offers international cooperation. David Higgins, INTERPOL, highlighted his commitment to developing and maintaining networks of cooperation. [UNEP News] [INTERPOL News]


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Dr. Margaret Owen, Robinson Family Professor, co-authored a study in Addictive Behaviors exploring the impact of socioeconomic mobility on adolescent use of alcohol and tobacco.
Looking at data from the 15-year longitudinal NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, the researchers examined how changes in a family's socioeconomic status were related to tobacco and alcohol use. Adolescents whose families were disadvantaged economically at any time between when they were 10 and 15 years old were most likely to report smoking at age 15. Adolescents from families that went from economically advantaged to disadvantaged over this five year period were most likely to have consumed alcohol.
According to the authors, the findings from this study may have important implications for those, including policy makers, interested in substance abuse prevention.
Article: "Family income trajectory during childhood is associated with adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use"
Dr. Mandy Maguire, associate professor in the School of Behavior and Brain Sciences, recently coauthored a study published in the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research looking at the mistakes people make when deciding what words to use in completing a sentence.
Using a sentence completion task, Maguire and her colleagues presented 238 undergraduates with sentences missing either a verb or a noun at the end of it and asked the students to fill in the missing word. When the students made a mistake filling in a missing noun, they typically picked a word within the same category as the target word, like mixing up "dress" for "jacket". They also found students were more likely to mistakenly use an out-of-category verb instead of the target verb, like "drink" for "hear". Conclusions drawn from analyzing the differences in the mistakes suggest that nouns and verbs are remembered differently.
According to Maguire, these findings are important in helping to identify what makes recalling a word easy or difficult and could have important implications for patients who have disorders that include word finding problems.
UT Dallas researchers Alysson Abel, Fizza Naqvi, and Angela Kim were also authors on this paper.
Article: "Lexical retrieval of nouns and verbs in a sentence completion task. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research"


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At 6:15 a.m., with the streets blinking awake, Eden Silverstein and Jacki Silva groggily made their way up to the 2000 block of Walnut Street. Slipping through an obscure door, they climbed stairs to a room where they spent the next hour wringing out their bodies to clear their heads.
Across the city, throughout the day and well past dark, many others would make similar pilgrimages.
The Philadelphia yogis are everywhere lately and steadily gaining in numbers. They are young, mostly, thin, mostly, and calm, relatively - their rolled mats sheathed in hemp, canvas, or Lululemon Namaste Mesh, slung over shoulders, as they wend their way through the city's pandemonium.


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Armed with a collection of vintage fabrics and beads gathered from her travels around the world, Amanda Pearl Brotman began constructing fait à la main evening bags out of her Greenwich Village apartment. The elegant, yet refreshingly quirky designs quickly turned into a collection inspired by antique jewelry, textiles, modern art, vintage travel posters and fashion and culture of the Fifties and Sixties. Amanda Brotman is the creative force behind Amanda Pearl, named after her grandmother Pearl.www.amandapearl.com


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Montgomery Police are still looking for suspects in the Feb. 9 shooting death of a man at the Economy Inn at 995 W. South Blvd.
Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to the scene at approximately 5 p.m. and located an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lt. Regina Duckett said the circumstances around the shooting are under investigation, and no other information is available for public release.
The identity of the victim hasn't been released. No suspects are in custody.
Saturday's homicide was the ninth recorded in Montgomery in 2013.
Anyone with knowledge about the homicide is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP, Secret Witness at 262-4000, or the Montgomery Police Department at 625-2831.


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Original 1960's Trippensee bakelite planetarium, mechanical orrery designed to simulate planetary movements, has been used in classrooms in the 1960's. The base features a scale with the seasons, the months of the year and the astronomical zodiac sign names. An integrated compass allows orientation and alignment. The stable mechanical system with gearwheels and chains is made of metal and works fine. There are some few minor scratches and stains, due to usage, see photos.
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More Than 1 in 3 Young Adults Still Live With Their Parents
The Great Recession ended in 2009. Isn't it about time that 20-somethings start striking it on their own?
Despite the improving job market, 36% of young adults aged 18 to 31 — also known as Millennials — were living in their parents' homes in 2012, up from 34% in 2009, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. In fact, Pew finds that it's the highest share in at least four decades.
"I was surprised by this recent increase. If we look at 1981, 31% of young adults were living in their parents' households. For 25 to 30 years, there wasn't much of a change," said Richard Fry, senior research associate at Pew Research Center and the author of the report. "This is a new increase."
Mr. Fry named some contributing economic and social factors to account for the increase in young adults living with mom and dad. Millennials are still having trouble finding their footing in the job market since the financial crisis. More young adults have been putting off entering the real word altogether by enrolling in school. And, an increasing share has been postponing major life events, such as marriage. "I think these three basic factors, particularly job holdings, are important," said Mr. Fry.
But even among those Millennials who are employed, not enrolled in college and unmarried, an increasing share has been lodging with mom and dad, according to Pew. "There are clearly other factors at work," said Mr. Fry.
The U.S. Bureau Census counts those students living in dormitories as inhabiting the same home as their parents, which affects the number of adults living with their parents in the Pew report. "I agree that they are not physically living with mom and dad. But in terms of their economic independence, I would argue that they are still very economically tied to their parents," said Mr. Fry.
As cash-strapped parents are struggling to foot increasing college tuition bills, more college students are, in fact, opting to live in their family homes instead of college dormitories, The Wall Street Journal reported in July.
Is the social stigma of sleeping in one's childhood bedroom as an adult fading in the U.S.? A Pew report from last year found that Americans aged 25 to 34 who were living with their parents were satisfied with the arrangement, indicating that young adults might be feeling okay with concept, though Pew doesn't include an attitudinal survey from an earlier time period for comparison.
A TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. survey from June of about 1,000 Americans aged 13 to 22 suggests that young people don't necessarily intend to live with mom and dad into their late 20s. When asked at which age they would be embarrassed to still be living at home, respondents said, on average, 28. Survey results showed that nine out of 10 would be embarrassed at age 30.
Young adults are getting a break on rent and other living costs. But housing adult children can take a toll on parents, especially when they won't leave, The Wall Street Journal reported in May, offering some tips on how to make a moving-back-home situation more seamless for parents and children.


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Rainer covers films both well-known and obscure and writes in depth about many film auteurs--Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, the Coen Brothers, Mike Leigh--and New Generation icons, such as Sofia Coppola and Paul Thomas Anderson. The careers of actors ranging from Marlon Brando and Jessica Lange to Robert DeNiro are also given an extensive examination. No film buff's collection is complete without this comprehensive compilation that showcases the best work from a master contemporary film critic.
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Peanut butter chocolate time
Don't you just hate it when your sister tells you to stop doing something? Like when you're 9-years-old, stuffing your face full of cocoa puffs, and belting out the theme song to The Bodyguard. Yea I just dated myself as an old dinosaur but man Whitney Houston had a voice before all that crack. But I've always signed like someone on crack. "OMG, shut the hell up, you are so off key!" And like that, she crushed dreams of singing like a beautiful black woman. Luckily, my sister also influenced me in other ways, like teaching me about taking breaks from cocoa puffs to eat peanut butter and Reeses pb cups. And that's what drove me to the Treats Truck, a love of peanut butter goodness.
Before we get to the peanut butter cookie with chocolate in the middle... let's talk about Treats Truck's famed conecake discovered by Blondie and Brownie. The cupcake is $3.25. And it's smaller than a cupcake from Sugar Sweet Sunshine. This bothers me because the SSS cupcake is only $1.50. So the question is, do I like paying $3.25 for the opportunity to try a conecake? Well, it's worth trying once, then maybe the novelty will wear off. The icing on the cake is subtly sweet, which was great. The cupcake itself was nice and moist. All the main cupcake components were solid. If there's a shortfall in the taste, it's with the sugar cone. The top of the cone which is more wafer-y provides a crunch that you normally do not get with cupcakes. The bottom of the cone (the part you usually hold), taste exactly how a baked cone would taste: floppy. The conecake lowered my expectation on the peanut butter cookie, but it shouldn't have. It was fantabulous. (No that's not a real word)
The peanut butter cookie with chocolate filling was the highlight of my day yesterday, next to drinking coffee in the rain (ohai weather god, stop being so bipolar. k thx). If Nabisco ever want to make peanut butter oreos (and seriously, why is this not in my pantry?), they should hire the Treats Truck to mass produce 'em. The delicate and crumbly cookie was packed with peanut butter goodness. I thought it would have been difficult to enjoy a cookie of diminutive size. But judge a cookie not by its circumference, but by its taste. And tasty it was. In my future return trips to the Treats Truck, this will surely be ordered again.
(I invite you to follow me on Twitter so you can get more updates.)
Completely unrelated but I think you may want to look at your frontpage and email Google to remove those somewhat offensive ads... the ones saying "Asian Love 4 U" or some crap with pictures of Asian women. I emailed them a while back blasting them for putting those ads on my site. I mean, maybe you like 'em.
August 15, 2008 4:25 pm
i love the treats truck. the cookies are really top-notch, and they are super nice. great photos!
August 15, 2008 5:27 pm
What is this cone "cake" business? That looks like an ice cream cone with sprinkles.
August 15, 2008 8:51 pm
I could eat about a dozen of the peanut butter w/ chocolate filling cookies! Delish
August 16, 2008 8:39 pm
I just made a peanut butter sandwich cookie but I filled it with peanut butter cream. This looks delicious. I mean how can you go wrong with the classic combination of peanut and chocolate.
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August 17, 2008 5:02 am
I came back to tell you it is your fault I have the peanut butter jelly time song stuck in my head. Peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time... peanut butter jelly! peanut butter jelly!
Even more disturbing is the memory of asking my mom what time it was, and her screaming this song at me. In the street. Two years ago. -_-*
August 17, 2008 12:51 pm
wow, that looks good! will have to check out this 'treats truck'
August 17, 2008 8:30 pm
There are peanut butter Oreos, but it has a fake taste. I'm willing to bet that this one is ten times better!
This recipe is really good: Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
August 18, 2008 7:16 pm
That peanut butter cookie looks so good! I think pb is my fave cookie. Especially when they're not cakey, but have that specific peanut buttery texture. Yum.
I just read that sugar sweet sunshine post and now I really really want a peanut butter cookie AND a pistachio cupcake.
August 18, 2008 8:30 pm
The PB cookie & Jelly "Jamwich" version at the Treat Truck is also great, try on next time.
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August 19, 2008 5:48 pm
i really want those cookies.
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Carolina Tiger Rescue, formerly the Carnivore Preservation Trust, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild.
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Shadow at Collins Zoo, photo courtesy the Humane Society of the United States
I came to Carolina Tiger with Smokey Leopard and Star Cougar. We were seized from the Collins Zoo in Mississippi in January, 2012, as part of a raid by some official looking folks [MS Department of Wildlife and the Humane Society of the United States].
When we arrived, I was second off the bus. I'd been in the dark of the truck most of the day, and had no idea where we were going, so when I walked into a cinderblock room I was scared and hid behind some hay. Later I found that hay to be kind of tasty.
QuikClip of arrival to Karen's Keep quarantine, January 26th, 2012
The next month was an experience. I was doing OK, but Smokey was agitated, and Star wouldn't stop howling. The people said she was in heat. I don't know what Smokey and Star were upset about; the people spoke very kindly to us and brought food and toys. (Although one day they shot me with a dart, and I fell asleep. I woke up very groggy).
Smokey and I moved to our outdoor habitat, which is much nicer. There's places to get up high so we can see all around us, plenty of shade, and denboxes if we feel like being alone.
Now I spend days lounging in the sun. I don't walk around much because I was declawed in Mississippi, and all four feet hurt! The people give me funny tasting stuff in my food, and that seems to help.
I love receiving a visitor now and then, so if you visit me I will roll around in delight! Smokey isn't as friendly with visitors, but she gets jealous that everyone pays attention to me. We're not as comfortable with the tour groups, but they don't come by our place.
Life looks pretty good from here. Even Smokey's coming around.
Shadow suffered a stroke the first week of April, 2014. The next couple of days she was very wobbly and continued to go downhill. On her last day, her eyes were droopy, she wouldn't take treats, and she couldn't get up. When the vet arrived, we determined her kidney disease had progressed leading to the stroke, and the decision was made to euthanize. On necropsy we discovered that some recurring cuts on her paws were where her claws were attempting to grow back- the result of a bad declaw prior to her rescue. She had mammary tumors as well.
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I think it is what a confident person says, he even admits at the end if he does not play well he will most likely lose, how is that arrogance? arrogance is saying he would win no matter what.
Edit: I would also like to point out that the majority the British call arrogant are intact non-British or Non-European... outside of this island we like to big ourselves up slightly, it is not arrogance but confidence.
Haters gon' hate, potatoes gon' potate and mirer's gon' mire.
"I just waited for my moment, tried to be there all the time, tried to put him in difficult situations.
"I'm the one that's playing with smaller margins, so obviously I'm always going to go through a few more ups and downs, whereas Rafa is content doing the one thing for the entire time.
"So it's always me who's going to dictate play and decide how the outcome is going to be. If I play well, I will most likely win. If I'm not playing so well, that's when he wins.
"But I thought Rafa played well. I think he dug deep to come back in the first set and get himself into the match. And also the second set.
That doesn't sound arrogant... He's saying that nadal does not have to try many different things, and to try and beat him he must move nadal around the court and out of position.
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Federer in full flow probably is going to beat anyone on the other side of the net. He's the best all-round player the sport has ever seen.
I don't see how stating fact is arrogance.
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Federer was in full flow 2008- yet lost to Nadal. Never won a French open? He clearluy is not the greatest player the game has ever seen. Nadal is a much better player, as is Djokovic.
Just found this old thread but am laughing my head off at all the Federer hating. I personally think he is lovely.
Federer is the greatest of all time, Nadal will never win as many slams
Never had anything against arrogance, but Nadal simply is more talented.
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Matt Cronin, a tennis journalist, tweeted this earlier, apparently from Fed's press conference after the final today:
'Brace yourself for this Federer quote: "It's always me who's going to dictate play & decide how the outcome is going to be. If I play well I will most likely win in the score or beat [Nadal]; if I'm not playing so well, that's when he wins."'
I respect Federer for what he's achieved in the game. He's an amazing player and probably the best of all time as it currently stands. That said, I have noticed quite a few things that Fed says are very arrogant. He has so many fans that most people just turn a blind eye and say things like "oh he's the greatest of all time; he can say what he wants" but surely the mark of a great champion is the ability to retain a modicum of humility?
Anyway what do you guys think about this comment?
If arrogance takes somebody to 17 grand slams, 20+ masters and even 7 finals in a season at age 33 then i say go arrogance.
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A person close to the situation tells The Associated Press that Tom Pecora has agreed to become the basketball coach at Fordham.
Pecora coached Hofstra the last nine seasons, compiling a 155-126 record that included four 20-win seasons and three NIT appearances. He's a former assistant to Jay Wright.
The person says Pecora will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.
Fordham finished 2-26 last season, 0-16 in the Atlantic 10. Former coach Dereck Whittenburg was fired five games into the season, his seventh at Fordham after leaving Wagner College. Interim coach Jared Grasso finished the season.
Since 1991-92 Fordham has had one season with a record over .500. It joined the Atlantic 10 in 1995, and since then Fordham has an overall record of 134-292.


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NTSB Faults Crew in July 2013 Asiana Airlines Crash
Report Says Pilots Failed to Monitor Airspeed, Relied Unduly on Automated Systems
Pilot mistakes in monitoring airspeed and undue reliance on automated systems they didn't understand caused the July 2013 crash of an Asiana Airlines Inc. 020560 -1.73 % jet trying to land at San Francisco International Airport, U.S. investigators said Tuesday at a hearing that capped an 11-month probe.
In its final conclusions about the accident, which killed three people and injured more than 180, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the crew made more than two dozen separate errors during the approach and failed to respond to numerous visual and instrument warnings about serious problems with the approach.
The pilots, among other mistakes, violated mandatory Asiana procedures regarding how fast the jet was sinking, didn't make required verbal calls as they got closer to the landing strip and then waited some 11 seconds after realizing the imminent hazard—much too long to initiate a go-round and climb away safely, NTSB officials have said.
The safety board's official report—similar to previous statements and a prior public hearing—mentioned poor manual-flying skills, inadequate training and confusion about the design and operation of automatically controlled throttles as factors contributing to the accident.
Capping an 11-month probe that already has prompted significant international rethinking of cockpit design and pilot training, the safety board on Tuesday approved more than 40 findings and recommendations.
From the Archives
- Asiana Cites Pilot Error in Crash 4/1/14
- Asiana Fined Over Crash Response 2/25/14
- Cockpit Cultural Issues Investigated 12/12/13
- Pilot Ignored Warnings Before Crash 12/11/13
- Passengers Sue Asiana Airlines Over Crash 7/18/13
- Pilots' Recollections Differ From Cockpit Recordings 7/11/13
- What Went Wrong? 7/7/13
- Two Dead in San Francisco Plane Crash 7/7/13
The NTSB formally determined that pilot "mismanagement" was the primary cause of the Asiana jet crash, with cockpit fatigue and "complexities" of the auto-throttle system likely contributing to the accident.
"As the approach proceeded" in good weather and under visual flight conditions, "the errors seemed to cascade and became more egregious," Roger Cox, a senior NTSB investigator, said during the hearing.
In addition to raising questions about the airline's training programs, the accident highlighted the hazards of undue pilot reliance on automation and erosion of manual-flying skills.
"We believe the National Transportation Safety Board has properly recognized the multiple factors that contributed to the accident, including the complexities of the autothrottle and autopilot systems, which the agency found were inadequately described by Boeing BA 0.54 % in its training and operational manuals," Asiana Airlines, based in South Korea, said in a statement.
"The NTSB made four training recommendations to Asiana, all of which Asiana has already implemented," the airline's statement added.
The pilots haven't commented publicly on the accident.
During what should have been a routine approach to San Francisco with all airplane systems functioning properly, the pilots made a fundamentally wrong assumption, according to the board. They mistakenly believed that by arming the auto-throttle system, they were assured it would maintain safe approach speed, according to the board.
But when the pilot flying the plane switched the mode of the computerized flight controls—without understanding the effect of the change or alerting other crew members—the automatic throttle controls became inactive and the widebody jet's speed fell dangerously low, according to the board's findings. The crew failed to keep track of airspeed for more than two dozen seconds during a critical phase of the approach, the board said.
The board said during the hearing it adopted recommendations focused on eliminating potential pitfalls stemming from the auto-throttle's design, including calls for improved training manuals and additional cockpit-warning systems to alert pilots about dangerously slow approaches.
An attempted emergency go-round came too late to prevent the Boeing 777's tail from smacking into the sea wall in front of the runway at San Francisco International Airport. The plane broke apart and burst into flames. Despite the captain's initial decision to delay an evacuation, the flight attendants initiated an evacuation about 90 seconds after the crash.
In explaining reasons for the poor performance of the experienced pilots, NTSB officials said that fatigue may have contributed to poor decision-making. Investigators also said that poor crew communication was exacerbated by the fact that it was a training flight and that both of the aviators sitting at the controls were captains.
This "led to confusion about who was responsible for initiating a go-round," according to the board.
The only point of suspense during the hearing focused on how far the board would go in urging Boeing and the FAA to redesign the 777's auto-throttle system to explicitly alert pilots when it is deactivated; and whether it would call for developing new instrument warnings to ensure that crews realize when planes are flying too slowly to reach and safely touch down on a strip.
After the hearing, an FAA spokeswoman said the agency remained confident that the original approval of the 777's auto-throttle system was sound, but the agency "supports a broad review" of measures to enhance pilot understanding of its operational features.
While recommending additional cockpit alerts to let pilots know about dangerously low-speed landing approaches, the board also made it clear the current systems already provide adequate warnings. The Boeing 777 offers pilots "plenty of cues," about such approaches, according to Mr. Cox, "but you have to look at them." Boeing said it disagreed with the board's conclusion that the plane's automation contributed to the accident.
In the end, the board agreed that the accident was significant enough—and it raised basic questions about automation issues—to warrant a broad re-examination of certain computerized flight-control features of Boeing's widebody models.
"The pilot must always be the boss," said Christopher Hart, the board's acting chairman. The experienced pilots at the controls of Asiana Flight 214 got into trouble because "they misunderstood the relationships" between various computerized systems and failed to properly work together when an emergency loomed.
Asiana Airlines previously acknowledged the crew's mistakes, and the carrier beefed up training for manual-flying skills and automation awareness.
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I often get the comment "You're so organized!". I think maybe it's because I wrote an eBook on setting up a home management system. Or because I make printables to help organize life. I like to come up with structures and systems that work.
Can I tell you a secret though? I have yet to come up with a system that I can totally stick with.
Call it the changing seasons of life, or call it an utter lack of self discipline—whatever it is (it's probably both), I seriously struggle with follow-through where my daily schedule is concerned.
Oh, it's easy to set up a system, to fill in all of the boxes and create a plan. But actually doing what I've planned? That's my issue. If there's somewhere to be, or if I have errands to run, I'm generally okay, but leave me at home all day with the kids and I forget about basic things like brushing my teeth and getting the kids dressed.
This does not work well.
I'm a mom and wife, I run an essential oils business with my husband, I run this blog (and that blog), I try to keep my house somewhat clean, and I like to spend time with friends. As much as I'd like to think I can keep everything straight in my brain, the truth is that I just can't. Not without some kind of schedule.
(And mommy brain. Can we just talk about mommy brain for a second? How is it that I cannot remember ANYTHING anymore? How is it possible that so many things buzz through my mind one second, and the next second it's a complete blank? I don't even know.)
So, I sucked up my pride, and set out to find a schedule that would work for me. I've tried basically every system, so I wasn't super convinced that there was anything out there that I hadn't thought of.
And then, I found it. Browsing my favorite organizational site one day, I discovered the answer to all of my problems. (Okay, just one of my problems.)
A chore chart. For kids.
Yes, a chore chart. This is what I needed! I know it might sound ridiculous to you people who remember to brush your teeth every day, but I needed to get back to the basics. So I sat down, customized MY OWN chore chart, (which really looks more like a daily routine) and ordered it.
I did have to request a few custom changes to be made, so it looked more like a daily routine instead of a grown woman's chore chart. But hey, you do what you gotta do.
(You might be asking why I didn't just make it myself, and that's a good question. I totally could have done that. But, you see, I'm completely at the mercy of everything Erin Condren. I simply cannot say no. LOOK AT THE CUTENESS.)
I keep this daily routine checklist on the corner of the island in my kitchen. Every morning, I come out to the kitchen, see the list, and start checking things off. If I lose my way throughout the day, I've got a standard routine to keep me on track in just one glance. I also try to get three important things done each day, and I write those things down on a notepad right next to my checklist. (They match, of course.)
I'm kind of in love with this system. It actually works because I can do it! I am such a baby at self-discipline that I needed the same kind of chore chart that my three-year-old has. Embarrassing? Totally. But on the off chance that one of you are in the same boat, I'm sharing it with you. 🙂
God calls us to be good stewards of our time. Colossians 3:23-24 tells us "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
Our daily routines may not seem like something God cares about, but He does, because He cares about us! In Him, we can be creative to find a solution that works for us, and we can find the strength to follow through.
Takeaway ideas to restore hope for the daily grind:
- Prioritize. Take some time this week to sort out what things are important enough to you to incorporate into your daily routines. If you can, take a day away to pray and plan! Erin's book, Your Retreat, is an incredible guide for a planning day. I also love-love-love Leigh Ann's planning guide, Live for Him.
- Plan your routine and find a system that works well for you. Like I said, I'm minorly obsessed with all things Erin Condren. You can also find my own home management system here.
- Work on growing in self-discipline. A great resource to start with is Crystal Paine's 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life. I'm going through it right now, along with her book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, and both are so encouraging and empowering!
- Pray for direction and strength. Our God knows how much our minutes matter, and He holds everything we need to be successful.
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Hey Kayse,
Great post and thanks for sharing. I love the idea of a chore chart for myself. I'm still working on finding a system and a routine that works for me. I think the important thing is being intentional about your time and not trying to achieve this monster to-do list. I read Crystal's free book about Time Management and I loved the fact that she said to have no more than 5-8 things per day. Really makes a big difference!
What a great idea to use a kids chore chart! I never thought of that before, but it really breaks things down and simplifies them! Thanks for sharing!
Okay…so I am totally tempted to order this for myself.
I love lists and need them 😉
Great post…pinned to my "organization" board.
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OhMyWord, don't you just LOVE Erin Condren stuff?? I generally love organizational products anyway, but EC's are so cute and girly! =)
I'm praying right now for you, sweet friend. I totally know that wrangling a career (or two!) and a toddler and a baby is TOUGH! But the Lord's got it, so give it to Him. As a mom who is almost to the other side of the empty nest, please trust me – you WILL miss this! Even on the hardest days (and nights!), know that you are making a difference to your first ministry (aka your kids and home!). Happy Mother's Day!
"Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise."
Hi, I LOVE your idea here of the adult 'chore' chart — thank you for posting it! I use FlyLady and would love to put your list/her list onto something like this to keep me straight. I also LOVE Erin Condren, I just ordered my first Life Planner from her, and I'm waiting for it to arrive. I was wondering if through email you might be able to give me some guidance/direction on how you ordered the list to have it printed from them at EC? Thanks for your help, I appreciate it!


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State Sen. Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general, violated the Texas Securities Act by soliciting investment clients without being registered as required by law, according to a disciplinary order made public Friday.
Under the order from the Texas State Securities Board, Paxton was "reprimanded" and fined $1,000. He is also required from now on to disclose in writing his paid solicitor relationship to any clients he refers to an investment adviser.
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Fantastic! Keep up the good work!
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Wow, fantastic work...I am so impressed; I got this class for my daughter, she always wanted to learn how to hand quilt. I'm sure she will be happy with the class!
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Through the DFS training program, teachers learn a range of tools that can be adapted to a variety of content areas and contexts, instead of one strategy for a specific lesson plan. In addition, these techniques support a variety of learning styles that keep students actively engaged in the learning process.
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On July 22, Summerville Police responded to a midday armed robbery at Carolina Payday Loans on Trolley Road.
An employee told police a "dark black male came into the store waving a gun around in the air."
The employee said the gunman came behind the counter with her, pointed the gun at her head and took money from the cash drawer – $200.
She said he then began screaming, "Give me the rest of the cash!"
She said she told him there was no more cash at which point he screamed at her to open the safe in the back and forced her at gunpoint into the back of the store. She told police she opened the safe and took the cash box and threw it in the direction of the man to show him the box was empty.
The man went to the door, looked both ways, and left.
The man is described as very tall and approximately 200 pounds, wearing a red shirt and dark jeans with a dark bandana covering the lower half of his face, and wearing a black hat.
Police brought the K-9 unit to attempt to track the robber. The K-9 tracked the man to a set of tire tracks. A witness told police she had seen a black male sitting in a white sedan but the car fled when police arrived. Police recovered a bank receipt, which has been entered into evidence along with fingerprints recovered at the scene.
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At the very beginning of this film a young boy named Ryan (later played by Freddie Prinze Jr.) is sitting on a plane. A young girl named Jennifer (later played by Claire Forlani) sits down next to him and says, "I'm having my period."
I knew at that very second that this film was in deep trouble. Not a thing that's said by either character sounds like anything that would be said by a normal person. Since when do twelve-year-old girls walk around telling strangers they're having their periods? Oh, I forgot, Jennifer isn't supposed to be like other girls. In high school and in college, at the University of California at Berkeley, Ryan and Jennifer meet again and again until they become friends. Naturally, it's just a matter of time until they fall in love.
Not only are the characters wrong, their every interaction wrong. When Ryan meets his new college roommate, Hunter (Jason Biggs), the rapport is like that between two lifelong friends. When Ryan and Jennifer bump into each other later on, Jennifer initiates the conversation by telling Ryan she "got dumped." Essentially what's happening here is that director Robert Iscove and the screenwriters don't have the slightest idea how to create an interesting story so they've taken to being condescending. Everything the characters say is an explanation of their feelings or their actions. You know when an actress like Claire Forlani starts making fun of other actresses for being anorexic, the film is operating in another dimension.
Another of the film's problems is its total disregard for geography. It bounces around the Bay area as though it were all connected by a simple walking bridge. Everyone attends Berkeley and Ryan seems to live in a dorm. Jennifer and her roommate seem to live in San Francisco. The most ridiculous part is that Ryan's favorite "thinking" spot is a place on the north side of the Golden Gate bridge, yet the film treats it as though he just walks from his dorm room to get there. The only reason I stayed until the end of this insulting piece of junk is that I thought Ryan might fall into the Bay.
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With 1:23 left, Kevin Durant could see it happening. The Thunder were comfortably ahead of the Knicks, and despite Durant sitting on a near historic kind of line — 41 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists — Scott Brooks sent Jeremy Lamb to the scoretable to check in.
"One assist, right?" Durant said to Brooks, holding up a single finger. "I need one?"
Yep, he did need one. But he wasn't going to get it. Instead, he'd have to settle for 40-10-9, something only accomplished now 21 times in NBA history. Oh, as well as a 112-100 win.
"It would've been cool to stay in. But whatever. We won the basketball game," Durant said. "That's all that matters. No doubt it would've been cool to get that but it's all about the W and I'm glad we won."
It wasn't for lack of effort. Durant had three quality passes that probably should've resulted in at least one assist. One was a missed dunk by Serge Ibaka with about five minutes left. Another was a wide open 3 from Reggie Jackson in transition, and the last was Ibaka turning down a good midrange look with about three minutes left.
"I got on Serge, he missed a dunk and he passed up a shot," Durant said with a little grin. "But we won the basketball game. It was a hard fought game, we played hard all the way through. That's a good team over there. We tried not to look at their record because they're a good team."
Not hard to see a bit of a contrast here, though. Remember Carmelo Anthony's 62-point game? In a complete blowout, he played the first five minutes of the fourth clearly hunting that number. Obviously there's a bit less significance behind a 40-10-10 than setting a franchise scoring record, I REALIZE, but the message remains the same.
"Actually he did not [want to stay in]. He wanted Serge to shoot that," Scott Brooks said. "KD's a stat-filler. He's going to have many games, many opportunities to have a large number of points, assists and rebounds. I'm never going to worry about personal records. It's not something we do as an organization. It's great if he does accomplish them within the flow of the game. But I think you do what's right, and live with the results."
That's not the only contrast we saw in Durant and Melo today. Coming in, Anthony had a robust 11-1 record against Durant, something a bit inflated by the fact eight of those matchups were in KD's first two seasons, but still, 11-1 is 11-1. Today though, it was a dominant illustration of the gap between the two players. First, Iman Shumpert started the game on Durant, while Durant guarded Anthony for most of the game. Durant put up his usual effortless scoring line, owning the game in basically every way. The other side, Anthony couldn't find any room to breathe, going just 5-19 for 15 points, while being held scoreless in the fourth.
"If you want to play on this team, you've got to take pride on the defensive end," Durant said. "[Melo] missed some shots he normally makes. But I just tried to played as hard as I can, contest his shot and not get discouraged when he hits them. Because he makes tough shots."
Like his run at 40-10-10, of course Durant downplayed it. But it was obvious how wide the gap has become between the two players, both within their mental makeup, and their ability on the floor. Durant's elevation as a complete player has been majestic, as Melo has remained the guy that can score in bunches with an array of different isolation moves. One has trended up, the other has mostly stayed where he is.
But like KD said, the win is the important thing. The Thunder bounced back from Friday night's stunner and got back on track. That's the thing to really care about. But we're all petty here, and while Scott Brooks and KD may not, we all care about the individual crap. The win is good, but Durant sending another strong message to one of his basketball peers is what's satisfying.
- Durant missing the triple-double is all Reggie Jackson's fault. KD set him up for a WIDE open 3, which Jackson missed front iron. If he's not failing to force feed KD the ball, he's missing open shots set up by him. Get it together, Reggie.
- That is a joke, if you didn't know.
- Fun sequence: KD picked up Melo full court late in the fourth quarter, and hounded him pretty good the entire way down the floor. So Melo decided to return the favor the next possession, picking up KD in the backcourt. Only KD has Kendrick Perkins has his buddy, who set an absolutely soul-crushing screen on Melo, that completely rocked him. After it, Melo first grimaced, then stopped and just kind of smiled.
- KD had his seventh 40-point game of the season. Second most in the NBA is a couple players tied with two. There's also this, via Elias: "Kevin Durant has more 40-point games in his last 13 games (4) than anyone else in the NBA has all season."
- More statporn: KD has scored 25 with at least four assists in 18 straight games. That's the longest streak in 40 years, according to Elias.
- Good Reggie Jackson played for the Thunder today — 19 points on 8-15 shooting plus six assists to only one turnover. Said Jackson of his play: "I wish I was shooting better. Probably the first time I've been in a slump. But I'm not really concerned with that. I'm just focused on wins and losses. I'm pretty happy, I guess content overall with the way we've been playing."
- KD missed four free throws in the first half, and five for the game. He's only missed five in a game once previously in his entire career. Never six, though. He's only missed four a total of seven times now.
- KD had his 33rd game today of scoring at least 20 points with five assists, which is the most in the NBA. He had 33 all of last season.
- Tyson Chandler really hurt OKC in the pick-and-roll today, primarily when Perk was on the floor.
- Serge Ibaka, once again terrific. In 35 minutes, 16 points on 8-11 with nine rebounds, three assists and a block. And really, I thought his defense defending pick-and-rolls was as good as I've seen it.
- Derek Fisher.
- (During the game, I type out notes and thoughts that I want to come back to after it. I had "Derek Fisher." in there, and I have no idea why.)
- Bummer about Mo Cheeks. I highly doubt the Thunder will bring him back, as they made pretty significant changes with the staff, and it would be a bit awkward to bring the top assistant back and either have him on the end of the bench, or start demoting people.
- Durant hit a halfcourt shot after the whistle. He did not win $20,000 however. He did make about $200,000 today anyway, though.
- Thunder fans booed Metta World Peace when he came in. Overheard behind me: "Why are we booing him?" … "He elbowed James Harden, remember?" … "James Harden. Oh yeah."
- Russell Westbrook went through a vigorous pregame workout, basically going full speed with jumpstops and jumpers. But Scott Brooks said that he's not practicing full contact yet and that he's still on track to return after the All-Star break.
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Deb Carroll has had children dance in her second grade class, but it wasn't until she took on a project in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership program that she decided to enroll the whole school in dancing, and raising money for a good cause at the same time. The Chicago Daily Herald reports.
Wheaton Students Kick up their Heels for Charity
by M.J. Porter
Just six minutes of dancing was all it took for the students at Lincoln Elementary School in Wheaton to raise more than $800 to help others.
Deb Carroll of Aurora, a second-grade teacher at Lincoln, has seen the power of dance at work in her classroom for the last five years.
"I saw the benefit of taking a break and dancing in the morning," she said. "So I thought we could create a break for the whole school."
That's how the more than 400 students from kindergarten through fifth grade took time out of class to begin dancing to Sister Sledge's late 70s disco hit "We Are Family" and then start working on their cha-cha-cha steps.
Carroll said the funds will be donated to Easter seals of DuPage and Fox Valley, a not-for-profit agency that helps children with disabilities become more independent and that helps their families by providing support programs. For Carroll, the best part was the benefit to the students.
"It was so fun to see the smiles on the kids' faces when they were dancing," she said.


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Kamehameha Schools Maui football coach Cody Nakamura is all about picking up the pace.
He's made it be known that half-stepping and a lack of focus will not be tolerated.
"If you're slow you're going to lose," Nakamura said. "The tempo has to be high and the intensity goes up also."
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Kamehameha Maui coach Cody Nakamura sometimes serves as the scout team quarterback against the Warriors' defense.
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Nakamura, offensive coordinator Jordan Helle and offensive line coach Brian Harris were all on the Baldwin High School coaching staff last season. Nakamura, Helle and Warriors defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Trenson Himalaya all played for the Bears.
Kamehameha Maui senior defensive tackle Siaosi Ngalu has noticed things have changed.
"There's a different pace from last year," he said. "We are always moving, they know what they're talking about, a good coaching staff. It's a chance to start fresh and we'll see how it goes here."
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Defense-3-4, 4-3
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2012 record-2-6 MIL, 2-7 overall
Aug. 10-Damien 29, Kamehameha Maui 21
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Oct. 12-vs. Lahainaluna, 7 p.m.
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The 27-year-old Nakamura is in his first season as a head coach.
"The experience so far has been very good," he said. "Being here at Kamehameha, there is a lot of support from faculty, staff and parents. That's a good start for sure."
Kamehameha Maui finished 2-6 in Maui Interscholastic League play last season. The Warriors' only MIL Division II crown came in 2005.
"This group of guys is on the fast track to being tough," Nakamura said. "That's basically the thing we want to coach them on first. That's just the game of football."
Nakamura, a former tight end at Weber State University, is young enough he can actually serve as the scout team quarterback against the Warriors' defense during non-tackling 11-on-11 drills. Helle, who graduated in 2008, also joins in.
"We have our quarterbacks, but we don't want them getting hit (by accident) or have an opportunity to get rolled up on and hurt a knee or anything," Nakamura said. "Me and coach Helle take the reps at quarterback so they can stay healthy."
Kamehameha Maui junior quarterback Chase Newton joked: "(Na-kamura) wants to get out there and show off a little and prove that he's the best on the field."
Last season, Newton played two games at quarterback, but was primarily a receiver.
He passed for 153 yards in a 29-21 loss to Damien Memorial School on Aug. 10 - the Warriors' only preseason game of the season.
"He's shown the proper steps before practice, after practice and during conditioning," Nakamura said of Newton. "All the hard stuff that we have to do, he is showing up and saying something. His voice is being heard and the kids respond to it well."
The leader of Kamehameha Maui's defense is Ngalu.
"He's not much of a vocal leader, but he leads by example," Nakamura said. "He's out there running hard, lifts hard, he's always trying to hype guys up, too."
Against Damien, Kamehameha Maui fell behind 29-7, but rallied for two touchdowns in the final minute.
"Just more discipline, more fundamental work, the fundamental aspect of it," Nakamura said when asked what his team needs to improve on. "For sure we saw some good physical football. The kids showed that they have some heart. We were down pretty big late and were able to put a couple touchdowns on the board. We showed that we have the heart, we're never going to give up."
Nakamura said the Warriors will run a pro set offense and either a 3-4 or 4-3 defense, but things could change.
"We're playing around with some stuff and we're going to find out what works and go from there," he said.
Nakamura said he'd be interested in implementing the hurry-up spread offense that Chip Kelly ran at Oregon, but knows it would be difficult this season with the Warriors having only 40 players.
"Everything being ideal, that is definitely something we'd consider just because (Kelly) put up a lot of points and a lot of colleges and high schools are doing it now because of that," Nakamura said. "So that would be ideal, but I don't think we're going to be able to get there yet because of the number of people we have. We have four or five guys going both ways."
Nakamura believes on-field success will increase player turnout.
"New coach, new system, new team basically so some people are kind of skeptical," said Nakamura, who added he'd like to eventually have a roster of 80 players. "Hopefully we're able to make some noise and get some guys excited, then next year we can have 50 and then just kind of go from there."
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Durham's Under-17 side has reached the final of the ECB U17 County Championship to be played at Hove on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 against Hampshire, in a replay of the Friends Provident Trophy Final in August.
Durham's Under-17s won the north division one and Sunderland born captain Scott Borthwick made crucial contributions throughout alongside all-rounder Ben Stokes.
This will be Durham's first final in the competition's current format.
Durham coach John Windows said: "The team has played particularly well with a very young side where everyone has played their part in our success.
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The study of the Martian interior has recently drawn attention on the possible existence of the high pressure Spinel to Perovskite phase transition inside the planet. This transition is endothermic and tends to inhibit the convection especially in Mars where gravity and mantle thickness are smaller than in the Earth. Moreover the upper and lower mantle are characterised by different rheological properties and this may influence the thermal state of Mars.
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Saved from a Bosnian Forest, Air Force Pilot Scott O'grady Faces a New Peril: Celebrity
Now the limelight engulfing them both was the hot glare of the public eye as hundreds of dignitaries, ordinary citizens, relatives and reporters watched their embrace. Just moments before, as flags and banners waved and a brass band played, Captain O'Grady, 29, had emerged from a C-20 military plane. In a matter of hours his fantastic hide-and-seek tale had entered American folklore: how his F-16 was bisected by a Serb missile four miles above Bosnia, how he ejected and spent nearly a week hiding in the woods and pastureland, dining on ants, leaves, grass and rainwater—and how he prayed, lying motionless for hours as rifle-toting soldiers walked as close as a yard from him. And then the Hollywood finale: a spectacular dawn rescue on June 8 by a team of 41 fresh-faced Marines whose average age is 19.
Pale and wan, having lost 10 pounds off his wiry 5'9" frame, O'Grady addressed the crowd through a crackling microphone. A spiritual man, the pilot said he would not have survived "if it wasn't for God and the miracle that he blessed me with." In fact, in the days to come O'Grady would consistently play down his own bravery and credit others for his miraculous rescue—the mark, some would say, of a true hero.
"All I was was a scared little bunny rabbit, trying to survive," O'Grady insisted. His family, for all their obvious pride, seemed to agree. "I think he just acted from instinct," says his father, William O'Grady, 56, a radiologist from Alexandria, Va., who served two years in the Navy. "Whether that is pure heroism—who knows?" Adds Stacy, 26, an eighth-grade language teacher who lives in Skokie, Ill., near Chicago: "How can you forget about the military men who risked their lives to save my brother? They are definitely heroes."
The day after O'Grady's airport arrival, he and 16 family members and friends went to the White House, where they lunched on macadamia-crusted lamb chops and shiitake mushrooms. (The flier, who had had his fill of greens during his slog in the Bosnian brush, did have one quibble with the menu: "Excuse me, Mr. President," he said, "if I don't eat my salad.")
Just days earlier, while O'Grady had waited, cold and alone, in the forest, his family was enduring an agonizing ordeal of its own. For his father, the news that his son had been shot down, delivered by an Air Force chaplain, was shattering. "I cried—I just became unglued," says the elder O'Grady. "I thought Scott was dead." The airman's 52-year-old mother, Mary Lou Scardapane—she and Dr. O'Grady divorced in 1988, and she has since remarried—waited anxiously in her Seattle home. The pilot's sister and brother, Paul, 25, a publishing firm salesman from Chapel Hill, N.C., converged on their father's house. "I was scared because I couldn't get his image out of my head," says Paul. "I know it sounds hokey, but I thought he was trying to reach me from heaven." At one point, Stacy dealt with her anxiety by curling up in bed with one of her brother's old, tattered teddy bears. "I was in an emotional fog," she admits. "Nothing made sense anymore except having something of Scott's to hold."
She may well have been thinking back to their childhood, when her slight, scrappy brother was her best friend and protector. Once, when she was 6, Stacy remembers, a classmate on a school bus yanked her jacket hood, inadvertently choking her with the zipper. Immediately, Scott leaped from his seat "and shook the guy, saying something like he should never touch me again. And sure enough, he never did."
Their closeness served them well, because when the children were young, the family moved several times—from Brooklyn, where Scott was born, to Long Beach, Calif., back to Ridgewood, N.J., and then to Spokane, Wash., where they settled for 14 years. There Scott—though he has described himself back then as "a 125-pound weakling"—played soccer and football for Lewis and Clark High School.
More significant, though, was O'Grady's fascination with flight, instilled by his parents, both avid recreational pilots. Before leaving for college, he had earned his own civilian pilot's license. Though his SAT scores proved too low for the Air Force Academy, he eventually entered the ROTC program at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz. He joined the Air Force in 1989 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. "Quite simply, Scott really wanted to fly fighter jets," says Stacy.
His wish came true in late 1991, when he was stationed in Korea, flying the F-16. Last year, he joined the 555th Fighter Squadron in Aviano, Italy. It was from there, on June 2, that he took off on one of the 69,000 sorties that have been part of the U.N. effort to enforce a no-fly zone over northern Bosnia. Six days later he was dripping wet, suffering from hypothermia and clutching a 9 mm. pistol as he burst from the pines toward a waiting Marine chopper, then collapsed tearfully into the arms of Col. Martin Berndt, leader of the rescue team. Back in Alexandria, meanwhile, a call came from the Aviano base verifying that O'Grady's radio signals had been picked up by a U.S. jet over Bosnia.
"A wave of relief just hit me, and I grabbed my father and held him, and then I started to go a little wild with joy," says Stacy. "I was hugging everyone, screaming." Within the next hour, she says, two more calls came: the first from Lt. Gen. Michael Ryan, in Naples, Italy, saying Scott was safe and on his way home, and the second from President Clinton, who told the O'Gradys he was "very proud" of Scott.
The publicity onslaught was immediate. "I was amazed—the phone still hasn't stopped ringing," says Paul O'Grady. "I mean, Ted Koppel was in our living room. Right here." His brother, who had to interrupt his homecoming briefly last week to be treated at a local hospital for exposure, has been deluged with all sorts of gifts and enticements: jelly beans from former President Reagan, marriage proposals, product endorsements, book and movie deals. "When we were at the White House," Paul says, "Dad was asking Al Gore if he could recommend some agents." Though grateful for the outpouring of attention, Dr. O'Grady hasn't lost his sense of what really matters. "Everyone has been so gracious," he says, "so very happy that Scott is Scott and that he's alive."
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