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Congrats OneBigDude on making that change to primal!
Just wanted to introduce myself and give a little background about me. I'm a 25 yr old male who has had trouble with his weight as long as I can remember. My first time realizing I was "big" would have been when I was 9 years old going out for football. It took about 2 months of eating no carbs/sweets/etc and running in a plastic suit to make weight for the team. I made it, but the next year I missed by 1 lb. Fast forward a couple years to middle high wrestling. Once again, every week I was running in sweat suits, fasting, and purging before weigh-ins to make heavy weight. My weight has always been a problem. I was a three sport athlete in high school going football in the fall to power lifting in the winter to track in the spring. From about sophomore year of high school to now, my weight has always been 280+ no matter how much I ran or what I ate.
At 22, I was in college and decided to start exercising again and was running 3 miles a day 5-6 days per week. I ate grilled skinless chicken breasts and brown rice with lima beans and corn every meal for the 5 months I was doing this. My weight had dropped to around 250 and I looked better, but dreaded everyday when it was time to run. In the spring, I broke my foot in 3 places walking home from a bar and never started back up after it healed.
Now, at 25, I'm ready to get into back into shape and be a healthier person, so I can live a long happy life. While browsing a gun forum, one of the topics was about diets and someone mentioned this site. I came here and browsed around and was instantly hooked. I waited until after Easter to begin going primal and my official start date was April 1, 2013. I will be beginning my second full week tomorrow and it has been an interesting week.
I absolutely hate vegetables. I can not name one that I enjoy eating. Last week I ate carrots with lunch and dinner every meal and occasionally choked down some raw collard greens. My meat of choice has been skinless chicken breasts and shrimp fried in a little olive oil. Strawberries, bananas, and blueberries have been a life savor for snacks along with raw almonds. This week, I decided to pull some venison out of the freezer from hunting season and grilled up some back straps seasoned with salt free lemon pepper. I learned that I can mask the taste of a whole lot of spinach with just a few black berries in a blender. Now knowing that bananas and carrots are high in starch, I'm substituting the carrots for spinach and some of the bananas for blackberries and raspberries.
The hardest part was the weekend with the family all in town and cooking and eating whatever they wanted. I noticed most of the time I'm not hungry unless I smell food cooking. I feel great after week one. The ability to have bad foods in the house for my sister to eat, but having the will-power to not cheat has been a really good feeling. Its like a daily test of how committed I am to living a longer life. I noticed some immediate results the first week. I had a lot more energy, not feeling as though I need an afternoon nap. My family said my skin looks less pale and my eyes look less lethargic. I started the week at 335 and today I weighed 326. I got back into lifting a couple weeks before going primal. I lift 3 days a week and now that the weather has broke, I've been trying to get back on the bike 3 days a week.
I'm more motivated than I have ever been and feeling great. Excited to start week 2. Going through the success stories was almost life changing for me, since there are a lot of real people that were in a similar state as me with incredible results. My goal is to get below the 240 mark. My copy of The Primal Blueprint should be here by the end of the week and can't wait to dive in. I guess that is about it, so good luck everyone!
Congrats OneBigDude on making that change to primal!
You are off to a great start. Good effort on eating some carrots, I think they are a great vege to start with for someone who is not used to vegetables as they can be nice and sweet. I also doubt they will be so starchy as to sabotage your weight loss. Carrots are nice with butter and nutmeg, even a tiny spoon of honey.
Raw greens may not be very inviting, but some silverbeet (swiss chard) fried in butter along with some bacon bits can be very yummy. Mushrooms are very good like this too, but they do have a strong flavour so perhaps not the best beginner's vegetable.
Most veges taste sweeter when they are roasted, even onion. So, instead of skinless chicken you could try roasted chicken thighs, they have lots of fat and you can cook the veges in the fat eg pumpkin, kumara (sweet potato), yam, carrot, onion, or even beetroot. I just peel and cut the veges in chunks, sprinkle with salt and lay the meat on top. This works for lamb or pork chops also. You could add some rosemary, thyme or mixed herbs for seasoning and see if you can learn to like a few more veges.
Good luck.
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Hi OneBigDude,
I just wanted to say well done on completing your first week. Great results you've got in one week. I get completely what a buzz it is to be able to resist the bad stuff. I'm also off dairy but feed my father slices of cheese and also chocolate - then run away and sniff my fingers!!
Veggies - don't forget salady stuff, which you can use oily, vinegary dressings on. I'm now using coconut oil for most of my cooking, it might help with the carrots rather than to boil them, to try nuking in a microwave with oil and pepper. I used to love to cook veggies in butter for a richer flavour, but any oil/fat can add to the flavour. Also, I'm a Brit, so pumpkin for me is savoury and I love it mashed with pepper, again coconut oil is probably your friend there if you're not using dairy.
Have a good week 2!
Thanks! Had an egg/venison/spinach omelette this morning and can't wait for a spinach/blackberry/strawberry smoothie with some almonds for lunch!
So in the last 5 days I have gained 3lbs? I've been consuming between 1000-1200 calories of primal food each day this week. I track everything with paleotrack.com. This is probably 1/2 to 1/4 of the calories I was eating preprimal and unbelievably healthier. I've been lifting heavy things and riding a bike, but I can't figure out why I would or possibly could be gaining. I drink between 1.5 and 2 gallons of water a day. My daily meals usually consist of 2 eggs with a 3oz venison steak for breakfast. A quarter cup of blackberries, 2 small strawberries, 2 cups of spinach blended into a smoothie and a venison patty for lunch. For dinner, it been 2 venison burgers (no bun) and sometimes another smoothie. After dinner, but before bed I usually have a couple raw almonds. Any input would be appreciated because I'm stumped?
Just wanted to update a little. I've been primal since April 1 of this year, so I'm a month and a half in. Just about 2 weeks in I got a little discouraged since I thought I had gained a little back from the first week. It got me more determined after looking through the success stories, so I stuck with it. I would say I've eaten 99% primal since the start, my only cheats being a few beers at an indians game and my lunch for mothers day. Now that I'm 1.5 months in, I decided to weigh myself for the first time since I got discouraged/ frustrated in April. I'm happy and proud to say I'm down 25 lbs from my initial start. I have my before pictures and looked at them today for the first time, and wow the difference is incredible. I'm more excited and motivated than I ever thought. I feel great, I'm looking better, and I'm stronger than I was when I was power lifting.
Down 63 lbs since April 1, 2013!


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Ford has released the first official images of the last ever Falcon, but here is what else to expect based on what the company has confirmed and what we are anticipating.
What Ford has confirmed
In the official statement that accompanied the new photos Ford Australia confirmed a number of key details, including the engine line-up.
As expected there won't be much change under the bonnet of the final Falcon range. Ford Australia president Bob Graziano confirmed the continuation of the current EcoBoost four-cylinder, six-cylinder (both regular, turbocharged and EcoLPi) and the V8 for the XR8.
"Four, six, or eight; our customers will have more choice," Graziano said. "To enhance the choice, too, our six-cylinder customers will also be able to choose between the locally developed EcoLPi engine or Turbo six-cylinder, as well as the naturally aspirated six [cylinder]."
Exactly what specification those engines come in is yet to be confirmed but don't expected radical change from their current specifications.
Fuel economy for the non-turbo six-cylinder is likely to be have a minor improvement, however, as part of the company's deal for Federal Government funding.
Although it didn't show it Ford has confirmed the new Falcon has also had a major makeover at the rear. Ford says the rear gets new look with "jeweled split tail-lamps" which use "LED technology", but stops short of saying the rear lights are lit by LEDs instead of traditional globes.
But the doors, windows and roof of the Falcon remain unchanged, underlining the limitations on this final model that will only be on sale for two years.
Ford will stop making this Falcon by October 2016. The Falcon name will be dropped from the line-up and Ford Australia is unlikely to replace it with another large sedan, such as the US-built Taurus, instead relying on the next generation mid-sized Mondeo.
What we expect
The new Falcon is expected to start production in September but won't hit showrooms until December.
While the engine line-up is confirmed Ford hasn't revealed what specification either the XR6 Turbo or XR8 will get in the wake of the demise of FPV.
With no dedicated performance brand Ford is free to offer its most potent turbocharged six-cylinder and supercharged V8 in the XR6 Turbo and XR8 respectively.
That would mean the 310kW turbo six-cylinder replacing the 270kW version currently in the XR6 Turbo, and, most likely, the 335kW version of the supercharged 5.0-litre V8 in the XR8.
The line-up is expected to remain relatively stable with EcoBoost four-cylinder available in the entry-level XT and G6. The non-turbo six-cylinder would likely be available in the XT, G6, G6E and XR6.
The interior isn't likely to change design significantly but one major change is likely to be the infotainment system. The Falcon is expected to adopt Ford's Sync system that is already in the Fiesta, Focus and Kuga.

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The old saw about change in higher education is that it comes only at a glacial pace. There is truth in that stereotype—and value as well. Higher education's inherent conservatism helps preserve traditions that constitute the pillars of the academy's overall strength. That's not to say that higher education isn't capable of change. Indeed, universities are always evolving.
Today, however, one can argue that "evolving" isn't enough. In policies, programs, and processes—to say nothing of perspective and mindset—many universities appear insufficiently prepared to respond to the profound challenges of our times. Stark economic realities, a dramatic evolution in demographics, and the emergence of the global marketplace constitute a new world order. In this context, the academy's traditional approaches to adapting—glacial-paced reform, incremental change, or tinkering around the edges of campus programs—may all constitute inadequate responses.
Profound changes in society demand profound changes in institutions. Colleges and universities, through their governing boards and top administrative leadership, must find ways to embrace change more fully, readily, and agilely than they have in the past, say leaders and policy analysts who have studied the issue. True reform is needed, they say—change that reaches deep into the heart of an institution and results in significant shifts in thinking, actions, and culture.
One can argue that there is, in fact, some urgency around the need for large-scale, big-picture, systemic, cultural, transformative change in higher education. There are practical, productive ways to make that happen—and key roles in that process for governing boards to play.
Why Change?
Many factors drive the need for transformative change in higher education, but several are particularly compelling today. Current financial models are not sustainable, say many policy and financial analysts. Our universities are not yet adequately serving students from fast-emerging demographic cohorts. For example, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's Measuring Up 2008 report, dubbed "the national report card on higher education," reports that while 59 percent of white students currently complete a bachelor's degree in six years, only 47 percent of Hispanic students, 41 percent of African Americans, and 39 percent of Native American students do so. Universities in the United States lag behind institutions abroad in preparing students in areas critical to success in the global workplace. According to a November 2008 report by the Council on Competitiveness, for example, the United States ranks 17th globally in the proportion of its college-age population that earns degrees in science and engineering, down from third several decades ago, and ranks 26th in earned mathematics degrees.
Speaking to these challenges, William (Brit) Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, says that higher education's conservatism has been a strength, helping to stave off fads and to preserve "the integrity and the quality of the enterprise." Still, he argues, today's specific concerns call for more transformative change in the academy.
"The cost of education is rising at a rate that is, quite frankly, just not sustainable," Kirwan says, so colleges and universities "are just going to have to find lower-cost ways of providing high-quality education." Transformative change is needed to hardwire cost-consciousness into higher education's DNA, he says. In addition, Kirwan believes that to better serve tomorrow's college students, universities must move to "work in a more collaborative and productive way with the K-12 sector to reach out and provide educational opportunities for populations that historically have not been served well by higher education."
Dennis Jones, president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, offers an even more direct prescription. "The country and almost all states have a need for higher education to produce many more graduates than the pocketbook can afford if we don't do business differently," he says. In the main, Jones says, "that's going to mean being successful with students who have historically not been very successful in higher education." In that context, he argues, "it's almost a national imperative that higher-education institutions, individually and as a collective, find ways to be much more productive than they have been."
Change in Action
Look beyond the clichés about change in higher education and you will find universities that have capably recast themselves in significant ways. A few notable examples show that even if it's not the norm, transformative change is indeed possible.
In the early 1990s, Olivet College, a private, liberal-arts institution in Michigan, redefined its academic direction to incorporate a distinctive focus on students' developing an ethic of responsibility. Under the theme "Education for Individual and Social Responsibility," students integrate learning from both inside and outside the classroom. They are required to take a highly active role in their own education, and they are expected to develop competencies in such areas as reasoning, individual and social responsibility, and communication.
Portland State University completely redesigned its undergraduate program to offer students a cohesive program of integrated learning experiences. Among other emphases, the program stresses group collaboration, the development of problem-solving skills, and helping students apply their knowledge in real-world settings.
Charged by its board of regents to contain costs but still promote affordability, access, and quality, the University System of Maryland developed a system-wide initiative to help its universities operate more effectively and efficiently. Started in 2004—and now part of the system's culture—the program to date has saved more than $100 million, officials say.
Based in Orlando, Valencia Community College decided to make itself more collaborative and learning-centered. In a transformation that took several years, the college moved from seven discipline-specific expectations of students to four required core competencies, under the rubric of "think, value, communicate, and act." Those concepts were integrated into a new curriculum, faculty development, and student assessment. In addition, Valencia developed a comprehensive new advising system to help students navigate both the academic and social aspects of college life, develop education and career plans, and acquire study and life skills. The overall effect of these and other changes has been what a campus document called a "sea change in institutional culture."
Transformative Reform
What makes some institutions capable of large-scale, transformative change? One of the first criteria is that there has to be recognition that change is needed. Close on the heels of the first criteria comes a second—the need for courage to start down the path toward reform.
The impetus for transformative institutional change can come from within a university, but is perhaps more likely to come from outside. "Very few institutions are going to be self-starters on the change agenda," Dennis Jones believes. "In the normal course of events, it's almost inevitable that the change agenda, in some form, will be imposed externally." The current economic turmoil provides a compelling outside impetus for change, Jones notes, giving university boards and leaders the incentive to ask, "Can we do business differently?"
Another facet of transformative change is that it frequently takes a visionary, persuasive leader—often the institution's president—to drive the effort. Findings reported in a seminal publication from a national project on transformational change in higher education, conducted by the American Council on Education ("On Change V: Riding the Waves of Change, Insights from Transforming Institutions," see Resources, p. 13) underscored the importance of effective leadership in institutional transformations. That project found that successful leaders of major change were driven by principle, took a long-term view of reform, and knew how to regulate the pace of change. Moreover, they had the requisite skills to engage their campus in new ways of thinking and in different kinds of conversations, and often turned to experts off campus for ideas.
The importance of consistency in transformative leadership cannot be underestimated. Turnover in top slots is one of the most notable impediments to successful reform. "There's no substitute for leadership," Jones says, and "no substitute for leadership that sticks around long enough to implement" planned changes.
Judith A. Ramaley was president of Portland State when it embarked on the effort that resulted in a transformed University Studies general-education program. She's still an agent of change in her current role, as president of Winona State University. While Ramaley believes that transformative leadership is indeed a predicate for transformational change, she says it doesn't necessarily have to come from the president. "Leadership can come from anywhere in your network of people who care about your institution, including your trustees, who have a vision of what you could do together that no part of your institution could do separately," she says.
Ramaley acknowledges that the literature on change debates the ultimate source of the spark for reform. In her experience, though, she has found that it "usually comes from a situation, most frequently external to the institution, that is so uncomfortable that something different looks more attractive than the familiar." The American Council on Education (ACE) project found, in fact, that external pressures for a university to change actually invested institutions with a certain creative freedom and energy for reform.
Change can also be set in motion on campuses, Ramaley says, "by people who have a clear sense of what the future might be like." Paraphrasing a colleague, Ramaley says that "during a crisis, some people have the courage to push the reset button." The crisis "sets in motion a different way of thinking about the institution, how its assets are used, what its future might look like, and what its highest hopes might be," she says.
A key part of successful large-scale change comes from a willingness to go outside your comfort zone, to stop relying on traditional ways of responding to what's happening in the environment around you, Ramaley says. "I honestly don't think you can be comfortable with transformative change," she adds. "You can convince yourself of its value. You can see the real consequences in human as well as institutional terms. But transformational change is always unsettling." Change agents have to accept a certain level of discomfort, she suggests, until "you're deep enough into it to see that this is, in fact, better than what was happening before."
Some institutions have become practiced in what might be called superficial change, but that does not mean they are accomplished in making systemic changes. Adrianna Kezar, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Southern California, says that in the last decade or so institutions have conducted "all sorts of small tinkering" in such areas as collaborative learning, assessment, and technology, but without "the underlying, fundamental changes" that could ensure the reform will have a deep and lasting effect.
Fundamental changes might manifest themselves, for example, in closer alignment of goals and reward systems. Too often, Kezar says, colleges that proclaim a.desire to improve undergraduate education have reward systems that "continue to focus on grant-seeking and doing research."
Jones also sees a rewards disconnect, at the policy level. "If the public-policy environment doesn't reward continuous change, then it's very unlikely to happen," he says. States are beginning to experiment in this regard, he reports, citing a program in Indiana that pays for students' course completion rather than enrollment and in proposals elsewhere that would base state allocations on students enrolled at the end, versus the beginning, of a semester.
Focus and intentionality are cited as other core characteristics of successful transformative change, or as various sages have indicated, the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. One of the challenges in transformative change, Kezar observes, is that "institutions have far more options for change than they can effectively implement." The.key, she suggests, is focus: "It goes back to how you select which improvements and.innovations are going to best serve the.institution."
Transformative change comes about when institutions decide intentionally to undertake reform on a large scale, and take pains to create processes and practices that foment reform. Every institution has a strategic plan and can say that it is progressing toward well-defined goals, Kezar says. Yet in talking with campus administrators during her research studies, she regularly finds stories of failure to execute plans and achieve strategic objectives. Processes go awry for many reasons, she says, including "lack of buy-in from the bottom, turnover of leadership at the top—lots of things make a poor environment." The ACE project found that successful change efforts paid as much attention to the process of change as they did to their substance—choosing the right time to address the right topic for an institution, for example, and committing institutional resources to activities that would advance the change agenda.
Perhaps a final criterion for change is that institutions recognize that reform is not "one size fits all." Successful efforts toward transformative change typically grow organically at each college or university, reflecting that institution's distinctive culture, values, and ways of working.
The Board's Role
Governing boards have an important, perhaps crucial, role to play in helping institutions accomplish substantive, transformative change. An institution's volunteer leadership might start, Jones suggests, by asking such key questions as, "How productive are we right now?" and "Can we become more productive?"
"Boards can deal with the questions of what and whether," Jones says, and can monitor progress and hold people accountable, but shouldn't address "the question of how." Jones says, however, that boards need staff support, including key data, to be able to recognize when transformative change is needed.
Boards play a "huge role" in leading change, Kirwan agrees, and in "insisting and ensuring" that change does, in fact, occur. As an example, he cites the board of the University System of Maryland in the system's effort to improve effectiveness and efficiency. "Quite frankly," Kirwan says, "I don't think we would be nearly as successful as we have been without the role of the board taking this on as a system initiative, expecting me and the presidents [of the system's universities] working together to produce results and holding us accountable for those results."
Jones offers another insight. "The role of trustees, in many ways, is to represent the needs of students, not necessarily the needs of the institution," he says. "In the broader context of higher education and service to individuals in society," Jones suggests that trustees should ask, "How do we maximize our service?" rather than "How do we maximize our status?" In most institutions, he says, governing boards are the only entity that can play that role.
In an era of regular turnover in top administrative positions, boards can also help ensure institutional consistency. Too often, Jones observes, "presidents are hired to overcome the shortcomings of the prior one." That has the effect, he says, of putting an institution "into total fibrillation as far as consistent pursuit of an agenda." To prevent that confusion, he says, boards can play an important role in setting expectations for a new president that build strategically on the institution's recent accomplishments.
Transformative change is not easy, but it can happen in higher education. And current realities—be they economic, demographic, or geopolitical—strongly suggest that change on a substantive scale not only is needed in higher education today, but perhaps is imperative.
"I am very concerned that higher education is trying to move into the future looking at what has worked in the past," Kirwan says. Rather than emulate practices that have helped institutions advance over the past several decades, he says, "we need to be spending more time thinking about what the next decade is going to look like, both fiscally and demographically, and building strategies that will be responsive to those realities." In other words, he suggests, universities working to position themselves for the future ought to be mapping their own version of transformative change right now.
Elon University: Transformative Change in Action
Few institutions can demonstrate the longevity of ongoing, significant change that Elon University can. A private, comprehensive college in North Carolina, Elon saw its dramatic improvement during the latter decades of the 20th century documented in the 2004 book Transforming a College: The Story of a Little-Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction, by the late George Keller, a respected higher-education author, scholar, and academic strategist. More recently, under the leadership of President Leo Lambert, Elon has continued to transform itself almost continuously. Among countless advances, Elon has added new schools
and programs, improved its academics, constructed buildings and purchased land to expand the campus, and raised the academic caliber of its student body.
In part, Elon's fast-track climb has been possible because the campus has inculcated something of a transformation mindset. Institutional self-confidence is one component part, Lambert says, dating back to when his presidential predecessor and the board and faculty at the time "summoned the courage to take that great leap of faith to develop a much more prestigious, academically solid, beautiful campus that would eventually gain a national reputation." The campus community embraced that ethos, which continues to define the school's culture.
Vision also plays a role. Lambert says the college defines itself by a sense that "there is a destiny out there for Elon that is not yet realized." Also part of Elon's transformative culture is the notion that change is a constant: Elon is "very change-oriented" and "a restless place," Lambert says.
And board engagement has been a vital part of Elon's metamorphosis, he adds. The board insists that the college's strategic plan be an active document: "Our board members will not tolerate wishy-washy goal statements and language. They're always asking, 'How are you going to know that you got to where you wanted to get to?'" The board and leadership hold themselves and staff accountable for execution of the institution's plans.
Lambert says the board keeps its focus—and thus Elon's as a whole—on a long-term vision, "making sure that we're accountable to our strategic plan, making sure the strategic plan is current, swinging for home runs." Importantly, too, he says, the board recognizes "in a profound way that the institution is not going to get any better than the board" and works to regenerate itself with high-quality appointments.
Extensive literature exists on change in higher education. Here is a sampling of resources tied to experts whose ideas helped inform this article.
- "On Change," a series of papers from ACE's Project on Leadership and Institutional Transformation and the Kellogg Forum on Higher Education Transformation. See www.acenet.edu.
- "Good Policy, Good Practice: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs in Higher Education: A Guide for Policymakers," by Patrick M. Callan, Peter T. Ewell, Joni E. Finney, and Dennis P. Jones (November 2007). Available online at www.highereducation.org/reports/Policy_Practice/index.shtml/.
- For more information about the "Effectiveness and Efficiency Initiative" at the University System of Maryland, see www.usmd.edu/.
- "Moving Mountains: Institutional Culture and Transformational Change," by Judith A. Ramaley. Chapter in Field Guide to Academic Leadership, edited by Robert M. Diamond (Jossey-Bass, 2002).
- Taking the Reins: Institutional Transformation in Higher Education, by Peter D. Eckel and Adrianna J. Kezar (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003).
- Transforming a College: The Story of a Little-Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction, by George Keller (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004).


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MANCHESTER Sarah Cinders Cheney Norris, died peacefully on Jan. 2, 2013, in her home at Equinox Village in Manchester.
Cinders was born in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Dec. 13, 1925, the daughter of Henry R. Mallory and Margaret Ussher Mallory, also of Cooperstown.
She was a graduate of Havergal College-Toronto Girls School in Canada, and the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston.
Cinders loved her home in Landgrove, where she lived for 35 years.
She is survived by her daughter Alice G. Cheney, of Warren; her grandson Justin Cheney, of Clearwater, Fla.; and her husband Edward Norris, of Woodstock. Cinders was predeceased by her sisters Margaret Mallory Dominic, of Sharon, Conn., and Joan Mallory Reeves, of Georgetown, S.C.; her daughter Sally Ussher Cheney; her son, Henry Cheney; and her husband Benjamin Cheney.
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Using Data for Decision Making at Every Level
Every day, in a remote, but densely populated village in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, Masreshah Abebe strives to improve the health of her community. As one of four certified health extension workers at her health post, Masreshah routinely walks from one end of her village to the other—trips that can take more than an hour each way—to deliver sexual and reproductive health information and other basic health services to her clients.
"When I first started," she said, "women were a voiceless group. Few used family planning. Today, that is changing."
Masreshah can see the difference, not only in her visits, but in the data she and her team collect.
"I track the number of women who use family planning," Masreshah said proudly. "There has been real increase in use of contraception since I came here four years ago."
As part of the Integrated Family Health Program, led by Pathfinder International and funded by USAID, Masreshah and her fellow health extension workers provide sexual and reproductive health information and services to more than 1,700 households. While visiting with these families, Masreshah collects data, which she reviews during weekly meetings with her district supervisor.
Download "Data Matters," our most recent issue of Pathways to read more stories about how Pathfinder is using metrics to measure results and improve our programs.
This quantitative information is critical to informing not only Masreshah's decisions—and those of her team—but decisions at every level within Pathfinder programs around the world. Whether collected through our robust data collection system or with the help of local government or implementing partners, Pathfinder data are used to identify successes or areas of need, and much more.
For example, by monitoring the number of requests she receives for a particular contraceptive, as well as the number of women who are currently using it, Masreshah can help prevent a "stock out." She compares those numbers to the health posts' supply, ensuring she orders enough contraceptives for the women who depend on them. This is critical as, a one-day stock out can leave a woman without her regular contraceptive and can result in unintended pregnancy.
"Data should not live, untouched, in spreadsheets," said Patricia David, Director of Research and Metrics. "At Pathfinder, evidence influences what we do."
Pathfinder staff, whether in remote regions of Ethiopia or at our headquarters in the United States, use data every day to track and evaluate our efforts. Like Masreshah, this helps all of our teams adjust activities in response to what we find and avert problems—like stock outs—before they arise. In short, data lead to better, more effective programs and to stronger results.
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The inventor of the G-spot. Able to quickly locate and arouse the area with either hand and tongue.
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INCLUDING THE ZOO AND THE FAIRGROUNDS, WERE HIT HARD. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER AARON HILF HAS MORE ON HOW THEY'RE CLEANING UP. NATS OF CHAINSAWS CHAINSAWS SLICING AWAY -- CREWS HAULING BRANCHES -- TRYING TO CLEANUP THE LAST OF THE DOWNED TREES AROUND EXPO NEW MEXICO. "It did a lot of damage." butt to "Did some roof damage. Blew some trees into some buildings." ABOUT HALF A DOZEN GIANT TREES JUST LIKE THIS ONE WERE RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND DURING FRIDAY NIGHT'S FEROCIOUS STORM. AND FOR MANY, ALL THAT'S LEFT ARE THESE GIANT HOLES." "Crews have been working all through the weekend to cut things up into small enough pieces to move on out of here." MICHAEL HENNINGSEN SAYS THE STORM LIKELY CAUSED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS -- BUT LUCKILY -- HE SAYS EVENTS SHOULDN'T BE AFFECTED. THE ZOO WAS ALSO LITTERED WITH TREES AND DEBRIS. "That wind hit Friday night and the place was pretty much a disaster." BUT BIOPARK DIRECTOR RICK JANSAR SAYS IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS. "We had a silver lining to all of it." butt to "You can see all our cottonwood brows here, our elephants love it." JANSAR SAYS CREWS GATHER THE BRANCHES AND FEED THEM TO THE ANIMALS. WHAT CAN'T BE EATEN, GET CHOPPED UP AND USED AS MULCH AROUND THE ZOO. "It just turned out we made lemonade from lemons." THE ANIMALS EVEN HELPED CLEANUP -- SAMMIE THE ELEPHANT MOVING A BIG LOG KNOCKED DOWN DURING THE STORM. IN ABQ AH KA7N. OFFICIALS AT EXPO NEW MEXICO SAY THERE WERE 12-HUNDRED PEOPLE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FRIDAY, WHEN THE STORM HIT. THEY SAY IT'S A MIRACLE, NO ONE GOT HURT.
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BUNKER HILL -Musselman coach Denny Price knows exactly what Hampshire wants to do tonight when the Applemen host the Trojans at 7 p.m. at Waldeck Field.
It's not just because Hampshire and Mussleman are rivals.
He knows, because he once bought into the same game plan himself.
"Hampshire is wing-T like we used to be," said Price, who is in his 40th year of coaching. "They are going to run the football until the cows come home. They are going to run the ball with their running back and their fullback, and it's up to us to stop it."
Yes, the game plan is rather simplistic, but it's also effective.
Hampshire is going to hand the ball to Denard Hartwell (50 carries, 694 yards and eight touchdowns) and Dalton Clower (68-375-3).
The goal is long, clock-chewing drives, aimed at limiting possessions to prolific offenses -although Hartwell is capable of clicking off long chunks of yardage in a hurry.
Musselman certainly qualifies as prolific.
The Applemen are averaging 40 points per game, and they enter the contest boasting the area's leading rusher in running back Josh Ferguson (77-759-11) and the area's leading passer in quarterback Caleb Dembeck (79 for 129 for 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns).
"For us, it is imperative to keep them off the field," Hampshire coach Darren Grace said. "We need to keep the ball, keep the time of possession in our field and keep their offense off the field.And we have to play good defense."
For Musselman it is the direct opposite.
"Our goal is to get as many possessions as we can get," Price said. "On defense, we have to force turnovers and get the ball back. We have a kid (Ferguson) averaging (10) yards per carry and we are averaging about 18 yards a catch so a lot of our drives are short possessions. I'm not saying we aren't capable of putting long drives together, because we have done that, but we tend to score on quick drives."
Darrin Zombro (29 receptions for 511 yards and six touchdowns), Trevon Wesco (21-461-5) and Josh Ferguson (18-151-1) are the leading receivers.
Rivals, yes. Contrasting styles, yes.
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Musselman (5-2) comes into the game No. 9 in the latest West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Class AAA playoff ratings while Hampshire (4-2) is No. 16.
"The kids know it's a big game," Grace said. "It would be a big win for us, and I'm sure Musselman feels the same way. We could really jump up into the playoff picture. It's a crucial game at this point in the season, but that's the kind of game you are looking to play this time of year. We have four games left to play, and the way it looks, we're going to need to win three of the four to make (the playoff field)."
Price looked at it from a little different angle.
"It is a big game, but we've still got two games left (after Hampshire)," Price said. "We have to focus on playing the best Hampshire team we've played in a long time."
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lol links face is covered
Kirbys is the best character in the Super Smash Bros series
Here is my mockup of a Super Smash Bros. Brawl cover:
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that's awesome
lol links face is covered
Kirbys is the best character in the Super Smash Bros series
Thanks for your comments , sorry that Links face is covered up . I had to cover up Links face as it was very close to the top of the screenshot, and I wanted to be able to put the brawl logo ontop of the image.Originally Posted by deity_link
My favourite characters in the Super Smash Bros series are Link, Ganondorf and Donkey Kong.
wow u should make more
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I am leader of the Super Metroid fanclub
That's nice, I can see a simple clean design for the actual games. Good job, you should send it to nintendo :P
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I would be very pleased to buy this game if this was the cover to it. [ Not that I wouldn't buy the game, but its a good cover. ]
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Sonic7 made the Super Mario Galaxy cover mockup, and I think he used photoshop. However I used Macromedia Fireworks to create my mockup.Originally Posted by Arcadium
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#21 - istartedthewarLet the butthurt flow with the wrath of the nile
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#257 to #21 - thismustbeseen
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I could end world hunger with the money it cost to buy that.
#104 to #21 - hasinvadedyouThis explains why you have (0) friends, Joseph.
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OK fine, picture explanation time. I'm not some 50 year old guy, these are my dads computers. One on the right is an old one from 2010. Just bought a new one, and was finishing up transferring files for him and I saw this as a perfect opportunity to make people butthurt.
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#120 to #113 - hasinvadedyouHi sam.
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Stop invading me
#127 to #122 - hasinvadedyouMy name is Eric, sam.
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See comment 113
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Probably Macs do not support multiple monitors since it would actually require some IT skills from user. Why would they add some options since no mac users would be able to do it.
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Shhh. Comment 113
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Also the Mac on the left has 16gb ram, a i7 4770 and a GT 780m. On bootcamp it would be perfectly capable of gaming if my dad had any desire to.
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wow sick laptop gpu m8
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Gr8 b8 m8 I r8 8/8
#132 to #130 - linxusthevagabond
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and it only costed you 3000 dollars.
meanwhile my 1000 pc outperforms it.
meanwhile my 1000 pc outperforms it.
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Again, it's my dad's computer, he is well aware he could have got more computer for his money. But add in the cost of $1000 to $1500 worth of software and the cost of a 27 inch 1440p IPS display that's high quality, and at that point it wouldn't make that much sense.
PC of equivalent specs with all high quality and high rated parts and monitor pcpartpicker.com/p/LyVgQ7 over $2200 with rebates...
Mac equivalent is $2900
Add in cost of software.....
PC of equivalent specs with all high quality and high rated parts and monitor pcpartpicker.com/p/LyVgQ7 over $2200 with rebates...
Mac equivalent is $2900
Add in cost of software.....
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or you could just pirate the software.
#156 to #155 - linxusthevagabond
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yes, but still i don't really like spending 500 dollars on software.
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Wow, I don;t like spending $ on things like a car. I guess we both can use yours then? Or let me hire you. If I won't feel like paying you I don't. Good deal! Besides: it costs as much as $500 because of people that "don't like" to pay for it. Besides #2: I worked on mocap for a wordwide known PC shooter game. Got paid less for a day of data cleaning and rebuild than a factory assembly line worker (taking into account that I had to make a few days trip to a studio in another city for training @ my own expense means that I didn't get **** for it). I will never do this again. And in few years they won't do the mocap rebuild and cleaning. In few more years they half ass the mocap altogether (no pro stuntmen, heavy recycling of data). And in a decade people like you will say things like "god look on all this product placement in this game, look how ****** the animation is"...I'm a very poor graphics designer. But I pay for my soft. I don't want to be the guy that makes other people poor.
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Q: Do Point Two jackets frighten the horse when they go off?
A: Not in our experience. None of our sponsored riders have reported any problems, although every horse is different. We have activated our ProAir jacket in front of 25 horses in the parade ring at Punchestown in December 2010 and none were spooked.
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My first William Clarke CD was the aptly-named 1992 release on Alligator Records, "Serious Intentions."
I found the CD in a record store in Rochester, N.Y., and had high expectations just from the cover art.
William Clarke stared out through dark sunglasses, his face goateed and unsmiling. His seemingly oversized head was perched neckless on shoulders draped in a shark skin suit. His hair was greasy and combed back, but still a bit disheveled. He held a 16-hole chromatic harmonica in his claw-like hands.
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When I got the CD home, I was blown away. From the opening notes of the first song, "Pawnshop Bound," to the mournful refrain of the last, "Soon Forgotten," it was as powerful and moving as any blues I'd ever heard.
It still is.
When it came to being a blues artist, William Clarke was the total package. As a vocalist, he had the power and soul of a blues shouter. He knew how to craft a blues song, too. A prolific songwriter, his exquisite compositions covered the range of human emotions and conditions, as well as styles from straight ahead Chicago blues to west coast jump blues and, on his later recordings, big band jazz.
His real calling card, however, was his innovative harmonica style that was at once ground-breaking and steeped in tradition. Many have tried, but few have come close to matching the force of his vibrato, depth of his tone and intensity of his attack. He was equally adept at playing both the 10-hole diatonic and chromatic harmonicas and mixed sophistication and technical mastery with raw, primal power.
As a chromatic player, Clarke was a force unto himself. The chromatic is the "big harmonica" with the button on the side. Pressing the button in sharpens the note being played by a half tone. Thus, a C becomes C-sharp with the button in, an F becomes an F-sharp and so on.
The chromatic has its drawbacks in that notes are difficult to bend, which is the technique blues players use with the diatonic harmonica to create a wider range of tones and expression than manufacturers actually build into the instrument.
For example, drawing in (or inhaling) on the 2-hole of a harmonica tuned in C will create a G note. By manipulating the air flow in your mouth and throat, that note can be bent down to an F-sharp and an F, so, theoretically, you can get three distinct notes out of that single draw note. Amazing, huh? It works on other holes, to varying degrees.
Due to the lack of bending opportunities, chromatic harmonica seems better suited for classical or jazz music, but William Clarke made it sound natural for the blues. He made good use of octaves - simultaneously playing the same note on either end of an octave while blocking the notes between them with his tongue. One example: on a 12-hole chromatic harmonica tuned in C, drawing on the 1 and 5 holes will produce D notes, with the 5 hole an octave higher in pitch than the 1 hole. This can be done by opening your mouth wide enough to envelop the 1 through 5 holes, then blocking holes 2, 3 and 4 with your tongue, thus isolating and playing the lower and upper D notes simultaneously. This technique, which works with many other note combinations, creates an organ- or horn-like quality. William Clarke could play entire choruses using octaves, or combine them with other techniques to add color and texture to his playing. A fine example of octave playing is Clarke's version on the "Serious Intentions" CD of Cannonball Adderley's "The Work Song."
Clarke came by his dexterity on the chromatic the old-fashioned way. He learned first-hand from a bona fide blues legend - Muddy Water's former sideman, George "Harmonica" Smith. Clarke befriended Smith and performed regularly with him from 1977 until Smith's death in 1983.
I've got a warm spot in my heart for "Serious Intentions" - probably because it is my first William Clarke recording. I've spent countless hours jamming along with it in the hope - futile - that the sounds he created on that album would rub off on me.
That said, Clarke's other Alligator recordings - "Blowin' Like Hell" (1990), "Groove Time" (1994), and "The Hard Way" (1996) are gold mines of first-rate blues music. To me, and many others, they are absolute classics.
William Clarke performed in Williamsport in 1991 at the second annual Billtown Blues Festival. He was a blue-collar guy who spent much of his career working as a machinist during the day and performing in nightclubs at night and on the weekends.
In 1987, he quit his day job and soon gained a word-of-mouth reputation as an extraordinary and hard working entertainer. He released six self-produced albums - garnering a handful of Blues Music Award nominations in the process - before sending a tape to Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records. According to the label's website, Iglaurer was stunned, not only by what he heard, but by the fact that no record company had signed Clarke. Iglauer was more than happy to correct that oversight. Clarke's first release on the label, "Blowin' Like Hell," yielded a Blues Music Award for Song of the Year for the song "Must Be Jelly."
Clarke's final recording, "The Hard Way," brought him three Blues Music Awards for best album, best song and instrumentalist of the year, harmonica. He died before he could accept those awards.
William Clarke lived the hard and sometimes lethal life of a bluesman and it did him in. He died in 1996 at the very young age, for a blues legend at least, of 45.


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for the love of pie: suvi viitanen
I know that summer has passed
and I'm meant to be thinking of fall.
Of fires and sweaters and warm coloured leaves.
Of apples and pears and vegetables with girth.
Of braises and roasts
and drinks made with whiskey.
But I'm sorta mourning summer.
I've been travelling a lot lately, and with that,
one season sorta glides silently to next.
There's good and bad in that.
The travel itself has been amazing,
inspiring in a way,
that for me, little else is.
At the same time I also feel like I kind of missed Canada's fairest season.
And I'm a season late in posting Suvi's tarts.
But I'm actually happy to talk about them now.
She sent her photos and words when the sun was still high,
when wild blueberries were plentiful, both in Finland and Canada.
So while I've got to wait until next year to make her tarts,
I like that they are her lovely words are a reminder of just how magical the close to summer can be.
So with that, FOR THE LOVE OF PIE — a series that celebrates the simple things
with Suvi Viitanen and her Summer Berry Tarts.
xo, N
Suvi Viitanen
Summer berry tarts with whipped yogurt cream and lemon curd. These are perfect for those relaxed high summer days when the season starts to lean towards autumn but there are still plenty of ripe berries and fruits. I find blueberries very nostalgic; they have the taste of summer but you can feel the air changing crisper and see the nature starting to fade it's colours.
In western Finland. My family has a summer house by the ocean and my better half's family has their summer house by the lake so we are always around water in the summertime. I practically grew up in the ocean so it has a really special place in my heart. We picked wild blueberries from the forest and enjoyed these tarts by the dock. But you don't really need water to have these. Just warm, sunny weather, ripe berries and people close to you to share them with.
I chose to make these because I love this time of year and I have an addiction for picking blueberries. Though you can practically make these from any berry or fruit and I like recipes that are versatile. You can also switch the yogurt cream mixture to crème fraîche, mascarpone or even for a good scoop of vanilla ice cream. These tarts are also really simple to make: they don't need many ingredients or equipments and that's perfect for a summer house kitchen. In the summer I don't fuss with food, it has to be good, simple and seasonal.
When the fruits are ripe and scented. When the air smells like a mixture of harvest, dried up summer flowers, ripening fruits and hot air. When you have dear people and friends around you and you feel the need to serve them something delicious and simple. I'd pair this with coffee spiced up with cardamom because I really adore blueberries and cardamom together. But I wouldn't rule out sparkling wine or maybe a little bit of really, really cold Limoncello.
I love everything creative. I drew and painted throughout my childhood, then went to study art where I changed my way of creating to photography. And I'm still on the path of learning and loving every second of it.
- 500 grams of ready-made puff pastry sheets (5 pieces) or one whole sheet
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 3-4 tbs of thick Greek yogurt
- 1 jar of ready-made lemon curd
- 2 cups or more of fresh blueberries or/and fresh berries of your choice
- Fresh mint
- Preheat your oven to 450F/225C, take out your baking tray and line it with a piece of baking paper. Take out the frozen puff pastry sheets and place them over baking paper to thaw. When puff pastry has thawed, prick your sheets with a fork and if you like extra golden tarts, brush them with egg wash or milk. Bake in the oven until puffed, crispy and golden. Let them cool while you whip the cream.
- Whip up the heavy cream to a fairly firm state and mix in the Greek yogurt, tasting as you go so it's to your taste. To this mixture you can add in vanilla or sugar if you like things on the sweeter side, but remember that lemon curd is quite sweet.
- Spread 1-2 tbs of lemon curd onto each puff pastry tart (or if you use one big, spread a thin layer of lemon curd on top). Add yogurt cream mixture on top of lemon curd and spread it freely. Top very generously with blueberries and garnish with fresh mint. Cut into squares and serve.


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Distaff Turf Mile: Stephanie's Kitten goes last to first to nip Hungry Island
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Stephanie's Kitten, away from the races for seven months, returned with a flourish, rallying from last under Julien Leparoux to win Saturday's Grade 2, $288,750 Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs.
Returning to her favorite course, and getting the kind of ground over which she has excelled, Stephanie's Kitten rallied five wide down the lane and outfinished 2-1 favorite Hungry Island to win by a neck. It was three lengths back to Daisy Devine in third.
The win kept owner-breeder Ken Ramsey on a major roll this spring in Kentucky.
"When it rains, it pours," Ramsey said in the winner's circle while rain poured down on his head.
It was the sixth win from 11 starts for Stephanie's Kitten, a 4-year-old daughter of Kitten's Joy who is now 3 for 3 over the Churchill Downs turf course.
Stephanie's Kitten hadn't run since finishing sixth in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II at Keeneland on Oct. 13. Trainer Wayne Catalano thought he had her tight enough for her return, but admitted to being a little concerned when the turf course came up yielding due to day-long showers.
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"I was very confident going in I had her fit," Catalano said. "She worked very well, she did everything I wanted to do. We were a little concerned with the track – she's won on a good track. How soft it was was a little bit of a concern, but not much when you got a good horse like that."
Leparoux had Stephanie's Kitten last of seven while Frontside set fractions of 24.29 seconds for the quarter and 49.15 for the half-mile.
Daisy Devine had made an early three-wide move, and turning into the stretch Hungry Island, under Javier Castellano, and Stephanie's Kitten also moved into contention.
In midstretch, Hungry Island split horses, but Stephanie's Kitten had all the momentum and outkicked her to the wire.
Stephanie's Kitten covered the mile in 1:37.96 and returned $9.80 to win as the third choice.
"She finished the last quarter very good," said Leparoux, who won his third race on the card. "I think the ground is good for us today. The way she won, it was perfect."
Castellano said his filly "exploded" down the lane, but "I got beat by a better horse today."
Catalano said he would consider running Stephanie's Kitten in the Grade 1 Just a Game at Belmont on June 8.
Nice win,congrats to the conections and a fine job in preparing S.K. by Wayne C.. What a match up in the Just A Game at Belmont, Mizdirection and the top three finishers of this race and whoever dares to show up
Hope the top 3 from this race all run in the Just a Game - Mizdirection is pointing toward that, and it would be a great race.
Kittens joy is a freak.


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Diet buster! Friday (June 7) is National Doughnut Day and local bakers plan to give you a taste for free.South Florida Dunkin' Donuts restaurants will give you a free doughnut of your choice when you pay for a beverage. New on the summer menu are fruit doughnuts in two flavors: lemonade and key lime.
And Winn-Dixie stores are giving out a free jumbo doughnut hole at the bakery. Only one per person, so you'll have to choose between cake, powdered and cinnamon.
The celebration began 75 years ago when the Chicago Salvation Army started the day to raise money during the Great Depression. It recognized the "doughnut lassies" who served fresh doughnuts to American soliders, who were known as "doughboys" during World War I. It's celebrated on the first Friday or June each year.
If you hear of any other free doughnut offers here in Palm Beach County, let me know at firstname.lastname@example.com or @ERoach and I'll add them to the list.


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City Streets and Parks Department personnel now have another task for their daily schedules.
Whenever police receive a report of a stolen or lost bicycle that is found, police have been routinely documenting the bike and hauling it to the impound area on West Third Street.
Following a meeting with Mayor Gabriel J. Campana Wednesday, that's no longer going to be the practice.
Instead of police picking up the bicycles, the task will be assigned to the city Streets and Parks personnel.
Details of how that will take place are being worked out, according to William C. Wright, general manager of the department.
"We need police to be solving and preventing crimes," Campana said.
Should a bicycle be reported stolen, it remains a crime of theft, and police will continue to work to find the rightful owner, he said.
Wright said the department has done some of these tasks before but never has taken over the sole responsibility.
Police Chief Gregory A. Foresman said the police receive about 300 to 400 calls for picking up lost, abandoned, stolen and reported stolen bicycles a year.
"I can tell you we used to carry the bikes out of City Hall and bring them to the police impound garage," Wright said. "Now, we will pick them up there or wherever they ask us to or wherever the report comes in."


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Garry Frenklah's investment banking career commenced in 1994 in Australia with Challenger International. In 1996 he moved to Asia, where he worked in Hong Kong and Tokyo in sales and structuring with multi-asset class derivatives on both the asset and liability side for Salomon Brothers, Barclays Capital, HSBC Securities, SMBC Capital Markets, and from 2006 to mid-2011�– The Royal Bank of Scotland, initially as Head of Private Banking Sales in Asia (Equity & FX/Precious Metal Derivatives).
At RBS, Garry�was based in Singapore and most recently responsible for sales of structured retail products in South Asia. He personally took a leading role in product innovation, structuring and creation.
He has been a frequent and sought-after speaker at industry symposiums, conferences and client seminars.
Garry completed a BSc (Mathematics major) at the University of Melbourne in 1988, and obtained a Certificate of Futures from the Sydney Futures Exchange in 1994.
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Cleveland police said that the charter school's principal, Alicia Sadonick, called them at the end of the school day to report the incident. The child had been getting ready to go home when a small bag fell out of his school bag and his teacher picked it up.
When she asked him what was in the bag, the child gave a surprising answer.
"(My) dad's weed that he smokes," the boy answered.
Police said that when the boy's father was called to the school, he admitted it was his marijuana.
According to the father, his wife had given the boy his shoulder bag to use after she took him to school after she realized the boy had forgotten his school bag.
The mother was unaware that the marijuana was in her husband's shoulder bag.
Detectives are still investigating the case and have not forwarded the case to city prosecutors to determine if charges will be filed, police spokesman Sgt. Sammy Morris said.


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INDIANAPOLIS - Despite all the talk you're hearing about an unprecedented abundance of talent in the upcoming NFL draft, if you look at assessments of the safeties - what Eagles fans seem to care most about these days - you'll find a steep dropoff after the first two names, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Calvin Pryor.
As in, most of them aren't considered potential NFL starters.
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The SVR102T is an extremely high performance, light weight 4" f-7. (714 mm focal length) air spaced apo triplet refractor. This version, with our exceptional Stellarvue focuser is our most popular telescope. Many experts have pointed out that the Stellarvue 102 has exceptional optics. Read Dennis DiCicco's review of the SVR102T as it appeared in Sky and Telescope Magazine. It comes standard with our new 2.5" Stellarvue dual speed, rack and pinion focuser with 2" and 1.25" adapters. This is our latest lens design featuring a certified, high Strehl objective. Dedicated photographic field flatteners make this not only the best 4" visual scope but an outstanding imaging platform as well.
The SVR102T-25SV is the standard version of this new telescope. The fully baffled, lightweight carbon fiber tube produces a telescope that is very light. The ota is 9 lbs and rings weigh an additional .8 pounds each. The focuser unthreads resulting in a tube assembly that is only 20.25" long, well within airline carry-on size limits. Now you can easily take a world class apo refractor on the plane with you! The certified 101.5 mm clear aperture optic is essentially perfect and comes with our interferometric test report showing it is .95 Strehl or higher. This is as good as it gets which means you will see or image everything the atmosphere will allow! Like all Stellarvue telescopes, this instrument is triple tested including a star test by Vic Maris.
The Stellarvue SVR102T has been designed as our best dual purpose 4" telescope for both visual and photographic use. It delivers stunning visual performance thanks to its high Strehl, fully multi-coated objective. Photographic performance with cameras is excellent with the addition of the photographic field flattener. This is among the sharpest 4" class telescopes ever offered. See the Sky and Telescope magazine review of the SVR102T. Also, see the NEAF video that features the 102T.
Fully multi-coated apochromatic triplet objective: Using a 101.5 mm f-7 apochromatic triplet objective, with an Ohara FPL-53 center element, this telescope provides extremely high contrast and reflector-like color correction. This triple tested lens is as well corrected as any a 4" apo triplet we have offered and it comes with an interferometric report to prove it. To further enhance this high level of contrast, extreme broadband multi-coatings are used on all six air-to-glass surfaces. This boosts contrast, making the stars appear vivid and the background velvet black. These coatings transmit light above and below the visual spectrum. This is important to minimize reflections seen on CCD images.
Lightweight carbon fiber tube assembly: The thin wall carbon fiber tube looks sharp and matches the black anodized aluminum fittings giving this telescope a very high-end, classy look. The total weight of the ota with 2.5" focuser is only 8.8 pounds, making this the lightest 102 triplet we have ever made. The dew shield retracts reducing the length of the telescope when being stored. When the telescope is used, this dew shield may be extended to minimize dewing of the objective at night and to serve as a glare shade during the daytime. Since the focuser can be easily un-threaded, the telescope length can be reduced to airline carry on size. This means you can now carry your high end apo on the plane with you.
Internal tube treatment: The main tube interior is painted ultra flat black inside and is properly baffled to eliminate any tube wall reflections. Reflections in the optical path are further reduced using edge blackened objective elements. All of these methods are used to preserve the outstanding contrast of this exceptional apochromatic lens.
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Oahu high schools poaching for Maui football players
March 16, 2013 - Robert Collias
Several sources have told me of recent activity involving Saint Louis School and Kahuku High School contacting MIL football players about transferring to the Oahu schools.
I just got off the phone with a Baldwin player who requested anonymity, but confirmed that a Saint Louis football coach had been sending texts about setting up a host family for the Bear to live with while playing for the Crusaders in the fall.
The Baldwin player said he is not aware of any other Bears being contacted — and he has not been contacted by Kahuku — but that is not the case for Lahainaluna.
Several sources close to the Lahainaluna situation have told me that as many as six Lunas are being recruited by both Oahu schools.
This would not be anything new, of course.
Two prominent former Lunas who transferred to Oahu were Simione Vehikite and Kaniela Tuipulotu. Vehikite left for Kapolei a few years back before playing in college at USC, and Tuipulotu left after being a starter as a Luna freshman for Kahuku.
Tuipulotu played for a state title team at Kahuku and excelled in college for both Arizona and Hawaii.
Another former Luna and Maui High Saber, Tevita Finau, also transferred to Kahuku and caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the OIA title game a few years back. He later played in college for Utah before NFL stints/camps with the Cardinals, Eagles and Cowboys.
Shoot, back in the day, even the legendary Wally Yonamine left his boyhood home in Olowalu and his classmates at Lahainaluna for Farrington. A stint with the San Francisco 49ers and then a Hall-of-Fame Japan baseball career as a player and manager followed.
We will stay on top of this as we hear more, so stay tuned.
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