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Here you will find useful resources from the various advocacy movements, projects and campaigns promoted by national Habitat for Humanity organizations. Contact the following local offices to learn more about the advocacy and education activities in these countries.
Advocacy practices and public policies
The resource is intended to help civil organizations, community leaders, NGOs and city councils to launch successful advocacy initiatives related to housing.
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Bolivia: Citizen Education Program
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Additional advocacy resources:
- UNFPA- 2007 State of the world population: Liberating the potential for urban growth. [5](Habitat for Humanity Mexico, Spanish)
- Strategic approach to advocacy in Colombia [6].(Habitat for Humanity Colombia, Spanish)


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PHOENIX — Jeff Suppan was one of nine pitchers to take the hill last season as a starter for the Milwaukee Brewers.
After an upgrade to Milwaukee's rotation in the off-season, Suppan is now fighting for a spot in the five-man unit. His outing on Friday may not swing his chances in either direction.
Suppan, who was scheduled to go five innings, struggled early before settling down. He finished with over 70 pitches during a three-inning stint, allowing six hits and five earned runs with three walks and four strikeouts.
After allowing six of the first seven batters he faced to reach base, the right-hander retired eight of his last 11.
"It was my first day throwing all of my pitches and I was pretty pumped up about that," said Suppan, who allowed four home runs in his last start. "I was amped up and I missed with a lot of pitches.
"It was one of those situations where the adjustments took a little longer. I was happy I was able to come back out and throw some zeros up on the board."
The 35-year-old's spring numbers are not pretty. He has an ERA of 9.00 in 12 innings with six home runs allowed to go along with four walks and nine strikeouts.
The other important outing of the game for the Brewers was closer Trevor Hoffman's first appearance of the spring. He came in for the seventh inning and allowed a run while facing mostly minor leaguers. He allowed two hits, one earned run and a walk.
Anaheim's Bobby Abreu, who came in hitting .111, homered in the first inning off Suppan, and Juan Rivera added a two-run double off the left-centre field wall.
Kendry Morales also had good day at the plate, reaching base in his first three at-bats, including a fifth-inning home run off of non-roster invitee Chris Smith.
Angels starter Joel Pineiro allowed two earned runs and five hits in four innings with four strikeouts and a walk. Pineiro was jarred by a collision in the first inning when he went to tag Milwaukee's Jim Edmonds along the first base line. Pineiro had a welt near his right eye where the bridge of Edmonds' batting helmet connected.
"I know there was no intention," Pineiro said. "He is a great guy and he was a great leader when we were in St. Louis together."
Pineiro's day finished after 64 pitches and a few good sinkers.
"There were a couple of 0-2 pitches there I'd take back, but I was working on a couple of things," Pineiro said. "But I was in the strike zone and my sinker was working."
Notes: Milwaukee RHP LaTroy Hawkins has been dealing with shoulder stiffness. Manager Ken Macha said the report from the medical staff was positive and that he should get a bullpen session in the coming days. ... The Brewers sent OF Lorenzo Cain, P Marco Estrada and C Angel Salome to triple-A Nashville. LHP Zach Braddock, RHP Kameron Loe and 1B Steffan Wilson were sent to minor-league camp. It's brings the roster down to 41. ... The Brewers promoted Joe Koshansky to the roster from minor-league camp.

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Certified Nursing Assistant programs usually don't take long to complete, but in some cases can cause financial strain, according to Nursing Assistant Central. If you need financial assistance in order to complete your CNA program, loans are available to most students. For technical programs, including CNA courses, student loans are a helpful way to deal with the immediate stress that may come along with having to pay for tuition out of pocket. The process of getting a loan takes effort, but with the right information and straightforward steps, it can successfully be done.
Things You'll Need
- Computer with internet connection
Visit the Federal Student Aid Programs site. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a part of the federal government that provides loans and other methods of financial assistance to students towards tuition.
Go to the FAFSA home page and follow the directions. Enter the information required to create a username and password.
Carefully and honestly fill out the FAFSA form. This form will determine how much governmental financial support you may get towards your CNA program. The reward is based on your financial situations and needs. The form requires information including your financial history, income and debt history, according to Free CNA Classes.
Review your FAFSA form to ensure all information is correct. If any information is incorrect, follow the directions to go back to the form and make the needed corrections.
Submit your FAFSA form. About a week after you submit the form, visit the FAFSA website again. Sign in with your username, password, as well as other needed information and view the results of the loans available to you. Depending on the institution you attend, or are planning to attend in order to complete your CNA program, FAFSA results may also be sent to the school.
Review the loans presented to you. Pay close attention to information including repayment scheduling and interest rates. If a financial aid counselor from your institution is available to meet with you, you may choose to review and make your decision with the help of the counselor. Finally, decide and agree to the plan that suits you best.
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The countdown to World Cup qualification began Tuesday when U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced the names of 16 players, mostly from foreign clubs, who will begin gathering in Florida this week in preparation for three upcoming exhibitions and the first two qualifiers in early June.
Klinsmann, who has a 5-4-1 record since replacing Bob Bradley last summer, said the players joining him for "this very special four-week period represent our core." He claimed that the period for evaluation and experimentation has concluded and that it's "time to get down to business."
On Sunday, Klinsmann will round out his roster with up to 13 additional players who compete in MLS or whose foreign clubs are still in action. On May 25, the day before the Americans face Scotland in Jacksonville, he'll trim his roster to the final 23-man team that will contest the exhibitions and qualifiers.
After playing Scotland, the U.S. will meet Brazil in Landover, Md., (May 30) and Canada in Toronto (June 3). The games begin to count five days later, when the road to Brazil 2014 begins vs. Caribbean minnow Antigua and Barbuda in Tampa. On June 12, the U.S. will visit Guatemala in a second qualifier.
The most surprising omission Tuesday was defender Timmy Chandler, who earned his first international cap early last year under Bradley and appeared to blossom as the first-choice left back under Klinsmann. He started six of the seven games Klinsmann coached last year and missed out on the February match at Italy with a hamstring problem.
Now it appears his heart isn't in it.
"I have had long conversations with Timmy about where he is in his professional career and his commitment to playing international football," Klinsmann said Tuesday. "He has expressed his appreciation for all the opportunities we have given him, but he also feels at this point he needs to take a break.
"It's disappointing not having him as a part of the team at this important juncture of building our team, but ultimately a player must decide what is best for him. The door is certainly not closed on Timmy, but in the moment we move on without him."
Chandler, 22, is the Frankfurt-born son of an American serviceman and a regular starter at Bundesliga club FC Nürnberg. He never represented his native country at the junior level, and the German federation had indicated in the past that it wasn't interested in bringing him in.
It's a loss for the U.S. but not a devastating one. The fact Eric Lichaj wasn't named Tuesday despite emerging as a regular starter at Aston Villa suggests Klinsmann is quite happy with his depth at outside back. Fabian Johnson did reasonably well there vs. Italy in February, and Edgar Castillo has had an outstanding season in Mexico with Club Tijuana.
Some foreign-based players — like Clarence Goodson and Michael Parkhurst in Denmark, Oguchi Onyewu in Portugal and Herculez Gomez in Mexico — have games this weekend and will be announced Sunday if they're part of Klinsmann's plans.
Jozy Altidore has finished up at AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands but should be among those named Sunday, and Tim Ream, who's done well in England at Bolton Wanderers, is a somewhat surprising omission. DaMarcus Beasley, who plays for Puebla FC in Mexico, also appears to have missed the cut. Midfielder Sacha Kljestan told Sporting News last week that he didn't expect to be called up despite his critical role in helping Anderlecht to the Belgian title.
The only newcomer to the senior national team named Tuesday is midfielder Joe Corona, who impressed during the Under-23 side's failed Olympic qualifying effort in March.
"We are excited to start with this first group of players, and then welcome more at the beginning of next week," Klinsmann said.
Early U.S. roster:
Goalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton) and Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake).
Defenders (4): Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover) and Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin).
Midfielders (8): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Jose Torres (Pachuca) and Danny Williams (Hoffenheim).
Forward (1): Clint Dempsey (Fulham).
-- This article originally appeared on SportingNews.com


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Howdy folks,
Don't usually ask too many questions around here but this is one of those obscure things that has been nagging at me for some time.
Over the years I've noticed that with regard to ground spoiler deployment on landing, certain Boeing aircraft have curious properties. On the 777, for example, (pardon my no doubt incorrect nomenclature) the #2 outboard spoiler panels have a more shallow angle than the other four.
And on the 737 classics, the first two panels have the same setting whereas the last two panels have full deflection. The 73G models have an even more unusual arrangement where the last outboard panel is standing all tall with other panels recessed.
Surely there is a rhyme and reason to this but for the life of me I can't guess what it might be. Can some of you more in the know folks please shed some light on this technical oddity?


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The Bridges of Hope is a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. There are 4 facilities for men and 1 for women. Each is dedicated to helping its residents recover from addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Our program of recovery is based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous - that is, one addicted person helping another. The A.A. 'Big Book' and the 12 steps to recovery serve as the foundation for the entire program. A.A. has been successfully helping people recover for more than 65 years, through fellowship, prayer and spiritual principles.
Our approach offers a proven alternative to traditional short-term inpatient and outpatient programs. Research shows that brains seriously damaged by alcohol and/or other drugs can take years to fully heal. That is why our residents stay an average of six months to 1 year before they are ready to return to their families and communities with an adequate foundation for their continued recovery. Residents are referred to us through a number of channels, including word-of-mouth, professional counselors and agencies, and through the legal system.


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After three group games, France's report card reads as follows: Eight goals scored, two goals conceded, seven points and no defeats. Most importantly, everyone is happy and together.
The ghosts of South Africa 2010 have been somewhat banished, and now France can go into the knockout stages void of any real problems and with a real sense of optimism.
France opened their campaign with a confident and professional 3-0 win against Honduras. Karim Benzema's penalty at the end of the first half was enough to open up the side from Central America, and the victory was guaranteed from early in the second half.
Against Switzerland, the nerves were calmed after the first 20 minutes. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Blaise Matuidi gave Les Bleus a strong 2-0 lead, and Didier Deschamps' men ran out 5-2 winners.
The 0-0 draw against Ecuador wasn't the best game to watch, but it was a functional performance, with France doing enough to win the group.
This is probably the happiest a France squad has been since they won the European Championships 14 years ago.
Here are five positives for France to take from their World Cup group-stage performances.


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The Kalamazoo Gazette's Dec. 5 editorial, "In this economy, community colleges are vital," reflects a local and nationwide shift that views the community college as an entity whose primary purpose is to meet the needs of business. The editorial appears to suggest that community colleges exist to support an unfettered and free-market economy.
What's missing from the editorial, and from most current discussions of the community college, is the community college's vital academic and collegiate function, which involves offering general education courses and transfer to colleges and universities.
Students -- a term used once in the editorial -- are no longer described as learners, but are instead considered an economic entity, "workers," or a "workforce." Nowhere does the editorial address the intellectual and social development of the student --the importance of teaching students the critical literacy necessary to become actively engaged citizens in a democracy.
Over the past several years and during these tough economic times, the political and public perception of the community college's function has moved inexorably toward "a mission" that promotes job training to the virtual exclusion of general education. If business demands auto mechanics, the community college will produce them; if business needs welders, the community college will produce them.
As the director of career academies at Kalamazoo Valley Community College has stated in describing the college's planned Hospitality Academy, "It's a fast track to employment . . . and it is our response to what each industry is demanding to meet its workforce needs."
As the above quote suggests, community colleges are well situated and responsive to local and national workforce needs with respect to job training. And few people challenge the idea that most students enroll in community colleges with the eventual goal of obtaining employment, whether through academies, associate degrees, or transfer to colleges and universities. Since well over 50 percent of community college students work full time, many of them are actually in college to gain better-paying employment. And vocational/technical training has always been part of the community college mission. But historically it has been only one of several missions-- not its primary mission.
Community colleges are vital in any economy -- not simply as an "economic refuge," but as institutions whose mission must include the democratic ideal of providing an education that offers all individuals the opportunity to realize their full potential as human beings.
Keith Kroll resides in Portage MI.


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Barricades and detour signs will be pulled across the road at either end, and construction workers will begin the task of ripping up the 1.3-mile stretch of asphalt roadway that winds among the trees and hills next to the Huron River in the city's northwest corner.
For the next two summers, the workers will be rebuilding the two-lane road.
About one half of the work will be done by mid-September, after which the road will be reopened for the fall and winter. The second half of the $3.7 million project will be done next year.
City officials announced their intention to improve the road more than a year ago.
"It was in terrible shape, and the road surface was in terrible shape and continuing to deteriorate," said Elizabeth Rolla, senior project manager for the City of Ann Arbor.
A 2005 count showed 2,313 vehicles a day using the section of road that will be improved. That number doesn't include the hundreds of bicyclists who pedal the roadway daily.
The plan, to rebuild the road within its existing boundaries, followed a series of public meetings to solicit opinion about what form the improvement should take. One possibility, that the segment of road be closed altogether to motor vehicle traffic and made into a pedestrian and bicycle path was rejected after many residents who live close to the road objected.
Proposals to widen the road, possibly adding bicycle and pedestrian paths, also were rejected, largely because of possible damage to the steep slopes, trees, wetlands, animals and some endangered plants on either side of the road, Rolla said.
Huron River Drive
• Total length of road: 55.1 miles.
• Length of Huron River Drive in Ann Arbor: 1.3 miles.
• Approximate daily number of motor vehicle using road in Ann Arbor: 2,300.
• Number of nature areas beside road segment being improved: 4.
• Number of Metroparks along whole length of road: 7.
The construction schedule was changed from one year to two so that new plantings in September would have time to establish themselves before winter. Besides rebuilding the road from the base up, workers also will replace a sanitary sewer that runs under the middle of the road.
Carole Hann, a member of the Bicycle Advocacy, Safety, Education Committeecq of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society, said she believes the improvement plan is well supported within the club, which frequently uses the road for excursions.
"It sounds like they have done a very thorough study and that there were not any real alternatives if they were going to protect the environment on the section they are going to improve," Hann said.
The new road will not have marked bicycle lanes.
Four nature areas, the Barton Nature Area, the Keubler-Langford Nature Area, Camp Hilltop and the Bird Hills Nature Area extend along either side of the road as it winds along the Huron River northwest from Ann Arbor.
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Lights out at the Madonna Inn.
Lightning strikes in Greece.
An overweight cat takes a swim.
All of this is shown in Today in Pictures.
Here is a big-picture photo essay.
Today in Pictures is a daily collection of handpicked photos selected by Birmingham-based AL.com photographers from the hundreds of Associated Press images of the day.


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BOSTON — The Red Sox plan to add three to four players on Saturday or Sunday for their first wave of September call-ups. Any player on the team's 40-man roster is eligible to join the team, but Triple-A Pawtucket is headed for the International League postseason, so the Red Sox don't want to dismantle that team.
Catcher Ryan Lavarnway, infielder Brock Holt, pinch-runner and outfielder Quintin Berry (who would need a 40-man roster spot) and perhaps a right-handed reliever like Jose De La Torre or Pedro Beato could make their way up.
"I think we'll have probably three or four join us initially, and then the remainder of who we've decided or are in the process of deciding will come probably at the end of Pawtucket's playoff run," Sox manager John Farrell said Saturday. "Initially, we'll look to add certain positions — a pitcher, a catcher, probably an infielder. The names attached to those positions are coming shortly."
Pawtucket became the North Division champions on Justin Henry's game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth on Friday night in a 2-1 victory over visiting Syracuse.
Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is a name sure to join the big-league team at some point, but the Sox don't have a burning need for an outfielder and he's important to Pawtucket. Clubs value playoff experience, even in the minor leagues.
"Given the stage of the career of a number of guys that are there, particularly the younger guys that are on the way up, those (playoff) settings are invaluable, even if it's guys that have made their debut already," Farrell said generally. "To feel a sense of urgency is always a good thing when it comes to making a pitch or a play in key spots."
Follow MassLive.com Red Sox beat writer @EvanDrellich on Twitter. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Before heading out of the area for a New Year's Eve celebration, why not consider a local event?
Our area is hosting activities people are sure to enjoy Monday evening.
In addition to the many private parties on New Year's Eve, people can attend public celebrations in Fulton and Montgomery counties.
In Johnstown, the Johnstown Area Community Center will present a downtown fireworks display at 9 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from the park on West Main Street. People who attend will need to stand on the opposite side of Main Street to view the display.
Mayor Sarah Slingerland said this is the first fireworks display in Johnstown since the city's 250th celebration, which took place in 2008.
In Fort Plain, the Fort Plain Community Activities Council has scheduled a variety of activities for the Tri-Village 2012 Last Night New Year's Eve Celebration.
The event will run from 4 p.m. to midnight in the village.
Headquarters for the event will be at 47 Main St., where the Friends of Fort Plain will have buttons, wristbands, maps and schedules. A shuttle bus will be available from 4 to 10 p.m.
Buttons cost $7. Wristbands for children ages 10 and younger cost $1.
Among the events are children's crafts and an open house at Fort Plain True Value from 4 to 9 p.m.; a performance by the acoustic band Stone Soup at the Fort Plain Museum from 7 to 10 p.m.; and Redneck Games from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Sportsman's Den, where people can partake in a hubcap toss, fish casting and target shooting. Those are just a few of the many activities planned for Last Night.
Dress warmly and enjoy celebrating the new year with others in your area.


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By Anthony Coleman
LAWRENCE – Everything that the Lawrence High boys' basketball team needed to escape with a 38-34 victory over Hightstown last night it received from Semei Mitchell.
In the final minute, the 5-foot-10 sophomore guard forced a turnover, set up the winning field goal and nailed a pair of free throws.
"Bert (McCallum) no doubt made a big shot," Lawrence coach Pat Tarrant said. "But the big play was Semei taking the charge. That was huge. He's only a sophomore, but he's a real tough competitor, and then he comes back and makes two big free throws."
Hightstown led, 34-30, with 4:01 remaining, but back-to-back field goals by Bobby Brackett (16 points and 12 rebounds) tied the game. It stayed that way until the final minute. Mitchell stepped in front of Ryan Borden, who was driving to the basket, to take the player-control foul.
On the ensuing possession, Mitchell got into the paint and dished it to McCallum (nine points, 11 rebounds) for the layup with 35 seconds to go. McCallum could have iced the game with 21 seconds left, but he missed the front end of the one-and-one. Chris Tate got the offensive rebound, but he had his pocket picked by the Rams' Cole Fusik who was fouled on his way to the basket.
Fusik missed both free throws, forcing Hightstown with five seconds to go to foul Mitchell who connected from the charity stripe twice.
"We prepare for these games," said Mitchell who had six points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals. "I knew it was a big game. Taking the charge, we talk about that every day in practice. I saw him coming down (the lane), so I got in front to take the charge.
"On offense, we were going for a motion layup. I just made sure the pass was to a wide-open person. I saw Bert on the baseline. I gave it to Bert, and he got the layup. On the foul shots, I just took my time. We had to play hard and make sure we won this game."
Tarrant and Mitchell admitted how frustrating the game was for them due to Hightstown's game plan. However, the Rams (3-6) are perhaps the ones even more frustrated.
"Four of our losses have been the same way," Hess said. "We lost to Steinert at the buzzer on a 3. We lost to Hillsborough at the buzzer on a 3. We lost in overtime to (Princeton Day School). We had the lead and the ball in the last minute. We are just not closing games out."
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There are delays due to volume and weather on Route 78 westbound in the areas of Exit 24, Exit 4 and the Toll Bridge, according to a traffic alert issued at 3:51 p.m. on HART Commuter Information Services.
On Route 31 in Clinton Township, there is a report at 4:02 p.m. of a traffic light malfunctioning at Regional Road. Drivers are being advised to use caution
Information about traffic conditions in Hunterdon County came, in part, from HART Commuter Information Services. For the latest traffic alerts, visit the HART Commuter Information Services page.
To sign up for traffic alerts from HART, go to the sign-up page.
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Kimberly Rhode made Olympic history today as the first American to win individual medals at five successive Games - and then insisted there was plenty more to come.
The 33-year-old shooter also equalled the world record with 99 hits out of 100 as she obliterated the field to win the women's skeet.
Rhode was already a two-time gold medallist in the double trap, in 1996 and 2004, won bronze in the same event in 2000 and took silver after switching to the skeet at Beijing four years ago.
But she now has her shotgun sights set firmly on Brazil in 2016 - and beyond.
"I do not see myself quitting any time soon," Rhode said.
"I'm looking forward to 2016 and a few more after that. The oldest Olympic medallist was a shooter and he was 72, so I still have a few more in me."
Rhode will have to compete at the 2052 Games if she is to break that particular record, held by Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn who won a silver medal in 1920.
She sent plenty of other records tumbling today, though setting a new Olympic best for a qualifying round with 74 out of 75.
She then topped that off with a perfect 25 in the final and a share of the world record held by Slovakia's Danka Bartekova - who took bronze behind silver medallist Wei Ning of China.
Rhode's performance was all the more remarkable given the downpour which fell during the qualification.
But what of the shot that got away, in the third round, which denied her an unprecedented perfect 100?
"I have no excuses, I just missed one," she said. "It happens. The conditions were difficult and it just got away.
"The world record did not really affect me until late on. Then the emotions were affecting me and I was thinking 'please don't cry, you won't be able to see the birds', that would have been a challenge.
"My dad said one day I'd have to shoot well in the rain, and he was right."
Today's other gold medal went to Guo Wenjun of China in the women's 10m air pistol.
Guo overhauled France's Celine Goberville with her final shot to retain the Olympic title she won in Beijing.


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Eleven members of the Shippensburg University women's track and field team earned All-Academic status it was announced Wednesday. The team was honored as a 2013 All-Academic Team by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Here is the complete press release:
SHIPPENSBURG — The Shippensburg University women's track & field team was honored Wednesday as a 2013 All-Academic Team by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while 11 Raiders were recognized individually with All-Academic classifications.
Shippensburg was one of 92 teams in the country, including 10 others from the PSAC, to be recognized with the All-Academic classification. SU's 11 individual honorees are the third-most of any Division II school, trailing only Grand Valley State (21) and Winona State (14).
Overall, the 2012 team features a total of 384 student-athletes representing 92 institutions. The PSAC led all leagues with 59 total selections.
Shippensburg's 11 women that earned All-Academic designation are: senior Megan Breski (East Pennsboro), senior Sarah Brotzman, sophomore Lauren Ellsworth, senior Erin Flick (Mechanicsburg), freshman Megan Lundy, junior Stephanie Pryor, junior Ellie Ressler, freshman Reynah Spence (Shippensburg), senior Katie Spratford, senior Caitlin Stuetz and junior Heather Weiss.
Breski, Brotzman, Ellsworth, Flick and Spratford are repeat honorees from a year ago.
To qualify for the individual All-Academic recognition, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division II indoor or outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.
To qualify for the team designation, Shippensburg needed to have placed at either the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships and boast a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.


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Transfers for July 31 to Aug. 7, 2013
Grambling Court 144: John A. Stump to James Stump and Shenetta M. Stump, $11,460.
June Drive 188: Craig P. Castille to W/B 188 June 1 LLC, $47,267.
Jenic Lane 4900: Brent W. Savoie and Tracy B. Savoie to Charles D. Monteilh and Joyce H. Monteilh, $150,000.
4109 River Road 4105: Juan S. Sanchez to Vicente B. Sanchez, donation, one half interest.
Eighth St. 158: Federal National Mortgage Association to Michael Crockens, $83,600.
Fifth St. 121: Aubrey A. Howell and Dorene S. Howell to Margaret L. Sampey, $28,300.
Fig Lane 161: America Lopez and Wesley Bland to Elgene Gary Jr., $40,000.
Grand Isle, lots A, B, and C: Josh Jambon to C&D Land LLC, $300,000.
Gulf Stream Park Addition subdivision, lot 100, square 7A: Roger M. Efferson and Rebekah S. Efferson to Pelicans Roost LLC, $152,000.
Gulf Stream Park Addition subdivision, lot 99, square 7A: Roger M. Efferson and Rebekah S. Efferson to Andrew B. Benton, $25,000.
Gulf Stream Park subdivision, lot 13: Charles E. Langhoff Sr. to Pressley J. Broussard Jr. and Pamela R. Broussard, $210,000.
Pelican Pointe subdivision, lot 18: Steven W. Kent and Trudy C. Kent to Damon M. Wood and Monika B. Wood, $100,000.
Pirates Cove Marina Dockominiums, unit 11: Gulf Offshore Marine Inc. to Gulf Wide Marine Leasing LLC, $65,000.
Queen Bess Bay subdivision, lot 18: Alan C. Landry LLC and Landry LLC Alan C. to Brian P. Guidry and Susan B. Guidry, $89,000.
Town Of Grand Isle subdivision, lot 4B1: Josh Jambon Beach Club LLC to C&D Land LLC, $75,000.
Bellevue subdivision, lot 86, square E: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Jose J. Rosales and Elsa Mendoza, $36,299.
Briant St. 158: Stephen A. Ricouard to Erin D. Lunn, donation, one half interest.
Briarmeade St. 301: Kellie A. McDowell, Wayne C. McDowell Jr. and Justin R. McDowell to Ursula T. McDowell, donation, no value stated.
Charlie Drive 835: Gaydell R. Cantrell to Phuong T. Trinh, $162,500.
Clinebrook Drive 665: Patrick S. Liedel to George C. Bei II, $120,000.
Enterprise Drive 162: Eugene G. Bach III and Glennda S. Bach to Eugene G. Bach IV, donation, no value stated.
Fifth St. 1018: Marver M. R. Myers and Darryll C. Rodriguez to Chivas Gauthreaux and Donald Cheramie, $30,000.
Hazel Place 721: Jessica N. Fitzgerald and Aaron W. Fitzgerald to Herbert Juneau and Samantha S. Juneau, $169,000.
Hero Drive 2216: Joycelyn H. Boyer to Karim A. Taha, Tahani M. Taha and Thanai Monem, $38,000.
Lake Frances Drive 1116: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. to Wildcat Real Estate LLC, $200,000.
Lake Francis Drive 1025: Althea B. Robinson and Harold N. Robinson Jr. to Harold N. Robinson Jr. and Althea B. Robinson, donation, no value stated.
Lake Louise Drive 1201: Susan R. B. Pousson to Hafeth A. Jabbar, $378,000.
Madison St. 1008: Go Dutch LLC to Shari M. Purry, $160,000.
Marlene Drive 785: Michael J. Marcello to Clyde J. Phillips III and Kelly A. G. Foret, $269,900.
Mystic Ave. 713: Edward L. Cannon and Christopher P. Cannon to Dung V. Lam, $95,000.
Sixth St. 919-21: Lynn O. Sawyer, Karen W. Ortolano and Suzanne O. Feldman to Keith F. Ortolano, $97,500.
Village Of Mechanickham subdivision, lot 3A, square 25: Irene Creppel Sonnier to Joseph C. Messina Jr., donation.
Willowbrook Drive 103: Quoc X. Pham to Bich T. L. Pham, $120,000.
Aberdeen Drive 1205: Unicorn C. Corp. to All Pro Construction LLC, $17,000.
Brown Ave. 605: Dennis G. Schieffler and Patricia R. Schieffler to Jason M. Celino and Stacie S. Celino, $36,666.
Cottage Lane 1700: Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Louisiana to Sabri Ijaq and Mahmoud Hammad, $96,900.
Curtis St. 1105: Jason W. Tierney and Patricia R. Tierney to Kenneth R. Lecompte Sr., $135,000.
Curtis St. 1309: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Kaylynn A. Guidry, $89,000.
Fifth Ave. 825: Federal National Mortgage Association to Big Dawgs Other Stuff LLC, $33,000.
Gardere Addition Extension, lot 10, partial lot 11, square 5: Michael L. Shea and Patricia L. Shea Starr to John D. Shea, $4,666.
Grefer Ave. 435: Ruby E. Trafficano to Joseph D. Trafficano, donation, no value stated.
Harvey Canal subdivision, lot 13, square 27: Leddie W. Mitchell to Boines Investment LLC, $5,000.
Hugh Drive 1900: Standard Mortgage Corp. to Department of Housing and Urban Development, $127,583.
Joseph Rathborne Land Co. Inc. Industrial subdivision, section F, lot 3A, square O: Rathborne Properties LLC to Bayou Electrical Service & Troubleshooting LLC, $167,500.
Lake Lynn Drive 123: Keith E. Rhodes and Katina G. Rhodes to Princilla H. Donate, $210,000.
Lake Powell Court 45: Leigh A. M. Fry to John K. Nguyen, $252,000.
Orleans Village 4. subdivision, lot 9, square C: Wells Fargo Bank NA to Craig G. Szewczyk, $41,000.
Shannon Drive 3805: Jason B. Halley to James B. Halley, donation, no value stated.
Sherbrooke Lane 3318: Tho V. Tran and Jenny N. Tran to Peter K. Pham and Khanh T. T. V. Pham, $378,000.
South Von Braun Court 2251: Francine S. Ricks to Darrell P. Boudy and Marsha A. Boudy, $163,000.
Timberlane Way 3256, Unit 104: Patsy C. Grafe to Robert A. Terry Jr., $120,000.
Turnberry Lane 3308: Henry P. Langhetee and Wanda T. Langhetee to Canh M. Do, $400,000.
Westminster Park subdivision, lot WPC2: Cedric Singelton Sr. and Carolyn J. Singleton to Consolidated Jefferson Recreation and Community Center and Playground District of Jefferson Parish,
Woodmere 7. subdivision, lot 1919, square YY: Us Bank National Association to Department Housing and Urban Development, $64,157.
Jean Lafitte Blvd. 3833: Lorita D. A. Lee, Alvin C. Adam Jr., Linda L. A. Prestenbach, Craig A. Adam and Brian J. Adam to Wilfred J. Williams, $35,000.
Arizona Drive 2628: Elvira L. Chiasson, Mindy Chiasson, Michelle C. Quebodeaux and Tammy C. Bowers to James J. Leblanc Jr., $112,600.
Bark Ave. 2780: Gina M. N. Ruttley to Joseph P. Rivet, Gina S. Rivet and Hannon J. Simoneaux, $200,000.
Bayou Teche Drive 2700: Standard Mortgage Corp. to Department of Housing and Urban Development, $124,343.
Delta Pointe Drive 2516: Jeffrey C. Bourgeois and Tiffany P. Bourgeois to Barney M. Cooper Jr. and Erica R. Cooper, $163,000.
Delta Pointe Drive 2640: Calvin C. Doherty to Joseph Ridgley, $149,900.
Delta Pointe Drive 2640: Toni L. Hay and Creighton K. Nagao to Calvin C. Doherty, $160,982.
Ehret Place subdivision, lot 14, square 1: Leslie L. Landry to Cynthia K. Landry, $17,500.
Farrington Drive 540: Anthony A. Caramonta Jr. to Deborah M. Gravette and Keith J. Gravette, $120,000.
Jutland Drive 1608: Joel W. Hobbie, Jeannie F. Hobbie and Joel W. Hobbie II to Binh T. Le, $136,000.
Mary Drive 3155: Dawnine P. Contranchis to Candis J. V. Marse, $134,000.
Mather Drive 2053: Bank of New York Mellon Trustee for CSMC Trust 2011-3 to Clive W. Pringle, $24,000.
Nature Drive 3228: Robert C. Bergeron, Frank J. Bergeron and Darlene B. Favalora to Robert C. Bergeron Jr., donation, no value stated.
Pelican Bay subdivision, lot 13, square 3: Pelican Bay Development LLC to Hometown Homebuilder LLC, $40,000.
Pelican Bay subdivision, lot 14, square 2: Pelican Bay Development LLC to Hometown Homebuilder LLC, $40,000.
Pelican Bay subdivision, lot 3, square 2: Pelican Bay Development LLC to Hometown Homebuilder LLC, $40,000.
Plantation Estates subdivision, lot 35A, square 3: Sara C. Hynds, Sophia L. H. Elwins and Hoover C. Hynds to Gladys B. Hynds, donation, no value stated.
Ray St. 6185: Standard Mortgage Corp. to Department of Housing and Urban Development, $107,143.
Rue Louis Philippe Drive 6636: Timmie Crossgrow Sr. to Angela M. Crossgrow, donation, one half interest.
Sea Shore Drive 2656: Hometown Homebuilder LLC to Kevin L. Bacon and Monica L. Bacon, $179,900.
Taffy Drive 2544: Edward A. Daigre and Veola E. N. Daigre to Khang & Phuong Rentals LLC, $33,500.
Towering Oaks Ave. 5136: HSBC Bank USA, National Association to Kin K. Hui, $81,900.
Urbandale Ave. 533: Judy P. Bergeron and Wayne J. Bergeron Sr. to Tray L. Bergeron, donation, no value stated.
Urbandale Ave. 533: Charlene Bergeron Mire, Dale P. Bergeron and Charles A. Bergeron Jr. to Tray L. Bergeron and Judy P. Bergeron, $68,500.
Villemont Court 2745: JBL Properties Ltd. to Randall J. Breaux and Anne L. Breaux, $246,970.
Waters Drive 2029: Carolyn S. Webber to Tai E. Phung, $30,000.
Heritage Ave. 403: Patricia B. Fitzgerald to Ricky J. Fitzgerald, $125,000, donation.
Holmes Blvd. 526: Nellie B. Brunk to Fidelina M. L. Alcantara, $94,075.
Legion Drive 888: Nedal & Sons LLC to Mujahed N. Ahmad, $107,165, donation.
Camellia Lane 8: Michael P. Schlumbrecht to Jessica M. Stamant, $53,000.
Avenue A. 1054: Bank Of New York Mellon to JML Properties LA LLC, $41,500.
Chipley St. 1312: Glenn D. Ronquille Jr. to Wayne A. Pertuit Jr. and Karla B. Pertuit, $175,000.
Plaisance Subdivision, portion of lots 21 and 22: Logan L. Lefort and Linda R. Lefort to Tate L. Lefort, $150,000, donation.
West Drive 1410: Bank Of America N.A. to Department of Housing and Urban Development, $88,559.
Wiegand Drive 1225: Donald V. Darcourt Sr. to Felicia M. Austin, donation, no value stated.


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Something I've considered writing about for a while, but particularly after this post the other day, is something that many people might not quite understand, and perhaps a fine distinction that needs to be made about certain matters regarding Antinous, physical beauty, and some of my own engagements with Antinous in a religious context. It's something that many people who are hostile to my religious activities have never understood in their critiques of me (and other Antinoans) over the years, and it's a further thing that Dan Savage failed to understand in his brief write-up on Antinous.
So, let's start way back in 1998, when I first encountered Antinous, identified by both image and name in close connection, in John Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality, which was a required textbook in a course I was taking at my undergraduate college during my senior year. (I had seen images of Antinous before that, but didn't know it was him I was looking at, nor what his story was.) The image in Boswell's book was a very small image–strange, considering there would have been enough room on the photo plate in the middle of the book for this purpose–of the Farnese Antinous, the statue shown above. There was hardly enough of an image of it present to know anything other than that it was a statue of a nude youth in a classical Mediterranean style. In comparison to some of the nude statues of Ganymede that were on previous and following pages of the photo plates in Boswell's book, it wasn't the one that was most striking or beautiful to me, but that was mainly because of the size. Alas, size does count in some things, and "photo size" is one such.
In the years following this, and leading up to my fuller engagement and knowledge of Antinous in 2002, when I began my devotional activities to him, I ended up realizing that even though I do have a type in terms of certain types of people or collections of physical characteristics that attract me more than others, a great deal of flexibility and variation in my preferred types was also present, and likewise a number of things that many others found attractive were not necessarily attractive to me. While my range of attractions was not quite as large as I had ideally hoped it would be, no matter what gender was concerned, nonetheless I found by the time that I was coming to Antinous as a god, he didn't really strike me as being "my type" at all in terms of his physicality. Yes, he has a beautiful face; yes, he has a beautiful body; and yes, he has a lovely cock, even though it doesn't fit most people's modern standards and preferences (particularly amongst gay men–but then again, since I'm not gay nor a man that hardly matters!) in terms of size; and also, yes, he has beautiful hair. But, back then, curly hair simply didn't do anything at all for me. Perhaps growing up with so much anime, and finding many of the lead male characters in anime rather attractive–almost none of whom had curly hair–just put me on a track to having certain preferences in this regard. Oh well.
And yet, as time went on, and as I got to know Antinous more and more in a variety of ways, and got accustomed to his images from antiquity, my view changed greatly. I have been known to have perceptions that will turn on a dime, when I find that someone I find very attractive physically reveals a personality flaw or offensive opinion that so disgusts me that I can no longer view them as at all physically attractive, even to the point of finding their image–no matter how artful or impressive–to be repugnant; and likewise, there are some people who I find nowhere-near-as-attractive but who have such outstanding intelligence, personality, talent (often of a musical nature), or in some other way something that is not at all physical about them, who suddenly become these shining and angelic beings in my sight. For me, one might say, the physical is never merely physical; and the metaphysical is also not, either.
Not surprisingly, thus, Antinous has gone from being "nice but not my first choice" in terms of my physical preferences to "the most beautiful being I know of," and that beauty is quite independent of his perfect ass or his kissable lips or his mounds of what I imagine to be perfumed purple-black cascading locks of hair. (Ahem.) Yes, he has physical beauty beyond the common lot of mortals and immortals, and in spades at that; but, it's not his physical beauty that is the most wonderful, remarkable, or attractive thing about him, and in fact his non-physical qualities greatly enhance his physical ones in my perspective. (Which is all the better, considering he's dealing exclusively in non-physicality these days, in many respects!) We can never forget his physical image as it has come down to us in many likenesses in statuary and coinage; but, we can't stop with that either. To do so would be the heights of shallowness, I think–and I'm not averse to defending certain aspects of shallowness, as many of you know! 😉
So, when I approach gods (and other types of divine being) on a cultic level, I tend to look for things that remind me of Antinous. Not unlike Hanuman, who once crushed a valuable necklace of pearls because to him they were worthless without something of Lord Ram in them, so too have I often found in my post-Antinous polytheistic activities that deities with some element of Antinous in them are the ones that appeal to, resonate with, and that I become the closest with in the aftermath. I get to know them for themselves eventually, and they too please me in terms of what I find out, and I appreciate them likewise in their various unique characteristics, but it is the initial attraction that is a spark of the reflected light of Antinous that usually does so for me. (And, it's not at all restricted to the established divine or heroic syncretisms of Antinous that prompt such notions…) While it has not been 100% accurate that this has been the case with every deity that has become important to me since, it is largely the case–there has almost always been some connection, no matter how minor or tenuous, that does this: whether it be lions (e.g. Apedemak, Maahes), or drowning (e.g. Sarutahiko-no-Okami, Palaimon/Melikertes), or the location of Antinoöpolis (e.g. Bes), or general cultic resonances and derivations (e.g. Polydeukion), there is always some connection to Antinous that I perceive in those deities who become the most important to me.
As for my preferences for humans: they're not that different now than they were back when I first got interested in Antinous. I still prefer straight hair to curly, but I don't rule out curly hair automatically. (Baldness, on the other hand, I almost always do…) But, I'm pretty lenient about physical matters generally speaking. They are so variable and subject to change that it would be unwise, in my view, to be too set on them; and, because non-physical matters almost always have a greater sway in my own perceptions, I have to be ready for that in every instance when possible.
This may not be earth-shattering news to anyone who knows me; but, I think it does bear mentioning. It's ironic how often people get too caught up in strictly physical considerations where religion is concerned. It is perfectly possible to be materiality affirming, physicality positive, and body primal while also having one's eyes (and other senses) on the very important and real non-physical things–like personality, demeanor, words, and other such things–as far as they influence and shape one's spiritual experiences, thoughts, and preferences.


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JACKSON, MI – Hanover-Horton School District students had the most proficiency gains of all Jackson County public school districts on the state's 2012 Michigan Education Assessment Program test.
Students in third through seventh grades saw increases in proficiency in 2012 over the year before, in all subjects, including math, reading, writing, social studies and science.
(Related: Jackson County students show improvement on several MEAP scores, perform below statewide averages)
The eighth-graders in the district saw proficient gains in reading and math, but the science proficiency went from 10.9 percent in 2011 to 9.9 percent in 2012. Hanover-Horton's ninth-graders saw a decline in proficiency, from 38.3 percent in 2011 to 28.1 percent in 2012.
The MEAP scores were released by the state Department of Education Monday. The standardized tests were taken by students in the fall of 2012. The tests generally cover grades 3 through 8, but also have social studies tests for 9th graders.
Overall, Jackson County students performed below their counterparts statewide on the 2012 Michigan Education Assessment Program test. However, they did make strides in several subject areas from the year before.
The MEAP grading scale was made more rigorous in 2011 so the scores would better reflect college and career preparedness.
"We're showing modest gains, (but) we have a lot of work to do," said Kevin Oxley, superintendent for Jackson County Intermediate School District. "The state seems to be struggling with that challenge as well."
The biggest proficiency gains for county students were in eighth-grade reading scores, which went from 54.8 percent in 2011 to 60.6 percent in 2012. The biggest decline in proficiency was in fifth-grade science, which fell to 10.3 in 2012 from 14.8 percent in 2011. All grades that were tested in math made proficiency gains in that subject, as well as writing.
Since 2008, Jackson County has seen reading proficiency for grades K-8 increase by 7.5 percent and math proficiency for the same group increase by 2 percent, said Susan Townsend, director of instruction for the Jackson County Intermediate School District.
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Concord Community Schools and da Vinci Institute both had the most proficiency losses on the MEAP test out of all Jackson County public school districts.
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Math was a struggle for the district this year, said Kim Norton, da Vinci's curriculum and assessment coordinator. To help improve that area, the district has purchased a new math curriculum that is aligned with state standards.
Another factor affected MEAP scores is that 40 percent of the students who were tested were also new to the district this year, Norton said.
"Give us a few years with them, and they should be better," she said.
For Concord, the biggest proficiency gain was in fourth-grade writing, which jumped from 34.6 percent in 2011 to 39.7 percent in 2012. The largest proficiency loss for the district was in seventh-grade math, which declined from 49.2 percent in 2011 to 14.8 percent in 2012. Concord officials could not be reached for comment.


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There is a reason we only have elections every two or four years. Once people are elected, they need time to do the job they are expected to do. We expect them to be responsible, and we need to give them the opportunity to do so.
Already too much time and money is spent on re-elections, and too little time is given to the responsible service our elected leaders owe to all of us. None of us wants leaders to simply work to get re-elected, we all want them to do the job they are elected to do.
The recall process is a safety net available when an elected official proves to be destructively incompetent, or is completely irresponsible. In such cases, a recall can serve the common good. Unfortunately, we seem to live in a time when political operatives see recalls as another tool to be used to subvert the legal process of elections.
It is getting hard to count the number of individuals and groups who are demanding recalls. Rather than waiting for the next election, losers want to use recalls to subvert fair elections. There are certainly times when recalls are needed, but more often we simply have to admit our candidate lost. This is what makes America great — there is always the next election.
In our current climate of extreme rhetoric and a struggling economy, the plethora of recall efforts does nothing more than delay attempts for those we have elected to lead and govern. Such efforts further galvanize groups into opposition against each other, and crank up the vitriol and waste money that could be better spent in constructive ways.
It is time for people to put their passion and energy into positive actions that will help all of us move the ball forward. There is nothing wrong with a loyal opposition, but there is something wrong with saying, "we have to stop everything until I get my way!"
Unfortunately that seems to be the sense of the current recall climate. It is taking a process that existed as a safety net for extreme cases, and instead is giving the whole concept of a recall nothing more than a bad name.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tom Heckert's informal chat with the media Friday in Berea sounded a lot like goodbye, and that would be a shame for the Browns.
The Browns' GM has stocked this team with good young talent and has it on the verge of being a contender. My guess is that if Jimmy Haslam and Joe Banner ask Heckert to stay, they'll want him to relinquish final say on the roster and I doubt he'd agree to that. The only reason he walked away from his GM job in Philadelphia was for the chance to come here and full control over the draft, trades, etc.
I'm sure Heckert will have opportunities to run other personnel departments, and my sense is that he'd be more willing to give up final say elsewhere -- but not here, where he's had it and done a masterful job with it.
While I do think it's Banner's preference to start fresh with his own hires, I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that former Browns Director of Pro Personnel Mike Lombardi will end up back here. Multiple sources have told me that Lombardi will have at least one other opportunity to return to the NFL, and that the other job might be more attractive than this one. Would Lombardi want to step into this hornet's nest, where there's already been a backlash against his possible return? Where the town is in full support of Heckert?
Would he leave his good NFL Network analyst's job to start out behind the eight ball? Maybe the opportunity to work with Nick Saban, with whom he's still very close from their days together in Cleveland, would be enough to overcome all of that.
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Q: When will Lululemon pick itself off the mat?
A: Yoga-pants maker Lululemon turned itself into one of the hottest stocks around by selling tight clothing. Those rapid days of growth are gone.
Shares of Lululemon sank 16% Thursday to $37.25 after the company tempered its profit outlook for the year. The company said it will likely earn between $1.71 and $1.76 a share in the current fiscal year, which is well below the $1.86 analysts had been expecting, says S&P Capital IQ.
Missing forecasts is never good. But most important is the fact that the company is no longer growing. If this new profit forecast is correct, that would mean a 9% decline in normalized profit. The company hasn't posted a decline in normalized annual profit since at least 2005.
Investors are suddenly dealing with a company that's in need of a turnaround, rather than one that can't make yoga pants fast enough. Earnings grew 108% in the fiscal year ended January 2011, showing just how much things have changed. Analysts remain optimistic the company can pull off a recovery. Lululemon shares are rated an average "outperform." Currently, analysts are forecasting the company's profit growth to recover in fiscal 2016 and continue afterward. But at the current price, which isn't cheap, it's hard to justify going along for the ride yet.
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5/21 Hammel on trade rumors
Jason Hammel is well aware of the Cubs' trend to deal players at the Trade Deadline for prospects. He's not worried.
"I could care less," Hammel said. "I'm wearing blue pinstripes right now and I'm excited to be here. I don't think about that kind of stuff. I've been around long enough to where it's part of the game. I want to be here. I want to pitch here. I want to win here. For right now, that's all that matters to me."
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Don't worry Jason, you will be in the Playoffs this season.
Aloha CubsTalk- He very well could be on a playoff team later this, selfishly, I wish we could hold onto some of these folks as the Giants did when putting together their team after the "Bonds" era between veterans and folks that came up through the ranks or through trades. We will know very soon how the team's makeup will be for the rest of the year. Mahalo!
K.G. – I live in the Bay Area and watched the Giants build their team. Lots of prospects – they seemed to hit gold with so many draft picks. But like you write, they balanced it with some veterans, trades and free agents. Building a team strictly with prospects is as non-sensical as building one just through free agency. That's one reason I hope the Cubs sign Shark to a big contract. He's a stud and a leader and hard to replace. I would only trade him if a team gives up a lot, more than the Garza deal.
Aloha Cubs Win: You probably remember that Sabean was in trouble for a while himself making bad trades like the AJ Pierzynski trade in 2004 where the Giants gave up Joe Nathan and it was known that Nathan was good-had talent but they went ahead and did it anyway, AJ was with us only 1 year, Nathan became a great closer for the Twins. So, Sabean rethought how he made moves and it paid off with a balance between veterans and bringing folks up through the minors. The Giants have had a lot of injuries lately and would not be surprised if they call Theo and CO about some of our folks but Theo better understand that Sabean has gotten very stingy in terms of giving away prospects or strong position players from his side. That is my concern is that Theo and Co have to think about the Cubs first and what is best and if the deal is not good for the team, be able to walk away from it. Take care now, our Cubbies come in next week! mahalo.
Hi KG…….I was told the Cubs are in the "Step Two" process to get to the "Step Ten stage"………….seems the Cubs been at the Step Two stage for the last 106 years !………….lets say the Cubs lose 90 plus games…..more likely……and in 2015 we have Bryant & Baez & Hendricks and whoever from the Shark deal on this club……and by next June, the Cubs are out of the race again and heading towards another 90 plus season……..who will be the next trade target on this club in July 2015?…….Starlin Castro?…………….I am looking at the 2015 Free Agent list…..do you see anyone that would play here for a half of a season?……….see any major free agent who would play here for four plus years and under the Samardzija contract demand?
lets go Cubs !
Wow, you really don't understand what hyperbole is? And you also don't understand that anything the Cubs did before Theo got here doesn't matter to the current front office. Or do you want to blame the College of Coaches on Theo too?
Before Theo got here……the previous GM got the Cubs to the Playoffs……drafted Baez and others ……made some good trades……..Since Theo took over, heard lots of talk of the future, on our third manager, and want to forget how many games we lost under Theo………..I don't want to blame anyone…..I will listen to all of you cry about this team for several more seasons before you demand a New GM & Manager.
Why would I demand a new GM & Manager? If anything you and others like you are the ones calling for some sort of immediate change. I've said all along that Theo's got his plan and it's a work in progress and he's signed through the 2016 season so we'll have to wait until then to fully evaluate him. So until the end of the 2016 season, I will not call for anyone else to be in the front office. As for the manager, it doesn't really matter who the manager is right now. You couldn't really evaluate Svuem as a field manager because there wasn't much of a team to field, but I guess they didn't like how he was handling his players and both Rizzo and Castro regressing in the same season certainly didn't help. I don't know if they can really evaluate Renteria as a field manager either, but Rizzo and Castro are having bounce back years and Lake has looked alright so far and the younger relief pitchers have looked good so far, so I'm guessing Renteria is not going anywhere anytime soon.
As for Jim Hendry, I agree, I think he did make some good moves during his tenure. Of course, if he were a really good GM, he'd either still be the Cubs GM or another team would have hired him as their GM by now. His problem was he completely ignored the minor leagues for too long and it caught up with him when he was stuck with big contracts he couldn't move and wasn't able to trade his way out of it either. And that's why he was fired as GM and can do no better than a Special Assistant to the GM position these days.
Cubs Talk, thats at least two people you can count on, not crying about this Cubs Management.
Also, everytime you try to give Hendry credit for Baez, I will have to tell you, credit goes to Tim Wilkin. You can give Hendry credit for Samardizja and every other highly successful Draft Pick 2010 and during the Hendry era, but not the 2011 Draft.
I lost count, how many major stars are in the bigs today, thanks to Hendry's excellent Drafting skills?
Jim Hendry was hired in 1995 as Director of Player Development until 2011 as GM……so lets see how many players under Hendry made it to the majors during his era……………
1997 – Garland, Downs
1998 – Patterson
2000 – Montanez, Wellemeyer, Willis
2001 – Prior, Theriot, Soto, Nolasco, Mitre
2002 – Hill
2003 – Marshall, Fuld
2004 – Gallagher
2006 – Samardzija, Colvin, Clevenger
2007 – Vitters, Barney, Russell
2008 – Cashner, Campana
2009 – Jackson, LeMahieu, Rusin
There is alot of HOF'ers there. My bad.
Ryne Sandberg….drafted by Phillies
Fergie Jenkins……signed by the Phillies
Sometimes to get a HOF, is to trade for one before they are known.
And this list is supposed to convince us that Hendry was good at drafting and player development? Many of those players were either busts (Patterson, Montanez, Colvin, Vitters probably, Jackson probably), nothing special or just decent (Garland, Downs, Theriot, Nolasco, Marshall, Russell, Cashner so far, LeMahieu so far, Rusin so far) or barely Major League talent to begin with (Wellemeyer, Mitre, Hill, Fuld, Gallagher, Clevenger, Campana). Then there are those that shined bright for a brief time and then quickly flamed out (Willis, Prior, Soto, Barney it seems). Over a 16 year period and that's all that Hendry has to show for himself? Not terribly impressive if you ask me.
And that's not to mention all of the first round picks that didn't even make the Majors in that time. Oh wait, I can mention them: Todd Noel (1996), Ben Christensen (1999), Bobby Brownlie (2002), Ryan Harvey (2003), Mark Pawelek (2005), Hayden Simpson (2010). Not only were his draft picks that made the Majors adequate at best, but there were plenty of first rounders who never even saw the Majors. That to me is a failure at drafting and player development.
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WATCH: Paula Deen Finally Reschedules That 'Let Me Explain My Racism' Date With Matt Lauer (UPDATED)
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After abruptly canceling her TODAY Show appearance (arousing the passive-agressive rage of Matt Lauer and Al Roker) and stumbling over at least three bad video apologies, Matt Lauer announced that on Wednesday, Deen would finally return to the show to explain herself on Wednesday.
"She has told us she will be here this time," Lauer said this morning, days after she bailed citing some sort of exhaustion in the wake of her controversial racist remarks.
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About 10.5 percent of Muskegon County adults have been diagnosed with diabetes at some point, compared to 9.4 percent of Michigan adults. However, the actual numbers of people with the disease are likely higher because of undiagnosed diabetics.
Muskegon Community Health Project diabetes coordinator MiMi Rankin said part of her work is promoting getting tested for diabetes, but mostly she helps low-income people to pay for their treatment and sets them up with a primary care doctor. The goal is to keep patients out of the hospital, she said, and to avoid complications.
"When they finally find out that they are diabetic it's usually through the emergency room," she said. "Nine times out of 10 they don't have a doctor and they don't have a way to get their meds."
Ron Cloud, of Spring Lake, said he only found out he had diabetes in March, after he had surgery on his leg for blood clots. He said he has had to make changes in his diet and get used to taking insulin.
"I've had to cut out a lot of sweets," he said. "I don't like needles and here I am giving myself four shots a day."
Rankin came to talk to him while he was in the hospital and helped to get his insulin, cholesterol medication and medicine for nerve damage in his foot paid for, he said. He is unemployed and is applying for Social Security disability payments because of his damaged foot.
"I can't stand on my foot for more than 20 minutes because it swells up and hurts really bad," he said. "If it wasn't for the health project I wouldn't be on any medication. I couldn't afford it. I can't say enough good things about them."
Most of the patients do well managing their diabetes once they are able to pay for their medications and testing equipment, Rankin said.
"Some of them are hard-headed but 90 percent of them will do what you ask them to if they can get their medication," she said.
Another client, Todd Paskel, of Norton Shores, turned to MCHP after the gas station where he worked closed and he could no longer pay for his insulin.
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Paskel said he was diagnosed at 13. He managed the disease throughout his teen years, but started having trouble after he left home and found a job. He went 16 years without seeing a doctor because he couldn't find the time while working a full-time job. He bought his own insulin, but didn't think he needed to test his blood sugar.
"My blood sugar had been so high for so many years it was normal to me," he said.
He realized he needed help this past summer, when he no longer had the energy for his daily activities. He went to MCHP on his brother's advice and found out that not only was his diabetes out of control, he also had high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
"I couldn't get out of bed. I was really dizzy," he said. "I don't know if I'd be here without them."
Now he's eating healthier and regaining some of the weight he lost when his blood sugar was out of control. He also tests his blood four times per day with supplies paid for by MCHP and its partners.
Rankin manages 187 patients' cases. She calls to check on them and sometimes has to prod patients to take care of themselves, even visiting them at their homes or jobs. Hospitals and clinics also sometimes call her to track down patients who aren't keeping their appointments, she said.
In some cases, patients also need help with other issues, like housing and food assistance, she said.
"There are things in your life you have to have a passion for and this is my passion," Rankin said. "My biggest role is to make sure that they have all the tools to control their diabetes."
Rankin's diabetes work started in 2000 when MCHP received a grant in partnership with Grand Valley State University for a diabetes education program focusing on African-Americans. The program now works with people of all races.
African-Americans are almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have diabetes, and more likely to suffer complications from uncontrolled blood sugar, like blindness, limb amputation, kidney disease and heart attacks, according to the American Diabetes Association. Latinos, Native Americans, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders also have an increased risk of developing diabetes.
Family physician Dr. James Twesten-O'Toole, who works with Norton Family Practice, said genetics likely play a part in determining who gets diabetes, but people who have family members with the disease shouldn't resign themselves to fate.
"Nobody, to my knowledge, has been able to establish a gene" that causes diabetes, he said. "It's very clear that if you make the appropriate interventions early you can effectively treat the disease."
Rankin said she also is involved with planning the annual African-American Diabetes Conference, held in the fall in Muskegon Heights. The conference's topics of hypertension, heart disease and other health topics are useful to people of any race, but the conference also tries to target cultural issues like high-fat cooking, she said.
She also is helping to coordinate the Diabetes Walk at Heritage Landing, to be held June 4. Last year the walk raised about $15,000 to help support Muskegon-area diabetes patients.
"Every dime of it goes to supplies, medication, eye exams," she said. "With people losing their jobs we've just been bombarded with people needing help."
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I have avoided making vegan brownies for months now. No, for years. I've just been so scared of them. I have no idea why. I was the same way about cookies for a long time, too. I just thought that I'd burn them or they'd be too dry or too bland or too this or too that, and so instead of experimenting, I avoided them completely.
Last weekend I faced a fear. I made brownies. When I saw this cherry frosting on top of chocolate brownies from Cafe Terra, I knew that it was time to suck it up, preheat the oven and embrace this rich, dense dessert. I used a brownie recipe from Oh She Glows because I knew that Angela would never lead me down a dry brownie path. And, of course, they were super delicious and incredibly easy to make. The frosting is so good and would be delicious on a million other things. Honestly, about a quarter of the frosting never even saw a brownie because it went straight from the spoon to my mouth.
Cherry Cordial Brownies
Brownie recipe adapted from Oh She Glows
Frosting adapted from Cafe Terra
Makes 16 brownies
Printable recipe
Brownie ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tablespoon ground flax
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup almonds, ground (or 1 1/2 cups almond flour)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread or other non-dairy butter substitute
- 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 1/4 cups vegan refined sugar
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp vanilla almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting ingredients:
- 4 cups vegan confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread, softened
- 1 tablespoon almond milk
- 2 tablespoons of maraschino cherry juice
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line an 8×8″ baking pan with parchment paper and grease all sides (I used Earth Balance).
In a small bowl, stir together the flax seed and water. Set aside.
I only had blueberry flax on hand, that's why mine is purple.
If you are grinding your own almonds, pour them into a food processor or blender and blend away. Be careful not to blend for too long or your almonds will transform into almond butter.
Whisk together the ground almonds (or almond flour), cocoa powder, sea salt and baking soda.
In a small bowl, microwave the Earth Balance and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips until melted.
Stir in the flax mixture, refined sugar, almond milk and vanilla extract.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until fully combined. The batter will be very thick and dry, but don't freak out. This is a good thing.
Fold in the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and spread the batter into the baking pan. I recommend using your fingers to evenly distribute the batter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed cleanly.
Once the brownies are done, allow them to cool completely. This is going to take some time. I put mine by the window and they cooled in about an hour.
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AFS-USA Student Achieves Merit-Based Vaya a America Latina Scholarship
The AFS-USA is proud to announce that Oregon native Molly Burchfield has been awarded a nationally and very competitive, merit-based 2014 Vaya a America Latina Scholarship to participate in community service for one summer in Costa Rica. This national award is only offered two to five times per year, and the decision for who will receive this Scholarship is based in part on academic, behavioral and life view qualities. Many worthy students applied for this scholarship, and the fact that Ms. Burchfield has been awarded this honor is evidence of her high level of personal and academic merit.
Molly will be sharing her culture and learning another during her study abroad program this Summer.
At seventeen years old, Molly has secured her view of a successful future in a foundation of wisdom: through the efforts of growing as a person, and giving back to the world. Learning to help special-needs kids as a peer tutor examples her resolve in both ideals, as learning to communicate with no set language or cultural gestures is a challenge that she says is one way to help her grow. Molly explains: "I had to pay closer attention to their body language, for I soon learned that, at least with that group of kids, actions speak far louder and clearer than words. Hopefully, that experience may help me when I am in foreign countries and unable to fluently speak the native language."
Armed with a 4.0 GPA, her sense of adventure, and a mindfully active lifestyle, Molly appreciates the open-minded family who raised her, but is ready to move on as an individual. Toward this goal, community service in Costa Rica, she says, is a welcome offer. "Service work is my way of having a positive impact and leaving the world, each day, just a little better than I found it My participation in an AFS summer community service program will be a stepping stone in my journey of growth and giving back."
About AFS/USA
AFS/USA, formerly the American Field Service is a leader in intercultural learning by offering exchange student programs in 40 countries around the world through non-profit organization. With over six decades of experience and success in international education, the volunteer board and professionally staffed office of AFS are exemplary of a well-respected company that is able to help change the world. More information about AFS and its success can be found at www.afsusa.org.
Who: Southridge High School student Molly Burchfield
What: Winning the merit-based Vaya a America Latina Scholarship
When: Won Scholarship in Spring 2014, to use for Summer 2014
Where: Costa Rica
Why: Community service


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Katy Perry and John Mayer, who have dated on and off since 2012, are off again, E! reports, even though a diamond seen on Perry's finger last week sparked yet another round of engagement rumors.
E! claims Perry dumped the guitarist and noted lothario, but had no further details.
The couple took their relationship public in mid-2012, about six months after Perry split from comedian Russell Brand after a year of marriage. She and Mayer split up twice since then, but seemed to be going strong in recent months, giving their first joint interview to ABC in December.
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Voices of Sport: Dickie Davies - The man famous for presenting ITV's much-loved World of Sport
In our weekly series, Yahoo Sport's Nick Metcalfe features a famous voice of sport. World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies is the latest to go under the spotlight. Strictly speaking, Dickie Davies could also go down as a "face of sport". More »Nick Metcalfe - 4 minutes 11 seconds ago
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Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps gets married - newspaper
(Reuters) - Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps, unbeknownst to the world, competed at the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil as a married man, having quietly wed his fiancée, former Miss California Nicole Johnson, weeks earlier, court records made public on Thursday showed. Phelps and Johnson, both 31, tied the knot in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on June 13, but have not publicly announced the nuptials, the Arizona Republic newspaper reported, citing a marriage document the paper published on its website. Phelps revealed the couple's engagement in February 2015. More »Reuters - 48 minutes ago
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Brazilian prosecutors are analysing a request by lawyers for the former head of the European Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey to return his passport, a move that could allow him to return home to Ireland, a court spokesman said on Thursday. Hickey was detained in Rio de Janeiro in August during the Olympics Games in connection with an investigation into an illegal ticket-scalping ring. The former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), who was released from prison in late August, has maintained he is innocent of all charges. More »Reuters - 1 hour 10 minutes ago
'Serious failings' in Rio anti-doping programme - WADA
(Reuters) - The anti-doping programme at the 2016 Rio Olympics included "some impressive advances" but was also marred by "a number of serious failings", according to a report released on Thursday by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In a 55-page report by its Independent Observer team, WADA said several athletes earmarked for testing in Rio "simply could not be found" while there was "little or no in-competition blood testing in many high-risk sports" at the Games. Many of the problems stemmed from staffing issues, resource constraints and other logistical difficulties, and there was also "an apparent breakdown in the transfer of knowledge from previous Games", WADA said. More »Reuters - 2 hours 44 minutes ago


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IACP Blog » Legacy of Julia Child: Winner, Finalists, and Essays!
Legacy of Julia Child: Winner, Finalists, and Essays!
Congratulations to our top finalists and one winner.
Check out their personal tributes to Julia Child here.
First place
Liren Baker, "Homework"
Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Nicole Aloni, "Oysters and Networking"
Monica Bhide, "A Day in Paris"
Carolyn Phillips, "Julia Child's Spy Years: Of Opium, Sharks and an Undying Love for Chinese Food"
Francoise Villeneuve, "Child-hood"
Thanks to everyone who entered. Great work!
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