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MOBILE, Alabama -- Quarterback T.J. Fleeton will lead Daphne this fall, and he now knows where he'll play in college, too.
Fleeton verbally committed to Louisiana-Lafayette today. Daphne coach Glenn Vickery confirmed the commitment to the Press-Register.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound quarterback led Daphne to a 10-2 record in 2011, including a trip to the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. Prattville eliminated the Trojans from the playoffs.
Fleeton will join former teammate Jeremy Sparks at Louisiana-Lafayette. Sparks, an offensive lineman, signed to play in Lafayette earlier this year.


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300 Insurance leaders gather to lay new foundations for growth of Takaful Industry in the context of the global economic crisis
More than 300 industry leaders will today gather at the 4th Annual World Takaful Conference (WTC 2009) to debate the core issues that will shape the future of the global Takaful industry. Held in strategic partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), this two-day gathering of market leaders at the Dusit Thani Hotel Dubai provides a key opportunity for the Takaful industry to discuss the opportunities and challenges that a changing economic landscape presents.
The 4th Annual World Takaful Conference 2009 is a timely opportunity for industry leaders to assess recent developments in the global Takaful landscape, especially the impact of the turmoil in global financial markets on the industry. WTC 2009 also provides a forum for discussions on laying the foundations for revitalised growth in the global Takaful markets.
Nasser Al Shaali, CEO of the DIFC Authority said: "As Islamic Finance enters a new phase of development, Takaful is one of the sectors within the industry that holds considerable potential for growth. Over the last few years, Takaful has grown in profile as an alternative to conventional insurance and transformed itself from a regional to a global industry. DIFC's regulatory environment and business-enabling infrastructure makes it one of the best platforms in the world for Takaful service providers to tap new opportunities and grow their business. Our support for the 4th Annual World Takaful Conference is part of our commitment to support the rapid growth of the Takaful industry."
Paul M Koster, Chief Executive of Dubai Financial Services Authority will deliver the opening remarks. The opening keynote session features perspectives from Lord Mohamed Sheikh; Dr. Saleh J. Malaikah, Vice Chairman and CEO of SALAMA Islamic Arab Insurance Company (P.S.C); Dr. Ahmed Al Janahi, Managing Director, Noor Takaful and Deputy Group CEO, Noor Investment Group; Jonathan Wilton, Chief Executive Officer, ACR ReTakaful MEA; and Gul Khan, Global Head of Wealth Management, of HSBC Amanah.
The high-profile speakers at the 4th Annual World Takaful Conference will also discuss the challenges facing the global ReTakaful industry, the Shari'ah framework for Takaful, as well as the opportunities for product innovation.
WTC 2009 will also feature the launch of the 2009 Ernst & Young World Takaful Report, an original research project, which will feature in-depth coverage and analysis of the Takaful industry in the Middle East and Asia, as well as in emerging Takaful markets such as Europe and North America.
The World Islamic Insurance Directory - a reference guide to Islamic Insurance institutions - will also be launched at the event.
More than 300 industry leaders are attending the 4th Annual World Takaful Conference, to be held on the 14th & 15th of April 2009 in Dubai.
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- World Takaful Report to be launched
- Rating authority for Takaful insurance industry
- Executives from region gather to discuss management best practice in times of economic global crisis
- Global leaders of islamic insurance sector gather in dubai
- Industry Leaders converge in full force to review strategies in the context of the global economic crisis

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A man who raped a woman 20 years ago has been jailed.
Anthony Jordan, 50, of Susan's Road, Eastbourne, attacked a woman in her Clapton home and then returned a month later to burgle her.
It took advances in DNA techniques to finally bring the attacker to justice.
Jordan was originally caught on 16th June 1991 when he set off a panic alarm that had been installed after the rape.
He pleaded guilty to burglary in September 1991 and was sentenced to 18 months, but a charge of rape was discontinued.
Jordan was re-arrested in 2011 when DNA analysis of his victim's dressing gown using new techniques produced a one-in-a-billion match. It was part of a cold case review of the crime by the MPS Sapphire Command.
He was convicted at the Old Bailey in April of rape following a trial, and was sentenced on 9th May. He will spend 13 and a half years in prison.
Jordan - having broken in through a lounge window - struck at around 02.00hrs on 16th May 1991 when the victim, then aged 50, was attacked in her bed. He made off with £10, cigarettes and a lighter.
A month later he was arrested after tripping a panic alarm installed after the rape, having again broken a window to gain entry. He had handled and activated the panic button, perhaps without realising what it was. It alerted the police who quickly arrived and detained him.
Jordan declined to give evidence during the rape trial, but his barrister claimed DNA evidence could have been contaminated.
DC Jenny Thrower of Sapphire said: "We are pleased to report that justice has finally caught up with Anthony Jordan. He clearly thought he had got away with his crime, but thanks to advanced DNA techniques he was wrong.
"It illustrates that, even decades after a rape or other sexual assault, the Met will not rest until every investigative avenue has been exhausted."


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Slimy Pete Campbell from Mad Men is not a man that inspires many 'burning loins' – but it turns out the actor Vincent Kartheiser was a magazine poster boy back in the day!
'Vinnie' Kartheiser, as he was then known, starred in a movie called 'Alaska' and all the teen-girls magazines went mad for that floppy hair.
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The 76th anniversary awards banquet for the New Jersey Sports Writers Association will be Jan. 22 at The Pines Manor in Edison at 11:30 a.m.
The association will honor nearly 20 people and induct six into its Hall of Fame. The inductees are: basketball guards Jayson Williams, who played at Duke and later for the Chicago Bulls, and Shaheen Holloway, who starred at Seton Hall University; Al Leiter, who pitched for the Yankees and Mets; Eric Young, a former Rutgers and Major League baseball player; Dana Brown, who starred for the Seton Hall University baseball team, and Rees Jones, famed golf course designer.
Eric LeGrand, of Rutgers, will receive the Most Courageous Athlete award.
For more information and tickets, go to www.njsportswriters.org.


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With DeSean Jackson dominating the headlines, it's easy to forget that in a little over a month, the Eagles will be on the clock with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Although general manager Howie Roseman has been insistent that he will take the best player available, there is no denying that the team now needs a wide receiver early on in the draft.
Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN recently released a three-round mock draft for each team, and sure enough, he has the Eagles taking a receiver with their first pick.
Here is who Kiper Jr. had slated for the Eagles:
Round 1 (22): WR Marqise Lee, USC
Round 2 (54): OLB Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech
Round 3 (86): CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma
As to why Kiper gave the Eagles Lee at No. 22 -- and then went defense the next two picks -- here is his reasoning:
Analysis: If Lee seems like an obvious pick for Kelly, a talented player he's faced before at a need position, just remember I'm doing the picking here. But I still like the fit. Lee dealt with a knee injury that slowed him down and concentration issues that caused some drops in an underwhelming junior year, but he's got piles of great tape, is a good route-runner and moves easily and swiftly in and out of his breaks. With the top two safeties off the board, I feel like Lee is a sensible pick in this slot and a player my coach will know how to utilize. Attaochu can be a help at outside linebacker, and I need added depth and talent in the pass rush. Colvin is a value grab in Round 3. He tore his ACL during Senior Bowl practice, but had Colvin been healthy right now, we'd be talking about him as a possible late first-round pick, a good corner with experience at safety, which is a need here. He could help late in the season and be a starter next year.
Despite the Eagles' need for a wideout, that may not be the route they go with their first pick.
This draft is almost universally viewed as the best and deepest at wide receiver in years, meaning the Eagles should be able to get a talented player after the first round. Plus, Chip Kelly has a strong belief in his offensive system -- and will likely be confident he can plug in almost any receiver in Jackson's spot and still get production.
The defense, however, is a different story.
More than anything, defensive coordinator Billy Davis needs talent on his unit -- especially in the form of a pass-rusher. When the Eagles go on the clock, they need to take the best player available on the defensive side of the ball, whether that be a defensive end or an outside linebacker.
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We will work with you to identify loans, scholarships, work-study opportunities, and other resources that may be available to help you with the cost of your studies.
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To the Editor:
The Reproductive Health Act (S-438), part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act, seeks to expand abortion in New York state.
Despite its title, RHA is not about "Reproduction" or "Health;" it's about abortion.
Currently, only a licensed physician can perform abortions. Under RHA, a "qualified
licensed health care practitioner" (i.e. non-physician) could perform them. Should non-physicians be operating on pregnant women?
RHA would permit abortion throughout the pregnancy. Currently, abortion is illegal
after 24 weeks unless necessary to protect a woman's life. RHA states: "An abortion may be performed ... in the absence of fetal viability and at any time when necessary to protect a female's life or health." "Health" has been interpreted so broadly as to include "all factors -- physical, emotional, psychological, familial and the woman's age (Doe vs. Bolton).
So an unborn child could be aborted for any of these reasons up until the moment before birth.
RHA also endangers the religious liberty of Catholic hospitals and other institutions that want nothing to do with abortion. It "prohibits the State from discriminating against the exercise of reproductive rights in the provision of benefits, facilities, services or information." Conscience protection covers only individual health providers, not institutions.
New York state, whatever else it lacks, doesn't lack for abortions. We don't need more, or more women suffering the aftershock of their loss.
Please let your legislators and Gov. Cuomo know that while many provisions in the
Women's Equality Act are laudable, the RHA is a deal-breaker.
H. Delavan


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By Bob Brown
Unlike the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north central states, Washington is not inundated with ticks and has relatively few cases of tick-borne disease. But each year a few cases of relapsing fever, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are reported to state health officials. We still need to take some simple precautions when working outdoors, camping, or just strolling around in bushy and grassy areas to reduce the chances of being bitten.
Tick bites usually occur during late spring and summer. It is also the time of year when humans should follow basic safety precautions to avoid being bitten.
According to Dr, Allen C. Steere, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, the risk of acquiring a tick-born infection is quite low, even if the tick has been attached, fed and is actually carrying an infectious agent. Since the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease must feed for 36 hours before transmitting the bacteria, the risk of acquiring Lyme disease from a bite is only 1.2 to 1.4 percent, even in a location where the disease is common. The highest reported incidents of Lyme disease occur among children 5 to 14 years old and adults 45 to 54 years old.
Steer recommends if a tick is found attached to your body, the proper way to remove it is to use a set of fine tweezers and grip the tick as close to the skin as possible. Do not use a smoldering match or cigarette, nail polish, petroleum jell, liquid soap, or kerosene because they may cause the tick to behave like a syringe, injecting bodily fluids into the wound. The proper technique for tick removal includes the following:
• Use the tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin surface as possible.
• Pull backwards gently, but firmly, using an even, steady pressure. Do not jerk or twist.
• Do not squeeze, crush, or puncture the body of the tick, since its bodily fluids may contain infection causing organisms.
• After removing the tick, wash the skin and hands thoroughly with soap and water.
• If any mouth parts of the tick remain in the skin, these should be left alone. They will be expelled on their own. Attempts to remove those parts may result in significant skin trauma. After the tick has been removed it is helpful if the person affected can provide information about the size of the tick, whether it was actually attached to the skin and if it was full of blood, and how long it was attached.
Lyme disease affects everyone differently. It only takes a week for most people to exhibit symptoms. The first sign may be a rash near the bite. Other people may not see symptoms for months or even years after being bitten. If left untreated, the disease can permanently damage your nervous system and joints.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever has a much more immediate onset. The earliest symptoms include sudden fever, headache, and muscle pain, quickly followed by a trademark rash. This disease can be somewhat difficult to diagnose in the early stages, and without proper diagnosis and immediate treatment can be fatal.
A few simple precautions can reduce the risk of being bitten. Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts. Always make sure the cuffs of your pants are tucked inside your boots and tuck in your shirt. Use a tick repellent containing permethrins and spray the repellent near the openings of your cloths, such as the cuffs, sleeves and waist band. Apply only to your cloths, never to your skin. Use a repellent with DEET for your skin, however the repellent should never contain no more than 33 percent DEET, and be careful not to use too much, and never apply to your face or hands.
American theologian and editor Edward Tryon (1809-94) said, "Preventatives are far better than remedies, cheaper and easier of application, and surer in results." Amen on that.


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Multiple media outlets reported that former Greenville High School coach Jim Sosebee is charged with a second degree computer crime.
Greenville County Sheriff's Lt. Shea Smith says the crime is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.
The 42-year-old Sosebee was the head football coach at Greenville from 2005 until he resigned last June.
Smith says Sosebee illegally accessed the e-mail of principal J.F. Lucas between May 1, 2008, and March 3, 2009, and transferred information to Sosebee's computer.
He was arrested in Forest City, N.C., where he teaches at Chase High School.
It was unclear if Sosebee has an attorney.


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French Cuisine
23 Summery French Recipes for Bastille Day
From bistro steak to clafoutis, 23 summery French recipes to celebrate Bastille Day (July 14) or any day
How Daniel Boulud, America's Greatest French Chef, Grills a Hot Dog
Fourth of July hot dog grilling tips from Daniel Boulud, America's greatest French chef
Mastering the Art of French Eating, by Ann Mah: Excerpt
In 'Mastering the Art of French Eating,' Ann Mah tries to adapt to life in France by eating the country's iconic foods. But will andouillette—a.k.a. tripe sausage—be her undoing?


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With the lockout nearing its end, most eyes turn towards the abbreviated free agency period and training camps that will occur later this summer. That said, college players have been grinding it out all summer on their respective college campuses, preparing for the upcoming football season.
For these ten players, a lot more than just the fate of their teams and personal college glory is on the line. With millions of dollars at stake next year, each of these players needs to remove any doubts that NFL scouts may have about them, and prove that they deserve a spot in the first 32 picks next April.


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A little before 6 a.m. Sunday, Hurricane Irene became the third classified hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey, touching down in Atlantic County near Little Egg Inlet.
While the so-called Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 is considered by many to be most damaging storm to ever blow through New Jersey and tear up its shoreline, that one stayed east of the coast.
Here's a closer look at the two that did made landfall:
The Vagabond Hurricane, 1903:
The storm was named as such by The Atlantic City Press -- don't forget the naming system hasn't always been around. It touched down with 80 mph winds on Sept. 16 and actually crossed over much of the state, tracking northwest to Trenton.
The Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane, 1821:
The storm makes landfall on Sept. 3, near Cape May, bringing with it a huge storm surge on the Delaware Bay side of town, near where the Cape May-Lewis Ferry now operates. In a 2005 Star-Ledger article, state climatologist David Robinson of Rutgers University, quoting other experts, said the storm most likely made landfall with Category-3 wind speeds.


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Samsung Galaxy Note II Available For Pre-Order For US Cellular, $300 With Contract
Early this morning, the Samsung Galaxy Note II was announced for five carriers. And just a few hours later, US Cellular puts up a pre-order page for it. Faster than any of the big four. It'll be $300 on contract, with 16GB of storage. It'll have the standard 1.6 GHz quad core Exynos processor, LTE, 2GB of RAM, S-Pen, 5.5″ PenTile-free HD SAMOLED display, and all the other goodies that the international Note II has. If you want yours now, hit the source link to pre-order it!


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While the membership is our core, the Peterborough Theatre Guild runs on the power of our volunteers. The cost of a Guild ticket is about the same as the service charge on a theatre ticket in Toronto. We seek out no government grants for our productions and still put on eight plays a year in our own facility. Volunteers make this all possible. While the audience sees perhaps half a dozen actors on stage, it takes a team of up to 100 people to make a show happen. Some work for one evening, some throughout the entire planning, developing and performing of a play. Others serve year-round on our Board, Executive and other committees.
We also need volunteers to help out with all sorts of other tasks from archiving to lobby decorating to bartending and also to serve on standing committees which deal with everything from memberships to play selection.
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Four separate stories in L.A. Evolves speak of
the variety in Downtown's historic core. The
area's ethnic diversity is represented by the
figures in the panels on the lower left;
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laboring men and the movies; and
transportation history is represented by a line
of cars, buses, horse-drawn wagons, a
trolley and Angels Flight, the world's shortest
railway which transported passengers up and
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The reengineered Pirates of the Caribbean sequel On Stranger Tides found its smoothest sailing overseas, where it took in a record $256.3 million at the international box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That surpasses the previous record foreign opening of the sixth Harry Potter film, 2009′s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which earned $236 million internationally.
Walt Disney co. said On Stranger Tides, the fourth Pirates installment, earned $90.1 million domestically. Its combined worldwide total is $346.4 million, the fourth largest global opening ever.
The new 3-D film jettisons co-stars Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, but brings back Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow. Chicago director Rob Marshall took the helm from Gore Verbinski, who directed the trilogy. Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane introduce new characters.
It was a risky reboot considering the popularity of the previous Pirates films. The last, 2007′s At World's End, opened with $114.7 million.
But At World's End was also badly reviewed and disappointing to much of its audience. For Disney, which has expansive merchandising and theme park tie-ins to Pirates of the Caribbean, it's a crucial franchise. The first three movies earned a combined $2.7 billion worldwide.
"The whole play of this particular movie was based on a worldwide release because of our feeling of how strong the international marketplace would be," said Chuck Viane, head of distribution at Disney. "Johnny is not just a domestic star. Johnny is an international star."
Viane said the result vindicated the franchise's new look, that audiences "loved the rebooted attitude." Viane didn't comment on whether this meant a subsequent fifth film, but that seems extremely likely. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer already has a script in the works.
On Stranger Tides was the only new film in wide-release on the weekend. In its second week of release, the acclaimed comedy Bridesmaids, starring Kristen Wiig, was second at the box office with $21 million. That was an impressively small decrease of just 20 percent from the Universal release's opening weekend of $26.2 million.
The slight decrease was even less than popular comedies like The Hangover and Wedding Crashers, which had similarly sustained business due to strong word-of-mouth.
Last week's top film at the box office, the comic book adaptation Thor, from Paramount, slid to third place in its third week of release. It earned $15.5 million, bringing its cumulative total to $145.4 million.
Making its limited-release debut was Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which has received some of the best reviews for Allen in years. The Sony Pictures Classics release opened in just six theaters, but drew an exceptional per-screen average of more than $96,000.
Though On Stranger Tides had the best North America opening of the year, the international revenue was the larger story. The film traded on its foreign appeal by casting international stars like Cruz and setting itself in bright tropical locales.
"This proves the importance of the global marketplace," said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com.
The film performed especially strong in Russia, China and India, accounting for $52.6 million. It set an all-time record in Russia, taking in $28.6 million.
The film benefited from higher ticket prices for 3-D showings, but perhaps more importantly from IMAX screenings. "On Stranger Tides" set a global record for IMAX with $16.7 million worldwide.
Propelled largely by the Pirates installment and the continuing success of "Bridesmaids," it was the second "up" weekend in a row as compared with box office figures from the same weekend last year. Next weekend, the three-day Memorial Day weekend, also appears bright, with debuts from The Hangover Part II from Warner Bros. and Kung Fu Panda 2 from Paramount.
Combined with the second weekend of On Stranger Tides, Dergarabedian expects it to be one of the biggest moviegoing Memorial Day weekends ever.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, $90.1 million.
2. Bridesmaids, $21 million.
3. Thor, $15.5 million.
4. Fast Five, $10.6 million.
5. Rio, $4.7 million.
6. Priest, $4.6 million.
7. Jumping the Broom, $3.7 million.
8. Something Borrowed, $3.4 million.
9. Water For Elephants, $2.2 million.
10. Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, $990,000.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The last music that comedian Jake Head can remember having sex to is something by Nick Drake.
Yes, that would be Nick Drake the bleak-sounding English folk artist who died in 1974 at age 26 of an antidepressant overdose, generally believed to be a suicide.
"Nick Drake is a really good time for sex jams," Head, 24, says of Drake, best known for the whispery track "Pink Moon," which was used in a 1999 Volkswagen commercial. "It's not the funny answer, but it's factual."
Head, who's pacing around in his ancient Atlanta apartment prepping for a set at Star Bar when called for this interview, will headline the 8 p.m. June 28 Epic Comedy Hour show at Flying Monkey Arts (located at 2211 Seminole Drive). Cover is $7 for this bring-your-own-booze event, which will also feature stand-ups Luke Douglas Fields, Kevin Saucier, Bailie Clark, Stephen Claybrooks, AC Roe, Jason Steinhauser and host Scott Eason.
Adulthood is for suckers
In one of Head's comedy bits, he talks about the gaping holes he sees in "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" when re-watching the mystery-themed cartoon series as an adult. So what else does he see as being ridiculous through adult eyes? "I've kind of decided I'm a full-time comedian now, so I've kind of given up on being an adult," Head says. "I just bought a 1997 Geo Prism and I'm pretty much living the same life I did when I was 17, except I get paid to do it sometimes."
Image is everything
Head's logo is pretty hilarious. It's a drawing rendered by artist pal Dayne Swerdling, depicting Head clad in only glasses, cap and a skimpy, pink Speedo swimsuit, perched on a diving board with a microphone suspended in mid-air above the comic. "My friend Dayne just does weird, surrealist work and he did that for me and I was like, 'Oh yeah, I'll put it on the website.' I kind of have it buried so no one will see it because it's a little weird."
Middle-school epiphany
Given his last name, I ask Head on a scale of one to 10 how harshly did he get taunted in middle-school because of that word being a synonym for something other than "skull." "Oh man, it was the worst. I didn't know my last name meant anything until 8th grade, and I went through all of 7th grade with people making jokes and I was like, 'Oh yeah! Totally!' Then in 8th grade someone was like, 'You know that means something, right?' That was a day ruin-er."
Rocket City recording
Head, who's comedic influences include the late Mitch Hedberg, will be recording his upcoming Epic Comedy Hour performance with a digital audio device, video camera and boom microphone. "I don't know what I'm going to be using it for. We're just going to be recording it because I love Huntsville. I think this is my third or fourth time doing that Flying Monkey Theater. It's just a great room, and the community around it, Lowe Mill, that whole place is amazing. (The recording) may not turn into anything, but it will be nice to document the material I've been doing over the last year. Over the last year of my life I moved to Atlanta, my girlfriend left me, I'm getting older I guess ... a lot of different topics."
Heckle this
While Head says,"I don't really engage in hecklers very often. It takes a lot to get me mad" there was one memorable instance in which he "was getting heckled by what I thought was a lesbian couple." "And it was just a dude who looked like a lesbian and a girl. And I called that guy a lesbian and he got mad and charged the stage, and he got taken down by a friend of mine who's a wrestler." Now that's something that should have been recorded.
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2 (13.25-ounce) boxes whole grain lasagna noodles, such as Healthy Harvest
2 (12-ounce) boxes vegetable crumbles, such as Lightlife Smart ground
2 (8-ounce) bags of Daiya (vegan) mozzarella shreds
2 (15-ounce) cartons of extra firm tofu, such as Trader Joe's
1 (12-ounce) container tofutti sour supreme (sour cream)
25 ounces organic marinara sauce, such as Trader Joe's
Vegan Parmesan (alternative cheese)
Mozzarella, such as Trader Joe's brand
¼ cup olive oil
2 teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons parsley
2 teaspoon basil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a saucepan, heat marinara sauce, set aside. For the vegetable meat crumbs: In a skillet, add vegetable crumbles with ¼ cup of olive oil; mix in 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, garlic, and onion. Cook until very warm. Set aside.
For the vegan ricotta: In a medium bowl, drain the tofu; add soy cream, 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, garlic, onion, parsley, and basil. Mix well by hand. Set aside.
Cook lasagna noodles according to directions. The recipe requires at least 9 to 12 noodles. Drain. Add a little olive oil to noodles or lay flat on wax paper to avoid sticking.
In a 13-by-9-by-2-inch lasagna pan, add some marinara sauce to bottom. Place 3 lasagna noodles lengthwise over sauce. Spread more sauce, then meat crumbles. Spread vegan ricotta. Repeat layers three times. Cut rectangle pieces of the vegan mozzarella across the lasagna, about 8 pieces. Sprinkle top evenly with Parmesan or alternative cheese.
Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until top looks a little crispy. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
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The decision comes following Courts approving a license for Ann Arbor-based Shy Enterprises after Flint Township board members had rejected passage on the measure during a recent meeting.
Trustee George Menoutes questioned if information provided to Courts regarding lawsuits in other states had swayed her decision to approve the license.
"The attorney did not scare me," said Courts, noting she was providing the board with information she'd received on the matter. "I do want to follow the ordinance, but I'm open to any changes or discussion."
Supervisor Karyn Miller pointed out that following a conversation with township attorney Peter Goodstein regarding the ordinance on door-to-door sales "the board doesn't decide, you decide" in reference to Courts' authority.
As stated in Section 4.6-24 of the township's code of ordinances regarding issuance of licenses to peddlers and solicitors:
"Upon receipt of an application for a license under this article, together with the appropriate fee, the clerk shall make such investigation as he deems necessary for the protection of the public good. If as a result of such investigation, the applicant's character and business reputation are found to be unsatisfactory, the application shall be denied. If as a result of the investigation the character and business reputation appear to be satisfactory, the clerk shall issue a license.""There's nothing mentioned about the board denying or approving it," said Miller.
When Menoutes pressed on why a vote even took place during the recent meeting, Courts replied "Just because it's the way we've done it in the past."
Kasle agreed with Courts on the option of a committee to discuss the current ordinance, but he stopped short of mentioning any specific changes during the board meeting.
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I am looking for the Tagalog translation for the following song. Please help! Thank you thank you!
I am a child of God
I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday
I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will
I'll live with him once more.


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By mschlocker
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Dec 24, 2007
P1 lead bolts chopped (12/2007) and P2 first couple of bolts chopped. We climbed to the anchor of P1 and decided not to run it out and continue to the Holey Moley ledge for fear of no rap station. Don't know about the condition of P3.
P1 of Holey Moley appears to be completely missing. Could not see P2.
Pretty bummed since I had been wanting to get on Holey Moley for a while now.
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From: San Diego, CA
Oct 2, 2011
|Suggested cams for P1- C4's in .5, .4, and/or 3. Guide says P2 is a 10a, which must be wrong since it definitely felt like more of a cruise than P1. Third pitch is devious, sustained from the very start to the very end. Thin clipping stances, thin holds, and baking on a hot day. Slab skills will help on some of it.


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WINDSOR — A celebration of life for Donna H. Lloyd, 87, formerly of Ocala, Fla., and Sedona, AZ, who died June 29, 2011 at her home in Windsor, will be held Saturday, Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. at the First Universalist Church of Hartland Four Corners.
Mrs. Lloyd was born Aug. 18, 1923 in Kingsburg, CA, to John and Myra (Beaver) Huddleston.
Following high school she attended college in Pasadena, Calif., and later earned a Master's Degree in Education.
Mrs. Lloyd was a social worker for Jefferson County, Colorado, and the state of California. Her later years were devoted to the study of philosophical history from which several books were produced.
She met David Lloyd while living in San Francisco and they were married June 8, 1957 in Reno, NV.
Survivors include two sons, Todd Lloyd and wife Jill of Hartland and Randy Lloyd of Reno, NV; and three grandchildren, Evan Lloyd of Los Angeles, Calif., and Bryce and Mallory Lloyd of Hartland.
She was predeceased by her husband; her parents; and all 11 brothers and sisters.
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Some new faces and some familiar ones are in this year's Staten Island Amateur semifinals.
Bob Britton, Mike Pszczola, Steve Schwab and Jordan Carpenter won two matches apiece yesterday at Richmond County CC. Today's 1 p.m. semis match Schwab against Carpenter and defending champ Pszczola against six-time champ Britton.
Pszczola was 2-under for 13 holes in his 6-and-5 first-round win over Andrew Conrad.
He then faced Paul Ulanich who defeated Dave Polchinski. Pszczola impressed with huge drives and solid iron play, turning in an even-par 36 on the front nine that left him 3-up over Ulanich.
Pszczola drew some attention with an eagle 2 on the fourth hole by pitching from 90 yards and spinning his second shot back into the cup. The defending champion was 4-up through 10 before slipping to bogies at 14 and 15 and allowing Ulanich to stay alive until the 17th hole where Pszczola closed it out, 2 and 1.
The 19-year-old Carpenter played under-par golf in eliminating Vin Pontieri in the opening round.
His quarterfinal opponent was John Gutzeit, whom Carpenter defeated recently to win the RCCC club championship. Gutzeit topped Steve Marchetti in round one.
Carpenter was 3-up after four holes, but Gutzeit cut that lead to two at the turn. Carpenter reapplied the pressure on the back nine and won 4 and 2.
Schwab made few mistakes and played 1-under-par for 12 holes to oust John Baranello in the morning round, earning a quarterfinal match against Mike Marotta who defeated Skip Tellefsen earlier.
Marotta was 1-up on Schwab at the turn, but Schwab won the 11th and moved ahead with a birdie at the 12th and a par win at the 13th. The smooth-swinging Marotta won 15 with a par and went to the 18th 1-down.
Both players found trouble at 18 with Schwab in the rough and blocked by trees and Marotta in the bunker some 200 yards from the green. Marotta thinned his trap shot and flew in into the creek fronting the green. Schwab pitched out to the fairway; put his third safely on the green and two-putted for a winning bogey.
The final match pitted Britton, last year's runner-up, against John Garland.
Britton handled a tough Dom DeMarzo in the morning, 1-up, and he didn't have it any easier against the experienced Garland.
Garland held the lead throughout the front nine and it wasn't until the 11th hole, where the LaTourette champion topped a second shot and then flew the green, that the match went back to even.
Britton then called on that champion's reservoir, with winning birdies at 12 and 13 to go 2-up.
Garland halved the deficit with a wedge shot at the tough 17th to within 14 inches and a birdie win.
They went to the 18th (Britton's second full round of the day) with Garland in the left rough and Britton in the right fairway trap.
Garland hit the perfect second shot to about 35 feet of the flag. Britton's attempt to hit a rescue club from the sand came up short and he wedged his third shot 20 feet from the cup and two putted for a bogey. When Garland 3-putted the match was over.


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- Year 1 – Universe (Module code PHY1037). This first year 15 credit module begins with a brief history of astronomy and cosmology leading to modern physics and introduces Special Relativity along with a few lectures on General Relativity. It ends with a look at dark matter, dark energy and some outstanding problems in modern cosmology.
- Year 3/M – Topics in Theoretical Physics (Module code PHYM039). This final year 15 credit module covers topics such as complex variable theory and complex (contour) integration methods, calculus of variations, Lagrangian mechanics and integral transforms.
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GRAND RAPIDS — Men walked around in flowing, multicolored robes, their heads adorned in cloth scarves. Women sat behind long wooden tables lined with spices, and a rabbi dressed in a Jewish prayer shawl stood beneath a sacred tent, sharing Scripture with a crowd of attentive children. Next to the door, a Roman soldier was armed with a large map and a handful of pins, urging those who entered to take part in the census by marking their hometowns.
It seemed an open-air marketplace from days of old had dropped into Grand Rapids, and those present had a chance to experience life in Jesus' time.
A closer look revealed the soldier's "census" map was an outline of the metropolitan Grand Rapids area, and the visitors were munching on sugar cookies — not exactly what residents of Bethlehem may have enjoyed. But it was close.
Here at Brookside Christian Reformed Church, candlelight and the loving gaze of Mary and Joseph upon their precious child offered a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of commercialized holiday cheer. The Christmas story had come alive.
"This is the church's gift to the community, like salvation was a gift. There are no strings attached," said church member Kathy De Young of the Living Nativity celebration, which this year saw its 15th year at Brookside. "It has really brought a lot of excitement and realism to what was a different flavor of what Jesus' time was compared to ours."
De Young recalls a conversation she had with fellow church member Janet Kroschell more than a decade ago, when the two realized something was missing from the church's celebration of the holidays. Yes, members had a chance to hear the traditional Christmas story as told from the stage. But children needed to understand it was more than just a simple message delivered during the holidays.
Not many, she said, grasp the magnitude of what Mary and Joseph experienced as they traveled to Bethlehem.
"What they were saying was the worst thing you can do in your community, to be pregnant before marriage. How difficult that must have been for her," De Young said.
So year after year, hundreds from the Brookside congregation gather to re-enact that Christmas Eve night. Lit paper bags are set out along a parking lot leading to the manger scene. Children dress in white gowns as a choir of angels, while teens and adults wear robes as they play shepherds, wise men, inn keepers, or the treasured roles of Mary and Joseph.
A church member brings in real animals, including sheep and a llama, and a background narration plays over the speakers as the nativity scene unfolds.
"People say, 'I've been dreaming my whole life of being in it," Henry De Vries said, explaining how many children can't wait to take a role in the celebration.
While many college-age members of the congregation look back now with fond memories of participating, it's the impromptu surprises that make each year unique for organizers, De Vries said. He laughed as he noted how those surprises make the re-enactment different from the actual experience centuries ago.
One year, a sheep got loose during a performance and took off running into a nearby neighborhood. A man happened to be grilling at the time, and the animal, adrenaline pumping, caught the scent.
"He went straight to the good smell," De Young said, recalling how the volunteers following close behind had to wrestle the scampering animal to the ground.
And then there are the "llama piles" giggling children seem to find humor in.
"We always have to make sure we are shoveled up by Sunday morning," De Young said.
After one year, when an ice storm suddenly froze the sound system and silenced the narration, cast members know what it's like to pick up unexpectedly with an impromptu version of the story. Years of experience have helped determine who is most capable of handling the llama in the case of adverse conditions — such as a passing fire truck that would startle the animal and lead to a bigger disruption.
"That's why the llama doesn't show up until the end. He has very limited showtime," De Vries said.
Reminder of the story
But despite the kinks from year to year, the celebration is one that offers an important message to the community amidst the hectic season of holiday shopping and family gatherings.
It offers a chance to reflect and imagine, Brookside pastor Paul De Vries said.
"At times, people forget the gospel is a story, that it involved real people and characters. It's not just Santa and Frosty that have a storyline. The church has a story, too," he said. "There's a place for Christmas presents and the animated animals. But at the heart is Jesus Christ."
That message is one churches and other religious groups all over West Michigan hope to share as the tradition of living nativities grows in popularity.
For the first time this year, the nonprofit group Instruments of Hope created a nativity of its own, in the new Saint Francis Sculpture Garden on the Marywood Campus' East Fulton Street site.
Some recognize Saint Francis of Assisi as the first to create a "live" nativity, so the group hoped to honor that this year with the celebration.
"Everyone was singing, and it just brought the true message of Christmas, like the birth of Christ, to where it all started," sculptor and organizer Mic Carlson said of having the nativity in the garden that bears Saint Francis' name.
For 10-year-old Brookside member Peyton Barbrick, her church's nativity celebration is a chance to understand a story her parents have shared for years. Instead of pages in a book, the celebration offers real faces and a chance to step back and think of the rougher truths in the story her family cherishes.
"Jesus was probably born in a cave. It was hard to imagine how much pain Mary was in because they didn't have (anesthetics) back then," she said.
"It kind of takes you back, makes you think and have sympathy a little, because there was not much wood, not a lot of the technology stuff we have now."
"You can't experience what it was like to be out in the cold," Brookside member Matt Wieringa said, "but it brings you back to center — it's a nice way to get into the Christmas season."
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It wasn't pretty, but LSU emerged victorious Saturday against Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
The 24-19 win boosts LSU to 7-1 and sets up a huge meeting with Alabama that has major SEC and BCS implications.
Here are the 10 things we learned about Texas A&M and Les Miles' Tigers, who won despite an alarming lack of cohesion on offense.


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Luck appears to be on the Cleveland Orchestra's side as it departs this week for an excursion to the West Coast.
With a stop in Las Vegas on the itinerary, surely the prevalence of the number seven in the tour's background is a good omen, a harbinger of musical success for the orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Most.
"It's pretty exciting, and an extraordinary opportunity," said Gary Ginstling, the orchestra's general manager, speaking of the seven-day trip through California and Nevada that begins with a concert on Sunday, April 15.
Most exciting, for Ginstling, is the tour's first leg: two concerts in Davies Symphony Hall, home of his former employer, the San Francisco Symphony. There, the orchestra and Welser-Most will roll seven at least two more times, playing a venue they last visited seven years ago and headlining a series featuring the "Big Seven" American orchestras.
It's all part of the San Francisco Symphony's centennial celebration, a spectacular parade of the nation's leading ensembles, each with its own music director (or, in the case of the Philadelphia Orchestra, chief conductor) and at least one work it commissioned. Cleveland occupies the middle of the series, arriving after Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles but before Philadelphia and New York.
"We wanted to acquaint our audiences with the top orchestras in the country," said Brent Assink, executive director of the San Francisco Symphony.
"Already, our audiences are commenting and enjoying the opportunity to reflect on how different each one sounds and how unique each one is. . . . People are really galvanizing around it."
Luck seems to be with Cleveland in the "City by the Bay" on two other fronts as well.
Of all the music directors on the series, only San Francisco's own Michael Tilson Thomas has been with his ensemble longer than Welser-Most. What's more, Cleveland responded to the commission request with not one but two modern works, Kaija Saariaho's "Orion" on April 15 and the "Powder Her Face" suite by Thomas Ad s on Monday, April 16.
The remainder of repertoire, in San Francisco and elsewhere, is no less eclectic. Besides the two contemporary scores, Welser-Most and the orchestra will perform Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony No. 3, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, three movements from Smetana's "Ma Vlast" and the Beethoven Violin Concerto, with violinist Nikolaj Znaider.
Next stop, Costa Mesa
From San Francisco, where visiting Cleveland musicians and board members will also meet and share ideas with their California counterparts, the orchestra heads south to the even sunnier realm of Costa Mesa, some 40 miles south of Los Angeles.
There, on Tuesday, April 17, Welser-Most and the orchestra will play one concert at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, formerly known as the Orange County Performing Arts Center, catching up from their last appearance -- what else? -- seven years ago, in 2005.
Their next destination, the McCallum Theatre, lies some 120 miles inland, in the oasis city of Palm Desert, in the distinctive shadow of Joshua Tree National Park. The last time the orchestra played there, in 1991, the McCallum was still relatively new and Welser-Most wasn't even on Cleveland's radar, having just begun his tenure with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Things are a bit different now.
This is also the point where Znaider re-enters the equation, reuniting with the Clevelanders on Wednesday, April 19, for the first of three more performances of the Beethoven Concerto -- and where the orchestra settles into the Smetana-Ad s program it will repeat the remainder of the tour.
Next up, the penultimate stop, is San Diego and Copley Symphony Hall, home of the San Diego Symphony and former Clevelander Jahja Ling. The concert, on Friday, April 20, marks the orchestra's debut at the venue but its fifth visit to the city.
First major orchestra to play at new hall
Neck and neck with the San Francisco concerts in terms of significance is the tour finale, in Las Vegas. There, on Saturday, April 21, the orchestra will appear for only the second time and go down in history as the first major orchestra to perform at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a brand-new hall downtown. The Las Vegas Philharmonic, the resident company, has played there already.
Myron Martin, president of the Smith Center, said he could imagine no better guest than Cleveland to put his 2,000-seat Reynolds Hall through its paces. After all, the space was designed by David Schwarz, the same architect who oversaw the renovation of Severance Hall.
"It's not by accident," Martin said. "It's the perfect orchestra to get a true and good [reading] of the room . . .
"We took seriously the business of learning from our peers. Doing better was an important part of the planning process."
But the concert has the potential to be much more than a simple test of acoustics. In fact, it could come to represent the beginning of a partnership.
Ginstling, for his part, dismissed the question of a residency in Las Vegas, saying nothing "concrete" was in the works. Martin, however, said he could imagine an "ongoing" arrangement, in which the orchestra would be a "regular presence."
"I really do believe there's an opportunity . . . for a long-term relationship," he said.
The notion isn't far-fetched. With the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health located just blocks from the Smith Center, the possibilities for collaboration are endless.
One such project is already on the books. Shortly before the April 21 concert, a group of musicians from the orchestra will take part in a panel discussion at the Ruvo Center to examine the role music can play in the treatment of cognitive disorders.
But Martin's high hopes for the concert aren't tied to a potential residency. No, he's aiming for something even grander.
His wish is for the Smith Center to overhaul the image of Las Vegas as a place low on high culture. With a little luck, Cleveland's consecration of the house will kick off a transformation.
"There are sophisticated people here who have experience with orchestras in major cities," Martin said. "I think part of what the Smith Center will do over time is change the world's perspective of this community."


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SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. -- Officials in Central New York are advising people to be careful after blooms of blue-green algae were found in parts of Oneida Lake.
The Oneida County Health Department told local media outlets the blooms are near the north shore in Oswego County, but winds and tides can move them around.
People should avoid swimming or wading near the algae or surface scum, and pets should be kept away from drinking the water.
The algae produce toxins that can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin, eye and throat irritation, or breathing problems.
Health officials were continuing to monitor the blooms Wednesday and said they'd issue another warning if the algae are found near popular recreational areas around the village of Sylvan Beach.
The algae thrive in water rich with nutrients from run-off.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Sylvester Croom, a former University of Alabama All-America with a vast coaching resume, has been named as the Tennessee Titans' running back coach, the team announced Thursday.
George Henshaw, a former Alabama offensive coordinator under Ray Perkins, has been hired as tight ends coach, returning to the team where he had served nine years.
Shawn Jefferson, who has been the wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions (and All-Pro Calvin Johnson) the last five years, will assume that role at Tennessee.
Head coach Mike Munchak announced myriad other changes to his staff, including tapping Dowell Loggains as offensive coordinator, a permanent move since he served in that role on an interim basis the final two games of 2012.
Dave Ragone will replaced him as quarterbacks coach. Nat Kaczor will be the special teams coach, moving from his spot at offensive line coach. He replaces Alan Lowry, who, along with running backs coach Jim Skipper and tight end coach John Zernhelt, is not being retained. Chet Parlavecchio moves to linebackers coach from special teams assistant.
"Over the last two weeks I have spent my time reviewing our coaching staff and interviewing numerous candidates from the college and pro ranks at a variety of positions in order to improve our coaching staff," Munchak said in a statement.
"The goal in every decision I have made has been to do whatever I believe puts us in the best position to win this year. I believe with the new coaches that we have added and some shuffling of the current coaches, we have made our staff better. We were able to add proven coaches and by moving others around, it will change the dynamic in the meeting rooms and on the field. We still have some spots remaining to fill and I am always looking to improve our staff, so it is still a work in progress."
Croom, a 58-year-old native of Tuscaloosa, whose father Sylvester Sr., played at Alabama A&M, was the first African-American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference when he was hired at Mississippi State in 2004. He served 11 years as an assistant at Alabama under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, for whom he played, and Perkins. Alabama went to a bowl in 10 of those seasons.
Croom has spent 21 years in the NFL, most recently as the Jacksonville Jaguars' running back coach. While at St. Louis in that capacity, running back Steven Jackson rushed for 3,802 yards and made the Pro Bowl twice, and Croom was offensive coordinator at Detroit during Barry Sanders' heyday.
He has also coached at Green Bay, Indianapolis, San Diego and Tampa Bay.
Henshaw was tight ends coach for nine seasons under former head coach Jeff Fisher, with Frank Wycheck earning three Pro Bowl nods in that time. Henshaw has also coached with the Broncos, Giants and Saints in the NFL.
He was head coach at Tulsa and an assistant at West Virginia and Florida State under Bobby Bowden before his time at Alabama.
In a 2004 interview with The Huntsville Times, then-Alabama coach Mike Shula said of Henshaw, "He did a great job with our offense and organization. I'll tell you what. He was really, really good with Coach Perkins. Coach Perkins could, you know, get a little excited at times. That's the best way to describe it. (Henshaw) was real, real good understanding that and working with that."
Henshaw was actually recruiting Shula to come to Florida State, but when he took the Alabama job, Shula said "I just kinda followed him."
Shula, son of legendary NFL coach Don Shula, was one of two recruits that stood out in particular, Henshaw told The Times then.
"The two experiences in recruiting, in having more questions asked of me, and I had to be in more detail, was recruiting Jack Nicklaus' son (Steve, a wide receiver who wound up at Florida State) and recruiting Don Shula's son,'' Henshaw said. "And you understand why both men, as I'm older now, were so successful at what they did. They were so detail-oriented. They wanted to know every part of your program."


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my update: i had all four wisdom teeth taken out wednesday, and have been out of commission since then. today is the first day i haven't been on painkillers constantly, so i think i'm starting to mend. my stomach has been incredibly rocky cause of all the weird liquid diet, and i have thrush on my tongue even though the oral surgeon didn't put me on antibiotics in an effort to try and save my stomach from a complete meltdown. when i went to the doctor last night to get a rx for the thrush (the first time i've left the house since wed. i had explosive diarrhea, and my boyfriend had to take me back home before going to get the rx filled.
i think i'm going to try and go out to pick up my new glasses later on, but i think i'm going to have to write off the rest of the xmas shopping i was hoping to do and just hunker down until we fly out on the weekend.
blah, what a week.


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Fall prevention is a primary focus for various healthcare professions, including myself, as falling can lead to long-term injuries and disabilities. There are many different reasons for why people fall, including the sensation of dizziness or spinning of a room. There are various orthopedic and neurological reasons that cause people to lose their balance and fall, however dizziness can be a result of a condition known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, also known as BPPV.
Within our inner ear, there are structures known as the semicircular canals where there is fluid and crystals attached to cilia, or little hair like projections. For various reasons, including trauma or infection, some of these crystals dislodge from the cilia and float within the fluid of the semicircular canals, known as endolymph, causing immediate symptoms of dizziness or "spinning of the room." This result people feel like they are going to fall, or worse, an actual fall occurs. Other common symptoms experienced when one develops Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo are fullness or stuffiness of the ear.
In my experience, when someone develops Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, the symptoms come on suddenly and are idiopathic in nature, resulting in people going to their primary care physician or to the local emergency room at the hospital, where various tests are performed such as CT scans, all which will have negative results.
Patients are then referred to physicians specializing in the ear, nose, and throat, known as ENTs who typically perform various tests and will clear the ear of any kind of infection. Often patients will be prescribed medication to reduce the symptoms, however the dizziness persists.
Another common symptom of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is nystagmus, or involuntary, uncontrollable eye movements. There are various diagnostic tests for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, including the Dix-Hallpike maneuver. If a positive test is present, and the direction of the nystagmus is identified by either a physician or physical therapist trained in treating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, we then know which direction to treat the Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
A trained physical therapist can then perform a technique known as the Canalith Repositioning Technique, which will move the free floating crystals in the endolymph that are within the semicircular canal of the ear, and position them back onto the cilia. Once repositioned, maintaining a straight head position for a period of time as well as avoiding turning of the head will ensure the crystals remain in the correct position.
Reintroducing balance activities and head movements will address any remaining balance deficits, reducing the risk of falling. If having experienced several falls over the past several months, and experiencing episodes of dizziness or spinning, and are interested in non-invasive treatment options, see the local physical therapist, at Cornerstone Physical Therapy Health and Wellness Center, located at 77 Brant Ave., Suite 101 in Clark.
Cornerstone specializes in manual treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, one-on-one care, exercise prescription, and balance training. Cornerstone also offers homecare physical therapy, where the specialists can come to a home and perform a home safety assessment to make it a safe environment, reducing the risk of falls and injury. For more information in regard to any injury, balance deficits, call 732-499-4540.
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The retired principal of Marion C. Seltzer School died July 15 at the Cleveland Clinic after a long struggle with cancer. She was 58.
"She was a dynamic leader," said Councilman Jay Westbrook. "She saw and practiced the connection between a good school and a good neighborhood."
The lifelong Clevelander known as Jude graduated from Rhodes High School and Cleveland State University with a master's degree and an administrative certificate. She taught at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School and several Cleveland schools. She spent two years as assistant principal and 10 as principal at Seltzer, a West 98th Street school drawing students districtwide for classes in English as a second language.
She hosted ward dialogues and many community meetings at Seltzer. She also had students tend a nearby memorial to slain Cleveland Detective Robert Clark and plant flowers there every spring.
Kean was active with the Cleveland Teachers Union and later served on the board of the Cleveland Council of Administrators and Supervisors. She retired last year because of her illness.
She and her husband, Joseph "Rusty" Kean, once motorcycled from Cleveland to Maine to Key West and back. She liked to line dance and to cook, especially kielbasa and sauerkraut.
Catavolos-Berry is arranging a funeral at 10 a.m., Monday, July 23, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, mother, and two daughters.


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At some point in time nearly every sportsman and woman has experienced "The Dream."
It's a common fantasy of stumbling into a lost valley that is full of game, with big unwary bucks, plentiful partridge, turkeys and more. It is a piece of land that time forgot and that no one has ever visited. Fish and game can be found in every stream and behind nearly every tree.
Likewise, anglers dream of finding the fabled "lost pond," a place where giant brook trout regularly rise to sip flies on the surface or a monster bass still lurks in a hidden cove, far off the main lake and out of view.
In our dreams, the location of these prized haunts are always secreted away in a lonely stretch of river, a deep valley or on a long-lost tract of land that lies well off the beaten path. It is a place where few people go and even fewer people know. It is always a sporting Shangri La and we always have it to ourselves, alone in a singular piece of the wild.
We usually imagine the place to be somewhat like America before the arrival of the Europeans. It is a wild and untamed place where we can ramble, free to hunt and fish at will. As with any perfect fantasy, we will continue to seek it until we are no longer able to amble about anymore.
With such commonality in our shared visions of a perfect wilderness, it remains a wonder that so many sportsmen detest the wilderness label, especially in the Adirondacks. I've often wondered about the basis for such revulsion.
Is it strictly the label as it is applied to the land? That the land doesn't qualify, it isn't wild enough? Or is the resentment actually a reflection on the agency that provides the moniker? Or does it portray the animosity some people possess over the quantity and quality of people that the wilderness land label often attracts?
Despite the vast quantity and high quality of the numerous wilderness areas in the Adirondacks - currently over a million acres, or 18.8 percent of the Park's land mass - some still insist that the term "wilderness" is a dirty word.
According to The Wilderness Act signed by President Lyndon Johnson on September 3,1964, "A wilderness is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain."
By comparison to the national standard, the Adirondack wilderness is huge. In a span of less than 300 years, we have managed to reduce the "vast, howling wilderness of the New World" into a disjointed assembly of industrialized and urbanized landscapes of overdeveloped lands that now dominate 97 percent of the nation's original landmass. Only 2.58 percent of the lower 48 remains as designated wilderness, a meager 106 million acres.
Although wilderness is defined as "untrammeled by man," the sad paradox of bestowing a wilderness designation is that such areas tend to attract hordes of people seeking solitude, while the adjacent and much wilder forest lands often remain desolate and underutilized.
In the Adirondacks, I have found that lands administered as Wild Forest or Primitive have a wilder feel than many wilderness lands, although I realize the observation may be skewed due to the obvious signs of overuse in the wilderness areas I frequent.
I've witnessed the situation time and again, especially over busy holiday weekends.Paddlers complain about searching the entire St. Regis Canoe Area for an open campsite when there are usually plenty of good sites available in nearby Wild Forest areas. The people are few, the campsites are clean and there's usually plenty of firewood available in these areas.
It often seems that our wilderness lands have become too domesticated, homogenized and sanitized. All of the developed trails, carries and campsites posted with the related signage describing the rules, regulations and other restrictions deemed necessary for preservation make it so. I often wonder whether all the clutter is for our protection or the land's and if access is so easy to accomplish for all travelers, is the land really wild?
Despite the politically correct and often messy notion of universal access, there must be certain places on this planet that are available only to the fit, the determined and the capable. We can't allow it all to be the same, tame woods.
The naturally occurring terrain restrictions and degrees of difficulty in access shouldn't disallow anyone from attempting a journey. Those with a will, will still find a way. But for those without the will, access shouldn't be a cakewalk regardless of their various restrictions.
As I grow older, I've learned to recognize and accept such limitations.I no longer feel comfortable climbing the slides on the backside of Giant or rock hopping along the upper Boquet River to Slide Rock. These were special places that I visited in my younger days and although I may never enjoy the locations as I once did, I'm happy to know that others still have that opportunity. If access were easy to accomplish, maybe these places would no longer be so special.
As is often the case, humans ascribe a value to the land according to its importance to their own personal degree of usefulness.As I've heard said, "If I can't hunt or fish there, what's the use? What's it good for?"
In an obviously selfish and egocentric manner, we tend to measure the value of wild lands in terms of the benefits that we can derive, rather than in terms of the overall environmental, ecological, recreational, economic and social consequences that the protections may provide.
I know that by now, some of my regular readers are beginning to wonder if I've become a tree huggin', bunny lovin', greenie, but that's not the case. Rather, after having spent over 30-some-odd years covering ground in the Adirondacks, I've taken a step back for a hard look at what's covering the ground.Mostly, I've discovered that there are too many labels on the land.
In many local discussions I've shared, wilderness is often presented as a "freebie" that is enjoyed by a small minority of backcountry enthusiasts and a handful of commercial outfitters. While it may or may not be the case, the sad fact remains that the vast majority of citizens, locals and visitors alike never have and never will travel into a wilderness area to engage in backcountry recreation.
However, this perceived lack of use should not be considered a measure of the land's worth. The value of wild lands is greatly distorted when the scope is narrowed to encompass simply to human benefit.
Considered from the perspective of scarcity, the value of wilderness land is truly significant. It is a part of our natural character and ournational culture.But there's a greater untapped potential in terms of the unique and irreplaceable living laboratory that wilderness provides for medical and scientific research.
It serves as critical habitat for wildlife threatened by extinction and preserves gene pools and biological diversity.Our boreal forests are part of the world's largest carbon bank and wild lands protect watersheds and the quality of our air due to the filtering action of green plants and forests.
Wilderness also protects undisturbed, naturally occurring geologic phenomena for present and future generations to pursue the origin of this planet and the universe, in addition to the scenic value of these forms.
It also offers a haven from the pressures of society and allows us to escape the stresses of modern-day civilization. Wilderness-based experiences positively affect our physical and mental health, self-esteem and confidence. The aesthetics inspire art. Music, literatureand the lands offer a classroom that knows no boundaries. But most of all, the remaining wild lands are our bequest to the future and comprise an uncompromising element of national pride and prestige that must be preserved for future generations. When wild is gone from the land it can never be fully restored. Such efforts will simply replace it with a synthetic imitation of the original and that's something I hope I'll never see in my lifetime.


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Here's one of my favorite projects to do with all those great thrift store candlesticks and frames no one wants anymore. These pedestal picture frames are a cute way to display photos in any room because you can customize the color to your own home decor.
Just spray paint both the candlestick and frame the same color and use a strong glue like E6000.
Mine have moved from room to room in my home and I've even changed the photos for each season to include with holiday decor.


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The biggest cross-country ski race in the world took place northwestern Dalarna, Sweden. 15,500 participants took part in the race.
The photo above illustrates what galaxytoto.com meetup would look like if all 17340 of galaxytoto.com daily visitors decided to break this record and went skiingg.
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I relocated to Charlotte in 2002 from Long Island NY and have lived in several areas of town over the years, currently in the south Charlotte NC. My husband and I moved to NC for the opportunity, cost of living and quality of life and have never been disappointed with the decision to make Charlotte our home.
I'm committed to real estate as a profession (not just a job) and truly believe that relationships are the foundation for what we do. With every buyer or seller, my goal is to listen, learn about and strive to understand their unique goals, concerns and questions while helping to make the home buying or selling process as stress free as possible.
In the interest of providing exlusive and fully loyal real estate representation, my personal policy is to only work exclusively for a home buyer OR home seller, NEVER both in the same real estate transaction. In other words, I don't practice or allow dual agency relationships.
I'm glad you're here, and please feel free to take a look around (as of mid June 2010 this site is very much a work in progress as I update information from our previous hosting site)
Diane McDermott
NC Real Estate Broker
Landis E2 Real Estate LLC


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Update from Thursday's practice: Center Kris Draper saw the doctor today and was ruled out for Games 1 and 2 against Anaheim. He'll be re-evaluated on Sunday afternoon before a decision is made on whether he can play Games 3 and 4 in Anaheim.
Draper has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but continues to practice and work out off-ice.
"I honestly thought I was going to get some good news today, real disappointed,'' Draper said. "Just keep doing what I'm doing. Skate with the guys, take warm-up. Unfortunately when the puck drops I have to turn into a fan and keep cheering the guys on. It's tough. This time of year it's not fun (sitting). I'm just going to do everything I can to keep the guys going and continue to do what I'm doing.''
He was asked if he's ever been in a situation where he could practice full-out but not play.
"I was back when Scotty Bowman was healthy-scratching me,'' he said. "I could do everything but play. This is kind of the feeling you have.''
Defenseman Andreas Lilja joined his teammates on the ice for the start of practice and took part in some drills before leaving the ice. Holland said there is no change in his status, he remains out indefinitely. Lilja has been sidelined since Feb. 28, when he sustained a concussion from a punch to the chin by Nashville's Shea Weber.
"Until he's symptom-free, no chance,'' general manager Ken Holland said.
He had been experiencing headaches ever since that day. Tests revealed that he had a bleeding vein in his head.
Brian Rafalski and Dan Cleary didn't practice but Holland said it's "just maintenance'' and they'll be ready for Game 1 Friday. Cleary has the flu, Holland said. He had missed a few practices during the Columbus series due to a lower-body injury but had been skating the last few days.


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Two Hoover teachers and educators from Fairfield and Fultondale are among this year's "Sweet 16" finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year, the state Department of Education announced today.
Amanda Fox, a teacher at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover, was chosen as the elementary finalist for state school board District 3, while Julie Ramsay, a teacher at Fultondale Elementary School in the Jefferson County school system, is the elementary finalist for District 4.
Suzanne Culbreth from Spain Park High School in Hoover is the secondary level finalist from District 3, while Marvin Carter II of Forest Hills Middle School in the Fairfield school system is the secondary finalist from District 4.
The selection process for Alabama's Teacher of the Year begins at the school system level. Each school system can nominate an elementary and secondary teacher. Then, one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher are selected from each of the eight state Board of Education districts. A state selection committee selects two teachers from each level for interviews as the "Final Four." The final four are to be announced later this month.
Alabama's Teacher of the Year spends the majority of the following school year serving as the spokesperson for education and the teaching profession in the state, as well as presenting workshops to various groups. Alabama's representative is also a candidate for the National Teacher of the Year award.


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Summer Area Studies Program in Moscow
No prior knowledge of Russian is required!
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for summer study in Moscow, Russia. A five-week program focusing on area studies, Contemporary Russia offers courses in Russian economics, politics, and culture; all content-based classes are taught in English by faculty of the State University: Higher School of Economics, one of Russia's most prestigious centers for the study of social sciences. Program participants receive ten hours per week of Russian language instruction geared toward their skill level. No prior knowledge of Russian is required -- we can accommodate students of ALL proficiency levels. Participants are registered for academic credit at Bryn Mawr College.
Other program features include room and board with Russian families; a full-time Resident Direct who oversees the program; weekly cultural excursions; Russian peer tutors; and pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.
Twelve finalists will be selected to receive program funding from the U.S.
Department of Education under the Fulbright-Hays Act. Finalists will each receive round-trip international airfare from Washington, D.C., to Moscow, Russia; housing with a Russian host family or in the Moscow International University dormitory, including two meals a day; tuition and fees at the Higher School of Economics; Russian visa; insurance; and academic credit from Bryn Mawr College. Participants are responsible for the $850 administrative fee; the cost of domestic transportation in the United States (to from Washington, D.C.); and for incidentals.
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be (1) U.S. citizens or permanent who are currently K-12 teachers of culture, history, or literature, or (2) U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are graduate students or rising juniors and seniors at the undergraduate level, and plan to pursue a career in teaching.
Program dates: June 22, 2010 to July 28, 2010
Application Deadline: February 15, 2010. Applications are available at:
For more information and an application, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org/
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In a unanimous decision, the three-member Muskegon County Election Commission determined the language for both petitions to be overly confusing and unclear.
The language targeting Crain claimed he had "failed to attend duly called board meetings," while the language against Lowry stated she had "failed to make non-biased decisions regarding confidentiality of closed session meetings."
A multitude of grammatical and spelling errors added to the confusion and prompted the rejections, said commission member and Muskegon County Probate Judge Neil G. Mullally.
Crain and Lowry attended the clarity hearing, but no recall organizers were present.
"To me, the person not showing up should question the validity (of the petition)," Crain said.
The individual or individuals behind the recalls can now either resubmit language with added clarity, or abandon the effort. Petition signatures must be collected by Jan. 3, 2011, for next May's election, if a resubmitted petition is approved.
"I'm not worried," Lowry said. "We have an Aug. 4 meeting, and we need to focus on that."
Two other Oakridge school board members — Cindy Stratton and Brent Hartman — are named on recall petitions for which language has already been approved.
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Female, 5'3", 50, Max squat: 202.5lbs. Max deadlift: 225 x 3.
Disclaimer: I eat 'meat and vegetables' ala Primal, although I don't agree with the carb curve. I like Perfect Health Diet and WAPF Lactofermentation a lot.
Griff's cholesterol primer
5,000 Cal Fat <> 5,000 Cal Carbs
Winterbike: What I eat every day is what other people eat to treat themselves.
TQP: I find for me that nutrition is much more important than what I do in the gym.
bloodorchid is always right
Saw a large woman at Whole Foods with her food and a drink. Was expecting her to sit down with a sandwich and a diet soda, but to my delighted surprise, she had sauted collards, a chicken leg, and some sweet potatoes on her plate! And her drink was kombucha
DD started high school and has a combined gym/health class. The gym portion is standard games, with a focus on teamwork, and "fitness" training, with a focus on measuring improvements. They have a tricked out work out room with all the machines and a nice free weight set up. Most of the kids are fixated on the ellipiticals and the climbing wall, but they learn to use everything.
The biggest shocker to me was a lesson on weight, diet and exercise. The usual CW on food, but when discussing exercise the teacher said (as reported by DD), "Yeah, you can burn a lot of calories running, but if you really want to burn calories, you need to lift weights, and heavy stuff so you get stronger, because your muscles are what really burn the calories and they'll do that 24/7 if you just make them stronger." Now if they could just get over the low fat, healthy grains mantra.
50yo, 5'3"
CW-125, part calorie counting, part transition to primal
GW- Goals are no longer weight-related
Drew the blood of a morbidly obese woman who had lost 100 pounds by eating more fat. It's happening, the world is changing. I'm seeing it from the inside.
Steak, eggs, potatoes - fruits, nuts, berries and forage. Coconut milk and potent herbs and spices. Tea instead of coffee now and teeny amounts of kelp daily. Let's see how this does! Not really had dairy much, and gut seems better for it.