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North Central College welcomes Mr. Huang Ping, the Consul General of the People's Republic of China to Chicago, to speak on its Naperville campus Wednesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Koten Chapel at Kiekhofer Hall, 329 E. School St.
He will discuss the state of China today. His talk is free and open to the public.
Ambassador Huang's visit is the fourth in a series of conversations with consuls general who are posted in Chicago. These conversations are opportunities for students and members of the community to meet representatives of other nations and learn about their countries and cultures. Previously, consuls general from India, France and South Africa have spoken at the College.
Huang has been the consul general of the People's Republic of China to Chicago since 2007. He previously served in several top positions in the Chinese government: deputy director general of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2004-2007); vice mayor of Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province (2002-2004); counselor and consul general of the Chinese Embassy to Canada (1999-2002); division director of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1990-1997); and attaché and then third secretary of the Chinese Embassy to the United States (1988-1990). Born in 1963 in Anhui Province, Huang graduated from East China Normal University.
In his current role as Consul General in Chicago, Huang oversees nine Midwestern states and works to promote cooperation and exchanges in various fields between his country and the districts he oversees. He also works to protect the legal rights of Chinese citizens in his consular districts and to provide services related to passports, visas and notary public.
His visit is co-sponsored by the College's Office of Development and Corporate Relations and Cultural Events and is one of many ongoing programs hosted at North Central College to enrich and broaden the academic and cultural outlook for the College and community. For a comprehensive schedule of lectures, art exhibits, musical performances and theatrical productions, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/show or contact Judy Brodhead, coordinator of cultural events, at 630-637-5276.


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Economics Department
Why Study Economics at Fisher?
Studying economics at St. John Fisher College combines the best of liberal arts training with opportunities to gain skills and experience to prepare you for success. Courses include individual and group projects, class discussions, and presentations to encourage the development of skills in critical thinking and effective writing.
Personalized Attention
As an economics major, you have the opportunity to interact with your professors and apply classroom experiences by working on projects with them.
A recent faculty-student collaboration involved the investigation of the cost structures and pricing practices of local health care providers while another project led to an economics major co-presenting a paper at a professional conference.
Success After Graduation
The Economics program of study prepares you for a variety of careers after graduation including:
- Financial management
- Actuarial science
- Regulation
- Law
- Banking
- Education
You may also decide to pursue graduate programs in economics, public policy, law, or business.
Program Requirements
The Undergraduate Catalog contains the most current economics program requirements, including course descriptions.

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It takes a lot to offend Ted Thompson when it comes to his job as the Green Bay Packers' general manager.
Remember a few years ago, when he was booed at the team's official NFL Draft party? It actually happened twice: Once, in 2007, for taking Tennessee defensive end Justin Harrell (boos that, it turned out, he deserved) and in 2008, after trading out of the first round and picking a little-known college safety-turned-wide receiver from Kansas State. Farm boy by the name of Jordy Nelson. Keep in mind, folks had paid $25 a pop to come to those events, which were held in the Lambeau Field atrium.
Or how about those first few years when Thompson's team-building approach hadn't yielded a winning season – 4-12 in 2005 in ex-GM Mike Sherman's final year as coach, and 8-8 in 2006, when Mike McCarthy was a rookie head coach who'd been picked from obscurity and the NFL's worst-ranked offense the year before – and amateur webmasters were starting sites like FireTedThompson.com? (If you're interested, that domain name is available again, for the low, low bargain price of $2,195.00.)
And, lest we forget, he was at the epicenter of Packers' fans summer of discontent in 2008, when the organization and legendary quarterback Brett Favre parted ways on less-than-amicable terms – and, 2 1/2 years later, Favre's replacement led the team to its first Super Bowl championship since 1996.
So it's fair to say that Thompson, now in his 10th offseason as the man calling the Packers' personnel shots, has developed a thick skin.
But one thing has long bothered Thompson, something he sees as a mischaracterization of his approach: The claim that he hates free agency. He has taken issue with that claim before, and he did so again at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last month. Contrary to popular belief, Thompson insisted, he doesn't tell his pro personnel guys to take the month off or have them pitch in on draft prep rather than concentrating on the free-agent market.
"We've been working on [free agency] for quite some time," Thompson explained as he spoke with a handful of Wisconsin reporters in the hallway of Lucas Oil Stadium after one of his typical close-to-the-vest press conferences. "This goes back to when the final rosters are set in September [throughout the league]. That's when our guys kind of start working on prospective free agency. They're always doing it.
"We don't dabble in it too much, but we take it seriously and if we find a way to make our team better, we're going to get into it and do it."
As the free-agent market is set to officially open on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Wisconsin time, there appears to be a good chance the Packers will indeed get into it. Whether that yields any outside unrestricted free-agent signings remains to be seen, but after the preliminary negotiation window opened on Saturday, the Packers did reportedly reach out to a few free-agent players, including Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones, according to the Baltimore Sun, and Oakland Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Jones reportedly has drawn interest from the New York Giants and Washington as well. Multiple reports last week had the Packers expressing an interest in Houston Texans tight end Garrett Graham, a former University of Wisconsin player, as well.
Meanwhile, after coming to terms with cornerback Sam Shields on a four-year, $39 million contract on Saturday – the club has yet to officially announce the deal – the Packers still have 16 of their own unrestricted free agents getting set to hit the open market. According to league sources, the Packers have a one-year, $4 million offer on the table to defensive lineman B.J. Raji, while they've reportedly also kept in touch with center Evan Dietrich-Smith, veteran defensive lineman Ryan Pickett, fullback John Kuhn and tight end Andrew Quarless, who has drawn interest from more than a half dozen teams, including the Giants.
With an estimated $28 million remaining in salary-cap space after Shields' deal becomes official, Thompson still has the financial wherewithal to re-sign some of his own guys while adding outside players. Not surprisingly, there have been no indications that the Packers are targeting any big-name players like safety Jairus Byrd or tight end Jimmy Graham, but the Packers could be more active than they've been since 2006, the year they added Pickett and Charles Woodson, two defensive veterans who helped the team to the Super Bowl XLV title.
That said, don't expect Thompson to change drastically overnight. ESPN analyst Bill Polian, the former Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills GM, said he would "highly endorse" Thompson's approach because he followed a similar path during his time running teams.
"Free agency is not free. It costs two things that you never get back. Time and money," Polian said last week in a conference call with reporters. "When you have a good team – and the Green Bay Packers have a good team – and when you have a good personnel department that drafts well – and the Green Bay Packers have that – then it behooves you to be restrained in free agency, because you need the money A) to sign your own [players] and B) to be in a position where you make very, very good judgments on a few players in free agency.
"If those judgments come up that you are not interested, so be it. No problem. You will fill in the needs with your terrific scouting staff and your terrific scouting system. That's what the Packers have done traditionally over the years, made wise decisions.
"They do all the right things. Fans want you to go out and play fantasy football now. But that's the last thing you should be doing. That money, if you miss, is gone and never comes back."
Polian went on to call free agency "an overpayment situation where there are considerably more misses than hits.
"If your own players are quality players and you believe they can help you win, then it's better to pay them, I have always believed," Polian said. "They are probably as good or as better as you can find in the market. [And] you know them better than you know a player from another team. You are paying a premium, but you are putting it into a person who you know, that you believe in and has no adjustment coming into your system. There is no system adjustment. There is no technique adjustment. There is no city adjustment. There is no culture adjustment. It's pretty seamless.
"Football is not a seamless transition," Polian said. "Basketball is. Baseball is. Hockey to some degree is. Football is not. Systems change. People have a difficult time enough to begin with and then if you have a system change or a technique change it's even worse. So you can find that typically a player does not play to his maximum in his first year in a new free agent situation. It may take him a year to get adjusted. That's a year you have lost, but you have paid pretty big money for. So that's another danger."
A danger that the Packers have largely avoided – but may be willing to risk this year, if on the right players. During his tenure, Thompson has signed a total of 12 unrestricted free agents, three of whom didn't make the roster coming out of training camp. He signed only one player each in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and in three of the past four offseasons, he didn't sign a single unrestricted free agent. The exception was in 2012, when he signed veteran center Jeff Saturday and defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who was cut in the wake of the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal.
But maybe this year will be different.
"Well, who knows?" Thompson said. "Like I said, we like to have our own guys back. And if we can find value in the free agent market to help us we'll do that, too. We'll do whatever, as will the 31 other teams. They're all going to go about this the same way."
Listen to Jason Wilde every weekday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on "Green & Gold Today" on 540 ESPN, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jasonjwilde.


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Just a quick reminder, the library does teach 2 LSIM classes each semester.
LSIM 101 Introduction to Library Resources is a 1 credit hour, pass/fail class designed to help familiarize students with using CCL's resources to do research for their courses at MSU. It is only a 9 week class, and the next session meets in person, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 am, starting March 13. There's still time to register!
Read more about our courses here: http://www.moreheadstate.edu/content_template.aspx?id=4547
Register for classes through MyMoreheadState, under WebAdvisor.
Camden-Carroll Library is proud to host its Third Annual African American Read-In on Monday, February 13, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
All faculty, staff, students and general public are welcome to visit this event in the Library Commons area. There will be book displays available to select books to read from, or check out from the library to read at your leisure. Anyone is welcome to read aloud from a work published by an African American, and we will also have several special guest speakers throughout the day. Guest speakers have been scheduled in line with class starting times this year.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day, most especially during our extra special guests Ricardo Nazario y Colon and Crystal Wilkinson.
Check out our schedule of guest readers on the website for the event.
The Tutoring and Learning Center has moved from Room 305 to the Ione Chapman room on the first floor of the Camden-Carroll Library. This room is located just outside of the new Library Commons area. It has 20 new computers that will be available for library patrons to use and for those who need Tutoring. You can still schedule a tutor on their machines for when *you* need help, or drop in for tutoring during the hours the desk is staffed, and swipe your card to log studying hours. Tutor hours will be announced soon! Check out these pics of the great new space! Come by and use it!
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If you're majoring in Education, or are otherwise just really interested in youth literature, the Youth Media Awards were announced on January 23, 2012. These include the Newbery Award for literature, the Caldecott Award for picture books, the Printz Award for teen fiction, and many more. Check out the links below:
The John Newbery Medal is awarded to the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
The Mildred Batchelder Award goes to a book previously published in another country and then translated into English.
The Pura Belpre Award goes to the best Latino/Latina book that "portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience".
The Andrew Carnegie Medal goes to children's video.
The Theodor (Seuss) Geisel Award goes to the "most distinguished American book for beginning readers."
The Robert Sibert Award goes to the "most distinguished informational book published".
The Randolph Caldecott Medal goes to the "artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children."
The Alex Awards go to adult books with high interest for teenagers.
The Margaret Edwards Award goes to an author for long standing contribution to young adult literature.
The William Morris Award goes to a debut author for young adult fiction.
The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction is exactly what it sounds like.
The Odyssey Award goes to excellence in audio books.
The Michael Printz Award goes to "literary excellence in young adult literature."
The Coretta Scott King Award goes to "African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience."
The Schneider Family Book Award goes to books dealing with children and disabilities.
The Stonewall Book Awards, for both fiction and nonfiction, relate to the GLBT experience.
Many of these books should already been available in the Library's LRC collection. If they are not, we will be purchasing them!
Wow! It's already the third week of the semester! Welcome back students, faculty and staff.
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Blumenthal Pledges Federal Support In Wake Of Connecticut Shooting
Reacting to the horrific shooting in his home state, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is pledging federal support for those who need it. "As a parent and a public official, my heart and prayers are with these innocent victims, their families, and the entire community," Blumethal, a former state attorney general, says. "I share the shock of all Connecticut at this hideous, horrific crime of inhuman violence. I will be in close communication with law enforcement and state and local officials to ensure they receive the federal support and resources they need. " At least 27 people–including 18 children–are reported dead as a result of the Friday morning rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which one shooter was confirmed dead … Continue reading


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Bucks lose in Utah
Jazz pound Milwaukee on the boards
Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson each scored 19 points, Enes Kanter had 17 and a career-high five blocks, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 100-86 on Wednesday night.
Kanter went 5 of 5 with five rebounds and a block during the second quarter when the Jazz took control after trailing by 12 in the first.
Utah dominated inside as the Bucks were without the NBA's leading shot blocker, Larry Sanders, because of a back injury.
The Jazz held a 31-10 advantage on second-chance points and a 56-36 edge on points in the paint.
Jefferson and Derrick Favors led Utah with 11 rebounds apiece, and the Jazz had a 50-37 advantage on the boards.
Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova led Milwaukee with 17 points apiece.
The Bucks pulled to 90-81 on Samuel Dalembert's free throws with 3:24 left, but he was called for goaltending on the next Jazz possession.
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Aaron Peel Passes Away
Aaron Peel with the Tempe Angels in July 2008.
Former Angels minor leaguer Aaron Peel passed away. I was forwarded the below obituary. As soon as I find out anything more, I'll post it.
SAN ANGELO Aaron Isaac Bradley Peel, 27, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, our loving son and brother passed away into the Lord's hands. Aaron was born on Feb. 8, 1983, in Brownfield, Texas, to Ken and Renee Peel. He graduated from Seminole High School in Seminole, Texas. Aaron loved to play sports, especially baseball and basketball. He played so much baseball he earned a full scholarship to Texas A&M and later was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in 2002. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Johnson Street Church of Christ with Dr. Tommy King and Bryan Elliott officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson's Funeral Home. Aaron was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jack Peel; and a cousin, Shannon Peel. He is survived by his parents, Ken and Renee Peel; a sister, Amye Cobb and husband Michael of Eldorado, Texas, and their children, Lucy, Jacob and Jace; grandparents Kenneth and JoVeta Hayes of Water Valley, Texas, and Sandra Peel of Sterling City, Texas. He also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and the loves of his life, Marina, and her daughter, Lexi. Pallbearers are Matt Brown, Kevin Jepsen, Rob Guerra, Alex Ramos, Levi Hasty, Ross Whitfield, LJ Glass and Eric Sheets. Honorary pallbearers are Scott Peel, Michael Collins and Greg Porter. Our dear Aaron will be missed by all and his beautiful heart and soul will never be forgotten. Family and friends are invited to sign an online guest book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com.
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That's really sad to hear. He had a couple of decent seasons. I guess injuries derailed his career? Any news on the cause of death? And I assume Jepsen will be unavailable for a day or so? Some former prospects as pall bearers, also.
Thanks for passing this on, Stephen, your one of the few in the sphere of Angels websites that actually cares. Condolences to the family.
My sweet angel, you are missed immensely. I took for granted the time I worked with you. Can not wait to see you again.
All my love.
To whom it may concern:
Thank you for posting this.


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interesting observation....
While with the Knicks:
Greg Anthony-6.5ppg,4.0 assists
Rod Strickland-8ppg, 4.0 assists
Doc Rivers-7.5ppg, 2.5 assists
Mark Jackson-13ppg, 8 assists
Chris Childs-7ppg, 5 assists
Charlie Ward-7.5ppg, 5.5 assists
And now the stat that will set villages a-flame:
Chris Duhon-6.9ppg, 4.5assists (career in chicago and ny so far)
obviously you will cry about minutes played, etc. but duhon played LESS minutes than most of the guys above, his numbers will only increase in rebounds and assists with an increase in minutes. and Jackson & Strickland are the only ones out of those guys that really got a chunk of minutes on the regular...case in point,their numbers are larger. if duhon can stay consistant and keep the ball moving, theirs no reason he couldnt be considered in this list..like it or not..
is he a nba legend? no
is he the right point guard for us? yes
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"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
interesting observation....
what about Derek Harper?
Very interesting, but in fairness these guys all had one of the best centers to ever live on their team, not much would have been asked of them.
HOw many titles did we win again? Oh yea!....
bum ass maggots
poor attempt at pickin starbury apart
patrick ewing
allan houston
latrell sprewell
john starks
**** outta here dikk head
awww did i hit you with a stat that hurt you?
include harper in there and the numbers wouldnt change much
thats the whole point of this post...that Duhon's doing just fine and maybe you should focus some of your misguided hate towards players that ARENT pulling their weight, and HAVENT been.
but of course msg cant read that and he gets his tampon bunched up over Marbury..
Thanks for proving my point of the post though, you just cant get off that dudes dikk
how many WINS did we have? how many finals appearances did we make? oh yeah, thats right, a lot more than we have recently.
I also love that the only reply is "bum ass maggots blahblahblah" ...coming from the dude thats all "im not on his dikk, im just honest about our best player blahblahblah, whats best for our team blahblahblah"...Just hope Marbury gets dumped to a weak ass And 1 team and then you can watch him every night at 2am on ESPN2
"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
all those pg's had great players around them so they didnt have to score in order for the team to be competitive.....Randolph/Lee do not come close to comparing to Ewing...and Crawford/Q-Brick are nothing to what Sprewell/Houston were to our team, they took our team to the final and we were championship contenders every year with these guys...Crawford/Q-Brick and Curry took us to the lottery....and were most likely going back there again this year,
Duhon is nothing to Marbury enough with trying to prove Duhon is better for our team, he cant do **** he does the most simple stuff which is a definition of a bench player
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Hi isnt tryna say duhon is better than marbury idiot. He is making a point that the point position does not have to be the focal point in order for a team to be successful. You cant compare nash and duhon, also, you cannot limit the coaching expertise and versitility of dantoni. He may create a mixturte of transition and half court offense that is tailor made to our talent and concauct rotations that get us advantages on other teams. Lets keep in mind that we havent even played 10 games yet. How hard can you critique a point guard that has onyl played 8 professional games for a new team? Duhon has the potential to become a 10.2 pts 9.8 asst 5.4 rebs 1.8 t/o per game kind of player. What more can you ask out of a point guard? Like i said in another tread, if Dantoni thought duhon was the answer at the pg position, he would have given him a contract longer than 2010. He is only our fill-in until we draft a good rookie pg, and land a superstar in 2010. Duhon has the ball moving more than it moved last year when crawford played pg. Just because me-bury isnt playing dosent mean that we would have won more or less. Dantoni is playing without marbury, curry, jefferies, gallinari....four persons that had good games in amny of our wins last season, and he still is finding ways to win. I think that says a lot about how good a coach mike is. this season is about development, look for the lottery....look for gallinari gettin a lot of playing time when he comes. Look for a handfull of losses before allstar break, look for a solid run after allstar break.
and toons just earned my respect
not for agree'ing with me
but for simple reading comprehension
he actually got the point of what i was saying and didnt twist it to make some convoluted argument that wasnt being presented to begin with
while everyone else keeps proving my point for me....that its NOT duhon's fault and we can blame the other inconsistent/streaky players on the team. not the ones you WANT to use as a scapegoat
"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
while im knockin chumps out, you still on that middle school stuff
You havent had any ***** since ***** had you
your a beginner like these kids. im a legend like bernard hopkins. like i told that other bitch maggot your lucky im even takin the time to respond to you bums.
Watch this video, and take some notes kiddo.


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Guess who's coming to dinner
In fact, the band not only mingled, but served the sumptuous meal to their fans, which included beer cheese muffins, Zac's pocket knife coleslaw, corn spoon bread (with jalapenos) and chocolate peanut butter (OMG) biscuit pudding. Before making the rounds, Brown welcomed his guests, shared his reasons for the "Eat & Greet" and his desire to do something "completely different and more personal" for his fans. "We're gonna feed you real good and then we're gonna rock your face off," he announced, before making his way to my table, pulling out a chair and chatting. "I told you I'd get to you," he said with a wink and a smile as he shook hands with others nearby. "What's it like living here year 'round?" he asked, and we proceeded to chat about the weather, the economy and the Woodstock Music Festival. Apparently, my reputation (uh oh) precedes me, and Brown was aware that I had been on the grounds back in 1969 (http://www.riverreporter.com/issues/09-08-13/feature.html).
Best known for their signature country/folk sound, the band is always "full of surprises," and I left dinner early to set up my camera and observe the crowd hooting and hollering in anticipation of the show. Opening act "Court Yard Hounds" (two thirds of the Dixie Chicks) entertained first with their signature harmonies and fiddle expertise, before Zac and the band hit the stage for two full hours, covering everything from Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," sprinkled in with their own "Chicken Fried," "Jump Right In," and "Knee Deep." These guys (IMHO) are the real deal—laid back, down-home, country folk with a flair for hospitality and the ability to make thousands feel as if they're on the front porch having a good time with good old boys, pickin' the guitar and havin' a beer. "I'm not much of a guitar player," Brown shared, "but I'm on stage with the best of the best. I hope you'll all come back, and when you do be sure to leave room for dinner."


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Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 440-0680
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Plush Baby Rattles and Photo Frame Ornaments
Units: About 460,000
Manufacturer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard: Small parts on the plush rattles and frame ornaments can break or detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Additionally, the rattles' plastic ring can break and expose sharp points.
Incidents/Injuries: Target has received 11 reports of the pompoms, eyes, nose and bows detaching from rattles and frame ornaments, including one report of a baby mouthing a detached part. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves plush rattles and frame ornaments sold in the "See. Spot. Save." department of Target stores. The two styles of rattles include a pink bear and a green moose. The plush animals either have a rattle inside or a plastic ring attached. The photo frame ornaments are a pink bear or green moose holding either a square or heart-shaped frame.
Sold at: Target stores exclusively nationwide from November 2006 through December 2006 for $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the rattles and photo frames immediately and return them to the nearest Target store for a Target GiftCard worth the value of the returned item plus applicable sales tax.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit Target's Web site at www.Target.com
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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — "April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S Elliot in his epic poem, "The Wasteland." Given the preponderance of rain and its stultifying effect on local sports, those words describing the past month echoed a sodden truth. But despite the rain, this past week brought some intense local action. By far the largest of these outings was the 23rd annual Monticello Games, one of the highlights of the spring track season. The Montie games were staged on April 30.
Eldred junior Erica Bowring was named the meet's Outstanding Female Field Athlete. Bowring was first in the triple jump (32-3½), second in the long jump (15-¼) and fourth in the high jump (4-6). A year ago, Eldred's Christina Watts was named the Outstanding Track Athlete. These honors are noteworthy since Eldred is dwarfed in size by schools like Section 1 Arlington, which has over 900 students per grade as compared to Eldred's total of 177 in grades 9-12. Eldred's Alex Campanella ran a personal best in the 3200 in 9:43.1. He finished second. Teammate Hunter Proscia won the 3000 steeplechase in 10:35.5. Eldred's freshman/sophomore sprint medley relay was first in 3:59.1. Sullivan West's Todd Roeder won the discus (125-6). Teammate Brandon Wagner was second (123-4). Wagner was third in the javelin (122-11). Liberty's Peter Koval won it with a mark of 130-7. Monticello's Matt Rodriguez won the 400 (52.8), while Tino Taylor added a second place in the 200 (23.5). Monticello's 1600 relay was first in 3:38. They took second in the 800 relay (1:36.5). Brandon Corley captured the shot put (43-6½). Tri-Valley's Brian Edwards was second with a heave of 43-5½.
In the girls meet, Eldred's Diana Schomb won the pole vault (9-0). Breanna Brucher was second in 8-6. Brucher was second in the 200 (28.2). Teammate Christine Donnelly set a personal best in the 3000 with a third-place finish of 11:23.6. She was third in the 1500 (5:14.8). Tri-Valley's Heidi Furman was second in the hammer (105-2). Teammate Alexandria Brooks was third in the 400 (67.2). Dominique Darby was third in the shot put (30-11). T-V's 3200 relay was second in 10:46.7. Its freshman/sophomore relay was third in 4:46.4. Sullivan West's Hannah Feinman won the long jump (15-4) and was third in the 100 high hurdles (17.5). Monticello's Erica Concors was third in the 400 intermediate hurdles (74.9).
In girls golf, Fallsburg remained undefeated as it bested Sullivan West and Monticello at the Villa Roma by the score of 148-161-179, respectively. The three teams tied for the Division III title last spring. It was Sullivan West's first loss of the season. They have won their division every year except one since the program's inception. In softball action, Sullivan West downed Monticello 5-3 to improve its record to 2-3. They played host to Burke Catholic on May 2 in a league clash. Eldred fell to Chapel Field 3-2, while powerful Livingston Manor improved to 5-1 with wins over Susquehanna Valley and Hancock. Manor is the defending NYS Class D champion. In baseball, Sullivan West defeated Chapel Field 3-2 and then downed Livingston Manor 10-8 in eight innings, while Monticello split its first two league games of the season with Port Jervis. Tri-Valley battered Chester 25-2 in a league clash. Meanwhile, Liberty remained winless after being swept by both James I. O'Neill and John S. Burke Catholic. In boys golf, Sullivan West downed Eldred 235-281. Sullivan West is in search of its eighth straight division title. Tri-Valley triumphed over Family School and Roscoe by the score of 216-225-240, respectively.
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Fallsburg senior Cassie Orlan shot an eight over par 43 on the front nine at the Villa Roma on April 27 to pace the Lady Comets to a Division III win over Sullivan West and Monticello. The three teams tied for the Division III title last spring. This was Sullivan West's first loss of the season. They have won their division title every year except one since the program's inception.


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The struggle for reunification of Korea
The Korean nation who lived as a homogeneous one has been suffering from division from about 70 years due to outside forces, the forces of the US who is maneuvering to break the nuclear war in the Korean peninsula. While North Korea is in a continuous attempt to improve the relation between North and South into peace and reunification.
During these days we meet the 5th anniversary of October 4th Declaration which was another step after the June 5th Joint Declaration to improve the North-South relations, leading the (more…)


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Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration: Why I Reject the Evidence
This post is dedicated to two people who are frequent commenters on SBM, Stephen S. Rodrigues and Peter Moran. Rodrigues is an MD/acupuncturist who tries to persuade us that acupuncture is effective. Moran is a retired surgeon who objects to insulting language and thinks more can be accomplished by trying to better understand why people turn to CAM and by explaining the facts and reasons politely and dispassionately. He has claimed that he "could probably help [Rodrigues] understand better why his views are not having much impact."
I recently wrote about supplements for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There is evidence that the supplement mixture tested in the AREDS trial slows the progression of moderate to advanced disease. That is based on a good scientific study, although the study has not been replicated and there is reason to interpret its results with caution. Dr. Rodrigues commented with a link to a website advertising the Santa Fe acupuncture protocol, saying that he uses the method in his office and it helps some of his patients with AMD. The website claims that the Santa Fe acupuncture protocol will reverse vision loss from macular degeneration in 4 days or your money back. That is a bold claim. I will try to explain, as politely as possible, why I reject the claim, and why the evidence for it is unacceptable. (more…)
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While in Hawaii just before my DD was born, I learned that Hawaiian babies are fed poi (mashed taro root) as their first solid food because it is so good for them. I've since done a bit of research and it sounds like poi is such a good first food that it helps prevent food allergies and is very nutritious.
I believe I'd like to use poi instead of rice or other cereals for my DD first solid food once she reaches 6 months or so, but I'd like more information about doing so.
Does anyone have any info on poi as a baby's first food? And on how or where to get poi in the Lower 48?


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CTE Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) Endorsement Requirements
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For all licensure information, please refer to: the Educator Licensure home page and the Educator Licensure Requirements page
The 23 Illinois Administrative Code, part 25.70 rules, outlines the licensing requirements: http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/pdfs/25ark.pdf
For the most recent information on requirements to obtain Career and Technical Education (CTE) Educator License with Stipulations (ELS), please visit the following link: http://isbe.net/licensure/requirements/ed-lic-w-stip.pdf
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Triple Chocolate Brownies
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Ready Time: 105 min
- Yield: 16 bars
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, divided
- 2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Remaining sweetened condensed milk
- 2 (1 oz.) squares white baking chocolate
- 1 teaspoon Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 8 x 8-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- MIX 1 cup sweetened condensed milk and melted chocolate in large bowl. Add egg, flour, vanilla and baking powder. Mix well. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips evenly over batter.
- BAKE 20 minutes. Cool completely.
- MELT 1/2 cup chocolate chips and butter in small saucepan over low heat. Gradually stir in remaining sweetened condensed milk. Stir until smooth and well blended. Spread over cooled brownies.
- MELT white baking chocolate with shortening in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Immediately drizzle over brownies. Chill before cutting into bars.
Eagle Brand is a trademark of Eagle Family Foods Group, LLC, used by permission.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 brownie of 16), Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 25mg, Sodium 60mg, Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 23g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 8%, Iron 6%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.


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College Church > Adult Faith Formation > Parish Resources
Everyone needs a guide, a confidant, a friend, a companion at one time or another. We all need someone special at certain times. Spiritual direction remains first, foremost and always, God-oriented: both the director and directee listen to God and to God's mysterious, ineffable ways within the directee.
The direction or guidance which a directee is seeking to discover is already within him/herself. The spiritual director assists the directee in bringing his/her inner wisdom to consciousness in order that they may find their own unique way along the journey. Spiritual direction, sometimes called spiritual companioning, offers a way of fostering emotional, psychological and spiritual growth through dialogue with each other and contributes to the deeper integration of the human person. Spiritual Direction is an excellent way to discern God's presence, and direction in one's life. Ordinarily, spiritual direction is an ongoing process in which the director and directee discern the frequency of sessions.
College Church has several people available to serve as directors. These include Fr. Jim Costello, SJ, Mary Frigon-Milner, and Joseph Milner. For more information, please contact Joseph Milner at 314-977-7305 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Fees are negotiated with the director.
Since the College Church community has a strong interest in continuing to learn and grow in faith, each fall and spring, the adult faith ministry makes available books on prayer, spirituality, and other reflection materials. These are chosen to support and encourage faith and spiritual development. Materials generally fit into 7 areas: 1) Daily reflection materials that offer a scripture, reading or prayer for each day or for the week; 2) Materials on Ignatian Spirituality; 3) Books that offer insights into prayer; 4) Materials that focus on the special liturgical seasons; 5) Materials for parents and children; 6) Resources for those who are grieving; 7) Liturgical music from the College Church Choir, the St. Louis Jesuits, or John Foley, SJ. Occasionally, titles will be highlighted in the bulletin. These materials are available at Gathering Places from late October through early Lent. We discount most prices by 10%. Any profits from these sales are used to support the faith formation of children and adults at College Church.
Audio tapes can be a useful and valuable way to continue to learn for busy and active people. The material is available to you whenever you have time. Our audio tape lending library has a wide selection of scripture, prayer, and spirituality tapes. For more information, contact Joe Milner at 314-977-7305 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Stormy weather set the scene and postponed kickoff until 8:30 p.m., as lightning lit up the night sky and the stadium and rolls of thunder could be heard in the distance. But fans from both sides packed the stands and paid no attention to the weather.
Fortunately, the rain subsided for nearly the entire game as these local rivals competed for this year's bragging rights.
The Longhorns came on strong in the first quarter, and by halftime the score was 21-6.
The Bulldogs pulled one last touchdown in the final half but couldn't keep up with the Longhorns' stampede, and the game ended with George West 35 and Three Rivers 14.Three Rivers
TRHS senior quarterback Hagan Johnston said the Bulldogs made some good passing plays, but the initial kickoff gave George West the momentum they needed to score.
"Obviously it didn't go the way we wanted it to, we're dissapointed," Bulldogs coach Randy Palmer said. "It's hard because it means a lot to the kids, the town and the community because we wanted to beat those guys. But, it's time to go to the next one; winning playoffs and championship is out top goal."
Senior Bulldog halfback Robert Moreno said the Bulldogs needed to improve on their blocking and pursuit of the ball, and to pick it up at kickoff. But, he also said the running back ran hard and there weren't too many mistakes on offense.
"I think we could have done a lot better than we did," Moreno said. "It puts us down a lot, but it's not district. I feel good about districts, we have a chance to do well."
Johnston said George West had an advantage as a large 2A school.
"Robert Moreno and Jesse Perez were running hard on offense," Johnston said. "Then Weston (Huff) got a good sack on defense."
The Bulldogs were back on the field practicing hard not even 12 hours after Friday's game was over.
"I thought we were able to move the ball offensively, but turnovers hurt us and giving up plays hurt us too," Palmer said.
Palmer said the Bulldogs will be focusing on preparing for districts by getting things right on a more consistent basis.
"We're going to focus on staying together as a team and not let this past game tear us apart," Johnston said.
The Bulldogs are up against Falls City on Friday at the TRHS field at 7:30 p.m.George West
Longhorns coach Jay Newberry said the Longhorns won all three aspects of the game, offense, defense and special teams. But he also said the Longhorns had too many penalties on the field.
"It's always big when you play with a rival, and it's sweeter when it's Three Rivers," Newberry said. "But, I'm not from here, and I'm friends with (Coach Randy) Palmer, and it's fun to beat friends."
He said the team played hard, executed well and had plenty of turnovers to their advantage.
Senior Longhorn strong tackle Eli Garcia said the beginning of the game was tough due to defensive plays getting cut. He said the Longhorns' sweeps worked well compared to their inside plays.
"Avery (Pawelek) had a good game and rushed 200 yards for 11 carries, not bad," Newberry said.
"Avery tore it up," Gacia said.
Pawelek credited his teammates playing well with his being able to break away from the action and carry the ball so far down the field. He said this was his personal best for a game, and it felt good to do it against George West's rival.
"They improved a lot, and it shows," Pawelek said. "We'd been struggling and needed a win, and it feels great."
Garcia said the offensive line played well too.
"Our linemen stepped up this week, and I'm pretty proud of them."
Garcia said beating Three Rivers felt good because the Bulldogs had been "running their mouth" since, prior to Friday, the Longhorns were 0-3 and the Bulldogs were 3-0.
"I don't want to be mean about it, but it's good to shut them up," Garcia said.
Newberry said the Longhorns will spend this week preparing for their district opener this Friday against Goliad at 7:30 p.m.


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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, at least one child dies from choking on food every five days in the United States, and more than 10,000 children are taken to a hospital emergency room each year for food-choking injuries. Grace Arteaga, M.D., a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says, "Should a child choke or swallow something dangerous, parents and caregivers may want to offer liquids and/or solids, but this is not recommended. Also, parents should not force the child to vomit. Have the child see the doctor as soon as possible or take the child to the emergency room."
If a child is coughing forcefully after swallowing an object, parents and caregivers should encourage him or her to continue coughing and not interfere. But, if the swallowed object blocks the airway, and the child's condition worsens (the cough becomes silent or breathing becomes more difficult), Mayo Clinic experts recommend the "five-and-five" approach to first aid:
- Give 5 back blows. First, deliver five back blows between the victim's shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
- Give 5 abdominal thrusts. Perform five abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver). For infants, use chest compressions because abdominal thrusts may cause injury.
Alternatebetween 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the blockage is dislodged, while someone calls for emergency assistance.
Source: http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/swallowed-objects-and-infant-choking-mayo-expert-offers-tips-for-parents-and-caregivers


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The legislation is complicated, breaks new ground in many areas and affects corporate America (as well as certain foreign entities) in many different and substantial ways: It amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Federal fraud, criminal law and bankruptcy statutes, and directs and requests the U.S. Sentencing Commission to make certain reviews of and amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines. It calls for major U.S. Government studies and reports on numerous business and accounting issues relating to public companies. It impacts in significant ways accountants, accounting firms (U.S. and foreign), accounting practices and principles, public companies (U.S. and foreign) and, individually, the officers, directors, employees and advisors of such persons (including attorneys appearing and practicing before the SEC), ERISA plan administrators, securities analysts, and brokers and dealers.
See Below for Direct Links to The SEC's Implementing Rules and Studies Required By The Act, The U.S. Sentencing Commission's Amended Guidelines Required By The Act, and More
While certain provisions of the Act took effect upon its enactment, the Act calls for extensive implementing rulemaking by the SEC, and requires that the SEC undertake certain special studies and make reports thereon.
Set out below are direct links to:
- Summary of the SEC's Final Rules, Special Studies, Orders and Releases Relating to the Act;
- the rules proposed by the SEC since the enactment of the Act;
- the final rules published by the SEC since the enactment of the Act; and
- the Special Studies that the Act required the SEC to undertake that have been published to date by the SEC.
The lists of the SEC proposed rules and final rules contain cross-references which facilitate review of the history of each of the rules. Each of the entries also contains links to electronically available comments and to related releases.
Internet Links to The U.S. Sentencing Commission's Amended Sentencing Guidelines Responsive to The Directives of The Act
The Act contains three provisions directing the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and related policy statements:
- Section 805 ("Review of Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Obstruction of Justice and Extensive Criminal Fraud"), which calls for review and amendment of guidelines relating to obstruction of justice, including where there is destruction or fabrication of evidence under certain circumstances;
- Section 905 ("Amendment to Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Certain White-Collar Offenses"), which calls for review and amendment of guidelines, as appropriate, to implement the Act; and
- Section 1104 ("Amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines"), which calls for review of guidelines applicable to securities and accounting fraud and related offenses and for consideration of new guidelines to provide an enhancement for officers or directors of publicly traded corporations who commit fraud and related offenses.
In accordance with Section 1104(a)(3) of the Act, the Sentencing Commission issued a report to Congress in January, 2003 entitled "Increased Penalties Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002".
On January 8, 2003, the Sentencing Commission approved an emergency temporary amendment implementing the Act's congressional directives; the effective date of the emergency temporary amendment was January 25, 2003.
The Sentencing Commission submitted to Congress a permanent, superseding amendment on May 1, 2003; it becomes effective November 1, 2003.
As the Sentencing Commission's press release announcing the permanent amendment stated, the amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines
- "significantly affects offenses such as wire fraud and mail fraud by increasing the base penalties that apply to these crimes [and] . . . it expands the scope of the recently enacted sentencing enhancement that targets officers and directors of publicly traded corporations so that it now also applies to registered brokers, dealers, and other investment advisors who defraud investors or employers.
- [It] establishes significant sentencing enhancements for white collar offenses that affect a large number of victims or endanger the solvency or financial security of publicly traded corporations, other large employers, or 100 individual victims. Officers and directors of publicly traded corporations who commit securities violations were targeted for particularly substantial increases in penalties. For example, an officer of a publicly traded corporation who defrauds more than 250 employees or investors of more than $1 million will receive a sentence of more than 10 years in prison (121-151 months) . . . almost double the term of imprisonment previously provided by the guidelines.
- The amendment also increases penalties significantly for offenders who obstruct justice by destroying documents or records. Defendants who substantially interfere with the administration of justice by shredding a substantial number of documents or especially probative documents will receive a guideline sentencing range of approximately three years' imprisonment (30-37 months). Prior to the amendment, such an offender could receive a sentence as low as 18 months of imprisonment."
Note that Kaye Scholer partner Gregory J. Wallance is a member of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group to the Sentencing Commission on the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines.


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Rock Band 3 ReviewBy Stephen Johnson - Posted Oct 21, 2010
It might not make you into Eddie Van Halen or Rick Wakeman, but Rock Band 3 is a classic music game. It is at once the best party game on earth, a great solo pastime, and a potential entry-point into a lifelong artistic pursuit – how many games can you say that about?
The Pros
- Basic gameplay is flawless
- New keyboard peripheral adds variety
- Pro mode is a new frontier in music gaming
The Cons
- Although great, Pro-mode's difficulty will break your heart
Rock Band 3 is the best music video game I've ever played. It feels like a high-water mark for the entire genre; virtually every aspect of the previous two excellent Rock Band games has been tweaked and improved upon, and major new innovations are introduced to the series (and the music game genre itself) in the form of a keyboard peripheral and the new pro-mode, where would-be musicians can learn to actually play a musical instrument using the game.
While no game can be all things to all people, Rock Band 3 comes close. It is both a great party game and an entirely hardcore music game experience. Up to seven people (three vocalists, keys, guitar, bass and drums) of any skill level can jam at once. Your grandmother could pick up the mic and warble along to Jimmy Buffet's DLC track "Volcano" or on-disc track Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People" without thinking twice, while the hardest core, need-a-challenge gaming maestro can enjoy spending hours working out the pro mode guitar solo to Ozzy's "Crazy Train" for the benefit of his fans on YouTube.
Hope I Die Before I Get Old...
The most groundbreaking piece of new business in Rock Band 3 is the new instruments – the keyboard and the pro guitar. While you can play the game entirely with your old gear, and it would still be a solid game, you'll want to have the ivories too, trust me. The keyboard controller features two octaves of black and white plastic keys that can be played either as a keytar (for you Howard Jones fans) or laid on a table for a more traditional vibe. The peripheral is solid, heavy and feels like a real instrument as opposed to a toy. It's MIDI compatible, so you can plug it into your computer and freestyle if you want. Sadly, freestyle keyboard and guitar is not available through the game, although you can still play freestyle drums.
"Regular" keyboard in Rock Band 3 is played with five color coded buttons, and should be easily picked up by anyone who has played a music game before. Like the plastic guitar, the keyboard gives the feeling of playing keyboard in a band without the complexity. Since keys are a support instrument in most rock songs, you will often find yourself waiting for your part, but Harmonix has chosen a good number of keyboard-centric tunes (Elton John, The Doors) too, so you keys-players will get your moment in the sun eventually. Rock Band's keyboard experience is as flawless as the game's guitar experience, with the relative simplicity of the play augmented by more complicated chording. I'll break down the keyboard's (and guitar, bass and drums) new pro mode below, but before we move to the more esoteric avenues of Rock Band 3, let's talk basics.
Meet The New Boss, Marginally Better Than The Old Boss
I'm sure you're familiar with the mechanics and gameplay of Rock Band by now – colored bars move down the "note highway" and you press the corresponding buttons on your controller to rock the hell out. For variety, you can customize your avatars, band name, logo, clothes, instruments and more. As you'd probably expect from Harmonix, masters of the music game, the note charts are spot-on and interesting. The Overdrive sections are spaced well, and the overall "flow" of note charts is pitch-perfect. The music itself sounds great, with the right instruments standing out in the mix at the right times, although the pitch-bend on the keytar can be pretty cheesy. It plays right too: whether it's on easy mode or expert, you will feel like you're playing music, and you'll be helped out by the stylized almost-cartoony visuals of your on screen rockers. Short between song animated vignettes show your band traveling, partying and being all rock and roll, although the "plot" is more like seasoning than a main course.
Spot-on note charts and amusing cartoons or not, a music game lives and dies on its playlist, and, while musical tastes are notoriously subjective, Rock Band 3's song selection is impressive. The inclusion of the keyboard requires a more pop-oriented approach overall, but the on-disc music menu features something for fans of just about every kind of music, from the pure new wave of Blondie to the heavy-as-hell riffs of Rammstein. Overall, the on-disc set list skews older, with a ton of classic tracks in a variety of styles. It's obvious a lot of thought went into including compelling music that can be enjoyed by fake-musicians, no matter which fake instrument they favor, with substance chosen over flashy, current bands.
The songs on the disc are only a small fraction of the playable Rock Band 3 catalog of course. The game painlessly integrates with the track list from the last two Rock Band games and your DLC, putting all your tracks at your calloused fingertips. With its huge back catalog of both monster hits and interesting underground artists via the Rock Band Network, Rock Band 3's potential songs seem all but limitless.
Harmonix has improved the players' individual navigation by giving everyone his or her own customization menu that can be accessed without disturbing the overall game, so your sinister pals will be able to switch to lefty mode without upsetting the rhythm for everyone else, and if you feel overwhelmed, you can change difficulty on-the-fly. While navigation has definitely been improved from the last Rock Band, there's essentially no way to take a game with this many controllers working at once and make navigation painless. In other words, at a party, you'll still be yelling "nobody hit any buttons!" more than once before your friends are properly trained.
Traveling Band
The game's campaign mode is similar to past outings in the Rock Band franchise with a few, notable difference. All the content from past games and downloads could be a bit overwhelming in campaign mode, and to avoid this paralyzed-by-choices scenario, Rock Band 3's campaign mode allows you to choose from three sets of songs at gigs. Sets are separated in a number of ways, so you might choose to play a set of random New Wave numbers, a set of long songs, or three choose-anything tunes to complete a venue. You can rate tracks you dig, and higher rated numbers are more likely to pop up in random selections. Another distinction from past games: the overall touring "structure" is broken up into smaller road challenges. So if you only have a couple hours or so, you can embark on a leg of a tour with only a few stops, where if you're down for a marathon, there's longer challenges to enjoy, including the return of the dreaded Endless Setlist. This variety keeps "the road" interesting, because you sometimes play songs you're not familiar with, but you can still keep your focus on whatever kind of music you and your band enjoy.
The game's campaign mode also (finally) allows you to drop in and out of tunes in the middle, so if your keyboard player needs a rest during "Break on Through" by the Doors, he can leave the game without failing the band. Speaking of failing, a band can continue playing a song even after they flunk out. You won't earn stars, but if you're having fun with your friends, who cares?
Along with the standard stars you earn for playing songs well, Rock Band 3 also rewards you with spades for in-song actions like keeping overdrive streaks going or playing parts in unison. The game contains hundreds of mini achievements (along with the actual achievements and trophies) called goals. Goals run the range of difficulties from a simple accomplishment for calibrating your system, to the truly insane, like playing every single note in every single song on every single instrument. It's another added-value feature that will keep OCD-afflicted gamers busy, but isn't essential to the gameplay or players' enjoyment thereof.
There's a lot going on here – stars, spades, road challenges, overdrive, points, goals, achievements – but Rock Band 3 never feels overly complex. You can ignore all of the frills if you want, and just press the buttons/sing the notes at the right time. The game's layout is ingenious in its simplicity, and in spite of all that's happening in a given song, even new players won't feel overwhelmed with options and information as they play.
Songs In The Key Of WTF?
The core gameplay of Rock Band 3 is great enough to earn a five-star review by itself, but the game offers more than an improved version of Rock Band 2. Much more. The pro-mode is something else entirely, and will forever destroy the notion among music game fans that the Rock Band franchise is easy compared to Guitar Hero. With its pro mode, Rock Band 3 provides perhaps the most hardcore, difficult experience ever presented in a video game, plus their tangible, real world rewards for mastering it, but pro mode is so hard, in fact, that it's not really a game at all.
Rock Band 3 presents the actual charts of songs, which you are asked to duplicate using the keyboard controller, a drum-set with cymbal attachments or the new guitar controller with 102 buttons and six strings. Pro will break a lot of gamers' hearts. Any guitar game virtuoso who ever thought, "I just five starred 'Through the Fire and Flames;' how much harder could it be to really play guitar?" will quickly find that actual musical instruments are infinitely more complex and demanding than their plastic counterparts. That having been said, I'm sure YouTube will be choked with videos of hardcore gamers five-starring the most complicated tunes a week after Rock Band 3 hits the streets.
Basic tutorials for the different instruments are provided, which are beginner level music lessons, teaching keyboard players basic scales, drummers simple beats, and letting guitarists in on the secrets of power chords, bar chords and soloing, but even with a digital tutors, you'll have to spend a lot of time practicing to get good.
Pro guitar was, to me, the hardest thing to play. I'm probably intermediate at actual guitar and piano, and I can tell you from experience that pro mode feels like learning a musical instrument. It brings with it all the frustration, time commitment, and satisfaction that wannabe musicians know. Sitting in your room, alone, working out the complicated guitar solo for Phish's "Lama" or the keyboard part of Yes's "Roundabout" for hours at a time isn't "fun" in the sense that playing a game is fun. It's work. It might be deeply rewarding, life-enhancing work, but it's work nonetheless.
Sure, you can "play" Pro level at a party, but the complications of playing actual guitar basically require you to have spent a lot of time practicing beforehand. This is not a pick-up and play mode.
Don't Quit Your Virtual Day Job
As a music learning tool, the Pro Mode has its advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, Rock Band 3 will provide aspiring musicians with a tireless backup band available for practice any time they like. Playing with the game's virtual musicians can provide help with keeping in time, as well as making the exercise of, say, learning a bass part more interesting and exciting – there's a lot of flashing lights, and video game rewards for playing correctly.
On the negative side, though, as much as you're learning the basics of fingering and playing from Rock Band, you're missing out the most crucial aspects of musicianship: you can't hear yourself. Sure, you'll hear a busted-string squonk when you don't get your part right, but you won't be able to tell how you messed up, so the crucial skill of developing your ear isn't taking place with Rock Band 3. This might be alleviated a bit for guitarists when the stringed, game-compatible fender Fender Squire comes out, in that you'll be able to hear your strings (and feel them under your fingers) but for keyboards and drums, it's not going to happen. If you are already a musician, though, Rock Band 3 is a great way to learn new tunes -- once you figure out the chords to a guitar song or keyboard line, it will translate directly to your real instrument.
Speaking of real music: This is a minor gripe, but knowing the key of a song would help immensely for anyone with a background in a music, and the option of adding traditional musical notation or guitar tablature would be a godsend for players who would rather go with a time-tested musical representation system as opposed to the (admittedly genius) new method of indicating notes and chords that comes from Rock Band 3.
Musical notation system quibbling aside, perhaps the biggest flaw with using Rock Band 3 to learn to play is a bit abstract, but it involves creativity. While the rote memorization aspects of musicianship will be served by the game's pro mode, as will the basics of finger dexterity, timing and other building blocks, the higher functions of the mind, the actual music of playing music, is lacking. Basically, creativity is the antithesis of Rock Band 3's brute force musical philosophy. You won't be able to "mess up," and like what you hear enough to do it again and incorporate it into your playing. You won't find another way to pull off a solo that suits your style a little better. You can't experiment, and work to make something that is entirely your own. The best pro mode keyboardist is only going to be good at playing the same notes someone else once hit in a recording studio. Whether that's actually playing music or not depends on your definition of the term, and is a larger discussion than we can fit in a game review, so let's bring it back around to Rock Band 3: The Video Game as opposed to Rock Band 3: The Learning Tool.
It might not make you into Eddie Van Halen or Rick Wakeman, but Rock Band 3 is a classic music game. It is at once the best party game on earth, a great solo pastime, and a potential entry-point into a lifelong artistic pursuit – how many games can you say that about? Unless they add virtual backstage cocaine binges and groupie peripherals, it's hard to imagine how Rock Band 4 could significantly improve upon the franchise, but let's hope Harmonix has something up their sleeves anyway. I live to rock.


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Chasing her dream: Central Vermonter learns life through roller derbyBy STEVEN M. Pappas
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Sprouta Control #160 mph, as is her name in the central Vermont roller derby world. Outside of that realm, she is Kate Dwyer-Frattalone, 20, of Montpelier.Kate Dwyer-Frattalone sort of broke the mold.
She couldve done it with her writing, dancing, singing, art, modeling, or as a young businesswoman. Chances are, though, it was the roller derby.
My favorite thing to do is skate. Regardless of what type, the 20-year-old Montpelier resident said. Each kind has its merits.
So, that means we need to change gears. Now we need to talk about Kate through a different lens.
Kate Sprout definitely broke the mold. Sprouta Control #160mph is her roller derby name.
Sprout is 5-foot, 4-inches tall. Shes 115 pounds. Shes slight. Shes petite but thats probably irrelevant; shes skilled.
Its still that but now its this deep concentration that comes over me whether Im working on a skill or on my speed. I think thats what draws so many people in and why we get obsessed. I have to breathe and remind myself I love doing other things, too, sometimes, she said. I skate because theres a kind of meditation that comes with it. Theres nothing happening except the here and now. When I started it was because I was so focused on not falling down. ... Burnout is pretty common and the only way to avoid it is to change things up.
Many of the women skating with Sprout are much larger, and far more experienced. And while the premise of the game is easy, its rough.
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members on quad skates, skating around a track. Game play consists of a series of two-minute jams in which both teams designate a scoring player (the jammer) wearing a star on their helmet scores points by lapping members of the opposing team. The teams attempt to assist their own jammer whilst blocking the opposing jammer, playing offense and defense at the same time.
Across central Vermont, roller derby has gained attention because of Twin City Riots ongoing success.
Sprout (as most people know her today), found roller derby in July 2012, when she attended a Twin City Riot bout at the BOR in Barre with her father.
Neither of us understood any more than the basic rules, but we loved it. I liked how fast-paced it was, and the palpable excitement.
After that, she went to her first Wrecking Dolls session at the Recreation Center in Montpelier (5 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, bring your own mouth guard), which is the non-contact learning aspect of the Central Vermont Roller Derby (CVRD) league.
Now I still skate at Wrecking Dolls to keep my basic skills up, but I skate with the Twin City Riot who are the bouting aspect of CVRD, Sprout said. Hopefully youll see me bouting with the Riot this season. Our first home bout is at the BOR on June 8 against the Green Mountain Derby Dames Black Ice Brawlers.
Other than a few bruises here and there, Sprout has had no serious injuries.
Is Sprout intimidated by derby and the risks involved?
Well, I never really thought much about being intimidated. Along those lines, Ive had a couple people refer to me as fearless as of late because I just sort of threw myself into the world of derby, especially reffing which demands a lot of you mentally, but Im not sure I identify that way because there isnt any real reason to be scared of something like that. You get out what you put into it and I might not know every rule by heart yet or be the best skater on my team but Im sure going to try to do a better job at each practice, she said.
I guess Ive just seen skaters my size and smaller who knock girls twice their size down simply with skill and in many ways as far as jamming goes, being tiny means you can fit through smaller holes. ... And as far as speed goes, size might make a difference when youre starting out but as you get better its simply about form, how hard you train and strength.
Being a skater asks something different from me, she said. As a jammer its, get through the opposing blockers, score points, stop the other jammer from scoring points. As a blocker its, get my jammer through, stop the other jammer from getting through, use strategy to control the pace of the game.
The team-building has also generated connections and personal relationships.
What I love about roller derby is that it brings together so many different kinds of people. I have friends I never would have never gotten to know had it not been for derby. And theres a web of people all over the world who love it as much as I do. So when I go to Oregon, Ill go see what the Rose City Rollers have going on. Or to Ireland or Australia. Its all over the place and spreading like wildfire. Its a worldwide community. We call it derby love.
Sprout has taken such an interest in the sport itself, she now is one of the derbys referees.
I got interested in reffing because at the time CVRD had a 21-plus rule, and Im 20, but I wanted to be involved in derby. So I started to study under the Vermont Mens roller derby head ref Gritty Purl. Since then CVRD has changed our age minimum to 18-plus so now Im lucky enough to continue to learn how to both skate and ref.
As a ref, her derby name is Bossyboots.
Whether Im reffing or skating with my team its the same, even though theyre two totally different jobs that ask a mix of things from me. Reffing forces me to see the big picture, literally. Theres no focusing on just one skater. I never know what the score is or whats happening off the track because I get so zeroed in on whats happening there. Im always running things I see through my head because there are so many rules, though the concept of derby is fairly basic, and so many different things you have to always be watching for in a bout.
Sprout acknowledges this is only her first year in the derby, and she has plenty to learn from her teammates and mentors.
She grew up in Woodbury, and is known locally as a musician, photographer and artist. She also runs Four Paws Inn, which offers doggy daycare, boarding and grooming, with her mother.
For most of my life, Ive considered myself more of an artist than an athlete. Taking dance classes, writing and performing in the Hungry Rat Revue. Ive had art and photography shows hung around Montpelier and collaborated for a long time with (former Montpelier artist) Rachael Rice, with whom I played in multiple bands as well as shared art shows.
The derby has only emphasized that creative side.
Roller derby was never expected or planned to take over so much of my life. I was in the middle of trying to get my writing published when the derby bug bit. Im still a writer and a creative, Im just not as active at the moment. To be frank, derby careers are stopped short by injury more often than anything else and while I hope to still be able to ref once I cant play anymore, I know my artistic skills will always be there for me when my body starts to give out.
In fact, this April, she will have a photography show coming up at Coffee Corner in Montpelier that is made up of portraits of the people in Vermont that help make central Vermonts roller derby.
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Most Brewers fans have come to terms on two things:
1. Our two best starting pitchers from 2008 are long gone
C.C. walks to his waiting jet plane. Destination=New York City
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2. We don't plan on spending significant dollars on front-line free agent pitchers
If we won't spend this…
Well, not really.
But, we would get this guy.
Could be a good #2 addition sandwiched between Yovani Gallardo and Manny Parra.
Plays with passion (usually a good thing).
Just cut the sleeves off that flannel and he'll fit right in with the laid back country folks of Wisconsin (maybe swap that hat out for a John Deere hat, too).
They say he's working hard this offseason because things kinda fell apart in L.A. last year. He has a proven track record and has a great groundball ratio (good for pitching at Miller Park). He also seems to be determined to prove some people wrong.
I like pitchers with attitude.
Could get him for 2 yrs. 15 million…I don't know-just a guess.
I say, "why not?"
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Tulo Goes Off Man and Mylee meets Hoffman
RANT REGULARS: First let me apologize for taking so long to get this entry posted. I've had it half done for a week now but with school starting and a super busy schedule real life takes over and sometimes you just have to get other stuff done.
So without further ado I present…
8/15/10 Rockies vs Brewers Game Three
It's been a while since my two little ones and I attended a game together. Today was an afternoon Sunday game, a bit hot but no chance of rain. We were ready for a day of family fun at Coors Field.
Here's two more kids, but I don't have to feed these two. First thing I noticed was his bike, but the hair thing he's got going on is interesting too.
Here's Hunter and Mylee going through the tunnel onto the field. Soon I'll get bored of shooting video of this but until then sorry… 🙂
Guess who was at today's game?..Both R-LUV and LUVMYROX..It was nice to see them.
This series is tied. The Rockies opted not to take batting practice on the field today so after a short wait the Brewers started taking hits. The kids and I wanted to get autographs today but with BP going on we changed our minds and stayed in the pavilion. I managed to snag two balls today.
Neither of them were caught so the first ball I gave to Mylee. The second ball was hit into the tunnel so after I snagged it I handed it to a little girl who was leaning over the railing.
As batting practice was ending I noticed Trevor Hoffman standing over in the corner of the outfield about to sign for someone so I suggested Mylee take her ball and go over there.
It was worth it…Here's what she brought back. Hoffman's a nice guy.
Here are your Rockies pre-game.
Hunter worked his way down to the front and was able to get Jeff Francis's autograph.
When Hunter returned I noticed Jeff was still signing so I worked my way down and managed to get an autograph for Mylee too.
Eric Young Jr stopped and signed too. Melvin Mora Jason Hammel
For some reason there was a herd of cows mingling in the infield?
Here are the Dancing Cows gett'n their groove on.
Here's video of the dancing cow throwing out the first pitch. I see where I rank now.
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Starting pitcher…Nasty Fasty….Ubaldo Jiminez
With the game tied in bottom of the ninth and Dexter Fowler on second base Troy Tulowitzki steps up to to the plate.
It was in the air, the day after a loss, the game on the line, the crowd on their feet. Tulo does it again.
With perfect Tulowitzki timing he hits a line drive over Rickie Weeks head (good cause Rickie's had the Rockies number the last two games), scoring Dexter Fowler and winning the game and the series.
Here's the video…Tulo's Walk-Off Single
Props to Ubaldo for ten strikeouts in eight innings. Nice Job brotha!
Here's the video..Ubaldo Strikes Out Ten
I love exiting Coors Field after a win. Tough series, perfect win on a perfect evening.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter…Next up…Rush at Red Rocks.
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Hey D,
That was great seeing you at the game! Even better getting the win! It's weird knowing that Bradley's no longer a member of the team. I understand the reasoning but it still seems strange. Can't believe the season's starting to wind down, I guess everything about this summer is winding down. Sigh, summer always goes by way to fast. Hope to catch you at another game.
Ummm… I didn't know Ubaldo has 18 wins????? LOL You must have forgot Tulo's game winning hit was after we blew the save and missed letting U get his 18th win that game. I told some friends that I had never been so mad to win a game.
Great to see a new post. Great win for the Rockies…to bad you didn't get to see Ubaldo get his 18th win. I'll be at the game on Friday against the Dodgers to see Ubaldo once again try to win his 18th. Hope to see you there.
Peace out!
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R-LUV-We need to hook up so I can give you your prizes. It totally feels like summer is over. We're wearing jackets up here in Ned in the evenings. I also agree it's strange without the Hawper.
KEN-I had tickets for Tues and Wed(tonight) and couldn't make it. I've recently discovered what a sciatic nerve and how it can make your life miserable. I do have tickets for Friday so as long as I can walk I'll be there you know that…D
DAN-Thanks for keeping me straight, I'll blame it on the vicodin🙂