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This is nothing short of an airborne hotel and the 24 cabin crew, donning their new look uniform, will be more than happy to tell you all about it. The Emirates' A380 revolutionises air travel and offers a level of comfort and space never seen before on a commercial airliner.
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Laurier to award five honorary degrees at spring convocations
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
May 24/06| For Immediate Release
Dr. Robert G. Rosehart
WATERLOO Two academics, two former politicians and a motivational financial writer/speaker are being awarded honorary doctorates at this springs five Wilfrid Laurier University convocations.
On June 8, in Waterloo, Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees will be awarded to James Breithaupt and Dr. Alfred Pletsch.
The following day, also in Waterloo, an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree will be awarded to David Chilton, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree to Dr. Don Morgenson.
On June 14, in Brantford, an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree will be awarded to The Honorable Robert Nixon.
Each of these recipients is remarkable in his own right, said Laurier president Robert Rosehart, and we are indeed fortunate to be able to pay tribute to them in this way. An honorary doctorate is the greatest honour a university can bestow on an individual.
Breithaupt, a Waterloo College student from 1952 to 1954, completed a BA in honours economics at the University of Western Ontario then earned a masters degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall.
He taught economics and political science courses at WLU from 1962 to 1967 and from 1978 to 1981. In 1967, he was elected to the Ontario legislature as the Liberal MPP for Kitchener. He was re-elected four times over 17 years and was, at various times, finance critic, house leader and justice critic, as well as chair of the public accounts committee and chair of the select committee on company law.
Breithaupt joined WLUs board of governors in 1969 and was vice-chair in 1973, when he suggested that Wilfrid Laurier University be added to the names being considered when Waterloo Lutheran University would become a publicly funded institution.
From 1984 to 1993, Breithaupt was chair of the Ontario Law Reform Commission and then of the Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal.
Pletsch, a professor of geography at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, not only teaches Canadian geography, but is also a leader in promoting Canadian studies in Germany.
It was Pletsch who began the Philipps-Laurier student exchange program in 1983, under which more than 100 students, plus faculty and staff, have gone in each direction between the two universities.
Pletsch has produced virtual geography texts on Canada and Germany, and was the first recipient of the prestigious John G. Diefenbaker Award from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Of his well over 200 publications, more than 60 are on Canada. Pletsch has been a researcher with and is currently a member of the advisory board of the Viessmann Research Centre on Modern Europe, which is based at Laurier.
Chilton is president of Financial Awareness Corp. of Waterloo, but he is best known for The Wealthy Barber, a self-published book on financial planning for the general audience that has sold more than two million copies in North America since first appearing in 1989.
Chilton, a Laurier economics graduate, is now a speaker-in-demand and behind-the-scenes philanthropist. He is also unstinting in his support of his alma mater, speaking to students and graduates whenever called upon because he genuinely believes in the importance of educating young people about their economic realities.
Morgenson has been a fixture at Waterloo Lutheran University/Wilfrid Laurier University since 1960, when he was hired as an assistant professor of psychology and was also promptly made acting director of athletics.
Through his more than four decades at the university, Morgenson has been an award-winning teacher (including being named Canadian Professor of the Year in 1986 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education), prolific researcher and writer (including numerous articles in the popular press), department chair and a member or chair of numerous committees.
Off campus, Morgenson has been active in Amnesty International, Big Brothers, the John Howard Society, the World Federalists of Canada, Oxfam and the Kitchener-Waterloo Human Rights Caucus.
Although long past the normal retirement age, Morgenson continues to teach at Laurier and receives glowing teaching evaluations.
Nixon succeeded his father, Harry Conwin Nixon, as Brant MPP in 1961. Nixon senior spent 42 years as an MPP, including three months as premier. Robert was leader of the Ontario Liberals from 1967 to 1976 and was provincial treasurer from 1985 to 1990.
He became Agent General of Ontario in Great Britain, led a federal task force studying the Pearson Airport privatization deal, and was chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of Canada.
Nixon is being honoured for his many contributions to public life in Ontario, in particular to Brant County.
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ESPN are guessing about the outcome of the Knicks upcoming season. Ha Ha Ha
Phil Jackson the famous "ZEN" missing the playoff? ha ha ha
Derek Fisher missing the playoffs? ha ha ha
I dont know what Phil / Fisher got up their sleeve, but not making the playoff, isnt one of them.
Plus ESPN's Summer Forecast calls LeBron's Cavaliers the East favorites, b/c the 33-49 Cavs signed Lebron.
We signed Melo, and ESPN's got no faith in Melo


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The Celtics are known for playing long, worn down series. All of their playoff victories, in the 2008 playoffs, came in 6 or 7 games; the fact that the Bulls almost won the series is not surprising.
I think the Celtics might have beaten the Magic, even without Garnett, had Paul Pierce played better, in game 7, and had Doc Rivers used Mikki Moore, instead of playing a four guard alignment which ultimately allowed the Magic to score at the basket at will.
Oh, well. The Magic won. Good luck to them. They played hard to get where they are now.


text: next tursday. I'm so nervous about talking with my boss about pumping. I talked to her about it while pregnant and she said that I should supplement. I don't want to!!! I'm not sure what I'm gonna do when I go back thrusday. I'm only working from 12:30 to 5:30 thursday though. I mean I could even just go out of the room and feed her. I work at a daycare and she is going back with me. SHe will be in a room down the hall. Is that to much to ask for though? I realize if I'm needed then I can't leave but surely they could let me out for 15 min every 3 1/2 hours right? How do i go about talking to my boss about it?? I am really not looking forward to it after the conversation we had while I was pregnant.


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State Board of Education Meeting
Crouse Education Center
780 Shoreline Drive
Aurora, IL
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
9:30 a.m.
The State Board concluded its meeting on June 19th and will NOT meet on Thursday, June 20, 2013
View Packet
Part 226 Special Education - Board Memo (Revised 6/17/13)
This meeting will also be audio cast on the Internet at: www.isbe.net
- School Funding Working Group
- Funding Formula Working Group Minutes: May 16, 2013
- Discussion and Approval of Project Timeline
- Discussion of Guiding Principles
1:00 p.m.
- Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance
- Consideration of and Possible Actions on Any Requests for Participation in Meeting by Other Means
- Presentations/Showcases
- Indian Prairie School District 204
- Standards of Expectations, Evanston/Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65
- An Update on the New Principal Endorsement Programs in Illinois
- Public Participation
- Resolutions & Recognition
- Stephanie Hawkins, 2012 Milken National Educator, Lynne Thigpen Elementary School
- Ron Moehring, 2012 Burroughs Award Recipient
- Holly Johnson , 2013 Arts Alliance Poster Contest Winner, Hindsdale South High School
- Maryna Mitchell, Horace Mann Educator of the Year 2013, Lanphier High
- Dr. Preston Williams, Urbana School District 116
- Student Advisory Council Presentation
- Certificates of Appreciation to Outgoing Seniors of the Student Advisory Council
- *Superintendent's Report – Consent Agenda
All action consideration items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion and vote. Any board member who wishes separate discussion on any item listed on the consent agenda may remove that item from the consent agenda, in which event, the item will be considered in its normal sequence.
- *Approval of Minutes:
- Plenary Minutes: May 16, 2013
- *Rules for Initial Review
- *Rules for Adoption
- *Contracts and Grants Over $1 Million
- Request to Release Grant: Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnership
- Request to Award Grant: Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge
- Request to Award Grant: Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM)
- Approval of School Improvement Grant
- *Update to the Strategic Plan
- *FY 2012 Compliance Report
- *FY 2014/2015 Audit Plan
End of Consent Agenda
- Part 226 (Special Education [class size rules])
- Qualified Zone Academy Bond Authorization(s)
- 2014 Board Meeting Dates
- Discussion Items
- Budget Update
- Legislative Update
- Other items for discussion
- Announcements
- Superintendent's/Senior Staff Announcements
- Chairman's Report
- Member Reports
- Information Items
- ISBE Fiscal & Administrative Monthly Reports (available online at http://isbe.net/board/fiscal_admin_rep.htm)
- Status of Agency Rulemaking
- Adjourn
This meeting will be accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons planning to attend who need special accommodations should contact the Board office no later than the date prior to the meeting. Contact the Superintendent's office at the State Board of Education, Phone: 217-782-2221; TTY/TDD: 217-782-1900; Fax: 217-785-3972.
NOTE: Chairman Chico may call for a break in the meeting as necessary in order for the Board to go into closed session.


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#203480 - 11/24/11 12:15 PM Re: On a scale of one too large [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
Now you should give two words to be used by the
next person. Usually, tho' the roolz change
here everytime someone posts them, are the first
and last words on a paper dictionary page._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#203483 - 11/24/11 04:59 PM Re: On a scale of one too large [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
Yep - I just realised that and have come back toot sweet to remedy the ommission - mea culpa and sorry to y'all.
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#203484 - 11/24/11 07:16 PM In decline [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Registered: 05/10/10
Posts: 954
Loc: Alaska
Prude alert.Click to reveal..The fact is, I'm well past my zenith,
Not a popular guy to be seen with.
You see, to be truthful
My equipment's not youthful:
I just can't get a rise from my penith.
Edit: I jutht can't get a writhe
Edited by Tromboniator (11/24/11 07:19 PM)
#203495 - 11/25/11 12:12 PM Bringing hope for the afflicted - [Re: Tromboniator]
old hand
Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
If a lopes now your usual gait
And loves lotterys made you sedate
You your member can agra-
vate using viagra
And find, once again, you can mate!
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#203665 - 12/05/11 01:49 AM One thing after another [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
old hand
Registered: 05/10/10
Posts: 954
Loc: Alaska
Daniel drove to the stream, to the anni-
Cut built to be sold to his granny.
He was starting another
To sell to his mother.
He did not give a dam, did our Danny.
Edited by Tromboniator (12/05/11 06:28 AM)
#203675 - 12/05/11 01:07 PM Re: One thing after another [Re: Tromboniator]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
The computer made a printout for our friend Bill,
but the ink ran out and the machine went still.
"That's so probable", he said in a rush,
"Always happens to me, makes my work all mush.
Coming to work today just ain't no thrill"!
Edited by LukeJavan8 (12/05/11 01:10 PM)_________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#203678 - 12/05/11 03:28 PM A Seasonal Message [Re: LukeJavan8]
old hand
Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
But not in Limerick, this time!
A sackful of Presents
A team of reindeer
Some snow-covered land and
A hint of mulled beer,
Saint Nick in the saddle
Beaming with good cheer:
Alls right with the World
Merry Christmas, My Dear!
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#203688 - 12/05/11 11:28 PM A Seasonal Warning [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Registered: 05/10/10
Posts: 954
Loc: Alaska
St. Nick has an interesting characteristic -
Which, I suppose, only adds to his charm:
He arrives at a speed not much short of ballistic,
Causing the dogs to sound off with alarm.
He lifts to the roof by a force that is mystic,
Then grinds to a stop, to my shingles does harm.
If yet again he shows up to do this trick,
I'm climbing up there and busting his arm.
Edited by Tromboniator (12/05/11 11:29 PM)
#203809 - 12/13/11 11:09 AM Re: A Seasonal Warning [Re: Tromboniator]
old hand
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Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
Kiplings Indian friend, Gunga Din,
Decided to visit his kin.
But he rode on a tigress
And from his trip had to digress
When no-one would let the pair in.
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#203873 - 12/19/11 09:23 PM Re: A Seasonal Warning [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
Luke, Peter and Rhuby...good posting you guys sure have the gift for humour and rhyme.
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The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 8882: S. Allen (University of Cambridge), A. Edge (University of Durham), and H. Ebeling (University of Hawaii).
The science team includes: L. Cortese (Cardiff University, UK), D. Marcillac (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona), J. Richard (California Institute of Technology), H. Bravo-Alfaro (University of Guanajuato, Mexico), J.-P. Kneib (Laboratoire dAstrophysique de Marseille), G. Rieke (StewardObservatory/University of Arizona), G. Covone (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy), E. Egami and J. Rigby (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona), O. Czoske (Institute for Astronomy, University of Bonn, Germany), and J. Davies (Cardiff University, UK).
This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using three different filters to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:


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Science Day at PCC aims to change trends of male-dominated studies, professions
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Ya' know, this is pretty-much proof that there are such double-standard concepts as acceptable and UNacceptable DISCRIMINATION.
A girl's science day, OKAY. But if some (sure-to-be-labelled Limbaugh-nistic) kind of homo-restrictive science professional(s) ever chose (in this new millennium) to hold a young males-only science day, oh, the bigotry of it all!
The same thing goes for Black (or you name it as long as it ain't "White" or Caucasian) History month. It seems in modern human civilization, everybody but the Cracker-class can toot their horns about how hte colorful element of their ethnicity and/or race is more than just a consequential (but instead, treated as premier) factor in how them celebrated folks are so extensively capable of whatever achievements they have accomplished.
Do you really want to remove both racism and sexism from the "recognized accomplishments" playing field? Then EVERYBODY (not just by default us pasty-types, you know) should be held to the same judgmental standard. In other words, misandry, et-al is no gentler form a bigotry than is misogyny, et-cetera! It really is just a less-well advertized brand of hatred.
If people of (whatever perceived "minority" group) wants (whatever other perceived minority group) to stop discriminatory practices, then such identified minorities should also stop practicing such discriminations. As a common standard of civilization, ALL brands of oppression should be equally reviled.


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Judge holds assault suspect without bailApril 10,2014Assault suspect held without bail
A Whitehall, N.Y., man, who was charged with breaking into a Fair Haven womans home, holding her at gunpoint and choking her, was ordered jailed without bail by a Rutland criminal court judge Wednesday.
Charles P. Kendall, 44, pleaded innocent in court to felony counts of burglary and aggravated domestic assault in the first degree with a weapon and misdemeanor charges of violating a restraining order and interfering with access to emergency services.
After lengthy arguments Wednesday, Judge Theresa DiMauro granted a request from Rutland County States Attorney Marc Brierre to jail Kendall without bail.
DiMauro said the evidence in the case appeared to be strong and the risk to the woman he threatened was high. She also decided based on a history of contempt cases in New York courts and his failure to abide by the conditions of a restraining order, that neither bail nor court orders would remove the risk to the woman Kendall allegedly attacked on Feb. 15.
Fair Haven Police say Kendall broke into a home on North Main Street and used a .22-caliber Derringer pistol to threaten a woman who was in bed. During the break-in he allegedly demanded to see the womans cellphone and then choked her to the point that she couldnt breathe.
Kendall was arrested by Whitehall Police in late February for being a wanted fugitive. On Tuesday, he waived extradition and was returned to Vermont where he is being held at the Rutland jail.MORE IN This Just InWASHINGTON Long-term U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER The Vermont attorney generals office says drug companies have complied with a state... Full StoryMOUNT HOLLY At its meeting next week, the Mount Holly Select Board will consider an ordinance... Full Story
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In addressing Simpson's claims, the court looked to Gebser and noted that the opinion distinguished between situations in which the conduct was not the "official policy" of the institution (and thus required a finding of actual knowledge and deliberate indifference), and other fact situations where it was alleged that harassment was the official policy of the institution. The court noted that Simpson's complaint was that "CU sanctioned, supported, even funded, a program (showing recruits a "good time") that, without proper control, would encourage young men to engage in opprobrious acts. We do not think that the standards established for sexual-harassment claims in Gebser and Davis necessarily apply in this circumstance." [22] The court referenced a municipal liability case, City of Canton v. Harris [23], in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a municipality could be responsible for discrimination under §1983 of the Civil Rights Act if the violation were a result of inadequate training of police and the municipality's failure to train amounted to "deliberate indifference." Thus, according to the Simpson court, deliberate indifference could be established by demonstrating that a municipality—or a university—had a policy of failing to adequately train its employees or others over which it exercises "significant control."
The court then turned to the plaintiffs' allegations. There was evidence that part of the strategy for recruiting high school athletes to play football at the university was to promise them alcohol and sex during their campus visit. Female "ambassadors" were asked to escort the recruits around campus and to make sure that they "had a good time." One ambassador apparently arranged for several football players and recruits, who had been drinking, to visit Simpson's apartment. Ms. Simpson and Ms. Gilmore were allegedly sexually assaulted and were too intoxicated to consent.
The court concluded that the risk of sexual assault during these recruiting visits was "obvious" because of the attention in the media to similar problems on other campuses between 1983 and the plaintiffs' assaults in 2001. In fact, said the court, a 1989 article in Sports Illustrated discussed alleged unlawful conduct by then-CU football players, including sexual assault. [24] And in 1990, according to the court, two CU football players were charged with rape and sexual assault in two separate incidents. [25] The communication from the local district attorney concerning a sexual assault of a high school student by a CU football player who was hosting two visiting recruits, referred to earlier, occurred in late 1997. The district attorney recommended that CU adopt a zero tolerance policy for alcohol use and sex in the football recruiting program, and train players each year concerning their responsibilities under the sexual harassment policy. Although new policies were apparently developed, according to the court, none of them dealt with sexual conduct of football players and recruits.
The plaintiffs also provided evidence that other female students, including a female place kicker and an athletic trainer, had been sexually harassed or assaulted by football players. In neither case was the alleged assailant disciplined, and the female place kicker left the university. Furthermore, the plaintiffs demonstrated that the football coach hired as an assistant coach a former player who had been accused of assaulting a woman several years earlier and had been banned from the CU campus. Additionally, although the coach revoked the spring semester scholarships of two of the players accused by Simpson and Gilmore, they were allowed to play in the post-season bowl game where CU had an opportunity to win the national championship. The court noted that the player-host recruitment program was not eliminated until the 2004-05 recruiting season. The case was settled in late 2007. [26]
The approach used by the court in Simpson permits plaintiffs to introduce a wider range of evidence, including media reports of assaults by athletes at that institution and others, to demonstrate that the institution should have been aware that the risk of further assaults by athletes was "obvious." The court also stated that an institution's failure to train its athletes with respect to sexual harassment and assault and to implement other precautionary measures could be evidence of deliberate indifference. In other words, Simpson (as well as Williams) seems to impose a duty on institutions to anticipate the risk of sexual assaults by student athletes and to take adequate preventive measures.
Although the Simpson court used a different approach to evaluating the evidence of potential institutional liability, the result was similar to that in Williams. Before-the-fact knowledge of sexual assaults by one of the players who had been accused convinced the Williams court to allow the Title IX claim to proceed. In Simpson, although the coach and athletic director did not have actual knowledge that the assailants themselves had committed earlier assaults, they did have knowledge that both players and recruits had been previously accused of sexual assault on more than one occasion, and that other women had been harassed or assaulted by football players. In both cases, the failure of athletic department staff to take steps to supervise these athletes, to instruct them on the expected standard of behavior, and to take prompt and decisive action against the players after learning of their misconduct, led both courts to conclude that the university, through its coaches and athletic directors, could be found deliberately indifferent to the problem of sexual assault by athletes.
More recently, a state appellate court ruled that a student who alleged that she was raped by a University of Washington football player could bring a Title IX claim against the institution. In S.S. v. Roc Alexander and University of Washington [27], S.S., a student athletic trainer who had had a consensual sexual relationship with Alexander, a member of the football team, ended the relationship. Days after the relationship ended, Alexander allegedly had forcible intercourse with S.S. against her will. S.S. alleged that she eventually reported the rape to several members of the athletic department, but that they were slow to respond and told her that her only option was mediation of the "dispute." S.S. went through mediation with Alexander, who denied the rape, but complied with the assistant athletic director and university ombuds decision that he undergo counseling and perform community service. S.S claimed that several athletic department staff suggested that she give up her job as an athletic trainer so as to avoid having to interact with Alexander. She also claimed that she informed the ombuds that Alexander had been accused of a second rape, but that no action was taken.
The court found that because a jury could conclude that the university ombuds, the Title IX coordinator, and the athletic director all had knowledge of the alleged rape, S.S. could establish at trial that the university had actual notice of the assault. The court after examining Supreme Court and other applicable court decisions, determined that the following could constitute post-assault evidence of deliberate indifference: a failure to properly investigate a claim of discrimination or harassment; the failure to notify law enforcement of a criminal act (or discouraging a victim from notifying law enforcement); a failure to meaningfully and appropriately discipline the student-harasser; and the institution's "minimization of the discriminatory import of sexual harassment or assault." The court found that these examples as well as others, including suggesting that the plaintiff leave her job with the football program while the alleged assailant remained, would provide evidence sufficient to allow a jury to determine whether the university displayed deliberate indifference.
The court next addressed the issue of whether the alleged discrimination was severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive. It concluded that rape is a severe form of discrimination, and despite the fact that it was alleged to have occurred just once, it met the test for "pervasive" because S.S. continued to encounter Alexander after the alleged rape, in part because, she alleged, the university refused to punish him for the assault. Although the court did not explicitly find the rape and the university's response "objectively offensive," it concluded that the private right of action implied in Title IX applied to S.S.'s claim, permitting her to seek recovery for the injuries done to her "by actions of the university after she reported the rape."
Despite the fact that S.S. remained enrolled after the alleged rape and its aftermath, the court concluded that she had presented the trial court with evidence that she was denied "equal access to educational opportunities or benefits." S.S. had alleged evidence of "distress, anxiety, and emotional hurt," as well as the need to see a counselor for 64 sessions for depression and other emotional problems. The court also noted that the consequences of the rape and the university's response interfered with her studies, and diminished her enjoyment of her job as a student trainer. The court ruled that a jury could find that she was denied equal access to educational opportunities or benefits.
The S.S. case differs factually from Williams and Simpson because S.S. did not allege that the university had "before the fact" knowledge of the alleged assailant's proclivity to engage in sexual assault, or prior knowledge of other sexual assaults under similar circumstances. Despite the fact that the S.S. case seeks to impose Title IX liability for the university's alleged failure to act after an assault rather than before it, the legal analysis in S.S. is similar to that of Williams, which the court in S.S. cites as one authority for the elements of proof in a peer-to-peer Title IX sexual harassment/assault case. The analysis used by the court in Simpson is not discussed in S.S.
Recommendations for Institutional Practice
Although there are currently only a few published cases in which colleges and universities have faced liability under Title IX for assaults by student athletes, the data indicate that student athletes commit sexual assaults at a greater rate than students who are not athletes. [28] For that reason, colleges and universities should ensure that the athletic programs establish policies against sexual harassment and assault, train their student athletes and staff about those policies, and enforce them firmly. Specific suggestions follow.
Recruiting. As the evidence in Simpson and other anecdotal evidence demonstrates, colleges that are anxious to recruit high-performing high school athletes try to compete for them by showing them a "good time" when they come to campus. Unless the athletic department establishes clear rules, works to ensure that its player-hosts and its high school recruits have safe and wholesome activities to occupy them during the visit, and swiftly punishes any conduct that involves alcohol or sex (particularly for underage college and high school students), it may find itself in the position of the institution in the Simpson case. The problem of underage drinking on college campuses has been widely documented, [29] but coaches arguably exercise more control over their players than do other college or university staff with respect to non-athletes. And if a player is recruited who has previously been found to have engaged in sexual misconduct, if that player is admitted at all, he or she should be closely supervised and reminded frequently about the standard of conduct expected of a student athlete.
Codes of Conduct. Some institutions have established special codes of conduct for student athletes. For example, in 2003, the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed a code of conduct for student athletes that requires the immediate suspension from the team of any student athlete who is "arrested for or charged with a felony or any 'violation of local, state, or federal law involving drugs, gambling, or violence.'" [30] The policy eliminates a role for the coach in determining whether the student is suspended from the team or disciplined; an athletics department team makes the determination. Similar policies have been implemented at the University of Iowa and the University of Maine. These codes eliminate the conflict of interest when the coach, who has understandable concerns about needing a star athlete in an upcoming game (or season) must also determine whether to suspend or discipline the student athlete.
Training on sexual harassment and sexual assault. The courts in both Williams and Simpson focused on the need to provide sexual harassment and assault training for student athletes every year. Perfunctory training, or the overt or implied message from the coach that the training is unimportant or the subject of humor, will send a message that sexual harassment or assault is not a concern of the coaches and need not be for the students. Given the courts' analyses in Simpson and Williams, a cultural change in athletic department leadership's attitudes toward and treatment of women (whether or not they are athletes) seems warranted. The National Coalition Against Violent Athletes recommends that the only potentially successful way to prevent sexual harassment and assault by athletes is through a program of education concerning sexual harassment and assault, as well as on the ethical problems that plague college sports, including the abuse of fellow students. [31]
Policies discouraging alcohol and drug use by athletes. Research demonstrates the high correlation between the abuse of alcohol by college students and date rape or other forms of sexual assault. [32] Because of the control that coaches have over student athletes, they have a greater ability to prevent or reduce the use of alcohol or drugs by their team members. Institutional policies against underage consumption of alcohol or use of drugs at any age should be strictly enforced for all students, especially for student athletes.
Prompt institutional response to allegations of assault. In each of the three cases discussed in this Note, the plaintiff alleged that the university's response was inadequate and, in some cases, exacerbated the effects of the alleged assault. Clearly, allegations of sexual assault, particularly when one or both parties were intoxicated at the time, are extremely difficult to investigate and resolve. Nevertheless, institutions need to devote appropriate resources to the training and support of sexual assault victims' counseling centers and the discipline process used in cases of alleged sexual assault. Athletics staff should be trained about referring alleged victims to these services, since, in several of these cases, the alleged victim worked for the athletics department.
Prompt and effective discipline. If the institution determines that a sexual assault occurred, the student athlete should be treated just as any other student accused of a similar offense. Penalties could include expulsion from the team and withdrawal of scholarships, in addition to the penalties meted out to non-athletes for similar offenses. In several of these cases, the court appeared to be convinced that the alleged assailant was treated more favorably than was appropriate because of the institution's interest in winning athletic competitions.
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Granny Hamner
Career w/Phillies: .263 AVG / 103 HR / 705 RBI / 35 SB
Playing 16 seasons with the Phillies, Hamner is one of the more decorated names in Phillie history, but alas, he wasn't really a great player most of the time. He became a full-time player in 1948, and broke out in 1950 with 11 HR and 82 RBI. He locked up a couple more nice seasons until 1955, when he broke down toward an early retirement. With some power, Hamner hit over 100 homers in his Phillies career, but only hit above .280 once in a full season. Traded by the Phillies for Humberto Gonzalez in 1959, Hamner soon retired, before dying in Philadelphia in 1993.
Comment: It seems like low placement for Hamner, but I finally decided on this spot because he just never stood out as a good player (though he received plenty of MVP votes). At best, he was mediocre, both at the plate and on the field. He deserves praise, however, for being a leader in the early 1950s.
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Drop the Hamner…
At first I read it as Granny Hammer, and the worst porno ever flashed in my mind.
Granny Hamner was most noted as an excellent clutch hitter. My father, an avid Philles fan, alway said that if Hamer could bat all the time with men on base, he would have been a 300 hitter Former announce Byron Saam , as well as Richie Ashburn, agreed that Hamner's best asset was hitting with men on base, especially in scoring position. That is the main reason he received MVP votes.
Otherwise he was a very average fielder and batter.
"At first I read it as Granny Hammer, and the worst porno ever flashed in my mind."
I just wet myself…
That is absolutly revolting… And I have to go to my grandparents house tonight… Sick!
Granny Hammer, isn't that the GILF section of the Bang Bros empire?
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Hey Tim, I think you missed the boat here with Granny Hamner. He was one of the best clutch hitters of the 50's and hit .305 with runners in scoring position for his career. When you look at his career stats, they don't jump out at you, but what you have to realize, he was from a diferent era where middle infielders didn't put up big power numbers like the middle infielders of today. Ernie Banks came along and changed the shortstop position forever. But when you compare Granny to the other shortstops and secondbasemen of the 50's, his numbers were very respectable. I think he deserved to be much higher on your list, but thats just my opinion.
I can't believe the Yankees just signed Teixeira, I hope they don't make the playoffs again this year.
Yeah well they overpaid for another player again. Thats 3 now. I really hate the Yankees!
How can you hate the Yankees for continuing to do what hasn't worked for them and giving up on a decent plan (supplementing their all star lineup with young talent from within) in one year?
Wow,with the world in a recession,I see the Yankees have their own universe…..I hate the IDEA that the Yankees are pulling a knee jerk reaction into trying to "BUY" a title…but it doesn't work…… see Rodriguez,Alex
Another thing….Scott Boras is the Anti-Christ and the Steinbrenners are nothing more than sheep for Boras to slaughter,whats next….get Manny,try to hoodwink Amaro into getting Hamels for a bag of ballsBetter yet,try and drag Babe Ruth out of his grave,try to revive Billy Martin to replace Girardi,or beter yet….try to rebuild the fountain of youth and let George Steinbrenner have a glass of the water.What a wonderful reunion,Billy and George part 6.Baseball themselves MUST stand up to Boras and tell him AND his minions he represents to ROT IN HELL.
The Yankee$ now have the four highest paid players in the game.
Gee,I thought that Phil Collins went downhill and was fun…now Granny Hafner took a downturn as well.I was just going to Blockbuster to rent out Granny Hafner,but the IDEA of an 80 year old woman in a porno really reminded me of another boring porno…Debbie Does Dishes.
That was Hamner excuse me…..damn Indians
8/$180 is ridiculous. Does this make Boston more eager to go after Lowe?
The Phils signed RP Gary Majewski..I guess there stocking up on bullpen arms
So far we have had Lerch, Bo, Chick, Table and Granny… it sounds like a dysfunctional Fishtown family.
I hope this is true.
3:38pm: The contract does not include an opt-out clause, according to Danny Knobler. Knobler agrees with Olney that the Red Sox fell about $10MM short. He says the Sox are not inclined to react by "stepping up their pursuit of Derek Lowe or any other top starting pitcher."
Gary Majewski for a minor league deal for 650K. Why piss money away like that? He's terrible.
yeah he is terrible…
He's been hurt for the past 2-3 years.. 650K for a guy with upside that could possibly help your bullpen if Condrey, Park, Durbin, etc don't pan out..
He was VERY good a few years ago, posting ERAs around a 3.50 …. and to their credit the Phillies have either been very GOOD, or very LUCKY with slop-pickups for their bullpen arms..
I'm starting to really think that Lowe ends up with the Mutts
they are kind of hoarding bullpen arms that have been in teh majors at some point in tehir careers but have had a few slop years…a bunch of those non roster invites are the same type as majeski. could turn out well who knows…
now that the yankees feel into another big money pit trap, the mets are poised to follow them right into the quicksand and sign derek lowe…nice…ill bet his price hasnt really dropped that much…if amaro gets wind of this he should come in and make a fake offer to drive up the bidding for derek lowe, then as soon as the mets go overboard and coutner you let them take the poison pill contract..
How many "Mets" fans do you think bought Yankees hats in the past week???
apparently a lot because they just forked over some big change to another good but overrated player
Are the Yanks crazy enough to go after Manny now that the Angels are out of it?
No we never give up on our team and the yankees dont look all that good!!
Lowe will be A MET!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don M…….I stay true to the orange and blue…..LETS GO METS!
Nice name, "Derek Lowe = Mets", you can tell you're a real lifer. Yes, watching the Tankees aim their leaf blower filled with 100's at every high-priced free agent is wrenching to both stomach and soul, but I think the real problem has to be that the MLB has engineered the kind of broken system that allows teams with disproportionately wealthier owners to spend recklessly and with total impunity. THe bottom line is, as vile as the Yankees money machine must seem to any real fan of the game, teams like this will continue to exist until MLB execs. grow a conscience, think once for what's actually best for the game as a whole, and institute some system (likely some type of salary cap) to stop the utter eradication of the fair market in baseball.
Our first position player to make the list!
Hamner was Richie Ashburn's roomate in the minor leagues and was also a member of the 1950 Whiz Kids.
Howard, Utley, Rollins, Feliz > Teixera, Cano, Jeter, Rodriquez and a heck of a lot cheaper.
For you guys,the "best" thing about Teixiara signing with the Bankees is,now Ryan Howard will NEVER Become a yankee when free agency hits for him.
To metsblow4show~ Excellent comments on Granny Hamner. As you noted, Hamner played in a different era where middle infielders rarely put up "power" numbers you see today. He was indeed an outstanding clutch hitter for the team and I too believe he should be ranked higher on the list.
Grrrumpy Miner,
I will give it to the Yankees; sign CC and Burnet for 200+Million then go and ask the City for money for the stadium. At least the Mets are dropping payroll to afford new payroll… Yanks spending way more than they dropped.
SC,with the Phillies winning in 08,I expected my Amazins to pull a knee jerk reaction by going after the moon….however,Omar is doing the Wright thing in spending money wisely and keeping calm.Omar did what he had to do without going over the top and yet overhauled a glaring weakness in the bullpen.Mets still need more to solidify their team for 09,yet have the potential to contend.I know the Amazins have one more deal in the works,will it be Lowe or Manny,as they say in the NY Lottery….Hey,ya never know.Now that my Jets and Isles are done for,It feels good to keep up with my primary team,The NY Mets.
Granville is way too low on this "list". Not flashy, but a clutch player for the Phils!
Now Howard becomes a RED STOCKING instead of a Yankee… David Ortiz can't go on forever..
Theyll wait about a year and a half and then call the red sox up…i wonder what boston will cough up…i doubt theyd even consider trading lester..maybe bucholz or masterson or some unnamed as yet unemerged pitching prospect of theirs..youkilis would REALLY thrive in philadelphia but theyll sign him to an extension.
Tim, this countdown has become a fun thing for my dad and I to do, he was born in 1921 so he remembers these older guys. I asked him if he remembered Phil Collins, he said'Oh yeah, Fidgety Phil". Dad's memory is failing pretty fast now, but stuff from his earlier life he remembers like it was yesterday, so every day when I call him I read these to him, he really enjoys it. Thanks, Tim.
I strongly agree with those who say Hamner is way underrated on the list.
Although injuries beginning in 1955 cut his career short and turned him into a parttime player, until then he was a three time all-star as both shortstop and second baseman. For seven seasons from '48-54, Hamner was one of the National Leagues best, toughest players. Although he made a lot of his errors on balls hit right at him, he could go in the whole and gun down runners with the strongest arm of any contemporary shortstop. He drove in runs and could hit with power.
I have had conversations with several ballplayers of his era and to a man they say he was vastly underrated because of the New York media. IMHO he should be ranked much higher than this in Phillie history.
It was Humberto Robinson he was traded for…the "Gonzalez" was Tony Gonzalez.
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Well I increased his milk intake to 5 oz a bottle when we are apart this is a total of 15 oz. He seems to be doing fine to me. He is getting a little tiny bit chunckier, but that would happen nomatter who was being fed more.
My mother in law though is driving me nuts about this whole thing. She hadnt known and still doesnt know all the details of the drs visit. But she is like oh I think hes growing because hes getting more than those 4 mezly oz?? UGH I cant stand all the negative feedback and dealings. Its always negative..
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if u can do it DO IT !!!
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yes would be nice :D
I wouldn't mind a new forum design.
Either way, I like this one but a new one would be cool too
NOES the current design is perfect. I would cry if the perfect one we have now is reduced to an imperfect design!
i like teh one we had it was before vbulliten, you changed it like a month or so before
we switched to VB so i want that old disgn back (it matchs the homepage)
i want thenew design !!
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make some animation or something like that.....
make everything glittery and emo black and orange lol
That would be great, especially Akatsuki style ^^
i think the poll gives the answer to that
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Serbian Ambassador to NATO Branislav Milinkovic, seen at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 14, 2006, was described as a "skilled diplomat" and "an intellectual."
BRUSSELS – Serbia's ambassador to NATO jumped to his death from a multi-story building in Belgium, officials said Wednesday.
Brussels prosecutor's office told Reuters that they "can be sure that it was a suicide, therefore we are not investigating any further."
However, Serbia said it was investigating the death of Branislav Milinkovic, 52, which happened at a parking garage at Brussels airport during a conference of NATO foreign ministers.
A Serbian Foreign Ministry official, who asked not to be named, said they were "shocked."
"We have no clues about what could prompt Milinkovic to do that. He was a good man," the official said.
'A noble man'
The ministry praised him as a distinguished diplomat and jurist who would be "remembered as a skilled diplomat, an intellectual and a noble man."
Serbian tabloid newspaper Kurir reported that Milinkovic jumped about 30 feet in the presence of Serbia's assistant foreign minister for security policy, Zoran Vujic.
Serbia inches closer to European Union candidacy
A diplomat described the death to The Associated Press, saying she had spoken to a member of the delegation who saw what happened.
She said Milinkovic was chatting and joking with colleagues in the garage when he suddenly strolled to the barrier and jumped.
Milinkovic was a former author and activist who opposed the authoritarian regime of Serbia's former strongman, Slobodan Milosevic.
According to diplomats and acquaintances, he was outgoing, had a warm sense of humor and worked to keep good ties with ambassadors from other ex-Yugoslav countries.
West watches nervously as ex-Milosevic aide becomes Serbia's new PM
But Milinkovic had mentioned to colleagues at diplomatic functions that he was unhappy at living apart from his wife, a Serbian diplomat based in Vienna, and their 17-year-old son.
He was appointed ambassador to NATO in 2009 but had already been based in Brussels since 2004 as an envoy from the now defunct state union of Serbia and Montenegro.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was "deeply saddened by the tragic death of the Serbian ambassador," an alliance spokeswoman said.
James Appathurai, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for political affairs, said Milinkovic was "deeply respected here and very well liked."
"He did a very professional job … there are really no good words to say things like this but certainly he will be missed here on a personal basis and on a professional basis as well," he said.
"We have absolutely no information beyond what is in the media and what the police reports," he added. "NATO had no contact, no personnel at all involved in this so we were very, very, as I said, surprised and shocked."
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 9) -- The F. J. Strauss Company, Inc., an importer and distributor with headquarters in New York City, is voluntarily recalling approximately 3,600 toy cork rifles because they may injure children's eyes. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to CPSC staff, children run the risk of serious eye injuries if they remove the gun's muzzle and fire toward their faces, an action which could drive two interior metal rods into their eyes.
These "pushrods," which serve to expel the cork from the toy I normally are protected from extending to their full 8-inch length by small plastic barriers. However, some barriers may be positioned improperly, allowing the metal rods to project completely when the trigger is pulled.
While F. J. Strauss never has received a complaint about the toy, CPSC received a report earlier this year that a 3+year-old boy suffered eye injuries from an identically constructed toy cork gun made by another manufacturer; all of these models have since been recalled.
Strauss has told CPSC that other firms also have distributed identical toy guns.
The cork guns have been marketed since 1977 in cardboard boxes which are labeled "F. J. Strauss Co., Inc., New York, New York, 10010." The cartons also are labeled with the trademark "Straco," and with "Western Double-Barrel Cork Rifle." They sold for approximately $1.99 at various retail outlets.
Consumers should return the guns to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
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Will People Buy Privacy?
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- After almost two decades covering the issue of Internet privacy, I have become convinced it's one of those elite concerns that, like the mythical "swing voter," exist only in the abstract.
There are many times I would like a little privacy. Surely there are many times you want it. But we are far more likely to sacrifice privacy for some other value, such as security.
Don't believe me? Wait until your kid asks for some privacy. "To do what?" you are likely to ask. And then spend the rest of the day trying to figure out what the kid is hiding. Privacy for me but not for thee.
Still, Microsoft(MSFT) thinks there is money to be made in privacy, in the form of market share. That is why it is making privacy the default setting for its new browser, Internet Explorer 10. Microsoft is acting because Google(GOOG) Chrome is catching up to IE , passing it in terms of traffic.
This comes about a year after Firefox, the third major browser, began offering a "private browsing" setting. I really thought I'd use it more.
Google has a different attitude toward privacy. It believes you will give yours up if it provides valuable-enough services -- better search, for instance. They believe people prefer to be known. This is made clear in a privacy policy that, while controversial, has the benefit of being uniform and well-written.
Facebook doesn't know what to think about privacy. It depends on accessing its users' data for its business model, but needs users' buy-in to have anything to sell. Thus it is letting users "vote" on whether to get their old privacy policy back, responding to an Austrian law student's campaign called Europe vs. Facebook .
The irony here is that the motivation behind most companies' desire for raw Web data, whether from cookies or detailed Web histories, is bogus.
It's sought so that they can sell "implicit" ad targeting, so even if I'm reading a U.K. news site I might be fed an ad in Atlanta, or even if I'm reading a youth site I might be fed an ad for prostate cures.
The whole idea of this targeting, as opposed to "explicit" targeting, is that by knowing all about you it can target you with ads that provide a service, rather than act as billboards.
This idea has been around since the 1990s, when search engines such as Excite and AltaVista began building huge databases of Web history and promising advertisers they could raise their results through this kind of targeting.
They couldn't. Not because the technology doesn't work in the abstract. It's because when I'm reading a story about England I'm not thinking about Atlanta, and when I read a youth-oriented site I'm not worried about my prostate.


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We all know the devastating effects bullying can have on a child, but a La Crescent student has decided to turn his experience with bullying into a positive that others can learn from.
Eighth grader Max Merrell has started his own t-shirt brand called "Me Infinity." He says the message behind the name is simple, "be yourself always."
Right now, he has nine different designs.
Max has also started his own website where he blogs about his experiences. He says he was bullied badly, especially when he was younger.
Max hopes other kids who are bullied see his t-shirts and read his blogs, and realize there's hope and it will get better. "I hope to accomplish that kids can feel safe when they go to school and that they need to learn that life, it's going to have it's ups and down, but towards the end, it's going to add to something greater," said Max.
Max also says his parents have been by his side through the ups and downs. His mom says she couldn't be prouder. "A lot of times children who get bullied take guns to school or they harm themselves, he actually took a negative and turned it into a positive which is incredible," said Max's mom Heather. "What I watched him go through was torture for me as a parent and to see him do something creative and take that anger and that hurt and do something positive, we had to support him."
So far, Max has sold more than 70 t-shirts and he's gotten orders from all around the country.
Proceeds from the t-shirt sales are being split between the Megan Meier anti-bullying foundation, reinvestment into t-shirt sales, and saving for Max's college.
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Mayor David Cann announced that the city council was having its last meeting in the community center Monday evening, Aug. 11.
The center will not be rented, as well, during the $247,400 reconstruction project, paid for by a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant.
"This will be our last time in this building until Jan.15 (construction completion date)," Cann said.
The project covers reconstructing the community center with R-45 insulation in the ceilings and R-15 insulation in the walls. Currently, the community center doesn't have any insulation.
Also, the community center and wetlands center would get a metal roof, hardie board siding, new door, a four-ton central air unit (existing window units would be discontinued as would some of the windows) and ADA compliant restrooms and sidewalk.
The council agreed to meet at the smaller City Hall. If that doesn't fit the council's needs, resident Earl Bluhm offered his classroom building for the council's meetings.
The council also approved the Austwell 2014-2015 budget. A balanced revenue and expenditure budget of $169,162.
Property taxes of $24,146 account for part of the budget's revenue. The rest of the revenue comes from various fees, building permits, sales tax, tap fees, city park fees and utilities.
The council also agreed to toughen up on its animal and unlicensed vehicle ordinances.
Notices will be sent to those with pets that don't not city tags, and to unlicensed vehicle owners who have not renewed their permits (golf carts).
The council, after a closed session, approved forms for the city secretary's job description and job evaluation.
After a second closed session, the council approved of Councilwoman Nadine Garner developing an employee handbook.
And after a third closed session in which the council interviewed two candidates for the position of city secretary, no action was taken, and the position remained open.
Also, Councilwoman Mary Canales reported on her July 24-25 Texas Municipal League workshop in Bastrop.
Canales said she met officials from all over the state, reviewed parliamentary and legal procedures, heard a presentation on community building, reviewed the Texas Open Meetings Act and learned that Austwell was not the smallest city in Texas, with one other having only 46 people.
Cann praised Refugio County Sheriff Robert Bolcik for donating a red Suburban to the Austwell Volunteer Fire Department. The vehicle was confiscated in an illegal immigrant case.


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Three teens who were skipping school ended up saving a 94-year-old woman from a house fire.
Garen Kissoyan, Peter Kravariotis and Kirill Yantikov are seniors at a high school in San Ramon, Calif. The three friends were cutting class at 10 a.m. on Monday when they saw smoke billowing out of the back of a house, according to NBC Bay Area. They saw a woman in the garage, who told them that her elderly mother was trapped inside the home. The teens ran inside and discovered the woman sitting in a chair, covered in soot. She was clearly suffering from burns.
"The only thing she said to us was 'I'm on fire,' and it was kind of shocking to me to hear that," said Kravariotis.
Firefighters eventually arrived on scene and extinguished the fire and investigators are still looking into the cause.
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Bluefield)—Dr. Sapphire Cureg, Bluefield State College's Director of Multicultural Affairs, participated in a recent study abroad site tour of Mexico. As BSC's representative, Dr. Cureg joined a contingent of higher education professionals from West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) colleges and universities during the seven-day tour.
A featured event of HEPC's Consortium for Internationalizing Higher Education, the event included opportunities to learn about the culture and educational system of Mexico, with visits to several universities, including Tecnologico de Monterrey, Universidad de Monterrey, Universidad Regiomontana, and Universidad de Guanajuato. Led by the Study Abroad Advisors at West Virginia University, the tour was subsidized with a grant from HEPC.
"We met overseas key administrators and advisors who work directly with International Student Exchange Programs," Dr. Cureg noted. "We are now in a much better position to identify and select students who can benefit most from such an experience."
In 2007, HEPC entered into a consortial agreement with ISEP, based in Washington, DC, to enable every West Virginia public four-year college and university to provide low-cost study abroad options to students. The agreement created access to more than 130 exchange programs in 38 countries.


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Kate Upton and Bar Refaeli are two of the hottest supermodels around right now, thanks to tons of exposure from both Sports Illustrated and Maxim magazine.
Upton, the voluptuous American who covered SI's annual Swimsuit Issue in February, has had no qualms about flaunting her assets for numerous print and TV ads; including hamburger chain Carl's Jr. (watch it here), apparel company Zoo York (watch here), and DirecTV (here).
She's also done numerous racy magazine shoots for the likes of GQ (one here and one here), Esquire (here), and Contributor (here).
Sexy Israeli Bar Refaeli, on the other hand -- a former girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio -- recently topped Maxim magazine's 2012 Hot 100 list.
The fun loving model is known to share lots of pictures of herself via her twitter page; and has her own underwear collection called Under.me (see her sexy ads here and here!)
She recently showed off her sexy curves in a skin-tight lace bodysuit (pics here).
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has published the first images of its enterprise-class solid-state drives on its web-site. Unfortunately, the company neither revealed specifications of its first SSDs nor announced precise availability dates.
Hitachi-GST's solid-state drives, as previously announced, are based on flash memory produced by IM-Flash as well as controller designed by Intel Corp. The initial drive that Hitachi demonstrated uses Serial Attached SCSI interface, has special DRAM cache to boost performance and special connectors that should allow to boost its capacity. One of the mysteries about the SSD is the fact that both controller as well as flash memory chips were made in late 2009 and may already be outdated.
Back in late 2008 Hitach-GST and Intel announced collaboration to jointly work on enterprise-class solid-state drives and promised to deliver the first actual products in the first half of 2010. The new SSDs will be branded and exclusively sold and supported by Hitachi GST and use Intel NAND flash memory and SSD technology. Perhaps, the global economy crisis has impacted the execution of the roadmap, but earlier this year HGST vowed to start shipments of the new SSDs in the second half of 2010.
At present solid-state drives with FC and SAS interfaces are only sold by STEC, hence, Hitachi will be in a pretty favourable position on that market. But it should be noted that Hitachi-GST is also the only hard disk drive (HDD) maker that does not produce its own SSDs for consumers, workstations and other markets.
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Grand Valley recognized graduating students in northern Michigan at a celebration May 1.
President Thomas J. Haas joined students at the celebration that took place at Grand Traverse Resort in Acme.
Grand Valley offers classes to students in Traverse City, Cadillac, Boyne City, and Sault Ste. Marie. Students from all of those sites participated in the celebration reception.
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Gallbladder pain
Although a person with a gallbladder problem may not have any symptoms, sometimes a problem can cause severe abdominal pain.
The gallbladder is basically a pear-shaped pouch for storing bile (a liquid made by the liver to help digest fatty foods). However, if one of the bile ducts – the tubes that transport bile from the liver to the gallbladder and also from the gallbladder to the digestive tract – gets blocked with sludge or gallstones or is infected or inflamed, the person can experience pain. The conditions that are associated with gallbladder pain are:
- Biliary colic – intermittent blockage of a duct from gallstones or bile sludge (sometimes referred to as uncomplicated gallstone disease)
- Acute cholecystitis – inflammation of gallbladder tissue
- Acute pancreatitis – sometimes linked to gallstones formed in the gallbladder blocking the pancreatic duct (which merges with one of the bile ducts), causing inflammation of the pancreas
- Cholangitis – an infection of the bile ducts
Picture of the gallbladder
The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver. The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver. After meals, the gallbladder is empty and flat, like a deflated balloon. Before a meal, the gallbladder may be full of bile and about the size of a small pear.
In response to signals, the gallbladder squeezes stored bile into the small intestine through a series of tubes called ducts. Bile helps digest fats, but the gallbladder itself is not essential. Removing the gallbladder in an otherwise healthy individual typically causes no observable problems with health or digestion, yet there may be a small risk of diarrhoea and fat malabsorption.
Gallbladder pain symptoms
The type of gallbladder pain will depend on the cause and may be accompanied by other symptoms.
Biliary colic: The pain is often sudden and increases rapidly in the upper abdomen, usually just under the right side of the ribs but also in the centre, and can spread to the right shoulder blade. It can occur at any time, day or night, and typically lasts from 1 to 5 hours, but it could last for just a few minutes. It may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and a mild ache may last for a day. There can be weeks or months between attacks or only one attack. Eating fatty foods can sometimes trigger an attack.
Acute cholecystitis: The pain is severe and steady, lasting longer than biliary colic. It occurs in the right abdominal area and can spread towards the right shoulder. Pain is made worse by moving or coughing. The abdomen will be tender if touched or pressed, and the pain may occur with nausea, vomiting, fever, chills and bloating. If these symptoms occur without the presence of gallstones but as a complication of trauma, it is known as acalculous cholecystitis.
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Plants contain more than 100,000 phytonutrients, one of the reasons nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day are recommended. Some phytonutrients are fat soluble and, thus, need fat to be properly absorbed. Certain phytonutrients are also better absorbed from cooked, rather than raw, food. Phytonutrients may in part account for the benefits of whole plant foods in cancer prevention. Dates, berries, strawberries, coffee, earl grey tea, chai tea, and green tea (see also here, here) are high in phytonutrients. Milk and soymilk, however, may block the absorption of phytonutrients (see also here). Variety in a diet appears to boost the effectiveness of phytonutrients due to nutrient synergy and also because different plants and vegetables have different phytonutrients. A healthy eating index has even been created based on phytochemical consumption. Phytonutrients, when eaten, literally bathe our systems, as evidenced by garlic breath and pink urine from eating beets, which are packed with phytonutrients. On average, plant foods have 64 times more antioxidants than animal foods, and when it comes to antioxidants, the more we eat, the more we may benefit. Boiling and pressure cooking reduce the antioxidant content of foods more than any other method. Antioxidants also appear to increase stool size, which has been associated with a lower cancer risk, and protect NO synthase, the enzyme that produces the artery-relaxing signal nitric oxide. Eating a diet high in antioxidants appears to reduce inflammation in the body. Beets, followed by red bell peppers, have been found to have the highest cellular antioxidant levels of vegetables. Other foods high in antioxidants include: Dragon's Blood, Indian gooseberries (see here, here), triphala (although lead contamination makes it a bad choice), dried peppermint & cloves, dried pomegranate seeds, dried apple rings, blackberries, cranberries, cold steeped tea, idared apples, crabapples, dandelion tea, red rice, and carrots. Kale juice has also been found to be high in phytonutrients and eating kale, especially cooked, may boost our immune system. Interestingly, tomato juice seems to have greater phytonutrient availability than eating the actual tomato. Phytonutrients like lycopene in tomatoes appears to be protective against heart disease. The phytonutrients in cacao appear to be helpful in relieving the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome. In terms of phytonutrient content, cocoa powder is the healthiest form of chocolate (see also here). Phytochemicals found in fruit and vegetable juices may have a protective affect against Alzheimer's. Purple grape juice ranked the highest in terms of protection against Alzheimer's due to the presence of high levels of phenolic phytonutrients. And when it comes to attractiveness, a rosy glow to the skin has been found to be preferred; phytonutrients, especially carotenoids (found in kale, for example) have been found to increase attractiveness, but taking them in pill form does not appear to work (see also here). The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced by kale or collard greens consumption, thanks to the phytonutrient pigments lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin have also been shown to be beneficial in protecting against cataracts and macular degeneration. Carrots, collard greens, and kale are high in these phytonutrients but, again, taking them in pill form does not appear to work. The phytonutrients in flax seeds assist our body in the formation of lignans, which are essential to healthy gut flora. The phytonutrient sulforaphane, found in broccoli, has been associated with lowering breast cancer risk as well as improving survival rates (see also here, here). Phytonutrients in broccoli may also decrease the metastatic potential of lung cancer. The phytonutrients in raw broccoli may help bladder cancer survival. Sulforaphane is more readily available in raw broccoli. Sulforaphane is also the most powerful natural inducer of our liver's detoxifying enzyme system. Growing your own broccoli sprouts is probably the most nutrition you can get for your money. 100 cups of broccoli a day is the safe upper limit for consumption (see also here). Broccoli also appears to protect against DNA damage in smokers. Vitamin C, found most concentrated in fruits and vegetables, blocks carcinogenic nitrosamine production in our systems. However, in the presence of fat, Vitamin C actually increases nitrosamine production so adding it to meat may actually make it more carcinogenic. Four hot dogs have more nitrosamines than a pack of 20 cigarettes. Nitrosamines are formed from nitrites, which form nitrosamines in the absence of phytonutrients.
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