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In June 2010, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) received a $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to develop a virtual career platform that will help people explore possible careers in health care. The platform will provide an online continuum of tools, from skills assessment to training and job placement. According to the AACC website, the AACC Health Care Career Exploration Project "...will build on existing resources and new technology to set a new standard for career exploration and expand opportunities for health care careers." It will engage many of the nation's 1,200 community colleges, which currently educate over 60 percent of U.S. health-care professionals.
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OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier joined Rep. Patrick Kennedy (RI) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Assistant Secretary Jane Oates on Aug. 30 in Riverside, R. I., for a roundtable discussion on adult education, workforce development, and the community college initiative. The discussion was held at Local 51, a state-of-the-art training center. The discussion also focused on other adult education and workforce development programs, such as the Stepping Up program, an urban community partnership between local hospitals, education and training providers, and labor unions that provides training, education, career coaching, and support services to help individuals develop careers in the health industry. Also participating in the discussion were Keith Stokes, executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, and Sandra Powell, director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, as well as numerous leaders of labor and workforce development.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program Available to Schools
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program was re-designed recently by the Department of Defense to be helpful to all students whether they are planning on immediate employment after high school in civilian or military occupations, or further education at a university, community college or vocational institution. ASVAB, acronym for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, is available to high schools and postsecondary institutions as a comprehensive career exploration and planning program that includes a multiple aptitude test battery, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help high school and postsecondary students explore the world of work. The results of the aptitude test and the interest inventory enable students to evaluate their skills, estimate performance in academic and vocational endeavors, identify potentially satisfying careers, and consider personal work-related values in order to make informed choices. OVAE works collaboratively with the military to share approaches and resources for training youths for careers.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2013 Contact: Becky Walker, (512) 463-0131
AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Kel Seliger is pleased to announce two upcoming field hearings for the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting. Public hearings will be held Friday, June 7th in Corpus Christi and Saturday, June 8th in Houston to take public testimony on the proposed Senate, House and Congressional maps.
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The reason why teams have success is because they have a good gm that makes the right moves...
obviously the tigers lack that..
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Very typical for a Scott Boras client to sign with a team for cheap after everyone rejects him.I wasn't that crazy about the possibility of Damon re-signing with the Yankees.The guy is going to eventually decline and he plays terrible outfield.What I don't understand is how the Tigers got rid of Curtis Granderson because they didn't want to continue paying him but they're going to sign a much older player to a multi million dollar contract.
I'm happy with what the Yankees have done this off season.They didn't need to throw 50 million dollars at free agents in order to improve their roster.Let's hope that they will defend their championship this season.
New York Knicks = An organization more useless than a bag of rocks painted in orange and blue. The most over-paid collection of talent ever assembled on an NBA floor. They could only be coached worse by a dead Rich Kotite.
The reason why teams have success is because they have a good gm that makes the right moves...
obviously the tigers lack that..
Their front office executives cannot preach about getting younger and cutting down on payroll but then turn around and give Johnny Damon a contract to play the outfield for them.Aside from Damon's age and defensive liabilities, he will not fair well as a left handed hitter in Comerica Park.His power numbers will decline because he will no longer have the same shallow right field porch that he had in Yanke Stadium.I expect him to hit in between 10-15 home runs next season.
New York Knicks = An organization more useless than a bag of rocks painted in orange and blue. The most over-paid collection of talent ever assembled on an NBA floor. They could only be coached worse by a dead Rich Kotite.
Boras has been failing when it comes to Yankee clients.
Boras almost ruined A-Rod's chances of coming back to NY because Boras wanted A Rod to test free agency and wait it out just like Damon did.
Now everyone is waiting out these signing periods and getting left with nothing.
Damon should have signed his first offer...Yanks...but hey im kind of glad hes gone because his outfield arm was garbage.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I am pretty sure that many Boras clients are hatting his retardness as of late. The man doesn't simply get it. The economy is sh!tty and you cannot pretend that things are like they were. He alsmost screw A Rod last year and now completely misshandled Damon. I am pretty sure the Yankees and Cashman won a moral battle with the Damon saga. You sure as hell don't put pressure on a GM's mind, let alone the Yankees GM.
Boras would think twice before saying no to the Yankees from now on, especially with players like Damon.
Edwin Jackson (26 years old) last year: 13-9, 3.62 ERA
Swapping these guys is a "TREMENDOUS" move?
Fernando Rodney was one of the most efficient closers last year, losing him for Jose Valverde is a wash...that's a "TREMENDOUS" move?
Getting a middle reliever and an unproven OF for your #1 OF is a "TREMENDOUS" move?
I know you say you watch baseball, but be serious for a second...look at these moves. They are by no means tremendous...
2.33, 3.38, 2.33 (09 First)
Fernando Rodney's past 3 season ERA:
4.40, 4.91, 4.26)09 First)
Phil Coke's 2 Season ERAs:
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This early in his career, that is amazing numbers
Damon hit .282 last year with 82 RBIs and just 92 strikeouts
Granderson hit .249, 71 RBIs and 141 strikeouts. Just 20 steals and 3 errors (Damon had 2 more and 6 less caught stealing and only 8 less steals. Damon went 12 for 12 in steals)
Now.. take a look at Edwin Jackson's career numbers. HORRIBLE besides last season. JUST TERRIBLE
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Tell me that wasn't a classic career year. Every season we see a career year guy.. Just happens. Look at Ryan Ludwick
BTW, Austin Jackson isn't unproven. Look at his stats. I saw this guy 20 times last year and I was VERY impressed by him. I guarantee he will be a star. This GM has a great future team. Porcello, Verlander, Cabrera, Sizemore, Scherzer, Jackson, Perry, and so on. Very very good GM. He also realized the Tigers can't afford to keep all of their veteran players, so he cut the payroll a bit WHILE getting younger. He maybe knocked off 2 wins by cutting payroll which is amazing. Hank, Hal GO GET THAT TIGERS GM PLEASE!!!
Edwin Jackson when he was 24 went 14-11, Max Scherzer when he was 24 (last year) went 9-11. They had similar ERAs. But Jackson did it in the American League, a stronger hitters league whereas Scherzer struggled in the NL, a notoriously weaker league. You are going to tell me last year was an incredible career year for Jackson when the year before he had a winning record (and granted, a higher ERA)? I'm just not buying it. Scherzer isn't bad, but I'd rather have Edwin Jackson who is 7 games over .500 in the last two years in the AL (including a stint pitching in the difficult AL East) than Scherzer.
And the offensive numbers you cite from Damon and Granderson are skewed. Damon got more steals because the hitters that followed him (Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez) were considerably more dangerous than the hitters that followed Granderson (Magglio and Miggy). Therefore, the pitcher was unable to hold the runner on as well, they had to focus more attention at delivering the proper pitch. I'm not suggesting Granderson is all around better than Johnny Damon, but it's possible Damon saw more to hit than Granderson because teams wanted to get the guy out, not put him on base for Teixeira and ARod.
You cite Ryan Ludwick, and you are right in that the guy had 15 less home runs and about 20 less RBI, but he also had 70 less at bats and struck out way less. It looked to me like Ludwick adjusted and started hitting for contact rather than for power, cleaned up his stroke. Perhaps it was a career year, but it's not Adrian Beltre-territory.
And Austin Jackson is unproven in the majors. He had a terrible lack of power last year, and struck out way too much at a minor league level for me to be altogether excited with the guy. I know, Granderson struck out a lot too, but Granderson at least struck out against big league pitchers. Jackson was whiffing against minor league talent. That's scary to me.
And my point about Edwin Jackson is you said his prior seasons were horrible and terrible, I was merely pointing out that Max Scherzer had similar numbers last year...so if Jackson was horrible and terrible as you state, so is Scherzer.


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The La Crosse Police Department is calling it a frightening trend: The number of reported offenses involving a gun nearly doubled last year.
Three of the four people murdered in La Crosse last year were shot to death.
The mother of one of those victims spoke out at Wesley United Methodist Church during Sunday night's community conversation about gun violence.
"When you take a life, you don't just take one person's daughter, mother, friend. You take a community," said Sherry Hougom, whose daughter Sara was gunned down in her apartment last year.
Hundreds of candles glittered in the pews. The flames honored those affected by gun violence -- and sparked a conversation.
Hougom said she has thousands of happy memories of her daughter's life, but it's the memories she'll never get to have that hurt the most.
"I don't like to talk about how my Sara Rose was taken from me. It makes me too sad. Violence has personally touched my world. The effects are life-lasting and altering. They're indescribable," said Hougom.
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The number of offenses involving a gun reported to the La Crosse Police Department nearly doubled from 23 in 2011 to 43 in 2012.
"Well, in 2012 our community saw an increase in some strong-arm robberies, home invasion-type of robberies that were committed by -- I guess we'll have to call them a 'street gang,'" said La Crosse police Sgt. Randy Rank.
More children are getting into trouble with the law over guns. The number of juveniles arrested for weapon crimes in La Crosse jumped 50 percent last year.
"We could just huddle up in fear and arm ourselves as some have advocated doing. And that's a fearful response. But what about the hopeful?" said the Rev. Kent Johnson, chairman of the La Crosse Interfaith Justice & Peace Network.
Johnson said Sunday night's vigil brought together views from across the board on how to end gun violence.
"Part of the things we can do is listen to people who are gun owners and people who cherish that right," said Johnson. "But I also think there is a limit. There are some things that seem to be reasonable between hunting and war."
Sherry Hougom announced Sunday night she wants to start bringing Sara's story to local schools to begin a conversation with kids about the impact of gun violence.
Rank said it's also important that parents talk to their children about the problem.
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Illinois State Board of Education awards $22 million in School Improvement Grants
State awards federal funds to reform four schools in three districts
SPRINGFIELD – Four schools in three Illinois school districts will launch comprehensive changes this fall as the latest schools in the state to earn federal School Improvement Grants worth $22 million. These new awardees join 20 schools in eight districts that are already undergoing similar overhauls with support of the federal grant and state resources.
"This grant will provide resources and staff to help develop some sustainable systems and processes to help implement student voice, a wide range of student activities as well as parent leadership activities and ultimately, improve student achievement in math and literacy,'' said Principal LeeAndra Khan of Chicago's Bronzeville Scholastic Institute (BSI), one of the four new grantees. "It would be very difficult to make these changes without this grant – I'd be stretched very thin."
Ms. Khan said BSI's more than 500 high school students should notice a difference when school doors reopen in August and staff hosts the first "Back-to-School" night. SIG funds will help the school tap social workers and community outreach experts as Ms. Khan works to create a more positive culture and turn the school, housed in the historic Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School Campus, into a community gathering place.
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For each eligible school approved to receive funds under this grant, the district must implement one of four intervention models: Turnaround, Restart, Transformation or School Closure, as approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Money will be allocated to each of the three FY14 districts with the bulk of the money going toward the reform strategy at the specific schools and a smaller portion of funds going toward district oversight.
"These grants help the Illinois State Board of Education achieve two of its most critical goals - to ensure every student will be supported by highly-prepared and effective teachers and school leaders and that every student can demonstrate academic achievement and will be prepared to succeed after high school," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "We will work closely with these selected schools and districts as they take on complex and comprehensive change."
Nine districts submitted a total of 22 proposals on behalf of eligible schools for the FY14 School Improvement Grants. A team of eight national external reviewers, selected for their expertise in high school reform work and administrative experience, scored the applications to determine nine finalists. ISBE staff then interviewed teams from the finalist schools as part of the selection process. The Board approved the four selected schools and three districts during the spring, and districts will receive funding during the fiscal year and implement new practices at the onset of the 2013-14 school year.
The SIG districts are required to work with one of 16 organizations, called Lead Partners, that has been pre-approved by the Illinois State Board of Education. The state agency will also provide technical assistance during the process, and each district will have to reapply for continued annual funding with the Fiscal Year 2014 awardees reapplying FY2015 and FY2016.
This year marks the fourth round of districts to apply and receive School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds authorized under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA SIG) funds. For a list of schools awarded funds during the past four fiscal years, please visit this ISBE School Improvement Grant web page: http://www.isbe.net/sos/htmls/sip_1003.htm
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PUBLISHED: A Weirton native has published his first book, "The Flexible Constitution."
Sean Wilson, who practiced law in the Northern Panhandle for 10 years before becoming a college professor in 2004, said the book "represents an alternative to the views popularly espoused by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on what the U.S. Constitution means and how it should be read."
"Because the document was written in plain language and with simple terms that are not defined in the body of the text, it is an inherently flexible piece of law," he said. "In essence, the Constitution only asks that we follow flexible ideas, which, by their own terms, can be followed in more than one way.
Wilson, son of Circuit Judge Ronald Wilson, has been teaching at Wright State University in Dayton for about five years and was unanimously approved for tenure last month.
He previously worked at Penn State University for three years.
A 1985 graduate of Weir High School, he earned his bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1990 and his law degree in 1993, opening his own law practice the following year.
NEW JOB: Jodi Bertram Smathers, daughter of Bob and Loretta Bertram of Toronto, has accepted the position of program manager for Nationwide Children's Hospital C4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Columbus.
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Across tobacco country, crops wilt from rainAP PHOTO
Harnett County farmer Kent Revels inspects one of his tobacco fields in Fuquay Varina, N.C. Heavy rain across the nations tobacco-growing territories has soaked the dry weather-loving plants to the point that many cant be saved. Revels estimates up to a third of his yield has already been damaged.
LOUISVILLE Jason Elliott had one of his best stands of burley tobacco growing until the rains started. Five days and seven inches of precipitation later, about a quarter of his crop was ruined, trimming thousands of dollars from his payday when he hauls his leaf to market in a few months.
Fields all over tobacco country have been soaked, and without a good stretch of dry weather in coming weeks, Elliotts predicament could play out many times over. In Kentucky alone, the nations second-leading producer, the toll could hit as much as $100 million if the crop doesnt rebound. More than half of top grower North Carolinas crop is in jeopardy.
It threatens to become the latest setback for a sector of agriculture that has endured sluggish prices, higher production costs and uncertain markets due to smoking bans.
In Kentucky, the thunderstorms that started two days before Independence Day and continued into the weekend caused tobacco plants to wilt and collapse about a month before burley harvest shifts into high gear. Some of the plants at Elliotts Lincoln County farm slumped over, barely boot-top high. Others stood but looked sickly.
Its just got a real pale color to it, Elliott said. It doesnt have the good green tobacco color that it should have.
Damage appeared to be heaviest in south-central Kentucky, a prime burley tobacco region where as much as 60 percent to 80 percent of the crop was affected, said Bob Pearce, a University of Kentucky burley extension specialist.
This is the most widespread and significant amount of damage Ive seen from a single event like this, Pearce said. The number of (damage) reports that Im getting is kind of unprecedented. Its been a game-changer.
Kentucky is the nations leading producer of burley tobacco, an ingredient in many cigarettes. Based on last years prices, the downpours could cut the statewide yield by up to 25 percent, Pearce said.
Rain gauges have been overflowing as well in North Carolina, where flue-cured tobacco reigns.
Kent Revels, who grows flue-cured tobacco in Harnett County, N.C., said hes measured more than 30 inches of rain since May 1, with 17 in June when the average is just over 3 inches. Rain continued into July.
Were doing the things we normally do, said Revels, who farms 260 acres of tobacco. Were just fighting the rain to do it. Im not throwing in the towel, but its going to be a short crop. It all depends on what the weather will be from here on out.
North Carolina farmers planted 170,000 acres of tobacco in 2013, up 4 percent from 2012, said state Agriculture Department spokesman Brian Long.
In Kentucky, burley growers planted an estimated 78,000 acres this year, a 4,000-acre increase from a year ago, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Services field office in the state.
Tobacco is known as a resilient crop, and the roots can dry out if the rain stops. But so much rain makes for a thinner crop that doesnt weigh as much as it should, and the marketing system is based on dollars per pounds.
Regional agronomist Don Nicholson estimated that up to 80 percent of North Carolina tobacco farmers will be able to turn this crop around with a stretch of normal summer temperatures and dry conditions.
Thats one of the wonderful things about tobacco, he said. You cant count the plant out until you destroy the crop. It can be extremely dry and you get a few rains and you can make a crop. Or it can be really wet and it gets dry, and the plants put a root system down.
In Tennessee, yields will be down from a year ago due to a wet spring and early summer, said Bob Miller, a tobacco researcher for UK and the University of Tennessee.
Weve had way more water than tobacco likes, Miller said.
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Sometimes, you have to pinch yourself a number of times when you find yourself in a surreal situation and as it happens, working in fashion, you just happen to encounter many surreal situations. Actually, correction, when you're lucky enough to find yourself regularly going to shows, attending events and being thrusted into a certain sector of fashion, then you might keep pinching yourself until your cheeks are a bit bruised.
I didn't need to pinch anything. Instead, I got bitten by droves of mosquitos in Florence where the S/S 11 Pitti Uomo and Woman show took place. Belgian designer Haider Ackermann was this season's special guest for Pitti W.
The presentation of Haider Ackermann's womenswear precollection and S/S 11 menswear debut was held at the illustrious Palazzo Corsini on the river bank in Florence. The sun was just setting as we arrived and we then entered a palace that had this quality of decay, whilst being simultaneously well preserved. Here's a pinch moment.
Then we saw this beautiful beautiful Baroque-style fountain in one of the chambers… another pinch moment.
We were then led into a long banquet room where a feast of seasonal fruits and wine had been laid out for us. People started decadently eating fruit, making merry and generally re-enacting a Bacchanalian feast. Cue another pinch moment where I felt like even this was a little bit too over the top.
The show was about to begin and we were in the central courtyard where the sky was just getting dark and so chandeliers were suspended in the middle to light the show. In the middle violinists and a surprise performance from model Jamie Bochart provided the soundtrack as we sat in antique chaise lounges and chairs. We were also being served champagne all the while. Is this as nauseating as it sounds when I type it?
The clothes themselves were as sumptuous as the location – a silk road journey of textiles woven and draped into a loose and easy traveller's wardrobe for the men and beautifully revealing dresses for the women.
Oh, yes and more champagne at the end. Sometimes you have to keep pinching and NOT get used to events like this lest you one day get jaded at beautifully constructed shows with fruit feasts in Baroque palazzos…
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One of the jobs I had as a kid growing up in Elgin was delivering the Courier News to subscribers in my east side neighborhood.
Little did I know at the time that my career would be in journalism. I was just a kid delivering the news to people who wanted it. My main motivation was the money I was making.
I look back at that job now, and it makes me think about how newspapers have lost their way a little.
When working for a newspaper meant only publishing a print edition every morning or afternoon, we brought the news to you. Snot-nosed kids like me would haul giant sacks of newspapers through rain, snow, sleet and sun and deliver them to people's doorsteps.
The news was brought to you.
Then along came the Internet, which gave newspapers another platform to publish the news. Except newspapers didn't deliver the news in the Internet age like they did in the print-only days. Even as email and text messaging evolved, most newspapers dropped the ball. Somewhere along the line, digitally, we expected you to come to us for the news instead of us delivering the news to you.
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Collector's Paradise and Comics Factory gear up for the biggest superhero makeover in decades
By Carl Kozlowski 09/01/2011
As a longtime comic book fan, Ed Greenberg has found thrills and chills in reading about battles between good and evil, underdogs versus the rich and powerful. When he decided to open a second location of his Canoga Park-based comic-book store, Collector's Paradise, in Pasadena last April, Greenberg found himself engaged in a different kind of battle — one for Pasadena's comics market against the long-established Comics Factory, a 15-year-old store that has cornered the market on the city's three main college campuses.
Now Greenberg and his competitors at the Comics Factory are eagerly gearing up for an event that could shake up the entire comics industry.
On Wednesday, DC Comics — home to such legends of the industry as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman — re-launched its entire universe of heroes and villains, with more than 50 characters getting both visual re-designs and adjustments to their core stories.
The reason for the re-launch was simple: DC has fallen dramatically behind its main rival, Marvel Comics, over the past decade, with Marvel currently claiming 43.59 percent of the market compared to DC's 34.76 percent. The two fiercely competitive brands stand head and shoulders above the rest of the industry, with third-place Image Comics nabbing just 4.52 percent of the market, according to Maryland-based Diamond Comic Distributors, the nation's largest distribution company.
But DC's latest moves to regain supremacy mark the biggest changes in comics in nearly two decades.
"I think it's probably the biggest thing to hit comics since the early '90s, when the death of Superman brought a lot of people into comics who weren't fans before," says Greenberg. "DC has been foundering behind Marvel, with characters that are unapproachable due to histories stretching back decades. Marvel has more realistic characters [X-Men, Spiderman, Ironman, Fantastic Four], people with flaws and edge and powers that don't make them better than everyone else but extend their flaws."
Greenberg notes that DC's big moves couldn't happen at a better time. The industry has fought a tremendous downturn over the past two years. Readership and the number of publications have sunk each month — today, even the biggest-selling titles are barely printing more than 100,000 copies.
But the fascination stirred up by DC's reinvention, piquing the interest of longtime fans as well as drawing many new customers into the store to pre-order copies, has shot numbers back up. DC is printing more than 100,000 copies each of its six main titles, with more than 200,000 being printed for the initial "Justice League" comic teaming several of its biggest heroes in one epic adventure.
"I think it's going to work spectacularly, because based on the numbers of people pre-ordering who've never bought the books before, it's amazing," says Greenberg. "Young people are coming in asking us to hold the books for them. There's not just a change in the writing approach, but the art."
Indeed, Greenberg notes that the new DC titles are more visually driven in an attempt to cater to a video-game generation that wants a more visceral visual appeal. They also seem to taking a page from teen-angst dramas like "Vampire Diaries," which fills the schedule of TV's CW network, and the "Twilight" series of films. Characters are re-designed to look youthful, as opposed to brooding "40 year olds who've been saving the day for 50 years," according to Greenberg.
Cutting-edge comic writer Grant Morrison is behind the reinvention of Superman, in which the hero still comes to Earth from the planet Krypton and is still raised by the Kent family in a small town. But instead of merely being a shiny, happy paragon of wholesome American values, the new version of Clark Kent/Superman will be "more of an outsider with the angst of being on a planet with people who don't understand him. He won't be as always perfect in every way, but edgier, darker and with more resentment," says Greenberg.
Being an outsider is something Greenberg, who grew up in Russia before moving to the San Fernando Valley at age 16, can relate to. He started reading comics seriously for the first time at age 19 and then fell in love with the industry so strongly that he opened his first Collector's Paradise store in Canoga Park at age 22. Now 39, he was eager to finally make the leap into a second store in the Los Angeles area.
"We've always been looking to open a second store, but it's very difficult to open your own from scratch," he notes. "A friend in Pasadena owned the Comic Odyssey store for a long time and tipped me off that he didn't want to keep going, so I bought his comics stock and customer database, but not the existing space. We have a 100 percent new store location with almost 100 percent new pictures displayed and lots of remodeling. We have a totally new and different outlook and approach to the business."
Greenberg says that the need to know his product lines in great detail stems from the fact that up to 70 percent of his customer base consists of regulars who come in weekly for the latest editions. He sees himself as providing a service, rather than merely operating a retail store and reminds his staff to cater to customers' individualized needs.
"For me, the best part is still interacting with the customers about the comics," says Greenberg. "I still read almost all the comic books that come out on Wednesday and return them to the racks on Thursday. It's a lot of homework, but if I can't do it, why be involved? A lot of store owners don't read comics, and I think that's their downfall."
For Sean Jackson, manager of Comics Factory, consistency has been the key to growing his customer base over the past 15 years. He landed his career after being an avid customer of the store during its first year of business, proving himself to be an incredibly well-informed and passionate fan.
Jackson attributes Comics Factory's success to the fact that it has an eager audience rooted in Pasadena's three major colleges, with Pasadena City College located a mere two blocks away, Caltech just three blocks away and Art Center College of Design sending in fans from across town.
"Caltech guys are looking for certain artists, PCC kids come in looking for certain writers or topics, while Art Center kids want the hottest imagery, and when they all come in every week or every other week, soon they're hooked just like someone who's been reading their whole life," says Jackson.
For his part, Jackson — who counts some longtime customers as his closest friends —believes DC's re-launch will be enormously successful.
"DC's new approach of starting its stories from the ground up means that they can draw in new readers who have been leery of learning how to follow big concurrent events and storylines that have been sprawling for years," says Jackson. "By creating a whole new universe from the ground floor, anyone can get in on the stories. A lot of people like the idea, a lot of people hate the idea, but either way they're picking up books." n
Collector's Paradise, 319 S. Arroyo Parkway, Unit 4, Pasadena. Call (626) 577-6694 or visit comicsandcards.net.
Comics Factory, 1298 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 585-0618 or visit (323) 666-2228.
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I'm trying to figure out what was the point, or should I say the focus, of this article?
The opening paragraph leads you to believe it's going to be about the competition between an entrenched giant and a scrappy upstart. But then you spend half the article discussing a relaunch of DC Comics titles and how they're not going to be "your father's man of steel." How do we know this? Because the retailer mentioned in the first paragraph says so and he might (or might not) have seen the books in advance. No one else, from DC Comics or anywhere else, is quoted. Since BOTH stores are going to be carrying the new books, the intro now seems unnecessary.
THEN, you're doing a mini-biography of Collector's Paradise and its owner's "totally new and different outlook and approach to the business." (Which seems like ordinary common sense to me.) This is bookended by a few comments from Greenberg's competitor.
Seems like you had two articles you tried to cram together unsuccessfully. The "David vs. Goliath" angle is potentially interesting, although you'd have to go into greater detail concerning how Greenberg plans to compete with the Comics Factory: pricing, selection, expanded offerings? ("catering to customer's needs"? Who would have thought?) This would have helped justify all the photos of Greenberg (C'mon, NONE of his competitor's store or the books you spend half the article discussing? Really?)
The part about the comics relaunch could have been a sidebar ("The New 52: What Have They Done to the Man of Steel?") with some quotes by somebody who's actually SEEN the books. Oh, and balance the photos with at least one of Comics Factory's storefront.
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I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this question but thought I'd start here.
I've read recently that there isn't really a need to 'pump and dump' if it's been about two/three hours after having a few drinks. Below are some of the statements from the article…
•It is recommended that nursing moms avoid breastfeeding during and for 2-3 hours after drinking (Hale 2002).
•There is no need to pump & dump milk after drinking alcohol, other than for mom's comfort -- pumping & dumping does not speed the elimination of alcohol from the milk.
Alcohol does not accumulate in breastmilk, but leaves the milk as it leaves the blood; so when your blood alcohol levels are back down, so are your milk alcohol levels.
So… my question is… if after having a few drinks and I pump, would the EBM eventually loose the alcohol factors while being stored in the fridge? Or does the body have to make it happen?
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Jane Newland receives Laurier's Residence Academic Partnership award
Jan 16/14
Jane Newland, assistant professor of French, has received Lauriers Residence Academic Partnership award. The award recognizes faculty members who support academic initiatives within the universitys residences.
This is the first year Newland has been involved with the new Maison Française Residence Learning Community (RLC), one of Lauriers themed residence environments designed to extend opportunities for learning and development into residence buildings. Newland often spends evenings with students in La Maison Française, organizing academic activities such as exam review sessions and a reading club, as well as cultural events such as making a traditional Galette des Rois and game and cinema nights (in French, of course).
All the professors in the French section have been extremely supportive of this initiative and have also spend evenings with the students, say Newland. We try to give students a broad range of activities, some practical for their studies and some that are more cultural.
It was a truly lovely surprise to be awarded; Im glad the students have enjoyed the activities weve been doing with them. I think anything we can do to ease the transition between high school and university is a positive thing.
Newland recalls the moment when all the French professors went into the residence for the first time.
I hadnt realized how terrified some of the students were to be meeting us, she says. Gradually, over the course of the evening, everyone relaxed and realized we were approachable and human. It broke down the barriers. They realized we are there to help them and we dont mind being approached with questions if they are having difficulties or issues in class.
Another important aspect of the RLC program is getting students involved in activities on campus outside the classroom.
I am amazed at her ability to engage students in the community, says David Shorey, associate director of residence education. Her leadership has supported the continued growth of Lauriers RLC program, and provides another wonderful example of the impact a faculty member can have on students outside the classroom.
The Residence Academic Partnership award is bestowed to one faculty member each term. Previous recipients include Bob Sharpe, associate professor of geography, Julie Pong, an academic advisor in the Faculty of Arts, Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts, associate professor in the Languages & Literatures Department, and Laura Allan, assistant professor in the School of Business & Economics.
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Still gross.
This is one that just recently crept (or tip toed) up on me!
I too used to think feet were gross (straight guys feet pretty much still are). That said It's only in the background but it's undeniably a "thing"
Still wouldn't put one near my mouth tho! But, then, I am kinda hideously vanilla; I'm one of those disappointing gays with no interest in back door shenanigans, therefore not important enough to merit a useful catchy label…top, bottom, vers, or ???? I wish Queerty would do an article on us :'(
#7 and the last guy.Beautiful feet,i'd love to lick and suck on.
Start out by eliminating the ones whose feet you can't actually see – covered by shoes/socks. Then I'll take the first & last ones.
Each to their own etc, but I really don't get it.
But then, some people sleep with women, so there's no accounting for taste.
I love evething on man's body, feet included. I like these photos.
Everything…hé hé
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Omfg I FEEL you on that one!!! I used to be so insecure about it and then I was like fuck it. We have other talents, I know mine has left some men speechless because the only thing THEY knew about was the non-vanilla stuff. It can be incredibly erotic and satisfying, and it is absolutely sex in its own right :)
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: OMG! I thought I was the only one in this whole wide world! Of course it may have something to do with the fact that I am from a 3rd world country but yeah… Really happy to know that there are other people who are like me :)
I never thought I was into feet until photo #1 came into my life.
I love him and I will marry him, then I will wake up and return to my normal life.
Nope, still does nothing for me lol.
HOWEVER, I do have a shoe fetish haha! Like the guy in the second pic. And the guy with the shirt that says something "ucker" lol, he's already hott but if he was wearing shoes (sneakers or boots) it would be 110% perfect ;P
Yummy… The bigger the better…
@EdWoody: Some people think you are strange posting a comment on a gay site….that's life….
Awesome, more please!
I have a major, huge,foot fetish. The smellier the better, Most of these guys have really hot feet, from what I can see that is.
Not into the whole, Sock and sneaker fetish scene but, the bare feet and sneakers with no socks?
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All Créer Pour Résister events are coordinated by Cheryl Toman, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Literature, and sponsored by a McGregor Fund Worldwide Learning Environment grant.
Aux Barricades! French Protest Posters from May '68: A 40th-Anniversary Exhibition at Oberlin
Nov. 12
Mather Memorial Rm 201
Andria Derstine, Oberlin Allen Art Museum curator for Western Art.
More info about Oberlin events around Aux Barricades!, including visit by Kristin Ross on October 30, see:http://oberlin.edu/frenital/Otherlinks.html
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Creer Pour Resister:
Two Generations of Arab Women
Thursday, March 20, 2008 (first in a series of events)
4:30 p.m., Mather Dance Studio, 11201 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Creer pour Resister: Two Generations of Arab Women is an 18-month on-going project featuring the arts, activism, and research of two generations of women from the Middle East and North Africa. The first in a series of events are scheduled for Thursday, Marth 20, 2008 at the Mather Dance Studio: Meriem Dahmani will begin with a modern dance performance followed by Dr. Naima Kitouni who will give a lecture on women and early feminist movements in Algeria. The program begins at 4:30 p.m.
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Marjane Satrapi
April 4, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
Amasa Stone Chapel, 10940 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Free Public Lecture-- on-line registration recommended at bakernord.org
Dr. Nalova Lyonga
Walking a Tight Rope:
Gender Interrelations in African Societies
Tuesday, April 8, 2008; 4:30 p.m.
Clark Hall, Room 309, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
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Duality characterizes gender relations in African societies. Dualism fosters competition and the latter, contrary to general presumptions, sustains complementary parts. The loss of competitiveness destroys the system. Dualism, competititon and complementarity in indigenous African systems--what lessons for the present world? From a multidisciplinary standpoint, this talk explores a fundamentally philosophical, but very practical, question.
Dr. Lyonga is Professor of English at the University of Buea, Cameroon. She is co-editor of Anglophone Cameroon Writing (Bayreuth, 1993), editor of Socrates in Cameroon: The Life and Works of Bernard Fonlon (Yaounde, 1989), and author of numerous articles on feminist theory and literature in African countries. She is an expert on the relation of language to ethnic and gender identity. Sponsored by French and Francophone Studies, Philosophy, Women's & Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies and the MacGregor Worldwide Learning Environment Fund.
Selousa Luste Boulbina
College International de Philosophie, Paris
Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
Clark Hall, Room 206
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Free public lecture
Professor Boulbina has published on Tocqueville, Mill, Machiavelli, and Diderot, and taught at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris as well as the College International de Philosophie, where she has led a seminar on the concepts of the "colony" and "postcolony" for several years.
Her most recent book, Le singe de Kafka et autres propos sur la colonie argues that "Kafka's monkey is not a humanized monkey; he is a man that others have dehumanized by animalizing him." Here is another side of the bureaucratic modernity so chillingly portrayed by Kafka, one of interest to students of French as well as German culture, in Philosophy, Political Science, and History -- indeed, to anyone concerned with debates over the historical sources of ethnic and religious conflict in contemporary Europe.
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October 20, 2006
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Thwing Center, 11111 Euclid Avenue
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This one-day symposium brought together faculty from study-abroad programs from Case and other institutitions to discuss how increased undergraduate study abroad in Africa is changing the face of French studies and French teaching in the United States.
As economic globalization influences the way we teach about language and culture, as experiential learning becomes a more important part of college pedagogy, and as more students recognize the importance of learning about non-western countries, demand for on-site education in Africa and Asia has increased.
Some of the questions that have been raised include:
Featured speakers were:
Sponsored by the French and Francophone Studies Program, Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Cultural Services Division of the French Consulate.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
4:30 p.m., Clark Hall, Room 206
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments will be provided
Educated in France and England
(D.Phil., Sussex University), Professor Conteh-Morgan's research and teaching interests are in Francophone African and Caribbean Post-Colonial literatures and 20th-century French drama. His publications include Theatre and Drama in Francophone Africa (CUP, 1994), (co-edited) Drama and Performance in Africa (Indiana UP, 2004), and a translation of Paulin Hountondji's The Struggle for Meaning: Reflections on Philosophy, Culture and Democracy in Africa (Ohio UP, 2002). His most recent work includes the first English translation of Louis Sala-Molins' Dark Side of the Light: Slavery and the French Enlightenment (University of Minnesota Press, 2006). He is currently the Editor of Research in African Literature, the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide.
John Conteh-Morgan is an Associate Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies and the Department of French and Italian at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
7:15 p.m., Clark Hall, Room 206
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Multi-ethnic dinner from around the Francophone world will be provided.
"Du chahut à l'émeute: Did Paris Burn?"
A public lecture by Paul Vieille, Ph.D.
Join Paul vieille and other faculty of the French and Francophone Studies Program for a discussion of ethnic, religious, administrative and generational tensions behind the 2005 riots acorss France and their long-term significance for French politics.
Dr. Vieille is a sociologist, anthropologist, and professor emeritus at the Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique, Paris. He edits the journal Peuples et Mondes.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
4:30 p.m., Clark Hall, Room 309
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
The Challenge of Women and Gender Studies
in Higher Education — The Case of Cameroon
A Public Lecture by J.B. Endeley Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Gender Studies
and Agricultural Extension Education
The University of Buea, Cameroon
Free and Open to the Public
Dr. Endeley will present a brief history that focuses on the establishment of the Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGS) of the University of Buea, Cameroon. She will describe the forces behind the creation of the Department, its academic activities, and its challenges. How does the Ministry of Higher Education in Cameroon perceive WGS, the only program of its kind among six public and four private universities? How are its products utilized for nation building? What are its potential and challenges for growth?
Joyce Bayande Endeley, Ph.D., is Associate Professor (Agricultural Extension Education and Gender Studies) and Chair of the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Buea, Cameroon. She is also Vice-Dean of Student Affairs and Records at the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences.
Her research has focused on gender and agriculture, women's empowerment, women's credit schemes, and the impact assessment of development programs in Cameroon. She has several publications to her credit, and is joint editor of a new book series entitled Issues in Gender and Development, Volume One: New Gender Studies from Cameroon and the Caribbean printed and distributed by ABC. She has served as a consultant with various development bodies such as IDRC, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations, SASSAKAWA-Global 2000, PLAN International, and is a board member of development foundations such as HEIFER Project International Cameroon and the Cameroon GATSBY Foundation. She is currently the Coordinator of the U.S government's Ambassador Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP) in the Southwest Province in Cameroon.
Sponsored by the French and Francophone Studies Program, the Women's Studies Program and the Ethnic Studies Program
Thursday, October 6, 2005
4:30 p.m., Clark Hall, Room 309
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Women in Algeria:
Between Military Dictators and Islamic Fundamentalists
A Public Lecture by Alek Baylee Toumi
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Free and open to the public
The challenges women face in the struggle for social justice are nowhere more evident than in the third world, where gender roles are often defined by deep-rooted social traditions, and oppressive military-backed governments enact laws designed to deprive women of their basic human rights. In Algeria, this grim dynamic is exacerbated by the ravages of civil war. Caught between nebulous Islamist groups similar to the Taliban, and the militaristic Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) with their "code de la famille" relegating women to the status of second class citizens, too many Algerian women are locked in a battle for their very survival. What strategies and alliances can they form and trust in this context? Join Alek Baylee Toumi for an examination of these dilemmas with special reference to the case of Khalida Messaoudi, an Algerian feminist condemned to death and subject of Une Algérienne Debout (Unbowed: An Algerian Woman Confronts Islamic Fundamentalism) by Elisabeth Schemla.
Alek Baylee Toumi is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. A political refugee from the Kabylie region of Algeria, he lived in Paris before going into exile in the U.S. A scholar, playwright and poet, he is the author of Maghreb Divers, and several plays.
Sponsored by the French and Francophone Studies Program, the Department of Philosophy, the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Presidential Initiative Fund for the Enhancement of Interdisciplinary Programs.
Information: 216.368.8961
Friday, October 7, 2005
7:30 p.m., Clark Hall, Room 309
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Madah-Sartre: The Kidnapping, Trial, and Conver(sat/s)ion
of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir
as Staged by Terrorists of the GIA
A dramatic reading of a play by Alek Toumi
Followed by a panel discussion
Free and open to the public
Toumi addresses issues of violence and intellectual freedom using political satire and absurdism. In the play, the ghosts of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir debate fundamentalism and other contemporary issues with terrorists of the Groupe Islamique Armé (GIA), demanding that they be convinced "with reason…not violence…!"
Sponsored by the French and Francophone Studies Program, the Department of Philosophy, the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Presidential Initiative Fund for the Enhancement of Interdisciplinary Programs.
Information: 216.368.8961
"Women, War, Identity, and Music"
February 4-10, 2005
A week-long women's music festival and lecture series which features individual and group concerts with internationally known female musicians (Evelyne Accad, Faytinga Gonin, Kristen Lems) who will present music of the Arab, African, and Asian world. Each concert will be enhanced by a debate and teleconference with remote sites in Eritrea and Lebanon on the subject of women, war, identity, and music. There will also be master classes involving graduate students of music and children from the Cleveland public schools. Co-sponsored by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and many other campus groups. This is guaranteed to be the event of the season!
March 19, 2004
400 people from Case and the Cleveland community saw an awesome concert by the Ivory Coast Ki-Yi Village Theater Troupe, directed by WereWere Liking. The event was called "Les Reines-Meres--Les Immortelles" (The Queen Mothers--The Immortal Ones) and was actually a concert-play that addressed the issues of spirituality and destiny, especially of women, in contemporary society. WereWere's sister, Nserel, was the other main player, and the five-member band "Les Cinq Etoiles" (The Five Stars) provided the very dance-able music. A great time was had by all. We thank all the sponsors for this event, and especially Professors Cheryl Toman and Gilbert Doho, and Department Assistant Desiree Knauer, who invested so much time in planning. And to Professor Marie Lathers, for making sure the group of nine people and sixteen bags made it on their plane, despite seemingly endless red tape! And thanks especially to the many students who made this so much fun and so informative.
April 1, 2004
4 p.m., 206 Clark Hall
Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University
Paper Presentation: "Proust (and Others) on the Plate: Food and Nation in France."


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Questions for the Cup series entering 2012
2. What is NASCAR going to do about start a parkers? Yes TBR is a great example of what can happen if a team starts and parks, gets with the right driver and then is able to actually race. But there are still people out there who just do this to make money. They are not racers, they are just businessmen.
3. How does Kurt Busch do in the 51. In Kurt Busch's head he hasn't fallen too far from grace since he is Kurt Busch. As much as I and man y others dislike him and make fun of him, he is still a great driver with a title and at least one win since 2002 (Only Tony Stewart has a longer winning streak). But he is with a team that finished 30th in owners points last year with their best finish being 12th. Yes James will get the HMS engines and chassis, but this relationship is completely different from what SHR's is with HMS. They won't be sharing too much info back and forth, and the most they will do is rebuild their wrecked racecars. This team also only has like 18 employees going against teams with 200 plus. I could see Kurt as high as 18th in points or as low as outside the top 25 in points. He is looking forward to 2013 anyhow (my guess he will be the third driver at EGR).
4. Can EGR actually be good? Jamie had such a lousy season. 21 finishes of 20th or worse. Those are unacceptable numbers. 27th in points with two top fives and four top tens marks his worst season in cup. Montoya's season as almost as bad same # of top fives, four more top tens, but 21st was in his final points result. This team made some quite yet huge changes in the off season, firing a ton of key people. Jamie has a new car chief, new engineer, and Montoya has a new crew chief. Have they made enough gain to make the chase?
5.Will Allmendinger be good in the 22? Aj is a winner in my book. The 24 hours of Daytona proved that. But in NASCAR not so much. Will he be able to live up to his potential or will he be one and done with Penske like David Stremme?
Trucks: 9, 88, 3, 7, 17, 31
RIP Dan Wheldon
"Fight for Four"- Annalee
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My son is 2 weeks and 2 days old. He is a good latcher, a fast nurser, and things are generally going well. I have two questions on pumping though, one more pressing, so I'll start there:
My right breast is abnormally full today. I am so uncomfortable (not painful). He nurses very quickly and 90% of the time, only on one side. At his last session I really tried to get him to take this side also, but he made his "I don't want it" face (eyes looking away, lips pursed in a little rosebud). Is there ever a time that it's appropriate to pump to relieve the pressure? My gut says no, since then I'll end up making this much every day, right? I had to hand express some, and I've been leaking also, but its extremely full again and I just don't know what else to do at this point. Will it correct itself? I'm also not sure what I did to make it this full in the first place. I'm exhausted but can't nap because it's so uncomfortable.
Second question; I plan on feeding him almost exclusively from the breast. But I know there are going to be times that he will need a bottle. Specifically, we have a military ball in April, and I will definitely be gone for awhile that night. When would be the best time to start pumping to save milk for the occasional bottle? I don't need a lot at all, we are moving in June, so building up a supply is unnecessary and wasteful.
Thanks for any advice anyone may have in advance!


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Democratic candidates focus on Walker
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democratic candidates for governor are focusing their attacks against Republican Gov. Scott Walker in the opening moments of a candidate forum.
Hundreds of people attended Wednesday's forum in Madison organized by the Dane County Democratic Party.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says Walker has created a civil war in the state and he is the best candidate to heal the wounds.
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk says she has shown her commitment to ousting Walker since she's spent the past year speaking out against his policies.
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout says the state needs a fresh start to heal divisions.
And Secretary of State Doug La Follette says the state has been under attack by Walker and Republican leaders in the Legislature.
The primary is May 8.
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The right tool for the job.
The past few years have seen a decrease in the popularity of triple-chainring cranksets on mountain bikes. But, for those who yearn for a wide gear range and flawless shifts, SRAM made the X0 3x10 S1 Direct Mount Front Derailleur. So, you're able to run a triple chainring drivetrain on bikes that require the use of a S1 low-direct mount front derailleur.
The X0 front derailleur utilizes SRAM's direct 1:1 actuation ratio for precise shifting. Essentially, this means that the derailleur cage moves the same distance as the amount of cable that's being pulled during a shift. So, what's the benefit? Well, this ratio provides you with powerful shifts, without expending much energy. And since precision is the name of the game when it comes to shifting, the X0's steel cage minimizes flex. In turn, this ensures that your shifts are crisp, not lagging.
And speaking of shifting, the X0 front derailleur is designed in conjunction with SRAM's X-Glide shifting. While the ramps on traditional chainrings are oriented to pick up the chain from the middle of the link, the X-Glide system picks up the chain from the pins. SRAM claims that this doubles the opportunities for up-shifting, while also providing nearly-instant gear shifts. And when you add in the smaller derailleur cage, as compared to the X9 front derailleur, the X0 front derailleur keeps your chain in better control.
The SRAM X0 3x10 S1 Direct Mount Front Derailleur is only intended for use with triple-chainring cranksets, and it requires the use of an S1 low direct derailleur mount. Please note that this front derailleur is only intended for use with SRAM 1:1 shifters, as well.


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April 27, 2012
Lizards, Snakes, and Frogs Oh My!
This last Saturday we held the second annual Lizard Hunt at Malibu Creek State Park! Dr. Greg Pauly, Museum Herpetologist, and Dr. Bobby Espinoza, CSUN Herpetologist, took a group of 25 lucky people out to observe, catch, and identify local herps.
Are you looking at me?
Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentatlis
Here is a list of all the herps we encountered:
Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Common Side-blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana
Tiger Whiptail, Aspidoscelis tigris
Western Skink, Plestiodon skiltonianus
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus helleri
Gophersnake, Pituophis catenifer
Striped Racer,...
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Married on April 10, 1946, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple she was a tender, faithful and committed companion throughout her life, supporting her husband in his various roles and responsibilities. They welcomed 10 children into their family as well as 2 foster children under the Indian Placement Program.
Born on Jan. 6, 1927, in Provo, EvaDean's greatest love and joy throughout her life came from her family. She is remembered most for the unconditional love she offered to all. Her devotion and love for humankind remains her wonderful legacy for all to follow. She was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she delighted in serving faithfully the various callings given throughout her life. She and her husband served a Temple mission from 1992 to 1994 in St. George. Her hallmark was the 25 years she served in the Provo and Mt. Timpanogos Temples.
In addition to her husband, her two oldest children, Margaret Kimball and Martin Mack Parcell, and her son-in-law Dennis Bishop, preceded her in death. Her parents Mill and Grace North and a brother Calvin North preceded her also in death. She is survived by Randy Kimball (Margaret's husband) and his wife Carol, Lisa Parcell (Martin's wife), her daughters, Polly Bishop, Trudy Bishop and husband Jerry, Faye Fuller and husband Howard, Kaye Mitchell and husband Jon, Cindy Swensen and husband Mark, Shauna Durrant and husband Rob, Becky Pulver and husband John, and Rachel Dansie and husband Shawn, her foster children, Nora Begay and David Halona, 54 grandchildren and 121 great-grandchildren, with 5 on the way. She has a sister Myrna and husband Bob Kowallis, also a sister-in-law Darlene North still living.
A huge thank you to the Victorian House assisted living for their tender-loving care they gave to our sweet Mother.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m., at the American Fork 30th Ward building, 261 North 900 East, American Fork.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Mission Fund, LDS Humanitarian Fund or LDS Temple Fund.


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In the Old Testament, God established a sacrificial system using the blood of animals to cover sin. This blood sacrifice held a person blameless but did not wash sin away. When Jesus Christ completed the work of Salvation by ascending on High, those who had already died in faith were then placed into the fullness of God's grace. Christ purchased their Salvation as well as the Salvation of New Testament believers.
We cannot earn grace, and we do not deserve it, but God extends grace to all who will receive it. Many people think they are good and do not deserve Hell, but they simply do not understand the holiness of God or the awfulness of sin.
Through His Sovereign righteousness, Jesus paid the price for God's gift of grace. Because He died for our sins, arose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven, we can rest in His grace. He did everything for us; and He left the door open for all to come unto Him. All we have to do is receive His grace; but we must be clothed in that grace to stand before Him in judgment.
When we exercise faith in Christ, He forgives us of our unbelief. When we turn our daily trespasses over to Him, He forgives them. Our sins are actually blotted out of God's memory and cast behind His back, and He does not remember them anymore – forever! That is Grace.
At the moment we surrender to Christ as Lord and Master, His Spirit illuminates and inspires us to be a witness of the work He did for us! Every Christian receives the call of apostleship. This is not a call to full-time ministry; even Paul made tents to pay his expenses. Our duty is to remain in the work He has given us, witnessing to others "as we go". Like Paul, we now understand, deep down in our soul, the need to volunteer as a bond-servant of Jesus Christ and begin our reasonable duty of declaring The Good News to those He daily puts in our paths.
Pastor Odom's message can be heard each Sunday on Radio KAML, AM 990, at 8:30 a.m. Choate Baptist Church meets for Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., Worship at 11 a.m., and Sunday and Wednesday Evening Services at 7 p.m. Please join us!


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From the looks of it Isiah is on the way out a the end of this season. Thats definately got me looking forward with some cautious optimism. His firing will be the first step of many in turning this mess around.
Secondly even if we did make the playoffs, we would probably get swept and embarassed. Not to mention we would get a later pick on the draft. If you look at other teams such as the Heat, Picking up a Beasley would be more productive then making a Playoff Cameo.
Third we are finally seeing what are young guys can do. Hopefully they will pick up some "continuity" as Clyde says. It will also help us figure out who to keep for the future and who becomes a chip in a trade. Although I don't really see anything from Morris right now, any center that can step up for this team means less minutes for Curry and I am all for that.
Finally, I am going to say this about Z-Bo. When he was traded to the Knicks. Fans and Critics were excited about him coming here. I personally had no problem with the trade because we got rid of Steve Francis and Channing Frye has shown he is limited in his abilities even on a decent team like Portland. Basically we got crap for crap.
Now when everybody was excited, DID YOU NOT KNOW what you were gonna get? Was Z. Bo known to be a defensive stopper, a leader a good shot blocker and a good chemistry guy? NO. He was a scorer and a decent robounder in Portland and he did exactly the same in NY! I can understand disappointment with Jeffries when he doesn't play defense, or Q can't hit his jumper. But for all his weaknesses and they are plenty. Zach was overrated in Portland and WE all bought into the hype. But you don't see me bitching about him now. Blame isiah for that move. If anything I can live with Zach, cuz now we can just dismiss Curry for our scoring needs. Instead for the meantime we can run our offense through the backcourt of Robinson and Crawford. And let Zach Post up. Draft a defensive center and start wilson Chandler at SF.


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Humble Pie 2-2-13
Another Humble Pie gone down. Our thought: The only way to bring peace to the earth is to learn to make our own life peaceful.
Humble Pie (Music) with Jimmy Humble 02/02/2013 09:00AM to 11:00AM
09:02AM-09:05AM (3:20) Chet Atkins, c.g.p. with Tommy Emmanuel "To 'b' Or Not To 'b'" from The Day The Fingerpickers Took Over The World on columbia
09:05AM-09:08AM (3:11) Joan Baez "Swallow Song" composed by Richard Farina from Ring Them Bells (2009) on Razor & Tie
09:08AM-09:12AM (4:04) Mumford and Sons "THE BOXER" from BABEL (2012) on Glassnote
09:12AM-09:16AM (4:06) Lucinda Williams "Satisfied Mind" from Ramblin' (1991) on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
09:16AM-09:19AM (2:53) Steve Earle "I Am A Wanderer" composed by Steve Earle from I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (2011) on New West
09:20AM-09:22AM (2:22) Girls of the Golden West "That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine" from Roll Along Prairie Moon (2004) on BACM Records
09:22AM-09:25AM (2:19) Sons of the Pioneers "SIERRA NEVADA" from Country Music Hall of Fame (2008) on MCA
09:25AM-09:27AM (2:44) Carter Family "When The Springtime Comes Again" from When the Roses Bloom In Dixieland (1995) on Rounder
09:30AM-09:33AM (3:24) The Williamson Brothers & Curry "Gonna Die WIth My Hammer In My Hand" from Anthology of American Folk Music on Smithsonian Folkways
09:33AM-09:36AM (2:58) Frank Hutchison "Stackalee" from American Folk Music on Smithsonian Folkways
09:37AM-09:39AM (2:26) Hank Penny "Mama's Getting Younger" from King of Hillbilly Bebop (2005) on Proper
09:39AM-09:41AM (1:55) The Dinning Sisters "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" from Back in Country Style (2010) on Jasmine
09:41AM-09:44AM (2:49) Eddy Arnold "Each Minute Seems a Million Years" from Early Hits of The Tennessee Plowboy (2000) on ASV
09:44AM-09:46AM (2:44) Carolina Cotton "You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Finger" from Yodeling Blonde Bombshell, Vol. 2 (2009) on Kit Fox
09:46AM-09:49AM (2:42) Hank Williams "Howlin' At The Moon" from Hillbilly Hero on Proper
09:49AM-09:51AM (2:05) The Maddox Brothers And Rose "I Want to Love and Live" from America's Most colorful Hillbilly Band Vol. 1 on Arhoolie
10:02AM-10:06AM (4:01) Carrie Rodriquez "I Don't Mind Waiting" from Give Me All You Got on Ninth Street Opus
10:06AM-10:10AM (4:03) Eric Bibb "Dig a Little Deeper In the Well" composed by Eric Bibb from Deeper In the Well (2012) on ABC Music
10:10AM-10:12AM (2:38) Foxglove "ROCK of AGES" from Foxglove on Foxglove Local
10:12AM-10:16AM (4:04) Carter Brothers "Why You Been Gone So Long" from CedarHouse (2001) on spacemanmusic
10:17AM-10:21AM (3:40) Uncle Earl "Take These Chains" from She Waits for Night (2005) on Rounder
10:21AM-10:24AM (3:03) Tim O'Brien "Running Out of Memory" from Cornbread Nation (2005) on Howdy Skies
10:24AM-10:27AM (3:14) Rhonda Vincent "Jolene" from Back Home Again (2000) on Rounder
10:27AM-10:29AM (2:30) Doc and Merle Watson "Honey Please Don't Go" from Remembering Merle on Sugar Hill
10:29AM-10:34AM (4:15) Dolly Parton "Travelin' Prayer" from The Grass Is Blue (1999) on Sugar Hill
10:34AM-10:38AM (3:55) Old Crow Medicine Show "We Don't Grow Tobacco" from Carry Me Back (2012) on ATO Records
10:38AM-10:41AM (3:33) John Prine "In Spite Of Ourselves" composed by John Prine from In Spite Of Ourselves (1999) on Oh Boy
10:41AM-10:44AM (3:11) The Wailin' Jennys "OLD MAN" composed by Neil Young from 40 Days (2004) on Red House Records
10:44AM-10:47AM (3:02) Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer "Gentle Arms of Eden" from Drum Hat Buddha on Signature Sounds
10:47AM-10:51AM (3:30) Kate Wolf "Like A River" composed by Kate Wolf from An Evening In Austin (2006) on Rhino
10:51AM-10:54AM (3:11) Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen "If I Could Only Win Your Love" from At Edward's Barn (2010) on Rounder
10:55AM-10:57AM (2:19) Maria Muldaur "In My Girlish Days" from Richland Woman Blues (2001) on Stony Plain Recording Co.


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So here's the sitch: I started my EBF son on purée solids at 6 months. He cried and gagged severely and resisted, so I took things gently at his pace, and around 8 months he got the hang of it. Since then he has been happily eating purée fruits and veggies and he LOVES yogurt. Around 7 or 8 months I also started putting little finger foods in front of him. Peas, cheerios, pieces of bread, etc. He only ever plays with it. At his 9 month appt, the Ped said he was a little concerned that he wasn't self-feeding yet. He said to be a bit more proactive about encouraging it, and if he still wasn't self-feeding at a year, we would get an occupational therapist. I should note that he doesn't put anything in his mouth - the oral impulse to explore the mouth that most babies have? He doesn't seem to have it. The Ped thinks there might be an oral sensitivity issue, or a motor skills issue, or maybe both.
Anyway, 2 month later we haven't made much progress. After a 3 week concerted effort, he now feeds himself Graham crackers, but that was a month ago, and he hasn't expanded that ability to anything else. He is still happy to eat his purée food only.
Apart from the chance that there might be oral sensitivity or motor skill issues (which we'll deal with if they are the case, I'm not going to freak out about it) the main thing I am concerned with is his nutrition. He started crawling a couple of weeks ago, and he is a very rambunctious boy, so breastfeeding is becoming a huge challenge as he doesn't want to be still to eat unless he is really hungry!! And I know as he passes his first birthday, he will gradually have nutritional needs beyond breastmilk. I am very willing to let him develop at his own pace, and I know I can't compare him to other babies and expect him to be someone he is not. But I also want to be sure I am giving him the nutrition he needs.
I am looking to hear from someone who has experienced this. I read through this forum and didn't find anyone with quite this situation, and I don't know anyone personally who's baby didn't self-feed by this point. I only recently learned about BLS, but how would that work on a baby who doesn't put anything (except Graham crackers!) in his own mouth?! Looking for a little encouragement. Thanks!!