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The EU Children of Peace initiative will help children affected by war and conflicts
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José Manuel Durão Barroso said "Our EU Children of Peace initiative reflects our deep commitment to the cause of peace through a principled human rights agenda."
The European Union's Nobel Peace prize money will fund four projects and reach out about 23,000 conflict-affected children in the world by providing access to basic education and child-friendly spaces. Thanks to this initiative, about 4,000 Syrian refugee children in camps at the border between Iraq and Syria will be helped, as well as 5,000 Colombian, 11,000 Congolese kids displaced in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and refugees in Ethiopia and 3,000 Pakistani children in the conflicted-affected north of the country.
The implementation of the initiative worldwide will be possible thanks to UNICEF that will take over the project in Pakistan, Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council will work with children in DRC and Ethiopia, UNHCR will deliver assistance in Colombia and Ecuador, and ACTED that will be working in Northern Iraq with Syrian children.
The decision to attribute the award money to children affected by conflict was unanimous within the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council.
The disastrous situation in Syria and in other countries has shown that children are the most vulnerable victims in conflict areas and that they need to be placed at the center of emergency decisions. By dedicating its money to education and youth empowering, the European Union is reminding us that children of this world are the future and thus preventing them from basic education access is compromising their access to decision-making and leadership.
The EU Initiative is a cross-cutting action around the world that will nonetheless benefit to the most helpless children in the world, but also a tremendous effort from the European Union to put forward its dedication to peace implementation.
Today, 90% of the victims of conflicts are civilians. Half of them are children. Protecting children trapped in violent conflicts is to give them the opportunity to learn again and get good-quality education. Apart from contributing to their development, educational activities provide girls and boys with psychosocial support and help them feeling like children again. Above all, it reveals the necessity to place human rights at the center of every single policymaker.
Learn more about the EU Children of Peace Initiative (http://bit.ly/V4No8W)


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Teachers, librarians, farm owners, pastors—much of North Central's success today rests on a foundation strengthened by the generosity of alumni and friends who loved their alma mater but not the spotlight. One such donor was Ruth Powers '32, a librarian who was a faithful friend to the College until her death in 2004. Over the years, she donated tens of thousands of dollars to endow a fund at Oesterle Library—the Books for College Libraries Core Collection Endowment Fund—to build the collection. She remained an anonymous donor until her death. Her estate underscored her commitment to North Central, providing $900,000 to renovate the lower level and create the Ruth K. Powers '32 Library Center for instructional media and the College Archives, an important resource for research by all members of the campus community.
North Central Now Spring 2011

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SHR VIP Garage Chase Format Begins!
As you have probably already noticed, the top 1000 point scorers have been reset and the field has been leveled. You'll have the next 10 weeks to earn as many points as you can. The Winner's Picks area now awards more points than ever! At the end of the season, we'll randomly pick one lucky winner from the top 25 scorers.
This year's grand prize is an autographed piece of sheet metal. This is the trunk lid from Tony's car raced at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA, on June 26, 2011. Tony started 20th and finished 39th after a run-in with Brian Vickers that ended both of their races early.
It is signed by Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Danica Patrick.
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Diego Gonzalez was also cited for an expired license and failure to control speed in the crash that occurred at about 1:25 p.m.
The 18-wheel tank truck owned by Inland Transport was being operated by Morris Alliphin of Odem. He did not suffer any injuries.
According to the DPS report, the 18-wheeler had stopped in the southbound lane after being instructed to do so by a flagman at an intersection near the site where oilfield pipe is being laid.
Traffic was detoured on State Highway 183 for almost an hour.


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Pitchers are groomed from the time they reach Little League age and throw almost year 'round. It puts a lot of strain on a young, growing arm/elbow, especially if the youngster is throwing a breaking ball within his assortment of pitches.
Being an old catcher, I have witnessed a lot of pitching. The best pitcher I ever caught was all done at 15. Surprisingly, I still remember his name, Bo Humberston. We both played for a Pony League (13-14 years old) team in Hagerstown, Maryland, back in the mid 1960s.
Bo had a great fastball, but it was his curve or breaking ball that was already professional quality. Not sure who taught him the pitch, but it would come in about belt high and then break a good six to eight inches down and away from a right-hand hitter. Bo was also right-handed, and I witnessed scores of young hitters buckle at the knee before Bo's breaking ball.
By the time we got to high school our freshman year, Bo was finished. His elbow and shoulder would not allow him to even gently toss a ball overhand. Being from a small town and not from a wealthy family, surgery to repair his elbow was not an option. "Tommy John" surgery for pitchers wasn't even thought of until 1974. Bo had to just give up a sport he dearly loved. The wear and tear of that great breaking ball was just too much for Bo's still growing tendons and ligaments.
I caught several pitchers over my younger years that were signed to pro contracts and went on to have successful minor league careers. Most ended their baseball lives on the injury lists at some point. But the best pitcher I ever caught did not get a chance to play pro ball. Bo was great and maybe, just maybe, if he had someone to guide him with the knowledge not to throw such a tough breaking pitch so early in his baseball life, he might have had that chance to go pro.
What all this is leading up to, is the suggestion that if you, as a father, big brother or uncle, know of a young pitcher trying and wanting to be the best, advise him to stay away from the breaking ball until he is older. Or, at least, use it sparingly.
Teach good mechanics and emphasize that control of a good fastball and a change of pace will win just as many games and preserve his arm for future dates on the mound in high school, college and possibly pro ball, if that is the goal.
A lot of pros are dealing with the problem. Some will rehab and return to form. Others will just have to quit, never regaining the velocity or the break that they once had before their elbow was destroyed by the torque of the breaking ball.
Do your young hurler a favor; teach him control and a change to go along with that blazing fastball, not a hard-breaking curve.


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Bunker shots are a fact of golf. Eventually, you're going to end up there.
Learning to play the bunker shot is key to consistently playing good golf.
To do that it's important to understand the basics: open the club face and slightly rotating my body away from the ball. But when it comes to the swing, it's crucial that you consistently strike the sand at the correct distance behind the ball.
A good way to learn to do this is to properly rotate your body.
Plant yourself in the bunk, slightly open your body and the club face. During your downswing, focus on rotating your body hard at the ball so that you can consistently find the bottom of your swing underneath the ball.
This will cause the sand and the ball to pop out of the bunker and on to the green.
Practicing proper body rotation is really important for playing good bunker shots. It will help you find the bottom closer to the ball, rather than too far behind it.


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The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Clarke County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2014 Fiscal Year. Signup is countywide and is continuous. This program is a voluntary program designed to provide technical and financial assistance to address resource concerns or problems on cropland, pastureland, hayland or forestland.
Applications are taken at:
3100 HWY 43, Suite B
Jackson, Alabama 36545
Hours: 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Phone: 251-246-0245, Extension 3
Fax: 251-246-9577
Contact: District Conservationist
The final date for accepting applications to meet the first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be October 18, 2013. Additional batching periods will be held as needed to obligate available funding. Applicants must ensure that they meet USDA program eligibility requirements through the Farm Service Agency by the close of the ranking period. Practices may not begin until you have been notified of approval.
All applications will be ranked and approvals based on an environmental ranking worksheet that has been adjusted to meet local resource concerns. Applications with the highest point totals generated from this worksheet will be ranked higher in consideration to receive financial assistance than those applications with lower points within each resource concern. As funds are allocated to each resource concern, the top applicant within each concern will receive funding first in the order of priority listed below before additional applicants within each resource concern are considered. The remaining funding will be allocated among the resource concerns to ensure that most of the county's level funding is exhausted and the least is turned back to the state level. In the event of a tie in points, these applications will be funded in the order of contracted least cost.
Local resource concerns in priority order are:
Applications not funded during FY 2014 may be deferred per the applicant's request to the following year's program sign-up; however, they may be subject to program guideline modifications prior to the following sign-up's first batching period.
The Alabama NRCS state payment rates and list of practices and restrictions will be used as the eligible EQIP payment rates and practices for Clarke County.
Written leases must be provided for the length of the contract where applicants installing practices are not the current landowner(s). Structural practices installed must have prior written approval of landowner(s).
Limited Resource Farmers, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and New/Beginner Farmers will be paid at an increased payment rate.
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Ohio looking toward primary care physician training
MARIETTA – Attempting to steer more medical students toward careers that will fill a projected growing gap in primary care physicians, Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to focus graduate medical education funding in the state budget on training for primary care services.
"Shortages in primary care, as well as shortages in mental health and dental care, have existed for some time in Ohio, but we're looking at more shortages in this state and others, particularly now that we're talking about expanding insurance coverage (under the new national health care law)," said Coleen Schwartz, administrator of the Ohio Department of Health's Primary Care Office in Columbus.
The lack of primary care physicians across the country is expected to grow over the next year as millions of newly-insured Americans obtain coverage under the health care law that is slated for full implementation Jan. 1, 2014.
Under Kasich's budget proposal, medical schools would receive about $200 million over the state's two-year budget period that begins in July. The state would then work with medical deans on a plan to prioritize training in primary care services, with the idea that dollars would be more focused in that area in the 2015 budget year.
"The idea would be for chancellors to come up with a plan to encourage students to pursue primary care studies," Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta, said.
He said qualified state medical schools who don't develop a plan could risk losing some of their annual funding allocations from the state budget.
"It's an effort to promote primary care as a viable program in all of the state's medical schools," Thompson said.
The budget proposal would also support expansion of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care across the state, according to a release from Kasich's press office.
"A strong primary care workforce is a critical element of the PCMH model and, given the current shortage, it is imperative to educate and retain a workforce to provide advanced primary health care services," the release stated.
Ohio's budget was approved by the legislature this week but still has to be signed by Kasich, expected to happen this weekend.
Jennifer Carlson, assistant vice president at The Ohio State University Medical Center James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute, said Thursday the governor's budget proposal is a work in progress.
"It's simply a directive at this point," she said. "We'll be sitting down with the governor to work it out, but the current proposal is to reinvest and refocus our budgeted $200 million on primary care."


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#50415 - 12/19/01 09:06 PM Putz exaptated
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Once upon a time there was a young Englishwoman who went to Germany to learn the language. While there, she met a young man, whom she would eventually marry. He gave her a heart pendant necklace of the finest gold, with a Bible verse on the back. When her parents came over to visit her, she quoted the verse. Her father, knowing she was not a Bible scholar, asked how she came to know that verse. She showed him her pendant, and said, "It was written on the putz".
#50416 - 12/19/01 11:22 PM Re: Putz exaptated
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this just in via snail-mail from Golden, CO:
An anthropology grad student discovered a remote tribe of very tiny people, only 6 inches tall, known as the Putz. Knowing that nobody would believe him otherwise, he decided to capture some of them and bring them home. So he put several of them in a shoe box and brought them back to the US.
When he got the building where he was to meet with his professor, he decided that the Putz needed some fresh air and sun (after being cooped up in a shoe box for several days) so he left them on the steps to bask in the sun. Wouldn't you know, shortly after he went in, there was a fire in the building, and the alarms went off. All the people came stomping out of the building and smashed all the Putz.
Moral: Don't bask all your Putz in one exit.
#50417 - 12/20/01 10:15 AM Re:Written on the Putz
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858
A Frenchman using a latrine said to the fellow beside him: "I see we have the same mistress: "S. P. V."
"Mais non, m'sieu. When fully extended it reads "Souvenir de mon premiere visite au Exposition International a Paris 1937."
#50418 - 12/20/01 03:08 PM Re:Written on the Putz
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Loc: Blackpool England
I like that tsuwm,I like that very much
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#50419 - 12/20/01 08:55 PM ...so let it be done
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 08/06/01
Posts: 6943
Loc: Worcester, MA
I've heard it presented as "Little" which expands to "Little Rock, Arkansas, State Champion, 1975-1976-1977". And this was well before our recent ex-president come on the scene...
#50420 - 12/21/01 09:15 AM Re: ...so let it be done
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 3467
Loc: Marion NC
The version I heard was that SWAN expanded to Saskatoon, Saskathewan._________________________
#50421 - 12/21/01 11:11 AM Re: ...so let it be done
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 2605
SWAN vs. Saskatoon, Saskathewan
Commentary on US culture: I have seen TEd's version used as the punchline of one of those mass-market greeting cards sold in ordinary drugstores.
#50422 - 12/21/01 11:45 AM Where do you buy your drugs?
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Posts: 5400
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I am guessing that ordinary drugstores is a retronym..
and the guys who hang out on the street corners, or have shops in abondond builings are not ordinary drugstores.._________________________
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Barre school technology plan would be expensive
BARRE — The price of pursuing a five-year plan that would eventually put a personal computing device in the hands of every student at Barre City Elementary and Middle School accounts for nearly $300,000 of a budget increase that — at least for the moment — is still sitting at roughly $1.4 million.
Though some board members have been openly skeptical that Barre voters will tolerate what would amount to a 10 percent increase in spending, that is technically what is on the table after one wheel-spinning meeting of the board's finance committee last week.
Not for long.
This week board member Sonya Spaulding said the committee decided after nearly three hours of discussion to press "reboot" on their deliberations — requesting a baseline budget instead of the blue-sky wish list initially provided by school administrators.
"(We're) trying to build a budget from the bottom up rather than cutting it from the top down," Spaulding said, conceding that the committee felt like it was flying blind.
"How much of an increase do you think we should be shooting for, because right now we're just shooting in the dark?" she said to board members at their monthly meeting Monday.
Spaulding didn't get an answer to that question, though the board seemed supportive of the committee's plan to strip out all discretionary spending involving new initiatives — including several proposed staff positions and a hefty investment in upgrading and expanding the school's computing capability.
According to Spaulding, the committee wants to answer one threshold question before debating proposals that range from budgeting $50,000 for new playground equipment to hiring an assistant principal for $70,000.
"What will the budget look like without adding a single 'new' thing?" Spaulding asked.
According to Superintendent John Bacon, the answer will soon be available. He said Business Manager Mark Lyons finished work on the baseline budget requested by the committee earlier in the day but that he didn't have time to review it before this week's board meeting.
The committee will have that draft in hand when it resumes its deliberations Monday at 5:30 p.m., though Bacon said he and Lyons won't be able to attend due to a conflict involving the Spaulding High School Board.
School commissioners seemed generally receptive to the idea of starting with a no-new-anything budget, noting that maintaining the status quo could easily require spending $800,000 more than the $11.05 million that voters approved this year. That estimate probably isn't far off given negotiated pay raises, an anticipated 14 percent increase in health insurance costs and a projected $600,000 spike in the cost of special education.
The earliest draft of the budget reflected more than $200,000 in salaries and benefits for two new middle school teachers, an additional music teacher and a part-time health instructor. Some or all of those positions could be restored during deliberations, but — like funding for the assistant principal, the playground equipment and new computers — they would have to be added back to the budget by the committee, the board or both.
Although the board didn't get a look at the baseline budget, members did hear a pitch for a plan to invest roughly $290,000 in computers and yet-to-be-identified personal computing devices.
Technology Coordinator Michael Dickinson outlined what he characterized as a two-tiered proposal that would replace all of the school's existing computers over the next five years while acquiring additional devices — most likely tablets — for all students by the end of that time frame.
Dickinson acknowledged that would be "very expensive" but said most of the school's 255 student computers are "obsolete." The vast majority, he said, are at least six years old and school officials have not adequately funded a replacement plan that would keep the school technologically up to date.
In addition to replacing the school's aging computers, Dickinson said his plan would begin to move Barre's pre-K-through-8 school down the path envisioned by Gov. Peter Shumlin, who has endorsed the concept of 1:1 computing capacity in all Vermont schools.
According to Dickinson, Vermont and several other states are requesting proposals from vendors for a device — most likely a tablet — that would cost between $300 and $400 for use by students. He said the devices could come in handy next year when the state shifts to an online standardized test that will replace the New England Common Assessment Program.
In any event, Dickinson said the board could expect to spend roughly $1.50 in support for every $2 it spends on equipment.
Given other budgetary constraints, school board member Leslie Walz said it would be hard pressed to fully fund Dickinson's request in the coming fiscal year.
"Do you have a toned-down version?" she asked.
Dickinson said he considered fully funding his five-year replacement program as critical and hoped the board would budget some money to purchase new devices.
In other business, board members referred to their finance committee a proposal that they retain the services of a professional grant writer to pursue outside funding for the school playground, adopted a new anti-bullying policy, and were told that a draft audit that should soon be available showed the school district closed the books on the fiscal year that ended June 30 with a $91,000 fund balance.
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Responsive yet protective, the Nike LunarSpider R3 is a high performance road racer capable of the 5k, marathon, and everything in between.
The Nike LunarSpider is one of a long list of road racing shoes that have crossed the Pacific from the Japanese market. Now in its second iteration on American soil, the shoe has received some attention here in the States as a model with more protection than the Streak LT but more nimbleness than the LunaRacer. We were excited to put the R3 through its paces.
The R3 isn't the lightest racing shoe to come through the office – in fact, at nearly 6 oz, it is one of the beefier shoes in its category. The shoe makes up for its weight in its ride – soft without being mushy, and with excellent rebound to give the feeling of propulsion with every step. We found the shoe to be cushioned and protective enough for up to a marathon, yet responsive and nimble-feeling enough to be competitive at the 5-10k distances as well.
We found the fit of the R3 to be among the snuggest we've tried, even for a racing shoe. But once we were able to get the shoe on (which was admittedly a struggle for some testers), we were pleased to find that the shoe wasn't as uncomfortable as we would have thought. Nike scaled back the overlays from the R2, making the upper feel a bit less constrictive, particularly in the forefoot.
Durability was a large concern over the R2, as the paper-thin upper mesh would often break down before 100-mile mark. Nike responded by using a more-closed mesh material on the R3 to increase the durability of the upper. That said, the R3 will still wear faster than shoes intended for daily use, and is best suited as a pure race day shoe or for very fast training days.
The ride of the LunarSpider R3 felt reminiscent of the old Katana Rac3r to me; it was a bit softer than the Streak XC/LT, but nowhere near as pillowy as the LunaRacer.
The upper of the R3 feels much less constrictive than that of the R2. The toebox is still quite narrow though – best for the runner with a low volume foot.
A nice amount of cushioning in a lightweight design; this is a great option for races up to the marathon.


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Yahoo!'s Shut Us Up... For Now
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Yahoo!
For the first time in four years, Yahoo! reported an annual revenue increase, with sales increasing 2% year-over-year. The company also beat analysts' expectations, which helped send shares higher. On a non-GAAP basis, Yahoo! earned 32 cents a share on $1.22 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter. Yahoo! revenues exclude traffic acquisition costs (TAC). Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were looking for earnings of 28 cents a share on $1.21 billion for the quarter.
While much of the attention has been focused on Yahoo!'s share price, which is up almost 30% over the last 12 months, the company's core business is actually starting to turn around, albeit slowly. Search and display, for example, generated $947 million in sales during the quarter, up 2.7% year-over-year. Search was the primary driver here, with revenue climbing 14% year-over-year to $427 million.
Wells Fargo analyst Peter Stabler noted that paid clicks grew 11%, with cost-per-click (CPC) growing 1%. "It appears that ongoing improvements to Yahoo! search user experience is yielding incremental gains as paid clicks grew a healthy 11%, with CPCs posting respectable 1% growth," Stabler wrote in his note. CPC growth of 1% was strong compared to Google
It should also be noted, however, that Yahoo! may not be making headway in mobile search, something which has plagued rival Google for some time. Mayer and her team would not break out mobile results, saying only that it's a work in progress.
Mayer spent a large portion of the conference call talking about projects that have been fixed (Flicker!) or need fixing, identifying a dozen properties that are in the works. It seems as if Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! Sports, two of Yahoo!'s most visited properties, will be beefed up in the near future, though Mayer would not divulge specific projects when pressed by analysts.


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When the striking similarity was pointed out to him about a month ago, Eddie Lacy wasn't sure if he saw the resemblance.
Sure, the Green Bay Packers mild-mannered, easy-going rookie running back does run with a certain violence, to use running backs coach Alex Van Pelt's word. And his rugged, contact-seeking style would suggest that he undergoes some sort of metamorphosis once he has the football in the crook of his arm, given his laid-back personality when he's away from the field.
But after seeing coach Mike McCarthy drop a snippet from The Incredible Hulk into last weekend's motivational highlight film – and then going out and rushing for 141 yards in the Packers' come-from-behind victory over the Dallas Cowboys to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors – Lacy finally gave in, posting this on his Twitter account (@Lil_Eazy_Ana_42):
Alter ego, indeed.
"I might as well embrace it," Lacy said with a big, hearty laugh Wednesday afternoon.
The infamous line from David Banner, of course, is You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.And therein lies the irony to Lacy's preparation for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers: If there's any team he should be mad at, it's the Steelers, who passed on him in last April's NFL draft and took Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell instead of him – and then publicly leaked their reasoning for passing on him. The Steelers reportedly "would not touch" Lacy because he had toe fusion surgery, making him a risky pick in the Steelers' opinion.
"I mean, you can use it for motivation, but I'm not one to use external factors for motivation. That's not my personality," Lacy said. "To me, it's only temporary. Like, OK, you're mad at this one team, so you play angrily against that team. But then where does it go the next week? You have wasted energy then. So I stay constant."
That consistency has been impressive. Despite missing essentially two games with a concussion – he suffered it on his first carry, a 10-yard gain, against Washington on Sept. 15 and didn't play the following week against Cincinnati – Lacy last week became only the second rookie running back in team history to eclipse 1,000 yards. His 60-yard run on the opening play of the third quarter ignited the Packers' comeback from a 26-3 halftime deficit, and his 1-yard touchdown plunge was the game-winner.
"Eddie's just a special player," backup quarterback Matt Flynn said Wednesday. "I have a front-row seat to watch him run, and it's fun. Right now, in December, you've got to have it, especially playing outside, especially playing cold-weather games. You've got to have a running game. And it makes the passing game that much better."
He'd certainly be making the Steelers better.
Lacy was the fourth running back selected in the draft, with all four going in the second round: The Bengals took North Carolina's Giovanni Bernard at No. 37; the Steelers took Bell at No. 48; the Denver Broncos took Wisconsin's Montee Ball at No. 58; and the Packers took Alabama's Lacy at No. 61. The Packers actually held the 55th pick before trading back to acquire an extra selection, then saw Ball go off the board while waiting those six picks before going on the clock. Some claimed they "settled" for Lacy.
Of course, it's worked out pretty well for the Packers, as Lacy has given their offense a previously unseen dimension – imagine how productive he'd be with injured quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the lineup commanding more respect for the passing game – and enters Sunday seventh in the NFL and No. 1 among rookies in rushing (1,028 yards) and averaging 4.1 yards per carry. Bell, by comparison, has rushed for 646 yards and is averaging just 3.3 yards per carry.
"It was an easy decision for me," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday at his weekly news conference when asked about the two backs. "Obviously, Lacy's a top-quality back, but probably it's a matter of preference -- just like I'm sure Cincinnati went through the same discussions and thoughts when they took Giovani Bernard in front of both of them."
In a conference call with reporters at Lambeau Field on Wednesday, Tomlin was more cautious with his comparative comments about Bell and Lacy.
"We weren't comparing Bell to Lacy. Obviously, we were evaluating everyone and we thought that Bell was the guy for us, just like I'm sure Green Bay thought Lacy was the guy for them or even, more significant than that, the Cincinnati Bengals thought Giovani Bernard was the guy for them," Tomlin said. ". I think that those are all the decisions that we all go through during the course of the draft. There's no right or wrong, globally speaking. It's about what's right for you and Le'Veon Bell was right for us."
Asked if they considered taking Lacy, Tomlin replied, "Certainly. We evaluate all the prospects in the draft and, obviously, we wanted a running back at that spot and, obviously, Eddie Lacy was in the conversation. Not only did we interview him in Indy, we brought him in for a trip here prior to the draft."
Lacy confirmed that he took a pre-draft visit to Pittsburgh, but when asked if the visit was for medical reasons, he replied simply, "I honestly don't remember." If the whole Pittsburgh storyline bothers him, he sure hides it well.
"They picked the guy they wanted and I landed here," Lacy said. "I'm very happy here and I'm doing good."
Yes, he is, and his teammates couldn't be more thrilled with him – even if they still haven't quite figured out the laid-back guy who transforms when he gets the ball.
"I'm still getting to know him, but he's a guy that doesn't really show a lot of emotions. He's a guy who's always calm, on game day he's not like a wild animal out there, he just runs hard," right guard T.J. Lang said Wednesday. "He's not satisfied with 8-, 9-yard gains. That's the thing about his attitude, even when he's gaining 9, 10 yards, he's always wanting more. You see the attitude he portrays on every play, and it inspires you to give even more.
"He doesn't show a lot of emotion, man. He's a cool, calm guy, and he does his job. As an offensive lineman, he's a guy you love to block for, and just the attitude that he has, that never-satisfied approach he's got, that's a thing a lot of our guys on this team can learn from."


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It's already past Halloween and a few more months before April Fools, but a Brazilian variety show's scary ghost prank has turned into an instant hit.
When the elevator lights flickered and went off altogether, a creepy pale-faced girl came out from a trap door and stood beside the unsuspecting passengers. The victims got the scare of a lifetime when the lights returned and they found the girl standing next to them.
The child disappears then reappears as they switched the lights on and off. At times, the girl would scream at the scared victims.
Some victims covered their faces with their palms so as not to see the disheveled looking girl. Others cowered in the corner hoping for the worst, while most of the female victims screamed in terror.
The prank video is getting a good laugh from online viewers, although a few were raising concern that the acting girl could be attacked at anytime by the horrified passengers or a victim could die from heart attack.
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A key hearing is on tap for George Zimmerman's defense this week.
On Tuesday, his attorney will ask prosecutors to hand over the evidence they have on his client, like the 911 calls made the night Trayvon Martin was killed last year.
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Zimmerman's attorney also wants the Martin family attorney under oath.
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Bids for new county emergency center under estimates
The proposed Emergency Operations Center in Washington County could end up costing less than initially expected.
Washington County Commissioners opened bids Thursday for the emergency center, which they hope to have operational by June. It will be located in the Children Services building on Davis Avenue in Marietta.
"The total of the low bids came in under estimate. Now what will happen is the architect will review the bids and make a recommendation," said Washington County Commissioner Tim Irvine.
The county received a total of five bids for the general contractor, two bids for the heating and air conditioning work, and one bid each for plumbing, electrical, and sprinkler installation.
The total of the low bids is $371,307, said Irvine.
"The architect's estimate was $434,900," he added.
The low bid for general contracting came from Parkersburg-based Phoenix Associates Construction at $120,071, said Irvine. The bid was 12 percent lower than the next lowest bid which came in at $136,838 from 3D Construction.
Also submitting general contractor bids were Huck Contracting with a bid of $164,900, T & M Construction with a bid of $144,877.50, and Westfall Construction with a bid of $141,571, he said.
Both HVAC bids came from local companies, but Tropic Air's $46,040 bid was slightly lower than the $47,762 bid from Morrison Inc., said Irvine.
The bid for electrical work came in at $181,528 from Axis Electrical. Sprinkler installers Brewer & Company estimated $8,200 for that job. Finally, Carvers Plumbing bid $15,468 for the plumbing job, he said.
The architect, David Haught of DHL Design LLC in Marietta, plans on making a recommendation during a special session Tuesday at 10 a.m.
The EOC will give the county a centralized headquarters for responding to emergencies, said Irvine.
"Here all the people involved in an emergency can meet at one place and have all the facilities and equipment necessary to respond appropriately to the emergency," he said.
Also at Tuesday's meeting, Muskingum Township Trustee Gary Doan expressed concern that the funding townships provide to the Washington County Health Department will likely increase by 10 percent this year.
"I know this is water under the bridge but I was wondering who approves the hike on the townships fee to the health department," he said.
The decision was made by the Washington County Health Board, explained Commissioner Ron Feathers.
"You guys appoint the health board and they are the ones who make that decision," he said.
Washington County Health Board president Richard Daniell asked the trustees for the increase at the last Township Trustees Association meeting. However the township does not get to vote in the matter.
The commissioners also do not have a say in the matter, said Feathers.
"I never remember having to approve that increase," said Irvine.
The increased payout toward the county will cut into and possibly negate the increased funding townships are getting this year from the county's sales tax revenue, said Doan.
Finally, the commissioners found out they will be getting a slight break on their property and casualty insurance for the next year. After the current policies expire April 30, the premium will drop from approximately $307,000 to $301,000 annually, said Irvine. That insurance covers all of the county property which was recently valued at nearly $107 million, he said.
The township will meet for a special session to review EOC bids Tuesday at 8 a.m. Their next regularly scheduled meeting will be in Lowell at the Adams Township Hall on May 2 at 7 p.m.


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Authorities have charged three people after a mentally disabled woman was found handcuffed, bleeding and chained to a sandwich-style billboard in her family's backyard.
The Pensacola News Journal reported that Florida Panhandle deputies are calling the incident one of the most brutal cases of abuse they have ever encountered.
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Neighbors called 911 early Saturday. A deputy who arrived at the home heard someone crying in the backyard and found the 21-year-old disabled woman bound with pink fur-covered handcuffs and bleeding from the mouth. She was also wearing two large wooden signs around her neck with two metal chains.
The woman's mother, stepfather and a family friend have been charged with aggravated abuse of a disabled adult. The disabled woman and three young boys have been removed from the home.
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- Stevens Point officials say the hot conditions Thursday following powerful thunderstorms earlier in the week have caused lingering problems to finish restoring electricity to some residents.
More than 215 separate outages remained Thursday morning. At one point, about 12,000 people were without power when a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the area on Tuesday night.
Wisconsin Public Service says that it's replaced 30 poles already and has had to deal with removing twisted tree branches in hard to reach areas. There's also area flooding that's caused delays.
WPS says it has 150 employees working to restore the remaining outages and hopes to have the power restored to everyone sometime on Thursday.


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10 Days till Dodgers Opening Day at Petco Park!
10 days till Dodgers Opening Day at Petco Park! Also 10 days till I take vacation! Yes! I will be in San Diego for the four game series. The Dodger schedule works perfect with a four game series, followed by a day off on Monday then Opening Day at Dodger Stadium so Clayton Kershaw gets to pitch both Opening Days!
10 days. Hall of Famers that wore # 10 and they have had their number retired are : Sparky Anderson, Phil Rizzuto, Andre Dawson & Ron Santo.
I was listening to Jaime Jarrin and Pepe Yniguez broadcasting the Dodger game on Sunday. It was odd that there was no English transmission. Anyway, Pepe mentioned that Ron Santo never saw a no hitter. Pepe also mentioned that he has never seen a no-hitter. Neither have I. I have seen them on TV but never in person.
As I was going thru the retired numbers per team, I noticed that Seattle and Colorado are the only teams that have never retired a number. Both teams have numbers out of circulations like #24 Ken Griffey Jr. and #14 Lou Piniella. For The Rockies, no one has worn Larry Walker's #33, but probably #17 Todd Helton will be the first number retired for the Rockies.
P.S. After a year in hiatus, I am back to playing Fantasy baseball! So my team, Los Locos Azules are back!! I drafted last but I am happy with my team. Here is what I have:
C Carlos Santana, 1B Joey Votto, 2B Howie Kendrick, 3B Aramis Ramirez, SS Dee Gordon, OF Jacoby Ellsbury, OF Emilio Bonifacio, PF Yoenis Cespedes, Util Alex Rios, Util Adam Dunn, BN Ryan Howard, BN Paul Goldschmidt, BN Jason Bay, BN Chase Utley. SP Zach Greinke, SP James Shields, RP Craig Kimbrel , RP Heith Bell, P Brandom Morrow, P Kenley Jansen, P Francisco Liriano, P Brandom McCarthy, BN Jonathan Broxton.
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Matt, Yeah, I like my team and I am also high on Dee. I get two points per stolen bases🙂
Sue, BN means Bench. I thought I keep them on the bench until they ready to play. I read about you watching that no-hitter! How cool is that! Do you still have the ticket? I would have tried to have it signed by Nomo back when he was around.
Oh, I'm sure the ticket is still in my possession somewhere. Probably whichever photo album holds pictures from that trip (though not that game, too cold and rainy). Would be cool to have it signed, though I doubt I'll ever get an opportunity for that.


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"Graham T. Allison: The Congenital Optimist"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
September/October 2010
Author: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Graham Allison--director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government--has consistently warned policy makers about the dangers of a nuclear weapon falling into the hands of terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. In his 2004 book, Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, he put forward an arresting thesis: A nuclear terrorist attack on America was inevitable if no improvements were made in securing the world's nuclear bombs and fissile materials, but preventable if the threat were met with swift and comprehensive action.
This clarion call followed three decades in which Allison served as one of the leading U.S. analysts of security and defense policy, with an emphasis on nuclear weapons and terrorism. He served as a special adviser to the defense secretary under President Ronald Reagan and as the assistant defense secretary in the first Clinton administration. He twice received the Defense Department's highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. The second time, the honor recognized his efforts after the breakup of the Soviet Union in securing the return of more than 12,000 tactical nuclear weapons from the former Soviet republics as well as the elimination of more than 4,000 strategic nuclear warheads that once targeted the United States and had been stationed in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.
President Barack Obama declared last April: "The single biggest threat to U.S. security, short term, medium term and long term, is the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon." In the last year, the administration has led a surge of initiatives that included signing the New START arms reduction agreement between Russia and the United States and convening the Nuclear Security Summit at which leaders from around the world focused solely on the threat of nuclear terrorism. But all of this is just a start. Allison spoke with the Bulletin about recent events and what needs to be done today to turn rhetoric about tightening nuclear security into stronger action.
BAS: Is it possible that the global nuclear order today is as fragile as the Wall Street-centered global financial order was two years ago, when we were assured that it was sound, stable, and resilient?
ALLISON: Yes. The starting point is modesty about our ability to assess systemic risk. If you imagine, let's just say six months ago, someone had said, "The euro is at risk, given a fatal flaw in its design-namely that it puts the cart of monetary unity before the horse of fiscal discipline," people would have said: "Yeah, but the euro has been rising against the dollar for a decade."
Consider the state of the global nuclear order today. One of the smallest, poorest, most isolated states on Earth, namely North Korea, has over the past decade successfully violated the rules of the order and defied the direct demands of the regime-keepers-the great powers, namely the United States and China. Similarly, four rounds of U.N. demands and sanctions have not prevented Iran's mastering the technology of enrichment and accumulating a stockpile of low-enriched uranium sufficient, after further enrichment, for its first two bombs. If, God forbid, the nonproliferation regime were to unravel or collapse in the next six months or a year, in the way the financial meltdown occurred after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it would be easier to write the book on why this has happened, than it was in the case of the financial crash.
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See.. Eat.. Hear.. FEEL VEGAN. Two days of vegan exploration await you. Nourish your taste buds on scrumptious plant-based food from New York's famed vegan restaurants – the best in the world! Get inspired by world-renowned speakers, champion athletes, and top chefs. Provoke new thoughts with award-winning films and their directors. Discover the vast market of cruelty-free products and services. And much more.
The Seed invites the vegan-curious, vegan-skeptical, and vegan choir to explore what we have to offer today. You'll gain understanding of the endless benefits of a compassionate, healthful, and earth-conscious existence of the vegan & plant-based lifestyle.
I'll be making Irresistible Vegan Chocolate Desserts For Everyone in the Demo Room at 2:00pm on Sunday, the 10th.
I'm very happy to a doing a cooking demo and book signings Saturday and Sunday, Sept, 27 and 28th in Portland at Oregon's largest plant-based food event!
- Free samples of hundreds of different foods!
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This Festival brings together an amazing array of vegetarian natural food providers, top national speakers and chefs, and educational exhibitors in a fun and welcoming environment. It is a chance to talk directly to food producers, learn the newest items in the marketplace, taste free food samples, shop at show special discounts, or simply learn what vegetarian foods are available and where you can find them!
Whether you are a longtime vegetarian or vegan, or someone simply wanting to add more delicious plant-based foods to your meal repertoire, or if you are just curious what it's all about, you are welcome here! We offer you free admission, free food sampling, free speaker presentations, free parking and a T stop across the street.
You also can learn of ways to help animals and protect the environment, and enhance your health and well being. There are activities for kids, too!
I'll be doing a baking demo on Sunday. The time is TBD.
My vegan chocolate demo, after dinner on Friday night, Feb 6th kicks off this sensational weekend as you explore the divine world of chocolate at Mohonk Mountain House. If you love chocolate, this is the time to visit the mountaintop! Get the best recipes, advice and samplings from those who have made their chocolate passion a lifetime pursuit. Chocolate infused Mohonk—two great things mixed together to create the ultimate chocolate obsession.
ART OF CHOCOLATE SPECIAL—15% OFF OUR REGULAR RATES. BOOK NOW! When making reservations, be sure to specify THE ART OF CHOCOLATE. Inclusive rates feature bountiful breakfast and lunch buffets with dinner as a traditional served meal, afternoon tea and cookies, and most activities, including use of the indoor heated swimming pool in our Spa wing.
The 5th annual NYC Vegetarian Food Festival returns to the Metropolitan Pavilion on March 14-15, 2015 with yummy food samples, inspiring speakers, and fun activities.
Chef Fran, the "Queen of Vegan Desserts" will demonstrate, and you will taste, some quick to make, easy to love desserts, all made with high-percentage ethical chocolate. Fran will offer tips, tricks, and information about types of chocolate as we celebrate everyone's favorite bean!
For more information or to buy tickets visit http://nycvegfoodfest.com
Spend a weekend learning to eat for your heart, your weight, and your overall health with colorful and delicious foods! Explore and taste how eating healthy can be satisfying and flavorful with expert chefs and authors. My healthy Vegan Chocolate demo is Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm.
Special rates are available. For reservations, please call (855) 883-3798. To learn more visit: http://www.mohonk.com/healthy-living
The fourth annual The Seed Experience expo and conference takes place June 20th and 21st. Focusing on living a healthy, compassionate and eco-friendly lifestyle. The two-day festival will be filled with leading national brands and best-of-class local merchants featuring, sampling and selling their delicious plant-based foods, and environment-friendly, cruelty-free products and services. And, the most inspirational roster of speakers yet will be presenting and holding workshops that will empower and introduce you to a plant-based way of life, and answering any of your questions.
- Over 100 exhibitors will be sampling, selling and showcasing their amazing products and services.
- World-renowned speakers, doctors and nutritionists, and inspirational champion athletes will be presenting.
- Top chefs will be giving cooking demonstration.
- Various workshops will be offered.
- Award-winning films will be screened with the director present for Q&A.
My cooking demo will take place at 2:00pm on Saturday.
The buy tickets visit: http://theseedexperience.com/expo2015/ticket/ Use the code "fran50" when checking out for a 50% discount.
Tierno Tours and Green Earth Travel invite you to join me for a one week vegan tour in Italy's Amalfi coast region.
On this tour, you will be taken to Cilento, Vetri Sul Mare, Felitto, the Monastery of Padula,Villa Cosilinum, Palinuro, the Castle of Roccadaspide, the Amalfi Coast, the port of Salerno, Pompeii and Peastum. Attendees stay at one of six B&Bs in the National Park of Cilento – Italy's second largest national park. Cilento is one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage sites in the area. Historically, the Cilentana diet is hugely plant-based, and organic too. So the area is incredibly vegan-friendly!
The fully escorted one-week tour will include:
- 7 Breakfasts continental
- 4 Lunches, including wine
- 7 Dinners, including wine
- 7 Nights in four-star Villa/B&B
- Transfers to and from Naples Airport
- Admission to sites on tour
- English speaking guide the entire stay
- First class motor coach
- Tips for baggage handling, taxes and hotel gratuity, except Tour Director
Optional departure from U.S. on overnight flight to Naples (D, B on board flight)
Day 1 – Saturday
Arrive in Naples airport (NAP), ride down to Cilento, stopping in Vetri Sul Mare – a small town where we will see ceramic making demos in almost every shop along Main Street. Then continue on to check into villas and gather together for a welcome dinner with your special guest/s (L, D)
Day 2 – Sunday
Felitto – Harvest nature walk, where we will learn about all the wild greens, vegetables and herbs that have been used for centuries in the local dishes of Cilento. After our harvest walk, we will have lunch in a local farm house. After lunch, we can choose to take a
ride down the river on a paddle boat* or a nature walk throughout the mountains of Felitto (B, L, D)
Day 3 – Monday
Our first stop is the Monastery of Padula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest antiquity of southern Italy. We will have lunch in Villa Cosilinum, a beautiful restored villa at the top of this village. After lunch, we will have a tour of Joe Petrosino's home before heading back to the villa for dinner and cooking lesson (B, L, D)
Day 4 – Tuesday
Drive down the Coast of Cilento to the village of Palinuro, where we will get our boat ride to the five grottos (caves) of the cape. We will have lunch overlooking the water and then free time on the beach. Dinner includes a cooking lesson. (B, L, D)
Day 5 – Wednesday
Tour of the Castle of Roccadaspide, built in 1242 by Fredrick II, passed down to the Duke Ettore Giuliani, who will give us the tour himself. After lunch at a local trattoria we will take a ride to the city of Agropoli where we will have free time to explore the city. Next we will drive back to the villa for Pizza Night, we will make our own brick oven pizza (B, L, D)
Day 6 – Thursday
We are heading to the Amalfi Coast. Leaving from the port of Salerno you can choose to spend the morning in Positano or the Island of Capri. Dinner back at the villa (B, D)
Day 7 – Friday
We are spending our last day in Pompeii we will have a two hour guided tour of the ancient city then drive back to the villa stopping at Peastum where you can see three of the best preserved collections of Greek temples outside of Greece. (B, D)
We will provide a list of things to do and vegan friendly places to eat and offer the option to come with us to see your favorite spots on free days.
Day 8 – Saturday
Transfer to Naples airport (NAP) (B)
*Boat rides are subject to weather and seasons
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Cheers to the Bethel board
June 28, 2012
At the 1969 "Woodstock" music festival in Bethel, the band Canned Heat played its classic song "Goin' up to the country." It has been described as the "unofficial anthem" of that historic festival. One of the lines from that classic song is, "I'm going where the water tastes like wine."
Well, I raise my glass high, and here's a toast to the Bethel Town Board. Forty-three years later, in the spirit of Woodstock, they had the guts and the wherewithal to tell the greed machine, "Sorry, no frackin' in our garden" by implementing a ban. Cheers.
Andrew B. Weil
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What His Guilty Pleasure Says about Him
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How a man chooses to pick himself back up after a stressful day at work—or reward himself after a particularly good one—can give you a little insight into what motivates him, while also revealing a bit about his true character. We asked behavioral expert Patrick Wanis, Ph.D., for his take on what these ten common indulgences mean about the man.
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A man who chooses to indulge in a hunk of rich Ghirardelli after a long day is the type who's in touch with his emotions and able to engage in deep conversation. "We often associate people who eat dark chocolate with being romantic, spontaneous and philosophical," says Wanis.
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If he tunes in to shows like Survivor and Man vs. Wild to help tune out his tension, then "he's a guy who loves to take risks, who's adventurous and who loves to be challenged," says Wanis. However, if this description doesn't fit your guy, then this pleasure "could indicate his subconscious desire to be more assertive or aggressive," says Wanis. "He watches thinking, 'I wish I could do that.'"
Gadgets4 of 11
Some guys just have to have the latest iWhatever—even if they don't actually need it. Wanis explains that a man with an affinity for gadgets could simply love exploring new technology because he truly appreciates what the human mind can create. On the flip side, he could be seeking social acceptance and feels more comfortable when following the crowd. While his new toy may make him feel ahead of the curve, "ultimately, he doesn't set the trends; he follows them," says Wanis.
A Good Pampering5 of 11
A man who likes unwinding with a massage may seem high-maintenance, but don't be too quick to judge. According to Wanis, he might just be self-aware enough to know when he needs to give himself a break. "In America, we tend to punish ourselves for leisure time, believing that we can only enjoy it as a result of hard work," he says. "A guy who knows that it's OK to receive good things in life will be less inclined to sabotage a good relationship."
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If a guy has a penchant for rewarding himself by splurging on a new watch, pair of sunglasses or shoes, Wanis says that he's either able to recognize how hard he's worked and truly believes that he deserves to treat himself with something well-crafted, or he may be driven by a need to convince other people how wealthy and successful he is. In the latter case, he says, "It's more than just vanity; he's trying to get attention and approval."
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A luxury car is the ultimate status symbol, says Wanis. However, if your guy's guilty pleasure is more about jonesing for a sweet ride than actually driving one, then he might be obsessed with where he'd like to be in life but lack the ambition to get there. "A guy who fantasizes about cars wants them just as much as the guy who has them," says Wanis. "The difference is that one wants the power and the other has it."
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Although Wanis says that this could indicate that he's lazy and lacks motivation, it might be that he merely understands the importance of a balanced life—a quality that will also affect his relationship with you. "If he's motivated to sleep in because he recognizes that he's overwhelmed, then he will have the capacity to be compassionate to you when you're run down," he says. This type of guy will likely encourage you to enjoy life and relax when needed.
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Games like "FarmVille" or "World of Warcraft" may provide a necessary means of mental escape. "Fantasies can be OK if they are in balance and if they are occasional," says Wanis. However, it's important to keep in mind that "there's a difference between rare or occasional and habitual guilty pleasures," he says. If your guy compulsively wields a controller—and spends more time with Master Chief in "Halo" than with you—then this could be "a sign of an unresolved psychological issue that's causing him to escape real relationships with real people."
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After a tough week, your guy might spend the commute home jamming to the likes of Duran Duran or Depeche Mode. Wanis explains that going back in time allows people a sense of security. "The '80s ultimately represented self-indulgence and narcissism, the beginning of the whole self-esteem movement," he says. Thus, a guy might find solace in reliving a time that was about enjoying everything in excess and having fun.
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Perhaps your guy likes to unwind with a fine spirit. This shows that he's the type of person who appreciates the finer things in life, particular those made with care and effort. This guilty pleasure is a "reflection of someone who takes pride in himself and in his work," says Wanis.
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Nostalgia hires Lamken, Fishman
June 5, 2006-- Home Textiles Today,
Nostalgia Home Fashions, a Chicago-based importer and distributor of bedding and other home textiles, has added two new managers to its team.
Robert Lamken, a 20-year veteran of the home textiles industry, has been named national sales manager. His prior experience was at Fieldcrest Cannon and more recently, Beacon Looms. "Our priority is account penetration, getting our product to more consumers," said Lamken. "We plan to really build on the momentum we have right now."
Hillary Siegel Fishman has been named director of new product development, initially focusing on trend and color. She previously designed textiles prints for Sears and Carole Hochman Designs, and most recently managed Concepts and Trends at Liz Claiborne, supervising development of all brand seasonal trends, color palettes and fabric prints.
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The Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration prepares students for a variety of careers in the field of Criminal Justice. Graduates of the program may find employment as police officers, correctional officers, probation or parole officers, or counselors at the local, state, and federal level. The Criminal Justice Administration curriculum offers a choice of majors in either law enforcement or corrections.
The program of study follows a recommended eight semester format. Students should be aware that certain factors may require deviation from the recommended schedule, and that completion of the degree could require longer than eight semesters. Entering students, who have already completed an associate degree in criminal justice or the equivalent from an accredited institution may transfer in and be admitted at junior status in the particular specialization chosen. They can then earn the baccalaureate degree by completing the general studies program and those courses specified for the third and fourth year of the major. Up to 72 hours of credit from all regionally accredited community colleges may be applied toward the degree; all hours transferred in will be entered on the transcript and will be calculated in the students' GPA at Bluefield State College.
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U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will win Tuesday's special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts and serve the remainder of fellow Democrat John Kerry's term, CNN projects.
Markey defeated GOP businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez.
The Democrats' majority coalition in the Senate remains 54-46.
Markey will serve Kerry's remaining year-and-a-half term. The seat is up for a full six-year term in 2014.
Kerry stepped down earlier this year to become U.S. secretary of state.
Markey, who has served 20 terms in the U.S. House, was consistently on top of Gomez in public opinion polls, including a 10-point, 52 percent to 42 percent lead in a Suffolk University survey of likely voters released Monday and a 49 percent to 41 percent advantage in a Western New England University poll released Sunday.
The race was marked by its nastiness, with both candidates leveling charges of hyper-partisanship to try and sway voters in the Bay State.
Markey demanded Gomez release more of his income tax returns to shed light on a real estate transaction. Gomez suggested Markey wasn't a valid resident of Massachusetts after three decades in Washington.
Gomez called Markey "pond scum" for airing an ad that pictured him alongside Osama bin Laden. And Markey cast doubt on Gomez's past as a private equity investor since Gomez wouldn't disclose his list of clients.
Republicans had hoped to repeat Scott Brown's surprise victory in the 2010 race to fill the remaining two years of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's term.
Then-state Sen. Brown defeated Martha Coakley in a come-from-behind victory then but lost his re-election bid last November to Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
No Republican upset this time
While the GOP looked to comparisons to the 2010 special election and Gomez aides predicted a similar shocker, much has changed since Brown's upset victory.
President Barack Obama's health care measure was facing key votes in Congress at the time, and Brown's victory gave Republicans a key 41st seat in the Senate, allowing them to filibuster Democratic initiatives such as Obamacare.
The tea party movement, formed less than a year earlier, was on the rise, and played an important role in support of the charismatic Brown. And many national and state Democrats took the seat for granted as it had been in the party's hands for decades.
While there was still a lot at stake in the election (a GOP upset would have taken a bite out of the Democrats' slim 54-46 majority in the Senate), and while partisanship is still just as bitter in the nation's capital, the climate has changed a bit, and the seat is not considered a crucial vote in any upcoming legislation.
But Democrats weren't taking anything for granted this time around.
"Gabriel Gomez was no Scott Brown and Ed Markey was no Martha Coakley from the 2010 election," said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center.
Another difference: While Markey had the advantage Tuesday, three years ago Brown had closed the gap and took a small lead in the final pre-election polls.
"In January of 2010, independents broke to Brown by a 65-30 advantage which propelled him to a 5-point statewide win," said Paleologos, who predicted that Gomez would carry independents but not by enough of a margin to close the gap with Markey.
Less than half of Massachusetts voters said they had a lot of interest in the election, according to the Western New England University Polling Institute. The 42 percent who said they have a lot of interest was lower than the 58 percent who said the same thing in advance of the 2010 gubernatorial election in Massachusetts, and the 82 percent who felt the same way just before last November's presidential election.
Special elections often draw low turnout, and this race did not appear to be an exception. The contest generated little interest with the public even before it was overshadowed by April's Boston Marathon bombings, which killed three people and injured nearly 300.
Election had to compete with sports
Last week, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said that he was "extremely concerned" about low turnout. According to the secretary of state's office, 13,000 fewer absentee ballots had been requested one week before the June 25 election compared to the 2010 special election. Fifty-four percent of voters cast ballots in that contest, around the same percentage as the 2010 election for governor.
"With many people focused on the (NHL's Boston) Bruins playing in the Stanley Cup final, the (Whitey) Bulger trial, and the end of the school year, the special election has a lot of competition for attention," Galvin told reporters.


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