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Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
learning disability subtypes
Rourke (1995a) has grouped these into
three major areas:
neuropsychological deficits:
include difficulties with tactile and visual perception, psychomotor
coordination, tactile and visual attention, nonverbal memory, reasoning,
executive functions, and specific aspects of speech and language
primary neuropsychological deficits include tactile perception, visual
perception, and motor coordination. In turn, these secondary deficits lead to
tertiary deficits, particularly in nonverbal memory, abstract reasoning,
executive functions, and specific aspects of speech and language.
academic deficits:
in math calculations, mathematical reasoning, reading comprehension, specific
aspects of written language, and handwriting
deficits :Social deficits include problems with social perception and social
interaction. Children with this disorder are also seen as having substantially
increased risk for internalized forms of psychopathology, primarily anxiety and
depression. There has also been evidence to suggest a greater risk for suicide
Cognitive and Neuropsychological
Performance Issues
Children with NVLD present with a wide
range of visual-spatial, visual motor, sensory, and motor deficits. At the more
basic levels, these deficits involve problems with visual and tactile perception
and discrimination
Such children are often described as
better "auditory learners" than "visual learners
they are likely to have extreme
difficulty with tasks requiring them to find embedded figures (e.g., visual
figure-ground on the TVPS-R) or determine the spatial orientation of lines
These abilities typically measure
within the average to above average range relative to normal peers. These
strengths include simple motor skills, auditory perception, simple auditory
attention, and rote memory for simple verbal material. Language strengths
include adequate receptive language, adequate simple verbal expression, and good
phonetic analysis
One of the most readily obvious
identifying features of NVLD is a significantly higher verbal IQ score than
Performance IQ score on formal measures of intelligence
A discrepancy of as few as 10 points may be supportive if there is
substantial evidence of the disorder in other domains. More typically, a VIQ-PIQ
discrepancy of 15 points or more is expected.
A discrepancy of as few as 10 points may be supportive if there is
substantial evidence of the disorder in other domains. More typically, a VIQ-PIQ
discrepancy of 15 points or more is expected.
Executive functions include such higher
level abilities as abstract reasoning, logical analysis, hypothesis testing, and
cognitive flexibility, or the ability to "shift gears" mentally. The
ability to focus, shift, and distribute attention, organize information into
memory to aid learning and remembering, and otherwise regulate thought processes
are also examples of executive functions.
poor performance on measures of
executive functioning are not always found in children with NVLD.
Significant discrepancies between
verbal and nonverbal memory are also frequently observed
Deficits in executive functions,
including working memory, are hypothesized to be responsible for these
difficulties on more complex verbal memory measures
A good core memory battery for
assessing the presence of nonverbal learning disabilities might include the
Verbal Selective Reminding Test or the California Verbal Learning Test and
selected subtests of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning,
particularly the Story Memory, Picture Memory, and Design Memory subtests
Children with NVLD usually perform well
on measures of receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary
weakness in particular aspects of
speech and language. As with right hemisphere damage individuals (Ryalls,
Joanette, & Feldman, 1987), difficulties with speech prosody and problems
understanding and/or expressing emotional intonation are frequently observed in
the more severe cases of NVLD. Difficulties with prosody often involve monotone
speech with little inflection. Because these children are often hyperverbal in
social contexts, their peers frequently see them as droning on relentlessly over
boring topics. The deficits these children demonstrate in nonverbal aspects of
interaction directly lead to an overreliance on verbalization as a primary means
of social interaction.
As already noted, difficulties with
visual perception, visual processing, and visual-spatial cognitive abilities are
the most prominent features in NVLD
more impairment on tasks demanding a
greater degree of visual processing or involving visual-spatial demands.
Measures such as the Judgment of Line Orientation Test are typically very
difficult for these children
Difficulties with copying block designs
are also typical.
Problems with drawing or copying are
frequently observed. In addition, handwriting may often be poor, at least
Difficulties with tactile
discrimination, haptic discrimination, and fine motor coordination are typical
difficulty with such tasks as finger
localization, fingertip number writing, tactile form recognition, and fine motor
speed and dexterity on measures such as the Grooved Pegboard Test
They are frequently less coordinated
with regard to gross motor activity, particularly when the development of
specific skills is required
Educational and
Academic Performance Issues
perform better on measures of word
recognition and spelling than math. The primary reason for this is that math is
more dependent on spatial and nonverbal concepts than is the case for either
reading or spelling. For example, one cannot understand the concept of fractions
without some mental representation of an object divided into pieces
Social Performance
Because much of social communication is
nonverbal, involving "body language," facial expressions, and tone of
voice, individuals with NVLD are at a significant disadvantage due to their
impairments in visual processing and visual-spatial perception.
They tend to miss important cues in
social interaction and almost always fail to appreciate nuances in behavior and
the subtle cues they may convey.
These weaknesses lead to significant
deficits in social perception.
Social judgment and social problem
solving are also typically impaired. Some of these impairments are a direct
result of problems with perception
Interpersonal intimacy is frequently
impaired, although problems forming close personal attachments may not be
noticed until late childhood or early adolescence when dating begins
Difficulty maintaining meaningful
friendships may also occur
lack of adaptability, respond poorly to
novel circumstances. The ability to deal with changing circumstances is a
fundamental aspect of social competency.
Emotional Issues
increased risk of emotional disorders
right hemisphere dysfunction (Weintraub
& Mesulam, 1983), appear to be at risk for virtually all types of emotional
disorders ranging from adjustment problems to active psychotic disorders
Difficulties with socialization,
problems maintaining close interpersonal relationships, and the decreased
likelihood of developing intimate relationships significantly contribute to
feelings of low self worth
increased risk for both depression and
suicide attempts relative to the normal population
Developmental Course
Acquisition of simple self-help skills
is often delayed
the poor motor coordination resulting
from their tactile and visual-spatial deficits increases the likelihood they
will be identified as disruptive or destructive
Difficulties with daily living skills
related to eating, dressing, and simple grooming may be noted
motor abilities necessary for dressing
- such as fastening fasteners and learning to tie shoes - are frequently
impaired. The acquisition of early preacademic skills related to coloring,
cutting, and pasting is also typically delayed
demonstrate initial difficulties
acquiring early academic skills. Problems with letter and number recognition,
difficulty with one-to-one correspondence in counting, and problems with copying
letters and numbers are common. Printing and drawing also are frequently poor
With repeated practice, most NVLD
children develop normal proficiency with these types of tasks. Rourke (1995a)
suggested that these children eventually acquire normal or nearly normal
proficiency on these types of tasks regardless of whether or not they receive
early physical intervention such as occupational therapy
difficulty getting math, reading, and
writing "off the ground." It is common for them to have difficulty
acquiring recognition of letters and numbers because of the inherent
visual-spatial aspects involved in early acquisition. With frequent practice,
they become more successful at these tasks and eventually profit from the
development of the necessary symbol systems required for the early development
of reading and math concepts
Difficulties with executive
functioning, problem solving, and memory for more complex and meaningful verbal
and nonverbal material make it difficult for them to maintain their prior levels
of performance
a number of practical deficits emerge,
particularly with regard to mathbased survival skills related to time, money,
and measurement
These children often have difficulty
with the concept of time. This often applies to the calendar as well as the
Learning to tell time is almost always
difficult, particularly on an analog clock.
These children may have difficulties
naming the days of the week or months of the year in order, but typically
succeed after much practice.
Problems with time management and
scheduling may persist into adulthood
Their ability to recognize and
discriminate coins is often slow to develop.
More fundamentally, they have
difficulty acquiring money concepts. These difficulties frequently persist into
adulthood and are manifest as difficulties with budgeting, balancing a
checkbook, making change, and doing comparison shopping.
with measurement concepts are most obvious on tasks requiring estimation
their difficulties with social skills
and higher level cognitive abilities frequently lead to frustration on the job
or difficulty finding employment.
with planning and organizational skills can further impair their ability to
function well at home and on the job.


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On a night when the Melbourne Storm looked destined for another painful loss and more questions about its suspect defence, it pulled out a miracle 28-24 win over St George Illawarra with a try after the siren at AAMI Park on Monday.
The Storm trailed by two points when the siren sounded and, with all five tackles used, it took the ball down the right side, then put up a kick that was battered back into play.
With the ball still in hand the Storm went down the right side and Sisa Waqa threw a long pass back to the middle, finding Tohu Harris in space in a chaotic scramble.
His pass found Ryan Hoffman and a stack of Storm players in an overlap on the left flank so Hoffman drove the ball towards the try line and found Young Tonumaipea to give his side the winning try.
The Dragons looked certain to win and win it well leading 24-10 early in the second half as the Storm made 13 errors to eight and missed 24 tackles to 11.
Then something clicked for the Storm, which forced the ball up the field and had Cooper Cronk set up Will Chambers to make it 24-16.
On the next set Ben Roberts burst through a gap in the Dragons' line and set up Cronk for the easiest of tries under the post with Smith's conversion dragging his side to 24-20 down with 10 minutes to play.
The Storm got close through Justin O'Neill, then got the ball back with two minutes left after captain Cam Smith forced Jason Nightingale to drop the ball with two minutes left and give them a final chance at the win.
With a full moon hanging over the city and mild, calm conditions, both sides' creative players had every opportunity to show their skills.
After former Storm star Gareth Widdop led several attacks on the Storm, the Dragons went on the board first scoring in the seventh minute.
Jason Nightingale did the heavy lifting, forcing the Storm defence to commit to his run before throwing back a pass to Dylan Farrell to score with Gareth Widdop missing the conversion from the right sideline.
On 16 minutes the Storm opened its own account with Tonumaipea, who drew in the defence, setting up Jesse Bromwich for the try, making it 6-4 following Smith's conversion.
After its most dominant stretch of the game, the Storm extended its lead after a surprise kick from Billy Slater bounced awkwardly for Dugan just inside the in-goal before Will Chambers leapt up and took the ball from Dugan's fingers and put it down a 10-4 lead on 30 minutes.
The Storm earned an extra possession when Justin O'Neill chased a long kick to the line and kept the Dragons players just inside the line forcing them to give back possession.
But after Hoffman's fumble, the Dragons powered back up the ground and with only five minutes left in the half had their second try with a high kick dropped by Slater. In the resulting scramble Brett Morris was able to beat two defenders to score and make it 10-10 after Widdop nailed the conversion.
The Dragons lost Farrell to a shoulder or pectoral injury just before half-time and he did not return.
Chambers floored Dugan in the final seconds of the half with his shoulder-first challenge and went on report.
Widdop converted the penalty on the siren to give his side a 12-10 lead at the half.
With seven minutes gone the Dragons took the ball the length of the field with Morris running it out to half way before quick ball movement from the visitors allowed Gerard Beale to score, albeit with the hint of a double movement.
Widdop converted to make it 18-10.
Then in the 55th minute the Dragons were over again after Michael Witt's high ball was dropped by Sisa Waqa and run in by Trent Merrin to make it 24-10.
Despite its second-half woes the Storm continued to press forward with Cronk setting up Chambers for his second try on 66 minutes and closing the lead to 24-16. Roberts' try got it within two points setting up an unforgettable finish.
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A team of scientists including Carnegie's Dina Bower and Andrew Steele weigh in on whether microstructures found in 3.46 billion-year-old samples of a silica-rich rock called chert found in Western Australia are the planet's oldest fossils. The purported fossils have been a heated scientific controversy for many years. The team asserts that at least a portion of the microstructures are actually pseudo-fossils. Their findings are published in Astrobiology.
More than two decades ago, microscopic filamentary structures, less than two dozen micrometers in length, found in Australia's Apex chert formation were declared to be fossils of photosynthetic bacteria from the Archean eon. These alleged microfossils were obviously of great interest to scientists interested in the origins of life on Earth as well as those trying to determine the best way to look for life on other planets.
But since then, subsequent research involving Owen Green at Oxford University (who is also a co-author on this study) has called these claims into question, putting forward the idea that the structures are fossil-like mineral formations, but not actually the remains of life. Debate about the authenticity of the Apex chert microfossils has raged over the last several years.
The research team - which also included Marc Fries of the NASA Johnson Space Center and John Lindsay (now deceased) of the Lunar and Planetary Science Institute - analyzed the orientation of the quartz crystals (quartz is a form of silica, which makes up chert) surrounding the alleged microfossils in order to determine whether the crystals and microstructures were both formed as part of the same geological processes.
"Based on our findings, we think that the Apex fossil that was designated as Eoleptonema apex in the originally described samples that we re-studied here was actually formed when a series of quartz grains cracked and was filled in with carbon-rich material to create a sheet-shaped structure within the larger crystal," Steele explains.
The source of the carbon could have been biological, or abiotic, but this structure itself is not a fossil, the team asserts.
"Studies have shown that 60 percent of the originally described alleged microfossils were found in material that is younger than its host rock, E. apex being one such example.
This study further develops a new technique in order to study the indigeneity of the microfossils in the rock and shows without a doubt that this particular example is a pseudo-fossil.
The other microstructures in the primary rock (i.e. the oldest part of the rock) should now be analyzed critically in order to prove that similar processes have not been responsible for the formation of those features," said Bower.
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Three-time Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta
Three-time Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta
Three-time Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta passed away at age nine earlier this week due to complications from foaling a filly by Galileo at Coolmore Ireland.
John Shirreffs has enjoyed Breeders' Cup glory at Santa Anita Park with the legendary Zenyatta as well as with Life Is Sweet, but Gormley would represent his first Juvenile winner at World Championships.
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As he prepares to return to Kentucky, review a selection of successful offspring by Empire Maker.
The legacy of one of the modern era's best-known Thoroughbred stars continues to this day as two-time Breeders' Cup winner and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta maintains a devoted fan following.
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin took a shot with well-bred maiden Imperia in the $200,000 Pilgrim Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 28 at Belmont Park, and the colt now appears Breeders' Cup bound after uncoiling a big late charge.
Keeneland's September yearling sale opened Monday with a pair of million-dollar fillies by Bernardini and Curlin leading higher average and median.
A Pennsylvania-bred daughter of Bernardini brought a winning bid of $1.2-million from Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock manager John Ferguson, making her the top-priced yearling to this point at the 2014 sale.
Coming off a 2013 March sale that sent out its three top-priced horses to win stakes, Barretts Sales & Racing will host its 25th anniversary select 2-year-old sale March 3. Many top national consignors are back this year.
Moving the under-tack preview forward a day to dodge wet weather paid off for the Barretts Sales & Racing March 2-year-old select sale. A nice crowd of prospective buyers was on hand Feb. 27 to witness 104 horses breeze.
The Breeders' Cup announced that at this year's 30th running of the World Championships, the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) will be returned to its original name, the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Overlooked at odds of 10-1, Lady of Fifty found redemption as she took the overland route under Corey Nakatani to capture the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 3 at Del Mar.
Trainer Ron Ellis is taking a patient approach with Include Me Out as the 5-year-old mare prepares to defend her title in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 3 at Del Mar.
A return trip to the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic after she was third last year is the goal for Jay Em Ess Stable's 5-year-old, says owner Samantha Siegel.
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During the first weekend in February, he was represented by three graded stakes winners: Flashback, Honorable Dillon, and Tapicat.
During that time of year when champions are gearing up for their new campaigns, a familiar name popped up at Payson Park. Royal Delta is back on the worktab and prepping for a start in the Feb. 17 Sabin (gr. III).
Questing and My Miss Aurelia have both made a good case for championship honors.
Calimonco, a multiple stakes winner and the only full brother to Breeders' Cup champions Sweet Catomine and Life is Sweet, will enter stud at Donald and Karen Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm in 2013.
Godolphin Racing's Questing, who was eased in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) after showing no inclination to run, was found to have suffered an injury to her eye, though no one knows exactly how it happened.
Esther Marr talks with Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. Esther also asks Geoffrey about Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Royal Delta in last year's sale. watch video
Comments from the connections of Royal Delta after her win the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Watch Video
Besilu Stables' Royal Delta took control after an early scramble for the lead and never looked back en route to a strong victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.
Class Included, a big winner in the Pacific Northwest, takes on the top fillies and mares from across the continent for her hopeful Washington connections.
Trainer Bill Mott said Oct. 30 that a cut sustained by Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) favorite Royal Delta on her right hip was superficial and should not pose any problems for the daughter of Empire Maker.
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I have a 2.5 year old girl and a 6 month old baby boy. We are cosleeping with our little guy. I lie down with him in our bed and nurse him until he falls asleep. I then have a few hrs to catch up on laundry/emails/cleaning until I go to bed around 10 pm. He is then pretty much nursing hourly. I'm exhausted. I am working 2-3 days a week outside the home. I feel like I am falling apart and I don't know what to do. I am not comfortable letting him cry. This arrangement is not working so well for me though. During the day, I either lie down with him until he is asleep, or he naps in the ergo. I don't know what other cosleeping parents do and don't know anyone in the area who cosleeps who I can talk to. I feel so cranky and awful. I feel like a disaster all day long and feel like a danger on the roads.
He has not started solids yet, I was waiting until he could sit up on his own. He is starting to crawl a bit this week and is drooling/likely teething. Perhaps these things are contributing to his wakefulness but I am not sure. He has been nursing about 4 times per night since birth. (I nurse him on demand during the day too).
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Did you just begin working outside of the home? If so that may account for it.
If not then he may be working on a developmental milestone and in need of the extra nourishment and nurturing. It does sound like a temporary change though, given his normal night nursing pattern.
Hopefully he will return to his regular pattern soon. Hang in there.
exactly what my first dd did around that age. Lasted until 10 months when she finally learned how to fall asleep without a boob in her mouth (or being carried in wrap, ergo, etc). All babies awaken every 45-60 min or so....and some can fall asleep again more easily than others. If it's not teething, etc, the consider it could be a very strong sleep association. The No Cry Sleep Solution has some very useful info on understanding infant/toddler sleep. Didn't work 100% for us but it did help quite a bit.
It could be a growth spurt...six months is a pretty standard one. If it is, then this will all be temporary!!! If not, I'm interested in some ideas too, b/c I'm dealing with the same thing with DS. I've manged to get him to go to sleep around 9 (instead of 6, which he started doing once the time changed...grrr), but I still need to lie with him or dh has to bounce him. Durig the day I will transfer him to his swing with a paci (yep, I've had to give in on some things I was staunchly against before having a baby). At night though he will go down, and sleep a lon stretch (in which I too am doing stuff) and then want to nurse every 1 1/2 hours. I feel your pain mama.
Lets hope it's a temporary growth Spurt!!
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My dd did this at about 4 mos for maybe a week or 2, but while I was going through it, it felt like 3 months. Then, as quickly as it started it stopped. I also work outside of the home 3 days per week. I never let her cry it out, but I didn't feed her every hour, I would put her back to bed other ways when she woke up. My only advice is COFFEE and lots of it! That is the only way I survived that time period. It will end, just like every other baby phase.
OP, my DS has done the exact same thing for about a month (he's 7.5 months). I am coming to believe that it is going to be a situation like dot1 had where he does this until he stops. I also work outside the home, and I'm EXHAUSTED. I cherish the nights that he wakes every 2 hrs instead of every hour. No advice, just total commiseration. You are not alone. We'll make it through somehow... and then someday, they won't do it anymore.
Wife to DH (8/1/09), Mom to DS (4/28/11) and DD (6/16/12).
Thank you so much for all the support. It honestly is a life saver to hear other women having this same experience. Most people I talk to about this look like I have a 3rd head and ask why I haven't let him cry-it-out yet.... I have no friends in the area who are interested in attachment parenting so it does feel quite lonely. Every morning I tell myself that this is best for him, but somehow I wonder about the rest of the family. :) Someday these babies are going to sleep through the night and we'll miss these times I am sure. Thanks again for the support. Happy Holidays!
I am feeling for you and living in the constant exhaustion, too! DD is 9 months and has been waking up hourly since birth. Sometimes in the dead of the night (around 2-4), I'll get those 2 hours of sleep uninterupted :( She's awesome during the day - SO happy! And when she wakes up, she immediately falling back to sleep by nursing, so it's not like we're up all night with a screaming babe, but it's still very tiring! This is not a growth spurt (I guess her whole life has been a growth spurt though :), there's been no routine changes, she hasn't grown any teeth at all yet. It's just constant. I'm so ready for sleep! I thought it would resolve itself around 3 months, then around 6 months, now I'm hoping that maybe at a year it will change? ugh.
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2016 Calendar
We totally switched up our calendar format for 2016! From 2012-2015 forty eight Mets fans made up our "Calendar Girls". In the beginning, we didn't really have a marketing direction for our brand and wanted to offer something different. The "Calendar Girls" idea definitely accomplished that. As our brand grew, The 7 Line Army is definitely the direction we wanted to showcase. We love and appreciate all of our "girls", but it was time to switch things up a bit. The "Army" is us and the calendar is jam packed with orange and blue goodness. CALENDARS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OUR IN PERSON WAREHOUSE SALE ON DECEMBER 6TH. Join us for an outing in 2015? You're probably in it. All photos shot by Drea Ortado Goode with contributions from a few of our friends.
Thank you all, and can't wait until 2016!!!!
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This event was organised by the UCL Centre for Law and Economics (Public Policy Section).
It was divided in two parts. Part one provided a critical assessment of the enforcement of competition law in some key jurisdictions in Spanish-speaking Latin America focusing on cartel enforcement (in particular leniency policy), abuse of dominance, the intersection of competition law and regulation, merger control, private enforcement (including private actions for antitrust damages).
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Summer movie hits and flops....
With the last unofficial wknd. of summer upon us, I thought I'd give you a rundown of some of this summer's big winners and losers at the box office. Now that we're paying almost $10 to sit in the dark with a bunch of strangers, it's always good to have some research on what we loved and hated at the box office.
1: Iron Man 3 Robert Downey Jrs. superhero destroyed the competition raking in $409 million.
2: Despicable Me 2 The minions and Steve Carell laughed up $350 mil, the top cartoon of 2013.
other top hits included Man of Steel (290 mil), Monsters University ($262 mil), Fast & Furious 6 ($239 mil), Star Trek Into Darkness ($227 m.), World War Z (Brad Pitt still makes the cash register ring to $199 m.), The Heat (a surprise blockbuster which made $157 m. with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as mismatched cop partners) horror flick The Conjuring ($132 m.) and one of my faves this summer This Is The End, with Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and many more Hollywood stars playing themselves, which totaled a nice take of $97 mil.
And the loser is......The Lone Ranger, budgeted at $215 million, it only brought in $88 mil.
Other flops: Pacific Rim, a monster movie that scared up only $99 million of it's $199 mil. cost to produce, White House Down made back $72 mil of it's $150 mil. budget, Will Smith flopped in After Earth ($61 m.) and Harrison Ford barely totaled $6 m. for the brutal Paranoia. And let's not forget that Twitter and Facebook word-of-social media did nothing to help Kick-Ass 2 which sunk with only $23 mil brought it, even though it blew up on social media. Hype ain't what is seems sometimes when it comes to enjoying movies.


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Ambler Farm celebrates Art + Food + Wine on Friday, April 25th at 7:00pm.
Share an evening with friends and neighbors as you view an eclectic mix of art mediums by local artists while celebrating spring.
Celebrate the season and the talents of local artists while enjoying elegant food and wine pairings catered by The Cutting Board Café. A special selection of wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages will be served
Our menu will include natural and organic passed hearty fare, including:
~ Imported and Domestic Cheese Display with sliced salamis, including fresh mozzarella and marinated tomatoes, Crackers and Flatbreads, grapes, dried fruit
~ Mediterranean Display including Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Pita, Marinated Olives, Artichokes, Herbed Feta stuffed sweet peppers
~ Crudité vegetables and ribbons with sundried tomato pesto
~ Dry Rub Char Grilled Black Angus Beef Tenderloin on Pumpernickel Baguette, red onion marmalade
~ Mini Maryland Lump Crab Cakes, Spicy Aioli
~ Teriyaki Chicken Pot Stickers, Sesame Ginger Dipping Sauce
~ Smoked Atlantic Salmon on Artisan Black Bread, whipped cream cheese, fresh dill, wasabi crème
~ Warm Triple Cream Brie and Fig Jam, Cranberry Pecan Toast Triangles
~ Sweet and Sour Cocktail Meatballs
~ Mixed Vegetable Spring Rolls, sweet chili dipping sauce
~ Spanish Quince and Manchego tarts, toasted slivered almonds
The evening will feature both a Silent Auction of the displayed art and a Live Auction of one-of-a-kind works of art and experiences. A talented group of local fine artists, painters and photographers will be represented in the auction.
Advance registration required. All proceeds will benefit the restoration of the historic Raymond-Ambler Farmhouse as well as ongoing educational programs.
$75 per member, $80 per non-member. Registration opens for members on March 15th. Non-members can register (space permitting) as of March 30th.
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ArcelorMittal's successful consolidation strategy has seen it grow to become the world's largest steel and mining company
Since its inception, ArcelorMittal has rapidly grown through a successful consolidation strategy with a number of significant acquisitions
ArcelorMittal is the successor to Mittal Steel, a business originally set up in 1976 by
Mr Lakshmi N Mittal, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. ArcelorMittal was created through the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel in 2006.
Mittal Steel's rapid growth since 1989 has been the result of combining a successful consolidation strategy with a number of significant acquisitions.
Since setting up operations in Trinidad and Tobago in 1989, some of its major acquisitions are Siderurgica del Balsas (Mexico) in 1992, Sidbec (Canada) in 1994, Karmet (Kazakhstan) and Hamburger Stahlwerke (Germany) in 1995, Thyssen Duisburg (Germany) in 1997, Inland Steel (US) in 1998, Unimetal (France) in 1999, Sidex (Romania) and Annaba (Algeria) in 2001, Nova Hut (Czech Republic) in 2003, BH Steel (Bosnia), Balkan Steel (Macedonia), PHS (Poland) and Iscor (South Africa) in 2004, ISG (US), Kryvorizhstal (Ukraine), as well as a significant interest in Hunan Valin Steel (China) in 2005, and three Stelco Inc. subsidiaries (Canada) in 2006.
Arcelor was created in February 2002 through the merger of Arbed (Luxembourg) founded in 1911, Aceralia (Spain) and Usinor (France). Arcelor also had major steel production facilities in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Argentina.
Arcelor acquired a controlling interest in Companhia Siderurgica Tubarao (now a part of ArcelorMittal Brasil) in 2004, Huta Warszawa (Poland) in 2005, a controlling interest in Sonasid (Morocco), as well as Dofasco (Canada) in 2006.
At the time of the merger with Mittal Steel, Arcelor was the second-largest steel producer in the world.
In 2007 the newly merged ArcelorMittal continued to pursue an expansive growth strategy, with 35 transactions announced worldwide.
At the beginning of 2008 ArcelorMittal continued to make investments, with significant transactions announced in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the US and Venezuela, the majority of which were completed. But in light of the deteriorating economic situation during 2008, ArcelorMittal suspended most investment activity by the end of the year.
Post-crisis, ArcelorMittal cautiously restarted certain projects to capture growth in key emerging markets and mining. Capital expenditure on mining doubled in 2011 to almost US$1.3bn, as the group embarked on a major development programme aimed at expanding existing mines and developing new ones.
ArcelorMittal has put considerable emphasis on growing its mining business. The company has re-started a number of steel development projects, including the optimisation of the galvanising operations in Dofasco, the first phase of the Monlevade expansion in Brazil, as well as further investment in Juiz de Fora to raise melt shop and rebar capacity. In Argentina, a construction of a new rolling mill was announced.
ArcelorMittal, together with its partner Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal, acquired ThyssenKrupp's Calvert facility in the US. This was a strategic acquisition for ArcelorMittal, demonstrating the company's industry leadership and continued ability to capture value-enhancing opportunities.
In 2016, the company announced Action 2020, a five-year strategic plan targeting US$3bn of structural Ebitda improvement, and annualised free cash flow in excess of US$2bn, by 2020. August 2016 marked the ten-year anniversary of the official merger between Arcelor and Mittal Steel, which paved the way for ArcelorMittal's ten years of industry leadership.
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ArcelorMittal Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, becomes the first steel plant in the world to have industrial-scale hybrid filtration technology installed in its sinter plant. A total of €3m has been invested in the new technology.
ArcelorMittal opens a new, €63m production line - the Jet Vapor Deposition (JVD) line - at its facilities in Kessales, Belgium. His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium officially inaugurated the line. The JVD technology coats moving strips of steel in a vacuum chamber, by vaporizing zinc onto the steel at high speed.
ArcelorMittal marks the ten-year anniversary of the official merger between Arcelor and Mittal Steel, celebrating ten years of industry leadership.
ArcelorMittal plans to open its 12th global research and development centre (R&D), in Brazil, in 2015.
Canada's ArcelorMittal Dofasco is to supply the steel for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games' most iconic symbol – the cauldron. It will be constructed from ten different types of steel.
ArcelorMittal is ranked 14th on the 2014 global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders list. The study recognises companies with best-in-class talent management practices around the world.
The company announces important organisational moves to enhance performance in North America, which represents one quarter of the company's steel shipments and profits. The efforts are focused on improving operational performance and accelerating the successful integration of AM/NS Calvert.
ArcelorMittal wins two World Steel Association Steelie Awards at the Steelie Awards ceremony. One is the Steel Industry Website of the Year award for the company's corporate website. The other is the Innovation of the Year Award for the automated spreader beam in the electric arc furnace at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Canada.
ArcelorMittal unveils Fortiform®, a range of new advanced high strength steels (AHSS) that offer significant weight savings while improving safety. Fortiform® is the first of a new series of AHSS, a third-generation AHSS for cold stamping. Intended for use in the automotive market, it will result in additional weight reductions in a vehicle's structural components of up to 10%.
Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co (VAMA) officially opens its new advanced automotive steel plant in China, beginning a new era of automotive manufacturing in the country.
ArcelorMittal wins the Best Innovation – Process award at American Metal Market's Awards for Steel Excellence, in recognition of the company's laser ablation process and its role in introducing the industry's first single-piece, hot-stamped, laser-welded door ring incorporated in the 2014 Honda Acura MDX.
Lakshmi N Mittal delivers a keynote speech at the annual Steel Success Strategies conference in New York. "Steel can remain the material of choice for the automotive sector", he says.
At the Platts Global Metal Awards, ArcelorMittal wins the Deal of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Industry Leader awards. The Deal of the Year is adjudged to be the company's acquisition of the Calvert, Alabama plant.
ArcelorMittal is named a GM Supplier of the Year and receives the automaker's Overdrive Award.
ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products is presented with an ener.con award 2014 for its
work in low impact steelmaking.
ArcelorMittal enters the top 300 of Brand Finance's global ranking of leading brands with a value of US$4.8bn.
ArcelorMittal, together with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, completes the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, a steel processing plant in Calvert, Alabama, widely recognised as one of the most advanced steel finishing facilities in the world.
The UK's Royal Mint presents ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Birmingham with its 2013 Business Excellence Award, in recognition of the company achieving the SA8000 Ethical and Social Accountability standard. The company supplies 400 tonnes of slit coil steel each month to Royal Mint, mainly for the manufacture of the UK's five and ten pence coins.
ArcelorMittal announces the launch of Optigal™, a zinc-aluminium-magnesium alloy developed for better performing and more sustainable organic coated steels for the construction industry.
ArcelorMittal enters into a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation ("NSSMC") to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA ("TK Steel USA") from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1,550 million. The steel processing plant is situated in Calvert, Alabama, with a total capacity of 5.3 million tonnes including hot rolling, cold rolling, coating and finishing lines.
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks opens a new production facility in Senica, capable of producing 4 million laser-welded blanks (LWBs) a year, to meet growing demand for steel for the automotive industry. The site is the third production facility at ArcelorMittal's site in Senica. Its 55 employees will operate a blanking line, as well as two welding lines.
New annealing line at ArcelorMittal's Saint-Chély d'Apcher site in France opens after a €90m investment a year before. The production line, unique in Europe, develops new high value-added electric steels for the automotive, energy and industrial electric motors markets.
thanks to a capex investment of US$140m. Rebar capacity at Juiz de Fora will also be increased from 50,000 to 400,000 tonnes a year and the site's melt shop will produce an extra 200,000 tonnes of billets per year using its new ladle and new sixth strand in the continuous caster. The additional wire rod will increase the supply of high added value products mainly to the domestic construction and automotive industries.
ArcelorMittal is selected by the STX France shipyard in St Nazaire, France, to supply 100% of the steel for the hull and 20 bridges in the world's biggest cruise ship. The contract is to supply more than 40,000 tonnes of plates and coils from ArcelorMittal's European sites. Coils produced at Fos-sur-Mer, France will be processed into sheets by ArcelorMittal's St Nazaire Distribution Solutions unit, which will then deliver them to STX France. The plates are being produced by ArcelorMittal Gijon in Spain.
Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co., Ltd. (VAMA), the joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Valin Steel, officially unveils its brand in Loudi, China. VAMA was formed in June 2008 and approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission in June 2010. VAMA began its accelerated construction plan in June 2012, with operations expected to begin in mid-2014.
ArcelorMittal unveils its new, innovative ultra lightweight car door solutions. Using steels and technology currently available, ArcelorMittal's global research and development automotive team demonstrated that a 27 percent weight and cost saving can be achieved without compromising safety and structural requirements. By looking ahead to new advanced high strength steels and technology that will come to market over the next few years, the team has identified additional solutions that will deliver even greater weight savings – up to 34 percent compared to existing steel car door solutions.
ArcelorMittal announces approval of phase two of its Liberia mining operations, an additional investment of around US$1.5bn. This will increase capacity of the iron ore mine from four million tonnes a year to 15 million tonnes a year in 2015.
ArcelorMittal achieves company-wide lost time Injury frequency rate of less than 1.0 for 2012 - a year earlier than initially targeted.
The first line in the world to produce extra-wide Usibor® for the automotive industry launches in ArcelorMittal Florange (France) after a €7m investment. This was one of many improvements of the site supported with a €17m investment announced in 2012.
ArcelorMittal writes down around US$4.3bn of goodwill in its European businesses in the form of a non-cash impairment charge, recorded for the fourth quarter of 2012.
ArcelorMittal announces decision to sell a 15% interest in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to a consortium led by South Korea's POSCO and China Steel Corporation (CSC), for US$1.1bn
ArcelorMittal sells 25% of its 75% stake of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and becomes equal partners with Nunavut Iron Ore.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco, our Canadian steel plant, celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Baffinland Iron Mines' Mary River project is given the green light by the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The project is the largest mining development in the Arctic.
ArcelorMittal Foundation celebrates its fifth anniversary.
ArcelorMittal officially starts production of commercial iron ore from our mining operations in Liberia.
ArcelorMittal launches a CAN$2.1bn dollar investment programme, including the creation of 8,000 jobs, with the expansion of its Mont-Wright mining complex and additional construction at Port-Cartier, Canada.
ArcelorMittal spins off its stainless steel business, Aperam, following shareholder approval.
ArcelorMittal secures its entry to the 2010 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which tracks the financial performance of leading sustainability-driven companies.
ArcelorMittal is confirmed as a sponsor for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and supports the construction of the ArcelorMittal Orbit in the Olympic Park.
ArcelorMittal donates US$1m to help the relief efforts following the Haiti earthquake.
ArcelorMittal begins trading in Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, under the symbol MT.
ArcelorMittal announces measures in response to the downturn in the global steel industry. These include revising completion dates, targeting cost savings and a US$10bn reduction in net debt by the end of 2009.
ArcelorMittal acquires Koppers' Monessen coke plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, for US$170m.
ArcelorMittal acquires Brazilian iron ore company London Mining South America Ltd and reaches an agreement with Adriana Resources Inc for the development of an iron ore port facility in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ArcelorMittal and its unions sign a groundbreaking global agreement on occupational health and safety, setting out minimum standards at every site to achieve world-class performance.
ArcelorMittal acquires three coal mines and associated assets in Russia for US$720m.
ArcelorMittal acquires Unicon, the leading manufacturer of welded steel pipes in Venezuela. Unicon supplies the oil and gas to industrial and construction sectors, both domestically and overseas.
ArcelorMittal acquires NSD Ltd, a leading UK steel distribution company specialising in the sale of heavy sections and tubes, increasing the company's commercial presence in the UK.
ArcelorMittal acquires MT Majdalani y Cia, the leading stainless steel service centre and distributor in Argentina.
ArcelorMittal acquires 100% of the shares of steel distribution company Eisen Wagner. With sales of 60,000 tonnes of steel products in 2007, Eisen Wagner is one of the leading steel distribution companies in Austria.
ArcelorMittal purchases Cinter in Uruguay to strengthen its stainless steel business in South America.
The two-step merger process between Mittal Steel and Arcelor is completed, and the company is renamed ArcelorMittal.
ArcelorMittal completes the acquisition of Arcelor Brasil, taking ownership of 100% of its shares.
A delivery of 580 tonnes of ArcelorMittal steel arrives in New York City. Milled in ArcelorMittal Differdange in Luxembourg, the jumbo beams are to be used to build the World Trade Center Memorial. The beams make up one fifth of the total steel used for the project.
The European Works Council is installed, representing all employees from within the EU27, the 27 European countries in which ArcelorMittal has operations.
ArcelorMittal acquires two steel tube businesses from Vallourec, France.
ArcelorMittal launches its new global brand. Reflecting the company's aspirations, the brand's vision 'transforming tomorrow' is supported by three main values: sustainability, quality and leadership.
ArcelorMittal builds a new steel service centre in Krakow, Poland, with a processing capacity of around 450,000 tonnes a year.
The Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal conclude the review of the Mining Development Agreement, which will restart iron ore mining in the country after a 20-year absence.
ArcelorMittal acquires Sicartsa, the leading Mexican long steel producer. Sicartsa has an annual production capacity of about 2.7 million tonnes, and has production facilities in Mexico and Texas.
The combination of Sicartsa (currently ArcelorMittal Las Truchas) with Lázaro Cárdenas made ArcelorMittal become the largest steel producer in Mexico.
Mittal Steel and Arcelor reach an agreement to combine the two companies in a merger of equals, creating the world's largest steel company. The group is domiciled and headquartered in Luxembourg.
The year starts with the historic launch of the Mittal Steel offer to the shareholders of Arcelor to create the world's first 100 million tonne-plus steel producer. The deal, defined by increasing globalisation and consolidation in the steel industry, sets the pace for the industry.
Arcelor appears in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, the only steelmaker to do so.
Arcelor becomes the world's first steel company to sign a Worldwide Agreement on Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Mittal Steel makes the Fortune 500 list of top companies.
Ispat International N.V. acquires LNM Holdings and merges with International Steel Group creating Mittal Steel.
Arcelor announces its membership of the United Nations Global Compact, joining more than 1,250 enterprises from around the world. The Global Compact, launched in 2000, is intended to better integrate fundamental values relating to human rights, international labour standards and the protection of the environment into corporate practices.
Arcelor is created through the merger of Arbed (Luxembourg), Aceralia (Spain) and Usinor (France) to create a global leader in the steel industry.
Ispat International N.V. goes public and acquires Germany's Thyssen Duisburg.
Ispat International Ltd and Ispat Shipping are set up in the UK
Caribbean Ispat exercises its option to acquire Iscott.
The company, as Caribbean Ispat, operates Iron and Steel Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Iscott).
Mr Lakshmi N Mittal establishes PT Ispat Indo (as greenfield steel project) in Indonesia.
This 15-minute film, "ArcelorMittal – Our Ten Year Journey...", features news footage and interviews with ArcelorMittal's chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal, CFO and CEO of Europe Aditya Mittal, many of the group's senior executives as well as employees from across the global company's steel and mining operations.
Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe, celebrates 100 years of steelmaking.
The financial crisis of 2008 and how the company adapted to the new environment.


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One of the best live entertainment places in town, has a spacious dance floor.
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Best burgers and wings, fun place to watch your favourite sports game.
Great pub food, 2 for 1 appetizers, hang out and have fun and watch the game.
Fun pub to get together with friends and watch the game.
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Tue. May 28, 2013 | Joel Anderson
Player of the Year: Kiril Kirkov, Sr., King
Why we picked him: The centerpiece of the Lions' tennis renaissance, Kirkov was undefeated all season until losing a three-set match in the first round of the Class 3A team singles competition. The senior has manned King's top position for three seasons and gone undefeated through the regional round the past two. With Kirkov leading the way, King won consecutive district and region titles for the first time in memory. The Lions even defeated perennial power Wharton this season, a landmark victory for the program.
Most impressive accomplishment: In a season of mostly blowouts, Kirkov pointed to his comeback victory in a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 singles match against Plant's Alec Josepher during the regular season. Kirkov said he hadn't been feeling well hours before the match, and the illness took a toll on him late in the first set. "I was very proud that I got to pull that one out," he said. "It was definitely one of my toughest matches."
Did you know? A native of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, Kirkov picked up tennis from his father at age 4 then moved to the United States when he was 12 to get better instruction. Though tennis is his first love and best sport, Kirkov is also a big fan of soccer. That's not exactly surprising for someone who grew up in Europe, of course. Kirkov played on King's varsity soccer team as a sophomore then gave it up to focus more on school and tennis. Since then he has settled for religiously watching the Premier and Spanish leagues, even making friends with a few other international students at King who closely follow the game. "I enjoy it a lot," he said. "Everybody plays it in Bulgaria. It was my favorite thing to do, when I had free time."
Future plans: Kirkov earned a tennis scholarship to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he plans to follow in the footsteps of his father and mother and study engineering. From there, Kirkov hopes to return to Europe someday. Maybe England or France. "I really like the European spirit," said Kirkov, who's also not particularly fond of driving or suburban sprawl.
First team
Sam Chaffin, Jr., Wharton: A second-team nominee last spring, Chaffin earned a promotion by winning district and region individual singles championships and making it to the state semifinals.
Jordan Nasser, Sr., Jesuit: Once again, Nasser is on the first team after going undefeated in team singles until states and advancing to the semifinals of No. 1 team doubles.
Alec Josepher, Jr., Plant: Earned another spot on the first team after being part of a doubles team that advanced to the finals of the Class 4A individual championship match.
Eric Fitz-Randolph, Jr., Carrollwood Day: Another 2012 first-teamer, Fitz-Randolph repeated as district and region champ.
Harrison Heysek, Sr., Plant City: Won the Andres Garcia Memorial Tennis Award given to the county's top male player.
Second team
Harrison Fisher, Jr., Chamberlain
David Pagliarulo, Sr., Jesuit
Sam Rice, So., Tampa Prep
Palmer Evans, So., Jesuit
Victor Ke, Sr., King
Honorable mention
Alonso: Zack Benham; Berkeley Prep: Gray Aloian, Stephen Jordan; Chamberlain: Hunter O'Brien; East Bay: Navarro Hooks; Gaither: Steve Goldman; Jesuit: Alex Crosby; King: Vignesh Bhethanabotla, Greg Smith, Hengyi Wu; Newsome: Alex Meucci, Garrett Watson; Plant: Schuyler Welch; Plant City: Spencer Heysek; Robinson: Michael Marinsky; Steinbrenner: Max Kennard; Wharton: Alex Crnogorac
Coach of the year
Peter Adler, King: Adler has taken over a program that had little track record of success and has won consecutive district and region championships in dominating fashion. These are the first titles of their kind for the program in recent memory. Adler has built a program that's much deeper and talented than Kirkov, the team's top player the past three years.
Player of the Year: Blair Martin, Sr., Plant
Why we picked her: It'd be hard to name a more accomplished local player than Martin, who has been named county player of the year for a third straight season. The route back to the top was a little more difficult this year, as she dropped a match in region competition for the first time. But Martin bounced back in a big way, again anchoring Plant's dramatic second-day surge to its fourth state title in six years. First, Martin advanced to the final of the Class 4A No. 1 team singles competition where she lost 6-4, 6-4. Then, fighting off cramps and exhaustion, Martin teamed with sophomore Gabby Rodriguez to win consecutive three-set matches en route to the No. 1 team doubles title — and the state title. Martin and Rodriguez came back the next day to complete their undefeated run with a three-set victory in the overall doubles final. If there was an easier way to claim a championship, Martin never figured it out.
Most impressive accomplishment: It's much easier to look back fondly on that grueling second day at the state tournament today than it was at the time. Martin was severely dehydrated and could barely move late in the semifinal round of the doubles championship. Martin and Rodriguez lost that first set 6-1 to a team from Dr. Krop, looking slow and overwhelmed. But they rallied for the win and did much the same in the final against Cypress Bay. It was a six-hour day of competition that brought the girls to the brink of tears, breakdown and exhaustion. "I was so not in the right state of mind that day," Martin said. "We were getting killed. But somehow we overcame it all and won the championship."
Did you know? Uncommon among elite high school athletes of Martin's caliber, she carries no illusions that she'll be able to play at a professional level. "I'm going to school for academics. There's going to be that balance of school and good tennis," she said. "Tennis is kind of fun for me at the moment." It was part of the reason that she chose Furman over several other schools, including several in the SEC. "At those schools, I feel the focus is more sports than school."
Future plans: A Furman signee, Martin said she will figure out her academic major later. "I'm just going with the flow," she said. "I'm good at math. I just feel like, I'll take some classes and figure it out." Until it's time to leave for school in August, Martin said she will likely work at a local country club and train — nearly six hours a day — for the rest of summer.
First team
Daniela Nasser, So., Academy of the Holy Names: A repeat first-team selection, Nasser didn't lose a match all season until the finals of the Class 2A No. 1 team singles division.
Caroline Lozo, So., Academy of the Holy Names: Pressed into duty as the Jaguars' No. 1 player late in the season, Lozo proved to be worthy of the designation. She doubled as the region's No. 1 team singles and No. 1 doubles champ and advanced to the final of No. 2 team singles.
Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph, So., Carrollwood Day: A two-time first-teamer, Fitz-Randolph won the region and district championships and advanced to the semifinals of the state No. 1 team singles competition.
Rachael Adler, Sr., King: Won the region and district championships in individual singles and doubles competition.
Gabby Rodriguez, So., Plant: The other half of the Panthers' undefeated state No. 1 doubles champ, Rodriguez was also the only girl from the county to claim a singles title, from the No. 3 team spot.
Second team
Erica Oosterhout, So., Plant
Sneha Satish, Fr., King
Savannah Ewing, Sr., Newsome
Monica Phipps, So., Plant
Andrea Valencia, So., Wharton
Honorable mention
Carrollwood Day: Casey Brynjolfsson, Lauren Fitz-Randolph, Sarah Yaffe; Durant: Danielle Henner, Morgan Trask; Freedom: Maria Horvath; Holy Names: Grace Williams; Newsome: Alaina Ewing, Julia Staddon; Plant: Maria Salmon; Plant City: Lauren Michael; Steinbrenner: Kate Geshel, Masha Mischenko; Wharton: Kylie Paul
Coach of the year
Margaret Drumsta, Plant: It was quite an encore for Drumsta, who again rallied her team for a second-day surge that ended with another state championship for the Panthers. She kept her team's spirits high at the state tournament even when Plant's chances for repeat seemed particularly bleak.


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Hi all,
I've found some family trees on Ancestry and one owner has Hester Jones
being born of parents Charles Spencer and Julia Jones (184401898). Hester is
down as being born in 1861 in Shepreth, Cambridge. In the 1861 Hester is down
as being aged 2 months, granddaughter to Rose Hannah (Sell) and Daniel Jones.
This time though it says she was born in Kelshall, Hertfordshire. Julia
Jones is one of the daughters and obviously had the child out of wedlock. Julia
is working as a Butcher's ......? for her father who is a butcher.
In 1871 census Hester is now called Esther (so could be useful for searching
for a marriage?) still granddaughter but her mother Julia is not at the
family home. Julia married Charles Spencer in Dec 1862 at Royston, 3a/298 and
went on to have Emily (1863), Rosa Sarah (1864), Lizzie (1866) and Charles E
(1878) - all living together in Thirfield (but not her first child
Hester/Esther) No sign of Hester in 1881 census - I wonder if she was abroad and married
Alfred abroad?
According to the tree there was a Violet Barrett born (no dates) sister to
Alfred and Arthur.
One of the trees has some lovely old photos of someof the family members.
Re: Hi Carol,
Since I wrote my earlier message to you I looked at the 1891 census and
found Alfred and Hester Barrett living at Leyton, Essex, they are living on
their own at this time without any children or other relatives. Hester's
birth place is indexed as Rushall Hertfordshire but looks to me on the
to be Kelshall, as you said before.
The ref. in case you don't have this entry is
RG12 piece 1348 folio 79 page 14
In the 1901 census Alfred and Hester are still at Leyton/Leytonstone in an
area called Harrow Green, which today is an area off Leytonstone High Road.
time Hester's birth place is given as Cambridge, (no mistaking that county
on the image), place name looks like Sheprett but I am not sure if that is
right. They have son Alfred aged 6 and Arthur aged 3 and the ref. for this
entry is RG13 piece 1613 folio 79 page 25
Jenny DeAngelis
>>I am looking for the marriage of Alfred Barrett 1866 born in Shoeburryness
>> later lived in Leytonstone which is where I think he got married to
>> Hester
>> Jones 1861 born in Kelshall
>> I have looked on the bmd index but cannot find a entry for them. They
>> had
>> 2
>> sons
>> Alfred Charles Barrett 1895 (my grandfather) and Arthur Barrett 1898
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Keeping herself looking great from head to toe, Kate Hudson got a manicure at Lee's Nail Salon in West Hollywood on Saturday (January 26).
The "Almost Famous" star donned a blue-and-white striped shirt, cardigan, and white skinny jeans as she headed back to her vehicle with her hands full.
Later that evening, she stepped out with fiancée Matthew Bellamy for date night at the Pink Taco restaurant in L.A. Dressed casually, Kate sported a black sweater over a red top, blue jeans, and knee-high black boots as she exited with her Muse frontman beau.
Recently, the 33-year-old actress signed on to try her hand at another venture, designing a capsule collection for Ann Taylor.
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New York attorney-general Eliot Spitzer is broadening the focus of his investigation into the mutual fund industry to include excessive fees that managers have charged ordinary investors.
"Fees, fees, fees" are the next issue, Mr Spitzer said on Wednesday during a speech in Manhattan before lawyers and investment bankers hosted by the Japan Society.
"Exorbitant fees have swamped, by many multiples, the harm imposed by late trading and market timing."
Industry experts responded that many of the fees associated with running a mutual fund are legitimate.
But in raising the issue, Mr Spitzer criticised the industry for failing to disclose fees fully and allowing large investors to pay less than small shareholders.
For ordinary investors, mutual fund fees can be difficult to track. In most cases, fees are disclosed as a percentage of assets in the fund, called the expense ratio.
The ratio is not translated into actual dollars so that individual investors can clearly see the fees they've paid. Nor do the ratios have to include all expenses. This allows hidden fees and charges to slip through the cracks without investors' knowledge.
In previous testimony before Congress, Mr Spitzer noted that fees add up, citing as an example the possibility that someone who invested $US100,000 ($136,000) in a fund could lose as much as $US6000 over 10 years because of excessive advisory fees. And in a $US7.1 trillion industry, "we're talking big, big money", Mr Spitzer said on Wednesday.
An advocate for the industry, the Investment Company Institute, rejects the allegation that small investors pay too much for portfolio management services.
Economies of scale meant that larger funds had smaller expenses as a percentage of their total assets, said institute spokesman Chris Wloszczyna. "There is a lot of misinformation out there about fees," he added.
Still, regulators see fees as their next big area of concern.
Among the hidden and extra costs associated with fees are: Trading costs: Funds fail to fully disclose commissions paid to brokerage firms on each trade of stock bought or sold for the fund. Soft dollars: Fund companies pay extra commissions of "soft dollars" to brokerage firms in exchange for research and computer services. Shareholders cover the cost. Shelf space: Shareholders also cover the cost of their managers paying brokerage firms to sell and market their funds. "The middlemen are charging the fund companies for access to the customers, and then turning around and charging the customers for access to the funds," said Russel Kinnel of research firm Morningstar, adding that shareholders are paying at both ends. Excessive loads: Individuals who invest more than $US25,000 or $US50,000 in mutual funds are often entitled to discounts on loads, a form of up-front commission. But a recent study found that in one of five cases, brokerage firms did not pass on the savings to individual investors. Funds have also come under fire for charging fees to investors who switch funds.
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ADE MacDonald has moved to reassure fans that Weymouth FC is in the right hands.
Earlier this month, the club appeared to be in turmoil again after disputes in the boardroom spilled over into social media, leading to Paul Cocks walking away from the Trust and Nigel Biddlecombe threatening to step down as chairman.
Those rifts appear to have healed for now but there are still fears they could be reignited at next month's AGM when the published accounts are set to show a loss that is expected to run into five figures.
MacDonald, chairman of the Weymouth FC Supporters Association, has witnessed the infighting first hand but still reckons the current regime is the best option to continue the club's bid to re-emerge from the wilderness.
He has also told the board that the WFCSA are ready to play a more prominent role in that quest, which has led to the group making two proposals that would not only see them become the new guardians of the club's majority shareholding, but also hold joint chairmanship.
In a statement to the club's supporters, MacDonald said: "After a few mixed messages from in and around the club over the past few weeks, I felt it was important to give fans an independent view as the WFCSA representative to the football club board.
"I'd also like to give details of some proposals WFCSA has put to the directors as to what we feel could be the most beneficial way to take the club forward over the short and much longer term.
"Looking back over the last few weeks since the end of the season, it was of course disappointing to see some less positive press coming the club's way surrounding problems within the boardroom.
"I currently hold the privilege of representing fans in the boardroom and report back to WFCSA's own board with complete honesty and impartiality.
"I do wholly support Nigel Biddlecombe's recent comment when he said that the past 15 months have been a 'massive learning curve' for everybody.
"Most regular fans wouldn't believe how difficult it can be at times to run a football club.
"The directors are all individuals, all with different abilities and all with strong and often varied opinions on things.
"However, the most important thing to remember is that, before any of that, they are all Weymouth FC (WFC) fans.
"Although they might sometimes disagree, each one of them has the very best interests of the club in the forefront of their minds and that is why supporters can be assured that WFC is in basically the right hands."
He went on to add: "Over the past few weeks I've been talking to many different people, including some directors, learning opinion on how best we can take the club forward and also protect it along the way.
"In particular, it has been very satisfying to strengthen our bonds with Wessex Fantasy Football, led by Ian White.
"Those guys are 100 per cent genuine Terras and I am certain you will see them move on to even greater levels of support shortly.
"Within WFCSA we feel that it's now time to begin to steer WFC towards becoming a genuine community club, run by the fans, and in order to begin moving towards that we have offered two proposals to the WFC board for consideration and discussion.
"Our first proposal may seem startling to begin with. WFC has a large pool of unsold shares that offer the chance of revenue.
"In fact, WFCSA has always actively encouraged fans to become part of their club through share purchase.
"However, we've taken a close look at income from share purchase over the past couple of years and, while a good number of fans have bought shares, we're confident that if less were ultimately available, those fans would continue to contribute through other terrific initiatives, such as Wessex Fantasy Football or the Claret & Blue Lottery, provided that they could see their club being run efficiently.
"Our second proposal should in no way be misconstrued as detrimental to the WFC board of directors. We are simply offering to practise what we preach by becoming more involved working alongside them.
"Eventually a genuine community-owned and run WFC will only be as strong as its levels of support dictate. Our aim now is to help bring people together and begin to build as one.
"In our written proposals to the board, we have included much more substance and points for discussion.
"For any of this to advance we will be giving fans and shareholders more information and opportunity to discuss every point and option.
"Meanwhile, fans can continue to support the club through Wessex Fantasy Football, the Claret & Blue Lottery and Big Merv's Bingo.
"The commercial department is also now releasing a range of sponsorship options for the new season, many of which can be attractive to fans."
To read the full statement and to find out more about the WFCSA, visit uptheterras.co.uk
Proposal 1: From the pool of unsold shares, WFCSA be gifted a due amount to increase its shareholding to 51 per cent of the overall share value of the company. Further to that, investigative work should begin to examine the option of converting WFC from a privately owned company to an independent provident society or community interest company, which is the model required for a genuinely recognised community club.
Proposal 2: WFCSA to assume joint chairmanship of WFC alongside the club directors' own choice of chairman.


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