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CRUSADERS grabbed second spot in Division 1 of the Puriton & District Skittles League with a 14 -pin away win at King William against Barstewards, thanks to 63s from Tim Hoban and Rob Haggett.
They pip Farmer Boys by two points as the Farmer Boys had an emphatic home win over Stop-Outs, with Paul Mantelow hitting 73 for the victorious team.
Somerset Vaults, who had been in contention for second spot for the last few weeks lost again, this time to Knowle Otters at the Knowle Inn, by 46 pins and therefore slip back to fourth.
Pirates won again, this time at home to Foxes and Ferrets, thanks to 80 from Adrian Tew.
This win gives them 55 points for the season, 14 clear of second place - what a season they have had!
The closest title race in Division 2 was settled by an emphatic away win from Nomads at bottom side Herdsmen, they raced into a 51 pin lead after four hands, but then eased off to enjoy their success. Simon Coles and Andy Bond both hit 72 for the winning team. This win gave them a three point margin over Polden Turkeys and Wasters, the Turkeys winning by 11 at Oddsquad to join Wasters in second place, who after leading the table for most of the season have stumbled on the final run in, they managed to lose at home to Haymakers in what turned out to be a close encounter.
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Talisman Designs Cherry Chomper Cherry Pitter
This Cherry Chomper just looks hilarious. I just picture myself pitting cherries and laughing maniacally. With all the red juice that is sure to accumulate, this scenario could easily turn into a twisted fruit snuff film. A snuff film that ends with pie. Mmmmm.


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Harold Eaton, 79, of Mount Carroll, died Monday at Savanna City Hospital. A pharmacist, he operated a drugstore in Mount Carrol for many years. Born Nov 5, 1897, in Stockton, he was the son of Walter and Rhoda (Wilcox) Eaton. He married Opal Bremmer, Oct 11, 1925. at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She preceded him in death. Surviving are one son; james of Upper Saddle River, NJ, and one sister, Mrs. Lewis Reisner of Warren.


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Clio Barnard in talks for Tusk
EXCLUSIVE: British director Clio Barnard is in talks to direct Tusk for Origin Pictures.
"It's an adaptation by Polly Stenham of her play Tusk Tusk," Barnard told Screen.
As reported yesterday, the director of The Selfish Giant is also attached to direct an adaptation of Rose Tremain novel The Trespass.
It is yet to be confirmed which project will go first.
Stenham's play Tusk Tusk (which played at the Royal Court in London) was described by one critic as "a scorching study in emotional desperation." It is about three kids left alone in their London flat by their alcoholic mother.
"She (Barnard) has a remarkable and unique vision and a particular ability to bring the world of children to the screen," Origin Pictures' David M. Thompson said of the British director.
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Book review: A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. MartinSaturday, September 10th, 2011
WOW OMG WTF. A Storm of Swords, the third entry in George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire, is amazing. It's taut. It's brilliantly suspenseful. Especially… that scene! That one scene! And the ending! That cliffhanger!
You know what I'm talking about if you've read it, but if you haven't – go read it! (That is, read the first two books and then read this one, or watch the first season of the TV series Game of Thrones and then read the second book and then read this one. Obviously, don't read it standalone. That's stupid.) But don't spoil yourself! Because the shock and surprise of this thing is like whoa. I stayed up till 2am – on a school night! – reading the approach to and aftermath of that one scene, because how could you read that one scene then just go to sleep, and the following day at work I was torturously tired but kept sneaking extra pages when no one was looking. It's that kind of book.
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Squad finshes season 38-20-1
DANVILLE, Ky. – Freshman starting pitcher Jessica Claxton threw a seven-inning no-hitter for the Georgetown Tigers, as GC defeated the Cumberland softball team, 3-0 and 4-0, to win the Mid-South Conference Championship here Sunday at Millennium Park.
Georgetown (37-13) scored first during a three-run fourth of game two, and it was all the Tigers would need as Claxton shut the Bulldogs down from start to finish. GC added a run on an error during the bottom of the sixth to bring the score to its final, 4-0.
The season comes to a close for the Bulldogs (38-20-1), who won a program-record 38 games during the campaign.
The year marked the second straight time CU has fallen in the championship game of the Mid-South Conference Tournament.
In game one, the two squads remained scoreless through three innings before the Tigers struck first in the fourth. Shelby Engle opened the frame with a one-out single and, following a sacrifice bunt, Sandy Young doubled to the left-center field gap to make it 1-0.
That was all Georgetown would need, as starting pitcher Kayla Williams shut the Bulldogs down, allowing just six hits and a walk over the complete-game shutout.
Cumberland had chances in nearly every inning, collecting hits in all but a pair of them, but left five runners aboard in the contest.
Georgetown added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth, as Ashley Coppage lifted a two-out, pinch-hit homer down the left field line, plating Young, as well.
Williams allowed a pair of singles in the bottom of the sixth, however a pop-out doubleplay put an end to the threat. The Bulldogs went down in order in the seventh, as GC forced the winner-take-all game two.
Courtney Maynard took the loss in the contest, allowing just one earned run on four hits in five innings. The senior struck out five and did not walk a batter. Jessica Lozano finished the game, going the final two innings while allowing two runs on one hit and a walk.
Cumberland drew two walks and a hit batter in game two, but were unable to get in the hit column during the contest.
The Bulldogs bid farewell to eight seniors -- Emily Nicholson, Shawnee Kirk, Sarah Murray, Caroline Curran, Courtney Maynard, Victoria Bennett, Jessica Lozano and Devon Jamerson.


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Vancouver's temperate climate and plentiful rains encourage exuberant plant growth (In fact, much of the region is technically a coastal temperate rain forest). Hundreds of gardens, parks and green spaces can be found all around the city, complementing the natural beauty of mountains and ocean.
The city's giant green heart - and an indisputable must-see for any visitor - Stanley Park is a magnificent 1,000 acres of dense West Coast forest. Dozens of marked trails enable roaming through this "jungle" of giant trees while a 6.5-mile seawall pathway provides some of the best sea-to-sky mountain views anywhere in the world. The park is also home to the Vancouver Aquarium, the largest in Canada with more than 70,000 sea creatures.
The city is also home to a collection of stunning formal gardens. Perched just outside of downtown at Vancouver's highest point, Queen Elizabeth Park was once an industrial rock quarry. Now the 130-acre site is a lush oasis of flowers and trees from around the world. It also features an enormous floral conservatory housed inside a glass dome with free-flying tropical birds. Meanwhile, the 55-acre VanDusen Botanical Garden recreates landscapes from around the world: from a real English hedge maze to a redwood forest, Mediterranean garden and lagoon that looks lifted from balmier climes.


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Nick's Chick
06 Oct 1944 — Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
2nd Lt. Edward Sadula was a Bombardier/Navigator on a B-26. Other members of his crew were: 1st Lt. Herbert Holbrook Moore, Jr- pilot; 2nd Lt. Frank Pollak-co-pilot; S/Sgt. Bernard A. Bielinski- engineer/ turret gunner; Sgt. Einar H. Nielsen-radio/waist gunner; and Sgt.Robert P. Stout- tail gunner. On October 6, 1944 they were sent to bomb the infamous, "Bridge Too Far" at Arnhem. That day Lt. Moore was breaking in a new co-pilot 2nd Lt. Albert J. Allen and new tail-gunner, Sgt. George M. Boyer. Also on the plane, "Nick's Chick" 42-95918 was the radio operator for that specific plane, S/Sgt. Norman H. Truax. They were flying in position 5 of a 5 plane Flight. Their Box II, Flight 3 leader failed to drop bombs on the 1st pass and asked permission to go around of the of Box I Leader/Commander Capt. Tom Johnson. His reply was, "you were at the briefing. We've done the job. Let's get the hell out of here before it's too late." Ignoring the the instructions, their Flight leader circled back around for 2nd pass. Nick's Chick was "Tail End Charlie"- the last plane in the flight.
They dropped their bombs but were hit by flak through the back bomb bay. Lt. Moore ordered the crew to bail out. Sgt. Einar Nielsen, waist gunner, was first out followed by S/Sgt Bielinski, turret gunner. Sgt.Boyer, tail gunner, made a hand signal that he was OK while running forward snapping on his parachute. Meanwhile in the front, Lt. Moore ordered Lt. Sadula out of the nose. The B-26 was a small plane as bombers go and the only way for the bombardier/navigator to get out was to crawl out once the co-pilot moved his seat all of the way back. Lt. Sadula bravely stayed and refused a direct order, until he had plotted a course back over enemy lines. Needless to say the area was too cramped for him to wear a parachute. Lt. Moore ordered S/Sgt Truax to open the door to the bomb bay, the fastest way out. He was forced back by the smoke of the flaming plane and shut the door. At that point the tail broke off and the plane went into a dive. It exploded throwing the pilot and co-pilot out still buckled in their seats. Luckily, they had on seat parachutes. Unfortunately, neither Lt. Sadula nor S/Sgt. Truax had theirs on and they fell out without them. S/Sgt Boyer made it forward of where the tail broke off and landed with the cockpit crew. Sadly, he was killed when the exploding plane engine collapsed his parachute.
Sgt. Einar Nielsen landed on the front lines but near the 101st Airborne and was rescued fairly quickly. S/Sgt Bielinski was found that night with back injuries and burns also by the 101st. Lt.'s Moore and Allen were rescued and hidden by the Dutch Resistance. Both had severe leg injuries either from schrapnel or machine-gun fire.
Lt. Sadula and Sgt. Boyer were buried near where they fell by Dutch citizens. It was a very dangerous front-line area so they couldn't be buried for a few days. S/Sgt. Truax wasn't immediately found and was buried later.
Sources: MACR 9219; Booklet: "Marauders a Arnhem: The Destruction of the Arnhem Road Bridge" by Philip Reinders, Arnhem Battle Research Group; Eyewitness, first person accounts and interviews with: Sgt. Einar H. Nielsen and Lt. Frank R. Pollak of the 344BG, 495th BS, USAAF; Lt. Oliver Perks, Dorset's 50th Division Infantry, 1st Battalion, 231 Brigade, British Armed Forces who saw the plane hit, break in two, explode and four parachutes emerge; and Gys van Beek the Dutch citizen who helped bury the dead; Ton van Bon who with his friend Martin has found "Nick's Chick," and who put me in touch with Gys van Beek. I am eternally grateful.


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Pronunciation: fahp • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. A prig, a male snob, a conceited fellow. 2. A prissy, vain guy overly concerned about the clothes he wears, a coxcomb, a dandy.
Notes: This word has a bit of an old-fashioned ring to it today but it is still available for use. It is a word you can have a lot of fun with. The behavior of a fop is foppery, for fops are, after all, foppish characters who act foppishly. The word is so short writers in the 17th century sometimes added an extension to be sure the word caught your attention: fop-doodle. Time to warm it up again?
In Play: We should save today's word for guys obsessed with their appearance who push stylishness in their dress too far: "Here comes that dreadful Art Dwecko again, dripping with jewelry and smelling like a perfume store!" It can simply refer to conceit, though: "Pierce Deer is such a fop he thinks his opinion is a gift."
Word History: Today's Good Word belongs solely to English, coming to us from our ancestral Germanic languages and was not borrowed. It is related to German foppen "to trick, deceive" and probably derived directly from that verb's English cousin, fob in the sense of fobbing something off on someone. Nothing is known about this word before it descended to the Proto-Germanic language which, unfortunately, was not recorded as well as ancient Latin and Greek. (Today's Good Word is due Amy Frits, who sent it in with an amusing story published today in the Language Blog].)
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Trevecca (14-11, 3-3 TranSouth) scored three runs in the sixth inning in the second game to take the lead and P.J. Francescon (1-0) worked out of a jam in the bottom of the sixth to post a complete-game victory and the sweep for TNU. The righthander gave up one run on seven hits, struck out four and did not walk a batter in his first start in three weeks.
Francescon outdueled Mike Mandarino (1-2), who allowed just four baserunners through the first five innings before running into trouble in the sixth. He allowed two earned runs on five hits, walked one and struck out six in 5.2 innings of work. For his efforts Mandarino was named the Music City Star of the Game.
Cumberland (15-8, 4-2) went just 2-for-25 (.080) with runners in scoring position in the three-game series, scoring only two runs on 16 hits. The Bulldogs managed one hit in the opener of the twinbill and collected seven in the second game, but stranded five baserunners, including four in scoring position.
David Fanshawe provided CU's only run of the day, a solo homer to rightfield in the second inning that put the home team ahead, 1-0. Mandarino made that stand up until hitting Chase Birdwell for start the sixth inning.


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Battling debt is a bit like waging war against the bulge -- it can sneak up on you, especially after the holidays.
And if you're stepping on a scale or looking at the credit card statement, thinking "Yikes! How'd that happen?" it may be time to take steps to improve your health -- financially or physically.
Reducing debt and losing weight are fairly basic concepts. You don't need an astrophysicist's IQ to understand shedding kilos involves eating less and exercising more, or that getting on better financial footing entails spending less and earning more income.
But underneath the veneer of simplicity is an often complex myriad of circumstances, behaviours and attitudes that make both very difficult to accomplish.
"Budgeting is very much like a diet," says debt counsellor Yvonne Neu. "We all know we need to do it and we feel good when we do, but just to get going and to keep motivated are difficult."
And the latest statistics on Canadians' debt-loads suggest many of us could do with a deficit-fighting calisthenics regiment.
The latest debt-to-income ratio numbers in Canada -- the measuring stick for consumer indebtedness -- hit another record high in the third quarter of 2012. On average, Canadians owe a little more than $1.64 for every dollar they earn.
But it's not as if we're not aware of our problem. A recent CIBC-sponsored poll found 17 per cent of Canadians cited debt reduction as their No. 1 priority for 2013, the third year in a row it has topped the list for the annual study.
Yet, according to a recent survey by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals, which represents mortgage brokers, most people are fairly comfortable with their debt-loads.
It found 83 per cent are comfortable with the loan to home-value ratio of their mortgage, and 80 per cent of those surveyed could afford at least a $200 a month increase in mortgage payments if interest rates rise.
Still, Canadians seem to be worried -- at least about their neighbours, says mortgage broker Daryl Harris.
Of those surveyed, 89 per cent felt Canadians as a whole have too much debt, and 77 per cent felt others owned homes they probably couldn't afford.
"Everybody is looking at debt as their neighbours' problem and not their problem," says Harris, with VERICO One Link Mortgage and Financial in Winnipeg.
It's a little like discussing how others have gained weight while ignoring the waistline bulge directly below.
Regardless of whether you've recently recognized a monetary mea culpa you'd like to correct, or you've been waging an ongoing war on debt for years, below are a few tips, guidelines and other generally informative tidbits that may help turn the tide in the fight for financial solvency.
Behold the naked, ugly facts...
As a debt counsellor with Community Financial Counselling Services (CFCS) in Winnipeg, Neu often sees an influx of new clients at the end of this month when the credit card statements for the holiday season show up in mailboxes. Some people may not even want to open them, fearing carnage.
But the day of reckoning has come and it's best to examine the devastation carefully.
The first step toward better financial health involves fully understanding one's current situation. That means looking at all the bills and how they match up to the income.
"Dig out the statements. Look at them carefully and see what you're paying each month," she says. Determine your cost of living: mortgage, rent, food, gas, car payments, utilities and even a little entertainment. Any income over that amount can go toward debt. The next step is calculating debt servicing costs, the minimum payments. If those exceed your surplus, or even if they don't, you likely need to cut costs or increase income to make progress. To do that, you need to get a true picture of all spending.
"Tracking expenses is a great place to start so you know what exactly is going out," Neu says. "It usually takes a good, solid month."
With the past behind, determine the future...
Debt reduction is an admirable goal, but it's a little too general. You'll need to set a guidepost that is more concrete.
"If you have specific goals, then you are more apt to accomplish them because you have something tangible to work toward rather than this less specific idea like, 'I want to be debt-free,' or, 'I want to lose weight,'" Neu says.
"If you say, 'I want to lose 10 pounds by March break,' then you have something to work toward."
But just because it is a personal goal doesn't mean it should remain private, says Christi Posner with Credit Counselling Society.
"Put your debt reduction goal for 2013 in a conspicuous place like on your refrigerator or desk so that you will see it every day to stay focused," says the Winnipeg-based debt counsellor. "Better yet, enlist the support of friends or family members also wanting to reduce their debt so that you can support each when tempted to spend."
Plan of attack...
Here's where we get to the "earn more spend less" advice portion, which is so easy to read, but tough to implement. Yet it can be easier than you think, Neu says.
"Sometimes, you need to think outside the box," she says.
Go over every bill -- like the cable/Internet/phone bill -- and look for possible places to save.
"Maybe you don't need all those channels?" Neu says.
Pack lunches. Cut coupons. Take the bus to work. All of the small stuff adds up.
"Making your cup of coffee in the morning instead of buying a $3 specialty coffee will save you over $1,000 a year," Posner says.
If staying on track has been problematic in the past, leave the credit cards at home. If they're persistently maxed, consider cutting them up or stashing them away for the time being.
"Paying for your purchases with cash instead of credit will help you to separate needs from wants," Posner says.
Look to sell items you may not necessarily need -- even that second or third vehicle. Not having to pay for gas, insurance and maintenance alone will save thousands a year.
If you have multiple debts, try consolidating them into a lower interest loan for one easy payment.
Harris says homeowners can take advantage of low-interest home equity loans to consolidate, but the rules regarding the amount of equity now available to borrow has changed recently.
"You used to be able to have a home equity loan for up to 85 per cent of the value," he says. "That's been reduced to 65 per cent."
Consolidate what you can. Maintain paying the fixed debts like the mortgage and the car loans. Pay interest-only on the others and then identify the highest interest-bearing debt and use any surplus cash to pay it down first. Once that's retired, move onto the next, Posner says.
Be sure to leave a little money each month -- $25 even -- for an emergency fund. This prevents sliding backward to pay for the unexpected, like a car repair, she adds.
And do budget for some fun and games because a plan without provisions for enjoying life is likely to fail.
How much is too much?
Most people can tackle their debt problems by cutting spending on their own. Others may find that after tallying up the bills, they have very little left over -- maybe nothing at all. This is a sign to seek professional help.
Many financial counselling services are non-profit. CFCS and Credit Counselling Society both offer free-of-charge services and can help people develop informal debt proposals that help them pay back what they owe at a lower interest rate -- or sometimes with no interest at all -- over a set time period.
Yet when debts become completely unmanageable, and it's unlikely the entire debt can be paid back, more drastic measures may be required.
People have a couple of options under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, federal legislation, to get out from under crushing debt in a fair and timely manner, says Brent Warga, a trustee in bankruptcy with Deloitte and Touche.
The first choice is often a consumer proposal.
"With proposals, individuals essentially put forward a reasonable and affordable offer to their creditors to satisfy those debts," he says. "That can range from 100 cents on the dollar to a much lower offer depending on the situation."
Consumer proposals have become more popular in the last couple of years following changes to the act that increased the debt limit from $75,000 to $250,000, excluding mortgages on a principal residence.
But when paying back even a small portion of the debt is a major challenge, filing for bankruptcy may be the only option.
In bankruptcy, creditors may only receive a negligible return of their money if anything at all.
"Generally, all non-exempt assets -- equity in their home, a vehicle and investments -- will vest with the trustee, but the bankrupt will have an opportunity to re-purchase assets," he says, adding RRSPs are exempt for debt repayment.
Otherwise the assets will have to be sold to repay the debt.
Yet, bankruptcy can be a fresh start.
"For a first-time bankrupt without surplus income, the bankruptcy process can be as short as nine months," he says, adding it generally stays on a credit report for about seven years.
In contrast, a consumer proposal remains on a report for five years after completion.
In either case, you can still apply for credit so long as your disclose your circumstances, but it's unlikely a creditor will lend you money without a guarantor.
Not the end of the world...
Whether you have to simply cut costs, work more or file for bankruptcy, it's not as bad you may believe. Most people feel relieved once they tackle their debt and get on track, Neu says.
And certainly, no one should feel ashamed.
"Long story short, there is still a negative connotation to bankruptcy, but I would say it's not something individuals should avoid if their circumstances become too burdensome," Warga says. "You're not ostracized from the economy because you file for bankruptcy."
Reducing and eliminating debt doesn't have to mean life in the salt mines either, Neu says.
"A lot of clients will say, 'I will have no life at all,'" she says. "You can still have a life. It may not be regular dinners at The Keg, but people just have to learn to look at life in a different way."


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- Transmission - cassette and free hub removal and replacement
- Headset - a headset strip, lube and refit
- Wheels - trailside wheel truing; disc removal and replacement
- Lubrication - all items stripped and replaced through the course
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About the Campaign
Go Beyond: Campaign for Wheaton closed on June 30, 2014, but its impact on students will be felt for many years to come.
Here, students explore knowledge through the wide-open lenses of the liberal arts and sciences. Students are encouraged to go beyond their familiar interests by investigating new subject areas and getting involved on campus and in the wider world. Guided by professors who become mentors and friends, students discover their true passion—which might be something they haven't before imagined.
As one alumna recently said, "I am a believer in liberal arts education, and the notion that a broad-based education produces great thinkers." A Wheaton liberal arts education is distinctive. The college's holistic ways of teaching and learning draw upon a web of connections—across disciplines, across academic and experiential learning, and across lines of difference.
This approach has evolved from a vision that is as old as the institution itself. Early founder Eliza B. Wheaton's hope for the young women of her seminary was "that as they come in contact with the world, it shall be the better for their having lived in it."
Wheaton remains true to this vision—and has grown stronger with each decade. Each step forward has happened because those who stewarded the college were willing to go beyond the expected and aspire to the extraordinary.
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BOXER George Groves drew hordes of people to the Oasis boxing gym on Friday night to help rocket community fundraising efforts for a very sick little boy.
Sebastian Murtough is not even two years old but has already undergone weeks of chemotherapy and an invasive operation to slice a tumour from his left kidney.
Now the 23-month-old youngster will have to go another intensive period of chemotherapy in London, which will put a significant emotional and financial strain on his family.
On Friday night Paddy Fitzpatrick, who runs the Boxing Gym in Ferndale Road, used his latest boxing show to help raise funds for the little boy's care.
Paddy said: "It wasn't put on for Seb, it was already going to happen but when his uncle Jose Mantinan came to me asking for George to sign some boxing gloves he could auction to raise money for Seb I suggested we could do something.
"The family have to travel up and down to the hospital for the treatment for the next three months and the parents won't be able to work because they'll be caring for the child and I just thought it would be something we could do."
Paddy's most famous boxer, world title contender Groves, was a special guest on the night and took part in a Q&A session as well as an auction for Sebastian.
Paddy said: "All the people turned up for George and it was just another opportunity to raise some money.
"I think it is great if anybody can do anything for another human being but when a man like George Groves, who is in training for the fight of his life, gives up his time to support something like this that is fantastic."
To top the show off, Jose won his fight on the night.
Paddy said: "There were loads of people who came along and it was great that his uncle won his fight. There was a lot of emotional pressure on him."
The show was a sell out and has now boosted the pot for Seb to around £1,500.
Seb's dad, Steve Murtough, was touched that so much has been done to help his little boy.
The 33-year-old said: "I always knew that Paddy was a generally nice guy but that he wanted to help out was really touching.
"It was just a little fundraising thing my brother was going to do and Paddy got everything together himself."
Although little Seb is beginning to recover, there is a long road to go before he is back to full health.
Steve said: "It's still a long road to go but we're just looking forward to next year and hoping that he'll make a full recovery."


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Social workers 'going back to school'
10:27am Friday 4th January 2013
By Haydn Lewis and Mike Laycock
10:27am Friday 4th January 2013
By Haydn Lewis and Mike Laycock
SOCIAL workers are moving into the heart of York communities to help ensure struggling families are identified and helped as quickly as possible.
Teams of social workers and family support workers are being based at three schools - Derwent, York High and Canon Lee - to help families in the Tang Hall, Acomb and Clifton areas of the city.
They will lead City of York Council's early intervention approach, to tackle a range of social problems before they reach crisis levels, said education cabinet member Janet Looker.
She said work would start with young mothers and new-born babies, ranging from the importance of changing their nappies promptly to cuddling them regularly.
"The first two years of a child's life are critical," she said. "It is often too late by the time the children are starting school."
She said a key aim would be to try to reduce the number of children that need to be taken into care.
The number of children in council care rose from 199 to 255 between 2008/9 and 2011/12.
Coun Looker said the programme would not specifically target the families of children at those schools, saying there just happened to be accommodation available there and they were in the right location.
"The aim is to get the social workers out of head office and into the heart of the community," she said.
Meanwhile, Coun Looker has warned that as the Government squeezed local government funding, the council must look at increasingly imaginative ways of supporting schools and ensuring they get the necessary help.
Coun Looker said this might involve increased cooperation between schools, but she could not go into further detail. She said she had immense pride in the city's schools and the way they continued to adapt to the shifting requirements of the Ofsted inspection system.
"Our schools are rising to the challenge of such a huge number of changes that have taken place in the past year and on a positive note we are hoping for good things from a recent Ofsted that took place at Tang Hall Primary which is due out soon."
Coun Looker spoke of the "painful decision" to close Burnholme Community College, but said staff and students were now "sorting themselves out" and looking where they were going to go next.
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This Compliance All-in-One Guide is a collection of resources designed to help security professionals contribute effectively to their compliance programs. Each chapter is designed to address key concerns, whether you're still learning about the regulations, working on process improvement or searching for effective products. The goal is to help you build a risk management program that can confidently meet regulatory expectations. Learn at your own pace as we logically guide you through our valuable content.


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ASCO Annual Meeting
June 1, 2013
In a new study, researchers found that spouses of patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer were not more likely to have an HPV infection than the general population. Oropharyngeal cancer begins in the oropharynx, which is the middle part of the throat behind the mouth, and includes the base of the tongue, the soft palate, the side and back walls of the throat and the tonsils. HPV infection is very common among men and women in the United States and is a risk factor for several types of cancer, including oropharyngeal cancer. However, most people with an HPV infection will not get cancer. When a cancer contains signs of HPV, it is called HPV-positive.
The study included 147 patients with cancer and 83 spouses or partners. To find evidence of HPV when the patients were first diagnosed, the participants used a 30-second mouth rinse and gargle, which was spit out and analyzed for signs of HPV. This test was repeated a year later. Signs of HPV were found in 66% of the patients with cancer when they were diagnosed, and 7% still had signs of HPV a year later after receiving cancer treatment. Overall, a little more than 7% of the partners had signs of oral HPV. However, among the 75 partners who were women, 5% had signs of HPV, which is similar to the 4% of women in the general population that have signs of HPV. Among partners who were men, the percentage of those with signs of HPV was also similar to that of the general population of men; however, it was higher than for partners who were women.
In addition, researchers found no cancers or precancers (abnormal cells that are not cancer but could become cancer over time) in 64% of the partners who had an examination to look for oral cancer.
What this means for patients
"Patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers and their spouses often worry about oral HPV transmission and wonder about the spouses' cancer risk. These findings provide assurance that a partner's risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer remains low. Couples who have been together for several years have likely already shared whatever infections they have and no changes in their physical intimacy are needed," said lead study author Gypsyamber D'Souza, PhD, MPH, MS, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Brownies are a certain delight in any household. While trying to come up with new ways of using our Almond Meal Flour, we discovered it can make some great brownies. The bonus about this experiment is that we not only came across a wonderful tasting brownie, but it is gluten free as well!
Almond Brownies
½ cup Butter, melted
½ cup Cocoa Powder
1 cup Evaporated Cane Juice
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Tb Cornstarch
½ cup Almond Meal
½ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch square pan; set aside. Combine the melted butter and cocoa, stirring to combine. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and mix to combine. Spread into the baking pan and bake 30 minutes. Makes 9- 1 x 1″ brownies
Nutrition Information
Each Brownie (1 x 1 square) contains: Calories: 220, Calories from Fat: 130, Total Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 70mg, Sodium: 115mg, Total Carbohydrate: 22g, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Sugars: 16g, Protein: 4g.


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The case, Bajinya et al v. Government of Rwanda/UK Secretary of State, has attracted significant public interest. Government officials from the United Kingdom and Rwanda supported extradition so the suspects could stand trial in Rwanda. The defendants appealed to the UK High Court after earlier proceedings ordered their extradition. There is no further appeal from the High Court in this matter.
The High Court ultimately sided with the defendants. The High Court's assessment of genocide trials in Rwanda led the Lord Justices to deny extradition owing to concerns over due process and fair trial. Both UK domestic legislation and the European Convention on Human Rights preclude extradition in the event a flagrant denial of justice might result. Drumbl's research was specifically excerpted in support of the conclusions that the Rwandan government is loathe to accept acquittals and that, despite improvements over time in the quality of justice in Rwanda, political pressures to convict persist with regard to high level suspects.
"The outcome of this case is tricky insofar as the UK lacks the legislation to prosecute these suspects domestically in a national court setting," noted Drumbl. "But it is exciting to see this research play some part in judicial decision-making."
Mark A. Drumbl is the Class of 1975 Alumni Professor at Washington and Lee University, School of Law, where he also serves as Director of the University's Transnational Law Institute. Drumbl has lectured and published extensively on public international law, war crimes trials, and genocide prevention. He is the author of Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law (2007), which has been widely acclaimed and has won prestigious awards from the International Association of Criminal Law and the American Society of International Law.
Drumbl has taught international law in Uganda, Brazil, Italy, Finland, and the Netherlands and in addition has held visiting appointments on the law faculties of Oxford University, the University of Paris, Trinity College-Dublin, and the University of Western Ontario, among others. This year he was appointed to the Advisory Board of the International Bar Association's War Crimes Committee, and in January he delivered the Law, Justice, and Society honorific lecture at Oxford University. He is scheduled to present his work this fall at the law schools at Cornell, Yale and McGill, and at the International Peace Palace in The Hague.


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Big enough to offer more than 300 degree programs, from certificates to bachelor's to advanced degrees. Small enough to give you personal attention, as well as opportunities to collaborate with and learn from internationally renowned scholars in your chosen field. Not only is Kent State counted among Ohio's best colleges and universities, but it's still accessible financially and academically to many different kinds of students. When you invest your willingness and hard work, Kent State offers academic support, real-world experience, a diverse and inclusive campus culture, and the philosophy that new ideas matter.
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Kent State offers more than 300 undergraduate and graduate majors and minors, connecting to a wide range of careers. Our academic advisors can put you on the degree track that will best help you reach your personal and career goals. Career Exploration and Development also offers some helpful exercises that can help you choose a major and a career.
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To most of us using the latest technology and gadgets, it is useful and convenient. But hasn't the fog of technology and gadgets taken over the old charms of reading books in bed or having to wait for a comic to arrive mid-week? They have taken away the joy we used to have on Wednesdays when a new version of the Batman or the X-Men comic was released.
People anxiously awaited for the new release and rushed to the comic stores to get their favorite reading. Technology has taken a huge leap with the release of tablets. Even the hardcore comic fans are taking cheap exits by getting their favorite material through piracy and other type of downloads. This is kind of setback for the traditional Comic business.


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Research for the latest Harvard Business Review ranking of the best-performing chief executives since 1995 – topped by Steve Jobs, as it was in 2010 – also yields some interesting new insights about whether to pick insiders or outsiders to run the company.
The study points out that, overall, insider CEOs do better, ranking on average 154 places higher than outsiders on long-term measures of total shareholder return and increase in market capitalisation. But there was little difference between the performance of insiders and outsiders in continental Europe, China and India. Read more


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PORTLAND, Ore. An observatory in Hawaii has harnessed adaptive optics to produce visible light photographs of the first three-planet solar system.
The three gas giants, larger than Saturn and Jupiter, are orbiting the star HR8799, 130 lights years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
Last week, NASA released photographs of a single planet 25 light-years away in the the Southern Fish constellation. The photos were taken by the 2.4-meter Hubble Space Telescope.
The much larger telescopes at the Keck Observatory on Maui used adaptive optics techniques to render photographs rivaling those made by Hubble. The technique canceled out the distorting effects of the atmosphere. The resulting photographs of the three gas giant exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) were made by a team of Canadian, U.S. and British astronomers.
|Keck Observatory's 10-meter telescope confirmed the Gemini 8-meter telescope's photograph of three gas giant planets orbiting the star HR8799 in the constellation Pegasus.
Scientists have long inferred the presence of planets orbiting distant stars, citing the gravitational effect they exert on their star. Over the last decade, 326 planets have been indirectly detected based on their gravitational effects. Improved adaptive optics are enabling the largest ground-based telescopes to image the exoplanets in greater detail.
So far, only gas giant planets less than 60 million years old were thought to be bright enough to be visible from Earth. Exoplanets are not bright enough to photograph with existing telescopes.
The research team, led by Christian Marois of the National Research Council (Victoria, B.C.), captured images using telescopes at the Gemini and Keck observatories. Genimi's 8-meter (26 foot) mirror initially photographed two of the planets; Keck's 10-meter (32 foot) mirror confirmed the finding with photographs of all three planets. Photographs of the star system, dubbed HR 8799, show three planets measuring about ten times the mass of Jupiter. HR8799 is barely visible to the naked eye from Earth.
The Gemini and Keck telescopes used adaptive optics to render photographs using post-processing techniques that removed the central star's light, leaving only the planets and dust belt. Called Angular Differential Imaging, the data-reduction technique uses field-of-view rotations to suppress bright star light with post-processing algorithms.
With atmospheric distortion suppressed, fainter light from the exoplanets shone through. As the telescope rotated, a data reduction pipeline subtracted starlight from multiple images, which were then aligned and combined to provide enough sensitivity to photograph the distant planets.


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Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDQ) improve traffic management within the server by offloading traffic sorting and routing from the hypervisor's virtual switch to the Intel® Ethernet Controller. Working in conjunction with VMware NetQueue* or Microsoft Virtual Machine Queues*, VMDQ enables traffic steering and balanced bandwidth allocation across the Intel Ethernet Controller's multiple hardware queues.
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The jury trying Cherries player Steve Cook and three other footballers on charges of sexual assault and voyeurism will continue their deliberations into a fifth day today.
This morning the judge told them a 10-2 or 11-2 majority verdict would be accepted if they cannot reach unanimous agreement.
Anton Rodgers, 19, George Barker, 21, and Lewis Dunk, 21, from Brighton, and AFC Bournemouth player Steve Cook, 21, from St Leonards, deny sex assault and voyeurism.
The incident happened when all four were players for Brighton and Hove Albion.
A summary of the trial so far:
Day 2 - Tuesday January 22:
Opening the case for the prosecution Richard Barton said the four professional footballers had "deliberately humiliated the 19 year old woman for their own sexual gratification."
He described Anton Rodgers, George Barker, Lewis Dunk and Steve Cook as "arrogant young men labouring under the misguided belief that by reason of their privileged position they could with impunity take advantage of a young woman in this way"
The victim gave evidence saying"I felt ashamed and embarrassed
"I couldn't believe it had happened."
She said she had no recollection of the night - other than a flashback of George Barker and Lewis Dunk grabbing her ankles - and of Lewis Dunk feeding her a chicken burger in Middle Street.
Day 3 - Wednesday:
The victim faced cross examination by each of the defendants' legal teams.
Defence counsel for George Barker accused the victim of being "swept up in a roller coaster of lies"
Defence for Anton Rodgers accepted he was pictured exposing himself to the victim in one photograph, but called their actions "just larking about".
Defence for Lewis Dunk accused her of "having a keen interest in footballers" and pursuing Leon Redwood, Roland Bergkamp and another Brighton and Hove Albion player around that time.
Day 4 - Thursday:
The victim broke down in an emotional outburst in the witness box saying "they taunted me" and "shouted my name in the street"
A friend she was out with on the evening before the alleged assault said they drank ten to 15 shots each and shared a bottle of rose wine.
The victim's best friend said she had confided in her but had feared what people would think of her.
The general manager of the Jury's Inn said their CCTV footage was "irrevocably removed"
Day 5- Friday:
Albion player Ben Sampayo reluctantly gave evidence for the prosecution.
He said his team mates woke him up "giggling" to show him a photo of themselves exposed with the young woman.
Day 6 - Monday:
George Barker's defence case began
Barker said he exposed himself to copy Anton Rodgers and "make the boys laugh"
Day 7 - Tuesday:
Anton Rodgers's defence case was heard.
He said he exposed himself and took pictures, but it was just "boy banter".
Lewis Dunk's defence case began
Dunk said he had been on the phone for 35 minutes during the time the pictures were taken.
He said his team-mates' behaviour was "stupid"
He said he had not participated in or seen or heard any pictures taken
Day 8 - Wednesday:
Leon Redwood confirmed he sprayed shaving foam on the victim's leg. Describing her as 'asleep but not asleep'.
He described the incident as 'harmless fun'.
Mr Redwood confirmed the victim asked him to delete photographs of the incident.
Counsel Richard Barton summed up the prosecution's case.
He told the jury: 'This was a young woman who was asleep and not able to consent to what happened to her . . .
Defendant Steve Cook told the court he saw Anton Rogers expose himself but could not remember who the other individual was.
He described the incident as a 'juvenile prank'
Day 9 – Thursday
Each defendant's counsel gave their closing speech.
They all challenged the credibility of the alleged victim's evidence.
Peter Lodder QC, defending Rodgers, told the jury: 'This is a court of law, it is not a court of morals.'
Day 10 – Friday
Jurors were told they should not feel under pressure to make a decision.
Summing up Judge Charles Wide said the moment the woman found photographs on Anton Rogers' phone was 'very important' to the Crown's case.
Judge Wide highlighted evidence given by Ben Sampayo who described seeing a photograph of more than one person exposing themselves and said body parts were in the victim's hand.
He said all the defendants had added credibility because they had no previous convictions.
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Lake Houston State Park Transfers to City of Houston
NEW CANEY, Texas — Lake Houston State Park has become the latest Texas Parks and Wildlife Department property to be transferred out of the state park system. It is the 10th such state property to be transferred in the last six years.
The transition from state park to a Houston city park, and name change to Lake Houston Park, became official during an Aug. 25 ceremony at the park attended by TPWD officials, Houston Mayor Bill White and commissioners from Harris and Montgomery counties.
"The transfer represents a wonderful opportunity for both the City of Houston and surrounding counties to preserve green space and to increase tourism and economic development that will benefit the entire area," White said.
The 5,000-acre park straddles the Montgomery and Harris County lines near New Caney. The heavily wooded property is located just south of the confluence of Caney Creek and the east fork of the San Jacinto River. The state park opened for day use in 1992 and began taking overnight campers in 1995 after an adjacent Girl Scout camp containing lodges and other facilities was acquired by the state. Activities include camping, nature study, bird watching, hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Lake Houston joins such other former state parks as Jim Hogg, Old Fort Parker and Kerrville-Schreiner, which have fallen off the state parks roster as a result of a legislative directive and state park budget considerations.
In 1999, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2108 that directed TPWD to contact governmental entities in jurisdictions with state parks to determine their interest in possibly taking over the state properties and authorized up to $2 million in grants per year to local entities that take over park ownership and operations.
State lawmakers were spurred to action, in part, by a 1998 Texas A&M study of the future of Texas' outdoor resources that found some state park system holdings might be redundant or more appropriately operated by other public entities.
More recently, budget shortfalls in the TPWD's State Parks Division have led to several difficult cost-saving measures, including the transfer of several sites, reductions in operations at other parks and staff layoffs. No state parks have been closed, but transfers of Bright Leaf State Natural Area, Copano Bay Fishing Pier and the Nimitz Museum, as well as the reassignment of Matagorda Island State Park as a wildlife management area, have taken place.
The Lake Houston transfer agreement calls for the continued safeguard of the park's natural and cultural resources and provides public recreation as is consistent with TPWD's mission.
"We are grateful for and encouraged by the enthusiasm our city and county partners have expressed about assuming responsibility for what will be known as Lake Houston Park," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director. "We have a clear understanding that they will continue the park's current recreational character and safeguard its natural resource and historical characteristics. It took careful consideration and lengthy discussion with our partners, but it was clear in this case that transferring this site to local control was the right thing to do for the park and people who will enjoy it in future years."
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department will manage the park facility for the city. The park offers a variety of overnight facilities and an extensive trail system that skirts Peach Creek and winds through dense woodlands of pines and hardwoods teeming with wildlife only 30 miles from Houston's soaring skyline.
TPWD's state park reservation center in Austin will continue to handle reservations for the park for the present time. For reservations, call (512) 389-8900.
To reach Lake Houston Park from Houston, take U.S. Highway 59 north to the New Caney exit (FM 1485) and take Baptist Encampment Road to the main park entrance. For more park information, call (281) 354-6881.*
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A new culture of learning in open source education
Introducing the new culture of learning
14 Sep 2012 Sebastian Dziallas Feed
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Education is broken, but there is a new culture of learning gaining traction, according to Sebastian Dziallas, a student at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.
He describes how fluid learning (departing from the 20th century "stable" structure) is first seeing what's going on (hanging out), then sticking your feet in the water (messing around), and finally getting deeply involved (geeking out).
Dziallas describes his college, and all other learning programs that adopt an open source culture, as communities of practice comprised of teachers who encourage students to experiment, question and play.
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Sebastian Dziallas - Sebastian Dziallas is Events Coordinator for the Teaching Open Source initiative and lead Fedora packager for Etherpad, a browser-based realtime collaborative text editor. He travels internationally to speak at and organize education tracks at FOSS conferences such as OSCON, LinuxTag, and LinuxCon as well as open source tracks at academic conferences such as SIGCSE (CS education) and FIE (engineering education).
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Gary Scarborough on 15 Sep 2012 Permalink
So how is this interaction happening at Olin? Are courses being designed around this culture? Or are faculty creating this atmosphere outside of normal class time? I have always felt that more faculty interaction made a better program. How are the faculty encouraged to participate?
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Mel Chua (Olin '07) on 25 Sep 2012 Permalink
Sebastian can speak to this more cogently, but the short version of my take: it's not a specific course, series of courses, or even pedagogical technique that makes the culture -- it's the underlying values and assumptions of the community.
Open source communities have things like "default to open" and "be bold" as underlying values, so practices like "release early and often" naturally follow from that.
Similarly, I'd say that one of Olin's values is "students are trustworthy stewards of their own learning," which leads to faculty designing very open-ended courses, getting invited to club meetings, having nearly a third of all graduating students design their own degree options, seeing student experimentation and failure as a reflection and learning opportunity rather than a reason to go on academic probation, etc. compared to an underlying assumption "students can't be trusted to learn the right things" which might manifest in things like "only take this required sequence of classes" or "here's the syllabus of the information you will receive from me because I'm the expert and I say so" and other things designed to "keep those uninformed/witless/clueless/immature students from messing up."
I see a similar sort of trust in healthy open source communities. You're assumed to have the intent of helpfulness and a willingness to learn and cooperate unless proven otherwise, not treated with wary suspicion as someone who might be Wasting People's Time (unless proven otherwise). Useful until proven a jackass vs useless until proven useful.
As for how faculty are encouraged to participate -- I do know that faculty evaluations are done on a somewhat different criteria than most places -- things like designing curricula, writing books, running outreach workshops, consulting, etc. count as "intellectual vitality" which I believe is an alternative to just publishing research papers. From what I've heard, this is a relatively recent policy change to allow faculty to "get credit" for the stuff they're doing that doesn't fit into the traditional constraints of research/teaching/service. But they were certainly doing it before. Enthusiasm? Self-reinforcing culture (everyone else around you does it and supports it too?)
I'm an alumna of the 2nd class, so I'm rather biased; this isn't an utopia, by any means. People fail, classes explode, folks drop out and burn out, experimental things go awry, hastily-constructed policies crack under strain. But I think that also points to an openness to change as another underlying value that makes these cool things possible -- and that's something that needs to be strongly reinforced by the top down. It's okay to take risks and fail; as long as you learn, you'll be rewarded for the trying.
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Gary Scarborough on 26 Sep 2012 Permalink
So I guess my next question is how do you maintain any structure? Employers expect students to have certain skills when they get certain degrees. How do you ensure that students meet an expected criteria in their educational progress? Are the engineering programs ABET accredited? How do you propose a variable educational path to the State Board of Education?
Unfortuneately many schools only recognize publishing as a measure of faculty worth. RIT used to be focused on providing the best hands-on education we could. Now we have decided to become a premier research institution. Sadly, that will probably be at the expense of our educational values.
I agree that students should be more involved in planning their own education. In the 10+ years I have spent at RIT, the best students were always the ones who sought knowledge on their own without having to always be led.
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Mel Chua (Olin '07) on 13 Oct 2012 Permalink
Olin's ABET accredited, yes. There's structure in that there are certain class and credit requirements (and there are grades), but compared to most engineering schools it's a far more customizable program. Keep in mind that it's a tiny school; with only 300-ish students you end up with tiny class sizes. 30 is considered huge; I'd put the "normal" size at anywhere from 6 to 25 (the latter already feels "big" to me). There's room for individual variation and mentoring.
The interesting thing is that only 1/3 of Olin graduates end up entering engineering industry directly -- another 1/3 do some form of graduate study in STEM (meaning that they've got a nice-looking API for employers with the traditional mindset -- and although that's not why my classmates went to grad school for, it *is* a side effect!) and the final 1/3 dive off into something else entirely -- theatre, medicine, business studies, getting a startup together, teaching, travel...
So I think the question answers itself partially because Olin students enter the school tending to think "okay, I want to take an unorthodox path anyway, and I'm going to have to learn to explain myself to everybody, and will probably be creating/writing most of the job descriptions that I fill."
It's been true for me and for a good number of my friends, though definitely not an universal experience.
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A driver who pulled out and killed a motorcyclist who was on his way to a memorial service for the legendary motorbike road racer Mike Hailwood has been convicted of causing death by careless driving.
Lorraine Ferris, 51, of Hall Gardens, Colney Heath, was yesterday placed on a 12-month community order and told to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.
Judge Richard Foster also banned her from driving for 12 months, ordered her to take an extended re-test before regaining her licence and told her to pay £300 prosecution costs.
Luton Crown Court heard that motorbike rider Neal Christian, 64, was thrown into the air and travelled ten metres along the carriageway after he crashed into her blue Fiesta.
Mr Christian, from Enfield, had met up in Hertford with six other bikers to make the journey to Norton motorbike factory in Birmingham and were to then go to a memorial service for Hailwood in a nearby church.
Prosecutor Rachel Drake said the crash happened at between 9.25am and 9.30am in the morning of Sunday, March 20, last year.
Ferris was taking her partner and two children to Norfolk for the day from her home in Colney Heath when she pulled onto the "longabout" on the A414 from Colney Heath High Street and struck Mr Christian, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ferris, who was cut out of the her car and was treated for fractured ribs and a punctured lung, denied causing death by careless driving.
When interviewed in May last year, Ferris told the police she was taking her partner and children for a day out in Norfolk. She said she stopped for a few seconds to see if the road was clear and saw nothing else.
The prosecutor said: "She was adamant she did not see the motorcyclist. She made a catastrophic error in her judgement. If she did stop and look it is clear she did not look properly.
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Whyteleafe overcame a two-goal deficit to cruise comfortably into the quarter-finals of the Kent League Cup at the expense of Sevenoaks Town.
After losing the first leg 3-1, goals from Cedric Abrahams, a Michael Abnett spot-kick, Che Stadhart and Jerson Dos Santos saw Leafe ease through 4-0 on the day and 5-3 on aggregate.
Leafe pressed forward right from the start, and after only three minutes Town's George Smith was pressurised into handling in the area but Dos Santos hit the resulting penalty against the bar.
Dos Santos had two further clear chances in the first quarter of an hour but Town's keeper, Matt Bailey, was proving equal to everything that was being fired at him.
Leafe's superiority was almost complete and it was not until 25 minutes into the game before Town managed to mount an attack but the home side's defence was up to the challenge.
Then a fine sweeping movement between Abnett, Paul Scott and Dos Santos resulted in a shot that went narrowly wide.
It was not proving to be a happy tie for Sevenoaks' George Smith. After being sent off in the first leg and conceding the early penalty, he was the victim of a searing tackle by Dean Palmer.
The perpetrator was cautioned and, after some delay, Smith left on a stretcher. Luckily, the injury proved not to be as serious as was at first feared.
In first half added time, Leafe were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area, and Abnett's finely crafted kick was headed powerfully past Bailey by Abrahams.
Within a minute, Getro Kilapi was brought down in the box. Abnett took the kick but Bailey appeared to save. The linesman signalled that the keeper had moved off his line so Abnett was allowed to retake the kick. Finally, at the third attempt in the game, Leafe had scored from a penalty.
Sevenoaks were annoyed by the decision, and both a defender and the goalkeeper took their protestations too far and were cautioned. The encroachment had indeed been marginal; many officials would have ignored it but it meant that Leafe went in at half time level on aggregate.
The home side continued their almost total domination after the interval.
Scott ploughed his way through a succession of fierce tackles only to lose control just in front of goal, before a long shot from Michael Abnett hit the base of the post with Bailey well beaten and a pinpoint cross from Kalapi found Scott, but his header went narrowly wide.
At last, in the 70th minute, Stadhart found the net with a piercing shot to put Leafe ahead.
There was a brief flurry of activity from the visitors but the match was settled after 78 minutes when Dos Santos found the net from a wide shot to seal the Leafe comeback.
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Security Council: Statement by Ambassador Wittig on Iran Sanctions
(Statement as delivered by Ambassador Wittig at a Security Council meeting on the Iran Sanctions Committee "1737")
"Thank you Mr. President. May I join others in thanking Ambassador Néstor Osorio not only for his briefing but also for his hard work in chairing the 1737 Committee throughout the past two years.
As you leave, Ambassador, the work of this Committee continues to be of crucial importance. In June 2010 – about two and a half years ago – this Council adopted Resolution 1929. Since then, Iran has neither been willing to enter into negotiations on substantial issues during various rounds of talks with the E3+3, nor has it taken concrete confidence-building measures in order to convince the international community about the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme. Nevertheless, the E3+3 remain committed to pursuing a diplomatic solution. The E3+3 intend to resume negotiations with Iran in the very near future.
The Iranian nuclear programme remains in fact a major threat to international peace and security. The IAEA's latest report doesn't alleviate our concerns - just to the contrary: Iran continues to expand its enrichment capacities at Natanz and Fordow. At this very day, talks between the IAEA and Iranian officials are taking place in Tehran. As it seems, Iran has once more refused to grant the IAEA access to Parchin. Even if the long overdue access should finally be granted, extensive activities at this site carried out by Iran will have seriously undermined the Agency's ability to conduct effective inspections. Of utmost concern, however, is the fact that due to Iran's persisting lack of cooperation no progress whatsoever has been made in clarifying the possible military dimensions to its nuclear programme.
Mr. President,
During the last Security Council briefing several members expressed their deep concern regarding conventional arms transfers from Iran. The fact that the Sanctions Committee's Panel of Experts has not received any reports of intercepted conventional arms transfers involving Iran in the current reporting period should not necessarily be interpreted as non-occurrence of such sanctions violations. Our concerns have not been evaporated. In fact, recent reports about illegal arms flows from Iran to Syria via air through Iraq underscore the pressing relevance of this issue. Moreover, these reports add to various public statements both by Iranian officials and Palestinian groups such as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as well as Hamas indicating that Iran provided relevant technical assistance for building arms and rockets that were finally targeted at Israel. We strongly urge the Committee and its Panel of Experts to follow these preoccupying reports very closely and to act consequently.
Mr. President,
We remain convinced that high vigilance on Iran's proliferation activities is necessary. The Committee and its Panel of Experts have an important role to play promoting the overall acceptance and credibility of this body and in ensuring world-wide implementation of the sanctions.
Against this background, we are confident that the Committee will soon conclude its considerations on two designations recommended by the Panel of Experts. Once again, the Iranian entities to be designated - YAS AIR and SAD Import Export Company – are clearly linked to arms trafficking with Syria. In the same context, Germany welcomes the valuable Implementation Assistance Notice on Conventional Arms currently under consideration by the Sanctions Committee. Its publication would be a further step towards making the sanctions regime more efficient. We are hopeful that other IANs incorporating some more of the Panel's recommendations will follow suit in the near future.
Mr. President,
The Panel of Experts submitted its midterm report to the Committee on 9 November. We have examined it carefully and find it valuable and substantiated. We would like to express our appreciation of the Panel's work and support it by sharing our experiences. Therefore, we have invited the Panel to again visit Germany from 17-20 December in order to discuss matters relevant to its mandate.
Mr. President,
Iran urgently needs to convince the international community that its nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful. We are convinced that a diplomatic solution is possible and that negotiations with the E3+3 can yield results. Yet, the onus is on Iran. And our patience cannot be unlimited. If Iran continues to disregard its international obligations, it will face the increasing costs of its continued obstruction."


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Google ( GOOG) started delivering the first batch -- probably a few hundred, at the most -- eyeglasses to the earliest adopters this week. Production and sales will ramp in stages in the coming weeks and months until they become generally available sometime within a year from now.Now, imagine that we could shift some parts of history by a year or two. Imagine that most people in public this week were wearing Google's eyeglasses, recording all audio and video almost all the time. Let me suggest this: The case of the Boston bombings would have been solved within minutes, perhaps seconds. With hundreds or thousands of people wearing Google glasses, hardly one movement or word acted or spoken in public would have remained unrecorded. There would be no mystery as to who did it. There were already a few photos and videos of the event, you say. Well, obviously too few, too little, too far away, too late. Using smartphones and other cameras, most people simply don't record all the time. Fixed rooftop cameras: Too few, too low-quality, too far away. Too little data, too much uncertainty. With Google's eyeglasses, recording will not be a burden, so why not leave them on all the time? The quantity of film and audio tape would multiply by many decimal points. People walk and stand very close to each other, and the audio may be as revealing as the video.
Imagine a group of 100 or 1,000 people on a city block recording audio and turning their heads while wearing Google glasses: There would be nothing left undiscovered by a forensic team. A perp would have to be silent (leaving no voice print) and wear a face mask or some other face-altering makeup. It would be a lot more difficult to escape the abundant video and/or audio evidence. I have written before about the creepy impact -- some would say negative -- resulting from everyone wearing Google's eyeglasses. But there is a positive side, too, and that is -- at a minimum -- crime prevention and resolution. Once most people start wearing Google glasses, there will be zero privacy in public. Everything you do in the presence of another person -- walk, talk, just stand there -- will be a matter of a database search. Meeting someone at a cafe just to chat in private? Forget about it. Several people wearing Google glasses will have recorded it -- audio and video.


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Recently I've found myself lacking the energy that most 24 year olds should have.
I started out strong staying up late every night facebookin' it while watching trash TV…But now, 5 o'clock rolls around and all I want is a hot bath, a foot rub with some bengay, and an oversized fluffy robe with mismatched fuzzy socks.
Unfortunately I feel the same way whether it's 5 o'clock at night or 10 in the morning.
When meal time rolls around I use up what energy I have to make the food for others, then lay myself flat on the floor with my mouth wide open hoping Boo drops some crumbs in my directions.
Ok…In all honesty when it comes to the food I eat for lunch it's 78% leftovers from last nights dinner. But when leftovers aren't available, I look for something that's fast and has all the right components to keep me energized, full, and focused.
I sound like a breakfast cereal commercial.
Pear Arugula Lunch 'Pizza'
*Although this isn't technically a pizza, it resembles one in a way :)*
1 whole wheat tortilla, flat bread, naan, etc.
Melted Coconut Oil
S/P plus seasonings of choice
handful of arugula
1 pear
1/4 c. walnuts
1/4 c. crumbled goat cheese
drizzle of balsamic oil
1. Take your tortilla and brush it with melted coconut oil. Then sprinkle it with salt and pepper and desired spices. (I used a lot of dried herbs, paprika, and garlic) Put on a baking sheet and turn oven to low broil. Broil for a couple minutes until tortilla becomes golden and crispy.
2. Top with arugula, sliced pears, crumbled goat cheese, walnuts, and then drizzle with balsamic oil.
Super fast and incredibly yummy!
Plus as a bonus you don't have to eat crumbs that were dropped to the floor!
Win Win!


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A Spogangster or Spokangster is a person between ages 10 and 27 found in the city of Spokane. They typically wear crappy JNCO's, South Pole clothes, and the occasional Aeropostale and BOSS Wear hoodie. Also thinks U.S. Polo Association is a designer Ralph Lauren brand. Fake bling piercings are da bomb for them. The girls typically shop at Rave, Deb and other crappy girl's stores with "baby girl" shirts in them. They have no sense of fashion other than MTV rap videos, so they ultimately love their male counterpart Spogangsters, thinnking they are the rappers on MTV. Worships J-Lo and Lil' Jon. Guys have to be blonde, skinny and have shaved heads. Facial hair is highly encouraged to cover their white skin, so as to appear more Black. Ultimately failing. They typically hang out at Northtown Mall or walking up and down Division Street.
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