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Tim O'Brien leaves The Huffington Post; editor was a driving force in the site's pursuit of 'capital J' journalism
Tim O'Brien, executive editor of The Huffington Post and Arianna Huffington's main deputy in the newsroom, is leaving the site to work on his next book.
Huffington made the announcement this morning in an email to staff obtained by Capital.
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O'Brien was one of several New York Times veterans to jump to The Huffington Post several years ago. His departure is no doubt significant, as he was seen as one of the driving forces behind HuffPost's ongoing transition to a muscular reporting outfit. He was also the architect of the site's iPad magazine, Huffington, which launched last year but failed to build up an audience large enough for it to remain a paid product.
O'Brien's reporters will be handed off to other editors, including Howard Fineman, Peter Goodman and Ryan Grim. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
But sources said the announcement caught the newsroom off guard.
"What does it say that his departure would be announced over email and catch everyone by surprise?," said one insider.
Another source told Capital that shortly after the email went out, Huffington convened a meeting with top editors, newsdesk editors and national reporters. She cited a company policy dictating that employees can't write books while working at HuffPost, said the source, who was at the meeting.
"The policy is that anybody starting a new book must either leave employment or take a sabbatical," a HuffPost spokesman confirmed, noting that reporter Radley Balko, for instance, took a sabbatical last summer to work on a book.
O'Brien has written several historical novels to date. Last September, Huffington threw a book party to celebrate the release of his most recent one, a fictional thriller about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Huffington's memo is below:
After two years overseeing our national reporting staff in New York, Tim O'Brien is leaving to work on the second installment of his five-book publishing deal. I'm truly grateful to him for helping us build such a robust and well-oiled original reporting infrastructure, including a crack team of news editors and copy editors, for helping launch the Huffington. magazine, and for editing David Wood's series that won HuffPost a Pulitzer. In the next few days, Tim's reporters will transition to the editorial team of Howard Fineman, Peter Goodman, Ryan Grim, Kate Palmer, John Montorio, Sam Stein, and Amanda Terkel. We'll miss him and look forward to his visits anytime he needs a break from the setting of his next historical novel.
As part of our ongoing -- and growing -- commitment to original reporting, I'm very pleased to announce the return of Shahien Nasiripour, who was one of HuffPost's first (and most dogged) reporters, before moving to the Financial Times in August 2011. When he rejoins us next month, Shahien will be on the financial and regulatory beat, including Wall Street, Washington policy, and the global response to the financial crisis.
So please join me in wishing Tim all the best, and welcoming Shahien back to the HuffPost newsroom.
Ed. Note: This item was updated from an earlier version to include additional reporting.

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the wife and i just bought a house and the previous owner asked that we hold her gas grill untill her new yard was finished. she also said that we should go ahead and us it in the mean time. well, we have never owned a grill before and I have always been intimidated by the idea. you see i am a bit of a perfectionist, and did not want to destroy a nice peice of meat!
well, my wife comes home with a couple of nice steaks!! In a panic, i head for the book store to get a book on the subject of grilling. NOTHING. sure there were receipe books, but I was clueless. then i remembered seeing "How To grill" at Lowe's hardeware. picked it up, read like crazy, viola!! the perfectly grill steaks!! my wife was amazed how confident i was, after reading the necessary parts of this book, at the grill.
we are now looking to purchase a nice charcoal grill of our own. the charcoal sounds like the better/more fun of the 2 fuel styles.
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The reason for my jubilation is that is the latest email from Ancestry they have announced that you can now merge two individuals on your Ancestry trees. There are many ways whereby you end up with two or more entries for one ancestors, a common one is when one parents dies between census and if you aren't paying attention and just click away you can end up with the surviving parents having two families with children of the same name. If you have never done this then you will wonder what I am on about, but if you have you'll know exactly how annoying it is!!
The email has the merge instruction under Top Tips and a link to the website. Clicking on the link takes you to the Ancestry Blog with an entry dated 7 December 2012 giving clear instruction on how to tidy up your tree using the new merge tool. On this page are several screen shots and the one that shows the drop down box of "More Options" has a list of options
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Now when I clicked on the "More Options" tab on my Southwell tree I got a drop down box that just had
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I suspected the difference was because I was logging into Ancestry.co.uk so I logged into Ancestry.com, open up my tree and yes, my theory was right the additional options were there. I have a Worldwide subs so I can log into .com, but I assume that if you just have a .uk subs you can't. Wonder why the difference, if Ancestry read this and get back to me I'll let you know why. In the meantime just enjoy merge all those ancestors who seem to have morphed into two people. Nothing like having a tidy family tree
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Where I think the technical panel was harsh is in the 3F+3T+2T. I don't think that both the 3T and 2T were under-rotated. Some of the other underrotations were close calls and I think he was within the quarter-circle margin for some of the jumps that were called. The flutz calls are legit, however, and Jason needs to consider a different technique going into it.
The reason why Jin and Brown's SS are close is because of Jin's jump difficulty, which the judges factor into SS even if they are not really forced to. But we both agree that he needs a jumping coach, because he will need the 3A, a non-flutzed Lutz, and in my opinion a least one 4T attempt to secure a future in skating that lives up to both technical and artistic demands.


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Pulled pork & chicken are both relatively cheap & easy to cook. Another meat to consider is brisket, a little more work but one will feed about 15 to 20 folks. Ribs take the most effort and cost per person, IMO, but they are the most desired as well.
How much LB per person is a common question. Around my table it's about one pound per person when feasting (we like meat). When feeding men estimate around a pound per guest. Women and children generally tend to eat less, so average in about a half pound for them. Plenty of sides will help reduce the amount of meat required. Also, if having a buffet style meal, having a server for the meat with cut down on the BIG consumers.
However much you decide is "needed", you'll want to cook a little extra to allow for unexpected guests and seconds for ravished carnivores.


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A Canadian couple could build a bigger home on their lot at a sun-soaked Caribbean resort -- but they don't see the point, since they won't be spending much time indoors.
"Other than sleeping, when you've got a beach and a swimming pool, then you're outside," says Deanna Lakusta.
She and husband, Larry, are building at Trujillo Beach Eco-Development, a development by Recap Investment in Honduras. They trimmed what was a 2,000-square-foot floor plan to something closer to 1,500 square feet. It includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It's also got a swimming pool off the patio.
"The back of the house of the living room is all windows," says Deanna, adding it won't be short on natural light.
The gated resort community is on 242 hectares of land with almost 15,000 feet of private beachfront. It also includes rainforest and plantations.
Deanna is an accountant and Larry works for the City of Medicine Hat. "I work in a basement five days a week and need the outside," says Deanna.
The project has an eco-friendly and self-sustaining approach involving features such as on-site organic plantations and farms. There's also a nursery with more than 15,000 exotic plants that will be used to landscape the yards of homes at the development.
A bit of a green thumb, Deanna says she'd like, where possible, to donate her time to assist with growing vegetables at the project's various sites.
"I have a garden at home that I putt around in. If they need help or anything, that's pretty much what I'd like to do," she says.
Other than that, the couple's time in Honduras will be about relaxation. At the project, residents can scuba dive, kayak, hike, bird watch and mountain bike. Popular activities near the site include rafting, zip-lining and swimming with dolphins. The development is also close to historical sites and national parks.
The Lakustas plans to spend anywhere from three to six months each year at the project. No strangers to suitcases and airplanes, they've been to parts of Africa, Asia and Costa Rica, but never Honduras. However, while looking at options for a second home, the Central American country made an impression.
"When my husband was surfing on the Net looking for different places to go to and check out different properties and that, (Trujillo Beach Eco-Development) popped up and he put a deposit down, sight unseen," says Deanna.
"He doesn't normally do stuff like that. He just said, 'This is going to be a good one.'"
It wasn't long before the couple toured the site and picked their lot.
"We are on a lot where there is nobody behind us and there's nobody beside us except for trees," says Deanna. "We only have one neighbour and that's a corner lot."
Their lot isn't on the beach, itself, but Deanna gives top marks to the views of natural beauty from their home.
"I see the ocean and trees," she says. "It's what I've dreamed of."
For a custom home, it's about US$70 per square foot to build. The lots are available from $25,000. Furniture and appliance packages are available, as are landscaping options. The homes qualify to be entered in a rental-management program, which the Lakustas plan to make use of when they're in Canada.
Other than custom-built homes, the project offers villas from $69,900 and will offer condos from $99,900 and luxury estate homes from $450,000.
While there's a lot to like about Honduras, the Lakustas say their trips south will allow them to experience other nearby countries besides Honduras.
"Where we're sitting, it's so easy to go into other countries like Nicaragua and Costa Rica," says Deanna. "It's easy to get from one place to the next around there."
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Series sweep again eludes Pittsburgh after rally by Arizona's bats
PITTSBURGH -- Thursday night began in the Pirates' favor. It did not take long for that to change.
Vance Worley's no-hit bid got away from him in the sixth, a one-run deficit got away from the Bucs' bullpen in the ninth and the D-backs got away from PNC Park as yet another team to avoid being swept by Pittsburgh.
A promising five innings for the Pirates were followed by a forgettable four, and the D-backs' 10-2 victory appears much more lopsided than it actually was. The loss pushes the Pirates to 0-8 when they have had a chance to sweep an opponent, and they remain the only team in the Majors that has yet to break out the brooms in 2014.
Worley, a resurgent righty who was making his fourth start, coasted through his first five frames on just 52 pitches. He was perfect through four innings and carried a no-hitter into the sixth, but that was when he came unraveled. The sixth inning started with Worley's second walk of the night, and, two batters later, his no-hit bid and shutout were dissolved with one swing of the bat from Ender Inciarte, who singled to score Didi Gregorius.
Three pitches after Gregorius' knock, the Pirates' 2-0 lead also vanished when David Peralta sneaked a homer into the right-field seats just above PNC Park's 21-foot fence.
"[Worley]'s human, and he just missed some spots," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Elevated one ball, really one big swing of the bat, the big difference in turning around his outing. Five-and-a-third, no-hit, the volume of work still solid."
Worley, who was saddled with his first loss of the 2014 campaign, tossed a scoreless seventh inning, his third time reaching that length since his June callup. He allowed four hits with two walks and six strikeouts, doing so on 89 pitches.
"Early on, I was able to get ahead in the count, throw strikes," Worley said. "And then, as the game went on, I lost command of my two-seam fastball, was getting behind."
The game completely got away from the Pirates in the top of the ninth when a carousel of Arizona hitters turned one-run lead into an eight-run laugher. Reliever Ernesto Frieri was charged with five runs and surrendered five hits while getting only one out. Jeanmar Gomez finished the inning but not before giving up two more runs on three hits.
The eight hits were the most the Pirates had allowed in an inning this season, and the seven runs matched the worst inning pitched by the Bucs' pitching staff in 2014.
Frieri was acquired in a trade for Jason Grilli last week, and he was making his third appearance with the Pirates. The runs Thursday night were his first allowed as a Buc, but he also gave up three hits on Tuesday night and had help when right fielder Josh Harrison threw out a runner at home plate.
"He was behind the count at times, the ball elevated, wasn't able to get his secondary pitches into play with any consistency," Hurdle said of Frieri.
Long before the bullpen meltdown, Pittsburgh's offense seemed threatening, but it was feeble by game's end. The Pirates scored a run in both the third and fourth innings, on a Gregory Polanco groundout and an Ike Davis single. But after the fourth, the Bucs were limited to just three hits. Their greatest opportunity to add to the lead came in that fourth inning, as Davis' hit was the third straight with no outs. But Pedro Alvarez grounded into a rally-halting double play against Arizona starter Brandon McCarthy. A right-hander, McCarthy lasted 5 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits with six strikeouts.
"We pushed his pitch count to a very good place," Hurdle said of McCarthy, who finished with 100 pitches. "The double play in the fourth cut down some momentum we were building. … He threw strikes, he always does, kept the ball down with some angle. We threw what we had at him, and it wasn't enough."
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It Takes a Village to Treat ADHD: Community and Clinical Collaborations
It Takes a Village to Treat ADHD: Community and Clinical Collaborations
ABSTRACT: The majority of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are assessed and treated by primary care pediatricians. However, the services of others are frequently needed to provide optimal care for children with ADHD; one of the pediatrician's most important roles is to serve as coordinator of the treatment team. A child's parents are the most important members of the ADHD treatment team. Education of parents by professionals is the cornerstone of any treatment plan for a child with ADHD. Schools are a major provider of services for children with ADHD. Schoolbased evaluations and interventions are often provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In cases complicated by comorbid diagnoses, medication treatment resistance, or complex family and psychosocial dynamics, child psychologists and psychiatrists can provide invaluable assistance with diagnosis and treatment. Other professionals, such as speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychiatric social workers, and nurse practitioners can also provide valuable services. Developing technology is creating new avenues of collaboration, including telepsychiatry and phone or Internet consultation.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health disorder treated by pediatricians.1 Some pediatricians may not have the training, clinical experience, or time to adequately evaluate and treat children with ADHD—and most may feel their skills are insufficient in children with medication treatment resistance, comorbid psychiatric illnesses, or complex family dynamics.
In addition, pediatricians who treat children with ADHD often encounter complex systems issues that are beyond their usual scope of practice.
Because most children with ADHD—and especially those with comorbidities— display symptoms in multiple environments and require multimodal treatment (academic, family, individual, and medical interventions), a team of professionals is often required to provide comprehensive treatment. In such instances, the pediatrician may become the focal point for facilitating collaborations between parents, schools, and other evaluating and treating clinicians.
In this article, we describe the roles of the possible members of a comprehensive treatment team. We also offer advice on how pediatricians can facilitate and make the most of these collaborative relationships in order to optimize the treatment of their patients with ADHD.
Despite formidable barriers to pediatricians' caring for children with ADHD, both pediatricians and child psychiatrists agree that pediatricians should treat the disorder.2 Pediatricians play many roles in the treatment of ADHD. In the assessment phase, they determine whether ADHD is present or whether a comprehensive mental health evaluation by a specialist is needed. After a child has received a diagnosis of ADHD, pediatricians serve as educators, counselors, and primary health care providers.
In addition to prescribing medication, they frequently provide detailed ADHD information and parenting advice to parents. For special education plans, schools require the help of a treating clinician to verify the presence of a qualifying medical illness. For many children with ADHD, their pediatrician serves as primary organizer and consultant for their comprehensive treatment plan. In more complex or treatment-resistant cases, pediatricians assist parents in connecting with needed specialists, such as child psychologists, child psychiatrists, psychotherapists, or skills trainers.
PARENTS Keys to obtaining a good family history.
History gathered from a child's adult caregivers is crucial in ruling out psychosocial or environmental causes of secondary ADHD symptoms. If these causes are not ruled out, disruptive children may receive unnecessary psychotropic medications.
Clearly, ADHD and learning disorders are potentially familial conditions. Thus, it is important to inquire about any family history of these problems.
It is also critical to ask families about routines that involve food and sleep. Children who are not provided breakfast or lunch are likely to focus on their hunger rather than their schoolwork—and to suffer the physiological and cognitive effects of not eating. Although sugary foods have not been shown to cause ADHD, the metabolic effects of glucose fluctuation following boluses of simple carbohydrates may lead to shifts in energy and concentration.
Lack of sufficient sleep is a prevalent cause of academic and behavioral struggles. Thus, it is important to rule out poor regulation of access to computers and television as well as sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, when evaluating a child with suspected ADHD.
Children may also have difficulty in paying attention at school if they are the target of bullying. Children with ADHD are often socially awkward and reluctant to tell others when they are victimized; thus, parents may need to be coached to query teachers and educational staff if they suspect bullying at school, despite a child's denial. Bullying may also occur at home between siblings or between a child and a parent, resulting in disruptive behaviors and poor school performance.
Finally, keep in mind that hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention symptoms may be the cause of greatly impaired bonding and joy in a family; however, these symptoms may also be the outcome of family turmoil, parental depression, or family trauma. Good family relationships are crucial to a favorable treatment outcome, and left ignored will result in unsuccessful interventions.
Importance of parenting education. A child's parents or guardians are the most important members of the ADHD treatment team. Education of parents by professionals is the cornerstone of any treatment plan for a child with ADHD. A thorough understanding of ADHD and its treatment enables them to provide an optimal environment at home and to advocate for their child's educational needs at school. Pediatricians can help dispel common misconceptions, such as the belief that ADHD is caused by eating too much sugar, the concern that drugs used to treat ADHD can have catastrophic long-term consequences, or a lack of awareness of the connection between disruptive behaviors and parenting methods.
Parents as case coordinators. When it comes to the treatment of ADHD, parents and guardians are usually the de facto case coordinators for their child's care. They must know what their child's special needs are.
When services at school are needed, parents must know how to request an assessment for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 accommodation plan. Parents may also need to coordinate other treatment modalities, such as speech and language therapy, tutoring, occupational therapy, and social skills training. Pediatricians can help parents add appropriate members to a comprehensive treatment team.


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Because there's nothing remotely mental about folks from all over the country getting together to play Spades on a Friday night.
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The National Park Service offers free ranger-led hikes on the 104 miles of trails in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. These hikes include outings for beginning hikers, advanced hikers, and family groups. Rangers and volunteers also offer guided birding excursions, ski workshops in winter, and other activities throughout the year. For more information, see the National Park Service's schedule of events.
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HOUSTON - An urgent search is underway for a violent group of crooks who terrorized a local family. They say they awoke to masked men with guns demanding everything they had.
The nightmare unfolded at a home on Karen and East Mitchell in northeast Harris County.
Those suspects kicked in the front door of the home early Tuesday morning. The homeowner told Local 2 it felt like they were in there forever, tearing up the home and threatening their lives.
Surveillance video shows masked and armed men approaching the home and kicking down the door. Once inside, the three men terrorized the family of five.
Roberto Quintero said the men first tied him up, then his wife. He says his kids were asleep and the men told him if he gave them money, they wouldn't kill the children.
With Quintero's wrists tied up, the men made him go room to room. His children -- ages 7, 5, and 2 were woken up -- and forced to lay on the ground.
One man, armed with a bat, broke the family dog's chain. The pit bull, Shakira, has not been seen since the attack.
After ransacking the house, video shows them leaving, getting away with thousands of dollars in cash, a computer and beer.
Quintero says they also forced him to sign over the title to his beige 2007 Chevy Avalanche. He believes the family may have been targeted because they own several restaurants.
A neighbor agreed.
"Those people you know they own about three restaurants maybe they thought they got money in the house," said neighbor Ramiro Guzman.
His surveillance system also showed the three men driving away in two vehicles -- one of them, his very own.
The homeowner says the incident left his children so afraid, they went to stay at an uncle's house.
This is the third crime scene for this area. Recently two people were murdered.
"I've lived here 30 years. We're fixin' to move. Had enough of this," said neighbor Bill Hillin.
The video from the home's surveillance system has been shared with investigators n hopes of finding those three men.
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Topic: Anybody has a teenager who lost the parent?
Hello to all
Just wondering of anyone has a teenager who lost mother or father and having tough time dealing with the loss. My older son is 15 and on Oct 18, 2012 we lost my husband/his father to cc. He doesn't show a lot of emotions and really not talking about the loss at all. But it seems that his priorities have changed and school is no longer seems important. He was always a good student (A/B) and now I'm having hard time getting through to him. All he wants to do is play video games, watch youtube and socialize with friends or his girlfriend. I understand that it is his way of dealing with the loss - entertain himself as much as possible, so he won't think of the loss, but I don't think it's a healthy way to grieve. I'm new to it as well and slowly learning. I suggested to take him to therapy session, which he declined.
Anybody had similar issues? Any suggestions? I appreciate it!
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As with the iPhone 4 and 4S, the next-generation iPhone will be available in black and white. Both the black and white versions have backplates that are made of metal, with the plastic trim at the top and bottom. The metal antenna is molded into these metal backplates, likely as a way of making a unibody enclosure for stronger, yet thinner and lighter gadgets.
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In 1981, he was hired by Boating magazine as its engines columnist and boat tester, and in 1984, he left to work at Yachting. A year later he was hired as executive editor of Power & Motoryacht, a position that necessitated a move to Connecticut, where the magazine was then headquartered. Thiel assumed the editorship of PMY's small-boat magazine, Motorboat, in late 1985 and then became editor-in-chief of PMY in 1987. He says that even 20 years later, it's still a dream job and that "most days" he looks forward to going to work—especially when "work" is running a boat.
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Villagers in Toussiana, Burkina Faso eat a meal. Toussiana is a small village in the southwest region of Africa.
Anne Greteman, of Carroll, stands in The Boutique in Toussiana, Burkina Faso. Greteman helped build The Boutique during a two-year stint in the Peace Corps.
March 11, 2013
In a small room with yellow walls and mud-covered floors, yards of fabric and already-made clothes - a rarity in this tiny west African village - young apprentices have hope for a brighter future.
They are tailors-in-training. Ages 15 to 25. They stitch and sew pants, shirts and dresses.
Some have no chance at other jobs because of common physical ailments, such as club feet, that in a richer country could have been cured. Others had fled forced marriages.
Most of them had never been to school in their village, Toussiana, in Burkina Faso. Their ability to speak French - a language that transcends a region with many dialects - was poor.
The apprentices learn from the Association des Tailleurs, Tisserands et Assimilés. The name is much simpler in English: the Association of Tailors.
A villager there - himself uneducated - had a goal to teach the youth of his village to make the clothes and garments that might allow them to feed themselves and marry and raise children of their own.
And a Carroll native, Anne Greteman, 25, helped him do it.
The little room with yellow walls and ready-made clothes, known as The Boutique, where the tailors-in-training sold their goods, was perhaps the pinnacle of a string of accomplishments Greteman made in her two years with the Peace Corps.
"In West Africa you see a lot of images of Sierra Leone and blood diamonds," Greteman said. "They have health issues to deal with and overwhelming poverty.
"But there's a young entrepreneurial spirit."
Greteman is the daughter of Jim and Mary Greteman, of Carroll. She is a 2006 graduate of Kuemper Catholic High School.
After spending four years running track, spiking volleyballs and playing in the Carroll Orchestra, Greteman moved to South Bend, Ind., to attend the University of Notre Dame.
She first traveled to Africa in the summer of 2008 for a school internship that placed her with Global Mama's organization, whose goal is to help women provide money and food for themselves.
Greteman was sent to Ghana, which is just south of Burkina Faso, to teach women to make glass beads and fabric that were fair-trade certified. The fair-trade beads lack lead paint and can be sold in places like the United States.
After the summer-long stint, Greteman returned to Notre Dame to finish her degrees in accounting and political science.
It was during her first semester of her senior year that Greteman decided to volunteer for the Peace Corps.
She sent in her application and was later asked to interview in Chicago for the global organization that places volunteers in third-world counties for two years at a time.
"It was a very personal interview," Greteman said. "They made sure you react well under pressure."
The Peace Corps put her through a battery of medical exams to be sure she was fit for an oversees trip.
She later enrolled in a beginners French class at Notre Dame. She was taking 21 credits that semester and had the added challenge of trying to speak passable French.
Greteman spent the next several months wondering where she was going to be placed. She chatted online with Peace Corp members to learn where missions were being planned.
Greteman graduated from Notre Dame in fall 2010 and returned to Iowa. About one full year passed before her marching orders arrived.
Greteman's hope to return to Africa came true. She would leave for Burkina Faso that October.
Greteman flew from New York with 30 other Peace Corps volunteers.
She trained for two months just outside the nation's capital city of Ouagadougou. Each day she learned about the country's business, health, safety and security.
She'd then ride a bicycle to her host family's home. They were a civil servant family, which meant they had running water.
"By running water I mean they had a spout outside and a shower," Greteman said. "So I was pretty spoiled."
After training, Greteman and the 30 other volunteers with were sworn in at the U.S. embassy.
It's the same oath the president takes.
"I ... do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
The volunteers were then shipped to different parts of the country.
Greteman ended up in Toussiana, in the southwestern portion of Burkina Faso.
It was a year before she comfortably spoke French.
Greteman said almost everyone in her region spoke Dioula, a dialect of the Mande, which is the traditional language in West Africa, as a first language. French was everyone's second or third language.
Her first job was basic.
"It started with easy stuff - working with kids, watching, learning and studying languages," Greteman said.
She helped start a girls' camp and club. She taught children English and about the American political system. She drew a couple of six-by-three-meter maps of the world on walls outside of schools.
Most of the children had a weak grasp of their place in the world.
She said it took her a long time to figure out what her role in the community was going to be. The Peace Corps told volunteers to limit their projects during the first year in country.
"They want you to learn the language and what people needed and assess what needs to be done," Greteman said.
Greteman's patience paid off for the youth in Toussiana.
The Boutique she helped create now jump-starts the careers of young adults who live in and around Toussiana.
Because of Greteman, the association was able to offer low-level business classes to the young apprentices.
She made computer Spreadsheets to help Souleymane Ouattra - the uneducated village who launched the association - manage money for a store where he sold sewing materials.
Greteman helped the apprentices expand their reach. They developed traveling businesses to sell at local markets.
The apprentices learned how to meet with clients and could move back to their villages to sell their own clothes.
Greteman said building the boutique and helping the apprentices was easily her biggest accomplishment while in the Peace Corps.
"They were illiterate. They're like the lowest of the low," Greteman said.
She said teaching the apprentices to do inventory and book keeping and watching them eventually take on leadership roles gives her great pride.
Greteman returned from her two-year assignment in the Peace Corps this past Christmas Eve.
Her near future includes a move to Washington D.C., where Greteman wants to pursue a job in emerging market finance.
As for the future of Africa, Greteman has hope things will get better - in part because of people like her. She said the continent is going to be a place for business in the future.
"You always hear the bad things about Africa," Greteman said. "I think ten years from now there will be a very different Africa."
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Couple Grabs Foul Ball Then Taunts Crying Child [Video]
The below video is one of those things that just makes you cringe. The incident took place Wednesday night during a game between the Yankees and Texas Rangers when a foul ball was tossed into the stands by the outfielder. A kid being held by his father reaches for the ball, but the guy next to dad grabs it and the kid is not happy and cries hysterically.


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Gators lose Powell commitment for '13
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:31 p.m.
A day after landing three recruits, Florida coach Will Muschamp lost a member of his 2013 class when Daytona Beach Mainland linebacker Quinton Powell decommitted from the Gators.
Powell revealed the news Monday evening on Facebook and later confirmed his decision with The Sun through text message.
"Yes I decommitted from Florida, nothing against the program just needed to re-evaluate my choices," he wrote on his account.
Powell declined further comment, but said he's still considering UF.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder was one of six prospects who committed to the Gators during their Feb. 18th Junior Day. But in September, Powell expressed interest in visiting Miami, Oregon and Southern Cal following his senior season.
He officially visited Florida over the weekend and told The Sun it would be harder for those three schools to sway him because how well his trip to Gainesville went.
However, Powell's solidified status with the Gators quickly diminished when they flipped South Carolina linebacker commit Matt Rolin (Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods) on Sunday. Powell has always been against coming in as a freshman with three other prospects at his position, and that ultimately led to his decommitment.
UF now has 24 members in its 2013 class and three linebackers in Rolin, James Hearns (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) and Daniel McMillian (Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast). Verbal commitments are not binding until prospects sign their national letters of intent Feb. 6.
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Brent crude rose above $103 a barrel on Tuesday, up for a second day on concerns over supply disruption from Libya and worries that political turmoil in Egypt could hit oil flows from the region.
Brent crude futures for August delivery were up 50 cents at $103.50 a barrel by 1336 GMT after rising 0.8 percent the previous day. U.S. crude futures for August were 48 cents higher at $98.47 per barrel after rising more than 1 percent on Monday.
Oil output in Libya has fallen by a third after protesters shut several oilfields and anti-government demonstrations in Egypt have raised concerns about the stability of the whole region.
Prices were also supported by data on Monday from the Institute for Supply Management that showed U.S. manufacturing activity grew in June.
"It's a mixture of supply worries and general market sentiment with yesterday's ISM index in the U.S. better than expected," said Carsten Fritsch, oil analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt.
He added that investors were taking the opportunity to buy oil at relatively low prices after three consecutive quarters of falls, the longest such period since 1997-1998.
Analysts also pointed to the increase in refining capacity due to come on stream as bullish for oil.
"Over 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of global refinery capacity will return by late July on top of the 2.5 million bpd that has returned over the past four weeks, providing ample opportunity for runs to rise," Morgan Stanley said in a note.
Brent's premium to U.S. crude narrowed to its lowest since January 2011 at $4.54 a barrel, as severe flooding disrupted Canadian oil supply to the United States.
Canada resumed operation on Monday at a part of a major pipeline in Alberta as weather improved.
Some analysts said the spread was too narrow and could widen to cover costs to transport oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for WTI, to other parts of the United States.
Brent's premium to WTI could also increase due to tighter supply in the North Sea grades from which the Brent price is calculated, JBC Energy said in a note to clients.
"The current weakness in the Brent market could turn if the expected North Sea maintenance through September materialises to squeeze supply of the four grades which make up the marker, while continued arbitrage interest from South Korea may further tighten availability."


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February 10, 2012
Last week, the International Cricket Council released the much-anticipated Woolf Report. The report, which served as an independent review of the ICC governance system made many recommendations, which could serve to radically change the organization of the ICC.
Cricket Canada remains cautiously optimistic that some of the recommendations in the report if implemented could pave the way for an exciting new time for world cricket. Cricket Canada president congratulated the ICC on taking such a brave step in undertaking the governance study. "Firstly the ICC should be congratulated for undertaking such a bold initiative. Putting oneself under the magnifying glass is not an easy thing and we will be interested to see the results of the April meeting"
Among the recommendations that Saini highlighted as allowing Associate Cricket nations like Canada to move forward were the admission of two full members as early as 2013 and the redistribution of funds within the ICC family.
Key items in the report such as distribution of funds based on need basis, granting of full membership for high performance associates with immediate entries, removing test status as a requirement to become a full member and opening the FTP to include more countries are all initiatives that should they be adopted would serve to elevate the profile of Associate nations like Canada.
"In our particular case being a cold weather country, we are forced to undertake major overeseas tours for preparations towards any major qualifiers, like the upcoming T20 CWCQ. In the process much of our funding dissappears in the cost of travel and acoomodation for our team. we would expect that a need basis syetm will likely deal with this issue and create an equal competitive environment "
Saini continued
"We have kept our eye on full membership as an organization for some time now and are working towards or have achieved many of the requirements already. While there is still much to do, we are hopeful that with a clear and defined path forward we will be able to open more avenues of funding currently not available to us due to lack of exposure to the highest level or ICC policy that closes off avenues of government funding. Participation in multi sport activities such as the Summer Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan Am Games are key requirements for increased government funding."
The ICC's current system of event qualification is a major contributing factor to Canada's athlete's not being eligible for any type of Athlete's assistance available in other sports.
"As it stands now, much of our ICC funding is targeted towards the Senior Men's program (this to ensure continued high funding levels) and as such we are unable to invest towards infrastructure development, youth and women's programs, or any grassroots development in the regions. This is a vicious cycle and if we fail to perform and maintain our high performance associate status, the funding levels will drop iff. Opening up funding opportunities by way of direct funding or an ability to commercialize, our matches by way of the FTP would create resources for us that will develop our player pathways. The ability to attract more dollars into associate nations, especially those with huge commercial potential like Canada, is one of the key elements to this plan."
The Woolf report will be tabled at the next ICC Board meeting in April.


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The sheer size of a Rag & Bone show these days speaks volumes about Marcus Wainwright and David Neville's commercial success on an industrial scale—and it's getting grander by the season. They can hire a hangar-size space now, and command the attendance of every top editor and international buyer, even on a chilly New York evening. In a tough economy, their clothes have been hitting that sweet spot in the upper-contemporary zone, where droves of young working women increasingly look to buy impactful day-to-day fashion that won't set them back several month's hard-earned salary. At best, the Rag & Bone guys, along with Alexander Wang, do for America what Isabel Marant does for France: hip, street-casual trophy-wear at a justifiable price.
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ANOTHER 40 volunteers are needed to help an Acorns Children's Hospice fundraiser run smoothly on Sunday, June 22.
Organisers of the Triple Run held at Three Counties Showground, Malvern are calling for volunteers to help set up the event, registration, manning the water stations and welcoming runners across the finish line.
Runners can choose from three courses – a 1km Fun Run, a 5km Woodland Trail or the Malvern Half Marathon and people of all ages and abilities the chance to take part.
Acorns, which has a hospice on Bath Road, Worcester, will use the money raised from the event to provide care for children with life limiting and life threatening conditions, and their families.
Shujea Khatun, Acorns major events officer, said: "You don't have to take part in the run to enjoy the day.
"You can show your support by volunteering at one of our biggest fundraising events of the year.
"So far 60 people have signed up to help but we need another 40.
"It costs £750 a day to care for each child at our hospices and the majority of the money needed to run these services comes from fundraising activities and donations.
"Events like the Triple Run raise vital funds to allow Acorns to continue its essential work."
The 1km Fun Run is aimed at children and adults with special needs, but all fundraisers are welcome to take part.
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The 5km Woodland Trail is a multi-terrain run or walk through woodlands and the Malvern Half Marathon is a predominately flat course through the villages at the foot of the Malvern Hills, promoted by the Worcester Athletic Club.
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- Close Up: Piermatteo D'Amelia's The Annunciation
- Journeys East
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- Luxury For Export
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- Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America
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Oval Tray
18th century
Carved nephrite jade (with a Chinese wood stand), length 19.9, width 16.1 cm
Genre: Asian Art, Decorative Arts
Location: Short Gallery
Accession Number: S17e12
Mughal lapidaries, notably those of the Shah Jahan period (1628–58), produced some of the most remarkable jades, some of which were collected in China. In 1904, Isabella was given a finely carved tray of pale green nephrite, accompanied by a perfectly fitting wooden stand of Chinese manufacture.1 While not of the high quality demanded by the Qing courts, the tray may have belonged to a Chinese collector. A similar tray is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.2 Neither object reproduces a specific Indian or Mughal form: the oval shape and low, lobed walls imitating petals are uncommon. However, the main decorative motif carved in low relief is inspired by Mughal models. The craftsman took advantage of the translucence of the stone by carving the underside of the tray, rather than the inner surface. The tray could therefore be used without scraping the decoration. The foot is carved in the form of a chevron, which prevents the motif from coming into contact with any surface.
The motif consists of an eight-petaled flower at the center of a leafy ornament. An intrinsically Mughal characteristic is the way that the petals and some of the leaves curve over at their tips. Another object, a two-handled bowl of white nephrite, attributed to the late seventeenth century, is decorated with a similar flower with curved tips (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai).3 In this object, the flower is also its foot, and it is therefore not visible when the piece is resting on a surface.4 It is possible that such bowls with hidden flowers inspired the decoration of the tray in the Gardner Museum. Similar flowers were used to decorate other precious objects, notably a gold and enamel hookah in the Khalili Collection, London, attributed to an eighteenth-century workshop in Mewar, Rajasthan.sup>5
1 Given to Gardner by Quincy A. Shaw in 1904. Shaw collected Renaissance sculpture and drawings by Jean-François Millet.
2 Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum (exh. cat. National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1983), pl. 34.
3 Inv. 22.1329; George Michell, Mughal Style: The Art and Architecture of Islamic India(Mumbai, 2007) 273, no. 64.
4 The so-called Shah Jahan's cup of the mid-seventeenth century, considered the finest Mughal jade (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. IS 12-1962), also has a foot in the form of a flower.
5 Inv. jly 1974; Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India (London, 1997): 62–65, pls. 40–42.
Source: Pedro Moura Carvalho, "Jewelry and Objects from India," in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 460-61.


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