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Work Release Employment
Once an offender becomes eligible and is officially placed in the Work Release Program, he or she reports to the Vocational Section Office each morning for authorized schedules to seek employment in the community. When the offender finds employment, a member of the vocational staff and the employer will complete an Employer's Work Agreement. This agreement covers all rules and regulations governing the offender's employment while on work release. An inmate is allowed to work 12 hours per day, 6 days per week, and must have at least one day off. An inmate must work a minimum of 36 hours a week.
Community Work Agreement
The offender is issued a Community Work Agreement (CWA). The hours of travel, destination, departure time and return time are in the CWA as well as other pertinent information about employment and community-based programs and activities. Copies of the CWA are sent to the law-enforcement jurisdiction in which the offender works and to the sentencing judge. The Sheriff's Office, through on-site job checks and frequent telephone calls to the employer, closely monitors offenders in the Work Release Program. Any violations of the policies and procedures by offenders is cause for immediate removal from the program, and the offender will be returned immediately to the confines of the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
EMPLOYERS: Are you interested in hiring a work release inmate? Download a Community Work Agreement form.
Offender Payment
Virginia Code 53.1-131 requires that all offenders in a Work Release Program pay a portion of their earnings to defray costs of their room and board. Additionally, all work release offenders pay for their own travel and other such expenses made necessary by the offenders' employment or participation in an educational or rehabilitative program, any fines, restitution, or costs ordered by the court, and any court ordered support payments. All funds collected from room and board obtained through the Work Release Program and the Electronic Incarceration Program go into the General Account Fund for Fairfax County. These two programs generate approximately $350,000 for the fund each year.
Offender Savings
A mandatory savings program also is one of the objectives of the Work Release Program. This program gives an offender a chance to prepare for release by placing a set amount of funds into a savings account, which is released to the offender upon completion of his or her sentence.
Drug/Alcohol Testing
All work-release offenders are tested frequently for narcotics and alcohol each time they return to the center from work or a treatment program.
For further information or questions regarding the Sheriff's Office Work-Release Program, please contact a member of the Vocational Section staff at 703-246-2206, TTY 711.


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Maastricht Neck Study: Cervical Range of Motion in Whiplash Patients (MaNeS)
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Rationale: Neck complaints are often caused by motor vehicle accidents and particular after rear-end collision. Patients complain about neck pain after a whiplash trauma, which lead to mobility restrictions of the cervical spine. It is estimated that 20% develop a chronic pain disorder after 1 year, called a chronic whiplash syndrome.
Objective: the primary objective is to investigate the natural course of active-and passive range of motion and principally the difference score between active-and passive cervical range of motion after a whiplash trauma. The secondary objectives are: investigate the predictive value of active-and passive range of motion and chronicity. Further, the correlation between the degree of restriction of the active and passive backward flexion and chronicity will be investigated. Finally, the correlation between the possible predictive factors such as pain, ideas and feeling about pain, memory and attention, events of the last year and complaints after the motor vehicle accident and chronicity are examined.
Study design and study population: a prospective cohort of 100 whiplash patients which underwent a measurement of the cervical movements and gave permission to recontact them for further research.
|Whiplash Injuries
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|MaNeS (Maastricht Neck Study): Development of Chronic Disability in Neck Pain Patients After a Motor Vehicle Accident
- Active- and passive cervical range of motion measured with the 3Space InsideTrak HP system. [ Time Frame: 31-12-2010 ]
- Investigate the correlation between active- and passive cervical movement restraints and: NRS, TSK, PCS, NDI, CES-D, TAS, EPQ, CFQ, Holmes-Rahe scale, Rand 36, PSS-SR [ Time Frame: 31-12-2010 ]
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|Study Start Date:
|September 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Whiplash patients
The cohort is based on 100 whiplash patients which underwent the measure procedure to obtain cervical range of motion.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Non-Probability Sample
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- Patients have had a measurement of the cervical range of motion.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00952510
|Maastricht University Medical Center
|Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 6202 AZ
|Principal Investigator:
|Jacob Patijn, dr.
|Maastricht University Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|J Patijn MD PhD, Maastricht University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00952510 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 4, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 19, 2011
Keywords provided by Maastricht University Medical Center:
Range of motion, articular
Cervical spine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Whiplash Injuries
Neck Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
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dflaschiii wrote:Visited my friend in San Jose over XMas and played 5 courses in two days. My ratings:
Monterey, CSU campus: D-
Stupidly, we went to Monterey instead of Napa, .
dflaschiii wrote:Visited my friend in San Jose over XMas and played 5 courses in two days. My ratings:
Stafford Lake: A++++
Delaveaga: A
Golden Gate Park: A
San Jose: C+
Monterey, CSU campus: D-
Stafford Lake was not only the best course on this trip, it was the best course I have ever played. It's really not even close, only Idlewild, KY can compete. When I stepped up to the first tee, after a very pleasant walk to the course, and was confronted with a 400ft hole with +100 elevation, I knew I was in for something amazing. The area is just plain gorgeous, green hills overlooking the lake (and far away from any civilization, that scores major points in my book). I heard at other times of the year the grass is high and yellow, but over XMas it was deep green and very short. We even had a group of four deer following us along the back nine! The course is so challenging, not only for its length (several true par 4s and even a 5), but also the very tough greens. This course and Idlewild are the only two I've played that seemed like a ball golf course, in that a 60-70 would be a decent score for a full round. I was so excited about the course, and so blown away by every hole, that I didn't even think about my score and didn't keep track (that never happens!). I will return to Novato as soon as possible, this is the course I've always dreamed of.
Delaveaga was also great. Woke up XMas morning at 7 and got to the course by 9AM thinking we'd be the only ones playing, but there were already 7 cars there! That's a hell of a disc golf community! Tough course, must have great accuracy. I was very happy to shoot +7 on 27 holes (two triple bogies, ugh). The "Top of the World" hole is one of the best veiws from any teebox in the country.
For a course in the middle of a huge city, Golden Gate Park is amazing. Primarily a wooded course, I loved the holes that ran along the edge of the park, so you overlooked some of San Fran's residential areas. Some really cool tunnel shots, overall very challenging. Also very well maintained with walkways throughout. Another reason why San Fran is one of the best cities in the world.
Stupidly, we went to Monterey instead of Napa, but I'll go back next month and play it (live in Reno, only a four hour drive). But between Stafford, Dela, and Golden Gate, looks like the Bay area has some of the best disc golf in the country.
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CINCINNATI — What we learned as No. 24 VCU recovered from a double-digit halftime deficit by swarming Xavier with its pressure defense to earn a 75-71 victory Saturday at the Cintas Center:
Rams got seen
A barrage of 3-pointers from wing Troy Daniels and an avalanche of turnovers by the Musketeers helped VCU scramble back from 13 points down at halftime.
Daniels, with 19 points, led four scorers in double figures. The Rams' pressure defense, which they call Havoc, squeezed loose 22 turnovers from the Musketeers and absolutely destroyed gifted Xavier freshman Semaj Christon, who was responsible for 10 of them.
"I give our guys a lot of credit," VCU coach Shaka Smart said. "We could have folded up the tent. We didn't play well at either end in the first half. We needed to show more energy, more talk, more spirit in the second half."
Among those watching was Xavier athletics director Mike Bobinski, who is the chairman of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Selection Sunday is March 17.
It's like Santa spotting you helping a senior citizen cross the street two weeks before Christmas.
A-10 still has a race
Had the Musketeers (15-11, 8-5) won Saturday, they'd have climbed into a three-way tie for second place with VCU and Butler at 9-4. But all of them would have been two games behind Saint Louis (10-2) in the loss column.
It's not inconceivable that SLU could lose twice more, but it's not likely. The Billikens play March 6 at Xavier and then close their regular season March 9 with a home game against LaSalle. Their other two games are against .500-ish clubs George Washington and Saint Joseph's.
Certainly there could be one loss in that schedule, which is what VCU (22-6, 10-3) is hoping. The Rams have Butler coming to their home after a week to rest up, along with Richmond and a visit to Temple (18-8, 7-5)
A-10 ready for close-up
In its first year after expanding to include VCU and Butler, two teams that have spent time in the poll rankings and earned big victories for the league, the Atlantic 10 is moving its tournament from the obscurity of Atlantic City to Brooklyn, the hottest borough in the nation's biggest city.
The A-10 will stage its tournament March 14-17 at the new Barclays Center, and it should be phenomenal. In fact, those were Smart's exact words: "It's a phenomenal league."
There could be six 20-win teams there, perhaps as many in the RPI top 50, maybe a couple in the poll rankings.
And there'll probably be a team or two that will need to win the automatic bid and might have the ability to do it, such as Xavier or Charlotte. That always contributes to the entertainment, as was the case last year when St. Bonaventure won.
It might be the last great A-10 Tournament, though, depending on when several key members of this league are asked to depart and join the Catholic 7 in their new league. Enjoy it while you can.
Two for 3-point contest
Presuming VCU doesn't make another trip to the Final Four (could happen) and that Xavier doesn't make its first (pretty sure on that one), the Rams' Daniels and the Musketeers' Brad Redford should be no-doubt participants in the annual 3-point shooting contest staged in the Final Four city.
Redford and Daniels were outstanding as they traded 3-pointers under pressure in a tight second half Saturday.
Redford became the price VCU paid occasionally for its devotion to the pressure defense. He made five 3-pointers, four in the second half.
After a 1-of-7 first half in which Xavier's Justin Martin did a nice job checking him, Daniels broke out as Smart began calling more plays designed to get him open. Smart said there are plays in his book that are named after Daniels.
"I get mad at him when he doesn't shoot," Smart said.
Daniels shot 4-of-6 from long range in the final 20 minutes, and his baskets were essential to VCU's comeback.
Losing Daniels and allowing the Rams enough layups to shoot 53 percent from the field in the second half allowed VCU to get into its pressure more frequently, and that accelerated Xavier's demise.
"I feel like we definitely had a lot of miscommunications," Musketeers big man Isaiah Philmore said, explaining Xavier's defensive struggles.
Drive the ball vs. VCU
With VCU working hard to double on the perimeter and prevent open 3-point looks, Xavier found much of its early success when it was able to get beyond those traps and into the lane.
Martin scored twice on three-point plays inside the first two minutes, and Christon earned a couple of free throws when he was able to get into the lane along the left side inside the final two minutes of the half.
With 1:20 left in the half, Christon executed a nice backdoor cut after forward Jeff Robinson got the ball at the foul line and bounced it twice toward the goal, drawing a double-team that opened Christon for a layup and a 34-22 lead. It had to hurt VCU most when Xavier was playing for the final shot of the half and was able to pull off the same trick, with Christon bouncing it in the same direction and shooting guard Dee Davis executing the backdoor cut along the right baseline, then drawing a foul as he converted the layup.
With the three-point play completed, Xavier was up 39-26 at half.
Darius means a lot to the D
When senior guard Darius Theus picked up two fouls in just seven minutes of playing time for VCU, the difference in the half-court defense was substantial.
Might those two backdoors have occurred if Theus were around? Hard to say, but he wasn't. And when XU tried to get away with that less 4 minutes into the second half, Theus recovered and deflected the ball out of bounds.
He was absent for most of a half in which Xavier shot 14-of-19 from the field, 3-of-7 from 3-point range and also earned nine free throws and converted eight.
Theus is 6-3, 200 pounds and averages 2.7 steals per game. He bothered Christon early into two of his three turnovers. Upon Theus' return for the second half, Christon gave up the ball again, a turnover that helped fuel a rally that cut eight points off VCU's halftime deficit in less than five minutes.
"He's the person that makes us go," VCU guard Rob Brandenberg said.
When Christon tried to drive past Theus with 13:08 left, he got himself so far out of control he lost the ball again and it rolled over the baseline. And when Treveon Graham answered that turnover with a layup and a 3-pointer, the Rams had erased the entire deficit and tied the game at 48-all with 12:09 remaining.
Briante Weber, a sophomore who comes off the bench to lead the Atlantic 10 in steals at 2.9 per game, gets a lot of the defensive attention from those who talk about the Rams, but Theus is at the heart of their success.
"In the first half, our traps were no good and they were passing out of them," Smart said. "With our style of play, you're never out of the game, and you're never up by enough. Because teams can come back on you. But that's the way we play."
Davis was missed
After a first half in which he scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, Davis had what appeared to be a collision with a VCU player when the Rams were in their press. The ball was called out of bounds off the Rams, but Davis was injured on the and left the game. He did not return.
At the time he left, Xavier was winning 43-36. VCU had the game tied within four minutes.
Coach Chris Mack did not offer details regarding Davis' injury but said he was probably "50-50" on playing Tuesday against red-hot Memphis at the Cintas Center.
Although in taking Davis' place Redford made some huge 3-pointers to keep Xavier in the game, Davis' absence forced nearly all the ballhandling responsibility onto Christon, who already had demonstrated he couldn't handle half.
"It definitely hurts when Dee goes out. Especially in a game like this, we needed Dee," Redford said. "He means a lot to this team. He brings us confidence on both ends of the floor."


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Google has started digitally mapping neighborhoods close to the Fukushima nuclear plant with the intent to digitally archive the devastation caused by the massive tsunami that took the lives of nearly 20,000 people and caused the nuclear power plant to fail. Google uploaded a new video this week showing that one of the companies 'street view' cars is in Namie for the first time to capture what the area looks like.
Google along with ABC News reporters drove through the empty town, steering around collapsed homes and cracked roads to capture a 360 view of the damage. No special clothing was worn, but the crew was out of zone within three hours. You can take a look at a video (in Japanese) of the trip into the town and some of the images that the car street view car recorded.
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History of JDC
The purpose of the Juvenile Detention Center is to provide a pre-dispositional holding facility for juveniles who are before the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Some juveniles will be held while awaiting transportation to the State Department of Juvenile Justice or other Placements.
Planning for the Juvenile Detention Center began in the late 1960s. Provision for juvenile detention space was part of a 1971 bond referendum for a new criminal justice center which was to include a new jail, court space and other services. That referendum, however, was not approved by county voters. In 1980, the Board of Supervisors approved the construction of a County Juvenile Detention Center using the County General Fund and Department of Corrections funds. Ground was then broken in February 1981 for a 55-bed center. The first juveniles entered the program on October 15, 1982.
The Juvenile Detention Center is a medium secure pre-dispositional holding facility on a single level surrounding an outdoor recreational/activity area. It was designed initially with five living units - with eleven bedrooms and a dayroom in each. Other specialized space includes an intake/receiving area, administrative offices, a kitchen and dining room, classrooms and a gymnasium.
Initially, only three of the living units were used for secure pre-dispositional holding for a capacity of 33 juveniles. The court continued to make use of up to 25 beds at the Northern Virginia Regional Detention Home. The remaining two living units were modified to temporarily house the court's Less Secure Shelter and can accommodate up to 15 juveniles in the space.
The Less Secure Shelter moved into a new facility in 1990, at which time the Juvenile Detention Center was converted into 55 beds. In 1998, the Juvenile Detention Center expanded into a 121-bed facility.


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ByErin McCarthy
Teens had a harder time getting a summer job in June, with teen hiring down 15% from a year earlier, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Teenagers between the ages 16 and 19 gained 661,000 jobs last month — the smallest June increase since 2010. June's sluggish summer job growth might be a one-off, since it comes in the wake of a very strong May and unusually robust gains in March. June is typically the peak of the teen summer hiring period, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Overall, teen hires are down 12% for the summer so far compared to last year, with 878,000 teens added to payrolls in May and June. Still, the teen unemployment rate managed to decline on the year–most likely because fewer teens are looking for summer jobs.
June's participation rate of 40.5% is just shy of the record low 40.3% participation rate recorded for the month in 2011 and 2010, according to Challenger.
While some teens probably dropped out of the labor force because of frustrating job searches, many are spending more time on other activities instead–like sports, school and volunteering–during the summer, Challenger said.


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U.S. Bank is operating a branch inside the Walmart at 1200 S. Commerce Way in Brigham City. The opening will be marked with various activities from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Yahoo's 3Q
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Yahoo ushered in Marissa Mayer as its new CEO with a tepid third-quarter earnings report that still managed to top analyst estimates. Yahoo hired Mayer away from rival Google in mid-July to orchestrate its latest turnaround attempt. Investors applauded the early progress Monday, as Yahoo shares gained 48 cents, or 3 percent, to $16.25 in extended trading.
worrying more
about retirement
Younger Americans in their late 30s are now the group most likely to doubt they will be financially secure after retirement, a major shift from three years ago when baby boomers nearing retirement expressed the greatest worry. The Pew Research Center survey reflects the weak economic recovery that began in 2009.
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Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, forecast sales growth for 2013 that will be the slowest in four years, citing a slowdown in the global economy. It reported its third-quarter net income increased to $1.7 billion, or $2.54 a share, from $1.14 billion, or $1.71, a year earlier. Sales increased to $16.4 billion from $15.7 billion.


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Just looking for a little bit of help or opinions. I've been on an absolute frenzy buying discs since I started playing a year ago. I had no idea like most and nobody around to give me pointers. I just read a lot and did my research and watched a lot of videos. I've always heard the great debate over "one mold for every shot" or "few molds for every shot".
My form is much more consistent than it used to be (thanks to this site) and I can consistently throw fairway drivers and distance drivers 350' to 360'. When I throw with reckless abandon I have gotten them over 400' on a fair enough occasion. Before this site's infinite wisdom I could consistently throw 300' with some control. Also, since the change, my accuracy off the tee seems to have gone down and I haven't quite figured out how to adjust yet. I do notice that my discs like to go more to the right (i'm RHBH dominant) than they used to do. I'll be putting up a video of my driving for you all to eat....I mean critique soon enough. On to the bag...
Stable Control Drivers
2 DX Teebirds 171g (one new, one slightly beat)
1 Champ Teebird 171g (almost to the sweetspot)
1 P-CD 167g (new)
Distance Drivers
1 DX Valkyrie 175g (slightly beat)
1 Star Katana 167g (new)
Understable Driver
1 KC Pro Gazelle 172g (sweet spot)
Moderately Overstable Driver
1 Pro Starfire 172g (new)
1 Champ Starfire 172g (slightly beat)
Very Overstable Driver
1 Champ Firebird 172g (slightly beat)
1 Z Flick 169g (new)
2 KC Pro Rocs 175g (one beat, one new)
2 DX Rocs (one beat, one new)
1 FLX Drone 179g (slightly beat)
1 FLX Buzzz 175g (slightly beat)
1 Z Wasp 174g (slightly beat)
1 X Comet 174g (sweet spot)
2 SS Voodoos 175g
As a side note...I just bought a new bag (smaller one) that will only hold 8-10 discs because I want to slim down. My current bag is Kong that is packed with discs.


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Madden NFL 14 could include actual NFL Referee likenesses
Just hours before the NFL and NFL Referees Association came to an agreement to bring the professional sport's 17 union officials back to the field, a rumor sprung that next year's Madden NFL 14 could include some official referee liknesses. It's still up in the air as to whether this is true or just some joke brought on by the ridiculous amount of attention the refs have received from the recent dispute. Kotaku has made these claims based off of "two different sources close to the NFL Referees Association".
That means some of NFL's biggest-named refs could be seen in next year's installment. The rumor suggests that officials' facial features have already been scanned for future in-game use which, if true, could further improve Madden's broadcast-style presentation — a major point of emphasis in Madden NFL 13. Forget gameplay; I want my referee to look as close as possible to Ed Hochuli which is fitting considering Hochuli has served as the in-game motion capture model for Madden's referee since Madden NFL 06. The faces for these refs, however, are considered generic.
The first three weeks of the 2012/2013 NFL season have been flooded with controversy. Thanks to the NFL and Referees Association inability to come to a deal by the beginning of the season, teams had to put up with replacement officials and a series of bad calls that ultimately could end up costing a few teams playoff spots. The frustration built up for three weeks until culminating in a blown pass interference call that resulted in the Seattle Seahawks beating the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.
Let's be honest, at this point referees could be considered to have as much star power and recognition as the actual NFL players. EA Sports has yet to comment on the ref rumors, and probably won't until we get closer to the release of Madden NFL 14. In the meantime, football fans can look to enjoy a week of football with legit NFL referees.


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Baked Brunch Sandwiches Recipe
Serving brunch to your bunch is a breeze when you prepare these sandwiches the night before. They combine the flavor of grilled ham and cheese (plus a little zip from Dijon mustard) with the puffy texture of French toast. —Carolyn Herfkens Crysler, Ontario
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 12 slices bread
- 6 slices fully cooked ham
- 12 slices cheddar or Swiss cheese
- 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1. Spread mustard on one side of six slices of bread. Layer the ham, cheese and tomato over mustard; top with remaining bread. Butter the outsides of the sandwiches; cut in half. Arrange in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- 2. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and pepper; pour over sandwiches. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- 3. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Yield: 6 servings.
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"So this is a great recipe that you can mess with. You can use turkey or bacon, fruit or different veggies.love itmy only qualm is this: the egg mixture did not cover all of the bottom of the sandwhiches. Maybe next time i will increase the egg mixture."
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MONTREAL — CJAD radio personality Laurie Betito's recent talk to a group of parents included many facts and statistics about teen sex – as well as advice – but one message came through.
Be honest, transmit your values, but make sure you teach your kids about sex, sexuality, safe sex, relationships and intimacy, she said.
"Just because you talk openly about it, doesn't mean they're going to do it," Betito, a sex therapist, told parents of students who attend UTT-Herzliah High School.
A psychologist, Betito has, since 1999, hosted the radio show Passion, in which she takes calls and gives advice about love, sex and relationships. Passion is the highest-rated radio program in Montreal's 10 p.m. time slot on weeknights.
Betito was frank, explicit and wide ranging in her talk at the Gelber Centre on the "real truth" about teenage sexuality, which appeared to cover just about every aspect of the subject.
She gave the school a "bravo" for organizing the event. "All schools should do this," she said.
At times, the audience seemed reassured by what they heard, but at other times, slightly aghast.
First, the "bad" news: kids are becoming "hypersexualized," and this is taking place at much younger ages thanks to earlier-onset puberty and bombardment by media, "every time they push a button," Betito said. "Reality TV has become the real world," with all media containing significant levels of sexual content.
"By age 13," Betito said, mostly because of the Internet, "most kids have had access to porn."
More bad news: teens in general remain abysmally ignorant or ill informed about sex, sexuality and relationships. Some don't consider oral sex to be "sex," since it doesn't result in pregnancy, and STI's (sexually-transmitted infections) are at new highs. More than 10 per cent of teens engage in anal sex and more than 35,000 teens become pregnant each year, and that's often connected to alcohol and/or drugs.
But there's some good news, too. The age of first intercourse – 15 – has not changed in 50 years, and teens will not "try" sex just because you broach the subject with them or because condoms are available at school, Betito said.
Moreover, the more informed teens are about sex, the less likely they are to have sex earlier, she said. The message to kids that "everybody's doing it" is a fallacy," Betito said.
So, what to do, then, in this awkward pas de deux between parents and kids about sex?
First, start early, Betito advised, since kids are sexual beings from day one of their lives. Don't worry about how you'll talk about sex, since in general "you can't do this wrong." But be as "concrete" as possible. Transmit your values. Model positively for your kids, because they will end up repeating what they see at home. Statistics indicate that the healthier the relationship between parents is, the more likely that their children's first sex will be delayed. The same holds true if daughters have a close relationship with their fathers.
And that is always the preferable thing, Betito stressed, because the older you are when you start, the more mature and informed you will be. The human brain, she noted, does not reach full development until age 25.
Birth control? Kids should know about it by age 12, she said, since it's the ones who don't know who end up paying the price.
Certain sexual mores have changed since Betito's day, she conceded. Oral sex, once considered an intimacy reserved for those in a committed relationship, used to take place after intercourse, but now the norm is the other way around. College-age kids no longer "date": they get together in groups to hang out, "hook up" for casual sex and then – maybe – date.
This is not necessarily a good thing, Betito said, but it's a reality that can only be discouraged by informing kids about sex, sexuality and relationships from a young age on and modelling and inculcating values.
"It's not that teens are going crazy. They just need to have the information," she said.
Also, if a child is gay, the parent's duty is to "be there" for them, not judge them, as a child who is struggling with sexuality "picks up on homophobia" coming from a parent.
Betito said that parent may feel uncomfortable talking about sex with a teen, but it must be done.
"Avoid scare tactics, and talk about facts," she advised. "Be patient and persistent, and eventually the door will open up. Make it non-optional.
"If they don't want to hear about it, give them a book," Betito said. "Don't wait until your children ask you."


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Breast Cancer Symposium
September 4, 2013
A new study has found that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in addition to mammography, before or immediately after a lumpectomy (surgical removal of the tumor and a small, cancer-free margin of tissue around the tumor) was not linked to a decrease in how often women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast experienced a local recurrence (cancer that comes back in the same area of the breast after treatment) or contralateral breast cancer (a new tumor that develops in the other breast).
Some doctors regularly use MRI to determine the size and location of the cancer before surgery in women with DCIS, while others use MRI to get more information after mammography or an ultrasound. On occasion, a woman may have an MRI after surgery to look for any remaining cancer in the breast and/or plan a future surgery if cancer cells were found in the surrounding tissue margin after a lumpectomy. However, there are no published guidelines about the use of MRI in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Therefore, the use of MRI for patients with breast cancer varies by hospital and individual surgeon.
In this study, 2,321 women who underwent a lumpectomy for DCIS were evaluated. Of these women, 596 had an MRI either before or immediately after surgery and 1,725 did not. After five years, there was no difference in the number of times the cancer came back at or near the original breast cancer site between the two groups of women (9% with MRI compared to 7% without MRI). The eight-year recurrence rates were also not significantly different (15% versus 10%).
What this means for patients
"We now have a lot of evidence that indicates MRI isn't necessary for every patient with DCIS," said lead study author Melissa L. Pilewskie, MD, a breast surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Commack, New York. "Aside from the cost of the test, MRI has a rather high false positive rate, which may result in additional biopsies and a delay in surgery."
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What type and stage of breast cancer do I have? What does this mean?
- Do I need to have any additional tests or scans? Why or why not?
- What are my treatment options? Is lumpectomy an option?
- How long will it be before I know if I need another surgery to remove more tissue?
- What is the risk of the disease returning?
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Duvall's homer lifts Giants to win over Phillies
Relievers hurl six stellar innings after ill Vogelsong's shaky start
PHILADELPHIA -- Baseball people often say of a promising hitter, "His bat will play," meaning that despite his various flaws, he'll force his way into the lineup on the strength of his hitting.
Adam Duvall just might receive a chance to prove whether his bat will play.
Freshly recalled from Triple-A Fresno to replace concussion-riddled Brandon Belt, Duvall collected two hits, including a two-run, sixth-inning homer. It generated a three-run uprising Monday that helped the Giants secure their fourth victory in five games, a 7-4 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia led, 4-3, when Michael Morse singled to open the sixth inning off Phillies starter Cliff Lee (4-5). The teams had combined for 21 hits, all singles. If this were tennis, the teams would have been lobbing groundstrokes at each other.
Then Duvall unleashed an ace.
The 25-year-old, who's in his second stint with the Giants, clobbered a 1-0 fastball into the center-field topiaries. Homering off Lee, a legitimate ace until injuries dulled him, gave Duvall something to remember.
"I've seen him pitch some pretty big games," Duvall said. "It's cool to face guys like that and come out with a win."
It was the second Major League homer for Duvall, who topped the Pacific Coast League in homers, RBIs, slugging percentage and total bases upon rejoining the Giants.
Though those are Minor League credentials, players capable of such slugging rarely come along in the Giants system. Manager Bruce Bochy described Duvall as possessing "easy power." That's almost unheard of when talk turns to Giants prospects.
Duvall's not known for his defense. If he proves that he can hit for distance at the Major League level at even a moderate rate, the Giants might settle for adequate defense from him.
"He has some work to do," Bochy said. "But he's getting better at first base."
Duvall probably will return to Triple-A when Belt recovers. Then again, maybe the Giants will hold on to Duvall for his offensive potential and demote another player.
There's also next year to consider. Duvall can play the infield corners; third baseman Pablo Sandoval will be eligible for free agency after the season and Belt will be in his second year of salary arbitration eligibility. With vacancies in left field and the pitching staff to consider, the Giants conceivably could groom Duvall to start somewhere -- not only to seize upon his power, but also to ease the payroll crunch.
Right-hander George Kontos (2-0), also contributed handsomely to the Giants' seventh victory in their last nine games at Citizens Bank Park. Recalled with Duvall from Fresno to reinforce the bullpen while Yusmeiro Petit replaces Matt Cain in the starting rotation, Kontos relieved Ryan Vogelsong and pitched out of a two-on, nobody-out jam in the fourth inning to begin a stretch of six shutout innings from the bullpen that sealed the decision.
Kontos launched the relievers' momentum by slipping called third strikes past Marlon Byrd (cut fastball) and Domonic Brown (backdoor slider) before Cody Asche flied out to end the fourth. Javier Lopez, Jean Machi and Jeremy Affeldt followed Kontos to the mound before Santiago Casilla worked the ninth for his sixth save. Machi benefited from an impossible-looking double play that shortstop Brandon Crawford and second baseman Ehire Adrianza collaborated on to end the seventh.
The excellent relief pitching compensated for the starters' subpar efforts. Fighting a cold, Vogelsong yielded a career-high 11 hits and four runs (three earned) during his three-plus innings.
"I had no energy going into the game," he said. "I knew it was going to be a night where I had to battle."
The Giants collected 12 of their 15 hits off Lee, who overcame an elbow injury to start for the first time since May 18. The subject of rampant trade speculation allowed six earned runs, exceeding the five earned runs (seven total) that he permitted the Giants in six previous regular-season starts against them.
Said Vogelsong, "The offense picked me up big time."
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Who's stopping them from getting paid?
The NBA stops them from going to Europe, or another professional basketball league here in the States?
The NBA teams did make their own decision. They made the decision to impliment an age rule. It doesn't get done without the owners backing it. Stern works for them.
Do we tell 18 year old prodigy computer geniuses (or literally every single other possible occupation out there) that they have to leave the country in order to maximize their earning potential?
They can play here in the States. They can play in the D-League. Their age limit is 18. Is there a reason that's not based in hyperbole or emotion?
Has it made the league better? That's what this is about.
You said the NBA stopped them from getting paid. Now you're saying they won't get paid as much. The first statement is either a lie or a hyperbolic statement meant to illicit an emotional response, because it's not factual.
Has the league been made better because of the rule? Again, that's what this is about.
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The only way I compared them is that they get paid in both, which is 100% true. You compared the amounts, after you denied they got paid.
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Which isn't at all what it said.
I didn't equate the two, I said cry me a river for trying to say it's unfair. I'm sorry that roughly $20,000 in tuition and another $8,000 per year in cash money isn't enough for some.
I won't be posting about this anymore in this thread, because it's supposed to be about IU basketball, but goodness. I don't see how anyone can think those high school players who would be drafted, aren't getting a raw deal.
Nope, but I'd except it. As the saying goes, "Beggars can't be choosers." You're getting an opportunity that's better than 99.9% of the population. I'd be happy with that. You're given prime rib and you complain because it's not filet mignon.
I don't care to argue about whether or not it's fair. I'm not going to change your opinion. I just think it's absurd to try and say that the NBA stops them from getting paid, when they have a number of different options, if they want money.
I don't think it's fair that LeBron makes $40 million a year, or whatever it is after endorsements, while policemen get paid crap. Sorry that they think they're worth more, but in the grand scheme of things, it's about 10,000,000th on the priority list of *****ing about fairness.
I realize that this is totally not quantifiable, but also some highly touted high school phenoms who seemed like can't-misses did miss, and never amounted to anything. They went to the NBA long before their minds or their body was ready for it, and were absolutely ruined and out of the league not long after. I'm thinking of guys like Darius Miles, hyped as maybe the best high school prospect EVER.
Of course it's unknowable if Miles or other uber-talented 18-year-olds would have had steller NBA careers if they had waited to enter the league until they were 21, but if so, it explains how both leagues are hurt by this. For every Lebron, Kobe, or Amare I'd think there are 5 guys like Miles, Bender, Ebi, Telfair, Livingston, Kwame, James Lang, etc.
I wish there were two options: 1) direct to NBA out of HS; 2) stay in college at least 3 years
Maybe option 1 would require approval by a panel of GMs, coaches, and players.
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If MSU loses on the road at Michigan and then wins at home against Wisconsin, every contender but IU would have five losses in the Big Ten. Meaning, if IU would then win the next 2 at home (Iowa, OSU) then the UM game would not matter with respect to an outright conference title.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
I keep forgetting that any criticism of BoyWonder is forbidden in this state. Silly me.
With just how laughably awful Purdue has been this year there certainly is a wealth of material I could draw from to troll the Purdue thread but I don't because I don't care about Purdue and choose to leave you folks talk in peace. You obviously lack the maturity to do the same. Sad.
He actually comes here with very worthwhile discussion and I don't think I've ever seen him troll--and this is coming from someone who has butted heads with him in the past. I, for one, appreciate his insights even if I don't always agree with them.
There is nothing you can say about Purdue's basketball team this year that would be worse than what I have already had to say about it.
Expecting IU to go undefeated is a little much but there seems to be a common thread in the games they've lost or ones that have gotten too close for comfort.... Depth. I don't think IU is as deep as we thought they were going to be. The style of ball they are playing requires the bench to significantly contribute or else the starters to do more. Watford is inconsistent. Sheehey hasn't been consistent off the bench (he's lost that '6th starter vibe'). Hulls lacks quickness yet IU doesn't have anyone to really bring in for him that brings anything close to a rounded game and/or changeup to Hulls). Abell doesn't seem to have progressed like expected. I think Zeller has now been well scouted more than anything plus it doesn't seem it's in IU's DNA to force it into Zeller early and often anyway (and he's not really built for a physical game yet either).
You've got Elston off the bench... Hollowell hasn't really been that impressive. Have the two kids that were suspended by the NCAA fallen off the edge of the earth? For all the talk about the depth they were going to bring it's looking like it isn't this year.
I think depth is really their Achilles heel... especially when coupled with the swarming defense and speed of their game. They can be worn down with a physical, methodical approach if you can stay within shouting distance and weather the initial storm. Once worn down the defense weakens and perhaps more importantly, the offense loses its legs and efficiency. IU's half court offense can really bog down late.
If Sheehey is 'on' it helps... and if Watford has his game going it helps tremendously. But it's past the point that we can count on that.
So... am I wrong?
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Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I think you're mostly on target. The assertion that Cody is not really built for a physical game yet is one I have shared in the past, but then the Purdue and MSU games happened. Facing PU and a guy who played great the first time around, and then facing MSU and the biggest lineup in the conference. In those games, every inside move had a purpose and had a finish. Especially vs. MSU, every previous soft attempt by Cody seemed to suddenly be a thunderous dunk, often off the offensive glass.
Then vs. Minny his game went back to passive again. I'm wondering if getting a foul in the first couple of minutes just destroys his aggressiveness when the other guy also gets it going.
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#1, Kwame Brown, 0 all-star games
#2, Tyson's Chicken, 1 all-star game (12th season)
#4, Eddy Curry, 0 all-star games
#8, DeSagana Diop, 93 career starts
Yep, the good old days when the NBA was booming because of allowing HS kids to go straight to the draft.
The only valid argument for this is that if a kid could actually step in and contribute to an NBA team right away, it might be wrong to deny him this opportunity. But it sure isn't a "right".
Otherwise, the flood of guys with potential but no actual game was absolutely hurting the NBA, colleges, the CBA (was it already gone by then?), the D-League, Euroleagues, etc.
There's no better example than Bracey Wright, who would have been a high lottery pick in HS, maybe a mid-first rounder after his freshman year at IU, late first-rounder (but guaranteed money) after his sophomore year, and played himself into the mid-second round by his junior year, and for all of his hype played a total of 26 games in his NBA career.
He absolutely made the NBA a better league by waiting until he'd proven how low his ceiling really was than by coming in and failing to hit his potential.
The same would've happened to Jon Bender had he gone to college and proven that he wasn't the same player among college boys and certainly wouldn't be able to compete with the NBA's men.
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ISA100.11a and WirelessHART Your Future Wireless
There are plenty of wireless instruments for process automation available today, but they are all proprietary, do not conform to any standard, and generally are not interoperable. Each network constructed from these instruments generally uses a standards-based interface to the host system using OPC, Modbus, or similar protocols. Users would generally like to see a more integrated approach for host systems, but vendors tend to use such open protocols for connection capability to almost any host.
ISA100.11a is the name of the first standard being developed by the ISA SP-100 standards committee. The committee was officially chartered in 2005, with an editing team created in early 2007 to actually write the standard. Completion of the standard's first draft is scheduled for November 2008, and it may be that this schedule will be met.
ISA100.11a is being targeted to serve the data acquisition and limited control needs of the process industries for this first release. Products designed to this specification are expected on the market shortly before the end of 2008 at the earliest, with compliance certified products available shortly after release of the standard in 2009.
Like all the HART specifications before it, WirelessHART is targeted to serve the data acquisition and control needs of the process industry. HART 7.0 planning began in early 2005, the specification containing WirelessHART was approved by HCF members in June 2007 and released by the HCF Board of Directors in September 2007. Among other capabilities, WirelessHART provides a new wireless communications path to capture the digital data contained in more than 26 million currently installed HART instruments without a direct digital connection to their control system. Products designed to the official HART 7.0 specification have been informally announced for sale and shipment, and compliance certified products are likely to be on the market by Third Quarter 2008, or sooner. At least one company has announced an OEM kit for other vendors to assist them in producing their own WirelessHART products.
Most observers question why there are two competing wireless standards for the same small industry. Many users involved in the development of ISA100.11a are questioning why these two very similar standards that are both based on the same radio (IEEE 802.15.4:2006) operating at the same frequencies cannot be united into one standard. These are excellent questions and deserve an answer that we will try to provide here.
The two standards are the result of the free-market. In November 2004, HART Communication Foundation (HCF) members explored the synergy of extending the HART protocol to enable wireless process measurement and control devices based on emerging wireless technologies (IEEE 802.15.4 and sensor mesh networking). HCF members endorsed the establishment of a Working Group to investigate and develop the appropriate extensions to the HART Protocol standards for wireless communication. The new HART 7.0 standard including WirelessHART resulted from this effort and is a natural evolutionary enhancement to the HART Communication technology. The HART 7.0 specification was produced by a small, focused, and dedicated group that was able to move much faster than the ISA 100 committee considering the vastly stated broader scope and purpose of ISA100. The HART 7.0 standard has been reviewed and approved by the 200+ members of the HART Communication Foundation, who are the largest group of vendors who manufacture field devices so it is well supported by process automation suppliers.
Interestingly, enough, many of the companies that supplied people to work on the HART 7.0 standard are the same companies that are also working on the ISA100.11a standard. The two standards are targeted at the same process applications, but are basically incompatible. WirelessHART is an extension to the proven, well established and well supported HART Communication Protocol standard. ISA100.11a is working to define an entirely new communication protocol targeted at the same process measurement and control applications. The HART Communication Foundation is primarily a vendor organization, and most of the people writing the ISA100.11a standard also work for the same vendors that are members of that Foundation. This is confusing for end users and causes them to wonder why these same vendors cannot cooperate with themselves.
Many end users and some suppliers have questioned the haste in producing a draft ISA100.11a standard that has not integrated the WirelessHART protocol. They also have questioned the value of the ISA100.11a standard when the WirelessHART standard is already available. As with the previous questions, these too are valid alternatives and should be examined. First, the haste in producing the ISA standard comes from the ISA's sense of competition from WirelessHART itself and the general desire to complete a comprehensive work, once begun, as soon as possible.
ISA100 and HART Joint Analysis Team
The question remains: why can't the WirelessHART specifications just be embedded into ISA100.11a? There are a number of reasons, mostly technical, but the main reason is that the HCF did not offer the wireless technology embedded in the HART 7.0 standard to be used in the ISA100.11a standard until the HART 7.0 standard was completed and released for publication by the HCF Board of Directors. Unfortunately, this was well after the writing of ISA100.11a had begun. Immediately following publication, the HART Communication Foundation provided ISA with the complete HART 7.0 standard to evaluate and consider for incorporation into the ISA100 standards including the offer of user rights should ISA want to adopt the WirelessHART portion of the specification.
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You can almost hear their relief. Studies show children and teens who read for pleasure – which is what summer reading is all about – improves reading skills and avoids the dreaded "summer learning loss."
That's just one of the rewards of the library's annual, free Summer Reading Program, which begins Saturday, May 24, and runs through Aug. 2. The theme is Fizz, Boom, READ! There are programs and activities for tiny tots, children, teens and adults, and anyone can register by going to thelibrary.org/fizzboomread, or ask a librarian.
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� DWI: Kim M. Hoy-Baker, 47, of Hurley, was charged Tuesday with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, about 9:05 p.m., according to state police at Ulster. Hoay-Baker was arrested on Hoyer Road in Hurley, police said.
Drugs: Beay J. Ennenga, 33, of Fort Drum, was charged on July 12 with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, according to Rosendale town police. Police went to the rear of a local restaurant on a report of suspicious people there and Ennenga was found to have a controlled substance and was arrested, police said.
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DWI: Christoper Valencia, 27, of Clifton Avenue, Kingston, was arrested about 8:35 a.m. Monday and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, according to Ulster town police. Police went to state Route 32 on a report of an accident. Police said Valencia had been driving a 2009 Subaru Legacy south on Route 32 and it crossed over the centerline and struck a 2003 Ford Taurus driven by David Arnold, 52, of Milan. The Subaru then continued and crashed into a guardrail and a mailbox, police said. Arnold was treated at the scene for injuries and released, police said. Valenica, who was also issued a ticket for failure to keep right, is to appear in Ulster Town Court on Aug. 14, police said.


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The Round Lake Area Library is dedicated to providing access to knowledge and information through reading, writing and quiet contemplation, and providing for patrons the right to use materials and services without being disturbed or impeded and providing patrons and employees with a secure and comfortable environment. The Public Library Act provides the Board of Library Trustees with the general power to carry out the spirit and intent of the Act in establishing and maintaining the Library and providing library services, and the specific power to "exclude from the use of the library any person who willfully violates an ordinance or regulation prescribed."
The Board of Library Trustees of the Round Lake Area Library establishes its conduct ordinance as follows:
a. A patron who engages in any activity that materially disrupts the use of library facilities, collections or services by patrons or materially disrupts the ability of the staff to perform its duties shall cease such activity immediately upon request by library personnel.
b. In such instances involving minors, identification will be requested and the incident may be reported to the parent or guardian.
c. If, following a request, the patron fails or refuses to comply, or responds to the request in an abusive fashion, he or she will be required to leave the library premises immediately for the balance of that calendar day. If he or she fails to leave, the police will be summoned.
d. Library personnel will record instances in which patrons are required to leave the library in a ledger maintained by the Library for that purpose. Upon the second recorded instance in which a patron is required to leave the library premises within a three-month period, the Director shall bar the patron from use of library premises for a period of thirty days. Parents or guardians of minors will be notified in writing after the second recorded instance in which a minor is required to leave the Library and advised of the consequences of any further recorded instances.
e. Parents wishing to appeal such action may do so upon written request to the Board of Library Trustees.
f. In the event a patron barred from the use of the Library attempts entry to the Library during any such period of exclusion, the police will be summoned and informed of the prior action.
g. In the event the patron persists in abusive conduct or disruptive behavior following such a period of exclusion, the Director shall report to the Board of Library Trustees such conduct following prior exclusion and the Board will consider a long-term exclusion of that patron.
h. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon enactment and approval according to law and be in full force and effect thereafter, a copy shall be posted within three days of enactment at the Library and the secretary shall maintain a certified copy in the official records of the Library available for public inspection.
2. Discipline Policy
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TAILS wagged, ice-creams were licked and animals and families alike enjoyed the spectacle of Machen Agricultural Show on Saturday.
A record number of around 5,000 people crowded into the Mill Farm fields to see the animals, shop for rural food and gifts and enjoy stunt shows and competitions.
And although predicted rain indicated the 74th annual show could become a mud-fest, the sun brightened and by the afternoon guests had little need for wellies.
Nathan Williams, secretary of the show, said: "The stunt show went down well, and the classes are always popular."
He said it was important shows like this one keep going: "There aren't a lot of agricultural shows still going; I think we're the only one in this area then you have Bedwellty and Chepstow. We need to keep them going."
A team of 25 people plan the show, with almost a year of work going in behind the scenes before the day itself.
Two years ago the show had to be cancelled because of a dismal forecast but this year, despite a rainy start, the show went on.
Kevin Stanworth, chairman of the Machen Agricultural Show, said: "In all the years it has been going we have only had the show cancelled twice because of the weather. The show has gone from strength to strength with more trade stands, more members of the public. We try to keep it a family friendly country show."
He said people had come from as far afield as Yorkshire, Cornwall and even Scotland to visit the show.
Stuntman 'Jumpin Jez' wowed the crowds with his motorbike wheelies and other tricks, although made the Argus photographer slightly nervous when he asked the audience, "How close can I get to the camera man?"
Anne Rees, 71, from Rhiwderin, came to the show with her son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. She said: "It's the first time I have come and I'm really impressed."
Meanwhile Phil Jones, from Whitchurch, said: "I've been watching Jumpin' Jez. After that, possibly I'll have a pint in a bar."
Trader Claire Lukins, 40, was selling homemade pies and cakes from her stall 'Plant 2 Plate'. Based in Machen, she has come to the show for around 10 years. She said: "It has been very busy. The most popular thing today has been the rhubarb and ginger tart with double cream and homemade custard."
There were children's races (followed by a race for mum and dads), a 'six legged scurry' race where handlers ran with a dog over an obstacle course, a parade of vintage machinery and dog, horse and riding shows.
Goat owners could also enter the prestigious National Pygmy Goat Show.
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Update: Trunch farmer tells of fire which broke out just after his return from holiday
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A north Norfolk farmer had a dramatic homecoming from holiday when fire broke out in outbuildings as he sought to sleep off jet lag.
Mike Pardon from Trunch near North Walsham had just come back from a cruise to Alaska when the blaze broke out in a pair of old outbuildings.
Fire crews from Mundesley, North Walsham, Sheringham, Cromer and a water carrier from Hethersett dealt with the fire at Rookery farm on Brick Kiln Road.
Crews were called at about 8.40pm and left at around 1.40am. The smoke could be seen for miles around.
Police were also on scene to control the roads surrounding the barn.
Mr Pardon said: "It was mostly old wood, and a fibreglass boat in two old outbuildings down the farmyard.
"We had just got back from Alaska three hours earlier. I had not slept for 24 hours and was going to bed.
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Chad, should the Pacers try and package Darren Collison and the 26th pick to move up and a get shooter? Jeremy Lamb would make a lot of sense for them.
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I think that's a serious option for them. Several teams in the lottery -- most notably the Hornets (10) and Blazers (11) -- are in the market for a point guard. The Hornets loved Collison when they had him last time. Not sure where the Pacers would go at 11, but Lamb, Rivers, Damian Lillard, Jared Sullinger, Dion Waiters would all be possibilities for them


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The Yolo County Coroner's Office is releasing the name of a man found dead huddled beneath a pile of blankets beneath Interstate 5 east of Woodland Monday morning.
Although the cause of death is still pending, subject to an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday, Yolo County Chief Deputy Coroner Robert LaBrash identified the man as 61-year-old James Michael Izarelli.
LaBrash said he is releasing the man's identity -- even though next of kin have not yet been notified -- because officials can not locate his nearest relatives.
LaBrash hopes by releasing Izarelli's name, someone who knew him will come forward.
Izarelli was discovered dead on East Main Street -- also known as County Road 22 -- around 10:45 a.m., Monday. There were no signs of trauma to Izarelli.
Woodland law enforcement and fire officials were called to the scene near Interstate 5 and adjacent to County Road 22 around 10:44 a.m. after construction workers discovered the individual.
Police Sgt. Darren Imus said Izarelli was found lying on the north side of the roadway.
"Responding officers and medical personnel located a deceased male covered in blankets laying down on the dirt near the concrete overpass support structure," Imus said. "It is unknown how long the person has been deceased, or what the cause of death is, but the circumstances do not appear suspicious."
After the man was declared deceased, law enforcement officials took over the investigation. CR-22 and the off-ramp of I-5 were closed for a time to let investigators do their work.
According to some reports, Izarelli had not been seen moving for the past three days.
Although temperatures have been near freezing over recent days it is unknown if Izarelli died due to hypothermia or other cold-weather related conditions.
Izarelli's death came the same day a transient was found dead in downtown Los Angeles on a sidewalk, where the temperature fell to 34 degrees, a record low for Jan. 14.
The body of the man, who apparently was in his late 50s, was discovered about 6:40 a.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. His name was not immediately released.


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Grad Student Takes Aim at Sugar Maple Dieback
October 26, 2009—
When Tara Bal brings a 12-gauge into the woods, she doesn't worry about exceeding her limit.
Bal, a Michigan Technological University PhD student in forest science, isn't a hunter. She is more of a gatherer, using the shotgun to bring down sugar maple leaves from the forest canopy.
With Andrew Storer, a professor of forest resources and environmental science, she aims to find out why so many Upper Peninsula sugar maples are in trouble. If you go for a walk in the woods and look up, you'll see quite a few trees with dieback: branches, even whole sections of the tree, have small leaves or are nearly bare.
The Tech researchers are following up on reports of sugar maple dieback by local foresters. "There's a lot in some areas, but not in adjacent areas," Bal says. "And it's not the first time this has happened." Sugar maple dieback was common here in the 1950s and 1960s. It seems like a cyclical phenomenon, but no one has ever pinpointed the exact cause.
"It could be a lack of nutrients, drought, or even too much water," Bal says. "We just don't know."
Leaves may hold clues to the mystery. To gather them, Bal shoulders her shotgun and knocks a few dozen from the crowns of selected trees in plots scattered throughout area forests.
In August, she collected leaves from those trees to test their nutrient levels and is doing the same thing this fall. By comparing the two, she can determine how much nutrition the tree actually absorbed. "Most of the nutrients should have gone back into the tree," she says.
Bal and forestry technicians also test trees for a fungus that causes a disease called "sapstreak" and analyze the surrounding soils.
While it may seem like recreation to conduct research in this somewhat unorthodox way, it's serious business, says Bal, and a lot could be at stake. "Sugar maple is the most valuable tree species we have around here," she notes.
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Internationally celebrated performer and vocalist Elaine Paige headlines a new weekly theatre-themed talk show titled THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW and a First Look at the actress interviewing acclaimed lyricist Tim Rice is now available to view.
Rice discusses penning the James Bond theme "All Time High" from OCTOPUSSY in the new clip.
The official description of THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW is as follows: "'The Elaine Paige Show' will open and close with a bespoke performance by Elaine. With a number of new arrangements produced especially for this series, each show will have a fresh and an exciting character which Sky Arts viewers and fans will love. The show will also be peppered with behind-the-scenes wisdom and wit from Elaine as she shares her infinite knowledge and love of musicals. For each episode, Elaine will mentor a Rising Star from a musical theatre college in the UK. The students will have the opportunity to learn from Elaine and perform songs from a much-loved musical in front of her, her guests and studio audience."
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EPISODE ONE - Wednesday, 14th May @ 8pm
Guests include Julian Ovenden, Leigh Zimmerman & Dame Gillian Lynne
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Minutes after being selected by the Chicago Cubs with the second overall pick in baseball's amateur draft Thursday, USD slugger Kris Bryant was connected to the Windy City media.
One question posed as Bryant celebrated in his Las Vegas home: How soon will you be playing in Wrigley Field?
"If we can make this deal happen, I obviously think I can play in the big leagues now," Bryant said via conference call. "I have that type of confidence in myself.
"But that's not my decision. I'll leave that up to the guys in charge."
Heading into his junior season at USD, the consensus on the 6-foot-5, 215-pound third baseman was that he'd be drafted somewhere in the top 10.
Then Bryant produced a breakout year, leading the nation during the regular season in home runs (30, 11 more than the next player), runs scored (72) and slugging percentage (.876), and tying for first with 51 walks.
By Thursday, most draft publications had Bryant going No. 3 to the Rockies. But the Cubs, possibly doing the Padres a favor, swooped in before Colorado.
Bryant demonstrated that he's up on Cubs history, saying "I know they haven't won a World Series in a while."
Try since 1908. In 43 seasons since 1970, the Cubs have produced 13 winning seasons. Hence the "Lovable Losers" tag.
USD coach Rich Hill said Cubs President Theo Epstein, General Manager Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod, the team's scouting director, all traveled to Stockton for the West Coast Conference tournament in late May.
Hill said Epstein asked him what Bryant's flaw was, if he had one.
"Kris doesn't get pitched to, ever," Hill said. "Sometimes that 10-year-old boy comes out. He'll scream, yell: 'I want to play, too. Give me a pitch I can hit.' "
By the middle of the season, Bryant was getting pitched around so frequently that Hill moved the nation's home run leader to the leadoff spot, so that at least once a game he'd see strikes.
While Bryant played predominantly at third base for USD, he also played first base and in the outfield. There's a school of thought that Bryant might be too big to play third base in the major leagues.
McLeod, though, said the Cubs are confident that he can play the hot corner.
"We do think in the immediate future he's going to play third base for quite a while," McLeod said.
Three years ago, as a senior at Bonanza High in Las Vegas, Bryant was selected in the 18th round by the Toronto Blue Jays. Teams backed off from selecting Bryant higher because he had committed to attend USD.
The Blue Jays reportedly offered a signing bonus of $1 million to $1.2 million.
Baseball has established a slotting value for recommended bonuses. The suggested bonus for Bryant as the No. 2 player selected Thursday is $6,708,400.
Bryant becomes the highest USD player ever picked in the draft. In 2008, pitcher Brian Matusz was selected fourth overall by the Baltimore Orioles.
Including the postseason, Bryant finished the season with a school-record 31 home runs. The old record was 18.
He closed his career with a record 54 home runs in three seasons. The old record was 46, set by Sean Baron in four seasons.


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It is no surprise that hair coloring continues to see growth at food, drug and mass as beauty mavens increasingly turn to more cost-effective, at-home beauty regimens and manufacturers continue to turn up the notch on innovation, developing such products as no-drip foam formulas.
As anticipated, sales of hair coloring at food, drug and mass (excluding Walmart) were up 5.2% for the 12 weeks ended Aug. 7 to $254.3 million, according to SymphonyIRI Group.
Women's hair coloring rose 6.1% to $221.6 million during that period, as men's hair coloring dipped 0.4% to $32.7 million.
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Concord police fatally shoot woman who pointed gun
Updated 5:45 pm, Friday, May 16, 2014
A woman who had a history of mental illness and was threatening suicide was shot and killed by police in Concord after she pointed a gun at an officer, authorities said.
Valeri Hawkins, 57, died at the scene of the shooting outside a home on the 2700 block of Pacheco Street, said Concord police Lt. David Hughes.
Officers responded to reports about 5:37 p.m. Thursday that a woman was armed with a gun and saying she felt suicidal, Hughes said.
After officers arrived, they confronted Hawkins, who was outside the home with a black handgun, and ordered her to drop the weapon, but she refused, Hughes said.
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Hawkins pointed the gun at an officer, prompting the officer to fire once in self-defense, Hughes said.
The shooting is under investigation by police and the Contra Costa County district attorney's office. Hawkins' death will also be the subject of an inquest by the county coroner.
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To graduate from Shippensburg, all students need a minimum of 120 credits (some majors require more). You accumulate these credits by fulfilling requirements in three areas:
As an Exploratory student, you will fulfill the same initial academic requirements as a declared student currently in a major program. You will take General Education courses while you determine your major.
The standard credit load is 15 (five courses) per semester. At 15 credits per semester and 30 per year, you should accumulate 120 credits in four years, which will satisfy most graduation requirements at Shippensburg. However, some majors require more than 120 credits; consequently, it may take longer than four years to graduate with majors in these fields or it may require you to take an overload of credits in the spring or fall or to take courses in the summer.
Exploratory students can schedule as many as three 15-credit semesters of General Education courses, if necessary. By the time you begin scheduling classes (October-November of your sophomore year) for your fourth semester, you must have declared a major because you will have completed your General Education requirements and many of the upper level courses are closed except to students who have declared a major.
You should concentrate on completing the four specific Required Skills courses during your first year, taking two each semester. You should also take courses that will help you investigate specific majors and count for General Education. This way, you can check out majors that might interest you and complete your Gen.Ed. requirements at the same time. For example, if you are interested in business, you can schedule a macroeconomics or a microeconomics course, since both are required for business majors. Even if you decide not to pursue a major in business, either of these courses will count for a General Education Category "D" requirement.
Students schedule their first semester based on General Education requirements and the students' academic major. Exploratory students take general education courses and those appropriate for their expressed area of interests. Changes can be made to the schedule through the dean's office. In November, after consulting with your academic advisor, you will submit your own schedule for the spring semester via the web.
There is no substitute for knowing the General Education program and what categories you need to fulfill. Although your advisor will help you, the ultimate responsibility for creating an appropriate schedule is YOURS.
Every course you take should fulfill one of the above criteria. If this does not happen in any instance, see your advisor.
Working with your advisor is critically important to your progress and ultimate success. Your advisor is your link to the system and can save you time and money. Advisors know the academic requirements, they can help you get to know yourself better through personal, academic, and career assessments, and they can recommend resources at Shippensburg that can help you with any problem, personal as well as academic. A high correlation exists between students who work with advisors and academic success; an equally high correlation exists between students who ignore their advisors and academic failure.
You must earn at least a 2.0 to declare any major at Shippensburg. Students who earn below a 2.0 GPA cannot declare a major.
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Cubs' May RBI leader(s): the pitching staff
PITTSBURGH -- It is not a good sign when the players with the most RBIs for the month are a team's pitchers, but that is the case with the Cubs.
Cubs pitchers combined for 13 RBIs in May and were batting .316 (12-for-38) with two home runs for the month entering Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Outfielder Alfonso Soriano had also driven in 13 runs in May with three home runs.
Only Anthony Rizzo and Nate Schierholtz had reached double-digits in RBIs with 10 each for the month.
In 2011, Cubs pitchers collected five RBIs for the season. Last year, they drove in 11. These pitchers take hitting seriously, studying video as much as the hitters do.
Who is the best hitter among the pitchers? Manager Dale Sveum did not hesitate to pick Travis Wood.
"He's the most consistent and always has been," Sveum said of the left-hander, who had three RBIs and hit a home run Sunday. "He's a great athlete. [Jeff] Samardzija is a good athlete, too, but Woody is a little more savvier and faster to be able to use him in situations."
The hitting has not hurt their pitching. Cubs starters have a 2.00 ERA in 27 quality starts, though they have won only 11 of those games.
Matt Garza hit a two-run double Tuesday, and Cubs pitchers drove in two runs in each of the last three games for the first time since June 11-13, 1921, against Boston. According to STATS Inc., pitcher Pete Alexander had two RBIs on June 11, Lefty Tyler and Hippo Vaughn had one RBI apiece on June 12, and Lefty York had two RBIs on June 13.
Garza was 2-for-30 with zero RBIs last season with the Cubs. He is way ahead of last year's pace.
"With these other five, six guys, I was like, 'I can't give this up, [I have to] keep working, keep working,'" Garza said. "There was a lot of time in the cage and lot of time on some programs we have. I want to be a complete player. That's what my job entitles."
The last time Cubs pitchers totaled 13 RBIs in a month was September 1971, when they collected 14. Chicago also is one of two clubs this season with two home runs from its pitchers, joining Milwaukee. The Cubs' pitchers lead Major League pitching staffs with six doubles.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.