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Clearly, David Beckham had no grasp of the American sporting landscape. Just who was this guy who set out to transform a game that would seemingly forever be an afterthought?
As it turns out, it was the American sporting landscape that had no grasp of Beckham, or just what made him a formidable presence wherever he went, let alone one who had earned acclaim as a world icon. | » Nick Green on Beckham's MLS legacy
"You're not going to say to David, `You don't know what you're talking about,"' Chris Klein said, "because he does. He's been through it."
After Saturday, Beckham will ultimately escape the clutches of Major League Soccer, but at that point, the 16-year-old professional league and its teams will have to understand that they were actually caught in his clutches.
On Saturday, Beckham will try to help the Los Angeles Galaxy capture their second consecutive MLS Cup championship, then walk away as a player in a league no real soccer fan would be caught red-handed following when it was formed. | 100% SOCCER BLOG
They're paying attention now. And as polarizing as a world icon can sometimes be, even critics won't be able to deny that soccer in America has been boosted beyond what many thought was attainable.
Beckham said he wanted to promote the sport and the league in this country. And he backed it up. | PHOTOS
"When he first came here, he said he was not coming here to retire," said Don Garber, the MLS commissioner. "He was coming here to be part of a team and work hard and win some championships and very importantly, he was coming here to grow the sport of soccer in America, to make MLS more popular here and abroad.
"I don't think anybody would doubt he hasn't over-delivered by every one of those measures. There's arguably not a soccer fan on this planet that doesn't know the L.A. Galaxy and Major League Soccer, and David played a significant role in helping us make that happen."
Beckham might have been the prettiest player of all time, but he was never considered the best of all time when he arrived from Spanish power Real Madrid in 2007. At most, some said, he was a gimmick, a slick profiteer with an exotic English accent more interested in settling in Hollywood so his wife's show-biz career would be the focal point of the move.
Early on, he openly feuded with Landon Donovan, the club's incumbent captain.
When he went on loan to AS Milan, he returned to jeers from Galaxy fans who believed they had been hoodwinked. When he tore his Achilles' tendon, it was obvious to some that he was too old for this game.
Beneath it all, Beckham was quietly building his legacy. Few saw the work he fiercely put in to see his dreams of building his sport in a country he knew would be slow to accept it.
Quietly, his work began adding up. His team grew into a champion around him, and around the team, Beckham was growing future champions.
His six-year MLS playing legacy will be cemented, win or lose against Houston on Saturday at Home Depot Center. The most interesting aspect of Beckham's overall legacy, however, won't be able to be measured for years.
"If you look at David and his time here, his influence has spanned everything that our league touches, from commercially what our league looks like, to ticket sales, to soccer-specific stadiums, to designated players being more interested in our league," said Klein, a former Beckham teammate and now Galaxy vice president and senior director of the L.A. Galaxy Academy.
"I don't know that it can all be attributed to him, but I don't think you can deny that he's had an influence over this. When he came, we didn't have MLS academies, and now everyone has them and they're thriving."
The academies pull in the young players from the regions represented by the 19 franchises - there were 12 when Beckham arrived - and even one of his sons, Brooklyn, has participated.
Beckham became a designated player - one whose salary, in effect, would not count against the league-imposed salary cap for each club - but he was also a hands-on youth development coordinator.
His long-term goal became for MLS to not have to turn to outside the country for designated star players, but to grow them at home.
"What if that player came from the South Bay or downtown L.A.?" Klein said. "Our demographics here point to that. I believe that we can develop the next Chicharito (Mexican star Javier Hernandez) and he can come from our system. And be a part of our team since he was 10, and love the Galaxy."
Beckham, of course, has that disarming smile and while he sets his limits with his public appearances, he has his own way of getting his point across.
If you've been in the Galaxy Academy like hundreds of kids, you'll find out fast. Just like 19-year-old Jose Villarreal, a kid from Inglewood, did.
"I remember getting a call from David saying, `Who is this kid? He doesn't get it,' and David specifically sat and talked with him," Klein said. "Jose's not perfect, but now he looks like a professional kid. He's still so young but the influence of David going to him to say, `This is not how it's done here' - how are you going to say no to him?"
Villarreal is now a full-fledged member of the Galaxy, and scored a spectacular goal for the club on July 18 in Vancouver.
On the day Beckham met the media to explain why he was ending his playing days with MLS, it was Donovan lauding Beckham for helping him grow as a person, not just as a soccer player.
Impacting a teen-ager, helping form an attitude adjustment for America's greatest soccer player? That's a legacy. It's just not all of it.
"Whatever team team I played with in my career, wherever I've been, there's always been expectations," Beckham said. "Whether I've reached those expectations in people's eyes, that's for other people to decide, what my impact has been on this league over the past six years.
"I just want people to have enjoyed watching me play here and watching me work here, and that's what I want people to remember me for - my hard work and my success with the club."
Beckham has captured the moment, but to him, he has simply set the stage.


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The Los Angeles Angels are unlikely to retain starting pitcher Zack Greinke, sources told CBSSports.com.
The Angels were long considered to be the favorites for Greinke, the top pitching prize on the free agent market.
Various reports have linked the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers to the bidding for the 29-year-old righty.
The Angels gave up three prospects for Greinke in a July trade with the Milwaukee Brewers but failed to make the postseason.
Now the team faces the prospect of a rotation led by Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson, but featuring little depth behind them. Before possibly losing out on Greinke, the Angels traded Ervin Santana to the Royals and let Dan Haren go.
The Angels did add to their bullpen on Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran reliever Ryan Madson, who is expected to be in the mix for the team's closer role.

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Dear all,
I just wanted to share with you the website of U Tejanyia Sayadaw, a Burmese meditation teacher who has become very popular and influential within the last 10 years. Here goes some introduction about him in an article :
In 2007, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, a Burmese monk, made his second visit to Western Dharma centers
in the U. S. I had the opportunity to hear his teachings in several places, to interview him and his
excellent translator, Ma Thet, and to speak with teachers and yogis about their experience of his
transformative approach to Dharma practice. Sayadaw's particular way of teaching is now
influencing a number of Western vipassana teachers. He emphasizes practicing in a relaxed but
continuous manner rather than forcing one's effort; opening the field of awareness to all
experience rather than beginning with a primary object to establish concentration; walking at a
regular rather than slow pace on retreat; not imposing a fixed retreat schedule; and focusing on
one's relationship to objects rather than on the objects themselves. The integration of these
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CELT Newsletters
CELT publishes periodic newsletters that contain announcements and short essays on teaching-related topics. These may be accessed here: CELT Resource Guide at Haas Library.
CELT Resources
- For a more complete list of resources, please see the CELT Resource Guide at Haas Library
- Teaching with Twitter (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Video series on how to study from Dr. Stephen Chew (great to pass on to students!) How to Get the Most Out of Studying
- Outcomes assessment Great resource for outcomes assessment.
- The Syllabus: Want to construct a good syllabus? Ask yourself what kind of professor you are.
- Excellent source of information about online learning The Idea Center
- Getting the Most out of College STUDENTS SPEAK: A report on Richard Light's book and visit to WCSU
- Using newspapers in Class NY Times
- A better way to do faculty evaluation (Power point, Dr. Jeff Schlicht)
Materials from Recent CELT Workshops and Presentations:
Streamable video and/or PowerPoint slides (note: videos are optimized for a PC):
CELT Teaching Discussion: Quick CATs! Classroom Assessment Tools for Immediate Feedback on Your Teaching
Jess House, Ph.D., School of Professional Studies
Thursday, December 5, 2013
CELT Workshop: What Faculty Need to Know About the ADA (PPT slides)
Elisabeth Werling, Coordinator, Accessibility Services
An overview of what faculty should know about the Americans with Disabilities Act
Thursday, October 10, 2013
CELT Workshop: Integrating Smartphones and Social Media into Your Teaching
J.C. Barone, Associate Professor of Communication (PPT slides)
A discussion of how faculty can enhance teaching and learning by using smartphones and social media in the classroom
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Emerging Technologies for the 21st Century Classroom: Prezi: A Dynamic, Imaginative Presentation Tool for Students and Teachers (link to be added soon)
Robin James, Ph.D., & Alex Fraiha, MS student, Department of Education and Education Psychology
A hands-on workshop and demonstration of Prezi
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The RIGHT WAY to WRITE Learning Goals and Objectives (PPT slides)
Ruth Gyure, Ph.D., Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Using Learning Theory to Guide Assessment
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Multimedia Instruction Using Problem-Based Learning Strategies: WebQuest Workshop for College Coursework
Robin James, Ph.D., and Alex Fraiha, Dept of Education and Educational Psychology
A hands-on workshop on the integration of effective web-supported problem based learning experience into the classroom
Monday, November 12, 2012
"Incorporating Video Games into the Classroom to Enhance Learning (Don't be afraid to have fun!)"
Carol Huang, Ph.D., WCSU Assistant Professor of Finance
How to blend video games into your course materials to enhance educational outcomes.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
"Working with Wikis: A Simple Yet Powerful Teaching Tool" (PDF)
"Working with Wikis: A Simple Yet Powerful Teaching Tool" (video)
Nancy Heilbronner, Ph.D., WCSU Assistant Professor of Education and Education Psychology
How wiki technology can enhance your teaching and help with administrative tasks.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"Viral Knowledge for Any Discipline: A Health Communication Instructional Case Exemplar for Teaching Students to Distribute Learning!" (PowerPoint)
"Viral Knowledge for Any Discipline: A Health Communication Instructional Case Exemplar for Teaching Students to Distribute Learning!" (video)
Jessica Eckstein, Ph.D., WCSU Assistant Professor of Communication
Using the most current social media tools, Dr. Eckstein demonstrates how students in any classroom can be taught to disseminate *educated* knowledge to the world around them.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Here is a selection of resourses available in the CELT Library in Warner 310 (contact Dan Barrett for more information):
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching – 2011- present
College Teaching - 2011- present
The CELT Library contains dozens of books that are available for lending. Among them are:
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide – L. Suskie (2009)
The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach – J. Grunert O'Brien, B.J. Millis, & M. W. Cohen (2008)
Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty – E.F. Barkley, K.P. Cross, & C.H. Major (2005)
Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty – E.F. Barkley (2010)
Teaching at its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors – L.B. Nilson (2010)
Tools for Teaching – B.G. Davis (2009)
The Joy of Teaching – P. Filene (2005)
Lessons Learned, Vol. 3: Practical Advice for the Teaching of Psychology – edited by B. Perlman, L.I. McCann, & S.H. McFadden (2008)
On Course: A Week by Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching – J.M. Lang (2008)


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OVER 200 people turned out to watch the Winchester District Scouts second Pinewood Derby on Sunday (April 6).
Beavers, cubs, scouts, explorers, leaders and parents all joined in to build and race 130 racing cars at Prince's Mead School, near Kings Worthy.
Each entry had to be modelled within a weight and size limit, and made from identical blocks of pinewood and sets of wheels.
They were judged in categories: the most realistic car, funniest model, best paint job, the most futuristic and best modelled, with each entry receiving a certificate.
The first of 86 races kicked off at 1pm, with all cars on clear view in the pit lane of the purpose-built six lane track.
Manager of scout active support, Andrew Rolt, said the day was a success.
He said: "The range of innovative technical design, modeling excellence and sheer entertainment madness was exceptional and obviously captivated those attending.
"At 90 seconds per race and with each car getting three races in, the organising team really had to mimic an F1 pit lane crew in moving the cars off the pits to the starter and collecting back off the finish line, without losing any timings data and knock out stage positioning."
The derby was put on to raise awareness of the needs of the new welfare and accommodation facilities building project which starts soon at its Pinsent Camp.
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What Could Long Lasting Sore Throat and Black Spots Indicate?
I`ve had this sensation in my throat for 3 weeks now and it doesn`t seem to be getting any better. At first it seemed more like something was caught in my throat, but now at times it seems a little sore, and others like when I cough to clear my throat, or just swallow my saliva normally, it almost seems like it`s catching on something and not clearing completely. The other thing I noticed just this week was that I have 3 dark spots inside my mouth on the side. They aren`t bumps because I can`t feel them, and they don`t hurt, so I don`t know if I just bit the side of my mouth one time or if it`s something I should be worried about also. I`ve gone to my doctor here at school and he did a full checkup, feeling my throat and looking around in my mouth, and said everything looked healthy, but that was before these three spots showed up. Please help. Thank you.
Unfortunately it is not possible to diagnose your problem with a description. If your problem is persistent, then it is probably a good idea to be evaluated by an ear, nose, throat physician (ENT) for further advice.
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I know we have already talked about his performances in the match/post match threads but i think it deserves a separate thread.
What are we gonna do with him?Should we move him even if it's one year contract?I think we should do that if we want to have any glimmer of hope and success in the playoffs.
It's kinda crazy but he offers nothing.He is getting destroyed by almost everyone who faces him.Offensively we thought we got a shrewd point guard who could organize the game very well and easily find a teammate in a good position to score.We have seen none of that.Decision making is suspect at best.BTW is it only me who sees that his dribbling is sometimes "weird"?I mean sometimes he bounces the ball and it reaches almost his head height.What makes it worse,is that he's not even good at free throws.
***** Christ,we're talking about a complete failure so far.As being said already,i thought we were getting a really good player who could help us coming off the bench.I know some will say "Pacers,where the PGs come and die" but in this case it's all about him.And don't get me started with the Collison comparisons.Give me DC over the current DJ all night long.


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The France international has hailed the Bundesliga leaders' renewed ability to sign big names following their success in Europe in recent years
The Frenchman feels that world-class players previously preferred a move to Spain or England, but the Bavarians recent good results have made them an enticing destination, too.
"Bayern have always been Bayern. However, in the past, top-players were more likely to look at Barcelona, Real Madrid or the Premier League," Ribery told Sport Bild.
"Nowadays, you get the impression that world-class players would prefer to join Bayern.
"The fact that we reached the Champions League final two times in the last three years speaks for itself."
Ribery joined Bayern from Olympique de Marseille in the summer of 2007, and has since become a key player at the Allianz Arena.


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The iPad would cost less to add onto an account ($10/month minimum if one's on a shared data plan) vs a iPhone ($35/month minimum on the same shared data plan, or the even better for revenue $70+/month on standard plans). That's probably why the subsidies don't really match.
To be honest, I don't expect any carrier to subsidize an iPad for any more than $100 (off), just because the data prices for tablets don't also include voice or texting. For most carriers, the lowest tablet tier is $10/month on postpaid. That only amounts to $240 in revenue for the contract period. It wouldn't make sense to increase the subsidy...
Has anybody put the mini in this picture? This might actually make a data-enabled mini look like a decent option for some. The initial cost only slightly higher than the wifi version (basically) and have a data option when away from home or whatnot. Especially around Christmas time, it'll look enticing.
Thanks for answering the unstated unlimited plan question.
Very interesting - cellular subsidies for tablet devices... Wonder if they'll give me a few hundred bucks off a future mbp if said mbp has an embedded cellular antenna? This is really a first...
Who came up with the idea this was a subsidy? As far as I know this is a *temporary* promotion on all tablets running from now until Dec 31st.
2 phones, 2 iPads and an iPad Mini. One of the iPads was on a $30/month celluar plan.
Now I have unlimited minutes talk, unlimited text, TETHERING that CAN'T be turned off so I have data for ALL my iPads, and 6 Gigs/month. All for virtually the same money.
You guys keep fighting the man if you want to. It just wasn't worth it to me. I would a LOT rather have what I have now.
Has anybody figured out why every time you log in from any browser, all the comments other than the first one disappear? Safari, Chrome, IE. Doesn't matter for me.
I picked up an iPad 3 friday under this offer since I was looking to upgrade my iPad 2 (didnt want a 4 since I have TONS of 30 pin accessories). Im still debating if Id rather pay the extra 100 bucks to not have a contract but $10 bucks a month isnt enough to worry about.
I will say this about the data share plans. This past month they saved me a fortune. I have 3 iphones, a blackberry and now an ipad on my account with the 10 gig plan. This past month 3 of those phones went over 3 gigs. One was at 200 meg. Had i been on the previous plan my bill would have been $260 plus $30 in overages and tax. My bill came in yesterday and it was total $236 with tax. Now that was a totally uncommon month of data due to being stuck in a hospital for a relative and streaming hulu and such.
The only thing Im worried about is since LTE is insanely fast here (29 down 8 up) Im worried about getting careless and going over my 10 gigs. The 15 or 20 gig plan is looking very interesting.
After LearningMan's post, I'm starting to look into dropping the unlimited plans (I have 2). Currently pay: $180/month *after taxes* w/ 25% discount.
It 'looks' like for $90/month (6GB) I get everything (except the $20/month for two lines)! I'd also throw in tethering ($15/month).
w/ 25% work discount= $93.75/month
*before taxes, of course
Am I reading this right or am I confused? Might need to call AT&T...


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Victor Dubuisson battled back to force extra holes against Jason Day in the final of the £5.4million WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday.
Dubuisson conceded the first two holes at Dove Mountain and although he got back on level terms by the fourth, the Frenchman bogeyed four of the next five to fall three down at the turn.
The gap was still three with just six holes remaining only for Dubuisson to reduce his deficit with a birdie on the 13th and then keep the match alive with another on the 17th after Day had missed his birdie attempt to seal victory.
And when Day three-putted the 18th from 65 feet, Dubuisson saved par from a greenside bunker to keep his hopes alive of winning a WGC title at his first attempt.


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Penn over Carroll – Another strong Charger season comes to a close.
North Side over South Side – Redskins eyeing sectional title game with rival Panthers.
Columbia City over Bishop Dwenger – I may never pick against the Eagles again.
Heritage over Tippecanoe Valley – Patriots play too tough of a schedule not to rep Fort Wayne well.
Churubusco over Elwood – Epic match-up with Luers looms.
Bishop Luers over Eastside – Epic match-up with Eagles looms.
Adams Central over Southwood – Don't worry Knight fans, you'll be good in basketball.
New Haven over Norwell – Knights enjoyed their 48 minutes of fame last week.
Snider over Wayne – Generals enjoyed their 48 minutes of fame last week.
Jimtown over Whitko – Wildcats simply can't match Jimmies on, off field.Last week: 6-4
Overall: 79-21
Penn over Carroll – Chargers playing well, but Penn on the road is a tough task.
North Side over South Side – Will be closer than 42-13 game back on Oct. 5.
Bishop Dwenger over Columbia City – Despite rough season, hard to pick against Saints in playoffs at home.
Heritage over Tippecanoe Valley – Patriots proved they are an elite 3A team in last 2 games.
Churubusco over Elwood – Don't expect Eagles to slip up while eyeing Luers.
Bishop Luers over Eastside – Too much speed and depth for Blazers to win at Luersfield.
Adams Central over Southwood – Mosser pushes right buttons in the playoffs.
New Haven over Norwell – Good win for Knights last week, but season ends here.
Snider over Wayne – Generals showed improvement last week, but not enough.
Jimtown over Whitko – Wildcats have history of upsets – but not vs. Jimmies.Last week: 7-3
Overall: 74-26
Penn over Carroll - Chargers will have their hands full on the road against a very good Penn team.
North Side over South Side - Archers won't be able to slow down CJ Jackson and Co.
Bishop Dwenger over Columbia City – Eagles are dangerous, but Saints will find a way to eek out the win.
Heritage over Tippecanoe Valley - Patriots have been on a roll the last month.
Churubusco over Elwood - Eagles will run right to a berth in the sectional finals.
Bishop Luers over Eastside - Postseason is when the Knights shine.
Adams Central over Southwood - Flying Jets get by at home.
New Haven over Norwell - No way the Bulldogs lose this one at home.
Snider over Wayne - Generals simply can't match the Panthers.
Jimtown over Whitko - Beating No. 1 on the road is a tall task.Last week: 4-6
Overall: 72-18
Penn over Carroll - Kingsmen and Snider on collision course again.
North Side over South Side - This one will be closer than the first matchup this season.
Bishop Dwenger over Columbia City - Eagles are getting healthy, but The Pig cannot pull the trigger.
Heritage over Tippecanoe Valley - Most underrated game of the week. Patriots win late.
Elwood over Churubusco - Sammy Mireles outgains Jason Nicodemus in battle of top RBs.
Bishop Luers over Eastside - Identical records, not even close to being identical teams.
Adams Central over Southwood - Flying Jets fans already eying rematch with North Miami.
New Haven over Norwell - Knights' defense showed moxie last week. But Anthony Moore will be too much.
Snider over Wayne - Let down for the Panthers? Maybe for a play or two.
Jimtown over Whitko - Undefeated Jimmies cruise again.Carroll: 51.45 percent over Penn: 48.55 percent
North Side: 87.42 percent over South Side: 12.58
Bishop Dwenger: 52.83 percent over Columbia City: 47.17 percent
Heritage: 86.49 percent over Tippecanoe Valley: 13.15 percent
Churubusco: 93.16 percent over Elwood 6.84 percent
Bishop Luers: 80.49 percent over Eastside: 19.51 percent
Adams Central: 82.83 percent over Southwood: 17.17 percent
New Haven: 95.07 percent over Norwell 4.93 percent
Snider: 87.50 percent over Wayne: 12.50 percent
Jimtown: 81.25 percent over Whitko 18.75 percent


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Activist Anat Hoffman is no stranger to confrontations with Israeli police for wearing a tallit while leading women's prayer services at the Western Wall. Last week, however, was the first time she was actually arrested, a turn of events that seems to be galvanizing liberal Jewish groups in the United States and Israel
Last week's episode was hardly the first time Israeli police stopped activist Anat Hoffman while she was leading a women's prayer service at the Western Wall in violation of Israeli law.
But this time, police actually arrested Hoffman — a first, she says — and the incident appears to be galvanizing liberal Jewish groups in the United States and Israel.
In the United States, the Union for Reform Judaism called for a police investigation and expressed its dismay to Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador in Washington. The United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism announced a global "Shema flash mob" for Monday — a nod to the prayer Hoffman was reciting when she was arrested.
In Israel, the Israel Religious Action Center, which Hoffman leads, launched a petition to the Supreme Court requesting that the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which runs the holy site also known as the Kotel, change its decision-making process to include non-Orthodox Jews.
"There is no voice around that table for women, for the paratroopers who liberated the Wall, for the variety of pluralist voices," said Hoffman, who is also chairwoman of Women of the Wall, which organizes a women's prayer service at the site every Rosh Chodesh — the beginning of the Hebrew month.
"We want to dismantle this body. If the Wall belongs to the Jewish people, where are the Reform, Conservative, secular?"
For now, however, there is no coordinated strategy to challenge the laws governing Israel's holy site, which bar women from praying while wearing a tallit prayer shawl or tefillin, or from reading aloud from the Torah. In a 2003 Israeli Supreme Court decision, those rules were upheld on the ground that "local custom" at the Wall did not allow for such practices.
Hoffman's arrest during last week's Rosh Chodesh service on the evening of Oct. 16 garnered more attention than previous incidents in which Hoffman was detained but not arrested. Hadassah, which was holding its centennial celebrations in Jerusalem, had sent some 200 women to pray with Hoffman, giving a significant boost in numbers to the service, which totaled about 250 women.
After Hoffman was arrested, she said the Israeli police had treated her roughly, ordered her to strip naked, and that she spent the night in a cell without a bed. She was released the following morning after agreeing to stay away from the Kotel for 30 days.
Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said Hoffman's claims about her treatment are "not accurate and not right."
The condemnations of Hoffman's arrest poured in, including from the Women's Rabbinic Network and the National Council for Jewish Women. Hadassah's national president, Marcie Natan, said that Hadassah "strongly supports the right of women to pray at the Wall."
Yizhar Hess, executive director of Israel's Conservative movement, said that if Hoffman actually is charged with a crime, it would force a re-examination of the rules governing the Western Wall.
"It's not an easy experience to be accused in criminal law, but it will take this debate to a different phase: What can be done and what cannot be done in the Western Wall plaza?" Hess asked.
Hoffman says she wants the courts to allow her group to pray for one hour per month at the Wall, and ideally wants the Wall's council to allocate some time for prayers without a mechitzah — the divider that separates men and women.
Alternative services, like those of the Reform and Conservative movements, are allowed at Robinson's Arch, at the Kotel's southern corner and not adjacent to the plaza.
Shari Eshet, director of the National Council of Jewish Women's Israel office, said legal initiatives are the best way to effect change on the issue. "With all of the screaming and yelling and American Jews banging on the table, at the end of the day this is a land with a court system," she said. "We need to find another way to bring this back into the court system."


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Blue Jays outlast Yanks for rare series win in Bronx
Navarro's go-ahead hit keys second straight win after extended slide
NEW YORK -- The Blue Jays were in a tailspin earlier this month, but all of a sudden they have renewed hope and are very much alive in the American League East.
Toronto entered the All-Star break having lost eight of its final 10 games. A six-game lead atop the division turned into a four-game deficit and everybody seemed to be writing off a team that once seemed almost guaranteed of meaningful baseball in September.
It seems like the tides have turned yet again, as the Blue Jays rallied after the Midsummer Classic to take their first three series. What makes it even more impressive is that Toronto has been able to bounce back with Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind and Brett Lawrie still on the disabled list.
"It is kind of a resilient group," manager John Gibbons said after his club's hard-fought 5-4 victory over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon. "We have some guys that didn't start with us, they're getting some opportunities and they're doing good things for us.
"That's important, guys are filling in and they have to do the job for you. We were struggling going into the All-Star break, so playing better coming out of it was very important to us."
One of the most difficult challenges of the season came this week in New York. The Blue Jays entered the three-game set having lost their previous 16 contests at Yankee Stadium, and the trend continued with a 6-4 loss on Friday night.
The first signs of life in the Bronx came the following day when the Blue Jays took advantage of some shoddy Yankees defense en route to a 6-4 win. The streak -- or curse, as some people had been calling it -- was over, but there was still plenty of work left to be done.
A series loss still would have resulted in a significant disappointment -- especially considering the opponent -- and for a while, that's exactly where the Blue Jays were headed. But Jose Bautista and Dioner Navarro teamed up in the ninth to make sure that didn't happen.
With two outs and closer David Robertson on the mound for New York, Bautista stole second without a throw. Navarro then fought off a pair of tough pitches before lifting a single to right-center field. Bautista easily scored and Casey Janssen came on in the home half of the inning to record his 16th save of the year.
Navarro's crucial RBI came two innings after he hit into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded. At the time, it looked as though his inability to drive in a run would be the turning point of the game, but he ended up getting a second chance. Navarro has 11 hits over his past seven games and is hitting .339 (19-for-56) with five doubles, two homers and eight RBIs since July 8.
"Not only today, there have been a couple of opportunities where I've come up with runners in scoring position, less than two outs, and I haven't been able to get the job done," a relieved Navarro said after the game. "It [ticks] me off -- the RBIs that you're not supposed to get, but should get -- because that's how you're going to win games. I'm so glad that I got a second chance and came through."
Sunday's win, combined with Saturday's triumph, gives Toronto its first series victory on the road since June 3-5 in Detroit. This win will feel extra special considering it came against a division rival and in a stadium where Toronto has struggled, to say the least.
The Blue Jays have won seven of their past nine games and have now taken each of the past three series. Each of those series victories came despite losing the first game, which marks the first time the Blue Jays accomplished that feat since Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2006.
"We have to do the little things to win, and we played a great game," Navarro said. "We battled and battled and battled and we came through in the end."
The win was somewhat similar to the one Toronto had the day before, because once again the club benefited from a Yankees miscue in the field. The sides were locked into a 3-3 tie on Sunday afternoon when Colby Rasmus led off the eighth inning with a walk.
New York's Dellin Betances then made a pickoff attempt to first base. Betances' throw wasn't even close to first baseman Brian McCann and bounced off the wall in foul territory. Rasmus ran all the way to third and later scored when Munenori Kawasaki lifted a fly ball to left field as Toronto took a 4-3 lead.
That lead proved to be short-lived, though, as the Yankees battled back in the bottom half of the inning, but it was enough to keep the Blue Jays in it long enough to strike again.
"It's a frustrating loss," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Team that we're fighting with, obviously, and it's a frustrating loss. We fought back a couple of times and just were never able to get the lead. ... Our miscues are what cost us in this series."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rattlesnakes: A Festival at Cross Forks, PA
Rattlesnakes are hunted in the hills around Cross Fork, Pennsylvania and brought to the village where they are logged in and measured. The live snakes are displayed in an enclosure where local hunters demonstrate handling techniques for the festival goers. Part of the festival includes firemen's contests held among volunteer fire companies from the nearby communities, a fair that has rattlesnake theme souvenirs for sale, and a greased pig chase and capture with the pig being the prize. The fair's main attraction is a series of snake bagging contests, including children's and women's contests using non-poisonous snakes, where a given number of snakes are let loose in a pit for a handler and a bagger to capture. The team that successfully bags all the snakes in the least time, without getting bit, is declared the state bagging champion.


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AZ group says marijuana makes them better momsPosted: Updated:
You would think most parents would want to keep drugs out of the home, but there's a movement going on in the Valley with moms smoking pot because they say it makes them better parents.
A new organization called Arizona Moms for Marijuana is picking up steam.
The group's president and another member claim there is nothing wrong with what they're doing.
For Victoria Nunez, the mother of a 22-month-old girl, education has always been important. This community activist served on the board of Phoenix Normal - a national organization for the reform of marijuana laws. Now she has redirected her energy to a new cause as the chapter leader for Arizona Moms for Marijuana.
"We want to educate people on all the aspects this plant can do. It is a safer alternative recreationally, medically and environmentally."
Nunez admits she started using pot for fun when she was 19 and then five years ago she was hit by a drunk driver. When the pain pills doctors gave her made her sick, she turned to marijuana for relief. But since the birth of her baby, she has chosen not to smoke.
"At this point, I'm waiting to get my medical card," Nunez said. "I want to make sure I am not going to be criminalized as a mother trying to medicate myself."
"When you ask the question, 'Does marijuana make you a better mom?' It really does," Erica Johnson said.
Johnson is the mother of three teenage girls and the fact that she uses cannabis is not secret to them.
"It's made our relationship more honest," Johnson said.
Four years ago, she was diagnosed with multiple schorosis. During treatment, she couldn't keep on any weight and started losing her hair. For a time, she was even partially paralyzed. But she said a combination of marijuana and physically therapy helped with all of that.
"I will go and take one small puff off my pipe and that is usually something that will make me feel a little more energetic because fatigue is a big problem," Johnson said.
For these women, putting their stories out wasn't easy.
"It's very scary," Johnson said. "I think that we put a lot of expectations on being a mom in our society but I want to do this again because there are moms out there, whether it is a medical or recreational, they shouldn't face losing their kids or losing their lives behind something this innocent and far safer than a bottle of vodka."
"My response is they are somewhat delusional," DJ Diebold said.
Diebold is a psychotherapist who specializes in addiction.
"In terms of pain reduction, I am not an MD but I have clients that have reported it has helped significantly, but let me be clear - it will not help you be a better parent," Diebold said.
Studies show one of the first areas of the brain that is attacked by the drug is the frontal lobe. That's the portion that controls decision making.
"Anyone who thinks there are any shortcuts that can alleviate the stress they possibly feel with the pressure of being a parent in any other way than complete sobriety is just wrong," Diebold said.
But that way of thinking won't change these mothers' minds.
"This is my very life. This is my quality of life. This is my mobility. This is my ability to be with my children and my family," Johnson said.
Arizona Moms for Marijuana is now up to 200 members and growing across the state.
They are holding their first public meeting on Nov. 6 at Cannabis Spot Vapor Lounge at 7 p.m.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 22-25, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg will travel to South Sudan to see firsthand U.S. efforts to respond to the escalating humanitarian crisis in that country. During the trip, Assistant Administrator Lindborg will meet with government officials, USAID staff, and international partners.
Since violence erupted on December 15, 2013, more than 900,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and are displaced in insecure and underserved areas of South Sudan and neighboring countries. The United States is the leading donor of humanitarian assistance to South Sudan, providing nearly $324 million dollars to date in Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014 to aid groups working on the ground to save lives.
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For Gary Graff, a rock journalist who has been writing about music for nearly 40 years, writing a book about the enduring myths in rock 'n' roll was a natural.
"It's basically just a great topic," says the Pittsburgh native who's been working in Detroit for 30 of those years. In May, he and an old friend, Daniel Durchholz, published his 12th book, the funny, breezy "Rock 'N' Roll Myths: The True Stores Behind the Most Infamous Legends."
Gary Graff, co-author of "Rock 'n' Roll Myths: The True Stories Behind the Most Infamous Legends," will speak at 3:30 p.m. on the final day of the 61st annual Jewish Book Fair, Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Jewish Community Center, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield Township. The program is free. For tickets or additional information, visit http://bookfair.jccdet.org or call the box office at 248-661-1900.
Rock personalities are larger than life, he says. "And all these stories that we always talk about, people repeat them to you at parties and concerts -- Gene Simmons' tongue transplant or Alice Cooper killed the chicken -- many of these stories have proven false. So it just seemed like a great idea to put them together.
"Not just compile them, but prove what we could."
For instance, the question of whether Rolling Stone Brian Jones' death was an accident or homicide.
"I did that chapter myself," Graff said, explaining that he and Durchholz split up the topics and each wrote separately, then edited the other's work. "I spent a good week researching that, all the literature and the movie ("Stoned," 2005). There still are no definitive conclusions ... that's the kind of thing that sustains a myth, because we just don't have any answers."
Another myth, that White Stripes Jack and Meg White were siblings, "you can disprove that," Graff says. And Paul McCartney supposedly dying and being replaced by a lookalike? "That's funny -- nobody's asking him to show HIS birth certificate."
Graff will discuss the book on the last day of this year's 12-day Jewish Book Fair. "I termed myself Madeleine Albright's opening act," he jokes. The first female U.S. Secretary of State will be final guest of the fair, speaking at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. Graff's talk will be at 3:30 p.m. that day.
This is Graff's fourth appearance at the annual fair.
"It's a good place to talk about the book, kind of like playing for the home team," he says. "And this presentation ... the artist working with me, Michael Bermudez, and the cantor from my synagogue (Hazzan Dan Gross) is going to be there, so it's a nice way to work with people you know and like. You get to meet people and talk about books in a way you don't get in other places."
Bermudez, a local singer-songwriter, will play songs from artists mentioned in the book.
"What I'm gonna do is pick out the myths about Jewish performers," such as Gene Simmons of KISS, whose real name is Chaim Weitz.
Graff and Durchholz met while they were in college and found they shared an interest in writing about rock 'n' roll. Graff moved to Detroit straight out of college in 1982 to take a job at the Detroit Free Press, when newspaper jobs were easier to come by. "They were looking for (a music writer) at that time," he said. He left the Free Press during the 1995 union strike there, and began selling his work to The Oakland Press, where he became a staff writer in 1996. He also freelances for other publications and does music news updates at WCSX-FM (94.7).
Graff says he became a music journalist "because it beat working."
"I decided what I wanted to do was journalism, in fourth grade, and along the way I became a music fan -- mainly because of my brother, who was an original hippie. I grew up at a young age listening to this great music of the '60s counter-culture."
Researching the book brought a revelation.
"What we found interesting in doing the book, there aren't as many myths being generated as before, because of the Internet," he said. Myths are fueled by "the paucity of information and length of time it took to disseminate information" years ago. "Now a myth can be created and rebutted within 60 seconds. They don't have the legs to become the myths they used to.
"I don't think in the future you're going to have myths about Coldplay or Kanye (West) or any of these people."
Many ideas for the book came of routine reporting on the beat.
"The ones I had the most fun with are when I got to do direct reporting, like we did have the (myth of) Charles Manson auditioning for the Monkees," a "fact" that appeared in books about the '60s Pre-Fab Four. "I got to talk to Mickey Dolenz when the Monkees were touring, so when I get to ask them about it, that's fun. A lot of the players are still here."
He was able to personally ask Lady Gaga if she's really a hermaphrodite -- unfortunately, Gaga did not personally show him that the story was untrue.
In other sexual exploits, the book address the myth that Rod Stewart once had his stomach pumped to remove a rather large, uh, male deposit.
"Something interesting that happened since ("Myths") was published in May, Rod Stewart's book came out," and the singer himself debunked the story. "That's the kind of thing when you smack your head and think, 'We could have used that a year ago.'" That the rumor was maliciously started by a publicist Stewart had fired.
Graff remains respectful to all of his subjects regardless of personal taste.
"Obviously I'm a Springsteen fan, and a Neil Young fan, and Motown; Todd Rundgren, World Party, R&B," he admits. "One thing about this (job), you don't get to listen to a lot of your favorites -- there's so much other stuff you're listening to."
On the other hand, "That should be the worst problem I should have."


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January 3, 2011
The Only Constant is Change
Learn the latest pattern in MSHA's ever-changing pattern of violations formula.
by Mark Savit and Erik Dullea
The Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) Pattern of Violation (POV) program (under Section 104(e) of the Mine Act) is going through yet another round of revisions as a result of enforcement difficulty associated with the 2007 program. Original POV screening parameters were based primarily on a 24-month look back period, but new parameters will be based on a 12-month look back period. Under the new program, MSHA will use a two-step process to determine whether a mine has a potential pattern of violations (PPOV).
Step 1: Under the initial PPOV screening criteria, violations at mines are grouped into two categories. A mine triggers the screening criteria if all following Category I criteria are met:
At least 50 significant and substantial (S&S) citations/orders issued in the most recent 12 months;
Eight or more S&S citations/orders issued per 100 inspection hours during the most recent 12 months or negligence classifications of either "high" or "reckless disregard" for at least 25 percent of the S&S citations/orders issued within the past 12 months;
At least 0.5 elevated citations and orders under Secs. 104(b), 104(d), 104(g), or 107(a) of the Mine Act per 100 inspection hours issued during the most recent 12 months; and
An injury severity measure greater than the overall industry severity rate for mines of that type and classification over the most recent 12 months.
A mine can also trigger the screening criteria if both of the following criteria in Category II are met:
At least 100 S&S citations/orders issued in the most recent 12 months; and
At least 40 elevated citations/orders under Secs. 104(b), 104(d), 104(g), or 107(a) of the Mine Act issued during the most recent 12 months.
Mines meeting the criteria Category I or Category II are subject to pattern screening criteria to determine whether a PPOV exists.
Step 2: The second step in the PPOV analysis looks at the most recent 12 months to determine whether the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has issued final orders at the mine for at least:
Five S&S citations/orders of the same standard; or
Two S&S unwarrantable failure violations.
PPOV determination and responses
Once MSHA has made its PPOV determination, district managers are required to provide MSHA with any extraordinary mitigation conditions which might justify MSHA postponing or deciding not to issue a PPOV notification. If MSHA issues a PPOV notice, a mine will receive written notification from the respective district manager. This notification shall explain the basis for the determination and will require the mine to do the following within 20 days of the date of notification:
Review all documents upon which the pattern of violations evaluation is based and provide additional information;
Submit a written request for a conference with the district manager; and/or
Submit a corrective action program to be implemented at the mine to avoid repeated S&S violations.
A mine is not required to submit a corrective action program. If a PPOV mine decides not to submit a corrective action program to MSHA, that mine will undergo a complete inspection within 50 days of receipt of the PPOV notice. During that inspection, to avoid an actual POV notice, the mine must achieve a 70-percent reduction in its S&S frequency rate per 100 inspection hours compared to the mine's rate during the 12-month review period.
Conversely, if a PPOV mine does submit a corrective action program, the mine will have a maximum of 110 days from the receipt of the PPOV notification to implement the corrective action program and achieve a reduction in its S&S frequency rate. The district manager has the ability to give a mine operator that submits a corrective action program an additional 90 days to determine whether the program is effectively reducing S&S violations. If the corrective action program is implemented to avoid a POV notice, the mine must reduce its S&S frequency rate per 100 inspection hours by 50 percent as compared to its initial 12-month review period.
Without knowing the details of what MSHA will consider an appropriate program or to what extent MSHA's benchmarks will resemble or surpass the stated S&S violation reduction rates, there is a risk that a mine's development of a corrective action program will simply be a waste of resources because MSHA can dictate the terms of the program. There is also a risk that, in future inspections, the provisions of the program will be used against the mine as evidence of knowledge and/or willful disregard of MSHA standards.
On Nov. 3, 2010, MSHA announced it was seeking a court injunction to close Freedom Energy Mining Co.'s Mine No. 1 in Kentucky due to what MSHA believes is a pattern of violations. According to MSHA representatives, this is the first time MSHA has ever sought an injunction for the shutdown of a mine under Sec. 108(a)(2) of the Mine Act (which differs from the pattern of violation provision under Sec. 104(e) discussed above). This provision of the Act permits MSHA to seek an injunction or take other legal action whenever MSHA believes the operator "is engaged in a pattern of violation…which constitutes a continuing hazard to the health and safety of miners." If the U.S. District Court grants MSHA's motion, the operator will be ordered to close the mine temporarily, among other requirements. According to an MSHA representative, the Secretary of Labor has a number of other mines under consideration for similar civil actions for injunctive relief.
In 2008, when MSHA decided to make greater use of the POV program, we predicted MSHA's decision would lead to an increased contest rate and further exacerbate an overburdened system. Under the new PPOV program, it is likely that S&S violations will continue to be hotly contested because of their role in PPOV and POV determinations. In view of the changes to the PPOV program and MSHA's latest attempt to file for injunctive relief, operators and their counsel should carefully weigh their approach to PPOV avoidance. AM
Mark Savit is a partner with Patton Boggs LLP and can be reached at 303-894-6117 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Erik Dullea is an associate with Patton Boggs LLP and can be reached at 303-894-6118 or email@example.com.


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Toby Flood's England career looks officially over after George Ford was confirmed as his replacement in Stuart Lancaster's Elite Player Squad.
Former Leicester playmaker Ford is the only change to Lancaster's EPS, with Freddie Burns keeping his place alongside first-choice fly-half Owen Farrell.
England head coach Lancaster said: "We have kept changes to a minimum because we believe this squad can take us forward into 2015.
"I am delighted for George, who is rewarded for his form for Bath and we are excited about including him in the senior Elite Player Squad."
Leicester fly-half Flood will join Toulouse in the summer, and England do not select overseas-based players.
So Lancaster has chosen to jettison the former Newcastle man now rather than in the summer.
Flood's England career therefore appears to be over after winning 60 caps, while former Leicester man Ford steps into the squad on a full-time basis.
Lancaster has made only one official change to his EPS, but eight England Saxons stars are set to make senior England appearances during the RBS 6 Nations.
With injury concerns surrounding a host of senior England men, Lancaster has taken the option to promote a host of second-string men on a short-term basis.
Northampton's Luther Burrell, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell, Jonny May from Gloucester and Matt Mullan from Wasps are all among that eight.
Leicester's Ed Slater, Sale prop Henry Thomas and Bath's young wing Anthony Watson complete the set.
Lancaster has promoted these players as cover for Manu Tuilagi, Tom Croft, Marland Yarde, Alex Corbisierio, Christian Wade, Geoff Parling, Ben Foden and David Wilson, whose calf injury could sideline him for a month.
Northampton's Stephen Myler, Bath hooker Rob Webber and Saracens scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth will also train with the senior squad.
Lancaster confirmed he has retained his injured crew of players with a hope he can take them on England's summer tour to New Zealand.
The England boss admitted he could not reasonably select Flood, despite pleading with the 28-year-old not to move to France in the summer.
Lancaster said: "We are hopeful that some of those injured may be available before the end of the Six Nations and certainly for the (summer) New Zealand tour.
"I have met Toby Flood several times and told him I really wanted him to stay at Leicester and play for England.
"He has made a lifestyle choice and we respect that, but given the RFU's policy of not selecting players based overseas save for exceptional circumstances it was important that we allow others such as George Ford to progress.
"Stephen Myler has a chance to lay down a marker when he trains with us while we have decided that Freddie Burns should get more international game time with the Saxons against the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds at Kingsholm on January 25, while Rob Webber and Richard Wigglesworth will give us some depth to our training."
England Senior Elite Performance Squad: Forwards: Attwood (Bath), Cole (Leicester), Corbisiero (Northampton), Croft (Leicester), Hartley (Northampton), Kvesic (Gloucester), Launchbury (Wasps), Lawes (Northampton), Marler (Harlequins), Morgan (Gloucester), Parling (Leicester), Robshaw (Harlequins), B Vunipola (Saracens), M Vunipola (Saracens), Wilson (Bath), Wood (Northampton), Youngs (Leicester).
Backs: Ashton (Saracens), Barritt (Saracens), Brown (Harlequins), Burns (Gloucester), Care (Harlequins), Dickson (Northampton), Eastmond (Bath), Farrell (Saracens), Foden (Northampton), Ford (Bath), Goode (Saracens), Tuilagi (Leicester), Twelvetrees (Gloucester), Wade (Wasps), Yarde (London Irish), Youngs (Leicester).
England RBS Six Nations squad: Forwards: Attwood (Bath), Cole (Leicester), Hartley (Northampton), Kvesic (Gloucester), Johnson (Exeter), Launchbury (Wasps), Lawes (Northampton), Marler (Harlequins), Morgan (Gloucester), Mullan (Wasps), Robshaw (Harlequins), Slater (Leicester), Thomas (Sale Sharks), B Vunipola (Saracens), M Vunipola (Saracens), Webber (Bath), Wood (Northampton), Youngs (Leicester)
Backs: Ashton (Saracens), Barritt (Saracens), Brown (Harlequins), Burrell (Northampton), Care (Harlequins), Dickson (Northampton), Eastmond (Bath), Farrell (Saracens), Ford (Bath), Goode (Saracens), May (Gloucester), Myler (Northampton), Nowell (Exeter), Twelvetrees (Gloucester), Youngs (Leicester), Watson (Bath), Wigglesworth (Saracens).


text: The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has announced the recent election of three new NCA officers, as well as several members to the Board of Trustees and Executive Board. Mitchell Goetze, executive vice-president & COO of Goetze's Candy Co. Inc., has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustees. He succeeds Michael Gilmore of the Ferrara


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Ame Carolyn Diane Johnson - August 17, 2011
To Douglas and Brenda Johnson of Gothenburg on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital, a daughter, Ame Carolyn Diane, weighing six pounds, 7.9 ounces. She was welcomed home by brothers, Jacob Howard and Dalton Howard.
Paternal grandparents are Bob and Carolyn Johnson of Minong, WI. Maternal grandparent is Richard Janssen of Cozad.
Great-grandmother is Ruth Miller of Gothenburg.


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The easiest way to get through New Year's Eve in one piece, of course, is to plan ahead. Have a place to stay, take the train or get a sober friend to drive.
But even if you don't do any of that, you're in luck.
Metro rail and bus lines will be free New Year's Eve from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. And if you drove to a celebration before having a few too many, AAA will even arrange a free tow home for your car.
"So there is no excuse for drinking and driving New Year's Eve," said Bill Bustos, the lead detective with the Los Angeles police Valley Traffic Division.
Assuredly, though, people will. So police will be out in force.
Last year, almost 15,000 people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving by Los Angeles police.
There were 2,463 alcohol-related crashes, and 17 people died, including six in the San Fernando Valley, Bustos said. Those numbers are only for the LAPD and don't include annual California Highway Patrol stats, which weren't available.
During last year's New Year's weekend alone, from the evening of Dec. 30 to noon Jan. 2, four people died in Los Angeles County and 25 statewide in alcohol-related collisions, according to the CHP.
Trying to cut those numbers, AAA will offer its "Tipsy Tow" service for the 16th year. That's a free tow home of up to seven miles.
"We wanted to sort of cut off that thinking process of `I've got to get my car home - yeah, I might be a little too drunk to drive, but I've got to get my car home,"' AAA spokeswoman Marie Montgomery said. "We're removing that excuse."
You can call 800-400-4AAA (4222) between 6 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday to arrange the ride. Only one person gets to ride with the tow truck, and the ride is only to your house.
Montgomery said AAA does not release figures on how many people used Tipsy Tow in past years.
Bustos said the LAPD will have checkpoints over New Year's along with "saturation patrols," where extra officers flood problem areas looking for impaired drivers. And undercover officers will be in bars looking for bartenders who overserve or people in no condition to drive.
"We don't want them to become one of the statistics," Bustos said.


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Next End of Nations closed beta set for September 7
The third End of Nations closed beta event is scheduled for September 7-9, Trion Worlds announced today.
Closed beta for the award winning free-to-play online military strategy game is scheduled to start at 12:01am EST on Friday, September 7, and will conclude on Sunday, September 9 at 11:59pm EST.
Upon participating, you will join the persistent global conflict and connect with allies around the world to bring down the Order of Nations. Or you can take on the opposing faction in PvP battles.
Making its debut will be the Elite Companies, pre-configured armies that can be purchased and are built to serve a specific purpose. Elite Companies will be available for Shadow Revolution commanders and Liberation Front Commanders. They can be summoned into combat just like other units earned by players over time.
"The End of Nations development team has been hard at work making significant improvements since the last Beta event," Trion said.
If you are interested in obtaining access to the beta event, you can sign up through the game's official website.


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|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Blood Transfusion HIV Infections
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|Observational Model: Natural History
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|September 1986
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 1995
In 1986, despite programs to have persons with known risk factors for exposure to the AIDS virus exclude themselves from the blood donating population and the universal testing of all donated whole blood and blood components for the antibody to HIV, the public was fearful of acquiring AIDS via transfusion and media stories increased that fear. A major concern among members of the blood banking community was the extent to which donors infected with HIV were not identified by enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) systems. Most experts believed that self-deferral and the assays for the HIV antibody were eliminating the vast majority of positive units of donated blood and blood components. If all units containing HIV were being eliminated by the combined effects of self-deferral and antibody screening (and treatment of factor VIII concentrates), no recipients of only screened whole blood or blood components or factor VIII would become HIV virus and antibody positive as the result of transfusion. Alternately, if some HIV positive units of whole blood or blood components or factor VIII concentrates were not being eliminated by self-deferral and antibody screening (and treatment of factor VIII concentrates), and these units were transfused, then some transfusion recipients would become HIV antibody positive and viremic.
The initiative was part of a special Fiscal Year 1986 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute AIDS Plan. The concept was reviewed and approved by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council in February 1986. The Request for Proposals was released in May 1986. Two contracts were awarded in September 1986.
University of California at San Francisco: A risk assessment was made of HIV infection through prospective testing for seroconversion in women recipients of anti-HIV negative blood transfusions at the University of California San Francisco hospitals. Blood specimens were collected from each of the recipients pre-transfusion, and at two, four, and six months post-transfusion. Patients were selected based on female sex and exclusion of high risk behavior or blood transfusion during the preceding six months.
Johns Hopkins University: The rate of seroconversion was determined in a cohort of cardiac surgery patients receiving multiple transfusions of blood products screened for HIV antibody. The study was conducted at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Texas Heart Institute, and the Methodist Hospital in Houston. A serum sample for each patient was collected before surgery and a second sample was collected at least six months after surgery.
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|May 25, 2000
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|June 23, 2005
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HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
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SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz police released a photo Wednesday of a man suspected of stealing purses and wallets from shoppers at Safeway on Morrissey Boulevard.
Sunday and earlier in November, the man took purses and wallets from unattended shopping carts, said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark. Police reminded shoppers not to leave valuables in carts.
Santa Cruz police ask anyone with information to call investigations at 420-5820, the anonymous tip line at 420-5995 or leave a tip at www.santacruzpolice.com or by the mobile application at http://m.santacruzpolice.com.


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Season 2
Season 2 premiere. Looking for "the key" to ruin Abaddonn, Amy forms an alliance with aĀcharming journalist.
Discuss Episode 11, The Key in the Talk section now.
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GROSSE POINTE, Mich. - Two Grosse Pointe women who launched their business in their basement are poised to do $2 million in sales before the year is out.
Karen Eschebach and Karen Weaver came up with the idea for their start-up company, Clever Container, while at a party in 2006.
"I think the minute that Karen said it, it was like a light bulb, like 'Oh my gosh, that's a great idea. Why hasn't anyone ever thought of that?" said Weaver.
Eschebach was a professional organizer at the time and Jennifer Weaver was a consultant for Pampered Chef. They decided to try and sell the products Eschebach uses to organize homes in a home-party setting.
They began their business by working out of Weaver's basement.
"We basically started in a very small room," said Eschebach. "That was our warehouse and we each had a desk outside of that little tiny room. "
The home party idea took off for these Grosse Pointe women. After about two years, Clever Container got some publicity on a network morning show and a story in an area newspaper, women all over the country wanted to become Clever Container consultants.
"We had to buy lots and lots of stock and when that happened the husbands kind of got together and started knocking down the walls and then we took her entire basement over," said Eschebach.
To date, they have 900 consultants across the US and hope to have as many as 1,200 by the end of the year.
In 2010, Eschebach and Weaver were still operating their business out of a basement, but then they caught the attention of two Chicago-area businessmen.
"This Metro car pulled into the driveway and this guy comes out and says you know, 'Hi my name is and I'm representing these two gentlemen who are interested in your company,'" said Eschebach.
The businessmen invested $250,000 in Clever Container. They used the money to move their warehouse out of the basement to an actual warehouse in the Chicago area, an online ordering system and came up with a new compensation plan. Eschebach and Weaver also started working out of an office in St. Clair Shores.
Eschebach said they are on track to do $2 million in sales this year, but they are putting all the money they make back into the business.
"We are looking within the next year to 18 months to have everything be designed and manufactured for us and by us," said Eschebach.
Local 4 asked Eschebach and Weaver the four steps they would recommend others take to make their million-dollar business idea a success.
This is what they said:
1. Test the market beyond your friends and family.
"Your friends and family are either going to be super supportive or pessimistic. You need people that are not emotionally involved. If it's a product, try promoting it at vendor fairs, expos, or within specialty stores. If it's a service, maybe you could offer your service free to gain experience and testimonials. Jen and I started Clever Container by selling at vendor fairs and asking people to fill out a survey. We then entered their name into a drawing for a free product."
2. Look into industry resources that are available.
"There are many small business organizations that offer a lot of resources. There's Michigan Small Business Owners, Women Small Business Owners, StartupNation. Read books if they help. Jen and I looked into our industry professionals via the DSA (Direct Selling Association). We also read books by Mary Kay Ash (Mary Kay) and Doris Christopher (Pampered Chef)."
3. Check out your competition and determine your niche.
"We found another company trying to do the same thing as us. They were much more business-like and formal. We wanted to make organizing fun so we took a different spin on it. Eventually that company contacted us and asked if we'd like to buy them out. We decided to continue on our path which paid off in the long run. Their company no longer exists."
4. Decide what your financial and time commitment is ahead of time.
"It's best not to get in over your head. Just like gambling, you have to know when to walk away. On the flip side, you also need to persevere when things get tough. It's a fine line. Determine if travel is required, time away from your family, whether you'll be working from home or at an office. The more you know up front, the better it is to plan."
If you're interested in Clever Container you can email Eschebach and Weaver at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (586) 777-7105.
For their website, click here.
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When: Saturday, July 12th, 3:30 p.m. Central
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What: anything you'd like to say about Opening Up
The discussion will be recorded, so please be aware that participating means your voice will be posted online. Thanks for your participation; I can't wait to talk about this will y'all!


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Definitive Technology Bipolar speakers demo
We discuss Definitive Technology's bipolar floor-standing speakers and center channel speaker
Julie Govan is the Brand Manager at Crutchfield, and has been writing about consumer electronics since 1999. Her areas of expertise include home theater, surround sound, digital cameras, and HDTV. In her spare time, she also writes book reviews and fiction. She earned a B.A. in English from Davidson College, and went on to receive a master's degree in English literature from the University of Virginia.
More from Julie Govan
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Mike Lang, a trainer from Definitive Technology, visited Crutchfield to show off their new bipolar floor-standing and center channel speakers.
Video Transcript
Julie: Definitive Technology came to Crutchfield today to show off some new speakers for us and we got a chance to ask Mike Lang some questions about what made them special.
Mike: What's a little different about this product here is that, number one, it's a bipolar design. And by that we mean that you have information coming out of the front and the back of the speaker. That makes them a little bit more like a live acoustic musical instrument might be. It also gives you more ability to place them where you would like to put them, not where you have to put them to make them sound good.
Julie: Mike, do you need a subwoofer with these to get the full effect?
Mike: No actually you do not. We incorporated a powerful built-in subwoofer here, basically for three reasons. Number one, we wanted to blend the drivers together more easily. Also, two subwoofers always sound better in a given space. And thirdly, you don't have the cosmetic challenge that people don't like about "what do I do with now that third box I have to buy and where do I have to put it?"
Julie: What about connecting them? Does having that amplifier built in make it harder?
Mike: No, we've actually tried to simplify it as much as possible. If you want, let me show you what I mean. If you look at the back here, this is the amplifier connection. You have your normal red and black speaker terminals like you do with everybody else's speakers. We have only one knob to adjust and that's volume up or down. We realize some people may want their subs working a little harder than others, like salt and pepper for food. There also is a power cord and it's very simple and it's a detachable unit. Some people like to actually upgrade power cords. I know you guys sell upgraded power cords which is a great thing for better performance. And we've done that so you can disconnect them and upgrade.
Julie: That's great. So we talked about the towers. What about the center channels that are matched to these towers?
Mike: Most people will acknowledge that the center channel is the most important speaker in any home theater set up. Anywhere from 50 to maybe as much as 80% of the information can go through this. It is not just a dialogue speaker. So you want to have the same kind of dynamics and clarity and output that you do with a main speaker like this. When you have to set a speaker in a small setting because they have small drivers, that's a challenge in getting that performance level up to where you want it to be so we do a couple of different things besides our driver quality components and building good cabinets. We also put some drivers in the top. In the case of this one, it is not an active driver that's powered, but it's a big high mass passive bass radiator that gives us the ability to set this on a large setting so you get all the dynamics and power you need to get out of that setter. We have two models above this that use a powered woofer in the top of the product that exaggerate that effect even further. Bottom line benefit is that you get a full range center channel experience that will keep up dynamically with big loud speakers like this in any presentation.
Julie: So you mentioned that the bipolar design makes it kind of easy to set up in tricky rooms. What's the trickiest room you've ever had these guys set up in and had it work out?
Mike: Well, one of the trickiest rooms for me is my own home. First of all, it's a very bright room. It also has a canted ceiling, so it's not consistent in how it deals with sound waves. And one wall is all brick. It has a lot of windows in it so they're very hard surfaces. They tend to sound very brash, but they also give you a hard time with bass anomalies. So there are two things that this speaker does to solve that. First of all, by having two subs, as I mentioned earlier, that deals with the bass anomalies or hot spots and dead spots a lot better. It tends to smooth out the overall response in the room. The second thing is because of the bipolar technology, it has a big forgiving sound stage because you have information coming from the back and you have information coming from the front in almost a 360-degree radiating pattern so no matter where you sit you get nice big fat natural sound. We like to say "life-like big natural sound everywhere in the room."
Julie: Thank you so much for explaining these to us, and giving us a little extra time today.
Mike: My pleasure.
Julie: It's been very helpful. And that's Definitive Technology and Mike Lang.Mike: Thank you very much.
GregPosted on 2/15/2017
I have powered towers and a powered center channel. I have only one subwoofer connection on my receiver. What is the best way to connect these and get the best sound?
Russ from Soddy-DaisyPosted on 8/9/2017
Use a Y splitter.


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Study also finds that lesbians, bisexual women report poorer health than straight women after surviving cancer
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
A new study released this week in Cancer, a journal published by the American Cancer Society, suggests that gay men have a higher prevalence of cancer than heterosexual men.
Data came from interviews done in 2001, 2003 and 2005 of cancer survivors in California and was the largest state health survey to include questions about sexual orientation.
Lesbian and bisexual women who survived cancer reported poorer health, but in this study did not contract cancer at a higher rate. Male cancer survivors do not report a difference in health levels.
Researchers were not sure if gay men were developing more cancerous tumors or if their survival rate was actually higher. The survey interviewed more than 122,000 survivors. No study has tracked people who died of cancer by sexual orientation.
The study did not look into causes for the differences, but a number of reasons have been suggested.
Gay men smoke at a higher rate than the general population, which may account for some of the higher cancer rate.
Bret Camp, associate executive director of health and medical services at Nelson-Tebedo Clinic, suggested two causes for the difference in rate between gay and straight men.
Certain cancers develop as opportunistic infections related to HIV, which might partially explain the difference, he said. The study did not factor in HIV or track how many participants were HIV-positive.
Camp also suggested that another factor might be the human papillomavirus. HPV is sexually transmitted and can cause anal cancer.
Physician assistant Trew Deckard said, "Ano-rectal cancer is highest among HIV-positive gay men [some literature points to at least 35 times the general population], and the second highest rate of ano-rectal cancer is found in HIV-negative gay men."
He said that ano-rectal cancer found in greater rates in both HIV-positive and -negative gay men is related to the presence of high-risk HPV types found in these populations.
While smoking traditionally has caused most oral cancer, the rate has jumped 225 percent since 1974. A 2007 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who had oral sex with six or more different partners in a lifetime are almost nine times more likely to contract oral cancer.
According to the report, gay men also developed cancer on average 10 years younger than straight men. Cancers that result from sexually transmitted diseases may account for that difference as well.
Cancer in lesbians
The difference in reported levels of health among women may be a result of a number of factors.
According to Andra Baker who ran a lesbian support group for cancer survivors at Gilda's Club in Dallas, now known as Cancer Support Community, lesbians tend to access regular health care less frequently than straight women.
"Lesbians don't go to the doctor as much," she said.
That may mean that many lesbians and bisexual women are not as likely to detect their cancers at an early stage, making recovery for them more difficult.
The study did not collect information on stage of diagnosis or whether straight women on average report better health because they are recovering from a smaller tumor.
Baker said social support does affect survival and was somewhat surprised by the results showing worse health among lesbian and bisexual survivors.
"Women who attended my group didn't have lower health or rates of survival," she said.
But she was working with women who did seek out support, she said.
Baker, who is a survivor herself, said that people who jump into the fight are the ones who do better. She cited Lance Armstrong as an example of someone who adopted a competitive attitude to beat his cancer.
"Stress has a negative effect on the immune system," she said.
Ulrike Boehmer, one of the study's authors, put forward the idea of minority stress. Discrimination, prejudice and even violence experienced by lesbians and bisexual women take their toll on psychological health, which can affect overall well being, according to Boehmer.
Just having to come out to each health care provider can be stressful. Hiding people in a survivor's support system can have a negative effect on recovery, Boehmer said.
She suggested that the study should be used to develop new services for the LGB population including cancer prevention and early detection programs for men and well being programs for women.


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Monday, September 25, 2017
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Kids
14-year-old missing 7 adult teeth
My daughter is missing 7 adult teeth. (Two are in the front on each side of the front teeth, and the others are the premolars and one more in the lower right quadrant.) She is getting near the end of her time with braces and they have moved the canines forward and have left the baby teeth in for the other spots. My question is what is the next step. I have talked to a dentist and one prosthodontist and have gotten a lot of varying advice. I am thinking of having implants for her and after talking to the prosthodontist, he said she was old enough to have implants. I thought that couldn`t be done until they were at least 18 years of age. What is the earliest a person can have implants?
Your daughter's case is difficult, and there truly are a number of options for treatment. It sounds like she is getting very good care with the canines now positioned where her upper lateral incisors would have been. Most authorities recommend that implants be delayed until a child's jaw growth is finished. That varies greatly among children, though girls usually stop growing before boys. Your daughter's orthodontist may be able to determine if her growth is complete by comparing serial x-rays taken during her treatment. If there is doubt, her baby teeth may be able to hold the spaces for later implant placement. It is always a good idea to get a second or even third opinion in complicated cases like this.
Dennis J McTigue, DDS
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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