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Students at Hale Road Elementary in Painesville TownshipĀ braved the blustery weather Wednesday for their first day back to their school since summer construction projects were delayed.
Construction to upgrade the old building's roof, heating and plumbing was expected to be completed before students returned to school from summer break, but disturbed asbestos derailed the project and displaced students for months.
Some attended LaMuth Middle School while younger children adjusted to class in a local church.
Now, with the school back in business, students are excited to be home.
The district held an open house Tuesday night to show off the upgrades and welcome everyone back.
The parking lot of the school was packed despite frigid temperatures. Students snacked on cookies in the gym after taking a look around the familiar setting.
Alexandria Sopko, a first-grade student at Hale Road said she was happy to be going back to her school.
Her younger sister, Sophia Reeves is a preschool student, but will attend Hale Road for kindergarten. She was just excited about the cookies Tuesday night.
Their mother, Danielle Sopko-Reeves, said she wasn't surprised at the number of people who turned out for the open house.
"That's just how Hale Road is," she said of the supportive community.
The family came out because Alexandria wanted to see her classrooms, Sopko-Reeves said.
"I like how I'm going to have a desk," Alexandria said, adding she was looking forward to being able to store things in it.
Principal Jack Miley was equally thrilled to be back to his school, although he said it will still take some time before everything is really back to normal.
"We're still going to be moving in for the next month, probably, but the good news is the kids are excited to be here," he said. "The fifth-graders get to finish their careers here that they started."
Fourth-grade teacher Jennifer Reider said the first day was going well Wednesday.
"So far so good," she said. "It's almost like the first day of school. ... They're kind of getting back into the swing of things and seeing everything new around the school, so they're happy to be back."
Reider has taught at Hale Road for 14 years.
Displaced Hale Road Elementary students not likely to return until January (Oct. 11, 2012)
Hale Road Elementary students settle into new classrooms after asbestos problem (with video) (Aug. 28, 2012)
Construction means big changes in Madison as Lake County schools upgrade (Aug. 15, 2012)
Asbestos to displace Hale Road Elementary students for more than a month (Aug. 14, 2012)
Hale Road Elementary will not open on time due to asbestos (Aug. 9, 2012)


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He was ready to dole out sexual favors to Magic on air last night.
He apparently walked into a plate glass window or something. He's also blind in one eye, seriously.
I haven't watched much of (anything other than highlights) of Marcus Smart. I'm excited to see him against Kansas tonight. I'll be interested to see if Smart and McLemore are matched up against each other much.
Can't make that stuff up.
His jumper is my only real knock. He isn't a great athlete but good enough for his size.
I liken him to Rondo just in a sense he does everything on the floor. Terrific defender rebounder and is all over the place I love watching him play. He has done all this with a bad jump shot it needs work but if he ever gets a jumper he will be flithy at the next level. He is gonna be a matchup nightmare in the post just so smart and love how he plays.
Markell Brown is another kid from OK st I would consider drafting. late 1st early 2nd. Long athletic can shoot defend. I wouldnt reach on him by any means but if he would be a solid pick in the 2nd. Markell vs Ben will be a fun matchup both are fun guys to watch.
EDIT: Elijah Johnson really sucks so I expect Marcus to really play well. I think he was actually bench last game and they are going with a freshman now. Not sure if it was permanent but if it is can't blame Self dude has been awful.
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Yeah but it looks like he's going top 10
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LOL WTF? Harris would be lucky to go top 25. Who says he will go top 10?
Chad Ford had him there last week. He's now 17th
Smothered Chicken!
I think it's safe to say this hasn't been the best game from either of them.
This game has been ugly all around but tie game with 30 seconds left lets see what they are made of.
But yes Smart, Brown, and Ben have all played bad.
Oladipo would be my pick but we would not go wrong with either if they actually fall to us.
When I die I want to be buried upside down so all my critics can kiss my @$$ - Bobby Knight
I would walk thru hell in a gasoline suit to play the game of baseball - Pete Rose
No, he didn't. According to this link (http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft...p-30-prospects) he was 30th on Ford's Big Board as of February 14th. After the game last night it appears he has moved up to 17th.
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While that obviously wasn't a very good game for him, I will say I was pretty impressed with Smart. He made one steal of an entry pass to Withey, that you could tell he read the play about 5 seconds before the passer even thought about passing it. He seems like a very, very "smart" player.
McLemore was awful. Passive. Unwilling to attack. He looked like a freshman. Very disappointing game from him. He didn't look like a #1 overall pick at all.
That was really his first bad game. I watched the KU-OhioState game and he was unbelievable. Aaron Craft could not guard him. He's definitely the best prospect in the draft
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Ya no kidding in OT especially he was playing scared didnt want the ball. With that said one bad game isn't that big of deal it happens. Smart does that to you he will have a terrible stat sheet shooting wisem but still plays really solid and helps the team.
Absolutely. I still think I prefer Oladipo, but I would have no issues with McLemore going before him.
No issues for me either, but if it was a team I was rooting for I would want Oladipo.
Another thing I thought was interesting was that OSU has Smart on the low block to rebound during defensive free throws. I've never seen that from a PG before.
Wide body, good leaper. Oladipo sometimes end up on the low block for IU, not frequently but it happens.
Obviously there is a 0% chance this happens, but can you imagine the defensive terror a Paul George/Victor Oladipo wing tandem would create? Holy lord.

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text: he says Lions will win divisionWhat a difference a few weeks makes.After the Lions lost in Arizona in Week 2, former NFL head coach Tony Dungy said they looked like the "same old Lions" on NBC's Football Night in America."That was a huge game yesterday, and it definitely puts them in the driver's seat," Dungy said in Timmy Jernigan Ravens Jersey a phone interview Monday morning. "It gives them the season sweep over Chicago if there are any tiebreakers. And with (Green Bay quarterback Aaron) Rodgers and now Seneca Wallace hurt, I do believe the Lions are going to win it."With a 21 19 win over the Bears (5 4) at Soldier Field Sunday, the Lions (6 3) now lead the NFC North. The Packers (5 4) lost to the Eagles, 27 13, in Green Bay, and Rodgers (collarbone) is likely out for at least three weeks.Attrition certainly helps, but the Lions have played well enough to be considered the favorite to win the division right now."What it's been is a little bit more consistency, and I've really been impressed with Matthew Stafford," Dungy said. "Obviously, he's been the leader for a number of years, but you're starting to see it develop all the way around. I just think the last three or four weeks they've been outstanding."The Lions are 3 1 in their last four games with a 27 24 loss to the Bengals as the lone setback, and since Cincinnati (6 4) leads the AFC North, it was hardly a bad loss.In Week 6, the Lions overcame C.J. Mosley Jersey a 10 point halftime deficit against the Browns in Cleveland. In Week 8, they beat the Cowboys after trailing by 10 with 6:45 remaining. And Sunday they won in Soldier Field for the first time since 2007."There's no question that (Stafford is) in charge and guys believe in him, even in situations where they're down," Dungy said. "They still feel like he's going to get the job done for them, and to me, that's the sign of a great quarterback."Dungy was in Jackson, his hometown, to tell Middle School at Parkside students about Comcast's Internet Essentials program, which provides internet to low income families for $9.95 per month.Dungy, however, still sees the Lions' undisciplined play as an issue. The Lions had four personal fouls Sunday, including two on the Bears' final drive. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley drew an unnecessary roughness penalty that moved Chicago to midfield, and defensive end Willie Young was flagged for roughing the passer on the 2 point conversion attempt, giving the Bears another try.But since the Lions stopped the second 2 point attempt, they proved capable of overcoming those penalties.Still, if the Lions want to make noise in the playoffs, they need to keep the undisciplined play to a minimum."That's going to come up to haunt you in big games, no question about it," Dungy said. "That's where that discipline is going to come to really be the determining factor because you're going to play good teams. You're going to play tough situations where you've got to be on your game every minute. That's where they've got to continue to grow to me. But getting this road that was really a step in the right direction."Around the NFC NorthWith Sunday's loss, the Bears are now in a world of hurt, literally and figuratively. Chicago effectively trails the Lions by two games in the division because the Lions' season sweep gives them an edge if the two finish with the same record.Meanwhile, quarterback Jay Cutler now has to deal with an ankle injury in addition to a groin injury, and he certainly looked hobbled in the second half Sunday. Backup Josh McCown, who played the final drive, has looked good in his action this season, but a healthy Cutler certainly http://www.ravensofficialonlinestore.com/Cj_Mosley_Jersey_Ravens gives the Bears the best chance to win.Even the Packers' backups can't stay healthy. Already ravaged by injury, Green Bay lost Wallace, the second string quarterback, to a groin injury in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Eagles. Third stringer Scott Tolzien played OK, but Green Bay working out Matt Flynn Monday makes the most sense. The Packers desperately need a spark in order to pull out victories with Rodgers out. Thursday night, beating Washington 34 27. Minnesota's only other victory came in London over the Steelers. Washington has been putrid this season, especially on defense, so don't read too much into this.Around the NFLThe Jaguars will not go 0 16. They beat the Titans, 29 27 in Nashville no less. No matter what the Titans do the rest of the year, this defines their season, and potentially losing quarterback Jake Locker (foot) doesn't exactly instill confidence.Some people weren't impressed with the Panthers' four game winning streak because they'd beaten the Vikings, Rams, Bucs and Falcons. This week, though, Carolina went into San Francisco and beat the 49ers, 10 9. http://www.ravensofficialonlinestore.com/Timmy_Jernigan_Jersey_Ravens The Panthers are for real, and they have the best defense in the NFC.Rams rookie wide receiver Tavon Austin proved why he was the eighth overall pick Sunday. He caught two touchdowns covering 138 yards and returned a punt 98 yards to the house. Why did he field a punt at the 2, you ask? 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Simeone sets sights on Real
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has called on his players to make the most of this weekend's chance to close the gap on city rivals Real Madrid.
Los Rojiblancos have tailed off after a fantastic start to the season and lie third, three points behind their neighbours.
However, Atletico can close the gap when the pair meet on Saturday - a match in which Simeone believes his side can triumph.
"The team is good,'' the Argentinian told www.clubatleticomadrid.com.
"They put in a big performance in Seville, working hard as a group.
"We'll approach this game like any other league game, with the same excitement and enthusiasm to take the three points.
"We are closer to our target, it has taken a lot of hard work to get here and Saturday is another chance to get closer.
"We have to play better than them and I think Saturday is an opportunity that we have to make the most of.''
Arda Turan is a doubt for Atletico and will be assessed tomorrow, while midfielder Tiago has started training again and could also be involved.
"The league is not finished on Saturday,'' Simeone added.
"There are a lot of games left to play and we always have the desire to keep growing, to improve on last season.
"The higher we can finish, the more important it will be for the club and for a team that has worked hard, we are strong and will continue to grow.''
Saturday provides Jose Mourinho's side with the ideal opportunity to make amends for last night's embarrassing 4-1 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona will also be hoping to hit back on Saturday, having also suffered a heavy defeat in Germany this week.
They lost their semi-final first leg 4-0 at Bayern Munich but travel to Athletic Bilbao knowing they could secure the La Liga crown if they collect three points and second-placed Real lose.
Levante host Celta Vigo and Mallorca travel to Real Zaragoza in Saturday's other fixtures, while Rayo Vallecano face Osasuna on Friday night.
Sunday gives fourth-placed Real Sociedad a chance to put space between them and fifth-placed Valencia when the teams face off in San Sebastian.
Malaga sit sixth and face Getafe, Espanyol play Granada and Sevilla travel to Valladolid in Sunday's other fixtures, with Real Betis hosting resurgent Deportivo on Monday night.
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I repeatedly come up against a problem with distractions during meditation. My understanding is that I am to observe the distraction in regard to its quality and strength, how it arises and how it decays and disappears. At that point I am to return to my breath. I can understand this if the distraction is, say, a bird twittering or a car horn which literally do decay and disappear. But what if the distraction is ongoing (e.g., sound of rain or people walking around in the room above my head), or is an image or thought. If I am attending to this sort of ongoing distraction--observing it mindfully--why would it decay and disappear at all unless: 1) another distraction takes its place; or 2) I intentionally return to the breath. While I am attending to distractions such as ongoing sounds or mental images/thoughts, they seem to remain there. So what I generally do is simply notice the distraction and intentionally return to the breath. But I feel I am missing something essential here. Yet I cannot see how the distraction decays and disappears unless another takes its place or I willfully return to the breath. If I let another distraction take its place, and then attend to that, I am then just perpetually changing horses in mid-stream and never get back to my breath.
I have no teacher--and don't know who to go to for help with this (and a number of similar issues, such as lower back pain that simply increases in intensity throughout the meditation period and does not fade away).


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No. 10 women's lacrosse edged at Buffalo State
Ashley Caporizzo and Mariah DeBolt scored four goals apiece to lead Buffalo State College to a 13-12 upset against nationally ranked No. 10 Hamilton College in a non-conference game at Buffalo State's Coyer Field on March 15.
The Bengals (4-0 overall) remained undefeated with the one-goal victory. Thursday's meeting was the first in the history of the two programs. All three Hamilton games have been decided by one goal.
Kendyl Clarkson chipped in two goals and five assists, Karen Shaddock added two goals and two helpers and Becca Martinez posted one goal and one assist for the winners. Shaddock helped lead the defense with two caused turnovers. Colleen George stopped 13 shots.
Rachel Friedman '13 paced the Continentals (1-2) with five goals. Friedman leads the team with 10 goals and 13 points. Katie D'Antonio '14 tallied three goals and Libby Schultz '12 had one goal and two assists. Ellen Esterhay '14, Kathryn Maiorano '14 and Mariah Monks '13 scored one goal each.
Lauren Sokol '12 won a game-high seven draw controls and scooped up three ground balls. D'Antonio was also credited with three ground balls. Dewi Caswell '14 made three saves. 2011 All-American defender Meg Pengue '12 missed her second straight game due to injury.
Hamilton quickly seized a 3-0 lead on two goals by Friedman and one by Maiorano. Buffalo State responded with four in a row for a 4-3 lead with 19:57 left in the first half.
D'Antonio tied the score on an unassisted goal with 17:52 remaining, but DeBolt put the Bengals ahead for good with her first goal on a pass from Jenn Shaddock with 15:44 left in the half. Buffalo State's lead fluctuated between one and three goals the rest of the afternoon. DeBolt's free-position goal with 7 seconds left in the half gave the Bengals a 9-6 advantage at the break.
The Continentals trailed 13-10 midway through the second half, but Friedman scored with 3:55 remaining, and again with 1:29 left to pull Hamilton within one goal. Buffalo State won the ensuing draw control, but committed a turnover with just under a minute to play. Sokol picked up the ground ball and the Continentals had one last chance. However, Hamilton sealed its fate by giving the ball away with 28 seconds remaining.
The Continentals finished with an advantage in shots (36-19), ground balls (13-9) and draw controls (17-10). The Bengals were credited with 17 turnovers to just nine for Hamilton.
The Continentals travel to St. John Fisher College for another non-conference game on Saturday, March 17.


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Evolution Hoax
Some ants and fungi species lead a symbiotic life. In their colonies, ants raise specific fungus for food and to ensure the continuity of their generations.
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have shown that fungus-farming ants are using multiple antibiotics as weed killers to maintain their fungus gardens. Research led by Dr. Matt Hutchings shows that ants use the antibiotics to inhibit the growth of unwanted fungi and bacteria in their fungus cultures which they use to feed their larvae and queen.
These antibiotics are produced by actinomycete bacteria that live on the ants in a mutual symbiosis.
Although these ants have been studied for more than 100 years this is the first demonstration that a single ant colony uses multiple antibiotics and is reminiscent of the use of multidrug therapy to treat infections in humans.
The work, which was funded by the UK Medical Research Council, has also identified a new antibiotic that could be used to treat fungal infections.
Dr. Hutchings said: "We found a new antifungal compound that is related to a clinically important antifungal named nystatin so we're excited about the potential of these ants and other insects to provide us with new antibiotics for medical use.
"It's also very exciting that ants not only engaged in agriculture before humans but also combination therapy with natural antibiotics. Humans are just starting to realise that this is one way to slow down the rise of drug resistant bacteria - the so called superbugs."
The statement of Dr. Hutching, "Humans are just starting to realise that.." is very significant. Even human beings, upon whom Allah granted the ability to think and reason, have recently learned the existence of such an antibiotic from a tiny ant who acquired the knowledge of this compound for millions of years.
In the fossil records, our Lord shows us that ants have remained the same, with no change, for millions of years. And for millions of years these ants have maintained fungus gardens and produced antibiotics to inhibit the growth of fungi and bacteria in their fungus.
50 million year old ant fossil– Polish ambers
In Surah Hud verse 56 our Lord says, "There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock. My Lord is on a Straight Path." and relates His authority and might on every living being. And we, witnessing these glorious signs of creation in everywhere in nature, remember the Omnipotence of Allah and glorify Him.


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Good Things I Wish You (Hardcover)
Harper, 9780061239960, 272pp.
Publication Date: July 1, 2009
The acclaimed author of Vinegar Hill returns with a story of two unlikely romancesone historical, the other modern-dayseparated by thousands of miles and well over a century.
Battling feelings of loss and apathy in the wake of a painful divorce, novelist Jeanette struggles to complete a book about the long-term relationship between Clara Schumann, a celebrated pianist and the wife of the composer Robert Schumann, and her husband's protÉgÉ, the handsome young composer Johannes Brahms. Although this legendary love triangle has been studied exhaustively, Jeanetteherself a gifted pianistwonders about the enduring nature of Clara and Johannes's lifelong attachment. Were they just "best friends," as both steadfastly claimed? Or was the relationship complicated by desires that may or may not have been consummated?
Through a chance encounter, Jeanette meets Hart, a mysterious, worldly entrepreneur who is a native of Clara's birthplace, Leipzig, Germany. Hart's casual help with translations quickly blossoms into something more. There are things about men and women, he insists, that do not change. The two embark on a whirlwind emotional journey that leads Jeanette across Germany and Switzerland to a crossroads similar to that faced by Clara Schumannalso a mother, also an artistmore than a century earlier.
Accompanied by photographs, sketches, and notes from past and present, A. Manette Ansay's original blend of fiction and history captures the timeless nature of love and friendship between women and men.
Praise For Good Things I Wish You…
"Intriguingly accompanied by reproductions of Schumann-Brahms ephemera, Ansay's inventive exploration of this eternal romantic conundrum is equally paradoxical in its execution. Spare yet sumptuous, precise yet lavish, Ansay nimbly sifts historical fact through an admittedly autobiographical filter to deliver a richly textured study."
"Reminiscent of The French Lieutenant's Woman, Good Things I Wish You employs a rich and daring metafictional spin on one of the great romances in history to investigate passion and love—and what doesn't change between women and men. Manette Ansay takes great risks to deliver great rewards."
-Stewart O'Nan
"GOOD THINGS I WISH YOU leaves no variation unexplored, and its delicate melody lingers after the final page."
-South Florida Sun Sentinel
"A poignant and arresting duet of the historic and the contemporary. . . . Ansay sprinkles bits of letters, photographs and drawings throughout the novel, a deft touch that adds to the book's evocative moods of past and present."
-Miami Herald
"Good Things I Wish You is a lyrical, haunting exploration of loves past and present. Witty, sprightly, surprising, this deeply original and utterly captivating new novel by A. Manette Ansay beguiles the senses and dazzles the heart. A beautiful book."
-Diana Abu-Jaber
"In this pleasure of a book, two love stories are entwined. . . . Photos, scraps from letters and diaries, make this book a fascination. The questions posed by Hart and Jeannette are timeless, as Ansay has them debate the true nature of the Clara-Johannes relationship."
-Providence Journal-Bulletin
"Ansay's novel addresses the important question of what role art plays in life. . . . The photos convey a more intimate account of history, as if the reader were flipping through a personal scrapbook belonging to Clara's or Robert's descendants."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A meditation on art and love in the European mode. . . . [Ansay] is a gifted and sure-handed storyteller."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Happy 4th. Did you guys know that the actual independence from Great Brittan happened on July 2? And historians think the Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2?
One thing's for sure, the fireworks in my neighborhood made me think some war for independence was still going on and it's just ended.


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I'm taking my road test on Thursday. Unless I do something catastrophically stupid, I should pass first time. In theory. Anyways, I was thinking about what I might get as a first car, because I don't want to be stuck driving my dad's hand-me-down Prius, which is boring and always pulls to the right.
There are a few basic criteria it must follow, in no particular order. a) Save the manuals! Three pedals and a movable device in the center of the car are key. b) Fun to drive. c) Tune-able. I might want to get more out of the car at some point. d) Safe(ish). This is my parent's criteria. e) Cheap. Below $20k, but preferably below $15k.
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Assume the Cavs can't get Amare, what's the best backup trade between, Jamison, Maggette, Troy Murphy? Which is the most likely to happen?
Chad Ford (1:16 PM)
I think they would rank it 1. Jamison 2. Murphy 3. Maggette However, it's still unclear whether Jamison is available. And I can't understand why the Cavs would be interested in Maggette unless LeBron is telling them he's leaving and they are trying to replace him. That's not a good fit. So I'd probably go with Murphy. He's the stretch four they're looking for, has only one more year left on his contract and I do think the Pacers would take a package of Z and Hickson for him.
Kenny (Bourbon street, nola)
Chad, I'm dedicated to your chat. I'm writing in a question with my awful service here at mardi gras. What I want to know is: what's the latest on the pacers??? Any new Murphy info? Any possible smaller trades in the works?? Thanks, you're the best.
Chad Ford (1:19 PM)
Pacers waiting right now. Cavs, Bucks and Kings all have interest. All three can offer cap relief. I think it comes down to who will give up the best asset -- either a first round pick or a young player. Cavs have Hickson or a very late first round pick. Bucks have Ilyasova or a late lottery to mid first round pick. Kings could offer Donte Greene.
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Is there a chance the Pacers send Earl Watson to the Lakers for basicly nothing?
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Minutes after a jury found him not guilty of battery against a health-care provider, Kanawha County Family Court Judge Mark Snyder said Thursday he felt vindicated and hopes hospital staff will use his case as a learning experience.
"I think this case shows a real need to get some sort of patient-advocacy system set up so people can deal with problems at any time of day when it comes up in a hospital," Snyder said. "I think we ought to try to learn a lesson from it and go forward.
"My conscience is clear from the whole event. I was just trying get help for my friend, that's all," said Snyder, who has served as a judge 14 years.
Six jurors in Kanawha Magistrate Court took about 30 minutes to decide the case after Snyder testified that he doesn't believe he even accidentally touched CAMC General Hospital nurse Stephanie King last November.
King testified Wednesday that Snyder yelled in her face and grabbed her arm in an attempt to guide her to his friend's hospital room. Snyder testified that he never yelled at the nurse.
Elizabeth Nida, another CAMC nurse, told jurors Wednesday she didn't see Snyder touch King but heard King say, "Don't touch me."
Jim Cagle, Snyder's attorney, said his client was simply trying to get pain medication for his friend, Tony Serreno. Serreno, a former Charleston attorney, told jurors he had requested help to no avail and was in so much pain that he felt like he was dying.
Serreno was scheduled to have his leg amputated the morning after the incident, his third or fourth operation that week.
The day after the incident, West Virginia Supreme Court administrator Steve Canterbury filed a complaint against Snyder with the Judicial Disciplinary Counsel. Supreme Court justices put the matter on hold, pending the outcome of Snyder's trial.
Cagle told jurors their decision might decide Snyder's future as a judge and could affect his pension.
"This may seem like a small case in a lower court, but this means everything in the world for my client," Cagle said during closing arguments. "It means his job, it means his future, it means his good name,"
Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Keith Randolph said King didn't have to have physical injuries in order for Snyder to be found guilty of battery. There just had to be physical contact, said Randolph, who was appointed to prosecute the case because Cagle is defending Kanawha Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants against two misdemeanor criminal charges.
Randolph tried to point out inconsistent statements made by witnesses for Snyder about how events unfolded, but Cagle said the differences helped prove Snyder is an honest man.
"He was the last guy to testify — a man who sat here and heard everybody testify before; he's already seen there were some recollections that differed — but he goes ahead and testifies as he recalls it," Cagle told jurors. "If you're an honorable and decent person, you tell it like you remember it."
Cagle also argued that Snyder has a neurological disorder that would have prevented the judge from dragging King down the hallway. If he touched her in any way, Cagle told jurors, it would have been only because he's unsteady and walks with a cane.
"Can you imagine somebody in that condition trying to pull somebody down the hall?" he asked.
Karen Glazier, a family friend and manager of a senior living home in Malden, described Snyder to the jury as a "gentle giant."
After the verdict, Snyder's wife, Mary, was crying.
"He's a good man," she said.
Before being appointed a family court judge by then-Gov. Bob Wise in 2000, Snyder served as a public defender in Fayette and Kanawha counties and, in 1994, was appointed as a juvenile referee for Kanawha County Circuit Court. His term on the family court bench ends in January 2017.
"It's been life on pause" since he was accused of battery, Snyder said after Thursday's acquittal. "My family has needed my support and I've been kind of unavailable, trying to deal with this.
"What a relief," he said with a laugh. "What a relief it is."
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junglejunky 8 years ago
can someone please explain exactly how FF's karma system works?
i dropped out of my weekly leagues because i found dailies to be more fun & challenging (as well as football leagues because i joined way too many).
i've worn this red badge of shame for weeks & have felt the ill effects.
a player i've never encountered before, who's joined a baseball league i'm in, wrote on the message board "don't trust junglejunky."
i did nothing to this player or to anyone else. i play fair & feel like i'm a part of this community.
i feel i've served my penance and yet, i'm stigmatized because of this karma system.
so please, someone enlighten me -
mr karma
Craig31RCR 7 years ago
Owner stacdr1 dropped out of a league I'm in because his team fell to 1-5 I sure hope he gets a red flag.........pathetic!!!
NEdynasty5rings 7 years ago
he wont
deen 8 years ago
You get flags when you drop public leagues, if the league isnt private and drop too many you get the stupid flag.
I dont like the sytstem as it gives you a bad rep..Its flawed, there are plenty of reasons for dropping leagues instead of the "my team sucks" excuse..
Reasons like cheating and corruption, commish being power hungry and over abusing his powers, settings being changed after the draft, not liking the settings, dead league, stupid trades, etc, etc, etc..This list can go on and on and everything is a legit reason to leave a league except for not liking the settings which is something you can see before you join but the thing about that is if you wanna join leagues on fleaflicker you pretty much have to join leagues you know you wont like because nobody knows how to set up a god damn league on flea..There arent very many customized leagues on flea.
Right now i'd like to drop a couple of leagues but im afraid to because of this flag system..Its just stupid, check my profile you'll see I know what im doing and active, thats all you need to know.
deen 8 years ago
I can tell you right now that Junglejunkie doesnt deserve his flag..Im in some leagues with him, he's active, knows what he's doing and he talks on the leagues message boards..What else can you want?
Im in the league where this guy called him out, the dude only said it because of his flag..The guy has no history on fleaflicker so theres no way he knows jungle junkie.
Just get rid of the flag system, it doesnt prove anything..
deen 8 years ago
If you wanna dish out bad reliability flags then give them to the owners who dont show up for drafts and/or stop running their teams..
These are the owners who deserve flags...
junglejunky 8 years ago
deen, u are a scholar & a gentleman.
now that's REP.
& u bring up even more valid points about the red flag system's ineffectiveness.
deen 8 years ago
Haha..I just think the flag system is stupid and we're better off without it.
1. You can drop as many private league as you want and its no biggie but you drop 2-3 public leagues youre screwed.
2. I pointed out numerous reasons for leaving a league and they're all legit reasons..My team sucks isnt the only reason for dropping out.
3. Inactive owners and owners who dont show up for drafts dont get a flag.
4. No good karma for staying active, show up for drafts, running leagues making sure everybody else is staying active and logging on flea numerous times a day everyday..
I dont know but what I get from the flag system is its ok not showing up for drafts and going inactive but just dont drop out.
deen 8 years ago
By the way, I want to clear up my "nobody knows how to set up a league on flea" comment..
Obviously alot of us know how to set up a league...Just saying when you go to the join a league directory, 80-90% of the leagues available are flea default leagues.
So its pretty much damned if you do and damned if you dont.
junglejunky 8 years ago
u bring up another good case point.
wit the flag, a user can't create any new leagues.
if you'll recall, there were 12 football eagues created last season that all carried the moniker, "BIG rosters - nuff said'.
who do u think created that brand?
<------the guy wit the flag.
i still commish 7 of them but have passed the torch to 5 other players who manage those keeper leagues.
is an admin waiting for this thread to hit 20 before they speak on it?
just curious, i've seen admins respond to a single reply and yet, no feedback.
an immediate change was made in response to the "TOT" question regarding rebounding totals. within hours.
this thread's been running almost a month.
junglejunky 8 years ago
are rebounds more important than karma?
DARKSEID 8 years ago
You are about one of the only people I have seen this year with a flag. Last year they were every wheres. Maybe the Flea gods know more about what you did then you are letting onto? I've seen people write them and ask them to remove it and they did so in no time at all. Maybe they want you to carry around your ball and chain for a good reason?
junglejunky 8 years ago
i dropped out of a lot of leagues because i joined too many.
i wasn't careful when i started playing last fall.
i've learned a lot quickly about this community and have had fun connecting wit other sports fanatics on here.
i've created keeper brands and joined private leagues (something u can still do by the way with a flag) and yes, i regret being a putz.
but this chain is not only getting heavy but it's starting to become radioactive.
more like absentee landlords.
NEdynasty5rings 8 years ago
changing ur name back? i don't think they've changed the system yet. its gotta be like a hunger strike man (first thing i thought of), don't change it back til you get your way.
junglejunky 8 years ago
i don't think it matters.
i changed it - nothing happened.
i'm just gonna be patient.
it's unfortunate b/c i know i'm a good player, as evidence by my many competitive teams, but i'm stuck with this flag.
it's unfortunate b/c it gives an impression to some.
i have a feeling the mavs kid wouldn't have spoken out like that if the flag wasn't there.
i'm not sweatin it anymore.
i did it to myself.
it'll go away soon and it won't come back.
NEdynasty5rings 8 years ago
you're right, i think its actually kind of funny though.
junglejunky 8 years ago
u have a twisted sense of humor
Chosyn1 8 years ago
theres no karma involved its as simple as stay in your leagues and stick threw with them dont join a league and say I dont want to be here and drop out the next day, and wheneveer you have thatflag and someone calls you out on it just ignore them and beat them when you face them if you get kicked out take it up with fleaflicker if you did nothin wrong and get them kicked out.The true messsage is if youve had this for a while then stay in your leagues dont abandon them. By the way If it was karma he would havwe kicked you out and obviously u didnt get kicked out, so stop trying to get ppl to feel sorry for you and fx ur own problem waitout the flag and get a bettter rep by not dropping out.
junglejunky 8 years ago
please do not be confused with the asian spiritual doctrine of karma; that is not what i'm talkin about.
FF has its own karma system.
if you've been flagged for a low reliability rating from dropping leagues, and u try to join a league or if u commish a league and try to make scoring/rules/alignment changes, u get a message "u cannot perform this action. build up some more karma by playing games & not abandoning ur teams."
have u never seen these messages?
that's why the topic of karma has surfaced.
and i'm not tryin to make ppl "feel sorry for (me)". i've tried to bring to FF's attention a fault with their system.
i won't drop any more leagues. i get it.
and i also get that there is probably no perfect system; it'll always be too reliant on a human element.
that being said, i still think the flaws can be remedied by incorporating other positive actions (see messages below) that i don't think are calculated in the karma system.
NEdynasty5rings 8 years ago
You just dropped out of too many leagues. Dropping out of all of your weekly leagues, depending on how many you were in, could give you the bad reliability.
Volt 8 years ago
The problem is that you dropped out of a lot of leagues. That is how you got that nice little red flag.
Dropping out of leagues is incredibly annoying for anyone staying around in a league. The league is now saddled with a dead team. Sometimes they can find a replacement owner, but oftentimes they can't, especially if it is a bad team.
Don't join leagues you won't stay with. If you find that you don't like a certain system, just stick it out and drop at the end of the season, or find a replacement for your team prior to dropping. The more leagues you join and then drop out of, the longer you are going to have that flag.
Volt 8 years ago
... the flag will go away after a while though, unless they changed that.
junglejunky 8 years ago
thanks, i understand all that.
the flag's come and gone once already.
i wanted to know EXACTLY how the process works is there a ratio to leagues dropped/games played? how many games played balances out the bad karma left from dropping leagues?
is there one person who decides or several? does FF have, stop me here, a profile assessment committee?
the major flaw in the red-flag system is that, on this site, perception IS reality, as i noted with the example in my 1st post. the player who wrote not to trust me has never played in a league with me. they don't know i commish a dozen leagues in basketball and football. they have no idea how many trivial squabbles i squashed from players who just wanted to slur each other on the message boards.
where's the good karma represented in this situations?
it doesn't exist because the perception, or reality, is that your karma is only based on your dropping out/staying in leagues.
one could, in theory, be the biggest a-hole on FF, call everyone cheaters, play horribly, and yet, never drop out of a league and they would have perfect karma.
it's a flawed system.
NEdynasty5rings 8 years ago
yeah your right, FF is technically right too though because you're not supposed to drop out of so many leagues. They flag just shows that you drop out of a lot of leagues, which evidently you do. I get what you're saying about the the people on the message boards who just see the flags and go against or kick you out cuz of it, in that way its flawed. I think you just should not join so many leagues and then decide which to stay in, and FF tries to prevent people from doing that by giving them the flag. They want you to stay in all of them you join, which im sure no one does.
I don't think anyone except the admins know the exact number of dropouts until you get the flag. I've probably dropped out of 5-6 football, basketball, hockey leagues since November, wonder if thats considered a lot.


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A Peru Mission Trip For the Hallowing of God's NameThursday, March 29, 2012
I love the thought of the gospel marching triumphantly around the globe as God in Christ is building His church (Cf., Matt. 16:18). And I am particularly moved by this reality today as a team from our church left this morning for Peru to minister to hundreds of local pastors and their families. The third annual Amazon Mission Festival sponsored by JungleMaster Ministries is officially underway (see overview video below).
This ministry of outreach, encouragement, and equipping is a powerful reminder that the gospel knows no borders. God will be "exalted among the nations" (Ps. 46:10) and He is using short-term ministry teams like ours to accomplish this ultimate end in the farthest reaches of the earth. Indeed, this is why missions exists. Taking his cue from the Lord's Prayer, this is how John Piper explains it:
The first two petitions of the Lord's Prayer are perhaps the clearest statement of all in the teachings of Jesus that missions is driven by the passion of God to be glorified among the nations. "Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come" (Matthew 6:9-10). Here Jesus teaches us to ask God to hallow his name and to make his kingdom come. This is a missionary prayer. Its aim is to engage the passion of God for his name among those who forget or revile the name of God (Psalm 9:17; 74:18). To hallow God's name means to put it in a class by itself and to cherish and honor it above every claim to our allegiance or affection. Jesus' primary concern–the very first petition of the prayer he teaches–is that more and more people, and more and more peoples, come to hallow God's name. This is the reason the universe exists. Missions exists because this hallowing doesn't (Let the Nations be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions, p. 35).
Would you join me in praying for our Peru mission team by name? Please pray that Ben, Billy, Joel, Linda, Lee, Paul, Jamie, and Tom would be an incredibly effective contribution to the exaltation of God among the nations.
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name among the people of the third annual Amazon Mission Festival and among the churches each person represents. May Your kingdom come in power over the next several days in the jungles of the Amazon. Be glorified among these people as Your name is sanctified, cherished, and honored! In the name above all names, the sovereign One over the nations, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen."
The Gates of Hell Shall Not PrevailWednesday, March 28, 2012
I was recently made aware of a Newsweek article by Ayaan Hirsi Ali entitled, "The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World." Ms. Ali is deeply concerned about the fact that across the Muslim world, Christians are being murdered for their faith. Here's how she opens:
We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and combatants in the Arab Spring's fight against tyranny. But, in fact, a wholly different kind of war is underway—an unrecognized battle costing thousands of lives. Christians are being killed in the Islamic world because of their religion. It is a rising genocide that ought to provoke global alarm.
The author proceeds to give examples of this rising genocide in nations like Nigeria, Sudan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, and Iran. To this Ali concludes:
It should be clear from this catalog of atrocities that anti-Christian violence is a major and underreported problem. No, the violence isn't centrally planned or coordinated by some international Islamist agency. In that sense the global war on Christians isn't a traditional war at all. It is, rather, a spontaneous expression of anti-Christian animus by Muslims that transcends cultures, regions, and ethnicities.
I am grateful for this article because it is helping bring the very real tragedy of Christian persecution to people beyond the Christian community (remember this is Newsweek notChristianity Today). And I certainly share the author's outrage at the apparent "conspiracy of silence" surrounding the "bloody Christophobia currently coursing through Muslim-majority nations from one end of the globe to the other." However, I do part with Ms. Ali when she warns that, "Nothing less than the fate of Christianity . . . in the Islamic world is at stake."
The Lord Jesus Christ promised, "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). And I know that Christ's church will consist of a "people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation" (Rev. 5:9). The Lamb was not slain in vain and no level of persecution — however horrific — will thwart God's plan to build His church.
So even as we work and pray for the protection of God's people around the world, we do so knowing that the kingdom of God is on an irreversible, triumphant march around the globe. Indeed, the fate of Christianity depends not on the end of persecution, but on the power of God.
Facebook, the Church, and RealityFriday, January 28, 2011
I really appreciate Russell Moore's ministry. I had the privilege of serving as his producer on many of the radio broadcasts he did when filling in for Albert Mohler on "The Albert Mohler Program."And the thing I appreciated most about our "Moore Shows" (other than the bumper music) was the way Dr. Moore so naturally took a secular news story and applied it to the church. Indeed, rare is the person who can see something going on the culture and draw out an important lesson for the church.
Today I noticed Dr. Moore picking up on a Slate.com article titled "The Anti-Social Network" (I saw this, ironically, on Facebook). Moore suggests the church has some lessons to learn from the way Facebook may actually be perpetuating people's sadness. (According to the Slate article, Facebook does this by only, or at least largely, accentuating the positive in people's lives making those that are suffering feel deeply alone. In other words, as people log in to Facebook they see so much virtual happiness, that they become "vulnerable to keeping up with what they imagine is the happiness of the Jonses.")
So what does the church need to do in the face of so much virtual "chipperness"? More suggests,
Nobody is as happy as he seems on Facebook. And no one is as "spiritual" as he seems in what we deem as "spiritual" enough for Christian worship. Maybe what we need in our churches is more tears, more failure, more confession of sin, more prayers of desperation that are too deep for words.
Yes. For in doing so we model more accurately reality rather than leave people in, what is oftentimes, the unreality of Facebook. And by doing this we have the opportunity to bring the gospel to bear on people's suffering so that real joy and peace in Christ is experienced.
Be sure to read Moore's whole post here.
"Staggering the Moral Imagination"Thursday, January 13, 2011
An recent article in The New York Times highlights the "chilling" abortion rate in New York City. And it has the attention of the city's religious leaders:
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York joined other local religious leaders on Thursday in calling for a new effort to reduce the number of abortions in the city. The annual figure has averaged 90,000 in recent years, or about 40 percent of all pregnancies, twice the national rate. The archbishop, at a news conference in Manhattan, called the citywide statistics "downright chilling."
Albert Mohler puts these startling statistics in the context of the national abortion rate of 22 percent, while reminding us that in 2008 (the last year full numbers are available) 1.2 million abortions were performed in the United States. Mohler is helpful in raising our view beyond New York City when he observes that, "The abortion rate in New York City staggers the moral imagination, but the abortion rate nationwide is itself 'chilling.'"
I'm writing this post even as this morning I learned that members of our church just became grandparents for the fourth time with the birth of baby Luke. And a young couple in our church is due with their first baby any day now. There is awful irony in a fallen world where there coexists the joyful embrace of new life and the mass killing of the unborn. Indeed, Mohler is right when he laments that "we are a murderous people, and the blood of the innocent cries out for justice."
On January 23 we will recognize the annual Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. My hope and prayer is that God will awaken His church to labor for life well beyond that day.


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In Hollywood, it seems like the more in love a couple is, the more they start to resemble each other. In the '90s there was uber-couple Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, who sported matching blonde bobs. And Posh and Becks have never been shy about letting their outfits prove their togetherness. So when on-and off-screen sweethearts Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens turned up at last night's High School Musical 2 DVD release gala wearing matching leather jackets, we weren't sure if it was the sweetest thing ever or just a little too cute. So we'll leave it up to you. Tell us: What do you think about Zac and Vanessa's matching looks? Would you ever coordinate your outfit with your significant other?


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Roger Kay of Forbes recently opined that the world is becoming more and more user-centric. He explains, "User-centric computing is a theme we can expect to hear articulated in many ways next week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The simple view of the shift from device-centric to user-centric computing goes like this: when all we had was one device — a PC, first to do our work and later to connect to the Internet — we adapted to the device. We learned how to wrestle it into more or less obeying our will. We became skilled at the arcane keystrokes of DOS commands and Lotus 1-2-3 in order to do productive work. We went to the machine."
He goes on, "Now, the machine is starting to come to us. As soon as you have more than one device in your life, they must necessarily point to you. Cloud services increasingly coordinate devices for us so that our 'state' — the exact condition of all our stuff at any one moment — migrates seamlessly from one device to another other. A good example would be reading an eBook. If you stop reading on a certain page on your laptop, you should be able to open your eReader and be on the same page. Ditto for your phone. This idea that 'state' follows you around puts you at the center of your own universe. The devices are all around you."
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Residents Encouraged to Vote Absentee at Satellite Locations Oct. 24
Oct. 21, 2009
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To avoid the anticipated increased traffic and crowds associated with the H1N1 vaccination event on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Fairfax County Government Center, residents planning to vote in-person absentee are encouraged to visit one of seven satellite voting locations as an alternative.
These locations are open for in-person absentee voting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday:
- Franconia Governmental Center
- Mason Governmental Center
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- Mount Vernon Governmental Center
- North County Governmental Center
- Sully District Governmental Center
- West Springfield Governmental Center
Absentee voting also is open in Suite 323 of the Fairfax County Government Center weekdays through Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and every Saturday in October, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Absentee voting also is available at the satellite locations through Oct. 31, weekdays 3 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the Office of Elections by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Applications are available at all government centers, libraries or can be downloaded from the Office of Elections Web site. The completed application should be mailed to the Office of Elections, faxed to 703-324-3725, or scanned as an e-mail attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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More Things to Make Using Tortillas:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients. You can substitute the whole wheat tortillas for white ones in any recipe.)
Egg Burritos "to die for"
Chicken Fajitas in the Crockpot
Low Carb Pizza with Whole Wheat Tortilla Crust
Roasted Halibut Tacos with Mango Salsa (plus more about low carb tortillas) from The Perfect Pantry
Ham and Cheese Quesadilla from Closet Cooking
Shrimp Quesadilla from Simply Recipes
Cool Quesadilla Combos from Cooking with Amy
Mexican Meat Cups from Janet is Hungry
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Main Page | Cause | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Screening | Reducing Your Risk | Talking to Your Doctor | Living With Urinary Incontinence | Resource Guide
These are some steps you can take to help manage urinary incontinence.
Some people find that coffee, other sources of caffeine, citrus, or alcohol increase the urge to urinate. Temporarily avoiding these beverages may cause your symptoms to improve.
Most of the liquid you drink will reach your bladder within 2-3 hours. Therefore, it is best to time your intake of large quantities of fluids to those hours when you know you will be near a restroom. If you wake at night to urinate, avoiding fluids for 3 hours before bed and during the night may also be helpful.
Certain medications, like diuretics, can increase your urinary frequency for several hours until their effect subsides. Discuss with your doctor when is the best time for you to take them and plan accordingly.
There are a number of devices available to catch urine. Small amounts can be managed with sanitary napkins or special condoms (for men). Larger amounts can be absorbed by protective undergarments with high-tech linings that prevent moisture from breaking down your skin. The use of collectors and pads in conjunction with scheduling your liquid intake can turn many incontinence problems into minor nuisances.
For hospitalized patients and people who leak large amounts, it may be necessary to remove urine through a tube. Urine tubes can lead to an infection if left in for several days, so these tubes may be avoided. If you have a neurogenic bladder, you will learn how to pass a catheter into your bladder periodically to empty it. In men, a condom attached to a catheter avoids the risk of infection. Sometimes a catheter is placed directly into the bladder through the abdominal wall.
If you have a catheter, you will be instructed to plug it, then drain it when you reach a toilet. Or, you will have a bag attached to it that you carry around with you and drain periodically.
If you are a woman who is overweight or obese, losing weight may help to reduce the number of episodes due to stress or urge incontinence. Stress incontinence results when certain activities lead to increased pressure on the bladder. Urge incontinence is a loss of bladder control following a strong urge to urinate.
Talk to your doctor about a weight loss program that is right for you.
You can manage fluid restriction, pads, and collecting devices on your own. However, catheters require frequent professional attention from specially trained nurses to handle the following problems:
Urinary incontinence. National Association for Continence website. Available at: https://www.nafc.org/urinary-incontinence. Accessed May 19, 2017.
Urinary incontinence in men. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900624/Urinary-incontinence-in-men. Updated December 13, 2016. Accessed May 17, 2017.
Urinary incontinence in women. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900573/Urinary-incontinence-in-women. Updated May 15, 2017. Accessed May 19, 2017
2/5/2009 DynaMed Plus Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900573/Urinary-incontinence-in-women: Subak L, Wing R, West DS, et al. Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(5):481-490.
Last reviewed May 2017 by Adrienne Carmack, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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For dairy grazers, grain and produce farmers, Dave Brandt of Carroll will give a presentation on how he has been using cover crops and no-till on 2,000 acres of corn, beans and wheat in Carroll since 1979. He has been able to successfully increase yields up to 15 percent and soil organic matter by 15 percent using cover crops and no purchased fertilizers.
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Playing at the collegiate level is huge. You'll be balancing the demands of your sport with your academic work. You'll need self-discipline and persistence. You'll face failure and success – maybe injuries and pain.
You'll gain stuff that will shape your life. Relationships mainly. From intense teamwork. From taking responsibility, while accepting the leadership and expertise of others. From picking up yourself and others after mistakes and losses.
Here is the EMU difference: We take a long-term view, and focus on your well-being. Athletes will be players in their families, communities and work settings far longer than they will be players in competitive sports. Our key concern is who our student-athletes will be when they are 25, 35, 45, and onward.
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You need to develop leadership and life skills that will see you through adulthood. In short, we want you, the athlete, to be successful, not just the EMU athletics program. Athletics should enhance your college education by being a positive impact on your understanding of self, others and God.
At EMU, coaches are mentors, who pray with you, help guide you in your college career, and who become trusted friends. EMU's "star" athletes are helped to grasp that their gifts do not make them better or more important humans than others. They need their team members and they need to appreciate what they can learn from others – in the classroom, on a cross-cultural venture, in an art gallery, or in a soup kitchen.
Know that you come first
"Unselfish players who are friends on and off the court have come together to creating a winning culture"
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At larger colleges the emphasis is typically not on individual student-athletes, but on the team as a whole having a great record, which enhances the school's reputation and income. But the spiritual, emotional, physical and academic well-being of each athlete is then secondary to the goal of racking up wins. At EMU, the long-term well-being of each student-athlete comes first. Our caring community will celebrate your victories with you.
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MORAGA, Calif. -- A game that stayed close through the better part of one half turned dramatically in Saint Mary's favor after halftime, as the Gaels beat Eastern Washington 85-66 at McKeon Pavilion on Sunday.
At least through the early stages of the game, it looked like Eastern Washington might never miss a shot.
But although the Eagles held the lead for much of the first half, the largest lead they could amass came when Collin Chiverton ran off five straight points to make it 13-7 Eastern Washington with just over four minutes played.
That Saint Mary's kept things close while the Gaels worked to find their shooting touch was a credit to the play down low of sophomore Brad Waldow.
The 6-foot-9 post man from Shingle Springs, Calif. scored 10 points in the first half, most coming on hard-fought putbacks down low, keeping Saint Mary's (3-0) within reach. He finished the night with 16 points and six rebounds.
The Gaels managed to pull into the lead just before the break, leading 37-33 at intermission. That was as close as Eastern Washington would be for the rest of the night.
"We closed the half with a good run," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "I thought Jordie (Page) really helped us there, Brad really helped us, and we did a nice job defensively the last five minutes. I think we held them to two points and then we had a run. Only way we could get a run though was to stop them and we finally stopped them."
A 16-3 run right out of the locker room gave the Gaels the decided advantage, and the stretch was a product of good team play all the way around
Waldow, Stephen Holt, Mitchell Young, James Walker III and Matthew Dellavedova all contributed with points, and by the time the Eagles were able to stem the tide, Saint Mary's owned a 53-36 lead with 15 minutes to play.
Holt finished with 16 points to tie Waldow for game-high honors. Walker and Jorden Page each added 12, and Matthew Dellavedova had a strong all-around night with nine points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Justin Crosgile scored 13 points to lead Eastern Washington (0-3).
Another encouraging mark was Saint Mary's work on the boards. A few nights after struggling on the glass against Utah State, the Gaels outrebounded the Eagles 42-34.
"We had to bounce back from the Utah State game," Waldow said. "Particularly the bigs, we didn't play well. We wanted to make a statement in this game."
Saint Mary's will spend Thanksgiving on the road, heading to Southern California to take on Drexel in the first round of the Anaheim Classic. That game will tip at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Gaels will also play tournament games on Friday and Sunday. Live audio of all three games will be available on SMCGaels.com.


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2017 Discover South America: Chile & Argentina
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Take this South American tour and discover a spellbinding blend of native cultures and international influences as you cross the continent from Santiago to Buenos Aires. Your tour begins in Santiago, Chile's Andean capital city, from which you can explore the captivating Pacific Coast. You'll then visit Puerto Varas, your jumping-off point for tours of the breathtakingly beautiful lakes region, and the perfect place to interact with locals and to savor delectable desserts with a surprising German influence. Next, spend an unforgettable day crossing into Argentina by bus and boat as you sail across the vast lakes of the Andes over the border into Bariloche for a taste of the Alps in the heart of Patagonia. Your tour concludes in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, where included sightseeing, exclusive Discovery Series events, and your own wanderings will give you a fascinating glimpse of South American daily life.
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Lima, the "capital of the New World," encompasses the last five centuries of Peruvian history. Cuzco is your window into the life and culture of the Inca people. And then there's Machu Picchu, the Incan city in the sky that has only begun to reveal its mysteries since archaeologists began their explorations some 60 years ago.View Extension Itinerary
Day 1Depart U.S.
Travel to South America as you fly overnight from the U.S. today.
Day 2Arrive Santiago, Chile • Chilean family winery
You will touch down in the Chilean capital this morning to begin your South America tour, where a Grand Circle representative will meet you and assist with the transfer to your hotel. While you wait to check into your room, take part in a guided orientation walk, giving you the lay of the land in your Santiago neighborhood.
Early this afternoon, meet your travel companions, including those who took our optional pre-trip extension to Peru: Machu Picchu, Cuzco & Lima, and your Program Director. You'll then enjoy a Welcome Briefing, during which you'll learn some more details of what to expect from your upcoming discoveries in South America. Then, depart for a nearby family-owned winery, where you'll enjoy a tour on one of Chile's most famous exports. Here, you'll also sit down with fellow travelers for a delicious Welcome Dinner.
Day 3Santiago • City tour • Chilean history discussion
This morning, embark upon a city tour of Santiago. Home to a third of Chile's 16 million people, Santiago rests at the confluence of the Mapocho and Maipu rivers, surrounded on all sides by Andean peaks. To be sure, it's a breathtaking setting for a capital that has witnessed a remarkable history—from settlement by conquistadores in 1541 to the Marxist, military, and finally, democratic governments of the 20th century.
This morning, pass through Providencia, a district of great tradition and strong commercial and social activity. Then begin your included city tour with a ride through the residential districts of Bellavista and Las Condes, where you will see beautiful homes and parks. As you continue, you'll see several historic monuments and buildings, including the Palacio de la Moneda, the current seat of the government. Stop for a stroll at the city's most important plaza, the Plaza de Armas, which has been the heart of Santiago since its origin in 1541. Ringing the plaza are many important buildings that are considered national monuments. Here you see the Correo Central (main post office), Iglesia Catedral (Cathedral Church), the Municipalidad de Santiago (City Hall), and the National Historic Museum. Nearby, you find the Mercado Central (Central Market), an elegant wrought-iron structure inaugurated in 1872 as the site of a National Exhibition. Now it is the city's central market, filled with colorful stalls and seafood eateries (called marisquerias). Here, you'll enjoy an included lunch.
Tonight, enjoy a discussion on Chilean history and the country's most controversial leaders: Allende and Pinochet.
Day 4Santiago • Valparaiso tour • Graffiti Art of Valparaiso activity • Lunch in a local home
Today, set off to the Chilean northwest on a full-day tour to Valparaiso. Valparaiso is an important Chilean port city (and a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site), where 17 hills tower over the "basin" district.
The city's distinctive features include meandering cobblestone streets and ancient ascensores—electric cable cars that climb into hillside neighborhoods and afford splendid sea views. You'll ride one of these ascensores up the hill for one of the many views of Valparaiso, then walk through the colorful streets, known for the colorful public art on the walls. Learn more about this cultural heritage, and make your own contribution to a work in progress, during an exclusive Graffiti Art of Valparaiso Discovery Series event.
Afterward, enjoy another exclusive Discovery Series event as you sit down for lunch with a local family before returning to your hotel.
Enjoy the evening and dinner at your leisure.
Day 5Santiago • Puerto Varas • Angelmo Market visit • Mapuche discussion
After an early breakfast, transfer to the Santiago airport for your group's flight to Puerto Montt. You'll arrive in the early afternoon, then enjoy an exclusive Discovery Series visit to Angelmo Fish Market with your Program Director. Walk amidst the bustling stalls and browse some of the local seafood found in the nearby Chilean lakes. Perhaps sample the local curanto stew, a mixture of meat, seafood, and vegetable, and admire an array of dried shellfish.
Following your market visit, you'll transfer to Puerto Varas to check into your hotel, and then gather for an exclusive Discovery Series discussion on the Mapuche people native to this area. While the Mapuche only make up about four percent of Chile's total population, their traditions surrounding the extended family and their agricultural customs have had widespread influences.
Dinner this evening is included at local restaurant.
Day 6Puerto Varas • Chilean rodeo demonstration & lunch
This morning, learn more about the German immigrant heritage of Chile during a visit to a German family collection. Then enjoy a taste of everyday, family-centered Chilean life as a guest at a local horse-breeding ranch. During this exclusive Discovery Series event, you'll see how a farm family lives and works—and witness a Chilean rodeo demonstration as well. For lunch, enjoy a tasty homemade meal at the ranch in the company of these welcoming people before returning to your hotel.
This evening, you'll have a presentation to prepare you for tomorrow's travel through the Andes. The rest of the evening is yours to seek out dinner and spend as you please.
Day 7Puerto Varas • Petrohue Falls • Andean lake crossing • Bariloche, Argentina
Be prepared for an early start and a long—but very rewarding—day of travel today. First, depart for a morning tour of Petrohue Falls, where you can explore the lush setting surrounding the rapids. Petrohue Falls is located just a short distance downstream from Lake Todos los Santos, and the chute-like waterfall is supported by basaltic lava. Enjoy the views of Osorno Volcano in the distance.
Then, after a stop for an included lunch, you'll start your unforgettable journey across the border through the Andes from Chile into Argentina. Traveling in turn by bus, by boat, and back again, you'll travel overland through picturesque mountain roads and also sail across the shimmering waters of the vast lakes of the Andes, taking your time to admire the scenery as you go.
Four buses, three boats, and a camera's worth of memorable photos later, you'll arrive in Bariloche in the early evening and check into your hotel, where you'll enjoy an included dinner.
Day 8Bariloche • Panoramic tour & visit to Campanario Hill • Local brewery
Today Patagonia bids you bienvenidos as you awaken in Bariloche. Officially called San Carlos de Bariloche, this city is a curious amalgam of cultural influences. Its buildings recall the Austrian Tyrol in their design. Many of the ranches dotting the outlying Patagonian plains remain English-owned and run, worked by Chilean peons from over the border. (Film buffs: This is the territory where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid made their real-life last stand.)
Bookended by stark granite peaks and mirrored in 40-mile-long Lake Nahuel Huapi, Bariloche is, quite literally, a breath of fresh air. Discover this on a panoramic tour this morning, which includes a visit to Campanario Hill. You'll go on to take in breathtaking views of the lake. Ride a chairlift to the top of Campanario Hill for spectacular views of the mountains (if the weather is clear). The lake is studded with fir-tree-covered islands. After that, you will enjoy a visit to a traditional brewery, where you'll have lunch and learn how this family prepares local beer.
This afternoon, enjoy time at your leisure. Dinner is on your own tonight.
Day 9Bariloche • Nazis in Patagonia discussion • Patagonian ranch visit • Optional Floating in the Limay River cruise
This morning, enjoy an exclusive Discovery Series discussion on the Nazi presence in Patagonia during World War II. Later, you'll depart for the Patagonian steppe for an exclusive Discovery Series event, where you'll be the guests on a Patagonian working ranch. You'll have the opportunity to tour the ranch and its grounds, learn about life in the windy Patagonian steppes, and enjoy a traditional lamb barbecue lunch.
The afternoon is free for your own discovery. Perhaps you will visit the Museo de la Patagonia, with its archaeological, historical and cultural displays, or enjoy a walk through the beautiful city center. Or you can join us for an optional Floating in the Limay River cruise, to enjoy the steppe landscape and fresh air while you float along by raft.
Dinner is on your own this evening.
Day 10Bariloche • Buenos Aires • Argentina Today discussion • Home-Hosted Dinner
After breakfast, you'll have some time to bid Bariloche adios before transferring to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. You'll arrive in the late afternoon and continue to your hotel, where you'll attend an exclusive Discovery Series discussion on Argentina Today, highlighting the current state of Argentina's economy and political scene.
Later this evening, you'll experience another exclusive Discovery Series event that is likely to be one of the most memorable parts of your visit to Buenos Aires. Take a seat at the table of an Argentine family as you join them for a Home-Hosted Dinner, chat, learn about each other, and make new friends.
Prepare yourself for an evening seasoned with good conversation and fellowship.
Day 11Buenos Aires Highlights tour • Tango lesson • Optional Tango Show & Dinner
After breakfast, set off on an included half-day tour of Buenos Aires. You'll see the city's elegant mixture of Spanish Colonial architecture and several traditional European styles. Visit Avenida de Mayo, which runs into Plaza de Mayo, where many buildings important to Argentine history are centered. See the Casa Rosada (Government House); the Metropolitan Cathedral; and the Cabildo, the first City Hall built during Spanish rule.
Next, you'll visit La Boca, Buenos Aires' first merchant and fishing port. You'll have time to visit the famous Caminito, an outdoor museum and art show where painters offer their tango pictures, or stroll along the renovated waterfront promenade.
Your tour passes by the beautiful Colon Theater. Built in 1908, this is one of the world's most famous opera houses, and international stars vie to perform here as they do at Milan's La Scala and Vienna's State Opera House. Continue on to the final resting place of Eva "Evita" Peron, the Duarte tomb at the Recoleta Cemetery. The cemetery is in the Recoleta district, an area of elegant homes, fashionable restaurants and shops.
Lunch is on your own. The rest of your afternoon is at leisure for you to discover Buenos Aires.
This evening, join a tango lesson and learn the basic steps of Argentina's fiery, passionate, signature dance. Before it was a dance, tango was a sound—a composite of rhythms and voices born out of the slums of Buenos Aires, where a diaspora of Europeans, Africans, and idle, discharged local soldiers congregated and sang their tales of solitude and struggle. From the music emerged the dance, and that unique and passionate mix came to encapsulate, in the opinions of many, the Argentine national character.
Interestingly though, the tango was not always the celebrated tradition it is now. Many Argentines viewed its humble origins and sensual stylings as unsavory at best—and vulgar at worst. The tango had to cross the Atlantic and become the red-hot rage of Europe before it found favor in its native land. And in recent years, it has undergone a revival, receiving an injection of modern energy from artists like Astor Piazzola and receiving broader national (and international) exposure through TV, radio, and touring tango troupes.
While your steps may not be as sure as the most seasoned tanguero, you'll learn the basics during this special lesson—certainly enough to impress the folks back home.
Now that you've learned the basics of the tango, you have the opportunity to see how it's really done. Tonight, watch some of the best tango dancers and musicians in Argentina perform at a sophisticated supper club during an optional tango show and dinner.
Day 12Buenos Aires • Parana Delta ride • School visitFOUNDATION VISIT
Today, experience a change of pace from city life as you take a tour of the area where the Parana River empties into the Rio de la Plata on its way into the Atlantic, forming a huge delta. This exotic landscape is just half an hour from the city but seems a million miles away. Traditional houses on pilotes (stilts) are surrounded by lush subtropical vegetation, and are built on islands that are separated by a twisting maze of waterways.
Enjoy a relaxing boat ride in this scenic area, which is one of Latin America's most amazing wetland environments. You'll sail through the many islands that populate the rivers of the delta, and take in the lush, subtropical scenery and plant life. Then, enjoy an included lunch, followed by a visit to a local school (when in session) supported in part by Grand Circle Foundation, where you'll have the opportunity to get to know students and teachers there.
This evening, toast your adventures and companions from your South American tour at tonight's Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
Please note: From December through early March, the school visit will be unavailable due to summer holidays.
Day 13Buenos Aires
After breakfast at the hotel together, enjoy a morning at leisure to explore Buenos Aires before lunch on your own. Tonight, fly back to the U.S. or continue on our Brazil's Iguassu Falls & Rio de Janeiro post-trip extension.
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Discover the dual nature of Brazil, a country of both impossibly pristine landscapes and cosmopolitan cities. On this post-trip extension, you'll fly to Iguassu Falls, a spectacular series of cataracts on the Brazil-Argentina border. Then fly to Rio de Janeiro, where you'll scale Corcovado Mountain to visit the city's iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer high above Guanabara Bay.View Extension Itinerary