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Okafor and Childress dominate the West
By Chad Ford
Thursday, March 18
Head West young men! Thar's gold in them thar hills!
Readers may think ESPN has an East-coast bias, but when it comes to the NCAA tournament, for the third straight year, the NCAA has absolutely packed much of the potential NBA talent in the elusive NCAA West region, or, as they're calling it this year, the Phoenix bracket.
This year you can check out the only consensus anything in the draft, Emeka Okafor, or see a pretty impressive group of small forwards and guards whom NBA scouts are in love with. Even the lower seeds have players NBA scouts are keeping their eye on.
Insider talked to multiple NBA scouts and GMs to give you a look at the Top 5 NBA prospects they'll be watching in each NCAA region. Today, we finish our look with the West.
West Region NBA Prospects
1. Emeka Okafor, PF, UConn
The Skinny: 6-foot-10, 250 lbs, Junior. 18.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 4.5 bpg, 60 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: Just about everything. Okafor is physical specimen. He's strong, athletic, quick, and a very good leaper. Okafor's bread and butter is his defense. He's a big-time shot blocker and a very aggressive rebounder. In the past he's struggled some on the offensive end, but this year he's been dominant there, too. He's developed a nice 10-foot jumper and has been looking for his shot more. To top it off, he's extremely smart and a very hard worker. Most scouts consider him the most NBA-ready prospect in the draft. The comparisons to a young Alonzo Mourning don't seem that far off.
The Bad: Very little. Height is a small issue. Scouts are praying he's a true 6-10. Some believe he's closer to 6-8, but I can't see that. I've stood next to him on several occasions, and he looks like he's the full 6-10 to me. The back is a bigger concern. Okafor has a hairline fracture in his back right now that's causing him enormous pain. Scouts and GMs are always very wary of bad backs. Once you get them, they rarely go away. His free-throw shooting is pretty bad, and his perimeter game still needs some work.
The Ugly: Unless there is something seriously wrong with his back, Okafor will be either the first or second pick in this year's draft. It just depends on the team. Several lottery teams no longer have the patience to wait on Okafor's only real rival, prep star Dwight Howard. A team like the Bulls or Suns would definitely grab him with the first pick.
2. Ben Gordon, PG/SG, UConn
The Skinny: 6-3, 200; Junior. 18.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.8 apg, 44 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: Gordon is a big-time scorer who knows instinctively how to put the ball in the basket. He's an excellent shooter, especially from 3-point range and is a top-tier athlete with great lift and lateral quickness. He also has good strength for his position. Gordon is a good, but not great, passer with pretty good court vision. He knows how to find open teammates but dominates the ball a little more than some scouts would like. The fact he almost always plays under control also helps his cause. He's a good rebounder for his size.
The Bad: Is he a point guard or isn't he? That's still the big question on everyone's mind. He seems to have the skill set, but does he have the mentality? Reminds some scouts of the Pistons' Chauncey Billups. He really had an up-and-down year, which concerns some scouts.
The Ugly: Gordon's draft stock has taken a small hit the past few months. It could just be the product of over-analysis or unrealistic expectations. He can't answer the point guard question on his own, because his coach won't let him. Gordon is one guy who could gain a lot through an awesome tournament. If he can lead UConn to a national title, especially with Okafor ailing, he'll immediately stop the slide. Right now he's looking like a late-lottery to mid-first rounder, but there's room for him to move up.
3. Josh Childress, SF, Stanford
The Skinny: 6-8, 205; Junior. 15.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 49 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: He's an outstanding pro prospects because of his long arms, athleticism, and guard-like skills at his size. He reminds some scouts of former NBA great George "The Ice Man" Gervin. He's a pretty complete package. He can shoot both the mid-range J and the 3-pointer. He has excellent ball-handling skills and can play the point-forward position. He's an excellent rebounder and good shot blocker for his position. He's an amazing defender because of his combination of lateral quickness and huge wingspan. When he's guarding players on the perimeter, it's like having a 7-footer on them. He has shut down several of the best players in the nation. He possess very good athleticism and is a heady type of player.
The Bad: He's very thin and looks a little fragile at times, both physically and emotionally. He's a bit of a finesse player. Can get down on himself and lose his confidence. He could be more aggressive. At times he'll take over a game, at other times he'll fade into the background a bit. However, recently that's started to change, and Childress has begun dominating games.
The Ugly: He's one of the hottest names in the draft right now. He got off to a slow start because of injuries, but he's been great lately. Had a big 36-point, 11-rebound performance against USC and a 29-point, 12-rebound game against Oregon in the past month. Scouts believe he'll test the waters, and if he does, don't be surprised to see him crack the lottery. There are very few people in college basketball or the NBA with his full complement of skills. Strength and aggressiveness are the only things holding him back at this point. If Childress goes off and leads Stanford to a national championship, he could theoretically be the first small forward taken in the draft, especially if Duke's Luol Deng doesn't declare.
4. Hakim Warrick, PF, Syracuse
The Skinny: 6-8, 215; Junior. 19.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 51 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: He's probably the most athletic big man in the draft. Warrick can jump out of the gym. He improved in almost every aspect of his game this year. He added a nice mid range jumper to his repitoire. He put on some weight and muscle and found ways to score down low. He's very, very quick, posing matchup problems at both the small forward and power forward positions. He gets to the line a lot.
The Bad: No one is sure exactly what position he would play in the NBA. He doesn't have the perimeter or ball-handling skills to really be a three. He doesn't have the strength or low-post moves to excel at the four. Despite being so long and having great hops, he doesn't really block shots. Scouts wonder if he's the second coming of Darius Miles, an athletic big man without a go-to skill.
The Ugly: He's all over the board. Some scouts think he could be a very good four, because of his length and quickness. They believe he'll get stronger once he gets on an NBA strength training regiment and be just fine in the post. Very few of them see him having much future at the three. Warrick will be very hard to project, because he's really an "eye of the beholder" type kid. Someone like Isiah Thomas will love him. Someone like Larry Bird probably won't. He could go anywhere between the late lottery to early 20s.
5. Julius Hodge, SG, North Carolina State
The Skinny: 6-6, 191; Junior. 18.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 51 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: Don't let his wiry frame fool you. He's a great, tough athlete who can be absolutely fearless taking the ball to the hole. His passing skills are above average, leading some scouts to believe he could make the transition to the point in the pros. He's shooting an impressive 51 percent from the field this season and has a knack for drawing fouls.
The Bad: His perimeter shot, heavy turnovers and his defense are the biggest question marks.
The Ugly: Hodge is one of the most improved players in the country and has watched his stock skyrocket over the past few months. Expect Hodge to go in the late teens or early 20s if he declares.
Sleeper: Rafael Araujo, C, BYU
The Skinny: 6-11, 280; Senior. 18.2 ppg, 10 rpg, 57 percent shooting from the field.
The Good: Araujo has been one of the most dominant college centers on the offensive end in the country this year. Physically he's huge and very, very strong. He uses his strength to bulldoze opponents in the paint. He's an aggressive rebounder, sometimes a little too aggressive. His solid frame allows him to hold his position in the post. He runs pretty well for a big man. A pretty good free-throw shooter. Plays with a passion that we rarely see in big men.
The Bad: He's just an average athlete. His lateral quickness, leaping ability and overall agility leave something to be desired. His aggressiveness often gets him into early foul trouble. He's not a great shot blocker for his size. Was destroyed by Okafor in the tournament last year, leading some to question how well he'd fare in the league.
The Ugly: Some considered the native of Brazil a late first-round sleeper last season, and he's improved in all facets of the game this year. A recent fight in the Mountain West tournament in front of a host of scouts actually helped his cause. Teams are desperate for big men with a little fire in their belly. Expect him to go somewhere in the second half of the first round.
Others to watch: Charlie Villanueva, SF, UConn; Kennedy Winston, SF, Alabama; John Gilchrist, PG, Maryland; Matt Freije, F, Vanderbilt; Denham Brown, SG, UConn; Gerry McNamara, PG, Syracuse; Delonte Holland, SG, DePaul; Andre Brown, F/C, DePaul; Ramod Marshall, PG, Dayton;Darren Brooks, G, Southern Illinois; Mike Williams, F, Western Michigan


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F-Spot, a photo manager
Tomboy, a note taking application
Gbrainy, brain teaser game and trainer
To get rid of mono and still keep the functionality, we need non-mono alternatives to these applications. Lets look at those. But first, let me write something about why someone may want to remove Mono.
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Style leaders split on color at Heimtex
January 20, 2003,
Frankfurt, Germany — Design and color direction at Heimtextil here earlier this month brought radically different opinions from design mavens — something that has not been the case in a number of years.
From a design perspective this year's product offering was generally termed "safe" or "easier on the eye." The latter is a reference to the brilliant color palette and bold designs of the past several Heimtex shows.
David Byers, director of design for Wearbest, called Heimtex "warm in feeling." For him the high-tech very, detailed jacquards were "standouts" as were the general complex weaving techniques overall.
Joan Karron, executive vp, CHF Inds., observed, "Fabrics just can't be plain solids anymore. They have to be crushed, pleated, shrunk, embellished. Piecing, not necessarily patchwork, also is a high-profile technique. I also see a return to the classics like paisleys all across the market. And we have to understand that the white grounds and simple stem flowers are designed for the German market which is the biggest audience here."
Discussing color, she picked the entire red family from rich merlot to bright peach.
On the other hand, M.J. Ramos, head of woven goods design for Duralee, was totally positive and pointed to citron green with orange and canteloupe from pastels to vibrants as very important. She also noted that intense watercolor effects were directional, adding: "There is a host of new flower favorites — birds of paradise, poppies, dogwood and tiger lilies.
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Williams working to keep spot in Angels' rotation
ANAHEIM -- Jerome Williams began the season as a long reliever in the Angels bullpen but has been thriving in the starting rotation lately.
Highlighted by eight shutout innings against the Mariners on Tuesday, Williams has turned in three straight quality starts, lowered his ERA to 2.53 and made a strong case to remain in the rotation.
"Any time a pitcher puts his best foot forward it obviously gives them the best chance to continue in a role, and Jerome's been pitching terrific baseball," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We look forward to the tough decisions."
While there is still no definite timetable for the return of either Jered Weaver or Tommy Hanson to the rotation -- although both are in Arizona working toward a return -- Scioscia looks forward to the decision that awaits him as the majority of the roster moves made in the first quarter of the season have been in response to injuries.
"The only thing a player can do -- like Jerome is doing -- is be as productive as they can be," Scioscia said. "We've got a ways to go before our pitching staff is settled -- hopefully not too long -- but in the next couple weeks."
The Angels are currently without a fifth starter, meaning a decision on Williams won't need to be made until both Weaver and Hanson return. However, when they do return, Joe Blanton appears to be a candidate to move to the bullpen -- if Williams keeps a spot in the rotation.
Blanton, whom the Angels signed to a two-year, $15 million contract this offseason, is 0-7 with a 6.62 ERA this season.
Blanton said his stuff felt fine after each of his past few starts and that baseballs have been finding holes, but the right-hander has allowed 11 runs in his last nine innings of work and has a WHIP of 1.97 -- the second highest among qualified starters in baseball.
William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (April 2, 2012) – Today, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown was joined by U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett for a visit to Community Clinic Inc.'s (CCI) Takoma Park Health Center to present nearly $1.9 million in grant funding, including a $280,000 grant provided by the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC), and an additional $1,585,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. CCI is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves low-income, underinsured, uninsured and culturally diverse populations of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.
CCI provides a full range of primary care services including well and sick care for children, adults and seniors, and services for homeless and/or disabled persons and people who are seriously mentally ill. Their seven clinics throughout Prince George's and Montgomery Counties provide services including women's health, family planning, behavioral health, preventive dental care, diabetes/nutrition care, patient outreach/care management, Medicaid eligibility screening and specialty referral.
"Strong communities are built, not born, and Governor O'Malley and I are committed to providing the critical resources that are helping to build stronger, healthier communities throughout Maryland," said Lt. Governor Brown. "These funds will help enhance and expand care at Community Clinic for the thousands of vulnerable Montgomery and Prince George's residents who cannot access life saving primary care anywhere else. I thank CareFirst for partnering with us to improve health care throughout our State, as well as the Community Health Resources Commission for their continued dedication to ensuring all Marylanders are able to live healthy and productive lives."
"Maryland has been a national leader in the implementation of health care reform and today's $1.9 million grant for the Community Clinics, Inc. just reaffirms our state's commitment to providing thousands of low-income Marylanders with affordable, quality health care," said U.S. Senator Ben Cardin. "This funding will enable the CCI to provide health care in a more patient-friendly, family-centered setting."
"I am pleased that Community Clinic is receiving this grant funding," said Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. "As one of our Montgomery Cares partners, their work and the work of our other safety net providers in making primary health care services available to our community's uninsured residents is vital."
"I'm pleased that thousands of Maryland residents will see enhanced and expanded care at Community Clinic, Inc. thanks to this $1.9 million grant," stated Congressman Steny Hoyer. "I'd like to acknowledge CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission for their support of this effort to make affordable, quality health care more accessible in our community."
"We are happy to support the work of Community Clinic and this funding will allow the organization to better address their patient's health needs and to improve overall health outcomes," said Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Community Affairs. "Safety net health centers have limited resources and great needs, so grants such as these can measurably enhance their ability to treat patients with chronic illness and help provide more coordinated, quality care."
The funds will enable CCI to expand services for high-risk patients in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties as the organization integrates Community Health Workers and other staff into the delivery of primary care. CCI will also expand its use of electronic medical records to better track and manage patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension or diabetes. These advances will assist CCI in obtaining recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a new model of patient-centered primary care that is supported by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under Lt. Governor Brown's leadership, Maryland launched a PCMH pilot program in 2010.
"This program goes beyond traditional primary care," stated Dr. William Flynt, CEO of Community Clinic, Inc. "We will be collaborating with hospitals, social services groups, health plans, specialists and patients to develop well-coordinated plans for patient care."
"Community Clinic is very appreciative to receive this support to receive these additional resources," stated Donald McClure, Chair, Board of Directors, CCI. "CCI is excited to implement this promising model of care to address health inequities and improve the quality of care for all our patients."
The state grant to CCI is one of 15 grant awards announced by the CHRC and Lt. Governor Brown in February, totaling $1.1 million, that are designed to expand access to primary care in underserved areas of the state, help reduce infant mortality, increase access to dental care for low-income children, promote access to behavioral health treatment services and assist providers in adopting health information technology. The grants are expected to help provide access to health care for more than 25,000 Marylanders in all regions of the state. The CHRC provided special emphasis this year on supporting programs that would help reduce minority health disparities and help prepare safety net providers as Maryland implements the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
"The Commission is dedicated to supporting innovative and sustainable health care programs," commented John A. Hurson, Chairman of the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission. "This grant to Community Clinic will help address health disparities in underserved communities in both Prince George's and Montgomery Counties."
"It is critical that we build capacity to deliver health care services for the hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who are presently uninsured," commented Frances B. Phillips, Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. "The CHRC is a valuable partner in our efforts to expand access to needed care for all Marylanders."
The mission of the CHRC is to expand capacity in Maryland's health care infrastructure by awarding grants to community health resources such as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), local health departments, free clinics and other safety net providers that deliver primary, preventative, and specialty care services in the community. In addition to the 15 grants awarded this year, the CHRC has issued 78 grants over the last five years, totaling $21.6 million, and these grants have provided health care services to nearly 100,000 low-income Marylanders, resulting in nearly 300,000 patient visits.
As Co-Chair of Maryland's Health Quality and Cost Council and the Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, Lt. Governor Brown leads the O'Malley-Brown Administration's health care efforts. Under the leadership of Governor O'Malley and Lt. Governor Brown, Maryland has implemented reforms that have expanded health coverage to over 310,000 Marylanders and put the State in position to maximize the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Lotus Hethel Site History
The Early Years
Hethel is a small village in Norfolk, England, near the historic market town of Wymondham, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Norwich and home to Lotus Cars since 1966.
The original purpose of the site when it was converted from agricultural use was as an airfield, constructed in 1942 for use by the USAAF, as a bomb squadron base from which to launch assaults across Europe during the second World War. It was designated as Station 114.
For nearly two years - 1943 to 1945, Hethel served as headquarters for the 2d Combat Bombardment Wing of the 2d Bombardment Division. By 1943 there were over 100,000 US airmen based in Britain, with the largest concentration being in the East of England.
The 320th Bombardment Group arrived from Florida in September 1942 to an only partially completed site. The main purpose of the site was as a transhipment post.
Later the 310th and 389th Bombardment Groups were also posted on the site.
The 389th Bomb Group nicknamed themselves the 'Green Dragons' after the local public house in nearby Wymondham.
A memorial stone in local Hethel churchyard records the 389th Bomb Group's achievements, and losses:
- June 1943 to May 1945
- Total missions 321
- Aircraft missing in action 116
- Personnel missing and killed in action 588
- Other operational losses 37
- Total bomb tonnage 17548
B-24 Liberator bombers were deployed from the site to missions all across Europe. Bombs to support these missions were transported from the factories by train to local Wymondham station, and then loaded onto trucks and taken to Hethel and Tibenham airfield bases. The last combat mission returned to Hethel airbase in April 1945. The old observation tower (pictured above right above) now a listed building, remains on the current site and has been converted to a club house.
Ketteringham Hall
Ketteringham Hall Estate, situated just a couple of miles away from Hethel airfield became the headquarters of the 2nd Air Division of the USA's 8th Air Force.
The estate was mentioned in the Domesday Book but the hall itself originated in the late 15th century when it was built by Sir Henry Grey. During these war years the estate housed 300-400 personnel in Nissan huts adjacent to the hall, with the main part of the hall being used as headquarters offices. The then owners, the Boileau family, remained to occupy just a small section of the hall.
With the departure of the American squadrons, the Hethel site was handed over to RAF Fighter Command for a while and became a Personnel Transit Centre, and was later taken over by the RAF Technical Training Command. With the downsizing of the RAF it closed the site in 1948.
During the post war period, when the site was not used for military purposes, it was mainly abandoned apart from short periods where if was used as temporary housing for families and some of the buildings were used for storage by the local council. The site was finally sold by the Air Ministry on 1964.
A few remnants of the military buildings still remain, including the former gynasium which was converted during the later war years into a chapel.
Hethel Manufacturing
Colin Chapman bought the Hethel site and in 1966 Lotus manufacturing moved into a purpose-built factory unit built on the spot where the former technical site had been.
Some of the old hangars around the site were initially used for ancilliary works. The old runways were developed into a 2.5 mile test track to be used for testing the up-coming production cars and famous formula one cars, driven by some of the world's most famous drivers:
Jim Clark, Jochen Rindt, Stirling Moss, Mario Andretti, Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna, Ronnie Peterson, Emerson Fittipaldi, Elio D'Angelis, Johnny Herbert, to name but a few.
Over the coming years the site was expanded to accomodate new models.
Ketteringham Hall & Lotus
Chapman also aquired Ketteringham Hall and the 40 acre estate in 1970.
The hall became Chapman's headquarters with the development of the Formula One cars taking place in the former stable block and outbuildings behind the hall.
The Hethel track was also used as a runway for the JPS plane that Chapman used to travel to and from the Formula One races.
Tragedy struck in 1982 when Colin Chapman died suddenly of a heart attack. Team Lotus struggled on - but never returned to the success it had been under Chapman's tenure and in 1994 the team was disbanded.
Ketteringham hall continued to be used by the Lotus business as a venue for marketing, events and meetings (still owned by the Chapman family), and the stable block was then converted into a factory service centre where Lotus customers could take their prized Lotus cars to be serviced until 2002, when the service centre was moved onto the Hethel site, co-housed with motorsport.
Recent Years
After many years of use the track was refurbished in 2011, and officially re-opened on 21 June 2011 at an historic event ....
In May 2012 the 389th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Hethel held an Open Day at the chapel commemorating 70 years since the 'friendly invasion ' of American forces in Norfolk.


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Lupus Treatments
While there is no cure for lupus, early diagnosis and treatment can help in managing the symptoms and lessening the chance of permanent damage to organs or tissues. Because lupus is different for every person, treatments and medications are prescribed based on individual needs.
First New Treatment in 50 Years
2011 saw the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) historic approval of BENLYSTA® (belimumab) for systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), launching the first safe and effective treatment for lupus in more than half a century. BENLYSTA contains belimumab which is in a group of medicines called monoclonal antibodies. Lupus is a disease of the immune system (the body system that fights infection). People with active lupus often have high levels of a certain protein in their blood. BENLYSTA binds to and limits the activity of the protein. When given together with other medicines for lupus, BENLYSTA decreases lupus disease activity more than other lupus medicines alone.
Developed by Human Genome Sciences, BENLYSTA stems from the scientific discovery of a new immune system molecule, BLyS, which revealed a critical new pathway that can be manipulated to treat lupus. BENLYSTA is founded on novel, fundamental science from industry and academia that explores a range of disease pathways and mechanisms, much like the studies that the LRI has been supporting for a decade.
Existing Treatments
For mild cases of lupus, medicines may include over-the-counter pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medicines.For more severe lupus, or when internal organs are affected, stronger prescription drugs are prescribed to quiet the immune system and protect organs such as the kidneys, heart, and lungs from further attack.
The Hunt Continues for New Lupus Medicines
LRI researchers are intensively looking for new alternatives to the medicines that people with lupus now take. Learn more
Innovative research in human tissue may also drive discovery of new therapies. Learn more
Drug development in lupus is heating up, and many experts see cause for hope. Learn more
Every person with lupus who signs up for a clinical trial moves science one step closer to new treatments, and, eventually a cure. Learn more


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The Spaghetti Fork Makes Getting Fat Even Easier [VIDEO]
Inventor Bob Balow understands that common folk don't want a man of his superior genius working on cures for cancer or a way to get 'Dharma & Greg' back on television. Sure, those would be nice, but what the people really demand is an easier way to shovel food into their mouth. Bob Balow is a man of the people and those people yearn for the Spaghetti-Pasta-Noodle Fork.


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Each match won at these tournaments will count toward the school's total and bonus points will be added in. Saturdays in January will be much more dramatic and the midweek dual meets will be gone.
What hasn't changed is the area's top wrestler: North Side's Anthony Linnear. Last year's PrepSports Wrestler of the Year was 36-6 at 170 and placed third at the 2012 IHSAA State Championships. Linnear is back, better than ever, after a summer of wrestling and football. In fact, he was recently named the PrepSports Football Player of the Year for 2012.
What else hasn't changed is the continued emergence of Carroll as a wrestling powerhouse. While a senior-laden Bellmont squad was last year's representative at the IHSAA Elite Eight, a young Carroll team was a close second. And with 12 of 14 varsity wrestlers returning, look for the Chargers to take over a rebuilding Bellmont program's spot as the area's top team.
The area returns five medal winners from last year's state championships: Garrett's Hayden Lee (106), Snider's Erique Early (120), Homestead's Frank Martin (152), Linnear (170) and Bellmont's Brad Busse (182). There were several others who qualified for the state meet, including Bishop Luers' Sam Lovejoy (113), Dekalb's Zach Krumlauf (120) and Leo's Nolan Wilson (220), who lost to the eventual state runner-up.
"I think the area will be really balanced this season," said second-year Carroll coach Scott Raypole. "Bellmont has done such a great job through the years of raising the standard, especially in our conference. I think we've all gotten better."
While Raypole won't call his Chargers the favorites, he says his team along with East Noble and Bellmont should battle it out. He also looks for a strong, experienced New Haven team to challenge as well.
Raypole looks to semistate qualifiers Riley Lefever (160), Steven Cardenas (126) and Spencer Malcolm (145) to lead the Chargers along with lightweight Ben Cauffman (eventually at 106).
"Ben weighed 107 the other day but wrestled at 120 because we needed him to," Raypole said. "He'll be back down to 106 and will be really strong for us."
Raypole said he has 14-15 wrestlers going "year-round" for his squad which will make a difference come postseason.
"When you have this many kids in the program going at it, the entire team gets better," Raypole said. "We don't know how it will all shake out at regionals and semistate, but we'll have kids in the meet and doing well."
Doing well in the postseason is certainly the objective for Linnear, according to North Side coach Russ Hartman. But it's not the focus right now.
"As a senior, I'm sure Anthony wants to be better than he was as a junior," Hartman said of Linnear's third-place finish. "But it's about progressing through the season. We are more concerned about this weekend right now; we'll worry about January when it gets here."
Hartman said Linnear's skill and abilities have improved since last season despite the time off for football.
"Anthony has improved a lot as a football player and as a wrestler," Hartman said. "We've already seen the results on the football field. We'll see the results on the mat this winter."


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Two divers
drown in
Whalers Cove
A man and woman drowned Friday for undetermined reasons while scuba diving in Whalers Cove at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve south of Carmel.
Capt. Carlos Aguilera of the Carmel Highlands Fire Department said firefighters were dispatched at 2:45 p.m. to the location, where State Parks lifeguards were already performing CPR on one of the victims.
"At that point, we got in a boat with State Parks lifeguards and located the second victim floating in the water about 50 feet from the rocks," Aguilera said.
CPR was performed on the second victim at the scene.
Both divers were transported to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, where they died soon after arrival.
Identification of the divers hasn't been released.
Cal Fire personnel and Monterey County Sheriff's deputies assisted in the recovery.
Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker
The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker who sent a distress call on Thursday after failing to make it back to shore in rough seas near Pacific Grove.
Executive Officer Noah Hudson said the call for help came about 1:45 p.m.
"The information we received was that the kayaker was approximately three-quarters of a mile off the coast at Lovers Point, and he felt like the waters had become too rough for him to make it back to shore," Hudson said. "We launched a crew that located him, determined that he was not hypothermic and brought him back to Monterey Harbor in our 47-foot motor lifeboat."
Hudson said the kayaker did not require medical assistance.
Three gunmen
rob two markets
Three robbers pulled off stickups of two markets within 20 minutes of each other Thursday, sheriff's deputies said.
The first robbery happened about 8:40 a.m. at the Oak Park Market, 336 San Juan Grade Road outside Salinas, where the robbers couldn't get cash but took a bottle of Crown Royal, deputies said. The robbers displayed a pistol.
The second holdup took place at the Elkhorn Superette, 2016 Elkhorn Road outside Castroville, where the gunmen took cash, alcohol and a wallet from a clerk, deputies said.
Two handguns were drawn by the robbers.
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Adam and Nicky are Johnston's goal-den men
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JOHNSTON strikers Adam Hawkins and Nicky Woodrow netted seven goals between them at second from bottom Hundleton.
The visitors led four-nothing at the break and continued to press in the second period. Woodrow scored twice with simple tap-ins and Hawkins latched onto Dockerty's cross for the third and rounded keeper for number four.
Woodrow completed his hat-trick in 65th minute, as Jamie Stanley pulled one back. Hawkins chipped keeper for his hat-trick as Gideon Hockin replied. But Hawks had the final say in the 86th minute to complete the rout.
Hundleton: Dan Griffiths, Marc Edwards, Jack Richards, Shaun Donahoe, Gideon Hockin, Geraint Lewis, Lloyd Wilson, Scott Brunton, Thomas Powell, Jason Donahoe, Craig Manning. Subs: James Stanley, Johnny Hay.
Johnston: Martin Langdon, Andrew John, Steve Mills, Sion Price, Kristian Griffiths, Mark Jones, Steve Dockerty, Luke Hayward, Ben Skudder, Adam Hawkins, Nicky Woodrow.
Referee: James Olyott.
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LOCAL racer Simon Belcher enjoyed a highly productive first test run despite wet and blustery conditions at Silverstone recently.
The Toyota Avensis driver is set to begin his maiden British Touring Car Championship season at the end of March and was pleased with his performance after taking his car out on track for the first time.
Belcher worked on a variety of set-up changes throughout the day and although he wasn't able to work in dry conditions he was still able to complete around 200 kilometres in his Speedworks Motorsport-built Handy Motorsport Toyota.
"It was a full day of wet testing and it went well, we made some good progress", said the Wiltshire driver.
"The changes we applied to the car made it better and better, even though the conditions were getting worse the times weren't dropping off. We just need some dry testing now "We did another 200 kilometres in the car and it was good to be back working with the Speedworks guys again. We were also able to share data with Tom Ingram who was out testing for the first time, with two people out there trying different things it means you can push forward at twice the speed."
With no further activity for a couple of weeks, Belcher's next pre-season test will come at Cheshire's Oulton Park in early March before additional visits to Brands Hatch and Donington Park.
"It'll be all systems go the next time we're out at the start of March, everything ramps-up then as we get towards the first round", added the double Renault UK Clio Cup 'Masters Cup' champion. "Both runs we've had at Silverstone so far have been positive. Getting plenty of mileage in at Oulton Park, Brands and Donington is going to be really important before the start of the season."
Kent's Brands Hatch Indy Circuit will host the opening three rounds of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship over the weekend of March 29 and 30.


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A BURNLEY woman has accused park rangers of 'picking on innocent dog owners' after she was cleared by a magistrates' court of dog fouling.
Nikki Needham, 47, successfully challenged the £75 fixed penalty notice at Burnley Magistrates' Court after denying the offence.
After the case was dismissed, she said: "I feel like Erin Brockovich. I just hope that it shows other people that you can fight and win."
Nikki said she was walking her Labrador/Doberman cross Co-Co on Fulledge recreation ground when she noticed him crouch down.
The mum-of-two, of Hinton Street, said: "I always carry gloves and a bag with me while I'm walking Co-Co so I'm always prepared.
"I went to pick up his poo but could see he hadn't done anything. He'd just assumed the position.
"When I looked up, the park ranger was walking toward me. I thought he was being nice and coming over to help me so I just called out 'it's ok he hasn't done anything'."
She said the park ranger didn't believe her and pointed to dog mess 10 feet away.
She added: "He said to me, 'I can see it. I've been very patient with you but it's obvious you just can't see it'.
"I asked him to show me so that I could pick it up but he pointed to some faeces that was nowhere near.
"I couldn't believe that he was saying that my dog had done it because it was so obvious that it wasn't where Co-Co had been. It was about 10 feet away.
"I told him that it wasn't mine but I picked it up anyway, just to show willing.
"But the next thing I know, he's pulling his pad out of his pocket and slapping me with a fine.
"I was really angry. I hadn't done anything wrong and I'd even picked up someone else's mess and I got a fine."
Nikki, who works as a mental health nurse at Airedale Hospital, said she refused to pay the fine and was summoned to appear at Burnley Magistrates' Court.
She said: "I knew that I hadn't done anything wrong and it would have been so easy for me to just give up and pay the fine but I just thought, no. They can't get away with this. The park rangers in Burnley are picking on responsible dog owners and it's just not fair."
Magistrates dismissed the case as there was 'enough reasonable doubt for an acquittal.'
Nikki believes that responsible dog walkers are being unfairly targeted as part of Burnley Council's 'zero tolerance' approach to dog fouling.
She said: "I know lots of dog walkers that this has happened to and they would never dream of leaving their dog's mess behind.
"It's an easy way of making money because often people will just opt to pay the fine rather than the hassle of going to court to fight it. I nearly did the same thing. You never think you're going to win.
"I'm really glad that I didn't now because I think that us dog walkers are going to have to stand up to it."
Between August 1, 2013 and August 1 2014, Burnley Council issued 146 fixed penalty notices for dog fouling. Nikki was issued with her ticket on January 22.
The council said that certain staff are trained to issue fixed penalty notices to owners who fail to clean up after their dogs.
These staff, who are not issued with cameras, may issue a FPN if they spot an offence taking place as they carry out their other duties.
The council also said that the staff who issue FPNs do not have targets to meet or receive any commission and only issue notices as and when they feel it is appropriate to do so.
A Burnley Council spokesman said: "The magistrates determined that whilst the park ranger had given a factual account of the incident there was enough reasonable doubt for an acquittal.
"Mrs Needham had the opportunity, as everyone does, to challenge the fixed penalty notice prior to this matter being taken to court, but declined to do so.
"We know that residents want us to take strong action against dog fouling and we'll continue to issue fixed penalty notices and prosecute those that don't pay. "


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Calne town councillors, who set their 2013/14 budget last week, have decided not to increase the precept.
The need to raise precepts has been discussed nationally because the responsibility for council tax benefit is being moved from central to local government.
On top of this the council tax base, against which the precept is divided to give the actual council tax charged to residents, is being adjusted downwards.
Calne town clerk Linda Roberts said in effect this reduction could have meant a deficit of £163,000 in the amount of precept received by the council this year.
Wiltshire Council has been given a grant from central government to fill part of the gap this year, but there is no guarantee of this next year.
At a meeting of the full town council last Monday, mayor Roy Golding spoke in favour of a precept increase.
He said: "I live on one of the most deprived wards in Calne. I know where you are at, but this is a very small rise this year to facilitate a rise next year.
"If you don't increase this year, it will be a very big rise next year."
But following a discussion, councillors decided against a rise in the precept and 14 out of 15 councillors present voted against it.
Calne town councillor Paul Venton said: "I think what we should be doing is looking at ways of saving money.
"There needs to be a hard look at the services we provide."


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Thyroid Diseases
Good morning, doctor! I have thyroid since 6 years. I am taking treatment, but my thyroid developed to hyperthyrodism. I have met many doctors but they said that I have thyroid in liquid state, so there is no possibility to remove the gland and I have to use the tab for life time. Please doctor help me is there is any treament for total removal of gland?
I'm afraid there is not enough useful information in this question for anyone to answer it. I don't understand what "thyroid in liquid state" means. I can't imagine a reason why surgery would never be indicated as a treatment for hyperthyroidism except for diseases that would be expected to go away by themselves, such a painless thyroiditis, subacute thyroiditis, and iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis.
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A former Pontiac woman who has two boys with autism has helped produce a documentary film on the cognitive disorder that will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the fellowship hall of Mt. Zion Church at 4000 S. Baldwin Road in Orion.
Vana Thiero, reached in Sherman Oaks, Calif., Monday, said she was a graduate of Pontiac Central High School in 1977 before attending Western Michigan University where she studied dance. She then earned a master's degree in communication and worked as a senior video editor at CNN before stopping work to take care of her teenage sons.
The one-hour, 40-minute documentary, "My Thiero Boys: A lifestyle dealing with Autism," was created after Thiero was encouraged to do so by friends and colleagues.
She videotaped daily activities of her sons Carter, 16, and Bakary, 14, for three years to produce the film as the first of a five-part documentary series created to increase awareness regarding what families face daily in the world of autism. Thiero wrote, directed, shot and edited the informative and moving documentary.
"It truly is my calling," Thiero said from her California home. "I had no idea my mission in life was going to be autism advocacy."
She launched Autism Media, a production company that invokes awareness by presenting depictions of individuals and characters affected by the Autism Spectrum Disorder, she said.
Her sons are attending classes at a nonpublic school, The Health Group, which has extensive programs for people with autism ranging from those who cannot speak to another that puts the student on track of a high school degree, she said.
"The principals know every single parent by name."
She said after she quit working at CNN, she had little, if any, money but "tithed off of my foodstamps" before beginning work on the documentary.
"I knew God would make a way," she said. "My friends knew my background. They saw me as amazing although I didn't see myself that way."
The second documentary on the disorder will focus on finding ways to create laws with California lawmakers to help those with autism receive proper guidance and treatment.
"I hope God will make a way for my children to live full lives," she said, noting there is an 80 percent jobless rate in America for those with autism. "I'm waiting for the moment my young son starts speaking.
"We have to get corporations and others to discover how valuable this population is for the success of their companies and for the nation."
Thiero credited her mother, Katherine Carter of Pontiac who turns 80 on Tuesday for "helping me trough prayer and telephone calls."
Thiero and her sons will be in attendance and available for questions following the screening.
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The jobs being eliminated are all located in the U.S., with half in Thousand Oaks and the remainder consisting of field-based positions in other locations, Amgen spokeswoman Kristen Davis said Thursday.
Details on specific jobs being eliminated were not released but generally consist of "several corporate and support function" positions, Davis said.
Employees were notified Jan. 9 and were provided comprehensive benefits that include health insurance and career transition services, Davis said.
"Like all companies, Amgen has to adjust staffing levels to meet the needs of business," Davis said.
Davis did not have details on when the layoffs would take effect. According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification released by the state Employment Development Department, the layoffs are scheduled to take effect by April 30.
Under the WARN law, companies are required to notify the state when 50 or more people are being laid off.
Amgen has 6,000 employees in Thousand Oaks and 16,000 worldwide, Davis said.
Haider Alawami, the city's economic development officer, said Amgen is working with the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County and Economic Development Cooperative-Ventura County to assist employees with local employment opportunities.
"It is always a concern when there are layoffs in Thousand Oaks," Alawami said. "Every company goes through restructuring and they have to make adjustments according to the economy. However, Amgen still remains the number one employer here in the city."
On Jan. 23, the drug maker reported higher fourth-quarter sales but 16 percent profit loss due in part to increased spending.
Net income fell 16 percent to $788 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with $934 million, or $1.08 per share, in the same period a year earlier, company officials during the conference call earlier this month.
Officials said the decline was offset by product sales, which were up 11 percent to $4.42 billion over the year.
Shares of Amgen closed at $85.46 on Thursday, up 8 cents, or 0.09 percent.


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Luck is a funny thing. Google says luck is success or failure apparently brought on by chance rather than through one's actions. Well as for me I believe in luck. I have always felt lucky to have been born in America, raised by two loving parents who taught me hard work, empathy, dedication, patriotism, integrity, faithfulness, conservation and a million other important values. And luck has been with me most of my life, so you might ask, what is your point?
I don't know about you, but I have had all of the windy days I can stand. Once again, last week was so windy we could only fish a couple of days. I imagine we will want some of this wind in July and August when the dog days take your breath away.
Chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years all over our planet. At one time, just about every farm and many city residences had chickens.
Then starting in the 50's, small towns and cities wanted to have a more progressive image so they banned all livestock and mistakenly lumped chickens in with pigs, cattle, horses and sheep.
The inshore fish picture now seems to be complete, as pretty much all of our expected species have arrived this past week. The warm southern breezes ushered in some very tasty pompano. Though they usually ignore most artificial lures my clients landed a few last week. And in the tug-of-war department they put on a very impressive contest. I also saw some of the first bait pods arrive, I believe they were silversides. I don't think it is coincidence that their arrival happens during the spotted seatrout spawn.
One of the pluses of having a productive garden is that there is always extra produce, enough to share. The reality is that the produce in your gardens will start to go down in quality due to hotter weather, bugs, and spacing of the plants. You all have done a great job of caring for your beds, but in many cases, you will just not be able to eat all of that beautiful produce before it starts to go down in quality.
What a beautiful time of the year! It is so exciting to see the farmers getting watermelon fields ready to plant, the red maple are showing off their spring colors by adding a striking crimson to the area forests, and the redbuds are blooming everywhere.
Hey everyone hope you all are enjoying this awesome weather. It's full on fall and it is feeling good.
The fish are changing along with the weather as well. It's looking really nice for this weekend's Festival. It's some of the nicest weather of the year and can be some of the best fishing as well.
We have some of the nicest folks from around the world visiting our lil town this week.
Hello to all the Cedar Key followers and the visiting invasive Pirates.
I hope everyone enjoys this li'l shot of cool air and lack of rain. It should be the nicest week of the fall to this point. And I imagine that most, as myself, welcome it.
Happy pre-Labor Day Weekend.
I'm hoping this weather holds for everyone's outdoor plans. I have taken this weekend off for the first time in 14 years. I will be spending the time on the rivers and springs but will kick the work week off on Monday.
The Elite Redfish Challenge held its season ending events this past weekend. The final results in the Team of the Year was Team Eupro Jeremey Heimes and Travis Hancock with a 1.2l pound lead on Team B and S Trailers Danny Allen and Dwyane Harrington.
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Just got done watching midnight madness of UCONN and Duke. Andre Drummond is a freak in a good way. Also Austin Rivers put on a shooting clinic.
pretty excited for the college season lots of great players and teams.
ESPN3 is your friend http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_...days/days-all/
post impressions of NBA prospects for this year here.
UCONN is my preseason #1 they are stacked.


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GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce ended their self-funded development of an alternative engine for the F-35, bowing to Pentagon opposition and looming, deep reductions in U.S. defense spending. The engine manufacturers announced their decision in a joint statement on December 2, citing "continued uncertainty in the development and production schedules" of the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF.
The companies had formed the Fighter Engine Team in 2002 to produce the F136 engine, a 40,000-pound-thrust class turbofan, as an alternate to the Pratt & Whitney F135. The F136 program was the result of engine prototypes and patented technologies from both companies, developed over 14 years with $3 billion in taxpayer funding. Rolls-Royce was a 40-percent partner in the joint venture.
The Pentagon had opposed the second engine option for the F-35 since the Bush administration as costly and unnecessary, but advocates in the U.S. Congress kept the program alive. However, in February the House of Representatives voted to stop funding the F136, slated to receive $450 million in Fiscal Year 2011, and the Pentagon then cancelled the program.
Advocates of the F136 serving on the House Armed Services Committee revived the alternate engine in draft legislation for the Fiscal Year 2012 defense authorization act, but only after GE and Rolls-Royce agreed to self-fund the program during Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012.
F136 engine development was nearly 80 percent complete. When the Pentagon terminated the program in April, six F136 development engines had accumulated more than 1,200 hours of testing since early 2009, according to the companies.
The decision to stop internally funding the engine appeared driven by the prospect of $1 trillion in defense budget cuts over the next 10 years, required by deficit-reduction legislation passed by Congress this summer. The JSF program is considered a prime target for slowed or reduced production. "GE and Rolls-Royce are proud of our technology advancements and accomplishments on the F136," stated Dan McCormick, president of the engine joint venture. "However, difficult circumstances are converging that impact the potential benefit of a self-funded development effort."


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Lovely post. Thank you.
Thank-you 🙂 An important reminder for me today.
THIS. THIS. Is great & it is truth. Thank you!
When I commented I'd like some blog posts on parenting, this is exactly the kind of post I was thinking about. Now, If I can just be patient with my kid who asked me for juice 12 times while I wrote this comment. Yikes.
Our time is short; gotta love 'em well, while we can. Thank you for this perspective! ~Pat
The days are long and the years are short….Love them well! Yes!
Yes,the days are long and the years are short…my Aunt says that and as my children have grown I have experienced how true it is. Great post. I have, unfortunately, used my children as both vehicles and obstacles. We are changing but that doesn't help our older kids. We are praying for God to wipe away the hurt so that they can learn to trust Him and lean on Him. Thanks for a clear analogy for understanding.
Thank you Barnabas for being transparent and putting into words what I've been dealing with lately. I lie in bed alongside my husband in tears as I read this. Your post is honestly an answer to a prayer I prayed this morning. A prayer for clarity and wisdom. So thankful for our Father's faithfulness.
Thank you for your insightful and soul-searching thoughts concerning Christian parenthood. May the Lord bless you in your parenting.
Thank you!
Fulfill my joy by being…
Do all things…so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ
As a parent of 6 I strive to pour myself out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of my children's progress and joy faith.
Because my joy and happiness was solely in the Lord, when I became a parent I became hard pressed between Christ and my children. So in a sense I have pierced my ear to the doorpost of my children's progress and joy of faith in the Lord.
My #1 mom verse is Col 1:28,29, "We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone (we have 6 too!) with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me."
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AMEN! This is a gem of a post and I will reread it often and share it.
Wonderful thank you for sharing. I will pass this along as it will encourage many. Please visit us at http://www.d6reformation.org or d6reformation.WordPress.com. God bless you!
Gosh, you hit it right on the nose.. thank you so much for sharing! It's a great reminder for me.. God bless!
I appreciate the kind words, all. It's encouraging to know that this is a common struggle for parents.
I love your heart Barnabas. You have grown up! The last time I remember seeing you was as a wee little one!
Is the writer somehow suggesting that he is not a "sinner" as he puts it?
My bible says that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
As a Christian, I thank my God daily for forgivness of recent sins…. Why? because I am a sinner!
They that are not sick, have no need of a physician….
I'm not sure where you got the impression that I (writer) was suggesting I'm not a sinner. I quite clearly include myself in the camp of sinners raising sinners as well as the camp of selfish parents. I have certainly sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and by making my own kids vehicles or obstacles I continue to do so even as I try not to.
I love this illustration, and I love my passengers – more and more with each endless day of obstacles (opportunities?) they present! What a joy to carry these little ones and to enjoy the conversations on the ride of life.
Children are a blessing from the Lord. As Psalm 127:3 states, our children are our heritage and our reward from Him. As Barnabas alluded to, we are simply stewards of our children while they are with us. The days go by so fast and we have them under our daily care for such a short time. We should do our best then to fill those days with love, laughter, and an unending prayer that they will grow up to fulfill the image and the destiny that God has ordained for them. We should refrain from trying to live or accomplish our dreams through them. They belong to God and so God's dreams for our children must become our dreams for our children. As we carry them, let us make sure that we are running wholeheartedly into the arms of Jesus.
It's an interesting read. You know, with one special needs baby of 6 months and one normal needs 2 years, I often see my kids as obstacles to my happiness, rather than vehicles to my happiness. At this age in their young lives, we aren't at the point where we are pushing them in school and so forth. We are irritated that we can't sleep, can't eat in peace, can't go to the store without 25 lbs of diapers, food, and strollers. Teaching them about Jesus has become a complete afterthought, we are just trying to survive. Selfish? I never thought of myself as selfish before I had kids, now it's so present, it's sickening. Impatient? I am a case-study in impatience. Lord help me, some days I wonder if I'm even a Christian.


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Black Ops 2, Halo 4, and Assassin's Creed 3 rank as Nielson's 'most anticipated' console games for Holiday 2012
The holidays are quickly approaching. With November right around the corner comes all of the early Black Friday details and upcoming sales. So which games are consumers most anxious for? Nielson has compiled a list for the Holiday 2012's (Q4 2012) most anticipated console games.
Unsurprisingly, Halo 4 ranks as the most highly-anticipated title for Xbox 360, followed closely by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Rounding out the top three on Xbox 360 is Assassin's Creed 3 which is set to release at the end of this month (October 30).
For PS3, the rankings are fairly similar except for the top spot since Halo 4 is an Xbox exclusive. On PS3, Black Ops 2 ranks first, followed by Assassin's Creed 3, and surprisingly Resident Evil 6 which has already been released. It's surprising to see Resident Evil 6 so high on the list considering it got a 67 on Metacritic and an abysmal 4.5 from the users.
Also appearing on the list for both consoles is NBA 2K13, WWE '13, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, and Hitman: Absolution.
The Nintendo Wii differs drastically in terms of what gamers are looking for. Just Dance 4 is the top ranked game followed by Zumba Fitness Core, LEGO The Lord of the Rings,Just Dance: Disney Party, and Epic Mickey: The Power of Two (which I'm actually surprised didn't crack the top 10 for Xbox 360 or PS3).
The Wii U, which is releasing on November 18, was not included in the survey.
The data was collected from September 9 to October 6, 2012, via online surveys of more than 4,800 male and female active gamers between ages 7 and 54. According to the methodology, the overall anticipation level was derived from "leveraging several key consumer metrics into one overall score. That score was then compared to scores from all previous games released on the same platform at the same point in their release cycles, to determine the percentile ranking of the upcoming console." You can see the full details at the Nielson blog.
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NPD Group has released the sales figures for 2012, showing a further decline in traditional retail sales.
- The total market data for Australian traditional retail sales is at AUD$1.161 billion for 2012, down from a peak of AUD$1.7 billion in 2010.
- The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association, as well as the Game Developers' Association of Australia have pointed to Telsyte figures suggesting that the decline is more than made up for by digital downloads and subscriptions.
- The average price of games sold in Australia in 2012 represents a larger year-on-year decline than in any year since 2004, largely due to Skylanders toys and lower hardware prices.
- Overall multiplatform top ten charts are here for both Australia and New Zealand, with Call of Duty: Black Ops II topping both.
- Playstation edges out Microsoft for units and value to be the bestselling console in Australia in 2012.
- Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition has received an Australian classification under the new R18+ regime, meaning it'll finally be allowed to be sold down under.
- Draft guidelines for the new federal AUD$20 million Interactive Games Fund have been released.
- Sydney-based developer Nnooo! (Spirit Hunters, EscapeVektor) has written an open letter to New South Wales MP Andrew Stoner, asking him to keep the state games fund active.
- Ron Gilbert (Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, The Cave) has been confirmed as the international keynote for PAX Australia.
- New Zealand-created title Super Monsters Ate My Condo! has been nominated for a BAFTA in the category of Best Mobile or Handheld.
- MP Louise Asher spoke at the official ANZ launch of Real Racing 3, which was first showcased by creators Firemonkeys at the Apple iPhone 5 launch in California.
- Apple, Adobe and Microsoft have been called before the Parliamentary IT Pricing Inquiry to answer for the high prices of tech software in Australia.
- Aliens: Colonial Marines broke its street date in Australia, being sold on the Saturday before its Tuesday launch, giving it several days on sale before the poor reviews started coming in.


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By the Numbers
0 - Arizona coach Sean Miller has never lost to a worse-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament during his career with the Wildcats and Xavier.
15 - Years since Nebraska last made the NCAA Tournament.
3 - Number of consecutive Football Championship Subdivision titles won by North Dakota State, which is playing in the NCAA Tournament for just the second time. The only other time the Bisons made the NCAA Tournament was in 2009.
There might not be another player at risk of being overexposed than Creighton forward Doug McDermott.
He is the only player to win Player of the Year award for two conferences (Missouri Valley, Big East) and posed for a Sports Illustrated cover photo that recreated a shot of the legendary Larry Bird from 1977.
"I could have done a set of push-ups," McDermott joked. "To make my arms look bigger."
The magazine shoot only adds to McDermott's lore. He gets hypnotized before every game to help him relax and always wears a T-shirt under his jersey along with an armband on his elbow. He ate rotisserie chicken before every game during a 52-game winning streak for his Iowa high school team.
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Player - School - Pos. - PPG - RPG
Doug McDermott - Creighton - F - 26.9 - 7.5
Shawn Long - Louisiana-Lafayette - F - 18.9 - 10.4
Frank Kaminsky - Wisconsin - F - 13.6 - 6.4
Marcus Smart - Oklahoma State - G - 17.8 - 5.7
Nick Johnson - Arizona - G - 16.2 - 4.0
But none of that would matter if McDermott couldn't play. He has shot a sizzling 46 percent on 3-pointers during his four-year career at Crieghton and is an 83 percent free-throw shooter. He is only the eighth Division I player to score more than 3,000 points.
McDermott and Creighton's three other seniors (Grant Gibbs, Jahenns Manigat and Ethan Wragge) do not want to end their careers after being the first class in school history to win NCAA Tournament games in back-to-back seasons (2012-13).
"I plan on winning the rest of our games," McDermott said.
Favorite: Arizona
The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks and get an extremely favorable travel schedule. Their first two games are in San Diego and the West Region semifinal and final games are in Anaheim. One of the teams capable of beating Arizona, San Diego State, has already lost to the Wildcats, 69-60. One concern will be freshman forward Aaron Gordon's 44 percent free-throw shooting.
Sleeper: Baylor
The Bears played in the nation's toughest conference and finished the regular season winning seven of their final eight games. As a No. 6 seed, Baylor also avoided playing in the always tough No. 8 vs. No. 9 opening game. Baylor has four players averaging in double figures in scoring, so it doesn't need a star to carry it through March Madness.
Upset alert
Oregon over Wisconsin. The Ducks won eight of their final nine regular-season games and feature the kind of marquee players that can carry teams in the tournament. Guard Joseph Young, a transfer from Houston, averages 18.6 points, while forward Mike Moser, who previously played at UCLA and UNLV, is second at 13.6 points. Wisconsin is picked by some to win the West, which makes the Badgers a perfect target.
Bracket breakdown
Is this the region of underachievers? Arizona has not been to the Final Four since 2001 while Wisconsin's last trip was in 2000. It's also about time for No. 4 seed San Diego State to do more than its lone Sweet 16 appearance in 2011. Creighton could face in-state rival Nebraska in a rematch of a regular-season contest, while No. 8 Gonzaga plays No. 9 Oklahoma State in what might be the best opening matchup in any region. The winner could easily upset Arizona.


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Nakajima, Rosales to stay in Oakland for rehab
OAKLAND -- Oakland infielders Hiro Nakajima and Adam Rosales will not make the trip to Houston or Los Angeles, A's manager Bob Melvin said before Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners.
They are both on the disabled list and will remain in Oakland to continue rehab work.
"Hiro did a little soft toss," Melvin said. "We want to get these guys healthy."
Melvin also indicated that both players will be sent on a rehab assignment before playing in a regular-season game.
Rick Eymer is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The goal of this website is to provide staff, faculty and adminstrators with information on Open Educational Resources and how to appropriately utilize the information in classes to make classes more affordable and more accessible.
OER is a rather nebulous term that can cover a wide variety of different educational materials, both physical and digital as long as they are 'open.' In this case, 'open' refers to being openly licensed, such as under Creative Commons licensing. These resources can be freely distributed, shared, adapted and edited by anyone. One of the more widely acknowledged definitions is from the Hewlett Foundation:
"OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge."
The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement has its roots in Distance Learning, the Open Source and the Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) cultural and technological movements of the 90's, where it barrowed the concept of free (libre) information in the same since as freedom of speech. The movement first started to take off when MIT started their OpenCourseWare (OCW) project in 2001. The project put all of MIT's courses online for free. This, in addition to Rice University's Connexions database, paved the way for other universities, such as Stanford and Harvard, to offer free online courses and materials.
Recent initiatives of note include the WikiEducator and the Saylor Foundation, the latter of which provides grants for educators who write and publish their own textbooks under Creative Commons licensing. In 2012 Harvard and MIT unveiled edX, their new platform for free and open online courses from universities all over the world.
The movement gained international momentum when China created the China Open Resources for Education (CORE) initiative in 2003, Japan and India soon followed suit.
The goal of OER is to provide access to quality educational resources for everyone, regardless of geographical location or income, and share the wealth of human knowledge and information with all.
In 2007 the Open Society Institute and the Shuttleworth Foundation brought together participants from all over the world to discuss and promote OER. One of the outcomes of this conference is The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, a mission statement for the OER movement.
This site was developed by Student Advocacy Group - a group of students working to bring OER to De Anza, with the help of Cynthia Kaufman, Director of the ICCE.
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Attention, Aspen Community Magnet School and Gonzales Elementary School parents: If your child has a medical emergency in school, cross your fingers that it doesn't happen on a Tuesday or Thursday.
Starting next year, both schools will employ school nurses only three days per week in an effort to save the school district money.
Although Gonzales Elementary, with 517 students, is a bigger school, the situation at brand-new Aspen, with an enrollment of 423, is especially surprising. The school will be adding a seventh grade next year and an eighth grade the following year, pushing it into the "middle school" category. All other middle schools in the Santa Fe Public Schools district have full-time nurses because, at that level, the nurses' duties include teaching sex education, SFPS Office of Student Wellness Director Tita Gervers says.
When they're not busy with sex education or medical emergencies, SFPS school nurses give immunizations, screen for vision and hearing problems, teach kids about hygiene and attend to school staff wellness. For low-income families, school nurses may be the only health practitioners that children see.
Both Aspen and Gonzales had full-time licensed practical nurses at the start of the last school year. When those employees decided to leave their jobs, SFPS advertised for replacement LPNs for months, Gervers says, and didn't get a single applicant—despite the lingering recession.
No mystery there; the starting annual salary for an LPN at SFPS pays less than half the industry average. SFPS LPNs start at $20,384 annually, according to the most recent salary schedule. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics cites a $45,490 average LPN salary for New Mexico.
With no LPN applicants, the district was forced to hire more qualified personnel—at a higher premium. Both schools will have registered nurses next year, but to keep their cost to what the district would have paid LPNs, they will only work part-time.
The National Association of School Nurses recommends a full-time nurse at every school, spokesman Kenny Lull tells SFR.
"There's a lot of stories that have come out about students that have overdosed or died at school because there wasn't a school nurse there to administer the medications correctly," Lull says.
In one such case, a Washington state fifth-grader died during an asthma attack because school staff didn't realize she needed her EpiPen (adrenalin) injection. The part-time school nurse wasn't on site at the time.
In the absence of a school nurse, Gervers says, unlicensed staff administer medications to SFPS students.
"If there's regular medication delivered to a child, sometimes the school secretary will fill in as the nurse on a day that the nurse isn't there and pass out meds, for example," Gervers says.
That's just the type of situation NASN warns against.
"That's not safe," Lull says. "They don't have the training. We recommend a licensed person to care for your child. Having somebody that's not licensed, you're rolling the dice; you don't know what's going to happen. They don't know what they're doing."
SFPS Board of Education Member Steven Carrillo first heard from SFR, not from district leadership, about the impending cuts.
"If they're cutting back nurses, that's something we should have been made privy to," Carrillo says. "I would be very concerned if they didn't have a full-time nurse at a school [such as Aspen]."
In an email, Carrillo adds that, if he had known about the issue, he would have worked to avoid the cuts during the recent budgeting process. Consolidation of three smaller schools into Aspen last year was supposed to save the district money partly by cutting down on duplicate staff. That project cost the school district $8.5 million—enough to pay 186 nurses the state's average LPN salary.
SFPS Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez writes SFR in an email that Carrillo and the rest of the board "is not responsible for staffing, as that would be micromanagement," but adds that she agrees that the district "need[s] to investigate" and possibly increase the nurse staffing hours at Aspen and Gonzales.
In other categories, though, SFPS has increased staff. Over the past two years, the district added nine full-time equivalent positions in operations, a category that includes property management—even as it lost one full-time equivalent nurse and five school counselors.


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Oak Harbor edged out at state | Cheer
Two points.
That is all that separated the Oak Harbor High School cheer team from earning a state championship at the University of Washington in Seattle Saturday, Jan. 26.
The second-place finish was the fourth time the Wildcats have been runners-up in the past six seasons.
Hanford edged Oak Harbor 237 to 235 among the five teams who qualified for the small 1A/2A/3A division. "Small" teams include 12 members and no more than one male.
The Hanford-Oak Harbor battle was the closest in the 10 divisions; only one other was decided by less than 14 points.
It was a tough loss for the Wildcats, who have been practicing since November for the opportunity to show off their two minute, 20 second routine at state.
After completing their routine, the Wildcats collapsed in each other arms, tears of joy streaming down their faces.
The difficulty of the routine was over, but not the waiting. Oak Harbor had to sit five hours for the remainder of the competition to be completed before finding out its standing.
"We left out hearts out on the mat," said senior Chylah Bass.
Oak Harbor coach Robin Gohn called this group her Dream Team. The 14-person squad (two were alternates who didn't compete because of injuries) features 11 seniors. Not only is the team veteran-ladened and talented, Gohn said, but displays outstanding personal qualities.
She said, "I could not be more proud of the team. In my 12 years of coaching at the high school, this team is a true team where the word 'teamwork' really meant something to all of them."
This was the fourth state meet for most of the seniors.
As a group, they called it "the best ever."
Having been there before gave the team confidence, said senior Tyler O'Dell. That made the performance easier, less stressful, but it was also difficult knowing it would be their last, he added.
For most, their cheer careers are over. One senior, Jember Jansen, plans to cheer next year for Hawaii Pacific University, which she said has one of the country's top cheer programs.
Oak Harbor competed after Hanford. Gohn said Hanford's routine "had more difficulty in areas of their routine but they didn't have a more difficult routine" than Oak Harbor.
Gohn was hoping that her team's superior execution and precision would sway the judges.
"We didn't just execute our routine," Gohn said, "we performed it."
She said he team's energy level and showmanship were outstanding.
Gohn also deflected the credit of her team's performance back to the students and assistant coach Lauren Albritton.
Albritton, Gohn said, designed a perfect routine to accentuate Oak Harbor's strengths.
The team includes seniors Bass, Jansen, O'Dell, Jade Brown, Micaiah Davis, Marin Ikeda, Jenny Landingin, Brianna Quinn, Sadie Strain, Cristey Wolniakowski and Rae Wynne; junior Kaitlyn Marcus; and sophomores Juliet Aspery and Jadi Groebli.


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Heineman's 3-run triple leads Ducks past Bruins
EUGENE, Ore. - For the second time in less than a week, Scott Heineman delivered a key two-out three-RBI hit to lead Oregon to a win. The Duck sophomore did it Sunday with a three-run bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning that put No. 10 Oregon on top for good in a 5-3 Pac-12 win over No. 13 UCLA at PK Park.
Heineman's bases-clearing shot to right-center field came with Oregon trialing 3-2 and scored Brett Thomas, Ryon Healy and Mitchell Tolman. It snapped Heineman out of a series-long slump that saw him go 0-for-9 before the triple.
Heineman capped the week with the three-run triple after opening the week with a three-run home run in the ninth inning at Portland that broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Ducks to a 4-1 win in a non-league game. He finished the week with a team-high six RBI, despite going just 2-for-15 at the plate.
Oregon (29-10, 13-5 Pac-12) opened its half of the decisive four-run fifth inning trailing 3-1 after UCLA (25-11, 9-6 Pac-12) scored two runs in the top of the inning.
J.J. Altobelli started the rally with a one-out single to left field. Thomas moved Altobelli to second with an infield single and Aaron Payne walked to load the bases. Healy pulled the Ducks to within a run with a fielder's choice that scored Altobelli.
Oregon and UCLA both started the day with single runs in the third inning. The Bruins took the early lead on a Brenton Allen RBI double. The Ducks answered, snapping a 20-inning scoreless streak, when Payne singled to center scoring Altobelli with two outs in the inning.
Jake Reed (5-3) got the win for Oregon allowing three runs on six hits in six innings. Jimmie Sherfy picked up his 13th save striking out two of the three Bruins he faced in the ninth inning. Grant Watson (5-2) took the loss for UCLA.
Altobelli led the Ducks on offense going 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Thomas was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Heineman went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Oregon is back in action Tuesday when the Ducks visit Portland for a non-league game at 3 p.m. Oregon is 3-0 against the Pilots this season with two wins in Eugene and one in Portland.


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June 6-8 2013 will mark the inaugural Thunder on the Mountain concert located on the magnificent Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, AR. Thunder on the Mountain claims to be the Midwest's premiere country festival in 2013 and all years to come. In addition to a top-notch lineup of the best country music artists, Thunder on the Mountain features camping, food & craft vendors, world-class river floats, fishing, waterfalls, hiking, premiere RV camping and much, much more.
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The Football NSW Coaching Updates last for approximately 90 mins and are made up of two sections.
The first - the Grassroots Coaching Expos - are for coaches of players in the Skill Acquisition phase between the ages of 8 – 13. Details of this year's Grassroots Coaching Expos can be found here.
The second - the Coaching Workshops - are for coaches of players in the Game Training phase between the ages of 13 upwards.
Come along watch, and ask plenty of questions. No booking required.
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Monday, September 25, 2017
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Sleep Talking about the French Revolution
Last night I got a bit intoxicated and after I went to bed my husband said I woke up (I was in fact asleep) and was speaking very clearly about the French Revolution. What confuses me is that I don`t know a thing about the French Revolution and when I read up on it I was right about everything I was saying.
I don`t understand how I would know this and was wondering if you`ve heard of this before?
That's a very interesting story. Without further information regarding your sleep habits, sleep history and physical examination, I cannot provide you with a definitive answer to your question. However, I can discuss what we know about sleep talking and thus what is the likely explanation for the episode you describe.
Sleep talking, also known as somniloquy, is not an uncommon problem, especially in children. While we don't know exactly how common talking in sleep is, it is estimated to occur in about half of all children and in about 5% of adults.
Sleep talking can range from infrequent quite sounds to full spoken sentences to singing and shouting. Often, the speech cannot be understood and may sound like mutterings or gibberish. The cause of talking in sleep is not entirely known. Most of the time, the cause of this sleep behavior cannot be linked to any identifiable underlying problem or disease. And in most cases, the problem is not serious and tends to resolve over time or with aging. For some individuals, sleep talking only occurs in certain situations, such as when under stress, after a period of sleep deprivation, or after alcohol use. However, in some cases, it has been found to be associated with other sleep-related disorders, such as sleep walking, REM behavior disorder (an unusual disorder in which individuals tend to act out their dreams while asleep), sleep-related epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep apnea, and the nighttime sleep eating syndrome. In addition, in adults who begin sleep talking in adulthood (in other words, they did not do this as a child), there may be a higher rate of psychiatric disorders. However, most adults who talk in their sleep do not have these problems.
Oftentimes, the most serious consequence of sleep talking is social embarrassment from unintentionally verbalizing subconscious thoughts or dream content. It is possible that the information spoke of in your sleep may be something you had learned previously and was stored deep in your subconscious, only to be verbalized due to the alcohol and sleep.
If this was an isolated incident, then you probably do not need further medical evaluation from a sleep disorder standpoint. However, if these types of behaviors are recurrent, then it might be a good idea to discuss them with your primary care doctor, who can place a referral to a Sleep Specialist to help sort out whether further testing is needed.
If you would like additional information regarding sleep and sleep disorders, you can obtain it on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine website. This website also contains a list of Sleep Centers across the country so you can locate one near you if need be. Good luck!
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Coast Guard finds body of missing woman
UPDATE: The Coast Guard rescued two men and a dog Monday after a boat ran aground on the coast, and are now reporting that they recovered the body of the 50-year-old woman who was with them.
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COOS COUNTY, Ore. -- The Coast Guard rescued two men and a dog, and are still searching for a third person after a boat hit a 'rogue wave' and ran aground on the Oregon Coast.
Petty Officer Third Class Nate Littlejohn of the Coast Guard says they are continuing the search for a 50-year-old woman, with the help of Charleston Fire and Coos County Sheriff's deputies.
He says they were able to rescue two men and their dog on the North Jetty Monday morning, but were unable to find the woman who was on the boat with them.
According to the men, they were fishing on a 30 foot wood vessel named "Ruth," when they hit a rouge wave Sunday night.
The Coast Guard located and hoisted the men up at 7:12 am Monday and took them to Bay Area Hospital.
Littlejohn says one man appeared to have injuries.
He says the woman was not able to climb up the rocks, and she was not wearing a survival suit or life jacket.
A Dolphin crew from Air Station North Bend, a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II crew, 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew and 52-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Coos Bay are searching for the woman in the vicinity of Coos Bay.
The Coast Guard was tipped off about the incident at about 10:20 pm Sunday, when an Emergency Position Indication Beacon (EPIRB) sent a distress signal and it was not registered to any vessel.
The Coast Guard then sent out a 29 foot rescue boat to search for the device.
Officials say they found the device at 4:56 am in a small debris field two miles up from the Coos River.
The Coast Guard then sent up a helicopter and two boats to search for the crew.
Charleston Fire Captain Rusty Shield says they have fire crews searching view points on Cape Arago Highway and coves based on direction of current.
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