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Volunteers and Interns
Volunteer and Internship Program
Applicants for volunteer and intern positions must be at least 21 years of age unless otherwise stated. Experience working with juveniles is preferred for relevant positions. An orientation to the court and on-the-job training is provided. Benefits include experience working with juveniles and families in the court system. Volunteer positions require a minimum commitment of six months or as otherwise stated.
Prior to beginning a volunteer or intern position with JDRDC, applicants must successfully pass a criminal history background check, which includes FBI fingerprint check, Child Protective Services (CPS) Registry check, criminal and driving record checks and personal reference checks.
Volunteer Positions
Attorney Advisement Day Assistant: Interviews defendants and assists in processing paperwork to determine eligibility for court-appointed attorneys..
Administrative Assistant: Works with secretarial staff in various offices. Primary duties include answering phones and referring calls; distributing reports, mail, and other documents; copying and collating documents for distribution.
Court Administrative Assistant: Assists the Court clerks with administrative duties related to the Driver's License ceremonies and in the financial office.
Community Service Program Assistant: Interviews clients, sets up community service sites, monitors client progress with community service assignment, and administrative duties such as data entry and filing.
Interpreter (Spanish): Facilitates communication between court staff and clients, primarily in domestic relations' cases. One year commitment preferred.
Victim Services Aide: Assists crime victims of juvenile offenders, notifies victims of pending court hearings, informs victims of their legal rights and provides emotional support.
Research Assistant: Assists court research staff in research activities. Activities may include providing support for research, evaluation and statistical reporting to support court service programs for juveniles and adults; providing support on statistical analysis, customer satisfaction survey administration, and assisting in the production of the agency annual report and any other special projects the Research Analyst may currently be assigned to complete.
Supervised Visitation and Exchange Program Assistant: Primary duties include meeting and waiting with clients prior to visitation or exchange, escorting children to and from the car and visitation room, monitoring time and visitation with the non-custodial parents, assisting to ensure rules of visitation are followed.
Internship Positions
One and two semester internships are offered to students seeking six to twelve hours of academic credit or a minimum of 250 total hours per term. Internships are offered during summer, fall and/or spring terms. Internships vary in length depending on the university program requirements and Court needs. Some internships may comprise more than one term.
Applications are accepted and interviews are scheduled during the following months for the corresponding terms:
|Applications Accepted/Interviews Scheduled
|Fall (September-December)
|March - June
|Spring (January-April/May)
|September - October
|Summer (May-August)
January - March
To request an application, please contact the Volunteer Services Coordinator, at 703-246-4395.
Assist intake staff in conducting client interviews and gathering information for writing Pre-Court Interdisciplinary (IDT) Reports. Assist staff in monitoring diversion cases. Assist clerical staff with various administrative tasks.
Minimum requirement: Junior level undergraduate student. Prefer undergraduate Administration/Criminal Justice students with exceptional writing skills. Prefer one semester commitment; spring term only.
Assist intake staff in filing petitions regarding custody, visitation, support, and family violence. Assist probation staff in providing supervision to adults convicted of misdemeanor offenses against children or family members. This may include learning the court process by attending a variety of court hearings including violation hearings, arraignments and trials. Learn the responsibilities of an adult probation officer which may include visiting adults in facilities, attending and participating in meetings and learning appropriate record keeping methods. Interview clients placed on probation, conduct investigations, assist in referring clients to appropriate resources and write reports.
Prefer senior level undergraduate student majoring in Administration/Criminal Justice or pre-law.
Assist in providing supervision to youths placed on probation. This may include learning the court process by attending a variety of court hearings to include violation hearings, detention hearings and trials. Learn the responsibilities of a probation officer which may include visiting youths in facilities, attending and participating in professional meetings and learning appropriate record keeping methods. Interview juveniles placed on probation, conduct investigations, assist in referring clients to appropriate resources, formulate plans for supervision and write reports.
Minimum requirement: Junior level undergraduate student. Prefer two semester commitment but will consider one semester interns.
Under supervision of a counselor, supervise residents, including monitor and document behavior in the facility log. Accompany and interact with residents in various activities in the community. Observe and process individual, family and group resident counseling sessions with staff; process learning opportunities, experiences, and or obstacles.
Prefer two-semester, Master-level social work or counseling students. Under certain circumstances will consider undergraduate students and one-semester interns.
Under direct supervision, monitors cases involving juvenile delinquents and assists in the rehabilitation of individuals. Reviews and obtains necessary signatures on rules of conduct, supervision plans, and confidentiality forms. Adheres to client and family contact standards, gathers information from parents, school officials, and other collateral contacts to provide appropriate case services. Prepares for detention hearings involving children not assigned to probation units by reviewing the Court's files, interviewing defendants, parents, the complainant, and collecting all information relevant to statutory criteria for detention. Records daily case activity and maintains case files in accordance with DJJ standards.
Prefer undergraduate Administration/Criminal Justice students. Prefer two semester commitment; available at least 16 hours per week, preferably Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Under direct supervision, provides emotional support to the victim and advocates on behalf of the victim to the Commonwealth Attorney, in cooperation with probation staff, to insure their rights to participate in offender's sentencing. Provides advanced notice of court proceedings; prepares the victim for court. Assists in writing Victim Impact Statements and the filing of a Victim Statement for Financial Loss. Arranges victim/offender meetings. Provides resource referrals for counseling, medical or psychological services. Assists in obtaining compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, notification of offender status, and enforcement of Restitution orders. Assists in obtaining payee and payment information for restitution cases.
Prefer graduate level Administration/Criminal Justice or social work students. Prefer two semester commitment.
Under direct supervision, assists in client intakes, visitations and exchanges of families involved in the Court's Supervised Visitation program. Assists in modeling appropriate parenting, interaction and communication skills with children. Assists in linking clients to services based on client assessment. Documents supervised visits and exchanges as required by program. Documents and reports suspected child abuse per mandated requirements. Assists in completing and maintaining documentation in client files. Assists in gathering and reporting statistical information for future program planning and updating procedural manuals, parent information packets, etc. as needed.
Minimum requirement: Junior level undergraduate student. One or two semester commitment. Day, evening and weekend hours are required.
Under direct supervision, assists in providing supervision to youths placed with the Evening Reporting Center. Assists in interviewing referred clients, monitoring participant behavior and activities. Assists in writing daily reports to probation officers, writing court reports and discharge summaries, and learning appropriate recordkeeping methods.
Prefer undergraduate Administration/Criminal Justice students. One or two semester commitment. Day and evening hours are required.
For additional information or to apply, please contact:
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court
4110 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone 703-246-4395


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Patient who takes dexamethasone 4mg twice daily for 14 days will see improvement in reducing cancer-related fatigue;experienced a significant improvement in measures related to their quality of life,physical well-being and physical distress.
Study was done by Dr. Yennurajalingam,of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Also check the link below;BTW this is also a common belief and practice for people who are familiar with the use of the Chinese herbal medicine.
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In 1994 I performed my first live show in Europe at a huge event called "Hellraiser Immorality". It took place in Amsterdam and there was well over 30,000 people going crazy. I was with John Selway and we were performing under the name Disintegrator. I remember being pretty shocked how large the event was. I remember there was an ecstacy testing booth (to make sure your pills were "safe") and a place to get your head shaved! As far as my memory serves me Robert Hood was also playing that night and several people from the classic techno label R&S. I remember Hood had some issues because he didn't play hard enough for the Dutch crowd. I remember R&S because of certain things I saw backstage (I was innocent back then!).
There was a Dutch act called Haarlem Hardcore Source also performing that night. It turned out they were fans of our music and I noticed a strange red box in their live set up. When I asked what it was they told me, "A home brew TB-303!". Then to my amazement they offered it to me… for free! You simply don't turn down offers like that. It didn't have the interesting sequencer of a real 303 but the basic sound was extremely close. With careful Midi programming (back then on Atari Cubase) you could fake the slides and accents that made the 303 so wicked.
I stayed friends with the HHS crew for some years. I went out to Haarlem and recorded a 12″ with them called "Future Fuckers United". The title made sense back then for some reason. HHS doesn't exist anymore but one of the group members William Jordens is a well known DJ in Holland known under the name The Rapist! William also works with Multigroove which throws huge events and has his own event business called Your Dance Company. He books me several times a year. How's that for a friend? The red clone now lives with a friend of mine in NY who records under the name 8-bit. Over the years I also owned two real TB-303s but they were stolen in the 90s. These days when I am looking for the acid sound I open Audiorealism's Bassline 2. Using the software let's me have as many 303s as I like. I challenge you to be able to pick a real one vs the software especially inside a mix.


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Napa Valley is more than a wine region. It's a destination ... and it's a lifestyle. The epic wineries and high-end resorts and restaurants, coupled with its stunning, bucolic beauty, draw visitors from around the world.
Our little wine valley east of Carmel has no delusions of grandeur, and its small-town charm is refreshing. Still, Carmel Valley itches for more recognition and more palates to please. The welcome sign is out, spotlighted by a new association called East End Wine Row.
The Row plans for its first event a holiday-inspired stroll through the village, pairing its seven participating tasting rooms (Chesebro, Cima Collina, Dawn's Dream, Holman Ranch, Joyce Vineyards, Parsonage Family Winery and Silvestri) with seven different restaurants.
Holiday Taste of Wine Row is set for Saturday, Dec. 8, from 1-5p.m. and is a benefit for Voices for Children (formerly CASA).
The premise is simple: Buy a ticket and get two tastes at each stop, paired with two more tastes from restaurants such as Café Rustica, Lokal and Vineyard Bistro. The seven tasting rooms will also become a venue for holiday wines and unique gifts.
"Our goal is to bring in some people to experience what Carmel Valley has to offer," said Jack Galante of Galante Vineyards, whose wife runs Dawn's Dream in the village. "The more notoriety we have as a wine destination, the better it is for everyone."
Galante opened the first winery tasting room in Carmel-by-the-Sea and now he'd love to see his wife's venture — along with the other 15 tasting rooms in the village — make a statement.
"The wines are local, unique to our region and the tasting rooms each have a different feel to them," he said. "It's an opportunity to show the uniqueness of the valley."
East End Wine Row is hoping to eventually attract all the tasting rooms in the valley and will hold more events in the future.
Tickets cost $50 per person in advance or $60 the day of the event. More at www.eastendwinerow.com.
Let them eat foie gras
The food served at the Gateway to Big Sur Gala on Thursday made quite an impression, but no dish more so than Mundaka chef Brandon Miller's foie gras torchon with bruléed banana and beet gastrique.
The item caused a buzz among gathering foodies because; a) it was decadent and delicious; and b) foie gras has been banned in California since July 1. Legislators passed a law prohibiting the sale of any product derived from the force-feeding of birds to enlarge their livers, but the law says nothing about giving it away, so many chefs (some of them local) have found clever ways to serve it.
Chicago rescinded a similar ban several years ago after numerous chefs either ignored the law or found ways around it and inspectors were unenthusiastic about enforcing it.
The law closed the state's only foie gras farm and shipments to the state have halted. Staunch defenders of foie gras drive across state lines to secure the delicacy or, like Miller, work off their personal treasury. Miller brought $600 worth of foie gras to the event and a third of it was gone after 15 minutes.
The ban has also led to the formation of the new Monterey Duck Club. Led by winemaker Richard Oh, the group hosts local foie gras dinners (the next one is Sunday at an undisclosed restaurant) and serves Oh's Otter Cove wine, among others. Cost to join the "club" is $120. The dinner is free.
Sunday's dinner is from 6:30-9:30p.m. and features Otter Cove, Tudor and Maestral wines (be one of the first to try our county's first ice wine, from winemaker Dan Tudor). To get a club application, email Oh at email@example.com.
Celebrating pinot noir
Point Pinos Grill gathers four chefs and a few cases of pinot noir for its Evening with Rising Star event on Friday, Nov. 16. Each chef is challenged with creating a course to pair with that food-friendly red.
Following a short reception, the dinner begins at 7 p.m. with Aqua Terra Culinary chef-owner Dory Ford serving alder-smoked white sea bass with potato and celery root pancakes, baby beets and truffle crme fra ché.
Get the idea? Look for pinot noir from Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley and, of course, our county's own Santa Lucia Highlands.
Tickets are $75. Reservations: 648-5774.
Party in the Hangar
With the wine grape harvest winding down, growers and winemakers are poised to celebrate. So of course they will rent a 20,000-square-foot airplane hangar and invite the best winemakers and chefs in the area.
Put on by Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association, Party in the Hangar takes place Saturday from 1-4 p.m.
A 1,000-square-foot center stage will host revolving winemakers featuring special wines and cooking demonstrations by local celebrity chef Todd Fisher. San Francisco's Bacon Bacon truck will roll up, and look for helicopter flights over the Peninsula.
VIP tickets are $95. Tickets are $60 bought in advance and $70 at the door (VIP $95). More at www.MontereyWines.org.
Bargain of the week: Lugano Swiss Bistro in the Barnyard offers a fall three-course meal (appetizer, entrée and dessert) special for $19.75. Add a glass of house wine for $5 ... The inaugural Monterey Wine Walk on Cannery Row will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 2-6p.m. Guests receive 12 sampling tickets and a map of designated tasting sites. Guests will be serenaded with live music as they stroll between sites. Proceeds benefit the Gen Giammanco Foundation, a nonprofit that provides financial support to student athletes in Monterey County. Tickets are $42 and can be reserved at www.montereywinewalk.com ... Cooking Light magazine has named Monterey Bay Aquarium Executive Director Julie Packard one of its 25th anniversary "Food Heroes" for her leadership in the sustainable seafood movement, specifically through the Seafood Watch program. Packard was one of 20 individuals recognized by the magazine for their roles in improving the food scene in the United States ... MY Museum in Monterey will get sweet on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 10:30?11:30a.m. when Sweet Elena's of Sand City celebrates Cookie Time, providing savory and sweet treats for attendees. Kids who attend will have the opportunity to decorate cookies. The event is free with admission and each child will receive two cookies. The museum is at 425 Washington St. in Monterey ... Abalonetti Bar and Grill on the Wharf has always given active military and veterans a 15 percent discount. Now to celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday, Nov. 11, the restaurant will offer the first 10 veterans who walk in a free lunch ... Next week we'll print a roundup of Thanksgiving dinners, but Lokal in Carmel Valley has planned a day-before feast and promises some "creative, mind-blowing food." Tickets are $65 for the 6- to 9-course meal on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Only 30 seats available at 659-5886 or at email@example.com.
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David Walker was a little known black activist who wrote an article called "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World," in 1829. The document promoted a rise against slavery and asked white people to repent for their "sins of bondage." Walker openly asked free blacks to help free others and white Christians to do the same. It was Walker's mission to fight against the idea of black inferiority. He was the first black man to publish such a blatant abolitionist document.
Walker was born in Cape Fear, North Carolina in 1796. Though he was born free, he continuously felt the pangs of racism among the enslaved. He had moved to Boston by 1820 and became involved in the civil rights movement. He began writing for the Freedom's Journal out of New York City, the country's first black newspaper.
Opposition was thick toward Walker's publication. Southern whites arrested blacks that had the Appeal in their possession. The black Seaman who docked in Savannah, Georgia weren't even allowed to get off the boats for fear that they would distribute Walkers pamphlet. Walker, who owned a clothing store in Boston, would often sew the pamphlet in the lining of the suits the sailors wore, to conceal the document that was forbidden in many states. The state of Georgia even issued a $10,000 bounty for Walker, alive and $3,000 for his head.
Walker died in 1830, possibly from tuberculosis, the same disease that took his daughter's life. However, some believe he had been poisoned.
Walker's legacy has not been written in the history books of America. His son, Edwin Garrison Walker, was among the first to serve in the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1866. Walker's story was just recently updated in online resources. Visitors of the Beacon Hill, MA area will see a bronze plaque revealing the story of David Walker on his home courtesy of the Heritage Guild, Inc.
Historian and Boston University retired professor, Loretta Williams, has taken a special interest in Walker and is working to bring his story to the forefront. She, along with a few other historians, have launched the David Walker Memorial Project to preserve the legacy of a civil rights activist who exhibited truth and bravery during the most racially sensitive era in America.
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Missouri senior forward Laurence Bowers, the team's best returning big man, tore an ACL in a Monday pickup game and will miss the 2011-12 season.
"This is just difficult news for an outstanding young man and representative of our athletics department," Missouri coach Frank Haith said Tuesday in a statement. "I have had a chance to talk with Laurence a few times, and he is doing well. I know he is anxious to get started on his rehabilitation, and he will continue to be a big part of the 2011-12 team.
"It's obviously a tough loss for us as a basketball team. He's an All-Big 12 type player. He's one of our best defenders, and he brings a great deal of versatility, but our primary concern is to help Laurence through the recovery process."
Bowers (6-8, 210) is a product of St. George's Independent School in Memphis. He averaged 11.6 points and led the Tigers with 6.1 rebounds per game in his junior season. He was to be one of five returning double-figure scorers for Mizzou.
Bowers entered the NBA Draft last spring but withdrew his name and return to school. Bowers, who has a redshirt season available, could choose to return to Mizzou for fifth season if he chooses and play in 2012-13.
For now, thought, his loss is a big blow to Haith's first Missouri team. The Tigers are ranked No. 22 in preseason by Sporting News and predicted to finish third in the 10-team Big 12.


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Korn also written as Ko?n is an American nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California. The band was the first to create and popularize the new genre of music known as nu metal. Their original music style has also inspired a number of other bands in nu metal, industrial metal, and alternative metal in the mid-1990s and early 2000s.
Korn released their self titled debut album in1994 and since then have sold has over 30 million records the world over. The band has sold 18 million records in the United States alone, making them one of the best-selling nu metal bands ever. The band's achievements include nine consecutive debuts in the top 10 Billboard 2000 charts including a compilation album, a Greatest Hits album and a live acoustic album for MTV Unplugged. Korn have won 2 Grammies and have been nominated for the award a total of 6 times. Their most recent album was released on July 31, 2007 through EMI/Virgin Records and is the band's eighth album to date. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Charts and sold 123,000 in its first week of release.
Korn was formed in 1993 by the remaining members of a band called L.A.P.D. after the lead singer, Rich Morrill, left the band to go into rehab for his drug problems. The remaining band members Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and Silveria decided to continue playing and soon discovered a new lead singer, Jonathon Davis, while he was performing at a club in a band called Sexart. Davis soon joined the band as lead singer and the group seemed to hit it off very well. Together they formed a new band called Korn in 1993 and the members took on nicknames - Welch as "Head", Arvizu as "Fieldy" and Shaffer as "Munky". The band started working on its first demo with the help of producer Ross Robinson and released the demo titled Neidermeyer's Mind in 1993. The music, heavy metal with a touch of hiphop, became known as nu metal and some of the songs like "Blind" were originally from Davis's old band Sexart but revised by Korn.
Korn had problems getting signed during their first year, mainly because of their unique and previously unheard of style. The band did not fit in with the rock scene of the 90s, which was primarily Seattle grunge rock. After being rejected by a number of record labels the band finally met with Paul Pontius from Immortal/Epic Records who heard the band during a club gig in 1994. Pontius immediately liked the band and signed them on the spot.
Some of the band's most notable work includes their self titled debut album Korn produced and released in 1994 and their second album titled Life Is Peachy released in 1996. Both albums had their own unique sound with the second one featuring more of a down tuned seven string guitar effect. Korn's fifth album, Untouchables was released in 2002 and was first promoted by a live show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York a day before the album's release. This album was again unlike anything Korn had previously done with a dark feel and other effects the band had not used before. The overall feel of the album was drastically different from previous efforts particularly tracks like "Alone I Break", "Hating", and the haunting "Hollow Life", which are also the personal favorites of singer Jonathan Davis. However, Untouchables was not a commercial success and the band blamed internet piracy for the lack of sales, as an unmixed version of the album had leaked on the net five months prior to its official release.
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In early August 2006 during the band's Family Values Tour one of the band members was involved in a violent scuffle at the Mosh Pit in Atlanta, Georgia resulting in the death of an audience member Andy Richardson aged 30. The victim's family took legal action against Korn and the concert promoters and a week after the incident, 24-year-old Michael Scott Axley was arrested and charged with Richardson's murder. Witnesses claimed that Axley had punched Richardson, causing his head to hit the concrete floor, a blow that proved to be fatal.
Korn was the first band to be featured in the return of MTV's hit series - MTV unplugged. The band performed nine songs at the TRL studios to a select number of fans who had won tickets to the show through various contests. The show, Korn's biggest production to date, received high ratings and was shown on MTV several times. The performance was Korn's first after the departure of founding band member David Silveria and featured sounds like backing guitars and vocals, double percussion, keys, cellos, upright basses, trombones, a musical saw, the glass harmonica, cimbassos, and Japanese taiko drums.
The band's 2007 Family Values Tour featured a number of bands in the line-up including OTEP, The Changing, The Vanished, Bloodsimple, Through You, Twin Method, Invitro, Five Finger Death Punch, Droid, Neurosonic, Trivium, Hellyeah, Atreyu, Flyleaf, Evanescence, and Korn. The tour kicked off in St. Louis on July 20th and ended in California on September 2nd.
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(photo taken by me of the Ace Hotel)
It feels really good to be home. We're exhausted and there's much to do already.
I will get some photos of our trip to you in the next couple of days. For now, I am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed again!
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Great photo, I love their plants. Glad you had a good tripReplyDelete
Welcome home. We really enjoyed our stay at the Ace as well.ReplyDelete
That hotel looks amazing!!! cant wait to see moreReplyDelete
this makes me more excited for my trip to portland next week! staying at the ace as well. :)ReplyDelete
excited to see! hope you had a great time. xoReplyDelete
so glad you had a great trip. you're already doing so well with your new camera! can't wait to see more.ReplyDelete
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For all practical purposes, this is his Rookie year. This is the first year he has been healthy and been able to play all year, and you get to a Superbowl. The kid comes from some pretty good stock and he has won on every level thus far. It doesn't mean he'll win long term in the NFL, but the kid is a winner.
I'll also never forget some pretty forgettable playoff performances by Number 18. The playoffs are a whole different level and every team usually has to walk away from a few nicks and learn a few lessons. Rex and the Bears are no different. And hey, it was a pretty close game most of the time.
The Bears lost as a team. Their heralded defense was no match for the Colts offense, and certainly not on par with the Baltimore Ravens. Outside of their Special Teams, no one team really dominated either side of the football. There was a big dropped pass or two by some receivers, and when you get behind as a QB, you have to take some risks. Risks can equal touchdowns or interceptions.
Anyway, despite what people say, I think he has the opportunity to be quite good. And to get to the Superbowl on your first real healthy year in the league is quite impressive.


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SEVERAL cars were trapped by a violent but brief storm near Winchester on Saturday.
Three large buildings were blown away in the mini-tornado that hit Wield near Alresford.
Fire crews from Winchester were called out to the A33 near Kings Worthy at 5.05pm after a car crashed into a fallen tree.
No-one was reported to have been seriously hurt.
At Wield Janet and Peter Sole sent in photos from the damage at their Wield Wood Farm.
Janet said: "I am sending a couple of pictures to show you the devastation of what happened at our farm on Saturday afternoon in just a five-minute period! We are still without power or water.
"To give you an idea of size these sheds weigh almost two tons each and three of them were lifted up in the tornado and carried more than 100 metres through the air. Two of the sheds are in debris on the adjoining field but the third one ended up wrapped around our three phase electricity pole bringing it down across our drive.
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President Omar al-Beshir has ordered his armed forces to "stop all air raids" against civilians in southern Sudan, state radio reported Wednesday.
Beshir ordered his forces to carry out aerial bombardments only in cases of self-defence and in "active military operations areas," Omdurman Radio reported.
The order came after the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) claimed Tuesday that Khartoum had launched a dry season offensive on April 1 and that MiG bombers had targeted an international relief center on Sunday.
In the last few months Beshir has tried to improve ties with the west and pledged to step up efforts to end the 17-year civil war in southern Sudan.
Beshir's order was taken to "protect the lives and property of the civilian population" in the south, the radio said.
Beshir also appealed to the international community to pressure the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to protect the lives of civilians in south Sudan, it added.
On Tuesday the UN human rights commission singled out the bombing of civilian targets in a resolution Tuesday condemning violations in Sudan, especially against women and children in the war-torn country.
The resolution, presented by Portugal on the European Union's behalf, also denounced the abduction of women and children as forced laborers, the use of child soldiers, and arbitrary executions.
The UN commission reprimanded the Sudanese government for its crackdown on religious freedom and the right to assemble, and the torture and jailing of human rights activists, journalists and opposition politicians.
Access to civilians throughout the country must be guaranteed, and attacks against UN personnel and humanitarian aid workers must be stopped, the resolution stated.
Sudan has expressed readiness to hold a dialogue with the United States to tackle strains in bilateral ties.
Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail was quoted by Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA) as saying Tuesday he had received a message from the US administration outlining proposals on ways to tackle differences between the two sides.
He refused to divulge details of the message but indicated its dispatch constituted a step in the right direction to improve the ties.
Ismail said he had responded to the message and asserted Khartoum's keenness on holding a dialogue with Washington to restore normal ties. The Sudanese-us ties were strained over the past years, but they became severely poisoned in august 1998, when us forces fired rockets on a Sudanese medicines factory at the pretext that it was manufacturing banned chemical arms. The plant was directly hit and demolished.
In an interview published Wednesday in the London-based Arabic language daily Azzaman Beshir said his regime was ready to renew its ties with the United States __ (Several Sources)
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Dehorning is the subject of actor Ryan Gosling's latest venture, that of animal-rights activist.
Gosling, lending his name to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is urging milk producers to stop a "barbaric practice."
PETA released Gosling's letter to Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), on Wednesday. In his letter, Gosling suggests breeding for polled cows rather than dehorning. View the letter here.
According to the Associated Press in a report here, a spokesman from NMPF responded to Gosling's letter by pointing that cows' horns are dangerous. De-horning reduces injuries to both cows and farmers.
Earlier this year, Dairy Herd Management published an article on dehorning, featuring guidelines and advice for handling the necessary task with veterinarians. Read, "Dehorning done right."


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Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. government contractor with $46 billion in annual sales, appointed its first female chief executive on November 9 after CEO-in-waiting Christopher Kubasik resigned over a "close personal relationship with a subordinate employee," the company announced. The Bethesda, Md.-based company named Marillyn Hewson, 58, to take over as president and CEO on January 1, succeeding outgoing CEO Robert Stevens.
The Lockheed Martin board of directors had initially named Hewson, a 29-year veteran of the company, president and COO-elect in April. She has also served as executive vice president of the company's electronic systems business area since 2010. Before that, she was president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, N.Y.
Kubasik was Lockheed Martin's president and COO and (according to a former company official who spoke to AIN) had served as the company's corporate officer for ethics policy. In a conference call with reporters in the U.S., Stevens noted that the company's code of ethics and business conduct "applies to every person." Stevens said he is "deeply disappointed and genuinely saddened" by Kubasik's actions. He confirmed that the subordinate employee no longer works for Lockheed Martin. By coincidence, Kubasik's resignation was announced on the same day that former U.S. Army four-star general David Petraeus, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned over an extramarital affair.
Hewson takes the helm at a challenging time for Lockheed Martin. The company faces reduced government defense spending over the long term and ongoing issues with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the largest U.S. weapons program with an estimated total acquisition cost of $396 billion, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Lockheed Martin announced last month that it is splitting Hewson's former business unit into two new units–missiles and fire control, and mission systems and training–effective December 31. The company's other three business units are aeronautics; space systems; and information systems and global solutions.
At the Air Force Association conference in September, Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, newly appointed as the F-35 deputy program executive officer, said the relationship between Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense program office "is the worst I've ever seen.…It should not take 10, 11 or 12 months to negotiate a contract with someone we've been doing business with for 11 years," Bogdan argued, referring to negotiations for a fifth low-rate initial production lot. "There's something fundamentally wrong with that. We've got to fix it."
Further explaining those remarks at a Pentagon press briefing on November 13, Frank Kendall, under secretary of defense for acquisition, said, "Lockheed seemed [to the program office] to be focused on short-term business goals and we'd like to see them focused more on execution of the program and successful delivery of the product." Kendall said Robert Stevens informed him of the leadership change at Lockheed Martin just before Kubasik's resignation was announced. Hewson "has a reputation as a capable professional. I'm looking forward to working with her," he added.
Hewson joins two other women leading major U.S. defense contractors. Linda Hudson was appointed president and CEO of BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary in October 2009. Pheobe Novakovic will take over as General Dynamics chief executive in January.
OMEGATALON (not verified)
November 16, 2012 - 7:01pm
The US Government essentially wants Lockheed Martin to take a lost with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and have said as much when Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B Carter said that Lockheed should put the F-35 program ahead of possible profits which is insane as no company can operate very long when building something where they're losing money on each product they sell; thus, the US Government should consider stepping out of the way and allow Lockheed Martin to possibly sell the F-35 to other countries around the world first or cancel the program like the Marine One Presidential helicopter program and start over.
alex (not verified)
November 18, 2012 - 12:23am
Well it's their mistake, they should be the ones to fix it! This is supposed to be the "Cheap" fighter! Could you imagine if instead of all this LRIP business we got F-22s completed? The price is close enough!
F-35 has so many technical difficulties but LockMart needs to own up to some of these issues. I feel no sympathy for them, largest acquisition ever is theirs to loose!


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The city of San Bruno's new big-picture civic planning process could inspire Los Altos to follow suit – or at least that's what some members of Los Altos Forward believe.
During an event last week organized by Los Altos Forward – the grassroots, nonprofit organization that promotes ways to increase downtown vibrancy – a group of local residents, including two former city mayors and three city councilmembers from Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, joined Los Altos Forward member Kim Cranston for a presentation on how San Bruno engaged stakeholders to create a roadmap for future development and growth in the city.
"Hopefully Los Altos will do something like (San Bruno's plan) to engage the community in the visioning and planning process," said Cranston, a downtown property owner and activist. "We can learn best practices from other communities to gather some DNA from those examples to figure out what is best for Los Altos."
Aaron Aknin, former planner for the city of San Bruno, shared insight into how the city initiated its comprehensive general plan. In addition to securing an Environmental Impact Report and $500,000 from the city council for plans, the project leaders organized a steering committee and coordinated numerous workshops and design charettes to include residents in the process.
"As people saw that we were responding to their concerns, their buy-in increased," Aknin noted.
Although building a critical mass of support for the city's development plans was key, Aknin emphasized the importance of synchronization with economic reality. He said his team didn't want to generate something that was never going to be built – a fear that stifles many stakeholders from investing in planning projects. As components of the overall plan, the San Bruno team developed design guidelines and zoning and transportation maps.
Cranston said the goal of the Los Altos Forward meeting was to prompt dialogue on how a community-driven plan could benefit Los Altos.
"If you don't have an overall plan, you don't know where you're going," he said. "Otherwise, we're taking the Sarah Winchester approach to development … one block at a time, one room at a time."


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Resistance Training as Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy
This study has been completed.
University of Copenhagen
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Rikke Beyer, University of Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 3, 2009
Last updated: July 18, 2014
Last verified: July 2014
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The use of eccentric resistance training as management of Achilles tendinopathy is widespread. The investigators have recently demonstrated that heavy slow resistance training was superior in the management of patellar tendinopathy.
Hypothesis: heavy slow resistance training is more effective than eccentric resistance training in the clinical management of Achilles tendinopathy.
|Achilles Tendinopathy
|Other: Heavy slow resistance training Other: Eccentric resistance training
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Heavy Slow Resistance Versus Eccentric Training in the Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: TendinitisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Rikke Beyer, University of Copenhagen:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- VISA-A score [ Time Frame: 0,12 wks + 1yr follow-up ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Tendon thickness [ Time Frame: 0,12 wks + 1yr follow-up ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Heavy slow resistance training
12 wks of heavy slow resistance training. training three times per week. each session: 3 heel-raise exercises. 12-6RM. Slow contractions.
Other: Heavy slow resistance training
Heel-raises. 12-6RM. each contraction performed slowly. three times weekly for 12 weeks
Active Comparator: Eccentric resistance training
12 wks of eccentric resistance training. 3 x 15 Eccentric heel-raises performed twice daily.
Other: Eccentric resistance training
Eccentric heel-raises. 3 x 15 reps performed twice daily for 12 wks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Unilateral Achilles tendon pain,
- Symptoms for at least three months,
- Ultrasonographical tendon abnormalities, AND
- Able to comply with both intervention arms.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Bilateral symptoms,
- Previous surgery below knee,
- Corticosteroid injections below the knee during past year,
- Hypercholesterol,
- Diabetes, OR
- Arthritis.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00952042
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00952042
|Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen. Bispebjerg Hospital
|Copenhagen NV, Denmark, 2400
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Copenhagen
|Principal Investigator:
|Rikke Beyer, PhD. stud
|Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen (www.ismc.dk)
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017
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|Responsible Party:
|Rikke Beyer, Phd. stud. Rikke Beyer, University of Copenhagen
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00952042 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 3, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 18, 2014
Keywords provided by Rikke Beyer, University of Copenhagen:
Tendinopathy, Achilles, Eccentric training, Heavy slow resistance training
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tendon Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
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"But if the men of Sunaaparanta were to strike you with a stick, how would it be with you?"
"... it would be thus with me: 'Good are these men of Sunaaparanta very good are these men of Sunaaparanta, in that they do not strike me with a weapon'..."
"...but if a bhikkhu does not delight in them (phassa, contact), does not welcome them, does not cleave to them... enjoyment ceases. The cessation of enjoyment is the cessation [also] of suffering, I say. "
mikenz66 wrote:I'm currently on vacation, and won't have very good access to Internet, or my books over the next three weeks.
If someone would like to post some of Bhikkhu Bodhi's comments on this Sutta, that might help the discussion along.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
It reminds me to the simile of the saw in terms of generating loving-kindness towards one's potential assailants.
In practical terms, it may also serve as encouragement in dealing patiently with those who might regard you poorly on account of your Dhammic beliefs.
Kori wrote:By "potential assailants" do you mean anyone who can cause suffering, or somebody who is actually trying to kill you? If the former, perhaps this Sutta can teach us to deal with people who cause us suffering in our day to day lives, whether because of our beliefs or for other reasons, by holding a stance of equanimity.
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Because I am, apparently, a cynical person, I have to always first mention the specific things that distracted me. Don't worry, I'll leave aside things I've mentioned before.
It seems that Warren is advocating a bit of predestination here. Did God plan every choice I'll make? And if so, do I really have any choices? And if not, then why does it matter if I'm obedient? This sort of question bothers me because it gets at the core of justice, mercy, and identity. If I don't have freedom to choose, then how can God be just if I "choose" not to follow him and he punishes me for it? There's a fine line Warren approaches here, and his lack of subtlety worries me that he teaches the wrong part.
Not that I'm advocating any lack of omniscience in God. He certainly knows what choices we will make, because he does know us better than we know ourselves. He did plan our identities. He planned our spirits and planned the bodies we would inhabit. He knew what our capabilities would be and planned to put us in situations that would best teach us and let us use those abilities to further his work.
Again delving into my own religion and not general Christian beliefs, I believe in a pre-earth life. God created our spirits and we lived with Him for a time before we were sent to live in our physical bodies. In that time, He chose some of us as prophets, as leaders, and so on. How detailed was this foreordination? I'm not sure. It was not something forced upon us, but a calling, and it is something we could then and still now can reject by our choices. If we choose not to follow Christ, then we lose the privilege of the blessings he set before us.
When I was 18 I received a patriarchal blessing. (Don't worry, I'll bring this all back again). A patriarch in the LDS church is a priesthood holder set apart to give blessings of instruction and insight. These blessings are much like those given by Adam to his seed, or by Isaac to Jacob, or by Jacob (Israel) to his sons. Anyway, in mind I was told that God knew me in the pre-earth life, and that He "observed my humility and diligence."
It's ok, you can laugh now. Knowing me you know that I am neither humble nor particularly diligent.
I had a discussion once with a mission companion. He was struggling with obeying the rules strictly. He said "that's just not me." And that's when it all came clear to me. Maybe I wasn't living life in a particularly humble or diligent manner. But God knows me better than I know myself. Inside, my spirit, my core, I had a humble nature. I just have lived on Earth in a way to bury it.
God knows what we're capable of, and He has set us so that our strengths, and even our weaknesses, can be used for His work.
So the point of the chapter is that we're not an accident. God knew, planned on, in fact, the adverse circumstances we would be in. Out sorrows and disadvantages are not punishments. They are the things God knew would be able to pull our best selves out.
Point to Ponder: I am not an Accident.
My compulsive tendencies, my ADHD, these are not curses. These are the things God gave to test and try me. And given those traits, which God planned in me, I am suited for the purposes he has for me. I'm not unwanted, no matter how the world around me makes me feel. In fact, I am needed.
Verse to Remember: Isaiah 44:2 (KJV version): "Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb."
God planned me before I was even born. Before I was even conceived in fact.
Question to Consider: I know that God uniquely created me. What arezas of my personality, background, and phsyical appearance am I struggling to accept?
Well, as I mentioned before, I have personality disorders: Depression, ADHD, compulsive tendencies. These are not just things that I've developed, they are a part of my genetic makeup. Do thy cause unhappiness? Sometimes. But part of the plan God has is learning to cope with these things, or even use them. I have become largely at peace with a lot of them, at least in terms of how I think of myself. I still struggle with adjusting my life to live with them appropriately.


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vinasp wrote:This situation arises because the teachings never say exactly what right view is.
vinasp wrote:The discourse MN 117, which is a late one, is the first, and only discourse to specify the path factor of right view, it says:
"There is what is given, what is offered, what is sacrificed. There are fruits & results of good & bad actions. There is this world & the next world. There is mother & father. There are spontaneously reborn beings; there are brahmans & contemplatives who, faring rightly & practicing rightly, proclaim this world & the next after having directly known & realized it for themselves."
So this is right view.
daverupa wrote:I think that the addition is designed to justify the function of kamma within the burgeoning devotional aspects of early Buddhism & the beginnings of the stupa cult, itself prompted by popular veneration of the Buddha's (and others') relics by the fourfold Sangha, as a function of the surrounding cultural milieu.
how does one practice for the Buddhist ideal when the surrounding laity, essential for monastic support, have devotional needs aligned with a certain cultural momentum which is at odds with that ideal?
Cassandra wrote:Any reason why the Buddha couldn't have spoken it himself, other than the fact that "with effluents" does not appear anywhere else?
vinasp wrote: Are you saying that the development of the teachings was driven by the needs of lay followers?
vinasp wrote:What do you mean by "dualist teaching"?
What is the conflict you see between the "Buddhist ideal" and "the laity ...which is at odds with that ideal"?... Can you please explain this in more detail.
This goes to show that, whatever may be the final word on the relationship
between the (Mūla-)Sarvāstivāda and the Sarvāstivāda traditions,
the Tibetan and Chinese versions of the present discourse do stem from
two to some degree independent lines of transmission. For them to
nevertheless agree in not having any exposition of the supramundane
path-factors provides strong evidence against the Mahācattārīsaka-sutta.
As already mentioned at the outset of the present paper, the treatment of
the supramundane path-factors does not seem to be necessary from the
viewpoint of the central topic of the discourse, the same treatment shows
distinct Abhidharmic characteristics and vocabulary, and it is absent
from both parallels. This makes it highly probable that the supramundane
path-factors are a later addition to the Pāli discourse.
Sekha wrote:I am aware that this paper is far from being perfect, all the more that I wrote it while in complete seclusion without anyone to mirror my thoughts, so I learn from the criticism you may express, and I will do my best to correct the mistakes I have done.
This Dhamma discourse on the Great Forty has been set rolling and cannot be stopped by any contemplative or brahman or deva or Mara and Brahma or anyone at all in the world.
If any brahman or contemplative might think that this Great Forty Dhamma discourse should be censured & rejected, there are ten legitimate implications of his statement that would form grounds for censuring him here & now.
equilibrium wrote:20 skillfulness factors as follows:
01. right view
02. right resolve
03. right speech
04. right action
05. right livelihood
06. right effort
07. right mindfulness
08. right concentration
09. right knowledge (arahart)
10. right release (arahart)
There are two routes.....therefore:
10 skillfulness based on: There is right resolve with effluents, siding with merit, resulting in the acquisitions [of becoming]; and
10 skillfulness based on: There is noble right resolve, without effluents, transcendent, a factor of the path.
Therefore 20 skillfulness factors in total.
Of those, right view is the forerunner. And how is right view the forerunner? In one of 1. right view, 2. wrong view is abolished. The many evil, 3. unskillful qualities that come into play with wrong view as their condition are also abolished, while the many 4. skillful qualities that have right view as their condition go to the culmination of their development. In one of right resolve, wrong resolve is abolished... In one of right speech, wrong speech is abolished... In one of right action, wrong action is abolished... In one of right livelihood, wrong livelihood is abolished... In one of right effort, wrong effort is abolished... In one of right mindfulness, wrong mindfulness is abolished... In one of right concentration, wrong concentration is abolished... In one of right knowledge, wrong knowledge is abolished... In one of 37. right release, 38. wrong release is abolished. The many evil, 39. unskillful qualities that come into play with wrong release as their condition are also abolished, while the many 40. skillful qualities that have right release as their condition go to the culmination of their development.
"Thus, monks, there are twenty factors siding with skillfulness, and twenty with unskillfulness.
JhanaStream wrote:Take care, friend, to not bite the benevolent hand which liberates. The snake bite was prophecized in MN 22.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Another sutta worth considering in conjunction with MN 117, vis-a-vis the with/without asava distinction...AN 2.67 - Bodhi translation wrote:"Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of happiness. What two? The happiness with taints and the happiness without taints. These are the two kinds of happiness. Of these two kinds of happiness, the happiness without taints is foremost."
If there can be "two kinds of happiness" where "the happiness without taints is foremost", why cannot it also be so for Right View?
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The B2G Elite Camp is beyond a decade old, and while the Southern California based training outfit has produced dozens of local stars for USC, this weekend's camp will also have a national flair.
As the USC Rising Stars Camp concluded Wednesday, the B2G Elite Camp gets underway Friday on the campus of UCLA. Several prospects will be attending both camps, including St. John Bosco junior quarterback Josh Rosen.
Rosen, who began the camp circuit this summer at the Rivals Five Star Challenge, is coming away from stellar performances at Stanford, Cal and UCLA. At 6-foot-4, 205-pounds, Rosen is a prototypical pro-style quarterback. At Stanford, Rosen reportedly showed off his big arm with a 73-yard bomb for the Cardinal coaching staff.
Rosen welcomes competition, and comes to the B2G Elite Camp in hopes of establishing himself as California's No. 1 quarterback prospect for 2015, which in turn will make him of of the nation's top quarterbacks in that class. Rosen will have plenty of receiver talent to pass to.
The biggest name hitting B2G this weekend will be River Ridge (La.) four-star Malachi Dupre. A big wide out at 6-foot-4, 175-pounds, Dupre was considered by many as the best wide receiver at the Rivals Five Star Challenge. At this point, USC has not offered Dupre a scholarship and it appears neither party has had much recent contact.
Carmel (Ind.) four-star receiver Austin Roberts, Gallatin (Tenn.) four-star wide out Josh Malone and Gardena (Calif.) five-star athlete Adoree Jackson are all being recruited by USC. Jackson, although listed as a cornerback by some publications, he has made most of his big plays on the offensive side of the ball this summer.
At 5-foot-10, 180-pounds, Jackson is explosive, but raw as a wide out. After a great performance at USC this week where he scorched the track with a 4.40 electronically timed 40-yards dash, he will have the opportunity to play offense and defense at B2G Elite. If he chooses offense again, it signifies that his position of preference is becoming receiver.
Mission Hills (Calif.) junior wide out Desean Holmes is one of the few receivers on the West Coast who can match Jackson in quickness and agility. Holmes is slight, but with another year to develop, his skills set is being compared to that of Philadelphia wide out Desean Jackson by some.
Rounding out the USC targets at receiver, Westlake (La.) tight end and LSU commit Jacory Washington will take the role of the jumbo athlete at the camp. Measuring in a 6-foot-5, 198-pounds, Washington worked out as a receiver and a tight end at the USC Rising Stars Camp. A versatile pass catcher with size, Washington will be matched up against two big bodies at linebacker this weekend.
San Marcos (Calif.) linebacker Fred Warner and Gardena (Calif.) junior linebacker John Houston are similar frame wise at 6-foot-3, 210-pounds. Warner has played SAM and MIKE linebacker in passing league situations for B2G Five Star. Underrated for most of the spring, he committed to BYU.
Since the May Evaluation period, Warner has picked up several scholarship offers from PAC-12 schools, with USC being the most prominent of that group. Warner is a homegrown talent for B2G, playing for their traveling team week in and week out. That's a point of pride for B2G because Warner plays defensive end in high school. His development as a linebacker in coverage has been tremendous and he remains underrated as a prospect.
Houston may very well be underrated as well, but he still has another year to prove he is one of the best players to come out of Serra High School in recent memory. Houston represented the loaded class of 2015 for California in Chicago at the Rivals Five Star Challenge, and no less is expected of him this weekend. Houston versus Jacory Washington should be a notable match up.
The secondary may be the deepest position in terms of talent at the B2G Elite Camp. Bellflower (Calif.) four-star safety Jaleel Wadood and Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) four-star cornerback Quincy Wilson both have scholarship offers from USC. While Wadood is listed a safety, he is being recruited as a cornerback by most schools. Ironically, Wilson is listed as a cornerback, but has safety size at 6-foot-2.
After abruptly de-committing from Arizona State this week, Wadood says he is ready to make another commitment next week. Wadood lists USC, UCLA, Cal and Arizona as potential choices. Regardless of his decision next week, USC will likely remain a potential suitor for Wadood until late in the recruiting process.
River Ridge (La.) three-star cornerback Mattrell McGraw and Gardena (Calif.) three-star safety Glen Ihenacho do not have scholarship offers from USC. Ihenacho camped with USC three weeks ago and UCLA two weeks ago. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound safety is a ball hawk and a serious candidate for a Trojan scholarship offer. Word gets around fast, and B2G Elite may be the national setting to make that happen.
In the trenches, guards Damien Mama and junior Zach Okun will have their hands full with a host of pass rushers. The camp is led by Bellflower (Calif.) four-star linebacker/defensive Malik Dorton. Where Dorton plays will be intriguing, as he plays defensive end at St. John Bosco, but is being recruited as an outside linebacker by several school, including USC.
To this point, there has been little evaluation done on Dorton as a linebacker in space. At 6-foot-3, 230-pounds, he will have ample time to jump back and forth between pass rushing drills and 7-on-7.
Clovis (Calif.) junior defensive tackle Jacob Daniel and Gardena (Calif.) junior defensive end Rasheem Green represent two of the camp's future stars. Both players already have a handful of scholarship offers from big time football powers, with Green earning a ride from USC in May.
Green and Daniel could end up playing two different positions on the line - interior and exterior. But bragging rights for No. 1 defensive linemen in the California 2015 class will be at stake nonetheless. If either can get the best of Damien Mama, it would go a long way in establishing dominance.
USCFootball.com will have complete coverage of the B2G Elite Camp, including video, photo and analysis.
Stay tuned to Gerard Martinez @gmartlive for the latest on Trojan football recruiting.


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Last week's jobs report was good news for the nation—and great news for lawyers.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services sector added 1,000 new jobs. The adjusted figures show that there were 1.120 million jobs in legal services in September, up from 1.119 million in August. According to the bureau, this is the highest employment number in the legal sector since May 2009.
The news was a welcome surprise in the legal community, after recent reports of a "grim" outlook for large law firms' profits and managing partners losing confidence in the economy.
The good news for the legal sector is in line with the national jobs report. Last week, the bureau reported that the national unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7.8 percent—the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009. Overall, the economy added 114,000 jobs in September.
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Three Confusing New Highs Posted at 3:06 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 5 Three names on this new-high list intrigue and confuse me today: 3M ( MMM), Wal-Mart ( WMT) and Monsanto ( MON). They confuse and intrigue me because the last time they spoke, they disappointed. 3M issued guidance recently that said because of weak global growth, its previous plan had become a stretch plan. Not only that but analysts cut numbers. Yet the stock is up 16% this year. Wal-Mart missed its estimates by a great deal and got hit immediately. Ever since then, though, it's been roaring back higher. > > Bull or Bear? Vote in Our Poll Monsanto? Earlier this week, the darned thing was clubbed big time in a widely acknowledged miss of the estimates. In fact, it was regarded as the biggest disappointment of the week. Usually, stocks are in the penalty box when they miss numbers. They tend not to go higher until we see convincing evidence of improvement. But 3M, Wal-Mart and Monsanto have had no good news in the interim. When you get three high-profile stocks like this to run after bad news, it says more about this market in general than these stocks specifically. It says that you have to open your mind to price breaks. It says that companies such as Nike ( NKE), Coach ( COH), Norfolk Southern ( NSC), Bed Bath & Beyond ( BBBY) and FedEx ( FDX) have to be re-examined, if only because the opportunities we got from 3M, Wal-Mart and Monsanto can't be isolated. What could be the bull case for each? We think Bed Bath & Beyond, which we have been buying for Action Alerts PLUS, can be bought because some of the reasons why it missed have to do with short-term concerns involving an acquisition. Coach happened because the CEO took his eye off the American market, and I bet that won't happen again. Nike's already bouncing back -- I think because people are betting that China's weakness could be one-off. FedEx? Big analyst meeting coming up next week with expectations extremely low. Finally, there is Norfolk Southern, a coal play that could improve if natural gas keeps climbing.


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Senate Democrats are digging in against Republican calls for deeper spending cuts by bringing out some of their favorite punching bags: corporate jets, Wall Street and Big Oil.
With the automatic budget cuts in the sequester coming up next month, Democrats hope to vote on an alternative plan to raise taxes on some of their favorite boogeymen in hopes of shifting the blame when the GOP inevitably rejects it…
According to sources familiar with the matter, Democrats are leaning toward a plan that would be split 50-50 between spending cuts and tax hikes, financed in large part by new taxes on corporate and wealthy taxpayers.
"I'm not identifying replacement cuts — I'm working on a balanced solution,"Mikulski told POLITICO on Thursday. "We've already taken those cuts. … I think there's consensus that we need revenue and there's also an understanding that we've already worked to substantially cut domestic spending."


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PAUL HANAGAN, who rode a sensational five winners at Warwick on Monday, can spoil his former boss Richard Fahey's party by landing today's Chester Cup at the main expense of the Malton trainer.
Hanagan teams-up with Mubaraza, who failed by a neck to beat Fahey's Angel Gabrial at Ripon last month and who is now fancied to gain his revenge in the Stan James-sponsored marathon.
Trained by Ed Dunlop, Mubaraza performed well in top staying events last season, but he lacked the benefit of a previous race when going to Ripon where he crossed swords in such thrilling style with Angel Gabrial, who was race-fit after two previous races this term.
Not only will Mubaraza have had any cobwebs blown away by that outing, he is now set to meet Angel Gabrial on better terms, the winner having picked-up a 3lb penalty for his success. It might just be enough to see the tables turned.
That said, Angel Gabrial has leading claims as he bids to follow-up the success in last year's Chester Cup of Address Unknown, trained by Fahey, who also saddled the second, Ingleby Spirit, on that momentous occasion.
Fahey has a second string to his bow this afternoon in Duke Of Clarence, bought out of Richard Hannon's stable earlier this year and a decent performer in his own right, so he has 1-2 chances yet again. Hanagan, though, could well be the spoiler on Mubaraza, who is marginally preferred, especially as he is well berthed in stall five.
Hanagan, who is in red-hot form at present - he also rode two winners at Newmarket last Sunday - has likewise strong claims on Mukhmal in the opening Manor House Stables Lily Agnes Stakes.
Mark Johnston's juvenile looked decidedly smart when making a winning debut at Musselburgh last month. This race looks a suitable second step for him, but the only worry is that his wide draw from stall ten on the tightest turning track in Britain could prove his undoing.
Aidan O'Brien brings a strong team of horses each year to Chester's May Festival and usually goes home with winners. Terrific could be the first for him this year in the Weatherbys' Private Banking Cheshire Oaks.
Twice a winner at the Curragh last season, Terrific finished third at Navan in Listed company on her reappearance. She may just have the edge over John Gosden's impressive Newbury winner Bright Approach.
Gosden has further chances on the card, not least with Anglo Irish in the Diabetes UK Handicap and Prince Of Stars, who shaped well on his Newmarket debut, in the Boodles Diamond Maiden Stakes. A winner at Lingfield and Kempton, Anglo Irish looks potentially smart and is napped to complete a hat-trick provided he copes with this switch to turf.
The speedy pair Go Nani Go (3.15) and Lucky Beggar (4.25) can also make their mark in their respective race over the flying five furlongs.
Richard Hughes and Kieren Fallon both miss the opening day at Chester to ride instead at Brighton. Both jockeys should figure among the winners.
Hughes rides Dougal (2.05), who shaped well on his debut for Richard Hannon, while Fallon joins forces with top jumps trainer Nicky Henderson when he partners Nesterenko (3.35), who has the advantage of being fit from a successful hurdling campaign.
Chester today
1.45 Mukhmal, 2.15 Terrific, 2.45 Mubaraza, 3.15 Go Nani Go, 3.50 Prince Of Stars, 4.25 Lucky Beggar, 5.00 Anglo Irish (NAP).
Brighton today
2.05 Dougal, 2.35 Top Cop, 3.05 Sandy Cove, 3.35 Nesterenko, 4.10 Aqua Ardens, 4.45 Darnathean, 5.20 Dreams Of Glory.
Today's other meetings
Kelso, Kempton and Worcester.
Tomorrow's weetings
Chester, Carlisle, Newton Abbot, Southwell and Wincanton.


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A 76-year-old woman suffered serious injuries while travelling on a bus in Burnley.
Police said the woman had boarded a bus close to the Spar store on Padiham Road, just before noon on February 27, when the incident occurred.
Officers understand that the pensioner suffered a serious neck injury as she was attempting to sit down.
Sgt Claire Pearson said: "We are trying to establish why this lady has fallen and so we are keen to speak to anyone who was on the bus at the time.
"We know there were several people on the bus at the time and so I would ask anyone that was to contact us if they saw what happened."
Possible witnesses are being asked to call PC Bolton at Lancashire Police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting log number LC-20140303-1041.


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Orica-GreenEDGE powered to a stage one victory at the Giro d'Italia while Cadel Evans gained an early edge over his biggest rivals on a superb opening day for Australia.
The rising Australian team made the most of an early start and favourable weather conditions to win Friday's 21.7km team time trial through the streets of Belfast.
Orica-GreenEDGE, featuring six Australian riders, allowed Canadian Svein Tuft to cross the line first on his 37th birthday, meaning he claims the event's famed pink leader's jersey, the maglia rosa.
"What an amazing day. I'm so proud of the team and can't thank them enough," Tuft said.
"This team is really selfless in that way and I just feel really fortunate to be given that gift on my birthday."
The Victorian-owned team, who claimed the win in the same discipline at the Tour de France last year, were able to complete most of the course before conditions worsened when a brief storm hit.
They clocked 24 minutes and 42 seconds to finish five seconds ahead of Belgium's Omega Pharma-QuickStep team, featuring general classification contender Rigoberto Uran of Colombia.
Evans's BMC team was next a further two seconds back but some of the Australian's biggest rivals for the general classification copped the brunt of the rain.
Among them were two of the pre-race favourites, Nairo Quintana of Colombia and Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, whose Movistar and Katusha teams lost 55 seconds and one minute 33 seconds respectively.
"For the overall, I think it's quite promising that we've already made some time gains to some of the favourites," said Evans, who is missing the Tour de France to target the Giro this year.
"We have a lot of big mountains to go and maybe it won't mean much but if you look at it the other way, after only 20km of racing we have these sort of gaps.
"I think we rode well today to get the result we got."
There was high drama as Irishman Dan Martin, a stage winner in last year's Tour de France, crashed heavily and brought down four of his Garmin-Sharp team-mates.
He was taken to hospital with a suspected broken collar-bone, ending his Giro just fifteen minutes after it started.
Orica-GreenEDGE entered the event buoyed by six victories in just eight days and had targeted Friday's opening stage with a team stacked with noted time-triallers.
The second team out, they lost Mitchell Docker early on but Tuft, aided by Australians Luke Durbridge, Brett Lancaster and debutant Michael Hepburn, marshalled the team through.
"I was just talking to Michael Hepburn and he was saying `is this like it always is for a grand tour?'," Tuft said.
"I was like `no, this is a special day'."
Belfast is also the start and finish point for Saturday's 218km second stage.
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By Dan Hawtof, EVP of Corporate Business Development, Products and Solutions, parago
Last month, I hosted a webinar during which I talked about parago's recent survey of channel marketers. One thing our research pointed out was their desire to grow beyond pure sales incentives, and start including the behaviors that support sales. But they also told us they're having difficulty figuring out exactly how to do that.
During the Q&A portion of the webinar, an attendee asked how to go about identifying exactly which non-sales behaviors he should be incenting. It's a great question, because it's one of the biggest stumbling blocks channel marketers face. To layer on additional incentives that will result in a measurable bottom-line increase, marketers need to 1) know which behaviors to focus additional spending on, and 2) have a channel platform capable of handling the inherent complexities.
My suggestion to the attendee: Identify your top-performing resellers, and figure out what they do differently from the rest. That should reveal which non-sales actions his company could tie incentives to, and have a good chance of increasing program participation and, ultimately, sales.
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