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The fourth graders at the Academia Cesar Chavez school in St. Paul are bubbling over with anticipation as they run through their last dress rehearsal. They've been working on their play, "Two Cultures, One Path," since March and they can't wait to perform.
Teacher Sarah Reichert is explaining to the students how the dress rehearsal will work.
"We're going to pretend that this is the day of the show," says Reichert.
The six-scene play has a simple plot that tells a complicated story. It follows Esperanza, the daughter of immigrants, as she struggles with her hyphenated identity as a Mexican-American, and strives to be comfortable speaking both English and Spanish.
Reichert says the character's conflict is one her students know well. For many, it has often been a painful subject.
"There's such a taboo about speaking about immigration. I think that the raids that are going on right now really send a message that immigrants, in particular Mexican-American immigrants, don't matter," says Reichert. "Therefore nobody talks about what was it like to move here, and who are they and how they define themselves. Our students just don't talk about that."
Reichert dreamed up the play as a way to help students voice their feelings about being bicultural and bilingual. She hopes that memorizing their lines will also help the students hone their language skills.
The play is based on stories the students collected from family members, and it opens with Esperanza getting in trouble at school after she refuses to speak Spanish. The other students laugh at her, and one boy teases her.
Walking home from school later that day, she gets frustrated when a friend asks her to help him write a letter in Spanish.
"I said I don't know any Spanish, now leave me alone," cries Esperanza.
Esperanza is more than able to speak Spanish, but she tries to hide it out of embarrassment.
Reichert says anxiety about language fluency is something all her students relate to.
"What I was most surprised about was how my third, fourth and fifth-generation students -- which are the bulk of my students -- how self-conscious they felt about not being able to speak Spanish fluently," Reichert says.
Academia Cesar Chavez aims to address language anxiety by requiring that all students take 45 minutes of Spanish every day. All other subjects are taught in English.
The University of St. Thomas-sponsored charter school opened in 2001 as a K-5 school and now goes up to the sixth grade. Nearly all -- 97 percent -- of the students are Latino. The remainder are Caucasian and African-American. Almost all are American-born, but a handful are not legal citizens.
Francisca, 10, from White Bear Lake, plays the lead character Esperanza. She explains how her character changes when she hears her grandfather tell the story of coming to the U.S.
"She has a big change after she talks to her grandfather, because her grandfather tells her you can be American and you can be Mexican at the same time," Francisca says. "You can speak Spanish and you can speak English."
"There's such a taboo about speaking about immigration. Nobody talks about what was it like to move here, and who are they and how they define themselves."Teacher Sara Reichert
Near the end of the play, the boy who made fun of Esperanza is reciting a poem. When he can't remember his lines, she comes to his aid. Then she reads her own poem, in Spanish. The class erupts in applause and Esperanza beams with pride.
Teaching assistant Rosario Preciado moved from Mexico to Minnesota when she was 5 years old, and says she understands what students like Esperanza are going through.
"I can see that they are stuck between both cultures and they don't know which one they should lean toward. Should they lean toward the American side or to their Latino side?" Preciado says.
Francisca's family is from Texas, Minnesota and Mexico. She says working on the play has helped her understand more about herself.
"I think it gives me a lot of information about myself," Francisca says. "It's important to know who you are, so you can follow your dream and do what you want to do."
Francisca hopes to be a professional actress. "Two Cultures, One Path" will be performed Monday for family, teachers and students. School officials say they hope the play will help spread a positive message to the wider community about Latino culture.


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What is this medicine?GALANTAMINE (ga LAN ta meen) is used to treat mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a full glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take with food and plenty of liquid to reduce stomach upset. Swallow whole. Do not cut crush or chew. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Continue to take your medicine even if you feel better. Do not stop taking except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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National Environmental Policy Act Cases
Alec L. v. Jackson (United States District Court for the District of Columbia, May 31, 2012).
Five children, along with the groups Kids vs. Global Warming and WildEarth Guardians, sued the heads of several federal agencies for failing to adequately address global warming. The plaintiffs proceeded on the theory that the atmosphere is a commonly shared public resource that defendants, as agency heads, have a duty to protect under the public trust doctrine. As relief, plaintiffs asked for an injunction directing the named federal agencies to "take all necessary actions to enable carbon dioxide emissions to peak by 2012 and decline by at least six percent per year beginning in 2013." Defendants and intervenors argued in a motion to dismiss that plaintiffs failed to state a valid claim for relief. The district court agreed and dismissed the suit. Relying on the recent Supreme Court decision PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana (2012), the court held that the public trust doctrine is a matter of state, not federal, law. It further held that even if the public trust doctrine were a federal common law claim, such a claim has been displaced in this case by the Clean Air Act (as was similarly held in the 2011 Supreme Court case American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut).
Loorz v. Jackson (United States District Court for the District of Columbia, April 2, 2012).
A federal district court in Washington D.C. allowed business groups to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to require the federal government to establish a plan for an immediate cap on GHG emissions and start lowering these emissions by six percent a year beginning in 2013. Several advocacy groups, including Our Children's Trust, filed the federal lawsuit in May 2011 along with similar actions in many states. The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has a duty under the public trust doctrine to reduce GHG emissions in the atmosphere. So far, no state challenges have been successful.
Association of Irradiated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board (Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, October 20, 2011)
Background: On September 27, 2006, then Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or AB 32. The law seeks to fight climate change through comprehensive program reducing GHG emissions from all sources statewide. The act requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations and market mechanisms that will cut the state's GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020—a 25% reduction statewide.
On December 17, 2010 CARB selected a cap-and-trade program as the market mechanism to cut the state's GHG emissions. CARB scheduled the program to take effect in 2012, placing a limit that would decrease by two percent each year through 2015. From 2015 through 2020, the proposed limit would decrease by three percent annually. AB 32's rules would first apply to some of the major emitters—utilities and large industrial plants. In 2015, the rules would apply to fuel distributors as well, eventually totaling 360 businesses throughout California. The market would begin with a distribution of free allowances to businesses accounting for approximately 90 percent of the business's overall emissions; however, for any additional emissions, the business must purchase the necessary allowances.
Case Discussion and Holding: On December 19, 2010, two days after CARB's selection of a cap-and-trade program, a number of associations—among them the Association of Irritated Residents (AIR)—filed suit against CARB. The complaint alleged that CARB failed to meet the requirements of AB 32 as well as those for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). AIR asked the court to require CARB to correct the deficiencies under both AB 32 and the CEQA before allowing implementation to proceed.
AIR alleged that CARB violated the requirements of AB 32 in three ways. First, AIR claimed CARB excluded sectors of the economy from emissions controls. Thus, selecting a cap-and-trade program could not allow for a determination of whether potential reduction measures achieved maximum technologically feasible and cost effective reductions. Second, CARB did not adequately consider the total costs and benefits to the environment, economy and public health before selection of its plan. Finally, CARB did not consider—as instructed to do in AB 32—information regarding GHG emission programs throughout the United States and the world.
The Court determined that the implementation and interpretation of AB 32 was delegated to CARB; thus, on review, the Court largely deferred to CARB's findings and interpretations under an "arbitrary and capricious" standard of review. This standard affords CARB a "wide latitude" for interpretation and implementation, and challenging a determination under this standard is an extraordinarily difficult task. In this case, AIR was unable to overcome this burden, and the Court held that CARB's findings satisfied the requirements of AB 32.
AIR also claimed that CARB violated the requirements under the CEQA in three ways. AIR's first claim was that CARB did not "adequately analyze the impacts of the measures described" in the plan. Second, AIR claimed that CARB did not sufficiently consider alternatives to their chosen plan. Finally, in light of the first two allegations, AIR claimed that CARB approved and implemented its plan before completing the necessary environmental impact review (EIR).
In reviewing CARB's compliance with the CEQA, the Court used a lesser standard—abuse of discretion. Under this standard, CARB's findings would be upheld unless there was "no substantial evidence" supporting its decision or CARB did not proceed in a manner required by law. On the first claim, the Court found that CARB did not need to provide a comprehensive analysis of the various details of the plan that would be implemented at a later date. However, on AIR's second and third claims, the Court found CARB in violation of the CEQA. With regard to CARB's failure to analyze alternatives, the Court noted that CARB provided five alternatives to the selected plan. The first alternative, "no project," received 10 pages worth of discussion in the documentation supporting CARB's plan. However, the total discussion for the other four alternatives yielded only three pages in the same document. The Court was unsatisfied that the other four alternatives received sufficient analysis, and held that CARB violated the CEQA stating that CARB's "analysis provides no evidence to support its chosen approach." The Court also decided the third claim against CARB. On this issue, the Court treated a resolution adopted by CARB at a hearing in December 2008 as initiating the approval of CARB's plan. However, the finalization of CARB's CEQA review was not finalized until May 2009. In light of CARB's "jumping the gun," the Court held that CARB had not complied with CEQA's requirements.
In response to CARB's failures under the CEQA, the Court issued an injunction preventing any further implementation of the measures contained in the selected plan until CARB has satisfied the requirements of the CEQA.
Center for Biological Diversity v. NHTSA (Ninth Circuit, 2007)
Eleven states, the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and four public interest organizations challenged a rule promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The rule was entitled "Average Fuel Economy Standards for Light Trucks, Model Years 2008-2011" and set corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) – prior to the passage of the new energy bill (EISA). The rule was significant in three ways. The rule set CAFE standards for light trucks, including SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks, for the model years 2008-2001. The rule set new CAFE standards using its traditional method, fleet-wide average, for model years 2008-2010. The rule also created a new CAFÉ structure that sets "varying fuel economy targets depending on vehicle size and requires manufacturers to meet different fuel economy levels depending on their vehicle fleet mix." The rule was challenged by the petitioners under the EPCA and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The petitioners' complaint argued that the NHTSA is "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to the EPCA because (a) the agency's cost-benefit analysis does not set the CAFE standard at the 'maximum feasible' level and fails to give due consideration to the need of the nation to conserve energy; (b) its calculation of the costs and benefits of alternative fuel economy standards assigns zero value to the benefit of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction; (c) its calculation of costs and benefits of alternative fuel economy standards fails to evaluate properly the benefit of vehicle weight reduction; (d) Reformed CAFE standards will depend on manufacturer fleet mix and not guarantee a minimum average fuel economy or 'backstop'; (e) the transition period during which manufacturers may choose to comply with either Unreformed or Reformed CAFE is contrary to the 'maximum feasible' requirement and unnecessary; (f) it perpetuates the 'SUV loophole,' which allows SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks to satisfy a lower fuel economy standard than cars; and (g) it excludes most vehicles rated between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (comprised mostly of large pickup trucks) from any fuel economy regulation, even though these vehicles satisfy the statutory criteria for regulation."
The petitioners also argued that NHTSA's Environmental Assessment (EA) under NEPA was inadequate because it fails to sufficiently examine greenhouse gas implications. Petitioners also claimed the EA failed to analyze a reasonable range of alternatives or examine the rule's cumulative impact. Additionally, petitioners argued that NEPA requires that an Environmental Impact Statement be prepared as opposed to the less exhaustive EA, because a properly performed EA would have shown "significant impacts" which would then trigger the requirement of an Environmental Impact Statement.
The court found in an unanimous decision that "the Final Rule is arbitrary and capricious, contrary to the EPCA in its failure to monetize the value of carbon emissions, failure to set a backstop, failure to close the SUV loophole, and failure to set fuel economy standards for all vehicles in the 8,500 to 10,000 gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) class." The court first rejected the rule because the cost-benefit analysis did not include the cost of climate change caused by carbon dioxide. The court also discredited contrary precedent by stating more is now known about climate change, and Mass. v EPA is more relevant than past cases where climate change science was allowed to be ignored. The rule was then criticized for not having a "backstop" that would prevent companies from simply building bigger vehicles, which would then be allowed to produce higher emissions under the rule's system. The court rejected NHTSA's arguments that this was done to account for consumer preferences stating that consumer demand cannot be the sole factor dictating the necessity of a "backstop." The court then challenged the "SUV loophole," which allows SUV's and minivans to be characterized as "light trucks" instead of "passenger automobiles" despite being predominantly used for the transportation of passengers. The court ordered NHTSA to reexamine the classifications and provide new definitions or sufficient reasons for the SUV and minivan classification.
The court also found "the Environmental Assessment was inadequate and that Petitioners have raised a substantial question as to whether the Final Rule may have a significant impact on the environment" because the "impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change is precisely the kind of cumulative impact analysis that NEPA requires agencies to conduct." The court found that climate change's global nature and influence of actions outside of NHTSA's control did not allow the agency to avoid considering the effects of the rules impact. Additionally, the court rejected NHTSA's argument that an EA was adequate because the CAFE standards were reducing carbon. The court countered that the standards merely decrease the rate of carbon contribution from new cars and that NHTSA does not offer sufficient analysis to support its finding of no significant impact. The court then remanded the case to "NHTSA to promulgate new standards as expeditiously as possible and to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement."
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Treatment for Chondromalacia Patellar
Hello, doctor! I hope you are well. I have two questions. I am under the care of an orthopedic surgeon for chondromalacia patellar in both of my knees. I had an MRI of one knee in July and it was clean, no torn meniscus or any tendon/ligament damage. After following a rehab exercise routine x2 months and taking Naproxen my condition has not improved, and my doctor wants to try viscosupplementation shots. He has really been promoting the new SynviscOne treatment but I have not decided yet. My first question: Is viscosupplementation normally used to treat someone with chondromalacia patellar? From what I have read online, it is used only for people with bone-on-bone arthritis. I do not want to have my knees treated with viscosupplementation shots if they will not work. My second question: How long does chondromalacia last? I have been injured since June and the only thing that brings any relief to my knees is lying on the couch with two ice bags on my knees. Naproxen helps a little, as does wearing sleeves on my knees. I want to get well and return to jogging, playing softball, and being more active around the house. Thank you very much for your help! I value your opinion and look forward to hearing from you.
CMP or ChondraMalacia of the Patella is a very frustrating condition where the patella tends to track incorrectly resulting in pain, swelling, muscle atrophy and loss of motion. The frustrating aspect is finding the one main cause so it can be addressed and the condition improved, this can take several months unfortunately.
In my experience, if a torn meniscus is ruled out, we have to consider whether this CMP is caused by muscle issues (weakness, imbalance, flexibility) or bone issues (the articular cartilage - the very thin lining found under the patella - being worn down). If you feel that the rehab was thorough and followed correctly, then you may have to consider this might be more bone/articualr cartilage. If so, then the SynviscOne is an appropriate treatment.
Other options to consider: maybe another therapist who has a different rehab protocol or look at other anatomical/mechanical issues you can address such as orthotics for your shoes. I'd also look at your mechanics in your daily living (at work, home, etc.) to see if you are doing any damage to your knees (i.e. repetitive work at desk, on your feet all day, climbing stairs often).
I hope this gives you a few things to consider as you take control of your treatment plan. Good Luck.
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The Bozeman community will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., receiving the Nobel Peace Prize with two free community events set Saturday, Jan. 18, and Sunday, Jan. 19.
The theme for the 2014 celebration is "Now is the time," a phrase from King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
A free, family-friendly celebration including music and inspirational speeches will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Emerson Cultural Center. Emceed by Missy O'Malley and Bobbi Anderson, the event will feature a keynote speech by Montana State University President Waded Cruzado. An articulate and inspirational speaker, Cruzado has served as MSU's 12th president since January 2010. She is a passionate champion of the land-grant university's tripartite mission of education, research and public outreach, as well as the important role higher education plays in the development of individuals and the prosperity of the nation.
The afternoon of celebration also includes a live musical performance by Mus Q, and a remembrance of Dr. King by dramatist and educator Chris McIntyre and local activist and Democratic National Convention delegate Dan Lourie. Immigrating to U.S. after fleeing the Nazi invasion of Belgium in 1940, Lourie has been a part of the civil rights movement since the 1960s. Lourie currently serves as a board member for the Gallatin Valley Human Rights Task Force.
A celebratory short march of solidarity down Main Street will be followed by a birthday cake and sing-along. The event is expected to conclude at 3:30 p.m.
"This is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon – kids, students and families alike will all take inspiration from this important day of remembrance of Dr. King's powerful leadership message in a world that so desperately needs it," said Carmen McSpadden, director of the MSU Leadership Institute and member of the MLK Celebration Committee.
Prior to Sunday's festivities, an art reception and sign-making party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Wild Joe's Coffee Shop. The reception will serve as a preparatory event for the following day's celebration. Participants will be invited to view student civil rights-inspired art, utilize provided materials to make parade signs, and enjoy free food and the talent of local musician Ava Swanson and Sarah Click, a senior at Bozeman High School.
"This celebration exemplifies the spirit, mission and values behind MSU's Year of Engaged Leadership. The Leadership Institute is incredibly grateful to be a sponsor in this milestone celebration of Dr. King's legacy," McSpadden said.
Both events are sponsored by the Bozeman Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, MSU Year of Engaged Leadership, MSU Leadership Institute, ASMSU, Chief Joseph Middle School, Million Ways Club, and the Bozeman Public Library. Other supporters include MSU Renne Library and MSU Diversity Awareness Office. For more information, please contact the MSU Leadership Institute at 406-994-7275 or visit www.montana.edu/leadership, www.facebook.com/MSULeadershipInsitute, or Twitter - @MSU_Leadership.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to place a measure on the ballot seeking to impose a "Clean Water, Clean Beaches" fee on 2.2 million parcel owners.
The board will hold a public hearing at the Hall of Administration on the Los Angeles County Flood Control District's proposal to charge parcel owners an annual amount -- some call it a tax -- to pay for projects that would boost the local water supply and reduce water pollution by collecting and treating stormwater and urban runoff, and using it to recharge the aquifer.
Under the proposal, the average fee will be $54 per 5,000 square foot lot, though the actual amount would be based on how much runoff a home or business generates. For example, a big box store could pay $15,000.
Overall, the fee could generate $275 million a year in revenue.
The public hearing will coincide with the deadline for parcel owners to submit the protest forms attached to the notices they received in the mail last month about how much they would have to pay if the fee is approved.
If more than half of the 2.2 million parcel owners who received the notices file the protest forms -- considered unlikely -- the measure is automatically killed.
If not, a majority of the five-member board can vote to place the measure on a mail-only ballot, although two supervisors have already vowed to oppose that.
"I support clean water and if we need to do something, fine," Supervisor Don Knabe said. "I just think that any effort we take to put something on somebody's tax bill should be clearly explained and project-specific."
He said it was "outrageous" that many who received the notices thought they were junk mail and discarded them without opening them. He also criticized the lack of information about exactly what projects would be built with the money.
"There are no projects attached," Knabe said. "This is just a pot of money forever -- there's no deadline on how long this would be charged."
"Some of these parcels are school districts, churches, community-based groups," he added. "Anyone who owns property is going to get smacked with this thing and not really understand what's happening."
Knabe said the measure should have been put to voters in a referendum, as opposed to a mail-only ballot.
In a referendum, two-thirds of voters would be needed to approve the measure. In a mail-only ballot, it would take only a majority of the votes cast.
Supervisor Michael Antonovich considers the proposed fee a burdensome tax.
"At a time when families are struggling, schools are hurting, and businesses are fleeing the state, they are asking property owners, schools and businesses to fork over more money when we are already spending upwards of $350 million a year on stormwater cleanup," he said.
Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina did not respond to requests for comment.
Also protesting the fee are Los Angeles Unified School District, which would be charged a total of $4.6 million for its nearly 4,000 parcels, as well as business groups like the Woodland Hills Tarzana Chamber of Commerce and the South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce.
Proponents of the measure, argue it is vital to the sustainability of the region's water supply.
Kerjon Lee, spokesman for the county Department of Public Works, said the fee would fund projects similar to those built in Sun Valley Park. where massive caverns were constructed beneath soccer fields to collect rain.
The water, naturally filtered by stones and sediments during its descent underground, is then used to recharge the aquifer.
The project not only added to the water supply, but eliminated the flooding that used to be the bane of that neighborhood.
Andy Lipkis, president of the environmental nonprofit, TreePeople, added construction work for the projects would create jobs.
Adel Hagekhalil, an assistant director at the city of Los Angeles' Bureau of Sanitation who is responsible for wastewater collection and watershed protection, said the project represents a smart long-term return on funds.
"Every time it rains, billions of gallons are wasted down to the ocean, while we import two-thirds of our water," Hagekhalil said.
"The concern that we have is what the cost of water will be in 10 years, when importing will become so expensive," he added.
"This is really a small investment today that is going to pay huge amounts tomorrow."


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Welcome to the Veterans Resource Center at Governors State University were our motto is "Veterans helping Veterans!" The VRC is located in the GMT Building - Room GMT160 - Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and Tuesdays from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm. Appointments are suggested but walk-ins are always welcomed!
Governors State University helps you earn your degree as you pursue an advanced military role or civilian career. We're here to support veterans, active-duty service members and their family members who are pursuing their education. Our military representatives know where you've been and where you want to go; many have military backgrounds and are specialized in the program you wish to pursue. Our motto "Veterans Helping veterans" derives from Veterans being in vulnerable positions, needing guidance from other Veterans. We believe in helping others to succeed. It is our endeavor to serve you.
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THE rare discovery of a recently killed adder snake in Haworth has prompted a Keighley man to urge people to report sightings of this reclusive creature.
As reported in last week's Keighley News, wildlife biologist Dr Toni Bunnell found the adder lying dead on the bonnet of a vehicle parked in the Bronte Parsonage Museum Car Park. She said its injuries suggested it had been caught then dropped by a bird of prey such as a buzzard.
Paul Redmond, a freelance ecological surveyor, specialising in reptiles and bats, said the last official record of an adder seen on nearby Haworth Moor was at least 24-years-old.
"I'm quite sure that more people do see adders up there, but of course they don't think about reporting them," he said.
"I've taken on the task of trying to update West Yorkshire's records which over the next few years will include checking sites with archive records to see if reptiles are still present and checking out potential sites where reptiles have not previously been reported.
"I'd appreciate hearing from any members of the public who have seen reptiles in the area, where possible including details such as date, time, exact location and ideally, photos.
"Adders are notoriously hard to find. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
The adder is the only venomous snake native to Britain, and is an endangered species.
Mr Redmond, 52, who lives in Shann Crescent, said its numbers were in decline due to loss of habitat. He noted that it is more common in the North York Moors, and is one of four reptiles native to Yorkshire, the others being grass snakes, common lizards and slow worms.
He said the adder found by Dr Bunnell was unlikely to have been carried far from the spot where it was first caught.
"It would be interesting to know why the bird dropped it," he said. "It could have just lost its grip because the snake was wriggling around, or perhaps the snake was able to turn and bite it. In which case there could be a dead buzzard lying around somewhere."
People can e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to inform Mr Redmond of any adder or other reptile sightings in the local area.


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EU bans low-efficiency light bulbs from 2012
EU governments have agreed a phase-out timetable to remove from the market all incandescent light bulbs and low-efficiency halogen bulbs by 2012 at the latest.Ă'Â The restrictions will be introduced as "implementing measures" under the energy-using products (EuP) directive and will begin to bite from next year.
"It's a groundbreaking measure that will change the way we consume energy," EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs said after the decision was taken by a committee of member state representatives in Brussels on Monday.Ă'Â The move should be formally approved by the EU in early spring, following a three-month scrutiny period in the European parliament.
Under the measure, all light bulbs will eventually have to be rated to at least C-class efficiency under the EU's energy labelling system, a requirement that will exclude traditional incandescent technology and less efficient types of halogen bulb.Ă'Â
The requirement will begin in September 2009 for bulbs that have a light output equivalent to an incandescent bulb of 100 watts (W) or more.Ă'Â All other bulbs will have to meet E-class efficiency by the same date.Ă'Â The C-class requirement will then apply to these lower-wattage bulbs in stages until all are covered by September 2012.Ă'Â
The restriction will prompt a shift towards the use of compact fluorescents lamps (CFLs) and higher-efficiency halogen bulbs.Ă'Â Officials expect this to save households up to ┚¬50 annually in energy costs, despite the higher price of alternatives to incandescents.Ă'Â It should also save 15m tonnes of EU carbon emissions annually.Ă'Â
The commission says some existing EU-based incandescent bulb plants will convert to halogen bulb manufacture, but CFL production is expected to remain overwhelmingly concentrated in China.Ă'Â Overall the commission expects "at most" EU 3,000 jobs to be lost through the changes.
"The fact that the measure appears to have been adopted relatively smoothly shows that the right level of ambition was reached," Gerald Strickland of European lighting industry group ELC told ENDS.Ă'Â "We'll now do our utmost to make sure we support the measure and put it into practice".
But Greenpeace complained that the EU had "watered down" its ambition level.  "This decision is only a half-hearted attempt at improving energy efficiency in European households," it said. In October energy ministers had called for the sale of "the worst-performing domestic lighting products" to be "prohibited from 2010".
There are also new requirements on bulb functionality and consumer information.Ă'Â Some special-purpose incandescent lamps, such as in fridges and ovens, are exempt from the ban. EU officials expect that later revisions of the standards will phase out halogen bulbs as new LED technologies are refined.Ă'Â The measure is the fifth to be agreed under the EuP law.


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All the kids are going back to school, so why not pick up a few lessons of your own this month – at the Library? We don't take attendance, give tests or grades. But we guarantee you'll learn a lot. Here's what's coming up:
If you get hooked with that session or can't come, the Library Center has a how-to series this fall. Members of the Springfield Bridge Center will teach an introductory course for adults at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 24, and Oct. 1, in the Story Hour Room of the Library Center. Registration begins Tuesday; call 882-0714.
Can't make it to a class? The Library produced two videos on how to download Library books to Nook and Kindle e-readers. Library instructor Trint Williams shows the simple downloading steps on thelibrary.org/howto. That takes you directly to both videos on YouTube.
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News/PRSBA Announces New Measure to Help Get Small Business Loans Into the Hands of Veterans
November 8, 2013
Rhett_Jeppson, SBA Official
U.S Small Business Administration
This week, in the lead up to Veterans Day, the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) has been celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week, an initiative on the part of the SBA to reach out to veteran entrepreneurs and business owners. We owe our nation's veterans a debt of gratitude for their service, and we also know that as a result of their service and training, veterans are well-positioned to be successful entrepreneurs and small business owners as they transition from their military career to working as a civilian.
That's why I'm so excited to announce a new initiative on the part of the SBA that will help get more small business loans into the hands of veterans. Today we're letting folks know that starting January 1 and for the rest of the fiscal year, we'll be setting the borrower upfront fee to zero for all veteran loans authorized under the SBA Express program, which supports loans of up to $350,000.
Our nation's veterans are highly-skilled and highly-trained leaders in their communities, and so it makes sense that after serving their country veterans would become entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our job at the SBA is to make sure that veterans have the tools and capital they need to start and grow a business.
Of all SBA loans that go to veterans, 73 percent are $350,000 and below. The SBA Express Loan Program, which supports loans under $350,000, is SBA's most popular loan delivery method, with nearly 60 percent of all 7(a) loans over the past decade being authorized through the program. Since the program's inception, it has also been one of the most popular delivery methods for getting capital into the hands of veteran borrowers.
This announcement also comes not long after we announced that for FY 2014, fees on loans for $150,000 and under are set to zero. These initiatives make the loans cheaper for the borrower, another way SBA is looking to serve small business owners as they look for ways to access capital.
I couldn't be more proud of our nation's veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners and the SBA commitment to helping those who have tirelessly served our country. We provide veterans access to business counseling and training, capital and business development opportunities through government contracts. In FY 2013, SBA supported $1.86 billion in loans for 3,094 veteran-owned small businesses. And since 2009, the dollar amount of SBA lending support to veteran-owned firms has nearly doubled.
It's been wonderful participating in SBA's Veterans Small Business Week events throughout the week. Our staff on the ground has been working with partner organizations on educational efforts, mentoring, and trainings to make sure veterans have the tools they need to start or grow their business—because it is the least we can do for those who have served.
We thank our veterans for their commitment to our country and way of life. SBA fully supports our veteran entrepreneurs and looks forward to continuing to reach out to them through our 68 field offices across the country.
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Re: Our Kris.
I still miss her a lot,she was so funny always and so interested in all of us and our families.We both loved swimming in the ocean.
My kindest regards to you Hans
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As winter continues to produce some of the driest conditions on record in California, local agencies are looking toward spring with concern.
With local reservoirs at 30 percent capacity, Gov. Jerry Brown convened an interagency drought task force last month. If rain levels don't increase by April, the California Department of Water Resources may be able to deliver only 5 percent of water contractors' requests.
However, water rationing doesn't appear to loom for customers in the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
"We're not likely to see anything like that needed here," said district spokesman Marty Grimes.
A water wholesaler, the district protects and manages the water that local suppliers distribute to 1.8 million Santa Clara County residents, including households in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
Even after two years of little precipitation, Grimes said the water district's groundwater supplies remained at a normal range at the conclusion of 2013. He said prudent long-term planning and investment bolstered the district's capacity to meet demand.
Planning for droughts to come
The water district recently opened a $68 million Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center in San Jose to reuse existing resources. Although recycled water accounts for only approximately 5 percent of the current water supply in the county, the new facility is able to transform up to 8 million gallons of wastewater into drinking-quality water each day.
By replenishing local groundwater basins and funneling excess water to a semitropical water storage district in Kern County during years when rainfall was at or above normal, Grimes said the district had implemented contingency plans for water deficiencies that are becoming more routine.
"We know that the state goes through cycles of drought, so we prepare for those cycles so that we can continue to provide water to customers," said Ken Jenkins, conservation manager for California Water Service Co., the entity that purchases water from the district for the 472,000 customers in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and across California. "Our approach has always been to work with (customers) on voluntary reductions before moving to mandatory reductions."
Patrick Walter, director of the Purissima Hills Water District, said the water wholesaler that serves Los Altos Hills customers, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, determines water restriction recommendations around April 15. Until then, Purissima Hills encourages customers to conserve water and reduce irrigation during the winter months.
Making conservation a way of life
When Eric Evans and his wife, Cheryl Breetwor-Evans, designed their more than 10,000-square-foot home in Los Altos Hills, they made water recycling and reduced water consumption integral elements of their plans.
"We wanted to build a luxury home in a responsible way," Evans said. "It feels good to know that water from showers and clothes washers gets used a second time."
His system includes a 40,000-gallon underground storage tank that harvests rainwater from his rooftop vegetable garden and a greywater system that diverts used shower, sink and washing machine water to plants and landscaping on his property.
According to the Santa Clara Valley Water District's website, water conservation efforts like those of Evans' have stabilized districtwide water use since 1992, despite population growth of 25 percent. CalWater confirms growing consumer consciousness, citing a 21 percent decrease in water use in Los Altos, from 259 gallons per consumer per day in 2008 to 197 in 2012.
But Los Altos residents remain some of the most voracious consumers of water, using 2.5 times as much water as the average Bay Area user, according to the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency's 2011-2012 Annual Survey. Only their neighbors in Hillsborough and Los Altos Hills surpass Los Altos consumers in water consumption.
During fiscal year 2011-2012, nearly 1,300 local homeowners participated in the Water Wise House Call Program, a service that dispatches technicians to homes, apartments, condominiums and mobile homes to survey water use and installs free water-saving devices. Other users took advantage of the district's High-Efficiency Toilet Rebate Program and requested free toilet flappers, showerheads, aerators and other conservation devices.
The district Jan. 1 announced additional incentives for homeowners by increasing the district's Landscape Conversion Rebate from 75 cents to $1 per square foot for preapproved conversions to more drought-resistant vegetation and added a $100 rebate for the installation of residential Laundry to Landscape greywater systems. Because landscaping accounts for 50 percent of all residential water use, according to the district, such programs play an important role in reducing consumption.
"Many people care about things and are doing all they can," Grimes said. "Consumers should make conservation a way of life. … We're going to have dry years."
For more information, call the Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation Hotline at (408) 630-2554 or visit valleywater.org.


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Prevention Toolkit Presentations, Handouts and Resources
The Prevention Toolkit provides Fairfax County Youth Survey results highlights as well as customized presentations on select topics surrounding youth behaviors and experiences. Each topic includes videos, Fact Sheets, a discussion guide, suggestions for programs and activities you can do, and resource lists for agencies and organizations.
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text: Prosser not a state native, but beloved nonetheless By Frank Giardina July 28, 2012 Story Share July 26 was a sad sports anniversary in our state. It was the five-year anniversary of the sudden passing of former Wake Forest men's basketball coach Skip Prosser.Prosser was a native of the Pittsburgh area but we always considered him a West Virginian. He loved our state and its people and was proud of starting his coaching career here. He coached at Linsly Military Institute in Wheeling from 1977-79, compiling a record of 38-9. He then moved to Wheeling Central, where most in our state came to know him. He compiled a record of 104-48 in six seasons. I first saw Prosser in March of 1981, when he was coaching the Maroon Knights in the semifinals of the Class AA state tournament. That was the year Northfork, led by legendary coach Jennings Boyd, was attempting to make national high school history. The Blue Demons had won seven straight state titles and were trying to set a national record by winning number eight. It was supposed to be a walk in the park for Northfork, but someone forget to tell Prosser and his team.With a roster of mostly juniors, the Maroon Knights led in the fourth quarter and almost pulled the upset. One of those juniors was a guard named Doug Wojcik, who went on to play with David Robinson at Navy and is now the new head coach at the College of Charleston.Northfork won the game in the fourth quarter and went on to beat Dehan Jefferson and Dunbar in the title game. Wheeling Central won the AA state title the next year, beating Sissonville in the finals. Fans and media at those tournaments knew they were seeing a terrific young coach in Prosser. Prosser later coached for 21 seasons at the Division I level, first as an assistant for Pete Gillen at Xavier and then as the head coach at Loyola (Md.), Xavier and Wake Forest. In 21 years, his teams made 18 postseason tournament appearances.He was at Wake Forest as head coach from 2001-07. One of his assistants there was former Marshall point guard Jeff Battle. While at Wake, Prosser recruited Olympic point guard Chris Paul. He was also the coach of the Demon Deacons the night that Mike Gansey led a John Beilein-coached West Virginia team over Wake Forest in a 2007 second-round NCAA tournament game, winning 111-105 in double overtime. When he coached at Xavier, Prosser's teams had a fierce cross-city rivalry with Cincinnati and Bob Huggins. Despite the rivalry, he and Huggins were great friends and remained that way until Prosser died.Wake Forest radio voice Stan Cotton remembers what made Prosser special."Skip always said he never really intended to be a coach or a college coach," said Cotton. "He really just wanted to be a teacher, and he started coaching as a hobby. "He turned out to be so good at it that he could not give it up. He had an ability that many coaches don't have, but wish they had. He cared about every player and he had the ability to relate to every one of his players. Most coaches don't even try to do that at the Division I level."Prosser was very well liked in the coaching profession. When he died five years go, it seemed that most head coaches in the eastern United States were at his funeral. Prosser may have grown up in Pennsylvania and lived in Ohio and North Carolina, but he also considered himself a West Virginian. Reach Frank Giardina at firstname.lastname@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 5 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says W.Va. Amateur: First-round tee times Previous Story Jordan back to direct Buffalo offense Next Story


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The Pacers would be dangerous if they could play a lick of defense but they do not. And our style of basketball will not translate favorably in the postseason. We might be able to steal one game......although I'm skeptical about that one.
That isn't to say making the playoffs has no value. With Granger stepping up his game, I'd love to see him get some postseason experience.
As I said in my first post, I didn't think that we could beat a top team four times out of seven. HOWEVER, pushing one of those teams to six or seven games (which isn't totally out of the question) is exactly what the franchise needs to rejuvinate the fan base and get Conseco Fieldhouse back to what it once was. Remember Atlanta last year.. Golden State in 2007? I would kill to have that type of atmosphere again. Regardless of whether we win a playoff series or not, winning a few games would go a long way for a franchise in my opinion.
We were playing very good defense at the start of the year, so we are capable of it. And our offense keeps us in games against everyone. It wouldn't surprise me if we upset someone.
Logic says that we wouldn't do well in the playoffs, but the Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl, so what do I know.
I really really REALLY doubt the Pacers could "Warrior" an elite team,but they can force close games,steal a game or two and wear a team down IMO.
So "Hawk" a team? That would not help our team at all right?
I think this is what all the "conventional wisdom" folks are missing here. People look and say LOL Pacers play no defense blabla Boston would destroy! but what has happened when we played them? We beat their brains in once, than got our brains beat in, than played a really tough overtime game at home. I mean, by that third game I don't think they were "overlooking" the pacers anymore, and if Pierce doesn't hit a ridiculous shot, we beat boston 2 out of 3. LA? Beat them the first time. Than what? Nearly beat them again, I mean I don't think they were overlooking us after the first time.
Than we struggle to beat crap teams... yes. The inconsistency has a big part to do with the crappy record, but there is no denying that we can consistently play with the elite teams in the NBA, because we have.
Winning a couple home games against an elite team like Boston in the playoffs would be huge for building a buzz for next season and getting the city behind the team again. It is very unlikely we could pull out a series, but just winning a few playoff games at this point would be a very big deal.
The team that has played the most close games of any other team in the NBA is getting better at closing them out, you know... if anyone has been paying attention.
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When the Pacers were really good and playing inferior opponents in the first and maybe even second round - the teams that scared me were those that were really good offensively - especially when they had one great offensive player.
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You've got to make the playoffs before you can beat anyone. Right now that's not looking very likely to happen.
Bwahaha! That's hilarious. Not the post itself, which is reasonable, but how closely it tracks to this:
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Maybe next year this would be true, but this year we are still struggling to find roles for all of the new guys.
Another thing... all of these down to the wire experiences would be huge for us in the playoffs... really gives us an advantage considering most playoff games are pretty close.
We obviously aren't winning any playoff series this year, but there is no doubt in my mind that we could give a Boston or Cleveland a couple of headaches if we actually did. I think we could actually win a game.
It would be great to get Danny some national exposure. The rest of the NBA world is going to be watching whatever series Boston or Cleveland is in, so it would be awesome if they got a first hand look at Granger tearing it up.


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I've talked about what a service registry is (and how it's different from a repository) and IBM's main service registry product, WSRR. One need in SOA is: When a service consumer needs to invoke a service, it needs some way to find the endpoints for the providers that implement the service. This is where a service registry comes in. In short, when you deploy a service provider as an endpoint in a production environment, you ought to add the endpoint to the service registry. This way, a service consumer can use the registry to find the endpoint and invoke it. I prefer a deployment model with a single function to add the endpoint into production and register it, and a retirement function that also removes the endpoint from the registry, so that all providers in production are automatically listed in the register.
Another quandary in SOA is: Who's using this service? You've deployed a service, and now you're tired of maintaining it and thinking about getting rid of it (that is, shut down all of the providers in production). If so, what applications will that affect? For all you know, no one's using the service, so shutting it down will be no problem. But you'd like to verify who's using it (if anyone) and consider the impact before shutting it down. Today, the main way to do this is to look at all of your apps in production and go through them to see if they're using the service; not very efficient. Perhaps you can use the ESB; assuming it can identify the consumers invoking a service, it can keep track of that. Still, that only tells you who's used the service lately; an app that hasn't used it in a while may (or may not) still be planning to use it again. Most projects fall back on using human-readable documentation to try to keep track of what apps are using what services, which obviously is rather incomplete and error-prone.
It occurs to me that the register can be used to solve this problem as well. Not only should service providers be registered, service consumers ought to be registered as well. This way, the registry not only contains a list of providers of the service, but also all apps that are consumers of the service. Then when you're considering making changes to the service (such as getting rid of it), you know what apps are using it and can take them into account. Registering and de-registering consumer apps ought to be an automatic part of deploying and removing the app; if the needed (Web) services are represented in the app as J2EE resources references, for example, those resource refs can be registered with the registry.
To paraphrase the saying about orange juice: Service registry: it's not just for providers anymore, it's for consumers too.
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Topic: GoddArticle on Understand Making Surgical Decision on Extrahepatic CCA
Eli found this article,which may help patients who have extrahepetic cholangiocarcinoma on their surgery decision making process through understanding how the doctors makes their decision on what and how to operated on ECCA.
the link is below.
also this link too. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2504384/
thanks Eli,
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Wood dining tables are our most popular, best selling pieces at Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture. Most customers come to us for solid cherry wood tables, but we also build a good number of tables in maple, walnut and oak wood too. Occasionally we get a custom order for wood tables made out of other woods, like the reclaimed barnwood farm table that Yankee Magazine is featuring in their March/April issue this year.
So why wood? I mean you could eat off a glass top table or a metal table or even a plastic table. I think for many people, wood makes an important emotional connection that maybe we're not even consciously aware of. A customer recently told me she came to us because of the natural, organic apsect of our wooden furniture. She said that trees are actually a source of spiritual sustenance and renewal for her. I was thinking about that and came across this passage about trees written by woodworker and naturalist Brian Clifford:
A tree is a thing of beauty and wonderment, huge, but full of life and movement. A deciduous tree is the embodiment of the changing seasons: a stark framework in winter, bursting life in spring, a vast green canopy in summer and the bearer of seeds and fruit in the autumn. It is the embodiment of man's condition: birth, life, death, regeneration and rebirth.
I'm not sure people choose wood for their dining and kitchen tables for reasons quite that deep, but I love reading Brian's thoughts and philosophy about the relationship between trees and man. He notes that our ancestors evolved in trees:
The period our ancestors spent in the trees was of great formative importance; this was the environment in which man's basic structures, brain, sense organs, limbs and reproductive system, evolved. In response to the exigencies of living in trees the animal's paws were modified into members able to grip: the claws atrophied, the digits lengthened, and an opposed thumb developed. The eyes became larger and moved towards the front of the head providing three-dimensional vision. In concert with these bodily changes, and their application in confronting the dangers in the tree tops, the creature's brain developed new features and increased in power.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md.—The life of former Ravens and Browns owner Art Modell, who died Thursday morning, embodied the National Football League. But he also will be remembered for his great love for family and his players.
Modell, 87, died from natural causes at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore with sons David and John at his bedside. The NFL lost a great statesman, and Ravens players, former and current, said they lost a great friend.
"When you think about Art Modell, you think about a great man, a leader, a father and a servant," said Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who was the Ravens' second pick in the first round during the team's first draft in Baltimore 16 years ago.
"Every minute of his life, he cared more about everyone around him than himself. Anytime I saw him, he would always make me smile. I genuinely loved Art as a man, and he showed me what to strive for in life. When you truly see the impact he had on everyone he touched, it humbles you."
— Obituary: Art Modell, 1925-2012
Modell moved his Browns franchise to Baltimore in 1996—a decision that made him a pariah in Cleveland—and then sold a minority stake in the team to Steve Bisciotti in 2001. Modell completed the sale to Bisciotti in 2004 and stepped aside.
During Modell's years in Baltimore, the players liked seeing him on the sideline. The Ravens wanted to win the Super Bowl in the 2000 season just as much for the "old man" as they did for themselves.
"Art meant so much to me because he gave me an opportunity when there were some people questioning me as a player and person," former Ravens running back Jamal Lewis said. "As an owner, he never missed a practice. Rain, sleet, snow, whatever, you always saw him on his cart.
"That set the tone for us as a team, especially during the Super Bowl run. He was at every practice, knew every player's name and treated us like men. He ran a first-class organization, and what you see in the Ravens today was built on Art's legacy. He was a great man, and as much as it saddens me that he is gone, I'm happy he is reunited with (wife) Pat (Modell, who died in October)."
It's impossible to talk about the history of the NFL without mentioning the contributions of Modell. His legacy is as significant as some of the other NFL's storied owners like Wellington Mara and George Halas. Modell transcended the game from the days of Blanton Collier and Jim Brown in Cleveland to the times of Ray Lewis and Jonathan Ogden in Baltimore.
Modell's record is impeccable. He helped launch Monday Night Football. He worked closely with late commissioner Peter Rozelle to establish NFL Films. Modell was chairman of the Owners Labor Committee in 1968 when it successfully negotiated the NFL's first collective bargaining agreement.
Modell's record was unmatched when it came to hiring minorities in the front office, and the NFL certainly wouldn't be the No. 1 sports league in the world today if it weren't for Modell negotiating TV contracts from 1962 through 1993.
He also won NFL championships in 1964 with the Browns and 2000 with the Ravens. Modell owned the Browns from 1961 to 1995 before moving the team to Baltimore. As part of the move agreement, he had to leave the Browns name behind as well as team history and records. The Ravens were treated almost like an expansion franchise, though Browns players and executives moved with Modell.
"I had a special relationship with Mr. Modell, and he's probably angry that I'm not calling him Art," former Cleveland quarterback Bernie Kosar said. "We were close when I played for him and became even closer through our adversities. He was such a caring person. The first thing he would ask is, 'How are you doing? How are the kids?' He told me that I was like a son to him, and that made me proud.
"A lot of Clevelanders wouldn't believe this, but Art is one of the most loyal and trusting persons I've ever met," Kosar added. "Maybe that led him to some decisions that not everyone liked. But he was tough—always willing to take the brunt of things on his shoulders. He didn't blame others. This is a sad day for me. I truly valued his friendship and will miss that."
— SN's David Whitley: Time for Modell critics to move on
Modell always gave his players a second chance. His Inner Circle program, developed in Cleveland, was an in-house organization that helped his players overcome financial problems as well as alcohol and drug addictions. Modell liked being tight with his players.
"Art was more than a great owner; he was a great man," said Ogden, the first player drafted in Ravens history. "When I first met him, and he welcomed me to Baltimore, I knew he was special. The Ravens organization was a special place to be. He was more concerned with everyone else than he was about himself. Always wanted to know about how you and your family were doing.
"He is definitely one of the nicest, kindest people I have ever met. It would be very difficult to imagine what the NFL would be like today without a visionary like Art Modell. He was a 'glass half full' person every day of his life. I will never forget how he treated me and my family. He will always have a very special place in my heart."
Mike Preston covers the Ravens for Sporting News and The Baltimore Sun.


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A CARER from Kidderminster is supporting National Carers Week, which aims to promote awareness for people who look after friends or family members.
Fred Holland, 77, became a carer for his wife Shirley, 75, after she has a stroke and was diagnosed with dementia four years ago.
Mr Holland, who is known in his local community as a fundraiser for Diabetes UK, said: "It's a tough role caring for someone.
"You have bad days and good days and it can become very easy to forget about yourself – but I wouldn't change it for the world."
National Carers Week runs from June 9 to 15, and will be supporting more than 63,000 people in Worcestershire who are unpaid carers.
Mr Holland is urging all family carers in Worcestershire to seek help with their caring role.
He said he is grateful for the help he received from Worcestershire Association of Carers, an independent source of information, advice and support for all adult carers in the county.
"Worcestershire Association of Carers has been extremely helpful to me and I know if there is a problem they are only a phone call away," he said.
"I would say to every carer, please don't forget you're not alone, it can get depressing at times but don't give up.
"Give Worcestershire Association of Carers a call and get some help with your caring role."
The association was set up in 1997 to work to raise the profile, as well as offer practical and emotional support to unpaid carers through help lines, support groups, training courses and the GP Support Service.
It also aims to raise public awareness of the issues carers face in accessing resources and preserving their own health and peace of mind.
Mr Holland added: "There is a lot of support for local carers out there – it's just a question of knowing where to go for help."
To coincide with National Carers week, an event is being held at Sainsbury's in Kidderminster today, between 10am and 3pm.
The event will offer information about free support which is available to carers in Worcestershire.
For more information call the carers helpline on 0300 0124272 or visit carersworcs.org.uk


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Bochy believes bats are ready to come alive
SAN FRANCISCO -- Marco Scutaro walked into the clubhouse for the first time this season on Friday, and Joe Panik instantly noticed a change in his surroundings from his locker stall.
"You can just tell he's such a good clubhouse guy," Panik said Saturday. "The moment he walked through the doors yesterday, everybody got so excited and you could just feel the energy in this clubhouse increase."
Guys left their chairs and walked around and they caught up with their well-respected friend and teammate who'd been missing for the season's first three months. According to Panik, the clubhouse became a livelier place. Manager Bruce Bochy sees signs of the same uptick in energy occurring with the team's bats.
"As a group, it seems like we're getting better at-bats," Bochy said before Saturday afternoon's game.
The Giants scored four runs in the first two innings of their 5-0 victory on Friday, led by Pablo Sandoval's two-run home run. Friday marked the second time in three games that they've scored five runs or more, but it was just the fifth time in the Giants' last 15 games that they've scored five or more runs. It's no accident that those five games are the only five they've won in that 15-game stretch.
Still, Bochy has liked his team's composure through its month-long slide.
"That's the time when guys can get a little cranky, maybe do some finger-pointing, but they hunkered down together and they've been playing through it," Bochy said. "Though, they know we have to pick it up and play better ball."
They did just that on Friday night -- albeit against Arizona's Mike Bolsinger, who entered the game with a 5.13 ERA -- but progress is progress, and Bochy said he saw better pitch selection from his team.
The training room is getting a bit emptier, too. First baseman Brandon Belt recently returned from a broken left thumb. Scutaro made his 2014 debut on Saturday. Catalyst and leadoff hitter Angel Pagan is expected back shortly after the All-Star break.
Given his livelier clubhouse, which is becoming a healthier clubhouse, Bochy sees better days not too far ahead.
"This has been a tale of two different teams here, with the first part of the first half to what's happened the last three weeks," Bochy said, "but I see us coming out of it."
Ryan Hood 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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Teammates for three seasons at the University of Maine, St. Louis Rams tight end Matthew Mulligan got to know Jovan Belcher well in college.
"We spent a lot of time together as far as activities go and working out together, playing football together," Mulligan said. "It wasn't like Jovan and I used to hang out on a regular basis, but there'd be certain places where I would go and he'd be there as well."
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Once their NFL careers started, they didn't maintain regular contact, although they'd always spend some time catching up before or after games. One of those times came in August in St. Louis, when Belcher's Kansas City Chiefs met Mulligan's Rams in the Governor's Cup preseason game.
"He was gonna be making a trip to Maine this coming offseason," Mulligan said. "And we talked about how him and I could hook up and see each other. It wasn't anything set in stone or anything like that."
But Mulligan, who maintains his permanent home in Maine, won't be seeing his former Black Bears teammate. Belcher, a linebacker for the Chiefs, fatally shot his girlfriend Saturday and then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide, with his coach and general manager nearby.
"I was speechless," Mulligan said of his reaction when he heard the news Saturday morning. "I didn't know even what to say. I never would have expected it in a million years. He was a good player for them. He was a really good player in college.
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"A hard worker. Had a lot of things going for him. So it was definitely a tragic thing. It was gut-wrenching for me. I can't imagine what their team is going through and the management and Jovan's family and his girlfriend's family."
Mulligan learned the news from Paul Boudreau, the Rams' offensive line coach and a former Maine coach, just before a team meeting called by the Rams to discuss the murder-suicide.
"Coach (Jeff) Fisher pulled us together and had a team meeting regarding the incident," Mulligan said. "The NFL is a fraternity, and it affects everyone individually on some sort of level. Coach Fisher obviously is a class act and he wanted to make sure to cover anything that we needed as players and also for the coaching staff, and just to kind of talk about it."
Mulligan wasn't close enough to Belcher to know if anything was bothering him. But that didn't lessen the shock.
"When something hits you like this, you can never brace for it," Mulligan said. "Like I was telling someone this morning: That's why when I talk to my mother and my father and my wife on the phone, I always tell them I love 'em. Because you just never know when the last time is you can say that."
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Frasor dazzled by talent in Royals' bullpen
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jason Frasor has been a member of the Royals' bullpen only since the All-Star break but, oh my, has he been impressed.
"It's incredible. These guys are really, really good. I feel like I've played in a lot of good bullpens, but the arms, the velocity! And they all throw strikes with that velocity. And they all have an out pitch," Frasor said. "Ask me in a couple more weeks -- maybe it's the best I've ever been on. I want to watch them a little bit more, but it's really, really good."
No wonder Frasor has been impressed. Since the break, the Royals' bullpen has been the best in the American League. Prior to Saturday night's game against the Giants, the relief corps had an AL-low 1.52 ERA with nine saves and a 5-1 record since the Midsummer Classic.
Frasor has done his bit with 5 2/3 scoreless innings and a 2-0 record in nine appearances since being acquired from the Rangers.
For the season, the Royals' bullpen ranked fifth in the AL with a 3.24 ERA. The Mariners were first at 2.35, followed by the A's at 2.76, the Indians at 3.00 and the Orioles at 3.22.
Manager Ned Yost has settled into a regular routine with Kelvin Herrera pitching the seventh, Wade Davis the eighth and Greg Holland the ninth. But he's also got other options.
"We've got so much depth down there," Yost said. "You can pitch Aaron Crow, Herrera in the eighth or ninth. Frasor, a veteran guy who comes in and throws strikes, can pitch in the eighth or ninth inning on a day when Wade or Holly aren't available."
Also in the 'pen are veterans Bruce Chen, Francisley Bueno and Scott Downs, all lefties.
"I try to milk every pitch I can out of my starters so we can reduce the pitch load of the bullpen on the back end of it. Our bullpen guys have done a great job," Yost said.
The back-end trio of Herrera, Davis and Holland are wowing opponents with their wicked fastballs, too.
"Me, Downs and Chen -- we're slopping it up there compared to these guys," Frasor said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Associate reporter Jackson Alexander contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Looked tilted with the 3A but landed it fine. Shaky 3Lz+3T but completed. Might not get some levels on the spins since they were slow. 3F had a strange entry, hopefully no edge deduction there. His leg line is often not straight and he needs to create stronger poses when he does them to the music. A solid program, though, with no major mistakes.


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We have pleasure in advising that the results from the Speed Skydiving test event are now alongside all the other results from the 4th DIPC on the IPC-wcresults page
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As I am not reporting from Dubai this year - you may want to catch up with what is happening - Ted Wagener of OmniSkoreHD is writing his "titbits" and Lesley Gale of Skydive Mag is also covering it:
The Competition is underway, but due to delays in sending us the necessary links to post the results on this web site (as would usually happen for such a large competition), we are attaching a link to the OmniSkoreHD site for up to date information on the progress of the competition.
Although this event is classified as a Second Category Event being neither a World Championships, Continental Championships nor a World Cup, it has attracted a very high entry level due to the location and the money prizes on offer. This detracted in some part in participation in the World Cup and European Championships this year - although they give different teams a chance to prove themselves.


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it's ok, average, ehi did not notice an overall difference in my skin tone. but i will say that it lathers up really well. this body wash did not make my skin feel sticky or squeaky after the shower, leaving soap residue on my skin. unfortunately, the moisturizing effects of the body wash only lasted in the shower. if anything, i thought my skin was drier than usual hours after using this wash. i don't think i would ...read moreever buy this. it wasn't good for shaving either. i usually use my body washes for shaving, but when i used this one, i didn't get a close shave like usual (and it was a brand new razor!). i used it for a little bit over a week, and my final verdict is that it is an average body wash that can make you feel semi-clean and moisturized. — 5 years, 3 months agokenya | 504 reviews
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Love as moisturizing body wash, but I can't verify toning effectThe scent: Lovely. It reminds me of Dove Cool Moisture Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash very much. Thus, this is great for those (including me!) who love their Cool Moisture Cucumber & Green Tea line. The texture/formula: Rich and creamy. A small amount lathers very well, and it is enough to wash my entire body. It cleanses mildly and rises off easily. Also, it does not leave a sticky residue on my ...read moreskin (FYI, I have dry skin). The effects: Since it does not dry- out my skin, I feel my skin hydrated and slightly softer. I have been using this body wash for 10 days now. However, I cannot confirm about firming and toning my skin to this day (that's why I don't give a perfect score). — 5 years, 3 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
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