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This weekend should be the best of times for Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving.
Unfortunately, Irving is heading to Houston for All-Star weekend a bit haggard and broken down.
He looks fatigued on the court. He appeared to tweak his left ankle in the Minnesota game on Monday and hasn't been the same since.
He's participating in three events this weekend: The Rising Stars Challenge tonight, the Three-Point Contest on Saturday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.
In between, there are several charity events, appearances and parties.
Irving is being tugged in several directions and really can't back out of any of the full schedule of events.
"I have to (attend all the events)," he said. "It's part of the experience of my first full year in the NBA. The All-Star weekend is not a break for me. I'll try to get my legs back under me."
Good luck.
He's coming off his worst game of the season in the Cavs' 96-95 loss to San Antonio on Wednesday. He was held to a season-low six points and shot 2 of 15 from the field, 0 of 10 in the second half.
"It was one of the worst games I've ever played," Irving said. "Physically, I just tried to get myself going, and I couldn't. I tried to push the pace, and I just didn't have anything."
Cavs coach Byron Scott has got to be wondering what shape Irving will be in when he returns to Cleveland after the weekend in Houston.
"I'm sure they have him doing a lot of stuff," he said. "I'm a little concerned he'll come back even more tired. That's something we'll deal with when he comes back."
The Cavs (16-37) return to practice at 5 p.m. Monday at Cleveland Clinic Courts. They'll have two days of preparation before they host New Orleans on Wednesday. Irving might need those days to get his legs back under him.
Irving is still very excited about going to All-Star weekend.
"I'm going to take it all in," he said. "It's a blessing to be there. Thanks to the coaches who picked me. I'm going to go down there and enjoy myself."
The 6-foot-3, 191-pounder is averaging 23.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals. He's shooting 46.6 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from the 3-point line and 84.8 percent from the foul line.
"I feel like I belong there," Irving said. "The All-Star Game is a chance to represent Cleveland.
"For me, it's just about earning everybody's respect. I'll let my game speak for itself. That's just the attitude I've had ever since I've come into the league, I just let my play speak for itself and whatever opinion anyone has is their opinion. I respect it, but you can't deny talent or hard work and that's what I try to do. I just try to show everybody why I was picked No. 1 and why I am going to become who I want to become."
He said when he showed up at the team hotel last year he marveled at the pictures around the lobby of Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, LeBron James and many others.
"This year, I get to see Kyrie's picture," he said. "It's a blessing and I'm just looking forward to it and everything that comes with All-Star weekend."
There are some, including Scott, who think Irving is the best point guard in the Eastern Conference.
He's starting to develop a killer instinct.
"He definitely has something, there's no doubt about that," Scott said. "I think he's getting used to and really kind of enjoying big moments. The one thing about being able to hit shots like that: You've got to be willing to be the hero, but you have to be willing to be the goat, too.
"Obviously, some of the other guys (in the NBA) have that in them. They don't mind being the goat because they have so much faith in themselves. Kyrie is definitely getting to that point. He feels if the ball is in his hands and it's a last second or the last play, he feels pretty good he's going to make that shot. I think that's half the battle. You have to have that type of confidence in yourself that you can make it and you've also got to be willing to take it and live with the consequences. He is definitely getting there."
Of course, on Wednesday, he faltered with 2.9 seconds left against the Spurs. He slipped and never got off a clean shot at the basket.
Cavs backup point guard Shaun Livingston said he sees a special quality in Irving.
"He has what it takes to really be a star in this league, and he's shown that," he said. "Even though it's his second year, he doesn't play like a second-year player. He plays like an experienced player.
"He's supposed to be here, and he thrives in those situations."
Unfortunately, unless Irving has a big night, the Cavs generally don't have a chance to win.
"I don't know if we need him to get 30 a night, but we need him to be aggressive every night to have a legitimate chance," Scott said. "I don't know if that equates to 30 every time, but I do know we need him to be aggressive. That was the whole basis of our talk when he came to me and asked me about it.
"If you're not aggressive from first quarter to the fourth quarter, then we don't have a whole lot of leeway. But when you are aggressive, it gives us the opportunity to win games.
"It puts us in a situation where we can win games like we did against OKC because we were right there and we have a guy we feel is a closer. I don't know if he has to average 30 every night for us to have a chance to win basketball games, but I do know he has to be aggressive."
Three of his teammates will join him in the Rising Stars: center Tyler Zeller, shooting guard Dion Waiters and power forward Tristan Thompson.
"It says those four guys have a bright future," Scott said. "Our organization has a bright future, as well. Our hats go off to those guys. They've earned it. It puts more pressure on these guys. It takes us to new heights. They have done some great things."
Waiters is excited about the opportunity.
"I'm just glad to be a part of it," he said. "It's something I've always dreamed about."
Now, it's up to Irving to get some rest during the hectic weekend.
"My adrenaline will take over," he said. "I won't be tired. I'll stay disciplined."


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The Oklahoman reports that a right-wing group backing anti-gay State Rep. Sally Kern, which previously referred to Kern's transgender opponent Brittany Novotny as "a confused it," is now referring to Novotny as a "he."
Charlie Meadows is chairman of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee:
Meadows in an e-mail he sent out Tuesday, talks about an invitation he extended to Novotny, the Democratic candidate in the House District 84 race, which covers western Oklahoma City and the Bethany area, to attend his group's weekly meeting.
"Hopefully Brittany will decide to attend," Meadows wrote. "If he wants to talk about issues, we will do that.
"If … Brittany is a conservative, is he confused? After all, if he is a conservative, why is he a member of the liberal Democratic Party?"
Meadows, who earlier called Novotny a "confused it," said he now refers to Novotny as a male because he believes Novotny still has the DNA makeup of a male.
"That's a more accurate description," he said.
Novotny said: "He's free to call me what he wants. I'm comfortable with who I am.
Novotny has declined Meadows' invitation to appear at an OCPAC meeting alongside a representative from the extremist John Birch Society. Instead, she has proposed a town hall where both she and Kern could appear and answer questions for voters from the district. Not surprisingly, Meadows has declined Novotny's invitation to help put together the town hall, citing his busy schedule, according to an e-mail exchange posted on Novotny's website:
"I have significant events on October 8th, 9th, 12th and the 26th which all will require a fair amount of my time in planning and attendence," Meadows wrote. "In addition, I will be out of state for a few days in October. I simply don't have the time to be part of this effort."

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"To me, there have to be thousands of 'aha!' moments to build something this transformative," says Robert Noble, former CEO of Tucker Sadler Architects and now the founder and CEO of ECOR Global, his new sustainable materials company headquartered in Barrio Logan.
Noble knocks on the pressed wood table before us at the Pannikin Coffee & Tea in La Jolla, points to a sweet-gum tree beside us, gestures at the garbage truck about to pick up blue bins of recyclable materials and cardboard up the street, points to the building across Girard Avenue.
"It's all cellulose," he says, "or it could be."
Noble believes there is a coming revolution — "a highly disruptive transformation" — in building materials, including what we will use to create walls, ceilings, floor tiles, furniture, tables, shelving and "low-cost housing systems to shelter the world." He says so much of everything we take for granted in our built world has been made of plywoods, or of fiberboard pressed together, usually using carcinogenic formaldehyde and now-expensive petroleum-based glues that off-gas dangerously; heavy, stupid and wasteful for the simple reason that it becomes waste, filling our landfills when it could all be recycled. But, he points out, not just recycled, which is already happening with cardboard and paper, but transformed and remade into new patented materials, led by Ecor Global.
Noble believes the cellulose revolution will be as big as the plastics revolution of the 1960s, only instead of a clueless dweeb telling Dustin Hoffman what to do in "The Graduate," this will be a green, healthy, light and sustainable prompting by an actress like Zooey Deschanel, perhaps.
Hollywood is already a high-dollar niche market for Ecor, as the widespread use of Indonesian plywood has come to be seen as destroying tropical rain forests. The 20th Century Fox comedy series "Raising Hope" built its hotel sets from Ecor products in December, and the "Parenthood" series is next. "The ongoing use of tropical hardwoods in set construction is an environmental tragedy and this experiment provided a cost-efficient alternative to unsustainable forest products," says "Raising Hope's" art director John Zachary.
Ecor's base products are cleverly named: FlatCOR, WavCOR, and HoneyCOR. All are light and strong. An 8-foot wall made of FlatCOR skins over WavCOR (which resembles a nice rippling set of waves) can be lifted by one worker, and a COR chair can be picked up by a child. Entire buildings with built-in insulation could conceivably be put up in hours or days rather than weeks or months. The process, which was developed through an exclusive cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Products Laboratory in Wisconsin and in conjunction with Noble's co-inventor John Hunt, creates a material much denser than cardboard, yet in the pulp (mush) or later stages of the process can be custom formed, and later painted, decorated or coated. Ecor's office warehouse is part factory, part design innovation center, and Noble even displays a COR ceramic-like art bowl he fashioned in his garage, like the artsy kid tinkerer he once was.
Noble grew up on Mount Soledad, son of a Marine officer, and artist mother, and stepson of well-known San Diego contractor George Cory. When his grades slipped to D's at Muirlands Middle School, his mother told him she would pay him $1,000 if he got B's or better by the time he graduated high school. Money well spent, perhaps. Noble graduated with straight A's and attended UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Business School, and the Cambridge University Graduate Department of Architecture.
Noble is a practical visionary. "I don't want to be only an idea person. It's not just about ideas. It's about completion and commercial fulfillment, about follow-through."
Noble's visions are all over San Diego, from university buildings to large municipal projects from when he was Tucker Sadler's chief (and half-owner,) where he was also responsible for the SDSU Alumni Center; the planning of the Phase 3 expansion of the San Diego Convention Center, the build-out of the Del Mar Fairgrounds master plan; and the continuing Pacific Gateway/Navy Administration Building project. As founder of Envision Solar, his company's photovoltaic arrays cover the roofs of the Gilman and Hopkins parking structures at UCSD. The company's sun-tracking Solar Trees highlight SDG&E's innovation center on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, and a Solar Grove spreads above Kyocera headquarters on Balboa. These power-generating "trees" often move with the direction of the sun, and in many cases come with plugs for electrical vehicles. General Motors' Cadillac and Chevy Volt divisions have begun to adopt the industrial structures, which have a certain utilitarian beauty to them, like a David Smith sculpture.
Noble might prefer a comparison to Le Corbusier, the Swiss-French architect who designed chairs as well as buildings and pioneered modern materials like moldable concrete. In fact, Noble is about to get on a plane to Switzerland in the morning, and then on to Serbia, to plan ECOR Global's first major factory.
"My 'aha!' moments are more complex than 'Eureka!' " Noble says as he finishes our conversation. "That is true of all entrepreneurs, I think. Still, it's important to keep the original vision or sketch at the heart and soul of the building or project or company during the entire process, as (architect) Frank Gehry said, or the creation will lose its soul. It's the same with an 'aha!' realization. It's not that I think of something new. It's that suddenly I understand what I've been trying to tell myself all along."


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LANSING, Mich. – Potter Park Zoo's Public Safety Department is now offering free car seat inspections on zoo grounds, at special community events...
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Replay confirms triple for Dodgers' Guerrero
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Instant replay confirmed the call on Dodgers second baseman Alex Guerrero's ninth-inning triple in Tuesday's game between the Dodgers and Royals at Surprise Stadium.
Guerrero led off the top of the ninth with a blast to center field. The ball hit off the top of the center-field wall, was fielded by Jarrod Dyson and thrown in while Guerrero stopped at third.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly came on to ask whether the ball cleared the wall for a homer, at which point the umpires decided to review the call, which was confirmed.
"Just home run or not," Mattingly said of his question to the umpires. "I feel it's one of those that are close enough. It's hard to see the rail [because] it's the same color and we couldn't really tell."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Drivers travelling near Hampton Court Palace can expect rush hour delays this evening as fans arrive for Jamie Cullum's sold-out show.
Gates to the show open at 5.30pm, with music at 8pm, and traffic is expected in the area.
Guests will travel to the historic palace to see the UK's most successful jazz artist perform to an open air crowd.
Thousands of fans will witness the Grammy award-winning jazz superstar whiz through an eclectic set of jazz, pop and rock.
Other names to play at the festival include George Benson, Rick Astley and Jason Donovan and The Beach Boys.
Visit hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com.


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Glock23 wrote:
Gatorade Gum - Stuff was pretty tasty, and they made you believe it was rehydrating you while you chewed.
Jolt/Kick/Surge - A few more of the high caffeine drinks that slowly got phazed out. Loved them all.
Nescafe Ice Java - This was just discontinued a little while ago, but it was great. Mix a little syrup in with milk, and you had a quick coffee drink.
Swenson's Key Lime Milkshakes - This is a local thing, but these were the best shakes ever. I miss them.
What planet do you live on? Jolt seems bigger than ever right now. Jolt cola, Jolt energy drink in four different flavors and yesterday I saw Jolt gum in a display next to the register. I also just noticed they now sell chocolate bars that are infused with extra caffiene.
Caffiene seems to be the rage today. They keep coming out with new studies that seem to vindicate our nation's addiction to it. Last year all the exercise mags were saying that caffiene prolongs endurance and stamina. Yesterday on Yahoo one of the featured stories said caffiene makes you smarter. Today on yahoo they reported that someone in the process of making doughnuts with caffiene.
Hmmmmm? I wonder how much I can get for an unopened bottle on eBay?
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While the recent and coming rain is welcome in once drought-ridden Inland Mendocino County, it isn't putting the region's rainfall levels ahead but back to normal.
About a quarter-inch of rain is expected to fall in Ukiah in the coming week, most of it Saturday night, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kathleen Lewis. Long-range predictions have the region possibly making its monthly average rainfall for the month of January, she said.
"We're getting more normal water levels, as opposed to last year, which was really dry," Lewis said.
Ukiah historically gets an average of 5.07 inches of rain in November, according to Lewis, who referred to averages taken for each month between 1981 and 2010. In November 2012, Ukiah got 7.84 inches of rain, compared to the 2.68 inches that fell in November 2011.
This year in December, Ukiah got 12.78 inches of rain, well above the historical monthly average of 7.91 inches for the region, and the December 2011 rainfall level of 5.65 inches.
A storm front was predicted to pass through Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with the highest chance of rain on Saturday. Even with the roughly quarter-inch of rain it was expected to drop on Ukiah, the NWS one-month outlook predicted a 30-percent chance that the region would still be below its normal rainfall level for January, according to Lewis. The three-month outlook shows an "equal chance (Ukiah) could be around normal," she said.
The recent heavy rain is due in part to the fact that the end of 2012 and beginning of the new year were expected to be an El Ni?o year for the Northwest Coast, according to Lewis. But is it enough to end the region's water woes?
"The Northwest Coast is not in a drought," Lewis said, noting that most of the rest of the United States -- mostly the Midwest -- had a drier than normal year in 2011 as well, and experienced more rainfall in 2012 by comparison.
Most of Northern California isn't under drought conditions at all, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's U.S. Drought Monitor map. The map, last updated Thursday, shows portions of Southern California, Nevada, Southeast Oregon and Midwestern states under conditions ranging from "abnormally dry" to "extreme" drought, with a few, scattered regions under "exceptional" drought conditions.
Since the beginning of the "water year" on July 1, 22.70 inches of rain has fallen on Ukiah, according to Lewis. Like a fiscal year, the water year runs from July 1 to June 31. Average rainfall in Ukiah, based on data collected between 1981 and 2010, is 35.53 inches, according to the NWS.
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I am going pronghorn scouting!!!!!!! Hope to find a couple if 90-93" bucks lol.
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I am going pronghorn scouting!!!!!!! Hope to find a couple if 90-93" bucks lol.
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A little holiday enjoyment.
putting siding on the house after 6 years of patchwork renovations. The major item on my "list" to get done before I ditch my family in September.
I'm going to pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans!
I've got some machete work to do and 3 lock-on stands to hang.
I'm thinking of riding up to check my trial cam if its not to hot.
Trying like hell to live the dream,Nomad
I've got 3 out to check, I figure if I can leave Houston by 2:30 I can it done by dark. Last time I checked I had a bunch of coyote pups on cam so figure their mama will be easy pickins with a call if she's got extra mouths to feed.
I've got big plans to do too.. Dozen cameras to check and two stands to move. Hopefully my future wall hanger is waiting for me on the camera.


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Tickets are on sale for two world class performers playing at Hampton Court Palace next month.
The palace's Chapel Royal will host Hannah Stone, who was appointed harpist to the Prince of Wales in 2011, and organist Christopher Herrick for two concerts.
The Prince of Wales made Stone available to play the special concert to raise funds to train local school boys as royal choristers.
The harpist will perform a selection of solo works and will play together with the Hampton Court Chapel Royal Choir, conducted by Carl Jackson and Chapel Royal organist, Rufus Frowde.
Stone was a prize winner at the International Harp Competition in Caernarfon and at the Franz Joseph Reinl Competition in Vienna in 2010.
She was also appointed principal harpist with the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra for 2010, touring Europe throughout the summer, working with many distinguished artists.
Herrick will take a break from a series of 12 concerts featuring the complete organ works of JS Bach he is playing at the Mariinsky Concert Hall in Russia to perform at the Chapel Royal.
The organist, from Kingston, performs regularly both as a soloist and with orchestras around the world.
His programme for the evening will include a selection of pieces from different composers ranging from Handel to Walton on the palace's recently overhauled Schrider-Hill organ.
An evening of harp, organ and choral works with the choir of the Chapel Royal, featuring Hannah Stone, harpist to the Prince of Wales; Hampton Court Palace; Friday, March 28; 7.45pm; Tickets £25; visit ticketslive.hrp.org.uk/hrp/b2c/index.cfm/calendar/eventcode/HCHO/ or call 0844 4827799.
Christopher Herrick organ recital; Hampton Court Palace; Wednesday, March 19; 7.45pm; Tickets £12; visit ticketslive.hrp.org.uk/hrp/b2c/index.cfm/calendar/eventcode/HCHO/ or call 0844 4827799.


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so ive been disc golfing for 5 days and i like it.
and by 5 days i mean every day since i started. so i guess i like it a LOT. i got some pars, even more bogies, and a few birdies (some of the puts i made in-game made me freak out, i had a 20ft uphill shot yesterday that rocked)
i need some tips, heres what i have...
star starfire 165g - my main driver
DX Wraith 175g - for holes that need more fade and windy drives
DX Rhyno - 175g, i think im in love with this thing....
annnnd.... b/c i had to spend more money before i knew what i needed, i got a DX Goblin thats like 162g i believe.... i dont like it much
anyways im good with sidearm shots, and ive been tryin to get more towards control over trying to power it out there, b/c everytime i try to add too much power i blow the shot... im not too good with backhand, i cant seem to get any power at all when i need it.... another thing thats wierd, is sometimes when i just practice my backhands, the goblin ends up just as far as my drivers.... not all the time just part of the time...
so what are your serious tips for beginners and can anyone help me with my backhand?
also, ive had some people tell me the rhino is great from anywhere under 200 ft.? what are your opinions on this?
i found an article on backhand so im grasping it more, but i still need help on how an s-curve is performed. thanks in advance guys/gals


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Admissions & Financial Aid Honor Scholarship Weekend
Saturday, March 21
On Saturday you will take a Mathematics examination and one exam from a choice of Physics, Biology, or Chemistry.
Mathematics: The exam will consist of approximately 20 questions. These questions involve arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and logical reasoning. Questions from more advanced courses such as calculus will not be included. Calculators and other aids are not permitted.
Physics: The exam will consist of multiple-choice questions. Approximately two-thirds will cover mechanics (kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, circular motion, momentum, etc.) while the remaining one-third will come from wave physics, optics, electricity, and magnetism. These questions may involve calculations using algebra and geometry, but not calculus. Calculators are permitted, but any computations should be simple enough to be done without a calculator. A list of key formulas will be provided.
Biology: The exam is primarily made up of objective questions. Exam topics will deal with the principles of ecology, physiology, evolution, and the genetics of plants and animals. Some basic problem solving in genetics will be included.
Chemistry: The exam will test familiarity with chemical vocabulary and nomenclature, knowledge of chemical properties, periodic trends, electronic structure, and the ability to balance equations and solve problems involving stoichiometry, gas laws, and equilibrium. There will be fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions plus problems requiring setup and numerical solutions. Exam topics are typical of a rigorous high school course. Calculators are permitted and a periodic table of elements is supplied.


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Brewers have eye on rehabbing Hanrahan
PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers sent pro scout Cory Melvin to monitor right-hander Joel Hanrahan's showcase at the University of Tampa on Thursday, and Melvin was not alone. Various reports indicate that 18-20 teams had officials on hand for a look at the 32-year-old former Pirates closer.
Hanrahan, 32, is coming off Tommy John and flexor tendon surgeries and is still working into game shape. The New York Daily News cited a source who was at the workout, saying Hanrahan reached 93 mph and "looked great."
Brewers assistant GM Gord Ash declined to say whether Melvin, who is the son of Brewers GM Doug Melvin, filed a positive report, or whether the Brewers would pursue a deal with Hanrahan. According to Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network and FOXSports.com, Hanrahan will start fielding offers next week.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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School assignments go high-tech
How much do you help your kids with their school projects?
Remember when the pinnacle of school assignment technology was access to a colour photocopier? Apparently that just doesn't cut it any more, judging from Mr 9's first foray into class presentations this week. He had to give a five minute presentation on his favourite movie. Naturally he chose The Empire Strikes Back, with a Lego theme. Yep, I'm the proudest geek Dad ever.
Rather than just get up there and ramble, the kids were encouraged to use cue cards, props and any other technology they saw fit. There are really cool interactive whiteboards in most classrooms and the kids are encouraged to incorporate them whenever practical. The school also uses a mix of Windows and Mac. I think it's great my boy is exposed to both platforms, just like at home.
Mr 9 was ready to Powerpoint the class to death but I managed to intervene. I didn't write his talk for him, as tempting as it was. When you come from a family of writers and academics, Mr Teacher is certainly going to be on the lookout for school assignments which seem just a little too polished. Instead my wife and I offered guidance mostly in the form of project management, technical support and a few public speaking tips.
Firstly I encouraged my son to sit down, assess the requirements and then focus on his goals rather than get caught up in technology. He needed to write out a plan before I would help him with the specifics of the technology. It's a lesson that many grown ups still haven't learned. In the end all Mr 9 really wanted to do was screen a short video clip in the middle of his talk, so we decided that sending the clip on a USB stick would be easier than messing around with Powerpoint. Or so I thought.
While Mr 9 polished his talk after dinner I messed around with the video clip, trying to cover all eventualities in case there were technical difficulties. The .mov file I created played fine in QuickTime but the audio was out of sync in Windows Media Player. I didn't know for sure which application Mr Teacher would use, so I played around with a few conversion tools but wasn't happy with the results. In the end I simply burned the clip as a DVD as a backup. I even wrote down a YouTube URL as a last resort -- pointing to the clip at the appropriate starting point.
I think I was more stressed about the tech performing on the day than Mr 9 was about getting up in front of a room full of people to talk for five minutes (not that he's ever been accused of being shy). Had I been more prepared I would have checked with teacher before the day. In the end it all went well, the DVD did the job and the presentation was a hit.
Now I know exactly what tech is available in the classrooms, I'm better prepared to help with the next school assignment. But I'm sure that a simple video clip won't cut it for long. I know Minecraft is already a popular teaching tool. Mr 9 is a big fan of Minecraft and I'm sure it won't be long before he's building entire worlds and hosting them online so he can present them to the class. I'm sure augmented reality is just around the corner and soon I'll be madly scrambling to source 25 headsets for an interactive class presentation as Mr 9 takes everyone on a guided tour of the Death Star.
It's easy to get carried away with helping your kids, especially when your family places an importance on education. But I made it clear to Mr 9 up front that he was responsible for the content and I would simply help with the tech. He's a fast learner and I reckon it won't be long before I'm turning to him for tech advice on work projects.
Do you help your kids with their school assignments? Where do you draw the line?
George Palathingal joined The Sydney Morning Herald in 2001. He writes about most fields of entertainment but has always specialised in music, most notably as a live reviewer.
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On Prinsengracht
This Amsterdam hotel is composed of 25 canal houses on the Keizersgracht canal, 500 meters from the house of Anne Frank and a five-minute walk from Dam Square.
Restaurant and bar
After a busy day, you can dine on classic European cuisine at the Jansz Restaurant, or visit the stylish Pulitzer's Bar for a nightcap. The free WiFi lets you share your trip with friends and family, and with a 24-hour front desk, you can ask the multilingual staff for sightseeing tips any time.
Free WiFi and premium bedding
All 80 rooms are stylish and practical, some with views of the courtyard. LED TVs with digital channels, along with a minibar and free WiFi, allow for a comfy evening in. Premium bedding promise a good night's sleep, and other perks include plush bathrobes and slippers. Cribs are available for free.
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- High-quality beds
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- Onsite bar
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Hotel Amenities
You can look forward to starting your day with a full breakfast buffet, and a morning newspaper. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner, the bistro offers outdoor seating, and the bar/lounge is a perfect place to have a drink.
Multilingual staff are available 24 hours a day to offer sightseeing and dining tips, and free WiFi is available in public areas. You can also enjoy some downtime in the hotel's library. Bicycle rentals are available onsite as well as valet parking is available for a surcharge.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 225
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 5
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Free newspaper
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
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A full breakfast buffet is served daily from 7 AM until 11 AM for a surcharge.
Jansz Restaurant - This restaurant serves beautifully crafted modern classics with an easy going Dutch attitude.
Pulitzers Bar - A timeless classic; sip on classic cocktails and the finest beverages while enjoying views over the canals.
Room service is available 24-hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
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- Bicycle rentals on site
- Motor boating on site
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 1:30 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
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- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates).
- Deposit: EUR 100 per night
- A 4.7149 percent city/local tax will be charged
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- Valet parking fee: EUR 55 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 50 per pet, per night
- Early check-in fee: EUR 50
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CHIPPENHAM head coach Danny Thomas believes his club will reap the benefits of a new high-quality coaching team as they aim to bounce back to National League level rugby.
The Allington Field club, relegated from National Three South West to South West One East at the end of last season unveiled their new set-up this week, Thomas heading up a group that includes Cardiff Blues skills coach Andi Kyriacou and Bath Rugby academy coach Jack Howden.
University of Bath and Filton College coach Shaun Williams also joins alongside Howden, who currently works with Bath academy's elite player development group and Kyriacou, who lives in Sutton Benger.
The club have also taken steps to beef up the development of their young players, with long-standing club coaches Richard Gaunt, Sean Atkins, Paul Matthews and Kevin Tillotson.
Former junior and development squad manager Steve Whitehead takes over as first team manager, following the departure of senior playing chairman Kevin Snape, who later became Corsham's director of rugby, last season.
Thomas (pictured), who took over as head coach last summer after Jason Forster's departure, said: "It's exciting because it is a good quality coaching group, who have coached at a high level.
"Hopefully, people will see that and will help us attract more players as well.
"Andi and Jack won't be available on some Saturdays, but they are available for coaching on Tuesdays and Thursdays and everybody can bounce off each other, which can filter down and benefit everybody at the club.
"The dynamics are good, the important thing is everybody learns off each other and I think it will work.''
Kyriacou, who will continue to work with Pro 12 side Cardiff Blues, played top-flight for Sale Sharks, Leeds and Saracens and well as Irish provinces Munster and Ulster, going on to play for the Irish Wolfhounds.
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Rehab stint could precede Santana's return
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie shortstop Danny Santana hasn't been ruled out of making his return next weekend in Colorado, but he is likely to go on a rehab assignment over the All-Star break if he's not ready to be activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Santana was placed on the DL on June 27 with a bone bruise in his left knee and is eligible to return on July 12. He's still using the underwater treadmill at Target Field to keep the pressure off his knee and has been swinging off a tee.
"He's doing some light work," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's eligible to come off on our road trip, and that's the target date. But they still haven't allowed him to get on the field and run around."
Twins general manager Terry Ryan added that Santana won't need long to get ready once his knee heals and he's allowed to fully resume baseball activities. But if he can't return next weekend, he'll likely go on a rehab assignment to stay sharp over the All-Star break.
"If he's ready to go, we'll activate him in Colorado, but I don't know if he will be," Ryan said. "But it's not going to take him long once they give him the green light. He's getting better daily."
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Gotten any good advice on personal finance from the federal government lately? Heard some insightful commentary from your school-aged kids on investment allocation? If you haven't, you're not alone.
Five years after a financial crisis caused in part by millions of consumers taking on dangerous levels of debt, especially mortgages, the state of financial education in the U.S. is still dismal.
In a 2012 survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, 2 of 5 adults gave themselves a C, D or F on their personal finance knowledge, and a 2011 survey by Visa found only 5 percent of adults said they'd learned about money matters from a teacher.
"There's only 14 states that have any financial literacy course requirements for high school graduation, and that means it's left up to the parents and other adults in a student's life to give them the information," says Mary Blanusa, vice president of government affairs and partnership projects for the Council for Economic Education.
That's problematic, says Blanusa, mostly because parents don't want the job.
"Most of the data show that most parents are not comfortable talking about financial information with their kids," she says. "They're more comfortable talking about sex or drugs than they are about finances."
Financial literacy is a such a big problem that the landmark Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protecti0n Act specifically calls for the creation of an Office of Financial Education within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to consolidate federal financial education efforts and to produce better results.
So far, the OFE has been given substantial resources to make that happen. The CFPB hired an assistant director, Camille Busette, last year at an advertised salary of $160,000 to $235,000 to manage the OFE. And the office had at least 10 full-time employees working as of June 2012, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
At a recent Senate banking committee hearing on the progress of Dodd-Frank implementation, CFPB Director Richard Cordray specifically mentioned financial education as a high priority.
"We're planning a strong push in the future for broader and more effective financial literacy in this country," Cordray said. "We need to change the fact that we send many thousands of our young people out into the world every year to manage their own affairs with little or no grounding in personal finance education."
But at that same hearing, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., expressed frustration at the convoluted structure of the federal government's personal finance education efforts. Coburn cited a GAO report which found that 56 different financial programs, hailing from 20 agencies, spend $68 million per year.
"By law, I'm the vice chair of the financial literacy education commission and we are coordinating with other agencies -- there are 15 or 20 other agencies -- and it does feel like one of the issues has been a piecemeal approach to this problem," Cordray responded.
Having to wade through that bureaucratic morass may be why the OFE's impact has been muted. In an April 2012 congressional hearing, many of the OFE initiatives listed by Busette consisted of research, meetings with local officials and community groups and coordination with other agencies.
But beyond authoring personal finance content for the CFPB's website, including an FAQ updated every few weeks, it's unclear what the OFE has done to directly educate consumers. It faces a deadline in June, when it must present a report to Congress detailing its financial literacy activities and strategy to improve financial literacy of consumers. Only time will be tell if the OFE is able to meet that deadline and can show for the last two years of work.
A CFPB spokeswoman declined to comment about the agency's financial literacy efforts. For her part, Blanusa says the OFE has been supportive of the Council for Economic Education's work.
"Since they really started getting things going, we've established some good relationships in their education department," Blanusa says. "They've just hired a K-12 education specialist, so we're hoping in the next year or so we can really expand upon that."
But the OFE has a ways to go before it is fully up to speed.
"We're hoping that as they get their K-12 program running, that there will be more opportunities to work together," Blanusa says.
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HOUSTON - A teacher at Houston ISD's Thurgood Marshall Elementary school is accused of using a marker to write reminder notes on his students who forget their school materials.
Victor Jimenez said his 8-year-old son came home with what appeared to be the letter "B" in the middle of his forehead.
Jimenez claimed the teacher wrote it because the second grader did not finish his homework.
"For me, he does not have any professionalism or ethics at all," said Jimenez. "I do not understand how he can continue being a teacher."
Jimenez said this was not an isolated incident and claims he was told by the school that several other students have had the same problems with the same teacher.
"They have also been marked on their arms. He has a list of the kids involved," Jiminez said.
The school district is not denying the claims.
In a written statement, an HISD spokesperson told Local 2, "Administrators launched an investigation and met with the teacher, who confirmed the report. The situation is being handled as a personnel matter, and the teacher has been directed to cease the practice."
Stunned parents disagree with the teacher's actions.
"Teach them a little better," said Ebony Terry.
"There's a different way you can teach them," said Shaunda Hurd. "I hope my child doesn't come home with marker on her forehead."
Jimenez said he wants to see his 8-year-old son succeed in school and is encouraging him to move on from what happened so he can focus on his studies.
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Pathogenesis of Liver Fluke Induced Cancer in Thailand
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified May 2007 by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) is a parasite that individuals get from eating raw fish. Infections with this parasite have been associated with liver abnormalities that sometimes lead to bile duct cancer. The purpose of this study is to find out how many people in several areas of the Khon Kaen province are infected with OV, what affect this parasite has on the liver, how the immune system reacts to infection with this parasite, and how the liver is 12 months after being treated for this parasite. Study participants will include 6,000 volunteers, ages 20-60, living in villages surrounding Khon Kaen that have large numbers of people infected with OV. Study procedures will include a stool sample, an ultrasound (sound waves bounced off internal organs to create a picture), and a blood sample. Individuals found to test positive for the parasite will be treated at their local primary health care unit. Participants will be involved in study procedures for up to 12 months.
|Opisthorchis Viverrini
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|Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Pathogenesis of Liver Fluke Induced Cancer in Thailand
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Liver fluke infection caused by Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) is a major public health problem in parts of East Asia. In Thailand, an estimated 6 million are people infected with OV. Experimental and epidemiological evidence strongly implicate OV infection in the etiology of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Studies have shown 10-20% of OV-infected persons have advanced periportal fibrosis (HBA) that progresses to CCA. OV infection may cause inflammation of the bile ducts that results in DNA damage of the epithelium and subsequent malignant transformation. The primary objective of this study is to determine if in-vitro levels of inflammatory cytokines induced by crude antigen extracts of OV are associated with the hepatobiliary abnormalities known to progress to CCA in OV-infected adults aged 20 to 60 years of age. The secondary objective is to determine if in-vitro levels of inflammatory cytokines induced by crude antigen extracts of OV in adults with hepatobiliary abnormalities change 12 months after treatment with praziquantel and if these changes are associated with persistent advanced fibrosis (grade 2 or 3) as determined by ultrasonography. The primary outcome measure is elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines (such as TNF-alpha) induced by OV infection are associated with a 50% greater risk (OR = 1.50) of having advanced fibrosis (grade 2 or 3) as determined by ultrasonography. The secondary outcome measure is elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines 12 months after treatment for OV infection are associated with a 50% greater risk (OR = 1.50) of maintaining the advanced fibrosis that is known to progress to CCA over this time period. District health outposts reporting greater than or equal to 20 percent prevalence of OV infection among adults will be identified, whereupon males and females, 20 to 60 years of age, will be screened for OV infection. Study sites in Thailand will be districts of Ban Pai, Chonnabot, Muncha Khiri and Kok Pochai, regions along the drainage of the Chi River, in the vicinity of the regional capitol, Khon Kaen city. A recruitment ceiling of 20,000 individuals will be established to screen for infection with OV, with 6,000 enrolled in the observational and longitudinal parts of the study. OV-infected individuals will receive an ultrasound examination that will be graded as either HBA positive (advanced fibrosis) or HBA negative (non-advanced fibrosis). Over a 24 month period, 1,116 OV-infected individuals who are HBA positive will be recruited. The first 484 OV-infected individuals with HBA will be age and sex matched with OV-infected individuals from the same region who are HBA negative. Blood samples will be drawn from all volunteers and used in immunological evaluations of OV infection in relation to HBA status. This will constitute the observation stage of the study. The 1,116 OV-infected individuals with HBA will be followed for an additional 12 months, with an ultrasound exam and a blood draw. This will constitute the longitudinal stage of the study. All volunteers will then be treated for OV infection with praziquantel.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females between 20 and 60 years of age, inclusive, infected with Opisthorchis viverrini
- Willingness to participate in the study as evidenced by signing the informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to correctly answer all questions on the informed consent comprehension questionnaire.
- Attends school or works full-time outside of the study area.
- Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the volunteer to understand and cooperate with the study protocol.
- Other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of a volunteer to participate in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol.
- A positive urine Beta-hCG pregnancy test for females.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472602
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472602
|Contact: Paul Brindley
|(510) 988-4645
|Khon Kaen University
|Khon Kaen, Thailand, 40002
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|NCT00472602 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 10, 2007
|Last Updated:
|August 26, 2010
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Opisthorchis viverrini, liver fluke, Thailand, cancer
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This article provides more of what you need to know to survive in the world of connected data by introducing XMLs fundamental concepts to those who have managed to avoid this important technology.
THE WORLD-WIDE Web Consortium's XML Recommendation opens with a list of 10 design goals. The first goal states: XML shall be straightforwardly usable over the Internet. Straightforward or not, eXtensible markup language (XML) is used extensively over the Internet, and has become a de facto standard for data interchange.
Because of its association with Internet applications, however, automation engineers have sidestepped XML, assuming it has little applicability to their daily work. This is a mistake. Though this technology has been used extensively for Internet-based applications, XML is an extremely simple and flexible data format with untold uses waiting to be uncovered and implemented in industrial controls and automation.
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Alone, XML data is simply raw text that has little to offer automation engineers. But XML isnt alone. Developers everywhere have jumped aboard the XML bandwagon to create a seemingly bottomless reservoir of tools, applications, services, and standards all designed to create, consume, translate, store, and present XML data. This infrastructure of supporting applications is what makes XML such a compelling choice for application data. This article will introduce XMLs fundamental concepts for those who have so far managed to avoid this important technology. Parts 3 and 4 of this four-part article will address XML supporting technologies. [The ABCs of XML, Part 1 ran in CONTROL, June 06.]
Not a Typical Language
XML isnt a language in the sense that there are defined keywords, functions, or statements. XML is often compared to hypertext markup language (HTML) because it works well with HTML applications, has similar markup, and has been joined with HTML to create the XHTML specification. However, the HTML specification defines a list element tags like ,
, , and  with defined behavior for HTML browsers.
XML lacks a defined set of tags and allows anyone to create their own set of tags and attributes to suit their own application needs. Instead, the XML specification defines a set of markup rules that must be followed for the marked up text to be interpreted as XML data.
10 Well-Formed Rules
XML is organized in a logical or physical structure called a document. An XML document may be a file on disk, it may be streamed from a server, or it may be hard-coded text inside an HMI VBA application. Though the data may have many different sources, the document metaphor still applies as long as its well formed. To be considered a well formed, an XML document must adhere to the constraints defined in the W3Cs XML specification. These constraints can be distilled into 10 easy rules.
- XML is just plain old text
XML is designed to be human-readable as text. This means any text editor can be used with an XML document. A simple text editor will treat an XML document just as it would an INI file, a CSV file, or any text file.
- XML is data
XML is designed as a flexible self-describing data structure. By itself, XML cant do anything, nor does it define how data should be processed or handled. By contrast, HTML includes both data and a description of how it should be displayed in a browser.
- XML documents must have one root element
There can be only one top-level root element in an XML document, and all other elements must be between the root element start and end tags.
- XML white space data is preserved
HTML reduces consecutive white space characters to a single space character. With XML, white space is interpreted as datajust as any other character.
- XML naming rules
Element names cant include white space, must start with a letter, and cant include characters that are used for markup such as <, >, ;, &, among others. Its generally a good idea to limit element and attribute names to letters, numbers, and underscore.
- XML elements must be closed
An element can be closed with an end tag, or optionally with the shorthand notation for empty elements. By contrast, HTML doesnt require that elements be closed. In fact, most browsers will attempt to render any HTML element whether or not its closed properly. XML is not so forgiving. An empty element is one with no value and no child elements, though it may have attributes. An empty element may be closed with the shorthand notation /> at the end of the start tag. For example <Value /> is equivalent to <Value></Value>.
- XML elements must be properly nested
In HTML, elements were allowed to overlap like this: bold and italic text italic only. This type of element crossing is not allowed in XML. An element that starts inside a parent element must end inside the same parent before the parent element is closed.
- XML is case sensitive
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Columbine Rebels vs. Heritage Eagles
Littleton Cup Championship
April 21, 2012
Sports Authority Field at Mile High
For the second year in a row the Columbine Rebels made it to the Championship Game of the annual Littleton Cup. This year they faced off against the Heritage Eagles in the early game of the double header at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Columbine (ranked 3
rd in the Denver Post Lacrosse Poll) was looking for their second Littleton Cup Championship, while Heritage looked to add to their 6 game winning streak.
The Rebels would jump out to a quick start gaining a 3-1 lead early in the 1
st quarter. Heritage would cut the deficit to one as the quarter ran out. The 2
nd quarter would feature good defense and big saves from both goalies. Columbine would finally break through to score 3 unanswered goals in the last 3 minutes of the half making the score 7-2. The Rebels would keep up the offensive pressure to start the second half recording 3 more quick goals. As the 4
th quarter would start Columbine's lead would balloon to 12-3. Heritage finally was able to increase pressure, adding two goals, but in the end it was just too late. Columbine would repeat as Littleton Cup Champions with a 13-6 victory.
Columbine head coach Matt Plitnick chose attack #13 Ryan Kelly (5 goals, 2 assists) as his Player of the Game. While Heritage head coach Brandt Hodgson would name #21 midfielder Sean Sullivan as his Player of the Game. Both head coaches mentioned that having the teams being able to play at Sports Authority Field at Mile High was a big highlight and a life time memory. Coach Plitnick would go on to add, "Playing on the same field where the Broncos do, in front of the biggest crowd of the season and taking home the Littleton Cup trophy is something the kids will never forget." We also asked Coach Plitnick what his team took away from this big game, "we will take away the fact that we were able to raise money for a good charity and have a totally unique experience that is usually reserved to top college and pro teams. All the kids commented on how the last play before their game was the Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas pass against the Steelers in the playoffs..."
The second game of the Littleton Cup was the Chatfield Chargers vs. the Littleton Lions. That game would see the Lions defeat the Chargers 7-3. The Denver Outlaws would like the congratulate all of the teams that participated in the Littleton Cup and wish the best of luck on trying to reach the playoffs.


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The ATE Student Success Stories Videos highlight the struggles and triumphs of a diverse set of students in community college settings to document a common theme: technician training has the power to change lives. This episode features Kristin Edwards, a student at Clark State Community College, who thought she wanted to be a math education major until a computer science class changed the course of her career. After more coursework, and an ATE sponsored internship with a local business, shes discovered a new passion and a new path.Credit: ATE Central, a project of the Internet Scout Research Group
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When Maria Bello attended the Critic's Choice Awards a few weeks ago, she made more than a fashion statement, wearing a vintage Galanos dress that she had emblazoned with the words "Peace in Darfur." At the time, she told PEOPLE that she would auction off the dress to benefit Save the Children, an organization that aids disadvantaged children in 42 countries. But it turns out, she hadn't secured a way of auctioning it off, and Clothes Off Our Back stepped in to help. You can now find Maria's dress up for auction on their site (click here to go directly to her page), along with thirty other award show gowns from actresses like Meryl Streep, Maggie Gyllenhaal and America Ferrera. Click here to view the entire 2007 Spring Award Show Auction.
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Philip Hopkins
Professor of Philosophy
Areas of expertise
Research: Critical Media Studies: Ancient Greek philosophy
Teaching: Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Literature, Philosophy of Science
PhD, University of Texas at Austin 2000
MA, St. John's College 1990
BASS, Stephen F. Austin University 1984
I have two areas of primary research, both related around concerns with the ways we talk to each other (our discourse and rhetorical practices), and questions of how we come to know and judge the world.
One area is the relation between the discourse practices of what I call the "truth-telling media," i.e. marketing and journalism, and our moral heuristics. This investigation focuses on the growing moralism in mass media, the way that marketing and journalism explicitly build and maintain moral meaning systems and use these to leverage their interests. I explore how this explicit moralism impacts our everyday thinking about ethical and moral issues.
Another area investigates pre-socratic insights into our most fundamental ways of seeing the world, i.e., such concepts as space, time, language and order or pattern. I am particularly interested in the unusual expositional practices of these earliest thinkers and the relation of what they think about the world to how they choose to talk about those insights.
"…As He Says in His Poetical Way: Empedocles and Anaxagoras on the Motive Forces of the Kosmos," in Companion to Ancient Philosophy, Northwestern University Press (Forthcoming)
Mass Moralizing: Marketing and Moral Storytelling, Lexington Press (2015)
"Mass Moralizing," in Advertising and Reality, Continuum Press (2012)
"Weaving the Fishbasket: Heraclitus on Riddles and the Relation of Word and World" Epoché © 13:2 (2009).
"To Say What is Most Necessary: Expositional and Philosophical Practice in Thucydides and Plato," in Philosophy in Dialogue: Plato's Many Devices, Gary Scott, ed. (Northwestern University Press, Topics in Historical Philosophy Series, John McCumber, ed., 2007).
"Zeno's boêtheia tôi logôi: Thought Problems about Problems for Thought," Epoché © 11:1 (2006).
Honors & Awards
Holder of the Lurlyn and Durwood Fleming Professorship in Religion and PhilosophySouthwestern University Teaching Award, 2004


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The federal mediators thought they were out of the NHL lockout. Now, the NHLPA wants them back in.
With the progress of the last two days paving the way for a crucial next step, the union has requested that the mediators, who bailed after two failed CBA negotiation sessions last week, return for a meeting with the league Thursday night.
— Report: Ryan Miller yelled at owners
The mediators are available and ready to travel from Washington to the Times Square Westin, but the NHL has not approved their involvement—nor is their involvement mandatory for more talks, according to multiple reports.
The NHLPA, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Bergen Record, believe that the mediators could help get a deal done. That wasn't the case last week, when they felt the sides were too far apart to benefit from their presence.
At the time, NHLPA executive directors Donald Fehr implied that they could return later in the process. Fehr and commissioner Gary Bettman were not in the room for the last two days of meetings, opting instead to directly, involve more owners and players, but they returned on Wednesday.
A potentially negative sign: owners Larry Tanenbaum of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mark Chipman of the Winnipeg Jets have left New York though, as noted by Yahoo! Sports' Nick Cotsonika, that could be because of prior engagements.
Key owners who remain in on negotiations: Jeremy Jacobs of the Boston Bruins, who is a labor hardliner and breakout villain, at least in the public eye; and Ron Burkle of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who is widely believed to be seeking a deal and working in concert with captain Sidney Crosby and co-owner Mario Lemieux to help the sides find common ground.
Before Thursday's talks began, the latest, most important move was a revised offer from the league to the players, after a day spent trading proposals.
According to multiple reports, owners offered players $300 million in so-called "make-whole" or transitional payments. Their previous offer was $211 million; the players' previous request was $393 million.
The proposal also included a 10-year term with an opt out after eight seasons, which is longer than the league's previous offers and, theoretically, would seem to benefit the players—based on precedent, owners will seek to drop the players' share whenever the time comes to negotiate the next CBA.
Also part of the league's proposal: unaltered rules on free agency (they would been attempting to change arbitration guidelines and raise the minimum age from 27); capping salary variances at 5 percent as a means of eliminating back-diving, cap-circumventing contracts; and a five-year limit on contracts for unrestricted free agents and seven-year limit for teams retaining their players.


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My friend, Mary Jane
All right, all right! I'll admit it. On occasion, when nothing else will help one particular MS symptom – and don't think I haven't tried other therapies – I have used medical marijuana (MMJ).
I have a very large lesion in my spinal cord between vertebra C-3 and C-4. When that lesion acts up and becomes inflamed, this symptom comes on. The best way this chef can describe it is to bring to your mind the sound of crunching down on the cartilaginous keel-bone of a chicken breast. You know that sound that you hear? Well, whenever I move my head or neck, when this symptom flares, it's like I'm hearing that sound throughout my whole head.
I had read much about complementary and alternative treatments for MS symptoms. In taking an online survey for the Rocky Mountain MS Center, I noted that many people had suggested they had tried marijuana for their MS symptoms. Since nothing else worked, I thought, "Why not?"
I knew a guy who knew a guy, and I got a little of the substance. The next time, I had a "crunchy" neck, I smoked a little bit. The sensation went away, not completely, but enough to cope with. That first couple of times, that didn't matter much as I got so stoned that I couldn't cope with much else. I learned how much not to take, and it really helped alleviate my suffering.
So picture this straight-laced former Coastguardsman sitting in the doc's office saying, "So I think that marijuana helps my neck crunchiness." Then imagine my surprise when he said, "Okay, let me get you some paperwork for the state."
Washington, where I live, is one of several states that have medical marijuana laws on the books. I know that the feds are against it, but I haven't seen the FBI hanging around the patient co-op where I get my medicine.
Speaking of that co-op, I have to say that my first trip into the clinic was a nightmare. Here I was, a man with MS, but getting around pretty well with just the assistance of a cane. In the clinic, there were AIDS patients, cancer patients, terrible burn victims and me. I, for the first time since diagnosis, felt ashamed.
These people had serious and sometimes life-threatening conditions. I was looking for a little solace for a pain in the neck.
I was welcomed by everyone and made to feel comfortable.
It's not like I'm going to some college bar to score a lid or anything, after all. I go and get this doctor-approved medicine at a state-sanctioned location for a real medical condition.
There is no clinical evidence that MMJ works for what I have. We have learned, however, from our LDN discussion that some of us are okay with that as long as it does no harm and helps us for now.
Anyone else out there use MMJ for their MS symptoms?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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From Forest To Fine Furniture
The weather isn't looking so great for leaf peeping in Vermont this weekend. So if you're traveling around the Green Mountain State and looking for indoor activities, try heading to Woodstock, VT for the Ninth Annual Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival.
This year's theme is "From Forest to Furniture: Take Home a Piece of Vermont". It dovetails with our plans at Vermont Woods Studios for a showroom at Stonehurst in that the focus is to raise awareness about where your furniture comes from.
Much like the organic food movement, the organic furniture movement is catching on. Customers are realizing both the economic and health benefits to buying locally crafted furniture, handmade from real, solid, sustainably harvested wood.
Come visit with some of the regions (and world's) most respected fine furniture makers in Woodstock this weekend. You'll be able to see and feel their furniture creations and also learn about the well-managed forests where their wood is harvested. Free tours are available of the nearby Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Here customers can experience the forest and learn about each of the many links in the chain from forest to trees to furniture.
Shown above: Brent Karner of ClearLake Furniture in Ludlow VT won first place for production furniture in the 2011 Vermont Fine Furniture Festival. Who is going to win this year?
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During and after the playoff game the board crawls to almost a stop. Around 400 people should not slow down a forum this bad, we must have crappy servers or something.
I've been on forums with 4000+ people at one time with no slow downs.
Only about a 100 of the 400+ are members, so why not limit the board to members only during high traffic times?


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On April 3, the Pine Ridge and Lake Traverse reservations received news that they would be receiving $466,390 as part of a $1.9 million grant package for housing rehabilitation and improvement that was announced by Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
"These funds will have a real impact in Indian country, helping families rehabilitate their homes and build a stronger and safer future for their communities," Johnson said.
The Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority will receive $300,000 to help 30 homeowners on the Lake Traverse Reservation according to a press release from Johnson's office. The recipients, all tribal members, will receive assistance in either making structural repairs or improving accessibility.
Oglala Sioux Lakota Housing in Pine Ridge will receive $166,390. The grant will be used to repair and improve seven rental homes for elderly residents on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Dacotah Bank, sponsor of both grants, is one of many local financial institutions that have partnered with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines to generate the funds to be used for rehabilitation and repair of hundreds of properties.
"The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and their local partners deserve a lot of credit for the work they do for families and communities across this state," Johnson said.
"For several years, FHLB Des Moines has made improving or creating homes for Native American a priority in our Affordable Housing Program scoring. We are proud to be providing additional funding today for Native American housing programs," said Van Fishback, director of FHLB Des Moines.
The $1.9 million will be split among seven organizations and came from FHLB's Affordable Housing Program (AHP) which has distributed more than $20 million to projects in South Dakota since its creation. The grants are privately-funded by FHLB's earnings, and no taxpayer funds are involved.