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Madison, Wis. – World Dairy Expo is just a couple of weeks away and the excitement is growing. The World Forage Analysis Superbowl had dramatic rise in the participation for this year's competition. Participants from 23 states entered the Forage Superbowl for a chance at over $22,000 in cash prizes. A record 398 entries have been submitted this year, a 43% increase over last year. Competition was keen this year in each category. Forage categories include standard and brown midrib silage, dairy hay, haylage, commercial baleage, commercial hay, and the new grass hay.
Finalists will be notified in September and invited to attend the Mycogen Seeds Awards Luncheon at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, October 5. In addition, all winning entries will be on display in the Arena Building at Expo for all show attendees to view. Producers are also encouraged to attend any of the seven free Dairy Forage Toolbox educational seminars that will be held in the east end of the Arena Building. Visit www.foragesuperbowl.org for further details of the contest and the seminar schedule.
Cash awards are made possible by the contest's sponsors and include Ag-Bag, Barenbrug USA, Bridon Cordage, Croplan Genetics, Kent Nutrition Group, Kuhn North America, Mycogen Seeds, National Hay Association, NutriSave Forage Management System, Syngenta and W-L Research.
The 28th Annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with AgSource Cooperative Services, AgSource Laboratories, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Dairy Expo.
"Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days" is the theme of World Dairy Expo 2011 which will take place Tuesday, October 4 through Saturday, October 8 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. For show schedule and details, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.


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Saturday, September 23, 2017
Healthy Weight Center
Healthy Body Weight
I`m 13 years old and I`m 5`2. I weigh 115 pounds. I was wondering if that`s a healthy body weight for my age.
I can answer you by saying yes, you probably are at a healthy body weight.. By looking at a child or adolescent's growth pattern over time (from birth), health professionals can evaluate if someone is growing properly and in a healthy weight range. In order to answer your question more accurately, it would be helpful to know if you are a girl or boy and to know more about you. Since that information is not available to me, another tool that can be useful is the body mass index (BMI). When I checked yours using the on-line tool at http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_bmi_calc.htm, it said that your BMI indicates you are at a healthy weight (whether you are a girl or a boy). Your BMI is 21.1 (which is in the 75th percentile for girls and the 80th percentile for boys). So that's good news. The website also tells us to remember that a child is considered to be overweight if (1) they have a BMI over the 95th percentile for age or (2) are at risk of becoming overweight if they have a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile for their age.
The aim of maintaining a healthy weight is to be active daily and eat a well balanced diet taking in enough calories to support your continuing growth. Remember to try not to fill up on "junk foods" (chips, fried foods, pop, candy); let your calories come from nutritious sources (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean meats, nuts) instead. If you visit the ChooseMyPlate.gov website, you can tailor a diet to meet your needs according to your age, gender, and activity level. Or, you can go to Healthy Weight Center at NetWellness
I hope this answers your question.
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Senior Instructor of Nutrition
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University

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Opinions sought on bike-sharing
The Transportation Agency for Monterey County is accepting public input on a draft feasibility study for a bike-sharing program in the county.
The study looks at potential service areas, estimated demand for ridership, funding sources, costs and other issues. TAMC will accept comments through Dec. 21.
A public workshop to provide information about the project will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Barbara Bank and Trust's Community Room, 615 Abrego St., Monterey.
To read the study, see www.tamcmonterey.org or call TAMC at 775-0903.
Local events mark World Aids Day
A number of events are being held this week to mark the 24th annual World AIDS Day on Saturday.
Activities include free HIV testing, film showings and a mobilization event. Among the highlights, to be held at CSU Monterey Bay's Main Quad, Inter-Garrison Road and Fourth Avenue, Seaside:
· A conversation with speakers whose lives have been touched by AIDS, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Student Center West Lounge.
· A World AIDS Day Rally from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at the Student Center West Lounge.
· A candlelight vigil from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Main Quad.
For a full list of events, see mtyhd.org.
First Night Monterey buttons for sale
Admission buttons for this year's First Night Monterey are now for sale.
The tickets for the New Year's Eve celebration are $12 for adults, $10 for youth until Dec. 8, when the cost will rise by $3 and $2, respectively. Costs on the day of the event are $22 for adults and $15 for youth.
The alcohol-free event is held in downtown Monterey.
Workshop on elder care during holidays
Elder care expert John O'Brien will hold a workshop on caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease during the holidays from 2 to 3:30p.m. Tuesday at the Alzheimer's Association, 21 Lower Ragsdale Drive.
To register, call 800-272-3900.


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For leisure breaks and family holidays you can visit the many popular attractions including Dublin Castle and The Guinness Brewery. Take in a sporting event in Dublin. Enjoy the buzz of shopping in the city centre, or take a trip to Dundrum Town Centre or Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. We even offer complimentary shuttle bus into central Dublin at weekends! We are a family friendly hotel with a choice of family rooms and interconnecting rooms available.


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When I posted my first "May I Introduce To You…" article on my blog LOOKING4ANCESTORS, little did I know that Thomas had the same idea for a column here at GeneaBloggers. Since we were on the same wavelength, he asked if I would consider doing this as a regular feature. I agreed.
Each week I will be introducing you to a GeneaBlogger and their blog. I will be alternating between our seasoned veterans and our newbies. This week will be an exception as I will be posting two articles for the column, since I am playing a little bit of catch-up.
To start us off, I am re-posting my first "May I Introduce To You…" article.
May I introduce to you Miriam Midkiff Robbins?
Miriam is well established in the geneabloggersphere. She has been blogging since January 2006. Her two blogs are AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors and AnceStories2: Stories of Me for My Descendants.
Both of Miriam's blogs are interesting and informative. On her AnceStories blog, Miriam shares her research tips and ideas for family history and blogging. She shares her own discoveries in her personal family history research as well.
With AnceStories2, Miriam has tapped into the idea of journal writing about ourselves for our descendants via blogging. I have spent some time reading past posts on AnceStories2. The ideas Miriam has shared certainly are inspiring. In her first post she says "Have you ever thought how wonderful it would be if you came across a diary or journal of one of your ancestors…one that not only documented the details of their everyday lives, but also those of their character, personality, and interests?"
Just by participating in these Weekly journaling prompts you too can leave a diary of yourself and your life for your future descendants to read.
I'm accepting Miriam's invitation to blog about me for my descendants. I will be spending some time over the next few months following the journaling prompts on AnceStories2.
You know what a treasure it would be to find such a diary or journal about your ancestors. Why not leave your descendants a treasure? Visit AnceStories2: The Stories of Me For My Descendants and accept Miriam's invitation to participate in the journaling prompts. Your descendants will thank you.


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Merge this with the Tuffy Rhodes thread....he takes Bong's spot on the roster.
Wouldn't Hatteberg be taking that spot?
Beattie didn't like the Bong?
Originally Posted by princeton
This stinks!!!! No more bong jokes!
one by one the DanO moves are being placed into oblivion....
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
That Reitsma trade paid off, didn't it
We still have Bubba, just not on the major league yet.Originally Posted by Matt700wlw
I thought he got DFA'd....I may be wrong...Originally Posted by harangatang
He cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA Louisville.Originally Posted by Matt700wlw
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Originally Posted by Joseph
as will bong probably.
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
Good news, Bong should have been off the 40 long ago
Go Gators!
Lets hope not.. do we have a choice if he joins the minors or is it automatic?
I must have missed that one...Originally Posted by Joseph
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A Solano County Superior Court jury acquitted a Vacaville man of a first-degree murder charge on Monday for the killing of the mother of his two children, but still faces the prospect of life in prison.
Despite the acquittal on the most serious charge, jurors returned a guilty verdict of second-degree murder in the trial for 34-year-old Sidney David Eugene Wilson. The jury also found true a special allegation that he used a firearm causing death when he killed Victoria "Vicky" Corral on Sept. 8, 2011, in the garage of their Cambridge Drive home.
The two-week trial featured Wilson taking the witness stand in his own defense, not denying that he fired the bullets that struck Corral twice in the head and once in the neck.
His defense counsel, Deputy Public Defender Nick Filloy, in asking that jurors return a verdict of voluntary manslaughter, explained that Wilson suddenly was overcome with emotions of anger, rage, sorrow and fear. Those feelings were the result of Corral telling him she had been seeing another man and that he was not going to do anything about it, according to Wilson's testimony.
Prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Terry Ray sought a first-degree murder conviction in the case, stating that it was not a case of someone who had suddenly snapped in the heat of the moment.
Wilson admitted to drinking vodka that evening and had been upset with Corral earlier that day. He also acknowledged that he was prohibited from owning a firearm following a prior felony conviction, but kept a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol in the garage for protection.
That evening, Wilson asked Corral to come out to the garage to "squash" the argument that had been simmering throughout the day.
Corral, a mother of four, had two children ages 5 and 1 with Wilson at the time of the shooting. Her teenage daughter witnessed Wilson fire one of the shots and called police. Ray played for the jury the tense and highly emotional phone call the young girl placed to Vacaville police dispatchers minutes later.
On the audio recording, the girl can be heard frantically relaying that her mother was laying on the ground.
"My mom and my stepdad were fighting. I don't know what happened. He had a gun out and shot my mom," the girl told the dispatcher, who calmly told her to gather the other children and lock themselves in a bedroom.
For roughly 30 minutes, police were engaged in a standoff with Wilson who refused to come out of the garage. In that time, an officer in the backyard was able to bring the children safely out the rear of the house.
Judge Wendy G. Getty ordered Wilson back at 9 a.m. on April 10 for sentencing. The second- degree murder conviction carries a possible 15-years-to-life sentence in state prison. The gun enhancement adds an additional 25-years-to-life to the sentence.
Wilson remains in Solano County Jail custody.
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The wheels may have fallen off the government for the first half of October, but produce industry sources report minimal disruption in movement of produce.
While many thousands of federal employees are furloughed because of the government shutdown that began Oct. 1, border officials in Nogales, Ariz., were still clearing loads of produce coming into the U.S., and fee-based quality inspections were being carried out by Arizona state officials.
"It is business as usual in terms of processing trucks and people," said Allison Moore, communications director of the Nogales, Ariz.-based Fresh Produce Association of the Americas. Moore said U.S. Customs and the Food and Drug Administration officials were covering all the lanes of entry. "We haven't seen any delays at this point."
The Arizona Department of Agriculture carries out quality inspections for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the border, and Moore said that because the inspections are user-fee based, there has been no change in the pace of inspections at the border, whether or not those inspections were required to comply with U.S. marketing orders or called voluntarily by handlers.
Likewise, fee-based inspections of growers mandated by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement have not been interrupted.
"It doesn't have an impact on our program or the way we go about doing it," said Scott Horsfall, chief executive officer of Sacramento-based California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, All the auditors who conduct grower inspections are employees of the state of California and not affected by the federal shutdown, he said.
The shutdown has not impeded exports of apples and pears, said Chris Schlect, president of the Northwest Horticultural Council, Yakima, Wash. Schlect said an indirect effect of shuttering federal agencies has been the cancellation of meetings important to trade negotiations, he said.
"We are eager to have a meeting in China of plant quarantine officials from the two countries, but that is a little under a cloud until they can get this thing resolved," Schlect said.
FDA laboratories are staffed with a skeleton crew and only working on food samples that may be an imminent food safety risk, said David Gombas, senior vice president of food safety and technology for United Fresh Produce Association in Washington, D.C.
"What that means is that routine surveillance samples that FDA takes from retail are not getting done," Gombas said Oct. 15.
Work on regulations relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act has been suspended during the shutdown.
The Alliance for a Stronger FDA reported the federal shutdown has led to the furloughing of 6,600 FDA employees, or about 45% of the workforce.
Gombas said no FDA laboratory staff is available to process produce submitted to the agency because of food-safety related import alerts. "There is nobody around to review it," he said.
In that case, loads flagged for FDA automatic review because of previous food safety incidents are apparently not crossing into the U.S., Gombas said.
FDA officials at the border are clearing loads of imported produce but not taking routine samples for testing, Gombas said.
The lack of USDA f.o.b. price reports during the shutdown does leave a data void for some buyers, said Jay Martini, Chicago-based broker. Foodservice companies use the USDA price reports to help them set prices, Martini said.
"There are pricing programs that are based off USDA reports every week," he said.
Steven Grossman, deputy executive director for the Silver Spring, Md.-based Alliance for a Stronger FDA, said he has received calls from media about the effect of the government shutdown on food safety.
"The way I'm answering people is that there are three levels of protection: There are the producers, there is the FDA and the stuff that consumers ought to be doing themselves," he said.
Grossman said the typical consumer does not pay attention to food safety principles at home such as washing produce before they consume it.
"It is more important now that FDA is not in the picture, but when the FDA goes back to work they still should do those things," he said.


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Tequila's Rise
Once the Liquor of Machismo and Margaritas, Tequila has Gone Decidedly Upscale
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Once drowned in pitchers of Margaritas or gulped in shots, tequila is shedding its bad-boy image and turning up in some pretty sophisticated company. Many leading U.S. restaurants and bars now offer a list of 10, 20, even 25 fine tequilas to complement their array of single-malt Scotches, Cognacs and other high-end spirits.
In Mexico, the Ritz-Carlton, Cancún, has become a sort of Mecca for tequila aficionados. There, a special area of the bar is reserved for tequila tasting, and a slim black folder trimmed in gold lists the 120 tequilas that the hotel offers by the glass.
"Our guests love tequila, and they buy expensive tequilas," says Ricardo Cisneros, beverage manager and tequilier (tequila sommelier) for the hotel, who assembled the impressive collection. Cisneros says that some guests are so captivated with certain rare tequilas that they buy bottles from the hotel to take home. "We used to sell one or two bottles per month of Don Julio, which is one of the best tequilas that we have. Now, I am selling ten cases per month to guests," Cisneros says with a disbelieving laugh. Price, apparently, is no object; the hotel sells a bottle of Reserva de la Casa Don Julio, Añejo for the equivalent of about $90.
Stateside, the interest in upscale tequilas has led to a proliferation of high-end bottlings, in addition to well-established brands such as Cuervo 1800, Sauza Conmemorativo, Tres Generaciones and Herradura. Now, to offer a good tequila selection, a retailer or bar manager must devote several feet of shelf space to showcase bottlings such as Chinaco, Dos Reales, Patrón, Porfidio, El Tesoro de Don Felipe and Centinela.
"Interest in premium tequilas is going up, there's no question," says Val Huffman, manager of Cilantros, a popular Southwestern-style restaurant in Del Mar, California. "People are much more knowledgeable about how tequila is made and aged. Instead of ordering just a plain tequila drink, now people are specifying a brand: 'I want a Tres straight up;' 'I want an El Tesoro and tonic.' It's definitely changed."
Notwithstanding all this interest in upscale tequilas, many myths persist about the spirit, so let's dispel a few of them right off. First, tequila is not made from cactus; rather, it is distilled from the heart of the blue agave (tequilana Weber, variedad azul), a spiny succulent that looks a bit like an aloe plant and is cultivated specifically for tequila production. Second, tequila contains no worm; certain brands of mescal, a kindred but harsher spirit, are bottled with a worm. Third, tequila isn't firewater; at 80 proof, it has exactly as much alcohol as most gins and vodkas.
In addition to the widespread misperceptions about tequila, the spirit is also saddled with a macho image left over from the days when tequila was a rougher tipple best consumed in a quick swallow. "Many years ago, let's say 20, 30 years ago, tequila was considered a low-class drink," acknowledges Francisco Gonzalez, president of Tequila Tres Magueyes, which produces moderately priced tequila, such as Montezuma, as well as the highly regarded Reserva de la Casa Don Julio, Añejo, available only in Mexico. "Now, people's attitudes have changed a lot. In all the best restaurants and hotels, and all the nicest homes in Mexico, you will find a selection of fine, aged tequilas."
An appreciation of fine tequila begins with an understanding of how and where it is made. Most tequila is produced in the Mexican state of Jalisco, although tequila is also made in certain areas of four nearby states: Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit and Tamaulipas.
Many types of agave, a low-to-the-ground, spiked plant, grow wild in Mexico's desert areas, but only the blue variety may be used in tequila production. Unlike grapes or grain, which reach maturity to yield fermentable sugars in a matter of months, the blue agave takes its time, about eight to 12 years, before it is ready to harvest. To harvest the agave, experienced workers use sharp spadelike implements to quickly dispatch the plant, cutting it off at the base and cropping its spiny leaves. The result is a bulbous object, weighing an average of 40 to 80 pounds (with some weighing up to 175 pounds), that resembles a pineapple on steroids and is in fact called a piña.
The piñas are taken to the distillery, halved or quartered and steamed or baked in large ovens or pressure cookers for up to two days, until they form a soft, pulpy, sweet slurry. This is milled to break up the fibers and extract the juice, which goes into vats for fermentation.
It is at this point that the production of 100 percent agave tequila differs from that of standard, mass-market tequila. With 100 percent agave tequila, the pure agave juice is allowed to ferment over a period of several days, then it is transferred to a still, where the first of two distillations begins.
However, in the production of tequila, Mexican regulations permit the addition of up to 49 percent sugar; the sugar is added before fermentation. Most producers of inexpensive tequila have taken full advantage of this regulation, yielding tequilas that are only 51 percent agave.
While the 100 percent agave designation on a tequila label is an important indicator of product integrity and style, it is not necessarily a guarantee of quality. "One hundred percent agave doesn't mean it's a better tequila," asserts Juan Domingo Beckmann, director of new products for Tequila Cuervo SA in Mexico City. Beckmann claims that some unscrupulous tequila producers skimp on production quality but still are able to conform to the 100 percent agave designation. "You can find excellent tequilas that aren't 100 percent agave," notes Beckmann, who advises against using 100 percent agave tequila in mixed drinks because it is too aromatic. "Some tequilas are made for mixing and some are made to be sipped alone, but that doesn't mean one is better," he concludes.
Like rum, tequila is marketed in its unaged as well as its aged state. The vast majority of tequila is bottled without aging shortly after distillation. Unaged tequilas are labeled white (blanco) or silver (plata), or they may have caramel color added and be labeled gold.
Reposado, literally "rested," tequilas must be aged for at least two months in wood, although some reposado tequilas are aged for up to a year. Most reposado and older tequilas are aged in American white oak barrels that previously were used for Bourbon.
For the term "añejo" to appear on the label, the tequila must be aged at least one year in wood, and most añejo tequilas are aged longer. But, according to many producers, prolonged aging beyond a certain point does not improve tequila. "The master distillers I have talked to say you cannot age tequila much more than three years," says Paul Campos, whose company, El Dorado Importers of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, imports Centinela tequila to the United States. "After that it becomes quite bitter. It's not like a Bourbon or some whiskeys that you can age 10, 15, 18 years."
The term "gold," which widely appears on tequila labels, actually has no legal significance. It is impossible to overemphasize that that deep gold color is not a sign of either age or quality in tequila. Most gold-toned tequilas obtain their tint not by wood aging, but by the addition of caramel color, which is permitted by Mexican regulations. The natural color of a three-year-old añejo tequila is pale straw; a rich golden hue in tequila may signal artificial coloring.
All tequila bottled in Mexico must show a NOM--the distillery (or sometimes bottler) identification number--on the label. Since this NOM can also appear on tequila bottled in the United States,it is not particularly meaningful unless you are trying to determine which distillery made a certain brand of tequila. Even then, there are exceptions; I have seen 100 percent agave tequilas for sale in the United States that were bottled in Mexico but do not carry a NOM.
White tequila is altogether different in character from reposado or añejo bottlings. High quality white tequilas should smell strongly of agave fruit, a hard-to-define scent that most tasters describe as vegetal, herbaceous and smoky. Reposado or añejo tequilas take on additional aromas and flavors, often including tropical fruit, citrus, vanilla and various herbs and spices. With any fine tequila, smoothness on the palate is a plus, particularly if you are sipping it straight. Although a brisk and peppery finish is a hallmark of many good tequilas, outright harshness is a sign of an inferior product.
While the lion's share of the tequila that is consumed in the United States ends up in a Margarita, many tequila buffs prefer to sip their blanco, reposado or añejo straight to savor the distinctive flavors. White or reposado tequilas are generally served in shot or cordial glasses. Sometimes these tequilas are accompanied by the traditional lime wedge and salt. They also can be followed by a chaser of sangrita, a Mexican invention. Sangrita bears no relation to sangria; rather, it is a mixture of tomato, citrus and/or tropical fruit juices, sometimes accented with grenadine, and spiked with hot sauce, lime juice, salt and other, "secret" ingredients. Its bracing spiciness is a great foil for a swallow of reposado.
Añejo tequila is best appreciated in a snifter, like brandy, either before, during or after dinner. "People are getting away from having shooters at the bar and enjoying tequila as they enjoy Cognac," observes Don Senich, general manager of Red Sage, Mark Miller's restaurant in Washington, D.C. "They like the robust flavor of tequila, but they like some of the edge taken off by aging. And some of these very expensive tequilas are over $60 a bottle, which is considerably more than many well-known Cognacs."
The key point to remember about fine, 100 percent agave tequilas is to sip, not slam them; the macho approach is strictly déclassé. The Ritz-Carlton's Cisneros ruefully remembers one of the first tequila tastings he conducted at the hotel, for six guests. The waitress poured a fine añejo into brandy snifters as Cisneros began to talk about the tequila they were tasting. In an instant, four of the six men had downed their tequila in one shot. "They said, 'Wow, this is good tequila,' but to me, they lost everything," he laments. Now, he is careful to explain tequila tasting before it is poured.
Jean T. Barrett is a Los Angeles-based writer on wine, spirits, food and travel and a frequent contributor to Cigar Aficionado and Wine Spectator.
Super-premium Tequilas: A Drinker's Guide*
White or Silver (Blanco or Plata) Tequilas
Centinela Blanco--This fresh and fruity tequila offers attractive pear aromas and is very smooth on the palate. Centinela is produced by a family-owned distillery in Arandas, Jalisco.
Chinaco Blanco--Light and clean in style, this white tequila offers a bright, herbaceous and perfumed nose with spicy flavors and a peppery finish. Chinaco is produced by La Gonzaleña distillery in Gonzalez, Tamaulipas.
El Tesoro de Don Felipe Plata--El Tesoro is produced by La Alteña distillery, an artisanal operation that is owned by the Camarena family and located in the mountainous Los Altos region of the state of Jalisco. El Tesoro silver is an assertive drink, full of fresh agave fruit flavors.
Herradura Silver--Herradura tequilas are made in a heavier, richer style, and the silver is a smoky, herb-scented spirit with a smooth, almost oily mouth-feel and a long finish. Like the other Herradura tequilas, the silver is 100 percent agave and estate-bottled, which means it is made only from agaves grown on the Herradura property in Amatitan, a town six miles south of Tequila in the state of Jalisco.
Jaime Rosales--This new 100 percent agave tequila was introduced last month in seven distribution areas: New York, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, California and the Chicago metropolitan area. This estate-grown tequila is available as a blanco as well as a reposado, and reportedly was produced according to a formula created by the former chief chemist for Cuervo, who recently retired from the company.
Patrón Silver--Packaged in an elegant Mexican hand-blown glass decanter with green glints, Patrón silver is produced by the Siete Leguas distillery in Atotonilco, Jalisco. It is a distinctive, clean-tasting spirit with attractive herbaceous, minty aromas and a smooth, peppery finish. Hairstyling products magnate John Paul De Joria (Paul Mitchell products) is a partner in the importing company that brings in Patrón, which has conferred on it a certain celebrity cachet.
Porfidio Silver--Packaged in a slender bottle akin to those used for some grappas, this white tequila has smoky, herbal aromas and is a bit harsh on the palate.
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Chinaco Reposado--An exotic bouquet with scents of crystallized ginger distinguishes this reposado.
Herradura Gold (Reposado)--Herradura claims to use no caramel color in its tequilas. This richly flavored tequila is scented with exotic pineapple and other tropical fruit aromas and is zesty and a bit hot on the palate.
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A new report on Minnesota's middle class highlights concerns for young workers.
The progressive think tank Growth & Justice teamed up with Demos, a non-partisan research group, to evaluate the state of Minnesota's middle earners.
Tamara Draut with Demos said Minnesota's young workers, particularly those ages 25 to 34, have lost ground.
"Young people with college degrees took a particularly big hit after the recession in terms of their earnings. They declined 23 percent since 2002," Draut said.
However, Draut said earnings began to drop well before the Great Recession, in 2001.
"Earnings began to steadily decline and have actually fallen 9 percent in the last 9 years, which essentially means the median workers pay today is what it was in 1999 after adjusting for inflation."
According to the report the erosion in wages is partly driven by the shift from manufacturing to service-sector jobs.
The report notes more than two-thirds of Minnesota college graduates entered the workforce in 2009 with college debt. Their average student loan balance of $27,000 was the 6th highest in the country.


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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has signed on as title sponsor for The Honda Ski Tour, a winter sports tour featuring ski racing, freeride competitions, and live music, the company announced today. Honda's presence at each event will be highlighted with on-site displays of Honda vehicles as well as the presentation of 2007 Honda Elements to the overall tour winners in the Skiercross and Skier Halfpipe events.
"We were impressed with the overall quality and innovative nature of The Ski Tour," said Tom Peyton, senior manager of Advertising for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "It's a perfect backdrop to showcase the Honda truck line-up [Element, Ridgeline, Pilot and CR-V],"
The Honda Ski Tour, which begins with a January 11th event in Sun Valley, Idaho, combines skiercross and skier halfpipe competitions with the BaseCamp Music Experience, a live music festival at each stop featuring cutting-edge bands from many popular genres. Musical acts already on board include Hinder, Sean Paul, Three Days Grace, Tommy Lee, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Wailers, Blackalicious, Donavon Frankenreiter, Swollen Members, Gomez, Don Carlos, Elan, Kamphire Collective, DJ Logic, DJ Jillian Ann and more.
The Skier Halfpipe competition represents a snow-bound evolution of skateboarding halfpipe, with competitors scored on the amplitude and style of their tricks. Athletes confirmed for the Halfpipe competition include X Games medalists Tanner Hall and Simon Dumont, along with X Games competitors Matt Philippi, Laurent Favre and Justin Dorey.
The Skiercross competition involves exciting, head-to-head racing through a motocross-style course featuring jumps, banked turns, waves and modified terrain features. Athletes confirmed for the Skiercross competition include Olympians Daron Rahlves, Eric Schlopy, Reggie Crist and Casey Puckett, along with X Games contenders Zach Crist, Davey Barr, Enak Gavaggio, Markus Wittner, Stanley Hayer and Kyle Sul. Adding to the allure of The Honda Ski Tour was the announcement by The International Olympic Committee on November 28, 2006, to add Skiercross to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Television coverage of The Honda Ski Tour is scheduled in four, one-hour features to air nationally on network television one week after each event. The events are scheduled as follows:
Stop1: January 11-15, Sun Valley, Idaho
Stop2: February 1-4, Breckenridge, Colorado
Stop3: February 22-25, Aspen, Colorado
Stop4: March 8-11, Squaw Valley USA, California
For more information about The Honda Ski Tour, please visit www.theskitour.com. For more information and downloadable high-resolution images of Honda vehicles, please visit www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at www.honda.com.


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3 upcoming fall events for kids with special needs
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Sep 19, 2017 1:52 PM Katina Beniaris Special Needs
Local nonprofit uses therapy dogs to teach kids to read
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Jul 20, 2017 2:24 PM Elizabeth Diffin Special Needs
Important things to know before the school year starts
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5 ways to help kids with special needs embrace anxiety
One in eight children have anxiety disorders in the U.S. more
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New dance class for kids with special needs
Beyond Barriers encourages kids to have fun while learning to dance. more
Jul 18, 2017 12:00 AM Brooke McKenzie Special Needs
Autism and the lessons of freshman year
How one mom walked a tricky line out of love as 'that' parent more
Jul 17, 2017 12:00 AM Diane Mayer Christiansen Special Needs
An inside day of play for your child with special needs
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Apps are creating ways for moms to expand their friend networks more
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Jul 13, 2017 12:36 PM Danielle Braff Special Needs
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Mar 6, 2017 9:22 PM Elizabeth Diffin Special Needs
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Trouble Is Brewing in Texas
There isn't enough power to meet demand in Texas. While this is a problem for state policymakers, it certainly won't harm incumbent generating utilities.
The problem starts with Texas' largest grid, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT. Besides its unusual name, it has a unique design and a challenging situation. Under present circumstances, it can hardly claim to be reliable. ERCOT serves more than 80% of the state's electric load. The state designed ERCOT to avoid federal oversight and regulation. The theory was that since all ERCOT's power is intrastate, Washington can't claim it is engaged in interstate commerce, therefore, the federal government would, theoretically, have no jurisdiction....627 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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A CYCLIST has been found unconscious on the side of a road in Royal Wootton Bassett.
Emergency services received a call to the scene on Brinkworth Road at 4.01pm following reports that a male cyclist had been found unconscious and not breathing.
He is believed to be in his 40s.
A paramedic in a rapid-response vehicle was sent to the scene. An ambulance and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance followed.
The cyclist is currently receiving advance life support. He is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.
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Kate Upton may have turned down a California teen's prom date request, but not because she dislikes dancing.
In advance of Sunday's Super Bowl, the 21-year-old model had a Vogue magazine photo shoot with some NFL stars at MetLife Stadium, where the big game will be played between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. During the flash frenzy, she did a playful impression of New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz's famous end-zone salsa dance … to the delight of football lovers and haters alike.
The blonde — who will no doubt be prominently featured in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue when it's announced — isn't quite as polished as Cruz when it comes to doing his trademark victory dance. Yet, in the Instagram video, you'll see she makes up for it with charisma as she tosses off her trench, spikes her clutch, and shimmies in the end zone, letting out a hoot when as she finishes.
[Related: Kate Upton's Steamiest Moves]
And Cruz approved, according to his Twitter. Though he is retaining ownership of the dance.
Haha Ill let you borrow it for the offseason. But I need it back! Lol RT @KateUpton: @voguemagazine @TeamVic I'm stealing your move! 😉💃— Victor Cruz (@TeamVic) January 28, 2014
During her time in the spotlight, Upton hasn't been afraid to shake her hips for the world. She stirred up controversy when she donned a tiny bikini and provocatively danced to "Cat Daddy" during a shoot with photographer Terry Richardson. YouTube removed the video, claiming it violated their policy on nudity or sexual content. She also showed off her footwork doing the Dougie at a basketball game, danced on sand while shooting her Beach Bunny Swimwear ad campaign, and pretty much cuts a rug in every photo shoot she does these days.
Meanwhile, Upton isn't the only celeb who has attempted Cruz's signature shimmy. Leading up to her performance at the half-time show for Super Bowl 2012, Madonna showed off her own Cruz impression. She said that his dance "inspired" her to practice her salsa moves.


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County engineers make progress on I-82 interchange project
YAKIMA, Wash. -- County engineers are halfway done with a plan to change I-82 access ramps. It's part of an effort to redevelop the old Cascade Mill site.
Yakima County is working to get federal money to cover it.
Engineers are about halfway through the five step process.
"We've moved a long ways forward. When you look back it looks, it's kind of frustrating because you always look and wonder if it could've moved faster," said Gary Ekstedt, Yakima County engineer.
County engineers plan to submit their plan for approval next year.
It will still take several years to break ground.


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New Report: Africa at Risk of Becoming "Epicenter of Tobacco Epidemic"
Report calls for strong measures to prevent and reduce tobacco use
Nov 20, 2013
A new report by the American Cancer Society warns that without urgent action to prevent tobacco use, Africa will be the "future epicenter of the tobacco epidemic" with soaring rates of tobacco use and related disease and death.
According to the report, rates of tobacco use are likely to increase as African nations continue to experience strong economic and massive population growth. The number of African smokers will skyrocket from 77 million today to 572 million by 2100 unless proven measures to reduce tobacco use are implemented and enforced throughout the continent.


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OK. This had been on my mind for a while now.
1st of all. I hear a lot of people giving Raw a bad wrap for then 3-hour Raw shows, and I disagreed with them for a while. I always loved the big shows, because WWE usually know how to put them on. But after watching Raw last night for 20th Anniversary of the "longest episodic show on Monday nights", I physically felt sick from
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OK. After seeing a few fantasy match cards, allow me to remind or educate you on WWE WrestleMania logic. Now, every year, WWE puts on the "Biggest show of the year", "The Grandest stage of them all," "The Pinnacle of Sports Entertainment"....WrestleMania, and we watch in anticipation of what's gonna happen, and every year, they give us something to cheer about, and talk
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1st of all Greetings, 1st Wrestling blog, Thank you for reading this in advance. Grateful. Many things going through my mind when I think about wrestling this past week.
OK, What's 1st, the title says...Survivor Series tradition, Ok. As many of you already know, Survivor Series is at 6 or 7pm tonight on PPV, and I wanted to get my thoughts in on it before it happens. I hate how WWE treats
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - The remarkable job that Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg has done in turning around his alma mater apparently got the attention of several colleges and NBA teams.
Iowa State announced Thursday that Hoiberg has agreed to a new 10-year, $20 million deal with the Cyclones that will run through 2023.
Hoiberg, who just completed his third season with the Cyclones, finalized the contract with Iowa State President Steven Leath and athletic director Jamie Pollard on Thursday night.
``I sincerely appreciate the support that President Leath and Jamie have given me. Ames is my home and Hilton Coliseum has given me countless memories as both a player and coach. I look forward to continue leading a program that Cyclone fans can be proud of,'' Hoiberg said in a statement.
Hoiberg, a former star player at Iowa State, has led Iowa State to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in 12 years. The Cyclones nearly made the NCAA regional semifinals last Sunday before Aaron Craft's late 3 led Ohio State past Iowa State 78-75.
The result did little to dampen the enthusiasm over the job Hoiberg has done at Iowa State, though.
The Cyclones said in a release announcing Hoiberg's new deal that ``several universities and NBA teams made inquiries to him about coaching their teams.'' But Hoiberg, who grew up in Ames and left the Minnesota Timberwolves' front office to coach his hometown Cyclones, chose instead to commit long term to Iowa State.
The deal is nearly identical to the one that Pollard and football coach Paul Rhoads agreed to before last season.
Hoiberg and Rhoads are extremely popular figures in central Iowa, and both figure to stick with the Cyclones for years to come.
``Nobody is better suited to be our head men's basketball coach and we wanted to show he and his family, along with all Cyclone fans, that we are committed to keeping him in Ames for the long term,'' Pollard said.
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The Graphical Web Conference
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The Graphical Web conference, formerly "SVG Open", is THE conference for those interested in SVG.
SVG is the native, core file format for Inkscape and thus Tav's talk will expand upon the next version of SVG "SVG 2.0" and it's role in both web design and graphics art.
The topic for this year's conference is "Story Telling" and will take place from August 27th through 30th in Winchester, England. Additional information can be found at The Graphical Web Website


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The Carnegie Hall Archives preserves thousands of concert programs, posters and fliers, musical manuscripts and autographs, administrative files, and architectural drawings that tell the story of the musicians, politicians, and world figures that have appeared in nearly 50,000 events since 1891.
Learn about the history of the Carnegie Hall Archives.
The Carnegie Hall Archives has a deep commitment to ensuring the safety, security, and endurance of materials in its collections. The Archives' mission is to acquire, preserve, and make publicly accessible documents and materials—physical and digital—related to the origins, history, activities, growth, and development of Carnegie Hall. This mission is accomplished by the conservation and preservation of objects in its care, by supporting research and scholarly use of the collections, and by presenting exhibitions within the Rose Museum.
In accordance with its mission, the Carnegie Hall Archives actively seeks to identify, acquire, preserve, and make available material that is of enduring informational value and historical significance to Carnegie Hall.
The Archives serves as the official and permanent repository of historical and inactive records of The Carnegie Hall Corporation. These records include, but are not limited to correspondence, memos, minutes, financial records, contracts, reports, photographs, publications, programs, posters, audiovisual recordings, architectural drawings, and subject files; as well as documents relating to administrative bodies previously associated with it, including Carnegie Hall Incorporated and the Music Hall Company of New York, Limited.
The collections of the Carnegie Hall Archives are open for research by appointment to all members of the Carnegie Hall staff and to the general public. The collections do not circulate and, at present, all research must be done on-site under the supervision of the Archives staff. The Carnegie Hall Archives has an ethical obligation to ensure the preservation of these collections, to guarantee the privacy of donors, and to protect items of a legally sensitive or confidential nature; in some cases, sensitive materials are restricted.
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Mentoring is a process through which a new, untenured faculty member receives guidance and support for successful career enhancement and professional advancement. The mentoring process is all about sharing knowledge and experience. For new faculty members, mentoring is critical to facilitate a smooth transition into the new work environment, culture, and its many demands. A newly-hired faculty member needs a trusted accomplished guide to assist them in achieving their goals. A good mentoring relationship will benefit both the mentor and the mentee. Mentors guide the new faculty on issues related to teaching, research, and organizational culture. In many cases, mentors may also provide guidance of a more personal and social nature.
The New Faculty Mentor Program at Western Illinois University was established with the singular goal of facilitating a smooth transition for new faculty into the WIU and Macomb environments. Through our office, a new faculty member is linked with an established faculty member who can answer the questions that inevitably arise during the first year.
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research maintains a directory of experienced faculty who have been recommended or have volunteered to serve as mentors to new faculty. Through this Program, a newly hired faculty member is linked with an experienced colleague willing to provide guidance and support.
The New Faculty Mentor Program at WIU is designed to provide assistance and guidance. The following are the responsibilities of the new faculty:
The activities of new faculty and their mentors are supported by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research and the Office of the Provost and Academic Vice President. Immediate coordination and administration is provided by Roger Runquist, Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research.
To become involved in this program, please complete the Orientation Registration Form. For further information about the program, please contact the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research (309-298-2434).
Since new faculty often share some of the same questions and concerns as they begin their work at WIU, The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research schedules presentations and discussions specifically for new faculty. Among the topics likely to be covered are the contract, classroom management issues, available support services, importance of writing, and balancing teaching, research, and service. New faculty and their mentors will receive notification of all of these programs and are invited to suggest other topics and issues.
New faculty are linked with an established faculty member who can answer many of the questions that inevitably arise during a first year in a new position.
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Topic: Cycle of Life
I am stuck thinking tonight that I am back again at Denial. Still can't believe it's been 5+ months since my Mom left this world, merely weeks after diagnosis and dropping everything to "help" her. I know I did all I could, I know I "must" move on and live my life, but it's still a shock, overwhelming, and the cycle of life is a little lost on me at this time.
Now the cycle of grief, I know that one well... Denial...Anger...Bartering...Depression...Acceptance, and the loop continues.
I am making progress and heavily invested in school these days (thankfully), but when does the disbelief stop, I wonder. Then again, the mind knows that when it does, it's over. Such an amazing thing this cycle of life. It's got me in it grasp tonight, after dreams of her last night.
I'll pull it back together, but I just had to get it out for now. Thanks for listening. -ljg


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Ken Kreisler, Capt. Patrick Sciacca, and Elizabeth Ginns
2003 Engines Preview
Suzuki is introducing its direct-injection, two-stroke, six-cylinder DT225 engine, featuring digital electronic fuel injection and a Microlink Ignition System. Together, according to the company, they constantly adjust the fuel charge and the ignition timing for optimum performance at all speeds. Gravity-fed oil injection delivers the right amount when needed, and an engine-monitoring gauge keeps track of oil flow, engine temperature, and over-rev conditions.
its four-stroke line, Suzuki has a 140-hp EFI outboard dubbed the DF140
that is available with counter rotation to help minimize the effects of
prop torque and especially when running twin engines at planning speeds.
This in-line four offers sequential multipoint electronic fuel injection.
The Suzuki DF140 weighs in at 421 pounds, and is available in two shaft
sizes, 20 and 25 inches. Phone: (714) 996-7040. www.suzuki.com.
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Judge To Detroit: Renegotiate Debt Deal
The federal court judge handling Detroit's municipal bankruptcy wants the Motor City to make a deal. On Wednesday, Judge Steven Rhodes abruptly suspended hearings underway regarding the city's efforts to restructure about $300 million in secured debt and urged officials to renegotiate better terms with its original lenders, Bank of America (BAC) and UBS (UBS).
According to The Wall Street Journal, Judge Rhodes raised questions during a three-day hearing about whether the deal in question—paying about 75 cents on the dollar to a secured creditor -- was a good one for the city. Rhodes also questioned whether Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr should have challenged the legality of the original debt deal to fund city pensions and the swap agreements that followed to prevent a default on the debt.
The WSJ noted:
If the deal goes south, it could be a blow to efforts by the city's powerful emergency manager to steer the city of 700,000 with an estimated $18 billion in debt through bankruptcy quickly. The deal is the only one on the table with any of the city's thousands of secured and unsecured creditors. It was expected to be a key part of the city's proposed plan to restructure its overall debt, slated to be completed in early January.
Rhodes told the city to return to court Friday to update him on the results of those talks.[Read the full story here]
Detroit is pushing deal that would reduce the overall size of the debt to $220 million from about $300 million. The $80 million in savings would be poured back into the city's cash-poor general fund.
The proposed deal would also come with a reduced interest rate—3.25% as opposed to 6%--and free up access to about $125 million a year in casino tax revenue, which the city was at risk of losing.
The Bond Buyer goes into even more detail on the proposed restructuring deal and the questions surround it. Read it here.


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Toddler's death on Norfolk farm appears to be 'tragic accident', says detective
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A detective today said a collision that killed a toddler on a Norfolk farm appeared to be a "tragic accident".
Emergency services were called to a farm off Fersfield Road, Kenninghall, on Thursday afternoon following a report that a child had been hit by a pick-up truck.
An investigation was launched after the boy died at the scene following the collision involving a silver Nissan truck just after 4pm.
Norfolk Police today confirmed that the toddler was nearly two-years-old, but have released have no further information.
The coroner has been informed and roads policing officers are working with the Health and Safety Executive to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Detective Inspector Andy Coller, said: "Our investigations are continuing with officers working closely with the Health and Safety Executive, however, at this time all indications are that this appears to have been a tragic accident.
"We have a specialist officer lending support to the family at this very difficult time and this will continue."
Officers have spoken to the driver, but no arrests have been made.
Steve Gordon, chairman of Kenninghall Parish Council, said villagers' thoughts and prayers went out to the family.
"We are deeply shocked and the family have been there for decades and it is very sad for the whole family.
"We are a very close-knit community and everyone knows each other and they have been part of the community for decades."
"It is one of those horrid, unexplained things that happen sometimes and it is also a very sad day for the person involved in the accident. The news is spreading through the community and people are sending their best wishes," he said.
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) were alerted to the farm in Kenninghall at 4.04pm.
EEAST spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "First and foremost our thoughts are with the family at this tragic time."
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said they were liaising with the police over the incident.


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Topic: My husband and Cholangiocarcinoma - The fight has ended
My beloved Husband, Thomas G. Lepp passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 after a couragous 3 year 8 month battle with Cholangiocarcinoma.
We were hoping that after his successful resection in March 2008 and after 18 months of him being and looking so healthy that we had beat the cancer. But, Alas it was not to be. In Nov of 2009, he started turning yellow. His oncologist gave him 6 months. But he fought successfully and lived another two years. Almost exactly 2 years to the day when he started to turn yellow and I knew something was wrong. It was Thanksgiving day, 2009. And he passed onto his heavenly journey just 4 days before Thanksgiving 2011. The 2nd day of the big Wisconsin Deer Hunting Season. I know he's up there in Heaven with Jesus holding him in his arms. And he's already healed again and whole and hunting with his nephew who passed away in 2008 during deer hunting season.
He will be sadly missed my all his blended family, 7 Children, 15 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, sisters, brothers in law, sisters in law and many, many friends. And all of his CC family from this board.
As like Teddy does for Lainy, he has already given me a sign that he made is safely. The lights in the 4 season room where he spent most of his time in the last two years, flickered off, on, off, on - but only that light. I know it was his sign for I asked him to send me one.
His journey was rough for him, but he fought so hard because he didn't want to leave me. I hope one day see his picture on the faces of cholangiocarcinoma page. I submitted it two years ago and maybe it got lost.
I sit here in Tom's recliner, now my favorite place to sit with his little sidekick and namesake slumbering beside me and I feel at peace. I know the worst is yet to come with the wake today and the funeral tomorrow. These next two days will certainly take their toll on me.
For the rest of you, continue your fight and I hope you win, be couragous and for my Tommy and all of you I pray that one day, we will find a cure for this horrible cancer that is taking more and more of our loved ones.
Go with God my Tommy, Soar away, fly away on Eagles Wings!
Your loving wife,


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A cow's housing environment is the primary source of environmental mastitis organisms. Organic bedding presents the greatest risk for environmental mastitis, and according to a USDA survey, approximately 54 percent of freestall facilities are bedded with some form of organic bedding.
One management practice that may reduce the risk of environmental mastitis is the alteration of bedding pH to make it a less hospitable environment for mastitis pathogens, says Peter Krawczel in the "Alumni Corner" of the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute March 2013 Farm Report.
In the article, Krawczel, a dairy research and extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, discusses research from the University of Connecticut and Washington State University. The research evaluated the effect of an acidic clay-based bedding additive on the bedding quality and pathogen counts within sawdust-bedded freestalls, as well as teat-end condition of mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows.
In the treated stalls, researchers spread about 1 pound of additive (containing 45 to 65% sulfuric acid) across the third of the stall closest to the curb and an additional 0.25 pound added to the same amount of sawdust as the control treatment.
To determine the effect of the additive, the researchers evaluated the following parameters:
1. Teat cleanliness – Scored daily from 1 (no bedding/manure) to 4 (more than half the teat surface covered with material)
2. Stall cleanliness – The rear portion of each stall was scored daily using a 3 × 3 grid with each cell of the grid scored on a 0 (clean sawdust) to 5 (manure covering entire cell) scale.
3. Bedding samples – All sawdust used during the study was sampled for environmental pathogens before being used to bed the freestalls. On delivery as a bedding material, sawdust samples were collected on days 1, 2, 7, 14, and 21. Samples were analyzed for total gram-negative bacteria and bacteria counts. Bedding samples were also analyzed for dry matter content and pH on the same days.
4. Teat swabs – On the same days that bedding samples were collected, a swab was run over each teat end before cows were prepped for milking. These swabs were analyzed for growth of Streptococcus spp., coliform pathogens, and Klebsiella.
5. Milk samples – Milk from the right front quarter and a composite sample from all quarters, was collected on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 21 and analyzed for SCC. Additional milk samples collected on days -4, 10, 17 (with an additional sample on day 3 of period 2) were analyzed for environmental mastitis pathogens.
6. Teat end callosity – Teat ends were scored as either smooth or rough on days 0, 7, 14, and 21
Krawczel says the bedding additive did not affect teat-end cleanliness, teat-end callosity, or somatic cell counts. No meaningful treatment differences were observed in freestall cleanliness. Total bacteria counts were greater in the control for the first two days of sampling, but by day 7 there was no difference between the two bedding management approaches. On the other hand, environmental strep counts were greater in the control than the treatment. Counts increased over the course of the study for both control and treated sawdust. Coliform counts did not differ, but did increase over time. The additive did lower pH, but there were no differences in the overall dry matter. Fewer pathogens were found on the teats of cows housed with the treated bedding. There was a greater risk for pathogens found on the teat ends as pathogen load increased within the bedding and increased pH of the bedding.
The bedding additive worked as expected and was effective at lowering the risks of mastitis for dairy cows housed in freestalls using sawdust bedding. It still needs to be determined how practical its application may be on commercial farms. Within this study, freestalls were completely cleaned of bedding and pressure washed after 3 weeks. The additive would need to be added directly to the base of the freestall for effective use, so it would require all materials to be removed at regular intervals. Still, this may be worth the effort if current mastitis control practices are insufficient to control environmental pathogens, Krawczel says.


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Hartford Stage's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Hosts Holiday Family Fun Night, 12/20
Family Fun Night is the perfect time for kids who want to see A Christmas Carol at Hartford Stage, but might be a little scared. Before the show, our spooky ghosts will greet and entertain for kids, so they can see the ghosts are not that scary after all. All kids 12 and under will get a free bag of popcorn before the show and light wands will be sold before the show so that kids can turn them on during the performance when the ghosts come out. After the show, get autographs from some of your favorite characters!
Family Fun Night begins at 6:45 p.m. on December 20 and is free with your ticket to A Christmas Carol.
Seen by over 287,000 people since its inception in 1998, Hartford Stage's A Christmas Carol has rapidly become the theatre's most popular production of all time and Connecticut's favorite yuletide entertainment.
This year, Bill Raymond, currently on screen in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, returns for his 13th season as Ebenezer Scrooge for all evening and weekend matinee performances, and Gustave Johnson will again lead the talented cast as Scrooge for the student matinee performances as Hartford Stage brings the magic of Dickens' heart-warming classic to life in this Connecticut holiday tradition. The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the heartless miser who discovers the true meaning of the holiday season after a Christmas Eve haunting, features all of Charles Dickens' beloved characters: Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Ghosts take flight and soar across the stage, carols are sung and snow falls capturing the spirit of a Victorian Christmas forever warming the hearts of adults and children alike.
The production runs until December 29. For specific schedule of performances or to buy tickets for A Christmas Carol,call the Hartford Stage box office at860-527-5151 or visit www.hartfordstage.org.
Hartford Stage, since its founding in 1963, has been known for innovative revivals of classics and the development of important new works, including 65 World or American premieres. Recent work includes Quiara Alegria Hudes' Water by the Spoonful, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Horton Foote's The Orphans' Home Cycle which had a celebrated run at the Signature Theatre in New York during the 2009-2010 season; a landmark production of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; the premieres of Michael Kramer's Divine Rivalry; and Daniel Beaty's Resurrection (later retitled Through the Night, which had a successful run off-Broadway during the 2010-11 season). In 1998 the theatre launched an unprecedented ten-year retrospective of Tennessee Williams, which included the premiere of three plays. Other new work includes the premieres of Eve Ensler's Necessary Targets, Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, Matthew Barber's Enchanted April (which transferred to Broadway), Matthew Lombardo's Tea at Five, and many others. The theatre has earned numerous distinguished honors, including a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the Margo Jones Award, OBIE awards, New York Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards. In 2005 Hartford Stage was awarded The Hartford Courant's Tapestry Award recognizing its outstanding work in diversity, and in 2008 it was awarded the Bank of America Neighborhood Builder's Award recognizing its excellence in building community in Greater Hartford. Hartford Stage is currently under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts.


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The street sign over the shop door says Sawyer Brow, which as the infamous past I told about earlier.
The shop as now gone, and Sawyer Brow is now a simple rough overgrown pathway to playing fields.
Victoria Street can be quite busy at peak times but during the day makes for a pleasent enough walk.


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yawares wrote:Dear Members,
[color=#00BF00][b]Please recommend me 1 or 2 good movies...thanks.
Travolta is so cool
Modus.Ponens wrote:Fight Club is very good, if you haven't seen it.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a lighter one, but very good also! I like the lead actor.
If you see one of these tell me your opinion, be it good or bad.
yawares wrote:Dear Members,
[color=#00BF00][b]Please recommend me 1 or 2 good movies...thanks.
Travolta is so cool
GraemeR wrote:yawares wrote:Dear Members,
[color=#00BF00][b]Please recommend me 1 or 2 good movies...thanks.
Travolta is so cool
Another all time favourite of mine is 'The Mission' with Robert De Nero. Set in south America as the imperial powers and challenging for control.
yawares wrote:
Dear Graham,
Oh I watched Heaven And Earth..pretty good Telling the American/Viet Nam war from the point of view of the Vietnamese people...amazing!! Thanks for recommend it...war stories are always sad.I'm glad there is no war in Thailand so far.
I like your family picture!
GraemeR wrote:yawares wrote:
[color=#0000BF]Your Welcome.
Oliver Stone made three films about different aspect of the Vietnam war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone You may like the others.
Kids are a bit bigger now.
yawares wrote:Dear Graham,
Please buy/rent SOUTH PACIFIC to watch with your wife...magical movie indeed! I'll post today.
yawares wrote:Dear Graham,
love-story/thriller/sci fi the most![/color]
[/color]GraemeR wrote:yawares wrote:Dear Graham,
love-story/thriller/sci fi the most!
How about 'The Talented Mr Ripley' not quite like the book, but well made.
yawares wrote:Dear Members,
This Wednesday YAWARES-THEATRE proudly presents "The General's Daughter" starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe.
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The General's Daughter is a 1999 murder mystery film starring John Travolta. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent general. The movie is based on the novel by the same name written in 1992 by Nelson DeMille, and was directed by Simon West. The film was a box office success grossing $22 million in its opening weekend and $102 million in its total domestic run. Topics of interest include the integrity of junior officers in bringing justice against senior ones at great odds and at personal peril.
Buddha's Verse 17. The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in the next; he suffers in both. He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path.
I put this movie as 1 of the best with my other favorites of all time. The General's Daughter is thrilling and leaves you guessing until the end. I think this movie gives an accurate picture of the military. Shots of murder scenes are not anything one would have seen in a movie ten years ago, but certainly adds to the plot of this movie. All of the actors give great performances. This is a must see film!
Please recommend me 1 or 2 good movies...thanks.
Travolta is so cool
......PRETTY GOOD!!Annapurna wrote:This movie with JLo is good?
yawares wrote:Did you watch JUDGEMENT NIGHT..Emilio Estevez/Denis Leary...thriller
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Image: White-lined Blenny, Ecsenius pictus
A White-lined Blenny at a depth of 20 m, off Lintea Island, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia, 7 September 2012.
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The Punk: Wrestlemania 29 Review
by, 04-08-2013 at 02:10 PM (6116 Views)
Wrestlemania is to wrestling fans what Christmas is to children. Since 1985 it has been the number one wrestling event of the year and has become, to most fans, almost as big as the Superbowl. The last couple of years have seen WWE struggle to craft decent storylines heading into the event and this year has been no different. Regardless however, this year's instalment features a number of highly anticipated bouts including Triple H and Brock Lesnar, Undertaker and CM Punk and, of course, the rematch from last year's main event, The Rock and John Cena. Can Wrestlemania 29 exceed our expectations, or is this year's show of shows destined for failure?
We begin with a video package looking at the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy which devastated the New York/New Jersey area late last year. Narrated by New Jersey governor Chris Christie, this package paid tribute to the strength of the people while also honouring those who lost their lives during the crisis. Nicely done.
We are LIVE from the Metlife stadium in New Jersey. The fears of a snowy, freezing Wrestlemania hasn't stopped over 80,000 people from packing out the stadium. The set looks amazing too. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL are our commentary team for the evening. For the first time in ten years, no America the Beautiful to open the show. Justin Bieber must have been unavailable.
Match One - Six Man Tag Match
Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns)
Probably the best match to open the show. Team Orton, Sheamus and Show showed unity before the match but this soon went out of the window as Sheamus and Orton tagged between themselves without giving the giant a look in. The Shield, up to their usual tricks, controlled for most of the match but perhaps for the first time since their debut in November, looked vulnerable to the attacks from their opponents. Big Show proved to be the weak link here and ultimately cost his team the match by refusing to save Orton from being pinned after a huge spear from Reigns. Most expected The Shield to go over here but despite the signs, few predicted at Show, not Orton, would be the one to cost the faces victory. A great scrap which had the fans hooked from start to end. Last year's opening match was an insult so nice to see WWE getting back on form with their important curtain-raiser.
Winners: The Shield via Pinfall (Spear)
Match Rating: ****/5
Post Match: Show and Orton argue. Big Show hits Sheamus with the KO punch, and then lays Orton out! So much for the Orton heel turn rumours.
First Rock/Cena promo of the evening. Expect a lot of these throughout.
Match Two
Mark Henry vs. Ryback
Vince McMahon LOVES meatheads so a match of this kind was inevitable considering the talent available. Mark Henry and Ryback's feud coming into the match was surprisingly good, well...as good as it could be. I was expecting a faster paced match with Ryback getting most of the offense and the eventual win. This never happened. Mark Henry actually dominated this slow match by utilising hugs and throws. Many assumed that this match would be used as a 'Mania moment device for Ryback who would lift Henry into the Shellshocked for the victory. This kinda happened but ended with Henry falling on his opponent and getting the three count. Ryback has now failed to win in a PPV match since October. Disappointing match with the wrong man going over. Ryback really needed this more than the 41 year old Henry.
Winner: Mark Henry via Pinfall (Squash?)
Match Rating: **/5
Post Match: Henry marches back to the ring and ends up getting Shellshocked by Ryback! Ryback wins by attrition! Why they couldn't of had that as the actual matches' finish is beyond me. This segment wasted time that could have been given to something else. Still an impressive sight though seeing Henry get lifted and slammed like that.
Match Three - WWE Tag Team Championship
Team Hell No (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston w/ AJ Lee
Despite only getting about nine minutes, this tag match was surprisingly decent. Mixing scrappy brawling with technical wrestling, the two teams probably gave us the best traditional tag match seen for some time at a Wrestlemania. AJ and Dolph began the match recreating Bryan and AJ's ill fated 'Kiss of Death' from last year which nearly saw Bryan redeem his 18 second loss. Big E impressed in his debut, showing off his strength against Kane who conversely looked almost like a bystander here. Perhaps time for the 'Devil's Favourite Demon' to call it day? The champions picked up the win with Bryan hitting Ziggler with the diving headbutt. Decent, brief match. Big E is kept looking strong and the loss for Ziggler could be used as a smokescreen for a possible cash-in later.
Winners and STILL champions: Team Hell No via Pinfall (Diving Headbutt)
Match Rating: ***/5
Match Four
Fandango vs. Chris Jericho
Uneducated fans annoy me sometimes. Fandango's character hasn't flopped. Far from it actually. His refusal to make a proper debut in the weeks leading to 'Mania worked perfectly as a way to generate attention and heat from viewers. In this match with Jericho, Fandango proved that he truly belongs in the WWE as the two delivered one of the best matches on the undercard. Jericho's willingness to help develop younger talent was evident here as he helped ease Johnny Curtis' nerves and expertly disguised a wrestling lesson as an entertaining back and forth encounter. Fandango, as expected, went over with a crafty roll up which has hopefully silenced a lot of his Internet warrior critics. I'm expecting big things from the dancing superstar this year.
Winner: Fandango via Pinfall (Roll-up)
Match Rating: ***.5./5
Recap of The Miz submitting Wade Barrett to win the Intercontinental Championship for the second time. It should be noted that Barrett's reign was ended at 99 days. That's a bummer.
Another video package for the upcoming Rock/Cena match. Yawn.
P Diddy/Puff Daddy/Diddy/Sean Combs/Snoop Dogg takes to the stage for a mini-concert. Better than Kid Rock's at 'Mania 25 but still a horrible waste of time. WWE cares more about mainstream exposure, relevance and acceptance than it does developing it's future talent. Makes me sad when I think about it for too long.
Match Five - World Heavyweight Championship
Alberto Del Rio (c) w/Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Jack Swagger w/Zeb Colter
Jobber entrance for Swagger? What's the point in the elaborate entrance? At least the match isn't opening the show I guess. Despite the strong beginning of this controversial rivalry, it has fizzed out considerably in recent weeks. Zeb Colter's pre-match promo fell pretty flat, a sign that this programme between the two has run it's course. The match itself was a disappointment with Del Rio and Swagger both attempting to win the match with their respective submission finishers. The participation of Colter and Ricardo was thankfully kept to a minimum as the focus stayed with the actual combatants. The submission reversals at the climax of the match were pretty entertaining and quite reminiscent of Punk/Jericho from last year. Del Rio brought the match to an end with a cross armbreaker in the middle of the ring, causing the tap from the 'Real American'. Could this be the last time we see Swagger for a while? He needs to pay his dues after that DUI last month so I reckon it could be.
Winner and STILL champion: Alberto Del Rio via Submission (Cross Armbreaker)
Match Rating: ***/5
No sign of a Ziggler cash-in! I thought this would have been a certainty considering his loss earlier in the evening. WWE really missed an opportunity here to shock in what has been a pretty predictable evening so far. Perhaps he'll do it on Raw? We'll see.
Match Six
CM Punk w/ Paul Heyman vs. The Undertaker
Of all the matches heading into Wrestlemania, this had the greatest build by far although I wonder how WWE originally had it before the tragic passing of Paul Bearer. With classic matches with Shawn Michaels and Triple H in the four 'Mania's prior one was wondering how this match with Punk would fare by comparison. My concerns were subsided as 'Taker and Punk delivered the match of the night. A tense back and forth contest saw Punk dominate for large periods, just like his two predecessors. For the first time ever I found myself doubting whether the streak would survive as Punk countered 'Taker's offense, hit every move he had...including some of 'Taker's own and even put his adversary through the announcers table with an amazing elbow drop from the top rope. Ultimately, 'The Phenom' would come back and hit Punk with two tombstone piledrivers to win the match and go an unprecedented 21-0. Right up there with The Undertaker's greatest 'Mania matches. The loss could actually do Punk more good than expected as this performance cemented his status as the undisputed best full time performer in the company. Living Colour performed his theme too. That was seriously epic.
Winner: The Undertaker via Pinfall (Tombstone Piledriver) - Undertaker is 21-0 at Wrestlemania
Match Rating: ****.5/5
Another video package for the Cena/Rock match. Just in case you forgot it was on tonight.
Match Seven - No Hold Barred Match - Should Triple H lose, he must retire
Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman vs. Triple H w/ Shawn Michaels
The other match with a decent build up carried on the momentum from the last bout as Triple H and Brock Lesnar clashed in an intense 25 minute brawl. I'll forget that Triple H was basically coming out retirement for a retirement match and focus on the positives! Lesnar finally got it right third time round as he brutalised his adversary with a well balanced mix of wrestling throws and MMA strikes. Dominating for the first half of the match, Lesnar literally chucked Hunter all around the arena before the action settled down in the ring. It wasn't until the final 10 minutes that this match went from good to excellent; Triple H managing to grab Lesnar's arm and snap in the Kimura lock. Lesnar's screams and tap teases and escapes took the match into unpredictable territory, that was until Michaels took Heyman out with a Sweet Chin Music though! Triple H followed the submission torture with a sledgehammer to the face and a pedigree for the win. A great, violent match far superior to their Summerslam main event and miles better than the Extreme Rules match last April. Out of all the main evening part timers, Lesnar is the only one I hope we see a little more of in 2013.
Winner: Triple H via Pinfall (Pedigree)
Match Rating: ****/5
The Hall of Fame class of 2013 is bought out to nice pops, well, everyone except Donald Trump anyway. Amazing to see Bruno Sammartino finally in the hall. No one has deserved it more and it's a real shame that it took this long.
Justin Long announces that the attendance for Wrestlemania 29 is 80,676. This breaks the the attendance of both Summerslam '92 and Wrestlemania 23 and becomes the WWE's highest attendance since 1987's Wrestlemania III...that's if you still really believe that they got 93,173 fans in the Silverdome!
No mixed tag match before the main event? Oh well.
Match Eight - WWE Championship
The Rock (c) vs. John Cena
Cena gets booed more than I have heard since Chicago in 2011. Rock gets a warm reception as usual. Twice in a lifetime was always destined to be inferior to last year's match. We all knew that Cena was going to win clean and despite the brief moments of doubt, our predictions were spot on. It's quite hard to try and rate this match, the chemistry between The Rock and Cena is apparent and some moments which played as flashbacks to last year were quite clever but having Cena kick out of THREE Rock Bottoms? Hard to believe, even for Super Cena! The last 15 minutes pretty much boiled down to the two hitting and countering and using the other's finishing moves. It was a really strange thing to see. Despite an evening hyping the match, it just didn't have the epic feel that it had last year. The crowd seemed to share my sentiment as for the longest time were completely unresponsive to what was happening in the ring. A polarising match which in all fairness needed to end the way it did; the crowning of a WWE champion who can actually appear on programming each and every week. That saved it for me.
Winner and NEW champion: John Cena via Pinfall (Attitude Adjustment)
Match Rating: ***.5/5
Cena and Rock hug it out, just as I predicted as a firework barrage ends the show. Meh for Cena/Rock, yay for fireworks!
Overview: Wrestlemania 29 had the potential to be amazing but the utter predictability of the whole evening reduced my enjoyment of it. No Orton heel turn, no Ziggler cash-in and not even a whiff of a turn from Cena left marks and smarks alike feeling a little robbed. What did surprise however was the even feel of the card. Instead of last year's 18 second and 5 minute cameo matches, we saw a lot of matches which crossed the five minute mark, leaving the main event matches much less time than usual. Still, they largely impressed with Triple H/Lesnar and 'Taker/Punk being the best matches of the night. The show will likely split fans down the middle but we all know that WWE does polarising better than any other sports/entertainment organisation!
Match of the Night: Undertaker/Punk.
Move of the Night: Cena nearly makes the same mistake two years in a row.
Lowlight of the Night: Henry wins by falling on Ryback. Really?
PPV Rating: ****/5
What did you think of Wrestlemania? What was your favourite match or moment? How can WWE improve for Wrestlemania XXX? Leave your comments below! Thanks for reading and don't forget to follow me on Twitter @ThePunk2012.


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We can reduce bullying. We can help children and teens who have been bullied. This website has ideas for schools, for parents, and for young people.
For more detailed information and strategies, see my new book with Dr. Charisse Nixon, Youth Voice Project: Student Insights into Bullying and Peer Mistreatment. This 2013 book presents a wide range of research-based practical interventions for reducing bullying and reducing harm. You can find a brief summary of the research the book is based on here.
Here are some early reviews of the Youth Voice Project findings and book:
"This book is the game-changer the field of bullying prevention has needed for some time. It debunks many cultural adult mindsets about bullying and clarifies what really works to provide safety and belonging to our marginalized students in school. The data present a treasure trove of fresh ideas, directly from students, on how adults and students can work together to build caring school communities."
~ Chuck Saufler, lead trainer for bullying education, Maine Law and Civics Education Program, University of Maine School of Law
"Not only did a growing understanding of the Youth Voice Project data help a school I was working with over the past year become a more positive environment for both students and staff, it also played a role in their movement from being designated Persistently Low Performing to being recognized as a Reward School. It clearly demonstrates how changes in our attitude and the way we engage students can make a BIG difference."
~ Dee Lindenberger, Co-Founder, Michigan Bully-Free Schools Program
"Stan Davis's signature insightfulness into the unique perspectives of young people, combined with Charisse Nixon's keen research skills and developmental expertise, has produced one of the most valuable research projects in this field in the last five years."
~ Elizabeth K. Englander, PhD, Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Bridgewater State University
"The Youth Voice Project findings have been an invaluable resource as we strive to debunk the societal myths and misperceptions surrounding bullying prevention and learn what truly helps kids develop prosocial relationships and resilience."
~ Denise Koebcke, Valparaiso, Indiana, community schools educator and school climate coordinator
The interventions described on this website and in Stan Davis's books and trainings are based on the work of many researchers in bullying prevention, including Norway's Dan Olweus, England's Smith and Sharp, the USA's Dorothea Ross, Canada's Wendy Craig and Debra Pepler, Australia's Ken Rigby, and on Stan Davis's forty-plus years of experience with children, families, and schools as a social worker and school counselor. In addition, these interventions are based on the input of more than 13,000 young people across the United States who participated in the Youth Voice Project survey conducted in 2009-2010 by Stan Davis and Dr. Charisse Nixon.


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