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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star hotel with full-service spa and free breakfast
Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of Huntsville, this spa hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Big Spring Park, Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, and Early Works Childrens Museum. Von Braun Center and Alabama Constitution Village are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
This hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool. Cooked-to-order breakfast is free. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a coffee shop/café, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 295 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and living rooms, plus dining areas and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include WiFi, wired Internet, and refrigerators.
Guest Highlights
- Comfortable rooms
- Good location
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
- Guestroom size
- Bathrooms could've been nicer
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel & Spa
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel & Spa features an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast as well as a complimentary manager's reception (may not be available daily). Public areas are equipped with wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 8 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. An area shuttle within 2 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle are complimentary for guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel & Spa has designated areas for smoking.
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Restaurant
- Total number of rooms - 295
- Free airport transportation
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Coffee shop or café
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access - surcharge
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 5
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free reception
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Ski storage
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Separate living room
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day ), Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day )
Available in some public areas: Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day ), Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day )
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Sofa bed
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Separate dining area
- Separate living room
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Separate bedroom
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Ruths Chris Steakhouse - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
Spa Botanica has massage/treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, massages, and facials.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Prenatal massage
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wired Internet in public areas: USD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 6.78 per night (in/out privileges)
Hotel Name
- Embassy Suites Hotel Huntsville
- Embassy Suites Huntsville
- Embassy Suites Huntsville Hotel
- Huntsville Embassy Suites
- Embassy Suites Huntsville Hotel Huntsville
- Embassy Suites Hilton Huntsville Hotel
- Embassy Suites Hilton Huntsville
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Across the region, Eagles fans anxiously await the return of Michael Vick from injury. Over the years, the controversial quarterback has spoken out against dogfighting. But for one Philadelphia bar owner, that's not enough.
Just the mention of Vick is enough to bring Patty Brett to tears.
"I rescue animals and I'm an animal advocate," she said. "And I'm probably going to get upset."
Brett owns Doobie's, a bar at the corner of 22nd and Lombard streets in Center City. Sitting inside the small space Friday, she looked up at the TV perched in the corner behind the bar. She said she bought the TV to watch the team but she has now banned Eagles games from Doobie's until the team releases Vick.
Before he played for the Eagles, Vick was convicted and served time in prison for his part in a dog-fighting ring which housed and trained more than 50 pit bull dogs, staged dog fights and killed dogs.
Brett said she can't help but think about the dogs Vick once owned and what he did to them.
"Because of what Michael Vick has done to those animals, I can't in good conscience support the Eagles while he's a member of the team," she said. "He murdered and tortured animals and I can't forgive him for that."
Brett said she knows some people believe Vick has paid enough for his actions by serving 21 months in prison and deserves a second chance. But she said her customers have been fairly supportive of her no-Eagles policy.
Neighborhood resident Stean Wilborn, seated at the bar, said he has a different take on Vick.
"I'm past it," he said. "I think what's done is done and he's paid his debt and he just wants to move on."
Wilborn said he has a lot of friends who care for animals, "and a lot of folks are still upset. I have cats too, I'm an animal lover, but for me I feel a little bit different. I feel what's done is done, it's passed."
Still, Wilborn said, he respects Brett's ban on Eagles games. He said he'll watch the games elsewhere and continue to patronize Doobie's, the corner bar he loves.
Brett said fans of other teams are welcome to come to her bar: She'll be happy to put their games on.
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What Don Coryell had was a great tank commander's vision, and thus the spine and guile to attack Point B from Point A the quickest and most devastating way possible, using X's and O's tactics previous football minds never imagined. Except his policy wasn't so much scorched earth, but scorched air. He not only exhausted opponents' bodies, but their brains.
The more I think about it – and I've been thinking about it more and more lately – the more I'm convinced. Coryell may be the single most important football coach of the past half century. Certainly the most innovative and daring. His fingerprints remain all over the sport at every level, and it's highly doubtful they will be smudged anytime soon.
Because no man had so profoundly brought about change – not just offensively, through his vaunted aerial scheme – but, because of it, also the defensive side of the ball. If you pay attention, it can be seen without a manual. Watch a game. Any game.
And yet Coryell, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his work at San Diego State (as an assistant coach he also brought the I formation to USC), has yet to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's 85 now. The man who remains the only coach to win at least 100 games at the collegiate and professional level is overdue. It's time.
I know I've written this before. I can't write it enough. If his snub is due to his failure to get to a Super Bowl, there's precedence. Sid Gillman, another innovative Chargers coach, is in the Hall, and he never got to one, either.
Sensing this are those who played for Coryell (Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts for one), coached under him (Hall of Famers Joe Gibbs and John Madden for two), and those coaches who faithfully have adopted his scripture (Norv Turner and Mike Martz for another two).
Fouts, who piloted Air Coryell during the glory years with the Chargers, has sent a letter to the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors – of which I am one – asking that Coryell be seriously considered for induction.
In the letter, Fouts notes the Chargers' passing statistics from 1978-1985. San Diego led the NFL in passing yardage from 1978 (Coryell's first season) to 1983. Miami, with Dan Marino, led in 1984, the Chargers again in 1985.
"Nowhere in the history of the NFL," Fouts wrote, "has there ever been one team rule a statistical category over such a span of time."
Coryell the passing master is well known, but Fouts also points out how Coryell's offense affected defenses. Teams were scared to death of this offense. Coryell forced change. Those defensive substitutions you see now didn't happen accidentally. He made them happen.
"I remember seeing the change and how we had to adjust our thinking," Fouts was saying over the phone from his Oregon home. "They started substituting nickel and dime backs, situational pass rushers, faster defensive linemen, taking out safeties that couldn't run and putting in an extra corner. No question, Don profoundly affected both sides of the ball.
"All you have to do is watch the game with educated eyes and see what's happening now and what didn't happen before Don. And Saturday afternoon. His influence is there. He's contributed to everything. All that spells change, and he changed the game."
Fouts was the perfect Coryell instrument. Smart, tough, incredibly competitive, accurate, in charge and totally without fear. This was not for the squeamish.
"The biggest thing Don contributed to the pro and college game was the fearlessness of throwing the ball and how it can pay huge, huge dividends," Fouts said. "What Don did with the Cardinals and Chargers was to utilize the tight end as more than a blocker, but a serious threat down the field, and he spread things out."
Before serving as the Rams head coach and St. Louis' offensive coordinator when it won Super Bowl XXXIV, Martz was a young San Diegan, attending Madison High during the week and watching Coryell's Aztecs Saturdays and Gillman's Chargers Sundays.
He, as did Turner, studied under wizard Ernie Zampese, who as Chargers (and later the Rams' and Cowboys') offensive coordinator, seemingly stretched Coryell's offense to the limit. Except Martz, with the Greatest Show on Turf in St. Louis, took it ever further, proving there may be no top to Coryell's famed passing tree.
"Just the impact Coach Coryell has had on today's game; it's affected everybody," says Martz, currently out of football and residing in San Diego. "The game he engineered seeped through the whole league. I can't imagine anyone having a greater impact on the game.
"He has touched this game permanently. He has changed it forever. I can't think of anyone more deserving."
As Fouts rightfully says: "I would not be in the Hall of Fame myself had it not been for my nine years as Don's quarterback."
Time for the coach to join him. Don Coryell was football's Ground Zero.


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At a recent Barrett-Jackson auction, a '67 Tuxedo Black 427/435 Sting Ray roadster sold for $130,000. While few Corvette enthusiasts have that kind of spare change lying around, many of us were looking forward to purchasing GMP Diecast's 1:18-scale '67 roadster as an affordable substitute.
Unfortunately, GMP was forced to close its doors last year, due in part to changes in federal banking regulations. Some of the company's assets were purchased by ACME Trading Company in Auburn, Georgia (www.acmediecast.com). ACME sells die-cast models of significant muscle cars, but not Corvettes. We contacted an ACME representative and were told that the company has no immediate plans to start Corvette-model production. This is a major loss to collectors of GMP's impressive street and race Vette miniatures.
The '67 would have been the third release in the company's high-end Masterpiece Corvette Collection series. The two previous models were a Rally Red '65 fuelie Roadster and a '65 Nassau Blue big-block coupe, both of which sold out quickly.
The model was to be presented in Tuxedo Black (Code 900), with a Rally Red (Code 974) "stinger" hood, Off Road Exhaust System (N11), and Cast Aluminum Bolt-On Wheels (N89). Other planned features included an L71 427/435 engine with three two-barrel carburetors and RPO L89 aluminum heads, along with an M-21 four-speed transmission. Each model would have been serialized and numbered.
When we inspected and photographed a prototype of the stillborn model, we found it to have extraordinary detail that would make any Corvette aficionado smile. The paint was flawless, and all of the working parts moved smoothly and fit tightly.
The convertible had a working front and rear suspension, a rotating driveshaft, a movable shift lever, rotating headlight assemblies, removable wheels, and even an opening gas-filler cap. An optional RPO C07 Auxiliary Hardtop was also included. The black interior featured seat backs that tilted, a glovebox door that opened, and windows that rolled up and down.
GMP's 1:18 '67 roadster would have retailed for $289.95, a reasonable sum given the level of detail involved. While it appears unlikely the model will ever see production, we thought it only fitting to share with you a few photos of the Corvette model that could have been.


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By: Andy Alcock
Thomas County, GA - Brandon Waddell has been answering some of the roughly 640 phone calls per day to Thomas County 911 for ten years.
Like other dispatchers, the father of two young children hasn't had a pay raise in five years.
"We currently rent because during the time of no raises, the economy crashed, we did lose our house," said Waddell.
"With the cost of living, they're saying it's difficult to meet personal needs," said Thomas County 911 Director Ann Powell.
Powell made a presentation to the Thomas County Board of Commissioners April 1st.
She noted since November, 2011, 16 dispatchers have left Thomas County 911, about a 75% turnover rate.
Ten of them cited salary and no raise opportunities as a reason.
The starting salary for a dispatcher is $10.38 an hour.
"I think every person on the board would love to give a raise," said Thomas County Board of Commissioners Chair Elaine May. "Now the problem with giving raises is where do you get the money?," she said.
Mays says the answer is a local tax increase so all county employees, including dispatchers, can get a raise.
The lack of raises means some dispatchers with several years experience are making the same wage as the new dispatchers they're training.
Additionally, in her presentation, Powell argued the lack of raises is a money loser for the county.
Because Thomas County dispatchers handle calls for state, county and Thomasville city emergency services, they're required to have five different certications.
The training for those certifications for the 16 people who left 911 in the last year and half cost county government nearly $143,000.
Powell argues incentive raises may have prevented some of those people from leaving.
Instead, the county is spending tens of thousands of dollars again to train new dispatchers.
"I think it's probably a very good argument," said Mays. "I wish I had a solution for it," she said.
"They really do need to move the people that's been here all along, move them up," said Waddell.
The high turnover presents another problem.
There are 20 full-time and 5 part-time dispatch positions.
There are currently 15 full and 3 part timers to cover a 24 hour, 7 day a week service.
"Now are they tired? Yes they are," said Powell. "Have we placed the citizens in a precarious situation or dangerous situation? No we have not," she said.
Reporter: "These people save lives." "Yes they do and they care," said Powell.
The Thomas County Board of Commissioners would make any decision about raises when voting on the county budget in December.
That budget will then take effect in January.


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I attended a Vermont Wood Manufacturer's Association (VWMA) meeting last Friday that was held at Copeland Furniture in Bradford, VT. I'm always amazed when getting together with all these talented artisans and furniture makers. They're creative not only about their furniture designs, but also about the other aspects that are required to keep their businesses sustainable these days.
Tim Copeland was showing us the piles of wood shavings that are generated from milling and sanding his lumber. He's setting up a system to convert the shavings and sawdust into wood pellets to use for heating. Tim said he'll be able to heat his entire facility with the wood pellets and in addition, he'll have a new revenue stream generated by the surplus pellets.
Just one of the many sustainable practices that Vermont's furniture makers have been working through for generations.
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UK Government Health Agency Issued Final Guidelines Recommending Against Benlysta Coverage
In its final draft guidance the United Kingdom's health watchdog National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) continues to recommend against coverage by the National Health Service of the recently approved Benlysta (belimumab) for lupus despite a cost-saving offer from the manufacturers. Please visit http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/cover-Benlysta/ to sign a petition calling for NICE to reconsider its position. Read more from the British newspaper The Guardian.


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Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth in 2006 brought global warming to the forefront, generating awareness and demand for change in the years that followed. However, a new poll shows many rural citizens have lost interest in the topic.
Information collected in the poll compared new data to results from 2008. Over the past five years respondents are more accepting of climate change, and that human activity is at least one of the factors contributing to changing weather patterns.
According to the data, 73 percent of respondents believe to some degree that climate change is happening, with 25 percent definitely agreeing and another 48 percent somewhat agreeing. More than half of the respondents (54 percent) agree that human activity, including industry and transportation, is a significant cause of climate change.
While respondents acknowledge climate change, results also show a lowered sense of urgency.
Compared to the 2008 poll, the percentage of people seeing climate change as something people can control fell by 10 percent to 41 percent. The number of people who believe climate change is just part of normal climate patterns increased by 10 percent to 47 percent.
Respondents have been affected by consecutive years of drought which has affected crops and livestock operations. Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, UNL Extension specialist based at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, says the current weather pattern may have jaded responders who have seen scientists blame both the state's 2011 floods and 2012 drought on climate change.
The economy also plays a factor in people's demand for action. According to the poll, sixty percent of respondents said they think something needs to be done in their lifetime to deal with climate change, with half believing something needs to be done immediately. However, fewer rural Nebraskans believe immediate action from the government is necessary – 38 percent, down from 53 percent in 2008.
UNL public policy specialist Brad Lubben says people understand change requires existing investments to get future results.
"The public decided, in the midst of an economic downturn, that costs to the economy were too great a price to pay for the promised future benefits to the climate," Lubben said.
The poll team was surprised to find that the poll indicated that more educated rural Nebraskans are less likely than others to support immediate action by the government to deal with climate change. Thirty-seven percent of those with at least a bachelor's degree supported it, compared to 40 percent of those with a high school diploma or less.
A decision by Congress to reject legislation regulating greenhouse gas emissions may have also reduced the public's urgency for change.
The poll conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln collected 2,317 responses from respondents living in rural parts of the state.


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Want to get to the next level, brush up on your skills or earn new skills? Take a lesson with our highly trained instructors through our Ski and Snowboard School. If you're a first timer, try a Learn to Ski/Ride Beginner Package.
Skiers and riders will be placed in groups of similar skill and age (ages 6 and older, levels 1-6)
Class Lessons are held:
Weekends/Holidays*: 9:00am, 10:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm (beginner only) & 7:30pm
Weekdays*: 10:30am, 1:00pm, 5:30pm (beginner only) & 7:30pm
Spring Season (3/13/18)- weekdays and weekends: 10:30am, 1:00pm & 5:30pm (all levels)
One Lesson
5 Lesson Pack
If you would prefer a more individual learning experience, we also offer private lessons geared toward you own specific needs.
One (1) Hour
Enjoy personal instruction while working at your own pace.
Two (2) Hours
Enjoy personal instruction while working at your own pace.
Semi-Private - 1 hour (2 person minimum)
Enjoy the class with family or friends of like ability and age.
Intended for smaller class sizes.
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Five (5) Private Lesson Package
Private Lesson fee may be applied toward a 5-Pack
Additional Lesson Information (Group & Private):
*Note all levels may not be available at each lesson time during peak and holiday weeks.
Private Lessons are for all ages
Reserve at the Ski & Snowboard School or call 978-464-2300 ext. 3300
Lift Ticket not included in lesson fee
Lesson times and prices may change without notice
No refunds on programs, packages or reservations (we can reschedule for you).
See Children's Programs for ages 4 -12
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MF Freeman, developer of the Fairways Retirement Village in Chippenham, is calling on the imagination of primary school children to name its new spa suite.
Just one week remains to enter the competition to come up with a name that best fits the spa, its surroundings and its users.
The winner receives a Kindle, plus £100 worth of book vouchers for their school.
The chosen name will be on a plaque placed outside the entrance and will be referred to in the village's future marketing materials.
Fairways is due to open in March and will offer 75 one, two and three-bedroom apartments from £195,000 next to Chippenham Golf Club, with care staff on site all day every day. The new spa suite has a swimming pool, jacuzzi and gym.
Send entries until Friday, February 28, to email@example.com.
The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 6, to coincide with World Book Day.


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25 Years of Mini Truckin'
The Silver Anniversary
In no way shape or form are the following pages meant to fully capture the history or landmarks that have shaped the current status of modern day minitruckin'. Telling the stories of the many influential individuals their accomplishments and contributions could fill a dictionary-sized book. What you will see here is merely a glimpse into a few of the very early issues dating back to the late '80s and '90s, and beyond. The times were wild, the teased hair and high-waist bikini bottoms of cover models were wilder, and the trucks themselves were symbols of an emerging, youthful automotive culture.
The last quarter century has been a successful run not only for us as an enthusiast publication but also for every one of you who is a part of this whole thing. You know who you are—the ones who drive cross-country to spend a weekend at a show, the Internet lurkers, the ones who spend all their free time in the garage and spare money on parts, the dreamers, and the doers. Thanks for giving us magazine guys something to write about.


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The point of it is to help open the hips (fast) I assume?
no. it is to help the hips open in a way that fully contributes to the throw.
Also, Blake you said you weren't trying to make the putt nose down, but I always thought a nose down putt would be more likely to stay in the basket whether it hits the side chains, rim of the basket, or dead center. I haven't used it much when putting into the wind, but otherwise I liked it.
1-5 degrees of nose down = okay in most conditions... but... every 1 degree of nose down will subtract like 1-1.5' off the putter carry. a nose down putt will kick down off the chains better and reduce bounce out, but any putt that is on a downward trajectory will behave similarly.
in terms of apexing, try to peak them in the 60-70% range, as that will yield more makes than apexing them at 50%.


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LA Beer Fest : 5pm to 8pm
Drink Eat Play
Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Before you buy your ticket, make sure you're buying tickets to the right session. Tickets can NOT be exchanged for another session once the event sells out. Tickets will not be refunded after the event sells out. This event is rain or shine.
The 6th annual LA Beer Festival follows last year's sold out event, and this year's promises to be even better. The event will feature dozens of international and domestic beers, over a dozen food trucks (food sold separately) as well as live entertainment.
The 2014 LA Beer Festival will take place at LA Center Studios Studios from noon to 3pm and 5pm to 8pm. Admission is for only one session so make sure to coordinate with friends before buying your ticket.
For more information, visit www.drinkeatplay.com/labeerfest. You may also add us on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drink-Eat-Play/186763821339819 to stay updated on the event as well as future beer festivals.
When & Where
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MANAGERS at a Black Country music venue say they are sickened by ticket touts cashing-in on an emotional farewell tour.
Guitarist Wilko Johnson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and refused treatment, which he has been told would only extend his life by a few months.
His four-date farewell tour includes a visit to the Robin 2 club in Bilston on Thursday March 7.
Tickets priced at £17.50 sold out quickly and are now appearing on the internet for sale at nearly ten times their face value.
A spokesperson for the Robin said: "Wilko kept his prices low so that his everyday fans could obtain a ticket to wish him well and celebrate his life with him one last time.
"We sold out of tickets for this show three hours after they went on sale. This filled us with pride as we thought Wilko fans will really give him a good send off and make it a truly amazing gig.
"To our disappointment, a member of staff here checked eBay to find that the tickets are being touted at £79."
"It's come to our attention that they are being sold on other outlets for more that double this amount.
"We all know touting happens, it always has, but in this case we just think this really is quite unscrupulous.
"The lack of conscience in these touts really does sicken us. To exploit the fans at such an extortionate level is quite unbelievable."
Wilko Johnson became a star as guitar with 70s blues rockers Dr Feelgood, he was also a member of Ian Drury and The Blockheads.
He is credited with inspiring performers like John Lydon and Paul Weller.
He recently appeared on TV playing an executioner in the US series Game of Thrones.
The 65-year-old rocker told the BBC his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer - doctors have given him 10 months to live - has made him feel "vividly alive" and if he remains well enough to complete his final tour he will be a "happy man".
An online petition supported by the Robin 2 against internet ticket agencies re-selling tickets at prices significantly higher than face value is live at www.ipetitions.com


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What To Eat To Keep Your Memory Strong All Day Long
Diet fads come and go, but sensible slim-down ideas stand the test of time. Follow these—collected from our past 75 years—to drop pounds and keep them off for good.
1 | Don't skip meals. When you get too hungry, you're less likely to make healthy choices. October 2010
2 | Never go on a diet when you're under a lot of stress. April 1974
3 | Ideally, you should try to lose no more than 1 to 2½ pounds a week. January 1954
4 | A short bout of exercise each day is more effective than longer, less frequent periods. June 1939
5 | To lose weight for good, know that you can't go back to your old eating habits. You'll need to change your lifestyle. April 1974
6 | Eating too little can backfire. Never have less than 1,200 calories a day—or you may slow down your metabolism. April 2006
7 | Don't grocery-shop when you're hungry. You're likely to make high-fat, low-nutrient impulse purchases. January 1994
8 | For a fit and toned figure, dieting alone isn't enough. You also need to exercise. February 1979
9 | A slipup doesn't have to lead to an entire day of overeating. Resolve to make better choices at your next meal. December 2010
10 | Cut down, not out: Trim portions of food instead of removing entire categories (carbs, fats, etc.). January 1966
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High Water Intake to Slow Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease
This study has been completed.
New York University School of Medicine
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New York University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 31, 2008
Last updated: March 7, 2016
Last verified: March 2016
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disease that occurs in 1 in 500 individuals and leads to kidney failure in half of all affected. Currently, no treatments exist for PKD. PKD-affected kidney cells divide and multiply inappropriately, and form fluid-filled sacs called cysts. Kidney cysts continue to grow throughout life, destroying normal kidney tissue, leading to kidney failure. Based on evidence from basic science research it is believed that drinking high amounts of water can slow the abnormal cysts growth. This study aims to look at changes in urine composition with high water intake in PKD-affected persons compared to healthy individuals.
|Kidney, Polycystic, Autosomal Dominant
|Other: Water
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|The Effect of Water Loading on Urinary Biomarkers
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: polycystic kidney disease
MedlinePlus related topics: Drinking Water Kidney DiseasesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by New York University School of Medicine:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Urine cAMP Concentration and Urine Osmolality (UOsm) [ Time Frame: pre- and post-water loading (2 hours) ]Urine cAMP (UcAMP) concentration and urine osmolality UOsm) were measured pre- and post-water loading: with 2.5L over 2 hours
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients
Patients who present with polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Other: Water
Participants will be first asked to drink 6 8-oz glasses of water over 2.5 hours on the first day, and then about 12 8-oz glasses of water over the course of the day for one week.
|Healthy Patients
Other: Water
Participants will be first asked to drink 6 8-oz glasses of water over 2.5 hours on the first day, and then about 12 8-oz glasses of water over the course of the day for one week.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by history, ultrasound, CT or MRI
- Healthy subjects without a diagnosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease by history, ultrasound, CT or MRI
- Ages between 18 and 65
- Healthy subjects (without Polycystic Kidney Disease) must have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR by the MDRD equation) > 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 with no history of kidney disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or nursing
- Active dependency on drugs or alcohol
- Diagnosis of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis
- Currently taking a vasopressin agonist or antagonist
- Blood sodium level less than < 135 mEq/L
- For healthy participants, estimated glomerular filtration rate (level of kidney function) less than < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00784030
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00784030
|United States, New York
|New York University Langone Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
Sponsors and Collaborators
New York University School of Medicine
|Principal Investigator:
|Irina Barash, M.D.
|New York University School of Medicine
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Keywords provided by New York University School of Medicine:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|New York University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00784030 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 31, 2008
|Results First Received:
|April 25, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 7, 2016
Keywords provided by New York University School of Medicine:
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Water Loading
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Polycystic Kidney Diseases
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Urologic Diseases
Kidney Diseases, Cystic
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Another Lupus Challenge: Caring for Your Mouth
In the lupus community, there is a lot of focus on the damage the disease can do to major organs such as the kidneys, lungs, and heart. These are all very important.
But having lupus can also affect the health of your mouth—which can in turn affect your overall health, your physical comfort, and your feelings about your appearance.
For example, did you know that as much as a quarter of people with lupus have oral sores? These sores—which are often painless—can appear on the roof of the mouth, the lips, and the gums.
And medicines taken for lupus, such as corticosteroids (steroids), can cause problems such as dryness in the mouth, swelling, cold sores, yeast infections, and damage to bones that help the mouth function correctly (such as the jaw bone)?
Don't panic. Thankfully, there are many steps that you can take to keep your mouth healthy!
Spark a Friendship Between Your Dentist and Rheumatologist
(Or at least put them in touch with each other!)
It's very important to tell the dentist that you have lupus. He or she should in turn contact your rheumatologist to get a history of your condition and, if necessary, some idea of how lupus has uniquely affected you.
The dentist should also find out if you have had oral sores in the past, and get a list of the medicines, vitamins, and dietary supplements that you take. These sorts of things are important to know since they can change the way that cleanings and other dental work are done in a safe and effective way.
Regular Care, Regular Visits
Keeping your mouth healthy means taking the same steps you take daily to keep lupus under control. Dentists will agree with your rheumatologist's suggestions for this: avoid direct sunlight, get enough sleep, keep stress levels low, take prescribed medicines, and so on.
Also do what you can to avoid dryness in the mouth, which can both be unpleasant as well as raise the real risk of getting more cavities, causing gum damage, and leading to dentures and fillings falling out. To keep your mouth wet the way it should be,
- try drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water or more a day
- spray a mix of water and a little mouthwash into your mouth regularly
- avoid overly salty foods, tobacco, caffeine, alcohol, and other things that might dehydrate you.
Finally, get your teeth cleaned regularly—see your dentist more often than you otherwise might. Many recommend visiting every three months rather than every six.
Smile Bright!
Stay alert to the important link between dentist and rheumatologist, and between you and your dentist—and smile bright knowing you have the right tools and information to take good care of your mouth!


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Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
I agree they have a lot of pride, and they have bounced back from a lot of adversity this year (although that usually happened against bad teams). I really just don't think they have the talent to go very deep, but hopefully they at least win a game or 2, and then who knows. (That was sort of my attitude going in it hasn't really changed.)
Sometimes you get the bear
and sometimes the bear gets you
Game's on the DVR, I wonder if I'll ever get around to watching it? (Maybe I'll start at inning 3 and watch Wood and the bullpen)
Red's hitters need to get after Mr. Oswalt on Friday. That is all
Never overlook the obvious
No one else seems to agree with you here so allow me to be the first one. I'm very proud of this team too. No one even gave them a chance at 2ND place in the division at the start of the year and here they are in the NLDS as NL Central champions. That's a pretty big accomplishment for a young team and an organization that didn't even have a winning season for a decade. No matter what happens next, they'll learn from all of this and be better for it in the future.Late to the party, so two points that might have been made already...
1) I blame Bob Boone
2) The Reds could not get a hit the rest of the post season and I would be happy and proud of this team. It's been a wonderful season and their future is very bright. :-)
BTW-I've seen this posted somewhere and heard about it several different places but I haven't seen it posted here yet. This Reds team reminds me a LOT of the Phillies team back in 2007. They hadn't been to the postseason in a long time, they were young and hungry for success, and they were a little overwhelmed by the bright lights and postseason festivities. That team went out in the first round that year but what happened the next year? A little older and a little wiser, they went on to win the World Series in 2008. Most people thought this Reds team got to the postseason a year early so who knows what they can do after a little experience and maybe another piece or two added to the puzzle. I'm encouraged and even though losses still suck, and this one does totally suck, I'm not going to hang my head and I'll still be screaming my head off for our guys on Sunday night. GO REDS.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
And the players pretty much said that they would be celebrating too much to play the next day. Which is fine - I myself was not very productive at work the next day - but if they had been serious about trying to win in the post season I think they would have taken that Wednesday game seriously (instead of like a joke).
I'm real, real, real ticked off tonight. I said it earlier, but I was fully prepared to lose this game, but it was worse that I expected.
Tomorrow, I'll be on the "win on Friday and we have the advantage", but I'm going to take tonight to be really, really upset. Have to get it out of my system.
Last year he was -12.1...
UZR and UZR/150 are very useful metrics. I personally think using them is very effective. However, the fluctuations from year-to-year change the way that they should be used. When evaluating players, I would advise averaging the total from over a few years rather than just picking out one year.
There are a lot of ways to improve this, which I'm sure someone will manage to do in the upcoming years. There are a lot of extra factors that influence this metric, but they can be worked out. However, as of now, this is the best fielding statistic there is.
Read more: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/...#ixzz11dXCB0BW
3. Do not use UZR per 150 games (UZR/150; found on Fangraphs player pages) if at all possible. Its way too misleading.
2010 Mock Draft Selections (picking for Rays)
Bryce Brentz
Brandon Workman
Kris Bryant
Matt Lipka
Rick Hague
Let's try to keep the thread on topic -- if you want to get into a discussion about UZR and OCab, take it to another thread.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
26 Years and Counting...
So much for OCab's "theory" about the umpire's expanded strike zone. The Pitch FX data on Fangraphs pretty much debunks that.
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Julia was known for her appreciation of bread, butter, and wine, so when you're writing a blog focused on carb-conscious cooking, finding a suitable Julia Child recipe that will appeal to your readers can be a challenge. That's why I was so excited to find these Julia Child's Eggplant Pizzas in From Julia Child's Kitchen, my one and only Julia Child cookbook. This recipe illustrates perfectly how Julia was ahead of her time with this low-carb, gluten-free, vegetarian, and low-glycemic pizza.
(This recipe is part of the Cook for Julia project that's part of the celebration at PBSFood. Thanks for the inspiration Julia, and also for showing us that cooking gourmet food at home was not only possible, but also a lot of fun. Check after my recipe for links to other blog posts featuring recipes from Julia, and see more recipe ideas on Facebook from PBS.food.)
Julia suggested this as a first course or side dish, but I ate it as the main dish, with a Summer Tomato Salad with Basil Vinaigrette, Goat Cheese, and Fresh Herbs on the side. And although I'm not sure Julia would have been excited about the idea of Meatless Monday, this was a very satisfying meatless meal.
If you want to skip the photos below and watch a video instead, here is a video of how to make this recipe. See more recipe videos on My You Tube Channel.)
Julia Child's Eggplant Pizzas (Tranches d'aubergine á l'italienne)
(Makes 3-4 servings or 6-8 appetizer servings, recipe adapted from one found in From Julia Child's Kitchen.)
1 globe eggplant, about 8 ounces and 9-10 inches long
about 1 T salt, for drawing water out of eggplant
about 2 T olive oil, for brushing eggplant before roasting
about 2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, for sprinkling on eggplant before roasting
10 large basil leaves, cut in chiffonade strips (optional)
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/3 cup finely grated low-fat mozzarella blend
hot red pepper flakes for sprinkling finished pizza (optional)
Sauce Ingredients:
2-3 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
3 large garlic cloves, very finely chopped
1 can (14.5 oz.) good quality petite diced tomatoes with liquid (or use 2 cups peeled and diced fresh tomatoes)
1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning blend
1/4 tsp. dried oregano (use Greek or Turkish oregano)
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
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Chocolate Chip Spice Pound Cake for Julia Child's Birthday from The Perfect Pantry
Julia Child's Eggplant Gratin from Andrea Meyers
Julia Child's Puree of White Beans with Garlic and Herbs from Kalyn's Kitchen
Julia Child's Perfect Chocolate Mousse from David Lebovitz
Julia Child's Chocolate Almond Cake from Apron Strings
Julia Child's Spaghetti Marco Polo from Kalyn's Kitchen
Julia Child's Croissants and Quick Blackberry Jam from Barbara Bakes
Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon from Simply Recipes
French Pistou Sauce in Honor of Julia Child from Kalyn's Kitchen
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Open Surgery Versus Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Trigger Finger
This study has been completed.
Jeppe Lange, MD
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Last updated: October 27, 2015
Last verified: October 2015
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The purpose of the study is to investigate which strategy is superior in trigger finger Quinell grade IIb-V; conventional open surgery or ultrasound guided corticosteroid injections.
|Trigger Finger
|Procedure: Corticosteroid injections Procedure: Open surgery
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Open Surgery Versus Ultrasound Guided Local Corticosteroid Injections in Treatment of Trigger Finger - a Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Further study details as provided by Jeppe Lange, MD, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Quinell grade [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Dicotomized outcome defined as +/- failure. Failure defined as Quinell grade equal to or above IIb.
Quinell grade defined as: I Normal movement, IIa normal movement with pain/tenderness to A1-pulley, IIb anamnestic triggering but not evident at clinical exam, III triggering without locking, IV triggering with locking but actively correctable, V Locked digit, passive correctable only.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]Pain following either procedure measured by NRS (score 0-10, 10 is severe pain)
- infection [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]Infection occurence following either procedure
|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Open surgery
Procedure: Open surgery
Open A1-pulley release
|Active Comparator: Corticosteroid Injection
Procedure: Corticosteroid injections
Corticosteroid injections in and around A1-pulley.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Trigger finger Quinell grade IIb-V in digit I-V
Exclusion Criteria:
- Former treatment of Trigger finger in affected digit
- Dupuytrens contracture in affected digit
- Allergies or intolerance to used medications
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Amyloidosis
- Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Already included in study with another digit
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01486420
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01486420
|Center for Planned surgery - Regionalhospital Silkeborg
|Silkeborg, Denmark, 8600
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Jeppe Lange, MD
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|Jeppe Lange, M.D.
|Center for Planned Surgery - Regionalhospital Silkeborg
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Jeppe Lange, MD, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Jeppe Lange, MD, Senior project superviser, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01486420 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 1, 2011
|Last Updated:
|October 27, 2015
Keywords provided by Jeppe Lange, MD, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg:
Quinell grade
Open surgery
corticosteroid injections
randomized controlled trial
Trigger finger
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Trigger Finger Disorder
Tendon Entrapment
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Lake schools augment, enhance school security
January 15, 2013
South Shore schools on both sides of Stateline continue to refine security plans a month after the Connecticut shooting that left 26 people dead.
The Lake Tahoe Unified School District hired consultant Al Frangione to create a comprehensive technology and security plan for the schools. Frangione, who presented his findings to the district at last week's board meeting, outlined the need to look at access points and monitor entrances.
"The goal is to keep it secure, safe. But so it doesn't look like a prison … No matter what, it's our responsibility. The days are gone when you can't do it," LTUSD Superintendent James Tarwater said.
Tarwater estimates that the district will release the complete security plan in about two months, while construction of additional fences to strengthen school perimeters will likely occur this summer.
Parents will be asked to be more alert and to wear identification badges whenever they're on LTUSD property. Staff will be coached in strategies to defend themselves and their students in the case of an armed intruder, and more security cameras will be placed near main entrances.
Though all the details aren't finalized yet, Tarwater said safety measures like metal detectors and locks to "buzz" people in are a possibility, especially at South Tahoe High School, where security is complicated by a large campus and multiple access points.
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"We will work with Al Frangione to help come up with a plan. Right now it's to keep the perimeters watched and escort visitors to the office. We definitely want a balanced approach. You can't depend on only one thing," Tarwater said.
Administrators in the Douglas County School District will meet next week and again in February to discuss school safety procedures and review strategies to defend against a gunman in an all-day session with law enforcement.
DCSD Superintendent Lisa Noonan said she is reviewing several plans to enhance school safety that should be finalized around March. She didn't want to publicize the areas where she thinks security could be improved until the final option is chosen, and she said the county will continue to stress the importance of daily vigilance.
Zephyr Cove Elementary School Principal Nancy Cauley said that protocols to prepare for a gunman on campus are nothing new. All the doors at the elementary school were re-keyed last year, enabling teachers to lock their doors from the inside. Whether they teach behind the locked door during the school day is up to each educator, Cauley said.
"I think schools for the most part are very safe places. It's a tragedy what happened in Connecticut, and we can't let our guard down. But we're doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our students," she said.
Whittell High School Principal Crespin Esquivel holds monthly drills for students and teachers to prepare for emergency scenarios from a fire to a gunman. Common sense always has to be a key player in security decisions since there are so many situations teachers needs to prepare for, he said.
"One thing I always tell my staff is, 'You're going to be making some tough decisions. You have to decide whether to evacuate or lockdown.' My hope is that they would be calm and do what we've done in practice," Esquivel said.


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Two days after the Chronicle of Higher Education broke the story about the absence of evolutionary biology from a list of college majors eligible for a federal grant, both New Scientist and The New York Times have provided further details.
Writing in the Kansas City Star (August 21, 2006), Laura Scott urges Kansas voters to remain on guard even after the August 1, 2006, primary election.
"Like a gap in the fossil record, evolutionary biology is missing from a list of majors that the U.S. Department of Education has deemed eligible for a new federal grant program designed to reward students majoring in engineering, mathematics, science, or certain foreign languages," the Chronicle of Higher Education (August 22, 2006) reports.
A newly formed coalition in Ohio, Help Ohio Public Education, is seeking to unseat a member of the board of education who was at the forefront of efforts to compromise the treatment of evolution in the state science standards. Speaking to the Columbus Dispatch (August 12, 2006), HOPE's chair, Lawrence M.
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I purchased the Sporting news NBA preview and it had some interesting things to say about the Pacers. And I swear I did not write the comments about Foster.
1) They picked the Pacers to win 60 games and be the best team in the east only behind the Spurs overall.
2) Scouts take: "As well as Reggie Miller played last season, not having him will hurt the Pacers more in the locker room than on the court. This is a team that's as talented and deep as any team in the East, but their four main guys all can be a little knuckleheaded. J.O. likes to pretend to be mature, but then he'll do something immature. You're never quite sure when Tinsley and Jackson might lose their heads.
Then there's Artest. I don't think the guys on his team trust him. He is one of the best players in the league, but you just know something will happen. And now, even if it's not anything big, it'll be blown up and turned into a distraction. I also could see there being issues between O'Neal and Artest.
It's a good thing they have a strong coach in Carlisle, who is in the class with the league's best coaches.....Fred Jones is good enough to start in this league, but looks like he'll have to wait for that to happen on a regular basis.
Jeff Foster's injury really hurt them last season. As long as he's healthy, he should be the starter. This is a guy who can dominate a game at times even though he's not a scorer. Another guy who gave them good production until he got hurt was David Harrison.
3) Coaching analysis: Carlisle will have the most athletic lineup in team history. That, along with his increased trust in Tinsley, should allow Indiana to play at a faster pace. Don't expect a track meet, though, Carlisle will keep his hand on the offensive reins and try to maintain control of the tempo with a stingy halfcourt defense. Former assistant Brown implemented zone defenses on occassion, but his departure to the Cavs probably means the Pacers will use them less often.
Carlisle drew criticism last season for being too forgiving about details such as timeliness and dress code. His low-key demeanor however, enables his players to maintain a levelheaded outlook.


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Faced with an epidemic of child abuse across the four services, the Defense Department is establishing a child abuse working group, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
"The Department is in the process of establishing a Prevention and Coordinated Community Response to Child Abuse, Neglect and Domestic Abuse Working Group," said DoD spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen.
The working group is part of the Pentagon's effort to strengthen "awareness and prevention efforts to protect children and apply resources to prevent incidents of child abuse, neglect and domestic abuse," he said.
DoD is under pressure from two powerful members of the Senate Armed Services Committee who have pressed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel for child abuse statistics and a plan to reverse the trend.
The senators' inquiry was sparked by an Army Times investigation that found 29,552 cases of child abuse in the Army alone between 2003 and 2012. The abuse led to the death of 118 Army children; 1,400 of the cases included sexual assault.
The number of Army cases has spiked 28 percent between 2008 and 2011. The Air Force is also reporting a 25 percent increase in cases of child abuse and assault between 2008 and 2012.
Subsequent inquiries by Military Times uncovered similar statistics in the other services.
In all services except the Marine Corps, the number of cases has continued to climb. The Marine Corps cases dropped by 5 percent between 2011 and 2012 and have dropped significantly in fiscal 2013. But the number of Marine child abuse deaths has risen.
Between 2008 and 2012, there were 5,755 cases in the Air Force, 267 of them sexual, resulting in 16 deaths.
The Marine Corps figures for 2011 and 2012 showed 1,591 cases, 43 of them sexual, with six deaths. There have been four deaths and four sexual assaults so far this year.
The Navy reported 3,336 cases between 2009 and 2012, with a decline in 2012. But figures for the first half of 2013 show the number of cases climbing again. Among Navy families, 42 children were killed between 2008 and 2012.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote to Hagel on July 31, demanding a full accounting of the child abuse cases in the military and information on what Hagel plans to do about it.
The senators also questioned the criteria for designating a case as child abuse. According to the Army, 75,000 cases of suspected child abuse were reported between 2003 and 2012, but 40,000 of those were determined by the Army to not meet the criteria for child abuse.
"What are the criteria and who determines if they are met?" the senators asked Hagel. They also asked if all services use the same criteria. Hagel has until Sept. 6 to report back to the senators.
In early August, officials at Fort Drum, N.Y., arrested a soldier, charging him with the murder of his 4-year-old stepson.
Authorities say 31-year-old Staff Sgt. Raheem Hollis of Newark, N.J., was charged with murder, manslaughter, false official statements, assault and obstruction of justice. The case will be prosecuted in the military justice system.
Hollis is accused of attacking the boy, Michael Sanders Jr., at their home on the post. The boy died Dec. 10.
The Army is releasing no more information about the case.
Hollis is a combat engineer with the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. He arrived at Fort Drum in August 2012.


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We started the Buddhism () page to give the world Buddha's teachings. The Offering Of Dhamma. Nothing Else. By doing so, at least to put one good thought into you on daily basis. To coax you to find your own salvation. we are not doing this for prestige or to belittle other religions & visions. Our only aim is to give the world pure Theravada Buddhism.
We do not agree with all the atrocities that is going around the world in the name of protecting Buddhism.
Buddha's teachings would be in this world for another 2443 years only, according to Buddha himself. (Buddha said that his teachings would survive in the world for 5000 years from his 'Parinirvana'. Now, 2557 years have elapsed.)
No amount of shouting or fighting would make it survive another day more than that.
No one can destroy it by any action of theirs a day less than that.
Our duty is to find our own liberation by ending suffering following Our Gautama Buddha's great teachings. That was what he WANTED.
Acts of violence in the name of protecting Buddhism would only bring demerit to oneself. There are ways of countering opponents peacefully. Buddhism is a very Peaceful vision. Please do not try to make it otherwise by making false statements and call upon unnecessary arguments which would coax people who read them to counter attack which would bring them demerit. Therefore, we have decided to remove all the unnecessary comments from today.
We would take this opportunity to say to the world one other fact which is making a big commotion in the Asian world. Buddha was born in Lumbini which belonged to the ANCIENT INDIA (INDO-NEPALESE Region) DURING GAUTAMA BUDDHA'S TIME. Today it is in the TERAI PLANES OF SOUTHERN NEPAL since Nepal & India are two different countries today.
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My parents introduced me to skiing, hiking and climbing when I was a child and I am now totally addicted to being in the mountains with my friends.
My biggest passion is telemark skiing and I spend almost all my time looking for big dumps of snow to ski in the Alps.
I've been competing in competitions for two years now, and compete in the ski event circuit in Italy. Ex. Skufoneda and Skieda are for sure some of the most important international ski events that I follow every year.
In May 2010 I travelled to Norway with some friends on a ski trip. The conditions were really bad, but we managed to find some incredible powder and we had an amazing time skiing and partying.
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Space is often called the final frontier, but there is a terrain much closer to home that we have yet to conquer, and that is the human brain. This is in large part because it is impossible to use invasive techniques to examine the brain of a living person, which makes research into Parkinson's disease (PD) vastly more difficult than it is for most other health conditions.
But there is good news. Scientists are making inroads in part because thousands of people with Parkinson's — in some cases, along with their family members — have donated their brains to science.
Two places where advances are being made are the brain banks supported by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) at Columbia University Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center. According to Roy Alcalay, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of neurology at Columbia, "much of what we know about Parkinson's and its causes has come from studying brain tissue."
In a very real sense, donating one's brain to science is "the gift that keeps on giving." At Columbia, under the direction of Jean Paul Vonsattel, M.D., the brain bank uses innovative methods to ensure that donations benefit science not only at Columbia, but also at collaborating research centers around the world. In the past 22 months, the tissue donated by 767 generous individuals has provided thousands of samples to more than 150 research laboratories, one third of which are outside of Columbia. Similarly, Rush has become a leading repository of PD brain tissue, with its samples being utilized to advance research at 100 scientific labs around the world. Brain donations at both centers are allowing scientists to make strides in understanding the changes in the PD brain and how to treat them. Here are a few highlights:
- Lorraine Clark, Ph.D., and her colleagues at Columbia have used brain donations to identify a previously unknown mutation in the gene known as glucocerebrosidase that significantly increases the risk of developing PD. Their discovery has provided a new therapeutic target for drug development. It also prompted further research that subsequently revealed how mutations in the gene may lead to the accumulation of toxic structures called Lewy bodies — the cellular hallmark of Parkinson's disease — inside brain cells.
- Another group at Columbia led by David Sulzer, Ph.D., has used donated brain tissue to demonstrate how Parkinson's hinders brain cells from being able to dispose of and recycle damaged proteins properly, leading to the death of the cells in PD. This work has in turn shed light on the need for treatments that can help restart or speed up the cellular recycling process.
- Jeffrey Kordower, Ph.D., and colleagues at Rush have used donated brain tissue to clarify how dopamine-producing brain cells are lost in the early stages of PD — a discovery that is crucial to designing strategies for early detection and treatment. Understanding this process also may help to explain why some experimental treatments — for example, growth factors — are ineffective in later stages of PD.
- Scientists at Rush, including Dr. Kordower along with Christopher G. Goetz, M.D., and Cynthia Comella, M.D., helped to fine-tune plans for Parkinson's clinical trials by examining the effects of investigational treatments in post-mortem brains. They showed, for example, that injecting an experimental treatment called GDNF into one location of the brain (the cavities) did not stop neurons from dying. Their work suggested that injections into other areas (regions with the dying neurons) may be more successful.
- More generally, scientists at both institutions are beginning to find links between the PD brains and PD symptoms. This is possible because brain donors at both centers leave a second gift to science — their medical records. This means that scientists are able not only to accurately diagnose PD, but also to compare changes in the brain tissue with the symptoms that people experience during their lifetimes.
Along with these highlights, there are countless other findings made possible by brain donation. Thousands of people with Parkinson's have made this vital contribution not only to scientific progress, but also to future generations who will benefit from better therapies and ultimately, from the cure.
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Toronto Fringe's Next Stage Festival presents The Peace Maker, a play by Natasha Greenblatt about a young Canadian Jewish idealist who travels to Israel on a Birthright trip to make sense of the conflict for herself. She also visits the Palestinian territories as she wrestles with ideas of identity and justice and peace-making, all to the accompaniment of a live band spinning out klezmer, Arabic and other music.
Next Stage also offers Pitch Blond, a lighthearted comedy that explores Jewish actor Judy Holliday's early career and her "best performance" before the McCarthy inquisitors who questioned her about her Communist sympathies. Actor-playwright Laura Anne Harris has won accolades for this performance that demonstrates just how clever one needs to be to play the ditzy blond.
Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst St. Jan. 2 to 13. Visit http://fringetoronto.com and click on "Next Stage Festival."
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Beatle Ballads: Toronto Beach residents Martin Gladstone and Frank Caruso have released a new CD titled Beatle Ballads, comprising 17 timeless Beatle standards, with guest artist Brenton Chan on cello. Martin was the founder and lead singer in the popular "Beatle clone" band The Grottybeats of the 1980s and works as a lawyer when not attending to his musical and political activities. He is a brother to the compiler of this column. The CD is available for sale at www.cdbaby.com, and a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Friends of Glen Davis Ravine. www.martinandfrank.com
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Come to the Cabaret: Veteran singer Gloria Valentine and pianist Nina Shapilsky perform a Jewish Music Cabaret with songs in Yiddish and English in a program sponsored by UJPO (United Jewish People's Order), the Winchevsky Centre and the Yiddish Vinkl. $10 in advance, $15 at the door, includes refreshments. Winchevsky Centre, 585 Cranbrooke Ave. Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Reserve at 416-789-5502, email@example.com
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Names in the News: The 16 titles on the long list for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction includes Carol-Bishop-Gwyn's The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca. The book is a biography of the ballet dancer and founder of the National Ballet of Canada, who died in 2007. The daughter of a Jewish immigrant family from Poland, Franca was born in London's east end in 1921. Also on the long list is Noah Richler's What We Talk About When We Talk About War.
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• Hadara Lazar, Dalia Rosenfeld, Robin Roger and Miri Varon are among the authors featured in JewishFiction.net's recently released ninth issue, which includes a Chanukah story from Israel. All 14 writers in the latest issue are women. JewishFiction.net
• Teatron Toronto Jewish Theatre presents the Canadian première of Rabbi Sam, by and featuring Charlie Varon, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., Jan. 3 to 13. Prices range from $26 to $48, but Teatron has added a specially priced matinee ($19) on Jan. 3. www.teatrontheatre.com
• Woody Allen Past and Present is the topic of Kevin Courrier's upcoming series of five lectures with film clips as part of the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre's Media Mondays. Find out how audiences responded to Woody Allen's movies, from the 1960s to today, from Annie Hall to Midnight in Paris. Jan. 14 to Feb. 11. $56 for the series, $12 per session, $6 for students and Toronto Jewish Film Society subscribers. email@example.com, 416-924-6211, ext. 606.
• Shir Libeynu presents Chanukah in Chelm!, a celebration with menorah-lighting, chazzan, latkes, the Jewstice League Klezmer Ensemble and tales about Chelm. First Unitarian Congregation, Sunderland Hall, 175 St. Clair Ave. W. (near Avenue Road) $20, children $5. Dec. 14, 6 p.m. 416-465-5488, www.shirlibeynu.ca


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Mia Kirshner
It all started a decade ago when she landed two provocative roles, both under Canadian directors: a dominatrix in Denys Arcand's Love & Human Remains and a young stripper in Atom Egoyan's Exotica. She also appeared on several episodes of 24, and on a lighter note, starred in Not Another Teen Movie.
AppealIt has been her physical assets -- her gorgeous face, soulfully sweet blue eyes, and tight body -- that have, so far, brought Mia the most renown. Photo spreads and interviews in Razor, Maxim, Gear, FHM, and Stuff in the past five years have put her on (or at least close to) the tips of guys' tongues.
And the fact that many of her roles have been sexual in nature -- even if they're often unconventional or twisted -- helps get our minds moving in the right direction.
SuccessIf it can be considered an accomplishment, Kirshner might soon become the next "Most Downloaded Woman on the Internet" -- well, at least she deserves to be. Despite all her exposure though, she's still not exactly a household name. But her magazine spreads have revealed Mia as every bit the vision she has incarnated time and again since her breakout role nearly 10 years ago as a teen stripper in Exotica.
And men across the continent picked their jaws up off the cinema floor during her red-hot appearance in 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, in which she played a schoolgirl with bisexual tendencies (spoofing Sarah Michelle Gellar's role in Cruel Intentions).
Kirshner has made a career of playing opportunistic temptresses, as in Cadillac Girls, Saturn and Century Hotel. And her sex appeal has only been enhanced by the dubious sexuality of many of her characters. She played bisexual naughty girls in New Best Friend (2002) and several episodes of TV's 24, and will be seduced to the lesbian side in the new Showtime drama, The L Word, debuting in January 2004.
She has worked with many greats of the movie industry, and with her talent and beauty, she could jump to the A-list if she chooses more commercial projects.
Mia Kirshner BiographyBorn in Toronto on January 25, 1976, Mia Kirshner was raised in Canada's largest city by her Bulgarian-born mother, Etti, an English teacher, and her German-born father, Sheldon, a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News. Her initial interest in following in her father's line of work was redirected toward acting after watching Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.
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Kirshner's first onscreen appearance came as an extra in The Freshman (1990), starring Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando, an experience that she found quite grueling. Undeterred, she appeared that same year on the small screen for a full season of Dracula: The Series, and racked up several other Canadian and American television credits before segueing into film.
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From the beginning, Kirshner's dark beauty led her toward roles ranging from disturbed to diabolically enticing. After portraying a rebellious teenager intent on seducing her mother's boyfriend in Cadillac Girls (1993), two provocative roles under Canadian directors established her reputation: the dominatrix in Denys Arcand's Love & Human Remains (1993), and the youthful stripper with a surprising past in Atom Egoyan's highly-lauded Exotica (1994).
Although her onscreen career was underway, she continued her education by attending Montreal's McGill University to study 19th Century Russian Literature with a minor in film. All the while, the modest actress kept her film career to herself and avoided answering questions about her future.
But the ravishing thespian's work in Exotica attracted the attention of American casting agents, who promptly got her supporting roles in Murder in the First and the Southern coming-of-age tale, The Grass Harp (both 1995). She subsequently won a lead role in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), in which she took advantage of her Goth looks to portray a tattoo artist sporting an angel-wing tattoo across her back that drove male viewers loco.
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When Kirshner showed up for her Mad City audition in 1996, she was late, underdressed and unprepared to meet the movie's stars, Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. She became nervous, stretching a hole in her jeans and talking incessantly, but unable to look anyone in the eye. Luckily, her shyness was a blessing: she was reading for the part of a nervous and eager TV reporter, and everyone in the room thought she was talking to them in character.
Since Mad City (1997), Kirshner has had the luxury of taking the time to pick and choose her projects. She continued to appear in both lead and supporting roles in such independent and/or small features as Saturn (1999), a drama that cast her as a hedonistic girlfriend, as well as Out of the Cold (1999), Cowboys and Angels (2000) and Century Hotel (2001). Keeping busy well into the new millennium, Kirshner appeared as a bomb-toting hijacker in the first season of the real-time television series 24, as well as Not Another Teen Movie (both 2001), a parody of the recent wave of high school-themed films and also starring Lacey Chabert and Jaime Pressly.
the sky is no limit
In The Sky Is Green, set for release in 2004, Kirshner plays Mara alongside an all-star cast including Vince Vaughn, Steve Buscemi and Saffron Burrows. And numerous episodes of a Showtime drama to debut in the January 2004 season, The L Word, have already been shot. In the cable series, Kirshner stars as a woman of dubious sexuality, a trait she has titillated her loyal fans with many times before.
Currently living in Los Angeles, Mia still likes to keep her private life private. She's a lover of dance, and keeps in shape by taking classes in ballroom dancing, salsa and jazz.
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