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SUNRIVER, Ore. -- Junior Laura Henderson and the Georgia women's golf team occupy the same position on the individual and team leaderboards on the third day of the NCAA Golf Championships at the Crosswater Golf Club -- tied for third.
Henderson shot an even-par 72 on Friday to remain at 1-over for the tournament. Teammates Shauna Estes and Shannon Ogg also carded even-par efforts, while Lauren Jeske's 80 rounded out the Lady Dogs' counting rounds.
Georgia's 296 leaves the Lady Bulldogs tied with Oregon and Texas, two strokes behind second-place Southern Cal. Top-ranked Arizona has all but locked up the team title after shooting 7-under 281. The Wildcats own a 28-stroke lead with one round to play.
''We were one round away from posting a really great score,'' UGA coach Beans Kelly said. ''I'm real pleased to be in the situation we're in. We've played really solid. In golf, you can't control what the other teams are doing. We're going to go out and try to play the golf course as best we can.''
Kelly, who will be coaching her final round at Georgia today, hopes her team can repeat their NCAA runner-up finish of a year ago.
''I think it's going to be a heckuva race for second,'' she said. ''I sure hope some other people get into it. We didn't come out here looking for that, but how many teams can say they finished second in the nation?''
Henderson started quickly, with birdies on Nos. 1 and 3 before she bogeyed Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 12. She rallied with birdies on Nos. 13 and 14.
''I started off good and I played really solid, but I just gave a couple
back in the middle of the round,'' Henderson said. ''I was happy to come back after that. At the end I had to ground it out to get back to even.''
Henderson is tied with Auburn's Danielle Downey and Tulsa's Stacy Prammanasudh for third, seven shots behind co-leading teammates Jenna Daniels and Julia Kraschinski of Arizona.
Estes and Ogg also turned in clutch rounds for Georgia. Estes made a long birdie putt on No. 9 to pull back even and held steady on the back side. She is tied for 30th. Ogg parred every hole on the front nine but mixed in two birdies and two bogeys during the last nine holes. She is tied for 53rd.
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A Psychoeducational Approach to Family Therapy: Comparing 3 Models
December 23rd, 2011
By Sara Fletcher and Nanci Schiman, MSW
A diagnosis of bipolar disorder for your child means more than finding a doctor and establishing treatment, both of which are complicated enough. It also means a complete shift in the family dynamic and your own parenting skills. You and the rest of your family will need just as much support as your child as you learn about the illness and steps towards wellness.
We are pleased to present three leading therapeutic models for the family raising a child with bipolar disorder. These three models, developed by Mary Fristad, Ph.D., David Miklowitz, Ph.D., and Mani Pavuluri, M.D., PhD are among the very few Evidenced Based Treatments for our families. What is Evidenced Based Treatment and why is it important? Evidence Based Treatment encourages clinicians to consider empirical evidence (research) and clinical expertise when implementing treatment. Its important because it has a greater chance of success. Early and effective treatment reduces the likelihood that your child will have to repeat therapeutic interventions again. (Think of the old adage: Do it right the first time.) While you may not have access to one of these researchers and their treatment programs, you can print this article and share it with your family therapist.
Family therapy is an important component in your child's treatment regime. Family therapy does NOT mean that you are a bad parent or have a dysfunctional family. On the contrary, it means that you are a good parent who is trying to address a very difficult illness. Mood disorders have a profound effect on the entire family. Gone are the days when we whispered about seeking therapy. Family therapy is as important to a child with a mood disorder as consultations from a dietician are to the parents of a child with diabetes.
It takes a long time for evidence based treatments to move from the accolades of the science journals to the practices of your local clinician. Through this article, the Balanced Mind Parent Network hopes to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge. Read on, and discuss this information with your child's treatment team. An educated and informed parent--YOU-- is the best advocate for your child's wellness!
We are grateful to Drs. Fristad, Miklowitz and Pavuluri for sharing their wisdom with us and to Northwestern student, Sara Fletcher for compiling this vital information.
Mary Fristad, PhD, Ohio State University
Individual Family Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (IF-PEP) or Multi-Family PEP (MF-PEP)
Length of program: 15-24 fifty minute sessions (IF-PEP); 8 ninety minute sessions (MF-PEP)
Dr. Fristad's Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (PEP) focuses on psychoeducation for families and diagnosed children on bipolar disorder and its symptoms and then working through ways to manage the symptoms. This therapeutic model works with parents and their child in either Multi-Family (MF-PEP) or individual family (IF-PEP) groups.(IF-PEP).
IF-PEP consists of up to twenty scripted individual sessions, with four additional sessions that families can use as needed to address particular episodes or problem areas.
Each MF-PEP Multi-Family session includes five to eight families, and begins with parents and children together before splitting into a child group (aided by two therapists) and a parent group (aided by one therapist) to discuss related topics. Children have an in-vivo ('in the flow') social skills training opportunity via group games following the lesson of the day. Adolescents practice mindfulness skills. All family members learn breathing exercises as a calming technique. The entire group reconvenes at the end. Families are given projects to complete between sessions.
David Miklowitz, PhD, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Family Focused Treatment (FFT)
Length of program: 21 sessions, broken into three components.
Dr. Miklowitz's Family-Focused Treatment (FFT) approaches therapy on a single-family basis and generally focuses on older children and teens with bipolar spectrum disorders. Parents, siblings and patients are invited to sessions. After an initial introduction and a thorough diagnostic evaluation, the program proceeds with 3 major components:
1) Psychoeducation of families and children (usually 7-8 sessions): what is bipolar disorder, how does one recognize its signs and symptoms, how to develop a relapse prevention plan, and why taking medications is important;
2) Communication enhancement training–working with families on how to listen, negotiate, and make requests for changes in one another's behavior (7-8 sessions);
3) Problem solving–identifying specific family problems and developing ways to work through them (5-6 sessions).
Mani Pavuluri, MD University of Illinois-Chicago
Child and Family Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CFF-CBT) or RAINBOW Model
Length of Program: 12 weeks
Dr. Pavuluri's CFF-CBT model engages both families and children with bipolar disorder, teaching them the same skills at the same time. Individual and group models are available. Both primarily focus on younger children and teenagers.
The model uses the image of a rainbow. The colors of the rainbow represent the different moods along the mood variability spectrum, from sad (ultraviolet), to moderate (green) to more manic moods or rages (red). "All colors are necessary for a balanced mood", says Dr. Pavuluri.
RAINBOW is also an acronym for the components of the model itself:
- Routine
- Affect (Emotional) Regulation
- "I can do this"
- No negative thoughts
- Be a good friend (child) / Balanced life (parents)
- Optimal problem solving (cooperative problem solving)
- Ways to get support.
The model also provides the opportunity for parents and schools to work together.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: Why is it important for families to participate in psychotherapy?
Mary Fristad, PhD: The younger the child, the more important it is to have family involvement. Caretakers should develop a good understanding of the child's mood disorder and how to manage it. It is our belief that families do not cause the mood disorder, but they can play a critical role in improving the course of the disorder.
David Miklowitz, MD: I think of the family as being either a risk or a protective factor in the course of bipolar disorder. Certainly, there are families that are very conflict-ridden and in which the child has a tough time getting stable. Sometimes the child has to stabilize first before the family stabilizes, and sometimes it's the other way around. But there are also families that are extremely supportive and nurturing–not that they have to be nice all the time–but they know how to set limits effectively; communicate effectively; find services in the community; deal with teachers and childhood behavior problems, and when to seek out mental health professionals. I think families can be very strong protective factors. The child's symptoms wax and wane in a family context, so it is critical to get the family involved in helping him or her to manage the disorder from the beginning.
Mani Pavuluri, MD: There are four reasons. Parents need to:
1) Understand the child and the need to be educated about the illness.
2) Receive support in dealing with a child with bipolar disorder.
3) Develop their own coping skills.
4) Learn new skills so that they can be a coach for the child.
Parents of children with bipolar disorder are not deficient, but have more of an obstacle course which they need to navigate. By participating in family therapy, parents are becoming educated and improving their parenting skills. They'll be better able to modulate the child's emotions after the combined sessions when they share what they're learning and give positive feedback. Siblings who participate watch us work with their brother or sister and take the skills of our interaction and education to their own homes.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: How would you define psychoeducation?
MF: We want kids and parents to understand the child's symptoms. With parents, we talk more about the cause and course of illness. With kids, we want them to identify what symptoms hang together and we want them to be able to label their symptoms matter-of-factly, so they can shift to problem solving. Our goal is to have children and families learn to manage symptoms at home, at school and with peers. Language is very powerful. If you don't have a language to describe your experiences, it's very hard to deal with them. We give families the tools to talk about the symptoms and strategies to manage those symptoms.
DM: Psychoeducation is the marriage of two terms: psychological and education. You're giving the people information about the disorder and how to cope with it. But you're also trying to personalize it to them and help them use the information in a way that will be productive for their lives. It involves three levels. You have to:
1) Provide information;
2) Help them personalize it and;
3) Put it into action.
Just having information is not enough to treat a disorder.
MP: At the outset, we explain:
1) The disorder;
2) The RAINBOW therapy concept;
3) Each technique ; and
4) How we can help parents and children understand about themselves and their child.
We go over each concept in detail. There's homework if the child is open to doing it, but we don't make it mandatory. There's also illness management and reducing the burden on the family, and decreasing expressed emotions. We teach the parents how not to be reactive, avoid negative consequences, and be mindful.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: At what point do you recommend starting therapy?
MF: If a child is so out of control that he/she cannot remain in the session, treatment won't be useful for him/her. However, that is likely a time parents will benefit from support. Aside from that, we have worked with kids at varying levels of functioning and most of them could move forward from wherever they began in treatment. Our research has demonstrated that it doesn't matter if you also have an anxiety or behavior disorder, it doesn't matter if your parent has a mood disorder, it doesn't matter how smart you are, just get treatment—you will benefit.
DM: Begin therapy as soon as possible. We try to get the family in after the episode has crested and they're in the recovery phase. I don't think about it as "are people well or are they ill." Generally, therapy doesn't go well if the child is[S7] acutely manic or so depressed that they can't get out of bed, but just about every grey area in between, they can be engaged in family treatment Therapy may move slower when a child is ill with depression or hypomania. Nevertheless, you're developing a relationship with a therapist when you see them when your family is most in distress. I've been surprised at how much families and kids can benefit when the child is symptomatic.
MP: If the child is extremely manic, kicking and screaming, they won't do well in therapy. Mild mania is a little easier. Moderate to severe mania is hard because sometimes the kids won't even sit down. But sometimes it's so bad the parents want to come in without the child, and we're fine with that.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: Does involving parents ever imply blame on parents for their children's disorder? Does that ever create problems for parent involvement within the program?
DM: The traditional family therapists, as clever as they were, would do this a lot. They would ask, "what about this family needs this kid to be depressed". We assure parents that's not the approach we're going to be taking. Parenting skills can help any parent. The thing is, training is not a one-way street. We don't just train the parent and not train the kid. What we're training are two, three, or four family members (including the child) to learn how to talk to each other and solve problems, which involves a certain amount of skill building. I think that's very different from saying, "the reason you've got a kid who has bipolar is because you did something wrong." What we're saying essentially is: Bipolar disorder is a very tough illness, tough for anyone to handle. Even the best communicators and best problem solvers are going to have difficulty with this. But it will be easier if you learn about the disorder and work on your communication as a family.
MP: Not really. They are helpful and they're coming to help themselves and the children. My message to parents is that "we appreciate you being here because we want to help you and support you. I want to offer new tools and be there to help you navigate this with your child, whole family and in fact with yourself as you do need to take care of YOU."
MF: We very explicitly say that is not why we invite families into treatment. We say it a thousand times over the course of our IF-PEP and MF-PEP sessions. Genetically, parents may have passed on the "responsible" genes, but we remind families that no one gets to pick out which genes they get from their parents or the genes they pass on to their kids. The motto we reinforce with the kids is, "It's not your fault, but it's your challenge." We talk about that with the parents, too. We are not here to ascribe blame. We're here to say: Here's what the problem is, let's identify it, and create solutions. You might be a naturally terrific parent, but that doesn't train you for what to do when your child is manic or suicidal or psychotic. We want to help parents deal with very challenging parenting situations, not blame them for what any of us would struggle with.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: How do you approach the reluctant patient?
MF: Most kids, even those who came in saying, "This is stupid–I don't want to do this," changed when they were around other kids in the group sessions. They almost always found someone to really bond with in the group and they had a group of kids who were very accepting of the struggles and very supportive of each other.
DM: There are some kids who will never participate , no matter how hard you try. All you can do is try. My goal is to get everybody into my clinic for one session. I tell everybody this is a "get acquainted session" and during the session we're just going to see if this is going to be helpful or not. There's no commitment you're making to being in therapy.
I'd want to meet with the kid individually at that point and figure out why he's so resistant to therapy. I'd want to meet with the parents to figure out if there are some issues that are keeping the kid from wanting to go to therapy. Maybe their kid thinks "Oh they're just going to tear me apart and talk about how terrible I am and everyone else is going to get off scot-free." I want to assure the kid that's not the way we work. I try to convince the kid that his point of view is going to be heard. And that it's not just about supporting his or her parent, but it's about supporting him (or her). I do some work up front and try to help the kid understand, "Is there something you might get out of this? It doesn't sound good to you now, but are there things that you want that could come out of this–not material things. But things like, 'Gee I want to go to college, or I want to move out soon, or I want to be more financially independent.' Is there a way that having treatment with your parents might help with that?"
MP: I tell the resistant child three things to get them on our side, so that it becomes a 'pull', not a 'push':
1) This is not going to be easy: This is really talking about your own personal stuff and it's annoying sometimes. I understand.
2) I want to get to know all your strengths and see what else you need to cope with hard days and hard times.
3) Maybe when you're ready, you'll come. I'm not going to push this down your throat.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: Are there any types of families that do particularly well with your program?
MF: Families who are willing to work hard while in treatment will get the most out of it. Perhaps both parents (or all parents, in the case of step-families) can't physically attend each session, but the parent who does attend can share information with the other(s) so the same goals are agreed upon and worked on by all family members.
DM: Kids from families with a high degree of conflict and criticism show the most benefit from our treatment. The one situation I would steer clear of is active abuse within the family. If I have a parent who is abusing the child or the spouse, I wouldn't want to start therapy until I knew that situation was under control. The other is anyone who comes into sessions intoxicated or acutely psychotic and unable to participate. Other than that, I'd take anyone who came to me.
MP: The greatest success with any program comes when both parents are on the same page, and enjoy, participate, and foster the process. When that's not the case, we work with both parents and then we work with each one individually to help each to deal with the other. Negative consequences don't work well with children! They don't work well with parents either.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: How are siblings involved and why?
MF: In MF-PEP, we don't invite siblings to attend, as they could range in age from infants to college-aged students. We do, however, talk about sibling issues, both with the kids and the parents. In IF-PEP, in addition to talking about sibling issues as they arise throughout treatment, we also have a formal sibling session. If there are siblings in the family, we offer to bring them in for a session based on their age and needs. We make sure the child with the mood disorder understands this isn't just going to be a session bashing him/her or blowing any confidentiality. We emphasize that the session is designed to help siblings deal with their feelings and issues and gives them a chance to vent. It also is to get across the message: You're not the third parent in the family–your job is to be a kid and to take care of your own growing needs.
DM: In our program, siblings are actively involved in the treatment, whenever possible. My preference is to have them there every time. I think of siblings and patients as two-person dynamic systems: while it might be true that the well sibling is having a tough time with the bipolar kid's angry outbursts, these outbursts don't always occur in a vacuum: it can also be that the well sibling triggers the bipolar kid with subtle or not-so-subtle provocations. Interactions in families are always a two-way street: if you know that the child with bipolar is reacting strongly to his sibling, how is the sibling responding? Is there anything he or she could do differently that would help him or her to cope, while also helping the ill sibling? Does the well sibling relish the role of being the healthy one? Are both children stuck in roles that are hard to break out of?
Siblings are very influential to the patient, and vice-versa. For example, older siblings often know things the parents don't know. I've had very productive sessions with a teenage patient and his or her older sibling, who may have struggled with some of the same issues at a younger age. Finally, we should never assume the sibling is emotionally healthy just because he isn't the one who is labeled bipolar – this disorder runs in families and sometimes a sibling is struggling with a milder, undiagnosed form of bipolar spectrum disorder or depression. All the more reason to involve them in family sessions if they're willing.
MP: We do four things:
1) We have a session with the sibling in which the parents listen in a chair on the side while we talk. We tell them about the problems that their brother or sister with bipolar disorder is having, and how hard it is for them to control their feelings and anger. We explain that, although their sibling's bad behavior may feel personal, and cause friction, they're not doing it purposefully. We tell them their sibling may at times be sarcastic, acidic and put them down, but that's because of their intense low self-esteem and intense anger.
2) We help them understand the brain, and encourage them to have compassion for their sibling.
3) We tell them, "Life is very tough for him/her, but it is also very tough for you. You don't deserve it. But what you get out of it is incredible patience, and incredible compassion and endurance."
4) We tell them how to: help; have quality time; be supportive, active, and nice. And that's where the parents join in.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network: In summary, the foundation of these three therapeutic models is education and inclusion. Family involvement provides families with an understanding of the biological basis of bipolar disorder. Validating the impact that the illness has on the entire family brings everyone into the healing process. "We tell families that the amount of work, time and effort you put into these sessions will be worth it," says Dr. Miklowitz. "For kids, you are going to learn about how to manage your own moods, which will help you not only in your family but with your friends. For parents, there will be a positive outcome of all of this effort you're making to help your kids cope with the disorder and find the right treatments. You may not learn it until they're adults because kids aren't known for coming up to us and saying, "Thanks for being such a great parent." But there's hope in this movement to involve families."
For more information:
Mani Pavuluri, MD
Mary Fristad, PhD
David Miklowitz, PhD
- David Miklowitz
- Family Focused Therapy
- family therapy
- mani pavuluri
- Mary Fristad
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Pac-10 Quarterback Class of 2001 the Best of All-TimeOctober 9, 2008
One of the great debates in college football has always been, "Which conference is the strongest?"
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You sure won't hear someone ranting that their conference turns out the best kickers this or any other season. That's a topic of discussion that ranks right up there with who brews the best light beer.
This season, debating which conference produces the best quarterbacks has been taken to a ridiculous extreme.
Citing the current crop of Big 12 quarterbacks, delusional fans suggest that there has never been a stronger group in one conference in one season.
There isn't much to debate about the conference with the strongest group of quarterbacks this season. The group is impressive and includes:
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There's no need to dig deep into the record books to find a spectacular group of quarterbacks from one conference in an individual season. For that matter, the conference doesn't even need 12 teams to fill out an impressive list.
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The first three—Harrington, Palmer, and Boller—were first round picks. All seven enjoyed success in the NFL. It's not likely the pros will tap the current Big 12 group for three first rounders.
Not only did Palmer win the Heisman, he set Pac-10 records for career passing yardage and touchdowns.
All Harrington did at Oregon was win games, compiling a 25-3 record as a starter.
Speaking of winners, Gesser is the only quarterback in school history to lead Washington State to back-to-back 10-win seasons. Yes, that was at WSU, where the quarterbacks preceding Gesser were the likes of Jack Thompson, Tim Rosenbaugh, Mark Rypien, Drew Bledsoe, and Ryan Leaf.
Boller, Smith, and Pickett set school career marks for passing yardage and touchdowns.
In terms of leading college teams to victory, the 2001 Pac-10 quarterbacks were awesome.
Taking into consideration the Pac-10 has long been a pass first, run second conference, their performance on the field is much more impressive than the Big 12 group.
The Big 12 has long been a conference focusing on the running game. Defenses are built to stop the ground game. It shouldn't come as a surprise that this year there are enough good quarterbacks in the Big 12 to expose what can happen after decades of defensive coordinators focused on stopping the run.
Even Big 12 fans would have to concede that the way to beat a Pac-10 team is by rushing the football. The current crop of outstanding Big 12 passers wouldn't fare as well against defenses built to shut down the passing game.
That should set the record straight.


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The Milk Carton.
The milk carton use to be used for three things, and they were for: 1 to recycling,2 for drinking milk and 3 for putting our beloved family members on the back of the milk carton when they are missing.
I lost a friend one time, and she was put on the back of the milk carton come to find out she was murder of two day she was missing.


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By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro fell on Thursday while the U.S. dollar rose on diverging market views about next moves from top central banks, while the greenback's advance sent gold prices on their largest drop in three weeks.
Wall Street stocks traded slightly lower, a gauge of global equities fell the most in a week, and crude prices fell alongside other risk assets.
The dollar rose for a fifth straight session against a basket of major currencies as the Federal Reserve's latest outlook was perceived as less dovish than expected.
The greenback's gains extended as the euro fell after a drop in eurozone inflation to its lowest in nearly four years raised speculation the European Central Bank will further ease monetary policy.
Market expectations that the Fed would continue its $85 billion a month bond-buying stimulus well into next year were not fully met, and some now see a chance for the Fed to begin a wind-down in December.
The current pace of purchases has pressured the dollar and Treasury yields lower, while boosting equities and some commodities. Those trends were partially reversing on Thursday.
"We would caution dollar bears as some (news) articles are suggesting that a December taper is a real possibility, so there is some added upside risk to the dollar, particularly since the market is now positioned for a first half 2014 taper," said Camilla Sutton, chief currency strategist at Scotiabank.
U.S. stocks fell but were not far from record highs set earlier this week. Major indexes turned lower after the Fed statement on Wednesday, but coming off a recent rally the selling was not seen as a capitulation.
"Nobody was surprised by the lack of action by the Fed, but there was a lack of clarity that was disappointing," said Rex Macey, who helps oversee $20 billion as chief investment officer at Wilmington Trust.
"There is reason for caution at these levels, but nobody seems to be euphoric, so I don't think people need to get too defensive at this point."
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 63.19 points or 0.4 percent, to 15,555.57, the S&P 500 lost 6.68 points or 0.38 percent, to 1,756.63 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.759 points or 0.48 percent, to 3,911.861.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 0.1 percent after climbing to a five-year high in the previous session. The index remained on track to record a second straight month of gains with a rise of more than 3 percent in October.
The MSCI world equity index dropped 0.6 percent, with its October gain near 4 percent.
U.S. Treasuries prices turned negative after the pace of business activity in the U.S. Midwest jumped in October, exceeding expectations.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes last traded down 7/32 in price with a yield of 2.553 percent. They were up as much as 7/32 in price with a yield of 2.502 percent earlier.
The euro fell the most in six months versus the dollar, down 1 percent at $1.3601. The dollar index added 0.4 percent to trade above 80 for the first time in two weeks and extended its five-day streak of gains to a total 1.2 percent advance.
The euro was hurt further after figures from Eurostat showed inflation in the 17-country bloc unexpectedly dropped to a near four-year low in October and unemployment stayed at a record high in September. German retail and French consumer data also came in below par.
With the ECB aiming for inflation just under 2 percent, Marie Diron, a senior economic advisor for Ernst & Young, said the central bank may now have to start considering action.
"The ECB can provide more liquidity and also express unease about the strength of the euro to try to avoid the euro zone slipping into deflation," she said.
In commodities markets, the dollar strength weighed. Spot gold faded after rising the most in a week at one stage on Wednesday. It fell 1.3 percent to $1,324.71 an ounce on Thursday while Brent crude fell 0.8 percent to $108.97 a barrel and U.S. crude fell 0.5 percent to $96.29.
(Additional reporting by Julie Haviv, Ryan Vlastelica and European bureau; Editing by Chris Reese)


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I have had the Acer 7739Z for a year, and am almost totally (oxymoron?) pleased. As I am not a gamer or demanding user, it fills my needs well. My only wish is that it employ a non-glare screen. Kudos to Acer! (Dell and HP take notice.) 3/28/13


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HP refreshes netbook line with new Mini 110 and 1101
HP won plenty of praise for its Mini 1000 netbook. But the lack of a VGA port limited storage and a too-high price tag were all roundy criticised and prevented the Mini 100 from reaching its potential on the sales charts.
At the same time buyers at the upper end of the netbook segment are looking for premium features such as HD-capable graphics and integrated 3G.
So in its mid-year refresh to the Mini 1000 line HP is putting a dollar each way. The Mini 110 is a budget-minded build of the Mini 1000 which cuts a few corners in order to cut the price tag although some of the losses are to be cheered.
Most worth of a hearty 'hurrah' is HP's decision to drop the proprietary multimedia connector (which we panned it our review) and bring back the standard VGA connector.
Count that as a win for mobile professionals business users students and anyone else who wants to hook their netbook up to a projector or external monitor without stumping up some $150 for HP's 'Mini VGA adaptor cable'.
The hard disk also gets a boost both in speed and size. For the former the Mini 110 spins at 5400rpm compared to the Mini 1000's 4200rpm. That difference is barely noticeable in everyday casual everyday use â it's not as if you'll be doing video edits and real-time rendering on this tiny tot â but Speed Is Good.
More welcome is that the disk size has been boosted from the Mini 1000's meagre 80GB to a standard 160GB drawing it level with most competitors. Depending on which OS you order the hard disk can be swapped for a 32GB solid state disk which is relatively rare for a 10.1 inch netbook or bumped up to 250GB.
The Mini 110 also picks up a few options missing from its big brother. First on the tick-a-box list is a Broadcom HD graphics chip (we're not sure if this is the same one slated for Intel's second-gen Atom 'Pinetrail' platform) which HP says can pump the pixels at 1080p although the 10.1 inch display is still clocked at a standard 1024 x 576 pixels rather than a high-def ratio. The Mini 110 can also be ordered with an inbuilt 3G HSPDA modem.
New to the Mini mix and standard on the Mini 110 is a bespoke version of the Syncables Desktop software for synchronising documents media bookmarks and more between the Mini 110 and your regular desktop or laptop.
The Mini 110 still has the same excellent keyboard as the Mini 1000 â and yes the same awkward layout of mouse buttons on either side of the trackpad -and the same base platform on Intel's Atom N270 processor and 1GB of factory fitted RAM which is user-upgradable to 2GB.
For a more understated or business-like look black is hard to best
But to keep down the cost of entry HP's made a few changes to the build. The classy edge-to-edge display has been swapped for a thick and ungainly plastic bezel â a definite backwards step in terms of the design aesthetic. Likewise the striking top-mounted speaker grille has been deep-sixed and the speaker relocated to the bottom of the Mini 110's case.
In the US the Mini 110 will ship with either Windows XP or in HP's Ubuntru-based Mi edition. The Linux variant will start at US$280 with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. The Windows XP model kicks off from US$330 with 1GB of RAM and your choice of a 32GB SSD or 160GB hard drive.
As for the Mini 1101 this is a more sombre business version of the Mini 110 with lacks the optional HD graphics chip but an be ordered with Windows XP Professional (instead of the default XP Home edition) Windows Vista or without any OS at all. Prices start at US$330.
Now we just have to wait and see which models end up on our shores and how much they'll cost…


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The 5-year-old boy who walked away from his Miami Gardens school was found in the area and returned to his mother, authorities said.
Miami Gardens Police said the child was missing in the area of 7th Avenue and 183rd Street. The Good Samaritan who found him used a cell phone in the boy's pocket to call his mother.
The school, Norland Seventh Adventist Child Development Center, was cited for violations for not calling the police, Miami Gardens Police said.
The center said they did not report the incident because their license was expired.
A mother picking up her kids at the school said this was the first time she has never had a problem with the school.
"I've had three kids here and I have never heard of that," she said. "I hope the child is OK."


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This year we're covering the Barcelona Mobile World Congress a little differently. Each day there will be one liveblog post here on Cult of Mac and one on Cult of Android.
Instead of gathering up press releases and writing them up in the press office at the show, and then hitting the parties, we'll be posting quick photos and snippets of info from the show floor itself.
Think of it as a kind of Instagram/Twitter hybrid, only right here on the site. Currently the newest posts are at the top, reverse-chronological style. And if you want us to check something out, Tweet us @mistercharlie or @killianbell.
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It didn't take Athens-Clarke finance officials long Thursday to figure out the low bid for grading, paving and landscape work in the second phase of the Oconee River Greenway -- there was only one bid.
Anxious officials waited until 4:01 p.m. -- a minute after the scheduled bid opening time -- before Bill Anderson of Watkinsville-based Anderson Development arrived with his $519,300 bid for the work, which will encompass less than a mile of greenway, from East Broad Street through Dudley Park to Poplar Street.
Maureen O'Brien, greenway coordinator for Robinson Fisher Associates, a local design firm, said the bid came in within budget, and pending approval next month by the Athens-Clarke mayor and commission, work could begin by July 16. The work had been budgeted at approximately $550,000, according to Kevin Hamby, project manager with Heery International, an engineering consulting firm hired to manage the sales-tax funded projects. At least four contractors inquired about the work.
''We were expecting to have a bid from a number of people,'' O'Brien said. ''I don't know why they didn't bid.''
''Obviously, we'd like to get 20 bids, but the problem is that with the amount of work that's in the market right now, it's very difficult to do,'' said Heery International's Jeff Prine.
The $4.49 million North Oconee River Greenway and Heritage Trail project, planned as a 13-mile trail stretching from Sandy Creek Nature Center to the University of Georgia, is being funded through a combination of federal and state transportation grants, sales tax money, the University of Georgia and the Athens-Clarke general fund.
A 1.5-mile stretch of the greenway is already complete but not yet open to the public. O'Brien said planners expect the first phase of the trail to be completed and open to the public by the end of the summer.
The second phase of the greenway should be finished within a year, O'Brien said.
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I have said it over and over, but I sure do love weddings! I have been a stylist for over 10 years now and have been lucky enough to have been a part of some really great weddings. I often travel on location and style the bride and her wedding party where the wedding will take place. If you are planning your wedding, think about that and having your stylist come to you.
Because I have done so many weddings, I have learned a lot about wedding, planning, photos, you name it! I definitely have the confidence in my God-given talents to know that the brides hair will look its absolute best. With that said, the best hairstyles I have created have been when the bride is pretty relaxed about her hair and let's me just do my thing.
Recently my brother-n-law said "I DO" to his long time love and my new sister-n-law, Kyleen. They planned their wedding at their home this past August. Kyleen and I had talked about her hair, looked at photos and had a general idea of where we were going with it. I did recommend that she purchase clip-in extensions for the day to add fullness to her already long hair and I told her we had to work with the weather and the humidity. August weddings and hair don't always mix. The heavy humid weather just makes hair go flat and I usually recommend the hair be put up no matter what.
Kyleen completely trusted me on the wedding day and let me do what I needed to her hair and makeup so that her look was complete and perfect. She never looked in a mirror once to check in with what I was doing. The best part is that the photographer Sarah Marble, captured the moment that Kyleen got to see herself as a bride for the very first time. I absolutely love these photos, they take "Gettting Ginafied" to the next level.
My advice to all you brides out there is to trust your hair stylist and if you don't think you will or can, then find one that you can trust. Trust their ability and knowledge of what is going to work and what isn't going to work with your hair. You have to consider your dress, the overall theme of the wedding, the weather, inside or outside ceremony, your hair type and texture and more. Look at photos and get a general idea of what you would like your hair to look like. Share these with your stylist, but don't put the pressure on yourself or your stylist to make your hair look exactly like the photos. Lastly, I would suggest capturing a moment like the ones in these photos. We all dream of our wedding day our whole lives and what we will look like as a bride. I just love this moment and am happy I got to share it with my new sister-n-law. Congrats Kyleen and Derek!
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Utah State QB Chuckie Keeton (knee) done for the year
Utah State star quarterback Chuckie Keeton suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of the Aggies loss to BYU on Friday.
Chuckie Keeton's season is over due to a knee injury suffered in the first quarter of Utah State's 31-14 loss to BYU on Friday night, Aggies coach Matt Wells announced on Saturday.
The school confirmed that Keeton tore both his ACL and MCL in his left knee. The 6-2, 200-pound quarterback from Houston is scheduled to have surgery next week, and the rehabilitation process is expected to last eight months.
"Very unfortunate situation for both Chuckie and our team," said Wells. "We've lost a great leader, great teammate and a very productive football player. I have all the confidence in the world in Chuckie, along with our doctors and staff that he will come back stronger than ever next season. As for the remainder of this season, we will regroup as a team and pick up the slack and continue to strive to compete for the Mountain West championship."
The Aggies' loss to BYU was their third of the season, but first by double-digits. Keeton has been the key cog in Utah State's offense, as made apparent by his 18 touchdown passes on the season -- ranking second among FBS quarterbacks heading into Saturday. The Aggies were unable to get into rhythm once Keeton went down, and it's concerning looking ahead to their meeting with Boise State next week.
Chuckie Keeton ranks among the Top 10 quarterbacks in the Class of 2015, but the junior is eligible for the 2014 NFL Draft. However, the comments from Wells suggest his return to the Aggies, not to mention the eight month absence would not give Keeton much of an opportunity to show-case his full skill set in the pre-draft evaluations.
The GIF below shows the play where Keeton sustained the season-ending injury.
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Like you, we believe people should care about what's in their food. And because transparency is vital to all of us, we want to share what we've done to date with our products.
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Cobble Hill Hospital Considers Proposals From Seven Potential Buyers
Six of seven anonymous potential buyers have put forth proposals about what to do with financially troubled Long Island College Hospital, which is sitting on a real estate goldmine in Cobble Hill overlooking the East River waterfront. Details were posted on the website of owner SUNY Downstate, The New York Daily News reported. Most of the schemes mixed apartments with health care, or shrunk the health care offered:
*An out-of-state hospital network wants to sell the complex to a developer, then lease back space to run a hospital.
*A developer proposes to allow the hospital to go on operating, while turning some of its property into apartments.
*A health care company would turn the facility into a "select function hospital," which would include emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, and family planning.
*Another health care firm would turn LICH into a 100-bed nursing home.
*A medical care clinic proposes to make over LICH into an urgent care clinic, rather than a fully functioning hospital.
*A health care company "said it would team up with real estate developers to keep LICH open," in the words of the Daily News.
A decision would be made in seven weeks, according to the story. It was not clear if SUNY Downstate execs have the final say. Meanwhile, according to the Daily News, the hospital "is dying a slow death." In addition to refusing ambulances, it has "ordered its surgical, intensive care, and maternity units to close." Only 20 of 250 beds were occupied Tuesday, the story said. The hospital's five buildings and parking lot are estimated to be worth about $1,000,000,000.
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CHRIS STEVENSON: So you're using the Yogi Berra logic? "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded?"
TIM BAINES: Don is smarter than the average Berra.
BRENNAN:: The fighting topic is no debate. That's because anybody who has seriously ever played or watched the sport knows fighting should be a part of it. And if you guys don't agree, I'll punch you out.
BAINES: Don, you've already tried to punch me out ... and look where that got you. A one-way ticket to the "concussed" hotel.
BRENNAN: It's just booooooring. Let's debate (yawn) visors, too.
BRUCE GARRIOCH: I like the measures that have been taken in junior hockey. I haven't looked lately, but I think fighting is up in the NHL. I don't know if you could ever completely ban it. The guys who fight now have to able to play as well.
BAINES: The light-in-the-loafers crowd would have you believe that banning fighting would take all the danger out of hockey. Because there's no fighting in football, does it become any less dangerous? Hockey is played at such a ferocious pace, there are bound to be injuries, some of them severe. That's the nature of the game. Always was. Always will be.
BRENNAN: Nobody likes fighting. Most fans just turn their backs when there's a fight. Disgusted. Or, they all stand and cheer. I can't remember which it is. Bruce?
GARRIOCH: Maria and I watched Slapshot Monday night. The most disgraceful part was the guy stripping at the end.
BRENNAN: Hang on a second guys. Stevenson must be looking up stats. This should be interesting. Not.
STEVENSON: I suppose it's smart to have a rule to keep your helmet on for a fight. There definitely should be a rule you have to keep your pants on.
GARRIOCH: Who was the best fighter of all-time? Dave "The Hammer" Schultz.
STEVENSON: Pound for pound, I'd take John Ferguson. Ferocious. Mean. He had huge fists for a guy that wasn't that big. He once fired a puck at a teammate's head for talking to a member of the other team.
GARRIOCH: He once pounded his fist on a table I was at with him and sent my beer flying. We were watching the Sharks and they were losing. God bless his soul.
BRENNAN: An underrated fighter was Wendel Clark. You remember him, eh Tim? He had a hole-in-one that time you golfed with him. Good job on that story, too. Wendel would get a guy down and continue to pound him into the ice. He was relentlessly mean.
BAINES: I remember Ian Turnbull taking on two guys. I didn't think he was much of a fighter, till he held off one guy, while he pounded the other. Or maybe that's just my selective memory kicking in. Yeah, I love a good scrap and it's not always the heavyweights that provide the best tilts. Two guys standing toe-to-toe raining punches on each other appeals to me. Animal instinct.
GARRIOCH: Ian Turnbull? How about Dave "Tiger" Williams. I heard he even used to fight in oldtimers games.
BRENNAN: I remember years ago, when I worked at the Toronto Sun, Bobby Elliott had a quote from Rance Mulliniks (or Garth Iorg, they were one and the same) about the Jays taking 2-of-3 from the Tigers. "If you don't like 2-out-of-3, you don't like big (breasts)," Mulliniks (or Iorg) said. I think the same applies here.
STEVENSON: What I don't like now is a player just fills in somebody with a legal check and somebody almost always jumps the hitter. If it's a clean check, just take it. You try and get the guy back with a good hit later. Nobody takes a number anymore.
BAINES: Does the NHL need to put new policies in place to appease the pacifists? Polls show that the majority of Canadians would rather fighting be eliminated.
STEVENSON: Who are the Canadians they're polling? Hockey fans? I think anybody who's a casual fan would say they don't like fighting. I'd be shocked if real hockey fans were saying they don't like fighting.
BRENNAN: That's exactly right, Chris. Our company conducts a poll and asks people on the street. That's like asking me my opinions on fashion. I don't really pay attention, so I'm not the guy to comment. Ditto with the people who claim they don't like fighting.
GARRIOCH: Tim, stop with these questions. We're reminiscing. That's what guys our age do.
BRENNAN: I have an idea for the pacifists. It's called curling.
BAINES: You shouldn't be knocking a sport that allows beer drinking while you're playing.
GARRIOCH: Fighting is part of the culture of the sport. This is the part of the Digital Faceoff where nobody cares what I think anyway. No debate here because we all agree.
BRENNAN: I agree with Bruce. Another gem of a topic, Tim. Good thing we're so good at straying from your question. Which was ...? I don't think much of the timing, either. You just blew my chance to go to the gym. I'm trying to bulk up so I can kick your ass next time you hit me from behind, which you're so fond of doing.
BAINES: Don, you've been doing a pretty good job of bulking up your belly the last year. Not going to do you much good unless you want to take me on in sumo wrestling.
GARRIOCH: When do you leave for the beach for your party with guys who turned 50?
BAINES: Speaking of bellies ... That's gonna be ugly. Try waxing this time, Tim.


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On the next edition of The Score, host Edmund Stone talks with Danna, recent winner of the Oscar for Best Score – Life of Pi. He'll also discuss his other cinematic work, including music for Little Miss Sunshine and The Sweet Hereafter. Tune in at 2 pm this Saturday.
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Five actresses play 40 roles in the multimedia production of "Three Eleanors," being given only one Lubbock performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Charles Adams Studio Project, 602 Ave. J, Studio 4.
Devised as an integration of art and performance, the play was co-written by Dorothy Chansky and Karen Wurl in collaboration with local visual artist Carol Flueckiger.
Chansky also directs.
There is no admission charge, but seating at the art gallery is limited.
Chansky conceived of the initial project as a way to investigate celebrity. Her questions — who gets to have celebrity, and how does it circulate — are brought forth as she spotlights three iconic women who shared the same first name: Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor of Aquitaine and actress Eleanora Duse.
Along with the historic Eleanors, the piece, explained Chansky, also includes fictional fans, students and employees who "swirl around the heroines, offering responses that range from rapture to resentment."
Chansky asks, "How is it that Eleanora Duse — one of the most famous actresses of her day and the first woman to grace the cover of 'Time' magazine — is now nearly forgotten, while Eleanor of Aquitaine is an iconic fixture of textbook history."
Working with several graduate students as an independent study, Chansky said Wurl, a doctoral candidate with an emphasis in playwriting, is "largely responsible for scenes involving the famous women.
"The fans were sort of my own creation."
The event's cast includes Courtney Brown, Liz Douglas, Rachel Evans, Maggie Low and Elizabeth Stromsness.
The presentation has changed in the past year, especially as Flueckiger agreed to collaborate and provide an art installation for the show.
Chansky said, "Of course we are interested in creating the most engaging piece of work we can. We also are interested in seeing how audiences respond to theater in the context of an art gallery."
The creators and cast will take the production to New York City later this month. It will be performed nine times at an off-off-Broadway site.
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Harmonica Dunn Presents:
Modern Advances
Two Ton Heads, Bummed Out
Wed, May 24, 2017
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Tonic Room
Chicago, IL
This event is 21 and overhttps://www.harmonicadunn.com/event/1488972/
Modern Advances
Modern Advances are a Chicago band that plays boozed up garage/punk rock with a hint of snotiness. Influences include classic punk bands such as The Undertones, Ramones & Buzzcocks.
Venue Information:
Tonic Room
2447 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL, 60614
Tonic Room
2447 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL, 60614


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The dont's of dating
Cautionary tales - from popping pimples to text faux pas - on the quest for love
By Chris Azzopardi
Originally printed 2/9/2012 (Issue 2006 - Between The Lines News)
Being on the market has its advantages: friends love stories that are sick, strange and full of you-gotta-be-kidding-mes. I've had my share of those (see below) - enough, anyway, to question my life as reality or a Katherine Heigl rom-com. Just a few observations as you man (or woman) hunt:
1. They always tell you not to pop a zit. But if that thing looks like it's ready to attack Sigourney Weaver in "Alien 5," I'm all for giving it a pinch. Just don't do it in front of someone you're trying to impress. Over food.
2. Aw, the museum: it's so pretentiously romantic and mostly un-awkward... until the other one goes all hall-monitor on a sweet, innocent family of four who's climbing on a sculptured public swing that's meant for kiddie play. He chides them, but unconvincingly because they're still swinging. And even though you know they're right, you wish they weren't. Because what's next? Getting security involved. Lesson: Avoid museums until you know if someone's capable of minding their own business. And: Yes, you can play on the swing.
3. How meta of you to take a call during the opening of "Scream 4," just as Ghostface slays another group of horny teens. Yes, I get that you're very important, Mr. Movie Producer, and that the call can't wait because you're making a very important indie movie in Michigan. But ditching your date? Not cool.
4. Don't be rubbing up all horny-like on some other guy while another prospect is hanging out nearby. "I'm in the corner watching you kiss her, ooh / I'm right over here, why can't you see me?" Didn't Robyn teach you anything?
5. Think before you "speak," otherwise your text talk might end up like this, where a compliment reads more like a high school diss:
Him/Her: You were doing plenty of smiling last night. Or maybe you didn't notice. :-P
You: I had a reason to, though.
Him/Her: I just giggled like a schoolgirl.
You: Haha. Cute!
Him/Her: YOUR FACE!
6. Only deep into a relationship is it acceptable to let one rip, from either end, in front of your partner. And only then, too, is it not strange to make weird requests - like for a cup - while using the potty. You might be asking, "A cup?" Right. So was I. Turns out some people do DIY bidets. And hey, I appreciate a clean butt as much as the next person. But you're using a cup I drink my morning O.J. from. That's just too "one guy, one cup" for... anyone.
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