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Jayson StarkJayson Stark picks the winners and losers of the offseason to date, considering the winter meetings couldn't match the activity from the previous week.
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Balfour in talks with Baltimore
AJ MassIs Grant Balfour likely headed to Baltimore to take over the team's ninth-inning duties? Full details aren't known, but the two sides reportedly are getting close to a deal. On Thursday morning, Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish had tweeted that the...
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Orioles hope to cash in
AJ MassThe Baltimore Orioles haven't been nearly as active this offseason as some of their divisional rivals, but that could well change if some of the offers they've made over the past few days start to get accepted. According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sport...
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The Baltimore Orioles have signed free agent right-hander Ryan Webb to a $4.5 million, two-year contract.
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Will A.J. Burnett stay or will he go?
Joe KaiserIt remains to be seen if veteran hurler A.J. Burnett will pitch next season, but you better believe the Pittsburgh Pirates are waiting anxiously for an answer. Even if Burnett does toe the rubber in 2014, though, it's no lock that he'll be back with ...
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O's closing in on Balfour?
Doug MittlerThe Baltimore Orioles have explored several options in their search for a closer to replace the departed Jim Johnson, and they appear to be zeroing in on free agent Grant Balfour. Baltimore remains interested in the Australian righthander and is t...
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Mets shopping Daniel Murphy?
Doug MittlerThere were conflicting reports Monday on whether the New York Mets were looking to deal second baseman Daniel Murphy, who hit .286 last year and is due for a nice raise in his second year of arbitration. Once the Mariners signed Robinson Cano last...
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Murph could land with Baltimore
Adam RubinDaniel Murphy #28 2B New York Mets 2013 STATS GM161 HR13 RBI78 R92 OBP.319 AVG.286 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Baltimore Orioles are among the teams looking "hard" at Daniel Murphy, Joel Sherman reports. While Murphy is not as likel...
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Orioles' quest for pitching
Doug MittlerBaltimore Orioles executive VP Dan Duquette is dropping hints he will not be making a big splash at the winter meetings, at least regarding a pitcher. Duquette told Roch Kubatko the Orioles are not in the market for any of the high-priced free age...
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Winter Meetings Buzz
Doug MittlerThe status of David Price will be the centerpiece of conversation at the winter meetings in Orlando, with the Dodgers, Rangers, Diamondbacks and Mariners viewed as the most likely suitors, says our Buster Olney. Given that the demand for elite sta...
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AL East: Three questions for each team
David SchoenfieldThings have happened sooner than normal this offseason, but several of the top free agents are still out there and some big names -- led by David Price -- may be available in trade. Here are three questions for each team heading into the winter meeti...
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MLB - Robinson Cano raises Mariners' status in Seattle
Jim CapleRobinson Cano should boost the Mariners' status in Seattle, where they had fallen in popularity.
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Houston Astros to sign Scott Feldman
Richard DurrettFree-agent right-handed pitcher Scott Feldman has agreed to terms with the Houston Astros on a three-year contract, the club said Friday.
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Orioles pitching plans
AJ MassWhile the Baltimore Orioles are still trying to figure out which free agent starting pitchers to pursue this offseason, manager Buck Showalter is busy assessing what he already has on the roster and trying to figure out where all the pieces fit. R...
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Thursday Roundup: Cuban SS on display
AJ MassSeveral teams, including the New York Mets, are expected to send scouts to the Dominican Republic later this week to see a showcase featuring Erisbel Arruebarruena. The shortstop, who defected from Cuba in November, is 23 years old, and therefore ...
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Ten from '70s, '80s for the Hall of Fame
David SchoenfieldA follow-up to yesterday's post titled "One thing Hall of Fame voters get wrong." The premise of that piece was that voters haven't properly adjusted for the increasing number of teams since expansion first began in 1961 -- from 16 teams to the 30 we...
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EXTRA BUDGET: Fiscal deficit to remain at 4.7 per cent
SET to take place next year, the Youth Parliament will cost the government RM600,000 annually after it was decided to introduce online voting for parliamentary candidates.
He said the nation's fiscal deficit was also expected to remain at 4.7 per cent. Awang Adek said this when he tabled the Supplementary Supply Bill for a second reading.
The extra budget allocates RM360 million to the Election Commission, about RM113 million to the Prime Minister's Department and RM446 million to the Works Ministry. About RM11.2 billion has been earmarked for treasury general services.
The EC's RM360 million is to pay for preparations and running of the 13th general election. Of the RM11.2 billion in treasury services, almost RM7.5 billion will go for petroleum subsidies and RM3.2 billion is for salary increases.
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Governor To Be Briefed On 12/14 Probe Status
Thursday, August 1, 2013Governor Dannel P. Malloy is expected to get an update sometime next week from officials involved in the ongoing state police probe into the 12/14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, at which time he may learn when the report will be released publicly.
The governor would receive that update from the state's attorney office, which is overseeing the state police investigation into the deaths of 20 first-graders and six educators at the school, according to Andrew Doba, a spokesman for the governor.
The Governor Takes A Tour Of Sandy Hook Center
Thursday, August 1, 2013Governor Dannel P. Malloy's arrived in Sandy Hook Wednesday morning for a walking tour of the business district in the village center. First Selectman Pat Llodra was waiting to guide him along the new sidewalks there and the two barely had time to greet each other before they were surrounded by news crews, cameras, and microphones. The questions began.
Senators Want Newtown Donations Audit
Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 10:21 amUPDATE (Monday, July 22, 2013): The Newtown Bee has been provided with a copy of the letter sent from Senators Blumenthal and Murphy to Dr Charles Herrick and The Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation. The body of that letter has been added at the end of this story.
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Connecticut's U.S. senators called Friday for an independent audit of more than $11 million in donations received in response to the Newtown school shooting to determine what donors wanted done with the money.
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Friday, July 12, 2013Book Sale organizers tell me that nine boxes were already serving as place holders at Reed Intermediate School, Tuesday morning, July 9. The annual Book Sale sponsored by Friends of the C.H. Booth Library begins on Saturday, July 13, and runs through Wednesday, July 17. (You can find details at www.boothbooksale.org.) I guess there are some book lovers out there who truly believe that the early bird gets the worm.
With Eye On '14, Malloy Touts Energy Bills
Tuesday, July 9, 2013Gov. Dannel P. Malloy presided over a bipartisan bill-signing ceremony Monday to mark the latest in what his administration says are underappreciated steps to reform how energy is procured, priced and delivered in Connecticut.
The ceremony reflects Malloy's emphasis of energy policy since taking office in January 2011 – and his administration's belief in the political value of lower energy costs as he prepares for a reelection run in 2014.
Following President Obama's Lead, Governor Malloy Orders Flags Lowered To Honor Boston Victims
Tuesday, April 16, 2013HARTFORD – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, following a proclamation from President Barack Obama, has ordered US and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the victims of yesterday's bombing at the Boston Marathon.
Malloy's Impatience Is Misplaced
Wednesday, April 10, 2013To the Editor:
Governor Malloy recently criticized Newtown's handling of the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. He said Newtown's actions were "much too slow."
Seriously? Who makes the timetable for this sort of thing? From his perch in Hartford, does the governor have any respect for the collective wisdom and experience of those overseeing the disbursement of the fund?
Malloy Lays Back On Guns, For Now
Wednesday, March 27, 2013Gov. Dannel P. Malloy seems to be following the unlikely example of Goldilocks in dealing with the legislature on gun-control after Sandy Hook. He is looking for an approach that is just right after first being too soft, then too hard.
He wants the legislature to pass a strict ban on the sale and possession of large-capacity magazines, like the ones Adam Lanza used to kill 20 first graders and six educators. But he won't say if its absence would be a deal breaker, an invitation to a veto.
Malloy: Preliminary 12/14 Details To Be Released By March 29
Thursday, March 21, 2013Following the release of confidential 12/14 investigation material after a New Orleans law enforcement symposium session featuring a Connecticut State Police official, Governor Dannel Malloy announced that some preliminary information regarding the case will be released on or before March 29.
Governor Malloy Orders Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of Army Captain Andrew Pedersen-Keel
Wednesday, March 13, 2013HARTFORD — Governor Dannel P. Malloy ordered US and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff to honor Army Captain Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. The order was issued on Wednesday, March 13. Captain Pedersen-Keel has family in Madison.


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they didn't cooperate with the NCAA and pretty much told the NCAA to go bugger off. Had USC worked with the NCAA, you can bet they would not have been hit so hard and would have ended up like Miami who did cooperate with the NCAA from the get go. The arrogance of USC is what did them in. |
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Michigan is now battling Kentucky (and other top programs) for recruits. Who would have thought that just a few years ago? Michigan just has to continue to win and go deep in the tourny and have more players get drafted early and often. Doing that will fortify Michigan as a place to be for top recruits that fit into what Beilein runs. So far, it's all good! |
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You are a bigger fail! So there. Oh, and move your cheerios closer, I want to pee on them again. |
7 weeks 16 hours ago | What is it? |
Looks like a hand. |
7 weeks 17 hours ago | Big fail by Michigan |
If both commit to KY. |
7 weeks 1 day ago | Hoke should kick him off the team |
Sorry, but DUI is serious enough that I'd kick him off the team. |
7 weeks 2 days ago | If it's not an injury |
Then one has to wonder if it's a congenital issue that is now surfacing ala Ben Cronin. |
8 weeks 3 days ago | Michigan football looks good at practice too |
Let's just HOPE that the BBALL plays as well during games as they do in practice. |
8 weeks 4 days ago | Do it! |
You do realize the intertubes have sites where you can print your own shirt idea? |
9 weeks 2 days ago | It's Obama's fault |
None of the kids want to get hurt because they know they'll not get the care they need so they are just letting the D blow past them. |
9 weeks 3 days ago | Doesn't deserved to be ranked. |
The team is weak. They are playing State Street football and not Main street football. Next year might be ugly too. We shall hopefully see the fruits of HOke's recruiting by year 5. |
9 weeks 3 days ago | Going forward this season |
is going to really be scary. If this jekyl and hyde play continues, we will be lucky to see 7 wins. |
9 weeks 3 days ago | Don't you understand |
that signing the O Coord contract at Michigan specifically states that "no in game adjustments are allowed at all?" It's been that way for decades! |
11 weeks 3 days ago | I wonder if TN fans are hoping |
That the school will hire Lane back! HA! |
11 weeks 3 days ago | I wonder if Lane is writing that $500K check as I type |
USC gave him $500K to buy a home and I wonder if they are asking for it back stat. And while I know some of you questioned the hire, you have to remember he (and Sark) was integral in USC's success under Carroll. It's why they wanted him back. Watching how Washington is doing, I wouldn't be surprised to see HAden reach out to Sark to come back. http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/23/usc-to-football-lane-kiffin-home-loan-fired-manhattan-beach-house/ |
15 weeks 10 hours ago | Michigan is going to do to Notre Dame |
What Ebola does to a human host. :) |
15 weeks 2 days ago | That gif is exactly what ND is going |
to experience when they run into Michigan's D. I truly hope Michigan pounds ND and knocks every ND QB out of the game to the point ND has to call a time out to figure out who will be their QB. |
15 weeks 3 days ago | Holtz is right |
Because Michigan is going to BBQ those Fig thin Irish! |
15 weeks 3 days ago | I am sure |
the coaches have this covered. Devin will be told this many times when they watch film today. |
16 weeks 4 hours ago | Words mean nothing |
Action speak louder than words. I have no doubt that the team wants to destroy who ever is in their way on Saturdays, but I'll believe it when I see it. |


text: Gaza: "War wounds test a poorly equipped health system"Interview with MSF's head of mission in the Palestinian Territories December 30, 2009Palestinian Territories 2009 © Frederic Sautereau / Oeil Public After last January's war, heightened medical and health needs prompted Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to expand its activities to address shortfalls in specific areas, including post-operative care, physical therapy, mental health care and surgery. Jean-Luc Lambert, MSF's head of mission for the Palestinian Territories, assesses the activities of this post-war year and MSF's plans for the future. Palestinian Territories 2009 © Frederic Sautereau / Oeil Public To meet the needs for post-operative care and physical therapy, MSF set up three clinics and organized eight mobile teams dedicated to those services, which improved patients' chances of recovering from surgery. In 2009, our teams treated 1,116 patients and conducted 54,609 treatment sessions. Adding a microbiology component was important to our post-operative program because antibiotic resistance is very high in Gaza. Having access to fast and effective laboratory tests allowed us to prescribe the proper medications and, in general, improve treatment for patients with infected wounds. The war's psychological effect was dramatic, particularly for children, and we had to expand our team of psychologists because of the inflow of patients. This year, we admitted 300 patients into our mental health program. We provided them a short course of treatment based on a maximum of 10 sessions. At their final session, 78 percent were assessed as 'recovered or recovering'. Fifty-seven and one-half percent of the patients participating in this program were under 12 years of age. In 2010, we will propose a plastic surgery program in cooperation with the ministry of health. We will work on a three-month rotational basis in a hospital in the north, another facility in the central region, and a third in the south. The waiting list already includes 55 patients. We expect that others will be referred by our own post-operative care program." Review of our emergency activities MSF responded immediately to Operation Cast Lead by providing support to Gaza hospitals and donating medical supplies and medications. Intense bombing and lack of security prevented our clinics from opening during the war. We provided some of our Palestinian staff with emergency medical kits so that they could offer treatment in their immediate neighborhood. Our Gaza City clinic remained open but few patients were able to reach medical facilities. On January 3, the security situation worsened as the land offensive and urban guerrilla fighting began. Israeli forces finally declared a ceasefire on the 18th. A surgical team and 21 tons of material, including two inflatable hospital tents, reached Gaza City. MSF decided to focus its activities on specialized and secondary surgery with five to eight operations per day. Some 332 additional patients were treated in our post-operative and physical therapy program. Mental health care was also expanded, specifically for aid workers, including ambulance drivers and first-aid providers, who were particularly exposed during the war. Tags: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Gaza Strip |


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Nodaway-Holt's boys team had to overcome a nine-point fourth quarter deficit against Northeast Nodaway just to earn a spot in Saturday's title game.
Once there, the top-seeded Trojans made sure no more late-game heroics were necessary.
With their full-court pressure defense wreaking serious havoc early, the Trojans scored the first 14 points and put the game completely out of reach early in the fourth quarter for a 63-46 win over host West Nodaway.
The Trojans ensured up their second tournament title in a row and third in the last four years, a night after the Lady Trojans won the girls title.
"We got lucky the other night and just kind of took this one by the horns," said Nodaway-Holt head coach Terry Petersen. "It's a fun tournament to win. It kind of finishes the first half of the season on a high note, gets them pumped up for the next two weeks of practice before we play much again. It's a real plus for the kids and puts everybody in the hallways at school in a pretty good mood."
In building a 14-0 first quarter lead, Nodaway-Holt held West Nodaway scoreless for the first six-plus minutes.
The Rockets managed only six points in each of the first two quarters. They were 3-16 from the field in the first half with 15 turnovers, mostly going against Nodaway-Holt's press.
"We got a little frustrated," said West Nodaway head coach Roger Johnson. "We didn't start out as well as we wanted with the pressure causing us some problems. We didn't get it adjusted well enough and Trevor (Meyer) got in a little foul trouble and that changed our ball-handling around. Nodaway-Holt is a good team and they've been in these kind of games before and it definitely showed that we hadn't because we were a little nervous, I think early."
Up 25-12 at the half, Nodaway-Holt kept at least a 12 point lead in the second half and extended it to as many as 23 in the fourth.
The Trojans had three players score in double-figures led by senior guard Derek Lemon with 18 points.
An all-tournament team selection, Lemon hit all four of his three-point tries, continuing a hot shooting stretch that began late in the third quarter against Northeast Nodaway.
"We were so darn tight last game for three quarters," said Petersen. "After they relaxed, Derek hit some shots and it just kind of carried over to tonight. Derek is normally a good shooter. He'd struggled maybe the last couple of games, but it was nice to see him on like that."
Sophomore Jackson Beattie recorded his third straight double-digit game of the tournament with 14 points. Junior Nick Patterson finished with 10 points and hit the team's other three.
Page 2 of 3 - Both were all-tournament team selections as well.
West Nodaway freshman Jaden Gillenwater, who sank two game-winning free throws against South Nodaway, led the Rockets in scoring with 15 points and hit two late three-pointers.
Meyer, an all-tournament team selection, and Billy Knarr each had eight points, while Blake Farnan scored seven. Meyer and junior center Jonathon Madere were plagued by foul trouble most of the game.
Meyer picked up his third within the first minute of the second quarter, forcing him to sit the rest of the half. Madere fouled out in the fourth quarter without a point.
"It changed what we do," said Johnson. "There was some kids that came in and did their best and did a nice job for us, but it definitely put us at a disadvantage from that point on because we had to move people around to uncomfortable positions which leads to unforced turnovers."
West Nodaway countered Nodaway-Holt's 14-0 run to start the game by scoring the final six points of the first quarter to trail by just eight.
A three by Chase Barnett cut Nodaway-Holt's 12-point lead to 19-10 with 4:20 left in the second quarter.
Nodaway-Holt took charge again right after with five quick points from Lemon.
He hit a three off an offensive rebound and turned a steal into a layup to make it 24-10.
The Rockets had chances to go into the half closer than 13 points, but were just 7-16 from the foul line in the first half.
In the third quarter, Meyer hit his second tough pull-up jumper to bring the Rockets within 12. The Trojans scored the next five points and nine of the next 10 to lead by 20.
Seven straight points by the Trojans to open the fourth widened their lead to 23.
South Nodaway 36 Northeast 26 (3rd Place Game)
In a matchup of two teams who narrowly missed out on playing for Northwest Missouri Tournament Championship, South Nodaway salvaged third place with a 36-26 win over Northeast Nodaway Friday.
The Longhorns got off to a flying start, outscoring Northeast Nodaway 14-0 in the opening quarter.
Northeast Nodaway outscored South Nodaway over the final three quarters, but not enough to make a serious charge.
South Nodaway guard Dakota Murphy, an all-tournament team selection, scored nine first quarter points and finished with a game-high 13. Joel Scroggie was the high man for NEN with six.
North Nodaway 42 Craig-Fairfax 31 (Consolation)
The Mustangs outscored CFX by 10 in the second half to clear space for a 42-31 win in the consolation game Saturday.
North Nodaway hit four three's and was 14-18 at the foul line.
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Jase Barnes led CFX with eight points.


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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st T20, Dubai
SL wary of Pakistan's momentum
Dec 11, 2013: Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara and captain Dinesh Chandimal are wary of Pakistan's form and confidence ahead of the first Twenty20 in Dubai
Afghanistan v Pakistan, only T20, Sharjah
Pakistan prevail in last-over finish
Dec 8, 2013: A score of 137 wouldn't have appeared a match-winning one at the halfway stage of the match, but Afghanistan's bowlers made Pakistan fight till the final ball
Hafeez v Steyn, and other bunnies
Nov 29, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez has fallen to Dale Steyn 15 times in all international matches; in the last 12 years, no bowler has dismissed a batsman more often
South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd T20, Cape Town
Akmal, spinners help Pak draw level
Nov 22, 2013: A 102-run stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal allowed Pakistan to put on their most competitive batting display in limited-overs matches against South Africa in the last month and break a six-match winless streak
Pakistan in South Africa 2013-14
Pakistan focus on batting improvement
Nov 17, 2013: After a horror show with the bat in the previous series in the UAE, Pakistan hope to put on a better performance with the bat as they arrive early to train ahead of the T20 series starting on November 20
'Being honest is one of my big weaknesses'
Oct 30, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez chats about his leadership style, his batting form, and his love for cars
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Oct 25, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has signed with the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming Big Bash T20 league
What Hafeez's Test career tells us about failure
Oct 9, 2013: He has broken into the Test side three times and departed each time making the same mistakes. Has he simply reached the limit of his ability?
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Oct 6, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez's omission from the Pakistan Test squad has given South Africa a clear indication of where to draw the battle lines for the two-match series
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Oct 5, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped for Pakistan's Test series against South Africa in the UAE. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has made a return in the 12-man squad named by the PCB
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Sep 27, 2013: Many openers from the subcontinent have struggled overseas, but Mohammad Hafeez's stats are among the poorest
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Sep 14, 2013: Does Mohammad Hafeez deserve to be in the Test side? Who after Misbah? What is Whatmore doing? Does the board have a plan to safeguard the future?
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Hafeez, Hales top ICC rankings
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Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Harare
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Aug 29, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez led the way with an attacking, unbeaten 136 to lift Pakistan to 299, and although Zimbabwe had their moments in the chase, they failed to stretch Pakistan over a sustained period in the second ODI
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Masakadza sets up shock win for Zimbabwe
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Ben Tyner, an assistant professor of history at Union College, helps students connect with course material using a variety of methods including presentations and games. |
Ben Tyner, an assistant professor of history at Union College, helps students connect with course material using a variety of methods including presentations and games. |
Student teaching isn't always confined to the classroom. For Steven Hutchison, fall 2011 music education and Spanish graduate, his practicum took him over 3000 miles away.
Every education major at Union College spends a semester as a full-time student teacher, allowing students to apply their knowledge to real classroom situations and transition into the role of a teacher.
Work steadily progressed on the north side of campus over Christmas break as Union prepares to build the new science and mathematics complex this spring, and some road closures may affect access to campus as classes begin on Monday.
The Dean's List is one way Union College recognizes the academic achievements of its students. The list is broken into two sections, the regular Dean's List for students who achieved a grade point average between 3.75 and 3.89 on a four-point scale, and the Dean's Distinguished List for those with GPAs between 3.9 and 4.0.
The Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library will host its annual book sale Feb. 13-17.
This year's sale will include a large selection of religion and philosophy books including Bibles and commentaries thanks to a large donation from recently closed schools. College View Academy donated books from Platte Valley Academy and Enterprise Academy, the two Seventh-day Adventist academies in Nebraska which closed recently. "I believe we have more nearly 2000 volumes for sale this year," said Sabrina Riley, Union College librarian.
Andrews University Press is offering faculty, staff, and students at Union College a 25% discount on a group order of three editions of their Andrews Study Bible. To learn more about the Bible, visit http://bible.andrews.edu/.
The three editions available as part of this offer are:
The Union College Division of Humanities recently announced that the English as a Second Language program (ESL) has transitioned to a new name: English for Academic Purposes (EAP).
"The name ESL has been around for so long it, was time for an update to something more accurate," said Peggy Whalen, director of EAP. "We finally settled on EAP because it is more descriptive of the goal of the program."
Robinson Aigbokhan, a senior from Nigeria, learned to build both physical and spiritual muscles at Union College. |
Student photos, such as this image taken by Teddy Griffin, will be on display in the McClelland Art Gallery now through January 1. |
Stacy Ramos will raise money during a concert at 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 8 so she can continue her education at Union College. |
Union College will celebrate Christmas with three annual concerts this weekend.
The Christmas Choral Concert, on Friday, Dec. 9, will feature the Unionaires and the Vocal Octet. The groups will perform seasonal music by John Rutter, several Robert Shaw and Alice Parker arrangements, and an eclectic mix of the director's personal Christmas favorites that have stood the test of time.
If you frequent the library's website, you may have noticed this fall that the library's account disappeared from the bookmarking social media service Delicious. The library's account was lost when Delicious changed its Web host several months ago. We are pleased to announce that the library's account is once again alive and well. Union College librarians are busy rebuilding the list of useful links.
The third annual Tiny Hands, Big Hearts sale to benefit Tiny Hands International will be held in the atrium of the Don Love Building from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4. |
Terry Schwartz's images from Africa will be on display in the McClelland Art Gallery now through Dec. 11. |
Strengthening students for a service-driven life is at the core of Union College's mission. Amid wars and rumors of war, one professor found time to honor students who served their country.
Lauren Kelley, now a first-year student in Union College's physician assistant studies program, took a long look at the list of unusual ice cream flavors. As a student missionary for the Ambassador's Medical Outreach and Relief (AMOR) Projects in Peru, a day off was the perfect chance to learn more about the local life.
"I heard someone behind me trying to get my attention," Kelley said. "I turned, and to this day I can still see his face."
"Grandpa Storyteller" is one of several life-size bronze sculptures by Victor Issa which will be on display in the McClelland Art Gallery and on Union's campus November 7-27. |
Donna Freitas, author of Sex and the Soul, will speak at Union College on Tuesday, November 8, at 10:30 a.m. |
The ONE Project is committed to the idea that a Jesus-driven, Jesus-bathed, Jesus-backed, Jesus-led, Jesus-filled, Jesus-powered, all-about-Jesus Adventist Church is the uncompromising directive from our past, the joy of our present, and the hope for our future. We claim the primal Adventist impulse: a longing to be with Jesus. The ONE Project seeks—through gatherings, conversations, web-based content, and Christ-focused publications—to stimulate preaching, worship, and adoration of Jesus within the Adventist Church.
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ABERDEEN, Wash. - AJ West Elementary was locked down briefly this morning, after a car chase ended on foot in downtown Aberdeen. Washington State Patrol, and Aberdeen Police have arrested an adult male. Aberdeen Police Captain John Green tells us it started when the car was stolen from a driveway in the 800 block of Essex Avenue around 8, it had been left unattended with the keys in the ignition. A State Patrol deputy spotted the vehicle shortly after, and pursued it to where it lost control near the Comcast building downtown. Green said the suspect fled on foot from there, K9 units tracked the man to a home on 1st street just after 9 this morning. Green said the man was arrested on an outstanding DOC warrant, and has a history with Aberdeen police regarding stolen vehicles. Detectives think they've also recovered a stolen radio from a local fire department, the investigation is ongoing.
ABERDEEN, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol closed one lane of Highway 12 yesterday evening to investigate a body that was found in a ditch off of the Eastbound lanes just outside of Aberdeen. The remains of what they believe is an adult female were found around 4:30 Tuesday, when a motorist pulled over nearby. Investigators said they believe the body was in the ditch at least overnight, and appeared to have been hit by a passing car. If you have any possible information regarding this collision, please call trooper Mullins with the Washington State Patrol at 360-473-0300.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Representative Derek Kilmer and a group of conservation, timber and local government stakeholders today announced the formation of new a partnership called the Olympic Peninsula Collaborative. Members of the partnership approved the following statement to explain its purpose and goals:
The Olympic Peninsula Collaborative will bring together stakeholders from the environmental community, the timber industry, and representatives from federal and local government around shared goals of increasing timber harvest from the Olympic National Forest while benefitting the environmental quality of our forests and watersheds. The Collaborative will work together and with federal officials to address issues that stand in the way of achieving the stated goals. Ultimately, the purpose is to show we can simultaneously create a more environmentally sound forest, provide for increased, sustainable timber harvests on the Olympic National Forest, and provide economic benefits to timber communities on the Peninsula.


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Sex: everyone - well almost everyone - does it. But like so many other fun activities, it carries its fair share of risks. Unwanted pregnancies and getting a nasty disease are the obvious ones, but there is also the risk of having a heart attack, getting injured when the bed collapses, even the chance of arrest in flagrante in a public place.
So, what appears to be a simple act (for some, at least) is actually rather more complex. And that means we can begin to look for juicy numbers to find out just how risky things are in the bedroom.
Let us start, as most of us did, with simple, unprotected sex between a man and a woman, and ask: what is the chance of it ending in a pregnancy? This, for understandable reasons, is rather difficult to study under laboratory conditions – a New Zealand study in which participants were only allowed to have sex once a month suffered, unsurprisingly, with a high dropout rate.
Perhaps the closest we have to a robust figure is from a European study that recruited 782 young couples who did not use artificial contraception and who carefully recorded the day of every act (and there were a lot of them) until there had been 487 pregnancies. The simplest way to estimate the chance of pregnancy was to consider only cycles in which there had been only one act of intercourse. Peak times for pregnancies seemed to occur two days before ovulation – the chances of getting pregnant during this time was around 25%, confirming previous estimates. But the chances drop fairly steeply either side of the peak, to a 5% average over the rest of the cycle.
The bottom line is that a single act of intercourse between a young couple has on average a one in 20 chance of pregnancy – this assumes the opportunity presented itself on a random day, as these things tend do when you are young.
Calculating success
So, given this, what are the chances of success for an average couple trying to have a child? People who study how populations change are called demographers, and they use the rather academic term to describe the chances of becoming pregnant during one menstrual cycle: "fecundability".
This, of course, varies between couples, but the estimated average is between 15% and 30% in high-income countries. Taking this lower figure we can estimate that for an average couple trying to have a child, there is an 85% chance of finishing each month without conceiving. If we assume each month is the same and independent, then there is a 0.85 x 0.85 (multiplied 12 times) chance of not getting pregnant in a year of trying, which is 14%.
So, in other words, fecundability of 15% means a 100 – 14 = 86% chance of getting pregnant in a year. A figure of 90% is often quoted as the proportion of young couples who will be expecting a child after a year without contraception, which corresponds to a fecundability of 18%.
Reducing risk
But suppose you do not actually want to get pregnant – how effective are different types of contraception?
This is generally expressed as pregnancy rate following one year of use, and strongly depends, of course, on the care with which precautions are taken. Devices such as the contraceptive pill, intrauterine devices, implants and injections are quoted as being 99% effective, so that less than 1 in 100 users should be pregnant after a year. Male condoms are around 98% effective if used correctly. And diaphragms and caps with spermicide are said to be 92-96% effective, which means that between 4 and 8 women using them will end up pregnant each year.
Such figures are particularly important when trying to minimise the incidence of unwanted teenage pregnancies. In 1998 in England 41,000 girls aged 15-17 conceived. That is 47 in every 1,000 girls, or 1 in every 21 – or to put it in more stark terms, one girl in every average-sized school class. The UK government's efforts to halve this rate by 2010 only partially worked; by 2009 the headline figure had dropped to 38 per 1,000 girls, a 19% drop instead of their 50% target.


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Water resource management
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Water resource management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources. It is a sub-set of water cycle management. In an ideal world, water resource management planning has regard to all the competing demands for water and seeks to allocate water on an equitable basis to satisfy all uses and demands. This is rarely possible in practice.
Water resources[edit]
Water is an essential resource for all life on the planet. Of the water resources on Earth only three percent of it is fresh and two-thirds of the freshwater is locked up in ice caps and glaciers. Of the remaining one percent, a fifth is in remote, inaccessible areas and much seasonal rainfall in monsoonal deluges and floods cannot easily be used. At present only about 0.08 percent of all the world's fresh water[2] is exploited by mankind in ever increasing demand for sanitation, drinking, manufacturing, leisure and agriculture.
Much effort in water resource management is directed at optimising the use of water and in minimising the environmental impact of water use on the natural environment.
Successful management of any resources requires accurate knowledge of the resource available, the uses to which it may be put, the competing demands for the resource, measures to and processes to evaluate the significance and worth of competing demands and mechanisms to translate policy decisions into actions on the ground.
For water as a resource this is particularly difficult since sources of water can cross many national boundaries and the uses of water include many that are difficult to assign financial value to and may also be difficult to manage in conventional terms. Examples include rare species or ecosystems or the very long term value of ancient ground water reserves.
Agriculture: water's biggest consumer[edit]
Agriculture is the largest user of the world's freshwater resources, consuming 70 percent.[3] As the world's population rises and consumes more food (currently exceeding 6%, it is expected to reach 9% by 2050), industries and urban developments expand, and the emerging biofuel crops trade also demands a share of freshwater resources, water scarcity is becoming an important issue. An assessment of water resource management in agriculture was conducted in 2007 by the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka to see if the world had sufficient water to provide food for its growing population.[4] It assessed the current availability of water for agriculture on a global scale and mapped out locations suffering from water scarcity. It found that a fifth of the world's people, more than 1.2 billion, live in areas of physical water scarcity, where there is not enough water to meet all demands. A further 1.6 billion people live in areas experiencing economic water scarcity, where the lack of investment in water or insufficient human capacity make it impossible for authorities to satisfy the demand for water.
The report found that it would be possible to produce the food required in future, but that continuation of today's food production and environmental trends would lead to crises in many parts of the world. Regarding food production, the World Bank targets agricultural food production and water resource management as an increasingly global issue that is fostering an important and growing debate.[5] The authors of the book Out of Water: From abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World's Water Problems, published in 2011, laid down a six-point plan for solving the world's water problems. These are: 1) Improve data related to water; 2) Treasure the environment; 3) Reform water governance; 4) Revitalize agricultural water use; 5) Manage urban and industrial demand; and 6) Empower the poor and women in water resource management. To avoid a global water crisis, farmers will have to strive to increase productivity to meet growing demands for food, while industry and cities find ways to use water more efficiently.[6]
Managing water in urban settings[edit]
Half of the world's people now live in towns and cities, a figure expected to reach two-thirds by 2050. In the areas surrounding urban centres, agriculture must compete with industry and municipal users for safe water supplies, while traditional water sources are becoming polluted with urban wastewater. As cities offer the best opportunities for selling produce, farmers often have no alternative to using polluted water to irrigate their crops. Depending on how developed a city's wastewater treatment is, there can be significant health hazards related to the use of this water. Wastewater from cities can contain a mixture of pollutants. There is usually wastewater from kitchens and toilets along with rainwater runoff. This means that the water usually contains excessive levels of nutrients and salts, as well as a wide range of pathogens. Heavy metals may also be present, along with traces of antibiotics and endocrine disruptors, such as oestrogens.
Developing world countries tend to have the lowest levels of wastewater treatment. Often, the water that farmers use for irrigating crops is contaminated with pathogens from sewage. The pathogens of most concern are bacteria, viruses and parasitic worms, which directly affect farmers' health and indirectly affect consumers if they eat the contaminated crops. Common illnesses include diarrhoea, which kills 1.1 million people annually and is the second most common cause of infant deaths. Many cholera outbreaks are also related to the reuse of poorly treated wastewater. Actions that reduce or remove contamination, therefore, have the potential to save a large number of lives and improve livelihoods. Scientists have been working to find ways to reduce contamination of food using a method called the 'multiple-barrier approach'.
This involves analysing the food production process from growing crops to selling them in markets and eating them, then considering where it might be possible to create a barrier against contamination. Barriers include: introducing safer irrigation practices; promoting on-farm wastewater treatment; taking actions that cause pathogens to die off; and effectively washing crops after harvest in markets and restaurants.[7]
Future of water resources[edit]
One of the biggest concerns for our water-based resources in the future is the sustainability of the current and even future water resource allocation.[8] As water becomes more scarce the importance of how it is managed grows vastly. Finding a balance between what is needed by humans and what is needed in the environment is an important step in the sustainability of water resources. Attempts to create sustainable freshwater systems have been seen on a national level in countries such as Australia, and such commitment to the environment could set a model for the rest of the world.
The field of water resources management will have to continue to adapt to the current and future issues facing the allocation of water. With the growing uncertainties of global climate change and the long term impacts of management actions,the decision-making will be even more difficult. It is likely that ongoing climate change will lead to situations that have not been encountered. As a result new management strategies will have to be implemented in order to avoid setbacks in the allocation of water resources.
See also[edit]
- ^ USGS - Earth's water distribution
- ^ Fry, Carolyn The Impact of Climate Change: The World's Greatest Challenge in the Twenty-first Century 2008, New Holland Publishers Ltd
- ^ Grafton, Q. R., & Hussey, K. (2011). Water Resources Planning and Management. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Molden, D. (Ed). Water for food, Water for life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. Earthscan/IWMI, 2007.
- ^ The World Bank, 2006 "Reengaging in Agricultural Water Management: Challenges and Options". pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Chartres, C. and Varma, S. Out of water. From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World's Water Problems FT Press (USA), 2010
- ^ Ilic, S., Drechsel, P., Amoah, P. and LeJeune, J. Chapter 12, Applying the Multiple-Barrier Approach for Microbial Risk Reduction in the Post-Harvest Sector of Wastewater-Irrigated Vegetables
- ^ Walmsly, N., & Pearce, G. (2010). Towards Sustainable Water Resources Management: Bringing the Strategic Approach up-to-date. Irrigation & Drainage Systems, 24(3/4), 191-203.
Further reading[edit]
- American Water Resources Association, ISSN: 1752-1688 (electronic) 1093-474X (paper), Blackwell Publishing
- Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ISSN: 0733-9496, ASCE Publications
- Water Research, ISSN: 0043-1354, IWA Publishing
- Water Resources Research, ISSN: 0043-1397, American Geophysical Union
- Water Planning Tools, a research initiative which develops and pilots tools for managing water risk and water security in Australia
- eWater Cooperative Research Centre - Australian Government-funded initiative supporting water management decision support tools
External links[edit]
- The World Bank's work and publications on water resources
- World Bank report on Agricultural water management
- The World Bank on public-private water mechanisms for urban utilities


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On behalf of the UVA Departments of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine we welcome you to the Perioperative and Acute Care Medicine Clerkship. This is a two-week rotation that will introduce you to basic skills and important concepts within the environment of the operating rooms, pre-operative and post-operative setting, and the emergency department, along with its various divisions. We are confident that this will be a unique experience in which you will learn concepts and procedures that you will use throughout your medical careers, in whichever specialty you ultimately choose.
This rotation is divided into two one-week sessions - the first taking place predominantly with the Anesthesiology Department, and the second with the Emergency Medicine Department. Below, is a general overview of the individual clinical sites through which you will rotate: