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When her young daughter fell out of a second-story window, Lee Campbell was high and afraid of going to jail. Instead of seeking medical attention, she put a bag of frozen peas on the child's head and smoked some more crack.
"I was high and not caring about anybody but myself," the Toledo woman said. "I never took her to the ER. I never did nothing. It was only by the grace of God she survived."
Eventually Campbell came under the scrutiny of Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), which placed her five children in the care of her mother.
Pebbles Spencer regularly left her four kids in the care of family members while she went out drinking. Her nights usually ended in fights that landed her in and out of jail. Eventually she was also reported to LCCS.
"My caseworker told me to look in the mirror and ask 'Is this what you want to do? Is this you?' And when I looked in the mirror, I just started crying," she said.
Campbell and Spencer are no longer the women they once were, women who regularly made choices that harmed themselves and their children. Today they are sober, reunited with their children and among the parent volunteers now helping other local parents navigate LCCS programs.
"Every day, you have a choice to do something different. You do not have to be who you were," Campbell said. "You can say, 'This is my story, but that's not who I am.'"
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and April 9 is the third annual Wear Blue Day in Lucas County.
"It's something fairly simple, but it's something that can be very meaningful," said LCCS Executive Director Dean Sparks. "This is a time when we want to acknowledge that child abuse and neglect are a problem in our town and we're going to do what we can. We're going to commit the resources and unite to say child abuse is 100 percent preventable and we're going to do everything we can to prevent it. All of us wearing blue shirts that day are standing up and saying, 'I'm part of that.'"
As many as 1,800 children die in the U.S. from abuse or neglect each year, Sparks said.
Each April, LCCS holds a memorial ceremony for Lucas County children who have died in the past year from abuse, neglect or street violence.
This year's ceremony will be 11:30 a.m. April 25 at LCCS, 705 Adams St. Twelve children were memorialized at last year's ceremony, the most since Sparks started the memorial services more than a decade ago. This year, 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth will be remembered.
The East Toledo toddler was killed in June after being thrown across the room by her mother and suffocated by her mother's boyfriend. The months-long search for the girl drew national attention until her body was discovered hidden in the garage. Her mother and boyfriend were sentenced to life in prison.
"Whenever a child is senselessly murdered or killed, that takes a bit out of all of us I think," Sparks said. "We do the memorial services to help our community heal, for our staff to be able to be introspective and understand how important it is what they do, and to say we must continue to fight against child abuse because it still happens, it's real and the consequences are dire."
The Lucas County Coroner's Office is still reviewing records to make sure there are no other children to include in the memorial this year, said LCCS public information officer Julie Malkin.
Sparks said many people don't report suspected abuse or neglect because they aren't sure or they feel it's none of their business. Others are afraid the person they want to report will find out and retaliate.
Reports can be left anonymously, but even if callers leave their name, LCCS never reveals who called, Sparks said. The agency's hotline, (419) 213-CARE (2273), is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"When there are high-profile cases like Elaina Steinfurth's, it heightens awareness and people call us because they are afraid the same thing is going to happen to a child they know," Sparks said. "It strips away those excuses people have and pushes people to make some reports."
Lucas County stats
In 2013, LCCS received 4,840 referrals involving 7,323 children. Investigations determined 952 were abused or neglected, according to the agency's annual report.
Fifty-two percent of investigations were for alleged physical abuse, 33 percent for neglect, 12 percent for sexual abuse and 2 percent for emotional abuse.
Of new cases opened in 2013, 44 percent of families were white, 30 percent were African-American and 24 percent were multiracial, according to LCCS. Two percent were categorized as "other or race unknown."
About 70 percent of LCCS cases involve substance abuse. Of the drug cases, 80 percent involve heroin or prescription opiates, Sparks said. Human trafficking makes up another growing segment of LCCS cases, with about 15 victims currently in LCCS care, he said.
Sleep-related infant deaths are another category that seems to be on the rise, Sparks said. Lucas County recorded six deaths in 2010, five in 2011 and 16 in 2012, he said. Before 2009, most sleep-related deaths were classified as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Now, investigators consider other unsafe factors, such as co-sleeping, particularly with an adult under the influence of alcohol or drugs; stomach sleeping; or sleeping with blankets, stuffed animals or bumper pads.
Parent program
The Parent Partnership Program has been used by LCCS for about four years, Sparks said. It is an expansion of LCCS' Building a Better Future program. Campbell has been volunteering with the program for six years and Spencer for more than two years.
"I started thinking, all this stuff in my past couldn't have been for nothing," Campbell said. "God can take anything bad and turn it into good for someone else."
Spencer agreed.
"When I was in the streets, I was doing more taking than giving," Spencer said. "I'm a walking testimony to let them know they aren't alone and if they listen, they don't have to go as far as I went."
Lee's story
Life as Campbell knew it ended at age 6. That's when she moved to Toledo with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, who abused her mom and raped and molested Lee until he died when she was 15.
"I remember coming here to Toledo and everything just stopped," Campbell said. "I prayed to die every day. Somebody told me if you're in total darkness, God will come to you and talk to you right there and save you, so I used to climb in these big black garbage bags, thinking God will come to me. When he didn't, I knew there wasn't a God, that God and the devil were the same person. I believed that for years.
"Nobody ever spoke against it," Campbell said of her abuse. "I was just that invisible person that no one could see. Nobody wondered, 'Why does she not talk? Why does she have accidents at school and she's 12 years old? What's going on?' Nobody questioned it. It was just, 'Oh she's just dirty, she's nasty, she's slow.' [After he died] I had to figure out a way to kill that little girl off."
After her abuser died, she started using pills and alcohol to dull the pain. She turned to prostitution. She drank and used drugs during all her pregnancies and tried to kill herself twice.
"I didn't think it was wrong. This was normal," Campbell said. "My life was broken from the beginning of time."
A neighbor finally called LCCS after seeing one of Campbell's daughters enter a neighborhood crack house looking for her, but Campbell managed to avoid the caseworker for months. Finally she was ordered to appear in court. When she didn't show up, her mother was given custody of the kids. A few days later, Campbell got angry when her mom refused to let her see her children.
"I said, 'You're the reason this is all happening. You're the reason I'm the way I am. You destroyed my life,'" Campbell said.
In a drug-fueled rage, she threatened to kill her mother, her children and herself and was arrested.
"I just wanted the pain to stop. When you have a lifetime of brokenness and trauma and you're medicating with drugs and alcohol and not speaking about it, not trying to heal from it, it destroys every bit of proper thinking," Campbell said. "I just thought it would be easier if they were gone and she was gone and then me gone. It would stop my kids from suffering. That's where my mind was."
In jail, she started reading the Bible and decided to get sober. She later regained custody of her children and founded Rahab's Heart, a local outreach ministry that helps adult women who are street prostitutes and drug addicts.
"God has really worked miracles in my life because I used to be a very ugly person," Campbell said. "What a blessing it was for somebody to intervene and save my own five kids. I could definitely have lost any of my kids to the streets because of my own ignorance. If it wasn't for [LCCS], my daughter would be a prostitute. My boys would be dead or drug dealers. My twin daughters would probably be dead. Because I was no kind of mother. I was planting the same seeds in them as were planted in me.
"I just really try to tell [parents] how important it is to move forward, to say, 'OK, you made some bad choices.' I did, too. This is what I did, but you don't have to live in that today."
Pebbles' story
Growing up in Toledo, Spencer was something of a wild child — known for fighting in the streets. Her dad, with whom she was close, died when she was 16.
"I was basically a rebel. I wanted to do what I wanted to do," she said. "I went out in the world to find family and ran into the wrong people."
While raising her four children, her alcohol use "got out of hand." She never got violent toward her kids, but picked fights with just about everyone else, she said.
"I used to go from zero to 45 in getting angry. I couldn't understand how my son had so much anger, but I showed him that," Spencer said. "I just made wrong decisions. I caused a lot of violence. My therapists say I was reaching out for a lot of attention."
Spencer's sister reported her to LCCS the first time, a neighbor a second time. She now calls both instances "a blessing and a wake-up call."
"Being drunk, you couldn't know everything that was going on. You couldn't pay attention to how they feel and what they were going through," Spencer said of her kids. "I was tired but didn't know no other way to go. I was just so wrapped up in that mode, I didn't know how to get out."
At first, Spencer brushed off LCCS' attempts to help, but eventually realized she needed to make a change.
"Looking in the mirror made me think, 'Well hey, I've been doing it this way; let's try another way. Let's do something different. And follow through this time,'" she said.
Spencer and Campbell both said recovery is an ongoing process, but are confident in their forward progress.
"I don't think relapse is a part of everybody's story," Campbell said. "I've been given a beautiful life from the beginning until now. That past has made me the strong woman I am today who can reach out to people and say, 'Look, you don't have to be there. I'm going to be the shadow walking with you until you're ready to change.'"
LCCS is encouraging people wearing blue April 9 to post photos on the agency's Facebook page, tweet photos to
@LucasCoOHKids or email photos to email@example.com. For more information, visit lucaskids.net.
Tags: Ameer Kabour, Brandon Jones, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Dean Sparks, Elaina Steinfurth, Emilie Voss, human trafficking, Jim Walrod, Julie Malkin, LCCS, Lee Campbell, Lucas County Children Services, Lucas County Coroner's Office, Pebbles Spencer, Rahab's Heart, Sara Hegarty, SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Sue Stevenson, Wear Blue Day


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Wilson was a family pet who spent most of him time indoors. He rarely roamed away from the yard when he was out. The dog's owner, Marsha Ferrell said the dog was not vicious or mean and she kept him close. She said he had a collar, tags, and had the "Take Me Home" chip with his information implanted.
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AppGratis pulled for violating App Store guidelines
AppGratis, a popular app that used a variety of techniques to promote other apps, has been pulled from the App Store for violating Apple's guidelines. Specifically, clauses 2.25 and 5.6, according to AllThingsD:
2.25 Apps that display Apps other than your own for purchase or promotion in a manner similar to or confusing with the App Store will be rejected.
5.6 Apps cannot use Push Notifications to send advertising, promotions, or direct marketing of any kind.
AppGratis is definitely not the only app available in the App Store that provides recommendations for apps on a paid basis. It's also not the only app shopping app that's been removed in recent months. AppGratis just received a large round of funding so this is no doubt a huge issue for them going forward. Once again, some clarity and consistency from Apple on just what exactly they want to avoid would be welcome.
Did any of you use AppGratis? Did their promotion cause any confusion or cross any lines for you?
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I mostly use AppsGoneGree by appadvice but also have appgratis and I admit I don't download much from it myself only a handful, but do recommend it to friends and family that could find those apps useful. They do have push but I just turned them off (as you normally do when you don't want an app to do so). I just checked and they are still offering new deals. I was never confused or anything by their deals and about Apple needing to be more specific about what they want, I totally back that up!
I'm glad this was stop by this app. I don't want any apps to be pushed or promoted to me while using another. It only starts with one before everyone is doing in.
I used it, and enjoyed finding apps that otherwise I wouldn't have.
I used to use AppGratis but simply have it installed on my phone now just for the sake of stumbling across any good apps that it may promote.
Most of the time it doesn't offer much good apps. But honestly, I didn't notice much line-crossing behaviour initially.
But come to think of it, I'm sure they didn't pay too much attention to the app store guidelines either. For starters, AppGratis usually promoted/presented the App Of the Week (that Apple features) in their application in a manner that would make it seem like AppGratis got it down to $0.00.
Additionally, for quite some time now it has been featuring applications that are actually free with the ability to receive add-ons for free whereas the ability to attain those add-ons/in-app purchases is kinda confusing. In one or two cases, the app developers offer those free add-ons as is, in others there weren't any means of attaining those free add-ons (as far as I looked).
Regardless of all this confusion, I still use AppGratis along with "AppOfTheDay" to see what these guys bring for us each day.
p.s. "some clarity and consistency from Apple on just what exactly they want to avoid would be welcome." Amen to that!
Those rules are BS. Apple wants to be in control of the only gateway to apps, its own App Store, so it can promote the apps it finds interesting and the ones that Apple feels that promotes best its platform. It does not want users getting app advice from anyone else, despite of what's best for users. Its a good thing they cannot control websites that do that, but I suspect they will try anyway.
I totally don't mind those push notifications because all it says is "new deal has arrived" or something like that, which is a helpful reminder to check AppGratis. If anyone confused AppGratis for the App Store, they don't deserve to use an iPhone. Unnecessary "enforcement" of "problems" that didn't exist, smh Apple...
I have been using this app and all it really did was give a link to the app store so you can get an app that was free that day and sometimes one that was at a reduced price. I know there will be haters on this but I think this is what will eventually drive me from apple to android. I am growing tired of being told what I can and cannot do with my phone.
I've had AppGratis for months and just used it again this morning, it's one of those apps I will absolutely heck every day to see what kind of deal I can get. I've gotten probably a hundred dollars worth of apps for free from AppGratis


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found Paul O. Rangel and Randall L. Lintz responsibly connected to Smokey Mountain Produce LLC in Morristown, Tenn.
Smokey Mountain Produce LLC, failed to pay a default reparation award. Paul O. Rangel and Randall L. Lintz initially challenged their responsibly connected status. They have now entered into a consent decision in which they neither admit nor deny their responsibly connected status. As a result, Paul O. Rangel and Randall L. Lintz may not be employed by or affiliated with any Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) licensee unless the employing company posts a USDA-approved surety bond. After two years, they are eligible to be employed or affiliated with any PACA licensee without the approved surety bond.
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M-1 Korea is now in business, an organization that has been created to compete with Road FC, but it's not run by the same people who operate M-1 Global. It just holds the 'M-1 brand.' They plan to have an event called 'War of Monsters' that will most likely be composed of some fun, 'freakshow' matches.
KSW light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz will join World Series of Fighting and take on Rumble Johnson at 205 lbs.
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Alright, so I've been reading over Bellator contracts all weekend (yeah, fun way to spend a Saturday night) and it appears that Bjorn Rebney is doing everything correctly, contractually at least. However ethically, that's another story. It's Eddie Alvarez's fault (and every other fighter in Bellator that are complaining) that they inspected and signed a highly-restrictive contract. Some people have been blaming Bellator for insane clauses in their fighter contract -- but the reality is every fighter contract (even UFC's) is insanely restrictive. Just look at Roy Nelson, a dude that could potentially fight for the UFC heavyweight title and he's still on a TUF contract. Now ethically, the two organizations are drastically different. You have a guy like Eddie Alvarez that clearly doesn't want to fight for Bellator, yet he's contractually binded to the promotion. With UFC, Rampage made it clear that he didn't want to fight for UFC and after his most recent fight, I can't imagine a scenario in which Dana White would force Rampage to step foot in the Octagon again. Yes, technically Rampage's contract was finished, however the UFC still has an option to match any non-ZUFFA fight offer he receives. If Rampage Jackson wanted to sign for WSOF or even Bellator, there's no way Dana White would hold him to that clause. Sure it's speculative, but it's also most likely correct.
There's a rumor that Matt Riddle is going to fight Leonard Garcia at a catchweight in a K-1 rules fight.
Phil Baroni will be signing a three-fight, non-tournament contract with Bellator.
Kawajiri will be doing voice talent for a new Japanese MMORPG called 'Legend of Souls.' The game is rumored to be pretty gnarly, with 100 vs. 100 PvP combat. Kawajiri seems to have a major role in the game.
Jon Jones appears to be on the verge of landing a massive Gatorade contract.
An unnamed Bellator fighter has a horror story from the promotion that he/she wanted me to share. Apparently the fighter was offered to fight in Bellator and were told hotel and flight would be paid for. After getting the medicals done, Bellator then says the fighter will not be compensated for hotel or travel. The fighter said they would not go on with the fight since the price of the hotel and flight would be more than their actual fight purse. Allegedly Bellator said they would 'ruin his/her career' if they don't sign the contract. In the end, the fighter did not sign the contract and Bellator has fortunately done nothing to him/her.
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UVM study: Did Harry Potter get Obama elected?By Steven M. Pappas
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Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo Author and UVM Professor of Political Science Jack Gierzynski at his home in Montpelier.MONTPELIER Anthony Jack Gierzynski is used to getting the side eye, whether it is among his peers in the field of political science or over a pint at a local watering hole. The skepticism stems from the University of Vermont professors latest study that suggests Harry Potter got Barack Obama elected in 2008.
Before you dismiss him, consider three facts about Gierzynskis research, aptly titled Harry Potter and the Millennials: the study of college-aged Millennials was conducted nationwide; the conclusions and research methods cleared the rigorous peer review process, leading to its publication earlier this year by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; and his groundbreaking work of demonstrating how media and entertainment are shaping politics is charting a new path in the study of political science.
No one has looked at the data from this point of view, the Montpelier man said during a recent interview. It is very exciting.
In his UVM class, Gierzynski, whose previous books focus on campaign finance and national elections, began looking at how social science (in this case entertainment) can affect the mindsets of voters. He and his students began delving into other sources of entertainment, including television (The Day After, Amerika, The Daily Show) and movies (Star Wars and Star Trek series). While significant correlations could be made, the most obvious influence on Millennials (those born between 1982 and 2002) was Harry Potter.
The main themes of the Harry Potter story were repeated throughout the seven-book series that sold more than 335 million copies across the globe. No other series of books has been read by more people; and nearly all of the film adaptations are among the top-grossing films of all time.
The oldest Millennials were 16 years of age when Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was published in 1997. Those who were born after 1992 were too young to vote in the 2008 presidential election or to participate fully in that movement of hope and change (two-thirds of 18- to 29-year-olds voted for Obama), he wrote.
The discussion formed into research, and the research into the national study.
Gierzynski welcomes skeptics. In fact, they were the backbone of his research on Harry Potter.
His research, which was conducted in 2009 at schools across the United States, interviewed fans of the popular Harry Potter, as well as non-fans. Through a series of methods, Gierzynski and his team were able to conclude that fans of the J.K. Rowling series were affected by the story and its messages.
In short, we found that Harry Potter fans tend to be more accepting of those who are different, to be more politically tolerant, to be more supportive of equality, to be less authoritarian, to be more opposed to the use of violence and torture, to be less cynical, and to (produce) a higher level of political efficacy, Gierzynski wrote. They are also more liberal, with a more negative view of the Bush years they are more likely to have voted for Barack Obama.
Along with co-author Kathryn Eddy, a regular contributor to The Times Argus, Gierzynski details the subtle and not-so-subtle political lessons of Harry Potter. For fans of the series, this will prove an interesting dissection of the characters and the metaphors they seem to represent. Gierzynski and his team zero in on race, class, discrimination, terrorism and other topics that were the focus of that time.
Gierzynski acknowledges that the political development of some of the respondents could have already been ingrained in the students through family and other influences, but the research showed stark differences between fans and non-fans.
The results of the more rigorous statistical tests that we report as well as the words of Millennials themselves on this issue, leave us confident that the story of the struggles of the wizarding world against Voldemort did indeed play an important role in the political development of many Millennials.
When we become immersed in a story, we are moved to emulate the characteristics of the heroes and reject those of the villains, Gierzynski said. For the Millennials, that occurred every few years as they grew up; they were the first young people to be influenced by the epic story.
Fiction whether found in books, films, television shows, or video games has the power to shape our politics, Gierzynski concluded. Now, with this book behind him, and his popular UVM classes, Gierzynski is looking to the next phase of the political science field.
While the stories in our entertainment media can affect generation after generation, some stories, because of their timing, have their largest effect on one single generation, Gierzynski said. The predictors are all there. Now we have a better understanding of where to look.
Gierzynski said the fact that Harry Potters influences came out of reading and books is important, because of how engaged readers tend to be to process, and the world around them. It is a remarkable feat, he said of Rowlings series and its implications.
But probably not intentional. Whether J.K. Rowling was out to influence a generation an intent we sincerely doubt that she had is of no concern to us. The point is that her story, like that of any other storyteller, was filled with values and perspectives of those who read or listened to it.
Unquestionably, lessons that are repeated and reinforced are the ones that stick with anyone, Gierzynski concluded. Its not magic.
Harry Potter and the Millennials: Research Methods and Politics of a Muggle Generation is available at area bookstores, and online at amazon.com and through Johns Hopkins University Press at www.press.jhu.edu
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BNSF LEGACY ES44AC Diesel #6431
6-28350 | Price: $849.99
Evolution Series by General Electric
These modern behemoths are packed with power while still meeting stringent U.S. standards for locomotive emissions. First built in 2003, GEVO Evolution Series locomotives are now found on most of the modern railroads. BNSF alone owns over 500 ES44AC diesel locomotives.
- LEGACY Control System equipped – able to run in Legacy Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer
- Odyssey II Speed Control with On/Off switch
- LEGACY RailSounds sound system featuring:
- Independently adjustable volume control allows you to use the Remote Controller to lower the level of background effects (such as RP M levels) while keeping operator controlled effects (such as the horn) at full volume.
-TruRail Dialog – Activate our upgraded dialog features, which boast realistic dialog scenes and the most authentic railroad terminology possible. Also, dialog scenes can change with engine operation and user control
-TruRail Signals – Activate the "quilling horn" and user playable bell featuring continuous or single strike sounds with variable intensity. There's a dedicated CAB-2 control for both horn and bell functions.
--Six official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog
-Eight diesel RPM levels
- Dual powerful maintenance-free motors with momentum flywheels
- Front and rear ElectroCouplers
- Traction tires
- More realistic and prototypical frame-mounted pilot
- Fan-driven smoke unit
- Adjustable smoke output
- Directional lighting, including LED headlights on front and rear
- Oscillating ditch lights on front
- Illuminated number boards
- Ground lights on sides
- Enhanced realistic lighting in cab interior
- Die-cast metal body
- Die-cast metal trucks, pilot, and fuel tank
- Metal frame
- Opening compartment doors reveal hidden details and control switches
- Operating radiator fans
- Detailed and decorated cab interior with enhanced panel detail
- Removable cab roof
- Engineer and conductor figures
Road Number: 6431
Gauge: Standard O Scale
Dimensions: Length: 19"
RailLine: BNSF
Minimum Curve: O-42 /O-54 Recommended
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Style: BJJ and Kickboxing--
Bodyshots in kickboxing
Good afternoon all!
I got knocked out during sparring last Thursday when I attempted
a right cross style body shot on my opponent. I went for it by lowering
my level and throwing at his solar plexus, he countered perfectly with
a Thai roundhouse that caught me perfectly in the face (he kicked with his
left leg, I got nailed by his shin). I was out for a few seconds and cloudy for at least 15 minutes after. I like body shots, but I seem to leave my face and head wide open when I go after them.
Any recommendations for going for either close in or longer range bodyshots
in a kickboxing environment? The style I train in is Muay Thai (same school
as the BJJ course I am attending).
Thank you! Oh, the shiner I am sporting looks pretty good...
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5/13/2006 12:49pm--
Lowering the head is a no-no in MT, you're setting yourself up for a knee to the face. Maybe that's why you don't see many long distance bodyshots in MT.
You have to learn to cover yourself with the left arm when throwing the cross. This is one of the most difficult things in striking sports, since everybody tends to "open up" when commiting to a right (or left if you're in southpaw stance) power punch.
Practice, practice and practice.
why did you do a cross instead of a hook? close the gap and fight short to the body, or kick to it.There's no choice but to confront you, to engage you, to erase you. I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain. I will use my mistakes against you. There's no other choice.
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What JC said.
Also have you considered a combo?Such as hitting him hard that puts him of kilter so you can go in to do a body shot.[img=http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2364/8026700123940loij9.th.jpg]
"God damn America" --Muammar al-Gaddafi
Well, leading with a leading cross to the body didn't seem to do him any good.
I can't just answer with "learn to fight"There's no choice but to confront you, to engage you, to erase you. I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain. I will use my mistakes against you. There's no other choice.
--Originally Posted by JohnnyCache
Yeah, but I think the key thing here is that he got whacked because of bad timing and lack of experience. He'd probably try and throw a right hook from way outside range like he did the cross and end up :5propelle .
Advice: Work on your speed, timing, and stop being bad at kickboxing.
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Last edited by feedback; 5/13/2006 3:11pm at .Tough is not how you act, tough is how you train.
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Style: Krav / (Kick)Boxing / BJJ--
Straight punches to the body are not a good technique, excepting maybe for a straight jab preceded by a feint/actual jab to the face. Any time I've ever been really whalloped with a body shot was a hook. Particularly lead hooks.
The advice I've seen says that if you can hit a guy with a right hook, there's probably a better punch you can throw at him.
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In an effort to be PCI DSS compliant, I took a trustkeeper.net questionnaire. I failed the question that asks
Is the presence of wireless access points tested for by using a wireless analyzer at least quarterly or by deploying a wireless IDS/IPS to identify all wireless devices in use? (SAQ #11.1)
My only wireless access point is outside my firewall, so even if you cracked my wireless you couldn't get inside my domain (unless you crack that too). My firewall doesn't have IPS and I couldn't tell if it had IDS.
I looked around for a wireless analyzer, but what I found was $500, which is a little pricey for my size business. And even if I got it, I'm not sure I would understand what it tells me. Surely there are smaller/less sophisticated businesses that take credit cards and have solved this.
My questions are: What are the risks if someone were to crack my wireless? (Could they read all internet traffic? Just wireless traffic? Just use my internet connection?) And what is the best/cheapest way to test my connection point quarterly? Should I buy the $500 analyzer?
Domain is Windows Server 2000. Firewall is Sonicwall Pro 2040. Router is 8 port D-link.
Update My credit card processor says I can fulfill this requirement by walking around the building and visually searching for unauthorized wireless devices.


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East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
Attention EAPSI 2015 Applicants
Proposal submission deadline for Summer 2015 is Thursday, November 13, 2014, 5:00 pm proposer's local time.
Please scroll down to Related URLs and review the documents.
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1), is
effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after December 26, 2014. The PAPPG is consistent
with, and, implements the new Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) (2 CFR � 200). Please be advised that
the guidelines contained in NSF 15-1 apply to proposals submitted in response to this
funding opportunity.
Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 12, 2015
Second Thursday in November, Annually Thereafter
NSF and selected foreign counterpart science and technology agencies sponsor international research institutes for U.S. graduate students in seven East Asia and Pacific locations at times set by the counterpart agencies between June and August each year. The Summer Institutes (EAPSI) operate similarly and the research visits to a particular location take place at the same time. Although applicants apply individually to participate in a Summer Institute, awardees become part of the cohort for each location. Applicants must propose a location, host scientist, and research project that is appropriate for the host site and duration of the international visit.
An EAPSI award provides U.S. graduate students in science, engineering, and education: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an orientation to the society, culture, and language. It is expected that EAPSI awards will help students initiate professional relationships to enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts.
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Artists craft yarnbombs for Wear Blue DayWritten by Danielle Stanton | | firstname.lastname@example.com
She prefers to keep her face and real name a secret, but she goes by Streetspun, an apt nickname for someone who twines yarn onto parking meters, street signs and trees.
In the fight against child abuse, Streetspun recently "yarnbombed" Downtown Toledo all in blue on in recognition of Lucas County Children Services' (LCCS) Wear Blue Day. The annual event, set for April 9, raises awareness of child abuse prevention.
Yarnbombs are knitted sleeves that can be fitted around lampposts, parking meters and bike racks. Streetspun installed the blue "bombs" in front of the LCCS offices on Adams Street, where they will remain for April, which is Child Abuse Awareness month.
Streetspun said in an email she learned to crochet just so she could make yarnbombs. She said that people tell her they get a great feeling when they see her yarnbombs and that makes her happy.
"When you can combine street art with a great cause like child abuse awareness, you can't go wrong," she said. "Never did I imagine creating international street art right here in Toledo … all for the kids."
Streetspun posted the yarnbombing event to Facebook "and before I knew it there were yarnbombs coming from everywhere!" she said. People from France, Great Britain, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Netherlands, New Zealand, Italy and Australia all contributed yarnbombs for Toledo's effort this year.
Last year, the first year yarnbombing was incorporated into Toledo's Wear Blue Day, was also an international event. It was made even more special by the Cosmic Knittas from Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., where 26 students and adults were killed in a school shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. They sent a yarnbomb with a handwritten card that read: "We know all too well that we need to protect our children and applaud your efforts for Wear Blue Day. We are graffiti knitters from Sandy Hook who are working on our own event but want to support yours too."
LCCS Public Information Officer Julie Malkin said last year's event went better than what she could have imagined, including the yarnbomb from Sandy Hook that "put everything into perspective."
"These people were just drowning in grief from such a horrible event but they took the time to notice we were reaching out and trying to prevent child abuse and that just sent us back on our heels," Malkin said.
Streetspun agreed last year's response was "overwhelming."
"I never expected so many yarnbombers from so many places around the world to participate," she said.
Yarnbombing raises spirits and awareness during a serious time for LCCS, Malkin said.
"This is sort of a drab office building and the colors — the blues — that are wrapping around every tree just make people stop and pay attention and that's what we need; we need people to stop and pay attention that there is child abuse in our community.
"You'd see people walk around Downtown around lunchtime and they would [see the yarnbombs] and they would just smile and it definitely cheered everybody here (at LCCS)," Malkin said. "Child abuse prevention month is somewhat of a somber time. Last year in particular, we [memorialized] 12 children [lost] to abuse and neglect."
In 2013, the social service agency lost one child when 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth was killed by her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Investigations conducted last year found 950 children in the county to be abused or neglected, she said.
"[The yarnbombing] really bolstered the spirit of our staff," Malkin said. "Somebody cares and in the most literal sense, they wrapped their arms around our campaign."
For this year's installation, people contributed finished knitted or crocheted pieces from the most basic to advanced styles of all different sizes, Streetspun said. Many pieces have embellishments like flowers, a bow tie and custom tags.
Streetspun measured trees and poles, then gathered all the yarnbomb pieces like a giant jigsaw puzzle and sewed them together, she said. The finished products — some made up of 15 or more pieces — were placed around trees and street signs near the LCCS office building.
"It is really a great pleasure to see all of the different styles and creativity when so many different people are involved," she said.
Streetspun began crocheting her own blue yarnbombs in February. She is currently working on pieces for a yarnbombing installation in California in May.
"To have yarnbombs all around the world and all around the country, it shows people care," Malkin said. "It's something that is so out of the ordinary that you can't help but stop and smile."
Magic show
Also part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, LCCS will sponsor a comedy magic performance by Rory Rennick at 2 p.m. April 27 at The Funny Bone, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd.
"I hear his show is spectacular," Malkin said. "It's a family-friendly show for kids and families."
The show benefits Friends of LCCS, the nonprofit auxiliary that supports LCCS activities.
"[Friends of LCCS] help make life better for the kids and families that we work with," Malkin said.
Tickets to the show are $7 per person or $20 for a family four-pack. Advance tickets are required. Call (419) 213-3253 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information on Rennick go to www.roryrennickmagic.com. The show is suitable for kids ages 6 and older.
Tags: Child Abuse Awareness month, Conn., Cosmic Knittas, crocheting, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Australia, laina Steinfurth, LCCS public information officer Julie Malkin, Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), Netherlands, New Zealand, Sandy Hook in Newtown, Scotland, Streetspun, Sweden, Wear Blue Day, yarnbombing


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Women's Soccer Season Recap
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- November 8, 2011
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The women's soccer team made a seamless transition to Kelly Starchok-Gillow, the first-year head coach who brought a new attitude and approach to the program. Hilbert matched their win record from the 2010 season seven games into the 2011 season and their 7-10 finish bettered the previous year by three victories.
The Hawks opened their 2011 season with a weekend trip to Hiram College and the University of Mount Union. After they returned home from Ohio, Hilbert went on a three-game tear beating Wells, Penn State Beaver and Alfred University. The Blue and White then traveled to northern New York for a single game against Clarkson University. They, again, went on another three-game victory tour with games at Chatham and Thiel and their first home Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) league game against Pitt-Greensburg. Once October hit, the Hawks split AMCC games the rest of the way scoring wins over Mount Aloysius and D'Youville and losses to Pitt-Bradford, La Roche, Behrend, Altoona and Medaille.
The women's soccer team takes a big hit and losses six seniors to graduation in 2012. Julie Bossard, Alyssa Hulbert, Jill Martucci, Kayla Norman, Jessie Roland-Bystrak and Mary Zinni all provided the stable foundation to the new era of the women's soccer program. In 2011, Bossard started 16 of the 17 games but her minutes were shortened as the season progressed due to a nagging knee injury. Hulbert once again led the team in goals, points and shots as she moved into 1st place in career shots, 3rd place in goals and assists, and 4th place in points. Norman also made a dent in the career record book by finishing in 4th place in shots, 6th place in goals, 7th place in points and 9th place in assists.
Zinni dabbled as a field player her freshman year but then started in goal every game after since the start of her sophomore year. She finished her four seasons in a tie for 1st place in career shut-outs in net for the Hawks. Roland-Bystrak was more aggressive in her third and final season in 2011. She fired the most shots on frame than her two previous years, yet experienced rewards her freshman year when she beat the opposing team's keeper for her 1st collegiate goal. Playing her first year of college soccer, Martucci started two games and earned 5 points (1g/3a). She gave the team some punch and push on the front line.
Offensive leaders were Hulbert earning 26 points (11g/4a) and Norman with 17 points (7g/3a). Hulbert scored her only hat-trick this season against PS Beaver, and, shortly after, was named the AMCC Offensive Player of the Week September 26. Sophomore Sarah Schmidt, an aggressive player who missed four games because of a broken nose, scored 3 goals (9 points) in a shortened season. Another sophomore, who unfortunately experienced a season-ending knee injury, was Robbi Bailey. The speedy forward earned 3 points in the four games she played in the beginning of the year.
Providing quality support, without securing any points on the offensive line were Amber Bailey, Breana Cline and Maria DelMonaco. These three players saw significant field time and pressured on offense looking for scoring opportunities for their team mates.
The Hawks rotated players around the field based on their needs against that day's opponent. Providing a defensive/offensive punch were four defenders who all found the back of the opposing team's net. Nicole Blair was the fourth leading scoring on the team netting 3 goals (8 points) and right behind her were Rebecca Elensky, Amber Grosch, Katie Newton and Megan VanNorman with one goal each.
Other players whose contributions did not show in the stat sheet were defenders Kateland Ball, Jessica Morey and Nicole Estep. They served as the protector to Zinni in net and helped secure the team's four shutouts this season. Zinni made 103 saves (.741) in her final season in net for the Hawks.
Coach Starchok-Gillow is excited about the future of the program. Although she loses core players to graduation, she is confident that her first recruiting class for the 2012 season will raise the bar for the program; she envisions the Hawks becoming a serious contender in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
Upcoming Events
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First Time Using Drupal ... Can The Following Be Done ?
Started by jack2012, Jun 17 2010 01:30 AM
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Posted 17 June 2010 - 01:30 AM
Hi All,
Ok, this is the first time I am using DRUPAL.
Basically, here are the reason why I use DRUPAL instead of Wordpress.
I am a huge Wordpress fan but due to the following features I found in DRUPAL, I switched over.
1) Apart from the usual CMS function, I am able to create my site to model Yahoo Answers.
Step by step guide are here :
2) Ask the Expert column :
Ok, now ... my DRUPAL site is up but I have some questions.
1) How can I change the URL to a more search engine friendly ? I noticed the URL contain "node".
Can I change that ?
2) For the article title, can I make it a filename like what I do using permalink in WP ?
Posted 23 June 2010 - 07:06 AM
QUOTE (jack2012 @ Jun 17 2010, 01:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
1) How can I change the URL to a more search engine friendly ? I noticed the URL contain "node".
Can I change that ?
Go to Administer » Site configuration-clean URL and check enable.
Posted 29 June 2010 - 09:30 PM
Drupal is much more complicated to me than some other software with similar features
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For a completely customizable answer to both of your questions, you may want to check out the Nodewords module. I've found it invaluable in allowing me to design my url structure exactly the way I want it on my Drupal site.
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2) There's a module called pathauto. It automatically renames your urls.
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WILLIAMSON - A bank account to aid a family who lost their home and all of their belongings in a fire last week has been opened at the 1st National Bank in Williamson.
Darrell "Peewee" and Goldie Stevens (the former owners of Little Venice Pizza) and their two sons resided at 1207 E. 6th Avenue in a home they had owned for approximately 20 years. Through those years the family had made a lot of memories, raised their children and enjoyed their family life. In a matter of minutes, all of their material possessions went up in smoke. The family also lost three of their family pets in the blaze.
The Stevens family currently has to reside with family members while they regroup and try to take steps to move forward. Their home was not covered by insurance. To assist the family in raising funds to rent a home, purchase furniture, appliances, household items and clothing, the 1st National Bank has opened the "Goldie and Darrell Stevens House Fire Fund", Acct.# 2015857. You can make a donation electronically or visit the bank's main office on 2nd Ave. in Williamson or the branch office on E. 4th Ave. The contact numbers for the banks are 304-235-5300 and 304-235-1920.
Any assistance you can provide the Stevens family would be greatly appreciated. For clothing sizes or to make donations of needed items directly to them, you may call 304-475-3041.