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Half of U.S. Spending on Health Care May Be Wasted
The US spends more than two trillion dollars a year on health care, but are Americans getting full value for their money? "No", answers just about anyone who is anyone inside the health-care system.
"Our health-care system is fraught with waste," Gary Kaplan, chairman of Seattle's cutting-edge Virginia Mason Medical Center, tells the Washington Post. As much as half of the $2.3 trillion spent today does nothing to improve health, he said.
The comments echo remarks made by none other than Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in June this year. "Improving the performance of our health-care system is without doubt one of the most important challenges our nation faces," he said at the time.
Sorting out the mess is going to be a major test for President-elect Barack Obama who pledged during his campaign to cut the average American family's health care tab by $2,500. Among the money-saving ideas offered by experts to the Washington Post: shift large sums from disease management into prevention and wellness. Another recommendation: change the way doctor's are paid from the current fee-for-service payment program which some say leads to lots of unnecessary tests.
Experts say the growing use of new medical technologies and treatments also needs review. And let's not forget about the current buzzword: comparative effectiveness .
However, even when data shine a light on the problems, change has been slow in coming. For decades now, researchers at Dartmouth College have demonstrated wide disparities in the cost and quality of care around the country. Some American employers are starting to take advantage of these differences in their benefits programs, others want to send staff for cheaper treatment abroad.


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Kokonoe will be playable in BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma on the PS3… as a DLC character
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine has revealed that Sector Seven scientist Kokonoe, formerly a non-playable support character in past BlazBlue games, will make her playable debut in the PS3 version of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma.
But there's a catch: Kokonoe won't be part of the standard character roster in BBCP, but will instead join the playable cast later as a DLC fighter.
Few details on Kokonoe's fighting style are discernible from the Famitsu magazine scan you see above.
Namely, Kokonoe's C button attacks has her hitting her foes with a giant hammer; Kokonoe has a character-specific Graviton Gauge that possesses some yet-unrevealed functions involving electricity and fire icons; her D button attack activates Graviton; and finally, her Over Drive, the Graviton Rage, strengthens the effects of all Graviton attacks and reduces the amount of gauge consumption with each use.
We'll bring you more details on Kokonoe's attack style once Famitsu has officially shared more details on her on Famitsu.com
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CHARLESTON (AP) - A chemical spill that tainted the tap water for 300,000 West Virginians two months ago continues to concern many people far outside the spill area who are confronting their own worries about Charleston's water as they visit this week for a state basketball tournament.
At the four-day girls state basketball tournament, athletes and others say they came to Charleston anxious about taking showers or drinking tap water.
After reading about the city's water issues since the Jan. 9 spill, some people arriving from outside the spill zone opted for bottled instead of tap water at area hotels and restaurants. Many even brought their own bottled water for drinking and brushing teeth.
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Tucker County High School girls basketball team supporters Kelly Underwood, left, and Amber Kyle watch their team play Thursday in the state tournament in Charleston.
However, others believe the problem is well in the past and they prefer to focus on the moment - winning a championship.
"We're not concerned about the water," said St. Marys coach Howard Meeks.
The Jan. 9 spill in Charleston fouled the air with a licorice odor that wafted from the water and prompted a water-use ban for anything except flushing toilets and fighting fires for up to 10 days. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not call the water "safe" to use until the agency issued an advisory in late February.
At the tournament, Pocahontas County forward Bobbie McNabb said she and her teammates were hesitant at first to use the shower at their team hotel - until they tested the water themselves.
"Ran it, smelled it," said teammate Sarah Ryder. Upon not seeing or smelling anything unusual, their fears were eased.
Tucker County forward Savannah Ambrose said she has several friends living in Charleston who kept her informed through social media about the water situation.
Once in Charleston, she found out that "everyone seemed pretty OK with it. They didn't seem like it was as bad as the problem was a couple of weeks ago," she said. "I wasn't really nervous."
A month ago the Charleston Civic Center, host venue for the state tournament, returned to using regular tap water for food vendors to mix fountain drinks.
Civic Center General Manager John Robertson said he hasn't heard any comments all week from anyone concerned about tap water.
"Since the CDC has issued the advisory that there is no problem and has now said the word 'safe,' I think people don't feel so apprehensive now," Robertson said.
While many area restaurants posted signs for several weeks after the spill telling customers that they were using bottled water for food preparation, it was hard to find any near the Civic Center on Thursday.
Tucker County High School cheerleading coach Amber Kyle said that even though she brought bottled water for her girls to drink and brush their teeth, she hadn't given much thought about whether restaurants are using tap water.
"What are you going to do? You have to eat," she said. "When you're down here for a number of days, you have to, and hopefully you're making the right choices."
Dressed in the purple-and-gold school colors of St. Marys, George and Carolyn Wells of Williamstown went to the food court at the Charleston Town Center aware that the restaurant where they ate used tap water to mix their sodas Thursday.
But they, too, brought their own bottled water in case they get thirsty later. Carolyn Wells said her son and grandson are both diabetics, "and I don't want them to get sick."
Meeks, whose team was in the tournament for the fourth time in five years, said he's brought bottled water with him every year his team has been to the tournament.
"In our towns, Belmont water is different than St. Marys water," Meeks said. "We brought our own water for taste. We've done nothing different."


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Thomas Oliver Carpenter, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) and of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Clinical Professor of Nursing; Director, Yale Center for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia; Medical Director, Hospital Research Unit
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Dr. Carpenter has maintained a career-long involvement in metabolic bone diseases in children. He currently directs the Yale Center for X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) and the Physiology Core of the Yale Core Center for Musculoskeletal Diseases. His research interests center on the pathophysiology and development of therapy for XLH, the most common inherited form of rickets. He also has a major interest in the metabolism and function of vitamin D, and disorders related to vitamin D in children. He served as director of the Yale Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program for over 20 years, and is Clinical Director of the Yale's Pediatric Endocrinology Section.
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Bikers rally for deputy, family
EMOTIONAL APPRECIATION – Sheri Judd, center, wife of injured Gillespie County Chief Deputy Jim Judd, flanked by daughter Linda and son-in-law Mike Goy, thanks a crowd of about 50 riders at Saturday's benefit motorcycle ride to help the family recover medical expenses after a June 25 auto accident. Jim Judd remains in a quadriplegic state from injuries sustained in the wreck, which also claimed the life of David Charles Meurer, 24, of Fredericksburg. Goy said riders and many others donated to help the Judd family cover medical expenses. – Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten Cooke
By Ken Esten Cooke —
Motorcycle riders and many others in autos rallied on Saturday to show support for injured Gillespie County Chief Deputy Jim Judd and his wife, Sheri.
About 50 motorcyclists, riding about 30 bikes, took part in a benefit ride on Saturday to help cover medical expenses after the deputy and his wife were severely injured in a June 25 wreck that claimed the life of the driver of the other auto involved. The chief deputy remains in a quadriplegic state and wife Sheri, wearing a neck brace, was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday.
"The fundraiser was very successful and it's still bringing in donations, which will help with medical bills," said Mike Goy, organizer and son-in-law to the Judds. "We are extremely thankful for all the support. This is an awesome community and the Lord really makes it a blessing to live here."
Goy said the original 50 bikers were joined by another 50 people at the Salt Lick, adding another 33 motorcycles to the convoy.
Jim Judd was an avid motorcyclist as well, and Goy said Judd had joined other riders on a 270-mile trek just three days before the auto accident.
"We appreciate everyone who has been collecting," Goy said. "They face a lifetime of medical expenses and there was a lot that insurance did not cover and is coming out of their pockets."
Sheri Judd was on hand Saturday to greet visitors and well-wishers. Her husband has 38 years of law enforcement experience.
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FERGUSON, Mo. (KSDK) - A woman was shot Monday afternoon in Ferguson, Mo., but police say she was not the intended target.
Ferguson police received a call at 12:03 p.m. about shots fired in the 400 block of South Dade.
A 32-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police say she was not the intended target, but further details have not been released.
The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police say she is in good condition.
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- A new poster for "New Moon." [INMF]
- Kelly Clarkson needs a stylist stat. [PB]
- Hugh Jackman and fam cute it up. [SOW]
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- Kate Hudson moved on to A-Rod. [CVL]
- Jessica Biel wants you to understand how difficult it is being really, really good-looking. [POTP]
- Mary-Kate Olsen dances around like an asshole. [WIMB]
- Hayden Panettiere is still in a bikini in Cannes. [TB]
- Check out the new trailer for Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes." [DS]
- Leann Rimes is still hanging around with that dude she's allegedly banging. [PB]
- Paris Hilton still hasn't learned to keep her legs together when exiting a car. [GH]
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Founded in 1924, the Middle American Research Institute (MARI) at Tulane University is one of the nation's premier centers for research on Middle America. When Dinwiddie Hall, the building in which MARI is housed, was renovated, the institute got a new exhibition space. MARI director Marcello Canuto and his staff decided to take advantage of public interest in the Mayan long-count calendar ending in 2012 with their inaugural exhibit "Faces of the Maya: Profiles in Continuity and Resilience." Canuto hopes that this exhibit will serve as an introduction to the institute and keep people coming back.
"We are really excited about this inaugural exhibit," Canuto says. "But the institute is a much larger place, and we are already planning new exhibits that will showcase the diverse and extensive nature of the institute's collections."
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I will admit I have always been skeptical of homemade laundry detergent. In fact, I often secretly laughed at those who made their own because I thought "there is no way it cleans as well as brand name, doesn't smell as good, doesn't whiten and brighten and could never wash way cleanly." Wrong! I found this pin on Pinterest and thought alright, I will give it a shot and see what I REALLY think.
LOVE it!!!! I love it so much that I thought I'd share it with you. For a grand total of $38.78 I made enough laundry detergent to last my home of six people a year! I used the majority of her recipe but tweaked one little thing. The first thing you need to do is shred your bar soap (everyone complains about this part but I just popped it into my food processor and I was done in a matter of a minute). Once you have the soap shredded add it to a large bucket with all of the other ingredients and mix really well.
Here's what you will need:
1-2 (55 oz) Bottle of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener– Found in the detergent aisle (completely optional and up to you, it's not 100% natural however it smells yummy))
1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax– Found in the detergent aisle
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All you need is 1-2 tablespoons of detergent per load. Wash, rinse, dry as usual. It smells fantastic and works even better!


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News: Payson, Ariz., sisters enlist in Marine Corps, take on boot camp together on Parris Island
Story by Lance Cpl. David Bessey
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Two sisters from Payson, Ariz., decided to enlist in the Marine Corps and take on the challenge of recruit training.
Rct. Taliah Terrack, left, 20, was the first to make the decision to join the Marine Corps.
"I just wanted to serve my country," said Taliah Terrack. "I wanted a challenge, the toughest one."
Her sister, Rct. Tasha Terrack, 18, wanted to join the Navy to be a marine biologist. Taliah encouraged Tasha to pursue her dream.
However, Tasha had a change of heart.
Tasha's interest in the Marine Corps didn't spark until a Marine recruiter visited their house to speak to Taliah about enlisting. After her sister's meeting, Tasha sat down to talk to the recruiter. She was then convinced the Marine Corps was the branch she wanted to join.
"I wanted the challenge like my sister and to be with her," said Tasha.
Taliah is slated to be a logistics specialist and hopes to one day be a Marine Corps officer.
Tasha is slated to be a legal administrator and plans to make a career out of the Marine Corps.
Both sisters are from Platoon 4022, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, and are scheduled to graduate July 19, 2013.
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Shamrock Invitational at Notre Dame (Aug. 26-28)
Friday, Aug. 26 - vs. Idaho 4:30 p.m. ET
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Coming off a league tournament championship and NCAA appearance, the Butler volleyball team will open the 2011 season Aug. 26-28 with three matches at Notre Dame. The Bulldogs will take on Idaho, Eastern Michigan and Notre Dame, respectively.
The defending Horizon League champion Bulldogs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years after winning the 2010 Horizon League Volleyball Championship in Milwaukee. The No. 2 seed Dawgs took down Cleveland State (3-1) and Valparaiso (3-0) to claim the title. BU advanced to play national No. 14 seed Dayton in the NCAA tourney. The Flyers ended Butler's dream season that night in Dayton, but UD lost to Ohio State the next night in the second round.
Returning from last year's 21-10 team are four starters who were impact players a year ago. Senior Maureen Bamiro returns to the middle after a prolific 2010 season on both offense and defense. She ranked second in the Horizon League in blocks (1.11) and fifth in the conference in with a .289 hitting percentage. Bamiro was named All-Horizon League and AVCA All-Midwest Region.
Joining Bamiro are junior setter Gina Vera and sophomores Maggie Harbison and Claire Randich. Vera, who has started since stepping onto the BU campus in 2009, was named all-tournament in the league championship and is primed to be one of the top setters in the Horizon League. Harbison and Randich each earned Horizon League All-Newcomer Team status after starting as freshmen last season.
The Bulldogs are faced with the task of replacing two standout players in Jessica Wolfe and Katie Daprile. Wolfe was named All-Horizon League, AVCA All-Midwest Region and All-American honorable mention last season, becoming the second player in BU history to earn All-America notice twice. Wolfe finished her career third on Butler's all-time list in kills and fourth in kills per set. Daprile left Butler as the school's all-time leader in digs and digs per set, and she finished as the only player in league history to surpass 2,000 career digs.
Butler enters the year with nine new faces on the roster, including three transfers. Head coach Sharon Clark and her staff have brought in six freshmen (Brooke Ruffolo, Jadyn Yarling, Christina Saenger, Stephanie Kranda, Belle Obert and Kelly Kyle) in addition to transfers Chelsea Kirkpatrick (DePaul), Rachel Barber (New Mexico) and Casey Sines (Memphis).
Head coach Sharon Clark enters her 19th season as a collegiate coach and her 12th at Butler. With 177 wins at BU, she is now the all-time leader in wins at the school. Clark enters 2011 with a career mark of 279-263.
LEAGUE CHAMPS: Butler won the league tourney in 2010 and advanced to NCAA play for the first time since 1997. BU defeated UIC and Loyola en route to the '97 title. The Bulldogs then traveled to Nebraska and fell, 3-0, to Michigan State. Last season was Butler's second volleyball NCAA appearance in school history.
BU HITS ON 21: Butler has won 21 matches in each of the last two seasons. That's the most in a 2-year span since 1996-97 (54 wins). BU went 21-14 in 2009 and 21-10 last year.
GIVING 'MO' THIS YEAR: Maureen Bamiro, an All-Horizon League and All-Midwest Region last year, ranked in the Horizon League's top 10 in three different categories last season. She was second in blocks (1.11) fifth in hitting (.289) and eighth in points (3.40).
TOP COMPETITION: Butler played some of the nation's top competition in 2010, facing seven teams who finished in the RPI top 80. BU played Dayton (12), Louisvile (27), Arizona (38), SMU (45), Milwaukee (59), Xavier (61) and Baylor (78). BU's final 2010 RPI was 96.
AVCA HONORS: Jessica Wolfe finished her time at BU by capturing all-region and All-American status from the AVCA for the second straight year. Wolfe became only the second Bulldog player to become honorable mention All-American twice (Areal Bienemy, 2003-04). Maureen Bamiro was also selected all-region by the coaches association.
DAPRILE DIGS THE HL RECORD: Katie Daprile finished her career as the Horizon League's all-time leader for career digs with 2,009. She broke the HL career record of UWM's Lauren Felsing last year on Nov. 13. She's the only player in league history with 2,000 career digs.
LEAGUE HONORS: Jessica Wolfe, Maureen Bamiro and Katie Daprile each captured All-Horizon League honors in 2010. It marked Wolfe's fourth postseason award from the league. She was all-newcomer in 2007 and has been an all-league pick 2008-10. Freshmen Maggie Harbison and Claire Randich were named to the league's all-newcomer team.
TWIN TOWERS: Maggie Harbison and Claire Randich return after starting as freshmen last year. Harbison averaged 2.00 kills and 2.89 digs in 2010 while finishing ninth in the league in aces (0.25). Randich ranked third in the Horizon League with a .302 hitting percentage, and she was sixth in the league in blocks in league play (1.04).
GINA SETS IT UP: Junior Gina Vera enters her third season as the starting setter. As a freshman in 2009, Vera averaged 10.79 assists, good for sixth in the Horizon League and 44th in the nation. She finished last year strong, earning all-tournament honors at the league championship while leading BU to the title.
ALL-TIME WINS LEADER: With Butler's 3-1 victory over Loyola on Oct. 16, Sharon Clark became Butler's all-time leader in volleyball coaching wins. In her 11 seasons at BU, Clark owns 177 wins, surpassing former coach Sharon Dingman's mark of 169.
LONE SENIOR DAWG: Even with four returning starters, Butler is still a young team. Maureen Bamiro is Butler's lone senior this year. No Horizon League team lists fewer than two fourth-year players on its roster.


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Brutal job market makes entrepreneurs out of young grads
Rachael Price-Hall, 29, didn't set out to be an entrepreneur, but a tough job market forced her to get creative.
While studying interior design at San Diego State University, she had assumed that she would land a position with a leading design firm. The recession changed her plans when she graduated in 2008 and learned that most companies were laying off workers, not hiring new ones.
So Price-Hall did what an increasing number of young people are doing: She started a business with little more than her degree, a home office and a website: rachaelpricedesigns.com.
"As long as I keep getting clients, I'll just stay on my own," she said. "But I would love to have had the opportunity to work for a design firm and have them teach me everything."
Unemployment rates for young college grads, while lower than the overall unemployment rate, are significantly higher than pre-recession levels. Among college graduates ages 25 to 34, the unemployment rate doubled — from 2.3 percent in September 2006 to 4.6 percent last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job offers to new graduates dropped 20 percent between 2008 and 2009, and starting salaries are down, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks recruitment data. The outlook is better for the Class of 2011, but still well below pre-recession hiring levels.
While some college graduates are still sending out resumes, others have decided to strike out on their own. Their businesses often begin with web-based concepts, such as selling things online or designing software applications.
Entrepreneurship rates are at a 15-year high for college graduates of all ages, according to the Kauffman Foundation 2009 Index of Entrepreneurial Activity.
Another San Diego entrepreneur, Andrew Powers, 29, graduated from the MBA program at San Diego State University during "the apocalypse of the job market in 2008," he said. To make ends meet, he took contract jobs helping businesses design websites and built his own web-design software as a "resume piece" to impress employers.
But when Powers realized his product had potential, it became a business. "I was just trying to hustle to make ends meet," Powers said. "I figured, if I made a 'pro' version I could probably sell it once in a while. ... I would have been happy with $50 a week."
Powers built a tool to help businesses use Wordpress, which was known mostly as a blogging platform, for commercial marketing and content management websites. At first he gave the software away, with about 200 downloads per day, through his website, PageLines.com, and began working on a top-quality version for his portfolio.
"I was just trying to do good work," he said, "so that somebody would know that I could do good work for them, and hire me."
But he soon found a market for his product. He's now selling a new version of the software called Platform — which has been mentioned on the technology blog TechCrunch, for between $95 and $175. He earns enough to support himself and hire one full-time employee. "I just kind of fell into this business."
There were zero startup costs, other than the graphic design software that he had already purchased. He has run into challenges, such as providing customer support. "At one point we've had bugs in the software," he said, "and we were spending five hours a day answering e-mails and doing (online) forums."
He is no longer looking for a job.
Bernhard Schroeder, director of the Entrepreneurial Management Center at San Diego State University, said the recession has prompted many young people to start their own businesses. "Maybe they've seen a parent laid off, seen a friend drop out, or have to get financial aid. They think: 'I've got to create my own destiny.' "


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Newport Avenue Market, a single store independent grocer located in Bend, Oregon, has recently introduced Apple Pay to serve as a new, secure payment option for shoppers. The addition of Apple Pay is just the next step the market has taken in continuing to keep up with the latest technology trends in the grocery industry.
Apple Pay allows shoppers to pay for their purchases using breakthrough contactless payment technology and unique security features built right into Apple devices most people use daily. With a single touch, shoppers may now pay for their groceries at Newport Avenue Market using their iPhone 6, Apple Watch, or iPad to pay in a simple, secure, and private way. Newport Avenue Market is one of the only single independent stores in the country to offer this service.
"We're always trying to keep up with the latest technology trends, think of innovative ways to keep our customers happy, and maintain that great shopping experience that Newport Avenue Market offers," said Lauren G.R. Johnson, Leader of the Pack (vrrrooom!) & COO of Newport Avenue Market. "With the constant hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, Apple Pay offers shoppers a quick and easy way to pay, with peace of mind."
Over the last few years, Newport Avenue Market has invested more than $2.5 million on new technologies, lessening the store's carbon footprint and creating a carefree shopping experience for guests. In an effort to provide price confidence for customers and create ease at the check stands, the market introduced electronic shelf tags that sleep at night to conserve energy, making their batteries last just short of a decade. In addition to electronic shelf tags, the market has added new, state-of-the-art refrigeration cases that utilize 70 percent less energy, as well as self-checkout units. These moves not only follow suit with Newport Avenue Market's intention of always looking towards cutting edge technology and keeping up to date with the latest trends, but also help to reduce waste and enhance the Oregon store's shopping experience.
For more information about Newport Avenue Market and its efforts at being environmentally responsible, call 541.382.3940 or visit www.NewportAveMarket.com.


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Army Pvt. Ashley Brown, grandson of Cora and Curtis Gibbs of Jacksonville, has recently arrived for duty to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. The 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade belongs to the 2nd Infantry Division which is the only permanently forward deployed unit in the Army.
He is a signal support systems specialist and a 2008 graduate of Jacksonville High School.
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FAYETTEVILLE (Univ. of Ark) - The University of Arkansas women's golf team had a great season on the links and matched that with an outstanding season in the classroom in 2012-13. As a result, the Razorback women's golf team finished 10th in the country in the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Team GPA awards announced recently.
The award recognizes the women's collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA which includes all of the team's student-athletes for the 12-13 season.
"I'm proud of all of our efforts in the classroom," Arkansas head coach Shauna Estes-Taylor said. "As a coach, we talk a lot about begin students first and athletes second. This team has done an amazing job buying into that and performing at the highest level."
This season, Arkansas finished with a 3.670 grade point average finishing 10th in the nation. The Razorbacks posted a 3.78 gpa in the spring semester in the heart of the team's competitive schedule.
Emma Lavy, Emily Podzielinski, Kayli Quinton and Victoria Vela paced the team with 4.00 gpa's for the spring semester. Quinton also had a 4.00 gpa in the fall in her first semester of college academics.
The rest of the spring grades include a 3.73 for Oliva Lavy, 3.94 for Hally Leadbetter, 3.8 for Gabriela Lopez, 3.40 for Regina Plasencia, 3.36 for Meagan Roberts, and a 3.80 for Emily Tubert helping the team to a 3.804 gpa for the semester.
The Razorbacks were the second-highest ranking Southeastern Conference team and one of three teams in the top 25 who also competed at the NCAA Division I National Championship.
Arkansas finished tied for 13th in the nation on the golf course with a final ranking of No. 8 in the Golfstat.com standings. The Razorbacks return four of the five traveling student-athletes from a season ago headlined by three-time All-American Tubert and SEC All-Freshman Team selections Lopez and Plasencia. Fayetteville, Ark., native Emma Lavy returns for her senior season after several personal bests as a junior for Arkansas.
The Razorbacks resume collegiate play with the season opener Sept. 8-10 at the Dale McNamara NCAA Preview, the first of four fall events for Arkansas.


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Joan (nee Stevenson) Dymond
Passed on: November 14th, 2012
Passed peacefully away at her home in Strathroy, Ontario with family by her side. Predeceased by her husband Clarence, father Fred Stevenson, mother Margaret Chafe and step-father Cyril Chafe, as well as seven brothers and sisters from the Stevenson and Chafe families and sister and brothers-in-law from the Dymond family. Left to remember Joan are her children: Derrick (Patsy) Torbay, Lynn Grant (Bill) St. John's, Paul, Torbay, Mike (Annette) Berwick, N.S., Ann Marie Wade (Cod,) Torbay, and Chris (Krista), Rusagonis, N.B.; grand children: Carl, Gary (Renee), Steven, Cheryl, Holly, Jason, Colin, Thomas, Hayley, Alyssa, Courtney, Amanda, Jessica and Jenna; great-grandchildren: Kayleigh, Abigale, Blair and Jack; 14 brothers and sisters and many other family and friends in Ontario, Alberta, and Newfoundland. At mom's request cremation has taken place, no visitation. A memorial service was held in Strathroy, Ontario on Saturday, November 10. Another memorial will be held at Carnell Memorial Chapel, 329 Freshwater Road on Saturday, November 17th at 10 am. Interment to follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined, donations may be made in Joan's memory to a charity of one's choice. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook please visit www.carnells.com.
"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven."
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Labourer Offline Assembly
- Nisku, Canada
- Full-time
Company Description
Since 1973, Alta-Fab has been providing innovative, high-quality remote workforce housing and modular solutions to industries across Alberta and Western Canada. Here at Alta-Fab we pride ourselves on providing our clients with innovative, high-quality modular solutions, designed to meet the industrial space and remote housing needs for any industry. With 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, we have the capacity to deliver on large-scale jobs.
Job Description
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or shop drawings to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required
- Prepare layouts and patterns using measuring tools, including selecting materials, planning sequences and methods of work to measure and mark materials on new installs and retrofit work
- Load and unload construction materials and move to appropriate work stations
- Set up and operate woodworking equipment
- Measure, cut, shape, trim, assemble materials and components using hand and power tools
- Erect walls and roof systems
- Attach previously fabricated walls ceilings and floors together
- Attach exterior building completions including metal siding and steel fabricated items
- Fit and install trim items for exterior and interior doors
- Install cabinetry, millwork and industrial kitchens
- Install small and large appliances (microwaves, fridges)
- Install electronics (stereos, speakers, DVD, surround systems)
- Repair or refinish wooden furniture and fixtures
- General yard clean up and organization
- Offsite work may be required
- Other duties as assigned
- A strong commitment to safety and a safety leader
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications and work from sketches
- Proficient and able to work safely with a wide variety of hand and power tools and materials required of the trade
- Must be able to work independently or in a group/team setting as an effective learner / listener
- Skilled in the residential construction, repair, restoration and installation techniques for assigned work projects
- Ability to work in a physical demanding position and a fast paced team environment
- Ability to work in an outdoor and indoor environment on ground and roof heights
- Current certificate in H2S, First Aid CPR, CSTS/PSTS, OSSA, Man Lift, All Terrain Fork Lift, Fall Arrest, Confined Space Entry & Rescue, Confined Space Monitor would be considered an asset
- Position 1 year or more experience within residential construction and renovations
- Position requires vehicle to commute to Nisku
- Position requires strong English communication skills, including written, spoken and comprehension
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
Additional Information
Year round full time employment. Must have vehicle to commute to Nisku. Application process required pre-employment drug, alcohol and physical testing.


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Saturday, Aug. 23
Goodwill United Methodist Church will have a Chicken Barbecue Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the church, 148 Church Rd Elverson. Serving from noon until 5 p.m. or until sold out. Call 610-942-4821 for further information.
Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24
Non-profit Friends of the Robesonia Furnace will hold their 3rd Annual Summer Show and Sale at the restored Robesonia Furnace Fire Engine House. Admission is free and with 15 artisans, music and food, there is something for everyone. Held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. For additional information visit www.robesoniafurnace.org.
Sunday, Aug. 24
Each Sunday afternoon will feature a different eighteenth century demonstration or hands-on activities. Children will get a chance to learn how to write with a quill pen on Aug. 24 as the schoolmaster calls school into session. Visitors will also hear about how colonists communicated and the importance of writing and sending letters to disperse information. Event is from noon to 4 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Rd., Birdsboro.
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Join Weaver�s Orchard for a free interactive demonstration on cooking, canning, grilling, baking and more. Class at 11 a.m. Pears, European Classics with Nadia from Spoonfuls of Germany.
All ages are welcome to these classes. Recipes are geared toward adults but children are welcome. Weaver�s Orchard, 40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown. 610-856-7300.
THURSDAY, Aug. 28
Children ages 9-12 are invited to join us at the Hopewell Lake boat launch for this DiscoverE program to learn about and look for herps (reptiles and amphbians). The program will include fun outdoor exploration and activities, games and crafts. Kids who participate in eight hours of DiscoverE programs will earn a certificate and badge! Registration is required; email email@example.com with questions or to register.
French Creek State Park, 843 Park Rd., Elverson. 610-582-9680.
Saturday, Aug. 30
Visit French Creek State Park, 843 Park Rd., Elverson, for their Introduction to Geocaching 3 to 4 p.m. Aug. 30. Registration is recommended. Call the park at 610-582-9680.
Sunday, Aug. 31
The Reading Public Museum will host a Wildlife Conservation Family Day noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 31. Come to the museum to see a real passenger pigeon plus learn ways you can help the environment. All activities are included with admission. Registration is required.
The Reading Public Museum is located at 500 Museum Rd., Reading. 610-371-5850.
The 4th Annual Klinger�s Golf Tournament will be held at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Arrowhead Golf Course. Entry form at Klinger�s on Carsonia, 721 Carsonia Ave., Reading.
Saturday, Sept. 6
The Second Annual Jam for Krista fundraiser will be held from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 at the Reading Liederkranz.
Sunday, Sept. 7
See the story of the Nolde Mansion in video, tour the mansion, go on a scavenger hunt, and enjoy a special event. No registration required. Now serving as the administrative center for an extensive environmental education program, the Nolde property was once the home of a wealthy Reading manufacturer. Hosted by the Friends of Nolde Forest.
Nolde Forest State Park is located at 2910 New Holland Road, Reading. 610-796-3699.
The 12th Annual �Help Solve the Puzzle: Walk for Autism Awareness� will be held on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 at the Reading Fightin� Phils FirstEnergy Stadium.
Friday, Sept. 12
The second Friday of every month is a special time on Penn Corridor. Take a ride (or a walk) on Penn Street in Reading or Penn Avenue in West Reading and Wyomissing and take advantage of everything the Corridor has to offer. Visit cool shops, go to great restaurants, and explore arts and entertainment venues! Starts at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13
Schwarzwald UCC will hold their 4th annual Cruise Night 3 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13. Home cooked food, drinks, raffles, 50/50 tickets. Proceeds benefit Schwarzwald UCC, 75 Church Ln., Reading. For more information call Rob at 484-824-4790.
Saturday, Sept. 27
The Daniel Boone High School Class of 1964 will hold its 50th Class Reunion on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Reading Country Club, Exeter Township. The following classmates are on the missing in action list.
Curtis C. Binder, June (Bressler) Lloyd, Donna L. Eckenrod, Glenn A. Stewart, James N. Marks, Gladys K. Murray and Geraldine E. Falvey.
If you can help us locate any of these classmates or need more information, please contact Rosemarie Strock at 610-323-7567 or email email@example.com.
The Boone Area Library Used Book store is located at 129 Mill St., Birdsboro, and is open during business hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and and Saturdays.
The store includes Children�s materials, Young Adult books, Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction, tons of paperbacks, VHS tapes, DVDs, and reference materials.
Donations are accepted by the library, except for National Geographic magazines, school/college text books, and encyclopedia sets.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 4 and continuing every first and third Mondays of each month, The Boone Area Library�s resident nurse Ms. Sue Shope will be holding FREE blood pressure screenings for anyone who walks through our doors.
Nurse Shope is here EVERY Monday morning between 10 a.m. and noon to answer your health-related questions and also to assist with advice for those caring for ill/sick loved ones. Library is located at 129 Mill St., Birdsboro.
Jan Gyomber will host Tai Chi noon Tuesdays at the Birdsboro Community Center, 201 E. Main St., Birdsboro.
Horseback riding lessons are held at Shady Hollow Assisted Riding, 959 E. Main St., Birdsboro.
Able body lessons are offered 4 p.m. Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Fridays, 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Assisted riding lessons are held noon every other Saturday. To schedule a lesson, call 610-582-4050.
Birdsboro Rotary Club meets 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311 Perkiomen Ave, Reading.
The Red Cross offers a certified babysitting course for children ages 11 to 14 at the Berks County Red Cross in Reading. Call 610-375-4383 to register or for additional information.
The exhibit �From �I Have A Dream� to �I Want to Hold Your Hand� The Evolution of Modern Media� will be on display at the Berks History Center, 940 Centre Ave., Reading, through Sept. 13, 2014.
Ready.Set.READ! Program -
Help make a difference in a child�s life! Volunteers are needed to tutor 2nd grade students who are struggling with reading at elementary schools in the Daniel Boone and Reading
School Districts. No previous teaching experience is required. This opportunity is for anyone interested in volunteering weekly for one hour. Current background clearances are required prior to assignment. Please contact Darby Wiekrykas at United Way 610-685-4574 or email@example.com.
Every Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. the Pioneer Crossing Landfill Exeter Township drop-off site offers disposal of �white goods� for residents of Exeter, Robeson, and Union Townships and Birdsboro Borough. White goods are appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, etc. The appliances must be dropped off at the landfill. You must bring ID, and any appliance containing freon must have a sticker certifying they are now freon-free. For more information, please call 610-582-2900. Landfill located at 727 Red Lane Road, Birdsboro.
The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of every month on the second floor of the Pagoda, 98 Duryea Dr., Reading.
The Great Berks Food Bank is accepting food donations at its warehouse located at 1011 Tuckerton Court, Reading. They are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Money donations can be mailed or donated online at www.berksfoodbank.org. Donations are used to buy grocery items.
The Southern Berks News is your paper! We will list events for free in the weekly calendar of events for local organizations, businesses, schools, churches and other groups within the coverage area of the newspaper.
Email event listings to editor Emily Thiel at ethiel@ berksmontnews.com


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I don't think she could have started out that way. Eva was born in 1912. She was the daughter of a school teacher and a seamstress. Her parents briefly divorced, but later remarried, and were known to spoil their daughters, perhaps because they felt guilty about that whole "divorce" time. As far as I can tell, they were not mass murderers who sewed a gypsy inside a horse (I'm looking at you, Elizabeth Bathory) so I'm disinclined to believe that Eva's attraction to Hitler could have been a result of childhood teachings.
She had two sisters, Isle and Margarete, all of whom attended Catholic school. She wasn't a very good student. However, she was known to have a cheerful disposition and she was good at athletics. She liked nice clothes and make-up. She coaxed friends into doing schoolwork for her. I see her not as a cheerleader, but one of those semi-popular, universally liked girls who are blonde and on the lacrosse team. You know, like this:
Read into this what you will about the final season of Gossip Girl. In reality, I think she was into gymnastics, but that's a less commonly acknowledged high school stereotype. You can see a picture of her balancing on the beam, her arms held victoriously high here:
She was also known to be an excellent dancer. When she was 16, her parents became worried that she was too boy crazy.


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Agave boasts an interior that is country-style and chic at the same time. Wholesome, traditional meals are served here, all tastefully presented - almost too good to eat. The fusion between French cuisine and South African is a match made in heaven. Try the traditional 'roosterkoek' for a real local treat. The restaurant is well priced and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from Mondays to Saturdays.
Cape Culture meets Belgian Flair...
Experience food prepared with personal care and a passion for excellence! Your chef and hostess, Sabine, is Belgian and will personally ensure bourgondisch portions. Enjoy your meal and the superb service in an inviting ambience of the classic Cape-Dutch homestead, Zanddrift.
The restaurant is open on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 09h00 until the last guest leaves; it is open om Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 09h00 to 18h00; and Thursday the restaurant is closed.
Sabine has opened and owned two busy restaurants in Swellendam which are still running successfully, and then opened Sabine's Drostdy Restaurant on the 1 August 2010.
As a Swellendam resident for 22 years already, Sabine's two great passions are food and Swellendam. She fulfills both these passions in the her capacity as the owner of Sabine's, which offers both the Swellendam market as well as all its visitors a dining experience to indulge in and a tourism product for Swellendam to be proud of.
The menu offers tantalizing meals which could be served either outside while enjoying the most fantastic views, or, weather depending, in the homely atmosphere inside with a beckoning fire in the open fireplace. Fresh country air, flair and the finest food are what it's all about. The extensive wine list boasts a variety of wines from the area.
This beautiful atmospheric restaurant exudes warmth and style with typical Swiss wooden interiors. The menu is large with loads of variations on the international favourite fondue cuisine. Meats and other bite-sized treats are cooked at your table. To top the great quality mains, the menu also offers amazing fondue desserts. Try an aromatic or a super fruit 'mocktail' for refreshment.
Yellowwood Café is set in a historic country farmhouse that has been converted to an elegant and tasteful family restaurant. Only fresh, local and organic produce is used to prepare the meals, resulting in delicious country-style eating. The menu is large enough to cater to most tastes. The wine list consists of a selection of local and French wines, a vintage to suit every immaculately prepared dish.


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I wonder if it's not even enough.
I wonder if, to truly bend the arc of action by the neoliberals, even more extreme measures are needed. I wonder if property doesn't need to be threatened. I wonder if lives don't need to be threatened. I wonder if fear isn't what's needed, fear by the Eurocrats that they could lose their livelihoods or worse to the mob.


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Karlovy Vary: An "A" Fest for the Former Eastern Bloc
by Michael Lee
On opening night at the Czech Republic's premier 52-year-old Karlovy
Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) which ran July 3 - 11, Vladimir
Michalek's competition film "Sekal Has to Die" had its world premiere.
Just before the screening started, renowned director Jiri Menzel
("Closely Watched Trains") beat one of the co-producers of the film with
a stick, right there in the twelfth row of the Great Hall, with all that
swinging room.
Seems that jury member Menzel was irate that the producer had secured
the film rights to recently deceased Czech writer, Bohumil Hrabal's
acclaimed novel "I Served the King of England" for a mere fifty thousand
crowns (about $1,600) with the understanding that the sixty-something
Menzel, a lifetime friend of Hrabal, would direct. Then he turned around
and sold the rights for four and a half million crowns ($150,000) to TV
NOVA, the Czech entertainment entity most likely to be admired by Rupert
Murdoch. The producer, for his part, insisted that he paid more and got
less, but didn't for a moment deny making a profit.
"You may get lost in Berlin, you may get lost in Cannes, but you never
get lost in Karlovy Vary," said KVIFF general manager Rudolf Beirmann -
a strange boast, but appropriate. Even Vary's own hierarchy are
constantly comparing this festival to the flashier Cannes, the classier
Venice, the more commercial Berlin, which all (hereafter collectively
CVB) have more films, more stars, and most importantly, more money.
But Vary is still more accessible. Founded in the same year as Cannes,
the KVIFF spent decades alternating as east bloc film showcase with
Moscow. Four years ago, when dapper actor and ever-present president
Jiri Bartoska joined forces with Biermann to resurrect it, KVIFF's
modern face began to be molded. It's still seeking a solid identity,
trying to sculpt itself in its own image. "The best festival ever,"
Biermann called this year's effort, and I, along with most others I
spoke with, agreed. But why?
1) The most films ever, 213 shown in 465 screenings. Also the best
films, although CVB's films remain both more numerous and better, at
least their competition films, with the most interesting KVIFF choices,
as usual, out of competition, ineligible because they already won
elsewhere (examples: Pavel Chukrai's Oscar-nominated "The Thief", Shohei
Imamura's Palme d'Or '97 winner "The Eel", Cannes Jury Prize winner
"Celebration", by Thomas Vinterberg, and "Central Station" (dir. Walter
Salles, Berlin Golden Bear 98).
2.) The best parties. In the immediate post-revolution Czechoslovakia
there is still no personal wealth. Now restitution has resurrected the
aristocrat, while the free market has introduced nouveau riche, and the
little white bread, mayo, and sausage that were top end banquet fare
here in the early 90's have vanished in favor of raw oysters and roast
beef -- food that at long last rivals the voluptuous sculpted halls of
the Grand Hotel Pupp [pronounced: poop], one of the finest
spots in Central Europe to crash a black tie function (see below).
3.) The fewest glitches. The only glaringly memorable one being the
arrival of von Trier's "The Idiots" in its unsubtitled version,
subjecting the majority of the audience to choosing between a crash
Danish lesson and the ignominy of headphones bleating indecipherable
simultaneous translations.
4.) The second biggest attendance ever, at 120,000 admissions still
10,000 short of last year. They filled all 8,000 hotel rooms, uncounted
friends' places, and private unofficial rentals, with the remainder commuting
or sleeping in the Thermal's common rooms, on rugs, floors, and couches,
some even outside, under air ducts and overhangs, in tents, or out in
the open, getting slowly wet. Some found the simplest solution and
didn't sleep at all, dancing and drinking all night every night in the
basement disco Hell, saving their naps, perhaps, for the plush darkness
of morning screenings.
But what really made this year's festival special, besides all of the
improvements and increased professionalism, Vary still hasn't snubbed
the young and restless. Of the 7,173 accreditations this year, nearly
5,000 bore the lowly blue stripe given to film students and film club
members, and the bulk of the audience at almost every film was young
Czechs. Sure, they had to wait in line two hours every morning for their
tickets. But they could get tickets, and in many cases could even enter
sold-out screenings just by flashing a pass, even if the photo on it was
of someone of the opposite gender.
And it was easier than ever for the youth with some gumption and a
sportcoat or black cocktail dress to crash the best parties. More
nervous about offending the wrong person than admitting them, the KVIFF
hierarchy this year hired the relaxed Nobody security company (no joke -
not even a translation from Czech), and the midnight banquets at the
Pupp were again a chance to stick it to the chemical-cigarette-gas
sponsor triumvirate, nine consecutive nights of drunkenness and gluttony
as a moral act.
Even the Festival cars, a fleet of new Mercedes S420s, E290s, E430s,
E320s, minivans, etc. the dark blue and gray tones of bank suits,
running 16 hours a day between the Thermal and Pupp, up and down the
mile of colonnades, and supposedly reserved for VIPs ("the silver and
gold people" as one driver called them) could be -- and were -- commandeered
by anyone assertive enough. At Vary, you can still fake stardom pretty
easily. Partly because the list of stars at the entire festival would barely
fill a Cannes hotel room cocktail party: Lou Reed, Michael Douglas,
Terry Jones, Ornella Muti, Tim Roth, Lauren Bacall, Rod Steiger, Nick
Gomez, Bob Gosse, and a cast of dozens, most in town for a night or two.
Despite the strident efforts to glamorize Vary, it's still a festival
for commoners, students, the literati more than the glitterati - before
Mike DiJiacomo's competition film "Animals", Roth asked the audience
where to go drinking afterward; unfortunately, the crowd took it as a
joke, laughed, suggested nothing, and Roth went home early, not even
checking out Hell.
The most achingly obvious difference between KVIFF and CVB is in the
Closing Ceremonies. Vary has developed a policy of using this slot to
spotlight major films about to open locally. Last year, it was "Shine",
a year late. This year, "The Big Lebowski," only a few months off this
time, but oddly appropriate. For KVIFF could be called the Big Lebowski of
European festivals: grandiose, inventive, ambitious, more stylish than
ever, but ultimately lightweight, plotless, confused, off-kilter,
striving higher than it can reach. As its creators, in their deep
hearts, know.
Whatever the eventual soul of Vary, if we're lucky it will be formed
through the nitty-gritty of events and sections unique to it. Which this
year included:
* An expansion of the Forum of Independents to 24 films and 10 shorts,
which again consistently sold out the preciously rickety "Cas" cinema.
* VARIETY's "Critic's Choice" slate of 10 of the best films from other
recent festivals, which in fine quirky Vary form somehow
became 11 films. Glitch being, most ran only once, 8 on a single Monday,
only one of those repeating, and all but two were gone for good by the
fest's halfway point. Critic's Choice chief Todd McCarthy pointed out
that while barely 500 films were released in the US last year, Variety
reviewed over 1,000, implying that Variety was also the world's most
important force in the success of foreign films and films released only
on TV or video.
* The producers' panel, a discussion of filmmaking in the region held on
two consecutive mornings in the Bohemia Room of the Pupp. The heavily-LA
laden panel discussed the role of co-productions in financing and
distribution, and the appeals and dangers of Euro Stew. The casual
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access, a long angled elevator ride up to the pool that discouraged many
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A study discovers that children like being children, perhaps
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SEVEN-year-old Hannah Thome munched on a chocolate cookie after getting home from cheerleading camp last week and mulled the question, her brows furrowed over wide blue eyes. Did she want to be older?
"No," the Tustin, California, youngster concluded. "I like being a kid. You get to do more things."
Her mother recalls Tom Hanks wishing for adulthood in the 1988 film Big and remembers wishing for the same. But childhood has changed a lot since then. And that might be changing how children think about it.
Kids today are increasingly likely to say they like being kids, a survey shows. A whopping 85% of children, aged eigth to 14 said, "I like being my age," television network Nickelodeon discovered in surveys of more than 900 children. That's an increase from already high numbers at the turn of the millennium. In that same survey, carried out by market research firm Harris Interactive, more than three out of four said they weren't in any hurry to grow up.
The findings startle many childhood researchers, who have watched as modern kids cast off dolls earlier and gravitate towards all things teenage.
Yet, the phenomenon seems to echo a shift already spotted among teens and twentysomethings – the lengthening road to adulthood.
Nickelodeon chalks up the change among children to many of the same forces attributed to the longer transition to adulthood, including parents becoming more involved with their offspring.
"They're in no rush to be older because they have it so good at home," said Nickelodeon executive vice president of research Ron Geraci. And during the tough economy, "they see what their parents are going through."
The network said it pursued the survey so it could portray children and their families accurately on-screen. Children were surveyed online two years ago, and the sample was then weighted to reflect the racial and economic makeup of the country. Mindful of the trends, Nickelodeon recently launched The Haunted Hathaways, a new show about a closely-knit family, network officials said.
If children are happier being children, the growing work of parenthood may be paying off. Several studies back up the idea that parents are stepping up efforts to nurture their children.
Mums and dads have been spending more time with their kids than in decades, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of surveys stretching back to 1965.
Parents are also spending more money, devoting a growing share of income to their children, according to a study published this year in the journal Demography. And more attend or volunteer at school meetings and events than in the '90s, a Child Trends analysis of federal data shows.
Experts tie the booming investment in parenting to mounting anxiety about children making it in the US economy. Among the middle class, "a lot of parents feel they need to be their child's teacher, their coach, friend and chauffeur," said Sara Harkness, a professor of human development at the University of Connecticut. "There's an increasing intensification of what it means to be a good parent."
In South Pasadena, California, Annalee Andres remembers her own parents – "really good parents who were really devoted" – deciding not to enroll her and her brother in soccer because it ate up their weekends. As parents today, "sometimes, we go to three soccer games a Saturday," Andres said.
"My parents had a very full life of their own," said Andres, a mother of three. "That's a radical shift in my generation; the parents are child-centred."
The give-and-take between children and parents also seems be changing. Obedience is seen as less important than it was decades ago, according to data from the General Social Survey, a project of the University of Chicago.
UCLA researchers who followed middle-class Los Angeles families noted that parents often negotiate with children over household tasks, rather than simply ordering them.
In many middle-class households, "there's a decreasing sense that parents and children are at odds," said Daniel Cook, an associate professor of childhood studies at Rutgers University-Camden. Furthermore, if children are free to do things they were once barred from, staying young might seem more attractive.
"Perhaps growing up begins to sound like a responsibility as opposed to freedom," Cook said.
In Los Angeles, some mums and dads have embraced parenting philosophies that look little like the way they were raised. Los Feliz, California, mother Karen Mejia said that her twin daughters decided to be vegetarian at the age of 10 – a choice she can't imagine being allowed to make at the same age.
"My mum would have said, 'You eat your chicken,' and that's it," Mejia recalled. Her 13-year-old son is free to wear his hair long.
"I was never allowed to talk to my parents the way my children are able to talk to me," said Mejia, who works as a nanny and embraces the philosophy of "nonviolent parenting" with her own children, avoiding rewards, bribes or punishments. "I grew up to be seen but not heard."
Her husband sometimes asks, "Aren't you worried that they're going to treat us like we're their buddies?" Mejia recounted.
But that doesn't seem like such a bad thing to her.
"We treat our children as equals," she said.
Some scholars believe long-standing changes in parenting have already shown up in adults.
Twentysomethings today talk to their parents more often and more openly than baby boomers did at the same age, an AARP survey found last year.
The Pew Research Center found that most young adults who weathered the recession by moving in with their parents were satisfied with their living situation.
Baby boomers "didn't want to have the same hierarchy and distance with their kids" as their parents did, said Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, a Clark University research professor of psychology. "They wanted to be more like friends." Among parents of adults ages 18 to 29, 73% said they had a "mostly positive" relationship with their children, the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults found this year.
Yet, the changes in parenting could have drawbacks. Some adults fear the devotion to parenting has gone overboard, especially among middle-class families with time and money to obsess over their decisions. Americans have grown increasingly worried that having children infringes too much on parental freedom, the General Social Survey shows.
Some complain that children are excessively sheltered as parenting goes into overdrive, and lament that parents who aren't totally consumed by childbearing are shunned.
"If you want to read a magazine while they're on the playground, that's seen as selfish," said Linda Williamson, a Granada Hills, California, mother of two. "If you don't want to share a bed with your toddler, that's selfish."
Williamson said she once battled an elementary school over letting her son bike alongside her a few blocks to school – something that other parents saw as unsafe.
Writer Lenore Skenazy, who was flooded with media attention after letting her son ride the New York City subway by himself, said children "kept in bubbles" probably see little to envy in their parents' lives.
"Would you rather be the princess or the lady-in-waiting?" said Skenazy, author of the book "Free-Range Kids." "Literally – the lady-in-waiting-in-the-car."
In Tustin, Heather Thome says she is no "helicopter parent." She wants little Hannah to be able to handle the bumps and bruises of life. But she has also tried to make sure Hannah enjoys being a kid, remembering the responsibilities she herself had to shoulder after her parents divorced.
"My daughter has been really funny about saying, 'I absolutely do not want children,'" Thome said. "She says, 'They're just too much work.'"
Hearing that, Thome found herself wondering, "Gosh, is she saying that because of what she sees me doing around here?" –Los Angeles Times/ McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, February 22. THE hosting Minnesota Golden Gophers made on day three as the team continued to pile up team points towards a likely win on the final day of the Big Ten Women's Championships. Minnesota leads with 573.5 points, while Indiana is second with 422.5 points. Penn State (342.5), Ohio State (263) and Purdue (238.5) round out the top five.
The Golden Gophers kicked the night off right as Tess Behrens, Haley Spencer, Becca Weiland and Erin Caflisch snatched the 400-yard medley relay title with a 3:31.45. That gave the Gophers a medley relay sweep after a night-one triumph in the 200-yard event. Ohio State's Kelsey Moran, Angela Severn, Shannon Draves and Michelle Williams took second in 3:33.55, while Indiana's Brooklyn Snodrass, Ashley Specht, Justine Ress and Cynthia Pammett placed third in 3:33.71.
Indiana's Dorina Szekeres dominated the field in the 400-yard IM with a 4:07.91, while Minnesota freshman Sam Harding emerged from a close battle for second with a 4:10.30. Michigan's Courtney Beidler (4:10.33) and Marni Oldershaw (4:10.98) earned third and fourth-place honors.
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One person is dead and two others are left in serious condition after after a vehicle crash on US-27.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a PT Cruiser, 20-year-old Lecia Marie Dutton Decambra, was traveling westbound on US-27 with two passengers around 3:45am on April 20. For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled off of the roadway and onto the grass median. The vehicle then over-corrected, traveling back across the roadway and into the ditch on the north shoulder of US-27 where it then overturned after impact.
Lecia Marie Dutton Decambra was pronounced dead on the scene. The two passengers, Michelle Dutton Show, 44, and Christopher Steven Show, 39 were both taken to Tallahassee Memorial with serious injuries.
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The new 2012 model year Yaris has already been released in Japan, Europe, USA and will be progressively rolled out in other markets. This time however, there will be no sedan version of the Yaris.?Toyota?Motor?Sales, the USA arm of Toyota, have confirmed that there will be no replacement for the current Yaris sedan, and the existing model will continue to be sold alongside the 2012 Yaris, but targeted mainly at the huge fleet / car rental market in America.?Compact?sedans?don't do well outside of Asia and Eastern Europe. So this puts the Vios replacement, estimated to be due by 2013 or early 2014 (depending on country), in doubt. But surely Toyota will not walk away from the light car / B-sedan market, which is huge, especially in China, Malaysia, and Thailand. In some cases they form the largest market segment in the country.
Depending on who you talk to, there are two (or two and a half…) rumours going around on what will the Vios replacement will be. Toyota is said to be working on an?Eco-car?for the Thai market, while another rumour says that the next generation Vios will be a development of the Indian (soon to be launched in Brazil) market Etios. Of course, significant upgrades will be done to the car to bring it up to level with consumer expectations of more affluent markets. The third rumour (more like half a rumour) says the two are the same – the Eco-car is a reworked / upgraded Etios and is a replacement for the current Vios.
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Some will moan and say the next Vios will be a cheap Indian market car, a dumbed down third world?countrycar?that will perform poorly. Personally, I will hold my judgement until the actual car is revealed. Toyota isn't stupid. Like I said earlier, the light car / B-segment sedan market is extremely important for Toyota and is the bread and butter of many of its distributors in Asia. In fact, it could be their most important new model launch for the developing world. The Etios is only the first iteration within Toyota's grand scheme of a developing market car. Further developments and extensive customization for different regions are possible. The Vios replacement will definitely see very significant upgrades from the low cost Etios. And if an entry level model can be priced even lower from the current Vios J M/T's price, providing an Japanese option from the current Myvi 1.5, which is isn't really cheap for what it is, why not?
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The first year gives you a broad overview of the history of art and architecture, from ancient times through to the modern day. Your eye is trained to identify techniques and recognise symbols and motifs in artworks. One of the great things about the subject is that, although the primary focus is art, you learn about history, religion and literature at the same time. In the second and third years you choose special subjects, with options ranging from Venetian Renaissance Architecture to Surrealism, Art in Medieval Europe to French C19th Painting. Inevitably, some subjects are more popular than others and as priority is given to third years you may find yourself doing a course in your second year that wasn't your preferred option. Don't worry too much though: this happened to me and I ended up thoroughly enjoying a course I had initially been sceptical about.
" Cambridge is an artistic treasure trove... really bringing the subject to life "
Alongside your choices, you study a compulsory course, teaching you to examine critically art historical theory though the ages, the running of museums and galleries, the conservation of paintings and the staging of exhibitions. Undoubtedly the best thing about the subject is the firsthand experience of works or art through the Fitzwilliam Museum. Many first year lectures and classes take place there, in front of paintings and artefacts. You'll handle ancient Greek vases, study the architecture of College gatehouses and examine the Medieval Corpus Christi manuscripts. This really brings the subject to life, as you can see the authentic objects right before you eyes. Work mainly takes the form of essays, although you may occasionally prepare presentations for seminars. A genuine interest in the subject is essential as the weekly essay requires much self-motivated reading.
College libraries may not have particularly large collections of History of Art books but the faculty library is well-stocked, with art journals and bulletins, as well as a small assortment of rare books. As an Art Historian you will also trek to the sixth floor of the University Library, which is veritable attic of delights for the artistically minded.
Best thing? Afternoon trips to local cathedrals, museums and galleries
You will get more out of the subject if you have a reading ability in one or two modern languages. The Cambridge University Language Centre is excellent for improving or learning a language from scratch. I took weekly Italian classes with a group of art historians which was great fun and beneficial.
With only 25 to 30 people in a year, you'll know everyone and foster a community feel with fellow students. The disadvantage is that you might be the only Art Historian in your year at your College, which can be quite difficult at times. However, it does mean that there's less fighting over books!
Worst thing? Few fellow art historians at your College