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There are many challenges facing youth and their families today, and although efforts are made to help them, most have limited success. When youth begin engaging in "risky" behaviors, such as substance use, it can lead to serious problems, not only for the youth involved and their families, but also for their community and society. There is good news though. There are programs out there that have been proven to decrease risky youth behaviors, enhance positive youth development, and strengthen families. And since resources are limited, it only makes sense to use programs that we know work.
Effectively delivering these evidence-based programs year after year requires a level of human and financial resources that would be difficult for any one agency or organization to sustain. This is why, in 2010, the Greensburg-Salem School District joined Penn State Extension to form a team of volunteers representing a number of local youth-serving entities to take on this task. This group of individuals, known as the PROSPER Team, is led by Anne Lail, a representative from Penn State Cooperative Extension in Westmoreland County, and is co-led by Anita Rometo, Community Liason of Greensburg Salem School District. The Greensburg-Salem PROSPER Team includes representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters, Saint Vincent College Prevention Projects, Parent and Family Services of Western PA, Private Industry Council, Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation, Excela Behavioral Health and Community Volunteers.
What the Greensburg-Salem PROSPER Team does for the community
The team is relatively small compared to traditional "big-tent" coalitions so that it can focus its efforts on helping youth make good choices and become responsible citizens. Each year the PROSPER Team invites 6th grade students and their parents to participate in the Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14.
The Greensburg-Salem PROSPER Team Mission Statement
Partnering with community, school and families;
Resolving to provide
Innovative programs to strengthen families and to
Develop strong competent healthy young adults through
Encouragement and education.
Because of the PROSPER Team and its supporters, these programs have been making a difference in the lives of Greensburg youth and families.
"We learned to come together and listen to each other's point of view."—Youth
"I learned how to deal with peer pressure and how to reach my goals."—Youth
"It's a great program! It will help you and your child understand each other more and it will make the next few years easier!"-Parent
"I learned that becoming a better family takes time and effort on every person's part; as a whole and as a team."—Parent


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Thanksgiving Gratitude: MMC Students Team Up to Help High School StudentsDecember 02, 2013
Marymount Accounting and Business students give back to their community during Thanksgiving Break. Six Business majors worked with students from the Harlem Center for Education, breaking down every high schooler's favorite subject: math.
A group of students from the Intermediate Managerial Accounting class (Acct 324) participated in a service learning project on Saturday, November 30th. Students actually came back from their break to participate in this event (some of them had to travel several hours). The students visited the Harlem Center for Education (HCE) where they delivered an interactive Budgeting Workshop to high school students. The workshop included a presentation on the benefits of budgeting and financial planning and instruction on preparing personal budgets.


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I am planning to do a 110 mile charity bike ride again, over 2-days in Northern California in May. Last year we had to deal with heavy rains and my shoes and socks were soaked for most of the day and my shoes didn't dry out effectively for my 2nd day of riding.
I have water resistant boots, but they aren't comfortable for biking and water can still get in through the the top of the boots.
I prefer to avoid rain pants for these types of rides (added weight and storage when the weather is dry.) Even if I used rain pants, rain will still soak my sneakers, socks and feet. For many people, their feet soaked in wet socks and shoes all day is no big deal. But I have sensitive skin that gets irritated easily.
Just wondering if anyone else had this type of problem on all-day rides and what solutions have effectively worked for them


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"You're either in, or you're out." In addition to cranking out catchphrases, Heidi Klum has kept her infectious runway reality show going for nearly a decade. Project Runway (9 p.m. Thursdays, Lifetime) pits designers against each other as they create ensembles (often of a particular theme or material) to be shown on the catwalk and judged by big names in fashion. Judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia join Klum each week with a special guest judge to critique the designers' final products. In the end, just a few get to showcase at Fashion Week in New York City. Style maven Tim Gunn, the designers' mentor, is the adorable, quotable cherry on the cake.
Project Runway is one of the few competition programs that features realistic budget and time constraints and truly showcases real talent. Even if you're not particularly fascinated by clothing, it's entertaining to watch the designers construct functional, wearable art — or not — week to week.
This is a reality show, though, so expect plenty of strong personalities, designer drama and lots of people who "didn't come here to make friends." Also, the show begs for an accompanying drinking game.
Now for the juicy stuff — my favorites so far from Season 10:
Gunnar Deatherage – 22, Louisville, Ky. What this baby of the group lacks in age, he makes up for in bitchy sass. And he turns out some pretty on-trend looks.
Kooan Kosuke – 30, Himeji, Japan. It's hard to tell how long Gwen Stefani's long-lost Harajuku Girl will be able to stay in the competition with those cartoonish, cracked-out costumes, but he is a great source of LOLs.
Ven Budhu – 28, Kew Gardens, N.Y. Calm, cool and uber-talented, he reminds me of Rami with his impeccably flattering, gorgeous designs.
Andrea Katz – 58, Manhattan, N.Y.
The kooky older aunt of the group specializes in oddball structural pieces.
Fabio Costa – 29, Brooklyn, N.Y. He might dress himself in rags and eat out of the dumpster, but this self-proclaimed "freegan" has created some interesting looks.
Melissa Fleis -– 31, San Francisco. This gothed-out Cali chick deals almost exclusively with the color black, which may become a problem, but she's nailed it every time so far.
In this week's episode, the designers create Emmy red carpet ensembles for past contestants including Kenley and Anya.
Top Chef Masters (10 p.m., Bravo) – The chefs cater a wedding reception.
Wilfred (10 p.m., FX) – A "sticky encounter" forces Wilfred and Ryan to avoid each other, jeopardizing their friendship.
The Real L Word (10 p.m., Showtime) – Whitney and Sara travel to San Jose, Calif. to announce their engagement to Sara's conservative family. Meanwhile, Lauren and Amanda fly to New York and meet the Hunter Valentine chicks.
Louie (10:30 p.m., FX) – Louie meets an old comedian and is then put in charge of an irksome boy who is allergic to everything.
Comedy Bang! Bang! (10 p.m., IFC) – Adam Scott reveals his workout tips and plays "What Are They Eating?" Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (Paul F. Tompkins) plugs his latest musical theater project.
Kevin Nealon: Whelmed but Not Overly (10:30 p.m., Showtime) – The Saturday Night Live alum, now known as Doug on Weeds, presents a new stand-up special.
True Blood (9 p.m., HBO) – Vampires and anti-supes respectively begin to take control of Bon Temps and beyond; Bill and Salome get cozy; Steve Newlin gets a new pet!
The Newsroom (10 p.m., HBO) – It's May 1, 2011, News Night's first anniversary, and Charlie gets an anonymous tip about an upcoming televised address by Obama. Any guesses?
Breaking Bad (10 p.m., AMC) – It's been five seasons, but only one year has passed since the show's premiere episode. Walt turns 51, complete with a birthday breakfast scene.
Weeds (10 p.m., Showtime) – Nancy tries to get a real job; Silas gets himself in a Magic Mike situation when he tries to recover his stolen plants; Jill discover she's pregnant.
Small Town Security (11 p.m., AMC) – Is anyone else totally captivated by this mess? Irwin Koplan's hair is like a mood ring! This week, Christa considers becoming a private investigator.
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Sources of food wastage identified in IME report
- January 16, 2013
- Rebecca Kannourakis
The UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) has revealed the ways in which up to half of the worldwide food supply is wasted.
The IME says that poor storage and delivery methods, harsh expiration dates, bulk buying offers, and reckless consumer behaviour were the primary culprits in developed countries.
Head of energy and environment at the scientific group, Tim Fox, said that conversely in the developing world, the losses tend to occur between agricultural fields and the marketplace, largely due to a lack of infrastructure. There is a shortage of delivery routes such as railways as well as essential equipment to keep food fresh. By contrast, the wastage in developed countries appear to be connected with poor marketing and consumer practices.
The IME report estimated between 30 % and 50 % of the 4 billion tons of food produced globally each year is wasted, with half of the food purchased in Europe and the US being thrown away after it is bought.
The report also mentions that large amounts of water and other inputs are used in an agricultural context to grow crops that will never be eaten. This results in large amounts of produced food never actually reaching consumers.
The Institution's engineering director Dr Colin Brown says the problem of food wastage is progressively more significant as the world's population is predicted to rise to 9.5 billion people.
Dr Brown said the wastage is an economic and engineering issue which can be addressed by more efficient food production and distribution systems.
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Hi there,
I was thinking of getting disc brakes on my bike. 26" wheel. I know the fork doesn't have the holes for it. So I will get a new one.
Any recommendations for a good fork? Strong, steel or chromoly and black? I need strong drop outs for high torque applications.
I was thinking of a wire version disc brake I have heard of these.
Can I buy them with a disc on the wheel, then buy a different braking? I am not sure how this all works? Meaning the disc from Shimano, and the squeezing mechanism from some other company?


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal public defender grilled an undercover FBI agent on his motives when he presented a then-teenage Oregon terrorism suspect with options to serve as a good Muslim.
At Mohamud's trial on Friday, attorney Lisa Hay played at least two examples of the agent giving Mohamed Mohamud a list of choices in the car-bomb plot that culminated in his arrest in November 2010. None included backing off the plot entirely.
The bomb was a fake provided by the undercover agents posing as members of al-Qaida.
The agent denies attempting to influence Mohamud.
Mohamud's defense has said he was entrapped by the FBI.
The prosecution is trying to show that Mohamud was a threat to commit an act of terrorism without their intervention.


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May 31, 2016
Even before the special session started, the Magnolia Bar Association, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Jackson Chapter of the NAACP stated their opposition to civil justice reform and voter ID.
"Allow us, please, to see the outcome of the legislation that has already been passed before we re-fix that was not even broken in the first place," said Crystal Martin, president of Magnolia Bar Association.
The Magnolia Bar Association said Mississippi had enough tort reform during former Gov. Musgrove's special session in 2002.
Just after 5:00 p.m., the Senate passed a civil justice bill 31 to 16 and then immediately passed a voter ID bill 33 to 14. The House was debating an ID bill.
It was not immediately clear when the House Judiciary A Committee would consider a civil justice plan.
On voter ID, the House and Senate still had the same major difference that tripped up negotiations during the regular session.
The Senate wants to make all voters show identification, but the House version exempted people born before 1940.
The Senate bill on civil justice would put a $250,000 cap on pain-and-suffering awards. A House bill was expected to not have the cap.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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In friendly competition with others attempting the same goals, the teams depart Darwin aiming to be the first to arrive in Adelaide, some 3000km to the south.
It's all about energy management! Based on the original notion that a 1000W car would complete the journey in 50 hours, solar cars are allowed a nominal 5kW hours of stored energy, which is 10% of that theoretical figure. All other energy must come from the sun or be recovered from the kinetic energy of the vehicle.
These are arguably the most efficient electric vehicles.
Having made the journey to Darwin by successfully navigating quarantine, customs, scrutineering, safety inspections and undertaken event briefings, participants are ready to start their epic journey.
Once the teams have left Darwin they must travel as far as they can until 5pm in the afternoon where they make camp in the desert where-ever they happen to be. All teams must be fully self-sufficient and for all concerned it is a great adventure - many say the adventure of a lifetime.
The Challenger class is conducted in a single stage from Darwin to Adelaide.
The Cruiser Class is conducted in two stages, with a compulsory overnight stop in Alice Springs where teams may recharge from the grid. In 2013, Cruiser Class teams were able to charge from the grid in three locations, this change in 2015 will encourage teams to deploy the most innovative approaches to energy management.
The Adventure Class is also conducted over two stages, with an overnight stop in Alice Springs.
During the journey there are 7 mandatory check points where observers are changed and team managers may update themselves with the latest information on the weather and their own position in the field. Here teams may perform the most basic of maintenance only - checking and maintenance of tyre pressure and cleaning of debris from the vehicle.
There are also undisclosed check points which may be imposed by the event officials to ensure regulatory compliance.


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作者: Stefan Gustavsson
日期: 20.10.2010
Category: 真理与多元主义
Swedish apologist and writer Stefan Gustavsson recalls the interaction between Christianity and humanism, two dominant streams in Western thought. He outlines several inadequate responses that the Church has made in response to the rise of Enlightenment humanism and secularism.
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Nothing's better than good waves and warm sand, unless they get into your bag; the RVCA Go-Be Backpack uses heat-sealed PVC construction and a roll-top lid to keep moisture out. Roll your wet towel and wet suit and strap them onto the side with the adjustable webbing so they won't soak your books and work clothes. The water bottle pocket keeps your bev handy, and a zippered front compartment holds your small essentials.
RVCA designed this bag with surf-ready functionality in mind, but the streamlined look means this bag will look good when you go straight from the beach to your night job.
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Bookends, Lindbergh, King Collection
On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
Gift of the Stanley King Family.
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One metal bookend (of a pair), copper-plated frontal bust of Lindbergh. His head is turned slightly to the side and only one ear is visible on the bust. He is wearing a flight jacket and tie with his hair parted. "Lindy" appears on the flap of his jacket.
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- 3-D: 11.4 x 5.1 x 17.1cm, 0.9kg (4 1/2 x 2 x 6 3/4 in., 2lb.)


text: Hi all, the cleanest way to make the transition from bzr to git will be to merge into trunk various branches we may have in flight. We can create the git repo with extra branches if need be, and I'll be the one doing that, but it is a little simpler if things have been merged, and it makes for a good cleanup point as we look to what's needed for 0.11. I just merged Laurent's 0.10 bugfixes and Dav's traitlets renames branches, these are the only two active merge reviews that were ready for merge. So I would like anyone who has any branch with work in-flight that they'd like merged to post and let us know. Make a merge request if the changes are substantial, or just reply here if they are small. I promise to review all changes and do the merge work once we're satisfied with the review. At that point, we'll be ready to simply make the transition to git and reopen for business :) Cheers, f


text: Table of Contents Cover Story Parable of the perjurer by Bob JonesCover Story | He goes by "Bill" and tolerates "Bubba," but on Dec. 19, the whole world seemed to be calling him "William Jefferson Clinton." [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/parable_of_the_perjurer] In this issue: "Parable of the perjurer," Jan. 9, 1999 Features Dispatches Columnists Culture Features "You police when you are too late" By Mindy BelzInternational | Interview: Theologian argues for greater Western involvement [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/you_police_when_you_are_too_late] Outdated Dayton By Mindy BelzInternational | Three-year-old accord has brought only fragile peace, but is the Western effort too little or not enough? [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/outdated_dayton] Another Balkan winter International | The relative tranquility of Sarajevo is a welcome respite [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/another_balkan_winter] Playing through pain By The EditorsNational | Outrunning trouble, laboring in obscurity, and giving back [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/playing_through_pain] Trouble brewing By Edward E. PlowmanNational | WCC avoids an outright rebellion, but dissent from biblically orthodox members is growing louder [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/trouble_brewing] Dispatches Quotables I'm not sure if my father still understands Christmas, but I'm certain he understands giving. Patti Davis, daughter of Alzheimer's-stricken former President… [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/quotables] This Week Take it to the bank A proposed set of banking regulations called "Know Your Customer" will order banks to watch their customers' deposits and withdrawals, and… [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/this_week] Columnists Mailbag Stand up, stand up Have you ever picked up a magazine cover and suddenly been struck with the seriousness of the times we live in? Sometimes, it seems… [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/mailbag] Holy solemnity Editing hymns to make them more solemn takes the joy out [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/holy_solemnity] 1999 wish list By Joel BelzNot looking for perfection-but just a few helpful nudges [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/1999_wish_list] Que Sera, Sera By Marvin OlaskyAfter impeachment, the Scarlet "I" is indelible [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/que_sera_sera] Culture Books: Peace in a pill By Les SillarsBooks | The depressing downside of antidepressant drugs [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/books_peace_in_a_pill] Feminist misogyny By Gene Edward VeithCulture | A phony study of gender bias in the classroom and a new movie show how feminists are the real sexists [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/feminist_misogyny] Patchwork physician By Chris StamperCulture | Surprise, surprise: Robin Williams plays smart-aleck genius; love online on-screen; and rediscovering Sinatra [http://www.worldmag.com/1999/01/patchwork_physician] Features Dispatches Columnists Culture


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Subject: [OMPI devel] 1.3.2 rc
From: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-16 11:20:48
Cisco's MTT testing had some more false failures last night, but I
think the attribute issues were the last real errors. I'd be ok with
making an rc today if all other issues are good.
(I'd like to get some more MTT in with the rc, but I *think* I've
rooted out all the false MTT failures...)
Jeff Squyres
Cisco Systems


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I like the bubbly mapishness. It's both clean and interesting. my only criticism would be: Some of the roads don't seem to take the most logical routes. Like the road from Ississ to Hin'ghao why does it go so far around the river and up next to the mountain?
It's an excellent map though


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I propose a challenge: To find out how close you really are to your significant other, go out on a date together and yawn—that's right, yawn. Sure, you'll risk making your partner think that he or she is boring you, but don't worry…there's a method to my madness.
Of course you already know that yawns are "contagious"—when one person yawns, another person who notices the yawn is likely to follow suit—but a new study recently found that the more often and the sooner that someone else copies your yawns, the more emotionally close he or she feels to you.
To find out more about this phenomenon, I called study coauthor Elisabetta Palagi, PhD, a primatologist (yes, we humans are primates) and anthropologist at the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa in Italy, whose research appeared in December 2011 in the journal PLoS ONE.
In the study, researchers didn't tell participants that they were being observed, but sat down near different groups of them in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms and other public spaces to scrutinize their yawns. The researchers acted normally while secretly recording information, so the participants weren't suspicious. Researchers either knew the participants (and therefore knew their relationships to each other) or were able to get the subjects to reveal that information during conversations later.
When an individual yawned, researchers noted who else in the group "copied" the yawn and the relationship of those people to the original yawner. Researchers also timed how soon after the original yawn others "copied" the yawn. Three minutes was considered to be the maximum amount of time that the yawns could verifiably "catch." (For example, if Person A yawned and there were, say, three consecutive yawns by three other people within three minutes of Person A's yawn, then those three people were considered to be "copying" Person A's yawn, not each other's.) Each of these group sessions lasted anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours.
The results: In the 480 bouts of yawning analyzed over one year, the researchers found that yawns were most contagious among relatives. For example, they discovered that about 50% of all yawns are contagious between relatives, compared with about 25% of those between friends, about 13% between acquaintances and less than 10% between strangers. Researchers also discovered that people related to the yawner and friends of the yawner "copied" the yawn more quickly—in other words, the contagion spread faster—compared with people who weren't as emotionally close to the yawner. For instance, relatives of the first yawner who "copied" the yawn did so within just one minute two-thirds of the time. Friends did the same half the time. But most acquaintances of the yawner and those who didn't know the yawner took as many as two or three minutes to copy a yawn.
You might think that yawning is usually triggered by fatigue—but in fact, said Dr. Palagi, that is true only about half the time. The other half of all yawns, she said, are actually made in response to another yawn.
Why does seeing a yawn make you yawn? From a physiological standpoint, Dr. Palagi said, seeing a yawn activates a complex network of brain regions related to imitation, social behavior and empathy…and from a social standpoint, in those viewing the yawn of someone they care about, these brain regions may become so stimulated that they force a yawn to emerge as a signal—a signal that says, "I understand what you're going through. I feel what you feel." In other words, the research suggests that the closer you are to someone, the more likely you are to empathize with him or her—therefore, the more likely you are to copy a yawn quickly.
So, go ahead and take the Valentine's Day yawn test. If your significant other doesn't yawn immediately after you do, don't get too worked up about it—it's certainly not an infallible measure of how much he or she cares for you, said Dr. Palagi. It might just mean that the two of you have been spending too much time apart lately. Maybe the two of you could benefit from scheduling more quality time together and getting closer—no yawning required.


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prefinished flooring dulling in high traffic area.
We installed prefinished hardwood flooring approx. 3 yrs ago, and
in an area that there is higher traffic, the finish (sheen) has dulled.
Could anyone advise me as to what I can do?
(Other than put a rug in the area), and how I can fix what is dulled there now?
If I can fix it?
I think you can't do anything. Its a you get what you pay for stituation. Except some do allow a once sanding. But not all. It depends on how thick it is.
It's 3/4 inch planks.
I remember they also told me that it has a 30 year warranty on the planks.
I will have to find out what the really means.
It'll be interesting to see the solution to this. Anyone know what the factury uses for the finish?
many guarantees to wood
it will expand and contract
it will age
it will be affected by moisture
it will scratch
warranties are only on surface abrasion for the finish.
sounds like a possible warranty issue.
you should not see wearing if properly lived on and maintained.
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Intel revealed a new fiber-optic interface yesterday, capable of transferring an entire HD movie in a single second. Curious, considering they've yet to release their relatively modern Light Peak technology that transfers data at an already astounding 10Gbit/sec. Their new interface ups the ante five-fold, and opens the door for even greater speeds down the road.
The so-far nameless interface is powered by an integrated hybrid laser (indium phosphide) inside the controller chip. Light Peak is based on an external laser and this reorganizing of components provides Intel with the boost in transmission rates. They refer to the integrated design as "silicon photonics". In order to achieve 50Gbit/sec, data is encoded across four laser beams of varying wavelengths, at 12.5Gbit/sec. According to Mario Paniccia (an Intel fellow ), "50Gbits/sec is just the beginning."
Gizmodo's Sam Biddle breaks down the physics behind silicon photonics, and why we may need it sooner than we think:
The fundamental process is that of transferring data by converting electrons--which are what make the device you're reading this on right now work--into photons. Intel's photonic technology uses a dazzling bit of engineering--and I do mean dazzling, as we're on the scale of your fingernail--to encode data into laser streams. These streams converge into one, and travel along a fiber-optic strand to their destination, where they are decoded from light back into electrons.
Why would we need anything as complicated and sophisticated as this? The fact of the matter is that we're nearing the limit of what we can do with electrons--and there's no arguing with physics. Once we get in the realm of 10 gigabit transfer speeds, we've pushed copper wiring about as far as it will go without degrading the signal beyond usefulness. And with the mind boggling volume of data swirling around--HD movies, lossless audio, high resolution photos--what might sound excessive today will be essential sooner than we think. Intel's announcement has to do with their research, rather than a specific product, such as Light Peak. Paniccia reassures us that Light Peak is still relevant in the short term. In regards to their new tech, he says,"This is not a technology that's ten years away, but maybe three to five years. Light Peak, as we've stated, will launch next year." They still have to optimize the transmission rates and numbers of beams used to carry data, but they hope to reach speeds of 1Tbit/sec when the product eventually hits the market.
Intel (and consumers) hope they can keep the cost of their optical interfaces low by continuing to develop the integrated lasers and using existing chip manufacturing techniques. By limiting the number of separate components, it will probably be cheaper that the less powerful Light Peak. In regards to cost and the silicon photonics, Paniccia says, "We have a passive connector without any fancy stages, so we believe we've discovered a low-cost, high-volume assembly." He also has high hopes that Light Peak and their integrated interface will do away with the need for different cables for each task, "...with low-cost optics, in the future everything can be connected by fiber. We can revolutionize the way data moves about."
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|Parents may pick from coat drive items
By Jan Rahn
Managing Editor
An overwhelming success is how Perkins County School teachers describe the coat drive sponsored by the junior high student council. Students are now ready to pass along the collected items.
The first annual coat drive at the school began Nov. 16—and by Monday, Nov. 30, there were nearly 100 coats piled up to be passed along to children in need of a warm coat this winter. The generosity of patrons in the community also included hats, gloves and scarves galore.
Adults may pick out a coat or other items for their child on two occasions next week.
• Monday, Dec. 7, 4 p.m. Coats and other warm winter gear may be selected from the items available at the elementary school in Grant.
• Tuesday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m: Coats and warm apparel will be at the middle school in Madrid so parents/students can choose items for winter.
Anyone who cannot attend during the two-day period when the coats are available may contact Principal Terry Prante at 352-4313 (elementary) or 326-4201 to reserve one for their child.


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Keeping family and friends in Perugia to be near Amanda Knox during her four years in prison has required tremendous sacrifice. And those involved celebrated as she was acquitted of murder Monday.
Since Amanda Knox first was locked up four years ago, a member of her immediate family or circle of close friends from Seattle has been in Perugia, Italy, almost continuously, to assure she saw a friendly face during visiting hours.
That has required a tremendous financial and logistical juggle, and the help of a horde of new friends. Thanks to a supporter who worked for British Airways, her mother, Edda Mellas, took cheap standby flights to Rome.
Mellas and Knox's father, Curt, divorced and remarried, have taken out second mortgages, run up credit-card debt and drained their retirement funds. Knox's grandmother took out a $250,000 mortgage to contribute to legal bills that far exceed $1 million.
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They eventually rented a small "agri-tourismo" — a farm house — outside Perugia and bought a beat-up car.
Their sacrifice was rewarded Monday with Knox's appeal acquittal on murder charges for the brutal stabbing of her former roommate, Meredith Kercher. While a separate conviction for criminal slander was upheld, her sentence amounted to time served, and she was released from the Capenne prison about 90 minutes after the verdict.
David Marriott, a spokesman for the Knox family, said his best guess is that Amanda will fly out of Italy and arrive in Seattle on Tuesday afternoon or early evening. The family bought Knox a plane ticket before the verdict in 2009, but decided not to do that again.
As Knox's family hopped continents and talked constantly to international media, an ad hoc group of defenders — many of them parents of Knox's former Seattle Prep classmates — formed a group called the Friends of Amanda to debunk forensic evidence and counter what they contended were erroneous media reports.
About a dozen of the staunchest local defenders broke out in cheers, tears, whoops and hugs Monday as they watched the verdict from a suite in Seattle's Fairmont Olympic hotel. Several had been up all night to watch Knox read an emotional statement about midnight.
With a dozen TV cameras clustered around, Tom Wright, the galvanizing force behind Friends of Amanda, expressed condolences to Kercher's family and sympathy to Knox's co-defendant and former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
"To Amanda herself, we say, 'way to go, kid,' " said Wright, a Mercer Island writer and film producer. "We will welcome you with open arms and open hearts."
The pledge for family and friends to always be nearby for visits required sacrifices.
Edda Mellas, a math teacher in the Highline School District, used her personal vacation and sick days as well as those donated by others. Her husband, Chris Mellas, worked remotely at his job as an IT manager.
Curt Knox lost his job as a controller at Macy's but was hired recently by the Seattle Opera. He brought packages of Hamburger Helper on trips to Italy, growing tired of Italian food, according to "The Fatal Gift of Beauty," a book on the case by Nina Burleigh.
Knox's younger sister, Deanna, dropped out of Western Washington University and began working to fund her trips. Knox's friend from the University of Washington, Madison Paxton, moved to Perugia, and several other UW classmates dropped in for periods of time.
Back in the United States, the Friends of Amanda collected about $80,000 in a series of fundraisers. Some people donated air miles.
The effort also drew an impressive array of scientists who were disturbed how Italian law enforcement analyzed DNA evidence that was critical to her conviction.
Greg Hampikian, a Boise State University law professor and head of the Idaho Innocence Project, and Mark Waterbury, a forensic scientist in Redmond, both worked to rebut so-called "low copy DNA" samples taken from a kitchen knife allegedly containing both Knox's and Kercher's DNA, which prosecutors said was the murder weapon.
"This took four years and thousands of people," said Waterbury, who did not know Knox before her arrest.
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As volunteers picked apart the science, another group of volunteers did battle with negative media accounts of Knox.
Her family remained silent for months on the advice of Italian lawyers, declining interview requests from The Seattle Times and other outlets, even as British and Italian tabloids inaccurately sensationalized her as hard-partying and sexually voracious, and described evidence later proved to be false.
The lead prosecutor pressed a theory that Knox, who had no criminal history, slashed Kercher's throat while Sollecito and a second man, Rudy Guede, held her down.
The defense, meanwhile, said the evidence unequivocally pointed to a single attacker, Guede, a drug dealer who fled to Germany after the murder. He was arrested there, brought back to Italy where he was tried and convicted of the killing. His conviction was upheld on appeal and he remains in prison.
Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney, described the effort as "turning a supertanker of bad information coming from leaks out of a closed proceeding."
King County Superior Court Judge Mike Heavey, whose daughter attended Seattle Prep with Knox, went far enough in her defense that he was admonished by the state Judicial Conduct Commission. But he continued advocating, picking apart the prosecution case recently at regional Rotary and Chamber of Commerce events.
"The whole thing from the very beginning didn't make sense," Heavey said Monday. "There is no question of innocence."
Knox's supporters say she likely is going to disappear for several weeks after she returns, although perhaps not before a news conference.
That's a good idea, said Margaret Ralph, the parent of Knox's former Seattle Prep schoolmate and soccer teammate.
"Imagine being behind cement walls and bars for four years, and knowing you're innocent," said Ralph, wiping away tears in the Fairmont Olympic suite after the verdict. "I'm sure she's wounded, but she has all this support from her family, her friends, her community. And she's going to have to find a way to deal with the people who still think she's guilty."
The case became an international sensation, with at least a dozen books, a made-for-TV movie and a fleet of blogs, on both sides. Each side took their shots.
Those issues, however, were sidelined Monday, in favor of a celebration. Wright collapsed on the couch of the hotel suite an hour after the verdict. He'd been up for 24 hours.
"There's going to be a lot of yahoo-ing in the shower," he said. "Then sleep."
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Hubert Earle gets in the ring for Uchiyama vs Kaneko
By Hilmar Rojas Erazo 28/12/2013
Uchiyama (20-0-1), who is defending his title for the eitgth time, and third time as the main card in New Year Eve boxing card, this time Daiki Kaneko (19-2-3) is the challenger.
The judges are Takeo Harada, Takashi Shimakawa and Kazunobuo Asao. The supervisor will be Renzo Bagnariol.
Uchiyama win the title on January 11, 2010 when he defeated by TKO the Mexican Juan Carlos Salgado.


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United Nations for Beginners
Curtiss, Richard H., Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
United Nations for Beginners
Ian Williams. Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc., 1995, 154 pp. (paper) List: $9.95; AET: $6.95.
Reviewed by Richard H. Curtiss
The first volume in the "Beginners Documentary Comic Book" series I ever looked into was entitled Arabs and Israel for Beginners and written by Ron David. I picked it up not because it featured a cartoon of a nearly naked Yasser Arafat wearing nothing but his keffiyeh headdress and a strategically placed holster, but because it was the closest book to a temperamental fax machine which I did not trust to send a news story unsupervised. Long after the story had been transmitted, however, I still stood there reading with awe and fascination the book I had started so casually. It described with words, photographs and irreverent cartoons the entire dispute, from the birth of Zionism to the birth of the peace process, accurately, humorously and, wonder of wonders, objectively. Unfortunately someone else already had spoken for the review. Had I reviewed it, however, I would not have spared the superlatives.
Now I can use those superlatives in describing Ian William's deceptively easy-to-read and light-hearted volume on the United Nations in the same series. This "for beginners" series also includes such diverse but nevertheless serious subjects as Judaism, "the Jewish Holocaust," Plato, Nietzsche, Zen, and Sex and Babies. I can't imagine, but mean to find out, how the publishers have prepared a "comic book" on the Holocaust. I'm not sure I'm ready, and therefore won't try to find out, what is contained in their Sex for Beginners. But The United Nations for Beginners is useful and instructive. It also is an irreverent romp through all the pompous arcania that has attended the birth, growth and, hopefully, temporary decline of this last best hope of humankind which, the book points out, is situated on an 18-acre sovereign enclave within the United States sited on land mostly provided by John D. Rockefeller which formerly was occupied by slaughterhouses.
For those who, like this reviewer, think excessively illustrated books both demonstrate and contribute to the "dumbing down" of America, a caution: In the case of this book, we are wrong.
I confess, nevertheless, that I read it not because I admire every ironic word the author writes in his "United Nations Report" in each issue of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (he free-lances for more than 40 publications worldwide), and not because I know that his iconoclastic weekly columns on the United Nations for the now defunct New York Observer resulted in the banning of that newspaper from the U.N. premises. (The U.N. Secretariat staff couldn't ban author Ian Williams himself because his peers in the U.N. Correspondents' Association had elected him their president.)
In fact I chose to review the book after asking another magazine editor, who happens to be my daughter, how she managed to find time to read the books she sometimes reviews for the five bimonthly magazines on which she does midwifery. "Choose books with lots of pictures and not too much text," she advised. "Send the longer books to free-lancers."
Thus when I saw The United Nations for Beginners I knew it was for me, even though I expected to learn little I didn't already know from a format that seemed to consist of about one-third impudent cartoons, one-third text, and one-third jokes, anecdotes, factoids and aphorisms.
(Sample joke: A visitor asks a U.N. guide, "How many people work here?" Answers the guide, "Oh, about half.") (Sample anecdote: the U.N.'s second secretary-general, U Thant of Burma, was an avid believer in astrology. That meant that long before Nancy Reagan's astrologer took over the setting of important times and dates for events on the calendar of the president of the world's only remaining superpower, astrologers also were helping chart the course of the august successor organization to the League of Nations. …


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May 30, 2016
Authorities say an Alabama high school football coach and his 10-year-old son were killed in a central Florida crash.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 38-year-old Stacy Watters pulled out in front of a box truck Thursday morning, causing the truck to hit his car.
FHP says Watters and his son, Quentin, died at the scene.
Watters' 9-year-old son, Jai, suffered critical injuries in the collision. He was taken to an Orlando hospital, followed by family members that had been riding in another vehicle. The family had
just returned from a cruise.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that Watters coached at Carroll High School in Ozark, Ala., where he was hired as a physical education teacher last spring.
The crash remains under investigation. The box truck's driver wasn't injured.
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Following the release of his acclaimed memoir, Kiss Me Like a Stranger, Gene Wilder sat down for this revealing interview with playwright Wendy Wasserstein. Here, Wilder looks at the struggles behind the laughter, candidly discussing his battles with neuroses, illness, and bereavement. Indeed, Wilder the comedian and Wilder the depressive are two sides of the same coin: His earliest comedic experiments followed his mother's heart attack, at which point a doctor told the eight-year-old Wilder, "try to make her laugh". Wilder's discussion of his relationship with Gilda Radner, her death from ovarian cancer, and his own battle with lymphoma, take on added poignancy: Wasserstein, much more animated here than the stoically reflective Wilder, was mere months from her own untimely demise due to lymphoma.
This event took place on March 22, 2005.
Want more? Listen to titles from Gene Wilder.
Also, check out Wendy Wasserstein's Heidi Chronicles.
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Being an advid fan of just about anything Gene Wilder says should potentially disqualify me as a critic with any objectivity. However, quite the contrary. Having listened to everything I possibly can actually puts me in a very good position to make comparisons and I can honestly state this conversation with Wendy Wasserstein is pure gold! Wendy's questions are the perfect catalyst to bring out the quintessential GW. His wit and style takes you through much of his life from the brilliant karma he and Richard Pryor stumbled upon in Silver Streak to the intensely wonderful love he shared with Gilda Radnor. You laugh and cry and feel good doing both. You simply do not want it to end.
"Great interview by a beloved actor"
The whole interview was very good they gave insights I didn't know exist and added more depth to him
"Candor from a Comic Actor"
Gene Wilder has been a beloved actor in movies I've been exposed to in childhood and later. To hear him speak with candor about his weakness for Gilda, his joys working with Mel Brooks, and his discernment of where his true talent lies was a joy.
If you buy this, don't buy the other one with the same picture: the only difference is a minor detail and the presenting intro.
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Awesome animation is like a cross between Back to the Future and Tron
If this video doesn't get you going, you're dead inside and we can't be friends. Florian Renner made this short animation, Retrowave, as an ode to the style of the 1980's. It basically combines the worlds of Back to the Future and Tron by turning the DeLorean into a Light Cycle on The Grid.


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This morning a pair of swans (probably Trumpeter), several Canada
geese, and 2 Sandhill cranes flew over our farm, headed north. Then
this afternoon Sam and I, plus our 14-year-old grandson Grant Johnson
spent 3 hours in the Sax-Zim bog where the snow was still quite deep,
but the roads getting soft with spring thawing. Here is the list of
species seen in the bog:
5 bald eagles
2 boreal chickadees
2 northern harriers
1 each:
sharp-shinned hawk
pileated woodpecker
red-breasted nuthatch
Northern shrike
rough-legged hawk
spruce grouse
downy woodpecker
Lots of crows and black-capped chickadees, of course.
Grant is an excellent and well-traveled birder due to his parents'
(Steve Johnson & Cecilia Rankin) influence. The shrike was species
#490 and the boreal chickadee was #491 on his life list.
This is an exciting time of year. Pussy willows are also starting to
bloom out here.
Diana Rankin
Pomroy Township, Kanabec County
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New Green Hornet Trailer Stakes A Claim As The Best Upcoming Green Superhero Movie
By Josh Tyler 2010-11-19 13:45:46 comments
The Green Hornet has a new trailer and I think its safe to say this is the best so far. In case you havent heard, the movie stars Seth Rogen as Britt Reid, the classic crime-fighter who goes undercover as a criminal with his pal Kato to kick ass. They have cool gadgets and a cool car, all the stuff you really need to be a superhero. Also, Britt seems to really know how to party, which should come in handy of they ever need to go undercover at a frat house or something.
Heres the new trailer for The Green Hornet:
We got a lot more of Kato in this trailer but also a lot more of the movies action sequences and maybe even a better feel for how Michel Gondrys style might work in a superhero movie. The music really works too, it feels like theyre finally figuring out how to market this thing. Its being released in January, which isnt a good sign, so Im trying not to get my hopes up. Still, this looks better than it has. Are you ready to buy in to Seth Rogen as a superhero? Let us know in the comments section below.
For more info, images, and video from The Green Hornet visit its page in the Blend Film Database.
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10 Artists Who Should Be in the Country Music Hall of Fame
A photo gallery of artists who, surprisingly, aren't in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but should be.
A photo gallery of artists who, surprisingly, aren't in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but should be.
I know that 'Critter' from Z94 is so jealous this morning! Every time he fills in for shifts on KLAW he wants to play this song...today's KLAW Classic!
Today's catch of the day comes from a true country music pioneer, that we haven't heard from in a while.
The runup to the 2015 ACM Awards will feature a plethora of musical acts, including special duets in which country legends will team up with modern acts for unforgettable performances.
There were three country performances and just one award presented during the 2015 Grammys on Sunday night (Feb. 8), but none of those televised events were the best moment from the ceremony. An artist who couldn't make it to the show scores the No. 1 spot on this list of Top 5 Country Moments from the 2015 Grammy Awards.
Country newcomer Brandy Clark teamed up with veteran Dwight Yoakam to perform her beautiful ballad, 'Hold My Hand,' at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
The Grammy Awards are Music's Biggest Night for good reason, and the 2015 event was no different, with stars of all genres putting on their Sunday best for the show.
December 31st, 1952
Hank Williams is pronounced dead at Oak Hill General Hospital in Oak Hill, West Virginia, after passing away in the back seat of a Cadillac, en route to a show in Canton, Ohio.
October 23, 1997
Barbara Mandrell gave her final performance at the Grand Ole Opry house before retiring from country music.
October 22, 1990
Tim McGraw signs his first contract with Curb Records.
October 21, 1967
The Music City News presents its first annual awards at Ernest Tubb's Record Shop. Merle Haggard wins Favorite Male Artist, and Loretta Lynn wins Favorite Female Artist.
October 15, 1969
Johnny Cash wins a record-setting five times during the third annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.


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May 27, 2016
The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a boil water alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the Beulah Hubbard Water Association water supply, located in Newton County.
Only customers East of Little Rock on Hwy 494 and customers fed from Hwy 494 on Chesney Town Road, Hopewell Road, Burton Road and White Road are affected.
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Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-Kyiv flights start on 19th of June, 2012...
Turkish Airlines is increasing the number of flights between Kyiv and Istanbul to 16 flights a week by adding 3 flights from Sabiha Gokcen Airport on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Promotional fares from Sabiha Gokcen to Kyiv starting from 122 Euros (including taxes and fees) and 169 USD for Kyiv departing passengers until 31st of July, 2012 . Passengers may also connect their flights to Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman via Sabiha Gokcen Airport.
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Delve into the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and find the Bwindi Safari Lodge! Recently refurbished, the lodge offers eight bandas, each with a private terrace overlooking the canopy, en-suite bathrooms with flush toilets and hot showers and locally crafted furniture and fixtures. Located in the main lodge is a fireside bar and lounge area, the perfect place to exchange gorilla tracking stories with other Africa safari travelers. Open and covered terraces also provide prime forest viewing opportunities. As a favorite haunt of the gorillas, you may even see the primates sleeping at the lodge on your Uganda Tour.
Gorilla Facts
Park: Bwindi Forest National Park
Number of Gorillas Families: 9
Number of Permits per day: 72
Average tracking time: 3-8 hours
Time Spent with Gorillas: 1 hour
Cost of extra Gorilla Permits: $500
Wildlife Activities
Gorilla Tracking
Birding (over 350 species in the area)
Spot some of the 10 primate species found in Bwindi including: chimpanzee, olive baboon, black and while colobus, blue-tailed, red-tailed and L'Hoest monkeys.
Other Activities
Guided Nature Walks
Buhoma Village walk (or hire a mountain bike)
Watch the Bwindi Orphans dance group
Batwa cultural experience
Hike to the Waterfalls
Visit nearby community projects like the AMAGRA organic farm
Explore the Nkwenda Village craft shops
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Alternative markings for WNW Gotha G.IV in preparation
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Posted 21 January 2011 - 10:48 PM
Any updates Rowan? I'm not super keen on any of the kit markings at this point, so looking forward to what you come up with!
Hello Doug,
So far we have the other two red-painted "lead" Gothas from the England raids ("MS/SM" and "K"), a further LVG-built one, Thomas Genth's Grandfather's "RG" and a surprise or two..... Work is continuing and I should be able to make a more specific announcement in a week or so. The possibility of SSW-built hexagon schemes may be there, if I can make it work in terms of costs - it would be an awful lot of decals........!
Posted 27 January 2011 - 06:10 PM
Now if I could just convince you do to markings Christiansen's W.29 (I think it might need new lozenge as well as the kit gives you the brown lozenge instead of the blue and I think his had the blue(?)), I would be really happy
Posted 27 January 2011 - 06:23 PM
I can see another one being bought if some of these alternatives tickle my fancy.
Posted 02 February 2011 - 06:07 PM
Oh I'll get them in 1/32nd but a Gotha in this scale isn't really practical in a two bedroom in Manhattan.
All the very best.
Posted 03 February 2011 - 02:34 PM
I know you get asked this all the time, but is there any chance of these in 1/72nd?
Oh I'll get them in 1/32nd but a Gotha in this scale isn't really practical in a two bedroom in Manhattan.
All the very best.
Well I don't see why not - provided that there's enough interest. As Roden cover more than just the G.IV, there would be scope for a wider selection to include the G.V as well. I'll need to grab the Roden kit to see how the shapes are first.
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Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric endocrinology is a pediatric subspecialty that focuses on endocrine disorders in children ranging from infants to teens. In addition to diabetes, this includes disorders that affect physical growth and sexual development.
The pediatric endocrinologists at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health are all board certified pediatricians who have received additional, subspecialty training in pediatric endocrinology (the study of the body's endocrine system) and diabetology (the study of diabetes). With a large patient base, our endocrinologists are experienced in treating both common and uncommon conditions.
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About Serenity.
My name is Serenity. I have some brown hair and green eyes. I am 14 years old. I am artistic, imaginative. I love Papa Roach. I have been a fan for about 3 years. I have yet to go to a live show, but I'm damn determined to make it!!!
I have a lot to say, and I wanna go places in life.
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Two injured after wrong-way crash on SR 143 in Tempe
TEMPE, AZ - Two people are in the hospital after another wrong-way crash in Tempe.
This is the fifth high profile wrong way crash since mid May.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said they received a 911 call at 1:50 a.m. Monday reporting a driver headed the wrong way on State Route 143 near University Drive.
One minute after that, another 911 call came in reporting a crash in the same area.
DPS said a green sedan was traveling the wrong-way into northbound traffic on SR 143 when it crashed head-on into a maroon sedan.
Both drivers were conscious when DPS officials arrived and were able to briefly speak with investigators. The drivers were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, but expected to survive.
According to DPS Spokesperson Bart Graves, investigators are looking at possible impairment with both drivers.
"The suspect driver, his license was already suspended for a previous DUI and the other driver involved, the victim driver, we're investigating for possible DUI, he told us he was lost," said Graves.
DPS officials believe the wrong-way driver got onto SR 143 from Loop 202 and drove about a half mile before crashing.
The most recent incident adds to a list of growing high profile wrong way crashes, but Graves called the recent cases an anomaly.
"It's important to realize we get 25 calls per month statewide of wrong way drivers and only 10 percent we interact with," said Graves.
He went on to explain 90 percent of the reported wrong way drivers across the state self-correct after realizing they made a mistake and are never contacted by officers.
The four previous high profile wrong way collisions resulted in seven deaths since May.
- May 12 a drunk driver gong the wrong way near I-10 and US 60 killed Mesa Police Sgt. Brandon Mendoza. The drunk driver died as well.
- May 16 three people were killed when a wrong way driver slammed into a minivan on I-17 near Black Canyon City. The wrong way driver remains in critical condition.
- May 18 a drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 202 near Higley killed two people. According to DPS, the wrong way driver, 68-year old Patricia Murphy was impaired and survived.
- May 25 a suspected drunk driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on I-10 near New River crashed into a pickup truck. The suspected impaired driver, his passenger and victim all survived.
"All of these horrific fatal crashes, impairment was a factor of either alcohol or drugs or a combination," said Graves. "It (impairment) has been a factor in every single one of these."


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I just KNOW it's twins.
What happens when you just have this "feeling" there is more than one little grain of rice in there. I'm 6 weeks, I'm huge, I have every symptom of being pregnant tenfold, I'm ALWAYS tired but I can barely sleep. My first appointment is in 3 days. Will the doc do an ultrasound to set my fears aside? This is driving me nuts.
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I'm at 7 weeks and I just found out that I'm having identical twins at my 1st ultrasound. I had no idea and was totally shocked. But, in retrospect, I guess there were a couple clues. My HGC level was on the high side - but the nurse didn't say anything about twins. And I'm already having trouble buttoning my pants, even though I haven't gained any weight yet. I usually feel exhausted and I don't sleep well at night. When we saw the twins on the ultrasound, I started crying. I was so shocked and felt terrified. My husband travels a lot for work and we don't have family living in our state. I still feel very anxious about it. My heart starts racing and I get lightheaded thinking about it. I'm trying to stop worrying, bc my anxiety can't be good for the babies. With all I've read and heard about the challenges of having one baby, two babies sound overwhelming. I feel guilty for having negative thoughts, when most seem to think twins are such a wonderful blessing.posted 10/18/2007 by denvermomtobe409
I am 27 weeks pg with twin girls my dr did not know untill the ultrasound when both of my girls were crouding for the spot light. When i wnet in for my first appointment i told the dr that i thought it might be twins. he checked me and said that my utrus was normal size and that he was 98% sure that it was not twins. That 2% will get you every time. i went in for a few more appointments and we never heard a second heart beat. i still just new i was pregnant with twins and was not supprised at all when they made them selves known. i was always tired and as sick as i was with my other three pregnancies.posted 10/03/2007 by the 3 boys mom
I truly understanding the KNOW factor. I started having dreams about having twins, and when ever I saw the symptoms of carrying twins link online I always clicked it. Around 6 months I was HUGE, and my own husband started questioning if my last menstral period happened when I thought. After seeing the doctor for the first time, and not hearing two heartbeats (I did ask). My mother (a register'd Nurse) started telling me of all the OTHER possible reasons for being so large (I measured 6 weeks past what week I was on). So an emergency ultrasound was scheduled and I was watching in crazy anticipation the screen, the technicain smiled and said "There's definately Twins". Once I got home I was hot on the phone, "I knew, I knew" This is when my mother told me that my step-dad, an identical twin, had his mother assuring the doctor she was having twins, and the doctor didn't beleive her until the second head crown'd. Trust your instincts... otherwise *yeah ultrasound*posted 11/17/2007 by blisster75
I had a hunch that I was having twins, I'm 28 weeks with a boy & a girl. My hormones were acting up much faster than my first pregnancy. My HGC levels were high which promted the Dr. to do an untrasound at 9 weeks, & there they were! I'm going to say about 10 weeks to like 16 weeks had TERRIBLE morning sickness barely eat or drink anything. However, I'm having Fraternal twins with 2 different placentas, the Dr. said the double placentas is what makes the hormones go so out of whack. I didn't show until 3 months & the Dr. called my babies big even for a singleton pregnancy. I agree that you can't tell by outward signs. But alot of the times the initial blood test will give them away (per my Dr.). My sister didn't have twins & she had horrible morning sickness & gained 60lbs. Every pregnancy & woman is different.posted 10/08/2007 by lkd33
I am pregnant with twins. No morning sickness. No fast weight gain or hip spread. I am in my 10th week. As with all pregancies, it will be different from everyone elses. My best friend had a single but she looked like the biggest single ever and we just knew it was twins. Without the ultrasound to see the two babies and the hearing of the heartbeats you just can't tell by outward signs. -zposted 09/28/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
Lol we'll see Friday if I'm having twins or not - I sure hope so!!! :-) I hadn't even had a chance to lay down the home pregnancy test before it showed a positive. Then at my initial drs appointment to verify, the nurse walked in and said "How many babies do you have in there?! That was the fastest positive I've ever seen!" So I'm guessing my HGC levels must be pretty high.posted 10/15/2007 by RazzyTazzy Knits
I would trust your instincts and have it checked out. I just knew I was pregnant with twins, even though I have been really lucky and experienced no sickness or nausea. I had my first ultrasound at 8 1/2 weeks and they confirmed my suspicions. However, one of the babies had very recently stopped developing. It was devastating, still I am very excited to be carrying my first child. The doctor did ask me if I had any extreme symptoms of pregnancy, but the only thing that seemed out of the ordinary was that I was starving (for about 3 straight weeks) and my breasts were extremely tender. He explained that symptoms of pregnancy can be exagerated(sp?) when a woman is carrying more than one baby. Anyway, ask your doctor. It is not unlikely that you are correct.posted 12/10/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
Don't be anxious about having twins! My husband and I fell into financial difficulty and we were living under his parents roof when we found out it was twins. I was just as frightened, but they are here now, and we manage fine! I have two girls who keep each other company. I couldn't have imagined life with just one baby, and its not as hard to manage as you think. You just learn to get into a routine :) Good luck!posted 01/25/2008 by Lady Bathory
I wish I could answer your question-but I am having the same issue and have no clue what to think! I am 9 weeks...sick all day long (I usually vomit 2 times a day), my stomach is already popping out and uncomfortable, sleeping-yeah right! I can't get comfortable enough to sleep. I looked at some other Q&As and it sounds like you really won't know for sure until they hear 2 heartbeats or you have your sonogram. But man wouldn't it be nice to know?!?!?!posted 09/25/2007 by mamaoftoo
I don't know of any ob/gyns that would not do an ultrasound at your first, 9 week visit. When you go in, let your ultrasound tech know that you're concerned it may be twins and she'll check for you. I'm having all the symptoms you are, but I've only got one bun in my oven. I couldn't fit into my jeans by my 5th week, I am always exhausted but can't get to sleep and stay asleep, I pee (literally) every 5 - 10 minutes and I WAS nauseous constantly up until the first day of my 11th week, to the day...thanks be to God!posted 11/19/2007 by djpod
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A while ago I was contacted by the lovely Valeria from Bali Cosmetics. Valeria sells pure, natural and organic products from Bali in her online shop and she asked me if I wanted to try a few of them. Interesting! So my answer was yes, and a few days later I found this lovely package in my mail box, nicely wrapped and with a sweet little note.
Valeria, you are such a darling :-) Now I bet you guys want to see what Valeria sent me, huh? Alright then, let's have a look!
Lots of fun goodies! First I'm reviewing the two hair products and the hand cream that I got, so in part one it's all about beautiful hair and soft hands. And in part two I'll be focusing on the skin and body care products that I received. Ready? Okay, here we go!
Blue Stone Botanicals Traditional Balinese Tonic for Hair & Scalp
This hair oil with pure kukui nut oil, coconut oil and ylang ylang will keep your scalp and hair roots healthy and will make your hair soft, shiny and bouncy. You have to heat up the oil, massage it into your scalp and leave it on for at least a couple of hours, and you have to repeat this regularly. So it's definitely not a quick fix and you have to invest a little time and effort to make this product work. Now you have to know this: I always said that hair oils were not for me and that I would never use them on my greasy hair. So I kind of felt like an idiot, standing there with this bottle of hair oil in my hand… Of course Valeria didn't know about my anti-hair oil conviction and for her I wanted to give the product a chance. And my limp lifeless hair could kind of use a boost anyway, so I decided to push my prejudices aside and to go for it.
The Blue Stone Botanicals Traditional Balinese Tonic for Hair & Scalp – phew, what a mouthful – comes in a little plastic 118 ml bottle with a push cap that you can click open. The texture of the oil is more watery than I had expected and this makes the product fairly easy to apply. I use the oil once a week, usually in the weekend. I apply it in the morning and leave it in for two to three hours. And then I rinse it out with shampoo. I shampoo my hair three times just to make sure I get out all the oil and then I let it air dry. My hair definitely looks more shiny after I've used this hair oil, and it also feels softer. Aren't there easier, quicker ways to get shiny soft hair then? Sure, but I hope that in the long run I will not only get shine and softness but also stronger, healthier hair, and that's why I will continue to use this product. To be continued!
Price: 49.90 CHF at Bali Cosmetics.
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The Nacha Naturals Bali Hair Oil is, as the name states, another hair oil. Well damn. But since I gave the first hair oil a chance, I decided to give this one the benefit of the doubt as well. The combination of jojoba oil, sesame oil, olive oil, avocado oil and wheat germ oil with lavender, sage, chamomile, cedar wood and rosemary should stimulate hair growth and prevent hair loss. Now that sounded like music to my ears! My hair is thin, fine and I don't have a lot of it, so I was very excited to start using this hair oil. You just have to warm it up, massage it into your scalp, leave it on for at least 20 minutes and rinse it out with shampoo.
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This hand cream with rice protein, coconut and lime softens and nourishes dry hands. I have very dry hands and I go through tubes of hand cream like a mad woman. A small tube lasts me about two weeks, and then it's empty. I am already a third in this Griya Kelapa Coconut Lime Hand Cream but I really try to use as little product as possible, because it smells soooo good and I want to enjoy this hand cream for as long as I can. The mix of coconut and lime – all-natural of course – really smells amazing. And the hand cream also softens and moisturizes my hands as promised. It doesn't necessarily do a better or worse job than other hand creams, but I am giving it extra points just for the smell. What can I say, I'm a sucker for products that smell nice.
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