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Six teams, including the Rice MBA team, were selected for the final round, among a total of 568 teams from around the globe competing for more than $13,000 in cash and prizes. For the Rice MBA team to be in the top .5 percent is exceptional," said Sean Ferguson, director of MBA programs. "We really appreciate and value the hard work put forth by the team and for representing the school in such a positive manner." The competition, which incorporates elements of a business plan and case competition, focuses on developing a business plan for a major Singaporean company interested in international expansion. Teams were asked to select from three cases and choose a target market for the case company's expansion. Business plans were developed for the following case companies: OSIM, a branded healthy lifestyle products company; ThaiExpress, a Thai restaurant chain; and internationally acclaimed customer service speaker and master trainer Ron Kaufman's UP Your Service! College, a customer service training curriculum. Rice's "Illuminate" team composed of second-year Rice MBA students, Anna Reeve, Jon Surratt, Kianti Brown and Jay Pertuz presented a business plan for Kaufman's UP Your Service! College which included strategies for expanding the organization globally to meet demand, while maintaining a high standard of service delivered by certified UP Your Service! College course leaders. "I think I speak for all members of my team when I say that this was a very positive experience for us all. We were able to take what we learned in our courses and apply it to a real-world globalization effort," said team member Surratt. "Although the process was quite intense, we were able to work together to create a thorough, actionable plan for our case sponsor." "The favorable responses of both the judges and the case sponsor were a great reward for all our hard work," he added. The competition began in November 2006 and involved a three-stage evaluation process with detailed feedback from the judges. In early March, the six final teams were chosen and given an all expenses paid trip to Singapore where they presented their business plans to a panel of leading industry experts and the top management of their chosen company. Rice Team from left to right: Anna Reeve, Jon Surratt, Kianti Brown, and Jay Pertuz


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And then come the jailbreakers and hack on that log and....TADAAAA... no water damage log anymore... problem solved... neat!
Soon we will have a jailbreak tweak called "Remove Water Damage Log" :P
I think the current "water damage" detection is a joke. Having your phone in the bathroom while u take a shower can make your iPhone that is in perfect condition, never been touched by water, register as "water damaged" by Apples "geniuses". Just a scapegoat for Apple to not have to replace broken phones. I don't see why they would want to change the current method. They benifit from the over sensitive, inaccurate method used now. The customer on the other hand, is [email protected] out of luck.
It's getting kinda scary how powerful Apple is becoming. They can basically get away with murder. Yet, I am so in love with my iPhone, I have no choice but to accept Apples laws.
A recent visit to a Apple store really opened my eyes to how Apple is treating customers, and that is very very poorly. I know, your all thinking "Apple has amazing customer service, i have never had a issue with them". And your right, they did have excellent customer service. I had always received excellent, excellent customer service as well. But from what I saw, this is no longer the case.
As I sat, awaiting the privledge to see a "genious" regarding my yellowish screened iPhone 4s, I observed about 10 different people with iPhone or iPod related issues quickly, and rudely turned away. At least half of them were told their iDevice had water damage, therefore out of warranty. I felt really bad for these people, they looked genuinely shocked when they were told that there phone had been "water damaged". One customer had bought AppleCare+, he had the receipt and everything. The "genius" told him that although he did purchase AppleCare+, it wasn't in there system that it had been "activated"... Huh? You have to "activate" your insurance? He was told that they couldn't help him, and they gave him a 1-800 # to call.
As for my yellow tinted screen issue, I have never been so mad and disappointed at the same time...it's to painful to talk about! If you want to see how extremely awful Apple is treating these unlucky iPhone 4s customers, just do a quick google search of "iPhone 4s yellow screen", you will see...it's appalling, and I am not exaggerating.
But hey...I still love Apple!! Apples like a girlfriend that treats you horribly, or is really annoying....but she's SUPER hot, so you will put up with anything!!
And a dfu restore would not refresh/resolve that issue and make as good?
Wouldn't it make more sense that if the device is going to be detecting water in any case, to have the device automatically shut down in that as some kind of fail safe to help protect from water damage? I think this would be more productive than simply telling Apple to void your warranty...
Apple is going about this the wrong way. Why not prevent water from damaging the device in the first place? Everybody wins. At CES there was a company that created a nano coating that repels water. They infused a tissue with it and then they put the tissue in a fish tank. When they pulled it out of the water it was completely dry. Mthe most amazing thing I've seen since a tissue is designed to absorb moisture.
Anyway they said the coating could be applied to electronic components and it would protect them from being submersed in water.
Here's the thing, if jail breakers mess with that data log, the apple employees wouldn't care. Because you jail broke your phone. And because you jail broke your phone, it automatically voids the warranty. So anyone else have a new bright idea?
There is absolutely no way Apple would have only this new method, which has been pointed out, could easily be tampered with on a jailbroken device. There will always be a physical, inaccurate, vague water "damage" detector which will allow Apple to say "sorry bout it, but according to the color of this little sticker hidden inside your phone (which you cannot see without opening your phone and voiding your warranty) you dropped your phone into the sink, if you say you didn't, you are a liar....the sticker says so, sorry bout it".
I have had water sensors trip on phones that were less than a month old and NEVER exposed to anything even remotely damaging. This has happened on a Motorola RAZR V3, an Apple iPhone 3G, an Apple iPhone 4, and, most recently, a Sony Xperia PLAY 4G (R800at). It is absolutely ridiculous that they can void a warranty when there is no water damage and the claim is completely unrelated anyway (especially for known problems with that model). Perhaps we need a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all those who threw their burning/melting phone in water when the battery overheated and wasn't removable.
It's ridiculous enough that Apple gets away with having EXPOSED water sensors. The only reason they get away with this despite being against the industry norm is because they first made it "normal" in another industry: MP3 players. Someone needs to stand up and point out that they others put them inside the phone only for a good reason (ONE drop of rain or sweat in the UPWARDS FACING HEADPHONE JACK and you're screwed despite no actual damage to the phone).
Now, those of you thinking that there will be a JB tweak: Not likely. The whole point is to make it read-only and the logic that "writes" is independent and can't be controlled by software.


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HOUSTON - One of Houston's most well-known landmarks is for sale.
A subsidiary of Hines Real Estate Investment Trust announced Wednesday it has put the Williams Tower on the market.
Published reports suggest the skyscraper could command as much as $450 million.
In the Galleria, few locations compare to the spot the Williams Tower is sitting on.
"When people speak about the Galleria, this is where the heart of it is. This is my physical point. A physical landmark," said John Shonk, who works in the area.
"It's something that can be seen from miles away to know where you're going," said Kasey Puckett, who works in the building.
The skyscraper was built in the early 1980s, and was formerly known as the Transco Tower.
While the building itself is on the market, KPRC Local 2 has learned the water wall set up further down the property is not.
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Computex 2013: Spot the Desktop Kabini [Updated]by Ian Cutress on 6/7/2013 10:50 PM EST
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Ryan Smith - Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - linkKBN-I.
I tip my hat to you, ECS. That's hilarious. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - link+1! That's totally awesome! Not sure how much I like the idea of Kabini as a desktop solution, though I suppose it really depends on pricing. Reply
JDG1980 - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - linkIt's a shame that Asus didn't use a more powerful, DirectCU-based cooler and do away with that small, noisy fan. A chip with TDP this low shouldn't need active cooling. Reply
Jaybus - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - linkThe ASRock uses a G-series embedded chip. The Asus uses a A-series "desktop" chip, so it needs active cooling, but also has higher performance. Reply
silverblue - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - linkI'm still a little confused. I wasn't aware that Kabini even came with a dual channel memory controller, yet these boards' specs appear to state that it does. I think what they meant to put was that it has two DDR3 slots. Reply
lightmanek - Thursday, June 06, 2013 - linkReading ECS board description I thought it's a mistake, but after reading ASUS board description I no longer was so sure ...
It would be hilarious if manufacturers of these boards didn't even know proper specifications of what they designing :D Reply
cyrusfox - Friday, June 07, 2013 - linkLooks like you guys missed a number of them. Sapphire was showing off the IPC-FT3GT2 and my favorite of them all, the ASRock KA5200-ITX. I just wish they were available now, I am itching to replace my celeron 847 itx board. Reply
Penti - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkI would love to see quadcore Kabini A6-5200, mSATA, half height mini-PCIe for wireless, an eSATA connector, maybe the SD-card reader used and a PCIe x16 slot in a Mini-ITX board. Not that it would do much good if I remember correctly there is just 4 lanes PCIe on these Kabini's. Reply
Penti - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkMaybe even a PLX-chip would be interesting here, but I would just wait for Kaveri to see some new stuff/boards I guess. Would be interesting to actually see some good Kabini products too though. If they don't release any interesting stuff on AMD I'm sure they have/will for Intel. So I guess you can still get some interesting stuff in the SFF field. Haven't seen much with say 6Gbps mSATA slots though. Doesn't really need a 2.5" SSD if I would go that route. Reply
MrCommunistGen - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkLooks like someone cleverly redacted mention of dual channel support on the MSI board's description card... Reply
falc0ne - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkthe cooler from the ECS Mobo looks like a AMD Athlon XP (first edition)cooler or Duron 900Mhz CPU cooler :)) Reply
R3MF - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - link"dual-channel"
i though brazos and kabini both used one single 64bit memory bus, rather than the dual 64bit memory bus' of their larger relatives like socket FM2, 1150, etc. Reply


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2014-15Garnered Honorable Mention All-NCHC recognition and was a finalist for the NCHC Defenseman of the Year award … played in 39 games on defense … led all RedHawk defensemen with a career-high 24 points (4 goals, 20 assists) … led the team with a +19 rating on the ice, finishing +1 or better 16 times … posted five multi-point games, including two in the last three games of the year … blocked a team-high 64 shots … dished out two assists in his season debut against Bowling Green (10/12) … also recorded a pair of assists against Western Michigan (11/22) … posted a career-high three points on a goal and two assists while going +4 against Omaha (12/5) … also scored at Western Michigan (1/31) and against Minnesota Duluth (2/21) … dished out a pair of assists and went +3 in the NCHC semifinals against Denver (3/20) … tallied a goal and an assist in the NCAA Tournament against Providence (3/28).
2013-14One of four skaters that took to the ice in all 38 games … blocked a team-high 73 shots … led all RedHawk defensemen and tied for sixth on the team overall with 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) … registered 10 power play points (4th on the team) and 13 assists (5th) … named NCHC Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 27 … tallied his lone multi-point game of the year with a goal and an assist at Colorado College on Jan. 25 … received the Mitch Korn Outstanding Defensive Player award from the team … recorded at least one assist in seven of the season's first eight games … committed only 10 penalties for 20 minutes in 38 games.
2012-13Earned Honorable Mention All-CCHA and named to CCHA All-Rookie Team ... named to the Three Rivers Classic All-Tournament Team as a defenseman ... honored as CCHA Defenseman of the Week on three separate occasions (Dec. 3, Jan. 28 and Feb. 25) ... one of just five RedHawks (only defensemen) to appear in all 42 games ... led Miami blueliners in points with 21 (five goals, 16 assists), while he was fourth overall on the team in points ... his 16 helpers were third on the team ... led Miami with 81 blocked shots on the year ... notched his first point as a RedHawk, an assist, against Providence (Oct. 20) ... scored his first career goal against Northern Michigan (Nov. 9) ... scored his only game-winning goal Feb. 23 at Lake Superior ... added two power play goals while serving on both special teams top units ... had a career long four-game point streak from Jan .19-Feb. 1 (five points) ... logged first multi-goal game Jan. 12 at NMU with two markers and had two assists twice (Jan. 25 vs. BGSU and Mar. 16 vs. Michigan State) ... recorded five multi-point games with his first coming Nov. 9 vs. Northern Michigan on a goal and an assist ... posted a +12 rating, which was third on the team and second among defensemen ... had 19 penalties for 38 minutes.
Prior to MiamiPlayed the 2011-12 season for the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL ... played in 59 regular-season games for Dubuque, totaling 26 points on seven goals and 19 assists ... posted a +16 rating on the season, second on the team and tops among defenseman, while compiling 71 penalty minutes ... helped the Fighting Saints make the playoffs, appearing in five games while handing out three assists ... played in the USHL Prospects game ... was a finalist for the USHL Scholar-Athlete Award ... played two seasons at Salisbury Prep High School in Connecticut, recording eight goals and 15 assists in 26 games in 2010-11, leading the team to the Founder's League championship ... also played for the Mid-Fairfield Blues AAA team that was National Runner-Up in 2011 ... played baseball in high school as a catcher as well ... graduated from Dubuque Senior High School.
PersonalBorn on Aug. 13, 1993 in Torrance, Calif. ... son of Julie and Paul Caito ... father, Paul, and grandfather, Thomas, both played football at Boston University ... mother, Julie, competed in gymnastics at Slippery Rock University ... majoring in economics.


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An Ed Headington paragraph.
Will someone please tell me what the hell this opening paragraph of a presser is about?
Los Angeles has done its part to offer some post-election therapy for the political junkies among us and those suffering from PEWS. The Pat Brown Institute had their full-day program last week and the USC Unruh Institute of Politics has their 2-day conference today and tomorrow (Joel Fox, Joe Mathews and Tom Elias are seated in front of me as I write this while Jim VanderHei of POLITICO moderates a panel of eight). Nevertheless, the hoi polloi have gone from smitten to c'est la vie...
Maybe someone could please channel their secret decoder ring and tell me? I think I spy five potential topics in the first paragraph.
It's bad enough that the former news site MayorSam has since the beginning of 2008 chosen to publish straight promo material and press releases. But get this: the guy who posted this at MayorSam is the publicist for the illustrious LA Press Club too.
Publicists blogging...always a dicey proposition. But without an editor, it does tend towards tragedy.
Please, some adult in the room, tell Ed to take a big breath and learn how to resist the temptation to fill paragraphs with names-deserving-wider-recognition the way NASCAR drivers slap product decals on their stock cars. Tell Ed how to contain an actual coherent single thought within a paragraph---even when he's writing straight publicity.


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Dilton Marsh History Society will be exploring what it was like to live in the village during the Second World War, after being awarded a grant for £17,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The Village at War project will collate and preserve local memories and enable the community to explore life in Dilton Marsh between 1939 and 1945.
It will also look at the history of the American GIs stationed around the village, researching the dramatic change in rural life as thousands of Americans from overseas camped around Dilton Marsh before taking part in the D-Day landings.
Various events will take place while the project is in progress to reignite wartime crafts and activities and make them relevant to the community today, culminating in a 1940s dance.
Chairman of the history society Alison Irving said: "We feel it is important to record wartime memories before it's too late.
"Research will be done by the history society, members of the community and the village school."
An official launch event takes place on April 5 at Dilton Marsh Village Hall, where there will be re-enactors from the group Blitz Buddies. Residents are invited to bring along wartime artefacts, documents and photographs.
All materials will be recorded on a free CD ROM that will given the community.
Nerys Watts, Heritage Lottery Fund's head of south west, said: "Projects such as this one in Dilton Marsh help us all to understand the influence of the Second World War period on the way we live today."


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On most of my detail pages, I often use side-by-side pictures:http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_610.htm
using code like

It works well as long as the viewer does not increase his/her font size in the browser, when the pictures no longer appear side-by-side but rather stacked vertically, which I don't intend. As you can see from the style sheet below, the relevant CSS rules seem to be
body{width: body{margin: and #main{margin-right:12%;}since the bulk of the page's code is contained within a
 with id="main".
I have tried increasing all of the above parameters but they don't give any leeway allowing the user to even slightly increase font size and still retain the proper side-by-side formatting of pictures.Thanks in advance for your expert help.
body{width:86%; margin:2% 3.5% 0 4.5%; padding:0; border:0; color:#000; background-color:#fff; font:medium/1.2 Verdana, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;}.bi{font-weight:bold;}.lg{font-size:large;}.lgbi{font-size:large;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;}.reserved{color:Red;font-weight:bold;background-color:#fff;}
a:link{color:#00f;background-color:#fff;}a:visited{color:#939;background-color:#fff;}a:hover{color:#f00;background-color:#fff;}img{border:0;}img.tall {width:400px;height:585px;}img.wide {width:600px;height:500px;}.bq{ width:80%;padding:.7em;font:italic medium/1.1 Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;margin-left:1em;}.cap {font-size: small;font-style:italic;}
The problem most likely stems from the use of a non breaking space between images. When the user enlarges his/her fonts the size of the NBS will also enlarge ( since it essentially is text).
try leaving out the NBS and spacing your images using (PIXEL UNITS!) padding or margin

.img-shell-2 img + img { margin-left:15px;}
hope that helps
Hi Dresden:Thanks for the interesting concept. What I like about the Sitepoint forums is that it attracts experts like yourself.
I added this rule to the governing stylesheet:.img-shell-2 img + img { margin-left:15px;}
and modified the code as you suggested to this:

However, there was no improvement in the behaviour using FF. In fact, the appearance after a slight increase in font size was worse, as the vertically stacked pictures were no longer aligned. The 2nd picture was slightly to the right of the first (top) picture.
I should added that this problem appears in FF. In IE11, with or without your changes, there is reasonable leeway to increase font size without causing a problem. I wonder if this different browser behavior gives a clue to what is going on with FF.
Since I don't have Chrome, I was wondering how Chrome treats my detail pages if you checkhttp://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_610.htm
I must be looking at the wrong thing as I don;t see any images dropping in Firefox when the text is resized (even to maximum). The only way I can make images drop is by closing the window until there is not enough room for 2 images side by side.
I'm sure I must be missing the obvious here
Hi Paul: I suppose that should be good news to me. However, whether I look at a detail page online with FF, just as you did, or do the same thing in browser preview in Dreamweaver, I unfortunately experience the phenomenon I described.
Since every FF user may have different settings, that may explain why we have different results when increasing font size in FF. BTW, when I do that in FF, I hold down "ctrl" and roll the middle wheel button forward one click.
Yep, it is the screen width. At less than about 1070px window width the images are dropping, due to the body-margins and the 12% margin-right of the #main container.If the page width must be scalable, then the images have to scale too!
I should go for a centered page (otherwise a lot of empty white space on the right side); the images can scale down at smaller windows/devices with a width of 100% (or almost 50% in case of 2) and in the meantime a max-width (for large screens). Some additional elements have to be added as hooks for the css to get them centered for larger screens
For instance something like this:
Francky: What a creative and brilliant accomplishment!I assume you are professional web designer. After I implement your concept for the 1/23/14 update, I will want to contact you privately. I have to implement your suggestions for 10 detail pages in the new update. Because code also has to change, I will leave all the old detail pages with the old "detail.css" and gradually replace them as those pages are taken down with the new, correct coding and styles.
A couple of questions.You omitted img.tall {width:400px;height:585px;I assume that was an oversight.
You have in the body rule:max-width: 980px; Is that some kind of fail-safe mechanism?
In the code where two pictures are next to each other, for the first two pictures, in the <src code, you omitted the dimensions; but you had the dimensions with all the other .jpgs. Just an oversight?
I hope to implement this on 1/19-20.
My new detail_new.css
html {height: 100%; padding-bottom: 1px; }body { width: 75%; max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; font:medium/1.2 Verdana, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
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Francky: I have your design working fine. There is one huge practical glitch and wonder if you or any Dreamweaver expert would have an idea about this.The new design works great online (or in DW browser preview). That should be good enough, since that is what the web will see. The problem is that in DW design view (DW CS 5.5), the page looks all wrong and is almost unusable.
Are there any changes in DW settings I can make that will retain image scaling but will appear correctly in DW design view?
Unfortunately 'Design View' in DW is useless for CSS work and you should not rely on it at all I'm afraid. Design view was Ok about 12 years ago when everything was in tables with spacer gifs but since CSS has evolved the design view is less than worthless but for the simplest of tasks.
You should stay in code view all the time (as the code editor is very good) but then just preview the page in a real browser (or a number of browsers as there may be differences) at every few steps.
There is nothing you can do about this and I have yet to see anything more complicated than a few divs render correctly in design view and I've had versions of DW for about 14 years!
Thanks, Paul, that is what thought (feared) about DW Design View. I can work in code. It is just a question of discarding the crutch, Design View. Just for the record, I will try to attach a screen view of my DW Design View of the page.
BTW, for a modern capable design view, is there a new, better web design program than DW that I should consider; or should I just buckle down and learn to edit in code?
Yes, just concentrate on the code as all the wysiwyg tools will lead you astray as most of them are in fact wysiwtf.
Once you get used to working in code view and previewing in a browsers things more or less fall into place because its you that's doing it and not some mystical interface
The DW code editor though is very good (but overpriced if all you want is the editor).
I am, as usual, very happy with the results at Sitepoint from experts like Francky, Dresden, and yourself. Francky provided a truly briliant CSS solution. Your advice on sticking with code view in the future is appreciated.
I was wondering how I could adapt Francky's scalable style sheet above plus the relevant HTML code to having 3 pictures side-by-side as on my home page: http://www.vintagetextile.com/ The relevant HTML code for two pictures:


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HOUSTON - Confessions may be good for the soul, but these days more and more young people are anonymously unveiling their deepest, darkest secrets online.
Confession pages are all the rage at several local high schools and colleges. Everything from an individual's personal struggles to their sexual escapades to the most embarrassing moments of their lives are popping up on the Internet.
"They're actually pretty funny," University of Houston student Fekerta Gelan said.
With more than 14,000 likes on Facebook, the "UH Confessions" student-run page has become so popular that this new phenomenon now has college administrators alarmed. As a result, they're urging students to be careful and to consider the consequences these postings and comments could have on their futures.
"Nothing is anonymous," said Cammie Moise, a social media expert.
Moise said the risk is real and warns students who are just dying to get something off their chest to really think twice.
"If an employer is going to look at your profile is that something you really want exposed?" Moise asked.
Racy or tame, some students agree, saying the last thing they want is for their words to one day come back and haunt them.
"I just don't think it's the safest environment to kind of be heard and necessarily get your voice across," student Channler Hill said.
"I don't see anything wrong with making comments, but you have to think twice about what you post before posting in that situation," student Rashad Eaglin said.
The "UH Confessions" Facebook page is not affiliated with the University of Houston in any way.
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I'm working on our annual blog on barbecuing and grilling trends for 2014. I wonder if I could enlist YOUR help? What interesting trends have you seen in YOUR region? New cuts of meat or foods on the grill or in the smoker? Cool new grills, smokers, or accessories? New sauces, spice rubs, flavoring? What do you think will blow minds and delight tastebuds in 2014?
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Britain claimed their third medal of the World Indoor Championships on Sunday as Katarina Johnson-Thompson won a superb silver in the long jump.
Johnson-Thompson was prevented from qualifying for the pentathlon in Sopot due to illness, but was on course for gold after taking the lead with a second-round leap of 6.81 metres, a new personal best.
The 21-year-old was only denied victory by France's Eloyse Lesueur, who produced a jump of 6.85m in the fourth round. Serbia's Ivana Spanovic took bronze with a best of 6.77m, while Britain's Shara Proctor was fourth with 6.68m.
There was disappointment in the pole vault as medal prospect Holly Bleasdale could only finish ninth after failing to clear 4.65m.
Bleasdale failed twice at her opening height of 4.45m, but the reigning European indoor champion cleared it at the final attempt and then 4.55m at the first.
Johnson-Thompson won the world junior long jump title in Barcelona in 2012 but was quick to stress: "I just want to make sure everyone knows I'm a heptathlete!
"I can't believe it. I came here with no expectations and thought if everyone had a bad day I might be in with a chance of a medal. I'm happy with the silver and it does make up for missing the pentathlon, although it killed me watching it on Friday and I got quite down about it."
Bleasdale missed the World Championships in Moscow last year due to injury but had performed well this season, achieving three clearances of 4.71m or higher.
"I'm really really gutted," she said. "I felt great coming in and had the most amazing warm-up but it was just not my day. I need to look back with my coach and see what happened.
"I'm really frustrated and really upset. I felt like I had been on a long road back from my injury to come here and perform and it's not gone well. But I'll learn from it and improve as I always do.
"We all have setbacks and this is a big one for me but the Commonwealths and Europeans are coming up outdoors - they're really big Games for me and I really want to get things right and do well there."
Britain's women were unable to defend the 4x400m title they won in Istanbul in 2012, the quartet of Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Margaret Adeoye and world outdoor champion Christine Ohuruogu taking bronze behind the United States and Jamaica.
Team captain Child put in a good first leg after one false start and a number of faulty ones, handing over to Cox in second place. Cox maintained that position but Adeoye was overhauled by Jamaica on the third leg and Ohuruogu had to be more concerned with holding off Russia than catching the leaders.
Asha Philip was unable to add to the medal tally in the 60m final, the former world youth champion finishing fourth in 7.11s as Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took gold ahead of Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast. Tianna Bartoletta of the United States claimed bronze.


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In a one-time change, state officials said Thursday they plan to issue two letter grades to public schools this fall to show how they fared under new and old academic standards.
"This is a common sense proposal so that the public understands that we are changing the rules of the game," state Superintendent of Education John White said.
But some members of the Superintendents' Advisory Council, a key panel, said the plan will cause confusion.
"It will be hard to relate to the public when you have two grades," said Michael Faulk, chairman of the panel and superintendent of the Central school system.
The state has issued letter grades to all of Louisiana's roughly 1,300 public schools since 2011.
In October officials announced that 36 percent of public schools were rated D and F, down from 44 percent in 2011.
But the formula to determine those grades is changing, primarily for high schools.
Under the old rules, grades for high schools were based primarily on how students fared on end-of-course tests as well as graduation rates.
Under the new system grades will be made up of four components worth 25 percent each:
- End-of-course exams.
- ACT, a test of college readiness.
- Graduation rate.
- An index that awards advanced coursework and other factors.
White downplayed concerns that the two grades will trigger confusion among parents and students.
"We have gotten lots of feedback from schools that want to be honored for the good work they have done," White said. "We don't want that to be lost in the transition."
Grades for elementary and middle scores will continue to stem mostly from test scores, including LEAP and iLEAP.
Doris Voitier, superintendent of the St. Bernard Parish school system, said early indications are that, while those scores will change little, school performance results for high schools will show a "drastic change.
Faulk agreed. "The issue is high schools," he said.
Faulk noted that classrooms are already undergoing sweeping changes, with teachers facing new evaluations this year and tougher academic standards set to begin in 2014.
"There is a lot of uncertainity, a lot of anxiety," he said.
Educators have said that, with the new requirement that all students take the ACT, overall ACT results are almost certain to drop, which will have an impact on high school grades.
White said the state has taken steps to prevent any wholesale decline, including a generous portion of points per high school for each student that scores at least an 18 — modest at best — on the ACT.
A perfect score is 36.
White said the grade that schools get under the new academic formula is the key rating for rewards and sanctions and will serve as the baseline for future years.
He said he plans to present his two-grade plan to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education later this spring.


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Identified: Regulatory Defect that Drives Lupus
LRI-Funded Scientist Dr. Harvey Cantor Leads Discovery
"Our LRI funds allowed us to carry out the early experiments that led to the definition of the CD8 suppressor cells." – Dr. Harvey Cantor
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Cambridge, Mass., in collaboration with Jackson Laboratory scientists, have identified a regulatory defect that drives lupus.
Correcting the defect "may represent an effective therapeutic approach to systemic lupus erythematosus-like autoimmune disease," the researchers state in their research paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research team was led by Harvey Cantor, M.D., chair of the department of cancer immunology and AIDS at Dana-Farber, in collaboration with the laboratory of Jackson Professor Derry Roopenian, Ph.D.


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ABILENE, Texas - Two people were killed and five others injured in a car crash in Taylor County.
The Texas Department of Public Safety was called to the scene of a two vehicle, head-on collision on Friday at 8:21 p.m. The crash happened at the intersection of Texas 36 and County Road 107 -- known locally as Potosi Road.
Highway patrolmen said 27-year-old Jeffery Davis was driving a 2003 Dodge pickup on Potosi Road. When he turned onto Texas 36, Davis disregarded the stop sign and slammed into a 1996 Ford pickup with six Abilene Christian University students inside.
According to reports, Jeffery Davis was pronounced dead at the scene. Lindsey Lee Smith, 20, also died in the crash.
Robert Braddock, 20, Eric Terrazas, 20,Calli Kerbo, 18, Rebekah Cherniss, 18, and Deanna Lynn Romero, 19, were all injured and taken to Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.
The crash is still under investigation.
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The glaciers, national parks and laid-back cities of western Canada are just some of the highlights on this adventure into places like Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler, Jasper and Banff.
You'll enjoy Insider moments like… spotting buffalo and other wildlife and enjoying a meal of delicious Alberta beef with the trimmings on the Guinn Family's ranch, followed by hopping on an authentic wagon.
Trip type: Discovery
Trip code: DIRS
12 full breakfasts.
5 dinners (including Be My Guest).
All transport shown.
What's Included
City tour of Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and Banff
Cruise across Maligne Lake
Scenic drives along the Sea-to-Sky Highway and Icefields Parkway
View Lake Louise, Yoho and Mount Revelstoke National Parks and a traditional kekuli built by the people of the First Nations
Visit the thriving ski resort of Sun Peaks and Chase
What's Included
12 full breakfasts.
5 dinners
(including Be My Guest).
What's Included
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Daily breakfast and an average of 50% of evening meals
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Round-trip ferry across the Strait of Georgia from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
Cherry-picked hotels all tried and trusted
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
Porterage and local charges included
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
VIP entry to many sights
Airport Transfers
Specific transfer information can be found on the airport transfers page
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Day 1Arrive Vancouver Day 1 - Arrive Vancouver
Welcome to Vancouver. At 6 p.m., gather at the hotel with your Travel Director and travelling companions for a Welcome Reception.
Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront
Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront
Day 2Vancouver – Victoria (2 Nights) Day 2 - Vancouver – Victoria (2 Nights)
Set out for Stanley Park to see its towering totem poles and explore historic Chinatown and Gastown. Travel by ferry to Vancouver Island. Visit a family-owned ciderhouse for a tasting before arriving into quaint Victoria.
Marriott Inner Harbour
Marriott Inner Harbour
Day 3Victoria Sightseeing and Free Time Day 3 - Victoria Sightseeing and Free Time
Greet the day with breakfast at Butchart Gardens, a 55-acre showcase of gorgeous floral gardens. Meet with a representative who can answer questions and then spend some time exploring. Back in Victoria, enjoy a guided city tour. This evening, dinner is up to you with a selection of restaurants for your choice dining.
Optional Experiences
Victoria Whale Watching Excursion
Board your vessel to enjoy a three-hour whale-watching expedition in the waters off Victoria. You may choose a zodiac or covered vessel. While it can't be guaranteed in advance which of the abundant marine wildlife you'll see on your journey, chances are you'll also spot magnificent bald eagles, porpoises or seals. Spring and summer are the best times of the year to see the resident Orca whales in all their glory. Choose between a zodiac or sightseeing boat experience. Approx. duration: 3 hours.
Adult Price: $121.00
Day 4Victoria – Chemainus – Squamish – Whistler (2 Nights) Day 4 - Victoria – Chemainus – Squamish – Whistler (2 Nights)
Set out for Chemainus, famous for its outdoor murals. Return to the mainland by ferry and drive along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway. Board the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and ride all the way to Summit Lodge, enjoying sweeping views. This afternoon, arrive in Whistler.
Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa
Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa
Day 5Whistler Sightseeing and Free Time Day 5 - Whistler Sightseeing and Free Time
Start the morning with a guided walking tour led by a Local Specialist. Learn about the history of the resort during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Next, step into a fascinating world where ancient ways meet modern life at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Your Local Specialist, an authentic First Nations ambassador, will greet you with a warm welcome in traditional song. This afternoon is free.
Optional Experiences
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
From our ancient, volcanic peaks with their 360 degree views, to our vibrant and sophisticated village with its incredible vibe, Whistler Blackcomb has summer covered from top to bottom. Travel across BC's rooftop on the world record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, explore over 31 miles (50 km) of high alpine hiking trails. Approx. duration: 1 hour.
Adult Price: $63.00
Day 6Whistler – Historic Ranching Country – Sun Peaks Day 6 - Whistler – Historic Ranching Country – Sun Peaks
Leaving Whistler, continue toward the thriving ski resort of Sun Peaks and enjoy an interpretive walk before your Regional Meal dinner. After, a Local Specialist will regale you with tales of voyageurs and the fur trapping industry.
Sun Peaks Grand
Sun Peaks Grand
Day 7Sun Peaks – Rocky Mountain National Park – Banff (2 Nights) Day 7 - Sun Peaks – Rocky Mountain National Park – Banff (2 Nights)
Sample the best of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Travel through Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, cross the Columbia River and Yoho National Park. Arrive at your mountain resort in Banff National Park for a relaxing stay. Enjoy drinks and a Local Specialist presentation where you will learn about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from a real life "Mountie."
Banff Park Lodge
Banff Park Lodge
Day 8Banff Sightseeing and Free Time Day 8 - Banff Sightseeing and Free Time
Immerse yourself in the glories of Banff, including Surprise Corner, Bow Falls and hoodoo rock formations. Enjoy a free afternoon before setting off for Boundary Ranch where your hosts, the Guinn family, welcome you for a scenic Be My Guest experience and dinner.
Optional Experiences
Summit Helicopter Tour
The Summit Tour will provide you with you first glimpse into the spectacular Rocky Mountains. Flying up to 7,000 ft. (2,300 m) above sea level, this tour will give you a taste of beautiful Kananaskis Country and the glorious peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Transportation included. Approx. flight duration: 12 minutes
Adult Price: $135.00
Banff Gondola
At the Banff Gondola, you'll see more mountains in a moment than most see in a lifetime! Ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain to experience a bird's eye view of six mountain ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Begin with an eight-minute journey to the summit in a fullyenclosed four-passenger gondola cabin. The views become increasingly spectacular as you climb to an elevation of 7,486 feet (2,281 meters) to the Summit Upper Terminal. Witness the breathtaking views in every direction or go to the restaurant area to enjoy the views inside or from its upper deck. You can also take the Banff Skywalk for a short self-guided interpretive walkway along the summit ridge leading to the Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site of Canada. Approx. duration: 2.5 hours.
Adult Price: $49.00
Day 9Banff – Lake Louise – Jasper (2 Nights) Day 9 - Banff – Lake Louise – Jasper (2 Nights)
Arrive on the shores of Lake Louise with a short lakeside talk. Enjoy a unique adventure at the Columbia Icefield where you climb aboard an Ice Explorer and drive on the massive Athabasca Glacier. Later this afternoon, arrive at your hotel in the heart of Jasper National Park. Join your fellow travellers for a "Farewell to the Rockies" Dinner. After dinner, enjoy a presentation about the area's history and wildlife with a Local Specialist.
The Sawridge Inn
The Sawridge Inn
Day 10Jasper Sightseeing and Free Time Day 10 - Jasper Sightseeing and Free Time
Enjoy an interpretive walk at Maligne Canyon. Then, embark on a narrated cruise across Maligne Lake. Stop at Spirit Island before returning to Jasper where the rest of the day is free.
Optional Experiences
Jasper Float Trip
Join the fun and experience an easy rafting / scenic float trip down the Athabasca River, a designated Canadian Heritage River. A National Park licensed guide will provide commentary on the human and natural history of Jasper while navigating you along the same route used by the "fur traders" over 2 centuries ago. Lifejackets and the specially designed, 25 foot (7 meter) long, oar powered rafts; offer a safe and comfortable ride through several small, easy sets of rapids and calm stretches that any first time rafter will enjoy. Don't worry the guides do all the rowing; you sit back and enjoy while exploring all the spectacular scenery drifting down a route that was used by fur traders many years ago. There is always a chance of seeing various wildlife including elk, deer, moose, coyotes, wolves, eagles, ospreys, mountain sheep and bears. Tours will operate rain or shine, and a poncho will be provided when required. Approx. duration: 50-90 minutes
Adult Price: $73.00
Day 11Banff - Kamloops Day 11 - Banff - Kamloops
A sensational two day journey on-board the Rocky Mountaineer with a night in Kamloops. Your train journey through Canada's stunning Rocky Mountains begins as you head east to Vancouver.
Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer
Assigned by Rocky Mountaineer
Day 12Kamloops - Vancouver Day 12 - Kamloops - Vancouver
Continue your journey by rail and witness the unparalleled beauty of the highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies and the stunning and remote vistas of Canada's west.
Day 13Depart Vancouver Day 13 - Depart Vancouver
Transfer to Vancouver International Airport or to Canada Place if you are extending your trip with an optional Alaska cruise.
Be My Guest
Enjoy a hosted dinner at a family-owned and operated ranch in Kananaskis Valley.
Hidden Treasures
Enjoy at least one surprise Hidden Treasure.
Local Specialists
For included sightseeing at the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics, with a First Nations ambassador, learning about fur trapping and trading, meeting a Mountie and enjoy a presentation about Jasper's history and wildlife.
Find out what makes Trafalgar different.
What's Included
City tour of Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and Banff
Cruise across Maligne Lake
Scenic drives along the Sea-to-Sky Highway and Icefields Parkway
View Lake Louise, Yoho and Mount Revelstoke National Parks and a traditional kekuli built by the people of the First Nations
Visit the thriving ski resort of Sun Peaks and Chase
What's Included
12 full breakfasts.
5 dinners
(including Be My Guest).
What's Included
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Daily breakfast and an average of 50% of evening meals
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Round-trip ferry across the Strait of Georgia from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay
Cherry-picked hotels all tried and trusted
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
Porterage and local charges included
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
VIP entry to many sights
Airport Transfers
Specific transfer information can be found on the airport transfers page
Why Trafalgar?
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Enjoy the wonder of travel, crisscrossing the globe through the seasons. On effortless adventures in breathtaking new horizons, forge lifelong friendships and memories. Our lovingly crafted itineraries are a fascinating mosaic of cultures, flavours, festivals and local stories. We're with you all the way, guiding you and ensuring you experience the real thing: the sheer love of travel, entirely hassle-free.
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Meet warm-hearted locals and like-minded travellers. Along your journey of discovery, stop to share stories and flavours with local farmers, chefs and winemakers. Pause to admire the handicrafts and rich traditions of amazing artisans. Explore the essence of Europe through captivating accounts shared by expert historians and savvy local guides.
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Travelling with your tastebuds, treating them to new flavours, spices and textures along the way. From the very first breakfast to the last nightcap, travelling through Europe indulges your palate, with every meal an opportunity to discover regional fare. Savour each new flavour, try the local tipple and take home fresh culinary inspiration. Let us share our love for food and hospitality with you.
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Once you've packed your suitcase, we take care of the rest, removing all your concerns so that you can be secure in the knowledge that an award-winning global company with an impeccable reputation has taken care of every little detail. We arrange everything you'll need along your journey - meals, accommodation and travel logistics, because we are with you all the way. Travel the world with peace of mind, knowing you're in the hands of Trafalgar.
Guest Service Rating from 19 Reviews
Service rating : Tour guide and bus driver very friendly and knowledgeable. Nothing seemed to be a problem and if you wanted something they would do the best they could to get it for you. Loved it but the accommodations could have had a better view not in all but in some places would have been
Service rating : You had really nice hotels for us to stay in.Product : There were some really nice attractions but we prefer less free time.
Service rating : Hotels were great. Itinerary was very entertaining and enjoyable. TD Virginia Wood was experienced, professional and caring.However, we did not like having 52 travellers on the coach with only one door. We felt this was a safety concern, especially with so many older people.
They helped us have a great holiday and we would travel with them again
Service rating : The tour director and coach driver were amazing always helpful and generous in sharingredients tips and information which helped make the trip very enjoying.Product : Hotels were very good. Would be good to look at coaches with 2 doors. Making it easier for passengers
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- 1 pound fresh jumbo chicken wings cut in pieces, or 20 individual pieces
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Protein 31 grams Cholesterol 126 milligrams
Carbohydrate 18 grams Potassium 237 milligrams
Total Fat 34 grams Phosphorus 177 milligrams
Saturated Fat 13 grams Sodium 107 milligrams
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Webster participates in the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Matching Program.
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GLEN ROSE, Texas — Texas Game Warden Teyran "Ty" Patterson, 28, died in the line of duty today during a search-and-rescue operation on the Paluxy River near here. Patterson apparently drowned after his boat capsized in floodwaters.
"Ty died doing what he loved. He died serving a Texas family dealing with its own tragic loss," said Col. Pete Flores, Law Enforcement Division director with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "We are going to miss this courageous young game warden, and our hearts and prayers go out to his parents and loved ones."
Patterson and his partner, Game Warden Danny Tuggle, were attempting to recover the body of a suspected drowning victim where the river crosses FM 205 in Somervell County when the accident occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. today. Yesterday afternoon, Courtney Butler, 16, of Stephenville, was swimming with friends on the river. Friends reported her missing around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. At 2:45 p.m. today, a team of enforcement agencies was continuing to search for Butler. TPWD law enforcement officials are investigating the incident. No additional details about the incident are available.
Tuggle, a 25-year veteran game warden, suffered near-drowning injuries and was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. At 3 p.m. today, he was reported by the hospital to be recovering in good condition.
Somervell County Sheriff Greg Doyle and several deputies were observing the search this morning when the boat carrying Patterson and Tuggle capsized, and several deputies immediately entered the water to aid the game wardens. Members of the Somervell County Fire and Emergency Medical Service also entered the water to help the game wardens, and provided emergency medical aid immediately after the incident.
"Swift and effective action by Sheriff Doyle and his deputies probably saved the life of Warden Tuggle," said Maj. Butch Shoop, TPWD Law Enforcement Division regional director out of Fort Worth. "Somervell County Fire and EMS immediately went to work trying to help Warden Patterson. We deeply appreciate the assistance we have received from these and other organizations involved, including the Texas Department of Public Safety."
Patterson was the second Texas game warden killed in the line of duty in less than three months. Game Warden Justin Hurst was shot and killed on March 17 during an exchange of gunfire between law enforcement officers and a suspected poacher.
Since 1919, 17 Texas game wardens have lost their lives in the line of duty, five by drowning.
Patterson earned his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Texas State University, and was a graduate of the 51st Texas Game Warden Academy in 2005. He was stationed in Johnson County. He is survived by his parents, Viann and Joe Patterson of Seguin, Texas.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 11.26.12
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed which thanks to a long break is primarily a bikini round-up. "But Photo Boy," you protest, "Aren't there any effeminately dressed men, or, or gratuitous butt shots for me to viciously judge as per Internet protocol?" Relax. There's plenty of hate-boner fuel in this gallery as well. For example, we've got David Hasselhoff contemplating a shaky truce with Hamburglar, Mary-Louise Parker who isn't even fazed anymore by this type of fan reaction to the last 3 seasons of Weeds, Snooki's dentist still doing alright even in this economy, and finally, this Mitt Romney family photo that isn't that funny until you realize the ride has been over for 5 minutes.
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Prevention of Injuries by an Exercise Program – a RCT
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|Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Exertional Lower Leg Pain
|Behavioral: physical training program to prevent injuries
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Can Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries Be Prevented by an Exercise Program Aiming at Muscular Strength, Flexibility and Coordination – a RCT
- reduction in anterior knee pain
- reduction in shin pain
- reduktion in overuse injuries
- physical performance
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|December 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2006
PURPOSE: Overuse injuries are a major concern for physical active individuals engaged in endurance type activities. This is especially true for soldiers during basic military training or subjects with a sedentary lifestyle taking up exercise to prevent disease, as they are vulnerable for sustaining an overuse injury. Contradictory to traumatic injuries, little is known about the prevention of overuse injuries using a training program. This study evaluates the preventive effect of a training program based on known intrinsic risk factors for the occurrence of anterior knee pain and shin pain in soldiers undergoing basic military training. We also evaluate the effect on physical performance.
METHODS: From December 2004 – March 2006 1000 soldiers undergoing basic military training divided into 24 platoons are cluster randomised into a prevention-training (PRE) group or a placebo-training (PLA) group. The PRE group will perform exercises based on known intrinsic risk factors namely strength, flexibility and coordination of the lower extremity, while the PLA group will perform exercises for the upper body. Both programmes consists of 5 exercises and will be performed 3 times a week during a 12 weeks period. All subjects will prospectively be examined by the same observer, who will be blinded to the allocation.
OUTCOME: primary outcome: reduction in anterior knee pain and shin pain.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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- Basic military training in the Royal Danish Guards.
- Passed military medical board.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Injury before start of intervention
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00348647
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|July 3, 2006
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Keywords provided by Amager Hospital:
Anterior knee pain syndrome
Exertional lower leg pain
Risk factors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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HOUSTON - Local 2 investigates what some say is the biggest waste of state lawmakers' time and your tax dollars.
- READ IT: Ask Amy Blog
We showed you Wednesday how your elected officials are spending weeks in Austin using state resources to congratulate friends, honor relatives and, some say, squander valuable time that could be used to take on the issues you sent them to Austin to tackle.
KPRC Local 2 investigative reporter Amy Davis is back with what some say is the simple solution.
In Austin, on the floor of the House and Senate every morning begins something like this: "Please join me this morning in recognizing Ms. Mary Alice Gonzales," state Rep. Dora Olivo said. Or, "Today I'm honored to recognize a group of fine leaders from my district," another state representative said.
It's basically one hour of lawmakers recognizing people, places, births and deaths, all before they get down to what state Sen. John Whitmire calls the real business of the people.
"Passing laws, public safety, highways, roads, public health, education, that's the public," explained Whitmire. "Ceremonies like births, marriages and winning championships are kind of personal notes."
Like when state Rep. John Zerwas wrote a resolution congratulating Ralph and Carolyn Zerwas, his parents, on their 60th wedding anniversary.
"You know, if somebody dies in a family, if somebody completes my internship program, if there's someone that I know has been a tremendous leader in the community, I do a resolution for them," state Sen. Rodney Ellis told Davis.
We met Ellis at a town hall meeting after he refused our request for an interview. The Senator wrote and passed 118 ceremonial resolutions last session, although he says he on;y introduced eight of those on the floor of the Senate.
"Thirty-eight percent of everything you did last legislature was honoring people's birthdays and anniversaries," Davis told him.
"That's not true," said Ellis. "One hundred-ninety were real resolutions."
Davis explained what the Legislative record shows.
"Well, you know what?" Ellis asked rhetorically. "Have fun and run that on the news."
After we ran Wednesday night's story on the news, Ellis had this to say:
"I can remember getting a letter and a resolution from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan when I graduated from high school. And I still have that. It meant a lot to me," Ellis said.
"We all want to honor the people in our districts. We really do," state Rep. Ellen Cohen said. "There just has to be a more expeditious and financially judicious way of doing it."
Cohen said the quickest and least expensive way to honor constituents is to print proclamations right in her district office. It takes no vote, no capitol employees to draft the resolutions -- just a nice document from her inkjet printer.
"I'd like to think they're happy if we take the time to acknowledge them by the ones we do here," Cohen said of her constituents who receive the proclamations from her district office.
State Rep. Bill Callegari came in second behind Ellis, writing 74 ceremonial resolutions last year, like the one congratulating Chick-Fil-A of Katy for being named the 2008 business of the year by the Katy Chamber of Commerce. In HR 3125, Callegari congratulates Derek Bull of Highlands Ranch, Colo., on his graduation from a Colorado high school.
"That was my grandson," Callegari explained to Davis. "I guess I did take the liberty to do that because I have other grandsons that did graduate from Texas and I thought I should do the same. So, maybe that was a little frivolous on my part."
Callegari, unlike Ellis, said he wouldn't mind drafting the congratulatory letters from his office, saving everyone's time at the capitol.
"Certainly, if the Legislature made a decision that we're not going to do this on the House floor, you know, I don't have a major problem with that," he said.
"I don't think it takes a lot of time to be honest with you," Ellis told Davis. "But, I would say for members who don't like it, don't do it."
Whitmire said that in years past senators and representatives have agreed to police themselves and not go overboard on the ceremonial resolutions. They can actually vote to change the rules of order to ban the resolutions, or just limit each representative to a handful each session.
There is also a cost involved in drafting all of the ceremonial resolutions. Legislative staff are required to research the people and places and type up the resolutions. The Legislative Budget Council said it has never calculated that cost, but admits it is paid state workers doing all of the work.
Want to see more examples of the ceremonial resolutions Davis found and see what the lawmakers had to say about them? Check out the Ask Amy blog.
If you have a news tip or question for KPRC Local 2 Investigates, drop them an e-mail or call their tipline at (713) 223-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2011 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Hunter Education Classes Filling Up During Summer
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is encouraging hunters in need of certification to enroll soon as hunter education courses are filling up fast. As hunting seasons draw closer, demand for hunter education classes is expected to increase.
"It would be much better to enroll early and avoid the rush right at the beginning of hunting seasons," said Terry Erwin, Coordinator for Hunter Education at TPWD. "Don't wait, because the number of available courses begins to taper off as the hunting season grows closer."
Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971 is required to take the Hunter Education Training Course in order to hunt in Texas and the minimum age a hunter may be certified has been lowered this year to 9 years of age.
Hunters who are at least 17 years of age and have not completed the hunter education course can defer completion for one year. Hunters who opted for "deferral" last year must complete the hunter education course to hunt legally this year.
Hunter education courses are conducted by certified volunteers all year across the state of Texas. Courses cost $15 and students have two options: take the FREE classroom study portion on-line plus a one day field component or take the traditional two-day course that averages 14 hours of instruction at a location near home.
"The deferral is only available once. The license point-of-sale vendors are not allowed to sell a deferral once it has been purchased by an individual," said Erwin. "The database keeps track of the sale, and will not allow a sale to occur with the same individual."
More than 30,000 aspiring hunters become certified every year in Texas and since 1972, and about 780,000 Texans have completed the hunter education course, which is mandatory in all 50 states and 10 Canadian Provinces. Currently, hunter education courses are taught by 2,900 volunteers comprised of game wardens, professional educators, and volunteers at TPWD.
As a result of hunter education courses, hunting accident rates have steadily decreased since 1966 when 12 accidents per 100,000 hunters were reported and the last three years have seen the rate lowered to 2.9 accidents per 100,000 hunters.
"Hunting is safe and getting safer because of hunter education," said Erwin. "Make sure you are one of those responsible individuals who wish to continue the heritage of hunting for generations to come. Help preserve our hunting heritage by becoming a certified instructor. If interested, please contact our office at 1-800-792-1112, Ext. 4999."
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– All-new Parts of Hyboria To Be Opened Up In 'Secrets of Dragon's Spine' Update Series, Featuring New Areas, Dungeons And More –
Durham, USA - September 3rd, 2012 – Funcom is excited to announce a series of upcoming updates called 'Secrets of Dragon's Spine' for its massively multiplayer online role-playing game 'Age of Conan: Unchained'. The updates will be released over time, with the first one to hit in the next few months, and will introduce a remote desert region known as The Dragon's Spine filled with new dungeons, quests, monsters and rewards for players to experience.
The 'Secrets of Dragon's Spine' update series will provide players with all new Hyborian experiences as they venture to the desert region located south and west of the ancient city of Pteion. Rippling desert dunes stretches for miles in every direction from the spine, lifeless, except for a small oasis in the mountain's shadow, and treacherous caves and tunnels weave in and out of the mountain rock. The only building made by man is the Palace of Cetriss, which can be found in the center of the area, at the foot of the mountain ... but men are not the only beings to have forged a thriving civilization in the desolate desert, many secrets lay buried beneath the sands.
Download the Dragon Spine reveal artworks and other assets from Funcom's FTP.
"Our version of Hyboria has grown into a vast online world since we launched back in 2008," says Craig Morrison, Creative Director at Funcom. "With the 'Secrets of Dragon's Spine' update we are moving into an incredibly exciting part of Robert E. Howard's work, and I think both 'Age of Conan' players and fans of Howard's work alike will find a lot to enjoy once they get to explore this new content."
Within the new content, which is aimed at level eighty players, there will be several new dungeons, a new raid area, a massive outdoor region (roughly the same size as the coast of Ardashir), and a new PvP area, as well as a host of new rewards, armor sets, weapons and other cultural items. There will also be a new mount type that will be revealed later on, which is closely linked to the story in the new area. The new dungeons are called The Coils of Ubah Kan, The Sepulchral of the Wyrm and The Slithering Chaos, and will offer the same kind of selection of experiences as in 'The Savage Coast of Turan' update.
'Age of Conan: Unchained' is one of the most critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online games of all time, and following launch in 2008 – then called 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' – the game sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide. Over three million people from all over the world have adventured through the virtual rendition of Robert E. Howard's legendary world, and the game has become increasingly more popular after several major updates and the switch to a free-to-play model last year.
ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Titles include 'The Secret World', 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures', 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.thesecretworld.com or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.


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HOUSTON - A former southeast Houston day care owner has been arrested and charged with indecency with a child.
Michael Oshay Hudson, 38, was both an employee and co-owner at Shoelaces Learning Center, 5007 Higgins St.
According to court records, on June 1, 2008, Hudson engaged in a sexual act with a 7-year-old boy who attended the day care.
The outcry, according to a Houston Police Department investigator, came just recently.
According to Hudson's ex-wife, the suspect has not worked at the day care for eight years, which
does not mesh with the timeline outlined by police.
Local 2 Investigates asked the suspect's ex-wife, Shannon Holt, about the discrepancy.
"They could be mistaken about the timing," Holt said.
Holt has not been implicated in any crime, and is now sole owner of the day care, according to
Harris County records.
However, according to state day care inspectors, Shoelaces Learning Center has logged 14 "deficiencies" in the last two years. Included in the list of violations is a failure to keep current employee background checks on file.
The problem, according to a follow-up report, was corrected, as were the other deficiencies. You can see the list here.
Holt said she does not employ anyone else at the day care at this time, except for a volunteer who works sporadically. Holt said that person has a clean record, but she did not reveal that person's name.
On Local 2's visit to the day care, Holt said she was watching seven children by herself.
Michael Hudson remains in the Harris County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bond. He has no previous
adult convictions in Harris County and is not a registered sex offender.
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If you remove the mandatory service charge, anything you give to the service people, will have to be pooled by them. Now if you left it on your account, then anything extra you give them they would be able to keep.