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Capoeira | Brazil Academy
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The Brazilian disguised fighting style! Improve your self confidence, learn Capoeira. Leave your stress behind and immerse yourself in great workout full of culture, music, and fight.
The Capoeira Program is Lead by Contra Mestre Ninja, Co-founder of the International Capoeira Federation. Ninja has being a practitioner of capoeira since 1992. He has taught seminars all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and France.
Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial arts/dance, was originated in Brazil during the colonial period. The first stories of Capoeira date from the early 1700s. Capoeira was created by the African people who were forced to Brazil as slaves by the Portuguese colonizers. Capoeira became the only way for the slaves to join together and fight the oppressive situation of slavery. It was disguised as a dance in order to fool the slave-owners of what was really going on: the organization of a mass revolution!! Capoeira, in Brazil, symbolizes the fight for freedom, inclusion, equality, justice, mass education, and hope for a better life.
Capoeira has been a sport of the "marginalized" communities, but at the same time, it has been open to anyone and everyone. Today, Capoeira is the second most popular sport in Brazil and it is found internationally on the streets, in sport centers, community halls, schools, and universities. Capoeira has become a worldly game for all people of all ages and ethnicities. Capoeira is beauty, tradition, and it holds profound importance in the history of Brazil.
Capoeira is composed of music, culture, philosophy, and movement. The movements consist of kicks, escapes, cartwheels, and flips. The people who play Capoeira understand that in the roda (the circle of Capoeira) the game with their opponent becomes a dialogue of the body. As one player improvises one movement the other player answers back with another movement.
If a person wants to be a Capoeirista they must learn how to play the instruments, how to sing Capoeira songs, how to be in rhythm, how to move with control and balance, and they must learn to respect the Capoeira philosophy and history. Capoeira represents wellness. It can strengthen all aspects of a person's health: physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual. The present Capoeira game requires the grace and agility of a dancer, with the strength and skill of a warrior.
I, Contra-Mestre Ninja, teach Capoeira based on the premise that physical activities, sports, dance, music, and other forms of art can affect one's mind and body in a positive manner. It is well established that through physical activities people are able to lower their anxiety levels, change mood states, improve self-esteem, self-concept, and much more. Through teaching Capoeira my objective is to mark people's life positively, always believing that as students learn how to use their body in a wide variety of ways and improve their awareness of themselves, they become mentally and physically stronger and much more self-confident.
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Announces First US NOTES Cholecystectomy Procedure
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USGI Medical, Inc., the pioneer in the emerging field of Incisionless EndoSurgery, announced today the use of its technology in the first US NOTES procedure (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) performed at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Drs. Marc Bessler, Peter Stevens and Dennis Fowler successfully performed a transvaginal cholecystectomy with limited laparoscopic assistance as part of a larger IRB approved study. "USGI platform technology provided critical stability and control of the transvaginal endoscope, enabling the use of flexible endoscopic instruments for dissection and retraction of the gall bladder," said Dr. Marc Bessler, Director of Laparoscopic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.

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Coming Soon to Tempe: Republic Ramen
Funny how there are so many sushi restaurants in the Valley, but so few places to get ramen. You'd think a quick, cheap, belly-warming bowl of soup would be readily available in every neighborhood, but it's just not. You'll have better luck finding pho.
A new place is about to make the scene, though. Republic Ramen is set to open this month (they have a "now hiring" sign up) at 1301 E. University Dr. in Tempe.
The menu's not available yet, but along with ramen, there will be other noodle dishes, boba drinks, and coffee. I'm looking forward to trying it . . .
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Her protector proves he's much more than a cowboy spy in Dana Marton's first novel of her HQ: Texas Series.
Moses Mann didn't need to be in an interrogation room to be intimidating. Molly Rogers found that out the hard way. Her brother had been accused of smuggling and murder, and now Moses considered her a suspect, as well. But what type of dirty little secrets did he expect to find in a single mother's life?
Moses was no ordinary agent poking around Texas border country. And he kept finding new reasons to bring his investigation to Molly's farm. Yet trusting him - especially around her son - came so easily. She finally had someone who would speak up for her. Even if he was an undercover agent with secrets buried deep in his soul....
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Program compensates landowners for buffers to protect waterways
WILLMAR -- Landowners in Kandiyohi County now have a conservation program to compensate them for protecting the waterways.
Reinvest in Minnesota buffers are established through a perpetual easement purchased from the landowner and funded by the Clean Water Fund and Outdoor Heritage Fund.
The native vegetation buffers adjacent to ditches, lakes and streams allow runoff to be absorbed and filtered before it enters public waters.
According to a news release, the buffers created through Reinvest in Minnesota are required to be between 50 feet and 200 feet in width.
In certain cases that involves frequently flooded cropland, the buffers can be extended to 350 feet.
To be eligible, 50 percent of the acres must have been planted to crops in two of the last five years.
Cropland rates for Kandiyohi County range from $2,155 to $6,145 per acre, and non-cropland rates range from $1,293 to $3,687 per acre.
The buffers created through this Reinvest in Minnesota program can be "piggybacked" with other conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program.
CRP offers 10- to 15-year contracts with payments per acre that range from $133 to $235 per acre, depending on soil types and length of enrollment.
New land entered receives a $150 per acre incentive.
No new contracts for CRP are being offered currently, however, pending renewal of the farm bill.
To learn more about the Reinvest in Minnesota buffer program, contact Ryan Peterson or Alex Nelson at the Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District office, 320-235-3906.


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About the Book
Over the last twenty years, Artist Virginie Goffin has created fanciful polymer sculpture.
A showcase of sculpture, photography, and literary enhancement created by the Artist, Virginie Goffin.
Features & Details
- Category Fine Art
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
84 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 20, 2010
- Tags virginie goffin, super sculpey, sculpture tools, doll sculpture, stop-motion animation, traditional sculpture, 2d sculpture, toy sculpture, polymer sculpture, soft sculpey, fantasy, sculpture, polymer, armature, photography, writing, photoshop, France, Paris, catacomb, story, illustration, stop-motion, animation, clay, wire, fimo, sculpey
About the Creator
For thirty years, conceptual artist Marcia K. Moore has produced innovative, exceptional visual art with both unparalleled creativity and an eye on the bottom line. From her fine art studio/gallery in Corrales, New Mexico to her current home at Ciamar Studio in Florida, Marcia has created extraordinary art for corporate and private interests, both nationally and internationally. Since her emergence in the 1980's, Moore has explored and developed her expertise in numerous mediums, her talent and style evolving with inventive proficiency. A former teacher at the Albuquerque New Mexico Art Center, she has consistently shared her knowledge with new generations of artists. Currently residing in Stuart, Florida, Marcia K. Moore is now creating "the story within" Ciamar Studio with the introduction of exciting character prototypes in both two and three-dimensional renderings, utilizing large-scale canvas, and literary enhancement.
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Julia Stock_Raco The sculpture is very interesting. The photos have their own magic.


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Hey guys this is GamerGeek from AccessoryGeeks.com and this is our 2nd annual Halloween Costume Exchange Party. We are going to have it on October 22, 2011 from 9am – 2pm at our headquarters. And this is the address 18430 San Jose Ave Unit B City of Industry, CA 91748. This event is actually free. Yup, you heard me, it's free. It doesn't matter where you're from like if you're from the east coast. If you want to fly down here that's fine too because this is actually going to be local at our headquarters at the address over here. This event is free. It's for you to exchange your older costume with newer costumes that we have or with other people's older costumes. We actually had this event since last year. Last year we had over 200 people, participants like families came in and they exchanged. Again, this is first come first serve. So we do have a set number of costumes for you guys to exchange and then after that, the older ones that you exchanged with people can exchange it over and over. So you know, as long as you find something that you like you can always exchange it one for one. The only thing we're concerned about is that the costume has to be somewhat wearable. It cannot be a trashed costume that you found that is half eaten by bugs or something. It has to be wearable. Preferably very very clean and so you can just trade it off with us. Our costumes, we're gonna actually buy new costumes like a set number, so first come first serve. So the first people that show up usually get the best selection. After that you can trade with other parents. Last year actually I saw a couple of parent's trade with another family without actually going through us. That's completely fine because we're just trying to host an event where parents and families can actually trade older costumes with each other. This event is meant for costumes for toddlers and kids up through the age of 12. So we don't actually exchange adult costumes at all so if you want you can bring your kids because this whole event is actually dedicated for the kids. We're going to have a bouncy castle, we're going to have temporary tattoo stations, we also have face painting stations. We might have even more like snacks or there could be a balloon artist. That's what they're called. Sorry, trying to find the words. You know, the whole purpose of having this is us giving back to the community. We've been trying to do this every year, this is our second one, this is our second annual Halloween Costume Exchange Party. Last year we had it in a smaller location because now we actually moved to a bigger warehouse. Now we have more room to actually have a bigger event. And what I hear from the higher up we are also getting the Angels of Anaheim, the baseball team, some of their team members, well not the actual players but the radio station that are promoting them, are coming over to give us some raffles, tickets, you never know what you're gonna get, and we also have our own personal raffles. So just come have fun with us! Last year as I mentioned we had over 200 participants and we had ABC 7 cover the news that spread into Fox news and it spread into a couple of cable networks. And we're really really proud that we can actually give back cause we understand how expensive Halloween costumes for kids and they outgrow them really really fast. So, we're here for you. We're trying to help you basically recycle your old costumes; give it away that might even like it and yep. Second annual Halloween Costume Exchange Party October 22 from 9 to 2pm at our address right here: 18430 San Jose Ave Unit B City of Industry, CA 91748. And I will show you actually how you can Google map our location. I'm going to restart this. So you go to maps.google.com, easiest way to find us and just type in our address, if you don't know how to do this already. San Jose Ave, you don't have to do Unit B because Unit B basically indicates that we are in the back. City of Industry, CA, enter and here we are. After you've done that, if you want to figure out the directions from your place to our location, just go click on "Get Directions" type in your address, click "Get Direction" and it should take you step by step on how to get here. Easy. Again, 2nd annual Halloween Costume Exchange Party at AccessoryGeeks headquarters. We're looking forward to seeing you, this is GamerGeek. You got it from A Geek!


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PAUL Caine's friends didn't believe him when he said he had breast cancer — they thought it was a disease which only affected women.
But Mr Caine is one of just 350 men who are diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease every year in the UK.
This is less than one per cent of the 48,000 women annually diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 50-year-old found a lump in his left breast when he was in the shower last May.
He presumed it was a cyst and went to see his GP.
Concerned, Mr Caine's doctor referred him to the breast unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital and three weeks later he was given the devastating news that he had breast cancer.
He underwent surgery to remove the cancerous growth and started on a course of gruelling chemotherapy.
His radiotherapy treatment will start on January 30.
Mr Caine, from Great Lever, who cares for his elderly mother, said: "I was having a shower when I felt a lump. I thought it was a cyst as I had never heard of breast cancer in men.
"I was just in shock when I got the diagnosis. Having cancer gives you a different perspective on life. It makes you think about life and your health more. I never thought about cancer before."
Mr Caine, who has a 16-year-old daughter, Grace Birtwhistle, had to undergo exactly the same diagnosis procedures as women.
He had a mammogram, breast ultrasound and a biopsy to diagnose the cancer.
Mr Caine is now urging other men to make sure they check themselves and be aware of the risk of breast cancer.
He said: "The majority of men I have talked to think as I did, that it's only women that get breast cancer.
"A lot of people I have told have said 'no, men can't get breast cancer', and I say I can assure you they can because I have got it."
Risk factors for breast cancer in men are not fully understood but it is thought the chances increase with age, if there is a family history of breast cancer, if men are exposed to high levels of radiation, are overweight or drink heavily over a sustained period.
Symptoms can include changes in the breast shape or size, a nipple turning in, bleeding or discharge from the nipple, a swelling or lump in the armpit or an ulcer on the skin of the breast.
Mr Caine has been pleased with the treatment he has received at the Royal Bolton Hospital and The Christie in Manchester.
He now plans to raise funds for The Christie at a race night at The Balmoral Hotel in Bradshawgate on Thursday, January 31.
Mr Caine said: "I haven't been well during the chemotherapy. It's not been a cup of tea, but that has finished now. You have got to be optimistic."
Geoff Thompson, landlord at The Balmoral, added: "When I heard Paul had breast cancer I gave the same reaction as other men — I thought he was taking the mickey. We want to raise as much money as possible and raise awareness of breast cancer amongst men."
There are just one or two cases of breast cancer in men in Bolton each year.
Dr Stephen Liversedge, an experienced Bolton doctor, said: "Breast cancer in men is very uncommon.
"In Bolton, if there are only one or two men diagnosed a year, then most doctors will probably never see a case in their professional lifetime, but it's something we are aware can occur.
"On the whole, a lump in a man's breast is very apparent. Women are 100 times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than men."
The race night at The Balmoral is for adults only and it will start from 5pm. People are able to sponsor horses and jockeys to boost funds for the charity. Prizes including Bolton Wanderers tickets will be on offer.
There is no entry fee.


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Little Brooklyn Beckham has been training with other young football fans at London club Tottenham Hotspur.
And he's already a pretty good player, as even though he's only four Brooklyn is playing with boys two years older.
But before Spurs fans get excited about Brooklyn wearing white in the future, his dad trained with Spurs when he was little too, and look where he ended up!
David and wife Victoria didn't want anyone to know to know Brooklyn was playing, but parents of other kids at the sessions told newspapers.
"The kids were only practising elementary football skills but Brooklyn shows lots of promise."


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Hungary's national land manager has initiated police proceedings against farmers who occupied and ploughed a state-owned plot the lease of which they think was wrongly awarded to another bidder.
In a statement sent to MTI on Monday, the manager said that the land lease bids, which form part of a government programme to help local farmers to more land, have been conducted in a legitimate way. The manager insisted that the bids were open for anyone to participate and bid conditions equally applied to any bidders. The structure of the bids excludes any speculation or prior allocation of plots to favoured bidders, the statement said.
Earlier in the day, the government labelled Sunday's action by farmers in Kajaszo, west of Budapest, as illegal.
In a statement, the government spokesman's office said that the demonstration was "politically motivated, against constitutional standards, and deliberately misleading".
The government has asked the relevant ministries to take appropriate steps "to restore the rule of law" in the case, the statement said.
On Sunday, Ferenc Boor, spokesman for the local Fejer Association, one of the organisers of the action, referred to Hungary's land law, which stipulates that private individuals are allowed to own or lease a maximum 300 hectares or a plot the value of which does not exceed 6,000 gold crowns – a traditional measurement which indicates the quality of arable land.
Boor insisted that the winning bidder was awarded 284 hectares worth 8,194 gold crowns for a period of 20 years, and said that the farmers had occupied and fenced off a part of it, about 70 hectares, worth the 2,194 gold crowns "in excess".
"Local farmers will not allow the land to be cultivated illegally," Boor said. He argued that the locals wished to "restore the rule of law" through their action and they wanted to manage the plot under public ownership.
Boor went on to say that all lease contracts, made so far under the government's land lease programme, affecting a total of 60,000 hectares of state-owned land, should be annulled. He insisted that implementation of the bid programme went against the government's original purpose of helping local farmers to more land, and raised constitutional problems.
He said that the bids should be repeated, ensuring that the bidders are locals, rather than entrepreneurs from other parts of the country.
The small opposition LMP party and radical nationalist Jobbik expressed support for the farmers' demonstration.


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Church votes for women bishops
The Church of England has voted to allow women bishops, despite fears the move will prompt a major split after more than 1300 clergy threatened to leave if it was passed.
The General Synod, the church's legislative body, held the crunch vote today at a meeting in York, northern England, following a passionate eight-hour debate which pitched conservatives against liberals.
The vote took place across the three houses of the General Synod. Bishops voted to bring forward legislation to ordain women bishops by 28 to 12, clergy were in favour by 124 to 44 and laity by 111 to 68.
The Church of England, led by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, is the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which has about 77 million followers.
It first ordained women priests in 1994 amid a storm of controversy.
Conservatives argue that female and gay clergy - another issue which has also caused bitter splits in the church in recent years - cast doubt on the interpretation of Christianity's sacred text, the Bible.
But liberals argue it is time to take a more inclusive approach.
"It seems to me a total nonsense that the church proclaims a gospel of equality for all while seeming to categorise some of its ordained ministers as unacceptable," Reverend Ferial Etherington was quoted as saying by The Times newspaper in the debate.
The General Synod earlier rejected compromise measures designed to accommodate those who could not accept women bishops.
It narrowly rejected a proposal to create three male "super-bishops" who would have tended to those opposed to women bishops. It also voted against creating new dioceses for parishes which are against female bishops.
The Church of England's two most senior figures - Williams and John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York - reportedly favoured a compromise which would please both sides.
In his Sunday sermon, Williams said Jesus was with those on both sides of the debate.
But he said he would be in favour of "more rather than a less robust" form of accommodation for objectors at the start of today's debate.
Sentamu, who was born in Uganda, said: "There is a wonderful African saying: 'He who travels fast, travels alone and he who travels far, travels in the company of others'.
"I would like to travel in company with everybody in the church."
A total of 1333 clergy have threatened to leave the Church of England if they are not given legal safeguards to set up a network of parishes that would remain under male leadership.
Traditionalists now face a decision on whether they will stay in the church or not ahead of its once-a-decade get-together in Canterbury, southern England, later this month.
"It is getting worse. It is going downhill very badly. It is quite clear there is a pincer movement and we are being squeezed out," Father David Houlding, a leading traditionalist, told The Times.
Even before this vote, liberals and conservatives had been at odds over the ordination of homosexual clergy since the consecration of openly gay Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire in the US in 2003.
Nearly 300 conservative Anglican bishops and archbishops formed a breakaway movement, the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FOCA), after a conference in Jerusalem last month.
FOCA claims to represent half of the world's Anglicans and many of those associated with it are staying away from the Lambeth conference.
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NEW CONCORD The East Muskingum School Board met Thursday evening and reorganized for the upcoming year with Roger Morrow elected as school board president and Ken Blood as vice president. Morrow, Blood and Gail Requardt were sworn in following their re-election in November.
A special recognition video was presented by Stan Taylor to honor the board members for their collective 74 years of service to the district.
The continuity of any school board is in direct proportion to the success of the school district, commented Superintendent Barb Hansen.
Following the video, each board members was given the opportunity to reflect on their years of service and the changes theyve seen over the years.
Board member Ken McGee has the greatest seniority on the board after he became interested in the education process when his son was in school and experiencing reading difficulties.
One of the things I remember the most is when we were considering closing Pike Elementary. The former middle school was filled with parents protesting. We listened and answered the peoples call, and the community has continued to support Pike Elementary. They wanted to keep their small elementary schools, and we listened, said McGee.
Next in seniority is Everett Leedom who was first seated on the board in 1987.
I was part of the original charting the course concept which boosted our planning a notch, and thats something I am proud of, commented Leedom who was also part of the organizational efforts to create the East Muskingum Endowment Fund which continues to provide educational opportunities within the district.
Roger Morrow became part of the board during the first renovations to New Concord, Perry and Pike Elementary Schools.
This district has always had one goal in mind and that is to move the district forward, believes Morrow.
For Gail Requardt her involvement in the district has brought a sense of personal satisfaction.
I am just glad to be part of the East Muskingum family. I suppose my greatest sense of accomplishment comes when I see the technology being utilized within the district at this point.
With nine years of service, Ken Blood is the youngster on the board. He takes great pride in the construction projects within the district.
There is a considerable amount of time and effort and a great number of decisions and details in these projects. It is a considerable responsibility when you realize that the results of those decisions will impact a generation. These buildings will be here a long time.
Students in the high school, middle school and intermediate schools may have the opportunity to purchase milk from vending machines if final approval is given to an FFA proposal presented to the board Thursday evening.
FFA students and their advisor, David Morrow, attended the meeting to request permission to purchase and maintain milk vending machines in an effort to raise funds for their organization. The FFA organization would purchase the machines and students would maintain them as part of the ag-business program.
Final approval will be given by the superintendent after the contractual obligations of the district are examined.
The purchase of two new school buses was approved at a cost of $60,930 per bus from Midvale Truck Sales. The sale of bus No. 26 was approved to Yellow Bus Sales.
Employment was approved as follows: Substitute cook list Shannon Ferguson, Jamie McManaway and Carla Terry; and mentor teacher leaders Amy Kennedy, Debbie Seamster, Leigh Ann Atkins, Margie Tom and Leigh Lemon.
Although the school board will continue to hold their regularly scheduled meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month, the next three school board meetings will be changed. The Feb. 12 and March 11 meetings will be held at 8 p.m., and the April meeting has been moved to April 15 at 7:30 p.m.


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This article was published 31/1/2013 (1662 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The asking price was too high, there was too much uncertainty and at the end of the day, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers believe B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly was going to end up in Edmonton no matter what they did.
"There was just too much uncertainty," Bombers general manager Joe Mack told the Free Press Thursday afternoon after the Edmonton Eskimos announced they had acquired Reilly -- the most coveted potential CFL free agent this winter -- from the Lions and signed him to a contract extension.
"We had no opportunity to speak to the gentleman and we'd had no feedback at all and nothing to go on," said Mack. "And purely from a practical standpoint, why would you sign (with Edmonton) early unless there's absolutely where you wanted to be in the first place.
"Because two weeks from now, he would have increased his overall leverage because he would have been a free agent."
Mack said the Lions also approached the Bombers about trading Reilly to Winnipeg prior to the quarterback becoming a free agent on Feb. 15. Mack didn't say what terms the Lions offered, but he didn't dispute published reports on Thursday that B.C. was seeking to swap first round draft picks with Winnipeg this year -- B.C. drafts seventh overall while Winnipeg drafts second overall -- and also wanted a third-rounder.
Mack said the Bombers were told they wouldn't be allowed to speak to Reilly prior to Feb. 15 unless they did that deal and he felt that simply wasn't a deal he could do.
Mack repeated that he feels the fact Reilly signed with Edmonton today rather than going to free agency and potentially becoming the subject of a bidding war between the Eskimos and Bombers suggests Reilly never really did seriously consider Winnipeg.
"If you think about it from a negotiation standpoint -- why wouldn't you wait a couple of weeks and see where the market was at, unless you'd already decided that's where you wanted to be."
The deal the Eskimos cut with B.C. to acquire Reilly so that they could negotiate a contract extension appears to have been less costly to them than the one the Bombers were offered: the Lions said the Eskimos swapped second rounders with them -- they will now draft 11th overall and Edmonton will draft 14th overall -- and Edmonton also sent the Lions their second rounder in 2014.
Mack was asked whether it concerns him that, if he's correct, Reilly so obviously preferred to play in Edmonton than Winnipeg. "No. He's from Washington, Edmonton's a lot closer to the state of Washington than Winnipeg is. There's a whole bunch of things that go into anyone's personal decision like that."
The Bombers have four quarterbacks already under contract for 2013 -- Buck Pierce, Alex Brink, Joey Elliott and Justin Goltz.


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Prep softball roundup: Tigers head to 3AA-North semifinals
MORRIS -- Morris/Chokio-Alberta moved into the sub-section playoff semifinals with two victories on Tuesday.
The Tigers defeated Minneota/Canby/Lincoln HI 7-0 in the Section 3AA sub-section opener, then knocked off Marshall 9-1 in Tuesday' second game.
The Tigers, now 16-3 overall, play Pipestone in the semifinals at 1 p.m. Saturday in Marshall.
MCA pitcher McKenzie Van Batavia was too much for MCLHI in the first game, allowing just one hit and two walks in six innings while striking out 11.
Holly Amundson and Nicole Strobel both had two hits for MCA.
Van Batavia was almost as impressive in the second game, limiting Marshall to six hits while striking out six.
The Tigers tore open a close game with a seven-run fifth inning.
Six Tigers had hits, led by Brooke Johnson, who was 2-for-4.
First Round
Morris/CA 7,
Minneota/C/LHI 0
M/C/Lincoln HI 000 000 0 -- 0 1 2
Morris/CA 012 031 x -- 7 6 2
HITTING - MCLI: Hannah Deis 1-for-2 ... Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Sadie Fischer 1-for-3 2b, Holly Amundson 2-for-3, Olivia Reimers 0-for-2 rbi, Megan Mecklenburg 1-for-3, Nicole Strobel 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- MCLI: Kelsea Tolk (L) 6-6-7-6-1-1 ... Morris/Chokio-Alberta: McKenzie Van Batavia 6-1-0-0-2-11, Brianna Abril 1-0-0-0-0-1
Second Round
Morris/CA 9, Marshall 1
Marshall 001 000 0 -- 1 6 2
Morris/CA 000 270 x -- 9 7 1
HITTING - Marshall: Jessica Tubbs 2-for-3 2b r ... Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Tracy Meichsner 1-for-4, Holly Amundson 1-for-3, McKenzie Van Batavia 1-for-3, Brooke Johnson 2-for-4, Jaimie Bergerson 1-for-2, Strobel 1-1
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Marshall: Miranda Fischer (L) 6-7-7-7-7-5 ... Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Van Batavia 7-6-1-1-2-6
Redwood Valley 4,
New London-Spicer 0
The New London-Spicer softball season game to an end in a loss to Redwood Valley on Tuesday.
The Wildcats' Amanda Radel managed the team's lone hit, and she was took the pitching loss.
Redwood Valley 110 110 x -- 4 10 0
HITTING - NLS: Amanda Radel 1-for- 3 ... Redwood Valley: Ashley Bunting 3-for-4, rbi r, Nichole Bunting 3-for-4 rbi r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- NLS: Radel (L) 6-10-4-4-1-5 ... Redwood Valley: Sam Felt (W) 7-1-0-0-3-7
Ottertail Central 4,
Minnewaska 2
ALEXANDRIA -- Ottertail Central won its 10th straight game and ended Minnewaska's 13-game winning streak and season by edging the Lakers 4-2 in the 6AA-West sub-section semifinals Tuesday.
The Lakers finish their season at 18-3 overall.
Ottertail Central took a 1-0 lead into the sixth when they got a home run from Carly VanWatermulen and two base hits and a walk brought for the third run.
Minnewaska rallied in the bottom half with four straight singles for two runs, but that's all it would manage against Ottertail starter Shaina Underchill.
Madison Phillips took the loss for the Lakers, going seven innings and allowing four runs on nine hits.
Minnewaska (18-3)...000 002 0 -- 2 5 1
HITTING - Ottertail Central: Rosie Johnson 2-for-4, Brianna Kimber 2-for-4, Carly VanWatermulen 2-for-4, 2 rbi, HR ... Minnewaska: Kaylyn Oberg 1-for-4, Madison Phillips 1-for-4, Kaylee Jacobs 1-for-3, rbi, Julie Helander 1-for-3, rbi, Brook Winter 1-for-3, Lexi Amundson 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ottertail Central: Shaina Underchill (W) 7-6-2-1-1-2 ... Minnewaska: Madison Phillips (L) 7-9-4-4-1-2
Section 6AA-East
Little Falls 12,
Paynesville 9
Paynesville got home runs from Sam Dahl and Megan Schaefer but lost a 12-9 slugfest to Little Falls in the Section 6AA-East semifinals Tuesday.
The Bulldogs finished their season at 9-9 overall.
Dahl led off the game with her home run, but Little Falls came right back in the bottom of the first with a three-run shot from Jamie Jenks.
The two teams traded big innings with Paynesville putting up five in the third and Little Falls getting five in the fourth and three in the sixth.
Little Falls came out on top, touching up losing pitcher Megan Schaefer for nine runs in three innings.
Dahl was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run.
Kayla Schaefer had three hits and two runs and Megan Schaefer had a three-run homer in the third inning.
Paynesville (9-9).....105 111 0 -- 9 12 1
Little Falls.............310 503 x -- 12 15 5
HITTING - Paynesville: Sam Dahl 3-for-4, 2 rbi, HR, Jessica Solum 1-for-4, 2b, Kayla Schaefer 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2b, Trista Thompson 1-for-2, rbi, Megan Schaefer 1-for-4, 3 rbi, HR, Kayla Reiman 2-for-4 ... Little Falls: Jamie Jenks 2-for-4, 3 runs, 5 rbi, HR, Alayna Kabanuk 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 rbi, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Paynesville: Megan Schaefer 3-12-9-8-0-3 (L); Kayla Schaefer 3-3-3-1-1-3 ... Little Falls: Alea Cekalla 2-7-6-4-0-2; Chloe Nelson (W) 5-5-3-1-2-6
MURDOCK -- Top-seeded Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg rolled to two five-inning wins Tuesday to open the Section 3A-North playoffs.
The Fighting Saints upended No. 8 Lac qui Parle Valley 11-1 in the first round behind a seven-run fourth inning before blanking No. 4 Renville County West 17-0 on Erin Haglund's one-hitter.
KMS will meet Edgerton, the South's No. 2 seed, on Saturday in Slayton at 1 p.m. to open the double elimination portion of the 3AA bracket. The winner's bracket final will follow at 2:30 p.m. while an elimination game will also be played at 2:30 p.m. The other 1 p.m. game Saturday features Dawson-Boyd and Lakeview.
Second Round
Erin Haglund took a no-hitter into the fifth before Liz Dyrssen hit a pinch-hit single with one out in the fifth. The KMS senior struck out eight without issuing a walk.
Haglund got plenty of support as the Saints pounded out 13 hits and scored 16 runs in the first two innings.
Courtney Olson went 4-for-4 and highlighted a 10-run second with her seventh home run of the season. Olson doubled twice and knocked in four runs. Brielle Hauge and Lyndsay Jorgenson each added two hits with Jorgenson driving in three runs.
KMS 6(10)0 1x -- 17 13 1
HITTING - RCW: (12) 1-for-1 ... KMS: Ellen Johnson 1-for-3, 2b, rbi; Erin Haglund 1-for-3, 2b, 2 rbi; Courtney Olson 4-for-4, 2 2b's, 2-run HR, 4 rbi; Brielle Hauge 2-for-3, 2b, rbi; Lori McCain 1-for-2, rbi; Kalli Forsell 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Kelsey Rothers 1-for-1; Lyndsay Jorgenson 2-for-2, 3b, 3 rbi; Shayla Nelson 1-for-1, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- RCW: Cassie Fransen (L) 1.1-5-11-6-6-0, Molly Elliot 2.2-9-6-6-0-2 ... KMS: Erin Haglund (W) 5-1-0-0-0-8
First Round
A 2-1 game turned into an eight-run lead for KMS in the fourth after 12 Saints visited the plate to manufacture seven runs. Sacrifice flies from Erin Haglund and Courtney Olson in the fifth invoked the 10-run rule.
Sam Dunn didn't walk an Eagle and struck out four while giving up five hits in a complete-game performance in the pitcher's circle. At the plate, Haglund, Olson and Ellen Johnson had two hits each.
Mackenzie Clark had two of the Eagles' five hits.
HITTING - Lac qui Parle Valley: Mckenzie Long 1-for-3; Mackenzie Clark 2-for-3; Tara Laechelt 1-for-3; Trisha Bormann 1-for-2 ... KMS: Ellen Johnson 2-for-2, 2b; Erin Haglund 2-for-3, 3 rbi; Courtney Olson 2-for-3, rbi; Haylie Helms 1-for-2, rbi; Lyndsay Jorgenson 1-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Lac qui Parle Valley: Alyssa Harms (L) 4.2-8-11-8-7-2 ... KMS: Sam Dunn (W) 5-5-1-1-0-4
RCW 7, Wheaton/HN 6
Renville County West scored to in the bottom of the seventh to advance.
Lexi Bakker walked, stole second and then third and romped home on a passed ball. Morgan Zaske followed with a gap triple and rushed home on Nora Kronlokken ground ball.
Cassidy Fransen got the win pitching 4Xc innings of 4-hit relief. Two runs off her were unearned.
HITTING - Wheaton/Herman-Norcross: Ikeogu 1-for-1, rbi ... RCW: Morgan Zaske 1-for-3, 3b, rbi; Lexi Freiborg 2-for-3, Chelsea Ahl 3-for-4, Molly Elliot 1-for-4, rbi; Lexi Bakker 2-for-3, 2 rbi; Nora Kronlokken 0-for-4, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Wheaton/Herman-Norcross: Samatha Larson 6Zc-9-7-3-7-6 ... RCW: Molly Elliot 2Zc-2-4-2-6-0, Cassidy Fransen (W) 4Xc-4-2-0-1-0


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- Producing electronic & mechanical components for automotive industry
- Project is envisaged to be completed in March 2014
01 February 2013 - The InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) is in a process of granting Witte-Automotive a certificate for investments class A.
The German company Witte-Automotive will build a new plant in Ruse, Bulgaria for producing electronic and mechanical components for the automotive industry. The company works with all major car manufacturers and its total capacity is intended for export.
On January 31st, 2013 company officials presented to the major of Ruse Mr. Plamen Stoilov a project to build a plant in the Industrial Park of Ruse where the investors have already bought two lots. The manufacturing buildings will be constructed in two phases and the project is envisaged to be completed in March 2014. It is expected by the end of this year related industries to be developed in the region as well.
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A CONFIDENT and assured performance saw a Kidderminster man scoop the title of Worcestershire's poet laureate despite fierce competition.
Fergus McGonigal, of Comberton Avenue, said the news had "only just started sinking in" after he was named the 2014/15 poet laureate during the launch of the Worcestershire Literary Festival.
The six finalists had to perform a poem on the theme of Prelude to War and one of their own poems which had not been published.
Mr McGonigal said he chose his upbeat poem Drinkers to complement the more sombre piece he had written on World War I.
The 45-year-old, who previously taught at King's School Worcester, said: "I'm just absolutely delighted.
"The judges went out to deliberate for quite a long time. After about 20 minutes I thought 'Oh blimey' and then they came back and read out the top three.
"They announced third was Suz Winspear, who is a fantastic goth poet. Claire Walker came second – she's a really intense poet but fun and then it was me, which was great."
Supporting Mr McGonigal was his wife Gemma and friend Mike Alma while his five sons, Fintan, 22, Conor, 21, Declan, 18, Myles, 15, and Aidan, 13, were also proud.
Mr McGonigal, who is a committee member of the independent group of artists Kidderminster Creatives, will be working closely with the LitFest organisers at events throughout the year.
He said: "I'm excited about helping to promote the Worcestershire Literary Festival. There's so many great things for people to go along to."
"People should take a look at the programme online and choose a few things to come down to because it is fabulous, a really, really great festival.
"I am also really looking forward to getting involved in the Kidderminster Arts Festival and Mouth and Music events in my home town."
Maggie Doyle, judge and poet laureate emeritus, called Mr McGonigal a "man of many talents".
She added: "Worcestershire will never be the same. From decades of teaching drama and English together with years being part of various bands, Fergus decided to abandon all and concentrate on his first love, poetry. He has a disarming charm and modesty, which belies the extremely talented poet, which is always willing to perform.. As poet laureate, he has pledged that no stone shall remain unturned. Worcestershire is in for an exciting year."


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Following Sarah's example, here's one for grownups:
One expression and definition per post please.
The devil is in the details.
Mental masturbation - a design adjudicated as being the product of wheel spinning, poor assimilation of criteria, outright banality, experimentation that didn't fall within the acceptable continuum of current trendy vernacular, and/or incoherent thought
sneak up behind some while they are cad'ing, and wisper in his ear, "that's unfortanute" and walk away.
"We're all on the same team"
the architect is going to put some fur on the toilet seat
"The client's happy, so I'm happy"
"What's the minimum thickness for EIFS?"
Shake and bake.
Pull an old design out of the drawer and reuse it with minimal modification. Also, a design scheme executed very quickly and at the last minute for presentation to a client.
Note it as "field dimension".
We'll catch it in shops.
"Hammer to fit, paint to match" is how I learned TINT's phrase. And this beautifully summarizes most trades' view of the specs.
...all of them quick exculpatory notations so you can C.Y.A.
another take on "Hammer to fit, paint to match"
"caulk the sh!t out of it" on a window replacement job.
"Is there a lunch today?"
(i.e., free lunch and learn)
"PLEASE do not tell me we're out of coffee..."
Ethics. Ethics is my favorite word from *teaching* Professional Practice. It led to the best discussions and put a great spin on every discussion.
From my student days, the best ProPrac phrase was "shit flows downhill", referencing plumbing, of course.
Value engineering - this is a very structured process, in which some people specialize as consultants and it is employed in mega projects, while some architects think it's bargaining over design elements over the conference room table and a cup of coffee. The latter is cost reduction or "axing" things. So, the loose use of the term VE is fucking clueless.
"Why do we need that?" -usually uttered by an overpaid designer who doesn't understand construction, codes, budgets and the list goes on
An actual conversation I overheard between a designer and the plebes working on making the design functional (guess which one is the designer):
"It has to be UL listed."
"UL? What's that?"
"Underwriters Laboratoratories."
"Why do we need that?"
"The multiplier for the job turned out to be ... "
(the fact that it's even brought up is not a good thing, so it's not exactly a favorite, but it is an expression)
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The Bavarian giants advanced two spots to the Bundesliga summit as a late flurry of goals eased them to victory against their 10-man visitors
Franck Ribery opened the scoring on 22 minutes, but substitute Markus Rosenberg drew the visitors level seven minutes into the second half.
Robben, who also began the match on the bench, made it 2-1 from the penalty spot with 21 minutes to go, and Ribery put the game out of reach on 77 minutes as he completed his brace.
Robben rounded off his brace on 83 minutes as he slotted home a second penalty, won by his left-sided counterpart, Ribery.
Early on, the game was played tightly through the midfield, with chances hard to come by. The hosts used the counter-attack to their advantage, though, and had a couple of chances on goal in the first half.
The Frenchman nearly assisted Philipp Lahm with a glorious ball, but Ribery eventually made it 1-0 as he latched onto an inch-perfect ball from David Alaba, took a touch and blasted home off the inside of the left post.
The hosts' lead was never safe at 1-0, though, and Bremen found their way back on to level terms on 52 minutes as Rosenberg latched onto a clever ball from Claudio Pizarro, and blasted a low strike into the lower-left corner.
Bayern finally hit their stride late in the game, and after Andreas Wolf was penalised for a foul on Thomas Muller, Robben slotted home the resulting spot kick, before Ribery gave the home side an unassailable lead.
The hosts pressed on, and Mario Gomez had a seemingly onside goal called back before Ribery was felled by Sokratis in the box, and Robben made it 4-1 as he fired a low strike into the net from the spot.
To make matters worse for Bremen, midfielder Aaron Hunt was sent off for a straight red card on 81 minutes after he committed a dangerous challenge on Toni Kroos.
The result sees Bayern leapfrog Borussia Monchengladbach and Dortmund to move into first place, after the top two sides drew 1-1. Bremen remain fourth, four points behind the Borussias and a single point ahead of Schalke, who have a game in hand.


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Three more Fascists were arrested today on information obtained from documents seized in yesterday's raid on the headquarters of the British Union of Fascists, whose leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, was detained in the Government's drive on "fifth column" activities. Police are now occupying B.U.F. headquarters.
It was revealed that Mrs. Dacre Fox, secretary of the anti-Vivisection Society, has been arrested. The society's premises were raided last week.


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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has run into trouble again, and this time, it is not the Shiv Sena or the Congress but the Tamil groups that is troubling him. The Tamilians are not happy with the decision of the IIFA to hold this year's awards function in Sri Lanka.
Amitabh has been targeted by Tamil group all over the world, as he is the brand ambassador of IIFA. He promoted the IIFA film festival last week in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Many Tamil film personalities are expected to attend the film festival, which is to be held from June 3rd to 5th.
Director Seeman, a Tamil activist, had earlier threatened to boycott Bachchans' films in Tamil Nadu if the IIFA film festival is held in Sri Lanka. He staged a protest a couple of days ago, urging him to boycott the festival.
"A Tamil Group picketed my houses this morning, asking me to not conduct IIFA in Sri Lanka !! I beckoned personnel from Wiz who own and conduct IIFA to come and meet me to discus this matter and give it due importance. I believe Wiz craft personnel met representatives of this protest presentation along with the Police personnel that came over from the Juhu Police station, heard what they had to say, accepted a petition given by them, explained to them their side of the story and told them that the Governing body of the event would meet immediately to conference on this matter and reach some kind of final path and solution. Sentiments of all must be respected and I hope that we can plan and execute that with understanding peace and grace," Amitabh wrote on his blog.
The much-hyped film Raavan starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan and Vikram is expected to be screened at the IIFA film festival.


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HOUSTON - A woman's southwest Houston home was destroyed within minutes after an early morning fire.
Angela Patterson was at work when the fire started at her home in the 8600 block of Quail Burg.
She has lived in the house for 15 years.
"There's nothing to worry about why worry about it these are just material things," said Angela Patterson.
Officials said 30 firefighters from the Houston Fire Department responded to the house fire within minutes.
Fighting this fire was tricky after crews discovered the nearest fire hydrant wasn't working.
"We had a bad hydrant right down here had to relocate the water supply water supply was the biggest problem these neighborhoods out here the pressure is not good we had to run two supply lines into pumper to get it put out," said District Chief Johnny Smith.
Flames consumed the entire one-story house.
The heat, humidity and intense flames took a toll on one firefighter who was pulled from the burning house.
"We had one firefighter that got overheated, said District Chief Johnny Smith." "The RIT team saw him go down to a knee. We pulled a mayday. They had him out in 10 seconds."
The firefighter was treated at the scene with ice packs and an IV. He was not transported to the hospital.
Investigators said the fire was concentrated in the attic, but because no one was home at the time, investigators with the Arson unit are checking the scene.
As for Angela Patterson, she's not sure what comes next. But she is grateful she and her family are safe.
"I just leave it in God's hands," she said "He will take care of it."
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Well, sooner or later my travel luck had to run out. Over the past few years I've managed to skate past snow storms, sidestep the ash cloud and avoid most industrial action. After all, it was complete chance I missed the UK strike on Wednesday, flying to Istanbul only hours before.
Yes, when Greece cancelled all international trains I had to pause and rethink – but at least I was at home. And when I couldn't fly out of Malmo last Sunday, Visit Sweden and fourBGB made the rescheduling as smooth as possible.
In fact, the last time a strike blocked my path was in Brazil in 2005, when the only route out involved a three-way shuffle between the borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
Today, though, I admit defeat. It seems that Bulgarian railworkers are on strike and that there's no end to the dispute in sight. The bus timetables are down and even the wonderful reception staff at my hotel can't understand them. I've spent the best part of an hour trying to find out how to hire a car, with every single search revealing "No options available. Try again."
Even my beloved twitter hasn't been able to help me out, while flights into Serbia span several days and far too many zeroes.
So, after a day of scouring the internet, plodding around train and bus stations and squinting into my iphone, it's time to say goodbye to Serbia.
I won't be able to see you this time. Even a beautiful rail pass through Bulgaria can't help me this time.
Instead, I've booked the cheapest flight out of here, winced at the money lost and put everything back into perspective.
After all, only a few days ago, I was metres away from a crazed gunman.
C'est la vie. Or Такъв е животът as it is in Bulgarian.


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Vintage-inspired midi dress featuring mixed prints and lace-up detail at the neckline and back. Femme flutter sleeves and sweet ruffle hem. Hidden side zip closure for an easy, effortless fit. Hip pockets. Lined.
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Can Turkish Recessions be Predicted?
In response to the widespread criticism that macro-economists failed to predict the global recession coming from the GFC, we look at whether recessions in Turkey can be predicted. Because the growth in Turkish GDP is quite persistent one might expect this is possible. But it is the sign of GDP growth that needs to be forecast if we are to predict a recession, and this is made more difficult by the persistence in GDP growth. We build a small SVAR model of the Turkish economy that is motivated by New Keynesian models of the open economy, and find that using the variables entering it increases predictive success, although it is still the case that the predictive record is not good. Non-linear models for Turkish growth are then found to add little to predictive ability. Fundamentally, recession prediction requires one to forecast future shocks to the economy, and thus one needs some indicators of these. The paper explores a range of indicators for the Turkish economy, but none are particularly advantageous. Developing a bigger range of these indicators should be a priority for future Turkish macro-economic research.
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TAMPA — A day after a Freedom High School teacher was arrested in the latest sex scandal, Tampa police said they are seeking more possible victims.
Mary Jo Spack was arrested Thursday, accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy. Police say Spack, a 45-year-old English teacher, met two male students at a liquor store March 14 then took them to a local motel, where she had sex with one of them.
Police have no evidence of other victims. "We're just making a plea that if there are other victims then they should come forward," said Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis.
Spack's arrest was the fourth in the last five months of a Hillsborough teacher for inappropriate sexual contact with a student, and the second female teacher in a week to be jailed.
A Wesley Chapel resident who is married and the mother of a 13-year-old daughter, Spack has taught at Freedom since 2004 after transferring from Chamberlain High School. Her personnel file didn't contain an explanation for the transfer. School district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said the district had no record of any problem.
Instead, her file was filled with letters of commendation and glowing performance reviews. Aside from teaching English and reading, Spack was the sponsor of the boys lacrosse club.
Spack "is an accomplished educator who always goes above and beyond for all students," a 2003 evaluation stated.
Spack came to an education career later in life. During the 1980s, she held a series of service jobs in Texas and Tennessee — bartender, hotel desk clerk, secretary, restaurant manager. She moved to Tampa in the early 1990s and was the director of sales for a local Days Inn.
She switched tracks in 2000, at 37, when she earned a bachelor's degree in secondary English education from the University of South Florida, and began working for Hillsborough schools.
Nothing in her file hinted at Thursday's arrest.
According to Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy, Spack bought a bottle of Crown Royal at a liquor store, then drove a 17-year-old and another 18-year-old Freedom student from the store to a Howard Johnson Express Inn on Fowler Avenue on March 14. The friends text-messaged their buddies that they were headed to a party. At the motel, Spack shared the liquor with the two students as three more students arrived.
Then Spack and the 17-year-old went into the bathroom. According to the arrest affidavit, the four other students heard the two having sex in the shower.
Spack faces two counts of contributing to the delinquency of two minors and one count of unlawful sex with a minor.
One expert said these sorts of crime are not rare, they are just getting more attention.
"Women just weren't prosecuted before," said Leigh Baker, a clinical psychologist and director of the Trauma Treatment Center of Colorado.
The perpetrators are often driven by compulsive behavior and self-delusion, she said.
"A lot of the predators I've interviewed … if you met them, you would say, 'There's no
way,' " Baker said. "They have clean lifestyles, who happen to rationalize their behavior to such an extreme that they temporarily leave reality behind."
Her friends and colleagues said they were in utter shock.
"It hasn't quite sunk in yet," said Christie Gold, Freedom's English department chairwoman who has known Spack since 2002. "She had an outstanding reputation. Smart and dynamic. Very upbeat and positive. I just don't want to believe it."
Gold said she now needs to find a qualified replacement to take over Spack's six classes.
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FOLLOWING last week's announcement that signings would be on the cards at Bridgwater Town, they have strengthened their squad by bringing in Alex Rigley (pictured).
Rigley is an attacking leftsided midfielder who has joined from Toolstation League side Gillingham Town.
He comes from Swindon and has played at a higher level than Bridgwater in recent seasons and was once on the books at Swindon Town but, due to personal reasons, dropped a few levels while things sorted themselves out.
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HRR may help identify children at risk for heart disease.
The prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled over the last 20 years – a troubling trend that can have a serious impact on health during adolescence all the way through adulthood. Not only are overweight and obese children more likely to have risk factors for heart disease, such as hypertension and diabetes, during adolescence, they are more likely to become obese as adults, increasing risk for life-threatening health conditions.
To address this issue, a recent study was conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan to test the use of Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) in middle school children as an indicator of cardiovascular health. HRR is commonly used in adults to measure cardiovascular fitness by monitoring heart rate during physical activity. The longer it takes for the heart to return to its regular beat, the less healthy the heart is and the higher the risk for cardiovascular disease and cardiac events. HRR is considered strong indicator of cardiovascular health in adults, and it has yet to be used on children – until now.
Researchers used data from 1276 middle-school students in Project Healthy Schools in southeast Michigan to compare the relationship between HRR in children and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Results showed that high HRR is strongly associated with cardiovascular risk factors, such as high cholesterol, overweight or obesity, and physical inactivity.
Based on outcomes, HRR appears to be an accurate measure of cardiovascular health in children and could be used to accurately identify children at risk for heart disease. Not only is HRR easy to test for, it can help to more accurately assess the health of children by focusing on the improvement of cardiovascular fitness instead of simply weight-loss.
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In-depth examination of topics in the management of information technology security including access control systems and methodology, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, legal issues in information system security, ethics, computer operations security, physical security and security architecture models using current standards and models.
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- Explain the need for incident response
- Describe the more common attacks used against organizations and individuals
- Define threat management and its role in incident response
- Explain what an incident management plan is and identify its major components
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Concord, NH- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today voted against commonsense legislation that would block a pay raise for federal employees. The Washington Post reports (2/15/2013) that the pay raise would add $11 billion in federal spending over the next ten years. Congresswoman Annie Kuster broke ranks with Shea-Porter and voted for the fiscally responsible legislation (H.R. 273 Roll Call).
"At a time when Congresswoman Shea-Porter is trying to raise taxes on working families, it is outrageous that she is supporting a fiscally irresponsible federal pay raise that would cost $11 billion. Congresswoman Shea-Porter's radical position is so appalling that even a tax-and-spend liberal like Congresswoman Annie Kuster opposed her and voted to block the increase," said NHGOP Chairman Jennifer Horn. "Congresswoman Shea-Porter's extreme vote reminds Granite Staters that she is completely out of touch with New Hampshire's traditional principles of limited government, lower taxes and fiscal responsibility. Congresswoman Shea-Porter has become part of the problem in Washington and she is leading our country down a dangerous path towards fiscal insolvency."
This is the second split on a key vote between Congresswoman Shea-Porter and Congresswoman Kuster in recent weeks. In January, Kuster voted for legislation to raise the debt ceiling while Shea-Porter voted against it (Concord Monitor, 1/24/13.)


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My nephew just turned three. When he was born, he had a very tiny penis, so they were gonna hold off a couple months before circing him. At some point, my sister started to reconsider, but then had him circed at about three months because he was having problems. We never really talked about it since then, but the subject came up today when she assumed I would be circing my son who's due this month. Apparently, somebody had told her she has to retract and clean at every diaper change, which caused tears and infections, and that's why she felt she had to circ him- it was just too much, the puss, the bleeding, the crying, at every diaper change. I didn't know this was going on- I live 2 1/2 hours away. THAT'S why she ended up circing him, when she was on the fence about it. My nephew has since had two "corrective surgeries" on his circ, 'cause the skin keeps growing together funny, and will eventually need another "corrective surgery" when he gets older (she's sick of the surgeries, she's hoping he will outgrow his problems as him and his penis get bigger and not need any corrections, however, at this point, without any corrections, he's gonna have some issues with his sex life as an adult). All because her anti-circ pediatrition (who, incidently, has FOUR uncut sons) gave her some rotten advice. This blows my mind. So senseless.
Poor little baby.
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I;m so sorry. Why did you doctor who knows better give such bad advice? I hope the little man heals properly and can have a healthy sex life later on and no more pain as a little boy.
That poor sweet baby. Can you imagine how that poor baby felt at each diaper change?!?!?
Sleepy mama to Colin Theodore 8-12-08 and Trevor Arthur 7-17-12.
Poor baby! I honestly really do not understand how that happens though. The skin is so firmly attached there on my little guys that I could not imagine trying to push it back and clean under it. It would never occur to me to attempt to do that. But she did get terrible advice. Is there any way to contact that doctor before more babies are harmed?
Why do you assume the doctor knows better? Forced retraction can cause problems, but it doesn't always do so. I know at least one man who was kept intact a long time ago, and I know his mom was told to retract and clean underneath, and that's what she did. He's around my age, and his mom only found out that was wrong when I mentioned it...after ds2 was born. It's quite likely that OP's sister's doctor did the same with all his boys, but was lucky enough not to encounter problems.
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Loving my amazing dh, James & forever missing Aaron Ambrose (11/07)
A pamphlet I was given on newborn care from my hospital with DD2's birth (2009) gave those same instructions. When I pointed out to the nurse that they were incorrect and that the correct procedure was: leave it alone, don't retract, and just wipe the outside like a finger and maybe a swish in the tub once every day or so with his bath; she told me that I was just "lucky" that my son never had any problems or infections--that she couldn't believe that I was so careless as to not clean under the foreskin with every diaper change.
But, I did have a friend when DS was born who circumcised her sons for that reason--left #1 intact, followed those instructions and had problems; so she went ahead and had the little one done at birth.
Plus, if you really believe that you have to clean under and all that, well, the idea just feels yucky, so yes, go ahead and get it clipped...which is a lot of why some women do it.
When my son was around 6 months, we went in for a check-up, and the ped intern said she was going to retract him. My claws came out, I picked him up, told her there was NO medical reason to do that to him. She was adamant that you had to do that, and told me her son was intact, and she *regretted* it because of all the problems they had had. I told her all the problems her son had were because she didn't know how to properly care for an intact penis and took my son and left. She was aghast at my behavior and was still sputtering that you *had* to clean under the foreskin; her ped had told her so!!... as I was walking out of the office.
I wish now I had been more patient and broke it all down for her and recommended Dr. Fleiss' book and all. If I hadn't stumbled across his book, I wouldn't have known any better either. I was just too upset and reactive at the time.
It's such a relief to finally trust yourself.
It's so easy to be reactive in that situation. I was there. I argued with a Physician's Assistant. I talked to the doctor and gave info for the PA. But the first visit had me not wanting to continue. I understand. We are the Mama Bears protecting our precious cubs. It hurts me to even think about. I have 3 kids, both boys and a girl. Really different attitudes from medical personnel about their genitals.
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When we know better, we do better. ~Maya Angelou
It's so easy to be reactive in that situation. I was there. I argued with a Physician's Assistant. I talked to the doctor and gave info for the PA. But the first visit had me not wanting to continue. I understand. We are the Mama Bears protecting our precious cubs. It hurts me to even think about. I have 3 kids, both boys and a girl. Really different attitudes from medical personnel about their genitals.
Yep... no one ever even tried to "retract" my dd's labia. I was warned to watch for adhesions but no one felt the need to do that to her. Such a weird double standard.
It's such a relief to finally trust yourself.
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Debate Rages Over Site Proposed for Incinerator
By JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN,
Published: March 28, 1992
LINDEN, N.J., March 27— After 10 years of looking for a place to put a major hazardous-waste incinerator and backing away in the face of local opposition across the state, New Jersey has been pushed onto a potential site on the Arthur Kill. The state now finds itself in a fight, not only with local officials and residents, but with New York City, just across the brackish waterway.
The city, with New York State providing some legal support, has joined Linden and a group of its residents in opposing the incinerator, which New Jersey officials say could solve a major problem if it meets strict environmental criteria.
Lawyers fighting the incinerator, which would be capable of processing 60,000 tons of hazardous waste annually, say it will increase air pollution over the Arthur Kill and increase health hazards for Linden and Staten Island residents as well as for herons and other species that nest on Pralls Island, just to the east. They also argue that the site does not meet the criteria established by the state.
The lawyer for the company that wants to build the incinerator contends that the site meets the state's criteria and argues that the incinerator would not add significantly to existing air-quality problems or threaten wildlife.
Before it was offered the Linden site, the state's Hazardous Waste Siting Commission examined 11 others, principally in rural areas with low population densities. It eliminated all of them because of environmental problems and local political opposition.
The Linden site, which is on a 143-acre tract owned by the GAF Corporation in the middle of one of the state's heaviest concentrations of industrial plants, came in unexpectedly in 1988.
GAF, which ceased chemical manufacturing operations in Linden in April 1991, offered to build the incinerator on about 20 acres of its land. The company has signed a consent order with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy to clean up the heavily polluted site.
The GAF plan has advanced further than any other. After accepting the proposal for study, the commission sent it, along with a detailed criticism by Linden officials, to Administrative Law Judge Joseph Lavery, who conducted a series of hearings beginning last September. Final briefs are in, and Judge Lavery is expected to make a recommendation on the proposal to the commission next month. The commission would then have 30 days to render a final decision.
If the GAF proposal is accepted, something that both sides predict, it will mean the triumph of the "brown fields" theory of site selection, which favors putting the incinerator in an already polluted industrial area, over the "green fields" theory, which supports locating it in a sparsely populated area.
David Samson, the lawyer for GAF, said New Jersey has a serious need for the incinerator, "and the point is, if this site doesn't satisfy the need then no site will satisfy it."
But Sandra T. Ayres, the lawyer for Linden, objected to the idea that its residents should have to bear the impact of another industrial operation. "The idea seems to be that if they don't like the increased risk they should move away," she said. "That says the victims are to blame for staying where they are."
She also said the "brown fields" theory smacks of elitism. The per capita income of residents in industrial areas is generally lower than that of residents in the outlying areas who successfully fought the incinerator, she said.
Beatrice Bernzott, the leader of Concerned Citizens of Linden, said residents are fed up with oil spills in the Arthur Kill from nearby refineries, tank cars loaded with chemicals parked on rail sidings in town and the attempt to force Linden to accept the incinerator. "With everything we already have, you'll need a shoehorn to put it in," she said.
Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, Democrat of Elizabeth, also opposes the incinerator, contending that a recent law requiring manufacturers to reduce hazardous wastes at the source may make it unnecessary. Moreover, he added, "The area is not in compliance now with Federal and state clean-air standards, and this incinerator, along with a solid-waste incinerator already approved for Rahway, will make it impossible to comply."
Judge Lavery allowed New York City to join the hearing over the objections of Mr. Samson, who said the city's reaction "takes the idea of Not In My Backyard to new levels of hysteria." Mr. Samson said the siting decision "is a New Jersey matter and should be decided on New Jersey criteria."
Christopher A. Amato, an assistant corporation counsel for New York City, said the ecological analysis presented by GAF did not ease the city's concerns about the impact of emissions on the bird sanctuary in the Arthur Kill and on the region's air quality. He said the company should have been required to do more than simply report on the incremental emissions the incinerator would produce.
"We are already experiencing a lot of pollution from New Jersey," he said, so GAF should be required to analyze the impact of the incinerator in the context of all existing sources of pollution.
Mr. Samson said the rotary kiln incinerator planned for the site would destroy 99.9999 percent of the organic waste it handled and would have far lower particulate emission rates than the regulations allow. In such a case, he said, it is not necessary for the company to examine all other pollution sources in the area. Mr. Samson presented 15 expert witnesses who testified that the site meets all criteria, something disputed by the opponents.
Judge Lavery will have to decide arguments over whether the site meets requirements for withstanding flooding caused by storms, whether the water table is too close to the surface, whether the site is too close to a residential area and whether there are adequate safeguards and evacuation plans in the event of an accident at the incinerator or one involving a truck en route to it.
Photo: New York City has joined the fight against New Jersey's plan to put a major hazardous-waste incinerator on the New Jersey side of the Arthur Kill. According to the plan, the incinerator would be built on 20 acres of the 143-acre tract, above, owned by the GAF Corporation in Linden, N.J. (William E. Sauro/The New York Times) Maps of New Jersey indicating site of proposed incinerator.


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Canyon are certainly taking this Enduro business seriously, the team looks pretty talented too… Joe Barnes is a highlight for sure from the UK, and we all know what Fabien Barel is capable of!
"Strive for the podium — a clear statement of intent for the 2013 season from the newly formed Canyon Factory Enduro Team as it embarks upon its first season. Fabien Barel, Joe Barnes, Ines Thoma, Marco Buhler and Maxi Dickerhoff are sure to cause a stir on the enduro scene. Their bike: The enduro bike Strive Race. Their mission: Podium places!"