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Students brush up on Constitution for state competitionNov 30, 2012 By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer
Students enrolled in Riverton High School's senior college government course will travel to Casper on Monday to compete in this year's district-level We The People contest.
The national program, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, was designed to promote civic competence and responsibility by asking students to study the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
During competition, the students answer questions and defend their opinions in front of a panel of judges --an intimidating experience for some adolescents, according to RHS social sciences teacher Kristy Richmond. She organized a practice round for her college government class Tuesday, inviting parents, administrators and members of the Fremont County School District 25 Board of Trustees to serve as judges.
"That was great," Richmond said, thanking community members for their support. "It's really about letting (the students) engage in conversations with adults."
The practice competition is usually "a little bumpy," but Richmond said it is important for students to get comfortable discussing their research.
"We identified areas they can improve," she said. "That type of feedback is really what we seek, and I think we accomplished those goals."
During class time this week, students met in sub-groups to refine the essays they will present during Monday's contest. Each small group prepared three reports, any of which may be chosen for use in the competition.
"We're trying to get them all to sound good," senior Karissa Kister said Thursday in the RHS library.
She was working on wording with classmate Sam Stagner, who said the We The People project has been fun so far.
"I like team exercises," Stagner said.
The competition also has helped him reflect more about his country and the reasons behind his civic pride.
"It makes you realize what's happening and how significant the Constitution is," he said. "It's pretty great."
Across the room, Celeste Rotholz was busy editing a paper with teammates T.J. Galey, Dawson Steeds and Savana Zwiefelhofer. They planned to break the essay into four parts so each student could read a section for the judges Monday.
"We're trying to prepare ourselves (and) work well as a group," Rotholz said.
She added that We The People is about more than the competition --students who go through the program are meant to gain a better understanding of the relationships between constitutional principles and historical and contemporary issues.
"I learned about the ties between history and politics," Rotholz said. "The words you hear on the news really are applicable."
Six teams will advance from Casper to the state competition set for January in Cheyenne. The winner of that event goes on to nationals in Washington, D.C.


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'Glee' Fans Push for Naya Rivera in 'Hunger Games' Sequel
Let's set aside the Finnick Odair casting rumors for a moment and focus on the other big victor from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." The casting of Finnick doesn't seem to be going anywhere currently anyway, and lord knows we all need something to speculate wildly about.
Johanna Mason is the other major character from "Catching Fire" that needs to be cast, and a few names have already started to surface. "Glee" star Naya Rivera was one of them... but can we take that rumor seriously?
Rivera, who plays Santana on "Glee," mentioned in an interview that she's a big fan of the Hunger Games series, and how perfectly she thinks she would fit the role of the "badass" Johanna Mason. When Gleeks found out about that, they started a trending campaign on Twitter pushing Rivera for the role.
However, it looks as though Rivera is not in consideration by the production as of yet. Two names have been thrown about: Mia Wasikowska, who is famous for her role as Alice in the recent Johnny Depp/Burton-ized "Alice in Wonderland," and Zoe Aggeliki, who is as newcomer as newcomer gets... she's a model whose only acting credit is in the unreleased "R.I.P.D."
Recent reports have noted that Wasikowska has not been approached for the role, so as of yet it looks like Aggeliki might be the only one considered. Could Rivera, with her much greater celebrity, swoop in and take the role?
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My best wishes and thoughts are going out to him whatever the iissues might be.
My best wishes and thoughts are going out to him whatever the iissues might be.
I second that. Best wishes David and family.Originally Posted by Blues Songstres;3400109;
David sounded and looked great on his performance of "Come Back to Me." I didn't know that was going to be his next single. It's one of my favorite songs on his CD. IMO, a good choice to be released. It should get a lot of airplay on a variety of stations.
Would still love him to release Bar-Ba-Sol. Killer song!
David did a terrific job singing last night. I thought he sounded better than ever.
"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." ~ Orhan Pamuk
I love DC but does anyone else agree that they dress him like a tacky history professor? His jacket was too short, too tight and lumpy... Can't his enterage(sp) make him look a bit more polished?
I just adore David Cook. Can't wait to hear the new single on the radio. It's much easier to sing along with and should do better than the first. I miss seeing him on my tv every week. I play his cd a lot, and love em all.
I hope the new CD does well. He is very talented and I hope he doesn't become another AI flash-in-the-pan.
He has already sold over a million copies. Hopefully that will go up considerably when he releases another single.
Here is the elephant in the room & it doesn't just apply to David but to all artists. CD sales are going through the floor. All the big box retailers have diminished their music shelf space to almost nothing & turned it over to gamers. The music industry is going to have to find a way to address this issue or go broke trying. We have returned to the 50's where the single was the medium of choice. Then it was 45 rpm's, now it is downloaded onto an Ipod type of devise. How many people nowadays go jogging or excercise with a portable CD player? Ipods & earbuds.Originally Posted by Blues Songstres;3402214;
Here is another thing. If the CD or album goes away, what happens to touring? Artists go on the road to support their latest album. How will anyone tour to support a bunch of singles? I know that is an extreme example because artists make the lions share of their money from concert appearances, but the music industry as a whole is seeing drastic changes in the purchasing habits of the consumer & they haven't figured out what to do about it yet.
These days it's the other way around.Originally Posted by razorbacker;3402220;
Going on tour is the money maker,
and the recordings are advertising.
Some popular (chart) artists can still sell millions of downloads.
There is money from ring tones. Yes, that has become a serious income.
And then there are private shows for companies, birthday parties, barmitswas...
There are groups like "Ladytron" that don't appear on any charts.
Yet they get millions of hits on their MySpace Music site.
And they are touring around the world like they want to break a record.
Knowing the charts doesn't mean "knowing music" these days.
There is still good new music these days.
Just not on the Top40.
BTW, on thread topic.
David Cook is so "last year".


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re: Legally Speaking
It is difficult to explain even to family members just how dangerous traffic can be to cyclists due to motorist's negligence. Upon detailed description of being hit or near collisions, everyone just shrugs and then states, " You should be more careful."
That statement highlights our collective problem as cyclists. We are perceived at fault 100 percent of the time. Why? What is it about society that believes cyclists are outlaws?
Is it impatience: are we a distraction from "normal" traffic, or the fact that not even our own local governments have made these previous two by catering to the automobile industry?
The laws for justice in prosecuting drivers in cycling accidents already exist, as explained numerous times in your articles. What we cyclists are lacking is our perspective, to the drivers mindset and to government planning boards.
We need more space on the road. Our shoulder should not be less than three feet to non-existent. Though we have the right to utilize as much of the right lane as necessary to ensure our safety from road hazards (New Jersey law), most drivers and police do not recognize this right.
Why are roads repainted or created without proper cycling lanes? Why is THAT not a law? We must educate our local governments that these are absolutely necessary for the community. To convince them of this we need to get themout on a bike!
May is the national "cycle to work" month. Why not take this seriously and expand it to National Cycling Awareness Month? Not only encourage cycling, but also educate the drivers how to share the road.
Explain the law and the fact that hitting a cyclists is punishable with manslaughter / assault charges. Just as DUI came to the national forefront in the 80's, cycling awareness should follow into the next decade. Only when everyone understands our perspective will we have safer
roads for all.
Andreas Meyer,
New York City, New York
Landis' return
I, for one, will be thrilled to see Landis on the bike again! He's paid his dues, whether or not he cops to having doped.
I hope the OUCH team will ride the Silver City, New Mexico, Tour of the Gila in 2009. I'll be
there to watch, for sure.
Nolan Winkler,
Hillsboro, New Mexico
Rock Racing rocks
By signing Pevenage, Michael Ball has showed true guts, and some brilliant foresight. What with all the comebacks, it isn't hard to imagine Jan racing in Rock colors next year.
He should be fresh from a long break, and just might want to prove himself on (newly) level ground. C'mon, Jan, you can do it! We want to see you again!
We'd love to, in fact!
Also, I have a suggestion to Mr. Ball regarding doping; if any one rider is caught on a serious offense (not cough syrup or asthma), cancel the sponsorship of the team, point blank. That would not only provide a perfect deterrent, but would send a brilliant message to the corporate world.
C'mon, Michael! You can do it!
Demanding a clean, proud sport,
Chris P. Madden,
Toronto, Canada
Can ID
Reading Tom LeCarner's columns about his visit with Andy Pruitt to diagnose his leg pain brought back some memories. Andy was part of the Boulder bike racing "gang" back in the early '80s, so when I injured my knee in a skiing fall many years later I knew who to go to.
Just like Tom's experience, Andy looked at my knee, manipulated it a bit, asked me a few questions, and then told me with complete confidence what was wrong — a minor sprain, luckily. He prescribed an exercise regimen, told me what to avoid, and how long it would be until the knee was better.
Three weeks later I was back in action. The knee had healed exactly as he said it would, in the time he said it would. Andy Pruitt is a great physiologist with a great deal of experience. I have no doubts that he will be able to get Tom back into action and riding pain-free again.
Charles Hansen,
Boulder, Colorado
Politics as usual
Re: The Tour of Battenkill denied UCI calendar spot
Are you kidding me? Sounds like politics as usual at USA Cycling.
If the UCI sees the importance of filling the holes after races drop out, why doesn't USAC?
USAC is willing to have a month without UCI races, because of late paperwork, instead of working with the promoter to make the approval happen. Either they are very lazy or they are bureaucratic robots, not looking out for the interests of USAC members.
It is especially appalling to hear Andy Lee's arrogance towards the event when he said, "In terms of the public eye, I don't think whether the Tour of the Battenkill is on the international calendar makes or breaks cycling in North America."
We are not trying to "make or break" the calendar, but just improve it.
Lets work together to continue to grow the sport and not make a race promoter's job harder than it already is.
Jim Escobar,
Stamford, Connecticut
Explain me this
The recent discussion about including cyclocross in the Olympics made me think about the team time trial as a worthy choice.
As the Explainer said, cyclocross is dominated by a small number of countries. It seems participation in the team time trial would be much larger.
For casual sports fans who are not that educated about cycling understanding the team nature of this event is quite easy.
A big question is what is the right number of riders for each team? Yes I know that an existing event would have to get wacked, so my idea is only a pipe dream. But it is fun to dream.
Bob Indig,
Redwood City, California
Humble suggestion
Here is a suggestion: The inevitable photo of a pro riding in the bunch sans helmet draws a firestorm of complaints from readers every year when training camps roll around.
I'm all for wearing a helmet; my Giro Atmos saved my bean during a nasty crash this summer so I get it (although it did not survive).
Also at this time each year we hear how Valverde is going to focus on the Tour,where he hopes to win it and every time like Lucy yanking the football from Charlie Brown his Tour performance does not match the expectations he sets.
So, why not take care of two things at once, cover the Valverde story about how he'll focus on the classics and the Tour and include some photos of him not wearing a helmet. I would think you'd save some space for other readers letters that way.
Chris Wright,
Dover, New Hampshire
Likes the Explainer
Whoooaa! Now, this is top-level journalism. The coverage of what Katyusha means hit the mark at every level!
I worked in Russia on a demilitarization project for a year and a half. Loved it. You could take
any village and drop it in Wisconsin, and if it weren't for the language, nobody would notice they weren't American! So much the same.
Still, though, some differences, and songs is one of them, Katyusha is a song that everybody grows up knowing the words to, and the tune — but just one of many songs. You get in a car with a bunch of Russians, and start singing one of these songs, and everybody can (and probably will) join in.
Mark Buell
Stefan Schumacher actions defy explanation. He tested positive for CERA in two separate doping controls at the Tour and now he's trying to act like the victim?
He says that his conscience is clear because he has no conscience. What a complete ass. I hope the German Federation bans him for life.
Perry Brown,
Salt Lake City, Utah
One-year ban not enough
Yahoo Sports writes about Sella: "CONI's anti-doping prosecutor said last month that a one-year ban would be more appropriate than the usual two-year suspension because Sella had
confessed and collaborated with the authorities."
Gee, this one-year ban is really going to discourage others from cheating! And it will really help teams find additional sponsors.
Whoever is responsible for regulating the penalties for cheating in cycling are idiots. Sella's two-year ban should be four years or more; that might actually prevent others from cheating.
The cheating will not stop until the penalty overwhelms the crime. How much time is left until the remaining sponsors give up on cycling altogether? How many sponsors pulled out in the last three year? (Germany will have no national tour, no ProTour team after Milram pulls out and no Tour de France on TV.)
Bicycle and bicycle accessory manufacturers better do well in the coming years, because they will be the only sponsors available to pro teams.
Why can't pro cycling create a set of rules that might actually prevent a racer from even thinking about cheating? Long term bans are the only answer!
JD Nelson,
Denver, Colorado
Hooray for white collar crime!
While the news that Saxo-Bank has lost a co-sponsor is not welcome news … I just have to say hallejuha it was due to a corporate cheat rather than a pullout prompted by some cycling dope!
Mike Malone,
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As expected, the city council of Los Angeles voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban smoking on restaurant outdoor patios. California law already bars indoor smoking in restaurants and bars.
The new restrictions will go into effect 30 days after it is signed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, which could happen this week. The provision offers a one-year grace period to restaurants to comply with the ordinance. The maximum fine for violating the provision will be $250. The measure will basically be self-enforced, explained council staffers, "just like the indoor smoking ban."
The restrictions apply to all dining establishments in Los Angeles, adding to the list of Southern California municipalities in which finding a place to enjoy a cigar has become more challenging. Essentially, the new regulations prohibit smoking within 10 feet of the entrance to a restaurant's front door and dining areas. The law also bans smoking within 40 feet of the growing number of food trucks roaming the city streets, as well as food courts and kiosks.
The ordinance, though, does include some exemptions that were the result of a lobbying campaign spearheaded by Cigar Rights of America. The policy exempts cigar lounges and private functions. Also, restaurants that are able to become an after-hours lounge or bar via their City permit can allow outdoor smoking as long as all patrons are 18 years or older.
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Friday, 27 June 2008
Keep praying for the SSPX reconciliation...
But none of them seem credible as final statements at this stage.
Most of the reports seem to be based on Bishop Fellay's comments from last week. A more recent set of comments from Bishop Williamson is reported on Rorate Caeli, but again, he is not Bishop Fellay!
So keep praying I think.
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- 27 June 2008 at 11:25
- Cardinal Pole said...
I had no time for comments on yesterday's developments, so I'll include them in here:
1) The conditions are so broad as to be meaningless; basically the conditions are saying 'be nice to us'. They remind me of that bit in Catch-22 where Cathcart and Korn offer to get Yossarian off murder charges on one condition: 'we want you to like us'. If something sounds too good to be true then it usually is; with conditions as broad as these, just about any kind of robust critique from the SSPX could be taken as an infraction.
2) What does the SSPX ultimately gain from all this? They know that the excommunications do not stand, that there is no schism, that their souls are not in jeopardy, that their Sacraments are valid. The only objective benefit would be canonical regularisation. Meanwhile, what is Rome doing? The Cult of Man continues to reign, a sinful liturgy remains the normative form of Mass, modernists sit on cathedras, and accomodation is sought with secularism. None of this will end soon; in other words, the state of necessity essentially continues.
3) So let us not pay too much attention to the conditions. Rather, let us examine closely the form of apostolate that Rome would allow the SSPX to exercise. As I said earlier, an Opus Dei-style personal prelaure would be inappropriate, and an 'apostolic administration' could be just a strategy to keep the SSPX confined to a few major centres.
The outcome that I worry will result is this: Msgr. Fellay accepts the conditions, but is then offered such an inadequate canonical arrangement that he is forced to renege on the agreement, so that the modernists in the Curia and the Dioceses score a huge coup.
- 27 June 2008 at 16:52
- Terra said...
Cardinal Pole,
I don't think the conditions are meaningless at all. They are not about 'niceness' but about respecting the person and office of the Pope, somethng that has been greatly lacking in many of the comments of the SSPX.
They certainly do not preclude proper theological debate - the Pope himself made some robust criticisms of Vatican II documents as a theologian.
Why don't the excommunications stand? They were properly made by an authority from whom there is no appeal and for a duly promulgated canonical offence.
I don't think we know enough about what is potentially on offer to debate the pros and cons of various canonical structures. There are ways of making things work if there is a mind to do so.
If you want the Church to be cleaned up and ensure orthodox bishops are in place everywhere, the best way to do that now is to work from inside the Church. There will never be a better time.
Most of all, we should all have a true horror of the prospect of schism - and frankly if the SSPX reject this offer, it will be absolutely clear that they are in schism, and I expect June 30 might become a date of rather more excommunications.
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Jimro, here's a link to the theory behind OCW:
It's all about the shock wave making the muzzle bigger and that's believed to not be a good time for the bullet to leave.
He's listed the speed of sound in steel at over 18,000 fps but others say its about 13,000 in 416R stainless steel used in rifle barrels. He also states that shock wave makes 4 or 5 round trips before the bullet leaves the barrel; his math ain't so good.
Rifle barrels, when screwed into a receiver bolted in a stock, whip and vibrate much like a fishing pole held in ones hand when it's flexed. Its back end doesn't move much at all but its front end does. Only when the barrel's free at both ends does it wiggle in somewhat of a figure 8 pattern. Best on-line examples of exactly how it whips are at:
A barrel's resonant frequency it vibrates at will be different when screwed into a receiver (one end fixed) than when free at both ends. It's higher when free, lower when one end's fixed.
While Varmint Al's numbers for the bullet's barrel time are not correct, his barrel whipping wave shapes are very accurate. Other links on that page show how bullets leaving as the muzzle axis swings up and is close to the top are at a good place for the bullets to leave at.
But I don't understand your comment
that loads that have the same barrel time and different velocities can both group well, or you find distinct "accuracy nodes" during a load workup (For a 308 normally around 2,400 fps, again at 2550 fps, and again at 2650 fps, and 2750 fps (with a 168 or 175 bullet), and again at 2900 to 3000 fps for long barrels with 155 gr bullets).
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Arthur I. Cyr Sunday, May 20, 2012, 12:00 am TWN
"The military-industrial complex" was the theme of Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address as he completed two terms in the White House, sustaining remarkably strong public support throughout that tenure. At the time, the speech was largely ignored by reporters and professors, who generally underestimated Ike.
Down the decades, however, Eisenhower's warning has resonated with increasing impact, and has become a shorthand reference for the inherently dangerous collaboration of enormous corporate capital and the armed power of the state.
Eisenhower, the first supreme commander of NATO, had an outlook and career helpful in understanding the import of the Alliance summit in Chicago. This is particularly true given superficial media emphasis on inconvenient security measures for foreign dignitaries, and the possibility of disruptions by demonstrators.
The North Atlantic Treaty dates from the earliest days of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and allies. The Soviet empire and associated Warsaw Pact military structure collapsed two decades ago, yet NATO endures. Part of the explanation is the alliance is useful to business of the largest arms merchant in the world — the United States.
Chicago is heavily involved with defense industries. Boeing and General Dynamics are the most obvious examples, but in addition a wide array of firms in the Greater Chicago region provides weapons, materiel and services to the U.S. Department of Defense and foreign nations.
In July 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Chicago to address the Economic Club, the first defense secretary to speak before the largely business group. In earlier times, Pentagon heads usually chose the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. Before a notably attentive audience he bluntly discussed the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and beyond.
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Celtics hire Butler coach Brad Stevens as next head coach
Boston Celtics hire Butler University coach Brad Stevens as their next head coach on Wednesday to succeed Doc Rivers.
More: Young: Smart, slick move for Celtics | Parrish: Move no surprise, timing is
No leaks, no meetings, no word of interviews. Underneath the madness of information with NBA free agency, the Boston Celtics quietly announced the hiring of Butler University coach Brad Stevens as their next head coach on Wednesday.
The Boston Herald reports Stevens' new deal is a six-year contract with Boston.
From the Celtics' press release:
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have come to an agreement with Brad Stevens to be the 17th head coach of the team. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced.
Stevens, age 36, has served for the past six years as the head coach of Butler University, never winning fewer than 22 games and leading the Bulldogs to two national championship games against Duke and Connecticut. He was the youngest coach to reach the Final Four since Bob Knight in 1973.
A native of Zionsville, Indiana, Stevens was a three-time academic All-America nominee while earning four varsity letters at DePauw University, before graduating with a degree in economics. He later joined the Butler University program as the coordinator of basketball operations under then-coach Thad Matta, before being named head coach in 2007.
"Brad and I share a lot of the same values," said Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge. "Though he is young, I see Brad as a great leader who leads with impeccable character and a strong work ethic. His teams always play hard and execute on both ends of the court. Brad is a coach who has already enjoyed lots of success, and I look forward to working with him towards Banner 18."
Stevens and his wife Tracy, along with their children Brady and Kinsley, will be introduced to the media at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Celtics Training Center at Healthpoint.
via Celtics Hire Brad Stevens as Head Coach | The Official Site of the BOSTON CELTICS.
And from Butler:
Brad Stevens, head coach of the Butler University men's basketball team, today announced his acceptance of the head coach position of the Boston Celtics.
"Our family is thrilled for the opportunity given to us by the leadership of the Boston Celtics, but it is emotional to leave a place that we have called home for the past 13 years," said Stevens.
"We truly love Butler University and Indianapolis, and are very thankful to have had the opportunity to celebrate so many wonderful things together. What makes Butler truly unique is the people that we have been so blessed to work with. When it comes time for our kids to look at schools, we will start with Butler University." Stevens and his wife, Tracy, have a young son and daughter.
In his six seasons as Butler's head men's basketball coach, Stevens compiled a record of success unmatched in NCAA annals. The 36-year-old Butler coach has led the Bulldogs to a 166-49 record, including a 12-5 record in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Four conference regular season championships, three league tournament titles, and six trips to postseason tournament play. His 166 wins is the most for any NCAA Division I basketball coach over the first six years to start a career.
Stevens owns the top two single season win totals in Butler and Horizon League history, and he's the only coach in school and league history to lead a team to back-to-back NCAA Division I national championship games in 2010 and 2011.
In 2009-2010, Stevens engineered the most remarkable season in Butler basketball history. The Bulldogs posted a 33-5 overall record, the Horizon League's first 18-0 conference mark and fourth overall unbeaten record, a fourth consecutive league regular season championship, a second conference tourney crown. The Bulldogs were nationally-ranked for the fourth straight year, compiled a school-record 25-game win streak, which was the longest in the nation. Stevens was named NABC All-District 12 Coach, and he was a finalist for several additional national coaching awards. Butler ended the season as the No. 2-ranked team in the final ESPN/USA Today national poll.
"In keeping with The Butler Way, Brad has given his talent to our University with exceptional generosity, integrity, and humility," said President James M. Danko. "His record as the winningest coach in NCAA history during his first six years as head coach, his leadership of Butler's dual Final Four® runs, and his work ethic have made him a beloved member of our community."
Danko added, "We have done everything we can to keep Brad here at Butler; however, the Celtics team has offered Brad and his family a unique opportunity with which no university can compete."
Butler has begun the process of hiring a new head coach to lead the men's basketball team in its inaugural year of BIG EAST Conference competition.
"Brad is leaving a great legacy and an excellent foundation for us to build on" said Vice President and Athletic Director Barry Collier. "Our athletics program has an extremely bright future, and we are confident that Butler's first year in the BIG EAST will be an outstanding one."
via Brad Stevens To Take Boston Celtics Coaching Position - Butler.
The questions with Stevens are going to come regarding his ability to make the transition to the professional ranks, something college coaches have a hard time with, and his relative inexperience. At age 36, there are quite a few NBA players, some of whom just left the team in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, older than him. How will he mesh with Rajon Rondo? Does this further cement the idea, despite Ainge's comments this week that the Celtics are not tanking, that Boston is fully committed to a youth movement?
It's a bold hire for Boston that, if it works, will be seen as an absolutly brilliant move. If it doesn't ... the Celtics' expectations in the short term are so bleak, it's hard to imagine Stevens actually disappointing outside of a complete disaster. Either way, it's a move out of the clear blue sky that has caught punidts (like, oh, say, us) completely off guard.
Stevens takes over for Doc Rivers, who left to take the job with the Los Angeles Clippers two weeks ago.
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"The Rhythm Method," a nine-piece pop band -- featuring Ravennan Dave Feist -- won the United Way of Summit County's ninth annual 'Docs Who Rock' physician talent show with their Whitney Houston/Donna Summer Medley.
Sponsored by The University of Akron, 'Docs Who Rock' was held at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The show included 11 bands, featuring 74 musicians with 18 physicians. The bands ranged from a classical piano duo to local bands performing original rock tunes and everything in between.
Members of 'The Rhythm Method' include Dr. Fred Slezak of West Akron, Dr. Tom Javorsky of Hinckley, Dr. Joe Pietrolungo of Solon, Theresa Ewald of Brunswick, Corina Gaffney of New Franklin, Paul Kapper of West Akron, Eric Hoffert of Coventry, Jack Bheam of Springfield Township, and Dave Feist of Ravenna.


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Kindergarten readiness targeted
WILLMAR -- A United Way women's philanthropy initiative hopes to raise upwards of $14,000 this weekend to help increase kindergarten readiness among Kandiyohi County children.
Empower is hosting its third annual "Power of the Purse" auction of designer handbags on Saturday. Guests also will have a chance to tour four homes on Green Lake and attend a social hour at Melvin's on the Lake in Spicer.
The money that's raised will be invested in local projects that help prepare the littlest learners to succeed in school.
"One hundred percent of what's given goes straight to Empower to use in our community for early learning," said Gina Lieser, resource development director for the United Way of West Central Minnesota.
The event is Empower's main fundraiser for the year, she said. "We want to increase awareness and membership as well."
The funds target what is seen as a critical community need: children's readiness to learn when they enter kindergarten. As many as half of kindergarten-age children in Kandiyohi County are not adequately prepared when they enter school, and there are signs this gap may be widening.
Many youngsters who fall behind will stay behind, said Stacey Roberts, the United Way's executive director.
Empower's goal is to increase the level of kindergarten readiness to 80 percent of children by 2012. To get there, the group has launched projects such as the Growmobile, a mobile preschool that was piloted last summer in two Willmar neighborhoods and will become a permanent countywide program this year. Empower also supplied 700 learning kits this past year to children who attended preschool screening, and gave out more than $13,000 in grants for projects such as a Latino child care outreach program.
"We really have tried to (take) a multi-faceted approach to this issue," Roberts said. "Bringing the experts to the table has been the key."
Surveys with focus groups, for instance, indicated there was a need to do more outreach, especially with at-risk children. This finding led to the establishment of the Growmobile, Roberts said. "It's time poverty. It's financial poverty. We have a lack of resources to reach kids. This is one of the ways they can be reached."
Early results suggest it's helping. Assessments of the pre-kindergarteners who attended the Growmobile last summer found they made strides between June and August. Feedback from school principals also indicated that the older children who attended did not regress in learning over the summer.
"People are behind it. They think it's a great concept," Roberts said.
Results from countywide kindergarten readiness testing are being compiled and will be released some time this spring. The data not only will help measure progress but also will identify areas of greatest need, Roberts said.
With school districts increasingly strapped for cash and class sizes growing, these kinds of public-private partnerships are going to be more important than ever, she said.
"That's going to relieve a lot of the stress that happens that first year when kids come to school not ready to learn," she said. "The more we can do to start kids on the same level, the better that's going to be... It's a glimmer of hope, I think, with school funding being cut, to see people gathering round and trying to do the best we can to get kids ready for school."


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Head of Talent Development & Production
- Recruiter
- Film London
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £45,000 – £70,000
- Posted
- 07 Mar 2013
- Closes
- 22 Apr 2013
- Job Type
- Permanent
Whilst sustaining and managing Film London's already successful schemes, the Head of Talent Development will develop and deliver a dynamic digital production strategy re-invigorating Film London's approach by embracing the opportunities presented by the digital age for London's emerging talent.
A key member of Film London's Senior Management team, they will identify and create new opportunities for talent, promote innovation and develop skills. We are looking for a strategic and entrepreneurial leader with a dynamic approach to inspire and empower London's emerging talent and Film London's team.
The postholder will embrace the new exciting digital content world and exploit the creative and business opportunities that it presents for London's emerging talent. They will sustain and develop Film London's existing schemes including Film London's cutting edge Microwave programme and its successful London Borough Film Fund Challenge.
Film London, as the capital's film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city's businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city's new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support Creative Skillset.
Film London also manages the British Film Commission through a public/private partnership which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the BFI.
The Head of Talent Development will report to Film London's Chief Executive. They will be managing a team of three staff as well as freelancers.
- Create and develop an integrated strategy to support London's talent from commissioning content to overseeing its delivery and dissemination.
- Develop and manage the Talent programme for London in partnership with the BFI and its talent strategy.
- Manage Film London's existing production schemes with the relevant objectives and guidelines and oversee the successful delivery of the work commissioned by existing schemes. This includes Film London's current production slate:
- Film London's innovative micro budget feature film scheme Microwave
- Film London's London Borough Film Fund Challenge
- Film London's talent programme supported by Creative Skillset
Where appropriate the post holder will review them to ensure that they are fit for purpose within the new digital strategy.
- Develop and shape in partnership Film London's next generation and slate of the Microwave scheme. Building on the strength of the first eight Microwave titles, this will include sourcing new partners and finance.
- Develop creative and business opportunities for talent by providing access to content through digital platforms developed in partnership with industry.
- Secure new business partnerships and seek the necessary funding to maximise opportunities for the sector.
- Champion digital media, the creative opportunities and new business models it offers for emerging talent, including exploring opportunities in the games' sector
- Work closely with the other members of the Senior Management team and in particular the Head of Artists' Moving Image, in defining key objectives for talent development and delivering these.
- Engage with the industry building networks and seek collaborative opportunities at a national and international level.
- Seek and maintain effective key partnerships with the public (in particular the BFI, Creative Skillset) and private sector.
- Identify skills/training needs and priorities within the digital media sector, including Games, in London and frame strategies for their resolution, working with key partners, in particular Creative Skillset.
- Inspire and manage the Talent Development & Production team.
- Manage the departmental budget and all relevant project budgets.
- Be a key member of the senior management team, advising on policy and strategy for colleagues and to the Board, as required
- Provide advice and consultancy on all things pertaining to talent development.
- Represent Film London, as appropriate, at meetings and events and to act as spokesperson for Film London, as and when required.
- Carry out any other duties as required.
- Operate at all times within Film London's equal opportunities policy.
The successful candidate needs to be a highly motivated, dynamic and entrepreneurial individual who can bring fresh thinking, extensive contacts and considerable energy in order to drive Film London's Digital Strategy.
- Extensive experience at senior level in the digital and related content sector.
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of digital and related content production.
- Detailed understanding of the changing markets and business models in which digital content and production companies operate.
- Commercial skills including the ability to write business plans / applications, assess financial information, understand production finance and evaluate risk.
- Highly motivated and experienced manager with proven results from delivery driven teams.
- Proven experience of relationship building with the public and private sector
- Good understanding of the international market place and competing markets.
- Good understanding of cultural issues linked to the creative industries.
- Credible and relevant contacts across the sector.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Understanding of public sector funding systems.
Place of work
Film London's offices are at Suite 6.10, The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ. Travel around London may be required. Costs for travel required by work will be reimbursed.
Hours and workload
Time off in lieu will be possible in respect of hours worked over the standard week of 40 hours (inclusive of lunch breaks). Time off in lieu will not be allowed to accrue across leave years. Occasional work on weekends and / or evenings may be required.
All staff will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday in addition to public and bank holidays in each leave year (April 1st to March 31st). Not more than 5 days unused holiday entitlement will be rolled into subsequent years unless at the express authorisation of the Board and no payment will be made for unused leave.
The termination of the post will be subject to three calendar month notice on either side.
Probationary Period
The first three months will be a probationary period.
For further details and an application form, please download an application form from www.filmlondon.org.uk/vacancies. Alternatively, please send a large self-addressed envelope, quoting the job title to Personnel, FILM LONDON, The Tea Building, Suite 6.10, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ. Please post completed forms to the address above or email email@example.com
Closing date for applications: 22nd March 2013
Interview date for first stage interviews: 9th April 2013
Interview date for second stage interviews: 19th April 2013 pm
It is the policy of Film London to promote and integrate equality of opportunity into all aspects of its business, including its appointment of staff. We wish to ensure that Film London reflects the diversity of the communities in which it works. We strongly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented including Black, Asian and Chinese and other ethnic minority groups, and disabled people.


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"Judo advice from Dr. AnnMaria Demars: … I think once every few months the instructors should schedule a 'no students' workout and get together. There should be 90 minutes of people just showing each other drills or new techniques that they have been thinking about. This should be followed by 90 minutes of beer-drinking and swapping lies about how good and good-looking we all used to be.
I'm all for this. We already do a version of this with our Aiki Buddies Gathering in the Fall of each year, but it's not always instructors-only. It's a doable concept on a lot of scales – you could do regional, state, or multi-state instructor hookups for judo, judo&BJJ, or even more diverse. The concept works best to improve the instructors if it is an informal thing with everyone contributing – and if everyone contributes, you have to limit the scope of the thing in order to give each instructor a few minutes to share and stay within the 90 (or 120) minute time limit (of course, if you did 120 minutes of judo, you'd have to expand the beer-drinking accordingly to maintain balance…)."
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Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen Poems
Dulce Et Decorum Est
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned out backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! - An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.- ...
Le Christianisme
So the church Christ was hit and buried
Under its rubbish and its rubble.
In cellars, packed-up saints long serried,
Well out of hearing of our trouble.
One Virgin still immaculate
Smiles on for war to flatter her.
She's halo'd with an old tin hat,
But a piece of hell will batter her.


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Scottsdale Community College hires new Athletic DirectorPosted: Updated:
Scottsdale Community College has hired Vernon Mummert, a longtime higher education athletics administrator, as its new Athletic Director. He will oversee the operations of 10 intercollegiate sports teams at SCC.
Mummert began his new position July 1, 2013. He brings a wealth of experience in athletics administration to SCC, having worked the past 22 years at the NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, and NJCAA Division I levels.
Prior to the SCC position, he served as Director of Athletics & Recreation at the College of Staten Island, which is part of The City University of New York (CUNY) system. During his three-year tenure, he also served as president and vice president of CUNY's Athletic Conference.
Other athletic administrative positions he has held include Athletic Director//HPER at Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz., from 1994 to 1998 followed by a 10-year stay as Athletic Director at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. While there, he was honored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics with the NCAA Division III Central Regional Athletic Director of the Year award.
"We're excited to get someone with Vernon's experience and vision," said Donna Young, SCC's dean of students. "We're ready to go to the next level and Vernon will help us get there."
Mummert began his collegiate career in 1977 at Drew University, where he served for 17 years, starting as the soccer and tennis coach and eventually becoming Athletic Director. His soccer teams amassed more than 275 wins and three conference championships.
His plans at SCC include elevating the student-athlete experience and cultivating a commitment to service among everyone involved in SCC Athletics.
"We want to produce student-athletes who go on to become great leaders," he said. Mummert received both his Master of Education in Administration and Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
A native of Baltimore, Md., he and his wife Susan have three adult children.
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no one said they wont add it. how long did you wait for pen only mode with the tpt? give it time, its been a few weeks.
MaxBuck wrote:
From what I can see, the lack of a pen-only mode on the Galaxy Note would make it worthless for me, since that is something I need for markups of pdfs in the field.
Hey, Max.
I can't speak to your specific needs, but I can tell you that I have had no problems with palm rejection on the GNote.
There is not a system-wide setting for "pen only," but apps ignore touch input when the stylus is sensed. I've tested it a few times by drawing an ink line with my finger, then touching the stylus to the screen with my other hand. The touch recognition ceases until I lift both my finger and the stylus from the screen to try again.
A few times when I lifted the stylus well off the screen to think for a few seconds my wrist has caused the clock/settings menu to pop up, but I quickly learned to just not lift my stylus quite so far from screen. The tablet can detect the stylus to a range of about an inch.
Lenovo increased it on the TPT too, after beeing recognized (1cm or so) it was also a couple of centimeters until it didnt see the pen any more.
Do you have stil the tpt and can compare it ?
What happens if you lose your pen or it stops working when in "pen only" mode? Is there a back door other than factory reset?
ameridian wrote:
What happens if you lose your pen or it stops working when in "pen only" mode? Is there a back door other than factory reset?
For the TPT, I'm not sure. Does the pen-only mode turn off each time it reboots? Hope so!
For the GNote, its not an issue. While the tip of the stylus is detected by the screen, touch input is not recognized. But if the stylus is lost (which would mean it was more than an inch from the screen and out of detection range!) then touch would be recognized.
The S-Note app on the GNote has a pen-only mode, but even in pen-only mode the button that toggles pen-only or not will recognize touch. The pen-only mode actually only is effective on the writing area of the S-Note program, so that in split-screen with the browser or another program opened, I could still use touch to control them.
seems like many of you changed my mind and I won't buy TPT
But I am not sure what else to buy Galaxy Note 10.1 looks fine as the pen is great but it doesn't have full SD slot and adapter/reduction is not very practical for me.. aand, reviews are not very note10.1 positive http://goo.gl/7rMb1
So probably I will forget my dream with tablet with pen and buy new Sony Xperia Tablet S (Tegra 3, SD slot, waterresistant?, Playstation games) or Toshiba AT300 (Excite 10 in US, Tegra 3, SD slot)
09-03-2012 02:15 PM - edited 09-03-2012 02:40 PM
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For the TPT, I'm not sure. Does the pen-only mode turn off each time it reboots? Hope so!
By pen-only mode I was referring to the global setting on the TPT, not similar individual app settings. I've never had any reason to use it since the app settings work just fine.
No, a reboot does not turn it off and IIRC, there's no recovery option that addresses that other than a factory reset. I can see why a touch switch was used for control since it was an after thought based on user requests, but it's something that begs for a hard switch if it has to affect every touch switch.
09-03-2012 03:55 PM - edited 09-03-2012 03:56 PM
MaxBuck wrote:
From what I can see, the lack of a pen-only mode on the Galaxy Note would make it worthless for me, since that is something I need for markups of pdfs in the field.
The G Note has Wacom and unless they made an exception with this tablet then you don't need to turn off touch. It will be redundant... Wacom technology automatically turns off touch as soon as the pen is within about an inch (1") from the screen. If you want to use touch then you need to set the pen a lil away (more than 1 inch) from the tablet.
MaxBuck wrote:
The Fujitsu tablet PC is the only other thing I see on the market that could take the place of the TPT for my needs, but it's costly - about $1,000 - and has a measly Atom processor.
I just bought the Samsung 7 Series for $1200+. It has an Intel i5 core processor and 4GB of RAM; this thing has power. If you buy right now from the Microsoft Store, you get huge discounts on the upcoming Win8, and a relatively good discount on MS Office if you want it installed on the Machine (the slate is full windows). And to top off they give you a free 4GB XBOX, which you can sell if you don't want it and get some dollars back on your purchase.
I had my TPT for around 7 months as well, and I didn't buy it for cheap, including taxes I paid around $800 for my 32GB Wifi version + accessories (to make it worse, this was my first Android experience and I bought a lot of apps from the Lenovo app store, which I cannot transfer to my next Android Tablet). And 7 months later, my guy got it for next to nothing... If it's not iCrap, electronics have a really bad resale value here in these parts.
Last night I ordered from Amazone a 32GB G Note. I know I will enjoy this one and hopefully avoid some of the issues I had with my TPT.
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SHANGHAI is China's Australia when it comes to food. Let me explain.
While regions such as Sichuan, Guangzhou (Canton), Beijing and Hunan have their distinct flavours, Shanghai is more a young culinary bowerbird, taking what it likes from elsewhere and shaping it to suit fashions - like we do.
Shanghai is one of the most exciting places in China to eat. This makes Shanghai Stories 1938 a curiosity amid the revamp of Chatswood's entertainment precinct as The Concourse. While it has some contemporary flair, the menu marches along a more traditional Chinese path.
The name harks back to an era laced with highs - it was the Sino Great Gatsby, relishing Western fashions to create an elegant, thrilling era - and lows - such as the Japanese attacks that led, eventually, to wartime occupation. Similar fortunes are found here.
It's a busy Friday night and shrieking children chase each other on the grass outside this two-storey venture with its outdoors tables.
The doorwoman checks our reservation (made online at the website and confirmed by email) and we're handed a number on a piece of paper and sent upstairs. The place bustles with typical Chinese efficiency, businesslike, almost brusque.
The windows open to give a fresh feel and the front tables with a view over The Concourse are filled with three generations of family.
The menu has more than a dozen savoury dim sim, from soupy xiaolongbau dumplings, $6.80, to spring onion pancake, $7.80, and offered after dark alongside 50-plus daytime yum cha dishes.
The 90-dish a la carte menu has flavours from across China as well as a sprinkling of Shanghai classics although there's no nuo mi hong zao, a traditional cold dish of red dates stuffed with glutinous rice or swamp chicken (frog).
If you have exotic or adventurous tastes, there's always stewed bird's nest with rock sugar in papaya, $68.
The Cantonese influence delivers a live fish section, all at market price, but we start with Shanghai-style pig knuckle, $9.80, a cold entree of thinly sliced boned and pressed trotter that's gelatinously hammy and spiced. Snowy River sweet pork ribs, $15.80, are spectacularly good, lathered in a sweet and sticky soy coating - just watch out for the small bones! Another favourite, crispy chicken, $20.80, is similarly pleasurable, with wickedly irresistible tanned skin (and again awkward bone fragments from the way the chicken is cut to pick up with chopsticks).
A bottle of Henschke's Peggy's Hill riesling is great value at $34.80, from a list of obvious yet easy drinking, and it's excellent with another Shanghai standard, smoked fish, $20.80, ling fillets in a light batter with a splash of brown sauce. When the sauteed vegetables and mushroom, $18.80, arrives and it's mostly mushies with some token bok choy, I order stir-fried vegetables, $14.80 - however, while the first dishes made it to the table in under 20 minutes, another half hour passes before these vegies arrive, so the kitchen can have its moments.
Desserts, from the dim sim menu, can be skipped, unless your kids spy the panda buns picture, $5.80.
I wanted a few tall tales from Shanghai Stories 1938 but mainly I'd heard it all before. If you like familiar yarns, this restaurant's for you.
Food 13/20
Staff 6/10
Drink 3/5
X-factor 3/5
Value 7/10
Total score 32/50
Address: Shop 4&6, The Concourse, 405-419 Victoria Ave, Chatswood; ph 9412 3880
Food: Chinese
Drink: Licensed
Hours: Lunch 11am-4pm daily; dinner 5.30-10pm
Parking: Paid under complex
Prices: Entrees $8.80-$15.80; Mains $18.80-$64; Desserts $5.80-$7.80
Snapshot: This new Chinese restaurant draws on flavours from across the nation, but also offers classic tastes from one of the country's most exciting culinary destinations.
Originally published as Shanghai Stories, Chatswood


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Police crack credit, debit card scam in Caribbean Estate
Investigators from the Organized Crime Investigation Division have arrested and charged two men in Caribbean Estate, St Catherine in connection with a credit and debit card scam.
They have been charged with breaches of the Customs Act, the Cyber Crime Act, the Forgery Act, larceny and money laundering.
The police say the men were arrested yesterday during an early morning operation in a section of Caribbean Estate.
According to the police, several items believed to be used in the manufacturing of fraudulent credit and debit cards were seized.
They include a manual hot foil stamping machine, a card writer, card embosser, a square card reader, a template for making Jamaican drivers licences and laptops.
The police are advising members of the public to be extremely vigilant when using their credit and debit cards.
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I finished piecing a 90″ x 90″ scrap quilt last week, and soon it will head off to the quilter. This quilt and I had a love-hate relationship from the get-go. I blogged about its birth in a post called "Running Smack Dab into Ugly."
While the patches looked great in a pile, they were less enticing when sewn together.
Things improved as I added blocks.
Nevertheless, it went into the UFO pile for quite some time.
It ended up being 17 units across and 17 up and down. I still wasn't loving it, but then I had an idea.
How about using a great big multi-colored print for the border? I pulled this Jane Sassaman floral from my stash and auditioned. The narrow yellow border seemed necessary to first bring everything to a halt. Once I put up the wide border, I turned a corner. Now I really liked the quilt!
I had only enough fabric for the sides of the quilt, so I'd have to use border cornerstones. But there was another issue. The black floral border fabric is directional. The flowers definitely all grow in one direction.
When you have plenty of fabric, you can cut two borders lengthwise and two borders crosswise, like they are in this quilt:
Again it's the flowers growing up that make this directional. I bought enough fabric in this case to cut the borders accordingly. The sides are cut lengthwise. The top and bottom borders are cut across-grain and pieced for length.
Here's a closer shot. The borders are cut so that all the flowers grow upward as they should. The white arrows indicate the lengthwise grain. I've labeled the seam, too. It's good to be aware that this is an option whenever you're using directional fabric for borders.
Here's another example of a great border fabric where you'd need to deal with the directional element.
All of the little houses stand in rows and it's definitely directional. You'd want to buy enough of this fabric to give yourself options.
I didn't have much to work with for the scrappy quilt, so I had only two options. I could have the flowers growing upwards in both side borders, and have them growing sideways on the top and bottom (photo above). I liked the sides but I did not like the top border in the photo above. I decided against it.
My other possibility was to have the flowers grow around the quilt. Think of it as all flowers growing clockwise. I liked this solution. I chose fabric for the cornerstones and on the borders went.
There is one light spot that I'm unhappy with (see the black box), but after a lot of pondering, I'm going to leave it alone. This was an easy scrap quilt to use up old fabric, not a show quilt.
Takeaway lessons:
• Scrap quilts are usually ugly at first. Just keep sewing.
• A border can pull the whole mess together.
• Be aware of directional fabrics and how you can use them.
If you'd like to make an Attic Stairs quilt and get many more ideas for how this block unit can be used, check out Karen Griska's Stairsteps Quilts book on etsy for $9.95. Lots of other great patterns by Karen there, too!


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I am 5'9 170 and have 425cc silicone implants. I got invited to play on a professional womens football team and was wondering if this is a good idea. Is it almost definate I will get a rupture or leak if I play? or should I be ok
Can I Play Tackle Football After Silicone Implants?
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Contact sports after breast implants
Good luck int he new venture! Breast implant patients can play contact sports, but remember a big hit can cause problems in many differnt ways including broken bones, etc.. Impants are pretty durable but not unbreakable.
Contact Sports and Breast Implants: My Philosophy
Most of my patients are very active. The silicone implants these days are cohesive and have high tensile strength. From my research this is particularly true of the new Sientra ones. I tell all of my patients that they have no restrictions. That being said, of course you can damage your implants, then again you can also break a rib or your nose. Although any injury with a contact sport is more likely than sitting on a couch, my recommendation is to "go for it"
Tackle Football After Silicone Implants
Ensure that you have healed from the surgery before attempting to play contact sports. Contact sports such as tackle football will increase the likelihood of the rupture, but it is not definite that you will have a rupture or leak if you play. Consult with the implanting surgeon prior to joining the team, as he/she will know if there are any additional concerns that should factor into your decision.
Learn more: http://www.drkrisreddy.com/west_palm_beach_breast_implants.html
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Tackle football after breast augmentation
In general once you are fully healed from you breast augmentation surgery you can participate in any activity you would like.
When taking part in playing tackle football you are increasing your risk of getting physically injured and increasing the chance of rupturing the implant! It does not necessarily mean that if you get hit in the breast the implants will rupture but there is a higher likelihood. That is a decision you have to make.
Beast of luck!!!
Learn more: http://www.talroudnerplasticsurgery.com/breastaugmentation.php
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Washington: The US and Russia have agreed on a "cessation of hostilities" which is set to start on midnight Saturday, on 27 February. It is the second such proposal in as many weeks. The first proposal for a cessation of hostilities ended last week before it even began.
The agreement between the Syrian government and groups fighting it in a deal has not included the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and the al-Nusra Front deemed to be terrorist organisations.
The agreement is signed on Monday which called on all the sides to sign up to the agreement by midday on February 26 and to stop fighting by midnight.
The Syrian Opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Riad Hijab said in a statement thay. "He does not expect the Assad regime Russia and Iran to cease hostilities due to their realisation that the regime's survival depends on the continuation of its campaign of oppression killing and forced displacement," the syement further said.
"Therefore the regime and its allies will continue to derail the political process and evade the inevitable."
"The United States and the Russian Federation together call upon all Syrian parties, regional states and others in the international community to support the immediate cessation of violence and bloodshed in Syria," the statement said.
John Kerry, the US secretary of state said "this is a moment of promise," adding "I am gratified to see the final arrangements concluded today for a cessation of hostilities in Syria and call on all parties to accept and fully comply with its terms. If implemented and adhered to, this cessation will not only lead to a decline in violence, but also continue to expand the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian supplies to besieged areas and support a political transition to a government that is responsive to the desires of the Syrian people".
President Barack Obama said on a phone call with Russian president that he welcomed the agreement between the US, Russia and the International Syrian Support Group (ISSG) on the ceasefire's terms, but stressed that "the priority was now to ensure positive responses by the Syrian regime and armed opposition as well as faithful implementation by all parties".
More than 150 people killed and more than 200 wounded in the destructive bombings in Homs and Damascus as the agreement brokered between the two superpowers.
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State Senator Jim Merritt says he's going to push for legislation next session that would dramatically increase penalty enhancements for criminals that use a gun. He says it's a response to what he calls a "crisis" in Indiana's urban areas.
Over the weekend, two police officers – one in Indianapolis and one in Gary – were shot and killed. Seven bystanders were also injured in a shootout in an Indianapolis neighborhood. Merritt, R-Indianapolis, says the time is ripe to send a message to criminals who use guns. Last session, he co-authored a bill that allows prosecutors and judges to add anywhere from five to 20 years to a sentence if a gun was used in a kidnapping, to illegally restrain someone, or if the crime resulted in death or serious injury. Next session, he'll promote a bill that creates a mandatory enhancement.
"If you have a gun and you're brandishing it – you don't even need to fire it – you'll be eligible for a 20-year enhancement, if you're convicted of the crime," Merritt said.
Brookville Republican Representative Jud McMillin sponsored last session's gun crime enhancement bill and is one of the architects of the state's criminal code overhaul. He says the legislature can't only focus on punishing crimes after the fact.
"It's not as simple as just throwing the book at somebody after it happens," McMillin said. "And even if it is, you're still handling it after it happens…and we want to prevent these things from happening in the first place."
McMillin says lawmakers need to focus on helping treat mental health issues and addiction, which he says are often at the root of these crimes.


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Fmj= barrel wear?
my brother came by this morning and told me not to buy any full metal jacket ammo, he said it will wear the gun barrel out in less than a thousand rounds. is this true?, i use federal 115 grain fmj to target shoot and hollow points for defense. thanks
I have never heard of a gun made that would wear out at 1k rounds. Your 9mm was designed and built to shoot FMJ.
I would take it with a grain of salt.
If this was true, I would only have about 100 rounds left that I could shoot from my CZ 75B.
Depending on make and model, you should be able to shoot tens of thousands of FMJ before you need a new barrel.
Never heard of it. I shoot FMJ mostly on my guns. So far so good.
Not true :)
I have a 1911A1 that has run about 9000 rounds of FMJ. Please don't tell it it has worn out.
Barrels are steel. Jacket metal is a copper nickel alloy, much softer than steel. Not going to happen. PS- my range M60 machineguns used to fire about 12,000 rounds of FMJ a WEEK.
Well since the copper fmj round will wear your barrel out then im going to go with the standard jacketed hollow point would also because it also uses copper for the jacket that makes contact with the barrel. So now your stuck using only lead bullets.
Barrels were ment to shoot copper jacketed bullets.
Yep! and if you say orange real slow and loud it sounds like gullible :p
I will be glad to take all of your jacketed ammo. :)
Dam, I thought I had the dummest BIL in the world :(
he is confusing very high pressure magnum rifle rounds like 300 338 etc. the pressure and heat will cut into a barrel throat and start erosion. benchrest shooters will sideline a perfectly good barrel after a thousand or so rounds when the groups open up by .0000002 of an inch.
my ithaca 1911 from WW2 has prolly 100k plus down the tube and is nearly a smooth bore. the rifling is practicaly non-existent and it still plunks all 8 at 10 yards into a group smaller than the hole in the triggerguard.
i wouldnt worry about it. i dont think your ever going to come close to wearing a pistol barrel out. im pretty sure only 5 or 6 people on the planet shoot enough to wear one out in a lifetime.
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LONG BEACH - The retrial of two men charged with using a trio of medical marijuana collectives as a cover for illegal drug sales could begin next month.
Defendants Joseph Grumbine and Joseph Byron appeared out of custody at the Long Beach Superior Court Tuesday morning for a pretrial hearing to discuss when both sides would be ready to start jury selection.
Byron, however, was the only one of the two accused to leave the courtroom. Grumbine was remanded to custody after being found in violation of the terms of his bond when he was recently stopped in Riverside and allegedly caught transporting eight ounces of marijuana for sale.
Long Beach Superior Court Judge Arthur Jean set his bail at $250,000.
He and Byron were both convicted earlier this year on all counts in their first trial, but the judge in that case threw out the jury's findings after admitting he erred when he sent a congratulatory letter to the prosecutor before sentencing.
Police and prosecutors argued in the first trial that the defendants used the collectives as profit-driven drug dealing operations run like stores with frequent flier cards, specials and discounts offered inside the businesses.
The defense insisted there was no illegal activity at the cooperatives, two of which were in Long Beach and one in Garden Grove.
Byron and Grumbine were ordered to return to the courthouse on Nov. 27 for another pretrial hearing. The trial is scheduled to begin within about two weeks of that date.
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Bed & Breakfast in Catania, Sicily is one of the very best in the area, if you want to stay in Catania then our B&B is your hotel away from home, with affordable room rates, and located in Via Muscatello 7. Stay in our B&B or book with us online and enjoy all that is Italy at our bed & breakfast. Our B&b is between Piazza Lanza and Piazza Roma, very close to the Villa Bellini, the Botanical gardens, the main street Via Etnea and not far from the historical market of Catania. Thanks to its very strategic position, in the commercial centre of Catania, just round the corner you can reach banks, post offices, cinemas, theatres, internet points, bus and taxi terminals, pubs, restaurants and pizzas.
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We have recently been to Ananda B&B for the second time as Kate our host made us feel so at home last time. This time our visit was to see St Agatha Festival as well as family. We stayed two weeks in our favourite room overlooking the wonderful Mount Etna which was full of snow! Brill! Festival was fantastic! Great views from balcony! And the beautiful roof terrace with lovely views over the city and Cathedral, still beautiful even in February. It is situated close to the Cathedral and city sights,bars etc., great market and 5 minute walk to the lovely Villa Bellini Park and only 30 mins walk to the sea.. Kate our host was very hospitable and friendly. Service was excellent as was the food,with her lovely home cooking. She was also kind to accommodate special diets. The room is lovely and comfortable and the bathroom sumptious! Very clean. This was our holiday base to visit family and ideal as Kate is bi-lingual, speaks Italian and English. All in all 10/10 and we would definately stay there again!
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Great apartment with a nice view over the city, the prison, and the volcano! Stayed for three nights, and would have stayed longer if we had the time. Definitely the best host in town.
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kate, the lovely host of the Ananda B&B. My partner and I were warmly greeted by her on our arrival, and then shown to our room. The room, decorated with a particular attention to detail, was indipendently heated and controllable to meet our needs. The standard was very high with little extras like bottled water in the fridge, a useful kettle and a large selection of teas and instant coffee. Cleanliness was spot on with nothing to worry about, crisp bed linen and soft towels were provided and also our own private bathroom was filled with little extras such as shampoo and conditioner, body wash, hairdryer and more. We were given keys to enable us to enter the building and our room freely. Kate talked through possible places to visit with directions too. She is very chatty and friendly. Breakfast was amazing with so many fresh options: tea, coffee, juices, milk, cereals, yoghurt, fruit, toast, croissant, sicilian specialities and even some cakes directly from the British tradition (Kate speaks Italian and given that is Scottish she also speaks a perfect English, really useful and quite rare in a big and touristic city like Catania). Ananda B&B is also a great value for money compared to the overpriced and impersonal hotels. Furthermore, Ananda B&B is ideally located in order to be able access everything in Catania given the fact that it is a 5 minute walk from the City Centre and its best and most popular attractions. We will definitely stay here again when we will be back next time in Catania, maybe in the Summer when it's possible to admire the outstanding beauty of Kate's garden in her wonderful terrace on the 6th floor. Thank you Kate, you couldn't have been a nicer and a kinder host.
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We spent two nights in Catania to Kate B&B and we had wonderful time. The place was super, really well-groomed and clean. Location was just perfect, very closed to everything and abosolutely quiet. Kate is a precious owner, very sweet and kind. I've loved to chat with her.
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we visited catania for 4 days in july 2014. two couples. The Terrace, the room,the house everything was amazing. but over all these is KATE. What a woman. i loved her go and stay to this B&B you never forget. costas patsios, greece (also Heleni, Vasiliki, Andreas) Kate we love you !!!!!!!!!!!
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Our group of 4 women spent 3 nights and were thrilled in every way. It was the perfect location, the bedrooms were adequate, the views lovely and lots of common space. We had wonderful breakfasts on her beautiful terrace enjoying the gardens and views. Cate is a great hostess and helped us make the most of our stay in Sicily.
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I stayed at Kate's place for almost a week. It was very close to almost everything. Via Etna and the Train/Bus Station are within walking distance. Kate's place is on the top floor of a building at the top of a little hill. The room I had was at the corner and had huge balconies with spectacular view of the city and Mount Etna. The bedroom and the bathroom are nicely decorated and the common area such as the living room, the kitchen and the terrace are really nice as well. Kate is a lovely host and her staff are very nice as well. They provide great hospitality and great comfort during my stay at the B&B. I would stay there again when I visit Catania again and I would recommend it to anyone.
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This B&B was an excellent experience! I have been there now three times already over the past two years. The location is central and close to all attractions and transportation, it is on a quite street in the city of Catania. The rooms are clean and well maintained. There is internet access, private bathrooms, private TV and A/C. The service is excellent and Kate, the owner, makes you feel at home and will accommodate your schedule; she even let me borrow her bicycle! It was an enjoyable experience, great value, and I highly recommend it for any traveler. ~ Tarek
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Tenia reservadas 5 noches y me gustó tanto que quise alargar pero ya estaba todo lleno. Kate es una señora muy amable, el desayuno está buenisimo y su terraza es espectacular. La ubicación está muy bien, es un agradable paseo atravesando Villa Bellini y permite conocer Catania un poco mejor.
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I spent two nights in this lovely B&B in Catania. It has it all: great location not too far from centrum, clean rooms, cosy house, delicious breakfasts (plum jam is a must thing to taste). And of course it's hosted by really kind and helpful Kate, who recommended me couple of good restaurants to visit, told me where to buy souvenirs, stamps for etc. And she knows lots from tennis. When I left it I had a feeling "This place is something special, in a good way of course." Jyri, Finland
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HUDSON — Dave Robbins knew one big change he wanted to make when he became the police chief in Hudson a few years ago: Bring back the black-and-white police cruiser.
At the time, the city fleet was composed of silver cars. Robbins called them downright ugly, and some folks in town referred to them as the "Gray Ghosts."
|Russ Grams, an officer with the Hudson Police Department, patrols a Hudson neighborhood Aug. 17.
"The black and whites look cleaner and crisper and are a little more professional," said Robbins, who admits his respect for the traditional black-and-white stems from watching the television show "Adam-12." "I think we're taken a little more seriously."
The iconic two-toned cruiser, which disappeared in many communities years ago in favor of solid whites, blues and silvers, is making a strong comeback throughout North America. Police departments from the small village of Lakemore, which has three vehicles, to the giant Ontario Provincial Police, which has a fleet of 1,200, are opting to return to the black-and-white cars, concluding that they are more identifiable as law enforcement vehicles and convey a sense of authority.
Ford Motor Co., the maker of the popular Crown Victoria, saw a 7 percent increase in orders for black-and-white cars from the 2006 to 2007 models. Black and whites now make up 22 percent of police vehicles ordered from Ford.
"I don't care what they say, there's nothing more stark in contrast than black and white," said Ed Nowicki, executive director of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association in Twin Lakes, Wisc. "You see that black-and-white car, you know it's the police."
Springfield Township Police Chief John Smith has already pledged to replace the township's white cruisers with black and whites. Tallmadge and Wooster also are converting their fleets, joining a long list of communities nationwide that includes Miami; Hartford, Conn.; Providence, R.I.; Toms River, N.J.; Fort Worth, Texas; Elmira, N.Y.; La Vista, Neb.; Mesa, Ariz.; and Little Rock, Ark.
Black-and-white cruisers first hit the streets several decades ago, said Dennis Wise, a retired police officer, current president of the American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens in Titusville, Fla., and author of "Honor Above All Else: Removing the Veil of Secrecy," which chronicles his 35 years in law enforcement.
Chicago police had all-black vehicles and started painting white lettering on them.
"This kind of made the car stand out," Wise said. "You knew it was an emergency-type vehicle. You knew the person driving it was an authority."
The black and whites were then made famous in such television shows as "Adam-12," "Car 54 Where Are You?" and "Dragnet."
But they fell out of favor for solid colors, in part because it costs more for the black-and-white paint job, which can add anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to the cost of the vehicle. Black-and-white cars also have lower resale value.
With the rise of community policing in the 1990s, many departments also thought the black and whites were too sinister looking and unapproachable, said Robert Genat, author of "Police Cars in Action."
Departments have experimented through the years with colors, striping and decals. Chicago once had powder blue and white, San Diego had green and white, and Cleveland went with lime.
But many law enforcement officials say there's nothing like black and white.
Copley Township used to have white cruisers, then went to black and now is using black and whites.
"It's distinctive. It's traditional," Copley police Lt. Luke Marchmon said. "One of the ideas of law enforcement is to be readily seen both by the good folks and the bad folks."
Just being recognized as a police vehicle can help deter crime, Lakemore Police Chief Kenneth Ray said.
He ended up buying his first black-and-white cruiser because it was the only vehicle available and the department needed a car quickly. Now, partly because of the positive reaction from his officers and the public, he can't imagine going back to a solid white.
"It's kind of like a fire truck," Ray said. "People expect a fire truck to be red and police cars to be black and white."
Robbins, who has worked in Hudson for more than 25 years, remembers hearing complaints from residents that they never saw the police around town. He took that personally, knowing full well he had been cruising the streets on patrol.
He chalked that up to the cruiser. He never hears that complaint today.
Next year, the entire Hudson fleet will be black and white as the last of the silver cars are retired.
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I've been struggling with home made ice cream. The other day I made a small batch of vanilla, much smaller than usual, and used 4 egg yolks. I was really happy with the texture that resulted, after chilling in the freezer overnight, it was still soft but somewhat firm.
So last night, I made chocolate, in basically the same way. Except after the night in the freezer, it's more like the consistency of a frozen mousse; it giggles in the bowl when you shake it.
The question I have is: how does the relationship between the egg yolks and volume of dairy effect the viscosity of finished ice cream? My target is firm, but soft enough to scoop. In the past, the problem has always been rock hard, and completely unable to scoop. Now it's just too soft. I should add, that my technique has been to cook it in a double boiler, until the liquid coats a wooden spoon.
I'm using a self-refrigerated machine, so no ice.
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a-thalassemia results from decreased production of a-globin chains that make up part of hemoglobin tetramers (Hb; a2ß2) and affects up to 50% of individuals in some regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Heterozygous (-a/aa) and homozygous (-a/-a) genotypes are associated with reduced risk of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but the mechanism of this protection remains obscure. We hypothesized that a-thalassemia impairs the adherence of parasitized red blood cells (RBCs) to microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs) and monocytes – two interactions that are centrally involved in the pathogenesis of severe disease.
We obtained P. falciparum isolates directly from Malian children with malaria and used them to infect aa/aa (normal), -a/aa and -a/-a RBCs. We also used laboratory-adapted P. falciparum clones to infect -/-a RBCs obtained from patients with HbH disease. Following a single cycle of parasite invasion and maturation to the trophozoite stage, we tested the ability of parasitized RBCs to bind MVECs and monocytes. Compared to parasitized aa/aa RBCs, we found that parasitized -a/aa, -a/-a and -/-a RBCs showed, respectively, 22%, 43% and 63% reductions in binding to MVECs and 13%, 33% and 63% reductions in binding to monocytes. a-thalassemia was associated with abnormal display of P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), the parasite's main cytoadherence ligand and virulence factor, on the surface of parasitized RBCs.
Parasitized a-thalassemic RBCs show PfEMP1 display abnormalities that are reminiscent of those on the surface of parasitized sickle HbS and HbC RBCs. Our data suggest a model of malaria protection in which a-thalassemia ameliorates the pro-inflammatory effects of cytoadherence. Our findings also raise the possibility that other unstable hemoglobins such as HbE and unpaired a-globin chains (in the case of ß-thalassemia) protect against life-threatening malaria by a similar mechanism.


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As the head coach for the Women's Volleyball program at Elgin Community College, Jason LeBlanc brings over 31 years of combined playing and coaching experience to the organization. Over the past six years, he has coached at Sky High Volleyball Club in Crystal Lake,
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Another book I bought is Who's Had Who, which purports to be a carefully researched tome on the subject of, well, you read the title. If half the stuff I've read is true, then people have been a lot busier than I thought. How did Elvis ever have time to record any songs?
The book's copyright date is 1990, and I can't begin to imagine what's been going on between then and now. It's probably best not to think about it.


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