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Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said I regret that I have but one life to give for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.One Dead Spy tackles the story of Hale himself, who was an officer and spy for the American rebels during the Revolutionary War. Author Hale highlights the unusual, gruesome, and just plain unbelievable truth of historical Nathan Hale-from his early unlucky days at Yale to his later unlucky days as an officer-and America during the Revolutionary War.Praise for Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy"An innovative approach to history that will have young people reading with pleasure."-Kirkus Reviews"Readers interested in American...
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012, Article ID 819632, 12 pages
Antimigratory Effects of the Methanol Extract from Momordica charantia on Human Lung Adenocarcinoma CL1 Cells
1Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
2Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
3Department of Anatomy, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
4Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Hualien, Taiwan
5National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
Received 24 June 2012; Revised 26 October 2012; Accepted 12 November 2012
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Barovian Date: 11th of the 11th Moon
Our belongings down the meanest dinner-knife piled outside the door, we entered within, and were hit immediately by the close, humid smell of a tent too long occupied and seldom aired out. Eyes already watering, we stumbled forward in the sudden gloom and were confronted by a long bench and table. Behind it, hunched forward in an enormous wood-and-velvet chair, sat a withered crone who could only be Madam Eva. Her hair was loosely gathered up beneath a garish cap of motley, and her wrinkled face and figure was fat as only extreme prosperity could bring in this harsh land. Her eyes, though, were by far her most striking feature, and though I could not tell their hue in the dim light, it surely felt as if they saw more clearly into my soul than many a learned abbot had in all my years with the Order.
She bade us sit upon the wooden bench, and carefully laid a blood-red cloth atop the table before laying an ornate deck of cards upon it. As we each drew cards in turn at her direction, (save for Rial, who reacted angrily at this practice and refused to take part,) her eyes lost their focus and seemed to cloud over – her voice, too, seemed to sound as if far away, though we saw her still seated scant feet from us across the table. She spoke of our pasts, our presents and futures, but try now as I might her predictions elude my memory, leaving me with only a vague impression of having felt unease at her words of the time. Clearer, however, are the tantalizing clues that she gave us regarding all manner of esoteric arcana.
Ashlynn had told us that she sought the Sunsword when she came to Barovia, a relic of ages past with a blade of crystal and the ability to rend even the most unholy of flesh beyond its ability to heal. From Madam Eva, we learned that the fabled weapon had been broken hilt-from-blade! This desecration of holy power was by a wizard in the employ of Von Zarovich family many years ago, and he had succeeded in destroying the hilt of the relic. The blade, however, was spirited away by a light-touched apprentice of the mercenary spell weaver, and hidden away in the one place the cursed family would never think to look – the humble bell-spire of a humble chapel that we were all too familiar with of late.
The hilt of sword would need to be replaced, but this was no matter for a village blacksmith and a few lengths of sturdy leather cord! Instead, we were told, the sword itself would need to forge ITSELF a new hilt upon a worthy and consecrated altar – and from no less material than trinkets and items already imbued with magical enchantments.
The wise woman spoke next of the Lord Strahd himself, and the few glimmers of knowledge and good in his past that may still remain to aid us. Among them, hints of hope that may still reside in his brother's crypt, and an ancient tome said to be buried alongside his parents in the bowels of the castle. The tome in particular piqued my interest, for Madam Eva claimed that it spoke of his origins, and the source of his strength. She claimed that it spoke of three relics, which when positioned in specific points of the castle would rob him of some of his supernatural stamina – to ask how she knew this, and yet knew not what the relics were or what exactly they did, did not cross our minds in that dim space, so close-packed and filled with odors of travel and incense alike.
Peering into a crystal globe on the table in front of her, she professed yet more knowledge of the land's lord, saying that the Lord Strahd sought a lady to wife. She continued on, claiming that his appetites were so inhuman, however, that he would consume any maiden who came into his power, leaving only death behind. Given that many families were sundered, their members missing or slaughtered, in the recent plague of undeath to strike the village, it was a likely thought that perhaps some of the missing were not among the decayed flesh we had burned on the pyre – perhaps instead they were even now in the keep? In particular, we recalled the case of a young girl who had disappeared near the end of the plague. He distraught family swore that their doors were barred and their windows shuttered throughout, but that their daughter had still disappeared. Was this the work of Strahd, or just the work of a young maid too long confined indoors with her controlling parents, choosing the wrong time to try to make a dash for the next building over?
As our incense-muddled minds were struggling to deal with the questions that this raised, the old woman reached beneath the table, and brought forth a small, finely crafted amulet on a thin metal chain. Shaped like a raven in flight, the similarity to the heraldry on Sir Ulric's shield was immediate and unmistakable, and it clearly held Draven's attention fast. This was the "Holy Symbol of Ravenkind" according to the withered vistani woman, and was a gift from the land to its champions. Largely dormant, it awaited the day when a new bearer would hold holy vigil with it, and make offerings to the land for its allegiance – once awakened and bound to its new host, however, it would empower its bearer with strength to stand against the land's enemies. While not stated directly as best my memory serves, it was certainly implied "the land's enemies" included the Lord Strahd.
It was while Draven was distracted admiring what appeared to be an icon of his order, and Thorax seemed lost in desirous lust for the woman's aged bulk, that Madam Eva was to make a statement that would dog my mind for days to come: she claimed that all evil in this land sprang from Lord Strahd, and while the Blaspheme was a focus for the recent plague of undeath, it was Strahd in the end who was behind it all. We departed her tent shortly afterwards.


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Another grim story, but the celebrity news of the day seems to be of a darker hue than normal. Anyway, kids' TV presenter Mark Speight has been let off the hook after being held on suspicion of murdering his fiancee, who was found dead in the bath last week.
It did seem deeply unlikely that he had anything to do with the tragic event, which sounds far more like an awful accident. But we suspect the police might have been influenced by his terrifyingly sinister performance in children's show of yore Scratchy and Co. Man, that guy gave us nightmares.
Speaking of more things proving untrue, the McCanns have categorically denied the film story we commented on yesterday. The brown bread plans, however, they maintain a studious silence about.
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10. Nainital
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Munafo, 19, is studying at Brigham Young University-Idaho and had been tossing around the idea of serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever since President Thomas S. Monson announced the lowering of the missionary age requirement during her senior year of high school.
Following the announcement, Munafo began part of the application process before moving to Idaho for school. During this time, Munafo's father had consistently shared his desire for her to serve a mission.
"I'm a convert to the church, I joined when I was 18 and went on a mission, and it just was a fantastic experience for me. I always was pushing — we have a large family of five daughters and three sons — and I always pushed the missionary aspect and wanted to encourage my daughters and sons to go on missions," James Munafo said. "So with my daughters, I got excited when the age dropped."
James Munafo had shared the importance of missionary work with his children through his own conversion story, as well through discussions about the blessings he received from serving a mission in South Africa.
"I don't really know how hard it is to find the gospel and take missionary discussions, but from my dad's experience I've learned that missionary work is important," Sarah said. "His sister was actually the one taking the discussions, and he wanted to protect her from people filling her head. So he sat in on the discussions ,and he actually ended up being the one to stay with the church. So that really made me think that missionaries are important to help bring the gospel to those who haven't even heard of it."
But before Sarah made the decision to serve, her father would often check in on her thoughts regarding the topic.
"I probably teased Sarah and put a little bit of pressure on her about going on a mission, always in a playful way," James said.
Sarah retold one of her favorite mission plugs her dad made.
"My favorite line from him, I was telling my mom about the guy drama I was in and he would just say stuff like, 'Um, Sarah, it sounds like you need an 18-month break.' He would constantly say stuff like that, so it was funny," Sarah said.
But regardless of his jokes, James and Rebecca made sure Sarah knew that whatever she decided, they would support her.
"She was dating some really nice guys, and we kept telling her, 'You know, despite Dad's teasing — and you know I'm biased towards a mission — you need to find out for yourself. You need to go to your Father in Heaven,' " her dad said.
So as soon as Sarah decided that serving a mission was what she wanted to do, she decided to fool her father by not telling him about submitting her papers and lead him into believing that she was about to get engaged.
"At first I wasn't going to tell him about my mission papers just in spite of the fact that he really wanted me to go," Sarah said. "So it started out that I was just not going to tell him until I got the papers, but as it got closer, I was thinking about how at one point I might not have gone on a mission because of the possibility of getting married soon — and that that would be the best prank ever for my dad."
Soon her family, her home ward and even all of Facebook knew that Sarah's mission papers were in, except for her father. But it wasn't always easy to hide the news.
"It was so hard. I had talked to him on the phone a week before, and he asked about the mission process, if I had put any more thought into it, and I just sort of changed the subject," Sarah said. "I almost gave something away and just changed the subject to my dating life."
But the day finally came when Munafo's mission call arrived at her parents' home in Elizabeth, Colo. She quickly texted her dad to set up a Skype date, and reminded him that she would be with a boy and that they had a question for him.
"I dropped hints, I had been texting (my dad) a couple days prior. I said things like, 'Make sure you're not wearing a bathrobe for our Skype date because there is going to be a handsome guy sitting next to me,' " Sarah said.
Because of the hints, her father was worried and even said a prayer before the Skype call.
"I was concerned before it started," James said. "When I heard that it was a boy and that the boy wanted to talk, that was kind of concerning."
Rebecca relayed that having not heard anything about this boy also added stress to the situation.
James knew nothing about the boy in question, but he and Rebecca eventually sat down to Skype with their daughter, and began talking with Jason, the boy sitting next to Sarah. After some small talk, Jason started asking questions to get better acquainted with James, who slowly became uncomfortable and had no idea the entire conversation was being filmed.
While much of her dad's reaction was what Sarah expected, she was surprised with how concerned and anxious he became.
"He adjust his collar, and he avoids eye contact, and he just kind of looks down and has this serious face and even does this eyebrow raise," Sarah said. "So I was expecting all that, kind of, not the collar adjustment that he does. That was really funny. I started laughing when he did that. And he was avoiding eye contact a lot more, and he looked like he was going to start sweating."
It finally came to a point in the conversation where James asked what the big question was. Jason slyly took his time before saying he really wanted to ask him, "Where do you think your daughter will go on her mission?" Rebecca then pulled out Sarah's mission call.
"I took it pretty seriously," James told the Deseret News. "It was a painful experience, but it ended fantastically."
The sudden mix of emotions caught James off guard and provided the response that Sarah had hoped for.
"I was almost in shock because of the turn around and the setup. It was humorous to me too. It took me awhile to recover. I guess I had several different emotions flowing through my body — both relief and absolute ecstasy that she had done that. And also appreciating that she would play that on me," James said.
Once he came to grips with the situation, James was able to express his excitement.
"We're just really happy that she got called on a mission and that she wanted to do this, that it was the right thing for her," James said.
Because of his previous teasing, Rebecca said that it was something her husband could take.
"So the back story is that he kind of deserved it. You know, the prank just made it really funny that he had to sit there while this guy was going to propose," Rebecca said.
Sarah eventually opened her mission call, and she is assigned to serve in the West Indies Mission.
"I was so excited, my arms were shaking when I was opening it," Sarah said. "I'm definitely excited to explain the gospel to people."
As for James, he couldn't be more proud of Sarah for having taken her own time to make the decision and for the service she will provide.
"I think the world needs or could use that special touch of a sister missionary," James said. "The sister missionaries, in my experience, they were the missionaries that were dedicated and did so much. They touched people that the elders weren't able to touch, and maybe even the seniors weren't able to touch. Sarah has some special abilities, as do all of these wonderful young men and young women who go out there and touch lives."
The video of James' reaction was posted on YouTube and has more than 1,000 views.
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A picture is worth 1000 words. But sometimes, some music and motion can be worth 1001! Here's some videos that promote and explain the project - and what it means to the kids involved!
MTV News - Isaac, The Inventor
NBC's The TODAY Show - Zach's Quesadilla Shop
The Little Engineer That Could
Global News: Susan Hay - Making A Difference
Global National News: Everyday Hero Shawn Van Daele


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Mortgage Rates Climb to 2016 High
December 9, 2016
Fixed-rate mortgages were once again on the way up this week, marking the sixth consecutive month for increases. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular option among home buyers, reached a new high for the year.
"The 30-year mortgage rate rose another 5 basis points to 4.13 percent, starting the month 18 basis points higher than this time last year," says Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac's chief economist. "As rates continue to climb and the year comes to a close, next week's [Federal Reserve Board] meeting will be the talk of the town with the markets 94 percent certain of a quarter-point-rate hike."
Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Dec. 8:
- 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.13 percent, with an average 0.5 point, increasing from last week's 4.08 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 3.95 percent.
- 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.36 percent, with an average 0.5 point, increasing from last week's 3.34 percent average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 3.19 percent.
- 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 3.17 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week's 3.15 percent average. A year ago, 5-year ARMs averaged 3.03 percent.
Source: Freddie Mac
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For those of you who do not know what a flop is in basketball, please watch this short video of Dwayne Wade "flopping" during Game 3 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why I am not very fond of the Miami Heat. Not only does Dwayne Wade "flop", but so does LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, and Chris Bosh. There is actually a recently established rule in the NBA intending to penalize "floppers" (if you will). By penalizing and or fining players who deliberately take part in these actions, the NBA wishes to somewhat prevent players from faking a foul. However, in my opinion, the NBA has done a poor job at enforcing this rule properly. Even though they have fined Miami's Lebron James, and Indiana's David West and Lance Stephenson for excessive "flopping" in Game 4, they have far from reached they're goal of erasing it from the game itself.
I know, for a fact, that LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are better players than this. They are both former national champions. Both are MVP-caliber players WITHOUT flopping. For Wade, though, "flopping" is not a new concept. LeBron James seemed to adopt this practice after joining the Heat in 2010.
"Flopping" is destroying the quality and the integrity of the game. It plays games with the referees, and makes them look ignorant. It is a selfish and desperate act, and has no rightful place in the game of basketball.


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This section from Yang Reh to Krong No is the twentieth instalment of my bicycle ride from Yunnan to Cambodia – if all goes according to plan. Titled "Slap the Belgian!", it is simultaneously published on Crazyguyonabike.com, where you'll find a map with the itinerary and many other bicycle diaries by me and others. I hope you'll enjoy.
When we wake up there's a knock on our door. Whether we speak English. Our brains are still snoozing so we have to ponder that question for a while. We realise it must be those other foreigners that are staying at the hotel. I'm excited at the prospect of meeting some other travellers. When we open the door, our poor brains have a little more to ponder.
In front of me is a man with skin burned to a crisp, a hat made of his own hair and all kinds of jewellery scattered over his beard and colourful clothes. Another no less colourful figure appears behind him. They're Katya and Mirek and they're on bikes on their way to Dalat. Hooray.


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Seattle sails serenely into superb small ship cruising
Posted March 23rd 2017 in Cruises, Latest News, News and Updates, Seattle,
Cruising from Seattle offers much more than a gateway for cruises to Alaska. Small ship cruising is growing as travellers seek more unique experiences and more intimate journeys in the Pacific Northwest.
"On small ship sailings, travellers visit inlets, channels and smaller ports, and see Puget Sound's marine wildlife up close, said Ron Peck, Port of Seattle tourism director. "Seattle is a destination city with robust tourism and small ship cruising is an excellent way to experience the Pacific Northwest."
UnCruise Adventures and American Cruise Lines, two small ship lines operating in the Pacific Northwest, have the capacity to increase the number of people sailing round-trip small ships from Seattle by 4000+ passengers in 2017.
Headquartered in Seattle, UnCruise offers two itineraries that are round trips out of Seattle. From April to May and September to November, weeklong adventure cruises explore the islands, temperate rainforests and hidden coves found in the secluded waterways of the Pacific Northwest. The 76-guest Wilderness Discoverer offers an Explore! Olympic Wilderness & San Juan Islands itinerary sailing in Washington's Puget Sound from south Hood Canal north through the Salish Sea and San Juan Islands with visits to Olympic National Park, Mt. Constitution and Sucia and Orcas Islands.
The 22-guest Safari Quest sails a British Columbia's Yachters' Paradise itinerary exploring Victoria, Harmony Islands, Princess Louisa Inlet, Jervis Inlet, Gulf Islands, B.C.; and San Juan Island, WA. With a focus on outdoor adventures, guests spend their days hiking, kayaking, beach combing, paddle boarding, exploring on skiff excursions and seeking out wildlife.
American Cruise Lines' offers the Puget Sound and San Juan Islands itinerary on the 'American Spirit'. Each of its 25 sailings will have up to 100 guests on board, on 7 days of bliss delving into delightful small towns such as La Conner and Victorian Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula. Spend time in Victoria and Port Angeles and soak up the Scandinavian and Native American cultures in Poulsbo.
All of these trips are best bookended with a few brilliant days in Seattle, the Emerald City, which Cruise Critic named as Best Homeport in North America 2016.
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Brown makes 35 saves, Rockets defeat Hitmen 4-1 in rematch of WHL finalNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Stepan Novotny scored twice for Kelowna, and Adam Brown made 35 saves, as the Rockets beat the league-leading Calgary Hitmen 4-1 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night.
Cody Chikie, with his sixth goal of the season, and Brett Bulmer, also scored for Kelowna (8-6-1), which beat Calgary in last season's WHL championship, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2.
Novotny's 11th and 12th goals of the season came on first-period power plays.
Joel Broda, with his seventh goal, a soft tap-in following a nice feed from Brandon Kozun, replied for Calgary (12-4-0), which had a five-game winning streak come to an end.
Elsewhere in the WHL it was: Edmonton 7 Seattle 1; Everett 4 Kootenay 1; Prince Albert 6 Medicine Hat 0; and Brandon 5 Spokane 4.
At Kelowna, B.C., the game, which featured plenty emotion, hitting and fights, was the first of a three-game B.C. Division road trip for the Hitmen.
Martin Jones turned aside 32 shots for Calgary, which trailed 2-0 at both period breaks.
Oil Kings 7 Thunderbirds 1
At Edmonton, defenceman Mark Pysyk had a goal and two assists to lift the Oil Kings to a win over Seattle.
Silvertips 4 Ice 1
At Cranbrook, B.C., Shane Harper had two goals and an assist as Everett Silvertips beat the Ice.
Raiders 6 Tigers 0
At Prince Albert, Sask., Garrett Zemlak made 39 saves as the Raiders blanked Medicine Hat.
Bruins 5 Americans 2
At Chilliwack, B.C., Roman Horak scored the game-winner early in the third and Lucas Gore made 44 saves as the Bruins downed Tri-City.
Wheat Kings 5 Chiefs 4
At Spokane, Wash., Brayden Schenn had two goals as Brandon beat the Chiefs.


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ATLANTA, Ga. - By securing weekend wins, Agnes Scott and
Huntingdon, each with identical 5-1 records, remain tied at the top
of the conference standings. That will change on Tuesday night when
the Hawks will put their 7-game winning streak on the line playing
in the Scotties' gym.
On Saturday, Agnes Scott topped Spelman 67-43 while Huntingdon handed Salem it's second consecutive conference defeat, 76-61 to keep the Scotties and Hawks in a virtual tie for the conference lead. Covenant also enjoyed an outstanding week, picking up three wins including an overtime thriller over Salem last Tuesday and a conference romp over Wesleyan on Saturday.
Below are the recaps from the winning SIDs of the key games this past week.
Huntingdon tops Salem 76-61
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's basketball team pulled away late and knocked off Salem College 76-61 on Saturday.
The win keeps Huntingdon at the top of the Great South Athletic Conference standings and helped make up for a 21-point loss to the Spirits on Jan. 5.
"The way they beat us the last time we played, we knew we had to be focused going into this game," Huntingdon head coach Buzz Phillips said. "We were tied at the half, but we responded and played very well in the second half. Like all of our wins recently, it was a team effort that made it happen."
The win was the seventh straight for the Lady Hawks (12-8, 5-1 GSAC), matching the program's longest winning streak in the NCAA-era. Huntingdon last won seven straight games during the 2005-2006 season.
"We haven't lost since our first game with Salem. I told the girls after that game that we had to regroup or it was going to be a long season," Phillips said. "We came back, went to work and we've grown closer as a team. This season is a long way from over, but I'm pleased with how our girls have responded so far."
Salem (11-10, 4-3 GSAC) battled Huntingdon evenly until the final 10 minutes of Saturday's game. Tied 32-32 at the half, Huntingdon fell behind early in the second half before a late run turned the momentum.
Trailing 54-52 with 7:59 to play in the game, a pair of Katie Martin free throws tied the game. During the next six minutes, with the help of 12 points from Morgan Crawford and a pair of 3-pointers from freshman Alyson Burke, the Lady Hawks put the game away with a 20-2 run.
Patricia Pickens turned in her fourth double-double of the season and finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Crawford added 17 points and nine assists and Burke was 4-for-6 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points.
Crawford's nine assists tied her mark for the most by a Lady Hawk at home since Roland Arena was dedicated in 2007. Crawford set the record with nine assists against Oglethorpe earlier this season.
Huntingdon travels to Agnes Scott (11-8, 5-1 GSAC) on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. game.
Agnes Scott Tops Spelman 67-43
The Agnes Scott College basketball team defeated Spelman College today at home, 67-43. Leading scorers were Genefine Sapateh, Erica Sims and Arielle Register.
Agnes Scott trailed Spelman for the first ten minutes of the game, but a jumper by first-year Erica Sims tied the game 9-9 with 12:13 remaining. A layup by Spelman's Mariah Coggins and then a jumper by Agnes Scott's Genefine Sapateh tied the game 11-11. A successful free throw by Sim followed by a layup and a jumper put Agnes Scott ahead 16-12 with just over eight minutes remaining. Agnes Scott retained their lead and went into halftime ahead by seven points, 27-20.
The Scotties continued to play strong in the second half. Fourteen of Sapateh's 20 total points were made in the second half. The Scotties won by a 24 point margin with a final score of 67-43.
Sapateh scored 20 points and 10 rebounds, Sims had 14 points and seven rebounds. Register added 13 points and seven rebounds and Courtney Creer picked up 10 rebounds.
The Scotties outshot Spelman 36.9% to 31.3% and 71% to 64% from the free throw line. Agnes Scott also led in rebounding 42 to 36.
The Scotties will return to action on Tuesday February 5th at 6
p.m. as they face Huntingdon College. Admission is free and
half-time will feature a special ring ceremony for the Scotties'
conference champion soccer team.
Covenant Nips Salem in Overtime 71-70
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Trailing late in the second half, the Covenant women's basketball team rallied to send the game into overtime and claimed an upset victory over GSAC leader Salem 71-70 on Tuesday night.
After going over three years between overtime games, it is the second straight overtime game for the Lady Scots. Covenant lost in overtime to Spelman on Saturday.
Salem came into the contest in a three-way tie for first place in the GSAC with Agnes Scott and Huntingdon.
Covenant (8-8, 2-4 GSAC) trailed 56-48 with 3:43 left in regulation after a 3-pointer from Salem's Satavia Taylor. Three straight 3-pointers from Haley Soles and a driving layup from Kiaira Cooper capped an 11-2 scoring run to give the Lady Scots a 59-58 lead with 1:20 remaining.
Salem would retake the lead on a Shamaz Denerson layup with 1:10 left and the Spirits' Bria Patterson made one of two free-throws with 20 seconds left to give the visitors a 61-59 lead. On Covenant's next possession, Cooper again took the ball strong to the hoop and converted a layup to tie the score at 61 with five seconds left. Salem had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but Patterson's short jumper fell short and the game was sent to overtime.
Both teams went back and forth in the extra period, until under a minute remained.
With the score tied at 67, Covenant's Liz Dougherty spun past a defender and lofted a layup high off the glass that fell through the net - plus a foul - sending the small but boisterous crowd into a frenzy as the Lady Scots took a 69-67 lead. Dougherty would miss the free-throw, but Alexis Storteboom was there for the offensive rebound. Storteboom sank a pair of free-throws to put Covenant up 71-67 and secure the win.
Storteboom recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, none bigger than the final one. Soles added 15 points and Cooper poured in 10 points and four steals. Ruth Gibson tallied nine points, four assists, and six rebounds, while Jessica Chittenden chipped in seven points and six rebounds.
Salem (11-9, 4-2 GSAC) received a game-high 28 points from Taylor on 11-of-28 shooting. Denerson (10 points and 14 rebounds) and Quntashea Lewis (10 points and 10 rebounds) each had double-doubles for the Spirits.
The Lady Scots managed just 37.9 percent (25-66) shooting, while the Spirits also struggled as they connected on 36.5 percent (23-63) of their shots. Covenant held a slight 47-46 rebounding edge and had 16 second-chance points on the night.


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In an appalling case, a 14-year-old boy was abandoned and forced to live by himself by his mother, who allegedly asked him to leave home for being a nuisance. The child has claimed that he has since been staying at a park in the neighbourhood for the past few months, surviving by begging.
According to a Times of India report, the child, who has now been rescued by the child welfare committee (CWC), is son to an employee of a central ministry who resides in a government flat at Delhi's Lodhi Road.
While the child has been sent to a children's home in Lajpat Nagar, officials said efforts were being made to send him back to his mother or a family member.
Meanwhile, police said a case has been filed under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act on the basis of a complaint by the CWC officers.
The boy told CWC officials that he was beaten up and locked up in a room whenever he misbehaved.
The 14-year-old victim said that he studied at a private school in Ghaziabad but quit after a few years. He then changed three other schools where he studied till Class VIII. He was asked to leave after the school often called his parents to complain about him.
The CWC report states that the boy's mother had applied to a day boarding academy in Noida this April, but he failed to clear the entrance examination, leading to an altercation between the two.
According to the boy, after the argument, he left the home and went to a friend's house where he stayed overnight.
When he returned the next morning, his mother refused to allow him in.
"I started staying at a park near our house and my friends would provide me food and water," the child was quoted by Times of India as saying in his statement.
While the boy spent the next few months staying at the neighbourhood park and surviving by begging, while his family made no efforts to contact him.
He finally called the child helpline using his friend's mobile phone after which he was rescued by CWC.
When CWC officials tried to contact his mother, she said that she had no idea of her son's whereabouts.
The officials found that the child's mother and his biological father had divorced years ago when he was an infant. She later got remarried and had two daughters. Her second husband died of liver cirrhosis in 2012.
"He had a tendency to run away from house for days at a stretch. I had admitted him in different schools but he was dismissed due to his behaviour. We tried talking to him but he misbehaved with us. I had asked him to leave during an argument after which he started staying with his friends in the locality. This is a personal matter which I feel will be resolved eventually. I had replied to the police and the CWC. People have been using my son's innocence to register a false case against me," said his mother.
She further claimed that she had given him the address of his father and advised him to go and stay with him.
On the other hand, the child is now not ready to go back to his mother and wants to stay at the welfare home.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama supports a bill to give states more authority to collect sales tax from Internet retailers.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the Senate bill would level the playing field for small businesses and brick-and-mortar retailers that are undercut by online companies.
Carney says that governors and mayors have overwhelmingly told the White House the bill is needed. He says states are losing out on revenue that could go to education, law enforcement, infrastructure investments, and health care.
Under current law, states collect sales tax from companies that have a physical presence in their state. The Senate bill would expand that to include sales to people in other states.
The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on the bill on Monday.
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'Please help me explain this to my client," the e-mail said. Usually, messages from this particular friend involve our shared love of inappropriate cartoons, but this one obviously was different.
It's the great coming out. Ken Mehlman, former RNC chairman, is gay. Ann Coulter is speaking at gay conservative events even if it means getting dropped by what many consider to be the "birther" fringe.
The Los Angeles Times has just published the most explosive development in education news since the New York Times ran their expose of the so-called "rubber rooms"


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Some people may remember Natalie Solent writing a post on Samizdata about statist developments in Kenya (a post inspired by a BBC report – of all things).
Predictably a from-central-casting leftist commenter turned up – accusing Natalie Solent (and even nice, gentle, fluffy me) of lies, ignorance…
Well Glenn Beck has actually read the new Kenyan Constitution, passed last week (even I could think of better things to do than read the small print of the new Kenyan Constitution – for example pluck out some of my nose hairs, so if Glenn wants to use his failing eyes to read the thing for the rest us…) and he read out sections of it on Monday, live on his show.
There is a list of "positive" rights (i.e. nice things the government must do for you) – wild promises of health, education, and so on. The idea that these can be afforded even in a developed economy (in the long term) is problematic – as for in an economy like Kenya, the idea is absurd.
Also (as even the Economist magazine admitted – although, of course, it supported the new Constitution) large areas of what are presently privately owned land can now be taken by the government.
Lastly – we have an interesting definition of "freedom of speech" (the very thing that Natalie was pointing to) . "Hate speech" is excluded from "free speech" protection – and hate speech is defined as an attack on a group, or an individual (which just about covers everything one might use a right to free speech to do). I am sure that Frank Lloyd (President Barack Obama's "Diversity" Commissar at the Federal Communications Commission) would love to introduce such a Constitution in the United States (no naughty Fox News, or talk radio or internet to upset him any more), Kenya may even replace the Venezuela of President Chevez as his favourite country.
Although there are no explicit use of words like "Marxism", the style in which the Kenyan Constitution is written (and a lot of the content – see above) is very much like the old Soviet Constitution – not a nasty, negative, set of limitations on government power like the United States Constitution.
Almost needless to say Comrade Barack Obama spent a lot of money making sure the new Kenyan Constitution was passed – although Glenn Beck did not mention that point. Although Glenn did mention that this sort of Constitution was the "Dream" of Barack Obama's Marxist pro Soviet father (not to be confused with his Marxist mother or socialist maternal grandparents, or his Marxist childhood mentor Frank Marshall Davis, or his fellow Marxists in New York whilst a post grad, or the Marxists he worked with for his whole adult life in Chicago, or his Marxist Liberation Theology Minister for twenty years Rev. J. Wright or…), as made clear (if one reads carefully) in Barack Obama's own first book "Dreams…"
A friend of mine has looked into the Kenyan constitution – I hope I do not have to read it (i.e. I am forced to when some moron, or paid hack, comes along and say it is a wonderful example of truly limited government), from the sound of even this bit it seems like the Constitutional document equivalent of a snuff film.
His initial comments were:
I'll stick to other countries' coffee now, the rights enumerated are amazing, even goods and services. Why didn't Marx think of simply enumerating legal rights to plenty? Were the massacres encouraged as a reason for the new Constitution? Clause 10 is bad enough; 34 (4); 43; 66, 73 etc.
How do I enforce my rights (were I Kenyan) under 43 (1) (c): By not paying in a restaurant? Everyone is obliged to uphold the Constitution 3 (1). OK, start saving up for the Famine relief now…
No wonder the Economist magazine supported it (no I am not saying they are Marxists – they are just whores who always try and get into bed with the powerful) and Comrade Barack spent American tax money to make sure it passed.