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Having a "fit" dog means more than just running outside! We take into consideration all aspects of fitness, including cardiovascular, muscle strengthening, motor timing, proprioception (body awareness), core strength and balance when designing a program specifically suited to your dog's physical status and goals. Whether your dog has graduated from our physical rehabilitation in-clinic program and now focusing on specific muscle training or you are searching for a fitness and injury prevention plan for your athletic dog, then consider our X-Paws Fitness Sessions.
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By John Legg
Wolfpack Publishing, August 2014
Humiliated and left to die by a band of ruthless outlaws, Travis is saved by a man even harder than those who nearly killed him. Now, his hunt for his own brother becomes a quest…and the man who saved him shows him that a blood trail is the easiest to follow! And he must follow it to the end. His end, or his brother's.
This is the first book in a new series by John Legg, an author whose work I have enjoyed on many an occasion.
The story begins with the loss of Travis' parents and of the struggles he faces to keep the family farm going whilst looking out for his brothers and sister. With failing crops and rebellious brothers this task proves too much. But there is hope, Travis meets a young lady and marries her. Shortly after this Travis hears one of his brothers has taken to the outlaw trail and he sets off to save him if he can leaving his newly wed wife behind.
John Legg then ups the pace, showing how Travis changes into a ruthless bounty hunter and the book becomes an action packed read. Finding his brother, though, becomes an almost impossible task but eventually they do face each other.
John Legg has always known how to create memorable characters and interesting twisting plots that challenge you to put the book down even for the briefest of moments. Blood Trail is no different in those respects. The end is dramatic and moving and left me eager to read the second book in the series, Blood Feud, that has recently been published.

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Raccoons are known to find their way into our homes, garages, barns, and porch spaces; however, do we really know how vulnerable our house is to such intrusion? How do you determine your home's level of exposure? Read on to learn ways to inspect and animal proof your house from raccoon invasion this winter season.
Interior Home Inspections
To begin assessing how open your home is to the wild animal community, particularly raccoons, it is crucial to inspect the inside and outside of your house. Look for weak spots and pay close attention to dark, warm areas. These are ideal shelter spots for raccoons. Indoors, try starting in your basement. If you do not have a basement, turn to your utility room, crawl space, or garage as an option in its place.
Animal Proofing Your Home
Once an inspection has been completed, it is important to move onto animal proofing your home right away. The areas that were labeled weak, exposed, and open should be sealed immediately. By closing off the areas of access, you can stop further intrusion. It is very crucial to have all existing raccoons removed from your home with the help of a professional company before sealing off these access points.
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Bats can be a big menace to any household, both physically and emotionally. These creatures normally inhabit dark and warm places in the house. You are likely to find them in the basement, walls, soffits and the attic of your house. These low flying creatures can inhabit your home if there are any entry points to let them in. If you have been having problems getting rid of these creatures here are some tips to help you remove them from your house completely.
Bat Proofing Services
There are many companies that offer bat proofing services to home owners. These companies not only remove the offending animals from your house, they also offer bat exclusion services. These services enable you to have a home that will repel these unwanted creatures, instead of attracting them. Although the companies that offer these services are countless, not all of them offer the quality of services that you would want. The best bat removal services come normally with a guarantee. Unless the company promises 100% removal of these creatures from your house, there is absolutely no need for you to pay for the services. The services should include an inspection of your house. The inspection will enable the service provider to identify areas of use by the bats and potential areas they could re-enter. Thus in turn the wildlife control professional will provide a course of action to resolve the problem for you and your home.
Bat Guano Removal
They can cause untold health dangers to the inhabitants and possibly insulation damage to the attic and walls where they roost due to large quantities of buildup. The excrement of these creatures may hold considerable health dangers such as histoplasmosis to everyone in the house. You can employ the services of bat guano removal companies to help you get rid of this guano and soiled insulation from your house. You can also clean the guano yourself if you have the right cleaning materials and personal protective equipment to protect yourself from the health dangers involved with handling bat guano.
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Working as a wildlife control technician perhaps is not necessarily a career choice for most people. Nevertheless, wildlife control is a growing and profitable industry. As urban centers expand outward the number of wildlife issues increases.
Wildlife or animal control technicians primarily deal with the removal of unwanted animals. In most cases, and particularly in North America it is a profession associated with pest control. The primary difference is that to work as pest control technician one needs to hold a structural exterminator license. Wildlife technicians do not necessarily need to be licensed. Animal control technicians need to deal with trapping, removing and relocating animals. In most cases, no licensing is necessary. Nevertheless, having experience is always a good thing.
Once you get all your gear you can start looking for work. Creating a website to market your services is always a good idea. Also keep in mind that there is market for wildlife control services on popular local and online classified portals. Plan ahead for the spring months as that is the high season in this industry but begin organizing your operation in the fall. Overall, wildlife control offers good career opportunities. It is a growing industry in North America, in both the U.S. and Canada.
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We photographed another great intimate wedding at The Lark Creek Inn. This time, they put together one long table outdoors for all of the guests. This was a true Italian wedding with a lot of wine and laughter. Sandra and Alessandro sat at the head of the table and all of their guests toasted to their marriage... Once again, great food and a wonderful atmosphere. Check out their slideshow of images HERE.
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The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine welcomed Bishop Daniel Thomas, Bishop of Toledo and Administrator for the Cleveland Diocese, to Mt. Augustine on February 27th.
Bishop Thomas spent the morning visiting the CSA leadership team, and was given a tour of the building by Sr. Judith Ann Karam and Mark Yantek, the Executive Director of Regina Health Center. After saying Mass, Bishop Thomas stayed for lunch, visiting with priests and other religious.


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Welcome To Mineral Labs Inc
Mineral Labs, Inc. was founded in 1975, on the basis of providing overnight analysis to the coal industry, combined with quality service and cost effectiveness. We are rapidly evolving into a national center for research and development in testing data for coal, water, limestone, gypsum, biomass, natural gas, diesel fuel, and alternative fuel sources.
Only state-of-the-art, approved methods such as those generated by the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM), EPA, or ISO are implemented as Mineral Labs standard operating procedures for analysis.
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International Paper Restarts Coated Board Machine After Successful Rebuild at Kwidzyn, Poland
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Press release from the issuing company
Brussels, Belgium – International Paper announced today that its coated paperboard machine at the Polish Kwidzyn mill successfully restarted after the completion of the machine rebuild. The US$ 60+ million modernization project enables the production of lighter-weight board grades, along with greater finishing flexibility.
"The rebuild has been a total success", said Marek Krzykowski, Mill General Director at Kwidzyn. "Operations are fully restored and our new capabilities will allow us to provide even better products and services for our customers."
The investment and International Paper's resulting enlarged product portfolio respond directly to customers' growing demand for economically attractive and environmentally sustainable packaging solutions.
"Our renowned Alaska and Arktika grades continue to be available with unchanged technical specifications following the rebuild", said Michael Krueger, International Paper's Commercial Director for Coated Paperboard & Recycled Specialties. "In addition, we intend to introduce our new differentiated lighter-weight GC2 products by the end of this quarter, and will be communicating further details in the coming weeks."
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Space agency engineers said Tuesday that a piece of the Challenger wreckage found two weeks ago included part of the joint of the right solid-rocket booster, the main suspect in the accident investigation.
Rocket engineers from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., were examining the salvaged fragment, a twisted piece of metal about 10 feet by 15 feet, for clues to any malfunction of the joint that might have caused the space shuttle to explode Jan. 28, killing the crew of seven. They also were studying the part for insights into how to redesign the boosters for future shuttle flights.
This was the first confirmation that the Navy salvage team had recovered a key part of the right booster rocket. But the portion of the joint that apparently failed and led to the explosion was missing from the recovered wreckage.
Capt. Charles A. Bartholomew, the Navy's supervisor of salvage, said at a news conference here that the identification of the right booster fragment encouraged the salvage team to believe it was now homing in on debris from the rest of the rocket, including the part of the joint that failed.
Reviewing salvage operations over the last week, Bartholomew said that poor weather hampered work until two days ago but now the ships and submarines were "making good progress" and should complete the overall reconnaissance of the 420-square-mile area in another week.
The ships reported finding several other large pieces of the boosters as well as assorted debris from past launchings, paint cans and a kitchen sink. Divers in the submersible Sea Link found the sink Sunday and, having no other luck that day, decided to bring it to the surface.


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A Tale of Four Learners
Bernice McCarthys' essay, "A Tale of Four Learners," is about her classifications of the different types of learners based on the system she created, THE 4MAT. The four types of learners are: Type 1 learners, Type 2 learners, Type 3 learners, and Type 4 learners. The names of the people she uses in the essay are Lisa, Marcus, Jimmy, and Leah.
Linda was a highly imaginative student who favored feelings and reflecting. She was a Type 1 learner, who struggled with math but was great at writing poetry, until a college professor connected her poetry to statistics. Type 1 learners prefer to learn by talking, listening, and watching then responding. Type 1 learners work well in groups or teams, but dislike confusion and conflict. They experience difficulty in long explanations, and memorizing large amounts of information.
Marcus was the analytic student who favored reflecting and thinking. Marcus was a Type 2 learner who found school as an absolute joy. Type 2 learners prefer to learn through lectures and objective explanations, and unlike Type 1 learners, Type 2 learners prefer to work alone. They are highly organized and experience difficulty learning in noisy, high-activity environments, and as well in talking about their feelings.
Jimmy was a common-sense learner who favored thinking and doing. As a Type 3 Learner Jimmy was a great problem solver and was drawn to how things work. Type 3 learners prefer to learn through step-by-step procedures and experimentation. They experience difficulty when reading is the primary means of learning, and they too have difficulty expressing their feelings.
Leah was a dynamic learner who favored creating and acting. Leah, as a Type 4 learner sustains learning by trial and error. They prefer learning through self-discovery, creative solutions to problems, and working independently. Type 4 learners experience difficulty with unquestionable routines, visual complexity, and time management.
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On the onset, I was excited to work on the Assignment 2 as we were asked to collect and analyze assessment artifacts. I thought that this would be fun because we will be looking on actual samples of materials being used to gauge student learning. Initially, we thought of working on one topic under Mathematics but upon realizing that this will be extra challenging since I am an English teacher but I only teach online and my partner is also an English teacher thus finding actual samples from other department will be difficult, we resorted to thinking of other subjects and other ways to collect samples. Good thing my partner had used assessment materials before for her Grade 6 students about the Parts of a Book so we decided to use them for the activity as they are already on hand and my partner can show some outputs from the students that were assessed in the past.
We actually designated tasks to each other and one of my assignments is the definition of the six assessment types involved to contextualize the paper – informal and formal, formative and summative, and traditional and authentic assessments. At first, I thought that this will be an easy piece since I am confident that I have understood all previous lessons. However, defining and describing each type of assessment is, I realized, very confusing. I kept to how I define the concepts using my own words and this was definitely very hard as I thought that my explanations were redundant. Good thing I was able to distinguish them at the end of the day.
One of my realizations, apart from the aforementioned, is that one sample assessment material can serve or can be classified under various types of assessment depending on the instructional objectives. For instance, a single multiple-choice type quiz is a traditional type which can serve both as formative and summative assessment. Portfolio projects are informal-authentic. This may be because these types are focus not only on the methods of gathering data but also the in interpretation of data.
I am certain that this activity enriched my knowledge regarding the assessment types. I was able to "interact" with real samples and not only that, because I was able to propose/recommend ways on how to improve a certain artifact. I also became more sensitive in analyzing the assessment activities given to us in class. I know that this can help me be better in thinking of more innovative ways in implementing assessment procedures in my future classes as a teacher.


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Pres. Trump, moves to impeach him already or charge him with war crimes
As President Trump tries to turn yet another ally into an enemy by accusing Aussie PM of exporting terrorists, even Republicans question his actions.
Is president Trump completely out of control? Is impeachment a way to stop him? Has he actually committed war crimes in just under two weeks? Can he be impeached?
What is impeachment?
Article II, Section 4 of the US Constitution states in Section 4 that "The President, Vice-President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors."
That's intentionally vague because everyone commits misdemeanors.
Impeachment was included in The Constitution so a dangerous or criminal official could be removed. Clinton, for example, was charged by the House with several crimes linked to lying about his sexual contact with a White House intern.
But he was only censured, not convicted in The Senate.
Impeachment is the charge equivalent to a criminal indictment, it isn't conviction.
Clearly Trump could be impeached (charged) leading to a trial by the Senate but since he has to first be charged by the heavily Republican House of Representatives (impeached), his actions will have to become crazy enough or dangerous enough for a majority of Republicans to turn against him publically.
Weird fights
President Trump starts public fights with Hollywood stars, Saturday Night Live comedians, newspapers he doesn't like, compares German Chancellor Merkel to Putin, says he will move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, bans Muslim refugees, has been accused of sex crimes, and now he has attacked Australia for an Obama administration agreement and followed up with a twitter attack showing he didn't understand the difference between an immigrant and a refugee.
During a phone call with Liberal party PM, Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, President Trump accused Australia of trying to send the next Boston Bomber to the US. The rest of the call reportedly didn't go well.
People in the United States are pointing out that President Trump's recent Executive Order may be in violation of The Constitution and several judges think they may have a case. Establishment of a religious test is a violation of United States law, but could this directive from President Trump go even further and violate international law? Suspension of all refugee admissions may be a war crime.
Since the order targets countries which have never sent terrorists to the US and ignores three countries which have done so but also do a lot of business with The Trump Organization, many question his motives. President Trump defends his position by saying Obama singled out the same countries, ignoring the fact that all Obama did was order a return to regular screening of people coming from those countries, not suggest a ban.
Saudi Arabia, where the King and royal family made a deal with radical clerics to remain in power as long as they permit the anti-American, anti-western Saudi-financed madrassas in S.A. and Pakistan. Many teach Wahhabism, a rigid form of Islam which turned out many members of the Taliban.
War crime
There have been calls for charging President Trump with a war crime for violating the Geneva Convention. War crimes are defined by The Geneva Convention 1949 version as "causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health." It's claimed President Trump did this by stopping some refugees from seeking asylum in the US. But another part of the Geneva Convention may also apply to Trump's later ban on all refugees from Syria.
War crimes aren't all military actions, they also include violations of the 1949 International Humanitarian Laws. Some are classified as "grave breaches" of international law. A grave breach of the Geneva Conventions is a war crime.
But Trump's actions may not be not technical violations because many of the international laws apply only to armed conflict between two States, in other words, they don't apply to civil wars such as the Syrian conflict.
Noam Chomsky has pointed out in great detail how every US President since WWII has committed war crimes.


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Neck pain isn't a serious problem in most cases. You may have stretched a muscle or temporarily pinched a nerve. However, even minor neck pain can cause an interruption to your day. That's why it's important to pay attention to any dysfunction you notice and treat it immediately. Neck Pain Symptoms Light symptoms Stiff neck (it's […]Continue reading
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Q. Why are we so focused on attendance?
Elementary school attendance is one of the main predictors of a child's future academic success. Additionally, elementary years' absenteeism is one of the main predictors of a future drop-out rate. Sadly…
Q. Does the school not trust parents? What is the point of Attendance letters?
Without a doubt, we trust and recognize your authority in your children's lives, just like my husband and I were the authority in the lives of our children when they were younger. Columbine and the district comply with the Colorado Attendance Law. The Attendance letters, which are automatically generated by the attendance system, serve as a record keeping, notifications and reminders to the families. Please know that not a single one of them accuses parents or intends to serve as such. We are parents ourselves, and our partnership with you is genuine.
Q. How many letters am I going to get if my child is missing school, and what happens "at the end"?
- Eight absences – Attendance Notification.
- Twelve absences – Letter of Concern.
- Fifteen absences – Chronic Absence Notification Letter. From here on, all absences will be coded as "Chronically Absent."
- Twenty absences – the staff team (classroom teacher, grade-level team members, counselor, IRT, and the principal) review the situation for habitually Truant Recommendation. One of two outcomes happens here:
o not recommended" (i.e. we know that the child has been ill, special circumstances in the family, etc., etc. This is the vast majority of the students) – we continue to monitor, record and support the family
o "recommended" – Truancy Notification Letter is sent. The main point of the letter is to request a family-school meeting during which an Attendance Contract must be discussed and put into place. Absences continue to grow, violations of Attendance contract take place – Notice of Non-Compliance is delivered, and the school considers taking steps toward filing with Truancy Attorney.
Q. Why do I get letters if my child's absences are excused?
While certain absences are clearly unavoidable (we are normal people, and life is life), the main point of attendance keeping is to record whether a child was present at or absent from school. When the numbers start to accumulate, the reasons become somewhat secondary (this becomes an issue for a much smaller percentage of the students). The questions that come to the forefront are: is the child falling behind, what needs to be done to catch the child up, who needs to be doing it, how it can be done, what are the implications for the next step, how many gaps are developing now, etc. etc. It may not be obvious in early years yet, but the academic gaps may/will start showing themselves and may/will grow rapidly later.
Q. Why do I receive a packet of Family Resources? I don't need any!
It is a standard procedure. If you are a parent that has no need in it, please ignore it. If you are a parent that might find it useful, please use it as you see fit.
Q. What do I do if I still have questions?
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House of Maryanne is like having your favorite vintage shop right at your fingertips. The online shop is created by Maryanne Bridges and features an array of one-of-a-kind pieces that you definitely won't find anywhere else.
House of Maryanne carries unique vintage styles from around the world. Finding inspiration from "folk and gypsy cultures," according to the company's website, the designers present a collection of fun and carefree fashions that will make you want to run free.
Take a look at what House of Maryanne has to offer and you'll be sure to find something no one else has.
Implications - No longer attracted to overtly sleek styles, consumers are looking for more organic ones. Designs that feature a more down-to-earth aesthetic appeal to shoppers who want to let their unique styles shine through rather than follow what is considered in fashion. New companies could create their products with this in mind to answer the demand for more of these items.
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House of Maryanne Offers One-of-a-Kind Pieces from Around the World
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Nicole Richie: Nail Salon Stop!
Nicole Richie leaves a nail salon on Tuesday (May 31) in Studio City, Calif.
Earlier this month, the 29-year-old fashion designer attended and spoke at the 2011 Footwear News CEO Summit about her House of Harlow 1960 and Winter Kate lines.
"It's important to know your body and what looks good on you," she said, adding that some of her personal favorites are Christian Louboutin and Brian Atwood shoes.
As for launching her brand, "It is a slow journey, especially for footwear, since I had to get to know the business and learn about constructions, sizing, leathers," she explained. "You're forced to know everything … from shipping to line sheets to pricing."
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black-ish's Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson, & More Attend SAG Awards 2018!
Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson hit the red carpet at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (January 21) in Los Angeles.
The two actors were joined at the event by their black-ish co-stars Yara Shahidi, Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Jenifer Lewis.
Anthony is nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and the full cast is up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
FYI: Tracee is wearing a Ralph & Russo Haute Couture dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, a Jimmy Choo clutch, and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Yara is wearing a Ralph Lauren Collection jumpsuit, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Marsai is wearing a Miri Couture dress and Andrea Groussman jewelry. Marcus is wearing a Lena Kasparian suit, Cadogan shirt, dha|ONE tie, Versace shoes, and accessories by Dan Tang and Susan Eisen. Anthony is wearing an Isaia tuxedo, Christian Louboutin shoes, and a Neil Lane lapel pin. His wife Alvina is wearing a Zac Posen dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Alexis Bittar jewelry.


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Amelia is a special woman. Every single day, she changes completely into a different person, wearing new clothes, new hair styles, even a new personality. Her daily transformations are so drastic, you would not recognize her the next morning.
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Chattels: examples: losses
Mr C sells his son a painting for £5,000. It had originally cost him £8,000. He claims a loss of £3,000.
As this is a transaction between connected persons, see CG14580+, the market value of the asset is used as the disposal consideration. The painting has a market value of £4,000.
However, as this is less than £6,000, the loss is restricted to:
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The first two events of the Bud Light Triathlon Sprint Series have been a learn-as-you-go experience.
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Defenders Di Buono, Roberts, Coleman and Kletzien Join Pat Morris in KiXX Defense
Philadelphia (Tuesday, November 10, 2009) – The two-time Major Indoor Soccer League champion Philadelphia KiXX announced four key signings today, solidifying their back line for the 2009-10 campaign. Defenders Joe Di Buono, Clay Roberts and Kevin Coleman return to Philadelphia this season, while former Chicago Storm defender Will Kletzien will play his first season with the KiXX.
"I'm really happy with how our back line is looking for the upcoming season," player/head coach Don D'Ambra stated. "We have a nice mixture of youth and veteran leadership to join team captain Pat Morris, and I am excited to have all four of these players with our program for this year's campaign."
Di Buono appeared in 15 games for the KiXX last year, his first in Philadelphia, registering five points and 14 blocks. After the indoor season concluded, the Montreal native was selected to the Canadian Beach Soccer Team and competed in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Tournament. He first played professional indoor soccer with the Milwaukee Wave in 2007, where he recorded 19 points and 14 blocks in 22 contests. Prior to beginning his professional career, Di Buono attended Robert Morris College in Chicago and was a First-Team All-North East Conference selection.
Roberts is set to play his third season with the KiXX. He originally suited up for the club during their 2005-06 campaign and was a member of the 2007 MISL Championship side in Philadelphia. He scored a two-point shot to help the offensive attack last season, adding five blocks in 12 contests. The Plant City, Florida, native began his professional career in USL-2 with the Charlotte Eagles from 2004-06, and he is currently the head coach of the men's soccer program at Philadelphia Biblical University.
Coleman is returning to Philadelphia this season for his second year of professional indoor soccer after registering an assist and a pair of blocks for the KiXX in 2007-08. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, native was named a NSCAA All-American and Regional All-American while playing collegiate soccer for La Salle University, and he capped off a stellar club career by winning back-to-back national championships with FC Delco Arsenal. He also played high school soccer locally at Penncrest High School in Media, Pennsylvania.
Kletzien comes to Philadelphia via the Chicago Storm, where he did not miss a single game last season. He aided their offensive attack with nine points on a two-point tally and seven assists, and he also blocked 11 shots on the year. After receiving All-MAC accolades at the University of Akron, the Ohio native began his professional career with the Windsor Border Stars of the Canadian Soccer League in 2006. He then began his professional indoor career later that year with the Storm.
The Philadelphia KiXX will open their 2009-10 season this Sunday, November 15th, with a road contest against La Raza de Monterrey. The team will play their historic first game at the Liacouras Center on Saturday, January 9th, when they host the Rockford Rampage at 7:00 p.m. Season and group ticket packages for the KiXX are available now by calling 1-888-888-KiXX.


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Yahoo! India has announced India's Year in Review for 2012 reflecting the online trends of the year. It consists of trends and the topics that have dominated the internet habits of the netizens of India in 15 categories.
This has been selected from the searches done by the users and the selection of editorials most read, shared and recommended by people on Yahoo! India network.
Predictably, Apple's iPad Mini and iPhone 5 dominated in the tech news category closely followed by the mind-blowing Project Glass from Google. Facebook IPO, which was a controversial issue, featured next followed by Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.
Some of the other top tech news featured in the YIR are coming of age of crowdfunding, SOPA black-out, Pinterest, Apple's win over Samsung in copyright issue, Facebook crossing the billionth mark, Microsoft's Surface tablet etc.
Apart from tech news, some of the other categories were top news maker, top news events, celebrities, cricketers etc. Arvind Kejriwal topped the list of news makers with his mentor Anna Hazare figuring nowhere in it.
Interestingly, the patent war between Apple and Samsung featured fourth in the list of top news events.
In the celebrities section, Aishwarya Rai's weight gain/loss and Sunny Leone were the most talked about people. Virat Kohli topped the list of cricketers.
The Year in Review of Yahoo! Offers a glance of the social trends, most talked about people, top news stories and influential people of 2012 based on the searches and the reading that the Indians have done online. Looking at this year's lists, a lot of gossip, controversies and scams feature in the people's interests with ample amount of interest in the tech world too.


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The following is a list of Bahraini Schools.
Bahrain Polytechnic is established by Royal Decree No. 65 for the year 2008, by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Bahrain Polytechnic has been established to address the need for a skilled Bahraini labour force to support economic growth and diversification, in line with the Kingdom's 2030 economic vision. Bahrain Polytechnic delivers applied, professional and technical qualifications with English as the language of instruction for all learning. Graduates will be work-ready; confident and competent.
The programmes provided by the Polytechnic are developed in consultation with industries, businesses, professions, as well as international education and training institutions.
KHUH was established by Royal Decree No. 31 of 2010, which stated that the Hospital will be affiliated to the Bahrain Defense Force, provided that it will offer its services to all citizens. The Hospital will also provide medical services employing best therapeutic and administrative practices and academic and research services, with an independent budget attached to the Bahrain Defense Force's budget.
KHUH is a university hospital, with a capacity of 311 beds, with a 1731 strong team of employees. Lieutenant General Doctor Shaikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, supervises its affairs in conjunction with the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force, led by Brigadier Doctor Shaikh Salman bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa, and administered by eight executive team members who are also managing the project until the official opening day.


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You've probably never heard of Super Helpful, but you should definitely have heard of the three members it consists of. Kwame, Lee Bannon and Chuck Strangers of Pro Era are the three distinguished producers that have joined forces in the name of quality tunes. Their first cut is called "Sumo", a transitional track that morphs between sample-based loops, accompanied by rather gritty raps. These three were able to pack a ton of soul into this rather brief track, which we hope they continue to accomplish come Jan. 1 when they drop their self-titled project.
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Oct. 16 — The class action climate for plaintiffs will continue to deteriorate over the next 10 years, but the class device will still be an integral part of the U.S. justice system, a professor who specializes in civil procedure predicts.
Robert H. Klonoff, professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., says in a forthcoming law review article that he expects that large and significant class actions will continue to be filed and certified, and that more class suits will be tried.
Klonoff is a member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' subcommittee on class actions, which is currently considering whether to make changes to the federal rule governing class actions, Fed. R. Civ. P. 23.
From that vantage point, Klonoff sees little chance Rule 23's basic structure will change. Academics have suggested sweeping changes to the rule's structure, but most judges and attorneys who work with the rule in the trenches seem to believe that the rule works reasonably well, he says.
Although the number of class actions are generally on the decline, Klonoff predicts that securities fraud cases will buck this trend.
The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't shut down securities class actions, even though it's had many opportunities to do so in recent years, he says.
Securities suits are still thriving because they are highly suitable for class certification, according to Klonoff.
But consumer and employment class actions will become less frequent because of the increased use of arbitration clauses that bar class actions, he says. And recent Supreme Court decisions on arbitration leave plaintiffs few legal arguments to circumvent these agreements.
One bright spot for consumers could be upcoming action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prohibit or limit arbitration clauses in consumer finance agreements, he says.
Klonoff makes some predictions about how the slate of class action cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term will fare.
He expects the court will curtail efforts by plaintiffs to establish liability or damages through "trial by formula" in Tyson Foods Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, U.S., No. 14-1146, oral argument 11/10/15.
Tyson is a labor case challenging the class status of a group of pork plant workers. The plaintiffs' expert calculated the workers' average time putting on and taking off protective gear, despite the fact that actual donning and doffing time varied greatly among class members.
"The statistical study was clearly flawed in my view, because it erroneously assumed that all class members were the same as the average," Klonoff says.
The Supreme Court will likely reject such use of statistical evidence for Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, like the one in Tyson, as well as class actions brought under Rule 23.
But he expresses concern that the court will go further than rejecting the flawed statistics used by the Tyson plaintiffs, and "instead issue a broader opinion that would severely limit the use of statistical proof in a wide variety of class actions."
Statistical proof is used in a variety of areas, he says, and shouldn't be rejected wholesale.
On the other hand, Klonoff sees Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, U.S., No. 14-857, argued 10/14/15, a suit over unsolicited text messages, as a win for class plaintiffs.
He predicts the court will refuse to hold in that case that an unaccepted offer of judgment to a class representative moots the individual's personal and class claims based on its recent decisions.
"Acceptance of [the defendant's] position would enable defendants in putative class actions to engage in gamesmanship by relying on unaccepted offers of judgment to derail putative class actions," he says.
Ascertainability is likely headed to the Supreme Court in light of the Seventh Circuit's recent decision in Mullins v. Direct Digital LLC, 2015 BL 240276, 7th Cir., No. 15-776, 7/28/15, Klonoff says.
There, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected the Third Circuit's strict class membership test in a dietary supplement suit.
If the high court takes that case, Klonoff predicts that it will reject the ascertainability requirement.
Ascertainability, an implied prerequisite to class certification that has been read into Rule 23 by some courts, requires that the class be defined by objective criteria that allow ready identification of class members.
"I think the Court will be sympathetic to the argument that the requirement was invented out of whole cloth and the better way to address issues involving the identification of class members is through the superiority requirement, as Mullins reasoned," he says.
It has become conventional wisdom that class actions don't go to trial, they virtually always settle.
But a divergent trend has emerged in the last five years with many class actions going to trial in a wide variety of areas, Klonoff says.
There are several possible explanations, he says. First, the availability of interlocutory (immediate) review of class certification decisions under Rule 23(f) has put more class actions before federal appeals courts.
If the appeals court finds certification is appropriate, plaintiffs may make settlement demands the defendants deem unreasonable. Conversely, if an appeals court denies Rule 23(f) review, class counsel might be emboldened to demand a larger settlement. Both outcomes could increase the likelihood of trial, he says.
Both plaintiffs' and defense firms have begun touting their class action trial experience, and judges are becoming more comfortable trying class actions, he says.
He also notes that courts are more rigorously reviewing the fairness of class settlements. This review makes it more expensive for defendants to reach a settlement that can withstand appeal, so trial becomes a more viable alternative.
All of these explanations suggest the trend of more class trials will only accelerate, Klonoff says.
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Air quality in the county, unlike much of southern California, is generally good because of the prevailing winds off of the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes in late summer and early autumn there are days which exceed the federal standards for ozone; usually this occurs when there is a low inversion layer under a stagnant air mass, which traps pollutants underneath. In these cases a traveler into the mountains encounters a curious paradox: the temperature rises as altitude increases. On these days the visibility from the higher summits may be more than a hundred miles, while the population on the coastal plain experiences haze and smog.


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This week has flown by! I almost forgot to update the week. We are now ending week 23, not a lot of changes this week but some things to note.
Yes-things I want to eat
No-things that make me want to throw-up.
The camera and I got into a disagreement when I was taking this picture so the colors didn't come out as they should but again I am not a photographer or an artist so this is what came out.
Cravings This Week- Honeycrisp Apples with peanut butter
Sleeping Patterns- I am told you are supposed to sleep on your left side although I wake up in the middle of the night because my left side has fallen asleep and is all numb feeling.
Biggest Change- Heartburn City!!! Now, anything I eat is giving me heartburn. ughh....
Nursery Update - Well, no painting yet. I keep waiting, but nothing has happened. I am at the mercy of others since I can't paint(I cant' stand not being in control). On a side note, my love surprised me with a shabby chic chandelier for baby girls room. He came home last weekend after picking up the crib and had bought the chandelier because I've been talking about it nonstop. I can't wait to see how it looks! Will post a picture once it's up!


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An online reviewer after visiting Dawlish in Devon wrote: "Absolutely everywhere I looked there was a sign telling me to comply in one way or another."
The signs include instructions not to feed birds, chase birds, keep dogs on leads and one that says feeding mouldy bread to ducks will poison them.
The reviewer on Trip Advisor fumed: "There are literally dozens and dozens of them - everywhere.
"Dawlish looks old, sad and ridiculous with so many notices. It feels oppressive for visitors.
"If you want visitors then try welcoming them! Forget the 'do not do this' and the 'do not do that' and start looking at the contradictions, confusion and general negativity it brings.
"I truly have never in my lifetime visited anywhere so bad in this respect."
Dawlish mayor Councillor Martin Wrigley said he took on board the criticism and admitted there were too many signs.
Mr Wrigley told Sky News: "There are simply too many signs and we do need to reduce them and make them more positive.
"I would not say it is the bossiest place. The signs are asking people not to do certain things.
"But there has been a proliferation of the signs in recent years. I hope we will be looking at both reducing the signs and writing them in positive terms.
"For example, encouraging visitors to use duck food that we supply outside our waterfowl enclosure, rather than saying don't feed bread to the birds. Our black swans are a great attraction and people do like to feed them."
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As you take your children trick or treating this Halloween, pay close attention to certain caveat's of the houses you permit your offspring to visit. Some of them are NOT what they appear to be.
The Grassy Knoll Institute offers this Halloween Trick or Treat guide on what doorbells to avoid ringing this Halloween. Pay close attention, this guide may just save your life.
If you see this sign in the yard, unless you really like rabbit stew, keep on walking down the street.
Willy Wonka never passed out candy for Halloween. And even if he did, you would have to have a golden ticket to enter. Do you have a golden ticket? No! Then move on.
Cue the Jams theme. I salute this person who has the absolute best home security system.
If the owner of the house invites you in and you see the kitchen cabinets are made from funeral caskets, get the Hell out of the house ASAP.
Note to all children: There are no houses made out of gum drops and ginger bread. And who wants gingerbread for Halloween anyway. It ranks right up there with Charlie Brown getting a rock.
If perchance you find yourself on a deserted farm road with life like scarecrows scattered across the field, it's time to fire up your John Deere and get the back to the suburbs.
I have to say it. You're not in Kansas anymore. Never bang on a house door where the lights are turned off. Those people do not want to participate in Halloween. If you continue knocking, the heartless owner may get angry.
I'll point out the obvious for all the "Newbies" out trick or treating tonight for Halloween. If the next house you plan on visiting for candy has teeth for a door, and eyes in the windows, it's a trick. Move on to the next house.
If in your travels happen by a telephone pole in the neighborhood looking like this, perhaps you should try another street.
Public Awareness Announcement:
This house will not give trick or treaters proper candy. Instead, prepare to receive six packs of beer, mass quantities of cigarettes, and perhaps a quart of oil.
There are more houses you may need to avoid. Listen to your parents tonight use their judgment on what houses to visit and what ones to stay away from.
Happy Halloween – Samhain
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This fact sheet offers basic information about the economy of Sudan's oil
industry, all taken from publicly available sources. It a living document, we will
regularly issue updates on our website www.esoconline.org. Hard copies will be
forwarded on request. We hope to provide a useful source of information for
people who are interested in this vital industry.
Sudan's oil wealth has the potential to be a major driver of peace and equitable
development. While driving of strong economic growth rates and being the
principal source of income for both the National Government and the
Government of Southern Sudan, it also continues to be a source of controversy.
The European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS) believes that the oil industry
should promote peace and respect for human rights, first of all by actively
supporting the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. We
support Sudanese civil society organizations in their advocacy towards the
implementation of social and environmental standards, financial accountability,
fair compensation for victims of oil operations, and multi-stakeholder
consultation processes, all of which are required by the CPA, but not yet fully realised.
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3.2 Export Facilities
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5. Oil Reserves
6. Production
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Start off the school year with ideas and resources from your NSTA colleagues.
Science and Children – Sharing Products: Science Exhibitions and Beyond
The featured articles this month describe how teachers and students can go beyond traditional replicas and science fairs to create products and processes that showcase their learning and problem-solving skills (and their creativity)
- Need to know more about the "maker movement?" Bringing the Maker Movement to School describes student "tinkering" and problem solving, culminating in a showcase of ideas and projects.
- Remaking Science Fairs has alternatives to the traditional, competitive science fairs, including a timeline for a class science "convention."
- Celebrating Science With the Community describes how to modify a formulaic science fair into a celebration of learning with an authentic, public audience. Examples include a career fair, a science convention, and a pop-up restaurant in which students showcased their knowledge of plants.
- The lesson described in Firefly, Firefly includes trade books and the arts to capitalize on students' interest in these insects
- The Early Years: Classroom Memories illustrates students creating a "documentation panel" to communicate, share, and reflecy on what they are learning. The article includes a lesson on water flow as an example.
- Teaching Through Trade Books: What We Do With Ideas has two 5E lessons that focus on helping students expand their thinking through fostering creativity and divergent thinking. Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks also describes using trade books in science.
- The Poetry of Science: Sinking and Floating has a poetic way to introduce the concepts.
- Seeing Science in Haiku exemplifies how students can communicate their observations creatively. The article includes examples and teaching suggestions.
- Science 101: What Constitutes a Good Science Project goes beyond a lock-step scientific "method" to describe the reality of science investigations.
- Engineering Encounters: Designing Healthy Ice Pops combines two things students like: science and food (but don't eat in the lab!).
For more on the content that provides a context for these projects and strategies see the SciLinks topics Arachnida, Bioluminescence, Buoyancy, Current Electricity, Electric Current, How does nature reuse materials?, Insects, Nutrition, Parts of a Plant, Plants as Food, Watersheds.
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Drove to Český Krumlov via Mondsee. Mondsee is a beautiful lake-side town which, apart from being a very charming town and great Summer holiday spot, is where the church, St. Michael's, is situated. This is the church used for the wedding scene in the Sound of Music film. The town was vibrant and busy with markets leading to the church, while those not shopping atvthe markets were heading to the lake for a swim or sail. On to Český Krumlov...Read more


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Music video by Dope performing Everything Sucks. (C) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Felons and Revolutionaries is the debut album by American industrial metal band, Dope. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records and has sold over 236,000 copies in the US, it was re-released on July 18, 2000 with the single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (the band's track from the American Psycho soundtrack) as a bonus track. "Everything Sucks" and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.
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Chronology of the Development of Organic Farming in Austria
1924 Rudolf Steiner: agricultural course in Koberwitz (humanities-related background)
1927 – 1935: First biodynamic farms are founded in Carinthia (e.g. Sekera, Görbing, France)
1946: Foundation of the Research Ring for biodynamic subsistence strategies in Darmstadt
Beginning of the 60s: First Austrian contacts with organic farming in Switzerland (agricultural policy background)
1962: Foundation of the Association for the Promotion of Healthy Farmers; Conversion of the first farms to organic subsistence strategies in Upper Austria
From 1962 onwards: First Multiplier Stage: Activities Emerge Regarding Speeches and Counseling
1969 Foundation of the Demeter Union Austria
1976 (student-led) symposium at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
1979 Foundation of the Organization of Organically Subsiding Farmers in Austria
1980 First common cultivation guidelines by the Organic Farming Association, foundation of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Organic Farming
1981 First trademarks for organic farming are registered, Department of Organic Farming is installed at the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Chemistry in Linz
From 1981 onwards: Second Multiplier Stage
Courses on soil and composting as well as agrarian policy argumentation support offered by the Mountain Farmers Association,
Free elective course "Introduction to Organic Farming" offered at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences;
Commencement of research work at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute;
1984 foundation of the working partnership (ARGE) Organic Farming.
From 1985 onwards Third Multiplier State
Agroecology courses offered in all of Austria
1987 Foundation of Soil & Seed; foundation of the Organic Farming Society Ennstal, foundation of the Organic Farming Society - Weinviertel
1989 Guidelines are determined for vegetable products that include the label element "organic" as well as for further processed products made out of these, the guidelines can be found in the Austrian Food Code (subchapter A)
1990 Foundation of the Working Partnership for the Promotion of Organic Farming, foundation of Dinatur – an association for progressively controlled organic farming
From 1990 onwards single farm promotion of conversion for organic farms carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
1991 In the Austrian Food Code guidelines for agricultural products of animal origin that include the label "organic" are determined (subchapter B), furthermore secondary products made with components of vegetable origin are dealt with (subchapter C). Foundation of KOPRA – a working partnership between consumers and producers
From 1991 onwards: Forth Multiplier Stage
Information campaign on organic farming carried out by the working partnership Organic Farming (ARGE Biolandbau)
Promotion of organic farms by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
1992 Guest professorship for Organic Farming is established at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
1994 Foundation of the ÖIG (Austrian Interest Group of Organic Farming)
From 1994 onwards Austrian food store chains massively get into the marketing of organic products
1995 Promotion of organic farms in the framework of the ÖPUL, an institution of the Ordinariate of Organic Farming at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, in the framework of the Organic Food Code the animal welfare index (Bartussek) is realized
1996 Austria with its approximately 20,000 organic farmers on a surface ratio of 8 percent holds the leading position within the EU as far as the changeover rate is concerned. Food brand manufacturers enter the organic sector.
2000 Organic farming increases its products export. In the mountainous regions several switch-backs occur. In contrast to this, the percentage of field production farms increases. Also due to the BSE scandal, sales of animal products can be increased significantly. At the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, the lecture "Introduction to Organic Farming" is turned into a compulsory subject. From the third study part onwards, Organic Farming can now be chosen as a specialization. For the first time also a comprehensive course offer on organic farming in arid, semiarid, subtropical and tropical climatic regions can be provided.


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Chainbreakers is an adventure campaign driven by stories and characters. Themes include post-colonialism, unconventional problem-solving, and owlbears. (Owlbears not guaranteed.)
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Congratulations Brian Doherty – November PFRE Photographer of The Month
November 23rd, 2016
Congratulations to Brian Doherty of Boston, MA who the jury has voted PFRE Photographer of the Month for November. This is Brian's third win as the PFRE Photographer of the Month. The other two wins were June 2016 and July 2015.
Here are all the entries that the jurors awarded points to this month:
- Brian Doherty
- Caleb Vandermeer
- Richard Hookway
- Larry Gray
- Matt Parvin
- Brett Gray
- Brandon Cooper
- Matthew Stallone
- Andrew Pece
- Aaron Kraft
There was a three-way tie for fourth place between Larry Gray, Matt Parvin, and Brett Gray.
Here is Brian's description of his image:
Wow! What an honor. Thank you so much, jurors! There is no better compliment than to be recognized by your peers. What a great Thanksgiving treat!
When I did my walk through, I knew this composition was going to be one of the money shots of the home. I really love how the leading lines pull you through the photo into the dining area and back laundry room.
I created this image with the ambient light doing all of the heavy lifting. It was a beautiful over cast day and I could not have asked for better light. I also used a Profoto B1 through an Octa camera left, to augment the light coming in from the windows. I finished it off in Photoshop and Lightroom with raw adjustments and some dodging and burning.


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Defining Value In Web Traffic
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EducationPT, PhD, University of Miami School of Medicine (2003)
Research Summary
The focus of Dr. Perez's research is on understanding how the brain and spinal cord control voluntary movements in healthy humans and in individuals with spinal cord injury. This theme is mainly investigated from a neurophysiological point of view, using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and peripheral nerve stimulation techniques.
Single and paired-pulse TMS and spinal cord reflex protocols are used to examine changes in excitatory and inhibitory pathways in humans. Particularly we use TMS-based methods to investigate the physiology of intrinsic cortical connections in the brain as well as the interactions between them. These protocols open the possibility to estimate excitability in GABA-ergic circuit in the human cortex. We employ spinal cord reflex protocols to examine changes in presynaptic inhibition and reciprocal inhibition between antagonistic lower and upper limb muscles during movement.
This work is complemented by studies that focus on understanding the neuronal mechanisms involved in motor skill acquisition involving the hand and leg representation of the primary motor cortex. Current research projects focus on topics such as interhemispheric interactions between primary motor cortices during unimanual and bimanual movements and intermanual transfer of motor learning in healthy humans and in individuals with spinal cord injury.
Bunday, K.L., Tazoe, T., Rothwell, J.C. and Perez, M.A. Speed-Dependent Contribution of Callosal Pathways to Ipsilateral Movements. J Neuroscience, in press, 2014.
Perez, M.A., Butler, J.E. and Taylor, J.L. Modulation of transcallosal inhibition by bilateral activation of agonist and antagonist proximal arm muscles. J Neurophysiology, 111: 405-414, 2014.
Tazoe, T. and Perez, M.A. Speed-Dependent Contribution of Callosal Pathways to Ipsilateral Movements. J Neuroscience, 33: 16178-16188, 2013.
Bunday, K.L., Oudega, M. and Perez, M.A. Aberrant Crossed Corticospinal Facilitation in Muscles Distant from a Spinal Cord Injury. PLoS One, 8: e76747, 2013.
Barry, M.D., Bunday, K.L., Chen, R. and Perez, M.A. Selective Effects of Baclofen on Use-Dependent Modulation of GABAB Inhibition after Tetraplegia. J Neuroscience, 33: 12898-12907, 2013.
Bunday, K.L. and Perez, M.A. Motor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury Enhanced by Strengthening Corticomotoneuronal Synapses. Current Biology, 22, 2355-2361, 2012.
Oudega, M. and Perez, M.A. Corticospinal reorganization after spinal cord injury. J Physiology, 590: 364736-63, 2012.
Bunday, K.L. and Perez, M.A. Impaired Crossed Facilitation of the Corticospinal Pathway after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurophysiology, 107; 2901-2911, 2012.
Perez, M.A., Soteropoulos, D.S. and Baker, S.N. Corticomuscular coherence during bilateral isometric arm voluntary contractions in healthy humans. J Neurophysiology, 107: 2154-2162, 2012.
Soteropoulos, D.S. and Perez, M.A. Physiological changes underlying bilateral isometric arm voluntary contractions in healthy humans. J Neurophysiology, 105: 1594-1602, 2011.
Yedimenko, J.A. and Perez, M.A. The effect of bilateral isometric forces in different directions on motor cortical function in humans. J Neurophysiology 104; 2922-2931, 2010.
Perez, M.A. and Cohen, L.G. Interhemispheric inhibition between primary motor cortices: what have we learned? J Physiology. 587: 725-726, 2009.
Perez, M.A. and Cohen LG. Scaling of motor cortical excitability during unimanual force generation. Cortex. 45: 1065-1071, 2009.


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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 | 2 a.m.
Sun Archives
- County grants temporary license to Prive (8-18-2009)
- Privé close to receiving temporary liquor license (8-17-2009)
- Prive withdraws appeal of liquor license denial (8-14-2009)
- Third time a charm for Privé's liquor license? (8-14-2009)
- Former Prive workers blast handling of tips (8-10-2009)
- Is the party over for Prive? (7-29-2009)
- Prive enlists lawyer with connections in fight for liquor license (7-29-2009)
- Metro: Prostitution, drug activity found at topless Rio pool (7-29-2009)
- Rio closes topless pool after Metro Police check (7-28-2009)
County officials said Tuesday that their effort to clean up the nightclub industry is kicking off with a warning letter and workshops to try to help nightclubs comply with the rules.
In other words, at least initially, the county's answer to what it said is a major problem is more of the same — yet another warning and more workshops.
But for years the county business licensing department has had another tool available to try to force compliance but has not used it — its authority to issue citations.
Many nightclub operators have long openly bent, if not broken, the same regulations the county cited on its list of reasons for shutting down two clubs at Planet Hollywood last month, and yet the toughest action against them has been written warnings to knock it off.
The county code says business license holders must "maintain and conduct all activities upon the premises in a decent, orderly and respectful manner and shall not knowingly permit within or upon the licensed premises any lewd activity, nudity or topless activity," among other things.
The problem is "lewd" is Las Vegas' middle name, and the valley's sexually charged nightclubs are known for patrons being on their worst behavior. Tourists shell out hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars for a taste of the after-hours scene and figure they're paying for the privilege of getting naughtier than normal. It's impossible for a nightclub's staff to keep all patrons under control every second. The issue is how the club handles the patrons they do see getting out of control and whether the club encourages that behavior.
Nightclub operators know that the wilder their clubs are, the more people they are likely to draw, so some have been turning a blind eye to some of their customers' antics.
Some have advertised lingerie balls, parties hosted by porn stars and girl-on-girl kissing contests. With one wrong move or intentional wardrobe malfunction, events like these can violate county code.
Krave nightclub, in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, advertises events such as "So You Think You Can Strip?" — a weekly amateur stripping contest with a $1,000 prize. (Krave was not one of the shuttered Planet Hollywood venues.)
Clark County spokesman Erik Pappa said the county considers strip contests like Krave's to be lewd behavior.
"We will ensure that this business understands what is allowed by county code," Pappa said.
It's not as if the club shouldn't know, though. In June 2008, the county served Krave a notice of violation, noting lewd behavior in the club's weekly wet boxer shorts contests. A spokeswoman for Krave said the club has since discontinued the contest.
If the county wanted to, it could have been issuing citations left and right for years. Instead, county business licensing staff has handed out at least 16 "notices of violation" in the past two years to 23 of the most popular clubs in town — all warnings, no citations.
Aside from Planet Hollywood's Prive, three other major clubs in the night-life scene were given warnings about repeat violations.
A violation of the county ordinance is a misdemeanor, so a citation can result in a fine of up to $1,000 — about the same amount Krave has been handing out on a weekly basis for a best strip routine contest.
The Light Group's Jet nightclub, inside the Mirage, was given violation notices for allowing topless activity inside the club in December 2007, April 2008 and April 2009.
Rain Nightclub in the Palms was issued notices of violation for topless activity and lewd behavior in February and May 2007.
Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said the county's policy is, generally, to first issue notices of violation to give businesses an opportunity to straighten themselves out. A citation wouldn't normally be issued unless the county observes a similar violation soon after the warning was given, Kulin said.
No citation was issued to Jet or Rain.
Kulin said the circumstances of each violation factored into decisions to issue only warnings. For example, one of the violations at Jet involved at least one woman wearing pasties and body paint. "For a time during the past two years body paint increased in popularity. It seemed that our position that body paint is still nudity was not fully understood by many businesses. So, the (notices of violation) were the proper method to inform the businesses and record their noncompliance," Kulin said.
The warnings "have been a successful tool for notifying businesses of violations and securing compliance with code," he added. "While every situation is unique, we generally see businesses comply after receiving a notice of violation."
And, after issuing the warnings, the county follows up "with unannounced visits by our agents to make sure the problematic activity is no longer occurring," Kulin said. "Prive and The Living Room were certainly exceptions and that is why additional steps were taken and more serious action was taken."
In her explanation to county commissioners regarding what her department is doing to try to prevent another expensive problem like those at the two Planet Hollywood clubs, Jacqueline Holloway, the county's director of business licensing, said Tuesday, "We're trying to make long-term changes in the nightclub industry as a whole."
The county will soon provide nightclub operators and staff with workshops to try to help them comply with the rules, she said, acknowledging that "Gaming Control conducted workshops in the past. We have conducted workshops in the past. Metro has conducted workshops in the past."
She also said she is sending out a yet another "notice" to the industry outlining key conditions and key expectations. After that letter goes out, if inspectors find "blatant disregard for code, we will move toward a civil penalty," she said.
A change in state law, effective July 1, gave the county the authority to levy fines outside of the citation and court system.
Whether "moving toward" a civil penalty will mean handing out more warnings remains to be seen, though.
Prive, after all, had not been given a citation. It had instead received two warnings for stalling agents during compliance inspections and one for allowing topless and lewd activity.
The same restriction on lewd behavior and nudity also has always applied to the pool parties that became popular — and celebrated for their lasciviousness — in recent summers. It's the club scene in the sunshine — with a lot more exposed skin.
When, in 2002, an exception to the county code was added to allow resorts to provide guests a designated area for topless sunbathing, that exception came with numerous restrictions. Such pools must be out of view of patrons in other pools, and minors are prohibited.
And then there is this restriction, which seems to be ignored by some pool operators and the county: Pools "cannot be used for any special events, contests or parties while topless sunbathing is taking place."
The topless pool scene, of course, has grown to include DJs, dancing and celebrity appearances. Some pools are operated by the same people who run nightclubs, people who thrive on pushing the boundaries.
In early April the county's business licensing department sent a rules reminder letter to all hotel licensees that operate topless pools.
But some topless pools continued to advertise events that appear to be in violation of the code.
Bare, the topless pool at the Mirage operated by the Light Group, advertised the Polka Dot Bikini Party on July 16, Platinum Group's Jay Rebholz's birthday on July 9 and the Mirage 20th Anniversary Celebration with Marissa Miller on April 22, all hosted during the pool's regular hours.
When asked about those events and others, Pappa said the county would give the hotels another reminder about the county code.
"The topless area cannot be used for special events, contests or parties while topless sunbathing is taking place. This applies for employees, contractors, patrons and everyone else," Pappa said. Bare had received at least a couple of reminders in the form of two notices of violation for "topless activity not related to topless sunbathing" in August 2007 and again in April 2008. But after two warnings for the same type of violation in less than a year, Bare never received a citation.
The now-defunct Sapphire Pool, which the Rio voluntarily shut down July 25 after Metro Police arrested 11 people on drug or prostitution charges, had openly violated the county's code long before last month.
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Back in May, the pool hosted a bikini top contest during Memorial Day weekend. But as is the case with the many other instances in which parties and other advertised activities at Strip properties violated the county code, no citations or notices of violation were written for the Sapphire Pool's parties.
In the case of the topless pools, the county may soon be taking a second look at its ordinance. Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine said the ordinance might need to be changed.
"Things have really changed in the activities that go on at the resort pools. The code is always a reflection of what is going on at the time when it's written," Valentine told Sun columnist Jon Ralston during a July 29 interview on "Face to Face." "Maybe it's time to revisit the code and see, does it now address the current type of activities?"