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Methodist Research Institute Reveals Trappings of Nanotechnology
New devices can help predict prognosis for patients, target treatments and detect cancer
Published 11:20 am, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
A new nano device resembling a "microscopic game of Plinko" developed by the Methodist Hospital Research Institute can test for dangerous cancer stem cells in blood by trapping them in a high-tech and very tiny maze of silicone stubble.
The device mechanically separates cancer cells from each other and isolates one in particular: tumor-initiating stem cells - the mother lode of cancer cells.
When cancer develops, not all tumor cells are identical. There are specialized cells within the bulk of tumors that can alter other cells and encourage new cancer growth. Cancer stem cells are virulent and hyper-resistant to conventional treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy. The presence of these cells also means there is a good chance that the cancer will metastasize, or spread and develop new tumors elsewhere.
Ten years of research isolating these cells at the Methodist Hospital Research Institute has revealed an important characteristic that makes them stand out. Cancer stem cells are softer, more flexible and needlelike than other cancer cells. These mother cells can squeeze through all kinds of barriers, and it is this shape-shifting characteristic that makes it possible for cancer stem cells to slip in unannounced.
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"The spindlelike shape allows them to pierce through cell linings and into blood cells and that allows them to circulate in the bloodstream," said Dr. Jenny Chang, director of Methodist's Cancer Center and a lead scientist on the research team that includes researchers from University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Center.
Not only do these cells hitch rides and break into unassuming healthy cells in vulnerable tissues, such as those in the lungs, liver and bowel, but they tamper with and co-opt these benign cells' master plans to propagate new tumors.
The separation chip, dubbed the MS-Chip, uses compressed air to mash cells against the chip, which then traps cancer stem cells because they are the only ones malleable enough to make it into the fine teeth of silicone. The diagnostic device could one day tell doctors whether cancer stem cells are present, which would help inform doctors about the likelihood of cancer spread.
The current protocol for finding these cells is an invasive biopsy and a technique called flow cytometry, a more complicated and costly technique than the MS-Chip if it were mass produced. On a large scale, the MS-Chip could be manufactured at $1 per unit, estimated Lidong Qin, a lead research scientist at Methodist.
In the lab, researchers use specialized industrial-design software and advanced laser technology to print a series of chrome channels on glass. This is used as a mold to create miniscule silicone chips.
Other nanotechnology on the horizon from the Methodist Hospital Research Institute includes nano-particle gene therapies that seek out mother cells and shut down essential cell communication.
Traditional chemotherapies are cytotoxic, meaning they kill cells regardless of whether they are cancerous or healthy. Nano-drug treatments using tiny microspheres carry millions of highly targeted drug molecules that hone in on cancer cells, sparing nearby healthy tissue.
"Nano medicine will transform cancer care completely," said Mauro Ferrari, president of the Methodist Research Institute and the Alliance for NanoHealth, which unites eight universities and research institutions in the Texas Medical Center that focus on the development of nanotechnology. "We cannot do everything with nano medicine, but it is necessary to be able to personalize care."
The MS-Chip research was funded in part by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), an organization that provides financial resources for cancer-care research and development.
Nano medicine is just one piece of the puzzle, but an important one, according to Paul Cossum, president of the Texas BioAlliance, a support organization that counsels CPRIT on the feasibility of new cancer drug and device commercialization. Getting regulatory approval and finding the capital resources to produce nanotechnologies present some roadblocks, but not enough to stop nanotechnology like the MS-chip in its tracks.
"Once a detection device like this has advanced through preclinical testing, it can be commercialized without a doubt," said Cossum.
Regulatory approval for the MS-Chip and V-Chip are easier because they are not injected or otherwise incorporated into the body; approval is more about guaranteeing that the device will be meaningful for physicians.
Nano drugs, however, can cost $100 million to get through clinical trials even though they may be more financially viable to investors than diagnostic technology, Ferrari said.


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Ready Freddy Kindergarten enrollment at Arlington School
Parents of children entering kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year are invited to a special parent 'Welcome Center' on Monday, Feb. 11 from 8:15-9:15 a.m. or 1:30-3:00 p.m. at Arlington primary school, 2429 Charcot Street in Arlington.
Staff from the Ready Freddy program and volunteers from the Carnegie Library, Hilltop Family Support, and the Brashear Association will be on hand along with Arlington school staff to help parents complete enrollment forms and to answer questions about kindergarten.
Refreshments will be provided. And families that complete the enrollment process will be eligible to win a gift basket or a Giant Eagle gift card.
Any child who will be 5 years old before September 30 is eligible to enroll for kindergarten. Parents are advised to bring their child's: birth certificate; immunization record and two proofs of address (utility bill, driver's license, tax return, or state ID) in order to complete the enrollment process.
Early enrollment is the first step towards making the transition to kindergarten easier for children and families. National studies highlight the fact that nearly half of children struggle with the transition into Kindergarten.
Late arrival and poor initial attendance is seen as a significant predictor of early school failure and a long-term predictor of high school dropout. Studies show involving parents in the transition process is one of the most promising practices to ensure a child's smooth transition into school.
The Ready Freddy program is designed to help children, their families, communities and schools implement and celebrate successful, positive transition into and through kindergarten. The program is part of the University of Pittsburgh's Office of Child Development.

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Some dud company that owes its suppliers 400 million world wide, and has enough money in the bank to buy half a cup of coffee, Could stuff apples trade mark in china , and the Chinese gov, could just help them do it.
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Why should we care ? Well I think we might just have too, with the iPad being a super cash cow for apple, any name change to the product or worse, the product being banned in china, will frighten the share holders even more, and apples shares could take a major slide that could cause a major chain reaction, to apples share price, reminisent of the 90s again.
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"I don't believe there's a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful...
...Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month."
...Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month."
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Matt Mogekwu, associate professor in the Department of Journalism, recently presented his paper, "Media as bridge builders and mediators in an era of global insurgency and social unrest: Challenges and Opportunities," at the Peace Journalism Commission of the International Peace Research Association conference in Japan. While at the conference, Mogekwu was elected as a member of the Association's governing council for a second two-year term.
Mogekwu was also published in a new book, Re-Imagining
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"Here's a quick guide to some of the most useful, easy-to-use tools for any journalist developing a project without a big budget or a lot of time to invest in learning new tech."
(Published Jan. 27, 2012.) Includes one of my top faves, Evernote. I don't know how I ever lived without this free app on my phone.


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Execution: "Justice Has Been Served" – Attorney General
South Dakota executed its first prisoner Monday night on death row in five years and only the second in more than six decades.
Eric Robert pleaded guilty in the April 2011 slaying of prison guard Ron Johnson during a failed escape attempt and asked to be put to death. Johnson's wife witnessed the execution.
We need to focus more of our attention on the safety of all of the correctional officers in the state of South Dakota. Ron..some of you will never know great he will be missed. We stand proud for Ron."
State Attorney General Marty Jackley also witnessed last night's execution.
I want to recognize the men and women of the Department of Corrections for carrying out a sentence that was constitutionally sound and humane. I hope that this will help the healing of the Johnson family as well as Robert's other victims. This sentence will better assure the safety of South Dakota's corrrection officers."
Supporters and friends of Ron Johnson gathered near the prison training facility. Pam was one of them.
I am for the death penalty. If someone takes someone's life, I think they deserve to die. It won't bring our friend Ron back but I guess this is the best thing we can do at this point."
Opponents of the death penalty, including Jerry Larson of Sioux Falls gathered outside the penitentiary.
I have a graduate degree in criminology and have been concerned with capital punishment I entire life. But tonight my faith has brought me out here."
Robert died at 10:24 Monday evening.
Inmate Donald Moeller is set to be executed the week of October 28th.
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Innovative School's Archive Helps Inform Today's Educators
- 12-04-2013
- By Amanda Kenyon Waite
While standardization and test scores dominate the U.S. public education landscape today, an archive at the University of Vermont has preserved another vision for the classroom and what takes place within it. For 45 years, the North Bennington, Vt.-based Prospect School and Prospect Center for Education and Research taught students, as well as teachers around the country, using unique processes of collection, observation, reflection and description. While the center closed in 2010, all of its documents, which together show the development of the Prospect philosophy, live on through the UVM Libraries' Special Collections and Center for Digital Initiatives.
It's a vast archive, complete with documentation from all of the school and center's activities. That includes some of the minutiae: a boiler receipt from 1968, for example. But if the receipt doesn't convey much beyond effects of inflation, the archive's impressive longitudinal collection of students' artwork and writing offers insight into a considerably more complex phenomenon: childhood. The archive is available for public use, and a portion of it can be viewed online, but for those interested in digging deeper, funds from the Prospect Center are providing an immersive experience eligible to anyone with a stake in education -- whether teachers, administrators or parents, higher-ed faculty or students -- to gain a better understanding of the trove and its legacy.
Begun in 2011, the Practitioner Fellowship Program brings a cohort of these stakeholders to Burlington to work for a week at the library with the materials under the guidance of a mentor trained in Prospect's observation-based methods. Now in its third year, the program is accepting applications for the summer 2014 session.
"It's a really unique way of bringing people in to use an archive collection," says library associate professor Chris Burns of the group approach. And for the past two cohorts -- which include educators local to Burlington and from away, those familiar with the Prospect philosophy and those new to it -- the program has been transformative.
Prospect in practice
For Erika Norris, a teacher at UVM's Campus Children's School and one of six 2013 practitioner fellows, the introduction to Prospect's signature "descriptive review process" was particularly enlightening. Norris describes how program mentor Ellen Schwartz led the group through a conversation of a child's drawing. Per the guidelines developed at Prospect and published by the school's co-founder Patricia Carini, each member of the group would take a turn describing an aspect of the image, the goal being to use precise and concrete language, steering clear of assumptions, labels or judgements. (Instead of remarking on a happy image of a girl, for example, participants might instead describe a figure smiling and wearing a skirt.) After one round was complete, the group would take another turn, pushing participants to look more carefully, teasing out additional specific details -- a challenging task, Norris says, that has helped hone her observation skills.
"The descriptive processes, whatever else they may accomplish, make a space for suspending these habits of snap judgments, classification, and assigning of labels," Carini writes in Prospect's Descriptive Processes, available online at the Center for Digital Initiatives. Prospect used this method to engage a number of issues at the school, from artwork or writing, to the individual child to the physical space itself, each process rooted in children's work as well as the observations and descriptions teachers would document on an ongoing basis (the body of which is now housed in the UVM archive).
Although the Prospect School taught elementary and middle grades, its methods can be applied in any setting. Norris is finding them useful in her classroom of that particularly mysterious breed of children: infants. "The descriptive review process allows you to see trends and really understand a child," Norris says, noting how through observation and documentation she's been able to identify one baby's propensity to cry specifically in reaction to other babies vocalizing discomfort. Keying in to the unseen mechanisms at work in a classroom -- and the individual traits of a student over time -- is a powerful tool for any teacher.
"If a teacher can make space for a child to see his or her strengths and teach to his or her strengths and recognize that child's capacities and make a place where that child can truly make a contribution to the classroom, that's no small thing," says fellowship mentor Ellen Schwartz, a veteran public school teacher, now retired, who participated in Prospect's Summer Institutes and conferences over many years.
Rebecca Mack, a teacher at the Burlington Children's Space and another member of this year's cohort, has taken the process itself directly to her preschool classroom, inviting students to engage in descriptive reviews of elements from the natural world, like moss or lichen. The careful use of language and sharing that the process encourages is a meaningful activity for children of that age, she says. Since introducing the practice, her students have begun offering up their own findings from nature for examination by the class, improving each other's eye for detail and vocabulary along the way, as well as creating a democratic space where each child is heard in turn.
Seeing students as individuals
"Within the archives and the processes and everything Prospect left behind, over and over again it goes back to their philosophy of the whole human being and how to relate to each other as whole human beings," Mack says, "and so to use whatever you take from the Prospect archive in that mission is an act of resistance in a world that moves too fast."
"A lot of it contrasts how education is viewed right now," says Dawn St. Amour, also a teacher at the UVM Campus Children's School and a member of this year's cohort. "It's not about rote education; it's not about stuffing, cramming, or any of that. It's about who children are. And who they are dictates how they learn."
That's not the starting point for many of the policy initiatives and programs brought into public schools, says Schwartz, who has co-edited a forthcoming book on the possibilities for using the Prospect philosophy in that system. "Those (initiatives) are created by people who have never met any of the individual kids I might be teaching. They're not thinking about those children as individuals…They're coming up with a scheme that they think is going to work for everybody. The philosophy of Prospect runs counter to that idea -- that there even could possibly be such a scheme that could work for everybody."
With access to the Prospect archive and its methods intact, Schwartz is hopeful for the future of education. "It's very exciting to me that even with everything that's going on in the political arena," she says, "that there are teachers who get excited about the Prospect work and how paying close attention to a child's work, or an idea that comes up in the classroom, can be so generative."


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New QNAP QMobile App Lets iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Users Remotely Access QNAP NAS Servers
New QNAP QMobile App Lets iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Users Remotely Access QNAP NAS Servers
New QNAP QMobile App Lets iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Users Remotely Stream Music, Pictures, and Videos from QNAP NAS Servers Anywhere They Have Internet Access
QMobile App + New V3.3 NAS Update Provides World's First Integrated "All-in-One" Media Player Solution for Today's Mobile Consumers Who Demand Remote Access of Home Content
QNAP announced today the availability of the highly anticipated QMobile app for Apple® iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices and the new V3.3 NAS management utility update. The QMobile app, when used in conjunction with a QNAP Turbo NAS server and the V3.3 update, allows users to stream music, digital pictures, and videos from their home NAS server and play directly on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch from anywhere, using Wi-Fi or 3G networks. This reduces or eliminates the need to have the files synchronized and stored physically on the device while providing a simple and convenient way for mobile consumers to access their home content from anywhere.
QMobile's cool My Jukebox feature lets users remotely browse and select playlists created on the NAS to suit their mood by song title, artist, album, even ID3 tags. The QMobile app lets iPhone users upload individual pictures or entire camera rolls to a QNAP Turbo NAS and showcase pictures stored on the NAS on the mobile device. No more wishing you had added additional songs, videos, or pictures before a trip, so long as you have Internet access, you can play it remotely; it's like having a media center in your pocket!
What's more, the QMobile app can remotely select and play terabytes of compatible multimedia files stored on a QNAP NAS using the new Multimedia Station 2.0, which is included with the new V3.3 firmware. Multimedia files can be easily selected to be copied to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch using the QMobile app and the selected files will be placed in "My Favorites". This allows users to play and watch the content offline when they are disconnected from Internet access. The QMobile app will also inform users should any changes are made to their favorite files on the QNAP NAS and let them select whether or not to synchronize the changes to their Apple devices.
In addition to the new QMobile app, QNAP's new V3.3 NAS management software has many new features and enhancements benefitting Mac users, including new support for connecting Mac HFS+ formatted external drives to a QNAP NAS server for networked access and storage expansion, and enhanced support of Apple Time Machine backups, allowing better backup monitoring and management.
"Today's consumers are more mobile than ever before and they want to be able to access their music, pictures, and videos stored on their home networks when they are on the go" said James Wu, Product Manager of QNAP Systems, Inc. "QNAP's new QMobile app is the world's first media player application that allows this content to be easily streamed remotely from a QNAP NAS server directly to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch anywhere the user has a Wi-Fi or 3G network connection. Users no longer need to be concerned about synching content directly to the device, saving storage space and providing a compelling user experience," Mr. Wu added.
QNAP's QMobile app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch is currently available for free download in the App store (http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/qmobile/id355826920?mt=8). The new V3.3 NAS management utility update (required to use QMobile) can be downloaded from the QNAP website at www.qnap.com
For more information on the V3.3 update, please visit http://www.qnap.com/fw_v3/


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Korea Foundation partners with UH Mānoa
Gift will support Center for Korean StudiesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Officials from UH Mānoa, the UH Foundation and CKS were on hand to announce that Center for Korean Studies faculty, the Hawaiʻi community, alumni, and individuals and organizations in Korea have raised more than $600,000 toward the $1 million challenge match. When fully funded, the $2 million endowment will support a chair position at CKS which will rotate among Korea-themed disciplines such as anthropology, art history, religion and theatre/drama.
In 1903, 102 Koreans emigrated to Hawaiʻi to work on the sugar plantations. Today, more than 42,000 Koreans call Hawaiʻi home. In 1972, CKS was established and within a few years began publishing Korean Studies, the first international multidisciplinary journal outside of Korea devoted to the study of Korea. In 1980, construction on the CKS facility on the UH Mānoa
campus was completed with support from local donors, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and the Korean government.
"We are indebted to the Korea Foundation for its continuing support," said UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw. "The Center for Korean Studies was the first in the United States dedicated to the study of Korea. With the support of the Korea Foundation, it now offers the most versatile and diversified Korea-related course offerings and degree programs in the country, features the largest concentration of Korean scholars and resources outside of Korea and is the only Korean language flagship university."
In 1995, the Korea Foundation presented the Center with $2 million for long-term support of its programs. That grant was increased to $3 million by supporters in Hawaiʻi and Korea and has since grown to a $4 million endowment.
The Korea Foundation was established in 1991 by the South Korean National Assembly to enhance the image of Korea in the world and to promote academic and cultural exchange programs.


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If the first �How to Train Your Dragon� was a raging inferno of emotion, the sequel is more like a warm, cozy campfire. Hardly a ringing endorsement, but don�t take it to mean �How to Train Your Dragon 2� is a flameout. In fact, it�s actually pretty good. Just not in the same league as it�s Oscar-nominated predecessor. Where that film was practically flawless, the sequel is rife with minor pockmarks that gnaw at you, such as its mixed messages about protecting animals and its overreliance on high-flying action sequences aimed at diverting attention from a surprisingly thin storyline.
I suspect much of the problem lies in the need to rush �Dragon 2� into production after the original shocked even DreamWorks with its nearly $500 million haul at the box office.
It shows, too, particularly in the unoriginal plot, which borrows from everything from �Harry Potter� to �Gorillas in the Mist,� with a little �Brave� tossed in for measure. The script by director Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and co-directed the original with Chris Sanders (�The Croods�), also works against itself by introducing two major story threads � Hiccup (now five years older and again voiced by Jay Baruchel) reuniting with his Dian Fossey-like mother (an awesome Cate Blanchett), and Hiccup leading a charge to quell a maniacal dragon trapper (a menacing Djimon Hounsou) bent on rounding up every fire-breather in the land � including Hiccup�s beloved Toothless � to help carry out a fiendish plan to rule the Nordic world.
Either strand would be sufficient for an entire movie, but together, it�s too much. And the story suffers from it, both in terms of charm and character development, two elements that made the original such a heart-tugging winner. There are also far too many scenes of Hiccup�s fellow Vikings swooping and soaring in the skies over Berk aboard dragons, the villagers� newfound mode of transport.
What is initially breathtaking, especially in 3-D, quickly grows tiresome, as it becomes obvious DeBlois is using the flying sequences to prop up a weak story about treating animals like companions instead of beasts of burden. Don�t get me wrong, it�s an admirable message to hang your movie on. But DeBlois betrays it by portraying the dragons as little more than servants or pseudo racehorses used in a quidditch-like game in which innocent sheep are swept high in the air by the jockeys and dropped in a basket, leaving the lambs shaking in their wool. Not exactly what you�d call a humane activity. Funny, yes; humane, no.
There are also contradictions in the storyline involving Hiccup�s mother, Valka. She�s an alleged protector of dragons, yet she keeps them sealed up inside a humongous ice palace (which you�d think the dragons would easily melt with their fiery breath). The sanctuary supplies the film with its most dazzlingly animated sequence, but the sight of hundreds of dragons circling a cylindrical structure is too reminiscent of fish trapped in an aquarium tank. Not exactly what you�d call living free. Then there�s Valka�s reunion with Hiccup�s loud, tempestuous father, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler). I doubt a man so boorish would be so instantly receptive to the woman who left him alone to raise their son. And when the estranged lovers start singing a romantic duet, all credibility is lost.
My biggest complaint, though, is with the dragons themselves. Except for Toothless and a couple of others, the beasts are largely indistinctive. Ditto for many of the supporting characters, including Hiccup�s tomboy girlfriend, Astrid (America Ferrera), and his close pals, Snoutlout (Jonah Hill), Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), Tuffnut (T.J Miller) and Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig), the film�s slyest scene-stealer thanks to her hilarious pining for the evil, but hunky dragon-trapper Eret (Kit Harington from �Game of Thrones�).
Like the first film, �Dragon 2� benefits from an irresistible mix of humor, intense drama (maybe too intense for tykes) and spectacular animation, specifically in the cat- and dog-like movements assigned to Hiccup�s dragon, Toothless. He�s as adorable as ever. And the movie is a certified good time. But it�s also a bit of a letdown from the original. Perhaps it�s DeBlois working for the first time without an assist from Sanders in the writing and directing duties, or it might be something as simple as rushing �Dragon 2� into theaters before the red-hot franchise flared out. Either way, the result is more smoke than fire.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG for mild action and some crude humor.) Featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Djimon Hounsou, Gerard Butler and Kristen Wiig. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois. Grade: B


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Marian Bicket Philp passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Life Center in Des Moines at the age of 80. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 11th at 10:30 AM at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck. Visitation was held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial followed service at the Reinbeck Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Congregational Church of Christ, 225 Broad St., Reinbeck, IA 50669. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.
She was born on May 15, 1933 to Lester and Inez (Boughton) Bicket in Dinsdale, Iowa. As a small child, Marian moved to Reinbeck, Iowa where she attended school, graduating in 1951. She married Edward Philp and they raised their six children in Reinbeck until moving to Des Moines in 1982. Marian had been residing at The Life Center in Des Moines the past two years suffering from a rare neurological disease (CBGD).
Marian was a member of P.E.O. and a life-long member of the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Reinbeck where she taught Sunday school while her children were growing up. Marian was a great blessing to everyone she knew, the model of warmth and kindness. She will be missed by all who loved her.
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Marian is survived by her husband Edward of 62 years; her son John (Roxie) of Omaha, Neb. and her five daughters Susan Philp (Lance Clark) of Snowmass, Colo., Diana (Tim) Adams of Meridian, Idaho, Linda (John) Wright of Carmel, Ind., Sharon (Esfand) Dinshaw of Urbandale, Iowa & Jennifer (Steve) Johnson of Johnston, Iowa; She is also survived by her 14 grandchildren Heidi & Justin Philp, Valerie, Nathan & Ben Adams, Lauren Stephanie & Tyler Wright, Brandon & Kayla Dinshaw and Alyssa, Spencer, Gavin & Annabelle Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her parents and older brothers Robert and Kenneth Bicket.


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For many seniors, staying active especially in Kansas where the summers are stiflingly hot and the winters are bitter and cold can be difficult.
For many seniors, staying active especially in Kansas where the summers are stiflingly hot and the winters are bitter and cold can be difficult. Many senior centers in Butler County offer balance and exercise classes for just that reason.
"The Senior Center is to sponsor fellowship, recreation and support for persons who have reached the age of 50," said El Dorado Senior Center Director Jennifer Zimmerman. "That includes supporting our members through education and resources to improve their quality of life and help them remain independent."
Many seniors often do not know of the benefit of adding a 30-45 minute balance class to their busy schedules.
"The balance classes offered are good not only for balance but also in strengthening muscles and bones," explained Connie Darnell, director of the Leon Senior Center. "Exercise has been shown to decrease the effects of diabetes, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and heart disease, which are all conditions our members are concerned about.
"Statistics show that up to 30 percent of community-dwelling older adults fall each year and that nearly two-thirds of all falls occur around the home, usually while performing routine activities."
In an effort to try and reduce those occurrences, senior centers are doing their best to encourage the active participation of their members in the offered classes.
"It is important for seniors to be physically active," said Rose Hill Senior Center Director Rhonda Cooper. "We don't want the seniors to be sitting at home watching television all the time. They show up and are able to visit with their peers both before and after the class and it is nice for them to be social.
"The program is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Participants are empowered by learning to set realistic goals to increase activity, learning to assess and change their environment to reduce fall risk, and learning simple exercises to increase strength and balance."
Many senior centers in the county offer various other exercise classes as well.
"Not only do we offer some exercise classes," said Darnell, "but we also have exercise equipment here at the center. Some of our members choose to walk on a treadmill or ride one of the stationary bicycles. In the winter, when it's cold, we even have members who choose to walk around our building because we have a little more space than they have in their own homes."
Regular exercise is recommended for all ages, but the senior centers in Butler County have catered specific classes for those concerned with balance-related accidents.
"This program is especially beneficial for seniors concerned about falls, seniors who have fallen in the past, any senior who restricts their activities because of fear of falling, and any senior interested in improving flexibility, balance and strength," said Zimmerman."
"When you're young, it is easier to stay active especially if your friends are doing it," explained Cooper. "With our members, it is the same way. As they get older, they're more inclined to be active if their friends are involved and sometimes that is the hardest part."
For more information on balance or exercise classes, contact your local senior center.
Kari Adams can be reached at email@example.com.


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Richard C. Fannin
Richard C. Fannin, 69, of Clearfield died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Altoona Regional Medical Center.He was born on April 19, 1943 in Ridgway, a son of the late Richard P. and Frances (Cover) Fannin.Mr. Fannin had been most recently employed at the Tool Shed, Clearfield. Previously, he had retired as a submarine sailor from the U.S. Navy in 1987 after beginning his service in 1961.He was a member of Clearfield Veterans of Foreign Wars F. Michael Sicks Post #1785 and the American Legion John Lewis Shade Post #6, Clearfield, and also a member of the Fleet Reserve Association.He is survived by his wife, Darlene L. (McCall) Fannin whom he wed September 5, 1975 in Export; four children Richard F. Fannin and wife Kim of GA, Nicole Clemons and husband Joseph, Stacie Myrter and husband Edward and Dustin Fannin and companion Tiffany Knight, all of Clearfield; seven grandchildren, Andrew, Shauna, Dakota, Jace, Allison, Carter and Tucker; and two brothers, Raymond Fannin and wife Connie and Ronald Fannin and wife Vicki, both of Ridgway.


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[Update: March 6 @ 8:45am - XDM] Bungie has backtracked and says David Aldridge's comments were all a joke that no one understood. See the new post.
[Original Post - SW] Halo-creator Bungie's next game is a "massively multiplayer action game," according to lead network engineer David Aldridge. The statement came at a panel on network code at Game Developers Conference (via IGN), and confirmed long-standing rumors of an MMO in the works from the company.
Details were scant, but Aldridge did say the game won't be "WoW in space." The unnamed project will be published by Activision, in a deal that was struck last year. Paired with that announcement was word that the new game would come out for "all platforms." We later heard that Bungie was working on a new engine to support its next project.


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Just a quick post to get myself started. I've been training the Westside BB Conjugate system for a couple of weeks now. Today's workout is below. Gym is going through a renovation of sorts so a bunch of things were missing and I was in a rush so I only got 2 exercises in. I know this contest is Deadlifts and Bench but today was a squat day so I thought I'd share it anyway. I'll get my deadlift max next time. I'm sure I'll get more detailed as time goes on and when I do a full workout. Tomorrow I have more time for the bench workout and I'll be able to post my max for the bench press contest here.
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235lbs - last week. I'll check again tomorrow see if it's changed to be more accurate.
Max Effort: Squat
Squat - back squat neutral stance. Worked up to a 495 single. (video coming)
Glute/Hip Thrusts: 315 x 12 x 3. I've got some more in me with these I can tell.


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Stocton, Calif - Battling for first place in the conference, the Pacific softball team took home a split of their doubleheader with UC Davis on Friday, May 4 to keep a tenuous hold on first in the Big West. UC Davis took game one 6-4 before Pacific responded with a 1-0 win in game two. The Tigers moved to 33-17 overall and 12-5 in the Big West while the Aggies improved to 21-17 on the year and 11-6 in conference action.
Game one
In a game that started as a pitchers duel, the Tigers found themselves in a dogfight in the 7th inning of what was just a 2-0 game through the first six innings of action. Down two, the Tigers forced themselves into a major hole in the top of the seventh inning when the Aggies knocked out five hits and scored four runs to take a 6-0 lead with just three outs to go in the game. For Pacific, the inning turned on an infield error that may have led to an inning ending double play but instead prolonged the inning and allowed three unearned runs to cross the plate. The big hit came from the Rachel Miller as the catcher doubled home three runs with her fourth hit of the contest.
Down 6-0 and facing a pitcher in the Aggies' Justine Vela who had kept the Tigers off balance all game, Pacific went to work in their final at bat to attempt the comeback. Beginning with a walk to junior Amy Moore and a double by sophomore Megan Foglesong, the Tigers put themselves in position to get to Vela in their final at bat and at the least break up the shutout. With two aboard, junior Megan Hom delivered an infield single to plate the first run of the game and keep hope alive. A single off the pitcher loaded the bases for junior Nikki Armagost who would pick up a RBI on a ground ball to short that was mishandled by the Aggies. The ball, which could have potentially been a game-ending double play ball, kept Pacific alive once again as senior Nicole Matson stepped to the plate with a chance to tie the game.
For Matson, the at bat would lead to just one run as the senior worked a RBI walk to cut the Aggies lead in half and with it, knock Vela from the game. Facing a new pitcher, the Tigers grabbed a fourth run on a ground ball to the right side that cut the deficit to four runs, erasing the mistake of the top of the seventh, but giving two outs to the Aggies in the field. From there, Jessica Thweatt slammed the door on any hopes of a final rally as the Aggie junior grabbed her first and only strike out of the game to end the contest at 6-4.
Overall, Armagost suffered the loss to fall to 11-7 on the year as she threw all seven innings for Pacific. Armagost gave up 11 hits and six runs, only three earned, while striking out three and walking one. Her counterpart, Vela, held Pacific's potent offense in check for much of the day to grab her 17th win. The freshman struck out 11 in the contest as Pacific struck out 12 times in the game to go over 10+ strike outs in a game for the first time in 2012. Pacific's previous high for the season was seven which came in two different contests.
Game Two
After seeing a pitching duel blow up into a crazy seventh in game one, the fans at Bill Simoni Field got the duel they were waiting for in game two of the day as sophomore Tori Shepard wove together one of her best performances of the season to lead the Tigers to the 1-0 win. Outdeuling both Thweatt and later Vela, Shepard stymied the Aggie offense for seven full innings as she gave up just three hits in the game to improve to 12-4 on the year.
Throughout the game, the Aggies threatened Shepard just once as an error on the first hit of the game, a bunt to the left side in the fourth, turned into three bases. Despite the problem, Shepard gamely pitched her way out of the jam and never looked back as she would give up another bunt single in the fifth and a leadoff single through the left side in the seventh before closing out the contest. In all, Shepard struck out two and walked two while relying on her defense to end innings throughout the afternoon, a defense that made spectacular play after spectacular play in support of their sophomore.
With Shepard throwing a gem, the Tiger offense was able to come through with the single run she would need for the win as Pacific notched a run in the fifth to give Shepard just enough support. After posting leadoff doubles in both the third and fourth innings that led to no runs, the Tigers finally came through in the bottom of the fifth when junior Megan Allen doubled off the wall to start the inning. Not letting it go to waste, the Tigers got the much needed bunt down to push Allen to third before sophomore Gabby Goyette singled to center to plate the game-winning run. Goyette, who was in the lineup due to injury, came up big throughout the contest as the second year play tallied two of the Tigers' seven hits to lead Pacific offensively.
For the Aggies, Vela suffered the loss as the freshman entered the game to begin the third after Thweatt was knocked out of the game by a line drive off her leg to end the second. Vela gave up four hits in four innings of work while adding four more strike outs and walking one. Prior to the injury, Thweatt had given up three hits in two innings, but kept the Tigers off the board as the junior struck out four.
The two teams will meet in a rubber game on Saturday, May 5, as the winner sets themselves up for a run at the Big West title in the final week of play with the loser essentially eliminated from the title hunt. The game is scheduled for 10:00 am as graduation ceremonies will be taking place around Pacific's campus throughout the day. Additionally, the Tigers will say goodbye to their two seniors, Matson and Alexa Rivera, before the start of the game as the two play their final home game at Bill Simoni Field.


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Islamic militants are pushing deeper into Iraq just 18 months after U.S. forces withdrew from the country. White House administrators say the security situation has deteriorated.
Islamic fighters have already captured two key cities, including Saddam Hussein's former hometown of Tikrit. Many Iraqi troops ditched their uniforms and abandoned their posts.
The Sunni fighters are vowing to seize Baghdad and topple the government of Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Iraq's government is asking the U.S. for airstrikes against militants, but so far the Obama administration is saying no. Instead, the U.S. will focus on sending more weapons to Iraq's military.
On Capitol Hill Senators are getting a closed briefing on the security situation.
"Hourly they are experiencing greater gains while the Iraqi military, and police seem to be dissolving before our very eyes," said Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona
Iraq's Prime Minister asked parliament to declare a state of emergency so he'd have more power to fight the insurgents but not enough lawmakers showed up at today's session to vote.
Increased violence in Iraq is causing oil prices to increase.
Light crude oil futures reached $106 a barrel in afternoon trading in Europe. That's the highest price since September of last year.


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These Cable's were removed from Cable's Landing or some people called it Cable's Bend to Union Cemetery with one Monument. All descendants of Phillip & Maria Brady Cable.
Jefferson county history states: The Cable family was moved from the family cemetery at Cable's Bend to Union cemetery, by the Albert Pavlik family who bought the land. They were removed 29 Oct. 1965.
Louis Cable, died age 28 yr. in 1887
David Cable (F. middle initial) died age 37 in 1886
Virginia Cable, died age 52 yr. in 1895
Samuel Cable, died at Murfreesobro, 27 Mar. 1862 Rev. War.
Allen W. Cable, died age 50 yr. in 1890
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Mary Cable, died age 77 yr in 1882 1805
Benjamin Cable, died age 88 yr. in 1872
Roseann Cable, died age 84 yr in 1881
Isaac Harris Cable, b. 2 Mar 1827, d. 20 Jul. 1828
Samuel Cable, s/o Philip & Dorothy, d. 20 Apr. age 25 yr 4m.8 day
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Phillip Cable, died 26 Dec. 1812 age 50 yr 5 months
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Dr. Art Mollen reveals cholesterol-lowering foodsPosted: Updated:
PHOENIX -- We all know foods like butter, ice cream and fatty meats can raise cholesterol. But there are foods out there that can actually help lower your cholesterol.
"You should have a cholesterol level below 200," Dr. Art Mollen says. "That's really important. In addition to that, try to keep that 'good guy' cholesterol up above 50. The LDL, which is called the 'bad guy' cholesterol, try to get that down to about 70."
On Tuesday's Good Morning Arizona, Dr.Mollen told Kaley O'Kelley that those cholesterol-lowering foods include fatty fish, walnuts, oatmeal, oat bran, and foods fortified with plant sterols. A diet combining those superfoods can help reduce your levels of "bad" cholesterol, or LDL.
Oatmeal and oat bran can bring down bad cholesterol without lowering your levels of good cholesterol, thanks to the fiber in oatmeal. There are 3 grams of fiber in oatmeal, enough to help make a difference.
While nuts often get a bad rap for being too fatty, they also contain lots of protein, fiber, healthy monosaturated fats, vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants.
"Walnuts are actually very, very good because they contain fatty acids," says Dr. Mollen. "These Omega-3 fatty acids help lower triglycerides." Triglycerides are a type of fat in the bloodstream.
Plant sterols and stanols are substances found naturally in many vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds and nuts. You can also find them in some cooking oils, salad dressings, milk, yogurt and snack bars.
But foods aren't magic. While changing your diet may help, many people still need drugs to reduce their risk of heart disease.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2009
Alexandria Health Department Urges Residents to Protect Their Families and Pets Against Rabies
A dog that was recently brought to an Alexandria veterinary clinic was confirmed to be positive for rabies. The rabid dog had bitten another dog. Unfortunately, the dog that was bitten was euthanized because it did not have a current rabies vaccination. Residents should note that rabies is usually a fatal disease and is most often transmitted through the bite or scratch of an infected animal or when saliva comes into contact with an open wound or mucous membrane (such as nose or mouth).
The Alexandria Health Department urges residents to take the following steps to protect themselves, their families and their pets against rabies:
• Make sure your pets are vaccinated against rabies and their shots are up to date. By law, all dogs, cats and ferrets must be vaccinated against rabies.
• Avoid stray animals; call the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Animal Control Division (703.838.4774) to have them picked up.
• Avoid wild animals, especially raccoons, bats, foxes, and skunks. Feed your pets indoors and do not let them wander.
• Keep wild animals out of homes by capping chimneys with screens and blocking openings in attics, cellars and porches. Ensure trash cans have tight-fitting lids.
• Teach children to avoid contact with wild animals and unfamiliar pets.
• Do not handle sick, injured or dead animals.
• If a bat is found indoors and may have had contact with someone, do not release it. Please call the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Animal Control Division (703.838.4774) to determine if the animal should be picked up and tested for rabies.
Rabies is common in Virginia and it is essential that pet owners continue to vaccinate their pets at regular intervals. If you or your pet is attacked or bitten by another animal (wild or domestic), promptly report it to your veterinarian, Animal Control or the Health Department (703.838.4400, ext. 326).
For more information about rabies, please visit the following Web sites.
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For additional information and tips on rabies prevention, please call Holly Feltner at the Alexandria Health Department, 703.838.4400, ext. 326, or call the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Animal Control Division, at 703.838.4774.


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Why I'm Voting Democrat - I thought this was a great article for discussion at TownHall.com
By Ben Shapiro, I doubt I will be able to post a link since I had to get a new ID with the new site change....
but here it is: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/B...oting_democrat
From the start of the article:
A new video on YouTube is taking the Internet by storm. Entitled "I'm Voting Republican," the satirical clip depicts actors playing conservative Americans of all shapes and sizes explaining why they would vote for the GOP.
"Arnold Jones" says he's voting Republican because "all other countries are inferior to us" -- and his wife, "Trudy Jones," adds, "and we should start as many wars as we need to keep it that way." A soldier in Iraq states that he's voting Republican "so I can stay in Iraq" -- and a young boy, labeled "future draftee," points a fake gun at the camera and smiles while saying "so I can go to Iran!"
A black couple says they're voting Republican because they "like a conservative majority on the Supreme Court," with the wife noting, "we really like knowing that even if we're separate, we'll still be called equal."
This insulting nonsense is precisely what liberals think of conservatives: We're all warmongers, racists, environmental rapists and secret emissaries of big corporations. We're going to reinstitute the draft, start a war with Canada and then relocate African-Americans to Quebec.
This sort of tripe should be dismissed out of hand. In the spirit of evenhandedness and fair play, however, I feel it my duty to explain why I'm going to vote Democrat.
I'm voting Democrat because I believe that the best strategy in war is defeat. It broadens the mind to learn Japanese, German and Arabic. Talk about multiculturalism!
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Semantics. No problem. I define (for myself) ALL activity which is in financial instruments or INTENDED for financial instruments as investments.
All my monies are "compartmentalized" in defined areas. Different accounts for different concepts i.e. stocks, munis, corporate bonds, annuities, etc. And my wife and I have separate accounts under an umbrella trust. The sign of a overorganized sick mind. LOL


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Clouds hung over Courthouse square in downtown Houma Saturday afternoon but that didn't prevent over a thousand runners from lining up to participate in the 14th annual 5K Run for Excellence and Festival.
Clouds hung over Courthouse square in downtown Houma Saturday afternoon but that didn't prevent over a thousand runners from lining up to participate in the 14th annual 5K Run for Excellence and Festival.
The Courier-sponsored event held by the Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence helps pay for education grants, additions to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and the foundation's administrative costs, said event organizer and foundation Executive Director Yolanda Trahan.
Last year's run and festival raised nearly $77,000.
Tim Carreker, 26, of Baton Rouge, said he was excited to be running in a 5K again after taking some time off from participating in them.
"I used to do this pretty regularly, and I would try to make myself beat a certain time, but at a little over 3 miles it can be pretty hard on you when you're not ready for it. Today I'm just hoping to finish the race," he said.
Kennedi Armstrong, 12, of Schriever, said she's been training three to four times a week with Run 2 Him, a group of Houma Christian girls who participate in the race every year. Her mother said she was there to run alongside and support her daughter.
"I trained a little, but we want to finish in around 30 minutes. Hopefully we'll do some 10 minute miles," said Chelsi Armstrong, 31.
Retired Houma teacher Cynthia Martin, 66, said she once received a grant from the Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence and understands how important it is to support the group's work.
"I don't think I've run in this race every year, but I've certainly registered for it all 14 years. Some years I run it, some years I just participate, it depends," she said.
Callie Baskett, 30, of Houma joined nearly 20 of her co-workers from Terrebonne General Medical Center's emergency department in dressing as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the race. She said it's important to support local education.
"With all the changes that are being made to our education system, like Common Core, now is the time to support our schools," she said.
Race participants and spectators stayed after the last person crossed the finish line to cool down with some refreshments and food at the Food Fest which featured a performance by the band Souled Out.
Food offerings included bread pudding from Coley's, shrimp and tasso pasta provided by Copeland's, peach cobbler by the Houma-Terrebonne Rotary Club and a giant po-boy from Mr. Poboy in Houma.
The 70-foot sandwich contained nearly 25 pounds of roast beef and was split into 420 2-inch pieces to be enjoyed by the crowd.
"When we did this the first time three years ago, we did a 50-foot po-boy," said Kayla Burton owner of Mr. Poboy. "Last year we did 60 feet, and this year we're doing 70. We're going to increase it every year by 10 feet until we reach 100, and then we'll just stick with that."
An estimated 4,000 people attended the race and festival. Organizers hoped to raise $80,000.


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LOMBARD – A new stretcher and loading system being utilized by the Lombard Fire Department will help prevent injuries to paramedics and keep patients safer, according to fire officials.
The department's five ambulances were recently equipped with the new Stryker Power Assisted Stretcher and Loading System. The battery-powered, hydraulic stretchers are capable of lifting and lowering patients weighing up to 700 pounds with the push of a button.
The gurney is engineered to increase the margin of safety for emergency personnel, who will no longer need to physically lift and lower the stretchers. The loading system is designed to support the stretcher and mechanically move it during the loading and unloading process.
While it used to take several paramedics to load a stretcher safely, the new system requires just one to adjust the stretcher height and secure it onto the loading system.
Shoulder and back injuries sustained from lifting, pushing and pulling during training and emergency calls are the most costly workers compensation injuries, according to a release from the department.


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BURLINGTON – Burlington Central boys basketball coach Brett Porto took a timeout with 3:10 remaining to challenge his team.
The Rockets had seen a 16-point, third-quarter lead evaporate and trailed Richmond-Burton by four points.
"He said, 'This is a defining moment for our season,'" forward Bryce Warner said. "He asked for all our effort."
Central responded in just the manner Porto hoped, grabbing the lead and holding on for a 69-65 win in a pivotal Big Northern Conference East Division boys basketball game Friday night. The Rockets (10-13 overall, 8-1 BNC East) own first place with three remaining games.
R-B (8-15, 6-2) still has a shot with four remaining games, including the regular-season finale at home against Central.
Central was led by Moter Deng with 14 points and Reed Hunnicutt with 13. Warner was tough inside with a game-high 14 rebounds. Central's second-chance points were crucial as it outrebounded R-B, 38-29.
Central led 50-34 with 1:25 remaining in the third period, but R-B stormed back behind guard Chris Vlasak, who had three 3-point plays in the fourth quarter and led all players with 19 points. R-B took a 61-57 lead with 3:10 remaining.
East's Crocker narrowly misses state cut: At Cherry Bowl in Rockford, St. Charles East junior Laura Crocker finished two pins shy of advancing to the second day of the IHSA state tournament. Her pinfall of 1,143 over six games ranked 31st among individuals from non-qualifying teams. The top 30 move on, and Crocker trailed Conant freshman Angela Anzalone (1,144) by the slimmest of margins.
"Pretty tough, but not much you can say. Laura did her best," Saints coach Mary Ann Carrell said. "It was a tough crowd. The scores were pretty low. I've never seen them that low."
Crocker averaged a 190.5 on the day, 38.5 pins behind individual leader Emily Malone, a Rockford Jefferson senior. Crocker's top game was a 244 in the second game of the morning session.
St. Charles North senior Bobbi Jo Buhlman (1,064 series) and East sophomore Erin Heuer (1,061) also competed but did not advance.
Marian Central 60, Wheaton Academy 43: At West Chicago, Wheaton Academy dropped its regular season finale despite 10 second quarter points from Elizabeth Melby. The Warriors were outscored 15-5 in the fourth quarter of the Suburban Christian Conference game.
• Shaw Media's Joe Stevenson contributed to this report.


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From Ohio to Louisiana, in swing states and the heartland, John McCain and Barack Obama are turning their attention to the next big decision of the 2008 election cycle: choosing a running mate. Both men have needs to fill. McCain's weaknesses call for a younger leader who can shore up conservative support while representing a new direction for the GOP (and appears ready to be President if necessary, given McCain's age). Obama must build a bridge to centrist white voters while bolstering his foreign policy credentials and improving his support among women, many of whom think he should simply pick Hillary Clinton as his VP. Here's a look at some of each presumptive nominee's top contenders, as well as some dark horses.By Massimo Calabresi, with reporting by James Downie/Washington
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The new Sports Illustrated players poll asked what NFL city has the most attractive fans. Miami came in first with 33% of the votes followed by San Diego and Atlanta. Cincinnati, along with Baltimore, Cleveland, Indy, and St. Louis, failed to receive a single vote.
Ladies of Cincinnati, what do you have to say for yourself?


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New Mortgage Insurance Master Policy Requirements
December 2, 2013
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a press release today regarding changes to mortgage insurance (MI) master policy requirements. FHFA has worked with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to revise the MI master policy requirements to ensure consistent and reliable MI coverage, and support our efforts to achieve clarity of coverage, greater operational efficiency, and transparency in the mortgage market.
Freddie Mac has confirmed that the MI companies with whom we do business have included the new requirements in their master policies. We anticipate that each MI company will file its revised master policy with the appropriate state insurance regulator by the end of 2013, with an implementation date to be announced by Freddie Mac in mid-2014. The master policies will be effective for all loans originated and sold to us after the implementation date.
Note: these new requirements do not affect our Seller/Servicer requirements in our Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Senior Tina Muir (St. Albans, U.K.) of the Ferris State University women's indoor track and field team earned All-America honors again with a personal-best performance on Saturday (March 10) evening in the 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Mankato, Minn.
Muir placed third overall in the 5,000 meters with a career-best time of 16:25.42 to pick up All-America honors for the second time in the meet. Her showing in the 13-runner national field gave the Bulldogs six additional points in the team standings.
Muir previously brought home All-America honors on Friday (March 9) as part of FSU's women's distance medley relay team that placed fourth overall in a time of 11:36.37. The relay also included juniors Shelby Janutol, Zoey Hohmann and Alyssa Osika along with Muir.
With Muir's showing on Saturday night, the Bulldogs concluded the national championships among the top 20 teams in the country as FSU finished 16th overall with 11 points.
The 2012 NCAA-II Championships were hosted by Minnesota State-Mankato with action held inside the Myers Field House.
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text: Meta Rate My Team PokéBase - Pokémon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Is this a legit Trading Card? 0 votes 1,962 views I've been playing the TCG since I was 6, and my first pack of cards gave me a Riolu. I've played the games since I was 7, and I had never seen a Riolu before I was 9. Then one day it hit me: my Riolu card is NOT a regular Riolu. It should be blue and white and it's actually BLACK and white. I've asked several people if it looked blue and white and they all said it was black and white. I looked up a Shiny Riolu and it's YELLOW and black. I just don't understand. Then, a couple days ago, my friend was trading and someone offered a weird Hydreigon. Not a regular blue one, or a shiny green and brown one, but he said it was a TOTALLY different color. Is there some kind of secret shiny or something? Here's a picture of my card, just click the link below: http://www.serebii.net/card/legendsawakened/117.shtml ~Disdestroyer~ riolu shiny tcg pokemon-cards hydreigon asked Feb 13, 2013 by disdestroyer edited Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer Riolu should be blue and back, not blue and white commented Feb 13, 2013 by MiniNinetales He sad it was Black and White (/.-) commented Feb 13, 2013 by the_netts Can you tell me its attacks and from which series it came from? commented Feb 13, 2013 by Proffessor Epic SBR, he said "It should be blue and white and it's actually BLACK and white." commented Feb 13, 2013 by MiniNinetales Oh whatever :P commented Feb 13, 2013 by the_netts Yeah, I did say it was black and white, and BTW, I'm a girl. commented Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer the card looks normal to me. i have that same one. commented May 7, 2013 by mr.happyface5899 Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 2 Answers 1 vote Best answer To uncover your mystery Hydregion, it's a shiny card. __ Moving onto Riolu: I'm not completely sure what you're talking about, and it took me about 5 minutes to understand what you meant. Anyway, if I'm right, you're looking at this? If it is this card, then it's a normal Riolu, nothing is wrong with it. But if it is not the card you are talking about, please comment and I'll try to answer. If you can for me (if I'm wrong) post the link of the card in your comment? See all the cards of Riolu here and paste the link. Again, this is only if I'm wrong. answered Feb 15, 2013 by Flare selected Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer Yep, sorta like that, just an older version and it was 3D. I'll try to edit my post with a pic of it. Thanks so much! Is it just a different form of a riolu? or something along those lines? commented Feb 15, 2013 by disdestroyer Its no different to a normal Riolu card. Completely Legit. Hope I helped :D commented Feb 16, 2013 by Flare thanks SO much! I just have one question, is it a different FORM, like Shellos, or Gastropod? I just don't understand why it's a different color... I put a link to a pic of the card I have in my question.:) Just so you can actually SEE it. commented Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer edited Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer Thabks for the link. No, there aren't any formes of Riolu, it's just the printing of the card that's different, nothing to do with Riolu. Sorry for the late reply. Welcome :] commented Feb 16, 2013 by Flare Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes Yes, those cards show a shiny Riolu and Hydreigon. I'm only answering because no one else seems to want to answer. Here is the links on this database to prove it: Riolu http://pokemondb.net/sprites/riolu Hydreigon http://pokemondb.net/sprites/hydreigon answered Feb 13, 2013 by Troll Patrol He specifically said they weren't those colors. commented Feb 13, 2013 by the_netts I'm showing the actual colors. I've seen the black and white and blue and white cards and i've seen a Riolu like that come from a pokemon card pack and in SSBB. I have ONLY seen those two, other colors will probably be fake. commented Feb 13, 2013 by Troll Patrol So light yellow changed to white Btw, green and brown IS the color of shiny hydreigon commented Feb 13, 2013 by MiniNinetales Nope, that's not it... thanks for trying though! commented Feb 16, 2013 by disdestroyer It's the way the artist drew it so the light makes it's color seem lighter commented Feb 26, 2015 by BurstJirachi4970 Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Are there EX cards in the Pokemon trading card game in GBA? Is my Chikorita trading card legit? What is the first Pokemon card? What does it mean if there's a hand on a Pokemon Card? How rare is this card? Trading Pokégen Pokémon? How rare is a shiny skitty card? Is there a shiny Pokemon card for all the Pokemon? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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- 3 cups torn romaine
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 jar (6-1/2 ounces) marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 5 slices deli ham, chopped
- 5 thin slices hard salami, chopped
- 5 slices pepperoni, chopped
- 3 slices provolone cheese, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- Pepperoncini, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with pepperoncini, if desired. Yield: 10 servings.
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"This is the best ever salad. With each bite chucked full of Italian goodness."
"My husband loves this. Never knew he was such a fan of garbanzo beans. I added some garlic to the dressing and substitutes Swiss for the Provolone."
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"I've been making something similar, but never thought of the garbanzo beans. Sounds really good. I might toast them a bit first, plus I used shaved Parmesan. If you wanted to cut the calories down, use plain artichokes instead of marinated and use turkey ham, salami and pastrami. I do use plain artichokes and also add chopped hearts of palm. Always serve with a variety of dressings and croutons on the side if desired. Made this many times for around 20-30 people at a buffet dinner. Always eaten up."
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This marks the first step in receiving federal project approval and ultimately federal funds to build the extension.
"The streetcar in downtown Tempe serves as a critical connection to the existing transit system and provides additional mobility options for a community having a high demand for transit," said Valley Metro Rail Vice Chair and Tempe Councilmember Shana Ellis.
The streetcar is currently planned to travel as a one-mile downtown loop along Mill and Ash avenues and south to Apache Boulevard. Two route modifications being explored are Rio Salado Parkway west to Mill Avenue, downtown loop to Apache Boulevard, east to Rural Road and downtown loop to Apache Boulevard, east to Terrace Road.
With the approval of project development, it allows for completing the environmental study and initiating the engineering phase. The project cost is estimated at $130 million.
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When the next Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations open sometime next summer, Phil Kessel should be held up as a major example of what's wrong with the current system.
First, the former Bruins winger forced his way out of Boston although he was just a restricted free agent. If you refuse to negotiate with your rights-holding team and value yourself beyond that club's budget, you're as good as unrestricted.
And now, some 18 months into his ridiculous five-year, $27 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kessel is disgruntled there.
The speedy winger hasn't scored in 10 games after going goal-less against Buffalo Saturday, when he was benched for a portion of the game by head coach Ron Wilson. As The Globe and Mail reports, Sunday's practice featured Kessel dropped to a third-line role with Joey Crabb and Darryl Boyce.
Then Kessel offered up some of his most "eloquent" comments of his career.
"I don't know," Kessel was quoted by the Toronto media. "We've got to change something, so I'm not sure if that's it, but maybe. I don't know.
"I don't really know what to say about [the scoring slump] any more. I'm trying. Obviously it's not going right. Like I said, might not be working out here. What are you going to do?"
Kessel also noted that he and Wilson don't speak much. Wilson, however, had no problem speaking about Kessel's deficiencies to the press. See if Wilson's quotes sound familiar.
"He's so focused on scoring goals, he's forgetting the other part of the game," Wilson said. "If the puck's not going in and that's all your focus, a lot of times you'll end up not being in the positions you should be in and that goes for any player.
"So we just want to see a little bit more balance. If you're struggling to score, don't be scored against because it puts a lot of pressure on the other lines to make up the difference."
You should know that Kessel, who has scored just 19 goals in 52 games, is minus-22 on the season. Luckily for Wilson, the Leafs won't have to worry about Kessel sticking to a one-dimensional game in the postseason because the Leafs might be years from participating in the playoffs in the Kessel Era. That was the predicament Bruins head coach Claude Julien found his team in back in '08 against Montreal, when the bench boss decided to plant Kessel in the press box for two games. Kessel, at the time a second-year 20-year-old, responded when re-inserted into the lineup. But now he's a 23-year-old multimillionaire and should be above having to be called out or demoted to get his act together.
When Kessel spent the entire summer of '09 without a new contract, comparisons were often drawn between him and center David Krejci, another Boston young up-and-comer who had already re-signed for three years at $3.75 million per season. Krejci's camp and the Bruins negotiated a deal that both sides found fair, even if at that point in his career Krejci was suddenly a little over-paid. Boston was willing to commit to Krejci not just for his playmaking and vision, but his character. He might blame his sticks for his failures now and then, but for the most part Krejci holds himself to a high standard and is almost too hard on himself. He doesn't snipe at the coach or mope about line combinations.
If there's a polar opposite to Krejci's willingness to learn and drive to be better, it's Kessel. To this day, the winger insists that playoff benching had no effect on him. He has been benched previously this season, but still doesn't seem willing to change. And now some two weeks after his organization stood up for him in the aftermath of him being the last pick in the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft, he's complaining about the coach not talking to him and switching up the lines.
Winning in the NHL is tough enough when a club is just dealing with injuries, inconsistent play and a difficult trade market. The last thing a team needs is an unproductive, over-priced, whiny headache. Whether you're accepting of the fact that players can now cash in as they do with their second contracts or would like to see a slotted system based on experience dictate contracts in the next CBA, you now even clearer why Boston — under the current labor deal — wasn't willing to break the bank without negotiation to build its team around Phil Kessel.


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American composer, singer, humanitarian and social activist, born May 13, 1950. Blind from birth and originally from Saginaw, Michigan, USA.Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame 1983.Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (Performer).
Stevie Wonder is a stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - aka Little Stevie Wonder), a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. He débuted, as Little Stevie Wonder, with the single "I Call It Pretty Music, But the Old People Call It the Blues" (1961, Tamla Motown) and his latest album is "A Time 2 Love" (Oct 2005, Motown)
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Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he developed into one of the most creative and loved musical figures of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven and continues to perform and record for Motown as of the early 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.
Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.
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From the BBC Science column - Astronomers have found what looked like a three-planet system 42 light-years away is in fact a set of six planets - one a "super-Earth" in the habitable zone. Given the finding trend - this is going to be an increasing occurance. Its going to be interesting over the next decade as we strt being able to use the space based telecopes to assess composition and longer term perhaps atmospheric changes. Awesome. Click on the image or title to learn more.
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Bikers, motorists reminded to drive cautiously
With warmer, longer days approaching, law enforcement officials are reminding motorists and motorcyclists to take extra caution on the road.
"In general, we would like to remind motorists to share the roadway and always be aware of their surroundings," Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Wapakoneta Post Sgt. Brian Jordan said. "Motorcycles are sometimes hard to see and a second look before pulling from a stop sign may save a life. We also strongly discourage drinking and riding, keeping riding skills sharp and riders alert."
Jordan said wearing a helmet and quality riding gear also are important. He recommended wearing a motorcycle helmet and protective equipment, including a leather riding jacket, pants and boots, to offer protection in case of an accident.
In 2011, troopers with the Wapakoneta post handled 11 crashes involving motorcycles. Nine of the crashes involved injuries. Three were for failure to yield and three were deer or animal related. The majority of the crashes occurred in May, June and July.
To date in 2012, troopers with the Wapakoneta Post have handled two crashes involving motorcycles. One was an injury and the other property damage only.
Statewide, in 2011, there were 165 motorcycle fatalities with the driver of the motorcycle in error in more than 53 percent of those crashes. More than 41 percent of the crashes were alcohol related.
The Ohio Department of Public Safety recently kicked off its Ride SMART motorcycle safety campaign, aimed at reducing motorcycle deaths and injuries. The Ride SMART campaign targets riding sober, riding an endorsed motorcycle, riding alert, using the right gear, and rider training.
"It is unfortunate that we have already lost riders this year on our roads," Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas P. Charles said. "Because of this, it is vital that we continue the Ride SMART campaign and continue working with our traffic safety partners to reduce motorcycle deaths and injuries," he said.
Ride SMART campaign partners, from the Ohio Department of Transportation to the American Motorcyclist Association and law enforcement agencies, reach out to as many motorcyclists and motorists as possible to remind them that everyone plays a critical role in motorcycle safety.


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if the 16 m is just a starting negotiating posture, and he comes down to a more realistic range, it is possible that he has a place on the team.
both sides are going to learn alot about themselves in this process.
revis is going to learn more than the jets about himself tho, since the jets seem completely willing to trade his value and go full rebuild.
problem is, as has been said here - rex's system is one of only a handful of systems that allows revis to be revis. the niners are the only team i could even imagine being a realistic trading partner.
IMO that fact alone should bring revis back down to reality...CB contracts are way over real value.


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Flying with your dog: happy landings
I'm here! Freak out over… My greatest concern about leaving the UK and coming to Vancouver was that Freddie, my beloved cocker spaniel, would not have a good flight. Turns out my dog is a better flyer than I am. I flew on Air Transat with Canadian Affair and they were just wonderful; incredibly calm, reassuring and understanding when I was wailing like a banshee at leaving my dog behind at check-in!
When I got to the gate, I asked if Freddie had boarded safely and I was reassured again that yes, he was and was "quite vocal" about it! Once I'd sat down in my seat, one of the stewardesses even came to tell me that the captain knew there was a dog on board and everything was fine, no worries about temperature or air pressure in his part of the plane. Phew!
It was almost 15 hours later when I got to see him and I was overjoyed when I finally got through immigration and picked him up. I wheeled him outside in his crate and let him out and you have never seen a dog more happy to see a tree!
We're just getting settled into our new flat by the seashore and there's even a dog-friendly beach just 15 minutes walk away. More adventures to come very soon…
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Latest update : 2013-03-29
François Hollande: a crucial TV interview
With his popularity at rock bottom, zero growth and record unemployment, the French president finally speaks out on prime-time television to try to show his fellow countrymen that despite the rough weather, there is a captain who knows where he is heading. Also, what was supposed to be a mere parliamentary by-election ends up as a show of force for the far-right National Front.
On the set:
- Philip Turle, Journalist, RFI;
- Denis Demonpion, Senior Writer, Le Nouvel Observateur.
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