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So you've made Aliyah. Mazel-Tov!
However, you find that the Zionist-pioneering spirit which brought you here in the first place is not yet satiated, so you decide to take the big plunge, and join the army.
This short guide will attempt to take you through the steps of joining the army and being recognized as a "chayal boded" if you are have no immediate family in Israel. This is not meant to be a comprehensive guide. The information presented here is based on personal experience. Your individual case may differ.
Every Israeli citizen is obligated to do national army service. In the case of new immigrants, the duration of service is dependent on the immigrant's age upon the date of arrival in Israel, but can also be affected by prior visits to Israel, their duration and the length of time between each visit. If this is an issue and you want to serve as little as possible, then it is advisable to speak with a shaliach aliyah about your particular case. S/he will be able to suggest the right time for you to make aliyah.
You must become an Israeli citizen to join the army. If you are not a citizen, but would like to get a taste of army life, or you would just like to contribute your part, then there are a number of programs which include army experience as well as volunteer programs for the army.
Probably the most realistic and challenging of army programs for non-Israelis is the "Marvah" Program. Marvah is a three month program which introduces Israel, Israeli's and the IDF, emphasizing discipline and basic training in a military environment. It is also a great way to improve your Hebrew, (especially army slang) and get into shape! And the three months that you spend in the program can be applied toward your required army service if you serve for more than a year.
You do not need to do anything special in order to join the army. Once becoming a citizen, the army will send you notices and information about your service. You will probably receive such notices a year or so after making aliyah. If you have to leave the country for any reason you will have to notify the army. This will result in opening a file on you earlier, which can mean an earlier induction. If you are interested in joining the army sooner that later, then you have to show up at your local army induction center (Lishkat Hagius) to open a file. Before going to Lishkat Hagius, you will need to get a couple of documents from the Ministry of the Interior (Misrad Hapnim).
Olim who have no immediate family living in Israel are eligible to be recognized as a "Chayal Boded" or "Lone Soldier." As a "Chayal Boded," you are eligible for increased rights and privileges designed to make your life a little easier considering the fact that you don't have any family here to do your laundry, cook for you, send you packages, or listen to you 'kvetch' on your weekends off.
Let's face it, Israeli soldiers with family in Israel get spoiled while they are in the army. See separate FAQ sheet on Chayal Boded for special considerations and privileges which you are eligible to receive.
As a general rule, let everybody who you come into contact with in the army know that you are a "Chayal Boded." Attached to your base there is somebody known as a "Mashaket Tna-ei Sherut." Special circumstances or problems with the conditions of your service are dealt with by this office.
Upon arriving at your base for the first time, make an appointment to meet with somebody from "Mador Tash" (short for Tna-ei Sherut) and let them know about your status as a "Chayal Boded." It is their job to ensure that all the privileges you are entitled to are given to you. However, they may not be aware of all the privileges that you are entitled to. Be sure to pick up a guide explaining your privileges at Lishkat Hagius, "Mador Prat" - as described below. The guide is available in English, Russian, Hebrew and may be available in other languages as well.
Step 1 - Misrad Hapnim
Prior to opening a file at Lishkat Hagius, you are required to go to Misrad Hapnim in order to obtain the following document(s):
The army wants this document in order to determine the amount of time you are obligated to spend in the army according to the law. It is the only official document which the army will recognize in making such a determination. Your passport(s) will not be accepted as a valid alternative by Lishkat Hagius.
You will need to get two separate forms (one for each parent) from the information counter. You will need to fill out each parent's name including your mothers maiden name, as well as their dates of birth. It would also be helpful if you could list any prior visits which your parents had in Israel. If your parents are Israeli then this could affect your status according to Israeli law as well as the amount of time you are obligated to serve in the army.
Once you are at Misrad Hapnim, it is a good idea to update your Teudat Zehut if you have not yet done so since you last moved residences in Israel. They will not change the card itself with the picture, rather they will replace the computer printout listing your address in the lower section. Be sure to bring your most recent housing contract. If your Teudat Zehut lists your current address, then don't worry about this.
Armed with these documents you are now ready to open up a file which will commit you to army service in Israel. Once you open your file, you become property of the army. Any trips out of Israel will require special permission which you should request at least two weeks in advance.
Step 2 - Lishkat Hagius
It is at Lishkat Hagius where you open a file, have your medical checkup, take your intelligence tests, and take care of special requests like applying to become a Chayal Boded, extend your service or move up your induction date.
In the various offices of Lishkat Hagius you will be able to find out how long you are obligated to do army service for, and when your induction date will be, and other information about your army induction. It is also at Lishkat Hagius where you have to apply for permission to leave the country if you are planning to take a trip outside of Israel. You will be asked to show your teudat zehut at every station which you present yourself, so keep it handy!
As with many other administrative offices in Israel, you can expect to wait a long time at Lishkat Hagius before somebody is available to see you. The corridors are usually crowded with young Israelis waiting to be called into one office in order to be sent home or to another office. Bring a book, a walkman, newspaper, magazine and a friend, or any other item that will help you pass the time.
The first step at Lishkat Hagius is to open your personal file. At the information counter you will be directed to the proper office, where you will be asked for your teudat zehut and other personal information. All the information will be taken down by hand and filled out in special forms and put into a large cardboard folder with your family name and identity number written with thick marker on the outside.
Once you are finished opening your file, you will be sent home and told to wait for a notice by mail to show up again. If you do not want to wait a long time before receiving this notice than you can ask to have your application processed as quickly as possible because you would like to join the army soon. If you ask for the notice to be sent quickly, you can expect to wait approximately two weeks before receiving the notice.
Steps 3-? - Lishkat Hagius (Again)
Upon receiving a letter from the Army, you will be instructed to return to Lishkat Hagius. Try to go as early as possible so that you can get several things done during this visit. One visit will probably not be sufficient to accomplish everything, and you will probably have to go back several times.
Your first step will be to get registered into the computers. You will be directed to wait outside a room with a long queue of booths with computers for your name to be called. It is here that your personal information is recorded on computer. If you have anything to add or if any information changes than you can usually change this information by phoning Lishkat Hagius rather than returning to the offices to wait in line.
The next steps may not happen in exactly this order. You will be called to complete the next steps depending on the time of day and availability of resources at the same time. All of the following tests and procedures occur in Lishkat Hagius.
After registering by computer, you are given a form which allows you to enter another room where you will be asked for a urine sample. This is fairly standard as most are already familiar with the procedure.
You will also be taken into a room and given (intelligence?) tests. This is not a test of general knowledge. The test involves various shapes and forms and sequences. It is multiple choice, and there is a time limit for each of the two tests. You can take the test in the language of your choice and there will be soldiers on hand to help if you have trouble understanding the instructions.
At the end of the two tests you are given a questionnaire to fill out. I doubt that it is legal to reprint any of the questions of this questionnaire, however suffice it to say that among other things, it is on this questionnaire that you will be able to inform the army if you've ever heard voices talking to you which nobody else heard, or if you ever felt that you were not in control of actions which your body committed.
At one point you will be taken for a physical where you will be asked about your medical history and then taken into a room for a full examination. If you have impaired vision then you may also be sent to see an eye doctor.
For non-Israeli born citizens, you will be invited to an oral Hebrew test which you can repeat as many times as you want. The army realizes that your Hebrew will improve as the time you live in Israel increases, so don't worry if you feel that you did badly on this test; just ask to take it again in a few weeks or as time permits.
After completing all these tests, the army will send you by mail a notification of when you are due to serve and for how long. If you want to be inducted in the army at an earlier date, or if you want to be inducted for a longer service time, then you can register a special request at 'Mador Prat' in Lishkat Hagius. You can only ask for an early induction date after receiving your official date given by the army. At Mador Prat you will be given an interview asking to explain the reasons for your request. Your request will take at least a month to process and probably longer.
If you have no immediate family living in Israel, you are eligible to be recognized as a "Chayal Boded" whose benefits are described above. In order to apply, you should go to Mador Prat and fill out the proper forms. It is at this point that you will need the official transcript you received from Misrad Hapnim, regarding the status of your parents.
You can apply at any stage during your time at Lishkat Hagius so try to visit the office every now and then to catch them when they are not busy. If your application is accepted, then you will be sent a letter in the mail which you need to bring with you when you actually go into the army (in 'Bakum', as follows). With this letter you will be able to get a card which identifies you as a Chayal Boded and entitles you to receive your privileges.
Once you have completed these stages then you can expect to receive by mail or phone further instructions pertaining to your induction date. You may receive a letter explaining the different options available to you in the army, or you may be invited to try out for various units depending on your qualifications.
In any case, fill in the form carefully, noting your preferences in order. If you do not get such a notice in the mail, don't worry, a placement officer will discuss your options with you once you reach 'Bakum' (see below). As your date approaches you will be invited to an orientation meeting at Lishkat Hagius where you are told what you need to bring with you on your first day.
These are the basic instructions like get a short haircut or one will be provided for you etc. You will also be given a short introduction to the army and the different jobs available. The last thing to remember is that the official date for induction into the army can be changed. Do not make plans to go anywhere for extended periods of time right before your induction date. In any case you should be given plenty of notice if your induction date is changed.
Prior to your induction date it is a good idea to open a bank account. You will need the bank account number in order to get paid. The army will automatically deposit your salary into your account on the 10th of every month. You should also become a member of a 'Kupat Cholim', a health insurance group. Although once in the army, the army will take care of all your health needs, you need to be a member of a health group in order to receive the benefits of that health group after leaving the army.
The letter which states your induction date also lists an address in the city where you live (or one close by) where you have to meet. You will be taken by bus to Bakum, a base near Tel-Aviv.
Bakum is the name of the base where all soldiers are processed before being sent out to the various bases or units where they will eventually serve. It is here that you get your shots and uniform, and where you will start to get yelled at by temporary commanders ....
Do not bring sunglasses, you will not be allowed to wear them during basic training and sooner or later your temporary commander will yell at everybody wearing them. Otherwise, everything you go through at Bakum will be explained very carefully and there will always be soldiers around to explain everything to you if you get confused. In fact, the first thing you will do at Bakum will be to view a video explaining everything that you will be going through.
After viewing the movie you will be given a page with a with stickers containing your name and number. These stickers are very important. At each station you must make sure that the soldier dealing with you takes one of the stickers. If a soldier at any station does not take one of your stickers then the fact that you visited that station will not be inputted into the computer and at the end of the procedure you will be forced to repeat the station which forgot to take your sticker.
Your first station will take you into a room where you will be paid 140NIS (oct 95) cash which represents one half of the monthly salary a regular soldier receives per month. This sum will be deducted from your first pay. Paying you first is the army's psychological, and legal way of showing you that they own you - you are an officially paid employee. In addition, you will receive a free telecard with 20 conversations from the Bezek telephone company.
After getting paid, you will go to different offices where, you will be photographed for your ID, your teeth will be photographed as well as X-rayed, and you will have your fingerprints taken. Then you will be led to a computer room where a soldier will verify that all your personal information is correct. If there were any changes or additions, it is here that you can correct the information. You will also be asked to give the name of a person who you authorize to take care of your affairs should anything happen to you.
Next you will be taken to have your immunity shots. You will be given three shots; one in each arm and the last where it will make it difficult for you to sit. It is important that you refrain from scratching the places where you got the shots for at least three weeks, no matter how irritating they are. If you have serious problems then ask to see the army doctor.
Prior to receiving your uniforms, you will be sent to verify that you have completed all the stations according to the computer. If anything is missing, then you will be resent to the station. Here you will receive your 'Teudat Choger' (army ID card). You can also give in your letter confirming that you are a Chayal Boded (if you are eligible) in exchange for your 'Teudat Chayal Boded' (Lonely Soldier card).
Note this card is different from your 'Teudat Choger'. If for some reason they cannot give you your Teudat Chayal Boded, then you will have to keep this letter and present it to you Mashaket Tash on the base where you are eventually sent (see above).
Finally you are sent to get your uniforms and miscellaneous equipment. You will receive the following:
Make sure that everything fits, especially the boots. If anything is the wrong size or broken, immediately change. Once you are ready and checked, then you will have to sign for the equipment. If something is broken or doesn't fit, you will not be able to change it after signing for it.
Once you have completed these stages, anything can happen. If you are only serving for a very limited amount of time, then you will probably be sent to a basic training course lasting three weeks, and then you will be told what your options are. If you are serving for an extended amount of time (at least a year) then you will be directed to see a placement officer who will discuss the options available to you in the army. Make sure you understand all your options. If something is not clear then ask!
At every stage of your process remember to be patient and to ask if you don't understand everything clearly. The people at Lishkat Hagius and Bakum are friendly and helpful providing that you are patient and your questions and requests are reasonable. In any event you will find that the whole process will be a unique experience in your life, so try to get as much out of it as you can. Most importantly, always keep your cool, and remember that when all else fails, there is really nothing more to do than laugh.
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CIOs scanning the headlines recently may be ready to wash their hands of the public cloud. In April, Amazon Web Services suffered a multi-day outage that affected customers of its East Coast data centers, including companies such as Reddit and HootSuite that rely on AWS for their business. Last week, Microsoft BPOS customers lost email service for several hours on two separate days. Meanwhile, online file storage service Dropbox has been criticized for its encryption practices and for misleading customers about the security of their files. It's been a tough spring for the cloud.
But organizations shouldn't be making strategic decisions based on a Google News feed. The sturm-und-drang kicked up by these failures obscures the real issue: Your IT department is competing against the cloud for your business users. Outages makes headlines, but cloud providers recover and move on. And when the headlines are forgotten, providers will continue to compete with IT on metrics that matter to the business: cost, time to deploy, mobility, and yes, even uptime. The fact is, traditional IT shops should do more to emulate the cloud model internally, and embrace providers externally when the cloud can do a better job.
Cloudy On The Inside
The public cloud provides a model for how IT can become more adaptive and responsive to its business users. For years, CIOs have been advised to treat IT as a service. In the past, this meant taking a holistic view of all the systems involved in delivering applications--routers, switches, servers, software, etc.--and evaluating their performance as a whole, rather than simply monitoring and measuring discrete components as if they existed in a vacuum. It's a useful framework for troubleshooting, but in a traditional 6-to-8 week deployment model of racking physical servers, wiring them up to networks and storage, and configuring the OS and applications by hand, an internal IT shop will never be as fast or responsive to customer demand as an Amazon or a Rackspace.
The advent of highly virtualized infrastructures changes all that. Server instances can appear with a few keystrokes, and unified computing stacks turn the network and storage layers into heat-and-serve resource slices.
And when you combine virtualization with an increasingly mobile workforce, the notion of IT as a service evolves into a concept in which applications and connectivity are ubiquitous and flexible enough to be delivered to a user regardless of her location or device, and regardless of the application's origins. In other words, the end user shouldn't have to know, or care, whether an application is being run out of the corporate data center, or the cloud, or some combination. All they know is that the application is available when they need it.
Of course, IT as a service is a significant transformation, and one that takes time and resources. Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby says the company has been on this path for three years and the infrastructure is 80% virtualized--that includes servers as well as networking and storage. She also notes that of the 1,300 business applications run inside the company, 57% are now run in a private cloud environment. She made these remarks at a press roundtable at Interop 2011 in Las Vegas, a UBM TechWeb event.
And the transformation goes beyond technology. A service orientation affects the relationship between IT and business units. Oftentimes, IT regards its business counterparts as the people who get in the way of their core mission of managing the network. But IT's core mission is to serve the business. "I organize my team to understand which services and constituents they are responsible for," says Jacoby. "Every business function leader knows the IT leader."
Get Smart About Cloud Services
When it comes to external services, Jacoby put it succinctly in her keynote at Interop 2011 last week: "We have to think of ourselves as the sourcer of services as opposed to the developer of services." In other words, IT can't--and shouldn't--be the sole originator of business applications. Rather than try and bar the door to the cloud, IT should be seeking out services to bring to its users.

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It was only a matter of time until it happened. But even so, I cheered as if I didn't expect it. Everyone tried to predict when and how it would happen. After the rain out last night, I was disappointed. But I awoke this morning to the sight of sunlight peeking through my blinds, and I knew it was going to be a good day, and that there would indeed be baseball. And where there was baseball, there was a chance at history. And today it came, and I saw it.
Coming off of a season with a career low in batting average, it was important for Derek Jeter to bounce back in 2011. Although voted in as the All-Star shortstop, Jeter's numbers did not reflect that. But now those numbers don't seem very important at all. The number that matters to everyone now is 3,000.
What a day for Derek Jeter. He recorded hits 2,999, 3,000, 3,001, 3,002, and 3,003. But he didn't just get the hits. Just as we are all accustomed to, Jeter did his thing in dramatic fashion.
Could it have been written out any better? Jeter himself said that if someone came to him with that script, he would never buy it. It was a storybook swing. This kind of thing can only happen in Yankee Stadium, to a Yankee – and what a perfect Yankee Jeter is.
I'm so happy I was able to see the moment when it happened. Watching Jeter genuinely smile with an emotional rush of rapture and relief, seeing the teammates greet him at home plate, hearing the unbridled cheers from the loyal Yankee fans, everything. It was amazing.
Derek, congratulations on this incredible milestone. The only Yankee to reach 3,000. The 28th player to. The 2nd to do so with a home run. And if that wasn't enough, you go 5-for-5 and get the game winning hit? It's a Yankees Classic for sure.
Seeing Jeter genuinely relieved, and considering how well he swung the stick today, I really think he's going to turn his season around. He can just focus on the game again, and on the team instead of on his milestone.
Anyone who agrees with me that Jeter still has a lot left in the tank, please vote for me in my debate. I want to show everyone how many people still believe in Derek: http://fanvsfan.com/claims/derek-jeter-is-dying-out
While everyone else is focusing on that 3,000, Jeter is focusing on 28. Not 28 as in 28th to reach the milestone – 28 as in World Series Championship. There's a lot of baseball still left to play. I'm looking forward to it, and I'm looking forward to watching Derek Jeter shine even more.


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Review: Incipio Faxion + [Ovrmld] for iPhone 5
Company: Incipio
Website: www.Myincipio.com
Price: $35
Compatible: iPhone 5
Incipio's Faxion for iPhone ($35) isn't a clone of Speck's CandyShell, but it's about as close as a major company has come. The case combines glossy hard plastic and a soft rubber lining, although their setup is noticeably different from Speck's. [Ovrmld] ($35) is essentially the same, but it has a soft-touch finish instead of a glossy one, along with a few other small differences. Both are supposed to come with a stand as well as screen film and the accessories to apply it, although our packaged review sample of Faxion came with only the stand.
Viewed from the back, Faxion looks like a simple slab of plastic. There's a single strip of rubber extending out from the camera hole to the case's right edge. On our black model, small scratches and fingerprints showed almost immediately, the same kind of marring issue Speck's glossy cases often have. Follow the rubber around and you'll find that it covers the volume and Sleep/Wake buttons, serves as a protective lip, and lines the inside of the case in a neat pattern of stacked, rounded boxes. There are also three separate openings along the bottom edge: one for the headphone port and mic, another for the Lightning port right in the center, and the last for the iPhone's speaker. The dimensions are almost identical to CandyShell—that is to say quite slim—and it feels very nice. We did, however, find it slightly more difficult to remove the iPhone 5 from Faxion.
While we searched to find real differences between the two models, nothing more than subtle variances separate Faxion and [Ovrmld]. The body material of the latter is the biggest differentiator; instead of glossy plastic, it's matte with a soft touch finish. Thankfully this means blemishes don't show up nearly as readily. Other than that, a second rubber strip closer to the bottom of the backside and a different pattern on the lining are the only distinctions between them.
Incipio's co-molded plastic and rubber cases are reasonable alternatives to Speck's CandyShell. Though we're making a lot of references to that competing product, they're necessary in that Speck's design was first to market, and remains the benchmark for the style. The addition of pack-ins is an appreciated difference with Incipio's models, so long as they're actually packed-in. CandyShell still merits a slight edge here, as the little details of the case design are nearly perfect. Incipio's Faxion and [Ovrmld] are both quite good, but would benefit from a little extra industrial design polish to get up to CandyShell's level.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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The Lady Most Likely is a historical romance anthology with a delightful difference. For the first time ever, New York Times bestselling romantic fiction superstars Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway join forces to produce a novel in three parts. Readers are cordially invited to a party at a grand English country manor at the height of the Regency Era, where the bachelor Earl of Briarly hopes to find a suitable wife—The Lady Most Likely—from among the unspoken-for female guests.
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I'm not the biggest Rangers fan, but I think Torts should have at least had one more year. From an outsider view, IMO, the Rangers overachieved a bit last year, which led to high expectations this year. This year was a bit screwy with the short season. Rangers had a few injuries down the stretch, and still made it to the second round. I don't think one year that didn't quite meet expectations is reason to shltcan the coach. They were on the up for the past three seasons, took a small step back this year. No big deal.
Do you guys think if Torts was a bit more "media friendly", he would still be the coach?
The Henrik contract should be interesting... @ $10MM per year for the NHL max, there will be no $$ left to get a 3rd and 4th line that is decent, which is how the Devils last year and Bruins this year beat them....
Henrik has them over a barrel - there is no way they can let him go. They basically will hand him a blank check. Here is $80m....thank you very much.
Cally played the last 51 games with a torn shoulder labrum, he's out 4-5 monthes
Nice job by the Rangers locking up McDonough long term. They still have a lot of work to do with their RFAs though - Steppan, Haglin and some others, right?
Interesting schedule 9 straight road games to start the season, 1st 4 on the coast, 13 back to backs, 11 out of 12 starting Nov30 at home, 2 extra home games at Yankee Stadium


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here are ways to no if ur tama is real
note:they also sell fake tamas on ebay
Three buttons
The BanDai logo on the back of the Tamagotchi, and on the box somewhere
Spelt "Tamagotchi", not "tamogotchi".
Tamagotchi should be able to connect with other real Tamagotchis. Fakes generally cannot connect with real Tamagotchis
how to no if ur tama is fake
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Four renowned musicians charmed the crowds at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday afternoon, and they did so with the help of a Houma-based band.
Blue Eyed Soul Revue took part in the R&B Recording Revue, which included Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Frankie Ford, Al Johnson and Robert Parker. All had hits in the 1950s and '60s, and all are in the state's Music Hall of Fame.
"It was a great experience," said Blue Eyed Soul's Michael Vice, who plays tenor sax. "It was a great time."
The four musicians are "R&B legends," Vice said, and the band rehearsed multiple hits from each one in preparation for the show, which was on the Gentilly Stage and preceded performances by Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville and the 1980s hit makers Daryl Hall and John Oates.
Henry, 76, is known for hits like "Ain't Got No Home," "But I Do" and "You Always Hurt the One You Love."
Ford, 73, is best known for "Sea Cruise," a Top 20 hit in 1959.
The 73-year-old Johnson's claim to fame is the Mardi Gras anthem "Carnival Time."
And Parker, 82, sold more than a million copies of his rendition of "Barefootin'," which reached the No. 2 spot on the R&B chart in '65 and No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Blue Eyed Soul has performed at Jazz Fest "for years," Vice said, and last year backed up three of the four legends. This was the band's first time performing with Henry.
The crowd was enthusiastic, he said, particularly when the announcer said the group is from Houma.
"I saw a lot of people yelling and raising their hands," Vice said, adding he recognized a few local faces in the audience.
Other locals at Jazz Fest include the band Treater, which did a set April 27 at the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, and blues guitarist Tab Benoit, who was in the Blues Tent Friday.
Local band performs with legends
Four renowned musicians charmed the crowds at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday afternoon, and they did so with the help of a Houma-based band.


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Stone Temple Pilots Dean DeLeo and Eric Kretz, plus Jo Koy
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Adam opens the show complaining about the sty he has in his eye. He also talks about the film Rush, which he saw over the weekend and was interrupted when the house lights went on in the theater. Jo Koy then calls in and talks about his life touring and doing standup, and how it compared to his early days selling shoes. Bald Bryan then reviews the film Gravity during this week's Baldywood, and Adam takes a call from a fan who wants to quit his job.
Dean DeLeo and Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots join the studio next. Adam talks with them about their new album, with new STP member Chester Bennington. They also look back on the early days of KROQ, when Adam was laying the foundations of his own career. Alison begins the news discussing the big wreck during the Houston Grand Prix over the weekend. They also talk about the disturbing image of a man setting himself on fire in the National Mall, and discuss the correlation between violence and videogames. As the show wraps up, Alison brings up US forces going after two high value targets over the weekend, and Adam complains about having to pronounce all these terrorist names.
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German rap singer Kollegah (Felix Blume) embraced Islam while he was 15, as he started reading books on Islam by means of his Algerian stepfather.
'Death Resurrection Hell' by Harun Yahya was one of the books he read and he was very much impressed and translated from English into German. This book has been influential in Kollegah chosing Islam.
#Kollegah #Islam #HarunYahya


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Discover the rich landscape and mysterious species inhabiting the island of Cuba as well as the danger this diverse ecosystem faces in the midst of war and tourism on Cuba: The Accidental Eden at 7 p.m. Sunday.
When two murders share a link with their own Doctor Hobson, Lewis and Hathaway try to clear her name by unraveling the truth from a tangle of complicated events on Masterpiece Mystery at 8 p.m. Sunday.
The encounter between the New and Old World lead to the birth of an entirely new culture in the early Americas in Carl Byker's documentary When Worlds Collide at 8 p.m. Monday.
2501 Migrants: A Journey at 9:30 p.m. Monday documents global migration and the artistic inspiration dwelling within the personal account of Alejandro Santiago, a Mexican artist returning to his hometown after a decade of exploration to find his once familiar surroundings completely abandoned in the midst of resettlement.
An update to the 1994 series Baseball, part one of Ken Burns' two-part series The Tenth Inning at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday focuses on the beginning of a new era of America's favorite pastime in the last decade of the 20th century with the infusion of new players, dominating stadiums, and an innovative mindset to shatter historic records and rebuild the sport after crisis.
The second half of the two-part series The Tenth Inning at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday explores the ongoing popularity and relevance of baseball within the past ten years through the examination of frenzied rivalries, restored comfort in the wake of 9/11, and the darker implications of the steroid era.
Clips of memorable episodes and behind the scenes stories of each are recollected on the Best of Texas Monthly Talks at 7 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The diverse essence of metropolitan Austin is captured through a view of downtown living and the concept of urban density on the Best of "Downtown" Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
In Context "Classical Guitar" at 8 p.m. Thursday features performances from the Guitar Foundation of America's annual convention and competition, the largest gathering of the classical guitar industry in the world.
Three prolific bands defy the boundaries of Classic Rock and pulsating modern grunge with the inception of progressive supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. The ensemble features their critically acclaimed self-titled debut as they take the Austin City Limits stage at 10 p.m. Friday.
Rasta revolutionary Jimmy Cliff wows the Austin City Limits crowd as he performs his greatest hits and songs from his LP Existence and includes a surprise guest on Austin City Limits Saturday at 7 p.m.


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From NBC's Athena Jones
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, April 18 – The White House wants you to know that sometimes a handshake is just a handshake and a smile is just a smile.
On day two of the Summit of the Americas, U.S. relations with just two of the more than three dozen countries present – Cuba and Venezuela – dominated the headlines, overshadowing the Obama administration's message to the region about a wide range of issues from economic cooperation, to clean energy to fighting poverty and drug trafficking.
Despite the measures Obama announced last week -- including lifting some restrictions on travel to Cuba and on remittances to family members in Cuba -- the hemisphere is all but united in its desire to see the United States do more to normalize relations with Cuba and leaders here repeatedly made that clear in speeches last night and in discussions today.
But it wasn't the Castros – who were not invited to the meeting here in this island nation – but Venezuela's strongman Pres. Hugo Chavez, who repeatedly thrust himself into the spotlight.
Before the summit's opening session on Friday, Pres. Obama greeted Chavez with a handshake and a smile, a moment that was captured on film. The Venezuelan government quickly released the photos showing Obama wearing the wide grin he is known for and congenially clasping the hand of one of the hemisphere's staunchest critics of U.S. policy.
Then on Saturday, Chavez used Obama's morning meeting with South American leaders to present the American president with a book – "The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent" by Eduardo Galeano – a tome about the economic exploitation of the region by Europe and the U.S. Obama shook Chavez's hand upon receiving the gift, but this time appeared serious and unsmiling.
The White House seemed concerned about all the attention the Venezuelan leader's actions – and Obama's response to them – were getting.
Four officials addressed the handshake and the smile over the course of the afternoon, beginning with Jeffrey Davidow, a former ambassador to Venezuela, Mexico and Zambia and an adviser to Obama on the Summit of the Americas.
NBC's Chuck Todd spoke with Davidow, who is president of the Institute of the Americas at the University of California at San Diego, about Chavez and other the news making headlines. (Click here to read transcript of the entire interview.)
"Hugo Chavez has a real capacity to get his picture in the newspaper or on TV," Davidow said. "A case in point, last night the president was at a reception. He shook hands with 33 other presidents, smiled with 33 other presidents; one picture gets in the newspaper. I think the press is focused on Hugo Chavez. I don't think Barack Obama is focused on Hugo Chavez.
"I'd say that you know the fact that president was photographed shaking hands with him, a smile and a handshake does not mean a new relationship," Davidow went on to say a few minutes later. "We have a very strained relationship with Venezuela. We'd like to see it get better."
* Driving home the point
And just in case listeners missed the point the White House was trying to make about the insignificance of a handshake and a smile, several administration officials repeated the White House's line on the matter at an afternoon briefing.
To wit. Here was Larry Summers, a top economic adviser: "I think there is also a sense being projected to us from a number of different quarters of desire for a different relationship with the United States than has existed historically, but of course relationships depend on more than smiles and handshakes and so we'll have to see what happens going forward."
A short while later, Denis McDonough, a foreign policy adviser, followed with this: "Let me just underscore a point that Larry made and referred to earlier that obviously there's great hope that with all the outreach to the president from some of the countries in the region, that we are indeed starting new relationships. But, I think the president has been making very clear that while handshakes and photographs and smiles are important, they're certainly not good enough and there will be tests on whether we have in fact entered a new era, or a new set of relationships in days and weeks and months ahead."
And finally there was White House Press Sec Robert Gibbs.
"The smiles and handshakes of one leader saying he wants to be his friend is a wonderful opportunity to match actions with words," Gibbs said


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2009 Volleyball
Bluffton opens with two wins at Dominican
Bluffton opens 2009 with wins over Coe and Dominican
Sept. 4, 2009
By: Erin Neal, sports information assistant
RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Bluffton University volleyball team got off to a great start in their 2009 campaign with two victories over Coe University, 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-15), and host Dominican University, 3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-16). The wins set the Beavers' record at 2-0 to start the season. It was also a successful day at the Dominican Tournament as each Beaver saw action in the team's debut match. Freshman Brooke Distel (Carey/Carey), Trenna Marcum (Tiro/Buckeye Central) and Maggie Gerwe (Norwood/Norwood) all made their first appearances for the Bluffton volleyball squad.


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Credit Unions Help St. Lucia Farmers Find New Markets
March 12, 2007
Madison, WI—With the eastern Caribbean collapse of the banana trade, many St. Lucia farmers have lost their livelihoods. In response, World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), the Organization of American States' (OAS) Inter- American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and OAS Federal Credit Union (Washington, DC) are collaborating on an initiative to strengthen Laborie Credit Union on St. Lucia island to increase small farmers' access to financial services.
Since the market collapse, small farmers have turned to producing fresh fruits and vegetables for sale to local supermarkets and the burgeoning hotel and resort industry. Many hotels continue to buy foodstuffs offshore, but as hotels began to fill for the region's Cricket World Cup games this month, suppliers have found an insufficient supply to meet the increased demand.
Farmers such as Olivia Felicien and her father have found Laborie Credit Union ready to lend a helping hand in financing new endeavors that enable them to support their families but have found it difficult to maintain a livelihood supplying to the hotel industry.
"Hotels are difficult to sell to," Felicien pointed out. "They receive the produce and give us a receipt, but we cannot collect cash until 60 or 90 days have passed."
World Council, IICA and OAS FCU have initiated a joint project to help small farmers meet this market demand. IICA will assist farmers in producing consistent quality vegetables, train farmers in building greenhouses and help farmers comply with international standards. Through the credit union, farmers will be able to receive immediate cash advances with a receipt of delivery from the hotels. The credit union will then collect on the receivable from the hotel within 90 days, depositing the remaining cash directly to the members' savings account.
"Financing agriculture is always risky," Laborie Credit Union manager, Lucius Ellevic, said. "But if we can help our members buy land, put in irrigation systems, build greenhouses or construct piggeries, we help them reduce those risks and grant them greater security."
Brian Branch, World Council chief operating officer, explained: "OAS FCU and World Council will assist Laborie to strengthen operations and introduce agribusiness lending products around the six- to 12-week production cycles of local crops with appropriate risk management to protect the soundness of the credit union."
A group of people marginalized from the traditional financial sector founded Laborie Credit Union in 1976 as a community development initiative. Today, Laborie Credit Union is a rural community credit union whose more than 7,000 members are predominately farmers and fishermen. It is the third largest of 16 total credit unions on St. Lucia that serve a total of 56,000 members.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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"Credible indie pop" was how Leeds and Reading festival described Club Smith. A band potent enough to woo support tours with Kaiser Chiefs, Shed Seven, Pigeon Detectives and The Sunshine Underground. Expect, as Tom Robinson (6music) put it "Independent music new-minted with freshness and conviction."
"Club Smith may hold the keys to the revival of British guitar music"
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First UH Accelerated Research Commercialization Grants AwardedUniversity of Hawaiʻi
University Connections, a University of Hawaiʻi program founded to help connect entrepreneurs inside and outside the university with the resources they need to succeed, has awarded the first three Accelerated Research Commercialization (ARC) grants for research and development (R&D) projects involving UH faculty and Hawaiʻi technology companies.
ARC is a new UH program to fund R&D projects involving UH scientists and local technology companies. UH provides matching funds for projects conducted by UH scientists and sponsor companies, who also provide cash and in-kind resources for the projects. UH and sponsor companies both benefit from commercialization of the technologies through licensing agreements negotiated by UH's Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development (OTTED).
The following ARC awards were made:
· $47,000 to Dr. Thomas Hemscheidt of the UH Mānoa Department of Chemistry to work with Hawaiʻi Biotech, Inc. to identify bioterrorism drug candidates from plants and marine algae. Approximately 640 natural product extracts will be tested for their ability to neutralize anthrax and botulism toxins. Potential leads could enable treatments for people after exposure to bioterrorism.
· $62,884 to Professor Michael Antal, Jr. of the university's Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute to work with Pacific Carbon and Graphite, LLC to develop a catalytic afterburner for a flash carbonization unit. Flash carbonization is a UH patented technology to produce charcoal from biomass. It has applications in the metal industry, food industry, and agriculture.
· $36,553 to Dr. Keith Horton of UH Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology to work with Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (dba NovaSol) to develop a prototype sensor for measuring different gases. The "FLYSPEC" will be a lightweight portable sensor for real-time measurement of different gases to replace a much bulkier unit that must be moved around by vehicle. Immediate applications include measuring volcanic gases at different sites around the world, and potentially measuring different emissions that the EPA monitors.
The university sees the ARC program as one way to implement its goals for economic development through developing industry partnerships.
"The ARC program demonstrates the university's commitment to work with local companies to diversify our economy," said UH Mānoa Chancellor Peter Englert. "Even in these tough economic times, it's important for us to apply some of our scarce resources to help expand our economy in the future."
"Our success in building a stronger technology industry in Hawaiʻi depends a lot on our ability to leverage our different R&D assets," noted David McClain, UH Interim Vice President for Research. "ARC provides good leverage to stimulate applied research at UH and move our technologies into the global marketplace."
The ARC program appears to fulfill some important needs in the local technology industry. "The ARC grant enables our company to explore a very important area of therapeutics for bioterrorism," said David Watumull, CEO of Hawaiʻi Biotechnology, Inc. "We have access to some top scientists at UH for this project, and having many of the licensing terms spelled out up front will make it easier for us to commercialize any successful outcomes."
Dr. Rick Holasek, vice president of NovaSol, adds, "Our ARC grant allows us to continue fostering our working relationship with the University of Hawaiʻi. We are in the business of producing commercial products and UH is in the business of basic R&D, so it is a win-win strategic fit for both organizations as well as for the state of Hawaiʻi."
The first round of proposals suggests a promising future for the ARC program. "We had more good ideas than we could fund," said UH Connections Director Keith Mattson. "I hope interest in ARC grows and generates many more project ideas. We need more companies and UH scientists to explore R&D partnerships. There's so much latent potential for economic development."
Mattson would like to see the ARC program grow, ideally, with some state funding as was done in California. A similar program there has funded about 1,000 projects involving over 600 companies and 900 University of California scientists since 1997.
"California started with $3 million from their university and $6 million from the state to match $9 million from industry sponsors," explained Mattson. "Their program grew to over $60 million in 2002, with $3 million from the university, $21 million from the state, and the rest from industry sponsors. California clearly sees the value of this kind of grant for increasing their capacity to innovate."
For more information about the ARC Grant Program, visit www.connections.hawaii.edu.
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Manchester United and Manchester City have played out some thrilling derby matches in recent times, with the re-emergence of the Citizens playing its part in a renewed hostility.
Substantial foreign investment has allowed Roberto Mancini to build a side that last year proved it was capable of both challenging the Red Devils and winning the Premier League title.
That said, it's United who have won the majority of the big games when they have mattered in recent times, and Sir Alex Ferguson's side remain the team to beat domestically.
And so, ahead of this weekend's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium, GiveMeFootball decided to look back at the best matches between the two great sides in recent times.
Tomorrow (Friday), we'll be looking more specifically at Wayne Rooney's greatest moments in the Manchester derby, but for today, it's all about the teams. Let us know if you think we've missed out a recent classic, or if one of these games is your all-time favourite…
1) Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City
Premier League; 20th September, 2009
Michael Owen's spell at Old Trafford didn't quite go as the former England international would have hoped, but he'll always be remembered for scoring the winner in the 96th minute of this pulsating derby.
Both sides traded goals throughout, with Wayne Rooney opening the scoring before Gareth Barry's equaliser. Darren Fletcher and Craig Bellamy both bagged braces, before Owen's late intervention gave the hosts all three points.
Mark Hughes fumed as United capitalised in 'Fergie Time', as Owen was found in space and fired low across Shay Given.
2) Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City
Premier League; 23rd October, 2011
A humbling defeat for United as the Citizens showed they were genuine title contenders at Old Trafford.
Mario 'why always me' Balotelli gave the visitors a first-half lead, and doubled his total in the second period before Sergio Aguero made it 3-0.
Fletcher gave his side hope of an unlikely comeback in the 80th minute, but two late goals from Edin Dzeko sealed an amazing win for City, with his goals separated by a fine David Silva effort.
3) Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
FA Cup Third Round; 8th January, 2012
A game full of surprises, started by the inclusion of Paul Scholes – who had previously retired in the summer – in the 18-man squad.
United were in complete control after Rooney gave the visitors the lead and Vincent Kompany was sent-off for a challenge on Nani. Danny Welbeck and another Rooney strike made it 3-0 at half-time.
However, goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Sergio Aguero made for a stunning second-half, with United progressing at the expense of their rivals.
4) Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City
League Cup semi-final, second leg; 27th January, 2010
After Manchester City's 2-1 win in the first leg – courtesy of two goals from Carlos Tevez – United had it all to do in the return clash at Old Trafford.
However, goals from Scholes and Michael Carrick appeared to send United to the final, before the Argentine striker pulled one back.
With extra-time looming, Rooney popped up with a far post header to break City hearts again before delirium ensued at Old Trafford.
5) Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United
Premier League; 9th November, 2002
A game that many City fans believe they simply had to win, with bragging rights going to Kevin Keegan in the last Manchester derby at Maine Road.
Nicolas Anelka gave the hosts an early lead but Ole Gunnar-Solskjaer wiped that out just three minutes later.
Club legend Shaun Goater put City back in-front on 26 minutes, capitalising on an error from Gary Neville, before Eyal Berkovic made sure of the victory.
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Harvest Texarkana Names New CEO
The Harvest Texarkana Board of Directors has announced the hiring of a new CEO, and she is Camille Coker Parker.Parker replaces Jill Whittington who left the organization earlier in the summer. She is the former Director of Major and Planned Giveing at CARTI in Little Rock. She also brings over 10 years of non-profit experience to Harvest Texarkana through her roles at CARTI and Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Harvest Texarkana serves Bowie and Miller Counties and eight other counties in Southwest Arkansas. The organization provides much needed hlep to almost 50,000 individuals through their food bank, food rescue, mobile pantry and food rescue service.


text: I caught the Bates Motel marathon over the weekend. Which caught me up pretty good! I like this series. Its nothing like the movie alhough it looks likes the same house and motel from the outside. Its funny because all the revenue from the town comes from marijuana crops. They are heavily guarded by armed "soldiers". I am always looking for different things to watch. I may even watch Hannibal this Thursday. I missed the first episode so maybe I wont forget to watch this Thursday. Happy show hunting all! I have been watching The Following as well, from day one. This is very dark and not for everyone.


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Razer today announced the launch of the Razer Hammerhead series of in-ear headsets, two all-new audio solutions for mobile gaming and music. The Razer Hammerhead in-ear headsets offer incredible durability and fantastic audio quality from their 9 mm neodymium drivers, making them excellent choices for music listening on the go. The headsets come in two versions – the Razer Hammerhead ($49.99) and the Razer Hammerhead Pro ($69.99), with the latter sporting an omni-directional microphone with an in-line remote for phone-call control, perfect for convenient voice communication.
"With numerous mobile PC gaming systems emerging, peripherals that offer both great performance and portability on-the-go are what make the experience complete," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director. "The Razer Hammerhead and Hammerhead Pro's unrivalled durability and deep bass tones are fantastic for any gamer or music listener with an active lifestyle."
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My wife and I are planning on relocating to Colorado sometime in the next year. We will be semi retired so we are looking for an area that will have some opportunity for employment.
Some of the locations we are looking at are Fruita/Grand Junction, Villa Grove/Saguache, Pagosa Springs, and Manitou Springs/Woodland Park area.
As always, great Mt. biking. The closer the better.
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DURHAM — The University of University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team played at Cowell Stadium on Wednesday afternoon for the first time since 1999. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they were not able to celebrate their return with a win.
Visiting Vermont took control in the second half with eight unanswered goals and handed UNH a 12-4 loss. The Wildcats fell to 3-7 and are still searching for their first America East Conference win at 0-2.
"We didn't do the little things today to win," UNH first-year coach Sarah Albrecht said. "Vermont definitely took advantage of us in that respect. We're just going to go back to work, make sure we're working on the little things."
UNH's Jenny Simpson scored three goals to extend her goal-scoring streak to 10 games, including one with nine seconds to go in the first half that cut the Catamounts' lead to 3-2, which is where it stood at halftime.
"Vermont came to fight today," Simpson said. "There were a few times on the field where we had mental lapses. I don't know what it was, but they came out stronger today. That was proved with the final score."
Simpson netted an unassisted goal less than five minutes into the second half to close within 4-3, but that's as close as UNH got. UVM scored the next eight goals and put the game away.
"We knew it was going to be a very competitive game," Catamounts coach Jen Johnson said. "I think we were pretty evenly matched and they battled hard. So did we. In the second half we capitalized on more of our offensive possessions and had some really big defensive stops."
Laura McHoul recorded a goal and a pair of assists for UNH. Vermont (6-7, 1-2) has now won three consecutive meetings against the Wildcats.
UNH starting goalie Kathleen O'Keefe made nine saves before being lifted midway through the second half for Taylor Hurwitz, who made one save over the final 12:45.
Seven different players scored for Vermont, which was led by Sydney Mas with three goals and an assist, and Vanessa VanderZalm with three goals. UVM goalie Charlotte Lyons made 10 saves.
Vermont scored the game's first three goals and held a 15-5 shot advantage in the first half. UNH finally got on the board with seven minutes left when McHoul found Simpson behind the defense at the top of the fan, where Simpson charged the net before ripping a shot into the cage.
O'Keefe collected a ground ball in the final minute of the first half, got the ball to McHoul on the other end of the field where she found Simpson in front of the net. Simpson fired a low shot into the cage with nine seconds to go, and UNH was right back in the game.
"I made a cut on my defender and (Laura) fed it," Simpson said. "I caught it and finished it off."
VanderZalm was awarded a free position on the final play of the half, but O'Keefe made the save to keep UNH within a goal.
After Vermont put the game away in the second half, McHoul scored UNH's final goal with 1:29 to go in the game on a free-position attempt.
"I think we just decided to play at the end of the game," Albrecht said. "I think we didn't really come to fight back in the beginning of the game, and that kind of steamrolled. At the end we finally got things together."
UVM recorded a 33-17 shot advantage for the game. UNH had the edge in ground balls (17-14) and draw controls (10-8).
Simpson is now two goals away from No. 100 for her career. She'll get a chance at the century mark when the Wildcats visit Binghamton (N.Y.) on Saturday.


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By Byron Mitchell '14
WINCHESTER, Va. - New head coach Scott Yoder and the Shenandoah University football team are prepared for competitive competition in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference this fall.
Shenandoah completed its first ODAC season in disappointing fashion. The Hornets finished the 2012 season 1-9 overall and 0-7 in conference play.
The lone victory came over Stevenson in week one.
Yoder, who came to SU after spending 12 seasons as the associate head coach at Hobart College (N.Y.), was named as the third coach in program history in January.
Associate Head Coach Brock McCullough believes the 2013 team will be better prepared and know what to expect from their ODAC opponents after their first run thru the league last fall.
"I expect a stronger showing now that our players have some ODAC experience and knowledge about all our league opponents," McCullough said.
Senior cornerback Sean Blackman is in agreement with his coach.
Yoder, who retained defensive line coach Kalvin Oliver along with McCullough from last year's staff, has brought in Stan Hodgin and Drake Woodard to round out the full-time staff.
Hodgin, the offensive coordinator, comes to SU from fellow ODAC school Emory & Henry while Woodard played and coached under Yoder at Hobart.
The former D3football.com All-America will coach the defensive backs in his first full-time coaching assignment.
McCullough was promoted by Yoder to Associate Head Coach and shifted his primary coaching responsibility to the offensive side of the ball to head the offensive line after serving as the defensive coordinator for seven years.
With Hodgin coaching the offense, the Hornets have gone to a spread look and will look to push the tempo on every occasion.
Yoder serves as his own defensive coordinator and has turned the defense into a 4-4 base.
"We have a group of young men returning and a very talented incoming class of first year players," McCullough said.
This season, the Hornets roster will feature a group of gifted freshmen to go along with their talented returners. The squad welcomes 43 new faces (39 freshmen and four transfers) to join their 57 returners.
On defense, the Hornets return a pair of excellent defensive backs.
Two-time all-conference honoree Byron Mitchell, a three-year starter at safety, headlines this group.
Mitchell, who earned second team All-ODAC honors in 2012 after being named first team All-USA South in 2011, is coming off an outstanding season as he finished third on the team in tackles, 61, and was second in the league with three interceptions.
He also came up big on special teams by leading the ODAC in kickoff return yards and recording three receptions for 83 yards on fake punts.
All three of those receptions went for first downs.
Mitchell's classmate, Sean Blackman, returns at the cornerback position.
Last fall, Blackman totaled 48 tackles and broke up four passes. His strong cover skills forced teams to consistently throw away from him.
Following the season, he was named third team All-ODAC.
Headlining the defensive line powerhouse is senior Evan Griffin, who also earned third team all ODAC honors in 2011.
Griffin, also an All-ODAC honoree in both indoor and outdoor track, had 22 total tackles including 8.0 for loss and a second-best-in-league six sacks.
Bookending the other side of the line is Evan's younger brother, Ian Griffin, who had 37 total tackles in his first year as a starter.
Junior David Bell returns at wide receiver, moving to the slot position, with sophomore Andrew Smith leading the ground attack.
In 2011, Smith rushed for a team-best 573 yards and nine touchdowns.
Bell finished second on the team with 19 receptions for 385 yards and one TD.
Last spring, Mitchell, Blackman, Bell and senior defensive tackle Preston Funk were named team captains for the 2013 season.
The Hornets open camp on Wednesday, August 14th.
"I believe the expectations are very high," McCullough said. "Our returning players, transfers, freshmen, and coaching staff are certainly excited for camp."
The season opener is September 7 with a 7 p.m. non-league home game against Gallaudet University.


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Miners take on No. 20 Chadron State, starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 5).
Whatever weaknesses the Missouri S&T football team have this season, strength of schedule is not one of them.
A year ago the Miners finished with their best season in more than 30 years, but a 10-1 mark was still not good enough to get them in the national playoffs due to their weak schedule.
That's not a problem this fall, as S&T has four schools in the first five weeks of the campaign which participated in the post-season a year ago.
Including tonight's season-opening foe – Chadron State.
In a rare Thursday night contest S&T will host the Chadron State Eagles at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Allgood-Bailey Stadium. The Eagles are ranked No. 20 in the American Football Coaches Association's Division II preseason poll.
In the first five weeks of the season S&T plays three squads who were nationally-ranked NCAA Division II playoff qualifiers in 2012 (Chadron State, Missouri Western and Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Indianapolis) as well as Lindenwood, which competed in the Mineral Water Bowl.
Last season Chadron State, from Chadron, Neb. and a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, finished 9-3 while Missouri Western was 12-2 (D-II quarterfinals), Indianapolis 10-3 and Lindenwood 8-4.
No, the schedule's strength shouldn't be a problem for the Miners this year.
But first-year Miner head coach Tyler Fenwick says his squad has been concentrating on just one thing leading up to tonight – the Chadron State Eagles.
"(Beefing up the schedule) has been accomplished," Fenwick said. "Right now the only thing that matters is we play Chadron State first. We talked about it at our very first team meeting; we know it's a very tough schedule and we'll take it one game at a time.
"And I think we match up well with (Chadron State). When you look at our two-deep and theirs, I think we have some things they don't have and they have some things we don't have. It'll be exciting."
Fenwick, who comes to S&T after spending the six previous seasons as Missouri Western's offensive coordinator, says the Miner defense – one of the best in Division II a year ago – will have to slow down the Eagle running game that features senior running back Glen Clinton, who rushed for 1,350 yards last season, including a pair of games over 200 yards.
"They want to run the ball; they like to be in two tight ends and have a history of being physical and strong up front," Fenwick said. "They're going to run it until we make them throw it. And they seem to be pretty efficient in what they do; they've got some play-action things they do off the run game.
"They've got their quarterback back and a running back who is really good. And they have their leading receiver back from last year who is fast. So they've got skill spots they've got some experience in."
Back to direct the balanced Eagle attack is junior quarterback Jonn McLain, who completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,606 yards and 30 touchdowns last season, including 331 yards in the team's first-round, 38-30 playoff loss to West Texas A&M. McLain's top target is also back in senior wideout Nathan Ross, who caught 54 passes for 8-5 yards and 10 TDs a year ago, while senior H-back/slot Chapman Ham caught 49 passes for more than 500 yards.
Defensively the Eagles' top tackler, senior middle linebacker Shea Koch, returns.
"They run a three-man front," Fenwick said. "A 3-3 or a 3-4 but they get into a lot of different stuff off that. That's probably been the most difficult thing for us to prepare for this week."
On offense the Miners have decided on sophomore Reed Brown as their starting quarterback. Brown was in a preseason battle with sophomore Evan Merz and freshman Peter Simpson for the job.
"Reed is our starter," Fenwick said. "He's been the most consistent moving the ball. And his leadership is very good; his teammates selected him as a captain before he even won the starting job.
"We're going to be balanced with Reed. I think he's a guy with a strong arm and has got the ability to make plays with his feet, and to keep plays alive."
However, S&T's skill group is thinner than expected.
The team's top returning receiver, senior Isaiah Culver, will be red-shirted this season while he continues to return from a knee injury. And on Saturday sophomore running back Scott Hendricks, the team's top returning rusher with 609 yards last season, went down with a knee injury and has been scratched for tonight. Hendricks was scheduled for an MRI yesterday.
Sophomore Zenel Hudson and senior Anthony Moore will get the bulk of the handoffs in place of Hendricks.
Early on the Miners figure to lean on a defense that includes five players named to the USA College Football Preseason Division II All-America Team, including senior tackles Eddie Rascon and Jimmy Barnhart, senior end Freddy Dugard and senior linebackers Chris Horn and Chris Emesih. S&T finished second nationally with 45 QB sacks in 2012.
Fenwick says his players are ready for a game.
"It's time," he said. "The kids have been going against each other long enough. We can go against our scout team just so many times. I thought our last three practices have been really good.
"That first game is always tough; you don't know how they're going to adjust to what you've seen them do."


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Some of the nation's most renowned hamburgers will get their photo ops in the Travel Channel's new series "Burger Land," premiering Monday, April 15. Among the first stops: Pasadena's beloved Pie 'n Burger, in the initial episode profiling some of the best burger joints around Los Angeles.
The show is hosted by burger expert George Motz. In 11 half-hour episodes, he will tour a different region on his burger-worshipping road trip.
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Dyer's in Memphis, for a deep-fried double-cheeseburger.
Kuma's Corner in Chicago, for a bacon, cheddar and fried-egg burger.
Picho Factory in Miami, for a burger with a plantain bun.
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AIDS United Field Team Hosts Medicaid Advocacy Training in South Carolina
November 16, 2012
One of the more optimal paths to achieving an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as we know it is through the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act in this country. We are presented with a critical opportunity, particularly through the expansion of Medicaid, to increase access to HIV prevention, care and treatment. The evidence suggests this will reduce the number of new HIV infections and improve health outcomes for those living with HIV. This approach would also move the needle in creating greater parity in healthcare access, and improve the overall health outcomes for people living with HIV. In the U.S. South this change would quite literally save lives. Unfortunately, the southern region far too often lags behind the rest of the country on healthcare issues and certainly in HIV/AIDS treatment and care. Click here
To assist our grantees and partners in their advocacy efforts for Medicaid expansion, the AIDS United Field Organizing team is hosting a series of trainings. I led the first of these events in South Carolina with the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Care Crisis Task Force (SCHACCTF). SCHACCTF is a statewide coalition of individuals, organizations, and other stakeholders committed to HIV/AIDS advocacy in South Carolina. The goal of the training was skills building among our stakeholders on how to educate their constituency and plan their advocacy efforts in the state.
The training began with a general overview of the Affordable Care Act and how it would impact the HIV/AIDS community in South Carolina. I shared with the group how the majority of HIV/AIDS care and treatment funding is currently through Medicaid. We talked about the relationship between the Ryan White CARE Act (RWCA) and Medicaid. I explained the RWCA is scheduled to be reauthorized before September 30, 2013. We discussed how implementation of the Affordable Care Act, especially Medicaid expansion, would impact the RWCA reauthorization potentially helping reduce the strain on RWCA funding. Whereas, the Ryan White CARE Act has to be reauthorized every 3 5 years, the benefit of Medicaid expansion, if fully implemented, is a permanent solution. This would create a more sustainable solution for access to healthcare for people with HIV.
We discussed the potential if Medicaid expansion is fully implemented we could end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Greater access to HIV care and treatment would reduce the number of new infections each year and create better health outcomes for people living with HIV. Ensuring HIV positive people receive an early diagnosis, get linked to care, have access to drugs and receive assistance in managing adherence and sustaining their health and the health of their partners will lead to an AIDS free generation.
I also provided an overview of the Essential Health Benefits component of the Affordable Care Act. States will have wide latitude in choosing 10 Essential Health Benefits categories so the minimum benefits provided from state to state will look different. Thus, the minimum benefits in California might look different than the minimum benefits in Georgia.
Developing an educational public message was an important part of the training. Participants worked together in small groups and developed messages related to Medicaid expansion advocacy. The cost effectiveness of Medicaid expansion both in terms of the federal resources that would be used to support implementation and cost effectiveness of keeping people healthier resonated most with the group. Several participants volunteered to share their messaging with the group.
Moving forward with advocacy in the state, the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Care/Crisis Task Force is hosting an Advocacy Day breakfast early next year. The group will continue advocating elected officials and key figures on the expansion of Medicaid in South Carolina. The AIDS United Field Team will continue hosting Medicaid expansion trainings over the next year. In December we are hosting events in Louisiana and Virginia.
Charles Stephens is a regional organizer at AIDS United.
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Chamber Door Busters aimed at growing memberships
In an effort to attract individual members to the organization as well as promoting area businesses and their products, the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce is launching Chamber Door Buster days beginning today."In the past the Chamber has offered member-to-member discounts, but we've never focused on individual discounts," explained St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce Community Outreach Coordinator Ashley O'Dell. "While we still have great benefits for our business members, this year's membership is focused on individuals and what we can do for them."O'Dell added that by belonging to the Chamber, members can access valuable everyday discounts all over town at area retailers.Chamber Door Busters are one-day specials offered by Chamber businesses.Today's special, which is available from 12-6 p.m., includes ground chuck for 99 cents/lb. at Save-A-Lot, with a limit of 10 lbs. per person. In order to take advantage of the door buster offers, patrons must be present during the hours of the sale and present their 2012 membership card to the Chamber associate at the event. Members will then automatically receive the discount awarded at the register. Reproduction of member cards will not be accepted.


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Adding a pop of neon is shocking, yet fitting, for the upcoming season; when fashionistas shed their dark winter garb for a more colorful spring style. I'm definitely going to try it out. I think I'll start with a pop of fluorescent nail polish like in the above photo, but I would love to find a neon green bag like Hannah's and the one below.


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It appears that GDC 2011 was a huge success. According to the event's official blog, the "25th edition" of the Game Developers Conference was attended by a record 19,000 professionals and students, visiting over 450 keynotes, lectures, tutorials, and panels from February 28 through March 4.
The event was such a success that we've already circled a big heart over next year's GDC get together. GDC 2012 will once again return to San Francisco on from March 5 through March 9, 2012.
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BALTIMORE – The UMBC department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation is pleased to announce the appointment of Kala Andrews as Associate Athletics Director for Compliance, effective July 1, 2014.
The position reports directly to the Athletics Director and is responsible to uphold UMBC's dedication to excellence through monitoring, verifying and coordinating rules compliance with all NCAA, America East and university regulations and policies. At its core is the principle of university control and shared responsibility.
Since September of 2012, Andrews served as Associate Director of Compliance at the University of South Carolina. In that capacity, she was responsible for overseeing initial, transfer, and continuing eligibility for all 20 varsity sports. She also served as the athletics department liaison to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and University Housing, assisting with the admissions process for prospective student-athletes and all student-athlete housing assignments and issues.
Moreover, Andrews chaired the USC Admissions subcommittee and served on the university's certification committee. She is also a member of the National Associate of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) and has served on their Legislation and Governance Committee since January 2014.
Prior to her stint in Columbia, Andrews held the position of Assistant Director of Compliance at Ohio State University from January 2010 through September 2012. She worked as the primary compliance contact for nine varsity sports, which included women's basketball, women's lacrosse, women's volleyball, and men's lacrosse.
Andrews also served as Ohio State's head administrator for the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, held in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Prior to joining the compliance staff full-time, the newest Retriever served as senior legal intern in the compliance office from 2008 to 2010 while finishing law school.
A native of Pickerington, Ohio, Andrews received her undergraduate degree in 2007 from Miami University (Ohio), where she earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history. She later received her Juris Doctorate from Capital University Law School in 2010.


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Israeli envoy in Egypt for cease-fire talks
By The Associated Press
This article was published November 18, 2012 at 10:58 a.m.
CAIRO Egyptian security officials said a senior Israeli official has arrived in Cairo for talks on reaching a cease-fire to end an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The officials said the official arrived at Cairo's airport and was immediately rushed away from the tarmac into talks. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity under security guidelines, did not identify the Israeli.
Israeli officials declined comment.
Egypt has been leading international efforts to broker a truce to end five days of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.
Nabil Shaath, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who was in Cairo, confirmed the Israeli's arrival.
He said there are "serious attempts to reach a cease-fire."
Shaath was headed to Gaza later Sunday to work on cease-fire efforts.
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Educational programs in two North County school districts have been named Golden Bell Awards winners by the California School Boards Association.
The Golden Bell Awards, now in their 34th year, promote excellence in education by honoring programs run by school districts and county education offices.
The Poway Unified School District was honored in the "Closing the Achievement Gap" category for its "No Excuse University" program at Los Peñasquitos Elementary School. The program embraces the philosophy that all children can learn, staff members can collaborate, all decisions are based on the needs of students, and that college is an option for all students. "Los Peñasquitos No Excuses University is the model of what can happen when educators raise expectations and accept the responsibility for the success of all students," according to the school board associations announcement.
The Vista Unified School District was honored in the "Instruction" category for its "K-12 Innovation Cohort, Math." The math cohort began as a district-wide pilot program that trained teachers in curriculum and technology tools to align teaching practices with the Common Core State Standards. Teachers met for 80 hours during a school year, learning to connect Common Core, technology, and innovative practices, then provided training to colleagues throughout the district.