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More than 200 CEC members participated in this survey to shape the Commission's programme for 2013-2016. CEC Chair Keith Wheeler shares the report prepared by CEC Deputy Chair Wendy Goldstein and Richard Horsfield of Macquarie University.
Dear CEC members,
I would like to thank the over 200 CEC members who responded to the recent CEC Survey. The thoughts and input that you provided were very helpful in developing a situation analysis and guiding the thinking of the Steering Committee in its programme planning meeting in mid-October.
Many appreciated the opportunity to make input to the programme through the survey and called on us to make better use of the network's expertise. We value the energy amongst you to "be the change" and catalyse action by bringing together stakeholders at local to national level to act for biodiversity conservation or sustainability and or share knowledge.
The report of the survey is available in English here >>
The appendices in English here >>
In our next programme (2013-2016) the Steering Committee agreed that the Commission will continue to offer expertise to IUCN in learning, strategic communication and change and knowledge management in the next programme period. The CEC programme will focus in the following four programme areas:
- towards target one of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to develop awareness and action for biological diversity;
- bringing about change so that attention to ecosytem functions occurs in the food, energy and water security decision making;
- providing capacity and knowledge resources to assist the IUCN networks to better integrate and use effective approaches to bring about individual, social and organizational change, and to market these services;
- provide a means for the CEC network to share expereince and develop the capacity of its network.
There will be more news of the Steering Committee meeting shortly and the draft CEC programme will be made available soon.
Best wishes and thanks again.
Keith Wheeler, CEC Chair


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Just a little advice from a childhood favorite!
Note: Had to change my list below to match the numbers on my page….sorry for the confusion.
1. When trying to crack a
numerical code, don't rule out
latitude and longitude
2. When confused, sit back
and try to arrange the facts
into some kind of order.
3. Tap dance lessons plus Morse Code
equals an ingenious combination!
4. Never sleuth on an empty stomach.
5. Spike heels come
in handy when
it is necessary
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6. Don't proffer
valuable family
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7. Don't force your date to go to a ballet
or another activity that may not be
of his liking if he was knocked
unconscious earlier in the day.
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bore your less artsy friends.
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horseback riding
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Caviar trade changes all the time
Could you tell me about your work and the work of your unit?
It's a team that has existed for 25 years now. We set up when some customs officers went out to examine a consignment from South America. They were expecting to find cocaine but found a consignment of poison arrow frogs. As a result of the potential near death of an officer, management made the decision to make a dedicated team to look at wildlife smuggling.
And, 25 years on, we are six higher officers and work operationally as a national resource. We also have a dedicated intelligence officer working in the team. We provide an on-call service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all the border-cross officers in the UK so that if we encounter smuggled wildlife or derivatives whether it be animal or plants, we can respond and conduct an investigation.
What is your experience in controlling the caviar trade?
Caviar trade changes all the time. The United Kingdom is a country of demand, and we have a high level of consumption. We looked at those who imported it, we looked at those who repackaged it and we looked at those who sold it, in conjunction with our partners from the national wildlife crime police unit and the animal health licensing authority.
What we did is we looked at how caviar was supplied, how it was trafficked and we understood. We started to make clear what the legitimate trade was so that we can concentrate all our efforts on those who were not doing it properly. And that has proved very beneficial.
What's changed now is we started to see caviar in beauty and health products, it is not just imported to eat. It's coming in face and hand creams. But we're also seeing quantities coming in on private aircraft, so rich and influential people are smuggling caviar into the United Kingdom. And the border force is there to stop them from doing it.
Can you give examples for cooperation within the UK with investigating wildlife crimes?
We work very closely with the national wildlife crime unit, which is a dedicated intelligence unit. If customs are working on a case and we have to go on and raid a premise, we'll always take a police officer with us. Similarly, they'll always bring a customs officer.
That's how we can make sure we can use our strongest legal powers against the individual offences that are committed. We share information regularly and we work collectively on cases.
What do you think Bulgaria and Romania can learn from the UK?
We learn both ways. In the UK our openness, our honesty, our transparency when dealing across law enforcement, is something that can be championed. Police, customs, licensing authorities talk to each other.
What the UK can learn from the Bulgarian people are some fantastic bits of intelligence that we learned today that will actually inform us. It's not about other countries telling you how to do it, it's about how to find a solution and try to make the situation better.
Do you currently have any channels to exchange that kind of information?
We use Interpol, we do share internationally wildlife information, specific intelligence, nominal information. We also have EU-TWIX which allows us to share non-nominal information and the UK is very engaged with that as are our European partners.
In your opinion, do you see law enforcement getting ahead of illegal trade, especially in caviar?
Law enforcement has to be given the support of government. The government has to send the clear message to the British population and to its law enforcement community that wildlife crime IS a crime. The people who are perpetrating this crime are doing it for profit. They are committing crime. When it comes to caviar quite clearly revenues are being lost to government because of this illegal activity. We need to bring the most modern policing and customs techniques and stop hiding behind the word "wildlife". It is organized criminality and it needs to be tackled with the highest level of government support.


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Youth to Meet with Elected Officials to Advocate for School Safety & Equality
Press conference at 11:00 with legislators and youth speakers
April 30, 2012, Sacramento – Nearly 60 high school students are in Sacramento today to talk to state lawmakers and administrators about the harm caused by extreme discipline policies, like "zero tolerance," and the need to implement protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. The students attending the 7th annual Queer Youth Advocacy Day are LGBT and straight ally youth activists representing Gay-Straight Alliance clubs from towns and cities across state.
Students will rally at the State Capitol's north steps at 11:00 a.m. where they will be joined by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymembers Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), Toni Atkins, (D-San Diego), Betsy Butler (D-Los Angeles), Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento), Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park), and Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens).
Following the rally, students will visit their representatives' offices to advocate for AB 1729 and AB 2242, two bills that would address the use of extreme and unfair discipline policies, under which LGBT students, students of color, and students with disabilities suffer disproportionate rates of suspension and expulsion. Students will also meet with state officials from the California Department of Education to discuss the implementation of existing safe schools laws, including the Gender Nondiscrimination Act and the FAIR Education Act. Both laws were passed last year with support from youth advocates during the 2011 Queer Youth Advocacy Day.
"Students shouldn't be denied an education just because of who they are, but for many LGBT youth in California that's the reality created by unfair discipline policies and schools that fail to protect students from harassment," said Carolyn Laub, Executive Director of Gay-Straight Alliance Network. "The courageous youth leaders in the Capitol today are building on years of student advocacy in California to demand that all districts respect the letter and spirit of our hard-won safe schools laws."
"While LGBT youth today are growing up in an era of greater awareness and acceptance of LGBT people, schools are still ill-prepared to fully ensure the emotional and psychological well-being and development of LGBT students. We're proud to join with our partners today to empower courageous lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people to tell their stories and make change that will impact their lives and the lives of the next generation of LGBT Californians for years to come," said Equality California Board President Clarissa Filgioun.
"Along with our partners, The Trevor Project is incredibly proud of the empowered youth who advocate for their rights to safety and equal treatment in school and in their communities on Queer Youth Advocacy Day, " said Abbe Land, Executive Director and CEO of The Trevor Project.
"The young people of Queer Youth Advocacy Day are leading the charge for equality and social justice," said Masen Davis, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center. "We thank GSA Network and all our partners in helping to empower youth to advocate for themselves and their communities at the Capitol."
"I'm so proud of the young people at Queer Youth Advocacy Day who joined LGBT equality organizations to create safe and respectful school communities for all students," said James Gilliam, Deputy Executive Director for the ACLU of Southern California.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network (GSA Network) is a national youth leadership organization that empowers youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools by training student leaders and supporting student-led Gay-Straight Alliance clubs throughout the country. In California alone, GSA Network has brought GSA clubs to 56% of public high schools, impacting more than 1.1 million students at 870 schools. GSA Network's youth advocates have played a key role in changing laws and policies that impact youth at the local and state level. GSA Network operates the National Association of GSA Networks, which unites 35 statewide networks of GSA clubs throughout the country. GSA Network is also the founder of the Make It Better Project, which aims to stop bullying and prevent suicide. www.gsanetwork.org
Equality California Institute is the sister organization of Equality California – the state's largest advocacy organization working to achieve full and lasting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Over the past decade, the Equality California Institute and Equality California have strategically moved California from a state with extremely limited legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to a state with some of the most comprehensive protections in the nation. The Equality California Institute educates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and the public at large about issues impacting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to advance pro-equality policies and change hearts and minds in favor of equality. Equality California Institute organizes and empowers individuals, communities and allied groups to work proactively for fairness, equality and justice. www.eqca.org
Transgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. www.transgenderlawcenter.org
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves young lives through its free and confidential lifeline, in-school workshops, educational materials, online resources and advocacy. www.TheTrevorProject.org
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Interested in intellectual property law, particularly patent law? If so, come to this program on Monday, November 1, 2010, from 12:10 to 1:15 in Room 5246, in which Mark Dighton of the Practising Law Institute will host an information session on preparing for the Patent Bar exam.
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A SPUR-of-the-moment decision saw West Australians Cynthia and Mike Ede spend Christmas in Tamworth and they're staying for the festival.
They admit to not being hardcore country fans, but said they were interested in seeing the country music festival.
The couple is originally from Geraldton, but they now live on the road.
"We didn't intend to come for the festival, but we headed to Broken Hill then Lightning Ridge and kept coming east," Mr Ede said.
"The closer we got, we thought we'd do it, so we're here this time."
Mr Ede said they were told it would be difficult to get caravan park accommodation, so they arrived at Paradise Tourist Park on December 3, just as a vicious hail storm struck.
"After the festival we might have to go to Melbourne to get hail damage repaired because we had hail in Inverell, Glen Innes and then when we arrived in Tamworth," he said.
During the festival, the couple has booked tickets to see The McClymonts and the last night of the rodeo.
"We're going to take each day as it comes," Mr Ede said.
"We're going to open the program every day and decide what we're doing that day."


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Expect Few Answers From Former Governor Jon Corzine Today [LIVE]
Former New Jersey Governor and United States Senator Jon Corzine will be on the hot seat when he testifies before the House Agriculture Committee this morning about his role leading MF Global. He's scheduled to appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday.
Both panels voted to subpoena Corzine to compel his testimony. The AG committees have jurisdiction over commodities and futures markets.
MF Global filed for bankruptcy on October 31 after a doomed bet on European debt. Nearly $1.2 billion is estimated to still be missing from customer accounts. Regulators are investigating whether the brokerage firm used money from customers' accounts for its own needs as its financial condition worsened. That would violate securities rules. The FBI is also investigating to see if the firm violated any criminal laws.
Corzine's spokesman is not commenting but most legal experts feel the best course of action for Corzine is to refuse to answer any questions based on his Fifth Amendment rights. They say that by choosing to answer some questions, but not others, he may create more of an impression of guilt than by refusing to answer any. This may lead you to ask, "What's the point of forcing him to testify?"
"It's an opportunity to embarrass a former Democratic Governor and former United States Senator and the public spectacle of having him take the Fifth Amendment for example or be evasive on questions will certainly be generally embarrassing," explains Rutgers University political science professor Ross Baker.
Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma is the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and a Republican. Corzine is a Democrat. Baker says, "Holding up a member of the opposite party to public ridicule and scrutiny is considered to be fair game."
Baker thinks things could be different for Corzine next week if he testifies before the Senate Panel because its chair, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan is a Democrat. Possibly not because Stabenow says, "It's important that citizens come forward and testify when asked by our committee, especially in a matter this serious."
Corzine resigned as chairman and CEO of MF Global on November 4. He was CEO of Goldman Sachs from 1994 to 1999, before he served in the Senate. He was New Jersey's Governor from 2005 to 2009.


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I've just uploaded to the arXiv a new paper, "Global regularity of wave maps III. Large energy from to hyperbolic spaces", to be submitted when three other companion papers ("Global regularity of wave maps" IV, V, and VI) are finished. This project (which I had called "Heatwave", due to the use of a heat flow to renormalise a wave equation) has a somewhat lengthy history to it, which I will now attempt to explain.
For the last nine years or so, I have been working on and off on the global regularity problem for wave maps . The wave map equation is a nonlinear generalisation of the wave equation in which the unknown field takes values in a Riemannian manifold rather than in a vector space (much as the concept of a harmonic map is a nonlinear generalisation of a harmonic function). This equation (also known as the nonlinear model) is one of the simplest examples of a geometric nonlinear wave equation, and is also arises as a simplified model of the Einstein equations (after making a U(1) symmetry assumption). The global regularity problem seeks to determine when smooth initial data for a wave map (i.e. an initial position and an initial velocity tangent to the position) necessarily leads to a smooth global solution.
The problem is particularly interesting in the energy-critical dimension d=2, in which the conserved energy becomes invariant under the scaling symmetry . (In the subcritical dimension d=1, global regularity is fairly easy to establish, and was first done by Gu and by Ladyzhenskaya-Shubov; in supercritical dimensions , examples of singularity formation are known, starting with the self-similar examples of Shatah.)
It is generally believed that in two dimensions, singularities can form when M is positively curved but that global regularity should persist when M is negatively curved, in analogy with known results (in particular, the landmark paper of Eells and Sampson) for the harmonic map heat flow (a parabolic cousin of the wave map equation). In particular, one should always have global regularity when the target is a hyperbolic space. There has been a large number of results supporting this conjecture; for instance, when the target is the sphere, examples of singularity formation have recently been constructed by Rodnianski-Sterbenz and by Krieger-Schlag-Tataru, while for suitably negatively curved manifolds such as hyperbolic space, global regularity was established assuming equivariant symmetry by Shatah and Tahvildar-Zadeh, and assuming spherical symmetry by Christodoulou and Tahvildar-Zadeh. I will not attempt to mention all the other results on this problem here, but see for instance one of these survey articles or books for further discussion.


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President Obama's bus tour across the Midwest this week could probably be summed up this way: jobs vs. deficits. Americans are clamoring for action on both, but action on jobs might mean more spending, which is a toxic word in Washington, as well as for many small-business owners.
A Small-Business Owner's Struggle
Terry Frank and her husband own a shop that sells everything from sandwiches to desserts on the Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Frank has been running Nature's Marketplace for 20 years. She and her husband have three boys, two of whom are in college. She tells Laura Sullivan, guest host of weekends on All Things Considered, that since the recession began in 2008, she's had to cut down on her full-time employees.
"No employer ever wants to cut somebody back or let them go," Franks says, "but then when it's also your livelihood and, you know, my husband and I have to take care of our family and our mortgage payment."
Frank says she wants to hire more employees and grow her business, but she's afraid.
"People like me and my husband, we're going to be smart and we're not going to try to expand or do anything like that," she says, "if we don't know what tomorrow holds, if we think maybe the other shoe is going to drop and it's all going to implode."
Is Job Creation Without Spending Possible?
Frank is an example of the kind of person President Obama was trying to reach during his bus tour this week: Americans who are nervous about government growth and spending, and are therefore too anxious to invest their money to create new jobs.
Frank sees the government as the source of the current economic problems.
"I'm not an economist but I know that a lot of the people that I have conversations with know that the government can't continue to spend and the economy grow and do well. It just doesn't work," she says.
Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin understands Frank's frustrations. He was chief economic policy adviser to Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and today he's president of American Action Forum, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.
Holtz-Eakin believes that it is possible to create jobs without spending, thus relieving some of the stress that small-business owners like Frank are experiencing all across the U.S. He believes that the answer lies in reforming programs such as Social Security.
"If we did Social Security reform, nothing would happen today. No current retiree would be affected a bit. Future retirees would know what they're going to get, so they'd be more confident about what they have to do," he says. "The world would see the United States fixing a major entitlement program, have greater confidence in our ability to manage our finances, no more Standard & Poor downgrades, and business would say, 'Yeah, yeah, Washington's not broken. They fixed something that needed [to be] fixed. Great, I feel better about the future, let's go.'"
Gary Burtless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, sees things differently.
"We want to spend money. We want to create demand for businesses so that they want to ad to their payroll," says Burtless, a former economist with the Labor Department.
Burtless feels that the government needs to spend money in order to create more jobs and ultimately calm the fears of consumers and business owners. Some of the governments' spending, he says, could come from borrowing money from foreign governments.
"The world is willing to buy government debt, and the government — if it's willing to spend this money — can create additional demand to put people to work," he says.
Obama's Jobs Proposal
The president will present a new jobs proposal after Labor Day, and there is a good chance that might require some more government spending.
NPR's Scott Horsley, who was on the president's tour, says he noticed that Obama had begun to express more forcefully his concerns that cutting government spending in the short run is not necessarily the path to prosperity.
"What Mr. Obama is arguing instead is that the government should spend more money now to try and rev up the economy," Horsley says, "and then recoup that cost later with bigger savings and maybe additional tax revenues down the road."
Horsley says that while we won't see anything on the scale of the stimulus bill that President Obama signed his first year in office, his proposal will reflect some more modest measures such as extending the payroll tax cut and government help for public works projects.
"The White House strategy is basically, 'Let's put something on the table that shows the president is thinking about jobs.' If it works, great, and if Republicans keep it bottled up, well, that will be fodder for next year's re-election campaign," Horsley says.


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Friday, July 11, 2008
What Cashman should do before trading deadline this season?
What should Cashman do before trading deadline? In my opinion, there are three things they need to do. The priority will be in this order below.
1. To get a No. 4 type starting pitcher who can eat some innings. I know our starting rotation performance fine so far, but they still don't pitch deep into the game. We can't assume both Ponson and Rasner are going to survive the rest of season. We also can't assume Andy, Moose, Joba keep pitching well the rest of season. On top of that, we can't assume Wang, Hughes and Kennedy will be able to come back in September(or Pavano? I am kidding).
2. To get a good young right hand OF hitter. There are three reasons our offense struggle so far this season, including luck(AVG in RISP), holes(too many injuries) and underperformance(too many players don't play up to their expectation). On top of that, it seems our lineup always struggle to hit lefty even when they are all healthy. This not only can help Yankees this season but also next season.
3. To get a good lefty reliever pitcher. We really need this for not only this season but also next season.
If Cashman can pull out a trade like Abreu trade in 2006, it will be great.
4 comments:
- Todd Drew said...
The biggest move the Yankees are going to make is getting Wang back healthy. That's an Ace for September.
- July 17, 2008 at 8:07 AM
- Matt said...
All the above! All of those positions have worries. The pitching has been OK, though. Its the bats that have stunk!
The problem is that, on paper, it should be reversed: the pitching should have been struggling...with Wang injured, Hughes and Kennedy out (and not doing so well before their injuries), and Mussina supposedly "washed up". But the pitching hasn't been all that bad. The bullpen has pulled itself together nicely as well. So the FEAR is that this will all fall apart in the 2nd half. Maybe so, maybe not. So should they get pitching? Sure, if its truly an upgrade.
The same reasoning can be used for a reversal of fortunes for the hitting. This line-up SHOULD BE rather potent....but it hasn't been. A lot of blame has fell on Cano and Melky. Add in Matsui's injury (which I think hurts more than people seem to admit), Posada's soreness, and Damon's recent injury, and the line up looks shaky. But can they get someone who will make a real impact? (I doubt Sexson is even an upgrade over...lets say...Betemit)
So I think the Yankees need all 3 of your suggestions, but I think it will take a really interesting deal that maybe gives up something we don't expect (like Hughes or Cano). On the other hand, they may try to work it out with the guys they have, hoping people return from injury.
Unfortunately, I think the Yankees might need to use this as a "rebuilding year" and not go to crazy trying to save this season. There may be some good, smart moves Cashman can make, but so far, I haven't heard anything that sounds too good.
In short, to answer your question: Cashman should do very little, perhaps nothing, before the trading deadline because the price tags on the good merchandise are too high right now.
- July 18, 2008 at 5:11 AM
- Jessica Lee said...
I am sure Wang will do his best and come back to help us in September. If Wang can heal completely, he will be back as soon as he can like he did in the beginning of 2007 season and the end of 2005 season.
I remember Yankees were saying Wang wouldn't be back at the beginning of May in 2007, but he came back in April after two or three rehab games when our pitching was in deep trouble.
The same happened in 2005 season when Wang surprised everyone and came back in September when everyone said we wouldn't see him pitching the rest of 2005 season.
If Wang can heal completely, I think we can get him back after 2 or 3 rehab games which take around 2 weeks because not 100% Wang still is better than a lot of pitchers.
- July 18, 2008 at 5:36 PM
- Jessica Lee said...
I agree with you,matt,
I hope Yankees won't trade away their prospects to save 2008 season, but why not do some ideal deals if deals make sense for long term plans as well? Of course, some deals have to make sense for both side and we don't have to trade away too many prospects.
- July 18, 2008 at 5:40 PM


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Bethune-Cookman tries to finish the season with a perfect record in the MEAC.
Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M
WHERE: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando
KICKOFF: 2 p.m. Saturday
TV/RADIO: ESPN Classic, WELE (1380 AM)
RECORDS: Bethune-Cookman 8-2, 7-0 MEAC; Florida A&M 4-6, 4-3
COACHES: B-CU, Brian Jenkins, third year (26-7); FAMU, Earl Holmes, first year (1-0)
PLAYMAKERS: B-CU: QB Quentin Williams has passed for 829 yards and nine TDs and rushed for 363 yards and three TDs; RB Isidore Jackson is second in the MEAC with 915 yards rushing and has scored 10 TDs; DE LeBrandon Richardson leads the MEAC with 8.5 sacks, is fifth in the conference in tackles for losses at 12.5 and also has a blocked kick, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles; LB Dawud Lanes has 6.5 tackles for losses, three interceptions and two blocked kicks. Florida A&M: QB Damien Fleming has passed for 1,991 yards and 15 TDs with five interceptions, has rushed for 201 yards and is second in the MEAC in total offense at 219.2 yards per game; WRs Travis Henry (61 catches, 783 yards and seven TDs) and Lenworth Lennon (65-658, 4 TDs) rank second and third in the MEAC in receptions and receiving yards; K Chase Varnadore has converted 14 of 17 field goal opportunities; LB Brandon Hepburn has 80 total tackles and 5.5 sacks.
THREE KEYS TO VICTORY FOR B-CU: 1. Stay the course: The Wildcats are efficient on both sides of the ball as a plus-18 turnover margin indicates. They are first in the nation in passing-efficiency defense and third in red-zone defense. Fleming is a big-play quarterback and he won't make it easy for B-CU to extend its 17-game streak with an interception.
2. Don't be one-dimensional: B-CU will need Williams to complete some big passes. The freshman was not intimidated at Miami and likely won't be intimidated in his first Florida Classic action.
3. Big-play defense: With 33 forced turnovers and eight blocked kicks, the Wildcats have routinely made the big play on defense and special teams, which has made up for the fact that they are giving up 92.8 yards per game in penalties, ranking 119th in the nation out of 121 teams.
PREDICTION: B-CU 38, Florida A&M 23


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Information on the Eligibility Worker #79551 DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL position
Vacancy: Eligible List may be used to fill vacancies which may occur within Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services.
Fee Paid By Employer. Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Cattaraugus and CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000, a $10.00 examination-processing fee is paid on behalf of bargaining unit members participating in this examination.
Promotion Qualifications: Candidates must be permanently employed in the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services and have at least one (1) year of permanent competitive class service in a lower grade level and meet the following open competitive qualifications:
Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and either:
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Duties: The work involves determining the eligibility of applicants for programs administered within the Social Services Department. The work involves personal interviews, telephone interviews, review and evaluation of applications, and is performed in accordance with Federal and State laws, regulations, policy, and local procedures. The work is performed under the supervision of a senior level staff member. An Eligibility Worker does related work as required.
Subject of Examination: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:
1. Applying information - These questions test for the ability to apply simple information. You will be given a Resource Directory that describes community agencies, their purposes and the type of client each serves. Questions describe clients with a variety of problems and situations. You must determine the appropriate referral for clients based on the services which each agency provides.
2. Interviewing - These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in obtaining information from individuals through structured conversations. These questions require you to apply the principles, practices, and techniques of effective interviewing to hypothetical interviewing situations. Included are questions that present a problem arising from an interviewing situation, and you must choose the most appropriate course of action to take.
3. Office record keeping - These questions test your ability to perform common office record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions, each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.
4. Preparing written material - These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.
5. Working with people in human services situations - These questions test for a knowledge of general techniques used to deal with common client behaviors such as fear, hostility, shyness, resistance, defensiveness, withdrawal, anxiety and confusion.
The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.state.ny.us/testing/localtestguides.cfm
Candidates are allowed to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, spell checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries or any similar devices are prohibited.
Seniority Points will be added to an eligible's score as follows, based on the date of permanent appointment in the classified service with Cattaraugus County:
Less than 1 year 0 points
1 year up to 6 years 1 point
6 years up to 11 years 2 points
11 years up to 16 years 3 points
16 years up to 21 years 4 points
Over 21 years 5 points
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PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS: If you have applied for both State and Local government examinations, you must take all your examinations at the State examination center. You will be advised by letter when and where to report for your examinations.
If you have applied for another local government examination with another local civil service agency, call or write each civil service agency to make arrangements. You must notify all government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application of the test site at which you wish to take your examination.
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Effective January 1, 2014, War-time Veterans who previously used non-disabled veterans credits for appointment or promotion and are subsequently certified by the Veteran's Administration as a disabled veteran may again be eligible for additional exam credits. To apply for subsequent disabled veteran credits, complete the Veteran Credit application and check the applicable box, additionally you are required to follow the directions below regarding Disabled Veterans credits.
Effective January 1, 1998, the State Constitution was amended to permit a candidate currently in the armed forces to apply for and be conditionally granted veteran's credit in examinations. Any candidate who applies for such credit must provide proof of military status to receive the conditional credit. No credit may be granted after the establishment of the list. It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide appropriate documentary proof indicating that the service was in time of war, as defined in Section 85 of Civil Service Law, and that the candidate received an honorable discharge or was released under honorable conditions in order to be certified at a score including veteran's credits.
In conformance with Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you are qualified to participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this office of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list has been established.
Applications for Eligibility Worker #79551 DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL will be accepted up to Wednesday, September 14, 2011, and may be obtained by downloading from the following links.
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Restaurant Ordering Guide for Blood Type B, Part 5: French CuisineFebruary 4th, 2007 , by admin
Lucky you! You're a B on your way to a French bistro, café or fine dining experience, or, best of all, La Belle France herself! What can you expect? Loads of beneficials are available in French cuisine, constituting good reasons to find Gallic eateries in your vicinity.
As has become our habit, we'll first take a look at the French "staples".
Grains: Breads, noodles and pastries of wheat. Some rice, some buckwheat.
Fats: In the North: Butter; In the South: Olive Oil. Lard is also used.
"Fine" French food can be extraordinarily rich. I remember a number of great feasts, both in France and in top New York restaurants, that were "real occasions", but with long recovery times. Factor that in.
Meat: Lamb (leg of, rack of, saddle of, chops). Venison, in season. RABBIT!!! This is where to find those elusive benny meats, B's. Mutton, on location in France.
Seafood: Salmon, Sole, Mackerel, Sardines, Caviar...et al.
Dairy: Goat and sheep cheeses.
Oil: Olive (in the South)
Beans: Some Lima, in the North.
Vegetables: Carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, horseradish, parsley, parsnips, beets, and, in the South, eggplant and bell peppers.
Meat: Beef, veal, squab, pheasant. On Tier One, pork sausages and bacon.
Fish: Scallops, escargot (on Tier One), Tuna, et al.
Dairy: Eggs. In the North: Butter. Many, many cheeses. Cream and crème fraîche (in sauces, soups, etc.)
Nuts/Seeds: Hazelnut (Tier One only), walnuts, almonds
Beans: White, green, flageolet, peas
Vegetables: Spinach, asparagus, zucchini (in South), winter squashes, celery, celeriac, turnips, leeks, endive, chicory, herbs
Fruit: Apple, pear, berries, currants, peaches, cherries
Condiments: mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard
Beverages: Wines. Beer (in North). Coffee, tea. Distilled spirits and fortified wines (Tier One)
Meat: Chicken, Chicken Stock, Goose, Duck, Quail.
Seafood: Snails (Tier Two), Anchovies, Mussels and other shellfish (bouillabaisse), frog, bass.
Dairy: Blue cheese
Grains: Buckwheat (in crepe flour)
Fat: Lard
Beans: Lentils
Vegetables: Tomatoes, artichokes, olives, radishes
Spices: Cinnamon
Lamb with no tomato saucing
Loin of Venison
Rabbit terrine à la moutarde (This may, indeed, be your main motivation for going to a French restaurant!)
Tier One Only: Choucroûte (pork sausages and cabbage), an Alsatian treat
Cheeses, especially goat, in omelets and quiches, salads, and on a cheeseboard, with wine-matches.
Fresh and beautiful vegetables: Favoring the Bennies, also sometimes puréed in soup/coulis.
Salads (including Niçoise, sans tomatoes and olives)
Céléri rémoulade
Fruit tarts
Excellent wines
Bon Appétit!


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UPPER MERION — Following a lengthy and, at times, heated discussion, the school board for the Upper Merion Area School District approved the creation of teaching positions at two elementary schools in the district.
The positions include two new second grade teachers, one each at Caley and Roberts Elementary School, and a new part-time kindergarten teacher for Roberts.
"These recommendations are not made lightly," said Superintendent Melissa Jamula, "but the ramification of not creating these positions will result in class sizes at some schools and some levels of 26 or 27 and we think that is too many."
Michelle Longo, the director of human resources for the district, echoing Jamula's concerns, stated that the second grade classes at Caley would be at the levels of approximately 26 students per class without an additional teacher. However, with the additional educator, classes would have 20 students.
"The gains that students make as a result of smaller classroom in (lower grade levels) help students not only in those grades but also much farther down the road," said Vice President David Karen.
The board approved the creation of all three positions by a vote of 7-1, with Ted Walmsley being the lone dissenter. Walmsey expressed concern about the funding for these new positions, as all three were not initially budgeted for when the board approved the budget for the current fiscal year.
"We have a little bit of extra money coming in and it seems like we are quick to spend it," said Walmsley. "To me, we are in a position of someone who can afford a down payment on a house but may not necessarily be able to afford the mortgage payments on it."
Currently, the district is funding the new positions based largely on restructuring at the administrative level, as Jane Callaghan, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction was promoted to interim superintendent, replacing the retiring Jamula, while still handling the responsibilities of her current position.
While discussing the creation of those teacher positions, the board also discussed impending space restraints at buildings throughout the district, particularly at the two elementary schools receiving new teachers, which both have now filled every available room with classes.
"We've had a steady growth," said Jamula. "There are tough decisions that lie ahead."
According to Jamula, those decisions lie largely with how to deal accommodating an ever-increasing student population, both in space and instruction.
"We are dealing now with the potential of 26 or 27 students in first grade," Jamula said. "Right now, to address that problem, we are faced with the options that are not that pleasant. We may have to have music on a cart."
Jamula also presented other another likely scenario to deal with the space restrictions in the district.
"There is a computer lab at Roberts, which we could consider (as a classroom)," Jamula said. "If the board would eventually choose that option, we would disband that computer classroom and get Roberts another cart of 30 laptops to use. I believe it's fair to say that with the exception of maybe Bridgeport, we will be in exactly the same position with the other elementary schools."
According to School Board President Dennis Morello, several years ago the district looked at a resolution for spacing problems at Caley based on a study done by the state based on the number of live births in the district. Ultimately, no renovations occurred. However, the births that the state studied are now at an age to go to school.
"The fact that we are getting to the point that we are overcrowded and running out of classrooms should not be a surprise," said Morello. "The need has not gone away. We are still having discussion amongst the board and we invite the public to join in those discussions."
The school board will hold its next public business meeting on September 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the LGI of the high school.
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LA Kings Retired Trainer Pete Demers Was Honored To Serve On International Stage
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FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Head athletic trainer emeritus Pete Demers not only spent 37 years in the Los Angeles Kings organization, but he lent his expertise to both Canada and the United States on the international level, at World Championships, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. In part seven of this series on his career, Demers reflects on his time on the international stage.
LOS ANGELES — In 43 years of existence, the Los Angeles Kings came close once in 1993, but they have never been able to win the Holy Grail of hockey, the most revered and treasured trophy in professional team sports, the Stanley Cup.
That's 43 years of stinging disappointment felt by players, coaches, general managers, owners, and fans alike. That also goes for the athletic trainers, and Kings head athletic trainer Pete Demers felt that sting for 34 of those 43 years, before retiring in 2006. Read more of this post


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- Monaco GP - FP2
Positive day despite oversleeping - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton admits not even a delayed start due to missing his wake-up call could hinder a Thursday practice session which took even him by surprise.
Hamilton was seen sprinting through the paddock as FP1 went green and then laughing about the situation with Niki Lauda as he entered the Mercedes garage. Hamilton topped the first session and he says he was pleasantly surprised to see the car working well from the first lap.
"I overslept!" Hamilton said when asked about his delayed start. "To be honest [the car] felt great, I'm really surprised it started off so well really. I got in the car and thought it was about taking it one step at a time but the track is amazing, and the car is really behaving a lot better than it was last year for me."
The rain shower which fell in between FP1 and FP2 hampered the running of the afternoon session but Hamilton feels Mercedes can take a lot of confidence out of what it achieved in the morning.
"If we had missed both sessions then maybe [he would be concerned], but the fact we got that one session at the beginning is a huge plus as I got a long run in. I feel pretty set for Saturday, there's still some work to do and we can still find some pace but we should be good."
Hamilton also says he realises 2014 presents him with a perfect opportunity to end a Monaco hoodoo which stretches back to the year he won the world title.
"Monaco is one of the greatest races of all time. It's such a classic. I've been trying to win here for so long and never really had the car to do so, apart from last year and I wasn't able to really capitalise on it. This year with the car that we have I'm hoping that I can do what I know I can do."


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Manchester United appear to have lost patience with Portuguese international Nani, and could be set to cut their losses on the winger this summer, according to The Mirror.
Talks between Nani and the club have broken down in recent weeks over a new contract, with Nani's wage demands believed to be the stumbling block. Nani has just one year left on his current deal, and Sir Alex Ferguson may be tempted to part with 26-year-old midfielder when the transfer window re-opens.
Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg and Italian outfit Inter Milan expressed their interest in Nani last summer, and whether they reignite their interest remains to be seen. However, United are reportedly willing to offload Nani for £14m, a price that could tempt many.
Nani was bought by the Champions elect for a whopping fee of €25m back in 2007, and was expected to help fill the void left by compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, when he departed for Real Madrid.
However, his inconsistency has been frustrating for United fans and after another unspectacular season, United and Nani look set to go their separate ways.
With Wilfried Zaha arriving from Crystal Palace this summer, Ferguson could be tempted to offer the erratic winger a chance to return to Portugal with FC Porto in a cash-plus-player deal with Colombian starlet James Rodriguez moving to Old Trafford.
Either way, Nani's Manchester United future looks bleak, and it will come as little surprise if he's not at Old Trafford come the start of the 2013/14 season.
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MANLIUS – Sterling Newman Central Catholic is the new Minonk Fieldcrest or, if you'd rather, the new Varna Midland.
Newman has become a roadblock to Seneca's path through the boys basketball state series, the way Fieldcrest was when it bounced the Fighting Irish in both 2008 and 2010. Until Wednesday, nobody had eliminated the Irish in two straight seasons since Midland did so in 2001 and 2002.
Like Fieldcrest, which defeated the Irish 66-47 in a 2008 regional final and 57-34 in a 2010 regional semi, Newman won by comfortable margins in its elimination wins over them. The final scores of its victories, which both came in sectional semifinals, were 45-27 in 2013 and 53-39 in 2014.
The scores were somewhat similar, but the stories were a bit different in the games between Newman and Seneca. Last year at Byron, illness was ravaging the Irish, and they couldn't hit a shot, going 2-for-16 from beyond the 3-point arc.
One constant between the two games was that Irish guard Conlan Callahan was kept quiet both times. A noticeably under-the-weather Callahan was held without a field goal by Newman in 2013. Wednesday, he hit a pair of 3-pointers but was otherwise kept in check.
Newman coach Ray Sharp said the Comets have a goal of holding each team's leading scorer to 10 points or fewer.
"Callahan for sure," Sharp said when I asked what specifically the Comets had tried to take away from the Irish. "Right away, don't let him catch it. If he does catch it, if he puts it on the floor, we're doubling. He's such a great player, we had to get it out of his hands, and to make the other guys beat you."
Two Seneca players in particular took some advantage of Newman's devotion to stopping Callahan. Guard Alex Bott needed just over 11 minutes to score nine points. He finished with 12. And after a scoreless first half, forward Alex Applebee went wild in the third quarter, scoring nine points. He finished with 13.
One aspect of Applebee's line – his 3-for-3 night at the foul line – underlined a huge problem for the Irish. It wasn't that Applebee made all of his attempts; that was certainly good. But his were the only three free-throws Seneca attempted. Newman made all 14 of its free throws.
Noah McCarty, a 6-foot-7 Newman sophomore who blocked five shots, was a big reason the Irish didn't get to the foul line, according to their coach, Russell Witte.
"It wasn't for a lack of trying to get to the rim," Witte said. "When you try to get to the rim with a kid who blocks a lot of shots ... that kinda deters you from wanting to take it in a little bit harder – he's back there."
McCarty's impact was not limited to the defensive end. His 16 points were a game high. Twelve of them came in the first half.
"We match up pretty well at every position except the one tell-tale position – that's the big sophomore inside," Witte said. "McCarty, he's a beast, and he's still gonna get bigger. We tried fronting him. We let him get a few touches early on, and when you gotta double down, now it opens up your kickers on the outside, opens up shooters on the outside."
I referenced Midland and Fieldcrest earlier, and how they'd in past years been an Achilles' Heel to the Irish like Newman is today. There's one big difference. None of those Seneca teams from yesteryear had advanced beyond the regional round. Both of the past two Seneca teams have, and they've won 49 games in total.
"We got 10 seniors that played for four years of high-school basketball. That's amazing," Witte said. "For some of 'em, they don't hardly set foot on the floor, and so now they're playing four years of just being scout 'O,' scout 'D,' and just working really hard. Well, this is the reward they get – 24-6."


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Winners of Half-Blood Prince Diary Contest Announced
Jul 08, 2009
Now that all diary entries have been received as part of our Half-Blood Prince Diary Contest of June, our Contest Crew is ready to announce the winner. As readers will remember, this contest asked you to write a diary entry from the point of view of an adult Order of the Phoenix member about the Battle of Hogwarts. After receiving many splendid entries, the winners of this contest are as follows:
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Honorable Mention: Fidelia
Honorable Mention: bloodyxxfairy
The first place winner of this contest will receive a custom made wand donated by Wizard Wood Wands, while all listed winners will receive MyLeaky points for their winning entry.
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — J.R. Smith was unhappy when it all started. As coach Mike Woodson said, there was "a lot of grumbling."
In Smith's mind, he was going to be the starting shooting guard for the Knicks this season. In his coach's mind, that wasn't going to happen.
Smith accepted it, finally, begrudgingly, becoming the scorer the Knicks needed off the bench, averaging 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, leading all NBA reserves in scoring. After a while, Woodson said, it ceased to be an issue. Smith didn't question it. He just played.
And he was rewarded, not just with a spot in the playoffs, in which the Knicks got the second seed in the Eastern Conference and a matchup with the Celtics. Smith also was rewarded with the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award, handed out Monday at the Knicks' practice facility. The entire team, along with staff, watched as he accepted the trophy.
"I'm speechless. I can't really put this into words," Smith said. "It's been a long time coming. It's not always about points. It's more about team."
Smith received 484 of a possible 1,084 points, including 72 first-place votes, from a panel of writers and broadcasters, after having the best season of his career. The Clippers' Jamal Crawford finished second with 352 points.
"He bought in," Woodson said. "Didn't like it at first, but he accepted his role and he walks away with the Sixth Man Award. So it all worked out."
From all accounts, it appears that Smith has changed his ways this season. He has become more mature in his ninth season in the league, more attuned to what his team needs. He has grown, and that has helped the Knicks get to this point, as he has learned to keep his head on the court, as he put it.
"He's cleaned up a lot of things," Woodson said. "I think it's a thing of getting older and realizing that this is really a short-lived career. Guys think you're going to play forever. You're not going to play this game forever.
"He took advantage of what was in front of him. That was a challenge because he wanted to start, and I just wouldn't let him."
Woodson added, "It's not just winning an award. It's the team winning as a whole. We've done that."
The Knicks hope Smith is as a significant factor in Game 2 Tuesday night in New York as he was in Saturday's night's Game 1 win over the Celtics, with 15 points in 32 minutes off the bench. He was second on the team in scoring behind Carmelo Anthony's 36 points, and added five rebounds and two steals.
"I'm so proud of him," Tyson Chandler said. "He dedicated himself this year. It's great to see. He's focused. He's really focused and locked in this year. You can see it. He's much more focused on his craft."
Said Kenyon Martin, "He's attacking the basket. He's not settling for the jumper."
He has come on time, Chandler added. He has stayed late. He has learned that by going to the basket, by getting to the free throw line, he can improve his game. He has, as Woodson said, evolved.
And all that work has paid off.
"You like to see that, when somebody dedicates themselves the way they're supposed to, it's good to see things work out," Chandler said. "Something clicked, and it's been a world of a difference for our team. Himself and Melo, they put so much pressure on the defense."
But it didn't always seem like it was the best decision, though. As the Knicks struggled through a series of injuries, Woodson left Smith out of the starting lineup, kept him on the bench. Smith didn't argue.
"I just thought, for our team, you need to establish guys coming off the bench to be able to make plays," said Woodson, who averaged 18.2 points per game off the bench for the 1982-83 Kansas City Kings. "It doesn't matter who starts. It's who finishes the game."
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Chandler, who came back for Game 1 after missing six games with a bulging disk in his neck, said his conditioning was a factor in the first game of the series. He didn't play in the fourth quarter, ceding his minutes to Martin. "The more I'm on the floor, the better I'm going to get, my rhythm, my legs," he said. "I feel like I'll be better in Game 2 than I was in Game 1." He said he was a "little stiff, a little sore" after Saturday's game . . . Woodson said Pablo Prigioni "looked good" after he missed Game 1 with a sprained right ankle. If Prigioni plays Tuesday night, he'll start. If that happens, Raymond Felton will get a difficult defensive assignment, guarding Paul Pierce. That's what the Knicks did in the last two regular-season games against the Celtics. "He's got to be tough," Woodson said. "That's all I can tell you. Good luck."Amalie Benjamin can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @amaliebenjamin.


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This past Wednesday, BPaul and I headed to West Chicago, for the Wednesday night crits at the Pelladrome. What is the Pelladrome, you ask? It's an industrial park by the Pella windows facility in West Chicago that, due to the economy, only has one building on it. There is a nice oval asphalt roadway intended to serve a number of commercial sites, which is basically unused.
North is to the top, in that picture. Laps are done clockwise, with the start/finish basically where the green marker is. On Wednesday, the wind was pretty strong and out of the South/Southwest…so you'd start, make the 90 degree turn at the upper right corner of the picture and immediately head into the wind…take the next gentle curve into the wind, do the back stretch with a strong angular crosswind, loop the next curve with a 90 degree crosswind, shoot the fourth curve with a tailwind, and then hit the home stretch with an angular tailwind. One loop is around 8/10 of a mile. Here's the home stretch:
Temps were in the 90s, with a blowdryer wind and some nice, hot asphalt to ride on. Here's BPaul warming up:
The Ridley, ready for action.
Yours truly, getting ready to line up:
Note that I'm sporting NCC colors. I'm not entirely certain that this is the kind of publicity that a bike shop wants, but at least I was riding slowly enough that people could read my jersey.
My whole jersey.
At least I look the part. Kind of.
They have 3 "races."
The first race is the Cat 5 race. Those who have 10 or fewer 'group start' races under their belt, such as yours truly, line up at the front, and take off.
The second race is a mixed race. Cat 4/5 line up at the front and are started, with Cat 1/2/3 behind. When the Cat 4/5 group is about halfway around the track, the Cat 1/2/3 are set off. The gist of this race is staying in front of the Cat 1/2/3 as long as possible, and if/when they catch you, you try to hang onto the lead group.
The final race is the open race. All riders start together, en masse, and the race is off.
I learned a number of things in my first outing at the Pelladrome. These are all "well, d'uh" kind of lessons–but in thinking through the night, they are lessons that, while obvious, are nonetheless important to contemplate.
1. Don't Pull. I really can't subscribe to this theory, but it is a dominant one. In the first lap of the Cat 5 race (and I use the term "race" loosely throughout this post), it was nearly a competition to see who could ride the slowest…and who would pull. As it ended up, they called a sprint on the first lap, so on the back straight, when I got sick of riding 12mph, I picked up the pace to ~20mph. When I rounded the 3rd corner, I picked up the pace to ~25mph, and looked over my shoulders–no takers. Rounding out the fourth corner, I upped the pace to around 28 mph and held it steady.
2. If you're going to Sprint, Sprint. I had thought that no one was going to challenge on that first sprint…so I had just raised my pace to something that was sustainable, and did not prepare to sprint. About 50 yards from the start/finish, there was an attack that I, frankly, was unprepared for. In retrospect, regardless of whether anyone else was attacking, if I was going for that first sprint, I should have sprinted, and not tried to ride it in at a steady speed. Hence: if you're going to sprint, sprint. I don't have enough juice in my legs to wait it out and respond to a late effort from someone.
3. If you want to stay on the lead, stay on the lead. Off that first sprint, 2 riders went (BPaul and another gent). I had anticipated that the 'peloton' would up its speed and run them down rapidly, so I decided to conserve energy and did not sprint to catch that 2 person breakaway. This was a mistake. In retrospect, if it's a short race that I want to be competitive in, I would work to stay on the lead riders no matter what. Tactics can only do so much when the race is 6-7 miles long.
4. If you want to ride faster, ride faster. During the winter, I did the indoor nationals at NCC. In that competition, I rode above my ability, because of my personality. Riding on a trainer, with no risk of crashing or wiping out, I was able to completely focus on pedaling, and was able to fully exert myself to 100% of capacity. When I would sprint at the end of a ride, or muscle up the last, insanely steep climb, I was pushing into the zone where your eyesight starts to go red, and your head feels like it's going to explode. I was doing that because there were no consequences to reaching 100%–I could push as hard as possible, and the worst that could happen would be falling off a stationary bike. Riding on the road again this summer, I'm finding that I rarely push myself to anywhere near 100%. Even on sprints and fast rides, I'm holding back. I think I could ride faster if I simply chose to ride faster–to burn more–to push harder. I'm going to experiment with that a bit, in the coming weeks, still keeping a safety margin so I don't wipe out a group of my friends.
5. The less you brake, the less you slow down. Yup. I felt very confident diving into corners on the Ridley–it handles like it is on rails. With smooth, clean asphalt, there were a number of times when I was able to overtake other riders as they braked to go through the first corner. I'm finding that oftentimes, riding a bike is like dogfighting (airplanes–think Top Gun, not Michael Vick), in that the key to doing well is energy management. In an airplane, energy is measured in speed and altitude; you can trade speed for altitude, or altitude for speed. How you expend your energy has a huge impact on whether or not you are able to outfight an opponent. In biking, we don't have so much control over altitude, but we can control our braking, our application of power, our drafting…we control when and how we burn our matches. Thinking more carefully about how I use what power I have is going to have an impact on riding. If I can carry more speed through a corner by not braking, that is less energy that I have to expend to get back up to speed after the corner.
For the final, all-in race, here's the group circling the back stretch of the Pelladrome.
When we started the last race, the announcer immediately called out a sprint lap…that meant that there was a sprint competition the first time we came across the start/finish line. In that picture above, I'm on the outside line, about 20% back from the front, in the pack. We rounded that next (third) corner, and I could see the guys at the front of the pack. They weren't speeding up. They weren't sprinting. I knew it was a sprint lap, and I couldn't understand why no one was going. Having learned my "if you're going to sprint, sprint" lesson, I dropped 2 gears and started hauling.
As we rounded the fourth corner and picked up a tailwind, I was cranking–about 32mph–and no one was giving chase. I flew past the leaders on that lap and, quite serendipitously, happen to have a picture of me pulling to the front just before the start-finish line. So yes, that really happened.
I then found out why no one in the group was going for it…unbeknownst to me, there were 2 riders who had taken off the front at the very, very beginning, who were a good 1/4 lap out in front. So in effect, I had just done a massive effort sprint for third place. On the first lap. I also have a picture of me at the point where I realized what had happened:
The other interesting phenomenon of the last race, being a longer race, was how the Cat 3/4/5 guys rode it. I rode as hard as I could to stay on the pack for as long as I could, and we were averaging ~23-24 mph per lap (slower into the wind, faster with the wind). When I lost the ability to hang on, I kept riding as hard as I could, albeit by myself (the pack had dissolved into many little groups). At that point, I was averaging ~21mph, which was my maximum sustainable effort, this being my third race of the night.
I noticed that most guys who fell off the pace would go to the outside, take a lap sitting up and pedaling very slowly (as in ~10mph), and would then sprint back into the race, a lap down, and try to get on a fast group. In retrospect, that probably is a better approach to building speed and sprint abilities for criteriums than my steady-state effort approach. I do know, clearly, that I need to work on my sprint efforts. I think sprinting is going to become my full-time solo-ride pursuit, replacing the 'long slow miles' and 'max sustainable pace for 30 miles' type rides.
The "don't pull" comment is one that I'm not going to take to heart. I'm still going to pull, and I'm still going to carry my share of the load. But in a race…


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Mobile Security Battle Royale
Apple has enjoyed relatively few attacks on its iOS devices while attacks targeting Google Android tablets and smartphones have skyrocketed, according to studies. Is Apple's security approach succeeding? There are similarities and some subtle differences in the technical implementations of security in mobile platforms. A group of well-known mobile security experts will debate the security of the top mobile platforms, including Apple iOS and Google Android. The session includes security researchers Zach Lanier of Accuvant, Dino Dai Zovi of Trail of Bits, Charlie Miller of Twitter and Tiago Assumpcao of IOActive.
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Red Carpet Rundown: The Star-Studded Versace x H&M Show
As we mentioned, H&M held its gigantic runway show for the Versace collection in New York last night. Here's all the fancy people that showed up (Blake Lively, Jessica Alba, Uma Thurman, Sofia Coppola) and some truly, jaw-droppingly horrible outfits (like Ke$ha in a full-body leopard suit). Gird your loins.
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An Oscar-nominated child actress took on a new role Friday, reigning grand marshal of a local school's Mardi Gras parade.
An Oscar-nominated child actress took on a new role Friday, reigning grand marshal of a local school's Mardi Gras parade.
Quvenzhan� Wallis, star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," led the Krewe of Panda procession at St. Bernadette Catholic School.
"Next year is our 20th year which is big for us," said parade founder and St. Bernadette's administrative assistant Lydia Landry. "But I don't know how we're going to top this year."
Wallis, 9, starred in the Terrebonne Parish-filmed "Beasts." She got a best actress nomination last month for the role of "Hushpuppy," which was her first acting job. Winners will be announced Feb. 24.
Wallis has spent the past month traveling across the country to appear on talk shows and red carpets. She arrived at the Krewe of Panda parade fresh from what she said is her most important appearance — a makeup test at Elysian Fields where she attends fifth grade.
She hurried to gather her throws for the parade.
"I'm trying to get organized," she said, rifling through bags of beads and stuffed animals.
She pulled out a Tweety Bird, a character she said she loves and set it aside.
"I'm keeping this one," Wallis said.
Wallis is also set to ride as a celebrity guest in the Krewe of Argus parade in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday.
She said she's excited to be in her first big parade in the city. And when asked if she's worn out from all her appearances, she responded "no," in an of-course-not, matter-of-fact way and looked stunned that anyone could possibly think such a thing.
"I'm having too much fun," Wallis said.
The wide grin on her face backed that up as St. Bernadette students, their parents and neighborhood residents line the typically quiet sidewalks and screamed her name. Wallis stopped to pose for pictures and sign autographs for anyone who asked.
Marian Fertitta, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, was the parade captain. She and Wallis each rode in classic Ford Fairlanes, with Fertitta going first.
The two were followed by kindergarten through seventh-grade students dressed in costume and riding in toy Barbie cars and mini Jeep Wranglers on the mile-long U-shaped route that started and ended at the school.
Wallis and her family plan to fly to Los Angeles to attend the Feb. 24 Oscar ceremony, her mom, Qulyndreia Wallis said.
Quvenzhan� is eager to see what it's like and meet her favorite TV stars, but she's not too focused on winning.
"I guess,' she said when asked if she'll win best actress. "Whatever happens, happens."
"I want to meet anybody from Disney Channel or Nickelodeon," Quvenzhan� said. "Debby Ryan, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez."
As for what she'll be wearing that night, the young star doesn't know.
"All I know is that I'm wearing a dress. I like all colors except black by itself."
"I can handle this because it has a little silver in it," Quvenzhan� said pointing to the interior of the car she rode in for the parade. "But if it was straight black, I wouldn't like it."
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Taiwan is aiming to participate in an assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which is to start in September, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin (林永樂) said yesterday.
Taiwan will continue to seek support for its bid for ICAO participation by keeping in close contact with countries such as the US, Lin said during a hearing of the legislature's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.
Lin was responding to a question by a lawmaker on China's attitude toward Taiwan's participation in the Montreal-based ICAO, an organization under the UN which promotes the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation around the world.
Then-Chinese president Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) has said he would consider the possibility of aiding Taiwan in its ICAO bid during a meeting with former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman and envoy to the APEC forum Lien Chan (連戰) on the sidelines of an APEC leadership meeting in September last year.
China has often tried to curb Taiwan's presence in the international community, as it considers Taiwan to be part of its territory.
However, the hostility between the two sides has decreased since President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) took office in 2008.
The ministry sees Hu's remarks as important for Taiwan's ICAO bid, Lin said.
Lin said that, as far as he knows, China is still considering the extent to which it will tolerate Taiwan's participation in the ICAO.
Meanwhile, Taiwan will continue to seek support from ICAO key players and campaign for Taiwan's participation in the aviation body, he said.
US support is indispensable, Lin said, adding that Taipei is hoping to establish closer trade and security exchanges with Washington.
Bills in support of Taiwan's observer status in the ICAO were introduced in both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives last week.


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Laura Robson has split from her coach Miles Maclagan after just four months.
The 19-year-old linked up with Maclagen, who had previously worked with Andy Murray, but she will be looking for a new coach, following a disappointing end to her season.
Robson has been plagued with injury during her time in Asia, where she has been participating in a number of tournaments. She recently suffered a first round exit in the Japan Open, losing to Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Robson has suffered an end-of-season blip after a promising start to the year, she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon, and reached the third round at the US Open, but has had trouble playing consistently well.
It was prior to this year's French Open that Robson split from her former Croatian coach Zeljko Krajan, and she will now take a two week break before looking for her new coach.
Robson said on her Facebook page: "I want to thank Miles for stepping in on quick notice to be my coach this summer.
"I have great respect for him and a person and coach and look forward to continuing our friendship.
"I will take a couple weeks off to refresh my mind and body and will keep my fans updated on my coaching situation."
Robson still remains Britain's number one, and is ranked in 46th place in the latest rankings.
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School news: Here is a schedule of events at South Terrebonne High School, 3879 La. 24, Bourg: first and second period exams for seniors, Thursday.
School news: Here is a schedule of events at South Terrebonne High School, 3879 La. 24, Bourg: first and second period exams for seniors, Thursday; ring ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Thursday; senior breakfast, show and graduation lineup, Friday, third and fourth period exams for seniors, Friday; junior parent meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday; graduation ceremony, 7 p.m. Monday at Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.; first and second period exams, May 21; third and fourth period exams, May 22; and teacher records day, May 23.
CCD news: Registration for St. Ann Catholic Church's 2013-14 CCD program has begun. Register as soon as possible. Volunteers are needed for the next school year.
Church news: The Bible timeline study meetings are scheduled after 8 a.m. Mass on Tuesdays in St. Ann Catholic Church's parish center, 4355 La. 24, Bourg. Sign-up forms are in the back of church. Call Peggy at 594-7111 for information.
Members of St. Ann Knights of Columbus Council No. 8932 will sell Mother's Day corsages to benefit the local chapter of Right to Life at all Masses on Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $5 with all proceeds going to support the local Right to Life chapter.
Catholic Charities: Catholic Charities was contracted by the Immigration Program of Catholic Charities in New Orleans to provide immigration counseling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at the Catholic Community Center in Galliano. For information, call Rob Gorman at 876-0490.
Hours: The Bourg Recreation Center, 4411 Eldred St., is open from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
Eyeglass appeal: The Bourg Lions Club is continuing its appeal for used eyeglasses and hearing aids. The Bourg Lions Club has receptacles in local library branches and several businesses for deposit, or the glasses can be taken on Tuesdays to the Bourg Lions Home, 109 Texas Gulf Road.
Bingo: The Bourg Lions Club's bingo is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Lions Home. If you are playing bingo during your birthday month, you are will be given a free birthday book.
Birthdays: Eric Boquet, May 8; Heidi Guidry, Carolyn Harris, May 9; Linette Boquet; May 10; Cynthia Crochet; May 13; and Adam LeBoeuf, May 14.


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JT's Grille is a place we had heard about, but had never had a chance to visit before now.
Housed in what appears to be an old Waffle House, this place is about as far from a Waffle House as one can get. Part neighborhood bar, part restaurant, it all works and works together well.
The walls are nicely decorated with art from local artists, which is a nice touch, and the color combinations in the restaurant….something I seldom notice…are warm and pleasing. I felt right at home from the moment I stepped foot into JT's.
The menu has a nice selection of burgers, sandwiches, and full meals. They apparently do a booming breakfast business, also, but I didn't get a chance to check the breakfast menu.
When I saw their hand breaded tenderloin on the menu, I knew what I was going to order!
As you can see from the photo, this thing is HUGE. I was stunned at how large it was for the price ($8.95 with a side), and that doesn't happen to me very often.
Often, bigger is not better, but that's not the case here. Let me tell you, folks, this is one stellar tenderloin, one of the best in town. The breading is light and crispy, and stayed very crispy through the life of the sandwich. The meat? I can't say enough about it. Nice, moist and tender, this is certainly tenderloin hall of fame material.
The sandwich was served dressed exactly as I requested, the bun was nicely toasted, the whole sandwich was certainly a 5 out of 5 bites.
For her dinner, Holly chose a grilled pork chop, which came highly recommended by the server – and for good reason: it's simply fantastic! Moist and flavorful, you can't go wrong if you order this as your entrée! This particular offering includes soup or salad and choice of side for $10.95. She got a side salad before the meal and went with JT's special white cheddar and caramelized onion mashed potatoes! As good as it sounds (if you like that kind of thing…and Holly does!) she says that this side left a lot to be desired. The potatoes were neither cheesy nor oniony…they were actually quite plain. She indicated that she would definitely order the pork chop again, but she would choose a different side next time.
JT's Grille is located at 2210 E 54th Street in Indianapolis, just off of Keystone. You can find them online at www.jtsgrille.com, and they also have a Facebook page.


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Castle Freak (1995)Director: Stuart GordonWriter: Stuart Gordon/HP LovecraftStarring: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara CramptonCompany: Full Moon Pictures
Most horror fans have been there before: you're walking through your local video store, looking for a movie to watch when all of a sudden something awesome catches your attention. Whether it's a movie with a terrible pun for a title, a movie about some freakishly large killer animals or something completely absurd and starring a washed up '80s pop-star, once your eyes hit that movie you know that there's nothing else you can possibly watch that night. Unfortunately, as more and more local video stores go under, this experience is becoming less and less common.
Calculated, intentional B-movies specifically designed for cult appeal are almost always a hit and miss affair. Most of the filmmakers who possess aspirations for camp stardom generally aren't well-versed in the art of comedy, a crucial element needed to assure that these films operate efficiently. Making people laugh is both a science and an art form, and from what I can tell, it's a rather difficult mission to accomplish if you don't know what you're doing. An evening spent with R.W.


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The Dallas Cowboys came to terms with third round pick J.J. Wilcox on Wednesday, signing the safety to a four-year contract.
Wilcox was the Cowboys' second third-round selection in this past April's draft, selected with the 80th overall pick. He is expected to compete with veterans Matt Johnson and Will Allen for a starting position.
He played four seasons at Georgia Southern and became the highest-ever NFL draftee in the history of the school.
The Cowboys signed their other third round selection earlier in the week, wide receiver Terrance Williams, leaving only first-round pick Travis Frederick and second round selection Gavis Escobar unsigned.


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Nearly 171 million travelers got on a plane in the United States last summer. This may be the season of mandatory relaxing, yet air travel -- with all its attendant stresses -- can be anything but. And once you reach your destination, your journey to vacation bliss could be held up by stomach bugs and jet lag.
To get you flying the friendly skies as calmly and easily as George Clooney in "Up in the Air," we interviewed several experts about what they recommend -- from supplements to relaxation techniques -- for a more peaceful, healthful journey.
Our Experts
Roberta Lee, M.D., vice chair, Department of Integrative Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center
Alison Sinatra, senior yoga teacher at Kula Yoga Project in New York City
Katherine Tallmadge, registered dietitian in Washington, D.C., and author of "Diet Simple"
If you change time zones, Lee says, you can reset your body clock by taking 1 to 3 milligrams of melatonin -- a hormone that regulates your sleep-wake cycle -- 30 minutes before bedtime. When you wake up, look at the sun for 10 minutes. This will send a message to the part of the brain that coordinates the body's rhythms through changes in lighting detected by the eyes.


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UH Manoa Nursing School selected to be Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy partnerUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Chairman Daniel K. Akaka and Senator Daniel K. Inouye announced today that the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be a funded site for the VA Nursing Academy's Enhancing Academic Partnerships Program. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki called both Senators to inform them of the selection yesterday.
"This partnership will benefit the nursing students at U.H. and veterans across the Pacific by improving training, encouraging innovation, and developing new ways nurses can furnish care in the community," said Chairman Akaka and Senator Inouye. "VA's health system is the largest in the country, charged with meeting the health care needs of veterans, young and old, and developing new approaches to care. While dedicated to veterans, VA benefits the entire country by being a national leader in medical research and educating the next generation of health professionals."
The U.H. proposal
http://www.va.gov/OAA/vana/docs/March2009_Honolulu_abstract.pdf. was supported by Senators Akaka and Inouye in separate letters to VA. The proposal noted that the partnership would admit an additional 40 students over the first three years, expand educational opportunities for students and boost faculty and professional development, and increase the pool of Registered Nurse applicants available for the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System.
"The School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene is very excited about being selected as a nurse academy site with the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System," said Mary Boland, Dean, UH School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene. "This academic-practice partnership supports both our agency's missions while developing capacity to address the nursing faculty shortage, recruitment and retention of professional nurses, and advancement of evidence-based research and practice in Hawai'i and the Pacific Rim."
In addition to UH Manoa, the following schools were informed of their selection: Western Carolina University in Asheville, NC, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pace University in New York City, and Waynesburg University in Pittsburgh, PA.
For more information on the web:
VA Nursing Academies: http://www.va.gov/oaa/vana/default.asp.
VA Pacific Islands Health Care System: http://www.hawaii.va.gov/.
For more information, visit: http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/


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Mercedes war should fuel Ferrari development - Alonso
Fernando Alonso has called on Ferrari to step up its development push to put itself in a position to capitalise on the simmering war at Mercedes.
The title fight took a new twist in Monaco, with the relationship between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton reaching a critical point for the first time. Alonso fell out with Hamilton during the pair's time together at McLaren in 2007, a feud which ultimately left the door open for Kimi Raikkonen to snatch the title from under their noses.
Alonso was a distant fourth in Monaco but he thinks Ferrari could put themselves in a position to capitilise if it takes a big step forward soon.
"I think we are a little bit too far away in the championship battle with them," Alonso said. "We would like to be a little bit closer to challenging them for victories or a little bit closer in the points. I think for us they are so much in front we only can see this battle and this relationship from far, from the outside, it's not really making any difference to us in this moment.
"But if we get into a position to fight for victories or to fight for the championship that will be interesting, if we are in that position and they are struggling with the relationship."
Alonso thinks it is perfectly natural to see the Mercedes duo at odds this season.
"I think it is normal with sport and with Formula One, there's a lot of pressure and a lot of media attention, you should beat your team-mate to get good respect. If you put a championship battle in that garage then things become tense and more public, even sometimes exaggerated.
"I'm sure they have up and downs throughout the year but things get exaggerated. I hope they have a clean championship both and whoever wins is hopefully the best of the two and the one who deserves it more."


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March 27, 2007 > Yearbook staff visits printing facility
Yearbook advisor Peggy Brady of Notre Dame high School in Belmont and her yearbook class visited Jostens Printing and Publishing Plant in Visalia. Jostens representative, Tammy Whitaker, accompanied the group on a tour to see production of their yearbook. Notre Dame's Yearbook receives national recognition each year from Columbia Scholastic Press Association and American Scholastic Press Association and National Scholastic Press Association.Photo (l-r) Front: Kaitlin Bachtold, Kristen Lowe, Nikki Ramos, Laura Yim, Alexandra Prince, Bridget Mahoney, Liz Carey, Dehlia Alcala and Charlene Gemora. Back: Christen Kelly, Chelsea Cwieka, Taylor Common, Katie Delfs, Cassandra Bass, Amanda Deering, Elviza Kho, Kristina Budnik, Emma Battles, Yasmina Zoghbi, Lauren Armanino, Katie Boyle, Emma Clark and Advisor Peggy Brady.Kristen Lowe is the daughter of Kevin and Eva Lowe of Fremont; Kristina Budnik is the daughter of Steven and Corrie Budnik of Fremont.


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Rampage Jackson Fights Hard, Flirts Harder [VIDEO]
MMA fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson certainly has a way with the ladies. This isn't the first time that he has flirted with a reporter either. He even got a little too frisky with a Japanese reporter a few years ago. Just when you thought he has settled down, Rampage is back and acting more inappropriate than ever. Though I have a feeling this reporter didn't mind.