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Rilonacept Solution for injection
What is this medicine?
RILONACEPT is used to treat familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome and Muckle-Wells syndrome. This medicine is not a cure.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
high cholesterol
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
immune system problems
infection (especially a virus infection like chickenpox, cold sores, or herpes)
lung or breathing disease, like asthma
an unusual or allergic reaction to rilonacept, other medicines, hamster protein, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is for injection under the skin. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting. If you get this medicine at home, you will be taught how to prepare and give it. Use exactly as directed. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 12 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
steroid medicines like prednisone or cortisone
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Tell your doctor or healthcare professional if your symptoms do not start to get better or if they get worse. Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress.
Call your doctor or health care professional for advice if you get a fever, chills or sore throat, or other symptoms of a cold or flu. Do not treat yourself. This medicine may increase your risk of getting an infection. Try to avoid being around people who are sick. Tell your doctor or health care professional if you are around anyone with measles or chickenpox or if you develop sores or blisters that do not heal properly.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
signs of infection - fever or chills, cough, sore throat, pain or difficulty passing urine
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
redness, bruising, itching, stinging, or swelling at site where injected
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of reach of children.
If you are using this medicine at home, you will be instructed on how to store this medicine. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date on the label.
March 21, 2017
U.S. FDA-approved Package Insert


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A transaction is a collection of changes to the database. It can be a single change, such as an INSERT statement, or it can be many changes such as a combination of INSERT and UPDATE statements.
When changes are made within a transaction, they are not permanent (and not visible to others looking at the database) until you commit them. In order to use transactions effectively, you have to understand how they work with the database engine you are using. Some databases start a transaction for you automatically. And some will also automatically commit for you after each change so you don't have to actually commit manually.
Generally, you do not want to commit after every database change as seen by the following Banking example.
Banking ExampleYou want to transfer $10 from a savings account to a checking account.
Here are the starting amounts:
Savings: $100
Checking: $50
If you remove $10 from savings and commit, you have a database that looks like this:
Savings: $90
Checking: $50
There is now $10 in limbo. The next step is to add the $10 to checking:
Savings: $90
Checking: $60
Having that $10 in limbo is a big gamble. If your app crashes before it can do the last step, you end up with the $10 being lost and your database integrity compromised.
Transactions prevent this problem. Look at the example again.
Here are the starting amounts:
Savings: $100
Checking: $50
You remove $10 from savings and you add $10 to checking and then you commit. The database now looks like this:
Savings: $90
Checking: $60
The data was never permanently in the database in its intermediate form. If something bad happened before you were able to commit then the database would have remained in its original state with $100 in savings and $50 in checking.
Transactions give you database integrity. But there is another good reason to use them: performance.
PerformanceIf you commit after every database change, you force your database to do a lot of work behind the scenes to make the data permanently available. This is not a big problem when dealing with small amounts of data, but it can really add up when dealing with lots of data.
For example, if you are importing thousands of rows of data into a specific table, committing after each row could cause your import to take several minutes because of all the overhead. Switching to a transaction that only commits at the end (or even every 1000 rows) could result in a tremendous improvement. I've seen times drop from several minutes down to several seconds when using a transaction in this manner.
Transactions give you better performance.
Using TransactionsSo now you know that transactions are often the way to go, but how do you use them? Unfortunately, that varies depending on the database engine.
With SQLite (RealSQLDatabase), a transaction is started for you automatically when you issue your first SQL command that changes the database. You can also explicitly specify a transaction using the "BEGIN TRANSACTION" command. Other database engines have similar commands.
When you are finished with the transaction and want to make the changes permanent, you send the "COMMIT" command. Or if you need to cancel the transaction, you send the "ROLLBACK" command.*
Realbasic code might look like this:
// Assuming there is a property called db that is
// connected to a SQLite (RealSQLDatabase) database.
db.SQLExecute("BEGIN TRANSACTION")
db.SQLExecute("UPDATE Savings SET Type = 'Withdrawal', Amount = -10 WHERE AccountNum = '123456';")
If db.Error Then
End If
db.SQLExecute("UPDATE Checking SET Type = 'Deposit', Amount = 10 WHERE AccountNum = '123456';")
If db.Error Then
End If
* If you have AutoCommit = True then SQLite issues a commit after each command that changes the database. As discussed above, this is usually bad for both data integrity and performance. Don't do it.


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This summer promises to be hot. And we're not talking the weather, folks.
"Suit &Tie" collaborators Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z have officially announced that they will be hitting the road and perfoming in 12 major cities together.
Billed as the Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour, the dynamic duo is scheduled to stop in Toronto, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Detroit, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and Hershey, Pa., between July 17 and Aug. 16.
U.S. & World
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z headlining Wireless Festival in London
They'll perform in such iconic venues as Yanke Stadium, Fenway Park, the Rose Bowl and Candlestick Park.
Of course, the announcement doesn't come as a complete shock. After all, Timberlake did spill a little info to E! News at the Grammys.
"We're still putting it together, but it's going to be a lot of fun," he said. "I don't know how much I should say. It's going to be a lot of fun, I know that."
Meanwhile, tickets for all the dates, except the one at New York City's Yankee Stadium, go on sale Feb. 28. A separate announcement will be made as to when the NYC tickets will be available.


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Did the Winter Olympics put NBC affiliate WESH-Channel 2 on a path to stronger ratings?
In February with the Olympics, WESH won late news and tied WFTV-Channel 9 at 6 p.m.
In March without the Olympics, WESH edged WFTV at 5 p.m. and was a strong second at 6 p.m.
The March ratings period ended Wednesday, and the WESH-WFTV rivalry stood out as the main news. The numbers in this story, unless otherwise noted, are based on the 25-to-54 age group, which is most important to news advertisers.
WFTV was the leader in that age group in early morning, at noon and at 11 p.m.
But WESH handily beat WFTV at 4 p.m. At 5 p.m. weekdays, WESH averaged 22,600 viewers and overtook WFTV with 22,300. WOFL-Channel 35 drew 14,400 for its hour news. WKMG-Channel 6 drew 10,100.
By 5:30, WFTV with 25,900 viewers reclaimed the lead from WESH with 24,200.
At 6 p.m., it was a two-way race between WFTV with 31,700 viewers and WESH with 30,100. WKMG averaged 13,500 viewers, and WOFL had 12,000. (At 6 p.m., WFTV had the greatest reach. It was being seen in 115,900 homes to WESH's 76,800, WKMG's 45,800 and WOFL's 32,400.)
In prime time, CBS affiliate WKMG averaged the most viewers (122,800) and topped ABC affiliate WFTV (116,500). Receiving less help from prime time were NBC affiliate WESH (87,700 viewers, way down from the Olympics) and Fox-owned WOFL (69,600). (WOFL has a content-sharing agreement with the Orlando Sentinel.)
But WFTV with ABC's "Modern Family," "Scandal," "Dancing With the Stars" and the Academy Awards had the schedule most popular with the 25-to-54 age group. A strong prime time can boost a late newscast.
At 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday, WFTV averaged 31,900 viewers. In a tight race for second, WKMG pulled in 27,900 to WESH's 27,800. WOFL averaged 20,500 with its Monday-Friday news at 11.
At 10 p.m., WOFL was the leader with 22,700 viewers. It was well ahead of the WFTV news on sister station WRDQ-Channel 27 with 10,000 and the WESH news on sister station WKCF-Channel 18 with 7,500.
WOFL showed strength in the morning when "Good Day Orlando" ran second from 7 to 9 a.m. to ABC's "Good Morning America." At 9, "Good Day Orlando" was first with the 25-to-54 age group.
But WFTV was the leader at 6 a.m., when it averaged 27,300 viewers in the age group to WESH's 21,500. (The WESH news was seen by an additional 3,500 in a simulcast on sister station WKCF.) WOFL averaged 11,300, and WKMG had 8,400.


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Fast Chat: Matt Damon talks 'Promised Land,' fracking
It goes without saying that Matt Damon is one of the most versatile actors in the film business. He's proven himself as an action hero (the "Bourne" trilogy), romantic lead ("We Bought A Zoo"), in costume dramas ("True Grit"), spy flicks ("Syriana"), caper films (the "Ocean's" series) science fiction ("The Adjustment Bureau"). Plus he's an Oscar winner, thanks to the screenplay he co-wrote with buddy Ben Affleck for "Good Will Hunting."
Now, in "Promised Land," the 42-year-old Massachusetts native has taken on fracking, the controversial method by which natural gas is extracted from rock formations. In the film, which he co-wrote with John Krasinski (and is directed by Gus Van Sant), Damon plays the representative of a major energy company, trying to convince some rural Pennsylvanians to sell leases to their land so it can be exploited for the gas underneath. Damon recently spoke with Newsday contributor Lewis Beale.
How'd you decide to make a movie about fracking? It's not exactly something that screams "audience friendly."
John [Krasinski] and I were talking about doing a movie about American identity, and this issue kind of presented itself as the perfect issue. It is dividing these communities, and it's a great issue to use to see how we make our decisions.
The film is actually pretty absorbing, and not didactic, presenting both sides of the issue. What was the trick?
It was really about the characters... as long as the characters were relatable, and we didn't shortchange them, that would make it work. Ultimately, a movie like this is 100 percent about execution; it's a TV movie if you don't get it right.
Your character comes out of a rural atmosphere himself, but believes towns like the one he grew up in are dying, and that people should take the fracking money and run.
The character says early on that he's a pro-industry guy, and he had this argument with his grandfather. He's fighting against what his grandfather stood for , because it's not realistic. We wanted those things in constant tension. We wanted one of those great Kazan characters, with that streak of self-loathing. This guy is angry at these guys , angry at his grandfather, and angry at himself.
You live in New York, and, as it turns out, the state is dealing with its own fracking issues. What's your opinion on the matter?
What Gov. [Andrew] Cuomo is doing is he has decreed this moratorium, and he wants the science to dictate what he does. That seems to be a pretty rational approach. Rushing into something seems insane, given what's at stake, and given some of the complaints we're starting to hear. Let's wait and see. If there is an industry that's safe and can create jobs, I'm all for it, but we should make sure.
You're involved with a lot of issues, particularly water.org, which is dealing with the global problem of potable water. Do you ever feel overextended?
I really try to focus completely on water.org, and the other things I'll do on a more superficial level, but in terms of time and energy, that goes to water.org. If there are one-off fundraisers, like the Japanese tsunami, I'm always happy to help there.
Well, going from the serious to the glitzy, you recently finished filming "Behind the Candelabra" for HBO, in which you star as Scott Thorson, the boyfriend of Liberace, who's played by Michael Douglas.
Liberace had this love affair with this guy, and they were basically an old married couple; it's an intimate look at that relationship. It's the kind of movie if it were between a man and a woman, you'd turn away, it's just so intimate. The power dynamic, the public side of Liberace, it's a beautiful story, it's tragic, funny, sad.
You also recently finished "Elysium," a macho sci-fi flick in which you return to the action scene. How much longer do you think you can continue kicking cinematic butt?
If I look at the role and I can believe myself in it, I'll go for it. Bruce Willis is still pulling it off. Tom Cruise is 50, and looks 30. It's more a question of how I take care of myself. I'm 42 now; I figure I have some time.
I'm assuming in your personal life you aren't excessively macho, especially because you live with five women -- your wife (Luciana Barroso), your three daughters, and your wife's daughter from a previous marriage. What's that like?
It's the full spectrum of experiences from the greatest joy, to sometimes I want to go out the window. Girls engage with the world so differently. The good thing about New York is the parks, and you can go for a walk by yourself.
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The first Danish basic research centre in law opens
A new basic research centre in law at the University of Copenhagen has been established to study the growth of international courts and their influence on the transformation of law and politics.
The centre aims to investigate international courts, both because they illustrate recent global developments of law, and because they allow us to explore more generally the foundational elements of law. With the introduction of international courts as well as an international legal order we can observe how the founding stones of law are laid again, says Professor Mikael Rask Madsen, the principal investigator from the Centre of Excellence for International Courts, iCourts. iCourts received a grant of 42 million Danish kroner from the Danish National Research Foundation and is, thus, the first basic research centre at the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen:
"The grant from the Danish National Research Foundation is intended to ensure that we can participate in the highest echelon of international research. Eventually, the centre will be able to strengthen the Faculty's ability to attract internationally recognised researchers, young talented postdocs and PhD students from all over the world," says Henrik Dam, Dean of the Faculty of Law.
Increasing number of international courts
The number of international courts is clearly growing. According to Mikael Rask Madsen, it is a trend, among other things, which reflects the path towards an emerging global society:
"Global exchanges in the areas of economy, culture and communication, challenge the sovereign authority of the state and thereby the traditional anchoring of law in the nation-state. International courts are often established as institutions to restore order at the supranational level. Therefore, one can in many ways view the growth of international courts as an attempt to recreate the (legal) order in an increasingly globalised society."
An example is the EU, which was first established as the Coal and Steel Community, but today has evolved into a comprehensive regulation of the economy in Europe where the Court of Justice of the EU is playing a key role. Similarly, the emergence of international human rights courts have dramatically changed our understanding of human rights and states' practices in the area.
Global crises create courts
One of the main theses of the centre's research is that major geopolitical changes and crises create 'windows of opportunity' for the implementation of major international reforms. According to Mikael Rask Madsen, many international courts emerged precisely in the aftermath of the Second World War and after the end of the Cold War. Looking at the world map, a clear pattern appears; international courts are located almost exclusively in Europe, Africa and Latin America.
"It's most likely not a coincidence that international courts are found primarily in the areas once colonised by European powers and where the European legal culture has thus left its imprint. Today, it is however the European model of international law and courts that has developed under the auspices of the EU and Council of Europe which is spreading. The primary reason for this is probably that 'it seems to work'. If the objective was to end war among the major European powers, the project has succeeded. If the objective was to ensure that European economies did not collapse completely after the Second World War, the project succeeded as well - at least until recently," says Mikael Rask Madsen.
The Need for Diplomacy
According to Mikael Rask Madsen, it is somewhat of a miracle that international courts actually work:
"They are deeply dependent on the Member States, which ultimately always can decide to withdraw from an international agreement. Therefore, international courts need a high level of diplomacy - they must continually legitimise themselves, both in regards to governments and citizens. This, in turn, leads us directly to the essential focus of the research centre: It will investigate how the courts legitimise and institutionalise themselves - and how they create independence, both as institutions and through the legal work related to the creation of a corpus juris in the form of case law and legal principles," explains Mikael Rask Madsen.
Opening Reception
The Fundamental Research Centre of Excellence for International Courts, iCourts, will be launched with an opening reception on 12 March at 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Professor Mikael Rask Madsen
Centre of iCourts, Faculty of Law
Tel.: +45 35 32 31 99
Mobile: +45 24 80 55 57
Communications Officer
Nina Højsteen
Tel. +45 35 32 40 05
Professor Mikael Rask Madsen
Centre of iCourts, Faculty of Law
Email: Mikael.Madsen @ jur.ku.dk
Tel.: +45 35 32 31 99
Mobile: +45 24 80 55 57
Communications Officer
Nina Højsteen
Tel. +45 35 32 40 05
Email: email@example.com
Key researchers
Professor Karen Alter, Professor Mikael Rask Madsen, Professor Henrik Palmer Olsen, Professor Marlene Wind, Associate Professor Anne Lise Kjaer, Associate Professor Joanna Jemielniak, Associate Professor Carina Bischoff
iCourts, The Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence for International Courts is established by a major grant from the Danish National Research Foundation. In addition, the centre has received support from Sapere Aude and EURECO.
Facts on international courts
There are currently 25 international courts.
The most well-known international courts are the European Court of Human Rights, The International Criminal Court and the Court of Justice of the EU.
See the world map showing court location and information on all international courts


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Aaron Ingram recently completed his seventh year as the running
backs coach at Sacramento State. Ingram also served as the team's
recruiting coordinator from 2011-14.
Since joining the staff, the Hornets have established themselves as one of the top rushing teams in the Big Sky Conference, averaging over 150 yards per game. In two of the last three seasons, the team has averaged over 160 yards per game which were the most by the team since 2000.
Last season, Ingram had to adjust to injuries which forced each of his top five running backs to miss games. Despite the setbacks, the team combined to rush for 1,621 yards and 16 touchdowns.
In 2012, Ezekiel Graham led a balanced rushing attack with 861 yards and five touchdowns. Graham was also dangerous out of the backfield with 40 receptions for 406 yards and two TDs. Those numbers helped him earn honorable mention all-Big Sky honors. Along with Graham, the Hornets also had three other rushers compile at least 200 yards during the season.
The 2011 season featured a balanced rushing attack as four players had at least 50 carries. The group was led by senior Bryan Hilliard who closed his career with 665 yards and seven touchdowns. Ingram coached Hilliard throughout his career and saw the Sacramento native vault up the Hornet record book. Hilliard left Sacramento State ranked third in school history with 3,456 career rushing yards and second with 38 career rushing touchdowns. He was also a three-time all-Big Sky selection.
During Ingram's first season with the team (2007), Hilliard rushed for 826 yards and seven touchdowns despite playing just nine games during the year. He also ended the year strong, rushing for at least 100 yards in each of the final three games, including a 243-yard, three-touchdown effort against Idaho State in season finale.
In 2008, Ingram used a three-back attack which featured Hilliard, Evander Wilkins and Jake Croxdale. The trio combined for 1,853 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. Hilliard led the way with 1,082 yards and 12 touchdowns in his 10 games.
In 2009, Ingram used four different starting running backs and had three of them rush for at least 100 yards in a game. The group combined to average 121.9 yards per game and scored 14 touchdowns.
Prior to coming to Sacramento State, Ingram spent three seasons as the running backs coach at Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif.
A veteran offensive coach, Ingram was the quarterbacks coach at San Jose City College from Dec. 2002-Dec. 2004 before moving to Foothill. He also had stints as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Washington High School in Fremont (Dec. 2001-Dec. 2002), the receivers and tight ends coach at Fresno City College (March 1999-Dec. 2001) and the running backs and quarterbacks coach back at Washington High School (Dec. 1994-Mar. 1999).
While at Fresno City College, the Rams posted a 29-1 overall record in three years and advanced to three consecutive bowl games. The team led the nation in scoring each season and had nine former players go on to play in the NFL.
As an assistant at FCC, Ingram worked closely with current Detroit Lion running back Maurice Morris. At Fresno City, Morris set national JC records of 4,487 all-purpose yards and 3,708 yards rushing on 593 carries.
Ingram is the latest member of his family to coach at Washington HS. His grandfather, Jim, was the longtime head coach while his father, Michael, coached the offensive line.
Ingram graduated from Washington High School in Fremont in 1991 and played at Cal State Hayward until the program was discontinued in 1994.
He and his wife, Jamie, were married in June of 2008. Jamie is
the head volleyball coach at William Jessup University.
Recruiting Area: All high schools and junior colleges in the East Bay.


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There's a right and wrong way to go about asking to marry an Igbo girl or woman from the elders of her (extended family) and most men do it wrong and spend dearly for their mistakes – scroll down to find out. How many times is a would-be-groom expected to visit his future Igbo in-laws before getting their consent to marry their daughter? What are the things a groom expected to bring to the introduction, during his first official (introductory) visit and subsequent visits to the bride-to-be's parents and extended family. Continue reading to find out everything the groom need to know about the igbo customary marriage introduction in this post, which is part 2 of the series "Stages & Process Involved in preparing for an Igbo Traditional Marriage Ceremony" – you can find the links to the other parts at the end of this article down below.
Stages & Process Involved in Igbo Traditional Marriage Ceremony
The igbo traditional marriage rites and process can be broken down into 4 main stages, and the groom-to-be with his family members are expected to visit the bride's direct and extended family for the necessary discussions and bride price negotiations. First, I need to share with you a common mistake you should avoid (below) that could cause you to spend more money.
Common Mistakes Men Make When Trying to Marry an Igbo Girl/ Lady
In Igboland, your marriage proposal (with your fiance) is not enough to take her to the altar. You need to meet and ask her bigger family, her father's family. Asking her father or Uncle (guardian) is not enough, although it's the right first step. Note that the process is simple, friendly and not complex at all – although most men let hearsay keep them from taking the next bold step. Read on to know how to go about marrying an Igbo lady according to the Igbo custom.
Many grooms-to-be to igbo ladies make the mistake of wanting to jump this stage – some take their very first visit to the bride's extended family as the 'traditional marriage' only to be told that they have to obtain the traditional marriage list and prepare to do the 'ime ego' (bride price payment) and 'igba nkwu' (traditional engagement/ wedding ceremony). Courtesy, and tradition, demands that you first meet-and-greet elders of her family, make your marriage intentions known to them, and them OFFICIALLY ask them how to proceed to marry their daughter. You should not take a marriage list unless the bride's family officially presented you with 'the list', usually upon your request when you make your introductory visit. However, on the very first visit, do not go empty-handed, make a good first impression by taking some good quality gifts (usually some bottles of wines and hot drinks, and anything else) – again, courtesy demands that. That's (almost) how it's done everywhere in Nigeria. In Igboland, if a groom-to-be brings the engagement list on his very first visit, your intentions would be suspicious, the items you bring would be received (but not regarded as 'traditional marriage list gifts') and you will still be required to bring the bride's village official/ customary engagement list gift items – meaning you will spend more. Read on for the customary way to go about asking to marry an igbo girl or woman.
Visit #1: The Introduction, Proposal/ Inquiry (Iku Aka or Iju Ese)
The igbo translation of iku aka is 'to knock on the door' and "Iju Ese" is translated as: 'to ask about or inquire'. This is the very first visit of the groom-to-be to his prospective in-laws. Escorted by some members of his family, the would-be-groom makes an introductory visit and formally introduces himself and his family members to the bride-to-be's family, officially makes known his intent to marry their daughter, and then 'asks' for the bride's parents' consent.
The Groom's Escort Party: You (the groom) should not go alone for the 'iku aka' visit – you are expected to be accompanied with your father and elderly relatives, plus a few close friends (optional). Here, the groom-to-be, accompanied by his parents and a small group of close family members (one or two uncles and aunts) visit the bride's parents to officially announce his interest in marrying their daughter, and also asking the girl's hand in marry their daughter. His father or an elderly Uncle would be the spokesman at this visit.
Discretionary Gifts: When going for the 'iku aka', the groom is not expected to take any gift along, but you can use your discretion to take a few gifts – not good to go to your in-laws empty handed. We see some grooms taking some hot drinks (some kolanuts, a small gallon of palm wine, alcoholic drinks such as schnapps/ whisky, and/ or non-alcoholic wine), on this initial visit to his future inlaws.
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The bride may not be present during the 'Iku Aka', if she does not live with her parents. If she lives with her parents, she would be called in and asked for her own consent, and if her answer is "yes", the gifts (kolanuts and drinks) are accepted and shared there and then, and further visits would be scheduled. If not, the meeting would come to an end. If the bride-to-be lives far from her parents, her family will tell you that you will be contacted with the answer/ response, whether a 'yes' or 'no'. If you receive a 'yes', you proceed to the 'ime ego' stage.
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White iPhone 4 vs. black iPhone 4 comparison
A few days ago we hit you with our white iPhone 4 hands-on gallery, giving you an up-close look at the device as it stands on its own. Today we've put together a gallery showing the yet-to-be-released white iPhone 4 next to the currently available black model. Go ahead and look through the images to see not just the obvious differences (you know…the white front and back of the device,) but also the more subtle ones. Things like the dock connector and headphone jack are also white, unlike what you'd find on the black model.
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We often sit through the haftorah wondering, "Why do we read the haftorah anyway?" Krias HaTorah of the parsha makes sense—we read a portion of the Chumash each week so that we finish the entire Torah over the course of the year. But we're not reading a portion of Navi each week so that we can finish all of it on some kind of schedule.
The purpose of the haftorah is for us to become familiar with insights and themes from the Navi. The goal of this column is to enhance that familiarity.
Let's play a bit of word association.
I will mention a word and you will relate (to yourself) the first words that come to your mind.
Can I guess what you thought of?
Wicked? Idolatrous? Story of Jews' failure at the time of the Shoftim?
Something like that, right?
Well, all that is true. There was an idolatrous man during the Shoftim era with a famous idol, pesel Micha, that many Jews worshipped. But there was another Micha as well, the Navi Micha in Trei Asar, the Twelve Prophets. This Micha lived at the time of the more famous prophet, Yeshaya, at the time of the first Beis HaMikdash.
We read from the 5th and 6th perakim of Micha for this week's haftorah and while sometimes the link between parsha and haftorah is not perfectly clear, here Micha mentions the episode of Balak and Bilaam attempting to curse Klal Yisrael and Hashem thwarting their plans. In fact, Micha helps us understand the true gravity of the threat a potential curse from Bilaam posed.
We may be tempted to read Parshas Balak as a quaint, if not comical story of two classic, almost cartoon-like characters trying to accomplish something and things never seem to go their way. But the way Micha describes the event, Klal Yisrael was in great danger and needed Hashem's special salvation to escape the wrath of Bilaam.
Micha reports what HaKadosh Baruch Hu told him to tell Klal Yisrael as to why they should strengthen their service to Him. What are the "talking points" G-d wants mentioned? The miraculous splitting of the Yam Suf? The manna? Revelation on Har Sinai? The sun stopping in Givon? Nothing of the sort.
"I brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slaves. I sent Moshe before you [to lead you] and Aharon and Miriam with him. My people, please remember the terrible things that King Balak of Moav planned to do. And remember what Bilaam, Beor's son, answered him. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal. Then you will know [and remember] the righteousness of Hashem." (Micha 6:4-5)
Apparently, from all the varied events Hashem could have wanted Klal Yisrael to recall the most powerful is the story of Bilaam's curse.
Why? Aren't the follies of Balak and Bilaam a harmless and almost entertaining event?
Apparently not.
Though it may not appear this way on the surface, Bilaam had a strong relationship with Hashem. As the midrash writes (paraphrased from Tanna d'bei Eliyahu, Rabbah, Chapter 28): "In one regard, Bilaam's prophecy had an advantage which Moshe Rabbeinu's did not. He saw Hashem's ways more clearly." In addition, Berachos 7a tells us Bilaam knew how to calculate when Hashem would be "angry" and more susceptible to the midas hadin which could be utilized against Klal Yisrael.
Obviously, the fact that Hashem revealed Himself to Bilaam was not some random act. Think about the following.
The Rambam says (Hilchos Yesodei Torah 7:1): "Prophecy can only be received by one who is extremely wise and learned, has mastered proper character traits, never lets his evil inclination overpower him in any matter in the world, and battles and defeats his evil inclination constantly."
This must be true for Bilaam as well. Otherwise, he could not have merited prophecy. The Bilaam we know of is post-prophecy. Before Bilaam became a prophet, he was super-righteous, holy, kind, and godly. He would analyze and criticize his own actions and continually work to grow spiritually. However, once granted prophecy, Bilaam was unable to handle it. Prophets are not created in a vacuum; the only reason Moshe became the greatest of all prophets was because the spiritual genetics of the Avos, Imahos, and the entirety of Klal Yisrael produced a Moshe. Lacking a solid spiritual structure, Bilaam was not able to deal properly with prophecy and became corrupt and wicked.


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Brian Rogers tallied a goal for the second straight game, helping No. 10 Harvard start its season 2-0 (David Silverman Photography).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Scott Prozeller,
Brian Rogers and Ross Friedman each
tallied a goal to propel the No. 10 Harvard men's soccer team to a
3-2 non-conference victory at Massachusetts Monday afternoon.
Austin Harms
made one save on the day to help the Crimson improve its early
season record to 2-0-0 and extend the team's unbeaten streak
against UMass to nine games (8-0-1).
Just under midway through the first half, Harvard was called for a foul in the box, giving UMass (0-1-1) a penalty kick attempt. Bryan Craft took the ensuing chance for the Minutemen and buried a shot past Harms at 18:21, putting UMass ahead with the game's first score.
In a physical first half that saw 24 fouls and two yellow cards, the Crimson mustered seven shots, but only one on net until the 44:47 mark. Kyle Henderson took a corner kick for Harvard and Connor McCarthy blasted the ball on net. McCarthy's shot created a rebound and Prozeller controlled the ball and fired a shot into the net, tying the game just before the break.
Harvard tacked on another goal early in the second frame at 48:27, as Robert Millock placed a cross pass on the foot of Rogers. Rogers shot the ball just inside the right post, giving the Crimson a 2-1 lead. In the 57th minute, the Minutemen created two chances to tie the game, but a shot by Ben Arikian was blocked in front, and seconds later, Stuart Amick hit the crossbar with his attempt.
In the 71st minute, Friedman extended Harvard's lead to 3-1 as he netted the first goal of his career. Henderson was credited with his second assist of the afternoon as he crossed a pass from the right, and Friedman headed the ball into the goal. Late in the 85th minute, Amick pulled the Minutemen within one goal, scoring from a shot inside the box at 84:58.
Up next, Harvard, which looks to begin a season at 3-0 for a second-straight season, will visit Connecticut Sept. 11 for a non-conference game at 7:30 p.m.


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Jane and I are the parents of three girls. If you know anything about girls then you know everything about jumping rope. It's a ritual for girls. Every little girl that I ever knew had a jump rope. Even the schools they attended had large, grass jumping ropes. I tried 'jumping' a couple times. I still remember some of the lingo: 'hot peppers' and 'double dutch.' I also remember that the secret to jumping rope was the timing. I mean, the rope, or in some cases the ropes, were 'whirlwinds' of rope! I can still see one of our daughters standing at the side, 'semi-stepping' into the rope, waiting for just the right time to 'step in.' They needed to get into the rhythm of the thing to get into the thing! Remembering that 'whirlwind of ropes' reminded me of how life is, and especially the Christian Life.
Our lives are like those whirlwinds. We are so busy. We're trying to 'keep up with the Joneses.' We're attempting to become financially secure; most everyone is trying to 'get theirs' before someone else comes along and takes 'theirs' from them. Most are searching for a fountain of youth. We're dieting. We're exercising. We look for purpose. On top of that, we 'gotta' have transportation, gotta get some health insurance, got bills to pay, gas is going up to $4 a gallon, gotta eat, have to mow the grass before it rains, when was that soccer game? There is this meeting and that meeting. Don't forget the braces for 'Sally's smile,' for some people the pool needs 'shocking,' there's the wedding to get organized and pay for, need to back up the computer just in case some virus comes along and destroys all that important information on that hard drive. Need to order that "How to Save Time and Money" book from Half.com. Got to re-schedule the dentist appointment. Supposed to meet the spouse downtown at 6pm, deliver the girls at 7pm. Can't forget to make the chicken-noodle soup for the neighbor who's sick with the latest flu, hopefully not that 'bird flu' thing! When am I ever going to get the flowers watered? That's just today's list. Tomorrow has its own problems and solutions. It's hurry, hurry, hurry! It's turnin' and burnin'!
I got tired just typing that list. Ever since the Garden of Eden incident, the children of Adam and Eve have 'paddled upstream' against so many daily struggles. In the beginning, Adam and Eve lived in an environment that fostered Peace. I doubt that they knew what a 'whirlwind' was, living in the 'terrarium' of the original earth. Now, this earth comes with a 'hard-labor' just to exist.
I remember a story told by Max Lucado. It was about a 60 year old man that had just finished running in his 60th iron-man contest. Max asked him how he did it at that age and at that pace. The man's reply was, 'I start out very slow and taper off after that.' That's a pretty good formula for the Christian life I think. I don't mean that in relationship to working hard, I mean that in the sense of slowing down enough to hear the heart of God and tapering off enough to make quality decisions about what to spend our time.
That's why it's so critical for believers to 'enter into His Rest.' Doing that is very much like entering that jump rope. Having been born again, we then, in a second step of our choosing, can enter into the life-style of the Gospel. Jesus said, 'If you abide in my Word, then you are my disciples, and you shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you Free.' Just as in this Scripture verse, the Christian life is a process. At the end of that process, we will be made free! I mean you have to go through something; we need to get in 'order' with God, to discover the fullness of God. So much of the Gospel has an order like that. Remember: Body, Soul and Spirit. Faith, Hope and Love. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Things 'that were, that are and that are to come.' The Outer court, Inner court and Holy of Holies of the tabernacle. We move through places with God, in patterns ordered by God. To get to the Peaceful place of God, we will need to move in His patterns in our daily lives. We will need to move in the patterns of God and get into the 'rhythm' of God.
I have used this story before about chairs. We can have a seminar on chairs. We can get coffee table books showing us all kinds of chairs. We can purchase DVD's that show us how chairs are designed, manufactured and sold. We can travel to factories and look at all kinds of chairs. We can buy a chair or buy hundreds of chairs, but having done all those things, you'll still not really 'know' the true nature and purpose of a chair until you've sat down on one! You must put all your weight on a chair before you know everything there is to know about a chair. Before that you had a theory about chairs, you had ideas about how a chair works and even speculated on a chair's purpose. However, you have to actually sit in a chair to know all about chairs. The Gospel is the same. All the reading, the memorizing, the attending Bible studies, traveling to conferences and discussions about the Gospel will only leave you with a philosophy about the Gospel. Until you have put you weight (your life) on the Gospel you really don't know the Gospel. To find that peaceful place inside this earthly whirlwind, we will need to enter into the center of that whirlwind. That is where God is.
You've heard of the phrase 'eye of the hurricane'. In the center of those terrible storms, with winds and destruction all around, there is a place where it is calm. You can actually stand in the 'eye' right in the middle of that storm and be perfectly safe. The Gospel will do that for us. Right in the middle of the war on terror, in the middle of financial pressure, in the heat of a medical crisis, there is a Peaceful Place! But, you're not going to be able to enter into it by just 'talking about it.' We will have to get in rhythm with the 'God life;' we'll have to take a step to get in there! Just as we must get into the rhythm of the rope to enter into 'hot peppers,' we'll need to get into the rhythm of God as well. Become a giver, not just money but attitude as well. Become an encourager, not just someone needing encouragement all the time. Become someone that is externally minded. Someone not consumed by 'my way, my rights, and my needs.' Those are the 'semi-steps' similar to our daughters waiting at the edge of the jump rope, timing the jump rope. Getting into the rhythm with God will cause us to enter into the center of the 'whirlwinds' of this life. It is calm inside that place once you get in the 'center.' You can relax there. There will be things going on all around you but you will not have to struggle each day. You will not 'pull your hair out' trying to come up with every solution. You will enter into a state of trusting God in a way that you have not been able to do thus far.
Inside that peaceful place there are blessings! Getting into the 'rhythm of God' sets in motion a life-style with God. Will everything be perfect? No! Will it always go well? Probably not! Is every day a 'picnic'? No, might be a war that day! But in God's very special way, blessings come around just the same. There is a special meaning to the Hebrew word for blessing, "R'RaCha." In that language, and so much of the time in all that language, special notice is to be taken when reading or studying the original text. In the Hebrew language words are either male or female. In this case, the word "R'RaCha…" is female. Its essence is that one blessing becomes two blessings, and so on. You see, "R'RaCha" has the ability and the nature to multiply itself! One blessing produces many more! We will have to become like Radar O'Reilly on Mash, 'wait for it!' Some days we will not be able to see it, but Radar O'Reilly could always anticipate it something happening long before anyone else. It will come if we are in that center place, that secret place that God has prepared for us. Get in rhythm with God's season. Give and expect it to grow, Love and expect it to multiply, Trust and watch the Father be Trustworthy. That's the rhythm of God. Keep doing even when things don't seem to be working for you. You need to stop looking back to see if it's working for you. Going back is to step back into the whirlwind. According to Scripture, going back is seven times worse! Anyway, faith is the evidence of things not seen. Just do it! Over and over do it! That faithful 'action' will eventually produce a 'kingdom' blessing from God's Life.
You will have to step into God's rhythm, just like our daughters stepped into that jump rope. In that place, in that 'center,' scriptures that emphasize we 'are not our own,' that we 'are not seeking our own life' will make sense and become natural way to live for us. Believing is enough to get us to Heaven, actively stepping from the edge of the whirlwind to the center of the whirlwind, stepping from just 'Believer' to being a Disciple takes 'process'! That process, as best as I can describe it, is acting like and depending on God as our center of the whirlwind. It's the old argument, not just talk but walk also. It's not walk for the Laws sake. It's a walk whose action produces the environment for manifestation of God. It's Faith with action, Faith with walk.
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Nashville, Tenn. – Freshman Tigerbelle jumper Clairwin Dameus is preparing to represent TSU in the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
"It's exciting to be competing with some of the best athletes in the world. I haven't been working on the long jump a lot this year, but I have been putting in extra time these past few weeks to prepare," Damues said.
The event runs from June 19-23, but the Boynton Beach, Fla. native will compete in the Junior Women's Long Jump competition at 1:10 p.m. CT on Friday. With a far enough leap, she could then qualify for the Pan Am Junior Games in Medellin, Columbia Aug. 23-25.
"I have always dreamt of going to the Olympics and my goal is be there in four years. I feel like competing this Friday is the first step in accomplishing that [goal]," Dameus said.
Dameus was a top performer in her first year at Tennessee State taking home five titles and 17 top-five finishes in the Outdoor Season.
Her career-best in the long jump was a hop of 6.14 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 10. Her performance earned her a third-place finish in the prestigious meet.
Des Moines will host some of the top junior athletes in the country, ages 16-19, with the top finishers representing the red, white and blue in Medellin, Colombia August 23 – August 25. This year's Team USA squad will look to best the 72 medals won by Team USA at the 2011 Pan Am Junior Athletics Championships in Miramar, Florida.
Hosted by Greater Des Moines and Drake University, Iowa looks to continue long and storied legacy as a track and field destination. Drake Stadium has once before played host to the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2010, three times the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2008, 2011, and 2012, and 104 editions of the Drake Relays.
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A good news-bad news situation for the Rapids after they learned their draw for the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.
The good news: Colorado conveniently missed the monsters of Mexico. A good turn, as Mexican teams have dominated the tournament in recent years (winning the past six) and overall (winning 27 of 48 trophies since 1962).
The bad news: The Rapids were placed in Group B with Real España, last year's Honduran Liga Nacional apertura champion.
Colorado and España are the two auto-qualifiers into the group stage. They will be joined by the winners of preliminary round matches between Mexico's Santos Laguna vs. Honduras' Olimpia, and El Salvador's Isidro Metapan vs. a to-be-determined Caribbean Football Union team.
If there's a bright side to the Rapids' pairing with España it's that the Honduran team is now without its top scorer from last season, Brazilian national Douglas Mattoso.
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The L.A. Galaxy got a group-stage draw as winners of the MLS Supporter's Shield last season and are paired in Group A with auto-seed Alajuelense of Costa Rica. Group C, to round out the bracket, is a mess.
The Rapids and Galaxy have a reputation to uphold. Real Salt Lake last season played into the Champions League final, losing to Monterrey on a 3-2 aggregate (2-2, 1-0). Before that, an MLS team hadn't made it to the title game since 2000, when L.A. beat Honduras' Olimpia.
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Lesser Sand-Plovers
Although the tide wasn't yet full, it had already covered most of the Mullens roost site.
The smaller shorebirds were having to move from where they had first roosted and these ones flew in just ahead of me. They were not sure that they really wanted to be that close to me but when I stayed very still they settled down and let me get some good photos. They are Lesser Sand-Plovers (Charadrius mongolus) which also used to be called Mongolian Dotterels. This is their non-breeding plumage.
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Great shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.ReplyDelete
They are cute birds, it is nice that they allowed you to be close. I love the last shot.ReplyDelete
such lovely photos; love the line up and the reflectionsReplyDelete
Lovely shots! The reflections are great!ReplyDelete
You caught some nice Beauties here!ReplyDelete
Wouldn't mind seeing a flock of them :-)
Need to get my butt down to the beach again too, but besides some Black-headed Gulls and the occasional Plover, there's not much going on right now :-)
Smart shore birds, brilliant site when large numbers of shore birds start to roostReplyDelete
It also means that your generally in a lovely location
nice shots Mick. I don´t think I have seen this one before. Being on these memes is really educational. :)ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you and your family. From a not snowy Sweden this year. So far I better say. :)
Such lovely birds! So glad they weren't disturbed by your presence...enjoyed seeing these photos!ReplyDelete
Great captures Mick.ReplyDelete
Love the pictures and admire your knowledge -- I really have trouble with shorebirds IDs.ReplyDelete
Great shots!ReplyDelete
Love the last shot too.
Happy New Year.
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 5:53 AM
Nice shots! I like the reflections.ReplyDelete
Wonderful birds to see...ReplyDelete
I guess you did get some nice pictures, way to fit in!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
Lovely reflections...there is something about the word plover that sounds funny...thank you for stopping by and have a very nice New Year..MichelleReplyDelete


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Jessica Taylor calls in right whale sightings to prevent the rare whales from being hit by ships.
The mouse is taped to the wall next to the window. The laptop is strapped to the floor at her feet. Want to make a call? Just punch the button shoved behind the armrest.
All of her strangely placed gadgets allow her one important freedom: She never has to look away from the window. That's important because her job is to scan the Atlantic Ocean for North Atlantic right whales, which are critically endangered. Her workspace is the cramped back seat of a four-person plane.
Taylor, of the New England Aquarium, is part of a huge network of people who are looking out for the right whale as females of the species give birth off the coast of southern Georgia and northern Florida from now until the end of March. How to identify a right whale »
As she scans the Atlantic waters, she's searching for good news: mom-and-calf pairs that will help the whale population rebound. Only about 400 of the whales are known to be alive today.
Here's how she goes about that task:
When she spots a whale from 1,000 feet in the air, Taylor clicks the mouse that's taped to the cabin wall. Without looking away, she then punches a button to activate a satellite phone and calls in the whale's coordinates to a worker on the ground. Ship and plane captains all over the area get word of the whale location in near-real time through e-mail alerts, text messages, faxes and pager messages.
Ships are one of the biggest threats to right whales, which are slow swimmers and hang out near the surface of the water, where they're susceptible to being hit. Researchers hope the alerts that Taylor and others help put out will reduce the amount of whales that are hit and killed by boats.
The whales are jet-black in color and have no shark-like dorsal fin. That makes spotting them difficult -- both for ship captains and for Taylor.
"People think, 'Oh, it's a whale. It's going to be huge! It's going to stand out,' " she said after landing for a lunch break Sunday. "But when you're 1,000 feet ... away, they can be hard to spot."
The news from the skies isn't always good.
On a recent flyover, Taylor and fellow observer Zach Swaim photographed a new mother, No. 2660, who's named Gannet because she has a bird-like pattern on her head. Gannet was without her newborn calf, and observers fear the calf is dead.
As Taylor pressed her face against the four-seat plane's window to get a better look, she saw a small fishing boat headed straight for Gannet. The scientists radioed the boat from the air, but the fisherman appeared not to hear them. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, he dropped anchor and avoided a collision.
One crisis was averted. But the researchers have to take the work one day at a time -- never giving up hope that their efforts will keep this rare species from plummeting into extinction.
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Records fall on Day 1 of U.S. Paralympic Trials - Swimming
BISMARCK, N.D. – It was a record-breaking day one of the 2012 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Trials. Four world records, 35 new American records and 11 PanAm records were set Thursday at the Bismarck State College Aquatic and Wellness Center. The competition is the sole selection event for U.S. athletes to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games.
During the morning's preliminary competition, Kelley Becherer (Sheboygan, Wis.) got things started by setting a new world record in the women's 400m freestyle (S13) with a 200m split time of 2:11.42.
Two-time U.S. Paralympian Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) also made waves by breaking three world records on the day. Long broke her own world mark in the women's 400m freestyle, which she set in 2009, with a time of 4:44.17.
A little more than an hour later, Long bested her own world record mark in the 100m women's breaststroke (S8) with a time of 1:28.53. Additionally, her 50m split in that race also set a new world record time of 42.07.
"My teammates and I have worked so hard, so it's always super exciting to see how things turn out at a competition like this," said Long. "While we have all trained for this, on race day, you just never know - anything can happen."
Lieutenant Brad Snyder (St. Petersburg, Fla.), U.S. Navy, also had a big day in the pool. Snyder, who was blinded by an IED blast while deployed in Afghanistan in September 2011, raced in the men's 400m freestyle prelims (S11) in 4:39.52, a time which now ranks him number one in the world in that event.
Snyder, who said the pressure was off heading into tonight's finals, proceeded to better his earlier time in the event, finishing in 4:35.62.
"The 2012 Paralympic Games are a goal of mine," said Lt. Snyder. "Besides hoping to compete in London, this is a way for me to show people that an injury like this doesn't have to stop you. I'm not going to stop living life because of losing my vision."
A total of 11 athletes, including Jessica Long, who live and train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., are competing at the trials.
"At a meet like this, you look for little surprises, and today there have been lots of surprises, so I'm very pleased," said U.S. Paralympics Swimming Resident Coach Dave Denniston. "The swimming today has been outstanding."
Case in point includes performances by resident athlete Ileana Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.), who dropped seven seconds in the 100m breaststroke. Also resident athlete and two-time U.S. Paralympian Rudy Garcia-Tolson (Bloomington, Calif.), who shaved several seconds off of his 400m freestyle time. And resident athlete Lantz Lamback (Augusta, Ga.) also set an American record and new personal best in the 400m freestyle, and he is now ranked fifth in the world in the event.
Thirty-four athletes (20 female and 14 male) will be nominated to the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team at the conclusion of competition. The 2012 Paralympic Games will take place in London, England, Aug. 29-Sept. 9. More than 4,000 athletes with a physical disability from 165 countries will compete in 19 sports.
Trials competition continues through Saturday, June 16. Live results can be found online at http://www.bismarckaquatics.com/hytek/results/evtindex.htm.
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A 12-12-12 Video Featuring You!
12-12-12 only happens once every hundred years, so we're celebrating the best way we know how – by geocaching!
We're asking you to be one of the many cachers who will join us to celebrate not only the date, but also the activity we all love. There are plenty of ways to join in: get outside and log a find, attend one of the many geocaching events being held around the world or come up with your own special celebration.
We'll be commemorating the day with a special video project that you can be a part of. Due to our inability to be in multiple places at once (we're working on it), we are collaborating with four vloggers (video bloggers) who will set out to create videos of their unique 12-12-12 geocaching adventures. If you want to be a part of the video too, just send in your still photos that capture how and where you spent the day.
The plan:
- Twelve Geocaching.com employees, a.k.a. Lackeys, will venture out to find a special geocache together.
- Four geocaching vloggers are going to celebrate the day their own way and send us their footage.
- You post photos of your 12-12-12 adventure on our Facebook page (on 12-12-12, please) and you may be included in the video. Participation is highly encouraged!
On Monday, December 17, we'll present the mash-up of all the adventures in the official Geocaching.com 12-12-12 video. The video will be featured on the Latitude 47 blog, the Geocaching.com Facebook page, and the Geocaching.com YouTube page.
Meet the vloggers:
GeocachersNYC – A group of geocachers from New York City who run a geocaching series featuring interviews with musicians, comedians, writers, and entertainers as they go out geocaching.
Sam Osterhout, Host Dustin Nelson, Producer Erick Fix, Video & Editing
Justin D. Wright, Audio Will Clark, Motion Graphics, Website
Members of the geocaching community since 2011.
mngeocaching – A prolific vlogger from Minnesota who documents his exciting geocaching adventures with a special brand of energy, passion and enthusiasm, which has earned him the nickname "The Steve Irwin of geocaching."
Member of the geocaching community since 2008.
GEOvloger – A quirky vlogger from Colorado who co-hosts his show with none other than himself. His videos entertain more than just geocachers with the antics of Mike and Mikey (Mike's off-kilter alter-ego).
Member of the geocaching community since 2005.
Pedro Santos – An extreme geocacher from Portugal whose vlogs include footage of him skydiving and snorkeling while in search of geocaches. When he's not geocaching or taking part in other adrenaline-fueled activities, he helps maintain GeoPT.org, a geocaching adventure portal.
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Need inspiration for your 12-12-12 portraits? Check out what mngeocaching and GEOvloger will be doing to celebrate the day.
Stay tuned for the world premiere of "A 12-12-12 Video Featuring You."
Please note that by posting your 12-12-12 photo(s) to our Facebook page, you are giving us the right to include them in our 12-12-12 video described above. All photos submitted remain the property and copyright of the original author. By submitting a photo for consideration, you grant Geocaching.com a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid royalty-free license and right to use, reproduce, distribute, import, broadcast, transmit, create derivative works of, and publicly display the photo(s) within the 12-12-12 video without restriction or obligation to you. You understand and agree that Geocaching.com is under no obligation to include your photo(s) in its 12-12-12 video.
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Darien clinches top spot in FCIAC playoffs with rout of rival New Canaan
DARIEN -- Going head-to-head against your biggest rival while also playing your third game in as many days is no easy task, but Darien continued to ride its wave of momentum to close out its regular season campaign with a dominant 5-1 victory over New Canaan Monday night at the Darien Ice Rink.
Unlike the relatively evenly-played scoreless tie between the two teams back on Dec. 19, Darien was able to win nearly every battle for a loose puck and capitalized on its scoring opportunities to run away with the win.
"We knew (three games in three days) was going to be tough. The first two games we had about six hours of sleep in between," said Darien's Brendan Hathaway, who scored twice. "We knew we were going to be tired, but we had to push through. That's what we're going to have to do in the playoffs as well."
The Rams notched the game's first four shots on goal, but the Blue Wave countered when Nic Tuzinkiewicz scored on a one-timer after receiving a pass from Hathaway. Trent Bergin also notched his first of two assists.
"I knew the emotions would be there and the energy would be there, but I wasn't sure if the legs would be there (in the third game in three days), but they surprised me today," Gerwig said. "This is what we've wanted to work for from day from last year: Try to get that No. 1 seed again. It's a great way to finish off the FCIAC schedule playing a rival, and it was a good win."
Despite being outplayed in the first period, New Canaan appeared to put itself back in the game when defenseman Stephen Mettler scored on a shot from the blue line with only seven seconds left, but the potential momentum swing turned out to be nothing more than a mirage.
"I think after we scored that goal, we relaxed a little bit thinking that we were kind of on top in this game. But really, there wasn't a single point in this game that we outhustled them," New Canaan's Puck Richardson said. "They hustled all over the ice and beat us to every puck. We were second in both zones and they deserved it all the way. The 5-1 score shows how we played."
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Just over four minutes into the second period, Darien took the lead for good on an unassisted goal by Jack Knowlton. Knowlton won the battle for the puck behind the New Canaan net and scored past Rams' goalie Chris Koennecke, who lost his stick on the play.
Less than three minutes later, the Blue Wave doubled their lead when Aidan Loh sprung Hathaway into the New Canaan zone. Hathaway used some nifty stick-handling to score through the five-hole to double his team's lead. With 1:01 remaining in the middle stanza, Hathaway scored his second goal with assists from Jack Pardue and Bergin.
"The first one I saw the five-hole open and had to make sure to get it in the net, had to get the team going and get that spark," Hathaway said. "I think their defenseman knocked it in, so you've got to give that goal to (Jack) Pardue."
In the third period, Darien's Connor Davis closed out the scoring with an unassisted goal.
With the game out of reach late in the third, frustration appeared to take over for the Rams, who took two five-minute major penalties for illegal head contact in the final 2:25.
Trent Nader took the first of the two penalties but was not disqualified from the contest. Richardson took the second and was disqualified, meaning that he will have to sit out New Canaan's regular season finale at Notre Dame-Fairfield on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Milford Ice Pavillion.
"Frustration built and I put full responsibility on myself for that hit at the end of the game," Richardson said. "Unfortunately, that's just something that comes with sports, but you have to learn how to keep your cool in those situations and I wasn't able to do so."
With the win, the Blue Wave locked up the top seed in the eight-team FCIAC playoff tournament and will play host to the No. 8 seed in the quarterfinals.
"We've got a little time to heal from this," Gerwig said. "It's the first time we played three periods, we felt, in a long time. We were able to stay confident even though (Koennecke) was keeping us off the board early."
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Darien 5, New Canaan 1
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Records: New Canaan 12-5-2 (10-2 FCIAC), Darien 14-2-2 (9-0-1 FCIAC)
Goals: NC-Stephen Mettler; D-Brendan Hathaway 2, Nic Tuzinkiewicz, Jack Knowlton, Connor Davis. Assists: D-Trent Bergin 2, Hathaway, Aidan Loh, Jack Pardue. Goalies: NC-Chris Koennecke (23 saves); D-Michael Collins (16). Shots on Goal: NC-17, Darien-28.


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After our dog died the last week of October, I was very sad and didn't really feel like exerting the effort or making the arrangements for a formal Christmas photo. Towards the end of November, I had a nagging feeling that I might regret that decision, so on December 1st, I took the girls into my dad's front yard and snapped this shot after a fresh snow fall.
{The shirts our thrifted and the hats are Davy Crocket hats are from the American pavilion at Epcot. I created the card using a free editor picmonkey. The theme is Where the Red Fern Grows which is appropriate this year and "Go Tell it on the Mountain is one of the girls' favourite carols.}
We wish you a happy and safe holiday season and praying that that those affected by this storm have had their power restored.


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17 Perfect Presents for Father's Day
Dad jeans? Swap 'em for something stylish instead.
With Father's Day just around the corner, it's time to start shopping! While it might seem like your dad has it all, our favorite finds are about unexpected upgrades. Sleek sunnies from Warby Parker? Check! A rugged, ready-for-anything backpack from Fjällräven? Check, check! If he's a chef, pick up an apron from Dean and Deluca. Or if he pedals everywhere, try a glossy cycling book. With 17 cool options, you really can't go wrong. And remember: No matter what you choose, a handwritten note is definitely the best part of any present.
What will you be giving your dad this Father's Day? Let us know in the comments. (We promise we won't spoil the surprise!).


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The crying, the nappies, the terrible twos, the teenage angst—these are all valid reasons not to have kids. But they're all rendered moot when you realise young'ns are an excuse to buy beautiful items like this Rocky rocking horse made just for children.
Designed by Marc Newson for a company called Magis, the un-inspiringly named Rocky is modeled to look like a cross between a cowboy's trusty ride and the horses that carried medieval jousters into battle. But with a little imagination, it can become whatever your kid wants it to be. There's no details on pricing or availability yet, but since it's made from hollow moulded recycled polyethylene, maybe there's hope it won't cost as much as a racing thoroughbred.
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