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"Very helpful, knowledgeable..very accommodating for random questions and advice."
"Great experience both times I've used them. Would def recommend"
"Mike and Scott acted professionally and helpful through the entire time. They kept following up with the lender and kept track every issue. Always kept me informed and available to assist until the funds were transferred."
"Michael B. was very helpful. He went above and beyond to get our loan approved. Great experience. Second time we have been funded."
"Michael did a good job of explaining the industry and what we need to do in the future"
"Very honest and hardworking. Not high pressure like many. Also, truly care about their clients"
"Very informative about the product and others out there. Mike took control of what I was trying to do and made it happen. He walked with me every step of the way quick and easy. Thanks CapFront/Mike"
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Curbside coffee: Bicycle vendor now licensed to set up in downtown Rochester
You can now get your iced coffee curbside in downtown Rochester.
On Friday, Old Abe Coffee Co. set up outside Mayo's Gonda Building for the first time. Owner Abe Sauer was recently granted a license from the city to operate his mobile coffee stand at the intersection of Second Street SW and Second Avenue SW in Annenberg Plaza.
Free iced coffees and lattes were handed out to the first 100 people.
Sauer plans to be in the plaza Monday through Friday for the remainder of the summer. His hours will be 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (may be adjusted if necessary).
While Rochester bans food trucks from operating downtown, it does allow a small number of non-motorized carts to operate. Another vendor, Murph's hot dogs, has set up in Peace Plaza the past few summers.
Want to visit the Old Abe coffee trike, but can't make it downtown during the workweek? You can check out the stand every Saturday at the Rochester Downtown Farmers Market.
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DAY 4 BACK on TRACK
Oldtown News
Vancouver, BC
DAY 4 BACK on TRACK
Day 4 saw me get back on track. No not that track but the one I need to be on for my healthier eating and lifestyle plan.
In the morning, I had a banana and for lunch, I indulged in a Tuna bunwich. These tuna bunwiches I pick up at T and T market and they are very reasonably priced at $1.50. Very yummy too.
In the afternoon I had my roots touched up. After my appointment, my hairdresser, Cathryn, and I headed to the Bay where I purchased a roast chicken and bought three different salads. They were tomato cucumber, bean salad and potato green bean. I walked home from the Bay which is about 10 blocks.
For dinner, I had one of the salads along with the chicken. After dinner I had a nap. Around 8:30 pm, I went out for a walk. Walking back home, I was passing SFU Harbour Campus and saw former City of Vancouver Youth Advocate Penny Parry and former Councillor, Tim Louis waiting for a taxi. I chatted with them over politics and reporter Matt Burrows of the Straight.
In total, I walked 45 minutes so I feel confident that my healthier choices around food and exercise will improve my health.
For a snack to treat myself, I had the bean salad.
Today, I consumed two glasses or orange juice and five glasses of water. I am proud as I did not buy into temptation and didn't have my usual diet-cola drink.
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February 28, Third Sunday of Lent
Exodus 3:1-15, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9
Bryan Cones
I know Lent is supposed to be a time for self-examination and all, to look at ourselves and see if we might take our baptismal covenant a bit more seriously, but seriously, these are the readings that supposed to help us do that? As our second reader Meghan wrote when I sent her the second reading from Paul, "Yoikes!"
Yoikes indeed… We could boil down a paragraph from Paul today to something like: sexual immorality = death; unfaithfulness to Christ = death; complaining = death.
And it's not just Paul: In probably the goriest passage in Luke's gospel after the crucifixion, Jesus is commenting on a tragic accident —a tower falling down and killing 18 people— along with a grotesque act of imperial abuse— Pontius Pilate mingling the blood of Galileans he executed with his Roman sacrifices. I wanted to tell the kids to cover their ears while Sue was reading.
Jesus is at pains to point out that the victims of those events hadn't been more sinful than anyone else, so they didn't deserve it—but then goes on to say unless his hearers repent, things will be even worse for them! I'm not sure that lovely parable about the fig tree can save it. How's that for Lenten encouragement?
Even the first reading, with its amazing vision of God in a bush that burns but doesn't burn up, its revelation of the divine name, and its promise of freedom to an oppressed people, has within it a problem: The land that I AM is going to give to the Chosen People already belongs to someone else, with consequences that extend all the way to the present day in the land where Jesus walked—and not just there, but in many places where Christians have landed and decided that God had promised the land to them, no matter who was already there.
And there's the rub: These difficult passages aren't just hard by themselves. They echo still today in the way they are used and interpreted. The HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and '90s may have faded from our popular imaginations (though that crisis continues) but those of us who remember it probably remember the ways in which a passage such as the one we heard from Paul today was used to explain why so many gay men had a fatal illness. It was a divine punishment for sexual immorality. That was an interpretation with catastrophic consequences for the faith of many of those gay men and those who cared for them and journeyed with them all the way to death.
And that line about complaining has been used against poor people for a long time—something like they should stop complaining and work harder. When I was a Roman Catholic seminarian in college, I remember my faithful evangelical neighbor explaining to me that in his experience most people who were poor were poor because they made poor choices. I remember first thinking that it was probably a little more complicated than that. Then I thought if I was poor and needed help, I sure wouldn't want to run into him, but it also struck me that this faithful Bible-focused Christian had evidently missed all those parts in the Bible where blame for poverty falls not on the poor, but on the rich, both for their dereliction of duty in relation to those in need and because their selfishness and injustice are borne by widows and orphans.
These unhelpful approaches to unhelpful passages in the Bible all seem to boil down to something like: People somehow deserve the suffering they are experiencing. In various forms it's used to make sense of addiction and illness and poverty and war and so on, usually to the detriment of persons actually experiencing them. Maybe sometimes we even turn that interpretation on ourselves: I am suffering because I deserve it, and God is punishing me.
Paul tries to save this a bit by suggesting that God may be using these experiences to test us and help us grow, and won't give us anything too hard for us to bear. To be honest, I'm not sure I'm terribly interested in being in a relationship with, much less worshiping, a God like that. Life is hard enough without God making it into an object lesson. That's not the God I experience and know.
What's that God like? I think a dear friend of mine summed it up best. After years of struggling with what he saw as a mistake in his past and wondering whether God was punishing him or trying to teach him a lesson, he was driving to work one day and had his Eureka moment: God isn't punishing me, he realized, because God doesn't punish anybody. And almost immediately it followed: And I shouldn't punish anybody either. He told me it was like God had unplugged one idea, and plugged in another, and that he almost wrecked his car when he realized what God had done. When he told me that story, I wanted to take off my shoes, because I knew I was standing on holy ground.
Will you seek and serve Christ in every person, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace, and respect the dignity of every human being? Those two questions from our baptismal covenant are a mouthful, and there are countless ways to live them out. But I wonder if, in light of the these readings, we might start to renew our commitment to them by first repenting of those scriptures and their interpretations that get in the way of loving our neighbor or ourselves, or produce the very opposite of justice and peace because they do not lead to respect for the dignity of every human being.
It seems to me that living out the demands of our baptismal covenant may start with remembering the God who called out to Moses: the God who appeared as an oxymoronic bush that burned but did not burn up, the God whose name is the refusal of name, more like an invitation than an identity. This is a God beyond any human certainty or knowledge, a God who invites silence and wonder before any speech.
And if we want to be a part of this God's mission of freeing people and honoring human dignity, and partnering in God's work of justice and peace, that likely begins with remembering that every person we encounter is an image of that ungraspable God, with that same holy fire burning within them.
When we stand facing one another, we stand where Moses stood. "Remove the sandals from your feet," I AM warns us, "for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."


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About Sara Keats
Sara Keats is a marketing manager and a dramaturg. A dramaturg is like a doula-meets-librarian for plays.
As the marketing manager at Blink, she tells the stories behind the world's leading UX company online and IRL, from Instagram posts to the international conferences.
Keats is a co-founder and the director of dramaturgy for Umbrella Project, an organization that advocates for new plays and playwrights in the Pacific Northwest. With Umbrella Project and as a freelance dramaturg, Keats has worked with Seattle Opera, Seattle Public Theatre, ARTBARN and more.
Keats is a graduate of the BxA intercollege degree program at Carnegie Mellon University where she studied dramaturgy and English.
When she's not meeting with playwrights or writing about UX, Keats likes to hang out with her dog and her partner, the illustrator Alexander Mostov.
"Sara Keats has an uncanny ability to ask exactly the right question, not the one you necessarily want to hear, but the one you need to. Her socially conscious mind and kind heart allow her to go very deep into her work, not only making her dramaturgy analytical, but personal and political as well."
— Nelle Tankus, playwright


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Get your drinking cap ready as we'll be welcoming Stone Brewing to Beer Belly on December 4th! Pretty sure Stone Brewing needs no further introduction, but check out this video from last year where we break down just how important Stone has been to us and our craft beer journey.
On tap for the evening will be:
- Stone IPA
- Arrogant Bastard
- Oaked Arrogant Bastard
- Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
- Smoked Porter
- Ruination IPA
- Cali Belgique
- 2013 Double Bastard Ale
- Stone Levitation Ale w/ Green Tea Leaves
- Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean
- Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA w/ Cherries
- 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale
See you there!


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Doula Benefits
Skilled Labor Support has many benefits
According to DONA International, in ancient Greek terms doula (DOO-luh) means "a woman who serves." Today, doula refers to the practice of providing continuous, informed care and comfort to laboring mothers–before, during and after childbirth–by trained, experienced, educated, non-medical professionals. Not only can doulas bring evidence-based practice and statistically proven benefits to enhance the childbirth experience, doulas also:
- build personal relationships with expecting moms, her partner and support system;
- bring a feminine presence and woman's perspective to the birth experience;
- support the laboring woman's body awareness and decision-making; and
- protect the delivery environment and advocate for the positive birth experience that the woman wants.
Numerous studies document the benefits of doula support during childbirth, including shorter labor, reduced use of pain medications, fewer cesareans, less use of forceps or vacuum extraction, enhanced breastfeeding, improved mother-to-infant interaction, less depression and anxiety in women, and an overall greater sense of satisfaction with the birth experience.
In 2011, the Cochrane Library reported on 21 clinical studies, from 15 countries, involving more than 15,000 women in a wide range of settings and circumstances. The continuous support was provided either by hospital staff (such as nurses or midwives), women who were not hospital employees and had no personal relationship to the laboring woman (such as doulas or women who were provided with a modest amount of guidance), or companions of the woman's choice from her social network (such as her husband, partner, mother or friend).
Statistically, studies have shown that when continuous labor support is provided by a doula, women experience a:
- 31% decrease in the use of Pitocin,
- 28% decrease in the risk of C-section,
- 12% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth,
- 9% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief,
- 14% decrease in the risk of her newborn being admitted to a special care nursery, and
- 34% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience.


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Couples interested in booking Mary Buttolph Photography always have more questions about me and my services, here are a few I get on a regular basis. For more information please feel free to contact me using the above contact form.
Q: What sort of training do you have? A: I graduated from RIT with a degree in Photography and then I earned a Masters degree from Newhouse at Syracuse University. I also taught courses at Syracuse University and freelanced for several major publications before I started documenting weddings.
Q: Why weddings? A: I started my career in photojournalism by shooting stories for news outlets and I loved dropping everything to work on those projects until I had my darling daughter, Charlotte. Once she arrived in our lives I chose not to sacrifice meaningful and significant time with my daughter and husband for jobs that would keep me away from home for days and sometimes weeks on end. I have discovered that I find great joy in telling a love story and knowing that the images I create are going to be cherished throughout the lifetime of my couples.
Q: How many weddings do you shoot in a season? A: I strive to provide a boutique experience so I will only book a maximum of 15 weddings in a year to insure that all of my couples get my complete attention.
Q: What is the wedding day timeline? A: I work in conjunction with your other vendors to create a detailed timeline of your entire wedding day to make sure all parties are communicating. It helps to keep the vendors coordinated but it also a great item to circulate to your loved ones to organize them on the busy day!
Q: What does documentary style wedding photography or photojournalistic wedding photography mean? A: A photojournalist strives to make images that have not been altered or staged by the photographer, my goal during your wedding day is to quietly and unobtrusively capture real moments as as they happen.
Q: What products do you offer? A: I can provide you with a wide range of high quality photographic products. Please see my look book for a complete listing.
Q: What are "sweet light" portraits? A: The best time to shoot portraits on your wedding day is just before sunset when the light is the most flattering. I encourage all my couples to take at least 15 minutes at this time to create some stunning portraits.
Q: How far in advance are you booked? A: Most couples contact me about a year before their wedding but I have booked weddings in as little as 4-6 months in advance. Please contact me to check my availabilities.
Q: What are your favorite venues for receptions? A: I consider myself a Fingerlakes and Syracuse wedding photographer and I love shooting weddings in my hometown of Skaneateles, NY because it just so lovely. We are blessed with so many stunning locations for receptions, they include the Skaneateles Country Club, Sherwood Inn, Hobbit Hollow Bed and Breakfast, Mandana Barn, Mirbeau Inn and Spa, Frog Pond Bed and Breakfast, Lourdes Camp, Anyela's Vineyard and the Lodge at Welch Allyn. I also absoloutley adore shooting at the Aurora Inn and the E.B. Morgan House over in quaint Aurora, NY. I recently had a trip to Ithaca where I discovered some awesome locations that I hope to shoot soon, they include the John Joseph Inn & Elizabeth Restaurant, Cornell Plantations, Johnson Museum of Art, Taughannock Farms Inn, The Statler Hotel and the Benn Conger Inn. The Fontainebleau Inn in Alpine, NY is one more gem of a location that I am also looking forward to photograph in the spring!
Q: Do you travel for weddings or engagement sessions? A: I love destination weddings especially if I get to travel to weddings in South Carolina, Georgia, & Virginia (I have lots of family in those states) but my primary location to do weddings is in the Fingerlakes region of New York. Please contact me to discuss the details if you're interested in booking me for a destination wedding or engagement session.
Q: How many images will we receive and how long will we have to wait to receive our images? A: I usually hand-over between 500 and 900 individually toned high-resolution color images on a USB drive about 4-6 weeks after your wedding. I also create a stunning black and white version of all of your wedding images at no additional fee and I include them on the USB drive as well.
Q: Can I have a copy of every image you take? A: It is not part of my policy to release all the images. With my artistic integrity, I find the best images from the entire day to edit and deliver to you. The rest are mostly duplicates of the ones you already have, but with the improper exposure/closed eyes/etc. And, it would devalue and misrepresent my work to give you un-retouched images. I would be happy to dig through my take and try to find a photo of "so and so" or "this and that" if there something that you wish you had images of that I may have missed during the editing process.
Q : Do you offer multiple packages? A: I have a base price that includes a complimentary engagement session, 8 hours of wedding day coverage, a second photographer, digital negatives on USB drive complete with a copyright release and an easy to use online wedding gallery to share with family and friends. Additionally, you can add albums, collages, canvases, cards, professional prints and other items from the a la carte list at any time. NOTE: I offer a 15% discount on my Premium album if you place your order when booking your wedding.
Q : We don't want an engagement session, can we skip it for a price reduction? A: I insist on shooting an engagement session! This time allows you to get comfortable in front of the camera with me, figuring out how we work best together before the wedding. Second it gives me a chance to get to know you so I can better tell your wedding day story. Third, you can showcase your personalities in a more casual setting, while creating some fun images for wall portraits, your wedding sign-in book, sign-in board and for your Save the Date cards and invitations.
Q : Is your price negotiable? A: Generally, the answer is no because I feel that my price is fair and reasonable. If you are planning a wedding in the off-peak wedding season my price may be negotiable.
Q: What happens if your gear breaks? A: I carry two complete Canon 5D Mark iii camera systems on me at all times with a third back-up incase those should fail. Additionally I shoot all of my weddings with an assistant and they carry multiple cameras as well.
Q : Do you shoot same sex weddings? A: Absolutely! I fully support the LBGT community and I look forward to documenting same sex weddings.
Q : Should we have a first look session? It's a new age, so it's no longer considered bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding. What's more, there are actually some pretty big advantages to a first-look session prior to the wedding. Not only are the bride, groom, bridal party and family in top form, the bride and bridesmaids' hair and makeup are fresh, and the groom and groomsmen are still OK with being in their tuxes. If you do decide to go with a pre-ceremony formal portrait approach, be sure to set aside 15 minutes of private time for just the two of you. These private moments, before you start taking more formal, posed portraits, are often the most special for the bride and groom. You are able to say a prayer together, or exchange meaningful gifts, relax and think about the moments to come. This quiet, contemplative time also serves as a break to calm your nerves. This healthy pre-ceremony atmosphere created a smooth, steady flow through the day's events. Getting this step out of the way early in the day frees up the rest of your time to spend with your guests.
Q: How do I reserve my date? A: Your date is officially reserved once your completed contract with the 50% retainer fee is received. The remaining balance is due 30 days before your wedding date.
Q: What is special about your photobooth? A: Please watch this little video. My photobooth is unlike any you have ever seen before! I created a unique and interactive experience that you don't really appreciate until you've had a chance to see it in action. I set up a studio at your reception and after your guests take their picture via remote control the image is projected life-sized on the background for all of your party to enjoy. Less than 24-hours after your event all the photobooth pics are uploaded to a web gallery where your guests are able to order high quality photographic prints. Additionally all the high resolution photobooth pics are included on the USB drive along with your wedding images.
Q: Do you have references or testimonials? A: Please check out my testimonials. I am proud of the work I have done and how happy my couples are.


text: Control of the breath - or pranayama - is one of the earliest recorded forms of yogic practice. It was described by the Buddha, and in Vedic Upanishads, which describe how it helps to train the mind. The ultimate aim of manipulating breathing is to eliminate obstacles to getting absorbed in meditation. In contrast to the modern fixation on bodily postures, the defining practice in ancient texts is pranayama.


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Symptoms have unforeseeable impact away from the field
Brendan Weber
May 5, 2016
Ashley Doyle's head took a beating on a hot afternoon in the fall of 2014.
The Santa Clara defender cleared the ball with her forehead time and time again as she patrolled the sizzling rubber turf in a game against the University of San Francisco. Her head was throbbing, but she assumed it was just dehydration because of the 90 degree temperatures baking the field. The athletic trainer agreed, so Doyle played all 110 minutes in a 1-0 overtime win.
Their assessment was wrong.
Instead of her brain searching for fluids after the match ended, it was oozing them—her head bleeding from the inside out. For the next eight months, Doyle spent most of her time in the shadows on the sideline or under the darkness of the dimmed lights in the training room, living in a fog, grasping for escaped memories. She was diagnosed with a concussion, a head injury that worsened from repetitive trauma after Doyle had taken a routine header off the top of her skull the day before the USF game, a dreaded spot on the skull to take a ball flying in at full speed.
The American public has been warned about the dangers of concussions, courtesy of leading experts dishing out new research and raising the alarm. Research offers one side of the story, a side that can only share scientific data. The other side comes from the collegiate student-athletes themselves, a side with firsthand testimonials that merit attention. From unpredictable pain, recovery setbacks and distress inside the classroom, Doyle and other student-athletes alike say that it just might take everyone to suffer a concussion in order to understand the toll of a battered and bleeding brain.
"There were some girls who thought like the whole way I was feeling was mental," Doyle said, piecing out each word with a soft and steady cadence, blue eyes lasered straight ahead. "I just think (concussions) are very misunderstood if you haven't had one. It is a very hard thing to go through."
Unpredictable Recovery
Another concussion took out Doyle's teammate Jenna Roering that same season. Roering, a sophomore from Lino Lakes, Minn. with streaky blonde hair, leaped into the air to gain control of a bouncing Nike soccer ball. She collided shoulder-to-shoulder with a teammate. Her body snapped 90 degrees as she crashed to the ground. Her head whipped against the artificial turf, rocketing rubber pellets into the air.
"When I got up, I was so dizzy and basically I was just like, 'What just happened?'" she said. "I remember it but it was like a blur."
Doyle watched the hit unfold and knew immediately that a concussion was clouding Roering's mind.
"She had to come sit out next to me and she was sitting down and she's like, 'I'm blacking out, I'm blacking out,'" Doyle recalled.
Sofia Huerta, one of Roering's former teammates, was just as concerned.
"I asked her what month it was," Huerta said.
No response, just a dazed and blank face staring back.
For the next month and a half, Roering found herself off the field and in the training room. She spent her time shielding her eyes from sunlight and sleeping the consistent headaches away.
Student-athletes can suffer from a wide range of concussion symptoms, including headaches, amnesia, exhaustion or nausea.
"Every concussion is different," said Dr. Eric Hall, a concussion researcher at Elon University in North Carolina.
The injury is an unpredictable one, according to Hall and other researchers. Think of it this way: a fractured bone is more or less universal when it comes to symptoms suffered, the physical repair needed and estimated recovery time. Symptoms normally include swelling, tenderness and overall discomfort. The bone is reset and a cast helps mend the break. Recovery typically lasts six to eight weeks.
A blow to the head offers no such standard. Symptoms include anything from moderate headaches to severe memory loss. No specific type of physical therapy can heal the injury. Recovery can take anywhere from a few days to several months.
Amanda Delfino, a softball player at Santa Clara, was plagued with a number of symptoms after a ball hit her in the temple last fall, one day after she bumped her head against a dresser drawer. The constant desire to rest her head on a pillow kept her away from the diamond. The constant glow and faint buzzing of the fluorescent lights kept her away from the classroom. The constant mental exhaustion and inability to stay focused kept her away from doing schoolwork.
"It was like having a bad migraine for five days," she said.
Concussions occur in any given sport at any given time. Based on numbers from the 2014 NCAA concussion report, wrestling, football and ice hockey recorded the highest number of reported concussions for men.
The top three sports with the highest amount of reported concussions for females were ice hockey, field hockey and soccer.
Even 3.7 percent of male golf student-athletes and 4.6 percent of female crew student-athletes reported suffering from a concussion at least once while competing in their traditionally non-contact sport, according to the report that drew from a 20,000 sample population.
Headaches are the most common symptom immediately after the incident, while loss of consciousness was the least common, according to a 2015 research report published in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation.
Yet, even months and even years down the road, some concussion victims may suffer from what's called post concussion syndrome. Highlighted by insomnia, sensitivity to light or noise, or even major memory impairment, post concussion syndrome and general concussion-like symptoms may never leave a victim's head, according to Dr. Jonathan Cherry, a concussion researcher at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center. It all depends on the severity of the hit, the person's genetics and personal history of concussions.
Doyle, following the contest against USF, took a two and half week break before returning to the field after clearing the NCAA mandated concussion tests. After playing out the remainder of the season, suffering through headache after headache, she was reevaluated.
Doyle's updated diagnosis would change her life for the next several months. Told by her doctor that her continued play made the injury worse, the Santa Clara athletic trainers made the fateful decision to suspend her from any action on the pitch.
"My memory scores were so bad that they were like, 'You can't play for six months,' Doyle recalled. "The memory was freaking me out. I was scared."
Scientific studies are now finding that minor, repetitive blows to the head-—not just one-time, major collisions—can lead to degenerative brain diseases such as CTE, a disease that can result in memory loss, early onset dementia and depression later on in life. From rugby to wrestling, it's not just a career in the NFL that can lead to the development of CTE, said Cherry. Heading a soccer ball practice after practice, game after game can spell trouble as well, as was the case with Doyle.
She didn't return until the end of the fall 2015 season. During that waiting period, Doyle faced rounds of medication, medical testing and athletic trainer precaution before she was cleared to put on her red and white uniform and return to competitive play.
Flip the script for Andrew Clem, a Santa Clara senior with an infectious smile and comical personality. The rugby player had a much shorter recovery time even though he endured a hit that he can't even remember. An opponent's incoming knee or shoulder hammered directly into the back of his head when he was lying defenseless on the turf, knocking him unconsciousness.
He felt a damp towel over his eyes as he regained consciousness.
"He was being walked off the field and I go up to him and (I'm) like, "Hey, man, are you okay?'" recounts Andrew McCarty, Clem's teammate, who would later be sidelined himself after suffering two blows in a two-week span.
"He's like, 'Yeah, I'm chillin'. I'm good. I'm fine,'" McCarty said.
Clem remembers nothing of that conversation. Looking back now, his memory of the accident is only jogged via pictures and film.
"It kind of dawned on me like 15 seconds later that I'm at the game and I just got knocked out and I just started crying," he said. "It was more remembering how s—-y it was the first time I got a concussion, like, 'Crap, I'm going to have, you know, like a week long recovery.'"
Fortunately for him, he was wrong.
Despite the lights-out hit that Friday night, Clem was back in the classroom on Monday morning feeling normal as ever, slightly drowsy at most.
"The relationship between the type of head injury and severity of a concussion is poorly understood and more research is needed," said Rita Hitching, a Clinical Research Manager at Stanford University's Concussion and Brain Performance Center.
Clem suffered a blow that knocked him unconscious. Yet, he felt fine and didn't experience problems afterwards. By contrast, Hitching sustained a concussion when her window blinds fell down and clipped the tip of her nose a few months back. Her head itself did not receive any impact, but she still had symptoms consistent with a concussion, such as headaches that lasted several days and the sense of not feeling like herself for three to four days.
Whatever the trauma, the brain needs time to rest and heal before being put back into the game. According to experts, physical play and mental exercises should be off the table for at least the first few days to first week depending on the severity of the symptoms and recommendation from doctors.
A student-athlete's ability to remember conversation and process information was back up to speed roughly seven days after suffering trauma to the brain, according to a 2012 article published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Fast-forward another week and the student-athlete's reaction times along with his or her ability to remember visuals were up to par.
Modern research is also finding that some symptoms can determine the length of recovery. A 2015 report published in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation suggested that the symptoms of amnesia, dizziness and disorientation led to lengthier recovery times–anywhere from one week to a number of months –compared to other symptoms.
Cherry believes that every concussion sufferer should be sure to take the safety first approach.
"See a doctor," he said. "Take time off. You want to fully recover completely from any sort of concussion before you go back and start playing again."
Returning to his seat in the classroom worked for Clem following his collision on the rugby field. For others, the classroom was just another nightmare atmosphere during the long road building back to full strength.
Doyle struggled daily to recall conversations with friends and professors that she had just had a few hours before during the days and months following her diagnosis. Eventually, she was forced to medically withdraw from class.
"The teacher would be talking and looking at me and it was, like, going in one ear and out the other," she said. "I was like, I don't want to be in class cause I'm scared I'm going to get called on and I have no idea what the teacher's saying."
Despite her anxiety, Doyle was calmed by supportive professors, a sentiment echoed by a number of Santa Clara student-athletes who were also recovering from concussions.
Austin Hooper, a former tight end on the Stanford University football team, had a different experience.
He remembers sitting isolated in the locker room, staring directly into the white light flashed in front of his pupils by the athletic trainer on Halloween night 2015. His teammates stormed the field in celebration after their opponents' potential game-winning field goal sailed wide, but his only focus was taking deep breathes to calm the pounding inside of his skull.
For 57 minutes of game time that night, Hooper collided heads like a ram during a one-on-one battle with a defensive lineman who had a 50-pound cushion on the Stanford junior. Pain enveloping his brain on the sidelines, hands squeezed against his red and white helmet to prevent any further rattling inside his skull, Hooper was pulled from the contest by the training staff.
He struggled to cope with the subsequent treatment he received when he returned to campus.
"No one really understands a concussion," said Hooper. "I feel like everyone should get one until they get their head f—ed up, they vomit, they can't do anything and they're like, 'Wow, this is a significant injury.'"
Expected to return to the classroom two days after his Saturday night concussion, Hooper cut class on his own to sleep.
"(Professors) say, 'Oh, here's an athlete that's trying to find a way to have another excuse why he can't be at my class and do my assignments on time," he said. "Like, 'No, dude, my brain is bleeding. I can't pay attention right now.'"
Cognitive rest, or performing little to no mental exercise, is crucial in healing the brain and getting student-athletes back up to speed on the field and in the classroom as quickly as possible, according to Hall, the lead author of a 2015 report published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. Based on the findings, student-athletes are encouraged to treat their return to the classroom similarly to the way they treat their return to the field. They should take enough time – anywhere from a few days to two weeks as specified by a medically knowledgeable individual – to rest and sleep before gradually and incrementally intensifying their workload as the days go by.
Student-athletes often face bouts of depression during those immediate days and weeks following their injury, according to a 2012 report in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, because of the added stress that comes along with completing outstanding school work or not being physically surrounded by loved ones for comfort and support.
The Emotional Toll
Physically and mentally, student-athletes report that returning to the field and returning to the classroom can be straining. Emotionally, the inability to play the sport they love can cut even deeper.
Feeling up to speed and ready to hit the diamond after recovering from the bruised temple that had sidelined her a couple weeks earlier, Delfino was still not cleared by the athletic training staff. Left to sit at the end of the bench in the dugout, trapped behind the protective fencing, she watched as her teammates played without her.
"I couldn't even put on my own uniform," she recalls. "I wasn't allowed to because I wasn't allowed to be on the field. That's probably the hardest part."
Out on the rugby field, Clem's teammate, McCarty, felt a similar bout of torment. Shut down for the season after suffering two concussions in a two-week span, he was left to find something else to do with his new free time.
"It was tough," he remembers. "I live with the guys who are on the team so they're going out to practice and they're going to games and stuff like that. I was just left kind of like twiddling my thumbs."
It's the waiting game of recovery that most student-athletes struggle to cope with, not to mention the few, if any, physical therapy exercises that one can do to repair a bruised brain. Roering remembers watching her fellow injured teammates repair strained muscles in the bone-numbing waters of ice baths or under the soothing heat of electric blankets. Her physical therapy: sleep.
"It was kind of tough seeing your teammates work really hard to try and get better and there was nothing you could do," she said. "It really sucks."
The best piece of advice that doctors and researchers give to those who have suffered a concussion: rest. Rushing back from a head injury only increases the likelihood of prolonging recovery time, further developing CTE or even suffering an injury to another part of the body.
Student-athletes that have suffered a concussion are almost twice as likely to suffer an injury to their lower limbs during the one year time table following their initial brain injury, whether that come in the form of an ankle sprain, broken leg or torn knee ligament, based on the findings from a 2015 report in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. The reason: the brain's ability to synchronize movement could still be in repair.
Cherry said that most student-athletes can and do return to a normal and healthy state of mind weeks and months after the accident without any adverse effects. Further along down the road however, student-athletes may run into trouble.
Readjusting for the Future
Those that catch minor blows to the head are more or less able to recover fully without combating agony in the long-term. However, people that sustain severe hits are not so lucky, according to Cherry. There have been documented examples of severe concussion victims suffering from prolonged impairment and neurobiological problems, such as fatigue, dizziness, anxiety and irritability, years and years since the original hit that rumbled their mind.
Although Cherry admits that the evidence for long-term consequences is still not entirely conclusive across the board and that much is to be researched, many student-athletes are paying attention and even putting serious thought into reconsidering their athletic futures.
Carlo Eikani, a soccer student-athlete at Saint Mary's College, gave himself an ultimatum after the first day of practice during his senior season. Playing in a 6-on-6 scrimmage, competing against freshmen doing their best to catch the eye of the head coach, the senior was blindsided by a shot that blasted into the back right side of his head. Dropped to the grass, Eikani held his body steady in a crouching position as what felt like the pounding of drums rang throughout his skull. He was sidelined for two and half weeks and made a promise to himself and his future, one more concussion and he'd hang his cleats up for good.
If the possibility of an NFL career weren't on the table for Stanford's Hooper, his future would admittedly be different as well.
"I would ride out my time, get my education and then happily be done but there's an opportunity in it for me to make some money, so why not?" he said.
Doyle and Roering admit that a cautious mentality has crept into the depth of their minds now when they rise up to make a challenge with an opponent or jump into the air to clear a ball.
"It's something that I need to, like, get better on for myself playing soccer, but it's very scary knowing that you could get hit too hard and it just takes one second and you could be out for two months," Roering said.
These injuries are even challenging student-athletes to think about the future when they teach their kids the fundamentals of sports. Eikani and McCarty are adamant that their children will never strap on a helmet and shoulder pads to play football. Clem will only let his children play football or rugby beginning in high school at the earliest. On the other side of the debate, Hooper believes in the intangible benefits of contact sports, such as perseverance and hard work that can mold children into adults.
"That's the thing, people don't want their kids playing football at a very young age but it also puts them at a disservice when they try to put them with kids who are 15 and 16 and already have seven years of experience," he said. "That's how kids get injured."
Hitching, the Clinical Research Manager at Stanford's Concussion and Brain Performance Center, believes in a balanced approach. With rising obesity rates for young children, sports are a necessary part of life to keep people of all ages fit and healthy.
"Concussions are an injury, and for most people, the injury will heal and no residual symptoms will remain," she said. "Concussions are an issue of concern but provided you get the appropriate care, it doesn't mean you should stay away from sport completely."
Jerry Smith, who begins his thirtieth year as the head coach for the women's soccer program at Santa Clara in the fall, has witnessed the culture of managing concussions advance dramatically. He remembers the days when concussions were swept under the rug because coaches were fearful of babying the injury and developing "soft" athletes. All that has changed. Smith and his coaching staff have reduced the amount of heading and high-contact drills in practice and if any player takes a knock, they are immediately sent to see an athletic trainer to follow through with the concussion protocol.
Smith admitted there were times in the past when he wondered if he was being overly cautious. But he has come to believe that there's no such thing as going to far when it comes to player safety.
He even seriously questioned if Doyle would return and wear her No. 3 jersey for the Broncos again.
She has. Now, gearing up for her redshirt senior campaign, Doyle is excited to be back playing the sport she loves. But the fear of another concussion always lingers in the back of her mind.
"I think there's always a part of me that's going to be scared," she said.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Crossover Event Quest
Starting midnight on January 26, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Crossover stages will appear in Phantom of the Kill.
Sharing the common burden of a destiny to fight, the young heroines ofPhantom of the Kill and Madoka Magica will unite in an original story that takes place in the complex interweaving of three different worlds. Combining the deep gameplay of Phantom of the Kill that you have grown to love with fully voiced cutscenes featuring your favorite characters from Madoka Magica, these event stages unmistakably bring the game to another level.
This is a must-see for both Phantom of the Kill players and the perfect opportunity to dive into the game for Madoka Magica fans!
Event Period
Midnight Jan 26 - 11:59 PM Mar 29 (PST)
See the in-game News section for details about the event. The event's contents and period may change without prior notice.
2. A New Chapter
A new story unfolds, with encounters between the Killer Princesses and the Magical Girls that transcend time and space. Find out if the girls can fulfill their destiny to battle evil and save the world. Experience their criss-crossing memories, fates, and prayers in the following Event quests:
3. Exclusive Gear
Each time you clear a crossover stage, Madoka Magica-themed gear and recipes have a certain chance of dropping. By fusing them together, you can obtain gear for each character exclusive to this crossover. That gear can be enhanced even further through fusion, so try different combinations in order to obtain the most powerful weapons!
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Ironically, dining with strangers turned out to be really cool and I was able to do some networking and engage in conversation that I otherwise wouldn't have experienced. Nowww for the food…absolutely exquisite! They served mostly seafood and small plates of which we had three and each one that came out just happened to be my "favorite" dish. Everything was fabulous and I highly recommend the restaurant if you're ever in the Chicago area!
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By Storyteller Linda Gorham
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Reflecting on her family, storyteller Linda Gorham raises powerful images in celebration of her ancestors in "I Am Somebody." From a proud and determined father to a strong and devoted mother to a dedicated and intelligent grandfather, Linda shares bits of her life and family with listeners. As the story continues, it is clear that family has made her who she is. It is clear that family is most important to her.
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- African American/Africans
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- Taking a Stand and Peacemaking
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I believe we all have a story to tell. We are all a product of those who came before us and we are the preparation for the future. I am somebody. And so is everyone else I know. As you listen to my story, I hope you are inspired to tell your own.
I am somebody.
I am the daughter of a man who believed that dinner was to be served at 6 p.m. sharp and every place setting was to have a fork, a knife, and a spoon, whether they were needed or not. My father would wake us up every morning on Saturdays and Sundays, by playing referrer, revelry. "It's time to get up. It's time to get up. It's time to get up in the morning." Try listening to that at 6:00 a.m. on the weekends. But my father believed that children should be productive and should get up early, have a good breakfast, and get on with their day.
He also believed that children were probably only one reason to be on the face of this earth and that was to get a good education, to go to college, and then to have a good career.
My father also believed that fried chicken and pizza should be properly eaten with a knife and a fork. Now, I can understand a deep-dish pizza but have you ever tried eating a chicken wing with a knife and a fork? In my house, there was something called the 1969 fried chicken rebellion. But that's another story that I'll tell you at another time.
My father told me his proudest moment was after I turned 18, and he took me to the polls to vote in my first national election. We had to get up early. We had to be there at 7:00 a.m. My father was always first in line. And that day we were too. And I will never forget the look on my father's face when he stepped aside to let me, his oldest daughter, vote first. I will tell you I have never missed an election since.
I am somebody.
I'm the product of a woman who was a light skinned African-American who married a dark skinned African-American man, back in 1949. Now, black people have always known that we come in all shades and all colors but not quite then. And especially not with white people who thought that my parents' union was an interracial marriage; something quite taboo and very rare back then. Well, I will tell you, it was a long time before I understood how hard this was on my parents, especially my light skinned mother when she would walk down the street holding the hands of her three brown skinned daughters. And it was even longer before I understood my mother's disdain for people who judged her without ever getting to know anything about her.
I and somebody.
I'm the daughter of a career Army officer who graduated from officer's candidate school in 1946. It was a proud day. He and five other African-Americans were among the graduating class. Well, that pride turned to utter disappointment when they learned that they would not be able to attend the graduation party because it was going to be held in an all-white officer's club.
I am somebody.
I am the daughter of a woman who believed there were two keys to a successful marriage. Soft feet and long hair. OK, I've never had long hair but I've had soft feet for all 28 years of my marriage but it doesn't matter. I have a wonderful husband. And we have two fine, young men as sons. And they're full of intelligence, and creativity, and wit. And I can't wait to see how our sons take on the world.
I am somebody.
I'm the niece of a woman who was a tireless, well-loved educator. And when she retired, an entire new wing was built on to her high school. And that wing was named after her.
I am somebody.
I'm the niece of a man who in 1952 won two gold medals in the Olympics in track: the 200 meter dash and the 400 meter relay. It was a proud moment when he came home to Jersey City, New Jersey and had a ticker tape parade. The first African-American man to ever have such an honor. And four years later, he went back to the Olympics and won a silver medal.
I am somebody.
I am the granddaughter of a matriarchal woman who was strong and proud and held her family together with good values. And during the one year that my sisters and I had to live with her, she made us take a teaspoon of cod liver oil, three times a week, in the wintertime. She said it would keep us healthy. Have you ever tasted cod liver oil? Swallowing it is horrific. I would rather chew on the head of a dead fish. But the worst part about it is, all during the day it keeps coming up as burps. You try to be in seventh grade, trying to make new friends, and burping cod liver oil. This was not pleasant.
But I am somebody.
I am the granddaughter of a Georgia man who had a white father and an African American mother. The mother was only 14 years old. Her family was forced to live on the father's land as sharecroppers. It was not a consensual relationship. The mother died in childbirth and my grandfather's father, well, he never acknowledged his responsibility as a father. And my grandfather was raised by, as they say, a village. And he only went to school until third grade. And he only went to school when there was no work to be done in the fields. But that man left Georgia. He went to New Jersey. He told us, he walked all the way to New Jersey. My grandmother said he took the train. And I believe the train because a train saved his life. Because my grandfather became a Pullman Porter on that train. And my grandfather, he learned by cleaning the, the that the train cars and by carrying the luggage and by listening to the conversation he learned about what it meant to be a family man.
And he turned out to be a fantastic father and an even better grandfather. And he taught himself to read as an adult. But this very proud, intelligent man, like so many other Pullman Porters was forced to endure being called, "George," instead of his first name because the travelers refused to call him, "Sir."
I am somebody.
I'm the granddaughter of another man, whom I don't know much about, but I know he had a large family. I know he saved up to take his family to the circus and as they stood in line of the circus, he held his tickets up high and someone snatched the tickets and they never went to the circus. But I have a story to tell about him.
I am somebody.
I am the great, granddaughter of a full-blooded Mohawk Indian, whom I'm told, wore a red feather in her long, straight, jet black hair.
I am a product of a family who was intelligent and smart and witty and clever and creative. But a family who was limited in so many ways, will never know all of the potential they could have had, because they were not judged by their potential. They were judged by the color of their skin. But in spite of that, they did amazing things. And they and I are all related to and descended from people called many things African-American, Afro-American, Negro, black, colored, slave…and much, much worse.
Now, I don't know all their stories but I know some. And I tell their stories when I can because that's my past and I am creating my future. And I feel their pain. And I feel their angst and I feel their determination to survive. And I want to pass that on to my children.
And ironically enough, I am also the multi-generational granddaughter of Richard Stockton, proud signer of the Declaration of Independence, the very document that should have forbid slavery.
I am somebody.


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Floyd Holmes Scholarship
MS or PhD Award
($5,000 Scholarship in 2018)
This award was established by Mr. Floyd Holmes (left, with a fossil dragonfly wing from the Elmo fossil bed of Kansas), an alum of the department. Mr. Holmes received the first graduate assistantship awarded by industry to the KSU Department of Entomology. He was a member of the US Army Medical Corps during World War II, in which he helped to manage diseases afflicting soldiers in the Pacific Theater. He had a long and accomplished career with DuPont where he was involved with pioneering work on a variety of insecticides and herbicides that became important pest management tools worldwide. His career spanned a wide range of applications from public health to crop pest management. The kindness and generosity of Mr. Holmes and his family in supporting the growth of our students is greatly appreciated!
This award is open to M.S. and Ph.D. students in the KSU Entomology Department, and is intended for students who are conducting applied research addressing practical problems. The application packet will include:
- A cover letter that addresses the student's specific qualifications for the award and includes the student's contact information
- 1-2 page statement of student's specific qualifications in applied research addressing practical problems
- Graduate school transcripts and grades (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
- A copy of the student's research proposal, and any other evidence of scholarship potential in entomology
- A letter of support from the major advisor or another faculty member; the letter must be submitted by the faculty member directly to the Awards Committee
The Awards Committee will evaluate the applications and select the winner based on the overall accomplishments of the student in entomology. According to the guidelines supplied by the KSU Foundation, the final approval of the recipient will be made by the General Scholarship Committee, who will act upon recommendations made by the departmental Awards Committee.
Scholarship Winners
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Over the past 6 months I have gotten into a great morning routine of how I attack the market. I wake up at the same time every day, read my trading plan, go through my analysis of the pairs I trade, get some breakfast, then proceed to start my trading day. I have also added a new section to my trading journal where I keep specific notes on what I'm looking at on each pair (along with having my charts marked of course). However, I noticed that after my trading day is over (12noon) I have no set pattern on when I check the charts for the rest of the day. I usually do so in the evening, but it's nothing set in stone. Yesterday was a busy day for me as far as coaching and running errands and even though I had my charts up when I came home, I never really went through my list of pairs to look for updates. I simply tracked the one trade that I was in at the moment. This morning when I checked my pairs I noticed a beautiful bat pattern complete and reverse that I had indentified about a week in advance. All of the lines were there on the chart and I even had it under the label "Watching" in my trading journal. So I asked myself "How did I miss this?" (There were some other words missing but I'd like to keep this post family approved lol). And the answer was because I didn't check my charts last night. Now I have to put in a specific rule on when to check my charts in the evening.
The point of this point is that discipline is more important that skill by itself. this isn't the type of market where you can simply stroll in when you want and make money. You have to make sure you stay on top of things and do so on a consistent basis. if I would have checked the pair last night I would have seen that it was on its way to completion and I would have set a limit order which would have been filled over night.


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June 22 - 26, 2015
Thank you for sharing your children with Slide Ranch! We loved having them here and want to share some of the highlights and photos of all that we did together.
Children learn best and create the most vivid memories when they engage their senses. At Slide Ranch Summer Camp this week, children learned about the world by touching, tasting, smelling, hearing, seeing and hands-on doing.
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Children explored the beach and listened to the sounds of crashing waves and sea birds, felt the sand on their feet and built sand and stone habitats. Gazing out on the sea, kids even sighted seals, porpoises and breaching whales!
In the garden, our youngest campers explored seeds by touching, tasting and visually examining them to investigate which plants they would become. Older campers prepped a garden bed: clearing, turning the soil and enriching it with freshly sifted compost.
Campers also cooked delicious treats. They baked honey cookies after engaging with sources of their ingredients: gathering eggs from the hens, visiting the growing wheat and observing the bees at work. Some made fresh farm cheese and baked delicious bread. Others developed a secret recipe for "Wild Lemonade" made from lemons and mint they had harvested.
A group of kids were transfixed by the Great Horned Owls that they spotted high in the giant eucalyptus tree, and sat avidly drawing, reveling in the beauty and excitement of the moment.
All week, we celebrated the sensory immersion with our campers. They will have special memories and learning experiences that have been imbued with the flavors, textures, scents and sights of Slide Ranch.
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming family programs and festivals, to volunteer or just for a family picnic.
The Slide Ranch Camp Team
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Although based in Hampshire, the Funky Photo Booth has booth butlers based across the region and this includes Dorset. With booth butlers based in Bournemouth, Verwood and Swanage we're usually able to bypass any travel charges. Additionally, most of the booth butlers are familiar with a number of venues around the county due to their locality.
We regularly work at a number of venues across Dorset. This includes Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth, Lulworth Castle, The Italian Villa in Poole and Highcliffe Castle in Christchurch.


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Porcello leads way as Red Sox upend Pirates
BOSTON -- Pitching on Opening Day for the first time in his career -- and the first time since high school -- Rick Porcello helped lead the Red Sox to a well-rounded 5-3 victory on Monday afternoon against the Pirates.The American League's Cy Young Award winner from last season, Porcello
BOSTON -- Pitching on Opening Day for the first time in his career -- and the first time since high school --
The American League's Cy Young Award winner from last season, Porcello was vintage over his first six innings, holding the Pirates scoreless. The sinkerballer's overall line (6 1/3 innings, six hits, three earned runs, one walk, five strikeouts) was skewed by two inherited runners scoring after his exit.
"Everything leading up to it, the first time back out there, it's exciting," said Porcello. "Opening Day is a holiday for us in baseball. There's definitely those nerves you battle a little bit. When you get between the lines, it gets back to business."
"It's awesome," said Benintendi. "Something you dream about as a kid. For it to be here, it's awesome."
The drive came off of a 97.8-mph fastball on a 2-2 pitch by Pirates ace
"[The intent] was to throw the same one we threw 1-1, [which] kind of froze him," said Cole. "Obviously he was not going to let that one get by him again. Just kind of re-evaluate the sequence and see if we can be one step ahead next time. After we froze him on the one in, he was not going to get frozen again on it. He got the head out."
Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes worked out of traffic in the three-run seventh by the Pirates, striking out
Bradley flashes glove, bat:
"I think it gave us a little momentum," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "It was a little bit of a spark. Cole had thrown the ball outstanding and then he gets a fastball in the middle of the plate on a day he was dominant through the first four-plus innings. I think any time you see a triple, it's probably the most exciting play in the game and it further energized us." More >
Beating the shift: Cole had a chance to stop the Red Sox rally after one run, facing catcher
"That's a well-placed bunt on his end," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We're well-aware of the guys that bunt and when they bunt. It was a situation that he hadn't showed or he hadn't showed with two outs and a runner on first. They are an opportunistic team. They got the bunt down, which extended the inning." More >
"I'm expecting to do well. I'm expecting to compete. I'm expecting them to compete against me. That's it. It's game No. 1." -- McCutchen, who went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts
Cervelli, who doubled and walked and crushed an out to center, holds the highest average (.422) among active players at Fenway Park. He also leads the Majors with a .457 on-base percentage against the Red Sox since 2008.
It turns out that Bradley's triples are a good-luck charm for the Red Sox. Boston is 12-1 when Bradley gets a three-bagger.
There was great excitement from the Fenway faithful when the Super Bowl champion Patriots came out of the Green Monster with all five of their trophies. Quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski led an impressive contingent that also included Pats owner Robert Kraft. Brady threw the ceremonial first pitch to Pedroia. More >
• Gronk wrestles away Brady's jersey
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Red Sox: Left-hander Chris Sale makes his much-anticipated first start in a Red Sox uniform for Wednesday night's contest against the Pirates. Sale's performance in the early weeks of the season will be crucial for Boston with lefty
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When it comes to Oklahoma basketball, Trae Young is often the first and only thought that comes to mind these days.
The Sooners freshman sensation has taken the college basketball world by storm, leading the nation in scoring (29.9) and assists (9.3), and doing so in a very Steph Curry-esque fashion. Young's hype has reached such a height that during ESPN broadcasts, there's a Trae Young stat tracker above the scoreboard throughout the entire game.
But what about Young's backup, sophomore Jordan Shepherd?
Despite technically being the veteran of the bunch, Shepherd has virtually been completely overshadowed by Young, but as he told Cody Stavenhagen of the Tulsa World, that can be a good thing.
"He's the best player in the country," Shepherd told Stavenhagen of Young. "Even though he's younger than me, I can learn things from him. … Going against Trae is not like going against anyone else."
Going against Young and going against opposing guards are two entirely different things, though.
With Young running the show, Shepherd is seeing the floor for a mere average of 12.7 minutes per game this season en route to 2.9 points and 1.6 assists each time out. Behind the scenes, though, Shepherd is handling his reduced role with grace, as Young told Stavenhagen.
"Me and him are really close, and I don't know how well I would have handled it if I was in his position," Young said. "But I think he's handled it really maturely, and I'm proud to have a teammate like him."
The good news for the former 3-star prospect, however, is that the stage is seemingly set for Shepherd to take the reins in 2018-19. The frontrunner for the Naismith Player of the Year award, Young is widely expected to spend just one season at Oklahoma before becoming a lottery pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.
So what is Shepherd doing to prepare himself in the event that the expectation becomes reality and he replaces Young after only one season in Norman?
"Just lock in, and if it happens, it happens," Shepherd said.
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I take a lot of things for granted! Period.
I'm trying very hard to stop.
It's amazing when you really pay start paying attention to the little things, how much you notice you take for granted.
The picture in this post is my son Zach searching through an ice cream freezer section at Walmart. Most of us could buy anything from that section and enjoy it. He can't.
Because of his PKU, there might be 3 things in that entire isle he could have. I take it for granted all the time that I can walk into a grocery store an buy virtually anything I want.
Zach can't. And, actually, two of my kids have PKU. Madison has it as well. In most grocery stores, outside of fruits and vegetables, there isn't too much they can eat. We have to buy them special low protein food from a few online stores and the cost is astronomical. A few times a year, we travel to Chicago as a family and when we're there we always stop at Lil's Dietary. It's a special grocery store that actually stocks the food they can have. They have an 2 small isles, but it's amazing how much they love actually taking stuff off the shelf. This is a picture of Zach at Lil's last year. Man, he's grown!
Now that Zach's getting older, it's really hard watching him learn how to deal with his PKU. He fights feeling of anger and bitterness because he's virtually always left out. We do the best we can to always have 'his' food ready for him, but you would be surprised how hard that is at times.
As a dad, part of me knows that the struggle he's going through is good. And as a dad, I would do anything I could to take away his PKU.
He's teaching me a ton about life and not taking it for granted.
Oh, by the way. He was searching for an ice cream product made out of coconut milk. He can a little of that and both he and Madie love it!
What are you taking for granted?


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Created in honor of the last crown princess of Hawaii, Nani is a sophisticated and exotic scent that exudes purity and confidence. A bold Jasmin procured from the Kauai Pikake flower, drops of Pink Plumeria and hints of citrus, Nani is truly remarkable. Wear it once and you'll always remember it. Wear it twice, and you'll always be remembered.
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Hawaii's last Crown Princess, Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani Cleghorn, (Ka'iulani for short), was affectionately referred to as the Peacock Princess for the beloved birds that she kept as pets. At night her flock would sleep beneath the Arabian jasmine bushes that she nicknamed Pîkake, which means, "peacock" in Hawaiian. Nani is an olfactory tribute to Hawaii's revered princess. The delicately sophisticated scent combines notes of Pikake with Pink Plumeria, Mimosa and Ylang Ylang to create an addictively enchanting scent fit for royalty.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday said he has "no reason to doubt" the women who accused Senate nominee Roy Moore of pursuing sexual and romantic relationships with them when they were teenagers.
Sessions' comment during a House Judiciary Committee hearing comes amid a growing chorus of Republicans calling on Moore to end his run for office.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — who's called for Moore to step aside — suggested Sessions, who formerly held the Senate seat sought by Moore, would make an excellent write-in candidate for the job.
House Speaker Paul Ryan joined in on the pile-on, and suggested that Moore "should step aside," while the Republican National Committee cut its fundraising ties with the firebrand former judge.
Multiple women have come forward to say Moore pursued relationships with them or sexually assaulted them when he was in his 30s and they were teens.
GOP and Democratic pols alike piled on Moore as a new poll showed his Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, with a lead in the race for the first time over the weekend. The special election to fill the seat is scheduled for Dec. 12.
The Washington Post reported last week that Moore had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, and pursued romantic relationships with other teenagers.
A fifth woman came forward on Monday, accusing the 70-year-old Bible Belt Republican of violently attacking her in his car in 1977.
Moore has denied the accounts and refuses to drop from the race.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Chinese president Xi Jinping was stumped by reporters shouting questions about Moore during an appearance with Trump in Beijing.
When the pair ducked backstage, Xi summoned his interpreter.
"Who is Roy Moore?" Xi asked Trump.
Meanwhile, Alabama secretary of state John Merrill said Tuesday that he is still supporting Moore, saying that his accusers could be "making it up."


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The Duwamish Tribe is the true successor of the Duwamish who signed the Treaty of Point Elliott. Chief Si'ahl, or Seattle, was listed as Chief of the D'wamish and Suquamish tribes, and three other Duwamish sub-chiefs signed their names to the treaty as well. Our leadership has been unbroken since treaty times.
We successfully petitioned the government for a settlement in 1925 and received a positive judgement in our favor. We were recognized by Congress as the Duwamish Tribe, receiving a settlement from the government for that case in the form of $64 dollars per tribal member in 1971.
We began our efforts to restore our recognition with the government in 1978. We received acknowledgement in 2001 by the Clinton administration, but our decision was reversed in 2002 by the Bush administration.
In 2015, we appealed our case. Our case is still pending in the Interior Board of Indian Appeals today.
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Mary Glindon MP column on Kurdistan
It was such good news to see the horrific Isis death cult defeated in Mosul. Their brutality is beyond reasonable comprehension and I am sure we will soon begin to understand that in grim detail. I recently took part in … Continue reading
Minutes of the AGM of the APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq held on Monday 26 June 2017
Attendance. Jack Lopresti MP, Graham Jones MP, Mary Glindon MP, Lord Clement-Jones, Mike Gapes MP, Tracy Brabin MP, Bob Stewart MP, Karwan Jamal Tahir and Hawre Wahid of the KRG UK, and Gary Kent, APPG Director. Apologies. Nadhim Zahawi MP, … Continue reading
Full text of SNP Spokesman Douglas Chapman MP in debate on the Kurdistan Region
I thank the hon. Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) for his speech. His knowledge of and passion for the Kurdistan area came through strongly, and his work for the all-party group is impressive. The imminent recapture of … Continue reading
Full text of Nadhim Zahawi MP's speech in Commons debate on the Kurdistan Region
As I have so often said in my parliamentary contributions since being elected for the first time in 2010, I am very proud to be the first British Member of Parliament of Kurdish descent. I therefore feel, perhaps more strongly … Continue reading
Tracy Brabin MP on film and psychologists in the Commons debate on the Kurdistan Region
I have travelled to the region as the guest of the Regional Government of Kurdistan. I was invited to visit as part of a cross-party group of fact-finding parliamentarians. Aware that the conflict in the region is one of the … Continue reading
Robert Halfon MP's speech on the Kurdistan Region
Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con) It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. It is also an honour to follow the hon. Member for North Tyneside (Mary Glindon) and, in particular, my genuine hon. Friend the Member for … Continue reading
Mary Glindon MP's speech on Kurdistan Region and people to people diplomacy
Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab). I congratulate the hon. Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) on securing the debate, on his excellent and passionate speech and on being elected chair of the all-party group on the Kurdistan region … Continue reading
Jack Lopresti MP: opening speech in Commons debate on the Kurdistan Region
I begin by declaring an interest. I travelled to Kurdistan in November 2016 as a guest of the Kurdistan Regional Government and I am now chair of the all-party group on the Kurdistan region in Iraq. It is three years … Continue reading
The British debate about Kurdexit
When Daesh menaced Kurdistani cities in 2015, London Mayor Boris Johnson visited British troops training the Peshmerga and was pictured with an AK47 alongside a Peshmerga. He had previously met 'a dynamic and forward-looking young politician,' Nechirvan Barzani, 'the prime … Continue reading
Full report of November 2016 delegation to Kurdistan including Mosul
Who and what the delegation saw The delegation visited the cities of Erbil, Slemani and Duhok as well as Bartella, a newly liberated Christian suburb twelve miles from the centre of Mosul. And five camps for internally displaced people and … Continue reading


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Founded in 1916, just a few years after the Wright brothers' famous Kitty Hawk flight, The Boeing Company (BA) has grown to become a global leader in the aircraft manufacturing industry and one of the most well-known names in the aerospace and defense sectors in the United States. The company operates three business divisions: Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Boeing Global Services. Boeing Capital Corporation supports all three divisions by providing financing for Boeing customers.
Boeing reported Q3 2018 earnings on October 24, 2018. The global aircraft manufacturer reported $25.1 billion in revenues this quarter, compared to $24.3 billion over the same period last year. As of November 19, 2018, Boeing has a market capitalization of $184.39 billion. Here are the company's four largest individual shareholders.
$184.39 billion
Boeing's market capitalization as of November 19, 2018.
W. James McNerney, Jr.
W. James McNerney, Jr. joined Boeing in 2005 and served as president, CEO, and chairman until his retirement in 2016. Before Boeing, McNerney served in several executive positions at General Electric and as CEO and chairman of 3M. He has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Per his last filing with the SEC on February 25, 2016, McNerney owns 437,689 shares of Boeing.
Kevin G. McAllister
Kevin McAllister has been the executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) since November 2016. Previously, McAllister was the CEO of General Electric's (GE) aviation business, where he worked for nearly 30 years. The hire was part of a push to capture more of the market for parts and repairs after an aircraft is sold, according to Reuters. McAllister has a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from the University of Pittsburg.
According to McAllister's last filing with the SEC on February 26, 2018, he holds 141,222 shares of the company.
Gregory D. Smith
Gregory D. Smith is the chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president of Enterprise Performance & Strategy at Boeing. Smith has held numerous positions at Boeing including corporate controller and vice president of Finance, as well as vice president of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis. Smith received his bachelor's degree from Kennedy-Western University.
Smith's last filing with the SEC on March 2, 2018, shows that the Boeing CFO holds 139,501 shares of the company.
Dennis A. Muilenburg
Dennis A. Muilenburg is the CEO, president, and chairman of the board for Boeing. Muilenburg joined Boeing in 1985 and has held positions in their Programs & Engineering for Boeing Air Traffic Management department, Combat Systems division, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) before becoming president and CEO of the Boeing Company. Muilenburg has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and an honorary doctor of science degree from Iowa State University. He holds a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the University of Washington.
According to Muilenburg's latest filing with the SEC on July 2, 2018, he owns 130,004 shares of Boeing.


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I have been a client of Core Principles for close to 3 years. At the time of joining Core Principles I found myself nudging 40, feeling the effects of juggling a desk job and 3 young children. I was tired, weak, prone to back problems and generally not enjoying the way I looked in my clothes – let alone out of my clothes. While I still have a desk job and 3 growing children, I'm now stronger than I've been in my whole life. I no longer visit an osteopath for tweaks. I've embraced running, I play much more sport and I don't have to think about what's bulging out of my clothes. I continue weekly PT sessions because they keep me on-track and (mostly) I quite enjoy the experience.— Nicola, Ivanhoe