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|Intranasal oxytocin for the treatment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
|Anagnostou, Evdokia
|Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
|Writing instruction for children with autism spectrum disorders: A study of self-regulation and strategy use
|Asaro-Saddler, Kristie
|University at Albany, State University of New York
|Folate rechallenge: A pilot study
|Beaudet, Arthur
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Safety and efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine for autism spectrum disorders
|Bent, Stephen
|University of California, San Francisco
|Evaluation of sensory integration treatment in ASD
|Camarata, Stephen; Wallace, Mark
|Vanderbilt University
|A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study of fatty acid supplementation in autism
|Carpenter, Laura
|Medical University of South Carolina
|Effects of therapeutic horseback riding on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders
|Gabriels, Robin
|University of Colorado Denver
|Double-blind placebo controlled trial of subcutaneous methyl B12 on behavioral and metabolic measures in children with autism
|Hendren, Robert
|University of California, Davis
|Parents and professionals attitudes to dietary interventions in ASD (PADIA)
|Le Couteur, Ann
|Newcastle University
|Treatment for autism
|Leon, Michael
|University of California, San Diego
|Robotics and speech processing technology for the facilitation of social communication training in children with autism
|Narayanan, Shrikanth
|University of Southern California
|Training outpatient clinicians to deliver cognitive behavior therapy to children
|Reaven, Judy
|University of Colorado Denver
|Effectiveness of sensory based strategies for improving adaptive behaviors in children with autism
|Schaaf, Roseann
|Thomas Jefferson University
|Feeding problems in children with ASD: Impact of parent education in modifying aberrant eating habits
|Sharp, William
|Marcus Institute
|Probiotics and vitamin D in ASD
|Stubbs, Gene
|Autism Research and Resources of Oregon (ARRO)
|Double masked placebo controlled trial of cholesterol in hypocholesterolemic ASD
|Tierney, Elaine
|Kennedy Krieger Institute
|Acupressure and acupuncture as an intervention with children with autism
|Warren, Lana
|Kennedy Krieger Institute
|The effects of a reciprocal questioning intervention on the reading comprehension and social communication of students with autism spectrum disorder
|Whalon, Kelly
|The College of William and Mary
|IACC Strategic Plan Objective
|Test safety and efficacy of at least five widely used interventions (e.g., nutrition, medications, assisted technologies, sensory integration, medical procedures) that have not been rigorously studied for use in ASD by 2012.
IACC Recommended Budget: $27,800,000 over 5 years
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|4.S.C. Funding: The recommended budget was partially met.
Progress: Several projects were funded in this area, but more work is needed, as this is an area of significant public interest.
Remaining Gaps, Needs, and Opportunities: Experts discussed the best balance between developing new treatments and testing current treatments that lack evidence, especially when funds are limited and conclusive clinical trials are expensive. The group noted that interventions for minimally verbal children are needed; some projects on assistive communication technologies, robotics and speech processing technology to assist with social communication training are funded, but more are needed. There are other projects related to minimally verbal autism in objective 4.S.G. Small pilot studies on nutritional therapies (i.e., GFCF diet studies) have been conducted with inconclusive outcomes, demonstrating the necessity for further exploration of nutritional interventions. Future emphasis on scientific investment in sensory integration and assisted technologies is needed.


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Wed, 19 December 2012
The collapse of the season and the hope for change as we make all of our Week 16 picks and discuss who should and will get fired.
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Double podcast goodness as we discuss the Jaguars game, the return of Braylon Edwards and make all our picks for Week 15 of the NFL..
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As painful as it is, we talk about the Jets vs Pats, call out some Fools and make all the picks for Week 13 of the NFL including the AFCE Throne Picks.
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20378 Zer0gravity http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/20378/avatar/c50_627168378_1211422843.jpg?1293061156 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Zer0gravity,20378/all 05/21/08 1 22 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Zer0gravity,20378/setup 1 3 1
Gary; Thanks for killing it at the fury trails this weekend. Your style definitely inspires the riders. Ya, it's all about the Vans for riding; they have been supporting BMX since I was a kid and Nike was still just a running shoe. Any doubters shoe just quit bitching and ride already.
45310 Wolfen http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/45310/avatar/c50_20151212_212415_1449986348.jpg?1449985758 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Wolfen,45310/all 06/07/09 13 82 1582 159 1 2
All you idiots calling Gary a "sell out" need to shut the hell up. There is nothing wrong with him promoting his sponsors every chance he gets. He makes a living riding his bike.
clicked two times you are full of it. You are bitching about Gary and Vans then you say " I ride Nikes anyways so whatever I guess." Nike is as corporate as it gets. Big dummy!
18092 coolpatrick http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/18092/avatar/c50_2012_05_21_03.26.39.jpg?1337656223 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/coolpatrick,18092/all 04/09/08 5 1 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/coolpatrick,18092/setup 7 52 82 1
agreed with him about chase hawk !
57410 benpiff http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/57410/avatar/c50_126768050_1265266147.jpg?1293125090 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/benpiff,57410/all 02/03/10 4 6 338 1
It's a hard life isn't it. Don't use the term "with all due respect" if you don't respect nice guys trying to make a living. People who don't care about the opinions of others will never be listened to by others.
49253 clicked times two http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/49253/avatar/c50_139925960_1286516750.jpg?1293109736 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/clicked-times-two,49253/all 08/13/09 14 24 5 3 97 2
this is how much i care about what you guys say l_l.
with all due respect i guess maybe i shouldnt have called gary young a sell out. My point was that these damn videos vans put up all the time are pretty pathetic. I thought i was going to watch a video about gary talking about style but no this was just another lousy advertisement they tricked me to watch. advertising everywhere every second you get a chance is annoying to me, sorry for voicing my own opinion. you can all blow me.
sincerley, jeff rogers
57184 jham http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/57184/avatar/c50_86288070_1264808110.jpg?1293124632 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/jham,57184/all 01/29/10 1 319
i think u could say gary young has that little extra oh fuck yea he does
57410 benpiff http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/57410/avatar/c50_126768050_1265266147.jpg?1293125090 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/benpiff,57410/all 02/03/10 4 6 338 1
Man Gary makes me want to ride. I wish this was a full edit, because those shots were all gorgeous.
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gary is legit ! great style and nice guy
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Gary Young is the farthest thing from a sellout.
he rides in a way thats just better than you ever could.
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Atleast its not a double pits to chesty.
33711 billyfry http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/33711/avatar/c50_90531270_1258346238.jpg?1293077028 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/billyfry,33711/all 10/27/08 39 66 7 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/billyfry,33711/setup 5 273 2 1
gary is the man.
and clicked times two, you're calling him a sellout because he advertises his sponsor? What about you? you're here on vital where everyone can see it saying that you ride in nikes. Saying that on here is advertising nikes. And I'm sure you have stickers on your bike or helmet of bike companies. And you probably wear tshirts with logos on them too. You're advertising for all those companies too, and you're not even getting paid for it.
61059 FIT_bOyEE http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/61059/avatar/c50_new_pain_bestone.jpg?1294870150 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/FIT-bOyEE,61059/all 05/04/10 29 42 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/FIT-bOyEE,61059/setup 63 285 368 6 10
clicked times two- your not very smart are you or your young and don't know what its like to be an adult and pay your own bills, but anyone on this site would agree with me on this that has to pay their on bills, but would you rather be working your balls off doing something you dont like, or riding your bike and get paid for it, thats what they do when they make an advertisement...I used to be the same way thinking everyone is a sell-out when they make a video game or over advertise, but now that I have to support myself I would do the same thing, it would be stupid not to and the next guy is going to capitalize on it anyway...trust me you will figure it out when you have to work a 9-5 job and have to pay bills!
51344 devonheartsbmx http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/51344/avatar/c50_barspin.jpg?1355340759 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/devonheartsbmx,51344/all 09/28/09 39 27 16 120 1118 192 2 6
clicked times two. fuck you. u know ud rep there shit if u were sponsored by them. hes not even a sellout. your just a dumb fucking cunt. now go fucking kill yourself.
56797 THE GLUTTON BMX http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/56797/avatar/c50_125924860_1264063493.jpg?1293123870 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/THE-GLUTTON-BMX,56797/all 01/21/10 1 13 200 1 9 1 199 4
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shut up and stop complaining hes gonna rep his sponsor its his sponsor you retard thats how he gets paid and nike 6.0s suck compared to vans
43942 Coping_High_Guy /images/default/avatar/c50.png http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Coping-High-Guy,43942/all 05/05/09 1 3 6 177 1
ok so advertising makes you wanna buy their shoes less but you wear the official shoe of the Dew Tour
49253 clicked times two http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/49253/avatar/c50_139925960_1286516750.jpg?1293109736 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/clicked-times-two,49253/all 08/13/09 14 24 5 3 97 2
omg im about to throw up. gary young you are such a sellout i am sorry but damn am i tired of watching all these pros shamelessly advertise their sponsor whenever they get a chance..... its mostly these damn vans videos too though vans must make these guys do these videos. watching these videos actually make me want to buy their shoes less. i ride nikes anyways so whatever i guess
49990 catfish95 http://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/49990/avatar/c50_bawlz.jpg?1330748724 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/catfish95,49990/all 08/29/09 25 3 1 http://www.vitalbmx.com/community/catfish95,49990/setup 91 4087 106 4 6
funny, the commercial before this was a vans commercial with gary young


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In Praise of Samuel Messick 1931–1998, Part III
The chief practical impact of NCLB has been its principle of accountability. Adequate yearly progress, the law stated, must be determined by test scores in reading and math—not just for the school as a whole, but for key groups of students.
Now, a decade later, the result of the law, as many have complained, has been a narrowing of the school curriculum. In far too many schools, the arts and humanities, and even science and civics, have been neglected—sacrificed on the altar of tests without any substantial progress nationwide on the tests themselves. It is hard to decide whether to call NCLB a disaster or a catastrophe.
But I disagree with those who blame this failure on the accountability principle of NCLB. The law did not specify what tests in reading and math the schools were to use. If the states had responded with valid tests—defined by Messick as tests that are both accurate and have a productive effect on practice—the past decade would have seen much more progress.
Since NCLB, NAEP's long-term trend assessment shows substantial increases in reading among the lowest-performing 9-year-olds—but nothing comparable in later grades. It also shows moderate increases in math among 9- and 13-year-olds.
So, it seems that a chief educational defect of the NCLB era lay in the later-grades reading tests; they simply do not have the same educational validity of the tests in early grades reading and in early- and middle-grades math.
It's not very hard to make a verbal test that predicts how well a person will be able to read. One accurate method used by the military is the two-part verbal section of the multiple-choice Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), which is known for its success in accurately predicting real-world competence. One section of the AFQT Verbal consists of 15 items based on short paragraphs on different subjects and in different styles to be completed in 13 minutes. The other section of the AFQT Verbal is a vocabulary test with 35 items to be completed in 11 minutes. This 24-minute test predicts as well as any verbal test the range of your verbal abilities, your probable job competence and your future income level. It is a short, cheap and technically valid test. Some version of it could even serve as a school-leaving test.
Educators would certainly protest if that were done—if only because such a test would give very little guidance for classroom practice or curriculum. And this is the nub of the defects in the reading tests used during the era of NCLB: They did not adequately support curriculum and classroom practice. The tests in early-grades reading and in early- and middle-grades math did a better job of inducing productive classroom practice, and their results show it.
Early-grades reading tests, as Joseph Torgesen and his colleagues showed, probe chiefly phonics and fluency, not comprehension. Schools are now aware that students will be tested on phonics and fluency in early grades. In fact, these crucial early reading skills are among the few topics for which recent (pre-Common Core) state standards had begun to be highly specific. These more successful early reading tests were thus different from later ones in a critical respect: They actually tested what students were supposed to be taught.
Hence in early reading, to its credit, NCLB induced a much greater correlation than before between standards, curriculum, teaching and tests. The tests became more valid in practice because they induced teachers to teach to a test based on a highly specific subject matter—phonics and fluency. Educators and policymakers recognized that teaching swift decoding was essential in the early grades, tests assessed swift decoding, and—mirabile dictu—there was an uptick in scores on those tests.
Since the improvements were impressive, let's take a look at what has happened in over the past decade among the lowest performing 9-year-olds on NAEP's long-term trend assessment in reading.
Note that there is little to no growth among higher-performing 9-year-olds, presumably because they had already mastered phonics and fluency.
Similarly, early- and middle-grades math tests probed substantive grade-by-grade math knowledge, as the state standards had become ever more specific in math. You can see where I'm going: Early reading and math improved because teachers typically teach to the tests (especially under NCLB-type accountability pressures), and the subject matter of these tests began to be more and more defined and predictable, causing a collaboration and reinforcement between tests and classroom practice.
In later-grades reading tests, where we have failed to improve, the tests have not been based on any clear, specific subject matter, so it has been impossible to teach to the tests in a productive way. (The lack of alignment between math course taking and the NAEP math assessment for 17-year-olds is similarly problematic.) Of course, there are many reasons why achievement might not rise. But specific subject matter, both taught and tested, is a necessary—if not sufficient—condition for test scores to rise.
In the absence of any specific subject matter for language arts, teachers, textbook makers, and test makers have conceived of reading comprehension as a strategy rather than as a side effect of broad knowledge. This inadequate strategy approach to language arts is reflected in the tests themselves. I have read many of them. An inevitable question is something like this: "The main idea of this passage is…." And the theory behind such a question is that what is being tested is the ability of the student to strategize the meaning by "questioning the author" and performing other puzzle-solving techniques to get the right answer. But, as readers of this blog know, that is not what is being tested. The subject matter of the passage is.
This mistaken strategy-focused structure has made these tests not only valueless educationally, but worse—positively harmful. Such tests send out the misleading message that reading comprehension is chiefly strategizing. That idea has dominated language arts instruction in the past decade, which means that a great deal of time has been misspent on fruitless test-taking activities. Tragically, that time could have been spent on science, humanities and the arts—subjects that would have actually increased reading abilities (and been far more interesting).
The only way that later-grades reading tests can be made educationally valid is by adopting the more successful structure followed in early reading and math. An educationally valid test must be based on the specific substance that is taught at the grade level being tested (possibly with some sampling of specifics from previous and later grades for remediation and acceleration purposes). Testing what has been taught is the only way to foster collaboration and reinforcement between tests and classroom practice. An educationally valid reading test requires a specific curriculum—a subject of further conversations, no doubt.


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On January 22, preK and Kindergarten students from Miles Jerome Jones Elementary attended a performance at the University of Richmond Modlin Center for the Arts. Miles Jones has a PIA Award this year for a project called Dance by Design that uses creative movement to teach young children literacy and numeracy skills. The children were at the Modlin to see Corbian/Lightwire Theatre's performance of two classic fables, The Tortoise and the Hare and The Ugly Duckling.
It was just amazing. The performers themselves were invisible on the stage but wore puppet forms that created the animals, each one illuminated by lights that made the characters come alive in every way. The performance was stunning – beautiful, funny, and moving. No wonder Corbian/Lightwire were finalists last year on America's Got Talent. You can watch the videos on their website but they do not do justice to the genius and artistry of their work.
The students from Miles Jones joined hundreds of other children in the Modlin Center's Alice Jepson Theatre. The show was an hour long, the perfect length to hold their attention. I too was spellbound. I realized after a while that I was leaning forward, mouth half open, enraptured by what I was watching.
This visit to the Modlin Center was a successful partnership among Richmond Public Schools, the Modlin Center for the Arts, and Partners in the Arts. Teachers and staff from all three made it possible, working out tickets, transport, and lunch for the students. Here you see some of the Miles Jones theatregoers in their winter-day clothes. On stage, it was all magic and light.


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Just where does Emery County stand on the Swell? Do we have any input on the changes being implemented now and in the future? Of course, users would like to think that they do and the county wants to be included in the planning process. But, are the county and its citizens merely bystanders as the powers that be put up sign after sign, dictating the use of the Swell?
The Bureau of Land Management toured the Swell with Emery County Commissioners, Drew Sitterud and Gary Kofford, Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guymon, and Jeff Durrant, from the RAC subcommittee. BLM officials present were Tom Gnocek, Wayne Luddington, and Price Field Office Manager, Patrick Gubbins and Don Lum, BLM ranger assigned to the Swell.
The purpose of this field trip to the Swell was to look at the dispersed camping sites and to plan for their future. Sheriff Guymon was concerned that many of the dispersed camping sites have one short road leading into them and that road has been closed as part of the route designation plan which was released by the BLM and signed into effect on Feb. 3. This route designation plan left 667 miles of road open and in conjunction with county roads that left 2,000 miles of open road for motorized recreationalists. The final plan closed 468 miles of secondary OHV routes. The majority of these routes were duplicate routes, dead ending spurs and routes that exacerbated the problem of "route proliferation." You may or may not agree with these definitions of why the BLM closed some of these routes. The BLM goal was a balanced approach to the management of the Swell.
But, this balanced approach did not sit well with people who gathered to the Swell on their traditional Easter sojourn to find the road to their favorite camping spot closed. Hence, the purpose of the field trip. How much sense does it make to close roads to these established, hardened campsites? The people will just establish other camping spots and disturb more land in the end and therefore cause more damage. Sheriff Guymon pointed out the folly of such road closures to favorite camping spots.
The BLM wishes to address these issues and develop a plan as part of the resource management plan for which alternatives are currently being developed. The issue of dispersed camping was not dealt with as part of the route designation plan.
Sheriff Guymon stressed the need for more bathroom facilities on the Swell as the tour left Castle Dale and entered the Swell, the first spot for which a rest room would be a good idea is the fork in the road where the well is and the road takes off to the Wedge or the Buckhorn Draw area. Gubbins reflected that this would be a good spot for people to get their bearings and read the signs and decide where they were and where they were going.
Funds will become available in the year 2005 for improvements in the San Rafael Swell. The BLM is also exploring the end of year surpluses which may exist from projects completed which came in under budget which may be available for use on the Swell. Gnocek pointed out that the 2004 money which is available is earmarked for the Temple Mountain area with improvements and toilets in store for that historic area. He stressed the Temple Mountain plan is already in place and four vault toilets will also be installed around that area.
Gubbins reported that Fran Sherry, deputy director for the BLM has requested a proposal from the Price Field Office for a San Rafael proposal on improvements and the amount of needed funds. Sherry realizes the importance of the Swell and is anxious for an improvement plan to be in place. An allotment of approximately $240,000 is slated for the Swell area.
The group visited the Wedge Overlook and the camping spots available there. It was determined that large boulders could be used effectively in that area to keep people on the main road with well defined camping spots along the road defined by boulders. There were a lot of user created roads which led along the edge. One road is all that is needed in the area. One point of concern was that the RAC subcommittee had created a list of recommendations on dispersed camping which they will be presenting to the full RAC board for approval. Some of those recommendations are contrary to desired use of the Wedge. They recommended that no dispersed camping be allowed at the Wedge and no motorized use.
Gubbins said, "The BLM wants to enhance areas and protect resources as well as add some amenities. We want it to be the same as people remember from when they were kids. We want them to enjoy their experiences here."
Sheriff Guymon suggested that as any funds become available to fix a little at a time and not wait for the big dollars which may never come.
The Wedge was described as an area of high vehicle and visitor usage. Gnocek is a professional recreation planner and he said that some of the planning at the Wedge had not been done wisely. Fire pits were put in next to trees and other mistakes have been made in the area. He stressed that recreation planning is not just putting in a toilet, but the size of the area to be impacted needs to be considered as well as many other factors to develop a plan for any given site. The idea the recreation subcommittee had was to identify three high use areas in the Swell and begin development, preservation and recreational planning in those three areas. The Wedge, Temple Mountain and Swasey's Cabin were the three areas identified. The focus of the plan to be developed will accommodate use and include both developed and dispersed camping as well as installing toilets.
Sheriff Guymon said that camping has changed over the years. People enjoy the hardened campsites with more amenities now than in the past.
Working together seemed to be the consensus of the group on deciding what to do to protect the resource while still allowing enjoyment of the resource.
The implementation of the travel plan will continue. Signs will continue to be installed which direct people as to which uses are available in which areas. At the Wedge fencing has been installed to designate where camping is allowed and Luddington reported that compliance is good within that fenced area and that when people have distinct boundaries they abide by them.
Sheriff Guymon explained the difference in what his officer enforces on the desert and what the BLM officer enforces. The sheriff's office writes tickets pertaining to infractions by people. The BLM officer writes tickets for violations of federal statute on the land. The tickets that Deputy Ray Jeffs writes are handled through the justice court in Emery County. Sheriff Guymon said that with the advent of cell phones a call can be placed quickly to dispatch to report that someone is destroying signs or burning trees and an officer will respond immediately. Sheriff Guymon stated that users of the Swell are more concerned with preservation, "They want to be able to come here time after time and they want it to stay as it is and they take care of it while they are here."
Another key to educating the public is to let them know what is available. If there is a sign that says "Lookout one mile," then maybe they won't cutoff the road and make their own lookout, but will use the one that's available. Simple maps that are easy to use should also be implemented.
Gubbins said how happy he is to have a working relationship with Emery County and also support from the Washington Office. He said they will figure out a way to get restrooms for the Swell. "With everyone working together we are definitely moving in a positive direction," said Gubbins. "We hope to deal with all these issues through the RMP without having to amend the route designation plan."
In spite of differences of opinions and strong voices which did not always agree; the general consensus is the Swell is a jewel in the desert which must be preserved and protected, without prohibiting the human value and presence in the Swell.


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Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester walked off the field getting replaced by Scott Atchinson during fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on July 8. Lester gave up five runs and nine hits as Boston dropped the final game of the series to New York, 7-3. Next
Ivan Nova of the Yankees pitches against the Boston Red Sox while the sun set over Fenway Park. Nova gave up two runs in six innings. Next
Adrian Gonzalez could not come up the the throw from third baseman Mauro Gomez as Yankee Nick Swisher got an infield single. Gonzalez later left the game with an illness. Next
Derek Jeter dropped a routine fly ball in the infield hit by Boston's Cody Ross much to the delight of fans at Fenway. Next
Ivan Nova prepared to pitch during the first inning. He improved to 10-3 on the season. Next
Pedro Ciriaco was congratulated by fans after scoring against the New York Yankees. The recent call up continued performing well getting three hits and a stolen base in the game. Next
Manager Bobby Valentine of the Boston Red Sox jogged to the dugout during the game. Next
Boston's Ryan Sweeney crashed into the wall as he was unable to get a glove on an RBI triple hit by New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez in the fifth inning. Sweeney was slow to get up afterward. Next
Jarrod Saltalamacchia's struggles continued as he struck out swinging as New York Yankees catcher Chris Stewart blocked the ball during sixth inning. Next
David Ortiz walked back to the dugout after striking out against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning. Boston (43-43) dropped its sixth game in the last seven and fell into a last-place tie in the division with the Toronto Blue Jays, 9 1-2 games off the pace. Next
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter celebrated with Yankees teammate Andruw Jones after the game. Next
Pedro Ciriaco was the star of the game for the Red Sox in the nightcap of a doubleheader Saturday at Fenway Park. Ciriaco had four hits, drove in four runs, scored twice and stole a base to lead the Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Yankees. The Red Sox dropped the first game of the doubleheader, 6-1. Next
Mauro Gomez (right) celebrated with Adrian Gonzalez (left) and Nick Punto after Gomez and Gonzalez scored in the sixth inning of the second game of a doubleheader the Red Sox played against the Yankees at Fenway Park. Gomez and Gonzalez scored on a double by Pedro Ciriaco that gave the Red Sox a 5-3 lead. Next
Yankees starter Phil Hughes gave up a double to Pedro Ciriaco that allowed Mauro Gomez to score in the sixth inning. Next
Mark Teixeira gave the Yankees a three-run lead on a home run in the first inning. Next
Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes was taken out of the game in the sixth inning, and walked off to jeers from Red Sox fans. Hughes pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on 10 hits. Next
Mauro Gomez (right) and Cody Ross both scored, along with Adrian Gonzalez, on Pedro Ciriaco's three-run double in the sixth inning. Next
Mike Aviles scored on a single by Pedro Ciriaco as Yankees catcher Russell Martin waited for the throw in the seventh inning. Next
Andruw Jones hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, and was congratulated by third base coach Rob Thomson on his way around the bases. It was Jones's third home run of the day. He also hit two in the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday, which the Yankees won, 6-1. Next
Pedro Ciriaco scored in the seventh inning to give the Red Sox a 9-4 lead. Ciriaco scored after stealing third base and advancing on a throwing error by Yankees catcher Russell Martin. Next
Ryan Sweeney clubbed an RBI triple in the seventh inning. Next
In the first game of a July 7 double header, Red Sox starting pitcher Franklin Morales wiped his brow after giving up the second homer in the first inning, this one to Yankees Andrew Jones, putting the Yankees ahead 4-0. The Red Sox lost the series opener on July 6, 10-8. They lost Game 2 6-1. Next
New York Yankees starting pitcher Freddy Garcia gave up 5 runs in less than two innings the last time he faced the Red Sox. But in Game 2 of this four-game series he held Boston at bay, giving up just one run through seven innings. Next
Dustin Pedroia, out of the lineup for several weeks with an injured thumb, gestured with his bandaged hand as he chated with Cody Ross, right, during Game 1 of the day-night double header. Next
David Ortiz reacted after scoring a run against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of the second of a four game series against the Yankees. Next
Kelly Shoppach, catching the first game of the double header, reacted after striking out in the fifth inning. Next
New York Yankees' Nick Swisher rounded the bases on his three-run home run as Boston Red Sox shortstop Mike Aviles, left, and starting pitcher Franklin Morales, right, watched in the first inning of Game 2 of the series. Until today, Morales had not allowed a homerun in his three starts. Next
Daniel Nava struck out in the third inning. He is hitting .285 on the season. Next
The one thing Franklin Morales had going for him in Game 2 of the series with the Yankees was his pick off move. Here Mike Aviles put the tag on Yankees Alex Rodriguez in the third inning after he was caught in a rundown between first and second base. Next
Yankees Derek Jeter congratgulated Nick Swisher at home plate after Swisher's three-run homer. Jeter had five hits in the series through two games. Next
Yankees Robinson Cano fell away from the plate after getting hit in the hand by a first inning pitch by Sox starting pitcher Franklin Morales. Next
Nick Punto and the Red Sox dropped the first game of a four-game series against the Yankees on Friday night. The Yankees rallied in the late innings to take the lead and go on to a 10-8 victory at Fenway Park. Next
Jarrod Saltalamacchia belted a three-run home run in the first inning of the opening game of this weekend's Red Sox-Yankees series at Fenway Park. Saltalamacchia's home run helped the Red Sox recover from a rough first inning in which the Yankees took a 5-0 lead. Next
Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia had another key play when he tagged Alex Rodriguez out at the plate when Rodriguez tried to score on Nick Swisher's infield grounder in the fifth inning. Red Sox second baseman Nick Punto fired to the plate to catch Rodriguez. Next
Adrian Gonzalez connected for an RBI double in the first inning. Next
Yankees Curtis Granderson (left) and Alex Rodriguez celebrated after scoring in the first inning. They both came home on a single by Mark Teixeira. Next
Navy Seals delivered the American flag as the Navy Band Northeast from Newport, RI performed the national anthem before the game. Next
Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch from Red Sox starter Josh Beckett in the first inning. Rodriguez came around to score later in the inning. Next
Josh Beckett faced the entire Yankees lineup in the first inning and gave up five runs on four hits. He also walked a batter and hit another. But he was rescued by his own offense, which also put up five runs in the first inning. Next
Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda faced all nine Red Sox hitters in the first inning, allowing five runs on five hits, including a three-run home run by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Next
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino presented David Ortiz with an award to commemorate Ortiz' 400th career home run. Next
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez warmed up in front of the American League East standings before the first of a four-game series between the Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway Park. Next
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia rwas forced to watch the game from the dugout. He was put on the disabled list because of a right thumb injury. Next
Yankees manager Joe Girardi watched his team hit during batting practice. Next
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Kaskaskia College Financial Aid Office to Offer FAFSA Completion Workshop on September 5
For the convenience of its students, the Kaskaskia College Financial Aid will host an evening FAFSA Completion Workshop on Thursday, September 5 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in room L-102 on the KC Main Campus.
KC Financial aid professionals will be on hand to assist all students regardless if they are in stage one of initiating the 2013-14 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or finalizing the details.
Completing the FAFSA accurately and on time is the first and most important step to obtaining state and federal financial aid.
As students complete the FAFSA, the following records will need to be available to help answer questions on the application: Social Security Card; Driver's license (if any); Permanent Resident Receipt Card (if applicable); W-2 forms and other 2012 records of money earned; 2012 income tax return (see the instructions on the FAFSA if the tax return has not been completed); Records of child support paid; Records of taxable earnings from Federal Work-Study or other need-based work programs;
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Early trains made an "at-the-woods" stop, and in 1873 the town of Atwood was formed. Main Street today features split-rail fences, benches, grassy areas and country crafts, collectibles and antiques.
This charming Amish wood shop and store features locally made Amish goods. Toys, treats, quilts, crafts and baked goods can also be purchased here.
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Prairie Hill Blueberry Farm began almost 20 years ago when a local couple made a commitment to do the nearly impossible: grow blueberries in Illinois corn country where the alcaline soils were anything but blueberry friendly. Pickers often ask where to find the sweetest fruit. Our answer is always the same, "Eat your way through the berry patch until you find the flavor you like best. And besides, if you eat a pound for every pound you pick, it's like getting the berries for half-price!"
Spanning six rolling acres on bluffs overlooking the Sangamon River Walk, Mari-Mann Herb Farm is a potpourri of herb beds, wildflower fields and formal gardens.
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Since its early days as a small hardware store, Lowe's has been in the business of helping homeowners achieve their dreams through do-it-yourself projects. Even though it currently operates in more than 1,725 locations throughout North America, the company has retained its neighborhood store feel, thanks to its hundreds of thousands of knowledgeable employees.
Every day, those employees are approached by customers who want to know "anything from how to start a project to how to think about it and what products to buy," says Dennis Knowles, Senior Vice-President of Specialty Sales and Store Operations. With hundreds of thousands of products in-store and online, Lowe's employees use iPhone to help customers find the right inspiration, materials, and tools so they can start and finish their dream projects.
Lowe's developed three custom iPhone apps—two for employees, one for customers. The Lowe's Employee app gives store staff access to key product information, while the Store Manager app allows managers to handle administrative tasks. And every iPhone for employees is encased in a custom solution that includes a bar code scanner, a credit card reader, and an additional battery.
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In the past, a Lowe's employee needing to look up product availability or inventory had to walk to a fixed terminal in the store and possibly wait in line to use it. Now store staff can scan a product and immediately access vital information right on iPhone, including product pricing, inventory, and location in the store, without having to leave the customer's side.
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Before iPhone, Lowe's managers used to find themselves trapped in the back office for hours at a time, pulling up reports on a terminal and printing out reams of data. Now they can access that information anywhere with the Store Manager app on iPhone, allowing them to spend more time with customers and employees. They can double-check the accuracy of price changes, view sales reports, see when new products are due to arrive, arrange product transfers between stores, view employee schedules, and also access corporate email and calendars. "With iPhone, our managers are able to keep their fingers on the pulse of the store because they're out in the aisles," says Knowles.
A robust ecosystem
"The iOS platform allows us to build simple but meaningful solutions for our customers," says Kris Douglas, member of the Lowe's IT Innovation Team. She notes that the iOS Software Development Kit "helped us create a seamless design experience," with the iPhone Simulator enabling the design team to get immediate feedback from users.
"The iOS platform is a robust ecosystem where we can have a consistent development, deployment, and management process across multiple devices," Douglas adds. Lowe's currently has more than 42,000 iPhones for use by store employees, and managing the fleet at an enterprise level or device-by-device is no problem. "Using our mobile device management tool, we are able to push updates to the devices in our stores," says Douglas.
"We look at deploying iPhone as the first step of hopefully many more to come," she says. Brown adds, "iPhone, iPad, and the iOS platform are enterprise solutions that we can build on for the future. We're very excited about what else we can do."
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Lowe's has seen many advances in technology during its several decades of existence, but iPhone rises above them in its ability to offer mobile access to key business and product information. The retailer understands that a nimble, well-informed workforce is crucial to top-notch customer service, which will drive future business success.
"In all of my 27 years at Lowe's," Brown says, "iPhone will go down in history as being the most impactful device we have ever put in our employees' hands."
Company Snapshot
- Established in 1946
- Based in North Carolina
- 234,000 employees
- Two custom iPhone apps for employees to access product and store information.
- One custom iPhone app for customers to find the right inspiration, materials, and tools for home improvement projects.
- www.lowes.com
"iPhone will go down in history as being the most impactful device we have ever put in our employees' hands."
Mike Brown
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"Our managers are able to keep their fingers on the pulse of the store because they're out in the aisles."
Dennis Knowles
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Let's all read this one together, in unison: "We don't mean to brag, but we've been Occupying Wall Street for 227 years."- BNY Mellon, in ad that a WSJ reporter photographed at last Friday's Financial Follies, the super hilarious funny night of things that people who work in and cover finance think are hilarious. "Headquartered in New York, BNY Mellon has $25.9 trillion in assets under custody or administration and $1.2 trillion under management"
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Australia conluded the Rugby Championship with a morale-boosting 25-19 victory over the Pumas at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito.
Australia ended the inaugural Rugby Championship with a morale-boosting 25-19 win against Argentina in Rosario.
It wasn't pretty but one feels the Wallabies won't mind that as the success supersedes a forgetful period of injuries and off-field issues (hopefully).
What was noticeable at the final whistle was a togetherness in the squad as they celebrated their gritty victory over the passionate Pumas.
The result leaves them level on points with South Africa but they ultimately finish the tournament in second position due to their higher win count.
Conditions were difficult at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito as the humidity was 93%, which made for an error-strewn contest particularly in the first-half.
There was also a phenomenally high penalty count blown by the match referee Craig Joubert as a total of sixteen marred the opening stanza.
Subsequently it was a half dominated by the boot of Mike Harris and Juan Martin Hernandez, with Harris slotting fifteen points to El Mago's nine.
The second-half in Rosario thankfully saw a reduction in penalty offences but what it lacked in infringements it certainly made up for in spillages, with wing Digby Ioane a regular culprit.
However, all was forgiven in the Wallaby camp when first-phase ball came back swiftly to fly-half Kurtley Beale in the 65th minute and Ioane drifted in from the left to take a pass that split the home defence for an easy run-in. It was a seven-pointer that cut the Pumas deep.
Assured Reds full-back Harris converted to give Australia a 22-12 lead that he increased eight minutes later with a penalty which lifted his personal contribution to 20 points.
Argentina set up a tense finish after Australian replacement scrum-half Brett Sheehan was sin-binned when wing Juan Imhoff claimed a pushover try that Marcelo Bosch converted.
Beale missed a late penalty, offering Argentina a chance to snatch a late win by running the ball the length of the pitch and scoring a converted try, but it was not to be as a knock-on quickly ended the move and the final whistle blew for a much-needed win for the Wallabies.
Man of the match: Mike Harris kicked well while Scott Higginbotham performed strongly when he arrived onto the field as a replacement. But for a towering defensive effort in the midfield, we go for Brumbies centre Pat McCabe. Had someone else been defending in the 12 channel then it is likely Argentina would have scored more than just their one try today.
Moment of the match: It has to be Michael Hooper's breakout from his own 22 up to the opposition's. Impressive pace from the openside as he left plenty of backs floundering.
Villain of the match: The person(s) with the laser in the crowd. It's not big, it's not clever.
The scorers:
For Argentina:
Try: Imhoff
Con: Bosch
Pen: Hernandez 3, Bosch
For Australia:
Try: Ioane
Con: Harris
Pen: Harris 6
Argentina: 15 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernandez, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Juan Martin Hernandez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (c), 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Julio Farias Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 18 Leonardo Senatore, 19 Tomas Leonardi, 20 Nicolas Vergallo, 21 Nicolás Sánchez, 22 Juan Imhoff.
Australia: 15 Mike Harris, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Ben Tapuai, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Sitaleki Timani, 5 Nathan Sharpe (capt), 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga'a, 17 Benn Robinson, 18 Dave Dennis, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Brett Sheehan, 22 Dominic Shipperley.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Pascal Gauzere (France)
Television match official: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
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Despite compromises on 'fiscal cliff,' filibusters and immigration, it's too soon to celebrate.
The New Year usually unfolds with nothing more dramatic than resolutions that we rarely keep. But this turn of the calendar was different. Suddenly, after years of Washington gridlock, the scent of bipartisanship seems to fill the air.
The end of 2012 featured an agreement fashioned by a Democratic Vice President Biden and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell for dealing with the tax portion of the dreaded "fiscal cliff."
That accord alone would not have done much to relieve the gloom of partisan polarization had McConnell and Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid not doubled down on bipartisanship by agreeing to reform some of the more outrageous rules for Senate filibusters.
Then last week, those two acts were topped by a proposal assembled by a group of senators — four Democrats and four Republicans — for comprehensive reform of federal immigration laws. Even President Obama praised the group for its willingness to "tackle the problem together." The proposals, among other things, would create a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented residents of the U.S.
An end to gridlock?
Time to celebrate the thaw in icy relations? Before we break out the champagne and toast the demise of polarization and its evil cousin, deadlock, ponder the fact that many more serious differences await Congress.
It is probably too much to ask that the abortion question could be resolved in a way that satisfies both sides or that, despite the aftermath of the atrocity in Newton, Conn., the vice president and the National Rifle Association could come to a mutually acceptable gun-control policy. Even the plausible fallback position of universal background checks is, at best, a 50-50 proposition.
What about entitlements?
Then toss in the oft-recognized need to cut the cost of benefits, considered fiscal hemorrhages to Republicans and sacred stigmata to the Democrats. Back when there was talk of a "grand bargain" between the president and congressional Republicans, a number of possible compromises were floated on entitlements, but more recently both sides have assumed their typical entrenched positions, especially on Medicare.
So how do we explain the promising signs? They were largely a product of a realization by Republicans that, in the wake of the last election, the agenda would be set by the White House.
The president's inauguration speech, heavy with the suggestion of "no more Mr. Nice Guy," could have rattled the GOP. But it is more likely that the shellacking Republicans took from Hispanic voters was a game-changer on immigration policy. GOP hearts might not have changed, but some minds certainly were.
It is also important to remember that there is a Republican base out there that will not tolerate for very long opportunistic course-correction by a party that leaves them stranded. If the party's solid base among white voters concludes that their leaders are forsaking them for support among Latinos, they will retaliate — not by defecting to the Democrats — but by staying home on Election Day, which has pretty much the same effect.
The occasional truces are a reassuring break from the entrenched antagonism of recent years, but let's not get carried away.
Ross K. Baker is a political science professor at Rutgers University and a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors.
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Encore un nouveau pays ! Voici la première salvadorienne du blog, AvaQnt (Lili) !
1. How long have you been cosplaying ?
Mmmm around 3 years now !
2. Other hobbies or passions except cosplay ?
I'm a ballet dancer and I also love to sing.
3. Are you going to local conventions ? And international ones ?
I attend pretty much all my local conventions and now that I'm abroad I am seriously considering going to the Anime Detour in Minneapolis.
4. Most cosplayers are making their costumes themselves, you too ?
I do most of it, but I usually get help from family and friend at the time of sewing the thing.
5. From what is a costume made of ?
That depends on the costume itself. Some may require special fabric, some may not require fabric at all by other elements (for an armor for example) so it really depends.
6. Some costumes looks heavy or hard to be in, did you ever had to wear such problematic costume ?
Yes... tons of times. I totally love my Esther cosplay (I did her AX nun costume from the manga) but wearing it was a nightmare D: I live in a tropical country so it's always hot, and that costume required me to be all covered up.... I think I lost 10 pounds that day.
7. Any favorite costume ?
I have many T_T Xianghua from Soul Calibur 4, Yuna from FFX, Lacus Clyne from Gundam Seed Destiny, Kula from KOF, Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier... They are all my favorites ! I guess because they have meant something along the way.
8. Once a costume has been used, what do u do with it ? Trashing or stocking it ?
I stock it. Some times I have been able to reuse some parts of a cosplay and turn them into something for a new cosplay... but most of them are stocked back home.
9. Making a costume requires some skills like sewing. But other skills are needed to make a weapon for example. How do you do your stuff ?
With a lot of glue and card board XD. I've had to do crazy stuff for my cosplays, like my oversized shotgun/broom for my bullet witch cosplay, my chakrams for Sun Shang Xiang from Dynasty Warriors 7 were a nightmare also. But somehow I manage to come up with an idea of how to make them and it all turns alright.
10. A cosplayer buying costumes on ebay, is it evil ?
I don't think it's evil... just everyone has their own style to do things. Part of cosplaying comes from love (mostly for the characters) and if you do your own costume, you get the fabrics, you get to sew it, paint it, do the weapons, then you get to love it even more. If you buy your costume you can still love the character but it is probably not the same amount of love that builds up if you compare it with making it yourself.
11. Cosplay requires a lot of time. Is it hard to combine it with everyday life (job, studies...) ?
It is!!!! Handling my studies, my ballet rehearsal, my life, my job and cosplay has not been easy at all, but I love every single part of it.
12. You have a budget for cosplay ?
Yes and no ! Once I pick a cosplay I start saving it for it. I do the math on how much money would I need and start buying things one at the time (that way it doesn't feel as much).
13. Do you buy PVC figures ? Or GK (garage kits) ?
Yes!!! I don't do it that often (just once or 2 times a year) ! I actually just bought one like a month ago, it was Scarlet Witch from the Marvel Bishoujo Collection !
14. Any favorite anime or paper manga ?
My favorite anime series are Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny and Macross Frontier.
15. Any future cosplay idea ?
Right now since I'm abroad I can't really cosplay anything new... but I do have a couple of plans for when I get back home.
16. Playing on PC or console ? Playing MMO(RPG) ?
I mostly play on consoles (Xbox 360 or Wii).
17. Is your boyfriend/girlfriend jealous or upset when you wear sexy outfits for cosplay ?
Hahahahaha not at all... he actually encourages me to do some sexy characters every once in a while.
18. Does your family help you in your coslayer life ?
Yes and no... my mom dislikes the fact I do cosplay; however, if I ask her for help she would do it and she normally goes to the performances. But she is the only family member that gets involve in my cosplays
19. Ever encounter problems with other cosplayers (jealousy for ex) ?
Not really.... Or not that I remember now.
20. If you wann say something to the world, here is your chance !
If you are a cosplayer, be proud of it. It is not easy to do all we do just for fun!!! We have some serious skills and everyone should be proud of it. If you are not a cosplayer, be respectful. We do not get paid for what we do, we do it for fun, and having people's respect is always satisfactory.
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Funeral services for lifelong area resident Hazel Frank will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.
Hazel was born November 17, 1931 in Teec Nos Pos, Ariz. She passed away at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. on Friday, April 4, 2014. Hazel was 82 years old.
Raised by Frank and Maggie Todacheenie, Hazel learned many of the traditional Navajo ways. She was an accomplished weaver, dyeing and spinning her own wool. With many varied talents Hazel was a good seamstress, marksman, and enjoyed canning peaches. She loved riding horses, and traveling.
Surviving Hazel are her husband, Joe Frank Sr. of Shiprock, N.M.; children, Nita Frank of Dallas, Tex., Samuel Frank and wife, Irene of Glendale, Ariz., Willie Frank and wife, Sara of Kayenta, Ariz., Bernice Frank of Kirtland, N.M., Helena Frank of Albuquerque, N.M., Arlene Frank-Brown and husband, Bruce of Valley Springs, Calif., and Joe Frank Jr. of Denver, Colo. and significant other, Susan Benally of Teec Nos Pos, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and her sister, Nellie Sam of Dallas, Tex. Hazel was preceded in death by her adoptive parents, Frank and Maggie Todacheenie; and her brother, Ned Mark.
Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. For further information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.