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Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County
No. 51 QB, three stars
Committed on June 21, 2013
Ohio State Bio: Collier passed for more than 4,000 yards, rushed for another 1,500 yards and had 78 touchdowns (passing and rushing) at Lee County High School for coach Dean Fabrizio ... accounted for a Lee County school-record 44 touchdowns in 2013 to lead his team to a 10-2 record, the Region 1-AAAAA title and a berth in the Georgia state playoffs ... posted 2,291 passing yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior while rushing for 1,021 yards and another 20 touchdowns ... was named Southwest Georgia player of the year, Albany (Ga.) Herald player of the year and "people's choice" player of the year ... big games as a senior included 342-yards passing and four touchdowns over Hamilton Harris County and a 165-yard rushing/366-yard total offense game vs. Effingham ... was invited to the prestigious Elite 11 finals after his junior season ... passed for 1,887 yards and 23 touchdowns, and rushed for an additional 485 yards and 11 scores as a junior ... is the son of Natalie and Stephen Collier Sr.
Collier's Story: He had offers from the likes of Marshall, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Boston College and more before arriving at Ohio State's one-day camp in early June.
"Coach Herman took me inside and put me through some drills," Collier told Scout at the time. "I thought I could have been better, as always. I'm not very complacent and demand perfection out of myself. I'm not where I need to be certainly but Coach Herman showed me some great things that I can use and take with me."
"I'm going to try and work on my mechanics more," he added. "They were a few things here and there that Coach Herman talked to me about that I want to focus on. I thought I had a good day as far as my footwork went and Coach Herman was very complimentary of that. Now it is just a matter of getting better as we go on."
He made a visit to Wake Forest after the trip but came back to Ohio State for another camp in late June and impressed again. That showing finally earned him an offer from the Buckeyes, and Collier didn't wait long to commit.
"They just said I was one of their top guys but that they just wanted to see some other guys throw in front of them," he said. "They wanted me to be patient. They wanted to be sure and they knew that I was probably going to get pursued hard by other colleges. They told me to be patient and that more than likely things would work out in my favor and they were right."
When talking about OSU, Collier in June said, "It was just a situation where I knew where I wanted to be at. Once I visited I knew for sure I wanted to go there. It was just a gut feeling that I knew I wanted to be an Ohio State Buckeye. When I called them and they told me I had an offer, I committed on the spot."
He went on to compete in the Elite 11 and The Opening camps, prestigious events for the top recruits in the country held in late June/early July in Oregon.
"Collier has had a nice week out here," Scout analyst Allen Trieu said at The Opening. "He's come out and especially in the 7-on-7, you can see his command for the game. He takes what the defense gives him, very efficient with the football. He doesn't have a big, overpowering him … but I do see him making smart decisions and being careful with the football."
Originally a native of northern Kentucky, Collier has long been familiar with Ohio State football. As a younger player, he wrote a letter expressing interest in playing major college football, and the one response came from then-head coach Jim Tressel. And when the chance to play for the Buckeyes came up, he didn't wait that long to take advantage.
Now, he's a part of the program as he tries to get acclimated to what he needs to do to be a major part of the Buckeyes' future.
"I felt like it would be an advantage for me to get up there and get acclimated with the school and everything," Collier told BSB in September. "I didn't want to have that 180-degree change over the course of one summer. Also, having that advantage for the football side, just being able to learn the playbook and meet the guys and see how things work. It's definitely a huge advantage when you're talking about getting acclimated to the school."
Early Impact: With Ohio State losing senior backup Kenny Guiton, Collier will be one of four scholarship QBs on the roster for 2014. He might have been in the running for playing time had two-time defending Big Ten Silver Football winner Braxton Miller left for the pros, but with Miller returning, Collier seems ticketed for a redshirt in 2014. Still, he'll get a chance to work with quarterbacks coach Tom Herman as well as Miller, sophomore Cardale Jones and redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett in 2014, and going through spring ball this year will give him a solid knowledge base for when the team must replace Miller in '15.
Expert Take: "He's a bigger kid who throws the ball well. He doesn't have a gun, but he's serviceable, accurate and throws a nice ball. He's not Braxton Miller when it comes to movement, but that's not what they were looking for. He seems like a very smart kid, highly intelligent guy who they were glad to get. What I see as his biggest strength is that he's versatile. He can run it a little bit, he can throw it and he's not a one-dimensional guy at all. He would be able to run your offense, whatever you need him to do." – Scout.com recruiting analyst Bill Greene
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Eating seasonally offers us the pleasure of enjoying foods at the peak of their flavor, and it can also be budget friendly. Beyond the more exotic finds that I come across, and do love at the farmers market, I get excited when l start seeing the bushels of corn appear. Kernels so succulent and sweet they sing the songs of the season. While lusting for fabulous corn I thought it would be fun to learn a bit more about it, so here are some kernels of knowledge:
- Corn is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
- Native Americans used to chew sweet corn leaves like chewing gum.
- Corn is a whole grain.
- An average ear of corn has approximately 800 kernels in 16 rows.
- There is a strand of silk for every kernel on an ear of corn.
- A bushel of corn has about 27,000 kernels.
- Corn is a good source of vitamin C and A, potassium, thiamine, and fiber and is high in antioxidants.
Now that we are done learning about corn, lets get to the good stuff – this fantastic fresh herb and corn soup recipe. The great thing about this soup is that you can use olive oil in place of butter and vegetable stock instead of chicken stock and you have a vegan soup.
6 ears fresh corn
4 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil
1 ½ cups chopped shallots
6 cups (48 ounces) chicken or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil, plus a few small sprigs for garnish
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
Remove the husks and silks from the corn. Set one ear of corn aside. Use a knife to scrape the kernels off the remaining 5 cobs, then break the cobs in half. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring often, until soft and translucent, 6-8 minutes. Add the chicken stock, corn kernels, broken cobs, whole ear of corn, salt and pepper to the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Remove the whole ear of corn and set aside to cool. Cook for 10 minutes more. Remove the cobs from the pot and discard.
Remove the pot from the heat and use a hand held immersion blender to puree the soup until very smooth. It should have a creamy consistency without being gloppy. If it's too thick, thin it with water or stock bit by bit; if it's too thin, cook over medium heat until thickened.
Use a knife to cut the cooked kernels off the cooled whole cob; add the kernels to the soup along with the herbs. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with tiny sprigs of fresh basil if desired.


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The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits any person from selling or otherwise transferring a firearm or ammunition to any person who has been "adjudicated as a mental defective" or "committed to any mental institution."1 Such persons are prohibited from possessing firearms.2
According to federal regulations, a person has been "adjudicated as a mental defective" if a court, board, commission or other lawful authority has determined that he or she, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease: 1) is a danger to himself, herself, or others; or 2) lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs.3 The term "adjudicated as a mental defective" explicitly includes a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetence to stand trial.4
Federal regulations define a person as "committed to a mental institution" if a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority has formally committed the individual to a mental institution.5 The term is defined to include involuntary commitments, but does not include persons who are admitted to a mental institution voluntarily or for observation.6 The term includes commitments for mental defectiveness, mental illness, and other reasons, such as drug use.7
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the "Brady Act") requires licensed dealers to request a background check prior to transfer of a firearm.8 Background checks are performed through a search of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ("NICS").9 In most states, dealers request background checks by contacting the FBI, which performs these background checks by searching NICS.10 Only 13 states – called Point of Contact states – require dealers to contact a state agency, which searches NICS as well as other in-state databases for information regarding the prospective purchaser.11 For more information, see the section on Background Checks.
The NICS system includes three federal databases; two of these – the Interstate Identification Index ("III") and the NICS Index – contain information used to determine whether a person is disqualified from possessing firearms on the basis of mental health. The III includes mental health information that states have reported to the FBI as part of their criminal history records, such as findings of not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetence to stand trial. The NICS Index includes two files into which federal agencies and the states can enter information about individuals who have a disqualifying mental health history – the Mental Defective File and the Denied Persons File.12 The Denied Persons File includes the names of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing a firearm but does not identify the reason they are prohibited.13 Hence, states may avoid transferring private mental health information by identifying persons to NICS as prohibited purchasers without indicating that they are denied due to a mental health history.14
Federal law does not require states to submit mental health information to NICS; participation is strictly voluntary.15 There is considerable uncertainty regarding whether a federal statute requiring states to disclose mental health records to the FBI would violate the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In Printz v. U.S., a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the interim provisions of the Brady Act obligating local law enforcement officers to conduct background checks on prospective handgun purchasers.16 The Court held that Congress cannot compel state officials to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program.17
Effective background checks on prospective firearm purchasers depend on having complete, accurate information in the NICS database. Therefore, to fully capture all records that would disqualify someone under federal law from purchasing or possessing firearms due to mental illness, state law should require the reporting of such information to NICS whenever a court, board, or other lawful authority:
- Determines that a person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease, is a danger to himself, herself, or others (even if that person is not involuntarily committed to a mental institution as a result);
- Determines that a person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs (depending on state law, this may include a finding that a person is "incapacitated" or disabled by mental illness, or it may result in the appointment of a guardian or conservator);
- Finds a person not guilty by reason of insanity, mental disease or defect, or lack of mental responsibility in a criminal case;
- Finds a person guilty but insane in a criminal case;
- Finds a person incompetent to stand trial; or
- Formally commits a person involuntarily to a mental institution or asylum for mental defectiveness, mental illness, and other reasons, such as drug use.18
Note that state laws may prohibit additional categories of persons from purchasing or possessing firearms on the basis of mental illness. Detailed information on these laws is contained in the section on Prohibited Purchasers Generally.
Federal and state privacy laws are frequently cited as reasons why states do not provide complete mental health records to the FBI.19 However, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and implementing regulations restrict disclosure of protected health information only by health care plans, providers, and clearinghouses.20 In addition, HIPAA and its regulations permit any disclosure made:
- When authorized by the patient;
- When required by law, including state law;
- For a law enforcement purpose in response to a relevant and specific request from a law enforcement official; or
- To prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health and safety of a person or the public.21
State privacy laws are similar.22 (The Law Center has not conducted an independent survey of all 50 states' privacy laws with respect to mental health records.)
In addition, federal regulations include requirements to ensure the privacy and security of mental health records that have been submitted to NICS. Access to data stored in NICS is tightly controlled, and safeguards protect against unauthorized disclosures.23
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007: In January 2008, President Bush signed into law the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which, among other things, provides financial incentives for states to provide to NICS information relevant to whether a person is prohibited from possessing firearms, including the names and other relevant identifying information of persons adjudicated as a mental defective or those committed to mental institutions.24
The Act also changes the standard for persons deemed to be "adjudicated as a mental defective" or "committed to a mental institution" by a federal agency or department. Such adjudications or commitments by federal agencies and departments are "deemed not to have occurred" for purposes of the federal prohibition against purchase or possession of firearms if:
- The adjudication or commitment has been "set aside or expunged;"
- The person has been "fully released or discharged from all mandatory treatment, supervision, or monitoring;"
- A court, board, commission, or other lawful authority has found the person no longer suffers from the mental health condition that was the basis of the adjudication or commitment;
- The person has been found to be rehabilitated "through any procedure available under law;"
- The adjudication or commitment was based solely on a medical finding of disability without a hearing before a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority, and the person has not otherwise been adjudicated a mental defective; or
- The person has been granted "relief" under a "relief from disabilities" program established by the federal agency or department in accordance with the Act's requirements.25
Under prior law the prohibition on persons "adjudicated as a mental defective" or "committed to a mental institution" was permanent.
Under the Act, states are eligible to receive a waiver of the 10% matching requirement for National Criminal History Improvement Grants if they certify to the Attorney General at least once every two-year period that they have provided at least 90% of relevant records concerning persons who are prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm.26 National Criminal History Improvement Grants are grants made by the federal government to states for programs to upgrade their criminal history record information systems.27 These grants may not exceed 90% of the costs of the program incurred by a state.28 The Act also authorizes the Attorney General to withhold a certain percentage of the funding the state would receive under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for states that fail to submit a certain percentage of their relevant records.29
The Act also authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to the states for use in establishing and upgrading the states' ability to report information, including mental health information, to NICS and to perform background checks pursuant to the Brady Act.30 In order to be eligible for the grants authorized by the Act, however, a state must implement a "relief from disabilities" program that meets the Act's requirements.31 More specifically, the state program must:
- Allow a person who has been adjudicated a mental defective or committed to a mental institution to apply to the state for "relief" from the federal prohibition on the purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition;32
- Provide that a state court, board, commission, or other lawful authority shall grant a person this "relief" (thereby making the person once again eligible to purchase and possess firearms), "pursuant to State law" and in accordance with due process;33
- Provide that a state court, board, commission, or other lawful authority will grant the relief if the circumstances regarding the adjudication or commitment, and the person's record and reputation, are "such that the person will not be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety and that the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest";34 and
- Permit a person whose application for relief is denied to file a petition with the appropriate state court for judicial review of the denial.35
The Act provides that when an application for relief is granted under a state program, the adjudication or commitment that formerly rendered the person prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms is then "deemed not to have occurred" for purposes of federal law.36
In addition, the Act requires the Attorney General to establish regulations and protocols for protecting the privacy of mental health information provided by states to NICS.37 The Attorney General must work with states, local law enforcement, and the mental health community to establish these regulations and protocols, and must meet with any mental health group seeking to express its views concerning them.
The Law Center publicly has expressed concerns about the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, including: 1) the Act changes the standard by which mental health records are required to be submitted to NICS by federal agencies, which will result in far fewer records being submitted; and 2) the Act requires that federal agencies, and states that participate in the grant program, create relief from disability programs to restore the rights of some prohibited purchasers with mental health histories. Overall, the bill creates new loopholes that may allow dangerous individuals to gain access to firearms.38
Click here to view additional information about mental health reporting, including background information and state and local laws on the topic.
- 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4). ⤴
- 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4). ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005 3-4 (Nov. 2006). ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Rachel L. Brand, Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, Lethal Loopholes: Deficiencies in State and Federal Gun Purchase Laws, Statement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, U.S. House of Representatives 10 (May 10, 2007). ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- See 28 C.F.R. § 25.4.; Brand, supra, at 5. ⤴
- See also Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Lessons From Virginia Tech: Recommendations for State Law Changes to Close Loopholes in Background Check Systems 4 n.16 (May 2007). ⤴
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Survey of State Records Included in Presale Background Checks: Mental Health Records, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003 (Aug. 2004); Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005 8 (Nov. 2006). ⤴
- 45 C.F.R. §§ 164.508, 164.512(a), (f), (j). ⤴
- See Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007, Report of the Review Panel Presented to Governor Timothy M. Kaine 65 (Aug. 2007). ⤴
- 28 C.F.R. § 25.1, et seq. ⤴
- Pub. L. No. 110-180, §§ 102, 104, 121 Stat. 2559 (2008). ⤴
- Id., § 101(c)(1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), (2)(B). ⤴
- Id., § 102. ⤴
- See generally 42 U.S.C. § 14601. ⤴
- 42 U.S.C. § 14601(d). ⤴
- Pub. L. No. 110-180, § 104, 121 Stat. 2559 (2008). ⤴
- Id., § 103(a), (b). ⤴
- Id., § 103(c). ⤴
- Id., § 105(a)(1). ⤴
- Id., § 105(a)(2). ⤴
- Id. ⤴
- Id., § 105(a)(3). ⤴
- Id., § 105(b). ⤴
- Id., § 102(d). ⤴
- See Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, House of Representative Passes "NICS Improvement Act of 2007" with Troubling Amendments (June 15, 2007). ⤴


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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Kevin Garnett is indeed not retiring, according to the Boston Herald…and according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, he's not retiring for a long time.
Garnett, 36, will sign a 3-year, $34 million deal to remain with Doc Rivers and the Celtics.
Garnett had taken several weeks to contemplate retirement before ultimately choosing to return to the Celtics for his 18th NBA season.
Garnett's resurgence in the second half of the Celtics' 2011-2012 season was one of the main reasons the team was able to surge all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. Garnett averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds and a block last year in what was his most productive season since 2008-09.
Garnett's roles next season will not only include emotional leader and defensive anchor, but also mentor as the Celtics will look for him to guide rookies Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo to NBA success.
It remains to be seen whether or not Garnett's return will have anything to do with the decision of fellow free-agent, Ray Allen. Reports are that Allen is strongly considering the Miami Heat, but that a return to the Celtics has not been ruled out by either party.
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Awesome. She has a very sweet face. 'Looks a lot like my mutt. I'm a big fan of pulling them off 'death row'.
This is a discussion on Got a Mutt within the Bob & Terry's Place forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Some of you may remember last July 3rd I had to euthanise "Lucky" my 13 year old female Chocolate Lab,Last weekend I looked at pets ...
Some of you may remember last July 3rd I had to euthanise "Lucky" my 13 year old female Chocolate Lab,Last weekend I looked at pets online at the humane shelter and they had a 18 month old female Yellow Lab mix,probably terrier.I went in today and met her,she was sweet and even tho other dogs were barking,not a peep.She now resides where she has a fenced yard to romp in,Meet Milly
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Awesome. She has a very sweet face. 'Looks a lot like my mutt. I'm a big fan of pulling them off 'death row'.
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Seven of the eight dogs that have lived with us were rescued from death row.
They have a way of knowing that you saved them.
Well done Duk!!
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Very well done. She looks like a keeper.
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You'll make her as happy as she makes you! It's a good thing you did!
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Great looking Dog...we rescued one from going to the pound in Dec. His Name is Otto, supposed to be a Silky Terrier/Boston Terrier Mix, turns out he is probably part hound but we still love him.
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Awesome! Looks like a sweetheart.
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Hi Milly! Giving you a virtual dog biscuit. Congrats on your new management!
Thanks for the attaboys,she has a new dukalmighty pink leather collar and leash,she still has to go visit the vet to get fixed,I don't wanta see a buncha male dogs trying to pole vault my privacy fence
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Well I am glad she has found a good home. She looks like a very sweet gentle dog.
Good deal. Did you know that mixed dogs (mutts) live longer ? Studies show they do.
I got one out of the humane society after losing one 1 1/2 yrs ago...... she was dragging us to the car like she couldn't get out of that place fast enough..... LOL. I have no doubts they know .... or they are happy to have a family. Mine was considered a bad runner ..... geez, I can open the door now and tell her to run, she's not leaving for nothing. .... she'll look at me like "you first, you think I"m stupid ? ".
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TWO THUMBS UP... Big fan of the rescue!!!!!!! the relationship following a rescue is always magic.
Very well done indeed! Congratulations.
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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
All I'm getting is a phone call - maybe two - but those will be nice to receive (or make, if I call first).
What am I hoping to get? Left the h3ll alone!!
I'd be happy with a quiet day. I don't need any more stuff.
I've asked my wife for a hunting/gutting knife.
Well... I wasn't hoping for anything in particular, maybe some fun dvds or something, however my family surprised me with a new laptop. (My hd died on my old one and our 'holidays' were last week)
Outdoor GEAR!
They are not toys !!! They're action figures.
SneezyKevinA wrote:I'd be happy with a quiet day. I don't need any more stuff.
Same here.
Kickstart70 wrote:I've asked my wife for a hunting/gutting knife.
And a wood chipper?
Books. If not that, money (lots of it, please, since that is what it seems to take to be an "adult" in America). If not that, an entrance to any of the following: Narnia, Middle-Earth, Hogwarts, Mid-World.
I told my family that I had plenty of stuff and to buy someone less fortunate something they NEED!!
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Hi, I'm Danielle. Welcome to This Little Space.
Part-blog, part-portfolio, This Little Space is where I come to share my ideas and work outside of my small business, Bombadil Books.
This Little Space started in 2013 as a space for me to vent about living alone in a tiny, shitty apartment. I shared the projects I was working on, the frustrations I was having, and the inspiration I [sometimes] found for living big in a small space. Over the course of a year, and a lot of projects, I came to love my crumbly, half-an-upstairs of a house and its corresponding blog like dear little friends.
Since then, the blog has grown into a website where I share my work as a writer, my creative endeavors, and occasionally write about mental health, creativity, owning a small business, and living in a small apartment in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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What is the prognosis for lymphedema?
Lymphedema cannot be cured, but compression treatments and preventive measures for those at risk for secondary lymphedema can help minimize swelling and associated symptoms. As mentioned above, chronic, long-term edema that persists for many years is associated with an increased risk of developing a rare cancer, lymphangiosarcoma.
Where can one get help and support for lymphedema?
Many hospitals and treatment centers have support groups for people dealing with specific chronic conditions. Health care professionals may be able to recommend a local support group for those with lymphedema.
The National Lymphedema Network (NLN) (http://www.lymphnet.org/) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to provide education and guidance to lymphedema patients, health care professionals, and the general public by disseminating information on the prevention and management of primary and secondary lymphedema.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Tara Arolla scored a career-high seven points to leadCalifornia to a 14-10 victory over Davidson on Sunday at Richardson Stadium. Vail Horn added four goals and Megan Takacs contributed threegoals and one assist for the Golden Bears, who improved their record to
3-2 after the nonconference victory. Davidson fell to 0-4.
Cal head coach Theresa Sherry was pleased with her team's performanceafter a loss two days ago at Longwood.
"The No. 1 thing was finishing our opportunities, which we focused onyesterday," Sherry said. "We were shooting to score, not just put it on the cage. Right off the bat, we went up 3-0. From there we worked onconsistency, instead of trading goals and giving up easy opportunities to the other team. I was very happy with our ability to fight through and finish with a win."
Takacs, a sophomore midfielder, scored twice – at 1:15 and 2:30 of thefirst half – during the early going. Arolla, a junior attacker, notched a goal at 1:42.
Cal never trailed in the game, though the Wildcats forged a 4-4 tie onJenna Mugele's goal at 8:13. The Bears went on a 4-0 run – including two goals by Arolla (8:55 and 12:14), and one goal each from sophomoremidfielder Melissa Humphrey (13:38) and Horn (16:29) – to claim an 8-4
Mugele, who paced Davidson with three goals, scored at 17:43 to make thescore 8-5. Cal took that lead into halftime.
The Wildcats outscored Cal, 2-1, early in the second half to come withintwo goals of the Bears at 9-7. Horn scored the first goal of the half at 34:07.
That was the closest the host team would come to Cal the rest of the way.
The Bears scored the next three goals – with strikes by Arolla (37:59 and38:32) and Takacs (38:10) – to take a 12-7 lead, and Cal maintained a four- or five-goal lead the remainder of the game.
Senior goalkeeper Allie Shropshire made nine saves in 60 minutes of workfor the Bears, while the Wildcats' Jessica Melby made 10 saves.
Arolla scored three of her goals on free-position shots. With her scoringoutburst today, she took over sole possession of the team's scoring lead with 16 points (13 goals, 3 assists) on the season. Takacs is second with15 points (11, 4), while Horn is third with 12 points (11, 1).
"Tara was great," Sherry said. "She really showed up today, whereas onFriday she disappeared a little bit. She finished her eight-meter
opportunities and was a threat for us as a feeder and goalscorer today onthe attack. She really kept the whole group in check."
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Thousands of CU students gathered on Farrand Field Saturday night to see Pretty Lights live and in action.
The students hit the field to socialize, get free eats and hear some cool Colorado DJ's, but they really wanted to see what the Pretty Lights buzz was about. For the past few weeks, student Facebook entries have been posted about the act's free on-line music – and the fact that this was a free show.
There's been a lot of hype about the talents of Pretty Lights, but in the end, it all boils down to the live presentation.
Saturday night, Pretty Lights proved that this Colorado act could become one of the biggest electro groups in the U.S. and beyond.
Locals DJ Hot To Death and Savoy opened up the show, but most of the crowd didn't show up until after it got dark — just in time for Pretty Lights and its multi-media show.
From the minute Pretty Lights hit the stage, the crowd was pumped. Students danced in time with glo-sticks and lit-up hula hoops, but a lot of the crowd just sat on the ground taking in the visuals.
What set this show apart from other top-name DJ/producers, was the precision of the Pretty Light mixes. Every nuance of sound was right on cue, all the musical genres melded into these amazing sound journeys — and drummer Cory Eberhard's beats were right on the money.
Producer/band founder Derek Smith likes to meld sounds from the past with music of the future, and this live concert showed off his talent for fusing the two together. Pretty Lights interwove elements of hip-hop, soul, rock, space-age and classical music into the solid club beats at Saturday's concert.
Some DJ's play with the same sounds song after song, but every Pretty Lights tune was unique in its own right. That's what sets this act apart from the pack.
Add that to the Pretty Lights lightshow — and you have one unique concert-going experience. Each song featured lighting effects that matched the texture of the grooves, and the changing backdrops featured unique and colorful designs.
Pretty Lights on Farrand Field was a concert for all the senses.
If you haven't checked out this act, do yourself a favor and see this group before it really takes off. This could go international — and fast.
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Three University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty members – Jesse Shapiro, Veronica Guerrieri and Amir Sufi – were named Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows for 2011. Over the past 10 years, a total of nine Sloan winners were on the faculty of a business school at the time of the award. Six of the nine were at Chicago Booth.
Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars in recognition of achievement and the potential to contribute substantially to their field.
"The scientists and researchers selected for this year's Sloan Research Fellowships represent the very brightest rising stars of this generation of scholars," said Paul L. Joskow, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Grants of $50,000 for a two-year period are administered by each Fellow's institution.
Shapiro, a professor of economics, studies the economics of communication and persuasion in industrial organization and political economy. He teaches M.B.A. courses in competitive strategy.
Shapiro collaborates on much of his research with Matthew Gentzkow, also a professor of economics at Booth and recipient of a Sloan Fellowship in 2009. Their recent joint research includes "What Drives Media Slant? Evidence from U.S. Daily Newspapers," published in the journal Econometrica, January 2010.
Shapiro and Gentzkow also wrote "Ideological Segregation Online and Offline," in April 2010, as a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research. The paper used individual and aggregate data to ask how the Internet is changing the ideological segregation of the American electorate.
Before joining the Booth faculty in 2007, Shapiro was the inaugural Becker Fellow at the Becker Center on Chicago Prize Theory at Booth. He attended Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in economics, a master's degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in economics.
Guerrieri, associate professor of economics, is a macroeconomist who specializes in search theory, labor and financial market frictions, dynamic contracting, and economic growth. During the current academic year she is teaching M.B.A. courses in macroeconomics.
One of Guerrieri's areas of research is the role of informational asymmetries in decentralized markets. Her recent work on this topic includes "Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium," with Robert Shimer and Randall Wright, published in Econometrica, 2010, and "Inefficient Unemployment Dynamics under Asymmetric Information," in the Journal of Political Economy, 2008.
She also studied how credit access affects aggregate economic volatility in "Liquidity and Trading Dynamics," with Guido Lorenzoni, published in Econometrica, 2009, and structural change across sectors in growing economies in "Capital Deepening and Non-Balanced Economic Growth," with Daron Acemoglu in the Journal of Political Economy, 2008.
Guerrieri received the 2010 Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, in Germany. She is associate editor of Theoretical Economics and she co-organized, with Jonathan Heathcote, the annual Minnesota Workshop in Macroeconomic Theory in 2010. She earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in economics from Bocconi University in Milan, a master's degree in economics from Bocconi University, and a Ph.D. in economics from MIT. She joined the Booth faculty in 2006.
Sufi is an associate professor of finance and studies the broad areas of financial intermediation, corporate finance, and household finance.
His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Finance, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He won the Brattle Prize from the Journal of Finance and the inaugural Young Researcher Prize from the Review of Financial Studies.
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A member of the Booth faculty since 2005, Sufi graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in economics. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from MIT.
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We met Allison Mannos at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. and heard about some of the great work the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition's City of Lights program is doing to reach a previously under served population of cyclists — Latino day laborers. We caught up with Allison after the summit to learn a little more and thought you might be able to apply some of her lessons-learned to your SRTS efforts.
The mission of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition's City of Lights program is to provide Latino cyclists with bike lights and safety information, with the aim of cultivating future advocates in this community. The objective of City of Lights is to increase working-class Latino immigrant bicyclists' safety and empower them to educate and spread bicycle safety information and advocacy to their communities.
Q: How did the LA County Bicycle Coalition identify Latino cyclists as target population for new outreach/programs?
Basically before there was an active bike movement here, the only real groups of cyclists were roadies and day laborers. [Latino cyclists] are a population that's been almost "invisible" in the bike community, but they're a part of it just visible in a different kind of way. They were already a large population. It was just a matter of time before we reached out to them.
Q: What advice could you give local coordinators that are trying to better integrate/involve underserved populations in SRTS activities?
If you're trying to reach children, you'll have easiest access through the schools. If you're trying to reach Latino parents, you need to be sure you have volunteers who are bilingual and culturally competent, even if they are from a different ethnic background. Whatever group you are trying to reach, you need to bring in people who are familiar with that demographic.
It's also really important to tailor your materials and messages for different ethnic groups, not only in accessible language but also regarding specific issues. If, for example, SRTS messages aren't working for the moms you are trying to reach, it would be important to know if those moms see the trip to school more as a family thing than a commute.
Q: Do you have any tips for municipalities or schools that would like to get local advocacy/community groups involved in SRTS efforts?
Events and outreach are the best way an advocacy group can partner with a school or a SRTS program. Don't be random; if you can tie an event into a local issue that integrates into the work the advocacy group is already doing (like trying to get bike lanes along a certain road) that's even better. Also, remember that a lot of times bicycle advocacy groups would love to help you, but we just don't have the capacity or manpower to do it.
SIDE CONVERSATION: Allison asked us to pose the same question to Colin Bogart, LACBC's PLACE Grant Coordinator who works for the City of Glendale on the Safe & Healthy Streets Plan. Colin said:
If a municipality or school wants an advocacy group to be involved in SRTS planning, be sure you ask the groups far enough in advance to try to work out staffing. Bike advocacy groups get all kinds of requests and there are only so many hours in the day.
Another tip is to build a supportive group in the community. I work with a mix of groups for the Safe & Healthy Streets Program including people who live here, cyclists, pedestrian advocates and parents who are interested in SRTS efforts. If you're in a community where there aren't existing like-minded groups, the challenge is trying to find people who might be supportive of SRTS. Look for groups that have a broad community focus like bike shop owners, bike riding clubs, local rotary groups, local merchant associations, historical societies and homeowner associations. It's time intensive but if you can grow the network and get those folks to send messages out to their groups too, then it's worth it.
Plug into their Web site or Google Group. Facebook and meetup.org are other ways to find new groups of potential supporters in your community. Our Facebook page is for "Glen Dale-Sahs."
Also, take advantage of every opportunity you can in your city: post events on your city's Web site; ask the city's public information officer to send out a press release; post things on your newspaper's community calendar.
Q: What do you see as your team's greatest achievement with the City of Lights project/initiative?
I never imagined that we would be doing such great things just a year from our kick off. And we've done it all with such a diverse group of volunteers.
Also, we're not just going to community centers and dropping things off, we're building relationships that are making a difference. Our organized bike rides have helped build support from parents who don't bike regularly. I'm excited that we have not only established respect and engaged Latino cyclists in our programs, but also gained their support on our advocacy efforts, like our new bike lane campaign.
Q: What advice could you provide to individuals working to create an environment and infrastructure that makes it safer for kids to walk and bicycle to school?
Help build support for the effort. If you are an involved parent, leverage the fact that you are in the PTA and get the school on board to help push the local government to make some infrastructure changes if they are needed. As an advocate, we don't have that opportunity. Being a parent or resident living by a school is a really powerful stakeholder community, and you should work it. If cities are hearing about needed changed from parents and nearby residents, they are probably more likely to listen to your concerns. Also, engage the populations you are trying to reach with your programs.
Learn more about LACBC City of Lights Web site at https://sites.google.com/site/cityoflightsprogram/ or on the program's blog, http://ciudaddeluces.wordpress.com.
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The third "Iron Man" movie, the finale to this trilogy of Marvel marvels, is the jokiest and cutest of them all. Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) gets a kiddie sidekick, for Pete's sake.
It's also far and away the most violent, with a "Die Hard" body count, bombs and bullets, and Stark trash-talking evil henchmen about how he's going to kill them.
Writer-director Shane Black, who cut his teeth on "Lethal Weapon" movies and directed Downey in one of his best pre-"Iron Man" pictures, "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," brings a more violent, angst-ridden sensibility to the franchise.
So there is not one Iron Man this time, and not just two (the War Machine suit, worn by Stark's military pal played by Don Cheadle). No, as the trailers promise, there are many — suits that can be summoned, video game fashion, in mid-fight, mid-flight. That sort of deus ex machina robs the fights-to-the-death of their fear of death and the film of some of its high-stakes urgency.
A new terrorist foe is assaulting America. The Mandarin (Ben Kinglsey, big and broad), who isn't Chinese, is threatening the president (William Sadler), the country and Iron Man.
And when the bad guy's minions take down Tony Stark's bodyguard (Jon Favreau, who directed the first two "Iron Man" movies), Tony vows "good old-fashioned revenge."
That's when Tony's Fortress of Malibu is destroyed. That's when Tony's beloved Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) is endangered. (These aren't spoilers, folks. It's all in the trailer.)
This "Iron Man" is about the "demons" we create through the people we wrong, and Black (who co-wrote the script) frames all this within a Tony flashback, to the day he scored a one-night-stand with a scientist (Rebecca Hall) and stiffed a think-tank founder (Guy Pearce).
Downey is as on the money as ever as Stark, punching up pithy punchlines.
Stark criss-crosses the country and suffers anxiety attacks along the way. A kid (Ty Simpkins of "Insidious") with a Disney Channel haircut to make up for his hard-luck life in Tennessee pitches in to help. A pushy, inquisitive child and these red-eyed minions of evil whose wounds heal in an instant would give anybody heart palpitations.
The third-act twists are pretty easy to see coming, and the action beats feel pre-ordained. But one bit of business involving people sucked out of Air Force One is the film's jaw-dropper, a stunt/effect that is as epic as anything this genre has produced.
And the broad, goofy jokes and one-liners land — even if they feel a little winded this time.
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GPs have accused NHS England's new policy on participating in counter terrorism's Prevent Extremism strategy of identifying patients susceptible to radicalization as asking GPs to be a government's intelligence agency. They have also warned that it could threaten patient trust if doctors are being asked to report back to the authorities
GPs were asked to flag up patients who were "vulnerable to radicalism" as part of the counter terrorism Prevent Extremism strategy in 2011.
However, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), which buy health services, are now actively asking practices to name their lead before signing the NHS Standard Contract, which is used by all services commissioned by CCGs, including enhanced services.
An email sent by Southampton City CCG to all member practices states that in order to create a 'bespoke [NHS standard] e-contract for each practice…a number of items of information are required', including the name of the Prevent lead.
It continues: 'Health is one of the sectors supported by this strategy. There are no requirements for small providers at this stage other than to identify a lead. This is likely to be the same as the safeguarding lead (Prevent is part of the Safeguarding agenda within health).'
Prevent strategy states that 'where there are signs that someone has been or is being drawn into terrorism, the healthcare worker can interpret those signs correctly, is aware of the support which is available and is confident in referring the person for further support.
'Preventing someone from becoming a terrorist or from supporting Prevent Strategy terrorism is substantially comparable to safeguarding in other areas, including child abuse or domestic violence.'
A letter from NHS England to all CCG clinical leads in September, informing them that they must ensure all providers of commissioned services – including GPs providing enhanced services – must have a named lead on the Prevent strategy in place in order to sign the standard contract.
The letter stated: 'As commissioners, you will be aware that Prevent delivery for each provider organisation is now included within the NHS Standard Contract for 2013/14 within Service Conditions paragraph 32.'
GP leaders have argued that the scheme effectively asks GPs to be a government intelligence agency.
Doctors have also warned that it could threaten patient trust if doctors are being asked to report back to the authorities.
Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Maureen Baker said: "This seems to be a totally inappropriate use of GP time which could be better spent looking after patients."
She added, "It is completely disproportionate and a poor use of GP resources and time. It is effectively asking GPs to be a government intelligence agency."
Former Chair of the General Practitioners Committee, Dr Laurence Buckman, branded the new policy a "totally pointless gimmick and I can see no inherent value in asking people who know nothing about something that is extremely serious to do this. "
An NHS England spokesperson refused to address Dr Baker's concerns. In a statement to The Muslim News, she said, "Work on the Prevent strategy is being incorporated into NHS England's mainstream safeguarding work. We are assisted by people who have the specific expertise to help us do this and they lead on training, supporting and clinical practice development of existing safeguarding leads, managers and front-line staff. The Home Office provides funding annually to support this agenda.
"Given the importance of the agenda and the role that healthcare staff have to play in protecting vulnerable people, Prevent is now part of the standard NHS contract. Any provider delivering NHS-funded services is required to ensure that Prevent is explicit within Safeguarding induction training for staff.
"Commissioners would deal with any contract breaches according to the standard terms and conditions agreed with the provider, and this would be the approach for any issues within meeting the safeguarding standards required."
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This week an interactive performance artwork took place at Debut Contemporary, where the intangible was gathered from visitors.
Two performers adorned with sculptural pieces made their way around the gallery, instructing visitors to "pluck a piece of paper from the sculpture, and write something about themselves" Visitors said it was like twitter in sculptural form...
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Living near loud traffic may damage your health: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Sitting in traffic can get your blood boiling temporarily but living near it might raise your risk of high blood pressure long-term, according to a Swedish study.
Researchers from Lund University Hospital found that among 24,238 Swedish adults aged between 18 and 80, those living near noisier roads were more likely to report having high blood pressure than those living in more peaceful surroundings.
"Road traffic is the most important source of community noise," said research Theo Bodin in a statement.
"We found that exposure above 60 decibels was associated with high blood pressure among the relatively young and middle-aged, an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke."
Middle-aged adults with the highest traffic-noise exposure -- averaging more than 64 decibels which is just louder than an ordinary conversation -- were almost twice as likely to report high blood pressure compared to other people.
Of the adults aged 40 to 59, 28 percent of those with the highest traffic noise exposure said they had high blood pressure compared to 17 percent living nearer to quieter roads.
A similar pattern was seen among young adults but not among the elderly which the researchers suggested was because older people had multiple risk factors for high blood pressure.
"The effect of noise may become less important, or harder to detect, relative to other risk factors with increasing age. Alternatively, it could be that noise annoyance varies with age," said Bodin.
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Faulty Battery :( Purchase from dealership?
Hi Everyone!
Just to recap, I wasnt sure if I previously had a battery issue or alternator issue. Well, I finally bought my car into my shop and they told me I had a faulty battery..
Problem is, that they want to charge 600$ for a new battery and installation. Plus $120 to look at the car, so a total of almost $720CAD!:tsk:
Is that worth it?
Or am I better off sourcing my own battery and putting it in myself? (My boyfriend is able to put the battery in for me if I need him to)
Thanks in advance for the help :)
Also, if I were to source my own battery... any recommendations on a good location in vancouver bc?
i saw in a previous post that I would need
110AH regular Bmw battery
90AH AGM Bmw Battery
Does it matter which one I get?
My battery is charging but it is old and weak. I plan on purchasing the battery from Autozone or Advanced auto parts here in the USA aproxiamtely $200 USD. My car is a2005 645ci, it requires the new battery to be coded in. An independent shop will code the battery at an hours fee $60-$80 USD here in my area.
Battery Replacement
Pep Boys has a battery for BMWs and it only cost about $108 and they work just fine. Purchased two one for my 2004 645 and my 2007 X5. I know this is a old post but, it will help the next person looking.
There were 5 battery types fitted to the 6 Series:
- Regular lead acid 80Ah, 90Ah & 110Ah
- AGM 90Ah & 110Ah
The charging system in the car is designed to use these ratings only so fitting a 100Ah for example might cause problems because the car's power management system does not have a charging profile to match it.
Important points to note:
1. When you change a battery you must "register" it to the car. Over time that power module changes its charging profile to counteract the deterioration in the battery. Registering the new battery means the power module gets reset to provide the appropriate charging that a new battery needs rather than the higher demand that an older battery would need. Failure to register a new battery will shorten the life of your new battery. If you do not register the battery you won't notice anything in the short term but within a few months to a year the battery may be damaged due to overcharging.
A battery can be registered using DIS software or Autologic, possibly others too. A good independent mechanic should have the right equipment to do this. Check out your local specialists to see who can do it. Any specialist who says that it is not needed does not know what they are talking about, go somewhere else.
2. If you change the battery to one with a different rating or change from regular lead acid to AGM then you also have to tell the car that this change has been made, again, it's all to do with the charging profile. Again this is done with software.
If your car has the OEM battery still then you can tell what battery is correct for your car by reading the 11 digit part number on the top. If it is the OEM battery & it is white it has a regular lead acid battery, if it is black it has an AGM battery. Most guys would recommend switching to the (more expensive) AGM battery because of the demands placed on a battery in the e63. Especially if you do lots of short journeys, the AGM battery is a deep cycle battery which means it can cope better with frequent high discharge & charging cycles.
Finally these cars do not like short journeys, they use a lot of power when starting up & therefore need a suitably long period of running to replenish the discharge. With short journeys this can't happen. BMW refer to this as an "unfavourable driving profile", for cases like this they recommend keeping the car on a trickle charger for the battery.
Good luck.
I am fully aware of why BMW registers the batteries and I understand what your saying about registering the battery, but the $1200 I saved on the two batteries, I can buy 11 more batteries if they fail in a year or two but, I wont have to because the batteries have 3 year free replacement warranties. If not registering the battery will make it last 2 yrs vs 4 yrs that is the chance I will take anyway. I am just saying. There are many other folks on the forum who have used other than BMW batteries without registering them without a problem.
I'm know BMW service is a lot cheaper in Europe, since I was in Germany for 3 yrs, but here in the states $1400 for two batteries is ridiculous.
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6 months is a great age to neuter or spay. It is especially helpful if you can get it done before a female has her first heat.
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Gray's answer is right! But our vet told us that smaller breeds may keep some of their baby teeth and they might have to be removed. With that in mind, we got Alex nuetered at 7 months, and yes, he did have to have 2 baby teeth removed. By 7 months most of the baby teeth should have fell out.
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F is for...Football
Football is a favourite game here in Dubai, so naturally, the FIFA World Cup is a much awaited event. We are watching the games at home too, so it's football fever all around! Little Dude has always loved kicking the ball around, even before he could say football, so he's liking it too. We took this photo of the official FIFA ball for 2014 at a mall. I love how it looks like Little Dude is kicking it!
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On Wednesday, March 27, The Ranger printed a letter to the editor by Mary Sue Shoup titled "U.S. being 'shafted' out of its money." In the letter, Ms. Shoup rails against a series of alleged injustices, including, but not limited to, the giving of money to illegal aliens by the federal government and something about military funerals being limited to certain words.
She also suggested that somehow President Obama is responsible for these things. There are no specifics or facts, only a random tirade without context or rationale.
I'm curious as to just where Ms. Shoup got this information. How, exactly, is President Obama conspiring to make it so (in her words) "we won't have a United States soon"? What does this even mean?
Interestingly, giving aid to foreign countries is an American activity that predates Obama's presidency by a hundred years or more, yet this a particular source of anger from Ms. Shoup.
A shining example of U.S. aid was the Marshall Plan of 1947, which financed the recovery of European states devastated by World War II. Again, what specifically is Ms. Shoup referencing?
To me, Ms. Shoup's paranoia is far more frightening than this imaginary conspiracy to bring down America, with Obama being its evil puppetmaster.
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Special 2007 tribute issue of The Journal of Reading Recovery
It is hard to find words to express what Marie Clay has meant to the field of reading education around the world.
Who has done more to promote young children's literacy?
Who has done more to promote teachers' professional knowledge, confidence, and practice?
Who has done more to promote the concept of research-based practice and practice-based research?
No one, I think. …
P. David Pearson
University of California Berkeley
Now open at the University of Auckland-The Marie Clay Research Centre
Marie Clay: Teacher, researcher, author, and champion of young readers
Acknowledgement: This brief biography is adapted from the 1999 book, Stirring the Waters: The Influence of Marie Clay, edited by Janet S. Gaffney and Billie Askew. It is presented here with permission of the authors and the publisher, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH. Text has been updated in a few places from text that appears in the original book.
Marie M. Clay
Born in 1926 in Wellington, the capital city on the southern tip of the North Island, Clay is uniquely New Zealand -- frugal and resourceful. Although education is a top priority in New Zealand, funding for schools and research leaves no room for excess and spurs ingenuity and cooperation. Historically, the national curriculum was developed and revised by educators, with products of collegial work attributed to the New Zealand Department of Education rather than to individuals. From the beginning of their programs at a teachers college, pre-service teachers work in schools, and they apprentice with master teachers as they enter the profession. These cultural features are footholds in Marie's work, as reflected in her concern for the "economic use of a child's learning time" and the central role that collegial interactions play in professional development.
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The suspect in the brutal slayings of five people in San Francisco was ordered deported to his native Vietnam in 2006 while in prison for robbery, but the undocumented immigrant remained in California because the Vietnamese government would not take him, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Binh Thai Luc, 35, of San Francisco, was arrested Sunday, two days after the bodies of three women and two men were found in a home near City College of San Francisco. Police say the victims, four of whom were related, were savagely beaten and stabbed.
A source told the Chronicle that authorities suspect the killings were committed over a gambling debt.
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Luc's 32-year-old brother was arrested on unrelated weapons and narcotics charges.
Today the medical examiner released the identifies of the dead. The women were Wan Yi Wu, 62, Ying Xue Lei, 37, and Chia Huei Chu, 30. The men were Hua Shun Lei, 65, and Vincent Lei, 32. The house was owned by Ying Xue Lei, a software engineer.
Luc was sentenced to 11 years for a 1998 armed robbery of a restaurant in San Jose, home to the second-largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. In 2006, immigration officials prepared to deport Luc after his release from San Quentin Prison, but because Vietnamese officials would not issue travel documents, he was freed.
Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials told the Chronicle that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled undocumented immigrants must be released after six months if their home country won't take them back.
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Anything on the .225 Win case in a Contender works very well when the taper is blown out of the case, but you can get essentially the same velocities with the .222 Rem. Mag. Imp. case with less risk of damage to the frame when/if you let pressures get away from you, which can and will happen to all of us sooner or later.
Awhile back, we, my bud Howard in Missouri and I, did an experiment with .224 Weatherby in a Contender. The case is essentially the same diameter as the .225 Win, and both cases are quite strong, plus the Weatherby is about as straight sided as the JDJ case. Because of the diameter of the case, permissible velocities were not quite as high with the Weatherby case as they were from the .222 Rem. Mag. Imp. AND...... this was done in the SAME BARREL. It started out as a .222 Rem. Mag. Imp. for which Howard had good chronographed data to start with, so the results from the same barrel rechambered to the Weatherby were quite meaningful. It eliminated the variations found from barrel to barrel by using the same barrel for both tests.
Dies for the .222 Mag. Imp. are much easier to come by, circumventing the necessity of using just SSK as the source of chamber work and dies. Relatively common .223 Rem. Imp. dies work just fine for .222 Rem. Mag. Imp., and I now stock them.
While on the subject of large diameter cases and .22 cal. bores, Howard also had a .22 Bower, which is nothing more than the .22-250 Ackley Imp. This also was on a Contender, and he could get little better than .223 Rem. velocities from it, no where near what the .222 Rem. Mag. Imps. deliver. And I said Mags., plural, since he has I believe at least 3 of them I have done for him, plus the one that I rechambered to .224 Weatherby Mag. So we are not speaking of "me and Joe" anecdotal reports involving just a barrel or two.
Advertising hype & aura are hard to overcome when facts are less sensational, but the fact remains that large diameter cases and small bores are counter productive in Contenders. The small diameter .222 Rem. Mag. Imp. case permits hot loads in the 55,000 psi range safely and holds about 33 gr. of powder, ample capacity to propel .22 cal. bullets at velocities pretty close to on par with the standard .22-250, which of course is too hot for the Contender.
The .222 Rem. Mag. Imp. is one of those gems that most people will trip over in favor of hype.


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