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Due to a knee injury, McQuaid is serving as a student assistant coach during the 2007-08 season after a fine career as a player.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2006-07: One of three tri-captains for Broncos ... slowed by knee injury, which prevented him from playing singles most of season ... went 2-4 in singles and 11-16 in doubles on the season ... Doubles: Played 19 matches with Blane Shields, five with Jan Macek and three with Brian Brogan ... teamed with Shields at Polo Ralph Lauren Championships in Oct., losing to Gubic and Vujaklija of Wichita State 8-5 ... also played the Bronco Classic and ITA Regionals with Shields, going 1-2 in those matches ... started dual season at No. 1 with Shields with an 8-4 win vs. Seeberger and Vartabedian of UC Santa Cruz on Jan. 20 ... lost six straight matches with Shields from Jan. 20-Feb. 9 .. won two straight matches, beating Christen and Alcala of Arizona 8-3 on Feb. 10 and Heinemann and Weber of Hawaii 8-4 on Feb. 14 in 4-3 Bronco wins ... won final match with Shields on Mar. 11 8-5 vs. Dewitte and Berger of Cal Poly ... got wins over Kincaid and Schleining of Portland 8-2 on Mar. 2 and USF's Nachbauer and Thong on Mar. 8 8-6, while losing to Platonov and Sion of Saint Mary's 8-6 on Mar. 3 with Brogan at No. 3 doubles ... won three of five dual matches with Macek at No. 1 doubles from Mar. 31-Apr. 15 ... beat Harvard's Ermakov and Kumar 8-5 on Mar. 31, earned 8-6 win over USF's Berry and Tu on Apr. 5 and defeated Garcin and Tonelli of Nevada 8-1 in that stretch ... Singles: in the fall McQuaid participated in the Bronco Classic on Oct. 6, losing to Anthony Zarfris of Fresno Pacific 6-3, 6-4 ... after losing opener of ITA Regionals to Taylor Leiby of Fresno State on Oct. 20, defeated Sacramento State's Warrick Foy 7-6 (3), 6-1 and USF's Asaf Cohen 6-4; 4-6; 1-0 (10-6) in the consolation bracket on Oct. 21 ... lost to Phil Kao of Stanford 6-4, 6-4 to end run at ITA Regionals ... lost only dual match singles appearance to Tim Lantin of Sac. State 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Apr. 15, the last match of the regular season.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2005-06: Among the team's top players, holding down the No. 2 and 3 positions during the dual season... racked up 12 singles victories throughout the course of the season, including a 3-5 mark in the WCC... recorded a three-game winning streak in mid-March, defeating Aleksander Charpantidis (Tulsa), Adam Fauvre (Saint Mary's), and Fernando Rodriguez (San Francisco)... got to the Round of 32 at the Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships and the Baylor Intercollegiates... reached the quarterfinals of the Santa Clara Bronco Classic, taking out Andre Sion (Saint Mary's) and Darragh Rowan (Portland) before falling to Blake Mueller (Stanford)... posted a 20-16 doubles record, playing primarily with Blane Shields at the No. 1 and 2 spots... the 20 doubles victories is the most in program history for one season and second on the career doubles victories list... went 7-2 in the WCC with Shields, earning All-WCC Second Team honors... the pair advanced to the Round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships, Baylor Intercollegiates, and the Santa Clara Bronco Classic.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004-2005: Medical redshirt due to injury.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003-04: Earned honorable mention All-WCC honors in singles playing in the No. 3-6 positions... posted 18 victories with notable wins over No. 30 Fresno State, No. 33 San Diego State, No. 44 Oregon, No. 63 UC Santa Barbara and No. 69 UC Irvine... captured the Flight 'C' singles title at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic in Bronco debut... reached the quarterfinals of the Fresno State Bulldog Classic... clinched the team victory over Cal Poly with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Davey Jones... recorded 12 doubles victories, solidifying a spot with Taylor Bedilion in the No. 3 slot...won the Flight 'B' doubles title with fellow freshman Bobby Rasmussen at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at the Huntington Beach Tennis Academy as a junior and senior... played for head coach Kevin Garrett at Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School... played in top singles position all four years, never losing a league match... led team to the 2001 State Championship for the first time in school's 33-year history... a three-time CIF Division I semifinalist... named the 2003 Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year... a four-time MVP... a four-time Pepsi Sunset League Player of the Year... ranked No. 17 in the USTA Boys 16s national rankings... ranked 91st in the USTA Boys 18s national rankings... advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the 2001 Easter Bowl... a singles finalist at the Texas Open... a member of the President's Honor Roll at Los Alamitos.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin John McQuaid... parents are Jack and Shirley McQuaid... father played football at Western Kentucky University... siblings are Kristin and Kelly... majoring in business.
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Charidy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Three Graces Photography, LLC
I am a photographer - I chose this profession because I love it. There is nothing quite like seeing someone's face when they see their newborn's photos for the first time. My company is aimed at kids, parents, newlyweds, etc. I don't try to focus on any one group like children's portraiture or anything.
I want my brand to display my love of everything natural, vintage, classic, and artistic. I don't want anything too childish, nor too "adult" - I want something that is going to speak to everybody with its grace and beauty.
My target audience is families and individuals who need photography services. I want to attract the "average" person. I don't want to attract just mothers or just seniors. I really want something more universal.
I need the following: A logo to be used throughout my business as well as a watermark. I want the watermark to be different than the logo - similar, but simpler. If you feel like going the extra mile and would like to include some marketing/branding templates that will really help me out. Otherwise, just a great mark that will really make my name and brand sing.
I like anything natural. I love colors like moss green, crimson, mustard yellow, burnt orange, etc. Those are the colors I prefer. I would like something that fits with my company's name....Three Graces Photography.
The Three Graces of Greek mythology represented everything artistic, creative, and beautiful. I would like my logo and theme to reflect those ideas. I would recommend looking at some paintings of the Three Graces for inspiration.
Basically, I know what I like when I see it. If you do work that is natural, simple, yet elegant, and graceful, I hope you will show me what you can do. I really want someone to take the reigns and develop this abstract idea of the Three Graces that I have in my mind. Again, my style is all about anything natural, fluid, simple and elegant.
Please visit http://www.threegracesphotography.com for examples of my work. Please do not take any cues from the site itself, as it is a pre-designed site and I had nothing to do with that. I will be changing it once a winner is chosen! Be artistic! Be unique!
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from the kinda-backwards dept
However, in an interesting twist (pointed out by Glyn Moody), it appears that a variety of big tech companies, including Intel, HP and IBM, are now funding research centers on the condition that they open source anything that comes out of them.
Think about that for a second. These institutions of learning, who for decades have been built on education and sharing knowledge, want to lock up ideas. And the private companies, who are more commonly associated with trying to lock up proprietary information, are encouraging greater openness and sharing. That, alone, should show you just how screwed up our patent system is today.


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notebuyer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 232 diseños de 69 diseñadores freelance.
Note Buying Profits
Web-based startup company in the financial services industry creating a number of consumer-oriented products to help "level the playing field" between institutional money managers and entrepreneurial investor.
San Francisco based, young, adventurous, idealistic, professional.
Working to bring "under the radar" investing information to the mainstream in order to create a new breed of savvy, independent investors.
Two sides of the Customer Avatar:
1. Doc Martens:
Entrepreneurial, urban, educated, individualistic, iconoclastic investor looking for an informational and strategic "edge" in order to create an income stream so he/she can achieve lifestyle freedom and financial independence.
2. The Suit:
Has a healthy dose of left-brain analytics, likes spreadsheets, is drawn to investing as a "game," is a little cautious about taking risks, likes to see proof that something works before trying it.
"Note Buying Profits" or "NoteBuyingProfits" is the brand (currently at http://www.notebuyingprofits.com).
New, young, hip logo (e.g. see the clean lines of shortsalesriches.com - this isn't ours so no knock-offs or exact replicas please!)
Financial in look and feel: blues are predominant, which we like, but we're open to your creativity here. (The red in shortsalesriches.com certainly has its appeal...)
Professional in heft, look, hue and feel (clean, bold lines)
Necessary to have an icon or symbol - should probably be to left of the font and roughly same height as font (don't emphasize the logo, emphasize the name and brand please)
Font should be strong, dark and on a white background.
IMPORTANT: a "full" version of the logo will be used to brand the overall website, blog, forum etc, but we also want a different version specifically for a "members only" area. Our initial idea was to have a handwritten-type font with the word "inside" placed over the words "note buying" or "notebuying" (capitalized or not at your discretion).
To sum up: create a full logo and also a variant that will brand a private members-only area.
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Hiroshima (prefecture)
Hiroshima prefecture (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) is in the western Chugoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
Other destinations
Get in
By plane
Hiroshima Airport (IATA: HIJ) fields a fairly good selection of domestic flights as well as some from Seoul, Bangkok and various points in China. Flight time from Tokyo, the busiest route, is around 90 minutes.
By train
The Sanyo Shinkansen from Osaka to Fukuoka (Hakata) runs down the coast of Hiroshima prefecture, stopping at all major cities including Hiroshima and Onomichi. Direct Nozomi trains from Tokyo take about four hours to reach Hiroshima and cost ¥18,500 one-way.
By bus
Get around
Hiroshima City
Mihara City
Miyajima Island
Get out
Okayama Prefecture lies to the east. Kurashiki with its beautiful and well-preserved historic district is easily accessible from Hiroshima Prefecture. Other cities in the prefecture include Okayama, which contains many museums, Korakuen Garden one of Japan's Top 3 gardens, and the Kibi Trail, among other things. The city of Takahashi is home to the famous Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, which is the highest castle in Japan, as well as one of Japan's remaining original castles.
Shimane Prefecture is located north of Hiroshima Prefecture. In Izumo you can find Izumo Shrine, the second most holy Shinto Shrine in the nation; it's quite an impressive site. The city of Matsue is famous for Matsue Castle, one of only twelve original castles left in Japan, Vogel Park, one of the largest greenhouses in the world, and the Lafcadio Hearn Residence. Shimane is also home to one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, Iwami Ginzan, in Oda.
Yamaguchi (prefecture) borders Hiroshima Prefecture to the west. In the city of Yamaguchi, you will find the beautiful Rurikoji Temple, Joieiji Temple, and memorial for Saint Francis Xavier. In Hagi, there are many cultural sites, such as the ruins of Hagi Castle, Hagi Castle Town, and the Hagi Uragami Museum which houses a large amount of famous Japanese Ukiyoe artwork. For nature lovers, Akiyoshidai is home to Akiyoshidai Plateau, the largest limestone plateau in Japan and the Akiyoshido Cave, the largest cave in Japan. Akiyoshidai is not so well known among foreign tourists however, it is a unique and and very worthwhile addition to one's travel itinerary.


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Napa Valley Dinner Party
It's a glorious, late spring morning in Napa Valley. I'm decked out in a borrowed camouflage jacket two sizes too big, crouched on the ground in a vineyard in Oakville, rubbing two pieces of wood together and hoping to God the noise it creates resembles the sound of a female turkey, or hen. Finally, the guttural gobble from a male turkey, or tom, suddenly becomes clear and gains volume as he quickly moves in upon us, in search of his afternoon tryst.
My heart beat rapidly, as I was excited to see his full wingspan, which can be up to six feet in length. I also wanted to see how long it would take him to notice we were not hens in heat. A turkey is considered prey, not predator, so its eyes are situated on the sides of its head giving them almost 360º vision. However, I would have the opportunity to witness neither, as my impatient hunting partner stood up and put poor old Tom down with one expert shot. It was time to dress the bird and cook.
A group of us, all Napa Valley friends united through a love of food and wine and its preparation, get together every couple of months to hunt and gather for a fine meal. Other members of our non-turkey hunting troupe, including chefs, winemakers and photographers, foraged in a less stealthy manner in several gardens for fresh fava beans, asparagus, and spring garlic; in their wine cellars for mature treasures; and out on the Sonoma Coast to dive for fresh abalone and search for morel mushrooms.
Inspired and laden with our culinary finds, we descended upon the home kitchen of a chef, as his was the most well equipped with appliances, gadgets, condiments, herbs and spices. We squabbled about the menu, which was finally written up on the newly liberated abalone shells by a graphic artist friend:
Fava Bean Purée on Crostini
Asparagus Spears with Candied Lemon Peel
Fresh Peas with Pancetta and Morels
Pan Fried Abalone with Meyer Lemon and Maldon Sea Salt
Brined, Roasted Napa Valley Turkey au Jus
The house was enveloped in the perfume of comfort as we began chopping, slicing, and searing. The winemaker opened two bottles of Sauvignon Blanc to sip while we worked and nibbled on crostini of fresh fava bean purée with fresh ricotta, mint, and a hint of garlic: 1997 Rochioli Sauvignon Blanc from Russian River Valley and 2003 Araujo Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley. Several of us expressed our skepticism about the Rochioli pairing, assuming the mint and garlic would overshadow the delicate flavors of the older wine. Instead, the wine displayed great character of earth and stone fruit with an integrated but bright acidity, which managed to perfectly contrast the textural richness of the purée. The bulls-eye, however, was the Arajuo Sauvignon Blanc. The fresh grassy and herbal notes perfectly complemented the fresh green qualities of the fava beans, mint, and spring garlic; its bright acidity easily handled the density of the puree.
1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 'Pucelles' was uncorked with the abalone. Respecting the bivalve's freshness, the preparation was kept simple: pounded thin, dredged in flour and pan-fried in butter. With a drizzle of Meyer lemon and a sprinkle of fine British sea salt, this was the ultimate luxury. The gentleman who dove for the abalone off the Sonoma coast regaled us with tales of choppy waters, sharks, and low visibility, only adding to the thrill of enjoying such a rare treat. The Leflaive worked its magic spell with the abalone, unwinding in the glass and revealing heady minerals, smoke, a mysterious note of the ocean, and a steely nerve of acid.
With the freshly caught and brined bird and assorted spring vegetables, we opened a 1989 Chave Hermitage and a 1985 Leroy Chambolle-Musigny 'Les Charmes.' Both took their sweet time to awaken, even after a fairly vigorous decant. Although brined, the wild bird was delicious; slightly gamey and begging for a complex wine. Both the Pinot and Syrah were up to the task. The power and concentration of the Hermitage was made approachable by its maturity; its notes of earth, game, smoke, and mushroom were well suited to the meal. The true marriage, however, was the Leroy. The notes of wild berry, earth, and mineral were very fine and its delicate complexity was well suited to the bird and fresh spring vegetables.
We were all quite sated. The winemaker insisted, however, we each have a glass of 1971 Rieussec Sauternes. How could we possibly refuse this incredible liquid dessert? Its deeply honeyed color belied its freshness. Notes of hazelnut, flowers, honey, and spice ravished our palates for many minutes after the last sip was taken.
Spring had come to Napa Valley.


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S_A_W needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
We are group of eco-friendly auto recyclers from across North America and encourage our customers to not only think 'green' when disposing of their old vehicles but to consider donating the proceeds to charity.
USA and Canada - ages 30-65 men and women.
We want something simple, clean and current. A design that finds the balance between informing and educating with a strong (but not overpowering) call to action. I am open to different color schemes but generally would like it to be warm and bright but not annoyingly so. We need an un-coded .psd of the front page and an inner page for both Canadian and USA (only 2 or 3 small changes).


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It's no secret that I love Moda fabric. So if you're like me and over the past couple of years you have accumulated Jelly Rolls, Fat Quarters, Honey Buns, Layer Cakes and more, then you probably have lots of the ribbon that was used to wrap each one of Moda's precuts. What to do with it? You're going to love to make this sweet pincushion. If you have just discovered Moda and you don't have enough ribbon, not to worry — you can start collecting now and in the meantime you could use an assortment of 3/4″ decorative ribbon.
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Someone left a comment on last week's post—"What Kate Middleton and I Have in Common"—that I wanted to respond to in this blog. The comment was: "Sometimes, I just don't understand that you are posting to women who have gone through infertility . . . I could write a WHOLE lot more, but will just let it go at that point. JUST do not understand."
Here's the thing: I did go through infertility for almost two years, which I chronicled on the Fertility Files blog. But I have not turned my back on infertility, or the infertility community. It's come to define me in a lot of ways—everything I went through, and everyone I came into contact with through that blog, has had a profound effect on my life.
When I found out I was pregnant, I reached out to my editor at Parenting—she was one of the first people I told actually—and I asked her if I could continue writing for Fertility Files, even though I was pregnant. But she felt Project Pregnancy was a more appropriate place to chronicle this next phase of my journey, and she was right.
I still care very deeply about the topic of infertility, new developments in assisted reproductive technology, and the amazing women I've met along my path, many of whom I still keep in touch with. The doctors, my embryologist(!), the other women like me… Infertility will always be a part of me, because without these wonderful people and procedures I wouldn't be pregnant.
But now I'm writing for Project Pregnancy, about—what else—being pregnant. I thought my pregnancy would be overshadowed by my fertility struggles—I assumed that's the way it works—but it didn't happen like that for me. Probably because I got sick almost immediately after finding out—this pregnancy has been difficult, with acute morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum) the last four months. I've been very sick to the point of being on bed rest. Do I feel guilty even complaining about that? Of course I do. Every day I hear myself bitching and moaning to my husband about how sick I am, this little devil on my shoulder taps me and says: How dare you complain after what you've been through!
But here's the other thing: Going through infertility and having acute morning sickness have nothing to do with each other—it took me a while to process that. Even while I was my sickest these last couple of months, I never lost sight of how grateful I was to finally be pregnant again—I realized, it's possible to be sick AND grateful at the same time. But I don't believe I'm any more grateful or deserving of this pregnancy than the next person who didn't have to go through infertility. (Therefore, I don't believe I get to complain any less—see how that works?) ;)
Being sick with HG has had other, emotional side effects too—it made me incredibly sad that my body wasn't allowing me to enjoy this, the pregnancy I've been longing for. All I've wanted for the past two years is to be pregnant again—then I finally get pregnant, and I get sick? After already being sick from the fertility treatments for the better part of two years? Without going into too much dark detail right now, depression is a little-known side effect of both infertility and HG, respectively. Here's an interesting article on HuffPo that helps shed some light on what an emotional toll HG can take.
Much of the way I view things now is through the lens of someone who went through infertility. But even though I went through it, I still experience the same things every other pregnant woman experiences—I have the same bad days, the same fears about how I'm going to deliver (more on that later), and the same anxieties about raising two kids. As a pregnant woman, I'm no different—and that may be hard for some people to understand. I'm not this super-human person who can only see things from one perspective—that of a woman who almost didn't get a chance to have another child. It's unrealistic to expect myself to live every moment like it almost didn't happen—that's too much pressure. I have to allow myself to feel the good and the bad, and cut myself some slack (especially while I'm barfing in my sink!).
I assure you—I am very grateful that I'm getting this chance again. I wouldn't have just gone to such great lengths to get pregnant if I didn't want this with every ounce of my being. And nothing I say in jest—no sarcastic comment I make to lighten the mood—has anything to do with how thrilled I am to be having another baby. More than I am even able to articulate right now…
If you've gone through infertility, did you find it overshadowed your pregnancy in any way? How did you continue coping with it once you were finally pregnant?


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BROOKLYN — Jason Kidd was not in the building when the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks met for the first time ever at Barclays Center on Monday night. Dealing with back spasms, Kidd couldn't make the trip across the bridge.
But Deron Williams was there, and he had a little Kidd in his game on this night, leading the Nets to a 96-89 overtime victory with a season-high 14 assists.
Williams admired Kidd growing up in Dallas, and when it comes to size and strength at the point guard position, there's certainly a comparison to be made. But skill-wise, they're pretty different. And when it comes to making brilliant, how-did-he-see-that-angle passes that set up teammates for easy buckets, nobody in the post-Magic era compares to Kidd.
On Monday, though, Williams had that (no pun intended) magic in his hands.
When he needs to shoot the ball, those hands have been failing Williams of late. Dealing with injuries to his wrist and elbow, he shot just 6-for-17 on Monday and has made just four of his last 25 3-point attempts.
His numbers were far from overwhelming on Monday. But the vision Williams showed — he had as many assists as the Knicks had as a team — more than made up for the errant shots. It was a close to a Kidd-like performance as you're going to see from another point guard.
Eight of Williams' 14 dimes were for buckets in the restricted area — high-percentage looks that helped the Nets accumulate 48 points in the paint in what was an offensive struggle at times. Williams found Brook Lopez in transition, Gerald Wallace cutting backdoor, Lopez rolling to the rim and Kris Humphries under the basket for an easy dunk. He even had one pass that was so good that Reggie Evans (17 field goal attempts in 239 minutes this season) had no choice but to put the ball in the basket.
A couple of Williams' assists came on simple passes around the perimeter, but most were difficult, thread-the-needle dimes through traffic — the kind of highlights that Kidd would be proud of.
"He gift wraps buckets for me," Lopez said afterward. "He makes my job so much easier."
Perhaps, until he's healthy and his shots are falling, Williams needs to be more of a distributor. He certainly has enough talent around him where he doesn't need to carry much of the scoring load. And he also has the size to take point guards into the post and pick defenses apart from the low block, where many of his assists came from on Monday.
The atmosphere at Barclays Center for the first Brooklyn-New York game was electric. And though the winner of the game was not given a key to the city, it did have importance beyond the standings on Tuesday morning. Both these teams feel like they belong behind the Heat on the Eastern Conference contender list. And it's games like this that will get them there.
It was one of 82, but Williams wasn't afraid to admit that this one was a little special. And though Carmelo Anthony (35), Tyson Chandler (28) and Lopez (22) were the game's leading scorers, it was Williams who made the biggest impact.
"Deron is a big-stage player," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "He really dominated the game."
Knicks-Nets was always Kidd's showcase. When he played in these games for New Jersey, he owned the Knicks and Madison Square Garden. The Nets were 23-4, including a postseason sweep in 2004, against New York with Kidd in uniform. He was (and still is) a special player on any given night, but you always got Hall-of-Fame-level Jason Kidd when the Knicks were the opponent.
Knicks-Nets has a whole new feel to it now that it's a borough-vs-borough affair, and now that Kidd is wearing the blue and orange. And maybe it's Williams' time to make an impact on the rivalry. He got off to a pretty good start on Monday.


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Graduates encouraged, challenges at Wayland commencement
December 15, 2012
PLAINVIEW – What began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims and
families of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., ended with the celebration
of 78 students who received their degrees at Wayland Baptist University's December
commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Jason Huckabee, a graduating senior from Seymour, gave the student address, challenging his classmates to redefine success.
"In the world we live in, we are so pushed, especially in this season of life, to achieve things, to achieve success academically, financially, socially and vocationally," Huckabee said. "In our society, success means the big house, the nice cars, the big bank account or making a name for yourself. Because of that pressure to be successful, I believe we lose sight of what true success really is."
Huckabee said that as he entered college, originally at Texas Tech University, he had no sense of direction or purpose for his life. After "sleeping through two semesters," he began looking for a path to success in what he saw as failure. In the midst of his search, his father gave him some advice.
"He said, 'you will find success if you get connected to God and you connect with the people God wants you to connect with," Huckabee said.
Huckabee enrolled at Wayland and began to pursue a path to success that he said was led by God.
"As I began seeking His will, not my own, God began leading me in every area of my life," he said.
In closing, Huckabee challenged his classmates to find their path to success. Not based on society's definition, but on what God has planned for them.
"You find true success when you find what God created you to do and you do it," he said.
Wayland Baptist University President Dr. Paul Armes then gave a brief charge to the graduates, challenging them to do three things: Never underestimate their ability to change the world for Christ, understand that it does matter how they live and for whom they live, and never underestimate the importance of Christ in their lives.
Degrees were then conferred upon the graduates with two young ladies being recognized as highest ranking among the graduating class. Kristen Ditmore, from Fort Worth, received a bachelor of arts in English, graduating summa cum laude with a grade-point average between 3.9 and 4.0. Also graduating summa cum laude was Michelle Ritter, from Tucson, Ariz., receiving a bachelor of science in interdisciplinary studies degree.
Also receiving degrees were:
Master of Arts in Counseling: Anne Renée Borges, Denver, Colo.; Sammy J. Espinosa, Coahoma; Gloria Gonzalez, Snyder; Jametra Roshell Hill, Lubbock; Shirley Jean Johnson, Lubbock; Robin D'Ann Marlar, Plainview; Mara Lynne McDaniel, O'Donnell; Mindy Lacewell Petty, Norman, Okla.; Matt Harvey Thackerson, Idalou; Silvia Ann Velez, Lubbock.
Master of Arts in Management: Lara L. Ashley, Grenada, Miss.; Jerald J. Larkey, Kansas City, Mo.; Deborah Jo Zacher, Plainview.
Master of Business Administration: Joao Marcos Da Silveira Terra, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Master of Education: Kelly Dawn Welch, Earth.
Master of Public Administration: Edward D. Dischley, Nesconset, N.Y.
Bachelor of Applied Science: Valessa Gutierrez, Plainview; Rachel Reyes Heredia, Plainview; Heath Lee Keller, Plainview; Erica Monique Knight, Lubbock; Benita Medina, Plainview; Ruby Shears, Plainview; Billy O'Neal Swartzel, Toney, Ala.; Misty Michelle Valles, Hale Center.
Bachelor of Arts: Joseph Robert Alaway, Perryton; Krystle L. Clinton, Turkey; Kristen Elizabeth Ditmore, Fort Worth; Erin Lynn Flores, Olton; Timothy Ross Garner, Palmdale, Cal.; Richard Vangelio Leal, Pampa; Brianna Lynn Lynch, Monahans; Cameron Shane Lynch, Monahans; Kathlyn Magallan, Hale Center; Kathleen Elizabeth McCullough, Lubbock; Garrett Neal Phillips, Lubbock; Jonathan Mark Topp, Mexico City, Mexico; Allison Lenora Vera, Plainview; Cameron Blayne Warren, Plainview.
Bachelor of Business Administration: Douglas Ray Baggett, Plainview; Jovanna Alexis Barrera, Plainview; Rachel Colleen Bartel, Pampa; Robert Christopher Cummings, Lubbock; Jerry-Lee T. Davis, Bridgetown, Barbados; Von Jobi Sanchez, Plainview; Joshua Gene Williams, Olton.
Bachelor of Christian Ministry: Raymond Allen Gonzales, Wichita Falls.
Bachelor of Music: Christal Angella Patterson, Houston; Dámaris Rios, El Paso; TeAda Ann Short, Plainview; Morgan Victoria Switzenberg, Plainview.
Bachelor of Science: Elida Graciela Arsiaga, Monahans; Jose Manual Avila, Graham; Timothy Daniel Ballinger, Lubbock; Benjamin Glen Cox, Haxtun, Colo.; Christa Lea Day, Kaufman; Zackery Gibson, Plainview; Mauricio Patrick Hernandez, Plainview; Jason Matthew Huckabee, Seymour; Luke A. Ingraham, Plainview; Andrew Scott Palser, Dumas; Anna Kristine Pengra, Ridgefield, Wash.; Kady Nicole Pryde, Abilene; Richard Wayne Ross, Greencastle, Ind.; Jared White, Plainview; Chelsea Maddock Williams, Mandeville, La.
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Erin Elizabeth Bailey, Plainview; Carissa Janae Clower, Taos, N.M.; Catherine Ann Dunn, Big Spring; Krisann Marie Earp, Crockett; Dana Annette Gose, Tucson, Ariz.; Shannon M. Mehaffey, Grandview; Rachel Elizabeth Lee Ramos, Anson; Robin Lynne Reichenbach, Little Elm; Michelle Moriah Ritter, Tucson, Ariz.; Candace lee Sain, Canyon; Kelli Elayne West, Corona, N.M.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education: Sheri Lea Browning Derrick, Plainview.


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Cars.com Fans Choose Dodge Challenger as Winner of the 2013 Shoppers' Choice Award
Jan 15, 2013, 08:00 ET
CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used vehicles, announced that the Dodge Challenger is the winner of its Shoppers' Choice Award for the second year in a row. The Challenger was one of 10 award finalists which were each selected based on new car shoppers' actions taken on the site including searching through car listings, filling out consumer reviews and contacting dealers for more information about specific cars. The ultimate winner was determined through fan voting on the Cars.com Facebook page.
"As the most popular vehicle on Cars.com two years in a row, there is no doubt that car shoppers love the Challenger," said Patrick Olsen, Cars.com's editor-in-chief. "This two-door coupe has an unmistakable design that attracts a wide array of drivers. We think the Challenger is a great car, and certainly a unique one, and clearly has a very impressive fan base."
The 10 finalists for the Cars.com Shoppers' Choice award were (in alphabetical order):
- Dodge Challenger
- Dodge Durango
- Ford Edge
- Ford Mustang
- Honda Odyssey
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
- Kia Sportage
- Toyota Highlander
- Toyota Prius
"The competition was incredibly close, with just a few votes separating the top cars," said Olsen. "All of the finalists were great cars, and are clearly favorites of many shoppers. Research indicates that shoppers value awards given by their peers, and this diverse list of cars offers great options for any car shopper."
Finalists were selected based on shopping behavior on Cars.com from August 2011 through September 2012. Online voting on the Cars.com Facebook page ran from November 1-30. The winning vehicle was announced today at Cars.com's Best of 2013 Awards show in Detroit.
For more information on all of Cars.com's awards, visit Cars.com/awards.
Cars.com is an award-winning online destination for car shoppers that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools. Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping process with the information they need to make confident buying decisions. Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by leading media companies, including A.H. Belo (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
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How To Become A Land Surveyor in Louisiana
In order to qualify for Surveying and Mapping jobs in Louisiana, you should compare all available technical schools in your target area, as well as consider taking some of your land surveying courses online. Check with each engineering school below for assistance with certificate program requirements, degree prerequisites, and class registration. You may request information from several different schools below, without making a commitment.
To prepare for Surveying and Mapping careers in Louisiana, you need to complete a technical education in your specialty area, as well as consider taking part of your required courses online. Which college degrees give you the best chances of finding employment after graduation? Accredited engineering programs, combined with a brief internship or prior work-experience, offer a great return on your engineering education. Check with the land surveying department for course registration deadlines, and engineering program requirements.
Mapping technicians help cartographers and photogrammetrists produce and update maps. They do this work on computers, combining data from different sources. Mapping technicians may use drones to take photos and collect other information required to complete maps showing boundaries, water locations, elevation, and other features of the terrain. Geographic Information System (GIS) technicians, by comparison, use GIS technology to assemble, integrate, and display data about a particular location in a digital format. GIS technicians also maintain and update databases for GIS devices.
Surveying and mapping technicians collect data and make maps of the Earth's surface. Surveying technicians visit sites to take measurements of the land. Mapping technicians use geographic data to create maps. Surveying technicians may help surveyors in the field on teams known as survey parties. A typical survey party has a party chief, with a senior surveying technician leading day-to-day work activities. After data is collected by the survey party, surveying technicians help process the data into SQL database tables. Beyond major requirements within the land surveying department, you may consider Red River College math courses online as a complementary elective.


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Ivanovic ousted in Monterrey
Monterrey, MX – Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic was upended by defending champion Timea Babos in Wednesday's second round at the $235,000 Monterrey Open.
Babos, who bested Romanian Alexandra Cadantu in last year's Monterrey finale, smashed 11 aces and capitalized on 11 double faults from the former French Open champion Ivanovic to earn a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 decision on the hardcourts at Sierra Madre Tennis Club.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova pounded Tereza Mrdeza in their first-round matchup, as the fifth-seeded Russian, who won back-to-back titles here in 2010 and 2011, pasted the Croatian qualifier 6-1, 6-1.
In other second-round action, Monica Niculescu knocked off sixth-seeded Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, while seventh-seeded Urszula Radwanska rolled past Croat Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-1.
Also on Wednesday, eighth-seeded Ayumi Morita of Japan defeated Galina Voskoboeva 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
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7 U.S. Code § 2665 - Withholding funds
If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State is not eligible to receive part or all of the funds to which it is otherwise entitled for programs under section 2662(a) and (b) of this title because of a failure to comply with regulations issued by the Secretary under this subchapter, the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the expiration of the Congress next succeeding the session of the legislature of the State from which funds have been withheld in order that the State may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary. If the next Congress shall not direct such sum to be paid, it shall be covered into the Treasury. If any portion of the moneys that are received by the designated officers of any State for the support and maintenance of programs authorized under this subchapter shall by any action or contingency be diminished or lost, or be misapplied, it shall be replaced by the State.
A prior section 2665, Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 505, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 673, related to agreements and plans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 2666 of this title, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 97–98.
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
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Halloween. I've always loved the holiday. As a kid I have happy memories of making my own costumes with my mother, and so it has been important to me to continue this tradition with baby Yum. I made her a ladybug costume last year, and this year I'm making her a girl robot costume. This two year old girl loves twirly skirts, robots, and space shuttles too, and I love that she loves these things. Who says you can't have tonka trucks and tulle skirts too? Nobody in our house! But the other big thing about halloween is the candy, right? I was never allowed to have candy as a child, partly due to gluten and partly because of the sugar. I would go trick-or-treating, but would give back the candy or give it to my mother, and it wasn't a big deal. Now that I have my own child and she is becoming more aware of the various traditions associated with holidays, I've realized I'm going to have to find my own way with the candy issue. Toddler Yum sometimes has small amounts of sugar- usually combined with healthy things, so it isn't barred from our house, but have you read the labels on those candy labels? I've always been a fan of peanut chocolates like Reese's or Butterfinger. Since I had a box of Erewhon Unsweetened Corn Flakes Cereal on my kitchen island waiting to be used that I received courtesy of Erewhon representative Alisa Fleming of Go Dairy Free, and I had made an allergen-friendly Reese's cup in a previous post, I was most interested in the Butterfinger.
Here are the ingredients for your average Butterfinger:
Actually, I've read worse, but it just doesn't sound very good or good for you. And how about that TBHQ? Yum!
So I decided it was time to re-think the Butterfinger. At its most basic, this bar is all about the sweet, sweet peanut filling, crispy corn flakes and chocolate shell. One peanut treat that we love and often eat in our house is the peanut butter lara bar, which is simply peanuts, dates, and a little salt. So I thought, why not make a homemade Lara Bar, give it a corn flake center for crunch, and dip or drizzle it in chocolate?
So that is exactly what I did.
How to make Gluten-free Dairy-free and Soy-free Homemade Butterfingers:
You've seen the toddler-friendly version at the top of the post, pictured with Toddler Yum's Jack O'Lantern. Here is the sexy adult version, which I took to a pumpkin carving party.
It might be me, but I think it looks (and tastes) better than the packaged version! The Erewhon Corn Flakeswere perfect for this because the only ingredients were corn and a little salt. They were a tad plain all by themselves, but in a recipe like this where they are surrounded by healthy sweet ingredients, they are perfect! I'd buy them again, just for this recipe or to use in a savory breading recipe. This recipe was awesome, though, and I love how easy it is to adapt to various food sensitivities. If you need dairy-free but Soy Lecithin is ok and trace amounts of milk are ok, try the Trader Joe chocolate chips, which I used this time. If you need completely dairy-free and soy-free, use the Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for your coating. If you prefer a really dark (70% cacao) type chocolate, use that. Want it strictly vegan with vegan sugar? Use a vegan chocolate bar. I think it will be delicious every way! Do store it in the refrigerator before eating, though, as the chocolates without soy lecithin are delicate and the bar will stay solid and easy to eat that way.
Here's some fun pics from the Halloween party…
It was Toddler yum's first experience carving a pumpkin, or rather, scooping out the pumpkin. Daddy helped, and gave the pumpkin little vampire teeth. Toddler Yum loved it, and even said "Vampire! vampire!" Oh dear, the things they pick up. And yes, there were other people at this party, including a wonderful gluten-free hostess that you might know from her blog that made wonderful sweet potato corn chowder and homemade mounds bars (yum!) I'm so lucky to know many of the gluten-free chefs around, and to be able to welcome this new gluten-free friend to our neighborhood.
Happy Halloween! I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family, with plenty of treats that work for everybody's tummy.
Looking for more gluten-free homemade treats?
Sunflower-seed Un-peanut Butter Cups
Elana's Pantry Healthy Halloween Candy Recipes
Homemade Gluten-free Twix Bar Recipe
Nutty Vegan Butter Easter Candy
Ali's homemade maple-sunbutter candor (like tootsie rolls)
Ali's Chocolate Macadamia Nut Clusters
Nourishing Gourmet's Healthier Candy Recipes
Kelly's Raw Chocolate Raspberry Candy- refined sugar and other allergens free
Elana's Peppermint Patties sweetened with Agave
Share your favorite gluten-free candy recipes in the links and I'll add them to the list!
PS I was so excited about this candy recipe I decided to postpone the conclusion to pumpkin week until at least Monday… Sorry guys, but I wanted to make sure people had this recipe in time for the holidays!
Shared with Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Made from Scratch Tuesday
Healthy Dairy-free Soy-free Butterfinger Recipe
Layer 1:
1 scant cup pitted Medjool dates (or regular)
1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
2 tbsp. smooth natural peanut butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
Layer 2:
1 scant cup pitted Medjool dates (or regular)
1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts (can substitute almonds)
2 tbsp. smooth natural peanut butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
enough Erewhon plain corn flakes to cover surface area of a quart bag
Additional smooth natural peanut butter (optional)
Get out two freezer-safe quart bags and reserve.
Layer One:
Put your scant cup of PITTED dates in your food processor and process until you have a smooth paste. Add your peanuts and process until mixture comes together when you press it but there are still chunks of peanut left. Add peanut butter, salt and optional nutmeg and pulse them in until mixed throughout. Remove from food processor with a spatula and put in one quart bag, pressing the air out and sealing it. Then flatten the mixture in your bag until you have a flat sheet of peanut dough. Place in refrigerator on an even, flat surface and chill.
Layer Two:
Repeat with the second batch of PITTED dates and peanuts. You will fill your second quart sized freezer bag. Chill along with the other layer for 30 minutes or so.
Just before you are ready to take the peanut dough out of the refrigerator, put your semi-sweet chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat on half power in 30 second intervals, checking after each interval and stirring as needed. When chocolate is almost completely melted, stir until chocolate is smooth and reserve. I found I needed to add coconut oil to have a thin enough chocolate for dipping. Just add your oil and stir in gently.
To prepare peanut bar for dipping, cut sides of freezer bags and peel off the top of the bag on layer one. sprinkle layer one with plain corn flakes. Peel the top of the bag from layer two and careful invert it on top of the corn flakes so you have a peanut bar "sandwich" with corn flakes as the filling. Gently press the layers together, remove the final layer of plastic on top and then cut the peanut bar "sandwich" in 7 logs horizontally and then cut half down the center vertically. If you are preparing this for a toddler, you can make two more vertical cuts for mini butterfinger bites.
Prepare a large cookie baking sheet with a layer of wax paper and place a cooling rack on top. Place each bar on the cooling rack with space around each bar so that you can drizzle chocolate down the sides.
Prepare each bar by putting a generous dab of peanut butter between the layers to stick them together OR a dab of melted chocolate and pressing then firmly together on the top. Don't worry if they don't seem very firmly attached. Once they cool they will firm up and stick together.
For adults who like a fair amount of chocolate, you can drizzle chocolate over the top and sides of the bar, using a knife to evenly distribute it. For toddlers, kids, or healthy-minded adults you can drizzle strands of chocolate on the top for a little taste of chocolate.
Place the tray in the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes to an hour, or until chocolate has set. Remove bars from tray with a metal spatula and put in a tupperware. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Got rave reviews from adults who couldn't believe how such natural ingredients could taste like the real thing and have the real mouth feel. :D I raved, too.
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The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is a proud participant in the ninth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Museum Day helps make museums more accessible to visitors across the country.
Last year's event drew more than 400,000 museumgoers, and this year is anticipated to draw record-high attendance. This year's Museum Day is Saturday, Sept. 28. The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum will be open between noon and 4 p.m.
If you've always wanted to check out the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, or come back for a repeat visit, this is the time. Enjoy the museum's exhibits on woodcarving and band organs, displays of antique carrousel horses, and hands-on children's gallery all at no charge.
The museum's new outdoor "Kiddieland Testing Park" will also be open for this event, weather permitting. This addition to the museum interprets a major part of the Allan Herschell Company's later history, when small metal rides for children were the top seller. The Kiddieland Testing Park brings this history to life through four refurbished kiddie rides from the factory's postwar, baby boom era, as well as a picnic pavilion and admissions house. The rides consist of miniature cars and fire engines; a horse and pony cart; helicopters that lift into the sky; and floating boats.
Visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday to download a free Museum Day admission card. Each card provides free museum access for two people; limit one card per household. One must present a Museum Day admission card in order to receive free admission.One ride token is included with each free admission, and is good for the 1916 Allan Herschell full-size carrousel or the 1940s kiddie carrousel, as well as any of the outdoor kiddie rides. Additional ride tokens can be purchased for 50 cents each.
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is housed in the historic Allan Herschell Company Factory building at 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda. For directions and further information about special events, programs or group tours, visit www.carrouselmuseum.org, call 716-693-1885 or email [email protected].


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Welcome to the Spring 2014 semester
The first week of the semester is done! The International Student Center wishes all our students the best during the coming semester. If you need any assistance with anything, don't hesitate to come by the center and ask! We are here to help. Next week will be the last week to add classes. If you are not registered in 12 units, please come to the International Student Center ASAP. And don't forget, Monday, January 20 is a holiday.
Want free money? Apply now for scholarships!
College of San Mateo scholarships are open to all new and continuing international students, even if it is just your first semester at the college or if you have no GPA! For the 2014-2015 school year, the scholarship application will be done through Academic Works, an online scholarship application program. Along with the online application, you will also need to submit one letter of recommendation, a personal statement (at least 250 words but no more than 750 words in length), and any unofficial transcripts (including your College of San Mateo academic transcripts). The application deadline is February 13, 2014 at 11:59 pm.
Mario or Patty will be happy to write you a letter of recommendation for the scholarship!
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Please give us your opinion of the services you are receiving as an international student at CSM by completing the International Student Survey. You will be entered into a drawing to win a mini iPad if you complete the survey by Friday, February 7. Our success depends on how well we serve our international students. Your feedback helps us to deliver the best possible service – something we work to improve every day. We encourage you to give us your comments and suggestions. All survey responses are strictly confidential.
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Visit the UC Davis campus and begin cultivating your dream career. Find out how you can transfer and earn a degree that will help you transform into a successful career professional. Advanced registration is required for this trip. Visit CSM Transfer Services located in the College Center Building 10, Room 340 to find out how you can register today! The trip is scheduled for Friday, February 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more transfer events, including information about UC Berkeley, please visit the Transfer Services event calendar.
International Student Club news
The International Student Club's first meeting of the Spring 2014 semester will take place Thursday, January 23 at 1:10 p.m. in Building 14, Room 117. The club is a great way to get involved in campus life and to network into other organizations on campus, such as the Associated Students. Don't miss this opportunity!


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YORK City have signed 6ft 9in keeper Jason Mooney.
The Northern Irish shot-stopper has spent the last two seasons with Tranmere, where he made four senior appearances.
Mooney, 25, joined Wycombe Wanderers in 2011 but left the Buckinghamshire club after a season having failed to break into the first team.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men and women whose partners died within the past month are at an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study from the UK.
Researchers found the chance of having a heart attack or stroke doubled within the 30 days after people lost their significant other.
"The period after death of a loved one is a time of increased vulnerability to a range of health problems, including heart attacks and strokes," Dr. Sunil Shah said. "It is important that doctors, family and friends understand this risk and offer help and support to bereaved individuals."
Shah is one of the study's authors from St. George's University of London.
"Although we know that the chance of dying of a heart attack or stroke increases after losing someone close, we had less information on the overall effect of bereavement (on) heart attacks and strokes," including those that aren't fatal, he wrote in an email to Reuters Health.
"We think ours is the first large study to look at this after death of a partner," he added.
Shah and his colleagues analyzed the records of patients seen at 401 UK primary care offices between February 2005 and September 2012.
They compared information on 30,477 people between the ages of 60 and 89 who lost their significant other during that time and 83,588 people who were otherwise similar but did not lose a partner.
The researchers found that within 30 days of their partners' deaths, 0.16 percent of the bereaved group had a heart attack or stroke. That compared to 0.08 percent of the non-bereaved group that had a heart attack or stroke over an equivalent period.
The risks of blood clots in the lungs - known as pulmonary emboli - and severe and sudden blockages in the heart's arteries were also increased after a partner's death.
Any extra risks appeared to dissipate after 30 days, the researchers write in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"We think it is important that doctors, friends and family are aware of this risk so they can ensure care is as good as possible at a time of increased vulnerability before and after loss of a loved one," Shah wrote.
"This can include making sure that bereaved individuals continue with their regular prescribed medication, attend health checks with their doctor or nurse as usual and report any new health problems," he added.
Subu Subramanian, who was not involved with the new research but has studied the so-called widowhood effect at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said the new study's results jibe with previous research.
He also said it's good to see the increased risks after a partner's death seem to eventually disappear.
"It's just that you need to bring in some resources at that time in a very targeted and intense way to alleviate that," he said.
"Even the types of interventions we may think about could vary if you're only thinking short term," he added.
For example, he said doctors could simply encourage the bereaved person to have more interactions with friends and family. Or they could prescribe antidepressants and sleeping pills.
"It is important to understand that bereavement is a time when people are vulnerable to a range of physical and mental health problems, not just heart attacks and strokes, and that good support and care at this time is likely to helpful," Shah said.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/MplumM JAMA Internal Medicine, online February 24, 2014.


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Stalker0's Obsidian Skill Challenge System (NEW VERSION: 1.2!!!)
If your looking for version 1.1, please go here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-...1-now-pdf.html
At long last, I have finished the updates to Obsidian. If your new to Obsidian, welcome. This system is designed as a replacement to the core Skill Challenge system, so if you are interested in taking your skill challenges in a new and exciting direction, take a look at the pdf and check it out for yourself.
If your familiar with the system, welcome back! I have collected a decent amount of player feedback about the system, but please keep it up! The more you tell me, the better I can make the system in the future.
And now to the new version.
I think the important thing to stress is how little has actually changed. The solid, simple core that has made Obsidian a popular alternative to the regular system has not been touched. Instead, I have done some housecleaning, and added a little window dressing. Here are the highlights.
1) Two segment skill challenges. By popular demand, I have created a series of very simple instructions for you to downgrade the normal three segment skill challenge into a two segment one. If you've ever run a skill challenge and wish it was just a little shorter, this is for you.
2) New player options and optional rules. I have added a few new players options and some optional rules to give people new abilities with their skill challenges.
3) DC change. The DC table has been changed very slightly (at 12th and 13th level). This isn't errata as much as is it clarification. So many people thought the original system had an error in it, I decided to tweak the DCs to make them clearer.
4) Combat Skill Challenges. This is the meat of the new version. Previously, my combat skill challenge system was a very thin model with little to it. I have taken steps to give this aspect of the system a full rework. It now shares some of that solid, simple core that the standard system does. With this piece of the puzzle you will now be able to run your skill challenges in any environment, whether its the party against a trapped room, or trying to disable a trap while fending off a raging dragon.
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I really like the new combat challenges. I like your reasoning behind making it only 2-3 successes. I also like how beating the challenge provides an advantage rather than bonus XP.
The Follow the Leader and Shifting Primary Skills also seem like really interesting, but simple, ways for the DM to tweak the flavor of various challenges.
I'm not too keen on the new player options. I don't see the necessity of Brazen Action, and I think it would make many combat challenges finish quickly. I think giving up both move actions to get two checks in a single round should be enough for most people. I don't know though, maybe this is exactly the sort of option people want. I do like the simplicity of it, and it may encourage teamwork to protect the skill-user.
I don't like Unburdened at all. The armor check penalty is a major balancing factor on many armors, at least for guys like Rangers and Paladins who's best armor has a check penalty. I don't think a healing surge is an adequate price to pay (my group, at least, never seems to run out of them), and the check penalty is only a -1 or -2 so its presence shouldn't make the challenge unbeatable. I would ditch this rule.
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How much do you tell the players?
How much do you tell the players about the mechanics of a skill challenge? Should the players know about the consequences of a partial success/failure in advance? Should they know the full list of valid skills, or what the primary skill is for a challenge? Or should they just muddle through with the in-game descriptions of the scenario and keep the mechanics in the background?
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Example: Guys, this is a social challenge with diplomacy as the primary skill. Your trying to convince the duke to let you pass through his lands.
The rest I won't say, like the effect of a partial victory. Sometimes I won't even say the exact effect of a total victory.
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I thought I would take some time to explain some of the new features of this version and into the rationale for why they are there:
Two Segment Skill Challenges:
The most common complaint I receive with the basic skill challenge is that its structure is too forced, and in some cases too long. The three rounds provide a solid base for most challenges, and can be strung together to provide longer ones. However, there is no ground for a quicker challenge.
I have completed a lot of math analysis to try and come up with a two segment system that gives approximately the same results as the normal system, but that can be quickly and easily adapted to a DMs use. I was very pleased with the results. While the two segment system isn't quite as sturdy as the normal system, it is very close. Further the tweaks that a DM needs to make are seamless, just an adjustment of success numbers and DCs. While I still recommend the normal 3 round system for most challenges (as in my opinion skill challenges should be reserved for fairly in depth encounters anyway), I think people will get a lot of good use out of the two segment system.
Combat Skill Challenges:
In the previous version, combat challenges were mainly designed as a quickie way for a DM to conduct a skill challenge in combat, but it didn't have the polish of the normal system. Further, the idea of the no time limit combat challenge was an optional rule.
The more I worked with it and thought about it, the more I found the no time limit challenge the most appealing. For a normal skill challenge, I liked the sense of time and flow the 3 segments provided, but in combat the structure was already present in combat rounds. In addition, I realized that combat already provides all of the consequences of failure embedded within, the threat of character death.
With that in mind, I constructed a timeless challenge that would consume actions as its baseline. The idea is simple, if you perform the skill challenge and succeed; you gain a benefit that will help you with the rest of the combat. If you fail, then you have wasted actions that could have gone towards just beating up the monsters…which for most players is plenty of failure in the first place.
Another aspect I recognized in my playtests was that in combat, players need a fair amount of incentive to perform actions that aren't directly combat related. After all, no one wants to be wasting their time when monsters are trying to kill you. One of the biggest disincentives to players is time. Most players want their action to have a quick result on combat. Few people are going to want to spend 3 or 4 rounds on something that might evolve no benefit whatsoever. In addition to this, I recognized that players didn't work as a team as much in a combat challenge. In a regular skill challenge, a player would try a skill even if he wasn't the best at it, afterall, he can only help. But in a combat challenge, if that player didn't have the best skills for the job he would simply attack the monsters. And…that's perfectly fine. I recognized I was designing the challenges around too much team involvement. In a combat challenge, it's often only a small part of the party that is participating in a challenge, most times one individual. That person will enjoy the skill aspect of the combat, the others the more direct side.
So with these ideas in place, I created the combat challenge system to provide general bonuses to the players for the combat, or to disable some obstacle(like a trap). The number of successes required was normally very small (2 or 3).That meant a player could theoretically finish the challenge in 1 or 2 rounds, which gives them incentive to try. Of course, with the chance of failure, the challenges can often take a round or two more, but ultimately most challenges should be completed in 2 or 3 rounds.
Ultimately the combat challenge is a more much looser framework than the regular system, simply because combats by their nature are chaotic. But it should give the DM enough framework to create interesting additions to their combats, using mechanics that the players are familiar with.
DC Change at 12th, 13th level
When I created Obsidian, my calculations noted that around 11th level, the party's success rate was a bit lower than I preferred. Further, when I increased the DC at 12th and 13th level, the success rate dropped even lower than I preferred. My solution was to leave the DC static, and let the success rate naturally settle as the players skills increased.
Unfortunately, this was very confusing to a lot of people. I received a number of questions as to whether the DCs were an error. Afterall, they seemed very unintuitive compared to the rest of the system.
Ultimately, I decided to smooth out the progression in the table. My reasoning is this, currently all of my higher level DCs are based on theoretical parties, I don't have a lot of empirical evidence yet to see how good a party's skills really are at those levels. With that in mind, I accepted the fact that there is going to be error in my calculations, so those lows around 11th level could easily be a result of those errors. At this point until I have more concrete knowledge of levels, I prefer to keep the system consistent and easy to understand. However, I will be watching these levels closely, and I'm ready to change the DC again if I feel that the balance of the system will ultimately be served better with the original DCs.
I would greatly like the communities help in this section. If you have a party around 11th level, please let me know what kind of skill numbers your party has, and what kind of utility powers they have that bump skills. The more real info I have about group's and their skills, the more accurate I can make the system for everyone.
Unburdened Player Option
In my group's playtest of Obsidian, I noted a great resentment over the armor check penalty. Generally, fighter types should have skills as good as anyone else, at least in their areas of expertise. However, because of the armor check, a fighter type's best skills were often penalized. An eladrin wizard could have +11 arcana check at 1st level, but a dragonborn fighter in plate only had a +7 athletics check. That difference is pretty large when it comes to skill challenges, and didn't seem fair to the melee guys.
On the other hand, heavy armor is supposed to have a penalty, some cost associated for its benefit, and I didn't want to remove that completely. So the answer was to use healing surges. A fighter can now spend one of his resources (one he gets a lot of) in order to counteract the penalties to his armor. He can perform better in skill challenges, but still pays a cost. This option has proven very popular in my group, and so I have decided to make it a core part of the system.
Brazen Action Player Option
With my new combat skill challenge, I wanted an option to let players brave danger for extra skill benefit. It basically allows a player to "ignore" the dangers of combat in order to perform his job. It's a simple option that should be intuitive to players, and I'm interested to see how it performs in playtesting with other groups.
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I ran two of these yesterday, back-to-back, and totally improv. The group was returning from the dungeon but were in the vicinity of bandits, so they decided to try looking for the bandits, and I had to come up with something better than "OK, keep making Perception checks until you find them." Party members were level 2-4.
The first challenge was to figure out the location of the bandit camp. It started as a mental challenge, but at the end of segment 2 they flushed a runner, and had to chase him down, making segment 3 a physical challenge. Then, they had a social challenge to interrogate the guy (Intimidate primary). They got a partial success when the dwarven fighter decided to try for an extra intimidation bonus by cutting off the guy's leg. I ruled this an application of Going for Broke -- it didn't work and the guy passed out, but by then they had enough info to count it a partial success (I gave out a piece of info with each success).
I had printouts of the PDF but didn't show it to any of the players. I just explained it as I went, revealing options (Bold Recovery and Primary Skill) as they became needed. Everybody got the core concept right away.
At first people were trying to use whatever their best skills were but eventually they were trying wacky things. I think it clicked when I explicitly told them that the DC was always 19, and that the only real way they could get ahead was to do creative stuff in the hopes of impressing me enough to give +2 bonuses. Giving out the bonuses is something that I need to get better at, but by the end of the challenge I think it was working well. The party wizard is the type of player who is always trying crazy stuff (and usually it doesn't matter, which frustrates him) but for the challenge he kept getting +2 bonuses, so that was good. Also, I think a really great way to simulate "Aid Another" is through those bonuses -- for example, the warlord and the rogue got a "good cop/bad cop" routine going that used their skills well (Diplomacy/Insight and Bluff/Intimidate/Streetwise) and got them +2 bonuses to both actions on certain segments.
Overall I felt it went really well, and solved most of my issues with the RAW system. The only real problem is the dwarf fighter, who has few skills, low mental scores, and tends to roll poorly. He was more engaged during the Obsidian challenge than the RAW challenges, because he knew he couldn't hose the party by generating a failure, but it was still a little frustrating for him. I think that may be 4e's fault, really, for giving the fighter only 3 skill picks.
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Hey Stalker. I know this is off topic, but you don't have an email option in your profile:
Were you the guy that suggested traps using an active stealth roll vs. passive perception?
If so, I was wondering how you reached the trap's active stealth roll bonus.
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You rock. You ought to get this published.
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Statistical data for DC values?
Hi Stalker0. Would it be possible for you to post the source data you used to derive the DC table?
One thing I'm interested in trying is to adjust the DC table so that every level is distinct; this gives me the ability to set a level 3 challenge that's a bit harder than a level 2 challenge, for example. One way to do that would be to vary the DCs for each of the 3 rounds of a skill challenge; eg: level 2 might be 19/19/19, while level 3 might be 19/19/20. But I wouldn't want to make a change like that without running it through your stats to see how it changed the outcomes.
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I did a lot of mathematics a while back when I was working on the subsystems of Obsidian, but for the whole thing I have used lots of computer simulations as it tends to be faster and can account for variances without a lot of complicated math. So I don't have a good "insert DC to produce win rate" formula for you.
However I can tell you that bumping the DC by 1 for the whole encounter tends to drop a party's win rate by 10%. So bumping it by 1 for one segment is about 3.3% or so. The number varies slightly if the player's know when the DC changes, as that might affect their decision making (aka I am more likely to spend an action point to reroll the skill check if I know the DC is low, since I have a better chance of getting it then if I reroll against a high DC).
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