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"We have to score more runs than they do Sunday," Forehand said.
The Bisons lost 16-6 to Murray State Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The Bisons opened the season Friday night with Murray State, dropping an 8-7 decision.
Sophomore right-hander Davey Hackett is starting Sunday's game for the Bisons at 1.
"Hopefully, Hackett will have a good day," Forehand said.
Forehand saw little to be pleased with in the loss.
I don't think there are many positives," Forehand said. "They pitched better and hit better. They got timely hits and we didn't do it. "I think they just totally outplayed us today. Hopefully, we will have some motivation so we won't be outplayed Sunday."
In Saturday's game the Bisons spotted Murray State a 9-0 lead with two runs in the first, four in the second, one in the third and two in fourth. Murray State added another run in the fifth, one in the eighth and five in the ninth to ice the game.
The Bisons answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and added another run in the fifth. They scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Senior right-hander Matt Bowling started for the Bisons. He pitched two innings and gave up four hits and six runs, all earned.
Sophomore right-hander Dannie Strable, a juco transfer who is expected to be either a long reliever or possible starter, threw six innings. He allowed 10 hits and five runs, three earned. He struck out six and walked three.
Freshman left-hander Chris Nunn pitched one-third of an inning. He gave up four hits and five runs, all earned. Freshman left-hander Blake Fonfara closed out the game. He walked three in two-thirds of an inning, but he did not give up a run or a hit.
"Anytime new guys get here they have to get their feet wet," Forehand said as three of the four pitchers used in the game are new members of the team. "They did that today. You also want to win the game at the same time. Hopefully, they can learn from this and be ready for the next time."
Senior center fielder Tyler Wilson led the Bisons with a game-high five hits. He also stole two bases.
"Tyler had three bunt hits," Forehand said. "He had a pretty good game. Hopefully, he can continue to do that. Maybe he will spark those batting behind him."
Third baseman Cory Hale had two hits for the Bisons. He has multiple hits in his first two games. One of those hits was a double. Also hitting a double for the Bisons was right fielder Antonio Butler. The Bisons finished with 12 hits.
"Our hitting is going to come around," Forehand said. "The offense is going to be there."
Third baseman Colton Moore led Murray State with four hits. He was one of seven Murray State players with two or more hits as they pounded out 18 for the game.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations. Student assistant Katie Haab contributed to the story.


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The Bisons are leading the Atlantic Sun Conference. Western Kentucky is leading the Sun Belt.
Butler was the leading hitter in the game for the Bisons with three hits, including a two-RBI double and a two-run home run, for an individual season-high four runs batted in.
Williams had two hits and one RBI in the lead-off position.
Bisons coach Jeff Forehand expected Butler and Williams to contribute to the team, but not this quickly.
"When both of them are in the line-up it changes how our team plays and what we are able to do," said Forehand. "They both press defenses because of their speed and athletic ability and what they can do when they get on base.
"We are proud of the progress they have made. We expected them to come in and be speedy base guys. Antonio is play very good in right field. M.L.'s on base percentage is way up there. It has been an added bonus to have them come through as quickly as they have."
The Bisons fell behind 4-0 as Western Kentucky scored one run in the first and three in the second.
In the third the Bisons scored a pair of runs. Jay Moreland, who had two hits in the game, led off with an infield single to the shortstop. Butler followed with a home run over the right field fence.
Western Kentucky added one run in the fourth for a 5-2 lead.
The Bisons answered with a run of their own in the fourth. With one out Branden Cadavid walked. Ryan Wilkins doubled down the left field line to score Cadavid.
In the sixth Western Kentucky exploded for six runs.
The Bisons responded with three runs in their half of the sixth.
With one out Wilkins singled to center field. Andrew Nickerson was hit by pitch. Moreland singled to right field to load the bases. Butler struck again, this time with a two-run double to center that scored Wilkins and Nickerson.
M.L. Williams grounded out to the shortstop to send Moreland home.
The Bisons used six pitchers, starting with freshman Davey Hackett. Jerry Young was credited with the loss, his second in as many decisions.
Western Kentucky used seven pitchers.
Both teams finished with 12 hits.
Itwas the sixth multiple-RBI game for Butler, who is only one game behind team leader Justin Sanders.
M.L. Williams extended his hitting streak to six games, the longest current streak on the team. Cadavid has a five-game hitting streak, tying his second longest streak of the season.
The Bisons, 13-14, return to Atlantic Sun Conference action Friday and Saturday at Kennesaw State.
Western Kentucky raised its record to 20-7. They have lost only one game on their home field this season.


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Background. East Carolina University, like other major public universities across this country, has a mission of instruction, scholarship and research, service, and engagement. The vision for ECU directs the institution to achieve leadership in a selected number of strategic directions while delivering excellent undergraduate and graduate degree programs and making significant contributions to the economic vitality of eastern North Carolina and beyond.
Current funding is under continuing downward pressure and few new resources are available for investment in strategic priorities. The university must use existing resources in the most efficient manner possible within and across all divisions. In order to increase the efficient use of our limited resources the university will prioritize programs. This prioritization process will create a roadmap for investment and reallocation over time. Our view of program prioritization is a positive one which emphasizes the importance of self-study and reflection that yields deeper understanding of our academic and service programs and the resources needed to support them. The process will identify opportunities for longer-term reallocation that will enable us to better achieve our mission. The intent is for this important process to be as inclusive and transparent as possible. To that end, this web site will provide a key resource for communication. The entire campus community is encouraged to provide ideas and feedback to the Program Prioritization Committee. In addition to this web site, we will employ college forums, university forums, and briefing sessions with campus leadership groups.
Phase I. The process for the prioritization of programs at ECU involves two phases. First, at the request of the Chancellor in February 2011, the Educational Planning and Policies Committee (EPPC) of the Faculty Senate developed a general framework to guide program review. The framework consists of three basic dimensions (Centrality, Productivity, and Quality) along with nearly 100 indicator variables to situate programs on the three dimensions. In addition to providing this initial empirical framework for prioritization, the EPPC also considered the possibility for greater administrative efficiency through academic reorganization. Given a severe time constraint, the EPPC provided a real "conversation starter" with one reorganization scenario. That single suggestion for reorganization drew considerable attention and elicited very valuable feedback from across the campus. The EPPC presented the Framework and the Reorganization Option to the Faculty Senate and the campus in April 2011.
Phase II. Subsequently, the Program Prioritization Committee (PPC) was appointed by the Chancellor in April of 2011 with very broad structural representation, including six faculty members. The PPC's first purpose is to refine the EPPC's prioritization framework by considering important feedback from the campus community and to develop an inclusive and transparent prioritization process as we move forward in reimagining ECU. Departments, schools, and colleges will be directly involved in prioritizing their own programs as we consider alternative futures. While the EPPC provided a starting point with a single academic reorganization scenario, the PPC will develop several scenarios and encourage campus-wide conversation as we assess the academic effectiveness and financial efficiencies associated with varied reorganization options. Because programs are the heart of the university and provide its building blocks, program prioritization will be the first order of PPC business. Only after priorities are established can the building blocks be assembled into appropriate structures for campus consideration. As a result, the PPC envisions a final recommendation on program priorities no later than January 16, 2012 and a recommendation on potential academic reorganization no later than April 30, 2012. Any changes to the timeline will be effectively communicated to the entire campus community through this webpage and other means.


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Explore and share the ideas and work of Charles & Ray Eames through 30 film vignettes and a dozen larger films on many different facets of the Eames work, philosophy and process. Fims are by Eames Office Director, Eames Demetrios.
901: After 45 Years of Working, House: After 48 Years of Living, Mathematica, 670/671, Handwork, A Gathering of Elephants, Charles Eames Centennial, Eames Aluminum Group, Eames Foundation: Member's Day, (Powers of Ten) Thinking About Wine, Authenticity, Elephant Safaris: To the Wilds
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Following World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on 8 May, two workers of the Movement and a former beneficiary talk about their roles in the humanitarian family.
A life spent tracing missing persons
"It was challenging and exciting at the same time," Monwara Sarkar runs the tracing department at the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS). She looks back on her involvement with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement since 1971.
That year, civil war broke out in what was then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). At just 17, Monwara was recruited to trace people displaced during the fighting. Women were often attacked, and this was a dangerous time for her to be working outside the safety of an office.
"When the air attacks started in the first week of December 1971, my family decided to move away from Dhaka. For my safety, the ICRC delegates organized accommodation for me at what was then the Hotel Intercontinental. This was a neutral zone, accepted by both the Pakistani army and the Muktibahini (Bengali liberation fighters)."
In 1975, after Bangladesh and Pakistan had established diplomatic relations, the ICRC closed down its operation in Bangladesh. The remaining tracing requests from Bangladesh were handed over to the BDRCS and Monwara was given the responsibility of identifying a suitable successor. But she herself carried on with the Movement for the next three decades.
"During the war I saw how the Movement worked to keep people safe, so I continued to help the victims of man-made and natural disasters."
Memories of a reassuring emblem
The Movement gained popularity on the subcontinent in the 1970s when it launched a huge programme to repatriate people stranded in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh after the war.
One of the beneficiaries of that programme was Group Captain Mahbubul Huq, who had been stationed at a Pakistan Air Force base in Karachi when war broke out. After the war, all Bengali military personnel who, like Huq, had declared their allegiance to Bangladesh, were taken to repatriation camps. Huq was held in Shagai Fort, in the north-western province of Pakistan.
"We were not sure if the world knew that we were interned in such camps till the ICRC visited us," explained Huq. "Since Pakistan and Bangladesh had no diplomatic relations, there was no postal service. Once the ICRC had visited us, we could start communicating with our families using Red Cross message forms."
For Huq and others like him, the Red Cross brought a reassuring presence into the camps. "From the moment we saw the Red Cross emblem at the camp, we knew that the world had not forgotten us, that the ICRC would make sure we were better treated, and that eventually we would be repatriated."
Huq came home towards the end of 1973. A Red Cross message carrying memories of his grandparents is one of his greatest treasures.
In from the beginning
Khondoker Jakaria Khaled, the Deputy Secretary General of the BDRCS, reminisces about the early days of the Movement in Bangladesh. "I saw the first plane arrive at Dhaka Airport carrying relief materials and medicines. The airport had been destroyed in the war, and mine clearance was still incomplete. Despite the danger, the ICRC cargo plane flew into the airport. It was very exciting to see it landing."
Khaled volunteered with the ICRC in 1972-1973, helping distribute relief supplies in Gopalganj. In 1976, he was just finishing his university degree when the BDRCS asked him to come and work in their Jessore unit office. The young man was delighted to be a part of the Movement again.
In 1978, when thousands of Burmese refugees entered Bangladesh, Khaled was put in charge of a camp called Dechuapalang 1, in the south-east of the country. "There were 25,000 refugees in my camp and we had to give them food twice a day. I had built a thatched hut for myself next to the camp, where I spent the night. It was a challenge for a young officer to make sure that everyone got hot food by 6 a.m."
Khaled enjoyed his responsibilities. In particular, he loved watching over the babies born in the camp health centre, where a team of fifth-year medical students provided medical care.
Over the past 30 years, Khaled has worked in projects ranging from health, disaster management, repatriation, relief and training to the more popular blood programme. The veteran aid worker is positive about the future of the Movement in Bangladesh.
"We are building up our assets and thinking about the sustainability of our programmes. People working here are experienced, motivated and committed. All we need is good leadership to utilize these resources."
And today?
For Monwara, the main challenge with tracing has been travelling to remote areas and having to walk miles to locate a missing person or their family. Sometimes the family of a detainee disclaims all knowledge of them because they are embarrassed, or worried about their safety. But most of the time, they are overjoyed to hear news of a family member.
Her face lights up as she talks about her department's recent achievements. Since the Libyan conflict erupted in 2011, the ICRC and the BDRCS have been providing medical care and telephone services to many of the thousands of Bangladeshis who had been working in Libya and have now returned home. This year, 55 Bangladeshis have returned from the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, and another 33 from Jammu and Kashmir in India. In both cases, the Movement has mediated between the authorities and the families of the detainees.
On several occasions, Mahbubul Huq has moderated the IHL moot court competition that the ICRC's Dhaka delegation organizes for university law students. "I felt nostalgic to be involved as a judge in the moot court, because I was a victim of armed conflict, a refugee, a displaced person, and I can say that I was rescued by the ICRC."
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brentrn needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 98 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Completed iPhone app for nurses and physicians to assess newborn babies needs a catchy icon.
HandheldCare (see http://handheldcare.com) designs iPhone applications for the medical community. We have a completed application used to assess the condition of newborn babies. Need an illustration that will look good when shrunk to 57x57 pixels. This icon needs to tell the user that the app will assess a baby.
We will also give credit to the winning icon in the application itself and on our website.
The baby should be blue in color and of nondescript race with a contrasting background.
Crying baby is preferable.
Head shot is preferred but will consider whole body images, silhouettes, or a baby on its back with arms and legs in air.
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Caseynell necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
The Guide Finders .com
My wife and I started a vertical search firm that started with The Senior List.com (http://www.theseniorlist.com), a consumer opinion portal that links families to quality senior service providers online.
The Guide Finders.com will use a similar back end, and will help consumers locate the best fishing, hunting and outdoor guides in the U.S. (eventually global) as determined by consumer reviews. Our goal is to provide the most brand worthy search directories in the country. For this reason our logo is very important for The Guide Finders.
Primary; Consumers searching for consumer reviews that feature guides (fishing, hunting, outdoor) nationwide. Secondary; Guides/Lodges themselves looking to enhance their exposure online by associating their brand with The Guide Finders.com
Take a look at http://www.theseniorlist.com to see what the site will look like, and how it will operate (it will be very similar). Perhaps your design will incorporate fish tails, antlers, mountains, water- or a combo. It should be interesting enough to work on the website, as well as in print, and on apparel.
I invite you to be creative and have fun- and you can expect clear feedback from me, as we have used 99 designs successfully a number of times in the past.
Feel free to experiment with colors. Be sure the brand name The Guide Finders.com is clearly recognizable as folks will find us with it online.
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In Proportion!
Today's featured quilt is another by Karen Anderson Abraham called "Stormy Seas." The colors give the quilt a slightly nautical feel, even though that may not have been what Karen was aiming for.
This striking quilt with its effective use of color is a wonderful example of using color in proportion. The touches of red in the quilt and the binding help create movement in the quilt and the bits of red add zest to the blues. Karen put in just enough red to bring the quilt to life, but not so much that it overwhelmed.
Proportion is something to think about as you make color choices for your quilt. Changing the proportions of the colors in a quilt can make a big difference in the look of a quilt. Sometimes equal amounts of colors can seem a bit boring or static, but remember there are no hard and fast rules in the color world! Try different proportions as you are choosing colors and see what you think!
Karen's thoughts on her quilt:
Stormy Seas began with a love for solids and this color combination. Karen said, "This quilt began as a conceptual drawing on my computer. I loved the drawing and the composition itself, but wasn't sure how it would translate in fabric. Never know til you try, right?"
Karen shared that the colors feel a bit stark to her, but even if it might not be her favorite, we love it and think she's a pretty talented gal. You can get to know her better on her blog, Bloomingpoppies!


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Mattjenn525 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 117 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
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Water Damage Restoration Companies in Uhland – What Do You Need To Know about Water Damage ?
Water damage
Water damage describes a large number of possible losses caused by water intruding where it will enable attack of a material or system by destructive processes such as rotting of wood, growth, rusting of steel, de-laminating of materials such as plywood, and many others.
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Who are the Water Damage Uhland water damage restoration professionals to turn to for flood clean up, removal, and repair?
There are only a few true fire and water restoration companies that Water Damage in Uhland Texas that can provide the full line of flood clean up, fire rebuilding and mold remediation services. These companies have been in business in the Uhland area for decades and have full time, trained technicians who are available to do emergency water damage restoration work 24/7. They have industrial strength equipment and professional gear that they use daily on just such water damage emergencies.
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Water Damage Internet marketing firms
Most of the restoration companies you will find on the web are marketing companies that later sell your cleanup and rebuilding job to subcontractors they never met. When there is a big demand for restoration clean up services in Uhland, such as frozen and burst pipes, burst water heaters or rain and flood damage, these marketing companies call everyone who says that they can do water removal, clean up and repair to get your job. However, if they cannot find any subcontractors, your job will be abandoned.
Water Damage Restoration National Franchises
The other type of water removal and repair competitors are large corporate franchise restoration companies with very little connection to Uhland. They do not have full line fire, water and restoration services in Uhland and usually have staff that is new to the home restoration business. Very often, the true fire and water remediation companies are asked to complete repair jobs that were started by restoration franchisees.
Carpet Cleaning Companies
There are hundreds of carpet cleaning companies in Uhland that claim to be water damage restoration companies. These so called remediation experts have no water removal experience, flood damage clean up training or dehumidification equipment to complete water and flood damage repair projects. They also have no education or much experience in the science of water extraction, drying and clean up. There is very little chance that your property would be completely restored through their services.
In fact, since these companies do not have any water removal, fire restoration or mold remediation experience or content restoration facilities to handle personal belongings or furniture, their so called services only delay your home's restoration work. Meanwhile, there is further structural damage to your dry walls, ceilings, carpets, and floors, possibly resulting in mold damage.
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Professional fire and water damage restoration contractors have expertise in emergency response and disaster recovery situations. When such disasters strike, be it a flood in your basement or crawl space, a leak in your roof or smoke and soot damage in your home, call fire and flood damage experts for complete repair and restoration services. Restoration companies usually have a set up emergency response hotline, supporting their communities in these stressful situations. The technicians who handle fire and flood damage emergencies are often IICRC certified restoration professionals, experienced in fire, smoke, flooding and water disaster scenarios on residential, commercial and industrial scales.
Professional restoration companies will arrive in your place of emergency within the hour, for the most part. They know that time is of the essence and prompt attention to your emergency will lessen the duration and cost of the restoration project. These experts arrive ready to assess the water damage in your home and start drying out the property immediately. The trucks are equipped with gear and supplies necessary for any fire, smoke, soot and water restoration job. Professional water extraction and drying tools that are used for water removal from your property are industrial strength and are designed for any type of repair and restoration efforts. They truly offer dependable, competent and personalized service for a variety of disaster recovery situations.
Many emergency water restoration scenarios involve mold infestation if left untreated for longer than 24-48 hours. Thus, mold remediation is an essential service water damage restoration contractors engage in routinely. Mold removal, structural drying, dehumidification and disinfection are crucial to the proper completion of most restoration projects.
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The Touch Therapy for Liddle Kidz with Cerebral Palsy (CP) is coming to Yokohama, the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo. This Accredited 2-day professional training, taught by Pediatric Massage Master Teacher Tina Allen, will be hosted by the Japanese Association of Baby and Childcare.
Located less than thirty minutes south of Tokyo, Yokohama offers so much to see and do. First on our list is to visit the Anpanman museum located in Minato Mirai 21 area. Anpanman is considered by many one of Japan's national treasures. An animated "bread man" character that helps fight villains and brings joy to millions of children and adults alike. At museum you can play with Anpanman and his friends. A great way to spend an afternoon, or possibly the whole day!
When you are ready to grab a bite, why not try some of the ramen Japan has made famous. Or even better yet, learn where Ramen came from by taking a visit to the "Shinyokohama Raumen Museum". This unique museum about ramen, presents the history of ramen noodles in Japan, including the big success of instant ramen. It displays the variety of noodles, soups, toppings and bowls used across Japan, and shows how the noodles are made. If you were not hungry before you got there, you will be after.
While in Japan, you will have plenty of time to not only explore Yokohama, but also nearby Tokyo.
Tokyo is one of the largest and busiest cities in the world, and most of its population seems to spill into the streets during lunchtime and after hours in the Ginza District. The word "ginza" translates to mean "silver mint," which was built in the early 17th century by the Shogun. By the time Japan opened its doors to foreign trading in the middle of the 1800's, the area rapidly evolved into what it is today—a bustling hot spot that now has as many commercial office complexes as it does shops, restaurants, bars, dance clubs and art galleries.
Like New York, Tokyo is a very vertical venue that not only has teeming skyscrapers but also entire shopping malls and eateries located underground to maximize the use of a relatively small land mass. Speaking of food, there are over 4,000 restaurants in the Ginza; you definitely won't starve! Even better, you don't even have to know the language in order to pick out what you'd like to eat. Like many establishments in the Far East, the entrees are meticulously replicated as wax models in the restaurant windows.
What's faster than a speeding bullet? The answer is a Japanese train. They even named one of them after a bullet, which is consistent with the country's mindset of doing everything as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Tokyo's Post Town is the intersection of the city's subway and rail lines, shuttling several million passengers a day through its turnstiles. As long as you don't attempt a ride during morning and afternoon rush hours, this mode of transportation not only delivers you with lightning speed to your destinations but affords you the chance to do some serious people-watching as well.
Have fun, and like someone said, the best way to enjoy Yokohama is to get lost!
Come to Yokohama and discover with us!
Finally, an advanced pediatric massage therapy training program for healthcare professionals who wish to provide touch therapy for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The Liddle Kidz® Foundation course is an intense, fun and effective way to advance your pediatric massage therapy skills and embrace children who have been diagnosed with one of several different types of cerebral palsy, including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic, and mixed.
Cerebral palsy is condition, sometimes thought of as a group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking.
Founded by master teacher and philanthropist Tina Allen, the Liddle Kidz® Foundation offers a new, comprehensive, research based training course and teaches students what they really need to know to become an advanced professional in the area of pediatric massage therapy.
Any experienced healthcare professional will tell you that there is a world of difference between learning how to massage a child from a book or DVD, and knowing how to provide the best care to meet a child and families needs, however, there are few opportunities to learn the skills they really need from a working healthcare professional who has provided infant and pediatric massage education throughout the world.
With specialized advanced training in Pediatric Massage Therapy, you have the unique opportunity to impact a child with Cerebral Palsy for a lifetime.
by registering to join our Yokohama Touch Therapy for Liddle Kidz with CP Training!
July 17 & 18, 2012
9am – 5pm | Tuesday & Wednesday
From out of town or flying in?
Tokyo Tourist and Travel Guide :: Tokyo EssentialsOffers information for tourists including airport arrival tips, how to see Tokyo for free, where to shop, and neighborhood guides.
Yokohama Visitors' GuideYokohama's Travel Information to the World! Official site of the City of Yokohama, Japan. Provides living information for residents, tourism information, and business support information
early registration 84,800 Yen (tax included)
To Register:
Please Visit http://jabc.co.jp/liddlekidz/ for Registration (in Japanese)
firstname.lastname@example.com (If you speak English and would like to attend)
Registration Deadline:
Registrations are processed on a first come, first served basis. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible as class space is limited.
Trainers Bio:
Tina Allen, LMT, CPMMT, CPMT, CIMT
More Info:
Complete Course Description and Training Details
Additional Course Details:
This course is provided as specialized continuing education to further your educational background in providing touch therapy for pediatric clients. This course does not provide certification to touch.
You must already be certified, or licensed to touch, prior to attending this course. Proof of certification, or license to touch, is required in addition to your registration form, and course fees, in order to attend this course. Examples of certification and/or license to touch include: Massage Therapy Certification/License, Nursing License, Physician License, Physical or Occupational Therapist License. Other certifications may qualify you to attend course, please inquire.
Parents who wish to attend this course to provide touch therapy for their individual child(ren) are welcome after the Teacher approves your attendance. Please contact us if you are a parent interested in attending.
Recommended Pre-Course Study:
Attendance and completion of Certified Pediatric Massage Therapist (CPMT) Course
Required Class Materials:
Touch Therapy for Liddle Kidz® with Cerebral Palsy Guide (included with course registration fees, provided in class)
* Supplies – please bring massage linens for hands-on practice in class
CEH | Continuing Education Hours
CEU | Continuing Education Units
Liddle Kidz Foundation (LKF) is a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization and is approved by numerous professional healthcare boards internationally including, but not limited to, the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) Provider #450613-08; American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Provider #6981; and Board of Registered Nursing - State of California, Provider #15018
For more detailed information please visit our Continuing Education Approvals page for State, Provincial, National and International CE Approvals
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In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evolution of the faith—in all its beauty and complexity. This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam's position in modern culture. Aslan explores what the popular demonstrations pushing for democracy in the Middle East mean for the future of Islam in the region, how the Internet and social media have affected Islam's evolution, and how the war on terror has altered the geopolitical balance of power in the Middle East. He also provides an update on the contemporary Muslim women's movement, a discussion of the controversy over veiling in Europe, an in-depth history of Jihadism, and a look at how Muslims living in North America and Europe are changing the face of Islam. Timely and persuasive, No god but God is an elegantly written account that explains this magnificent yet misunderstood faith.
Praise for No god but God
"Grippingly narrated and thoughtfully examined . . . a literate, accessible introduction to Islam."—The New York Times
"[Reza] Aslan offers an invaluable introduction to the forces that have shaped Islam [in this] eloquent, erudite paean to Islam in all of its complicated glory."—Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Wise and passionate . . . an incisive, scholarly primer in Muslim history and an engaging personal exploration."—The New York Times Book Review
"Acutely perceptive . . . For many troubled Muslims, this book will feel like a revelation, an opening up of knowledge too long buried."—The Independent (U.K.)
"Thoroughly engaging and excellently written . . . While [Aslan] might claim to be a mere scholar of the Islamic Reformation, he is also one of its most articulate advocates."—The Oregonian
(1) Field Testing the Communication of Divine Message: The unique feature of this translation is its field testing for over 3 1/2 years to improve the communication and understanding of the Divine Message. Translation passages were given to the New Muslim and Non-Muslim high school and college students for reading under the supervision of various Ulema (scholars). After reading, the person was asked to explain as to what he/she understood from the passage. If his/her understanding was the same as is in the Arabic Text of the Holy Qur'an then we concluded that we have been successful in conveying the Divine Message properly. If his/her understanding was different than what the Qur'anic verses were stating, we kept on rewording the translation until those verses were understood properly. It was tremendous patience on part of the participants. May Allah reward them all.
(2) Simplicity: In this translation Simple Language and Direct Approach is used for appealing to the common sense of scholars and common people.
(3) Understandability: There are no foot notes to refer and no commentary or lengthy explanations to read. All necessary explanations have been incorporated right there in the text with italic type setting to differentiate from the translation of the meanings of Qur'anic Arabic Text.
(4) Outline of Pertinent Information: Before the start of each Srah, information relating to its Period of Revelation, Major Issues, Divine Laws and Guidance has been presented as an outline. Then a summary of the preceding events has been tabulated for the reader to understand the histo! rical background to grasp the full meaning of the Divine Message.
(5) Reviews, Input and Approvals: This project was started in 1991 and initial draft completed in 1994. Then the Translation was sent to different Ulema (Scholars) in Town and throughout United States for their review and input. After their reviews and input it was sent to Jme Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt, Ummal Qur in Saudi Arabia and International Islamic University in Pakistan for their review, input and approval. This translation was published after their reviews and approvals.
At seven years old, Nabila Sharma began her lessons at the mosque as every good Muslim girl does. But from the minute she looked up at her Imam, the man who held her spiritual future in his hands, she knew something was wrong.
Over the next five years Nabila's life became unbearable. While she was behind the doors of the mosque, the most sacred of places, the Imam brutally molested her on the slightest whim. Each day he would make her perform unspeakable acts, physically and mentally torturing her into compliance, to fulfil his perverse desires.
Nothing would stop him; no plea would make him relent. But he was a respected member of the community, trusted by everyone; if Nabila cried for help she would risk the honour of her family, an unthinkable act. There was nowhere she could turn, no one she could talk to. As a young Muslim girl, Nabila was powerless.
Brutal is the shocking, revelatory and heart-rending account of one girl's plight in a society where honour and shame are a matter of life and death. It is a tale of innocence lost and a life shattered, but above all it is a tale of survival, of a young girl who found love and hope in the darkest of places.
a) Sources of Islam, its essentials and doctrines -- The Holy Quran, Hadith, Ijtihad and Ijma
b) Principles of Islam, Iman (Faith), Attributes of God, Angels, Revelation, Revealed Books, Prophets, Finality of Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, Life after Death, Taqdir, etc.
c) Institutions and Practices of Islam: Prayer, Zakat (Charity), Fasting, Hajj (Pilgrimage) Jihad, Apostasy, Social Relations (Marriage, Property, Inheritance, etc.) Food, Penal Laws, the State, etc.
Detailed index including an index of Arabic words and phrases.
Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war, pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against his son-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad's ideal of unity.
Combining meticulous research with compelling storytelling, After the Prophet explores the volatile intersection of religion and politics, psychology and culture, and history and current events. It is an indispensable guide to the depth and power of the Shia–Sunni split.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mamdani dispels the idea of "good" (secular, westernized) and "bad" (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities. The presumption that there are "good" Muslims readily available to be split off from "bad" Muslims masks a failure to make a political analysis of our times. This book argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America's embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam. Mamdani writes with great insight about the Reagan years, showing America's embrace of the highly ideological politics of "good" against "evil." Identifying militant nationalist governments as Soviet proxies in countries such as Nicaragua and Afghanistan, the Reagan administration readily backed terrorist movements, hailing them as the "moral equivalents" of America's Founding Fathers. The era of proxy wars has come to an end with the invasion of Iraq. And there, as in Vietnam, America will need to recognize that it is not fighting terrorism but nationalism, a battle that cannot be won by occupation.
Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is a provocative and important book that will profoundly change our understanding both of Islamist politics and the way America is perceived in the world today.


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Action baseball game, featuring Midway's classic fast and furious gameplay with beanballs, hard tags, and over-the-top animations. SlugFest features some of the greatest baseball players with the addition of over-the-top abilities, including turbo-speed running, highlight reel-worthy fielding, Earth-shaking collisions and the ability to catch fire and turbo charge the game action. All-new gameplay features add customizable replay, exploding Scoreboards, and updated MLB team rosters. You can also take your coaching skills, players and/or teams online, voice chat with other players, and access an on-screen sports Ticker Tape. Also features an Online Tournament Mode and a soundtrack featuring Ivory Wire, Buckfast Superbee and Flipswitch.
Slug the heck out of the competition with our comprehensive guide.
Midway is famous for its twisted take on professional sports -- after all, this is the company that brought us Arch Rivals and NFL Blitz. No sport needs to be shaken up like baseball, and MLB Slugfest: Loaded not only does some shaking, but some punching, cleat-first sliding, and headhunting on top of it. Now, these are nothing new to those that have played previous Slugfests, but what will dazzle veterans is how complete a package Loaded is. Read More »
Midway's hardcore baseball game available now for the PS2, Xbox. Read More »
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Also known as: MLB SlugFest 2005, MLB Slug Fest: Loaded
Release Region: United States
Release Date: June 21, 2004
Publisher: Midway Games
Also available on: PlayStation 2
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Faculty Handbook
Academic Programs - Curriculum Definitions
|Normally, 30-39 credit hours within one subject area
|Interdisciplinary Major*
|Normally, 48-54 credit hours across two or more subject areas
|Option #
|No more than 15 semester hours of credit which fall within an approved local and state program.
|Normally, 15-18 credit hours within a discipline other than the major
|Certificate-Non Degree
|No more than 30 semester hours of credit which fall within an approved program
|Degree Programs
|A minimum of 30 semester hours
|Option *
|No more than 12 semester hours for credit within an approved program
|Certificate-Non Degree
|No more than 12 semester hours of credit within an approved program.
|Dual Label Course
|Course in which 2 or more subjects share the label; the originating department is responsible for the scheduling, outline, etc., but changes in the course must be approved by both departments.
|faculty developed study
|Course offered by a department for one semester only to determine its value to the total departmental program or in response to a particular request from a group of students
|#WCSU Policy/local option
Senate Approval: Nov. 14, 1990 (R90-11-11)
Admin. Approval: Feb. 1, 1991
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Kiihnl, a sophomore, struck out 13 of the 15 batters she faced Friday afternoon in the first round of the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn. The game was called after five innings due to Lipscomb's lead.
"It is pretty difficult to pitch a perfect game in softball," Lady Bisons coach Kristin Ryman said. "The thing in softball is you can put a ball in play and find a way to get on base with speed. There is always a chance for errors. There is always the chance for a passed ball or wild pitch on the third strike."
Kiihnl 6-0 has three shutouts this season.
"One of the things we have been working on with Whitney is trying to keep her walks down," Ryman said. "I think over the last couple of games she has done a much better job of that.
"In the past she would have a one-or-two-hitter and still have several walks sprinkled in there. Not only was this a no-hitter, but she didn't put anybody on base. It didn't go seven innings, but it was a great performance."
The Lady Bisons pounded out 15 hits in the game with senior first baseman Kellie Sirus leading the way with three hits, including a solo home run.
"Our bats were strong again," Ryman said. "We just exploded against Austin Peay."
Also hitting a home run was sophomore shortstop Courtney Billington who hit a solo shot right before Sirus in the third inning. Billington also added a double that drove in three runs in the fourth inning. Billington drove in a game-high four runs.
Senior third baseman Christen Campbell, senior center fielder Lauren Dortwegt and Kiihnl also had two hits.
Sophomore catcher Mollie Mitchell pounded out a triple. Sophomore outfielder Caroline Mason and junior outfielder Mackenzie Tucker also had doubles.
The Lady Bisons beat Oakland 10-4 in the first game of the day.
Freshman Ali Watson pitched the final four innings. She allowed two hits and shut down Oakland for her first collegiate win, a 10-4 decision. Senior Alaina Jacobson started the Lady Bisons but gave up five hits and four runs, all earned, in three innings.
It was the third time this season the Lady Bisons have beaten Oakland. It was the first time in those three games that Oakland had scored on the Lady Bisons.
Dortwegt led the Lady Bisons with three hits. She also scored three runs.
Billington had two hits, including a double, while driving in two runs. Mitchell had a pair of hits and led the Lady Bisons with three runs batted in.
Sirus slammed a triple as the Lady Bisons finished with nine hits.
"We started out a little slow in the Oakland game," Ryman said. "We came on stronger as that game went on."
The Lady Bisons, 9-1, face Kentucky Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Kansas at 4:30 p.m. They close out the tournament Sunday against Georgetown.
"Kentucky is going to threaten everybody in the Southeastern Conference this year," Ryman said. "They are an up-and-coming team in the SEC. We are excited about playing them. They are well-coached. They play the way you are supposed to play. "Kansas is a big name. And to get a win over a big name program would help us tremendously."
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One of the best things about Hoover is all the clubs we have. At our clubs, our students can meet and hang out with others who share their interests.
School Accountability Report Card
Informes escolares de rendición de cuentas (SARC)
Each school in San José Unified annually develops a Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). This plan includes the academic goals the school will be working on during the year and shows how the school will be using the funds allocated to the site.
The SPSA is written with the help of the School Site Council, which then approves the final document and forwards it to the Board of Education for their approval.
Click here to review Hoover SPSA
To ensure student access to Blended Learning programs, please use the application links above. You can bookmark this page on your personal device/s so that you can easily navigate back to it in the future. In addition to this page, you can also review the Blended Learning links guide here. This guide explains how to use the OneLogin or Clever dashboard for access, both methods are fully supported. We do not advise using a search engine (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to find application login pages. San Jose Unified uses Clever to sync student/teacher/roster data so that it is always up-to-date, our supported programs have to be accessed through the unique links that integrate with Clever.
If you are using an iPad at home, please download the "Clever" application and the specific app (Dreambox, Lexia) that your student is trying to use from the App Store. Open the Clever app, login, and it should work as expected.
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 3:00pm
Pearl Sermeno
Library Media Center Technician
(408)535-6270 ext. 53626
The Hoover Middle School Media Center is a hub of creativity, inspiration and information!
The Media Center provides a comfortable place for students to access and create media. WiFi is always available and Internet computers support all daily academic activities. Media Center staff assists students in locating books, conducting research, writing essays, printing assignments and producing digital projects.
From outside your school network, Gale databases can be accessed using "SanJoseUSD" for the password.
|Gale Student Resources In Context reference database of magazines, journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and websites.
|Gale PowerSearch advanced tool for searching content from Student Resources In Context.
Online Catalog
Search our Online Catalog
The Media Center collection is searchable online through the Destiny library management system. Every student and faculty member is provided a personal library account. Students and staff may access their account to renew and place a hold on items. Please ask the Media Center staff if you have questions about searching the online catalog or accessing the personal account.
Visit the San Jose Public Library website to search their catalog and learn about their available locations and free services.
Hoover offers a number of sports throughout the school year: view the slideshow here.
The following dates, coaches, and seasons are currently tentative.
Co-Ed Baseball in the Blossom Valley Pony League
Coach: Aaron Lilly, Hoover P.E. teacher
Co-Ed Wrestling in the San Jose Eastside League
Coach: John Soto, Hoover campus supervisor
Co-Ed Cross Country in the San Jose Eastside League
Coach: Aaron Lilly
Tryouts start August 24th; season ends October 8th
Cheer in the SJUSD League
Coach:Denisha Connet, Hoover Social Studies teacher
6th/7th Grade Boys' and Girls' Basketball in the SJUSD League
Coaches: Eric Cordova (Boys'); Mario Galicia (Girls'), Hoover P.E. teacher
8th Grade Boys' and Girls' Basketball in the SJUSD League
Coaches: Eric Cordova (Boys'); Mario Galicia (Girls'), Hoover P.E. teacher
Tryouts start December 7th; season ends February 5th
Season Schedule
Boys' and Girls' Soccer in the San Jose Eastside League
Coaches: Aaron Lilly (Boys'); Jeremiah Stagi and Greg Wolcott, Hoover parents
Tryouts start March 28th; season ends May 13th
Boys' and Girls' Volleyball in the San Jose Eastside League
Coaches: TBA
THINK Together's daily middle school program consists of academic and enrichment elements and a healthy living component that includes physical fitness, character education and nutrition education.
The program is open to 6th through 8th grade students from the time the school day ends to 6 pm (approximately 20-22 hours a week). Students receive a healthy snack before participating in a rotation of structured activities. We use strategies rooted in the core elementary school curricula but augmented with more choice and enrichment activities.
The resulting program has a "club" feeling that is engaging to young adolescents while still boosting academic achievement. THINK Together staff emphasize the three Rs of Afterschool: Relationships, Relevance, and Rigor by embedding them into club activities. Middle school students work more effectively in small groups if they can see the connection between the activity and the real world that they live in, and if the activities are challenging enough to reduce boredom and easy enough to develop a sense of self-efficacy.
A Breakthrough student's academic journey begins in middle school, the summer between 6th and 7th grades, and lasts six years, until they graduate from high school and attend four-year colleges. Once enrolled in Breakthrough, we are with them every step of the way; from academic summer sessions to year-long math programs, from college essays to college tours, from high school counseling to college placement.
Students' involvement continues after the summer in our year long after-school program which includes number talks, critical thinking word problems, Khan Academy practice, and "Student Success Skills" curriculum.
Students take classes two times per week during their 7th and 8th grade years.
TechGYRLS® is a highly successful nation-wide YWCA after-school empowerment program that provides girls ages 5-14 with opportunities to increase their skills and confidence in the use of technology and engineering. TechGYRLS® was developed by the YWCA USA in 1997 after seeing the need to strengthen girls' interest and competency in computer literacy — a key job skill in nearly every profession today. The goal of TechGYRLS® is to provide technology education in an all-girl environment where girls feel comfortable taking risks and opening up to new learning opportunities.
Middle school girls engage in activities to stimulate a deeper interest in technology using critical thinking, time management, teamwork, problem solving, and presentation skills. Career development is another component as the program tries to reach girls at a young age. Part of this is achieved through presentations given by professional women volunteers. These guest speakers provide an important link between the topics covered in TechGYRLS and the potential job opportunities waiting for them once they finish school.
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Public schools throughout California are required to provide information to the community in the form of an annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC). These report cards provide a variety of data about a school's student achievement, environment, resources, and demographics.
Informes Escolares de Rendición de Cuentas (SARC)
Instructional Calendars - Calendario de enseñanza
Preparing today's students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow.
Uniting as one community, we elevate opportunities for all.
Parents and students are responsible for knowing and following the attendance regulations found in the SJUSD Student Handbook.
Students in Middle School can be held legally accountable for their attendance if they are absent due to ditching or choosing to stay home without parent permission.
School starts at 8:24—Please arrive at school no later than 8:18 to allow sufficient time for your child to walk to class. *Tardies for doctor's appointments can be excused, but we prefer that you schedule appointments on inservice and vacation days. *When a student arrives to school over thirty minutes late without a valid excuse, the tardy is marked as a "truant tardy", which qualifies as an unexcused absence in the student's attendance record.
Students are expected to arrive to each of their classes on time. Teachers are encouraged to provide consequences in their classrooms for students who arrive tardy. Students earning excessive tardies are assigned consequences.
It is appropriate for students to stay home sick when they have a fever, vomiting, a contagious condition, or doctor's orders. Please consider any other absences carefully. Any absence for which a reason is not reported to the office within 5 school days will be marked as unexcused and cannot be changed. After three unexcused absences, a letter is automatically sent from the District Office with a warning about truancy. The SJUSD Parent Handbook offers more detail on absences and District policies.
Inform a member of our office staff every time your child is absent—teachers cannot excuse absences. Do not rely on your child to submit a note to the office—notes are often lost before they reach the office. Parents are encouraged to call the office every day their child misses school. If your child is absent more than three days in a row, you must provide a doctor's note in order for the absences to be excused.
Please check the school calendar and plan your family's trips to occur during vacation weeks. Travel absences of 5-15 days are only excused if work is completed by the student and turned in within five days of returning to school. The criteria below must be met in order to receive an independent studies contract. Permission for a student to miss school may not be granted if s/he has failed to complete independent studies work in the past. Trips of any length may be excused under the following conditions:
1) The parent informs office staff in writing at least two weeks prior to the trip.
2) Principal approval is received.
3) The teachers agree and have at least two weeks to prepare a packet of work.
If students need to attend funeral services, they can be excused for 1-3 days with proper verification. Family emergencies need to be approved by the principal or her designee in order to be excused.
Questions or concerns related to a student's attendance can be directed to Karen Kochenburg, Student Services Support Counselor, who is on campus every day in the main office area. She can be reached through the school's main phone line: 408-535-6274.
PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports
Hoover's implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach to improving the behavioral and social culture for all students here at Hoover to achieve social, emotional and academic success. You can find Hoover's PBIS Matrix at:
HMS School Wide Expectations.pdf
Expectativas de la escuela.pdf
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(Mizzi is a casual player, she has never raided in Wow and is exactly the sort of person Blizzard are hoping to attract with the new expansion. And she's kindly agreed to write up some of her experiences with the Cataclysm beta.)
Entering the Beta
I was surprised to get an invite. I'm the opposite of hardcore, spent a good deal of time with a lapsed subscription, and don't have any level 80 characters – but I am a fan of levelling so was pleasantly surprised to see the email from Blizzard inviting me to the Cataclysm beta.
Thinking twice about clicking on any emailed links, I went to the Battle.net account page and there it was – the beta had been added to my account.
It took about 40 mins to download all in all (morning UK time) – time I spent reading through a few of the forums to think about what I would do.
I decided to start with the goblins. I am fairly sure that when Cataclysm goes live, I'll be opting for a worgen and don't want to 'burn out' on content. And so it was Mizzi the Goblin Warlock was born.
I hadn't read through many of the beta spoilers. I was curious but not curious enough to seek out information. I'm not going to go into many of the storyline spoilers or details of individual parts of the story but more give a general impression of a very casual player.
A good atmosphere was built from the start and to be honest, I was confused. I thought I was going to be starting shipwrecked on an island – something like the Draenai – but you actually start pre-ship wreck.
Kezan is a beautifully atmospheric town. It feels goblin. It feels industrial.
At some points though, I felt that parts of the starting area were made for people who had played through Wrath, rather than brand new players to the game and to be honest, that may well be the point. There is a lot of the vehicle control mechanic and I am possibly the only person confused by this still.
The storyline though is easy to follow, even if you aren't a great 'reader of quests'. There are a lot of visuals to back things up.
There are some beautiful little details to lots of aspects of the quest-line and they manage to capture that aspect that was present in the death knight starting area that YOUR character is different from the others. You aren't just another newly created warlock, you are Mizzi, the EXTRA SPECIAL goblin who is better and more heroic than all the rest.
You arrive in Azeroth and the story of how the goblins ally with the Horde is told with you playing a crucial (and in fact the main) role in the story. It is easy to get caught up in the feeling and there is, of course, time for a lot of the more comical quest-lines. There are chicken-related quests!
The difficulty level is pitched fairly well. Some are very straightforward – travel from one place to other types and others are needing some thought (and reading). There was one 'find x' quest that had me running around quite a while and actually, as I thought while I was doing the said running around, it's quite nice not to know exactly where to go for something or have somewhere to look it up!
I hadn't read about the changes in the talents. I was created with an imp and I think I logged about 4 or 5 bug reports about not being able to put my demon to attack or make it defensive – not realising this wasn't an ability I gained until level 10. Felt a little bit stupid at that point but I'm sure (I hope!) I'm not the only one!
The way the talents work, as I'm sure most readers here will realise (because they read more than I do!) is that you have to choose your 'main tree' and then won't be able to shift into another one until 31 points have been spent. I ended up with Affliction but as I'm still only level 13, I can't really give a good assessment of how it is.
When you choose a branch, you get a specific 'bonus' and for warlocks going Demonology, they get a Felguard. Sooo.. lots of Felguards running around at level 10 is all I'll say!
The questline is very linear because it is telling a story. You can't skip some quests you are having difficulty with if they are a part of the storyline. It reminded me in some ways of the Death knight starting area, unsurprisingly, but the phasing seems a bit slicker.
There is a definite emphasis on the character of the goblins. You are certainly led to believe that explosions are necessary even when they are not necessary!
There are some pleasant little touches, like the mage and warlock trainers squabbling between themselves while the rogue trainer is stealthing around which seem to be funny . The characters that you meet on Kezan turn up again throughout the introduction quests as well and they know and recognise you.
I noticed that with the Blood Elves and Draenai there was a definite and obvious upgrade in quest rewards from the other starting areas. That isn't the case in the Cataclysm starting areas – not that I've found so far anyway.
There is definitely an 'epic' type storyline though that we are being driven along and a seeming lack of the basic kill quests.
As for now, Mizzi is exploring Azshara. Azshara.. it isn't quite like it used to be…


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Growing up, ham wasn't my favorite thing. It was usually dry, with a cloying glaze I just didn't understand. As an adult, I decided to make some changes and fix those problems. This ham, with a bright, sharp glaze, comes served with onions roasted right in the meaty pan drippings.
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- Yield:Serves 10 to 12
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:2 1/2 hours
- 1 (10 to 12-pound) smoked cured city ham
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup backed brown sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound cipollini onions, peeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Remove ham from packaging and drain thoroughly. Place cut side down in roasting pan. Using a paring knife, score the ham to create a diamond pattern, taking care to only cut through the first inch or so.
In a small bowl, combine mustard, brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Rub mixture on ham, taking care to get it into the cracks.
Combine onions, remaining 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and honey in a medium mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to coat. Transfer to the baking pan, and arrange onions around the ham.
Place ham in the oven and cook, basting every 2o to 30 minutes with pan juices, until ham is browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the deepest part registars 130 to 140°F, about 2 hours. Tent with foil if ham starts to brown too rapidly.
Remove ham from oven and let rest, tented with foil, for 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon out onions with a slotted spoon and pour pan drippings into a measuring cup. Carefully skim fat off of pan drippings. Slice ham and serve immediately with onions and drippings.
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Increased greenhouse gases and aerosols have similar effects on rainfallUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Although greenhouse gases and aerosols have very distinct properties, their effects on spatial patterns of rainfall change are surprisingly similar, according to new research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The study is published in the September 1 online issue of Nature Geoscience.
Manmade climate change comes mostly from the radiative forcing of greenhouse gases and air pollutants or aerosols. While greenhouse gases are well-mixed in the atmosphere and tend to be evenly distributed around the globe, aerosols vary greatly in local concentration and tend to be found near emission sources such as industrial centers in Asia and North America. Moreover, aerosols tend to cool and greenhouse gases to warm the atmosphere.
Aerosols affect climate in two ways: one is fast and perturbs the physics and behavior of clouds in minutes to days; the other effect takes years and is mediated by interactions with the ocean and atmosphere. The fast effects of aerosols on clouds have been studied intensely, but their long-term ocean-mediated effect has received little attention.
A team of scientists at the IPRC and Scripps has now provided important new insights based on results from experiments with three state-of-the-art climate models. Even though aerosols and greenhouse gases are concentrated in vastly different regions of the earth, all three models revealed similar regional effects on rainfall over the ocean.
"This came as a big surprise to us," reflected lead-author Shang-Ping Xie, a professor of climate science and first Roger Revelle Chair in Environmental Science at Scripps. "It took a while for the result to sink in. The result means that it is hard to tell apart the greenhouse and aerosol effects."
The scientists noted that both aerosol-induced and greenhouse-gas-induced changes in rainfall appear to be mediated by the spatial patterns of sea surface temperature.
"Although much of the aerosol research has focused on microphysical processes, over the ocean the climate response to aerosols appears to be insensitive to details of the micro-processes in clouds," Xie said. "The climate changes induced by greenhouse gases and by aerosols share a common set of ocean-atmospheric feedback structures, explaining the spatial resemblance between the two types of response."
"Innovative model experiments are now needed," says coauthor Baoqiang Xiang, postdoctoral fellow at the IPRC. We want to probe the ocean-atmosphere interaction mechanisms that mediate these rainfall patterns and to determine what forms the foundation. This will allow us to develop more reliable regional climate projections."
Citation: Xie, S.-P., B. Lu, and B. Xiang: Similar spatial patterns of climate responses to aerosol and greenhouse gas changes. Nature Geoscience, doi: 10.1038/ngeo1931. Advance Online Publication: September 1, 2013.
This work was supported by the NSF (ATM-0854365), the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB955600), the NOAA Climate Program Office (NA08OA4320910), the China Scholarship Council and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
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Pterosaurs lived from about 220 million years to 66 million years ago, and the group's 150 known species evolved into an astonishing range of sizes—just one of the amazing characteristics of this reptile group featured in the upcoming exhibition.
The earliest pterosaurs were relatively small flying reptiles with sturdy bodies and long tails—about the size of a seagull. These included Preondactylus buffarinii, found in the Italian Alps and dating back to around 220 million years ago. Later pterosaurs evolved into an array of sizes, ranging from that of a paper plane to giant, hang-glider-size behemoths, as you'll see in the exhibition.
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We've preached the low and stable build philosophy for years. No matter what side of the country you are on, a rig with a lower center of gravity will always be safer. Though keeping your 4x4 low might sound easy enough, a low COG can often wreak havoc on your rig's underbelly and low-hanging parts. This is especially true for modern pickups equipped with an extremely low-hanging front bumper.
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