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Chapter 1 Part 1 | Lovers and Beloveds | IHGK Book 1
Whithorse Estate, Whithorse Province
Ammaday, the 5th Day of Spring's Beginning, 990 KY
In the stable yards of Whithorse Estate, two lanterns burned. They shone up at their owners, who sat on a straw bale against a brick wall. The low light transformed the rangy, blue-eyed one's fair hair into a burnished bronze, and turned the shorter, stockier one's eyes near-black. Both wore battered old tweed caps, and coats just heavy enough for the early spring night. The shorter one held a flask of wuisc, full at the start of the evening, and as its level dropped, they listed into one another more and more.
"Say, d'you plan on drinking that whole thing yourself?" said the tall one.
The shorter one passed the flask over. "Be careful, Tem, you're not used to this stuff."
"And you are?" said Temmin. "If I'm going to the Keep, I have to learn to drink." He took a choking swallow, and pulled a face. "Where did you get this stuff? Besides, it's our last night to do this sort of thing. Any sort of thing." Temmin sighed and bumped his head against the bricks. "Why do I have to go, Alvy? Why can't I stay here in Whithorse? Breed horses for the family or something?"
"Don't gulp it, sip it," said Alvo. "The King needs just so many horses, and you're his only son."
"Sedra should be the Heir. She's smarter, and she's the oldest."
Alvo took the flask back, sipped, and snorted. "A woman will rule when Nerr gets the Heir. For that matter," he added, "this wuisc will be drinkable when Nerr gets the Heir. I told you I couldn't get the good stuff. Crokker would've given you some if you'd just asked."
"And let Mama find out? I don't think so." Temmin sat up straighter. "Here's a thought. You go to the Keep and be the Heir and I'll take your job."
"You could pass for a groom in that cap, but somehow I don't think His Majesty would mistake me for you."
"And why won't he let me take you with me?" said Temmin. "You're my best friend, and the best groom I know. What will I do without you? What will Jebby do without you?"
"They have grooms at the Keep who'll keep your horse in trim. You spoil him, y'know."
"Jebby deserves all the sugar lumps in the world, if I could get them away from Elly. She shouldn't eat 'em all, anyway. T'ain't fair to the horses, and gives her the headache. Sisters--between her and Sedra..."
They fell silent as the sky faded from deep indigo to black. "Turning eighteen is awful," Temmin resumed. "They make you do things you don't want to do, like study, and have tea with old baronesses that smell like heliotrope soap."
Alvo took his friend's hand. "I don't want you to go, either, but you gotta." He looked down on their joined hands, both short-nailed and tan from the sun, his own rougher and the nails much dirtier. "I need to tell you something." He pressed his lips together and licked them. "I love you."
Temmin gave his friend a bright, unsteady smile. "I love you too, Alvy." He resumed staring into a wobbly middle distance.
"No, I mean I love you--"
"Ssh!" Temmin blared. "I hear someone!" He rose to his feet, listening. Floating from the hedge alley came the sounds of a young woman's light laughter, ending in a soft groan.
Alvo took up a lantern, rising more surefooted. "You don't know who's there!"
"That's the point!" Temmin lurched on tiptoe toward the alley and barged through a gap in the hedge, Alvo on his heels.
Two young lovers appeared in the lamplight. A footman pressed a maid up against the hedge, his arousal poking from his unbuttoned fly; her breast shone white and rose against the dark green of her open bodice. The footman jumped back, fumbling with his trousers. "Who would you two be--my Gran's, judging by the livery," said Temmin, tipping on his heels as he stared. The footman hid his face in his coat, and ran down the alley toward Meadow House, the smaller of the two great houses now barely visible against the night sky. "Hey! Did you see who that was?" he said to Alvo, who shook his head.
Temmin turned toward the girl. She hid halfway in the hedge and tried to cover her breasts, but her fingers shook too much to do up the fastenings. "It's all right--no, let me see," said Temmin, staying her hand. "Alvy, hold the lantern. I haven't ever seen a woman undressed. You're very pretty. What's your name?"
"Temmin, leave her alone," coaxed Alvo. "Let's go back, we haven't finished the flask." He tugged at the Prince's sleeve, but obediently held up the lantern.
Temmin shook him off. "So you serve the Dowager Duchess at Meadow House?" he said to the girl. "What's your name?"
"Mattisanis Dunley, Your Highness, but everyone calls me Mattie," said the girl. "Please, sir, I need my job. Please don't tell Mr Crokker!"
"Why would I tell the butler one of the maids has pretty tits? Alvy, how come none of the maids at the Great House have pretty tits?"
"Tem, come on!" said Alvo.
"No, it's true! All the maids at the Great House are old women--at least 35 if they're a day--and they're as homely as ever a woman was." Temmin's hand still rested over hers, and his thoughtless thumb stroked the bare skin above her breast. "You really are very pretty. Mattie, is it? Was that your sweetheart? Not a very amiable fellow, if you ask me."
"Please, sir! Don't tell Mr Crokker!" she said. Tears dampened her heart-shaped face, and Temmin fuzzily followed one off the point of her chin, past her collarbone, and down between her breasts.
"Now, there, don't cry!" said Temmin, patting her cheek in drunken concern. "Pretty girls shouldn't cry. If he's really your sweetheart, he'll come back." He handed her a handkerchief. Mattie wiped her eyes, but when she moved to close her bodice, Temmin stopped her again. "I'm not done looking, and you obviously don't mind or you wouldn't have been out here with that footman. In fact, I should really like to touch them. May I touch them? You seemed to like it."
"Tem!" hissed Alvo. "You're drunk!"
"Pagg's own balls! Why would I be drunk just to want to touch a pretty girl's tits! Don't you want to?"
"Just don't tell Mr Crokker, sir, please don't tell, I need my job, you can touch all you like, just please don't!" Mattie pleaded. She opened her bodice further.
"See?" said Temmin. "I told you she liked it! Now," he said to Mattie, "do stop crying, and stop asking me not to tell Crokker, I'm going to do no such thing!" He stumbled, steadying himself on her breasts. "Oh, that's so nice! I've always wanted to feel one. Alvy, you sure you don't want to have a go? She has two of 'em, and she doesn't mind, do you?"
"No, I don't want to have a go, I want to get out of here and leave her alone!" said Alvo.
"Then go," said Temmin. "But leave the lantern." Alvo stomped away, leaving the lantern on the ground; it lit one side of Mattie's face and threw the rest into shadow.
Temmin pressed closer; she turned her face away, but he brushed it back toward the light. "Does your sweetheart kiss you? D'you like that? Never kissed a girl a-tall--don't tell anyone. May I have a kiss? Just one." She nodded, tucking her chin into her neck.
He kissed her, sloppy, inexpert and fumbling; she alternately squirmed and turned rigid, until Temmin broke it off. "Don't you like this?" he asked. "You said you did."
His eyes grew wide, his stomach lurched, and he stumbled back. "Alvy?" he called. "Dammit! Not now! Alvy!" Alvo ran back, just in time for Temmin to drop to his knees and vomit.
It's back!
And I love it!
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 6:40am
Some questions
Is Temming eighteen in this version? Had you raised the Tremontine majority age by two years? How old are Sedra and Ellika then?
Otherwise, I'm exited it's back, I missed those characters. You sure made Temmin to appear extremely unlikeble in this opening, unlike the old one.
"A woman will rule when Nerr gets the Heir.
Note from Mei: I'm going back through and spoiler-tagging stuff from the draft. No harm no foul, just preventive measures.
I hadn't even noticed that! I think being a virgin at 18 is more remarkable than 16, so I think decency standards might have made the other character's shock at finding out resonate a bit more. At least, it does to me! (not that I think being a virgin at 18 is at all remarkable, but obviously it was Not Expected of Temmin)
Well, IIRC we never really saw...
In any case, I think Alvo was speaking figuratively rather than prophetically.
Note from Mei: I'm going back through and spoiler-tagging stuff from the draft. No harm no foul, just preventive measures.
And we're off!
And we're off! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I can't WAIT! Temmin definitely has a new side to him. I am loving the tone of this new version. Now that I finally have a job for a little while, I just might have to convince the husband to let me buy the book once I'm on bedrest so I have something to read! Then again, I also kinda like having it revealed bit by bit. Decisions decisions!
I made myself not reread the
I made myself not reread the whole thing so I can pretend like each update is the first time I've read it and marvel at how much I love this story
You have more than I would!
Well, I did read it all once...
I read the whole thing once in like, 5 hours. I think I missed a lot by reading it that fast. So I've decided to savor each update now, and read it with fresh eyes.
That makes more sense
I was just including the first draft in "reread" so I didn't realize you'd finished the new stuff once. That actually sounds like a good idea - except for maybe when the hard copy arrives, I may do the same.
That's why I'd wait...
I would love to get the hard copy now, but I will wait. I kind of like the "bit by bit" update - it gives me time to absorb it and think about it, and much to look forward to! If I get the hard copy, I won't be able to NOT read it all the way through (and probably really fast too).
I read it really fast
I devoured it! But because I read it so fast I can enjoy the weekly updates, I think. I'll get all the detail I missed the first time around in my desire to find out "what happens next". It's NOT the same as the draft, so I really didn't know what was going to happen next!
Have the best of both worlds
I don't think I lost anything by being able to read it at a sitting - in fact, I gained. It's a different experience, and the book really is a *novel* now, not just a collection of serial entries. I'm looking forward to the week-by-week stuff, too, and we'll soon see how much I (and others) can, or can't keep our foreknowledge from influencing our reactions. If I start to get spoilery I'll just stop posting but I don't think it'll come to that.
I'm actually fighting this
I'm actually fighting this urge too. I got the copy, and I read a TON in a little while. Problem is that since it's not a serial now, it's getting more into my head and interrupting the other book I'm reading (Golden Fool by Robin Hobb--I am so mad at Fitz right now). I usually can't read two things at once. So I'm past this part, but I really want to be around for the bit-by-bit.
I just read that!
I reread the Farseer and Liveship trilogies, and then read the Tawny Man trilogy. In far too little time (I read all three Tawny Man books and a shorter, 400ish page chick lit book in about two days). And Fitz almost always makes me want to smack him, but Malta was SO much worse. Also Serilla, and Davad. Really, the entire Rain Wilds seems badly short on likable characters...
We just bought the Liveship
We just bought the Liveship Traders about a week ago, and haven't cracked into it yet (so Malta's still just a horse to me = P ). I'm kinda hogging "Golden Fool" from the rest of the house. My b/f has had the Tawny Man and Farseer trilogies for a good long while, and somehow ended up with two copies of "Fool's Fate", so passing that off between the 3 people reading at once was relatively easy.
Oh my god, though, tell me about book summaries on the back that ruin the whole dang thing!
If you read the summaries for more than the first book, of course xD If you read them individually, they weren't quite as bad. *Quite.*
Also, if you've read Tawny Man before reading Liveship, you've ruined an awful lot going in anyway. It's no big deal. You've met at least five of the characters already, and know where and often how they ended up there.
Woohoo, it's back!!! Epic
Woohoo, it's back!!! Epic-movie-scene music would not be inappropriate for this occasion.
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 9:47pm
Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:35pm
I like the way it turned out...
You learn a lot more about Temmin in this version than in the previous, which was kind of vague. I definitely look forward to reading the rest - plus as someone mentioned above, it gets you prepared for what you're about to get in to.
I'm currently weighing the options between buying the e-book when it's available vs. being unemployed and about to go back to university. *g*
Wed, 09/15/2010 - 8:26pm
I can't wait to see new readers' reactions to this openning.
Male virgin ..
I was a virgin at 18 , didnt give into peer pressure ...:) and im a male ...


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Formative and Summative activities and assessments
Formative and Summative activities and assessments.
- Formative assessment is designed to help a student learn by "restructuring their understanding/skills and build more powerful ideas and capabilities.". It is characterised as assessment for learning. It helps learners by giving feedback at an early stage that can influence the future learning process. It is seen as low stakes as it gives students the opportunity to act on any feedback before their final grade.
- Summative assessment tries to summarise what a learner has learnt at a particular point in time. It contributes to grades and gauges the student's ability to meet specified learning outcomes. It is characterised as assessment of learning. It is important to note that the difference between formative and summative assessment is about how it is used, rather than the type of student work leading to feedback (e.g. a piece of coursework could be summative or formative depending on the information given to the student).
Identify possible community projects activities
General Ideas:
- Donate or raise money for your local Red Cross
- Organize a community blood drive
- Send cards to soldiers serving overseas
- For your next birthday, ask for charitable donations instead of gifts
- Hold a bake sale for your favorite charity
- Read books or letters to a person who is visually impaired
- Organize a wheelchair basketball team
- Participate in a charity race
- Organize an event or parade for Memorial Day
- Volunteer to help at a charity auction
- Participate in National Youth Service Day in April
- Contact a tree farm about donating Christmas trees to nursing homes, hospitals, or to families who can't afford to buy their own
- Collect unused makeup and perfume to donate to a center for abused women
- Help register people to vote
- Organize a car wash and donate the profits to charity
- Help deliver meals and gifts to patients at a local hospital
Helping Children and Schools:
- Tutor children during or after school
- Donate stuffed animals to children in hospitals
- Organize games and activities for children in hospitals or who are visiting hospitalized relatives
- Knit or crochet baby blankets to be donated to hospitals or homeless shelters
- Collect baby clothes and supplies to donate to new parents
- Organize a Special Olympics event for children and teenagers
- Sponsor a bike-a-thon and give away bike safety gear, like helmets and knee pads, as prizes
- Collect used sports equipment to donate to families and after-school programs
- Volunteer at a summer camp for children who have lost a parent
- Sponsor a child living in a foreign country, either on your own or as part of a group
- Coach a youth sports team
- Put on performances for children in hospitals
- Give free music lessons to schoolchildren
- Become a volunteer teen crisis counselor
- Organize a summer reading program to encourage kids to read
- Organize an Easter egg hunt for neighborhood children
- Create a new game for children to play
- Organize events to help new students make friends
- Babysit children during a PTA meeting
- Organize a reading hour for children at a local school or library
- Donate used children's books to a school library
- Work with the local health department to set up an immunization day or clinic to immunize children against childhood diseases
- Volunteer to help with Vacation Bible School or other religious camps
Helping Senior Citizens:
- Read to residents at a nursing home
- Deliver groceries and meals to elderly neighbors
- Teach computer skills to the elderly
- Drive seniors to doctor appointments
- Mow an elderly neighbor's lawn
- Host a bingo night for nursing home residents
- Host a holiday meal for senior citizens
- Make birthday cards for the elderly
- Donate and decorate a Christmas tree at a nursing home
- Organize a family day for residents of a retirement home and relatives to play games together
- Ask residents of a retirement home to tell you about their lives
- Pick up medicine for an elderly neighbor
- Perform a concert or play at a senior center
- Help elderly neighbors clean their homes and organize their belongings
- Rake leaves, shovel snow, or wash windows for a senior citizen
- Deliver cookies to a homebound senior citizen
Helping Animals and the Environment:
- Take care of cats and dogs at an animal shelter
- Clean up a local park
- Raise money to provide a bulletproof vest for a police dog
- Plant a tree for Arbor Day
- Place a bird feeder and bird fountain in your backyard
- Start a butterfly garden in your community
- Sponsor a recycling contest
- Grow flowers in your backyard then give bouquets to hospital patients or people who are housebound
- Help create a new walking trail at a nature center or park
- Update the signs along a nature trail
- Adopt an acre of rainforest
- Help train service dogs
- Participate in the cleanup of a local river, pond, or lake
- Foster animals that shelters don't have space for
- Organize a spay and neuter your pet program
- Care for a neighbor's pet while they are away
- Sponsor an animal at your local zoo
- Train your pet to be a therapy animal and bring it to hospitals or nursing homes
- Build and set up a bird house
- Organize a carpool to reduce car emissions
- Campaign for more bike lanes in your town
- Volunteer at a nature camp and teach kids about the environment
- Test the water quality of a lake or river near you
- Plant native flowers or plants along highways
Helping the Hungry and/or Homeless:
- Build a house with Habitat for Humanity
- Donate your old clothes
- Volunteer at a soup kitchen
- Donate old eyeglasses to an organization that collects that and distributes them to people in need
- Donate non-perishable food to a food bank
- Donate blankets to a homeless shelter
- Host a Thanksgiving dinner for people who may not be able to afford their own
- Offer to babysit or nanny for a family in need
- Make "care kits" with shampoo, toothbrushes, combs, etc. to donate to homeless shelters
- Prepare a home-cooked meal for the residents of a nearby homeless shelter
- Collect grocery coupons to give to a local food bank
- Help repair or paint a local homeless shelter
- Donate art supplies to kids in a homeless shelter
- Help organize and sort donations at a homeless shelter
- Babysit children while their parents look for jobs
- Become a Big Buddy for children at a homeless shelter
- Take homeless children on outings
- Bake a batch of cookies or loaf of bread and deliver it to a soup kitchen
- Build flower boxes for Habitat for Humanity houses
- Organize a winter clothes drive to collect coats, hats, scarves, and gloves to be donated
- Make first aid kits for homeless shelters
Reducing Crime and Promoting Safety:
- Volunteer at a police station or firehouse
- Become a certified lifeguard and volunteer at a local pool or beach
- Paint over graffiti in your neighborhood
- Organize a self-defense workshop
- Organize a drug-free campaign
- Sponsor a drug-free post-prom event
- Start or join a neighborhood watch program
- Create and distribute a list of hotlines for people who might need help
- Teach a home-alone safety class for children
- Create a TV or radio public service announcement against drug and alcohol use
- Become CPR certified
- Volunteer as a crossing guard for an elementary school
Promoting Community Enhancement:
- Paint park benches
- Donate used books to your local library
- Become a tour guide at your local museum
- Repaint community fences
- Plant flowers in bare public areas
- Organize a campaign to raise money to buy and install new playground equipment for a park
- Participate in or help organize a community parade
- Clean up vacant lot
- Produce a neighborhood newspaper
- Campaign for more lighting along poorly lit streets
- Create a newcomers group in your neighborhood to help welcome new families
- Petition your town leaders to build more drinking fountains and public restrooms
- Volunteer to clean up trash at a community event
- Adopt a local highway or road and clean up trash along it
- Help fix or raise funds to repair a run-down playground
- Clean up after a natural disaster
Contributions to activities are justified
The project justification is one of the most crucial parts of a proposal. You can use it to convince the potential donor that your project is of ultimate importance for your community and elucidate the ways in which, by developing this project, you will consistently achieve your set goals (social, economic improvement or the resolution to a specific problem).
Project Justification is about trying to explain why we need to implement a particular solution to the problem we have narrated above. We need to tell donors why this is the best solution to address the problem.
Research the issue your project addresses in depth. Identify the causes of the problem and, if possible, list the ways in which other projects have already successfully addressed similar issues. Once you have this material, write in simple words what your project is about and what your main goal is (remember to set achievable and realistic goals for your project!).
For example, if we are proposing a microfinance intervention for poor families so that they can make some savings to educate their children, then we need to justify this part by specifically saying that people are interested in microfinance and they have been some self-help group activity going on in the area. Besides, there are opportunities available for such microfinance activities in the area like for example banks are willing to provide small loans to organized microfinance groups.
Similarly, if we are proposing computer centers to train and generate employment opportunities for youths, then we can justify this intervention by saying that the local government policy is providing support to such an activity in form of some support, maybe infrastructural or subsidy.
Devise Activities and Other Input
Having considered the needs of the participants, the learning objectives, the content, and the most appropriate learning methods, the planning group is now ready to devise activities and other types of input that will reflect this planning. Topic 4 provides detailed descriptions of a number of participatory training techniques; Topic 5 deals with introductory activities, ice-breakers, and quick review methods; and Topic 9 covers the issue of feedback and evaluation. All three topics provide important material that the planning group may use in devising activities.
1. Is the atmosphere of your session friendly and encouraging?
2. Have you made plans to relieve any anxieties that the participants may feel?
3. Will your teaching methods allow learners' previous experience to be acknowledged or used?
4. Will learners be rewarded for their contributions?
5. Does the work allow participants to measure their own progress?
6. Do you make it clear that you are available for additional help if individuals have difficulties?
7. Are the first few minutes of your session always attention-grabbing?
8. Do you build in frequent opportunities for reinforcement and practice?
9. Are you avoiding lectures or at least limiting them to 10-20 minutes?
10. Have you built in regular feedback sessions?

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4CornersTV debuted Monday, offering three daily shows of local video content on a website optimized for mobile users.
The website, www. 4CornersTV.com, is a project of Ballantine Communications Inc., parent company of The Dolores Star. Visit www. 4CornersTV.com to view the online newscast.
The initial lineup includes Wait-A-Minute Weather, The Local Roundup and In the Neighborhood.
Wait-A-Minute Weather, at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., will provide a daily weather report. The Local Roundup, at noon, is a brief newscast of major events in the region. And In the Neighborhood, at 3 p.m., features people, places and events in the community.
The website seeks to attract the age 25 to 45 demographic that has largely eluded newspaper companies.
"One of the biggest challenges that media companies face today is how to build new audience," said Ballantine Communications CEO Doug Bennett. "There's a demographic, though, that's not growing up with our traditional products."
Viewers "want to find out about things going on here, but they want to be entertained," he said.
The website is free to users and is supported by video advertisements.
One early episode of In the Neighborhood features Chad and Annie Cheeney, co-founders of the Durango DEVO bicycling program. Other recent shows cover the Follies and other Snowdown events.
All the video clips are archived to watch on-demand. 4CornersTV also has a YouTube channel.
Ballantine Communications hired new staff members to produce the video segments.
"It's all in our effort to broaden our audience with new and original content," Bennett said.
Bennett said to expect future videos to cover everything from sports to cooking to business


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Close monitoring of young adults with hypertension or whose blood pressure readings are increasing is essential, researchers said, because they were more likely to have calcification of their arteries in middle age.
Those with the worst blood pressure profiles were almost four times as likely to have higher coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores compared with those with the best profiles over 25 years of follow-up (OR 3.70; 95% CI 1.66-8.20), lead researcher Norrina B. Allen, PhD, of Northwestern University, in Chicago, and colleagues wrote in the Feb. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study confirmed that blood pressure trajectories throughout young adulthood vary, and that higher blood pressure trajectories are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery calcification. The findings also suggest that long-term patterns of blood pressure changes starting in early adulthood may be clinically useful for predicting future cardiovascular risk, the researchers noted.
"What happens in early adulthood really does appear to be an important indicator of a person's future risk for heart disease," Allen told MedPage Today. "The message to physicians is that even slightly elevated blood pressure in younger patients should not be ignored. It is a really good argument for suggesting lifestyle changes that can reduce risk later on."
Risk Predictors Don't Consider Cumulative Blood Pressure
Current risk prediction models for cardiovascular disease, including the NHLBI's widely used 10-year risk predictor, consider blood pressure at the time of prediction and do not take into account cumulative blood pressure over time.
But blood pressure typically increases with age, and rising blood pressure during middle age has been linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In a study published in Circulation in 2012, Allen and colleagues showed that changes in blood pressure throughout middle and older age are significantly associated with lifetime cardiovascular risk in a dose-response manner.
But there has been little research prior to the newly published study examining long-term blood pressure trajectory patterns from young adulthood to middle age and the impact of these patterns on cardiovascular risk.
The analysis included data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, involving 4,681 black and white men and women who were between the ages of 18 and 30 at enrollment. Based on blood pressure measurements taken at eight predefined time points over 25 years of follow-up, Allen and colleagues identified five distinct mid-blood pressure trajectories:
- Low-stable = 987 (21.8%; 95% CI 19.9%-23.7%).
- Moderate-stable = 2,085 (42.3%; 95% CI 40.3%-44.3%).
- Moderate-increasing = 489 (12.2%; 95% CI 10.4%-14.0%).
- Elevated-stable = 903 (19.0%; 95% CI 17.1%-20.0%).
- Elevated-increasing = 217 (4.8%; 95% CI 4.0%-5.5%).
Among the main study findings:
- Compared with the low-stable participants, those with elevated blood pressure trajectories were at higher risk for having CAC scores of 100 HU or greater at follow-up in 2010 and 2011, 25 years after entering the study.
- Adjusted odds ratios were 1.44 (95% CI 0.83-2.49) for moderate-stable, 1.86 (95% CI 0.91-3.82) for moderate-increasing, 2.28 (95% CI 1.24-4.18), for elevated-stable, and 3.70 (95% CI 1.66-8.20) for elevated-increasing groups.
- The adjusted prevalence of a CAC score of 100 HU or higher was 5.8% in the low-stable group. The odds ratios above represent an absolute increase of 2.7%, 5%, 6.3%, and 12.9% for the prevalence of a CAC score of 100 HU or higher for the moderate-stable, moderate-increasing, elevated-stable, and elevated-increasing groups, respectively, compared with the low-stable participants.
When systolic blood pressure trajectories were considered alone, participants in the elevated-increasing group were more than five times more likely to have CAC scores of 100 HU or greater (OR 5.25; 95% CI 2.21-12.44), after adjusting for demographics, long-term cardiovascular risk factors, and blood pressure medications. Findings were also attenuated for diastolic BP trajectories.
"Membership in a trajectory group with elevated blood pressure represented an independent predictor of CAC beyond either baseline blood pressure in young adulthood or year 25 blood pressure during middle age and may help identify individuals with prevalent levels of CAC that have been shown to be associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk," the researchers wrote.
Blacks, Smokers Had Worse Early-Age Profiles
Certain subgroups of participants, including African Americans and smokers, were most likely to have worse blood pressure trajectories at younger ages, Allen said.
In an editorial published with the study, Pantelis A. Sarafidis, MD, of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, and George L. Bakris, MD, of the University of Chicago, noted that the study's major strengths included the inclusion of a large cohort of African American and white young adults, long follow-up, and good blood pressure data throughout the study period. Limitations cited by the editorialists included the researchers' use of CAC scores, which is a surrogate for cardiovascular risk, and the fact that African-American and lower-income study participants were more likely to have incomplete data.
They concluded, however, that the limitations did not detract from the value of the study which presented, "a novel approach for assessing coronary heart disease and CVD risk."
"Further research is warranted to explore the associations of blood pressure trajectories with development of advancing chronic kidney disease and heart failure and to provide novel tools for risk prediction to guide interventions for blood pressure lowering in everyday practice," they wrote.
The CARDIA study was supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Northwestern University, the University of Minnesota, the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
One co-author reported relationships with Merck and Takeda.
Primary Source
Jounal of the American Medical Association
Source Reference: Allen NB, et al "Blood pressure trajectories in early adulthood and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age" JAMA 2013; 311(5): 490-497.


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Recently published research from Current Partnering, "Musculoskeletal Partnering Terms and Agreements ", is now available at Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/03/2013 -- The Musculoskeletal Partnering Terms and Agreements report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the musculoskeletal partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.
The report provides a detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter musculoskeletal partnering deals. The majority of deals are discovery or development stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors musculoskeletal technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes.
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In my last blog, I raised the issue of what I referred to as the real questions arising from the nature and implications of neurocentric criteria of normality and diversity, ontological status (e.g.- of embryos, the profoundly brain-damaged, non-human animals, etc) , and the ways we form and formulate beliefs, policies and laws. The "take home" questions were 1) whether (and how) insight(s) to the neuroscience of painience and sentience (or the translation of neuroscientific information and technology to create organisms that are sentient and\or painient) could provide a metric for moral and social regard and treatment, 2) whether we will be sufficiently sensitive to, and wise enough to appropriately weigh and act upon such knowledge, and 3) if and how such information can – and should be used to inform ethics, policies and laws. If numbers speak to trends in interest and involvement, the approximately 33,000 attendees at this month's Society for Neuroscience Meeting and almost 200 attendees at the International Neuroethics Society meeting in Washington DC attest to the growth of these fields, both within the professional sphere and in the public eye. Without doubt, neuroscience and the neuroethical issues it spawns are ever expanding, frequently "hot" – as in the 'hot off the press', 'hot' as seductive, and 'hot' as in controversial – and arguably important ingredients that simmer in the crucible of social sentiment, action and change…and this can be an often unpredictable if not volatile brew.
For sure, neuroscience has enabled deeper and wider insight to putative substrates and mechanisms of consciousness, mind, self and personhood. Despite (genuine recognition of) current limitations in the type and extent of such information, the knowledge gained to date has initiated moves from longstanding, dogmatic notions of self and person, to a broader construct of what constitutes the self and a person, that's more inclusive of the possibility – if not probability – of animal "persons" and machine "selves." Of course, differing viewpoints exist, not only within the field of brain-mind studies (including its disciplines of neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, etc); but also between various camps within the sciences and humanities, and even within the public sphere. In the main, these differences reflect and\or stem from various epistemological and anthropological positions that continue to pose questions for both scientific inquiry and social conduct. Indeed, transformations in the construct of self and personhood are certain to impact ethico-legal considerations, policy decisions, ecological trends, if not the human condition at-large.
Working in our group, researchers Nicholas Fitz and Dan Howlader are focusing upon the ways that the increasing advancement, and societal reliance and role of neuroscience and neurotechnology may change current and longstanding ideas of self and personhood, and foster re-examination of more neurocentrically-oriented views of animals, fetuses, the obtunded, computers, and hybrid human-machine beings. Working from the premise that it's not so much a question of if such epistemic shifts will occur, but when this will happen, Fitz and Howlader are questioning what society will do with this new information and its potential implications for policy and law.
Our general position is that a deepening understanding of the ways that nervous systems and brains are involved in (or evoke) those characteristics that we value as individuals, groups, and a species should compel and sustain the ways that we regard and treat the organisms that possess nervous systems that give rise to such characteristics. Moreover, neuroscience has – and will likely continue to –demonstrate that despite a wide array of individual differences, there are features that are common to nervous systems, and to the organisms in which they are embodied.
Simply put, we must ask whether and in what ways neuroscience might demonstrate the ways that we are alike and differ. Is it possible that neuroscience might afford both purchase and leverage to reconcile apparent differences between individuals, religions, cultures, and even species? On some level, I think so, but perhaps a bigger and more important question is whether we as individuals, groups, cultures and a species will in fact embrace such knowledge to prompt positive change in our views, values, regard and actions toward those things that "have a brain and are a mind".
Working with philosopher John Shook, Fitz and Howlader are examining if current ethico-legal concepts and criteria are adequate to deal with the contingencies posed by today's neuroscientific and neurotechnological challenges, or if ethical and legal concepts and systems need to be adapted, or even developed anew to sufficiently account for and meet the epistemological, anthropological and socio-cultural (and economic) changes that neuroscience fosters.
I've stated in the blog before, and un-apologetically do so again here, that we call for frank, pragmatic assessment of neuroscientific and neurotechnological capability and limitations, and an openness to revising scientific facts, philosophical doctrine, and social constructs in preparation for and recognition of the potential proximate, intermediate, and distal effects that such new knowledge – and values – are likely to incur.
Given the reciprocal relationship of knowledge, technology, and culture it will be critical to develop ethical, legal, and political systems that appropriately reflect scientific advancements, apprehend the realities of social effect(s), and aptly guide, if not govern the use and manifestations of science in the public sphere. Knowledge both brings considerable power, and mandates increasing responsibility. To accept one without the other is a recipe for failure.


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The summary of what is known about spectator violence in stadiums provides a very general overview. To understand your local spectator violence problem, you must combine this general knowledge with specific facts describing your local conditions. Using the spectator violence triangle as a framework for problem analysis, you may find other factors related to violence unique to the stadiums, event types, or staff used in your jurisdiction. Carefully analyzing your local problem will help you design an effective response strategy that fits your specific needs.
In addition to criminal justice agencies, the following groups have an interest in the problem of spectator violence in stadiums, and you should consult them when gathering information about the problem and responding to it.
Traffic and transportation agencies. Local traffic and transportation agencies are critical partners in understanding and addressing the problem of spectator violence. These agencies can change or add traffic signs, redirect or restrict traffic flow, alter traffic-light timing to reduce congestion, and change when public transportation is available to fans. For example, an agency can schedule public transportation to pick up fans immediately after an event ends, to reduce loitering.
Private service companies. Private companies associated with the venue may be responsible for providing services such as selling food and beverages, staffing and training ushers, providing additional security, and managing souvenir sales. Staff employed through these companies may have firsthand knowledge of factors that tend to instigate spectator violence.
EMS providers, ambulance services, local hospitals. Medical personnel often handle the aftermath of spectator violence and may recognize factors that contribute to such events. These agencies may be able to provide data to use in your problem analysis. As experts in injury prevention, they can also be useful advocates to implement responses to your local problem.
Fire services. Local fire department personnel often attend stadium events. In addition to knowledge gained through firsthand experience at the venue, they may be aware of structural features that may serve to increase crowd frustration or pose safety hazards.
Event promoters, performers. Event promoters and performers can share information concerning the characteristics of the crowds they are likely to draw. They may be able to estimate the number of spectators they expect to attract to the event. They can also describe spectator behaviors experienced during prior similar events.
Local government officials. The mayor, city council, city manager, and local prosecutors and judges may know of city ordinances you can use to regulate event activities. They may also know of instances when these ordinances have been successfully (or unsuccessfully) used in the past. Local government officials can also gather the resources necessary to implement costly responses.
Stadium owners and managers. Stadium owners and managers are critical partners in planning violence prevention strategies. These people are ultimately responsible for the safety of those who use their properties. They can implement necessary changes to the property and require that event promoters adjust staffing levels. They can require that particular violence-reduction strategies be used at individual events. These restrictions can be placed in the contractual agreements performers and their promoters and managers must sign. Owners and managers may also be able to provide data on the effectiveness of previous violence-reduction strategies or descriptions of previous incidents.
Insurance companies. Since insurance companies have an interest in reducing the number of claims associated with their insured properties, they may be willing to help develop and fund violence-reduction strategies. You can also use them to pressure uncooperative owners and managers to respond to police requests.
The community. Research suggests that host communities experience more assaults, vandalism, and disorderly conduct on event days.62 Residents and business owners in neighborhoods adjacent to the event can help to identify and respond to potential problems. These individuals may provide information about activities that often lead to aggression (e.g., scalping of fake tickets, illegal parking, unlawful vending that disrupts local business, disorderly or destructive behavior by spectators who park off stadium property). They can also act as a "force multiplier" by reporting such behavior to police, who can intervene before the problem escalates.
Below is a list of questions you should ask to better understand your stadium spectator violence problem. The answers to these questions will help you choose the most appropriate responses and develop an effective strategy to reduce incidents of spectator violence in your local stadiums.
Measurement allows you to determine to what degree your efforts have succeeded, and suggests how you might modify your responses if they are not producing the intended results. You should take measures of your problem before you implement responses, to determine how serious the problem is, and after you implement them, to determine whether they have been effective. You should take all measures in both the target area and the surrounding area. For more detailed guidance on measuring effectiveness, see the Problem-Solving Tools guide, Assessing Responses to Problems.
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For Immediate Release
Patricia Kiernan Johnson;
OPERA America Announces Recipients of the
2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award
Press Contact: Bill Higgins, Director of External Affairs
212-796-8620, ext. 213,
New York, NY —
OPERA America
, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the
2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award
. In its fourth year, this award honors trustees of U.S. opera companies for exemplary leadership, generosity and audience-building efforts on behalf of their respective opera companies.
The 2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition honorees are
Lynn Wyatt
Houston Grand Opera
Eleanor Caulkins
Opera Colorado
Jackie Lockwood
Dayton Opera
John I. Riddle
(Portland, ME).
OPERA America is committed to recognizing strong trustee leaders, acknowledging the pivotal role they play in the success of opera companies and the vitality of the communities they serve. By celebrating the dedication of board members at the national level, the National Opera Trustee Recognition Program seeks to inspire as well as celebrate exemplary service to opera companies and to strengthen the relationships between opera companies and their trustees across the U.S.
"We are delighted to be joined by Bank of America in celebrating the significant, enduring contributions of these devoted trustees in a national forum," stated Marc A. Scorca, president and CEO of OPERA America. "The National Opera Trustee Recognition Award affords the entire opera community with an opportunity to recognize and learn from those who have been so generous in their passion for the art form, vision and support of their opera companies."
Each year, OPERA America member companies are invited to nominate one of their trustees for this award. Honorees from each of the four OPERA America budget levels are chosen by an adjudication committee through a competitive selection process.
The honorees represent a significant range of accomplishments, generosity and a deep commitment to promoting opera in their communities. The following profiles illustrate just a few examples of the dedication of these trustees.
Lynn Wyatt, Houston Grand Opera
Eleanor Caulkins, Opera Colorado
Jackie Lockwood, Dayton Opera
John I. Riddle, PORTopera
Lynn Wyatt, Houston Grand Opera
An international leader in raising support and awareness for worthy causes, and one of Houston's most active philanthropists, Lynn Wyatt has made it her mission to bring Houston Grand Opera (HGO) to its maximum artistic potential, and to ensure that HGO will continue to innovate the opera world for future generations. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and an active philanthropist, Mrs. Wyatt has been the vice chairman of the HGO Board since 1984 and is a longtime member of HGO's marketing committee, where she has provided valuable guidance on ways to attract new audiences and expand the demographic of the company's reach. She is a strong proponent of HGO's community collaborations, such as
The Refuge
(2007), an original work highlighting the stories of seven immigrant communities in Houston; and the fall 2010 production,
To Cross the Face of the Moon / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna
, the world's first mariachi opera. Mrs. Wyatt's prowess in the area of special events is legendary and has resulted in some of the most successful fundraising events in the city's history. In 2005, she chaired the organization's 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala, which raised a record-breaking $2.5 million dollars for HGO. Recently, Mrs. Wyatt's husband, Oscar, announced a $1 million donation to create the Lynn Wyatt Great Artist Fund, an endowed fund dedicated to bringing the very best talent to HGO.
Eleanor Caulkins, Opera Colorado
Mrs. Eleanor "Ellie" Caulkins has spent more than half of her life as an advocate for opera performance and education, and for the past 28 years her greatest cause has been helping to establish and nurture Opera Colorado. Through Mrs. Caulkins' tireless efforts as a leader, advocate and contributor, Opera Colorado has grown in stature regionally and nationally. Mrs. Caulkins' interest in opera began after attending an adult opera education class, but soon blossomed into a lifelong passion. Her devotion to the art form inspired her to become a key figure in the founding of Opera Colorado in 1983 and to serve on numerous committees and as chairman of the Board. Through her strong leadership and position in the company and community, she has been named a Lifetime Honorary Chairman of the Opera Colorado Board of Directors. In addition to her tireless volunteerism, Mrs. Caulkins' stalwart commitment to the financial and artistic health of Opera Colorado has been key to the high level of artistic excellence and recognition achieved by the company today. For most Colorado citizens, Mrs. Caulkins is best known for the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, a permanent home for Opera Colorado in Denver. The naming of the opera house was a gift from her husband and five children, and is a fitting tribute to a woman who has devoted so much of her time and resources to ensuring that opera is an integral part of the Denver artistic community. In addition, Mrs. Caulkins has had a leadership role for many years with the Metropolitan Opera's National Council and as a member of the company's Board of Directors.
Jackie Lockwood, Dayton Opera
Jackie Lockwood's nearly 40-year involvement with Dayton Opera has significantly shaped the company into what it is today. Since the early 1970's, Ms. Lockwood has been highly involved in Dayton Opera, as a subscriber, member of the Opera Guild of Dayton and its Board, the company's marketing director and a member of the opera's Board of Trustees. In June, the board voted unanimously to confer upon Ms. Lockwood the title of Honorary Trustee. Today, Ms. Lockwood continues to be a vital, enthusiastic participant in all things related to opera, continuing to provide her keen insights on marketing and audience development. Ms. Lockwood has contributed significantly of her time throughout her leadership as a trustee, her guidance as a past staff member and her patronage as a sponsor of numerous opera productions. Beyond this, she and her husband have invested in the success of Dayton Opera through significant personal and foundation gifts. She has been able to use her example of generous giving, as well as her passion and love for opera and specifically Dayton Opera, as a means to leverage and encourage giving by others. She has also provided in-kind support through home hospitality for Dayton Opera artists, underwritten the production of archival recordings of Dayton Opera productions, which otherwise would have been cut from the budget, and advanced Dayton Opera into the technological age by underwriting new electronic marketing efforts.
John I. Riddle, PORTopera (Portland, ME)
In 1994, John I. (Jack) Riddle founded PORTopera (formerly Portland Opera Repertory Theatre) to provide high-quality opera productions in Maine. A former president of Portland Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Riddle had the contacts necessary to identify the right people to involve when creating an opera company. He knew what, where and when the new opera company would perform, and he knew how to market the arts in New England. He is a strong advocate for high production values, yet maintains a sharp eye on budget and unexpected expenses. Mr. Riddle has been at the forefront of the company's efforts in audience development, He supported a special ticket price for children a 2007 production of
Il barbiere di Siviglia
and for a 2010 production of
Hansel and Gretel
on the theory that these family-friendly operas would convert children into future opera aficionados. Mr. Riddle has also worked intensively on PORTopera's Young Artists Program which tours Maine and New Hampshire to bring opera to rural areas. Always a major financial supporter, Mr. Riddle was the first to contribute money when the company was founded. He has been the principal fundraiser over the last 10 years and he has worked on the corporate support campaigns, efforts at securing funding from foundations and wooing major contributors.
OPERA America will pay tribute to these 2011 honorees and celebrate their remarkable achievements at a February dinner and reception in New York City.
The National Opera Trustee Recognition Program is chaired by OPERA America Vice Chairman Frayda B. Lindemann (New York, NY); committee members include: Elizabeth Eveillard (New York, NY), Fred Good (Cincinnati, OH), Ruth Orth (Pensacola, FL) and Fillmore Wood (Corona del Mar, CA).
Monica Sloan,
Calgary Opera Association
OPERA America's commitment to recognizing excellence in governance is shared by its sister organization Opera.ca, the Canadian national association for opera. Opera.ca honors
Monica Sloan
, past-chair of the
Calgary Opera Association
Board of Directors as the 2011 recipient of its National Opera Directors Recognition Program. Ms. Sloan is the managing director of JKS Holdings, past managing director of Intervera Data and is also the vice-chair of Opera.ca.
The National Opera Trustee Recognition Program is made possible by the generous support of Bank of America.
Bank of America and the Arts
As one of the world's largest financial institutions and a major supporter of arts and culture, Bank of America has a vested interest and plays a meaningful role in the international dialogue on cultural understanding. As a global company, Bank of America demonstrates its commitment to the arts by supporting such efforts as after-school arts programs, grants to help expand libraries, programs to conserve artistic heritage as well as a campaign to encourage museum attendance. Bank of America's unique program offers customers free access to more than 120 of the nation's finest cultural institutions through its acclaimed
Museums on Us
® program, while
Art in our Communities
® shares exhibits from the company's corporate collection with communities across the country through local museum partners. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation also provides philanthropic support to museums, theaters and other arts-related nonprofits to expand their services and offerings to schools and communities. Bank of America partners with more than 6,000 arts institutions worldwide.
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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Dancing With The Stars Pros And Stars Grace 2012 Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet
Last night, dance pros and stars of Dancing With The Stars currently and in the past graced the Red Carpet for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM in Las Vegas. Below are Lacey Schwimmer, Gladys Knight, Gavin Degraw, and Julianne Hough. You can see a slew of more pictures covering the night at Zimbio Pictures. Gorgeous!


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In the old days, Microsoft had a simple approach to announcing new things -- it just announced them. Now, in the age of blogs, it uses them to deliver little bits and pieces, or leak out things out here and there. Journalists, and often other bloggers, are left analyzing, speculating, guessing with limited information to go on.
I've waited nearly a full week to blog here about Microsoft's VDI licensing disclosures surrounding Windows 8, hoping it would all start to make sense. It still doesn't. The info is just too sketchy.
So I'll tell you what I know and when there's more, well, I'll tell you more.
The news, or semi-news, surrounds Windows 8 -- of which there will only be three editions planned for x86, down from the six versions of Windows 7 on sale today -- as well as new VDI licensing options planned for Software Assurance customers.
Here's where it gets confusing: Software Assurance (SA) is a program where customers pay extra to get extra benefits and qualify for software upgrades. But some of the new VDI licensing options may require a "Companion Device License" (CDL) and may cost extra on top of the extra cost of SA. Hmmm.
So what could be worth all those Benjamins? The CDL would let end users use mobile devices, in fact several of them, to access Windows 8 desktops remotely -- sort of like LogMeIn on steroids.
That's what I know, or think I know, but there are still missing details. Read more about what we do know here.
If you have insights, predictions or clarifications, e-mail them to me at [email protected]
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Microsoft Ignite, starting Sept. 22, will be a mixture of keynote talks, technical sessions, Microsoft Teams-hosted chats and "breakout" videos that will be accessible via a so-called Virtual Hub portal.
Microsoft now lets Microsoft 365 connect to various data sources -- whether in the cloud or on-premises -- so that those data sources can be indexed for searching.
Back on dry land after spending two years submerged in the waters off the coast of Scotland, Project Natick, Microsoft's experimental underwater datacenter prototype, has been deemed a success.
The SoftBank Group agreed to sell U.K.-based chip design company Arm Ltd. to Nvidia in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $40 billion.
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[November 01, 2012]
The 2012-2013 Central State 8
basketball season will soon be upon us, and it is time to renew
reserved seats for the coming season. Renewal letters have been
mailed to current Lincoln Community High School season-ticket
Season tickets for new season-ticket holders will
be available in the main office that night from 6:15 to 7.
All tickets remaining after Nov. 13 may be purchased in the LCHS
main office from Pat Zurkammer from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Any person taking a seat must purchase a ticket. College students
are classified as adults.
Individual tickets purchased at the door for home games are $5
for adults and $3 for students.
Season tickets for 15 home games are $60 for adults for a
reserved seat and $30 for students for a reserved seat or a seat in
the student reserved section. Only LCHS students are permitted in
the LCHS student section on the main floor.
The Lincoln Eaton Corp. Tournament is included in the price of
the season pass. There will be no reserved seats during the
Any questions should be directed to Pat Zurkammer, ticket manager
at LCHS, 217-732-4131, ext. 226, or e-mail
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Girls basketball
Season passes for girls basketball are also on sale at LCHS. The
cost is $40 for adults and $20 for students for 10 home games.
Season passes for wrestling may be purchased at LCHS. The cost is
$28 for adults and $14 for students for seven home matches.
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Labels: akrid, candy, devil, jack o'lanterns, masks, pumpkinrot tinies, trick or treat
6 comments:
- JD said...
I feel sorry for poor akrid, he doesint want to hurt anybody...
- November 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- The October boy said...
I'm sure you and Bean have heard this before... but don't you think all of these great shots would make a hell of a coffee table book? Traveling across the country documenting halloween, with all of your cool polaroids mixed in? I would buy one.
- November 26, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Rot said...
I appreciate that : )
Maybe one day.
- November 26, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Jay's Shadow said...
Ahh yes, I can see it now.... a Haunt Theory book and a Pumpkinrot book full of photo's and Bean polaroids.
Life would be good.
- November 26, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- The Captain said...
My bookshelf is waiting . . .
- November 26, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Sara said...
love these, wish I could have them for my wall. I will wait patiently. :)
- November 26, 2010 at 10:26 PM
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