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Search for Franklin County, IL health departments. A health department search can provide information on mental health services, Medicaid applications, birth certificates, death certificates, death reports, autopsy reports, health screenings, public health threats, health code violations, disease tracking, restaurant violations, public health complaints, elder care services, meal delivery services, in-home care, employment services, and coroner reports.
Franklin County Coroners and Medical Examiners are responsible for determining the cause, time, and manner of death for a deceased person. They also maintain Franklin County death records, which include information filed with the state or local government authorities. These records list information about how the deceased individual passed away, the time and place of death, and any personal information about the deceased, such as the person's name, date of birth, and age at death. Coroners and Medical Examiners in Franklin County, Illinois also keep reports on autopsies, cause of death investigations, and other reports made by their office. These Franklin County public records may be available through the Coroner and Medical Examiner website.
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Your holiday begins the minute you arrive at Mantra Club Croc. Drenched in tropical ambience, the hotel offers everything you need in your Airlie Beach accommodation with a great range of facilities. Boasting 160 rooms, guests will enjoy free limited wireless internet in public areas, 24 hour reception, complimentary car parking, sparkling lagoon pool and spa, nearby barbecue facilities and a gymnasium. They also offer a complimentary scheduled courtesy bus to take you to Abel Point, Downtown and Port Of Airlie (drop off service only, see reception for scheduled times).
Positioned on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the hotel, your Garden Deluxe Room offers views over the garden surrounds. Your room features an air-conditioned, large LCD television and 20 Foxtel channels. For your convenience the room includes tea and coffee making facilities and a bar size fridge, to store your own drinks and nibbles during your stay.
Perfect for guests seeking the convenience of ground floor accommodation, the Garden Access Room provides direct access to the hotel's sprawling gardens. Explore the expansive grounds or relax in air-conditioned comfort while watching the large LCD television with Foxtel channels.
In the Coastal Interior Room you'll have the benefit of a spacious and contemporary design with a private balcony that overlooks the interior of the resort. Providing complete comfort and convenience you'll enjoy a great range of amenities including air-conditioning, a large 50" LCD television and 20 Foxtel channels, tea and coffee making facilities and a bar size fridge.
With a year round tropical climate, you'll love the comfort of air-conditioning and if you're looking for some evening entertainment your large LCD television features a wide selection of Foxtel channels. In your room you'll also find tea and coffee making facilities along with a bar fridge which is perfect to store goodies while you're away.
In the Pool Access Room you'll enjoy a ground floor position within close proximity to the pool area, putting the resort's leisure facilities just seconds away from your hotel room. If you're after some light entertainment your large 50" LCD television has 20 Foxtel channels. There is also a bar size fridge and tea and coffee making facilities available.
Coastal View Room are positioned on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the hotel and offer a private balcony, air-conditioning, large 50" LCD television with 20 Foxtel channels. Tea and coffee making facilities along with a bar fridge is also included for use.
Adjoining two Pool Access Rooms with an internal door, the Pool Access Interconnecting Room is ideal for families or groups of friends travelling together requiring extra space and facilities. Located on the ground floor of the hotel near the pool, this delightfully modern room includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Amenities include air-conditioning, a large 50" LCD television with 20 Foxtel channels, tea and coffee making facilities and bar size fridge.
Newly refurbished Standard rooms available (subject to availability at time of booking).
Perfect for families and includes air conditioning and a ceiling fan, television, clock radio, ensuite bathroom with shower, ISD/STD telephone and tea and coffee making facilities.
Fully refurbished rooms. Features include air conditioning and a ceiling fan, television, radio, ensuite bathroom with shower over bath, ISD/STD telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and a private balcony.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).

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Self-Regulation in the Classroom: A Perspective on Assessment and Intervention
Applied Psychology: An International Review 54(2), 199-231.
Abstract: There is no simple and straightforward definition of the construct of self-regulated learning. Theorists in educational psychology have narrowed the scope of students' capability to self-regulate through a focus on the academic side of education, namely on learning and achievement goals. However, the messy world of classroom learning creates a situation in which different goals compete for students' attention. Boekaerts' dual processing self-regulation model describes how learning goals interact with well-being goals. We propose that when students have access to well-refined volitional strategies manifested as good work habits, they are more likely to invest effort in learning and get off the well-being track when a stressor blocks learning. Shifting definitions of SRL have led to changing measurement procedures; researchers moved away from decontextualised measures of SRL to domain-specific measures and then on to context-sensitive measures. The validity and reliability of the first generation of SR assessment has been limited and several issues remain. Recently, researchers have designed assessment packages including new instruments that better capture self-regulation as a process (including for example traces of mental events, situational manipulations, and records of student work strategies). A combination of instruments is preferable over a single instrument for assessing self-regulation as a process and the effects of interventions to improve students' self-regulatory capacity. At present, many sound SRL interventions exist and some general lessons can be learned about classroom intervention research.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexico lowered its swine flu alert one notch Thursday as more than 6 million students returned to classes and thousands of shuttered businesses reopened their doors.
A student uses disinfectant as she arrives Thursday at the National Technical Institute in Mexico City.
The alert went from orange (elevated) to yellow (medium). Mexico has reported 1,112 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 42 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
The government had ordered all schools and non-essential businesses closed as the nation battled the H1N1 flu epidemic, but Mexico City press office spokesman Salvador Macías said Wednesday that businesses could open Thursday, after almost a week of closures.
"This is the moment to return with strength, with vigor, the country's economic activity," President Felipe Calderon said in a televised speech.
Despite the loosening of restrictions in Mexico, worldwide cases of the H1N1 virus continued to increase, WHO said. There were 2,371 confirmed cases in 23 nations, and 44 deaths from the virus, WHO said Thursday.
"We continue to see human-to-human transmission, community transmission, primarily in North America," said WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda.
The United States reported 896 confirmed cases in 41 states with two deaths, both in Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Several more cases were suspected by state officials.
Canada reported 201 confirmed cases but no deaths.
Mexican government officials have expressed hope that the worst may be over, but fears over travel, goods and products related to Mexico appear to persist.
Haitian officials turned back a Mexican ship laden with corn, wheat, beans and medicine, a move that Calderon decried Wednesday as "the fruit of disinformation or of ignorance."
"Where the people are truly dying, not from the virus, the people are dying of hunger, we have sent aid systematically to Haiti," Calderon said.
China suspended flights into and out of Mexico after a 25-year-old Mexican man who arrived in Shanghai from Mexico City on April 30 became China's first confirmed case of swine flu.
Mexican officials have criticized China for putting Mexican citizens in isolation. They said Mexicans were being singled out because of their passports, despite showing no signs of the virus.
China has denied discriminating against Mexicans, saying it is exercising proper precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.
Dr. Philip Graitcer, a former influenza epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said there was no public health reason to isolate people simply because they are Mexican.
"It's a lame public policy," he said in a telephone interview.
"H1N1 flu has already been seen in a number of countries. It's a bit like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped."
According to WHO, the following countries reported confirmed cases with no deaths: Austria, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Spain had 81 confirmed cases and the United Kingdom had 32. All of the others had fewer than 10.
In the United States, Illinois had the most confirmed cases, 204, according to the CDC. California had 106 cases, followed by New York (98), Texas (91), and Massachusetts (71).
"The virus continues to spread, both domestically and around the world," said Richard Besser, the acting CDC director.
CNN's John Vause contributed to this report.
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Founded by sisters Miko and Titi Branch, Miss Jessie's Products took the curly hair market by storm in 2004! Armed with curly hair product development from their salon/workshop, they were able to perfect their curly hair product's performance. Known for its expertise in styling curly, kinky, and wavy hair of all types and textures, Miss Jessie's Salon became the go to place for curly hairsolutions.
By way of dealing with their customers' everyday curly hair care needs they stumbled upon a problem: there were simply no products on the market that catered to their clientele's hair type. "There wasn't a lot to work with, and finally we realized that we wouldn't get that perfect solution unless we created it ourselves." Recognizing a valuable opportunity to provide for this niche market, Titi and Miko, inspired by their grandmother's can-do attitude decided to perfect their own curly hair product creations and Miss Jessie's Products was born.
The inspiration behind Miss Jessie's (and the source of the brand's name) came from their paternal grandmother: the no-nonsense Miss Jessie Mae Branch. When they were children, Miss Jessie would concoct all sorts of mixtures and formulas at her kitchen table to help tame and style her granddaughter's wildcurly hair.
The first product Titi and Miko introduced was Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding®. Never before was there a curly hair product that enhanced curly hair and gave it a brilliant shine. Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding® has won several awards including the prestigious 2009 Allure Best of Beauty Award, 2008 Shecky's Best Wave Enhancer and the 2009 Essence Seal for the Hottest Natural Haircare product in Atlanta. Not satisfied with one curly hair product they developed a second curly hair product called Curly Meringue® which held the curls, of curly hair in place longer. With moisture as a principal guiding force they introduced Curly Buttercreme® and later Baby Buttercreme®.
After popular demand, their customers needed a retail outlet to get the curly hair products outside of their salon and website. Titi and Miko realized they needed distribution to supply the huge demand for their curly hair products. Miss Jessie's had an undeniable cult following. It was considered the underground cult favorite forcurly hair peoples in the know. "We'd love to say that we had a master plan but honestly, our distribution started when we walked into a local boutique that sold vintage clothing named Sodafine located in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, NY". As soon as the girls from Sodafine started selling Miss Jessie's curly hair products, they became overwhelmed with the Miss Jessie customer who traveled far and wide to purchase product at this retail outlet. The Branch sisters then realized that they needed to place the products in another retail outlet. Miko, a longtime fan of Ricky's (an eclectic beauty emporium with locations throughout NYC) decided that Miss Jessie's needed to be carried by this cool chain she loved. Armed with the courage of the growing popularity of the brand, Miko dragged Titi into the store and spoke to the stock person. She said, "We have a product line that would be perfect for Ricky's and I want you to carry it". "He gave us the name of a manager, we sent in the products and immediately got the call that Ricky's wanted to carry the line. At the time, the only curly product line that they carried was the ever popular Devacurl line" Titi laments.
Since Miss Jessie's, Ricky's has become the go-to retailer for curly hair products. Initially, Miss Jessie's curly hair products were intended for the tighter, coarser ethnic curly hair that was being overlooked by the lighter weight products on the market at the time. "What we found was that Miss Jessie's line had crossed all ethnic categories. Any curly you know whether you're Black, White, Latina, Italian, Indian, Mediterannean, Jewish or anything in between can use a Miss Jessie's product. These products were truly texture based as opposed to race specific," Miko shares.
The company's line grew to include Rapid Recovery Treatment™, Quick Curls™, Crème de la Creme™ (which won the 2009 Redbook MVP Award), Crème de la Curl™, Stretch Silkening Creme™, Curly Pudding Unscented™ and Super Slip Sudsy Shampoo™ but growth did not come without challenges. "When we first started, the biggest obstacle was the uncertainty of whether people would actually buy the product," Miko and Titi recalled. "When a line is new, you really have no idea how it will be received." When asked what is their biggest obstacle now, Miko and Titi laugh, "Trying to get products out fast enough!"
Today, Miss Jessie's curly hair products are well-known throughout the hair care industry and are considered the leader in kinks, curly hair and waves. They have been featured in numerous popular publications including O, The Oprah Magazine, Allure, Essence, Lucky, Marie Claire, WWD and Elle, in addition to appearing on NBC's The Today Show. Celebrity fans include Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Halle Berry, Keri Hilson, Rhianna and Randy Jackson to name a few. Miss Jessie's continues to be a market innovator in the naturally curly hair segment and is excited to keep bringing out new products!


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Two big events took place in the Qualifier system this past weekend. We congratulate Filip Zingmark (Sweden) for winning the Steam & Fury Masters as well as Mikhail Novikov (Russia) for winning the Moscow Cup. Congratulations gentlemen and welcome to the competition!
As you may remember, the 2016 edition of the European Invitational will be taking place at ClogCon this year. ClogCon is an American-style 3 day gaming convention dedicated to both competitive and casual Warmachine/Hordes players from all around Europe. It will be held in a bigger and more convenient location this year, namely in a hotel next to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam on November 11-13.
The European Invitational is a top tier singles-tournament that is populated by winners from other major tournaments happening all around Europe. For more information about how the Invitational is run, visit our website.
Here's the full list of Qualifiers for 2016. Make your plans to compete at any one of these excellent event and see if you can qualify for the big event at ClogCon this November!
1 Norwegian Masters, Oslo, Norway, Jan 16-17 (Denis Korzun – Sweden)
2 French Masters, Lyon, France, Feb 6-7 (Edoardo Rinaldi – Italy)
3 SmogCon, London, England, Feb 19-21 (Pat Dunford – Ireland)
4 Hispania Wargames Masters, Malaga, Spain, Feb 27-28 (Adrian Ramos Perez – Spain)
5 Aros Kingdoms, Uppsala, Sweden, Mar 5-6 (Christoffer Wedding – Sweden)
6 Gobber Crown, Berlin, Germany, Mar 5-6 (Dominik De Cassan – Germany)
7 Battle at Lund, Lund, Sweden Mar 25-27 (Jarle Svendsrud – Norway)
8 Italian Masters Modena, Italy, Apr 2-3 (Francesco Recchiuti – Italy)
9 BogCon Dublin, Ireland, Apr 8-10 (Don Martin Hornacek – Slovakia)
10 Kuyavia Open, Bydogoszcz, Poland Apr 9-10 (Jakub Irzyk – Poland)
11 Steamstorm, Bratislava, Slovakia, Apr 23-24 (Marcin Mycek – Poland)
12 Nordisch Masters, Bremen, Germany, May 7-8 (Phillip Schaper – Germany)
13 Welsh Masters, Cardiff, Wales, May 14-16 (Richard Beech – England)
14 Steam & Fury Masters, Vaasa, Finland May 21-22 (Filip Zingmark – Sweden)
15 Moscow Cup, Moscow, Russia, May 21-22 (Mikhail Novikov – Russia)
16 Lisbon Masters, Lisbon, Portugal, May 25-26
17 Greek Masters, Athens, Greece, June 18-19
18 Bavarian Masters, Munich Germany, Jul 8-9
19 Estonian Masters, Tallinn, Estonia, Jul 16-17
20 Ropecon, Helsinki, Finland, Jul 29-31
21 Polish Masters, Katowice, Poland, Jul 30-31
22 Austrian Masters, Vienna, Austria, Aug 13-14
23 Master du Sud, Toulon, France, Aug 13-14
24 Iron Moot, Gothenburg, Sweden Aug 19-21
25 Rhurpott Masters, Dortmund, Germany, Aug 26-28
26 UK Nationals, Stockport, England Sep 3-4
27 Danish Masters, Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep 3-4
28 WTC Solo Masters, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sep 24-26
29 Orktoberfest, Toulouse, France, Oct 1-2
30 Czech Nationals Brno, Czech Rep., Oct 15-16
31 Belgian Masters XXX, Brussels Belgium, Nov 5-6
32 LCQ at ClogCon Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov 11-13
Wildcard events to fill any open slots in order below:
- Netherlands Masters: Rotterdam, Netherlands (Apr 2-3) Phillip Schaper (Germany)
- Invasion: Kristiansand, Norway (Sep)


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I might as well come clean from the start. I am not a great cross-country skier. In fact, most sports that require coordination and technique are not my forte. When I went from being a runner to a triathlete, I took to the bike pretty naturally, as it just involved putting my head down and pedaling hard. Swimming was a different story. No matter how hard I flailed my arms and legs, I didn't move very fast. It took me years to develop a somewhat more efficient technique. Cross-country skiing is similar.
Growing up in an area of Germany where we didn't have a lot of snow means that gliding sports were quite foreign to me. I didn't skate, downhill or cross-country ski – i just ran and rode horses. But the fact that I am not very good at something has never stopped me. On the contrary, I say – bring on the challenge!
When I returned from Halifax to Ottawa a few years ago, I started skate skiing in Gatineau Park. Hello learning curve! It was quite a humbling exercise, but I kept on trying. Then last year, when I heard that some of my friends were going on a back country ski trip, I wanted in on the fun. But the un-groomed trails of the back country cannot be skiied on skate skis, only on classics. This is quite a different beast again, but I picked up a pair of classic skis for $20 at a ski swap and decided to tag along. Ignorance is bliss!
Little did I know how different back country skiing was from the nicely groomed trails, perfectly track set, in the park. Carrying a 29 lbs pack on your back with all your food, clothing and supplies adds to the challenge. But I survived Papineau Labelle 2011 – barely and with many bruises – and returned for an encore this year.
On a Friday morning, we set off on the two hour drive to the Quebec Laurentians. After a quick lunch at the Gagnon Welcome Centre, six of us strapped on our skis and packs and set off on the Le Ouest trail towards de l'Hôte cabin. My companions are all pretty accomplished skiers and the only things that allow me to stick with them on this trip are endurance and determination. And this time around, both were tested right from the start!
Le Ouest starts climbing right out of the Welcome Centre parking lot and just keeps on going up! In spite of much debate about what kick wax to use, none of us seemed to have found the right one, as there was almost as much sliding back as there was climbing up. On the really steep sections we herring-boned or side stepped our way up, but this was also tricky, as the path was quite narrow and the snow was very deep. A crusty layer of ice added to the difficulty and getting an edge caught was easy.
Planting poles did not result in the desired push, as they just disappeared into the snow. Kick wax was reapplied periodically and I think we covered the entire colour spectrum, but nothing worked too well on the ice-crusted snow. We laboured on, with Steve F. breaking trail at the front. After one and a half hours of hard work, we stopped in a level clearing to have a snack. To my horror, we discovered we had covered a mere 2.5 kilometers! I made a silent wish that the terrain would get easier or I'd reach the cabin only late at night.
My wish came true and we reached some flatter trails. This helped us pick up the pace tremendously and we reached the de L'Hôte cabin well before it got dark. Nonetheless, we got in a good five hours of skiing.
It took a while to heat up this large cabin. We lit both wood stoves as well as the huge cast iron stove in the kitchen, then changed into some dry clothes and voilà – we were ready to get the party started!
Line was in charge of making dinner the first night and quickly got ready to cook the pasta and veggie sauce. We had worked up an appetite and everyone was eager to get their bottles of wine on the table. If yours were consumed the first night, you didn't need to carry them on your back during the ski the next day. This makes for a generous crowd! Gerry had shown up late for one of our training skis a couple of weeks before the trip and the assigned punishment was bringing a bottle of Bailey's to Papineau Labelle. Being the gentleman he is, he came through.
After dinner, two more members of our little group arrived at the cabin. Steve R. and Christina could only leave town after work on Friday. This was good news for the rest of us, as it meant they could bring along some ice cream, so Christina could serve up her delicious Poire Hélène dessert. In an effort to lighten Gerry's load for the next day, we added some Bailey's to the chocolate sauce and ice cream. Whoever said you need to rough it in the wilderness??
The next morning, Marc and I were tasked with making breakfast. We cooked up some bacon and omelettes and brewed pot after pot of coffee. Somehow all the Bailey's had disappeared the previous evening even though everybody claims to have had only a small glass.
The cabin was still a bit warm, as everyone who had to get up to go to the washroom at night had thrown another log on to keep the fires going. We got started a bit later than we had planned, but had another great day for skiing with relatively mild temperatures and sunny skies. Each of us had packed a little lunch bag full of goodies courtesy of Gina, so we had fuel for the road ahead. Aero bars, Lindt chocolates and a few other treats rounded out the sandwich, carrot and pickle offering. If I thought I could shed a few pounds on this trip, I was clearly mistaken!
Day two was characterized by lovely back country trails that had us going up, down, left, right and over bumps as if we were on a roller coaster. Rock 'n Roll! This is all good and well for those who ski well, but for yours truly, day two proved to be a real challenge. While day one only required strength and determination, day two definitely demanded skill. We've already gone over this part, so you can imagine how I fared. My mission to stay upright became further complicated by the fact that the trails were rather narrow as well as icy, so my fall back position – the snow plow – was not at all accessible. Needless to say, I fell – not once or twice, but countless times. Face plants, left side, right side, on my knees and any other variation – I delivered entertainment to the group. My falls on the particularly twisted sections were often accompanied by cries of "Woman down!" to alert the next person that I was spread-eagle across the narrow trail.
Have you ever tried getting up with a 29 lbs pack on your back and two long planks of wood on your feet? Not an easy feat! This is made more complicated by the fact that when I put my hand on the snow to push myself up, my arm would disappear all the way to the shoulder into the deep snow, nose still firmly planted on the snow's surface. To avoid wasting huge amounts of energy, it's sometimes best to just stay down and wait for someone to come to your rescue.
While I was by far the least experienced skier, I was somewhat comforted by the fact that my friends made a few crash landings, too. Even Swiss Miss Christina, who grew up skiing the Swiss Alps, needed to be pulled up by the back pack on occasion. But after another five hours of skiing/sliding/stumbling, we all made it to L'Averse, our cabin for the second night.
We settled in and after Marc shovelled a very important trail, we began cooking dinner. Quinoa, veggies and chicken – yum! Of course there was more wine that had to be consumed to lighten the load and to soothe the aching muscles. And there was some frolicking in the snow in our ski underwear as well to celebrate the fact that I had survived another day!
On day three, we had to be sure to get an early start, because we had a long route ahead. We got up early and Steve F. was already cooking oatmeal to get us fuelled up for the last stretch. The park wardens who had checked on us the previous night told us that except for the first couple of kilometers of unbroken trail, the rest was going to be broken by their skidoos. This meant that while there were no tracks, at least the snow would be flattened, making our progress a lot easier and faster.
We again packed our lunches, courtesy of Gerry, and set off. The first couple of kilometers, Uber-Steve F. was again breaking trail, impressing us all with his fine form and strength. There were some fast rock 'n roll sections that even saw Steve F. stumble. Not to mention, he got a few branches in the face where small trees were sprawled across the trail weighted down under the burden of the snow. We followed behind in a conga line.
Once we finished the section of unbroken trail, we reached some of the wider trails and roads. Now we were cruising and we soon got to our half way point. We stopped at Gauthier cabin for lunch instead of just halting to eat on the trail. This was pure luxury, especially since someone must have been there just before us and the fire was still glowing in the wood stove. We ate, had a little rest, and then we set off to head back to the Welcome Centre. To get through the last few kilometers of skiing, I started chanting "Poutine, poutine, poutine, poutine" in the rhythm of the "ole, ole" chant of soccer crowds. Whatever it takes to get you through… After a total of seven hours of skiing on day three, we reached the finish line and the ultimate reward was waiting!
We quickly changed into some dry clothes and stored our skis and gear in the car and then drove back to the nearest town where we stopped at the Rendez Vous de Chevreuil – a small greasy spoon that serves amazing poutine! Oh, how we enjoyed those fries, cheese curds and gravy, all while watching the countless deer in the back yard that come for the feeding as well the Habs on TV. A true Quebecois experience.
After all the skiing, herring-boning, side-stepping and utilizing muscles that I don't usually engage this actively while running, this was a good 17 hours of working hard in three days. Amazing cross training for a run across the Gambia. But what's more, it was a fantastic weekend of friendship, conversation, mutual support, excellent food and just having fun. My bruises have fainted from bright purple to pale yellow, but the memories will remain vivid for a long time.
Some of these friends I have known for a good 16 years and we all met running. Our friendship continued even while I lived on the East coast and today extends to far more than training and exercise. But it is sweating together that has brought us together and that has allowed us to spent time talking about the trials, tribulations and joys of life. I think it is this bond that has allowed us to remain friends over the course of many years and over geographic distances. Here's to old friends, mutual support and to staying fit! Looking forward to Papineau Labelle 2013 and here's hoping that my technique will improve a little by then!


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As you might imagine, gentle reader, the avalanche of news of late has kept me away from blogging as often as I would have liked. It is sometimes difficult to focus on interesting buildings, or discoveries in the art world, or considerations of trends in our culture, when there is so much information and opinion to sift through. Now that the U.S. elections are over, it is time to get back to work.
However before I do so, I want to express my thanks to Governor and Mrs. Romney for all of the hard work they did to try to put this country back on the right track. Of course no Presidential campaign goes it alone. There are many hundreds and thousands of people who did their best, and they deserve many thanks also.
In this particular election, which was not the case for me in the previous one, I am genuinely sorry both for our country and for the Romneys personally that we will not have the chance to have them as President and First Lady. We will not get to experience their devoted service to others, in response to how they themselves have been blessed – a fact which is well-known to those whom they have helped, and which sense of duty they have embraced all of their lives. From the time I first got to know about the Romneys, way back in the previous Presidential primary cycle in 2007, I have been struck by what genuinely good people they are, models of both responsible citizenship and human decency. By now all know how both of them have not only reached out to support those in need, but also to support each other through some very painful times.
Please do not mistake my reading, gentle reader, for I am not suggesting that the Romneys are saints, or some sort of embodiment of human perfection. They are flawed and imperfect as we all are, because they are real people rather than celebrities created out of whole cloth. Yet as models of marital/familial devotion, and of the active practice of the tenets of one's faith, many of us could well do to take a lesson from them both.
The thought occurred to me this morning, as the impact of the election began to sink in more fully, that the example of St. Peter in the 6th chapter of the Gospel of St. John is particularly instructive in this regard, with respect to how one deals with disappointment, adversity, and loss. This is a section of the Gospels which is often ignored or overlooked by many non-Catholics. It particularly addresses how we Catholics understand the Eucharist, but it also tells us something about how we are to accept things which seem incredibly difficult or impossible for us.
After Christ tells His disciples that unless they eat His flesh and drink His blood, they will not have eternal life, many of them began to leave Him. "This teaching is hard," Jesus' audience says, and they cannot accept what He has told them. Jesus then asks the Twelve, those closest to Him, whether they are preparing to leave Him, also. In response to this question St. Peter – in his inimitably Petrine way – makes a profound statement of faith. "Lord, to whom shall we go? For You alone have the words of eternal life."
And that is really THE answer, in the end, for there is no other option. Whatever comes, for those of us who practice the Catholic faith which comes to us from the Apostles (including St. Peter, the first Pope), whatever Providence brings or permits, we must hold fast to Him no matter how harshly the winds blow and the seas foam. And they most assuredly will, as our country appears convinced more than ever to embrace the culture of death. Yet to do other than cling to Christ is to tie our colors to something floundering in the rocks, and which in the fullness of time is ultimately doomed to failure.
Whatever life holds next for Governor and Mrs. Romney, the last several years have undoubtedly been a tremendous burden and strain for both them and their family, and yet they have handled it all with grace, with hard work, and with love. I thank them deeply for their service, and I hope that they will continue to work together to do good for their community and their country, as they are able. May God bless them both.


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Stress gastritis
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Stress gastritis is swelling (inflammation) and weakening of the stomach lining that occurs during a serious illness.
Alternative Names
Stress ulcer
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Stress gastritis may occur after:
- Burns
- Severe illness
- Shock
- Trauma
The risk of stress gastritis and ulcers is highest in patients who are using a breathing machine in an intensive care unit.
Signs and tests
If the stress gastritis is severe, it may cause ulcers and bleeding.
Unlike the typical peptic ulcer, stress ulcers may first be recognized by gastrointestinal bleeding that causes you to vomit blood or pass dark blood in the stool.
Your doctor can best decide whether you need medicines to prevent stress gastritis.
Patients usually get medicines to avoid stress gastritis if they are receiving mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit, or if they have bleeding disorders.
Chan FKL, Lau JYW. Treatment of peptic ulcer disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 53.
Malagelada JR, Kuipers EJ, Blaser MJ. Acid peptic disease: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 142.


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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.11 Cape Town Nov. 2009
A foreign doctor's experiences with the HPCSA
To the Editor: Mr Mkhize's letter1 in response to the Editor's comments2 on the performance of the Health Professions Council of South Africa makes interesting reading. One might have expected the registrar and CEO of our professional registration body to substantiate his defence of the performance of his institution by providing structured evidence, such as a 'customer' satisfaction survey or auditing results. In the absence of such evidence, I have to rely on my personal experiences with the HPCSA. At best these have been frustrating. Never, since I first made contact with this institution in 2003, have I experienced timely, appropriate or well-informed service. I have written a detailed narrative of my experiences during the process of my registration as medical practitioner and family physician, which included visiting the HPCSA premises some 20 times from Rustenburg to 'get things going'. I would honestly love to hear from any medical practitioner who wholeheartedly applauds the HPCSA for its performance.
To use a more recent example, however, I would like to outline the events around my application to have my (German) Master of Public Health (MPH) degree recognised by the HPCSA. I personally submitted an application to this effect at the HPCSA offices in Pretoria in October 2007, at which time I also paid the respective fees. I received a letter dated 29.11.2007, acknowledging receipt of the application and its assessment by a subcommittee. Several further attempts (by telephone, fax and e-mail) to enquire about the matter were futile, until finally a complaint to the 'firstname.lastname@example.com' address was answered in May 2009. Recently I received a letter (dated 11.09.2009) stating that the Executive Committee of the Council in a meeting on 10.07.2009 noted that the same committee in a meeting in February 2008 had considered my application and recommended approval. What this in fact means is that my application lay in some file for 15 months without any further action. I don't want to appear ungrateful: I am glad that the documents were finally rediscovered. Better still, the Council is apparently also busy recovering my application regarding my doctorate (I quote from a recent email: 'I am still trying to find out what happened to your application of the recognition of Dr. Med because the copy of your application is in your file but it does seem like it was served at any of the meetings of the relevant committee').
To summarise, Mr Mkhize seems to have fallen victim to a common fallacy prevalent at management levels in this country: failure to distinguish 'visions' from 'hallucinations'. A 'vision', as far as I am concerned, means that somebody visualises the image of a good situation that he or she wishes to be reality, yet understands well that hard work and focused efforts are needed to get there. A 'hallucination', on the other hand, means that somebody sees something and wrongfully believes it to be reality. The latter condition should not be accommodated in health care management in this country, but rather treated appropriately by our mental health care teams.
I tried to make Mr Mkhize aware of the realities in the HPCSA a year ago, obviously unsuccessfully. Clinicians often refer to the inability to face harsh realities as 'denial', and it is a common stage in the process of coping with a threatening diagnosis.3 In this country, collective denialism has been an attribute of public policy and governance for far too long. In my view it is because of this legacy of denialism that the new national Minister of Health, Dr Motsoaledi, when talking about the situation of health care in South Africa, has stated that health 'paddled backwards' in this country over the last decade (e.g. when addressing rural doctors at the 2009 RuDASA conference in Broederstroom on 28 August 2009).
An HIV-infected patient will be able to face the dangerous truth once the denial is overcome, and can then make informed choices about lifestyle, nutrition, medication, etc. to improve his health situation. Similarly, an institution needs to be able to critically assess and acknowledge its shortfalls in order to tackle them. The national Minister of Health seems to have taken this first step. It is to be hoped that the HPCSA is on the right track and recognises its dismal failures, to enable it to 'protect the public' and 'guide the professions' in the future.
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1. Mkize B. HPCSA: A mess in the Health Department's pocket (Correspondence). S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 484-488. [ Links ]
2. Van Niekerk JP. HPCSA: A mess in the Health Department's pocket (From the Editor). S Afr Med J 2009; 99: 203. [ Links ]
3. Kübler-Ross E. On Death and Dying. New York: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 1969. [ Links ]


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Efrian Rios Montt is a name most Americans don't know, but should. He was a Pentecostal minister, a friend to Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, and a Guatemalan politician who had the support of President Reagan, who called him a "man of integrity and commitment."
Rios Montt became dictator of Guatemala in 1982. The CIA supported his rise. When he became dictator, he set about supressing the indigenous Mayan population. In the seventeen months before he was overthrown, his forces killed about 200,000 Mayan people--men, women and children. The ditches in the highlands of Guatemala filled with bodies. It was a horrific time.
Maya Quetzal is my favorite restaurant here in Tucson. It is run by a Mayan woman who escaped to Tucson through an underground railroad run by some Roman Catholic clerics, who Rios Montt also considered enemies worth killing.
Today, I was at Maya Quetzal. I was the only one in the restaurant. I am there frequently, so we laugh and have a good time. But I have never asked their story. A new man was there today. He was friends with the owner. He was eating a breakfast of Mexican sausages. I wanted them, too, they smelled so good, but they weren't on the menu.
They were teasing in Spanish as I checked out. Turns out the man, whose name is Carlos, had just told some Morman missionaries to leave.
"I believe in God," he told me, "just not religion!"
I had just read about Rios Montt, so I decided to chance it. "What about Rios Montt?" I asked.
His eyes got wide. He was surprised an American would know the name.
The woman translated as the man told me he had been imprisoned for six months under Rios Montt. He was tortured daily. He showed me his scars. He was forced to drink all of his own urine for those six months. His hands were handcuffed behind him the whole time.
His crime? He was a trade union representative. And Mayan.
When Rios Montt was finally convicted of genocide this past year, his old friend Pat Robertson had nothing to say about his former guest on the 700 Club. No apologies from him, or from Falwell before he finally croaked. Of course not. They're never wrong! And those types actually prefer righteous tyrants to democratically elected secularists.


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If there is a hell, being stuck on a call like this one with a Comcast customer-service representative would surely be one fitting punishment for those who sinned in life. Ryan Block, vice president of product at AOL and a Comcast customer who wanted to simply disconnect his service, posted a delicious slice of his attempt to disconnect his cable service.
Audio: Have you ever had a cancellation as bad as this Comcast experience?
"Why is it that you don't want the faster speed? Help me understand why you don't want faster Internet?" the Comcast
But the call also stumbles upon a new weapon being deployed by consumers, much to the chagrin of some companies: make the call, record the call and post the call (for the world to hear). By recording conversations with customer-service representatives, frustrated consumers can acquire powerful ammunition to have their way, experts say.
Americans may be resigned to having their phone calls recorded for "quality control" purposes and being told that they may not do the same, if they decide to ask permission. But, experts say, if one party is already recording the phone call, there may be fewer legal reasons for the other party to seek permission to do the same, particularly if recording the call means it's no longer regarded as confidential.
The Comcast fiasco is, of course, a classic example of why companies don't want you recording calls. While some customer-service departments and call centers do use the recordings to train employees, what consumers say on the phone could also come back to haunt them later, says Glenn Conley, president and CEO of Metropark Communications Inc., a voice- and data-communications company in St. Louis. Most calls between consumers and customer-service staff are not just recorded for quality control, he says, but archived and used at a later date in case there's a legal or policy dispute. "It's more in line with covering what legal issues might arise down the road," Conley says.
Experts advise customers to do exactly what companies already do, particularly when it comes to dealing with financial companies over mortgages. "I would encourage consumers to record the calls themselves," says Daren Blomquist, vice president at real-estate data firm RealtyTrac. This is particularly important when mortgage servicing companies make promises of loan modifications to consumers. When mortgages are sold from one servicer to another, homeowners may also need to correct errors in their account. Most consumers can save emails and letters but not phone calls. (Also see: "What to do when your mortgage gets resold.")
The Comcast customer-service representative, it should be noted, appears tame when compared with some whom consumers have grappled with in recent years. During the financial crisis, for instance, there was a spate of cases of consumers who recorded phone calls with threatening debt collectors, who called in the middle of the night and even used abusive language, says Ira Rheingold, executive director and general counsel of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a nonprofit organization in Washington. Such behavior remains unlawful under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. "We live in a world where there's a disparity of power," he says. "Recording phone calls is a powerful tool to hold them accountable."
Companies don't always welcome requests to record calls. John Gill, 75, retired CEO of a consumer-products company based in Osprey, Fla., recently attempted to record two phone calls — to credit-card company American Express and mortgage servicer Seterus Inc. In both cases the companies said they would hang up. "Our policy does not allow customers to record phone calls," an American Express spokesman, Thomas Sclafani, reports, but customers who don't want their phone calls recorded can request to talk on a nonrecorded line. Seterus, a unit of International Business Machines Corp.
So why don't firms want consumers to return the favor? American Express
That said, customers only need a smartphone and Internet access to make a point. One recording with Verizon Wireless has over 23,000 views on YouTube. Querying the high cost of his bill while on a vacation in Canada, the consumer asks: "Is there a difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents?" Two customer-service representatives did not see a difference, revealing a lack of understanding of basic math. (Verizon did not reply to requests for comment.) To be fair, other recordings reveal what some customer-service staff endure, like this angry customer who screams, "I am your worst nightmare." (Warning: The recording contains profanity.)
The good news for consumers: Federal law and most state wiretapping statutes permit recording if one party to the conversation — in this case, you — gives consent, according to the Digital Media Law Project, which is part of Harvard University. In many U.S. states — including New York and Ohio — customers are not legally required to ask permission to record phone calls, although recording people who are based in a state that requires the consent of both parties is a gray area. California and Washington are among states that require two-party consent. (Read more on state-by-state laws here.)
And recording calls has never been easier. Google Voice records incoming calls, and, while Apple doesn't allow the "voice memo" function to operate on the iPhone during a phone call, placing a call on speaker and recording it with a separate device easily gets around that. What's more, there are a slew of apps that record phone calls, like "Record My Call," free for Android phones, and "Secure Speak" ($14.99 a month for 120 minutes), which allows recording on the iPhone by silently merging the call with a recording number and then emailing the recording to the user.
(This story has been updated.)
Other articles by Quentin Fottrell:
Who's a bigger snoop: the NSA or your boss?
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BY foxsports • February 15, 2013
An Anderson University football player has died after he collapsed in an intramural basketball game.
In a statement Friday, the central Indiana college said sophomore Xavier Walton was playing basketball in the Kardatzke Wellness Center when he collapsed Thursday night. The northwest Indiana native died later at a hospital in Anderson, about 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
An autopsy was performed Friday, but the Madison County coroner didn't immediately release the cause of death.
Walton was a defensive lineman and was studying visual communication and design. He had graduated from the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary.
Classmates and school staff held prayers for Walton and his family Thursday night in Reardon Auditorium.
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Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris have pulled the plug on their impending nuptials.
The couple appeared all set to make it official this Saturday - cakes were made, dresses fitted, and invitations mailed - but suddenly put on the brakes.
Harris' manager, Michael Blakey, relayed the announcement to People. "I heard the sad news today this morning," he said. "The split was a mutual decision and the two remain good friends."
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More than 300 people were scheduled to come and help the 25 year-old model and 85 year-old Playboy mogul tie the knot. It would have been the third marriage for Hefner, who divorced first wife Mildred Williams in 1959, and second wife Kimberly Conrad in 2009.
In between his divorce from Conrad and his relationship with Harris, "Hef" famously cavorted with a trio of blond girlfriends - Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson - which was filmed for the reality series "The Girls Next Door."
Harris has allegedly moved out of the Playboy Mansion and is staying with friends. She and Hefner had been dating since 2009.


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New London students' CAPT scores reach new heights
New London — Months of practice and Saturday study sessions have paid off.
Statewide academic performance scores were released Thursday, and last year's 10th-graders have posted the highest scores in more than five years in all categories of the Connecticut Academic Performance Test.
The class nearly eliminated the reading achievement gap between African-American and white students, and surpassed the statewide achievement level for African-Americans by more than 20 percentage points.
They shattered the 5 percent reading and math improvement goals set by the district for their grade. So did the special education student and English language learner subgroups.
Meanwhile, student performance on the Connecticut Mastery Test, given to third- through eighth-graders, was uneven. Third- and fourth-graders showed overall improvement over last year, while sixth-graders' scores decreased from last year in reading, writing and math.
While a higher percentage of fifth-graders met the state standard known as "goal" in reading, writing, math and science, the percentage of students who met the federal standard of "proficient" in writing and math declined from last year.
Administered in March, the CAPT covered four subjects in nine sessions over nine days. It tests a student's ability to read text, and understand, interpret and refer to it to explain his or her thinking.
New London High administrators are reveling in the success of the incoming junior class.
"I can't help but think that we have just changed the trajectory of our scores and that the work we've done all year, and in the past couple of years, is increasing these kids' life prospects," Principal William "Tommy" Thompson said. "This wasn't luck. This was very intentional. This is a victory for the kids, the teachers and the community. This is something that we all wanted and needed and it's the result of a real team effort. There wasn't just one individual who made this happen."
Thursday's report shows double-digit percentage point improvements in reading, writing, math and science over last year.
Classes from September to March practiced intensively. Some students questioned whether the constant CAPT exercises would help or hurt their scores.
Thompson said the "intense" focus on supporting the individual learning needs of each student and the level of support services provided to the staff created "highly effective teachers, and, in turn, better scores."
Last school year, every English, math and science class focused on CAPT. Practice was embedded in students' elective classes in the form of writing reflections. Students were asked to answer questions on their classwork, quizzes and tests the way they would on the CAPT, and teachers scored students' answers with CAPT rubrics.
Superintendent of Schools Nicholas Fischer on Thursday credited the district's revised teacher evaluation system with creating a sense of increased accountability.
The most significant increases are in the percentage of students who met the national standard of "proficient" set by the No Child Left Behind law in reading and writing. School districts must meet yearly progress measures that are based on how many students achieve reading and math proficiency on the CAPT and CMT.
This year, 70.7 percent of New London 10th-graders were CAPT proficient in reading, a jump of 33.3 percentage points from last year. There was an increase of 17.7 percentage points in the number of students who tested at or above the state goal level in reading. "Goal" is a standard set by the state; it is higher than the federal standard of "proficient."
In writing, 77.1 percent of students tested at or above proficiency, an increase of 24.6 percentage points above last year. There was also an increase of 17.7 percentage points in the number of students who tested at or above goal level in writing.
Across the state, 59.7 percent of African-American students scored as proficient or above, whereas in New London, 81.3 percent of African-Americans achieved proficiency — nearly equal to the 82.1 percent of white students who reached that level.
Students who tested at the below-basic level in reading dropped from 28 percent last year to 5.7 percent this year, and the number of students testing at below basic in writing dropped from 22.6 percent to 3.8 percent.
In science, the number of students achieving goal level increased 11.8 percentage points.
Mathematics showed the least improvement toward achieving the state goal level. Still, the district showed increases in all four areas of math and met its 5 percent improvement goal, with 21.7 percent of students testing at or above goal level.
"We're setting the bar higher, and students are reaching it. My premise is that you're going to get what you expect, and our students are proving how bright and capable they really are by showing these significant improvements," Fischer said.
Although CMT scores in grades three through eight do show improvement, Fischer is setting his sights on improving instruction at the elementary levels.
"We have to look at two things," he said, "how well a kid is being prepared in fourth and fifth grade for what they're facing in sixth grade, and what we need to do to improve articulation between the grades about what skills and knowledge they have, and what skills and knowledge they need."
The district's recently state-appointed special master, Steven Adamowski, said the scores are a "great first step."
"The gains are very encouraging. I think that there are other steps ahead in the future in order to close the achievement gap for New London students," Adamowski said.
He said the test scores reflect the need to retain the district's teachers.
"These results in some ways point out the need to stabilize the staff, the leadership and the people who have worked hard to produce these results. ... This is a first step in a much longer journey, and it of course does not address the threats to the district posed by the governance and financial situations."
New London's budget woes threatened 68 teaching positions this spring. Earlier this month, all the positions were restored, but it's unclear how many teachers have in the meantime found jobs elsewhere.
A year ago, New London's 10th-grade class had the lowest reading scores in the state. Only 37.4 percent of sophomores reached the "proficient" level, and only 8.9 percent reached "goal."
"What this proves is that when you raise expectations at any grade level and improve the quality of instruction, academic achievement will go up," Fischer said. "The kids in New London are just as capable as they are anywhere else in this country."
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Complete state, district and school-level CMT and CAPT results are available at www.ctreports.com.
Parents will receive notification of their children's individual performance results in September.
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Torio Van Grol is glad you're reading his name instead of hearing it. This way he doesn't have to repeat it three times while you figure out the correct pronunciation. A new face to the Bay Area comedy scene, Torio considers himself a true Californian. Born in LA, raised in San Diego, educated in Sonoma, and heartbroken in Yosemite; Torio now resides in San Francisco. He has experienced much of what The Golden State has to offer, and is now taking these experiences to its comedy stages. He runs a monthly weekend show in Sonoma, titled Back Alley Comedy, featuring some of California's best headliners. He also finished runner-up in Rooster T. Feathers' New Talent Competition of 2013, almost finally making his father proud of him.
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Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO), a leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the launch of its premium Series 7 CHRONOS notebook PC during its press conference at Time Bar in Makati City.
Encased in a stunningly thin and compact aluminum chassis, the high-spec Series 7 CHRONOS with Intel's Core i5 processor embraces the ExpressCache™* technology, providing an extra 8GB of flash memory on the motherboard. This enables a faster start-up as well as increased overall performance with up to two times faster web browsing (based on Microsoft Internet Explorer) and two seconds wake-up.


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Less than a week before the start of summer camp, Randy Edsall and Maryland received some very good news off the field that could result in even better news on it in 2013.
According to the Baltimore Sun, all charges against running back Wes Brown have been dropped by the Prince George County's State's Attorney's office. Brown had been charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, theft of under $1,000 and illegal wiretapping following an incident earlier this month.
Here's the Testudo Times' description at the time of the incident that led to Brown's arrest:
University of Maryland police spokesperson Sgt. Aaron Davis said College Park police received a call from the Baltimore Police Department, asking for help in locating Brown. Davis said they found Brown Wednesday night on Knox Road, and said Brown assaulted a police officer before running away. Davis also said the wiretapping charge came from recording police officers with his cell phone without their knowledge. Davis declined to comment on why the Baltimore Police Department wanted Brown, saying that it is an open investigation.
The investigation reportedly involved Brown being considered a "person of interest" in a non-fatal shooting in Baltimore. It had been reported that Brown's vehicle was involved in the shooting, although a spokesman for the state's attorney's office stated Monday that there was no evidence Brown was involved in any type of crime.
Brown was indefinitely suspended by Edsall shortly after he was arrested and charged. An official reversal of the suspension should be forthcoming, however.
Brown was the second-leading rusher on the Terps last season, finishing with 90 carries for 382 yards and two touchdowns.


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There's driving off road, and then there's driving off road. Petter Solberg did the latter at Rally France on Saturday when he pulled off one of the more spectacular crashes we've seen in a long time.
Check out the video, which comes to us from the UK's Telegraph. Solberg's Ford Fiesta left the roadway during the race, plowed through a vineyard, cut across the road again, then slammed into a telephone pole, which then fell down and nearly took out some spectators.
Our friends at Autoweek report that Solberg and his navigator were not injured in the crash, which they had to bow out of.
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Large-scale, long-term, multidisciplinary science to address Australia's major national challenges and opportunities.
CSIRO expertise is organised into 11 research areas
CSIRO manages national facilities and collections that are opened to researchers around Australia and overseas.
Dr Carol Couch leads the largest water research partnership in Australia.
Dr Peter Wallbrink provides scientific leadership in integrated water resources management.
Ms Karen Rouse is helping to improve the management of urban water resources.
Dr Greg Davis leads research for the protection of aquatic ecosystems and restoration of contaminated water environments.
Mr Warwick McDonald: providing the science to underpin improved management of regional water supplies.
Improving the management of Australia's water resources through the delivery of value-added water information products.
The Ecological Responses to Altered Flow Regimes Collaboration Cluster is undertaking research to support sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin's aquatic ecosystems.
The Goyder Institute brings together South Australia's leading water research capabilities, in collaboration with CSIRO, to support the security and management of South Australia's water supply and contribute to water reform in Australia.
CSIRO is increasingly building partnerships across the globe. This brochure highlights our demonstrated capability in international water-related research through the establishment of strong, long-term collaborative relationships.
Developing a robust integrated river basin modelling framework to improve water resource management in the Koshi River Basin.
CSIRO is a significant partner in the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC), which is a partnership between research and policy agencies including La Trobe University, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. CSIRO staff deliver work in environmental flows, nutrient cycles, algal, fish and invertebrate ecology and water quality assessment through the MDFRC.
CSIRO and APLNG are the founding members of the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA). The alliance is conducting research into the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the natural gas industry.
CSIRO is a key participant in CRC CARE, delivering groundwater contaminant science outcomes. CRC CARE brings together Australian universities with Commonwealth and state agencies and regulatory authorities, mining, petroleum and agricultural industries, venture capitalists, environment consultants and suppliers to work collaboratively on vital contamination issues and sites in Australia and the region.
CSIRO was commissioned by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to assess the environmental benefits of returning 2800 GL/year of water to the basin, and place a monetary value on those benefits where possible.
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A slowdown in the mining business is digging a hole in Caterpillar's profits.
First-quarter profit shrank 45 percent and Caterpillar has lowered its expectations for full-year sales and profit because its mining business is slowing. Sales of Caterpillar-branded mining machines such as large trucks and bulldozers will drop by half this year, the company said on Monday.
Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Ill., said mining customers placed big orders for equipment last year, but then mining profits fell, so now those customers are cutting back. Dealers who would normally be stocking up on Caterpillar gear to get ready for a busy summer instead cut inventory during the first quarter.
Executives said they had hoped that a slowdown in orders from dealers in late 2012 would turn around this year. "Unfortunately, that hasn't happened," said Mike DeWalt, the company's controller, on a conference call. "Overall mining orders have remained depressed."
Profit margins are higher for mining gear than for many of Caterpillar's other products, making the slowdown more painful to the company's bottom line.
"We're definitely in a down-cycle right now, but long-term it's a great business for us," said Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman.
Caterpillar has already started cutting costs. On April 5 it said that it would lay off more than 460 employees at a mining truck plant in Decatur, Ill. Caterpillar also announced mining-related layoffs in Milwaukee and plans to cut 1,300 of 3,400 jobs at a plant near Brussels that makes excavators, loading vehicles and engine parts. This year's capital spending — which covers big-ticket items like factories and computer systems — will fall below $3 billion, from $3.4 billion last year.
Caterpillar employed 141,000 people at the end of the quarter, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The job cuts included about 1,000 U.S. workers and almost 7,000 in other countries. Besides the permanent layoffs, it has also been putting production and office workers on temporary furloughs.
Caterpillar's net income dropped to $882 million, or $1.31 per share, for the latest quarter. Revenue fell 17 percent to $13.21 billion from $15.98 billion a year ago. Both missed analyst expectations. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting a profit of $1.36 per share on revenue of $13.79 billion.
Profits fell in each of its big divisions. Operating profit fell 59 percent to $477 million in resource industries, which includes mining. It was down 61 percent to $239 million for construction equipment, and down 26 percent to $598 million in power systems, which makes items including large electrical generators and locomotive engines.
It also cut its 2013 guidance. Caterpillar now expects to earn $7 per share, down from $7 to $9 previously. It forecast revenue of $57 billion to $61 billion, down from $60 billion to $68 billion. Analysts had been expecting 2013 profit of $7.67 per share on revenue of $62.48 billion.
The reduced outlook wasn't entirely unexpected and Oberhelman did note some bright spots. Sales in China rose compared to a year ago. And the company is "becoming more optimistic" on the U.S. housing sector.
Caterpillar also announced that it plans to buy back shares — about $1 billion worth — for the first time since 2008, following an 11 percent drop in the price this year. That helped Caterpillar shares rise on Monday. They gained $2.63, or over 3 percent, to $83.06.


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A Clean Water Breakthrough
ACF interviews Dr. Greg Allgood about Procter & Gamble's lead philanthropic initiative
Dr. Greg Allgood is head of Procter & Gamble's Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, which has helped guarantee millions of liters of clean water to children and families during periods of crisis. In recognition of its extraordinary efforts on behalf of distressed communities around the world, Procter & Gamble will receive the 9th annual Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award on November 18th.
What first got you interested in clean water?
Wow—I have to go back quite a distance to explain that. I remember studying the Clean Water Act in school as a child in the 1970s, and I was fascinated with the water adventures of Jacques Cousteau. These early experiences led to my academic training in ecology and water quality and a life-time love of scuba diving. But my trips to the developing world in the late 1990s really opened my eyes to the reality of the global water crisis.
The PUR® Purifier of Water packet, which you were instrumental in developing, has been described as a miracle powder. What makes the PUR® packets different from other water treatment technologies? How did they come about?
It's important to remember that because more than a billion people do not have clean water, we need a variety of solutions. There is no single technology that will meet everyone's needs. That's why I helped create and lead the World Health Organization's International Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage. The PUR® packets are unique in being extremely effective in removing dirt and pollutants like arsenic while removing greater than 99.9% of parasites, 99.99% of viruses, and 99.9999% of bacteria. PUR® packets are also proven to reduce diarrheal illness by up to 90% in particularly vulnerable people like those living in refugee camps.
More children die from unsafe drinking water than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
We developed the PUR® packets in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2000 and 2002. We were working together in Guatemala, and the women who collected drinking water from open wells told us that they wanted a product that would make their water visibly clear. And, from a technical perspective, we wanted a product that would not only kill the bacteria and viruses but remove chlorine-resistant parasites. We ended up creating a small four gram powder that contains the same ingredients used in municipal water treatment—essentially a mini-water treatment plant in a packet. It is truly miraculous to see the look on mothers' faces when the PUR® packets change water from dirty to crystal clear. And, we can do this for pennies per packet.
PUR® packets have been used in some of the largest crises of the last several years, including the recent cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe and the Asian tsunami. Why is this product so critical, especially in emergency settings?
During emergencies, people are particularly vulnerable to contaminated drinking water. Normal drinking water sources may be more heavily contaminated than usual, and refugee camps can be breeding grounds for the spread of infectious diseases. Humanitarian groups like Action Against Hunger have used the PUR® packets to provide more than a billion liters of safe drinking water. These organizations tell us that the PUR® packets are well-accepted by people during emergencies and can be provided effectively with minimal training. Because they're light-weight, can be safely transported, and are easy to use, the PUR® packets make for an effective tool in emergency response. Many groups have used PUR® packets to fight cholera outbreaks all across Africa, and Procter & Gamble is very grateful because these efforts have saved thousands of lives.
You've been traveling to villages around the world assessing PUR®'s impact. What have you found?
Humanitarian groups like Action Against Hunger have used the PUR® packets to provide more than a billion liters of safe drinking water.
I travel all over the world and spend a lot of time in Africa. I wish more people knew about the global water crisis. Most people do not know that more children die from unsafe drinking water than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. I believe that if they knew this, there would be more action and support of proven solutions like the PUR® packets. I'm extremely grateful for partners like Action Against Hunger who are making a real impact on the ground and hope that we can do more to build awareness of these effective programs.
You're going to be hiking Mt Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the global water crisis. Tell us why you're doing that.
I've been asked to join an effort called Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro. We're going to hike the highest mountain in Africa in an effort to build awareness of the global water crisis and inspire action, particularly among young people. Along with the musician Kenna and his celebrity friends, including Jessica Biel and Isabel Lucas, I'll be joining the climb as a water expert and teaming up with educators like Alexandra Cousteau. I'll lead a visit of the climbers to see our work in villages near Arusha prior to the climb. And as part of this effort, the PUR® Water Filtration Brand will provide a sachet of PUR® in the developing world—enough for a family's drinking water for a day—for every PUR® Water Filtration unit purchased in the United States. I'm very excited about this historic climb and hope people will learn more about it on our website or by following me on twitter @DrGregAllgood.
PUR® has recently been used for the first time in South Sudan. Can you describe some of the initial results?
We've started providing PUR® in South Sudan because of the extreme filthiness of the drinking water. I was amazed that almost everyone in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, gets their drinking water from the Nile River. This is the source of water for bathing and washing clothes, and with very little sanitation in Juba, the water is extremely contaminated. It's not surprising that there is a lot of cholera in the area every year. Of all the places I've visited, it seems like South Sudan is one of the most appropriate places for the PUR® packets. We did demonstrations of PUR® by the Nile, and people were amazed to see the clear and safe drinking water within minutes. Many of these people are returning after years in exile during the country's civil war, and they were desperate to have safe drinking water with the PUR® packets.
Action Against Hunger's teams integrate clean water programs with sanitation and hygiene initiatives, including latrine construction and health education activities. How does PUR® fit into comprehensive strategies to prevent and control illnesses like the ones ACF uses?
Partners like Action Against Hunger ... are making a real impact on the ground.
A core strategy that I've adopted in leading our Children's Safe Drinking Water Program is to focus on providing the PUR® packets in ways that are synergistic with existing programs. For example, we've found that the PUR® packets can provide synergy in school programs and in broader sanitation and hygiene efforts. Specifically, our partners have found that providing the PUR® packets in school programs in Malawi and Kenya resulted in a reduction in school absenteeism by about a third and a large increase in the number of latrines provided in the schools. Community programs in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo measured an increase in latrines and proper hand-washing behavior when PUR® was provided to communities. The leaders of these programs told me that they believe they're seeing this synergy because the benefits of PUR® are literally so visible, which helps promote the adoption of these other positive behaviors.
We've also seen this type of synergy in programs to help malnourished children. If a child has persistent diarrhea, he or she is not able to take in many of the nutrients that are critical for treating malnutrition. We've found that if we provide the PUR® packets along with nutrition therapy, children can recover more quickly. There's a very large effort now in Ethiopia and the broader horn of Africa to provide PUR® to people who are suffering from malnutrition. Because of the highly contaminated sources of drinking water in this area, this effort will save many lives and make the treatment and prevention of malnutrition much more cost-effective. It only takes two pennies to provide PUR®-treated water to a person for a day, so it's a very inexpensive way to combat malnutrition.
Thousands of families have benefited from the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, but what has been its impact on Procter & Gamble?
The impact of the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program on Procter & Gamble has been dramatic in terms of employee engagement and retention, as well as recruitment of new employees. This generation of young people is very active in wanting to help change the world. The best recruits are demanding to work for companies that are giving back to society and the environment. We've found that our Children's Safe Drinking Water Program not only saves lives, but it's essential in recruiting the best new talent to keep our company growing for another 170 years.
Dr. Greg Allgood is the Director of the Children's Safe Drinking Water Initiative at Procter & Gamble and a Senior Fellow in Sustainability. Dr. Allgood has been with Procter & Gamble for 23 years and leads the company's efforts to provide safe drinking water in the developing world. He has a PhD in Toxicology from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, where he did research in the water area.


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There doesn't seem to be a lot of talk in our modern world anymore about integrity, moral fortitude, or strength of character. Well guess what? Right and wrong do exist.
W.O.W – Women of Worth for girls is a self-esteem curriculum designed to assist modern young women with some of the difficult moral and social choices they face.
It is not enough to sit and wait for your life to change; you must go out and fight for it. Slay those dragons that would threaten your kingdom.
Perhaps the color of a fairy tale princess should continue to be pink.
But the color of a warrior princess is charcoal gray: the color her soot stained hand leaves across her forehead as she wipes the sweat of battle from her brow.
It's time to pick up your sword and step out of your tower.
Join me on the battlefield.W.O.W. – Women of Worth for Girls
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Nepal a transit point for trading wildlife parts
Posted on 14 February 2013
On 3 February 2013, the team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) detained Chhetan Lama, Tembal Lama and Pantu aka Aampe along with confiscating 400kg of Shahtoosh wool in Dhading disrict. Chhetan and Tembal are the residents of Dhading district whereas Pantu is a Tibetan national who came to Nepal about two months back to help Chhetan and Tembal find the Chiru habitat in a Tibetan village bordering Gorkha district.
Their arrest led the CIB to identify that the Shahtoosh wool, confiscated from Gorkha district about a month ago and recently in Dhading, was trafficked by the same racketeers, Chhetan, Tembal and Pantu. The trio absconded since the CIB seized the Shahtoosh wool in Gorkha district.
Likewise, the joint team of CIB and Department of Forests arrested Bhupen Ghale, a resident of Nuwakot, with one red panda skin on 4 February 2013 from Nuwakot district.
On a separate mission carried out by the team from Bardia National Park and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve Rajan Bahadur Thapa was arrested with a tiger bone on 4 February 2013. Thapa who was long involved in smuggling tiger parts was arrested while he was trying to sell the tiger bone to a client.
If found guilty the culprits can be fined Rs 75000,000 of face up to 10 years in jail or both.