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Originally posted on the McCann Supporter website, http://www.wheres-madeleine.info/
The person responsible for "wheres-madeleine.info" is clearly miffed at the lack of replies to his messages to the official Madeleine Fund. No wonder – the fund is a scam, fraud and the administrators have no intention of responding to legitimate requests for information. Even the "McCann Supporters" are being duped. Here follows the article:
IT APPEARS THAT THE McCann's CAN'T BE BOTHERED
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this article.
This web site is paid for, designed and updated by me to aid awareness of little Maddie, I do this because I want to help in her search.
All this takes up a lot of time and of course I need to be factual in what I put on my site.
This of course can only be done by checking the information I have obtained, this then means I need verification about the information I intend to place on my site from the McCann's themselves.
Well since my site went live on the internet it has been a constant battle to get the McCann's web site to answer any of my mails. I have even sent a letter to there home address (No reply to this either). This lack of cooperation with me is not unique to my site; other sites that I am constantly in contact with say they do not have replies either.
Time and time again I have to send mails that go un-answered. Occasionally they do reply with the briefest as possible reply they can get away with, though this does not happen very often at all.
As my site supports them I would have thought that they would be eager to give me information that is not going to hinder there investigations ect, clearly I accept that there will be information that they could not give me but the information that I ask for is things like Photos of Maddie, or if they have any new information that might help.
Well here we go again, I found such an article on the internet and mailed them for conformation and yet again I have been greeted by utter silence, below are the dates I sent the mails of this most recent request…sent to there email@example.com address…
14 December 2008, 05 December 2008, 02 December 2008
I even told them that I was thinking of closing my site down because of it, which made no difference, still nothing.
I wonder if their financial backer knows how they treat their supporters! if he does not perhaps if he was to find out he might not be so eager to help.
If it was my child and people were trying to help, I would go out of my way to help provide them with as much information as I could, but this does not seem to be the way they are looking at it.
A friend of mine keeps saying to me "I do not know why you even bother, they are not interested, he then states a few reasons why he says this, but I will not state what they are here".
So I ask you for your views, do you think I should close the site down or not, or do I carry on regardless and possibly put inaccurate information on my site as a result of it.
Please take the time to visit my guestbook and let me know your views.

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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
We've seen it on stage. It's Excel on the steroids. I'm talking about "big announcement" here at Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference. The several announcements are:
· Madison: the announcement of integration between SQL Server and DATAllegro, release expected within 1H 2010. Look at it if you have a datawarehouse of hudreds of Tb or more.
· Kilimanjaro: a sort of "R2" version of SQL Server expected to be released within 1H 2010. It includes self-service analysis (project code Gemini) and self-service reporting
The most interesting part is of course the Gemini project. It's a column-based in-memory storage that seems to be part of Analysis Services (not so much details by now) and that can be used locally with Excel (just like you can use local cubes, I believe). At the end, you have an add-in for Excel that allows you to build relationship between data coming from different sources and simply "pasted" into the model. No model design required. Relationships between data are inferred by the engine and the navigation tool provided in Excel is an evolution of the PivotTable that you can then publish in SharePoint. In a few words, Excel is the reporting tool of the future. Just like today, but much more powerful.
I would like to use this user interface with existing SSAS cubes – the user interface to filter data is so much better than today… It's better to not show this thing to end user until it will be released – in the meantime, we have to look at what really does and what are the real limits of this approach. I suspect that data cleansing and more "traditional" BI solutions are not going to disappear, but this approach can integrate very well and satisfy customer needs that cannot afford a complete project lifecycle before it can be delivered. More details in the next few days…
So there were two sets of announcements just made during Ted Kummert keynote. 1. Project "Madison" –
I'm really skeptical of self-service BI. I can see this translating into islands of repetitive data, no better than everyone having their own spreadsheets on their personal shares. The places where MS is weak in BI is consumption (although the Proclarity aquisition improves things), data quality (it isn't really even discussed in training and documentation) and the concept of authoritative data (although the upcoming release of their MDM acquisition is a step in the right direction).
another related announcement is the incoming integration with Zoomix (http://www.zoomix.com/), that has been bought by Microsoft a few months ago. This is an important step to give data quality control features to business users. You already mentioned MDM as another part of the puzzle for the authoritative data issue.
The first of your point is the really pain for me too. Excel 2007 is not enough. Proclarity is not as modern as an advanced analysis tool should be today (lack of advanced graphical presentation is part of the problem). I would expect some improvement here with the next version of PerformancePoint, but today it was not mentioned here. I'm looking for some news about this too...
The Gemini project is interesting and potentially dangerous if not handled well. However, I think that it could be useful to cover all the needs that cannot justify a complete project lifecycle in the BI arena. There are a lot of them, many will not survive and some of them could be the root of a more complete and durable formalized project. I only hope that marketing will not turn this tool into a dangerous data warehouse project-killing feature. Despite all the contrary efforts, someone will surely approach it in this way.
> Madison: the announcement of integration between SQL Server and DATAllegro, release expected within 1H 2010. Look at it if you have a datawarehouse of hundreds of Gb or more.
Marco, I think you have a typo, you probably wanted to say "Look at it if you have a datawarehouse of hundreds of Terabytes or more" :)
Thank you Mosha, I corrected the post! :)


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Just a quick note to say that this beauty arrived today. It really is a beautiful sheet and would look great when used to dress a bed or used to make a fabulous curtain.
It is in great condition and the monogramme is large and has the ribbon and flower detail around the "M M" monogramme.
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Attention public figures, like Ohio Rep. Robert Mecklenborg. Please make sure both your headlights are working before driving drunk and jacked up on Viagra with a possible 26-year-old stripper in the car, likely unbeknownst to your wife and three children.
That would be untoward. And then there's the whole failing-the-field-sobriety-test thing on video, which winds up on YouTube. These things are bad.
Pay particular attention to the trained manner in which the blue-pill-addled Ohioan lawmaker attempts to filibuster a very, very patient Indiana state trooper, after failing several spot tests for intoxication. Can he keep the trooper on scene long enough — by repetitive questioning — for all the scotch to exit his liver? Sorry, but the troop's not having it. "Click" go the handcuffs.
Also, I had no idea Ohio and Indiana were beefing so heavy — note how the trooper says something about "you Ohio people." As one of those shithead New Yorkers who thinks both states were cloned from the same jar of Hellmann's mayonnaise circa 1938, I find this kind of thing unbelievable. At least outside of college football.
According to reports, what happened next — two months ago — was that Mecklenborg's blood alcohol content registered at 0.097 percent. A toxicology screening also picked up Viva Viagra and another, unidentified pharmaceutical drug in his system.
So how might concerned Ohioans know Rep. Robert Mecklenborg? He's the staunch Republican who sponsored an addition to Ohio's guns-in-bars bill, clarifying that gun-carrying patrons are prohibited from drinking beer and hard liquor. Let's see how many bartenders enforce that rule. "Yeah, boss. That'll be 10 boilermakers. Now let's put down the .38, mmmkay?"
See what happens when Ohio legislators open a bar at the state house? All hell breaks loose.
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|A Flintoff, KP Pietersen, Mashrafe Mortaza, JP Duminy
DateLine: 7th February 2009
The auction of players for the DLF-IPL second edition surpassed the first in many ways here on Friday with Chennai set to become the home for Andrew Flintoff for three weeks in April and Bangalore for Kevin Pietersen. The Englishmen, in auction for the first time, had a good outing at the Taj Aguada with the two former captains turning out to be the top draw and commanding a price of $1.55 million each for 21 days of the competition from April 10.
 Fortune favours Mortaza
 The other big story of the day was Bangladesh seamer Mashrafe Mortaza being bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at 12 times above his reserve price of $50,000.
 Delhi Daredevils picked Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood for $275,000 each while Kings XI Punjab, after an initial round of fierce bidding between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), ensured that Ravi Bopara will travel to Mohali. Though Luke Wright and Samit Patil remained unsold, the franchises who have replacement rights can still rope them in because they are part of the initial list of 115 players made available for the auction.
 Mumbai Indians picked up South African Jean-Paul Duminy ($950,000) while Rajasthan Royals took Duminy�s compatriot Tyron Henderson for $650,000.
 CSK, which had bought Mahendra Singh Dhoni for $1.5 million last year, shelled out $600,000 in excess of Flintoff�s reserve price. RCB got the flamboyant Pietersen by paying $20,000 more than the reserve price.However, Flintoff and Pietersen will receive much less because of their 12 per cent commitment to their agents and a possible 10 per cent disbursement to their respective counties. Moreover they will be paid by the number of matches they play for their team.
 Franchise owners happy
 �Flintoff is an outstanding cricketer and he will indeed improve the balance of the team,� said CSK�s N. Srinivasan.
 �Pietersen and Robin Uthappa, whom we traded with Mumbai Indians for Zaheer Khan, will significantly strengthen our batting. I was prepared to pay more but how much I would be stretched is irrelevant now. The captaincy issue is wide open,� said RCB�s Vijay Mallya.
 Both said they had consulted Dhoni and Rahul Dravid respectively.
 The IPL Chairman and Commissioner, Lalit Modi, said the bidding for Duminy was aggressive.
 Apart from Duminy, Mumbai Indians also picked Kiwi seamer Kyle Mills and Bangladesh�s Mohammad Ashraful.
 The eight franchise owners filled all the 17 slots available from a lot of 49 (Shane Harwood withdrew from the auction) but what made six franchises mere spectators and chewing their nails was the way Kings XI and KKR sustained their interest for Mortaza.
 Kings XI�s smart move
 By being in constant touch with coach Tom Moody, Kings XI owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia outwitted KKR�s John Buchanan by making the latter loosen the purse strings for Mortaza and got a bargain in West Indian fast bowler Jerome Taylor for $150,000, who was unsold at the first round of bidding. KKR was entitled to buy one player and it came into the last round with $1.21 million intact. Knowing this fact, Mohali increased the bids and finally forced a desperate KKR to pick Mortaza.
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Lutherstadt Wittenberg, a Protestant place of pilgrimage, is regarded as the cradle of the Reformation. It was here that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the castle church on 31 October 1517.
Although there is, in fact, no historical evidence to support the public display of the theses, the town has clearly been shaped by the historical legacy of the Reformation right up to the present day. The famous sites of the Reformation in Wittenberg are among the most important places in German history.
Luther's former home is probably the world's largest museum dedicated to the history of the Reformation. The Church of St. Mary, where Luther preached and shared both bread and wine during Holy Communion for the first time, and the castle church, where Luther's grave is located, attract visitors from all over the world every year.
It wasn't only Luther who lived in Wittenberg – his close friend and supporter, the famous painter Lucas Cranach the Elder was also resident in the town for a long time. He lived and worked in the Renaissance-style Cranach courtyards in Wittenberg. Today, the renovated complex is home to an exhibition on the life and times of the famous painter. Visitors can also watch artists at work or soak up the historical ambience over a leisurely coffee.
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One item that was shown at San Diego Comic Con, but was oddly absent from the New York Comic Con, was the Battlefields of Naboo pack. Is this set still slated for a January release? This exclusive pack was unable to find a retailer home for 2012. But it's something we can keep on the back burner for the future.
I can just see someone buying this and then them showing up the next month at TJ Maxx.
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Opinions? Did the archbishop overstep boundaries by criticizing the Holy Father? Was he well within limits with his criticism?
Chicago, Ill., Nov 21, 2013 / 03:04 pm (CNA).- As same-sex "marriage" becomes law in Illinois, the U.S. bishops' head of marriage defense issues has lamented the "disgraceful" misuse of Pope Francis' words to justify the institution's redefinition.
"Pope Francis has forcefully reminded us that we are to show love and respect to all people and to seek their greatest good, and he therefore continues to clearly promote and defend marriage and family, recognizing that this is in everyone's best interest as members of a common society," Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, said Nov. 20.
The archbishop noted that Pope Francis opposed the redefinition of marriage in Argentina as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, where the future Pope said, "The identity of the family, and its survival, are in jeopardy here: father, mother, and children … At stake is the total rejection of God's law engraved in our hearts."
The Pope has also encouraged Catholics to "propose to all people, with respect and courage, the beauty of marriage and the family illuminated by the Gospel."
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill to recognize same-sex unions as marriages on Nov. 20.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan had justified support for the bill by citing the Pope's July comments on the flight from World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro to Rome.
"If a person is gay and seeks the Lord and has good will, well who am I to judge them?" the Pope had said, in response to a question about the "gay lobby" in the Vatican. The Pope had also said that lobbies "are not good."
Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, a Democrat from Aurora, said she voted for the bill "as a Catholic follower of Jesus and the Pope," the Chicago Tribune reports.
Archbishop Cordileone said that in light of the Pope's criticisms of same-sex unions, it is "disgraceful that some legislators would manipulate the words of Pope Francis to suggest that he would support marriage redefinition."
The archbishop said this redefinition is "a serious injustice." The law exists to protect "authentic rights, especially the right of children to have a married mother and father."
The law could create more religious freedom threats to business owners in the wedding industry, such as florists, photographers and wedding planners, who cannot in good conscience participate in same-sex ceremonies. Lawsuits have targeted similar businesses in other states.
"The bill is called the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. But this act is neither free nor fair for people of religious convictions," Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel of the Thomas More Society, said Nov. 20.
A group of legal scholars said that the Illinois bill's vague and undefined terminology will require litigation to determine what religious liberties are protected.
Sixteen states have legally recognized "gay marriage," particularly in the northeast U.S. Marriage law was initially redefined by the courts before several legislatures passed bills recognizing the unions. Same-sex "marriage" ballot measures did not succeed until 2012.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, suggested that activists for redefining marriage have "run out of easy targets." The activists targeted the "most liberal" states and "barley eked out some incredibly narrow victories," he said Nov. 20 in a statement to his organization's supporters.
Amendments defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman exist in 30 states, he noted, saying that there is a "false narrative" which asserts that the redefinition of marriage is inevitable.
Archbishop Cordileone praised the "courageous efforts" of those who helped defend marriage in Illinois.


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Farmingdale State - 69, Mount Saint Vincent - 58
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's basketball team ended the regular season with a 69-58 victory over the College of Mount Saint Vincent today in Farmingdale, N.Y. It was Senior Day for guards Nicky Young (Queens, N.Y.) and Christina Merrill (Levittown, N.Y.).
The Rams led 30-27 at the halftime break and pushed the lead to 10 points, 37-27, over the first five minutes of the second half. Farmingdale State led by as much as 19 and would stroll to the conference victory as they head into the Skyline Conference playoffs as the #1 seed.
Junior guard Camille Romero (Queens, N.Y.) led the Rams with a game-high 22 points, including a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line. Young finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, while sophomore guard Andrea Desvignes (Deer Park, N.Y.) tallied 10 points and four assists.
For the Dolphins, freshman guard Brittany Lee (Newton, N.J.) and junior center Kelly Fraser (Staten Island, N.Y.) both posted double-doubles. Lee finished with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Fraser totaled 11 points and 11 boards.
The top-seeded Rams will host the #4 seed Mount Saint Vincent again on Thursday night, February 27th. With a win, Farmingdale State would host the winner of #2 Purchase/#3 Sage in the Skyline Championship on Saturday, March 1st.


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Yummy DIY Cocoa Face Mask
All right, all you crazy chocoholics! Get ready to O.D. on your fave antioxidant-rich, mood-boostin' ingredient (am I right, or am I right!?)—sans the mega dose of calories and saturated fat! Say what? Yep-yep!
Ladies and germs, I proudly present, The Cocoa-Agave Face Mask! This moisturizing mask will draw out all the toxins and impurities (read: zits ←least favorite word in the universe) and bring yo' skin to life! Holla!
What you'll need:
- 1/3 cup of organic, unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons of soy yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of agave
- 3 teaspoons of ground up oatmeal
- A few drops of lemon juice (natural preservative)
- Combine your dry ingredients, and then add your wet & gooey ingredients.
- Mix everything together until it forms a nice, thick paste.
- Apply a thin layer to your skin, and let sit for 10 minutes
- Rinse, and enjoy your kick-ass, beautiful, glowing skin
You can store the leftovers in the fridge for up to a week.
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I LOVE THIS RECIPE!!! I have been on a DIY kick lately and I tried this one out last night and my oh my — chocolate heaven! I licked some of it off my face while it was drying 🙂 Plus it made my skin super soft and moisturized! Love it!!!
How long can you store these mask …or do you have to use it all right away?
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
All professional education content courses leading to certification shall include teaching and assessment of the Wisconsin Content Standards in the content area.
In this column, list the Wisconsin Content Standards that are included in this course. The Standards for each content area are found in the Wisconsin Content Standards document.
In this column, indicate the nature of the performance assessments used in this course to evaluate student proficiency in each standard.
The structures within the discipline, the historical roots and evolving nature of mathematics, and the interaction between technology and the discipline.
Students will use a computer algebra system, dynamic graphing software, spreadsheets, applets and graphing calculators in their solutions to real-world problems.
Facilitating the building of student conceptual and procedural understanding.
Conceptual and procedural understanding will be developed during classroom discussions while students engage in the modeling process: create a mathematical model based on given assumptions about a real-world situation, solve the mathematical model and interpret the given result(s) within the context of the original problem. Student understanding of mathematical modeling concepts and procedures will be assessed on exams and homework.
Helping all students build understanding of the discipline including:
. Confidence in their abilities to utilize mathematical knowledge.
. Awareness of the usefulness of mathematics.
. The economic implications of fine mathematical preparation.
Students engage in the modeling process by making assumptions about the situation, creating an appropriate mathematical model, solving their mathematical model, and reporting their results. Their ability to do so will be analyzed based on classroom discussion, quiz items, test items and a final mathematical modeling project.
Exploring, conjecturing, examining and testing all aspects of problem solving.
Homework exercises, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Formulating and posing worthwhile mathematical tasks, solving problems using several strategies, evaluating results, generalizing solutions, using problem solving approaches effectively, and applying mathematical modeling to real-world situations.
Homework exercises, computer activities, classroom discussion, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Making convincing mathematical arguments, framing mathematical questions and conjectures, formulating counter-examples, constructing and evaluating arguments, and using intuitive, informal exploration and formal proof.
Expressing ideas orally, in writing, and visually-, using mathematical language, notation, and symbolism; translating mathematical ideas between and among contexts.
Classroom discussion, homework exercises, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Connecting the concepts and procedures of mathematics, drawing connections between mathematical strands, between mathematics and other disciplines, and with daily life.
Homework exercises, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Selecting appropriate representations to facilitate mathematical problem solving and translating between and among representations to explicate problem-solving situations.
Students will develop mathematical models to solve real-world problems. They will explain their solutions and methods symbolically, verbally and graphically. Their ability to do so will be assessed with exam items, computer activities, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Mathematical processes including:
. Problem solving.
. Communication.
. Reasoning and formal and informal argument.
. Mathematical connections.
. Representations.
. Technology.
Students will engage in using mathematics to solve real-world problems. Their solutions will require clear communication of methods and results; connections between mathematics and real-world situations; symbolic, verbal and graphical representations of their methods and results; and the use of a variety of technologies, such as computer algebra systems and spreadsheets. Their work will be assessed through classroom discussions, computer activities, homework exercises, mathematical modeling project with a written report.
Number operations and relationships from both abstract and concrete perspectives identifying real world applications, and representing and connecting mathematical concepts and procedures including:
. Number sense.
. Set theory.
. Number and operation.
. Composition and decomposition of numbers, including place value, primes, factors, multiples, inverses, and the extension of these concepts throughout mathematics.
. Number systems through the real numbers, their properties and relations.
. Computational procedures.
. Proportional reasoning.
. Number theory.
Exercises on descriptive statistics, sampling and confidence intervals.
Mathematical concepts and procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level number operations and relationships including:
. Advanced counting procedures, including union and intersection of sets, and parenthetical operations.
. Algebraic and transcendental numbers.
. The complex number system, including polar coordinates.
. Approximation techniques as a basis for numerical integration, fractals, and numerical-based proofs.
. Situations in which numerical arguments presented in a variety of classroom and real-world situations (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social) can be created and critically evaluated.
. Opportunities in which acceptable limits of error can be assessed (e.g., evaluating strategies, testing the reasonableness of results, and using technology to carry out computations).
Mathematical modeling project includes students doing background research on a real-world problem, applying technology to address the problem and testing the validity of their model. Homework exercises and exam items will require students to use numerical reasoning in real-world situations and to test reasonableness of results.
Geometry and measurement from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and mathematical concepts, procedures and connections among them including:
. Formal and informal argument.
. Names, properties, and relationships of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
. Spatial sense.
. Spatial reasoning and the use of geometric models to represent, visualize, and solve problems.
. Transformations and the ways in which rotation, reflection, and translation of shapes can illustrate concepts, properties, and relationships.
. Coordinate geometry systems including relations between coordinate and synthetic geometry, and generalizing geometric principles from a two-dimensional system to a three-dimensional system.
. Concepts of measurement, including measurable attributes, standard and non-standard units, precision and accuracy, and use of appropriate tools.
. The structure of systems of measurement, including the development and use of measurement systems and the relationships among different systems. Measurement including length, area, volume, size of angles, weight and mass, time, temperature, and money.
. Measuring, estimating, and using measurement to describe and compare geometric phenomena.
. Indirect measurement and its uses, including developing formulas and procedures for determining measure to solve problems.
Exam items and homework exercises dealing with measurements and units in real-world situations.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level geometry and measurement including:
. Systems of geometry, including Euclidean, non-Euclidean, coordinate, transformational, and projective geometry.
. Transformations, coordinates, and vectors and their use in problem solving. Three-dimensional geometry and its generalization to other dimensions. Topology, including topological properties and transformations.
. Opportunities to present convincing arguments by means of demonstration, informal proof, counter-examples, or other logical means to show the truth of statements and/or generalizations.
Statistics and probability from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections between them including:
. Use of data to explore real-world issues.
. The process of investigation including formulation of a problem, designing a data collection plan, and collecting, recording, and organizing data.
. Data representation through graphs, tables, and summary statistics to describe data distributions, central tendency, and variance.
. Analysis and interpretation of data.
. Randomness, sampling, and inference.
. Probability as a way to describe chances or risk in simple and compound events.
. Outcome prediction based on experimentation or theoretical probabilities.
Classroom discussion, homework exercises, computer activities and exam items on descriptive statistics, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and their applications in real-world situations.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level statistics and probability including:
. Use of the random variable in the generation and interpretation of probability distributions.
. Descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of disbursement, including validity and reliability, and correlation.
. Probability theory and its link to inferential statistics.
. Discrete and continuous probability distributions as bases for inference.
. Situations in which students can analyze, evaluate, and critique the methods and conclusions of statistical experiments reported in journals, magazines, news media, advertising, etc.
Classroom discussion, homework exercises, computer activities and exam items are used to assess students ability to use methods from discrete math and calculus to solve stochastic mathematical models.
Functions, algebra, and basic concepts underlying calculus from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Patterns.
. Functions as used to describe relations and to model real world situations.
. Representations of situations that involve variable quantities with expressions, equations and inequalities and that include algebraic and geometric relationships.
. Multiple representations of relations, the strengths and limitations of each representation, and conversion from one representation to another.
. Attributes of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, algebraic, and exponential functions.
. Operations on expressions and solution of equations, systems of equations and inequalities using concrete, informal, and formal methods.
. Underlying concepts of calculus, including rate of change, limits, and approximations for irregular areas.
Computer activities fitting data to function models.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level functions, algebra, and concepts of calculus including:
. Concepts of calculus, including limits (epsilon-delta) and tangents, derivatives, integrals, and sequences and series.
. Modeling to solve problems.
. Calculus techniques including finding limits, derivatives, integrals, and using special rules.
. Calculus applications including modeling, optimization, velocity and acceleration, area, volume, and center of mass.
. Numerical and approximation techniques including Simpson's rule, trapezoidal rule, Newton's Approximation, and linearization.
. Multivariate calculus.
. Differential equations.
Discrete processes from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Counting techniques.
. Representation and analysis of discrete mathematics problems using sequences, graph theory, arrays, and networks.
. Iteration and recursion.
Homework exercises and exam items focusing on discrete dynamical systems.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level discrete mathematics including:
. Topics, including symbolic logic, induction, linear programming, and finite graphs.
. Matrices as a mathematical system, and matrices and matrix operations as tools for recording information and for solving problems.
. Developing and analyzing algorithms.


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NEW YORK -- Robert Giardina, CEO of Town Sports International (TSI), is resigning from that role effective Oct. 31. Alexander Alimanestianu, the company's current president, will become CEO at that time, the company announced today. Giardina, who has been with the company for 26 years, is resigning for personal and health reasons, although no specifics were given about Giardina's health issues.
"This is a difficult decision for me, but due to recent health issues and for personal reasons, I have decided to moderate my professional commitments," Giardina said in the statement. "I remain committed to the company and intend to be as actively involved as my situation permits in an advisory role and as an ongoing member of the board."
Alimanestianu will remain as president as he takes on the CEO title. He has been with TSI since 1990 and has been involved in the development or acquisition of virtually all of the company's clubs.
"I am confident that this will be a smooth transition as Alex has been with the company for 17 years and has worked very closely with Bob in taking TSI to where it is today," says Paul N. Arnold, chairman of the board for the company, which went public in June 2006. "Alex is a highly talented individual with strong strategic skills and leadership capabilities, and we look forward to working with him."
Alimanestianu says: "It has been a great pleasure and privilege to have worked with Bob so closely over many years. I am honored to have the opportunity to succeed him and carry out our vision for the company. Looking ahead, the entire TSI organization is excited about the opportunity to further solidify our leadership position in our markets and to continue with our expansion plans."
TSI's stock, which reached a high of $24 in April, has been dropping since. The stock closed today at $16.02. TSI operates the Sports Clubs network of clubs, which include Boston Sports Clubs, New York Sports Clubs, Philadelphia Sports Clubs and Washington Sports Clubs.


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For most people, magazines are items that don't need maintenance. Usually they don't exhibit any problems, as they are only loaded with clean BBs from a loading tool. Especially single column "regular" magazines are reliable without tinkering. A double stacked "midcap" magazine is different however, because by nature there's more friction as the BBs are formed in two columns instead of one.
Opening magazines for maintenance is sometimes required to maintain especially midcap magazines, so it's good to learn. There is a trap door on most designs where the spring ends. Opening it allows you to release (and later insert) the spring before disassembling the halves. It makes the task much easier than working on regular single column magazines.
As usual with Airsoft stuff, silicone may help in some cases, but drowning the magazine will only make matters worse. Also, some oils may be too thick, or the surface of the BB may react negatively to it even if it's pure silicone. Because the rubbing surfaces are plastic, a lubricant is not always necessary. Some silicone may make the feeding smoother, but it also attracts dust. It is advisable to run a cleaning patch or Q-tip through the groove to make it as dry and clean as possible, and then assemble the magazine.
AK-47 150 round type:
To access the internal assembly, you need to knock out one pin. It holds the front lip of the magazine in place. After removing that part, you can slide the internals out of the exterior shell. The trap door is on the left side of the internal assembly. Note that one screw near the top of the magazine is shorter than the others, and the spring is in two parts connected by a plastic guide.
MP5 100 round type:
One pin in the top of the magazine holds the internals inside. After knocking it out, they will slide up and out. The trap door to release the spring is in the top rear of the magazine. Nothing special in this case.
M16 130 round type:
The internal assembly is retained by a screw in the bottom plate. Unscrewing it allows you to slide the internals out, and the floorplate slides off as well. Instead of a trap door like on the others, the M16 magazine top hinges open after removing one screw.
Once the internals are open, go through the BB channels with a Q-tip or paper, until it is dry and clean. Check for rough spots and carve/polish if necessary. Then add just one drop of silicone on the ramps, that lead to the exit hole of the BBs. Also clean the springs, and assemble. As a function check, load the magazine and retract the BB lock manually. The BBs should eject rapidly without any delay.
The exact capacity of the magazine may vary a little bit. For example the M16 magazine with a nominal capacity of 130 rounds was found to hold 128 rounds. There is no spring guide to prevent coil-binding the spring, so it's a good idea to leave some space in a midcap magazine, even if you could force a couple more BBs in. The compression of the spring is easy to follow on the Thermold style M16 mags thanks to the translucent plastic, and common sense can be applied to others.
The example magazines in this article were G&P. There are other models and brands available, and these principles will help you with them as well. None of the AEG midcap magazines we've seen are well suited for guns with a highly upgraded rate of fire, but in regular applications they work fine with the correct preparation and maintenance.


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Just another battle scar for the old girl, who's seen plenty of dings and feces in her lifetime. The Cup was in St. John's, Newfoundland, preparing for its helicopter trip to Michael Ryder's hometown of Bonavista. After Ryder set it down on a table (with official NHL tablecloth), the whole damn thing toppled over, denting the bowl—"the first dent of the day," some background wag offers.
It's obviously not the first time the giant awkward shiny thing has fallen. The Hockey Hall of Fame always has someone on hand when the Cup is out traveling, ready to perform some emergency surgery if needed. In 2008 Chris Chelios botched a handoff, and the Cup took a tumble.
Mike Bolt, the Keeper of the Cup, was taken to Joe Louis Arena, where Stan, like a forward who took a puck in the eye, was placed gently on the trainer's table in the Red Wings dressing room, and operated on. Bolt had to use a hammer to carefully pop the dent out, a procedure that resembled neurosurgery in its intricacy. One of the bands that contain all the names popped off at one point. But like Bobby Baun, the Cup was right back out there for the rest of its appearances. Heroic.
We presume the Cup will be back in fighting shape by the afternoon, or at least before Sidney Crosby. This doesn't look that bad:
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard David, CEO of NewSpace Global, will be speaking at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Room 125 of the Business Building.
NewSpace Global (NSG) is an information service provider that tracks the growing entrepreneurism and investment in what is being called the NewSpace industry. NSG has written several times about Penn State's Lunar Lion team and where the University fits into the growing commercial and private space industry.
Penn State has campus-wide access to NSG's publications and its online database through the University Libraries system. These resources have informed Penn State faculty and entrepreneurial students about opportunities in the space industry.
David's talk, titled "The Next Great Innovation Economy: Investing in the NewSpace Industry" is open to the public.
David holds his juris doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley and is currently an industry adviser of multiple commercial space operations programs. Prior to launching NewSpace Global, Richard worked as a private equity fund formation attorney in New York and London. He has appeared on NBC, Fox News, the "John Bathelor Show" and "The Space Show."
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In the past if you wanted a really big screen you'd get a projector. But with companies like Sharp now releasing 90-inch televisions, big-picture aficionados with extra cash can avoid the hassles of buying a projection screen and having to nurse a pitch-black room.
For others with the room, time, and money, a projector is a great option and can give you a much bigger screen than any flat-panel LCD or plasma for a fraction of the price. As a wise man once said, don't buy a jumbo TV, but a projector.
Epson has built some impressive projectors in its time, and for the money the PowerLite Home Cinema 3020 does some things very well. You have the choice of two versions, the 3020 ($1,599) and the 3020e ($1,899) which includes a WirelessHD hub. Personally, I think you should opt for the one without the wireless HDMI and save yourself some money. Whichever version you pick, the Epson is a competent projector which offers decent black levels and shadow details for an LCD-based model. Only some slight color aberrations, a very noisy iris motor, and a better performance from the cheaper BenQ W1070 spoil things for this Epson.
Once upon a time, the lords of home theater didst decree that projectors shall take on the appearance of science-fiction drop-ships. Lo, as it was written, Epson has tirelessly intoned the ancient ones' commandment with its 3020 projector.
Of the half-dozen projectors we reviewed as part of our shootout, the Epson 3020 and 5020 designs were voted the "most likely to have been stolen from the doodle pad next to James Cameron's telephone."
The sci-fi look is due to the large exhausts that dominate the front of the 3020. Unlike the BenQ W1070, the ports are angled so that stray light leakage is directed to the side rather than onto the screen.
The remote control is comprehensive and as large as most home theater receiver remotes without being overwhelming. If you get the 3020e, the remote also comes with controls for the wireless HDMI transmitter.
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There are three main technologies when it comes to projectors: DLP, LCoS (SXRD for Sony and D-ILA for JVC), and LCD. The Epson is a 3LCD projector, which as the name suggests, uses three separate RGB panels to generate an image. As LCD is typically lacking in contrast compared to other technologies, the projector includes a motorized iris for better black levels.
If you're looking for any projector that will also do 3D you need to look at a model priced higher than the $1,000 mark. The Epson is one such example, and it includes two pairs of active shutter 3D glasses in the box. The glasses communicate with the projector via RF and additional pairs cost $99 each. At this price you get setup features like a digital pincushion control but no motorized lens shift.
The Epson also has onboard 10W speakers located in the back of the chassis.
Setup: The Epson's front feet are adjustable, an improvement over the single front leg found on some other units. The company says the product has a throw ratio between 1.32 and 2.15 while being capable of a maximum 300-inch screen size. The lens comes with a set of manual focus and zoom controls as well as a digital keystone correction. The unit is capable of a maximum light output of 2,300 lumens, which makes it well suited to dark rooms or very dimly lit ones.
Picture settings: The projector comes with a number of different picture modes such as Natural, Cinema, and two dedicated User modes. When activating 3D content the projector offers two more modes, 3D Dynamic and 3D Cinema. For advanced setups, the projector offers an extensive number of controls including tweakable Gamma settings, two-point grayscale, and a full Color Management System.
Connectivity: For a wallet-friendly projector, the 3020 offers a decent selection of inputs including twin HDMI ports, component and AV jacks, and a VGA adapter. A USB port is also included for firmware updates.
If you opt for the step-up 3020e, you get the convenience of a wireless HDMI system, and this could be great for impromptu movie nights or if you don't want to route HDMI cables through your walls and ceiling cavity. The wireless receiver is onboard the projector and Epson includes a transmitter dongle that hooks up to your video sources and includes five HDMI inputs, one HDMI output, and an optical audio.


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|Article Index
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UN in General60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Peace & SecurityAfghanistan situation report (A/62/722-S/2008/159)
Economic & Social DevelopmentClimate Neutral Network (UNEP)
Human RightsHuman Rights Special Procedures: Facts and Figures 2007 (OHCHR)
OHCHR publications
The recently redesigned website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has a Publications page, with links to pages on various kinds of publications available full-text online. In addition to Recent Publications, the main categories are: Human Rights basics, Fact Sheets, Special issues, Reference, and Training and Education. Each section has titles in English with links to other language versions of the publications, when available.
Stop Rape Now (new UNFPA website)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched a new website, "Stop Rape Now: UN action against sexual violence in conflict". The site provides suggestions for individual action, and links to agencies in the UN system working to end sexual violence.
UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a new Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls. The Handbook aims to help UNHCR staff fulfil their responsibilities to protect women and girls of concern including those who are: asylum-seekers, refugees, internally displaced, returnees, stateless, or who have integrated into new communities.
UNITE to end violence against women
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French: http://www.un.org/french/women/endviolence/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/spanish/women/endviolence/
One in three women in the world is likely to be subjected to violence in her lifetime. The Secretary-General has launched a campaign to end violence against women, in conjunction with the opening of the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Witness protection manual (UNODC)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched a manual on Good Practices in the Protection of Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Involving Organized Crime. The publication aims at assisting UN Member States develop comprehensive programs for the protection of victims and witnesses of crime. The good practices identified in the manual include: early identification of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses; management of witnesses by the police; protection of witness identity during court testimony; and, if necessary, permanent relocation and re-identification.
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Employers may be hiring, but there's another big problem with the job market that isn't being tracked as closely: the hopelessly unemployed.
An often overlooked number calculated by the Labor Department shows millions of Americans want a job but haven't searched for one in at least a year. They've simply given up hope.
They're not counted as part of the labor force, the official unemployment rate, or the category the Labor Department refers to as "discouraged workers" — those who haven't bothered to look for work in the last four weeks.
These hopelessly unemployed workers have just been jobless so long, they've fallen off the main government measures altogether.
"The way we're measuring the long-term unemployed has a lot of holes in it," said Stephen Bronars, senior economist for Welch Consulting. "A person can be discouraged for a while, but then gets bumped over into this other category."
The Labor Department started tracking this group in 1994, but it doesn't get much attention. Recently, it has started growing more rapidly than usual, even as other job measures have shown improvement.
Five years ago, before the recession began, about 2.5 million people said they wanted a job but hadn't searched for one in at least a year. Now, that number is around 3.25 million.
"We have always had a set of people who want a job but for whatever reason are not looking," said Heidi Shierholz, economist with the Economic Policy Institute. "But this recession was so severe and job opportunities are still so weak, this group is growing because of that."
Who are the hopelessly unemployed?
"It's hard to say exactly who these people might be," Bronars said. That's because they say they want to work, but also say they aren't looking. The questioning doesn't go much deeper than that.
Call them "super discouraged workers," said Erik Hurst, economist at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
It's likely that they'd prefer to work, but just don't think they can find a job and have other means or responsibilities with which to occupy their time.
One explanation for the growing number of hopelessly unemployed workers could be age. The fastest growing demographic in the category is workers over age 55, who typically have a harder time finding new jobs. That could include older workers who would prefer to remain on the job but were pushed into early retirement because of the recession.
Another part of the problem may be explained by parents who take time off to raise a family, but then postpone their plans to re-enter the job market because of the weak economy.
Others could be students who want jobs, but gave up on the search and decided to go back to school instead, hoping for better job opportunities down the road.
Ignoring the hopeless might make it seem like the long-term unemployment problem in the United States is slowly improving.
The unemployment rate has dropped sharply since 2009, and the number of people unemployed for six months or more has declined. Plus, the number of so-called "discouraged workers" has also fallen.
But the growing number of hopelessly unemployed is worrisome. Studies widely show the longer a person is unemployed, the weaker his or her chances are of getting a job.
At some point, long-term unemployment can lead workers to become permanently detached from the labor force. That's not good for the economy.
"We know we have this huge pool of missing workers," Shierholz said. "And we are not yet in a labor market that draws people in."


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Quercetin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and may reduce symptoms of chronic prostatitis.
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A preliminary study found that dried cranberry powder improved urinary symptoms in men with prostatitis.
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An extract of flower pollen, derived primarily from rye, may improve symptoms of chronic prostatitis and prostadynia.
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In prostatitis patients, preliminary research has found that bee pollen may improve symptoms in some men.
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In a preliminary trial, men with chronic prostatitis who were given pygeum extract saw improvement of symptoms and laboratory evaluation of the prostate and urinary tract.
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Saw palmetto has been used historically for prostatitis symptoms. The herb contains constituents that help to reduce swelling and inflammation.
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Zinc has antibacterial activity and is a key factor in the natural resistance of male urinary tract infections. Supplementing with it may improve postatitis.
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Alton is a place that'll ring a bell with a lot of people in the UK. It's a small, picturesque village located just south of the Peak District, but it's not best known for its challenging cycling roads.
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It's a village which, during peak times, is clogged with people carriers and the sound of excitable and often petrified screams. That's because Alton is the home of the popular theme park, Alton Towers.
Our ride guide is young hopeful Kieran Frend. The area is the furthest point on a regular, hilly 50-mile loop that has been used throughout the winter for training purposes.
"In the season I'll probably ride the loop once or twice per week, but in the winter I'll head over there three or four times a week," explains Frend. "You can ride hard a bit further north in the Peak District, but I find the climbs in Alton are just as repetitive and you can do a lot more consistent climbing; the roads do a lot of the hard work for you."
Frend's work here appears to be paying off. Last year, at just 20, he beat a handful of established elites to win the West Midlands Divisional Road Race Championships. Now 21, his concentration on being able to get up the climbs but maintain his power on the flats means he is ideally suited to hilly races; and Frend certainly has the climbing physique.
Frend of the famous
Often, cyclists that show promise at an early stage in the senior categories have been racing a bike for nearly as long as they've been walking. For Frend, that's not really the case; he's a relative newcomer. "I started mountain biking with my dad a few years back and bumped into Adrian Timmis at Cannock Chase; he recommended that I started some road racing, and it just moved on from there," he says.
Our ride starts from Frend's home in Barton-under-Needwood. It's a calm, small and friendly Staffordshire village. Amusingly, perhaps, Kieran Frend isn't even the most well-known cyclist in the village. It's also home to the catalyst to Frend's interest in road racing, 1987 Tour de France finisher, Adrian Timmis.
Staffordshire and the surrounding area has its fair share of resident professional riders. Team Garmin-Transitions' Dan Martin spent a lot of his riding time close by, as well as going out on the same CC Giro training runs. Raleigh's Dan Fleeman also lives just a stone's throw away.
"Having those guys around you means that your mistakes are pointed out to you very early on and you progress faster," suggests Frend. "Also, because you're riding with guys that are so good on the local chain gangs, you almost expect to have to ride to a better level yourself to keep up; you just learn quickly."
He leaves the village sporting his new team-issue Colnago and co-ordinated Pendragon-Le Col- Colnago kit. It's a new team for 2010, and Frend is the youngest team member. With established riders in the team such as Yanto Barker and David Clarke, he's now surrounded with even more inspiration and experienced cyclists.
This year is Frend's third season as a senior rider. He was thrown in at the deep end in his first year, riding the UCI Tour of Taiwan with the KFS Special Vehicles team. This season has had a similarly demanding start, with Frend racing in the Tour of Libya in March. It's a far cry from the usual racing he was doing most weeks as a junior, riding local races at Darley Moor and Mallory Park. "I want to make sure I make constant improvements and not tread water," he says.
The Pendragon team is another opportunity to raise his game. "I'm definitely expecting to make a step up and I've worked towards that this winter. I've got as many opportunities this year, and I've got some good guys to learn from as well, such as Yanto [Barker] and Dave [Clarke]."
Feeling fresh from his rides in Libya, Frend heads through Dunstall, and past the Dunstall Cricket Club, where his brother Matt plays. Towards Needwood, Frend negotiates the long, straight Roman roads that roll up and down in quick succession over a couple of miles stretch; rather like giant speed bumps.
Pendragon pals
Most teams take a while to gel over the season, but the boys at Pendragon appear to have settled in well after being stuck with each other for a week in Libya. Frend tells me he's not afraid to learn the ropes and stresses the importance of having people around you that can better you as a bike rider.
"It's even just the small details such as the way people like Yanto [Barker] never seem to miss a group on the road; that's something you need to watch and work out how he always seems to be in the right position at the right time," Frend notes. "There's being at the front, and then there's being at the front in the right position to get in the moves and Yanto seems to be able to do that quite often."
We're heading towards Uttoxeter, the only real major town on the quiet route. Not long after Frend negotiates the Uttoxeter's roundabouts, we're in Rocester, home to the headquarters of JCB Earthmovers. It's a small town taken over by yellow diggers, heavy goods vehicles, and a rather obviously parked helicopter by the landscaped lake in front of the main buildings.
"This stretch between Uttoxeter and Alton is great for doing intervals, because there's so much variability in the UK races I need to work on that as part of my riding too," says Frend.
Park and ride
For some reason, we don't seem as excited as most people who travel along this road on the way to Alton Towers. It's somewhere I've always wanted to go, but have never quite got around to it. "I've been; it's not quite as tough as some of the cycling over there. But it was good, we'll have to get some of the UK peloton around for a trip there," Frend jests.
This has been Frend's preferred training loop for a good few years now. As he passes through the climbs of Alton week on week, he's had a chance to gauge his form and think about what the season has in store of him. "My goals really work month by month, I wouldn't want to put any objectives out there because I think my targets can change purely by how I progress, as I'm moving forward all of the time," he says, keen not to give too much away.
"It's just onwards and upwards really," he adds. Frend is now going onwards and upwards through Alton, as he negotiates one of the longer climbs towards the main gate of Alton Towers. Sadly, as we pass the theme park sign, Frend simply pushes on the pedals further to continue his training loop.
It's down through some narrow country lanes towards the A50, coming out west of Uttoxeter. From there, Frend heads past Bramshall and along towards Abbots Bromley. This small village is the sign that he's nearly home, it's not many miles away from Needwood, where he picks up the loop and heads back towards his local village.
"I like that loop, whatever Premier Calendars are coming up you know you can prepare on similar roads around here, just by heading in a different direction, it helps mentally," concludes Frend, after putting in another good day at the office.
Kieran Frend: Your guide
Age: 21
Lives: Barton-under-Needwood
Status: single
Team: Pendragon-Le Col-Colnago
Philosophy: more is more
Which way?
From Barton-under-Needwood, head north through Dunstall and towards Needwood. Continue on the B5017, cross over at Draycott In The Clay and continue on the road to Uttoxeter. Go through Uttoxeter on the B5030, past JCB and bear left on the B5031 into Alton. Pass Alton Towers on the B5032, turn left down minor road before Cheadle. Follow road to Lower Tean, cross A522 and A50 and head on Leigh Lane to Bramshall. Keep south and cross the A518 onto Holly Lane, then B5013 to Abbots Bromley. At the end of the village, turn left onto B5234, cross main A515 road into Needwood and follow route to Barton-under-Needwood.
A bright future for Frend
Frend might be a little coy about this season's targets, but is a little more talkative when it comes to the long-term.
"Overall I'd like to be a full-time bike rider on the European circuit, riding as big a race as I can do," he reveals. "I've taken a lot of inspiration from Daniel Lloyd, I'm sure he won't mind me saying, but it's taken him a few years to do it and until three or four years ago it looked like he was struggling to make it. Now he's finishing top 15 in some of the biggest races in the world. I'd like to think I have that kind of determination.
"This year, if all of a sudden if I get a big result then my whole goal set will change to try and build on that.
It's a long season and there's so many chances for a rider like me to progress and improve over just one year, that's why I'm constantly reassessing and talking to the people around me about what I can achieve."
This article originally appeard in Cycling Weekly magazine, April 29 2010


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