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Cousino, Cody, Reed on Golden Spikes Award Watch List
Feb. 18, 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky juniors Austin Cousino and A.J. Reed, and sophomore Kyle Cody have been named to the 60-man preseason watch list for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, given to the nation's top collegiate player, it was announced.
USA Baseball annually gives the Golden Spikes Award to the top player in amateur baseball, with the preseason list trimmed to 40 players on April 10 with the semifinalists are announced on May 27.
Cousino, Cody and Reed mark the third consecutive season a UK player has earned a spot on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List, as Trevor Gott and Luke Maile were on the 2012 Golden Spikes mid-season watch list and Cousino and Corey Littrell were on the preseason watch list in 2013.
Cousino, UK's preseason All-America centerfielder, is off to a strong start to open the 2014 season, batting .444 through four games, with two doubles, one homer and three RBI, stealing two bases. In his three-year career Cousino, a two-time member of the USA Collegiate National Team, has hit .294 (143-for-487) with 34 doubles, three triples, 16 homers and 71 RBI, stealing 31-of-33 bases.
A native of Terre Haute, Ind., Reed has hit .353 to open 2014, with two doubles, one homer and six RBI. On the mound, Reed picked up a win in the season opener vs. No. 1 Virginia, tossing five innings for UK's fourth win over a top-ranked foe over the last three years. A 6-foot-4 southpaw, Reed has hit .292 (126-for-431) in his career, with 19 doubles, two triples, 18 homers and 101 RBI. During a first-team All-Southeastern Conference season in 2013, Reed ranked fourth in the SEC in homers (13) and RBI (52). On the mound in his career, Reed has worked in 31 games and started 20, owning a 3.38 ERA in 141 innings, walking 27 and striking out 105.
Cody, a sophomore right-hander, enters the 2014 season as the seventh-best sophomore in college bsaeball in a preseason ranking by Baseball America.
Kentucky returns to action on Friday in Norfolk, Va., against St. Joseph's at 12 p.m. ET on the campus of Old Dominion. The game will be broadcast live on the UK IMG Radio Network, with Dick Gabriel voicing the action.


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Thread: Want to breastfeed again
10th June 2014 04:29 PM #1
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Want to breastfeed again
I stopped breastfeeding when I decided to go back to work. I've quit my job recently so I can spend more time with my baby. Can I breastfeed again?
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How exciting that you are wanting to breastfeed your baby now. Of course you can offer your baby your breast and see what happens.
It really all depends oh how long your baby went with out nursing and if your breasts are still producing enough milk to keep your baby interested.
Id try it and see how your baby reacts....and let us know what happens.
Im not sure of the age of your child, you may need to pump your breast or offer a supplement.
However it really all depends on the length of time that your breasts were not stimulated.
Please do try and get back with us on how it all worked out.
In the mean time here is a great article on re lactation.
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Hi sunnymumof5,
Thanks for the encouragement!
My baby is 8 months old.
I tried to offer my breast to her. She latched but only for a few minutes then she pulled away. I guess cause she's not getting enough milk yet.
I'll try pumping
11th June 2014 11:39 PM #4
Hi mummydarling,
I'd also recommend getting in touch with a lactation consultant who can help you with this or getting in touch with your local breastfeeding support group.
You can also read another mum's relactation story here - I hope that it encourages you.
Warm wishes,
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Hi LJ,
Thanks for the links!
That mum's story is quite inspiring.
12th June 2014 07:27 AM #6
Yes I often find that mother-to-mother experiences are very valuable.
Warm wishes,
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I highly suggest that you keep offering her your breast, several times a day before her feeding and after a feeding and any time during the day that you can think of. You can even try going with out a shirt and sitting down to play with her and see how she responds.
I would also suggest to offer her your breasts then pump for a few minutes after she nurses to help stimulate your milk supply. You may find that the more your breasts are stimulated the more responsive your baby is.
How exciting that you are offering her your breast again.
Let us know if you have any questions.
8th July 2014 11:33 PM #8
How are you getting on with this mummydarling? Did you feel able to implement any of these suggestions?
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For the past four years, Costa Rica and Nicaragua have been embroiled in a dispute over the San Juan River, which runs between the two countries. Fishermen, tour boat operators and pleasure boaters from both countries have, for many years, shared the river relatively peacefully, although undercurrents of conflict have existed for two centuries.
The Cañas-Jerez treaty of April 15, 1858 demarcated the border between the two countries. Under the treaty, the San Juan River belongs to Nicaragua, and the border runs along the Costa Rican side of the river. However, Nicaragua recently argued that its possession of the river allowed it to control river traffic as well. The Nicaraguan government refused to allow Costa Rican law enforcement officials to patrol the river. In addition, Nicaragua demanded that passengers on river boats have Nicaraguan tourist visas, arguing that these passengers needed to purchase tourist passes in order to travel along the river. Costa Rica argued that its commercial and police vessels had a right to freely navigate the San Juan River. Conflict escalated.
On September 29, 2005, Costa Rica took its case to the United Nations' International Court of Justice in The Hague. At issue was the interpretation of the Cañas-Jerez treaty. Costa Rica claimed that the treaty did not allow Nicaragua to restrict navigation of Costa Rican police along the river and that such restriction violated the 1858 treaty.
On July 13, 2009, the court reached a decision in Costa Rica v. Nicaragua, granting most of the demands of the Costa Rican government. The court recognized the right of Costa Rican tour and passenger boats to freely navigate the river for commercial purposes. Passengers on these boats do not have to procure Nicaraguan tourist visas. In addition, Costa Ricans can use the river for daily transportation requirements—to ferry children to and from school, to deliver food and other necessities to people living in the region and for subsistence fishing.
Interestingly, Costa Rica lost on the one issue it originally brought before the court—whether Costa Rican police had the right to patrol the river. The court held that Costa Rican police had no right to this activity. In addition, Costa Rica can no longer use the river to transport weapons or supplies to police stations in the San Juan River region. The court also granted Nicaragua the right to inspect Costa Rican ships and their passengers at various predetermined checkpoints along the river.
On the whole, Costa Rica is satisfied with the decision, and Costa Ricans hope that tension in the San Juan River area will dissipate.
Read about Costa Rica v. Nicaragua in La Nación.
Read the International Court of Justice's complete decision in Costa Rica v. Nicaragua.
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Thread: Twins - One Room Or Two?
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I have four year old twins that have shared a cot and then a room all their lives. It has always worked well and they have never disturbed each other and seem to really enjoy sharing. But lately I have found my youngest twin hiding in different parts of the house saying that he wants to be alone. Is this his way of telling us that he needs a room of his own now. We don't have the space but could convert our other room if we really needed to. What do you think? Should twins stay together or should they have their own space?
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My boys are almost 5 and have shared a room their whole lives. I think there are a lot of benefits to them sharing a room but I think if my boys expressed a desire to sleep apart I would go ahead and try it for a time. This may just be a phase of wanting to be his own person and have his own space, so if you can set up the room temporarily to see if this is what he really wants it might be a good idea.
Let me know what you decide to do and how it works out for you.
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Hi Debbie,
You could ask your son (the one who is hiding) if he wants to sleep on the floor, in a sleeping bag and see what his reaction is. If he likes the idea of not sleeping in the same bed as his brother, then let him try it for a night (my guess is that he may end up back in his brother's bed).
If he likes sleeping by himself, on the floor in a sleeping bag, then you could try him in a separate room (maybe on the living room floor, or another room where he would be by himself). If he does well with that, then it may be worth converting the other room. But I think I'd encourage him to stay in the same room as his brother, if you want this.
I know families who have many children, and they don't have space for each child to have their own room. But they do have bunk beds so that every child has his own bed, though there may also be times when a family has to put two children in a bed because they simply don't have the room to do it otherwise.
Hope this helps, and do post back to let us know what you decide to try. You've got us curious :-)
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Brevard, N.C. - Interim Athletic Director Juan Mascaro and the Brevard College Athletic Department are pleased to announce the hiring of Coach Mark Prosser as the new Brevard College Men's Basketball Head Coach.
"Replacing the only four year head coach the men's basketball program has had is tough," commented Mascaro. "However, Mark stood out from among the bunch and with his proven track record, success at a high level, integrity and charisma I believe he is a great fit for the basketball program and our college community. I believe he is the perfect coach to continue the success of the program on and off the court."
Mark Prosser joins the Brevard College Coaching Staff in the fall of 2011, coming to the Tornados from Wofford College, where he was involved in all aspects of coaching, including scouting, prep recruiting and film breakdown.
"Brevard is very similar to what I know and what I come from, having been able to work with schools with similar academic and athletic departments," commented Coach Prosser. "This team has a proven track record of success under Coach Mike Jones and my goal is to continue to build on this success. The team knows what it takes to be successful and I expect their 100 percent effort and they can expect the same from me."
Last season the Terriers repeated as Southern Confernece Champions and reached the NCAA Tournament. The team was first in the SoCon in assists and also first in assist/turnover margin on the way to a 21-13 record. Wofford also was eighth in the nation in three-point percentage and twelfth in overall field goal percentage.
During his first season back in Spartanburg in 2008, the Terriers set a school record with twelve Southern Conference wins. In addition, the team posted the first winning overall record since moving to NCAA Division I.
In the 2009-2010 season, Prosser helped Wofford reach a school-record 26 wins along with the Southern Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Working primarily with the guards, Wofford was second in the conference in turnover margin and assist/turnover ratio, plus ranked third in steals.
At Bucknell, the team averaged twenty wins a season over the five years Prosser was on the coaching staff of Pat Flannery. In the 2004-05 season, the Bison reached the NCAA Tournament after going 23-10 and winning the Patriot League title. In the tournement, Bucknell defeated Kansas in the first round.
In 2005-06, the Bison went undefeated in Patriot League play, the first team to do so in conference history. The team was ranked in the top 25 for the first time in school history and featured Patriot League Player of the Year Charles Lee. For the NCAA Tournament, the Bison were seeded 9th and defeated Arkansas in the first round. In the second round they were defeated by Memphis to end the season at 27-5, the best record in school history.
For the 2002-03 season, he served as an assistant coach for the Terriers in Mike Young's first season as head coach. During that season, Wofford posted a 14-15 overall record, including a 79-77 win at Virginia Tech. In the Southern Conference, the Terriers were 8-8 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
"I just want to say thank you to Coach Mascaro for the opportunity to coach at Brevard College," said Prosser. "My goal is to continue to build the program and keep the team performing at a high level. Our guys will play very hard and make it a 40 minute war for whoever we are facing on the court."
Prosser graduated from Marist College in 2002. He saw action as a reserve forward at Marist before a knee injury ended his playing career. He also worked with the program as a student assistant coach. Prosser earned Street and Smith honorable mention All-America honors at Lawrenceville Prep. He averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game during his senior season, earning USA Today All-State honors.
A native of Wheeling, West Virginia, Prosser is the son of the late Skip Prosser, who was head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest and Xavier. He and his wife Emily were married in June 2009 and reside in Spartanburg. They are the proud parents of their daughter, Ava Grayce.
The Brevard College Men's Basketball team finished with a 13-14 record in the 2010-2011 season, earning their second consecutive bid to the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament.


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He decided to take advantage of abundant natural breezes by strategically placing openings in the home's corrugated metal roof. Rather than blowing into the house, trade winds sweep over the roof, creating a cooling vacuum that pulls air through the interiors. Kundig also separated the project into three structures, connecting them with covered walkways. The central portion features hydraulic window walls that, when raised, transform the building into an open-air pavilion.
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This red Burgundy is imported by Vintner Select, Cincinnati. 13.5% alcohol by volume. Herve Arlaud's two sons and daughter now oversee the domaine. They use organic methods and some biodynamic procedures and use a horse to plow some of the vineyards and lightweight tractor in others.
The wine is deep purple, nearly opaque and quite viscous. Somewhat tannic like long-steeped tea. Nose and flavor of crushed berries--dark raspberries with a note of clove. Overnight it showed more fruit and less tannin. Not as special as I remember the 1999 vintage being, but still quite nice. The 1999 of this was one of my favorite Burgundies. They also make a nice M-S-D "Les Millandes" and some Gevrey wines.


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The Unscientific Model: "Academic Freedom's" Creationist Pedigree
[1]To listen to the Discovery Institute, Tennessee's "academic freedom" law, which is based on Discovery Institute model legislation [2], has nothing to do with creationism or religion. "The bill includes a clear statement that it only applies to teaching science and does not protect teaching religion," wrote [3] Casey Luskin, research coordinator at the institute's Center for Science and Culture, on March 20. "Don't expect that to satisfy critics, who will predictably ignore the actual language of the bill and falsely claim it would introduce religion in the classroom."
It's difficult to take these denials seriously, though, given that the language of the model bill and its stated intention of promoting "academic freedom" trace their pedigrees through a series of court battles spanning several decades of creationist efforts to inject religion into public school science classes. The model bill is designed to obviate the legal hurdles raised by previous successful challenges to creationism in the classroom.
The Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture promotes research into "intelligent design" (ID), which it defines [4] as the theory that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." While they are careful to not use explicitly religious language when discussing ID, it is impossible to see the phrase "intelligent cause" and not think "God," or "Creationism." The teaching of creationism in public schools has been banned ever since Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1987. Intelligent design is essentially an attempt to dress up the core tenets of creationism as science in order to sneak it back into the classroom.
That, at least, was the position of Judge John E. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania when he issued his December 20, 2005, ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District [5], in which parents of public school children in Dover, Pennsylvania sued the school board for requiring that ID be taught alongside Darwinian evolution in science classes. In that ruling, Jones methodically dismantled that case for teaching ID as science, writing: "The overwhelming evidence at trial established that ID is a religious view, a mere re-labeling of creationism, and not a scientific theory."
Reacting to the ruling, the Discovery Institute blasted [6] Jones as "an activist federal judge" (Jones was appointed by George W. Bush) and vowed to continue pushing intelligent design and the idea that "students should learn about both the scientific strengths and weaknesses of Darwin's theory of evolution."
But with legal precedent on the books equating intelligent design to creationism, the Discovery Institute faced a daunting problem: School boards and state legislatures would not be willing to take up intelligent design only to get smacked down by the courts. So they adapted their strategy to the new environment. Instead of focusing on the promotion of intelligent design, they shifted to undermining support for evolution.
Following the Dover setback, the Discovery Institute made the pursuit of "academic freedom" their focus. "We have entered a new front in the debate over intelligent design -- the need to protect academic freedom, particularly on college campuses," declared [7] the winter 2006 edition of the institute's newsletter, Views. Shortly after Dover, the Discovery Institute published a critique of the ruling that called for [8] "administrative guidelines, even legislative enactments" to "provide clearer protection for the rights of students and teachers to critically analyze Darwin's theory in the classroom."
In February 2008, the Center for Science and Culture introduced [9] the "Academic Freedom Petition," inviting visitors to "support the rights of teachers and students to learn all about evolution." Along with the petition, the institute began publicizing [10] their model legislation: "A sample academic freedom bill that would protect the rights of teachers and students to study the full range of scientific views on Darwinian evolution." And, as the Discovery Institute is eager to point out, the model bill contains a religious disclaimer: "nothing in this act shall be construed as promoting any religious doctrine."
The "academic freedom" of public school teachers has actually long been a cause for the Discovery Institute and other anti-Darwin conservatives, to the extent that "academic freedom" is defined as the ability to teach unscientific alternatives to Darwinian evolution. And they've gone to court many times to defend it:
- In 1978, then law-student Wendell Bird drafted a legal strategy [11] for introducing creationism into public school classrooms as a matter of "academic freedom." Bird's paper would form the basis for "balanced treatment" bills passed in Louisiana and Arkansas in the early 1980s, and Bird himself would later (unsuccessfully) defend the Louisiana law before the Supreme Court.
- In 1981, Louisiana passed a law [12] imposing "balanced treatment for creation-science and evolution-science" in public school classrooms. The stated purpose of the bill was "protecting academic freedom," and mandated "providing whatever information and instruction in both creation and evolution models the classroom teacher determines is necessary and appropriate to provide insight into both theories." Six years later, in Edwards v. Aguillard [13], the Supreme Court threw the law out as unconstitutional, effectively barring creationism from public school science classes. More to the point, the court rejected the "academic freedom" argument, ruling that "the Act does not serve to protect academic freedom, but has the distinctly different purpose of discrediting" evolution.
- In 2001, the Minnesota Court Of Appeals ruled on a case [14] in which science teacher Rodney LeVake sued his school board after they reassigned him from teaching biology when he made known that he wished to teach the "difficulties and inconsistencies" of Darwinian evolution. LeVake claimed that his "academic freedom" had been infringed upon. The court disagreed, ruling that his "proposed method of teaching evolution is in direct conflict with respondents' curriculum requirements," and "the established curriculum and LeVake's responsibility as a public school teacher to teach evolution in the manner prescribed by the curriculum overrides his First Amendment rights as a private citizen."
- In the 2005 Dover case, the Discovery Institute maintained that while they did not endorse the mandated teaching of intelligent design, they nonetheless supported the Dover school board and the cause of "academic freedom." As a September 2005 statement [15] elucidating the institute's position on the trial put it: "The ACLU is betraying the principle of academic freedom by seeking a government-imposed gag-order on teachers and students that would prevent even voluntary discussions of intelligent design in the science classroom. All Americans who cherish free speech should reject the ACLU's effort to decide the debate over evolution through court orders rather than the free marketplace of ideas."
The takeaway from these "academic freedom" cases is that the responsibility to teach science trumps the teachers' right to express their disagreements with evolutionary theory. The Discovery Institute aims to change that.
Given the historical trajectory of the push for "academic freedom" -- the definition of which has shifted from "equal time" for creationism to intelligent design to evolution's "strengths and weaknesses" -- it strains credulity to argue, as the Discovery Institute does, that the model bill is not geared towards introducing intelligent design or other faith-based theories into public school curricula.
After all, the purpose of the Center For Science and Culture is to evangelize intelligent design, which can only succeed if evolutionary theory is torn down. The organization's governing goals, as laid out in their controversial "Wedge" document [16] leaked in the late 1990s, reflect that duality of purpose. The first goal is to "defeat scientific materialism" i.e. Darwinian theory "and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies;" the second is "to replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and human beings are created by God."
The language of model bill itself harkens back to the previous legislative attempts to promote creationism in the classroom. The model bill's religious disclaimer is of the type first proposed by Bird's 1978 legal strategy, which counseled that the "treatment of either the theory of evolution or the theory of scientific creationism must be limited to scientific evidences and must not include religious doctrine." [emphasis added] Arkansas passed a law [17] in 1981 similar to Louisiana's "balanced treatment" act that contained such a disclaimer: "This Act does not require or permit instruction in any religious doctrine or materials." In striking down the law, the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas said [18] it was "impossible" to comply with the statute: "There is no way teachers can teach the Genesis account of creation in a secular manner."
The idea that the model bill has nothing to do with intelligent design turns downright farcical when you consider that the public debut of the legislation was timed to coincide with the promotion of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a pro-intelligent design documentary narrated by actor Ben Stein. Both the film and the legislation became quickly embroiled in an "academic freedom" fight in Florida. On March 12, 2008, the Discovery Institute's Luskin held a press conference [19] in Tallahassee with Stein and the sponsors of Florida's Academic Freedom Act, which was based on the Discovery Institute's model legislation. Following the press conference, the sponsors of the Florida bill attended a private screening [20] of Expelled. (The bill passed both houses of the legislature, but died [21] when lawmakers failed to reconcile the House and Senate versions before the legislative session ended.)
Later in 2008, Louisiana took up their own "academic freedom" bill, also based on the Discovery Institute's model. The driving force behind that bill was the Louisiana Family Forum (LAFF), a conservative Christian group that promotes [22] creationism and "origins science." The primary sponsor of the legislation, Sen. Ben Nevers, a Democrat, told the Hammond Daily Star in April 2008 that the LAFF proposed the bill to him [23] because "they believe that scientific data related to creationism should be discussed when dealing with Darwin's theory. This would allow the discussion of scientific facts." (The Louisiana bill passed and was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2008.)
In Tennessee, the Discovery Institute-inspired bill was pushed primarily [24] by the Family Action Council of Tennessee, whose president, David Fowler, wrote an op-ed [25] for the Chattanoogan heaping praise on intelligent design, the legislation, and the freedom of teachers to help "students evaluate all the evidence on the subject."
So what we have in the Discovery Institute's model bill is a piece of legislation that is crafted from the stripped-down bones of dead pro-creationist laws, that attacks evolutionary theory by promoting the creationist movement's mantra of "academic freedom," that was debuted in conjunction with a piece of pro-intelligent design propaganda, and that is supported by creationist state groups who believe it will safely reintroduce unscientific religious dogma into public school science classes.
But it has nothing to do with religion. Nothing at all.
For Media Matters' previous reporting on the "academic freedom" model bill and intelligent design, click here [26].
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"No, we won't give up, we won't break down. Sooner than it seems, life turns around." That's what's going through our minds at this very moment, as news breaks that Hilary Duff's new single is expected to drop next Thursday (July 24) at a Marquee event in New York City. We won't let our emotions get the best of us, but take a look at the poster, released late last night.
Now, this rather vague visual has our heads spinning. There are just too many questions: What does it sound like? What style will it be? Will Hilary be as vocally perfect as she's always been? Who's signing backup? Will it immediately hit iTunes? If not, how are we supposed to go on?
Ed Sheeran is a prominent collaborator for Duff's forthcoming record. He even teased that her new single was his and has an "adult alternative acoustic" sound, whatever that means. "It's the first single. It's a good song," he had shared. "Poor Hilary though, because the only time I was free I did 'The Voice,' then had a meeting, then I had another TV show until 1 o'clock in the morning – and I know she has a kid – but I had to drag her down to the studio at that time to get the song done. She came and smashed it out in about two hours."
Well, then.
And Sheeran continued to praise the Queen, "'Come Clean' is a great tune. I think it'll be cool. She's been gone for so long living family life that I think there are a lot of fans waiting for something new. I feel like her record is not what they will expect. Obviously she comes from Lizzie McGuire and that pop world, but she's more grown up now, so it's more of an adult alternative acoustic sound."
Other collaborators for the new record include Sean Douglas (Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," Jason DeRulo's "Talk Dirty"), Dr. Luke and Savan Kotecha.
Recently, Duff was spotted on a beach somewhere in a bikini, presumably shooting the song's music video. The comeback is certainly in motion.
July 11, 2014
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Chris Martin and the guys also announced plans for an hour-long TV special dubbed "Coldplay: Ghost Stories." It features a blend of live footage and "360-degree imagery" from the band's intimate world-premiere performance of the new album last month in Los Angeles. The special is set to air May 18th on NBC, the day before "Ghost Stories" officially arrives in stores.
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Another Huntsville park is already starting to look a little different.
The first, public outdoor ice skating rink at Big Spring Park opens Wednesday.
Crews spent the day Tuesday filling the rink and decorating it.
The Huntsville Museum of Art and PNC Bank will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. to kick off Skating in the Park.
The rink is a big fund raiser for the museum. Organizers say it's great outdoor fun for families.
"It brings great life to the park when normally in December, January, February it's pretty quiet, there's not much activity in the park; so this is spearheading what we hope will become a yearly tradition," said Christopher Madkour with the Huntsville Museum of Art.
Also in the park, you can walk the tinsel trail with dozens of soon-to-be decorated Christmas trees sponsored by local businesses.
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Most sailors with boats berthed in one of the Long Beach marinas generally get a sinking feeling as their rent rates climb.
That time of year arrived again Thursday, but the Marine Advisory Commission instead sunk a proposal for a new hike. The commissioners said last year's 4.4 percent slip fee hike was enough for boat owners to bear for now.
The recommended slip fee increase for the next fiscal year was about 2 percent, in an effort to raise money to rebuild the Alamitos Bay Marina, according to Mark Sandoval, Marine Bureau manager. The slips range in size from 20 to 120 feet, and the hike in fees would have ranged from $3.45 to $59.50.
According to Sandoval, the Long Beach Marina rates would still be "considerably below" market - an area he defined as between Dana Point and Marina del Rey.
"Based on the current slip rental activity ... the marina enterprise can fund its operating costs, cover the debt service, complete Phase 2 (of the Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild), and generate a year-end surplus of over $2.5million," Sandoval's report stated.
Carl W. Kirnbauer, president of the Long Beach Marine Boat Owners Association, said the department could reduce its operating costs and fees by refusing to take on costs for non-Marine Department maintenance.
The commission didn't raise the question of how marina costs would be covered without the slip fee increase. The Marine Bureau could still take the proposed slip fee increase before the City Council.
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49 filter insets at catch basins.
Additional funds are also being sought to improve the city's bicycle corridor.
Funding for the filter insets will come from the Environmental Cleanup, Tier 1 Grant Program, offered by the Orange County Transportation Authority as part of the Measure M program. It provides grant funds to local agencies to improve water quality that might be impacted by transportation- generated pollution.
The 49 locations to be improved could potentially contribute litter, debris and other pollutants that enter the city's storm-drain system and eventually the ocean.
The filter insets - known as DrainPacs - capture and treat urban runoff before it enters the storm drains. About 90 percent of the city's catch basins have DrainPacs. However, the majority are more than 5 years old and need to be replaced, city staff reported.
Both the state and OCTA offer the Bicycle Corridor Improvement Grant Program. The funding available to Seal Beach will be about $318,000.
City staff identified bicycle facilities on Westminster Avenue between Seal Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Chica Avenue as needing improvement.
Westminster Avenue also needs to be resurfaced and the existing bicycle lanes expanded from 4 feet to 5 feet.
Funds are based on the city's population and require equal matching funds from the city.
A state-local partnership would improve six roads: Ironwood Avenue from Elder Avenue to Heather Street; Ironwood, from Wisteria Avenue to Tulip Street; Sandpiper Drive from Bolsa Avenue to Taper Drive; Taper, from Bolsa to Catalina Avenue; and Electric Avenue North from Main Street to 14th Street.
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This photograph is a wonderful insight into school classrooms in the 1920s. The school shown is Godley School on High Street.
It was sent to us, with some others, from Stephen Burton who tells us that his mums older stepbrother is in the photo and sadly he passed away not many years later.
Such a clear photo,I'm not sure a photo on here will do it justice in the resolution the blog allows. So, I will put a thumbnail up as well so you can see it as it's meant to be seen.
Just click the thumbnail to see the bigger picture in photobucket then click the photo in photobucket to get it at 100%.
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In class in the 1920's
Posted by Hydonian at Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Labels: 1920's. people, Children, Classroom, Godley School, School
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- Tom said...
Fantastic picture... well done done Nancy on the link it really is better to see all the details... I would have liked to have seen all the stuff in the cupboards at the back. My dad was born in 1912 so this would be the kind of schooling he would have had...
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- JohnT said...
Great photo, I wonder what the markings are on the desks?
- Tuesday, 31 July, 2012
Are the desks made of slate ? maybe the markings are timestables? wonderful photo simpler times
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Love this mask. I have severe emphysema and was not able to go outside in cold weather. This masked changed that. It warms the outside air and I don't cough anymore when I'm outside. It improved my quality of life, for sure.
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Breathing cold air is one of the triggers for my asthma making it difficult to enjoy being outdoors. This mask allows me to walk around without having to reach for my inhaler.
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We bought this as a gift for a friend who has suffered from asthma for his entire life. Cold, dry winter weather is a terrible challenge. In our sub-zero cold snap we got this gift for him and it got tested immediately in -50 degree windchills. It worked! He has been able to frame a house outside without spasms. It is as described.
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I live in Maine but I like to walk, particularly at night. This seemed like a great idea. The mask doesn't fit at all. Perhaps it is the shape of my head or my narrow face, but the minute I get into the cold air, my glasses are totally fogged up. There should be a bendable strip on the bridge of the nose so that you can fit the mask to the shape of your nose and seal off the air flow. I will try to glue on a strip from one of the dust masks in the hope that I can close it off. I really would like it to work. Perhaps it should come in various sizes.
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A perfect debut. Nice little shoutout to CW 'the premier UK MMA organisation' from Goldie as well.
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Fairly easy opponent to get started with IMO considering who's in the division... To early to say he'll get to the top.
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NEW YORK CITY -- About 1,000 protesters rallied against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on supersized sugary drinks yesterday in what has been dubbed the "Million Gulp March."
The march on City Hall, organized by NYC Liberty HQ, assembled business owners, local politicians and others against Bloomberg's proposal. The marchers' mantra was "Drink Free Or Die."
Aimed at lowering the city's rising obesity rates, the measure would prohibit restaurants, delis, concessions, food carts and other city venues from selling sweetened drinks in containers bigger than 16 fluid ounces.
Critics say the ban would infringe on personal freedom and unfairly hurt businesses. The National Automatic Merchandising Association, which represents the vending machine industry, and the National Association of Concessionaires are among the groups that have joined New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, a coalition formed to oppose the measure. | SEE STORY
New York City's Board of Health unanimously approved the measure last month and it is now in a 90-day public comment period. Testimony will be heard at a public hearing on July 24. | SEE STORY
At a press conference, Bloomberg was asked about the demonstration and he replied, "If you want to kill yourself, I guess you have a right to do it. We're trying to do something about that. We've got to do something about this but they can have a march and they can make a joke out of it but there's a story in the Post today where the hospitals are having to increase the size of their gurneys and strengthen them -- they can't even handle the patients some of [them] are so heavy."


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Lisa Marie Smith (born December 5 1968) is an American model and actress, who uses simply Lisa Marie as her stage name.
Lisa Marie was born in Piscataway Township, New Jersey where she was raised by her father and grandparents. She studied ballet for eight years at the New Jersey Ballet and learned classical piano and moved to New York City at age 15 to study theater, dance, and music. Marie was a model for Robert Mapplethorpe and was featured in photographer Bruce Weber's ad campaign for designer Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume.
Marie went on to appear briefly in Let's Get Lost, Weber's documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, and had a small role in Woody Allen's film Alice. In 1989 she appeared on Malcolm McLaren's song "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt".


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PRINCETON, N.J. - The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team fell to No. 2 Princeton, 7-0, Saturday morning at the Tigers' Bedford Field.
With the win, Princeton (16-1, 7-0) gained the Ivy League title in outright fashion; in the process, the Tigers outscored the rest of the Ivy League by a staggering 45-1.
For Penn, the season ends with the Quakers going 9-8 overall and finishing 3-4 in Ivy play. The Red and Blue had a winning record overall for the first time since 2006, and the three Ivy wins were a program best since 2008.
Kathleen Sharkey (4 goals) and Allison Evans (3) provided all the scoring for Princeton, with Evans also providing an assist. Michelle Cesan and Molly Goodman also had assists in the game.
For Penn, Carly Sokach had a career-high 15 saves, 12 of them in the second half. Sarah Hasson had two shots, while Sunny Stirewalt had the Quakers' lone shot on goal. Julie Tahan and MaryRose Croddick were credited with shots, as well.
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Windows Phone Central's Roundup of New+Rising Games
Sure... you can use your Windows Phone for checking email, making phone calls, taking pictures, and other productive activities. But it's also a great device to play games on.
Couldn't really come up with a good theme for this week's Windows Phone Central Roundup so I decided to pick a few games from the New+Rising list over at the Windows Phone Store.
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The 2014 Budweiser Made in America Festival was full of famous faces but no one made as much of a splash as Jay-Z and Beyonce.
The couple was spotted getting cozy while watching Kanye West take the stage in L.A., once again dispelling rumors that their relationship is on the rocks.
The two-year-old music festival founded by Jay-Z featured performances by Rita Ora, Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar and Iggy Azalea among others.
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'"It's a learning process and I think he learned from that last year," Daniel Briere said after Game Five. "I was very impressed with his last game in New York, the effort he put in. It was just an all-around great game on his part. And tonight he made another great play on Max's goal. Everybody was expecting him to just drop it right when he got inside the blue line. And I think Poti expected that too. Next thing you knew he was around him and that's when he dropped it, when everybody thought he was going to take it to the net. That's what Thomas is all about. You never know what to expect when he's coming down on you. And that's one of his biggest strengths."'
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Demand for cement and concrete additives in the United States is forecast to increase 6.2% per year to $2.3 billion in 2010, outpacing concrete demand and overall construction expenditures. A rebound in the nonresidential construction market, as well as healthy increases in highway spending are some of the factors fueling this demand.
The concrete industry's greater acceptance of mineral additives such as fly ash and blast furnace slag will drive demand for these products as partial substitutions for portland cement. The increase also is a result of higher-value formulations in additives such as water reducers, accelerators, and air entrainers.
Characteristics of concrete enhanced by additives include easier handling, better finishability, higher strength, and increased durability, all of which can permit the use of concrete in extreme environments where such projects have previously been difficult or altogether impractical.
Chemical additives will remain the largest product segment, comprising half of the total market in terms of dollars. Gains will be led by strong demand for water reducers, especially high-range superplasticizer types, which are key components of self-consolidating concrete.
Also, the rise of better-performing polycarboxylate superplasticizers will expand the range of applications for water reducers in concrete. The market for accelerators and air entrainers will be characterized by a trend away from traditional commodity products, although the performance of these alternative formulations remains in question.
The largest market for chemical additives will remain building construction, which is rebounding from significantly depressed nonresidential building levels during the first half of the decade. However, at the same time, demand will be restrained by projected declines in concrete demand for residential construction.
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Demand for mineral additives will grow almost 7% per year through 2010, with virtually all products posting above average increases. Fly ash and blast furnace slag will benefit from the use as low-cost cementitious materials in concrete mixes. Demand also will be boosted by the positive environmental profile of these additives, both as recycled materials and through their ability to reduce the pollution and energy consumption associated with cement production. Higher value mineral additives such as silica fume and metakaolin will also see increasing use in high-performance concrete applications.
Strong gains will be spread across a range of cement and concrete markets, with the best prospects expected in highway and street construction, which will expand at a rate of more than 8% per year. However, building construction will remain the largest market for minerals in cement and concrete, accounting for more than half of all mineral additives consumed.
Growing demand for fiber additives will be driven by steel and specialty fibers such as cellulose and alkali-resistant glass, which benefit from superior reinforcement and shrinkage control properties. While gains for synthetic fibers will be subpar, good opportunities exist for specialty products such as polypropylene/steel blends, polyethylene/polypropylene blends, and synthetic macrofibers.
Advances will be spurred by the growing acceptance of fiber additives by contractors and regulators based on their performance advantages. Increased construction activity over the next few years, especially the rebound in non-residential building construction, and the trend toward an increased use of concrete in road construction and repairs will help drive the growth of fiber additives. Additionally, increasing demand for nontraditional fiber products in concrete, such as cellulose and glass fibers, will help drive gains.


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Roundup: Volleyball clinches share of SEC title
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The No. 16 University of Florida volleyball team clinched at least a share of the 2012 Southeastern Conference championship on Friday evening, storming back from a first-set defeat to claim a 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-13) victory over the LSU Tigers. The win puts the Gators (22-4, 16-1 SEC) in the driver's seat of the SEC race, as Florida needs just one more victory to claim the conference crown outright.
Florida's defense led the way on Friday night, as both the block and the back row kept the Gators neck-and-neck with the best digging defense in the SEC. Sophomore libero Taylor Unroe led the way for Florida with a career-high 27 digs on the night, playing arguably one of the best matches of her career. Sophomore defensive specialist Holly Pole scooped 14 digs against the Tigers to go along with a match-high two service aces, both at crucial moments in the third stanza. Freshman outside hitter Živa Recek turned in her seventh double-double with 14 kills and 18 digs.
"Obviously, LSU played very well and came out with so much energy, and digging the way we know they can," Florida head coach Mary Wise said. "I thought we were very impatient. We probably showed more of the youth that is on our team that we would expect earlier on in the season than in November, but I think we were just a little bit anxious."
Junior middle blocker Chloe Mann stuffed a career-high-tying seven blocks on the night and senior right-side hitter Tangerine Wiggs roofed six blocks against the Tigers. Both Mann and Wiggs tallied eight kills apiece. Senior middle blocker Betsy Smith had a balanced performance with 11 kills on 20 swings (.400) and four blocks on the evening. Junior Taylor Brauneis dished out 38 assists to go along with five digs against the Tigers.
Cross Country: Florida's women's cross country squad, along with two men's individual runners in junior Mark Parrish and sophomore Jimmy Clark, will embark on the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville today, with races slated for noon and 1:15 p.m., respectively.
Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship — the top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions for a total of 18 teams, while an additional 13 teams were selected at-large.
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Excel: Efficiency and Best Practices
May 7th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Join HandsOn Tech for a Microsoft Excel training. Learn how to navigate Excel quickly with the use of your keyboard and manipulate worksheets and workbooks. Gain knowledge of Excel Best Practices. Learn how to design spreadsheets that are easy for others to understand and reduce errors. The training will also cover how to review, edit, and understand existing spreadsheets. Compiling data is huge for nonprofits. Learn how to unlock the power of Excel by attending our training. You will walk away with new ideas and tools to gather data that better represents your organization.
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GOLDEN, Colo., March 31, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will celebrate the grand opening of the Advanced Mineralogy Research Center (AMRC) from 4 to 7 p.m. April 3 in the General Research Laboratory building,1310 Maple St., on the Mines campus in Golden.
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January Forum: Business Incubators or Business Accelerators?
Tech Coast Venture Network
Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Business Incubators or Business Accelerators?
A TCVN Forum
Incubators and accelerators are real options for entrepreneurs interested in starting and growing their new ventures. With accelerators being the new kid on the block, there seems to be significant confusion about the differences between the two. Entrepreneurs use the terms interchangeably, yet the differences may be profound in structure and what it will mean for the growth path of a venture. At the same time, there are overlaps between the services provided. Do the two models serve different purposes and which one is right for you?
TCVN is proud to bring together this extraordinary panel of individuals who will shed light on the differences between incubators and accelerators and empower entrepreneurs in reaching their goals. Join us for this enlightening event and understand what it means to incubate or accelerate.
Gustavo Chamorro:
Dr. Chamorro currently serves as the Director of the Digital Media Center, an economic development program of the Rancho Santiago Community College District. As Director, Dr. Chamorro oversees the development and implementation of a Business Incubator program, which provides assistance to start-up companies looking to establish themselves in the technology sector. Dr. Chamorro also oversees Career Technical Education programs funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to create career pathways for students from middle school to four-year universities.
Dr. Chamorro holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, and a Master's and Bachelor's in Business Administration from California State University San Bernardino. Dr. Chamorro is also a mentor of the Puente program, and a recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for his leadership and commitment to educational issues in the Latino community.
Ray Chan:
Ray is currently the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at K5 Venture Partners. As an active angel investor with a successful 25 year track record as a king/queen maker, Ray is committed to partnering with entrepreneurs to lead them to success. Working in tandem with these entrepreneurs, Ray loves sharing his passion and knowledge with the next class of game-changers. Ray has extensive experience within the tech startup industry. He was most recently the COO of portfolio companies Vokle, Masher Media, AIPCOM and Everyone.net. At Everyone.net, he helped to secure over $12 million in funding and grew the company into a profitable outsourced email provider. Everyone.net was later sold to ProofPoint Inc. Ray has also served as the Vice President of International at NetManage, a provider of e-business and application integration solutions. In 1985, he co-founded NetSoft, a leader in communications solutions between PCs, mainframes, and AS/400 systems. NetSoft was acquired by NetManage Inc (NETM).
Michael Sawitz:
Michael Sawitz is the Founder and CEO of FastStart.studio, a business incubator in Irvine, CA. Additionally, Mr. Sawitz has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Amailcenter Franchise Corporation, the franchisor of AIM Mail Centers, since its inception in 1985. He sold the brand in August of 2011. Since July 1979, he has also served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Michael Sawitz, Inc. which operates a sign center division and an equipment and fixtures division. He has been a featured guest on radio talk shows such as Professional Insights, National Public Radio and California Grand Opening. He has been a frequent speaker at various minority business development centers sponsored by the SBA, numerous Franchise Business Network events and twice as featured presentation at the Technology in Franchising National Conferences, and has been the keynote speaker at the PC Synergy Conference. Mr. Sawitz has been featured in nationwide publications such as Franchise Update and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Additionally, he is Entrepreneur in Residence at California State University Fullerton Mihaylo School of Business and Economics. Michael Sawitz has also cofounded and served as the President of the National Alliance of Ship Centers, a non-profit industry association.
Kyle Taylor:
Kyle Taylor is the director of operations at Launchpad LA. Founded by Mark Suster of GRP Partners in 2009, Launchpad LA is a startup accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs in Los Angeles obtain the guidance and relationships needed to help take their companies to the next level. Of 33 companies to participate in the program, 27 have received outside funding and 8 have been acquired to date. They offer each accepted company a $100,000 investment, free office space in the heart of Santa Monica (one block from the beach) for four months, and most importantly, access to a massive network of top VCs, angel investors and mentors.
Kyle comes from a technology background where he worked previously as a mechanical engineer. At MSC Software he worked with computer aided design and finite element analysis tools to accurately simulate product response to static and dynamic loading. MSC Software is considered one of the "10 original software companies," developing some of the first structural analysis tools for NASA. At Syska Hennessey Group, Kyle worked with the computational fluid dynamics team to predict building system loads. Kyle received a BS in mechanical engineering from UC Irvine and joined Launchpad LA in January 2012.
JJ Richa:
JJ Richa is an accomplished technology entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Mr. Richa is a results-oriented executive who has demonstrated his strategic, proactive, and creative abilities with the successful start-up and launch of several companies including a SaaS/WaaS technology company for the hospitality industry, an online ecommerce portal for exquisite and unique shoppers, and a custom software development company with main concentration on the financial sector. Mr. Richa is a Managing Director at Trenchant Ventures, LLC - a private equity firm with concentration on distressed business acquisition and restructuring. Mr. Richa holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree from California State University Long Beach. Mr. Richa is a private equity investor and is a member of Tech Coast Angels. He serves on the board of for-profit in addition to not-for-profit organizations that help start-ups in accelerating business growth and raising capital.
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TCVN is one of Southern California's premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, we bring together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape.