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As much as I value pre-draft evaluations, the prospect's landing spot is a pivotal part of the process. Few talents can transcend any scheme and impact their team's success. In fact, plenty of starters and contributors at the NFL level only fill certain roles and might not be considered a long term starter at that position. It is all about figuring out where a player wins and giving them a chance to succeed in that area. In this series I will take a look at prospects selected on the third day that could offer an immediate impact thanks to their strengths and situations. I will never call myself an expert on the coverages and schemes that are included, but I am working hard to learn, so feel free to (politely) point me in the right direction. With that said, I cannot recommend this defensive write-up by Jene Bramel enough.
Other third day gems: LB DeVonte Holloman, RB Zac Stacy, S Earl Wolff, WR Quinton Patton
Despite what Madden has ingrained into your brain, not every 3-4 defense or three/four man front is created equal.
"We are a 3-4 personnel, but a lot of times the front that we play is a 4-3 front," Ravens Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees said. "A lot of teams call it over, under, whatever you want to call it, but we really do it out of a 3-4 personnel. So it gives us, hopefully, a little flexibility to jump into a true 3-4 or be able to play 4-3. Either one."
Pees did not specifically state this mindset in that explanation, but rather than lock themselves into a boxed scheme, the Ravens enjoy having the flexibility to pressure offenses in a variety of ways. Notice how that did not read "pressure the quarterback," but rather the entire offense. As this breakdown discusses, the Ravens' (and previously Rex Ryan's) philosophy was to disrupt weaknesses and strengths on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage.
Before attempting to unpack how pressure is achieved, let's quickly discuss the Ravens' personnel at the hybrid outside linebacker/defensive spots. Terrell Suggs has been and remains the key, and as Smart Football's Chris Brown put it, he is the player "that makes it go." Elvis Dumervil joins the club after lining up in a variety of fronts while in Denver, shining in both a strict four man front and also one with under principles. He is a technician, manipulating his body and hand use to force opponents off balance. Many might look at his measurables and call Dumervil a speed rusher, and although he can win by beating offensive tackles to the edge, his bull rush is paramount. The former Bronco's game is expanded off that leverage thanks to length and a low center of gravity. With teams seemingly valuing length and height at the pass rushing positions, Dumervil is close to a rare breed and offers something different because of it.
The Ravens added Courtney Upshaw, and his experience in multiple fronts, during the 2012 NFL Draft. I wouldn't call Upshaw a dynamic pass rusher, but he wins with force on first contact and improving technique in the details of the game. He can stand up or rush from a three point stance thanks to a straight-line attitude and a consistent leverage advantage.
One more addition this offseason comes in the form of Ohio State defensive end John Simon. Prior to the draft, I listed Simon at No. 113 in my pre-draft rankings, so I obviously think somewhat highly of his talent. Like other third day gems I spotlight, their futures might not be as starters, but instead at filling and excelling in certain roles. As previously mentioned, few talents can star or transcend schemes, therefore coaches must find players who win in certain roles and find ways to put them in those situations. For Simon, he has already earned comparisons to former Ravens pass rusher Jarrett Johnson.
After losing Johnson prior to last season, the Ravens saw a large improvement in Paul Kruger's game. However, Kruger signed a large contract this offseason, so his role is there for the taking. To be honest, I had a difficult time nailing down Kruger's role for multiple reasons. For one, the Ravens' defense seemingly changes snap to snap. Secondly, Kruger was forced into the starting lineup during the early parts of last season thanks to Terrell Suggs' injury.
Again, let me stress that Simon isn't a true starter, but he could shine in certain roles. Rather than working through his fit with a standard 3-4 or 4-3 front to project that role, let's discuss the Ravens' (and Rex Ryan's) philosophy on pressure. Ryan defined the term as "applying the proper strategy for the situation in order to maximize your defensive force," and offered three circumstances: Normal Situations, Penetrating Situations, and Prevent Situations. Each is not locked into a specific alignment of the defense, but rather a mentality. In this case, however, I will discuss a certain situation and Simon's corresponding role.
Normal Situation
The normal situations could be termed the base philosophy of a defense and coincide with what is currently going on in the game. As Ryan notes "Generally speaking, defenses selected for normal situations are delaying tactics designed to optimize pursuit and provide gang-tackling opportunities. Normal situations call for a defensive orientation towards containment." The first part of that statement is a critical piece to Simon's game. Few prospects in the 2013 class had the same kind of motor, as Simon loved to chase down from the back side with controlled aggressiveness. That mindset translates off the field as well, since Simon has been called "Tebow-ish" in terms of his dedication to the game and improvement. Whether it be from a stand up position as a 7 technique or down as a 5, Simon is always working to get past his initial blocker and achieves it thanks to relentless movement, leg drive, and strong hands to shed with a variety of techniques.
Penetrating Situation
When teams are down on the scoreboard or are hoping to demoralize their opponent, an attacking philosophy can be valuable. Not only does this put pressure on a quarterback, but it pressures specific lanes to disrupt a set blocking scheme or planned area for offenses. The Ravens can use a variety of alignments, including a 3-3-5 or 4-2-5, in these situations. If on the field, I could see Simon filling Paul Kruger's sub-package role in these sets. Kruger lined up in a wide 9 or 7 in upfield situations, winning with pursuit to keep working towards the quarterback. Like Kruger, Simon does not win with outstanding bend to turn the corner, but he does not settle for staying locked up in the offensive lineman's grasp. Simon also saw snaps as an interior penetrator at Ohio State and used those same leverage skills when asked to slant inside from the edge. That versatility to help with edge or inside pressure will serve him well. He loves the spin move to finish counters, but Simon's main traits are persistence and strength on first contact when asked to get upfield.
Prevent Situation
As Ryan wrote "Our primary purpose in the prevent situation is to delay the offensive team's progress, preventing the long gainer or successful trick play." Despite the association that connects coverage skills and outside linebackers in a perceived 3-4 defense, I would never put Simon in man assignments in space. He is a straight-line athlete who is not comfortable mirroring. Even with zone schemes, I would hesitate to place Simon in an assignment that goes beyond spying the quarterback. He works best when the offense is in front of him. I hate to sound like an echo, but Simon's best fit here is with the pass rushers. The offensive line will almost certainly outnumber their opposition, so Simon's motor will be welcomed to force the quarterback to move off his spot or out of the pocket.
Simon lacks ideal athleticism but can overcome it in a similar way that Elvis Dumervil has: technical hand use, leverage, and never settling for a weak position. I will say Dumervil is a more fluid athlete, as Simon tends to be a bit headstrong with his play, but the latter can learn a lot from the Ravens' new addition. I doubt Simon has much of an impact this season, since the club has a group of solid players at his spot, but I would be shocked if the former Buckeye does not stick on NFL rosters, if only for his ridiculous motor.


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This morning I am off to New Orleans to attend the International Food Bloggers Conference put on by Foodista. I have been wanting to visit New Orleans for a while now and this was the perfect chance! In addition to the conference, I will be spending a few extra days there to explore the city. What are the must eat foods and restaurants in New Orleans? What are the must see and do things in New Orleans?

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Photographs of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, have surfaced showing her arriving in the Caribbean with her son, Prince George — the first photos we've seen of the third-in-line-to-the-throne since his christening last fall.
The photos, which appear exclusively on the cover (and inside) of Hello! magazine, show a smiling Kate carrying little George in her arms. The Duchess, her hair down, is wearing dark sunglasses, a navy-striped long-sleeved t-shirt and dark skinny jeans while George wears a light-coloured onesie and is evidently ready to hit the beach with his striped sun hat.
In their "world exclusive," Hello! has published the first images of the infant prince since he was last seen in public, at his christening in October.
"William has hinted his son has a healthy appetite and these new pictures, published in Hello! magazine this week, show him to be a bouncing little boy," observed the Daily Mail, noting that the photograph was captured by a freelance photographer as Kate was "disembarking a British Airways flight in St. Vincent before catching a private jet to the exclusive Caribbean island" of Mustique.
"She was accompanied in her First Class cabin by two bodyguards and her brother, James Middleton," reports the Daily Mail.
Kate and Prince George reportedly landed some time last week to enjoy time on the tropical island with the Middleton family. Several reports have noted that Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, turned 59 on Friday, so the family had cause for celebration. The Mirror reports that Kate and her son returned home to Prince William, who had remained in Britain due to his studies at the University of Cambridge, on Monday.
"A royal source said today: 'They enjoyed their break immensely but of course they missed having William with them. He will be very glad to have them home, a week away from your baby is a long time and of course he will have missed little George,'" reported the Mirror.
The Telegraph noted that these were the first "paparazzi" photos of Prince George.
"While the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken legal action in the past over "off-duty" photographs to which they have objected, Kensington Palace indicated to Hello! that it would not take action on this occasion if it published the photos," reported the Telegraph's Gordon Rayner. "Royal sources said Kensington Palace had not objected to the pictures — in which the Duchess is groomed and smiling — because they were taken 'in a public place, without any harassment or pursuit.'"
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, was quoted in the Mirror saying that this is likely the first of many photos of Prince George that will be taken when the Cambridge family is off duty.
"It's a public place and people can take photographs, without a legal reason you cannot prevent that," she said. "They can't keep him locked up in a private place his entire childhood."
Prince George's next trip is expected to be this spring, when he will accompany his parents to Australia and New Zealand— just as Prince William did with his parents in 1983, when he was almost the same age.


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Adam Schefter reported that the Chiefs denied Tampa Bay authorization to talk to Chan Gailey.
It is apparent that they Chiefs do not want to let go of his services.
Now for some speculation. Some think the next HC is already named, and is confortable with Chan as his OC. The next speculation step is keeping Chan as interim HC for a year until the ideal HC is availale, or Chan could be that dark horse.
There is also a friend of a friend of a friend rumor that the Chiefs are going to retain Herm as lead scout. Herm himself has been quoted as saying he was interested in getting into the business side of football. Given that, I would still think he would be at the Senior Bowl.


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No. The double slit experiment shows both wave and particle nature. The interference pattern you see is caused by the wave nature, but the actual energy transfer to the screen always occurs in discrete quanta as would be expected from particles.
Assume A and B are one light-second apart. Assume C is one light-second from A in the opposite direction. we measure A becoming A-. Why are B and C never inspired to show effects from the same event? Clearly they can't communicate across a two light-second gap in one second. You say thatthey don't communicate, but they just "know". That doesn't fix the problem. How do they "know" faster than the speed of light?
Lets assume for a second that all particles know about events effecting every other particle and there is no speed limit to this knowledge. Why do we need to wait a full second for shared or inspired events to cause an effect at either B or C?
Why is the speed of this knowledge sometimes limited to light speed and other times practically unlimited? What in nature shows these effects?
If properties are not dependent on the electron structure, why does the Schrödinger equation only predict the Hydrogen spectral series when the electron structure is considered? Can your model predict that without electromagnetism? I'd love to see the math on that one.
I am suggesting that another person can be made to experience something very close to what you experience,
It makes perfect sense that as one could study shared experiences more and more, a more detailed understanding of psychology and experience would come to light. That is my point. You suggest that this knowledge could not develop at all?
As to your comment on internal reflection: Internal reflection within the same brain is not hard to understand. It's self-reflection. For instance, in a dream, your brain triggers images to appear on your optic regions, which are then interpreted by other parts of your brain, which trigger other memories, emotions and associations ... which cause images to appear on your optic regions... etc.
The "hard" problem is only "hard" because right now we have no way to peer in and experience those things in other people, and to analyze those experiences.
If a way were to be found to peer in and examine it more directly, by definition it would not be that hard. Are you saying that just because it is said that they are "hard" now, these problems are forever hard? Are you saying that something hard cannot be more soluble, or perhaps later, with better observation and replication, be found to be made of of easier, more digestible bits of knowledge? Is that your suggestion?
What are blueberry pancakes? Their smell (olfactory), their texture while chewing (haptic, motor, time-based factors), the feeling of being awake in the morning (wakefulness, hormonal state), the clank of silverware on plates (audio), your heart rate at the time (and other homeostatic functions), emotional state at the time, your sense of hunger (digestive) ... and whatever other body functions, nervous states and experiences were memorized when you had blueberry pancakes.
Do you disagree that the data and interconnections for memory and experience are stored in your brain and nervous system? If they are not, where do you suggest they are stored?
That's all that your blueberry pancake memories are, that is all that the mind of the person behind Immediocracy is: data stored in an electrochemical format in a brain.
I think that both the hard and easy qualia are enormously difficult to deeply understand, but I do not think it is impossible to do so.
I wouldn't say that all particles know about all particles, but that they are all able to share behaviors amongst themselves. The latency is due to the need to holographically recapitulate the circumstances of the relation. Distance A, B, and C is not physically traveled, but it is respected in the form of time. When you scale up the size of the observer, the delay shrinks. If you're the size of a star, the length of time it takes a laser on the moon to reach a person's eye on the Earth likely seems instantaneous.
Quote from: Jim on July 26, 2010, 03:45:36 PMAs to your comment on internal reflection: Internal reflection within the same brain is not hard to understand. It's self-reflection. For instance, in a dream, your brain triggers images to appear on your optic regions, which are then interpreted by other parts of your brain, which trigger other memories, emotions and associations ... which cause images to appear on your optic regions... etc.You're using 'self', 'you', and 'your' to try to disprove that there is a such thing as a self, you, or your anything. How do these billions of discrete cells translate automatic chemical processes a coherent internal experience of fantastic depth and aesthetic richness which perceives itself as a living entity of freewill and voluntary control?...
QuoteThe "hard" problem is only "hard" because right now we have no way to peer in and experience those things in other people, and to analyze those experiences.Being able to NeuroSCSI into another person's brain doesn't make the hard problem any less hard. We still don't know why we feel like a 'who' in a life of 'why' rather than a process of 'what' in a universe of 'how'. The essential mystery of consciousness is not affected at all by the degree of our ability to share it.
We don't yet know how these cells do their trick. Once we can peer at them doing their work, and replicate it, and even better, experience other's in action, we are closer to understanding it.
There is no big deal to it.
We understand a hell of a lot through sharing our experiences and our information. I presented a way to actually be able to partake in another person's experience of life, to record it, to review it. Being able to "be there" when a person goes into deep sleep, then wakes again... or be anesthetised... or any other number of "losing, then regaining" consciousness experiments, would absolutely be illuminating.
But, once again we circle back to religion. In stating, "The essential mystery of consciousness is not affected at all by the degree of our ability to share it," there is a need to hold on to a mystery, yet you have not described any particular reason why even being able to share someone else's experience directly (if you could) and delve deeply into the inner workings of a mind would not lead to any insight on the matter.
Fine, the mystery is poetic. But, your statement is religious in its nature. Only religion would need to keep a mystery, and deny that it ever could be exposed. All you've said is (essentially), "it is the hard problem." You have given no good reason why it cannot ever be illuminated.
I have seen that sharing experiences brings knowledge and human understanding, and that further study (in any field) produces further insight. So, I do think that if it were possible to delve into another's thoughts and experiences, and experience them ourselves, replay them, ask questions about them, this would definitely accelerate the understanding of much of the problems presented in qualia theories.
I seriously don't think that "the essential mystery of consciousness" is necessarily forever a mystery. It is a problem that science can answer.
So, then, there is no need for impenetrable "mystery" in this subject is there? Nor is this something that science cannot understand, is it?The human experience is both effable and parseable, isn't it? Difficult, maybe, with current tools and limitations, but not beyond scientific understanding.
My troll spotting radar must be failing me. Before reading that I thought the oddswere pretty good that you were serious. It's too bad, I was having fun crank-baiting.
Quote from: Jim on July 27, 2010, 12:51:47 PMSo, then, there is no need for impenetrable "mystery" in this subject is there? Nor is this something that science cannot understand, is it?The human experience is both effable and parseable, isn't it? Difficult, maybe, with current tools and limitations, but not beyond scientific understanding.It depends what you consider scientific understanding. The human experience is both effable and parseable to humans - but it doesn't translate into non-experience as objective phenomena does. If you approach human consciousness as an epiphenomena of cellular activity then I think it will forever be an impenetrable mystery. If we approach cellular activity as the exterior of human consciousness then I think we're on the right track. Do you see what I'm getting at? It's not consciousness that needs to be explained in terms of cellular activity, it's both sides that need to be understood as essentially the same but existentially very different.
It depends what you consider scientific understanding....
Perceiving a ferocious lion jumping at you is of more survival value than perceiving the lion, a harmless antelope, and the trees and grass as various similar configurations of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen atoms.
And yet, we are in fact atoms.
You are merely dodging.
That's not David Bohm. This is:Also, even though Bohm was a great name in quantum physics and relativity and his ideas where excepted by many doesn't make that his theory in neuropsychology are automatically as brilliant and true by default. They might, but I don't know. I don't even know his precise views, but maybe you can explain us.
Also, according to Wikipedia, Bohm was having great depressions and treated with electroconvulsive therapy, which doesn't indicate that his mind was healthy in every respect.
Similarly, Einstein's believe in a deterministic underlying world, Newton's believe in Alchemy and God and Plato's believe in Zeus are not automatically brilliant. Every idea is inspected by the scientific community with similar rigor.
In other words, there is no valid argument from authority in science.
My interpretations:Quorum sensing behavior show that qualitative cooperation is indeed a fundamental principle at the simplest level of organic life. It is molecular.
Bullshit. The fact that it is a common evolutionary adaptation does not suggest anything about what is going on at the molecular level.
The research shows that communication mechanism requires oligopeptides, N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones, or similar chemicals physically moving from one cell to another. There is no evidence of any magical sensing of one atom by another.
It may not suggest anything to you about what is going on at the molecular level, but it certainly does to me. It suggests that the principles of shared subjectivity and collective, coordinated, cooperative behavior are expressed at the level of organic chemistry.
There is no reason to assume that this implies collective behavior in the underlying organic chemistry.
There is no reason to assume that sense is a particle or that photons are anything other than the sense that atoms make.
I've already given you plenty of good reasons to assume that the QM model of the photon is correct, and that your idea is wrong. But, there are plenty more reasons...
Take, for example, the Kapitza-Dirac effect. Back in 1933 it was predicted that a standing wave of light could diffract a collimated particle beam.
In 2001, with the advent of powerful lasers, we were able to directly observe the diffraction of an electron beam.
Once again, this was predicted based on the properties of particles as suggested by QM. Without those properties it would be a truly amazing coincidence that your magical sensing particles decided to mimic a diffraction grating in this particular circumstance.


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Brussels, 19 December 2005
EU external competence on transport policy: European Commission to send a reasoned opinion to Greece
The Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Greece, the last step before possible referral to the Court of Justice, for disregarding the Commission's exclusive external competence with regard to implementation of the Community's common transport policy.
Article 71 of the Treaty establishing the European Community confers internal and external competence on the Community in respect of deciding and implementing common transport policy. Moreover, Article 10 of the Treaty requires Member States to cooperate with the institutions of the Community and to refrain from taking any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty.
The Commission takes the view that Greece has failed to fulfil its obligations by presenting a submission to the International Maritime Organisation regarding the implementation of two international legal instruments on enhancing ship and port facility security which have been incorporated into Community law.[1]
[1] Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security (Official Journal L 129, 29.04.2004).
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Peg has a cat. Peg likes songs. And Peg uses math to get herself out of jams.
If that sounds like the napkin sketch for a kiddie show, it is. "Peg + Cat," which debuted on PBS last week, is the best-reviewed new children's television show of the season, combining spare but stylish animation and a strong sense of humor to teach kids mathematics.
"I was looking for a math show and I knew that it had to be the funniest thing I'd ever made," said Linda Simensky, vice president of children's programming at PBS and a veteran of Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. "It's a little bit of alchemy when all those intangible qualities come together to make something work. To me it represents all these years of learning that we've been doing in the industry."
The fact that "Peg + Cat" overtly targets kids' brains is relatively rare these days. But its kudos aren't just a culmination of Simensky's kid-TV lessons.
They're more proof that entertainment can still provide a pathway to learning. And in an industry where tiny viewers are measured in the millions -- and shows increasingly leak from TVs into mobile devices, video games and touring stage productions -- it's also a lesson some children's shows have left behind in their drive to dominate the market.
Once upon a time, slime and slop ruled the land. Nickelodeon's "Double Dare" and "You Can't Do That on Television" took game shows and comedy sketches to new gross-out heights in the mid-to-late 1980s, setting the stage for influential cartoons such as "Ren and Stimpy" and "Rugrats" -- and bucking the assumption that television for kids needed to be inherently educational.
"Nickelodeon actually started more than 30 years ago as a 'green-vegetables' educational channel that was used to sell the Movie Channel. But they got rid of that reputation because it almost ruined them," said Mathew Klickstein, author of the new book "Slimed!"
"They said, 'Our job is not to educate kids. Let's just give the kids what they really want,' which was a fun destination to hang out.'"
Klickstein, who will visit Boulder's Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe on Oct. 16 for a reading and signing, believes the shows of Nickelodeon's 1990s "golden age" were enormously influential in shifting kids' TV away from the teaching-oriented tone of PBS programs like "Sesame Street." The Nick "golden age" included live-action shows such as "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" and "Clarissa Explains It All" and quirky animated fare like "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Doug."
"To do an entire network for kids was revolutionary at the time," Klickstein said. "It also had resonance with college kids, older siblings and people in their 20s and 30s. But I don't even know what's on Nick these days, and that says a lot. After the golden age they were more focused on going global and merchandising."
Klickstein isn't the only one who feels the network, now known for "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer," has little appeal outside its target audience.
"If they wanted to do something smart they'd go back to putting live humans in their programming that kids can relate to," said Marc Summers, former host of "Double Dare" and "What Would You Do?" and now a producer for the Food Network.
"The crap that's on Nick today is all about cartoon characters and stuffed animals, and that's why they're making a mistake. Disney isn't doing that. They have live human beings in their (shows)."
Last March, the Disney Channel beat Nickelodeon for the first time in its average number of total daily viewers, according to Nielsen research, although the networks remain competitive ahead of challengers such as the Cartoon Network.
All are struggling to beat back the advancing armies of video-on-demand services such as Netflix and the non-programming world of video games.
Enter edu-tainment
The precedent set by successful kids' shows of the past few years -- and the profits they've generated with merchandising and touring shows (see the Wiggles and Yo Gabba Gabba!) -- has shifted the balance in children's programming away from overtly educational, according to PBS' Simensky.
But it hasn't killed it altogether.
"We all know a bit more about the science of this these days," she said in reference to the focus groups and market research that drives many programming decisions. "But the one thing we've always known is that kids will learn more if they think something is interesting and funny."
Attracting young viewers with humor and imaginative scenarios has long been a part of kids' programming. From "Howdy Doody" -- which was used in part to sell color TV sets in the 1950s -- and "Captain Kangaroo" to the birth of Saturday morning cartoons in the 1960s, kids' TV was generally more silly than scholastic.
But when the Children's Television Workshop shows "Sesame Street" (which introduced Jim Henson's Muppets) and "The Electric Company" began attracting millions of daily viewers in the 1970s, PBS proved that learning and entertainment were not mutually exclusive.
Despite the crowded marketplace for kids' programming, PBS still boasts impressive numbers: 82 percent of all U.S. children aged 2-8 watched it during the 2011-12 season, according to Nielsen research.
Multinational brands such as Disney and Nickelodeon stretch even further. Globally, Nick reaches more than 350 million viewers in 25 languages, according to spokesperson Dan Martinsen. He notes that, like "Sesame Street" before it, Nick programs such as "Dora the Explorer" and "Hey Arnold!" have emphasized multiracial characters from different economic backgrounds.
"Diversity has always been a huge aspect of what Nick represents, and we've learned that diversity is good for business," Martinsen said. "If you have a kid watching something from home and it looks like them, they're more inclined to come back."
The fundamental thing all successful kids' shows have in common, however, is communicating with children on their level.
"There used to be this sense that kids would watch anything, but just because they would doesn't mean they should," said Simensky. "Now it's all about respecting your audience by thinking like a kid."
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Donald Brown, a 26-year resident of Duarte, California, passed away peacefully in his sleep in his home on March 5, 2013. At his side was his loving wife of 67 years, Grace Brown.
Donald Brown, a 26-year resident of Duarte, California, passed away peacefully in his sleep in his home on March 5, 2013. At his side was his loving wife of 67 years, Grace Brown. Until just a few months ago, Don had been in good health, traveling, spending time with his family, and enjoying golf five days a week with his buddies at Rancho Duarte Golf Course (where he's had 3 holes-in-one). In addition to golf, Don enjoyed sports and remained a lifetime loyal Trojan alum and an avid supporter of anything USC. He loved the Los Angeles Dodgers and never missed a game if he was around a TV.
Don's favorite pastime in life was spending time with his adoring family. He and Grace brought two beautiful daughters into the world, Patricia (Tish) Burnett and Pamela Walker, both of Bakersfield, California where they live with their husbands, Mike Burnett and Neil Walker. There are five loving grandchildren: Cindy Vesper Burnett of Silver Lake, Chris Walker of Santa Monica, Ryan Burnett and his wife, Vanessa, of Glendale, Amy Burnett of San Diego, and Chad Walker of Bakersfield.
Don was born on September 7, 1924 in Hamburg, Iowa, to parents Frank and Myrtle Brown. He had three siblings who preceded him in death: brothers, Loren and Harold Brown and sister, Francis Shaffer.
Immediately after graduating from high school, Don enlisted and served honorably in the U.S. Navy during World War II mostly aboard the ship LST 460. The ship tragically was sunk on December 21, 1944 in the Pacific off Mindoro, Philippines after a kamikaze airplane attack. Don lost many close friends and shipmates in the attack. He often reminded his family that LST (Landing Ship Tank) actually meant "Long Slow Target." Many of the ship's surviving sailors have been holding reunions for over 30 years which Don has been faithfully attending. The 2012 reunion was held in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
In 2011, the men met in Peoria, Illinois where Don and his shipmates thoroughly enjoyed a cruise down the Illinois River on the refurbished LST 325. In 2010, he was escorted by daughter Pam on an Honor Flight to Washington DC to visit the World War II Monument.
After Don was discharged from the Navy in 1945, he married his sweetheart, Grace Schauer, whom he had met just over a year earlier on a blind date in Los Angeles while he was on leave. They settled in Compton and he was admitted to USC's School of Engineering graduating in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Don's first job was with Morehouse Industries in L.A. He had worked there for 20 years when he took a position with Myers Engineering in Bell, CA where he retired in 1998. Don was instrumental in designing and developing an industrial sized mixer with prototypes still being used today in many different types of industries.
Don was a member of Los Angeles First Church of the Nazarene until he and Grace moved to Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene where they remain members. Don held many leadership roles in the church including multi- ple terms on the board. In addition to his church involvement, he belonged to many different organizations including the Boy Scouts where he was a scout leader.
He is described by most who knew him as a gentleman's gentleman with a giving heart. His kind and unassuming manner endeared him to all of his family and friends and the example he set was an inspiration to many in the next generation.
A Memorial service will be held at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena, CA at 3:00 P.M. on Friday,March15,2013. A reception will be held immediately afterward in Gilmore Hall on the church's campus. In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily requests donations be made to the P. F. Bresee Foundation, 184 South Bimini Place, Los Angeles, California 90004.


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The Boonville Pirates soccer team may have missed the playoffs after losing to top-seeded Southern Boone of Ashland 2-1 in the semifinal round of the district playoffs in Fulton.
But if you consider that Southern Boone is still playing today, the one-point loss against the Eagles looks better and better each day.
While closing out the season at 6-17 overall and 1-11 in the North Central Missouri Conference, the Pirates appear to be raising a few eyebrows after landing three players on the Class 1 District 7 All-District Team.
Junior Nathan Green and sophomore Tyler Drew were both selected to the first-team in the district while senior Eric Warren was a honorable-mention all-district selection.
Boonville soccer coach Tim Brown said even though the Pirates were the youngest varsity team around while starting at least seven sophomores in every match this season but one, they still managed to finish with a record of 6-17 overall, which is the most victories ever in a season at Boonville.
"We also had some other records set this year: we scored the most goals in a season as a team with 42; we had our first ever 20 goal scorer; we won two matches in a row for the first time; we won an away conference match for the first time; and we recorded our first-ever district shutout," stated Brown.
Drew, two-year starter, led the team in every offensive category this season. Brown said Drew had 116 shot attempts, 65 shots on goal, seven assists and 23 goals in 23 matches and started the new single-season record for the boys program; the previous record was 16 goals. He also became the first Pirate striker to make the all-conference team, Brown said.
As for Green, Brown said in his opinion Nathan is the most underrated goalkeeper around.
"He consistently keeps the team in matches," Brown said. "Unfortunately, he is surrounded by inexperienced defenders, so the 10 miraculous saves he makes every match are overshadowed by the three goals he allows on the approximately 20 close-range shots per game he faces."
As for Warren, who transferred to Boonville two weeks into the season, Brown said he had no idea what to do with Eric. "Incredibly athletic and full of confidence, Eric eventually found his home at left back, and we were glad to have him, if only for one season," Brown said.
Other first-team selections were: Hayden Salmons, Price Meentemeyer, Nate Sapp, Landon Bartel, Calvin Bill and Jacon Moore of Southern Boone; Jesus Gonzalez, Patricio Herrera, Jose O. Garcia and Jose "Greg" Reding of Missouri Military Academy; and Jakob Hull and Trevor Neal of Fulton; and Allen Rodriquez of Montgomery County.
Players selected to the honorable-mention team were: Dylan Wright of Southern Boone; Jacob Priester of MMA; Brian McCarty of Fulton; and Jacob Cunningham of Montgomery County.
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The Boonville Pirates soccer team may have missed the playoffs after losing to top-seeded Southern Boone of Ashland 2-1 in the semifinal round of the district playoffs in Fulton.


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'Smash' Returns, Retooled For Season Two
If a prize was to be given out for the most frustrating show on television last year, the winner would be NBC's Smash. The ambitious series (created by playwright Theresa Rebeck) showed much promise when it premiered a year ago with strong reviews and much ballyhoo. Over a twelve-episode arc, it told a juicy backstage story of bringing a new musical to Broadway.
Featuring a cast of veterans (Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston), as well as newcomers (Christian Borle, Megan Hilty and "American Idol" alum Katharine McPhee), a producing team that included Steven Spielberg, Craig Zaden and Neil Meron, and the insight of such Broadway luminaries as Rebeck and the songwriting team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (from "Hairspray"); "Smash" chronicled the trials of creating a musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. But many things went wrong, from Messing's ostentatious scarves to plot lines better suited for daytime soaps than prime time.
What makes "Smash" novel is that it is not only about a musical, it is a musical - with numbers popping up not only in the rehearsal hall, but on the street, in restaurants, anywhere a character felt like breaking into song. It was "Glee" for those over-30. But during season one, the tone of the show was all over the place. Characters that we were supposed to love to hate (we're talking about you, Ellis) we ended up just hating. And even guest turns by Uma Thurman, Nick Jonas and Bernadette Peters weren't enough to make the show a, well, smash.
A new showrunner
Add to this the behind-the-scenes drama (rumored of, but not made public until last week when the website BuzzFeed reported of the show's difficulties), and there was the makings of an expensive flop.
But, thankfully, with a strong lead-in from "The Voice" and a loyal fan base, NBC believed there was still a good show in "Smash." Exit Rebeck, and enter a new showrunner, out writer Joshua Safran, who formerly steered the ship over at "Gossip Girl." "I had the great luxury to be able to be an audience member for the show for the first season, which was really exciting and thrilling to watch," he explained at the recent Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Safran knew some things were working on the show and some things weren't. "I don't really think it's changed that much. I think that the stuff from last year that you loved is still there. And the stuff from last year that maybe some people thought was a little... went off on tangents (was) looked at. We sort of tried to find a way to circle (it) back together, but it still is the same 'Smash.'"
Enter Jennifer Hudson
Characters like the duplicitous Ellis (Jaime Cepero), the dull Dev (Raza Jaffrey) and manipulative Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurmon's movie star slumming in the theater) are out, and Broadway vets Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez are in. Also added are such familiar TV faces like Daniel Sunjata ("Rescue Me") and Academy Award-winner, Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls"). Liza Minnelli will also appear later in the season, Sean Hayes reunites with former "Will & Grace" co-star Debra Messing and we'll see the return of Bernadette Peters as the overbearing mother to Hilty's Ivy. And there's a rival show to "Bombshell" in "Hit List," which Karen, McPhee's character, will be part of.
The idea to add Hudson came from NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt, who developed the show at his former job at Showtime then brought it along when he went to NBC. Safran explained that adding Hudson's character, Veronica Moore, an ambitious Tony-winning Broadway star, fit with the new season's direction. (She appears in three of the first four episodes.) "One of the things that we talked about (was) that there are these stars on Broadway" that could act as mentors for Karen (McPhee) and Ivy (Hilty), the two aspiring actresses that spent the first season fighting for the coveted role of Marilyn Monroe in "Bombshell." "Bob suggested Jennifer (to fill that role). It was just absolutely perfect, and it's been great to have her. I think she's really amazing. She sings a lot. She acts a lot. She dances a lot, and everyone got to work with her. She's just an amazing talent."
Even co-star Hilty was awestruck by Hudson. "It was incredible to get to hear her up close, because she is a force. Her voice is unlike any other and she brought such a great energy to the set too. She's a really generous and kind person on top of all of that talent."
Gay storylines continue
The inclusion of Hayes and the legendary Minnelli in future episodes came through the influence of out Executive Producers Craig Zaden and Neil Meron, who took a break from planning this year's Oscars to take part in the TCA panel for "Smash." "I think all the guest stars that we have on the show are friends of all of ours," said Zaden. "Liza Minnelli and Sean Hayes and all of these other people have been friends for years, and it's such a joy to have a show that we could actually call them and say, 'Hey, would you like to do an episode or two or three on 'Smash?' So it's been really exciting."
And, yes, we still have the gays on Smash. Last season composer Tom (Christian Borle) began a tentative relationship with chorus member Sam (Leslie Odom Jr.), which this year will be tested when Sam goes on the road with a "Book Of Mormon" tour. This season brings the boyish Andy Mientus ("Spring Awakening") to the cast as Kyle, the writing partner of Jordan's Jimmy. "We're working together on the show 'Hit List,'" Mientus said, "I don't actually play a performer, which is cool for me. I play a writer, but they did find a clever sort of way for me to get to sing, because I am a singer as well, so you will hear it." Kyle is also openly gay and has a not-so-secret crush on his straight friend, Jimmy, that we'll see play out throughout the season.
Borle's meta-moment
Speaking of Borle, following the first season of "Smash," he won the Best Featured Actor In A Play Tony for his role in the Broadway hit "Peter and the Starcatcher," giving his past year a meta-quality.
"It was an amazing, incredible, joyous and fantastic turn of events," he said. "I felt very, very lucky and it was obviously amazing. I was living in New York. I was working on Broadway in a show about Broadway and a show that I'm enormously proud of on both fronts, so it was like a delicious fevered dream."
For Jordan, coming off a successful run as the lead of "Newsies" on Broadway (for which he received a Tony nomination), he shared that performers actually on Broadway are definitely paying attention to the show. "Most people, I think, in the Broadway community watch it religiously. If 'Smash' is gonna connect to anyone, it would be us first, right? Because it's about us." Jordan's Jimmy is an up-and-coming performer who'll also have a romance with McPhee's character.
One question lingering from season one...will we ever see "Bombshell," the show within the show about Marilyn Monroe, that was said to be finding its way to Broadway at some future date?
'Bombshell' on Broadway
"Now that Josh is part of the team," Meron said, "we stand on the set and we watch the 'Bombshell' moments and say, 'Wouldn't this show be great on Broadway?' That's basically where we've left it -- basically having these discussions ad infinitum, 'Wouldn't 'Bombshell' be great on Broadway?' But I think the first priority is to make the television show, and I think that's what we're still focusing on. Whether that ('Bombshell' on Broadway') would happen in the future, that would be great."
But with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman on board since the first season, the idea of 'Bombshell' going to Broadway isn't that far-fetched. "I think we always felt," said Zaden, "that Marc and Scott did such a brilliant job in writing such an amazing score for 'Bombshell' that I would go as far as saying I think their score taken together, all those songs rival any score on Broadway right now."
For now we'll have to settle for the real-life soundtrack to 'Bombshell,' which will feature songs from the fictional musical and will be available for purchase on February 12th.
Smash's two hour premiere aired on February 5, 2013. It is available to watch on-demand through your local cable system or online at the "Smash" homepage. The show's second season continues Tuesdays nights at 10e/9c on NBC on February 19, 2013. The soundtrack to "Bombshell" will be released on Columbia Records on February 12, 2013.


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DURHAM, N.C. - Penn starter Pat Bet held the Duke baseball team to two hits in six shutout innings as the Quakers defeated the Blue Devils 6-0 Tuesday at Jack Coombs Field.
Bet (1-0) had two strikeouts on the day and retired 18 of the 21 batters he faced. Mitch Montaldo and Ronnie Glenn pitched the final three innings as the pair combined for five strikeouts while giving up two hits.
"[Penn] didn't do anything in my opinion that was any different than what was done to us the last week and a half," said head coach Chris Pollard. "I thought we did not do a good job of adjusting to it. It appears very clear to me that teams are essentially pitching us the same way. At some point we have to - as individual hitters - be willing to adjust to how people are pitching us and get up on the plate and take that pitch away from teams. We didn't do that today and [Penn] executed. We didn't have a very good offensive approach."
Penn (2-3) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. First baseman Spencer Branigan singled with one out, followed by back-to-back walks to Marshall Harden and Gary Tesch to load the bases. Duke starter James Marvel (0-2) got leadoff man Michael Vilardo to pop out to Andy Perez at second but left fielder Brandon Engelhardt delivered the two-out single to plate the first two runs of the ball game. Marvel then struck out Rick Brebner to end the inning without further damage.
With two outs in the fifth, Montaldo, who started the game at shortstop, and Branigan belted consecutive doubles to bring home Penn's third run of the game.
Duke (5-6) looked to push a run across in the bottom half of the fifth as left fielder Matt Berezo singled and first baseman Chris Marconcini walked to put two runners on with no outs. However, a double play ball and a groundout to third put an end to the Duke threat.
Penn extended its lead to 6-0 with a three-run seventh, ignited by a pair of singles from Montaldo and Branigan to begin the frame. An RBI double off the bat of Harden plated the Quakers' fourth run before Vilardo picked up two RBI with a double of his own.
Marvel (0-2) would take the loss for Duke, allowing three runs on six hits in six complete innings. Sophomore Sarkis Ohanian tossed three shutout innings in relief for the Blue Devils, totaling a career-high five strikeouts.
Junior Mike Rosenfeld, sophomore Perez, junior Berezo and sophomore Grant McCabe had Duke's four hits. The Quakers were led by Branigan's 3-for-4 performance, while Vilardo, Engelhardt and Montaldo recorded two hits each.
Duke and Penn will meet again Wednesday. The Blue Devils and the Quakers are scheduled for a 3 p.m., start at Jack Coombs Field.


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The Minnesota Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Health (MDH) are seeking individuals to serve on two task forces that will support the Minnesota Accountable Health Model (ACH) initiative. In February the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) awarded Minnesota a $45 million State Innovation Model (SIM) grant for its ACH model, which is designed to provide better care at a lower cost. This effort is a joint initiative of DHS and MDH.
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Posted on October 31, 2012
No, honest! There was this blurb right there on the cover. "This is a one-of-a-kind book because there's no other book like it!" Someone put a lot of thought into that.
The Book Fair is enjoying a week of education, and here it is, only Wednesday. I've had a record collection come in with more information on Midwestern polka bands of the 1950s than I can truly assimilate. Did you know there was a "Chicago Polkas" record label? Kind of a turquoise color with the skyline on it: their albums and 45s are somewhat rare, and I can see why. These have been played and played and played until I'm surprised there's any groove left. I even have a polka 45 by Lorraine and the Sonatones, who recorded for Sona Tone Records. I get the impression that nobody else did, but I may find out more as I go through the box.
Nice collection of Sue Grafton's alphabetical mysteries, one of which is rather sneakily signed. It's R is for Riccochet, and she has managed to fit her autograph into the top of the R on the title page. I like it when authors get creative signing their books (besides the odd handwriting, I mean.) Arthur Hailey, you might like to know, occasionally drew a little face inside the loop of the y in Hailey. (Jim McMahon and James Ellroy are among those authors who occasionally signed their names on the insides of the dustjacket instead of on a page. This is getting TOO creative.)
One of those absolutely gosh-wow surefire collectibles came in this week: an educational project from about 1944. The child could cut apart the pieces, put them together, and create a clock that would teach how to tell time. It did this by having a comic book character's face pop into a window when the hands came to a certain time, whereupon the correct time would appear in a word balloon coming from the mouth of another comic book character. Oscar (a duck) and Friday (a horse) were the stars of the show.
Well, it had never been cut apart and assembled and, upon investigation, proved to have been the work of Fawcett Publications. So among the funny mice and ducks helping tell the time, there were also Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, and even Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. Ah, the dollar signs lit up in my eyes. All those Marvels and in such nice condition!
That's when I checked prices on the old e-and-Bay, where there were no fewer than 24 copies of the Comic Clock for sale, each and every one completely uncut and still with its original envelope. This did not teach me so much about collectibles—I already know that sometimes you get the prize and sometimes the prize gets you—but it did teach me something about build-it-yourself educational toys. (Did NO child in 1944 have the inclination to construct the clock? Maybe it was a marketing error: a child who could assemble this thing was probably old enough to tell time already.)
I am, as always, grateful to all those of you who bring me these opportunities to learn more about the world around me. And to those of you who dropped off books on Tuesday, a day when Superstorm Sandy was supposed to make parts of Chicago unavailable, and I actually got a call from the city warning me that high winds might make the neighborhood dangerous: nice try. I already know that neither wind nor snow nor storm nor gloom of city government can keep you from delivering books.
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As you might know, I just returned from Salt Lake City, UT and Roots Tech 2012. Lots of topics, talks, chatting, looking a techie stuff and lots of other things, including talking to other Genea-Bloggers.
We heard a lot about Social Networking in many formats.
About an hour ago, My friend Midge Frazel, of Granite In My Blood, simply posted, on FaceBook "Quaker Family: Small Breakthrough". Since I read and follow her blogs, I had to look, especially with my Quaker Roots.
Her "small breakthrough" had a link to the Quaker "Monthly Meeting" in Adrian, Michigan. I know that place. I opened my family file, went to Adrain in my file to verify who had an event there.
Elizabeth Willits married Samuel Leeds in Adrain. Elizabeth is my 2nd Great Grandmother.
Midge continued to say to do a Google Search in Google Books, as that is how she found more information. She posted a link http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=L1844.htm
The Google Search found this article:
Friends' review: a religious, literary and miscellaneous journal, Volume 31 and on page 825 was this article.
Samuel Leeds was her second marriage. She had previously married Henry Wilson Worthington.
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Liyan Chen, a grad student in New York, was chatting online recently with her cousin in China.
"He said, 'I want Abbott milk powder,' " Chen told me. " 'I want you to buy it and ship it back.' "
Her cousin wanted her to buy three boxes of Abbott baby formula, sold under the brand name Similac, and ship it to him in China. She did some research and found out the shipping alone could cost $80. "They're not from a very well-off family, and that really surprised me," she said — especially because they can buy Abbott baby formula in stores in China.
People in China's growing middle class are buying more and more foreign goods, which are widely available in stores in China. But baby formula is a special case.
In 2008, formula in Chinese stores was contaminated with a thickener called melamine. Six babies reportedly died, and hundreds of thousands got sick.
"If China cannot even handle baby food, what can we trust?" Shane Li told me. Li, who lives in southern China, takes a 90-minute boat ride to Hong Kong every few weeks to buy formula, mashed baby food and bottles. Most of the products Li buys in Hong Kong are sold in stores near his house — same brands, same ingredients.
Abbott and other Western baby formula companies say they hold their factories in China to the same standards as everywhere else. Many people in China take them at their word — lots of people still buy formula in China. But there are enough people, like Shane Li, who distrust anything even packaged inside China to cause a disturbance in other parts of the world.
In the U.K., stores are rationing formula this month because of a shortage reportedly driven by people buying up formula and sending it to China. The Hong Kong government instituted limits and is now arresting people caught exiting with more than two containers of formula. In New York's Chinese neighborhoods, small shipping companies told me they have customers who send U.S. baby formula home to China every week.
When people in China buy formula from Hong Kong or the U.S., they're paying for regulations and standards they trust. And the growing class of Chinese people with a little extra money in their pockets will keep buying baby formula from overseas until the Chinese government convinces them to trust it, too.
In China, these days, the rapidly growing middle class is boosting demand for foreign goods and retailers are responding. More and more foreign products are showing up in shopping centers. But when it comes to one foreign product, the Chinese are reluctant to buy it off the shelves of their own stores. We're talking about powdered baby formula. Here's Marianne McCune of Planet Money and our member station WNYC with the story.
MARIANNE MCCUNE, BYLINE: A few months ago, Liyan Chen got a message from her cousin in China.
LIYAN CHEN: (Foreign language spoken) Are you in the USA or in Europe? I said, (Foreign language spoken) I'm in New York.
MCCUNE: She's a graduate student here, and she and her cousin were chatting on QQ, an instant messaging program popular in China.
CHEN: He said (Foreign language spoken) I want Abbott milk powder. I want you to buy it and then ship it back.
MCCUNE: Baby formula for his brand-new son. He wanted her to purchase three boxes in New York and send them to China.
CHEN: I was like, really?
MCCUNE: She did some research and found out the shipping alone would cost up to $80.
CHEN: They're not from a very well-off family, and that's really what surprised me, because for a family that's not even middle-class, they would be willing to spend so much money in order to get milk powder from abroad.
MCCUNE: The reason goes back to 2008. Baby formula in Chinese stores was contaminated with a chemical thickener called melamine. Six babies reportedly died and several hundred thousand got sick.
SHANE LI: If China cannot even handle baby food, what can we trust?
MCCUNE: What can we trust in this country? That's Shane Li, just home from his job at a PR company in southern China. Now that his wife has stopped breastfeeding, they're giving their five-month-old only foreign-made baby formula. And what about food for yourselves? Are you worried about that?
SHANE LI: No. I've been here for 30 years. So I'm immune to the pollution.
MCCUNE: You're already contaminated.
SHANE LI: Yeah, who cares?
MCCUNE: But for his baby he says, he'll do anything. And that means every few weeks taking an hour-and-a-half boat ride to Hong Kong to buy formula, mashed baby food, bottles and more. And here's the wild thing. He can buy most of the exact same products in a store nearby, products made by the same companies with the same ingredients. But if he wants Similac, made by the American company Abbott and readily available in stores across China, he won't buy it there.
What if the company that makes your formula were to tell you, listen, we're making the exact same formula here in China, up to the same standards, as we are in any other place in the world?
SHANE LI: Well, I would say no thanks.
MCCUNE: For the record, Western baby formula companies do say they hold their factories in China to the same standards as everywhere else. And many take them at their word. They sell a lot of product in China. But there are enough people like Shane Li who distrust anything even packaged inside China to cause unexpected problems in other parts of the world.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: It's hard to recall the last time an essential food item like baby milk powder was rationed.
MCCUNE: As far away as the UK, mothers have told the BBC they had to search multiple stores to find the formula they need. The Hong Kong government instituted limits and is now arresting people caught exiting with more than two containers of formula.
MCCUNE: Here in New York's Chinese neighborhoods, there doesn't seem to be a supply problem yet. But at one of the many hole-in-the-wall shipping companies...
They send baby formula milk powder?
JEUN LI: Yeah, baby. Yeah.
MCCUNE: Like every day?
JEUN LI: Like three days a week, different people.
MCCUNE: Jeun Li says a small but steady stream of customers come to his father's business to ship baby formula home. Because of Chinese import restrictions, they, too, can only send two containers.
JEUN LI: Some people, it's like coming every week, like to same address, one box, one box.
MCCUNE: The baby formula market is officially weird. What people are buying when they turn to Hong Kong or the U.S. for a container of baby food? They're buying a set of regulations and standards they trust. And this growing class of Chinese with a little extra money in their pockets, they're not likely to stop until the Chinese government convinces them to trust it, too. Marianne McCune, NPR News, New York. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Hellenic American Academy: Fifth-grader George Gikas and sixth-grader Jason Gendron won the recent school spelling bee.
Students and staff participated in PJ'ammin' For Kids With Cancer, donating $2 each to wear pajamas, with all of the proceeds going to support the American Childhood Cancer Organization; HAA raised $138. Story hour has resumed for prekindergartners and kindergartners; thanks to Molly Hancock, the children's librarian from the Pollard Memorial Library, for her dedication in reading to our students.
The Reading Buddies program begins Friday; students from the upper grades will be assigned to students in the younger grades.
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A thousand miles of ATV trails to be linked this summerBy BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader March 18. 2013 9:34PM
An interconnected network of ATV trails like this one is expected to become a reality throughout New Hamphire's North Country this summer. (COURTESY)
STEWARTSTOWN - The effort that has combined multiple portions of all-terrain-vehicle trail-building throughout the North Country is expected to culminate this summer with the final touches that will complete the long-planned 1,000-mile interconnected trail network.
In fact, Harry Brown, president of the North Country Off Highway Recreational Vehicle Coalition, said his group has set June 15 as the official opening date in Coleman State Park in Stewartstown, a major hub in the network.
New Hampshire's Bureau of Trails and 15 recreational-vehicle clubs in the northernmost section of the state have been part of the effort.
Increased commerce is a big part of the goal of providing an ATV system that will allow long-distance riders to avoid having to get off the trail and haul their machines by trailer before rejoining the trail.
With the expected increase in riders traveling through northern New Hampshire, Brown said the new network should give a shot in the arm to existing small businesses such as restaurants, motels, gift shops, and small-engine repair services, and encourage new business start-ups.
Coalition members believe joining the trails will help bring riders from across the Northeast to 7,500-acre Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin, as well as to county commerce centers such as downtown Colebrook, where Route 26 leads to eastern points such as Coleman State Park, The Balsams area and Errol.
The trails bureau has been providing funds for portions of the effort, such as last year's $63,000 grant that built interconnecting all-terrain-vehicle trails through the Great North Woods connecting Gorham, Pittsburg and Colebrook. That money resulted specifically in the portion that runs from Coleman State Park to the North Gate of the Balsams, and from Kelsey Notch, over Dixville Peaks to Greenough Pond Road.
The total cost of that effort was estimated at some $86,000.
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Karen Barefoot will join host Doug Ripley live at the YNOT Pizza and Italian Cuisine in the University Village on ESPN Radio 94.1 FM, home of Lady Monarchs basketball, throughout the season to review the previous week's games and give insight into the upcoming Lady Monarchs matchups. Fans can call into the live show at 757-687-9494.
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WICHITA—This is the kind of group win Augusta's girls basketball team looks for.
Whether it was a wild, yet under-control layup by Maddy Leedom off her own steal or a sweet backdoor pass or cut by Madie Becker, the Orioles made just enough plays to fend off Collegiate for a 37-30 win on the road Friday night.
It seemed that Becker was on the floor scrapping for rebounds or a loose ball every other play for the Orioles. When she wasn't doing that, she was making great passes or finishing plays with layups or baby jump shots. She scored eight points and had two assists, two steals and several rebounds.
"She played with a lot of energy and a lot of confidence tonight," coach Tracy Anderson said about Becker. "She was huge. I think that's by far her best overall game."
Anderson felt the Spartans' post players took control in the first meeting this season, so she wanted to take away their drop step and force some turnovers. Becker and Taylor Childers handled the bulk of that task, but it was the team defense that put the clamps on the Spartans.
"Casady [Marlnee] helped out a lot. She always came in and we had a good trap," Taylor Childers said. "Then the guards would just drop down and have a steal. It was beautiful."
In all, the Orioles forced 21 turnovers.
"We were trying to go out there and pressure the ball as much as we could," Madie Becker said.
Marlnee got the Orioles' offense rolling early, hitting three straight jumpers off screens or curls in the paint. Kalie Robinson scored a basket at the end of the first quarter for a 12-4 lead.
Becker scored on an inbound pass from Morgan Kirk to put Augusta ahead 16-6. Collegiate answer a couple possessions later with back-to-back 3-pointers and closed the gap to 18-13 by halftime.
Becker scored on a pick-and-roll from Marlnee, then Childers completed a three-point play to push the Orioles' lead back up to 25-16 in the third.
"Our guards, they really just timed everything really well so I could catch that pass. The guards set it up perfectly for the cutback for an open layup," Becker said.
Leedom made what easily was the play of the game early in the fourth quarter. Leedom stole a pass, raced upcourt, then flung up and made an amazing layup high off the backboard when she was almost near the baseline.
That wasn't the only good play she made, either. Leedom had four steals and scored seven points. Anderson called it the smartest game Leedom has played defensively all season. Instead of being solely focused on whom she was defending, Leedom helped down low and caused some problems for Collegiate's post players.
With less than two minutes to go and the game still in question, Leedom made a play that was beyond her years. Instead of taking a wide open 3-pointer in transition, she pulled it back, ran the offense—as well as time off the clock—before setting up a play that led to free throws that helped clinch the win.
"I thought that was a really mature play for a freshman," Anderson said.
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Toys 'R' Us Targeted for Displaying Same-Sex Marriage Archie Comic
A group affiliated with the ultra-right Christian organization American Family Association has slammed Toys 'R' Us for selling an Archie Comics book that centers around a gay character getting married to his partner, LGBTQ Nation reported.
The self-styled One Million Moms wants the toy company to remove the same-sex "Just Married -- Archie" comic books from its shelves. The head of the group (whose numbers are unknown, despite the name) sent a letter to Toys 'R' Us. 'Children are now being exposed to same-sex marriage in your toy store," the open letter stated. "A trip to the toy store turns into a premature discussion on sexual orientation and is completely uncalled for. Toys 'R' Us should be more responsible in the products they carry."
Several gay rights activists and comic enthusiasts celebrated the comic when it hit newsstands last January. The comic features the venerable Archie series' gay character Kevin Keller getting hitched to his partner Clay Walker, an African-American physical therapist. Keller is the series' first gay character, which has been in publication since 1941.
Archie Comic's co-CEO, John Goldwater, responded to One Million Moms in a statement that was a ringing endorsement of tolerance and diversity.
"We stand by Life with Archie #16. As I've said before, Riverdale is a safe, welcoming place that does not judge anyone," he said. "It's an idealized version of America that will hopefully become reality someday. We're sorry the American Family Association/OneMillionMoms.com feels so negatively about our product, but they have every right to their opinion, just like we have the right to stand by ours. Kevin Keller will forever be a part of Riverdale, and he will live a happy, long life free of prejudice, hate and narrow-minded people."
This isn't the first time One Million Moms have caught the media's attention for attacking the LGBT community. In early February, the group targeted JC Penney for hiring Ellen DeGeneres as their spokesperson. One Million Moms demanded that the company fire the comedienne because she is a lesbian.
"Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families," the million (or so) moms wrote on their website. "DeGeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there."
Despite their efforts, JC Penney refused to get rid of DeGeneres and the celebrity even spoke out about the incident on her daytime talk show.
"Normally, I try not to pay attention to my haters," she said, "but this time I'd like to talk about it, because my haters are my motivators. This organization doesn't think I should be the spokesperson because I'm gay. They wanted to get me fired, and I'm proud and happy to say that JC Penney stuck by their decision to make me their spokesperson. Which is great news for me because I also need some new crew socks. I'm really going to clean up with this discount."