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The Club Sports Program is organized and administered by Recreation & Sports Operations. It is designed to provide UW-Eau Claire students opportunities to participate in activities in which they may be interested. The focus of the Club Sports Program blends the aspect of learning new skills, practicing with fellow participants, and competing with other clubs. A Club Sport is a recognized University student organization that has been formed by individuals motivated by a common interest and desire to participate in a favorite activity. The Club exists to promote and develop interest in that activity. Its members learn new skills, refine existing skills, engage in competition, and enjoy the recreational and social fellowship of each activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How can I get info on a specific club sport?
See the Contacts section below to email any club sport for more info or stop by the University Recreation Office and ask for Jon Bollinger, the Club Sports Coordinator. A Club Sports brochure is available which provides details on each respective club. You may also add your name and telephone number to the "contact sheet" on the Club Sports bulletin board in the Hilltop Center and someone from the club will contact you.
- Can anyone become a member of a club sport?
All officially enrolled UW-Eau Claire students are eligible to join and maintain membership in any club sport. Graduate student participation in leagues or national tournaments will be determined by league or conference guidelines for each respective club. University faculty/staff may participate in club activities as non-voting and non-office holding associate members.
- Is there a fee for participation?
Some clubs require payment of dues but some do not. Each club determines their own dues.
- How do I go about creating a club sport?
- You will need to go through the Student Senate process of being recognized as a UW-Eau Claire organization and provide a copy of your "official recognition" letter to the Clubs Sport Coordinator.
- Provide a list of your club members, officers, club advisor, and coach (if applicable) to the Club Sports Coordinator.
- Provide a copy of your club's constitution to the Club Sports Coordinator.
- Complete an application to become a club sport and return it to the Club Sports Coordinator.
- Create a campus checking account through the UW-Eau Claire Business Office. You must appear before the Club Sports Advisory Council to apply for membership. Based on your presentation, they will make a recommendation on your club's acceptance to the Club Sport program.
- When does the Club Sports Advisory Council Meet?
They meet at 4:00 pm in the Hilltop Lounge on the first Wednesday of each month during the academic year.
Sport Club Handbook (DOC)
A-1: Application and Sponsorship Guidelines (DOC)
A-2: Sport Club Application (DOC)
A-3: Sample Constitution Guide for Sport Clubs (DOC)
A-4: Policy and Guidelines Certification (DOC)
A-5: Agreement and Release Form (DOC)
A-6: Officer Roster (DOC)
A-7: Organization Officer Roster (PDF)
A-8: Transportation Form (DOC)
A-9: Parents/Guardians Consent and Release Form (DOC)
A-10: Anti-Hazing Policy (DOC)
A-11: Inventory Form (XLS)
B-1: Mid-Semester Report (DOC)
B-2: Annual Report (DOC)
B-3: Community Service Completion Form (DOC)
B-4: Incoming Officer Worksheet (DOC)
B-5: Outgoing Officer Worksheet (DOC)
C-1: Facility Use Request (DOC)
C-2: Reservations and Scheduling Information (DOC)
C-3: Field Supervisor's Phone Numbers (DOC)
C-4: Field Supervisor Position Description (DOC)
C-5: Field Supervisor's Daily Report (DOC)
C-6: Accident/Injury Report (DOC)
C-7: Bollinger Field Map (PDF)
C-8: Carson Park Football Stadium Policies and Procedures (DOC)
D-1: Travel Itinerary/Reimbursement Form (DOC)
E-1: Budget Information Sheet (DOC)
E-2: Budget Request & Major Event Revenues and Expenses (XLS)
E-3: Major Event Form (XLS)
F-1: Prospective/Participant Interest Form (DOC)
F-2: Donation Receipt for Community Donors (DOC)
F-4: Petition Form-Credibility Issues (DOC)
F-5: Audio/Video Editing Station (DOC)
Sport Club Coordinator / Contact InformationJon Bollinger
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Syria, Iran and North Korea stall agreement of arms trade treaty
Aid agency urges States to finish the job next week
New York: International aid agency Oxfam condemns Syria, Iran and North Korea for blocking agreement today of the Arms Trade Treaty, which would have saved lives and closed the many loopholes that unscrupulous arms dealers now navigate with impunity. Despite a courageous last minute attempt by Mexico, Japan and several countries to save the process, the President of the Conference reached a conclusion that consensus could not be achieved.
Oxfam, a leading member of the Control Arms Coalition, says the historic treaty is still within reach but that proceedings were delayed today when a handful of skeptical states used their veto power against the huge majority of states that want to see the treaty passed.
Kenya read a statement on behalf of 12 states, calling for the UN General Assembly to adopt the Treaty by vote as soon as possible. The earliest this can happen is 2 April, next Tuesday, when the President of the Conference, Ambassador Peter Woolcott, will be presenting his report. It is widely anticipated the treaty would then pass by majority enshrining in international law for the first time a set of rules to regulate the global arms trade.
Anna Macdonald, Oxfam's Head of Arms Control, said: "The Arms Trade Treaty has been held up by three states. We have known all along that the consensus process was deeply flawed and today has shown that. It is outrageous that countries including Syria should try to block the rest of the world trying to bring the arms trade under control.
"We are determined to ensure this treaty will become a reality – it's just a matter of time. We believe the fight for an Arms Trade Treaty is almost over and we are close to the start of a new era. We have a clear message for human rights abusers and gunrunners – your time is nearly up."
Oxfam and the Control Arms Coalition have broadly welcomed the new draft text though they have criticised areas where there are still gaps in crucial areas. Campaigners are concerned the list of weapons to be covered under the draft text is still too narrow and the criteria by which governments will assess whether to authorize an arms transfer is ambiguous.
Oxfam is calling on states to see the treaty as a starting point, which sets new international standards. Once passed, the agency wants to see states aim high in their implementation plans and to sign and ratify the treaty as soon as possible.
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So I have this Acer laptop and for the past week it has suddenly decided to not boot up beyond the post screen into Windows. I can't even enter the bios as it just instantly resets itself and fails to recognise any commands I try. It did have Windows 10 on it but hadn't expired or anything. I know I can reset the machines CMOS battery but it's in a very awkward place to get at.
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Had my Quasar a long time, one of two TN tents I own (Solar 2). I've used this wildcamping in the Lakes in some pretty breezy weather, and this thing hardly moves if guyed out properly.
It's not great when it warms up as there isn't much ventilation, but that's not what this tent is for. I completely trust this tent, and if the weather is going to be bad, this is the tent I'll take.
Extremly strong tent that holds up to all conditions…
Design: 4 pole geodistic
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: colout coded poles, easy
Weight: 4.1 kg
Price Paid: 300 pounds
Extremly strong tent that holds up to all conditions I have put it through. Has a good internal space and the two porches in bad weather make having to bed down for over a day much easier. A little bit heavy but when you get it into conditions where you can't compromise then the weight no longer becomes an issue.
Have used this tent numerous times in the snow and last year we even pitched it on an exposed peak. Even after a foot of snow the tent proved it could not be budged. Certainly a tent that is very specific, but if you can't compromise with the conditions that you're going into then would give a full recommendation for this tent.
This tent is an absolute beast. I got half way up…
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This tent is an absolute beast. I got half way up Everest and the tent was still going strong but I wasn't. This tent is amazing and has handled all sorts of conditions with me and my fellow campers (Sam and Andrew). I would never change to another tent. There are lighter tents on the market but mine is just the best of them all. I am attempting Everest again in December and I shall taking my reliable, trusty Quasar.
'The definitive two man tent', I have never met a quote more true.
This is "the" tent if you're into bad weather, a bit…
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Ease of Setup: due to 4 poles it can be a bit tricky
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This is "the" tent if you're into bad weather, a bit on the heavy side but the ultra quasar does shed a bit off the weight. Totally storm proof and even looks good!
This tent still loves strong winds, even after eight…
Design: 4 season
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This tent still loves strong winds, even after eight years service. Tested in all conditions, even gusts of around 80 mph (held up with spoons for tent pegs as I forgot to put them in!) and stayed as solid as a Bulgarian weight lifter on steroids.
One to recommend, but I may choose an Ultra Quasar with ETC next time.
Like all great designs it's elegant and classic and…
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I figured I'd post this here since it primarily ties into Clone Wars, but I'm wondering if we're going to see anything else from the "deluxe" vehicle line? I don't think from any of the leaked information and/or DCPI numbers, that anything has been mentioned for this line outside of the already released Y-Wing Bomber and ARC repaint. Do you think this line is a goner, or we just haven't heard anything quite yet?
Do you think this line is a goner, or we just haven't heard anything quite yet?
Well, the RC Hailfire Droid is pretty much the "big" CW Vehicle they wanted to focus on at TF.I wouldn't say the "Deluxe Vehicle" line is dead, but it is taking a rest while they figure out where to go next (which ship, timing, retail/exclusive, etc). They haven't ruled out more, but I think between the RC Hailfire and the ATAT (regular and exclusive "Vintage" versions), there isn't much more room at regular retail for something big... yet.
Well, as a diehard TCW loyalist, I think the RC Hailfire does not compare very favorably with the AT-AT. The AT-AT is a marvelous vehicle with tons of cool features and add-ins that fans have been clamoring for. The Hailfire? Not so much. I do give the marketing weasels credit for finding a way to wring $$ out of the non-RC enthusiasts by scaling it for the 3/4 line and throwing in a clone trooper. I'd never whiff this otherwise. But if that's the best we (TCW fans) are getting this year, that is a big fat screw IMO. It's too bad the Mandos didn't have a giant sized vehicle in their arc otherwise Hasbro would be falling all over themselves to get that on the shelves. TWILIGHT IN 2010!!!
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Lewiston-Porter Class of 2011 graduate Meahgan Murphy, a member of the U.S. Navy, currently serving on the USS George Washington, was recently recognized as the "GW/CVW5 Sailor of the Day" in the GW Flyer, a publication for sailors aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Murphy, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy straight out of high school, attended Great Lakes, Ill., for boot camp in August 2011 and completed A School Training in Pensacola, Fla., in January. A survival equipment member assigned for the next three years at the Astugi, Japan, duty station, she currently serves as an airman VCR-30-Det. 5 Unit 25532 on the George Washington.
In recognizing this sailor from Lewiston, the GW Flyer reported the following:
"Since checking onboard with VRC-30 only six months ago, PRAN Meahgan Murphy has been a dynamo of limitless drive and constantly faces each new challenge with a professional and positive 'can-do' attitude. She has already finished qualifications for flight deck familiarization, brake rider, oil consumption, fuel surveillance, corrosion control apprentice, multiple ground support equipment licenses, ground and afloat C-2A plane captain, ordnance handling team member, and is hard at work on her EAWS qualification. PRAN Murphy's unselfish and hard-charging demeanor is one of the reasons for the detachment's continued success and demonstrates why she is highly deserving of recognition as the 'GW/CVW5 Sailor of the Day.' "


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Litchville native Tate Smith has organized the 2nd Annual Ride the Hide Bull Bash, to be followed by the Andrea "Annie" Arbuckle Memorial Shootout, on Aug. 24 in Litchville.
A street dance, sponsored by Uncle Dean's Tavern and the Bull Bash, and featuring the Dickinson-based band Outlaw Sippin', will follow the shootout. The Bull Bach will also feature a silent auction for the benefit of the Sauer family.
Andrea Rose Arbuckle died of an accidental drowning on July 3, 2009. She traveled many miles across North Dakota with her cousins Taryl, Tony and Tate Smith. Annie was a huge supporter of her cousin's and the rodeo, and she loved to help others, especially family, friends and children. To honor the memory of his cousin, Tate has organized this event in her memory.
All of the profits from this event will be given to the Mike Sauer family of Valley City, N.D. Mike has been unable to work since November 2012. His daughter Lindsay battled cancer and passed away on June 30, 2013. The proceeds from this benefit will go directly to the aid of the Mike Sauer family for travel, medical, and various expenses in this time of hardship.
Tate has recruited many of his friends and family to help with the sponsorships and donations. If you would like to sponsor or donate to this event/benefit, please contact Tate Smith at (701) 520-1819. Please indicate that you have a special part of the arena when you contact Tate, and he will get that lined up for you. Donations or sponsorships can be sent to Litchville Community Development Corporation, c/o Tate Smith, 4833 106 Ave. SE, Litchville, N.D., 58461.


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NC fisherman killed after getting tangled in net
Authorities say a 34-year-old commercial fisherman has died after his clothing got caught in a fishing reel and he was slammed to the ground.
Wildlife officers said Jeremy Myers' uncle found the body Saturday on a boat off Oak Island after he tried to call his nephew's cellphone and didn't get an answer.
Investigators say Myers' body was wrapped in the netting, with his head pinned against the box where fish are stored.
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Now that you're eating for two, what goes in your mouth is very important.
Here's what's off-limits (or partially off-limits) and why.
It goes into baby's bloodstream and could lead to big problems, from an increased risk of miscarriage to issues related to development.
Certain fish
Stay away from swordfish, king mack- erel, tilefish and shark, which contain high levels of mercury.
Any type of raw fish is also a no-no.
Soft, unpasteurized cheese
Unpasteurized types, like feta and goat cheese, can contain disease-spreading organisms that put you and baby at risk.
Deli meat
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The Suffolk University baseball team won the 2014 ECAC Division III New England Championship, defeating host and top-seed Roger Williams University 8-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Freshman Matt Brenner was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. He went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI in Sunday's victory and finished the three game tournament hitting .538 with five RBI, two doubles and three runs scored.
Senior Devan Jones set a career milestone on Sunday as he recorded his 200th career hit in the fourth inning with a single up the middle. He later added a double as part of a 2-for-5 day, with a pair of runs scored. Jones is the fourth player in Rams baseball history to make the 200-hit mark.
Freshman Tim Conroy went the first seven innings on the mound for Suffolk, as he improved his season record to 4-3 on the year. Conroy scattered seven hits and allowed just one run in his outing, while striking out three.
Senior Jhonneris Mendez closed out the Suffolk victory for the second day in a row. Mendez pitched two scoreless innings while striking out a pair.
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The win improves Suffolk to a 26-14-1 overall record on the season. After starting the year 0-5, Suffolk turned things around and enjoyed a 10-game winning streak midway through the year. The team finished with the best regular-season Great Northeast Athletic Conference record at 12-2, while also reaching the 20-win plateau for the 17th straight season. Suffolk advanced to the GNAC championship game for the eighth consecutive year before falling to St. Joseph's College 2-0. Suffolk finished the regular season winning six of its last seven games, including three straight to take the ECAC Tournament.


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In 2010, for the first time ever, countries that did not industrialize first have invested more money in renewable energy than those countries that were first to industrialize, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Yet within many middle-to-low income countries, large portions of the population continue to have limited or no access to electricity and other energy services. In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, such as Uganda and Malawi, as much as 90 percent of the population is without electricity. And while there is no single standard for how energy development should take place, addressing the needs of populations with minimal or no access to energy and related services is a critical part of sustainable development. Fortunately, many regions and communities are implementing decentralized and distributed approaches to renewable energy in sustainable ways, including through locally self-determined initiatives and by engaging in international collaboration.
Wind power can be tied to large centralized grid systems or to municipal micro-grids (Source: Reuters)
Decentralized renewable energy
Still today, the bulk of energy financing goes to centralized, grid-connected power plants. In 2010, for example, an estimated $40–45 billion was invested in large-scale hydropower, compared to only $2 billion for small hydropower projects. One reason for this disproportionate focus is that international efforts and funds typically emphasize policy change at the national level and through capital-intensive, industrial markets. But while implementing change at these levels is important and necessary, it is not the only way.
Indeed, numerous studies and examples indicate that policies oriented solely toward centralized production and distribution of electricity are inadequate to meet the needs of marginalized people and communities. In contrast, renewable energy technologies provide the opportunity for a development path that is more culturally self-determined, giving individuals and communities control over their own energy sources. Distributed renewable energy technologies constitute an important, community-driven alternative to centralized projects that are often driven by national politics and that can be largely removed from community interests.
"Poverty alleviation" means more than raising incomes
The social and cultural well-being of populations in relative poverty is a primary concern of sustainable development, but narrow interpretations of what is meant by "poverty" have held back sustainable development, both in the energy arena and elsewhere. Oversimplified and static definitions of "poverty," "developing" countries, and even "development" itself have contributed to problematic assumptions that societies or cultures are fixed instead of dynamic or changing, and that goals for progress are singular across all cultures. The question of what defines "poverty" matters acutely to sustainable energy development, because those who are considered poor are generally the same people who lack access to modern energy services.
According to the World Bank, an estimated 1.3 billion people currently live on less than $1.25 a day. But statistical measurements of poverty that are based on income level, such as this, do not adequately define the range of social factors which are part of what is meant by poverty. Definitions of poverty must consider broader social causes and outcomes, such as the lack of cultural and political participation, lack of gender rights, lack of opportunities such as literacy and education. All such causes are in fact what lead to the physical conditions of poverty that are commonly delineated, such as difficult living conditions, undernourishment and hunger, lack of physical health.
As a result, "poverty alleviation" cannot simply mean boosting incomes and should not be sought through any single standard of (globalized) economic development. Rather, it should be pursued through efforts to ensure the prosperity of locally self-determined cultural systems. And one significant way that this can happen in the energy arena is through the implementation of distributed renewable energy technologies.
The development spectrum
As the example of poverty alleviation illustrates, the tendency of the metrics-driven approach to development is to oversimplify, and to suggest that development happens on a linear spectrum, taking societies from underdeveloped (or poor) to developed. But an alternative and more socially comprehensive approach would be, rather than seeking to "develop" the "poor" in low-income countries, to instead ask: "How can development take place in participatory and locally self-determined ways to allow for the thriving of critical social and cultural activities?"
The deployment of renewable energy technologies, by necessity, requires both self-determination and international participation, because the critical technologies and know-how come primarily from technologically complex countries. Germany, China, and the United States lead in producing the solar and wind technologies that can be of great benefit to low-income communities in Africa or South Asia. Introducing these technologies through "technology transfer," "capacity building," or "implementation aid" is best accomplished in ways that are both participatory and context-specific (i.e., locally self-determined). In other words, there is no universal formula for how distributed renewable energy should be deployed.
This participatory approach to harnessing clean energy sources is precisely what the Worldwatch Institute seeks to do through its "sustainable energy roadmap" model. The roadmap approach is country-specific and aims to work with policymakers not just at the national level, but also at the provincial, municipal, and community levels. Worldwatch aims to engage with a wide diversity of stakeholders, including financial and industry players, project developers from both large and small companies, and the local communities that ultimately use the energy being generated.
Energy cooperatives
The idea of engaging stakeholders at varying levels in sustainable energy development is not new. Costa Rica, for example, is home to both a state-owned energy utility (the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity) as well as four rural energy cooperatives that produce and distribute power in response to demand from rural areas. These cooperatives are effective because they are able to apply local funds directly toward either isolated grid systems or extensions of the national grid.
Costa Rica's energy cooperatives are able to survive without subsidies, regulations, or other forms of government support. Because the cooperatives are owned and operated by the energy users, community members themselves have a say in coop affairs. The cooperatives hold periodic public meetings at which leadership decisions are made as well as decisions about electricity pricing. With high community involvement and consequently high cost recovery for energy investments, cooperatives can be a solution to common energy challenges such as ineffective regulation and electricity theft through illegal connections to the grid.
Initiated in the mid-to-late 1960s, the Costa Rican rural cooperative program was funded jointly by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Bank of Costa Rica, at a cost of more than $4 million. Each of the four cooperatives was initially set up in an area not serviced by the state utility. The cooperatives constructed a network of mini-grids, and although the energy is currently produced by diesel-fired thermal generators, these small grid systems could be ideal sites for secure investment in renewable energy.
The cooperatives have been in operation for more than 30 years and provide a best-practice example for what other rural communities in Central America can do to expand access to modern energy services. Costa Rica has achieved 98 percent access to electricity nationally, but other countries such as Nicaragua (with only 60 percent access, one of the lowest rates in the region) could benefit immensely from implementing similar programs.
Off-grid and other renewable energy technologies
Many other off-grid and renewable energy technologies are important to the energy-access equation as well. These include improved or more-efficient cook stoves, solar thermal or solar photovoltaic heating and cooling, biofuels and other transportation fuels, wind and solar pumps for irrigation or drinking water, solar hot water or space heating, run-of-river hydropower for mechanical energy, and biomass gasification. Distributed off-grid renewables such as these are being taken up in places where the centralized national grid has either not reached or in communities where people are at the margins of energy-access.
Decentralized and small-scale renewable energy technologies also serve as critical alternatives to traditional biomass energy—the burning of wood, charcoal and other materials. Their usage can help to reduce deforestation and its environmental effects, as well as the detrimental health effects of smoke inhalation from cooking and heating within confined spaces. Such indoor air pollution is a major factor in nearly 2 million deaths each year, of which an estimated 60 percent are women.
Sustainable energy for all
As decentralized and distributed renewable sources are implemented in ways that are progressively more self-determined and internationally collaborative, the obstacles to sustainable energy development are being addressed increasingly within the local context. Numerous events within countries are helping to raise awareness of renewable energy technologies, and an increase in the number of local vendors is minimizing problems with technology availability. In many regions, local capacity for using and operating renewable energy systems is growing, and microcredit options offer viable local financing solutions. There is also more policy attention than ever—at both the national and municipal levels—for distributed energy solutions.
The United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (like Worldwatch) has prioritized the importance of integrating the energy issue with other social challenges. Although many international goals—such as universal access to energy services, reductions in energy intensity, and high shares of renewables in the energy mix—remain lofty, the growing attention to the issue indicates that representatives from almost all UN nations have chosen to highlight sustainable energy access as one of the most pressing human needs of today.


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The 2012 meningitis outbreak is linked to injections of methylprednisolone acetate, used to treat back and joint pain. The disease is diagnosed through a spinal tap. The fluid drawn from the spine is examined for signs of the disease, which can be treated with intravenous antifungal medications. The tainted steroids were recalled, but new cases of the disease may still be reported.
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Brucellosis effects on Cattle and Bison (pdf 75kb)
Assessment of Change in Risk for Release of Ehrlichia ruminantium (Heartwater) into the Continental United States following Discontinuation of the Tropical Bont Tick (Amblyomma variegatum) Eradication Program on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (pdf 290 kb)
RB51 Brucellosis Vaccine (pdf 10kb) - RB51 is a new vaccine against brucellosis, a bacterial disease of cattle and bison that causes abortions and lowered milk production. The vaccine was licensed by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in February 1996 for use in cattle and was approved for use in the Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program in an interim rule published in the Federal Register on March 26, 1996.
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Dental Hygienist
Oasis Dental Care have a fantastic opportunity for a part time Dental Hygienist to join a well-established practice in Brackley, Northamptonshire.
Hours to be worked: Thursdays (8:30-5)
Brackley is a lovely small mostly private practice with a great team looking for an addition hygienist to provide support.
There is also a one year fixed term contract availablefor Mondays and Wednesdays from October 2017 so these roles could be combined.
It's a fantastic time to join Oasis as wehave recently been welcomed to the BUPA group making us the largest dental provider in the UK.
Our practices pride themselves on providing clinical excellence with an exceptional level of patient care. We can offer modern working environments. You will be supported both operationally and clinically by professional team members including Registered Practice Managers, Dental Nurses and Reception Teams allowing you to focus on 100% dedication to your patients care.
If you are asking yourself the question 'why join Oasis' allow me to highlight just some of the incentives:
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- Most enjoy modern equipment such as digital X-rays
- Opportunities to develop your personal career
- Opportunities to relocate to other practices, with an easy transition process.
Oasis Dental Care can provide a long and fulfilling career with continued training, support and development that includes structured on-boarding programmes, corporate inductions, central support and annual company events and conferences.


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In the past four years, the GROW campaign has made real progress in the fight against hunger. None of this would have been possible without you!
Harmless Harvest
Sustainable agriculture offers the best chances for countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to deal with climate change.
Cultivating Seeds
Family farming and small-scale agriculture play an important role in food production. However, limited access to resources such as land, water, seeds, and finance can be a barrier for these farmers to access markets under equitable conditions.
Mbatakapidu village in Indonesia: A success story on Food Security
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Discover in this video some of the biggest achievements of the Behind the Brands campaign, two years after its launch, and our next big challenge!
How rural women are adapting to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Women play a very important role in addressing this major threat to food justice.
2 million voices support African agriculture
As African Union's Heads of State meet in Malabo to discuss agriculture and food security in Africa, more than two million African citizens have called on their leaders to "Invest in our farmers, our food and our futures," and make progress on the Maputo Declaration.
Bahati Muriga Jacob: Female Food Hero 2014
Bahati Muriga is the new Female Food Hero in Tanzania. She won the first prize of the 4th edition of a national reality TV style competition which raises awareness in Tanzania of the many incredible achievements of its women food producers.
EU still fooling itself on climate finance as Ministers fail to boost funding
Oxfam warned EU Finance Ministers, who hailed Europe's success in meeting its Copenhagen climate finance commitments at a meeting in Brussels today, used clever accounting to make up the fi
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Once spores from C. tetani gain entrance to the body, they produce a powerful neurotoxin that results in tetany (muscle contraction and spasm). Symptoms of tetanus include a protruding third eyelid and a stiff neck, progressing to overall muscle stiffness that causes a "sawhorse" stance. The incubation period (the time from infection to onset of signs) is usually about 8 days (ranging from 3 to 21 days). Tetanus can be fatal, but a yearly vaccine can prevent it, and the vaccine is a good idea because small cuts can go unnoticed and become infected.
While horses of all ages are susceptible to tetanus, tetanus cannot be transmitted from horse to horse or from horse to human. In general, it is recommended that horses be vaccinated against tetanus once a year. However, if a horse has a wound, it is always best to consult your veterinarian to see if they recommend an additional booster.
The vaccine for tetanus is composed of what is called tetanus toxoid, which stimulates the horse's immune system, providing protection if the horse becomes infected with the tetanus bacterium in the future.
Tetanus toxoid differs from the agent used to treat a horse once he has tetanus. Treatment for a horse that already has tetanus involves the use of what is called "tetanus antitoxin". Tetanus antitoxin can have serious side effects and should only be administered by a veterinarian.
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Consumer Protection (OCP)
The Office of Consumer Protection ("OCP") serves as the consumer counsel for the State of Hawaii under Chap. 487 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS"). As consumer counsel for the state, OCP is the primary agency responsible for reviewing, investigating and prosecuting allegations of unfair or deceptive trade practices in consumer transactions. In addition to its enforcement powers, OCP provides consumer education and promotes awareness of important consumer protection issues through its programs, media releases, and educational materials.
OCP has jurisdiction over a wide range of businesses and commercial activities. OCP receives a broad variety of consumer complaints each year, including, but not limited to: advertising violations, door-to-door sales, gift certificates, offers of gifts and prizes, going out of business sales, refunds and exchanges, collection practices, credit sales, health clubs, towing, fine prints and motor vehicle rentals. More recently OCP has investigated and initiated enforcement actions in numerous consumer fraud cases stemming from mortgage foreclosure rescue scams under HRS Chaps. 480 and 480E.
OCP also is responsible for providing the general public with information about the Hawaii Residential Landlord Tenant Code through its Landlord-Tenant Information Center.
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Roscoe girls clinch berth in Dist. 13-A; H'land boys now in 2nd
The Roscoe girls basketball team waited until the final game of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot out of District 13-A, Division II Tuesday. The Plowgirls punched their ticket with a 50-16 win over Loraine to finish second in district with a 7-3 record and join first-place Highland and third-place Westbrook as the three postseason representatives. Faith Boren paced Roscoe's win with 21 points.The Highland boys picked up a big win as well, defeating Hermleigh in their head-head matchup 37-31 to take over undisputed second place at 6-2 while drop-ping Hermleigh to 5-3. Each team has two games left and they will both go to the playoffs later this month along with Ira (8-0), which easily won its game against Westbrook on Tuesday. Highland and Hermleigh have split their two games this season in district play.In Tuesday's game, Ron Covington scored 18 points to pace Highland's win. The Hornets held leads of 13-8, 22-13 and 27-19 at the breaks. The Highland girls' results vs. Hermleigh were not available at press time.Roscoe's boys also won as they beat Loraine 60-44 while improving their mark to 2-6, the same as Loraine with two games left to play.Roscoe got double-figure scoring from Cutter Davila, who scored 20 points, and Jesus Leanos, who had 17. The Plowboys are 5-15 overall.Roscoe got off to a quick start as the Plowboys were ahead 18-10 after one quarter. However, Loraine fought back to tie it at 29 at halftime. But Roscoe regained con-trol, leading 44-38 after three quarters.


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Bear with me here, because I'm about to prove how simplistic and primitive my mind is. I need you all to help enlighten me.
Some high school students I know got an assignment to set up and complete an experiment. Some of the experiments they came up with include looking at plant growth under different circumstances, or rust development under different circumstances, or human responses to certain stimuli. This strikes me as a very sensible project for budding young scientists.
My confusion arises from the fact that the students are required, as part of setting up the experiment, to include a hypothesis — or, in other words, they have to begin the experiment with an assumption about its outcome. For example, a student measuring the effect of different fertilizers on otherwise identically situated plants, in addition to establishing the controls and variable(s), must also announce before starting the experiment that she believes that the more expensive fertilizers will work better. Then, she's supposed to see whether the data she collects supports this hypothesis. (I.e., she proves or disproves her hypothesis.)
Here's my problem: I don't understand why there is a scientific virtue to going into an experiment with a pre-determined conclusion. It seems to me that it's much more intelligent, in most, if not all cases, to go in with a question, and then to create an experiment that has sufficient controls to answer that question and that question alone. My hostility to the hypothesis as a prerequisite arises because I suspect that a pre-determined hypothesis risks affecting the outcome. Sherlock Holmes thought this too:
It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
Exactly. The scientist who has decided in advance that spending more on fertilizer results in better plant outcomes may subconsciously lavish a little more care or do things a little differently with the plant getting the good fertilizer. The experiment is less likely to be tainted by the scientist's biases if the scientist begins by asking "Which fertilizer is better?" rather than announcing "I think the more expensive fertilizers are better."
This is not just an idle question about high school projects. I've noted the disdain that I have for Bay Area breast cancer studies that assume the culprit for the unusually high cancer rate in the Bay Area arises from too much bacon (evil factory farming) or from power lines (evil global warming). One could just as easily announce that the hypothesis is that Bay Area women have high breast cancer rates because they get too much radiation from too many mammograms, or they have too many abortions (at too young an age), or they delay childbearing for too long, or they overuse of the Pill, etc. If my study focused as narrowly on my assumptions, as these heavily Leftist studies focus on their assumptions, both studies would show that women who had done one or more of those things had higher cancer rates.
Establishing these almost random correlations (given the ridiculously biased parameters underpinning the various hypotheses) wouldn't prove causation; instead, they would just prove that the scientist's own prejudices forced the data down a narrow pathway. Doesn't it make more sense to find out about everything from diet, to environment, to lifestyle/sexual choices, and then, a la Sherlock Holmes, to see where the facts lead?
This same "hypothesis fallacy," for want of a better phrase, strikes me as one of the major problems with the whole global warming hysteria. Various Leftists advanced the hypothesis that fossil fuels (which we know can contribute to pollution, and that Leftists believe give an unfair economic advantage to the First World) are evil, and then they set about proving their evil-ness. If climate change is a genuine concern, wouldn't it have made more sense to start with the question — "what's going on?" — than to start with the answer — "Fossil fuels are changing our climate." After all, if your set-in-stone hypothesis isn't even in the ball park, it means that your experiments are not only worthless, but they've also managed to ignore other, more relevant, data.
I understand that the hypothesis is a standard requirement for scientific experiments and has been since the Enlightenment. I've explained, with a little help from Sherlock Holmes, why I think the hypothesis requirement taints, rather than advances, science. Now that I've acquainted you with the contents of my brain, can you please explain to me why the scientific community is correct, and why Sherlock Holmes and I are wrong.


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Brussels Conference is latest international event to fail the people of Syria
Oxfam, CARE International, International Rescue Committee, Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children have called for more international action from world leaders meeting in Brussels at a conference to discuss the Syria crisis.
Tax havens resist reforms one year on from Panama Papers exposé
One year on from the Panama Papers scandal and our political leaders are still not standing up to tax havens.
European banks named in Moldova-Russia money laundering and tax evasion scandal
It is shameful to see European banks again involved in a major global money laundering scandal.
Forbes Rich List underlines warped economic system as more billionaires created
A world where more new billionaires have been created in a year than ever before shows signs of economic sickness rather than health.
LuxLeaks whistleblowers verdict
Responding to the verdict in the retrial of the LuxLeaks whistleblowers, Max Lawson, Oxfam's Inequality Policy Lead said: "Whistleblowers who expose tax dodging should be praised, not punished."
Yemen food crisis: an additional 3 million people now dangerously hungry
UN announces that hunger levels in Yemen have jumped by 20 percent since June 2016.
EU governments' continued focus on deterrence fails refugees and migrants
At the EU summit in Brussels today, EU leaders have decided to stick to their migration policies which aim at increasing restrictions on movement.
Focus on reducing migrant arrivals to Europe ignores impact of migration policies on people
The EU and its member states measure the success of migration policies by simply looking at the number of people arriving to Europe. They completely ignore the impact their policies have on people's rights, safety and dignity, Oxfam says.
Oslo pledges must be followed by improved access and coordination in Lake Chad Basin
Oslo Conference on the Lake Chad Basin crisis closes with donors pledging $672m of the $1.5bn needed to avert famine.
Oxfam award-winning film on women not authorized for screening in India
An Oxfam award-winning film challenging the deep-rooted patriarchy in India cannot be screened in the country. The Central Board of Film Certification has refused to certify 'Lipstick Under My Burkha', saying the movie is "lady orientated" and contains "contentious sexual scenes, abusive words [and] audio pornography."


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GRACE: An Autonomous Robot for the AAAI Robot Challenge
In an attempt to solve as much of the AAAI Robot Challenge as possible, five research institutions representing academia, industry, and government integrated their research into a single robot named GRACE. This article describes this first-year effort by the GRACE team, including not only the various techniques each participant brought to GRACE but also the difficult integration effort itself.
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One day only, it's buy-one, get-one free at The BookCellar on Monday, May 21, noon to 7 p.m.
Karl L. Stewart idolized his grandfather when he was young. The man was an icon from another age. A Choctaw raised in Oklahoma, his grandfather had magic hands – he could make and fix anything. One of Stewart's most-prized possessions is a pair of leather chaps his grandfather made for him before he died when Stewart was only 10.
The Fond du Lac Artists Association will present their annual Membership Show May 3 to May 26 at the library gallery.
The show will feature artwork by members and will include pieces from Artist of the Year Claire Mueller. The show will be judged and critiqued by local artist and teacher Pat Reiher.
Veteran travelers Valerie and Wayne Graczyk have stored up a great deal of knowledge, passion and expertise – not to mention photographs – from their trips around the globe. They're so excited about what they've seen and learned that they want to share with others.
MWF Seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche chronicles the attempt by Bertsche to make new close girlfriends in her adopted hometown of Chicago.
If you're a frequent OverDrive user, you may have noticed some changes. The page has been redesigned by a statewide committee. The new site features a much larger, centrally located search box. Advanced search options are still available; Advanced Search is just to the right of the main search box.
On the left column, you'll see that the various categories to browse are much easier to use. Instead of multiple nonfiction or fiction categories broken up by format, you can browse by format and then genre.
Do you reread books? Rereading is a guilty pleasure for some readers; it feels sinful to read something you've already experienced when there are so many books out there to discover. And while it is unrealistic to think you'll ever read everything, it doesn't hurt to try, right? Ambition and passion are good things!
To help celebrate National Library Week, the Friends of the Fond du Lac Public Library will be selling I Bark for Books T-shirts sporting the smiling face of Browser, the library's furry mascot. The T-shirts will be sold for $8 in the library's lobby from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 9 through April 13.
When the community was asked to contribute to the new library branch, FDLPL Express, they came out in force. More than $55,000 was raised in just over six months.
Time to celebrate El día de los niños (Children's Day)/El día de los libros (Book Day). The bilingual fun will take place in the Children's Room at the library on Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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Northside Inn - Claxton
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Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC)
The Department of Aerospace Studies through Saint Joseph's University offers Bryn Mawr College students a three-year and four-year curriculum leading to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. In the four-year curriculum, a student takes the General Military Course (GMC) during the freshman and sophomore years, attends a four-week summer training program, and then takes the Professional Officer Course (POC) in the junior and senior years. A student is under no contractual obligation to the Air Force until entering the POC or accepting an Air Force scholarship. In the three-year curriculum, a student completes AER 101, AER 102, AER 201, and AER 202 during the sophomore year, and then enters the POC in the junior year. The subject matter of the freshman and sophomore years is developed from a historical perspective and focuses on the scope, structure, and history of military power with the emphasis on the development of air power and its relationship to current events. During the junior and senior years the curriculum concentrates on the concepts and practices of leadership and management, and the role of national security forces in contemporary American society.
In addition to the academic portion of the curricula, each student participates in a two-hour Leadership Laboratory (AER 251, 252, 351, or 352) each week. During this period the day-to-day skills and working environment of the Air Force are discussed and explained. The Leadership Lab utilizes a student organization designed for the practice of leadership and management techniques.
Air Force ROTC offers scholarships for two, three, and four years on a competitive basis to qualified applicants. All scholarships are applied to tuition and lab fees, and include a textbook allowance, plus a tax-free monthly stipend which varies from $300 to $500, depending on graduation date."
For further information on the AFROTC program, scholarships, and career opportunities, contact:
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Information may also be obtained by visiting Air Force ROTC Detachment 750's website at www.sju.edu/academics/cas/afrotc/index.html or the Air Force ROTC website at www.afrotc.com.


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In April 2014 Independent Media Support (IMS Ltd) was fully merged with Broadcast Text International (BTI) and together the BTI Group was reborn as BTI Studios.
This transformation has vastly improved our combined capabilities in terms of production capacity, cost-effectiveness and our ability to more efficiently manage our clients' more diverse requirements through the same friendly, efficient and dedicated staff.
IMS was founded in 1989 and started out as an access services company – providing hard-of-hearing subtitling (or closed captioning) and British Sign Language services to broadcasters including Sky, The Disney Channel and Channel 5.
Over the years, IMS evolved and expanded its services, building expertise in translation subtitling, audio description and voiceover, delivering to a broad range of clients and platforms including VOD, theatrical, home entertainment, advertising and corporate media sectors as well as broadcast TV. IMS's mission has always been to provide high-quality, cost-effective media access and localisation services so that our clients' content can reach and be understood by the largest possible audience.
In April 2013, IMS became a Broadcast Text company, part of the BTI Group. IMS proved a perfect fit for Broadcast Text, who were previously known mostly for their excellent localisation services. With IMS now part of the BTI family, together we are able to offer more complete localisation and access services solutions to global broadcasters, who increasingly need to adapt their content for both international and sensory-impaired audiences.
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The setting of excessive charges or the provision of poor quality services by a business holding a dominant position can, in some cases, be prohibited by Article 82, the Competition Act 1998 and similar legislation.
Exploitative abuse is one of the three main categories of abuse of a dominant position, alongside exclusionary abuse and discriminatory abuse.
We have an in-depth understanding of EC and UK case law and of relevant economic issues in relation to exploitative abuses of a dominant position.
Please contact us for details of how we might be able to help:
We can advise consumers and consumer interest groups on how to assess whether high prices may be abusive, and if so how to present an effective complaint to the supplier, to a competition authority or in court.
We can help competition authorities with their work on exploitative abuse cases.
We can advise businesses with a possible dominant position on the applicability of the prohibition on exploitative abuse to their business, the risks of infringement, the validity of any complaints received, and the basis on which a fair price level can be determined in practice.
We can help investors and potential investors in these companies by identifying and analysing the competition law compliance issues and risks that these companies face.
An exploitative abuse can be characterised as a use of a dominant position which is illegitimate because of a direct adverse effect on the interests of customers.
This contrasts with abuse cases in which the objection is to conduct which has the object or effect of distorting competition.
EC case law is clear that conduct by a dominant firm which exploits customers can, in some cases, be prohibited by Article 82, even if it does not have an anti-competitive object or effect. What is less well understood is the exact circumstances in which the prohibition applies, and how to calculate what price is low enough (or what level of service quality is high enough) to ensure compliance with Article 82.
Faced with the practical difficulties involved in its application, some commentators and practitioners have argued that the prohibition on exploitative abuse has no place in modern competition law.
Our analysis of the case law shows that this is wrong: the prohibition on exploitative abuse, as it has been applied by the courts, rests on a reasonably clear basis. A dominant firm can find out what it needs to do in practice in order to comply.


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World of Warcraft's sixth expansion already in the works
World of Warcraft's fifth expansion Warlords of Draenor was only unveiled at BlizzCon this weekend, but the one after that is already on the go.
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WoW: accessibility is the best way to provide "an onramp to the game," not F2P - Blizzard
Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime has said when it comes to World of Warcraft, it's important to keep content fresh and new, but not so much that the game is no longer recognizable.
Project Titan job listings removed from Blizzard career page
Blizzard as removed job listings for Project Titan from its career page. While not really a surprise, it further proves Blizzard's intent to revamp the game once thought to be the next, big MMO from the team. Activision-Blizzard announced during its last call to investors that due to the revamp of the project, some of […]
StarCraft 2 World Championship Series returns with $1.6 million in prizes
Blizzard has announced big changes for this year's StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, including a whopping prize pool of $1.6 million.
World of Warcraft: next major update due 'in coming weeks'
World of Warcraft subscriptions are down due to a change in attitude from gamers, according to Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime. The studio has responded by rolling out more frequent updates to satisfy gamers who come and go regularly, and as such, the game's next major update is being worked on now, and is due in […]
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm to offer AI training program
StarCraft 2's upcoming Heart of the Swarm expansion will add a multiplayer-focused, AI-guided training mode in addition to the single-player campaign.
StarCraft 2 F2P - the "math just isn't there," says Morhaime
StarCraft 2 or its multiplayer won't be going free-to-play anytime soon. According to Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime, the "math just isn't there."
Diablo 3 PvP unlikely to become an eSport
The long-awaited player versus player update for Diablo 3 won't herald its arrival as an eSport, Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has said.
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime named 'Tech Entrepreneur of the Year'
Blizzard Entertainment CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime has been crowned Ersnt & Young's 'National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012: Technology Award' winner for his achievements at the studio. Among them is Morhaime's success in fostering an excellent and inviting culture at Blizzard, which the panel has said "truly differentiates the company." Get more details below.
"Online-only best long-term decision" for D3: Morhaime
Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has addressed issues and upcoming changes to Dibalo III over on Battle.net, and amidst thanking the fans for their support and patting his team on the back for the job it has done, he also admitted there were things still to be worked on when it comes to gameplay, and community […]
Blizzard announces staff reductions, 90% not related to game development
Blizzard has announced it has "conducted a review of its business based on current organizational needs" and because of the findings it will conduct a "global reduction in workforce" of approximately 600 employees.
Blizzard chief apologises for Blizzcon "error of judgement"
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has issued an apology for the use of a controversial video during Blizzcon 2011, and taken responsibility for what he describes as a mistake.
Blizzard "not sure" if free-to-play is "the best model," for WoW right now
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has admitted the subscription-funded MMO market is a difficult one "to compete in," but considering the value players get when paying a monthly fee, he feels free-to-play "doesn't necessarily make for a better game."
Friday Shorts II: ABBA, Ultima, SWTOR email goof, Gotham City, UC3 Subway
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WoW: Cataclysm to launch in China next month
Blizzard's announced it's to release World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in China on July 12.
Blizzard: WoW subs base decreasing, looking to deliver content updates "faster"
Following the launch of its last big expansion late last year, Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has confirmed that World of Warcraft has lost some of its userbase. That's right, subs are actually going down.
Blizzard boss defends Activision's Kotick
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick cops a lot of flack, but not from Blizzard's Mike Morhaime, a staunch defender.
Blizzard: Old Republic can grow MMO market "if done right"
Blizzard boss Frank Pearce has said BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic can bring in growth to the MMO market, but only if it's "done right."
Blizzard releases second 20th anniversary video
Blizzard's released a second video charting its history as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. It has some Blizzard high brass, including co-founders Mike Morhaime, Frank Pearce and Allen Adham, talking about how it set up the company and more. You can watch it on the Blizzard website through here. First video's here.
Blizzard turns 20, thanks fans for support
Blizzard co-founders Mike Morhaime and Frank Pearce have a very special message for you, delivered through the break in video form.
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WoW: accessibility is the best way to provide "an onramp to the game," not F2P – Blizzard
Project Titan job listings removed from Blizzard career page
StarCraft 2 World Championship Series returns with $1.6 million in prizes
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm to offer AI training program
StarCraft 2 F2P – the "math just isn't there," says Morhaime
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime named 'Tech Entrepreneur of the Year'
Blizzard announces staff reductions, 90% not related to game development
Blizzard "not sure" if free-to-play is "the best model," for WoW right now
Friday Shorts II: ABBA, Ultima, SWTOR email goof, Gotham City, UC3 Subway
Blizzard: WoW subs base decreasing, looking to deliver content updates "faster"
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Quick and easy…that's what I'm all about. And I love how the George Foreman Grill makes making dinner quick and easy. Quick cooking chicken, thin steaks, paninis, quesadillas and more!
I had an opportunity to give the Foreman grill a run for it's money…and boy, did it come in handy! I was making the Not Quite CopyCat Penne Rustica dish and realized once I got started that I didn't have any cooked/grilled chicken pieces in the freezer. (I usually try to keep a stash, so I can quickly make meals like this one!) GAH!
I remembered how quick the George Foreman Grill was from past experience, so I pulled it up onto the counter and cooked up some chicken while the shrimp simmered in the skillet on the stove. I could have cooked the chicken first and then added in the shrimp to the skillet when I was making a recipe, but I wasn't thinking straight and didn't plan out my "meal attack" very well when making this dish…so having the Foreman right there really helped me out!
And then came the clean-up. This model of the George Foreman Grill has "removable plates," so the cleanup was a cinch. After dinner, the plates were nice and cool and we just ran them under the water with a sponge and let them dry. Easy-peasy.
(Over the winter months, if you find a great deal on chicken breasts, you could do some "batch grilling" inside on the Foreman grill!)
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VC Mayor candidate Q&A: Bob Werkhoven
The candidates for the Jan. 24 recall election recently sat down with the T-R to share some of their views. Mayor candidate Bob Werkhoven's interview appears below.
Bob Werkhoven, current Valley City Mayor (term began June 2010)
Occupation: (retired) Former District Engineer at the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering from NDSU, Associate Degree Wildlife Management from Bottineau School of Forestry.
Family: Wife Darlene and children Dawn, (West Fargo) Dan (Valley City) and David (Jamestown).
Organizatons: Disabled American Veterans, VFW, American Legion, and four years active duty during the Korean Conflict with U.S. Air Force.
What are the three biggest issues facing Valley City? "The Devil's Lake issue and securing permanent flood protection," was foremost to Werkhoven, and secondly, "we've got infrastructure that has been neglected, not intentionally, but with the flooding we just haven't gotten to those projects. And of course, economic development, when something good comes along, we want to try to help support that and get more jobs in Valley City."
How can you make Valley City a better place to live? "We can improve the quality of life by increasing our tax base to take the pressure off the people who are paying taxes now. We just have to move forward."
How do you intend to move on from the contentious political climate of 2011? "We're going to move on by ignoring some of the petty stuff that's going on. You just have to let that run off like water off a duck's back. I'm not going to let that influence me; I'm going to let it slide and keep thinking positive."
Post-election, what kind of tone would you set with your colleagues at City Hall and your fellow citizens? "After the election, I'm 'in it to win it' - that's the phrase we used this spring when we were fighting the flood. Communication is the important part, as well as fiscal responsibility. I demand that of myself and all department heads, and if we're up front about everything, we'll get along good with everybody."
Regardless of the election outcome, do you think it will be a clean slate for Valley City? "I don't dwell on the stuff that's happened in the last six months, I just kept doing my job and the city kept doing its job. I didn't originate any of that controversy, we just kept working and had to put up with it."
-Continue to practice good fiscal stewardship of public funds at all city levels and departments.
-Take a common engineering sense approach for improvements, particularly streets.
-Continue to work for mitigation funding for permanent flood protection and other issues resulting from Devils Lake drainage into the Sheyenne River.
-Continue to manage through communication, not intimidation.
As a member of the Red River Basin Commission, the Devils Lake Collaborative Committee and the Devils Lake executive Committee for the past 17 months, we have accomplished much through compromise, communication and negotiation among groups with diverse ideas. Particularly the new water treatment plant which has been ongoing since 2009, and armoring the Tolna Coulee which is under construction now and is designed to protect downstream entities from a catastrophic break-out of Devils Lake.


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He's Just Not That Into You
The title and cast are sure to lure women in by the droves -- but surprisingly there's something to like here for guys, too.
Like Love Actually and any number of other ensemble romantic comedies in which we watch a starry cast navigate their way through the treacherous world of romantic relationships, He's Just Not That Into You focuses on a select group of twenty- and thirtysomethings who find love is just not easy to find and hang on to in the Internet age. Here's the scorecard: Neil (Ben Affleck) loves his seven year live-in girlfriend Beth (Jennifer Aniston), just not enough to marry her; while Beth (Jennifer Connelly) forced marriage on Ben (Bradley Cooper) before he was ready and now he's seriously flirting with seductress. Anna (Scarlett Johansson), who's kinda bored with her occasional sex partner, Conor (Entourage's Kevin Connolly), who would love to get her to take him seriously. Then there's sweet, likeable and lovelorn Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), who hasn't had the best of luck with men and takes advice from restaurant manager Alex (Justin Long), who constantly gives his perspective of the harsh realities of dating. Finally, there's good-natured Mary (Drew Barrymore), a newspaper ad sales exec who uses any number of new technologies to meet a man -- usually via her computer.
The well-chosen cast is strong and likeable making the experience of seeing this overlong (at 129 minutes) romantic trifle enjoyable and fun. It's great to see Connelly trying something lighter these days, and as a wife whose marriage is slipping away she manages to be alternately funny and touching. Aniston scores in the teary scene department as a perpetual bridesmaid involved with a marriage-shy guy nicely underplayed by Affleck. Cooper is wryly funny in his wandering hubby role, and Long's romantic advice is dished out with sardonic style and wit. But it's Goodwin who carries much of the load here, and she's endearing in her own way.
Ken Kwapis knows his way around chick flicks, having directed Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants among others, and he shows he's up to the challenge presented by the multi-character storyline though at times it seems like he's playing traffic cop just keeping the various parts merging into a whole that makes dramatic sense. None of it is earth-shatteringly original, but as a date movie there's more than enough to satisfy the girls -- and the guys.
Bottom Line
Hollywood.com rated this film 3 stars.


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Douglas Deloy Bench, 45
Douglas Deloy Bench, 45, of Blackfoot passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at his home after fighting a valiant and final battle with colon cancer.
He was born Nov. 18, 1967 in Idaho Falls, the first son of three children born to Francis Deloy Bench and Helen Renee Bench.
His older sister was like a twin to him and they played and were mischievous growing up. It was a daily adventure to see what three children's inquiring minds could come up with. Doug was always looking for work and chores that needed to be done. He valued hard work and the reward that comes with it.
He graduated from Snake River High School with the title of state wrestling champion. During his wrestling career, he developed a unique move called the ankle pik.
He married Stephanie Watt on March 8, 1986. They started their family soon after high school. He began farming with the family in Pingree, where he soon learned he really enjoyed planting seeds, nurturing them and watching the crops grow. Together they raised three wonderful sons, Zachary, Kaleb and Brock. He enjoyed teaching and watching his sons grow. A highlight of his week was the Friday night Snake River football games. There were many times he would drive long hours to attend his sons' games. He was proud to say he never missed a game.
As he watched the trucks pull in and out of the farms he had a growing desire to get in one and explore the freedom of the open road. His trucking dreams took him from one end of the United States to the other. His passion for trucks grew as he began hauling loads and his dream was born to further develop the trucking industry. Doug knows many and can carry a interesting conversation with just about anyone.
He later married, Jennifer Hatfield on Nov. 21, 2009. Together they focused on building their dream of owning and operating a family trucking business, Ankle Pik, which he enjoyed with his three sons as well. Together their goals were to help the trucking industry expand by providing motivated individuals an opportunity to work and be successful. .He enjoyed dancing, gardening, 4-wheeling, and camping as often as possible. His most favorite free time was spent loving and playing with grandson, McCray.
Titles Doug held were beloved son, brother, father, husband, grandpa, friend, counselor, mentor and companion.
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Bench of Blackfoot; sons, Zachary (Brittni) Bench and grandson, McCray, Kaleb Bench, Brock Bench and Brendon Hatfield; daughters, Faith and Hope Hatfield, all of Blackfoot; mother, Renee Bench of Blackfoot; father, Francis Deloy Bench of Brigham City, Utah; sister, Lisa (Bob) Pankau of Aberdeen; brother, David (Susan) Bench of Moreland.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at the Blackfoot Stake Center, 1650 Highland Dr., Blackfoot, with Bishop Quinn Twiggs conducting.
The family will meet with friends on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot, and for one hour prior to the service at the stake center on Wednesday.
Interment will be in the Moreland Cemetery.
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Rounding off my reviews of the Wonka Exceptionals range, I today bring you my views on the Scrumdiddlyumptious Chocolate bar. If we get this out there from the start - if this was a site rating chocolate bars out of ten for the ridiculousness of their names, I think we can all agree now that this bar deserves a 10 out of 10. Unfortunately for Mr Wonka and Co this isn't quite the case, and this bar formed of 'milk chocolate, with toffee, cookie and peanuts' will be rated on the same basis as all the others. Out of the three Wonka bars I have reviewed over the last couple of weeks, this bar Scrumdiddly (see what I done there!), sounded the most exciting, thus why I saved it until last.
Despite containing several added ingredients Nestle ensured that this bar made their stringent weight cap of 99.2g - why not just make it 100.0g guys!? Apart from having a very silly name, the actual presentation of the bar was very little different to the other variants, and came in a stunning looking purple and silver foil wrapper. Where this Scrumdiddly bar did vary somewhat from the other two flavours was the size of each blocks, as they were a bit smaller, which positively made them easier to consume in a single mouthful. Speaking of the actual chocolate, each piece was branded with the Wonka W, and was visibly brimming with small golden bits filling. The nutty, sweet scents that emerged from the wrapper also went on to only further my intrigue and by the time came around to it, I couldn't wait to taste it.
To be 100% clear from the outset this was not the highest quality chocolate I have ever had in my life, though we have to approach this with a mass produced chocolate mindset. In comparison to the standard offering on the market, the milk chocolate on offer was just about better than average, but it was the inner fillings that took it many a level above. Just like I experienced from the Wonka Waterfall bar, the milk chocolate base had a sweet and creamy taste that had an element of fudgenyess in that latter stages of it's soft melt. Whilst the milk chocolate in isolation was pleasant, it was the way the additional elements of the peanuts, toffee and cookie combined to deliver what was a wonderfully enjoyable and friendly taste. All the above were implemented generously, and were dispersed well which made sure that each brought their different flavour enhancement to the party. The toffee pieces added delightful bursts of buttery, caramel flavours, whilst the peanuts brought savoury notes of nut and delicious licks of salt to the aftertaste. Out of three the biscuit was probably the least powerful in terms of flavours, however the crunchy and crisp texture variations it brought were equally as important to the experience. Being the greedy guy I am, I couldn't help but gnosh away half a bar at a time. Generally I eat chocolate in far smaller amounts than this, but this was some seriously good stuff and I found that I just couldn't help myself.
Overall I have to take my hat off to Nestle here - this was one great bar of chocolate, and certainly my favourite out of all the three Wonka Exceptionals flavours I have reviewed over the last few weeks. As I talked about above, this wasn't a chocolate that was exceptional for the quality of ingredients - this was a product that was superb because of it's use of flavour combinations. Of course with any chocolate it always helps have a fair quality base of chocolate, and the milk chocolate on offer here, was again like I said in the Wonka Waterfall review, comparable to the likes of Milka in taste (certainly a step up from other products in Nestle's portfolio thats for sure). Where the milk chocolate was solid in quality, the added peanut, biscuit and toffee pieces were all superb, and each played a great hand in the prestige of the overall profit. The contrasting flavours of the sweet toffee and salty nuts, were wonderfully delivered within the crunchiness brought to the party by the biscuit. If you look at the score I doubt it will surprise you to hear that I would recommend this Scrumdiddly bar above the Waterfall and Domed Chocolate varities - it is well worth trying for yourself.
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"Do me one favor, get your children and grandchildren outside to play." President Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gina McCarthy, appealed to a room full of environmental leaders this morning at the second annual White House Women and the Environment Summit. According to McCarthy, we've got two great environmental challenges on our hands: climate change and the growing divide between kids and nature.
March is Women's History Month, and I am reminded of the incredible women throughout history who stood up to solve the greatest environmental challenges of their day. Rachel Carson, my personal hero, awakened a generation to the dangers of pesticides with her book Silent Spring, which led to the banning of DDT and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. I am also remembering Dian Fossey who gave her life studying and protecting gorillas in Rwanda and Wangari Maathai who endured police brutality for her causes and inspired the Green Belt Movement which has planted over 51 million trees in Kenya and across Africa since the 1970s.
And let's not forget the leaders of our time -- just a few weeks ago, Daryl Hannah went to jail with Sierra Club and other leaders for protesting the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This morning Gina McCarthy encouraged us to think about each of the women that we know making a difference for the environment. I started thinking about some of the heroes I get to work with -- Allison Chin of the Sierra Club, Cheryl Charles of the Children & Nature Network, Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro, Christine Fanning of the Outdoor Foundation -- to name just a few female presidents and CEOs that are making a difference for the health of our planet by connecting kids and communities with the natural world.
Over the next few weeks and months, two more women are likely to assume leadership positions that will help shape how and with what sense of urgency we address the greatest environmental challenges of our time. This morning Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell cleared a committee vote in the Senate (19-3) along her way to confirmation. Jewell, CEO of REI, has been a steadfast champion for connecting children with nature. Under her leadership, REI helped to found the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), a growing coalition of over 50 national organizations working to bridge the divide between kids and nature. Jewell understands that ensuring each and every child can enjoy a simple walk in nature is the first step towards a lifelong appreciation for the great outdoors and a larger and more inclusive conservation movement in America.
President Obama also nominated Gina McCarthy, the host of this morning's Women and Environment Summit and a leader on both climate and connecting kids with the outdoors, to be our next EPA Administrator. During her tenure as Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection, McCarthy established the "No Child Left Inside" campaign to encourage families throughout the state to visit their parks and forests. McCarthy knows that bridging the divide between kids and nature improves the well-being of our children and the long-term health of our environment.
While we should celebrate and lift up the women making a difference for our communities and our planet every day, Women's History Month gives us a nudge to do it now. As a fellow woman in the fight to ensure that our children and our children's children have a clean and green environment (with lots of safe space to play and connect with nature), I am honored to have been surrounded by female environmental leaders at the White House today, even if we do only get together like this for a few hours each year.


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Outlook 2011 keeps closing about 2 seconds after launch. There is brief flashing in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen but then nothing. I have checked the console and I am seeing error 255. I have pasted the error below.
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We'll collect your comments, decide the official list of Editors' Picks and publish your evaluation in the headnote if the recipe is selected as an Editors' Pick (with credit, of course!). And even if the recipe you test isn't chosen as an Editors' Pick, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
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- Sparkling Rhubarb Lemonade
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- Sundae of Stone Fruit
- The Israeli Summer, aka Sparkling Limonana
- Grilled Georgia Peach Sundae
- Sweet Tea Slush
- Uncle Fester on a Fasta' Vespa (Espresso-Chocolate Gelato, Roman-Style)
- Peony Ice Cream with a Blackberry Honey Swirl
- Blackberry Basil Milkshake
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The men's team won by a wide margin in their first team victory of the season, 126-52. The Tornado won their first four events, three of them individual events. They won a total of 12 out of 15 events, highlighted by senior Wayne Oliver (Bristol, Tenn.) winning three individual events and serving as the last leg of the winning the 200-yard medley relay. Oliver won the 50-yard freestyle (27.71) and the 100-yard freestyle (51.68).
Sophomore Chirstopher Nochowicz (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) was a part of four victories, two individually and two as part of a relay. Nochowicz was a part of the winning 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relay teams while pulling down wins in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.61) and 200-yard backstroke (2:14.45).
The women edged out a win over Warren Wilson, 115-114. The Tornado were down 104-110 coming into the last event, the 200-yard freestyle relay. The foursome of Kelsey Wiese,Kelsey Copeland, Malorie McBride and Jade Schroeder not only made up the ground but won the event by 10 seconds to earn 11 points and pull out the meet win. Wiese separated her team from Warren Wilson's 'A' team with the fastest of the four legs of the race (26.07) in the final stretch and to help beat the opposition by more than four seconds.
Copeland (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) also won the 50-yard freestyle (27.71) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:30.12) in addition to the relay victory. Shirley Langford (Cape Coral, Fla.) won three events with victories in the 200-yard IM (2:38.12), 200-yard breaststroke (2:52.72) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:20.26).
The King men's team will participate in two additional dual meets before the start of the Appalachian Swimming Conference Championships. The Tornado will head to Milligan, N.C. to swim against the Buffaloes and Berry College on Feb. 3 and follow it up the following day at Union College (Bourbonville, Ky.). The women's team will follow the same schedule but swim one more time on Jan. 26 against Limestone College and Converse College in Gaffney, South Carolina.


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Two arrests after variety of drugs found in Laconia raid
LACONIA - Two people were arrested Thursday after police raided an apartment and allegedly found quantities of several types of drugs.
Police said they found cocaine, crack cocaine, Oxycodone, methamphetamines and heroin when they raided the 261 Union Ave. apartment of Nicholas Phelps, 28, and Courtney Rogers, 26, shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
They are both scheduled to be arraigned today in Laconia District Court.