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My 10 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age seven. According to a recent answer given on the Ask the Diabetes Team page, it is likely that he no longer has antibodies (he tested positive for them at diagnosis). Therefore, is it safe to give him Echinacea to boost his immune system during cold season? I have avoided using this with him in the past, because of the antibodies. P.S. He had a flu shot six weeks ago, so I am not worried about influenza.
I have no idea what Echinacea will do, but I don't expect it will be harmful.
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Akinori Iwamura begins training
by Gen on Jan.10, 2010 @ 3:56 pm, under MLB
Akinori Iwamura started his training on Saturday at Botchan Stadium in Ehima prefecture. The Pittsburgh Pirates dispatched conditioning coordinator Kiyoshi Momose and assistant trainer / interpreter Toshi Nagahara to work with him.
Iwamura worked out for about 2 hours under the supervision of both Momose and Nagahara. His training included fielding practice and about 150 cuts in the batting cages.
Momose will return to the US on the 11th to inform the Pirates of Iwamura's condition. On the 13th, Iwamura and Nagahara will head to Okinawa for 2 weeks of training.
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Los Angeles -- It might seem to some as if Ken Burns -- creator of "The Civil War," the highest-rated series ever on the Public Broadcasting System -- is making more deals than films these days.
Burns, who has been at work on a documentary about baseball since 1990, announced two more deals at a press conference here yesterday.
One has him as executive producer of a 10-hour, seven-part series on the American West, titled "The West." The other is an agreement with General Motors that will keep Burns at PBS until the year 2000 doing biographical films on Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).


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I have a friend who's pretty sick. It sucks watching him go in and out of this pain cave made for him by cancer. He's use to the pain cave....he's a baller for sure. But this is a horse of a different color....not self induced.
We all know he's sick but not really how sick. We really don't wanna talk about that....too scary...too close. He's such a great guy and, I for one, am torn on whether it's better to see him get crushed by the treatment for another year...month....week....or for him to sit back and try to take it all in one last time. I've seen what the treatment can do...on him...on my mother. It's ugly. It's necessary for hope. It's necessary so he can try to last a bit longer...maybe this time will work. If he goes through it just one more time, I'll see my friend kick this demon.
He's not one to give up.
It's hard for me to get my brain around the possibility that I may not see him in the near future. This demon is insidious...unrelenting....evil. I want him around for a long time. I want all the Pro's to put down what they're doing for everyone else and work on his case...only his. Fix him for me. Fix him for his friends. Fix him for his wife and son. Fix him so he can ride again....live his life...raise his son...love his wife. I know it's not possible but I'd really like it to be so.
I'm not really sure where this is going...I just needed to get it down on "paper", as it were... I guess I just want my friend to know that he's not letting us all down by not crushing this demon. We love him regardless and want him to know that any of us would take a part, if not all, of his pain so he could be well again. I don't want to see him suffer....not this way at least. I want my friend to know that I will be there to help him or his family in any way. He needs to know that he and his family are loved by an enormous group of people. He needs to know not to be afraid....that everything will be ok.
Be well, my friend. Keep your chin up. You are hard as nails.
Friday, June 17, 2011
An open letter to my friend
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Nice letter newbrie...made me cry.ReplyDelete
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Words by Ray LaMontagne (cuz mine falter):ReplyDelete
Now I remember all too well just how it feels to all alone
You feel like you'd give anything for a little place to call your own
That's when you need someone
Someone that you can call
And when all your faith is gone, feels like you can't go on
Let it be me
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Let it be me
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Society (TSGS) on Friday & Saturday, November 4 & 5, 2011 in Houston, Texas.
In addition, CLF will host pre-conference activities on Thursday, November
3rd - your opportunity to visit and research at Clayton Library Center for
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as well as on the TSGS website:
Please join us for ice cream social, Birds of a Feather Tables (ask us),
writing workshop, familysearch.org presentation, LSCAPG Roadshow Consultants,
Using School Records, Civil War-Tracing you Civilian Ancestors, DNA and
Genetic Genealogy, African American Research panel discussion, Texas
General Land Office, Genealogical Chaining of Artifcats, Working with
Foreign Records when You don't know the language, Civil War Research
Digitally, Clayton Library: Gem of the Gulf Coast, Houston's Treasures-
HMRC and GRE, US & Ships' Passenger Lists, and that's not all.
Finding and Using Manuscript Collections, Railroad History and Records,
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The holidays are an expensive blur. Between meals, gifts, parties, travel and even gift exchanges things can get pretty stressful. Throw tax planning into the mix, and you have reached a whole new level of meltdown. With less than two months until 2014, it is time to start making the most of your deductions to better shrink your tax bills. Prior planning is the best way to enjoy the holidays and kick off the New Year. Here are seven ideas to get you headed in the right direction . . .
1. Deposit Money into Retirement Savings. Contributing more money to your 401(k) not only increases your retirement savings, it lowers your taxable income and shrinks your tax bill. If you choose to sacrifice upfront tax breaks on your Roth IRA, you will enjoy tax-free IRA withdrawals later in life.
2. Start Giving. The holidays are a great time of year for charitable donations. Not only will you feel good about helping those in need, you will receive tax deductions as well. Be sure to get signed and itemized paperwork for your records, and remember that not all donations are tax-deductible.
3. Get your ducks in a row. Making sure your deductions are in order will save you time when you pay your taxes. Also, don't forget to compile your receipts. You can deduct professional fees relating to tax advice, personal business expenses, and employee expenses that were never reimbursed.
4. You may be eligible for tax relief. If you are a victim of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began on September 11 in Colorado you may qualify for IRS tax relief.
5. New family members may save you money. Dependency exemptions on your taxes may reduce your taxable income by thousands of dollars. If you had a baby or adopted a child this year, make sure you have talked to your employer about this new withholding allowance.
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Bangs, fringe, breakage — whatever you call it, it'll fit in some butterfly clips.
I've had white-blonde hair for years. I've done everything good and bad, and I can tell you this: Investing in a good purple shampoo is going to save your sanity.
Once you have platinum blonde hair, you're going to notice even the TINIEST bit of yellow—yellow other people won't be able to see. But it will drive you mad if you don't have a handy bottle of the purple stuff at home when this happens.
Having said that, "investing" doesn't necessarily mean spending a whole lot. I've loved formulas from the fanciest brands and the drugstore alike.
Before I tell you my favorites, there's a universal rule to keep in mind: when selecting a purple (or blue, let's be real) shampoo, pay attention to how dark it is. If you're looking at the product and it's a light lilac, it's going to do quite literally nothing for you. Trust me. So unless you're into throwing money away, ditch the light-purple shampoos and conditioners. You want a seriously pigmented purple.
Clairol Shimmer Lights Shampoo
Yep. If you've Googled how to maintain blonde hair you've probably seen Shimmer Lights in virtually every resulting article. It's the first purple shampoo I ever bought after going white-blonde. It's good—not my favorite—but it's definitely a smart, safe choice.
Heads up, though: this has sulfates in it if that's something you generally like to avoid in your products.
Scruples Platinum Shine Brightening Shampoo
This is the shampoo I switched to after Shimmer Lights, deciding I wanted to try something sulfate-free. I absolutely LOVE this stuff. I remember it smelling like Glow by JLo. It's super-dark purple, too, so it works like a charm.
L'Oreal Professionnel Series Expert Silver Shampoo
This is my second most recent purple shampoo purchase. I bought the big bottle with the pump, and it lasted forever. Seriously, I forgot when I even bought this. Definitely over a year ago.
It works great, too. It's a little more expensive, but since I bought the huge version, it didn't run out too quickly. Worth having around if you plan on staying platinum for a while.
I switched it up a bit with this one; I wanted to see if a conditioner could brighten my hair as much as popular shampoos did, especially since blonde hair is always on the dry side. I bought a bottle of this last week, and it's worked great so far. It's also huge, and super-cheap. If you want an option under 10 bucks, this is the one. It's probably the best cheap purple shampoo/conditioner I've ever tried.
This stuff smells super-weird if you just take a whiff straight from the bottle, but once it's in your hair and all sudsy, it smells DIVINE. Being the huge bergamot fan I am, I can't get enough of the smell. Infused with citrus and lime, violet absolute and bergamot oil, it smells like an absolute dream in the shower.
I did find it pretty drying, though, so absolutely follow up with my scrunch and mask method.
Oh, and it's totally vegan, by the way.
They use this religiously on blondes at the Aveda Institute, and it definitely doesn't hurt! It isn't as intense as many of the purple shampoos on this list, but it does the job.
This shampoo is very gel-like, but still suds up pretty nicely. Don't leave it on too long, though, or your blonde hair will get a bit of a gray tinge!
As for the purple products I'd pass on, it's the stuff masquerading as brightening shampoo for blondes. It's about as useful as decaf coffee for someone trying not to fall asleep. There's purple there, sure. But enough to do anything? Nope.
For example, John Frieda Sheer Blonde. I used it at a friend's place, and was sort of in awe of how light the purple was. It quite literally did nothing. I'll stick with their salt spray, thanks.
Also: Redken Blonde Idol Mask. I wanted to like it, being a huge fan of Redken, so you can imagine my disappointment when I saw how light this mask was. I don't think it shills itself as a toning treatment, but the purple tinge to it led me to believe it was supposed to do some sort of brightening. When you have fried, bleached out hair, you want to avoid washing it as much as possible. This means the chance I do wash my hair, I'm probably going to be toning it to some extent. This just sort of felt like a waste of time.
If you take a look at any purple/blue shampoo before purchasing and it's mad deep in colour, you're going to be set. High or low in price, the most important advice I can give you is, again, to look for something very dark.
Keep that in mind and you're on your way to the perfect white blonde!


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Peter Gelb has transformed New York's Metropolitan Opera since becoming general manager in the summer of 2006. His goal is broadening the opera house's audience, trimming down opera's overstuffed pomp and replacing it with populist circumstance. Basically, he wants regular people like us to enjoy opera again.
Central to Gelb's plan are a slew of new productions that rework classics with fresh eyes and ears. He's bringing in directors, designers and talent at the forefront of their respective arts worldwide to tackle the job. The most exciting thing about it is we'll actually get to see it.
How? The Met is broadcasting eight live performances—in high-definition—in select movie theaters across the globe. New Mexico is one of the lucky markets. Simulcasts will be held at Albuquerque's Cottonwood Starport (10000 Coors NW) and Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center (211 West San Francisco), with eight productions on the big screen by the end of April 2008. Tickets for each performance are $22 for adults, $20 seniors and $15 for children. Here's a look at what's to come.
Roméo et Juliet
Saturday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 30 minutes. 1 intermission
Gounod's sensual treatment of Shakespeare is conducted by Plácido Domingo. Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Roberto Alagna are featured in the titular roles.
Hansel and Gretel
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 11 a.m.
Running time: 2 hours, 35 minutes. 1 intermission
An all-English libretto and music by Engelbert Humperdinck (the 19th-century German opera composer, not the laxative pop artist from the '60s) cap off this much-hyped new production.
Saturday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes. 1 intermission
Yet another new production displays Verdi's Shakespeare-induced nightmare with baritone Lado Ataneli and bass-baritone John Relyea in the lead.
Manon Lescaut
Saturday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 41 minutes. 3 intermissions
Perfect for Valentine's Day, Puccini's first great love affair comes to life more than 25 years since its last appearance at the Met.
Peter Grimes
Saturday, March 15, 11:30 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 45 minutes. 2 intermissions
Director John Doyle (who won a Tony for his treatment of of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd) makes his Met debut with a new production of Britten's dark and multilayered social study.
Tristan und Isolde
Saturday, March 22, 10:30 a.m.
Running time: 5 hours, 35 minute. 2 intermissions
Ach, Wagner! The roots of atonal music are audible in this philosophically rich melodrama.
La Bohème
Saturday, April 5, 11:30 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes. 2 intermissions
Anyone holding out for a breathtakingly festooned Zeffirelli production shouldn't miss this. Puccini's most beloved work comes alive with all the requisite bells and whistles.
La Fille du Régiment
Saturday, April 26, 11:30 a.m.
Running time: 3 hours, 10 minutes. 1 intermission
Ending on a light note, a new production of Donizetti's comic opera features four-time Tony winner Zoe Caldwell as the Duchess of Krakenthorp.


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The Base is located in the Township of Essa, a semi-rural area with growing community and increasing subdivisions, along with farming close to Base.Base Borden is located approximately 20 kilometres west of Barrie, Ontario, and 10 kilometres north of Alliston, Ontario; with the City of Toronto located approximately 78 kilometres from the Base.


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François Germain: Towards practical source-independent algorithms using nonnegative matrix factorization
Date:Wed, 04/23/2014 - 5:15pm - 7:00pm
Location:CCRMA Classroom, The Knoll 2nd floor, Rm 217
Event Type:Colloquium
Full abstract:
Nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) is a well-known technique in the field of sound and music processing. Primarily applied to source separation, it was also extended to applications such as pitch detection or music transcription. One of the limitations of NMF resides in the need for training data relative to at least one of the sources in the signal in order to get a deployable system working without user assistance. This limitation was recently circumvented through the development of "universal source models" which exploits the similarities inside a given class of sources in order to eliminate the need for user-provided training data. The resulting system is unsupervised from the user perspective which strongly improves its range of practical use. This method was applied to applications such as offline speech enhancement, voice activity detection and singing voice separation. More recently, it was also integrated successfully in an online speech enhancement framework. In addition, recent results regarding the convergence properties of NMF-based algorithms have brought to light potential gains in speed and performance.
This presentation will cover the details of those recent developments along with experimental results and a discussion on the convergence properties of those algorithms.
François Germain is a 3rd-year PhD student at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), under the supervision of Julius O. Smith III. He holds a Master of Arts in Music Technology from McGill University (Montreal, QC). His current research interests include machine learning, audio signal processing, nonlinear system modeling, and sound field rendering.
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The Tai Chi classics say:
Suspend the crown of the head
Sink the chest and raise the back
Loosen the waist
I practice Kenpo, and in Kenpo there are a lot of technical moves and long combination attacks. Some are very flashy, others bare-bones practical. All moves, however, require clear knowledge of the basics. M. Parker referred to these as the A,B,C's of Kenpo, and they absolutely cannot be underestimated in their importance.
Today is the big day, the day of The Big Boss! 40 years ago Bruce Lee presented one of his few greatest martial arts movies THE BIG BOSS aka FISTS OF FURY, the Bruce Lee debut martial arts movie. Already popular in Asia for his role on the television series THE GREEN HORNET, Lee exploded on the scene with this violent Lo Wei film and set the framework for his image as the world's first and most popular martial arts movie star.
The Ice man is Bungie Jumping 51 stories for charity.
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The Tan-Sau of death and other secret techniques of Wing Tsun Kung Fu - part 1 of 2 or The 10-hour Chi-Sau marathon, thoughts on a Wing Tsun training method
How much fitness and prior martial arts skills are needed to learn Wing Tsun Kung Fu?
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The air in the narrow studio was sticky from sweat and laboured breathing. Slightly worn from an intense round of sparring, sixteen men lined up before me awaiting instruction. They ranged in ability from beginner to 2nd grade instructors, but even the newest of the beginners was more experienced than me. (Since I don't think six months of watching Bruce Lee films with my post-college boyfriend counts as Kung Fu training.) And there was no way to fool them otherwise — I had already made a rookie mistake of greeting them with a hand gesture that implied I wanted to fight, not say hello.
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1.)What type of MMA is best for Mind, Body and Soul?
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today i felt releived becuuase i have a place ready for my wooden dumby but the dummy is not finished i still need sand paper and stain and seal.i found out i will start practicing in a dojo that is in a chinees garden in a gizzet
JiuJitsu club "PANTHER" is founded since 1998. by sensei Milan Vujasin V day JiuJitsu, I day Judo . Trough the club history since foundation many generations has passed, many hundreds fighters . Some of them were very successfully and with their hard work gain many domestic and international medals. In club sport-competitive Jiu Jitsu is the most present craft, where our club with his competitors are among first in Serbia. Judo and brasilian jiu jitsu are also pesent.
Hello. This is my first blog and if your reading it I appreciate the time. It won't be long but I will have some of my points put in that I will go over in more detail later.
last week i ran the boston marathon in bagram afghanistan let me tell u it was an experience we started at 3am to the sound of a controlled detenation(COOL) some how my friend and i started off in the front of the marathon (some one must have thought we pros) to our surprise it was around 45-50 degrees for the 1st lap my hands were freezing and i could not see were i was running pitch black the 2nd lap i saw the sunrise and became really hungry then i had to use the bathroom (2) that took some time off my run and my knees started hurting finally on the 3rd lap i could see clearly and my ha
Before this week, I was concerned. You see, my transfer date was coming up. I have been training in capoeira with my group for 3yrs and some months now... and I was looking at the 99.9% possibility that I would be transferring to a different city who knows where.
Well, this week I finally got my transfer orders and learned that I will stay in the Jacksonville area for another 4 years. I'm excited about that, because I don't have to leave my capoeira group now!
Every martial art made is based on how the human body moves using human structure. Even if the style is tiger, crane, praying mantis, or monkey, it is still just a human "style" mimicking animals. The tiger stylist only mimics the tiger but can't bring down a water buffalo anymore than the crane stylist can dunk his head into a lake and pull out a fish in his mouth.
In nature you see them as the siverbacks protecting his troop, antlered stags protecting unantlered doe's and young, mother bear protecting young from male bear, stallions protecting against wolves and mountain lions, hippos that have tamed crocodiles to the point where baby hippos can swim freely among them. In humans there is the martial artist


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Rob Mitchell has been teaching Industrial Technology at FHS since 2000. He is a graduate of William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa with a B.A. degree in Industrial Technology Education. He currently teaches Woodworking 1 and Woodworking 2, Electricity, Power Mechanics One, Engineering Drawing, Digital Electronics and Introduction to Engineering Design. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Iowa Industrial Technology Education organization.
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Our practice is committed to quality improvement.
► A. Our practice has leaders who have designated areas of responsibility for safety and quality improvement systems.
► B. Our practice shares information about quality improvement and patient safety within the practice team.
Clinical governance is a 'system through which organisations are responsible for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish'.4
The elements of clinical governance commonly include:
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care proposes a similar model5 and argues that effective clinical governance includes:
In a recent study, Phillips et al6 explored the link between quality and clinical governance in primary healthcare and found seven key areas to support clinical governance: ensuring clinical competence, clinical audit, patient involvement, education and training, risk management, use of information and staff management.
The appointment of a clinical leader is designed to ensure:
In small practices one person may fulfil the role of clinical leader, while in larger practices several team members may become designated clinical leaders.
Although a clinical leader will have primary responsibility for a particular area of activity (such as infection control), other members of the practice team may have delegated responsibility for specific activities (such as environmental cleaning or sterilisation within the area of infection control). Whatever the allocation of leadership responsibilities within a practice, it is vital that all members of the practice team take individual responsibility for a multidisciplinary culture of safety, quality and open communication.
Through the clinical leader a general practice can develop a systematic approach to monitoring, managing and improving safety. This will include clear delineation of, and support for, corresponding staff accountability and responsibility. This approach should ensure practices have:
Good clinical leadership is required to engage the entire practice team in a commitment to excellence. Quality improvement can relate to many areas of a practice and achieving improvements will require the collaborative effort of the practice team as a whole. The clinical leader will need to nurture a culture of openness and mutual respect that allows just and open discussions about areas for improvement.
A useful article on the role of clinical governance in improving quality has been published by Phillips et al and is available at www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/Spokes_Research_Program/Stream_Thirteen.php.
Your health service has in place a system of accountability that enables clinicians and other staff to maintain and improve high-quality healthcare to patients. This means that at least one person should have the role of clinical leader with accountability for developing and overseeing the clinical governance framework, and other staff may take on other important roles. See Criterion 3.1.3 Clinical governance of the Standards for general practices for more information about these roles.
The focus should be on achieving:
Table 3.3 explains each of the indicators for this criterion. Refer to Criterion 3.1.3 Clinical governance of the Standards for general practices for more information and explanations of some of the concepts referred to in this criterion.
Below is a description of the ways in which an Aboriginal community controlled health service can participate in clinical governance. Not all of these good practices are required by the Standards, but they illustrate the many practical and creative things that ACCHSs can do to ensure they deliver services of high safety and quality to their community.
The service has formed a clinical governance committee whose terms of reference include:
The health service manages its staff to ensure best practice and clinical competence. All staff have responsibilities for relevant aspects of clinical governance clearly written into their position descriptions and the service's performance management system addresses these through induction and ongoing training, performance planning and performance review.
Clinical staff's continuing professional development (CPD) activities are recorded and kept up to date in accordance with the requirements of their profession. Clinical staff are rostered to deliver in-services on clinical topics. Sometimes external presenters are invited to present at these regular in-services. Staff attendance at these in-services and education events is recorded.
Internal communication about clinical governance issues, activities and outcomes is extensive and takes place verbally at meetings and presentations and through documented reports and updates.
The board takes an active leadership role with respect to clinical governance matters, and staff are regularly invited to make presentations at board meetings about significant clinical governance issues and achievements.
Below are some of the ways in which an Aboriginal community controlled health service might choose to demonstrate how it meets the requirements of this criterion for accreditation against the Standards. Please use the following as examples only, because your service may choose other, better-suited, forms of evidence to show how it meets the criterion.
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Aspen is a delightful young artist out of Georgia. She brings a great songs to you with quality, she is so clean and clear with her music that you can truly hear and understand every word. Many people when they sing, it is like they are screaming at you, but Aspen "sings" to you with a wonderful voice.
Aspen can't remember a time when she was not singing, she always sang in school talent shows in elementary school and got her first solo in the fourth grade. Aspen says, her parents are not musical, but they always had music playing in the house. She picked up a guitar when she was nine and it changed everything, now she could put music to the songs in her head. There has been several great songs to come from Aspen. The songs she writes is relevant, catchy, and very enjoyable.
Aspen's first real gig came at the ripe old age of nine. She opened for some friends of her parents who are musicians at The Wright Wing Tavern in Woodstock, Ga. She ended up singing three covers and one original, and after this she was hooked. Later that year she opened for another friend of her parents at Winchesters in Canton. She says, after playing just four songs her fingers really hurt, but now she plays two hour shows without any problems and getting ready to perform her first three hour show. One of the performances she liked best was in October 2011. Aspen opened for Sonia Leigh at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. This was the best night of her life, Zac Brown was there and she got to meet him backstage. This was the night that she realized more than any that this is what she wanted to do. Last month Aspen and her drummer Matt Mattson played the 500 Songs For Kids foundation at Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta. She said, this was an amazing experience to be part of such a great foundation.
Aspen has done great in competitions coming in first or second, but here recently her and Matt won a songwriter's open mic at the Crimson Moon in Dahlonega, Ga. Then in July they go back for the "shoot out". They are also competing in the Texaco Country Music Showdown, and they won the preliminary round and moving on to the finals on June 23.
The whole reason she picked up a guitar was because of Taylor Swift. Aspen says, that Taylor has inspired so many young people. Her parents have always loved music and supports her in everything she does. She says, she feels lucky to have a family that believes in her and her dreams. Aspen has certainly gotten a good start to reaching her dreams, and her creativity with songwriting will take her the rest of the way. The music she writes truly touches people. Her song, "Trust Me" is one of these songs. A girl from school came up to Aspen and told her that her boyfriend broke up with her and she listened to Aspen's song for hours. This proved to her that she could change people with her music and that it would help them get through things. This is why she loves music so much, the effects it has on people's lives. Aspen has a lot of great songs written, "Trust Me" was her first song on itunes, so it holds a special place with her. Her song, "Butterflies" became her first song to be played on the radio, and she says, it is a fun song to play. Aspen says, it is not the simple writing songs. When you write a song you need to feel it, and every word you sing has to come straight from the heart. Aspen excels with writing songs and singing from the heart. She holds a natural talent for this allowing her to touch people and this is what being an artist is all about.
Aspen is a great young artist coming up the ranks. With the music she writes and her outstanding delivery of these songs her dreams lie just around the corner. A person with this talent will not stay unnoticed by the major players in the industry. Everyone should take the time and listen to her music and once you do, you will be hooked!


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For the last 3 weeks I attended church in different locations thanks to a much needed vacation. What I found interesting was that each location let me access the Internet without filtering. As a STS for my stake I know a fair bit about networks but this has me somewhat baffled. I ensured my phone was connected to the LDSAccess access point and not using my mobile data plan. Then I tested Internet access at filter.lds.org and youtube. I also verified I was using the correct DNS settings (126.96.36.199 and 18.104.22.168).
What I don't understand is that my device could access the Internet just fine (without filtering) but if I borrowed someone else's device to test with Internet access was properly filtered. The only thought that comes to mind is that if filtering is done on the DNS level then perhaps my phone is just really good at maintaining its DNS cache so it never queries the filter.
Has anyone else experienced issues similar to this?
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It's possible. A test for that would be to restart your phone.
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When I design a website I try to use percentages whenever it is possible.
But sometimes my clients insist on using certain size fonts.
I try to explain in plain language as clear as possible choosing too small font ( 10px or smaller ) it is not a wise thing to do. Unless that text meant to be footnotes. Anything on the web less than 12px will cause problem for readability. If the website or the web page is not readable I personally do not even bother to look at that page more than 5 second. And the fact that most people do not also. A text should be readable, if is not readable for all visitors, then do not put it there!
Web browsers renders fonts slightly different than each other, I am not even trying to explain here how differently browsers display fonts. That is a whole different subject to talk about, which I wrote about it previously. What you see as Font Tahoma on Safari, looks a bit different on Internet Explorer. However with CSS you can use scalable percentages to read the font comfortably in every browser as well as different devices, such as mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop.
A few golden rules should be followed for website design:
- Never use too small fonts ( unless the text meant to be footnotes )
- Never use fonts similar color to page background. Such as on a black page background with dark grey text. Or a white page background pale yellow, grey, blue fonts, they are not readable, it should not be used!
- Never use small cursive fonts on the web.
- Avoid using fixed size fonts. Especially paragraphs should not be smaller than 12px!
Using scalable percentage base CSS font is the right thing to do for designing website.
CSS Font Size Options
Font value alternatives for sizing:
percentages (%)
pixels (px)
picas (pc)
points (pt)
keywords (xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large)
em ( ems) "Ems" (em): The "em" is a scalable unit that is used in web document media.
inches (in)
centimeters (cm)
millimeters (mm)
What about images then? If there is an image behind the text, most logical thing to do, make sure the text is different color than the image, so it can be readable. If the text gets lost in the image, then there is not much reason to put it there.
For instance if you have a landing page and all you want when the visitor comes click on image buttons to choose where to go, then make sure those buttons are big enough to read.
Creating a button with CSS is trivial, you can have hover effect, text color change etc. Creating the button from an image is not that best way to go. Why? Because CSS buttons will supply consistent look and effect across the browsers and devices. Versus to an image button when it scales ( for instance on an iPad mini, or iPhone) will not be readable. If you make the button too small then on a large desktop computer the button will look ridiculously small.
Using percentage based CSS buttons, div tags will always give better result for website design.
Here are the sample text using as buttons on a black page background:
As you can see the gif image with blue text on a black page background looks too busy.
ems and percentages are the good choices to use scaleable fonts on the web.
An em is equal to the current font-size, for instance, if the font-size of the document is 12pt, 1em is equal to 12pt. Ems are scalable in nature, so 2em would equal 24pt, Ems are commonly used in web documents due to scalability and their mobile-device-friendly nature
Percent (%):
The percent unit is the current font-size is equal to 100% (i.e. 12pt = 100%). While using the percent unit, the text remains fully scalable for mobile devices and for accessibility..
As a result with relative values (defining em or %), the font size, line-height and margin spacing can be inherited with CSS. Therefore by changing the font size it can be changed all descendant elements for instance defining that particular word or sentence X-Large you make the text large size. The CSS will like this: div
Or you might use this:
You can define the font size with CSS percentage value (%);
h1 {font-size:200%}
h2 {font-size:180%}
h3 {font-size:160%}
p {font-size:100%}
Using valid CSS options for setting font-size on a web page can take care of all browser sizing issues. Just simple defining fonts with these keywords; xx-small, x-small, small, medium, large, x-large, and xx-large as well as relative keywords smaller and larger.
I also like nice CSS trick unbreaking text.
You can force unbreaking text (for instance a long URL text) to wrap instead of running in a single line.
Just simply add:
.break-word { word-wrap: break-word; }
As you can see using CSS codes is nice and easy solution.
Keep in mind that the font-size property is supported in all major browsers.
xx-small : Sets the font-size to an xx-small size
x-small : Sets the font-size to an extra small size
small : Sets the font-size to a small size
medium : Sets the font-size to a medium size. This is default
large : Sets the font-size to a large size
x-large : Sets the font-size to an extra large size
xx-large : Sets the font-size to an xx-large size
smaller : Sets the font-size to a smaller size than the parent element
larger : Sets the font-size to a larger size than the parent element
length : Sets the font-size to a fixed size in px, cm, etc.
% : Sets the font-size to a percent of the parent element's font size
inherit : Specifies that the font size should be inherited from the parent element


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Jonathan Meiburg -- the mainman in Shearwater, a member of Austin's Okkervil River and a diligent ornithologist with an interest in distant places -- doesn't want for ambition. Shearwater previously released a trilogy of albums (or "triptych" as Sub Pop had it) about the effect of the changing global environment and Mankind on the planet, and specifically on remote islands.
(Or something like that, I never quite got it).
And this dramatically charged collection seems to use the animal kingdom and our own animal nature as metaphors while Meiburg delivers his intense and sometimes obfuscated lyrics with the passion of Peter Gabriel and Talk Talk as he heroically soars over brittle guitars, dense and driving rhythms and arrangements of orchestral breadth.
This much emotional and lyrical intensity (he has a master's degree in geography), not to mention the high pitch of his impressive lung-power, can be demanding.
But at the midpoint they throw in Immaculate which is sort of driving New Wave-meets-REM, and later there is respite in the broody ballad Run the Banner Down.
Not easy, but even as it pins you to a wall or sometimes makes your heart rise up with it, this beautifully crafted, superbly realised and melodic music is often impressive, and a bit prog.
You do wonder though if the lyric sheet shouldn't have come with footnotes, in-text referencing and a bibliography.


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South Berkeley
South Berkeley, sometimes referred to as the Lorin District, is a colorful area rich in history. What began as 40 houses built in the 1870s on farmland owned by farmer Edward Harmon, Lorin's real estate remains one of Berkeley's most accessible and affordable neighborhoods. Most of the homes were built before 1939, so the streets are wide and the architecture detailed.
The Ashby BART station makes getting around the Bay Area a breeze and hosts an ongoing flea market on the weekends. It is also home to the new Ed Roberts Campus, a collection of agencies and nonprofits serving the disabled community. Berkeley is the birthplace of strong advocacy for the disabled.
There are up-and-coming restaurants and cafes like Giin Thai Canteen, Easy Creole, Hoi Polloi Brewpub and Beat Lounge, Alchemy Collective Cafe, Rasa Cafe and Moxy Beer Garden.
An expressive community, South Berkeley has many creative outlets, including the inspired art galleries of the Ashby Arts District, the Shotgun Players, a critically acclaimed theater group, and the Black Repertory Theatre.
The Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project, Sunday brunches at the Thai Temple, and an impressive Tool Lending Library are all evidence of South Berkeley's actively involved population. With its community voice in place, this is an area ready to be molded into where you want to live.
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Many lovely things happened today, as every day.
But today something stood out. Oh, well a few things.
I ventured out today to grab some sparkling water at the local gas station. I needed a break from writing and I like to sip this treat while relaxing in the woods.
As I was standing in line, a young man of about 17 got in line behind me. I had seen him as I walked in and he was wearing a hoodie with a baseball hat and he had a number of tattoos and piercings.
I was being silly as usual, tapping my debit card on the counter in time to whatever song I was singing under my breath as we waited in line. This caused it to fly out of my hand where it landed right at my feet. And then, in strange, synchronistic slow motion, it skidded away until it stopped perfectly in front of the young man's boot.
He instantly bent to pick it up and as he rose to hand it to me, we had a moment.
He had the most pure and genuinely beautiful smile as he gave it back to me. I offered mine in return. And there was just something about this interaction that felt really, really nice. We both left glowing just a little bit.
I have learned that people can love doing things for me. Little things, big things.
There are real cowboys out here who enjoy sweeping doors open for me, helping me with my groceries and other such chivalrous things.
I love it.
My heart told me to come out here.
As I sat this evening in a field twinkling with the golden rays of the setting sun through the trees and the high prairie grass blowing in the wind, I feel as though I have entered some strange portal, that I am living in a new reality.
I have been living in a new reality teeming with angels and heavenly beauty since I first moved out here, alone, almost a year ago.
I gazed out at the mountains in the near distance. An eagle soared overhead in slow circles. The clouds out here are magic, with prismatic partial rainbows, the likes of which I never would even have known existed.
What if, I wonder, I actually did die out near the frozen lake this winter where I spent so many hours alone, testing my new limits, feeling my upgraded heart swell with joy amid the contractions of residual pain?
Maybe I am now a romantic old ghost wandering, caught between heaven and earth..


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Report NEP-MON-2007-08-18This is the archive for NEP-MON, a report on new working papers in the area of Monetary Economics. Bernd Hayo issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-MON
The following items were announced in this report:
- L. Randall Wray, 2007. "A Post-Keynesian View of Central Bank Independence, Policy Targets, and the Rules-versus-Discretion Debate," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_510, Levy Economics Institute.
- Pavasuthipaisit, Robert, 2007. "Monetary policy responses amid credit and asset booms and busts," MPRA Paper 4491, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Michael, Kumhof & Ricardo, Nunes & Irina, Yakadina, 2007. "Simple Monetary Rules under Fiscal Dominance," MPRA Paper 4462, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- James K. Galbraith & Olivier Giovannoni & Ann J. Russo, 2007. "The Fed's Real Reaction Function: Monetary Policy, Inflation, Unemployment, Inequality-and Presidential Politics," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_511, Levy Economics Institute.
- Szilárd Benk & Max Gillman & Michal Kejak, 2007. "Money Velocity in an Endogenous Growth Business Cycle with Credit Shocks," MNB Working Papers 2007/5, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary).
- Tony Latter, 2007. "Rules versus discretion in managing the Hong Kong dollar, 1983-2006," Working Papers 022007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Annick Bruggeman, 2007. "Can Excess Liquidity Signal an Asset Price Boom?," Working Paper Research 117, National Bank of Belgium.
- Jarkko Jääskelä, 2007. "More Potent Monetary Policy? Insights from a Threshold Model," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp2007-07, Reserve Bank of Australia.
- Sun, Hongfei, 2007. "Banking, Inside Money and Outside Money," MPRA Paper 4504, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Miguel Fuentes, 2007. "Pass-Through to Import Prices: Evidence from Developing Countries," Documentos de Trabajo 320, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
- Felix Hammermann & Mark Flanagan, 2007. "What Explains Persistent Inflation Differentials Across Transition Economies?," Kiel Working Papers 1373, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Item repec:pra:mprapa:4453 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Pierre L. Siklos & Diana N. Weymark, 2007. "Is Sterilized Intervention Effective? New International Evidence," Working Papers 142007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- James T. E. Chapman & Antoine Martin, 2007. "Rediscounting under aggregate risk with moral hazard," Staff Reports 296, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Michael B. Devereux & Charles Engel, 2007. "Expectations and Exchange Rate Policy," Working Papers 062007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Yin-wong Cheung & Menzie D. Chinn & Eiji Fujii, 2007. "The Overvaluation of Renminbi Undervaluation," Working Papers 112007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Yin-wong Cheung & Kon S. Lai, 2007. "Nominal Exchange Rate Flexibility and Real Exchange Rate Adjustment: New Evidence from Dual Exchange Rates in Developing Countries," Working Papers 092007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Ansgar Belke & Julia Spies, 2007. "Enlarging the EMU to the east: What effects on trade?," Ruhr Economic Papers 0021, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
- Alice Y. Ouyang & Ramkishen S. Rajan & Thomas D. Willett, 2007. "China as a Reserve Sink: The Evidence from Offset and Sterilization Coefficients," Working Papers 102007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Yin-wong Cheung & XingWang Qian, 2007. "Hoarding of International Reserves: Mrs Machlup¡¦s Wardrobe and the Joneses," Working Papers 132007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Michele Fratianni, 2007. "The Evolutionary Chain of International Financial Centers," Working Papers 2007-14, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy.
- Spiros Bougheas & Paul Mizen & Cihan Yalcin, 2007. "An Open Economy Model of the Credit Channel Applied to Four Asian Economies," Working Papers 082007, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
- Sydney N. Afriat & Carlo Milana, 2007. "Price-Level Computation: Illustrations," Department of Economics University of Siena 506, Department of Economics, University of Siena.
- Richard H. Cohen & Carl Bonham, 2007. "Specifying the Forecast Generating Process for Exchange Rate Survey Forecasts," Working Papers 200718, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.


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You do know I was not the one who brought hitler into the debate ..right..
Originally posted by ErtaiNaGia
Lets not EVER forget the 60,000,000 who died because of gun confiscation.
You were inferring the NAZI's, weren't you? Over on page four.
Twenty million people died in China because of starvation, implemented through poor policy making. I don't think a gun would've fed them.
Five million people died in Russia because of forced starvation, implemented because Stalin was a bad man. I don't think a gun would've fed them either.
So you were wrong about Mao and wrong about Stalin and you were off on your 60 million dead by 35 million people.
Six million people died in the Holocaust, which is likely where the confusion came from,
we just assumed
Jon Stewart job is to poke fun at things in the media lets not forget that.
The only thing more gun control laws will do is make law abiding citizens have to jump through hoops. Soon as we compromise on one thing they will never stop wanting more laws to make it harder for Americans to own firearms. Look at all the gun laws cities like Chicago have, does it stop criminals from finding guns or stop people from killing someone using a firearm.


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SAN ANTONIO – A 28-year-old man was formally charged Friday with aggravated robbery after police say he used a sword in an attempt to procure 6 free tacos from a Bexar County Mexican restaurant. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, a waitress at the restaurant identified Adam Kramer as the man who walked in, ordered six delicious tacos and then refused to pay for them. The affidavit also states that the waitress told detectives that Kramer began pulling a sword in and out of a six-inch sheath when he was told he had to pay for the tacos.
Moreover, according to the affidavit, the waitress said at one point during the exchange, the phone rang and Kramer walked outside. She took that opportunity to lock him out of the restaurant where she heard him yelling that if he didn't get his free tacos, "someone would die."
But nobody buckled and Kramer left in his truck sans tacos. Police arrested him the following day.


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Students investigate the messages in Adolf Hitler's speeches by performing a close read of the transcript of his first radio address as chancellor.
Students investigate the messages in Adolf Hitler's speeches by performing a close read of the transcript of his first radio address as chancellor.
Students define propaganda and practice an image-analysis activity on a piece of propaganda from Nazi Germany.
Students contemplate the challenges the Allies faced when seeking justice after the Holocaust through an interactive, discussion-based activity.
Students use journaling and group discussion to respond to emotionally-challenging diary entries of a Jewish teenager confined in a Nazi ghetto.
Students read fictional biographies of German citizens and make hypotheses about the citizens' voting choices in the Weimar elections.
Students create a "found poem" drawing on words from the testimony of a survivor of the Holocaust.
Students are introduced to upstanders Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who undertook a rescue mission to help save Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi occupation.
Students activate their thinking around being an upstander and their responsibility toward others in light of the Sharps' mission work in Czechoslovakia.
Students examine the Nazi ideology of "race and space" and the role it played in Germany's aggression toward other nations, groups, and individuals.
Students analyze a variety of firsthand accounts of Kristallnacht in order to piece together a story of what happened on that night.
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Hey hey.
Aren't things moving fast. Cute shit ahead, cute shit deemed worth chasing, for we need a principle to go after and what else is there, really. I like where it's all going. I've become quite the expert at closing my eyes shut, stuffing my head with the usual ghosts, enough for the horrors beyond my grasp to disappear like colors from a late dream. Might not have been your lesson but I learned this around your hair, it's not that much of a hell when we're in charge of the flames coming our way. And fire is great for cleansing too.
Still, I'm keeping you here where you can't fade away. A relic from different times, boring times, dark times I guess, what with your weird cold heart being one of the few warming lights. Is this even about you anymore? I might have lost contact with who you are enough for your essence to stop mattering altogether. It's been a while. Not the first while either. You always come back eventually, and I'm usually here to welcome you, 'cause that's what I do, desperately unable to save your attention in some merry place where I can get it anytime I want.
And yet it doesn't really matter to me. Far away as you may be, you're still floating in my every coffee, sacrificing most sleep to the higher cause of the wonderful living I trust we're both carrying on right now. I'm grateful to you, and I haven't mentioned any reason why, but reasons are such a boring excuse, and who gives a shit about adolescence anyway? We should be past the emotional answers by now, frankly you kind of always were, and there's still so many hurtful questions we can ask to bring this world to our cheerful knees.
You must be flying quite high now. I know 'cause I've been there too. I'm not much of a bird, clouds confuse the fuck out of me and the heavens don't like my habit of vomiting all over. But I like to think my feathers are kind and one of a kind, and they can shine quite prettily when I happen to step in front of the sun. Will you be my star once again? I miss the rainbows we used to draw in the sky with everlasting help from our twisted brains. I can only do so much on my own, so do try and stick around.
For my world needs coloring, and you're one special shade of cyan it'd be sad to paint without.


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This is the one of many columns to be written by UMBC Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Brown. Dr. Brown is believed to be the longest-tenured AD in the state, with over 20 years at the helm of the Retrievers. He has been an athletic director since 1981 and has served two terms as president of the Maryland Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and one term on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.
As my career in college athletics comes to a close this June, I've had a lot of time to reflect on my experiences as a student-athlete, coach and athletic director. For me, the story started in 1965 when I tried out for the Long Island University varsity wrestling team and, as a "walk-on," worked my way into a starter's position as a light middle weight (130 lbs. – 137 lbs. – 145 lbs.) for several years.
After graduation in 1967, I taught physical education in an elementary school in Harlem, N.Y. I got a big break in 1970 when I was chosen as wrestling coach and physical education instructor at historic Hunter College of the City University of New York. After coaching and teaching for a decade at Hunter College and earning a doctorate in P.E. with a concentration in administration and sport psychology, I was chosen by Hunter College's Donna Shalala (President Clinton's cabinet/University of Miami President) to be athletic director.
In 1989, a fledgling UMBC Division I program took a chance on me to lead the Retrievers through our NCAA Division I odyssey. Overall, it's been 48 years with lots of amazing experiences and memories. From my days as a walk-on student-athlete, to those as an athletic director traveling across our country and even to Europe, I've had a "storybook" ride. From Final Fours in huge venues to dual competitions in now torn-down Gym 1, and from working with hesitant beginners to potential All-Americans and professional athletes, I've seen an amazing metamorphosis in my chosen profession.
What I've seen has been mostly good, but there's also been a swing to the bad and the downright ugly.
Despite all the media hype about abuse in college athletics, cheating, drug abuse, spiraling costs and the like, the facts still show that we are, for the most part, providing a positive experience with positive results.
Some of the positives that we in the field are most proud of include:
- Student-athletes' grade-point averages and graduation rates continue to exceed the overall undergraduate rates on a national level. Despite all the negatives about taking advantage of African-American student-athletes, minority student-athlete graduation rates consistently exceed those of their cohorts.
- With the inclusion of Title IX legislation in 1972, women's athletic programs, now a part of the NCAA, have expanded at an amazing rate, far exceeding growth of men's programs. Women's athletic events on college campuses are treated in similar fashion to men's, and numbers of women's teams, scholarships, coaches' salaries are all on the rise.
- Media exposure in all sports, especially men's and women's basketball and football is everywhere. Olympic sports such as wrestling, gymnastics, volleyball, swimming, and track & field are included in NCAA/CBS-ESPN deals. Twenty-four hour sports radio/cable/internet outlets have special program coverage for every sport from lacrosse to bowling on the airwaves, on the blogs, and in print media. Exposure of our products has been a good thing.
- Sports Medicine has matured with greater vigilance and prevention features. Better student-athlete preparation, student-athlete screening, balanced diets, drug testing, weight-loss awareness, concussion procedures, on-site medical personnel and the like have created a much healthier environment for our participants. Exercise physiology research and training systems have helped in creating appropriate environments and improved results dramatically.
- Enhancement of training and competition facilities has created greater access for participants and safe environments for competition. Better lighting, safer turf, "faster" pools and tracks, spectator-friendly seating, indoor work-out facilities, electronic media enhancements, etc., all help not only to protect the student-athletes, but also promote better spectator attendance at competitions. By providing separate training and competition venues for each sport, i.e., soccer/lacrosse/field hockey, teams do not have to overlap and create continuous back-to-back practice situations.
- Access for minorities/gays/women has become more inclusive. Many who can't afford to attend college are also given opportunities through athletic grant-in-aids.
- Olympic sports development has had mixed results. Several sports have had decreased offerings with Division I schools dropping programs due to Title IX compliance or budgeting issues. (i.e., wrestling, fencing, gymnastics, swimming, field hockey) However, training facilities, championship competition and additional sports (crew, bowling, and lacrosse) are growing exponentially. No other country in the world can compare their overall athletic facilities for training, participation, and spectators to those found in the USA. College campuses provide a large percentage of what is available throughout our country.
- College student-athletes are among our most gifted athletes. They have been encouraged to give back to their local communities and most comply enthusiastically. At UMBC, community service plays a large role for our student-athletes. We work closely with local schools, charities and seniors to provide education, mentoring, encouragement, and enjoyment for diverse populations. This has not only helped our community, but also has helped our student-athletes grow and develop into productive citizens.
- The Student-Athlete Advisory Council found on each NCAA college campus, is comprised of representatives from every team. Each athlete and team can express their concerns and needs that are heard by athletic administration. Leadership skills are developed that lead to future success upon graduation.
- Student-athletes are immersed in "success" skills for future employment. Resume writing, social skills, public speaking, "mingling skills", multi-tasking, and working under pressure are all experiences that our 400 student-athletes receive during every season of play.
- There are 300,000-400,000 student-athletes competing every year for the NCAA across all three subdivisions. The student-athletes develop friendships for life. I did! They get to travel, have amazing experiences, and develop a bond with their university that is hard to match. Spirit, loyalty, and desirability are three of the most obvious traits that are developed. They become great alums!
While there are numerous positives, what the public hears primarily through the media is the "Bad and the Ugly". Good news is, in general, not quite as interesting and compelling as the BAD.
- It seems as though universities are switching conferences on a daily basis. The primary motivation is money and T.V. exposure. There is little concern for travel issues, traditional rivalries, or local fan base support. Many of these moves (conference hopscotch) are mistakes and big calculated risks.
- Pressure to win sometimes means recruiting student-athletes that are not even close to the university's academic profile. No matter how many watered-down courses and how much academic tutoring is available, eventually, out-of-control recruiting results in Academic Progress Report problems, low graduation rates, and sanctions, i.e., UConn Basketball. Academic fraud is also a result of the win-at-all-cost atmosphere—who's writing the "term papers" and who's actually taking the "on-line" courses—ask Florida State, University of Minnesota, etc.
- Unfortunately, physical and mental abuse from coaches has always been around. However, with greater scrutiny, the internet, You Tube, Tweeting and the like, what used to be hidden and "hushed up" becomes viral and spun on cable sports so that the public gets to read about, hear about, and sometimes see the abuse. Rutgers, Penn State, Indiana, and Texas Tech are but the tip of the iceberg. Old-fashioned ways take time to disappear, but with more transparency the tolerance of these practices by the public and administration is disappearing.
- What does it take to develop a competitive athletics program? Salaries for high profile sport coaches regularly exceed the university president's salary. All coaches' salaries at the Division I level are becoming hard to manage. The number of assistant coaches for football and basketball are out of control. Most Division I men's basketball staffs have three full-time assistants, one director of operations, one strength & conditioning assistant, one academic counselor and secretarial staff. The women, of course, need the same staff size. All this is for a 13-15 member team. Every sport we offer (19 at UMBC) is either at the NCAA maximum allowable scholarships or close to the maximum. With the current prices for a college education, we allocate more than $4,000,000 annually just for scholarships. "Mega" athletic facilities are being built in every state to keep up with the competition—facilities include film rooms, lounges, study centers, weight rooms, snack bars, Hall of Fame rooms, lecture halls and an amazing array of "locker room" facilities. Remember that little Hickory High gym in the movie Hoosiers? Whatever happened to the NCAA buzz words of the 80's—COST CONTAINMENT? Now we have what some call the "Arms Race."
- What are the sport program goals? We've lost sight of the real purpose of college athletics—35 bowl games in football with no real national championship. We now have year-round training, during the traditional (i.e. fall) season, a spring season, summer practice, year-round weight training, skill group training and because of this, some student-athletes never have a chance to be a "real" college student. Being a Division I student-athlete has, in many cases, become a full-time job. Tryouts have now become legal, which will create future problems.
- Who pays for all the new facilities, scholarships and mega salaries? T.V. and gate revenues become more important than ever. Wealthy boosters are wooed to support the program. In some cases, state tax dollars are used and abused. With all this pressure to win, that's where the "fun" really starts. Winning becomes more important than educating!
- The NCAA rule book, despite the attempt to become simplified through reducing and easing the rules, has in fact, become more burdensome than ever. There continues to be massive recruiting violations and continuing eligibility violations. Rules which are forced to address the large influx of foreign recruits and recruiting of potential student-athletes that have not completed their junior year in high school continue to evolve.
- In the 1990's, the NCAA legislated new governance in NCAA Division I. No longer is there one vote for each school on legislative matters. Now we have groupings of powerful committees made up of a Division I-A members with a majority vote on all matters pertaining to our governance. NCAA Division I-AA and AAA have little choice but to go along with the "Big Boys" on all NCAA legislation. Maybe the NCAA needs four divisions-with the top 60-80 mega programs separate from the rest of us!
- While we all know that the professional leagues look to our student-athletes as recruits for their programs, recently the situation has gotten extreme. The Kentucky Wildcats win the NCAA Basketball tournament with a "loaded" freshmen class that immediately declares for the NBA. There are no negative consequences and they, in turn, recruit another class of frosh to compete. Their graduation rate is not currently affected because going pro exempts them from counting in the rate. What a sham! Student-athletes are leaving early to go pro in a variety of sports. I guess we've become a minor league, feeding players to the professional leagues.
Many people have predicted the demise of the NCAA. Some say we should implode a system that is broken. I have worked in athletics since 1970 as a coach and athletic director. I believe that the good outweighs the bad and the ugly. However, we as coaches, athletic directors, presidents and Board of Trustees/Regents must be vigilant and principled. Athletics must be a part of the educational process of the student-athlete on a college campus. Otherwise, it doesn't belong there. We must keep our programs affordable, professional, honest and wholesome.
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Ledley talks jobs with Minister for Employment
12 June 2014|Tottenham Hotspur
Club ambassador Ledley King joined Minister for Employment, Esther McVey, at the Department for Work and Pension's (DWP) event, Talking Youth, where he was in the hotseat for a debate on young people's jobs and careers.
16-24 year olds from London were invited to put their questions to Ledley, the Minister for Employment and a panel of business leaders from the BBC, Hilton International, Microsoft Land Securities and the Club's Executive Director, Donna-Maria Cullen, regarding the issues affecting youth employment and recruitment.
Ledley shared his personal experiences of growing up in inner-city London, finding a career path and achieving his own goals, before offering a few words of encouragement and advice to the young people.
Minister for Employment, Esther McVey said: "Young Brits are some of the best and talented in the world. They are resourceful, entrepreneurial and have a curiosity about the world that I believe will bring added confidence to our Britain of the future.
"Times have been tough for young people in the jobs market, but we know that despite the worst recession in recent times, our young people are getting jobs and are studying at unprecedented levels - especially when compared with previous recessions of the early 80s and 90s.
"We know there is more to do, which is why we've recently launched pilots for 16 and 17 year olds, and why we are putting young people in touch with experts at events such as Talking Youth - to help young people get the right skills and the right opportunities to get in and get on."
Speaking about the importance of being a role model to young people looking for employment, Ledley said: "It's hard to know what career path to choose at a young age. For me I always wanted a career in football, but for others making the decision to build a future in a particular industry can prove challenging. There's lots of help and support available to young people, I've seen this through the work the Club does with young people living in Haringey. My advice would be to work hard, remain focused and don't give up."
After the event, Ledley made his way back to the Lane to meet with young people from the local community attending Tottenham Hotspur Foundation's Jobs Fair, delivered in partnership with Haringey Council and DWP. Held at the stadium, there were 60 employers offering live job, apprenticeship and education opportunities to over 650 job seekers.
Representatives from organisations including Sainsbury's, Virgin Media, Argos, Barclays, Next, Premier Inn and Apex Hotels to name but a few, were on hand to talk candidates through jobs available and give helpful tips on how to apply.
The Club and Foundation work closely with government, local businesses and organisations to deliver employment and education opportunities to the local community through the delivery of apprenticeship schemes, college and degree programmes and employment initiatives.
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation hosts its Jobs Fair at White Hart Lane regularly. To find out when the next Jobs Fair is keep an eye on www.tottenhamhotspur.com/foundation.


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On May 6th, Franklin County residents will have a chance to vote on Issue 6, a 1.25-mill replacement levy for the Columbus Zoo. An out-of-state group funded by the Koch Brothers is trying to convince Columbus-area residents to vote No.
Americans for Prosperity, the Virginia-based group founded, funded and chaired by the infamous Koch Brothers, has been sending emails and mailers to county residents urging them to vote against the levy, which would cost home owners about $23 a year more per $100,000 of home value.
According to NBC4, the levy could help fund a satellite zoo could in Downtown Columbus as well as a new animal hospital and TRAM system.
Images of the mailers are included below.
Why the hell would the Koch Bros care one bit about a non-political issue like the zoo levy? Someone please explain. My concerns with the issue are legit and include Delaware County citizens (the zoo location) not paying a cent towards the zoo operations, The doubling of the property tax portion that supports the zoo (if passed), and the slick sales pitches Hanna uses in those ads- he reminds me too much of a smiling, "I'm about to pull the wool over your eyes" E Gordon Gee…The zoo has plenty of money and (like Gee) Hanna is a proficient fund raiser with private sources…Me thinks the citizens have real and legit doubts (apart from the Koch Bros) about the need for additional zoo funds just like they did when they ignored those glossy TV ads with Coleman pitching that last CPS levy…James, Columbus
How did they come up with 105%? Even here in Cleveland Heights, where Kasich's policies have raised my property taxes by $500 in the last three years, it's not even close to 105%.
Betty Eyer
Think if they spent that lobby money as a donation on the Columbus zoo, instead.
The levy will go from .75 mil to 1.25 mil. However, the state currently pays 12.5% of the .75 mil levy for homeowners. They will not pay anything on the 1.25 mil (Kasich snuck this repeal of the property tax reimbursement into the budget WITHOUT ANY HEARINGS in the 11th hour of the budget debate last June.) People keep saying that it will fund the 'downtown zoo' which is not true. Most of the revenue will go toward the main zoo for regular maintenance and upgrades. Some of the money will go toward a new exhibit downtown. As a resident of the West Side, I would rather see a zoo, than more high end shopping down there! Public amenities that benefit families are better than rich people shopping.
These people are just plain mean spirited.
Red Rover
Koch-head math..
Michael Smith
It's a 105% increase in the effective property tax rate for the zoo.
The current zoo levy is 0.75 mils, but because of rollbacks via HB920, the effective tax rate is currently about 0.61 mils. That levy will be replaced by the 1.25 mil levy. The result would be 1.25/0.61 = 2.05, or a 105% increase.
So if they stated this was a 105% increase in the zoo levy, they'd be honest. But they are CLEARLY trying to get people to believe this will be a 105% increase in their property taxes, which is an outright lie. It's a 105% increase on a very small portion of their property taxes.
it's about the tram money probably. they've been targeting other public transport and clean energy initiatives in other states. well, and they are just mean.


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Sleepy Hollow: Dude, Where's My Shard (S3 E7 RECAP)
There's an even bigger, badder big bad coming to Sleepy Hollow, but the FBI is on it like– DAMN IT, JENNY, DID YOU GET POSSESSED AGAIN?!
There's an even bigger, badder big bad coming to Sleepy Hollow, but the FBI is on it like– DAMN IT, JENNY, DID YOU GET POSSESSED AGAIN?!
Introducing the Red Lady from Corabee/a nursery rhyme monster as scary as can be/she attacks and she stings and she makes you crazy/when she haunts the good people of Sleepy (…Hollow)
When Booth and Bones come to Sleepy Hollow, even an army of zombies somehow can't keep this crossover interesting.
When the tooth fairy comes prowling around Sleepy Hollow, you'll learn just how important flossing really is.
When you're having trouble coming up with a monster of the week, why not just smush together two from last season? Toss in an evil dagger, some mumbo-jumbo about Jack the Ripper, and stir.
There's a secret-eating monster on the loose in Sleepy Hollow, and it's totally ruining Ichabod's dinner with Abbie.
It's a mid-series reboot for Sleepy Hollow as FOX attempts to pull this demon-obsessed melodrama out of Hell with a number of welcome changes. The season 3 premiere gives us many reasons to smile, mostly from who's gone forever. Bye-bye, Katrina and your whiny headless boyfriend!
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Back to the Future
SLEEPY HOLLOW: You Can Ring My Bell, Ring My Bell
SLEEPY HOLLOW: A Mysterious Manhole in the Nether Regions
SLEEPY HOLLOW: It's Bloody Magic, I Tell Ya!
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Who Raised You? (S2:E14)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Date Night, Bloody Date Night (S2:E13)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Hell's Angel (S2:E12)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Who's Your Daddy? (S2:E11)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know All About Me (S2:E10)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Mommy Dearest (S2:E9)
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Everybody Gets Horny, Especially Demons (S2:E8)
SLEEPY HOLLOW: Season 1 Monster Recap
SLEEPY HOLLOW RECAP: Just kill her already, will you?! (S2:E7)


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Grazing School for Beginners offered at three locations in Michigan by MSU
The Michigan State University Grazing School for Beginners will be offered at three locations across Michigan Sept. 24-25.
Michigan State University Extension will offer a beginning grazing school for farmers and landowners grazing dairy, equine and livestock animals at three locations in Michigan simultaneously using high-speed video conferencing in September. The two-day school will be offered at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station Dairy Learning Center in Hickory Corners, Mich., the MSU Lake City Ag BioResearch Center in Lake City, Mich., and the MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Chatham. Recent high-speed transmission upgrades at these locations have made it feasible to reach farms in more locations with this high quality educational program. Each location will have Michigan State University grazing specialists and Extension educators onsite who will be presenters and will be conducting in-field demonstrations. Participants only need to attend the closest location to participate in the full school and gain the expertise of the numerous speakers from across the state.
The school will be held on Sept. 24 and 25. The goal of the school is to blend classroom instruction with in-field education and the latest animal and forage research to give participants an in-depth introduction to grazing management.
Major topics will include:
- Introduction to managed grazing
- Pasture management and decision making
- Livestock nutrition and requirements on pasture
- Forage yield determination and pasture allocation
- Grass and legume species identification
- Pasture soil fertility and management
- Grazing systems, layout and design
- Water systems and requirements
- Building and using fence for grazing
- Pasture establishment and improvement


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