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LAKELAND | Florida Polytechnic University COO Ava Parker recommended Monday that board members not ask for an extra $25 million they had planned to request from the state to start the new school.
LAKELAND | Florida Polytechnic University COO Ava Parker recommended Monday that board members not ask for an extra $25 million they had planned to request from the state to start the new school.
Earlier this month, the Florida Poly Board of Trustees authorized Parker, who is serving as interim head of the school, to ask the state for more money. Leaders said once they put pen to paper, it was clear the nearly $100 million already allocated wasn't going to cover everything needed to get the school open.
But after hours of discussion among several members of board committees about academic programs and finances, Parker said Monday they should drop the possibility of asking for more.
"Based on additional information," she said, it was her opinion leaders should carry on with what is already earmarked for the school.
"At this point, I think that with the programs and projections and the flow of money we are going to receive for operating dollars and carry forward and construction costs, it would be more prudent to wait at this point."
The full board will meet March 5 and could take up the issue.
Leaders of the fledgling school, created a year ago by the Legislature, have been dealing with a complex funding formula that includes money already allocated, operating funds slated to come in and various costs that can only be paid for out of certain budgets. In the end, they had decided another $25 million was needed to cover other costs besides the $98 million for the inaugural building in Lakeland.
Board Chairman Robert Gidel said Monday it will still be crucial to figure out how to pay for student housing. He made a reference to the board's earlier intention to ask for another $25 million, "which got hijacked in the press."
The board, he said, will need to buckle down to "figure out we how can we get this housing done."
During Monday's discussions, trustees talked about possibly consolidating some student housing with a student-service center in one building to initially cut costs. The concept, suggested by Parker, could be a way to get housing set up earlier on less money.
"I think it's a great idea," Gidel said.
Building that center could be tricky, he said, since the school is just starting and has no credit or additional money.
"One thing we could consider, because we have no credit, we have no balance sheet and we have no reserve — we do have recurring E&G (education and general) money that we could pledge," he said.
Frank Martin, chairman of the board's Operations Committee, said school leaders are examining many possible ways to save money.
School leaders talked about academic programs that could save costs by designating the same course work and faculty time toward overlapping majors. Online majors also were discussed as a way of saving money in the school's early stages.
The board hopes to open to at least a small group of students as early as fall of 2014.
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Fans are loving Big Ang, it would seem. The Mob Wives star is reportedly in talks for her own spinoff show!
Sources tell Wetpaint that "a deal is in the works. Nothing has been signed, but a deal is being set up." VH1 declined to comment, but where there's smoke…
The networks are handing these spinoffs out like candy, aren't they? Snooki & JWoww, Lisa Vanderpump, Bethenney Frankel and on and on….. Like a free gift with purchase.
It seems that Mob Wives is turning out to be too much reality for some viewers of the show. After recent episodes showed the grizzly reality of the mob lifestyle, fans are speaking out about the show losing it's entertainment value.
Two weeks ago, the show featured the ladies' vacation to the Poconos, where they fired off some rounds in the woods to reconnect them to their roots or something. Karen Gravano, daughter of former mob boss, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, recounted the first time she discovered her father's gun under a mattress. Now, relatives of some of Sammy's victims are speaking out about the inappropriateness of the show and the topic!
"Sammy was a psychotic killer. And I do believe genes are inherited," said Lynda Milito, a mob wife of her own, who credits Sammy for offing her husband Louie Milito. "What about the people [Sammy] killed, and their extended family? How can [Karen] be allowed to shoot a gun? The apple does not fall far from the tree, and crime does not pay," Lynda tells the NY Post.
Concerns were also raised about Karen, who was once on probation, being in contact with a firearm. In response to the concerns, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division issued a statement denying that any illegal behavior took place on said trip. "We are aware of the show and the episode. We do not have a criminal investigation."
Karen also denies breaking probation and issued a statement through her rep denying any wrongdoing. "My probation terms have been over since 2003. At that time, I filed a motion to have my constitutional rights restored and to my knowledge, they have been restored. They're doing everything they can to discredit me because of their personal issues with my father."
Moving on to other distressing Mob Wives issues – Renee Graziano has been dealing with the horrific reality of learning that her ex-husband, Junior Pagan, ratted out her father, Anthony Graziano, which resulted in his return to jail. Junior is reportedly in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Renee has shared that she fell into a deep depression, later leading to hospitalization after she contemplated suicide. Well, now Renee is moving on, but she will "never" speak to Junior again!
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Renee also reveals that her son AJ is healing as well, but things are still difficult for him. "He is doing the best that he can and hopefully he will come out of it soon."
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Renee is also ready to start dating again! "I'm single and I'm open to dating," she dished "I'm looking for a real man."
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A visit to the Supersprint Exhaust Factory
Supersprint-Evolve took a visit to the Supersprint exhaust factory last week and we thought we would document our trip to fellow enthusiasts to show the pure scale and heritage of one of the most famous exhaust manufacturers out there.
Arriving at Verona airport, the factory is half an hour away in a town called Mantova, itself is a beautiful classic Italian town complete with picturesque cobbled streets. We were picked up by one of the owners and taken to the factory. This is a flat and industrial land and before we knew it we were at the offices and the electric gate opened to our first view of this great company. We were told the ISO standards team were there at the same time as us, so although a few key people will have to disappear from time to time, it shouldnt impact our visit too much (they subsequently passed with flying colors).
Supersprint Factory
Images clockwise from top:
1. Employee offices for marketing and development. 2. House of exhaust - customer fitting building. 3. Exterior from the Bending building down. 4 & 5: 70s images of the same offices.
We arrive at the factory and the first thing you notice is the sheer scale of the place. The electric gates open to 7 large factory buildings facing the road. And when I say large, I mean huge. Ive seen other exhaust manufacturer buildings which range from house size to a reasonably sized single factory, each not equaling one of these industrial factories buildings.
We are greeted warmly by all the staff and owners and you are instantly hit with the understanding of how family orientated the company is. Everyone is incredibly close, they all meet outside of work for lunch or dinner and know each others families. Its as close knit as Ive experienced in such a large company.
Dyno and Development
This, to us at least, was probably the most interesting area of the tour. Built in 3 parts - the dyno center, the development and fitting area, and the office.
Firstly, the office. We were shown to an area of cabinets of which one was opened for us. In it, I saw hundreds of folders. Each one perfectly categorized and tagged with a vehicle name. I pulled out a random folder and looked through the contents - in it were pages of notes, detailed schematics, TUV certification documents and images of the part fitted.... every piece of information you can think of, on every single item, of every single car... dating back over 50 years! Looking at the older cabinets brought up some very rare Ferrari, classic Porsche and BMW. Amazing to see.
Outside this is the development area. There are a few lift areas allowing the head technicians to create their test pieces on development cars. There are also a few welding stations. So the techs build the piece, test fit it, then roll it out to the dyno for testing.
The dyno itself is a MAHA 4x4 dynamometer. A gigantic fan with a custom shroud, as well as their in-house developed water spray system at the front, spraying tap water into the front grill for consisten results. There are also several others on the side of the room as well as hand blowers for Porsches.
It becomes obvious very quickly that, although these guys have more experience and knowledge than anyone Ive met when it comes to exhausts, they still have a passion to learn and still experiment heavily. You see groups of similar test headers of varying lengths and diameters for so many vehicles - I was told they knew they wouldnt work but wanted to keep testing - they love what they do and still have a play from time to time.
Area 1 - Steel Storage
Out front the steel is stacked high. Supersprint only use the highest quality European stainless steel and various grades depending on the application.
Area 2 - Jig Storage
Images clockwise from top:
1. Row upon row of Jigs at the rear of the Construction buildings. 2-4. Shielded storage area. 5. Interior storage area for the more commonly used jigs. 6-8: Jigs galore!.
Jigs are the skeleton structure of each exhaust. They form the outline of each part, and with their extremely detailed (rare!) documentation, create the perfect fitting exhaust item. If they are out by just a mm, you find yourself struggling to fit your new part. Getting this right is key to being a large scale manufacturer and can often justify the extra expense vs cheaper replica parts.
To put into words the amount of jigs on show here is extremely difficult. Every turn of the site seemed to uncover yet more row upon row of hundreds of mild steel, perfectly formed jigs for everything from classic Porsche to the very latest parts available. The interior yellow area seen in the image is the units used on a daily basis, with the hundreds of older jigs stored in pre-made hanging racks situated around the site, some being there since the 60s yet still perfectly aligned and able to produce OEM like fitment after years of storage.
Theyve been doing it the same way since the mid-50s so, if anyone knows how to make a perfect jig, its Supersprint.
Images clockwise from top:
1. The bending and cutting area factory floor. 2. Parts are constantly measured up against the jig. 3. Pipe development and measurement area. 4-5: One of the main bending machines 6: The cutter - the first port of call for a steel pipe. 7: Interchangeable parts for every item
In this department the individual parts that make up each manifold or exhaust are created from the raw steel tubes. The tubes are cut down to size and then bent to precise specification. These are then placed in a metal basket with the relevant jig ready to go to one of Supersprints welders to be expertly put together.
This department also houses a FaroArm which digitally checks that the jigs are still true to form as the day they were produced.
Images clockwise from top:
1. The welding area consists of individual work stations. 2-3. Example welding station . 3-5. The welding area
You can feel the heritage in this building. Years of knowledge past down through the generations, something that is near on impossible to learn in a few short years. These employees have worked here most of their lives, they are part of the family.
Importantly for us, we found they all show a level of professionalism and pride in their work that is so rare to find nowadays.
Here is where the magic happens - and its easy to see why. Each welder has his own station, setup exactly how he likes it. This is proper, old school craftsmanship at its best.
Construction Area 1
Images clockwise from top:
1. The construction factory floor. 2-3. Exhaust parts being fitted on the jig. 3. Looking back from the construction area. 4. The etching and logo area, a few machines depending on how the logo is transferred. 4-5. Flaring machines for the edges of pipes
The construction areas themselves are huge. They cover a whole range of functions, from welding stations to etching. The body of the parts are put together here as well as certain shaping to exhaust parts, such as flaring.
Construction Area 2
Images clockwise from top:
1. The second construction factory floor. 2. The construction factory viewed from the rear. 3. Quality control area - test fitment. 4-5. New robot arm welds certain parts and is then finished by human hand. 6. Quality control area - exhausts are tested regularly
In the second construction area there are again a large range of stations covering different aspects of the build. There is a robot welder that works on certain, less important flanges (but is finished by a human!). Parts delivered to this area are cleaned, dipped, polished and tested. The quality control area has a million different templates to test against, as well as a containers full of tested parts, ripped apart to ensure the exhausts are up to scratch.
Images clockwise from top:
1. Stacked to the roof, wall to wall quality exhaust systems. 2. The dipping machine and behind it, the paint house. 3-4. The parts stock alone is larger than most businesses!
The warehousing area is a sight to behold and certainly one of the most impressive areas of the site for us Supersprint fans. Wall to wall exhausts, stacked to the roof. We scan the boxes full of perfectly wrapped parts, seeing Mercedes SLS, Audi S5, Porsche Panamera, to name but a tiny amount, written on the fronts. The dipping vat is a huge industrial-sized machine built to add certain finishes to the metal, and just behind it is a paint room which, by the looks of it, has only ever had black on the list of paints.
The parts store alone is floor to ceiling, carrying pre-made parts for each of the 500+ models Supersprint cover. You begin to take in the scale at this point and realise the level of administration and documentation that must be involved in such an operation.
Sales Office
The sales offices are one of the newer additions to the site. Across the small street from the main factories, this 90s built building houses both the warehouse storage facilities at the rear, and the sales and accounts office, with elevator, at the front (this building required reinforcement work after the strong earthquake that hit the town in May last year which destroyed many buildings in the area!).
Again the whole team here were friendly and welcoming, but not only that, they were professional with a strong work ethic. Their pride in what they do shines through.
The visit for me was invaluable. We have a much better understanding of the company and their products. Ive some say the systems are too quiet - but now realise its the Street systems they are reviewing, and thats because they are TUV approved and have to fit within certain regulations. There are Race systems for nearly every application which sound fantastic and loud!
No header or exhaust is made equal. These are hand made pieces that are designed and built from the ground up with all their years of expertise to ensure they produce real power and a beautiful sound. They are fully approved by all regulations, from safety (using the right materials) to construction (fully ISO certified) and the parts are fully tested in a methodical and consistent way with all the results published for all to see as well as ensuring perfect fitment. I mean, how can you really test if your exhaust makes power unless you have a dyno? I was amazed to discover how many companies dont have that one basic requirement.
Its easy to see why companies such as Hartge, AC Scnhnitzer, Hamann, Carlsson and of course Evolve choose Supersprint to manufacture their exhaust parts.
We personally feel more than ever that we made the right choice in company to team with and hope you enjoyed our walkthrough of the Supersprint offices
To view more images of our visit please click on the following link: Flickr.
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December payroll information
December 04, 2012
Don't Forget:
December time sheets and all payroll related paperwork are due in the HR/Payroll South Campus office or the HR drop box in the Business Office lobby on Monday, December 10, 2012. We also have a new after hours drop box outside the HR offices.
While our official Pay Day remains December 31, 2012 all employees will receive their year-end check on December 21, 2012 due to the seasonal Winter Holiday Break.
All non-exempt employees, including temporary on-call staff, will need to project their time through the 15th of the month. Please also keep in mind that time sheets must be signed by supervisor before they reach the payroll department.
Time sheets not received by the end of day, Monday, December 10 may be at risk for exclusion from the December payroll.
Thank you for your extra effort and cooperation in helping us meet the early payroll deadlines.
Have a wonderful holiday season.
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Our weekly "Chips Report" will always include two blue chippers (outstanding, exceptional play), two red chippers (good, though maybe not great) and two cow chips (dud performances). From the Week 9 loss to the Chicago Bears...
Blue Chips
- Running back Eddie Lacy––Unfortunately the Packers couldn't run 100 percent of the time once Aaron Rodgers left the game due to injury. Lacy, for his part, tried to carry the load. He toted the ball 22 times for 150 yards, an average of 6.8 yards per carry. And Lacy also did a good job picking up the blitz in pass protection, helping to keep the game close.
- Defensive lineman B.J. Raji––Thus far in 2013, Raji has played an inconspicuous yet solid role for the Packers defensive line, but on Monday evening he thrust himself into the spotlight. He foiled multiple screen passes to dangerous Bears running back Matt Forte with good play recognition. Raji also put a hit on Josh McCown on a second quarter pass rush that forced an incompletion in addition to making three tackles on the evening. For a player scheduled to hit free agency this upcoming offseason, Raji made the case for a lucrative contract extension.
Red Chips
- Running back James Starks––For the second week in a row, Starks complemented Lacy as well he could in limited opportunities. In just six carries, Starks rushed for 40 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown. Perhaps the most impressive part of Starks' performance was not being even being touched by a Bears defender on his touchdown run thanks in part to good blocking but also because of the burst displayed by Starks to get upfield as quickly as possible.
- Linebacker Jamari Lattimore––With Brad Jones back in the lineup, Lattimore played more on special teams than he had in the past month, and the Packers benefitted greatly. First Lattimore came up with a punt block in the first quarter that set up Starks' touchdown run and helped the Packers take a 10-7 lead. Then in the third quarter, Lattimore recovered a surprise onside kick, that again set up a score, a field goal that put the Packers ahead 20-17. Subbing in for Jones on defense, Lattimore also contributed four tackles.
Cow Chips
- Packers secondary––Nearly every member of the Packers secondary was victimized at one time or another. Tramon Williams was beat by Brandon Marshall for first-quarter touchdown. Davon House lost the position battle to Alshon Jeffery on a third-quarter touchdown. Casey Hayward trailed in coverage on several completions. Morgan Burnett missed multiple tackles. And for as good as Sam Shields looked on breaking up a first-quarter pass in the end zone to Marshall, he later missed an open-field tackle that helped set up a Bears score. Bears backup quarterback Josh McCown completed 22 of 41 passes for 272 yards with many of those yards coming against the Packers secondary.
- Quarterback Seneca Wallace––Obviously Wallace isn't Aaron Rodgers and can't be expected to play like him, but Wallace did very little to keep the Packers competitive Monday evening when hosting the Bears. He completed a respectable 11 of 19 passes, but they only went for 114 yards. Wallace also absorbed four sacks, two on the final two plays of the game when the Packers were down by seven and had to drive in an attempt to tie the game, showing little elusiveness. Can the Packers win with Wallace as their quarterback? It was only one game, but it sure doesn't look like it.
Brian Carriveau is the author of the book "It's Just a Game: Big League Drama in Small Town America," and editor of Cheesehead TV's "Pro Football Draft Preview." To contact Brian, email [email protected].
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The illustrations of a biography
Thousands of scraps of paper trimmed neatly into shapes and letters surround the photographs that document every aspect of life from the first breath to the sweater vest to a Porsche for prom.
It's all in there including—honest to goodness—the first tooth that conjured a visit from the Tooth Fairy.
Pictures are somewhat of an obsession of mine.
I've taken the same ones many other moms snap: the first day of school, the kindergarten Thanksgiving feast, Christmas morning, homecoming dates, birthday candles, graduation and, of course, all kinds of sports from the pee-wee soccer goalie to the varsity offensive lineman.
I never want to forget those big occasions.
But I've also captured those moments that seem insignificant in perspective to life: the first paycheck, learning to ride a bike, Cheerios for breakfast, throwing crunchy leaves in the air, potty training, water balloons and lots, lots more.
For a long time, those pictures were filed neatly in boxes. A few found their way behind the sticky plastic sheets of old-fashioned photo albums and then got left on the bookshelf to gather dust.
I don't want the memories or the stories of my children's childhood to gather dust. One day when we're all a little older, we'll begin to forget.
I don't want to forget the "Lemon Drops and Rain Drops" preschool song or the Speedo swim trunks or corn-on-the-cob.
So I build scrapbooks. Lots of scrapbooks.
It's similar to writing a biography, complete with real-life illustrations.
Hundreds of photos, each one holding its own memories, are glued down, labeled, adorned with embellishments and nestled carefully in plastic sleeves, protecting them forever from cheesy fingers or spilled milk.
Intermingled are newspaper clippings, award certificates and even homework assignments.
We will always remember the milestones that are significant but it's those easily forgotten everyday moments that slip away.
Thankfully, I have a lifetime of scrapbook pages to help me recall how truly blessed I've been.
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I know N900 will never support real multi-touch functionality because of resistive screen. But I would like to add some ideas how to implement it with almost same comfort by one touch at the time.
Multi-touch functionality, like zoom and turn, is the only thing where the iPhone is still better than N900. Why not mimic these actions where it is possible and make N900 more attractive for iPhone users? Let say that one finger touches the screen always before the other. You can perform same actions if the first touch position is fixed. It does not make any difference if hold your finger on this position or you rise it. So you can raise it before making the other touch. The only trick is how to recognize the first touch.
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Velma Ellis, age 90, of Enfield, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center.
Velma Ellis, age 90, of Enfield, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center. She was born May 15, 1922, in Mill Shoals Township, the daughter of Charles and Sarah (Fulford) Gwaltney. She married Charles Vernis Ellis on December 31, 1938 and he preceded her in death May 1, 1996.
Velma was a homemaker and a member of the Springerton Christian Church.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Vereal E. and Marrianne Ellis of Yuma, Ariz. and Glendall L. and Mary Jean Ellis of Enfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Bill Renshaw of Enfield, and Sharon and Joe Ralph of Owensboro, Ky.; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Mildred Gwaltney of Carmi; a sister, Vercie Daniel; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles Ellis; a sister, Viola Puckett; and a grandchild.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Springerton Christian Church.Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of service in the church. Pastor Ron Lamp will officiate. Burial will be in Kitty Sweetin Cemetery.
Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Enfield is providing the arrangements. Condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.


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Diet soda. We love it or hate it. But there's no doubt that consumption is on the rise. More Americans than ever are drinking diet colas, along with other zero- and low-calorie alternatives.
While diet drink consumption is up across the entire population — about 1 in 5 of us consume them — it's higher-income, middle-aged women who are most likely to be sipping diet drinks, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey.
As this increase happens, there's also evidence that Americans are drinking less sugar-sweetened soda. So the big question is, will swapping Coke for Diet Coke make any difference for people trying to manage their weight? Two recent studies suggest it just might.
Overweight adolescents who received home deliveries of water and zero-calorie drinks for one year did significantly better at limiting weight gain compared to a similar group of teens who continued drinking sugary beverages, according to a study by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. (For more on the study, click on the audio button above to hear the radio piece.)
How much better? "We found there was a difference of just over four pounds," says Cara Ebbeling of Harvard Medical School.
It may not sound terribly impressive — four pounds in a year. But these teens were counseled to change just one thing: their drinks. It's the best evidence yet that swapping sugary drinks for zero-calorie options may influence weight significantly.
Yet there have been some concerns that diet soda might increase our appetites and prompt us to eat more. Well, a recent study suggests this is not the case, at least in the short term.
Danish researcher Bjorn Richelsen of Aarhus University Hospital compared what happened when volunteers drank Diet Coke, water, milk and sugar-sweetened Coke.
"Our conclusion was quite clear," says Richelsen. Sugary coke led people to be slightly hungrier and to eat more. But Diet Coke had a more neutral effect on appetite. Volunteers did not increase their caloric intake in the four hours after drinking Diet Coke.
"We found if you're drinking soft drinks without calories it behaves [on the appetite] exactly like drinking water," Richelsen tells me.
Now, longer-term studies are needed to see if this neutral effect holds up, but it's redeeming for those who feel diet drinks are a helpful strategy.
None of the researchers I interviewed for this story recommend we run out and buy diet drinks, however. They all agree water is best.
"We're still learning a lot about diet soda," says Robert Lustig of the University of California, San Francisco.
He's been pushing for Americans to make drastic cuts in sugar consumption. And he says since liquid calories — in the form of soda, juices and sports drinks — account for about one-third of the sugar we consume, he suggests cutting them out is a good start: They are the low-hanging fruit.
"If you got rid of 33 percent [of calories by eliminating sugary drinks,] you'd be knocking our added-sugar consumption down from from 450 calories a day to 300 calories per day [on average]," says Lustig.
Not an insignificant reduction. He says if diet soda is the baby step to wean people from sugar, maybe that's not a bad thing.
"I liken diet soda to methadone," he says — the drug used to wean people off heroin. Not ideal, but perhaps effective.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene.
And I'm Steve Inskeep.
Today in Your Health, the teenage brain - which is not as bad as you may think. First, the fuel on which many American brains run, for better or worse - soda. Seems more Americans have gotten the message that sugary drinks are doing their waist lines no favors. As more people cut back, there's been a steady rise in consumption of diet soda. NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at whether swapping one for the other really pays off.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: If you focused on changing just one thing, one strategy in your diet in order to move the needle on the scale, what would it be?
CARLETTA GIRMA: For me it would be I would stop eating junk food at my desk at work.
AUBREY: Junk food, like what? Chips, soda?
GIRMA: Chips. Chips.
AUBREY: That's Carletta Girma, who was eating lunch out with her friend Julie Ost.
JULIE OST: We were just talking about this. I was talking about the candy bowl at work. I know where two candy bowls are at work, so that would probably be the elimination.
AUBREY: Not a bad strategy. Those would be empty calories. But interestingly, neither mentioned all the liquid calories they consume each day. Carletta says she's addicted to caramel sweetened coffees and when it comes to soft drinks?
GIRMA: If I drink a soda, I drink the real deal - Coke. I feel like if you're going to go for it, go for it.
AUBREY: So I asked Carletta what if there were good reasons to believe that these sugary, liquid calories were particularly significant when it comes to body weight? Would she be willing to listen?
GIRMA: Absolutely.
AUBREY: So here's the theory of a lot of experts, including Cara Ebbeling of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital.
DR. CARA EBBELING: I think that consumption of sugar sweetened beverages may be a particularly high impact behavior when it comes to controlling body weight.
AUBREY: To test this theory, Ebbeling and her colleagues recently completed a big study designed to measure just this one thing - the influence of sugary drinks.
EBBELING: So we recruited adolescents who were drinking at least one sugar sweetened beverage per day.
AUBREY: All of them were overweight. And for an entire year these teens and their families received home deliveries of diet soda and water, and they were counseled to avoid sugary drinks. At the end of the year, Ebbeling says, these teens who'd been on a trajectory of weight gain had gained significantly less weight compared to a control group of teens, who had continued to drink sugary drinks.
EBBELING: We found that there was a difference of just over four pounds.
AUBREY: Just because of the differences in drinks? Nothing else about their diet, presumably, changed?
EBBELING: That's correct. We did not counsel around anything else.
AUBREY: This is some of the strongest evidence yet that swapping sugary drinks for zero calorie options can influence weight significantly. But there's still some resistance to the idea that diet soda is the healthy option. Friends Carletta and Julie say they're still not ready to switch.
OST: No. No. It's really hard to really understand what it does, physiologically, in the body.
AUBREY: For instance, earlier studies suggested that perhaps drinking diet soda somehow leads people to eat more. And Danish researcher, Bjorn Richelsen, told me the Danes have had the same concern.
BJORN RICHELSEN: We had the idea, for sure, that diet soda would enhance appetite.
AUBREY: But Richelsen says this is not at all what he found when he studied it experimentally. He compared what happened when volunteers drank Diet Coke and when they drank water. He measured how this influenced hunger hormones.
RICHELSEN: We also measured what they were eating four hours after.
AUBREY: And he says, what he found was very surprising. Sugary Coke led people to be slightly hungrier, while Diet Coke had a more neutral effect on appetite. It did not lead people to eat more at the next meal.
RICHELSEN: Our conclusion was quite clear. We found that if you're drinking soft drinks without calories, really, it behaves exactly as drinking water.
DR. ROBERT LUSTING: We're still learning a lot about diet soda.
AUBREY: That's physician Robert Lustig of U.C. San Francisco. He's been pushing for Americans to make drastic cuts in sugar. And he says since drinks in the form of soda, juices and sports drinks account for about a third of sugar we consume, they're the obvious place to start.
LUSTING: If you got rid of 33 percent, you would be knocking our added sugar consumption down from 450 calories a day to 300 calories per day.
AUBREY: And so, he says, if diet soda is the baby step to wean people from sugar, which he argues is habit-forming, maybe that's not a bad thing.
LUSTING: I kind of liken diet soda to methadone.
AUBREY: The drug used to get people off drugs. Not ideal, but perhaps effective. He still thinks drinking water is best, as do all the researchers I interviewed here. And friends Julie Ost and Carletta Girma say, well, maybe.
GIRMA: I could save a lot of money if I just drank water only.
AUBREY: But part of the pleasure of drinking soda is the ritual, she says.
GIRMA: You like to pop the can or open the bottle. You like the sound of the bubbles.
AUBREY: So maybe it needs to be bubbly water.
Allison Aubrey, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Tao Te Ching (sometimes rendered in recent works as Dao De Jing);roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue is an ancient Chinese scripture originally named the Laozi. The work is traditionally said to have been penned about 600 BC by the famous sage called Lao Zi (WG: Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), who is said to have been a record-keeper of the Emperor's Court of the Chou Dynasty; but authenticity, dates and authorship are still debated.
This short and obscure book is one of the most influential on Chinese philosophy and religion, especially through Taoism, but also through Buddhism, because this Indian religion shared many Taoist words and concepts before developing into Chinese Buddhism. (Indeed, upon first encountering it, Chinese scholars regarded Buddhism as merely a foreign equivalent of Taoism.)
Many Chinese artists, such as poets, painters, calligraphs and even gardeners have used this book as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside the Far East and, for now, it is probably the most translated Chinese book.
In the form we have it now, the Tao Te Ching is separated into two sections (Dao and De) and in 81 chapters. Each chapter is rather short, using few characters to express in a poetic way ideas that are not always clear. Some chapters could have three or more readings, from individual wisdom to advices aimed at a king, through medical recipies.
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Is Bethenny Frankel about to become an official housewife? It seems the answer is yes!
The Real Housewives of New York City star — who has been dating boyfriend Jason Hoppy for 8 months — was spotted wearing a diamond ring in Miami this Saturday. Her rep confirmed to Usmagazine that an engagement is definitely in the works.
"I can confirm Bethenny and Jason are in love and plan on getting married," her rep said. "So I guess this is the starter ring."
38 year old Bethenny admitted to being in love with Jason a while ago saying, "I'm in love. I'm pretty much certain I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him… I'm really happy."
So is she officially engaged or not engaged? According to a source, the ring she's wearing is not real deal yet, but a proposal is on the way.
"He's hunting for the ring, but in the meantime this is a place holder or promise ring," says this source.
Yaah for Bethenny, hopes she gets the official ring and the family she's always wanted. Not sure it's the best idea for her rep to announce her engagement before she actually gets engaged.
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We provide our customers with excellent, clean bedrooms and a friendly reception.
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Former Husker Pluhowsky Wins Big at BPAA
Former Nebraska women's bowler and current Team USA member Shannon Pluhowsky won the BPAA (Bowling Proprietors' Association of America) Women's All-Star Tournament in Rockford Ill., Friday July 25.
Pluhowsky, one of the most decorated bowlers NU has had in its history beat Diana Zavjalova of Latvia, 225-212. Zavjalova clung to a one-pin lead until a missed 2-4-8-10 split in the ninth frame gave Pluhowsky a chance to shut her out.
In winning the tournament, Pluhowsky earned a prize of $15,000 in the win.
In 36 career events at Nebraska, she has 25 top-five finishes, including a school-record 12 individual titles. In fact, she has finished in the top 25 in every tournament she has competed since arriving in Lincoln in the fall of 2000.
Two other former Huskers competed in the tournament, as Diandra (Hyman) Asbaty finished sixth and Cassandra Leuthold finished eighth.
Check back here at Huskers.com for updates as Senior Liz Kuhlkin gets set for the upcoming World Bowling Youth Championships. The tournament will take place in Hong Kong from Aug. 8-15.


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On Sunday night, The Hugo Awards were streaming live on Ustream (The Hugo's are like the Academy Awards for science fiction). Very unfortunately at 7:43 p.m. Pacific time, the channel was automatically banned in the middle of an acceptance speech by author Neil Gaiman due to "copyright infringement." This occurred because our 3rd party automated infringement system, Vobile, detected content in the stream that it deemed to be copyrighted. Vobile is a system that rights holders upload their content for review on many video sites around the web. The video clips shown prior to Neil's speech automatically triggered the 3rd party system at the behest of the copyright holder.
Our editorial team and content monitors almost immediately noticed a flood of livid Twitter messages about the ban and attempted to restore the broadcast. Unfortunately, we were not able to lift the ban before the broadcast ended. We had many unhappy viewers as a result, and for that I am truly sorry. As a long-time Firefly, Stargate and Game of Thrones fan among others, I am especially disheartened by this.
As background, our system works like this in order to support a large volume of broadcasters using our free platform. Users of our paid, ad-free Pro Broadcasting service "NOTE: UPDATED CLARIFICATION" 'and those free broadcasters who notify Ustream in advance they have copyrights permissions (Ustream's messaging to our broadcaster community how this process works is inadequate. We are resolving this now)' are automatically white listed to avoid situations like this and receive hands-on client support.
I have suspended use of this third-party system until we are able to recalibrate the settings so that we can better balance the needs of broadcasters, viewers, and copyright holders. While we are committed to protecting copyright, we absolutely must ensure our amazing and democratizing platform allows legal broadcasters to Ustream their events and shows. This is our first and foremost obligation to our users and community. Additionally, we need to ensure fair use of copyright as permitted by the law.
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It's easy to get confused when watching a White Sox TV broadcast, as play-by-play man Ken "Hawk" Harrelson has his own language. We're here to decode the most popular "Hawkisms."
1. Can of corn
Perhaps the most versatile of all of Hawk Harrelson's quirky colloquialisms, in Hawk's world, a can of corn isn't just something you'd find at the grocery store. It's also a routine fly ball. Unlike some of his other sayings, this one is easily applicable in your daily life. "That proposal was a can of corn." Easy, peasy, just like you'd expect from the Hawk.
2. You can put it on the boooooard … YES!
Hawk's home run call is perhaps his most iconic, and perhaps the most fun to say after a couple of beers. A verbal explosion on par with the ones you see coming from the center field scoreboard at U.S. Cellular Field, this is one of those phrases that you either love or love to hate.
3. Stretch!
Harrelson is known to plead with inanimate objects at times in the broadcast booth. This one is perhaps his most popular, when he implores a fly ball to go just a little bit farther and out of the outfielder's reach.
4. Duck snort
More than just a funny noise made by a bird, a duck snort is any short pop-up that lands softly on the outfield grass beyond the reach of the outfielders.
5. He gone!
Hawk's signature catchphrase after a batter strikes out adds insult to injury. This saying has also been heard in offices around Chicago not long after a male boss leaves for the day.
Matt Lindner is a RedEye special contributor.
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Augusta wrestlers have had success throughout the summer traveling to various tournaments.
Their most recent trip was to the UNK wrestling camp, featuring teams from Kansas and Nebraska (and one Colorado team). A total of 32 teams competed in pool play, then a bracket-style tournament.
Augusta proved to be one of the best teams, finishing 2-2 in pool play, but going 5-1 in the tournament and taking third place overall.
In pool play, Augusta beat Millard North and Russel, Kan., and lost to Plattsmouth, Neb., and Papilion La Vista, Neb.
During bracket competition, the Orioles beat Colby, then Elkorn South for its first two wins. The Orioles then lost to a combined team of Med Valley and Sutherland, Neb. In the consolation bracket, The Orioles beat Rawlings County, then defeated Tonganoxie in a close match 36-33 to take third place.
Several Orioles had standout performances, including Nathan Moore and Jacob Goldenstein. Moore was recognized as the LTG—Legitimate Tough Guy—for Augusta. Goldenstein went undefeated the entire camp, both in pool play and bracket competition.
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Hurricane Sandy turned out to be one of the most disruptive forces on air travel in recent memory.
According to FlightStats (flightstats.com), which tracks airline and airport on-time performance, almost one-fifth of flights on U.S. carriers were canceled in the days after Sandy struck the East Coast. By contrast, Hurricane Katrina led to the cancellation of about 2.5 percent of the nation's flights.
The nation's airlines responded to Sandy with near uniformity. Refunds were offered on flights canceled because of the storm. Affected travelers were offered the chance to re-book at later dates with no change fee attached. In extreme cases, like those traveling to or from New York, customers could travel almost six weeks later at no extra charge.
With regular updates to their websites and social media accounts, the airlines also were relatively transparent about what they were offering, as well as the progress being made. There were few, if any, stories of fliers being stranded on tarmacs or in airports for hours at a time.
Believe it: Airlines were largely ahead of Sandy. For an industry that routinely gets abysmal consumer-satisfaction scores, the arrow could finally be pointing up. As Rick Seaney, co-founder and CEO of website FareCompare (farecompare.com), said, "On a scale of 1 to 5, the consumer was treated as a zero for a while. I'd say they've moved up to about a 3."
There are a few reasons for that. One is simply the value of public relations.
"You already know you're going to lose tens of millions of dollars as an airline during an event like (Sandy), so you might as well use it as a way to show off that you're on the side of the customer," Seaney said. "I think the airlines may have lost their way a little bit during the recession and the fuel crisis."
Also, increasingly mobile and ubiquitous technology — Web updates, automated text messages and social media — are simple, effective ways to commune with travelers.
"The real key is good, quality information as quickly as possible," Seaney said. "It's not that a flight is canceled or delayed, it's that you don't know about it in time to do something about it."
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In the case of Sandy, it added up to an airline industry that was clearly wounded for a week or so but never completely crippled. Neither were its customers, which Gerr learned firsthand. His in-laws had planned to fly from the East Coast to Portland, Ore., the Tuesday after Sandy struck. Instead, they're coming out after Thanksgiving — no change fee attached.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara dropped its second consecutive decision on Saturday night, falling to the CSUN Matadors by a score of 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-14) at the Matadome.
With the loss, UCSB fell to 13-14 with a 6-6 Big West mark. CSUN, winners of three straight, improved to 18-8, 9-5. The Gauchos – who entered the week in second in the Big West – will occupy the bottom half of the crowded standings next week, while the Matadors – who entered the week in third place – leapfrogged the Gauchos for second place in the conference.
The Gauchos started off well enough, winning the first game with relative ease. However, a midgame run in the second set by the Matadors permanently shifted the momentum in their favor. CSUN's play noticeably improved as the match went along, while the same could not be said for UCSB.
"After not playing well against Hawai'I, we came out with intensity and played great in the first game," said UCSB head coach Kathy Gregory after the match. "Unfortunately, our serving let us down, and they played better once they got into an offensive rhythm."
The Gauchos were led by outside hitter Leah Sully, who finished the night with 22 kills and 15 digs for her ninth double-double in her last 10 matches. Freshman libero Taylor Formico had a team-high 26 digs, and is now just 25 digs away from setting the single-season dig record for both UCSB and the Big West Conference. Three other Gauchos reached double digits in digs, including Jaylen Villanueva, Katey Thompson, and Kara Sherrard, each whom had 10.
"Leah Sully played really hard and had a good offensive night," said an appreciative Gregory. "She was out bright spot tonight."
Cal State Northridge received excellent performances from Mahina Haina and Cieana Stinson, who finished with twin lines of 13 kills on 35 swings. Four Matadors had double-digit kills, highlighted by libero Cindy Ortiz's 28. Setter Sydney Gedryn dished out 40 assists and put up a match-high six blocks.
UCSB's strong defense limited CSUN's attack to an even .000 hitting percentage in the first game. Most noticeably, the Matadors were only able to convert 37% of their sideout points. Sully and Formico led the way, recording seven and nine digs, respectively. Sully also had six kills in the frame and was at the service line for a 4-0 run with the score tied 12-12 that got the Gauchos over the hump.
The Matadors quickly rebounded in the second game, hitting .170 for the frame and picking up four team blocks after having recorded just one in the first set. With the score tied 10-10, an 11-5 run for CSUN proved to be the turning point in the set, and ultimately the match.
Despite the halftime break, the home squad carried over momentum into the third game, where they hit a sky-high .429 and recorded another five blocks. In the decisive fourth game, CSUN jumped out to a 9-1 lead that proved to be too steep for the Gauchos to overcome.
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Stoughton Rep. Louis Kafka said this week he is optimistic that the Legisature will pass a bill inspired by the death of a 20-year-old Sharon woman who was hit by a driver whose license was suspended.
The measure, which would require the Registry of Motor Vehicles to notify local police when a driver's licence is revoked, went before the Transportation Committee on Wednesday .
"I want to get this on the governor's desk so we can begin to give police this extra tool," Kafka said Thursday.
The issue came to the forefront on June 15, Father's Day, when Haley Cremer, a dean's list student at Simmons College, was struck and killed while jogging on Hampton Road in Sharon.
Jeffrey Bickoff, 44, of Sharon, was charged with vehicular homicide by negligent or reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, marked lanes violation and speeding.
Police said Bickoff's license was suspended a week earlier and he drank alcohol prior to the accident.
The Cremer family reached out to Kafka for help toughening up the laws.
"Any parent is certainly touched by what happened in this case," Kafka said.
While police can currently search a car owner's license status by searching a license number, the bill would allow commanders to let officers know who in town has revoked licenses.
The Stoughton Democrat said he has not heard any opposition to the bill. He said his office expects to spend time this fall looking into ways to reduce the number of people driving without licenses.
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People know Bode Miller. They know him on the slopes and in the Olympics; they know him from a slew of other accolades. It seems odd – almost as odd as talking about Peyton Manning's eventual retirement from the NFL – that Bode Miller may not compete in the next Winter Olympics. However, when you look at the interviews and see the glint in his eye, I have to say that Bode may just NOT have given his swansong in Sochi!
For those perhaps living in a cave with no cable, Bode Miller is one of those American athletes screamed for and admired by an entire country. A World Cup alpine ski racer, his list of accomplishments actually never ends. Olympic and World Championship gold medalist; two-time World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008 (overall), and inarguably the most popular, well-known and successful male American alpine ski racer in history.
When it comes to the World Cup realm, Bode owns thirty-three victories, and is on the short list (five in all) of being a man to win World Cup events in all five disciplines: slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined…of course, we can go one step further: Bode is the only skier with five or MORE victories in each discipline.
The Winter Olympics has always been a showcase – a giant stage – for people to watch this man in action. All total (I add, "thus far", because even though he was also successful in the medal run in Sochi, he may not be done at all), Bode has the most medals of ANY American skier, spreading them out over various years and various cities: three silvers; a gold; a bronze in downhill, and now a bronze for the discipline, Super-G, in Sochi can be added to his extraordinary trophy room.
Yes, Bode is now looking at his thirty-six-year-old body…not exactly as young as he used to be. I know, there are rolling of the eyes and people saying: 'Gee, what a shame.' But when you are an Alpine skier, who has done all this work since appearing out of the mist in Salt Lake City back in 2002 at the Winter Olympics, Bode Miller is looking at a body that may not be up to the challenge that his mind and heart and soul still want to compete for.
Last Wednesday, Bode finished 20th in his last Sochi Olympic race…however, that smile and that glint in the eye – recently seen on Stephen Colbert – still speaks to the fact that if the body can bounce back, the new burgeoning skiing stars of the Olympic Games may have to meet up with this legend at least one more time.
As a young man, Bode Miller took his shots; he also proved to be as brash as Joe Namath calling out his success before ever actually attaining his Super Bowl ring. But…as with Namath, Bode Miller became beloved by everyone in this country and will be the iconic level that others coming up behind him will be held to and judged by.
Being the first American skier to win three medals at one Olympics (Vancouver in 2010), makes him even more of an icon for the newest skiers, hopefuls and wannabes. Perhaps coaching is something Bode may want to take up when his body says: "Forget this, I want no part of skiing down this slope."
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CLEARFIELD — What better place for a spiritual workout than a gymnasium?
That's the feeling you get when you attend the newest campus of Alpine Church, where members meet in a gym.
While the Clearfield gymnasium is a temporary spot while the Syracuse congregation works on a future building, the message it lends to the teachings is real: Serving God requires an actual workout.
"The main reason you are on the earth is so you can know God and help other people to know God," said Dave Michelson, one of Alpine Church's teaching pastors, as he spoke to the congregation.
Alpine Church — with an annual Easter attendance of 4,000 — has a large enough following to require seven sites serving nine congregations in 15 services each Sunday.
Leaders say the emphasis is to stay away from traditional church practices and focus instead on serving God through offering a helping hand to those in need.
A nondenominational congregation, Alpine Church does not take roll or require membership, making followers difficult to track.
But the impacts of the church's teachings are traceable.
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During a recent missions week, participants purchased and packed meals and school supplies for hundreds of local people and children in Mexico, completely prepared an apartment for an incoming refugee family and packed 289,872 meals for Feed My Starving Children.
The 1,730 volunteers helped raise $84,000 for their service and renovated the Alpine Outreach Center.
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At the first service of 2018, those who attended church in a rented gym at "The Hangout" in Clearfield were asked to flex their spiritual muscles this year and do more.
"God will put people in a project so they can grow closer to God and to each other — kind of like starting another campus," Michelson said in his sermon.
Those who attended said they enjoy the freedom the church affords them to lift their spiritual weights without membership obligations.
"I really enjoy the pastor's word," said Maria Blevins, 58, of Clinton. "After I leave, I feel so peaceful. It just gets me through the week."
Lyanne Tangog, 19, of Syracuse, said she likes the music that uses modern instruments and the welcoming atmosphere at the church.
"Anybody can come," she said. "The sermons are easy to understand. If you want to know more about Jesus, they can help you."
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"We feel like we are part of the whole servant community to build God's kingdom," said Mark Jolley, 43, of Clearfield. "It's a really good church for new believers and even for those who are not believers yet. Come and see what God is all about."
Founding pastor Bryan Dwyer said the only focus of the church is the simple message of Jesus.
"Our focus isn't on doing good works or being a good person; that's the outflow," Dwyer said. "Our sermons are very practical and they are practical because we root them in the timeless message of Jesus in the Bible."
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The church started with a meeting in Dwyer's South Ogden backyard in 2001 with just more than a dozen people, he said.
Soon, the growing congregation was meeting in a gym at Central Davis Junior High in Clearfield, Dwyer said.
The steady growth has followed a "multiplication" model of launching a new location when a location grows to three services.
A Layton campus had grown to three services when the Syracuse congregation launched Christmas Eve, Dwyer said.
Besides Syracuse and Layton, the church now has campuses in Riverdale, Logan, West Haven, Brigham City and Huntington.
The Riverdale and Logan locations also have Spanish-speaking congregations.
The Syracuse campus of Alpine Church meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at "The Hangout," located at 848 W. 1600 South, Suite 102, in Clearfield.
For information, visit the church's website at AlpineChurch.org or call the church at 801-392-8000.
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