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The difference between tax returns and college transcripts
A national CNN poll released yesterday asked respondents whether Mitt Romney should release more tax returns. The results weren't close: 63% of respondents said he should disclose more, while only 36% said he shouldn't. (Among independents, it was a two-to-one margin.)
This morning, however, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus described the issue as "ridiculous." Why? Well, he didn't get around to explaining why, exactly. He just doesn't want to spend "any more time talking about this issue."
But as Igor Volsky noted, Priebus did add one related thought on the matter.
For those who can't watch clips online, the CNN host this morning noted that television personality Donald Trump claims he'll have a "major role" at the Republican National Convention, and wondered what that might be. Priebus praised the reality-show host as a "good friend" to the party and the Romney campaign, but he didn't know what role Trump would play in Tampa. It led to this exchange:
CNN: Is this a good message you send for a guy who is still a birther and still calling for the president to release his college transcripts? Is that the kind of guy you want on the podium during the Republican convention?
PRIEBUS: I have been from the very moment that I've been chairman of this party very clear as far as where I stand on that issue. It's just as much of a distraction as it is for people to ask for more and more tax returns and all of these other issues. The fact of the matter is, this election is coming down to one thing, are people better off today than three or four years ago?
Putting aside the fact that the country is in vastly better shape than it was four years ago – people do remember the fall of 2008, right? – Reince Priebus thinks questions about Romney's secret tax returns are as legitimate as questions about Obama's college transcripts?
As a purely objective matter, there are important unanswered questions about Romney's offshore finances, controversial investments, unanswered questions about his individual retirement account that somehow ended up with more than $100 million, and claims about his business that contradict SEC filings. Romney himself promised to "go back and look" at these returns to look at the tax rates he paid – a promise he's apparently already broken.
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Dogs and hunters slay wild hog in suburban Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tracking dogs managed to chase down and attack a 400-pound wild hog that has been scaring children and adults in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood.
After the dogs attacked, a hunter stabbed it to death Thursday night in the neighborhood near Lithonia, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The subdivision is about 17 miles east of downtown Atlanta.
The leashed dogs picked up the pig's scent and attacked it, said Tavares Dennis, one of the hunters.
"They just absolutely attacked him, and there was a lot of noise, a lot of screaming," resident Dell Powell said. Powell was one of many neighbors watching as the dead pig was pulled out of the woods.
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A major deal just went down in the United States, which seriously shakes up the mobile industry on the other side of the pond: AT&T has announced it plans to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.
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I woudln't worry about it too much, you probably have 2-3 years before they force you off that phone and off your current plan. They don't want to look like the devil right away, so they will take away things slowly...
AT&T loves to be the most hated wireless provider in the entire world. They like to be the Microsoft of the wireless industry. Didn't you know they are threatening jailbroken iPhone users who are tethering, slamming them with a chenge to their data plans on March 27?... a change for the worse, mind you!
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Area residents can begin casting their ballots Oct. 17.
Early voting opens today and continues 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday until Nov. 1 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Tar Landing Baptist Church at 3884 Richlands Highway in Jacksonville.
Rose Whitehurst, director of the Onslow County Board of Elections, said voters should be prepared for a line because there is only one one-stop location this year. Most voters wait until Election Day to vote during municipal elections.
�But with the school bond referendum, I don�t know how that�s going to turn out,� she said.
Voters don�t need to bring anything with them, but they will be told about the voter ID law that is scheduled to go into effect in 2016, according to Whitehurst.
However, those registering to vote during the early voting period will need to bring an official document containing the registrant�s name and address on it, she said. Voters also are able to correct their voter information.
Whitehurst said she was unsure how turnout would be with early voting this year.
�It�s hard to tell because of the bond referendum. I just don�t know. It�s going to be really hard to tell this time,� she said.
In Carteret County, one-stop voting will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until Nov. 1; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Board of Elections Office at 1702 Live Oak St. in Beaufort; and at Western Park Community Center at 275 Old N.C. 58 in Cedar Point from 12 to 7 p.m. weekdays until Nov. 1 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2.
For more information about early voting, contact the Onslow County Board of Elections at 910-455-4484 or Carteret County Board of Elections at 252-728-8460.
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Kansas City (1-7) at Pittsburgh (5-3). The Chiefs have yet to lead in regulation this season, have a minus-20 turnover differential, last in the league, and face a Steelers team that is 7-0 at Heinz Field on Monday nights since stadium opened in 2001.
-Drew Brees, Saints, threw for 298 yards and three TDs in handing Atlanta its first loss, 31-27.
-Peyton Manning, Broncos, was 27 for 38 for 301 yards and one TD in a 36-14 victory at Carolina. Manning threw his 420th touchdown pass to move into a tie for second place on the NFL's career list with Dan Marino. He trails only Brett Favre (508).
-Josh Freeman, Bucs, passed for two TDs in a 34-24 win over San Diego and has thrown for 13 TDs with just one interception in his past five games.
-Joe Flacco, Ravens, threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns as Baltimore set a club record with 55 points in a 55-20 romp over Oakland.
-Andy Dalton, Bengals, threw a career-high four touchdown passes - each to a different receiver - to beat the New York Giants 31-13.
-Adrian Peterson, Vikings, raced 61 yards for the game-sealing touchdown and had 171 yards on 27 carries in a 34-24 victory over Detroit. Peterson has 1,128 yards rushing.
-Chris Johnson, Titans, became the first rusher to gain 100 yards on the ground against Miami in the past 23 games. He had 126 yards on 23 carries and one score.
-Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks, had 124 yards rushing and a 1-yard TD plunge in a 28-7 rout of the Jets. He has 1,005 yards rushing for the season.
-Arian Foster, Texans, had 29 carries for 102 yards and added a 2-yard TD reception in Houston's 13-6 win over Chicago.
-Steven Jackson, Rams, rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown in a 24-24 tie with the 49ers.
-TE Jimmy Graham, Saints, caught seven passes for a career-best 146 yards and two touchdowns as New Orleans beat Atlanta 31-27. Tony Gonzalez, Falcons, finished with 11 catches for 122 yards and two scores while becoming the first tight end to catch 100 touchdown passes. He now has 101.
-Calvin Johnson, Lions, had 207 yards on 12 catches, including a touchdown, in a 34-24 loss at Minnesota.
-Demaryius Thomas, Broncos, caught nine passes for 135 yards in helping Denver beat Carolina 36-14.
-Danario Alexander, Chargers, scored on an 80-yard pass and had five receptions for 134 yards in a 34-24 defeat at Tampa Bay.
-Torrey Smith, Ravens, caught TD passes of 47 and 20 yards on his only two receptions in a 55-20 rout of Oakland.
-Danny Amendola, Rams, made 11 catches for 102 yards - he had an 80-yarder in overtime negated by a penalty - in a 24-24 tie at San Francisco.
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-Jacoby Jones went 105 yards on a kickoff in a 55-20 rout of Oakland to become the first Ravens player to have two KO returns for TDs in a season. He also had one for 108 yards vs. Dallas.
-Linebacker Adam Heyward, Bucs, scooped up a punt blocked by Dekoda Watson and ran 29 yards for a touchdown in a 34-24 win over San Diego.
-Blair Walsh, Vikings, kicked field goals of 48, 23, 23 and 33 yards in a 34-24 win over Detroit.
-Trindon Holliday, Broncos, returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in a 36-14 victory at Carolina.
-Dwayne Harris, Cowboys, had a 78-yard punt return for a score in a 38-23 victory over Philadelphia.
-CB Tony Carter, Broncos, returned an interception 40 yards for a score in a 36-14 win at Carolina.
-CB Brandon Carr, Cowboys, picked off a pass and went 47 yards for a TD in a 38-23 victory at Philadelphia.
-Paul Kruger, Ravens, had two sacks and an interception in a 55-20 romp past Oakland.
-Lavonte David, LB, Buccaneers, was in on 14 tackles in a 34-24 victory against San Diego.
-DE Muhammad Wilkerson, Jets, returned a fumble 21 yards for New York's only points in a 28-7 loss at Seattle.
-Tony Gonzalez, Falcons, caught the 100th TD pass of his career, a 2-yarder from Matt Ryan in Atlanta's 31-27 loss at New Orleans. He added another score on a 6-yard pass and is the first tight end with 100 TD receptions.
-Peyton Manning, Broncos, threw his 420th touchdown pass to move into a tie for second place on the NFL's career list with Dan Marino. He trails only Brett Favre (508).
-Baltimore set a club record for points in a 55-20 rout of Oakland.
-Marques Colston's TD against Atlanta was the 55th of his NFL career, tying Deuce McAllister for first in that category in Saints history.
San Francisco's 24-24 tie with St. Louis was the first in four years in the NFL, since Cincinnati and Philadelphia played a 13-13 tie. ... The Bucs topped 30 points for the fourth straight week. They have scored 28 or more in five consecutive games for the first time in franchise history. ... Miami's 37-3 defeat at the hands of the Titans was the most lopsided at home since 1968 and worst anywhere since 2000. ... The 55 points scored by Baltimore tied an Oakland record for points allowed, a mark set in 1961 and matched in 1981. ... The home team has won every game in the Giants-Bengals series, which the Bengals lead 6-3 after a 31-13 victory. ... The Giants have given up 39 passes of 20 yards or more, 10 for touchdowns. ... The Bills had 35 first downs, their most ever and the most ever allowed by New England, but the Patriots won 37-31. Buffalo also had 14 penalties for 148 yards.
The Saints' defense came in allowing a league-worst 176.5 yards rushing per game, but held Atlanta to 46 yards in a 31-27 victory. ... A week after rushing for 251 yards and four touchdowns at Oakland, Bucs rookie Doug Martin set up a first-half field goal with a 42-yard reception but finished with 68 yards rushing in a 34-24 win. ... The Titans came into the game at Miami on pace to set an NFL record for points allowed in a season, but they won 37-3. The Titans didn't commit a turnover after totaling five a week ago.
The Raiders got a 55-yard pass from Carson Palmer to Darrius Heyward-Bey, the ninth straight game in which Oakland scored in the final two minutes of the first half. But the Ravens easily won 55-20. ... Tennessee's Rob Bironas set a franchise record for most consecutive extra points without a miss, breaking Al Del Greco's mark. Bironas has made 232 in a row. ... New England has won 11 straight against Buffalo at Gillette Stadium. ... Cincinnati snapped a four-game slide by beating the Giants. ... Bengals WR A.J. Green has a touchdown catch in eight straight games.
The Broncos sacked Cam Newton seven times, with Kevin Vickerson getting two in a 36-14 win over Carolina. ... Eli Manning was sacked a season-high four times by Cincinnati.
QBs Michael Vick of the Eagles and Alex Smith of the 49ers left their games with concussions. Vick was hit by Dallas LB Ernie Sims on an incomplete pass. Smith was injured when Jo-Lonn Dunbar crashed into him. ... Chicago saw its quarterback, Jay Cutler, leave at halftime against Houston with a concussion. ... Tampa Bay linebacker Quincy Black was hospitalized for observation of a neck injury after being carted off the field during the third quarter. Black was injured tackling running back Ryan Mathews for a 1-yard loss, remaining on the ground for a while. The Bucs did not release specific details about the injury, but coach Greg Schiano said the sixth-year pro is expected to be OK.
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Mikulski is the longest serving woman in the history of Congress and a tough, no-nonsense lawmaker who rose to the leadership of the powerful Appropriations Committee.
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., and DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (Nasdaq:AMRN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published notification of Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/614,146. This application includes claims intended to protect the Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl) indication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on Amarin's MARINE clinical trial results.
A Notice of Allowance is issued after the USPTO makes a determination that a patent can be granted from an application. The issued patent would have a term that expires no earlier than in 2030. After issuance, Amarin plans to list this patent in the FDA's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, or Orange Book.
The claims in this allowed application cover a method of use relating to Vascepa's MARINE indication. Specifically, the allowed independent claim covers use of icosapent ethyl, or EPA, including Vascepa, in lowering triglycerides through the daily administration of about 2500 mg to about 5000 mg of EPA, independent of DHA content, present in one or more capsules, effective to lower triglycerides in the subject by at least 25% without increasing LDL-C by more than 5%.
"The claims in this allowed application cover the specified method of administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising EPA over a broad range of daily EPA doses and amounts of EPA per capsule—including, for example, a daily dosing regimen of 4 capsules with about 625 mg to about 1.25 grams of EPA per capsule," stated Joseph Zakrzewski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amarin. "The issuance of this Notice of Allowance represents yet another significant step toward Amarin's goal of protecting the commercial potential of Vascepa to beyond 2030 through patent protection, regulatory exclusivity, trade secrets and by taking advantage of manufacturing barriers to entry."
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Amarin Corporation plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health. Amarin's product development program leverages its extensive experience in lipid science and the potential therapeutic benefits of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl), Amarin's first FDA approved product, is a patented, ultra pure omega-3 fatty acid product comprising not less than 96% EPA. For more information about Vascepa visit www.vascepa.com. For more information about Amarin visit www.amarincorp.com.
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(01/02/13- ATLANTA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announce that Kentucky Utilities Company will spend $57 million to install a sulfuric acid mist emission control system, replace a coal-fired boiler, and pay a civil penalty of $300,000 to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations (CAA) at the Ghent Station facility in Ghent, Kentucky.
The terms of the settlement requires Kentucky Utilities to adhere to more stringent and permanent emission limits and install a sulfuric acid mist pollution control system that will reduce sulfuric acid mist emissions by more than two-thirds (3.7 million lbs/year). Kentucky Utilities will spend approximately $57 million dollars in injunctive relief to install the system and make other changes at the Ghent County facility. These changes will reduce emissions of sulfuric acid mist in an area that ranks among the top 10% of environmental justice areas in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
"Reducing emissions of this pollutant is vital to protect the local environment and health of the residents of this community," said Gwendolyn Keyes-Fleming, Regional Administrator for the EPA Southeast Office. "Reaching this settlement demonstrates EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's commitment to expand the conversation on environmentalism and bring people together to discuss environmental concerns.
As part of the settlement, the Company has also agreed to spend $500,000 for an environmental mitigation project that will include the replacement of a coal-fired boiler with a geothermal heating and cooling system at an elementary school in the Kentucky Utilities service area.
The consent decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on December 20, 2012, and will be subject to a 30-day public comment period.
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A fibroid is a benign tumor that mainly consists have muscular tissue and usually grows inside the uterus. Fibroids are also called myomas. Its size ranges widely, from a small tumor the size of a pea to a large tumor almost the size of the uterus. Myomas are classified into three types, depending on the location where they are.
Found. The intramural myoma, a fibroid that grows in the muscular wall of the uterus. This subserosal myoma, a fibroid located just beneath the outside mucosal covering of the uterus. Here the fibroid projects to the outside and occasionally remains connected with the uterus.
Only through a small stalk. the submucosal myoma, a tumor that grows beneath the surface of the uterus lining. Therefore, this type of fibroids can grow into the uterine cavity. The actual causes have development of a fibroid are still unclear. However, it has been documented that fibroids are associated with high levels of.
Estrogen, the female sex hormone. Fibroids can only developed during reproductive years of women. Following menopause, the production of estrogen decreases which will usually cause fibroids to shrink or disappear. Myomas are more common in nonpregnant and infertile women. In general, fibroids are asymptomatic.
Or associated with just a few complaints if any complaints. if any complaints occur, then the location, size and type of the fibroid are the major factors. Fibroids can affect nearby structures. They can cause compression of the bladder, which may lead to urinary complaints, or may obstruct the intestine, which may result in constipation. Other complaints can be:.
Backaches, abdominal problems, menstrual flow disturbances. Fibroids can impede normal childbirth, which may require caesarean delivery. Fibroids relatively more often lead to miscarriages. Whenever fibroids cause symptoms, they need to be removed or shrinked.
Medications sometimes cause fibroid to shrink by blocking the production and secretion of estrogen. In other cases, surgery may be required to remove the fibroid. The type of surgery depends on the location of the fibroid. Sometimes it's possible to remove the fibroid with the help of the tube.
Entered through the vagina and the procedure is called hysteroscopic myomectomy. In other cases, surgery through the abdominal wall may be necessary. In the case of a large fibroid, hysterectomy may be the only solution. This option only applies when there is no desire to have more children. You general practitioner can give you more.


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This beef tenderloin with Madeira sauce is so perfect for Christmas, or any special occasion, because of the richly flavored, slightly boozy sauce. We'll drink to that!
A whole roasted beef tenderloin is an ideal centerpiece for an easy and elegant company dinner. Sweet onions are first cooked on top of the stove, then used as a roasting rack. The roast is done in a relatively short time. A sweet, amber Madeira provides complexity and flavor to the sauce. A tawny port can be substituted if the Madeira is unavailable.–Williams-Sonoma
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No more worrying how your supposedly fancy meal for guests you want to impress will turn out. This beef tenderloin recipe is eminently reliable, requires no last-minute fussing, and doesn't ambush you with carving trickery. It's just a simple, supple roast beef tenderloin napped with a slightly boozy but really well-balanced sauce. And it's as easy as it is impressive.
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Beef Tenderloin
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- Makes 10-12 servings
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- For the beef tenderloin
- One (6-pound) whole beef tenderloin
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 1/2 pounds large Vidalia or other sweet onions, about 5 (cut into slices 1/4-inch thick)
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- For the Madeira sauce
- 1/2 cup Madeira (may substitute tawny port), or more as needed
- 3 cups beef stock or reduced-sodium beef broth
- 2 to 3 tablespoons beef demi-glace
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 oz), at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Make the beef tenderloin
- 1. Using a sharp, thin-bladed knife, remove the chain muscle from the beef tenderloin. (The chain muscle is the long, thin muscle, connective tissue, and fat that runs almost the length of the beef tenderloin.) Reserve it for another use, such as stir-frying or ground beef. Then remove the silver skin and most of the surface fat from the tenderloin.
- 2. Next, about 5 to 6 inches from the narrow end of the beef tenderloin, make a shallow cut crosswise across the tenderloin, cutting about halfway through the meat. Fold this narrow end piece under so that the tenderloin is uniformly thick from one end to the other. Secure the tenderloin with kitchen string, tying it at 1 1/2-inch intervals along the length of the tenderloin.
- 3. Place the tenderloin on a platter. Brush or rub the meat on all sides with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper, firmly pressing the seasonings in with your fingertips. (The roast can be refrigerated, uncovered, for up to 24 hours. Let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour before roasting.)
- 4. In a large skillet over low heat, warm the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onions, stir to coat with the oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add 1/4 cup water, the thyme, and the balsamic vinegar. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft but not browned, about 15 minutes. Uncover and, if any liquid remains in the pan, increase the heat to medium-high and cook just until the liquid evaporates. Again, do not let the onions color.
- 5. Position a rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Arrange the onions along the center of a shallow roasting pan just large enough to hold the tenderloin. (If you have a rather large roast, you can spread the onions on the diagonal to make space for it in the pan). Place the tenderloin on the onions.
- 6. Roast the tenderloin until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 125°F (52°C) for medium-rare, about 45 minutes. The roast will vary somewhat in doneness depending on the thickness of its sections. Remove the pan from the oven, transfer the meat to a platter, and tent with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
- Make the Madeira sauce
- 7. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the 1/2 cup Madeira to a boil and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup.
- 8. Pour about 1/2 cup of the pan juices from the roasting pan through a fine-mesh sieve into the saucepan. Discard the thyme but reserve the onions in the roasting pan. Add the beef stock or broth to the saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes to reduce slightly and blend the flavors. Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the demi-glace and red wine vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper and, if desired, 2 to 3 tablespoons more Madeira.
- 9. Meanwhile, place the butter and flour in a small bowl and mix together with a fork until well combined to make a beurre manié. [Editor's Note: A beurre manié is a simple manner of thickening a sauce, lending it a rich, smooth, velvety consistency.] Reduce the heat under the sauce to low, whisk the beurre manié into the liquid a little at a time, and simmer until the sauce reaches the desired consistency, 2 to 3 minutes. Keep the sauce warm by covering it and placing it over very low heat.
- 10. Transfer the tenderloin to a carving board. Remove the strings and carve the roast into slices about 1/2 inch thick. Place a spoonful of the reserved onions onto individual plates and top with a slice of tenderloin. Spoon a little of the sauce over the meat and pass the remaining sauce at the table.
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Starkville's Miss Hospitality attends Welcome Party
HATTIESBURG – Paige Watson, representing Starkville/Oktibbeha County, met with Dr. Martha Saunders, President of the University of Southern Mississippi, during the MissHospitality Welcome Party held at the president's home on Monday, July 26th. She was one of 29 contestants who are taking part in the 61st Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant, July 25th – July 31st at the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg.
Paige is the daughter of Chuck and Michele Robertson and Charles and Marcia Watson. She attends Mississippi State University and studies communication with a concentration in public relations. She plans to further her education by attending graduate school with ambitions to eventually work as a Public Relations agent for a corporate or nonprofit organization. Paige volunteers for programs such as, Project AIM in the Starkville School District, nursing homes and her church.
Paige Watson will be competing in the pageant for the title of Mississippi Miss Hospitality and will contend for over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes. The theme for this year's pageant is "Hospitality is Always in Season" and will feature songs, dance and attire for each season.
During the week, local Miss Hospitalities will also take part in rehearsals, tours, interviews and special events including a city tour, an island themed party and the Miss Hospitality Super Bowl held at Champion Lanes in Hattiesburg. The week will conclude with two nights of competition, beginning Friday, July 30th at 8 p.m., and concluding Saturday, July 31st at 8 p.m.
For 61 years, Mississippi Miss Hospitality has toured the state promoting Mississippi's tourism, as well as act as a good will ambassador around the state. For the past year, Claire Walley has represented Mississippi, sharing hospitality throughout the state and country. Miss Hospitality travels more than 30,000 miles promoting tourism and economic development.
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Meridian is Named '11 Canadian Dealer of Year
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Meridian RV Sales Center, Coquitlam, B.C., has been named the 2011 RV Dealer of the Year by the Canadian RV Dealers Association (RVDA).
"It's quite exciting actually. We were chosen by our peers," said owner Tom Ramsay. "I didn't expect to win. There were some very, very credible dealers."
Canada.com reported that Ramsay runs the business, originally started by his father in 1967, with his wife and family, all of whom remain involved in the third-generation family business.
The award distinguishes dealers for dedication to the industry and RV lifestyle, recognition by customers and peers for being a businessman of the highest integrity and credibility in both work and personal life, and contribution to the community.
The company was first nominated for and won the B.C. dealer of the year award, and was automatically entered into the Canadian competition.
The business originally manufactured custom RVs from the frame to upholstery stitching, but transitioned into sales and service in more recent years.
Despite recent economic turmoil, Ramsay has only seen his business grow over the years.
"The state [of business] is good. We actually started selling new RVs just as the RV industry crashed.
"A lot of manufacturers closed their doors. But in those years, we've done nothing but move up. Our graph is positive all the way," he said.
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Think about the least desirable neighborhoods around you. You know the places I'm talking about – the areas you think twice about going to in the daytime and deliberately avoid at night. Those zones where police officers are most often called to respond to reports of shootings, stabbings and murders.
Now, think about the people who live in those crime infested neighborhoods. Think of the young people who grow up watching the violence all around them and fearing it will come for them.
A recent article by journalists at ProPublica.org quoted a growing list of studies that have compared what happens to people who live in dangerous neighborhoods here at home with what happens to soldiers serving in war zones. The unanimous conclusion is that residents of violent neighborhoods can suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder just as so many of our soldiers do. Just like veterans, civilians can experience flashbacks, nightmares, paranoia, and social withdrawal.
While the military has established protocols for diagnosing PTSD in soldiers there are barely any programs in place to help civilians. You can count on one hand the number of hospital emergency rooms that bother to question victims of community violence, those who come in seeking treatment for a stabbing or gunshot wound.
We know from research on military personnel that PTSD is a very real, very terrifying syndrome in which the sufferer has a sudden and distorted sense of being in imminent and extreme danger. They become horrified, hyper-aggressive and violent in response. The gather weapons to help them fight off their perceived threats.
If these recent studies about the growing number of civilian PTSD cases are on target – (one from Drexel University, for example, found homegrown PTSD victims are more likely to carry a weapon in order to "restore feelings of safety") — doesn't it behoove us to pay closer attention to neighborhoods that could be producing human ticking time bombs?
It doesn't take a risk assessment expert to peg this problem as a solid public safety issue.
After a catastrophic event like the 9-11 attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing or a devastating hurricane mental health experts flood in to offer counselling and follow up treatment. Currently, however, only one U.S. hospital performs routine PTSD screening.
ProPublica contacted top trauma centers in the 21 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates. Only the Spirit of Charity Hospital in New Orleans has their emergency room doctors routinely monitor for PTSD and offer treatment options to the incoming wounded.
At Cook County Hospital in Chicago's inner city a pilot program began in 2011 to identify PTSD symptoms in pediatric patients. Now, social workers report 42 percent of all patients examined for gunshots, stabbings and other violent injuries had signs of PTSD symptoms. Most of them were male but, when questioned, women and whole families reported "significant levels of PTSD."
Researchers in Atlanta questioned 8,000 inner-city dwellers and learned that two-thirds had been violently attacked, about half of them knew someone who had been murdered and 1 person out of every 3 interviewed reported having had PTSD symptoms sometime in their lives.
"The rates of PTSD we see are as high or higher than Iraq, Afghanistan or Vietnam veterans," Project leader Dr. Kerry Ressler said. "We have a whole population who is traumatized."
ProPublica reports that at Detroit's Receiving Hospital psychologists talk with susceptible patients about PTSD but there's no real program in place. Staffs at hospital trauma units in Birmingham, Alabama and St. Louis, Missouri say they hope to begin routine PTSD screening by the end of the year. And, doctors in Baltimore, Newark, Memphis and Jackson, Mississippi all said they would like to have such a program but their hospitals simply don't have the money.
The bills of low income patients are most often paid by Medicaid which doesn't cover PTSD screenings. Maybe the program should reconsider as a bit of public money spent now could save a lot more in the future.
Regular readers of this column know the rate of crime has been going down, nationally, but still there are pockets in America where rates of violent crime continue to escalate.
There are whole neighborhoods in the United States that are so dangerous they are, literally, creating a clinically definable group of people who could violently lash out at any given moment. Think of the damage done in terms of getting an education, family relationships, parenting skills, and, in many cases, the frequent inability of adult PTSD victims to hold down a job. You know who pays for their unemployment benefits. We all do. We also pay for food stamps, child welfare, housing allowances, the cost of family and juvenile court and incarceration costs.
There are so many politicians who, during election cycles, wax eloquently about working for the well-being of all citizens, doing what's best for the economy and society at large. Funny, I don't hear many speak about crime, justice or concrete ideas to make us safer where we live.
I guess it comes down to this: Do we want to offer better policing, meaningful counselling and maybe even a relocation stipend to those who have endured violent acts in their own communities – or do we want to wait until something awful happens and pay the increased freight on the back end?
There's no getting around it. Researchers have been studying this problem since the late 90's and all have come to the same conclusion. There are parts of America that are as damaging to human beings as the worst foreign war zones.


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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - After a week at sea, much of it in conditions described as filthy and not at all the luxury cruise touted in brochures, most passengers aboard the crippled Carnival Triumph will make it to shore Thursday night - only to then face an hours-long bus ride or other travel hassles to finally get back home.
What began as a four-day voyage in the Gulf of Mexico has turned into a vacation nightmare, an odyssey that has relatives of passengers growing frustrated with the cruise line, wondering just how healthy and clean it is aboard the ship.
The more than 4,000 people on board are likely growing irritated, too, but so far many of them have only spoken to relatives, complaining they have had little to no access to food and bathrooms since an engine-room fire disabled the ship Sunday.
When passengers arrive in Alabama, their stay will be short. Carnival said in a statement late Wednesday that passengers were being given the option of boarding buses directly to Galveston, Texas, or Houston - a roughly seven-hour drive - or taking a two-hour bus ride to New Orleans, where the company said it booked 1,500 hotel rooms.
Those staying in New Orleans will be flown Friday to Houston. Carnival said it will cover all the transportation costs. "I can't imagine being on that ship this morning and then getting on a bus," said Kirk Hill, whose 30-year-old daughter,
Kalin Christine Hill, is on the cruise. "If I hit land in Mobile, you'd have a hard time getting me on a bus." Hill is booking a flight from Amarillo, Texas, to New Orleans to meet his daughter when she gets there. Nellie Betts was in Mobile waiting on her daughter, Nicole Enjoufo, 34, to arrive with her three co-workers who were on the ship.
Betts was worried her daughter didn't have enough food and water, and she thought the cruise line should provide rental cars for the passengers to get home, not buses. "Sure to God they're going to let them drive and not put them on buses," Betts said. Speaking by phone to NBC's "Today" show Thursday, passenger Janie Baker said conditions on the ship were "extremely terrible." There has been no electricity and few working toilets, she said.
Baker described having to use plastic bags to go to the bathroom and wait in line for hours to get food. She said she once saw a woman pass out while in line. "It's just a nightmare," she said. Baker said she and her friends slept with their life vests one night because the ship was leaning and they feared it would tip over.
Vivian Tilley, whose sister, Renee Shanar, is on the ship, said Shanar, of Houston, told her the cabins were hot and smelled like smoke from the engine fire, forcing passengers to stay on the deck. She also said people were getting sick.
The company has disputed the accounts of passengers who describe the ship as filthy, saying employees are doing everything to ensure people are comfortable. Vance Gulliksen, a Carnival spokesman said the company chose to bus people to New Orleans because it "offered additional capacity and flexibility which was important to us given that the complexity of the towing operation creates an uncertain arrival time in Mobile." Robert Giordano, whose 33-year-old wife Shannon is aboard the cruise liner with a group of friends of hers from Edmond, Okla., said he has yet to speak to someone at Carnival.
All his information has come through pre-recorded phone calls, the most recent one Wednesday afternoon when he was told the ship would "probably" arrive in Mobile late Thursday or early Friday. He got better information, he said, when the "Today" show called to tell him the vessel would pull in later Thursday.
"A complete utter surprise to me. I'm excited but I didn't know about that," Giordano said. "That's the biggest frustration for me now is that the media knows more than the family members do and certainly more than the passengers do on the ship."
Gulliksen said the Triumph is now expected arrive in Mobile between 8 and 11 p.m. Thursday. He said the company has tried to keep families updated and established a toll-free number for friends and families. Gulliksen said about 200 Carnival employees are in Mobile waiting to assist passengers upon their arrival, and some will go on board to assist when the ship sails in.
The ship left Galveston for a four-day cruise last Thursday with 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members. The ship was about 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula when on Sunday, an engine room fire knocked out its primary power source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift on only backup power.
No one was injured in the fire, but a passenger with a pre-existing medical condition was taken off the ship as a precaution. In Mobile, officials were preparing a cruise terminal that has not been used for a year to help passengers go through customs after their ordeal. Mobile Mayor Sam Jones questioned the plan to bus passengers to other cities, saying the city has more than enough hotel rooms and its two airports are near the cruise terminal.
"We raised the issue that it would be a lot easier to take a five-minute bus ride than a two-hour bus ride" to New Orleans, Jones said. Jones said Carnival employees will be staying in Mobile. Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled more than dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before the engine-room blaze.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the cause. "We know it has been a longer journey back than we anticipated at the beginning of the week under very challenging circumstances," Carnival President and CEO Gary Cahill said. "We are very sorry for what our guests have had to endure." Gulliksen said the Triumph's recent mechanical woes involved an electrical problem with the ship's alternator on the previous voyage.
Repairs were completed Feb. 2. He said there was no evidence between the previous problem and the fire. Communication with passengers on the Triumph has been limited to brief windows when other cruise ships with working cellular towers have rendezvoused to deliver supplies. Giordano said he last spoke to his wife, Shannon, on Monday. She told him she waited in line for three hours to get a hot dog and that conditions on the ship were terrible.
"They're having to urinate in the shower. They've been passed out plastic bags to go to the bathroom," Giordano said. "There was fecal matter all over the floor." Passengers are supposed to get a full refund and discounts on future cruises, and Carnival announced Wednesday they would each get an additional $500 in compensation. Once docked, the ship will be idle through April.


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In the summer of 1838, one of the most audacious expeditions in American history set sail from Virginia - the United States South Seas Exploring Expedition. Over the next four years, its half-dozen ships would circle the world. The expedition confirmed the existence of the Antarctic continent, and its scientists collected thousands of birds, fish, insects, and cultural artifacts. The expedition also compiled some of the most detailed and accurate charts of the Pacific and Southern oceans to that date.
Safely plying the world's oceans - and charting them with high precision - required two things: accurate clocks and a good knowledge of the sky. Navigators used the Sun and stars to plot their position north and south on the globe. But plotting their position east and west required not just the stars, but accurate timekeeping as well. Without it, the ships could have been miles off course, and the expedition's charts would have been flawed.
The expedition is one of the topics in a new exhibit that opens tomorrow at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington. "Time and Navigation" explains the crucial role of accurate timekeeping in getting around our planet - from the first good mechanical clocks used by sailors in the 18th century, to the atomic clocks used by GPS satellites today.
When it comes to navigating around our planet, the clockwork precision of the stars is a big help - made even better with the precision of a good clock.
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Yoga was developed thousands of years ago by Indian yogis looking for ways to be comfortable enough to sit for long, focused meditation sessions.
Today thousands of people sit comfortably in yoga studios all across North America. A variety of different types are available from the gentle, restorative practices of Hatha Yoga to the fast-paced, intense sequences of power yoga, and everything in between.
The practice of yoga traditionally emphasizes the importance of philosophy and prayer. This spiritual element comes from yoga's roots in religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, which founded the practice as a means to assist in meditation.
This spirituality is incorporated into North American yoga studios to varying degrees. Some instructors lead their classes in chanting and prayer in tandem with the poses most commonly associated with yoga (called "asanas"), while others choose to focus on the physical practice only.
With so many options available, choosing a type of yoga, a studio, and an instructor can be daunting. "It depends on what you need in your life," says Christina Niven, a long time yoga practitioner and yoga teacher in Vancouver.
If your job demands that you spend most of your time at a desk, Niven suggests trying power yoga or flow yoga, both of which get the blood flowing and provide outstanding cardiovascular exercise. If you live a high-octane, physically demanding life you could consider a slower, more rehabilitative class that will provide relaxation and balance.
It's also important to consider your physical health and injury history when choosing which type of yoga to try first.
Rather than pushing yourself too hard at first and risking injury, "try a slower-moving class," says Niven. "Really understand what the poses are, and then decide." With the strength and confidence you'll have from learning the foundations of yoga in a simpler class, you'll be much better off deciding which branch of yoga is best for you.
When it comes to finding an instructor, Niven insists that trial and error is key. "You could hear of a great teacher, and go to the class, and [it may be] that that person's not quite the right fit for you."
Whatever the style or teacher, yoga offers a host of benefits for people of almost every physical and personal background, from mobility to balance to stress relief to the sense of calmness and focus you can experience taking yoga classes. It's just a matter of getting comfortable.


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Weekend With Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway Meetup
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting is about a lot more than a Q & A with Warren Buffett. WSJ's Jason Bellini tracks the picture-perfect moments and rapid rise of the annual pilgrimage to Omaha. Image: AP
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The No. 11 Yale men's lacrosse team (11-4, 4-2 Ivy), winners of back-to-back Ivy League Tournament titles, earned its second straight berth in the NCAA tournament and heads to Univertisy Park, Pa. to take on the No. 8 seed, No. 12/13 Penn State (12-4, 6-0 CAA). The Bulldogs take on the Nittany Lions this Saturday at Penn State Lacrosse Field at 2:30 pm in a game that airs live on ESPNU.
The Bulldogs became the first school to win a pair of Ivy League tournament titles by dispatching Penn and Princeton on May 3 and 5 at Ithaca. Tournament MVP Dylan Levings kept the ball on Bulldog sticks, winning 19 of 23 face-offs and picking up 13 ground balls. An unselfish team to the core, nine Elis registered a goal, while Brandon Mangan, Kirby Zdrill and Conrad Oberbeck each netted a pair. The defense held an explosive Princeton offense
to eight goals with aid from Eric Natale, who turned in another gem with 10 saves.
The Bulldogs and the Nittany Lions have met twice in regular season games. In 1997, Penn State won 11-6 at Boca Raton, Fla. The Bulldogs avenged that loss and evened the series in 2003 with a 17-15 offensive contest.
The Nittany Lions earned their first berth in the NCAA tournament since 2005 with an at-large bid after losing in the finals of the CAA tournament 11-10 to Towson. Penn St. appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2003 and 2005, but didn't make it out of the first round. This season, the Lions turned in the most wins in school history (12), the longest winning streak (10) and their first undefeated conference campaign.
The winner of the Yale-Penn State contest takes on the winner of the Syracuse-Bryant matchup in an NCAA quarterfinal at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md. Syracuse is the No. 1 seed.
The 16-team field includes eight conference champions with automatic qualification: America East Conference (Albany), Big East Conference (Syracuse), Colonial Athletic Association (Towson), Eastern College Athletic Conference (Ohio State), The Ivy League (Yale), Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Detroit), Northeast Conference (Bryant) and Patriot League (Lehigh). The remainder of the field was selected at large: Cornell, Denver, Duke, Loyola (Md.), Maryland, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Penn State.
Yale has played in the NCAAs four (1988, 90, 92, 2012) times and are 2-4 overall. The best run came in 1990 when the Blue beat Princeton in the quarters before falling in OT to Loyola at Rutgers Stadium in the semis.
Yale in NCAAs
Date Opponent Site Result Round
May 18, 1988 Virginia Yale 10-9 (2 OT) L 1st
May 20, 1990 Princeton Yale 17-8 W Quarter
May 26, 1990 Loyola Rutgers 14-13 (2 OT) LSemifinal
May 10, 1992 Navy Navy 9-3 W 1st
May 16, 1992 Syracuse Syracuse 17-8 L Quarter
May 13, 2012 Notre Dame Notre Dame 13-7 L 1st
The Yale men's lacrosse team has won half of the Ivy League Tournament titles. After losing its first two Ivy Tournament games, the Blue has won four straight to become the first school ever to win two. The Bulldogs entered this season's tournament as the No. 2 seed, they were a No. 3 seed in 2012 and 2010 (6-7, Princeton) and a No. 4 two years ago (7-11, Cornell).
The first time the Bulldogs faced Princeton in 2013, Dylan Levings lost more face-offs than he won. Levings avenged that in the Ivy title game by winning 12 consecutive to open the contest and ending the day with victories in 19 of the 23 battles on the X. In the semis, Levings took 11 of 17 face-offs. In the tournament, the standout won 75% of the face-offs, creating a huge advantage for the tournament champions that led to their second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. On being named MVP, he felt it was an honor, but said, "it's cooler to be going back to the NCAA tournament. That's definitely much more exciting to me."
Conrad Oberbeck, Peter Johnson, Dylan Levings, Eric Natale, and Michael McCormack were 2013 all-tournament
Yale, which shared a league title in 2010, has won six Ivy League
Championships, including the first one handed out in 1956. The
others came in 1969, 1988, 89, 90 and 2010. The outright titles
were in 1956 and 1989.
The Bulldogs have played 12 postseason games including six in both NCAA Tournaments and in the Ivy League Tournament. Yale is 2-4 in NCAA games and 4-2 in Ivy appearances.
Four Bulldogs earned 2013 All-Ivy League honors. Peter Johnson
received his second-consecutive first-team honor on defense.
Brandon Mangan and Michael McCormack were second-team
selection, while Kirby Zdrill was honorable mention.
The eight New England head coaches vote each week on the top teams in the region.
1. Yale
2. Fairfield
3. Brown
4. UMass
5. Harvard
6. Providence
7. Bryant
8. Holy Cross
Is a strong defense. The Bulldogs rank eighth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing a staunch 8.07 goals per game.
Junior Brandon Mangan has been named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee by the Tewaaraton Foundation. The All-America candidate leads the Bulldogs in points (60), goals (35) and assists (25), and is eighth in Division 1 in points per game with 4.23. There are 25 nominees for the top player in men's lacrosse this season and five will be selected on May 30 as finalists.
All-American candidate Brandon Mangan received two Ivy League Player of the Week honor this season. Hs first came after he led the Bulldogs with six points and four goals in the 7-6 overtime victory over No. 13 Penn. His second came two weeks later after scoring three goals and five points in the come-from-behind, 11-8 victory over Brown. The junior's third goal put the Bulldogs ahead for good, scoring with 4:39 to play in the fourth. In between Mangan's two awards, Colin Flaherty received Yale's third Ivy League player of the week award. The
sophomore turned in a four-goal, six-point performance over a pair of Bulldog victories, and truly shined against Dartmouth, providing three fourth period scores to complete another Bulldog comeback.
The Bulldogs, after opening Ivy League play 0-2, won four straight conference matchups to clinch the No. 2 spot in the Ivy League Tournament. Sunday's victory over Princeton
opened a two-year Ivy League tournament title streak. Last season, the Bulldogs lost their first two Ivy League games, caught fire and won their next nine games en route to an Ivy League tournament title and their first NCAA tournament appearance in 20 years. In 2010, the Bulldogs lost their first two Ivy League games, before winning out and capturing a share of the Ivy League title.
The class of 2013, with 11 victories thus far this season and 42 total, have become the fifth class in the 131-year history of Bulldog lacrosse to reach 40 wins.
Year Wins
1. 1992 46
1. 1991 46
3. 1990 44
4. 1993 43
5. 2013 42
D Michael McCormack (West Islip, NY.), an All-America candidate, caused 20 turnovers and scooped up 52 ground balls this season. McCormack is a 2013 second-team All-Ivy pick. Last spring, he led Eli defensemen with 55 ground balls and 34 caused turnovers. McCormack, the captain, was second-team All-Ivy League and first-team All-New England last season
after averaging 2.16 caused turnovers per game, good for sixth nationally. He has been selected for pre-season All-Ivy League and All-America squads by insidelacrosse.com.
Senior Peter Johnson (Minnetonka, MN), an All-America candidate, is a 2013 first-team All-Ivy League pick and is a finalist for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award. The award is given to Division I student-athletes who show notable achievement in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Johnson is first on the team and 10th in the nation this season with 2.13 caused turnovers per game. A first-team All-Ivy and honorable
mention All-American, he caused 1.81 turnovers (16th in D1) per game last season. Johnson has been selected as pre-season All-Ivy League and All-America by insidelacrosse.com.
Junior Brandon Mangan (Wantagh, NY.), an All-America candidate, leads the Bulldogs in points (60), goals (35) and assists (25),. His 60 points is the most ever by a junior in Yale lacrosse history, and he is 12th in Division 1 in points per game with 4.00. Mangan is a 2013 second-team All-Ivy League pick who recorded his 100th career point against Stony Brook and was twice named Ivy League Player of the Week this season. Yale's active career
goal leader, Mangan started 28 games over his first two years, earning Ivy Honor Roll twice last spring before catching fire in the postseason and tallying seven goals. His biggest goal came early in his career, Mangan drained a game winning overtime goal against Princeton his freshman year.
Year: (GP), G-A-Pts (Notes)
2011: (12), 11-6-17 (Game-winning goal versus Princeton)
2012: (16), 26-11-37 (Ivy Honor Roll Feb. 27, March 27)
2013: (15), 35-25-60 (2nd Team All-Ivy, Ivy POW March 30, April 12)
All-time Junior single-season points leader (60)
5th in single season scoring (2013)
9th in single season goals (2013)
17th in single season assists (2013)
18th in Career goals
20th in Career scoring
Junior Dylan Levings (Massapequa, NY.), an All-America candidate, was awarded MVP of the Ivy League tournament after winning 19 of 23 face-offs in the championship against Princeton, and taking 75% of face-offs overall. No stranger to domination, Levings won 17 of 19 face-offs against Providence and 22 of 25 against Cornell this season. He ranks sixth in the nation in ground balls per game, with 7.93 and seventh in face-off percentage at 60.7%. Levings, a huge factor behind Yale's 2012 success, won 62.9% of face-offs, and an even
better (.701) in league games. Against Harvard last year, he won the first six face-offs and nine of the last 10, which earned him New England (NEILA) Player of the Week honors. He had 10 double-digit win outings last season and was ninth in ground balls (6.63) in Division I.
Conrad Oberbeck, a sophomore from Greenwich, Conn., became the most prolific goal-scoring sophomore in Yale history (32 goals) after scoring two goals against Princeton in the Ivy League title game. In the 9-6 victory over Penn in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament, he provided three goals and an assist. Earlier in the year, he
scored six goals, one short of the school's sophomore record set in 1958, against Albany. He is second on the team with 32 goals. Last season, he scored in 10 of the 16 games, and finished atop the Yale class of 2015 with 20 goals and 26 points. He received Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on March 12 for his five goals in two games. Oberbeck, an attackman, played at Brunswick School before coming to New Haven.
Kirby Zdrill, the third most efficient scorer in the nation connecting on 50.9% of shots, was named Honorable-Mention All-Ivy this year. The Edmonton, Alberta native is third on the team in goals scored with 29.
Goalie Eric Natale (Westminster, Md.) ranks ninth in the nation in goals-against average (7.99). The sophomore has made a career-high 12 saves three times this season, once in the 15-8 win over Albany, again in the 12-8 victory against Fairfield and again on the biggest stage in the semifinals 9-6 win over Penn. Last season, he started two games (both wins) and played five games overall. He made two saves in a 2012 start against St. John's and
stopped six shots in a win over Albany.
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Rainy, warm weather continues to boost SD crops
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- Scattered rain and above-normal temperatures continued to boost crop development in South Dakota over the past week.
The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop and weather report that there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork on average. Topsoil moisture supplies are rated 4 percent very short, 21 percent short, 70 percent and 5 percent surplus.
Spring wheat turning color was at 69 percent, behind 100 percent at this time last year.
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Whether you are planning a fashion theme party or any girl party, this purse pinata will be a real hit. The best part is that it will take you only minutes to make and you can choose what "gifts" or "candy" the pinata will hold.
We found adorable, colorful, purse-shaped gift bags at the dollar store. Although you might just stick to candies, this is the perfect time to do a girlee pinata filled with lip glosses, hair ribbons and the like. Another fun option is to have a Pinata for each girl at your party or else just fill one to three purses for your pinata game.
What You Need:
- Purse shaped gift bags
- Candy or gifts
- Paper grass (optional)
- String
- Plastic bat
What to Do:
- Fill purses with goodies.
- Tape handles to keep the bags closed during the game.
- Tie the Purse Pinatas up high, in an area that allows some movement for the players.


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Two People Killed and One Injured on Jean Duluth Road Crash
The Duluth Police respond to a tragic crash on Jean Duluth Road and Carroll Street this afternoon. The crash killed two and injured one.
Initial investigation revealed that a van traveling southbound on Jean Duluth Road spun sideways and into an oncoming northbound tow truck. A 39 year old female occupant of the van was killed. An adult male occupant of the van was killed. A 45 year old male driver of the tow truck was taken to Essentia St. Mary's hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - For details of the U.S. Treasury's auction of 3-month and 6-month bills next week, see:
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – As we walked across the broad, brick-paved plaza, a burst of music swelled, the strings rising to cinematic heights amid a pounding of kettle drums. A man in a crisp white shirt waved and beamed. Perfectly manicured flowers swayed in the breeze.
It felt, for a moment, that we had accomplished something greater than simply walking out the gates at Disneyland in Southern California.
But that is the trick of Disneyland, I learned after a recent trip to the "Happiest Place on Earth" with my family – to make even the mundane seem worthy of a personal parade.
The perpetual earnestness can seem cloying for travelers like me who usually prefer to see little or no concrete on vacations. But with children of optimal age – 10 and 6 – and faint but fond Disneyland memories from my childhood, I set aside pretension and joined the masses, including at Disney's recently reopened California Adventure theme park.
Disney completed an ambitious 5-year, $1 billion expansion in June at California Adventure, next to Disneyland in Anaheim. However, California Adventure's big new attraction, the 12-acre Cars Land that's based on Pixar's animated blockbuster movie "Cars," was so jammed that we never rode its main attraction, a thrill ride called Radiator Springs Racers.
But as it turned out, we didn't need new toys. The standards of Disneyland – from Space Mountain to Cinderella – hold up more than 50 years after the park first opened. And it turned out to be a great time to hit Disneyland itself: The crowds were over in California Adventure.
Before the trip, I'd viewed the Mouse kingdom with a jaded eye. But I found it is possible to experience Disneyland without cynicism – it was a blast.
The travel pipeline to Disneyland is broad, and loaded with options.
Staying at Disney-run hotels complete with wandering Disney characters is more expensive but offers convenience and the full immersion. Near the parks, many of the dozen of hotels within walking distance are cheaper, and some offer free third- or fourth-night packages or complimentary kids' meals.
After shopping Costco's vacation packages and other online sites, we booked a 4-night, airfare-and-hotel package with Alaska Airlines, staying at the Anaheim Marriott mostly because it had a big outdoor pool.
My wife and I sprung the trip on our two children as an end-of-school surprise, just hours before takeoff for our flight. I tried to freeze the moment we told them with a photograph, but Noah, 10, was a blur leaping off the couch.
Disneyland experts recommended multiday tickets, allowing for separate days at Disneyland and California Adventure. Theme-park tickets are slightly cheaper with packages, or bought online from approved third-party vendors (but beware of ticket scams on Craigslist). A 3-day pass for our family of four purchased through arestravel.com cost – gulp – nearly $1,000.
Soon we found ourselves at the Disneyland gate at 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Not a fan of theme parks, there I was, in short socks, carrying a backpack full of fruit leather, two cameras and three kinds of sunscreen, next to two very bouncy children.
Some multiday tickets come with a "Magic Morning" 1-hour-early admission pass, which we used to get a jump on Disneyland's famously long lines on weekends.
Speed walking through a nearly-empty Disneyland, we consumed the park's thrill premiere rides – Space Mountain, Star Tours, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder and Indiana Jones Adventure – in gulps. It was a buffet of adrenaline.
Disneyland is a luxury for most visitors, given its steep admission prices, and appears to know it. No detail seemed too small. The sidewalk buskers were skilled ensembles. The actresses playing princess are as elegant and beautiful as princesses on screen, and an actor conducting a Star Wars Jedi training for kids executed a one-handed cartwheel, light saber in hand, just like a Skywalker. We even saw a worker polishing the inside of a trash-can lid.
Disneyland rides are also stories, connecting children to characters and narrative.
As a child, I was terrified of the Pirates of the Caribbean, a dimly lit, floating ride into the marauders' den. But my son Noah shrugged it off. He'd just seen "The Avengers" movie. How scary, really, are animated dummies?
Midway through our ride blitz, my 6-year-old daughter, Anna, stopped at the park's huge lagoon and pointed to the water. "We just passed real baby ducks!" she said indignantly.
She'd had enough adrenaline. She wanted to slow-walk the narrative stories, to meet princesses.
As we waited to see Belle, from "Beauty and Beast," at the princess hangout, called Fantasy Faire, Anna described the secrets to being a princess: Beauty, of course. A trusty companion. And a good song.
Next door to Disneyland, the California Adventure theme park, which opened in 2001, is the edgier little brother, and well worth a whole day.
Its Soarin' Over California ride, which simulates the feeling of flying over the state's iconic landscapes, is like diving into an IMAX screen. The California Screamin' roller coaster goes from zero to 55 mph in four seconds. At dusk, the Mad T Party band jams out covers as guests drink cocktails.
That park's new addition, Cars Land, opened to acclaim after five years of construction. It lovingly replicates the dusty Route 66 ambience of the "Cars" movies, right down to the rust on Sarge's Surplus Quonset hut.
When we arrived the day after Cars Land opened earlier this summer, a seven-hour wait time turned the Radiator Springs Racers ride into a parking lot of people. Beyond the lines, the ride's spectacular replica of the Southwest's Monument Valley and a 100-foot waterfall loomed. A full-sized version of the protagonist in "Cars" – a talking racing car called Lightening McQueen – snaked through the crowded roads, honking and yakking.
The park's ride-reservation system, called FastPass, is a backdoor for the ride and other popular attractions. I secured FastPass reservations after an hour in line, but when our set time arrived, Radiator Springs Racers had broken down. We tried twice more but left, unwilling to squander an afternoon sweating in line.
"Modifications are often made to new attractions," said Disneyland spokesman John McClintock, with apologies for the breakdown. He couldn't provide attendance figures, but Cars Land boosted California Adventure attendance over Disneyland. "It's enormously popular."
Wandering through the park, visitors encounter surreal scenes. Life-size Phineas and Ferb characters suddenly appeared, doing a robot dance to a techno-beat while surrounding a mysterious posse of buxom women in orange berets.
It seemed a fever dream to me, and yet another advertising hook into my son for these Disney Channel cartoon characters. Disneyland and California Adventure take cross-promotion to Olympian heights, I grumbled to myself.
But then I saw my son Noah, who loves Phineas and Ferb like cousins, mimicking the robot, California sunshine glinting off his hair.
The Disney parks were a safe, fastidious yet thrilling walled garden for my kids, well worth shelving my cynicism.


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A contributor to the JREF (James Randi Educational Foundation) forum, a premier site for skeptical discussion, has posted a superb video detailing why the ghost hunter flashlight communication method appears to work. Turns out it is not paranormal at all. Just science.
This is SO good. It's what TESTING is all about. (Ghost hunters have no idea how to do that.). It should be shown in a classroom.
Well done, Verklagekasper, from Germany!
Some ghost hunters use a flashlight to communicate with ghosts. Typically, the performing ghost hunter turns the flashlight's head to a position where the lamp easily goes on or off by the slightest touch. Then the ghost hunter puts it on a table or on the ground and starts asking questions. Eventually, the flashlight seems to respond by going on or off. The questioning goes on, and the flashlight keeps going on and off without any noticable force affecting it. The ghost hunters claim that the flashlight is operated by a spirit.
But there is a physical explanation for the flashlight repeatedly going on and off by itself. This video presents experiments with the Mini Maglite 2-Cell AA (Xenon), which happens to be the model used in the TV-Show "Ghost Hunters" that made the trick popular. Experimental results and considerations of contact physics reveal that the trick is actually caused by a heat cycle.
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Actor Willie Aames, best known in his younger years as Buddy from "Charles in Charge" and Tommy on "Eight Is Enough," later as the Christian superhero "Bibleman," and most recently as the "biggest loser" on "VH1's Celebrity Fit Club: Bootcamp," has written a memoir about his journey as a Christian. "Grace Is Enough," which he co-wrote with his wife, actress Maylo Upton-Aames, reveals the couple's ups and downs and how faith helped them overcome drug addiction and other self-destructive behaviors. Beliefnet recently spoke with the couple about growing up around occult activities, Willie's "incident" on "Celebrity Fit Club," and Maylo's battle with lupus.
Interview with Willie Aames
The book describes what seemed to be your attempted suicide at three years old. Tell me a bit about that. What do you think might have led you to that point?