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It is rejected! – this sound tell us severely.
I can't be sure of what kind of things are rejecting in the modern world, but it is beyond doubt that you know the answer and can totaly not disapprove this item for your game or animation project.
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Helen Hunt Jackson, in full Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, née Fiske, (born Oct. 15, 1830, Amherst, Mass., U.S.—died Aug. 12, 1885, San Francisco, Calif.), American poet and novelist best known for her novel Ramona.
She was the daughter of Nathan Fiske, a professor at Amherst (Mass.) College. She lived the life of a young army wife, traveling from post to post, and after the deaths of her first husband, Captain Edward Hunt, and her two sons, in 1863 she turned to writing. She married William Jackson in 1875 and moved to Colorado. A prolific writer, she is remembered primarily for her efforts on behalf of the American Indians. A Century of Dishonor (1881) arraigned government Indian policy; her subsequent appointment to a federal commission investigating the plight of Indians on missions provided material for Ramona (1884), which aroused public sentiment but has been admired chiefly for its romantic picture of old California.


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Latham, from San Rafael, Calif., an Exercise Science major, has a 3.98 grade point average. She earned Second Team District IV All-Academic honors last season.
District IV includes universities in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio and Michigan. College sports information directors from around the country nominate and vote on the teams.
In cross country Latham earned Atlantic Sun All-Conference honors with a sixth place finish in the Conference Championships. She ran the course in 18:22, a personal record, despite missing most of the season. In 2007 she was also All-Conference in cross country with a seventh place finish in the Conference Championships.
She has been a team captain for both cross country and track for the past two years.
Latham has been a member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team for three years. She was named to the Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Team, an honor given to Lipscomb athletes with a 3.5 or better GPA. She also is a member of Alpha Chi.
In cross country she earned the Team "Athlete of the Year" and the Team "Fighting Bison" awards.


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Tangible Personal Property Tax Data
Reduction in Value and Amount Reimbursed for the $10,000
by County, Calendar Year 1985
This table shows the reduction in taxable value in each
county resulting from the $10,000 tangible personal property
tax exemption. Also shown is the amount reimbursed by the
state to each county to compensate them for the local
tangible personal property tax loss. This exemption applies
to the first $10,000 of taxable value for each company in
Ohio. The local revenue loss caused by this exemption is
completely reimbursed by the state.
The total reduction in taxable value caused by this exemption
in 1985 was $907.3 million. The total amount reimbursed to
local governments for the taxes that would have been levied
on this property amounted to $52.6 million.
The reductions in value shown on this table were compiled
from abstracts filed by each of the 88 county auditors with
the Ohio Department of Taxation, Tax Equalization Division.
The data on the amount reimbursed to the counties are the
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Walton County's new Tourist Development Council executive director has been on the job just three weeks. He seems to be taking in stride the enormity that he came onboard during the county's busiest time of the year.
Jim Bagby is still evaluating and assessing his new position, surroundings, and his employees, but he is no stranger to his environment as he has worked in the county for almost 10 years.
As town manager in Rosemary Beach, Bagby has sat on TDC committees and worked with three of his predecessors during those almost 10 years: Kriss Titus, Sonny Mares, and Dawn Moliterno.
Bagby says each brought their own strengths and weaknesses to the job.
Assessing his own strengths, Bagby believes he brings more management experience to the position than the other three.
And assessing the strengths of the others, Bagby gives the highest points to Titus.
"She was strongest in destination marketing, I think," he said. "I need to work on that��
Bagby is already seeking to become certified as a destination management executive.
Another strength Bagby feels he possesses that none of the others had is that he has worked in the county for 10 years.
"I understand that the needs of Sandestin residents are not the needs of 30A residents, or those living north of the bay. I understand the complexities of my environment and the county better than the others did," he said.
Bagby also knows most of the county commissioners, those on the TDC advisory council, those in the Walton County Taxpayers Association, and most of the 30A movers and shakers.
"I've got a lot of relationships built up, particularly in the south end. That will help me at the TDC," he said.
When asked to look back at the controversies and pitfalls that his predecessors encountered and how he plans to avoid them, Bagby answers with a laugh. First off, if it is determined that a new TDC building is needed, he definitely will not build it in the middle of state forest land, he said, referencing one of Moliterno's major controversies.
Bagby then went on to say that one thing Titus had in place that fell by the wayside was her effective use of committees. He wants to reinstate that practice.
"I am working to see how Kriss set them up and mirror the process for an advisory council," he said. "There are a lot of smart people in Walton County. Let's engage them."
Bagby sat on the TDC Beach Management Committee under Titus and Mares.
"Having committees enabled the TDC to socialize info going on inside the TDC," he explained. �I was the eastern end representative at the TDC as I saw a lot of Rosemary Beach people, and people from Alys Beach who called me because they knew I sat on the committee. It is the way people know stuff. Most people get their information from other people, not by reading. And committees are a way to get people invested in the process."
Bagby said he has asked for audits of the Walton County TDC as a way to �benchmark it� against the best tourism organization in the state.
"I don't think anything criminal happened; I'm just very analytical and methodical," he said.
As for any changes in staff or positions, he is presently taking recommendations from his staff and senior leaders as to what changes they think need to be made.
"Turnover is good as questions are then asked, and it forces us to rethink why we do things a certain way. But, I have no predisposed notions. After I look at all suggestions, I will then make recommendations," he said.
However, Bagby does not think people will be let go.
"But if any are, it won't be right off. I have taken over 40 or 50 organizations and never fired anyone when I first got there. I think that's poor management because when you do that, you get rid of everyone who knew what was going on," he said.
And, back to the possible need for a new TDC building, which the former executive director addressed, Bagby agrees that the current facility on the intersection of Hwy. 331 and 98 is in a "horrible location."
"But we do get a lot of visitors stopping in. Some are travelers just looking for a clean restroom, but a lot are not, and are seeking information. I have met with DAG Architects and we're doing renovations on the second floor. But I will not vote to put a center in the state forest," he reiterates. "We will base it on the ISP report. If there is a need for a different facility, I will make a recommendation that it be located north of the town center annex."
But Bagby said such a decision is a year or more out.
A Texas native, Bagby is a graduate of West Point and has a master�s degree in public administration from Western Kentucky. The Army assigned him to Hurlburt as the Chief of the Joint Support element in 1999. He retired in 2003 and went to work as Town Manager at Rosemary Beach later that year.
A resident of Destin, Bagby serves on Destin City Council. He has been married for 27 years.
"We talk about moving to South Walton as this has potential to be my terminal job," he said. "I first came here in 1977 and camped out in Grayton Beach."


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What you say is true of most modern scifi, but it's interesting to note that Ray Bradbury always managed the interpersonal relationship aspect well. Frankly, I find a story without this to be uninteresting simply because I can't relate to the characters. I need to care about the characters to keep reading the story. Simple ideas aren't enough on their own to keep my attention. People, or interestingly constructed alien life forms with some emotion or a substitute for it are more interesting than stories about things, no matter how well imagined they may be.


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Berrien Springs: Leading the Way
Innovating outside of district boundaries
At a time when some education officials blame school performance on student background and a lack of funding, the success of Berrien Springs Public Schools is a welcome contrast.
More than 60 percent of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The district participates in Schools-of-Choice and doesn't turn away alternative education students. In fact, Superintendent Jim Bermingham says that 75 percent of the district's alternative education students come from outside the district.
As reported in the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's newly released profile of Berrien Public Schools, the district saw an opportunity to expand alternative education when nearby districts were reducing or eliminating programs. Enrollment in the district's alternative education program has more than quadrupled since.
Unlike other school districts that heavily restrict which students can enroll through Schools of Choice, Berrien Springs opens its school doors widely: More than 300 Benton Harbor students used the program to attend Berrien schools this year.
Stay Engaged
Berrien Springs officials also created an alternative education program to serve at-risk high school students in Battle Creek — more than 80 miles away. The Battle Creek program enrolls 275 students, and its first graduate was an 18-year-old mother who did homework at night after putting her child to bed, said Principal Bob Kubiack.
Bermingham said Berrien Springs has entered into partnership agreements with five districts to operate virtual alternative schools. He said he anticipates enrolling 200 more at-risk students in those partnership schools.
The district's innovation and service to at-risk students has paid off. Enrollment has steadily increased during the past five years, from about 1,830 students to 2,260 — a 23 percent increase. The district's fund balance has grown from 4 percent to more than 20 percent.
Berrien Springs is rethinking the notion of districts bound by lines on a map, well ahead of lagging state policy.
Bermingham said the desire to develop the district's Battle Creek program grew out of the "desire we have to make a difference, more than just in Berrien Springs."
"We have to change the concept of education with these [geographical] boundaries of responsibility," he said.
Related Articles:
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Measuring Success in Alternative Education
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Some Interesting News... And What I Think About It...
Could you survive without shampoo?
by Diana Appleyard, Daily Mail
19:51pm 5th July 2006
BBC presenter Andrew Marr has given up washing his hair - saying the scalp's natural oils will keep it glossy and clean. We challenged five women to do the same...with surprising results:
Lucy Sutton, 24, a trainee marketing executive, is single and lives in Hammersmith, West London. She says:
Three weeks into the great hair challenge, my sister came over to my flat for the evening. She took one look at my hair and said: "What have you done to it? That's a great style - did it cost a fortune?"
From "Could you survive without shampoo?"
When I was a teenager and young adult, I washed my hair every day or at least every other day. Then my hair got dryer and I began to wash it about twice a week. It was long and I mostly kept it braided and out of my way. Within the last year, I had my hair cut to about shoulder length again, and I find myself shampooing much more often. It seems to get dirtier now that it's not confined to its braid.
My question is, don't these non-shampooing people get dandruff? I am fairly sure that I would, were I to abandon hairwashing.
The topic of hair reminds me of this 60's classic, from the day when my parents' generation was scandalized about the longhaired freaks of my generation:
...Hair, hair, hair, hair,
hair, hair, hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow
My hair
I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy
Shining, gleaming, streaming
Flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted
Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled,
spangled, and spaghettied...
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The GsW.com Twitter/microblog thread
Here you can chat about anything that's not Warriors related.
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
Go and see the Hurt Locker. It's a little long (2hrs) but very, very, good. best war movie I've seen since 3 kings. got 97% on rotten tomatoes!
also saw Bruno. Awesome! just don't take your friends that don't have a big sense of humor. I made that mistake.
also saw Bruno. Awesome! just don't take your friends that don't have a big sense of humor. I made that mistake.
"Kale, Apples, and Oatmeal" with a swing feel...lol sort of a mantra to counter that prevailing american summertime bbq diet... a monday through thursday kinda song. come on, sing it out now, "Kale, Apples, and Oatmeal"
damn, I could sure use a steak...
damn, I could sure use a steak...
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UPDATE: Reporter freed after being held for a week (RSF, 13 February 2013)
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - 11 February 2013 - Somali authorities should immediately charge or release Daud Abdi Daud, a journalist who has been in custody since February 5, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 11, he was transferred from police custody to Mogadishu Central Prison. Daud Abdi, who works for Kulmiye Radio, is secretary general of the Somali Media for Environment, Science, Health, and Agriculture.
Credible sources said that following the February 5 sentencing of another journalist, Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, and a woman who had alleged rape by the security forces, Daud Abdi spoke out in court, saying that journalists have the right to interview people. After he reportedly added that he would even seek to interview the president's wife, the police arrested him. On February 6, the attorney general ordered Daud Abdi's continued detention at the Police's Central Investigation Department.
"Detaining Daud Abdi without charge is sending a broader message to journalists to stay silent," said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "The authorities should charge or release him, but they should not be shutting down free expression by jailing journalists and throwing away the key."
Abdiaziz Abdinur, the journalist convicted along with the alleged rape victim of insulting the government, was sentenced to one year prison in a politically motivated and highly-flawed trial. Human Rights Watch has called for the authorities to exonerate both Abdiaziz Abdinur and the woman, and to release Abdiaziz Abdinur immediately. The woman's sentence was deferred until she has completed breastfeeding her baby.
Somali reporter detained after defending right to conduct interviews
UPDATE: Reporter freed after being held for a week (RSF, 13 February 2013)


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Ming Chen went from being a fanboy to working at Kevin Smith's Secret Stash comic store and starring in his own podcast called "I Sell Comics!" with Michael Zapcic. He stars in the AMC show "Comic Book Men" alongside Smith, Zapcic, Walter Flanagan and Bryan Johnson.
Chen will be attending Supercon in Miami and presenting in the Comic Book Men/ I Sell Comics Podcast panel on Friday.
For more information, visit www.floridasupercon.com
Teenlink: Which character from Clerks do you most resemble?
Chen: I think I probably identify with Dante. When I first saw it, it so paralleled my life. I was going to college and didn't know what to do with my life. It was shot in the next town as my girlfriend.
Teenlink: If you had to live in one View Askew film for eternity, which one would it be?
Chen: I'd kind of like to live in a weird fantasy world. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. It's colorful. It's probably the closest to a comic book.
Teenlink: How did it feel going from fanboy to a member of the View Askew team?
Chen: In 1996, I created the Clerks site. It was in violation of a million copyright laws. He (Kevin Smith) saw it at an Internet cafe. He sent me a menu of production things to do. It wasn't really planned for, coming from that way. Makes you appreciate it more.
Teenlink: You're the technical expert at the Secret Stash but get asked to do other things. What's been the weirdest request?
Chen: A couple of years ago, we came off the movie "Red State." Nobody saw it yet. Kevin called me up and asked if I had any plans for the weekend. I said "no, not really." He asked "how would you like to take an eight hour trip to Maine?" It was for an LA Times critic. I had to handcuff the movie to my wrist. I made sure she made no copies. Got it back and destroyed it.
Teenlink: Friend, Marry, Kill Comic Book Men Style: Walt, Michael and Bryan.
Chen: Marry- Mike. I'd make sweet love to him.
Friend- Walt. He doesn't like anything.
Kill- Bryan. There isn't a day I don't want to kill him. He's either making fun of me or not showing up on time.
Teenlink: You do nonprofit work with Street Poets Inc. and The Kenny Gordon Foundation. Can you tell me about your role with both organizations?
Chen: Street Poet is based in LA. It keeps gangsters off the street with poetry. It's awesome, it works. It was something I was approached to help. I've been working with their website for over 10 years.
Kenny has been a friend for 10 years. He produced Silver Linings Playbook. His brother died of a heart arrhythmia so he started raising funds.
Teenlink: Now you have your own podcast called "I Sell Comics!" with Mike Zapcic.
Chen: I can talk forever about stuff I love. Walt said Mike and I should start a podcast about comic books. Kevin heard it and said we should do it. The New York Post just picked it up. It's something I never thought I'd be doing. As a kid I was quiet and never said anything. I saved it all for this.
Teenlink: What are you most excited to see at Supercon?
Chen: Hopefully meet George Takei. Trying to get him to come on the show. My friend started a comic book so I'm excited to see them. It's called "Accelerators." Also, meeting everybody who wants to say hello.
Teenlink: Have you ever cosplayed before? If not, who would you cosplay as and why?
Chen: I will jump into a Storm Trooper or Boba Fett costume.
Quick bits
Favorite Movie: Highlander. There can be only one.
Worst move in the world you wish had never been produced: Battlefield Earth or Wing Commander.
Number of clean socks in your drawer at home right now: 23 pairs. I go through a lot of socks.
The Avengers or the Justice League? The Avengers.
(On Robert Downey Jr) I think he's perfect. He is Tony. He's gone through all of the life experiences.
TV Show you wish they'd cancel: Dance Moms.
TV Show you wish hadn't been canceled: Firefly.
On Star Trek: Into Darkness: (on Benedict Cumberbatch) I thought he was the right amount of evil. He was intimidating.
The last thing you texted and to whom: "See you in a bit" to my friend Mike. We were meeting up for yoga class.
Favorite Website to visit: I like food. I like to travel. Yelp.com.
Worst website you ever saw: I can't think of one right now.
Who would play you in a movie about your life? In the past, I would name any Asian actors but now I'd name Steven Yeun. We have a lot of things in common. And John Cho. I love John Cho.


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Fatal crash in Wetmore Township
WETMORE TWP. – The Kane-based state police is investigating a crash that occurred on Aug. 6 at 2:20 p.m. along U.S. Hwy. 6, approximately .40 miles west of Detrick Road in Wetmore Township.According to reports, the driver was Neil Phillips, 60, of Hartland driving a 2008 Yamaha MJR 1300A. This crash occurred as the motorcycle had been traveling eastbound along U.S. Hwy. 6 in the right eastbound lane when a wild turkey attempted to fly across the roadway traveling south from the embankment located on the north side of U.S. Hwy. 6 impacting the operator's left upper portion of his body and head. Phillips lost control of the motorcycle crossing the westbound lane of U.S. Hwy. 6 and striking the guide rail located along the north side of the roadway. After impacting the guide rail the motorcycle fell to its side and slid eastbound on the westbound shoulder before coming to final rest.Because of impact with the guide rail Phillips was thrown over the guide rail from the motorcycle and come to final rest down over the north embankment. The turkey was located east of the initial point of impact down over the south embankment. The motorcycle came to final rest facing north. Phillips came to final rest facing west on the northern embankment where he succumbed to the injuries he had sustained.The motorcycle was removed from the scene by Boylan Garage.Assisted at the scene by Kane Ambulance/Fire Company and Mt. Jewett Ambulance.


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Be sure to get your Free Fridayz drawings in by Friday, Mar 30th. This week's theme: Spring Has Sprung.
Email them to: freefridayz (at) fecalface.com --> Like PEEKASSO has below. Ya, he doesn't normally work within the theme, but when you haven't in the last 4 yrs, why start now?!
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Juvenile Detention to Community Life (DTC)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01910324
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 29, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 22, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Substance Use Delinquency Risk for HIV Infection
|Behavioral: Multidimensional Family Therapy Cross-Systems Behavioral: Enhanced Services as Usual
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This study will employ a fully randomized (2 conditions) by 9 assessment points (baseline, discharge from detention, and 3, 6, 9, 18, 24, 36 and 42 months following detention discharge), repeated measures intent-to-treat design with multiple dependent variables. 154 males and females (85 participants from Miami Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center and 85 from Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center) who meet the study eligibility criteria will be randomized to one of the two treatment conditions.
The study will also include a 6-month pilot phase. During this phase, the MDFT detention intervention and cross-systems collaboration protocols will be developed; the existing treatment manual will be revised; the MDFT-CS with family-based HIV prevention module and standard HIV education intervention will be developed; family therapists will be trained in the MDFT intervention (including HIV/STD module); the MDFT-CS intervention will be piloted; the assessment battery will be piloted; the protocols, manual, and training package will be revised and finalized; research staff will be trained on all procedures and protocols; and data management procedures will be developed.
During Stage 1, adolescents in all intervention conditions will receive standard detention services, which include education and health care. In addition, youth assigned to the ESAU condition will receive the standard mental health and substance abuse services offered in the detention (mainly psychoeducational in nature). Youth assigned to the MDFT-CS intervention will not receive standard mental health/substance abuse services provided by the detention center, as these youth will be assigned a MDFT therapist who will address their mental health and substance abuse issues needs.
Experimental Treatment: Multidimensional Family Therapy-Cross Systems (MDFT-CS). In Stage 1 (in detention) MDFT-CS, the experimental treatment, consists of two major components: standard initial/engagement work with parents in the home and with adolescents in detention (both conducted weekly for the duration of the adolescents stay in detention), plus a state-of-the-art HIV education prevention module based on CDC-endorsed strategies. The in-detention MDFT will be delivered by therapists employed by the University of Miami/ Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse (CTRADA) who will continue to treat the youth and family after release from detention. In Stage 2, the experimental treatment includes the standard MDFT components (4 overall change units/targets: adolescent, parent, family interaction, and functioning of the family members vis a vis relevant extrafamilial social systems such as school and juvenile justice).
Enhanced Services as Usual (ESAU). In Stage 1 (in detention), ESAU includes two major components - standard drug treatment services that are delivered by detention staff, and state-of-the-art HIV education prevention intervention delivered to all participating youth.
In Stage 2, community drug treatment providers deliver high quality drug treatment on an outpatient basis. To minimize heterogeneity within the comparison condition, and in order to provide better service and treatment tracking opportunities, the study will only use one community based treatment agency to deliver ESAU per locale at each Research Center.
All measures selected are psychometrically strong, sensitive to change, and have been used widely in adolescent substance abuse treatment studies.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|154 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Factorial Assignment
|Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Facilitating Adolescent Offenders' Reintegration From Juvenile Detention to Community Life (DTC)
|Study Start Date :
|April 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2011
Experimental: Multidimensional Family Therapy Cross-Systems
In Stage 1 (in detention) Multidimensional Family Therapy Cross-Systems (MDFT-CS) consists of two major components: standard initial/engagement work with parents in the home and with adolescents in detention, plus a state-of-the-art HIV education prevention module. In Stage 2, MDFT-CS includes the standard MDFT components: 1) interventions with the adolescent, 2) interventions with the parent, 3) interventions to improve the parent-adolescent relationship, 4) interventions with other family members, and 5) interventions with external systems.
Behavioral: Multidimensional Family Therapy Cross-Systems
Standard initial/engagement work in the home and detention, plus a state-of-the-art HIV education prevention module as well as standard MDFT which assesses and intervenes in five domains: 1) Interventions with the adolescent, 2) interventions with the parent, 3) interventions to improve the parent-adolescent relationship, 4) interventions with other family members, and 5) interventions with external systems.
Other Name: MDFT-CS
Enhanced Services as Usual
In Stage 1 (in detention) ESAU includes two major components: standard drug treatment services delivered by detention staff, and state-of-the-art HIV education prevention intervention. In Stage 2, community drug treatment providers deliver high quality drug treatment on an outpatient basis.
Behavioral: Enhanced Services as Usual
Standard drug treatment services in detention and state-of-the-art HIV education prevention intervention, as well as outpatient drug treatment provided by community drug treatment providers
Other Name: ESAU
- Substance use [ Time Frame: Release from detention through the 42-month follow-up ]Timeline Follow-Back Method of Drug and Alcohol Use, Urine analyses for Drug Use, Personal Experiences Inventory and the Adolescent Diagnostic Interview-Light will be used to measure substance use.
- Delinquency [ Time Frame: Release from detention through the 42-month follow-up ]National Youth Survey Self-Report Delinquency Scale and the Juvenile/Criminal Justice records will be used to measure delinquency
- Sexual Risk Behaviors [ Time Frame: Release from detention through the 42-month follow-up ]Timeline Followback of Sexual Risk Behaviors, Urine Analyses for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV Testing.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be between the ages of 13 and 17
- Be incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility at intake
- Endorse substance abuse problems on the MAYSI or other intake forms
- Have at least one parent figure willing/able to participate in the intervention and research assessments
- Provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorders
- Psychotic features
- Current suicidality defined as Ideation + Plan + High intention to carry out plan
- High risk to receive long-term residential placement directly from detention
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01910324
|United States, Florida
|Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center
|Clearwater, Florida, United States, 33760
|Operation PAR Inc.
|Largo, Florida, United States, 33771
|Here's Help, Inc.
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33054
|University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Miami-Dade Juvenile Detention Center
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33142
|Principal Investigator:
|Howard A Liddle, EdD
|University of Miami
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Howard Liddle, Professor, University of Miami
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01910324 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 29, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 22, 2014
|Last Verified:
|May 2014
Keywords provided by Howard Liddle, University of Miami:
Juvenile Offenders
HIV/STD Prevention
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases


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Lipscomb tennis coach Lyn Griffith watched his men's team lost all three matches at Eastern Kentucky over the weekend, but he is encouraged by what he saw despite the outcome.
The Bisons lost 6-1 to both Wright State and host Eastern Kentucky Friday in Richmond, Ky. The Bisons were dealt a 4-3 setback on Saturday by Southern Illinois.
"If we continue to play with this level of intensity, we will win some matches and begin winning very soon," Griffith said of the Southern Illinois matches. "We had very good singles wins for Andrew Harris, Zach Bowman and Colten Jones."
The results:
Southern Illinois matches:
Andrew Harris (LIP) beat Alex Domicos (SIU), 7-6, 7-5
Jon Houston (LIP) lost to Rodingo Lama (SIU), 6-2, 6-2
Mike Sherman (LIP) lost to Tomas Gonzalez (SIU), 6-2, 6-2
Zach Bowman (LIP) beat Bojan Ilievski (SIU), 6-4, 6-2
Colten Jones (LIP) beat Julian Angel Botero (SIU), 2-6, 7-6, 10-4
Pedro Franco (LIP) lost to Nick Baver (SIU), 6-1, 6-4
Harris-Bowman (LIP) lost to Ilievski-Sosna (SIU), 9-8
Sherman-Jones (LIP) lost to Gonzalez-Botero (SIU), 8-5
Houston-Matt Chappell (LIP) lost to Lama-Baver (SIU) 8-3
Wright State matches:
Andrew Harris (LIP) lost to Quincy Jones (WS), 2-6, 6-4
Jon Houston (LIP) lost to Lance Koetter (WS), 6-3, 6-2
Mike Sherman (LIP) lost to Kevin Teuffel (WS), 6-4, 6-2
Zach Bowman (LIP) lost to Craig Smith (WS), 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Colten Jones (LIP) beat Dan Sundersingh (WS), 8-6
Pedro Franco (LIP) lost to Scott Hayden (WS), 8-4
Harris-Bowman (LIP) lost to Jones-Koetter (WS), 8-5
Sherman-Jones (LIP) lost to Smith-Sundersingh (WS), 8-5
Brent Taylor-David Carrillo (LIP) lost to Teufel-Savino (WS), 8-5
Eastern Kentucky matches:
Andrew Harris (LIP) lost to Lars Gratzki (EKU), 6-4, 5-7
Zach Bowman (LIP) lost to Tom Wospil (EKU), 6-4, 6-4
Mike Sherman (LIP) lost to Chase Armstrong (EKU), 6-4, 6-2
Jon Houston (LIP) lost to Nic Brenner (EKU), 6-1, 6-1
Colten Jones (LIP) lost to Fred Goncalves (EKU), 8-4
David Carrillo (LIP) beat Ticha Chikumi (EKU), 8-1
Harris-Bowman (LIP) lost to Gratzki-Brenner (EKU), 9-8
Sherman-Jones (LIP) lost to Wospil-Armstrong (EKU), 8-3
Houston-Matt Chappell lost to Goncalves-Simic (EKU), 8-6


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Your Favorite Music Clem Snide
The Dairy Queen
Your Favorite Music
African Friend
I Love the Unknown
Loneliness Finds Her Own Way
Sweet Mother Russia
Messiah Complex Blues
The Water Song
About Clem Snide
Conjuring a sweet and lusciously melancholy sound that merges the tunefulness of vintage pop, the late-night vibe of cool jazz, the lonesome spirit of classic country, and the delicate touch of folk, Clem Snide are a trio who've gone through more than their share of changes since they first formed in 1991. Clem Snide were first assembled by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eef Barzelay while he was attending college in Boston during the early '90s; the first edition of the band was created to perform his earliest attempts as songwriting, and the sound was dominated by noisy, punk-jazz-inspired dissonance with abrasive guitar lines and bleating saxophone. (Significantly, the band was named for a character in the challenging William S. Burroughs novel Naked Lunch.) While this early lineup played out occasionally and released a pair of 7" singles on a local label, Barzelay became disenchanted with both the band and the city of Boston, and the group split up in 1994.
Two years later, Barzelay had relocated back to the East Coast after dropping out of school (he grew up in New Jersey), and he was living with his parents when he got the itch to start writing songs again. Barzelay reconnected with Jason Glasser, who had played bass for a spell with Clem Snide, and was now learning the cello while attending art school in New York City. Barzelay and Glasser soon began working up new material under the name Fruit Key; after adding Jeff Marshall on double bass, Barzelay opted to resurrect the name Clem Snide, and by the end of 1996 the group was playing small shows around New York. The following year, the band began recording a demo, and added drummer Brad Reitz to the lineup; the demo sessions eventually evolved into an album (with a variety of friends and contemporaries helping to fill out the group's sound, a practice that would continue on future recording projects), and Clem Snide's debut, You Were a Diamond, was released in 1998.
In 1999, Reitz left the band, and new percussionist Eric Paul stepped in during the sessions for the group's second album, Your Favorite Music, which was released during a short-lived tenure with Sire Records. The group's relationship with Sire was through by the time the band finished its third album, 2001's The Ghost of Fashion, but Clem Snide's career enjoyed a boost when a song from the album, "Moment in the Sun," was chosen as the theme for the hit television series Ed. Several tours across the globe followed throughout 2002; however, Jeff Marshall grew tired of the road. He left the band, but went on to participate in the recording sessions for the band's fourth album, The Soft Spot (2003), which also featured multi-instrumentalist Pete Fitzpatrick. Pete's cousin, Brendan Fitzpatrick, stepped in to play bass shortly thereafter. For the band's fifth album, 2004's End of Love, they brought in a crew including Ben Perowsky (the Lounge Lizards), Lara Meyerratken (Crooked Fingers), Paul Burch (Lambchop, Paul Burch & the WPA Ballclub), Tony Crow, and Ben Martin (Lambchop). Hungry Bird appeared in 2009 from 429 Records, followed by The Meat of Life the next year.. ~ Mark Deming
- Boston, MA
- Alternative
- 1991
SongsSee All
With All My HeartHungry Bird 2009
Find LoveSoft Spot 2003
No One's More Happy Than YouThe Ghost of Fashion 2001
Moment in the SunThe Ghost of Fashion 2001
I Love the UnknownYour Favorite Music 2000
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Slick spots slow commute
Staff reports
As the desk sargeant in "Hill Street Blues'' used to say, "Let's be careful out there.''
Although temperatures are at or above freezing in most of the region, snow melt from the past several days has refrozen in spots, coating some roads with an icy glaze.
State Department of Transportation lighted traffic signs advise motorists of "slippery conditions possible'' on Interstate 95 in Milford, near the Moses Wheeler Bridge on the Stratford line, on the Wasson Connector linking I-95 and the Merritt Parkway in Milford, and on Route 8/25 south, near Exit 7 in Trumbull.
Bridges and the lanes closest to the shoulders are the most likely to be slick from refrozen snow melt, officials say.
WTNH traffic reporter Theresa LaBarbera said that DOT trucks are treating road surfaces on the Wilbur Cross Parkway from North Haven to Wallingford and along I-395 in the eastern part of the state.
The state highway crews use a salt brine solution that raises the freezing point of pavement, but does not leave residue, DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick said. Crews are out whenever icy conditions are possible, he said.
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One player's adventures in the World of Warcraft. Hunters, Paladins, Raiding, Mythic Plus.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Cataclysm Profession Bonuses
Other classes can get equal STR or INT to the AGI you see here. Tanks have the option for Stamina.
Alchemy - mixology (longer, better flasks), Alchemist Stone (special trinket - Mastery), and Flask of Enhancement (special flask +80 AGI)
Blacksmithing - socket bracers, gloves (2 extra gems ~=+80 AGI)
Enchanting - Ring Enchants (AGI to two rings ~= 80 AGI)
Inscription - Special Shoulder Enchants (+80 AGI over the reputation enchant)
Jewelcrafting - JC only gem (+27 AGI over a regular gem, use 3 = 81 AGI)
Leatherworking - Bracer enchant (+130 AGI)
Tailoring - Cloak enchant proc 800 AP for 15 seconds
Herbalism - 480 Haste (2 minute cooldown)
Mining (120 Stam)
Skinning - 80 Crit
Engineering - i359 Epic Helm (equal stats to a Raid Drop), Engineering only gems (provide secondary stats like Mastery, hit, Crit) - only go into Engy heads, Absorb shield belt enchant, Armor to Gloves, Healing potion on gloves (may or may not activate the potion cooldown), INT to gloves (12 sec dur, 1 min cd), Nature damage to gloves (2 min cooldown), increase effect of mana pots to gloves, Loot-A-Rang (loot at a distance), Goblin Barbeque (puts out the equivelent of a Cataclysm fish feast).
The profession bonus for Cataclysm looks to be around 80 agility for Hunters. This is what Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Inscription, and Jewelcrafting give you. (Let's not quibble over 1 additional AGI that Jewelcrafting gets).
With my current crop of 80s I have Jewelcrafting(Paladin), Enchanting (Warrior), and Leatherworking (Druid) covered. I can also mine (Warrior/Paladin) and Skin (Druid). Both of my Hunters professions (Skin/Mine) are well covered. I'm not looking to create an industry, so doubling up on a profession I already have isn't the worse thing I could do.
Ranking the gathering professions for Hunters for best to worse it would go Herbalism, Skinning, and Mining, but none are good. I do like all my toons to have at least one gathering profession to be self supporting. I just don't have the playtime, especially early in an expansion to have the farmer run out and try to gather mats for the producer. I tried it in Wrath when Honors was still Engineering/Jewelcrafting and I used my Hunter to mine for him. I think it was part of what slowed down Honors so much from getting to the cap.This is a trade off I'm wiling to make.
I would really like to have Engineering on my Hunter, so I want to see what the difference really is. If we take the DPS Glove enchant, Tazik Shocker, we see it can do 4320 to 5280 Nature damage on a 2 minute cooldown. If we used nothing else, and take the low number of 4320 damage (ignoring that it could be buffed by spell damage taken debuffs), it would give us a DPS of 36dps. The high number gives us 44 DPS. Yeah, not impressed.
But how much DPS do we really get out of 80 AGI?
Well, I decided to do a little experiment. I've discovered if you want some 'alone time' with the dummies, you go to Silvermoon, so off to Silvermoon I went. I got au natural and fired away with just autoshots for five minutes (easily timed with the Rapid Fire cooldown). Then I put on the Webspinner Boots of Agility (+78 AGI). The next step was to bang away again for five more minutes.
First up is my Naked DPS, and the breakdown.
Now I equipped the boots.
And I did the next round of tests. I was Survival for both tests.
The DPS went up by about 8DPS, and that is with 2 less misses. The average shot went up by 20 damage. Remember we get 36 to 44DPS from the Engineering glove enchant.
From this I can conclude that Engineering is actually a DPS increase over the other professions. This result was very surprising to me. Can you see anything I did wrong in the experiment? Is there another explanation for what is going on here? What do you think?
I think I'm rerolling Engineer.
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From what I read over at EJ, dummy tests are not good for determining your DPS. Dummies behave kind of weirdly, and you are missing all sorts of critical raid buffs that can affect scaling. For instance, if you had Blessing of Kings, you'd get another 5% agility, turning that +80 into +84.
- November 17, 2010 at 12:40 AM
- gameldar said...
The one thing missing from this test is the increased crit from the agility in your specials. At level 85 that'll probably be less than 1% crit, at 80 it is just about 1% crit) equate to about 1% crit (I haven't seen the calculations, but you are actually talking about 97.75 agility given the survival specialization) Two talents that could affect this are Toxicology and Sic 'Em (in Marks).
From that perspective you should probably repeat the tests keeping 100% uptime of serpent sting and black arrow.
Agility is also affecting your attack power and hence your specials are hitting harder too... I'm not sure if you can discount the differences though because they will scale linearly. I guess you have tested that you will gain in autoattack dps with more agility - and that won't outweight the dps of the trinket, but you are also hitting harder with your specials.
Finally - the damage from the trinket doesn't scale with raid buffs - whereas agility does. So from that perspective to truly see how different it is you really need to have the agility buffs too (I think its just mark of the wild/blessing of kings - you have the other one as part of hunting party).
I don't know if femaledwarf.com is up to date for the Cataclysm data (it looks to have the new talent trees) but you could also do a full simulation over there.
- November 17, 2010 at 12:47 AM
- Honors Code said...
I'll state right up front that I was suprised by the result. I expected AGI to beat the Engineering enchant rather handily, but that was not the case.
I'd like for the Engineering enchant to not be a huge dps loss over 80 AGI, but my ultimate goal here is to find facts.
Now I understand the Dummy's have quite a few variables, but I did the best to design the test to control them. There was no one else at the dummy (no changing debuffs). I was using only Auto-Shots, so the only debuff that could have effected it would be the Sunder Armor type which were not present during either test. I'm not sure we can just dismiss the results out of hand simply because we employed a Target Dummy as a way to verify / challenge theory(craft).
For instance, in this article by WoW.com (http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/scattered-shots-4-0-1-hunter-gems-glyphs-and-stat-weights/), the author uses Dummy Tests (while acknowledging the issues with using them) to support the conclusion that he has "pretty good confidence that 1 mastery rating is better than 1 haste rating".
In addition, there are Raid buffs (like Spell Damage taken) that would enhance the Engineering enchant, but I felt for the sake of controlling the number of variables to limit the number of Buffs. However, to give 80 AGI some scaling, I used a SV spec with Hunting Party which increased AGI by 10%.
Do we know if anyone has theorycrafted out how much of a DPS increase 80 AGI would be?
What would be a better designed test to reach a conclusion on 80AGI versus the Engineering enchant if the Dummy is considered unreliable?
- November 17, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- Mite said...
I switched my professions only once due to perfomance. I still regret it.
Anyway, this is why I really came here:
Not a virus, not related at all to this particular post, but I couldn't help but remember your "No longer fluent" post.
- November 17, 2010 at 1:37 AM
- gameldar said...
Upon thinking more about it - you can't just do it as a test on autoshot. In a patchwerk like fight that dps is going to increase with 80 agility as you expect - but autoshot is only going to be about 17% (I'm going off my theoretical dps from femaledwarf.com) of your damage.
You could perhaps extrapolate out to say that it'll also increase the rest of your damage by the same percentage (in this case it's a 4% increase). Making this simpler by using the autoshot contribution to your dps as 20% - you'd end up with a total dps increase of about 38 - putting it on par with the engineering increase.
Just for comparison I took a look over at femaledwarf.com to see what difference +40 agility would do (you can add arbitrary stats at the bottom of the gear section). This is the current bonus based on gear (i.e. 2 extra gems for being a blacksmith). Unfortunately you can't just stick +80 in there because of the rating conversion each point of agility is worth less as you level. However, it maths/simulates out that I'd get a 59 dps increase (that's with only self buffs). Can that be extrapolated to level 85 - I'm not sure because my theoretical maximum dps should also be higher, which should also mean that my dps increase would be that much higher at level 85. i.e. 59 dps is a 1.5% dps increase, which given we say double our actual dps at level 85 means we would be gaining 118 dps instead.
Note - this would probably also apply to your comparison in your test - you are really comparing level 80 versus level 85 damage. Maybe try out the same test on a level 85 hunter on beta?
So I'm really not sure that the engineering enchant will prove worth it? You'd really need to wait and see what the spreadsheets are saying when updated to level 85?
PS geez another long one... can you tell I'm not blogging any more :)
- November 17, 2010 at 3:38 AM
- Argent said...
I'm not sure that taking off all your gear and putting on just one item is a good way to simulate 80 agi -- you're losing out on a lot of synergy between stats.
For example, if you have a naked crit of (say) 10%, and your average non-crit auto-shot does 400 damage, then 10% of the time you'll do 800 damage and 90% of the time you'll do 400 damage - that averages out to 440 damage per shot over e.g. 1000 shots.
If you have a crit rate of 50%, the same 400 damage autoshot will have an average of 600 damage over 1000 shots. Dividing things out, you could say that 40% crit increased your damage by 160, so 10% crit = 40 damage.
Now let's say that you get an AP bonus, and your average autoshot starts to do 500 damage on a non-crit. With 10% crit chance, you'll average 550 damage. With a 50% crit chance, you'll average 750 damage. 40% crit is now worth 200 damage, rather than 160.
Haste has a similar result on increasing your DPS by increasing your focus regen (and your auto-attack speed?). Your best bet is to work out about how much crit/haste/mastery you'd have at level 85, and then see how much 80 agi would boost your dps (mostly by giving 160 AP, but there would be some additional crit chance, too.)
- November 17, 2010 at 10:35 AM
I agree with Argent, I'm not much of a WoW theorycrafter but as an experamentalist (is that a word?) my gut doesn't feel right about taking off all your gear. You may get a closer answer by only going barefoot with all the rest of your gear equipped and then rerunning with the boots on.
- November 17, 2010 at 3:27 PM
I think most people have already pointed out that being naked is not a good comparison.
Another way of putting it would be that agility scales while the gloves do not scale, at all, ever. Sure you may get a spell damage debuff on the target, but that's also static and will be there on day one and will never increase. Because agility adds crit, it will scale with your increase in attack power.
Think of it this way, the gloves add lets say 5000 damage every 120 seconds. If we only take the crit contribution from agility alone, ignoring the attack power, will that lead to at least 1 more crit in 120 seconds? I'm not sure about numbers at 85, but I'm pretty sure a single additional crit special will do a hell of a lot more than 5000 damage.
Plus don't your pets scale with your gear? They also won't benefit with the engineering gloves.
- November 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM
- Honors Code said...
I acknowledge my methodology was suspect, but I will disagree with the premise that the Glove enchant does not scale. I direct your attention to the Survival Mastery Bonus: Mastery: Essence of the Viper: elemental damage increased by 8%. Each point of Mastery increases elemental damage by an additional 1%
The gloves do Nature Damage which I believe is covered by the Elemental damage portion of the Mastery. So as the Survival Hunter gets more Mastery, the Gloves hit harder. That is, by definition, they scale.
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Once upon a time, women bodybuilders were criticized for not being sexy and feminine enough. Then along came Dayana Cadeau, who only has to walk into a room to make it R-rated. Dayana has an exotic appeal that is reminiscent of the late Aaliyah in "Queen of the Damned" - a comparison Dayana finds flattering. She also has a muscle fullness and shape unmatched in bodybuilding for women - the kind of aesthetic physique qualities that made Flex Wheeler such a popular star.
However, while bodybuilding judges recognize Dayana's excellence, and she has legions of loyal fans, most of the physique magazines have been reluctant to publish her photos. In spite of the fact that she is not that massive, and competed in the 2003 Ms. Olympia at only 127 lbs, the visual impact of her physique is such that many find her just "too big." Well, as the late Vince Gironda pointed out, "Bodybuilding is illusion." So until the publications come to their senses, Dayana will have to settle for being a pro champion, having legions of admiring fans and being one of the most photogenic and erotic of all female physique competitors.
Fortunately, subscribers to the Female Physique Art Gallery have a chance to directly experience how photogenic Dayana actually is. Linked to this page you will find a wide range of Dayana photos - nudes, studio sessions and outdoor location photos. Once you've had a chance to enjoy the full range of Dayana images available, you'll be able to appreciate what one journalist wrote about Dayana's appearance at the Ms. International: "If you don't appreciate this exotic, muscular and sexy body, you probably don't like modern female bodybuilding physique."
It's hard to dispute the claim that Dayana Cadeau is the most sensual women in the sport of female bodybuilding. There are those who find her "too much" - meaning the fullness and the shape of her muscles (exactly what makes her a champion competitor) put her in a category too far removed from the figure women, who are muscular but still remain closer to the "mainstream" ideal.
Never mind the fact that 20 years ago the degree of development you see on the stage in pro figure contests would have been considered much too "masculine," especially in comparison to the Rachel McLish ideal we saw in the very first years of the sport. "Too much" is always a sliding scale. What is acceptable is what we've already become used to, what is not is that which is new and unusual.
"My physique is naturally very shapely and round," says Dayana. "I don't do anything special to look like this. I just train correctly as a bodybuilder and my genetics accounts for my size and muscular development - and what my fans consider such a sexy look." Dayana is simply gifted with a beautiful face and erotic body. The same way that Angelina Jolie has great lips, Dolly Parton has large breasts and Jennifer Lopez has an abundant rear end. Nature is not fair and some individuals are given physical qualities that others are not.
The difference with bodybuilders is that they have to work long and hard, with incredible discipline and dedication, in order to have their genetic potenial become fully realized.
In 2004, Dayana entered and won the lightweight class at the Ms. Olympia. She thus earned the title of "the best lightweight female bodybuilding in the world." She would have repeated that accomplishment in 2005 except for one thing: the IFBB made the mistake of elminating weight divisions for female pro bodybuilders, forcing women bodybuilders all all sizes to compete in one class. Dayana finished third, behind two heavyweights (one almost 40 pounds heavier than she was). But she beat all the other heavyweights and all the lightweights. So she remains the best lightweight pro in the sport - and still by far, in the opinion of many, the sexiest.
"I'm not going to let not winning the Olympia discourage me," says Dayana. "The way I see it I am still the lightweight champion, and there is no other individual sport in which body size is important that doesn't use weight classes. Imagine if there were only one boxing title in the world and everyone from featherweight on up had to fight the best heavyweight. In fact, rather than eliminating weight divisions in the Ms. Olympia, they should have used them for the Mr. Olympia. As great as Ronnie Coleman is, there are a lot of people who are complaining that IFBB pro bodybuilding for men has become a contest for monsters and that the ideal of creating a perfect, aesthetic physique at whatever size is being lost."
But competition aside, as these photos show there is no other female bodybuilder who combines full muscle shape, muscularity and sensual proportions than Dayana. The magazines who complained that they couldn't run photos of her after her 2004 win because she was "too big" (when she weighted only 129 pounds!) were really just declaring Dayana was "too good." Because the qualities about which they were complaining are EXACTLY those all bodybuilders in the world who have ambitions to greatness are trying to develop.


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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Two meets into the outdoor season, the Lipscomb track and field athletes are already being ranked as potential championship competitors.
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released the National Team Computer Rankings Tuesday.
The ranking system is based on top marks during the current outdoor season that is then combined with the top 2013 marks by returning student-athletes. After these marks are recorded, the USTFCCCA computers generate a ranking of Division I teams and individuals predicted to make it to the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.
Individual Lipscomb athletes can also be found on the computer's list of projected championship participants.
Tucker Peabody is ranked 42nd in the 100 meters and 20 in the 200 meters.
Gemikal Prude, recent contestant in the NCAA I National Indoor Championships, ranks 31 on this list in the high jump.
Madi Talbert is ranked 21st in the 3000 meter-steeplechase rankings. She is also a returning NCAA I National Finals qualifier in the steeplechase as well as defending Atlantic Sun champion in the 3000 meter-steeplechase.
Talbert is currently ranked fifth overall in the nation, second in the East, and first in the A-Sun after her outdoor season debut at the Shamrock Invite this past weekend.
While the USTFCCCA computers may not be predicting them to make it to the big dance just yet, there is no doubt Sally Larson and Kelsey Ibarra are following close behind their already ranked teammates.
Larson and Ibarra both earned national rankings this past weekend at the Shamrock Invite in the 10,000 meters. Larson landed a third-place national ranking while Ibarra is ranked sixth in the nation in the event.
The men's track and field team is ranked 132 out of 199 programs on this list, while the women's track and field squad holds a ranking of 136 out of 210 programs.
Lipscomb track and field continues to rise to a higher level every season. These preseason individual rankings are the best thus far and show positive progression towards their goal of competing at the top of NCAA Division I.
While the rankings are not guaranteed tickets to the big show, Lipscomb's track and field squads continue to improve drastically with hopes of fulfilling their intentions of becoming national champions.


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That was the most fun I've had watching a Seahawks game in some time! The 12th man was inSANE! Now if we can just flick the Rams out of the way, then hope for a miracle at the 'stick next Sunday... Not holding my breath for that one. It sure feels good to be able to mention the Seahawks and Superbowl in the same sentence and not get laughed out of the room! We're not flying under the radar no more!
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By Tony Moss, NFL Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - To paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy:
If your first name is Mike, and you are employed as a head coach in the National Football League, you might be on the hot seat.
Whether your surname is Holmgren, Martz, Shanahan, Sherman or Tice, your job in 2005 will be to win football games, preferably a whole lot of them. Mike Nolan, the new head guy in San Francisco, is the member of the Mikes that gets a break for the foreseeable future, if that's what you want to call working for John York.
The others are among a group of NFL coaches who must meet expectations, or risk being asked to pass the mike. An eager group of skippers is waiting in the wings, quietly hoping that their chance to operate with ultimate authority on an NFL sideline is imminent.
Below we take a look at the coaches that enter 2005 on the hot seat, followed by a glimpse of the possible next generation of league head men:
THE HOT SEAT 1. Norv Turner, Raiders (5-11 in one season with Oakland) - If Turner doesn't just win, baby, in his second year in Oakland, the notoriously quick hook of owner Al Davis is bound to make an appearance. With the additions of Randy Moss and LaMont Jordan on offense, the Raiders expect to challenge in the AFC West, and if they don't, Turner will be seeking employment elsewhere.
2. Jim Haslett, Saints (42-38 in five seasons with New Orleans, 1-1 in playoffs) - Haslett saved his job when the Saints won their final four games and nearly made the playoffs in 2004, but the fact that the organization has yet to give him a multi-year extension is telling. If New Orleans misses the postseason for the fifth straight year in '05, you can expect Haslett's tenure to expire.
3. Dom Capers, Texans (16-32 in three seasons with Houston) - The Texans have made slow and steady improvement in their first three years of existence, from 4-12 to 5-11 to last year's 7-9, but anything less than a prominent place in the playoff picture could spell the end of Capers' tenure in Houston. In a division that includes the Colts and up-and-coming Jaguars, the head coach has a tall order.
4. Steve Mariucci, Lions (11-21 in two seasons with Detroit) - Lions team president Matt Millen is very lucky to be gainfully employed after four years and a 16-48 record under his watch, and by extension, Mariucci is in trouble as well. If the Lions struggle again and Millen gets the boot, Mariucci could be swept away along with him.
5. Mike Martz, Rams (51-29 in five seasons with St. Louis, 3-3 in playoffs) - Though they made the playoffs and even won a postseason game last season, St. Louis was 3-7 against teams not from the worst division in football, the NFC West (and two of the three wins were at the end of the year against the Eagles and Jets, who had already secured playoff berths). Martz's act has begun to wear a bit thin in the Arch city, and a losing season could spell his exit.
6. Mike Tice, Vikings (23-26 in four seasons with Minnesota, 1-1 in playoffs) - Minnesota improved itself by leaps and bounds in the offseason, and Tice's team is expected to be a Super Bowl contender in 2005. If the Vikings continue to underachieve, Minnesota's new ownership doesn't figure to have a great deal of compassion for Tice.
7. Mike Holmgren, Seahawks (50-46 in six seasons with Seattle, 0-3 in playoffs) Holmgren has taken a consistently mediocre franchise and made it slightly less mediocre, raising expectations to the point that many Seahawks fans are fed up with the team's lack of playoff success. Last season's three-game sweep at the hands of the Rams incensed Seattle supporters, with the home playoff loss inciting the most sizeable wrath. If the Seahawks sputter their way through the worst division in football again in 2005, Holmgren would be well-advised to duck and cover.
8. Mike Shanahan, Broncos (101-59 in 10 seasons with Denver, 7-4 in playoffs) - Two Super Bowl rings don't make you untouchable in Denver, and the presence of just one losing season in 10 years isn't doing much to satisfy Broncos fans either. Shanahan's team hasn't won a postseason game since John Elway retired, and many observers are expecting the worst after the team gambled big-time in both the draft and free agency this past offseason. A losing season, which is in no way out of the question in the improving AFC West, could mark the end of the line for Shanahan.
9. Lovie Smith, Bears (5-11 in one season with Chicago) - The Bears took a step back in the first year of the Lovie Smith era, and a similar sophomore campaign for the former Rams defensive coordinator could prompt the Chicago brass to target some change. At the very least, the NFL's worst offense of a year ago has to produce a few more points and a lot more excitement than it did in '04, a directive which the collective presence of QB Rex Grossman, RB Cedric Benson, and WR Muhsin Muhammad should aide.
10. Mike Sherman, Packers (53-27 in five seasons with Green Bay, 2-4 in playoffs) - Sherman was probably as popular in Green Bay last season as he has been during his five-year tenure, as he seized offensive play-calling duties from coordinator Tom Rossley and promptly turned a 1-4 start to a 10-6 finish and NFC North crown. Still, cheeseheads aren't going to offer much leeway for that home playoff loss to the Vikings, and they're not wild about the fact that Sherman has never gotten the Pack as far as the NFC Championship. Green Bay had an awful offseason, and if they drop off as much as some expect this year, there will likely be a new head man patrolling the home Lambeau sideline in 2006.
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11. Marty Schottenheimer, Chargers (24-24 in three seasons with San Diego, 0-1 in playoffs) - Sure, the Bolts were back last year, but if they slip back into the abyss, Schottenheimer will be held accountable.
12. Jeff Fisher, Titans (93-73 in 10 seasons with Tennessee, 5-4 in playoffs) - The Titans have been predicted by some to be the worst team in the NFL this year, and if that happens, Fisher's long history in the Music City could come to an end.
13. Tom Coughlin, Giants (6-10 in one season with New York) - It's the Big Apple (well, close enough), and if the Giants don't make progress, Coughlin could be a two-year wonder a la Ray Handley.
14. Jon Gruden, Buccaneers (24-24 in three seasons with Tampa Bay, 3-0 in playoffs) - Some Bucs fans have taken to giving more credit to Tony Dungy than Gruden for that Super Bowl win, and a third straight losing season would prompt some loud calls for Chucky's head.
15. Herman Edwards, Jets (35-29 in three seasons with New York, 2-3 in playoffs) - He plays to win the game, but if they miss the playoffs and/or are embarrassed by the Patriots again in hostile New York, Edwards could be coaching elsewhere.
WAITING IN THE WINGS 1. Jim Fassel, Offensive Coordinator, Ravens - Fassel probably would have been a head coach this season if there had been more teams in the market for a change, but instead had to settle for the offensive coordinator slot with Baltimore. Fassel was 58-53-1 in seven seasons with the Giants, leading them to a Super Bowl appearance in 2000, and if he can breathe life into the Ravens' stagnant offense, Fassel's star will likely shine brighter. The coach's advancing age (56 when the season starts) could be a possible drawback for teams striving for more youthful enthusiasm.
2. Tim Lewis, Defensive Coordinator, Giants - Lewis lost out to Mike Nolan when the 49ers' job was vacant this past winter, but league insiders feel that it's only a matter of time before the 43-year-old coordinator is a head coach. Lewis' reputation was built in Pittsburgh between 2000 and 2003, when his defenses were consistently among the best in the league.
3. Gregg Williams, Assistant Head Coach/Defense, Redskins - Some felt that Williams received a raw deal in Buffalo, where he went 17-31 and was gone after three seasons. After presiding over perhaps the league's top defense in Washington last year, the 47-year-old Williams figures to get another shot sooner rather than later.
4. Pete Carroll, Head Coach, USC - Carroll has continually claimed that he has no interest in returning to the NFL, but if he wins another national title with the Trojans and receives an intriguing enough offer, who knows? The 54- year-old Carroll had just one losing season in four as an NFL head coach (that coming with the Jets in 1994), and led New England to back-to-back playoff appearances in 1997 and 1998.
5. Cam Cameron, Offensive Coordinator, Chargers - Cameron's scheme was lauded during San Diego's resurgence in 2004, and if the Chargers continue to generate offensive fireworks, the coordinator could get a long look. The 44- year-old Cameron has experience as a head coach, having gone 18-37 in five seasons at Indiana between 1997 and 2001.
6. Greg Knapp, Offensive Coordinator, Falcons - Terrell Owens' opinion of him not withstanding, Knapp has built a reputation as one of the top offensive minds in the game. After turning Jeff Garcia into an effective starter in San Francisco, Knapp followed Jim Mora to Atlanta and helped the Falcons to a spot in the NFC Championship. If Michael Vick improves under Knapp's tutelage this year, the 42-year-old coordinator should see his stock rise.
7. Kirk Ferentz, Head Coach, Iowa - Prior to elevating the Hawkeyes back to their former Top 10 ways, Ferentz was an NFL assistant for six years with the Ravens and Browns. Since setting up residency in Iowa City, Ferentz has guided Iowa to three straight 10+ win seasons despite constructing teams that are considered a tad short on talent. Like Carroll, Ferentz has shrugged off speculation that he might coach in the NFL.
8. Mike Zimmer, Defensive Coordinator, Cowboys - It is testament to Zimmer's talent and popularity that he has served under four different coaches while with Dallas, and Bill Parcells thought enough of Zimmer to keep him in his role as defensive coordinator when taking the head job. An endorsement from Parcells still carries plenty of weight, and if Dallas can move back into the NFL elite, the 49-year-old Zimmer will likely benefit.
9. Brad Childress, Offensive Coordinator, Eagles - Childress, 49, has received a ringing endorsement from pupil Donovan McNabb and went as far as a formal interview with Cleveland in January. The trouble for Childress could be a lack of name cachet, as head coach Andy Reid is generally offered most of the credit for Philadelphia's successes in the west coast offense.
10. Mike Heimerdinger, Offensive Coordinator, Jets - Heimerdinger's genius in Tennessee was his versatility, as he presided over an offense that morphed from a run-first, Eddie George-heavy scheme into an aerial attack dependent upon the arm of Steve McNair. Heimerdinger parlayed that success into an interview with San Francisco in the offseason, but had to settle for a job mentoring Chad Pennington and the Jets attack. If Heimerdinger is marginally more popular than Paul Hackett was in New York, he could get a sniff of a head job somewhere.
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11. Donnie Henderson, Defensive Coordinator, Jets - Henderson could become yet another one-time Ravens' defensive assistant to find himself a head coaching job (Jack Del Rio, Marvin Lewis, and Mike Nolan are the others), after the 48- year-old was credited with keeping the Jets afloat through Chad Pennington's injury-plagued 2004.
12. Russ Grimm, Offensive Line Coach, Steelers - The old-school Grimm, who received a courtesy interview with Browns, has name cachet but no coordinator experience. By the way, Andy Reid had no coordinator experience before taking the Philadelphia job.
13. Jeff Tedford, Head Coach, California - The 43-year-old Tedford has tutored many a future NFL quarterback (Trent Dilfer, Kyle Boller, Joey Harrington, David Carr) within a pro-style scheme, and built something out of nothing with the Golden Bears (25-13 with three bowl appearances in three seasons). Tedford has no NFL experience, however.
14. Scott Linehan, Offensive Coordinator, Dolphins - The Vikings' offense was always potent under Linehan's watch, and if Miami's formerly stagnant attack can make enough strides, the coordinator could reap the rewards.
15. Art Shell, Senior Vice President for Football Operations & Development, NFL - In five-plus seasons as a head coach with Raiders, Shell was 54-38, made three playoff appearances, and never finished worse than 7-9. There is no legitimate reason why Shell never got another job, but now teams can start using his age (58) and time out of the league (he last coached a position in 2000 with the Falcons) as marks against him.
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Last year my conspiracy theory was that the Titans would take a major dump, and that Fisher's tenure would finally end as they looked to rebuild. With Haslett being Haslett, I speculated about the possibility of Haslett being gone and Fisher being available... I think I'll keep that hope alive. Can you imagine what Fisher could do with this group? Wow.
One offseason to add talent at DT and, of course, a consistent QB (lol), and the Saints would be a legit SB contender IMO. Keep hope alive guys.
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Originally Posted by WhoDatTo be a consistent QB im pretty sure you need a consistent O-line!!! :P
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I got new for a lot of you... Hasslett is going to be around for a number of years. He consistanly keeps the Saints near or at the verge of Playoffs elite better than most coaches we have ever had. Also, Benson is taking a page from the Steelers play book. Check this out... you bring in a coach and you tell the players look who will be gone first -player or coach? So preform or bye don't think we'll replace the coach and make every thing better. In my opinion its not a bad move in that reguard.
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I thought it was clear I said on the verge or near the playoff elite (making the playoff on a regular basis) I'd take a7-9/8-8 year over a 5-11/4-12 year any day. Everyone is so big on "talent" we have... We don't have the talent that everyone thinks. Aside from a good year or two some of them have had for whatever reason... then a bad year. We don't have the talent that everyone things period. We have a couple of good talented players and with out a supporting cast they all stink. Buildind the O-L and working on D will help improve us... but talent come on... this team and some players or OVER-HYPED.
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We have the talent. What we don't have is production. Is that a factor of the players? Maybe, but I doubt it. One or two guys, maybe. A team-wide problem with underachieving... that's coaching. We don't have very good "teachers" that help players develop, and the team definitely does not have a consistent vision of what it should be. The only thing as inconsistent as the team's play over the last few years has been the change in schemes from year to year.
Here are the guys on this team right now that have Pro Bowl caliber TALENT, IMO (that means guys who have the ability to go to the pro bowl if they play up to their potential):
C. Grant, W. Smith, D. Howard, M. McKenzie, D. Smith, and potentially Watson, though I dunno if that will happen. On O, Horn, Deuce, Brooks, Stallworth, Boo (yes he has the TALENT to go), Bentley, Mayberry, and maybe Brown or Karney. Add in Lewis, McAfee, Gleason, and Berger.
That's potentially 20 guys with the talent to be Pro Bowlers. There is talent on this team. The problems stem from A) lack of talent development, B) misuse of the talent (coaching), and C) inconsistent team direction.
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same thing every year on has. maybe he is through enough of his contract that if he doesnt produce he will be gone. ill take either.
yeah this year we look good talent wise but to say we have talent before this is none-sense... IMO doesn't cut it. Because so schmuck like me can say we have no talent IMO and cancel you out... lol.
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Cocktails On Tap: What Are Your Thoughts?
The thing about assembling enough people from any industry, as I was reminded of at Tales of the Cocktail down in New Orleans a few weeks back, is that discussions get heated and conflicts arise. Get enough bartenders in one room and differences in philosophy will emerge pretty quickly.
At a seminar about cocktails on tap—a growing trend, and one that drinks editor Maggie predicted would become more common over the course of the year—a debate arose almost immediately.
The panelists—Matt Seiter from Sanctuaria in Saint Louis, Kevin Diedrich from Jasper's in San Francisco, Scott Huth from Tavernita in Chicago—all have at least one cocktail on tap, and all feel their programs have been a success. They outlined all the benefits to a bar program: the ease of service (it takes only seconds); the consistency of the drink (even an inexperienced bartender will deliver the same drink); the novelty of the experience (all three mentioned that customers routinely asked about the drinks on tap).
But questions flew from an audience of folks in the same industry. Many were about the technical aspects, matters of oxidation and setting up the proper equipment, and so forth. Many others, however, were about the culture of drinking and the customer experience. "We have spent so many years training drinkers to accept that a good cocktail takes time, and patience, and effort," yelled out one (probably inebriated) audience member. "Aren't you undoing all that effort by just sticking drinks on tap?" Another question followed: "Don't customers feel shortchanged if their bartender doesn't have to do anything?"
The arguments got more insular and political from there—but that's an issue I found myself wondering about in the end. How do patrons perceive drinks on tap, and in what audiences?
Myself, if I were at a bar that had any sort of cocktail on tap, I'd probably give it a try. First, sure, the novelty factor. Secondly, the implicit endorsement from the bar: we like this drink enough to make 100 liters of it at a time. Third, the fact that it was probably made with some care from the person really in charge of the program; I wouldn't get a well-designed cocktail made incorrectly by a less talented bartender, for instance.
But at the same time, so much of drinking is about ritual: watching your drink come together, constructed one element at a time. I can imagine myself missing that—yet of course it's not as if these bars don't serve traditional cocktails, too. And while I can't imagine myself feeling "shortchanged," as if I didn't get a "real" cocktail, I can imagine how a person would interpret the situation that way.
Having not tasted these drinks side-by-side with traditionally made ones, I can't vouch for whether the quality of the cocktail is identical (though the drinks on tap I have had have been quite good). Still, I'm more interested in the experience it creates, and whether drinkers will warm to the idea. A few years ago, wine on tap was a novelty; now, I see even the occasional corner pizzeria or new downscale bar with a red and a white tap. It seems probable that, at least over the near term, we'll see more cocktails served in the same way. Now I'm wondering how new customers will perceive that experience.
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