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JMU invites adult degree-seekers to 'Return to Madison'
Former JMU football player Anthony Little was one of three Adult Degree Program students to present their senior capstone projects last month.
In 2010, Anthony Little was robbed at gunpoint during a sales pitch for a cable provider at a home in New Carrollton, Md. The traumatic experience led the former James Madison University football player to take stock of his life and career since leaving Madison more than a decade earlier on academic suspension.
While on a one-month leave from work for counseling, Little was awakened to a newfound passion for music. "During that time, I started singing songs to the Lord, and that really helped with my recovery," he said. "I had already made huge strides in my life as far as my relationship with God. I prayed that he would provide me an opportunity to go back to school and get my degree."
Little's prayer was answered by the Adult Degree Program at JMU, where he had begun his collegiate career in the fall of 1997 and was a defensive back for the Dukes for two years before being sidelined by injuries. But with the support of family, friends and his wife Andrea, Little returned to JMU in January 2011, focusing his studies in music marketing and video production. He joined the staff of the student-run campus radio station, WXJM, became a minister with the local chapter of Baptist Collegiate Ministries and assisted current JMU student-athletes with their studies through the Zie Rivers Academic Mentoring Program. Little, 33, will receive his degree this month — 15 years after his journey began.
"When I left before I felt like a failure, but many successful people have failed many times. You only truly fail when you stop trying to succeed," Little said. "By completing this program, in some ways it's a fulfillment of a promise I made to myself. Having this opportunity to return has just been a blessing."
Little, along with fellow Adult Degree Program students Sarah Auclair and Martin Wanner, presented their senior capstone projects in July. They are an example of the type of student that JMU is targeting as part of a statewide push to encourage adult learners to complete their baccalaureate degrees at four-year Virginia institutions. Madison has had an adult degree program in place since 1977, and JMU Athletics has a similar initiative aimed at former student-athletes who left school to pursue a career in professional sports. More recently, JMU partnered with Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and George Mason University on the 4-VA collaboration to increase all Virginians' access to higher education.
Continuing that trend, JMU Outreach and Engagement has launched a new campaign known as "Return to Madison." The campaign, to be funded by a $50,000 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, will identify those students who were enrolled at JMU between 1995 and 2008 and earned at least 30 college credits, and invite them to come back to Madison to complete their degree.
Target populations include traditional JMU students, working adults who had to drop out of ADP and former student-athletes. "Our theory is that the students most likely to complete a degree from JMU are those who have already begun a degree at JMU, but for whatever reason faced obstacles that made it seem difficult to complete that process," said director of outreach and engagement Carol Fleming.
Little goes after a punt during his playing days in the late 1990s.
The JMU Registrar's Office has identified about 6,200 candidates, and Outreach and Engagement is in the process of developing a marketing plan to reach out to those students. "We want the invitation to be as personalized as possible," Fleming said.
The next step will be to work with these students one-on-one to develop a curriculum that meets their career goals. ADP students earn a Bachelor of Individualized Study degree. They can take courses online, earn credit by completing a prior-learning assessment or passing college-level proficiency exams in specific subjects, or by coming to JMU for short-term courses during the summer and winter intersessions. Part of the grant money will be used to enhance efforts to shorten the time to degree completion for these students.
Because the campaign is grant-based, success during the first 12 months will be measured not by the number of returning students who graduate, Fleming said, but rather by the percentage of targeted students who return to JMU to complete their degree.
With the skills he has acquired in the classroom, Little is developing his own multimedia marketing company for Christian musicians, Xceol. "The education I got has been phenomenal, from creating the music to marketing it, packaging it and developing a website. It's basically starting over from scratch, but now I'm ready to go forward in faith."
Related links:
• JMU Outreach and Engagement, http://www.jmu.edu/outreach/
• Adult Degree Program, http://www.jmu.edu/adultdegree/index.shtml
• Xceol, http://www.xceol.com
By James Heffernan, JMU Public Affairs
August 3, 2012
Published: Friday, August 3, 2012
Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2016


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Wind Waker HD was close to that amount as well, I think. Needless to say, Nintendo knows how to pack in a game.
Nintendo's wizardry is truly fascinating, they are the kings of cost-effectiveness.
That's why they haven't caught up graphical wise. They're perfecting memory optimization! It all makes sense now...
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The 37-year-old Englishman started the game on the substitutes' bench but came on to replace Javier Pastore in the 76th minute, and he was delighted with the welcome he received from a raucous Parc des Princes crowd.
"It was a special night for the team and for me," Beckham told reporters after the match.
"I received a great welcome. To wear the PSG shirt and get on the pitch, it was all very special.
"The reception before the game and when I came on was great. I am very happy and very proud to have a chance to play in a great league with a great team.
"It's great to be among all these great players. Coming here, at my age and during the transfer window, I do not expect to play every game, but that's the goal."
The atmosphere in the snowy French capital was in keeping with clashes between the two fierce rivals, and showed no signs of abating when Nicolas N'Koulou deflected Lucas Moura's shot past Steve Mandanda early on.
The visitors, not cowed by the fireworks and end-to-end chanting from the home fans, threatened to equalise on several occasions as les Parisiens retreated deeper into their own half. But Beckham helped seal victory in the closing minutes when he flicked a ball over to Jeremy Menez, who crossed for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to turn home from close range.
And the former England captain, who admitted he had felt apprehensive before the clash, agreed that it was a show of faith from coach Carlo Ancelotti to use him in such a typically heated encounter with the result still in the balance.
"Of course, especially against the team third in the table, and with me trying to catch up [with fitness]. It's a big game, the biggest in France," he added.
"When it's 1-0 we know that it can go in either directions. If you go on and they score... Fortunately, the opposite happened.
"It's good to start with. On my first two or three passes, my feet were a little frozen! To win against Marseille and increase our lead on them to eight points, it was a very important victory for us.
"There was slight nerves. I have always said it was a big challenge since I signed for Paris.
"Playing in America for six years and then wanting another challenge meant there was a little bit of pressure. But I really enjoyed the evening, as I have enjoyed the last 10 days. It was hard to get back in shape but I feel good, it's going well."
Ancelotti, meanwhile, hinted that Beckham could start in Wednesday's Coupe de France clash against Marseille.


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A classic movie is one that gets under our skin, that resonates in the culture, that becomes a cultural catchphrase.
Twenty-two years after its release, everybody knows what a Fatal Attraction is. Glenn Close saw to that.
It was just a little workplace flirtation, a little dalliance with a sexy, assertive woman (Close). The wife ( Anne Archer) doesn't suspect anything. Where's the harm? Aside from a little guilt, what could be the consequences?
But Dan Gallagher ( Michael Douglas) must have had his head stuck in the '70s to let himself take a tumble with Alex Forest (Close). These were the '80s, now, the Age of AIDS. And the big fat metaphor in Adrian Lyne's nightmarish sex thriller was that you dally, you die. Or someone you love dies.
Maybe your rabbit.
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After a decade of major gains in the U.S., Hyundai finds itself with a good problem. Its U.S. plants are close to hitting full capacity, so the Korean automaker can do little to meet strong demand for the Sonata, Elantra, or Santa Fe.
To say Hyundai is leaving sales on the table would be an understatement. While sales are up 9.5% this year, that trails the industry as a whole which is up 14%. This is one reason why Hyundai's market share in the U.S. has dropped two tenths of a percent to 5%.


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A picture of the temple
Hangs upon my wall.
I see it from my bed,
And I see it from the hall.
It makes me feel so peaceful;
Sometimes I sit and stare
And try hard to imagine
That I am standing there.
This picture of the temple
That hangs so I can see
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Aqueduct Review
Aqueduct takes a common gaming concept, in this case pipe connecting, and adds a layer of thoughtful design that forces you to approach it from a new angle. It doesn't set out to reinvent the wheel, but instead focuses on making some slight improvements. Aqueduct is a thoughtful puzzler that keeps things simple and interesting.
The core mechanic of Aqueduct involves sliding pipe tiles around so the two ends connect. The challenge comes with the introduction of new elements like walls, narrow pathways, portals, movable bridges, and switches. The 140 levels are cleverly designed to make the most of the parts in play.
Laying pipe.
This isn't to say Aqueduct doesn't have some dud levels, like the occasional portal-based puzzle. These levels are full of portal pairs that link to one another with no markers to indicate the connections, leaving you randomly porting tiles around the level until you reach the goal. Some hint like color-coding the portals would go a long way here. However, these levels are few and far between.
The masterful level design in Aqueduct helps make this bare-bones concept feel like a full game. It may not be flashy, but it sure is fun.


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The name given to the Human race by Taurens in Warcraft III. It is easy to distinguish Orcs and Humans by the color of their skin. This is because most Orcs in the Warcraft universe have green skin, and most Humans in the Warcraft universe could be described as Caucasian. In real life, saying "white skin" would be more customary, but is usually not accurate. Most Caucasians would actually be better described as "peach skins." However, peaches may not exist in the Warcraft universe, or may not be popular, therefore the color peach could not be easily described. Most Caucasians do not consider their skin to be "pink," but an explanation for this is that fair skinned Humans are easily sunburned. The shores of Kalimdor very hot and sunny compared to the more temperate regions of the Eastern Kingdoms.
Depending on the situation, you may want to start calling white people, "pink skins."
Depending on the situation, you may want to start calling white people, "pink skins."
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Mo. House Committee Backs $100 Million Increase in School Aid
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - A Missouri House committee has endorsed a $100 million funding increase for public schools that still would be significantly less than funds sought by Gov. Jay Nixon.
A budget plan embraced Wednesday by a House appropriations committee would add $100 million to the roughly $3 billion in basic aid that already goes to K-12 school districts.
Nixon had proposed a $278 million increase in basic school aid, which would cover half of the projected shortfall in the state's school funding formula.
Republican legislative leaders contend Nixon's budget proposal relies on overly optimistic revenue projections, so they have scrapped some of his suggestions.
The House committee also embraced a $43 million funding increase for public colleges and universities to be distributed based on performance criteria. That's similar to Nixon's recommendations.


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Pull Back the Reins Lyrics
I can't win. I'm writing it off.
My back's pinned to the wall.
Pull back the reins.
There's no doubt that all the fuss has just made a mess out of me.
Pull back. Let the cycle run its course.
Remind me again, so I can relearn, give me a crash course on how this works.
I know I've given ample advice, but as it seems the constant struggle has made an example of me.
Has made an example out of me.
I can't win. I'm writing it off.
My back's pinned to the wall.
Let it run, let the cycle run.
Let it all run out its course.
I'm doing more harm every time I use force.
Let the cycle run out because when it's done there'll be something else.
I didn't ask for this, but I keep embracing it.
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In the Nineties, Mike Paradinas was probably best known for pioneering leftfield techno under his μ-Ziq moniker, helping to shape the course of IDM alongside contemporaries Autechre and Aphex Twin. But the last few years have seen him mostly shun recording to focus on his day job as boss of Planet Mu; firmly establishing it as one of electronica's most consistent and forward thinking labels. Recently, though, he's inched back into the spotlight: last year there was both a μ-Ziq retrospective and a new record, Chewed Corners and most surprising of all, Heterotic's debut LP, Love & Devotion.
Bittersweet and disquieting, that album saw him collaborating with his wife Lara Rix-Martin and Warp's melancholic alt.folk vocalist Gravenhurst; the outcome was a discordant and intimate electronic-pop hybrid. A slim volume of songs that - it now appears - was originally intended to be longer, as Paradinas explained in an interview with FACT: '...we actually had to start writing tracks with another singer because Nick (Talbot) was really slow. Then we tried to bring the two together but they weren't working...So we decided to split the album in two.'
It's the second half of that split which forms the basis of Weird Drift and if you've already heard single 'Rain', you'll have noticed the tonal shift from their debut. Gone are Gravenhurst's pronounced folk influences, in favour of spellbinding falsettos, pensive bleeps and synths weighted like crushed silk. It's a mood that echoes across the album and whilst it's not a total sea change - holding a commonality to its predecessor in the throbbing dystopia that haunts 'Self Importance' and 'Boxes' - this is an album that mostly brims with progression.
The real revelation here are the newly recruited vocals of Planet Mu labelmate Vezelay (AKA Matthieu Le Berre), whose contributions ache with hesitant grace. He bridges Heterotic's pop/electro divide; equally at home nestled amongst breathless celestial trance ('Florence'), Eighties arpeggiated synth odysseys ('Triumph') or wafting over sexy tranquillised Motown ('Shoe Soul'). His lyrics - often indecipherable - will reveal themselves if you strain to hear, but it's their inherent passion rather than semantics that fuel the engine of these songs; expressionist waves of sound assembled from layers of tenderness.
Even songs which should feel claustrophobic find a home for his featherlite touch: "Have mercy" he pleas on 'Lumber', over the muted industrial burbles and serpentine melodies that transpose vocals into delay drenched chants; Le Berre elevating the tone from sombre to sublime. While 'Empires' - as close to a breathless anthem as you'll find here (and curiously echoing U2's 'Where The Streets Have No Name') - builds foundations in choral synths and clamorous ambience; only to culminate in a hypnotic crescendo where singer and song beguile in equal measure.
It's this same lustre that - for the most part - follows into the pure instrumentals; clustering together in couplets for buoyancy. At their best - as on 'Liverpool' and 'Sultana' - they sound like the daydream of Eighties pop: the former all avuncular Rhodes organs and ebbing synths, the latter quivering with the cool twinkle of arpeggiated keys. Of course it doesn't always gel and - on the LP's most forced moment - 'Foghorn's low astral funk rubs uneasily against the crystalline ambiance of 'Amniotic'; both tracks may be fine in isolation but jar by association, momentarily disconnecting you from the otherwise blanket reverie.
This small misstep aside, Weird Drift explores the deeper potential of Heterotic's sound with sublime results. Vezelay's sensual poetics melding into Rix-Martin and Paradinas' lush electronica on an album of retro-futuristic pop that improves with each spin and shimmers bright with widescreen radiance.
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Step Into the Past Tours
Step into the Past: Brenham Historical Tours are open! Public tours every Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The Barnhill Center at the Simon Theatre – See The Dawn of Washington County in the upstairs ballroom on most Saturdays. Movie runs on the hour, every hour from 10:00 to 4:00. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children.
Glissmann Drug Store Museum – A fascinating pharmacy that looks exactly like it did in 1924. A short movie will introduce visitors to Carl Glissmann. Admission is free of charge.
Brenham Fire Museum – Visitors can see up-close three antique fire trucks from Brenham's past, two of which are rare – the only ones in Texas of their kind. Admission is free of charge.
Brenham Heritage Museum – New exhibits and three short movies have been added to the gallery for Step into the Past. New interactive activities for children are popular. Admission to the Museum gallery is $3 for adults and $1 for children.
Toubin Park – Opened in 2011, the park is part of Step into the Past for its original cistern built around 1878. Toubin Park displays give details about the Washington County Railroad, the Burning of Brenham, and the city's Texas Archeological Landmark – a system of historic cisterns. Admission is free of charge.
The Giddings Wilkin House Museum – The oldest standing home in Brenham, built in 1843, visitors are greeted with a short film and then allowed to tour the house.
The Giddings Stone Mansion – Built in 1870, this grand house has hosted many lavish events for nearly 150 years. Tourists can see the homes' advanced features for its time, and learn how the family's household operated.
The public can tour the Giddings houses on Saturdays from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Admission to see both homes is $15 for adults and $5 for children.


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In a word or phrase, what does leadership mean to you? Leadership is taking charge responsibly.
Why did you join the program? I joined the program because of the great opportunities to volunteer and help others.
What do you hope to gain from the program? I hope to gain better confidence in my public speaking.
What is or do you think will be your favorite part of the program? My favorite part of the program is mentoring. I love helping younger kids and going to new places.


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EVENT: St. Croix Prep Marathon 2016
EVENT DATE: Oct 19, 2016
Total Current: $2904
The St. Croix Prep Marathon is our largest fundraiser in which all student and staff participate in raising funds.
Marathon Day is not only a great day filled with outdoor activity and community building, we also use this event to close the funding gap between our school and other Stillwater public schools. St. Croix Prep does not receive any of the local tax levy funds that the local district receives. This 'gap' amounts to over $1.5 million per year. We must work together to close this funding gap for our students.
Our goal for the Marathon is $100,000! The money raised supports academic enrichment for SCPA students. As in past years, the funds raised will purchase classroom technology. In addition, this year's funds will be used to subsidize the cost of educational field trips and assemblies for every student.
Each student has a goal of raising a minimum of $65 to reach his/her first incentive. Students raising more than $65 will be eligible for additional prizes. See 'Incentives and Celebrations' section for more details.
To assist families in reaching out to friends and family around the country and the world, as well as those who live nearby, students will collect donations online through our event website. Each student will have an individual web page that he/she can forward to family and friends. See 'How to Donate' section for more details.
Let's work together to enrich our students' classroom experience so that St. Croix Prep remains a place where our students develop their academic, character and leadership potential.


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On the first weekend in May a sea of gold and green jerseys descended upon the Big Apple, as Gaelic Park hosted New York versus Leitrim. But when the dust has settled, bar stools emptied, and flights returned, those left behind might ponder what kind of place Leitrim is?
There's a romance about Leitrim, its scenery, its heritage, its people. For those who leave, it can irresistibly draw you back. It was years before I made my way back from London into its arms but back I came along the lake road that weaves round Lough Gill, past Parkes castle to Dromahair. If you're lucky you might meet the bearded wild goats that come down from the mountains to drink from the lake.
As I speak with Michael Gallagher and Paul Ferguson, who both spent time in the UK, I ask them what makes it special. They agree it is the unspoilt land ideal to rear a family. Michael in his 60's a sheep farmer, in Kiltyclogher adds.
"We are like salmon, we all make our own way home in the end."
In this, the year of The Gathering, Leitrim is a "must see" for tourists, some of whom are coming home for the first time.
First stop is one of Leitrim's adopted sons writer John MacGahern of Amongst Women fame. The John McGahern International Seminar, 23rd to 25th May in the Bush Hotel Carrick on Shannon, named after a watering stop where travellers once tied weary animals.
Carrick on Shannon perched on the counties finest waterway, celebrates "Carrick 400' festival this year, hosts many family friendly events to mark the towns formation.
A stroll round town gives you a flavor of the place. The Dock Theatre; an old courthouse; the Costello Chapel - the smallest chapel in Ireland and second smallest in the world. A labor of love of one man for his wife, she was buried under glass within the chapel until his death when he could join her.
Many a love story started at the iconic Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne, inspiring William Trevor's book and subsequent film. You imagine the bicycles parked outside in its heyday. The ballroom stars in the Glenfarne gala festival August 1st to 5th, with an itinerary including a climb up Thur Mountain, Fishing competitions, and heritage night. An unmissable sports day has log throwing, turf cutting, essential tannoy system and 'tallest man on the field' competition.
A few miles down the road is Glencar waterfall on the Sligo border and countryside that inspired Yeats poetry "to the waters and the wild…" is one of the jewels in the crown of Leitrim, which recently has been making a name in walking festivals and ecotourism. There is a proud tradition too of fresh water swimming lessons in lakes round these parts.
The Leitrim landscape is speckled with signs of resistance and heartbreak, the county ravaged by famine and emigration, with mass rocks and ruins. The hills gave birth to 1916 leader Sean Mac Diarmada, his statue overlooking Kiltyclogher, cottage lovingly nurtured by locals there to visit. Many Irish workhouses were erased for hospital buildings.
Prin Duignan, Manorhamilton historian recalls the "stigma" of the workhouse. He was however moved to research that assistance came from Native Americans in a poignant act of kindness. "Giving something from people who had nothing to give."
The Cholera hospital still stands and heart rendering 'paupers' graveyard beside it under scenic hills, is in Duignans view the most visited place in Manorhamilton. The South Leitrim workhouse attic has been restored on hospital grounds in Carrick on Shannon.
The famine graveyards now memorial garden was part sponsored by the New York Leitrim society, and visitors are asked to bring a stone for a cairn that will be mounted, a symbol of healing.
Back talking with Michael and Paul they remind you that Leitrim has some of the best fishing in Ireland.
Paul Ferguson a fisherman, lights up telling you of the abundant wild salmon in Leitrim the first salmon of the year caught there, while a trout species traced back to the Ice age is unique to Lough Melvin. Local angling clubs he says are delighted to bring visitors out.
And for the future of Lovely Leitrim? Dark storm clouds forming, Paul and Michael make reference to what they see the biggest threat to Leitrim and Ireland from proposed gas mining or Fracking.
Paul says, "Leitrim hasn't changed in the last 100 years and I am not going to go about changing it, and no one that loves the place and people would want that either"
You walk away and ponder the spirit that is Leitrim, wrapped up in its football, people, scenery and heritage knowing that this is exactly what so many think of Ireland, and maybe why we love it so much.
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More than one million people from the U.S. and Canada visited the island of Ireland in 2012, a three percent increase on the previous year according to figures recently released from Ireland's Central Statistics Office.
While the exact number, 1.017million, is a wonderful achievement and a great endorsement of the unique experience which Ireland offers, it is the proportion of these folks who were vacationers/holidaymakers which is especially pleasing to Tourism Ireland.
The number of vacationers, those influenced by the promotional campaigns of Tourism Ireland and its partners, increased by a very impressive seven percent to 622,000.
Accordingly, revenue from the U.S. and Canada increased by a whopping 9.3 percent to €742 million.
Executive Vice President of Tourism Ireland, US and Canada, Joe Byrne said, "The United States continues to be one of the strongest international markets for tourism to the island of Ireland and we are delighted with the figures for 2012. The extremely encouraging reports for 2013 so far, suggest that we could be in for another bumper year."
"In 2013, Ireland has the added attraction of The Gathering, a year-long series of festivals and events celebrating the unique nature of what it means to be Irish, and this has given us an unprecedented opportunity to shine a spotlight on Ireland in the U.S."
The figures follow the recent release of Tourism Ireland's North American review and three-year plan entitled "Make Ireland Jump Out" which sets an ambitious target of an increase in American visitors between 2013 and 2015 of 20 percent.
A critical factor which will underpin this growth is the significant increase in the number of airline seats between the U.S. and Ireland. Summer 2013 will see almost 25% more airline capacity on routes to Dublin, Shannon and Belfast than in 2012 – all five carriers operating direct services have increased capacity or added new routes.


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I'm sure this post has been written a million times, but I just feel like I need a place to "talk" about this. I am feeling really torn about weaning. I work full time, so DS is mostly day-weaned. He's about 17 months old now, and is healthy and happy. He has never slept though the night. He usually wakes up between 2 and 6 times each night, and I nurse him back to sleep. I also nurse him to fall asleep initially.
He loves nursing. Loves it. He is definitely not ready to wean. Me, on the other hand... I don't know. Sometimes, I am feeling worn out (probably due to lack of sleep) and I wish that he could sooth himself to sleep in another way. Most of the time though, I do like it.. and I am not really ready for this chapter to end. My DH has been saying that we should try to wean soon; he feels that DS is getting too old and that we need to get him to fall asleep w/o nursing. I agree with him about the falling asleep part; it would be awesome if DS could sleep w/o me.
The biggest problem is that I am too tired in the middle of the night to try to night wean. It's so much easier to just shove a boob in his mouth!
I'm trying to figure out if night weaning will reduce the night wakings, or if that won't make any difference. Does anyone have experience with that?
I have always been very attentive in the middle of the night, probably too much so, and now DS expects it and needs it. It's going to take a lot of effort to night wean... especially since he wakes up so much!
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SWOSU Reps Attend Higher Education Chancellor's Presentation on Legislative Age
With the demand for employees who have certificates and degrees continually increasing, college completion remains the top priority in the state of Oklahoma. That was the message delivered by Chancellor Glen D. Johnson as he presented the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education's FY 2015 legislative agenda to an audience of lawmakers, community leaders and educators—including representatives from Southwestern Oklahoma State University—on Tuesday, January 7, in Enid.
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently voted to request $76.3 million in new state appropriations during the upcoming legislative session. The total budget request for FY 2015 is 7.7 percent higher than the current year's appropriation.
"Oklahoma's system of higher education is the state's road to jobs and prosperity," said Chancellor Johnson. "No entity in state government can help Oklahoma reach its goals of educational excellence and workforce development faster or more comprehensively than public higher education. Our budget request would support our institutions' ongoing commitment to produce more college graduates, which increases our state's per capita income and strengthens our state's economy."
The State Regents are requesting $55.1 million for Complete College America performance-funding needs. This investment will provide state colleges and universities funding for additional course sections, full-time faculty and financial aid. These dollars will also fund information technology equipment, library resources and other operational needs that will provide continued support for student success.
The State Regents are also seeking $2.5 million for online education and degree completion technology. This will enable students to enroll in additional course sections and will provide for improved software development and training.
The State Regents are requesting $10 million to fund a competitive grant program that will enhance higher education institutions' efforts to expand specialized student services, including focused advisement, career counseling and job placement, veterans' programs and financial education.
Increased financial aid funding will also be a priority for the State Regents in the upcoming legislative session. The State Regents seek to increase funding for the concurrent enrollment program, which allows high school juniors and seniors to take credit-earning college courses, by $3 million, and are requesting $1.5 million for the Oklahoma Tuition Aid and Oklahoma Tuition Equalization grants and $250,000 for an adult degree completion community scholarship match.
The State Regents are also requesting an additional $250,000 for the Summer Academies program, which provides interactive learning opportunities for Oklahoma eighth- through 10th-grade students in high-demand science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
The total appropriation request for FY 2015 is $1.06 billion.


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Bucs heading in strong with multiple top conference postings
CLEMSON, S.C. (Feb. 7, 2013) – The ETSU men's and women's track & field teams take to their final meet before the indoor conference championships this weekend, stopping in Clemson, S.C., for The Tiger Paw Invitational inside Clemson's Indoor Track & Field Complex.
The two-day meet begins Friday at 2 p.m., with multiple field events and the qualifying rounds of the men's and women's 60m dash and 60m hurdles. The first field events to get underway include the women's long jump, pole vault, high jump and weight throw. Opening day comes to a close at 5:40 p.m., with the men's and women's distance medley relays.
After a night's rest, the meet picks back up Saturday at 10 a.m., when the men's pole vault, shot put and triple jump get underway. The final events, the men's and women's 4x400m relays, are scheduled to begin around 6:45 that evening.
"We made great strides last weekend at the Hilton Garden Invitational," Director of ETSU Track & Field/Cross Country George Watts said. "We had athletes winning events and improving on their personal and seasonal bests.
"Lexie burley is a good example of someone improving on a consistent basis and positioning herself to win events. We had big improvements from the distance runners and sprints and hurdles crew, and I believe the jumpers are close to hitting on all cylinders and expect continued improvement between now and the conference championships."
In total, over 1,300 collegiate athletes will compete at The Tiger Paw. ETSU student-athletes make up 75 of the entries on the heat sheets and will compete in the majority of events to take place throughout the weekend.
"We are well prepared for the meet and hope to see contiunued improvements with everybody fine-tuning their individual events," Watts added. "We will hold out several kids in order to get them healthy, train or rest for the next two weeks prep work before the conference meet.
"I beleive our sprinters and jumpers are ready for a breakout performance and I'm looking forward to their events. I'm very pleased with how hard the kids have worked and understood the level of competitiveness we as a staff are asking of them."
Highlighting some of ETSU's competitors this weekend, the Bucs will have Ifrish Alberg (Paramaribo, Suriname) run in the 60m dash. Alberg ranks No. 1 in the A-Sun with a season-best time of 6.82, which he ran the last time ETSU traveled to Clemson for the Orange & Purple Winter Classic.
On the women's side of the 60m, Emani Harrison (Columbia, S.C.) and Keturah Williams (Alpharetta, Ga.) will look to improve upon their season-best times of 7.62 and 7.63, respectively. Harrison currently ranks No. 4 in the event in the conference and Williams is just behind at No. 5. Both trail the top mark of 7.56 run by Kennesaw State's Alicia Whittle and Hannah Wood.
In the women's 60m hurdles will be ETSU sophomore Demeteria Edgecombe (Spartanburg, S.C.). Edgecombe is currently No. 2 in the conference with a posting of 8.51 in early December at Clemson, trailing JU's Shanique Walker who has a conference-leading time of 8.37.
In the women's 200m, sophomore Karissa Bertling (New Port Richey, Fla.) can creep closer to the conference's top mark currently held by UNF's Brianna Frazier. Bertling has a season-best time of 24.77 in the event, while Frazier leads all at 24.37.
Increasing the distances, ETSU senior Tim O'Dell (Palm Coast, Fla.) will want a solid performance in the 400m as he looks to defend his indoor title in the coming weeks. O'Dell currently sits at No. 2 in the conference this season with a time of 48.97, trailing North Florida's Jake Menan who ran a 48.88.
Two-time A-Sun Men's Track Athlete of the Week Filip Jalovy (Modrice, Czech Republic) currently leads the A-Sun in the mile and 3000m, but will not compete in either event this weekend. Instead, Jalovy will take his mark at the men's 800m and as one of the four in the DMR.
Women's distance runner standout Chelsea Clark (Fairmont, W. Va.) – with an A-Sun Women's Track Athlete of the Week award to her credit this year – is first in the 3000m and second in the 5000m, but will not compete in either event in Clemson. Like Jalovy, Clark will compete in the DMR, while also taking aim at the women's mile.
As for the field events, junior Tyler Stepp (Dandridge, Tenn.) will take a week off from the high jump to improve his mark in the long jump. Stepp is currently among the conference's top three in the long jump, but has some ground to make up on the leader in Andre Dorsey of Kennesaw State. The women's high jump will feature ETSU's freshman standout, Kristin Chapman (LaFollette, Tenn.). Chapman took home A-Sun Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors in early December after her first collegiate try and will look to improve upon her mark of 1.68m to eclipse JU's Charlene Charles who holds a clearance of 1.70m.
Vaulting on the men's side for ETSU will be Chris Winkle (Gray, Tenn.) The sophomore set a collegiate best of 4.60m in the event a few weeks ago at the Niswonger Invitational and currently trails UNF's David Shepherd for first place by .30m. Freshman Ashley Kessler (Knoxville, Tenn.) ranks fourth in the women's pole vault at 3.40m and will compete this weekend in an attempt to improve and potentially pass Kennesaw State's conference-leading mark of 3.70m held by Michelle Quimby.
Finally, the triple jump will have a pair of Pennsylvania natives in Jason Johnson (Philadelphia) on the men's side and Kelly Monteleone (Pittsburgh) on the women's. Johnson stands at No. 2 in the A-Sun, trailing Kennesaw State's Andre Dorsey who leads by a full meter. Meanwhile, Monteleone is tied for second in the women's triple jump alongside teammate Lexie Burley (Johnson City, Tenn.) at 12.22m, looking to eclipse JU's Shanique Walker who boasts a 12.42m leap.
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"It's been awhile since I've done one of these but this is certainly a pivotal year in skinning. The term 'skinning' has really expanded in what it means. Today, skinning is loosely used to describe customizing in general. From phones, to PDAs, to computer cases, skinning has become an all purpose term. But for our purposes, we're going to stick with customizing the user experience of personal computers (primarily PC and Macintosh). This article will give a head's up on where I think, in my highly biased way, things stand and where I think they're going."


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Questions for the Newbies Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Questions for the Newbies Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Czech Republic View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message cksJoined: 12 Jul 2005Posts: 144 Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: Questions for the Newbies We always seem to get questions from the Newbies about job prospects and how to get adjusted to the Czech Republic, but we rarely hear results. How are all the newbies doing here in Prague or the Czech Republic with employment? Are your language schools offering you visas? I am curious how the market is for you guys. Back to top musicalchefJoined: 24 Apr 2009Posts: 36Location: Prague Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: As you said in another post, it's a bit slow and I hope I can get more hours soon! I was able to get some proofreading work last month and would love to have more of that. Right now looking for a room in a flat; I have all the other paperwork I need to get my visa. Unfortunately many landlords/ladies are not willing to help out with that so the options are a bit limited. There is one flat I looked at, which I would share with a very nice lady who owns the place and is willing to fill out the paperwork, but it's really far (about 20 minutes from Letnany)! I'll take it if I can't find a different flat within a week. I'm very happy with my school. Urad prace screwed up my work permit, but my employer made them fix it (it was their mistake, not ours). They have, in general, helped a lot with my paperwork for the work permit and visa. I lived in Sarajevo for four months earlier this year so Prague's a bit hard to get used to, but I'm surviving! Trying to learn Czech quickly so I don't feel like such a dork, always needing to take people with me to offices, etc! I'm happy with the decent selection of halal restaurants here for when I'm craving meat. I miss cheddar cheese but eidam is good too Thanks for asking; how are you doing? Back to top cksJoined: 12 Jul 2005Posts: 144 Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: Thanks for the input. I rarely hear any updates from the newbies; they often disappear from the boards after they settle in. My schools are adding the classes slower than usual, but this week it seems that so many new classes have opened and I have been told more will open in October. It is slower than normal, but never fear- January 2010 things are predicting to get back to normal. PM me if you need any help with anything. Back to top ITTPJoined: 23 Sep 2006Posts: 343Location: Prague/Worldwide Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:52 am Post subject: cks wrote: Thanks for the input. I rarely hear any updates from the newbies; they often disappear from the boards after they settle in. My schools are adding the classes slower than usual, but this week it seems that so many new classes have opened and I have been told more will open in October. It is slower than normal, but never fear- January 2010 things are predicting to get back to normal. PM me if you need any help with anything. It's always like this every year. Classes don't pick up fully until the end of September/ early October. Still though, there is a small downturn in classes being reported this semester and this might affect the overall number of classes being offered to teachers this year. Our grads have reported that there are less opportunities out there but all have teaching positions now so it isn't completely dire or anything. The trend will definitely be for a general decrease per year of the demand for English language classes as the new generations have greater English language learning skills. I do see a day coming when the level of spoken English in Prague will be on par with such cities as Copenhagen and Stockholm. Hezky vikend!/Lovely weekend! 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Environmental groups and some Curtis Bay residents are pressing the state to tighten pollution safeguards at the CSX coal terminal, saying they're concerned about runoff from the busy facility and about black dust blown onto and into their homes.
Coal exports from the CSX terminal have risen sharply in recent years, said Leah Kelly, an attorney with the Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington-based group. The Baltimore customs district exported 5.1 million tons of coal in the first three months of this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, trailing only Norfolk and New Orleans in volume of coal shipped overseas.
Curtis Bay, with industries in and around it, is also one of the most polluted communities in the state, contended Lauren Randall of the Sierra Club. It and other groups have urged state environmental regulators to impose new requirements on CSX for controlling stormwater runoff and wind-blown dust from its facility.


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SGI is ready to become emergent all over again. A judge has okayed the company's reorganization plan, paving the way for it to come out of bankruptcy protection in October. The 'new' SGI will be a trimmed down version of its former self with just 1600 staff. In addition, it will have a new board of directors to complement new CEO Dennis McKenna. With so much newness on its side, SGI expects to reach profitability in fiscal 2007.


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How To Make Easy Pickled Red Cabbage
Even though it's winter, I am still canning seasonal fruits and vegetables. Home canning is not limited to only summer! I saw some beautiful red cabbage at the market, and suddenly visualized rows of jars filled with gleaming purple vegetables in my larder. I put together this very easy recipe which I'll share in this post.
What You Need
1 red cabbage
2 tablespoons salt
10 cups white vinegar
6 tablespoons pickling spice
Sharp knife
Cutting board
Large bowl
A plate or lid that fits inside the bowl
A large pot for sterilizing jars
8 to 10 12-ounce Mason jars with lids
Wide mouth funnel
Jar tongs
If you don't have the appropriate canning tools, check out this How To Make Your Own Canning Equipment home hack!
1. Cut the cabbage in half lengthwise, and then cut each half into quarters. Slice off the cabbage core at an angle. Remove the outer leaves. Slice each quarter thinly.
2. Place the cabbage in a large bowl and toss with the two tablespoons of salt. Place a plate or lid on the cabbage and place a heavy weight on top of the plate to press down on the cabbage. Set aside and leave for 24 hours.
3. After 24 hours have passed, bring water in a large pot to boil. Wash the jars with hot soapy water and then sterilize the jars in the boiling water for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in a non-metallic, enamel pot, boil together the vinegar and the pickling spice. Bring to a boil and let boil for 6 minutes.
5. Pack the cabbage in the jars, leaving one inch of headroom at the top. Ladle the hot vinegar mixture over the jars. Dunk the lids in the hot water used to sterilize the jars for one minute, and then remove the lids, wipe them dry, wipe the jar rims, and seal the jars. Ready to use after 6 days.
Related: How Easy a Pickle Can Be: The Zuni Pink Pickled Onions
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children can create unique physical, developmental, educational and social needs. At Nemours, our child behavioral specialists use standard guidelines developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and information from people who know your child well like teachers, caregivers and you to help address ADHD symptoms in children.
Our behavioral health experts use a family-centered, team approach to provide outpatient psychological evaluations, consultations, and other treatments to care for children with ADHD.
ADHD Symptoms in Children
ADHD in children causes hyperactivity and inattention such as:
- constant movement, fidgeting or squirming
- inability to complete tasks
- difficulty playing quietly
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- problems with interrupting or intruding on others
- excessive talking
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It's normal for kids to be forgetful every now and then, act impulsively or even have trouble keeping still. But when these behaviors continue and affect home life, school work and social interactions, it can signal ADHD in children.
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have trouble functioning socially, academically and at home. At Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, our child behavior experts specialize in finding the reasons for your child's behavior, and offering solutions to help manage ADHD in children.
ADHD used to be referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). In 1994, it was renamed ADHD and now includes three subtypes:
- a predominantly inattentive type (ADHD Inattentive)
- a predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type (ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive)
- a combined type (ADHD Combined) for children with problems with both inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity
With proper diagnosis and early treatment, our experts can help your child learn strategies to cope and adapt even with these challenges.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children is a common behavioral disorder broken down into three subtypes each with its own pattern of behavior:
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- Hyperactive-impulsive type with signs that include:
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- Combined type, the most common type of ADHD and includes a combination of the inattentive type and the hyperactive-impulsive type
Before making a diagnosis, we recommend that your child has a medical examination, that includes a hearing and vision test, to rule out symptoms that mimic symptoms of ADHD in children. Following the medical exam, you and your child will meet with our mental health experts to begin gathering information about your child.
We'll conduct a clinical assessment, similar to an interview, which may include screening questionnaires for you, your child's teacher, school, and others who may have daily interaction with your child to complete. Also, we may perform psychometric testing that measures IQ and achievement to rule out a learning disability or developmental delay, a process that measures skill development during predictable times.
Some of the things we look for in children who may have ADHD include:
- displays behaviors from one of the three subtypes before age 7: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined type
- these behaviors must be more severe than in other kids the same age
- the behaviors must last for at least 6 months
- the behaviors must occur in and negatively affect at least two areas of your child's functioning at school, home, daycare, or friendships
- we'll also consider conditions that may resemble ADHD such as behavior disorders, anxiety, and mood disorders
Although ADHD in children can't be cured, it is manageable. Our specialists will work with you and your child to develop an individualized treatment plan. We'll help your child learn to control negative behaviors and make adjustments to become more productive.
We provide services including outpatient consultation, comprehensive evaluation, and parent-based training. We use a family-centered approach to help your child and your family understand the disorder and focus on strategies to reinforce consistency.
Types of treatment we offer to help manage ADHD in children include:
- psycho-education: provides parents with information and resources on ADHD and similar conditions, including the impact of ADHD on a child's functioning over the course of their development.
- parent training: parent-based therapy that provides parents with information on practices proven to reduce misbehavior and increase compliance in children with ADHD.
- medication therapy: include stimulants and non-stimulant medications that must be monitored closely.
- consultation with community providers: including your child's primary care doctor, and your child's school and teachers.
- pediatric psychologists: licensed mental health professionals with a doctoral degree, and who specialize in the study of childhood development as it relates to behaviors and emotions. Psychologists do not prescribe medications, but provide therapeutic intervention including behavioral modification, social skills training, and parent training to help manage the common behavioral, emotional, and social challenges that occur with ADHD.
- pediatric psychiatrists: medical doctors with advanced training in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness. In addition to psychotherapy, a child psychiatrist may prescribe medication therapy when necessary.
- neuropsychologists: mental health professionals with a doctorate degree, who specialize in studying how the brain affects your child's action and thought.


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- Airport/ Railway Station transfers by Sharing Car/Coach
- A Half Day sightseeing to Miramar, Old Goa Churches, temple
- Well appointed deluxe air conditioned rooms with LCD TV, Electronic Safes, Tea/ Coffee Makers with replenishment once a day
- Two bottles of Mineral water complimentary in the room per day
- Buffet meals at "Under The Mango Tree" as per the package plan
Hotel Overview
Whispering Woods by the Verda, Goa, is snuggled amidst tall palm trees and lush green landscape. These luxurious villas allow guests to kickback and imbibe the beauty of nature. The well-appointed interiors blend seamlessly with the modern comforts and create a truly unforgettable stay. With a gracious hospitality and pleasant ambience, this hotel makes for a cherished experience.
Hotel Highlights
- 45 km from the airport
- 49 km from city center
- 4 km to the beach
Facilities at hotel
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- Pets Allowed
- Conference Facility
- Air Conditioning
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- Airport Transfer
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- The package once booked is refundable and cancellable.
- Flight cancellation will be as per airline cancellation policy.
- Date of booking to 31 days before travel the cancellation charges will be 25% of the tour cost
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- 15 to 8 days before travel - cancellation charges will be 75% of the tour cost
- 0 to 7 days before travel - cancellation charges will be 100% of the tour cost. No refund shall be given
- Please note cancellation policy is subject to change. It depends on the hotel policy. In peak season, some hotels may charge 100% cancellation.
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- Check-out time is until 12:00 hrs.
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- Once your payment has been processed, we will send you an email confirmation.
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Column: Super Bowl brothers like no others
John Harbaugh had just finished answering the masked man in front of him when a caped crusader from a children's network swooped in to ask how he really felt about his brother.
"I think that's a very provocative question from Nickelodeon," the Ravens coach said, not bothering to hide a smile. "I'm a little disappointed because I've spent a lot of time watching your network with my daughter over the years."
Silly stuff at media day for the Super Bowl. Nothing new about that, even if the humor has, by now, grown staler than a day-old French Quarter beignet.
There were no superheroes around younger brother Jim, while he grudgingly held court a short time earlier at a podium on the 43-yard-line of the Superdome. Probably too busy exploring the inner thoughts of Randy Moss or discussing tattoos with Colin Kaepernick.
Or maybe they just knew better than to get the San Francisco coach too wound up. Happened in Detroit last year, if you remember, with a postgame handshake.
The guy who probably charts what he's going to have for breakfast a week ahead of time had his talking points ready for this ordeal. Fidgeting constantly as he sat on the podium, Jim Harbaugh did his best to entertain like his older brother, but it just wasn't going to happen.
"I could make something up," he said in response to one question. "But I'd be making it up. What do you want me to say and we can save you some time and put it right in your story."
That the Harbaugh siblings are a big story line in this Super Bowl isn't a surprise. They'll be across the sidelines from each other Sunday in the first brotherly coaching confrontation in 47 Super Bowls.
The odds of that happening? About 225-1 if you listen to John; impossible to quantify if you're his younger brother.
"I can add. I can subtract. I can do division and I can multiply. But now you're starting to step in a realm where I get challenged mathematically," Jim said. "Maybe like lightning striking?"
Whatever the odds, brother versus brother makes this a Super Bowl like no other. A sibling rivalry played out on one of the biggest stages in sports, and this time the loser doesn't have to mow the front lawn.
The father they learned so much from about coaching and life will be in the stands watching along with their mother, Jackie. She tends to get upset at referees when calls don't go the family's way, but with a son running each team there is no one to root against in this game.
They're both the same, yet they're both so different. Jim is so intense he often looks like he is about to explode – and occasionally does. John can be so engaging – he got on a media conference call with his parents last week and asked them why they liked his younger brother better than him.
And while Jim acted as if he couldn't wait for his 60 minutes to be up Tuesday, John talked past his allotted time, answering questions with enthusiasm until a team official finally pulled him away. He campaigned for the late Ravens owner Art Modell to be voted in the Hall of Fame, talked about his daughter learning Japanese, and joked about how his parents always did like Jim best.
"I think even I liked Jim more than me growing up," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised if they did."
The 49ers coach, meanwhile, likes to hold things so close to the vest that he feigned ignorance when asked if he would see his brother in a social setting this week. John, though, let the family secret out, saying there were tentative plans to get together Wednesday night for what figures to be a quiet dinner.
"I can't imagine what we would be able to talk about," John said. "What are you having? I don't know. What are you having? It might not get past the menu."
They could discuss the kind of things everyone discusses about their little brother. In Jim's case, that would be the umbrage he took at a media member referring to the string around his neck as a necklace, or maybe his appearance in the 1990s sitcom "Saved by the Bell" while he was a quarterback with the Indianapolis Colts.
"They asked me to come on and deliver a positive message to the youth," Jim said with a laugh. "And for that I've been scorned and humiliated."
The big brother stuff isn't quite as funny because it's hard even for Jim to make fun of John. How could he when John said he was sure he would be looking across the field at his brother during the game and thinking about their lives together and how they got to this point.
"There's a lot of commercial time" during the game, John said. "There will be some time for personal reflection, certainly."
They grew up as sons of a football coach, and they're now in an elite place every football coach aspires to be. "Enthusiasm unknown to mankind" was one of Jack Harbaugh's favorite sayings while they were growing up, and they've now got some sayings of their own.
The brother thing fits into it so well, in fact, that Jim paraphrased Shakespeare twice when talking about it.
"That's my brother on the other side," he said. "I love him and care about him very much. But they're also my brothers on the sidelines for he who sheds his blood today shall be my brother."
Slogans won't win football games, though, and someone will lose this one. It's not a prospect either relishes, but a reality they both accept.
They're football coaches, after all. Just like dad.
"We both desperately want to win," Jim said. "But we understand the other side of that."
Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg


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Locked in a 5-5 game in extra innings on Monday, the Toll Gate softball team saw its hopes of climbing into second place in the division evaporate in the blink of an eye.
Against a Coventry team that was a half-game ahead of the Titans in Division I-South going into the game, Toll Gate surrendered seven runs in the eighth inning – including a grand slam by Jillian Ward – and fell 12-7.
The final frame was a tough pill to swallow for the Titans, especially since they only had themselves to blame for being there in the first place.
Toll Gate gave up two unearned runs – one in the third and one in the fifth – and it was too much to overcome against the opportunistic Oakers.
"It's a game that shouldn't have gone extra innings," Toll Gate head coach Shana O'Connor said. "Plain and simple. You can't give Coventry an extra chance at bat. You can't give them an extra chance to hit. They're a great hitting team, and you can't give a great hitting team an extra chance at bat."
Toll Gate dropped to 8-8 in D-I, while Coventry improved to 9-6.
With rain pouring down almost from the opening pitch, hits were hard to come by, but both teams still struck early.
Coventry scored a run right off the bat in the first off Toll Gate starter Katie McCaughey when Tatiana Webb singled and Rachel Ball walked ahead of an RBI single by Kristin Gallagher.
The Titans came back with two runs in the home half of the inning against Coventry's Kerrie Deliberis, loading the bases on consecutive singles by McCaughey, Pattie Turner and Jessica Brosnahan, then scoring on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Courtney Conklin.
"The hitting definitely is starting to improve," O'Connor said. "We've been scoring a lot more runs in the last few games."
But armed with the lead, the defense began to falter.
It started in the third. After McCaughey gave up a leadoff double to Gallagher, she retired the next batter before Alyssa Derrick reached on an infield error. That brought home Gallagher, and it opened up the floodgates.
With two outs, Ward doubled home Derrick for a 3-2 lead, and Ward came around on a single by Deliberis. McCaughey stopped the bleeding there, but the Oakers had taken a 4-2 lead.
"The defense is starting to decline," O'Connor said. "They need to get it together and work the defense and the offense and the pitching all in the same game, successfully."
McCaughey worked her way around an error in the fourth inning before another error in the fifth led to another Coventry rally. After Derrick struck out, Ward hit a ground ball to Conklin at third, but her throw got away from Brosnahan at first, and Ward ended up at third base with one out.
Amanda Ritarossi singled her in, giving Coventry a 5-2 lead.
"You can't make errors in the field," O'Connor said. "They need to support their pitchers more. They made critical mistakes in the field. It was tough playing conditions today, and in that case especially when it's hard enough to pitch the ball over the plate because it's raining, you can't make mistakes in the field."
Yet, even with the defensive miscues, Toll Gate didn't just throw in the towel.
It rallied for three runs in the home half of the fifth, tying the game at five. Kaylyn Dion doubled to open the inning and McCaughey reached on a bunt single. After Turner popped out, Brosnahan walked and Conklin brought home two runs with a single to center. Molly Turner followed that up with a single up the middle to drive home the third run of the inning.
McCaughey shut down Coventry in the sixth and seventh, and Toll Gate put runners at second and third with two outs in the seventh, but Deliberis induced a pop-out from Tori Porter to strand the runners and send the game to extras.
"You also have to be able to hit when there's runners in scoring position," O'Connor said. "They've got to come through with a big hit, and they didn't do that today."
In the eighth, O'Connor elected to bring in Courtney Sheridan to pitch. With Coventry about to start its fifth turn through the order, the hope was that Sheridan would give the Oakers a different look and keep them off-balance.
Unfortunately for the Titans, it didn't pay off. Kathleen Cronin started on second base due to the international tiebreaker rules, and she scored immediately on a double by Webb. After a bunt single by Rachel Ball, Webb stole home when Ball stole second, and Gallagher walked to put two runners on base.
Nicole Bent stepped in next, and she drilled a double to left, plating Coventry's third run of the inning and making the score 8-5.
That ended the day for Sheridan, as McCaughey re-entered the game at pitcher. She intentionally walked Bent, bringing Ward to the plate
On McCaughey's first offering to Ward, she connected and drove the ball over the fence in center, capping the seven-run explosion.
"We weren't trying to give her the grand slam, obviously," O'Connor said. "She's a good hitter, and with the right pitch it can happen."
Toll Gate retired the next three batters, but the damage was done.
The Titans did what they could in the bottom of the eighth, scoring a run on an RBI single from Ingrid Freeman and another on a single by McCaughey, but they didn't have enough to come all the way back.
The loss was discouraging, especially because it was a game that O'Connor felt like her team should have won in regulation.
"We shouldn't have been in that inning," she said.
Toll Gate will look to regroup for its final two games before the playoffs. It plays at 7-8 Chariho today at 4 p.m. and then hosts 10-4 North Kingstown on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The Titans are in ninth place right now in D-I, and the top 12 teams make the playoffs. While Toll Gate has not locked up a playoff spot, it's still in good position to qualify.
The postseason starts next Thursday.


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Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre Hails Allied Effort in Berlin
|BRUSSELS, Belgium -- For nearly
50 years, East and West Berlin stood divided by the
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"For decades, Checkpoint Charlie and other allied checkpoints symbolized both the last defense against tyranny and the passageways to freedom," Hamre said. "Checkpoint Charlie now sits in this museum, its job as a guardhouse done. "Now let us commit to build a Europe in which we need no Checkpoint Charlies," he continued. "Let us commit to build a Europe where there is no need for concrete walls and barbed wire to keep people in and ideas out. Let us commit to build a Europe that is itself a gateway to openness and freedom for all humankind. And let us always recall Berlin as the ultimate symbol of that freedom."
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Takers (UK - BD)
Marcus told them the plan was too risky and now the Takers are dodging bullets.
Professional robbers (Michael Ealy, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Paul Walker, Idris Elba) are living large from their well-executed crimes and life is good, that is until old friend Ghost (T.I.) rolls up with a rushed job that guarantees big money and the team decide to take a gamble.
Takers got a whole lot of slack on the review front when it hit cinemas last year. What with its wannabe Heat style and its mishmash of cast including TV stars, Anakin Skywalker and rappers turned actors. It stunk of a very typical action thriller. Without totally denying that this isn't the case, Takers has a whole lot going for it. Yes, it's very, very typical with its well-dressed gentlemen criminals who seem to have access to all the tech they need for their heists, rival mobsters, revenge sub plots and armoured trucks and yes the story is as straight forward as you'd imagine, but as we travel through the paint-by-numbers plot we start getting a handful of set pieces that are a whole lot of fun.
Hayden Christensen fighting in a construction site cabin was great, with Anakin convincingly kicking a whole lot of ass. The actual robbery of the armoured trucks was well paced and genuinely got progressively more exciting (Paul Walkers shunting of the truck was awesome). Little Chris Brown really delivered the goods in his run away chase scene. I usually hate anything that even goes near free running in a movie, but the style of this felt more chaotic and had Brown's character reacting to the situation as opposed to doing it for show and it really was a highlight in the movie.
Now it's not all this good throughout. There are some pretty forced feeling subplots with Matt Dillon and his partner being more predictable than dramatic, Idris Elba and his sister's sub plot added nothing but an extended run time for me, and there's a weird sense of taking all of this a little too seriously in places that sometimes felt a little too hokey, but honestly none of this killed the enjoyment too much for me.
With the good bits being genuinely good and the iffier bits being easy to get through everything comes to a satisfying end with a pretty epic shootout much in the same style as True Romance. There are a whole lot of guns in hotel room and it really kicks off in a big bad way. By this point I actually liked most of the characters so their world collapsing around them was an enjoyable close of events. So, all in all, while Takers certainly ain't Heat, it's enough above average in its genre for it to deserve more praise that it seems to be getting from critics.
Takers is usually soaked in golden oranges or bright blues giving it a super stylised look. Because of these bold colour choices the black levels are deep and the transfer has its moments of looking glorious.
Every now and again the image suffers from being a touch soft but generally textures are rich, especially with skin and stubble and while detail isn't quite as strong in the scenery or the wider shots the style of the movie fits HD like a glove and looks great on a TV screen.
Despite the odd flutter, this DTS-HD Master Audio track doesn't really do much out of the ordinary. None of the gunfights have the punch you'd expect, the score isn't dynamic enough and the showier sound effects don't really show off enough.
Dialogue is strong and the mix seems balanced well enough but in the bigger scenes, the bass levels seemed to be lacking and I just kept on feeling it should have been a notch 'more' across the board to really be effective.
Starting with the commentary by director John Luessenhop, producers Will Packer and Jason Geter as well as Tip "T.I." Harris. The track is consistently upbeat with every member participating with plenty of insider knowledge and stories about the shoot. It's a fun track and everyone seems to have a lot to say, so it's a nice companion to the movie itself. The only sort of unintentionally funny part is there are a lot of bits where members state the obvious about what's happening on screen, yet its treated like it's a bit of a reveal.
'Executing the Heist' (11:13 HD) is a straight forward making of but was packed with pretty to the point stuff, making it a good watch.
'Take Action' (10:08 HD) carries on the same style as the making of and is really just a clips selection of the movie intercut with the cast and crew bigging up the fun stuff, including a show of just how much of the stunt work Chris Brown did in his pretty impressive scene from the movie.
'Yeah Ya Know (Takers) from T.I.' (04:31) is part music video, part extended trailer and wrapping up there's a Sony Blu-ray trailer and trailers for Easy A, The Green Hornet (which I can't wait to rewatch by the way) and The Social Network, not forgetting BD-Live as well.
Apparently Stephen King placed Takers in his top ten of 2010. That seems a little far to me, but this movie is a solid flick about criminals, with some great set pieces and a satisfying finale. On a downside there are entire subplots that did nothing for me (including pretty much every scene with Matt Dillon), but even with that taken into account I had quite a bit of fun with Takers and while I won't be rushing back for a rewatch I enjoyed it while it lasted.
The disc looks great and has an audio track that does its job but left me wanted more. The extras are also a little blink and you'll miss 'em too, so all in all this might be a better rental consideration as opposed to a blind buy.
* Note: The images below are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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I liked the action stuff and cared for the criminals more than the cops. The movie did have some good style. Still the script did have some problems that the reviewer nailed and I didn't care for the cops at all. Extras weren't good except for the fun audio commentary
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
I think the not caring about the Cops came down to Matt Dillion. I find him really hard to like in most movies if I'm honest. Sometimes that's used to effect but lately he's just sort of has an unlikable screen pressence.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 7th February 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Audio Descriptive Service English
Subtitles: English, English HoH, Hindi
Extras: Commentary, Featurettes, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Luessenhop
Cast: Matt Dillon, Chris Brown, Idris Elba, T.I., Jay Hernandez, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, Zoë Saldaña.
Genre: Action, Crime and Drama
Length: 107 minutes
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