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Keller Timber Creek girls top Fossil Ridge to grab final playoff spot in 4-5A
FORT WORTH — Emily Spector knows she has a job to do on the Keller Timber Creek girls basketball team.
"It's my job to score," said Spector, a senior guard. "And if I can't score, I have to penetrate and get someone else to score."
Spector rattled off seven consecutive points to open the second half and steer Timber Creek to a 49-39 victory against visiting Keller Fossil Ridge on Tuesday.
It was a winner-take-all game for District 4-5A's final playoff spot. Timber Creek (20-12, 8-6 District 4-5A) will advance to the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Fossil Ridge (18-14, 7-7 District 4-5A) will be one of the best Class 5A teams staying home when the playoffs begin.
"My kids played really hard," Fossil Ridge coach Stacy Henson said. "Defensively, we dictated what [Timber Creek was] going to do on offense, but we just couldn't make a basket."
Spector's dynamic opening to the third quarter followed an ugly first half on both sides. Timber Creek and Fossil Ridge combined for 15 fouls, 26 turnovers and 33 percent shooting, and the score was rightfully tied, 21-21.
Spector came out and hit two layups inside of a minute, then capped the 7-0 run with a 3-pointer. Timber Creek went up 28-21 and never looked back.
"She's the one kid that won't let us lose," Timber Creek coach Tina DeMichele said of Spector. "In a big game she calms everybody down, and when she did that I knew we were going to be OK."
Spector and Tori Frigaard had 14 points apiece to pace Timber Creek. Madison Crawford led Fossil Ridge with nine points.
Timber Creek will face District 3-5A champion Arlington Bowie in a bi-district playoff at 7 p.m. Monday at Birdville's Thomas Coliseum.
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The 90 credit Associate in Arts transfer degree is designed to meet the general education requirements at Washington State four-year institutions and prepares students for baccalaureate degrees in Sociology and Social Work. Sociology is also an excellent major for graduate studies in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Law, Business, and Education.
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Youth and Health, No Longer Synonymous in the U.S.
Over the years, successive generations of Americans have expected to live longer than their parents. But growing health problems among the nation's youth are now threatening to change that. MarketWatch's Jim Jelter explains why that could have dire consequences for the economy. (Photo: Getty Images)
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I ... the ... over the years successive generations of Americans expected little wonder that parents ... the growing health problems among the nation's youth threatens to snap a streak ... you can have dire consequences for the economy ... by Amgen Jelter MarketWatch ... When it comes to general health today's senior citizens are healthier than they've ever been ... but that's not the case for young people ... whose health ... especially the cardiovascular health ... is deteriorating in his heart disease is declining for their parents' and grandparents' generations ... according to the Department of Health and Human Services heart disease lol overall thirty percent of the past decade ... however among twenty five to thirty four year olds ... deaths from heart failure actually increased five percent ... this was also the only age group to see an increase in mortality ... it's a troubling trend but the reasons behind it or not hard to say that our ... old dissident ... hypertension diabetes and high cholesterol ... all of these were on the rise among people under forty ... obesity is up more than fifty percent over the past twenty five years ... that's alarming but it's up a staggering seventy five percent among teenagers ... one in five U S teenagers can now be medically classified as obese a sign just a little chubby but severely overweight ... this of course is ticking time bomb in terms of their health ... means more of them will develop type two diabetes ... they will have heart attacks in their thirties instead of say their fifties or sixties ... and more of them will be out of the workforce and on disability ... with before hitting retirement ... unless the trend is reversed that'll put huge strain on the nation's economy ... accelerating already soaring healthcare costs ... it also threatens to topple one of the pillars of President Obama's health care reform ... but the localized if you're in for healthy young Americans ... can be counted on to balance out the high cost of caring for the sick and elderly ... if the kids end up sicker than their parents ... but throws the whole thing on its head it also goes right to healthcare spawn want ... the American heart Association predicts the medical cost of treating coronary heart disease ... which totaled two hundred billion dollars into thousandnine ... will double within the next seventeen years ...


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Town Board, Zoning Board square off on auction site
Town of Wales Zoning Board members will soon be receiving a message from the Wales attorney: The town is not pleased that the board approved a special use permit for Auctions International.
The Town Board this week authorized Town Attorney Ronald Bennett to do whatever it takes – including filing suit – to get the Zoning Board of Appeals to reverse its decision letting Russ Scherrer expand a Route 20 auction site beyond the 50,000 square feet allowed by state and town code. Town Board Member Gerald Klink called the dispute unprecedented.
The Town Board hopes the Zoning Board will reconsider its decision because its vote was unknowingly based on misinformation from Scherrer, said Supervisor Rickey Venditti.
According to Venditti, Scherrer misrepresented the amount of acreage he has available that is zoned for business. He has only 17 such acres, not the 117 he claims, with the rest zoned for agriculture, he said.
Scherrer first came before the board in 2003 to start developing the old Foss Auction Barn site. Disputes with the board and the financial downturn delayed those plans until last July, when Scherrer again came before the board with new plans.
A new special use permit was issued for reconstruction work and expansion up to 50,000 square feet on the site to provide an indoor flea market with 45 stalls, an outdoor car auction site, restrooms, space for food operations, a used car sales business, and an administrative office complex. Scherrer said he'd like more stalls eventually.
But board members said Scherrer again tried to "get in the back door" by claiming he had no idea codes include overhangs, basements, porches and other such spaces in the square-footage limit and by blaming the building inspector for not telling him and thus forcing him to seek the special-use permit. He wants to build a two-story building with a basement and claims his plans showed this all along.
When the plans were approved by the building inspector, the approval was for a one-story facility. Scherrer said that mistake was not initially noticed.
Venditti, however, said he saw the plans and they were for a one-story building, not three stories.
"We have always tried to work with Russ Scherrer to get the business up and running, but after awhile he always seems to want to change things," Venditti said. "He told us he had the money, and we were holding him up, but when he got the permit, he wanted to change it."
Scherrer claims all 117 acres owned by Auctions International are zoned for business, but the board says that's not true.
Scherrer bought the site from the Foss family, who ran it as a small auction for equipment and farm animals. This is not Scherrer's vision, said Venditti, who claimed the businessman wants to run this project up and down Route 20 with hundreds of cars and pieces of industrial equipment waiting for auction.
Scherrer, who was not at the board meeting, later told The News, "I hope the ZBA stands fast and does not feel threatened by the Town Board. The ZBA made a thorough investigation of my needs and understood we need to add space to grow and employ people."
Asked if he would consider a lawsuit against the town, Scherrer responded, "I might see an attorney in the future."


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From Openmoko
Literki is a full qwerty keyboard with configurable layout, always transparent, therefore applications don't need to redraw screens and popup is therefore very fast. With literki comes the touchpad. With it use can use the bottom of the touchscreen to move a cursor around. You can then use left and right click with it. There are also four scroll buttons, which are useful if your application has very small scroll bars. Opkg page
opkg install http://pvtrace.com/literki_0.0.2-r5_armv4t.ipk
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To pop up the keyboard: slide your finger upwards from the bottom right corner. To hide the keyboard: slide your finger down on the keyboard.
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Brizard on Hicks: "Taylor, who started off the 2010 campaign at forward, moved to left back midway through the season, which was of much success. A natural left footer, she combines speed and quickness, which is essential for any outside back, and is able to use the attacking ability from her former position."
In 2010 (Freshman): Starting in 10 of 17 matches in her first year of college play, Taylor showed promise with her speed and endurance. She scored one goal and distributed one assist for the season. Her goal came in a 2-0 win over Georgia Southern on Sept. 10 and all but sealed the victory for the Golden Eagles in the 69th minute on a shot from 25 yards out. Her assist sparked a Tech rally in an eventual 3-2 overtime loss to Louisiana Tech on Sept. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL: Taylor attended Greely High School in Cumberland, Maine, where she earned three varsity letters. She also played for the Maine Coast United club team under Jon Meek. She earned honorable mention as a member of her team, and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Anne Hicks… born April 10, 1992 to Ed Hicks and Jenn Vogel… intends to major in biology.


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North Koreans mark rocket success with mass rally
North Korea has staged a mass rally in Pyongyang to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch.
State television showed huge crowds cheering to mark the launch, which has been condemned by many nations as a banned test of missile technology.
South Korea, meanwhile, says its navy has retrieved debris from the rocket and will study it.
The first stage of the rocket fell west of the Korean peninsula. South Korea's navy located it shortly afterwards.
It was North Korea's first successful use of a three-stage rocket to put a satellite into orbit. North Korea said on Friday that more launches would go ahead.
Correspondents say the launch will also help consolidate the power of North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, who took over almost exactly a year ago following his father's death.
The UN Security Council has condemned the launch, calling it a missile test that violated two UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from such activities passed after its nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
The US, South Korea and Japan - who believe North Korea is working to develop long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads - want action such as the strengthening of sanctions.
But China - North Korea's main ally - says any UN response should be "conducive to peace" and avoid escalating tensions.
'Unshakeable stand'
In Pyongyang, state television showed pictures of Kim Jong-un in the control room for the launch, and another of him celebrating with members of the military after it successfully went up.
It also broadcast images of ranks of North Koreans massed in central Pyongyang on Friday to listen to congratulatory speeches.
Kim Ki-nam, party secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, told crowds in Kim Il-sung Square that the satellite was "necessary for the building of our national economy".
"This is an international trend and the justified independent right of our people," he said. "Any hostile forces cannot cling to the insistence that our satellite launch is a ballistic missile launch any more."
Ro Gwang-chol, vice-chief of the general staff of the army, said that every soldier in the North celebrated the moment and "have been full of delight and strong emotions".
The official media carried much praise for the country's new leader. "This was achieved thanks to the Great Marshall Kim Jong-un's endless loyalty, bravery and wisdom," said Jang Chol, president of the State Academy of Sciences.
The rocket was launched from the North Korean coast early on Wednesday. South Korea says a fuel container was found where the first stage of the rocket separated.
"The Navy's Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle retrieved the debris of the rocket's first stage at 00:26 and was delivering it to the Second Command Fleet in Pyeongtaek," Yonhap news agency quoted a defence ministry official as saying.
It would be "useful material for analysis", another ministry spokesman said.
On Friday a statement from North Korea's KCNA news agency said Kim Jong-un had called for more such launches.
North Korea "showed at home and abroad the unshakable stand... to exercise the country's legitimate right to use space for peaceful purposes", the KCNA statement quoted him as saying.
The US, meanwhile, said it was holding talks with key players on how to respond to the launch.
"We are working with both our six party partners and with our UN Security Council partners - China is in both of those categories - on a clear and credible response to what the North Koreans have done," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.


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My 5 week old has, since shortly after we came home from the hospital, had very long nursing sessions. He nurses for about an hour to hour and a half--which I've heard can be normal during the newborn age--but he isn't gaining weight like he should.
At birth he was 8 lbs. Now, at 5 weeks he is about 8 lb. 4 oz.
I feed him on demand so sometimes I have all of 30 minutes in between feedings. He is often sleepy during feedings, but I can't seem to avoid this. Because he takes so long to eat his feedings often run into the times he should be napping. However, if he falls asleep while feeding and I take him off the breast he inevitably wakes and is desperate for more. Also, it isn't very often that he seems satisfied after a feeding.
His latch is still a tad shallow, but it is much better than we started with. After he latches on he closes his jaws quite a bit. Not sure if this is normal?? If I have to remove him from the breast I have to not only break the suction, but also slip my finger in between his jaws to release me.
When he is feeding I can hear him getting milk and he actively swallows...except for when he falls asleep. He wears cloth diapers and soaks (like really soaks them) about 8 a day.
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One of the ones I found has a few members with BU email addresses and no employer/organization listed and another was founded by BU students, so I'm pretty sure they take student members even though I haven't seen any from my school. Bearly Legal and I made a deal to try to join one together just to mitigate the initial awkwardness of not knowing anyone, so hopefully we can find one to take both of us. Although the way you make it sound, that might be a better tactic for Bar Association events. I didn't realize that Inns are so structured, but this is a bit of a relief to me because while I'm good at making small talk in a structured setting like an interview or whatever, I'm terrible at introducing myself to people at big events and it makes me very anxious.Two kind of random questions, if you don't mind. How formal are these events usually (like in terms of dress -- do I need to wear my suit most of the time?)? And how do you find the gender balance to be -- is it very "good ol' boys"? I've been meaning to go to more local Women's Bar events because as a female sometimes settings like that are more welcoming, especially in the legal profession.
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The SF State College Republicans will not face sanctions for allegedly breaking the student code of conduct when they stepped on homemade flags with the Arabic symbol for Allah.
The Student Organization Hearing Panel, or SOHP, unanimously ruled Friday that there were no grounds to punish the club for "inciting violence and of actions of incivility" for its members' actions during an anti-terrorism rally Oct. 17, 2006.
Also, Associated Students Inc. abruptly rescinded their Nov. 15, 2006 resolution condemning the College GOPs by unanimous vote last Wednesday. Though ASI President Maire' Fowler was originally a strong proponent of condemning the GOPs, she was not present for the vote.
The College GOPs have not ruled out suing the university for defamation and violating their civil rights, according to College GOP President Leigh Wolf.
The decisions are seen as a triumph of free expression on college campuses by the college GOPs, as well as free-speech advocacy groups.
"We stuck to our guns, we fought back, and we won because we knew we were right," said Leigh Wolf, the president of the College Republicans at SF State. "I think this is the formation of a snowball to protect the free speech of conservative students on campuses all over the state."
Wolf said he was glad the SOHP came to its decision. He said the club would have eventually won in court, but the possible sanctions could have severely damaged the College Republicans. The sanctions ranged from a forced apology to removal of the club from campus.
The decision came after months of investigation. The ASI passed a resolution condemning the club Nov. 15 after receiving complaints about the flag-stomping incident. The resolution, which was rescinded March 14, led to an investigation by the Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development, or OSPLD, and then passed to the SOHP to determine if the club would be punished.
Throughout the process, the College Republicans cited the constitutional right of free expression and sought the aid of groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE. Both organizations wrote letters to SF State President Robert Corrigan defending the College Republicans.
In a Jan. 23 letter to Corrigan, FIRE said the university "has a duty to uphold the First Amendment rights of all of its students, even if their expressive activity offends the religious sensibilities of some. The First Amendment not only protects students' right to free expression, but prevents SFSU from forcing its students to abide by the decrees of any faith."
"Just as SFSU could not punish students for taking Jesus' name in vain or for driving a car on the Jewish Sabbath, it cannot punish students for stepping on a makeshift flag bearing the word 'Allah,'" the letter said.
Samantha Harris, the director of legal and public advocacy for FIRE, said it should have never come to this.
"This is a cut-and-dry case of constitutionally-protected speech," she said. "It's outrageous that the College Republicans had to be dragged through the investigations and hearings."
Interview requests to the university's president and OSPLD Director Joey Greenwell were referred to Ellen Griffin, the university's spokeswoman.
"I think all along that SOHP exists to look at the merits of student complaints and uphold the value and principles of the campus," said Griffin. "The president has expressed an interest to look at the SOHP policy, particularly the time that lapsed between the complaint and the hearings."
While the College Republicans said they would take legal actions if the group were sanctioned, Wolf said the club would not dismiss the possibility of a lawsuit.
"All options are on the table in correcting this unconstitutional persecution," he said. "We got ourselves in a position to make change, and now we'll do it."Download file "Flag-stomping rabble rousers found not guilty"
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THIS is the moment a road sweeper collided with a car parked at the side of the road.
CCTV from a house in Coniston Road, Blackburn, shows how the yellow Charlton Sweeper Hire vehicle struck a stationary Volkswagen Golf, and dragged it a short distance before slowing down and then driving off.
The daughter of the woman who owns the car said she was 'fuming' that it might now have to be written off.
The 31-year-old mother-of-one, who is seven months pregnant, said she had been visiting an ill relative when the crash happened.
She said: "I just kept watching the CCTV over and over again. I just could not believe it.
"By the time the sweeper had finished with my car, one of the wheels was on the pavement.
"I am really upset and annoyed. The sweeper didn't just sweep the road, it swept up our car too."
The motorist's insurance company has been assessing the damage, although she has been told the car could have to be written off because when the car was dragged, the suspension was damaged.
It is understood the sweeper also scratched two other cars.
The police were called and an investigation was launched.
A spokesman for Charlton Sweeper Hire, in Bolton, said: "I have been in contact with the police and it is being dealt with by the police."
A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: "We got a call to Coniston Road following the report of a damage only road traffic collision.
"The informant reported a truck had driven down the road and damaged several vehicles in the street.
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The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I believe, a very curious fact about the world we live in. The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment, He has scattered broadcast. We are never safe, but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy. It is not hard to see why. The security we crave would teach us to rest our hearts in this world and oppose an obstacle to our return to God: a few moments of happy love, a landscape, a symphony, a merry meeting with our friends, a bathe or a football match, have no such tendency. Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.
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David Hall: Starting in 1941 mintages for all Walking Liberty half dollars, especially the Philadelphia Mint issues, increase dramatically. As you might expect, survival rates increase because of this and also the fact the more coins were saved as the country came out of the Great Depression and a coin collecting boom began. The 1941 Philadelphia is one of the most common Walking Liberty half dollars in uncirculated and Gem condition. It is a little bit scarcer than the 1942 and 1943 but all three issues are "type" issues that do not sell for a premium price in any grade. The typical 1941 is very sharply struck. Luster can be white and frosty and toning runs from light golden iridescent to dark and dingy with everything in-between.
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By Chad Waller, Director of Communications and Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hannah Helker of Oklahoma Baptist has been named 2014 NAIA National Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and teammate Akela Jones has been tabbed as the NAIA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Helker and Jones were selected based on their performances from Jan. 13 – 19. This same pair of athletes were honored in the final edition of the Athlete of the Week during the 2013 Indoor season.
Helker, a junior from Edmond, Okla., earned a pair of first-place finishes at the NCAA Division I Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational from Jan. 17 - 18. In the 3,000-meter event, her clocking of 9:57.26 was the fastest among the 25-athlete field and also ranks No. 1 in the NAIA thus far. Also, she ran the Mile in 4:59.71 to take medalist honors and now stands second in the NAIA this year.
Jones, a sophomore from St. Michael, Barbados, posted a leap of 5.93 meters (19-5 1/2) to win the Long Jump at the Herm Wilson Invitational. Among 21 other competitors, she defeated her next closest jumper by almost two feet. Overall, she is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in this event.
The second installment of the Women's Indoor Track & Field weekly award will be announced on Jan. 29. For the complete Athlete of the Week calendar, click here.
Track Nominees: Aliyah Reams, Missouri Baptist; Brianna Keane, Concordia (Ore.); Brooke Johnson, St. Francis (Ill.); Nicole Davey, Carroll (Mont.); Nicole Brist, Great Falls (Mont.); Michelle Leichleiter, Hastings (Neb.); Sandrae Farquharson, Doane (Neb.); Gabi Jenkins, Nebraska Wesleyan; Neeia Cooperwood, Morningside (Iowa); Billi Pipes, Baker (Kan.); Kaley Kinnamon, McPherson (Kan.); Kelsey Carbajo, Grand View (Iowa); Liz Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Megan Lehmkuhl, Clarke (Iowa); Micki Glass, Jamestown (N.D.); Selene Lopez, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Ana Segovia, Texas Wesleyan; Kalen Glover, Siena Heights (Mich.); Stacey Baron, Davenport (Mich.); Becca Lamb, Indiana Tech.
Field Nominees: Ashleigh Nalty, Missouri Baptist; LaChrissa Safforld, St. Francis (Ill.); Ashley Thoney, Great Falls (Mont.); Kathleen Mulligan, Carroll (Mont.); Jamie Crouse, Concordia (Neb.); Jessica Fossum, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Courtney Mills, Hastings (Neb.); Megan Hoesing, Midland (Neb.); Katie Smelker, Mount Marty (S.D.); Valerie Schirmer, Baker (Kan.); Arryana Barton, McPherson (Kan.); Brittany Demmer, Clarke (Iowa); Val Veiock, Grand View (Iowa); Liz Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Emerald Gyuricza, Jamestown (N.D.); Jessica Meland, Valley City State (N.D.); Shayna Dwyer, Dakota State (S.D.); Taylor Byron, Siena Heights (Mich.); Lauren Pannell, Indiana Tech.
2014 Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field, Track)
Week 1 (Jan. 22): Akela Jones, Oklahoma Baptist; Hannah Helker, Oklahoma Baptist


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First published in 1969 and revised in 1980, Only Connect is widely accepted as an essential tool for everyone concerned with children's books. Only Connect, Third Edition, presents a completely new section of more than 40 essays and brief studies on history and criticism, literary standards, changing tastes, science fiction, young adult literature, fantasy, the problem novel, racism, and sexism. Among the essayists are Joan Aiken, Margaret Mahy, P.L. Travers, Perry Nodelman, Brian Attebery, John Rowe Townsend, Myra Cohn Livingston, Peter Hunt, and Jane Yolen. Its assembled learning, common sense, and wit assure Only Connect, Third Edition, an honoured place beside the first and second editions. Each of the editors - Sheila Egoff, Gordon Stubbs, Ralph Ashley and Wendy Sutton - has many years of experience writing and teaching in the field of Children's and young adult literature at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Education and the School of Library,Archival and Information Studies.
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Celebrities Struggle in Prepaid-Card Business
Celebrities as such Magic Johnson, Lil Wayne and Suze Orman are having a tough time making it big in the prepaid-card business. WSJ's Robin Sidel reports on the News Hub with Sara Murray. Photo: Getty Images.
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10:00 pm
The Artist Toolbox "Daniel Boulud" Meet one of the best chefs in the world, the articulate and always charming Daniel Boulud. From his seven Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurants, his slew of other refined kitchens across the world, six published cookbooks, a catering company, the bi-monthly column he writes for Elle Decor, and his lines of caviar and wine, award-winning Chef Daniel Boulud could be accused of wearing more than just a chef's hat! Chef Boulud has been wowing critics from Zagat, The New York Times, Michelin, and the International Herald Tribune since the 1980's with his graceful style of simple, fresh and seasonal cuisine. Watch Boulud work his magic in the kitchen and dining room of his famed restaurant, Daniel, and discover his masterful and inspirational balance between the art of French cooking and a flair for running a major business empire with The Artist Toolbox. D
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Sun Studio Sessions "The Dunwells" The Dunwells hail from Leeds, England but American roots music heavily influences their sound. In this episode, the band performs several songs including tracks from their debut album "Blind Sighted Faith.". D
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The Yamaha FZ16 has been a highly awaited bike And is a important bike for Yamaha. They thought reviewing the FZ16 is as important as reviewing a new Maruti automobile, so they did not delay in getting our hands on the Yamaha FZ16.
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Advancement in Summer Camp
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
(Quoted from: Advancement Policies #33088, p. 34)
"In developing council procedures for handling Advancement Reports and distributing badges, remember that many Boy Scout advancement opportunities take place in summer camp. Special attention should be given to ensure that the procedures include summer camp."
"The procedures for advancement in summer camp are established by the council advancement committee in cooperation with the committee responsible for summer camp, the camp director, and the program director. These procedures must be approved by the council advancement committee prior to the opening of camp. This procedure must include the four processes of advancement -- learning, testing, reviewing, and recognition."
"The camp director will organize program staff, specialists, commissioners, and department heads in such a way that the program in camp is completely operative from the beginning of the camp season. These procedures should be given to each troop as part of precamp orientation."
"The program director is responsible for assuring that all program equipment relating to advancement is available for use."
"Camp staff members should be prepared and available to assist unit leaders in teaching and testing Scouts on Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements."
"Camp merit badge counselors must be qualified (see "Qualifications of Counselors", page 13). Camp staff members who are qualified in the subject and are younger than age 18 may assist the merit badge counselor with instruction. The merit badge counselor or instructor in a particular subject should be available to both individuals and groups.
"However, regardless of the class format, each Scout must be reviewed individually by the counselor to ensure completion of the badge's requriements."
"Because of the need for continued practice in some subjects, it will be necessary to meet candidates at a certain time each day. For other subjects, it may be necessary to meet as a group once or twice during the week."
"Each counselor must maintain the exact standards as outlined in the merit badge requirements -- nothing deleted, nothing added -- and make himself or herself available at the time most convenient to the Scouts. Partial completion of merit badges should be credited to a Scout on the Application for Merit Badge and given to the Scoutmaster at the end of the week."
There is no time limit for completion of merit badges other than age 18.
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"Advancement for Boy Scouts with Disabilities - All current requirements for an advancement award (ranks, merit badges, or Eagle Palms) must actually be met by the candidate. There are no substitutions or alternatives permitted except those which are specifically stated in the requirements.." (See 33088, p. 40)


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Category: Game – kids, Family
Release: June 26, 2010
Language: English, Japanese
Requirements: iPhone, iPod Touch
OS : iOS 3.0 or later
Cow Likes Flies!
+ I Like Flies!
I Like Flies is an arcade game catching flies and tiny bugs flying around the cow by using its tongue.
You can get the item and original prize from Bonus Stage which makes this game EXTRA FUN!
+ Story
One day, there was a cow working diligently at the farm. Everything was fine, but he had one problem. He could not stand with a fly flying around him. Then one day, he ate the fly that was accidently stuck on his tongue. Surprisingly, it was VERY DELICIOUS! Since then, the cow started eating flies and thought that there might be more delicious bugs other than fly. So he began his journey for the taste of unknown.
+ Bonus Stage
Here comes the Lady Cow!
Eat the Star Candy as much as you can to produce delicious milk!
This milk can be exchanged with Power Up items, Energy and Original Prize at Cow Farm Shop!
+ If you want to check cow's stomach, press Pause button during the game!
First Stomach: Eaten Bugs
Second Stomach: Power Up item explanation
Third Stomach: Storage for the prizes from the Bonus Stage
+ How to Play
Playing the game is even simpler!
Shake your iPhone to start the game!
Tilt your iPhone top and bottom, left and right to move the tongue.
Press the Tongue button on the screen to extend the catch range!


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Worldwide Festival Celebrates CRY HAVOC Company's 15th Anniversary, Nov 2012
Theaters around the world are joining together next month to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The CRY HAVOC Company with performances of plays developed by the New York-based theater. This global festival will span every continent – including Antarctica – throughout the month of November, totaling 39 productions of 25 plays by 12 playwrights in four different languages.
The festival will feature performances in 18 cities around the world, including:
• Beirut, Lebanon
• Budapest, Hungary
• Chicago, IL, USA
• Giessen, Germany
• Ithaca, NY, USA
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• Lewisburg, PA, USA
• London, England
• Melbourne, Australia
• New York City, NY, USA
• Oslo, Norway
• Princeton, NJ, USA
• Quito, Ecuador
• San Jose, Costa Rica
• Tokyo, Japan
• Whitefish, MT, USA
• Rothera Research Station, Antarctic Peninsula
"We are delighted that so many theaters that share our commitment to championing raw, provocative and humane plays are joining us in this celebration," said Will Clark, the company's literary manager.
Ten plays will also be making world premieres as part of the festival. Three of these plays will be premiering at more than one theater – and in more than one language – on the same evening.
Over the past 15 years, CRY HAVOC has developed more than 350 plays, screenplays and musicals, including the 2011 Theater for the American Musical Prize winner, Kiki Baby by Lonny Price, Kitt Lavoie and Grant Sturiale, the 2009 Samuel French New Play Festival winning realer than that, Samuel French Festival finalists The Cooking King and Good Enough, and the screenplay for the multiple- award-winning film Rainbow Rabbit Reliant.
"CRY HAVOC began 15 years ago in the form that most New York theater companies take: a creative home for a small group of artists," said Lavoie, artistic director of CRY HAVOC since its inception in 1997, "Now, our community reaches around the world. Just last year, our programs supported the development of 112 plays by 48 playwrights."
Lavoie will travel to Oslo to direct Theater Dramadrivhuset's entry in the festival, which will be presented in Norwegian.
CRY HAVOC has also brought more than 25 plays to the New York stage, including the world premieres of more than a dozen new plays and a 2005 production of Romeo & Juliet, which featured a female Romeo and a female Juliet. Projects developed with CRY HAVOC have also been published, made into award-winning films and produced in major venues in New York, across the country and around the world.
For more information, visit www.cryhavoccompany.org.
The CRY HAVOC Company, Inc. is a not-for-profit theater in midtown Manhattan committed to developing quality theater by approaching all plays – both comedy and drama – as conflicts between individuals struggling to do what each desperately believes is right. Led by Lavoie and Managing Director Jerzy Gwiazdowski, CRY HAVOC's artistic community is comprised of more than 250 actors, writers, directors and designers at all levels of training and professional advancement – from college students to seasoned Broadway professionals. The CRY HAVOC Company's rehearsal and performance studio is located on 36th Street in Manhattan. The CRY HAVOC Podcast is available for download on iTunes.


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February 22, 2012
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Verone Chambers of Oklahoma Baptist has been named the NAIA National Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Sarah Wenzel of Ashford (Iowa) has been selected as the NAIA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced on Wednesday. Chambers and Wenzel were chosen based on their performances from Feb. 13 – 19. This selection marks the final national weekly award of the 2012 indoor track season.
Chambers, a senior sprinter from Clarendon, Jamaica, remained undefeated this season as she has dominated the field in the 400 meters at the 2012 Nebraska Tune-Up on Feb. 17. She out-kicked teammate Stacy Warrior to post an NAIA-best and school record time of 54.17 in the event. In addition to the 400-meter dash, Chambers ran the anchor leg of the Bison's NAIA-leading 4x400 meter relay team that won at the Tune-Up with a new NAIA-top time of 3:43.22. She also clocked in at 24.73 in the 200 meters to earn second place honors, respectively. Chambers has now been named Indoor Track Athlete of the Week four times in her career, including her previous Jan. 18 selection, to go with her 13 national championships and 19 NAIA All-American mentions.
Wenzel, a native of Clinton, Iowa, took home four first-place honors this week in the long jump and triple jump. The junior highlighted the week with an individual title, school record and NAIA "B" standard qualifying mark of 36-7 in the triple jump at the A.Y. McDonald Invitational on Feb. 18. She also beat out 20 others for first-place in the long jump with a leap of 17-1 ½. Wenzel opened the week's action on Feb. 16 with individual titles in the triple jump and long jump with marks of 35-1 and 16-9 ¼ at a triangular meet featuring Ashford, NCAA Division III Augustana (Ill.) and St. Ambrose (Iowa). She currently ranks 15th nationally in the women's triple jump.
For a complete listing of all the national event leaders, click here.
Track Nominees: Alexis Davis, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Kristen Ostrem, Evangel (Mo.); Karissa Carlson, Evergreen (Wash.); Madey Hornung, Jamestown (N.D.); Myelle Vann, Ashford (Iowa); Darcy Mascotti, Cumberlands (Ky.); Hannah Day, Clarke (Iowa); Melyssa Cardenas, Oklahoma Christian; Ebonie Butler, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Junia Limage, Concordia (Ore.); Jessa Sughroue, Doane (Neb.); Carissa Hudson, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Alma Garcilazo, Eastern Oregon; Stephanie Kenney, Taylor (Ind.); Adella King, Indiana Tech; Anna Bos, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Gretchen Spahr, Huntington (Ind.); Allix Miller, Indiana Wesleyan; Nathelie Zetrenne, Campbellsville (Ky.); Christi Avery, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Hilary Halford, St. Francis (Ill.); Lauren Jimison, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Briana Vander Woude, Dordt (Iowa); Kristi Palmer, William Woods (Mo.).
Field Nominees: Lawna Rivera, Cumberlands (Ky.); Evan Shimanek, Oklahoma Baptist; Sharayah Kenady, Concordia (Ore.); Stacia Murray, Indiana Tech; Rachel Carman, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Carly Lerner, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Stephanie Colter, Indiana Wesleyan; Tiosha Beasley, Campbellsville (Ky.); Rebeca Barajas, Central Methodist (Mo.); Laura G'Sell, Benedictine (Kan.); Chelsea Rimington, St. Francis (Ill.); Sarah Dede, Judson (Ill.); Whitney Burton, William Woods (Mo.).
2012 Composite Award Winners (Track; Field) (Schedule)
Week 1: Mariah Toussaint, Midland (Neb.); Tamala Daley, Shorter (Ga.)
Week 2: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Megan Gilsar, Morningside (Iowa)
Week 3: Jura Levy, Oklahoma Baptist; Katie Thurbon, Baker (Kan.)
Week 4: Adella King, Indiana Tech; Emily Smith, Aquinas (Mich.)
Week 5: Janelle Redhead, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Milika Tuivanuavou, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Week 6: Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Mandy Streu, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Week 7: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Sarah Wenzel, Ashford (Iowa)


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Will Dwayne Bowe's baggage scare NFL teams away?
- Around The NFL Editor
- Published: Feb. 11, 2013 at 09:59 a.m.
- Updated: Feb. 11, 2013 at 01:16 p.m.
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Free-agent wide receiver Dwayne Bowe likely will leave the Kansas City Chiefs this year. Will his off-field reputation hurt his ability to get a big contract with another NFL team?


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E3 Easy Epidemiology for Everyone
Indiana Epidemiology Newsletter
April -2008
E3 is a new feature of the Indiana Epidemiology Newsletter dedicated to exploring the fundamentals of epidemiology. Each month, a different epidemiology concept will be explored to enhance understanding of basic epidemiology
Lynae Granzow, MPH
ISDH Enteric Epidemiologist
Once notified of an outbreak and assignment of the initial case definition, it's time to decide which study design will be used: cohort or case control. A cohort study is used when there is a defined population, group, party with a known discrete event. Cohort studies can be used in research, epidemiology, or public health. Cohort studies involve the comparison of disease rates between exposed and non-exposed groups. For an outbreak, the only type of cohort study used is retrospective, the event has already occurred. The most common events that would lead to a cohort study include: a group of students, a banquet, a one-time party at a restaurant.
Complaint: The mother-of-the-bride calls to state that several attendees of the wedding/reception held at Banquet Center A on June 5, 2008, are ill with vomiting and diarrhea. Illness began within 12-48 hours of attending.
Known: There is a discrete event and defined group.
Initial Case Definition: Any previously healthy person who attended the reception at Banquet Center A on June 5, 2008 and became ill within 48 hours including diarrhea and/or vomiting. Secondary cases should be determined.
Gather: Menu items, contact info for all attendees and food handlers at the event, and stool and food samples.
Develop a Questionnaire: Should include yes/no questions for symptoms, menu items, and other possible exposures. There are 200 people that attended the event. But not every person has to be interviewed; just enough to get some significant data.
Calculate: Calculations can be done manually, by a statistical program (Epi Info can be downloaded for free), or by a plug-in 2x2 table online.
- Set up a 2 x 2 table using the data from the questionnaires. Hint: If one of the boxes is empty, then the calculation won't work. Add in a number, such as "0.5", so calculations can be completed.
- A risk ratio (RR) is determined for cohort studies.
Risk Ratio (RR) = [A/(A+B)] / [C/(C+D)] = [26/(31)] / [6/(41)] = 5.73
Attendees who ate the cake were 5.73 times more likely to become ill than attendees that did not eat the cake. The RR must be supported by at least a 95% confidence interval (CI) that does not include ≤ 1.0. Please see a future issue for Tests of Validity for further explanation.
1. Friis, Robert. Sellers, Thomas. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. 3rd Edition. 2004