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Weight loss program starts
Megan Loney and Alicia Smith | Monday, September 14, 2009
An informational meeting for Saint Mary's Weight Watchers Program was held yesterday in the Warner Conference Room in the Student Center for students interested in a healthy way to maintain their weight.
The program is available to students, faculty and staff at the College.
To be able to secure a Saint Mary's chapter of Weight Watchers, 15 individuals must submit payment for the 12-week series or 20 individuals for the 17-week series of the program.
Lori Hembree, a representative from Weight Watchers, informed those involved what the program was all about. She explained that she had lost 55 pounds with the help of the program.
"I learned that I needed the accountability of the weekly weigh-in and the support of other members in the group," Hembree said.
The program is sponsored by the Health Center at the College. Cathe DeCleene, director of women's health, is in charge of the program.
During the informational meeting, registrations and money were collected. Participants also received literature about the program.
Six interested students attended the meeting.
The cost for the 12-week series is $144 and the 17-week series costs $175, or about $10 for each session.
A concrete schedule for the series will be devised and will take holidays and academic breaks into account.
"We are trying to bring Weight Watchers to you here," Hembree said. "The benefit is that you can do it during your lunch hour. Everything you see in a Weight Watchers meeting room, we bring it to you."
According to DeCleene, the program was incredibly successful last year with two groups at Saint Mary's losing a significant amount of weight and a few participants earning lifetime member status.
One previous participant who attended Monday's meeting stated she started the program June 16 and has lost 20 pounds, even without a structured exercise plan.
Each series includes weekly meetings for support and e-tools that participating individuals will be able to access online to help reach their personal goals.
During the weekly meetings, there is a confidential weigh-in for each participant at 12:15 p.m. Participants can be as active at the meetings as they choose; they are not required to share personal experiences.
The online tools that are available include the points tracker to help monitor daily consumption of food, the weight tracker – which uses graphs and data to monitor weight loss – recipes, workouts and advice.
Unlike other weight loss programs, Weight Watchers does not require specific meal choices. According to the program's Web site, Weight Watchers is "an integrated approach emphasizing good eating choices, healthy habits, a supportive environment and exercise."
In addition to the weekly meetings, the Momentum Program assists individuals in learning how to handle hunger, eat healthy foods, take advantage of the points system and "Stop Dieting and Start Living" – the motto of Weight Watchers.
"[It's] a plan that does not leave you feeling hungry, a plan that does not make you feel deprived, and a plan that fits into your life, not the other way around," Hembree explained. "That's what the Momentum plan is all about."
The program began in the 2008-09 academic school year after 2009 graduate Kelly Gasior, who previously attended Weight Watchers in her hometown of Pittsburgh, contacted DeCleene.
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What do you mean with "I'll raise it with Automat(t)ic"? I'm not a native English speaker.
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When it comes to people's money, things get personal fast. It often revolves around two facts: first, they don't perceive they have enough, and second, they need more! Then we as church leaders "complicate" things by presenting an opportunity for their money to flow in the "wrong" direction – away from them! If you don't communicate about giving correctly, it's a recipe for disaster. You can create what I refer to as spiritual dissonance. That is, you challenge your people to do something, and they want to, but don't perceive that they can. They then become discouraged and giving can actually decline. This process requires careful teaching and leadership.
What Exactly is the Giving Gap?
As church leaders, we understand the blessings and benefits of Biblical instructions about giving, but must not assume that our congregations fully understand them. They may have heard it often, but there is a "Big Gap" between knowing what God says about giving and embracing it to the point of consistently practicing joyful and generous giving. We know this is true because in most churches about 20% of the people give 80% of the financial resources. Can you imagine what would or could happen if your church just increased that by 10%? The point isn't really money, the point is a changed life. But let's face it, greater resources will allow you to reach more people and strengthen your current ministries.
Wise church leaders are intentional when it comes to closing the Giving Gap. Remember that giving financially is personal and it's packed with emotion. The higher the level of emotion the greater the level of resistance. Resistance creates the gap. Your job as a leader is to close the gap. Merely teaching Biblical facts, now matter how pure and true, will not compel your congregation to give. Please don't view your people as unspiritual or uncommitted because they don't immediately obey God's Word. Instead, accept their spiritual struggle and the facts of the current economy. They have bills to pay and money is tight. That stirs emotion, which brings about uncertainty, hesitancy and ultimately resistance. Teach into that reality. They need your encouragement, leadership and inspiration. They need to believe they can do it, and that God will be there with them!
3 Steps to Closing the Gap
• Instruction
Instruction is the ongoing process of teaching your people what God says about giving. It's important that they understand basic principles of stewardship such as knowing who the true owner is of their resources. Like in a football game, it's too late when it's third down and goal to go. If the team doesn't know the play and hasn't practiced it dozens of times, the pressure of the moment will cause panic and the ball will be fumbled.
This past Christmas at 12Stone® Church we engaged in several projects to serve kids who otherwise would not have had much of a Christmas celebration. It was a blast providing gifts, parties, and food for thousands of people! This was made possible by the generosity of the 12Stone people. If their hearts were not prepared, if they did not already understand biblical principles of giving, the money would not have been given, especially under the pressure to provide Christmas for their own families.
Biblical stewardship ideally needs to be a way of life in your congregation, not an annual program. Teach the truth, encourage their efforts, challenge their growth, and show appreciation for what is given as a regular part of your ministry.
• Inspiration
Inspiration is not hype. First and foremost it's about communicating how God changes a person's life when they trust Him with their finances.
I remember well the first few weeks I was a Christian. After saying yes to Jesus on an Easter Sunday, I sat in back of the auditorium and listened to the sermons. I literally shook my head the whole time thinking: "All this guy wants is my money." The funny thing was that I was a college student and didn't have any money! And the pastor never mentioned money during those weeks. I was so messed up in my thinking. There was nothing overt or strong-armed or guilt oriented about money at all. They took an offering each week and that was it. It was me. I was young and brash. I actually challenged the pastor on it! He very lovingly and patiently explained what giving was really about and made two things clear. First, the church would do quite well without my money, and second it would be me who would benefit by giving. It wasn't until I understood what God had in mind that my heart changed and I began to give.
So, first, it's about a changed heart. Then, it's about communicating a compelling vision about what you believe God desires to see accomplished in your church. Inspiration communicates a picture of a preferred future. As the leader you must be clear on where you are headed, why you are going in that direction, and how you will get there. It is also important to provide hope, because hope is the element that helps people connect faith to reality. Inspiration that finds its way to the heart allows people to understand that when it comes to Kingdom priorities, their money is flowing in the "right" direction . . . upwards!
• Invitation
Many pastoral leaders are uncomfortable "asking" their people to give, especially above a tithe. Keep in mind, Jesus was never bashful about asking people to make sacrifices. You are not asking for yourself, you are asking on behalf of the mission that Jesus gave us in Matthew 28:19-20. Remember, it's not really about money, it's about heart and mission. It's about living life better now and for eternity.
When you encourage, inspire and challenge people to give, it's important to do your best to separate yourself from the financial pressures of your church. You will "teach" different if you talk about money from the need of money. It is essential that you teach about God's stewardship principles with faith and a knowledge that it is through giving that the hearts of your people will grow and mature in their faith. This isn't always easy, but it is essential. Even if you say all the right words, what you say will feel different. People can smell "desperate" and desperate never inspires. Faith, hope and truth lead the way and inspire people to give.


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You know how every once in a while a movie like Drunken Master, or, on the flipside, Shoot'em Up comes along and makes for a really kick-ass action comedy? The kind that entertains your socks off and makes its ninety minute running time fly by in what seems like a half an hour? Yeah, Hard Gun is not like that. Not at all. Yeah, it's got action, and yeah, it's got comedy, but they don't mix well at all and neither aspect of the production is handled well enough to make up for that.
But hey, that guy from Ong Bak, what's his name, Tony Jaa? He's in it! It must have a few decent fights or some rad stunts to make it worth a watch, right? No, not really. It's hard to imagine who Hard Gun was meant for. Is there an audience out there for lame, insipid, uninspired and unfunny action comedies out there that are just waiting with baited breath to eat this one up? No, probably not, which would explain why BCI's cover art/design team opted to make this one look like a slick crime/action/thriller. Just check out that artwork - it oozes sex appeal and mystery, two things which Hard Gun is sorely lacking.
Despite the overtly phallic name, this is a movie that would rather show you what happens when a guy gets flour thrown in his face than tell any kind of interesting story. That said, what story there is revolves around Police Lieutenant Pitak who runs around with his sister (a gambling addict) and his older brother (a toothless and incredibly obnoxious and unfunny drunk guy) after he and his fellow cops kill some bad guys in a shoot out. The results of this shoot out land Pitak on the bad side of the remaining bad guys (played by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikikrai who are listed as the stars but who really only have cameo roles) who are out to make amends for what has been done in the past.
While it's cool to see Jaa swirl around and pull off some pretty awesome fight scenes, what pads the film in between those fight scenes is some of the lamest comedy and poorest drama you're likely to see. The comedy leans toward crass and infantile and it stands in direct opposition to the more serious and intense action scenes that are scattered throughout the picture and that make it almost watchable. When the fights occur, they are well shot, well choreographed and reasonably intense but when no one is kicking the crap out of anyone else, the movie grinds to a halt - and it's only eighty-two minutes long.
The pacing is off throughout the picture. It starts off strong with the shoot out sequence that sets everything up but quickly jaunts off into 'bad comedy' land with inconsequential subplots revolving around Pitak's circle of pals, most of whom you'll find yourself having trouble relating to or even caring about. Once you've OD'd on those cats, the action will kick up again and catch your attention but by the time you've awoken, you'll want to nod off again as we return to the nonintersecting subplots. This cycle more or less repeats itself until the movie winds itself up for a finale that, while marginally entertaining, can't even begin to make amends for the seventy-five minutes that came before it. Hard Gun has impressive moments where you'll see the Tony Jaa who has become an international action movie icon strut his stuff and do it well, but those moments are few and far between and it all results in a wildly uneven film where, sadly, the bad outweighs the good.
The Video:
Hard Gun arrives on DVD in a 2.35.1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that makes the movie look about twenty years older than the film really is. The movie was made in 1996 and you'd swear this was a mid-seventies effort based on the grain and wear to the image and the color fading that is rampant throughout. Detail levels are mediocre, colors look flat, and there's moderate print damage throughout. There aren't any problems with mpeg compression artifacts or edge enhancement to complain about but it's obvious that the elements that BCI had to work with weren't in the greatest of shape and that no serious restoration work was done to the source material.
The Audio:
You've got the option was watching the film in its original Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Thai language (with optional English subtitles) or in a newly created English dubbed Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix. The audio quality fares considerably better than the video quality does. The original Mono track is the way to go as the English dubbing sounds forced, but in terms of quality, it is a pretty decent 5.1 track with nice surround use throughout and decent bass response. It's not demo material by any stretch but it gets the job done. Neither track has any problems with hiss or distortion and the levels are fine on both mixes.
The Extras:
Aside from some menus and a chapter selection option, BCI has included the film's original theatrical trailer. And that's it.
Hard Gun has a few cool moments but not enough to save the film from becoming a fairly tedious mess. Adding insult to injury, the transfer is lame and there aren't any real extras. Hardcore Tony Jaa completists will probably appreciate this obscurity but everyone else is advised to skip this turkey.
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I'm a complete noob here, but I thought I might throw my 2 cents in anyway.
You have offered, and that's good, but it seems no one has yet come forward to say they could. If there is nobody that can go than that's just the way it is. Everybody here has a life outside of Bullshido don't forget.Quote:
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That's right, I doubt the bullies would except it. Why? Because opinion, no matter how popular, is not always fact.Quote:
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A person practising an art is not an impartial critic. Therefore bullies ask for some other type of proof, like video, so they can see for themselves what your art offers.
You seem to be working on an asumption that bullies think they're perfect, that they know all, and anything contradictory to that would shatter their illusions.Quote:
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Try to keep in mind that many bullies have themselves practiced questionable or usless arts. They've been there, done that and bought the tee shirt.
I myself trained in an art for about a year and a half before my teacher one day casually mentioned that his teacher had refused him permission to teach.
What I'm saying is, a lot of bullies have already had to change their views, have already had their perceptions/illusions shattered.
I suggest you read this as an example. (If I shouldn't be posting this, just say and I'll remove the link.)
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That's all, thanks for reading.
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(Phys.org)—Swiss cell biologists at Empa want to "tune" implants such that they can better carry out their tasks in the human body. The surface of the implant is the key to success. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute IFAM, the Empa team developed a method to manufacture implants with the required surface "from a single cast".
In order to encourage the human body to accept an implant, its surface should be readily inhabitable by (future) neighbouring cells. Osteoblasts, i.e. cells that are responsible for bone formation, must be able to attach to an artificial hip joint so that new bone substance forms, thereby firmly anchoring the implant in the bone. Researchers at Empa are working to develop micro-structured implant surfaces that provide the bone cells with the best possible growth conditions. Arie Bruinink, cell biologist in the "Materials-Biology Interactions" laboratory, explains: "Amongst other things, we have seen that a surface structure with near cell-sized dimples has a considerable effect on cell shape and adhesion."
The scientists can observe how cells respond to different model surfaces with a confocal laser scanning microscope, amongst other things. Once the bone marrow cells had been disseminated onto a metal probe with a dimpled surface, they adhered to the material, formed their cell skeleton or cytoskeleton, and adapted their shape to the surface structure. On a surface with dimples with a diameter of 30 or 50 micrometres and 20 micrometres apart, the cells stretch between the dimples and are no longer as flat as they normally appear in a culture dish. Bruinink believes that this is a very conspicuous behaviour, the effects of which on cell differentiation should be investigated further.
Pore-free cleanliness – and still favourable
In order to manufacture implants in innovative ways, he initially developed a metal injection moulding (MIM) procedure with colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Material Research (IFAM) in Bremen. This allows the implant and its microstructured, biocompatible surfaces, to be manufactured in "a single cast". According to Bruinink, the aim of the project, financed by the Volkswagen Foundation, is to create surfaces that can be structured with (sub-)micrometer accuracy – a precision that has hardly been possible to date; it takes a considerable amount of money and effort to manufacture structures like this. During implant manufacture it is also important that no unwanted pores form on the surface, in which germs could hide. These can cause infections and chronic inflammation – with the possible consequence that the implant will have to be removed again. Bruinink is pleased with the new MIM method, since it has succeeded in creating a precisely structured, pore-free surface simply and cost-effectively.
A patented method – and not just for the medtech sector
This method, which has now been patented, is not only suitable for materials in the medtech sector. The material's outstanding mechanical properties (high density and nanostructured design) are also interesting for other applications. The method could therefore be used in almost any situation where materials with greater strength and hardness are required, such as gears and ship propellers.
This method, which has now been patented, is not only suitable for materials in the medtech sector. The material's outstanding mechanical properties (high density and nanostructured design) are also interesting for other applications. The method could therefore be used in almost any situation where materials with greater strength and hardness are required, such as gears and ship propellers.
Explore further: Healing times for dental implants could be cut
More information:
M. Bitar, V. Friederici, P. Imgrund, C. Brose, A. Bruinink: In vitro bioactivity of micro metal injection moulded stainless steel with defined surface features, in: European Cells and Materials, Vol 23, May 2012 (pages 333–347) www.ecmjournal.org/journal/pap … l023/pdf/v023a26.pdf


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Special dinner for cancer survivors, caregivers
This year marks the "Decade" Relay" for Life in Bandera County, sponsored by the America Cancer Society.
The annual Survivor-Caregiver Dinner will take place from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, Tuesday, May 13, at the Bandera First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at the intersection of 11th and Hackberry streets. Survivor-Caregiver registration forms will be available and Survivor T-shirts will be distributed. Online registration and RSVP for the dinner is available at www.RelayForLife.org/BanderaTX.
Guest speakers will include Michael DeHart, one of the 2012 Heroes of Hope, from Killian, and Dr. Chyle of Kerrville Cancer Center.
Entertainment will be provided by Karen Haile, Cynthia Anderson and Rick Jeter of Three Peace Band.
"We look forward to seeing you at the dinner and our celebration of Hope," said a spokesman for Bandera Relay for Life.
For more information, call Peggy Richards at 830-688-0045.
The American Cancer Society-Bandera County Relay For Life is slated for 7 pm to 2 am, Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 at the Bandera High School Football Stadium
"It is not too late to start a team or even be on one," the spokesman continued. "Team Chairman Jan L. Serene can be contacted at 830-510-4284 or by email email@example.com."
Additionally, Betty Serene serves as luminaries chairman. For more information on the luminaries, contact her at 830-510-4284 or firstname.lastname@example.com
More information on the local fundraiser is also available at www.RelayForLife.org/BanderaTx.
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Who do you support for Attorney General in Michigan in 2010?
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#107 Mar 31, 2011
Wow, man. Go back to Canada.
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#109 May 25, 2012
My favorite position is the "dirty snowman"
#110 May 25, 2012
Nice to see someone who can look to history and show us where to put some puzzle pieces. Thanks for some material to ponder
Might I add another piece ?
LSD was created by the Dept of Defense as a mind-control serum and to create super soldier killing machines
// Heroin, invented by Bayer (in Europe)as a pain killer
Now, who created the drug war? Who profits most off the drug war aside from the black market?
A potential player may be the petro/pharmaceutical companies. Oh my? Isn't AG Schuette a DOW family man? Or is it coincidence he has such a venom on the Cannabis weed from hell? Are we sure he's not merely protecting family and share holder profits?
Think of the BILLIONS of dollars the pharma industry is loosing because the natural plant is sufficient for some people instead of pain pills, seizure pills, sleeping pills, anxiety pills, nausea pills, arthritis pills and happy pills (Vicodin & oxy's)
...... and much much more.
And we can grow it in our gardens next to the cantelope, tomatoes and pumpkins.(if it were legal)
Follow the money honey. Best trail marker yet.
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#111 May 31, 2012
Oh the "dirty snowman". One of my favorites.
#112 Jun 6, 2012
Is anyone surprised that Bill Schuette is now regarded as a REPUBLICAN NAZI?
#113 Jun 13, 2012
Here is a copy of something I perfectly agree with:
There is a great article called:
Is Tom Raymond the Worst Employee in the History of Cottrellville Township
Take a look at it here: http://controversy.typepad.com/district81/201...
#114 Jun 16, 2012
why vote they all say one thing and do another
#115 Jun 16, 2012
Actually, I think you have summed it up in a nutshell... You don't vote on what they say but you do your homework and see what they do!!!! If they don't have a record and haven't done anything you don't roll the dice and take a chance, like our last election!!!!!
#116 Jun 17, 2012
Where'd the money in my 401K go? Who profited off the mortgage bust?
Follow the Money - research who you vote for.
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and cause me to tremble for safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic destroyed."
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, letter to Col. William F. Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864
#117 Jun 17, 2012
Can you say Dodd-Frank,EPA regulations and Obamacare, along with increased taxes and debt..That ought to do us in...
#118 Aug 8, 2012
See you at the DIA.
#122 Oct 12, 2012
No thank you.
#123 Oct 13, 2012
Can't pay police and fire... Police placing signs at the Detroit city limits....Enter at your own risk!!!!! But the DIA must get theirs!!!! Good luck getting to and fro from the big DIA event!!!! As usual the left has a problem with PRIORITIES!!!!!!!
#124 Oct 14, 2012
Just heard an interview that Mayor Bing gave and he was touting the fact that the city of Detroit was going to finally crack down on individuals and businesses that have not paid their taxes...Imagine that!!!! There will be consequences for not paying your taxes...WOW!!!!!
Shimla, India
#125 Oct 23, 2012
WONDERFUL Post,thanks for share...
#126 Nov 9, 2012
Auckland, New Zealand
#127 Nov 10, 2012
Posting here is not really rocket science.
#128 Nov 15, 2012
why is this important it was almost 3 years ago
#130 Dec 13, 2012
Bill Schuette is a Terrorist
#131 Dec 13, 2012
Oh!!!! Can you say sore loser!!!! He was voted in , just like the mighty King Obama!!!!
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Was the vision of a well-funded and financially healthy Newcastle Knights really all just a dream? The club's management have described Nathan Tinkler's takeover offer as a mirage and have proposed an alternative patrons' trust. But members, fans, former players and even some board members are bitterly disappointed at the collapse of the deal and want answers.
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Just when it seemed the $100million deal was about to be nailed down, negotiations suddenly collapsed amid vitriol from both sides.
The racing and mining magnate seemed to reach the end of his tether after three months of talks, and claimed Knights' chairman, Rob Tew, had misrepresented his offer.
Tew, on the other hand, maintains the $100million offer was a mirage, and that the offer the club was left with was a "pale imitation" of the original proposal.
Nathan Tinkler seems adamant he'll no longer deal with either the chairman or chief executive, Steve Burraston.
Now it's up to the members to decide whether they want a change at the top.
A lot of heated feelings are likely to come to a head at Monday's meeting where Knights' management will put their "Plan B" to members.
As news of the deal's collapse broke, 1233 covered the unexpected developments as they unfolded.
Member for Newcastle, Jodi McKay told Carol Duncan of how difficult she's found it to deal with the club, and says members should be the ones deciding if the Tinkler deal is accepted.
Carol's program also crossed live to the media conference where the Knights explained their reasons for backing away from the offer.
Paul Bevan analysed the day's events with sport reporters Helen O'Neill and Josh Callinan, and heard from club supporters Shane Spruce and Roma Kane.
Shane, who's head of the Knights' fan organisation, the Crusade, is disappointed at the latest developments but still supports the board.
Paul also spoke to Steve Burraston, who claimed the club's financial situation is not as dire as has been portrayed, and that the Tinkler offer had been considerably watered down.
Late yesterday an impromptu meeting of Knights' members was called at a local hotel, and a petition was signed to call for an extraordinary general meeting of the club and its board.
Robbie Buck's evening program crossed live to reporter Matt Bevan at the meeting.
Aaron Kearney heard from the organiser, Mark York, who said he was overwhelmed by how many people turned up.
"I am in no way trying to get rid of the board of the Knights," Mark says.
"I think they've done a fantastic job in trying circumstances over quite a number of years.
"I do, however, disagree with the way they've gone about the Nathan Tinkler proposal.
"It is my opinion and certainly that of many I have canvassed that this proposal has been driven away without being taken to the members."
Former player Tony Butterfield was also at the meeting.
"There was some level of euphoria and hope some weeks ago, and now we're back to where we started," he said.
"I think there's lots of different agendas, I think there's lots of different interests, there's a few egos involved.
"I have lost faith in a number of the board, I've lost faith in some of the management."
Aaron caught up with former Knights' player and official Steve Crowe, who commented on what he described as a "drama-charged 24 hours".
"I did have high expectations that we were going to see a Newcastle Knights football club that was well-resourced and with a bright future," Steve says.
"That looks less and less likely at the moment, so people want answers.
"I think like almost all Knights' supporters when that offer was first tabled and made public it seemed to be exactly what the club had been waiting for, for 22 years.
"There are so many things in our favour at the Knights.
"It's an incredibly strong brand, a proud history, success on the field and we've seen what it can do for this town when the team does have success.
"But it's becoming more and more difficult to compete without that financial base."
1233's Jill Emberson spoke with Mark Fitzgibbon, former Knights' board member and managing director of NIB health fund, which is reconsidering its long-term sponsorship of the Knights now that the Tinkler offer has been withdrawn.
All eyes will now be on Monday's meeting where Knights' management will outline their alternative offer, although there are already concerns that it involves a loan that will have to be paid back.


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It's going to be a diamond blast Saturday as the Bulldog baseball booster club plans to host a breakfast and lunch tailgate party before the start of Plainview's double-header showdown with district foes the Monterey Plainsmen . The boosters will provide free breakfast, lunch and fun starting at 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at Bulldog Field down Broadway. The park will be bumping with music, bounce houses, face painting and piñatas for the kids. Come cheer on the Dogs and "Pack the Park" as they look to solidify their first place standing in district against Monterey. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, pop up tents, grills and whatever they want to root on Plainview Baseball this Saturday.


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Excel Today, Succeed Tomorrow
Fact: There are 254 new Excel members this year
Fact: 9 out of 19 or 47% new clubs built this year were Excel or Junior Excel Clubs
Ohio, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, Michigan and Texas were the sites for all the Excel Clubs built this year
What's stopping you?
Does your club conduct the Youth of the Month or Accepting the Challenge of Excellence projects?
Do you have any faculty of staff from the local schools in your club?
Do any of your members have children in local schools?
Has your club dedicated a freedom shrine to a local school?
There is nothing stopping your club from sponsoring an Excel Club
An Excel Club is made up of students in grades 9-12.
A Junior Excel Club is made up of students in grades 6-8.
How do students gain?
Student Leaders
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Volunteer Credit Hours
Working in Diverse Groups
Reinforces Face to Face Communication
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Step 1: Get school administration involved
Step 2: Set up an initial meeting time and place
Step 3: Recruit a key student who will get his/her friends to join
Step 4: Make an exciting presentation at an assembly, orientation or school function
Step 5: Be a sponsor, serve food and recruit at a fair, picnic, or sporting event
Action Plan:
Download information from National
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December 3, 2013
Men And Women's Brains Are 'Strikingly' Complimentary
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online
Men and women have 'striking' differences in their neural wiring that might explain some of the behavioral differences between the two sexes, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences.The study was one of the largest to date to create to compare the connectomes, neural maps of the brain, of men and women.
The results revealed that men have far greater neural connectivity from front to back and within one brain hemisphere, suggesting their brains are structured to facilitate connectivity between perception and coordinated action. However, in females, this wiring goes between the left and right brain hemispheres, suggesting that women facilitate communication between the analytic and intuitive parts of the brain, the researchers said.
"These maps show us a stark difference – and complementarity – in the architecture of the human brain that helps provide a potential neural basis as to why men excel at certain tasks, and women at others," said study leader Ragini Verma, PhD, an associate professor in the department of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
For instance, on average, men are more likely better at learning and performing a single task at hand, like cycling or navigating directions, whereas women have superior memory and social cognition skills, making them better equipped for multitasking and creating solutions that work for a group. In other words, they have what's called a mentalistic approach.
The human brain is a complex roadmap of neural pathways linking many networks that help us process information and react accordingly, with behavior controlled by several of these sub-networks working in conjunction.
Although previous research has revealed gender differences in the brain, the current study is the first to show the neural wiring connecting regions across the whole brain among a large population.
Verma and colleagues investigated the gender-specific differences in brain connectivity during the course of development in 949 study participants – 521 females and 428 males aged 8 to 22 years – using something known as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). This water-based imaging technique can trace and highlight the fiber pathways connecting the different regions of the brain, laying the foundation for a structural connectome or network of the whole brain.
The researchers found that females displayed greater connectivity in the supratentorial region, which contains the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain, between the left and right hemispheres. Males, on the other hand, displayed greater connectivity within each hemisphere.
However, the opposite prevailed in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays a major role in motor control, where males displayed greater inter-hemispheric connectivity and females displayed greater intra-hemispheric connectivity, the researchers said.
These connections likely give men an efficient system for coordinated action, where the cerebellum, which involves perception, and the front of the brain, which involves action, are bridged together, the researchers said.
The female connections likely facilitate integration of the analytic and sequential processing modes of the left hemisphere with the spatial, intuitive information processing modes of the right side.
Interestingly, the researchers observed only a few gender differences in the connectivity in children younger than 13 years of age, while the differences were more pronounced in adolescents aged 14 to 17 and young adults older than 17.
The study's findings were consistent with a previous Penn University behavior study that demonstrated pronounced sexual differences. In that study, of which the current work is a subset, the researchers found that females outperformed men on attention, word and face memory, and social cognition tests, while males performed better on spatial processing and sensorimotor speed. Those differences were most pronounced in the 12 to 14 year age range.
"It's quite striking how complementary the brains of women and men really are," said study co-author Dr. Ruben Gur, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
"Detailed connectome maps of the brain will not only help us better understand the differences between how men and women think, but it will also give us more insight into the roots of neurological disorders, which are often sex related."
The researchers say their next steps are to quantify how an individual's neural connections are different from the population as a whole, and to identify which neural connections are gender specific and common in both. They also plan to confirm their findings through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies.


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Happy Friday!
This is my favorite day of the week because my Friday Faves post is fun for me to remember all the best food and randomness I ate/did this week.
Friday Favorites:
Ulta Sale! I restocked all my favorites recently. Makes me happy.
Being grateful for the little things, like nice weather or no traffic.
Toast. Kinda goes with the little things theme – I cannot get enough this week.
My best friend. Specifically, because she sent me this with the title "Is this a glimpse into our future?"
She also sent me an email on Valentine's day with the subject line "Dodged that bullet!" and attached a pic of my ex. Thanks B.
My shoes. All of them. This was seriously the picture right by my door earlier this week. I realized it was ridiculous and took a pic before putting them away.
Blueberries on the go.
House of Cards. What.the.heck. Right?
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This Is The Girl Acoustic Kano
Song: This the girl (acoustic) Artist: Kano ft. Craig David this is a GUN song to play.. uhmms ive only got this so far but if you dont like it pls umms there are a few extra bits in the song but i learn it later so yeah stick with this far.. my friend Patrick helps me look for acoustic songs and he found this one.. and he also there were no tabz for it so wat i did was learn it for him and here it is. NOTE: i dnt really noe the real names for these chords but yeah Em6 e|-7-| B|-8-| G|-7-| or you could use Em in the strumming part of the song D|-9-| A|-7-| E|-x-| D6 e|-5-| B|-5-| G|-7-| in the song this chord changes alot D|-7-| A|-5-| E|-x-| C6 e|-3-| B|-3-| G|-5-| this also changes alot as well D|-5-| A|-3-| E|-x-| now for the song: Em6 D6 C6 D6 e|----------|----------|----------|------|------| B|----8---8-|---5----5-|----3---3-|----3-|----5-| G|---7--7---|----7--7--|---5--5---|---5--|---7--| then repeat until chorus D|--9----9--|--7---7---|--5----5--|--5---|--7---| A|-7--------|-5--------|-3--------|-3----|-5----| E|----------|----------|----------|------|------| Chorus: just strum the chords, to get the strumming listen to the song
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Could you give these cute Staffordshire Bull Terriers puppies a good home?
Dogs Trust has launched an appeal to find owners for this fantastic foursome who were born totally deaf.
They not only need loving new human owners they will need doggy mentors to help show them the ropes and give them some expert on the job training on how to be wonderful family pets.
The Dogs Trust is hopeful that these playful pooches will be able to celebrate National Deaf Awareness week (May 19-24) in happy new homes of their own.
The eight week old pups were brought to the Rehoming Centre in Uddingston, Glasgow when their owner was unable to find homes for them.
The mischievous pups, two boys and two girls, have already become firm favourites with staff who have nicknamed them the sweetie pups, calling them Jelly Bean, Pear Drop, Cola Fizz and Bubble Gum due to their cute looks and affectionate natures. They are now ready to go to live with experienced owners who understand the training involved in teaching a deaf puppy.
Dogs Trust Glasgow Veterinary Nurse, Mary Ward said: "The puppies suffer from congenital deafness. This is not uncommon in white dogs and, sadly, often results in many puppies such as these ending up in rescue centres or abandoned when breeders are unable to sell or find homes for them.
She added: "Fortunately for these pups Dogs Trust never put a healthy dog down. The full support of our behaviour team will be given to their new families to help train the pups to learn sign language to give them the best possible start in life. We really hope that they will not be overlooked just because they are deaf as they are such super little characters who would make very rewarding pets in the right homes."
To offer a home to these puppies or any of the wonderful dogs cared for at Dogs Trust Glasgow, please call the Rehoming Centre directly on 0141 773 5130 or visit www.dogstrust.org.uk


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The High Court postmortem of the collapse of the UK's oldest bank, Barings, will be a public spectacle with high stakes and complex issues, but will there be implications for legal firms or is it just a case of the vultures picking the bare bones of a bank that fell from grace? Abigail Townsend reports.
Who could have foreseen in 1992 how the simple act of appointing a single trader to an office in Singapore would result in the collapse of Barings?
Nick Leeson's actions have reverberated across the globe, sending shock waves through the City and challenging some of the oldest institutions and professions.
And in February 2001, those left arguing about it will have their day in court. Or rather their year.
The extremely complex case, which is actually two pieces of litigation, is being brought by the London and Singapore liquidators Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.
They are suing auditors Coopers & Lybrand (as was) London and Singapore and Deloitte & Touche Singapore for negligence, and are aiming to pick up estimated damages of £1bn along the way.
But the auditors are hitting back. Yes, they say, there was negligence, but only by the managers that let a rogue trader run up debts of nearly £600m and so bring the UK's oldest bank to its knees.
The Bank of England Report of the Collapse of Barings criticised both respondent and claimant when it slated the internal managers and external auditors.
It concluded there was a "serious failure of controls and managerial confusion within Barings". But it also noted: "The true position had not been detected prior to the collapse by the external auditors, supervisors or regulators of Barings."
But will anyone ever be made to shoulder the blame alone? And what are the ramifications for accountants, auditors and the lawyers who advise them?
Since that weekend in February 1995, when Barings pleaded with the Bank of England governor Eddie George and some of the country's leading banks, the regulatory institutions have come under considerable fire for letting the collapse happen in the first place.
The Bank of England has been stripped of much of its regulatory power. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was set up in 1997 to take on the bulk of this.
The Government, mainly through the Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry, has made it clear that the regulatory institutions cannot be permitted to allow such a calamity to occur again.
But one insider believes that despite the publicity, complexity and high financial stakes, and the drubbing the regulators have already received, it will actually change little for the legal and accountancy professions.
He says: "The management has obviously been horribly negligent and the courts may lay down something a bit clearer about what [management] should do. But what can we learn? It is hard cases that make law. This is not really cutting edge."
The key issue boils down to negligence and how much those involved can be expected to pay if found guilty.
One insider believes the accountants have created a rod for their own backs by not paying enough attention to basic principles in the rush to consolidate.
He says: "They have invented a world where they have all brought the price down because they are competing with each other. The accountants have turned auditing into a commodity but it is one that can have enormous liability."
The aggressive search for answers though comes down to what was narrowly avoided as the bank fell rather than what actually happened.
Dutch bank ING stepped in to buy the bank for £1 from the receivers in 1995. Part of the deal, which was the first such transaction carried out in the UK, meant that it took on liabilities worth £660m.
It was imperative the deal was done quickly – one lawyer involved comments wryly that he did not sleep for six days solid – if the rest of the City was not to crumble.
Says another of the deal: "If ING had not bought it then the effects on the financial markets would of been quite different. It would have been a monster insolvency like BCCI."
But the market was already in flux despite ING's swift work. Within months of the collapse two major mergers were announced, SG Warburg with Swiss Bank Corporation and Kleinwort Benson with Dresdner Bank.
One of the Barings litigators believes that it is par for the course that people go for the auditors after a collapse when so much is at stake.
He says: "It is like those big corporate collapses that happened at the beginning of the 1990s which came out of economic problems. Barings is slightly different in that it collapsed in the middle of a boom and the only people left standing were the auditors so as usual, people go after them.
"It is about a long line of people to blame [by the] inevitable vultures picking over the bones of the dead companies."
He also echoes the beliefs of many of those working on the case, that despite the trial and regulatory changes, another Barings is inevitable.
One litigator believes professional negligence is simply the latest excuse. "There have been, and there always will be, insolvency of financial institutions. Things change and new reasons will crop up for that insolvency."
He also believes that the size of collapses in recent history – such as Polly Peck, BCCI, Barings and the more recent cases of TransTec and Versailles – will be seen again, only bigger.
Because despite regulatory changes and professions attacking each other in the never-ending search for blame, as the market consolidates and monster institutions are created, when the next giant falls its reverberations will be even bigger. Ultimately, rogue traders, greed and fraud – plus the very nature of fluctuating markets – means that trying to legislate away the next Barings is a fool's dream.
As one commentator puts it: "Who ever thought Barings would collapse?"
But whatever the outcome of the trial, at least one thing is guaranteed – a line will finally be drawn under this particular collapse. As one weary lawyer says: "I'm looking forward to wiping my white board."
The main players
Law firms
ING Barings Japan – Lovells is the main UK law firm. The partners working on the case are insolvency and restructuring department co-ordinator Nicholas Frome and consultant Deborah Gregory.
Counsel led by Mark Hapgood QC of Brick Court Chambers.
Barings Plc and Ernst & Young – Slaughter and May, led by partner Richard Grandison. Counsel led by Stanley Burnton QC of One Essex Court.
Barings Futures Singapore and Arthur Andersen – Ashurst Morris Crisp, led by head of litigation Edward Sparrow.
Counsel led by Christopher Bathurst QC and Michael Brindle QC of Fountain Court.
Coopers & Lybrand London – Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, led by professional indemnity partner Julian Randall.
Counsel led by Peter Goldsmith QC of Fountain Court and Mark Howard QC of Brick Court Chambers.
Coopers & Lybrand Singapore – Herbert Smith, led by partners Tim Parkes and Sonya Leydecker.
Counsel led by Richard Field QC now of One Essex Court (formerly at 11 King's Bench Walk)
Deloitte & Touche Singapore – Clifford Chance with partner Philip Rocher (formerly at Denton Wilde Sapte) and head of litigation Chris Perrin. Counsel led by Jonathan Gaisman QC of 7 King's Bench Walk.
Francis Baring sets up merchant's business, the foundation of Barings Bank.
Nick Leeson moves from Jakarta operation to Singapore office of Barings as general manager of Simex Exchange
3 July Sets up error account 88888 to hide a £20,000 mistake made by one of his employees. He makes up the short-fall instead of firing her and logging the error. Realising that no one notices the glitch, he continues using the account to hide his losses over the next three years. Barings Plc continues to send money to Barings Futures Singapore (BFS) not realising Leeson has created a black hole. Eventually it will be this that causes the UK parent company to collapse as well as BFS.
17 January Kobe earthquake strikes causing Far East exchanges to fluctuate, particularly the Nikkei. Leeson buys huge amounts of futures to try and hold the market up.
23 January Tokyo stock market plunges but Leeson continues to buy in a frantic bid to keep the market up and to prevent huge losses.
23 February Leeson and wife Lisa flee the country for Malaysia, leaving Barings with £860m debts.
25 and 26 February Lifeboat operation held involving Bank of England, Barings and a range of other banks. Barings pleads with Bank of England governor Eddie George to save it but to no avail.
27 February Administrators called in.
6 March Dutch bank ING Groep buys Barings for £1 and takes on estimated liabilities of £660m. It also puts £350m into a fighting fund.
22 March Leeson lands in Frankfurt after failing to get a direct flight back to the UK where he wanted to be tried. Was willing to provide a full written confession to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Bondholders are also keen to prosecute Leeson. But SFO refuses and he is deported to Singapore.
16 July Bank of England senior manager in charge of merchant banking supervision Christopher Thompson resigns.
1 December Leeson sentenced to a six and a half year jail sentence after pleading guilty to two charges of deceiving Barings' auditors and to cheating the Simex Exchange.
28 May Barings chief finance officer Geoffrey Broadhurst is first of 10 directors banned from holding directorships for a matter of years.
17 December Damning report published by the all-party Treasury Select Committee after 13 months' gathering evidence. Describes Bank of England as 'cheerleader for the City' and recommends that its banking supervision may have to be removed.
October Financial Services Authority (FSA) created when much of the Bank of England's regulatory role is removed.
4 July Leeson released early and returns to the UK after receiving treatment in jail for colon cancer.
February Trial against auditors Coopers & Lybrand London and Singapore and Deloitte & Touch Singapore commences.
The Case of the Multimillion pound black hole
The litigation, which is actually two cases, will commence in February 2001. Originally one case was to be heard in London with the other in Singapore but both will now be held in the High Court.
Parent company Barings Plc and liquidators Ernst & Young are suing auditors Coopers & Lybrand (as was) in both London and Singapore.
Barings Futures Singapore (BFS) and the Singapore liquidators Arthur Andersen are suing auditors Deloitte & Touche Singapore.
Both acted for Barings between 1992 and 1994.
The liquidators are claiming the auditors were negligent in that they failed to find Leeson's error account 88888 and the multimillion pound black hole he created. They are seeking damages of £1bn.
The auditors are claiming that they could not have been expected to spot this because the managers and directors were negligent in their roles.
They also argue that while Leeson eventually lost £860m during the three-year period, he would sometimes get the account back to even (ie cleared the account) and sometimes made considerable profit.
In response to the Treasury Select Committee report into the collapse, which was critical of nearly all the parties involved, Coopers & Lybrand said: 'We are not responsible for the collapse of Barings. It collapsed because of management failure.'
But even before the two cases comes before Mr Justice Evans-Lombe, who will hear them in tandem, they have already been fraught with problems.
For a start, many of those involved believe it ridiculous that separate liquidators for effectively the same company are bringing the same claim.
Several long months of mediation have failed, with one insider attributing this to parties failing to agree to payments.
But one litigator still believes proceedings could be concluded prior to the commencement of court action.
'There must be a serious question as to whether it is going to get to trial or not. It should not be necessary to pursue it through the courts to the bitter end. One hopes a solution can be found without a very protracted hearing with appeals and so on.'
However, it is expected to be an extremely lengthy, complex and expensive case. One barrister says: 'Everybody has got the whole of the year knocked out.' An opposing counsel adds: 'There is a lot of money being thrown around. It is going to take a very long time to sort out.'
The solicitors involved are also under no illusions. Says one: 'It will be a very long trial. The hardest cases are always the ones with the most evidence and there's enough here to fill garages.'
Surprisingly though, despite the size and complexity of the case, there have only been a couple of cases of conflict so far.
Price Waterhouse was originally appointed as liquidators in Singapore but following its merger with Coopers & Lybrand in 1998, pulled out.
Slaughter and May, which is acting for Barings Plc and Ernst & Young, was also acting for Arthur Andersen. Ashurst Morris Crisp stepped into the breach and is now acting for Arthur Andersen.


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Scholarship will be awarded annual in the amount of $1500 until funds are depleted. The scholarship will be announced at the MCDA Summer Conference and the award sent to the designated college/institution toward the recipient's tuition and fees.
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Senior figures from the UK banking industry will meet in London next month to discuss the future of employee well-being in the sector.
Executives from Santander, Lloyds and HSBC will present their approaches in supporting their employees and will lead debate on the lives of modern bank workers and the pressures that they face.
The Good Day at Work Conference - organised by well-being experts Robertson Cooper, in conjunction with the Bank Workers Charity – will explore pioneering new work in the banking sector as well as featuring input from high profile mental health campaigner Paul Farmer, CEO of charity, Mind.
The event comes after the recent release of new research from the Bank Workers Charity, in partnership with Robertson Cooper and The Work Foundation. This in-depth research looked into the work and non-work pressures faced by bank workers. Their Bank on your People report sampled over 500 employees and identified four specific groups defined by their work-life balance and levels of engagement at work.
Professor Cary Cooper CBE, Founder of Robertson Cooper and recently voted the second most influential HR thinker, says that sharing learning throughout the banking sector is vital: 'Banks share common HR challenges but rarely have the opportunity to collaborate and share their approaches – the foresight of the Bank Workers Charity and events such as the Good Day at Work Conference will inform the provision of better integrated stress and mental health support'.
The Good Day Work Conference is taking place on November 13th, to discuss well-being strategy with a specific stream focused on the banking sector.
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Lions Dive & Beach Resort Curacao
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Good Hotel Oct 07, 2013
A nice Hotel, directly on the beach so that's perfect! Breakfast is served on the beach and there's a nice restaurant/cafe there too.
There are 2 more restaurants and 2 pools, but who needs a pool when the sea is 2 steps further?
There is a busstop in front of the hotel which brings you to Willemstad (can't remember how long it takes, but it's not long 10 min maybe?)
The Curaçao Sea Aquarium is next to the hotel, and you can enter it for free if you're staying in Lion's Dive, nice to go there if you have a spare hour.
Oh and it's the same beach as Mambo, so there's enough to do in the evening!
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Perfect holiday; stay in Lions Dive & Beach Resort Curacao Feb 11, 2007
For a tropical and natural stay during the Carnival in the Caribbean. Make a choice for Lion Dive & Beach Resort. You will meet famous Dutch people here. The are good restaurants and will hear lovely music on the beach. The sandy beach, called Aquarium Beach, offers you good chairs for lying in the sun and view on the perfect sea (you don't need the swimmingpool). It is located five minutes from Willemstad, the capital.
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At the well-known Bapor Kibra strip, right next to the Sea Aquarium and Dolphin Academy, you will discover the Caribbean at its best at Lions Dive & Beach Resort Curacao. The National Curacao Underwater Park is just one snorkel away and the resort is located directly at its own idyllic, palm-studded beach that overlooks Curacao famously blue waters. The resort has been built in a typical Dutch Caribbean style, with 2 and 3 floors surrounded by a tropical garden. The atmosphere at Lions Dive & Beach Resort is sporty with allure, informal but well organized. You will see these qualities in the Resort as well as in the Body Beach Wellness Club and on-site 5 Star Gold Palm IDC center, which provides all dive related services and offers weekly activities beyond the one and two tank diving, allowing the diver to dive from West Punt to Klein Curacao, including drive and dive safaris and snorkel trips. Several hiking and mountain bike trails start right at the hotel. The resort's eco-friendly approach ensures minimum impact on the environment. Lions Dive is therefore know as The Natural Place to Stay. The Hotel also provides Banquet facilities, Bar, Business center, Children's facilities, Conference facilities, Currency exchange, Disabled facilities, Dry cleaning, Gift shop, Gym/Fitness facilities, Internet access - Wireless, Laundry service, Lobby, Plunge pool, Reception, Room service, Safe deposit box, Spa services, 3 Bar/Restaurants, 3 pools, private beach, 24-hr front desk, Wireless hotspots, body beach wellness club, dives shop and Tour desk.
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AL Cy Young: Cliff Lee Goes from Trash Heap to TreasureNovember 13, 2008
On Thursday, we find out what most people have assumed for months now.
On Friday, we begin to watch what we assumed would unfold for months.
These events couldn't be more different, but connected in an odd and eerie way.
Cliff Lee dominated the opposition from start to finish. The Cleveland Indians left-hander came into the season as the fifth starter, just hoping to hold on, and left the staff ace just looking to continue his success.
His 2008 success poses a big question.
How did a guy that was sent to Triple-A just last year manage to turn around his career like this?
In 2007, Lee couldn't hold a lead even when he was successful. His offense would put him ahead in a game and Lee would find ways to give that up.
Last year was filled with injuries and frustration. He started the season on the disabled list, which basically took away his Spring Training. He made his debut in the first week of May and in his second start actually pitched a complete game.
But it was all downhill from there.
He had his bright spots, but this was supposed to be the second best pitcher the Indians had on their staff behind CC Sabathia.
Oh that name, Sabathia, the man who won the American League Cy Young award that year, the pitcher who stands to make a ton of cash when Free Agency opens on Friday.
Cliff Lee could've been had for so much less.
Lee was rumored in a deal involving Carlos Quentin, which is reminiscent of a Josh Hamilton for Edison Volquez trade off at this point. But Arizona obviously didn't think Lee would do what he did in 2008.
Then again, neither did the Cleveland Indians.
But they stuck with him, almost by default. If you honestly ask Indians GM Mark Shapiro if he tried to get rid of Lee, he would tell you he explored it. Truth is, Lee was probably the name brought up most in trade talks, mostly out of the fan's angst.
Why though?
Lee's antics had worn thin with the Cleveland faithful.
In the past, Lee has shown his attitude and short temper out on the mound. He's famous for firing his glove into the crowd during a game in Toronto.
In 2007, two acts stood out that summed up Lee's season.
During a game in Texas, Lee had a blow up with his Catcher Victor Martinez. This is the same game in which he gave up five runs in the first inning mind you. After the disastrous first, Lee actually stayed in the game and showed soms rare poise.
Remarkably, he managed to pitch into the seventh inning, and the Indians slowly made a comeback.
At one point however, Lee and Martinez started to argue on the mound after Lee hit Rangers' slugger Sammy Sosa in the head.
The argument actually prompted a closed-door player's only meeting which actually started to help the Indians turn their season around.
However, Lee's season wouldn't do the same.
In his next start back at home against Boston; Lee blew up, and not in the good way.
He surrendered seven runs in only four innings and was booed off the mound by the home crowd. To show his appreciation, he responded by tipping his cap in a smug sort of way.
It wasn't a flying glove or an angry argument with a player, it was far worse. It was disrespectful.
Lee got sent to Triple-A Buffalo that same night and while he would return to the team and pitch in a few games down the stretch, he didn't make the postseason roster and was an afterthought.
During the offseason, Lee was the subject of many trade rumors.
Not any more.
What exactly did Lee do this past offseason that turned his career around?
Nothing special would be the appropriate response.
Lee simply got back to basics.
Indians pitching coach, Carl Willis, who is expected to have two Cy Young award pitchers in a row under his belt come Thursday afternoon, invited Lee to his home in North Carolina one day.
They didn't re-invent the wheel or anything like that, Willis basically showed Lee what no one else did. He showed Lee he still believed him.
The plan from there was to implement some changes that Lee wanted to make in Spring Training, but never got to because of injury. His 2007 was basically used to catch up and he never got there.
In 2008, Lee's Spring Training was less than stellar. He was in a battle for the fifth spot in the rotation with a struggling youngster who had lost his spot as well in 2007, Jeremy Sowers, and the man who replaced Lee in 2007, Aaron Laffey.
Laffey and Sowers effectively imploded, and rather than winning the job, Lee was pretty much handed it by default. He wasn't bad, but he wasn't building much confidence with the fans.
In fact, in one televised game Lee pitched against the Mets, he looked downright awful.
That's when the 2008 season started and the rest is truly history.
Lee basically changed his mindset on and off the mound. He became more focused as a pitcher and more humble as a player.
Pitching-wise he used his fastball on both sides of the plate. He was also getting his curveball and changeup more involved, most importantly though, he got aggressive.
So aggressive, that at one point the season, catcher Kelly Shoppach said that they had to purposely mix in some balls to keep the hitters honest. He simply wasn't missing the strike zone.
Off the field, Lee began to garner a lot of praise and admiration due to his early season success. To Lee's credit, he didn't really want any of it, he just wanted to win and take it pitch by pitch.
A complete 180 from denying that he wasn't trying to show up the fans when he tipped his cap, Lee showed tremendous strides in his attitude.
Will Cliff Lee be so dominate that his catcher will have to purposely call for a pitch out of the zone so the hitters are kept honest?
No, probably not.
Is this a fluke?
No, no it is not.
What made Cliff Lee successful is what so many pitchers get away from. He just throws the baseball. Lee didn't waste time on the mound in 2008, when he got the ball, he got set and he threw it. He kept himself in a rhythm and hit his spots. Will his control be impeccable from now on?
I'm not sure, as we've seen with Rafael Betancourt, it's probably unlikely that Lee has that kind of control two years in a row, but it won't be a drop-off. Lee's success comes from keeping the hitters off-balance and using his off-speed stuff effectively.
As long as he makes those adjustments that he made last year and continues to adapt, Lee will be fine.
Lee's life has been all about making adjustments and battling through the tough times. Just ask his son Jaxson, who is a leukemia survivor or his daughter, Maci who was born three months premature.
Getting sent down to Triple-A is nothing compared to hearing your child is very sick and has little chance to survive.
However, Lee and his wife Kristen adjusted, and today Jaxson is a healthy young boy.
Just like he did with his son, he did with his career.
He believed.
The Indians, as much as they might have not in November or December, believed in him. Carl Willis especially. Willis deserves credit himself for helping Lee realize he was still a good pitcher.
Willis, who is working on his next turnaround candidate in Anthony Reyes, has a way with words. The raw talent for Sabathia might have been there, but someone had to help turn him into the pitcher he is today.
The pitcher he is today is going to be earning quite the cash rather soon.
On Thursday, Cliff Lee is going to win the American League Cy Young Award. On Friday, CC Sabathia is going to cash in.
Cliff should take today as a time to do what he never did all season. Take it all in and bask in the praise and glory.
Lee may not be getting the big pay-day like his former teammate, but he has something more special than all of that.
He's got one hell of a story.
For more of Nino's Indians' coverage, visit his blog and this story at The Tribe Time Report.


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The U.S. Should Continue Its Fight Against AIDS in Children
Chip Lyons (EGPAF) & Richard Stearns (WorldVision)
Policy & Advocacy
The return on investment in a foreign-aid program has been high, in diplomatic as well as humanitarian terms.
Early in his tenure, President George W. Bush did something that would become an important footnote of his foreign-policy legacy. With strong backing from the faith community, he launched the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003. He announced the initiative in his State of the Union Address, saying that "seldom has history provided a greater opportunity to do so much for so many." To an American audience, he methodically laid out the tragedy of AIDS in Africa.
It is no exaggeration to say that this one foreign-policy program, which enjoys robust bipartisan congressional support, has saved millions of lives and restored hope and vitality to millions more. PEPFAR's story, which is still unfolding today, is instructive as observers in Washington assess the Trump administration's proposed budget and the reflex to pull back on foreign aid.
Indeed, PEPFAR is a standout example of how to achieve great things through strategic U.S. foreign-assistance investments — and of how public–private partnerships can wed the efficiencies of the private sector with the scale and reach of the public sector. By maintaining the program's funding — something we both advocate — the United States and this administration will be well positioned to celebrate a historic public-health achievement: the end of the AIDS epidemic for an entire generation of children.
The rollout of PEPFAR nearly 15 years ago was swift and efficient. The program quickly scaled up effective HIV-prevention and -treatment programs through non-governmental organizations, but also by partnering with thousands of faith-based organizations that were already providing extensive health services across Africa. Since PEPFAR's creation, the number of new infections in children worldwide has declined nearly 70 percent, and nearly 2 million HIV-positive mothers have given birth to babies who are HIV-free. Millions of HIV-infected adults gained access to life-saving medications and were able to return to healthy and productive lives, almost overnight.
Many Americans remember the work of Elizabeth Glaser, who in the 1980s unknowingly passed HIV to her two children. Sadly, her daughter Ariel died at age seven in 1988, but her son Jake lives a full, healthy, and active life today. Elizabeth lost her own battle with HIV in 1994, spending her final years as a leading national advocate for children with HIV. Through this work, she laid the groundwork for the virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission in the United States.
Few Americans at the time understood the toll that HIV/AIDS was taking in the developing world. By the early 2000s, AIDS was a crisis of enormous proportions in sub-Saharan Africa, where approximately 30 million people were living with the virus. Fourteen hundred babies were born HIV-positive each day, their mothers left with no treatment options to save their own lives or those of their children.
Churches and the faith community often shouldered much of the burden in Africa, serving on the frontlines of the epidemic to provide comprehensive support and care to those living with the virus and to the families left behind in its wake. Notably, since the beginning of PEPFAR, almost $2 billion in U.S. funding has gone to faith-based organizations. Much of that went toward life-saving care, services to prevent mother-to-child transmission, and support programs for millions of children infected with and affected by HIV.
For years, the virus had been ravaging the African continent and destabilizing some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities. PEPFAR drastically reduced HIV/AIDS-related mortality and morbidity and rapidly expanded access to anti-retroviral treatments for millions of men, women, and children in countries where virtually no response to the epidemic existed just a decade earlier.
But PEPFAR's value extends beyond the humanitarian. A 2015 report by the Bipartisan Policy Center noted that PEPFAR served as an effective diplomatic tool, as people in the program's target countries saw the United States in a better light. The program has also shown an exemplary return on U.S. investments, as funds are distributed efficiently and strategically to achieve the greatest impact.
Even so, unfinished business remains. Today, 1.5 million HIV-positive women become pregnant each year, and 400 children are infected with HIV every day. Only about half of the 1.8 million children living with HIV have access to the medications they need, and AIDS remains the leading cause of death among adolescents ages ten to 19 in Africa. Sustained commitment, investment, and prioritization are critical to driving continued progress and overcoming these final hurdles.
Steep reductions in U.S. foreign-assistance funding jeopardize the goal of ending pediatric AIDS in our lifetime. Significant cuts would inevitably roll back the dramatic progress brought about largely by both the generosity of the American people and the global faith community.
Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson visited Africa as a policy adviser shortly after PEPFAR was unveiled. Years later he remarked that the program "existed entirely because of a willing leader, a creative policy team, a smattering of activists, and a vast, bleeding need."
That bleeding need is still there, and our hope is that President Trump, too, will stand behind a policy untethered to politics, so we can defeat a disease unbound by borders. With continued political and financial commitment, this could and should be the administration that can celebrate the end of AIDS in children.
Charles Lyons is the president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the world's leading organization committed to the global elimination of pediatric HIV and AIDS. Richard Stearns is the president of World Vision U.S. and the author of The Hole in Our Gospel.
This article was originally publihsed by the National Review.


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Houston fans of American portrait painting have recently had the rare chance to enjoy and draw connections between the work of three of the greats — John Singer Sargent, Alice Neel and Barkley L. Hendricks. All have career-spanning exhibitions on view within a couple blocks of one another.
That moment comes to a close Sunday, the last day to catch Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Wrapping up the final stop of a five-city — and long overdue — paintings retrospective, the exhibit showcases an artist who has captured his milieu with intelligence, wit and flair while merging traditional portraiture techniques with aspects of post-painterly abstraction.
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Barkley L. Hendricks, Mayreh (Mary Sheehan), 1973. Oil and acrylic on linen canvas.
Like Neel, who often painted her Spanish Harlem neighbors — as seen in Alice Neel: Painted Truths through June 13 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston — Hendricks captures the zeitgeist of his time while focusing mostly on people in his social circle: former girlfriends, family members, friends, the artist himself. But while her brand of realism could be unsparing, even ruthless, Hendricks, like Sargent, whose portraits are on view in the MFAH's Houston's Sargents through May 9, makes his subjects look good. Really good.
Dating mostly from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Hendricks' life-size portraits typically present figures against monochrome backdrops that evoke minimalism and color-field painting. In Blood (Donald Formey) from 1975, a young black man — decked out in an only-in-the-1970s wide-collared plaid suit with a large denim cap — stands holding a tambourine in front of an orange-red background straight out of a Barnett Newman painting. The backdrop's blazing color threatens to engulf Formey, but Hendricks doesn't let us see him sweat.
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Barkley L. Hendricks, Blood (Donald Formey), 1975. Oil and acrylic on cotton canvas.
Because Hendricks paints Formey in glossy oil against a matte acrylic ground, part of experiencing the work involves navigating it. As you approach the canvas, glare from gallery lights overpowers the figure while leaving the background easily visible. Not until you reach the ideal vantage point does Formey pop into focus, looking cool as a cucumber. This moment of suspense followed by a payoff occurs repeatedly throughout the show, adding a dramatic touch that makes Hendricks' models seem like celebrities making an entrance.
A wonderful series depicting figures clad mostly or entirely in white clothes against white backgrounds further confirms Hendricks' status as a master colorist.
The Forbes Collection, New York
Barkley L. Hendricks, Tuff Tony, 1978. Oil and acrylic on linen canvas.
It invites comparisons with the white-on-white paintings of abstractionist Robert Ryman, but also with Sargent, whose knack for finding a multitude of whites in a single gown looks like a precedent.
Hendricks employs the spareness of minimalism expertly, but not exclusively. Lawdy Mama (1969), depicting a young woman in a black-power Afro against a gold-leaf background, conjures up Byzantine icon painting.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
Barkley Hendricks, Lawdy Mama, 1969. Oil on canvas.
Ma Petite Kumquat (1983) evokes the kind of Renaissance portraiture in which artists lavished attention on disparate clothing accessories just to show they could. Don't miss the opulent spectacle of Fela: Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen (2002), which gets its own small room. Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti sports neon orange and a halo against a gilded, patterned backdrop. Below the paintings, 27 decorated pairs of high-heel shoes are spread across the floor. Everything glows in the dark when the room's black lights come on.
Hendricks' underrated Jamaican landscapes, many depicting marl quarries, don't offer the same instant gratification as his portraits, but they reveal his fascination with humans' encroachment on nature and spaces where the horizon's line is confusing.
Thanks to a beautiful installation led by CAMH curator Valerie Cassel Oliver, who coordinated the Houston presentation, it also looks right at home in what can be a challenging space. I can't remember when CAMH's upstairs gallery looked better.
Organized by Trevor Schoonmaker, curator of contemporary art at Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art.
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose; 713-284-8250. Free.


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Le Manse, Le Colombier, St. Julien De Lampon
House with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and private pool in Peyrillac-et-Millac, France
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Grande Maison. Sleeps 12 + baby. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. 250m from the Dordogne river. Heated pool.
A fabulous Grande Maison in beautiful quiet historic village. 250m from the Dordogne river. 5 minute walk to shops: baker, butcher, general store, pharmacy, cash machine, and weekly market).
28 ft kitchen/diner with french doors to terrace overlooking pool and walnut fields. Range cooker, American fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and dryer. Wi-Fi.
Sitting room: comfy sofas, TV, CD and DVD players.
2 double bedrooms plus one double bedroom with single bed. 2 triple bedrooms (one with bunk). 2 shower rooms and 2 bathrooms (one with jacuzzi and one open). 4 wc's (2 separate).
Half acre garden for games, barbecue, garden furniture. Activities in village; canoe and bike hire, fishing, tennis. Nearby: riding, golf, adventure playgrounds, numerous chateaux, gardens, pre-historic caves, towns with supermarkets ( Sarlat, Souillac).
Cot, high chair, linen provided (except pool towels). We have recently installed a gazebo which makes a lovely shady area next to the pool, and also a new super heater (air source pump) for the pool itself.
There are 3 excellent restaurants within walking distance: one with picturesque terrace overlooking the Dordogne and "food to die for". Plus the cafe/bar in village centre which also provides meals and take-aways. Fly to Brive /Dordogne airport (30 mins. away) or Bergerac, Limoges, or Toulouse.
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Outside this house in Peyrillac-et-Millac, FranceThis house is in the countryside and in a quiet area near the waterfront. It has a pool, a balcony, a barbecue, outside lighting and a garden. Car hire is not necessary as the house is less than a 15 minute walk to a large selection of shops, bars, restaurants; however parking is available if required.
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5 bedrooms, Sleeps 12:
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- 1 bunk bed (sleeps 2), 1 single bed and en suite
- 1 king size bed and en suite
- 3 single beds and en suite
There is also 2 cots
5 bathrooms including 5 en suites, 2 Separate WC's
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Private pool with electric heating, Size 10m x 5m, Depth 0.8m to 1.8m
CD player, DVD/Blu-ray player, Internet / WiFi, TV Languages in English, French, Satellite / cable
Living area seats 12, Dining area seats 12, Central heating, Clothes drier, Hair dryer, Iron / board, Towels / linen, Washing machine, Car hire optional
Cooker, Crockery, Cutlery, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer, Glassware, Kettle, Microwave, Oven, Pots / pans, Toaster
Balcony or terrace, Barbecue, Outside lighting, Parking, Private garden
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