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Paleo diet ranks last on 'best diets' list
Rankings are based on safety, effective weight loss, heart health, diabetes prevention
Jacque Wilson | 1/8/2014, 6 a.m.
CNN Followers of the Paleo Diet may go prehistoric on U.S. News & World Report this week. The publication has ranked the controversial diet last on its "Best Diets Overall" list for 2014.
Each year, U.S. News & World Report asks experts to rank various nutrition plans to help consumers make informed decisions. This year the panel evaluated 32 of the most popular diets.
To be top-rated, a diet has to be relatively easy to follow, nutritious, safe, effective for weight loss and protective against diabetes and heart disease.
First popularized in the 1970s, the Paleo Diet asks people to follow a diet similar to those who lived during the Paleolithic era, between 2.6 million and 10,000 years ago. This means eating like hunters and gathers -- consuming lots of produce and animal protein, while avoiding sugar, grains, legumes and dairy altogether.
"If the cavemen didn't eat it, you shouldn't either," U.S. News & World Report summarized.
The diet has gained a significant following in recent years, especially among the Crossfit crowd. "Paleo Diet" was the most searched diet term on Google in 2013.
Being last on the Best Diets list doesn't mean Paleo is the worst diet ever (the "Cookie Diet" didn't even make the list). But U.S. News & World Report's experts said the Paleo Diet was too restrictive for most people to follow long term, and that it limited some essential nutrients. They also cited a lack of research proving the Paleo Diet's cardiovascular health and weight loss benefits in their ranking.
The Paleo Diet tied for last place on the list alongside the Dukan diet, which is also a high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach.
For the fourth year in a row, the DASH Diet Eating Plan was named the best overall diet. DASH, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, was developed by the National Institutes of Health for people with high blood pressure. But it is also effective in lowering cholesterol and reducing a person's risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney stones and diabetes, its website states.
Unlike many diet plans, DASH doesn't cut out or extremely restrict certain foods. Its focus is on limiting daily sodium intake. The meal plan includes three whole-grain products each day, four to six servings of vegetables, four to six servings of fruit, two to four servings of dairy products and several servings each of lean meats and nuts/seeds/legumes.
The diet's only downfalls, the expert panel said, are that it takes some "grunt work" to adhere to, and that it may cost more than a diet based on "processed, fatty, sugary foods."
Following DASH on the best overall list was the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet, which also was created by the National Institutes of Health. Next in line were the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Mediterranean Diet and Weight Watchers -- all tied for third place. This is the same as last year's ranking.
U.S. News & World Report also published several other lists, including best weight-loss diets, best diabetes diets, best commercial diet plans and easiest diets to follow.
Weight Watchers topped the best weight-loss, best commercial diet plan and easiest to follow lists. Also high on several lists were the Jenny Craig plan and "The Biggest Loser" plan.
For more, visit U.S. News & World Report's Best Diets Rankings.
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copyright the Chronicle June 17, 2015
by Elizabeth Trail
BROWNINGTON — Jan Delaney describes herself as "just a Brownington citizen who wanted to help."
She's not a town official. She had never written a grant before, let alone a major one. But when she saw that her town needed money to pay for a new truck, Ms. Delaney learned by doing.
In January, with help from Town Clerk Cheryl Galipeau and former Selectman Dean Perry, Ms. Delaney put in an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a $50,000 community facilities grant.
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 01:44 PM
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 03:06 PM
I'm suprised to see so many fans of the split fins. I did not think they would be so popular with photographers. We don't zoom all over the dive site so speed and power are not that important. (Unless you are chasing whale sharks, I guess.) I'll check them out.
I tend to slowly frog kick my way around, scanning the site for things to shoot.
I like to be able to control my position or make slight adjustments with the twist of my ankle. A stiff blade works well for this. I like them short too, so I'm less likely to kick something when my face is glued to my viewfinder.
I'm going to try out a few pairs in a pool and see what I like.
Posted 14 November 2005 - 06:32 PM
Actually the splits have great speed but don't have the "torquey" immediate response most people are use to. Sorta like a race tuned V10 with all the power in the higher rpms vs a sedan V12 with a flatter torque curve.
In my old whaleshark chasing days, I'd say the splits allowed me to keep up with the sharks a lot longer than other fins. Now I just go to places where there are 10 whalesharks gathering so they don't move too far or fast LOL
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 10:32 PM
I don't think so...
I use Forcefin Pro Tan Delta with Bungees 80% of the time.
Additional advantages to the ones mentioned already is the fact that you can walk sideways when doing beach-entry. They are short enough and swim up because the edges are curved up. Ground contact is a rare occasion and I can swim forward, backwards and sideways which is great for macro and confined spaces.
For blue water diving and wall diving I have a seletion of freediving-fins like Cressi Gara 3000. Good for maximum speed and comfortable.
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 10:57 PM
Egg shell blue jet fins!!!
they start out a medium-blue, but oxidize and get lighter. Same with the pink.
Do you think we can get one of the vendors to make ones with a large white patch, a large grey patch, and a Mcbeth color chart on them.
try hotglue or good waterproof shipping tape, the thicker clear 3M kind.
Bacripe, interesting you mention that split fins don't do well in current. Every test(independent and otherwise) refutes that statement. Split fins are faster than normal paddle fins. In heavy curren, like those of Komodo or British Columbia, my splits jiggy with current much better than my jet fins.
I just haven't seen that in person. I walk right by people with split fins in heavy current. My wife is not a strong smimmer, she wears medium size jets which have a very small blade, and she's faster than splits, too.
We got stuck in strong current once and a couple buddies with split fins were stuck in it near a wall, causing a bottleneck. We both moved out into heavier current and passed them easily. That was the end of split fins for us. The reviews make me wonder if sponsorship is biasing them. The scores are often very close, too.
Funny that many dismiss the black, slightly stiffer Scubapro Twin Jets. Howard Hall and Bob Cranston switched to these pushing around IMAX cameras and giant HD video rigs in conditions all over the world. And I'll bet they put in more time underwater on their MK155 CCR rebreathers than practically anyone. I dived with Bob a few years back and he and Howard were die hard Scubapro Jet Fin users. Must be good enough in currents if they decided to switch
I noticed they wore them, and also that scubapro sponsors them, and again, I'm suspicious.
I tend to slowly frog kick my way around, scanning the site for things to shoot.
I like to be able to control my position or make slight adjustments with the twist of my ankle. A stiff blade works well for this. I like them short too, so I'm less likely to kick something when my face is glued to my viewfinder.
you should really try the old plain jets. They do exactly what you want. Ask around. Any old DM or diver or DIR guy will have a pair and won't mind you borrowing them. You can't hurt them.
Posted 15 November 2005 - 02:41 AM
I have found Mares "AVANTI" L full foot fins to be great for the "tropical water's" that I dive in. They can be a bit awkward in close confines - but boy can they push you along if you need it.
They are out of production now and my 12 year old pair are starting to look a towards retirement - thinking that Technisub "ALA's 9 "graphite rubber compound" are probally a good full foot option.
Posted 15 November 2005 - 02:56 AM
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 02:59 AM
Splits require technique to be at their most efficient. I happen to know a few guys who do the fin tests and their opinions can't be bought or sold. Plus my own experience for the last 6 years with the biofin converted me. I also thought they were crap but it was actually my own habits from the paddle fin days that made me slower etc. Took me a while to "flutter kick" constantly. Also as a video shooter, the imbalance of paddle fins going up and down is most drastically reduced with the smaller kicks, thus my videos are less Lars Von Trier in pursuit mode. Obviously to each their own and relearning to kick is something that is easier said than done. Nowadays, when I go back to paddle fins, I have to remember to kick wider.
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Posted 15 November 2005 - 08:09 AM
This is an incredibly individual choice, though.
Posted 15 November 2005 - 10:17 AM
John, I have the quattros and I love them, very manueverable for photography. However, its a workout surface swimming. I tried out my buddy's Apollo Biofins and I loved them, but a little too noodle-like so I ordered the Biofin XTs, we'll see how that pans out, I just wish they weren't so ugly. I like the looks of the Atomic splitfins, anyone ever compared those to the biofin XTs?
Take a look at: http://www.divernet....t/0303extra.htm
www.divernet.com has a lot of info in its archive!
I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?
Posted 15 November 2005 - 01:18 PM
<snip> I tend to slowly frog kick my way around, scanning the site for things to shoot.
I like to be able to control my position or make slight adjustments with the twist of my ankle. A stiff blade works well for this. I like them short too, so I'm less likely to kick something when my face is glued to my viewfinder. <snip>
With this as an engineering goal, I'd reccomend Jet Fins.
Not that I use them; I'm lucky enough to have an old pair of Power Plana Graphites that I hold on to protectively. Just as stiff, and manuverable, as Jet Fins, at half the weight.
With your interest in manuverability (not that I'm reccomending Kool-Aid), learning some DIR-type skills, like helicopter turns or backwards fin kicks, can really improve your underwater shooting, especially macro.
A good little video (if you can cut through the deadwood of a different "equipment debate" in the first 2 minutes) is here, 9 MB, so be patient. Even the most jaded can't look at this without seeing advantages for photography.
Fins are tools. Pick something from the toolbox that suits the job at hand. Anyone that says a particular fin is "the best", without articulating a task, is passing on rubbish.
All the best, James
Posted 21 November 2005 - 02:46 PM
Posted 21 November 2005 - 09:33 PM
It took a long time to get used to these fins - I did not like them at first, and I'm still not 100% sold. They use completely different muscles than other fins I've used, and put a lot of strain on the muscles around the arch of the foot. I would not advise anybody to buy them and take them on a trip without spending at least a week or so working with them in a pool or at the beach first.
I don't think they are very good for frog kicks, which I use a lot with other fins. The way the Force Fin (or this model, at least) is designed to catch water only on the downstroke but spill it on the upstroke means they don't generate much force with a frog kick, though it's ok for fine positioning. Once the new muscle groups are suitably conditioned, these fins are very fast and efficient working up-current, though again the technique is completely different than other fins. It's a bit like driving a 12-speed bike up hill in low gear, but I can maintain headway and last longer pushing a camera rig with long strobe arms (folded, of course) against a strong current with these fins than with others I've owned or tried.
I still switch back to my old Cressi Master Frog blades from time to time, and I think I've concluded the Force Fins are better, but I'm ready to try some of these pretty blue fins everyone is talking about, if I ever see them out here.
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Posted 22 November 2005 - 07:02 AM
I use Force Fins... the model that Evans calls the "Excellerator". . .They use completely different muscles than other fins I've used, and put a lot of strain on the muscles around the arch of the foot...
I have four different pairs of Force Fins, the standard material and "Tan Delta" (stiffer material) of both the original style and the "Extra" version (which are longer and provide significantly more power). I never use the standard material ones any more because the stiffer Tan Delta material is so much better. When I don't anticipate constant current struggles, I use the original style FF's because they allow for the best maneuverability of any fins I've ever worn. When I DO anticipate constant/strong current, I use the "Extra" style.
I like FFs for the same reasons others have stated: ease of getting on/off, no leg stress on the upstroke (and therefore little or no cramping), open foot pocket (so no more toe blistering), and outstanding maneuverability.
In talking with several folks who've tried FF's and do NOT like them, the primary reason seems to be pain on the top of their foot. Sadly, this is EASY to eliminate -- by simply installing TWO sets of the soft foam FF pads available on their website. On my recent Indonesia trip, I did 55 dives averaging over an hour each, and had NO pain or booty rash/blistering.
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Posted 22 November 2005 - 07:50 PM
Posted 13 June 2006 - 12:53 AM
I come from a cold water, silty bottom wreck/cave diving background, and hence use frog kick for 99% of the time. When shooting in warm water vacations, I've found out that it also gives you a lot better control on your body position than flutter kick, and helicopter turns, suddens stops and backwards kicks are a lot easier - great for macro work. Additionally, you don't leave a wake of lost visibility and destroyed corals if you use the frog kick and are properly trimmed. B) For this any split/hinged/gimmicky fins are virtually useless, and of the flat fins the jets seem to give the best sideways control for ankle movements/sculling. Frog kick can also pack a lot of punch in a current, if properly performed.
Actually, I'm so brainwashed, that I even prefer pictures of divers doing frog kicks and using jets, they just seem more competent that way.
Posted 13 June 2006 - 08:05 PM
The person who doesn't think they have power is nuts. I can out swim any fin except free diving fins. I have a pair of those for some circumstances.
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Posted 13 June 2006 - 08:28 PM
Take Care,
PS, I used XL Jetfins for 10 years and after I tried the Master Frogs using the Jets felt like strapping rubber bricks to my feet. I've tried split fins. Couldn't get the fine attitude adjustment by flicking the fin tips like I can with a paddle type fin.
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Posted 30 September 2006 - 04:59 AM
I've been contemplating replacing my Atomic Splits.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE these fins. Comfortable nd work really well in open ocean.
If you have to swim any distance back to the boat, these are the fins for you.
However, for tight space ptoto these suckers are simply waaay too long. I'm grazing (or almost grazing)stuff too often since I've now got a camera to worry about.
So, any thoughts on fins that are short? I'm thinking of the Scuba Pro Jet (adding the spring straps)
http://www.scubapro....Jet Fin/Jet.htm
They seem to have been around quite a bit.
Most of our diving seems to be tendered. Also, there is a planned trip to the Galapagos on the Aggressor boat so I'd hate to pack the wrong fins there. I'm quite comfrtable with frog kicks and find myself using this kick 80% of the time right now. I've learned how to back up in my Atomics too but I'm looking for the better solution.
I'm typically pushing a dual strobe rig and the wife is a macro grrrl.
Naturally, Fins are a personal choice, but I'm interested in opinions.
Stuff like "my calves always hurt when I used this fin" or "Only use these if your legs are in shape" or even "I hate F'in Scubapro because ..."


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RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her 300-strong team sealed a much publicized strategic partnership with China, including deals that secure China's position as the main partner and investor in the Latin American country.
Rousseff's visit to China followed talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Brasilia in March that also resulted in deals, but not on the level seen during the current visit to Beijing.
Chinese President Hu Jintao laid the foundations for the partnership when he visited Brazil last year. Brazil's status as a huge commodity exporter and key future energy producer has been within sights of Chinese economic planners.
Brazil and China are partners and competitors in a marketplace dominated by Chinese merchandise. At the same time as promoting the partnership Brazil has moved swiftly to contain the flood of Chinese goods into Brazil and protect Brazil's own exports, currently at risk of being priced out of the market because of an overvalued real, the Brazilian currency.
Analysts said the partnership deal put China firmly into the Latin American mainstream. Similar but small deals pursued by Hu in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela would give China greater say in the direction of exports of commodities and minerals from Latin America.
China is already a major customer for Latin American exporters and the new contacts will give Beijing greater influence in business banking and finance, defense and industry.
After two-hour talks Hu and Rousseff witnessed the signing of eight cooperative agreements in areas ranging from defense and technology to sports.
A total of 13 economic deals include a purchase order for 35 of Brazilian-made Embraer 190 commercial jets, a deal likely to be worth $1.4 billion.
A joint communique spoke of broad consensus between the two sides in areas of trade and global governance.
Rousseff said she hoped that Brazil-China ties would see "a qualitative leap" through advancement of their bilateral partnership across a wide spectrum of economy and trade.
The reference to a strategic partnership indicated Hu and Rousseff shared broad political aims, a phraseology markedly different from words used during the U.S. president's visit.
Hu said that China would enhance strategic coordination with Brazil in international affairs and global challenges like climate change and sustainable development. Through much of its recent diplomatic jockeying, Brazil is aiming to win a U.N. Security Council seat alongside China, already a permanent member.
A permanent council seat, Brazil hopes, will give the country status as the Latin American region's leading economic and political power.
One major area where China cannot hope to compete with U.S. industry is the undecided contract for the supply of advanced strike fighters to the Brazilian air force. The Boeing Co. is in competition with France and Sweden over the ongoing discussions over a possible contract.
China became Brazil's main trade partner in 2009 and bilateral trade exceeded $56 billion in 2010. Last year China also became the largest investor in Brazil.


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Main Street to the resorts: a gondola, light rail someday?
The Park City Planning Commission on Wednesday night touched on the idea of gondola links or some other sort of connections between the city's two mountain resorts and the Main Street area.
The panel did not spend a significant amount of time on the topic, and the discussion appeared somewhat disjointed as Planning Commissioners seemed to brainstorm ideas on the spot rather than debate the merits of a proposal from City Hall or the mountain resorts themselves.
But the comments signal the likelihood of a broad discussion eventually as Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort craft their own plans for links to Old Town and the Main Street core.
Deer Valley is considering whether to build a gondola connecting its slopes to the Brew Pub lot at the southern end of Main Street. Discussions between Deer Valley and City Hall, which owns the Brew Pub lot, are expected later.
PCMR, meanwhile, already enjoys a link to Main Street via the Town Lift. It is expected that the Town Lift will eventually be upgraded, perhaps to coincide with the Treasure development, but it is not known what sort of lift will be selected to replace the one there now. There are also talks of further expansion at the resort's base area.
Planning Commissioners were supportive of the theory of connections between the resorts and the Main Street area. The connections would be seen as improvements that could reduce traffic, something that has wide backing.
Mick Savage, a Planning Commissioner, suggested that a link between PCMR, Main Street and Deer Valley could be explored. He said that sort of route could be considered with the assumption taxpayer money would be put into the project. He said a route could be covered by a gondola or another mode of transportation.
Savage also mentioned the possibility of a tram being built between Kimball Junction and Park City, stopping at Canyons Resort along the route. That type of route would follow S.R. 224 into the city, a busy state highway that serves as the primary entryway to Park City.
Charlie Wintzer, another member of the Planning Commission, agreed with the idea of linking the resorts to Main Street. He mentioned an idea of building a light rail system between Main Street and lower Deer Valley.
The meeting on Wednesday night was centered on the long-running process of rewriting City Hall's General Plan, an overarching document that guides growth in the city. The meeting was lightly attended. A team from PCMR, including President and General Manager Jenni Smith, was in the room.
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King's Crown names road honoring late United Park City Mines president
A group of people that appeared to largely represent Park City's development and real estate industries joined family members of the late United Park City Mines President Hank Rothwell on Wednesday as a road was named in his honor. It was a tribute to a key figure in the great growth battles of the 1990s.


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May 4, 2011
By Evan Marot
Special Writer
DARTMOUTH -- UMass Dartmouth junior Nick Jagoe reached a new plateau in his golfing career last fall as the Corsairs golf team, with Jagoe's considerable assistance, won the Greater Northeast Athletic Conference Championship.
The championship event was played on October 30-31, with the team battling to a two-day total of 652, leaving them a whopping 16 strokes in front of Johnson & Wales, which came in second at the event. The win qualified the men's team to play in the NCAA Div. III National Championships on May 10-13 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Jagoe has been a familiar name on the sports pages in Dartmouth and Westport for some time, putting in four years on the Westport High School varsity golf team and now being recognized as a key player for UMD.
Nick didn't achieve the level that he is at through luck. There were many days filled with long hours at the golf course, practicing drives and putts. Known for his consistency on the course, Nick was asked if it was usually the long or the short game that makes his game work.
"It's either one or the other," Nick said. "Some days I'll be struggling on the short game but I'll be hitting the ball great elsewhere. On other days I might be scraping the ball off the ground, and my short game will save me. It's the days that you have both of those down that you really start to put up some good scores."
When asked about the UMD team's success, Nick said, "This is the deepest team we've had in years. We've got five guys going to Nationals, but in all reality probably seven or eight deserve to go. You could take two guys out and put two others in that would put up the same numbers."
A team that can replace two of its starters with no loss to their overall performance may be a team destined for greatness at the national level. "The team is certainly laced with talent," Nick said. "We've got two transfer students who have helped us out. Brandon Oldham is doing well; George Gillmore is playing well. Matt Connolly is also playing well. In practice, you've always got guys pushing each other for spots, so that makes them want to play better."
Nick got started in the world of competitive golf playing for Westport High School. Traditionally, high school golf matches are played in nine hole formats that consist of one-on-one match play; whichever team has more winners in match play wins the event.
College golf differs because it requires golfers to play 18 holes against up to 10 different teams. The format is also stroke play, a change-up from the more casual style of match play.
When asked about how he got into golf, Nick said, "My father played just a couple times a week. I just started playing with a buddy of mine, and picked it up that way. Plus, I've worked at a golf course all my life, so that made things easy."
The UMD men's golf team plays a majority of their matches at Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth. "We started in April; we practice in rain or shine," he noted.
Nick said the team has been getting back into the swing of things after the long winter break. "I don't want to say it's a tune-up season, but spring is really just to keep the swings going. Fall is when we have the (GNAC) tournament, so that's the big thing."
The team's last match was April 19, where the Corsairs combined for a team score of 328 at the par-72 Blackstone National Golf Club.
Nick shot a 74 during that match, and earned some praise from Coach Joel Baptista for his efforts. "I was pleased with Nick's round today; he had a tough weekend and came back with a great round today," the coach said. "Overall, we had a very successful spring, and we got a lot of players some experience, which will help us for the fall. We're in good spot heading to nationals. We know what we need to work on to prepare for the trip."
Off the course, Nick said he enjoys watching Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on television because they put in a lot of hard work into their games.
Most golfers would agree that one of the reasons the game is great is because it can be played well into our 80s; that means Nick has a lot of time to achieve the golfing goals he has set for himself.
Young and sporting a great swing, he will take to the links in North Carolina in a few weeks looking to reach his next goal-- helping his teammates earn a shot at a national championship.


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Southeast Texas jail was 'rape camp,' inmate lawsuit alleges
Two women who say they suffered repeated sexual assault and humiliation at the hands of former Live Oak County Jail guards have sued the county and the men in federal court in Corpus Christi.
"Beginning sometime in 2007 to at least August of 2010, the Live Oak County Sheriff's office ran a 'rape camp' known as the Live Oak County Jail," the women state in the complaint filed June 12 in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi.
Live Oak County is a largely rural area, about half-way between San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
The Live Oak County Jail is in the county seat, George West.
"In this facility, numerous jailers, all employed by the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office, repeatedly raped and humiliated female inmates over an extended period of time," the complaint states.
The three former jailers named as defendants in the suit are Vincent Aguilar, Israel Charles Jr. and Jaime Smith.
Aguilar is an inmate in the J.B. Wheeler State Jail in Plainview, Smith is incarcerated at the Buster Cole State Jail in Bonham and Charles lives in Bee County, according to the complaint. The same men were also defendants in a similar suit filed Aug. 20 by two other women.
In the latest complaint, plaintiffs J.A.S. and J.M.N., who were both pre-trial detainees, allege that female inmates at the Live Oak County Jail were repeatedly forced to perform oral sex and masturbation on male guards. On several occasions, the suit states, the women were forced to perform sexual acts on each other.
It was common for jailers to segregate female inmates and it was possible to assault the women without being detected because the jail's camera system and security measures "were grossly ineffective at preventing violent sexual assaults against female inmates by male jailers," according to the complaint.
The abuse was so pervasive that inmates at neighboring Jim Wells County Jail knew about the assaults, the suit states.
The women are seeking compensatory and actual damages for physical and emotional pain and suffering as well as exemplary damages and attorneys' fees.
Plaintiffs' attorneys are Ronald W. Armstrong and Amanda Armstrong of San Antonio and Jarom Tefteller of Gilmer.


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Book Give-Away: Friends With Boys
While you're catching up with Friends With Boys over the holidays, you can also enter to win a copy of your very own over on GoodReads, where we're doing a give-away. We just got books in the office, and they look wonderful and lovely and you all should have copies of your very own!
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Hope Charter Leadership Academy is a tuition-free public school that serves approximately 125 students from Kindergarten through Fifth grades. We are located in the historic Oakwood neighborhood and housed in the Barbee School Building that was erected in 1924. The school's progressive, high-quality, student-centered education program expands educational choices for parents and their children in the public school system, supports a nurturing community of leaners, and focuses on enhancing the academic growth, and builds leadership within all students while nurturing social development in every student.
The school is led by, Principal Clarissa Fleming who came to Hope in 2012 after 9 years in the Wake County School System. The faculty and staff is compromised of the following.
- Principal
- Instructional Curriculum Specialist
- Academic Intervention Team
- Leadership and Community Involvement Coach
- Student and Family Engagement (SAFE) Coach
- Specials Teachers
- Highly Qualified Classroom Teachers
- Highly Qualified Instructional Assistants
- Administrative Support Personnel
At Hope Charter Leadership Academy, we currently have 1 classroom per grade level Kindergarten through fifth grade. We take pride in being a small school as it allows us to embrace a family-oriented environment. Here our students and parents are more than a number or a test score, they are family, and we are joyed to nourish those relationships.
What's Coming Up At HCLA?
End Of Year MClass Testing
Wednesday, May 1 – Friday, May 24
Spring NWEA MAP Testing (3rd-5th grade)
May 2nd-3rd
Staff Appreciation Week
May 6th-May 10th, 2019
1st Grade Field Trip
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Early Release
Friday, May 10, 2019
Students are dismissed at 11:00.
In the Fall of 2014, The Hope community implemented The Leader In Me program, an elementary school approach to Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People in its culture. This program teaches leadership skills at the elementary level by creating opportunities for students to take control of their own education, reach set goals, and promote teamwork. Through this program students are involved in clubs, take on leadership roles within the school, work on community service projects, and are taught public speaking skills. All students live out the 7 Habits of Happy Kids on a daily basis.
Visit our Leadership Page!
Is Hope Charter Leadership Academy a private school? Are vouchers used in the admissions process?
Just like all other charter schools in the United States, Hope Charter is NOT a private school. Vouchers are not involved in the admissions process.
Who can attend Hope Charter Leadership Academy?
The school is open to all children that reside in North Carolina. No children will be given preferred status in the application process. If demand exceeds the number of available slots, a lottery may take effect.
How much does it cost to attend Hope Charter Leadership Academy? Are there any special tests that my child needs to take to gain admission?
Just like all public schools, there is no tuition and there are no tests to qualify for Hope Charter Leadership Academy. All that is required is the child's willingness to learn and the parents' willingness to play an active part in the child's education.
How and when can we apply for Hope Charter Leadership Academy?
Hope Charter accepts applications beginning in January of each year. If applications exceed planned enrollment, a lottery may take effect. Families will be notified of enrollment following our lottery. Please see "Admissions".
Do students dress in uniforms?
Students at Hope Charter dress in uniforms. Appropriate uniform attire includes navy or khaki bottoms or dresses, navy blue, orange, or white collared tops, with neutral colored shoes.
What makes you a "Leadership Academy"?
Beginning the 2014-2015 school year, Hope Charter has become a Leader In Me School. We are very proud to take on this initiative and implement the Leader In Me philosophy in our school. The Leader In Me is based on the work of Dr. Stephen Covey's book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" The goal of the Leader in Me program is for students to understand that they all have the essential qualities to become a leaders. The Leader In Me also helps to create a common language within our school and the community by teaching all of our stakeholders the Seven Habits.
Does your school provide before and after school child care?
Yes! Hope Charter provides before school care and after school care. Students may arrive at school as early as 7:00 a.m. Students participate in reading and enrichment activities during the before school care timeframe and are dismissed to their classrooms at 8:00 am. Hope Charter has partnered with the John M. Alexander Family YMCA to provide an academic based after school program for our students. This "Y Learning Program" is held in our school building and is provided to our students free of charge. The Y Learning Program starts immediately after the school day ends and lasts until 6:00 p.m. Students may be picked up anytime prior to 6:00 p.m.
What type of parental involvement is required?
Children and their parents will jointly apply to attend the school. Parental involvement is for the benefit of the child even more than it is for the school. That is why we require parental involvement and that is why we will do everything we can to see that each parent participates.
How is Hope Charter Leadership Academy funded?
It is funded in the same way that other public schools are funded — by a per-pupil sum that is comprised of local, state and federal dollars allocated for education. We are currently pursuing corporate and private funding in addition to grants to find the capital resources necessary to improve our building and academic resources.
Why did you choose to use the historic Barbee Building for this purpose?
Our school building was originally built to serve as a neighborhood school with the purpose of creating a sense of community among the neighborhoods surrounding the Halifax Community. The Mordecai neighborhood of Raleigh lost an important community keystone. Retaining the pinnacles of our community is not only socially responsible but it's in our best interest. From an educational standpoint, the school's proximity to downtown Raleigh, NC and the unique educational opportunities in the arts, sciences, and technology that no other school in the city or surrounding counties can boast. It has historic significance and is a beautiful "storybook" school that is within walking distance of many of our city's children.
Is the school on a year round or modified calendar? If so, why was this chosen?
Hope Charter does operate on a modified calendar. The progressive quarter calendar contains the same number of school days in the school year as traditional school calendars, but the school days are distributed more evenly throughout the year. Each quarter is followed by a break of approximately 2-3 weeks. At the end of the school year (in summer), the vacation break is approximately 5-7 weeks. You can retrieve a copy of the school calendar by clicking on Resources. Studies have shown that students perform better on a modified style calendar because they don't forget information over the summer, class time in the fall is not devoted to playing catch-up, and teachers don't get burned out. The five-seven week break in the summer allows for plenty of time for a summer vacation with the family. Also, vacations during the regular school year are more possible and less crowded at popular vacation spots.
What type of curriculum do you use at Hope Charter Leadership Academy?
Hope Charter follows the North Carolina adopted Common Core State Standards in K-5 mathematics and english language arts. The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what is needed to help students succeed. The standards are designed to be relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. Our literacy instruction is done with the 4 Blocks instructional method. Our math curriculum is titled Envision. This research-based, research -proven approach promotes creative thinking, building confidence and making math fun for your child.
What are the certifications of your instructional staff?
The academic rigor at Hope Charter comprises of fully highly qualified certified teachers and teacher assistants at all grade levels that will provide support and enrichment to all students in an effort to enhance and extend the curriculum for all children. Parents should expect to see students engaged in building their analytical thinking skills and applying what they have learned rather than simply memorizing information. 21st century skills will be integrated, and the rigor requires student perseverance and cooperation. Parents have the option to request documentation of highly qualified certification of our instructional staff at any time.
How will the diverse children at Hope Charter Leadership Academy be served so that all children's needs are met? In other words, how will Hope Charter help those who may have learning disabilities, lower achievements, and behavior issues?
We feel that most problems children have in their current learning environments will be significantly reduced or alleviated altogether by the combination of a progressive quarter calendar, encouraged parental involvement, and an interdisciplinary approach to learning. By incorporating this type of learning, students are able to make direct relationships with better than if required to think in the abstract. Children with learning disabilities particularly benefit from a more hands-on approach for this same reason.
Hope Charter Leadership Academy does not currently have any open positions.
Hope Charter Leadership Academy (HCLA) is a Charter School serving students from high risk backgrounds. HCLA has been in operation for 15 years, and serves a small population of approximately 125 students. Our vision as a school community is to inspire enthusiasm for education and to empower our scholars to learn, lead, and succeed. No child's potential is too small; no family's odds too great.
We pride ourselves in our leadership focus and base this focus on Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kids. As a Leader In Me School, students discover and practice a set of leadership and life skills from Stephen Covey's book the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Leader In Me practices within our school's environment and curriculum assists our students in becoming prepared to succeed in the 21st Century with critical skills and characteristics such as: motivation, problem-solving skills, trustworthiness, work ethic, goal setting, academic achievement, and valuing diversity in a global market.
HCLA recently received a grant that allowed for the most high tech model of SmartBoard technology to be placed in each classroom along with Google Chromebooks for each student grades K-5 to use as we implement our 1:1 throughout the school day. The ability to provide this technology expands the engagement and possibilities of academic growth for our student leaders.
To apply for a position, please send your letter of interest and resume to: email@example.com
Hope Charter Leadership Academy does not currently have any open positions.
Hope Charter Leadership Academy
Clarissa Fleming, Principal
An enthusiastic educational leader with a passionate commitment for student development, Clarissa Fleming became the principal of Hope Charter Leadership Academy July 2012. Prior to accepting this position she was an assistant principal at Needham B. Broughton High School, in the Wake County Public School System. Inclusive of her administrative career, she has served as an elementary and middle school classroom teacher in both the charter and public school systems. She holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Elizabeth City State University, a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master of School Administration and Leadership, both from North Carolina State University.
Clarissa is originally from Dinwiddie, Virginia, and comes from a family of educators as both her father and mother have over 37 years of service as retired educators. Clarissa has one daughter, Brooke, and a husband, Rhoderick who is also an educator at Wake Technical Community College. Clarissa is active in her community and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and the Raleigh Durham Alumni Association of Elizabeth City State University.
Clarissa strongly believes that successful schools set high expectations for all stakeholders and believe that everyone has a responsibility to ensure that they are doing their part to assist in achieving desired goals. When all stakeholders are working toward a common purpose, the chance for success increases dramatically. Relationships are important and collaboration amongst children, their families, the school and the community will provide the ultimate return of growth and achievement both academically and socially.
Additional resources for using the 2017-2018 Report Cards including guides for navigating the website, FAQs and more are located on the Public Schools of North Carolina website via the navigation at left or visit www.ncpublicschools.org/src/resources/.
Hope Charter Leadership Academy's Report Cards are below:
NC School Report Card 2016-2017
NC School Report Card 2015-2016
NC School Report Card 2014-2015
NC School Report Card 2013-2014
NC School Report Card 2012-2013
Please Note: The new School Report Cards site does not work with the native internet browser of IOS devices (iPads, iPhones, and iPods). The application may work by installing a 3rd party browser that supports Adobe Flash. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Keith SutherlandAttendance Coordinator
Board of Directors
Positive and supportive leadership is the cornerstone of our success as a school. Without the Board of Directors support and time volunteering to our school, we would not be able to have the great instructional program that we have today. It is with their positive influence that Hope Elementary has become the amazing instructional environment for children to attend school and has provided our staff with the means to make continued strides toward a strong and effective educational program. The Board of Directors is the governing body of the school. The Board is responsible for all school policies and procedures that affect the instructional and operational functions at the school.
Board Members
Walt Sherlin (Co-Chair) – email@example.com, Tucker Mann (Co-Chair) – email@example.com, Pamela Jamison, Barbara Engram, Mike Gray, Willette Morman, Joel Kamya, Ken Mack, Leonard King, Robin Vincent, Tom Mann, Chip Anderson, Delores Fogg, Allene Adams, and Anna Fonville.
Board Meeting Dates
The Board meeting dates are listed below. All Board Meetings are held in the school media center and are open to the public.
2018-2019 Dates
August 20, 2018
September 26, 2018
HCLA Board Minutes, 9-26-18 (Final)
Hope Charter Leadership Academy BTSP Plan 2018-2019.doc (2), Sep 2018
2018 BTSP Mentor timeline-checklist.docx (1), Sept 2018
2018 CoachingAgreement.docx (3), Sept 2018
2018 Instructional Mentoring Log, Sept 2018
Conflict of Interest Policy, 9-26-18
October 24, 2018
HCLA Board Minutes, 10-24-18 (Final)
November 28, 2018
HCLA Board Minutes, 11-28-18 (Final)
Articulation Agreement 11-26-18
January 23, 2019
HCLA Board Minutes, 1-23-19 (Final)
2018 – 2019 Academic Plan, 1-23-19
February 27, 2019
HCLA Board Minutes, 2-27-19 (Final)
April 24, 2019
May 22, 2019
June 26, 2019
2017-2018 Dates
August 15, 2017
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes 8-15-17
September 21, 2017
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes 9-21-17
October 26, 2017
HCLA Board Minutes, 10-26-17 (Final)
November 30, 2017
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes 11-30-17
January 25, 2018
March 15, 2018
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes, 3-15-18
April 26, 2018
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes 4-26-18
May 24, 2018
HCLA Board Meeting Minutes 5-24-18
June 28, 2018
Policies Approved or Amended:
HCLA Bullying/Harassment Policy (Approved 1-25-18)
Allowable Cost Policy Template, app'd 1-25-18
Contracted Services and Procurement Policy Template, app'd 1-25-18
Equipment Policy Template, app'd 1-25-18
Time and Effort Policy approved 1-25-18
SCOC–Discipline Policy (Board approved) 6.28.17
SCOC–Due Process Policy (Board approved) 6-28-17
2016-2017 Dates
January 25, 2017
February 22, 2017
March 22, 2017
April 19, 2017
May 24, 2017
June 7, 2017
June 28, 2017
2016-2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Asbestos Awareness and Management:
Hope Charter Leadership Academy is aware of the federal and state regulations regarding asbestos management in schools. This facility has submitted an management plan to the NC Department of Health and Human Services and subsequent re-inspection reports, and we are in compliance with the management plan requirements. All asbestos containing materials have been removed. A copy of the management plan is available for review in the administrative office. For questions, please contact Mrs. Clarissa Fleming, principal, or Ms. Annie Singletary, administrative assistant, by contacting the school at 919-834-0941.
Address: 1116 N. Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-834-0941
Fax: 919-834-9338
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55 people hospitalized after tunnel fire in Norway
A semi-trailer truck caught fire in Norway's second-longest tunnel Monday, leading to the evacuation of 160 people _ 55 of whom were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and other injuries.
The truck caught fire 3.5 kilometers (2.17 miles) into the tunnel in a district east of Bergen, police spokesman Jorn Lasse Refnes said. The Gudvangatunnelen is 11.4 kilometers (7.08 miles) long and is in the western part of Norway.
Rescue services spokesman Reinhardt Sorensen said the lights went out in the tunnel after the fire. Most of the injured suffered from smoke inhalation, but some people suffered light injuries after they crashed their cars in the darkness, he said.
The 160 people evacuated from the tunnel included the truck driver, who walked away uninjured, Sorensen said. He added that it wasn't yet clear what caused the fire, which was extinguished.


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Since this morning, the age on LT's alleged prostitute has been bumped from 15 to 16, and he's no longer accused of beating her (her pimp is). Do these revelations make things better? No, they do not.
Taylor was in court today, after spending the night in lockup. He was charged with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute, and released on bond. As he left the courthouse, he smiled and waved to the crowd that had assembled, while his lawyer proclaimed him innocent.
Lawrence Taylor didn't have consensual sex with anyone last night. He didn't have sex with anyone," said Aidala. "Mr. Taylor is going to fight each and every one of these charges."
Police weren't particularly forthcoming during their afternoon press conference, but we already know the bulk of their charges.
They claim that the Bronx girl, who was reported missing in March, was delivered to the Holiday Inn in Montebello at 1 a.m. this morning. Her pimp, Rasheed Davies, allegedly punched her in the face and drove her there against her will, where Taylor allegedly paid $300 for sex.
A search of the room turned up a bottle of alcohol and a used condom, though no evidence of drug use. Taylor claims to be clean for more than a decade, as chronicled in the A&E show "Intervention," the latest episode of which aired on Monday and featured Taylor.
So now we've hit the trifecta for horrible sports allegations. Do the respective stories of Taylor, Roethlisberger and Huguely color the reporting on the others? Can we draw any meaningful conclusions from three different alleged crimes that cross all boundaries — lacrosse vs. football, race vs. class, amateur vs. pro, active vs. retired?
Nope. They're all awful stories in their own right, with individuals facing their own demons. Let's treat them as such.
Lawrence Taylor charged in rape of 16-year-old girl in Ramapo [Journal News]
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|Pessoa Denominada:
|Galileo Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Galileo Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Galileo Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Galileo Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Maria Celeste Galilei; Galileo Galilei
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|Todos os Autores / Contribuintes:
Dava Sobel
|0802713432 9780802713438 9780140280555 0140280553
|Número OCLC:
|ix, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
|To Florence. She who was so precious to you ; This grand book the universe ; Bright stars speak of your virtues ; To have the truth seen and recognized ; In the very face of the sun ; Observant executrix of God's commands ; Malice of my persecutors ; Conjecture here among shadows --
On Bellosguardo. How our father is favored ; To busy myself in your service ; What we require above all else ; Because of our zeal ; Through my memory of their eloquence ; Small and trifling body ; On the right path, by the grace of God ; Tempest of our many torments --
In Rome. While seeking to immortalize your fame ; Since the Lord chastises us with those whips ; Hope of having you always near ; That I should be begged to publish such a work --
In care of the Tuscan Embassy, Villa Medici, Rome. How anxiously I live, awaiting word from you ; In the chambers of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ; Vainglorious ambition, pure ignorance, and inadvertence ; Faith vested in the miraculous Madonna of Impruneta ; Judgment passed on your book and your person --
At Siena. Not knowing how to refuse him the keys ; Terrible destruction on the feast of San Lorenzo ; Recitation of the penitential psalms ; Book of life, or, a prophet accepted in his own land --
From Arcetri. My soul and its longing ; Until I have this from your lips ; As I struggle to understand ; Memory of the sweetnesses --
In Galileo's time --
Florentine weights, measures, currency.
|Dava Sobel.
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"The son of a musician, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) tried at first to enter a monastery before engaging the skills that made him the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. Most sensationally, his telescopes allowed him to reveal a new reality in the heavens and to reinforce the astounding argument that the Earth moves around the Sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years under house arrest." "Of Galileo's three illegitimate children, the eldest best mirrored his own brilliance, industry, and sensibility, and by virtue of these qualities became his confidante. Born Virginia in 1600, she was thirteen when Galileo placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Her loving support, which Galileo repaid in kind, proved to be her father's greatest source of strength throughout his most productive and tumultuous years. Her presence, through letters which Sobel has translated from their original Italian and woven into the narrative, graces her father's life now as it did then." "Galileo's Daughter dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's grand public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was being overturned."--Jacket.
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- Galilei, Galileo, -- (1564-1642) -- Correspondance.
- Galilei, Maria Celeste, -- (1600-1634) -- Correspondance.
- Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642.
- Galilei, Maria Celeste, -- 1600-1634.
- Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642. -- Correspondence.
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First, Cale pointed out that my expansion of
foldl wasn't exactly right. Actually, it was a valid expansion of
foldl', not
foldl. For the purposes of that discussion, I wanted to focus on the concept of left and right folds, not the specifics lazy vs. strict evaluation. If you look at the ghc library docs, you'll find over a dozen variations on the theme of a "fold".
Cale, as always, was prompt, elucidating, helpful and correct. Thanks, Cale!
A few readers also pointed out that my discussion of the power of closures didn't include a single closure. Funny, that. Strictly speaking, curried functions, anonymous functions and sections aren't closures per se. Although I was trying to explain closures, I wound up explaining higher order functions instead.
At one point, I thought about posting a pedantic rebuttal, but really, that doesn't help anyone. So let's call this a fair cop and move on.
Closures are like a gold pass -- if a language provides both first class functions and closures, then it enables higher order programming. Pascal offers neither, and I remember writing sort and search code for every little type I wrote in my data structures class. C, for example, doesn't quite provide first class functions, and it certainly doesn't provide closures. But C does provide function pointers, which can approximate higher order programming in certain limited scenarios. I remember how wonderful it felt when I realized that library functions like
qsort and
bsearch meant I didn't need to write (and debug) nearly as many sort and search functions anymore.
But I promised you a closure, so here's a function with a closure:
Or, more idiomatically:main = do out <- open "out.txt" WriteMode
mapM_ (\i -> hPutStrLn out $ show i) [1..10]
Interestingly, here's a different version of that same function that sends output to standard out. Note how similar this code is to the previous example:main = do out <- open "out.txt" WriteMode
mapM_ (hPutStrLn out . show) [1..10]
The key here isn't about functions that have bindings to their outer environments. It's about higher order programming. And I should have said that yesterday.main = mapM_ (putStrLn . show) [1..10]
Turns out that if you take some random programming language, add closures and first class functions, you can start to do some pretty amazing things.
Maybe the debate about adding closures to Java isn't really about adding closures to Java. Maybe it's about bringing higher order programming to Java, where the most vocal part of the debate involves complaining about the proposed syntax, or questioning the value making a large language definition even larger..


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CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Last spring, James Jones felt like an afterthought in the Green Bay Packers' offense. Playing with a host of impact wide receivers, Jones felt like he didn't get any "respect" in Green Bay.
Following a season in which he set a career high with 14 touchdowns, Jones can't say that anymore. Around The League spoke with Jones on Tuesday at NFL Network studios, where we reminded him of his comments from last April. With Donald Driver retired and Greg Jennings likely a goner in free agency, we asked about his more central role in the offense.
"It's exciting because it means more opportunities," Jones said. "As long as we can stay healthy, it means more opportunities for me, Randall (Cobb) and Jordy (Nelson). When you lose playmakers like Donald and if Greg doesn't sign back, that's two less guys we gotta give the ball to which means you're going to get a lot more action."
Could Jones register 100 catches in 2013?
"I think a 100-catch receiver is gone out of our offense just because Aaron (Rodgers) spreads the ball around so much," he said. "If anybody had a shot to get 100 catches, I'd probably say Randall because he's in the slot and he'll probably get a lot more targets.
"I can see me, Jordy and Randall getting about 80 catches a piece. I can see us all having over 1,000 yards."
Entering his own contract year, Jones can make himself a lot of money if he can prove to be a consistent player in the Packers' attack. We know he's going to get his opportunities, something that couldn't be guaranteed in the past.
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The devastation in the Philippines has hit home for residents of Western North Carolina whose loved ones currently are battling the catastrophic conditions.
The devastation in the Philippines has hit home for residents of Western North Carolina whose loved ones currently are battling the catastrophic conditions.
Tom Broom said his wife's hometown of Wawa, Philippines, is under two to three feet of water. It also has sustained multiple damaged sewer lines. Broom said he's concerned the town will not receive aid.
"They're so isolated, they're not going to get any of the food," Broom said. "They didn't get any last time, and they're not going to get anymore this time."
Twenty-one members of Nenita Broom's family still live in Wawa, which is about a mile long and 500 yards wide.
Tom Broom said many of the Wawa residents earn less than $500 a year.
"It's unbelievable; we as Americans couldn't believe how they live when everything is fine," Tom Broom said. "They're all dirt poor — there's not even a word for how poor they are."
Tom Broom is raising money to send directly to Wawa to help its residents afford rice and clean water.
"They're not going to get any help from the government because there is none," he said. "There's going to be a lot of sickness coming out of this, if you can imagine, with the sewage and mosquitoes." For information on how to donate, call Broom at 828-692-1675.
Some of the money Broom raises will go to a doctor at a free clinic in Wawa, so she can buy prescription drugs to combat illnesses and have a truck spray to kill the mosquitoes.
Ray Dalton of Mill Spring said his girlfriend, Ainie Virtucio, is living in Carcar, which was not directly impacted by the typhoon. Carcar is just south of Cebu, Philippines, where many of the refugees have been taken. The two met four years ago when Dalton was on vacation and saw Virtucio working as a clerk in a hotel.
Dalton said he was able to call Virtucio on a cellphone Tuesday, but landlines are still down. Virtucio told him she cannot get in contact with her brother and sister, who live in the region of Leyte, which took a direct hit from the typhoon.
"They've got people there looking for them and they can't find anything," Dalton said. "She's worried because both of them could be gone, or they might just be displaced and can't get out."
Even before the typhoon, Dalton said, conditions have been harsh in the Philippines. He remembered buying Virtucio her first bedroom set after learning that she'd been sleeping on the floor her entire life. He added that she's one of the only people who owns a bed.
"They don't know any better," Dalton said. "They've never known anything else."
Dalton said there was a family just up the mountain from Virtucio's home with three children living in a 6-by-8-foot home. They all sleep on the floor, according to Dalton, and wash clothes outside on a rock with a bucket of water.
"The rich people have everything, and the poor people ... they have nothing," Dalton said. "You may not think you have it good, but you live a good life here."
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TORONTO — More than 150 winners of Canadian Friends of Herzog Hospital's latest awareness campaign, the Windows to the World – Kids Helping Kids – children's art competition, were honoured at a recent awards ceremony.
Some 700 people from across Canada attended the ceremony held at LeParc Conference and Banquet Centre in Concord, Ont., on Jan. 27.
About 13,000 children and teens, aged four to 19, submitted artwork for the competition from schools and camps in nine provinces and the Yukon Territories. Some of the art was submitted independently.
A panel of seven judges, including well-known Canadian artists, selected 177 winners from the submissions, based on the artist's age, use of colour, composition, artistic skill, message and creative design. The winning entries came from Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Ontario – and even one came from a Canadian citizen living in Romania.
One of the 25 grand prize winners was Li-elle Rapaport, a Grade 8 student at Associated Hebrew Schools' Danilack Middle School in Toronto. She won with a picture based on the theme "dazzling dream." The 25 grand prize-winning pictures will be displayed in the children's respiratory unit of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem.
"When I found out the art was for a children's respiratory wing, I thought of bubbles filled with good air, full of hope and colour and happy things," Li-elle said. "Each bubble, like each child, is unique. I hope my bubbles will make the children happy."
Rhonda Wolfond, the project development director for the initiative, "partnered the Woodbridge Art School & Gallery with the Canadian Friends of Herzog Hospital.
"The initiative was structured to introduce charitable and community values to children and to demonstrate to them that, through participation, they can make a difference to the global community," she said.
Noa Daniel, a teacher at Leo Baeck Day School's north campus, said she introduced the program to his school "because it was a natural fit, a wonderful program for a great cause. Besides building bridges, we were building a community and comfort for children in need through artistic expression."
Seven posters were created from the winning submissions. In addition, there were 14 Platinum Honour Awards and two educational scholarships to the Woodbridge Art School. In addition, the judges selected one picture from each poster for the categories Best Message (also won by Li-elle) Best Creative Design, Best Use of Colour, Special Effects Award and Artistic Skill Award.
The winning pictures that are not going to the hospital will be displayed in seniors homes, schools, shelters, medical offices, banks and public venues across Canada.
The awards ceremony included a silent auction with an opportunity to purchase the winning posters. Guests who wished to view the award ceremony and winning art as a keepsake could purchase a video produced by Richard Saunders and Raisyl Mandel of Redstone Pictures, who were also recipients of an award for philanthropy.
Student interns developed and implemented the awareness campaign. "Once it started to grow, it exploded," said intern Jenna Himelfarb.
Upon completion of Herzog Hospital's new respiratory unit in 2013 – to be housed in the Samson Medical Pavilion, which is currently under construction – international youth ambassador Madeleine Venn-Mitchell, along with Himelfarb, will go to Israel with the winning pictures.
"Thanks to the Windows to the World initiative, beautiful artwork will decorate each room in the new children's respiratory unit," said Dr. Yehezkel Caine, director general of the Herzog Hospital.
For a list of the winning artists, go to www.woodbridgeartschool.com.


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INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field announced Thursday that all-time track and field greats Charles Austin, Kim Batten, Pat McDonald and Arthur Duffey along with Millrose Games legends Fred and Howard Schmertz make up the 2012 class of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.
The group will be inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame on Saturday, December 1, at the Jesse Owens Hall of Fame Banquet as part of the 2012 USATF Annual Meeting in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Austin, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the high jump and American record holder, and Batten, the 1996 Olympic 400-meter hurdles silver medalist and former world record holder, will be inducted as modern athletes, which include those retired within the past 25 years.
McDonald, the 1912 Olympic gold medalist in the shot put and 1920 gold medalist in the weight throw, and Duffey, a former world record holder in the 100-yard dash, will be inducted as veteran athletes, which include those retired more than 25 years.
The father-son duo of Fred and Howard Schmertz, who were both instrumental in the growth of the Millrose Games, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as contributors.
About the National Track & Field Hall of Fame
The finalists from each category are selected by a screening panel from a list of nominations. Panelists examine the nominees and evaluate their merits. Elections for modern and veteran athletes are held each year. Elections for coaches are held in odd-numbered years with contributors elected in even-numbered years. Hall of Fame inductees, members of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame board and panels and members of the media vote on elections for the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.
The National Track & Field Hall of Fame is located at The Armory, at 216 Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights, N.Y. For more information please visit http://www.armorytrack.com/Armory/national-track-and-field-hall-of-fame.
Class of 2012
Charles Austin
Born: December 19, 1967
Charles Austin's career began as a high school athlete who fell short of qualifying for the Texas high school state championships. It finished with an Olympic gold medal, world championship and American record. Austin became as dominant as a high jumper can be in the latter part of the 1990s by winning six consecutive USA Outdoor championships from 1995-2000. But his proudest moment came when he won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, the last time a member of Team USA has done so. His career was also one of longevity. When he won his last USA Indoor championship in 2003, it was 12 years after his first world title and the year he set the American record (2.40m/7-10.5). Austin's career also included World Indoor gold, a World Cup title, an Olympic record and a total of nine combined USA Indoor and Outdoor titles.
Kim Batten
Born: March 29, 1969
During her time at Florida State University, Kim Batten needed to make a choice of which event she would focus on as a professional. She chose the grueling 400-meter hurdles. It proved to be a wise choice as she set a world record while becoming the 1995 World Outdoor champion. Her time of 52.61 remains the fourth-fastest time ever run. A two-time Olympian and the 1996 Olympic silver medalist, Batten won six USA Outdoor titles between 1991 and 1998. She burst on the scene in 1991 when she upset Sandra Farmer-Patrick to win the USA Outdoor title while just 22 years old. Batten is also a member of the Florida State University Hall of Fame where she was a nine-time All-American and earned the 1996 ESPY award as Women's Track and Field Performer of the Year.
Arthur Duffey
Born: June 14, 1879; Died: January 25, 1955
For half a decade at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s, Arthur Duffey was considered the fastest man in the world. In 1902 he became the first person to set the world record in the 100-yard dash at 9.6 seconds (9 3/5 second at the time). He was the favorite to win the 1900 Olympic Games in the 100 meters, but did not finish in the final due to a pulled muscle. His greatest accomplishment was winning four consecutive AAA titles in England from 1900 through 1903. He also won the IC4A 100-yard title each year from 1901 through 1903 while competing for Georgetown University. Duffey ran into controversy with AAU President James Sullivan over his amateur status and Duffey's AAU records and IC4A titles were erased. The British AAA, notoriously more strict about amateurism than the AAU, chose not to delete Duffey's name from their list of champions. Following his competitive career, Duffey spent much of the rest of his life as a sports writer with the Boston Post.
Pat McDonald
Born: July 29, 1878; Died: May 16, 1954
Pat McDonald is recognized as the oldest Olympic champion in history, winning the 56-pound weight throw at the 1920 Games at the age of 42. However, his career was far from over as he won the last of his incredible 16 AAU titles in the weight throw in 1933 at the age of 55. McDonald also won the 1912 Olympic gold medal in the shot put and a silver medal in the men's two-handed shot put. The latter event, which featured recording the total distance a person threw the shot put with each arm, was only contested in 1912. Born in Ireland, McDonald moved to New York City where he competed for the Irish-American A.C. and the New York A.C. and worked for the New York Police Department, spending much of his time patrolling Times Square.
Fred and Howard Schmertz
Fred – Born: November 10, 1888; Died: March 25, 1976
Howard – Born: June 9, 1925
There has never been a running of the iconic Millrose Games, which first started in 1908 and will be held for the 106th time in 2013, that either Fred or Howard Schmertz has not been involved with on some level. Fred was one of the founding members of the meet before taking over as meet director in 1934, serving through 1974. At that point, his son, Howard, a New York City lawyer, took over the position until 2003, when he was appointed meet director emeritus. During their run, the Millrose Games have come to be the most enduring indoor international track meet in the world. Both Howard and Fred are also members of the Millrose Games Hall of Fame and Howard a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.


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Location: Newton County
Campaign: Price's Missouri Expedition (1864)
Date(s): October 28, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt [US]; Maj. Gen. Sterling Price [CS]
Forces Engaged: Five brigades [US]; remnants of Price's Army of Missouri [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 650 total (US 400; CS 250)
Description: Price's force was in full retreat following its expedition into Missouri. On October 28, 1864, it stopped to rest about two miles south of Newtonia, Missouri. Soon afterward, Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt's Union troops surprised the Confederates and began to drive them. Brig. Gen. Joe Shelby's division, including his Iron Brigade, rode to the front, dismounted, and engaged the Yankees while the other Rebel troops retreated towards Indian Territory. Brig. Gen. John B. Sanborn later appeared with Union reinforcements which convinced Shelby to retire. The Union troops forced the Confederates to retreat but failed to destroy or capture them.
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Raymond Jackson Jr. knows what it�s like to be afraid to go to sleep fearing he might not wake up. He knows how it feels to head into surgery and to wonder if the doctor will be the last face he ever sees.
Raymond Jackson Jr. knows what it�s like to be afraid to go to sleep fearing he might not wake up. He knows how it feels to head into surgery and to wonder if the doctor will be the last face he ever sees.
At the age of 38, Jackson underwent a heart transplant in August after seven years of challenges from a bad heart. He�s not only recovering well, but he�s made it his life�s goal to help others going through similar ordeals.
A native of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jackson had a typical childhood growing up in Kinston.
�I�ve been healthy all my life,� he said of his early years.
He joined the Army and served three years until 2003 when he began to have problems with his knees.
In 2005, his doctor told him he had hypertension. He didn�t realize what it really meant. He thought it had to do with stress and smoking, and it wasn�t a big deal because the doctor didn�t prescribe any medication for it.
About that time, his ex-wife took their 2-year-old daughter, Rziya, and moved to Tennessee. So he began traveling back and forth to see his daughter, relying on high-caffeine energy drinks to keep awake.
�I started realizing I had trouble laying down,� he said. �I started choking so I would sit up.�
Thinking he had a bad cold, he began taking cold medication � without knowing that it raises blood pressure. All the while, he was still smoking and the choking sensation became worse.
He went to get checked at Lenoir Memorial Hospital and they ran some tests.
�When (the results) came back, they told me I had congestive heart failure,� he said.
He immediately went into denial.
�I told the doctor, �Let me go home and I will be right back,� � he said. �I had no intentions of coming back.�
The doctor told him if he went home, he might die. From the time he was told he had hypertension to the time he was told he could die was about a month.
Jackson was transferred to the Veterans Administration hospital in Durham where staff worked to remove the fluid in his lungs and reduce his blood pressure for the next two weeks.
�I came home and had to figure out how I was going to keep going knowing I could die at any time,� he said.
His parents, Raymond and Loraine Jackson Sr., as well as other family members, were supportive. His mother told him to take the medication and try not to worry about it.
Jackson began to change his eating and cooking habits � he switched to heart-healthy foods, cut way back on salt and fried foods, read food labels and baked or boiled foods. He also quit smoking and drinking.
�My faith is pretty strong in God and that�s what helped me handle it,� he said.
The next year, he got custody of his daughter and his life seemed to be looking up.
Then it took another turn as fluid began building up again in his heart. His stomach became bloated, his calves and thighs were about the same circumference and he lost muscle mass. He had so little energy, he couldn�t pick Rziya up from school.
He went back to Durham periodically to have the fluid drained.
�I would try to stay in good spirits because of my daughter,� he said.
In 2007, Jackson heard about an LVAD (left ventricular assistance device), which serves as a heart pump for the left ventricle. He said doctors couldn�t tell him if he would live five days or five months. The LVAD was the bridge to continue living until he could have a heart transplant.
He underwent surgery in the VA hospital in Richmond, Va., in May 2009 to have the device inserted in his chest. It was bulky and awkward, but it kept him alive.
During the surgery, the doctors discovered a hole on the right side of his heart; no one had ever detected the defect before. They closed up the hole with stitches. He remained in the hospital and then at a hospice center for five weeks surrounded by his family members and girlfriend.
�I had a pretty good support system to guide me through it,� he said.
Jackson was placed on a waiting list that year to receive a heart transplant. It wouldn�t be an easy find because he needed a large heart because of his large body build.
�I felt good,� he said. �I had never thought I�d feel that good again.�
At one point, his device malfunctioned and he received an electric shock. Then he lived in fear it might happen again.
�My dad said having fear means you�re losing faith. It helped me out a whole lot,� he said.
During numerous checkups in Richmond, he would see people in much worse shape than himself, and he developed a positive attitude. When he�d see others who were scared like he had been, he said he would encourage them and explain the procedure to help alleviate their fears. It was just what one man had done for him, he said.
He went to the Wellness Center at LMH and got into better shape. He kept asking his doctors in Richmond when he would get a new heart.
When that day came Aug. 6, he received a phone call from Richmond at 8 a.m. They had a heart from a 26-year-old man. The news brought him to tears. The medical center arranged a flight that day and performed the surgery at midnight.
Jackson said he was smiling before they put him out and he woke up smiling.
�I was up four days later and I�ve been walking every since,� he said.
He continues to use his experience to help others by volunteering at the hospital. He tells others it could be much worse.
�I touch a lot of people just telling people about what I�ve been through (and by) my attitude,� he said.
Lisa Alphin, program director for cardiac rehab at LMH, said, �This guy has the best spirit about him. If you saw him on the street, you wouldn�t know this happened to him.�
His mother said she prayed quite a bit and thanks God for bringing him through the challenges.
Jackson is waiting for the OK to go back to working out at the Wellness Center.
�I�m alive,� he said, �and I have a lot to be happy about.�
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