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I read this article, and since all I've ever known is America, I was wondering what is it like in other countries? All our media shows us is wars, bombings and sweatshops.
Also, are there any online news sites that could be recommended? I no longer bother watching the news on TV, it is obviously biased at best. I'd especially like to be able to read about advances in medicine. I know for a fact American medicine is held up by greed (I know researchers who have shared some breakthroughs they made but cannot release because their sponsors have no way to profit from them), and I'm curious how the rest of the world fairs.
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truthout.org and counterpunch.org are good news sites. I also like maxkeiser.com for financial news; the second half of his shows are informative, and the first half is quirky entertainment.
There is ONLY one totally reliable source of accurate, unbiased news and science in the U.S. - PBS! That's why Romney and the Republicans want to kill it.
Another pretty good news source is al Jazeera, but Americans have been brainwashed into believing it is anti-American. It isn't. It merely reports what it sees. Like the 7 year old, naked child it photographed in Fallujah, covered with horribly painful red blisters from the illegal white phosphorous bombs brave American pilots dropped on his home. Mercifully, he died shortly after the picture was taken. But that picture was largely censored from U.S. media, and al Jazeera offices were subsequently bombed because they dared show it to the rest of the world.
If you are interested in science & medicine, DO NOT watch the National Geographic Channel, The Discovery Channel, or TLC (The Lunatic Channel). All three of these cable channels provide some good programs, but a lot of pseudoscientific and downright batcrap crazy paranormal nonsense, as well. And they don't bother to let you know which is which. Can you believe it? Millions of credulous, gullible Americans tune in every week to watch a few aluminum-hatted crackpots stumble around in dark forests NOT finding bigfoot. And a supposedly educated teacher friend told me about how she saw on TV that they've discovered that mermaids really existed. I believe she saw it on Nat Geo. The scariest part? These idiots are allowed to VOTE! The latest insanity is "Long Island Medium." I don't think Theresa Caputo would want to read MY mind.
For science, your best bets are "NOVA" and "Nature" on PBS.
For history, the documentary films of Ken and Ric Burns - again on PBS - are among the best ever produced. Why don't you see them on NBC, CBS, or ABC? Because they just might tell some truths that Proctor & Gamble don't want you to know. If lying propaganda is your cup of tea, watch "Fox News."
The Republicans are desperate to find a way to kill off PBS, because it tells the truth instead of propagating the self-aggrandizing American mythology presented, not only by the corporate media, but by elementary and secondary history books.
Do you want a great example of what I'm talking about?
Are you aware that this is the bicentennial year of the War of 1812? Bet you weren't. Why is that, especially since it gave us our revered National Anthem? It's a war anniversary hardly noticed, much less celebrated in the U.S. because if we did, it might force the REAL story to become widely disseminated. Instead, American students are fed American exceptionalist propaganda, like the Johnny Horton piece of tuneful jingosim, "The Battle of New Orleans."
American children are taught in the 5th, 8th, and 11th grades that the War of 1812 was fought to prevent the British from seizing American sailors on the high seas. It wasn't. American schoolchildren believe that we defeated the British in that war when Andrew Jackson won a small battle against them in 1814. We didn't.
But that war IS being celebrated in Canada, where it is known as a great victory in the War Against America, NOT the War of 1812.
What REALLY happened was that some American politicians (what we call today "neocons," "warmongers," and "chickenhawks") decided to attack, defeat, and annex Canada for the U.S. They launched three uprovoked invasions and were soundly defeated, mostly by Canadian militia, all three times. The British got involved by sending a few troops to help protect Canada. Had they not been in a major war with France at the time, they might well have taken back the territory they had lost a quarter century earlier. The British troops quickly chased the Americans out of Washington and nearly succeeded in burning down the entire capital. They withdrew, however - not because of American military prowess - because of bad weather.
And don't get me started on the war against Mexico. That, like nearly ALL American wars, was fought in the name of "Manifest Destiny" - the euphemistic label attached to the almost uninterrupted, two-century obsession of wealthy Americans to conquer the world. It's presented in the history books all American children read as almost a divine right of American expansionism. They don't tell school children in the U.S. that almost ALL of America's wars were started BY AMERICA for the purpose of extending its political, cultural, and economic hegemony, worldwide. They never utter the word, "imperialism."
American history books proudly depict Teddy Roosevelt and his glory-bound "Roughriders" charging valiantly up San Juan Hill in Cuba. What they don't tell you is that they met almost no resistance - that this was a war against Spain instigated entirely for the purpose of stealing Spain's many possessions, worldwide.
The rest of the world knows all of this and watched it play out most recently in Iraq. But American school children and viewers of American commercial media are kept ignorant, because the truth doesn't advance either the American heroic narrative or the acquisitive goals of its economic elite.
I admit, part of the reason I never got too deep into history (other than my inability to remember dates), is because history books are written by the victors, so of course everything I read is going to be biased. I find myself more interested in learning about history as I get older, and hear stories. I guess I'm more interested in anecdotal stories than broad generalizations.
So much of what PBS does, conflicts directly with theist philosophy - the NOVA series telling the world the Universe is billions of years old, programs about dinosaurs and life on earth millions of years ago - kinda negates the world being created in six days. An uninformed public is far more easily led - ask any Redneck voting for Romney, who, if elected, will steal him blind.
Nah..that's not what really happened...you see, we had proof that the Canadians had weapons of mass destruction. Don't misunderestimate me..fool me once, shame on...well, whatever.
I find a steady diet of PBS most satisfying. NOVA, Frontline, and others are all eagerly gobbled up. Best part - NO COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed, NOVA is awesome!
Between you and me, I'm thinkin' that Big Bird oughta get the gang together - Elmo, Oscar, the Cookie Monster, the Count, Bert & Ernie, the whole gang - and go after Mitt Romney!
Now that is something I'd pay to see!
Hi Jennifer,
Australia is sometimes called little-America because we generally follow in America's footsteps.
Hey matt.clerek,
Well, please don't become too materialistic. I liked Austalia last time I was there.
- kk
Hi @ Jennifer,
I agree that Al Jazeera and the BBC (or CBC in Canada) provide a nice global perspective. I like The Atlantic and The Economist as news sources, as well as The Guardian. AllAfrica is a nice consolidation of English-language African news. Spiegel is OK for the German perspective.
I use a news consolidator app for my general reading (currently Zite which has been bought out by FlipBook). These apps scan a broad array of open news sites and "learn" your preferences over time.
Some funders require lay summaries for medical research; for example the UK Clinical Trials Gateway posts lay summaries of recently completed clinical trial research, written by the research teams. The U.S. National Library of Medicine does something similar through MedlinePlus.
Aside from sites like that I personally cringe at all popular press reporting of science, because it's almost universally bad. Some old warhorses like Scientific American, Science News, Science Daily are OK. I've heard reasonable things about Phys.org , which is also very helpful because it provides links directly to the original research article DOI.


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Even though a few rain showers are dotting the landscape Saturday afternoon, the atmosphere is still relatively dry. Humidity values will generally remain below 40% while wind gusts have the potential to approach and even exceed 40mph through the evening. The dry air combined with a consistent wind speed and higher gusts puts us at risk for the spread of wildfire.
There have been been a few reports of grass and brush fires across rural Winnebago & Ogle County. The best plan of action is to stop any outdoor burning on Saturday. Wait until Sunday, when our sustained wind speed will be below 10mph. -Joe
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Opponents of Alaska's Pebble mine cry foul over developer's scientific review
The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlay its work, turning to a Colorado-based non-profit with expertise in environmental conflict resolution. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it.
Six days of scientific review meetings organized by the Keystone Center kicked off Tuesday in Anchorage at the Consortium Library on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Keystone describes the effort as an in-depth, objective review of Pebble's science. Mine opponents counter that the studies are lacking and that the effort is mainly designed to sway public opinion.
As is often the case with Pebble, controversy erupted even before the sessions began.
Keystone removed one fisheries scientist for expressing concerns in a Web opinion piece about whether the mine could operate without harming valuable wild salmon runs. And another researcher withdrew, saying Pebble's studies could not be adequately assessed without a mine development plan.
Pebble is funding Keystone's work and over the past four years has paid it something under $1 million, much of that for travel expenses, Todd Bryan, who is leading Keystone's work on Pebble, said in an interview.
The scientists doing the reviews, mainly university professors and government researchers, are all unpaid and reimbursement of their travel costs is limited to federal rates, Bryan told a crowd of at least 100 people who packed the meeting room Tuesday. Reviewers must be unpaid, and unbiased, to meet standards set by the National Research Council, a sister institution to the National Academy of Sciences, Bryan said.
Mine opponents still contend the scientific reviews are bought and paid for by Pebble and say the process may be fatally flawed as evidenced by the upheaval on the review panels.
Bristol Bay Native Corp. chairman Joseph Chythlook told a panel of geologists that he's been a commercial fisherman most of his life and recently retired from a staff position with the state boards of fish and game. He's no expert on rocks but does understand the process, he said.
"Keystone's process was started by the very folks who want to develop this mine. This first of all calls into question how objective this process may be," Chythlook said. He said he suspects Pebble has already crafted multiple mine plans but won't make them public.
Thomas Tilden, chief of the Curyung Tribal Council and a fisherman, told the scientists that local residents have seen a sharp decline in salmon numbers since Pebble began drilling exploration holes -- some 1,200 so far. He noted that the soils in the region are acidic and questioned whether the runoff from an area with disturbed soils could be harming salmon.
Pebble consultant Craig Nistor responded that Pebble crews are committed to managing runoff and limiting soil disturbance, and that all traffic is by helicopter, not road.
One of the scientists on the panel, geologist Chris Waythomas of the U.S. Geological Survey, added that soils are just slightly more acidic that neutral, and that the acid levels come from the natural breakdown of organic matter.
Tilden, who lives in Dillingham, was not convinced. During a lunch break, he stood on a stepladder and told a crowd of protestors gathered outside the library that he was not comfortable with the Keystone process.
"The question always boils down to -- can mining and salmon co-exist. What do you think?" he asked the protesters.
"No!" they shouted.
"No, no, no, no," he told them. "Not no, hell no!"
The protestors waved anti-Pebble signs, made short speeches and grilled and gobbled up Bristol Bay sockeyes caught on a Naknek River setnet site.
"Tasting is believing when it comes to Bristol Bay," said Melanie Brown, a setnetter who wore waders and Xtratuf boots as she spoke to the crowd.
Chythlook told the protesters that Bristol Bay Native Corporation decided in 2009 to fight the mine, and would stand with residents "all the way."
Many who attended the Keystone sessions came from the Bristol Bay region. Pebble paid for members of its elders committee to attend, and Nunamta Auluketsai, an environmental group that includes nine village corporations, paid for some Pebble opponents to come. None of the scientific review meetings are taking place in the Bristol Bay region, a sore point.
Chythlook, Tilden and other Bristol Bay residents said they are putting their faith in a separate study by the Environmental Protection Agency that concluded a large mine like Pebble would ultimately damage salmon streams. The EPA held informational meetings about its study-- which also is undergoing review by independent scientists -- in Dillingham, Naknek, Levelock, Igiugig, Nondalton and New Stuyahok, as well as Anchorage and Seattle.
Outside of the meeting room, Nondalton tribal administrator Clara Trefon came across Bryan, of Keystone, and Mike Heatwole, a Pebble spokesman, and let loose with her frustration.
"We're ground zero. We're 12 miles from the mine. We have no more caribou. We have no moose -- nobody got moose this year," Trefon said.
She asked Bryan to come to the village and present the scientific information-- in a way that people can relate to.
"I sat there and listened all morning, and they used nothing but big words that none of us could understand. And you are supposed to be explaining it to us?" she said.
Bryan said Keystone is considering whether to hold meetings in the Bristol Bay region. It did interviews and held extensive meetings in the region in 2008 and 2009, during an earlier phase of its Pebble work.
As to whether Pebble's exploration work has harmed fish, wildlife or water quality, a Superior Court judge who presided over a 10-day trial in December 2010 found there was no evidence of permanent damage.
Pebble still is working on its mine plan, and before it even applies for its major permits, it will seek input from Bristol Bay residents, Heatwole said.
The researchers are reviewing Pebble's baseline studies of the region's geology, hydrology, seismic and volcanic risks, fish, wildlife, habitat, and socioeconomic and cultural dimensions. Keystone will present the critiques in a report later this year. Pebble Limited Partnership chief executive John Shively said the information will help shape further study.
Once there is a mine plan, Keystone will convene another scientific panel to review it, Bryan said.
In a sense, he said, Keystone is conducting an experiment. Can an organization hired by a big mine developer manage an objective review of the developer's scientific studies?
"And the other question that's on the table is, is anybody going to believe it?"
If stakeholders walk away better informed, the process worked, he said.
"We are not trying to change anybody's minds about anything," Bryan said. "I don't think we could do that if we tried."
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Even before The White Stripes broke wide, the alt-rock scene harbored a goodly number of loud, minimalist electric-blues acts steeped in echo, bash, and gothic misery. Jack White injected a necessary dose of wit and personality into the genre, laced with an understanding that while a bluesy sound is easy to replicate, a credible swagger takes a leap of imagination. White's new supergroup, The Dead Weather—featuring The Kills' Alison Mosshart on vocals, The Greenhornes'/Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence on bass, Queens Of The Stone Age's Dean Fertita on guitar, and White on drums—brings that swagger more than once on its debut album, Horehound, and when the band hits it, it hits hard. The singles "Hang You From The Heavens" and "Treat Me Like Your Mother"—with their disjointed grind and don't-cross-me attitude—are wild and fun in the best White Stripes tradition, while the fiery stompers "Rocking Horse" and "New Pony" (the latter a Bob Dylan cover) have enough weird energy to overcome conventional structures.
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Jack Osbourne's birthday dinner with his family turned into a star-studded affair on Thursday when they found David and Victoria Beckham dining at the same Hollywood restaurant.
The birthday boy, who turned 27, was enjoying a low-key celebration with his rocker dad Ozzy, mom Sharon, sister Kelly and wife Lisa when they spotted their fellow Brits in the same eatery.
Soccer stud David Beckham and his designer wife Victoria stopped by their table to say hello and even posed for quick snaps with Kelly Osbourne, who promptly uploaded the photos to her Twitter.com account.
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All Jeff Keller Wants Is a Little Respect for PHAs
Lawyer and AIDS Activist Jeff Keller Takes on Stigma and Discrimination in His Mission to Ensure That People Are Treated With the Respect They Deserve
Jeffrey T. Keller doesn't consider himself an activist. "I don't think of myself as one," says the Edmonton-based family law lawyer, "because I have a full-time job too." Full-time job or not, it's hard not to see an activist's desire to disturb the status quo in this man who has written an essay titled "On Becoming a Fag" and has "HIV+" tattooed on his forearm.
Instead, Keller says, "I'm just helping on the side." To be fair, his work from the sidelines is considerable: He writes, he teaches and he has made valuable contributions to the AIDS movement. The passionate and eloquent presentations he has given at public forums, conferences and AIDS vigils have run the gamut from sex education and HIV prevention to mental health to HIV and criminal law. Until recently, he was vice-chair of the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) board and, before that, the chair of HIV Edmonton.
Keller is the kind of lawyer -- and man -- who fights against injustice at every turn. He advocates for the mistreated and defends the vulnerable. If his work doesn't tell you that, then the "Respect everyone" tattoo on his inner right forearm will.
You could say that respect is the thread that runs throughout his life's work -- his studies, his advocacy work and his career as a lawyer. Growing up in Smalltown, Saskatchewan, Keller experienced firsthand how it feels to be disrespected and bullied. Now, he advocates for the rights and dignity of his clients and all people with HIV. In his personal interactions, he makes sure to actively listen and make a person feel like "a respected human being rather than a nameless person."
IN 1994, KELLER WROTE "On Becoming a Fag," an essay that was published in the Saskatchewan Law Review. In it, he weaves together a moving account of his personal development as a gay man and his relationship to the "fag" label with a history of how religion, medicine and the law have persecuted gays and lesbians over the centuries. The article caused an uproar in the province's legal community, prompting numerous letters to the editor and letters from lawyers who threatened to cancel their subscriptions.
Later that same year, Keller learned he had HIV. He was in the middle of studying for Christmas exams when he received the news at the University of Saskatchewan medical clinic. His doctor told him that he might have five years left before he got AIDS and would probably die within two years after that. Keller quickly sunk into a depression, barely making it through classes in the daytime and zoning out in front of the TV at night. But he trudged on, pushing himself to go to classes every day, determined to finish law school along with the rest of his class. "I took on the attitude that this stupid little virus was not going to control my life."
Right away, Keller was prescribed AZT, the only drug available at the time. A few years later, when effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available, he switched to a combination of the newer meds. Because he loathed the side effects and it was virtually impossible for him to deal with the gastrointestinal side effects while performing his demanding job for the Chief Justice of Alberta (where he worked after graduate school), he stopped the meds. With his doctor tracking his CD4 counts every four months, he managed to stay off ART until his counts started dropping eight years later.
Despite the side effects of those early drugs, when ART was introduced, Keller says he saw that "there was light, that things were going to get better and that we weren't going to die."
Right from the outset, the then 26-year-old was quite public about his HIV status. "It wasn't a secret," he says. "I was already known as the loudmouth gay guy in law school -- I'd been talking about being gay and gay rights -- and I figured AIDS was just one more thing to talk about." Keller was the first openly gay male law student at the University of Saskatchewan. ("There had been a lesbian the year before," he says. "Thank god for her!")
Back then, fear and ignorance about HIV and AIDS ran more rampant but, for the most part, those around him were supportive. One professor taught a class in constitutional law and promoted quarantining gay men, but Keller simply avoided him. Similarly, there were different cliques of students, which allowed him to avoid one clique and opt for another.
KELLER'S EDUCATING of others has taken many forms. At times, it involves talking directly to people. Like the time a fellow student pulled Keller aside, worried because he had just shaken Keller's wet hand. Keller had to tell the student that he had simply spilled some water, that a person can't become infected with HIV that way and that he could relax. Oftentimes, his awareness-raising has taken the form of public speaking. Other times it comes via the tattoos he sports on his body, such as the "HIV+" tattoo.
Inspired by an article in the U.S.-based POZ magazine about a guy who had "HIV+" tattooed on his arm, Keller decided to follow suit. The tattoo was, in part, a political statement -- a reaction to conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr.'s infamous 1986 op-ed piece in The New York Times in which he suggested that those who are HIV positive be tattooed as such. It was also a personal statement that he had control over his own body: "It was about claiming my body when it can sometimes feel like this virus and all the do's and don'ts ('take these meds at this time,' 'don't share razor blades' ...) are controlling your life."
His other tattoos (including a red ribbon with the date of his diagnosis on his right shoulder, and the words "Love is patient" over his heart) serve as a mental touchstone for him. "In a novel I read, the main character said that scars and wounds should be considered beautiful because they're reminders of a battle survived," Keller says. "These tattoos are like my scars of emotional battles survived and lessons learned, since most emotional battles don't leave visible scars."
WHAT HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN, and continues to drive, Keller is his wish for others to avoid what he went through and his determination that all people be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. He believes that if we were all treated like we mattered, then we would do away with stigma and discrimination. As a result, we would start treating our own bodies and ourselves with more respect and we would be able to take steps to prevent infection. For Keller, this is key to preventing HIV/AIDS.
In his law practice, too, he advocates for the mistreated. He loves representing children whose parents are fighting for their custody. He sees himself as playing a role in their lives, treating them with dignity and helping to build their self-esteem.
Since stepping down from the CAS board after four years (he felt the need to slow down), Keller continues to work as staff counsel with Legal Aid Alberta, but sees this as a time to re-evaluate his life. Keller also ended a painful year-long relationship last year, and a nine-and-a-half-year relationship before that; as he puts it, it's time to pull over to the side of the road to re-examine the map of where he's going. And with his health in the condition it's in -- he's been undetectable for more than two years now -- the future looks bright.
If Keller's tattoos are a map of his journey with HIV, what's the next route to be laid down? "It's so un-original," he laughs, "but it has meaning in my life: Carpe diem, on my left bicep. It's a reminder of things to do: Seize the day, keep going."


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Larry L. Young, 70, Williston, formerly of Warsaw, died on Sunday, Jan. 12. He was born in Warsaw and moved to Williston in 1983.
Larry was a Baptist. He was employed at an oil refinery company in Indiana for 17 years and has been employed by various horse farms in Levy County for many years. He loved the outside, fishing and spending time with his family.
He is survived by one stepson, Allen Mack; one daughter, Jennifer Kealfader; two stepdaughters, Jewel (Bobby) Brann and Abigail Rawls; three brothers, Randy, Denny and Allen Young; two sisters, Martha Sheppard and Marsha Kline; and two nephews, David Kline and Randy Russell.
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Kyleigh Good has been playing hockey since she was a small child, and she's gone great lengths to feed her passion.
Kyleigh Good has been playing hockey since she was a small child, and she's gone great lengths to feed her passion.
The Rochester native started with youth hockey at the old Falmouth rink before joining the Walpole-based Spitfires and, more recently, the Bay State Breakers U16 team out of Kingston. The Breakers travel as far as Connecticut and Concord, N.H., and one year Good played with them in a tournament in Canada.
Once she enrolled at Bishop Stang High School, she realized she wanted to play a little closer to home. Her cousins Brendan and Patrick Good had been a part of Stang's 20-year hockey legacy, and Kyleigh wanted in.
"I remember I was in my freshman year and I went to my guidance counselor and I had to put down (on paper) if there was one thing I didn't like about Stang, and I put that there's no girls hockey because I was playing since I was 8," the 15-year-old sophomore recalled.
Other students felt the same way.
"We had a handful of girls in the building that came to me. They said, 'Hey, we want to start a girls hockey program,'" said athletic director Ryan Sylvia. "We took some names and had some meetings, but when our boys hockey coach (Tim Drew) came to me who has a daughter that plays hockey "� one thing led to another."
An eight-skater club with limited playing experience, the Lady Spartans came into existence this year under coach Darlene Mauretti.
"The girls have really taken to it. I think the biggest thing is just to play with girls," said Mauretti, who was a natural fit for Stang with her accessibility as the first program director for Southcoast Panthers Girls hockey. "It's an exciting opportunity for the girls. Incoming eighth-graders looking for a place to play, and Stang has a good school for academics and athletics."
A Somerset resident with hockey-playing kids, Mauretti started building local girls hockey three years ago when her daughter wanted to play with just girls. Her effort in Fall River has spawned the creation of U12 and U14 teams with the New Bedford-based Panthers, and more age levels are expected next year.
A similar scenario is bound to occur at Stang, located in Dartmouth only a few miles from Hetland and positioned halfway between Cape Cod and Rhode Island, the nearest high school hockey options for mainstream girls.
Many girls would like to play hockey at Tabor Academy in Marion, where the prep school has made a tradition of seeing graduates of its girls team go on to play college hockey. Rochester's Haley Frade is a top-six forward at Providence College, and New Bedford's Halle Silva has been skating on Tabor's top line the past two seasons. But prep school is not a viable option for most kids, and without MIAA-associated programs like the Bourne-Mashpee-Wareham co-op and now Bishop Stang, most girls playing hockey are left to try out for boys teams or quit the sport.
Those who make the grade miss out on locker-room camaraderie and walk to a different changing room, meeting their teammates on the bench. Then comes game time, where coaches can be skittish about sending a girls into the lion's den of a highly charged boys competition. Few weather that storm with little sweat. Becky Pelicas at New Bedford High, where Silva also played before transferring to Tabor, and Holly Turner, a second-line winger at Apponequet, have been notable exceptions. A freshman whom Lakers coach Bill Cabral ranks among his top players at positional play, Turner has two goals and two assists in four varsity games.
More coachable at this age than boys, the girls are proving they can play.
Mauretti has taken her mission to Stang, where the focus is on skill development. Some of that is developing a feel for the game and putting the initial eight players in the best position possible to compete with what figures to be a spike in enrollment by girls who have been waiting for a local opportunity.
"(Increasing enrollment) is definitely not the purpose of starting the program, but with the rising interest of girls hockey in the area, we might get more girls interested in hockey here. We want to be able to offer that opportunity," said Sylvia, who has assistant field hockey coach Brian Pepin helping out Mauretti.
Between UMass Dartmouth, four boys high school programs, the ever-expanding Southcoast Panthers and private rental commitments, ice time at Hetland Memorial is slim picking. The Lady Spartans spend two sessions per week on the ice — early Monday mornings and every other Thursday — and they hold a Wednesday skills practice on Stang's tennis courts.
"We work on stickhandling, 3-on-3s, just to get the basics down," said Good, who also plays lacrosse and was a member of the field hockey team at Stang.
Without a goalie, there are no games schedule this year, but Stang's program isn't far off from where the Bourne-Mashpee-Wareham co-op program was two years ago when it started.
Without girls hockey at Old Rochester, Good applied but was "wait-listed" at Tabor.
"I was going to live with my (extended) family down in Falmouth and play there, but I just decided to stay," said Good.
The right-shooting forward had played youth hockey with her cousin in Falmouth and could have played high school hockey together as well. Instead, she's on the ground floor of a major development in high school sports in the SouthCoast region.
According to Sylvia, the MIAA needs to have its list of 2013-14 varsity athletic programs in the spring. That deadline may make next year too soon for Stang to commit to varsity girls hockey. BMW went varsity in this, its third season, and last week the "Beemers" earned their first varsity victory, defeating Martha's Vineyard.
The plates are shifting under SouthCoast ice surfaces and this could get big, for BMW's win is a win for local girls hockey. The successes in the first year of Southcoast Panthers Girls Hockey and Mauretti's latest effort at Stang are no different.
Said Good, the first captain in Bishop Stang girls hockey history, "We're definitely improving."


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- Service- What we learn finds its greatest value in the ways it benefits others. In a college nationally recognized for service, the students in Merrimack Honors participate in and often take the lead in service projects that enrich the classroom, the campus, and the larger community.
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It's become fashionable to hate on restaurant week, that annual or semi-annual promotion in which eateries across a city offer multi-course dishes for a set price from a prix fixe menu. It's called different things in different cities – there's Dine in Brooklyn and San Francisco's "Dine About Town" – but as constant as the fixed prices are the poisoned darts that both diners and restaurant staff shoot at the whole concept.
On paper, it looks like a win-win. Chefs get to shorten their menus to just a few dishes and make up for the lower price point with higher booze sales. Customers pay a fixed price (usually something like $20.12 for a three-course lunch and $33.12 for dinner) to sample a restaurant they might not have visited otherwise. But each year, the promotion receives a prix fixe menu of criticism: that some chefs cut corners with quality, ingredients and service; that it's when the "amateur eaters" come out; and that the deal just isn't that great.
And if it's not enough dealing with tables full of "amateur eaters" (like the parents I heard about who brought their kids to a Richmond wine bar, brought in McDonald's for them to eat, ordered off the prix fixe menu, ordered only waters, and tipped just 10 percent), some restaurants are actually losing money during restaurant week.
Customers may lose out as well. While none of Chef Marc Vetri's three Philadelphia eateries participates in the city's restaurant weeks, he argues that if they did, diners would pay as much or more during restaurant week than they would at another time.
"The downside is that everyone who eats out that week is not turning into a regular customer – they're just looking to get the deal, which they're not getting but they think they're getting," says Vetri, who made waves when he spoke out against Philly's restaurant week on Facebook in January.
All this raises the question: If restaurant week sucks for both those who prepare the food and eat it, then what keeps it going?
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An understanding of where the idea for restaurant came from – and what it is now – starts to get at an answer to that question. The first restaurant week happened in New York City in 1992 as a "goodwill gesture to the 15,000 reporters coming to cover that year's Democratic National Convention," wrote Restaurant Week co-founder Tim Zagat in a 2010 post on TheAtlantic.com. The concept didn't go nationwide until the 2000s. Washington, D.C., added a restaurant week after the attacks on Sept. 11, when the city's hospitality industry was in turmoil. In the years following, similar promotions began popping up in cities across the country, but it has been the current economic downturn that seems to have turned restaurant week mainstream.
Today, even small towns and mid-sized cities have added restaurant weeks, and they're getting longer and longer each year, it seems. In New York City, a citywide Restaurant Week is now complemented by promotions at other times of the year in several of the boroughs and a three-week extension of prix fixe menus at a number of restaurants.
Certainly, one major factor in its continued success is that restaurant weeks are often scheduled for the two slowest seasons of the year – early January and late summer. "Hats off to anyone who is so fully subscribed in August that they don't need to do something to show their stuff to people who wouldn't be in otherwise," says restaurant consultant Henry Patterson of The Delta Group in Boston.
Add to that an economic downturn that has Americans eating out less and turning to quick-casual restaurants when they do, and it's easier to see why the higher end spots opt in to restaurant week. Any kind of promotion, says John R. Walker, McKibbon Professor of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, can help a restaurant build up a customer base. "You've got to do things that attract your interest and get them engaged in becoming an extended family of a restaurant," he says.
Specifically, it's the second-tier restaurants, the ones without a committed clientele, who will benefit most from restaurant week, Patterson says. While participating won't be right for every restaurant, he advises many of the restaurants he works with to consider it.
"In general, it is worth it," he says. "If it were me, I would say sure, let's take the opportunity to show people who wouldn't come in otherwise what we do. Certainly, a place that's not well-known, that has a new chef, that wants to have trial – it's a no-brainer."
In a city with an especially competitive dining scene, some restaurants may feel pressured to participate just to keep up, says Charlie Perkins, founder of The Boston Restaurant Group, a commercial real estate firm specializing in selling and renting restaurants. Perkins says he's seen the addition of 4,000 to 5,000 new restaurant seats in Boston over the last two years, which means there are now more places competing for Bostonians' dining dollar. Restaurant week (which begins this weekend in Boston), is "something you've got to do because everybody else does it. It's not necessarily a money-maker for the restaurants but it does get their name out there and lets them show off for the public at a discounted price."
Perkins likens restaurant week to Groupon and similar discount sites because it infuses a business with new customers. But given recent studies questioning Groupon's effectiveness at bringing repeat customers, that may not be a comparison restaurant owners want to hear.
Maybe that's okay with some restaurant owners, though, if it means sales over that two-week period are up. For Marc Vetri and his mini-food empire in Philadelphia, though, a "quick fix" or "shot in the arm" doesn't cut it. Just because other restaurants "follow the flock" to promotions like restaurant week, Vetri says he'll stand firm in his abstention.
"[Following the crowd] is the way of the world, but it doesn't mean it's the right thing," he says. "I like to stay steady, to work hard, and always offer them the best that we have to offer them."
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At Moles Farewell Tributes, we specialize in creating beautiful memorial events that honor the story of a lifetime in unique and memorable ways.
We are often asked "What is a Farewell Tribute?". The answer is that a Farewell Tribute is an option for families who do not want a traditional funeral but want to do something to mark the passing of a loved one.
No two Farewell Tributes are alike because each one is customized to tell the story of your unique journey through life. Our goal is to make your Farewell Tribute feel more like a celebration than a funeral.
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Only in the sense that it changes the location of a placement ceremony. For example, if you are choosing cremation you may want to hold a brief ceremony while placing the remains at Stillwater Cremation Cemetery at Greenacres Memorial Park. If you are choosing burial, Greenacres offers many traditional options plus The Meadow Natural Burial Ground.
What if there was nothing noteworthy in my life's journey
As Mark Twain once wrote "There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside the dullest interior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy."
How does this work? What steps are involved?
First, we will take address your immediate needs such as if your loved one has passed we will bring them into our care.
Second, when you're ready, we will listen carefully while you and your family share their life story. Some of the things we will be listening for are the following.
Place of birth and family, Passions as a child, Schools attended, Careers, If married, how did they meet?
Family, Favorite vacation stories, Hobbies, Connections to the community (e.g., service clubs, church, etc.), The one word that would describe how they approached life
At this point the creative process takes over and we begin to explore unique and memorable ways to share the story with family and friends who will be attending your Farewell Tribute.
We will ask you to bring in pictures that can be used in a video tribute and other pictures for display boards. If you have any personal items that can help tell the story we would welcome those as well. For example, if they loved quilting we could setup a display of their quilts.
On the day of the event you can relax and experience the Farewell Tribute knowing that your Moles team will handle the details.
The final step in our process is explore your families desire for a lasting and permanent memorial tribute that honors a life's journey. This tribute can take many forms such as;
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Much like weddings, some are small intimate affairs and some are massive events. For example, if you wanted us to rent a yacht and have your Farewell Tribute while cruising Bellingham Bay (yes, that is possible) there would be some extra charges involved.
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In August 2019, International School Moshi will open as UWC East Africa (UWCEA). UWCEA will be the 18th UWC school worldwide and the second in Africa.
With campuses in Kilimanjaro and Arusha, ISM is a long established and fully accredited independent International Baccalaureate (IB) school in northern Tanzania. With a structured boarding programme, and the PYP, MYP and Diploma curriculum, ISM provides an education for children from both the local and expatriate communities. Our students are aged from 3 to 19 years. We have over 500 students, on two campuses, from over 40 different nationalities. As well as day students we have about 120 boarders in Moshi. We provide a broad range of educational offerings whilst maintaining a high standard of individual care.
Our Arusha Campus is a day school with over 200 students situated on the western side of Arusha. In addition to offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP), we introduced the IB Diploma Programme for 16-19 year olds in August 2014. The Arusha Campus has a spectacular view of Mt Meru.
The Moshi Campus in Kilimanjaro Region was established in 1969 and has over 280 students. ISM was the first school in Africa to offer the IB Diploma which began in Moshi in the 1970s. The Moshi Campus also offers the PYP and MYP as well as the IB Diploma. Moshi Campus has a number of boarding houses for all ages above 7 years. About half the students in Moshi are boarders; others are day students living with their families in and around Moshi. The Moshi Campus has a close up and impressive view of Mt Kilimanjaro.
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The world of Gran Pulse is sinking into the sea and what remains is now called Nova Chrysalia.
With only thirteen days remaining until the end of the world, Chaos reigns in a world that never ages. New life cannot be born. People need salvation.
As Lightning, it is your mission to save as many souls as
possible so that they may be brought to the new world. Along the
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which to abandon...and fully understand Lightning's true destiny.
With this brand-new battle system, the player will be controlling Lightning and Lightning alone. The Paradigm Shift feature has been replaced with a unique tactical system that will provide a fresh, interactive battle experience! LR:FFXIII sees the introduction of a counter attack system! Counterblow is effective against an enemy's physical attacks, but it is powerless against magic and some special attacks, so take care when using it.
Jump, climb, swing, and slide! Players can enjoy a variety of different actions by interacting with obstacles and objects. Explore every inch of the world using buildings, decorations, and furniture at your disposal.
There are many types of garb, each with their own parameters. A tactical set consists of equipment such as garb and a weapon, along with assigned abilities. During battle, you can swap between three different sets customized to suit your needs. Changing garb also changes Lightning's look, so both its utility and aesthetics can be enjoyed.
Lightning has the capacity to use spectacular special abilities in battles! These abilities consume EP (Energy Points), so you should think carefully before unleashing Lightning's considerable power.Lightspeed - This special ability consumes EP. When unleashed in battle it slows the passage of time, rendering foes helpless before Lightning's ferocious assault...
A world on a course for total annihilation presents unique challenges; where certain areas, missions, and people will only be available during selected periods. How will you use your remaining time?Eradia (EP) has two functions. Firstly it allows you to use EP abilities such as healing magic and special effect magic that can do things like alter the flow of time. Secondly, EP can also be used to extend the time remaining before Zero Hour and the dawn of the Apocalypse.
Several hundred years have passed since she fell into a deep slumber. The world, diseased by Chaos, is on the brink of destruction. The people, hopeless and full of despair, stand by hopelessly and watch the horror unfold in front of their eyes. As the end draws near, she awakens. She is Lightning, humanity's last hope. As the chosen one, Lightning battles her way through the final 13 days in an attempt to save humanity and accomplish her ultimate goal.
A mysterious girl who appears in front of Lightning at every turn. Her unpredictable nature wreaks havoc everywhere she goes. A helpful friend or mischievous foe? This capricious little demon plays with Lightning and the rest of the world as if they were toys in a toy box.
A one-time ally of Lightning, Snow was engaged to her sister, Serah. Now he is the world's last remaining l'Cie, cursed with a terrible power. Though devastated by his failure to protect Serah, he has served as the Patron of Yusnaan for five long centuries. He protects the city and its people even as the rest of the world falls apart.
Hope watches over Lightning from his base in the Ark, guiding the savior as she tries to carry out all-mighty Bhunivelze's divine mission. As Lightning's trusted partner, Hope provides key information throughout the quest. Mysteriously, Hope is no longer a grown man, but has instead turned back into the boy that Lightning first met.
A young man who formerly journeyed with Serah and Mog. Blaming himself for bringing about the destruction of the world, Noel's guilt makes him hide away from society. He ceaselessly works to maintain public order from the cover of darkness and has come to be known as the "Shadow Hunter".
For centuries, Vanille and Fang slept within a crystal pillar, holding Cocoon aloft in the sky. But then, a few short years ago, they awoke. As Vanille opened her eyes, she realized she was given a special gift; she could hear the voices of the dead. Dubbed the saint, she spends her days under the Order's protection in Luxerion.
For centuries, Fang and Vanille slept within a crystal pillar, holding Cocoon aloft in the sky. But then, a few short years ago, they awoke. At first, the pair lived under the care of the Order, until Fang set out to the Dead Dunes to search for a long-lost relic. She did not return, becoming instead the leader of the bandit gang Monoculus, and leaving Vanille in Luxerion.
Nova Chrysalia, a world diseased by Chaos. Made up of four regions, a monorail provides transportation for travel throughout this realm. Lightning, the protagonist, begins her final adventure in this plague-ridden land devoid of hope. However, her journey won't be long, as the Chaos has bled through the soil, drawing near the world's end.
The metropolis is ruled by the Order, an organization devout to their god, Bhunivelze. The residents spend their days absorbing the teachings of this sacred deity. Metal is a common material found in the various structures of this gothically tinged city. Traveling bags and other ornaments are scattered around, depicting a charming yet surreal atmosphere. As the day draws to an end, the city's serenity is no more. Monsters and other creatures of the night prowl the area, leaving Lightning to fend for her life.
This region is covered with endless desert sands as far as the eye can see. Within it can be found the shanties which form a base for treasure hunters seeking their fortune in the arid wilderness, as well as ancient ruins said to conceal a divine treasure. Many monsters with a character unique to the area appear in this region, such as the sand swimming fiends of the open desert and the undead horrors that lurk within the ruins.
It all ends here.
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