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A former Church of England priest jailed for child sex abuse dating back more than 25 years has been banned from ministerial practice for life.
The Diocese of Chichester in West Sussex confirmed it had imposed the most severe sanction on 78-year-old Keith Wilkie Denford.
He was jailed for 18 months after prosecutors said he used the respectability of the cassock to groom and abuse two boys over an 18-month period from when they were around 13.
On one occasion he got into a bath with one of the boys while aroused. On another he pressed himself up against a boy intimately with the words: "How nice it is to have a cuddle."
Denford, of Broad Reach Mews, Shoreham-by-Sea, was found guilty of three counts of indecent assault against two boys between January 1987 and January 1990.
He was cleared of one count of the same charge following a two-week trial at Hove Crown Court last year.
The Diocese of Chichester said in a statement: "Mr Denford will be banned from ministerial practice for life.
"Following the conclusion of criminal proceedings and a subsequent statutory disciplinary process under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, sentences of prohibition for life from exercising any functions of ordained ministry within the Church of England have been imposed upon the Reverend Keith (Wilkie) Denford.
"The sentences are imposed under Section 30 of the Clergy Discipline Measure following the respondents' convictions and imprisonment for a series of indecent assaults, including offences against minors."

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LeTourneau University has named Dan Miller as the new head men's basketball coach, announced athletic director Terri DeikeTuesday..
"After a national search, we are very excited to have a person of Dan's caliber join the LETU staff and begin work to move the men's basketball program to the next level."
Miller comes to LeTourneau after a successful career as a collegiate assistant and as a high school boy's basketball coach at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. After a stint as an assistant at the University of Southwest Minnesota, from 2003-04 under head coach Greg Stemen, Miller built the program from scratch at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. Over the last nine years, he posted a 218-70 overall record, including four district titles, two regional appearances and seven-straight playoff appearances. The two regional appearances and seven-straight playoff appearances is unprecedented success in Katy ISD.
The high school program developed by Miller at Seven Lakes produced 32 of a possible 43 district titles among the five teams. Eleven former student-athletes continued their basketball skills on the collegiate level, including six on the NCAA Division I level.
Miller was named the District 19-5A Coach of the Year on four occasions, the Katy ISD All Sports Coach of the Year in 2010 and coached in the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game in 2012.
The Brillion, Wisconsin native will be joined in Longview by his wife, Monica, and three children, daughter, Kayla, and sons, Kyren and Kayden.
LeTourneau University is a Christ-centered, interdenominational institute of higher learning offering more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across a range of academic disciplines and delivery models. Students are enrolled in programs on ground at LETU's residential campus in Longview, Texas, as well as hybrid and fully online options at educational centers in Dallas and Houston.
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Filed under: Islam, Law, National Security, Terrorism | Tags: Al-Shabaab, Customs and Immigration, Homeland Security, illegal immigrants
Authorities are searching for 270 Somalis believed to have illegally entered the United States with help from a Virginia man who admitted contacts with an Islamic terrorist group.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Thomas Eyre testified in a hearing in Alexandria's federal court, that authorities are "concerned" about Anthony Joseph Tracy's connections to the group. According to an affidavit filed with the court, Mr. Tracy told authorities that he came in contact with the Somali terrorist organization Al-Shabaab, which announced an alliance with al Qaeda earlier this year. Tracy has been held without bail.
Tracy's emails, combined with information on Facebook, show that the Somalis have spread across the country and are living in New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Minnesota and Arizona. They are believed to have made a complex trip from Kenya to Dubai to Moscow to Cuba to South America to Mexico and then across the U.S. Mexico border.
Well, they got the guy who provided fraudulent information for the travel visas, but the 270 Somalis are missing. You know that fence on the U.S./ Mexico border that they were going to build? I wonder how many jobs that would provide?
According to this website, the State Department has admitted 83,991 Somali Muslims in the last 25 years, and had to suspend family reunification because DNA testing revealed widespread immigration fraud.


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This is an excellent post on the nature of emotional neglect in children - and the author uses the film A.I. to illustrate the point. This is a short piece, but it's very well done - had not thought of the film in this way.
Emotional Neglect: A Powerful Bond
Intermittently neglectful parents induce unrelenting desire in their children.Published on June 18, 2014 by Amy J.L. Baker, Ph.D. in Caught Between Parents
I am currently reading stories of emotional neglect for a new book about how children maintain relationships with abusive parents. These books are incredibly moving. The stories of emotional neglect are stories of love and loss. They are stories of attachment and separation. They are stories of unrequited love. They are stories of yearning against improbable odds for a parent to awaken from the slumber of self-absorption to once again look upon the child with love and affection. The stories are dreams of longing that never end, not even with attainment of adulthood nor the death of the parent. The yearning knows no bounds in time or space. A stunning visual depiction of this yearning is found in the movie Artificial Intelligence, in which a mechanical boy, David, becomes psychologically bonded to his human mother when she chooses to activate his emotional life. In response, he adores her unconditionally, wanting only to look in her eyes and see her love for him reflected back at him. Halfway through the movie she casts him out of her heart and her home; he no longer meets her needs. Desperate for her acceptance he cries, "If you let me, I will be so real for you." But she will not let him. Her heart has closed. After a dark and dangerous journey David ends up in a space ship stranded at the bottom of the ocean, where he remains for 2,000 years, pining away for his mother's love. It is that innocent and desperate longing that is captured so poignantly in memoirs of emotional neglect.
At the end of the movie Artificial Intelligence, David is allowed one perfect day which he constructs out of his wishes and desires. In that day he fulfills his dream of a perfect mother-child reunion. He spends the day alone with his mother doing everyday things such as waking up, eating breakfast, getting washed, and getting dressed. In each act mother is delighted by her child. This perfect day for David is every child's perfect day, to be the light of the parent's heart, to have that parent shine her love upon the child, for the child to please the parent, and to experience himself as pleasing to that parent, to have a day of precious moments, within each one a pure distillation of parental love and acceptance.
It is the child's yearning for parental love, especially from a parent who is emotionally unavailable that in part creates the vulnerability that allows children to be torn apart by their parent's conflict. Children sometimes choose or are forced to choose between their parents and in many cases they choose the parent who is intermittently unavailable not the parent who has consistently shown their love for the child. It is the fear of abandonment by the unavailable parent that often drives parental alienation. Understanding this paradox is at the root of developing prevention and interventions for children of divorce who are caught between their parents.


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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Posted by Mrs. Cherry Heart at 10:55 AM
7 comments:
- Jeanette said...
Good to hear from you again. I'm glad your grandson is doing so well!
- September 1, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Monica said...
Hugs to you!!!!! My prayers are coming your way!
- September 1, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- Sheree said...
Praise the Lord!!!! and so happy to have you back Dolly!!!!
- September 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- Susan said...
So happy to hear that he is doing well.
- September 11, 2012 at 7:15 PM
- Dori said...
Dolly, I was indulging in an extra cuppa this blustery morning an catching up on blogs and found this post. I've thought about you and your family so much this past year. So happy to find this update on Tyler! {hug}
- October 29, 2012 at 11:25 AM
- cathy said...
Hi Dolly
I have been gone from blogging for over a year and a half. I am so sorry for all the sadness and grief you have had to endure.
I am so happy to hear that Tyler has is or will be done with his treatments.
I was a pediatric oncology nurse for 35 years and understand the traum for both the patient and the families involved in childhood cancer. I pray for all of you.
- November 1, 2012 at 12:09 AM
- Rhondi said...
Hi Dolly
I'm so glad I decided to spend sometime today checking up on my old blogging friends. I remember when you told us about your grandson and knew what you would be going through because our 37 year olds on had Hodgkins when he was 11. That is such great news, only 2 more treatments and he'll be cancer free. I know you are rejoicing over that and I rejoice with you.
Merry Christmas with ((hugs)) Rhondi
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Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 15 nominees for 2013 induction on Wednesday night, with longtime absentees Rush joining a crowd of new and returning artists.
The Canadian prog trio, who had been eligible for inclusion for well over a decade without receiving a nomination, had become something of a rallying cause for the Hall of Fame's critics, as had fellow first-time nominee Deep Purple. Other first-timers include '80s hip-hop acts Public Enemy and N.W.A., bluesman Albert King, the Marvelettes and Procol Harum.
Previously nominated acts up for inclusion again include disco group Chic and the recently deceased Donna Summer, as well as the Meters, Heart, Kraftwerk, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Randy Newman.
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I'm not a world-renowned athlete and I've never led an exhilarating expedition to worlds unknown. My ab muscles are strong but are by no means toned enough to resemble a six-pack. I'm training for a half-marathon–words that I never imagined would fall from my lips. I don't look like a supermodel and my curves sometimes annoy me. But I'm proud of my body and all that it has allowed me to accomplish.
I believe fiercely that adventure and outdoor exploration are for all. I strive to stay active, push my limits, try new things and inspire others to do the same. Staying active and fit are high on my priority list. I use all of my resources to not only help my son with special needs thrive outdoors, but to show others that adventure and the natural world are within everyone's grasp. I believe in the power of nature to sooth the soul and nourish the body and mind. I believe that everyone can benefit from being active outdoors. And I don't think that you must have the perfect body to do so.
That's why I was so delighted to become a member of the Stonewear Designs Grassroots Team. Stonewear clothing is designed to fit every type of body. They empower women of all shapes and sizes to be active while stylishly supported. So today, I thought I would share with you about some of my favorite Stonewear outfits that I was provided to test and use in my daily activities. And I'll be honest….I pretty much live in my Stonewear clothing now. It makes me feel beautiful, strong and comfortable all day long. Their clothing is of very high quality (so it will last without showing wear) and is specifically designed to be tough enough to keep up with an active lifestyle.
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Sam's our man - and it was never going to be any other way.
Though his representative allegiance was the subject of much debate on both sides of the Tasman, Sam Kasiano has revealed that the Kangaroos jersey was never really an option, despite the temptations of State of Origin.
"Playing for the Kiwis [is]the best decision I have ever made," said Kasiano, "I was never going to go to Australia - I just can't see myself in those colours man. I just wanted to focus on the Bulldogs [season] first."
While officials and fans wondered and waited about his decision, even his mother Kalala, who shares a house with Kasiano in Sydney, was left in the dark.
"He doesn't tell me a lot - that's how quiet he is," said Kalala, "I found out [about his Kiwis decision] from the newspaper. I should have been the first [to know] but I was the last."
Kalala, seen as a major influence, confirmed she had encouraged Kasiano to opt for New Zealand.
"I said do what you want to do [and] take it from the heart but I will be proud of you if you go for the Kiwis," said Kalala. "[I told him] that whatever he decided we will go with it but just know that you are a Kiwi and you don't want to go through what James [Tamou] went through. Then I left it up to him. I think eventually the pressure got out of hand with the media and the problem is he doesn't talk very much, he's a bit quiet and very shy and [that] made it worse."
The prop had a big impact last Saturday night, consistently bending the Australian defensive line and carrying the ball further than any other Kiwis forward, despite being on the field for less than 40 minutes.
"I thought he was great," said Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney, "It was as good a start by a front rower in a debut as I have seen. He really bent the line back and was outstanding for us."
Kasiano, who showed no sign of nerves, was content but knows more is required ahead of the World Cup defence in 2013.
"It was alright but it can be better," said Kasiano. "I'm proud of the team and everyone played great. We just fell short but we'll come back bigger and better next year."
Last week Kasiano struggled with the various team initiation processes in camp, taking numerous attempts to make a speech and sing a song in front of the team, but he was successfully taught the haka by Bulldogs teammate Frank Pritchard.
"Singing's not really my thing but the haka was okay," said Kasiano. "Frank [was] my roomie and I asked him to show me the moves".
Like Pritchard, Kasiano has a signature bushy beard but confirmed it's days were numbered.
"I like my [beard] but I'll get rid of it [this] week," said Kasiano. "Next year I'm going to grow some hair - no more beard, grow the hair."


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I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize for our lack of posts over the past 5 months. While Robert and I should have been gloating over the Packers ascension to the peak of NFL dominance, the lockout had successfully crushed our creative juices...that, or maybe we just got lazy, fat, and drunk. Something about losing your edge when you have nothing left to prove?
Let me tell you something, fat and drunk (we will never admit to stupidity) is no way to go through life. We realized we needed to get back in shape, and fast. So to get back to peak form, Robert and I embarked on a rigorous training regime by competing in a Fantasy Writing League. The league was really just Robert and I, and by "Fantasy" I mean we wrote fantasy stories about Gwarnac The Battle Dwarf and his rag-tag group of freedom fighters. "Long live, GWARNAC!" Okay, okay, if there's one thing I've learned, no one outside of your league wants to hear about your fantasy team, so I'll move on...
Robert's greatest pastime, other than his prolific dating, is building fires. The last time we went to his cabin, he and our buddy Brats (Yeah, that's his real name.) played in the fire pit for hours. Amid the shrieks of joy and explosions of flame, it was hard to tell if the two had ever had more fun in their lives. Therefore, I thought I would try that here. It's not like I can burn The Ranter down, right? I'll be safe about it and take a page from Robert Greenfield's Book of Outdoor Lore, page 37, paragraph 3: "So you want to keep a fire going? Throw some gas on it!"
Here's the fire: Nnamdi Asomugha to the Packers. This fire of absurdity seems to be burning through the interwebs lately. Sure, this fire warms the body and mind with thoughts of an impenetrable phalanx of Packers' defensive backs. Im. Pen. E. Trable. What is already a great defensive backfield, would be the best, by a large margin. I know what you're thinking: "Is this guy actually going to jump on board this rumor that would bring the highest priced free agent to Lambeau in 2011? He certainly doesn't have any sources with knowledge of the situation. However, he does look fairly gullible, though, and could just believe everything he reads...maybe he really is going to try to give credence to this rumor."
You're right, I don't have any sources, I can be gullible, and I'm pretty sure "The Lord of the Rings" is non-fiction, but even I can't get behind this rumor. It's so far outside of Ted Thompson's modus operandi that he's more likely to bring me in for a tryout at left guard then do this, so I will not being adding fuel to it...
...you know what? If there's one thing that I've learned through the course of Ted Thompson's tenure, it's that the only thing that would surprise me is if he didn't do something that surprised me. If I woke up with my head sewn to the carpet, it wouldn't be more surprising than him signing Nnamdi Asomugha....and that's just enough reason for him to do it. Well, there's your gas on the rumor fire. I hope your singed eyebrows grow back quickly.
Post Script - I have heard from my sources that in addition to this signing, Ted will most likely trade BJ Raji, demote Mike McCarthy, put a roof on Lambeau Field, and start a yoga studio in Appleton. Someone throw some gas on these fires too....
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
We Didn't Start the Fire
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When I was little, they called my a hyperpyro (hyperactive pyromaniac). I still embrace that.ReplyDelete
How's the outpatient firestarter therapy going?ReplyDelete
So did TT sign Asomugha, or no?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 1:39 AM
The Ted Thompson yoga studio is tentativly named "Tree Tangle Yoga." All positions will flow from a standing leg cross. Heavy focus on breathing and inner rage.ReplyDelete
- RuppertAugust 5, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Franklin, TT DID sign Asomugha. It was a different TT, though. It was Andy "Titanic Titties (TT)" Reid.ReplyDelete
At this point, I can only assume that Robert's vision only provided him with "TT," and his natural instinct was to assume Ted Thompson. Can we really blame him?
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In today's real estate market, buyers are increasingly looking for energy efficient features in homes. In fact, according to a survey done by the National Association of Realtors, 39% of all home buyers said that heating and cooling costs were a "very important" feature when they are looking to purchase a home. (See chart at bottom for other "very important" features.)
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Energy Efficiency
We use a lot of power every year to heat, cool, and illuminate our homes. Making your heating, cooling and lighting systems more energy efficient saves money and reduces the electricity your home takes from your electric utility. Making improvements to various parts of your home can also reduce the electricity you need to maintain a comfortable indoor environment and power your home.
- Some estimate that water heaters represent 20–30% of a home's energy use. Lowering the thermostat on a hot water heater can therefore dramatically reduce power consumption. Tankless water heaters that heat water only as it is needed can also be a good way to reduce energy bills. These heaters can save homes $70 to $80 a year on energy costs.
- Inefficient doors and windows make it hard to keep a home warm or cool in a manner that is energy efficient. Double-paned windows and other efficient doors and windows can help reduce a home's energy use by as much as 15% a year.
- Radiant barriers installed in the attic can do much to lower the cost to cool a home, particularly when the home is located in a region that gets a lot of hot weather. Attics can get quite hot during the summer, and this heat affects the entire home. Radiant barriers repel the heat, lowering the temperatures in the attic and the overall cost to cool a home.
- Tinted windows reduce the amount of ultraviolet light and heat that comes into a home. If the tinting meets certain specifications, you may be able to file for a tax credit on your federal income tax return. Such credits reduce the initial cost to install the tinting on your windows, and the tinting reduces your energy costs over the long term.
The chart below shows you the importance of energy efficient features by age of the buyer, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Dannie: "Trust in God and he will help me through all life's obstacles.�
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Where She's From: Beautiful Leo, Dannie Von, was born and raised in the lovely city of Austin, Texas.
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Dannie says good looks need to be combined with a game plan and brains to make it in the industry. "It's important so that people will take you seriously and know that you are about business and believe that you more that a pretty face or a nice body. I want people to know that I am smart and have a good head on my shoulders. I'm a go getter."
And how does this beauty prepare to step outside? "Believe it or not, I am a pro active addict," she confides to The Black Star. "My skin seems to go through weird changes and pro active is always there to save the day. I don't really have a favorite brand of clothing. I just like to take bits and pieces from different stores and create my own unique look. My favorite perfume would have to be Very Sexy by Victoria's Secret because that's just what it does; makes me feel very sexy. The thing I love the most are shoes; no particular brand, just shoes, shoes, shoes. I have over a hundred pairs."
Dannie's Words Of Wisdom: "Live life to the fullest! Laugh everyday and never second guess your potential to do anything. Love yourself!"
Dannie's Secrets Of Success: "Being myself and always going the extra mile to make something just right. Knowing that there's nothing I can't do if I put my mind to it."
Dannie's Favorite Three Movies: "My all time favorite movie would have to Beauty and the Beast. It is the perfect fairy tale. Love Jones would also top my list and Poetic Justice. I'm a sucker for love stories."
Dannie's Favorite Three Books: "Nervous, by Zane; Thong on Fire, by Noire; and also The Coldest Winter Ever. I love the urban book genre."
First Three Things Dannie Would Do As President: "I would build me a shopping mall connected to the white house and move all of my close family and friends in with me. No really, I would raise the minimum wage to like $15.00 per hour. That way there wouldn't be any struggling families and people having to live pay check to pay check. Then I would bring our soldiers home. I lost someone very very close to me in the war and I know other people have to. It's a tragic situation that I would like to see over. Lastly I would just want to strive to listen to the people of my country and really make there voices count."
Dannie's Favorite Musicians: "I love R&B; some of my favorite artists? Heather Headley- In my Mind; Keisha Cole-all her music; and, last but not least R. Kelly; almost every song he's written."
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It took a presidential pardon to fix a typo that would have kept a man in jail for 3 1/2 years too long.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentence of Ceasar Huerta Cantu, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and money laundering. He was sentenced to a 15-year prison term, but it was subsequently discovered a typographical error had added 3.5 years to what should have been an 11 1/2-year sentence.
A White House official explained the typo. Federal sentencing guidelines called for a base offense level of 34 under Cantu's plea agreement. However, the typo erroneously put the base level at 36, which increased the sentence by 42 months.
"A judge ruled that Mr. Cantu did not discover this error in time to correct it through any judicial means; as a result, it can now only be rectified through clemency," the White House official said.
According to the Justice Department, Obama has issued 52 presidential pardons, and with this one, 10 commutations while in office.


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The Norman knight Sir Richard de Morville was appointed by King David I of Scotland (1084-1153) to hold land in Scotland. He became High Constable of Scotland and Lord of Cunninghame, Largs and Lauderdale. This land was later subdivided and by the 13th century, the land of Fairlie was held by the de Ros (or Ross) family of Tarbert.
One of the sons of the Ross family who built the Castle and adopted the name Fairlie. Fairlie Castle which survived until the 1840s is now in ruins. It lies in Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, North Ayrshire. One source claims that Sir Robert Fairlie of that Ilk built the present castle in 1521. By design, it was a tower castle without a motte or a bailey and had four storeys. The walls were about 1.6m (5.25 feet) thick.
"Of Fairlie Castle, a strong square building, said to have belonged to Hardicanute, the walls are still entire; and near it, but in West Kilbride parish, are remains of an ancient chapel round which are some fine old trees." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
One of the first records of the name was William de Fairlie who was granted a pardon by Edward III at Berwick in 1335 "for all the crimes committed by him in the war with England." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Another author states "It is rather remarkable that so few notices of this family are to be found, and that such as exist are of such a disconnected and fragmentary nature."
Alternatively, the name could have originated in England. Farleigh-Hungerford is a parish, in the union of Frome, hundred of Wellow, E. division of Somerset and East Fairleigh is a parish, in the union and hundred of Maidstone, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent. West Fairleigh can be found nearby. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Hugh de Farleye as living there at that time. [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
As far as the meaning of the name: "one who came from Fairlee (beautiful glade), in Wight, or from Fairley (fern clearing), in Shropshire." [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print
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Weight Loss
A startling 60 – 75% of the adult population in the United States is overweight or obese (American Heart Assc. 2012). Around the world, the prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled from 1980 to 2008 (Stevens 2012).
Being overweight or obese significantly increases the risk of multiple debilitating diseases including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, and malignancies such as breast, prostate, pancreatic and colon cancer (Aleksandrova 2013; Giles 2012; Allott 2012; Gribovskaja-Rupp 2011). Excess body weight also affects mobility, interferes with restful sleep, contributes to digestive disorders, and can contribute to an overall lower quality of life than that enjoyed by lean individuals (Schrager 2007; Sung 2011; Nguyen 2008; CDC 2011). Obesity results in shortening of the life span by an average of eight to 10 years compared with people at normal weight. For every 33 extra pounds, risk of early death increases by around 30% (OECD 2010; Prospective Studies Collaboration 2009).
For many aging obese individuals, the struggle to achieve a healthy body weight becomes a veritable battle against biology as a number of metabolic processes promote weight gain despite genuine efforts to decrease food consumption and increase energy expenditure (Cohen 2012; Müssig 2010; Biondi 2010).
Scientific investigations have shed light on the biology of weight loss in recent times. It turns out the battle against the bulge is much more complex than the overly simplistic "eat less food to lose weight" message often promoted by government health agencies.
In 2009, Life Extension described the Nine Pillars of Successful Weight Loss. Each of the nine pillars represents a fundamental insight into sustainable weight. If any weight loss strategy is to be successful, it must evolve beyond the conventional cliché that weight loss only requires a reduction in food consumption. Instead, successful weight management requires a paradigm that acknowledges the multifactorial nature of obesity.
The Nine Pillars of Successful Weight Loss that should not be overlooked if healthy weight management is to be achieved are:
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This protocol will detail the biological underpinnings of obesity and weight gain. Consideration will be given to each pillar of successful weight loss in the context of obesity risk factors in order to highlight the inadequacies of typical weight loss strategies. Methods of utilizing novel natural compounds and strategically incorporating some pharmaceutical options to support critical metabolic factors for long-term weight management will be discussed.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It has been a week of awards for Lipscomb runner Dani Walker.
She was named Atlantic Sun MVP for women's indoor track and field Saturday. Monday she was honored as a member of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Women's Cross Country Team.
To be eligible for the honor an athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 and have either earned USTFCCCA All-America status or finished in the NCAA region's top 15 or top 10 percent during the 2012 season.
"Dani has done a great job in the classroom," said Bill Taylor, Director of Cross Country and Track and Field. "She represents what we do and that is to try to be excellent academically, athletically, spiritually and socially.
"Obviously she is excelling athletically and takes care of it in the classroom. She went on our mission trip to Haiti. She is a team captain. She is well-rounded."
The Lady Bisons and Bisons both earned Division I All-Academic honors for 2012 in the team category. The women posted a 3.44 GPA. The men's team recorded a 3.42 GPA.
To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a 3.00 GPA or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championships.
"It seems like other teams are getting a little better across the nation academically," Taylor said. "It is very competitive. There are a lot of teams getting academic awards now.
"We are consistently in there. We are very proud of that. We have been in there every season I have been here. I wouldn't want to slip out of it."
Taylor demands a high GPA from both of his cross country teams. With 30 athletes on each squad monitoring grades can be a challenge.
"Our standards and expectations are higher than where we finished," Taylor said. "Despite being over 3.4 on both teams we want to achieve higher GPAs.
"I would like to get as close to a 4.0 as possible. I think something like a 3.7 or 3.8 is reasonable and something we should really be striving for."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It has been a week of awards for Lipscomb runner Dani Walker.


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On Feb. 1, 2013, two men ice fishing for crappie and white bass in the Boller Point area on Glen Elder Reservoir found themselves in a dangerous situation when the piece of ice they were fishing on broke away from shore and headed toward the main lake. Frigid temperatures, high winds, and a lack of personal flotation devices (PFDs) put both men at risk of hypothermia and drowning. At 12:56 p.m., local goose hunter Charlie Stevens stumbled upon the two men and quickly phoned Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) game warden Landen Cleveland for assistance.
Stevens assured Cleveland that he could launch a boat from shore, but it was going to be difficult; the only part of the lake not completely covered in ice was just northeast of the Boller Point boat ramp. Upon arrival, Cleveland was joined by Mitchell County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Martin. Cleveland quickly provided Martin with a PFD, as well as directions on how to use rescue ropes.
"We could see these guys were in bad shape," said Cleveland. "It's not uncommon for us to rescue people off water, but strong winds and near-freezing temperatures made this cold-water rescue dangerous for everyone involved."
Driving the boat upwind of where the men were stranded, Cleveland positioned the boat on top of the ice the men were on, leaving the motor in the water. Finding both men had already tied themselves together, Cleveland then threw the closest man an orange rescue disc and advised him to tie it to the rope already wrapped around his waist. As Cleveland attempted to throw the same man a PFD, the man then slipped and fell on to the ice. After several seconds of lying still, the man, seemingly uninjured, stood back up and grabbed the PFD. Cleveland then provided the second man with a PFD.
With Martin at the edge of the boat, Cleveland advised the men to walk toward the boat, staying in unison and maintaining as much distance as possible between each other for better weight distribution on the ice slab. As the first man approached the boat, Martin quickly grabbed him and pulled him aboard. The second man followed, and was also assisted on to the boat by Martin.
"I don't think they realized the situation they were in until they were on shore," said Cleveland. "When they looked back and saw that the piece of ice they were just on was now gone, it finally hit them that they could have died."
Cleveland explained that wind will often send drift ice to shore. When it's cold enough, the drift ice will refreeze, attaching itself to land. In this instance, a rise in temperature and strong winds caused waves that eventually broke the ice loose at a weak point, detaching it from shore again. Cleveland added that the men didn't realize they were on drift ice.
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"Once the men were safely on the boat, they calmed down and realized they could breath easy," said Cleveland. He added that one of the men even joked about not having to get wet amid the whole ordeal.
"I'm glad we got there when we did, but people can really learn a lesson from this," said Cleveland. "It's important that people educate themselves on their surroundings and always be cautious of the circumstances because in a split second, it can be a life or death situation."
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Brock Johnson '07by Brock Johnson '07 • October 20, 2005 Share:
If the razor wire and the military checkpoint weren't enough to tell me I wasn't in the cornfields of Indiana anymore, the houses that appeared to have fallen from the sky did the trick.
Wabash has taken me many places both physically and mentally. As a caravan of Wabash men left the chapel steps last Wednesday for Mississippi, I was unaware of the devastation, the adventure, and the edification that awaited us.
"Did you see the house on top of that car?" one colleague asked as we entered Pass Christian. "No, I was perplexed by the refrigerator up in the tree," said another.
It was much easier to believe we had entered a Hollywood movie set than to realize we were amid an American city once full of PTA meetings and Pee Wee football games. Our shock consumed us the first day, but waking up to mosquito bites, vicious flies, and a half road-kill, half port-a-potty aroma helped reality sink in on the second morning. I only had to live in the environment for four days. But beyond my realm of understanding was how any resident could open his or her tent, FEMA trailer, or relative's door each morning, only to face another day of clearing destroyed memories and possessions. After a few days, the answer was quite clear.
Equipped with respirators, elbow-high rubber gloves, and an eagerness to help, a group of Wabash volunteers set out last Saturday morning to gut flood-damaged houses. The first home we found looked untouched by the storm had there not have been a mountain of trash piled in front of it. We entered to find a mom and two sons removing mold-covered drywall. It was obviously not the typical weekend renovation with Tom Petty playing in the background; silence was the only tune that permeated the sludge-filled home. As I shoveled these strangers' photographs—too ruined to keep, but not so ruined that it kept me from distinguishing a five-year-old Batman birthday party picture - I suddenly realized the storm's destruction reached much further than buildings. It reached into the hearts, minds and daily lives of every Pass Christian citizen in a way that would profoundly affect the rest of their lives.
Another day of volunteering allowed us to see another side of the storm I hadn't anticipated. The middle school and high school in Pass Christian were severely hit; the unaffected elementary school now serves as the campus for all three. Mobile classroom trailers will allow for essential education to continue in spite of a national disaster. With continual budget cuts, public education is a challenge on a normal day, but the community and volunteer effort that was able to pull together a school system in Pass Christian was an amazing sight. Teachers alongside students and parents helped transform a place barely suitable to live into a fully functioning school corporation.
From a family, to a community, to a group of college guys from Indiana, it was an overwhelming experience witnessing people come together to help those in need. It's clear to me these people are the reason residents of Pass Christian get up in the morning. They have a community to rebuild, lives to salvage and continue, and people who believe in them and to assist along the way.
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DEAR JOAN: We have a small side yard with lots of flowers, a hummingbird feeder, and, our pride, an oriole feeder complete with hooded orioles. We have two questions — not problems, just questions.
This year for the first time we have house sparrows living somewhere nearby. We resurrected a birdbath for them. They use it a lot, sometimes bathing, as does the occasional towhee, but more often drinking.
They drink lots and lots of water. No other bird does. Why do the sparrows drink so much? Do other birds need less water? Do other birds have some other water source?
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Thick Beak sometimes sits on the oriole feeder and eats the grape jelly. I guess he has trouble making a living the way ordinary hummingbirds do.
What is going on here? Are such hummingbirds common? What is the source of their deformities? Do these hummingbirds manage to mate, do you think?
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DEAR REBECCA AND JOHN: I don't think sparrows require more water than other birds, but it is in their nature to take what is offered, and then some, so they may just be extra greedy about the water and may be keeping other birds away.
Many people consider sparrows to be a scourge. They were introduced in Brooklyn in 1851 and a scant 50 years later had spread all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The birds now are common throughout North America, excluding parts of Canada and Alaska. They are very pushy birds, indeed.
The other birds probably are getting their water from other sources. You may see more diversity at the birdbath as it gets even hotter and natural puddles dry up.
As for your hummers, two ailments are common — fungal infections and the avian pox virus.
Black, bulbous growths on bills that give the beaks a thickened appearance are usually from a fungal infection. If you have binoculars, you might also be able to observe that the tongue is thick and white instead of narrow and translucent.
Avian pox can look something like tiny cauliflowers growing at the base of the bill or around the eyes, and sometimes under the wings and on the feet and legs.
Sick hummers often will perch on feeders and sit with their feathers puffed out, their eyes closed. The fungus can cause their tongues to swell, making it impossible for them to feed. You can contact a wildlife rescue and rehab group in your area to ask for advice on capturing the bird and bringing him for treatment. Chances are he won't survive long.
To prevent the spread of disease and fungus, make sure to keep your feeders super clean and replace the nectar on a regular basis.
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The basics: The Uninvited Guests is all about one night in 1912 at the Torrington family's country estate. It is the 20th birthday of Emerald Torrington, but when there is a train accident nearby, all of the survivors come to the home.
My thoughts: I had high hopes for The Uninvited Guests based on both the rave review Audra gave it and my own enjoyment of Small Wars. For whatever reason, I failed to connect with The Uninvited Guests and didn't enjoy it. I did, however, enjoy the writing immensely, and it was enough to keep me reading when I might have otherwise cast this novel aside. Despite Jones' beautifully descriptive writing, the characters never came alive for me. In a comedy of manners (of sorts), characters are crucial, but these held no intrigue for me. In many ways, this novel defies categorization, a trait I often love, but here its quirks struck me as odd rather than endearing. Ultimately, I wanted to like this book but I didn't. In deference to Jones, I'm tempted to blame my stressful month and not her novel, so perhaps I'll pick this one up again some day and see if it is me or the book.
Favorite passage: "Edward fell in love as deeply as Charlotte grieved, and there in the far-down places of sorrow and sex they met."
The verdict: Despite enjoying the writing, the characters fell flat for me in this novel. I couldn't make myself believe they were real, and thus their actions bored me.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2012
Source: publisher via TLC Book Tours
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|Review Rating Legend
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|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: June 10, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
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by Amanda L. Kondolojy
It may be hard to believe, but the Dragon Ball Z franchise has been with us for almost twenty years. In that time, the series has experienced many ups and downs, especially in the world of gaming. It was during the last generation of consoles on the PlayStation 2 that Dragon Ball Z, as a game franchise, really made itself a household name.
The three iterations of the Budokai series, as well as the three Budokai Tenkaichi titles, solidified Dragon Ball Z as a first rate franchise in the fighting genre. However, even though the Dragon Ball Z series was wildly successful on the PlayStation 2, many believed it would end there. The anime had ended more than a decade prior, and there just didn't seem to be enough content to justify further releases. I too, was quite skeptical at first, but Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit seems like a title made to exceed expectations.
The first thing you'll notice about Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is its incredible visuals. While the graphics are still firmly rooted in the series' tried and true, cel-shaded anime style, the 3-D and 2-D integration is incredibly smooth, and the animations are nothing short of phenomenal. Characters are also incredibly detailed this time around, and all the character face-lifts are very noticeable. One character which had a particularly impressive upgrade was Frieza. While Frieza is generally represented by solid purple and white colors with no real detail, you will notice that now he has a highly reflective metallic sheen on his purple shoulder pads and head piece, while his face as well as the majority of his body retains an opaque white color. Facial expressions are also very detailed, and many of the game's cinematic scenes feature close-up shots that really highlight this. If you are a longtime fan of the series, I can promise you that, even though you've played umpteen DBZ titles, you've never seen the DBZ crew look this good.
Aside from the enhanced level of detail, the graphics also benefit from an extremely sharp 2-D/3-D integration system. Instead of fully 3-D characters providing sharp contrast against 2-D backgrounds, characters blend in more subtly with their backgrounds. Lines are more delicate, and although the cel-shading is still quite apparent, it is implemented in a less dramatic way than in Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and 3. This title is very close to achieving a look that is on-par with the anime that inspired it, which is no small feat.
Enough about graphics; let's talk about gameplay. The battle system features many of the same old mechanics, allowing DBZ veterans to jump right in. There are several basic attacks as well as commands for grappling, power-ups, and character transformations. The ki system is also still in place, but now there is a special finishing move system that allows you to completely obliterate your opponent. Although these attacks are relatively easy for a novice to pick up, there are several more intricate special attacks even the most practiced button-masher may find challenging.
As far as the story is concerned, there really isn't much new here. Goku still fights Radditz, Vegeta, Frieza, and Cell. However, the game attempts to breathe new life into the material by adding new perspectives on classic battles. For example, you will be able to play both sides of the epic Goku and Frieza fight. It's pretty interesting, but the story really is an afterthought in this title.


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A Syrian refugee who resettled in Kansas City as part of the White House's "surge operation" is adjusting to his new life and his new job, NBC News reports.
Ahmad al-Abboud is working five days a week, six hours a day at a local restaurant. He started his new job last Tuesday.
With the help of an interpreter, al-Abboud said he's still learning English. He also said life in the United States can be lonely, as he often gets homesick.
The 45-year-old fled his hometown of Homs, Syria, four years ago, after a bomb dropped by Syrian President Bashar Assad's air force almost killed him, riddling his body with shrapnel. The married father of five then found himself living in a refugee camp in Jordan.
Despite the backlash from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and other GOP lawmakers about the Syrian refugee resettlement program, al-Abboud said his family has been overwhelmed by the kindness of the people of Kansas City since they arrived four months ago.


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Man sentenced to 10 years for NYC synagogue bomb plot
Algerian national Ahmed Ferhani apologizes for humiliating family, says he will spend his years behind bars strengthening his mind and character
NEW YORK (AP) — An Algerian man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for plotting an attack on New York City synagogues, even as his lawyers continued to insist that he was manipulated by a police mole and never had any intention of carrying it out.
Ahmed Ferhani, 28, pleaded guilty in December to rare state-level terrorism charges in order to avoid the possibility of decades in prison.
His lawyers acknowledged that he purchased guns, ammunition and an inert grenade at the conclusion of an elaborate police sting. Investigators also recorded Ferhani saying hateful things about Jews and talking about attacking houses of worship. But Ferhani and his lawyers say his true intention was to sell the weapons on the black market because he was desperate for money. The police recordings also captured him talking about lining up buyers and speculating about how much he might earn.
"This was, your honor, a gun crime, and not a crime of terrorism," his lawyer, Lamis Deek, told the judge.
At his sentencing hearing, Ferhani apologized to his parents, who he said had raised him to be respectful of people, regardless of their race, religions or sexual orientation.
"They were humiliated, attacked and harassed on a daily basis over the last two years," said Ferhani, who moved to the United States to escape Algeria's civil war as a child and spoke in a New York accent. "I was raised by parents who taught me to put others before myself."
He promised to make something of his life once released.
"I will use this time to strengthen my mind and character," he said.
Ferhani is almost certain to be deported to Algeria after his release from jail. His citizenship applications over the years had been denied because of his past criminal history and mental health problems that included repeated hospitalizations for psychiatric disorders.
Ferhani's case has attracted attention from some civil rights advocates because of the tactics police used to reel him in. An undercover operative befriended Ferhani shortly after his release from a three-month jail term, then gradually steered him into talks about retaliating against Jews and others for the way Muslims were treated around the world. The FBI and federal prosecutors who normally join in on anti-terror investigations declined to get involved in this case. A grand jury also declined to indict him and a co-defendant on a top-level terror conspiracy charge.
Prosecutors say any sympathy for Ferhani is misplaced.
At the sentencing hearing, Assistant District attorney Gary Galperin said Ferhani's willingness to not only talk about a terrorist attack, but actually acquire weapons, showed he had a "clear dangerousness to society."
He cited the "need to send a strong message of general deterrence," in calling for a stiff sentence.
The outcome of his sentencing hearing this week was predetermined. The judge, Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus, had already promised to impose the 10-year term that was agreed upon by prosecutors and defense attorneys in Ferhani's December plea bargain.
After Deek railed against what she said was police misconduct in the case, Obus warned that "we are not litigating the conduct of the New York City Police Department."
And he said that Ferhani's conduct was deplorable, noting that almost any civilized person would have reacted with anger and outrage, rather than sympathy, to a proposed plot to blow up a building.
In a statement following the sentencing, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Ferhani posed a real threat to New York City's Jewish community, and heralded the work of the NYPD Intelligence Bureau in ensuring the imprisonment of a "dangerous man."
Outside the courthouse, Deek said her client only pleaded guilty to the terrorism charges because 10 years was a sentence too good to pass up. She said Ferhani probably would have gotten nine years in jail on the weapons charges, even if terrorism wasn't involved.
The case against another man who was arrested along with Ferhani in May of 2001, Mohamed Mamdouh, is still pending.
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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission ordered Goldman Sachs ( GS - Get Report) to pay a civil monetary penalty of $1.5 million to settle charges that it failed to supervise its employees five years ago. The charges are in connection with a fraudulent trade in e-mini S&P 500 futures contracts by a former employee Mathew Marshall Taylor in November and December 2007, that resulted in a loss of over $100 million at the investment bank. According to the order, Goldman "failed to have policies or procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent the manual entry of fabricated futures trades into its front office systems, which aggregated manually entered and electronically executed trades in the same product." . For seven days in late November and December 2007, the trader entered fabricated e-mini S&P 500 sell trades into its manual trading system, which artificially offset and camouflaged e-mini S&P 500 buy trades Taylor had executed in the market. Taylor established an $8.3 billion e-mini S&P 500 position in a Goldman trading account on December 13, 2007. Goldman later suffered a loss of over $118 million in unwinding Taylor's position. Goldman provided information about the trade violations to CME and FINRA, but did not provide dditional important information to the National Futures Association. The bank has said in its settlement offer that it has since the event made changes including implementing written enhancements to its U.S. futures-related trading and risk management controls and supervision policies and procedures. On Nov. 8, CFTC filed an enforcement action in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging Taylor with defrauding Goldman "by intentionally concealing from Goldman the true size, as well as the risk and potential profits or losses associated with the S&P e-mini futures contracts positions traded by Taylor in the Goldman account." -- Written by Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York.


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Statement by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik following today's debate in College on air quality
Today the Commission had a debate on how best to deal with the issue of air quality in the short and long term. Measures addressing air pollution extend beyond environmental policies. Actions taken in many other policy areas, such as transport, energy, or agriculture, are crucial to their effectiveness.
Air quality is an important public health and environmental issue. Air pollution continues to cause damage to people and environment: premature deaths, shorter life expectancy, as well as substantial damage to ecosystems, crops and buildings. These are real losses for our economy, productivity of our workforce and our nature.
Our policy has been successful in bringing down air pollution over the decades. It is a mature policy based on science, evidence and cost-effectiveness. Considerable emission reductions have been achieved over the past twenty years, though improvements seem to have slowed down in recent years.
As the recently adopted State of Environment Report from the European Environment Agency acknowledges, areas where we are not on track include pressures on ecosystems from air pollution e.g. eutrophication, biodiversity loss, waste generation and air quality in urban areas.
In today's debate, the Commission recognised that improving air quality is a pressing need and a shared responsibility requiring our joint efforts and that we should immediately focus on improving air quality. The need for a renewed and comprehensive air quality policy was accepted and also that such a wider review should also include a revision of the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive).
The Commission will without further delay take measures which will help Member States comply with established EU air quality standards. These include, for example, measures on the sulphur content of bunker fuels and on reducing emissions from vehicles and machinery. Additionally the implementation of measures in the climate and energy package, the new CAP, the use of Cohesion Funds and support for research will further help dealing with air quality
The Commission will also actively participate in the negotiations for international conventions on air quality, in particular in the framework of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the ongoing revision of the Gothenburg Protocol.
The main instruments of EU policy include Air Quality legislation setting Limit Values, source oriented legislation (such as on industry and energy production) and legislation on mobile sources such as cars and trucks through Euro standards and the National Emissions Ceilings directive.
The NEC Directive sets cost-effective national ceilings for 2010 for pollutants that travel long-distance.
It caps the pollutant levels that Member states can export to other Member States therefore limiting the pollution neighbouring Member States import. It enables all Member States to meet EU environment and health standards cost-effectively.
In spite of the general success of our policies, some Member States are set to overshoot the ceilings concerning nitrogen oxide while others are also facing infringement procedures for failing to meet Particle Matter limit values
The NEC directive has been due for revision for some time but in the College's opinion a 'stand alone' revision would not fully benefit from synergies with other policy measures in the pipeline and/or envisaged. One could expect such synergies to come out, for example, from the ongoing evaluation of the 6th Environmental Action Programme, our climate change policy and a range of industrial and technological policies.


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As a Cub Scout, you do your best and you help others. You learn the Cub Scout Promise and the Law of the Pack. You also learn what they mean.
I promise to do my bestTo do my duty to God and my country,To help other people, andTo obey the Law of the Pack.
It's important not just to say the Promise, but to know what it means.
When you say "I promise," it means you will do your best to keep your word. It is very important to keep your promises and to stand by the things you say. This shows people that they can trust you and rely on you.
Giving your best effort is right and honest. Always remember that your best is not the same as someone else's best. Doing the best you can is more important than trying to be better than someone else.
Doing what is right and not doing things we know are wrong is one way to do our duty to God. Another way is to practice our religion at home and at our place of worship. We should respect other people's religious beliefs even if they are different from our own.
Duty to country starts with being a good citizen. This means caring about the people in your community and helping people. Good citizenship also means obeying the law. It means standing up for the rights of all Americans. Good citizens also take care of America's land, water, and natural places.
Helping other people means doing things to help those around you—your family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and others in your community—without having to be told.
Besides obeying the Law of the Pack (below), you should obey the laws in your community and state, the rules in your school, the rules at home, and the code of conduct in your den.
The Cub Scout follows Akela.The Cub Scout helps the pack go.The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
Just as the parts of the Cub Scout Promise have a meaning, each part of the Law of the Pack has a meaning.
Akela means "good leader." To a Cub Scout, Akela may be a parent, a teacher, a religious leader, a Cub Scout leader, or another guide. A Cub Scout should choose a good leader to follow.
Your pack needs you to be a good member. A good member goes to all meetings, follows the leaders, and pitches in to make the pack better. Being a good member of the pack means doing your share, and sometimes a little more, to help the pack.
With the leaders and Cub Scouts all working together, the pack helps you grow into a better person. You will learn new things and new skills. You'll learn the right way to do the right things. And along the way, you will help others.
Doing good things for others doesn't just make them happy. It also gives them the desire (or the "will") to do good things for others in turn. In this way, the good things you do for others make ripples that pass the goodwill from person to person. The spirit of helpfulness and good cheer spreads from you to others in your neighborhood.


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There are two kinds of football fans: those who inherit their passion and those who discover it all on their own. Michael J. Agovino, sports correspondent for The Atlantic (among others) and author of new book The Soccer Diaries: An American's Thirty-Year Pursuit of the American Game, is the second kind of fan and is damn proud of himself. His book, published on June 1st, is half memoir and half history of the proliferation of the American game.
Much in the spirit of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, Agovino ties vignettes of his life as a soccer fan to individual games. But intent is really where the similarity ends because Agovino makes it overwhelmingly and irritatingly clear that he is not just a fan of the old New York Cosmos or USMNT, he's a fan of the entire sport.
The attention to detail and soccer heroes is there. As someone who hasn't really bothered to learn the deep, rich history of the sport, I came out of this reading experience wiser and (of course) much more appreciative of soccer's struggle for legitimacy here in the US. However, the lack of personality in some of these vignettes takes away from the feeling and emotions that may actually be attached to the significant events (World Cup and Cosmos matches make up the bulk of them) described.
Truth be told, I really wanted to enjoy this book. It had the makings of a great read what with the author being so knowledgeable and dedicated to the same sport. His early life in the US with precious few-and-far-between soccer fans should have been the bulk of the narrative. But, instead of reading about the camaraderie that inherently comes with finding a fellow fan, even now, I sit through agonizing statistics about teams and matches that don't adequately connect to his story.
There are a couple of gems in here, don't get me wrong. Reading about how he struggled trying to learn to play soccer well is both endearing and saddening when you think about how great our AYSO programs, club teams, and youth academy initiatives are. Overall, however, this book was off target.


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(CNN) — Two people accused of killing a man they met through Craigslist pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania.
They entered their pleas early Tuesday, according to Trisha Cotner, administrative assistant for the district attorney of Northumberland County District Attorney's Office.
Miranda Barbour, 19, and her husband, Elytte Barbour, 22, are charged in the 2013 death of Troy LaFerrara, 42. He was stabbed and strangled in their car after connecting with the couple through a Craigslist companionship ad, police said.
Investigators tracked the couple through phone numbers in LaFerrara's phone.
Police said the couple wanted to kill someone together for the thrill. They had been married for only three weeks at the time of the slaying and had moved from North Carolina to Pennsylvania after tying the knot.
Earlier this year, Miranda Barbour told the Daily Item newspaper of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, that she had killed at least 22 people over six years across the country. She stood by that statement in an interview with the same newspaper a week ago.
Sunbury Police Chief Chief Steve Mazzeo said in March he had passed along the information to other jurisdictions.
"I'm not saying I do or don't believe it," he said then.


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Photo Challenge: Triangle Tour
Layered Triangles by Deborah Downes
The triangle has had a huge impact on societies and civilizations since the beginning of time. In ancient Greece, for example, art was to be as perfect as possible and any work of art from that era was to have a specific compositional balance in order to please the eye. This led artists to create and believe in the rule of the Golden Triangle.
A triangle's influence can still be seen in many aspects of modern day life. Show us your take on this simple shape. Be on the lookout for the triangle and work one into your photograph.
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Daniel S. Comiskey
Comiskey joined the magazine in 2006, shortly after completing an MA in journalism at Indiana University. During graduate school, he served as arts & culture editor of the Indiana Alumni Magazine and wrote for newspapers throughout the state. Comiskey's long-form features have won a number of Society of Professional Journalists Awards, and have taken him inside sperm banks, across the country in a semi, and to the home of the world's smallest books. He lives in Broad Ripple.
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PrairieFest is a four day festival in Oswego IL which is 45 miles west of Chicago. It's a free family event and it attracts around 40,000 during the weekend. We want to design and sell a really cool festival shirt that people won't want to leave the grounds without!
I would like a tshirt designed that we will sell at the event. It needs to include the festival logo, the year, and the slogan for this year which is Small Town. Big Life.
The signature color of the event is gold. The logo PMS colors are 122 and 1545.
The shirt can be any color but NOT gold or green. The color of the shirt and design should appeal to both male and females which is a trick with that flower logo! :-)
I am looking for contemporary...cool....and something along the lines of a tour shirt. On the back, I'd like to print the logo, June 2011, and the list of bands as follows:
7th Heaven
Prairie Winds
The April Year
Howard and the White Boys
Green Thirteen
Blue Oyster Cult
Sister Hazel
The front should encorporate the logo or elements of the logo, the slogan and a happy, fun, this was a really cool event...ask me about it look.
The event and community is family oriented, well educated, and attended by all ages. The shirt design should be geared toward 25-45 year olds who like music. We're trying to blend the family fun with music festival.