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CLIMB High (Session 5 of 9)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Session topic:
State Government Day
Kim Hall, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Johnson Countyphone: 660-747-3193
Arborist Examination Review (Session 1 of 2)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The status of an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist is becoming vital to those green industry professionals involved in tree care. More job positions and commercial and municipal contracts are requiring that a candidate either hold or attain ISA Certified Arborist status. In an effort to improve the industry and assist those interested in becoming an ISA Certified Arborist, the Community Tree Council of St. Charles is sponsoring this instructional review as a preparation tool for the exam. The review will be instructed by ISA Certified Arborists providing students the opportunity to learn from and network with industry professionals.This review class will cover all 10 domains of the ISA Certified Arborist exam and 15 chapters of the Certification Study Guide in a two-day review. Due to the condensed format, it is strongly encouraged that participants review the Certification Study Guide before class. The study guide is an additional cost of $114.95 ($79.95 member price) and must be purchased through ISA. Call the ISA office at 888-472-8733 to order your copy (order #P1537) or visit their website.Individuals that plan to take the ISA exam that is scheduled for February 2, MUST register with ISA by January 15 -- call ISA at 217-355-9411 more...
Topics include tree biology (Chap 1), identification and selection (Chap 2, 6), soil science, water management tree nutrition and fertilization (Chap 3, 4, 5), installation and establishment (Chap 7, 9), Q & A
To pay with Visa, Master Card or Discover, call 636-970-3000.To pay with a check, make payable to University Extension Council and send with this form to:MU Extension260 Brown RoadSt. Peters MO 63376 more...
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QuickBooks for Your Business (Session 12 of 14)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This powerful accounting system for businesses will enable you to track the progress of your company and at the same time allow you to focus on your business, not on being an accountant. QuickBooks® is a tool you can use to automate the tasks you will need to perform as a business owner to document and track the accounting activity of your existing business, or to set up a new business. This course will provide an opportunity for hands-on practice. more...
QuickBooks is a tool you can use to automate the tasks you will need to perform as a business owner to document and track the accounting activity of your existing business, or to set up a new business. It is designed for PC users only.
Visit www.sbtdc.missouristate.edu or call 417-837-2617 more...
Tara Horton, email@example.com SBDC at Missouri State University (MSU)phone: 417-837-2617
Selling to the Government: The First Steps
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 9 a.m. to noon
The federal government awards over $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This 3-hour seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps to becoming a government contractor, how to identify opportunities, and understand the contracting process. The seminar will also cover MO PTAC services available to assist Missouri businesses in all aspects of government contracting.
The federal government awards over $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This 3-hour seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps.
Advanced Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Union- Zion UCC - 9 AM (Session 5 of 11)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
A ten-week strengh training program to improve strength, flexiblity and balance in adults age 45 and older. more...
Class 4 Exercise
Franklin County MU Extension Center116 West Main StreetUnion, MO 63084Phone: (636) 583-5141 more...
$30.00$15 refund if complete pre- and post-evaluation and attend all sessions
Introduction to Quick Books for Farms and Agribusinesses - Maryville (Session 2 of 5)
Good business records can be an important source of information when analyzing your farm or business. Learning to develop good records can help you keep your business on the right track. In addition, good records will make filing income and sales taxes and other government reports easier.We are offering a series of five classes to help you set up and use computer technology as an effective tool in your home or business accounting. The total time commitment for all five class sessions is 15 hours, but the knowledge gained will probably save you many hours later. It is strongly recommended that all participants already have basic computer operation skills.
Register with Northwest Technical School by calling 660-582-8311 more...
Randa Doty, email@example.com Extension in Nodaway Countyphone: 660-582-8101
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Bethany, Jan-Mar 2014 (Session 4 of 11)
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy is an ten-week strength training program for middle-aged and older adults. The program's goal is to improve health and quality of life. The class will meet once a week. We will incorporate warm-up exercises; simple strengthening exercises, with or without weights; and cool down stretches. Weights are provided for the class. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Bring water bottle and towel.
Call Janet at the Harrison County Extension office 660-425-6434 to register.
$20.00Scholarships are available.
Character Critters-Lakeland (Session 2 of 5)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Character Education or pre-school and kindergarten students
Tommy the Trustworth Turtle
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training
When: Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, 9 a.m. to Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, noon
A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training will be held in February that is open to all interested adults and teens. Through this program you'll learn about emergency preparedness and basic disaster response skills, such as how to operate a fire extinguisher, light search and rescue, emergency medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help.
The three-day program will be held Feb. 4, 9:00 to 3:00; Feb. 11, 9;00 to 3:00, and Feb. 18, 9:00 to noon (this final day is a disaster simulation exercise).
Call the Ste. Genevieve County Health Department, (573) 883-7411.
Letitia K. Johnson, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Boone Countyphone: 573-445-9792
Relationship Education-PSI-Oak Ridge (Session 1 of 3)
Abstinence education for 8th grade students
The first class discusses communication, benefits of waiting to have sex
Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Pesticides and Water Quality in Higginsville
Ag producers needing to obtain or renew their private pesticide applicator license for purchase of restricted-use pesticides can attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Training being offered in Higginsville. This license is valid for five years and participants must be 18 or older to receive the license. Training will be given on safe and proper use of agricultural pesticides.
Contact the Lafayette County Extension Center at (660) 584-3658 to reserve a seat, make accommodations due to a disability, or for more information.
$12.00Each household/family must own a Private Pesticide Applicator's Reference Manual (M87) to receive certification. The cost of the manual is $12. If you or an immediate family member already has a copy of the Reference Manual (2007 edition), please bring it to the training to waive the fee.
Wyatt Miller, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Marion Countyphone: 573-769-2177
Starting a Business: The First Steps
This three-hour offering is for current and future business owners and entrepreneurs who have little or no knowledge of writing a business plan.
How to start a business
Call 573-243-3581
$40.00If dislocated worker, can attend for free
Richard D. Proffer, email@example.com Extension in Cape Girardeau Countyphone: 573-243-3581
Stay Strong. Stay Healthy. Advanced (Session 3 of 19)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Participants complete a series of 2 sets of 12 strength training exercises. Pre and post assessments to assess flexibility and balance will be conducted.
Participants will complete a series of 2 sets of 12 strength training exercises.
Call Bates County Extension at 660-679-4167
Tamara Roberts, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Jackson County - Blue Springsphone: 816-537-7198
Health at Every Size (Session 3 of 4)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Health At Every Size supports people in adopting health habits for the sake of health and well-being. HAES encourages:Eating in a flexible manner that values pleasure and honors internal cues of hunger, satiety, and appetite.Finding the joy in moving one's body and becoming more physically vital.Accepting and respecting the natural diversity of body sizes and shapes.
Tuning into Hunger and Fullness
$0.00Program sponsored by Missouri Housing Development Commission.
Damaris Karanja, email@example.com Extension in St. Louis Countyphone: 314-400-7298
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Union- Zion UCC - 10:15 AM (Session 5 of 11)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
$35.00$15 refund if complete pre- and post-evaluation and attend all sessions
MU Extension/KOLR10 Television Interview "From the Ground Up" (Session 31 of 49)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
This live television program is intended to educate viewers on a wide range of topics related to gardening in the Ozarks. The KOLR10 meteorologist and others from KOLR10 television, Springfield, conduct the interview, which includes MU Extension horticulture specialists and others with gardening expertise. The program airs on Thursdays on the KOLR10 Midday Newscast, at 11:15am.
Missouri Blueberry School conference
Patrick Byers, email@example.com Extension in Webster Countyphone: 417-859-2044
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy-Bates (Session 4 of 20)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 11 a.m. to noon
A series of eight strengthening exercises will be completed in each class with a warm-up and cool down period. Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to gain strength, flexibility and balance.
Participants will complete a warm-up, 2 sets each of 8 strength training exercises, and a cool down.
call Bates County Extension at 660-679-4167
Essential Social Media for Business
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In this workshop, learn which social media sites offer the most return on investment for your time, tips for posting smarter and more efficiently, and "what not to dos" in the name of professionalism. We'll survey the most important social media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.) and what the business benefits are for each one. We'll discuss the best ways to find the right fit between your organization's needs, capabilities and willingness to participate. Many of your customers, partners and potential employees are learning about your company from the personal sites of people who are current and former associates. We'll discuss best practices for employee social networking and guidelines for on-line behavior. We'll cover the importance of an updated Code of Conduct for your company that is connected with your over-all Social Media Policy. We'll also discuss "traditional" department responsibilities for social media participation and give you tips on how to encourage your organization in the right direction. Finally, you'll learn what sites to monitor and engage in addition to just participating. We'll discuss ways to engage and support the social media universe and help you deal with complaints and upset customers. We'll also show you how to encourage on-line discussions about your company and help both the social networks and your own organization learn from those discussions. This workshop is taught by Doug Allen of Allen's Consulting. Lunch will be provided.
View our Registration and Cancellation Policies here: http://info.umkc.edu/sbtdc/registration-policy/.
Carmen DeHart, email@example.com SBDC at University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)phone: 816-235-6428
Tai Chi for Arthritis-Kingswood (Session 3 of 39)
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an easy and effective exercise class, integrating the mind and body, that improves flexibility, muscle strength and balance. The class is based on the Tai Chi for Arthritis program supported by the Arthritis Foundation of America.
Stay Strong. Stay Healthy - University of Missouri St. Louis (Session 4 of 10)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Session #4
Building Better Child Care--Northland Early Education Council board meetings (Session 7 of 11)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Northland Early Education Council (NEEC) is a collaboration of agencies, organizations and educational institutions with the shared goal of providing high quality, accessible and affordable training opportunities for early care and education providers in the Northland area of greater Kansas City. A secondary goal is to provide regular venues for professional networking within the early childhood community. The NEEC is chaired by Diana Milne, Extension Human Development Specialist and administered through the Clay County/University of Missouri Extension Center.
The Northland Early Education Council board members meet monthly to conduct regular business; including the planning, promotion and evaluation of local trainings for early care and education professionals.
NEEC board meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in supporting and advancing the goals of the Northland Early Education Council. For more information on regular meeting dates, times and locations, contact the University of Missouri Extension Center at 816-407-3490.
Ounce of Prevention - Youth Task Force
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Youth task force meeting in Butler County
youth task force meeting
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy, St. Peters (Session 3 of 11)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
A strength training program for middle-aged and older adults. The program's goal is to improve health and quality of life. Exercise sessions improve strength and balance and include warm-up exercises, strengthening exercises and cool-down stretches. There are ten weeks of exercise sessions plus an orientation and pre-assessment session. The program concludes with a post-assessment during the last session.
Call 636-970-3000 to register or for more information. VISA Master Card and Discover accepted.
$50.00Participants who attend all sessions and complete pre- and post-assessments will receive a $20 refund.
Canceled: Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly (Session 3 of 37)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Strength and Balance Exercises for the Elderly program is to help frail seniors learn to improve their mobility and balance and reduce risk of falls. The program focuses on breathing, strength, stretch, coordination, and balance.
Overview of Microsoft Office 2010
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This workshop provides an introduction and overview of Microsoft Office covering Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Office represents Microsoft's most significant enhancements to its suite of work-related applications yet. Learn where to locate the new features on the ribbons and how the new features compare with the previous version of Microsoft Office. more...
Karen Bradshaw, email@example.com SBDC at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU)phone: 417-625-9520
Canceled: Internet & Digital Marketing
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Health Insurance Education--Callaway County
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Health insurance education programs provide individuals and families with the resources and skills needed to make informed health insurance decisions. This session will cover: • How the new law affects you • Understanding Missouri's Health Insurance Marketplace • Understanding your health insurance options • How to get help to pay health insurance • Impact on other types of health insurance
Contact the Callaway County Extension Center at 573-642-0755 or the instructor.
Lynda Zimmerman, email@example.com Extension in Cole Countyphone: 573-634-2824
Private Pesticide Applicator Training (Session 4 of 9)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Fulfills the requirement for private applicators to be licensed to use restricted use pesticides on their land.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
$0.00M87 "Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual" required for class. If you don't have this manual it can be purchased for $12 at the class.
Joni Ross Harper, firstname.lastname@example.com Extension in Morgan Countyphone: 573-378-5358
Hatching Chicks-Embryology (Session 1 of 6)
When: Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, 2:30 p.m. to Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, 4:30 p.m.
The program is a way to get a hands on learning experience in your educational setting. You will be given an incubator, supplies, and live eggs and you will be responsible for hatching them out and their first few days of life.
Gives a hands on learning experience in the educational setting.
Contact the extension office
Cooking Matters for Adults (Session 1 of 6)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A 6 session nutrition and food preparation course. Partnering in this program with Extension are the Brookview Apartment complex in Montgomery City and the North East Community Action Corporation in Montgomery County.
Contact Ted Delean at Brookview Apartments 600 W. 5th Street, Montgomery City, MO or Chris Merritt at MU Extension, 636-456-3444.
Clinton Cougars 4-H Club (Session 4 of 10)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monthly Club Meeting
Tai Chi for Arthritis-Raytown School District (Session 2 of 6)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Relatives As Parents--Northland Grandfamilies (Session 2 of 5)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Northland Grandfamilies Program strives to raise awareness of issues facing grandparents/aunts/uncles who are raising grandchildren or nieces and nephews under the age of 18. In addition to providing support groups, programs and resources for the grandfamily participants; staff members also present informative programs and educational displays/exhibits throughout the Northland community to increase public knowledge and awareness. Venues include Parent Fairs, service club meetings, and volunteer trainings.
Northland Grandfamilies will be providing an educational exhibit & mini-workshop at Park Hill School District's annual "Parenting Fair". Learn more about this program which serves grandparents, aunts & uncles who are raising grandchildren/nieces/nephews.
For more information on educational programs and exhibits related to the Northland Grandfamilies Program, contact the University of Missouri Extension Center at 816-407-3490
FastTrac - First Step (Session 2 of 24)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Identify Model Business Criteria that can serve as the ultimate reality check. We do this by examining the individuals wants and needs out of this business. We also explore Time, commitments, and risk involvement
$65.00The Alternative Fee is that you will receive the $65.00 in return if You complete the project.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training (Session 5 of 9)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Starting a Business: The First Steps & Basics of Writing a Business Plan
When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, 6 p.m. to Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 9 p.m.
Thinking about starting your own business, being your own boss and enjoying the life of an entrepreneur? Fantastic!Of course you have a business plan, have secured funding, and have hired an accountant and lawyer, right?Starting a Small Business: The First Steps & The basics of Writing a Business Plan is a 6-hour workshop series divided over 2 days created for those considering going into business for themselves. In just two evenings, you will…• Discover if you have what it takes to be an owner by assessing your strengths and weaknesses. • Learn the importance of having a business plan and what might go wrong if you don't!• Learn how to assess the industry, market and competition.• Focus on assembling a market plan/niche.• Find successful writing techniques that appeal to lenders/investor.
Starting a Small Business: The First Steps & The basics of Writing a Business Plan is a 6-hour workshop series divided over 2 days created for those considering going into business for themselves.
2-day workshop
$50.00If you are a dislocated or laid off worker registered with jobs.mo.gov, you could attend these workshops at no cost. Please call 800-392-2949 for details.
2014 Voices of 4-H History Project (Session 3 of 8)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
County 4-H Project for those ages 8 and older who are interested in the history of 4-H in Polk County.
February meeting of the Voices of 4-H History in Polk County. Adults with 4-H history to share are invited to attend the meetings.
Call the Polk County Extension Center for more information at 417-326-4916.
Velynda Cameron, email@example.com Extension in Polk Countyphone: 417-326-4916
Building the Ultimate Business Plan (Session 37 of 44)
Preparation is key to the success of any business venture. Whether you are starting a new business, growing an established business, or launching a new product or service, a solid business plan will prevent unexpected problems and help pave the way for a successful business venture. Learn how to utilize the "Ultimate Business Planner" software and companion workbook to aid you in the process of developing a solid business plan. This seminar provides an overview of the step-by-step approach to writing your plan and forecasting your financials. With the help of this course instruction and software, simplify the process of putting together your formal business plan with expert advice, tips and hints based on proven business practices.• Defining the concept• Understand how to research the feasibility• Learn how to assess the industry, market and competition• Focus on assembling a marketing plan/niche• How to develop basic financial projections from marketing analysis• Necessary components of the formal plan• Learn successful writing techniques that appeal to lenders/investors more...
Using examples and worksheets, we will show you how to translate your ideas into a written plan. The seminars are on two consecutive nights lasting a total of 6 hours.
$139.00$139.00 and $99.00 for a second person from the same business
Master Gardener Training - Cedar County (Session 2 of 12)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
COURSE CONTENTCourse consists of ten, 3-hour sessions covering the following topics: Woody Ornamentals & TreesIrrigation, Hobby Greenhouses & Tool CarePlant Growth & DevelopmentPlant DiseasesSoils & CompostingEntomologyVegetable Gardening Flower Gardening Growing Fruit CropsTurfgrassTrainees will receive 30 hours of horticulture training taught by MU Extension Specialists and other professionals.
Plant Growth and Development taught by Jill Scheidt Agronomy Specialist Barton County MU Extension
Please register as soon as possible by mail, phone, or walk-in. Master Gardener Training Program-- $150 per person ($250/couple). Please make check payable to: Cedar County Extension. For more informaiton contact the Cedar County Extension Center at 417-276-3313 or Patrick Davis by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
$150.00$150 single or $250 couples. Training fee covers the following: Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual, Master Gardener Certification, name tag, travel and instruction expenses for class educators.
Patrick Davis, email@example.com Extension in Cedar Countyphone: 417-276-3313
Clinton Cool Cats 4-H Club (Session 4 of 12)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Canceled: Health Insurance Education--Callaway County
Health Insurance Education
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Charles Holland, email@example.com Extension in Monroe Countyphone: 660-327-4158
Watershed Management & Planning (Session 1 of 6)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
"Pesticides and Water Quality BMPs for Critical Watersheds"
Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Pesticides and Water Quality BMPs for Critical Watersheds - Ewing
Preregister by contaction the University of Missouri Extension Office in Marion County at 573-769-2177 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
$12.00$12.00 fee is for M87: Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual. If in possession of this publication, please bring it to the training sessionsession to avoid purchasing a new copy.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training (Session 1 of 6)
When: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, 7 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Private Pesticide Applicator certification is required to purchase and apply restricted-use pesticides. This session will provide certification and recertification for Private Pesticide Applicators. The session will also address pesticides and water quality. Those attending to certify or recertify as a Missouri Private Pesticide Applicator must bring their copy of M87: Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual to the session, or purchase a copy at the session in order to (re)certify).
Private Pesticide Applicator Training - Ewing
Please pre-register by contacting the Marion County University of Missouri Extension office at 573-769-2177 or email@example.com.
$12.00The $12 fee is for the purchase of M87: Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual. If in possession of this publication, please bring it to the training session to avoid purchasing a new copy.
Pruning Trees and Ornamental Plants
This evening class is one of a series scheduled by Adult Agriculture Education Instructor Steve Yates at the Agriculture Education Building on Monroe City High School grounds. This session will provide information on pruning trees and ornamental plants.
Registration is not required.
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Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday.
While Daniels was performing Wednesday night at Sirens, a strip club in Columbus, some patrons touched her in a "non-sexual" way, her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, told The Associated Press.
WSYX/WTTE reports citing the official complaint, three officers approached the stage, Daniels placed her breasts first on the female officer's face and then did the same to the other two officers. The report adds that a fourth officer then called for assistance. The officers were undercover at the time.
Daniels was released Franklin County jail on bail at 6 a.m. Thursday, according to WSYX/WTTE reports.
Her lawyer stats that Daniels will issue a plea of not guilty at her arraignment, Friday morning.
An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act prohibits anyone who isn't a family member to touch a nude or semi-nude dancer.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was in police custody early Thursday morning and was expected to face a misdemeanor charge, Avenatti said.
"This was a complete set up," he said. "It's absurd that law enforcement resources are being spent to conduct a sting operation related to customers touching performers in a strip club in a non-sexual manner."
A Columbus police spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment. A person who answered the phone at the strip club declined to comment.
Daniels said in a statement that, as a result of her arrest at a Columbus, Ohio, strip club, she will not perform Thursday night.
Avenatti posted Daniels' statement on Twitter early Thursday saying she apologized to her fans in Columbus. She says she is unable to go forward with her previously scheduled performance at Sirens after the events of Wednesday night.
Daniels has said she had sex with President Donald Trump in 2006, when he was married, which Trump has denied. She's suing Trump and his former longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement that she signed days before the 2016 presidential election.

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2013) – Baseball America and CollegeBaseballInsider.com released their Atlantic Sun Conference preseason awards, and junior Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) and senior Andrew Green (Powell, Tenn.) garnered attention from the polls.
Freeman, who had already been selected to the preseason all-conference list, was named A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year by Baseball America. Meanwhile, CollegeBaseballInsider.com polled all the coaches in the conference, and Freeman was voted "The Most Underrated Hitter" along with one of the "Top Power Threats" and "Best Pure Hitters" in the league. The Jonesborough, Tenn. native led the Blue and Gold with a .365 batting average in 2012, while Freeman's 81 hits tied for second in the A-Sun.
Green also received attention from CollegeBaseballInsider.com as the A-Sun coaches selected the senior outfielder as the "Best Baserunner" in the conference. Green led the Bucs with 22 stolen bases in 2012, which placed him third overall in the conference. In addition, Green's 22 swipes also tied him with Ryan Wagner for fifth in ETSU single-season history. Green enters his final season with 53 career stolen bases, placing him third all-time on the list and 23 shy of passing Tony Martin (1980-83) for the school record.
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Ummmm. The Delta in the summer is not 82 degrees, or whatever the high on Saturday was.
I'm not going to make any presumptuous statements, but to anyone who lives north, south, or east of SI, the last three days have been cool bordering on chilly. I know that the Bay folks think anything over 65 is "hot".
Saturday morning at 6 am I could see my breath! That just doesn't happen around here in the summer...
I'm guessing it must have been nukin' down there today, based on how windy it was up Sacto way.


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CHICAGO – Kevin Durant: small forward, All-Star forward, point forward … power forward.
It's not exactly new but then, it hasn't been an everyday thing either for the Oklahoma City Thunder and their best player. Durant played some shifts at the power forward spot last spring in the playoffs, but he's there now more than ever, applying new math in this "Frontcourt" era of NBA "threes," "fours" and "fives."
What LeBron James embraced last season – long minutes and a legit label as a power forward for the Miami Heat – Durant is doing too, in a more sinewy, silky way. Down the stretch in OKC's 97-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls at United Center, Thunder coach Scott Brooks went with Russell Westbrook, Kevin Martin, Thabo Sefolosha, Durant and Serge Ibaka.
Luol Deng guarded Durant – or tried to late, with the Thunder forward scoring 10 points of his 24 points in the final 6:58 – but at the other end, Durant matched up with Chicago backup big Taj Gibson.
"It's the first time I used it as much as I did, with Kevin at the 'four,' " Brooks said. "They were playing small and their bigs can do a great job of handling the ball and making plays. They're almost like 'point bigs.'
"It's always an option. I still love having Serge and [Kendrick Perkins] in there because they're two monsters who just protect the paint, block shots and are always thinking defense."
It all hinges on Durant's ability to cope with some extra banging, both on the boards and out on the floor giving up his body in screens for Westbrook and others. He got called for his only foul Thursday because he moved his hip into a Bulls defender, but he also helped spring Westbrook (16 points, 12 assists), Ibaka (21 points) and Martin (15).
"I like it. Whatever coach needs me to do, man, I'm willing to sacrifice," Durant said afterward. "Me being at the 'four,' that means going out there and being a rebounder and screener, spacer, and open things up for my teammates."
Said Brooks: "I thought Kevin did a great job of setting screens. That's something we've talked about with him – he has to be a much better screen setter. Sometimes he's going to have to just set the screen, knowing that he's not going to get the shot. It's not going to leave him open."
But it's also not a full-time gig. Durant's all-around improvement continued through the summer with Team USA and he still is most happy, and effective, as a point forward. But the versatility that makes him so dangerous on the wing suits him in or near the paint too. Whatever makes life tougher for the opposition, that's where Durant seems content.
"Let's face it, you could throw him at the 'two' and he's going to be one of the best in the league," Brooks said. " 'Three.' 'Four.' Not so much at the 'five' but … At the 'four,' the only concern is that the guys that he has to guard are going to be much bigger and stronger, and they're going to take him inside. Our team defense is pretty solid, but it is a tough matchup for a lot of teams. It is something that we use … at some moment in the game, we throw it out there. Kevin likes it."
Durant has, in fact, become one of the Thunder's card-carrying bigs. "He's playing it a lot," Thunder big man Nick Collison said. "He played it last year in the playoffs. I mean, he's 7-feet tall. Very athletic, one of our best rebounders."
The role is not without its challenges for him, Collison said. "As a big, a lot of the coverages he sees are different. In the pick-and-roll, he's got to communicate, talk more. But most of the time when he does it, it makes the other team make a substitution. They just can't guard him with a regular 'four' man."
Durant, through five games, is averaging a career-best 10.6 rebounds; previously, his high was last season's 8.0. His scoring is down, 21.4 on about 15 shots a night compared to the 26.2 and 18.3 he averaged in 2011-12.
Brooks isn't about to play away from Durant's strengths as a shooter and scorer. But he and the Thunder see in Durant, at that power spot, a lot of what James gives Miami, only in less rippled form.
"It's more about your skill set," Collison said. "What are you able to do? If guys like that can rebound well enough to have it not be a disadvantage, that means it's all positive. There aren't a lot of guys like that, but guys like LeBron and Kevin, it's a good weapon to have."
Especially when the "guys like…" list is such a short one.
Steve Aschburner has written about the NBA since 1980.


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Beyond his amazing physical gifts, his retired number (#73), his key role in the Jets Sack Exchange and the fact that he is the only player who ever was named to the Pro-Bowl at three different positions, there's something in Joe Klecko that makes him immediately connect with regular people. I for one, think it's the fact that in many ways, he's just like us, and maybe in our minds, if not only for a few fateful twists and turns in his life he could have been one of us -- as content to drive a truck for a living as he was at mauling opposing offensive lines.
Joe Klecko Jr. grew up in the working class suburb of Chester, PA to Polish immigrant parents amidst a proud Polish-American community. Like his father before him, Joe loved sports, but mostly stuck to pickup games to spend time on his first love, cars. Although he played football for St. James High School, his time on the field was far too short and he didn't get any attention to play collegiately. At age 19, Klecko was working as a truck driver and playing semi-professional football with the Ashton Knights. Temple's equipment manager and organizer of a semi-pro league Joe DiGregorio protected Klecko's eligibility for college by giving him a pseudonym and college, Jim Jones from Poland University. DiGregorio, with the help of his family and future wife eventually coaxed Klecko to attend college and play for the Temple Owls, something he did reluctantly, not wanted to give up the money he'd already been earning since high school ended.
At Temple, Klecko played under coaching legend Wayne Hardin (the former Navy coach who guided two Heisman Trophy winners in Bellino '60 and Staubach '63) where he learned to take his physical gifts and apply them properly on the gridiron. Still Klecko wasn't much sought after by the time he finished school and he went to the Jets in the sixth round of the 1977 draft.
Early on, Klecko was pegged to play Defensive Tackle, but due to his speed, they soon moved him to End. In his first season as an end, he was used mostly in strictly passing situations, but he still lead the league in sacks by a rookie with eight.
Klecko was known around the league as one of the strongest and toughest players. Seattle Center Blair Bush said of Klecko, that he and his teammates had a term they used for Klecko instead of bull rush "We [called] it, 'The Klecko Skate,' because when he hits you, it looks like your rolling backwards on skates. Even Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz would later say that Klecko was the strongest defensive lineman he had ever faced.
Like the rest of Klecko's life to that point, even though he was successful at whatever he did, it was always on his own timetable. It wasn't until almost a third of the way into his career that he peaked, playing lights out football during the early 80s along with his fellow linemates, Marty Lyons, Mark Gastineau and Abdul Salaam in the fabled Sack Exchange. Of his time with the Exchange, Klecko would later say that "it was really neat that we were feared as much as we were, we were an awesome group. Mark and I were the catalysts, but without Marty and Abdul stuffing the run, we couldn't have put the fear in the QB." In 1981, Klecko made his first Pro-Bowl Selection at End, leading the league with 20.5 sacks -- a stat that many suggest the 1981 Jets team was instrumental in ushering into the league, as the NFL officially acknowledged it by creating it in 1982. The following year of 1982 brought a ruptured patella which he worked back from, and after which he played Defensive Tackle where he continued his assault on offensive lines and quarterbacks alike.
In 1985, the Jets switched to a 3-4 alignment and Bud Carson asked Joe Klecko if he wanted to play the nose. Although it was his first time as a nose, Klecko had a large task ahead of him, but he was eager and up to the task. Klecko would line up shading the center and was strong enough to take on multiple interior players, but quick enough to move to either gap on run plays. Later, Klecko would say, "nobody ever played like I played it since I played it."
Still gifted with the quickness of an end, Klecko would later say "my forte was quickness and it just carried over." He led the Jets in tackles with 96 and forced fumbles with five and was second in sacks with 7.5 In Bud Carson's defense. Joe's unique abilites allowed him to control the game from the nose tackle position and he again earned All-Pro honors becoming the first defensive player to be named to the Pro Bowl for three separate positions (DE, DT, NT).
After a bitter loss to New England in the playoffs, the Jets started the 1986 season with an unstoppable 10-1 record, but a series of injuries set the team back. Klecko was having yet another fantastic season, but was injured and needed arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. After surgery, he worked hard to return to the field, but was re-injured in a late season game against Pittsburgh and could only watch as the team was knocked off in the divisional playoff by Cleveland in a double overtime game. Klecko returned in 1987 following major surgery for his final with the Jets, but struggled to overcome mounting injuries, ending his career with the Colts in 1988.
Joe Klecko's career was just like his abilites, unique in every way and marching to the beat of his own drum. We're sure that Joe would have made a fantastic truck driver or car mechanic, but his choice to play football instead was something that millions of people are grateful for and that his name will endure among the league's all-time greats.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Paige Cassady has been named the new pitching coach for the Lipscomb softball team as announced on Wednesday by head coach Kristin Ryman.
"Paige is the right fit from her pitching knowledge, her background in pitching, who she has learned from and how she has grown and developed," Ryman said. "The big thing that kept coming up with the people I talked with about her was her passion for the game.
"I wanted someone here with character who is going to eventually sell the school as much as I can. I think Paige has quickly shown that she represents everything our school and program are about."
Cassady spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Louisiana-Monroe where she worked with the pitching staff.
Cassady was highly recommended by Louisiana State coach Beth Torina, among others. After talking to Cassady on the phone Ryman decided to bring her to campus for a visit.
"I had never met her before, or ever talked to her for even a second, and we talked for about an hour," Ryman said. "We just hit it off.
"Communication is such a big part of it. I think she is very well-spoken. She is young, but you wouldn't realize it by talking to her. She has confidence. She can get her point across from a recruiting standpoint and dealing with our players and me."
A native of Orlando, Fla., Cassady was named most valuable player of her Boone High softball team for three years in a row. In 2006 she was named the school's Female Athlete of the Year.
Cassady started her collegiate career at Presbyterian College. As a freshman she was named second-team all-conference and won 16 games.
After the 2008 season at Presbyterian she transferred to Florida International. In two seasons she pitched in 18 games and also played in the outfield.
Cassady was attracted by the Christian atmosphere of the campus.
"I wanted to make sure I was working for somebody that I could respect and that would do the right things," Cassady said. "I believe in discipline, but more so I believe in hard work. If you don't enforce the validity of hard work then you lead players astray in feeling they are going to be successful for talent reasons or other reasons.
"It is not stressed enough to play by the rules and do what you are told. You are not entitled to things in life. That is where I am tough. If I ask someone to play here there are expectations that player needs to uphold and I don't think that is unreasonable."
Cassady's primary job is to oversee the Lady Bisons pitching staff. She will also be heavily involved with recruiting as well as with hitting.
"I think she can help us with hitting and the infield," Ryman said. "I wanted someone well-round enough to take the pitching and run with it, but who would also be able to help in other areas and bring new ideas to the table.
"A lot of people haven't seen that intense side of her yet. I'm excited to see that come out. I think we need that. There has been intensity, but I think we can raise the bar one more step."
Cassady replaces Lexi Myers who was named head softball coach at Lipscomb Academy.
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Stocks haven't done much in recent days after reaching milestone levels, but they haven't lost much ground either. Today's session will likely be not much different given the dearth of any positive catalysts. This morning's batch of earnings reports was a bit on the mixed side, with Coke (KO) and Avon (AVP) coming out with positive surprises, while Goodyear Tire (GT) providing an underwhelming outlook for the year.
The major event of the day is the President's State of the Union address to Congress later this evening where he is expected to touch on the economy. There is no indication from both sides in Congress of any plans in the works to stop the budget sequester from taking effect in about two weeks time.
Notwithstanding the budget uncertainty, the state of our economy is in fairly decent shape. The last GDP report may have showed a negative growth rate, but that was largely due to factors that are not the most enduring pillars of growth anyway. The factors that matter – household and business spending – showed excellent momentum in the fourth quarter and appear resilient enough to keep the economy afloat. The reviving housing sector adds further to this improving outlook. The automatic spending cuts resulting from the budget sequester pose a threat to headline GDP growth this year, but many not do much damage to this underlying improving trend in the economy.
Government spending matters, but what matters even more is the spending outlook for the private sector. And based on what we saw in the fourth quarter GDP report, the outlook for private sector spending – from consumers and businesses – remains positive. A key question at this stage is what impact the payroll tax increases that went into effect at the start of the year as a result of the Fiscal Cliff deal will have on consumer spending. We will get some idea on that front from the January Retail Sales numbers coming out Wednesday, but we will know the full impact only over time.
The fourth quarter earnings season is winding down, though we are still weeks away from officially closing the books on this reporting season. In addition to the earnings reports this morning from Coke, Avon, and Goodyear Tire referred to earlier, we got positive surprises from Michael Kors (KORS) and Fossil (FOSL). As of this morning, we have fourth quarter earnings reports from 355 S&P 500 companies or 79.4% of the index's total market capitalization. Total earnings for these companies are +2.9%, with 66.5% of companies beating earnings expectations. Revenues are up 1%, with a much stronger 62% of companies beating revenues expectations. This has been a better than expected earnings season, largely due to the subdued expectations ahead of the reporting season. Expectations for the coming quarters been coming down, particularly for the first half of the year. But there is still plenty of room for further downward adjustments.
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CDC: US Kids Eat Too Much Salt, as Much as Adults
CHICAGO (AP) - A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study has added to the relatively scarce information about how much salt American kids eat -- and it's too much.
The study finds they eat as much salt as adults - about 1,000 milligrams more than they should. A thousand milligrams is about one Big Mac.
The recommended daily salt or sodium intake for kids and adults is no more than 1 teaspoon daily, or about 2,300 milligrams. On average, the study finds kids eat 3,300 milligrams daily.
Fifteen percent of the kids studied had either high blood pressure or slightly elevated blood pressure.
Those who ate the most salt faced double the risk of elevated blood pressure, compared with those who ate few salty foods. But among overweight or obese kids, the risk is more than triple.
The findings are online in the journal Pediatrics.
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There's an oft-heard claim that farmers can't get the same yield results from a pivot on soybeans as they can using other forms of irrigation. Sterling Owens IV and his father, who farm in Tunica County, Miss., say they've found ways to get consistent results regardless of the irrigation method.
"Our system has become very dependable. We average about 60 bushels per acre regardless of the irrigation system used," says Sterling, who spoke at the Tri-State Soybean Forum and Southern Soybean Conference held in Dumas, Ark., on Jan. 4.
The Owens split about 2,400 acres between cotton and soybeans. Their soybeans are about 80 percent irrigated with 700 acres under pivot and 250 acres border irrigated.
The key, says Sterling, is to know what the pivot is capable of. The main pivot puts out an inch of water every 4.5 days.
"From what I understand, peak water use of soybeans is about two-tenths to a quarter inch per day. So the pivot is barely getting the crop the water it needs. So, it's simple: if it doesn't rain, keep the pivot going. This drives some of our neighbors crazy. We have one neighbor who jokes that our pivot is like a NASCAR racecar. We stop it just long enough to fuel up and change the oil. With the kind of drought years we've had lately, that's pretty much true.
"People get mad at us because we have water standing in the turn rows. But that isn't what we're watering. I watch the forecasts and my father walks around our land with a spade checking the soil 6 inches deep."
Another thing with pivot irrigation is how varieties react. The Owens have grown both Group 4s and Group 5s under pivots and done well with each. But in their experience, the Group 5s lagged 5 to 10 bushels behind the Group 4s.
"I asked (Mississippi Extension soybean specialist) Alan Blaine why that was the case one time. Off the top of his head he came up with an explanation. Since then, I've watched and his theory appears to be true. Under pivot, you're barely keeping up with demand. The last few years we've gotten very little summer rain. During the course of a season, something will go wrong, equipment will break, and there will be delays that bring on a bit of drought stress. It appears the Group 4s are able to handle those small stresses better than the Group 5s."
The Owens planted all Group 4s last year. This worked out well because they have all their beans custom cut. There aren't a lot of Group 4s grown in their area, so it's been easy to get a custom cutter at that time.
"All things being equal, we come out with the same number of beans and we're out of the fields a month earlier."
The Owenses shoot for planting dates of early April to mid-April. In 1998, they were part of the SMART program with Blaine telling them when to plant.
"We planted DPL 3478 on May 14 and came away with a touch over 55 bushels. From that experience I'm not afraid to plant a Group 4 anytime."
With 19-inch rows, the very earliest Group 4s are where the Owens tend to have weed problems. "But on the type of ground we plant soybeans on, if we can get in, I can't see not planting on April 1. I can't see waiting a couple of weeks for a few inches height."
On when to start and stop pivot irrigating, a rule of thumb Sterling has developed is this: "People should be laughing at us. This is particularly true with Group 4s. We get questions about whether we'll be watering while the combine is in the field."
What about cost? While saying his figures aren't comprehensive, it appears it's been taking just under 1 gallon of diesel per acre to run the biggest pivot. Adding repairs, depreciation and things like that, "we're confident it ends up costing less than $3 per acre every time the pivot goes around."
In the recent extremely bad drought years, the pivot has probably averaged about 10 trips, says Sterling. So it's almost $30 per acre spent irrigating.
"If we can irrigate how we want, we're getting just over 60 bushels per acre. If something goes a bit wrong with broken equipment or something, we get about 50 bushels per acre. Our dryland average is typically 30 bushels. So if you factor it out, we're getting about 30 bushels at about $1 per bushel investment. I think that's a pretty good deal and I don't see how we can afford not to continue."
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Barredo vs. Costa
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This is all fine and good, but what about Schumacher vs. Barrichello? (For the uninitiated, see http://is.gd/dYUM6)ReplyDelete
The argument of what could have happened as a result of Michael Schumacher's beautiful defensive maneuver against Rubens Barrichello during the Hungarian Grand Prix is a total nonsense brought by haters!
ANYTHING could have happened, as soon as you sit in a race car or even a road car you are putting yourself in danger. Duh.
So it is only with this sensible view you have to look at what DID happen, and what happened was that Schumi The Great tried valiantly to defend his position using all his skill and tenacity, whilst the evil slimely Brasilian Barrichello tried to take the place using all his experience (at being a conniver) and determination (to take things that don't belong to him).
It was a hard defence but in my opinion this is exactly what a racing driver should be doing, and its the only way to get through to a thug like the Brasilian.
Barrichello could have braked but he didn't - he kept his foot planted on the gas pedal, which is absolutely what a racing driver should be doing (unless of course you're Felipe Massa at Hockenheim). The second you do not defend your position for all you are worth, you cease to be an F1 racer and instead become the equivalent of an HRT driver.
Equally, the second you do not try to pass for all you are worth you are no longer a racing driver - you are Felipe Massa at Hockenheim.
The only problem stems from the fact that certain drivers and pundits fake their moral outrage and rant about violating some unwritten (aka invisible) code of ethics - which is completely subjective, biased and based on past grievances and one's own fantastic imagination regarding what they would do in similar circumstances.
I have little doubt than most drivers would not have defended 10th place so firmly, but Michael Schumacher did not become World Champion seven times while finishing first in some 91 grand prix by being the darling of the critics. No, he won them by being the best - by being a ruthless muthafcuker on the track. He neither asked for nor gave any quarter, so if you don't like it, don't look - psusies!
The only other driver in history who I can think of who was like this was Senna v1 (not his nephew) and as far as this fan is concerned, Senna is what a racing driver should be like - and the current crop of glorified taxi drivers are much less of men for not being more so.
Why did they penalize Schumacher? They should have promoted him, for the sake of Allah! F1 is too boring now. Shit. Niggaplease.
I know I perhaps spend to much time thinking about this sort of stuff, but I wonder who would be the best fighter in the peleton UFC stylee.ReplyDelete
You would have to think Thor could go a bit and I would certainly put my money on him v Cancellara, but I wonder if there are any known tough me in the bunch.
Actually the whole Barredo situation made me think if possible match ups for novelty value. I thought Evans v Sastre would be an interesting fight. O'Grady v McEwan has a sort of Roberto Duran Suger Ray Leonard feel and would surely see the rule book go out the window.
Surely there could be a whole series involving pouting Italians where they dont actually fight but incite the crowd with taunts to their opponent. Gilberto Simoni would be tough to beat in this event.
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All of the 3,000 species of spiders found in the United States are poisonous; however, their fangs are either too short or too fragile to break through human skin, or their venom is too weak to cause damage. The bites of most spiders cause only minor, local reactions, although a deadly reaction can occur.
In the United States, the two spiders that can cause serious problems are the black widow and the brown recluse spiders (sometimes called the violin spider). Both of these spiders are found in warm climates. If it is possible to kill or capture the spider without further harm to yourself or your child, it is important to do so. Place the spider in a glass jar or plastic container so it can be positively identified.
The brown recluse spider, or violin spider, is about 1 inch long and has a violin shaped mark on its upper back. It is often found in warm, dry climates and prefers to stay in undisturbed areas such as basements, closets, and attics. It is not an aggressive spider, but will attack if trapped or held against the skin. No deaths have been reported in the U.S. from a brown recluse bite.
Venom from the brown recluse spider usually causes local tissue damage. The following are the most common symptoms of a bite from a brown recluse spider bite. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Burning, pain, itching, or redness at the site, which is usually delayed and may develop within several hours or days of the bite
A deep blue or purple area around the bite, surrounded by a whitish ring and large red outer ring similar to a "bulls eye"
An ulcer or blister that turns black
Headache, body aches
Nausea or vomiting
These symptoms may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
Specific treatment for a brown recluse spider bite will be determined by your child's doctor. Treatment may include:
Remain calm and reassure your child that you can help.
Wash the area well with soap and water.
Apply a cold or ice pack wrapped in a cloth, or a cold, wet washcloth to the site.
To protect against infection, particularly in children, apply an antibiotic lotion or cream.
Give acetaminophen for pain.
Elevate the site if the bite occurred on an arm or leg (to help prevent swelling).
Seek immediate emergency care for further treatment. Depending on the severity of the bite, surgical treatment of the wound may be required. No medications have been proven to help. Hospitalization may be needed.
Prompt treatment is essential to avoid more serious complications, especially in children.
A black widow spider is a small, shiny black button-shaped spider with a red hourglass mark on its abdomen and that prefers warm climates. Widow spider bites release a toxin that can cause damage to the nervous system, thus, emergency medical treatment is necessary.
The following are the most common symptoms of a black widow spider bite. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
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Rash and itching
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Specific treatment for a black widow spider bite will be determined by your child's doctor. Treatment may include:
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Last month, the Supreme Court affirmed that Americans have an individual right under the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms. Just as with the First Amendment, it matters not a whit whether we reside in the state of Indiana or the District of Columbia. We are protected by the same Bill of Rights.
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Wheeling Sunday Register
Board Says Not Guilty
But What will the People, who Have Read the Evidence,
They are the Appellate Court to Which the Prosecution Must Look, and Their Verdict
will Count Far More in the End than That of the Board -
A Long Secret Session Held before an Announcement was Made - the Verdict Not
Unexpected and in Line with the General Belief that Governor Atkinson Had,
by Intimation, at Least, Suggested a Whitewash.
August 20, 1899
Say about Dr. Stathers?
Board Says Not Guilty
But What will the People, who Have Read the Evidence,
They are the Appellate Court to Which the Prosecution Must Look, and Their Verdict will Count Far More in the End than That of the Board - A Long Secret Session Held before an Announcement was Made - the Verdict Not Unexpected and in Line with the General Belief that Governor Atkinson Had, by Intimation, at Least, Suggested a Whitewash.
Special to the Register.
WESTON, W. Va., August 19. - "Just verdict or whitewash?" This is the question to be decided by the public, the appellate court for the consideration of evidence adduced in the hospital investigation.
The board of directors has found Dr. Stathers not guilty.
All material facts stated by witnesses upon both sides have been presented to Register readers.
Will the finding of the board receive the stamp of popular approval?
Six members of the board say no other verdict would have been possible under the evidence. The seventh member, Alex. McVeigh Miller, Republican, dissented.
Dr. Stathers' friends are happy over the favorable termination of the investigation. He has received several congratulatory telegrams.
The prosecution contended that a case was made against Stathers which would have convicted him in any court of justice, but they affect to be not surprised at the result. They say he has [been] convicted in the eyes of the public and that they had little to hope for from a biased board, which popular report alleges to have been instructed by Governor Atkinson to "whitewash" the Superintendent.
The board was in executive session all morning, and until late in the afternoon. Counsel and representatives of the press were excluded. Conferences were numerous, recesses were frequent, but no information was given out relative to the matters under consideration.
Even after final adjournment, members were extremely reticent. Newspaper men were referred to the
entered upon the minutes, as the only public statement which would be made.
The order reads:
"On motion, it is ordered that the board proceed to consider the charges filed against the Superintendent, and all evidence presented in connection therewith, and after mature consideration the board is of the opinion that the prosecution has failed to sustain the charges so filed against said W. E. Stathers, Superintendent, and find him not guilty as charged."
Several questions arose during the sessions of the board, which provoked considerable discussion. The prosecution's request that the board subpoena O. C. Runge, superintendent of the St. Louis hospital for the insane, for the purpose of asking whether or not a woman was with Dr. Stathers in that city, and for the additional purpose of enabling him to determine if Harriet Green was that woman, was talked of informally. It was not acted upon.
President Meighen said anent this matter:
"It may be fairly presumed that both sides have made the best case possible, and I do not understand that the board should be expected to hunt up any evidence to incriminate its superintendent."
The Board was evenly divided, and President Meighen cast the deciding vote on the
of the vote until the next regular meeting in October. Three members urged delay in order to gain time for the preparation and weighing of the evidence and to enable the absentees, Messrs. Hardman and Keller, to vote upon the guilt or innocence of Dr. Stathers. After considerable wrangling the Board decided to take an immediate ballot.
Mr. Miller was the only member who did not vote for a verdict of not guilty.
By common consent, the supplemental charges go over until the next meeting of the Board, when they may not be investigated.
The local Republicans who have been associated in the prosecution are indignant over the finding by the Board, characterizing it an outrage. R. Ad. Hall and other prominent leaders announce that they will call a
for some evening next week.
Mr. Foster, principal attorney for the prosecution, said:
"The Board simply carried out the instructions of Governor Atkinson, its chief. The investigation was unfairly conducted, and the verdict is not warranted by the evidence. With the same facts, an ordinary jury would have returned a verdict against Dr. Stathers without more than fifteen minutes consideration. The Board was rendered itself particeps criminis to the disgraceful conduct f the hospital."
In just to N. B. Carpenter, hospital employe, and one of the defense's character witnesses, it may be said that he refused to testify against the veracity of Mrs. Sommerville and Miss Wilson.
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From today, Wednesday 25th April, Get Online @ Home will be teaming up with TalkTalk and SimplifyDigital to offer its best value PC, broadband and phone bundle ever.
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The Mt. Airy Monarchs, the first semi-professional football team in Philadelphia, will compete in an indoor football league consisting of nine teams and a 12-week season running from April through July 2012, thanks to a partnership between the Philadelphia Soul and the Indoor Gridiron League.
As part of the partnership, IGL teams will have the opportunity to play a game at the Wells Fargo Center following a Soul game, receive a VIP Soul season ticket, a chance to tryout for and be coached by members of the Soul team after the 2012 season, and a chance to win a cash prize for the 2012 league championship and the inaugural "Soul Cup."
"Without semi-pro football, there would be no Arena Football League," said AFL commissioner Jerry Kurz in a statement. "Nearly 100 percent of the players used in the original test games of Arena Football were taken from minor league teams. This is an opportunity for players that didn't make the league's limited roster spaces to hone their skills and continue to play football to get to the next level."
"This is virtually my dream coming into fruition," said Coach Mike Greene, who has been coaching in the semi-pro league for the past 14 years and played for the London Monarchs in the world league. "This is an opportunity for players to directly advance to the professional ranks, due to their efforts at the semi-pro level. The possibilities for these guys are endless. I want to push every guy I can to the next level. That is my dream."
Greene, who was born in England and grew up in New York, graduated from Temple University and fell in love with the neighborhood.
"I chose Mt. Airy simply because I like the close-knit, village-like atmosphere here," he said. "Mt. Airy has a freshness to it – its business community seems to be on the rise. Grounding an arena football team here just makes sense to me. This is more than just football – it's about improving the lives of all who touch the Monarchs."
Amadeus Hall, a linebacker for the Mt. Airy Monarchs who played football for Delaware Valley College, shared his thoughts on the new semi-professional football team.
"I am excited," said Hall, who is from Camden, N.J., and tried out for the Philadelphia Soul.
"It's an opportunity to make it to the next level."
Joseph Stancil Jr. of Bristol Township, who came with his son, Joseph Trevor Stancil, to the practice, said his son had been trying to get into football.
"I told him you're young and you only live once, so take this opportunity and keep moving forward," he said. "You won't have any regrets in life that you didn't give it your all. Go ahead and step out there, and be your best. He tried out for Soul and they directed him over here. He hopes to eventually play for Soul and then the NFL."
So, how is the IGL game different from the NFL?
"The biggest difference between the indoor game and the conventional outdoor football game is that there is more scoring," said Curtis Bellamy, offensive coordinator for the Mt. Airy Monarchs. "There are more opportunities to move the ball up and down the field. The fact that we are playing on a condensed football field allows for more opportunity to get first downs and to score.
"If a team scores right away, it isn't necessary time to panic. You get the ball right back and get the opportunity to score. We have a good group of guys with a great deal of talent. We want to give them the opportunity to come out and show their wares and give them a body of work to present to the Soul."
Bellamy, who played football for Temple University in the 90s and later did a brief "stint" with the Atlantic Falcons as a tight end, said he currently is working on getting the players to work together as a cohesive unit.
"It's [the league] an opportunity for the players to enhance their skills and – more importantly – have fun," Bellamy said. "Part of Coach Greene's vision is to show that this area is the best part of the city, both socially and athletically. We want to represent the Mt. Airy area and the Mt. Airy brand."
Clifton Jones, director of operations at New Covenant Church and Campus, said offering this space to the Mt. Airy Monarchs team is "just another way for New Covenant Church to fulfill its mission to love, reach and serve children, youth and adults."
Part of its mission, Jones said, is "to help people experience healing and fulfillment in their life's purpose."
"New Convenant Church wants to be part of the fabric of the community," he added. "This partnership with Soul is just another way to touch the community and its surrounding area. We believe that our campus is a gift from God, and we want to share that gift with others."
Jones said Greene's passion and genuine love for the game convinced him that New Covenant Church needed to be involved in this project.
Jones said that when Greene described how this was a ministry for him and how it would positively affect these young men's lives "tears welled up in his eyes," and he almost faded out as if he wasn't even in the room.
"He made me an instantaneous believer in what he stood for," he said.
"I think it is a great initiative," said Anuj Gupta, executive director of Mt. Airy USA. "It offers a pipeline to the professional football players at the arena level. I think it's great that they selected Mt. Airy as one of the communities. It reinforces Mt. Airy's status as one of the greatest neighborhoods in the city."
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Bit of a long one to explain, so sorry in advance.
Been through family courts (private proceedings over contact.) There was also prior to this an initial and core assessment by the local authority - They eventually found no concerns, not even child in need. Because of when they were investigating, the judge in the private family court case, asked the local authority rather than Cafcass to conduct the section 7 for the courts.
Section 7 includes recommendations for when resident parent is in town, and when resident parent leaves town (leaving has been discussed for months, and has been recommended by several different professionals along the way.)
The judge took on board everything section 7 said, and made the final order, to almost exactly as the local authority had recommended. This included the plan for if in same address, or if resident parent moves out of town.
Local authority stepped in 5 minutes before it was all over, requesting a family assistance order. I had never heard of one. All I was told it would mean that any issues of contact would be able to be resolved by them. Nothing on paper, no plan. Judge agreed.
Cue now, local authority have turned up at both parents' houses after 7pm at night, unannounced, because we hadn't contacted them for a month? Nothing in order says when we have to contact or why. Judge even said to all parties don't be going running to local authority with every molehill that arises along the way.
This week, we find out our children are now under 'Child in need' by the local authority. Attended meeting. The reason for being child in need? Because we have a family assistance order. There are no education concerns, no health concerns raised in meeting. Out of the level of concern numbers given end of meeting, everyone scored it as between 8 or 9 out of 10, 10 being no concerns at all. Social worker is now saying they are still child in need, and that we have to attend meetings every 6 weeks, for duration of family assistance order.
The reason for the not perfect scores? Because the social worker told everyone in the room, that the resident parent was thinking of moving and only announced it at last court date. This is rubbish, as it was written in section 7, final court order, there have been meetings to discuss the move (and reasons why) with local council, different professionals.
So, I guess what I need advice with is -
1. Does a family assistance order automatically mean a child is counted as 'child in need' by their local authority? (Would this still have happened if CAFCASS had done the section 7 as originally intended?)
2. Shouldn't there be some sort of written plan for the family assistance order?
3. Shouldn't there be a plan for the child in need?
4. What is the process to now follow about the social worker lying about the parent's move? The section 7 and final court order all contains this information, but would it be right to let everyone else at the child in need meetings see this?
5. What can and can't happen under a family assistance order?
6. Can anyone go against the final court order, especially as the judge was only following what the local authority recommended?
Sorry again for the long post. Thank you.
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Must have missed the eyes. My thoughts are about the same as you guys regarding episode 4 and 5. I hope that consistency continues.
Since they excluded Conrad in Windham, I wonder if they'll show Slan at the pagan orgy in the next episode?
- The clanging sound effects become downright comedic when Guts grabs the sword off of Isidro.
- The clanging sound effects become dowright comedic when Guts grabs the sword off of Isidro.
Was great to hear Susumu Hirasawa's song again, and I'm still waiting eagerly for the full version to release (any ideas when?).
you're probably gonna have to wait for the soundtrack cd to come out for the full version.
- Isidro to Guts: "I don't want to serve anyone". Four episodes ago he was literally serving people at a bar.
Wait hold up, there were 4 Bakirakas with the kushan dude, weren't there only 2 at that point in the manga?
since the 2016 anime is supposed to follow the "movie trilogy canon"
Actually it's not, this series doesn't follow the movies' version of the story. It's a standalone product.
...here it kinda felt to me like he announces his presence, and just when Isidro was about to get killed to boot; For new viewers it will look like a "ah, he is obviously trying to save that kid from episode 1 again and plays dumb, what a cool guy" moment. Well, maybe.
Am I the only one who thinks the animation was worse than last episode? Thats excluding the Bakiraka battle of course, which they - despite the usual very limited movement - manage to be somewhat smart about for once and came out almost "decent" regarding style, I'd say. But man, that scene in the tent, lingering WAAYYY too long and just totally unnecessary, like Aaz already said. And that particular shot with both the 2D and CG just glaringly weird. And OMG those wheels at the end....did they REALLY have to include them at all if it was gonna be THAT poorly done??? The torture chamber was initially more or less only as much of a disappointment as the rest of the significant scenes we've gotten and didnt really stand out, but of course that Mozgus face and little speech really put an exclamation point on it.This is pretty irritating cause I thought the last episode would be kind of indicative that it'd keep that (albeit still low) standard. On the other hand, that episode barely had any "fighting" scenes, so that might explain that.The only other scene that looked decent to me would be the one with Casca and Nina, which of course barely had any movement (surprise surprise!)Perhaps this is just needlessly stating the obvious at this point, but no matter how much they seemingly try to follow the manga in their own little way here and there, and the sheer fact its done a lot less significantly, everything just comes off as either pretentious or cheesy when taken out of the manga's more serious and ominous context.
The scene is the same in the manga There are four Tapasa assembled around Silat, leader of their clan, the Bakiraka.
I don't quite get the criticisms I've been hearing that this anime is 'merely' recreating the manga panel for panel with the same dialogue. Isn't this a good thing? It feels much stronger, I remember criticisms of the movies prior to this for diverting from the manga by quite a bit in composition and content. So which is it that we want? A faithful adaptation , or a director who makes it his own.