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February 21, 2012
US Youth Soccer debuts Player Development Model6 Feb, 2012
US Youth Soccer released the Player Development Model, which provides a curriculum for clubs from the Under-6 to Under-19 age groups. The curriculum is designed to serve as a standard to guide to each of US Youth Soccer's 55 member State Associations and more than 5,500 clubs on how to effectively train athletes of all levels and abilities.
"The US Youth Soccer Player Development Model was a team effort by coaches and administrators from across the United States," said Sam Snow, US Youth Soccer Director of Coaching. "It will provide not only direction for age appropriate training and matches, but will also give the facts behind the developmental format. I'm confident the Player Development Model will prove to be useful to soccer clubs of every size and level of play for many years to come."
The Player Development Model features a simple structure to guide all coaches through the steps of strategically training players and preparing for matches. For ease of application, the model is broken into sections for preteen and teenaged players. When used in conjunction with the US Youth Soccer Vision and Skills School Manual, the Player Development Model will provide clubs of all levels guidance and information to assist their coaches and players.
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To address one of the issues floating around the Moyersphere in the wake of his angry comments yesterday, yes, his contract is laden with incentives based on innings-pitched and appearanced. But no, the team was not likely in any way influenced by money when it decided to bump Moyer out of the rotation.
A baseball source confirmed to the Inquirer that Moyer's contract, which is worth $13 million over two years, contains innings and appearance-based incentives. He would receive an additional $250,000 for his 150th inning this season, 160th ,170th, 180th, 190th.
His 2010 salary would increase by $250, 000 for 150 innings pitched this season, and 23 starts. He currently has 123.1 IP and 22 starts.
These bonus amounts are by no means miniscule, but they do not represent a sum large enough to influence a baseball decision for a team attempting to defend a World Series Championship. The Phillies signed Pedro Martinez to a contract worth about $1 million, for example, to replace Moyer in the rotation, and are paying released outfielder Geoff Jenkins $9 million dollars this season. If the team felt that Moyer was among its five best starters, they would certainly have kept him in the rotation. This was a decision based on performance, not dollars.

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Recently suffered left pelvic fracture as a result of fall on TT bike. Suffered non displaced anterior pubic ramus fx, anterior acetabulum fracture also non displaced, and a small sacral fracture. No surgery needed. Six weeks non weight bearing to my left leg.
Has anyone out there experienced similar injuries and how was your recovery? I hope to be back on trainer within six weeks, just not sure how long it will take to return to form and serious cycling.
It couldn't happen at a worse time. I had multiple epic rides coming up to include the Garret County Grand Fondo Diabolical Double, Time Trials x 2, and a road race.


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Seattle's Cask Beer Festival Showcases the Ultimate of Microbrewing
Today Denise Sakaki, freelance graphic designer and food blogger at Wasabi Prime, brings us a report on last Saturday's 2010 Seattle Cask Beer Festival —The Mgmt.
The Kung Fu is strong with Washington State's microbreweries, and the talented, imaginative local brewers were in top form at the 2010 Seattle Cask Beer Festival, held at the Seattle Fisher Pavillion on March 27. Produced by the Washington Beer Commission, an organization devoted to promoting local brewers in the state, Cask Fest is an annual celebration of a method of beermaking that is rarely practiced, but one that yields truly unique results.
What is Cask Beer?
Cask-conditioned beer, cask ales, real ale—they are the aliases of what could be called a true microbrew. A cask beer is one that is served directly from the vessel from where it underwent its full fermentation process, unfiltered and untouched prior to its first pour. This may not seem that unique, but consider the beer you drink from a bottle or a glass poured via a beer on tap—that brewski did not develop its flavor solely within that bottle or keg. Typical beermaking methods have the wort, or as-yet unfermented beer, placed into a primary fermentation container where the yeast begins to do its magic, and then this liquid is moved into a secondary fermentation vessel for the last portion of the aging. By keeping a beer in its original fermentation container, the yeast interacts with the botanicals in the recipe in an isolated environment, giving it a chance to develop unique flavors in an uninterrupted process. The final, unfiltered beer has a degree of freshness and flavor that tends to be more in line with the brewer's original intent.
Consider cask beer the Holy Grail of beer nerds. As a result of this purist method of beermaking, the final beer is not overly fizzy like typical beers. Since the carbon dioxide levels in the isolated cask environment will be lower, the flavors tend to be a bit more intense, and the brew packs a punch, as the alcohol content tends to be considerably higher than average.
The Many Flavors of Cask Beer
The cask conditioning process inspired several local beermakers to really play with their recipes, coming up with some truly unique combinations for Cask Fest. There were cheeky beers like Seattle's own Elliot Bay Brewing Company's Tabasco Stout, where their cacao-steeped beer blend was aged in a Tabasco barrel, leaving tasters literally sweating after every pour. There were also brewers like Kennewick's Ice Harbor Brewing Company, whose IPA sat in a bourbon barrel for six months, and Issaquah Brewhouse's winter spiced beer, Oak Aged 2009 Frosty Frog, aged for three months in Jack Daniels barrels. Having the beer sit in barrels where another product was made, be it spicy or smoky, imparts a truly unique flavor. The smokiness of the bourbon barrels is especially present in beers lucky enough to be saturated with its rich, dark sweetness.
Even for the beers not aged in the previous lives and tastes of oak barrels, the richness of flavors in the different ales included whole vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, orange peels, whole cherries, as well as spices like cinnamon, allspice, thyme, and pepper. The range of ingredients spread out across the different libations makes it clear that making beer yields an impressive depth of flavor and creativity, like any other culinary art.
Fashion at the Fest
The only thing more unique than the beers could arguably be the festival-goers themselves. Along with a chance to show off beermakers' quirky sense of humor, Seattle beer festivals are a chance to see where this idiosyncratic sensibility comes from. You'll find hop-embroidered shirts, arcane beer humor t-shirts, and kilts abound. With the exception of the Scottish Highland Games, beer festivals will guarantee a high turnout of men in kilts.
The innovative spirit continues with the proliferation of the almighty pretzel necklace. An accessory of carbohydrate excess, these homemade leis of salty snacks adorn a good percentage of the crowd, with people om-nom-nomming away in between sample pours.
The Winners
Cask Fest also gave the chance to pick crowd favorites. The top-voted brewers included Seattle's Fremont Brewing Company for first place, and Redmond's Black Raven Brewing Company at a close second. It was no surprise that these breweries would receive top honors as their tables had the longest wait times.
Even without winning the popular vote, all the Washington brewers came away winners, having the chance to show off their unique beers and sharing a method of brewing that would most likely become lost in the macro-industry of commercial beermaking. The popular votes are simply fun asides to what the real goal behind events like these: celebrating and supporting the local community behind craft beers.
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Manuscripts can be ordered with a library order form or in writing, using our contact form.
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A mother who was shopping at a local mall in Greeley, Colo. was aghast when she saw crotchless panties sold in a children's store called Kids N' Teen (via Jezebel).
"I was mortified. My first initial response was, 'Am I really seeing that?' They're sized to fit a seven-year-old girl," Erin French told 9News.
She quickly snapped a photo and the mall's management office was notified. The inappropriate lingerie has been removed after serious complaints. Kids N' Teen said that they've only been open for two weeks and are still trying to decide what they want to include as merchandise. They also told 9News that although their store offers children's clothing, about 25% of their customers are actually teens.
This isn't the first time oversexed children's clothes have caused an uproar: A couple of months ago, the French line Jours Apres Lunes created international controversy when they featured underwear styles for young girls borrowed from adult lingerie trends.
A snapshot of the crotchless panties below was taken by French:


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Visual Learning: Happiness Is Where You Find It
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Most often, newspaper and magazine readers take a quick glance at photos and their captions. With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not).
Download this lesson plan as a PDF (130kb)
Step One: What do you notice? (before the facts)
Step Two: What are you wondering? (thinking about the facts)
After you've heard what your students are noticing, you'll probably hear the peppering of questions: Is that a smiley face in the bread? Did someone carve the smiley face in the bread or was it really just there? Why is this a big deal? This is a good time to reveal the photo's caption, accompanying quote, and facts about the actual situation. Watch how the conversation shifts from what they believe to be true to discerning the facts about the photo.
- Photo caption:
Ruth Kaiser, founder of the , sees smiley faces in everyday life: macaroni salad, playground equipment, tree branches, and sourdough bread.
Photo by Ruth Kaiser, from "Spontaneous Smiley Project" photo essay.
- Photo facts:
The Smiley Project has thousands of people worldwide photographing and posting the smiley faces they find in everyday objects. If the project had a single message, Kaiser says, it would be: "Pay attention, because all the time we're surrounded by stuff that's really great, and all kinds of reasons to be happy and thankful."
If it's happiness you're seeking, it's not the sunny Bahamas but Denmark where you'll find it. The University of Leicester study used 80,000 responses from people worldwide to create a world map of happiness. Denmark was number one, followed closely by Switzerland and Austria. The US was 23rd. Zimbabwe and Burundi were at the bottom.
Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health. Health benefits include: increased life span, lower rates of depression, greater resistance to the common cold and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
Each American consumes, on average, 53 pounds of bread per year.
- Other resources around the image:
Step Three: What next? (jumping off the facts)
Learning more about a photo leads to bigger questions and an opportunity to discuss broader issues and perspectives.
- What things (objects, people, places, experiences, etc.) in your life make you feel happy or totally alive?
- How does going through struggle help us feel more happiness?
- What is the difference between being happy and being content? Which would you rather be?
- What percentage of your diet is grains (wheat, corn, rice, etc.)?


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The Weekly Honor's namesake again lived up to his billing, gashing the Steelers' (then) #1 rush defense for 141 yards on 30 carries. He had only 1 catch for 14 yards though, and his fumble on the play after fellow 2008 second-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall had done the same really hurt the Ravens.
Still, Ray Rice played like a Raven, once again.
Played Like a Raven – Todd Heap
Where has this been all year from Todd? Maybe he is just now getting fully healthy, maybe Joe is only now trusting him enough near the goal line to go to him, or maybe Cam has finally figured out how to get the matchups he wants with Heap. Whatever the reason, four touchdown catches in two weeks is great to see from a guy that had seemingly become the forgotten man in the B'More offense.
The puzzling thing though, is why he was only targeted about three times all day. He had the 2/2 throws/touchdowns early on, then seemed to disappear until Flacco again went to him in the end zone later in the game. Heap nearly had his third touchdown in three receptions, but a could-have-went-either-way non-call for pass interference was just enough to keep him from pulling it in.
Where was he during all the non-red zone plays though?
If the Ravens can take care of business in Oakland, Heap may be primed for quite a postseason. Welcome back, Todd.
Did Not Play Like a Raven – Oniel Cousins and Derrick Mason
Cousins, starting at right tackle due to the absence of Jared Gaither, was absolutely SCHOOLED by Lamarr Woodley. Woodley led the Steelers with seven tackles, including back-to-back sacks and a forced fumble that killed the Ravens' final drive. Woodley seemingly ran through Cousins like he wasn't even there most of the day, and, had Cousins not gotten help from backs, tight ends, and guard Marshal Yanda, Woodley may have racked up double digit sacks.
Not only was it his play that was unacceptable, but then Cousins had to throw in a personal foul penalty that knocked the Ravens out of field goal range on their opening drive of the fourth quarter. Come to think of it, Cousins pretty much single-handedly ended two of the Ravens' three fourth quarter drives.
He's a young guy and he'll surely bounce back, but on this day, Oniel Cousins definitely DID NOT Play Like a Raven.
The other goat from this game, despite his once again leading the team in receptions and yards, was Derrick Mason.
His drop on the wide open touchdown pass that would have given the Ravens the lead is absolutely inexcusable. It may have been the most inopportune drop of his 13-year career. When that ball bounced off his facemask, Derrick basically punched every Ravens fan right in the stomach. Personally, I laid face-down on the floor for the remainder of that awful drive, which ended up resulting in ZERO points.
ZERO, instead of six.
If Mason catches that ball, Cousins never gets his personal foul penalty.
Flacco again went to Mason, on the Ravens next drive. Instead of picking up about 20 yards on 2nd and 6, and setting the Ravens up in Steelers' territory, Mason dropped/fumbled (another one that could have went either way) the ball, and Sam Koch trotted on the field three plays later. That particular catch would have actually been negated by a Marshal Yanda holding penalty, had he held on, but it still doesn't excuse his second consecutive critical late-game drop.
If the Ravens are to make any sort of run through the Playoffs, they cannot have their #1 receiver making game-changing drops. Mason is a professional, and undoubtedly his own worst critic after watching the game tape. Let's hope it results in some renewed focus for this stretch of critical game(s, hopefully) to come.


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"The Autosomal Me" is a 9 part series published between February 6, 2013 and May 31, 2013 on the blog, www.dna-explained.com. I've been asked to do a couple of things. First, to put together a document that has all of the links in one place, and second, to create a pdf file of the compiled articles for download.
The second part turned out to be easier than I anticipated. One of my readers also saw that request and put together the pdf file, which I've uploaded to my website at www.dnaexplain.com and is now available (free) with lots of other good things under the Publications tab. Very big hat tip to John for doing this. Thank you so much!
Here's the list of articles from first to last with their links:
Part 1 was "The Autosomal Me – Unraveling Minority Admixture" and Part 2 was "The Autosomal Me – The Ancestors Speak." Part 1 discussed the technique we are going to use to unravel minority ancestry, and why it works. Part two gave an example of the power of fragmented chromosomal mapping and the beauty of the results.
Part 3, "The Autosomal Me – Who Am I?," reviewed using our pedigree charts to gauge expected results and how autosomal results are put into population buckets.
Part 4, "The Autosomal Me – Testing Company Results," shows what to expect from all of the major testing companies, past and present, along with Dr. Doug McDonald's analysis.
In Part 5, "The Autosomal Me – Rooting Around in the Weeds Using Third Party Tools," we looked at 5 different third party tools and what they can tell us about our minority admixture that is not reported by the major testing companies because the segments are too small and fragmented.
In Part 6, "The Autosomal Me – DNA Analysis – Splitting Up" we began the analysis part of the data we've been gathering. We looked at how to determine whether minority admixture on specific chromosomes came from which parent.
Part 7, "The Autosomal Me – Start, Stop, Go – Identifying Native Chromosomal Segments" took a deeper dive and focused on the two chromosomes with proven Native heritage and began by comparing those chromosome segments using the 4 GedMatch admixture tools.
Part 8, "The Autosomal Me – Extracting Data Segments and Clustering," we extract all of the Native and Blended Asian segments in all 22 chromosomes, but only used chromosomes 1 and 2 for illustration purposes. We then clustered the resulting data to look for trends, grouping clusters by either the Strong Native criteria or the Blended Asian criteria.
The final segment, Part 9, "The Autosomal Me – The Holy Grail – Identifying Native Genealogy Lines," utilized all of the chromosomal information we've gathered in the earlier steps. We apply that information to our matches and determine which of our lines are the most likely to have Native Ancestry. This, of course, fulfills the goal of using DNA information to identify small amounts of minority admixture.
In summary, this series has been quite interesting and indeed, it did achieve the goals initially set forth. However, it was very manually intensive and took far longer than anticipated, partly due to circumstances beyond my control, like software updates and vendor changes. A second reason that it took longer than expected was due to the sheer amount of work involved in the various steps, particularly steps 8 and 9. In addition, because Minority Admixture Mapping (MAP) is developmental, I had to try several different approaches to determine which one, or ones, worked best. Despite the immense amount of work, I would describe this approach certainly as useful and successful. In fact, I don't know how else I would have ever eliminated some genealogical lines as candidates for Native heritage and focused on others without the combination of MAP's new techniques combined with both old and new tools provided by others.
Having said that, I would suggest that this technique, because of the intensive manual effort required, is only for the very committed genetic genealogist – the warrior, so to speak. It also will not work well with only a few matches. I would suggest that you would need at least 200 or 300 matches, preferably more, which is typical of someone with colonial American heritage. If that is you, and you are desperate to find your minority admixed lines….then this type of project may be for you. Please thoroughly read all 9 articles before beginning.
Many of the techniques in the various steps can be utilized individually, without completing the entire MAP process. For example, comparing vendor and third party results, using the GedMatch admixture tools and the chromosome comparisons for percentages of ethnicity all provide useful information in their own right, outside of the full MAP process.
Bon voyage on your journey of discovery to find "The Autosomal You"! Your ancestors are the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.


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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan have signed on for a ninth and final season of their U.S. sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother," CBS said.
Series regulars Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders, as well as series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, will return for the last season in which audiences will finally learn the identity of the titular mother, CBS Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television announced Wednesday.
"Through eight years, 'How I Met Your Mother,' has mastered the art of leading-edge comedy, emotional water-cooler moments and pop culture catch phrases," Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement. "We are excited for Carter, Craig, Pam Fryman and this amazing cast to tell the final chapter and reveal television's most mysterious mother to some of TV's most passionate fans."
"We're thrilled to have the entire and incredibly talented 'How I Met Your Mother' cast back for one final season to bring the series to a proper close," said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen of 20th Century Fox Television, in a joint statement.
"Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are masterful and hilarious storytellers, and we have no doubt that they will guide one of the greatest comedies of the last decade to a gratifying conclusion when they finally reveal the identity of the mother."


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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) In the midst of his biggest win since returning to coaching, Mike Leach was matter of fact about moving ahead.
``The offseason starts on Monday,'' Leach said minutes after getting swarmed, pushed, grabbed and revered by crimson-and-gray-clad fans storming the field.
At least now, thanks to Washington State pulling off the biggest comeback in the 105 meetings with rival Washington, Leach has a benchmark victory to build on as he tries to put behind him a rocky first season on the Palouse.
The belief before the season was Leach would to do exactly what he did at Texas Tech and immediately bring success to Washington State. But the demands of accountability and work ethic from Leach and his staff led to player dissent, and in the case of former star wide receiver Marquess Wilson, claims of abuse by coaches.
In part because of Leach's past, Wilson's claims led to investigations by both the Pac-12 and Washington State, the results of which are expected to be released soon. And it became one more distraction in a season already rife with them because of the Cougars' inconsistent play.
There was the fourth-quarter meltdown against Colorado; the blowout losses to Utah and Arizona State; the near misses against Stanford and UCLA; and finally the upset of Washington. Throw in the unwanted attention from Wilson's claims and not meeting those outside expectations and it's been a trying year for both Leach and his players, but one that was capped with an unlikely win thanks to an 18-point fourth quarter rally that added another chapter in Apple Cup lore.
``What I think we need to learn from this is some of this is easier than we've been making it,'' Leach said. ``It's really just hanging together and everyone doing their part. Not trying to make too much happen. Everybody do their job, make a routine play and stick in there and do it for 60 minutes.''
Washington State was able to pull off the remarkable comeback thanks to gutty plays by quarterback Jeff Tuel and a defense that was underappreciated at times this season because most of the focus was on an offense that failed to live up to its billing. The Cougars sacked Washington quarterback Keith Price twice and forced him into his worst throw of the day on the first play of overtime.
Logan Mayes, the son of former Washington State star running back Rueben Mayes, got the call to fill in for injured starter Travis Long. On the first play of overtime, Mayes ran a stunt and was able to get his hand on Price, pulling him back toward the ground. Price was able to get off a desperation heave, but it fell into the arms of Cougars defensive tackle Kalafitoni Pole, who nearly ended the game returning it for a touchdown.
The turnover set up the Cougars for Andrew Furney's game-winning 27-yard field goal on their overtime possession that set off a wild celebration.
``I just remember as a kid being so heartbroken when we lost these games,'' Mayes said. ``Right when we one I thought there is some little kid up there who is going to be happy for the next three days because they won the Apple Cup. ... That just felt really good to me.''
The feeling across the state was far different and the collapse left an incomplete taste to the Huskies' regular season that was supposed to be a launching point for 2013.
Washington coach Steve Sarkisian won't be able show progression of regular season improvement from year-to-year. The Huskies won seven games for the second straight season and beat a pair of top 10 teams, but two midseason blowouts versus Oregon and Arizona, combined with a loss to their rival to end the season might overshadow it all.
Washington can still reach eight victories with a bowl victory. But it may not resonate the same way and it could come in a lower-tier bowl thanks to the loss to the Cougars.
``We're lucky we don't play in seven days and we have a little more time to start the healing process and figure out where we're going to play our bowl game,'' Sarkisian said.
While Washington's defense progressed under first-year coordinator Justin Wilcox, there remains concern about Price. For most of the season he looked nothing like the quarterback that was a longshot Heisman candidate before the season began after throwing 33 touchdown passes as a sophomore.
He came around toward the end of the season, but made two costly mistakes in the Apple Cup. Washington had one scoring drive longer than 20 yards and its 269 yards of offense were the lowest of the season, excluding a blowout loss at LSU.
``We just couldn't get in a rhythm and we didn't execute late in the game like we usually do,'' Price said. ``We had a few three-and-outs, we had penalties and we didn't play consistent. That cost us the game.''


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Tonight's Concert Picks: Katie Frank & the Pheromones at Bourbon and Branch, Alo Brasil at World Cafe Live, Rose Windows at Milkboy
Local countrified outfit Katie Frank & the Pheromones will be rocking out Bourbon and Branch tonight. The band, whose LP Counting Your Curses was released in March, have steadily been standing out as an artist to watch on the Philly scene, and will appear on the lineup of the Philadelphia Folk Festival later this summer. Information for tonight's show is available on our concert calendar here, and below you can watch Frank's smooth cover of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock'n'Roll."


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Crew Consultant
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
A Venturing Crew Consultant is an adult who provides expertise to a crew's program. Consultants may or may not be a member of the Crew Committee.
Consultants are adults who are recruited (often by the crew committee), on a one-time basis. They may be members of the chartered organization, parents, or other adults in the community who are found through the program capability inventory (PCI).
Position description
A consultant is a person whose special skill or talent is needed for a crew's activity or project; he or she frequently work with an Activity Chair, such as planning the details of an activity. Many adults can serve as consultants to a crew. Some are unable to serve as crew leaders, but most are willing and flattered to serve as an expert consultant for a Venturing activity.
- Provides expertise to the crew's program.
- Assists the crew's activity committees in planning activities.
See also
- Source: Venturing Leader Manual (34655E), 2006 printing, pg. 25.
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Man Has Nose Growing On His Forehead
You've heard the phrase "a good head on his shoulders." Well, how 'bout "a good nose on his head?"
A Chinese man has a nose growing on his forehead. The man, identified as Xiaolian, suffered injuries to his nose following a car crash in the summer of 2012. He developed an infection, which destroyed the proboscis' cartilage, rendering his whole honker useless.
Doctors decided to actually grow a new nose using cartilage from his ribs and putting it on his forehead, where it is currently growing.
Doctors say everything is going along well and that they should be able to move the nose to its proper place soon, although it's not clear when that may be.


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Cee Lo Green turned to the thug life as a kid because he felt awkward and out of place.
The "Forget You" singer has opened up about his mean streak in a new biography co-authored by music writer David Wild, and he admits he turned to crime to empower himself.
He says, "My body was too short, my head was too big, I was strange and I dressed different.
"At an age when other kids might be out selling lemonade, I stole my [bleep] off."
Green, real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, tells the Globe he mugged people at gunpoint and "wanted to be a killer".
He adds, "People who are brilliant-minded need a creative outlet. To feel endowed enough to take something from somebody is very empowering."
Green's new memoir, titled "Everybody's Brother," is out now.


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Alan Khazei
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Alan Khazei
1991 Global Fellow
Founder of City Year with Michael Brown
Alan Khazei 1991 Global Fellow
Unite young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation.
An Action Tank for national service, City Year seeks to demonstrate, improve, and promote the concept of national service as a means of building a stronger democracy. City Year unites a diverse group of young adults, ages 17 to 24, for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 1993, The Clinton Administration used City Year as a model for its Americorps program and in 1994, The Timberland Company and Digital became national founding sponsors of City Year's national corps in a tremendous act of corporate leadership. City Year's vision is that one day, the most commonly asked question of an 18-year-old will be: "Where are you going to do your service year?"
Alan Khazei has pioneered ways to empower citizens to make a difference. In 1987, as a young graduate of Harvard Law School, he co-founded City Year with his friend, Michael Brown. City Year unites young adults ages 17-24 from all backgrounds for an intensive year of full-time community service mentoring, tutoring, and educating children. In 2007, Alan launched Be the Change, Inc., a nonprofit that creates national issue based campaigns by organizing coalitions of nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, policymakers, private sector leaders, academics, and citizens. Alan has served on the boards of leading national non-profits and has received numerous awards, including the Reebok Human Rights Award, the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur Award. Alan is also the author of the book, Big Citizenship: How pragmatic idealism can bring out the best in America.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to finalize rules that will enable the use of TV white spaces to provide wireless broadband connectivity.
According to the FCC, this is the first significant block of spectrum made available for unlicensed use in more than 20 years.
TV white space spectrum is considered prime real estate because its signals travel well, making it ideally suited for mobile wireless devices. "Unlocking this valuable spectrum will open the doors for new industries to arise, create American jobs, and fuel new investment and innovation," according to a statement issued by the FCC.
The FCC ruling eliminates the requirement that TV-bands devices that incorporate geolocation and database access must also include sensing technology to detect the signals of TV stations and low-power auxiliary service stations (wireless microphones).
"As more people access information via mobile and other intelligent devices, additional strain is being put on existing wireless networks," said Craig Mundie, Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer. "Microsoft appreciates the hard work by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and the other FCC Commissioners and Congress leading up to this vote. Their action will deliver greater broadband connectivity to consumers, and promote growth and investment in a new generation of wireless broadband technologies."
"With this vote, the commission is taking a forward-looking view of how to optimize spectrum allocation by capitalizing on evolving technologies. As a result, technology companies will be able to develop new applications that tap into the potential of white spaces networks. On Microsoft's own campus in Redmond, Washington, a prototype 'White-Fi' system delivers more economical broadband Internet access for employees traveling between buildings on the campus. The FCC's decision will create opportunities for American companies to remain at the forefront of technological innovation," Mundie said.


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Hotabs and hotemis are the coronal analogs of warmabs and photemis. In this case the free parameter determining the ionization is the log of the temperature in units of 10 K, i.e. logt4=0 corresponds to 10 K, logt4=3 corresponds to 10K.
The normalization is the same as for warmabs. The model supplies to xspec the emissivity of the gas, in units of erg cm s, times a factor 10. So the physical meaning of the normalization, , is
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Anti-Hazing Policy
Gettysburg College opposes all forms of hazing. From a legal perspective, hazing is a crime. From an individual student's perspective, hazing damages the self-esteem of the targets of the hazing.
From an organizational perspective, hazing degrades the values of the organization. From a campus community perspective, hazing creates an environment of disrespect that contradicts the values of our community. For all of these reasons, the College takes a strong position against any and all forms of hazing.
**Please note that the College's anti-hazing policy applies to all student organizations, clubs, and athletic teams.
Gettysburg College defines Hazing as:
Any action taken, created, or situated, (on or off campus) to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule that is directed at new or prospective members of a recognized student organization. An individual, an individual against an organization, or an organization against an individual, may perpetrate such actions. In case of violations, individuals and an organization as a whole may be subject to disciplinary action. Please note that the consent of those hazed will not be accepted as a defense for hazing activities. The severity of the penalty for a hazing offense will be determined in proportion to the hazing activity. In addition to Gettysburg College's Anti-Hazing policy, students must also comply with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing law.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania defines Hazing as:
Title 24, P.S. 5352-5253
"Any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student or which willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with or as a condition of continued membership in, any organization operating under the sanction of or recognized as an organization by an institution of higher education. The term shall include, but not be limited to, any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or other substance, or any other forced physical activity which could adversely affect the physical health and safety of the individual, and shall include any activity which would subject the individual to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social contact, forced conduct which could result in extreme embarrassment, or any other forced activity which could adversely affect the mental health or dignity of the individual, or any willful destruction or removal of public or private property. For purposes of this definition, any activity as described in this definition upon which the initiation or admission into or affiliation with or continued membership in an organization is directly or indirectly conditioned shall be presumed to be 'forced' activity, the willingness of an individual to participate in such activity notwithstanding." Any person who causes or participates in hazing commits a misdemeanor of the third degree."
Responsibilities of Individual Students regarding Hazing:
All individual students have a responsibility to:
- Decline to participate in hazing activities.
- Report hazing activities if they become aware of them.
Examples of Hazing:
Note that this list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Please contact the office of
College Life (x6900) for clarification on any action that may be considered hazing.
- Forcing, requiring, or endorsing consumption of alcoholic beverages or any other drug use.
- Any action which would be perceived as inflicting physical abuse/harm to an individual, e.g. throwing things at students, paddling, etc.
- Requiring students to publicly wear apparel which is conspicuous or not normally in good taste.
- Morally degrading or humiliating games or activities such as requiring members to sing in public or act like animals.
- Requiring any personal servitude such as running errands.
- Requiring tattoos or brands.
- Requiring members to shave all or part of their heads.
- Requiring members to participate in "line-ups".
- Requiring any activities, which involve the deprivation of food, sleep, etc.
- Assigning or endorsing pranks such as borrowing or stealing items, vandalism to property, or harassing other individuals or organizations.
- Conducting activities that do not allow adequate time for study or sleep.
- All forms of physical activity not part of an organized, voluntary athletics context.
- Verbal harassment, including yelling and screaming.
- Scavenger hunts, treasure hunts, road trips, kidnapping, drop-offs, or any such activities if done in such a way as to violate the College Hazing policy described above.
- Requiring the ingestion of an undesirable, unwanted substance; or excessive amounts of any substance.
- Requiring the carrying of items (e.g. rocks, bricks, etc.).
Reporting an incident of hazing:
A hazing incident may be reported to the College Department of Public Safety (x6911) or the Office of College Life (x6900). College response to allegations of hazing:
Any allegations of hazing reported to the College will be investigated. If the investigation yields evidence of hazing, the College will then take appropriate disciplinary action against the individuals and/or organizations deemed responsible for the hazing. The Student Conduct Review Board may hear charges against individuals. The investigation and adjudication process for groups is presented in the Student Code of Conduct. Please note that the College will also support any victim of hazing if they want to speak to the local police about the possibility of pressing criminal charges.


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Adopt a Book for Conservation
A unique holiday gift to honor someone special in your life
Wesleyan's Adopt a Book Program supports the library's conservation program. This program is focused on books that have a direct connection to Wesleyan's curriculum and those that are tied to Wesleyan's history. While many texts are now available online, the physical book as an artifact supports scholarship in ways that supplement the text contained within. Aspects of the book such as binding, evidence of ownership or readership, and original format all reside within the physical object.
For a book to be permanently available, it must be in a usable physical state. Though many of our books are in fine condition, years of use inevitably cause wear and tear, book bindings decay and their paper deteriorates. Conservation treatment can counteract and remedy these effects, but it is expensive - hence our constant need to seek conservation funding so that the books that support teaching and research today can still be read in the future.
How to Adopt a Book: There are a variety of books available for adoption. All you need do is (i) select a title from those listed, (ii) decide on the donation level -- $25 or more, and then (iii) either fill out and mail the donation form to the Friends or proceed to the online checkout to give your details and make your gift. Unless otherwise noted, the full adoption level for most books is $150; partial adoptions are welcome.
How Your Donation Makes a Difference: Limited resources mean that we can never treat all the books needing conservation as quickly as we would like. Adopt a Book was therefore established to support the library's conservation activities. Please note that your donation does not directly pay for the treatment of the book you adopt. Your gift goes into a special fund which is solely used to support the library's conservation work, ensuring that many more books will be treated and protected for future generations. When the funding goal for each book available for adoption is reached, that book will be treated.
Holidays, Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, Retirements, Remembering Loved Ones: Adopt a Book makes a personal and memorable present for special occasions. Many people have chosen to adopt a book as a lasting tribute to a loved one. The beneficiary of your gift will have a personalized bookplate added to the chosen book and will receive an acknowledgment of the gift, unless you specify otherwise.
For a donation of more than $500, and in consultation with the Head of Special Collections and University Archivist, you may support the conservation of a book that has not already been identified for adoption. We will add a bookplate dedication to it.
Books on the Adopt a Book List: Unless otherwise noted, books are removed from the list once $150 has been raised for a single volume. When several people adopt the same volume, the Adopt a Book bookplate will list all donor or beneficiary names. Book sets with multiple volumes or books requiring extra conservation treatment may have higher adoption levels. The book list will be updated periodically so check back often.


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Mar 4, 2013
ENCORE Calling all pessimists! Your brain is wired for optimism! Yes, deep down, we're all Pollyannas. So wipe that scowl off your face and discover the evolutionary advantage of thinking positive. Also, enjoy other smile-inducing research suggesting that if you crave happiness, you should do the opposite of what your brain tells you to do.
Plus, why a "well-being index" may replace Dow Jones as a metric for success … a Twitter study that predicts your next good mood … and whether our furry and finned animal friends can experience joy.
- Frank Drake – Astronomer and author of the Drake Equation
- Tali Sharot – Cognitive neuroscientist at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at the University College London and the author of The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain
- Michael Macy – Sociologist at Cornell University
His team's Twitter study: http://timeu.se/
- Carol Graham – Economist at the Brookings Institution and author of The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being
- David DiSalvo – Science and technology writer, author of What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
- Robin Ince – U.K.-based comedian
- Jonathan Balcombe – Animal behavior scientist and author of The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure
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Although all natural medicine prescriptions should be individualized for optimal results, there are many effective general programs to try. A good herbal program rotates botanical remedies and combines them with synergistic nutritional supplements in an organized and rational manner. I have found that this type of system greatly enhances effectiveness and works in conjunction with natural body rhythms. By using natural remedies in specific cycles, the body remains more responsive and clinical results improve dramatically. This is especially true for women who tend to have sensitive metabolisms due to the complexity of the menstrual cycle and fluctuating hormone cycles.
Herbal programs for women are based upon the 4 weeks of the menstrual cycle. The first phase (weeks 1 & 2) involves the transition from menstruation to ovulation. The second phase (weeks 3 & 4) deals with the ovulation to menstruation process. Using herbal and nutritional supplements that support metabolic functions during these two distinct phases is the key to obtaining optimal results.
In the first phase, we find that toning the body by "nourishing" the blood and balancing the hormones is most beneficial. During this time, the hormones are building as the estrogen prepares the body for ovulation and potential fertilization of the egg. The two most important herbs during this first phase are Dong Quai and Red Raspberry leaf. Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis root) is the noted Chinese herb that is used as a blood tonic. It contains micronutrients known for their blood building properties (iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin E). Dong Quai balances estrogen in the body, and is traditionally used in China to regulate the menstrual cycle. Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus leaf) is a rough equivalent to Dong Quai in Western herbology. It is a blood tonic and blood builder with hormone-regulating and uterine-toning properties.
Because Dong Quai is "warming" in nature, and Red Raspberry leaf is "cooling", I prefer to use a blend of these two herbs. As a combination they are neutral, and may be used on a long term basis to treat a variety of menstrual complaints.
During the second phase, there is a metabolic shift in the body. The hormone Progesterone predominates, as it prepares the uterus for possible implantation of the fertilized egg. It is also during this time that the liver comes under the most stress. It is responsible for the balance of "favorable" estrogen with "unfavorable" estrogen, as well as the balance of estrogen with progesterone. The liver often becomes congested during these last two weeks of the cycle, causing the hormonal balance to fluctuate. Premenstrual symptoms are the result. It is interesting to note that recent advances in Western physiology point to this dysfunction in liver metabolism. However, for over 2,000 years Chinese medicine has diagnosed the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome as a problem with liver function.
So, we find that "clearing" the liver is the preferred treatment plan for the second two weeks of the menstrual cycle. The Western herb Dandelion and the Chinese herb Bupleurum are effective in taking congestion out of the liver. Liver cleansing formulas with these herbs as the principal ingredients are beneficial. The nutrients Choline, Inositol, and Methionine (known collectively as "lipotrophic factors") are also excellent for stabilizing liver function.


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CHICAGO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Contract talks Saturday had failed to produce a breakthrough by afternoon and left Chicago teachers union negotiators saying they were still "disappointed."
"We were very disappointed after being there all day yesterday. When we left we were very disappointed and as of today we're still disappointed," the Chicago Sun-Times quoted teachers union bargaining committee member Gloria Higgins as saying.
Chicago's teachers plan to strike for the first time in 25 years Monday unless weekend negotiations produce a new contract, union officials said. Saturday's session followed 8 fruitless hours of negotiations Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"Parents need to prepare for Monday," School Board President David Vitale had said at the end of Friday's session.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis also said she was "very disappointed" in the lack of progress.
The school district has set up "Children First" sites at 144 schools where students can get as much as 4 hours a day of supervision, including meals and activities. Jean Brizard, the schools' chief executive officer, asked the union not to picket at those schools.
Lewis responded by calling the plan a "train wreck" and said she would not send her own children to the sites. Instead, she suggested the district shut them down.
CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said the offer the board made Friday was disappointing because it failed to bridge the gap between the two sides. "... Frankly," he said, "there was not enough pieces of the puzzle to make a picture. It's not sufficient."
Vitale had said late Friday the board's negotiators "have on the table things that are positive, that we believe are positive from their standpoint."
"Whether they are adequate from their standpoint may be something we have to work on," he said.
"It's unpredictable but I think it's close enough that it could breakthrough at any point."
Sharkey held out hope Saturday.
"As long as there's time, there's always a possibility to resolve this without a strike," he said.
Chicago is the nation's third-largest school district, with 404,151 students and 21,320 teachers.


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Coffee Talk is a social gathering for people who identify as Trans, Genderqueer, or Non-Binary, and their Allies. This is a safe space for all to discuss about daily life, adventures, daydreams, and/or realities. Coffee Talk is an all-inclusive, non-threatening environment for all to engage in casual conversation.


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Sustained drought, high food prices and a sharp drop in money from relatives working abroad have left many thousands of Guatemalan families struggling to feed themselves. The Ramos family are among those hit. Their baby girl is starting to show the effects of malnutrition.
GUATEMALA CITY – The Ramos family, who live in the village of Tecuiz San Agustín Acasaguastlán, are struggling on the edge of survival with no work and not enough to eat. Lázaro, 32, and his wife Maria Luisa, 28, have seven children, one of them a newborn baby girl.
"I have not been able to find any job as a day labourer for some time. We don't have any money and can't buy any food," said Lázaro, whose village is in the 'dry corridor' in Guatemala's eastern-central region.
Even if Lázaro could afford seeds, the drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon has also made it impossible for him to plant crops to feed his family.
Hunger in Guatemala
One of the poorest countries in Central America, Guatemala has the fourth highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world. Poverty and hunger are worst among the indigenous population of rural Guatemala, where flooding and droughts pose a constant threat to food security. Learn more.
Fighting to survive
As a result, the Ramos' children are weak and underfed. Their baby daughter and one of her sisters have begun showing signs of acute malnutrition, a situation Maria Luisa says she can do little to help.
"I know my daughter is sick and needs to go to the hospital, but I cannot leave the rest of the children behind," she said.
For the last three months, this family of nine has gotten by on food assistance from WFP which provides them with emergency rations of maize, beans, vegetable oil and corn soy blend that cover half of their nutritional needs.
A call for help
However, Guatemala's rising need has put enormous strain on WFP's food stocks in the country, which have fallen to their lowest level in years. No food distributions have taken place since the end of January 2010. The situation in the extended 'dry corridor' is getting worse.
In order to survive until the September harvest, the Ramos family and thousands of others like them are in dire need of additional assistance.
The World Food Programme is appealing to the international community for a contribution of US$14 million for life-saving operations to provide food assistance to 47,000 families for a six month period until the next harvest.


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By Jon Krawczynski | Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- As he dived through the clubhouse on a makeshift slip-and-slide drenched with beer and champagne, a euphoric Nick Swisher could only think about how far his Cleveland Indians had come, and how quickly they got there.
They staggered into September on a five-game skid that had them all but finished in the AL playoff picture and entered the final two weeks of the season essentially needing to win every game to scratch their way into the postseason. And they did just that.
Cleveland earned its first postseason berth since 2007, beating the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday to clinch an AL Wild Card as Ubaldo Jimenez tied a career high with 13 strikeouts.
Swisher homered in the first inning for the Indians, who became the first major league team to win its final 10 regular-season games since the 1971 Baltimore Orioles finished with 11 straight victories, according to STATS.
"The way we've been playing as of late, talk about starting pitching, talk about clutch hitting from our guys," a goggled Swisher hollered amid the celebration. "I'm telling you, we're bringing that Wild Card game back to the 216 and that place is going to be packed out and rockin', baby!"
Cleveland will host Tampa Bay or Texas, who will play a tiebreaker on Monday, in the one-game AL Wild Card playoff on Wednesday night.
Jimenez (13-9) gave up one run and five hits in 623 innings for the Indians, the first team to sweep seven four-game series in one regular season since the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals.
After the final out, Cleveland players mobbed each other on the diamond in a jubilant celebration.
"I'm so crazy about this group of guys," first-year manager Terry Francona said. "From ownership to baseball ops to the clubhouse guys, to be able to stand here and say the Indians are going to the playoffs, I'm so proud of everybody."
Scott Diamond (6-13) gave up four runs -- two earned -- and seven hits for the Twins (66-96).
Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes also drove in runs for the Indians, who entered with a one-game lead over Tampa Bay and Texas. If the Indians had lost Sunday and the Rays and Rangers won, two days of tiebreaker games would have been needed to determine the wild cards.
Jimenez and the Indians wanted no part of that.
After giving up a leadoff single to Alex Presley in the first, the right-hander retired 17 straight. He was on a run of five strikeouts in a row when he walked Presley with two outs in the sixth and gave up a single to Brian Dozier. But Jimenez threw a called third strike past Trevor Plouffe to end the threat. Jimenez went 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA and 51 strikeouts in six September starts.
"It's really good," Jimenez said. "We're going to start that game knowing we have played really good lately. We're going to be bringing everything we have, especially (because) it's only a one-game playoff. Anything can happen. Definitely we have a lot of confidence right now. Hopefully we get that game."
Swisher's two-run homer landed just over the flower bed in left field in the first inning and the Indians tacked on two more in the sixth thanks in part to throwing errors by shortstop Pedro Florimon and Diamond.
Cleveland lost at least 93 games in three of the previous four seasons. But the Indians increased their wins total by 24 games this year behind a strong pitching staff and Francona, a rejuvenated manager who has found a home in Cleveland after a messy end to his tenure in Boston in 2011. Their 21-6 record in September is the best in the majors, and they feasted on a soft schedule.
The Indians won 15 of their last 17 games, beating up on the White Sox, Royals, Astros and Twins, but they're not apologizing.
"We needed every one of them," general manager Chris Antonetti said. "We never set any limits on what we can do as a team. It's been really fulfilling to see how we've come together and it's a testament to this group of guys and the way they've continually picked each other up. It's a really resilient group that had some tough stretches but always rebounded. It's been fun to see."
And it's not over yet.
"I just hope we get to keep playing," Francona said. "We don't want to go home."
NOTES: The Twins offense reached double digits in strikeouts for a game for the 66th time this season. The previous franchise high for a season was 26. ... Indians 2B Jason Kipnis stole his 30th base of the season in the seventh inning, his second straight season to reach that plateau.


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