The Canton Community Improvement Corp. board will meet Friday to discuss the mayors improper use of a credit card tied to the economic development group.

The seven-member board is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room on the eighth floor of City Hall.

Mayor William J. Healy II improperly used a CIC credit card 16 times between July 7 and Aug. 7, according to credit-card statements obtained through a public-records request.

Healy said he mistakenly used the CIC credit card one of three issued and got it mixed up with his personal credit cards. Healy said he was embarrassed by the misstep. In recent weeks, the misuse was discovered by an employee of the community development department. Healy said he wrote checks soon after to KeyBank (for the Platinum Business MasterCard) to cover personal expenses a check for $534.39 and another for $72.03. Healy said the payments also covered a $39 late fee incurred on the credit card.

Purchases were made at several businesses, including Subway restaurant, Dillards, Friendlys Ice Cream, Macys, Speedway, Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, Johns Grille, Sunoco, Pat Catans and Sams Club.

BOARD MEETING

The CIC board will review how the credit-card account and the policy regulating its use were established without the oversight of the full seven members, said Law Director Joseph Martuccio.

Also, the board has to analyze those transactions and determine which were properly reimbursable and ratify those, he said.

Tom Burns, an assistant city law director who represents the CIC, believes the credit card account was established without the necessary board approval.

The board never formally was made aware of the existence of the three credit cards and did not approve the policy, he said.

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14-09-2012 09:36 Online learning is a fast growing sector of management education and holds great potential for spreading quality management education throughout the globe. However, online learning presents unique challenges for the case method professor working to ensure participation, comprehension, problem-solving and effective group dynamics. How can you achieve the robust learning environment of a classroom case in an online environment? In this webinar two leaders in online management education from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School's MBA@UNC program will talk about how they successfully address the challenges of online case teaching.

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Janice Gowing shows there is life after cancer

8:00am Saturday 15th September 2012 in News

A NORTH Yorkshire woman who endured months of gruelling treatment after discovering a lump in her breast says she now wants to show others there is life after cancer.

Janice Gowing, 61, was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction operation followed by five months of chemotherapy and three weeks of radiotherapy.

The treatment was a success and although she returned to the council job she had held for a decade, she said she knew she could not return to her old life.

As Mrs Gowing had already trained as a counsellor, she decided to set up her own life coaching organisation, as well as taking part in fundraisers for Cancer Research and travelling the world.

Recalling her diagnosis, Mrs Gowing said: I had found something in my breast, but because it didnt feel like a lump I wasnt too worried. I thought it was some sort of a cyst and would be easily dealt with. When the consultant said the words tumour and mastectomy I felt as if the floor had opened up and I was falling through it.

The treatment was a success and Mrs Gowing, of Knaresborough, said: I knew my life would never be the same after cancer and decided I needed to make a big change and do something different, to not put off the dreams that I had, to stop playing safe and to take some risks.

I really believe in the phrase carpe diem seize the day. My husband, Eric, and I no longer put off things that we want to do. I feel I have been given a second chance and dont intend to waste it. I have always been a positive person and am here to prove that there is life after cancer and it can be a better life than before.

Mrs Gowing is due to take part in the Bramham Park Fun Run for Cancer Research at St Jamess Hospital in Leeds, on Sunday, October 7.

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Roger J. Eyrolles loved playing baseball when he was young and loved coaching young baseball players. That's why he continued to donate his time and expertise as a baseball coach for Baldwin-Whitehall for nearly two decades after his son was done playing.

His longtime friend and fellow coach, Jim Munn of Bethel Park, said that was because Mr. Eyrolles, of Baldwin Borough, wanted to help the 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds he coached to learn life lessons as well as the fundamentals of hitting and fielding.

"He knew baseball and he cared passionately," Mr. Munn said. "To most people he seemed gruff ... but the kids liked him. He really understood the game, but the bottom line was that what Roger cared about most were the kids on the team.

"He was there to teach them and a lot of his players are now doctors, lawyers [and college professors]. He taught those kids how to be men."

Mr. Eyrolles died Tuesday in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He had been diagnosed in July with pancreatic cancer, his wife, Susan, said. He was 62.

She noted that Mr. Eyrolles succeeded in coaching because "he worked well with this age group. He just really felt a connection and felt he could make a difference. He truly dedicated himself to these kids in Baldwin and Whitehall."

Mr. Eyrolles was a four-year baseball letterman at the former Snowden High School, now South Park High School. He received scholarship interest from some colleges but with the Vietnam War raging he chose instead to enlist in the Coast Guard and served stateside.

Upon returning to civilian life, he attended CCAC South, where he continued his baseball career.

For 30 years, he owned and operated Roger's Baked Goods, a distributor of baked goods to Mon Valley pizza shops and restaurants.

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The Healthy Campus/Community Initiative of Delta State Universitys College of Education will host the eighth annual Delta Health and Wellness Day on Sept. 27.

The event will be housed in DSU's Walter Sillers Coliseum from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The initiative had previously been held at the Bolivar County Expo Center, where it drew in over 1,000 attendees.

The large health fair offers free screenings, educational outreach and access to health care for all Mississippi Deltans.

All fair services will be free and open to the public.

Katrina Taylor, assistant coordinator for initiative, said she's looking forward to this year's schedule

"We highly encourage everyone to attend," said Taylor. "Most people can't afford to go to the doctor with a huge list of screenings they want done. The good thing about our fair is that people will be able to receive checkups in so many areas."

Available screenings will include: asthma; blood glucose; blood pressure; body mass; bone density; breast exams; cholesterol; dental; depression/anxiety; hearing; weight loss; memory loss; peripheral vascular; spinal alignment; vision; and much more.

Department Chair of the Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at DSU Tim Colbert said he's happy all fair activities will take place on the campus.

"It's really going to work out well having everything on campus," said Colbert. "This should make things more convenient for everyone."

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Latest Exercise & Fitness News

By Jennifer Warner WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD

Sept. 13, 2012 -- Goodbye percentile scores, hello "healthy fitness zone."

A new presidential youth fitness program is replacing the old presidential fitness test that most adults grew up with in physical education (PE) classes in school.

The updated program does away with comparing students' performances on athletic tasks like sit-ups and push-ups and then rating them on a percentile scale vs. their peers.

Instead, the new program measures students' health-related fitness based on what current research shows promotes good health and lowers the risk of disease.

"What is really apparent is that we have an obesity epidemic in our country, so we feel like we now need to focus on health versus athletic performance," says Shellie Pfohl, executive director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. She announced the new program this week.

Pfohl says that when the original presidential fitness test was developed almost 50 years ago, it was designed to measure children's athletic performance and abilities -- particularly in case they were called into military service.

"By design, the old test compared kids against each other, so by design 50% failed," Pfohl tells WebMD.

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It is understood that last night, following a heated argument, the two traded punches outside the Hatton Health and Fitness Gym in Hyde.

Police arrived and arrested 61-year-old Ray Hatton on suspicion of common assault, detained him overnight and cautioned him for his violent behaviour.

Ricky, who turns 34 next month, reportedly wants to press charges over the attack.

Greater Manchester Police said in a statement: "Shortly before 11.45am on Thursday 13 September 2012, police received reports that there had been a fight involving two men outside a health and fitness club on Market Street, Hyde.

"A 33-year-old man was assaulted by a 61-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of common assault and subsequently given a police caution.

"The 33-year-old man was not injured in the incident."

The alleged fight follows a period of several months during which, it is claimed, the two have not been on speaking terms and have had at least one other confrontation.

Hatton has suffered a series of well-publicised issues in his private life since his last fight saw him knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, and said that his life "had turned to mush" when talking of dark times in his retirement.

He said: "It's been well documented what's happened to me since the last time you saw me in a boxing ring. I suffered a two-round demolition to Manny Pacquiao in my last fight and nobody wants to see their career end that way.

Consequently it pushed me into retirement which I never really wanted to do, and what happened to me in the last three years came because of what happened to me in that fight and the manner of that defeat."

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That was just one pearl of wisdom that Harris, a managing director with Morgan Stanley, shared with her audience Friday during the Friends of Finance luncheon. Her personal presentation - she shared her love for singing and football - veered away from numbers and data to focus on what she's gleaned from her life as a mega banker as well as excerpts from her book, "Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet."

You can train people to think about you in a way that you want them to, Harris said. She advises picking three adjectives that are valued within your organization and then behave consistently to make others believe that you embody those qualities.

"It is imperative that you understand the adjectives associated for success for the seat you're in or the seat you want to sit in," she said.

Pick adjectives that people will associate with your name, she said, when you're not in the room - times when decisions are being made about compensation, promotions and new assignments, for instance.

At one point in her career, Harris had someone tell her she was smart and worked hard but wasn't tough enough for the business. So, for the next 90 days, she decided to talk, walk and do what she could to come across as "tough" until she had others believing it.

Harris also spoke about the importance of relationships and finding an adviser, mentor and sponsor.

An adviser is someone you can ask discreet questions of, and a mentor is someone you can tell "the good, the bad and ugly" to - someone you trust, knows you well and has your best interest at heart, she said. This person doesn't have to be a co-worker but must understand the context in which you work.

"You can survive a long time in your career without a mentor, but you will not ascend without a sponsor," Harris said.

A sponsor is someone within the organization who behind closed doors will argue passionately for you and explain why you should get the next promotion or bonus, she added.

In a question-and-answer segment after her presentation, Harris noted that the Federal Reserve's announcement Thursday of a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, will not cause inflationary pressures if the country's growth engine revs up.

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Wexford Online University Names Dolly Shueh Adjunct Professor of Mathematics for Health and Fitness School

Dolly Shueh was recently named adjunct professor of mathematics for Wexford University. The university offers 100 percent online education in a variety of health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs, associates through doctoral levels.

Shueh is currently a high school math teacher in Orange County; she began her teaching career as a music instructor and tutor while earning her bachelors degree in Music Education at UCLA. She later completed a masters in Educational Technology and Instructional Design as well as her teaching credentials at California State University, Los Angeles. During her 10-year tenure at Anaheim Union High School District, she has taught choir, reading, English language development, math, and also ran both math and tutorial labs. Likewise, Shueh has also worked in alternative and adult education as well as independent studies.

Dollys diverse background and passion for education in all settings are both impressive and noteworthy, said Jack Bauerle, Chancellor of Wexford University. As we expand our staff to reach more local and international students, we are thrilled that she will be part of our mathematics team.

Shueh has also worked for an educational software company reviewing content and troubleshooting technical errors and helped corporate trainers developing materials for professional development programs. Her goal is always to keep material relevant and meaningful for her students.

Wexford University offers the following online degree programs for both U.S. and international students:

Associate of arts degree in Fitness Training Bachelor of science degree in Health and Fitness Master of science degree in Nutrition and Exercise Master of arts degree in Applied Sports Psychology Doctor of Applied Sports Psychology

About Wexford University Wexford University is dedicated to providing world-class education through cutting-edge technology, offering direct application degree programs in an accelerated format with 100 percent online learning to save time and money. Programs include an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, bachelors degree in Health and Fitness, masters degree in Nutrition and Exercise as well as masters degree and doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Wexford University is the higher education division of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association). For more information, please visit http://wexford.edu/.

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For as long as Kaimi Kaupiko can remember, the Milolii community has talked about establishing a school. Kaupiko recalled optimism residents felt more than a decade ago when Hawaiis first 25 charter schools were authorized and the Legislature later amended the law to allow start-up charters.

Residents saw a charter school, publicly funded, but privately operated, as an answer for their beloved Hawaiian fishing village. It could offer an alternative to the traditional education and possibly more resources for children who spend three hours or more commuting from the isolated rural South Kona community to the closest public school. A charter could also help preserve the traditions and lifestyles that have sustained families for generations. However, the vision never reached fruition, and Kaupiko, then a teen at the time, couldnt help.

After graduating from University of Hawaii at Manoa two years ago, Kaupiko returned to Milolii to start the discussion again. A group of residents formed Milolii Community Hui, determined to create Milolii Hawaiian Cultural Charter School. They envisioned a charter that perpetuated Hawaiian cultural values and language; strengthen family systems and the community; utilized modern technology; and met or exceeded academic standards of the state Department of Education.

Kaupiko said the state Charter School Review Panel last year denied the huis application, citing its inability to secure a facility and an unrealistic budget. That crushing decision spurred him to seek guidance, leading him to Susie Osborne, director of Kua o ka La Public Charter School. She and her staff offered the hui more than support; they gave the hui an immediate outlet.

Students and their families love Hipuu o Milolii, though no school building, cafeteria or gym exist. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, they stay home or meet at Milolii Beach Park pavilion, completing lessons for their grade level online at their own pace. On Tuesday and Thursday, they do hands-on projects, go on field trips or participate in electives, such as physical education, Hawaiian language and arts. A paid, part-time temporary teacher, Leivallyn Kaupu, as well as a handful of volunteers, support them.

Today the kids of Milolii have a choice, a choice to choose the education that they want and they have the opportunity to decide the content of their education and the future of their destiny, said Kaupiko, a volunteer and school board member. This virtual academy allowed these kids inquisitiveness and desire to direct their learning. Its also promoting the fundamental importance of kuleana.

Since July 31, 16 kindergarten through high school students have replaced classrooms with computers. However, theyre still considered students of Kua o ka La, a Puna charter that opened in 2002. Over the past four years, the charter has researched and offered online education for its students, but formalized a program, with dedicated teachers, last year, Osborne said.

Kua o ka Las Hipuu Program offers blended instruction, combining online curriculum with face-to-face gatherings, community-based projects, and Hawaiian language and culture education. Kua o ka La issues students a tablet with academic software. No tuition is required, but Internet access is. Roughly 50 percent of the lessons, mainly in core subjects like math, science, history, language arts and English, are delivered online. Kaupiko said nearly 70 students are participating in Hipuu, and Milolii is the biggest site.

Daily opportunities for academic mentoring and support are available online, as well as at the charters Hilo, Puna, Hamakua, Naalehu and Milolii sites. These places have a paid teacher and volunteers available for students needing help and to provide additional lessons. Sites also allow students to socialize, Kaupu said.

Two full-time, accredited online teachers from Hilo take turns working at the Milolii site weekly to monitor student progress, grade work and respond by email, phone or Skype. If assignments are overdue or students are struggling, Kaupu makes home visits.

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