French statue fetes 'Band of Brothers' inspiration

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? A statue in the likeness of a Pennsylvania native whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the World War II book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers" is being unveiled in France.

Maj. Dick Winters was a lieutenant when he led his troops during the D-Day invasion of France. Beginning June 6, a statue of him will survey the Normandy landscape that saw the crucial operation that helped end the war.

The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News (http://bit.ly/JwgppU) reports that the monument is dedicated to all junior military officers serving that day. World War II Foundation chairman Tim Gray says that helped convince Winters to agree to the project.

Winters died last year at age 92.

The exploits of Winters and his "Easy Company" were featured in the Stephen Ambrose book and HBO miniseries.

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Information from: The Patriot-News, http://www.pennlive.com/patriotnews

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Gov't to wrap up its perjury case against Clemens

In this May 24, 2012, photo, Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington. The government is expected to finish its perjury case against former major league pitcher Roger Clemens on Tuesday, May 29, and the defense should begin its case. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

In this May 24, 2012, photo, Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington. The government is expected to finish its perjury case against former major league pitcher Roger Clemens on Tuesday, May 29, and the defense should begin its case. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government is expected to finish its perjury case against former major league pitcher Roger Clemens on Tuesday, and the defense should begin its case.

The trial is entering its seventh week. Clemens' lawyers say they will need seven or eight court days to put on their defense.

On Friday, a government witness testified that two cotton balls and a syringe needle ? allegedly saved after a steroids injection ? tested positive for Clemens' DNA.

Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, is accused of lying to Congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone.

Earlier in the trial, Brian McNamee, Clemens' former strength and conditioning coach, said he had injected Clemens with steroids in 1998, 2000 and 2001 and with human growth hormone in 2000.

Associated Press

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In her new cookbook, Quick and Easy Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food: 150 Down-Home Recipes Packed with Flavor, Not Calories, Simpson shares with readers recipes for whipping up decadent, but healthier vegan breakfast dishes, breads, salads, main dishes, desserts, and drinks.

Inside the book are vegan recipes ranging from lower-calorie Vegan Chili ?Cheese? Fries, ?Chorizo? Breakfast Quesadillas, and ?Meatball? Soup, to a Carolina BBQ Sammich, Sweet Potato Souffle and Butter Rum Pound Cake.

The figure-friendly fare also includes ?Cheesesteaks,? Vegetable Noodle Soup, and Lemongrass Soda.

Simpson covers all aspects of vegan comfort food dished by providing the tips for creating southern classics, as well as Tex-Mex-favorites, barbecue dishes, and even ole-fashioned one-dish meals.

And to keep readers on track, along with each recipe, Simpson provides nutritional data on calories, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber, and also suggests menus ranging from 1,400 to 2,000 calories.

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PFT: Cowboys may keep Jenkins until camp

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Sunday?s sports pages from sea to shining sea not only included an Associated Press column regarding gambling on NFL games, but also contained an AP article on the future of youth football.? The item from Chris Jenkins provides an accurate snapshot of the practical consequences flowing from the combination of a generation of helicopter parenting and the advancement of medical knowledge regarding the long-term effects of mild brain trauma.

With or without the concussion lawsuits and the suicides of Dave Duerson and Junior Seau, mothers and fathers would continue to shy away from exposing young children to the more immediate risks of playing football.? If padded youth tackle football will survive over the long term (and, frankly, for kids under the age of 12 I?m not sure that it should), efforts must be made to ensure that coaches will be more responsible.

Plenty of the men who give their time to the coaching of youth football undoubtedly have good intentions and use appropriate methods, placing the well-being of their players over the ?win-at-all-costs? mentality that infects coaches at every stage of the sport.? But some coaches make youth football their own personal NFL, allowing an obsession with victory to cloud common sense and, at times, basic decency.

Forty years ago, youth coaches routinely denied their players water during practice, kicked them in the asses when they were loafing (I still have a cleat mark or two in mine), and corrected alignment errors by pulling them by the facemasks into the right position.? Though the days of football coaches laying hands on kids have long since ended (except for Mike Vanderjagt . . . allegedly), plenty of youth coaches still insist on a ruthless, aggressive approach from boys who should still be boys, in every way.

I?ve witnessed it.? Several years ago, Florio Jr. had soccer practice.? Nearby, a youth football team was padded up.? The coach was barking at kids no older than 10 like they were adults, cajoling them to be ?mean? and ?nasty? and to hit the other team so hard that when they cross paths at the mall during high school the opponents will still feel intimidated by it.

It?s shameful and it?s irresponsible and it needs to end, or youth tackle football eventually will.

And that?s where the NFL?s assumption that changes made at the top of the sport will trickle down could be erroneous.? Pro football coaches are accountable to the league office.? College football coaches answer to the NCAA.? At the high-school level and below, who?s really paying attention to what these coaches say and do?

That?s why it?s critical for efforts like the Lystedt Law to be successful in every state.? Without external bright-line rules regarding concussions, coaches who are largely left to their own devices will continue to be able to do things the way they?ve always been done, regardless of any advancements that are made to protect the grown men who play the game.

At every level below college, the challenge for football will be to adapt to the new expectations of society and parents and players, or to face the fact that players and parents and ultimately society will choose another path.? Though it won?t kill the sport completely, it will make it harder for colleges and NFL teams to identify and develop the best of the best available players.

Thus, every college team and every NFL franchise has a direct interest in finding ways to ensure that the stewards of the youth and high-school versions of the game behave responsibly, prudently, and properly when it comes to ensuring the health and safety of the boys and young men entrusted to them.

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One-Minute Physics: Why planets can only orbit in 3D

Sandrine Ceurstemont, editor, New Scientist TV

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Ever wondered why the Earth doesn't get sucked towards the sun? Since the pull of gravity is stronger closer to the sun, it might seem like if a planet moves slightly nearer it could spiral to its doom.

In this One-Minute Physics episode, animator Henry Reich illustrates how planets are able to maintain stable orbits. He explains why a 3D environment is necessary and how changes in gravity in other dimensions would affect the behaviour of the solar system.

If you enjoyed this video, check out our previous One-Minute Physics videos to find out for example, why Einstein rotated time or how to measure superfast neutrinos.

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UnitedHealthcare is searching for a Sales Training Manager, accountable for managing training solutions for sales professionals. Responsibilities include job specific and business needs assessment, design, development, delivery, evaluation, assessment, and measurement of training of instructor led and eLearning programs to increase overall sales growth and performance.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the training process including needs analysis, instructional design, facilitation, and presentation.
• Demonstrate superior consultative selling skills, communications, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Possess successful sales and/or account management experience.
• Develop sales programs for instructor-led and synchronous and asynchronous eLearning.
• Gather highly complex, technical information from various perspectives and identify key issues through listening, questioning, and clarifying to design and develop training programs.
• Identify critical training needs, develop practical working solutions to address performance gaps, analyze data to develop logical conclusions and to assess business impact of training solutions.
• Work effectively with individuals at varying levels of the organization with demonstrated ability to create, build, and maintain relationships. Proven ability to influence others, especially those outside of training.
• Use organizational ability to resolve conflicts including appreciation of alternative perspectives.
• Generate creative ideas with confidence and persuasiveness and sell ideas. Demonstrate a willingness to experiment, innovate, and explore the potential in new approaches. Improvise and respond quickly in uncertain situations.
• Coach others and provide effective feedback in a training environment.

Coach and mentor new or existing team members in area of expertise and team processes.

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• Takes initiative, adapts readily to change, drives to solutions
• Effective management skills and decision-making abilities
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Able to achieve results in a highly matrix environment through influencing and leadership
• Able to manage multiple priorities
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
• Multimedia experience helpful
• Training experience in areas of coaching and leadership a plus.
• Ability to travel 40%

**Position based in Edina, MN. However, it is an extremely virtual position and can be worked from anywhere within the United States**

UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is comprised of three specialized businesses dedicated to meeting the health care benefits needs of individuals and groups; all part of something greater, but each with a specialized focus:

UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual works with individuals, small businesses and large multi-site employers to provide innovative, affordable benefits services.

UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement is focused on serving Americans over the age of 50. It is the largest business dedicated to meeting the growing health and well-being needs of aging individuals in the nation, serving one in five Medicare beneficiaries through a comprehensive and diversified array of products and services through four industry-leading businesses.

UnitedHealthcare Community & State provides high-quality, personalized, public-sector health care programs that help local government agencies improve health outcomes for millions of children and low-income and disabled individuals at an affordable cost.

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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Requisition #: 377617

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