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Recruiting takes center stage this Wednesday night as the Maroone High School Gridiron Report counts down toward Feb. 1 with a trio of guests that will help you prepare for National Signing Day.

Joining Larry Blustein between 9-10 on WQAM (560 AM) will be Linda Doyle from Arena Advertising and Marketing, Josh Darrow, Managing Editor of the very popular South Florida High School Sports (http://sfhighschoolsports.com/) website and Charles Fishbein of Elite Scouting Services.

YEARLY EVENT The 4th annual South Florida High School Football Signing Day TV Special and Celebration will take place on February 1st at Dave & Buster’s Hollywood. This Celebration Show starts at 5:30pm and the LIVE TV show airs on NBC6 at 7:00pm. The event is hosted by Joe Rose and Adam Kuperstein.

This event is FREE for ALL senior football players in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County, along with coaching staffs, Athletic Directors, Player’s families and friends are invited to be a part of the TV show and celebration at Dave & Buster’s Hollywood. Last year the event was billed as “The largest gathering of high school recruits ever in South Florida.”

Doyle and her staff have worked very hard to make this a quality event.

IT’S ABOUT RECRUITING One of the “new kids on the block” when it comes to covering high school sports in the region is SouthFloridaHighSchoolSports.com. With a heavy emphasis on football, this is a website that has been a huge addition.

With games and video interviews along with BLOGS and player information, the website has been recognized as one of the main sources for year-round high school sports information.

Darrow has developed the website into a tool that is used by college coaches, high school coaches, parents and players.

On Thursday, Feb. 2 from 7-10 p.m. Bokampers in Miramar is the place to be for a LIVE radio show, devoted to the Miami Hurricanes and other South Florida recruits.

UM signees and their families will join other Hurricane fans for the event.

FINAL DECISION? Over the next week or so, there will be many questions asked of athletes who are ready to sign on that dotted line as part of the Class of 2012.

Nobody knows more what it’s like this time of year than Fishbein. He has watched many signing days, and understands what’s at stake.

How did Miami do? What about FSU or Florida? Check out to see what Fishbein thinks of those classes.

From Nessa Careys Epigenetics to J-Pop, heres our list of new titles now available:

The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance Nessa Carey

Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop Michael Bourdaghs

Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action (With a new Afterword by the Author) Dennis Dalton

Psychosocial Capacity Building in Response to Disasters Joshua Miller

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Now available in paper) Lillian Faderman

Engage in a discussion about the positive portrayal of women in media at a 90 minute screening of MISS REPRESENTATION. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, this film shares the stories of women from various industries, experiences and ages about the impact media has on its audience. Join in this critical discussion of the portrayal of women in todays media, and how you can help others see what they can be.

Two viewings of MISS REPRESENTATION will be hosted on the College of Charleston campus. This first showing will be held in room 235 of the Robert Scott Small building this Saturday, January 28 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The address for this building is 175 Calhoun Street, and is located near the corner of St. Philip Street. The second event will be on Wednesday, February 1 at 3:00 p.m. These showings are free and open to the public.

See you all there!

Midway through the 2011-12 Loyola Ramblers season visiting schools are continuously taking delight in the newly renovated Gentile Arena. The finalization of the court concluded Phase Two of the 100 million dollarreimagine campaign Loyola University Chicago has embarked on. Phase One comprised of erecting the state-of-the-art Norville Center for Intercollegiate Athletics. The Norville Center also houses the Gentile Arena in addition to world class locker rooms and weight lifting exercise facilities. These two athletic department venues together have already shifted the Rambler culture forward and initiated a true “Rambler Renaissance” for the rest of the university.

Complementing the upgrade in facilities, Porter Moser, men’s basketball head coach, and Dr. Grace Calhoun, athletic director, tirelessly work to keep Rambler Pride flowing around campus and within the student body. They have successfully instilled a new-found swagger in students and Loyola alums, evident each home game at the ‘Joe. The tenacious crowd plays well into the thunderous design of the arena.

Mark Lazerus of the Post-Tribune is marveled by the construction and believes Loyola has made the perfect decision on the cozy size of Gentile.  He also sees the gym as a microcosm for other Horizon League arenas.  ”Well, Loyola has created a mid-major paradise,” Lazerus writes. ”The Gentile high school gym has been converted into arguably the nicest facility in the league.” Anyone that has been to the Gentile pre-renovation knows exactly what Mark is talking about by referring it to a ‘high school gym.’ Valpo plays home to a high school style gym and would cherish in the chance to convert the Arc into a Gentile like arena.

Not only have the renovations increased fan fare, but have had an insurmountable effect on recruiting. When talking to Class of 2012 commit Matt O’Leary he stated the following for the reason he chose the Ramblers for college, “What ultimately drew me to Loyola was the fact that the campus is amazing, I see the program as one that has a chance to be very successful in the future.”

Bill Potter, Director of Communications for the Horizon League, finally took in a game last Saturday when Butler paid Loyola a visit. “I was lucky enough to take a hard-hat tour of Gentile Arena earlier in the year, and the finished product is remarkable. The fans are on top of the action, which I think they enjoy, and I think will serve Loyola well in terms of building a home court advantage in the years to come,” Potter explicated. Last month when cross town team DePaul played at Gentile, Blue Demon head coach Oliver Purnell took notice of the crowd right away. Having the Rambler Rowdies jeering and screaming amplified by the dynamics of the stadium is the ultimate form of home court advantage.

“What I was fortunate to see on Saturday was the energy in Gentile. I look forward to seeing the energy continue to pick up as Porter Moser builds his program,” Potter said. As delightful as it is to have a brand new first rate home court, the potential and forward direction for the Ramblers is the most enticing. All of Rambler nation anticipates the return to college basketball greatness.

Porter Moser and his Gentile Arena are just the first two steps.

The Education Act 2012 gives schools the power to impose detentions without the existing 24 hours’ notice for parents. Photo: GETTY

6:00AM GMT 16 Jan 2012

Teachers will be able to keep unruly pupils behind at the end of the school day without warning after ministers scrapped the existing 24-hour notice period for parents.

The Government insisted the rules – being introduced from today – would make children more accountable for their bad behaviour.

It is among a series of Coalition reforms enshrined in the Education Act 2011 designed to crack down on classroom indiscipline. This includes increased powers to search pupils for banned items, granting teachers anonymity when accused of assault and giving heads the final say on expulsions.

It comes amid fears that the balance of power in schools has swung too far towards pupils in recent years.

Almost 1,000 children are suspended from school for abuse and assault every day and two-thirds of teachers admit bad behaviour is driving professionals out of the classroom.

Trading currencies has gotten a bad rap from some people, and it hasn’t deserved most of it. While some people think that trading currency pairs is “unsafe” or “too risky,” generally these are a different kind of investor than the type who would even be interested in laying down the cash for currency pairs in the first place.

While Forex trading is potentially lucrative, it isn’t for everyone, and you need to respect that different people are going to have differing opinions about how to grow your wealth. If you try to listen to everyone, you might end up never doing anything.

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Your Trading Platform is Important

In years past, the only method anyone had for investing was to trade through a broker. You’d call up your broker and instruct him to buy this or sell that. Fortunately, in the computer age, your options have opened up considerably. Regardless of what kind of asset you want to invest in, you can get into Forex currency trading online with UFXmarkets or another wholesale investing platform in this day and age. Your options are generally now limited only by how much you want to invest and when you want to start. But choosing one that allows you to invest in your own way is crucial.

They Aren’t All the Same

Your choice of trading platform is very important to how ultimately successful you become. While many people end up with the first company they see online, you should take the time to check out plenty of different platforms, to make sure the one you choose is the best one for you. While many Forex trading platforms allow you to change up your view of the trading window and other screens, finding one that offers all of the features you want is even more important. Make sure every currency pair that interests you is featured in any company you choose to work with.

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The Work Should be the Research

Researching currencies can take a lot of twists and turns. You may research the country and its GDP to determine its currency’s relative value, or you may be more technically inclined, and look for trends along the candlesticks. No matter what method you use to pick your currencies, picking your trading platform shouldn’t be anywhere near as difficult. If you have to work harder negotiating the interface than you do in your research, you’ve got a real problem.