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The parasite, Cooperia, has become the most prevalent internal parasite in U.S. cow-calf operations according to research data from USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring Service (NAHMS) Beef 2007-2008 cow-calf survey. The effects of Cooperia on cattle productivity, however, have largely gone unchecked. Fortunately, a newly published research study – completed by leading U.S. parasitologists and sponsored by Merck Animal Health – brings to light the negative impact Cooperia can have on productivity if a deworming program is leaving these worms behind.
New enemy No. 1
As part of the 2008 National Animal Health Monitoring Service's (NAHMS) cow-calf study, USDA-ARS researchers sought to not only identify animals harboring internal parasites, but also get an indication of which parasites were actually present and still shedding eggs after treatment with common dewormers.
"Using DNA-screening methods, we identified which parasites were left behind in the cattle groups with less-than-effective dewormer treatments. In two out of every three herds showing poor efficacy, only certain worms were left behind," said Bert Stromberg, Ph.D., professor of parasitology at the University of Minnesota. "A large portion of the animal groups with low efficacy contained Cooperia (small intestinal worms) after deworming, which would be indicative of tolerance to a particular anthelmintic treatment by that parasite."
For decades, the brown stomach worm – Ostertagia (O. ostertagi) – was believed to be the most pathogenic and economically costly of cattle gastrointestinal parasites, explains Stromberg. And to their credit, avermectin dewormers have done a good job of controlling these performance-robbing parasites.
"But over time, the constant removal of drug sensitive and highly immunogenic species such as Ostertagi was favoring the colonization and retention of less immunogenic but avermectin-resistant genera such as Cooperia punctata," said Stromberg.
"The effect of Cooperia on cattle productivity was largely unknown. It was long considered a non-factor," explained Lou Gasbarre, parasitology consultant and former research lead from USDA's ARS Bovine Functional Genomics Lab in Beltsville, Massachusetts. "This study was conducted to look specifically at the impact of Cooperia on cattle productivity."
On-feed study
In the fall of 2009, 200 calves with an average weight of 460 pounds were acquired from Northwestern Arkansas and Northeastern Oklahoma and, upon arrival, were vaccinated and drenched with fenbendazole and given levamisole according to label directions. Animals were preconditioned for approximately one month and fed a standard growing ration. At four weeks, all calves were dewormed through their feed using fenbendazole, re-vaccinated, and moved to pens equipped with GrowSafe system feed bunks. After an additional week to get acclimated, calves were randomly divided into two groups of 80, and each group was further divided into two replicate pens of 40 calves.
On day 0 and day 14 of the data collection phase, two pens were orally drenched with Cooperia punctata infective larvae. The two control pens received a drench of tap water. To mimic natural infection, researchers sought to infect animals so that, on average, animals carried between 15,000 and 30,000 worms. The presence of Cooperia punctata (>98 percent) was later confirmed by necropsy on days 35 and 60 post infection.
"We've infected a couple thousand calves with a bolus infection like this doing research over the years, and we found that larva uptake averages only 10 percent to 20 percent," noted Gasbarre. "Therefore, we orally drenched each animal in the infected group with 100,000 larvae and then 90,000 larvae resulting in approximately 20,000 to 30,000 parasites in each infected animal."
Data collected included biweekly fecal egg counts, daily individual feed consumption and weight gain over the 60-day test period. Egg counts were positive by day 14 post-infection and remained at levels similar to those seen in previous field studies.
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Data suggested that Cooperia punctata has a negative impact on both appetite and nutrient uptake. The non-infected group gained weight 7.4 percent more rapidly (p=0.02) than did the infected animals, showing an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.24 pounds versus 3.0 pounds. The infected animals also consumed 1.5 pounds per day less per head on a dry matter basis compared to non-infected cattle (p = 0.02).
"The results are significant. To put them into perspective, compare this impact to other attributes of production in the feedlot," said Harold Newcomb, technical service veterinarian for Merck Animal Health who observed the research throughout. "Consider that growth-promoting implants increase rate of gain between 8 and 15 percent. Most cattlemen wouldn't give up the performance advantages implants provide. But, using a dewormer that leaves Cooperia behind could reduce average daily gain by more than 7 percent and diminished, if not nullify, the benefit of your implant program during the first 60 days."
Animals infected with Cooperiapunctata also eat less as the research showed, providing less fuel for growth and lowering efficiency. Consider a custom feeder selling tons of feed. Calves consuming 1.5 pounds less feed per day (DMI) means less feed sold and less gain for the customer. For a typical 100 head pen, that's 150 fewer pounds of feed per day. Multiply that over an equivalent 60-day period and that's 4.5 tons less feed going into those cattle. And with infected animals giving up an average of 0.24 pounds of gain per day, that 100-head pen of cattle equates to 1,440 pounds of unrealized gain.
While we often think of internal parasites harming the digestive track and affecting ADG or feed conversion, an animal's immune response to parasite infection can also play an important role in the downward spiral of reduced health and increased morbidity.
Gasbarre, who spent much of his career studying cattle immunology, noted that necropsies performed on days 35 and 60 after infection with Cooperia larvae revealed considerably swollen lymph nodes. Swollen lymph nodes, Gasbarre explained, indicates a powerful TH2 immune response to parasite infection. The immune system can become hyper-stimulated and go into over-drive. The result is the suppression of TH1 immune responses that are needed to fight off viruses and develop protective immunity from your vaccination programs. So, high levels of Cooperia could impact the effectiveness of a vaccination program.
Necropsies also revealed thickening of the intestinal wall and significant mucus production. "It was easy to see the digestive systems of infected calves were focused on ridding themselves of an invader rather than absorption of nutrients for growth," said Newcomb.
Follow-up efficacy tests
At the termination of the production study, the Cooperia-infected group was split into two groups to evaluate efficacy of deworming protocols. The calves were dewormed with two different classes of anthelmintics. One pen was dewormed with an injectable endectocide (Dectomax®) and one pen with a benzimidazole drench (Safe Guard®). Fecal counts were performed on the day of deworming (day 60) and 14 days later (at day 74). These Fecal Egg Count Reduction Tests (FECRT) determined whether the anthelmintic treatment kills the worms in an animal, eliminating the production and shedding of eggs. Efficacy is evaluated as a percent reduction in the average number of eggs per gram from the first FECRT to the second test 14 days later.
Treatment of infected calves with the endectocide did not remove the Cooperia parasites as demonstrated by FECRT results that showed an 8.8 percent reduction in average egg counts 14 days after treatment. Meanwhile, treatment with a benzimidazole was shown to be very effective against Cooperia as the second group of infected calves treated with Safe-Guard showed a 98.1 percent reduction in egg counts 14 days after treatment.
To verify egg count results, necropsies were performed on three animals from each treatment group. Researchers found an average of 24,600 Cooperia worms in the small intestine of the endectocide-treated animals, and only 167 in the small intestine of the benzimidazole-treated calves.


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I have previously plugged the great list of sed 1-liners at http://sed.sourceforge.net/sed1line.txt.
Here is a similar (if shorter) list of handy awk 1-liners:
Print column1, column5 and column7 of a data file or output of any columns list
awk '{print $1, $5, $7}' data_file
cat file_name |awk '{print $1 $5 $7}'
ls –al |awk '{print $1, $5, $7}' -- Prints file_permissions,size and date
List all files names whose file size greater than zero.
ls –al |awk '$5 > 0 {print $9}'
List all files whose file size equal to 512bytes.
ls –al |awk '$5 == 512 {print $9}'
print all lines
awk '{print }' file_name
awk '{print 0}' file_name
Number of lines in a file
awk ' END {print NR}' file_name
Number of columns in each row of a file
awk '{print NF}' file_name
Sort the output of file and eliminate duplicate rows
awk '{print $1, $5, $7}' |sort –u
List all file names whose file size is greater than 512bytes and owner is "oracle"
ls –al |awk '$3 == "oracle" && $5 > 512 {print $9}'
List all file names whose owner could be either "oracle" or "root"
ls –al |awk '$3 == "oracle" || $3 == "root" {print $9}'
list all the files whose owner is not "oracle
ls –al |awk '$3 != "oracle" {print $9}'
List all lines which has at least one or more characters
awk 'NF > 0 {print }' file_name
List all lines longer that 50 characters
awk 'length($0) > 50 {print }' file_name
List first two columns
awk '{print $1, $2}' file_name
Swap first two columns of a file and print
awk '{temp = $1; $1 = $2; $2 = temp; print }' file_name
Replace first column as "ORACLE" in a data file
awk '{$1 = "ORACLE"; print }' data_file
Remove first column values in a data file
awk '{$1 =""; print }' data_file
Calculate total size of a directory in Mb
ls –al |awk '{total +=$5};END {print "Total size: " total/1024/1024 " Mb"}'
Calculate total size of a directory including sub directories in Mb
ls –lR |awk '{total +=$5};END {print "Total size: " total/1024/1024 " Mb"}'
Find largest file in a directory including sub directories
ls –lR |awk '{print $5 "\t" $9}' |sort –n |tail -1

subset: commoncrawl


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Kyle Busch OK, Justin Lofton hospitalized in wild truck wreck
UPDATE: Jamie McMurray wins; Dale Earnhardt Jr. second; Jimmie Johnson takes over Chase lead
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Sprint Cup Series championship contender Kyle Busch was OK following a last-lap Camping World Truck Series wreck that sent Justin Lofton to the hospital Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway.
All drivers were able to exit their trucks under their own power following the melee, which included Miguel Paludo's truck getting upside down and Busch suffering a thundering blow to the inside wall near the finish line.
— VIDEO: Sauter wins crash-filled race | Fred's 250 results | Breaking down Sprint Cup field
"You know when you see the checkered flag and you see things going on in front of you, you just keep your foot on it and I drove it all the way to the start-finish (line)," Busch said.
"I guess I knocked the wall down there on (after) pit road, so that wasn't very fun."
Busch owns the truck that he raced, and that truck was second in the owner standings, so Busch said he was trying to get as many points as he could as he truck skidded toward the apron but near the finish line.
"My truck was killed," Busch said. "It didn't have any steering but I was still driving and obviously hit the end of pit wall, which wasn't very smart.
"But when you're racing for points and trying to get all you can, you keep going until you see nothing."
The wall Busch hit did not have a SAFER barrier to absorb some of the crash, but Busch said it was so close to the pit exit that he didn't think there could be that type of barrier there.
"I don't think so," Busch said. "There's probably not as much you can do there. You can probably also get off the throttle and not hit as hard."
The trucks are at their fastest in two-car tandems, and that is how they were coming to the finish of the finish of the 94-lap race, Busch was pushing Dakoda Armstrong on the high lane while Johnny Sauter was being pushed by Matt Crafton in the middle and Ross Chastain was being pushed by Parker Kligerman on the inside lane.
Running just behind them on the inside, Jeb Burton, getting a push from Miguel Paludo, lost control and wiggled up the track into the side of Busch, collecting at least 13 cars and with 10 drivers going to the track medical center.
"It was the hardest hit of my career and scared the hell out of me," said 19-year-old driver Darrell Wallace Jr. "Man, it makes you want to go 10 miles under the speed limit in your regular car because pushing 200 or whatever we're doing and wrecking it hard, I'd die (doing this often).
"That's scary. I'm freaking myself out again. I just couldn't breathe."
Busch had one of the scariest rides as he hit the inside wall on pit-road exit hard. That wall was near the finish line, which his located near Turn 1 at Talladega. It appeared there was crack in the wall where he hit.
Track officials say there was no structural damage to the concrete wall that Busch hit.
After the accident, he got out of the car and sat by the outside wall. He was one of the first drivers who left the track's infield medical center and did not appear hurt as he addressed the media.
"There was no sense in sitting in a hot vehicle," Busch said. "You might as well get out and get some fresh air."
Busch is fifth in the Cup standings, 37 points behind leader Matt Kenseth going into the race Sunday at Talladega.
Treated by medical personnel at the track following the accident were several of the top finishers of the race – Chastain (third), Kligerman (fourth) and Armstrong (fifth). Busch, Lofton, Wallace, Paludo, John Wes Townley, Clay Greenfield and Ryan Blaney.
Only Lofton was transported to the hospital. He was released from the hospital with a fractured thumb, according to a tweet from an account used by him and his representative.
The catchfence also needed repair after some for a hole in the mesh of the fencing.
Sauter won the race, which many drivers expected to have a major crash at the finish.
Maybe that is why many still had their sense of humor.
"My pride is hurt," Wallace said. "But as long as my Vols won and beat South Carolina, I'm all good. … Coming into this track, you expect the worst."


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Since Teamviewer hit v13, I unluckily rolled the update on all the PCs on the location where I deployed the TV license.
I always carry my macbook Pro, and since v3 the app can't login into my account, I enter information and it just blinks then nothing happen. Happens also on my Mac Pro... same scenario.
Anyone experiencing this ? I already tried to update the application but same problem.
EDIT 1: Clearly a problem of v13, just installed v12 and I can log in without any problem
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi all,
we already published a fix for the problem - please use the TeamViewer version from our homepage or use the update function within TeamViewer.
Hi all,
When you still encounter the problem on Mac that you cannot sign in, please check if you have a Business license activated on your account - it might be possible that you already signed in on 3 devices with the license.
Read more about it in this article
Process: TeamViewer [704]
Path: /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer
Identifier: com.teamviewer.TeamViewer
Version: 13.1.2559 (1)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: TeamViewer [704]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2018-03-17 16:40:35.929 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.13.3 (17D102)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: BFA91976-7228-45A4-2B77-EE17467BE8C6
Time Awake Since Boot: 1100 seconds
System Integrity Protection: enabled
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (SIGILL)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY
Termination Signal: Illegal instruction: 4
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0x4
Terminating Process: exc handler [0]
Application Specific Information:
I'm having the exact same issue. I tried to install using the v13 .dmg and it crashes after install. Then tried to reinstall v12 and update via the app, then it crashed again.
thanks, the problem was resolve with the link
I am also having this problem
As always, greetings and thanks for taking your time to try to help.
However, in general don't post advice or other statements without identifying what you mean, what you are saying, or what you are referring to in SOME way. Anything. Really.
ESPECIALLY when you are pointing to a file download.
Hi all,
we already published a fix for the problem - please use the TeamViewer version from our homepage or use the update function within TeamViewer.
The version that teamview homepage have install no problems never runs always crash.
the 13 but old version that You put the link install no problems and runs no problem in my macbook pro 2010 with the last OSX installed. ( 10.13.3 or later )
but i will try again later if the oficial version of TV13 fix the crash problem or need to again install a old TV13
Sorry about my poor english but is not my native language.
The Best Regards
Okay it work
i just update from 13 to the last V13 in update feature of teamview install no problems and voila runs great no crash
Thankds for the fix i love use the software that i used for years
The best regards
We are currently looking for a videoconference solution for our company and TeamViewer may be an option. However when activating Screensharing I can´t quit screensharing... Using two Macbook Pros running Sierra.
It may be a known bug but I report here as well.
I just install the last update from teamviewer from your home page on my macbook and it does start... When I ask the application to start, le logo "jump" for around 2min and then it stop jumping but nothing appen...
Can you help me please
I just purchased a new mac which unfortunately comes with High Sierra. I download TV13 but i am unable to sign in. I enter my password and nothing happens. So I tried it on my friend's macbook air with el capitan. SAME THING. I can no longer support my customers unless I am on a version lower than 13. BUt I've upgraded many users to TV13 so I can't connect to them at all unless i use a stupid windows machine.
I'm trying to update my version but the link is unaviable.
Please, send to me the right link.
I am having the same issue as in this thread. I start Teamviewer, the icon bounces and it will not start. I followed these directions: https://community.teamviewer.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/How-do-I-uninstall-TeamViewer-on-my-Mac/ta-p/4165
And the same issue persists. I did not have this issue until an update.
Teamviewer version: v13.1.4170, per website, as it will not start
Mac OSX version: 10.13.4 (17E202)
I would be happy with a previous version if it worked. Any idea when this will be addressed or have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance...
I've updated latest version and now cannot log in. I've uninstalled and re-installed and still nothing. This is really frustrating. As a full commercial user I find it appauling that I cannot do any promised work since I cannot log into my contacts. When will this issue be taken seriously and a solution provided?
Corporate: 3 Channel.
macOS 10.13.5
Hi all,
When you still encounter the problem on Mac that you cannot sign in, please check if you have a Business license activated on your account - it might be possible that you already signed in on 3 devices with the license.
Read more about it in this article
I have the same problem. I deleted Teamviewer and downloaded newest version and still the same. How can I fix this please?
Thank you.
Hi there,
thanks for posting this solution! It was helpful and I really appreciate finally finding the answer to what my ongoing problem has been!
However, I do strongly feel the need to point out that it is absolutely CRAZY that the Team Viewer error does not explicitly inform you that this is what is happening.
Seriously, how hard would it be for TV to simply say "Sorry, you're already signed in to Team Viewer on the maximum number of devices that a free account allows. Click here to upgrade to a business account..."
Instead, we get a vague and generic error message that says "Computers & Contacts - Error: The e-mail and password you entered do not match any accounts on record" and we have to investigate for ourselves why this might be happening and **hopefully** come across this thread which has the solution.
I bet you'd even get more people upgrading to business accounts if they knew straight away that it would allow them to sign in immediately!!
It seems like an absolute no-brainer?


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Warm weather returns just in time for the third Downtown New Bern ArtWalk of the year on Friday. It features several new venues and an array of exhibits that range from food paintings, garden art, wool sculptures, an environmental exhibit and children�s drawings interpreted into three-dimensional art.
Warm weather returns just in time for the third Downtown New Bern ArtWalk of the year on Friday. It features several new venues and an array of exhibits that range from food paintings, garden art, wool sculptures, an environmental exhibit and children�s drawings interpreted into three-dimensional art.
Then, there is the popular Bohemian Night, featuring dozens of local artists and other creative folk at the Isaac Taylor Garden.
There are 18 stops on this month�s self-guided walking tour. A map and listing is found on the ArtWalk guide card, which features cover art by James Herring.
The Craven Arts Council has its temporary ticket office at 308 George St. during renovations to its home gallery, the Bank of the Arts on Middle Street. For this ArtWalk, the council�s newest exhibit takes residence in Duffy Gallery at the North Carolina History Center on South Front Street.
Another new venue is the historic City Laundry Building on Pollock Street, which is also home office for Ratio Theatre. The old laundry art facilities will host an environmental exhibit, �Gathering,� a massive interactive, multimedia installation sculpture.
The Antiquery Boutiquery Place on Craven Street joins the tour, with a wine and cheese reception from 5 to 8 p.m.
Caroline McGath Newborn Photography celebrates Mother�s Day weekend, with �Mommy and Me� photo sessions in the New Bern Sculpture Park at the corner of Middle and Broad streets, across from her studio. The park features the Tom Grubb sculpture, �Morning Star.�
Here is a look at some of the venues and their offerings:
* The Craven Arts Council & Gallery dishes out �A Visual Feast� at the Duffy Gallery in the North Carolina History Center. It is the temporary exhibit hall for the council while renovations continue at the Bank of the Arts.
The food-centric theme is inspired by Tryon Palace�s year-long program, �Fresh from the Past: Food and Culture in Eastern North Carolina.�
Throughout the year Tryon Palace is offering movies, tours and lectures exploring African-American cooking and culture.
North Carolina�s contributions to cuisine are known far and wide as the birthplace of Pepsi and home to the Krispy Kreme doughnut.
Participating artists include: Sally Anger, Brenda Behr, Chris Bennett, Rich Daniels, Janet Dixon, Jill Eberle, Janet Francoeur, Robert Hennon, Jane Horner, Bill Lease, Ed Macomber, GeeVee Meyer, Tricia Oniskey, Lou Plummer, Rob Rigsby Jr., Sally Rowe, Carolyn Sleeper, Elizabeth Spencer and Carol Tokarski.
The exhibit continues through the end of June.
On the web: cravenarts.org
* Carolina Creations Fine Art and Contemporary Craft Gallery on Pollock Street opens its fourth annual Garden Art Show for May and June.
The show will include garden-inspired art and distinctive hand-crafted garden art. It features paintings and tile wall hangings by Jan Francoeur; whirligigs by Gary Lenz; Peace Poles with art by Stephanie Burgess; blown glass garden twirls by glass blower Gary Guydosh; birdhouses, birdfeeders and birdbaths by Paul Anthony and Steve Fabrico; wind chimes by Hazel Olsen, Keith Neissel and Roxann Chalfant; garden stakes by Catherine Murphy; blown glass gazing balls by Lisa Oakley, among others.
The shop will also host special guest artist Melissa Gray, who raises sheep, shears them and processes the wool. Using needle felting techniques, she creates wool sculptures, which she will be demonstrating.
A wine and cheese reception is also planned.
* New Bern ArtWorks Fine Art Gallery presents �Imaginings� by local artist Jill Eberle. It is described as �kid�s art meets classical painting.� The paintings will be on view through June 30. A reception will be held during ArtWalk.
Last year, Eberle asked Melissa Giglio, then the art teacher at Arapahoe Charter School, to have her first-grade students each draw a monster. Eberle then made a careful tracing of the child�s drawing and interpreted it as a three-dimensional realistic creature in an environment. Each piece uses classic oil painting techniques and some include imagery from well-known historical art works. The results are captivating creatures � cute, scary, charming or just odd �that glimpse into the minds of both the children and the artist.
The child�s drawing is displayed along with the painting it inspired.
�The kids� drawings are full of imagination,� Eberle said. �As I began developing the tracings, they suddenly appeared rich with character and strong emotions. Creating these paintings has tapped into my own early memories and challenged my representational painting skills as I try to create a logical anatomy and scenario for each creature.�
She acknowledges Dave Devries� Monster Engine as the impetus for this idea.
Eberle maintains in a studio above New Bern Artworks and exhibits her work throughout the region. Venues for recent solo and small group shows include the Imperial Centre in Rocky Mount, Greenville Museum of Art, Theatre Art Gallery in High Point and the Greenhill Center in Greensboro.
* Bohemian artists of New Bern joined together earlier this week to plan for demonstrating creativity during Artwalk at Isaac Taylor Garden in downtown New Bern.
Bohemian Night at the Greater Good Gallery, 228 Craven St., will be entertaining while BOHO artists demonstrate their talents to inspire others to become creative.
Many creative folks will be sketching, painting, performing, reading poetry, and throwing clay including the artists in the photo: Tracy Marcrum, Heather Main, Susan Spirko, Chris Wagner, Dan Wilson, Meg Wethington, Jerry Scott, Norm Holmberg, Blaine Kruger, Sue Lawrence, Michaele� Rose Watson, Jon Derby, Ed Macomber, Nancy Zachewicz, Sam Love, Lee Hood, Jenny Turnage, Andrea Owens, Lisa Bisbee, Allesandro, Mattie Cordio, Sara Arje and Janice Peterson.
For more infoemation, email email@example.com.
* The Cogs & Wheels Project presents its first annual exhibit, �Gathering,� during ArtWalk.
�Gathering� will be open to the public to celebrate the completion of a large interactive, multimedia installation sculpture. Over the past four months, parents, students, and teachers from Craven County Schools have been working on Saturday mornings under the direction of Blake Wiggs and artist Jane E. Horner.
The reception and event is at the historic City Laundry Building, 901-B Pollock St.
On Saturday, the exhibit will be open to the public for �Environmental & Educational Outreach.�
According to the organizers, the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation, engineers from the city of New Bern, Coastal Environmental Partnership, various other environmental groups and artist Bonnie Monteleone will be on site to answer questions about storm-water runoff issues in CravenCounty.
Michele Cudd will perform modern dance Friday and poet Meg Wethington will provide �spoken word� for both days.
Community partners for the event are Craven Arts Council and Gallery; Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation; Craven County Schools; Kathy and Peter Adolph; and Bern Investment Group.
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* The Tryon Palace Museum Store at the North Carolina History Center will host �Honey Hill Bees,� local honey, tasting and demonstrations.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had the podium in the East Room, but of course he shared the spotlight with Richard Sherman as the Seattle Seahawks were honored for their Super Bowl XLVIII victory.
"I considered inviting Sherman up here to the podium today," said Obama, standing a few feet from the Lombardi Trophy.
"I'd have given him the mic, but you know we've got to go in a little bit," he quipped.
Sherman, the all-pro cornerback who grabbed attention with bold, brash remarks after his team's NFC title win over the San Francisco 49ers last season, also attended the recent White House Correspondents' Dinner. President Obama mimicked him at that dinner, with a reference to CNN correspondent Jake Tapper.
"Sometimes I do feel disrespected by you reporters," said Obama. "But that's OK. Seattle Seahawk cornerback Richard Sherman is here tonight. And he gave me some great tips on how to handle it. Jake Tapper, don't you ever talk about me like that! I'm the best President in the game!"
In his remarks Wednesday, the President went beyond Sherman's style.
"He grew up in Compton (Calif.) with some wonderful people but also with gangs and drugs and guns. His dad had to wake up at 4 a.m. every day to drive a garbage truck," said Obama.
"But because of his dad's hard work and his family and his mom, Richard ended up earning a 4.2 GPA in high school and went to college (at Stanford). ... He showed in his neighborhood that they could make it.
"And if he seems a little brash, it's because you've got to have attitude sometimes if you are going to overcome some of this adversity. And the fact that he still goes back to inspire high schoolers for higher goals and making better choices, that's all-star behavior."
The President often welcomes championship teams in the Rose Garden. Due to uncertain weather, the ceremony was held in the East Room, where the Super Bowl trophy reflected the ornate chandeliers.
The Seahawks — big men in coats, ties and shined shoes — crammed shoulder-to-shoulder on a three-tiered riser behind the podium.
Obama lamented that running back Marshawn Lynch was not in attendance. Lynch rarely speaks to reporters.
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Dave Pearson, Seattle's vice president of communications and broadcasting, said Lynch was among a few players who did not attend. He said some had commitments but was uncertain in Lynch's case.
"No specific reason (for Lynch) that I'm aware of," said Pearson. "It kind of came together, and he wasn't in Seattle at the time."
In 2009, Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl hero James Harrison also declined the trip.
"I don't feel like it's that big a deal to me," said the linebacker at the time. He added that if Pittsburgh hadn't pulled out the win over the Arizona Cardinals, "He (Obama) would have invited Arizona."
The President pointed out that Russell Wilson became the second African-American quarterback to win the Super Bowl.
"The best part about it is nobody comments about it," said Obama.
He also noted that many Seahawks were lower draft picks or not drafted at all.
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"So seeing folks overcome the odds excites me, but it also excites me when you see the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, and that's what team is all about."
The President did turn the podium over to Seattle coach Pete Carroll.
"Thank you, Mr. President," said Carroll, who quickly added, "I can't believe I'm saying that."
Carroll talked about the togetherness of his team.
"We were looking to celebrate uniqueness and differences, and this is a different bunch of guys, I'm going to tell you," he said. "They've come together, and they've shared a unique mission and goal. It was special and we're really proud of it. And I hope we can continue to demonstrate that these guys are that kind of people."
The Seahawks could face longer odds of getting back next year than some other teams who've become Rose Garden regulars.
Last month, the Naval Academy football team visited for the ninth time in 11 years as winners of the Commander-in-Chief's trophy (for winning its series with Army and Air Force).
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The Seattle defensive backfield is called the "Legion of Boom." Obama praised that unit, and Carroll also mentioned them.
"I do know that you have access to some of the great special forces anywhere, and you can do whatever you need to do," said Carroll. "But I want you to know that just a phone call away is 'The Boom.' "
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Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, the 36-year-old co-stars reprising their roles as New Jersey minimum-wage slaves, barely kept in touch during the 12-year stretch between the movies. After meeting on the set of "Clerks," which was filmed over several graveyard shifts at the Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, the two men largely went their separate ways. At the time, few people expected the film to see the light of day, much less the darkness of the multiplex.
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Mr. Anderson says he had to be sold on the idea of playing Randal again in "Clerks II"; he was reluctant to tamper with the hallowed status of the original film.
"No. 2 wasn't an easy decision," he said. "It's been 12 or 13 years, and I still get three or four fan letters a week."
Mr. O'Halloran, in contrast, did not hesitate. "I'm a working actor," he said over a late lunch at the Manalapan Diner, "so to be asked by a pretty prominent filmmaker to co-star in a feature film, I was like, 'Absolutely.' "
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Greetings from Los Angeles and welcome to the "Inside the Dodgers" blog. Although Spring Training is under way in Florida, it's business as usual for those at Dodger Stadium. Whether selling tickets, planning the publications, designing ad campaigns and billboards, or monitoring the progress of the offseason stadium renovation and construction, the clock is ticking and everyone knows Opening Day and the 2006 season is just around the corner. I will be in Vero Beach from March 5 until the end of Spring Training and I always enjoy my time there. If you like history, just imagine attending a training camp started by Dodger President Branch Rickey in 1948, and filled with photos and landmarks from both the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodger teams.
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Early in the morning, the goal is to get a photo when there are clouds to avoid shadows. Unfortunately, the sun was peeking through the clouds at the wrong time around 9:30. I was taking photos by the new baseline box seat area near the visitor's dugout around 9:40 when the clouds suddenly covered the sun. I didn't want to run toward the center field fence, so I briskly walked around the outfield track, hoping the lighting would remained unchanged for a few minutes. By the time I reached center field again, the shadows had reappeared. Fortunately, another cloud cover came along later in the afternoon when I was in the Right Field Pavilion. Those little things make me appreciate the work of Jon SooHoo, one of the best photographers in baseball. Jon packed what seemed like seven trunks of equipment for his multi-week stay in Vero Beach. Check out his photo galleries this spring.
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Getting to walk around Dodger Stadium field taking pictures sure beats sitting in a cubicle all day. ;D
Looks like the restoration is coming along well.
I'm not sure I could have resisted the urge to run across center field going "back, back, back to the wall" in my mind. 🙂
I am looking forward to your blog. There was a poster on the message board with the name spendodger who would give us great updates in Spring Training. He died about two years ago. A real gentleman and he is still missed.
If I could make a request, I would like to read a blog entry after you have watched some BP next week and tell us who is hitting them past the berm. Thanks
I guess I haven't been paying attention to the renovation pictures, but I gotta say, it'll take a while to get used to the new color scheme. I'm doubly glad I bought my physical seats last fall now.
Do they have plans to renovate the bathrooms at Dodger Stadium?
Shooting into the light like that doesn't help, either; most cameras will either overexpose the parts you don't want (the sky) or underexpose the parts you do want (the stadium, whatever).
Cannot be business as usual withou Bones in the clubhouse
No one will ever find me here – he he he…
I see Donnie learned from JoJo on how to "reward" a player after a HR and single the game before.
Oops – missed that.
A moment of silence please. Furcal's bat is dead.
The Cubs manager is stupid to have Marmols closing last night games after throwing 20+ something pitches and gave up 5 runs and didn't recorded an out on Thursday.
Could be why the Cubs haven't won anything for the last 200 years.
To bad Ramirez help him out last night when he made a bad base runners error and the game would've been tied.
You would think that opposing teams would pitch more carefully to the only guy on our team that can hit.
Wow Kemp just kill that ball.
That's #8 for Ethier
Damn. He must've started drinking early.
I gotta catch up…
If we could only acquire 6 more ML caliber position players, a couple of starters and a bullpen in the next couple weeks, we could have a real shot at the playoffs.
Jeez Uribe sucks. How is it that Ned can always pick out the crappiest players and give them multi year contracts?
Ned has the talent to do that – and he knows how to breathe. I think that's the extent of it.
Sorry Tru, but if they could get a few good prospects for Dre, I'd do it.
Wow 7-0 Padres go figure
Love the picture of the stands at the top of this thread. Hope it looks the same next home game.
Elbert did well tonight.
Looks like even Donnie's had enough tonight. Uribe needs to be another one of those players they pay to play somewhere else.
Pretty sad when your best offseason acquisition is Aaron Miles.
Seen enough Neddy? We have.
I'm really shock that Barajas didn't PH for Navarro knowing how Donny love to get his backup catcher in the game.
I'm shock that Barajas didn't PH for Navarro knowing how Donny love to get both of his catchers in the game.
lol dang I hate that when my post take forever to post so I hit post comment again.
His contract was bad enough, but Fuckal Fecal Farkle has made himself untradeable. You couldn't give Uribe away. No one will take Barajas either. Blake would have to comeback and show something for a couple weeks before anyone would even sniff at him. Because of Rubby, you can't trade Kuroda. No one in their right mind would touch Lilly and his contract. Rivera was already DFA'd once and only Ned would take him. Gwynn – HA! That leaves you Dre, Carroll & Miles as the ONLY tradeable commodities for a team that has 4 everyday position starters to fill next year, plus two others that would need SERIOUS upgrading. I won't even go into pitching.
Well done Ned. Well done.
Blake would've fit right in with the Brewers or Reds or even the Yankees.
Yeah 11-2 dang
I feel bad for Kuroda. He deserves a lot better than this anemic team can give him.
It is hard to believe that we could be buyers again. Maybe the humane thing to do is give Hiroki a chance to make it to the World Series with the Red Sox or Yanks. Of course that would ensure that the Dodgers will continue near the cellar the rest of the year.
Why not give the new place a try. No need to look for little used threads here.
Enchanted can create his own thread over there rather than just using some old, little used, ITD thread. Lets try it and see how it goes. Tru and Collie are already "authors" there and can create a new post. Go to http://outsidethedodgers.wordpress.com/
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By Mike Axisa [July 16, 2011 at 9:44pm CST]
The Mariners have released Charlie Haeger according to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League transactions page. Seattle signed the knuckleballer to a minor league contract in November.
Haeger, 27, started nine games for the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate this season, posting a 7.74 ERA in 47 2/3 innings. He walked 42 and struck out just 35. Haeger has 83 big league innings to his credit, most coming with the Dodgers. He owns a 6.40 ERA with a 7.5 K/9 and 6.4 BB/9 as a Major Leaguer.
Don't even think about it Ned.
Hey if we would bring back Haeger the Horrible so that we could trade Kuroda and get some real value for him, I'd be all for it. When he stinks it up for two months, who cares?
We still have a Dana Eveland and somehow manage a record of 9-5 with an ERA 3.62 but it doesn't mean anything in the major.
Enchanted, you have "author" status along with Tru and Collie. Come on over Shad and you can be an "author" too.
New game thread for today:
This game is rolling along predictably well so far. We just need to lose another two out of three against the Giants, and we'll be just where we need to be by the trade deadline. Did see a comment where a couple of contenders are interested in Kuroda, which would make a great deal of sense for us, but then I think "this here is Frank we're dealing with". Prospects might be good for our future, but Frank needs Cash Now – so one can imagine where all the good to come out of a Kuroda trade will be going.


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Tim Tebow might not be done in the wildcat after all.
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan reversed his decision Friday, saying the backup quarterback could possibly participate in the wildcat-style offense and on special teams as the personal punt protector at Tennessee on Monday night. On Thursday, Ryan said Tebow would be the backup to Mark Sanchez, but only in the conventional offense as he continues to recover from two broken ribs.
``He moved around great,'' Ryan said of Tebow's practice performance Thursday. ``This is the best he's looked in several weeks, so we'll see. There could be a chance he does the wildcat. He moved around that good that we may get him back in similar roles.''
Tebow was full participant in practice Thursday and Friday, a sign he is getting closer to being fully healed after being injured at Seattle on Nov. 11.
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``I'm getting better every day,'' Tebow said. ``I'm trying to go out there and push it and try to do well.''
Tebow said he has practiced running the wildcat ``about the same as any week'' and will wear a flak jacket to protect his ribs if he plays.
Ryan acknowledged Friday that it might be tough to truly determine how ready Tebow is for contact if he hasn't had any in nearly a month.
``There's no doubt, that's true, but looking at the way he's throwing the football and the way he's moving - before, it was kind of like, you could almost tell he wasn't real sure. Now I can't see a visible difference from the start of the year to right now.
``If he continues to look like this and even improve, then maybe we can have him in a similar role.''
Added Tebow: ``I'll be ready for that first hit.''
Titans coach Mike Munchak thought New York-area reporters were joking with him when they told him on a conference call Thursday that Ryan said Tebow wouldn't play in the wildcat.
``I thought you were telling me I was a little unprepared for something,'' Munchak said. ``I think it's obviously something we would prepare for anyways. I've seen teams do that. Anytime you show anything different that you're going to do, you want your players to be prepared for (it). ... Obviously, they haven't been using it that much in practice or in games, I should say. It hasn't shown up like maybe as much as people thought when they got Tebow, how much it would show up in games.
``We assumed even if they did some that, it wouldn't be a big part of the plan.''
Tight end Dustin Keller (ankle), defensive back Aaron Berry (hamstring) and wide receivers Clyde Gates (concussion) and Stephen Hill (knee) all sat out practice. Safety LaRon Landry also did not practice, but it was his regularly scheduled day off.
Running back Bilal Powell (shoulder, toe), linebacker Bryan Thomas (strained pectoral) and nose tackle Sione Po'uha (lower back) were limited. Ryan said X-rays on Powell's toe revealed no fractures, as Ryan previously thought, and the running back is expected to play Monday night.
Newly re-acquired wide receiver Braylon Edwards was ``really limited'' Thursday, Ryan said, and was limited again Friday. The Jets will consult with the team's trainers to determine his availability.
``We're hopeful he'll be able to go Monday,'' Ryan said.
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There's no sense in arguing: Great po'boys do exist outside New Orleans.
Thank you, "Delta Dan," for sparking a delicious debate on CoastalLiving.com with this e-grenade: " The po'boy just seems to be a Naw'lins kind of sandwich. I don't think anyone in Alabama, Texas, or certainly Florida knows how to make a po'boy."
Fighting words? Who knew?
A dozen Coastal Living readers who quickly let Dan know otherwise, that's who. We were intrigued. And, as always, hungry for the truth.
Granted, you couldn't get a bad po'boy in New Orleans if you tried. Even the airport makes a pleasantly plump little number, just in case you hadn't already stuffed yourself to the gills before liftoff. But can anyone outside the Crescent City's sphere of influence get it right? Especially as far away as―heaven forbid―Florida?
Truth be known, very few places live up to New Orleans standards: fresh French bread (crusty outside and chewy inside); perfectly fried seafood (hot oil's a must, as is a feather-light coating of flour); undressed or dressed (with mayo, lettuce, and tomato-cocktail or hot sauce optional); and enough seafood nuggets inside to put circus clowns in a Volkswagen to shame. Speaking of shame, that's what places should feel when they try to pass off three shrimp―flattened, encased in breading, then fried to petrification―on a hamburger bun as a "New Orleans-style po'boy."
The good news: After reviewing coastalliving.com readers' tips, our po'boy patrol was pleased to find scrumptious versions way beyond New Orleans' city limits. And, in the meantime, "Delta Dan" admits he's been won over by all those Web-site testimonials: " Y'all are making me hungry. I take back what I said about po'boys outside New Orleans. I wonder if any of these places would Fed-Ex me a sandwich, today!"
Thanks, Dan, for eating your words.
Bowling snacks never tasted so good as at Captain's Choice at The Gulf Bowl in Foley (a favorite spot for Coastal Living art director Lane Gregory). Here, both the beer and air-conditioning are arctic-perfect accompaniments for an oyster loaf, especially if you're chilling after a hot day on the beach. We counted 11 crisp, large, locally fresh, cornmeal-crusted oysters on our griddle-warmed sandwich ($6.75), with homemade tartar sauce refreshingly present. (So the loaf has sesame seeds―a minor indiscretion considering the care that goes into everything else.) With good food and motherly service, in a convivial bowling alley that's pure space-age '70s, the place has acquired somewhat of a cult following. Open daily for lunch and dinner at 204 E. Michigan Ave., 251/943-4575.
Yes, you really can find a good po'boy in the Sunshine State, even as far south as Pinellas Park (near St. Petersburg), right next to the sprawling Wagon Wheel Flea Market. The Cajun Cafe on the Bayou is a rollicking spot for displaced Louisianans and all fans of Cajun fare and music. Here, Joe Thibodaux (fittingly from Thibodaux, Louisiana) serves up one of the best crawfish po'boys anywhere. His version features a mound of sweet, crispy crawfish topped with fried onion-ring slivers on locally made bread ($6.95). Pair it with the cafe's live music and festive waterside setting (dancing encouraged) and laissez les bons temps rouler. Open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner at 8101 Park Blvd., 727/546-6732; cajuncafeonthebayou.olm.net.
OK, so the Check-In Check-Out Deli is less than 20 miles northeast of New Orleans, but this local favorite is indeed off the tourist path. Letting us know about it was John Wright on coastalliving.com: " The former Conoco station on Old Spanish Trail in Slidell, Louisiana, has the best po'boys. They run a cup through a pile of shrimp and try to get all 50 or so shrimp into a French bread roll. They fail." But not by much. This no-frills diner (pinball machine in the corner, blaring TV over the counter, tattooed fishermen on lunch break) packs 'em in. "We ain't got gas," said a woman who answered the phone when we called for directions. "But you do have great po'boys, right?" we asked. "Yeah, now that we got." Po'boys here are deliciously varied (there's even a chicken-fried steak and cream gravy version among the 20 options). Stars include the shrimp (sweet and peppery; $6.25) and roast beef (juicy and flavorful; $4.99); they, like the others, are as tightly wrapped as a baby in a blanket. Pick up a Hubig's hand pie for an old-fashioned finale. Open daily for lunch and dinner at 1800 Old Spanish Trail, 985/641-9773.
Where does New Orleans restaurant-great Ralph Brennan get his po'boys when his family vacations near Bay St. Louis? Benigno's. That's because it's one of the area's best seafood establishments, run by New Orleans native Roy Dedeaux. Across from the picturesque old Amtrak station, Benigno's (pronounced Buh-ning-oh's) serves 17 different po'boys in a friendly general-store setting. (Want a beer? Fetch one from the cooler.) Highlights here are any of the beautifully fried seafood po'boys (shrimp, oyster, catfish, stuffed crab, soft-shell crab; $6.25 to $7.95)―especially served with sweet-potato fries. And don't miss out on Benigno's meaty boiled crabs at the height of their season (summer through fall). Open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner at 128 Blaize Ave., 228/466-0105.
One of the state's most innovative restaurants is Beulah's, at the historic Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas (just northeast of Corpus Christi). So it makes sense that its executive chef, Guy Carnathan, can cook a mean po'boy if he so chooses. Fortunately, he so chooses (with chef Randy Brown at the helm) at his more casual restaurant, The Other Guys Seafood Cafe. Even though orders are placed at a counter and the chairs are plastic, everything else here is fish-camp chic (Arts and Crafts light fixtures, glass-block windows, a condiment station with kalamata olives). Corn-flour breaded oysters ($7.95) and shrimp, lightly dusted with fine rice flour and flash-fried for tenderness ($8.95), are both served on real French bread (a rarity for the region). Open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner at 106 E. Cotter Ave., 361/749-4972.


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So how did it end with granny Vanessa and the two girls? Did granny go beserk after Delilah and Elaine had shown such little support when Death was at the door that she had to be saved by the cat? I fear I'll have to disappoint my readers a bit in this regard.
It was too late, though. That day, Delilah turned 18. She gave a fabulous beach-party-without-beach and everyone seemed to have lots of fun. I couldn't help but feel a bit sad, because Vanessa was still around.
Then, one day after Delilah's party, Vanessa died. Very appropriately too, in the kitchen after finishing her last recipe: a perfect tofu turkey.
This time, Delilah and Elaine were horrified. They put their plates on the floor as some kind of protest.
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When am I ready…?
I got asked the following, which I've sort of answered before, but want to hit again as I've learned more.
I'm newly Kara keyed and wanted to
know, in your opinion, what is the minimum plus healing I should have
to run Kara?
My answer is that the numbers don't really matter. Oh, yes, I can get into the nitty gritty. But the more I play, the more I realize I'm … not really the master of knowledge. Instead of numbers, I'll give you a simple test.
Are you – in your opinion – a competent sole healer for at least two, preferably four or more heroic instances? Note that this doesn't mean you tag along with four SSC-Geared partners, who run Heroic ManaTombs pantsless just for amusement. I'm talking four other players who are at best still poking their way through Kara themselves. Can you do your part of the job fairly consistently? If the answer is yes, then you are ready REGARDLESS of the actual numbers.
Now let me be honest, here. If you're in mostly greens, I'm going to hesitate to take you. If your +heal is under 200, I'm going to hesitate – and will hesitate even if it's up around 400. But if you're COMPETENT at the entry tasks, then provided everyone else is willing, I'm going to try. once. Because if you're wearing nothing but greens and still getting a party of nominally equal gear through Heroic Mana Tombs (for example) without wipes, you've got the skill – screw the numbers.
Same goes for on up the line, of course. If you're comfortably doing the job at the prerequisite level, then you're ready to start on the next one. The only trick will be convincing the group that you're ready. And if I may recommend, just ask them to play along with a prereq run and try you. Yes, they'll play stupid – do idiotic things just to see you dance. But if you're ready, that's fine. Even if you wipe, they'll know where the break point is – and if they took you way past what they needed or not.
Go have fun.
10 Responses to "When am I ready…?"
My hurdle used to be a good ole BM run. When you barely had any break between waves. It is still challenging, but the increased time after the bosses makes it easier.
"Go have fun."
Ability is always greater than gear, but there is a breaking point.
Chances are, if you got keyed doing the instances you need to do with non-uber characters, then you are ready to start Kara.
My first raid ever was into SSC (Imagine my distress about going into *such a place* with mainly blues and some greens), with a guild that hadn't cleared any of the SSC bosses yet. Although they had Gruul on farm, they were very, very short on paladin healers, so they basically just got me as an experiment.
I was standing there, in greens and blues, with no epics at all. And I just did my best. In the end people were very happy with my performance and I heard I definitely pulled my weight. So although having epics helps, healers can get away with being a little undergeared. As long as they are capable players.
Ofcourse, I was always out of mana at the end of the fight and I'd die if a mob merely looked my way. 😀 But hey, I didn't care for repair bills back then. Greens didn't cost that much. (Oh how I sometimes long for those days, especially after a long night on Azgalor trash.)
People that hold on too strict to "You must be atleast this tall to enter this ride" are at risk of losing potentially skilled players. That's why I always give people the benefit of doubt and see what they can do. More often than not, you end up surprised. Don't underestimate your own abilities, and always give others a chance or two to prove themselves.
Also, quoting a previous respondant, "Chances are, if you got keyed doing the instances you need to do with non-uber characters, then you are ready to start Kara." That's how Blizzard designed the attunements. If you can clear the attunements without getting boosted then you are ready for whatever they attune you for.
I have been reading a lot about this topic from many places. I tend to agree about skill>gear but like you mentioned earlier, there is a breaking point. I heve run as far as Kara on my hunter but rerolled Priest and changed factions. I had a similar experience to the last reply.
On the priest I am a fresh 70 wearing the primal mooncloth set and nothing else but quest rewards. I had just respecced to holy to experiment with soloing dailies when I recieved an invite to go heal Kara. Taking into account that I had never healed so much as a 5 man, I think I did fairly well.
This is one other side effect of the attunement removal process that Blizz is doing, people that have rerolled or are bringing up alts are now able to bring them along just a bit easier.
I just wanted to drop by and say thanks for the content of your blog, that along with the others I read gave me knowledge of what I needed to do to be an effective healer.
Knowledge > skill > gear
Yup, definitely. I'm a Hunter GL on Eitrigg, and I've started a HPriest alt to help fill out our ranks. He's been lvled in dungeons the entire time, and got "of the Physician" for lvl 57-60, so he's got "uber" gear, but that amounts to nothing compared to the experience I've gotten from lvling. He's not quite ready for Kara yet (only 61 atm) but the experience in handling a not-so-cautious group that likes swapping aggro (they're getting better, really!) has made me better at handling the hard times. Druid combat-res helps for those emergencies too. 🙂
oh, and my vote:
Knowledge ~= skill > gear
There is definitely a "more or less" number to be of any value healing in Karazhan. It depends on 2 things: how many healers in the raid and what is your purpose? If a group rolls with 3 healers (yuck) you can get away with very little +heal. Maybe 400 (less than 400 +heal if you're a healer is completely unacceptable at 70 even if you're healing regular Mech).
Now if you're raid has 2 healers you've already increased the amount of +heal you need. So are you MT healing or raid healing?
If you are 1 of 2 healers and you're MT healing the first half of Karazhan really you need 1-1.2k. Period. There's no way you can keep up with the incoming damage with less than that. It's a mathematic impossibility. If you're tank is fully geared in Karazhan/BOJ gear you might have a chance on the low end. I still wouldn't want to MT with you healing me.
If you're raid healing and don't need to help out a whole lot on the MT I would say 800 is your low end. Keep PoM up every 30 seconds and make sure you have a macro that pops your trinkets before every renew so it ticks for that extra bit regardless of if the trinket expired. Mana conservation will be extremely important.
You MT healed Prince with +850 healnig? SS please.
honestly, if you go 3 healers wipes are very few ad far between, but 2 healers has its risks on ilhoof (fortunately we were running 3 1k+healers so all was fine and dandy, but i was sacked twice consecutively and would hate to have been the only other healer there) though its generally fine. 3healers has issues on prince, as the infernals start to stack up (we get to 7 easy as pie, and its a dps race to down him, beyond imagining) in my opinion, if you got real well geared healers, take 2 and switch them off based on what gear drops from the boss, but if u got a newish group, you should run 3 healers, just for safety
also a note-pvp gear is a very easy way to get +healing and a nice mana pool, and is good for clearing trash, but almost anything 68+, blue, and having spi&+heals will improve your boss healing (some s3/4 pieces, such as pants and neck have mp5, these will likely outdo your blues, but kara pieces defeat even s4 always (there may be a desperate need for stam or int which MAY make an s4 piece better, but past that take the kara epic)
now for the POV:
i have done at least 600 instances across the board, probly 450 being priest healer, BUT, i have run kara only once (yeah, 1.15k +heals and was surprised when i saw the chessboard) this kara info is based on me asking questions, reading, extensive 5man experience, and one kara run (minus netherspite) so, correct as needed, but still take as 90%+fact


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I usually drink a smoothie every morning for breakfast. It's an easy way to get a lot of green into my diet. Every now and then I tweet a picture of my generally green smoothie and always get asked what is inside the smoothie.
I usually make a smoothie out of whatever fruit we have in the house. That said, when I do my weekly grocery shopping, I get purchase fruit with smoothie making in mind.
I don't add protein powder or milk or juice. This has been my most recent brilliant find, that really adds to the smoothie.
I usually add one container of that, one banana (which makes the smoothie a really good consistency), and then at least a cup of spinach (which was scary in the beginning because it makes it pretty green, but it literally has no flavor), another cup of kale (which took me forever to find but another green additive with tons of good stuff in it, and no flavor), and then either throw in strawberries, peaches, pineapple, oranges, cuties, I've even done apple before, which was a little weird, but it still worked. If they are on sale I'll get blueberries or raspberries as well. Blueberries get all over the teeth though, so be aware if you do a blueberry smoothie. The other day I even put in a half of a grapefruit and it was great!
I don't add it all, but I add about 6 strawberries and then a cup of pineapple. Or three cuties and a peach. If I have blueberries on hand, I also will add 1/2 cup of them. Usually as long as I add enough of one 'flavorful' fruit, you can't taste the kale or spinach at all.
I've tried the peanut butter ones, and to me, I'm just not a fan. Those ones always seem to double the calories as well, which isn't as fun to log in my app and I hate having that many 'empty' calories for breakfast. I just don't like peanut butter enough to put it in a smoothie I think.
So basically, every single one of my smoothies tastes differently, but I do make sure to keep the spinach and kale levels high. I always test them while they are still in the blender to see if I need to add more fruit and then I'll put more in before pouring it out.
I use whatever fruit we have on hand and it always seems to taste totally fine. I don't add milk or juices because of either the calorie count or sodium. I also add ice at the end after all the fruit is blended to help with the consistency. So even though my smoothies are always different, they are always good and really get me off on the right foot with eating healthy first thing. It's easy to 'blow' your day in the beginning and then continue the downward spiral throughout the day since you've already 'blown' it.
So that's what I am putting in my smoothies. Whatever is on hand! When I go grocery shopping I just pick up whatever is on sale and then keep it in the fridge all week to add it into the smoothie. The coconut yogurt has been a great find as well and helps with the consistency and it's not that expensive either! Total gem.
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Weill Cornell, NewYork-Presbyterian launch Institute for Precision Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have collaborated on the new Institute for Precision Medicine, a translational medicine research hub that will use leading edge technology to create targeted treatments based patients' genetic profiles.
Officials say the institute's genomic research discoveries will help develop personalized medical therapies that will be tested in innovative clinical trials, and will develop a comprehensive biobank to improve research and patient care.
The Institute for Precision Medicine will be helmed by Mark Rubin, MD, a pathologist and prostate cancer expert who uses whole genomic sequencing in his laboratory to investigate DNA mutations that lead to disease.
Rubin and his team want to replace the traditional one-size-fits-all medicine paradigm with one that focuses on individualized patient care using specific genetic profiles and medical histories, officials say. Physician-scientists at the institute will seek to precisely identify the genetic influencers of a patient's specific illness – cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease – and use this genetic information to develop treatments that target those contributing factors.
Genomic analyses of tumor tissue will enable researchers to help patients with advanced disease and no current treatment options, as well as to isolate the causes of drug resistance in patients who stop responding to treatments, redirecting them to more successful therapies, officials say.
"This institute will revolutionize the way we treat disease, linking cutting-edge research and next-generation sequencing in the laboratory to the patient's bedside," said Rubin in a statement. "We will use advanced technology and the collective wealth of knowledge from our clinicians, basic scientists, pathologists, molecular biologists and computational biologists to pinpoint the molecular underpinnings of disease -- information that will spur the discovery of novel treatments and therapies."
Preventive precision medicine will also be a key initiative at the institute, with physicians and scientists working to help identify a patient's risk of diseases and take necessary steps to aid in its prevention through medical treatment and/or lifestyle modification. In addition, the Institute for Precision Medicine will leverage an arsenal of innovative genomic sequencing, biobanking and bioinformatics technology to transform the existing paradigm for diagnosing and treating patients.
"Precision medicine is the future of medicine, and its application will help countless patients," says Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, in a statement. "The Institute for Precision Medicine, with Dr. Rubin's expertise and strong leadership, will accelerate our understanding of the human genome, provide key insights into the causes of disease and enable our physician-scientists to translate this knowledge from the lab to the clinical setting to help deliver personalized treatments to the sickest of our patients."
Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian will invest in "state-of-the-art" technology to conduct sequencing, a more expansive biobank for all patient specimens and tissue samples and dedicated bioinformaticians who will closely analyze patient data, searching for genetic mutations and other abnormalities to identify and target with treatment, officials say.
"The Institute for Precision Medicine will enable our doctors to tailor effective treatments for individual patients and also predict the diseases that are likely to affect a patient long before they develop," says Steven J. Corwin, MD, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "By harnessing the full potential of our enhanced understanding of the human genome, and extending its reach into the clinical realm, the institute will transform patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and beyond."
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Two on-the-bubble NBC shows have officially been given the order for new seasons. The critical favorite yet ratings challenged drama Parenthood has been renewed for a 15-episode fourth season (per TV Line). Showrunner Jason Katims is no stranger to ratings issues despite favorable reviews, as he led the stellar Friday Night Lights through five seasons of "will it be renewed?" drama. I'm a fan of the ensemble and tone of Parenthood, but Katims will most likely have his hands full next season as his medical pilot County is said to be close to a pick up. That show will star Jason Ritter, who led the doomed The Event and has been a frequent guest star on Parenthood.
Hit the jump for news regarding renewals for The Office and a final season for 30 Rock, as well as speculation about the fate of Community and Parks and Recreation. [Update: The Office hasn't officially been renewed yet, but with deals almost done for the main cast members a renewal is expected]
Additionally, Deadline reports that The Office has been renewed for a ninth season after deals with Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, and Ed Helms are close to being finalized. The show is facing a crossroads, as Mindy Kaling will be leaving to run her Fox pilot that was just picked up and Rainn Wilson will segue to his own Office spinoff midseason, taking The Office showrunner Paul Lieberstein with him. The quality of the show has waned considerably in the last few years, so it'll be interesting to see if they plan on continuing past season nine. A replacement has not yet been named for Lieberstein, and negotiations with B.J. Novak have yet to begin.
A couple of days ago, we reported that Tina Fey's 30 Rock was likely looking at a 13-14 episode seventh season that could very well be its last. Now TV Line reports that 30 Rock will indeed be coming back for a 13-episode final season. The show kicked off a comedy resurgence for NBC alongside The Office, and paved the way for quirky and smart comedies like Community and Parks and Recreation. However, the show has declined steadily in the ratings as of late and quality-wise it hasn't exactly been at its best (though the current season is still better than the dreaded season four). I'm happy to see that Fey and Co. will have 13 episodes to wrap things up, and hopefully the series can go out on a high note.
There's still no word about renewals for fan-favorites Community and Parks and Recreation. Following a dumbfounding and abrupt hiatus, Community returned to the air with strong ratings. That bodes well for a renewal, as does the fact that a fourth season would make the show eligible for a lucrative syndication deal. The similarly smart and hilarious Parks and Recreation is also in the same boat. The show doesn't have stellar ratings (they're in line with Community), but is a critical favorite.
Word was that, if NBC decides to pick up Community and Parks and Rec, it would be for shortened seasons a la 30 Rock. I'm entirely fine with an abbreviated final season for both shows as long as the writers are given the opportunity to end the show as they see fit. And hey, maybe they return with spectacular ratings next season and get surprisingly renewed again next year? As the wise JP in Angels in the Outfield once said, it could happen.


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World class Gold Medal trout fishing awaits beneath the waters of Spinney Reservoir.
For gold medal fishing, it would be hard to find any that is better than Spinney Mountain Reservoir. Anglers can find shoreline or fly fishing, belly boating or trolling opportunities in a setting that is both peaceful and scenic.
Check the Conditions page for all current information regarding the park. See the park map for more details.
This isolated retreat is ideal for visitors seeking beautiful views of the Collegiate Mountain Range or just a little solitude from the busy life of the city. Birders have plenty to observe among the waterfowl, waders and birds of prey that make Spinney Mountain Reservoir their home. Boating enthusiasts can enjoy the 2,500 surface-acre reservoir that has two boat ramps available (depending upon water levels).
In order to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species - particularly zebra and quagga mussels - mandatory inspections of all trailered vessels are now being conducted at the entrance station and must be completed satisfactorily prior to launching on the reservoir. Additionally, all trailered vessels and vessels with marine propulsion system of any type are required to be inspected after being removed from Spinney Reservoir as well. See the boating and fishing pages for further information.
Spinney Mountain Reservoir is open to boating 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset from ice-off in the spring until October 31st each year. Remember the park closes to all fishing and boating activity one half hour after sunset. The park gates close one hour after sunset during the operating season.
The park is normally open, subject to change, from ice-off (typically April 15th) to November 15th annually.
There are no camping facilities at Spinney Mountain State Park, but you can set your base camp at Spinney Mountain's nearby neighbor, Eleven Mile State Park, and enjoy even more fishing!
Campsites are also available at the Chaparral General Store Campground located just outside of Spinney Mountain's Park entrance or in the U.S. Forest Service land found nearby.