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Is Hillary Clinton Laying the Groundwork for 2016?
Georgetown University Associate Professor of American Government Michele Swers joins the News Hub to discuss the joint interview President Obama and Hillary Clinton did on '60 Minutes' Sunday. Photo: Getty Images.
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I'm an explicit endorsement from the president ... and that ... there was no e information ... from IBD did statecraft even ask if she's running and it was there to point to that ... I think he probably knew he asks you when you get some sort of dial so he was trying to get at her in ... different ways ... but she did say that her health was very day she probably would be so concerned about reassuring the public about her how ... she it wasn't that nice considering ... making the rounds ... what else ... professor did we learn from this interview ... I say you can see ... what else did we did we learn from this interview ... 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A reader recently sent in this letter:
Mr. Langa: A friend forwarded me your Year-End PC Tasks
article, which was very interesting, except it doesn't apply to the millions (OK, maybe not that many) of us who have laptops.
My laptop frequently overheats, and besides buying a new machine, I have no idea what to do.... So what are the options?
Thanks, Samantha
You're certainly not alone, Samantha. When you include all the variants of portable PCs from slender, lightweight laptops up to full-sized "desktop replacement" notebooks, there are tens of millions of units in use. If you also include tiny, handheld PCs, the number goes even higher.
The problem in discussing notebooks and laptops is that portable PCs are much less standardized than are ordinary PCs, which enjoy a high degree of parts and technological uniformity from type to type and brand to brand. It's not just differences in shapes and sizes among portable PCs, but it's that different laptops/notebooks can employ different technologies, different ways to pack components inside the case, different power systems ....
Fortunately, Samantha's letter focuses on one particular issue--overheating--which is one area where a general discussion about laptops/notebooks actually can be quite useful.
You see, all "air-breathing" laptops/notebooks (those that rely on drawing air through the case for cooling) share at least a few similarities: There's usually one or more air intakes through which cool air enters the system; a heat exchanger that dumps excess thermal energy from the CPU or system as a whole into the incoming cool air; and one or more exhausts through which the now-warmed air exits the system, carrying the heat away.
Most higher-powered laptop/notebooks use one or more fans to assist the airflow; it's a miniaturized version of the same type of cooling system found in most full-sized PCs. But some laptop/notebook systems rely on natural convection--warm air rising--to move the air around. These systems still have case openings and an internal heat exchanger, but no fan.
Still other units, especially handhelds and some smaller, standard PCs, have no case openings for airflow. Instead, they use the case itself as a heat exchanger. These units tend to be lower-power to begin with, so they have less heat to dissipate. Overheating is a much rarer issue with these units; and any such problems are usually resolved simply by turning the unit off for a while, or moving it to a cooler spot (e.g., out of the sun).
For this article, we'll focus on the true "air breather" laptops/notebooks; those that have case openings, an internal heat exchanger and (usually) a fan. And, for convenience, we'll refer to this whole class of units as "laptops," even though some of them--"notebook" PCs, to the linguistic purists--are too large and heavy for routine laptop use. Similarly, we'll include "tablet" PCs in the general category of laptops; they fit into today's discussion as long as they have case openings for cooling.

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In fact, from high school through her college years at U.C. Santa Barbara, she can't remember a time when she wasn't running. Now a professional marathoner for Adidas, the athlete and her husband, Ben, train year round, participating in U.S. track and road championships as well as marathons.
"I've competed in two Olympic track and field trials," she says, "and ran away with an eighth-place finish in the 2012 10,000-meter trial. I also won the Big Sur Half Marathon that year and finished third in the Honolulu Marathon.
"I work hard and I listen to how my body feels at all times, especially during heavy training."
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Chelsey Ramer is a high school senior at Escambia Academy High School in Alabama. She is also a proud member of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians. To celebrate her Native American heritage, she wore an eagle feather on her motorboard at graduation - pretty awesome! But the Escambia Academy school board would have none of it.
They fined Chelsey $1,000 and withheld her diploma and transcripts until she pays the fine. This is outrageous. We demand that the school board apologize to Chelsey Ramer, and drop this discriminatory $1,000 charge.
First Peoples Worldwide
This petition closed about 5 years ago
Please sign the petition to support Chelsey! We cannot let the School Board of this school get away with such discrimination.


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This article was exerpted from a Towers magazine article by Jenny Hill '05.
Otterbein sent its first missionaries to Sierra Leone in 1856. The seeds were planted for a long relationship that has spanned over 150 years and counting.
The United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone today traces its history to 1855, when the Church of the United Brethren in Christ began mission work there. As a growing number of freed slaves made their homes in Sierra Leone, the church recognized the need for a Christian presence and sent missionaries and supplies to the people.
A leading institution within the church at that time, Otterbein's missionaries soon followed in February 1856. Rev. William Shuey, Rev. D.R. Kumler and Rev. J.K. Flickinger lasted only a few months in Sierra Leone before falling ill to native diseases and returning home. But three years later, more missionaries set out to continue building the relationship with the West African country. A student named C.O. Wilson joined the mission work there in 1860 and in 1862 the first woman missionary to travel to Sierra Leone from Otterbein was Amanda Hanby, sister of Benjamin Hanby. The first African American missionaries to go to Sierra Leone were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gomer of Dayton, Ohio, who served for 22 years beginning in the 1870s.
The missionaries began making important headway with the people of Sierra Leone, when tribal revolts over hut taxes claimed the lives of seven missionaries in 1898. The church considered withdrawing from Sierra Leone, but decided to stay. Otterbein missionaries after the tragedy included Lloyd Mignerey '17, who served in 1922, and Glen Rosselot '16, who served from 1927-1939.
Lucy Caulker, the daughter of a tribal king, was one of the first converts and many of her direct descendents have made their way to Otterbein. The first was Joseph Hannibal Caulker, a prince of the Bolun tribe in Sierra Leone who was educated by United Brethren missionaries enrolled at Otterbein in 1896. The notebooks Caulker kept while in the United States give a unique look into what it was like for a West African to walk the streets of New York City, as well as those of Westerville.
While the local weather was not always to the liking of Caulker, the religious spirit of Otterbein was. A pious Christian, Caulker admired the dedication and enthusiasm of both students and professors. The bright and friendly Caulker was popular within the Otterbein community, which was devastated by tragedy when, on Dec. 6, 1900, Caulker was burned to death in an explosion caused by a small oil stove in his room.
Other descendents of Lucy Caulker who attended Otterbein include Richard Kelfa-Caulker '35, who became ambassador to the United States and later the United Nations from Sierra Leone; and John Karefa-Smart '40, who became minister of external affairs for the independent government in 1961.
Through the years, many other Otterbein graduates from Sierra Leone forged successful careers on both the national and international stages. Sylvester M. Broderick '24 served as director of education in Sierra Leone; Amelia Caulker Ben-Davis '59 was a member of Sierra Leone's parliament; Victor Sumner '59 became a diplomat in London; Miatta Akiatu '65 went on to work for UNESCO in Paris; Emma Broderick '67 has been affiliated with both the Economic Community of West African States and the Sierra Leone Bureau of Tourism and Culture; and Enuyami Lewis-Coker went to work for the Trade and Telecommunications Ministry.
Another successful Otterbein graduate from Sierra Leone was John J. Akar '51, who became head of the national radio broadcasting service in Sierra Leone and composed the nation's national anthem.
In 1961, Sierra Leone became an independent nation, free of British rule and was named the 100th member of the United Nations. On the day the country was granted independence, April 27, 1961, Akar aired a version of the national anthem as sung by the Otterbein men's glee club. He also was a leader in the arts in Sierra Leone, and had previously acted onstage with Richard Burton and Sidney Poitier.
Sylvester Modupe Broderick Jr. '63, son of Sylvester Modupe Broderick '24, and Imodale Caulker-Burnett '63, daughter of Richard Kelfa-Caulker '35, were the first graduates after Sierra Leone gained independence.
"I was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Richard Caulker and Olivette Stuart. My father was born in the village of Mambo of Sierra Leone parents, both of whom are from the Caulker family - a ruling family in South Western Sierra Leone," said Caulker-Burnett.
Caulker-Burnett chose to come to Otterbein after generations of family came before her. "Joseph Hannibal Caulker was the first member of the family to come to Otterbein. He was the grandson of Chief Thomas Stephen Caulker, who had given land to the UBC missionaries, to set up their mission. Joseph was also my grandmother's brother. My father Richard, Uncle John Karefa-Smart '38 and my father's sister, Amelia Caulker '59, followed. Needless to say Otterbein was the only college I had heard of in the US. Since then, many more Caulker descendants have gone through the school," she said.
Caulker-Burnett's experience at Otterbein is a far cry from what she would experience today. "My first memory was my arrival at an all white school where there were only six black students! Four of us were Africans," she said.
"I managed to adjust to college life. Who can forget 'Scrap Day' in 1959. That was probably the most ridiculous experience I ever had. I joined the Women's Glee Club, pledged Theta Nu sorority and made some very good friends," said Caulker-Burnett. "In my sophomore year, I had a roommate, Mercedes Blum, with whom I roomed for the remainder of my stay at Otterbein. We became fast friends. Together we saw the film Ben Hur seven times in seven days for $1.00 each time. In our senior year, we were both part of the group chosen to live in Clip House. The Clip House group still exists today and we are still in touch."
After graduating from Otterbein, Caulker-Burnett had a prestigious career in nursing, earning numerous awards. She retired from nursing in 2003 and established development/rehabilitation services in her ancestral village of Mambo, Sierra Leone.
"I try to go home at least every two years just to keep myself grounded. Lately, since I retired, I have been going home each year, to help in the redevelopment process, following the 10 year Rebel war," she said. "In 2004 I decided I would visit my father's village, and found that the people were in what I would call �Survival Mode.' Everything was run down. My grandfather's house was uninhabitable, there was no clean drinking water, no health care facilities, no pastoral care, almost everyone was illiterate, and while the Caulkers had been the rulers in the area, there were no literate Caulkers around. So I decided to join in the redevelopment process, doing one village at a time."
"To date, there are two wells for clean drinking water. We are supporting 37 children in secondary school and one student in college. We are hoping to expand the school and hire more teachers, so that we can serve the surrounding villages. Adult education classes have also begun. We believe that education is the single most important tool in the redevelopment process," she said.
"There is a microcredit program for 10 women at a time; they are to do projects which will benefit themselves and the community. Access to the village has improved, and we are currently working on getting a health post built, which can provide emergency care as well as preventive care, particularly for malaria and preventable childhood diseases and prenatal care. Eventually we hope to build a chapel that will provide spiritual support for the people," said Caulker-Burnett.
"It is a long process, especially in the area of developing trust, but there has been progress," she added.
The base for fundraising is in Virginia, where Caulker-Burnett lives with her husband. "The Lesana Community Development/Rehabilitation Services is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization. We run three fundraisers a year, and accept all donations through out the year."
In 1968, Otterbein University began a program to send student teachers to Sierra Leone through a study abroad initiative developed through the Excellence in Teacher Education, which was the work of Dr. Chester Addington and Mrs. Mildred Stauffer. Fifteen students spent 10 weeks during the winter term of 1969-1970 in Sierra Leone, working in the schools and studying the culture of the country.
Also on that trip was James Francis '71. "I gained a great appreciation for what we have here, from basic necessities to opportunities, because there, those things could be hard to come by," he said. "It was a country working to better itself."
"To this day, the trip has an impact on me. It was really special and a great opportunity that the University provided," he said.
Otterbein has also maintained a connection to Sierra Leone through the arts. In 1971, Sillaty Kemoh Dabo, an artist-in-residence from Sierra Leone, taught African literature in both French and English to Otterbein students for a month and the Sierra Leone Dance Troupe performed on campus.
Most recently, Otterbein honored its relationship with Sierra Leone by selecting A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah as the 2008 Common Book. The author came to campus for a riveting standing-room-only convocation on Oct. 21, 2008. In his book, Beah, now 28 years old, tells the story of his years as a child soldier and his rescue from that world of horrors and rehabilitation by UNICEF.
The crafts of Sierra Leone play heavily into Otterbein's art collection. Many of the missionaries to West Africa took a special interest in the art of the region. In fact, many returned to the United States with African art and artifacts, bestowing the Otterbein Art Collection with decorative jewelry, ceremonial masks and sculpture, baskets and weavings, and handicrafts.
Originally, the collection was cared for by biology Professor E.W. Schear and housed in the Science Building. The Department of Art took over the collection in 1969 and acquired new gifts from missionaries' collections. With assistance from the Kress Foundation, Art Chairperson Earl Hassenpflug began touring north and West Africa in 1969 to collect new materials for the collection. Pieces from the collection have been displayed in Otterbein's galleries over the years and now frequent exhibits are housed at the Frank Museum of Art.
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The Feasibility of Using a General Health Screen to Increase HIV Testing in Community Pharmacies
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01751100
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (We did not receive proper funding to complete this study.)
First Posted : December 17, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 8, 2015
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Behavioral: HIV Test Offer Behavioral: General Health Screen Offer
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Care Provider)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Building Bridges: Addressing HIV Stigma in At-Risk Groups in Community Pharmacies
|Study Start Date :
|July 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|May 2016
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|July 2016
Active Comparator: HIV Test Offer
Group 1 (Control) is the current standard of care in HIV testing. A trained counselor provides required information to obtain informed consent for HIV testing and provides rapid HIV testing on site.
Behavioral: HIV Test Offer
HIV education and counseling from a trained Research Assistant and offering of a free rapid, oral HIV test
Experimental: General Health Screen Offer
In Group 2 (Intervention), a free general health screening is offered that may include a blood pressure check, blood glucose measurement, a Hepatitis C (HCV) test, and an HIV test.
Behavioral: General Health Screen Offer
A Research Assistant (RA) will provide health education on diabetes, hypertension, and HIV. The RA will then offer free blood pressure check, blood glucose measuring, rapid Hepatitis C (HCV) test, and a free, rapid oral HIV test.
- Acceptance of HIV Testing [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Rate of participation in voluntary rapid oral HIV test in each group
- Proportion of African immigrants that accept HIV testing [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Rate of HIV acceptance among the subgroup African immigrants, comparing between treatment and control groups
- Proportion of IDU that accept HIV testing [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Rate of HIV acceptance among the subgroup IDUs, comparing between treatment and control groups
- Proportion of minority MSM that accept HIV testing [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]Rate of HIV acceptance among the subgroup minority MSM, comparing between treatment and control groups
- Linkage to Care [ Time Frame: up to one year ]Proportion of positively-screened participants that attend follow-up specialized medical care
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 to 64 at time of recruitment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known to be HIV positive
- Unable to understand the consent process for the study; or otherwise unable to consent to HIV testing
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01751100
|United States, New York
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
|Principal Investigator:
|Yvette Calderon, MD, MS
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
|Responsible Party:
|Yvette Calderon,MD, MS, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, North Bronx Healthcare Network
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01751100 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|December 17, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 8, 2015
|Last Verified:
|May 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases


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What's with the graph not displaying run type colors, but only one burnt orange color for all?
I don't see the problem you're having. Could you provide a link to the page with the problem?
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Last Race: Portland Maine Half Marathon October 5 2014
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Roads were made for journeys...
You created the wrong graph. In the graph you presented, you're graphing distance for *all* activities. Select "Run" as the activity and you will get the desired graph.
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka
It looks to me like you're showing an "activity chart" with all workout types checked rather than just run. Try and see if you can make a graph for just running - then the different run types will show up as different colors.
Ha! Beat ya!
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Christians and Muslims are involved together in the democracy and reform movements bubbling up around the Middle East, and members of both communities will gain from their success and suffer if they are violently suppressed, said a leading Lebanese Muslim scholar. With demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, simmering unrest in Yemen and government changes in Lebanon, "I am both worried and hopeful," said Muhammad al-Sammak, adviser to the chief mufti of Lebanon and secretary general of Lebanon's Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue. "It is true that the situation of Christians in the Middle East is not good," he said, adding that the region's governments must do more to protect the religious minorities in their midst. "The political outcome [of unrest] is likely to take different shapes in different countries," he said. "Christians in the Middle East are part of this change. They are not opposed to it; they are not leading it; they are part of it."
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pattern means, to repeat. In the song,the singer is saying his/her actions in life are being repeated over and over again; there's no change in the pattern. It's not a phase (i.e., one stage in the process of change and development). The singer is doing the same things over and over again. S/he is not changing/developing/evolving. The singer's life is stagnant/dull/motionless, in a never-ending repeated cycle of the same old same old.1) I've become a pattern (after that it says 'saying things to say them, doing things to do them writng things to stay unchanged' - I think this relates to the line with the pattern)
In another song the same singer wrote the line ' when you realise it's a pattern and not a phase it's what you've become and it's what you will stay' .
Quicksilver means, liable to sudden unpredictable change.2) There's a song called Quicksilver moments, what does that actually mean?
I don't know either. Sorry.3) please don't be insulted by the backhand cult of pharmacy - here I wonder what a backhand cult is.
a two-step is a dance step. off tempo means, not with the beat. I don't know what it means in relation to the lyrics, though. Sorry.4) but it's a trick on your ego a two-step off tempo
5) to keep plugging away on my own wasted timemeans, working steadily at something with no end or future in sight.plugging away
the bottom dropping out refers to losing one's footing. If, say, you are in a bus and the bottom of the bus drops out, you'll drop and possibly get injured/hurt or even die from the fall.6) do you know how scared I am of the bottom dropping out
heavy-handed means, over-bearing, oppressive; logic refers to the chain of reasoning: Because I broke your heart and someone will break mine. That reasoning is heavy-handed (i.e., too much to bear/carry);it's oppressive (i.e., cruel).7) I've broken your heart for the first and only time. One day I'll feel this way too, on the receiving end of heavy-handed logic
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"Antiquing In Canton, TX (Part 1)"
This week on MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Miller, John, Bob and Kevin head out to Canton, Texas, home to First Monday Trade Days - a large outdoor monthly market with a mixture of antiques and new wares. The challenge to find authentic Mission Oak furniture amid the recently made crafts puts one picker up against the clock. Off-screen host Mark L. Walberg injects quick wit and a collector's know-how as the pickers scour the market for key finds, which include a pair of Knoll Chairs, a Bostrom Brady Surveying Tool and an antique document box. D
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Rent a dude for ¥1,000: an interview with Takanobu Nishimoto of Ossan Rental
"In Japan, old guys get a fair amount of ridicule, basically bad-mouthing. That had been kinda ticking me off, so I was thinking if we could create a bunch of good — not looks-wise, but lifestyle-wise — fun, older guys, then maybe the value of older guys would be seen."
That seed grew in the mind of Takanobu Nishimoto, a 46-year-old jack of all trades, and blossomed into what is now known as Ossan Rental ("Old Guy Rental"). Thanks to the unusual brand name, the experiment attracted customers early on, and later, the attention of social media and web watchers on sites like NariNari and Kotaku.
So who rents themselves out for ¥1,000 an hour? How did Nishimoto find time between his college and vocational school lectures, fashion consulting, modeling and everything else? As I learned more about him, my curiosity was definitely piqued. And part of me wanted to confirm that he is simply a guy doing something interesting . . . and not a creep, as some people might assume.
I requested an interview and got an enthusiastic "yes." When I asked him to choose a cafe where we could relax and chat, as if I were renting him, he suggested one on a fifth floor overlooking Shibuya.
His introduction was as casual as his button-down shirt and jeans. "Hello, I'm Ossan Rental," he says, half laughing, perhaps realizing how goofy that sounded. We order tea and coffee and get right into it.
"Outside of work there's a distance between older guys and young people. I think it'd be cool if we could connect more. I'm 46. There aren't many opportunities to talk to people in their 20s in our private lives. I thought it would be neat if I could set up opportunities to make that happen.
"I would go to Tsutaya or some rental shop and think, 'If older guys were lined up on the shelves, that would be something.' But how would you order them? Well, putting them in a cart would work. And then you could return them by mail. Well, 'returning by mail' would be parting ways at the mailbox, but . . . (laughs)."
This past February he turned his crazy Ossan Rental vision into a reality.


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|Modified Season Sweep for Santos
|Bell Wins UNOH 175 Truck Series Race
|Mile Kyle: Busch Takes Pole for ISM Connect 300
|Short Track Extravaganza Set for Sept. 2018
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Fastest Fortnight In Sports: Speedweeks
Hundreds of media members will flock to Daytona International Speedway early Thursday morning, with the first tap of the keyboard signaling the unofficial start of Speedweeks at Daytona. Between that point, and the checkered flag closing the Daytona 500, drivers from every level of NASCAR will compete.
And an offseason will mercifully end.
First up, NASCAR Media Day. More than 300 media members representing print, broadcast and online outlets will interview more than 50 drivers representing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Next program. The day-long event will be broken into morning and afternoon sessions. For a full schedule of driver availabilities at NASCAR Media Day, please visit NASCARMedia.com. Follow NASCAR.com throughout the day for live coverage.
Daytona Speedweeks' first on-track action takes place on Friday evening with two practices in preparation for Saturday night's annual non-points event, The Sprint Unlimited (8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The Sprint Unlimited features drivers who won a Coors Light Pole in 2013, or any driver who has previously won the event and ran at least one race last season. Eighteen such competitors fit those criteria, including three-time champion Tony Stewart, who will make his long-awaited return after a broken leg sidelined him for the second half of last season. Two drivers - Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - will make their Sprint Unlimited debut.
Fans can cast their votes to set the overall format and determine key racing elements of The Sprint Unlimited. Fans will again set the number of laps in each of the three segments, while also voting on how drivers will line up at the start of the race and how they will line up for the restart of the final segment. Fans can submit their votes within the official NASCAR app, NASCAR MOBILE, or at NASCAR.com/SprintUnlimited. Voting is unlimited and all votes cast through NASCAR MOBILE will count twice.
On Sunday, NASCAR sets the front row for the Daytona 500 during Coors Light Pole Qualifying (1 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Last year, Danica Patrick became the first female driver to win a pole in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history, while also becoming only the fourth Sunoco Rookie of the Year to win the pole for the Daytona 500. Eight drivers are competing for rookie honors this season, and all are expected to qualify on Sunday.
On Sunday night, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will open its season at New Smyrna Speedway at 7:30 p.m. ET with the running of the New Smyrna 150 presented by JEGS. FOX Sports 1 will broadcast the event on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 a.m. ET.
The K&N Pro Series drivers make a quick turnaround, competing again on Tuesday, this time at the World Center of Racing - Daytona International Speedway - for the second running of the UNOH Battle at the Beach. A non-points race featuring drivers from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour opens the evening of racing, followed by a points event for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. The stars of tomorrow will compete under the lights on the track's famed backstretch starting at 7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 2. Motor Racing Network (MRN) will go on the air at 6:45 p.m. ET with its pre-show, and the broadcast will be streamed live at MRN.com and simulcast by SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Short-track fans will have more than a week of racing at New Smyrna as the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series headlines the track's 48th Annual World Series of Stock Car Racing. Super Late Models are the top division at New Smyrna, which will hold racing every night between Feb. 14-22.
For the first time in the race's history, the Duel at Daytona - twin 60-lap, 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500 - takes place in primetime. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the remainder of the 43-car Daytona 500 starting grid will be set, starting at 7 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Championship points racing begins Friday, Feb. 21 with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio; NCWTS SETUP with Krista Voda airs at 6:30 p.m. ET). The NASCAR Nationwide Series takes the spotlight Saturday, Feb. 22 in the DRIVE4COPD 300 (1:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
And finally, on Sunday, Feb. 23, engines crank on the most prestigious race in NASCAR - the Daytona 500. FOX will broadcast the race live at 1 p.m. ET (FOX NASCAR SUNDAY starts at noon ET on FOX), with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Visit NASCAR.com for full coverage of Speedweeks.
Fans Call The Shots In The Sprint Unlimited … The 187.5-mile/75-lap Sprint Unlimited will be run in three segments. A NASCAR.com fan vote will decide how those segments break down. The choices: 30 laps, 35 laps and 10 laps; 30 laps, 30 laps and 15 laps; and 30 laps, 25 laps and 20 laps. Voting closes at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Fans also have the opportunity to vote on the starting lineup for the race. The nominees: Most Career Poles; 2013 Driver Points Standings; and Final Practice Speeds, with voting closing at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Finally, fans have through the drop of the green flag on the race's second segment to vote on the restart order for the final segment. The ballot includes fastest lap, with drivers with the fastest lap in the first two segments starting first; Most Laps Led, with the driver with the most laps led in the first two segment starting first; and a Mandatory Pit Stop, with the final segment line up per the race off pit road.
A total of 18 drivers are entered in The Sprint Unlimited: Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Marcos Ambrose, Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Carl Edwards.
Qualifying Sets Daytona 500 Front Row … Sunday's Daytona 500 Coors Light Pole qualifying is unique in that only the top two positions will be guaranteed. Remaining qualifiers are seeded by qualifying speed into Thursday's Duel.
The front-row qualifiers and the highest 15 finishers in each Duel - excluding the front row from qualifying - will earn a spot in the Daytona 500. The next four fastest Coors Light Pole qualifiers will make up positions 33-36. Six provisional starting positions (37 through 42) will be awarded to the highest eligible car owners in final 2013 standings not otherwise qualified for the race. The 43rd position will be filled by the most recent past champion participating in a 2013 event. Should no past champion be eligible, the final position goes to the next highest owner in 2013 points.


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December 10, 2003
Robin McGraw shares a list of natural supplements that have helped her put her hormones back in balance and ease menopausal symptoms.
To Relieve Menopausal Symptoms
"These four items are very good for overall menopausal symptoms," explains Robin, "especially black cohosh, which is good for hot flashes. The B12, B6 and folic acid help with mood and to ease you through the transition. The inositol also helps with mood. You take it at night and it helps you to sleep."
Essential Oils
"These are really good overall for hormone symptoms," says Robin. "Essential oils are good for joints because sore joints can be a symptom of menopause."
Menopause and Weight Gain
Robin goes on to explain that weight gain can be a symptom of menopause because menopause affects the thyroid gland, which helps regulate body weight. "When you get your blood work done, there is a range for the thyroid and your doctor can tell you if yours is normal. I bought a basal thermometer and every morning for 10 days, I put it under my arm and recorded my temperature. If it's even a degree below 98, then you are susceptible to having a low thyroid. Mine was 95. My doctor had told me I was fine, but mine was very low so I went on natural hormone therapy."


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Temple Sinai to host game day
Temple Sinai of Massapequa will be hosting a game day with lunch, cocktails and dinner, Tuesday, August 21 at the Woodlands at Woodbury Mansion, 1 Southwoods Rd., Woodbury. The event will be held while the Temple's golf outing is in progress at the Woodlands at Woodbury.
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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - A Kauai man is suing the chairwoman of the state Public Utilities Commission, saying she damaged his property while illegally running a bed and breakfast on the island's north shore.
The Garden Island reported Tuesday that Michael Sheehan of Hanalei filed a lawsuit against Hermina Morita and her husband, accusing them of nuisance, negligence and violating state law.
Morita did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment from The Associated Press.
State officials fined Morita and her husband Lance Laney $31,000 in May for building and operating the bed and breakfast without proper permits or permission. The 3.2-acre getaway was within a protected subzone of the state.
Sheehan says the construction modified the flow of the river, causing his property downriver to flood periodically.
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Inter is set to be without Rodrigo Palacio for at least three weeks after the striker suffered a strained muscle in his left leg.
The Argentine picked up the injury during the side's 2-0 victory over Sampdoria, and the 31-year-old will now be monitored to determine the extent of the strain.
"We have yet to see if the stretch is of first or second degree," Inter doctor Piero Volpi told SkySport24. "In the first case he will be out for 20 days, in the second about 40 [days]. But with a little luck he could take the field against Roma [on April 17], and maybe heal in eight to 10 days."
However, a statement on the club website later added that the strain would likely require longer period of rehabilitation.
"Tests were carried out on the attacker Rodrigo Palacio which showed a lesion miotendinea second degree on his left hamstring," it stated.
"Recovery times from the injury will be evaluated in the coming days."


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Lipscomb sophomore volleyball player Lauren Ford writes a blog on the final day of a 10-day mission trip in Brazil.
Tonight is the last sleeping night in Brazil. It seems crazy to say because it feels like the days are so long here and we have always had so much ahead of us each day. Looking forward now, all we have is Saturday left and then we are off to the airport for another long flight.
Friday morning was different than any other day we have had here in Rio. There were clouds and it was pouring down rain, a very drastic change from the sunny and highs in the 80s that we had become accustomed to. We left fairly early from our hotel and headed off to see Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer statue.
When we arrived at a touristy train station we were disappointed to see that there really is no hope of sunshine for this morning and we scramble off the bus into the station. We took a short train ride up the mountain. Most of us were amazed at the bright colors of the foliage around us as we traversed the mountainside.
At the top of the mountain we walked off of the train and into, literally, a cloud. Before we knew it we were soaked to the bone from the rain. The elevators were out of service so we went to the 200 stairs and started our ascent. Puddle after puddle we tried to avoid on the way up, naively thinking it would make a difference.
Finally we reached the top and the first thing Dot says is that she is disappointed his feet don't show. She had planned to do a handstand against Jesus' big toe. Looking up at the statue we couldn't quite make out the upper parts of his arms and his head but the outline was still significant. It made a lot of us consider the true wonder of God and not just the magnificent stone work before us.
Normally from the top of this mountain we would have seen a grand panorama of Rio laid out before us. Today, all we could see was white. It was a completely new way to look at things. As Jordan later pointed out, because there was no view, we were not distracted by worldly things but could truly take in the grandeur of the Christ statue and the fellowship we had with one another.
We tried not to stay in the cloud too long so we hiked back down, now very content with our accomplishment of being at one of the "Seven Wonders of the World".
Shannon and Brittnay started having a splash contest in the puddles we previously tried to avoid. Back at the station we were quickly informed that the power was out and we would have to take a van back down the mountain. We returned to the hotel and had lunch at a close restaurant then we were off again for the afternoon adventure.
The team arrived at the Fluminense mansion (really like a country club) and after a bit of waiting we were offered a tour of their history and trophy rooms. It was incredible to see how far back this sports club went. They had medals from early Olympics in the 20s and 30s and trophies so big you could only imagine.
The Fluminense Club is the most prominent club in Rio. They have tons of activities and teams for young adults and kids to participate in. A few of the sports and facilities we saw were swimming, diving, water polo, tumbling, gymnastics, tennis, basketball, volleyball, and of course, soccer.
We were there to play volleyball against their U21 team. At first they led us to this outdoor/indoor court with concrete floors and a low, saggy net. We all were fairly confused.
As it turns out, we just had to wait for a recreational game of basketball to get over with first and then we had the gym floor. This was definitely the most unique place I have ever played in. It was much like a gym in the states but looked old with wider pieces of dark wood making up the court. The architecture around it was very unique and quite the opposite of modern.
We got the game started and just played three sets for fun. Brandon got a little intense but we were all thrilled with just the idea of playing a match in Brazil.
After the game we asked the Fluminense team if they wanted to trade jerseys and most of them said yes. A few asked for more than our jerseys (our purple shoes from this year were a very popular item).
It was a neat experience to get to socialize with the players for a bit afterward and find out a little about their lives. Volleyball within the club is underappreciated, as soccer is the sport that gets all of the publicity.
Our cheering section was composed of Jefferson and some friends and also Mary and two of her friends, stayed with us after the game to share in a dinner from a poolside café.
These relationships we have formed with both of their churches means so much to us. Jefferson's group cheered for us so loudly at the game, louder than most of the Lipscomb students at home even.
Their attempt at doing the wave in the stands was excellent of course. Mary and her friends barely made it to the extreme end of the game after being on a bus for three-and-a-half hours. Their commitment to be there for us really put us in awe. We had only met them once on Wednesday and they found enough reason to come to our game in the thought that they said they would be there. It was just incredible to us.
Overall this day was just another day in paradise that helped remind us why we are here and let us see the great fellowship we have been able to create on our journey.


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The theory that God so inspired the authors of the biblical texts that they had to be written precisely in those words and no others. It has been held in most eras of Jewish and Christian interpretation of the scriptures. It is therefore to be distinguished from modern theories of inspiration which place the intervention of God in the events of history (Heilsgeschichte) rather than in the narratives. Verbal inspiration is also different from theories which locate the work of the Spirit in the creative imaginations of the individual authors. Verbal inspiration emphasizes the uniqueness of scripture ('the oracles of God', Rom. 3: 2), divinely given (2 Pet. 1: 21) and accepted as such by Jesus (John 10: 35) and by the rabbis. Traditional Jewish interpretation regards the text as dictated by God and therefore without error, inconsistency, or obsolescence.
Christian interpretation in the Fathers and the Middle Ages held that beyond the literal meaning of the text there were others, especially the allegorical, but the literal sense was fundamental, and was interpreted in a conservative way. The Reformers rejected allegorical interpretation but put great stress on the authority of the Bible in their controversies with Rome. But the doctrinal clash with Rome, and serious discrepancies amongst the Reformers themselves, led to rival interpretations of the biblical text, and to a new freedom in exploring its meaning.
In 17th-cent. England Moses' authorship of the Pentateuch was being questioned. In Germany there were soon systematic examinations of language, history, and authorship of the biblical books. Biblical criticism had arrived. Against it, those who upheld a doctrine of verbal inspiration conceded that individual writers had their own styles, and the books of the Bible represented different genres. But conservative Evangelicals maintain that, essentially, inspiration must entail the total accuracy of the historical records and the truth of its doctrines. The First Vatican Council (1870) took a similar view that inspiration 'is incompatible with error…It is impossible that God himself can err', a view reinforced when the authorities crushed Roman Catholic Modernism in 1907. However, the papal encyclical Divino Afflante Spiritu of September 1943 allowed a new and more open approach into Roman Catholic biblical scholarship, strongly encouraged by the Pontifical Biblical Commission in a document called The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1995).
Most modern scholars accept that the biblical documents must be rigorously examined with all the available resources of linguistics, archaeology, and historical enquiry. For them, any theory of verbal inspiration, however eroded or redefined, is incompatible with scholarly freedom. It is on such a basis that allegiance to Jesus must be either offered or withdrawn.
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From Birmingham City Centre, Bearwood can be reached by travelling down the Hagley Road (A456), one of the main arterial roads in Birmingham. It can also be reached by traveling through Winson Green, past the City Hospital, down City Road (A457).
By motorway, get off at Junction 2 of the M5 and head down the Wolverhampton Road (A4123) towards Birmingham. Turn left at the McDonalds, Amber Tavern Public House and The Chiquitos Junction onto the Hagley Road (A456). Alternatively you may also take M5 Junction 3 onto the Quinton Expressway / Hagley Road (A456) and once again past the above mentioned restaurants.
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Bearwood is served by a number of National Express West Midlands (Former West Midlands Travel) bus services, most of which call at Bearwood Bus Station, just off the Hagley Road next to the Kings Head Public House. Bearwood can be reached by most buses running down the Hagley Road, from Birmingham City Centre, also there is a service via City Road & Cape Hill (Number 82). As well as the bus station, some services take an alternative route via Three Shires Oak Road and call outside the Bear Tavern Public House. Services that start from Birmingham go on to Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Blackheath & Merry Hill taking various alternating routes.
Other buses not connecting Bearwood to Birmingham City Centre include the 444, 447, 448 and 450, all tracing various routes that terminate in West Bromwich and the 11 Clockwise and Anticlockwise services, known as 'the Outer Circle' which link the suburbs of Birmingham together, including Harborne, Selly Oak, Bourneville, Kings Heath, Hall Green, Perry Barr and Handsworth. Choice travel also run a limited service from Bearwood Bus Station to Weoley Castle, via Selly Oak and the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital.
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There are no train stations in Bearwood. The nearest train stations are Smethwick Rolfe Street, Smethwick Galton Bridge or The Hawthorns and all about a mile and a half away near the High St Smethwick, they serve the local area. Most of the West Bromwich bound bus services pass one of the stations; Smethwick Galton Bridge has the most intense service and also serves certain destination in the North West. There is a limited service to London via High Wycombe from Galton Bridge and The Hawthorns. Birmingham New Street is only around 3-4 miles away and has services to destinations all over the country.
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The nearest airport is Birmingham International, just over 10 miles away.
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The majority of shops in Bearwood are situated on the high street and to a lesser extent on Three Shires Oak/Abbey Road. There is no large supermarket in Bearwood, the largest in close proximity being Asda in Cape Hill. However, there is an Aldi, Cooperative & Iceland on the high street. There are also a number of independents including three or four butchers, three florists and 2 greengrocers.
On the high street there are a few clothes shops, including a mature ladies fashion store, a discount store, a younger women's fashion store and a 'Peacocks'. There is also an independent shoe shop, Blunts. Three charity shops also take their place on the high street, three banks/building societies. There are a two dispensing chemists, and a non-dispensing drug store on the high street, a dentist and opticians. There is even a thriving building supplies shop on Three Shires Oak Road. Despite this very healthy selection of stores, both The high street and other streets seem dominated by takeaway premises.
By far the biggest off-licence in Bearwood is 'Global Wines' opposite the Abbey Pub, with a massive choice of Beers, Wines and Spirits it is a contender for best off-licence in Birmingham. Other off licences include 'Park Cellars' on the corner of Park Road and Upper Saint Mary's Road.
There is also the quite famous 'Drink Stop' on the high street, which is managed by Tony who has been a well known face on the High Street for the last 30 years. The shop is renowned locally and regionally for stocking a wide variety of unique products. The Drink Stop has been designed by Lapworth Architects the multi award winning Birmingham Architects and recnetly won Design Retailer of the year 2011.
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The Haweli on the Hagley Road opposite The Kings Head is widely regarded for its Peshawari cuisine. Allegedly, Sir Mark Tully ex India correspondent for the bBBC is a fan of its food
Bearwood High street is littered with a ridiculous amount of takeaway joints, most are not noteworthy of a mention.
Neelams Kebab House is excellent.Food is nice genuine and tasty. Karachi Kebab House opposite the Bear Tavern isn't too bad either but not apatch on neelams. It is open literally all the time.
There is a great chinese takeaway opposite Martins Tandoori and next to the Abbey. It is called Oriental Delight and is definitely one of the best in the surrounding area. For Traditional Fish and chips, 'The Abbey Fish Bar' is probably your best bet (opposite the Abbey). 'Lightwoods Fish Bar' sells interestingly coloured orange chips for the more adventurous traveller!
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Yu Darvish leaned over and looked at his name and the No. 11 on the back of his Texas Rangers jersey. Then he looked up and smiled.
"Excited, that's all I feel right now," Darvish said through a translator. "Just excited going forward."
Japan's best pitcher is now officially a member of the two-time defending American League champions, with his formal introduction Friday night in Texas coming two days after the right-hander agreed to a six-year contract that guarantees him $56 million.
The 25-year-old Darvish, who exceled in Japan's Pacific League the past seven seasons, said he wasn't prepared to go into specifics about the several different reasons why he decided to make the move to United States now.
But he said he felt no pressure and planned to keep an open mind and be relaxed — with his new team and in a new country.
"I have no worries," he said. "What I'm looking forward to is a different environment, a different league and different hitters. I'm looking forward to it full of excitement."
There is a lot of excitement in Texas, where fans are hoping Darvish is the missing piece that will help lift the Rangers to their first World Series title.
The Rangers spent more than two years scouting Darvish and getting to know him personally before committing more than $107 million to get him. On top of his contract, they have to pay a record $51,703,411 posting bid to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Darvish's Pacific League team.
The Darvish press conference was held in a much bigger room that is part of the team's Hall of Fame area at Rangers Ballpark, instead of the usual interview room down the hall from the clubhouse.
Among those sitting in the front row were Ray Davis and Bob Simpson, the oil-and-gas billionaires who are co-chairmen of the Rangers ownership group, and slugger Josh Hamilton. Simpson smiled when he walked in and saw the room full of international media.
"We've had a lot of big moments on the field the last couple of years, in October and the things we've accomplished," general manager Jon Daniels said while introducing Darvish. "There haven't been many bigger off-the-field moments than what brings us here."
After the news conference, the 6-foot-5 Darvish donned his new jersey and went on the field, where he stood on the mound and tossed a couple of balls toward the plate.
Highlights of Darvish's career in Japan were being shown on the huge videoboard high above right field. The electronic ribbon boards around the stadium were lit up with Darvish's image with his number and name, switching back and forth between English and Japanese.
Darvish's contract is worth up to $60 million including bonuses and incentives, but there was one thing he apparently didn't get in his deal after standing on the mound and looking out to the right-center field fence in his only other visit to Rangers Ballpark two weeks ago.
"It seemed a little close, I asked my GM if they could back that up a little bit, not sure where they are on that," he said.
When asked about that, Daniels laughed and motioned toward Hamilton.
"I don't think Josh wants us to move them back," Daniels said. "We'll let them arm wrestle and figure it out."
Darvish arrived about three hours earlier at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, where he was greeted by a large group of media cameras and a handful of Rangers fans.
There was a bit of a stir created by the photos of the arrival, when Darvish wore a T-shirt with the phrase "I Will Survive" surrounding the image of a Japanese Maple Leaf, which looks similar to a marijuana leaf.
"In Japan, anything that's like a T-shirt with English words on it," he said. "We just tend to wear it, we don't really actually know what it means."


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Manship pitches well, Rockies still lose to Mets
Jeff Manship landed in New York at about 5:30 Thursday morning, tasked with helping the Colorado Rockies salvage something, anything, out of a dreadful road trip.
Taking the mound less than 7 hours later, Manship limited the Mets to an RBI grounder and a sacrifice fly in five innings. Too bad the Rockies couldn't jet in some offense, too.
Dillon Gee pitched impressively into the eighth inning, keeping in check a youthful lineup missing injured All-Star Carlos Gonzalez, and the Mets handed Colorado its ninth loss in 10 games on the road, 2-1.
"I know it hasn't been pretty on the road this trip," said manager Walt Weiss of his club that was outscored 61-23 on the trip. "The bottom line is you've got to make adjustments constantly in this game. Figure out how people are getting you out and make the necessary adjustments. It's a constant battle."
The only other time the Rockies went 1-9 on a road trip was from June 22 to July 1, 2007. That season they went to the World Series with an inspired run. This year they are just fading fast: Colorado was 1 1/2 games out of first place in the NL West on July 2 but is 11-21 since and are 12 1/2 games back of the Dodgers. Los Angeles was scheduled to play later Thursday.
Manship (0-1) was called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs for the start because right-hander Tyler Chatwood had inflammation in his right elbow a day after a bullpen session Tuesday. Chatwood was throwing to test a tight hamstring that forced Colorado to push back his start two days to Thursday.
Now he's on the DL, and Manship might have earned another start.
"We haven't made any decisions on that yet," Weiss said. "He certainly helped himself in the equation."
Making his first major league start since May 1, 2010, for Minnesota, Manship appeared to tire in the fourth, when the Mets went ahead 2-1.
Daniel Murphy and Marlon Byrd singled to start it off and Ike Davis walked to load the bases with none out.
That brought up rookie Wilmer Flores, who had a three-run double in the eighth inning Wednesday night.
This time, with a 1-2 count, Flores flung his bat at a low and outside pitch, sending a slow roller to shortstop. Jonathan Herrera charged and made a quick throw across his body to just nab Flores at first, but a run scored to tie it at 1.
Anthony Recker followed with a fly to medium center field. Byrd scored easily when Dickerson's throw was way up the third base line.
A batter after Omar Quintanilla was intentionally walked, Gee hit a two-out single, but Davis froze off third and was tagged near home plate for the third out.
Colorado came out aggressive with a young lineup Thursday, but fizzled quickly.
Gee gave up consecutive singles to start the game. Colorado let him off the hook, though, when D.J. LeMahieu was tagged out trying to advance on Dickerson's flyball to right fielder Byrd. With a runner on third base, Michael Cuddyer grounded out to second.
"It's just been a frustrating trip for us," LeMahieu said. "All of us are just not hitting at the same time and we're making their pitchers look pretty good right now."
Gee (8-8) scattered eight hits without yielding a walk in 7 2-3 innings to win for the first time since July 14. He allowed Corey Dickerson's homer leading off the fourth inning. Cuddyer followed with a single but was caught stealing.
The rest was easy for Gee.
He was pulled to a nice ovation in the eighth after yielding a single to LeMahieu. Scott Rice relieved and walked pinch-hitter Troy Tulowitzki. David Aardsma then got Cuddyer to fly out to left field.
Filling in for injured closer Bobby Parnell, LaTroy Hawkins was perfect in the ninth for his second save.
NOTES: To make room on the 40-man roster for Manship, the Rockies recalled lefty Christian Friedrich from Colorado Springs and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with lower back inflammation. ... LeMahieu had three hits.


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Riverside, Sentara and Bon Secours health systems have all contacted patients who MAY have received drugs purchased from the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in the past few months. The pharmacy is under investigation for a meningitis outbreak linked to the spinal injection of a tainted drug, which has been recalled.
ALL three local health systems emphasize that NO local patients received the alleged tainted drug, but some may have received injections of other drugs from the same company.
In a joint press release, Bon Secours and Sentara, emphasized that "if a patient's procedure occurred more than four weeks ago, it is unlikely there is any cause for concern." It further notes that "it is also unlikely there is a risk of meningitis unless the injection was near or on your spine or joint."
Their release advises a patient to contact their physician immediately if they "received injectable NECC drugs during a recent treatment or surgery and is experiencing symptoms such as fever, nausea, increased pain at incision, redness/drainage around incision." Both have established call centers to help answer questions or concerns: Bon Secours, 757-889-2273 or Sentara, 1-800-736-8272.
Riverside is notifying 100 patients by letter, about half in the Tappahannock region, who received medication from NNEC, according to spokesman Peter Glagola. They will receive follow-up phone calls later in the week. They can also call the 24/7 Riverside Nurse Line, 757-595-6363 for information.
These proactive measures by local health systems have been taken in reaction to the FDA's concern for strong precautions.
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A scathing letter to the president on Monday outlined neglect of two veterans at the Brockton VA Medical Center.
BROCKTON – Vincent Ng, medical director of the Boston Veterans Administration Health Care system, said Tuesday that two veterans lived for years at a Brockton VA nursing home without sufficient psychiatric treatment.
"These patients can benefit from a more comprehensive mental health evaluation," Ng said. "That's something that I firmly believe we can do much, much better."
Despite that, Ng said the patients at Brockton's Community Living Center on Belmont Street received continuous primary care and nursing care. He denied that the patients were neglected for years and left to fend for themselves.
"It's a nursing home," Ng said. "It's their home. One patient was in the home for eight years. They would not be able to care for themselves unless they stayed in our Community Living Center."
Ng's comments followed the revelation Monday that two veterans at the Brockton VA facility were neglected for years without proper psychiatric treatment, according to a federal whistleblower report.
A VA psychiatrist told federal officials that two patients were being neglected at the Brockton VA facility, according to a letter sent from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to the White House. The letter criticized the VA for its response to reports of maltreatment and for a "troubling pattern of deficient patient care at VA facilities nationwide."
In one Brockton case, a veteran with a "100 percent service-connected psychiatric condition" was first examined in 2012, more than seven years after he was admitted as an inpatient at the Brockton facility, the letter states.
In another case, a veteran admitted to the Brockton facility in 2003 "with significant and chronic mental health issues" did not receive a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation until 2011, more than eight years after he was admitted.
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson emphasized the importance of whistleblowers in response to the letter.
"I respect and welcome the letter and the insights from the Office of Special Counsel," Gibson said in a statement. "I am deeply disappointed not only in the substantiation of allegations raised by whistleblowers, but also in the failures within VA to take whistleblower complaints seriously."
Ng said he also welcomes the disclosure of mistreatment claims. While the Boston system has an internal process by which staff can publicly or anonymously report problems, the psychiatrist did not report the cases internally, Ng said.
"We have systems set up to report unsafe conditions," Ng said. "He could have used those mechanisms but he chose to use this route for whatever purpose and he's free to do that."
Ng said the whistleblower no longer works for the Boston VA system. He declined to comment further on the status of the psychiatrist.
Following a December 2013 visit by federal investigators, Ng said he and his staff developed a "corrective action plan" to address the whistleblower's concerns.
The plan included improving regular psychiatric consultation services and staff education, promoting the use of alternatives to potent psychiatric medications whenever possible, and regular medication reviews.
Ng said the use of potent psychiatric medications were not a factor in the lack of psychiatric care for the two patients described in the report.
"You always look for alternatives that may be better for them," Ng said. "There are new prescriptions. It's a continuous improvement of how we take care of our patients."
In a statement Tuesday, state Secretary of Veterans Services Coleman Nee said he supports efforts by national leaders "to address the allegations related to the federal VA facility in Brockton."
"The report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel points to the necessity of ensuring there are multiple resources and a variety of support programs in place for every veteran," Nee said. "In Massachusetts, where we lead the nation in veterans services, we are fortunate to have a broad network of resources available at the state and local level to help veterans get the support they need."
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-South Boston, did not respond to repeated requests for comment Monday and Tuesday.
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Finally! a quality sounding Nokia Monster headset! - My exact thoughts as I listened to a track straight from my own Lumia 920 paired to Nokia's Monster branded headset only a few moments before.
Here are MWC Nokia have announced a slew of accessories, mostly focussing arround the wireless charging being offered with the new Lumia 720 and 520. However there are also a few of the older accessories on show for us to try out, and despite the purity pro headset winning an award at CES, we haven't yet put the cups over our ears - that changed today.
Now the reason we haven't been rushing to try these is that the previous Nokia/Monster effort (wired) is honestly very underwhelming. I tried out that headset immediately before the Purity Pro's just to remind myself of why I wouldn't put down any kind of money for the admittedly striking headphones.
Then came the Purity Pro, and I came away very impressed. Immediately bluetooth pairing the device with NFC in a matter of seconds, I threw on one of my most listened to tracks of late so I had a valid reference point. Bass level was immersive and deep, mids were well balanaced and even the high-range was distinguishable (although not perfect).
Still, at $349 these are most certainly a luxury purchase (and you may want to ask yourself how comfortable you are wearing that money on your head), and they probably don't rival offerings from Beats or Sennheiser. Still, they look awesome, they pair in no time and if you've got the space cash down the back of your sofa cushion, you'll want to check them out.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Any recent MLI vets? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Any recent MLI vets? Goto page Previous 1, 2 Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Arab Emirates View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message grand fromageJoined: 16 Jun 2003Posts: 131 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:01 pm Post subject: sounds to me like the MLI_VET is holding some deep-rooted resentment against MLI. While it's probably justified based on his (can't be a her as women have only been around for a few months) experience, I have to agree with some of the other people that things have improved. I was never paid late, although I had to wait a month like everyone else. I wasn't the only one, and if I remember correctly, only the people that took their time opening bank accounts had delay problems. Regarding the so called assault on an employee, which could be interpreted that way, and really did happen, it should be noted he was not a very stable person, and had confrontations with locals more often than just that once. I hope everyone knows that the ME is not for people with short fuses and big egos, as it will get them in trouble here pronto. I am not sure why MLI_VET is surprised why the guards did not intervene-enlisted guards know their place and they may have known that the local in question was important or a high-ranking officer. Either way, better to look away for them. This is the reality here-locals will stand up for locals, regardless who is to blame (of course, there are exceptions to this rule, like everywhere else). Back to MLI-with the ship sinking for AMIDEAST, I really doubt Martin R. has the time to make postings here in defence of MLI. And I don't really know who the monster with a western passport and education is. If it's the Prof. development coordinator, he's just an arrogant and self-serving individual with no people skills, but I have worked for much worse guys. Stay away from him and do your job, and he'll rarely bother you. After all, he doesn't even greet you on the corridor passing you, so why should you care. Just make sure he doesn't think you're trying to compete for his position Sorry Zaf.-couldn't resist. Yes, things are a bit unclear now, but maybe we'll know more on Tuesday. If you have a job offer with MLI, I would wait a few days till things get cleared up, but I wouldn't go looking elsewhere yet. Back to top TNTJoined: 19 Jun 2003Posts: 9 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:44 pm Post subject: Thanks to grand fromage. I think the points raised by grand fromage make a lot of sense. They seem quite balanced and sensible. The most important point is that so much depends on a person's personality and experiences can be quite unique. I am new to these boards and recently joined as I am considering a contract with MLI. The information provided by grand fromage, mli_vet, and others has been extremely valuable. I sincerely thank you for your time and consideration in providing your experiences and opinions. Grand fromage, if you do hear anything new soon, will you please let us know? I value your insight. Thanks again everyone! TNT Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17610Location: USA Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 3:07 am Post subject: Sorry Holbrook So sorry Holbrook - A current teacher at MLI just emailed me - greatly amused that you thought I was R Martin. You must be new to the board. The whole time I have been posting here, not once have I been a male. Just a retired ex-ME-teacher with time on her hands to post on boards. After teaching over there for more than 15 years I know a lot of people who have taught and are teaching at a lot of places. I merely report what I have heard from friends (and identify it as such) or my own experience. I have no axes to grind. There are pros and cons to all jobs and that is pretty much what I said. I find that so often it is the people that have had bad experiences are the ones who post. People whose experiences were good or at least acceptable won't bother. The great thing about these boards is that many voices can be heard and people considering jobs can hear all sides. I merely try to add details here and there to help out those who may have never taught in the Middle East with all its little quirks. VS Back to top mli_vetJoined: 11 Jun 2003Posts: 99 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:39 pm Post subject: Resentment etc., Over and Out Hey there Big Cheese , I do confess a bit of resentment at not being paid on time during my MLI tenure. The 10% gouge was also a very unkind cut since I was told it was for one year but ended up being for 2 years. I'm slowly getting over it as my new salary at a new post comes in on time and erases those bad memories . Isn't it amazing how getting paid on time affects one's state of mind? Others in a better financial state than I was when hired by MLI might not be as affected as much. But when you've got bills to pay and mouths to feed--well, you know. Potential hires need to know this kind of stuff--as they also need to know if things like this are being cleared up. It's not just resentment though--I hope pressure like this will prompt change for the better. I've had my say and will be over and out to leave things for those with current info to post their bleeding edge insights if they can overcome the paranoia. And on the positive side of things, from what you and others are reporting, change does seem to be happening, but it wasn't quick enough for folks like me and others who have since left. To those considering contracts, look around! Bargain! Get yourself a good deal! There are better positions and salaries out there, so don't settle for an uncertain assignment to who-knows-where-in-the-middle-of-the-Empty-Quarter (close to it anyway) just yet (remember, don't commit to just anywhere at the interview!!! You'll pay dearly later!). Once you do commit to MLI, no moving after that. They will not give a Letter of No Objection unless your girlfriend knows the sheikh's wife, so if you want to move on, it won't be done easily within the UAE. And if you want to move from one of the remote locations, say to Abu Dhabi, as Mr. Z put it, "You'll have to apply, and you'd better have a good reason." The figure you gave tefllifer, only 4 out of 50 leaving? Wait to see how many AWOLs you've got before giving such info. Every year sees a number of those who just don't come back after vacation etc. These should be included in the attrition stats along with those who don't pass the bar/probation period or professional fitness exam. As for the fellow who was assaulted, he would definitely take exception to being called an "unstable" character. Anyway, I hear he's on his way back to the ME for more excitement and can hopefully post his own version of what happened in this space. Fuses, however long, do have a termination point. So R. Martin ("what's up, Martin!") is staying on! He's a good worker with very interesting spins on things. What are the others doing, just out of curiosity? Gotta go. All the best MLI Chums! Hang in there! Keep an eye out for Dr. Zafarious and his nefarious deeds. Come on man! You never said "Hi" to me in the halls either?!? What's up with that? Lighten up! Cheer up! Are you one of us, or one of them, one of these, or one of those? See you at the next T2T Big Z !!! (unless you figure out who I am and dis-invite me ) Until then, a BIG CHEERIO ! ! ! MLI Vet Over and Out [email protected] Back to top grand fromageJoined: 16 Jun 2003Posts: 131 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 8:04 pm Post subject: MLI Glad to hear you're in calmer waters MLI_VET As for us left here, it isn't that bad yet, at least not yet, as things might change that MIDEAST is gone. I have to disagree with you again-nothing personal. I wouldn't worry about MLI not giving you a relase letter so you can move on as they have never given any one a ban in the past. That includes a guy who left for another job 10 or so months into his contract. According to the UAE law, people with a Master's degree don't get bans, so that should take care of that. At least that was the case with AMIDEAST around-let's see if the same holds true in the future. To all of you prospective candidates, the skinny is that only the current employees might get shafted by the new contract. The military H.Q. wants all employees to start the new contract in August with 0 vacation days. So any one with days accumulated after August will have them bought out at 25%! Bummer, especially if you have a lot of days put away. This is not confirmed yet, but should be tomorrow. Let's see how many people decide to walk when that's made official. So you newbies relax for now-you've got no vacation days to lose yet TBC Back to top grand fromageJoined: 16 Jun 2003Posts: 131 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:43 pm Post subject: MLI Well, MLI had its "new contract" meeting, and it was quite uninformative as too many details remain unanswered. However, it seems that in their disorganization the MLI top-brass means well (sh..t, I hope I'm right as I am stuck with them). Time should iron out the details, and even though some people will be shafted by losing their vacation days (including myself ) , the changes will not effect new candidates. In fact, the good news is that newbies can expect more money than was previously promised Back to top mli_vetJoined: 11 Jun 2003Posts: 99 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 7:54 pm Post subject: You're flat out wrong about the bans, Big Cheese ! ! ! Well then, Big Cheese, we'll have to agree to disagree . You're flat out wrong about the bans on being hired by other institutions in the UAE. What's law doesn't matter, this is the military. I personally knew a number of people who applied elsewhere and had finished their 2 year contracts but were not given a letter of no objection (some were even told--"No, you can't do this by both MLI admin and other inst admin!"). I know of only 2 people who moved on successfully, sorry make that 3, to other institutions, and they had to pull some strings while sweating it out big time between jobs. The military sheikhs are bigger than other sheikhs. All milkshakes are not equal . MLI Vet Over and Out [email protected] Back to top grand fromageJoined: 16 Jun 2003Posts: 131 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject: MLI mli_vet, I have to disagree, but only partially. If the people in question were transfering their visa, than they probably had problems. I don't think it's malicous on the part of the army, but they don't know what to do in those cases. I think it has to do with the fact that they hire mostly non-western employees and treat them as if they owned them. The way to avoid this is to leave the country (cancel your visa) and return on a new one. You can do tis by flying to Muscat, for example. Back to top mli_vetJoined: 11 Jun 2003Posts: 99 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 4:22 pm Post subject: Half agreed All right then Big Cheese, it sounds like we're half agreed on the job switch ban thing. Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. Seems that the recent trend has been you can't, though. You've got it right about the military (and Gulf employers in general) treating you as if they owned you. I think we could agree 100% on that. Who wants to be owned though? Isn't slavery a thing of the past? Will the Gulf Arab States ever modernize enough to the point that people can't be owned/bartered/swindled like slaves anymore? Time will tell. Here's another story for you. I was at GHQ (GHQ is the big castle/fortress looking building you see to the left after crossing the Maqta bridge to Abu Dhabi) one day on one of my many monthly trips to beg for my monthly salary. I waited around for many hours and wandered down the innumerable long grey hallways. It was Orwellian and nightmarish to see thousands of other people in the same predicament, going to GHQ, wandering the endless hallways to beg for something or other owed to them by the Armed Forces. In every office were piles of paper, with people lining up having pitiful, begging expressions on their faces. At one point an officer came out, and just yelled at the top of his lungs at some poor Bangladeshi asking for his back salary. The Bangladeshi cringed and cowered as the officer yelled louder. When he was done, the officer said, "Zain ! ! !" (good, or like we'd say "Understand!?!"--I'd have to say 'mub zain' to that). And then he pointed toward the door and the poor guy crawled out. This experience made me glad I was a Westerner (this GHQ place is weird--heard a woman screaming on another visit--when I looked puzzlingly at an officer--he replied "mareed mumkin"--sick maybe? I beg to differ--sounded to me like she was being beaten the way she was shrieking--or just reached the breaking point after being fed up with GHQ--they really know how to make a person wanna shreik--some twisted mind studying "What can we do to torture these creatures next?!?") since we generally get better treatment, but it left me fuming at the way Gulf Arab States abuse the hordes of poor Asians who have come to the Gulf seeking a better living and a few shekels to send home to their families. A joke someone was passing around MLI about the time I was there was a cartoon showing a Gulf Arab (dare we say, 'slavemaster') showing a new employee to his quarters. The Asian (Indian/Paki/Bangli/whatever) looks to the ceiling and says, "But where is the hook in case I want to hang myself?" Sadly , many of these poor workers do hang themselves from ceiling fans, or if they are maids they jump from the balconies of high rises (unless the Abu Dhabi police bravely rescues them as happened to one maid last year). Westerners can leave easily enough, but not these poor multitudes of Asian slaves/laborers. In the early years of MLI, one of the cleaning guys had a heart attack after being forced to work the whole day and go to the doctor after hours. He died in the waiting room at the military hospital, still untended to, and the teachers took up a collection for his family afterwards. A lot of good it did him, though. This brings up the question of medical benefits--don't count on getting the same level of service you would elsewhere. The service has improved, but even if you are sick, you've gotta come in, get approved leave for the day, before you can go home to recuperate. Getting even basic things like a tooth filled or a prescription or diagnostic test will take days, weeks, and several trips to the main military hospital with long waits in many lines, finding your inevitably lost file. Multiply this times X number of family members, and the stress level increases exponentially. This is why many choose to go with private clinics which are available, but this costs money out of your own pocket, erasing any employer provided "benefit". I've noticed a few more postings on the Info Journal. Consider carefully. Ask yourself if you really want to do this cause the MLI Veteran knows. He's been there. The UAE can be a nice place to live, I'll say that too. And you'd probably be able to put up with things for the 2 years of your contract. But there are other employers in the UAE--HCT, ADPI, ZU, UAEU UGRU to name a few. So look around and consider all this info that's been posted carefully before signing that letter of intent and packing your bags--cause you won't see the actual contract till you get to Abu Dhabi Doooooooooooooooooooo ! ! ! 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Sprint has started allowing customers to pre-order the 8GB iPhone 4 in either black or white flavors for $99.99. Sprint will also begin pre-orders for the new iPhone 4S starting tomorrow, likely at 12:01am PDT.
According to the description on Sprint's website, pre-orders will be available "while supplies last" and will ship to customers by the 14th or 15th of October. Customers planning to pre-order may want to head over to their website to secure their order in case supplies run dry.
Sprint will still offer iPhone customers unlimited data with plans starting at $69.99, and this may have some impact on new iPhone users trying to decide on a carrier, given the likes of AT&T and Verizon no longer offer unlimited data plans.
Will you be pre-ordering your next iPhone from Sprint?
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Lynn Grooms is an agricultural journalist living in Mt. Horeb, WI. She watches biofuels industry trends and contributes articles on the subject to Farm Industry News and Biofuels Business. She also was a contributing editor to Biofuels Journal. Grooms looks forward to the day when most vehicles on American highways are E85 capable.
Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee want to end the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This is one maverick action that just doesn't wash. Without the RFS, a government mandate that requires 36 billion gallons of biofuels to be blended into gasoline by 2022, the oil industry would not blend anywhere near that level and the U.S. will still be talking about its "addiction" to foreign oil a decade from now. The only reason that some oil concerns are working with renewable fuel companies now is because they "have to." They are working with farmers because they "have to."
Maybe the oil industry will find the answer to our energy concerns with offshore drilling? Talk about your short-term fixes.
The elimination of the RFS would not only hurt the corn ethanol industry, it would doom further research and development of cellulosic ethanol — a fuel that could reduce this country's reliance on foreign oil and create more good-paying "green color" jobs in the Corn Belt and beyond.
Under the Bush Administration, the government has already invested $1 billion (yes, $1 billion) in cellulosic ethanol research. Should we just forget that investment and leave it up to the oil industry to determine the market ahead?
The elimination of the RFS is just plain wrong. Take it up with "The Maverick."