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Great critics have the ability to make you see things about books that are at once obvious yet so subtle many others have overlooked them. John Updike is a great critic partly because he has this skill. I disagree with many of his views and, when I don't, sometimes suspect him of pulling punches out of kindness to his fellow novelists. But I admire his book reviews for The New Yorker and other publications partly because they often call attention to something essential that other critics haven't expressed or expressed as well. A case in point is his answer to the question: How does fiction hold our attention? It appears in his review of Denton Welch's A Voice Through a Cloud, collected in Picked-up Pieces (Knopf, 1975), one of Updike's early collections of essays, reviews and other nonfiction.
"Fiction captures and holds our interest with two kinds of suspense: circumstantial suspense – the lowly appetite, aroused by even comic strips, to know the outcome of an unresolved situation – and what might be called gnostic suspense, the expectation that at any moment an illumination will occur. Bald plot caters to the first; style, wit of expression, truth of observation, vivid painterliness, brooding musicality, and all the commendable rest pay court to the second. Gnostic suspense is not negligible – almost alone it moves us through those many volumes of Proust – but it stands to the other rather like charm to sex in a woman. We hope for both, and can even be more durably satisfied by charm than by sex (all animals are sad after coitus and after reading a detective story); but charm remains the ancillary and dispensable quality."
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(8-30) Church calendar: Pastor anniversaries, other events planned
SEND US YOUR NEWS: Send announcements to Church News, The Star , P.O. Box 48, Shelby, NC 28151, fax to 704-484-0805 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Church news must be received by Wednesday at noon to be published the following Friday on a space-available basis. Please type or print announcements on an 8½-by-11-inch sheet of paper. Please include church address and contact telephone number.
What: Youngs Grove Baptist 127th Anniversary
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Where: 222 Young Grove Road, Blacksburg, S.C.
Speaker: The Rev. Randy Thurman, First Baptist, Earl
Information: 864-839-2668
What: Second pastoral anniversary of Pastor James E. Coleman and Pamela Coleman
When: 10:45 a.m. Sept. 8
Where: Good Samaritan Fellowship Baptist, 305 Crawford St., Shelby
Speaker: The Rev. Johnny Sibley, Faith Memorial Baptist, Charlotte
Details: Music by Brother Earl Watkins and the combined choir of the church
Information: 704-482-1240, or 704-482-9173
What: Community Bible study
When: 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays (beginning Tuesday)
Where: Elizabeth Baptist, 301 N. Post Road, Shelby
Details: Studying Romans; cost, $25 for adults, $10 for children; classes available for men, women and children (infants to 18)
Information: Millie Kittrell, 704-300-8675
What: Mustard Seed Gatherings
When: Choice of two meetings: 9:30-noon Saturdays, Sept. 7-Oct. 26; or 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 9-Oct. 28
Where: Camp Loy White, Casar
Details: A Bible study and accountability group that will meet for eight sessions. Each session starts with a gathering, check-in and community building and includes guided spiritual study to read, questions and discussion of the scripture; also includes small groups for listening, accountability and prayer.
Information and registration: Register by email at email@example.com; leave name, address, phone number and email address. A one-time registration fee of $20 is due at the first meeting.
What: Kay Arthur's Precept Bible Study Class, Genesis parts 1 & 2
When: 9-11 a.m., Tuesdays twice a month, Sept. 17- Feb. 4
Where: Casar area, at home of instructor, Kasie Hope
Details: Covers Genesis chapters 1-11; cost is $25 for workbook; deadline to sign up is Tuesday.
Information: Kasie Hope, 704-538-8125
What: Teen Summit 2013 "Unmasking Your Fears" with special guest Tyler Perry
When: 3-6 p.m. Oct. 19; (movie premier Oct. 18)
Where: Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington St., Shelby
Tickets: Tickets for the summit are $35; tickets for the movie premiere are $8. For more information, call Celebrity Consignment in uptown Shelby, 704-482-8223.
What: Fish fry
When: 6-8 p.m. Sept. 6
Where: St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic, 818 McGowan Road, Shelby
Details: Meal includes: Two pieces of fish (one in child's portion), french fries, hush-puppies, coleslaw, and choice of drink; $7 adult, $4 child's portion, $25 for any size family; sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 11946; proceeds will go to charities and our youth group.
What: Breakfast benefit for Baptist Men and Disaster Relief Team
When: 7 a.m., Sept. 7 (first Saturday of every month)
Where: Crestview Baptist, 1090 Old Boiling Springs Road, Shelby
Details: All-you-can-eat buffet for a $5 donation; take-out available; proceeds used by Baptist Men for community projects and Disaster Relief.
What: Yard sale, hamburger and hot dog sale, benefit concert
When: Sept. 7; yard sale, 10:30 a.m.; hamburger, hot dog and bake sale, 11 a.m.; gospel singing, 6 p.m.
Where: Crossroads Baptist, Fallston, across from BB&T
Details: Proceeds will benefit Brenda Hudson, who is recovering cancer surgery and undergoing treatments
Information: 704-538-9309, or 828-358-6274
What: Community Family Fun Day
When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21
Where: Living Light Baptist, 146 Lakeview Drive, Shelby
Details: Barbecue plates/sandwiches for sale, free bottled water, homemade crafts for sale, free face painting, free games for kids, teens and adults, live music all day (gospel, bluegrass, etc.); Boston butts for sale $35 — place orders in advance, pick-up between 8-11 a.m.; the ladies missionary fellowship is sponsoring the event to raise money to pour a concrete floor in the picnic shelter.
Information: To place Boston butt orders, call 704-482-3802 (leave message)
What: Food & Fellowship barbecue
Where: Lawndale Baptist, 407 W. Main St., Lawndale
When: 4-6:30 p.m. Sept. 21
Details: Barbecue, sauce, slaw, buns, potato salad or chips, baked beans, desserts, drinks; eat-in or take out; adults $9, children $5; all proceeds go to the building fund
Information: Joyce Peeler, 704-538-0157
What: Third annual purse extravaganza
When: 8-11 a.m. Sept. 21
Where: Elizabeth Baptist, Christian Life Center,
Admission: One gently used clothing item, which will go into the clothing closet of Elizabeth Baptist Church
Details: Bags will be $5 to $10 and accessories for $3; proceeds support local missions
What: Benefit gospel concert and barbecue for Dale Clark
When: 5 p.m., barbecue; and 6:30 p.m., concert, Oct. 5
Where: Flint Hill Baptist, 2207 Flint Hill Church Road, near Boiling Springs
Details: The gospel quartet, Four Anointed, is reuniting for this event; the program also includes music by Mercy's Touch, Jordan Beaver and Clark; tickets for the barbecue are $10; an offering to help Clark with medical expenses for kidney and pancreas transplants will also be received during the concert
What: Camp Loy White Barbecue Chicken benefit
When: 3-7 p.m. Oct. 11
Where: Central United Methodist, Shelby (enter from the parking lot beside the playground)
Details: Tickets are $10; pick up or dine-in; chicken cooked by Doug Fortenberry; proceeds go to Camp Loy White in Casar, a ministry affiliated with the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
Information: email@example.com
What: Missionary revival
When: 7:30 nightly Monday-Sept. 6
Where: St. Paul F.B.H. Church, Lawndale
Speaker: National Jr. Mother Rev. Jacqueline Elliott
Information: Mable Davis, 704-739-4218
What: New Bethel Church of Shelby's 91st homecoming
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 15
Where: New Bethel Church of Shelby, 706 Hamrick St.
Details: Lunch will follow; The Carolina Quartet with the Rev. Scott Whitner will provide music. Bring a friend and your favorite covered dish .
What: Homecoming/fall revival
When: Sept. 15 homecoming, lunch 2 p.m., service 4 p.m.; Sept. 16-18 revival, 7 nightly
Where: Philadelphia United Methodist, 2848 Philadelphia Road, Lawndale
Speakers: Homecoming, the Rev. Robert Coleman, choir and congregation of Hoppers Chapel Baptist; revival Sept. 16, the Rev. Carla Carson, Emanuel AME Zion Church, Lawndale; Sept. 17, the Rev. Lee Bynum, New Hope Community Fellowship Church, Archdale; and Sept. 18, the Rev. Michael Hill, Providence Missionary Baptist, Lincolnton
What: 55 minutes in the Word/Power packed teaching
When: 7 p.m. every other Wednesday (beginning Sept. 18)
Where: Truth & Revelation Global Ministries, 810 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby
Information: Teacher William Lamont Haynes, 704-923-1698
What: "Stir up the gift sessions"
When: 7 p.m. every other Tuesday (beginning Sept. 17)
Where: Truth & Revelation Global Ministries, 810 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby
Information: Teacher William Lamont Haynes, 704-923-1698
What: Celebrate Sunday school
When: 9:30-9:45 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school classes from 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Where: Bethea United Methodist, 605 E. Maryland St., Bessemer City
Details: Everyone assembling in kitchen for coffee, donuts, juice, milk and fellowship
What: Divorce Care/DC4K (divorce care for kids)
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 6
Where: Dallas Baptist, 402 W. Trade St., Dallas
Details: Support group for children and adults who are experiencing separation and divorce
Information: Dianne Benoist, 704-802-9580, or 704-922-5703
What: Annual emergency services appreciation church service
When: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service, Sept. 8
Where: Long Branch Road Baptist, 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City
Details: Lunch will follow the worship service
Information: Contact Kaye Ruppe at 828- 287-1408 if you plan to attend.
What: Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association Sunday school leadership training event
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 9
Where: Elizabeth Baptist, Shelby
Details: "Making the Bible Come Alive;" classes to help Sunday school teachers of all ages
What: Minister's conference/learning community
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 9
Where: Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association, 1175 Wyke Road, Shelby
Information: 704-482-3472
What: Music Rally Day
When: 11 a.m. Sept. 15
Where: John Knox Presbyterian, 610 Charles Road, Shelby
Details: Congregation's favorite hymns and music by the Chickband, soloists Ken and Diane Brooks, and David Lesenger, bagpiper
What: Deacon training conference and dinner, sponsored by Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sept. 16
Where: Patterson Grove Baptist, 301 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain
Details: "Successful Ministry: Building a Strong Foundation," presented by Dr. Alice Cullinan and the Rev. Keith Dixon. Make reservations on the Association's website: gccba.org, or call 704-482-3472; reservations should be made by noon Sept. 12 .
What: Missionary society program
When: 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29
Where: Jones Tabernacle CME Methodist, 2854 Toney Road, Lawndale
Speaker: Sister Lizzie Ponder of New Ellis Chapel Baptist, Shelby
Details: Theme is "Hats on for Jesus," and hats may be worn
What: Third annual national Bells Across America Day
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 6
Where: John Knox Presbyterian, 610 Charles Road, Shelby
Details: Nationwide day set aside to remember fallen firemen who died in the line of duty; all firemen and families are welcome
What: Flu shots
When: 4:30-7 p.m. Oct. 17
Where: Double Springs Baptist, 1130 Double Springs Church Road, off Washburn Switch Road
Details: The shots are free of charge for those with Blue Cross and Blue Shield or with Medicare Part B. For all others, the cost is $31. The event is sponsored by the church's health care team.
What: Calling all crafters and artists for Christmas festival
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 9
Where: John Knox Presbyterian, 610 Charles Road, Shelby
Details: Looking for exhibitors; all arts and crafts must be handmade; booths available first-come, first-serve; reasonable booth fee; food will be available
Information: Contact Debbie Lesenger for entry form and details at email@example.com, or 704-487-7953
What: JC & Company praise and worship concert
When: 11 a.m. Sunday
Where: First Baptist, 2736 Harris Henrietta Road, Henrietta
Information: 828-657-5991, or 828-305-4884
What: Gospel Travelers in concert
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 7
Where: Ledford Grove Baptist, 327 E. Double Shoals Road, Lawndale
Information: Jackie Price, 704-538-6803
What: Lee Young, formerly of the Gaither Vocal Band, in concert
When: 10:45 a.m. Sept. 22
Where: First Wesleyan, Cherryville
Information: Contact the church, 704-435-6069, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
What: Fifth Annual HymnFest, co-sponsored by The Foothills Dulcimer Club of Shelby and Elizabeth Baptist Church
When: Sept. 28
Where: Elizabeth Baptist, Christian Life Center
Details: Dulcimer workshops begin at 1 p.m.; dulcimers available for those needing one; choral clinic 3 p.m.; Jamboree 4:30-6 p.m. — bring an acoustic instrument to join the jamboree
What: The Women's Pastors' Alliance of Cleveland County first fellowship service
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: New Start Fellowship Church, 2513 S. Lafayette St., Shelby
Guest speaker: Bishop Sharon Martin of Greater Deliverance Church, Charlotte
What: Women's Ministry of Light Oak Baptist Church Prayer Breakfast
When: 8 a.m. Saturday
Where: Light Oak Missionary Baptist, 2311 Oak Grove Road, Shelby
Details: Theme is "change your attitude, change your life"
Speaker: Pastor Pamela T. Wofford of Spartanburg, S.C.
Information: Minister Olivia G. Logan, 704-487-4652, or 704-484-2644
What: "Beautiful Feet" women's retreat
When: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 8-4 p.m. Sept. 14
Where: Christian Life Center of Elizabeth Baptist, 301 N. Post Road, Shelby
Cost: $15, includes Friday dessert and Saturday breakfast and lunch
Register: Contact the church office
Contact: Church office, 704-482-6339 or Millie Kittrell, 704-300-8675
What: Beth Moore Simulcast
When: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 14
Where: Grassy Pond Baptist, Gaffney
Tickets: $25 per person, includes lunch; tickets will be sold until Saturday (no child care provided)
Information: 864-489-8275, Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.

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Extracts from Selected Texts for Private Research
Source: [ al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Ta'rikh Baghdad, Beirut: Dar al-kutub al-`arabi (18 vols), Ed. By Qaysar Abu Farah, n.d., Volume 14 Page 236 ]
The Ahlul Bayt DILP team does not necessarily agree with all of the statements and opinions expressed by the authors of these texts including the content of the biographies. These are presented for the purposes of private research only.
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All episodes of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," an animated TV series that has gained heated attention in 2011, are now available on conventional phones and Android devices, Video Market Corp., a leading mobile video streaming company, said.
The release of the popular anime series on mobile handsets comes only four months after it wrapped its four-month run in April.
The episodes are available through mobile portal sites operated by NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. The anime is also available as an Android app.
Video Market decided to provide an easy access to the anime for eagerly awaiting fans.
"Puella Magi Madoka Magica" became explosively popular as soon as it went on air, and still continues to spark heated debate.
The animated series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Nitroplus Co.'s Gen Urobuchi, with Ume Aoki serving as character designer. It was produced by anime studio Shaft.
The anime caused an uproar in many communities for its adorable-looking characters, who wield magical powers, sharply contrasted with relentless story developments, in addition to the multi-layered storyline. It is considered one of the anime titles that represents 2011.
A market leader, Video Market has made concerted efforts to offer a wide range of video titles for mobile devices from an early stage, while other video streaming websites have expanded their businesses from smaller operations intended for personal computers.
Currently, the company provides about 20,000 titles of films, TV dramas and anime offered either for free or for a fee.
Visit (http://www.videomarket.co.jp/).
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Your INR Blood Test: A Cautionary Tale
Joanne's Story
I've had pulmonary hypertension for 14 years. I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to PH. Boy, was I wrong. I'd like to share my story, so that other patients can avoid the recent disaster I went through that could have cost me my leg and my life.
Like many PH patients, I take a blood thinner. I know the range my PH doctor wants me to maintain, and I manage it with my primary care doctor. I'm very good about getting my monthly international normalized ratio (INR) blood test done. I may slip a week here or there, but I get it done regularly like a good patient. In July, I started to really feel awful – completely listless with zero energy, nausea and no appetite.
Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned
I had my monthly blood work done in mid July. I handed the lab tech a prescription and said, "I'm also here for my monthly standing order, an INR test." I was feeling so awful that day I was worried about passing out. She put two pieces of paper in front of me, and I signed them both without reading them (Mistake #1). I didn't hear from my primary doctor's office about my INR results. That should have raised a flag for me, but I simply made the very bad assumption that my INR was probably fine (Mistake #2).
My calf had begun to ache and, after a few days, started to swell. I woke my husband up at 1:30 a.m. in a lot of pain and asked him to take me to our local hospital. "I think I have a blood clot." Wrong again, Joanne! Someone, please remind me to turn in my self-awarded medical degree from my fantasy medical school.
An ultrasound ruled out a clot, but a blood test showed that my INR was 13.99. Normal INR is 0.8-1.2, and therapeutic INR for treatment of PAH with warfarin is 2.0-2.5. The local hospital staff contacted the blood lab and found no record of an INR test, but did see a result for my other standing order for liver function. I flashed back to signing the papers at the lab without reading them and was overcome with regret and anger at myself. The ER doctor was surprised when I handed him my list of meds and diagnoses. He was wary about giving me any med to coagulate my blood because he was afraid of a possible clot. He recommended rest, elevation and a follow-up with my primary doctor on Monday. He suggested I be admitted for observation, but after nine hours in the ER, I wanted to go home. He warned me to be extremely careful. If I banged my head with such thin blood, I could end up with a cerebral hemorrhage. I promised him I'd go home and go straight to bed (Mistake #3).
That night, I emailed my PH doctor (Mistake #4). It was a religious holiday, and my doctor was understandably out of contact and didn't receive the email until late that night. I should have called the emergency number and spoken to the covering doctor, explained the situation and asked for guidance. Not feeling well, I was making one bad decision after another.
Disaster Averted
My friend Debbie, who is a nurse practitioner, came over to take a look at me. She did a quick evaluation and said, "Hospital. NOW." She saw that I couldn't bear any weight on my leg and suspected I was bleeding internally. I was admitted to the local hospital and diagnosed with compartment syndrome, a life-threatening condition where the nerves, blood vessels and muscles become compressed inside a closed space. My too-thin blood, combined with a bump to my calf (that I don't even remember), was the perfect recipe for this disaster. Compartment syndrome is very serious, and if not treated quickly, amputation is a real possibility.
The local doctors contacted my PH doctor, and she instructed them on how to medicate me to thicken my blood back to a safe level. Debbie coordinated my transfer to the New York City hospital where my PH doctor practices. I felt such relief as soon as I saw her. I was taken directly to the CCU, seen by the vascular doctors who did an immediate evaluation and rushed me into surgery. They performed a fasciotomy to relieve the pressure and attached a vacuum device to the open wounds that would facilitate healing and be with me for two weeks.
I spent 10 days in the hospital after my surgery. I came home for one week and then had to return for a second surgery to remove the vac and close the wounds. I went home and spent the next five days in bed. The recovery time for all this takes several months (and includes physical therapy), and I'm happy to tell you that I'm almost back to normal.
I'm sharing my story in the hope that no other patient will ever have to go through this. So please, my fellow PH warriors, be diligent about your blood work. Follow up on test results, and never assume 'all is well.' Ask for help from your loved ones when you're not feeling well and have to make big decisions. And lastly, know when to raise the alarm (talk to your PH specialist now, so you both agree on what constitutes an emergency). And please, don't email your PH doctor like I did. Pick up that phone and get the guidance and help you need. Be well.
INR Management Advice from Mary Bartlett, NP, Winthrop Pulmonary Associates, Mineola, N.Y.
Warfarin, also known as Coumadin®, is a blood thinner often used in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The use of warfarin is based largely on studies performed on idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension patients prior to the discovery of our current FDA-approved therapies for PAH. The results showed positive benefit for those patients treated with blood thinners.
Warfarin is a vitamin K antagonist. Patients on warfarin require close monitoring in order to decrease their risk of clotting, while also decreasing their risk of bleeding. Patients on warfarin should be advised to maintain a consistent diet, particularly when consuming foods rich in vitamin K, as these tend to inhibit the effect of warfarin. These include green leafy vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale, liver, as well as green tea and certain vitamin supplements. If these foods are eaten on a regular basis, the warfarin dose can be adjusted in order to maintain the desired INR level. Cranberry juice or other cranberry products may increase the INR in patients on warfarin.
Drug-to-drug interactions are many and can potentially cause an increased chance of bleeding and an elevated INR. It is important to notify your healthcare team when initiating or stopping a medication as this may impact your INR level. Antibiotics are notorious for causing INR levels to rise, making the blood thinner. Joanne's story is a reminder to clinicians and patients alike of the serious consequences of an elevated INR level. Joanne is extremely brave in telling her story. It is a reminder that one cannot be too careful when it comes to monitoring the effects of warfarin.
This article first appeared in Pathlight, Winter 2013.
Get more information on Coumadin® and other conventional medical therapies for PH
About the Authors
Mary Bartlett, MS, RN, CS, FNP, is Coordinator at the Winthrop Pulmonary Hypertension Center.
Joanne Sperando-Schmidt has been a PH patient since 1998.


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Lance Armstrong won't interview with USADA, attorney says
AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong will not do a tell-all interview under oath with the agency that exposed his performance-enhancing drug use and took his seven Tour de France titles.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency had told Armstrong he would have to reveal all knows about doping in cycling — a process officials expected would take several days — if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from sports.
Wednesday was the latest deadline for Armstrong to decide on USADA's offer. After negotiating with the agency for two months, he refused.
Armstrong attorney Tim Herman said the cyclist "will not participate in USADA's efforts to selectively conduct American prosecutions that only demonize selected individuals while failing to address the 95 percent of the sport over which USADA has no jurisdiction."
USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said the agency had expected Armstrong would agree to talk and would be "moving on" without him.
"Over the last few weeks he has led us to believe that he wanted to come in and assist USADA, but was worried of potential criminal and civil liability if he did so," Tygart said. "Today we learned from the media that Mr. Armstrong is choosing not to come in and be truthful and that he will not take the opportunity to work toward righting his wrongs in sport."
Herman has said Armstrong is willing to participate in an international effort to clean up cycling, an effort that has broken down in spats between the International Cycling Union, the sport's governing body, and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
"He will be the first man through the door, and once inside will answer every question, at an international tribunal formed to comprehensively address pro cycling, an almost exclusively European sport," Herman said.
For more than a decade, Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing drugs. But last year, USADA released a report that detailed extensive doping on his Tour de France-winning teams and stripped him of those victories. Armstrong then admitted last month in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he doped to win those races.
Tygart has accused Armstrong of lying in portions of that interview, most notably Armstrong's claim that he raced clean when he came out of retirement in 2009-2010. USADA's report says blood evidence shows Armstrong cheated during his comeback.
USADA also wants to question Armstrong under oath about whether cycling officials helped him cover up positive drug tests during his career, charges he continues to deny.
Beyond his problems with USADA, Armstrong still faces several legal challenges.
Armstrong was the subject of a two-year federal grand jury investigation that was dropped a year ago without an indictment, but the Department of Justice is still considering whether to join a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis.
Armstrong also has been sued by a Dallas-based SCA Promotions to recover more than $12 million in bonuses. And he has been sued by The Sunday Times in London to recover a libel judgment that the cyclist won against the paper.
Armstrong's latest decision means he won't risk the legal exposure a sworn interview with USADA might create for those cases or new ones yet to come. The possibility of reducing his ban likely carried little incentive for the 41-year-old Armstrong, who had moved his athletic career into running and competing in triathlons.
Under international anti-doping rules, Armstrong's lifetime ban could only be reduced to eight years, by which time Armstrong will be nearly 50 years old.


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3 Decadent Holiday Meals
Our plan for a decadent day
This special holiday menu helps ambitious cooks impress guests with a morning-to-evening string of delicious dining, including our Red Velvet Cheesecake.Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe
Warm beginnings
You'll definitely want to try this amazing breakfast: baked eggs and potatoes, breakfast meats and fruit crisp alongside gingerbread and chocolate (next slide). Our make-ahead instructions help you sleep in a bit. A snowy centerpiece of white-tipped trees on a white tablecloth provides a fun backdrop to our breakfast dishes.
Sugared Bacon-Wrapped Smokies recipe
Chocolate-Pistachio Wreath Bread
We created this moist chocolate bread with a frosting that adds even more chocolate. You could serve it warm or cool. Chocolate-Pistachio Wreath Bread recipe
Turkey and sides to crave
Our main dish gets an extra sparkle of flavor from tomato pesto with herbs, salt and pepper slipped between the skin and meat of a turkey breast. The mashed potatoes mix yellow and sweet potatoes with a hearty combination of cream cheese, butter, sour cream, bacon and canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. The Brussels sprouts are skillet-roasted and tossed with seasoned mushrooms.
Chipotle Smashed Potatoes recipe
A colorful burst of flavor
It takes time to peel and section or slice fruit for our holiday salad. But the result is a colorful burst of fresh flavor that's worth the effort. To save time, use 2-3 cups jarred, drained, sectioned citrus fruit in place of the 4 oranges. Cornmeal Dinner Rolls add a soft touch to the salad plate.
Persimmon, Blood Orange and Pomegranate Salad recipe
Sweet endings
Make-ahead Pumpkin Trifle layers cranberries, cake and pumpkin. Packaged ingredients such as canned pumpkin, frozen pound cake, canned cranberry sauce, toffee candy bars and instant pudding mix help speed prep time. You can also offer your guests Red Velvet Cheesecake (pictured on first slide). Don't let the red color fool you; the flavor is all chocolate.
A special supper
Even after a big meal earlier in the day, families get hungry when the sun goes down. This supper satisfies with comforting Veggie-Cheese Chowder or Smoky Chili, plus a light slaw salad that combines red cabbage, apples and red or green onions with a sweet-and-sour dressing. Just leave room for the final decadence -- chocolate pie (next slide).
Fantasy Chocolate Pie
Dream about all the ingredients you'd like to see in a dessert, and you'll see why we named this Fantasy Chocolate Pie. It's made with three kinds of chocolate pieces (milk chocolate, semisweet and semisweet-and-white-chocolate swirled)-plus coconut, pecans and almonds. For extra indulgence, top with whipped cream and chocolate curls. Fantasy Chocolate Pie recipe
Set the scene
Showcase your holiday meals with a pretty table setting. First, you can put red berries on wired stems to form a halo on purchased twig wreaths for chair backs. A yard of soft white fabric tied in a square knot dresses up each seat. Fat red ribbons with glued nametags hold wreaths in place.
A present at every place
Small gifts are a fun way to greet guests.
Sparkling centerpiece
Spectacular, yet easy, our long-stemmed amaryllis centerpiece sparkles in its tall glass vase. A length of sheer ribbon holds the stems together.
Red-and-white cheer
Carnations peek from a rectangular glass vase covered with candy canes (attach candy canes to the vase with a glue gun; anchor flowers in floral foam). If you like, spray canes with coats of clear acrylic spray to avoid stickiness. Finish with ribbon and mint.
Gifts from the kitchen
Send your guests home with some gifts from the kitchen tucked in a festive box. Lemony Spritz Cookies, Chocolatey Shortbread Bites and Sugared Almonds will bring back fond memories of your perfectly decadent day
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Morning Jolt: Fired Rutgers coach gets bonus
In the news
Fired Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice will get a $100,000 bonus because it was in his contract, CNN reported. The bonus is a "longevity" one, according to the school's athletic director. Rice was fired after video surfaced of him physically and verbally abusing his players during practice.
Happening today
The big movies opening in wide release this week are "Evil Dead," an R remake of the cult horror classic by the same name; and the 3-D re-release of the hit "Jurassic Park," directed by Steven Spielberg.
Gas update
Gasbuddy.com reports that the average price of gas in the U.S. is $3.613. Last year at this time it was $3.916.
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Sean Rowe has spent much of the last year traveling the country with just his guitar, performing in people's living rooms. "It's like I'm some kind of a bearded salesman," he says, "Going door to door but instead of vacuum cleaners I'm selling all these feelings that come with the songs. It's a really intense experience for listeners to have me there in their homes playing. They're not used to having a stranger show up, play music, drink their beer and eat their food. But I think that's how we're supposed to be. It only feels strange because we've made it that way."
It is this same sense of unflinching connection that has shaped Rowe's extraordinary new album Madman. The singer, who The Wall Street Journal wrote "recalls the ecstatic intensity of late-'60s Van Morrison and stark subtlety of late-era Johnny Cash" has created a beautifully primal work. Madman is deliberately, if not defiantly, simple in both arrangement and composition. It is soul music in the purest and most literal sense, hypnotic rhythms, warmly distorted guitars and Rowe's incredible voice recalling a time, real or imagined, when music and people seemed distinctly more connected.
Rowe's previous Anti- release, The Salesmen and The Shark, was a far more polished affair recorded in Los Angeles with the accompaniment of West Coast session players. This time around, Rowe is intent on replicating the immense emotional power of his live performances. The process began with Rowe alone in an upstate New York recording studio with his guitar, laying down riffs that would become songs. For Madman, an album he was self-producing, Rowe wanted to strip away much of the production and focus instead on the voice and guitar style he had perfected in theaters, nightclubs and living rooms. "I came to this realization that the songs don't have to be structurally heavy to be intense," he explains. "It's more about the honesty and emotion behind the delivery. A lot of these songs are pretty simple but I was really thoughtful about that, it was intentional. I wanted to go right to the heart."
The record begins with the title track Madman. A rhythmic guitar, lilting piano and melodic bass, punctuated by horns all of it in the service of Rowe's incredibly soulful voice. "My singing is definitely more playful on this record," he says. "Lyrically the song is about living this life when you're on the road more than you're at home." It is an immensely personal and heartfelt song for the recent father and dedicated naturalist, with Rowe singing, "When the road takes me to the other side of the world/Let a walnut tree replace me/Give my body back to the birds".
Rowe came of age listening to a father's record collection that included The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley and more. But in his late teens it was soul and blues that spoke to the bourgeoning singer-songwriter. Rowe says the sound of Madman is influenced, in large part, by the hypnotic driving guitars of Delta blues. "I was listening to records by R.L. Burnside and John Lee Hooker and others which are basically just guitar and drums and really raw sounding. I was also listening to the early soul records like Otis Redding and Ray Charles. I didn't want to try and duplicate those sounds, just take aspects of them and make them my own."
The influence of Delta blues is most apparent on the album's second track "Shine My Diamond Ring" with its driving repetitive guitar and stomping bass drum. "The guitar sound was influenced by John Lee Hooker," Rowe says. "The version you hear on the record — which was mostly a live cut — almost never happened as it was very last minute. We already had an earlier version of Shine that i was happy with but on this particular day we had about 15 minutes to kill till wrap up time and i felt if i grabbed the drummer and recorded this song live with just the two of us, I could nail it even better. I'm glad I did that."
"Desiree" is a raucous deconstructed take on early disco, with a pulsating bass, Nile Rogers-like guitar picking and a looser than ever Rowe singing with absolute abandon. "It's so different than any song I've done before, Rowe says. "It's a really fun song and it felt good. It's one of those songs that I felt like I needed to write. With the thumping bass and drums it needed a lot of space so we tried to keep as many holes in it as possible. The vocals were cut live in one take."
On Sean Rowe's latest, the adage less is more is on full display. This is a record of extraordinary honesty intent on establishing a connection. In its deliberate simplicity there is pure sonic emotion. "I wanted to go right to the heart with this," he explains. "And sometimes that meant seeing how much we could remove. It helps to have a great recording. But I would rather have great performances and that's what I was after here. Sometimes when you're listening to a piece of music you don't have to think about it, you just feel it. It's primal and you trust it."
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The Mercer County Golden Eagles girls basketball team defeated Stark County, 66-43 Wednesday night.
Stark County improved to 13-5 with the victory while Mercer County fell to 3-14 overall with loss.
Golden Eagle head coach Steve Moseley noted the team was missing its lock-down defender in Baily Swanson who has been ill. "We'
We've had a lot of illness," said Moseley. "I don't think we've had the full team at a practice since Dec. 1. This is Kristin Heath's first game back from a long illness, and we're not that deep anyway. We don't have then numbers."
Moseley said, "I thought defensively we did some good things tonight."
Moseley said the team did win a couple of games at the Rockridge tourney over the weekend and held Morrison to five points in the second half.
"The girls are starting to understand their roles," said Moseley. "We are still a relatively young team. We are starting three juniors and a sophomore."
Moseley added, "We hope to get everybody healthy. The girls continue to play hard for me. I'm proud of them. Michaela Baker stepped up for us tonight. Bridget is starting to average double figures and that give us another scoring threat."
Stark County jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter and never really looked back. they led 15-5 at the end of the first quarter. Madison Paxson delivered inside for the Rebels scoring 11 points in the opening period.
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John Cloud has an interesting article, titled "Monkey See, Monkey Do: Imitation Breeds Bonding," in the latest issue of Time Magazine. Here are some excerpts.
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. . . . A new paper in Science . . . [investigates] whether a widely documented human phenomenon — the fact that we tend to prefer people who behave the same way we do in social interactions — exists in other species.
It turns out it does. Adhering to the old saying "monkey see, monkey do," monkeys in the study appeared to favor those who mimicked them — even when the imitator was a member of another species (Homo sapiens). The authors of the paper, Annika Paukner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Animal Center, who worked with her colleague Pier Ferrari as well as two Italian researchers, structured their study this way: Two experimenters, each holding a small plastic ball, faced each monkey in its cage (10 monkeys in all participated). The monkey was given an identical ball. One of the experimenters imitated whatever the monkey did with the ball — poking it, mouthing it, pounding it. The other experimenter didn't imitate the animal.
The advantage of mimicry was clear. Monkeys looked longer at the imitator than they did at the other experimenter, and they chose to stand in front of the imitator more often. The monkeys also exchanged little tokens (in return for a bit of marshmallow) more often with the imitator than with the non-imitator.
The study reconfirms the notion that imitation is not uniquely human (past research has also shown that apes and monkeys easily recognize when they are being copied), and that our affinity for it may have roots in our evolution. What has never been precisely understood, though, is why we like to be parroted so much. One theory is that mimicry somehow promotes safety in groups of animals by binding them together — that mimicry is a kind of social glue.
That hypothesis certainly supports the human tendency toward "reflexive imitation," a term coined in the 18th century by Adam Smith to describe the psychological act of putting yourself in someone else's shoes and experiencing their feelings — you wouldn't do that unless you were after some sort of social bond. Some years later, in 1999, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology published an influential paper showing how socially bonding the act of mimicking can be, even when people aren't aware they're being imitated. In the study, psychologists Tanya Chartrand, who is now at Duke, and [Situationist Contributor] John Bargh, who is now at Yale, asked college students to describe a set of photographs in one-on-one discussions with researchers. During the discussions, the researchers subtly but consistently mirrored the mannerisms and posture of the students. If one of the college kids leaned back, then the researcher leaned back. If one of the kids folded his arms, then the researcher did as well. With a control group, the researchers made no attempt to copy behaviors; instead, they adopted a neutral tone and body language.
None of the kids noticed that the researchers were mimicking them. And yet compared with those who were not imitated, the students who were mimicked reported liking the researchers more and thinking the interaction went more smoothly. In short, when people imitate us — nodding when we do, tilting their heads when we do — we are more willing to be their ally.
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Wholesale copying of music on P2P networks is fair use. Statutory damages can't be applied to P2P users. File-swapping results in no provable harm to rightsholders.These are just some of the assertions that Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson made last week in his defense of accused file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum. In court filings, Nesson spelled out his defense strategy, which doesn't appear to involve claims that his client "didn't do it." Instead, Nesson argues that it doesn't matter if Tenenbaum copied music; such noncommercial uses are presumptively "fair" and anyone seeking to squeeze file-swappers for statutory damages is entitled to precisely zero dollars.The strategy certainly doesn't lack for boldness. In making the case that statutory damages only apply to commercial infringers, Nesson says that his reading of the law is "constitutionally compelled." His most interesting argument is that the law offers rightsholders the chance to seek either statutory or actual damages, but that the two are meant to be equivalent."It would be a bizarre statute indeed that offered two completely unrelated remedies," he writes, "one which granted actual damages and lost profits, and the other of which granted plaintiffs the right to drive a flock of sheep across federal property on the third day of each month."If the two remedies are equivalent, and if "individual noncommercial copying results in no provable actual harm to the copyright harm holder," then actual damages would be zero—and so would statutory damages. "In this context, it would be unreasonable to consider the $150,000 per infringement authorized [by the law] as an appropriate substitute for the zero actual damages."(The recording industry has not sought $150,000 per infringement in any case, and the statute actually allows a spread that begins at $750 per infringement. In the Jammie Thomas trial, a jury settled on an amount close to $10,000 per song.)It's all fair useIn any event, all of this statutory damages talk doesn't matter, because Nesson claims that Tenenbaum's use of the songs at issue here was "fair use" and thus not an infringement at all. It's a gutsy move to claim that wholesale downloads of complete copyrighted works for no purpose higher than mere enjoyment of music somehow satisfies the famous "four factor test" for fair use claims, but Nesson believes he can win over a jury."Defendant Tenenbaum expects and plans to offer the jury evidence relating to each one of these four factors," Nesson wrote in his court filing, "just as they are articulated in the statute, with the jury to decide their meaning as they apply to the facts of his particular case."Nesson has been floating this idea to his supporters for some time, but the reception has been frosty. Lawyers like Lawrence Lessig, a huge fan of "free culture," remixing, mashups, and reduced copyright protections, wrote in an e-mail to Nesson that "of course [Tenenbaum's conduct] was against the law, and you do the law too much kindness by trying to pretend (or stretch) 'fair use' excuses what he did. It doesn't."And Terry Fisher, who heads Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and is an expert on fair use, pointed out that P2P filesharing would likely fail the four factors test. "This is not to suggest, of course, that it's sensible for the legal system to be set up in such a way as to enable and encourage the RIAA to go after people like Joel," he wrote. "I devoted much of a book to arguing that it's not—and I'm happy to testify to that effect. But the fair use doctrine does not, in my view, provide a plausible vehicle for reform."But last week's court filings indicate that this is precisely how Nesson intends to argue the case. As for the "four factors," he plans to address them... but also to go far beyond them. Nesson will introduce "other factors" that the jury should consider in the case, which include "the copyright holder's knowledge of and assumption of risk when it published the copyrighted work that work would be ripped and shared on P2P networks."Should Nesson win, he will essentially legalize the sharing of all digital goods, copyrighted or not, by noncommercial users. Given that he wants to make the case about big principles like fair use and the applicability of statutory damages—and not about whether Joel Tenenbaum did what he is accused of doing—the music industry is likely to fight even harder to ensure that Nesson's preferred outcome is not realized. The fireworks are scheduled to begin this summer in Massachusetts federal court.


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In many ways, new homes may be experiencing the best of times. But for their hot water distribution systems it can be the worst of times.
It is 6 am on a workday. Picture yourself standing before the master bath lavatory in your brand-new home with the faucet on full getting ready to shave. Minutes pass as you await the arrival of hot water to help you awake and ease the shave.This scene is being played out throughout the nation in new homes, even energyefficient ones, as a combination of factors converge to give the homeowner longer waits for hot water and higher energy,water, and sewer bills (see "The Worst of Times for New Hot Water Distribution System Efficiency," p. 38).
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) studied hot water distribution systems for the California Energy Commission using a newly developed model to simulate the performance impact of a number of hot water distribution system parameters (see "Are You Getting into Hot Water?" HE Sept/Oct '03, p. 33).This article looks at the results from three distinctly different residences and evaluates changes to conventional trunk and branch distribution systems —a large-diameter trunk from the water heater serving small-diameter branches to individual fixtures. Our evaluation included
• comparing alternative piping materials used in conventional trunk and branch systems;
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In addition,we evaluated three alternative hot water distribution systems. These were
• a demand-actuated recirculating pump and controls in a conventional trunk and branch system using the cold water line for the return;
• a continuous recirculation system with a dedicated return line for larger residences; and
• a parallel-pipe system with a manifold located near the water heater and 1/2-inch piping from the manifold to each individual fixture.
The demand-actuated recirculation system typically interconnects the hot and cold water lines at the point furthest from the water heater (frequently the master bath) with a relatively high-velocity pump.When hot water is desired, the occupant actuates a pump that transfers the ambient-temperature water in the hot line to the cold line, thus drawing hot water from the water heater.
A continuous recirculation system uses a small low-velocity pump to circulate hot water continuously through the supply and return loop.Therefore, hot water is available throughout the house at all times.The only portions of the piping that cool to ambient temperature between draws are the branches off the loop connected to individual fixtures.
Finally, a parallel-pipe system minimizes the trunk between the water heater and the manifold, maximizing the small-diameter branches from the manifold to the fixture. Many systems use 3/8-inch crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing for the branches.However, the ORNL study used the code-permitted minimum 1/2-inch tubing.
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We simulated hot water distribution systems for three residences. A cold-start use pattern assumes that hot water is drawn periodically from the hot water system, so that the water in the piping has cooled completely to ambient temperature between uses.A more efficient clustered-use pattern assumes that the draws on hot water are clustered in the early morning and late evening hours, so that hot water in the pipes does not cool completely between uses.We considered only the less wasteful clustereduse pattern in our simulations.The energy use figures would be much higher if the more wasteful cold-start use pattern were simulated.
The waiting time for hot water (105ºF) to arrive at the faucet or shower is a primary factor in the evaluation of system performance.According to Larry Ackers of ACT, Incorporated, Metlund Systems in Costa Mesa, California, a producer of hot water distribution systems, after 30 seconds of waiting for hot water, most homeowners note the delay and actively consider alternatives to reduce waiting time—or the impact of waiting time on their lifestyle.We considered reasonable waits to be less than 30 seconds.
We did not indicate the cost of the water wasted in the results of our simulations for all of the systems and parameters, since the cost of water is rather small compared to the cost of heating the water. In a 2,010 ft2 house, and also in a 580 ft2 apartment, our simulations show that the cost of wasted water ranges from $1 to $6 per year, depending on the distribution
system employed. For the 3,080 ft2 house, the cost of wasted water ranges from $2 to $15 per year.
2,010 ft2 Single-Family House
This unit represents a typical singlestory house. It contains a laundry room, one bath with a combined tub and shower and two lavatories, and another full bath with a tub/shower and one lavatory (see Figure 1 and Table 1, p. 37).The kitchen includes a sink and dishwasher. The water heater is in the garage.The layout spreads hot-water-consuming devices throughout the house.
Based on our simulations, the best systems for this house, based on waiting period for hot water at the fixtures and total costs, are, in order of preference,
• a conventional trunk and branch system, located in the attic, made of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), with a centrally located water heater;
• a conventional trunk and branch system, located in the attic, made of CPVC;
• a demand recirculation system, located in the attic, made of CPVC; and
• a parallel-pipe system, located in the attic, made of PEX.
3,080 ft2 Single-Family House
This unit represents a typical large single-story house. It contains a laundry room, one bath with a separate tub and a shower stall along with two lavatories, a half bath (lavatory only), and another full bath with a tub/shower and two lavatories (see Figure 2, p. 38 and Table 2, p. 39).The large kitchen includes a sink and dishwasher. The water heater is in the garage adjacent to the master bath.The layout spreads the hot-water-consuming devices to the four corners of the house.The best systems for this house, based on waiting period for hot water and total costs are, in order of preference,
• a parallel-pipe system, located in the attic, made of PEX;
• a demand recirculation system, located in the attic, made of CPVC;
• a conventional trunk and branch system, located in the attic, made of CPVC, with a centrally located water heater; and
• a conventional trunk and branch system, located in the attic, made of CPVC.
580 ft2 Apartment
This unit represents typical small apartments and housing for the elderly (see Figure 3 and Table 3). It contains a single bath with a shower stall (no tub).The small kitchen includes a sink and dishwasher.The water heater is located in a closet off the balcony/patio, and there is no provision for a clothes washer.While the layout is compact, the external location of the water heater significantly increases the overall length of the system.
The best systems for this apartment, in order of preference, are
• a conventional trunk and branch system, located in the attic, made of CPVC; and
• a parallel-pipe system, located in the attic, made of PEX.
Some Recommendations
Continuous recirculation systems cost substantially more to install and operate, and waste more energy than any other system.Although they minimize water waste and wait times for hot water, continuous recirculation systems should not be installed for these reasons.
Adding a demand recirculation pump and controls increases the cost of a conventional system by about $600 but reduces operating cost,water and energy waste, and wait times.Wait times can be similar to those for continuous recirculation systems, while water and energy waste is significantly less. Demand recirculation systems can be installed both in new construction and in retrofits.
For the segment of the new construction market that is sensitive to first cost (many production homes), centrally locating the water heater cuts wait times and waste for a modest additional cost.
Parallel-pipe distribution systems may be an attractive alternative for some house designs, distribution system layouts, and usage patterns. These systems are less costly to install than conventional systems and can reduce wait times to acceptable levels. However, the energy and water savings of parallel-pipe systems are sensitive to hot water use patterns.When the clustered- use pattern is modeled, parallelpipe systems use about the same amount of water and energy as conventional systems, and offer no advantage with regard to waste.When the cold-start use pattern is modeled, parallel-pipe systems perform better than conventional systems.
Adding insulation to piping has a significant impact on the energy waste of underslab piping systems, but much less impact for systems in other locations, when modeled using the clustered-use pattern.The payback of installing pipe insulation in underslab locations ranged from 4.2 years for the 2,010 ft2 house to over 40 years for the apartment. A cold-start water use pattern, by definition, reduces the benefit of insulation.
Making these changes in hot water distribution systems can have a dramatic impact on energy and water use.Take California as an example (see "Projected Impact of Improved Hot Water Distribution on California"). The potential annual savings in energy use realized by moving to more efficient hot water distribution systems are equivalent to the annual energy use of several thousand new homes.
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