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The Legend of Zorro
|Release Date: October 28, 2005
|Running Time: 126 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG
|Box Office: $45,356,386.00
|Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sequel
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Summary:With a family to consider, the courageous Zorro must now weigh the consequences of his secretive, crime-fighting, swashbuckling life: he has become estranged from both his wife, Elena, and child, Joaquin. His son, only knowing that 'papa is away on business' has a difficult time dealing with his father's absence. And his adventure-loving wife must maintain a level of normalcy for the trio's home-life, much to her frustration. However, while Zorro tries to pull himself away from dangerous crusading, his heart speaks to him of a great darkness, and he prays for the courage and strength to, once again, put on the mask--realizing that there is a major threat brewing in California. However, his f... Full Summary >>
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---- — ANDOVER - Jose Martinez, 52, of 123 Chestnut St., was ordered held on $5 million cash bail at his arraignment by Judge Mark Sullivan today in Lawrence District Court.
He is charged with trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine and two counts of possession of a firearm without an FID card.Essex Assistant District Attorney Kelleen Forlizzi said Martinez had been the target of a months-long investigation by State Police assigned to the Essex County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force. Prosecutors said that on April 5, 2013, Martinez was observed in a Tewksbury parking lot removing a suitcase and duffle bag from the trunk of a motor vehicle and placing it into the back of his 2006 Dodge Durango. Investigators initiated a traffic stop on Route 495 North in Andover and seized the bags which contained approximately 48 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3.6 million.Martinez is due in court on May 6, 2013 for a probable cause hearing.


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Team and Employee Development
- Adapting to a Changing Workplace
- Applications of Industrial Training
- Basic Accounting for Non–Accountants
- Defining Team Roles and Responsibilities
- Developing Functional Roles in a Group
- Developing a Winning Team
- Effective Employees
- Effective Team Meetings
- Employee Retention
- Fact–Based Decision Making
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Group Think — The Abilene Paradox
- Industrial Math
- Industrial Training Fundamentals
- Inventories (PSI)
- Maintaining Motivated Employees
- Managing Teams
- Math and Metrics
- Meetings Review
- Peer Appraisal
- Preparing to Deliver Industrial Training
- Resolving Team Conflicts
- Team Applications
- Team Building
- Team Concepts
- Team Consensus Building
- Team Decision Making
- Team Dynamics
- Team Foundation
- Team Goals and Objectives
- Team Leadership
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Team Foundation
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One 4-Hour Session
There was a time when "team building" was all the rage. Each team spent a great deal of time, energy and effort clarifying goals, developing a team charter and establishing operating principles – that is, working on the process of being a team as much as any task itself.
Frankly, there is much less time for this in today's work world. While most work is still accomplished by groups of people, these groups do not have luxury for as much self-examination.
It remains essential however, that each member clearly understands the goal. Teams also need a designated leader to ensure that progress is timely and that the goals are achieved.
The participant will learn to: (1) define and identify a team, (2) communicate the benefits of teams, (3) understand informal teams, (4) identify the characteristics of effective and ineffective teams, (5) understand the six stages of team development, (6) identify various personality preferences, (7) examine ways to flex to other preferences, (8) explain the pros and cons of conflict, (9) examine various styles of handling conflict, (10) implement steps to confront and resolve conflict, (11) employ three common decision-making patterns, (12) choose the most appropriate decision-making pattern for a given situation, (13 practice reaching consensus, and (14) recognize symptoms of groupthink and implement strategies to avoid it.
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- The Basics of Teams
- Phases of Team Development
- Resolving Team Conflict
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By Amanda Stone
Globe Columnist
JOPLIN, Mo. —
I was once asked this question: If you could only eat a food based on its texture, what would it be? My first thought was radishes.
Radishes have a perfectly crisp, cool crunch. The cool, slightly spicy flavor is just a bonus. Pudding was my second choice, but that's neither here nor there.
Radishes are ready in my garden right now. So are lettuce, kale and spinach. What wonderful salad serendipity. I plant radishes partly because they're yummy, but I have to admit that I love how quickly they're ready. I am a product of our instant gratification nation, after all. Kids love planting radishes for the same reason. My kiddo doesn't care much for their taste, but she loves to pluck the little red balls out of the dirt. Radishes only need about a month to grow, then they're harvested and a row is freed up in my garden to plant something that prefers the summer heat.
Pleasant crunch aside, radishes are good for you. They're in the cruciferous vegetable family, a cousin of uber-healthy kale, broccoli and cabbage. They have high water and roughage content, making them a great fill-you-up food. Their high level of fiber helps move food through your digestive system. They've been used for centuries as a medicinal food for liver and kidney disorders. And they're said to be good for stimulating circulation; helping to cool your body in the summer and warm you in the winter. They're also a great natural breath freshener. We can all use that sometimes.
Don't trash the tops; they're tasty and have even more vitamin C, protein and calcium than the roots. You may be a little put off by the fuzziness of radish greens. Get over it. Wash them well and add them to your salad, or cook them like you would any other green. Eaten raw, they have a mild bitterness; a nice surprise in a salad. They're great sauteed with a little bacon, like collard greens. I love food that we can use every part of. Radishes fit the bill.
Radish top soup
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, diced
2 medium potatoes, sliced
4 cups radish greens, raw
4 cups chicken broth
1/3 cup heavy cream or plain Greek yogurt
Sliced radishes, for garnish
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and saute until tender. Mix in the potatoes and radish greens, coating them with the butter. Pour in chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, 30 minutes.
Allow the soup mixture to cool slightly. Transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth.
Return the mixture to the saucepan. Mix in the heavy cream or yogurt. Cook and stir until well blended. Serve with radish slices.
Adapted from allrecipes.com
Radish dip
1 pound radishes (about 25), julienned
1 1/4 cups sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
11/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped
Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for a few hours before serving. Serve with sturdy crackers, toast and veggies.
Adapted from Martha Stewart magazine
Radish tea sandwiches
Trim and thinly slice 4 radishes. Mix together 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature), 4 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (such as chives and basil), and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt in a small bowl. Spread the herb butter onto 4 slices of sandwich bread (crusts removed). Layer on the radishes and top with remaining bread. Cut into quarters.
Source: Real Simple magazine
Spicy stir-fried radish greens and Swiss chard
8 to 10 ounces radish greens and/or Swiss chard, washed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 to 3 teaspoons peanut oil
2 large garlic cloves (for seasoning the oil)
For the sauce:
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon (or less) Sriracha sauce or other hot sauce
Wash and dry radish greens and/or Swiss chard. If desired, soak greens for about 30 minutes in very cold water. (This ensures that they're crisp for the quick stir-frying.) Working in batches, cut greens crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.
Mix together sauce ingredients and set aside. Preheat a wok or large, heavy frying pan until very hot, then add the oil. When oil looks shimmering, add the garlic cloves and cook about 30 seconds, making sure garlic doesn't start to brown. Remove garlic and discard.
Add chopped radish greens and/or Swiss chard all at once and immediately begin to stir-fry, turning greens over and over just until they are almost all wilted. When greens are almost all wilted, add sauce ingredients, stir and cook 30 more seconds. Serve hot.
Adapted from kalynskitchen.com
Have questions? Email them to email@example.com or mail her c/o The Joplin Globe, P.O. Box 7, Joplin, MO 64802.


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Christin Coyne
A convicted felon and suspected Parker County church thief who was rearrested Wednesday after escaping a mental hospital will likely be reevaluated for competency to stand trial.
Billy Clay Wade, 48, spent two months on the lam before a multi-agency effort that included the Weatherford-Parker County Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team and the U.S. Marshals apprehended him in Fort Worth this week living under an assumed name.
As of Friday afternoon, Wade was being held in the Parker County Jail without bond.
Wade faces a number of felony charges regarding suspected thefts and burglaries in Parker County, as well as evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.
Going forward, Assistant District Attorney Jeff Swain said he expects to request that Wade be reevaluated for competency to stand trial.
After a court-appointed psychologist evaluated Wade at the request of Wade's court-appointed defense attorney days before his scheduled trial in July, 43rd District Judge Trey Loftin found that Wade did not "have the sufficient present ability to consult with his attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding or a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him."
Wade was committed to North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls, where there is a program designed specifically to help patients become competent to stand trial.
"They stay there until they're returned as competent or until a particular time period goes by," whichever part of state law is applicable, Swain said.
After less than a week at North Texas State Hospital in September, Wade reportedly escaped using a fire extinguisher to break a window.
Wade was located in Fort Worth living under a former classmate's name and arrested Wednesday, according to the Parker County Sheriff's Office.
Wade was in possession of a Dodge truck that had been reported stolen out of Wichita County and a travel trailer reported stolen out of Callahan County, the sheriff's office reported.
Inside the trailer, investigators reportedly found about $60,000 worth of stolen property, including a 60-inch television, tools and electronics.
He faces additional charges from Tarrant County and could face escape charges from Wichita County, as well, according to the Parker County Sheriff's Office.
Wade - who has convictions for escape in addition to the evading arrest charge from last year that he currently faces - was considered a flight risk, according to Swain, something that was communicated to the hospital.
However, because of the way state law is written, the hospital could not put him in the maximum security facility because they could only consider the offenses he was currently incarcerated for, Swain said.
"[Everyone knew] he's totally a flight risk, but under the law their hands were tied," Swain said.
Parker County charges
Wade, who was released from prison in 2011 on parole for a 30-year sentence regarding numerous offenses, according to the sheriff's office, was first arrested in Parker County in August 2011 on a parole violation warrant, as well as various out of county warrants, including bail jumping and criminal mischief.
Wade was arrested again in October 2011 after, the sheriff's office says, Wade was found living off of Tin Top Road in a stolen trailer filled with stolen property tied to at least three Parker County burglaries and driving a stolen truck. Weatherford-Parker County Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team members and U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest Wade, who allegedly fled in the stolen truck before driving it into a sand pit at the end of Montgomery Lane and escaping on foot.
He was reportedly located two days after that incident and arrested.
Wade was subsequently charged with third degree felony criminal mischief regarding a copper theft at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Aledo, when components from five rooftop air conditioning units were stolen in May 2011, causing around $60,000 in damage.
Sheriff's investigators said that during an interview with the suspect, Wade identified a bracelet left behind on the church roof as his, saying he dropped it at the time of the theft. Though investigators had reportedly suspected Wade for some time, they were unable to link him to the crime until that time.
Between May and July last year, six other Parker County churches were hit with air-conditioning thefts or significant damage when parts of air-conditioning units were taken, though Wade has not been charged in connection with those.


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The McNamara Gallery
Front Door Gallery and McNamara Gallery are the primary student galleries at the University of Nevada, Reno and showcase everything from student solos, two-person and group exhibitions, to student-curated and organized exhibits, as well as BFA and MFA midway exhibitions and shows by the Gallery Management and Curatorial Studies class. Leaning towards learning and experimenting, these spaces are for students and run by students through the Sheppard Fine Art Gallery. Opening receptions always correspond the same day as Sheppard Gallery's professional exhibition season, so a large and diverse population of visitors to campus sees student artwork! Students from all corners of the Art Department are encouraged to be involved. Whether a new BA student, an Art History Major, BFA/MFA student, or an UNR alumna, anyone can apply to show in these public, highly visible spaces by dropping by Sheppard Gallery and telling us about your idea!


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Since it began in 1991, North Carolinas Child Fatality Task Force has been behind numerous laws that helped the state better its child death rate from 107 children to 57.4 children per 100,000.
Over the years, the task force has recommended a series of seat belt and car seat laws, a safe haven law that allows parents to leave unharmed newborns at safe places and numerous prenatal and infant care policies to reduce infant mortality.
Now the House budget would effectively bring the task force made up of one state employee who makes $62,500 and the rest volunteers to an end. Rep. Justin Burr, an Albemarle Republican and a chief budget writer, said the task force has finished serving its purpose.
Given that the state still ranks in the mid-20s when it comes to child death rates across the nation, perhaps not. Given that more than 1,600 Tar Heel children still die each year, emphatically not.
As our society and technology continuously evolve, new dangers inevitably crop up. Theres no good reason the Child Fatality Task Force should stop keeping its eye out.


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Michael P. Ward II was relieved of his duties for allegedly faking his own death to end an affair.
A former Navy submarine commander has been found in violation of the military's criminal code for having an affair with a woman and faking his own death to end the relationship.
Navy Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II, who was dismissed last month as commander of a Connecticut-based nuclear submarine, faked his own death to end an affair he was carrying on with a mistress, investigation documents show.


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If you don't have a lot of room in your game room, this 7-in-1 Game Table can bring the big excitement to a very small space. The rotating table provides foosball, air hockey, billiards, ping pong, chess, checkers and backgammon all in a compact 42.5in.L x 33in.W x 33in.H space. You get everything you need to play all the games, including foosballs, cues, billiard balls, a triangle rack, pushers and pucks for air hockey, paddles, balls and a net for ping pong and complete sets of chessmen and checkers/backgammon pieces. You could play a different game every day of the week!
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Forget the smoky halls with "pool sharks" ready to separate you from your money. This handsome 7-ft. billiards table is crafted with 6in. solid wood rails with K66 rubber bumpers, beveled legs with a 3/4in. MDF maple wood veneer, white diamond inlays and fringed leather shield drop pockets. Most importantly, this quality table has a 1in. MDF Accuslate play surface, covered with brown wool-blend cloth. This quality table combines a sense of style with high performance for your game room. Playfield is 78in.L x 39in.W. Overall table is 89 1/2in.L x 50 1/2in.W x 32in.H. Includes table, set of 2 1/4in. billiard balls, two 57in. cues, 2 chalks, triangle and manual. Some assembly.
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Get your game on with this full-size table that has room for 10 players. Tabletop features casino-style, high-grade red felt and full set of bumper pads to provide comfort for the dealer and players. The table includes built-in cup holders and rugged construction with a reinforced metal frame for stability. Folding legs. 83in.L x 44in.W.
Play darts in the finest tradition of the old British pubs where the game began. The advanced electronic Solar Blast lets your friends and family play 43 different dart/cricket games, with 163 options, for up to 16 players! This board sports a 15.5in. regulation target face, made of "target tested tough" commercial-grade nylon segments that outperform conventional plastic boards. Dartboard is outfitted with 4 top-mounted LED pub-style cricket displays, keeping track of up to 16 players at once. Features single or team cyber play, voice with 3 volume levels, plus automatic player change, ranking and point per dart averaging. Front mounting for easy wall hanging. Easy to travel with. Includes AC adapter, 6 soft-tip darts and game manual.
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The Alkali CA3 hockey sticks feature a composite shaft that is durable and responsive. The CA3 also features a low-flex kick point that results in a quick and powerful shot. Fused to the shaft is an ABS blade that is perfect for rough outdoor play.
- Heritage: New
- Level of Player: Ideal for the begineer level of player
- Construction: Fused one-piece w/ ABS blade
- Shaft Dimensions: Rounded corners/Straight sidewalls
- Flex Point: Low kick
- Weight: 600 grams (based on A33 curve, 85 flex)
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- Flex: 85
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- Length: 61"
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The Alkali RPD Lite Wood ABS Hockey Sticks feature a traditional wood shaft with a durable ABS blade. The wood shaft has a classic mid kick flex profile for powerful shots while the ABS blade with fiberglass reinforcement allows players to use this on rough outdoor surfaces like concrete and asphalt.


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Panama, CMA's oldest resident dolphin and Winter's surrogate mother, is in the beginning stages of learning her new dorsal tow behavior. Despite the newness, she has been progressing quickly!
Currently, Talia and Tiffany are working on this behavior with her in the hopes that one day we can have a deep water program with guests. They began by first working on her run. During this first phase, Panama was quickly guided from the wade to encounter platform by using a target pole. The target pole easily communicates to Panama the exact direction and speed at which we wish her to move. The next phase will be adding the sd, or hand signal. Eventually the end goal will be to give Panama the sd and she tows the guest and takes them on a ride around main pool and back!
Keep an eye out in the Winter Zone to see Panama's progression!


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"24" is a TV thriller presented in "real time" with each minute of airtime that corresponds to a minute in the lives of the characters. "24" employs fast-paced and complex stories, and often contains unexpected plot twists. Though each day's events typically revolve around thwarting an impending terrorist attack, each season is made up of various interwoven story threads. These may run for just one hour, but more usually run over several hours. These typically involve investigations of leads on terrorists, tracking suspects, and averting attacks. The exact objective of the day evolves over the course of the season as the antagonists adapt, contingencies arise, and larger scale operations unfold.
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Tobacco, smoking and cancer: the evidence
This page contains information about the links between smoking and cancer.
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- Smoking is the single biggest cause of cancer in the world
- Smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer
- The people with the highest lung cancer risks are those who:
- Smoking is a major cause of several types of cancer
- Stopping smoking can reduce your risk
- Tobacco smoke contains many dangerous chemicals
- Tobacco smoke contains significant amounts of dangerous chemicals
- Chemicals in tobacco smoke can build up to harmful amounts
- The chemicals in smoke are more dangerous in combination than individually
- The poisons in cigarettes can affect almost every organ in the body
- Nicotine is a very addictive drug
- Smokers are still exposed to dangerous chemicals if they smoke filtered or 'low-tar' cigarettes
- Alcohol and other substances worsen the effect of smoking
- Second-hand smoking also causes cancer and kills thousands of people every year
- Children are especially at risk from second-hand smoking.
- Smoking while pregnant can harm your baby
- Smokeless tobacco can also cause cancer
Experts agree that smoking is the single biggest cause of cancer in the world. 1-3 Smoking causes over a quarter of cancer deaths in developed countries and nearly one in five cancer cases. 4, 5
Around half of current smokers will be killed by their habit if they continue to smoke. And 25-40% of smokers will die in middle age 6, 7
Smoking causes even more deaths from other respiratory diseases and heart conditions than from cancer. 2 If current trends continue, scientists estimate that tobacco will kill about one billion people in the twenty-first century. 2
A 2011 study found that more than four in five lung cancers are caused by smoking. 5 In 2002, lung cancer killed around 33,600 people - about one person every 15 minutes. 9
Tobacco smoke was first shown to cause lung cancer in 1950. 10 This study found that people who smoked 15-24 cigarettes a day had 26 times the lung cancer risk of non-smokers. And people who smoked less than 15 cigarettes a day still had 8 times the lung cancer risk of non-smokers.
After these first results came out, UK scientists began a large study of smoking in British doctors, which Cancer Research UK has helped to fund. 11 This British Doctors' Study has provided much of our current knowledge about the dangers of smoking.
- smoke the most cigarettes per day
- smoke over long periods of time, and
- start smoking young
We cannot exactly calculate a person's lung cancer risk based on how many cigarettes they smoke or the number years they have been a smoker. But studies have shown that lung cancer risk is greatest among those who smoke the most cigarettes over the longest period of time. 2
The length of time spent smoking seems to be the more important of these two factors. The British Doctors' Study found that people who had smoked for 45 years had 100 times the lung cancer risk of people who had smoked for 15 years, regardless of whether they smoked heavily or moderately. 12. And smoking one packet a day for 40 years is about 8 times more dangerous than smoking two packets a day for 20 years. 9
Even light or irregular smoking can increase the risk of cancer. One study found that even people who smoked 1-4 cigarettes a day had much greater risks of dying from lung cancer or heart disease, 11 while another found that even people who smoke just 2 cigarettes a day are more likely to develop cancers of the mouth and oesophagus (food pipe). 14 And the EPIC study found that occasional smokers who have never smoked daily, still have higher risks of most cancers, and double the risk of bladder cancer. 15
Starting smoking at an early age increases the risk of cancer even more. One study found that young smokers are especially vulnerable to DNA damage caused by chemicals in cigarette smoke. And when they quit, they have higher levels of DNA damage than people who started smoking later in life. 16
Smoking also increases your risk of cancers of the bladder, cervix, kidney, larynx (voice box), pharynx (upper throat), nose, mouth, oesophagus (foodpipe), pancreas, stomach, liver and some types of leukaemia. 2, 3, 17 And smokers are 7 times more likely to die of these cancer than non-smokers. 18
There is some evidence that smoking could also cause other cancers including bowel cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma. 19, 20
- Smoking is the most important preventable cause of bladder cancer and causes more than one in three cases in the UK. 5 It increases the risk of this disease by 3-5 times. 21
- Smoking doubles the risk of kidney cancer, and causes a quarter of cases in the UK. 22, 5
- Smoking is the number one cause of mouth and oesophageal cancers, and together with alcohol, causes about three in four cases of these cancers in the UK. 5 By the age of 75, a non-smoker has a 1 in 125 chance of developing these cancers, but a smoker's odds are 1 in 16. 24
- Smoking is the most important preventable cause of pancreatic cancer, one of the most dangerous types of cancer in the UK. It causes over a quarter of pancreatic cancer cases. 5, 25
- Smoking is an important preventable cause of stomach cancer and causes over one in five cases in the UK. 5
There is some evidence to suggest that smoking may increase the risk of breast cancer, bowel cancer and lymphomas but more research will be needed to say for sure. 27-30
A large number of studies have shown that stopping smoking can greatly reduce the risk of smoking-related cancers. 2 And the earlier you stop, the better. The last results from the Doctors' Study show that stopping smoking at 50 halved the excess risk of cancer overall, while stopping at 30 avoided almost all of it. 11
However, it's never too late to quit. One study found that even people who quit in their sixties can experience health benefits and gain valuable years of life. 31
The effects of stopping vary depending on the cancer. For example, ten years after stopping, a person's risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker. 32 And the increased oral and laryngeal cancer risks practically disappear within ten years of stopping. 2 But the risks of bladder cancer are still higher than normal 20 years after stopping. 21
Cutting down the number of cigarettes you smoke slightly reduces your risk of lung cancer, 33 but you'll only experience the full health benefits if you stop altogether. One study found that even smokers who halved the number of cigarettes they smoked had similar risks of dying from heart disease and only slightly lower risks of dying from cancer. 34
Scientists have identified about 4,000 different chemicals in tobacco smoke. According to the International Agency for Research into Cancer, more than 70 of these chemicals could cause cancer 94. Many of the other thousands of chemicals are toxic and harmful to your health, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia. 2, 35
One study compared the amounts of cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke with their ability to cause cancer. It concluded that the chemicals in smoke most likely to increase our risk of cancer include 1,3-butadiene, arsenic, benzene and cadmium. 36
Cigarettes contain at least 599 different additives including chocolate, vanilla, sugar, liquorice, herbs and spices. These are not toxic but they make cigarettes taste nicer and ensure that smokers want to continue smoking. 37
Carbon monoxide is the fourth most common chemical in tobacco smoke and can make up 3-5% of its volume. 35 Many of the other toxins are present in lower amounts, but some can still cause major damage at low concentrations. 38
Even single poisons can lead to substantial cancer risks. For example, benzene is a known cause of leukaemia. One study estimated that the benzene in cigarettes is responsible for between 10-50% of the leukaemia deaths caused by smoking. 39
Some studies have suggested that radioactive polonium-210 could account for much of the lung cancer risk caused by smoking. Polonium-210 becomes concentrated in hotspots in smokers' airways, subjecting them to very high doses of high-energy alpha-radiation. 40, 41 One study estimated that smoking 1.5 packs a day leads to as much radiation exposure as having 300 chest X-rays a year. 42
Many tobacco poisons disable the cleaning systems that our bodies use to remove toxins. Cadmium overwhelms cleaner enzymes that mop up toxins and convert them into more harmless forms 43. And many gases such as hydrogen cyanide and ammonia kill cilia, tiny hairs in our airways that help to clear away toxins 44.
So over time, tobacco poisons can build up to high levels in our blood, substantially increasing our risks of cancer and other diseases. By comparing the levels of toxins in smokers and non-smokers, some studies have found that smokers can have:
- twice as much cadmium in their blood 45
- four times as much polonium-210 in their lungs 46
- ten times as much benzene in their breath . 47
- ten times as much arsenic in their blood.
For most of us, much of our exposure to cancer-causing chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde, cadmium and nitrosamines comes from breathing in tobacco smoke. 35, 48, 49 For example, one study found that smoking households have four times as much benzene in the air as non-smoking households 50.
The cocktail of chemicals in tobacco smoke is even more dangerous as a mix.
Chemicals such as nitrosamines, benzo(a)pyrene, benzene, acrolein, cadmium and polonium-210 can damage DNA. Studies have shown that benzo[a]pyrene damages a gene called p53 that normally protects our cells from cancer. 51
One study found that chromium makes PAHs stick more strongly to DNA increasing the chances of serious DNA damage 52. Others have found that chemicals like arsenic, cadmium and nickel stop our cells from repairing DNA damage. 53 This worsens the effects of chemicals like benzo(a)pyrene and makes it even more likely that damaged cells will eventually turn cancerous.
The many toxins in tobacco smoke can harm many different parts of your body.
Many tobacco poisons can damage your heart and its blood vessels. By comparing the amounts and strengths of different chemicals, one study found that hydrogen cyanide and arsenic alone can cause major damage to our bodies' blood network. 36
Acrolein, acetaldehyde and formaldehyde are most likely to cause diseases in our lungs and airways. 36 Gases like hydrogen sulphide and pyridine can also irritate our airways 35, radioactive polonium-210 deposits damage surrounding cells, and nitrogen oxide constricts the airways, making breathing more difficult. 54
A protein called haemoglobin carries oxygen round our bloodstream. But carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide stick more strongly to haemoglobin than oxygen, and reduces the levels of oxygen in our blood. This starves our organs of this vital gas. 35
Toluene can interfere with the development of brain cells. It also disrupts the insulating sheath that surround nerve cells, making them less efficient at carrying signals. 55, 56
The Royal College of Physicians compared nicotine to other supposedly 'harder' drugs such as heroin and cocaine. They looked at many things including how these drugs cause addiction, how difficult it is to stop using them, and how many deaths they caused. The panel concluded that nicotine causes addiction in much the same way as heroin or cocaine and is just as addictive, if not more so, than these 'harder' drugs. 57
Smokers associate smoking with feeling good because nicotine makes the brain release dopamine - a chemical linked to feelings of pleasure. 57 Smokers can also make mental links between abstract things like the taste of cigarettes or the feeling of smoking. These behaviours can become just as addictive as the nicotine itself. 58
Filters do not block out the many toxic gases in smoke, such as hydrogen cyanide, ammonia and carbon monoxide. They also do nothing to reduce levels of sidestream smoke from the burning end of the cigarette.
Some of the most dangerous chemicals in tobacco smoke, like hydrogen cyanide, are present as gases, and do not count as part of tar. This means that cigarettes with less tar are not necessarily any less dangerous. 36
Besides, researchers have found that people who smoked low-tar brands smoked harder and more frequently to satisfy their nicotine cravings. 59 - 61 For example, in one study, low-tar smokers inhaled 40% more smoke per cigarette and ended up with similar nicotine levels as smokers who use normal brands. 60
And some smokers block filters with fingers or saliva. One Canadian study showed that over half of discarded cigarette butts showed blocked filters. 62
According to one study, low-tar smokers ended up inhaling about 80% more smoke, and had similar levels of cancer-causing chemicals in their blood. 63 They can also inhale over twice as much tar and nicotine as smokers of normal brands. 64
Tobacco, as well as alcohol, can cause mouth, oesophageal and liver cancers. Scientists have also found that together, their effects are much worse. 65 - 67 And while alcohol does not cause stomach cancer, it can worsen the risk of this disease in smokers. 68
One study found that together, smoking and drinking increased liver cancer risk by ten times. 65 And a Spanish team found that people who smoke and drink heavily could increase their risk of oesophageal cancer by up to 50 times. 67, 69 This problem is made even worse because heavy drinkers and smokers often have poor diets. 70
Smoking also interacts with many other cancer risk factors and worsens their effects. For example the lung cancer risk due to exposure to high levels of radon gas is 25 times higher in smokers than in non-smokers. 71
Several studies have shown that breathing in other people's smoke causes cancer in non-smokers. 2, 72 Second-hand smoke contains several cancer causing chemicals. Many of these chemicals are present in higher concentrations than in the smoke inhaled by the smoker themselves. 2
One study analysed 55 studies from around the world found that non-smoking spouses of people who smoke at home have 27% higher risks of lung cancer. 73 And a review of 22 studies found that people exposed to second-hand smoke in the workplace have 24% higher risks of lung cancer. Those who were exposed to the highest levels of second-hand smoke at work had twice the risks of lung cancer. 74
One study estimates that passive smoking may kill over 11,000 people every year in the UK from cancer, heart disease, strokes and other diseases. 75
Second-hand smoking also causes other health problems in non-smokers including asthma and heart disease. One study showed that even 30 minutes of exposure to second-hand smoke can reduce blood flow in a non-smoker's heart. 76
Children are particularly at risk because they breathe faster than adults and have underdeveloped immune systems. A study by the Royal College of Physicians showed that about 17,000 children in the UK are admitted to hospital every year because of illnesses caused by second-hand smoke. 77
A large study of over 300,000 people found that children who were frequently exposed to cigarette smoke at home had a higher risks of lung cancer as adults. 78 Another study found that children in households where both parents smoke have a 72% higher risk of respiratory diseases. And the EPIC study found that exposing children to second-hand smoke increases the risk of bladder cancer later on in life by a third. 79
Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke had also been linked to a wide range of other conditions including asthma, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (or cot death) 80, childhood meningitis 81 and mental disabilities. 82
Smoking during pregnancy hinders the blood flow to the placenta, which reduces the amount of nutrients that reach the baby. 83 Because of this, women who smoke while pregnant have lighter babies than those who don't smoke. 84 And low birth weight can lead to higher risks of diseases and death in infancy and early childhood.
There is also evidence that women exposed to second-hand smoke during pregnancy also have lighter babies. 85
Smoking during pregnancy has also been linked to other pregnancy complications including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy and cot death. It may also have consequences for the physical and mental development of the child. 86
Smokeless tobacco, also known as chewing tobacco or snuff, is popular in South Asian communities in the UK. Many studies have shown that smokeless tobacco can cause oral cancer, and may cause pancreatic cancer. 87, 88 One study found that people who used smokeless tobacco had almost 50 times higher oral cancer risks than those who didn't. 89
The most dangerous chemicals in smokeless tobacco are called tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). One review found that people who use smokeless tobacco expose themselves to up to a thousand times more TSNAs than non-smokers, and up to 50 times more than smokers. 90
Smokeless tobacco is also as addictive as cigarettes. Some studies found that the amount of nicotine absorbed from smokeless tobacco is 3-4 times greater than that deliver by a cigarette. 91 The nicotine is also absorbed more slowly and stays in the bloodstream for a longer time.
A Swedish type of smokeless tobacco called snus is often promoted as "safe" but studies have found that even this can increase the risk of oesophageal, stomach and pancreatic cancers. 92, 93
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Arizona Cardinals to stick with Ryan Lindley at quarterback
Two of the interceptions were returned for touchdowns, and while there were some positive moments, Lindley very much showed he is a work-in-progress as far as being ready to lead an NFL team.
However, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said Monday if Kevin Kolb is unable to return from his injury Sunday, the former San Diego State signal caller will once again get the nod.
"We stay with Ryan," the coach said. "Let's start the thing off by saying you can't have those interceptions, but in the first half I thought that he did a really nice job.
"He moved in the pocket, was decisive, managed it, made some good throws."
Whisenhunt pointed to the team's three scoring drives in the first 30 minutes of football, which saw the Cardinals take a 17-14 lead into the intermission.
"I felt that we did a lot of good things," he said.
Things went south in the second half, though, as the Rams dialed up the pressure and made Lindley try to beat them with his arm.
That he couldn't Sunday is understandable, and the coach said no one was more upset about the mistakes than the quarterback himself.
"One of the things that you have to learn about a quarterback is that when you get into those heat of the moment type things how you've got to respond," Whisenhunt said.
The mistakes, the coach added, are just part of the growing pains, and it is important to see what Lindley does in a real game compared to just working in practice.
"You understand with a young player," he said. "Look, we've got a lot of young players that are playing. They make mistakes.
"Sometimes they're not magnified like they are with the quarterback because he's got the ball, and that's what he's got to understand."
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Combine gourmet food and Catalan culture on a pre-dinner walking tour of Barcelona's famous tapas bars. It's a great way to begin your visit of Barcelona - not only do you get an overview of this fabulous city, you also learn how to order tapas (bar snacks) and discover some of the best bars and cafes Barcelona has to offer. Plus, your friendly, informative guide can offer suggestions to help you get the most from your stay in Barcelona.
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Your tapas walking tour begins near Barcelona's most famous street, La Rambla, with its bird cages, tapas bars and local restaurants. From here you and your guide will go to La Boqueria, the city's famous food market, which offers an array of fresh produce including fruit and vegetables, seafood, cheese and any type of meat imaginable.
The tour continues at a restaurant offering a wide selection of local, delicious tapas. Here you will enjoy three tapas with a glass of wine, beer or cider, while your food-and-wine-guide provides insights into the flavors of wine, the cuisine and Spanish culture.
You'll continue through the Gothic Quarter, where you will discover the architecture, atmosphere, language and gastronomy that are unique to Spain, and some of the gourmet shops which are over 100 years old.
Your last stop will be in a bar where four tasty tapas and a glass of wine, cava or beer will be waiting for you.
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NORMAN — Helping Oklahoma offenders transition from inmates to productive members of society is a challenge the University of Oklahoma Center for Spatial Analysis was up for while developing a suite of tools to monitor Oklahoma parolees.
With funding provided by the National Institute of Justice, OU partnered with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to create a web-based tracking analysis application, TRACKS, that will offer more than GPS points and help parole officers in the supervision of offenders.
The OU team consists of May Yuan, professor in the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences; Atsushi Nara, geospatial scientist; Marguerite Keesee, sociologist; William Greenwood, IT analyst and web developer; Meredith Denney, graduate research assistant; and Grant Floyd, graduate research assistant.
Location-based offender monitoring systems are widely adopted in Oklahoma and other states as a cost-saving alternative to incarceration for low-risk offenders.
Yuan said the system the Center for Spatial Analysis is developing is different from existing monitoring systems in that it should provide advanced analysis of parolees' movements and track spatial and temporal patterns.
"The ultimate goal of the project is to help parole officers be more effective," Yuan said. "Different officers may have different case loads, and watching GPS points on the screen isn't their job.
"They are trying to get offenders to successfully complete the rehab process. The more we can do to help the parole officers do that, the better."
TRACKS will provide paroles officers with a variety of tools to monitor behavior, including daily offender movement, geographical features, a social network of potential parolee interaction, hot spots of crime, crime scene correlation and daily alert reports.
Daily offender movement may allow parole officers to determine if a parolee has deviated from normal behavior and violated a term of their parole.
Yuan said that a parolee may stop at a liquor store or a sex offender may stop near a school; TRACKS would present this information to a parole officer.
"Additionally, the geographical features themselves should be helpful because even if an offender doesn't stop at a liquor store, the parole officer will know if they are near a liquor store and if they are near that location frequently. We hope the system provides officers with information, so they can decide if certain offender activity is worthy of concern," Yuan said.
Another tool, a social network of potential interaction, will show parole officers the proximate space and time parolees under their watch are likely to have an interaction that would be a violation of their parole.
Hot spots of crime will use crime incident reports from the past two to three years to map out areas with a high density of crime in jurisdictions. Yuan said the team had created such hot spot maps for Tulsa and Norman and are currently working on Oklahoma City.
"Beyond knowing if an offender is in a hot spot, parole officers have to make home visits, and this tool can give them an idea of whether they're going into a high crime area, so they can prepare," Yuan said.
Crime scene correlation will provide parole officers data showing their parolees' GPS points in relation to recent crimes.
Daily alert reports, which Yuan said the team was in the process of creating, should provide parole officers with a compilation of their parolees' daily parole offenses. For example, a parolee could go to a liquor store and not make curfew; the daily alert report would notify the parole officer of both offenses.
Moreover, Yuan said the team hoped a historical report could be developed to show long-term patterns, not just daily behavior, so parolee behavior might be changed and recidivism decreased.
Currently, in their second user test, Yuan said the team had received helpful feedback from parole officers.
"Parole officers and feedback from the NIJ Correctional Technology Working Group have been very helpful throughout our testing. We hope to have everything worked out by our third user test," she said.
Yuan said some of the feedback and adjustments the team has had to make has come down to simple visual presentation. Parole officers want to see certain date in a table, not a graph, she said.
The team hopes to have a prototype by late next year, Yuan said.
At the end of the project, OU will make the tracking analysis application publicly available. Corrections and law enforcement organizations interested in TRACKS will be able to download OU's tools from a password-protected website.
For more information, contact Yuan at myuan@
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Two Falls juveniles have been turned over to detectives after an early morning accident near the intersection of 18th Street and Niagara Avenue.
Falls Police Traffic Division investigators said the juveniles took a car "without permission" and were driving it when they lost control of the vehicle, hit several parked cars, jumped a curb, smashed into a fence and then crashed into the porch of a house.
Police said neither of the juveniles were hurt in the crash.


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NCS baseball/softball scores
By Ben Enos
Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 9:29 pm in Baseball, Softball.
Here ya go everyone. What a day!
Division I:
Amador Valley 12, Foothill 1
Division II:
Campolindo 7, Alameda 0
Division III:
Miramonte 0, El Cerrito 0, suspended after 10 innings; will be resumed at 4 p.m. Monday at Saint Mary's College
Division IV:
St. Patrick-St. Vincent 1, St. Mary's 0
Division V:
Redwood Christian 2, Head-Royce 0
Division VI:
Ferndale 4, St. Bernard-Eureka 0
Division I:
James Logan 4, Freedom 3
Division II:
Concord 7, Rancho Cotate 0
Division III:
Bishop O'Dowd 3, Tamalpais 0
Division IV:
Cloverdale 7, Berean Christian 1
Division V:
College Prep vs. Urban/St. Bernard winner, lateDivision VI:
Tomales 4, Ferndale 1
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Episode 14 of TWIB '77 features historic base stealing, historic indifference to the pain of others, and Ralph Houk crowned as King of the Crazy Managers!
The NBA lockout is over, but questions remain. In fact, there are 20 questions that we must answer right now, because failing to do so will leave holes in our hearts where Vince Carter used to live.
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David Stern Thinks Lockout Could End Friday...Do you?
Apparently during the mediation sessions, the MLB concept of a luxury tax threshold was discussed. Billy Hunter claims that Mavs owner Mark Cuban proposed this idea first. The NBA says that the NBPA started it. I am totally against this concept and I don't care who started it. No NBA versions of Shabtai von Kalmanovich allowed, please! That is a potentially scary situation indeed for many teams in the league.
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High-Performance Networking Programming in C
TCP/IP network programming in C on Linux is good fun. All the advanced features of the stack are at your disposal, and you can do lot of interesting things in user space without getting into kernel programming.
Performance enhancement is as much an art as it is a science. It is an iterative process, akin to an artist gingerly stroking a painting with a fine brush, looking at the work from multiple angles at different distances until satisfied with the result.
The analogy to this artistic touch is the rich set of tools that Linux provides in order to measure network throughput and performance. Based on this, programmers tweak certain parameters or sometimes even re-engineer their solutions to achieve the expected results.
I won't dwell further upon the artistic side of high-performance programming. In this article, I focus on certain generic mechanisms that are guaranteed to provide a noticeable improvement. Based on this, you should be able to make the final touch with the help of the right tools.
I deal mostly with TCP, because the kernel does the bandwidth management and flow control for us. Of course, we no longer have to worry about reliability either. If you are interested in performance and high-volume traffic, you will arrive at TCP anyway.
Once we answer that question, we can ask ourselves another useful question, "How can we get the best out of the available bandwidth?"
Bandwidth, as defined by Wikipedia, is the difference between the higher and lower cutoff frequencies of a communication channel. Cutoff frequencies are determined by basic laws of physics—nothing much we can do there.
But, there is a lot we can do elsewhere. According to Claude Shannon, the practically achievable bandwidth is determined by the level of noise in the channel, the data encoding used and so on. Taking a cue from Shannon's idea, we should "encode" our data in such a way that the protocol overhead is minimal and most of the bits are used to carry useful payload data.
TCP/IP packets work in a packet-switched environment. We have to contend with other nodes on the network. There is no concept of dedicated bandwidth in the LAN environment where your product is most likely to reside. This is something we can control with a bit of programming.
Here's one way to maximize throughput if the bottleneck is your local LAN (this might also be the case in certain crowded ADSL deployments). Simply use multiple TCP connections. That way, you can ensure that you get all the attention at the expense of the other nodes in the LAN. This is the secret of download accelerators. They open multiple TCP connections to FTP and HTTP servers and download a file in pieces and reassemble it at multiple offsets. This is not "playing" nicely though.
We want to be well-behaved citizens, which is where non-blocking I/O comes in. The traditional approach of blocking reads and writes on the network is very easy to program, but if you are interested in filling the pipe available to you by pumping packets, you must use non-blocking TCP sockets. Listing 1 shows a simple code fragment using non-blocking sockets for network read and write.
Listing 1. nonblock.c
/* set socket non blocking */ fl = fcntl(accsock, F_GETFL); fcntl(accsock, F_SETFL, fl | O_NONBLOCK); void poll_wait(int fd, int events) { int n; struct pollfd pollfds[1]; memset((char *) &pollfds, 0, sizeof(pollfds)); pollfds[0].fd = fd; pollfds[0].events = events; n = poll(pollfds, 1, -1); if (n < 0) { perror("poll()"); errx(1, "Poll failed"); } } size_t readmore(int sock, char *buf, size_t n) { fd_set rfds; int ret, bytes; poll_wait(sock,POLLERR | POLLIN ); bytes = readall(sock, buf, n); if (0 == bytes) { perror("Connection closed"); errx(1, "Readmore Connection closure"); /* NOT REACHED */ } return bytes; } size_t readall(int sock, char *buf, size_t n) { size_t pos = 0; ssize_t res; while (n > pos) { res = read (sock, buf + pos, n - pos); switch ((int)res) { case -1: if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN) continue; return 0; case 0: errno = EPIPE; return pos; default: pos += (size_t)res; } } return (pos); } size_t writenw(int fd, char *buf, size_t n) { size_t pos = 0; ssize_t res; while (n > pos) { poll_wait(fd, POLLOUT | POLLERR); res = write (fd, buf + pos, n - pos); switch ((int)res) { case -1: if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN) continue; return 0; case 0: errno = EPIPE; return pos; default: pos += (size_t)res; } } return (pos); }
Note that you should use fcntl(2) instead of setsockopt(2) for setting the socket file descriptor to non-blocking mode. Use poll(2) or select(2) to figure out when the socket is ready to read or write. select(2) cannot figure out when the socket is ready to write, so watch out for this.
How does non-blocking I/O provide better throughput? The OS schedules the user process differently in the case of blocking and non-blocking I/O. When you block, the process "sleeps", which leads to a context switch. When you use non-blocking sockets, this problem is avoided.
TCP defects
When talking about TCP defects I think it is important to mention that probably the biggest one is the fact that TCP is most commonly used with HTTP, for which it is not suited very well.
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When talking about TCP
When talking about TCP defects I think it is important to mention that probably the biggest one is the fact that TCP is most commonly used with HTTP, for which it is not suited very well.
Alexander (Sasha) Sirotkin
Metalink Broadband
I only got one thang to say about the above statement, "non sequitur".
non sequitur is a short form
non sequitur is a short form of - this Sasha Sirotkin reminds me a guy who talks about things he's heard but has no knowledge about ...
I would advise you to read a
I would advise you to read a bit more on this subject than just the above article before engaging in technical conversation about TCP/IP.
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ST. LOUIS — Forgive and forget. That's Matt Holliday's approach with his new St. Louis Cardinals teammate, Jhonny Peralta.
Holliday has been an outspoken critic of players who used performance-enhancing drugs. Peralta served a 50-game suspension last season after he tested positive with the Detroit Tigers.
Seeking an offensive upgrade over Pete Kozma, the Cardinals signed Peralta, a 31-year-old shortstop, to a four-year, $53 million deal Nov. 24. Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak, aware of Holliday's stance on PEDs, called the left fielder before the transaction was finalized.
Appearing at the Cardinals' 18th annual Winter Warm-Up on Monday at Hyatt Regency at The Arch, Holliday wasn't comfortable discussing details of his conversation with Mozeliak.
"I would rather not," he said. "Mo just called and said this is what we're going to do. It's not like he asked me if it was OK."
Holliday took the high road, sending Peralta a welcoming text. Peralta's ill-fated decision to use PEDs, Holliday said, is water under the bridge and he doesn't think Peralta owes an explanation to his new teammates about what occurred.
"He took the suspension, served it," Holliday said. "His teammates in Detroit welcomed him back. I don't think it's necessarily something he has to address. If he wants to, that's his prerogative. But I don't think, as teammates, it's anything we expect."
Holliday took exception to the suggestion that he's more adamant than others about ridding the game of PEDs.
"Just because I've said it publicly doesn't mean everybody's not against it," Holliday said. "The guys that aren't using (PEDs) are against it. We want a level playing field. Everybody wants a level playing field that's not using it. So I don't think I'm any different than anybody else other than being a player who's played a long time and has had a platform to say that.
"For me to be more outspoken or more against it, I don't think is accurate because I think all players that are clean are against it. We all want a level playing field so at the end of our careers, we can look back and say, 'This is how I matched up against other guys who were doing it the right way.'"
How will baseball rid itself of PEDs?
"The only way that I know is to make the suspension harsher," Holliday said.
Holliday likes the offensive boost Peralta is expected to provide. He's a .268 career hitter who batted .303 with 30 doubles, 11 home runs, 55 RBIs and a .330 on-base percentage in 2013.
The Cardinals also liked Peralta's ability to hit left-handers. Last season, he batted .352 with a .560 slugging percetange vs. lefties.
"We were looking to upgrade offensively at shortstop, and I think he does that for sure," Holliday said. "He's a good player. He's had a long career. I'm excited to see him play. You don't see American League guys a whole lot, so I'll be interested to get down to spring training and watch him play."
And the slate will be clean.
"I am against PEDs and always will be," Holliday said. "But I also am a forgiving person and he served his suspension. That's the rules of the game. I'm happy to have him as a teammate."
Holliday, who turned 34 on Wednesday, salvaged his 2013 season by batting .348 in the second half. He finished at .300 with 31 doubles, 22 home runs and 94 RBIs in 141 games.
"I was pleased with the second half. I wasn't exactly too happy with (the first half)," he said. "But if you play long enough, you're going to have periods in your career you're not real happy with. I was pleased with the way I was able to play in the second half of the season."
As usual, Holliday has been a workout machine in the winter. Pitcher Trevor Rosenthal has been his workout buddy.
"We do some sled-pushing and some tire-flipping and some fireman-carries. That was interesting," Holliday said. "He threw me over his shoulder, too. We have a whole new relationship now, throwing our sweaty bodies on top of each other."
Holliday, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 250 pounds, and the 6-2, 220-pound Rosenthal carried each other 20 meters.
"If he had dropped me, I wouldn't have been very happy," said Holliday, who has become close friends with Rosenthal in the last year. "We've been pretty close since last offseason. He likes to work out. He's a hard worker. He takes this thing real serious.
"A lot like me, he wants to be the very best he can possibly be. It's been fun to watch his discipline and his effort."
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Faculty Research Award
The Faculty Research Award was established in 1997 to recognize outstanding contributions to research during a faculty member's appointment to the College of Science and Engineering.
Each year faculty from COSE are invited to nominate a colleague or themselves for the award. Previous award recipients are not eligible; however, previous nominees may be re-nominated for the award.
Award criteria include a faculty member's collaboration with and support of student researchers, dissemination of research results (publications and presentations), external recognition of the quality of research activities and service to the professional community.
The COSE Applied Research Committee selects the recipient of the research award and forwards its recommendation to the Dean's Office for approval.
- 2010 Nomination Form (.doc)
Note: Completed applications are due March 19, 2010.
Past Recipients
- 2009: No award given
- 2008: No award given
- 2007: Heiko Schoenfuss
- 2006: Marco Restani
- 2005: John Harlander
- 2004: Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir
- 2003: Bryant Julstrom
- 2002: Lakshmaiah Sreerama
- 2001: Kevin Haglin
- 2000: Robert Weisman
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Special to The Star
The Meridian Star
The widow of slain Mississippi civil rights worker Medgar Evers will deliver the invocation at the inaugural swearing-in ceremony of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Monday, Jan. 21.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Tuesday that Mrs. Myrlie Evers-Williams was selected to perform the invocation and that the Rev. Louie Giglio will deliver the benediction at the ceremony.
Obama was involved in the selection of participants in the inaugural program, including Evers-Williams and Giglio.
"Vice President Biden and I are honored that Myrlie Evers-Williams and Rev. Louie Giglio will participate in the inaugural ceremony," President Obama stated in a press release issued by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. "Their voices have inspired many people across this great nation within the faith community and beyond. Their careers reflect the ideals that the vice president and I continue to pursue for all Americans – justice, equality, and opportunity."
Evers-Williams served as the chair of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. The widow of Medgar Evers – a native of Decatur, and the NAACP's Mississippi Field Secretary who in 1963 was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Jackson – she fought for 30 years to bring his assassin to justice, and preserves his legacy through the Medgar Evers Institute. An author of three books about their civil rights work, she currently serves as a distinguished scholar at Alcorn University in Lorman. Evers-Williams became the first black woman to head the Southern California Democratic Women's Division. She has received 16 honorary degrees from leading colleges and universities in addition to numerous civil rights, human rights and community awards.
"I am humbled to have been asked to deliver the invocation for the 57th inauguration of the president of the United States — especially in light of this historical time in America when we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement," Evers-Williams stated in the press release. "It is indeed an exhilarating experience to have the distinct honor of representing that era."
Giglio is the pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Ga., and the founder of Passion Conferences, a movement gathering college-aged young people since 1997 in events across the country and around the world. Most recently, Passion hosted more than 60,000 people at Passion 2013 in the Georgia Dome, uniting students in worship and prayer and raising awareness about modern-day slavery, human trafficking. In 2008, Giglio and his wife Shelley led the team that planted Passion City Church, a local community of faith with the spirit of the Passion movement.
"It is my privilege to have the opportunity to lead our nation in prayer at the upcoming inauguration in Washington, DC," Giglio said in the press release. "During these days it is essential for our nation to stand together as one. And, as always, it is the right time to humble ourselves before our Maker. May we all look up to our God, from whom we can receive mercy, grace and truth to strengthen our lives, our families and our nation. I am honored to be invited by the president to lead our nation as we look up to God, and as we look ahead to a future that honors and reflects the One who has given us every good and perfect gift."
Historically, inaugural ceremonies are not held on a Sunday because courts and other public institutions are not open. This year, in accordance with the requirements of the United States Constitution, President Obama and Vice President Biden will officially be sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 20. The following day, Monday, Jan. 21, a ceremonial swearing-in that is open to the public will take place on the west front of the United States Capitol.
The official swearing-in ceremony on Sunday is being planned by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. The ceremonial swearing-in on Monday is overseen by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.


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What we get wrong about millennials living at home
If the media is to be believed, America is facing a major crisis. "Kids," some age 25, 26, or even 30 years old, are living out of their childhood bedrooms and basements at alarmingly high numbers. The hand-wringing overlooks one problem: It's all overblown.
Sparring justices find little disagreement at the opera
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed a different view of U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday when she described about her passion for opera, one she shares with Justice Antonin Scalia.
An oncologist uses scorpion venom to locate cancer cells
Olson, a pediatric oncologist and research scientist in Seattle, has developed a compound he calls Tumor Paint. When injected into a cancer patient, it seems to light up all the malignant cells so surgeons can easily locate and excise them.
VIDEO: Train collides with semi truck carrying lighter fluid
A truck driver from Washington is fortunate to be alive after driving his semi onto a set of tracks near Somerset, Ky., and being struck by a locomotive, which ignited his load of charcoal lighter fluid.
Wal-Mart to cut prices more aggressively in back-to-school push
Wal-Mart Stores plans to cut prices more aggressively during this year's back-to-school season and will add inventory to its online store as the chain battles retailers for student spending.
Starved Pennsylvania 7-year-old weighed only 25 pounds
A 7-year-old Pennsylvania boy authorities described as being so underweight he looked like a human skeleton has been released from the hospital.
Hospitals let patients schedule ER visits
Three times within a week, 34-year-old Michael Granillo went to the emergency room at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles because of intense back pain. Each time, Granillo, who didn't have insurance, stayed for less than an hour before leaving without being seen by a doctor.
Your chocolate addiction is only going to get more expensive
For nearly two years, cocoa prices have been on the rise. Finally, that's affecting the price you pay for a bar of chocolate - and there's reason to believe it's only the beginning.
Zamperini, the Olympian and POW, was a hero because of his faith
Louis Zamperini collected many accolades as an Olympic distance runner and brave bombardier who spent a month adrift at sea and two years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. But faith and forgiveness are what truly distinguished him.
We're raising a generation of timid kids
A week ago, a woman was charged with leaving her child in the car while she went into a store. Her 11-year-old child. This week, a woman was arrested for allowing her 9-year-old daughter to go to the park alone. Which raises just one question: America, what the heck is wrong with you?
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Well, it took a couple of tries to get them just right, but we now have in hand the Cycles Gladiator Uninhibited Racer winners' hats!!
Every winner of Cycles Gladiator competitions in upcoming crits will not only receive a bottle of their fine vintage wine with the stellar cycling label (banned in 'Bama!!), but you'll also receive the same symbol of wanton absence of racing inhibition stamped to your forehead on the front panel of a high-quality baseball hat, embroidered with your well-earned plaudit ... "Most Aggressive Racer."
Those of you who have already won the competition this year, come see Jesster at any and every crit, and I'll festoon you in your deserved chapeau.
The list of winners for this year and past years, the fascinating story of the non-pornographic, non-sexist, nonetheless HOT label art, and all the details of the competition can be found at the Cycles Gladiator Wine website at: http://www.cyclesgladiator.com/UninhibitedRacerAward [1].


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The Home Depot just gave $8,500 to the Atlanta chapter of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as a "Silver" sponsor of the Atlanta Gala Dinner and Auction in May.
HRC is the nation's largest and most aggressive gay marriage advocacy group, leading the charge to the Supreme Court against California's constitutional amendment protecting marriage as between one man and one woman.
Customers who shop at Home Depot should know that a portion of their purchase will be used to help push the legalization and promotion of homosexual marriage in America.
AFA is promoting a boycott of Home Depot until it agrees to remain neutral in the homosexual culture war.
1. If you have not done so, sign the Boycott Pledge at www.BoycottTheHomeDepot.com.
2. Copy and paste this to your Twitter account: @HomeDepot I'm boycotting Home Depot. See why: http://bit.ly/ars4q8 #BoycottHomeDepot
3. Pray for Home Depot Chairman Frank Blake to make wise decisions regarding his company's direction.
4. Print the paper petition and distribute it at Sunday school and church.