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Monday, September 26, 2011
Banned Books Week
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
WNW: Grammar as Currency
Monday, September 19, 2011
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At the age of 26, Abel Keogh unexpectedly found himself a young widower. When he decided to starting dating again, he looked in vain for resources that could help guide him through the dating waters and open his heart to someone else. He found nothing. As he began blogging about his experiences, women dating widowers began emailing him asking for his thoughts on their situations. As the numbers of emails increased, Abel started writing his own dating a widower advice column. In Dating a Widower Abel shares the knowledge he's learned from his own experience and the most common issues he's seen from hundreds of emails from women dating widowers.
Abel is also the author of the memoir Room for Two—the story of the year of his life following his late wife's suicide—and the novel The Third. He and his wife Julianna are the parents of three boys and two girls.
Here's our discussion about Dating a Widower:
AK: I really enjoy the challenge that comes with fiction. Creating new worlds, believable characters, and complex plot is fun but difficult. Non-fiction is easy for me to write. I'm not sure why—maybe it has something to do with my professional background. But being able to write a good novel is an absolute thrill. I'm in awe of those writers who can do it well.
AL: What are some of the differences you've found in writing a book of non-fiction versus fiction?
AL: What challenges does self-publishing bring with it? What are the benefits?
AL:What's been the biggest surprise about the self-publishing process?
AL: Which authors are your biggest literary influences in the national market?
AL: Any advice for aspiring authors?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
WNW: Needs Washed. Twitch.
Amy drank milk.Brandon eats candy.
Adjective: Amy drank red.
Amy drank red punch.
Brandon eats washed.
The turkey is cooked.
"The turkey isn't cooked."
The turkey needs . . . WHAT?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Interview & Contest: Josi Kilpack
AL: Any similarities?
JK: This series is not different in regard to developing a character people hopefully care about and a plot that challenges that character to grow. AND, I still manage to work in an issue here and there :-)
AL: What is your typical writing schedule like?
November 1, 2011. Winners will be announced and notified November 3, 2011.
For additional ways to enter (and there are many), visit Josi's website.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
WNW: Grammar Girl Writes
- galaxy (New etymology for me.)
- ironic (Please, please, people! Learn this one and use it correctly.)
- epic (And not just as "epic fail.")
- mandate (I love how its got a history that's the reverse of verbification of nouns.)
- canard (New word for me.)
- ad hominem (A must-know for election years.)
- Romance languages (Before, I could have told you what they are, but I didn't know why until now.)
- ubiquitous (I love a good word joke, and you'll find one here.)
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Lord St. John of Bletso: A recurring theme in several amendments, and one which was emphasised by the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, is that legal certainty is essential and that those applying the law must do so in a consistent fashion. The prohibitions in the Bill contain wide discretions and it is vital that those discretions are applied consistently. That is why Clause 58, the general principles clause importing European jurisprudence, is very important.
That, however, does not solve the problem. In our deliberations on Clause 50, on guidelines, we heard it suggested that neither will remove the problem. For
The problem is compounded by the fact that Schedule 10 makes the objectives of the sectoral regulators matters to which they may have regard when they apply the regulations. That statement departs from the European approach, where competition policy is centralised in DGIV.
Those features of the Bill will mean more uncertainty and inconsistency rather than less. Even if the Minister demonstrates a case for complexity and duplication in the utility sectors, I do not believe that such a case should be brought in the information technology field. I and several other noble Lords at Second Reading stressed that the communications, computing and broadcasting industries are of vital importance to the economy and to international transactions. The right body to apply competition law in this field is the United Kingdom's national competition authority and not a regulator of a particular sector. For those reasons, I support the amendment.
Lord Borrie: The noble Lord, Lord Ezra, made a powerful case, particularly on consistency, for there being one regulator, the Director General of Fair Trading, instead of eight regulators, to exercise significant powers with important penalties attached to the prohibitions.
At Second Reading I drew attention to one important area of competition policy which is not covered by the Bill, namely mergers and takeovers, where consistency is achieved by the Director General of Fair Trading being the sole channel through which advice is given to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for making references to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. If a problem arises relating to a merger or takeover in the field of water, telecommunications or mixed utilities, then the different regulators express their points of view. Those views are encouraged and welcomed by the Director General of Fair Trading, they are fed in to the process of advice and, if the Secretary of State agrees, there is a reference to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. That is a very strong case.
We want to achieve consistency not only with actions but also with advice and guidelines. I have had a few more days than your Lordships to think about the letter that was quoted by the Minister today because it was referred to at a conference that I attended last week on the subject of the Competition Bill. I was impressed by the fact that the Office of Fair Trading is already engaged, through a working party, in consultation and discussions with the other regulators to try to achieve consistency now in terms of advice and information. There will therefore be no lack of consistency.
The other arguments put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, were also strong. There are now multi-utility conglomerates. We already have a problem when there are several different utility regulators, let alone the Office of Fair Trading, concerned with companies like United Utilities and HYDER.
I do not think that I can support the amendment because, like the noble Lord, Lord Mottistone, I feel that the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, is before his time. We do not yet have the report, let alone the outcome, of the Government's review of the utilities.
Since Second Reading I have thought about whether we should wipe out all other regulators in terms of their having any powers under the Bill or allow them to have concurrent powers which are subject to the review, and, in the light of that, for reasons of conglomeracy and other reasons that have been argued, whether some of those regulators should be merged. It might be desirable to reduce the number of different regulators. All the Bill does is to preserve the status quo until the review of the utilities is completed. If the Minister can say that the Government reserve the right to revise and amend what will be in the Competition Act 1998 in the light of the utilities review, I would be satisfied if the specific regulators were to retain concurrent jurisdiction in these matters. They have concurrent jurisdiction under the existing law on competition policy matters apart from mergers. I would prefer that course rather than to go along with the view of the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, that the Bill should bring all of these powers into the hands of the Director General of Fair Trading.
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie: Although my name is not attached to the amendment, I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Ezra. As he said, this is an important group of amendments. It relates to one of the central themes within the Bill which, I have no doubt, for the public good we must resolve as best we can. Having said that, I am bound to say that I agree in large measure with the noble Lord, Lord Borrie. It is difficult to reach a settled view about overlap or concurrence when we do not know what will be the outcome of the utility review. In such circumstances, I would not be inviting the noble Lord to take the mood of the Committee on the amendment, but that does not make it any the less important.
As the noble Lord rightly pointed out, we are seeing almost on a daily basis a greater and greater involvement of a number of conglomerate companies across a wide range of utility activity. If that is the case, there may be problems in trying to determine who should or should not undertake the necessary investigations and do the necessary work. If these matters are to be settled over lunch, I have no doubt that it would have to be a table for more than two if we look at the way that things are now developing.
At the same time, I am conscious that there are powerful, effective and formidable regulators who are confident that, as things are proposed in the Bill, there is such a scheme that there would not be problems. From time to time I regard myself as courageous, but I do not cross swords with Clare Spottiswoode in any foolhardy fashion. She has indicated that she is satisfied with the powers that she has and is confident that in the way the scheme is settled there will be no risk of double jeopardy or duplication.
There is a question I should like to ask the Minister which stems from my correspondence with Clare Spottiswoode. She states:
I shall take her word for it that such powers exist under the Gas Act, but what I do not know--I should be grateful for an answer--is whether in all the other statutes establishing such regulators in particular sectoral utilities there is the same power.
There is not just that problem. Even were I to be wholly satisfied that between the director general and the regulators there was no such problem, part of the scheme of the Bill is again to give powerful rights to third parties. That still troubles me. We started on this debate on Second Reading. Even if a satisfactory agreement is arrived at between the regulator and the director general as to who should take the matter forward, that would seem not to be an end to the matter because third parties could intervene. I should again be grateful if the Minister could give some explanation and contradict me on that or, if I have understood it correctly, acknowledge that that is indeed a complication in the scheme of things.
I do not follow my noble friend Lord Mottistone into the world of telecommunications because, as he correctly identified, there are subsequent amendments which deal with telecommunications. For the reasons others have given, I believe that telecommunications should be dealt with separately. With the way telecommunications have expanded, it is difficult to see how having just one regulator attempting to deal with all that might be described as telecommunications remains as valid as it was when Oftel was first set up. I should be grateful to the Minister if he would reply on that point. I should like to return to this matter at some later stage, and acknowledge that because of the expected utility review, the publication of which I hope we shall still see in January before we reach Report stage, this is not something that we could hope to settle this evening.
Lord Desai: I should like to ask a question on what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Fraser, and my noble friend Lord Borrie have said. They know much more about practical things than I do. It seems to me that we are being told that the time is not right. But that we should not worry because it soon will be because the utility review will be published. Given all that we have said about the pace of technological change and the overlap, the balance of probabilities suggests to me that the review will more or less come to the conclusion to which we are now coming. For once a little foresight will not hurt in the area of legislation, because with the previous government every year we had either an education Bill or a crime Bill to obviate the mistakes of an earlier Bill.
I want to ask my noble friend the Minister, my noble friend Lord Borrie and the noble and learned Lord whether it is not now time to anticipate future developments a little, give the amendment a fair wind and save ourselves a great deal of time.
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Most everyone has heard of "steel magnolias," southern woman who are strong and independent yet very feminine. Women who can rip another woman up one side and down the other and end it with "bless her heart."
There's another a group of women I call "cast iron chamomiles," back country women who, when their husbands left to fight in the Revolutionary War, faced head on an enemy that rode up to their front porches, burned their homes, stole their food and livestock, and left them to fend for themselves and their families with sometimes only the clothes on their backs. Women who could not only "bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan," but who could shoot the pig, haul it to the barn, and butcher it, making use of every single part, including the hair on its jowls.
I discovered theses amazing ladies while researching for my historical fiction. Not surprisingly, I came across some familiar names, Dolley Madison, Betsy Ross, and Molly Pitcher, whom I had read about in my American history classes.
But what about Nancy Hart? Martha Bell? Harriet Prudence Patterson Hall? Hannah Clark or Rosanna Farrow? And so many others I ran across.
I gained a healthy respect for these courageous women who really should be, but sadly are not, in our history books.
Nancy Hart
Nancy Hart was the sturdy wife of a farmer named Benjamin. They lived in a log cabin in Georgia. She was very muscular, was six feet tall, cross-eyed, and had a vicious temper and apparently was quite a marksman with her musket. The neighboring Indians called her Wahatchee, meaning War Woman, out of the healthy respect and fear they had for her.
She hated the Tories and never lost an opportunity to show her feelings for them.
In one account, five Tories paid a visit to Nancy. After entering her cabin, they asked if it was true that she had helped a Whig rebel escape from the British. Nancy not only admitted it, but proceeded to tell them how, laughing at how easily she had fooled the king's men.
Irritated, one of the Tories shot her turkey and demanded that she cook it for them. Nancy sent her daughter, Sukey, to the spring to bring water, and more importantly, to blow the conch-shell to summon Benjamin and the neighbors. Mellowed by the liquor they drank as they waited on their meal, the Tories stacked their guns. While they ate, Nancy passed their guns through a chink in the wall. When they discovered what she was doing, they jumped to their feet. Nancy brought her gun she to her shoulder and threatened to kill the first one who moved. One made a move toward her and was promptly shot dead. When the Patriots arrived, they hanged the remaining four from a nearby tree.
The Georgia Whigs used Nancy as a spy on several occasions. One time she dressed as a man and entered a British camp, pretending to be crazy, and was able to come away with vital information on the British troop movements. Another time the Georgia Whigs badly needed information about what was going on the Carolina side of the Savannah River. As there were no volunteers for the mission, Nancy tied a few logs together with grapevines, crossed the river, and obtained the needed information.
Martha Bell
One evening, when Mrs. Martha Bell's aged father, who was a Patriot, visited her, a number of Whigs came to the house intent on killing him.
Martha didn't have time to search for her pistols, so she seized a broad-ax and, raising it over her head with both hands, she shouted, "If one of you touches him I'll split you down with this ax. Touch him if you dare!"
The men were so stunned, they left the house. As the locals told it, "Thus, by her fearlessness and decision of character, her uncommon energy and promptness of action, she saved the life of a venerable and beloved parent, and showed that she was no less affectionate as a daughter, than she was ardent and patriotic as a citizen."
Harriet Prudence Patterson Hall
Harriet Prudence Patterson Hall was an Irish woman who came to America with her family when she was twelve. At fifteen she moved with her family from Maryland to South Carolina, riding horseback all the way and driving the cows behind the covered wagons.
Prudence married John Hall in 1763 in Charlestown, SC, and soon had her first child, Margaret. They eventually had nine children. Sometime prior to the Revolution, they left Charlestown and moved to upper South Carolina and settled in York District near Rock Hill. When the war started, John left to fight for the Patriots.
In 1780, Prudence and three other women rode horse back to Charlestown, which had been occupied by the British. They were held up by British sentries, but when they protested that their mission was to purchase medicine, they were allowed to pass into the city. They got their medicine and returned home, but not before Prudence had delivered an important message to the American Army, which she had carried hidden in her petticoat.
Prudence lived to be ninety-six and is buried in the Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rock Hill, SC.
Hannah Clark
Hannah Clark, known as the Heroine of the Hornet's Nest, did everything for the cause of Independence accept go to battle.
Hannah was turned out of her home because her husband, Elijah, had become a fugitive for his fierce fighting against the Tories. The house was burned to the ground and only one patch-work quilt was saved. Hannah had special feelings for the quilt, as her daughters Sarah and Betsy had made it.
She mounted the only horse they had left and rode away with the quilt folded on the saddle. She met a party of Tory soldiers who immediately spied the fine needle-work quilt and tried to take it away from her. Remembering how the Tories had taken her fine ruffled shirts, she was determined not to give up the only piece she saved from her home. The Tories fired at her, thinking she would be frightened. A bullet wounded her horse, but Hannah held her own. Upon seeing the courage of Hannah, one Tory said, "So brave a woman should not be robbed." They rode away and left her.
After their home was burned, Colonel Clark sought refuge for his family in Tennessee. However, Hannah would not remain in her retreat while her patriot husband fought. She traveled from fort to fort and from camp to camp, cheering him on and doing all she could for his comfort. At the first siege of Augusta in 1780, Colonel Clark had been severely wounded, and when Hannah heard the news, she rode fifty miles accompanied her man-servant and her young twins.
Hannah and Elijah also had a son named John who was Governor of Georgia for two terms.
Rosanna Farrow of South Carolina
Rosanna was proud of the fact that she had five sons old enough to fight for liberty. The eldest, not yet twenty-one, commanded a cavalry company and led the youngest who was in his teens.
Her husband and sons went to war, leaving her alone with her daughters, unprotected and surrounded by Tory neighbors. Often there wasn't enough food, and several times they had to hide in the woods and swamps in hollowed out trees and coves of the Enoree River. They slept with pistols or weapons of some kind under their pillows, for they never knew at what secret watch of the night they might be summoned to their doors by the enemy.
One night a messenger came to tell her that three of her sons had been captured and were in a jail in Ninety-Six, a British Post. The commander, Colonel Cruger, who was prepared to hang the boys, offered to trade them one rebel for two British soldiers.
After instructing her daughters to stay indoors and to keep the doors and windows closed, she grabbed a rifle and ran to the stable where she saddled a colt The only horse left on the place, it had never been ridden. She sprung into the saddle and bound herself to it with a girth. As she rode away she shouted to her daughters, "It is not the most comfortable way of riding."
She made her way towards Fair Forest camp in the present region of Spartanburg. This region was inhabited by only a few hunters and some scattered families of Indians. Her path was a lonely wilderness, broken only by hills and streams.
Arriving at Colonel Williams' camp, he granted her six British prisoners and a guard. Not stopping for rest, she rode miles through barren wilderness and gloomy forest. Before daybreak of the second night of her wild ride, she caught sight of the English standard waving above the scarlet uniforms of the British and with her apron as a flag of truce she approached the camp commander, Colonel Cruger, and informed him of her mission.
Colonel Cruger replied, "Well, you are just in time, for I had given orders for those rebellious youngsters of yours to be hanged at sunrise, but I guess you can take the rebels."
"My sons!" she cried, then turning with eyes flashing with indignation toward Cruger, she retorted, "I have given you two for one, Colonel Cruger, but understand that I consider it the best trade I ever made, for rest assured, hereafter the 'Farrow boys' will whip you four to one." As she left with her sons, a soldier remarked, "That's a pretty good speech for so dainty a lady, but she is as warm for the cause as the men."
One of her boys, Samuel lived to represent Pinckney District in Congress, and a portrait of him now hangs in Washington showing the saber scar on his face made at the battle of Musgrove's Mill. So long as she lived Mrs. Farrow was admired and loved, and it is said that even years after, the eyes of the British soldiers flashed with pleasure when they talked of this South Carolina daughter. Samuel Farrow lies buried in the family cemetery near Enoree Station in Spartanburg County. Where Mrs. Farrow lies is not known, but history will always cherish the memory of one whose warm heart and love of country prompted her to so daring a deed of heroism. (An Essay by Miss Ruth Petty, Converse College, Class of 1897).
These ladies are part of why I wrote my novel, The Chamomile, a Revolutionary War romantic suspense that takes place in Charlestown (now Charleston), SC.
Lilyan Cameron, the heroine of The Chamomile, personifies the "cast iron camellia." Her parents are deceased, and she takes on the responsibility of her 14-year-old brother, her dearest friend who is a Cherokee, and her father's best friend, an elderly man who thinks he is taking care of her. She uses her skills as an artist to establish a wallpaper shop, and to paint murals and portraits. When her brother runs away to fight with the patriots and is captured by the British, she joins a patriot spy ring to rescue her him from a notorious prison ship.
The Chamomile is my tribute to the backcountry women of the South. What a pleasure "meeting" these incredible women. I like them and feel sure I would have enjoyed being friends with them.
(The Chamomile won the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Fall 2011 Okra Pick — one of the top novels of the season. It was published by Ingalls Publishing Group.) Visit her website http://www.susanfcraft.com


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Winfred E. Wagoner
|Winfred Ethestal Wagoner
|President of
Ball State University
|In office
|Preceded by
|L.A. Pittenger
|Succeeded by
|John R. Emens
|Personal details
May 30, 1888
Wallace, Indiana
|June 7, 1948
(aged 60)
Muncie, Indiana
|Glossie Lavonne Goddard
|George Alfred Wagoner
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner (May 30, 1888 – June 7, 1948) was an American educator, best known as the president of Ball State Teachers College, now known as Ball State University,[1] in Muncie, Indiana.
Wagoner was born in Wallace, Indiana on May 30, 1888. He married Glossie Goddard in 1914.[2]
Wagoner came to Ball State in 1924 as an assistant professor in the history department. After that he became a secretary-registar in 1926 before serving as the controller in 1929. Wagoner served as president for six months when President Pittenger resigned in December 1942. He had actually been managing many of the Ball State's affairs while Pittenger was ill. Wagonor passionately lead the college through the turbulent years of World War II. His term as president was extended two more years. After President Emens was inaugurated in 1945, went back to serving as the controller of the college.
Wagoner worked at Ball State for twenty-four years. He died from leukemia on June 7, 1948 and was buried in Rushville, Indiana.[1][3][4]
- ^ a b "Past Presidents". Ball State University. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ "Personal Details". PhpGedView. Retrieved August 13, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Edmonds, Anthony; Gellhoed, Bruce (2001). Ball State University: an interpretive history. Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-253-34017-9.
- ^ "Biography" (PDF). University Archives. Ball State University (Bracken Library). Retrieved August 13, 2009.[dead link]
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The agriculture industry impacts us daily – from drinking a glass of chocolate milk to putting ethanol (made from corn) in your car. While approximately 22 million people globally work in agriculture related fields, only about 10 percent of these are traditional farmers or ranchers. The growing opportunities for careers that support them are vast.
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Arthur C. Edington was born March 15, 1896 in Lewis County, Kentucky and died May 6, 1975 in the same county. Arthur was an army private in World War I. He married Myrtle L. Criswell (1908-1988). They are both buried at Ball Point ( Jordan ) Cemetery on Tar Fork in Lewis County. They had nine children. Their youngest daughter is married to my first cousin.
Arthur was the youngest child of John Sherman Edington and Amadella Manley. Jahn and Amadella married October 5, 1885 in Lewis County.Besides Arthur, their other children were: 1.Mary E. "Mamie" (9/3/1889-10/19/1906)-married Lewis G. Collinsworth-no children-family members say she died during child birth, 2.Laura Mae (2/18/1889-3/21/1954)-married William Little-ten children-buried at Mt. Pisby Cemetery in Rowan County, Ky., 3.George D. (8/21/1891-2/20/1964)-married first Meranda McClurg (five children) and married second Flossie Reeves (five additional children)-buried at Carthage, Indiana, 4. Infant died, and 5. Arthur C.
Arthur's father, John Sherman Edington was born September 28, 1855 in Lewis County. He died June 16, 1928 in Lewis County. John, Amadella, and their daughter, Mary are all buried in a field, where they lived. I found their graves, but their headstones are face down in the soil and the area is not kept up. I plan on uprighting and repairing their headstones.
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Single Vanities: Above, in our photo from Wellborn, you will see two that are paired with a medium of drawers. Sometimes, they are designed with just one vanity (like in a hall bathroom). When you have space on both sides of the vanity instead of one going all the way across to both walls, this definitely gives the feeling of more space because THERE IS more space! I personally love this style.
Mirror: Also, using two small mirrors with decorative frames gives the appearance of more space and it adds an aesthetic value to the bathroom. It's that classy look that we so often design in many of our client's bathrooms these days, that I just love!
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"The RTI Act will not give you any wonderful secret documents. The reputation of every politician and bureaucrat is known."
"But(what has changed ) is that the citizen is now the master and he has every right to know how the government is functioning," said Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, Rajan Kashyap, during his keynote address at the inauguration of a two-day national seminar on 'Right to Information Act 2005: Problems and Challenges' organised by ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre at Panjab University.
He elaborated that the objectives of the Act were transparency, accountability and empowerment of the public and recounted an incident where an NGO had once asked that if people could take accounts from the sabziwala and doodhwala then why not the government?
Speaking of the challenges, he said there had been a reversal of roles. "While bureaucrats were referred to as public servants, they actually behaved like the masters, but the power, of information, is now back in the hands of the people," he said.
He discussed at length the impact on the stakeholders, especially the bureaucracy, political executive, media, corporate sector, commissions and the public. "The inefficiencies of the government are so great that you need systematic reform to get information," he added.
In fact, he spoke at length about the urgent need for systematisation in order to access information and emphasised on the four paradoxes that had arisen from the Act.
"While Indian grown IT has helped upgrade systems abroad, e-governance is yet to take root at home. Secondly, on paper RTI empowers the common man but he is not informed about his power so education is essential. Mindsets too need to be changed and not just of those who give the information but also of those who ask for it. Finally, RTI is the product of the reform process, but RTI itself is an instrument for accelerating reform. So a 'virtuous' circle of reforms can be initiated by RTI.
Delivering the presidential address right after, PU Fellow, Justice S.K Jain (retd) referred to the RTI Act as a mirror with respect to transparency, accountability and efficient working of the government.However, he highlighted the need to simplify the system of filing applications and said the Act was a double-edged sword because it needed political will to be successful.
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Inaugurating the seminar, Vice-Chancellor Prof R.C Sobti focused on the significance of the RTI Act as important tool for empowering the citizens and ensuring citizen participation in reducing inefficiency and corruption at all levels. "But with power comes responsibility and information should be handled with care", he cautioned.
The seminar was followed by three technical sessions chaired by Dr K.K Khandelwal (IAS), Prof P.K Vasudeva and Prof Veer Singh, respectively.
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ACT-AD Holds Webinar on Novel Targets for AD Treatment
On April 27 ACT-AD held the first in a series of webinars on the future of research, therapeutic development, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The series kicked off on the topic of "Targets for the Next Generation of Alzheimer's Disease Treatment" featuring presentations by Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D., program director, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, and George Perry, Ph.D., dean of the College of Sciences and professor of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio. The webinar covered the need for novel targets for Alzheimer's disease, provided an overview of the science behind the pursuit of novel targets, and highlighted current partnerships between the public and private sectors aimed at accelerating the identification and validation of these targets. An archived edition of the webinar and program slides are available here.
ACT-AD Calls for $200 Million Increase in FY 2016 Appropriated Funding for FDA
ACT-AD's executive director, Cynthia Bens, has called on the U.S. Congress to increase appropriated funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by $200 million over FY 2015 levels. In a letter addressed to Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL), Rep. Sam Farr (CA), Sen. Jerry Moran (KS), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR), the coalition requested a total funding amount of $2.8 billion. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are currently reviewing the proposed FY 2016 federal budget. Read more here.
NIA Seeks Volunteers for Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials
The National Institute on Aging has sent out a request for volunteers for more than 150 Alzheimer's disease and related clinical trials across the U.S. The NIA seeks at least 70,000 people with Alzheimer's disease as well as healthy volunteers and caregivers. Please help spread the word about this important request. You can go here for more information.
ACT-AD Science Advisory Board Member Dr. Reisa Sperling and A4 Study Featured in Prevention Magazine
The potential of the A4 trial to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease was the focus of an article in the May 2015 issue of Prevention Magazine. The article also featured ACT-AD Science Advisory Board member Reisa A. Sperling, M.D., MMSc, who serves as the project leader for the trial. The A4 study, also known as the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's study, is a three-year trial to "test whether a new investigational treatment, called an anti-amyloid antibody, can slow memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease." The study includes individuals ages 65 to 85 who display normal memory thinking and memory function, but who may be at risk for memory loss due to AD. To learn more about the study, please go here.
Senate Committee Hearings on Innovation Continue
Last month, we shared details about a hearing that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held on continuing America's leadership in medical research. The committee hosted two follow up hearings on March 24 and April 28; continuing America's leadership in medical innovation for patients, Alzheimer's disease, and progress on neurological disease treatment were all raised during the hearings. You can watch the hearings here.
NIH Puts Focus on Alzheimer's Disease
Over the last couple of weeks, the National Institutes of Health has shared several updates about its work surrounding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. First, it offered an overview of The Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit 2015: Path to Treatment and Prevention held in February and attended by more than 500 experts and advocates. The conference resulted in an ambitious scientific agenda aimed at treating and preventing the disease by 2025. Noted NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins at the meeting, "I think we've entered a new era in Alzheimer's [disease] research. There are new models of collaboration and data sharing. There are fantastic advances scientifically." NIH is also preparing a budget that for the first time will estimate for Congress the costs of reaching the research goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. And finally, NIH has launched its AMP-AD Knowledge Portal, an important new data resource that's open to all researchers. It "provides entrée to large scale human 'omics' data sets needed to discover and select the next generation of therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease."
MIND Diet May Reduce Risk of AD
A study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association suggests a diet known as MIND, a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, could reduce a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. According to researchers, study participants who followed a strict adherence to the diet lowered their AD risk by as much as 53 percent. Learn more here.
Cancer Drug May Offer Hope to Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Experts at the Yale School of Medicine have found that the cancer drug, AZD05030, restored memory and connections between brain cells in mouse models. The drug appears to block damage created by amyloid-beta plaques. Encouraged by the success of their study, scientists plan to launch human trials. To find out more, please go here.
Deprivation of Nutrient Arginine Could Cause AD
An article published in The Journal of Neuroscience details a new study that offers evidence that the immune system could play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The Duke University study in mice suggests that with Alzheimer's disease "certain immune cells that normally protect the brain begin to abnormally consume an important nutrient: arginine." This not only points to a new potential cause, but also potential treatment avenues. Go here for more.


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Listen as CPWR's Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Linda M. Goldenhar, shares the details of how her team's Safety Culture and Safety Climate workbook and online safety climate assessment tool were developed.. Dr. Goldenhar also shares preliminary findings of a more recently developed jobsite supervisory leadership program. Listen Here
Developed by CPWR researchers, construction workers, OSHA outreach trainers, safety and health professionals, and other subject matter experts, the 2.5-hour Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) module was formally released by OSHA as a 30-hour elective module in January 2017. Many small and large employers have also incorporated the FSL into their on-going safety training efforts. The FSL training provides construction foremen and other lead workers with the skills... Read More
CPWR hosts regular webinars on a variety of topics including current research, new efforts and trends in occupational safety & health, and training programs. The following is a list of upcoming webinar events. To register, click on the event link and select register (as opposed to join now). Space is limited for all events, so we encourage you to register in advance. Further instructions will be provided when your registration is confirmed. If you have any questions about... Read More
Announcing a new and improved version of the popular Strengthening Safety Climate by Using and Improving 8 Leading Indicators Workbook (2014). The new workbook provides construction company owners, managers, safety professionals, and hourly craft workers with practical and important information about 8 leading indicators of jobsite safety climate, ideas for strengthening them, and the new Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) that gives companies the opportunity to assess their level... Read More
New infographics available for the National Campaign to Prevent Construction Falls. Available in English and Spanish, these infographics can help raise awareness of the risk and ways to prevent falls. Topics covered in the new - 2017 - infographics include preventing falls from aerial lifts, the new NIOSH noise app, the connection between falls and noise levels, and the risk for Hispanic workers. Download the infographics as PDFs or JPEGs for use in social media, presentations, and print... Read More
Announcing the new Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) website and free online assessment tool that gives companies and workers the opportunity to learn more about the 8 leading indicators of jobsite safety climate, take the S-CAT, and get a tailored report about their own jobsite safety climate maturity based on their answers. The S-CAT report lets individuals and companies compare their level of safety climate maturity to other construction companies. The... Read More
CPWR's 2016 annual report, Highlights: Expanding Our Reach is now available online. This year's annual report includes information on the new Foundations for Safety Leadership (FSL) module, and updates on our research and training, and service programs. The report's focus on CPWR's reach underscores the important role our partnerships and networks play in moving research into practice. If you haven't done so before, take a few minutes to watch our short video to... Read More
CPWR provides up to $30,000 to fund small studies that focus on construction safety and health issues. The Small Study Program operates on a rolling admissions cycle. CPWR seeks to fund studies that focus on construction safety and health research with emphasis on: Getting best practices adopted – research to practice (r2p) Addressing emerging issues and exploring new technologies Safety culture and safety climate Disseminating safety and health information to... Read More


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Watered down beer will add nutrients and nitrogen to the soil to give your plants a boost.
Compost starter:
Give your compost a jump start by dumping beer on it. The yeast and sugar in the beer feed the beneficial bacteria in compost to really get it cooking.
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Drown slugs:
Dig a shallow hole in the dirt and set a pie tin or similar shaped plate in the ground. Fill with beer. The fermenting yeast smell will attract the slugs which will crawl in and drown. You can use fresh beer for this one if you happen to have some on hand that you don't like.
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Carbonation in beer can help remove rust from your garden tools. You'll need a fresh beer for this one too, but simply soak them for about 10 minutes then buff with a cloth.
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Slice an overly ripe banana into a shallow dish. Drizzle with blackstrap molasses and add beer almost to the top of the banana slices. Hang from a tree.
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If you happen to have any more stale beer left, you can water those brown patches in your lawn with it. The acids will help kill off the fungi that causes some brown spots, plus the fermented sugars will feed the new grass. You might want to make sure the neighbors aren't out first. You'll look mighty funny trying to get your lawn drunk!


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TUNICA — ACH, the Atlantic City casino long considered to be at the greatest risk of having to close, can breathe a bit easier. New Jersey casino regulators today approved a plan to keep the struggling casino open and save the jobs of nearly 2,000 workers. "The company, quite frankly, was running out of cash," said Eric Matejevich, chief financial ...Read More »
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Choctaws take over hotel management, change name
CHOCTAW — Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will take over management of the Hilton Garden Inn located near Silver Star Resort in Neshoba County. The Neshoba Democrat reports the hotel will reopen Nov. 15 as the Dancing Rabbit Inn. The 140-room hotel is located next to the Dancing Rabbit Golf Course. The tribe already operates hotels at the Silver Star ...Read More »
JRA could issue $107M in bonds for development
JACKSON — The Jackson Redevelopment Authority could soon issue $107 million in bonds for three economic development projects — including two that have endured a host of delays. The Clarion-Ledger reports the bonds will go toward financing a hotel to be built across from the Jackson Convention Complex, the Farish Street Entertainment District and a new headquarters/welcome center for the ...Read More »
Aldermen keeping close tabs on new casino development
NATCHEZ — Natchez aldermen are making clear that they want the city to keep close tabs on development of a new casino by Premier Gaming Corp. The board voted 5-1 Tuesday to require the company to give updated current site plans to the Natchez planning department and to require the planning department to maintain a complete, current and consistent set ...Read More »
New casino might pay for city's fire protection
Adams County officials looking for a way to pay for fire protection are discussing the possibility that the money could come from a new Natchez casino. The Adams Board of Supervisors voted Monday to enter a $566,000 contract with the City of Natchez for fire protection of residents outside the city limits. However, the city recently asked for an additional ...Read More »
Warren named president, CEO of Pearl River Resorts
CHOCTAW — Bryce A. Warren has been named president and CEO of Pearl River Resort. The announcement came yesterday from Phyliss J. Anderson, Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Warren replaces Paul Harvery who was hired in 2007. Harvey is the former executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Warren most recently served as general manager of ...Read More »
Boyd takes over management of IP Casino
BILOXI — The IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi is now open under new management. Boyd Gaming officially took over the property today. The Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered the doors shut at midnight Monday so an audit could take place before the property officially changed hands. Boyd Gaming of Las Vegas struck a deal in June to buy the ...Read More »
State's casino industry slips to fifth in U.S.
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi's longtime dream of passing New Jersey to become the nation's second-largest gambling destination has not happened. Now, Pennsylvania and Indiana have passed the Magnolia State in terms of casino revenue. The economy and the competition have contributed to Mississippi's current standing as the No. 5 gambling market in the United States. Of course, this spring brought ...Read More »
Commission approves Boyd's acquisition of IP Biloxi
BILOXI — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has given approval to Boyd Gaming Corporation for its proposed acquisition of the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi. With today's action, the Las Vegas-based company has received all required regulatory approvals to proceed with the acquisition. The transaction is expected to close on Oct. 4. Terms were not disclosed. "We look forward to ...Read More »
Report: State's casinos recovering from recession
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Recovery from the recession began at the Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos in the spring of 2010 and likely will continue over several years, according to the newly-released State of the State annual report on Mississippi casinos. Presented by the Mississippi Casino Operators Association and compiled by economist Scott King, the report shows casino revenue fell by $500 ...Read More »


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just checked out who's hot at Alexa and ElizabethSmart.com is up 4000% ~ Weekly Traffic Rank: 1,948 (was 330,357) ...in the #1 spot for Movers... it's too bad they weren't getting that much traffic before she was found...it may have helped her get home a little faster...
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 it's too bad they weren't getting that much traffic before she was found...it may have helped her get home a little faster...

I agree with ONLY this point (not anything about WHY Elisabeth was THERE in the first place - which is SICK~!) : I urge everyone to promote the Amber Alert on their site(s) and in the areas in which they live.
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Ditto what Cyclone said.
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Re: [PanoToolsNG] Drobo drives
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Yup this is stuff we do need to pay attention to.. I am just finishing up an install of a similar system so maybe I'll share that also.. WHat I was after was two housing that I could mirror one to teh other and stripe each for speed.. Their were two way to go.. both using Sata.. I bought 10 1.5 TB Seagates.. I looked at 2 different possible set ups.. teh first was each housing held 5 drives and it used a technology similar to a USB hub in which 5 drives were hooked up thru only one sata port.. but of course this was a little slower.. The other set up only held 4 drives but used a multilane connector so that it actually worked using 4 seperate sata connection.. I ended up going teh later way an have a 2 drive housing that hookes up directly thru a network connection to use the last 2 drives..
The housing and the sat acard of eithe rmethod was more cost effective then the drobo... no clue if it's any better yet but I do like that all the drives have theri own sata port.. I just got it going but so far it's looking pretty good.
I don't believe in CD's or DVD's for Back up as I've been burned too many times.. Redundant drives seems to mak emore sense..One of the housings is in the studio and the other is in the house..
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I've been shopping for a Drobo robotic drive bay for a while - It's a cool
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Gore Vidal Quotes About PartiesQuotes about: Parties
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt - until recently... and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.
Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s. "We have a single system," he wrote, and "in that system the only question is the price at which the proletariat is to be bought and sold, the bread and circuses."
Heaven's sakes, there's only one party which I call the Property Party. It's got two wings. One is called the "Republican" and one is called "Democratic." It is the same party so it makes no difference whether a Democrat's elected or a Republican's elected. The ownership remains the same.
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Editor: Re: John Danahy's letter of Feb. 11, 2012. He states "...you are a preferred taxpayer (15 percent rate) if you have a boatload of income needing protection...is this available to me? Yes — just produce boatloads of income..." This premise is factually incorrect. The 15 percent tax rate applies to capital gains whether you make $10 million or $100 in capital gains income.
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And, by the way Mitt Romney donated $4 million to charity in addition to his tax payment of $3 million last year, thereby "giving" 35 percent of his income to the public. I doubt the writer can make such a claim.
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Is your mother Dorothy?
I have Jacob Franz as being born in Heosen, Lampertheim and christened in San Anreas Katholische Kirche, Lampertheim. He arrived in New York on November 27, 1882 on the S S Nederland from Antwerp, Blegium, age 22, occupation servant.
At 25 he marries Caroline Dichel, 18, on Nov. 15, 1885, in Erie.They move to NY.Jacob divorces her after finding her with other men.No children.
In March 1892, He marries Friederike Strasser. "Freda" is 8 months pregnant with Jacob's child.
9 of their 18 children (who lived) are in a previous post.
Jacob ran a bath-house on Lake Erie. Friederike died carrying her 18th child.
The oldest boy who lived to adulthood is my father, Heinrich (Henry). He was christened at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church in Erie in 1901. He died of a heart attack in 1951; I was 8 months old.
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I do not really know where the time went, but somehow the calendar has turned to the page that says "April," and Major League Baseball is back. As I do every year, I am going to make a bunch of predictions that will likely be equal parts correct and embarrassingly bad.
American League East
A case can be made for any of the five teams in the American League East to be division winners, but for the first time in ages, that parity is based more on mediocrity than the usual dominance this group of teams has shown over the last decade. I do not see the Yankees winning anything because I just do not see how they will not break down over the course of the season. Will CC Sabathia, paid like an ace, even be a regular contributor to the starting rotation by the All-Star break? Their best starter elected to avoid surgery while rehabbing a serious arm injury. Alex Rodriguez returns after a year-long suspension, and there is just no way that he will justify his astronomical salary, a point the local media will focus on relentlessly if he struggles. Just too many question marks swirling for this team to be considered a contender.
It's a shame that Tampa Bay lost manager Joe Maddon, along with Ben Zobrist and Wil Myers. Those are tough hits for an otherwise strong franchise. Baltimore basically stood pat during the offseason, a tactic that rarely translates into a return to the postseason. Toronto and Boston stand out to me as the less-flawed teams in the division, with Boston getting the edge thanks to a dynamic offense that may lead the league in runs scored.
American League Central
It's just about time for the Detroit Tigers to pay their credit card bills, as they have over $600 million tied up in long term commitments to their stars who are all on the wrong side of 30. If they do not win it this year, I cannot see them winning any time soon. Gone is Max Scherzer, the AL Cy Young Award winner. Justin Verlander was hurt in 2014 and nobody knows how he will rebound. There are plenty of bats in the lineup, but will their health hold up?
Instead of the Tigers as favorites, I am going with the Cleveland Indians, who nearly put it together last year. The team finally has some pitching, and made a few offseason additions to their lineup that make manager Terry Francona's team a dark horse candidate to win the division.
As wonderful of a story as the Kansas City Royals were in 2014, they were not as good as the late hot streak they went on and it is tough to see them returning to the postseason, especially without workhorse James Shields anchoring the rotation. The White Sox are intriguing, because they essentially flipped half of their roster. They will be competitive. The Twins are in for a long summer.
American League West
If it were not for the moves the Padres made this offseason, Oakland general manager Billy Beane would be drawing more attention for the astounding number of trades he made in remaking his roster. Beane is famous for dumping guys just before their salaries are set to skyrocket and acquiring cheap and controllable talent. With as much turnover as Oakland has experienced this offseason, I find it almost impossible to predict how well they will do.
The division is much improved, however, as the Seattle Mariners look like a good bet to win the West and return to the postseason after several years. Felix Hernandez is the best right-hander on the planet, and they have added some offensive pieces to help Robinson Cano and the M's score runs. The Rangers have become a cursed franchise that just cannot avoid injuries to their big-time players. The Astros should continue their improvement, with Jose Altuve and George Springer providing some excitement atop their lineup.
National League East
On paper, the Washington Nationals are the best team in baseball and it's not even close. Their starting rotation is sick. Their fifth starter, Gio Gonzalez, is better than some teams' ace. Having to face Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Jordan Zimmermann on consecutive nights is sure to be hell for most lineups. An early-season knee injury to rising star Anthony Rendon is concerning, but how many runs does this team really need to score to win games with that rotation?
The Mets and Marlins are each improved, though if I had to pick between the two, I would bet on Miami having the better season. Each team boasts an ace returning from a serious arm injury, with New York hoping for dominance from Matt Harvey and the Marlins anxiously awaiting the return of Jose Fernandez. The Braves have gutted their roster with an eye towards 2017, while the Phillies could be the worst team in baseball as they endure a major rebuild.
National League Central
There has been a lot of chatter about the Cubs and their chances for making the playoffs, and rightfully so. They added one of the best managers in the game (Maddon), signed the top free agent pitcher on the market (Jon Lester), and have a slew of young prospects — some of the best in the game — ready to contribute. With all of those young bats, though, will come some adjustment periods as hitters try to deal with how major league pitchers react and adjust to them. I do not think the Cubs have enough good starting pitching to counter what is sure to be a powerful but inconsistent lineup.
Instead, I give the edge to those consistent St. Louis Cardinals. To fill the hole left by the tragic offseason death of young star Oscar Tavares, the team traded for gifted outfielder Jason Heyward, who may be primed for a breakout season himself. Adam Wainwright returns 100 percent healthy to anchor a solid starting staff. The team can hit and plays terrific defense.
The Reds could give the Cards a run for their money, but I believe they are going to miss Mat Latos, whom they traded to Miami, more than they realize. Even if Joey Votto bounces back with an All-Star caliber year, the Reds' pitching worries me. The Pirates, on the other hand, would not surprise me if they battled St. Louis all the way down to the final week. This team is as complete as they have been in 20 years. Solid pitching, great defense, and a lineup powered by MVP Andrew McCutchen means the Pirates could have a long postseason run in them. As for Milwaukee, that rotation looks pretty ugly.
National League West
As much as I hate to predict it, I think the Dodgers will run away with this division. Furthermore, as a Giants fan, I would be awfully surprised if the defending World Series Champions even reached the .500 mark this year. The starting rotation is full of a lot of promising "if" scenarios, but relying on "ifs" rarely pans out. The offense took a major hit with the loss of Pablo Sandoval, and with Hunter Pence out for a month, that lineup looks tepid.
On the bright side, the Padres look like they will be challenging for a playoff spot this year. The starting rotation, if it remains healthy, looks fantastic. A lot of teams would take Shields, Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross, and Ian Kennedy as their top four starters. Adding Myers, Matt Kemp, and Justin Upton has given the lineup instant credibility.
The Rockies are often mocked for their awful pitching, but in reality, their biggest downfall has been their offense in road ballparks. The drop off from their production at Coors Field is astounding. Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks look like a franchise that just has no idea what it wants to be. They have dealt away a tremendous amount of young talent under their former regime. The new regime, led by first-time general manager Dave Stewart, does not believe in analytics. This should be an ugly season in the desert.
Playoff Predictions
NL Wild Card Game: Padres defeat Pirates
NL Division Series: Padres defeat Dodgers
NL Division Series: Cardinals defeat Nationals
NL Championship Series: Cardinals defeat Padres
AL Wild Card Game: Blue Jays defeat Tigers
AL Division Series: Mariners defeat Blue Jays
AL Division Series: Indians defeat Red Sox
AL Championship Series: Indians defeat Mariners
World Series: Indians defeat Cardinals
As you can see, my playoff predictions do not match up well with how I believe the regular season will shake out. As the Giants have proven three times in the last five years, you do not need to be the best team to win the title. Just get into the playoffs, and you have a chance.
Here is hoping that the Padres just make it in, because no city in America deserves a title more than San Diego, and this year's roster is capable of winning a short series against anyone in baseball.
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