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Docetaxel sometimes causes allergic reactions, especially during the first few treatments. Tell your doctor or nurse right away if you notice back pain or itching during an injection. Your doctor or nurse will be watching out for other signs of an allergic reaction while you are receiving this medicine, and will be ready to treat any serious effects right away.
A kind of leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia [AML] can occur if you are taking a combination of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide to treat your breast cancer. Tell your doctor right away if you develop a lot of infections, experience bone or joint pain, or have a fever.
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The only thing crazier than the final weekend of the EPL season last week was the reactions from Manchester United and Manchester City supporters. For the life of me I can't understand why fans record themselves during those tense moments in soccer matches but thank you. Wildly entertaining.
Here's a Youtube compilation of Citizen and United fans reacting very differently to the end of the Man City-QPR game that won the Blues the Premier League title.

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jbb - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/14
Rachel Slater - 2nd O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Olli Crudge
I agree with E1 5a. Tricky and protection-less moves to gain the slab then some easier but fluttery climbing above good gear (somehow my nut unclipped itself from the rope which is worrying). Then some dirty grot to the top.Olli-C - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/13 with Rachel Slater
MFB - 2nd - 21/May/13 with MB
Ian Hinkins - Lead - 22/Mar/12
Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Sep/10
oliverthomp - Lead - 11/Jul/09 with Rory O'Donall
Superb line and great climbing, felt closer to E1 5a to me, but it was very warm and lonely!Dave Warburton - Solo O/S - 28/Jul/08 with Flynn
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Poor weather conditions that led to school closures Monday in southwest Washington forced the cancellation of all four of Monday's 1A District IV girls basketball play-in games. All games have been rescheduled for Tuesday at new venues.
Rochester High School will now host White Salmon-Hoquiam at 6:30 p.m., followed by Rochester-Stevenson at 8 p.m. Kalama High School hosts Forks-La Center at 6:30 p.m., followed by Rainier-Ilwaco at 8 p.m. Winners of those two games advance to the first round of the district tournament Thursday.
Tuesday's boys play-in games, including Rochester-La Center and Rainier-Castle Rock, will be played as scheduled.
Here's a look at the 1A and 2B District IV playoff schedule this week.
Tuesday's game
1A District IV tournament play-in games
Rochester (15-4) vs. Stevenson (9-10), 8 p.m. at Rochester (loser-out, winner plays Kalama Thursday)
Rainier (7-12) vs. Ilwaco (14-5), 8 p.m. at Kalama (loser-out, winner plays Montesano Thursday).
Wednesday's game
2B District IV tournament (double-elimination)
Northwest Christian (8-12) vs. Adna/Wahkiakum, 6:30 p.m. at Rochester
Tuesday's games
1A District IV tournament play-in games
Rochester (7-13) vs. La Center (14-5), 6:30 p.m. at Castle Rock (loser-out, winner plays Elma Friday)
Rainier (8-11) vs. Castle Rock (10-10), 6:30 p.m. at Montesano (loser-out, winner plays Woodland Friday)
Thursday's game
2B District IV tournament (double-elimination
Northwest Christian (10-10) vs. Adna/Toutle Lake, 6:30 p.m. at Rochester


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Workers are expected to return soon to a 5-year-old overpass in Lincoln to install sheet metal that will keep pigeons out and protect people below.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports city officials have accepted a $739,000 bid to install 22,000 square feet of sheet metal beneath the Harris Overpass. The 1,900-foot-long bridge carries O Street over railroad tracks.
The West Haymarket Joint Public Agency, which oversees Pinnacle Bank Arena developments, will vote Thursday whether to pay for half of the project.
Pigeons have flocked to the bridge since its completion, but their presence only became troublesome after the arena and related developments pushed the railroad to the west.
People going to the arena now pass beneath the overpass, putting themselves in danger of the bird droppings.


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UF- One Year Smoke Free
It's a milestone in campus history. July 1 marked the one year anniversary of a tobacco-free University of Florida campus.
In spring of 2009, the question to go smoke free appeared as a referendum on the student government ballot. Sixty four percent of student voters were in support of kicking butts off campus.
No enforcement plan was put in place, but university officials claim the campaign is a success.
"Faculty staff and students, including our visitors, recognize the University of Florida wanted to be a sustainable campus, one that is respectful for our mind body and spirit," said Florida Bridgewater-Alford, Director UF Community Outreach.
Officials say its a step toward improving the heath of the UF community as well as campus visitors.
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Actually, WinePod.
Haven't we all tried to make our own wine in our basement? Usually, it's a hit or miss type of thing. No need for expertise or even a vineyard with the WinePod. All you need is a computer and an electrical outlet.
The Provina WinePod integrates a wine press and fermentation unit into a 4 foot tall steel container that will contain your in-house wine for 6 months. One batch of wine can fill up to 60 bottles. It's a novel new way of making your own wine, and highly technical.
The WinePod not only includes the stainless steel structure, but a Dashboard and software that interact with the WinePod, letting you monitor your wine. It also includes membership in a "community" of WinePod owners (winemakers like yourself) so that you can pool knowledge. Provina offers access to Napa and Sonoma grapes, destemmed and quick frozen, so that you can make Napa and Sonoma wines all year long (grapes not included in the price).
This is a nifty concept really, combining age-old processes with new technology and taking in-home winemaking to the next level. I'd love to try it. Next time I have $3,499 sitting around, I just might.
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If you are a big Apple nerd like me yesterday was a pretty exciting day for you. I know I was anxiously awaiting a roll out of the new iPhone and boy did Apple deliver. Here are highlights of some of the new features.
As designers and developers we should always be looking to increase our skills and creativity. A great way to keep motivated and push yourself as a designer is to look at outstanding work by others. I don't know about you, but when I see an awesome site I want to inspect it and figure out what they did or study it visually to see exactly why it's effective. This helps me become a more well rounded designer and constantly keeps me on my toes.
The goal of this post is to harness some new functionality provided by CSS3 and move away from images. We are going to create a CSS3 login form without images yet still have a visually pleasing result.
Drupal is a (CMS) any web developer should get to know. It is in my opinion the best open source CMS available at the moment, and it has a huge community of contributors. If you have not looked into drupal check it out at drupal.org.
So you just purchased a new hosting account and you some great ideas for your next project. Instead of just having the host default page up for your domain name why not create a coming soon page that is simple and effective.
HTML5 and CSS3 are now able to be used in most modern browsers. You might be thinking to yourself why should I use such new technologies that don't have complete cross browser compatibility? The answer to that is simple.


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Earlier this month, the CBOE launched futures on the CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (VXEEM) and barely three weeks later, VXEEM options began trading today.
For more information on VXEEM options, which are based on the popular EEM emerging markets ETF, a good first stop is the CBOE's VXEEM options product specification page. Of particular note is the fact the options expiration cycle is the same for VXEEM options as it is for the futures products. Additionally, VXEEM futures and options have the same expiration cycle as VIX futures and options, meaning that they will expire on Wednesdays (February 15, March 21, April 18 and May 16), with the options last traded on the Tuesday immediately following the expiration. For more information, check out the CBOE's VXEEM splash page and information circular.
In the graphic below, courtesy of LivevolPro.com, I have collected closing data for some of the primary U.S. volatility indices, including those which are volatility indices for ETPs and single stocks. The indices are sorted from highest to lowest and provide a good sense of the market's perceptions of relative risk across various stocks, groups of stocks (sectors and geographies) and asset classes.
Partly due to today's earnings announcement, VXAZN, the volatility index for Amazon (AMZN) tops the list, with volatility indices for silver (VXSLV), Goldman Sachs (VXGS) and gold miners (VXGDX) rounding out the top four. VXEEM ranks eighth of the twenty volatility indices at 27.97 and currently carries a 43.8% premium to the VIX. Is that 43.8% premium too high? Too low? With VXEEM options (and futures) now you can not only express your opinion, but benefit financially if you are correct.
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Erika Andersen, Contributor
I cover how people & organizations work, and how they can work better.
One of the cool things about writing books is that you get to do interviews. It's oddly fun to have strangers ask you questions that you have to then respond to off the top of your head. Kind of like business improv.
What makes it easier is that people tend to ask me a few questions over and over. By far the most common (in fact, I have yet to do an interview where this question wasn't asked) is "Are leaders born or made?" Interestingly, I've noticed that most interviewers think they already know the correct answer: they believe leaders are born. That is, they assume that some people come into this world with a natural capacity to lead, and everybody else doesn't, and there's not much you can do about it.
What I've learned by observing thousands of people in business over the past 30 years, though, is that – like most things – leadership capability falls along a bell curve. Some people are, indeed, born leaders. These folks at the top of the leadership bell curve start out very good, and tend to get even better as they go along. Then there are the folks at the bottom of the curve: that bottom 10-15% of people who, no matter how hard they try, simply aren't ever going to be very good leaders. They just don't have the innate wiring.
Then there's the big middle of the curve, where the vast majority of us live. And that's where the real potential for "made" leaders lies. It's what most of my interviewers assume isn't true – when, in fact, it is: most folks who start out with a modicum of innate leadership capability can actually become very good, even great leaders.
So, what does it take? If I'm an OK leader, and I want to become a great leader, what do I do?
The single most powerful way to grow as a leader: Become truly self-aware.
This is, hands down, your biggest secret weapon in making yourself a great leader. Before I go on, please understand: I don't mean self-involved. There are lots of "leaders" who are way, way too focused on themselves, their evolution, their drama, etc. etc. Becoming truly self-aware means to cultivate, on a daily basis, an accurate sense of how you show up in the world and what motivates you. For instance: What are your actual strengths and weaknesses as a leader and as a person? What impact do you have on others? What do you care most about? What's your moral compass, and do you use it as a guidance system? How closely do your actions line up with your promises?
Of the executives I've coached over the past two decades, I'd say that only about 25% of them are genuinely self-aware. The rest do not see themselves accurately – sometimes to an astonishing degree. Without exception, the more self-aware someone is, the easier he or she is to coach; the more improvable and better able to accept what they need in order to improve. When people who have low self-awareness want to grow, it's like someone who wants to travel to New York and he thinks he's starting in Philadelphia – but he's actually in Botswana. The steps he would take to get to New York, thinking that he's in Philly, will definitely not work for him (that pesky ocean is going to be a big shock).
To translate this into leadership development: let's say that I think I have great relationship-building skills, when the truth of the matter is that people find me overbearing and insensitive. When someone suggests that I need to make real changes in this area in order to be a more effective leader, I'm unlikely to be open to that counsel.
I know of three simple (not easy, but simple) ways to dramatically improve your self-awareness:
1) Become a fair witness. I've talked about this often in past posts. To be a fair witness means to report your experience as accurately and neutrally as possible. The more emotional attachment you have to something, the more challenging it is to be a fair witness of that thing; most of us are very emotionally attached to ourselves and our own success. "Fair witnessing" yourself is easiest if you take a mental step back and imagine that you are another person observing you: someone who sees you very clearly. Reflect on your actions, your strengths and weaknesses, your mistakes and successes, as though you are this impartial third party. What would he or she say about how you show up?
2) Invite feedback. People who want to be fully self-aware know that none of us can see ourselves entirely clearly without the aid of others. It's like trying to know what you look like without having a mirror. If you want to have a more accurate sense of how you are operating in the world, build a small group of people who know you well, see you clearly, want the best for you — and are willing to be drop-dead honest with you in the service of that. I'd also suggest that you take a look at some of the 360 leadership assessments available to you. I'm partial to our Accepted Leader Assessment, based on Leading So People Will Follow, but there are certainly other good ones out there, as well.
3) Listen. I am a huge fan of the power of listening. I believe it's foundational to success as a manager, as a leader, as a parent, spouse, colleague, human being. And it's essential to true self-awareness. If you can learn to listen fully, without filtering what you hear through your pre-existing notions, you will find that everyone around you is continually giving you clues – both subtle and overt – about how you're showing up, what they think of you, and how you're impacting them.
As you become more self-aware, you'll start to be able to to hone in on both your strengths as a leader (so you can make best use of them) and those areas where you can improve….and move yourself up the bell curve to great.
Erika's new book, Leading So People Will Follow, is available everywhere books are sold. It's on Amazon's "hot new releases" list, and Booklist called it "a book to read more than once and to consult many times."
Are you a followable leader? Take the Accepted Leader Assessment and find out.
Follow Erika on Twitter @erikaandersen.
I don't think people are exactly "born" with leadership abilities. Rather I would say that some people are born with personality traits that are often seen in leaders as well. So for instance some toddlers are outgoing, curious, courageous, strong-willed and dominant – and you see this cluster in some kids in day care centers and play groups. It's hard to say how much of it is really in-born and how much is influenced by other factors in early development – such as birth order, presence of other kids in the household, parental attitudes (ex. overprotective parents vs. parents who encourage/allow exploration and experimentation), childhood trauma etc.
These and many other influences keep shaping us all through childhood, teen years and even adulthood. And one of the influences is a deliberate development of leadership skills at any stage of our life.
I agree that some people really don't have what it takes to be a leader, and it can be a question of preference and attitude as much as a function of people skills and other leadership qualities. And some people seem to be naturals … whether it's because of nature or nurture doesn't really matter that much. The bottom line is, as you say, that most of us fall somewhere along the bell curve, so we have some of the predispositions and we can develop them. Some people say that given the right circumstances, almost everybody is able to step into a leadership role.
I agree that self-awareness is really the first step to working on your leadership skills. 360 feedback is indeed a great and relatively objective way to assess leadership skills – http://www.lmapinc.com/ is a great one.
PsychTests (my company) offers several tests that assess leadership and management skills – these are self-assessments but we are also about to launch a 360 version. You can check the sample reports here:
1) management skills and style: http://www.archprofile.com/corporate/sample_reports/report_manssa_r4.html
2) leadership potential: http://www.archprofile.com/corporate/sample_reports/report_leadership.html
If anybody is interested in test-driving our assessments, go here and request a free trial: http://archprofile.com/corporate/g/v/i/sm
wow! this piece has really open me to many things. Thanks Erika
A very simple fact. As fellow human beings are born, anyway, that way leaders have to be always born. But they are made to lead provided they live to lead. For most of us, we just simply live. But, it may be leading the self and others. Probably, in more general terms we refer to those who leads others. But before leading others a leadar must be able to lead himself first. For this ti happen, of course the leader has to be self aware. Becoming self aware is a competency by itself. Being able to understand own strenghts and weknesses, correcting the same at appropriate times is the great work of the leader. For this asking feedback (360 degree measure is the best one) and listening capability are the foremost requirements. So, any human can be a born leader when he is made to realise (either by challenges of life, realisations and or by a culture building effort) that he has to challenge his own staus quo by being self aware about his own vision, what he desires and honestly acting on the feedbacks.
Are managers leaders… so they may have the VP title or SVP but I see them so afraid of losing that, they act more like sheep, spineless, "boys club members". I see no leadership, I have never seen leadership, politics, backstabbing, "yes-men", but not leaders.


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2013: Missed the majority of the team's spring practices including the spring game due to injury … listed as the No. 2 player at strong safety on the preseason depth chart.
2012: Redshirted … did not play.
LIVERMORE HS: A two-way starter for much of his career … played in both the California Prep All-Star Game and the Holiday Classic All-Star Game between the top talent from Sacramento and the East Bay following his 2011 senior season, picking up 51 yards receiving, 37 rushing yards and 2.0 sacks on defense in the latter … a fourth-team All-State selection of ESPN High School California and also a member of the Bay Area News Group's Cream of the Crop and a first-team All-East Bay Athletic League pick as a senior … had a huge senior campaign statistically on both sides of the ball, rushing for 1,291 yards (with 99 or more yards in nine of 10 games) and 17 TDs over 157 rushes on offense to lead the team in scoring with 102 points … added a team-high 79 tackles, 7.0 sacks, one interception, two passes defended and two forced fumbles on defense as a senior, while also returning nine kicks for 249 yards and an average of 27.7 per return … had solid junior numbers in 2010 when he earned the first of two first-team All-EBAL selections, leading the team in scoring with 84 points while rushing for 931 yards and 10 TDs on 115 carries and adding 15 catches for 217 yards and two TDs on offense … also contributed 91 tackles, two interceptions, two passes defended and a fumble recovery on defense as a junior, as well as nine kick returns for 297 yards and a 33.0 average … named a MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Player of the Week in back-to-back games during his 2009 sophomore campaign, rushing for 122 yards on 35 carries and making 12 tackles with one interception to earn the first award before picking up 336 all-purpose yards in the next game, including 11 rushes for 197 yards and three TDs, while adding a receiving and a kick return TD … posted solid numbers as a 2009 sophomore with 62 rushes for 456 yards and four TDs, as well as nine receptions for 115 yards with one TD … also had an 80-yard kick return as a sophomore and a 26-yard completion on his lone pass attempt … listed as a three-star recruit according to Rivals and 247Sports, while Scout gave him two … ranked as the No. 48 athlete in the nation by 247Sports, while Scout had him as the No. 124 safety … Scout also had him as its No. 62 overall player in California.
OTHER: Full name is Damariay Ravon Papa Drew … born November 5, 1993 … major is undeclared.
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STILLWATER — Former Cowboy and current Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen will be hosting the Grit & Grind Basketball Skills Academy, July 29-31, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. It is one of three camps the NBA player will be hosting this summer.
Allen, a member of Oklahoma State's Final Four team in 2004, just completed his ninth season in the NBA, including his third with the Grizzlies. He is a two-time member of the NBA's All-Defense first team and won a World Championship in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.
Allen (545 career NBA games) ranks third among former Cowboys in career NBA games played, trailing only John Starks (866) and Desmond Mason (643). He is one of two former Pokes to win an NBA championship ring, as Terrel Harris won a championship title in 2012 with the Miami Heat.
The camp in Stillwater is for children ages 9-17 and the registration fee is being waived. He will also host camps in Memphis (July 24-26) and his hometown of Chicago (August 1-3). To register for the Stillwater camp, parents can visit his website at TonyAllen9.com. For more information, please e-mail or call (773) 609-2861.


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If you weren't at last Saturday night, you missed something very special.
The church's "Acoustic Christmas" concert was truly one of the highlights of the holiday season. The soft, warm sounds of the dozen nine-person ensemble playing and singing rarely-heard carols were a sweet counterpoint to the harsher sounds and commercialism of the season.
Saturday night's program included a few familiar carols that members of the audience were invited to sing along to, but the bulk of the performance featured rarely-heard carols from various periods of Christian history.
The program included such diverse songs as Patapan, a French carol written in the 1600s and said to be a precursor of the modern day Little Drummer Boy; O Come, O Come Emmanuel, a melody from the 12th century; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, a carol of German origin from the late 16th century and the old spiritual Poor Little Jesus.
"This has just been a really neat part of our Advent Christmas tradition over the last five years at Crossroads," Rev. Andrew Vander Maas, senior pastor at the church, said in introducing the program. "We are excited, as always, to share it with the community and to share these wonderful musicians with the community as well."
It was the fifth annual Acoustic Christmas concert at the church. Church members Kristin and Brendan Tanner brought the idea to Crossroads after they participated in a similar concert at their church when they lived in Atlanta.
"My husband and I really enjoyed the music there and we wanted to bring it here," Kristin Tanner said.
Tanner said she and her husband had no trouble finding musical church members willing to perform.
"We had all done music growing up in high school and college and some of us do music in the community as well," she said.
The Tanners and some other group members perform in small ensembles at community fairs and festivals at other times of the year. They also helped kickstart in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District.
"We're amateurs but we really enjoy any opportunity that arises," she said.
The songs in the Christmas program are "a mix of acoustic songs we really enjoy doing together and hope bring the community in," she said. "That's really the purpose—to bring the community in."
More than 100 people attended the concert at the church. Rev. Mark Ryan, assistant pastor of the church, said after the performance he was pleased with the turnout.
"Of the concert attendees, the vast majority were local to and even residents of Maplewood, and somewhere between 25 and 33 percent were guests not formerly associated with Crossroads," he said.
Many concert-goers stayed for the reception after the program.
"All seemed to enjoy the opportunity to reflect on the music and simply enjoy each other's company," Ryan said.
In addition to Brendan Tanner (vocals, guitar and percussion) and Kristin Tanner (vocals and trumpet), the ensemble included Rick Whitlock (djembe), Larry Goodman (vocals, whistles, recorder and flute), Jane Belz (cello), Billy Boyce (mandolin and vocals), Melynda Boyce (vocals), Courtney Dey (vocals), and Luke Smith (guitar and vocals).
"The Tanners are good musicians and enthusiastic about their faith, which makes performing with them a treat," Dey said after the program. "This is the fourth year I have been a part of our Christmas concert at Crossroads, and it's fun to see growth as well as real enjoyment of a tradition."
The 2011 concert date hasn't been announced yet but keep an eye out for it. You won't want to miss it next year.


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Height: 6'3" Weight: 214 Age: 27 Experience: 6th season College: Minnesota Drafted: 2010 R3 P23, Broncos
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New York Jets WR Eric Decker is skipping organized team activities this week in order to attend the Country Music Awards.
Huddle Up: Probably not the way the Jets would prefer their shiny new free agent wide receiver would prioritize things, but this shouldn't be a major issue in regards to Decker learning the offense or earning a key spot in the Jets' receiver rotation.
Posted: 3/13/2014 1:53pm et
Updating a previous report, the New York Jets and WR Eric Decker (Broncos) agreed to a five-year, $36.26 million deal Wednesday, March 12. The deal includes $15 million in guaranteed money, according to a source.
Huddle Up: Decker is a quality wideout who has averaged 86 receptions, 1,176 yards and 12 TDs over the past 2 seasons catching passes from Peyton Manning, but now he switches to second-year QB Geno Smith and Jets, whose leading WR (Jeremy Kerley) caught only 43 passes for 523 yards and 3 scores last season. In other words, Decker's fantasy value has taken a decided turn for the worse.
Posted: 2/27/2014 12:51pm et
The Indianapolis Colts are among the teams that have interest in Denver Broncos impending free-agent WR Eric Decker, should he hit the market.
Huddle Up: Decker will have plenty of suitors if he hits the open market as expected, and the Colts would certainly be a good fit given their WR needs following Reggie Wayne's injury last season.
Posted: 2/22/2014 8:53pm et
Denver Broncos general manager John Elway said impending free-agent WR Eric Decker likely will hit the free-agent market this offseason.
Huddle Up: This is Elway's way of acknowledging that some other team will pay Decker like a WR1 while Denver already has a WR1 and couldn't afford to match such a deal. Of course, Decker could decide that the advantages to catching balls from Peyton Manning outweigh getting paid like a WR1, but that's a less likely scenario.
Posted: 2/18/2014 6:55pm et
Denver Broncos impending free-agent WR Eric Decker said he would welcome a call from the team if they can get on the same page, but said he has to do what is best for his family.
Huddle Up: All indications are the Broncos will allow Decker to hit the open market, and that most likely means he's as good as gone as he figures to command WR1 money -- something the Broncos aren't likely to match.
Posted: 2/9/2014 4:52pm et
Denver Broncos WR Eric Decker said he does not know what his future holds. 'I would love to come back. I don't know my future either,' Decker said.
Huddle Up: Decker is in line for a rather sizable bump in pay wherever he lands, but there remains some question as to whether he's fully suited to be a clear-cut No. 1 WR.
Posted: 2/2/2014 5:54pm et
The Denver Broncos plan to allow WR Eric Decker to test the free-agent market in March. The team fears they may lose him in free agency.
Huddle Up: Something to keep an eye on in the Super Bowl as Decker could bump up his market value exponentially with a big performance on the national stage.
Posted: 12/2/2013 10:55am et
Denver Broncos WR Eric Decker posted eight receptions for 174 yards and four touchdowns in the Week 13 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He is just the third receiver to post 150 or more receiving yards and four touchdowns in a single games since 1990, joining former San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice (twice) and WR Terrell Owens (2007), then of the Dallas Cowboys.
Huddle Up: Decker took his turn in the spotlight as Demaryius Thomas and Julius Thomas were injured, giving Peyton Manning yet another go-to guy in the Broncos' big win over their division rival. Just don't expect similar results every week, as Peyton Manning has multiple go-to guys and isn't afraid to use them.
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Denver Broncos WR Eric Decker (ankle) said he sat out of practice Wednesday, Oct. 2 as a precaution and intends to play in Week 5.
Huddle Up: Expect Decker to be out there against the Cowboys barring a late-week setback. He's averaging 6 catches and 85 yards a game, but those figures still are third and second, respectively, on the high-octane Broncos.
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Denver Broncos WR Eric Decker caught 8 passes for a game-high 133 yards and
a TD Monday, Sept. 23 in a 37-21 win over the Oakland Raiders.
Huddle Up: After disappointing his fantasy owners with a 2-catch, 32-yard, no-TD outing in a
Week 1 game in which Peyton Manning tossed 7 scoring passes, Decker has
eased a lot of angst with 16 receptions for 220 yards and a TD over the past 2
games. Manning has a plethora of weapons to choose from, but all of them remain
must-fantasy starts in the league's highest-scoring offense.
Posted: 9/12/2013 5:28pm et
Denver Broncos WR Eric Decker (shoulder) fully participated in practice Thursday, Sept. 12.
Huddle Up: No worries here as Decker will get a chance to atone for his poor Week 1 performance (2 catches, 32 yards) on a night when Peyton Manning threw for 462 yards and 7 TDs.


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It would appear that the Jeep Wrangler is enjoying a rebirth of popularity. The folks at Chrysler are reporting that the Wrangler set an all time sales record in May with 14,454 units sold.
This is great news for Chrysler as they are already in the midst of a sales upswing since 'reinventing' themselves over the past eighteen months. With Jeep making aggressive steps to reach markets overseas, and the major refit of several of their production plants here in the US about to begin we could even see a slight surge in new hires (and that is always welcome!)
We will have to see how the Wrangler sales trend carries on over the next few months. Between this and the upcoming refresh of the Grand Cherokee good things are definitely on the horizon for Jeep.


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Matt Kemp will wake up from surgery Friday and learn whether his shoulder issues are something he will have to deal with heading into next season.
The gravity of the arthroscopic procedure won't be known until Dr. Neal ElAttrache looks into his shoulder.
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A Modern English Rendering Of
Those Sections Of The 16th Century English
Document Dealing With Legerdemain
Modern English Text by Neil Alexander
Authored by Reginald Scot (c. 1538-1599), a justice of the peace in Kent, England. The Discoverie of Witchcraft was first published in London, during 1584.
In the 1500s witch hunts were sweeping continental Europe and Scotland, and would soon engulf England following the coronation of the fanatical King James I, in 1603.
Scot's work was intended as a sensible argument disputing the existence of witches, and also as a reaction to and a protest against the rising tide of the persecution of innocents by a superstitious clergy.
A very small portion, 22 pages out of 283 in the Dover Publications reprint, was devoted to performance magic; and became the basis for many of the books on magic tricks that appeared over the centuries following the printing of Discoverie.
The Discoverie of Witchcraft was written in 16th century Elizabethan english, and is filled with archaic spelling and phrasing along with obsolete expressions common to those times. Shakespeare's first plays appeared six years after the publication of Scot's work and the english is similar, although the student of poetry will search Scot's writing in vain for any examples of iambic pentameter.
It is a meticulously well researched study on the practice of witchcraft; and also touches on astrology, alchemy, divination, and more. The text presents logical evidences of the witches self-delusions or outright fraud.
The complete work, covering such subjects as: charms; the names of demons, angels and other "words of power"; spells; rituals; sabbats; biblical and Egyptian magic; and more, was researched with such academic integrity that the Discoverie remains a much- quoted primary source for those interested in the occult sciences, whether believers or not.
Scot was guided in writing the sections of the book dealing with legerdemain by John Cautares, a 16th century French sleight-of-hand artist who made his living as a laborer and resided in London. The sections devoted to magic tricks contain many effects still seen today, but include very little instruction on the handling of the sleights.
The chapters were written with tremendous respect for the art of legerdemain, which it discusses using that very term. Scot emphasizes that he considers such entertainments to be to the betterment of society and its citizens, and not the work of the devil or his allies.
The sections on legerdemain begin in Book 8, Chapter 22, following several chapters discussing the similarities between the claims of Pharaoh's magicians, false prophets, and "our witches", and how all use "juggling knacks" to convince others of their powers.
[NOTE: The following is presented on the basis of its historical signifigance to students of contemporary stage conjuring. It is NOT intended as an instruction in magic; the explanations of effects contained herein are vague and frequently misleading, and there are virtually no details or guidance on the necessary sleight of hand. In the interest of remaining faithful to the original content no effort has been made to correct or revise the material, it has merely been rewritten to reflect current english speech.]
Now, because it is relevant, and witchcraft so apparently accomplished through the art of sleight of hand, I thought it would be worthwhile to explain it. I am sorry to be the one to do this, and regret any effect this may have on those who earn their living performing such tricks for purposes of entertainment only, whose work is not only tolerable but greatly commendable. They do not abuse the name of God in this occupation, nor claim their power comes through him, but always acknowledge what they are doing to be tricks, and in fact through them unlawful and unpious deceivers may be exposed.
The true art of sleight of hand consists of legerdemaine, the nimble use of your hands, in three principal ways. First, in the hiding and manipulation of balls; second, in the altering of money; and third, in the shuffling of cards. Whoever masters these techniques will create much pleasure and show many feats of skill, and be greater than all witches or magicians. All other parts of this art are taught in the explaining; but these techniques can not be mastered without tremendous amounts of practice and dedication. I intend to explain rather than teach these mysteries, and it will become obvious to you that the object of those who perform these tricks is to confuse the eyes and judgement of those who watch them. So, to put it in in plain words, my intention is to demonstrate certain magic effects: some of which are pleasant and enjoyable, others dreadful and frightening, but all mere illusions, as shall be seen by examining the techniques described by me in the following chapters.
Concerning the manipulation of balls, the variations are infinite, and if you can handle them well you can demonstrate a hundred different feats. But whether you seem to throw a ball into your left hand, or into your mouth, or into a pot, or up into the air, it is always retained in your right hand. If you practice first with a lead bullet, you will find it that much easier to do when you switch to balls made of cork. The first thing you should learn is to conceal a large ball in the palm of your hand using your ring finger to help hold it in place. A small ball should be placed, with your thumb, between your ringfinger and middlefinger, then you practice it between the other fingers, then between forefinger and thumb, and with the forefinger and middlefinger together. Lastly, you should practice holding the same small ball in the palm of your hand, and with practice you will not only be able to retain the ball in your hand while appearing to place it elsewhere, but also be able to palm four or five balls as well as one. This being attained you will be able to work wonderful feats, such as:
Place three or four balls on the table in front of you, and the same number of small candlesticks or bowls. Appear to place one ball into your left hand, then take one of the candlesticks, or any other thing having a hollow "foot" and not being too big, and appear to place the ball thought to be in your left hand under the candlestick. Do the same with the other balls and candlesticks, appearing to place each ball under each candlestick. Then, after uttering some magic words, pick up the first candlestick and blow, saying "You see that the ball is gone". Do the same with each candlestick, and the spectators will wonder what has become of the balls.
But if, in lifting up the candlesticks with your right hand, you leave all three or four balls under one of them (which you can easily do by letting them fall down into your hand from out of your palm and holding them in place with your little and ringfingers), casting the balls up into the hollowness of the candlestick so they don't roll right out, then people will be astonished when you reveal all four balls under one candlestick. It will be even better if, while showing the other candlesticks empty, you leave under one of them a large ball, or any other thing, you will be set up for an even greater miracle.
By now the spectators think you have made all the balls vanish through a miracle, and in the same way you have brought them all together again, and they do not suspect that anything remains under any of the candlesticks. This way, after you have performed some other tricks, you can go back to the candlesticks being careful not to touch the one containing the ball. Show an identical ball and, in the same manner as before, appear to place this duplicate ball under the candlestick farthest from the one holding the concealed ball. When you seem to cause the ball you just placed under a candlestick to disappear, and to reappear under a candlestick which you have not even touched, it will seem wonderful.
Conceal one large ball, or three medium-sized balls, in your left hand. Display one little ball, or three little balls, in your right hand, and appear to place them into your left hand, not revealing the large ball or balls that are hidden in that hand. Using magic words, such as "Hey, fortuna furie, nunquam credo, passe, passe when come you sirra", you can now appear to make the ball or balls swell (grow larger), opening your hand to show they have increased in size.
This can be varied one hundred ways, such as finding all the balls under a candlestick. Or, using the same method, you can go up to a spectator and, after removing his hat, show the balls to be there by loading the balls into it in the same manner as the candlestick, as you turn the bottom upward.
If you take one ball, or more, and appear to place them into your left hand and, while saying magic words, let the balls now concealed in the right hand drop into your lap, it will appear amazing. Because, when you open your left hand to show the balls have disappeared some will say they are in your other hand, and when you open your right hand to show it is also empty, they will be greatly surprised.
I will move on from speaking of tricks with balls, because I could go on about it all day, and still not be able to teach you how to use it, or fully understand what I mean or write concerning it. Remember that the right hand should always be kept open and straight, with the palm kept from view.
You can end with this trick (which is chiefly concerned with provoking laughter):
Balance one ball on your shoulder, another on your arm, and place the third on a table. Ask a spectator to pick up the one on the table and lay it on the point of a knife you are holding in one hand, saying you are going to throw all three balls into your mouth at once. When he is trying to balance the ball on the end of your knife, which you are holding like a pen, you may easily rap him on the fingers with the handle of the knife, for the other matter will be hard to do.


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Wacom, the specialists in gadgets for digital artists and designers, invents a system for drawing on phones, tablets, or computers.
Wacom's smooth, elegant stylus for capacitive tablets is one of the best we've seen, and adding a pen to the end only makes it more useful: just be prepared to pay an extra 10 dollars for the privilege.
Though it doesn't add any new graphics-specific capabilities over its predecessor, the Wacom Intuos5 input tablet remains a must-have for digital brushworkers.
A latecomer to the market, the company finally unveils a pressure-sensitive stylus for the iPad, the $99 Intuos Creative Stylus.
Wacom improves on its excellent Intuos4 tablet by adding relatively seamless Bluetooth connectivity.
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Wacom updates its veteran graphics tablet for the multitouch age.
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text: An accident in front of Hy-Vee in Mount Pleasant yesterday resulted in one needing to be airlifted to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Joshua Adam Bradley 23 of New London was driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle in the east bound lanes of Washington Street when Betty Lou Binning 85 of Mt. Pleasant attempted to make a left turn from the west bound lanes with her Lincoln Town Car and turned in front of the path of Bradley. The vehicles collided in the east bound lanes. Bradley was thrown from the motorcycle. The Town Car spent out and hit a parked car. Bradley was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Binning was transported to Henry County Health Center by ambulance.


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July 30, 2014
It's a day of grieving for students and teachers at the East Junior High School in Wisconsin Rapids as they try to cope with the terrible loss of one of their friends and fellow classmates.
Cade Tometczak was killed Wednesday afternoon when he was run over by a school bus.
Family Psychologist Dr. John Kolhoven says the best therapy for anyone who faces a tragedy is to talk about it.
Counselors were on hand at the school Thursday to help the students and staff through this difficult time.


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Mr. Charlie Thomas Guthrie of 205 Pine Lane, South Boston died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Lynchburg General Hospital.
He was born in Halifax County on April 16, 1929 and was 83 years old.
He was the son of the late Lee Thomas Guthrie and Daisy Cothran Guthrie and was married to Jean Landrum Guthrie who survives.
He was the former owner of the Halifax Appliance Store and was a former magistrate.
He was a member of Dan River Baptist Church, a member of Halifax Masonic Lodge #96 AF&AM, and honorary member of Faulkner Memorial Masonic Lodge # 91, a member of American Legion Post 8 where he was a former member of the honor guard, and he was employed at Virginia Intermont Raceway for 12 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter,
Debra G. Humber, of Raleigh, N.C.; one son, Jerry Thomas Guthrie, of South Boston; one brother, Stuart Guthrie of Lennig; three grandchildren
Chris Humber, Lauren Humber and Shane Thomas Guthrie; one great-grandchild, Jayden Liles.
A funeral was held Sunday, July 29, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Gibson officiating. Burial followed at Halifax Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites.
The family received friends at Powell Funeral Home Saturday evening from 7-8:30 PM and other times at his home.
For memorials, consider Halifax Masonic Lodge #96, C/O David Duffer, 5034 Morton's Ferry Road, Nathalie, VA 24577 or the Debt Retirement of Dan River Baptist Church,1228 Dan River Church Road, Halifax, VA 24558.
Online condolences may be made at www.powellfunerals.com.
Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home, South Boston.


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The more we learn about how horrible BPA is for humans (especially little humans), anytime you can avoid it is certainly a good thing. But now that you've removed any BPA-contained bottles and sippy cups in your house, did you know that BPA may still be lurking…..in your pantry? While some new innovations are being developed, currently BPA is in the lining of almost all canned goods in the USA. So any time you can find a way to do something that you previously had to turn to a can for is definitely a small victory toward health for your family!
Canned pumpkin is a pantry staple for most families about this time of year and until just last year, my family had been no exception. My canned-pumpkin ways were changed one fateful day last fall when, while shopping at Trader Joe's, I saw small pumpkins with stickers on them that gave basic instruction for how to take that pumpkin and turn it into a pie.
Having never made a pumpkin pie from scratch, I decided to take it home and give it a whirl. When my husband mentioned it sounded tedious, I agreed that it probably would be but I just wanted to do it once. But it was so easy! Not only is the process of taking a pumpkin and turning it into the (healthier) equivalent of what you'd get in a can super easy, it tastes better, too. If you've been thinking that it must be hard, tedious, or complicated to turn a pumpkin into a pie, give this a shot. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it really is!
Mine is a "Pamper'd Pumpkin" from Trader Joe's. Any small, sweet or 'pie' variety will do.Step 2: Wash pumpkin and cut in half (plus pre-heat oven to 350 degrees)
(Remove the stem, too)Step 3: Scoop out seeds and strings.
Save the innards if you want to make toasted pumpkin seeds. Otherwise, discard or add them to the compost pile.Step 4: Place pumpkin halves cut side down in a baking dish and bake 1 hour – 1.5 hours until outside can easily be pressed in with a spoon.
(also, separate and rinse pumpkin seeds if desired. Spread on a baking sheet. Spray with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake for approx. 20 minutes while pumpkin is baking)
Step 5: Allow pumpkin to cool so you can handle it easily.
Step 6: Scoop out flesh into a bowl with a spoonStep 7: Blend with hand blender or run through food processor until smoothThat's it! Now measure out 2 cups of fresh pumpkin puree to stand in for a standard can of pumpkin in any recipe. Or add some to ice cube trays and freeze to use for baby food. You can also cover and refrigerate for about 5 days.I used mine to make a Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake.Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground all spice
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 3 eggs (or however many called for on the box)
- 1 Tbsp organic canola oil
Directions: Blend all ingredients together using a hand mixer and bake until knife inserted in the center comes out clean (see box for temperature and approximate baking time). Top with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. Not only does it make a super tasty moist cake, but you'll be able to sneak some extra veggies into your kids' (or husband's) diets while you're at it!
Author: Carissa from of Carissa's Creativity Space. For more fabulous fall recipes and craft ideas, please visit Carissa's blog and Facebook page.
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They certainly have been busy over at this summer, especially Ambler Farm's Program Manager Kevin Meehan and his group of kids that are part of the Apprentice Program.
"We are in the process of redoing our education gardens," explained Meehan. Presently at the farm there are five educational gardens which equal over nine-thousand square feet of land being used for educational purposes. In a little over a year, 95 raised beds have been built at the farm.
"It's fundamentally changed how we work in the gardens,"said Meehan.
Raised beds means that it's easier for kids, staff and volunteers to work in the gardens; productivity as a result has increased and pests have decreased. It's also aesthetically pleasing.
"It's gorgeous," said Meehan, proud of the work his apprentices have done this summer. Signs are now posted along the garden borders creatively announcing the Apprentice Garden and Berry Garden. "It draws you in now," he said.
It's incredible to believe that, when standing by the chicken coop, (was also recently upgraded), that only a few short months ago there were no raised beds in the Apprentice Garden. Meehan and his apprentices dug into the earth, expanded the garden, graded the land, placed the beds and filled them with compost.
Plants were rearranged and positioned so that optimal sunlight can be utilized and plants have a larger area to grow. The pumpkin tendrils now have enough room to spread out and flourish, just in time for fall's arrival.
The Raspberry Patch has also been redone and is now known as the Berry Garden because blackberries were planted there this summer. During the summer program at the farm, kids get three full weeks of picking, and eating, the juicy red berries.
"We put in 14 raised beds there," said Meehan. "This garden will be phenomenally productive next year."
On the other side of the farm, next to Farmer Ben's garden, 12 blueberry beds were added. There are now 60 blueberry plants, made up of three different varieties of the nutritious berry.
Although the blueberry plants didn't produce any fruit this year that's all expected to change in the future.
"Within the next four to five years, we expect to get two-thousand pounds of blueberries," said Meehan. "We are investing in our gardens for the future," he added.
Meehan is especially enthusiastic about a future plan he is hoping the farm will receive funding for.
"The most phenomenal thing we grow here is garlic," he explained.
Not only is it pest-resistant, but since the rule of thumb for garlic is to plant it on Columbus Day and harvest it on the Fourth of July: It's also an exciting fall program that the farm leads. Next month Meehan and the kids at Ambler Farm will plant 800 garlic bulbs, whether the farm receives funding for more beds or not.
Apprentices at the farm in the springtime get to harvest garlic scapes, the tops of the plant which tastes like a cross between a garlic bulb and a string bean. Harvesting the garlic bulbs in the summer is a popular day for kids at the farm.
"So you get two crops out of it, you get a planting program in the fall, we teach from it all spring, and then parents buy it so you get a product to sell, and the deer don't eat it. It is so much fun," said Meehan.
On Saturday, September 17th Ambler Farm will be hosting its Honey Bee Jamboree from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.


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Guy, I have watched the units over the years and I would agree that Unit #1 is a very good area. I am still debating in my mind on holding out. I know this will be a once in a lifetime hunt, it just comes down to whether my body can continue to handle the Big Horns in my 60's, if I continue to wait another 5-6 years.
Hunting Mulies and Antelope at the base of the Big horns as well as in lower elevation when I was younger was fun, but as we age, the body will revolt if not able to handle the riggors of a mountain hunt. If I am to be successful, I will have to be able to handle any condition, and that will be the challenge.
Kiddwinner-thanks for the help and I will contact you as I get closer to having this hunt.
30hart-thanks for the info on 27.


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Apparently Hollywood didn't get the memo that prices are supposed to stay low in a slumping economy.
The National Assn. of Theatre Owners reported Tuesday that the average ticket price in the first quarter was $7.95, up 8% from $7.35 in the same period last year. That's the largest year-over-year increase since the association started tracking quarterly ticket price data in 2001.


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The Massachusetts Chapter community grants program is designed to invest in priority projects that further the March of Dimes mission, support campaign objectives, and further our strategic goal of promoting equity in birth outcomes. Proposals will be accepted from organizations with the capacity, competence and experience to accomplish project goals and objectives.
Priority will be given to projects that meet one or more of the following criteria: a) are evidence-based; b) include measurable outcomes; c) promote equity in birth outcomes. Projects may focus on consumers and/or health care providers. The March of Dimes does not fund billable health care provider services. The funding priority for 2013 will focus on:
• Initiating a quality improvement program related to premature birth prevention with the goal of catalyzing systems change.
• Enhancing care through the CenteringPregnancy® model of group prenatal care. For more information, go to www.centeringhealthcare.org
• Increasing education related to reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in high-risk communities, consistent with the 2005 American Academy of Pediatric Policy Statement: aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;116/5/1245.pdf
The chapter community grants fund for 2013 is approximately $18,000. It is anticipated that 3-4 projects will be funded, with awards ranging from $4,000 to $8,000 each. Chapter community grants are approved for one year.
The first step in the application process is to submit a Letter of Intent. The letter is limited to 2 pages and is due by 06/15, 2012. . Please click on the 2013 Letter of Intent Application . Letters should be sent to:
Lisa Ehle, State Director of Program Services
March of Dimes MA Chapter
112 Turnpike Rd. Ste 102
Westborough, MA Zip 01581
Applicants selected to submit a full proposal will be notified by 7/02, 2012. Please be advised that Letters of Intent and proposals are non-binding.
Letters of Intent Due 06/15, 2012
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(CNN) - On his way out of the U.S. House, Rep. Todd Akin dramatically upped staff compensation.
In the final three months of last year, Akin's small congressional staff got more than twice what it had received in any of the previous quarters in 2012, according to records posted by legislative salary tracker Legistorm.
(CNN) – A man bolted on stage Tuesday to interrupt Kansas City Mayor Sly James as he delivered his State of the City address.
After the man grabbed the microphone from James and angrily chided the mayor, he was tackled by security officers.
Standing calmly at the podium throughout the scuffle, James returned to his remarks and said, "Well, that was unfortunate."
(CNN) - U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri will leave Congress in February, the Republican congresswoman announced Monday.
Emerson, who was re-elected to a tenth term in November with 72% of the vote, will become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
(CNN) – Democrat Jay Nixon has become the first Missouri governor re-elected to a second term since 1996, CNN projects.
Nixon defeated Republican nominee businessman Dave Spence. A veteran campaigner with at least seven statewide races under his belt, Nixon had a solid lead over Spence for much of the past year.
(CNN) – Washington gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna looks to help Republicans cross an important threshold while expanding their power at the top of state government nationally.
McKenna is locked in a competitive race in a state that hasn't had a Republican governor in nearly 30 years. It's just one example of how the party is leveraging trends and strengthening its hand in a numberFULL STORY
(CNN) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's 84-year-old mother, Betty Anne Ward McCaskill, died on Monday, the senator from Missouri said in a statement on Monday.
"For some time, mom's health has not been good, and our family takes comfort that she is now at rest," McCaskill wrote. "People all over the state have asked about her, and their prayers and concern have been greatly appreciated."
(CNN) – Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill's re-election campaign released a new ad Monday using video of opponent Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments on rape.
The Republican congressman used the term "legitimate rape" in a Missouri television interview in August to describe what he explained was the process a woman's body goes through to shut down pregnancies in such cases.
(CNN) - A new poll released Saturday indicates the contentious Senate race in Missouri between Sen. Claire McCaskill and Rep. Todd Akin is in a dead heat.
McCaskill, the Democratic incumbent, has the backing of 45% of likely voters in the state, compared to Akin's 43%, according to the Mason-Dixon poll commissioned by Missouri news outlets, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(CNN) – Missouri Republican and Senate hopeful Rep. Todd Akin compared his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, to a dog who plays "fetch" for higher taxes and regulations from Washington and brings them back to Missouri.
"She goes to Washington, D.C. and it's a little bit like one of those dogs, you know 'fetch,' and she goes to Washington, D.C. and gets all of these taxes and red tape and bureaucracy and executive orders and agencies and she brings all of this stuff and dumps it on us in Missouri," Akin said Saturday at a fund-raiser in Springfield, Missouri.
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(CNN) – Three victims of sexual assaults are featured in new political ads released Wednesday by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, casting her opponent, Rep. Todd Akin, as a bad choice for women.
In August, Akin was widely lambasted by Democrats and Republicans alike after he suggested pregnancies only occur rarely in situations of "legitimate rape," saying the body has ways to "shut that whole thing down."


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With my recent recipe of Coniglio Brasato, the exterior of this wine softened a bit - but give thanks to Madonna, there is more lurking underneath here. I'll revisit this wine again in 10 years time. Bury it if you find some, and I think your patience will be rewarded.
|~ The slumbering lady: Madonna della Grazie ~


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In today's post, guest writer, Mark Irving, Director of Discipleship Ministries at Cedarville University, highlights four foundational elements to encourage spiritual growth during the college years.
The college years are a pivotal time for Christian young people. While far too many choose to abandon their faith during the college years, others become strengthened in their walk with God. What makes the difference? What are the keys to spiritual growth as a college student?
As I reflect on my own college experience, and observe numerous students at Cedarville University who are energized in their faith, four things stand out to me as foundational for spiritual growth during these crucial years:
1. Regular and meaningful interaction with God's Word
I look back with fondness on how God's Word came alive for me during my college years at Cedarville University. Although I had grown up in church, a senior student challenged me during my freshmen year to begin reading the Bible for myself. Doing so, in combination with the impact of daily chapels, Bible classes, and local church involvement, precipitated a rapid spiritual growth spurt in my life. Apart from the active influence of God's Spirit through the His Word, college students easily fall prey to the many temptations and distractions that the enemy throws at this age group in our culture. Regular and meaningful interaction with God's Word is seminal to spiritual growth.
2. Godly friendships
As in high-school, the influence of peers remains strong throughout the college years. 1 Corinthians 15:13 is correct when it says that bad company corrupts good character. As I look around campus, the students who seem most mature in their faith almost always have a group of godly friends surrounding and encouraging them.
3. Relationships with godly role-models / mentors
While my parents provided a good foundation for my faith, it was the discipleship of several mentors during my college years that God used to solidify my commitment to Jesus.
4. Engagement in ministry
I would argue that it is impossible to mature in your faith without engagement in ministry. Jesus didn't just say, "Come, follow me." He said, "Come, follow me, AND I will make you fishers of men! " As one of my mentors told me, "If you're not fishing, you're not following."
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To test models for the pentameric structure of phospholamban (PLB) and study its structure and molecular dynamics in SDS solution, we characterized recombinant PLB and several of its mutants by (a) reactivity of cysteine residues toward DTNB [5, 5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)] and a thiol-reactive spin label, (b) oligomeric state on SDS-PAGE, and (c) EPR of the spin-labeled proteins. WT-PLB has three cysteine residues (36, 41, and 46), all located in the hydrophobic C-terminal transmembrane region. In SDS at pH 7.5, exhaustive reaction with either sulfhydryl reagent resulted in essentially 2 mol of cysteine reacted/mol of WT-PLB, with only slight destabilization of the native pentameric structure. When WT-PLB was denatured in guanidine at pH 8.1, all three cysteines reacted, disrupting the pentamer, which was restored upon cleavage of the disulfide bonds with DTT. In the tetrameric mutant C41L-PLB, the two remaining cysteine residues reacted, reversibly destabilizing the tetramer. In the monomeric mutant L37A-PLB, all three cysteines reacted. The pentameric double cysteine replacement mutant C36,46A-PLB showed negligible reactivity. We conclude that Cys-41 is the unreactive cysteine in PLB and is located at a crucial site for the maintenance of the pentameric structure. EPR spectra in SDS of spin-labeled WT-PLB and mutants correlate with the oligomeric state on SDS-PAGE; oligomeric proteins show decreased spin-label mobility compared with monomers. Molecular dynamics calculations were used to construct an atomic model for the transmembrane region of the PLB pentamer, constrained by previous mutagenesis results and the results of the present study. We conclude that (a) the mobilities of spin-labels attached to PLB and its mutants are sensitive to oligomeric state and (b) the pattern of cysteine reactivity, spin-label mobility, and oligomeric state supports a structural model for the PLB pentamer in which interactions between each pair of subunits are stabilized by a leucine-isoleucine zipper.
Cysteine reactivity and oligomeric structures of phospholamban and its mutants., Karim CB, Stamm JD, Karim J, Jones LR, Thomas DD, Biochemistry. 1998 Sep 1;37(35):12074-81. PMID:9724519
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- Karim CB, Stamm JD, Karim J, Jones LR, Thomas DD. Cysteine reactivity and oligomeric structures of phospholamban and its mutants. Biochemistry. 1998 Sep 1;37(35):12074-81. PMID:9724519 doi:10.1021/bi980642n


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U2 have announced plans to sell "the claw" – the innovative four-legged structure at the center of their record-shattering 360 Tour – as a permanent venue following the conclusion of the tour this summer. The band had three of the 29,000-square-foot steel structures built for the two-year-long jaunt and are in discussions with various promoters about installing each at different spots around the world.
U2 Photos: Three Decades of the World's Biggest Band, Onstage and Backstage
"It's certainly our intention to see these things recycled into permanent and usable ventures," U2 tour director Craig Evans told Billboard. Evans would not get into specifics about potential buyers but said that discussions typically involve converting the structures into full interior pavilions and amphitheaters. "They're something you can put up on a waterfront and become an instant skyline icon."
Photos: U2 360 in Italy
U2 manager Paul McGuinness told Rolling Stone about the plans to repurpose the tour staging last month. "They need to be slightly re-engineered so they'll have a roof, a rainproof roof covering the stage," says McGuinness. "We're actively marketing them at the moment, and I have every hope that they will find new homes as festival stages in three different locations around the world."
The "claw," which is the largest stage rig ever constructed for a concert tour, includes a sound system built into each leg, a cylindrical video screen, various lighting effects and hovers above the performance area. According to McGuinness, the band only owns the structure, and the buyer will need to purchase their own sound, lighting and video equipment.
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text: This colour is really beautiful and unusual, as it is a duochrome. I would say the closest dupe would be MAC Club, except that Fervent is a loose pigment. The best way to apply this pigment is to mix it with Illamasqua Sealing Gel, or a similar product, in order to really bring out the glitter in it. As with all loose shadows apply it carefully to avoid fallout, but the Sealing Gel will really help with that. Overall I just think this colour is so special, and I love wearing it!


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So, for the thousands of us who attended Netroots Nation last week, Bill O'Reilly, intrepid reporter that he is, has figured out that we "don't much like America." He really ought to fire his producers for not getting footage of our opening ceremony bayat oath to Usama bin Laden. Just a huge oversight.
Beyond that, I attended the first two panels that O'Reilly used for his piece (one of them was Marcy's), and the editing doesn't come close to the most minimal obligations of basic journalistic accuracy. For one thing, the suggestion that Melissa Goodman of the ACLU, the first NN09 speaker in the clip, doesn't much like America for pointing out the torture that occurred would benefit if Melissa were saying a single word that hasn't been exhaustively documented. A basic obligation for O'Reilly would be to, you know, report that, but it is what it is.
For another, the second speaker is Robert Greenwald, and the dude in the black checked shirt next to him is your humble blogger. This is a clip from our Afghanistan-Pakistan panel. Robert and I have a respectful series of disagreements about Afghanistan, Pakistan and U.S. policy to both countries and the panel illustrated that. Yet the idea that Robert doesn't much like America for asking basic questions about the wisdom and the justice of Afghanistan war is so risably stupid that only someone who talks about using "the falafel thing" as a sex toy on the woman he sexually harassed could come up with.
Aside from that, let me echo my fellow panelist Richard Smith:
I also sat on the panel. Did O'Reilly acknowledge my discussion of our vital national security interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the fact that we must adequately resource the fight? No. Did O'Reilly show you Spencer Ackerman's policy-centric comments, note the fact that as a national security correspondent he speaks to those responsible for making the decisions on a regular basis, or inform his audience that Spencer also cautiously favors continued involvement in the Af-Pak region? No, because that wouldn't fit his narrative either. What about Anne Richard of the International Rescue Committee who discussed the refugee crises and other aspects of the conflict as they relate to local national civilians? Negative.
Anyway, fuck O'Reilly; I feel stupid for writing such a long post to demonstrate the banal point that he's dishonest.


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