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PLANT CITY, Fla. — Cold weather in Florida and Georgia could slow the start of promotable volume for the region's blueberries.
Though grower-shippers in late February predicted an earlier-than-normal start, Florida growers began harvesting only light volumes in late March.
Doug OhlemeierJeremy Burris, vice president of sales and sourcing for the Florida division of Colorful Harvest LLC inspects blueberries near Plant City, Fla., in late March. Grower-shippers were expecting to begin harvest about two weeks earlier than normal but cold weather pushed harvesting back to more normal times in early April. Grower-shippers say they don't expect promotable volume to hit until mid-late April, as usual.
"Nothing's really happening," Bill Braswell, president of the Bartow-based Florida Blueberry Growers Association and owner of the Auburndale-based Polkdale Farms and Juliana Plantation, said March 26. "It's been one cold front after another. The berries just aren't ripening. Everyone's picking in little dribs and drabs."
Braswell, farm manager of Bartow-based Clear Springs Packing LLC, said a warm January helped pollination and fruit set but said cold weather since late February slowed fruit maturity.
He said growers should begin larger volume harvesting in early April.
Brian Bocock, the Grand Junction, Mich.-based vice president of product management for Naturipe Farms LLC, Naples, said April 15 should bring retailers limited opportunities for promotions but said larger volume won't come until about a week after that.
"We had been thinking we were a solid 10-14 days earlier than normal," Bocock said March 27. "But now it's getting to be more and more like a normal harvest as far as timing."
Hail that struck Georgia's southern highbush crop March 30-31 caused isolated damage but shouldn't hurt the state's overall crop volume, Bocock said.
The cold weather, however, should push Georgia's start from early April to after April 8, he said.
Georgia should increase production in late April before volume declines a little in mid- to late May, ahead of the start of its rabbit eye crop, Bocock said.
Wish Farms plans to harvest small volumes around March 29.
J.C. Clinard, senior vice president, said the grower-shipper plans to supply volume to some of its retail customers who are scheduling late April promotions.
In late March, Clinard said opening season prices were similar to last year's.
On March 26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported flats of 12 6-ounce cups with lids large selling for $30-36.00, mostly $32-34.50 with prior commitments at $26.
Noting light supply and strong demand for central and north Florida berries, the USDA reported flats of 12 4.4-ounce cups with lids medium-large fetching $24-28 with prior commitments at $22.


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Recently a woman who owned her own PR firm called it quits. The economy had impacted her business and she made the hard decision to close her company and 'retire'…or at least drop out of the so-called race of the rats, and have the time to enjoy life. As she told me she was getting out of the workplace, tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Her business had not only dominated her life, it defined who she was. She understood that soon she'd be invisible in the business world. Gone. Basically her life was her work; it defined her.
Clearly we spend most of our time Mondays through Fridays at work. Work is fulfilling and provides us with both a lifestyle and an identity. We meet people through work. Develop friendships through work. Network at work related functions, which expands our circle of friends. Ponder this: How many of your friends did you not meet through work?
Work defines us. It determines our identity – who we are – it provides our visibility and gives us an opportunity to advance up the proverbial corporate ladder. Work is a personal brand builder. And it impacts our health. Research reports it keeps our brains from shrinking; it keeps us young.
Several years ago we added a JOBS&MONEY section to TCW. In every issue, this section provides practical career-related advice from those who have achieved success in their profession. It's our most popular section of the magazine. And I'm happy to report that in the Chicago area, there's a wealth of executive and entrepreneurial women – and men – who regularly share their thoughts with TCW readers.
After 30 years, could or should I think of retiring? It's something I occasionally consider, but to actually do it? Not yet. Exit strategy? Maybe think of it next year. Meanwhile, I plan to make the most of every work hour, provide creative input at work, build the TCW brand, listen to reader feedback and continue to insure that TCW a must-read for working women.


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Composer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Manno received his first commission in 1982 and has since created over eighty original scores for dance, theatre, film and multimedia productions. His work has been supported by Meet The Composer, Inc. (a division of the NEA), KRMA Denver PBS TV, The National Guild of Organists, Montgomery Watson Inc., Bates Dance Festival, and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, among others, and has been presented all across the USA, as well as in Holland, Germany, Switzerland, the U.K.,Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia. For this concert, Manno plays oud, saz and sings vocals in Greek, Turkish and Arabic.
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Live a healthier life with the Kuvings Multi-Purpose Masticating Slow Juicer (NJE-3570U). Sure to meet all of your needs, this versatile juicer has eight (8) different nozzles for juicing, mincing, pasta and noodle making and more. Strong enough to extract juice from root vegetables such as carrots and beets yet precise enough to also extract juices from leafy greens such as wheatgrass and kale, this juicer does it all.
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The masticating type design of this juicer ensures that you get the most nutrients and vitamins out of your fruits and vegetables as possibleVersatility & Options:
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- Capacity: 600 mL
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- Continuous running time: 30 min. (max)
- Power consumption: 170 watts
- Input voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
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If you can - try use same [working] drive in different enclosure or just USB-SATA adapter.
That's a good suggestion. I did just that last night as I have an enclosure and separate USB adapter. I first tried it on the drive that wouldn't spin: it's indeed dead. I did the same thing with the drive that spins and it is still recognized by Windows (can't read anything but the partition table). I'm gonna call support to see if there is something I'm missing and if not, I'm going to just buy a two terabit drive (user guide says it will work on a Hopper). It's funny, you do all you can to make sure everything is backed up, then boom! In an instant, it's all gone. At least it was just TV! (I did lose Michael Schumacher's last race for Ferrari, though... )
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One thing you might try. I had a couple of old WD drives a number of years ago that wouldn't spin up. In all cases I was able to get them to start by holding them in my hand with power applied and giving them a quick twist back and forth.That's a good suggestion. I did just that last night as I have an enclosure and separate USB adapter. I first tried it on the drive that wouldn't spin: it's indeed dead.Scott
Second. Some drives require more start up current than supplied by separate enclosures. I had one that way. I was able to find an enclosure that would work. It had four(4) leads from the power brick instead of the more common coax power connector.
Third. Have you called Dish to make sure that they have done a rehit to your system with your previous house code? (This for the drive that is spinning OK) A DIRT member should be able to help.
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I would presume so. It will have to be reformatted to the Hopper. Format is different on the 211s as compared to the 611/711s which work without reformatting.can i use an external hard drive that was previously used with a Vip 211 receiver?
It would be nice if there was some way to recover the saved programs from a 211 EHD to a VIP/Hopper drive. Maybe someone will write and app to do this.
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1 and 2. Yep. Tried that. The drives, believe it or not are IDE, I have an adapter for that, too. Separate power, too. I even thought the adapter might be USB 1, but it shows as 2 on the computer.
3. Software is S204 NACB 3/23/2012 7:34PM, last status update was 3/25 7:06AM. I'm calling them now because I've also got LNB drift on 129. I had to stay up to watch F1 this morning as it wouldn't record. 129 22 locks but gets no name on tuner 1.
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2. EHD not recognized is a known problem that they say will be fixed in the next software update sometime this week. They say some drives are recognized, some are not.
So... here I sit. I'm not upset. I realize this is on the bleeding edge so, what's happening now, will be fixed.
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I'm heading down to the City of Angels, otherwise known as Dodgertown, USA tomorrow to visit family. I am really not a Southern California person (Berkeley born and raised, baby!) and the whole I'm-a-Giants-fan-they're-Dodgers-fans thing makes it all the more, you know, complicated. Every time I pledge to be really mellow and not offensive when talking about baseball. And I am really, really going to try not to rub in the Giants performance in 2010 versus the Dodgers performance last year. We are World Champions. We are above that. Wish me luck.
I think we will share common joy, though, because we are on the home stretch of the offseason. I am so excited. Everyone seems to think the teams are pretty much done for the offseason. I think the Giants front office- hello, Brian Sabean- have a few things left to do. And since 13 is both an unlucky number (tradition) and a lucky number (Cody Ross), 13 it is.
13. Institute a new facial hair rule. 'Nuff said.
12. Make sure Jonathan Sanchez is out of his (very overpriced) leather jacket and ready to roll. You know. Pitch.
11. Plant trees in honor of Chris Ray and Todd Wellemeyer, who are now Mariners and Cubs respectively. Or they may be members of AAA affiliates of the aforementioned teams. A moment of silence would do if the tree thing takes too long.
10. Watch ALCS videos to get adequately afraid of the Rangers, in preparation for their March faceoff. The Giants may have skewed impressions of the Rangers from what went down in the World Series, so a little refreshment of the memory may be in order.
9. Buy a drumming table for the clubhouse. Lincecum, in "A Day in the Life of Tim Lincecum", says "Zito would have a day with this". And it would make a great diversion to break up possible monotony of the Desperate Ballplayers of San Fran.
8. Clear up for me whether or not those World Series rings have poison in them. In all corny historical movies/books, nobility (yes, the Giants are nobility. Duh.) have poison in their fancy rings. I have a (irrational? Yes.) suspicion that the Giants' rings do as well. You can call me a conspiracy theorist now, if you want.
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6. Don't put Belt on the roster out of camp. Bring him up on May 29nd. Then pretend it was a coincidence. (Don't I just give the best advice in the world?)
5. Go to each and every one of those stalls that sells Emerald Nuts and tell them that it's false advertising to have a big sign that says, "Roasted Walnuts" when all you ever have in stock is roasted pecans. I have nothing against pecans, but that is just way misleading.
4. Orange lipstick was big on Spring 2011 runways. It's the new, modern take on classic red. Alert female Giants fans.
3. Go to the New York Giants and demand giants.com. They are not world champions. We are. They can be nygiants.com.
2. Breathe in. Breathe out. Everything's going to be okay.
1. Take a little vacation. Get a spa treatment. The season is going to be long. Appreciate the offseason while it's here.
Diamond Girl
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(12-08-2012 05:01 PM)jchavestx Wrote: Other than that I talked to the fine folks at SGC Grading and they are grading 10 cards for me out of the 1996-97 Skybox Autographics set for $110 and 10 day service. Can't beat that.
(12-09-2012 01:47 AM)kr0n420 Wrote: You could go to your LCS and buy 10 top loaders. That'd be cheaper and better than SGC.
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The latest line of digital matrix switchers from Lightware USA is the 25G Hybrid, which operates with Lightware's Modular Extender (MODEX) family of signal extenders. The switcher manages and distributes all digital and analog signals over a single Cat-5 cable or fiber via specially developed input/output cards combined with audio add-ons. Handling HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort1.2 video signals, it is also ready for 4K and stereo 3D formats. The multilayer switching design allows breakaway routing for all signal types where they are recombined at the output for a single connection.
Magenta's Mondo Matrix III features optional, addressable duplex capability and a variety of redundancy and performance improvements. This enables digital signage applications to collect individual display data and metrics in addition to providing independent control over each display. Like its predecessor, the field upgradable Mondo III also allows for the addition of inputs and outputs in increments of 16, and supports a maximum configuration of 256x512. Compatibility with all MultiView products enables the extension of 1920x1200 video, stereo audio, and serial signals over a range of 2000ft.
Opticis markets the OMM-1000 16x16 DVI Electrical/Optical Router to switch up to 16 DVI inputs to 16 digital displays using general PC software like Hyperlink terminal, Telnet or web browser. Controllable through the front panel, RS-232, or IP, the switcher is configured using 4x4 DVI I/0 cards inserted into the rear of the rack frame. Capable of handling video resolution up to 1920x1200@60Hz, the OMM-1000 supports EDID in three modes: Default Mode, Auto Mix Mode, and Output Copy Mode. Reliability is assured through dual hot-swappable power supplies and it can work with Opticis DVI optical extenders for long-distance transmission.
The OMX-16 non-blocking crosspoint switcher from Opticomm handles digital signals using either a high-speed optical blade up to 4.25 Gbps per port (OMX-SFP-B ) holding up to 16 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver modules or the 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet blade (OMX-ETH-B). A physical layer switch, the OMX-16 does not alter the protocol or structure of data. The unit enables cross connection between copper and optical cables and it provides conversion between multimode and single-mode fiber lines. The OMX-16 is the single-card unit but Opticomm offers OMX switchers with up to 288 ports.
Capable of routing high-definition video and up to 7.1 channel audio from eight HDMI sources to any of eight remote displays, the Pesa PRO-8x8-HDMI-CAT 8x8 HDMI router accomplishes this through Cat-5/5e/6 cabling. The router allows any source to be displayed on any combination of displays using panel buttons, IR remote, USB, or serial control. Each receiver unit has an AV signal port and an accompanying control port, both on RJ-45s. It also has a push button for sequential source selection and an eight-level equalization control.
The Binary HDMI 4x4 matrix switcher from SnapAV offers four simultaneous HDMI and Cat-5e outputs switched from four HDMI inputs. Four bidirectional IR paths between sources and displays allow for transmission distances up to 130ft. with the optional 1-Cat receivers. Integrated system controllers can operate the switcher using either IR or bidirectional RS 232. The unit fits a single rack space while front-panel indicators show source status and input/output connections, and it includes support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio.
For end-to-end fiber routing of video and peripheral signals over single-mode and multimode fiber, the 6.22Gbps MX48 is protocol agnostic. Thinklogical has designed it with redundant, hot-swappable, current-sharing power supply modules. Expandable from 16x16 up to 48x48, it supports a number of different formats including DVI, Dual-link DVI, 3G, HD, SD SDI, Dual-link SDI, USB HID, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 (high speed, full 480 Mbs), FireWire 800, serial, PS/2, and bidirectional audio. The unit is equipped with LC-type fiber connections and it can be controlled through a network or serial terminal.
TV One designed the C3-340 CORIO matrix to provide up, down, and cross conversion between analog and digital video formats through 3G-SDI. Housed in a 4RU frame, the switcher can be custom configured with a choice of I/O modules including up to 32 I/O for DVI, HDMI, 3G-SDI, RGB/YPbPr, and up to 60 I/O for HD/SD-SDI using all 4x input modules. The unit can be controlled through IP or serial connections, and Windows-based software is provided for control and setup. A single monitoring card allows video to be viewed on 1 or 2 outputs for signal verification.
Utah Scientific has introduced an extension of the UTAH-100/UDS routing switcher family to provide support for the new 4K (6 Gbps) signal format. Routers in this new series range from 32x32 to 144x144 and offer the same control options as the very successful UDS routers introduced in 2012. Complementing the new 4K routers will be a new 4K signal-processing module that provides multiplexing and demultiplexing of 1.5Gbps and 3Gbps streams to and from the 6Gbps signal.
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My assignment: to be rubbed, scrubbed and soaked at some of Sarasota's top spas. Nobody said journalism was easy.
I couldn't have picked a better afternoon for a pink Himalayan sea salt polish with hydrating cocoon. It was Multitasking Monday, the workday had gone haywire from the get-go, lunch was a sandwich at my computer, and I'd pulled something in my back at the gym the day before.
And then at 4 p.m., my spa appointment awaited. No email, no cell phone, no Facebook or traffic or hustling to get supper on the table. Just a cup of tea, a fluffy robe, an aromatic massage room, some lovely music, an attentive massage therapist. An hour of quiet reflection. Complete, utter peace.
Is spending an hour or two on a spa treatment a luxury? You bet. But over the course of this story, I learned it's also an essential part of taking care of your skin, your largest organ, "the roof of your body," as one of a happy blur of professionals told me. And an essential part of nurturing your psyche, so you can tackle all those Multitasking Mondays to come.
Lucky me—I sampled five of Sarasota's very best spas. Here's my deliciously fuzzy-headed report.
Spa Hollywood
Ambiance Newly remodeled, Spa Hollywood has a modern California Dreamin' vibe in tan and blue with accents in driftwood and blue glass mosaic tile. Half of the nearly 50 employees work in the big hair, nail and tanning salon, and when I visited the day before Forty Carrots
Family Center's enormous Wine, Women & Shoes luncheon, the place was humming.
Special because "We've had one local owner for 20 years, so there's a lot of consistency in clients and employees who've been with us a long, long time," says spa manager Mary Winter. "We try to please both. If I have quality staff, my clients are better served."
I tried the Body Shaping Wrap, which combines red and brown algae extracts and antioxidants to stimulate circulation and improve the tone of your skin. Erika, who's worked in the spa biz for more than 20 years, used her strong, practiced hands to start a back massage to release tensions and toxins. Since I was suffering from the tail end of a cold, she worked on my lymph nodes, too, and it was a much more pleasant treatment than any over-the-counter medication. She used essential massage oils and body shaping lotions by Pino before wrapping me in layers of sheets (like a burrito) to let the body shaping magic work. Meanwhile a royal jelly facial mask helped to replenish my drying skin. Heavenly. $145 for 60 minutes.
Upgrade the experience Depending on availability, you'll get complimentary shampoo and blow dry with every one-hour massage, facial or body treatment that you purchase so "you can look beautiful when you leave," says Winter. Champagne and wine service, or herbal tea, is also complimentary. "It's the best deal in town," Winter says.
5780 Swift Road, Sarasota , (941) 927-2635; spahollywood.com
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Lavender Essential Oil by Sonoma Lavender. It encourages sleep, elevates your mood and is even said to alleviate headaches. "People like to carry home the spa experience with them, and lavender is the most popular," says spa manager Mary Winter.
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Spa
Ambiance Super posh, with Tuscan-toned décor in amber and café au lait. Lots of thoughtful niceties await, like orange-slice and strawberry infused ice water to quench your thirst after a dry sauna, and, to depuff your eyes, steely-cold compresses floating in a silver ice bowl topped by three perfect slices of cucumber.
Special because with 16,000 square feet of facilities and 100-plus treatments offered, it's the area's largest and most extensive resort spa. Besides the many massage and hydro rooms (even a couples room), there's a whole wing christened the Relaxation Sanctuary, with separate steam rooms, saunas and whirlpools for men and women. It leads to a private outdoor terrace overlooking a lovely healing garden, where, if you time your treatments around the lunch hour, you can order a shrimp cocktail or maybe some Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial champagne with frozen grapes. This ultra-luxe spa has been open to the public since 2011, so what are you waiting for?
Don't miss The Ritz-Carlton Signature Massage. Each one is completely customized to the client depending on his or her need, whether it's deep neuromuscular or Swedish, or a little bit of both. $150 for 50 minutes; $210 for 80 minutes.
Upgrade the experience If you're planning a day at The Ritz-Carlton Members Beach Club, call ahead to arrange for the spa to come to your poolside cabana with a chair massage and paraffin dip.
I tried The Energy Balance Massage. It taps into the Chinese philosophy of using the five elements of air, water, earth, fire and metal—each represented by a different pharmaceutical-grade oil blend massaged into specific chakra points (thyme and basil on the abdomen, for example). The massage begins with two tuning forks used as "vibrational healing tools"—one set at the temple, and the other set atop a hot stone placed upon the sternum—and then continues with a combination of Swedish and deep muscular massage. When my massage therapist, Michelle Bessette, laid a steaming hot towel across my back to signal the session's end, I was almost too relaxed to arise. $225 for 80 minutes of pure bliss.
1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Sarasota, (941) 309-2090, ritzcarlton.com/sarasota
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Epicuren's after-bath moisturizers. "They're natural and loaded with essential oils that will tune in to what your skin needs," says massage therapist Michelle Bessette. "Applied just after a shower, they moisturize and penetrate." And they come in amazing aromas, like Bessette's favorite, Kuku Coconut.
L. Spa
Ambiance The smallest of all the spas we sampled, L. Spa sports a youthful, contemporary vibe in cheery Caribbean colors: pale turquoise, fuschia, lavender and lime.
Special because "of our experienced staff," says owner LeeAnne Swor. "We're not the typical spa; it's like your best girlfriend told you where to get your skin, nails and medical skin care done."
Signature treatment Skin care, from facials to Botox, Juvederm and other fillers are offered under the medical supervision of Dr. John Fezza, cosmetic facial surgeon, and Sue McCann, R.N. "We are a medical spa; we can offer products and services that are more results-oriented than simply a relaxing facial," says Swor.
I tried the Age Smart Facial, a highly oxygenating treatment completely customized to my skin's needs by my lovely medical aesthetician, Joanna Mlotkowska. Trained in Warsaw under a dermatologist's eye, Mlotkowska subscribes to the "gentle European technique; no harsh chemical peels." She deftly applied fish collagen, an algae mask and a variety of vitamins to hydrate, moisturize and protect. My skin glowed for weeks afterward, and even my under-eye circles were minimized. "After 50," she gently reminded me, "it's maintenance, maintenance, maintenance." $125 for 60 minutes.
Don't miss The Coconut Milk & Honey Ritual. A massage and coconut milk-organic cane sugar scrub all in one, it's dubbed "the Royal Treatment" for all the obvious reasons. $145 for 80 minutes.
Upgrade the experience L. Spa offers email-only specials monthly (and sometimes weekly, depending on time of year). Sign up for the e-newsletter at lboutiques.com.
556 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota , (941) 906-1358, Lboutiques.com
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Biologique Recherche P50 balancing exfoliator. Used twice daily, it speeds up the skin's exfoliating process and reconstruction of the epidermal shield, and helps maintain acid pH. "It's the elementary product for all types of skin," says aesthetician Joanna Mlotkowska.
Mandala Med-Spa
Ambiance An elaborately carved teak archway ushers you into this comfortable oasis that's decorated throughout with busts of Balinese deities—fitting since it's the area's only Indonesian-infused medical-based spa. The Yoga Shala studio upstairs offers everything from hot yoga to belly dancing.
Special because It offers treatments other area spas don't, such as traditional Thai massage, sometimes called "the lazy man's yoga," which is conducted on the floor instead of a massage table and involves deep stretching, gentle rocking and acupressure. My treatment artist, Stephanie, spent three weeks in Thailand last summer perfecting her technique. The spa is the creation of Dr. Marguerite Barnett, who supervises medical aesthetic treatments in her adjacent office. "Her idea is a holistic approach to health and beauty," says spa manager Angela Nisbet.
Don't miss the Shirodhara, a traditional energy-balancing Ayurvedic treatment in which hot oil is dripped down the forehead, followed by a soothing scalp, neck and shoulder massage. $130 for 75 minutes.
I tried the Samunprai, which began with massaging my feet, because, as Stephanie said, "energy is released" from the bottom up. She used both her hands and a steamed poultice filled with herbs to touch lightly various pressure points from toes to head; then the poultice was rolled over the skin in a gentle but effective manner. When the client flips over on the back, she adds elements of traditional Thai massage, stretching and manipulating creaky joints using an oil mix including wheat germ and lavender. Historically, this treatment was used on warriors returning from battle; even if your only weapon of choice is a computer mouse, you'll feel amazing afterward. I really did drift off briefly into slumberland. $150 for 90 minutes.
Upgrade the experience Mandala Med-Spa offers several day spa packages. The Deluxe Day of Healing, for example, includes a private yoga session, reflexology or Reiki session, Javanese foot back and massage or facial for $280.
1715 Stickney Point Road, Sarasota 34231, (941) 927-2278,
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Revision Intellishade SPF 45, an anti-aging tinted moisturizer in radiant or matte finish. Both formulas include a powerful wrinkle-reducing peptide and provide broad spectrum UVA and UVB coverage. "This is one product that can be used on its own and delivers fantastic results," says spa manager Angela Nisbet.
The Met Day Spa & Salon
Ambiance Tastefully tropical in tones of sand and sea, with banana leaf and coral motifs on fabrics and furnishings, and bamboo-pole ceilings in the massage rooms. While waiting for your session in the comfy lounge, enjoy a cup of fragrant South African Rooibos vanilla tea, said to encourage relaxation.
Special because It's a full 6,500-square-foot day spa that offers aesthetics, massage, hydro rooms, and a terrific hair and nail salon. The focus is on continuing staff education, says spa manager Heather Smith. There's an unpretentious yet professional vibe. "One of our clients summed it up best," says Smith. "What she loves is that it's like it's being at home only better."
I tried The Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Polish with Hydrating Cocoon. Mineral-rich sea salt was mixed with lavender-infused shea butter and vigorously scrubbed on all over by my kind and capable technician, Danae. She then left me for five minutes under the seven strong jets of the bracing Vichy shower (perfectly positioned for your pressure points), and followed up with a shea butter massage and 15 minutes of meditative silence while I was swaddled in warm wet sheets. The treatment improves circulation and exfoliates dead skin, leaving me amazingly smooth and—as Danae aptly puts it—"in la-la land." $120 for 60 minutes.
Upgrade the experience The Met Fashion House adjacent to the spa offers complimentary Trish McEvoy make-up lessons. (It's the only specialty store in North America with two full Trish McEvoy counters.)
Don't miss The Sundari Four-handed Massage. Yes, that's right: two massage specialists together in synchronized fashion give you a well-being massage using warm oils to restore your flow of "prana," or life force. $270 for 80 minutes.
35 Boulevard of Presidents, St. Armands , (941) 388-1772, themetsarasota.com
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The ChromaWhite multi-step skin care system by Dermalogica. "It brightens the skin and has lots of anti-aging benefits," says manager Heather Smith. "And it's great for sensitive skin."
Everybody wants to lose weight, get fit and unplug, right? Sounds like a spa destination vacation to us.
Malaka Hilton of Admiral Travel in Sarasota is on top of the trend. "Our customers want the all-inclusive experience—culture, great food, great wine, but please cut out some hours for me to enjoy a spa," she says. Check out destination spas in hot spots like Vietnam, Spain, Tuscany and the Caribbean, she advises.
We did a bit of sleuthing on our own:
The Oasis Spa at Couples Tower Isle in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, earned Travel + Leisure's top score for Best Caribbean Hotel Spas last year for a $30 million renovation that brought the 1950s-glam all-inclusive resort into the 21st century. Seaweed body nourish wraps, bamboo fusion massages and other yummy treatments are conducted in the bright white, Zen-inspired treatment rooms perched on the blue, blue Caribbean Sea. couples.com/tower-isle
The Luxsa Spa at the Hansar Hotel in Bangkok was named to Conde Nast Traveler's coveted Hot List 2012 of 35 best new spas around the world for its sumptuous herbal healing Thai massage and its tasteful ambiance, "like a ranch house occupied by an Asia-loving great-aunt." hansarbangkok.com/luxsa
The Fonteverde Tuscan Resort & Spa, set in the rolling Siennese hills in San Casciano dei Bagni, won a prestigious 2012 World Travel Award for "Italy's Leading Spa Resort." A 17th-century grand resort built by a member of the Medici family (don't worry, it's been updated several times since), it's renowned for the rejuvenating power of its thermal spring waters. fonteverdespa.com/en/luxury_spa_resort.htm
And closer to home, superstar architect David Rockwell transformed the mid-century modern Carillon Hotel into the Canyon Ranch Miami Beach—a sleek 150-suite beachfront hotel and 70,000-square-foot Wellness Spa with 54 treatment rooms and 30 different daily exercise classes—everything from power yoga to boxer's workout. canyonranch.com/miamibeach
More Top spas
John Carl Spa and Salon
1345 Second St., Sarasota
(941) 330-8000; johncarlspa.com
Body masks and polishes, herbal wraps, massages, facials, hydrotherapy treatments and more.
Les Ciseaux Hair Salon and Spa
6 N. Boulevard of Presidents, St. Armands
(941) 388-2176; lesciseauxsalonspasarasota.com
Massage, facials, nails, permanent make-up, fillers and more.
Melody's Center for Authentic Beauty
555 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota
(941) 952-1010; melodys.us
Aromatherapy treatments, body detoxification, massage and more.
Beauty Bar at Simply Spoiled Boutique
1471 Main St., Sarasota
(941) 364-3337; facebook.com/beautybarsarasota
Facials, waxing, professional make-up applications, organic spray tans, and manicures and pedicures "for busy mothers and strong professional women in-between meetings on the go."


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Pesticide data shows fresh produce safety record
Tom Karst
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- Letter: Online organic resource fights misinformation
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- Alliance issues consumer guide to farmers' markets
Ridiculous! Go OORGANIC!!
"Organic" does not mean free from pesticide residues, and many organic growers have lobbied to prevent USDA from testing organic produce.
Funny how these studies on pesticide consumption are so short. Has there ever been a cumulated study done over the course f a lifetime? Sure it is deemed safe to each once but does it compound the more longer you eat?
Again, who determines the safety level of the pesticides and what have they left out in their testing. Many of the pesticides are new and have not been studied for their affects on the human body. And what are the combined affects of multiple pesticides? More testing should be conducted before officially determining this unconventionally grown food safe.
Federal and state governments determine the safety levels of pesticides. The USDA and EPA carefully and concisely explained the regulatory process in the content of the PDP report. You should read the "Q and A" and "What Consumers Should Know" sections. You may be reassured to learn that the US regulatory systems is among the most stringent in the world and protective of even the most sensitive in our population - infants and children. You can also visit safefruitsandveggies.com and read the Expert Panel report which also includes a section on the US regulatory processes in place to protect public health.
There are literally decades of nutritional studies that clearly show that increased consumption of fruits and veggies improve health and prevent diseases - these studies were conducted using conventionally grown produce. Most recently, a peer reviewed study that appeared in the journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology found that if only half of Americans increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables by a single serving that 20,000 cancer cases could be prevented each year. Again this study analyzed conventionally grown produce.
Thank you to the Alliance and the anonymous posts above. Realistically we are facing a real paradox here that needs to be straightened out with clear communication and not rhetoric. The consumption of fruits and vegetables stands on the edge of a knife. It can be pushed to fall into increased consumption and health benefits when consumers are given straight talk. The other option is that consumers are scared into shying away from these fruits and vegetables for fear of hazardous side-effects from chemicals which have been tested over and over and over. We perform regular multi-residue screenings and our results tend to be less than 1ppm across the board, sometimes less than half that amount. We are literally talking amounts so small they are nearly indetectable. The benefits of a fruit and veggie-filled diet far outweigh supposed harmful side effects that are usually propogated by the organic industry in an attempt to win over consumers. More often than not this rhetoric simply scares consumers away from healthy eating, organic or not. CHOOSE HEALTHY EATING! CHOOSE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES!!
It's ridiculous to think that people are not getting enough fruits and vegetables because they're worried about pesticides. People aren't getting enough fruits and vegetables because they either A) prefer to eat things like bread, rice, pasta and french fries or B) don't have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. People in cities all over the U.S. live in areas where they don't have access to a grocery store that carries fresh produce. 7/11 isn't exactly a big retailer of lettuce. Food banks struggle to provide fresh produce to families who need it. And even these populations had better access to these nutritious foods, many wouldn't know how to prepare the foods. In the government's zeal to reduce the amount of fat in US diets, the emphasis placed on grains has come at both the consequence of addicting the public to carbs and undermining the need for vegetables and the essential nutrients they provide.
Viljoen (2013) further commented that "… a recent industry sponsored review concluded that ''the available literature shows no solid evidence linking glyphosate exposure to adverse developmental or reproductive effects at environmentally realistic exposure concentrations'' (Williams et al., 2012). The authors of the latter suggest that where glyphosate toxicity has been observed, it is the result of ''surfactants present in the formulations and not the direct result of glyphosate exposure''. This argument is irrelevant since it is the formulation that is being applied in practice and is part of the ''herbicide complex'' of chemicals taken up by the plant."
Bellé et al. (2012) have responded to Williams et al. (2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1093... and point out the following: "The authors consider our results as "not environmentally relevant" because of the concentrations used. The sentence was repeated five times in their article. This is a speculative assertion since (1) we observe effects at concentrations (8 mM affecting 100% of the individual cells at short time exposure) below the usage concentration (20 mM) of the herbicide. Therefore, regarding the considerable amount of glyphosate-based product sprayed worldwide, the concentration of Roundup in every single micro droplet is far above the threshold concentration that would activate the cell cycle checkpoint. (2) The effects we demonstrate were obtained by a short exposure time (minutes) of the cells to glyphosate based products, and nothing excludes that prolonged exposure to lower doses may also have effects. Since glyphosate is commonly found present in drinking water in many countries, low doses with long exposure by ingestion are a fact. The consequences of this permanent long term exposure remain to be further investigated but cannot just be ignored."
Furthermore, Bellé et al. (2012) also point out that "The authors do not take into account in their interpretation of our results the very poor cell membrane permeability of pure glyphosate (Riechers et al. 1994), although they do state that "commercial formulations include a surfactant system ... allowing penetration of the active ingredient." Since our results were obtained for short exposure time at neutral pH, we ascribed the absence of cellular effect of pure glyphosate to this poor permeability. To our knowledge, pure glyphosate is not used as an herbicide in agriculture applications and we ignore whether, in such conditions, pure glyphosate is or not an herbicide." In other words in pure form glyphosate cannot be taken up by the cell and that is why a surfactant is used. So how many safety studies on glyphosate sponsored by industry and evaluated by the EPA have included surfactant? Basically none! In an industry sponsored review of glyphosate, Williams et al. disregard the role of the surfactant in the toxicity of glyphosate. So that is most likely why independent studies (that use the formulation) show toxicity, and industry sponsored studies (that use pure glyphosate) do not.
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Severe Weather
Current Watches and Warnings
Ohio, Lorain
Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 11:17 PM EST on January 31, 2015
Expires 12:00 PM EST on February 02, 2015
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon EST Monday...
* snow accumulations... generally 8 to 12 inches... with the
highest accumulations in Northwest Ohio.
* Ice accumulations... a light glaze possible from Findlay to
Norwalk south if snow briefly mixed freezing rain or sleet on
Sunday evening.
* Snow beginning... snow will develop after midnight.
* Period of most intense snow... the heaviest snow will occur
from Sunday afternoon through through midnight.
* Snow ending... Monday morning.
* Winds... will be strongest across Northern Ohio. Northeast
winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph on
Sunday night with significant blowing drifting and blowing
snow across Northern Ohio.
* Impacts... hazardous travel conditions are expected due to
significant snow accumulations and greatly reduced
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
If you will be traveling in the warning area you should use
extreme caution if travel is unavoidable. Stay tuned to NOAA
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High Wind Warning - Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island
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- Connecticut - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Warning - Hartford, Northern Fairfield, Northern Litchfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Litchfield, Southern New Haven, Tolland, Windham
Winter Storm Watch - Southern Middlesex, Southern New London
- Florida - Coastal Hazard Statement
Coastal Hazard Statement - Coastal Broward County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Coastal Palm Beach County
- Georgia - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Brantley
- Hawaii - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory , High Surf Advisory
Areal Flood Advisory - Haleakala Summit, Kahoolawe, Lanai Makai, Lanai Mauka, Leeward Haleakala, Maui Leeward West
Areal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory - Maui Central Valley, Maui Windward West, Molokai Leeward, Molokai Windward, Windward Haleakala
High Surf Advisory - Kauai Leeward, Kauai Windward, Niihau, Oahu Koolau, Oahu North Shore, Waianae Coast
- Idaho - Winter Weather Advisory , Special Statement
Winter Weather Advisory - Central Panhandle Mountains, Coeur d'Alene Area, Northern Panhandle
Special Statement - Big and Little Wood River Region, Cache Valley/Idaho Portion, Caribou Highlands, Eastern Magic Valley, Lost River/Pashimeroi, Lower Snake River Plain, Sawtooth Mountains, South Central Highlands, Upper Snake Highlands, Upper Snake River Plain, Wasatch Mountains/Idaho Portion
- Illinois - Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Weather Advisory - Christian, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Morgan, Moultrie, Pike, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby
Winter Storm Warning - Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Cook, De Kalb, De Witt, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Lake, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, Woodford
- Indiana - Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Weather Advisory - Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Marion, Ohio, Parke, Putnam, Ripley, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Wayne
Winter Storm Warning - Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, De Kalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, La Porte, Lagrange, Lake, Madison, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Warren, Wells, White, Whitley
- Iowa - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Weather Advisory , Public Information Statement
Winter Storm Warning - Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth, Wright
Winter Weather Advisory - Allamakee, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek
Public Information Statement - Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek
- Kansas - Wind Advisory , Winter Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory - Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Sumner
Winter Weather Advisory - Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jewell, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Republic, Washington
- Kentucky - Winter Weather Advisory , Special Statement
Winter Weather Advisory - Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton
- Louisiana - Flood Warning
Flood Warning - Beauregard, Calcasieu
- Maine - Winter Storm Watch , Wind Chill Advisory , Public Information Statement
Winter Storm Watch - Androscoggin, Central Penobscot, Central Washington, Coastal Cumberland, Coastal Hancock, Coastal Waldo, Coastal Washington, Coastal York, Interior Cumberland, Interior Hancock, Interior Waldo, Interior York, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Washington, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford, Southern Penobscot, Southern Piscataquis, Southern Somerset
Wind Chill Advisory - Central Piscataquis, Central Somerset, Northeast Aroostook, Northern Franklin, Northern Oxford, Northern Penobscot, Northern Piscataquis, Northern Somerset, Northwest Aroostook, Southeast Aroostook
Public Information Statement - Central Penobscot, Central Piscataquis, Central Washington, Coastal Hancock, Coastal Washington, Interior Hancock, Northeast Aroostook, Northern Penobscot, Northern Piscataquis, Northern Somerset, Northern Washington, Northwest Aroostook, Southeast Aroostook, Southern Penobscot, Southern Piscataquis
- Maryland - Winter Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory - Carroll, Central and Eastern Allegany, Extreme Western Allegany, Frederick, Northern Baltimore, Northwest Harford, Washington
- Massachusetts - Winter Storm Watch , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Watch - Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth
Winter Storm Warning - Central Middlesex County, Eastern Essex, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Hampden, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Northern Berkshire, Northern Bristol, Northern Worcester, Northwest Middlesex County, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Berkshire, Southern Worcester, Suffolk, Western Essex, Western Franklin, Western Hampden, Western Hampshire, Western Norfolk, Western Plymouth
- Michigan - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning - Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne
Winter Weather Advisory - Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Lapeer, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa, Shiawassee, St. Clair
- Minnesota - Wind Chill Advisory , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , Public Information Statement
Wind Chill Advisory - Central St. Louis, Clay, East Marshall, East Polk, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake Of The Woods, Mahnomen, Norman, North Beltrami, North Clearwater, North Itasca, North St. Louis, Northern Cook/Northern Lake, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, South Beltrami, South Clearwater, South Itasca, Southern Cook/North Shore, Southern Lake/North Shore, West Marshall, West Polk
Winter Weather Advisory - Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan
Winter Storm Warning - Rock
Public Information Statement - Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona
- Missouri - Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Weather Advisory - Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Grundy, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Shelby
Winter Storm Warning - Adair, Clark, Gentry, Harrison, Knox, Lewis, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Sullivan, Worth
- Nebraska - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning - Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Gage, Hamilton, Hooker, Jefferson, Lancaster, Merrick, Nance, Otoe, Platte, Polk, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, Stanton, Thayer, Thurston, Washington, Wayne, York
Winter Weather Advisory - Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Deuel, Eastern Cherry, Garden, Garfield, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Holt, Howard, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Knox, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Pierce, Richardson, Rock, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Valley, Webster, Western Cherry, Wheeler
- New Hampshire - Winter Storm Watch , Wind Chill Advisory
Winter Storm Watch - Belknap, Cheshire, Coastal Rockingham, Eastern Hillsborough, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan, Western And Central Hillsborough
Wind Chill Advisory - Northern Coos, Southern Coos
- New Jersey - Winter Storm Watch , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Watch - Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Western Essex, Western Union
Winter Storm Warning - Morris, Sussex, Warren, Western Bergen, Western Passaic
- New Mexico - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Record Report - Central Lea County, Eddy County Plains, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, Northern Lea County, Southern Lea County
Public Information Statement - Central Highlands, Chaves County Plains, Chuska Mountains, Curry County, De Baca County, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Eastern Lincoln County, Eastern San Miguel County, Estancia Valley, Far Northeast Highlands, Far Northwest Highlands, Guadalupe County, Harding County, Jemez Mountains, Lower Chama River Valley, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, Northeast Highlands, Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River, Northwest Highlands, Northwest Plateau, Quay County, Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa, Roosevelt County, San Francisco River Valley, San Juan Mountains, Sandia/Manzano Mountains, Santa Fe Metro Area, South Central Highlands, South Central Mountains, Southern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet, Southwest Chaves County, Southwest Mountains, Union County, Upper Rio Grande Valley, Upper Tularosa Valley, West Central Highlands, West Central Mountains, West Central Plateau, West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- New York - Winter Storm Watch , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Watch - Bronx, Eastern Essex, Hamilton, Kings (Brooklyn), Lewis, Monroe, New York (Manhattan), Niagara, Northeast Suffolk, Northern Cayuga, Northern Herkimer, Northern Nassau, Northern Oneida, Northern Queens, Northern Warren, Northern Washington, Northwest Suffolk, Orleans, Oswego, Richmond (Staten Is.), Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester, Southwest Suffolk, Wayne, Western Essex
Winter Storm Warning - Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Eastern Albany, Eastern Columbia, Eastern Dutchess, Eastern Greene, Eastern Rensselaer, Eastern Schenectady, Eastern Ulster, Genesee, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Northern Erie, Northern Fulton, Northern Saratoga, Northern Westchester, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rockland, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Southeast Warren, Southern Cayuga, Southern Erie, Southern Fulton, Southern Herkimer, Southern Oneida, Southern Saratoga, Southern Washington, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Western Albany, Western Columbia, Western Dutchess, Western Greene, Western Rensselaer, Western Schenectady, Western Ulster, Wyoming, Yates
- North Carolina - Wind Advisory
Wind Advisory - Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania
- North Dakota - Wind Chill Advisory
Wind Chill Advisory - Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Cass, Cavalier, Eastern Walsh County, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, McHenry, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Rolette, Sheridan, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill, Wells, Western Walsh County
- Ohio - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Weather Advisory , Special Statement
Winter Storm Warning - Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula Inland, Ashtabula Lakeshore, Auglaize, Champaign, Columbiana, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fulton, Geauga, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lake, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Mercer, Miami, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Portage, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Union, Van Wert, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot
Winter Weather Advisory - Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jefferson, Licking, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Tuscarawas, Warren
Special Statement - Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton
- Oregon - Air Stagnation Advisory
Air Stagnation Advisory - Central and Eastern Lake County, Central Douglas County, Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Jackson County, Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County
- Pennsylvania - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Warning - Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Clarion, Clearfield, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Forest, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, Northern Erie, Northern Lycoming, Northern Wayne, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton, Southern Erie, Southern Lycoming, Southern Wayne, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Wyoming
Winter Weather Advisory - Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Westmoreland Ridges, York
Winter Storm Watch - Upper Bucks, Western Chester, Western Montgomery
- Rhode Island - Winter Storm Watch , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Watch - Block Island, Bristol, Newport, Washington
Winter Storm Warning - Eastern Kent, Northwest Providence, Southeast Providence, Western Kent
- South Dakota - Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning
Winter Weather Advisory - Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Jerauld, Jones, Lake, Lyman, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Sanborn, Todd, Tripp
Winter Storm Warning - Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, Union, Yankton
- Tennessee - Wind Advisory , Special Statement
Wind Advisory - Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe
Special Statement - Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, De Kalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson
- Texas - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Flood Warning - Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Northern Newton, Orange, Polk, Southern Newton, Trinity, Tyler
Record Report - Andrews, Bailey, Big Bend Area, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Davis/Apache Mountains Area, Dawson, Dickens, Ector, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Guadalupe Mountains, Hale, Hall, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Marfa Plateau, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Motley, Parmer, Pecos, Presidio Valley, Reagan, Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos, Scurry, Stonewall, Swisher, Terrell, Terry, Upton, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
Public Information Statement - Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Wilson, Zavala
- Utah - Dense Fog Advisory , Avalanche Warning
Dense Fog Advisory - La Sal and Abajo Mountains, Southeast Utah
Avalanche Warning - Southern Utah Mountains
- Vermont - Winter Storm Warning , Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Warning - Bennington, Eastern Windham, Western Windham
Winter Storm Watch - Eastern Addison, Eastern Rutland, Orange, Washington, Western Addison, Western Rutland, Windsor
- Washington - Winter Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory - Northeast Mountains, Okanogan Highlands, Spokane Area
- West Virginia - Winter Weather Advisory , Special Statement
Winter Weather Advisory - Berkeley, Brooke, Hancock, Morgan, Ohio
Special Statement - Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Nicholas, Putnam, Roane, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wirt
- Wisconsin - Lake Effect Snow Advisory , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Lake Effect Snow Advisory - Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas
Winter Weather Advisory - Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Iowa, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Washington, Waukesha
Winter Storm Warning - Grant, Green, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth
Special Statement - Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood
Public Information Statement - Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon


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Real live baseball news! I would do a happy dance, except I don't really dance aside from That One Time At That One Concert, but for good reason, that stays in Vegas. (I mean that in the non-literal sense. After reading the Percy Jackson book where they go to the Lotus Casino, I am way too scared to ever go to Vegas. )
My fears are grounded in reality(ish).
In Giants baseball news, they've all but finalized a deal with everyone's favorite freak-injury-prone lefty, Jeremy Affeldt. The deal would keep him in San Francisco for three years at about $18 million. Affeldt is 33 – and did I mention freak injury prone – so the first reaction is, That's a lot of years and That's a lot of money. At the same time, it's not. He's very durable, in terms of his pitching arm and aside from his children, and a core part of the bullpen. In some ways, it's a gamble and in some ways, it's not. It's significant money, no two ways about it, but I think relievers are often unvalued, with the exception of closers on occasion, and I don't think this is a bad place to put some money. I see Affeldt and Romo as the relief pitchers to lose, so I think it makes sense all around. I do wonder what the payroll situation will be following another championship win and if it increases, this would certainly make that much more sense.
In non-Giants news… the Marlins kind of spontaneously combusted. And I know you're thinking, didn't they do that a long time ago? Which wouldn't be wrong. There are so many points in the past season alone that could be described that way. The Marlins necessitate my favorite train wreck photo over and over and over again.
Ahem. Anyway. No, they didn't spontaneously combust like any of the times before. They just sort of unloaded the better part – not as in better, more as in, most – of their roster on the unsuspecting Blue Jays and left us all scratching our heads even more than when their nightclub in right field was so loud the bullpen couldn't hear their phone.
(Question: Do they call it a nightclub during day games?)
Nah. Not scratching our heads as much as that, actually. They got rid of some sizeable contracts and promised to hide their embarrassed faces for a while, while they plot new ways to overpay players and hire managers who have bad news written all over them. Should be a good time!
Diamond Girl
p.s. Oh! Is LeBron James a free agent? He already lives in Miami and everything. Get on the phone, Jeffrey Loria.


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Look forward to warmer months with Amy's Pick of the day. This recipe card was created from a vintage image of a seashell on a beach. It's a perfect addition to your kitchen organization or as a decorative touch in a gift for a friend.
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