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28.11.05 - Chicago fan favorite Mike "Tension" Nevitt, 10-0, (5KO's) drops down one weight class this Saturday night as he takes on Rocky "The Hawaiian Nightmare" Smith, 13-4 (11KO's) in a special attraction Illinois State Light Heavyweight Championship bout at the Aragon Ballroom. The eight round battle is part of another installment of "The Best in Chicago Boxing" series as Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions and Julio Cesar Chavez along with Miller Lite and TCF Bank present "Azteca America" on Saturday, December 3rd.
The Aragon Ballroom is located at 1106 W. Lawrence near the corner of Broadway and Lawrence. Tickets, starting at $25 are available in advance by calling 312-226-5800. Doors for this special Saturday night show open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.
Speaking after an intense training session under the watchful eye of longtime trainer Sam Colonna, Nevitt spoke of the opportunity to fight Rocky Smith for the Illinois State Title. "I feel faster and stronger at 175, facing a guy like Rocky I'll have to be at my best. He's fought better competition and it's a great test for me."
About the timing of this crossroads fight, the 34 year old former two-time World Kickboxing Champion (2002, 2005--186 lb. division), the good looking Nevitt said "this is my time to devote myself 100% to boxing and put the kickboxing off to the side for now. My first ten pro bouts have been at a certain level and Smith presents a real chance to step up the ladder for me career."
In closing, Nevitt stated, "It's a great fight for the fans here in Chicago, they've been verysupportive of me since I started fighting in the city two years ago and they should see agreat fight between me and Rocky. I'm more than ready for this bout."
Nevitt's last fight was a third round knockout over Jason Medina on the 8 Count Productions' Latin Fury event at Cicero Stadium on October 14th of this year, completing his unbeaten record.
Smith, of Muskegon, Michigan is best known for his nationally televised, ESPN2 broadcast 9thround TKO over previously unbeaten Nick Cook on March 19, 2004, an all out battle which took place at the Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He also knocked out veteran tough guy, Anwar Oshana on ESPN2 four months later in Muskegon.
Said Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, "Rocky's a tough guy and it's a real step up forMike. He's fought on our shows four times and we're very happy to present this title fight for our fans who have enjoyed his previous bouts."
The main event of the evening features Ricardo Castillo, 22-2 (14KO's) of Mexicali, Mexico in a ten round super featherweight bout against Hugo Vargas, 11-8-1 (6KO's ) of Mexico City, Mexico. Castillo is on an eleven bout winning streak, most recently knocking out Phillip Payne on October 7, 2005 at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. He will be accompanied to the ring by his brother, two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Jose Luis twice fought Diego Corrales this year, avenging the controversial "Fight of the Year" loss this past May by knocking out Corrales last month. In his last bout Vargas won the WBC/Caribbean Boxing Federation belt by winning a unanimous decision over Ramon Leyte in Polanco, Mexico on June 9, 2005. The will be the first time Castillo and Vargas have fought in Chicago.
The co-main event features the return to the 8 Count Productions' ring of Gilbert Venegas, 9-1-1 (6KO's) now fighting out of Chicago, IL. Venegas, will battle Sergio De La Torre, 10-7-1 (1KO) of Escondido, California in an eight round welterweight bout. Venegas is coming off a brutal fifth round TKO of Steve Vincent last month at Cicero Stadium, a bout televised internationally on SOLO BOXEO. De La Torre is best known for his nationally televised brawl with contender Jauquin Gallardo on December 13, 2003 in San Francisco, a back and forth war which saw both combatants having success throughout the first seven rounds before Gallardo stopped De La Torre in the eighth.
Heavy handed Chicago prospect Rudy Cisneros, 8-1 (7KO's) will appear in a scheduled six round bout. Two weeks ago Cisneros devastated Moises Martinez before a packed Aragon Ballroom with a first round knockout and is fast becoming a hot prospect to watch.
Also featured on the undercard is Chicagoland's finest women's boxer,Rita Figueroa, 5-0 (2KO's). This past September Rita won a six round hard fought decision over Maria Nava which had the large crowd at the "Viva Mexico" event on their feet numerous times applauding both participants. Rita will take on Mercedes Mercury, 3-7 (1KO) of Centennial, Colorado in a six round junior welterweight bout.
Just added to the card is a six round junior middleweight bout between Eric Batista, 3-0 (3KO's) and Rohan "The Beast" Nanton of Brooklyn, NY.
Rounding out the undercard is Chicagoan Jose Ortega, 4-0 (3KO's) who will featured in a six round junior welterweight bout.
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be The Voice of Latin Boxing, Lupe Conteras. Lupe is recognized internationally as amongst the finest voices in professional boxing and is a long time presence at 8 Count Productions' events.
Additional information on this event will be announced shortly. For further information please visit the 8 Count Productions website at www.8countproductions.com
For directions to the Aragon Ballroom, please visit their website at www.aragon.com
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I have encountered a problem with white smoke emitting from the exhaust in my 2000 F550 chassis v-10 engine motorhome. Head was actually leaking antifreeze through the casting and into the exhaust. To replace both heads with parts and labor I paid $7560.49. This seems crazy expensive to me. Their shop rate is $112.00 an hour and quoted 34 hours to perform, parts totaled $3,050. I couldn't find anything to dispute this price until now. Hope you can help. - Visitor
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You mention a very significant loophole in the world of repair time quoting -- there are no "time standards" for motorhomes like yours since they are not all created equal! So, you are left to resorting to actual time as quoted by a shop. That amount of time in one respect seems ridiculous...one would question if the shop you utilized was equipped appropriately to perform the job. Problem is - there is no point of reference to this. You don't have anything to stand on. And, worse yet -- it's too late! Now that the job is done, you really have no good recourse... The second problem I suggest -- a better option may have been to replace the engine with a complete Ford unit. I guarantee you that you could cost that out about the same (or less????), and have a 3 year / 100,000 mile warranty to boot. I'm really sorry you've had this experience; it sounds like your instincts were correct. For that kind of money on the table, there are so many different things you could do. - DaveJHM
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Americanagrams: Nicki Bluhm
Americanagrams: snapshots of emerging artists taken during the Americana Music Festival in Nashville.
Nicki Bluhm did not plan any of this. Not the viral explosion of her "Van Session" videos. Not The Gap ad campaign. Not even the music career.
The San Francisco-based singer, songwriter and front woman for The Gramblers thought she would be a teacher or work with horses until Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips heard her sing. Now she has a new album, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers (released August 27 on Little Sur Records), new fans from a stripped-down cover of Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go for That," recorded by iPhone in the band's van that caught fire on YouTube, and a big assist from Madison Avenue in the form of a 2012 international ad campaign for The Gap that put her face on billboards and in magazines around the world.
We talked to Bluhm before her recent Americana Music Fest set at The Mercy Lounge with the Gramblers, consisting of now-husband and band director Tim Bluhm on keyboards, guitars and vocals, Deren Ney on lead guitar, Dave Mulligan on rhythm guitar and vocals, Steve Adams on bass and Mike Curry on drums.
I read that you grew up riding and taking care of horses. Does that background influence you as a musician?
As a kid and even as a young adult, I spent all my time out at the barn. You listen to music a lot when you're grooming horses and getting ready. The full range of songs and genres entered into the barn, but I think country music is sort of a no-brainer to listen to when you're out in nature, riding, being with the animals. And that kind of music is certainly one of my influences.
Can you share the story of how you and your husband met and how it led to your career in music?
I had been a fan of Tim Bluhm and The Mother Hips. I was at a New Year's Eve show they played and there was an after-party. I just showed up and there was a round-robin, pass-the-guitar-around kind of thing. The guitar landed in my lap and I knew a few songs, and I'd had just the right amount of beer that gave me that liquid courage. So I played a song and Tim kind of pulled me outside after I was finished. He said, "I did not know you sang." And I was just kind of like, "I don't really, you know … I was just drunk enough to do it in front of you." (Laughs) He told me I should come up to San Francisco and record. Empty promises were kind of what I expected, especially from the musician types, you know? But he actually called about a week later and really did follow through. He invited me up to the studio, we recorded a couple songs that first night and after that it was just, "Game on."
Do you find many people at your shows now make the connection to Tim's band or do they tend to be two different audiences?
I think there's definitely overlap. The Mother Hips community was just really nice to me right away and embraced me. That could have gone either way, but I got really lucky and everybody's been so supportive and sweep. And now we're finding too that people find out about The Gramblers and then discover The Mother Hips, so we're starting to give back to the Hips a little bit, which is nice.
You two must be together all the time when you're touring and performing. Does that make things harder, easier or both?
Both. Definitely both. When you're touring as much as we are it's hard to kind of find that non-bandmate relationship. So you go through periods of time where you're really not husband-and-wife, you're bandmates. You're both exhausted, malnourished, at your wit's end and you try not to associate that much because you just kind of have to be in your own space. But it's great too, because if he was gone all the time and I was stuck at home, I would be insanely envious. So you know, with the good comes the bad.
The Van Sessions seem like one of those simple things you do for fun and then it just explodes. Is that the case? Has that ended up expanding your audience?
It was really just the product of being kind of bored without a radio, driving around a lot and we're musicians, that's what we like to do. It was a nice exercise for us to do. It was great that people responded to it in a positive way. The 17th band session we did was the Hall & Oates and that snowballed and really expanded our audience. Which is really what kicked us in the butt to tour a lot more. So our schedule became a lot more rigorous after that.
What was it like to see yourself on a huge billboard?
It was cool. I didn't get to see it at home in San Francisco because we were touring in Europe. But I did see it at The Gap on the Champs-Élysées, which is like the big shopping strip in Paris. That was very cool. But it was funny because nobody knew it was me. So I walked into The Gap and there I was, my face was giant, but they didn't make the connection. So it was kind of this quiet triumph.
A lot of big things have happened for your career that were not necessarily planned out that way. What do you make of that? Are you a "random chance" or a "meant to be" kind of person?
I think a little bit of both. I think being open, being spontaneous, being flexible, being able to accept offers when they come, trusting in the moment — I try to do that as much as I can.
I get the feeling you really love the Bay Area, and the song "Always Come Back" on the new album seems to reflect that. Is it hard to always be leaving a place you love to go on tour?
Yes, very much so. And it is hard to leave. You know, it's hard to leave friends and family too. But luckily, our band is so tightly knit and supportive, so it's not so bad. We get to do it with people we love. So, it's kind of like portable family. But it is definitely hard to leave, especially when it gets to be fall and winter, the holidays start to come and you want to nest … that's when it gets a little bit harder.
There's a real diverse mix of sounds and styles on the new album, was that something you set out to do or did it just evolve that way?
I think you can be more intentional and try to make a country record or a jazz record or a pop record, but there's just so many kinds of music we love and so many influences we have. A good song is a good song, so why deny it because it doesn't fit stylistically with another. And I think there's definitely a common thread through all the songs with the harmonies, my vocals and other things that tie it all together despite the span of different song styles.
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Finally an Americanagram I can get excited about! (lol) I first encountered Nicki and Tim a couple of years ago when their "Brokedown in Bakersfield" cover band played at LA's Mint Club. It was Bakersfield Sound heaven and Nicki's voice and genuine sweet nature just blew me away! She is about as close as you can get these days to a younger version of Emmylou Harris.
I purchased the ultra low budget "Tim and Nicki Bluhm Duets" EP and just wish the sound quality wasn't so poor as some of the tracks really shine. It's nice to see the song "Always Come Back" was recorded again for this new album, so I will definitely have to check the entire LP out.
I just wish they'd play more gigs in the Los Angeles area in any of their band configurations!
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Book Patrol: A Haven for Book Culture
Book Patrol is a place where you can share in Michael Lieberman's passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact.
Words of Mystery
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "every word was once a poem", but where do these words come from? Independent filmmaker Jessica Oreck unfolds some of the etymological meaning of words in her new animated mini-series, Mysteries of Vernacular. Each word is skillfully constructed within the pages of old books, then animated in a 90 second short, often taking 80 hours or more to create. When complete, the Mysteries' shorts will contain 26 installments of word origins in alphabetical order.
By day, Oreck produces documentary films on such topics as Russian folktales against a backdrop of war in The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga, and Arctic Cowboys, about reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland. The Mysteries mini-series began as a fun exercise in more immediate gratification, in contrast to these lengthy documentaries. To date she has completed four shorts, for the words Clue, Pants and now Assassin and Hearse, however 22 more animated word stories are said to be in the wings, so stay tuned. If you are charmed by Jessica's alphabetical shorts, please consider making a donation in kind.
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- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D
- Production year: 2012
- Country: USA
- Cert (UK): U
- Runtime: 136 mins
- Directors: George Lucas
- Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Jake Lloyd, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Oliver Ford Davies, Pernilla August
Now enhanced, if that is the word, by 3D, this film originally appeared in 1999, two decades after the first (and best) Stars Wars picture and is in reality the first of three laboured prequels. A prequel doesn't introduce things or people, it presumes we already know the things and the people and leans heavily on the audience noting that Jedi knight Ewan McGregor will later become the wise Alec Guinness, and that the sweet-natured 10-year-old genius Anakin Skywalker will grow up to be the villainous Darth Vader. It's cinematic junk food, the pernicious effect of which had already set in long before this film came out.


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Off The Radar Needs Witty Script
By HOPWOOD, Malcolm
If Off The Radar (TV One, Sundays) is the best rural entertainment since Fred Dagg 30 years ago, then I'll never invite John Clarke back home.
I can only imagine the television executives who thought Fred Dagg unfunny are laughing their gumboots off at Te Radar's attempts to become a latter day Pa Kettle.
To be fair there are some amusing moments, including a clumsy attempt to show Mr and Mrs Eel during courtship. And I sort of admire him for what he's trying to deliver, but it isn't good enough.
A programme about a city slicker trying to become self- sufficient down on the farm needs a commanding presence and a witty script and this programme delivers neither.
If his two cows had dug their hooves in and poohed on arrival at his property then that would have been an inspired assessment of the episode.
It's got to get better otherwise John Clarke will instruct us to add Radar's name to Mount Cleese at the city's landfill.
There's a tele-evangelist on Sunday mornings (Hour Of Power, TV3) who preaches possibility thinking.
He's pretty good at it but, together with The Hotel Inspector, Ruth Watson, (TV One, Saturdays) he'd have a tough job revitalising Woodlands Lodge in England.
Ruth claimed the decor resembled "old ladies underwear" and, while the only bloomers tele-evangelists should know about grow in the garden, he'd have said the wallpaper resembles Mark Sainsbury's wardrobe on Tonight.
Woodlands Lodge is run by the ultimate in bland – David and Jenny Norbury and John, their manager.
They've appeared to have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory so often that Ruth was summonsed before they went down the financial gurgler.
Her changes started with the wallpaper from hell, the bathrooms and swept into the corridors, the restaurant and the kitchen where she was served duck with overcooked noodles.
The chef may have been up at the quack of dawn, but the food left her down in the mouth.
Shortly after he left due to a family crisis however the crisis was back at the lodge with the Blands.
Eventually Ruth cowered them into submission but only because a bigger and better hotel was being built down the road.
A transformation started – hades became heaven, purgatory become possibility thinking.
The preacher would have loved it.
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Bestselling Author and Pioneering Scholar of Near Death Experiences, Raymond Moody, Shares His Own Story in a New Memoir, Paranormal
From the bestselling author of Life After Life and pioneer researcher and leading authority on near-death experiences comes Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife, an intimate look at a lifetime spent fearlessly wrestling with humankind´s most important and perplexing question:
What happens when we die?
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012
The concept of the near-death experience–one´s life flashing before one´s eyes, seeing a white light at the end of a tunnel, encountering loved ones waiting on the other side–is familiar to most of us.
But many don´t know that Raymond Moody is the man responsible for introducing this phenomenon to the mainstream, and in the process, completely changing our views on death and dying. In Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife(HarperOne; February 2012), the pioneering researcher reveals how he became the first doctor to extensively study and eventually unveil this previously unknown experience of the near-death experience to the general public. From his childhood curiosity about the soul to his academic exploration of philosophy, from his early research into the afterlife to the publication of the bestselling book Life After Life, Moody´s entire life has been devoted to a deeper understanding of what comes next–and to exploring better ways for the living to encounter the dead.
In this fascinating account, readers will discover the surprisingly thin line between the living and the deceased–and why Moody´s lifetime of scholarship shows that we have evidence for our deepest hopes: that our existence continues beyond this life.
Raymond Moody, M.D.´s seminal work, Life After Life, has sold over ten million copies and completely changed the way in which we view death and dying. He is widely acknowledged as the world´s leading expert in the field of near-death experience.
Paul Perry is an internationally bestselling author who has co-written nine books on near-death experience.
Advanced Praise for Paranormal:
"Paranormal is the fascinating and heart-warming story of Dr. Raymond Moody´s extraordinary life, chronicling the exciting journey that has given us some of the strongest evidence that life after death is a reality. I highly recommend it."
– Jeffrey Long, M.D., author of Evidence of the Afterlife
"Moody radically changed the way modern humans think about the afterlife. In Paranormal, he sums up his journey and shares fresh insights. The result is a thrilling and inspiring literary experience. Anyone who is not grateful for Moody´s immense contribution to human welfare ought to check his pulse."
– Larry Dossey, MD, Author of Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions
"Moody´s lifetime pioneering activities have been the major impulse for all later research that has been attributed to breaking the scientific and social taboo about near-death experiences, shared death experiences, and the possibility of contact with deceased relatives . . . He has helped millions of people to understand and accept these special states of enhanced consciousness, and by doing so he most importantly contributed to the general acceptance of the likelihood of an afterlife. In this open-hearted book he shares with us the many personal ups-and-downs he had to live through to fulfill his aim of life: helping people to understand that there is a continuation of consciousness after death."
– Pim van Lommel, author of Consciousness Beyond Life
"The personal story of Raymond´s life before and during his pioneering research into what happens at the point of death–once again expertly written by Paul Perry–will help every reader better understand their own search for the same answers."
– Dannion Brinkley, author of Secrets of the Ligh
PARANORMAL: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife
By Raymond Moody and Paul Perry
HarperOne, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
February 2012 | $25.99 | Hardcover | ISBN: 9780062046420
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebraymond/moody/prweb9173486.htm


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DANA POINT – She sits.
In a dental chair awaiting X-rays.
Refusing to open her mouth.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
A dental assistant asks a few questions. With each answer, Jennie Mitchell's hand shoots up to cover broken and missing teeth.
She is ashamed.
She'd quit smiling. Quit eating solid food. Quit the profession she'd done all her life.
"I became sad and lonely," Mitchell, now 54, of San Clemente, recalls. "I saw myself regressing."
She had survived so much to get into this chair. Now she wanted to run.
"I would've guessed she was 20 years older than she was," recalls certified dental assistant Bitsy Dietrich. "She was almost to the point of tears. She didn't even want to look you in the eye."
The dental assistant had seen her share of frightened patients over 23 years. None like this.
"She started telling me about all the things she'd been through," says Dietrich. "I got a little choked up."
When they finally got the X-rays taken, it showed a mouth needing seven extractions, three root canals and more than 20 crowns and bridges. Every tooth and gum in her head needed work.
As did Mitchell, who'd let her registered nurse's license expire after what she went through during Hurricane Katrina.
It was a mouth – and a woman – in need of a miracle.


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Chris Columbus has brought to the screen some of the biggest American family films in the last 20 years: Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone, and Mrs. Doubtfire. He also produced and directed the first two Harry Potter films and produced the third as well. Despite this success, Columbus admits that he "always, to this day, [feels] like [he's] gonna walk on a movie and get fired." He reveals to Alec what it was like working with brilliant improvisers like John Candy and Robin Williams—and casting Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.
The first time acclaimed director Stephen Daldry was expected to shout "Action!" he thought it was a joke. Alec met with Stephen Daldry in 2011, weeks before his intimate, post-9/11 drama, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, opened. Daldry's work is precise and intimate, but in conversation with Alec he was passionate about a wide variety of topics, including communal living, the virtues of mass transit, and the Olympics.
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First of all, Mr. Baldwin, I can AND HAVE listened to several of your HTT interviews SEVERAL times. This is another one that I will listen to again and again. Mr. Columbus is SUCH a down-to-earth guy -- such a beautiful thing. It's so nice to hear of another superior/boss/director who treats their employees with this kind of respect. <3
And when will there be more interviews?! You're still doing this, correct? Oh I hope so, I absolutely love your interviewing style. Looking forward to them!
I love this show!! Alec Baldwin is a natural! He has a way of connecting with his guests and drawing out interesting insights from them. If you want to get a peek into an artist's mind or the journey he or she went through, this is the show to listen to.
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The freedom to criticise is sacred and a public protest is required against the punishment given to human rights activist Binayak Sen, said retired High Court judge M.F. Saldanha at a press meet called by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) here on Tuesday.
It was a judgment that should never happen again as it destroyed all rights to protest, which was essential for moulding public opinion, he said. Referring to the case, Mr. Saldanha said: "Unfortunately, this judgment is a judicial atrocity. It is very dangerous…. It is wrong to think that people cannot comment on judicial procedure. One cannot make personal comments on a judge, that is all."
Mr. Saldanha said people might think why they should bother about Dr. Sen in Chhatisgarh. "But people's rights are being taken away. The police are getting encouraged. Such incidents are happening frequently throughout the country," he said. The judgment was dangerous as it created a precedent. "Tomorrow, another court will say this (judgment) was done in Chhatisgarh case," he said. He said that in the past too, there had been a scenario during the Emergency when there was no "rule of law" and the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) was used to curb freedom of people.
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So I have Limited Basic cable from Comcast so that I can watch my local news and a few other channels, as I don't receive any local digital channels OTA. I noticed today that my cable box outputs at an aspect ratio of 4:3, and it cuts off parts of the picture on my Emerson 19" HDTV. I was wondering if there was any way to get it to 16:9 so that I can actually see all of the picture on the TV? It is like this on my Sceptre 32" HDTV as well. Thanks in advance.
Answer by kevin · Jul 01, 2012 at 01:54 AM
Usually when they broadcast for the local basic cable package, it is transmitted in 4:3 and will cut off the sides since it is only in 4:3. You will need to get a HD Package to get HD widescreen support unless they do SD widescreen, which Comcast usually do not.
Answer by Compucore · Jul 01, 2012 at 01:46 AM
Take a look in the owner manual of your Emerson hdtv. There should be something in the menu itself of the tv where you can switch it from a normal 4:3 to 16:9 HD. They should explain it to you from there. I had notices with some of the HDTV it is a simple button on the remote in order to change it. Also if you don't have the manual available you can get it here for it so you can look it up.
Answer by swagmanT · Jul 01, 2012 at 02:16 AM
I dont think Its my TV, because i switch to HDMI for my XBOX, it is in 1080p 16:9, so I think it is just that the cable comes in at 480i 4:3. Is there any way possible that I could maybe get like an HD box or something like that from comcast, but still get the $10 per month Limited Basic, but get it in 16:9?
You will need to get the HD package from Comcast to get the 16:9 formatted video. Limited Package will not get you 16:9 video
Okay. I was just wondering because I would be getting HD local news and such OTA, but they just don't reach where I live for some reason. Thanks for the help.
You can use http://www.antennaweb.org/ to identify what the correct OTA antenna you need
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I thought all cable/satellite companies in the US had some sort of Free HD deal like I know Time Warner Cable and Cablevision here in NYC has. I also know Dish and DirecTV has them as well.
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Basic question from a learner.
Is there any reason that I cant use one block and tackle to serve as both a vang and preventer and just move the bottom block from the mast to the rail when needed? (I have mid boom sheeting) The preventer would need more line which is messy but I dont lead them back to cockpit. Similar enough ratios? Why not?
Scosch, The short answer is "yes you can" use your vang as a preventer. This is not the ideal arrangement -- better to have a separate preventer that you can deploy when necessary -- but it is better than running without a preventer at all. Many many sailors do exactly as you describe.
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In my experience, the block system that goes from the boom to the base of the mast (a lot of modern boats use a block system in tandem with a sprung telescope or hydraulic rams) to control tension of the leech is called a kicker and is not the same thing as a vang.Andre
Omatako, Not wishing to get into an etymological debate here, but I think this may be a question of regional differences in terminology and usage. In North America, the distinction between a vang and kicker is more-or-less as SailingDog describes in his post above. "Preventer" is a more general term used to describe any device that is deployed to prevent the boom from jibing unintentionally when sailing off the wind. They can resemble the same block and tackle system often employed for the vang or can be rigged in other ways such as Billyruffn described above.
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My new end-of-boom-to-bow preventer uses more line and is a bit more work to set up and change over when we do jibe, but I think it works better. The end-of-boom set up allows me to get the preventer much tighter (less movement when we do jibe unintentionally).
Billyruffn, Your end-of-boom preventer is more often seen on boats sailing off-shore or making longer coastal passages. It seems to be a preferred arrangement for many experienced off-shore sailors. Personally, I have never been comfortable with this approach.
One important consideration when rigging a preventer is that while it may succeed at preventing a sudden accidental jibe, it may not be able to prevent a jibe altogether. In certain heavy wind and sea-state conditions, the sail may become backwinded and overpower the vessel's ability to correct its course. With an end-of-boom-to-bow preventer, the crew is then left with two options: (1) allow the boat to continue spinning up into the wind before releasing the preventer line (which would probably entail a very dramatic broach); or (2) if sea-state or limits on navigation do not permit option (1), the preventer must be eased and the boom allowed to jibe across.
The problem with option (2) is that following this course of action will require easing the preventer line until it bears up hard against the shrouds, placing enormous lateral loads on them. And this will occur at about the same moment that the angle of the line from the bow to the boom-end will lose most of its purchase (i.e. mechanical advantage), so the preventer will no longer be able to overcome the tremendous leverage being exerted on the boom via the backwinded sail. At that point the only option will be to release the preventer entirely and let the boom jibe violently. In addition to risking damage to the boom or the leeward rigging with the jibe, there is risk that the windward rigging, probably the spreader, will be damaged if the preventer line is permitted to bear up against the shroud prior to release.
For these reasons, I prefer the mid-boom preventer that is secured to the reinforced portion of the boom where the vang attaches, and led outboard to the point of maximum beam just aft of the shrouds. To prevent shock-loading the boom, the preventer line can be stretchy and can be secured to the boom via a shockles or similar high-strength elastic material.
As SailingDog mentioned, the best all-around solution may be to rig a sturdy break that simply permits a slow controlled jibe rather than preventing it altogether.
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how to install nvaudio ? i've downloaded the nforce drivers but i don't know exactly what to do then...
i've made "make" and "make install" which both seem to work correctly.
i don't know what to do after that...
root ~ > insmod i810_audio
insmod: i810_audio: no module by that name found
root ~ > modprobe i810_audio
modprobe: Can't locate module i810_audio
root ~ > insmod nvaudio
Using /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o
/lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
root ~ > modprobe nvaudio
/lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
/lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.21/kernel/drivers/sound/nvaudio.o: insmod nvaudio failed
what's ur /etc/modules.conf looks like?
I do have the same problem. the nvnet drivers work perfectly, and the nvaudio drivers used to work before I reinstalled linux.
In addition to the above errors, I get this in dmesg:
Nvidia + AC97 Audio, version 0.24, 01:34:26 Jul 22 2003
Nvaudio: in Funcction Nvaudio_init_module
I looked at the code that produced this output and it obviously failes when registering the pci driver ( btw: there's a typo in the error message *g* )
as for the modules.conf, I merely left it untouch, except for the changes the readme told me I should do.
I have the i810 drivers compiled in the kernel, and sound works already, but I *need* the spdif support. I know I had it working with nvaudio, and I dont think I did anything special to set it up back then.... any ideas?
I found the solution to this problem.
What I did is this: I removed the intel/nforce driver in the kernel, just to notice that u'd get missing dependancies if you dont have it all. So I compiled it in as a _module_, and hooray, the nvaudio driver would load and work fine :)
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KOCHI: A four-member expert team appointed by the Cochin Port Trust to probe the collapse of the Q4 berth of the Mattancherry wharf triggered by heavy rain on Sunday night began its work on Tuesday with a site inspection.
The team, after making preliminary inspections of Q4, had to wait till the low tide period late in the evening to make an assessment of the exact extent of the damage. The expert team has not given a specific time-frame for submitting the report.
C.K. Aravindan and S.R. Gandhi of the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, V.G. Koshy, former Chief Engineer of Cochin Port Trust, and V. Chellapan, former Chief Engineer of Chennai Port Trust, are members of the team.
Meanwhile, A.K. Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Shipping, visited the Mattancherry wharf. He was in Kochi on Tuesday for the annual general meeting of the Indian chapter of the International Navigation Association-Permanent International Association for Navigation Congress (INA-PIANC). It has been proposed that INA-PINAC's international assembly will be held in Kochi in April 2007.
Meanwhile, the Cochin Port Trust Officers' Association said on Tuesday that the collapse of Q4 was the result of lack of long-term development perspective for the Cochin Port. A statement from the association said here that while ports like Colombo and Singapore had made plans for the next 50 years, Kochi was fighting for survival.
It said that since the Port Trust had leased out its land to various parties it was in no position to build new storage facilities. This had led to a situation in which lot of cargo had to be unloaded and stored on the berth, especially when clearances for the cargo was delayed.
The Cochin Port Staff Association (CPSA) has expressed its dissatisfaction over the constitution of the expert team. P. Padmanabhan, general secretary of the association, expressed fears that the probe might not bring out the truth.
He alleged that the crystal salt was unloaded and kept on the berth in violation of the rules. The Port Trust authorities had closed their eyes to the potential danger to Q4, he said. He warned that similar accidents could take place at the Ernakulam wharf (Q6) where a large quantity of iron scrap has been pending for several months.
K. Chandran Pillai, MP and president of the Cochin Port Employees' Organisation, has called for a detailed investigation into the incident.
The Port Trust estimates that about Rs.30 crores would be needed to repair the damage and to re-commission Q4. More immediately, the Port would have to find alternative arrangements to handle the larger chunk of its break bulk cargo.
Since Qs 3 and 4 have been decommissioned, the pressure would be on Qs 1 and 2 even as the Port Trust is refurbishing the Qs to receive cruise vessels, the number of which are expected to increase during the current year. Lower draft along the channel at Q1 and 2 will also be a problem in handling of the vessels.
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I'm not sure if anyone has posted abou this yet but I was curious as to when the next full moon is so I googled it. And not only is it this week on Dec 31st but it's a blue moon! They only come around every 2-3 years. I'm thinking a lot of us will be having our babies or go into labor New Year's Eve night!
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not only the month & year but the decade as well is ending on a full moon lol - my dr said they are planning on a busy night at L&D for new years!
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lol there is an old wives tale that exposing your belly to the light of a blue moon will bring on labor lol.
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That happened with my first! Good luck, ladies! I'll be rooting you on as I am checking out of the hospital! : )
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Went here with my boyfriend, and we brought some wine with us so we could get buzzed for less $$. When we asked for a cooling agent for the white wine the waiter looked at us in amazement. We were the only people in the restaurant that day, and the service was still slow. The waiter kept looking at us while we ate and was pushing us to buy more than we had ordered. The food was very good, especially the vegetarian dishes. But the service was too awkward. I wouldnt go back.
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I've been going here for years, a friend introduced it to me who is also a huge fan. Since then I've tried a number of other places to switch it up, but we always come back to Calcutta. I'd highly recommend this place for both sit-down and delivery. Music, Service, Food, it's all great IMO.
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sometimes the service is a little slow but the food here is great and the music makes for a nice atmosphere. One of my favorite places in the village
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My daughter has chosen this restaurant for a few years to gather the family to celebrate her birthday. Each year we look around for a change of venue, but Calcutta offers great food, good music and good service. This year the waiter noted that we were having a birthday celebration and brought out a special desert (not a cake, as he also noted that there were a few gluten-intolerant diners in the party) replete with a candle and accompanied by staff singing 'Happy Birthday!" It was a really pleasant experience for all of us.
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I had lived on 6th street. Tried over 40 Indian restaurants all over New York and frequented most of Indian row when I was a poor student on a budget. Yet couldnt remember eating here & decided to try a Saturday night. The staff was very friendly and welcoming, and the ambiance and live music is a big draw, which is why it saddens me to say that the food was extremely lackluster and average. First off, I am a stickler for high quality ingredients and freshness. Its the first thing I notice. We ordered a Vegetable Korma and Bhindi Masala . Quite simply the worst Korma I have ever had. Both dishes were overcooked and the veggies were faded & old. The paratha bread was heavy and oily not flakey. The naan and Chicken Mahkni were decent and my friend loved his shrimp curry, which I found to be the best out of all the dishes that we ordered ,yet I wouldnt say spectacular. I guess it comes down to the dishes you order. If you like freshness and good korma/kurma. I would not recommend here. If youre more into the music than the food, then go for it.
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She also announced that four musicians belonging to the Vijayawada Station Zone got A-Top grade ranks. These four are Malladi Sriram Prasad (vocal solo), Malladi Ravikumar (light music solo), Komanduri Seshadri (viola) and Bhusurapalli Venkateswarlu (dolu).
The first concert was a vocal recital by Malladi Narayana Sarma, accompanied on violin by Komandur Seshadri, on mridangam by I. Pinakapani and on the morsing by T. Lakshmishankar.
The second concert was veena Ekaraga Sabha (playing all the items in one raga) performed by veteran vainik Pudukkottai R. Krishna Murthy. Supporting veena was played by Vinjamuri Padma. Mridangam support was provided by Dandamudi Sumathi Ramamohan Rao.
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Shelter officials seem most worried about people who find themselves on the streets temporarily because they either lost their jobs or can't afford the San Diego region's high rents. Rastle said there are a lot more programs for people with other problems -- like drug abuse.
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"We haven't gotten a lot of interest in churches participating in the North County," she said. "And we are seeing a lot more normal seniors citizens becoming homeless. They are not making the income they need to maintain their own shelter. It is really horrible."
She added that many senior citizens are retired and living on fixed incomes that are tied to the state of the economy. The recently sluggish stock market hits many seniors in the pocketbook and forces some to the streets, Johnston added.
Johnston is asking for local congregations to host a shelter this year. Rastle is asking for volunteers to help prepare food at the armory or donate new or used blankets, towels and clothes to the shelter.
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Henderson County's road warrior schedule is about to wind down but not before three away games this week.
The Colonels make two trips to Owensboro this week, visiting Daviess County Tuesday and Apollo on Thursday before playing at Second Region rival Madisonville on Saturday.
Following the Jan. 26 game with Collins at Shelby County, Henderson County will have played 18 of its first 21 games away from Colonel Gym. It will be Home Sweet Home for the Colonels the rest of the way with six of their last seven games in the friendly confines of Colonel Gym.
With the Colonels at home for most of the final month of the season, that means the Lady Colonels will be on the bus frequently.
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A couple of games to note in that stretch include the Feb. 9 meeting with top-ranked Marion County and its pair of UK signees Makayla Epps and Kyvin Goodin-Rogers in the Valentine's Shootout at East Hardin Middle School as well as the Feb. 11 trip to Owensboro Catholic which features another Miss Basketball candidate, Duke signee Becca Greenwell.
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Webster County's basketball teams will be competing in the All-A Classic regional tournaments this week.
The first-round games will be played at various sites with the semifinals and finals being played Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Crittenden County.
Webster County's girls, who are a solid favorite to win their sixth All-A regional title, open the regional Monday at home against Trigg County.
Webster's boys, who will look to defend their All-A title, travel to Trigg County on Tuesday for their first-round game. The boys tournament looks to be up for grabs with Webster (10-7), Lyon County (9-6), Crittenden County (9-8) and Trigg County (8-5) with the best chance to emerge from the eight-team field.
The All-A state tournaments will be Jan. 23-27 in Frankfort.
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Henderson native Brian Norman will be inducted into the John A. Logan Sports Hall of Fame on March 2.
Norman still holds the school record for lowest average round (72.3) in school history.
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Players slide (Rip!) tiles around the board to form words in this Scrabble-like game. Once a valid word is created its tiles disappear. Random letter tiles continuously appear as you race to prevent the game board from filling up. Once the board fills up, the game play changes and you will need to clear the board of all the remaining tiles. You will have extra tiles to help you and can even buy letters with your points. Clear the board and you get an extra 1000 points. How fun is that? See how you stack up against the competition on the leader board.
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Great game, but the letters do not seem random, when you get nothing but As, Is and Os for ten letters in a row. One time I got 5 letter A followed by 3 letter Us. Unlikely they was random.
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They say whatever happens, happens for good. When Suresh Raina was dropped from Asia Cup in Bangladesh, he must have been disappointed. By now, he must have realised that the selectors' decision to drop him was a blessing in disguise.
Questions were asked about Raina's ability against pace and short pitch bowling. However the left-hander from Uttar Pradesh worked his way during the 'break' that he received. Now, not only does he look fresh but also is confident of his abilities.
The two knocks — 41 off 31 balls against Sri Lanka and 54 off 31 against England — in the warm-up matches leading to the tournament proper are proof enough of his return to form.
Besides, the 27-year-old has found out new ways to handle the short ball that has been a bane for him. The way he handled England seamers with the likes of Jade Dernbach, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad and Chris Jordan was commendable. He doesn't leave the short ball awkwardly but plays with a positive mindset. He tries to keep the ball down or goes over the square leg like he did on Wednesday.
The other shot that he used against the short stuff was opening himself and directing it to either third man or over point with a horizontal bat a la former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. And he displayed the same against Broad.
During his time out of the Indian team, Raina consulted one Ganguly, who himself struggled against short ball but still found himself ways to negate his weakness. "Sourav Ganguly was one such man. I spoke to him and he was ready to help me. We spoke a lot and he told me that I needed to work hard on my footwork and on my mind. He is a good batting coach and motivated me a lot when I was mentally down.
Our batting style is very similar and we spoke about the short ball, footwork and making a comeback. I got a lot of positive vibe from dada (Ganguly). He told me a lot on trusting my own ability, and spoke about minor things that I had overlooked for some time," Raina told a news channel before leaving for Dhaka.
Raina has not only done well with the bat, but also with the ball. He got two crucial wickets, those of Kumara Sangakkara and the destructive Michael Lumb in the warm-up games besides bowling a tight line.
Raina's off spin will certainly give an extra option to MS Dhoni during the tournament.
Now, it is time for Raina to continue his form in meaningful games and make it count.


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A report prepared by solicitors was provided to a third party, the client's Insurer. The report was marked 'privileged' and 'confidential' in several places and the Insured expected its Insurer would maintain confidentiality and privilege in the report consistent with the Insurer's duty of utmost good faith. In subsequent litigation, a redacted version of the report was provided by way of discovery. The report had been redacted on the basis that legal professional privilege applied.
The issue for determination by the Court was whether the earlier provision of an unredacted version of the report to the Insurer had waived legal professional privilege in the report. There was no dispute that, when the report was first brought into existence, it carried the necessary element of confidentiality giving rise to a valid claim of legal professional privilege.
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This descriptive and correlation-seeking study was designed to determine sexual problems in female renal transplant patients and determine whether there is a difference between the pre- and post-transplantation period in terms of sexual function. This research was completed in the Transplantation Outpatient Clinic of Istanbul School of Medicine and included 100 female patients who met the research criteria between September 2010 and June 2011. In line with the literature, the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale and an information form prepared by researchers were used to evaluate sociodemographic features and sexual function. The sexual function of the patients in the post-transplantation period was observed to be significantly good compared with those of patients in the dialysis period (r = 0.693, p = 0.000) according to the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale average score, although 79 % of the patients were diagnosed with sexual dysfunction. Significant correlations were found between score and patient age, spouse age, economic situation, educational background, sexual intercourse frequency, and type of treatment. According to these study results, transplantation is the best treatment option for a healthy sexual life in patients with end-stage renal disease.
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- Title
- Sexual Dysfunction in Women After Renal Transplantation
- Journal
Sexuality and Disability
Volume 31, Issue 2 , pp 155-166
- Cover Date
- 2013-06-01
- 10.1007/s11195-012-9282-4
- Print ISSN
- 0146-1044
- Online ISSN
- 1573-6717
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Renal transplantation
- Sexuality
- Women
- Nursing
- Sexual dysfunction
- Dialysis
- Turkey
- Authors
- Leyla Küçük (1)
- Aydin Türkmen (2)
- Mehmet Küçük (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Abide-i Hurriyet Street, 34381, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2. Nephrology Unite, İstanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Millet Street, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
- 3. Nephrology Unite, S.B. Okmeydanı Training and Researh Hospital, Okmeydani, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey


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Yin & Yang in Escondido politics
In local politics, incumbents are like death and taxes. You can usually be certain about them.
Sure, we beef about the bums in office. But down in the trenches, incumbents almost always prevail at the polls.
That's why, when you ask political vets in Escondido who's going to win the two council seats in November, you're likely to hear the names Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler and Councilwoman Marie Waldron. They're incumbents with different, but solid, bases of support. Their voter IDs have been checked.
Of course, challengers chafe against these predictions. Ed Gallo, a former councilman who proved an exception to the rule when he was washed away by Councilwoman's Olga Diaz's Obama-assisted wave in 2008, is trying to make a comeback. Businessman Richard Barron and Carmen Miranda, an appealing activist with ties to the Latino community, hope to energize the liberal/moderate spectrum of voters in second campaigns.
In my view, however, the two rookie candidates — Jim Crone and Jason Everitt — are interesting long shots.
As a very odd couple, they generate heat in a council race that's eclipsed by a barnburning mayoral contest of three credible candidates — former Councilman Tom D'Agosta and Councilmen Sam Abed and Dick Daniels.
Crone & Everitt. Yin & yang. Right & left. Polar opposites.
Let's start with age.
Crone is a seasoned 58; Everitt, 27. If elected, Everitt would be the youngest council person in North County.
Education: Crone joined the Navy after high school, serving in Vietnam. No college. Everitt earned a political science degree from UC Santa Barbara. Graduate degrees from USC in public administration and international relations.
As for work experience, Crone ran an auto repair shop in El Cajon after Vietnam before going into commercial real estate. Started his own Escondido firm in 1986. Expanded to property management, contracting and development. A historic building bears his name in downtown Escondido.
Everitt organized for the Sierra Club and San Diego Coastkeeper before joining the Center on Policy Initiatives as a "policy analyst, budget watchdog and blue-collar advocate," according to his website.
Politics: Crone walks and talks like a pro-business Republican. Everitt is an active Democrat who can jokingly refer to himself as the "lefty" candidate.
Civic engagement: Crone came to town in 1980. He's served on city commissions and community boards, including the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. There's more but you get the idea.
Though raised in several North County cities, Everitt moved to Escondido two years ago. He's trying to make a name for himself.
Reason for running: Everitt says he wouldn't be in the race if Escondido were governed well. He believes the city is constantly blowing the bank on "silver bullets" — a ballpark, a downtown hotel, an arts center, a mall.
"They're doubling down on sales tax," he says. He advocates investment in job training that attracts higher-paying jobs. He scoffs at trying to import wealthy people when the goal should be improving the lives of residents.
Crone is running because he sees the council as a culmination of his community service. An ally of D'Agosta, Crone is critical of the business record of the council as well as the city manager. The city blew a total of $20 million to lure a downtown hotel that doesn't make sense, he tells me. He's skeptical of the minor league ballpark that last week received a symbolic green light from the council.


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CHICAGO When the Cubs brought Greg Maddux back home two years ago, after he dangled on the free-agent market until February, he was a Hall of Famer headed for the back of the starting rotation.
Maddux was expected to set a great example for Mark Prior, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano, pitch 200 innings, get his 300th win and provide warm and fuzzy feelings for the daily sellout crowds at Wrigley Field.
Because of the recurring injuries to Prior and Wood, he has been every bit as vital for the Cubs as he was when he was winning Cy Young awards in Atlanta. His victory over the White Sox on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field was his seventh this year, leading the staff, and his 23rd in the last two seasons. Prior's win against the Sox on Sunday gave him and Wood 20 wins between them during the same time span.
Naturally, true to character, Maddux denies feeling extra responsibility because of the injuries that have limited Prior and Wood.
"No," Maddux said. "I pitch every fifth day. I get ready for four days, pitch, then I have four more days to get ready for the next time. Every fifth day I just want to put myself in position [to win]. Period."
Given the chaos, both in the rotation and the bullpen, the Cubs would have been sunk by now without Maddux. Period.
Instead, they're at an upwardly mobile moment in the season. Prior, on the disabled list with elbow injuries at the start of the season and most recently with a hairline fracture in his elbow, returned with six shutout innings. Wood, out since April 30 with a sore shoulder, will start Wednesday against Milwaukee.
After taking two of three against the White Sox, the Cubs were two games over .500 and 8½ games behind St. Louis in the National League Central. But they are in decent shape to make a playoff push as none of the wild-card contenders was more than seven games over .500.
"We have a lot of time left," Maddux said. "We're .500, a little better right now, and usually you need to get to 20 games over to have a legitimate shot at the postseason. You don't have to win your division. You have to be one of the four best. The Astros came from a lot further back last year than we are this year, so I don't think it's unrealistic at all."
Given that they opened the season without a closer and have had shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, Prior and Wood on the DL for a combined 164 days, the Cubs could have been buried early an affliction not visited upon a Dusty Baker team since 1996.
Here's a look at the guys who have kept them treading water:
Derrek Lee: Your first-half MVP keeps carrying a lineup that gets thin in a hurry behind Aramis Ramirez and Jeromy Burnitz.
Maddux: It took him five starts get his first win of the season, but at 7-4 he's rolling toward what could be his 18th consecutive season with at least 15 victories. He's gone at least five innings in 15 of 16 starts and won five of his last six starts, heating up as the spring chill disappears.
"It takes you longer to get going when you're older," Baker said. "When you have an older car, it doesn't run as well at first. As the weather is warming up, he is getting looser."
Maddux figures to be even more of a key as the season rolls on, as he's gone 29-12 after July 1 the last three seasons. But don't ask why he does his best work in the summer. "I didn't know that," he said. "I just pitch. It's just pitching."
Glendon Rusch: Valuable as a fifth starter a year ago, the veteran lefty is the quintessential swingman. Baker has needed every bit of his versatility this season, using him out of the bullpen early in the year and them moving him into the rotation for a run of 10 starts. He's likely to go back to the bullpen with Wood and Prior back and newcomer Jerome Williams in the No. 5 slot.
Rusch was dominant for one three-start stretch, holding Houston, Colorado and San Diego to 13 hits and two runs in 24 innings. He's had a 3.32 ERA as a starter but is needed in the bullpen because lefties Mike Remlinger and Will Ohman aren't earning Baker's trust.
Neifi Perez: Cardinals manager Tony La Russa winces when asked about Perez's being perhaps the best backup middle infielder in the big leagues, saying he looks at him as a regular. That's what he has been since Garciaparra tore his groin muscle on April 20, and he has been adequate in the field and a streaky hitter at the plate.
Perez hit .368 in April but has been sliding ever since. He's a free swinger who rarely walks, making him a poor fit for the top of the lineup. Baker hits him No. 2 because he believes he needs Todd Walker in the sixth spot as protection for Ramirez. Garciaparra is in Mesa, Ariz., rebuilding strength in his leg and hopes to be back for the second half of the season. The Cubs have a torrid hitter in Triple-A shortstop Ronny Cedeno (.371-7-30 in 52 games), but Baker's not one to go with kids.
Ryan Dempster: The surgically repaired Canadian has been a natural in the closer's role, converting 11 consecutive save chances since blowing his first one on May 11. He's held opponents to a .214 batting average since moving to the bullpen, and is still learning how to use his pitches to maximum advantage.
Along with second-year right-hander Michael Wuertz, Dempster has quieted the craziness of at least the eighth and ninth innings. Getting to those guys remains a challenge.
Jim Hendry: If the Cubs are headed toward the playoffs, they will look back on May 28 as a turning point. That's the day their general manager foisted LaTroy Hawkins off on the San Francisco Giants.
Like the Todd Hundley trade with Los Angeles before the 2003 season, Hendry not only got rid of his biggest problem but got talent in return. Williams, only 23 but already buried deep in the doghouse in San Francisco, compiled a 2.22 ERA in four Triple-A starts for the Cubs before beating Milwaukee in a start last week and pitching two shutout innings of relief on Sunday.
"It was my first time getting traded," said Williams, who was acquired along with former first-round pick David Aardsma, another right-hander. "I just have to take advantage of it with a new team. Hopefully I can do well with this team. I'm just happy."
Hendry will be as important as anyone for the Cubs the next five weeks. He is under pressure to upgrade left field, where the platoon of Todd Hollandsworth and rookie Jason Dubois ranks 14th in the NL in OPS. Talks with the Colorado Rockies for Preston Wilson were heavy two weeks ago. Other possibilities include Tampa Bay's Aubrey Huff and Cincinnati's Austin Kearns.
Expect Hendry to add at least one veteran reliever, maybe two, before the July 31 deadline. His on-the-fly moves in 2003 (Ramirez, Kenny Lofton and Randall Simon) led to a division title. Catching the Cardinals might be out of the question, but an upgraded roster with help from both within and without could result in a wild-card ticket into the playoffs. And that's how the last three World Series winners punched their ticket.
Phil Rogers is the national baseball writer for the Chicago Tribune, which has a Web site at www.chicagosports.com.
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Service Employees International Union dropped two proposed ballot measures this week that target CEO pay and pricing at hospitals, but a union-sponsored bill on hospital charity care remains in the works.
At least five big questions remain about the secret deal announced with fanfare Tuesday between California hospitals and the largest health care union in the state.
District voters in the East Bay failed to pass a parcel tax to save Doctors Medical Center from likely closure, so the San Pablo safety net hospital's prognosis looks grim.
All Kaiser Permanente hospitals In California are in. So are hospitals affiliated with Dignity Health, but only one hospital in Sutter Health has signed onto a deal announced Tuesday between the California Hospital Association and Service Employees International Union.
If a Seattle hospital system can cut many of its prices 35 percent, why can't Bay Area hospitals do the same?
Some 90 resident physicians at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland are upset about a year-long stalemate in contract talks — and the doctors in training say they've seen little or no change since the former Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland affiliated with UCSF early this year.
The good news is that 3.3 million more Californians have insurance today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The not-so-good news is that there are still 3 to 4 million without coverage. A panel discussion on California's remaining uninsured emphasized the need to get coverage for undocumented immigrants.
The California Hospital Association, which represents most of the state's hospitals, is submitting 1.3 million signatures this week to put a measure on the ballot to stabilize hospitals' Medi-Cal funding.
What the new, squishy Obamacare sign-up numbers don't explain.