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George R. Tiller
Mike Hutmacher/The Wichita Eagle, via Associated Press
George Tiller was the nation's pre-eminent abortion practitioner, drawing women to Wichita from all over with his willingness to perform late-term abortions, hundreds each year. For more than 30 years the anti-abortion movement threw everything into driving Dr. Tiller out of business, certain that his defeat would deal a devastating blow to the "abortion industry" that has terminated roughly 50 million pregnancies since Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Dr. Tiller was shot to death in Wichita, Kan., May 31, 2009, in the foyer of his longtime church as he handed out the church bulletin. Scott Roeder, an abortion opponent, was arrested for the shooting and later testified that he had shot Dr. Tiller in order to prevent him from carrying out abortions. On Jan. 29, 2010, Mr. Roeder was convicted of first-degree murder.
Dr. Tiller's killing achieved what thousands had failed to do over decades of relentless effort. The morning after his death, his family announced that his clinic would close.
Dr. Tiller, 67, was a focal point for those around the country who opposed abortion. They blockaded his clinic; campaigned to have him prosecuted; boycotted his suppliers; tailed him with hidden cameras; branded him "Tiller the baby killer"; hit him with lawsuits, legislation and regulatory complaints; and protested relentlessly, even at his church. Some sent flowers pleading for him to quit. Some sent death threats. One bombed his clinic. Another tried to kill him in 1993, firing five shots, wounding both arms.
In short, they made George Tiller's clinic the nation's most visible abortion battleground, a magnet for activists from all corners of the country.
Dr. Tiller would not budge.
Instead he dug in, pouring his considerable profits into expanding his clinic and installing security cameras, bulletproof glass, metal detectors, fencing and floodlights. He hired armed guards, bought a bulletproof vest and drove an armored S.U.V. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on some of the state's best lawyers and recruited an intensely loyal staff that dubbed itself Team Tiller. He lobbied politicians with large donations and photographs of severely deformed fetuses.
Confident and dryly mischievous, he told friends he had come to see himself as a general in an epic cultural war to keep abortion legal, to the point of giving employees plaques designating them "Freedom Fighters." His willingness to abort fetuses so late in pregnancies put him at the medical and moral outer limits of abortion. Yet he portrayed those arrayed against him as religious zealots engaged in a campaign whose aim was nothing less than to subjugate women.
Moments after services had begun at Reformation Lutheran Church on May 31, 2009, Dr. Tiller, who was acting as an usher, was shot once in the head with a handgun. He died as an assistant pastor, trying to avoid panic, went ahead with the service.
Dr. Tiller's death the first killing of an abortion provider in this country since 1998, when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot by a sniper in his home in the Buffalo area. Dr. Tiller was the fourth doctor in the United States who performed abortions to be killed in such circumstances since 1993, statistics from abortion rights' groups show.
Testifying in his own defense, Mr. Roeder confessed that he did shoot Dr. Tiller after studying his victim's habits and security precautions. The shooting, he said, came from his growing opposition to abortion, which he deemed criminal and immoral, and his mounting sense that laws and prosecutors and other abortion opponents were never going to stop Dr. Tiller from performing them.
His lawyers argued that Mr. Roeder possessed, as Kansas law defines it, "an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified deadly force," in the hopes of securing a voluntary manslaughter conviction. But jurors took 37 minutes to decide that Mr. Roeder was guilty of first-degree murder.
In the weeks following the killing, supporters and opponents of Dr. Tiller measured the larger ramifications. Implacably divided for so long, they began to agree on a fundamental point: Dr. Tiller's death represented an enormous loss for each side.
Abortion opponents braced for a drop in support, especially from those in the murky middle ground of the debate. Worse yet, after years of persuading supporters to work within the law, they say they have already lost credibility among the most ardent abortion opponents who cannot help pointing out that one gunman achieved what all their protests and prayers could not.
Advocates of abortion rights, meanwhile, are reeling from the loss of one of their most experienced and savviest leaders. One of only three doctors in the United States who openly and regularly performed late-term abortions, Dr. Tiller mentored abortion providers across the country. Some of the nation's most influential women's groups celebrated him as an American hero.
Highlights From the Archives
An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death
What thousands could not achieve in three decades of relentless protest, a gunman accomplished on May 31 when he shot Dr. George R. Tiller in the head.July 26, 2009 usNews
Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Kansas Church
A suspect was in custody in the killing of George Tiller, a doctor in Wichita, Kan., who survived a 1993 shooting.June 1, 2009 usNews
Jurors Acquit Kansas Doctor in a Late-Term Abortion Case
After years of investigations and four days of testimony, jurors took just 45 minutes to acquit George Tiller of charges that he performed 19 illegal late-term abortions.March 28, 2009 usNews
Ashcroft Orders U.S. Marshals To Protect an Abortion Doctor
Attorney General John Ashcroft has ordered the United States Marshals Service to protect a doctor in Kansas who has been singled out as a subject of anti-abortion protests expected in the coming week, Justice Department officials said today. Mr. Ashcroft ordered the protection for Dr. George Tiller as abortion opponents planned a week of protests in Wichita, Kan., starting on Saturday, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 1991 ''summer of mercy'' protests, which resulted in 2,700 arrests.July 13, 2001 usNews
Abortion Doctor Wounded Outside Kansas Clinic
Dr. George R. Tiller, whose clinic in Wichita, Kan., was at the center of a series of fiercely emotional protests over abortion in 1991, was shot outside the clinic yesterday by a woman whom the police said was seen passing out anti-abortion literature earlier in the day. Dr. Tiller, who was dressed in operating garb, was wounded in each arm but was not seriously injured and was released several hours after minor surgery, the Associated Press reported. He was apparently backing his car out of the clinic driveway when the woman approached him and fired several shots. She fled and was not immediately caught.August 20, 1993 usNews
Kansas: Guilty Verdict Upheld in Doctor's Killing
The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld the first-degree murder conviction of the man who admitted shooting the abortion provider Dr. George Tiller to death.
October 25, 2014, Saturday
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See the Abortion Documentary 'After Tiller'
The new film about third-trimester abortions takes a complicated subject beyond the familiar talking-points.
September 25, 2013, Wednesday
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Heroes or Killers? Can We Try to Discuss?
The documentary "After Tiller" tells the story of four doctors who it says are the only ones in the United States openly performing third-trimester abortions.
September 20, 2013, Friday
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Kermit Gosnell and Reproductive Care
The effort to use this case to "prove" that abortion is wrong, is wrongheaded
April 15, 2013, Monday
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Courage in Kansas
Four years after the murder of an abortion provider in Wichita, a new women's medical clinic has opened.
April 14, 2013, Sunday
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Kansas: Abortions Available Again in Wichita
A new clinic offering abortions and other women's medical services has opened in the Wichita building where a slain abortion provider practiced.
April 5, 2013, Friday
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Wichita Abortion Clinic
A board member of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds to a news article.
February 22, 2013, Friday
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Four Years Later, Slain Abortion Doctor's Aide Steps Into the Void
An activist who was Dr. George R. Tiller's spokeswoman plans to reopen his Kansas clinic, which has been abandoned since Dr. Tiller was shot in 2009.
February 14, 2013, Thursday
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Wichita Doctor Takes Up Fight for Abortions
In a city where the last abortion provider was fatally shot two years ago, a potential replacement has emerged but faces her own challenges.
July 10, 2011, Sunday
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Kansas: Doctor's Killer Says God Will Judge U.S.
Scott Roeder, who murdered a prominent abortion doctor, George Tiller, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 50 years.
April 2, 2010, Friday
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Scott Roeder Trial
The Times's Monica Davey discusses the trial of Scott Roeder, who is accused of killing George R. Tiller, a Kansas abortion doctor.
Suspect in Doctor's Death in Custody
Scott Roeder, a suspect in the shooting death of Dr. George R. Tiller, was held in a jail in Wichita, Kan., as mourners left flowers at the clinic where the doctor worked.
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Archaeologists in Range Creek are learning more about the people who lived there an eon ago every year they dig and probe around in Range Creek.
One of the things they have learned is that the Fremont Indians were not an isolated people only living in the canyon and not going outside its immediate area. Objects found during digs and exploration are proving that relations with other groups from the Uintah Basin to New Mexico were not only probable but fact.
"This is what we would call a tertiary flake or maybe even a bi-facial thinning flake," said Renee Barlow, curator of archaeology at the College of Eastern Utah Museum as she held a recent find during a media visit to a dig in Range Creek that she is conducting with the help of volunteers and students. "It probably came off a big core and looks like chert from the Skyline Drive area. This probably came from the Joe's Valley alcove and they brought it down to do processing. Since the head waters of the San Rafael River are in Joe's Valley, it probably came down the river to the Green River and then back up to here. There are a half a dozen routes it could have traveled to be here in Range Creek."
Barlow says that archaeologists have found quarries in Joe's Valley and have found more than 10,000 pieces of chert much like what she held in her hand in that area.
"Had this piece popped off a little bigger from the main piece of stone, it could have been used as a projectile point or even for some kind of tool," she said. "This is how they made their tools. We have also found red chert which comes from a quarry in the San Rafael Desert."
Does that existence prove that the Fremont were trading with other groups from the Wasatch Plateau? Or does it mean they sent out parties to ferret out this kind of stone for tools and projectile points? That could be disputed, but at least one piece of evidence from the dig does in all probability prove trade with another group, one very far away. It is a piece of jewelry made from turquoise.
"This was found at the 1,000 year old floor level (the team had discovered two levels in the dig, one 1,200 years old and the other 1,000 years old)," said Barlow as she held a clear plastic container with the small gem laying in the middle of it. "This is from New Mexico or Arizona and probably came through some other groups up the Green River corridor."
The site where these artifacts appeared is a site that was surveyed in 2003 or 2004. Barlow said that at the time she was in on the survey and that they were using students and professionals from the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College to do it. At the time they were surveying from the top of the (Waldo) Wilcox parcel to the bottom.
"We had crews on either side of the roadway because I thought that is where the biggest impact would be," she said. "We found artifacts that had washed down; some aplique pottery that had washed down the hill and some projectile points in a little drainage. There looked to be some dwelling sites down there, but then we found this ring of rocks which surround the front of the dig now. That looked suspicious. Off to the side over where we eventually found the hearth we put down a one meter by one meter test pit and recovered dozens of artifacts. That is when we knew this would be a good site."
The present dig site has only proven to be up to 1,200 years old, but there are things in the canyon that point to older habitation sites. Even the one the team is presently working on could have lower levels that are older.
"This sight overlaps a previous observation in Range Creek," said Barlow. "I have dated an early occupation (in the canyon) which starts by 400 a.d. and goes through at least the 800's and that one is a little bit different than the later occupation. The habitation was at some points. I have dozens and dozens of dates to that time period both on structures and graineries. All of the cliff graineries are (tied to) the date of the second floor. I am thinking that they didn't abandon it but it is an expansion (of the habitation)."
Barlow said in an earlier time period there are almost no sites up high in the cliffs. During the early dates in the canyon all the graineries little slab lines hidden way low, just above the flood plain and there's only a few cliff houses.
But from 930 to 1060 there seemed to be a huge expansion.
"There are sites all the way to the ridgetops (during that time period)," she explained. "I've recorded 5 sites up on the very ridgetops. About 90 percent of the dates are falling in that range and all the graineries are falling in that range too.
This sight (that is being excavated) has an earlier component.
These artifacts are associated with the main occupation of the canyon and that's when the later floor was formed."
The various structures throughout the canyon have astounded the experts, not only in there pristine condition, but also in their number.
Barlow has explored many, but says she has barely touched the surface even though she has spent many days repelling to sites that can be reached no other way.
While habitation sites near the canyon floor provide intimate clues about the people that lived in the canyon, those granaries, their history, construction and use are revealing in different ways.
It took some true technology to not only build those, but to fill them with foodstuffs.

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In Case You Missed It: Hot Stove Buzz, Nats acquire Span
The Nationals acquired OF Denard Span from the Twins for minor league RHP Alex Meyer.
The Nationals might next go after free-agent OF Michael Bourn (Jim Bowden, MLB Network) after losing out on B.J. Upton, who inked a deal with the Braves yesterday.
The Twins have not yet made C Joe Mauer available in trade (Jayson Stark, ESPN).
The Phillies attempt to trade for Astros reliever Wilton Lopez appears to have fallen through (MLBTR).
The Yankees and free-agent closer Mariano Rivera are close to agreeing to a one-year, $10 million deal (MLBTR).


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Saturday, December 01, 2012 - Monday, December 31, 2012
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In 1978 a 40-foot live tree was transplanted from York, PA to the Ellipse in DC and has stood there as America's National Christmas Tree ever since. Come out for the lighting of the tree and all the festivities that go along with it, with this great way to kick off the holiday season. On December 1st, musical guests accompany the celebratory initial lighting.
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Currently, the O's sit at 29th in all of baseball. Here are the bottom teams in order as of September 7th, before all games:
30) Pirates 46-91
29) Orioles 52-86
28) Mariners 54-84
27) Indians & Diamondbacks 56-82
25) Royals 57-80
To be honest, even with September/October full of the AL East, I think the O's at this rate could push for that 25 spot with Buck under the helm.
What do you guys think? Will the O's stay in that 29 spot, move up one or a few, or drop back down to 30th with a tough remaining schedule?


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The webserver hung up this morning. With FC1 there was an issue with Apache semaphores that caused all the HTTP sessions to hang. I found a script on the web to get around it, so I ran it again and the web server jumped back to life.
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An analysis just released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco concludes that most of what Americans spend on consumer goods, electronics, clothing, sneakers and the like, stays in America. Surprisingly little comes from China after all. Say the authors:
Goods and services from China accounted for only 2.7% of U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) in 2010…Chinese imports make up only a small share of total U.S. consumer spending…
Athough globalization is widely recognized these days, the U.S. economy actually remains relatively closed. The vast majority of goods and services sold in the United States is produced here. In 2010, imports were about 16% of U.S. GDP. Imports from China amounted to 2.5% of GDP.
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Austin Berry on 1-0 loss to New England
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The Chicago Fire Ticket Sales staff is pulling double duty today to make sure all areas of Toyota Park are safe and clear of snow ahead of Saturday night's home opener vs. New England.
In this edition of Jeff Thoughts, I capture Esteban Canales, Dave Berchem and Raul Luna having some fun at my expense...
Kudos to the Sales Staff for going the extra mile for Saturday's game:
The Fire suffered a heavy defeat last weekend in Los Angles and are looking to rebound in the best possible way in the team's home opener against New England on Saturday evening. The Revs have yet to play a game and will hope to shake off the rust and try and spoil the Fire's first game at home in 2013. Here are some tactical things to look out for:
Handling Bengtson – how will the Fire's defense contain the target striker?
In last weekend's loss to LA, the Fire's defense couldn't contain Robbie Keane whose movement led to all sorts of problems for the team. Against New England, the defense will face a much different type of striker in Jerry Bengtson, a giant target forward who will likely play up front on his own.
New England have a host of attacking midfielders/wingers that will be looking for layoffs and knockdowns from Bengtson and the Fire's defense will need to try and stop the Honduran from linking with his teammates.
LA were able to stop Maicon Santos and Shejill MacDonald from holding the ball up at the Home Depot Center last week and if the Fire's defense can mimic LA's, the Rev's could be in a for a long night.
Who plays behind Bengtson? A wealth of attacking options for the Revs
Because New England did not play last week, the Fire will have less of an idea about who will be playing in the attacking positions behind Bengtson on Saturday night.
Though the Rev's have lost Benny Feilhaber, they still have many options for the second striker/wide midfield roles. Any combination of Chad Barrett, Andy Dorman, Juan Toja, Ryan Guy and Lee Nguyen could play against the Fire and all five offer something different.
The defense as a unit will be looking for a much improved performance and with Logan Pause and Arne Friedrich's return unlikely, Saturday gives the back four a chance to redeem themselves against New England.
On the outside, Gonzalo Segares and Jalil Anibaba were caught out a few times with balls in behind them last Sunday and must be aware of players like Nguyen and Toja who look to do that on a regular basis.
Dilly Duka and Patrick Nyarko did a good job tracking back and helping the outside defenders but the emphasis will be on Sega and Anibaba to get forward and put in crosses as every opportunity.
Creating more chances – possession and set pieces
The Fire showed some rust last Sunday, giving the ball away on numerous occasions and completing over 100 less passes than LA with the Men in Red's pass accuracy at only 74%. Large improvements in that department are certainly needed but the team will also be looking to get more set pieces in the attacking third.
The Fire's first (of only two) corner kicks didn't occur until the 60th minute in LA and it almost resulted in a goal for Anibaba after a brilliant cross by Lindpere.
As I mentioned last week, Lindpere's excellent deliveries from corners and free kicks will create many changes for the team this season. Last week LA started a new goalkeeper and this week, New England may start a new acquisition in the defense Jose Goncalves. The Portuguese newcomer is an experienced defender but as we saw last week, putting balls into a place where it forces the goalkeeper and defender to communicate and make a decision can lead to a mistake and a Fire opportunity.
The Fire only had one shot on target last week but also had some other excellent chances to score, most notably Rolfe's scuffed shot after the Cudicini mistake and Maicon's header just wide of the post. Klopas and co. will be looking for the Fire attackers to test Matt Reis as much as possible.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from MacDonald and Lindpere
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve.
You may want to pick up a copy of RedEye today...
Sean Johnson's on the cover and featured in a story about how amazing he is... Also check out page 16 where Chris Rolfe takes part in the Five on Five!
A little over a year since the Fire/Quaker Oats partnership began and just days before the Chicago Fire challenge the New England Revolution on Opening Night at Toyota Park (Saturday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT live on NBC Sports Network), we stopped by the Quaker Oats headquarters to check-in and see how the club's iconic jersey partner was preparing for the 2013 season.
From the looks of things, the partnership is really starting to make an impact...
As we continue to countdown to kickoff, some facts and figures on the Chicago Fire's 2013 First Kick Roster…
* The current roster features 26 players with an average age of 24 years, 9 months.
* 19 players return from the Fire team that finished the 2012 season.
* 7 new Fire players have joined the side over the offseason.
* 5 of those players were acquired by in-league movements: Maicon Santos (Re-Entry from D.C.), Joel Lindpere (trade with New York), Jeff Larentowicz (trade with Colorado), Dilly Duka (trade with Columbus), Quincy Amarikwa (trade with Toronto FC).
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*1 of the other players, midfielder Yazid Atouba was the Fire's lone selection in the 2013 SuperDraft.
* 9 countries are represented: USA, Brazil, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Italy and The Netherlands.
* 8 players have made senior international appearances for their country: Chris Rolfe (10), Logan Pause (6), Larentowicz (4), Sean Johnson (3; USA), Arne Friedrich (82; Germany), Gonzalo Segares (19; Costa Rica), Patrick Nyarko (1; Ghana), Lindpere (84; Estonia).
* 5 players are alumni of the club's player development setup: Rolfe and Austin Berry, (PDL), Brendan King (Super-20s), Victor Pineda, Kellen Gulley (Fire Juniors, Academy).
* Captain Logan Pause returns for his 11th consecutive season in Chicago – one of the longest consecutive tenures with one team all-time in MLS. Pause sits second on the club's all competitions appearance list with 304 games played since 2003.
* Entering the 2013 season, Fire players have a combined 86 seasons of MLS experience. Leading the way are Logan Pause (10), Jeff Larentowicz and Gonzalo Segares (8), Chris Rolfe (6) and Wells Thompson (6).
* 3 players on the Fire roster have won MLS Cup. Larentowicz, Thompson and Amarikwa were all part of the Colorado Rapids side that won the 2010 title.
* 7 players on the Fire roster have won a combined 11 domestic titles: Pause (2 U.S. Open Cups, 1 Supporters Shield), Larentowicz and Thompson (1 MLS Cup, 1 U.S. Open Cup each), Segares and Rolfe (1 U.S. Open Cup), Amarikwa (1 MLS Cup), Maicon Santos (1 Canadian Championship).
* This season marks the first time since 2009 that the Fire have had two goalkeepers return. Sean Johnson is back for his fourth season while Paolo Tornaghi backs him up for the second year.
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* The current roster has scored 158 goals in regular season play, led by 2012 Fire MVP and Golden Boot winner Chris Rolfe who has 44 career strikes. Three of the Fire's offseason acquisitions boast double-digit career goal scoring figures: Jeff Larentowicz (23 goals), Joel Lindpere (15 goals) and Maicon Santos (21 goals).
* Frank Klopas returns for his second full season as head coach and third since taking over from Carlos de los Cobos in May 2011.
* Klopas is 25-16-16 all-time in MLS play and is 28-19-16 in competitive matches since 2011.
* Klopas' full coaching staff of Mike Matkovich and Leo Percovich (assistants), Aron Hyde(goalkeeping) and Tony Jouaux (fitness) return for 2013.
* All five coaches were born in different countries: Klopas (Greece), Matkovich (USA), Percovich (Uruguay), Hyde (England), Jouaux (France).
The 2013 MLS campaign kicks off today and the All-In Podcast crew has made their picks for the weekend matches... We'll tally these throughout the season and be sure to point out who does the worst every week on the Podcast...
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Eunice Kim
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Philadelphia vs. Sporting KC
(3/2 4pm CT; MLS Live)
Vancouver vs. Toronto FC
(3/2 5:30pm CT; MLS Live)
Houston vs. D.C. United
(3/2 7:00pm CT; NBCSN)
FC Dallas vs. Colorado
(3/2 7:30pm CT; MLS Live)
Seattle vs. Montreal
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wrapping It Up
Merry Christmas Eve Eve!
Even though I didn't post daily in 2009 the way I did in 2008, this year has continued to be all slow cooker all the time in our house. It's been a glorious, energetic, nutty and somewhat surreal year.
I can't even imagine what 2010 has in store, yet I'm ready. Bring it on!
Although she has been teasing me for weeks and weeks, I do think the newest addition to our family will NOT be making her presence before Christmas. She may arrive before New Year's---I just can't tell. Whoever said every pregnancy/delivery is different is right, although truth be told, I'm getting a little annoyed by that saying.
But I feel good, the kids are happy, family is close by, and we're all healthy. There is nothing left to ask for. I feel super lucky.
I'm going to take a bit of a break for the holidays, and am going to step away from the computer. If you need help with recipes/your slow cooker, hopefully your answer is provided in the
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Frequently Asked Questions part 2
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If you are cooking for the holidays, the list of Slow Cooker Holiday food has you covered.
I've still got a few contests running over on Totally Together Reviews.
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The HP TouchSmart Computer giveaway will run until *tomorrow*, 12/24 at 5pm pacific.
The Tassimo Hot Beverage System is running until 12/31, 5pm pacific,
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I plan on hosting more reviews and giveaways in the New Year, and I also plan on getting on the ball with posting over at Totally Together Journal. I've really slacked at posting, but am feeling motivated to get that site more active. My thought is to go through the manuscript that I have and post a simple chore or family activity daily. I certainly look forward to getting our house back in shape this upcoming year, especially once I can bend again!
And lastly, I'd like to thank each and every single one of you for the overwhelming support, love, and kindness you've shared with me through the Make it Fast, Cook it Slow book launch. I am completely blown away by the touching emails I wake to each morning, and for all of your sweet words.
Not a day has passed in months, where I'm not moved to tears. Thank you so so much for being so wonderful.
The cookbook seems to be doing well, and I have all of you to thank. Your buzz to friends, family, and over the internet, has helped so very much. I am so beyond amazed that in the December 27 issue of the New York Times, Make it Fast has made the best seller's list at lucky #13.
(updated. well, darn. That link worked yesterday, and now they are asking people to register in order to see it. I hate stuff like that. Here's a scanned image, although I think you'll have to click on it to make it bigger.)
Like last year, I promise that the website isn't going to vanish into thin air. It will still be here, and I'll continue to add to it when I can, because quite frankly, slow cooking is the only way I get dinner on the table! I think I'll continue with budget-friendly slow cooker meals for 2010. I've got quite a few I'm itching to try out, and would love any and all suggestions. I have always thought of this website as a group project.
Have an absolutely joyous Holiday Season and a fantastic 2010. It'll be a good one.
34 comments:
- Vanssmomc said...
Good luck with your new addition to your family, my daughter was supposed to be born before Christmas and she decided to put in an appearance on New Years Day!! That was 26 years ago, and she always loved it because Daddy was always home all day on her Birthday!! Enjoy, God Bless all of you and can't wait till you are back posting again!! Cathy in Upstate NY
- December 23, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Karinya said...
:-) I ordered one copy as a present to myself, and one copy as a gift for a friend! Happy holidays & good luck with the baby!
- December 23, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Schmoomom said...
May you have the most joyous of holidays and a lovely new year with your lovely new girl! You've brought so much to my life and I cannot thank you enough for that!
- December 23, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- caringmom said...
God Bless you - Stephanie. You are right about your blessings especially the new baby. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S- on the bestseller Make It Fast, Cook It Slow cookbook. Please start a facebook pagefor yourself. Then you can make a facebook group for your Make It Fast, Cook It Slow. Then you can add to your blog w/ the theme of Budget Slow Cookery and start a facebook group for that. The fb groups will get the network going. Check out singer LIvingston's Taylor group page. Hugs- Daithi
- December 23, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- The Army of Four said...
I ordered two copies of Make it Fast, Cook it Slow for two of my nieces for Christmas. I just know they're going to love it!
Much happiness to you and yours!
- December 23, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- Amie said...
I find it absolutely amazing that it's already been a year since your last challenge ended. Seriously? That year went like *snap* that!!
- December 23, 2009 at 7:57 PM
- Sam said...
Congratulations in advance on your new little one. Merry Christmas!!
- December 23, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Happy Mama said...
Girl, my copy of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow arrived on my doorstep tonight - a Christmas miracle! I spent nearly an hour salivating over the delicious sounding recipes and my husband looked at me like I was nuts to be so excited over a cookbook (until I started mentioning words such as "Brisket" and then he was all ears) Can't wait to try it out, especially since we are expecting our little girl to arrive any day now too! Jan. 4th is her due date but I am like you, VERY anxious to get her here! We are gonna need some easy recipes soon! Blessings to you and your family this Christmas and best of luck with your new addition!
- December 23, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- hiptobeme said...
I think the fact that you are annoyed by people saying "every pregnancy and delivery is different is a good sign. Your baby may come sooner than you think! I was very snippy right before I went into labour and wanted to "wrap" things up as well. I also insisted on mopping all the floors. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
- December 23, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- trifitmom said...
i have your challenge for 2010 - a year of pressure cooking !!!!
- December 24, 2009 at 5:20 AM
- New year sms said...
thanks to you for wishing us Christmas. i am going to wish you a very happy New year...
- December 24, 2009 at 5:36 AM
- MamaSove said...
Thank you so much for your hard work over the years (now it really is more than one year). Your family's reactions to the recipes, your dedication to every detail and ingredient, and most of all your love of all things slow-cooking has made your site an invaluable resource for me and my fam. We've truly enjoyed the fruits of your labor (no pun intended!) Thanks so much.
And to that end, may you have a very safe, healthy, and relatively quick delivery. Happy 2010 to you and your growing family!!
- December 24, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Left of Ordinary said...
Stephanie... I'm thrilled by your success, but not surprised in the least. Years ago when I first "met" you online, I knew you'd make it big. Congratulations!
And I'm super excited for you expecting your third daughter any minute. I can't wait to hear the news. Have a wonderful holiday.
aka Cookie
- December 24, 2009 at 6:33 AM
- Toni said...
You are going to have a baby the same time as my daughter! I would really like to send you a gift if that is okay. Just contact me through my ID if you want one. I make cool stuff.
- December 24, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- ~ Stitchin Sweet Sue ~ said...
Hi Steph, well dear friend ~ this past year has been a very special one for you in many ways. I feel privileged to have followed your rise and success. May you have many more of the same.
Sending you, new 'lil one and family my sincere best wishes for 2010.
Sincerely, Sue in Rochester, NY
- December 24, 2009 at 7:47 AM
- Jennifer said...
After discovering your site and discovering a slow cooker for the first time (I'm an avid cook, and 37 years old!), I couldn't stop telling friends and family about the wonderful food I'd made in that foreign appliance. My husband and kids actually gobbled the stuff up and I was ecstatic that we didn't have to grab carry out after all those evening sports practices. I had always complained to friends that, when practice starts at 5:30pm, dinner wouldn't cook itself while we were away. But, now it does!! I gave several copies of your cookbook as holiday gifts, after I went through and put stars next to my favorite recipes. Best to you and your family--and thank you!!!
- December 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- Haley said...
I was so happy I received your cookbook for Christmas, with a Fagor mulitcooker! I happened across your blog when you finished up your resolution, and your blog and recipes have given me so much more confidence in the kitchen--so thank you! (and my boyfriend's full belly thanks you, too!)
- December 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- elise said...
Merry Christmas and May 2010 be filled with wonders and blessings.
Elise :)
- December 24, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Mom on the Run said...
Thank you for your blog!!! My husband just fixed my oven after 6 months of not working. We came to rely on your blog and all of the recipes. Before we made sure the oven was working, he made me promise that I would continue cooking with the crock because the house smells so good during the day and the food is so good once he gets to eat it.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
- December 24, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Melynda said...
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy New Family Member on the way!!!
- December 24, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Cindy Lou said...
I got your Make it fast, cook it slow cookbook today for Christms!! I can not wait to cook out of it!! The recipes look great!! Thanks for sharing through this book!! Good luck with the baby!!!
- December 25, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- GeorgiaPeachez said...
Hi Steph, best of luck with your new baby. Your cookbook was a big hit under the tree this year! xo, suzy
- December 26, 2009 at 3:58 AM
- jeannine said...
hi, i've been following your blog since towards the end of 2008, and have used your recipes about twice a week since. and thanks to you, i got two new slow cookers for christmas this year! a big one and a small one, to go with my medium one. :) just want to say thanks for all your great recipes.
- December 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Kathy said...
Your cookbook was a *very* strongly hinted Christmas gift that I was thrilled to receive! I love your style, your wit, and your recipes. I have been stealing moments reading it from cover to cover. I am so excited to begin my own slow-cooker challenge for 2010. Happy New Year and congratulations on your new addition!
- December 27, 2009 at 6:24 AM
- Amy in Arizona said...
I just read a little blurb about you in Parents Magazine. I haven't been here in a while and boy have you been busy!! I really need to use my crockpot more often and it looks like you have lots more really yummy recipes. Congrats on your upcoming addition!!
- December 27, 2009 at 7:40 AM
- Just call me Mommy said...
My family just left after being here for 10 days. I always turn to your blog for recipes, and again you did not fail me. EVERY day I made one of your recipes. Very rarely did I change much. They loved all the yummy food, and I was able to use the rest of my time to spend with them. And I saved a ton of money!
Thank you so much! Congrats on your little one due soon.
- December 27, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- CanadianMama said...
Merry Christmas and thanks for another great year of recipes! Wishing you a safe and speedy delivery and a baby who loves sleep :)
- December 27, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Thank you for all of the great ideas. I am glad your book is doing so well. Have a wonderful 2010!!!
- December 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- kathryn.harbison said...
Hi - I got your cookbook for Christmas along with a fancy new crockpot with a self timer and I'm soooo excited. I've already made a lot of stuff from your website but now I don't have to run back and forth between the kitchen and living room, checking the recipes. Also a bonus for my Mom, she gets her crockpot back that has been on "loan" to me for the past few years. Anyway good luck with the new addition to your family!
PS - did you see the episode of Kendra where she and Hank have their families over for dinner and coincidentally has her baby? She contemplates whether she can cook a turkey in the crockpot to save herself the trouble and I wanted to shout "yes, yes you can!!" Apparently even former playmates love a crockpot!
- December 28, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- TJ said...
Wishing you the best on the delivery of your little one! I hope she has arrived for you. My boys really messed with me, but stayed in until my scheduled c-section.
Happy New YEar!
- December 30, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Juliana said...
Just a quick comment to tell you I LOVE the cookbook. My SIL ordered it for me for Christmas (at my request, LOL!) and I spent a while on Christmas reading the book and thinking about which recipes to try first.
I also got a larger crockpot from my SIL. Now I can make the main dish and side dish for dinner!
- December 30, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- Brit Boyd said...
Thanks so much for creating this site! My husband and I have fallen in love with our crock pot, largely because of all of the great recipes you've shared. Best wishes to you as you begin a new year with a new baby! -Brit
- December 31, 2009 at 10:38 AM
happened upon you blog by accident..my three sisters and I now own your book.
Almost as good as Julia and Me !
Good luck in the New Year.
- December 31, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Meal Plan Mom (Brenda) said...
Just picked up your new book from the library today! I'm taking it to carpool line b/c I can't wait to check it out. I have become reaquainted with my slowcooker again for the last month because of a mini-kitchen renovation gone awry (ok, that sounds worse than it is). Today, we're having traditional pot roast on this record-low-temperature kind of day. Can't wait to explore your site some more.
And good luck with the baby--you will be loving your slowcooker even more now with a new little one to look after!
- January 7, 2010 at 12:19 PM
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Active Re-Entry in conjunction with the Southeastern Utah District Health Department has developed a motorized scooter training program that will finally gain national recognition this year. Representatives from both agencies will present their Scoodeo program at the National Lifesavers Conference.
A DVD developed for the group by Darrin Teply, gives an overview of the program and begins by asking the question, "what if you suddenly found yourself having to use an electric mobility device as your only form of transportation, in a rural area with no public transportation and old or non-existent side walks?"
As the question is asked, Active Re-Entry volunteer and advocate Kellie Criswell talks about how she was given no training when she initially was given her electric scooter and almost instantly tore the ligaments out of one of her feet.
Criswell says that she got involved with the program because she didn't want anyone else to have to go through the growing pains she did. She wants her fellow riders to be safe.
According to SEUDHD Community Health Educator Georgina Nowak, the program has been trying to gain national attention for years now.
"As more and more baby boomers have started to have issues with mobility the need for personal mobility scooters has increased dramatically," she said. "And as far as the Castle Valley goes, we have no public transportation to help those with mobility issues making the problem that much worse."
The importance of the individuals in question having an independent mode of transportation is paramount, explained Nancy Bentley, Active Re-Entry director.
"These scooters really help those with mobilization problems to become independent and have active social and vocational lives," pointed out the director.
The members of the local group will be sharing their presentation time at the lifesavers conference with a federal representative from the national transportation department.
"This is a pedestrian issue," said Bentley. "Many people don't realize that the scooters are meant to go against traffic. And we need to make the public aware that these scooters are going to be on the streets in increasing numbers and need to be watched for and treated with respect."
The members of the group also discussed the need for scooter riders to conduct safe practices while on the street in order to make themselves more visible to Carbon County motorists.
"We provide every scooter rider with a free flag, helmet and reflective vest for visibility," said Bentley. "From there, we work on education to help those with new scooters to deal with real life situation out on the streets."
According to the disc, the Scoodeo program was launched when Active Re-Entry staff started to notice an elevation in the number of motor vehicle and electric scooter collisions occurring in the community.
Advocate volunteer Criswell then became actively involved with the Price planning commission, including city engineer Gary Sonntag.
The engineer and commission aided her in making sure that the group's participants were safe in areas of passage for electric scooters in most parts of the municipality.
The advocate volunteer also worked with the Utah Department of Transportation to install push button light controls moved to a lower level so that the individuals operating on all types of electric scooters were able to reach the apparatus.
"I just would like everyone to know what a huge deal it is that we are getting this program recognized at a national level," said Bentley. "Most of the people who have scooters don't even have drivers licenses so they don't understand basic traffic rules. It is imperative that they get this training."
With more than 10 percent of the nations population facing some type of disability it is hugely important that we get this issue out there, continued Bentley.
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By Mycle Schneider, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Mycle Schneider is an independent international consultant on energy and nuclear policy based in Paris. He is the coordinator and lead author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. The views expressed are his own.
"Careless" was how Toyoshi Fuketa, commissioner of the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority, reportedly described the inspection quality of hundreds of water tanks at the crippled Fukushima plant following the recent discovery of a serious radioactive spill. China's Foreign Ministry went further, saying it was "shocking" that radioactive water was still leaking into the Pacific Ocean two years after the Fukushima incident.
Both comments are to the point, and although many inside and outside Japan surely did not realize how bad the March 11, 2011 disaster was – and how bad it could get – it seems clear now that we have been misled about the scale of the problem confronting Japan. The country needs international help – and quickly.
While the amount of radioactivity released into the environment in March 2011 has been estimated as between 10 percent and 50 percent of the fallout from the Chernobyl accident, the 400,000 tons of contaminated water stored on the Fukushima site contain more than 2.5 times the amount of radioactive cesium dispersed during the 1986 catastrophe in Ukraine.
So, where has this huge amount of highly contaminated water – enough to fill 160 Olympic-size swimming pools – come from? In the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the reactor cores of units 1, 2 and 3 melted through the reactor vessels into the concrete. Nobody knows how far the molten fuel went through the containment – radiation levels in the reactor buildings are lethal, while robots got stuck in the rubble and some never came back out.
More from CNN: What Japanese leaders can learn
The molten fuel still needs to be cooled constantly and the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), injects about 400 tons of water into the perforated reactor vessels every day. That water washes out radioactive elements and runs straight through into the basements that were flooded during the tsunami. By 2015, over 600,000 tons of highly radioactive liquid are expected to have accumulated in temporary tanks, some underground, many bolted rather than welded together, and none ever conceived to hold this kind of liquid over the long term. The dangerous fluid is pumped around in four kilometer long makeshift tubes, many of them made of vinyl rather than steel, and plagued with numerous leaks in the winter when the above ground lines get hit by frost.
TEPCO's account of the discovery this month of the leak of 300 tons of highly radioactive water showed a frightening level of amateurism:
"We found water spread at the bottom level of tanks near the tank No.5... Therefore, we checked the water level of this tank, and… confirmed that the current water level is lower by approximately 3 meters than the normal level."
TEPCO reportedly admitted that only 60 of 350 tanks in that area are equipped with volume gauges. "Inspection" is done visually by a worker with a radiation detector. Meanwhile, the soil around the leaking tank delivered a dose per hour equivalent to the legal limit for nuclear workers for five years. No remote radiation measuring devices, no remote handling.
The tank leak is just the latest in a long list of signs that things are going fundamentally wrong at the site of what could still turn out to be the most serious radiological event in history. And the situation could still get a lot worse. A massive spent fuel fire would likely dwarf the current dimensions of the catastrophe and could exceed the radioactivity releases of Chernobyl dozens of times. First, the pool walls could leak beyond the capacity to deliver cooling water or a reactor building could collapse following one of the hundreds of aftershocks. Then, the fuel cladding could ignite spontaneously releasing its entire radioactive inventory.
More from CNN: Japan ponders freezing ground
TEPCO's inability to stabilize the site, and the dramatic failure of the Japanese government, now majority owner of TEPCO, should come as no surprise. Indeed, so far, the Nuclear Regulation Authority has seemed too busy trying to help restart the country's stranded reactors to put adequate attention on stabilizing the Fukushima site.
The fact is that the Fukushima Daiichi site represents challenges of unprecedented complexity. Maintaining the cooling of three molten reactor cores and five spent fuel pools in a disaster zone is a job of titanic proportions. That is why two weeks after the crisis first erupted I suggested the creation of an International Task Force Fukushima (ITFF) that would pull together the world's experts in key areas of concern: nuclear physics and engineering, core cooling, water management, spent fuel and radioactive waste storage, building integrity and radiation protection.
Two and a half years on, the need for such a taskforce has only grown.
An ITFF would need to be established for at least two years to be effective, and could have two co-chairpersons – one Japanese, one from abroad. A core group of about a dozen experts would work full-time on the project and could draw at will on the expertise of several dozen corresponding experts that are carefully selected by the core group. A significant share of the core group should be independent experts (i.e. with no link to corporate or state interests). In addition, the ITFF would work in an open expert network, free to draw on any expertise in any field that it judges pertinent. It could openly invite feedback to its recommendations and would do its utmost to assess comments and suggestions.
Of course, such a taskforce would not "supervise" or "control" – the responsibility for this would remain with the Japanese government and the regulator. But the ITFF could provide recommendations on short-, medium- and long-term strategies for site stabilization.
Will the call for such a taskforce gain any traction? I have presented the basic concept to safety authorities of several countries, acting and former ambassadors, ministers and the European Commission. But while some officials have pointed to some ongoing limited bilateral assistance, so far, the main stumbling block appears to be the "pattern of denial" in Japan, a problem that has affected not only TEPCO, but apparently the Japanese government and the safety authorities as well.
Thankfully, there have been some small signs in official declarations by TEPCO and the Japanese government in recent days that offer hope for a change in attitudes. And Japan's image in the world – and the Japanese people's trust in their institutions – would greatly profit from an explicit and concrete international project. The question is whether members of the international community can muster the will to put their own interests aside, and help Japan conquer the denial that is risking catastrophe.
A Tack force?HA HA HA.There is no profit in that.Multi Nat.Corps. have way more important thing to address,like how to get a war going some where any where to show investment potential to to the 5% or less of this planets population that own 90% of every thing.Re charter every corporation on this earth every 10 years and control them or they will doom the human race.Enjoy your next tuna sushi.It will glow in your mouth/
In July 2009, I designated Fukushima as a dormant "Nuclear Volcano". In the 2 years since, nothing but coverup and the worst sort of 'disaster engineering' has been done. This is not about "managing a nightmare"(!) Fukushima is the Reality for the World; the nightmare comes later(?)
In the Final Autospy of Fukushima, analysis will be made of what was done and what 'could' have been done, but all Humanity will eventually understand the danger of allowing children to play with fire. Fukushima is not alone, it is just the first of events which will prove that the "Consequences of Success" sometimes results in the "Profits of Chaos"....(?)
Ah, yes Mr Schneider, well done on the scaremongering there. Large numbers do tend to drum up fear. I would say that in this case, the use of Bq as an SI is partly to blame. The scientific and engineering community like to have tangible and measurable figures, but perspective is required.
When you consider that the dose from the naturally occuring potassium-40 in our own bodies decays at a (presumably in Mr Schnieders opinion very high) rate of 4,400 Bq/s, you start to get more perspective.
Please check your facts...and your units of measurement..you have some interesting data here!
Unfortunately for any cause, pinheads tend to muck it up with inane posts. ONE would have been sufficient and made the point. Now, you pinheads alienate any thinking individual with your woefully immature posts.
Otherwise, we salute the significantly informative CNN post. Thank you.
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Shredded Chicken with Ginger and Cilantro
- 2 chicken breast halves with skin and bone (1 1/2 pounds total)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
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- 1 teaspoon red-chile oil , or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan-pepper oil , or to taste
- 1 teaspoon finely grated (with a rasp) peeled fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated (with a rasp) garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh mild long red chile such as Holland
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
Set a steamer rack inside a wide 6- to 8-quart pot and fill bottom with water (not above rack), then bring to a boil.
Arrange chicken in 1 layer in a shallow heatproof bowl small enough to fit just inside pot.
Steam chicken in bowl on rack, covered with lid, until just cooked through, about 25 minutes. Remove bowl from pot using tongs. When chicken is cool enough to handle, coarsely shred, discarding skin and bones. Reserve liquid in bowl.
Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, bean paste, red-chile oil, Sichuan-pepper oil, ginger, garlic, chile, salt, and 2 tablespoons reserved chicken liquid in a large bowl. Stir in chicken, cilantro, and salt to taste.
Cooks' note: Dish, without cilantro, can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature and stir in cilantro before serving.
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Task: Find the highest price per article.
SELECT article, MAX(price) AS price FROM shop GROUP BY article; +---------+-------+ | article | price | +---------+-------+ | 0001 | 3.99 | | 0002 | 10.99 | | 0003 | 1.69 | | 0004 | 19.95 | +---------+-------+
|Posted by Marco Gergele on September 30 2004 10:24am
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There seems to be no NULL=Infinity maximum version. In a column is stored end (type date) with NULL = no end. I need the maximum of that column, which is NULL if a NULL-value exists. That should be easy to implement as a function, but not so easy with the existing function.
The same for sum, avg and so on. The versions with NULL=ignore are usefull most of the time, but sum() of NULL and 5 can sometimes be NULL instead of 5. NULL+5 is NULL.
|Posted by Seth Riedel on July 14 2010 1:41pm
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If you wanted to treat NULL = infinity, you could try something like this:
SELECT `id`, MAX(IF(`date` IS NULL, '2299-12-31', `date`))
FROM `table`
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ATLANTA (WXIA) -- The investigation continues in the multi-state meningitis outbreak of fungal injections. A warning from the FDA about other medicines made by a specialty pharmacy linked to the outbreak.
"You may have seen that the case count has gone up in recent days," said Dr. John Jernigan, the lead of the clinical investigation's team for the meningitis outbreak at the CDC's nerve center. "We think this is mainly because we are doing a better job at finding the cases."


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Kitty Kat's big red barn has another life left in it
TANGENT, Ore. - When John Bass of Tangent passed away in 1983, he left the big red barn on his property and $70,000 in maintenance funds to his cat, Kitty Kat.
"I believe this is a 3 acre estate here, and it was the barn and the house, and she owned everything," said Tangent resident Beth Timmons.
Kitty Kat lived another 10 years with the help of a caretaker. The City of Tangent took over the property after Kitty died.
The maintenance fund had run out, and the residents voted down a tax levy to maintain the barn, built in 1922 by farmers Herbert and Jane Borden. Bass bought the land in 1946.
Just when it looked like Kitty Kat's barn had run out of lives, Timmons moved to town. She proposed moving it to her property, adding, "That's when we decided to move it and save it because it's a good time right now. It's in good condition."
The City of Tangent said great: we'll sell you the barn for a buck, you pay to move it.
Timmons wants to turn the old barn into a community center and agricultural museum.
"We don't want this just the Timmons family taking care of the barn. This is a community treasure, and we want the community involved," explains Timmons.
Crews arrived Friday from Emmert International out of the Portland area to set up and get ready for the move.
Sales manager Pat Brady told KVAL News they'll move the barn by putting it on special dollies.
"You're talking probably 6 to 7 hours as this barn moves at a high rate of speed of about 1 to 2 miles per hour," Brady said.
Windows have been carefully removed and labeled, although the bulk of the barn will be moved intact. Beth Timmons won't reveal what the cost is for the seven tenths of a mile move but says it all worth it. They are planning to move the barn on Oct. 7 in Tangent.
Tom Adams from KVAL News met with Timmons at the barn Friday. Watch KVAL News and KVAL.com for more on this story


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