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I don't know if I made it wrong...I am pretty sure I followed the directions but it was really not great. The chicken fell apart so I had to add more. And, it tasted burned even though I didn't burn it. Very weird. I was disappointed, especially since it got such great reviews! Also, it turned red from the chili powder so it didn't look "verde" and finally, it didn't taste like any chili verde I've ever had before. Oh well!flag if inappropriate
Excellent! We added northern beans plus added more spice & it was most excellent!flag if inappropriate
I made this as written. It was excellent. I wouldn't change a thing. My dinner guests begged for the recipe.flag if inappropriate
What a great recipe. Used canned whole green chili instead of fresh and served it over rice with cheese and sour cream. It's one of the best chili verde recipes I've had. The tomatillos are great in it.flag if inappropriate
My hubby hates beans, so this is one of the rare chilis he'll eat--I've been making it since it was originally published(10 years!) and it is always a hit with a crowd and has become a family staple. I've played with it--but the original works best--and sauting each layer until well browned is a must(especially the corn!) or it really loses its flavor. Thieghs work best as well, they have a deeper, meatier flavor than breasts. Garnish with cheddar cheese when served for an added layer of comfort food! This works equally well when halved.flag if inappropriate
I made this for a Super Bowl party and it was delicious. Based on the prior feedback, I made some adjustments. Roasted 4 very large poblano peppers and used to replace the Anaheim peppers. Skipped the bell peppers, cut the corn amount in half and added one very large jalapeno (with most of the seeds - threw in the pan with the corn). The results were delicious. Really liked the hint of cinnamon.flag if inappropriate
The recipe needed a little help. I used a combination of breast and thigh meat, omitted the green bell peppers and increased the Anaheim as well as adding jalapeno (I sautéed them with the corn, only using about 1/2 the qty called out). Also added crushed corn chips at the end of the simmering time to thicken and add lots of flavor. If more heat is needed use Poblano peppers instead of Anaheim or add some Serrano chilies. Also, the seeds and ribs are where all the heat is, so don't remove them if you want to add that heat. Chili was better the second day like all chili is!flag if inappropriate
This was terrible. Nauseating, really. What a waste. Made recipe as directed except omitted corn and added jalapenos as suggested by others, but still was bland and boring.flag if inappropriate
This is a tasty soup. It isn't exactly what I was looking for, but it is close. I made it according to the recipe, with some minor exceptions. I had poblano peppers on hand, so I used those instead of Anaheim. I exchanged the green bell pepper for red bell pepper. I omitted the cinnamon sticks (didn't realize I was out and my neighbor was not around!). It needed a bit more zing, so I added the zest and the juice from one Meyer lemon. The soup was quite spicy, which we loved. We served it with Jalapeno corn bread, as suggested. Everyone ended up breaking up the cornbread into the soup to soak up the wonderful broth. This would be a good soup for a cold wintery day.flag if inappropriate
I made this chili for a Halloween gathering - all enjoyed the chili and told me it was a keeper. A little mild for chili however there is plenty of flavor.flag if inappropriate


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|I was just wondering if there was anyone who has read The Failure of Political Islam by Olivier Roy. And if they would possibly take the time to explain it to me because I do not understand it.
|Jasser Auda
AnswerSalam, Lindsey.
You are referring to Roy, Oliver. The Failure of Political Islam. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1994, translated by Carol Volk from the French L'Echec de l'Islam politique, Paris: Seuil, 1992. However, you should also try to read Roy's latest book, Globalized Islam: the Search for a New Ummah, New York: Columbia University Press in association with Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, 2004, which is an extension to his views in his first book.
I will answer your question by basically re-explaining Roy's views in non-technical language and perhaps making some brief comments, rather than making a detailed analysis of the books themselves.
The interesting point in Roy's books is that the theory of the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West is not accurate and is not likely to happen. The reason, in Roy's view, is the fact that the West and Muslims are very diverse entities and have too many differences over issues and stands. For example, he wrote in his Failure of Political Islam that the battle is not between Islam and the West, but "among Muslims themselves, between the secular and the fundamentalist, the modern and the conservative."
Roy then differentiated between two streams in the current Islamic political sphere: what he labeled the Islamist stream and what he labeled the neo-fundamentalist stream. He mentioned that Islamists seek to revive the Islamic state, inspired by the history of Islam. Hence, "Islam for Islamists is a political ideology, which should be integrated into all aspects of society." He gave examples for those he called Islamists, such as Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan, Ayatollahs and their followers in Iran, and The Muslim Brothers (Al-Ikhwan) in Egypt.
Roy's criticism of the "paradox of the Islamists" and his belief in "The Failure of Political Islam," as the title of his book goes, is based on his view that Islamists are too occupied with their particular national issues and have lost focus of the scope of the whole Ummah (Muslim nation). He mentioned how during the Gulf War of 1991, local groups of the Muslim Brothers in various countries took different stands based on local considerations. For example, the Kuwaiti group approved US military intervention, while the Jordanian group opposed it. Therefore, Roy argues, Islamists are shaped by their local nations, not the other way around.
Moreover, Roy wrote that, "The poverty of Islamist thought on political institutions, and the Islamists impossible quest for a virtue that can never be attained. Because their political model is attainable only in man, not in institutions, therefore, the creation of an Islamist polity is almost impossible." He further claimed that "the Islamic revolution, the Islamic state, and the Islamic economy are but myths."
Roy differentiated between Islamism and neo-fundamentalism, the latter only seeking to create an Islamic society merely through the implementation of Shari`ah in the legal system rather than any other political or military means. According to Roy's classification, neo-fundamentalists—such as the Saudi-sponsored version of Islam—do not have an economic or social agenda, except through the implementation of Shari`ah.
Roy also pointed out that neo-fundamentalists, unlike Islamists, do not pay attention to local issues and crises, but rather call for a new brand of supranational ideology that is more a product of modernization and globalization than of the Islamic past. He tried to prove his point by mentioning how neo-fundamentalists translate their literature to various languages and publish them on the World Wide Web to people around the world rather than in one specific country.
In summary, Roy is saying that Islamism has failed, while the apparently weaker and milder version, which is neo-fundamentalism, is meeting more success. He proposed that even if an Islamist group is to rule over a Muslim country, it "will neither unify the Muslim world nor change the balance of power in the Middle East," but rather succeed only in making superficial changes in customs and laws.
Some researchers who have strong interests in publicizing the "clash of civilization" theory, totally disagreed with Roy's views on fundamentalism. For example, Daniel Pipes wrote a commentary on Roy's Failure of Political Islam, in which he asserted that there is a lot of danger in fundamentalism and that Roy, "seems to assume that because fundamentalists have not swept the Muslim world, they cannot do so in the future." Pipes attacked Roy, as well as some other leading American specialists on Middle East politics such as John Esposito and John Voll, for basically believing that fundamentalism has anything positive to offer.
Roy added in his Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah that there is a new European dimension of Islamism. Roy pointed out that the 9/11 terrorists are overwhelmingly likely to have studied and lived in Europe and to have embraced radical ideas there, not in the Muslim countries where they were born. He further linked Islamic terrorism, according to his definition, to the Marxist-inspired radicalism of the twentieth century!
As for my views on the above, it is important to note that Roy defined the scope of his research in his books by saying that his study is meant to be a "social study," which means he is discussing what is happening on the ground and what Muslims actually say and do, rather than a theological or juridical study, in which he would have to verify his and others' opinions based on the Qur'an itself or the Islamic schools of law. Having said that, I do not think that Roy's views are either fair or objective.
Although Roy is much milder than Pipes, one could clearly see that Roy is actually still looking at the Muslim world with outdated Orientalists eyes that can only see a narrow, Eurocentric worldview. While agreeing that some Islamic groups lose the focus of the Ummah for their local political agendas and issues, I find that Roy failed to recognize any form of civility or acceptable democratic practices expressed by any of the various Islamic groups, except for what looked familiar to him, again, specifically in Europe. One could easily notice that even the American perspective on the issues discussed is missing from his theory, let alone reformist Islamic perspectives, which he failed to include in his analysis, despite their influence across various Islamic circles and groups. Roy, instead, confirmed the "poverty of Islamist thought on political institutions."
On Islamic grounds, one disagrees with the violence endorsed by some Islamic groups, especially when innocent civilians are unjustifiably involved, and one also disagrees with the utopian and wishful thinking of some Islamic groups, which think that the status of the Ummah will change when some laws or manners are enforced. However, I also disagree with Roy's harsh criticism of what he called Islamism and neo-fundamentalism altogether.
First, Roy's classification of Islamism and neo-fundamentalism itself is problematic. Many Muslim individuals and groups—across the spectrum of Islamic thought—do not believe in the separation of religion and state, while not subscribing to what Roy labeled as "Islamist ideologies." Moreover, many Muslims also believe in the application of some form of Islamic law or Shari`ah, however, their interpretation of that form could be and also without necessarily subscribing to what Roy labeled as neo-fundamentalist customs and laws.
Finally, I do not think that Pipes' comments, which put Roy, Esposito, and Voll in the same category, are fair either. John Esposito and John Voll showed a well respected level of understanding and appreciation of the civil and democratic reform that are expressed in different forms throughout the Muslim world, even within Islamic groups themselves, which is something that has to be encouraged rather than discredited.
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Celebrity chef and healthy school lunch advocate Jamie Oliver is filming his second season of the Emmy Award-winning Food Revolution in Los Angeles. However, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) refuses to show its school lunches on the program. In Oliver's own words, he can't get his foot into a single door. Students have voiced their disapointment that their school lunches won't benefit from the exposure and will likely remain "greasy" and "microwaved."
Oliver has opened a community kitchen in the L.A. area, and he had much success last season working with schools in West Virginia, who now cook most of their lunches from scratch using healthy ingredients. Step up, L.A., and let us see what you're serving. Let Food Revolution inside school cafeterias!
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Oliver's show aims to shift Angelenos from processed and fast food to fresh foods and cooking at home. We can all agree that this is important, particularly for children. School cafeterias and students could greatly benefit from Oliver's guidance.
If the district is too ashamed to have its food on film, then it shouldn't be feeding it to school kids. I'd like to see the district prove that it isn't earning a failing grade when it comes to lunch. I urge you to reconsider your decision. Please let Jamie Oliver film "Food Revolution" inside school cafeterias.
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Nurse at centre of Duchess hoax call found dead
A nurse working on reception at the private hospital which treated the Duchess of Cambridge when a hoax call was made by an Australian radio station has been found dead.
Jacintha Saldanha, who had worked at the King Edward VII hospital in London for four years, was pronounced dead at an address near the hospital at 9.25am on Friday morning.
She was working on reception at the hospital, where the Duchess spent three nights being treated for acute morning sickness, when she took the initial call from the radio station 2Day FM, before putting the call through to a nurse on the ward.
The call lasted approximately two minutes.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said in a statement they were deeply saddened by her death.
In a statement King Edward VII's Hospital described Ms Saldanha as an "excellent nurse and well-respected and popular with all of her colleagues".
It added: "We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time."
John Lofthouse, hospital chief executive said: "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies at this time are with her family and friends. Everyone is shocked by the loss of a much loved and valued colleague."
Hospital chair Lord Glenarthur added: "This is a tragic event. Jacintha was a first class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. She will be greatly missed."
Police said the cause of her death was "unexplained" but they were not treating it as suspicious.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at approximately 9.25am on Friday, 7 December, to a report of a woman found unconscious an address in Weymouth Street.
"London Ambulance Service attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Inquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances of the incident. The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage."
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Deepest sympathy to this nurse family and friends
My thoughts are with her family and friends
what a dreadful tragedy and a waste and devastating loss to her family, friends, patients, colleagues and the nursing profession.
a hoax with very serious consequences which also questions the professionalism and public duty and responsibilities of the media.
This is a call for these infantile idiots to be sacked.
Maybe now we can stop being told nurses aren't compassionate and don't care for their patients, this nurse obviously cared deeply and the hoax call had a great effect on her, so much so it lead to these tragic consequences.
the results of such a stupid and childish hoax are truly shocking. hopefully the perpetrators will be given plenty of opportunity to reflect on their actions.
Why did she commit suicide exactly?
I think questions need to be asked about the threat or fear of disciplinary procedures against nurses at her place? She must have been terrified of something!
Hear hear. (Anonymous 7-Dec-2012 6:48 pm). I really feel for this poor nurse. She must have felt totally ridiculed by these idiots. I hope the hoaxers feel suitably ashamed of themselves.
So terribly sad. RIP Jacintha. My heart goes out to you and your family.
this is such a sad story, will there be a collection to raise money for her family, I would like to donate something for this tragic loss. I hope that the two radio presenters get sacked immediately and that the radio station pay an enormous fine.
i really hope that neither she nor the nurse who gave out the info were being disciplined.
there but for the grace of god.
what is so shocking about this is that even before this tragic event the presenters were bragging about it and fail to recognise the wrong in their actions.
I was shocked to hear she comitted suicide as it was a mistake anyone could have made at 5.30 in the morning. I just hope the hospital wasn't planning a meeting with her to discipline her or something. She must have been very frightened to take her own life like that!
Why didn't the Hospital have a Public Relations Officer to deal with the updates on the high profile patient.Why was it left to the Nurses?honestly we do not expect nurses to deal with these updates.The Nurses were exposed.In alot of hospital they assign a PR or a very senior person to deal with such cases.Just thinking outside the box.Very saddened MHSRIP.
This is a tragic story. My deepest sympathies to Jacintha's loved ones. Suicide rarely occurs as a result of an isolated event. I would think that this stupid and irresponsible stunt may have been the last straw, but there should be caution in focusing ALL the blame for this nurse's death entirely at the door of the idiots in the radio station. Vulnerable people can often be very good at disguising their problems and anxieties, particularly if they have jobs in a responsible and caring capacity. It's much more difficult to ask for help, when you are seen to be the one who does the helping.
From news reports, the perpetrators of the prank are said to be 'absolutely shattered' about the consequences of their actions. I'm sure that their careers in radio are probably over and the impact on their lives will continue for a very long time. I find it hard to feel particularly sorry for them; but I think that it should be recognised that there must have been other contributory factors to Jacintha's death.
"The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time."
This is highly unlikely, in my experience this is management speak for saying we are going to have a disciplinary enquiry and you had better have some good answers. Nurses spend their lives caring for other people but we are managed by some of the most uncaring and cold people one could find in anywhere. There is rarely any praise and when a mistake is made, they come down on you like a ton of bricks, utterly ruthless.
Our Chief Nurse was at it again this week, twittering on about her five "C". She handed the media a stick to beat us and resulted in some of the worst press coverage for some time. This useless woman should spend a week on a ward caring single handed for 18 patients. I bet at the end of it she would be a bit more in touch with reality. Let's have some compassion in management, I bet that is something we won't see Jane Cummings campaigning for any day soon.
We all know as nurses that confidentiality is sacrosanct and the consequences of breaking it can be grave. Add this to the fact it involved the Royal family and went viral around the world almost instantaneously and the reason why she did what she did becomes more understandable.
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"The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time."
This is highly unlikely, in my experience this is management speak for saying we are going to have a disciplinary enquiry and you had better have some good answers.
Apparently the presenters are receiving counselling, hopefully in the nearest job centre
"The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time."
This is highly unlikely, in my experience this is management speak for saying we are going to have a disciplinary enquiry and you had better have some good answers.
speculation on the attitudes of particular individuals in a particular hospital and trying to point a finger of blame is highly destructive and dangerous and helps nobody. the attitudes of such commentators appear worse than those they are attempting to pass judgement on.
we don't know what happened, we don't know what was said to the hoaxers. we should remember that this hospital is used to caring for members of the royal family so we don't know if they have a pr dept who deal with 'personal' calls, real or fake.
sympathies to this ladies family.
This is an awful story, but I gather the call was made during the night when the usual reception staff don't work, so this unfortunate nurse took the call and passed it to the ward.
I'm not sure if that call was before the press release that The Duchess was pregant and suffering from acute morning sickness, but I can't see that this call would be the reason for the press release. It also seems unlikely that the Aussies would have been told anything much, beyond 'how well the Duchess was feeling, etc'.
So I find this really tragic, overall - I have sympathy for Jacintha's family: very sad, indeed.
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Seth Leonard is a man of many hats.
He is the owner of the Eastern Basketball Alliance franchise in York. He is the coach of the Mighty Ants as well. He also plays.
During Sunday's inaugural-season home opener at New Hope Academy Charter School, Leonard spent more of his pre-game time off the court than warming up on it. Checking on tickets, directing the Maryland Bayraiders to the right locker rooms, laying some black tape on the floor to extend the lanes, checking and double-checking things.
But everything wound up going smoothly, including the game, as the Mighty Ants led wire-to-wire in a 142-118 win against Maryland.
"I was happy," Leonard said. "When I looked around, taking a second to enjoy it, almost every seat was filled. The turnout was excellent. Great support.
"I am a perfectionist, so I think we still have so much room for improvement, but as far as the turnout, the community and the team went, I'll give them all a 10."
York (1-1) scored the first three buckets of the game. The third being a dunk from 6-foot-10 center Akeem Washington, one of several in the game for the J.P. McCaskey grad.
The Mighty Ants led Maryland by four points after the first quarter and extended that to a 12-point halftime lead. Jerren Harris, a 6-4 swingman from McCaskey, scored 10 of his team-high 28 points in the first half. West York grad Quinn Howard also scored 10 first-half points for the Mighty Ants.
"This is definitely high-level competition," said Howard, who said his mother, sister and wife at the game cheering him on. "Just to get used to the NBA rules is a whole different ballgame. It is up and down, pass the ball, take the shot and run back down court."
York pushed the lead out to 16 points at the end of three quarters and the Bayraiders (0-2) could never cut the gap back into single digits the rest of the way.
"I think it was a great game considering we have not had a lot of time together as a team," said York guard Jon Casimir. "We learn a little bit about each other from each mistake or each good play. I'm the point guard, so I need to understand everybody's game."
Twelve of the 14 players on the Mighty Ants' roster scored. Washington was second to Harris with 19 points, while Howard and Casimir finished with 14 points each. Red Lion grad Trent Thomas and Leonard each scored 10.
Casimir is a former collegiate teammate of Leonard's from the University of South Carolina Aiken and traveled from Connecticut on Friday to play.
"I was excited when Seth called me about playing," Casimir said. "Seth is my man. He's a good person. He's like family to me."
South Western grad Chad Tipton started Sunday and contributed eight first-half points while William Penn alumni Anthony Dorm, Jaron Walker and Dejian Williams all came off the bench and contributed in the win. Dorm and Williams each scored nine points and Walker wound up with eight. Spring Grove grad Bryce Harbold also added eight.
"We have some really good players as people got to see," Leonard said. "We have some good young guys. I was glad we were able to add (Washington). I thought Bryce played well. I love his game."
Maryland was led by a game-high 42 points from lanky 6-6 guard Darnell Sneed and 40 points from Glen Stanley.
"I'm excited," Leonard said. "We have the home opener under our belt. We are learning how to play together. I think we have some good chemistry. We are going to be a tough team to reckon with. We have a lot of players who can play."
Post-game, Leonard still had one more hat to put on.
"I have to get my cleaning hat on now," Leonard said. "Maintenance time."
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Jason Jackson 2 3-4 7, Kevin Johnson 0 0-0 0, Mike Manns 9 4-10 27, Darnell Sneed 14 14-17 42, Glen Stanley 17 6-10 40, Jason Underwood 1 0-0 2, Mark Jones 0 0-0 0.
Totals — 43 27-41 118
York Mighty Ants (142)
Jon Casimir 5 4-5 14, Akeem Washington 9 1-2 19, Jerren Harris 13 2-5 28, Chad Tipton 3 0-0 8, Quinn Howard 6 2-2 14, Bryce Harbold 4 0-0 8, Seth Leonard 5 0-1 10, Chanta Weathers 3 0-0 7, Anthony Dorm 3 0-0 7, Jaron Walker 4 0-0 8, Dejian Williams 4 0-0 9, Trent Thomas 4 0-0 10.
Totals — 63 9-15 142
3-point goals — M 5, Manns 5. Y 7, Tipton 2, Thomas 2, Weathers, Williams, Dorm.


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Cleanup from storms could last for weeks in Issaquah
January 31, 2012
By Warren Kagarise
In the days after snow and ice hobbled Issaquah and the region, crews deployed across the city to collect sand from streets and downed trees from neighborhoods.
The recovery effort lurched into gear before snow and ice melted, but city residents and officials continue a daunting task to clean up from the recent storms and prepare for possible conditions in the months ahead.
Bret Heath, city Public Works Operations and emergency management director, said crews continue to focus on sand removal and debris cleanup.
Both activities could last for several more weeks, but "that's given that we don't have any more storms," Heath said. "Any other storms will set those schedules back."
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The credit is expected to start appearing on customers' bills Feb. 15. The credit is paid by PSE owners and the financial burden does not fall on PSE customers.
Bellevue-based PSE implemented the 120-consecutive-hour power outage service guarantee in 2008.
Customers affected by a power loss of 120 consecutive hours or more during the recent storms should see the $50 credit on the next PSE electric bill after Feb. 15. If the credit does not appear, call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 toll free.
The city hosted a debris drop-off event at Tibbetts Valley Park on Jan. 28-29 for residents to dump downed tree limbs and other detritus. Community Emergency Response Team members and city staffers helped residents unload debris into garbage bins.
The effort attracted 610 people — more than 350 opening day and more than 200 the next day — and collected about 500 cubic yards of debris. (The city last opened a debris drop-off center after the January 2009 flood.)
"It's helpful for us to see the kind of response to something like this ice and snow event, because it helps us plan for larger emergencies when it comes to debris removal," said Communications Coordinator Autumn Monahan, the city official responsible for disseminating information to the public during snowstorms and other emergencies.
Crews laid down about 1,000 tons of sand on city streets during a snowstorm and subsequent ice storm in late January.
Teams continue to sweep and collect the sand. Then, crews screen debris from the grit and use the sand again if road conditions deteriorate or for sandbags if local creeks rise. The process also requires teams to clean sand from storm drains.
"The sand off of the main arterials is fairly clean, and we're able to pick it up and reuse it, but we're finding a lot of fir boughs and needles and stuff that is really difficult to screen mixed in what we're picking up off the side streets," Heath said. "Unfortunately, we won't be able to recycle it."
Crews applied sand and sprayed de-icing fluid — calcium chloride and a modifier meant to reduce corrosion — to city streets.
"We use it on all of the sand, because it helps melt the snow and the ice on the road, and makes it easier to break up so we can plow easier," Heath said.
Power returned to grateful residents in recent days, after the harsh conditions caused widespread outages.
Crews restored power to Issaquah and surrounding communities Jan. 25, almost a week after snow, ice and wind damaged transmission lines. Puget Sound Energy said restoration work has ended for Issaquah, plus Hobart, Mirrormont and Preston in the Issaquah area — unincorporated communities hit hard in a snowstorm and a rare ice storm last week.
The snowstorm caused minor headaches compared to the subsequent ice storm, as more than 18,000 customers in the Issaquah area and more than 200,000 customers in Western Washington lost power.
Strong winds late Jan. 24 caused additional damage and outages for 38,000 customers across Western Washington. Crews managed to repair most wind-related outages throughout the night and restore power for 28,000 customers within hours.
Bellevue-based PSE offered customers left without power for at least five days a $50 credit.
"Our customers were frustrated by the lengthy outages, of course, but they also were very understanding of the difficult conditions our crews faced in getting their lights back on as soon as it was safe to do so," Sue McLain, senior vice president of Delivery Operations, said in a statement. "We thank them for their patience and want to ensure their continued confidence in PSE by providing them the credit without their having to request or apply for it."
The focus remained on the power outage for days, even as residents confronted debris in yards and along streets.
"Some rural residents in areas with more trees suffered significant hardships in the aftermath of last week's severe winter storms," Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Issaquah's representative, said in a statement.
Officials urged residents to prepare for more strong winter weather in the months ahead.
"In the aftermath of a major storm, it is important that King County work with citizens who are doing their part to recover," Issaquah-area Councilman Reagan Dunn said.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- As war drums bang louder for an invasion of Iraq, interest in defense stocks is rising. Yet there is only one pure-play mutual fund for investors wishing to participate in the sector.
The $378 million Fidelity Select Defense & Aerospace FSDAX, +1.02% fund has been investing in defense stocks since 1984 and has returned 11 percent annually since its inception, according to Lipper. As of Wednesday, the fund returned 16 percent over the last 12 months.
Not that you can't get in on the defense sector through other mutual funds. Through the holdings of other funds, small cap or large, it's easier than you'd think.
In Fidelity's case, the fund has clearly benefited from the run up following the Sept. 11 attacks last year, the bulk of the portfolio is in large- and mid-cap plays and may not offer the small-cap exposure that some investors are looking for.
At the end of June, Northrop Grumman NOC, +1.90% Lockheed Martin LMT, +2.22% and General Dynamics GD, +3.13% represented the fund's top holdings.
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"If you want a pure play, then that's the place to go," said Morningstar's director of fund analysis, Russel Kinnel, who argued that the sector has already seen substantial advances and that increased defense spending isn't exactly a secret.
"Generally, buying something after it's already become obvious is not a great strategy," Kinnel advised.
"I think if you go back and look at what happened to Raytheon RTN, +2.69% during the Gulf War, everyone got excited about the Patriot Missile and overbid the stock. It's certainly true that it might happen but it's hard to tell what that means for the long term and how much is already priced in," Kinnel said.
James Lance, manager of the Babson Enterprise Fund BABEX agrees. Lance, who had nearly 11 percent of the $207 million fund wrapped up in defense at the beginning of the year, captured profits and trimmed the sector weighting to just 4 percent. He's completely liquidated what was one of the largest holdings, Engineered Support Systems EASI, +0.00% and reduced stakes in EDO Corp. EDO, +0.00%
James continues to hang onto Herley Industries HRLY and Spectrum Control SPEC, +0.00% citing attractive valuations in both companies.
"Clearly there's going to be demand, especially high-tech type defense and aerospace products -- it's just a question of what do you pay for them?" James said.
Defense stocks held their gains Thursday after President Bush, in an address at the United Nations, made the administration's most comprehensive and public case for a military campaign against Iraq. See full story.
The Amex Defense Index DFI, +1.83% is up roughly 8 percent since the beginning of the year and The Phlx Defense Sector Index DFX is approximately 11 percent higher year to date.
Size matters?
Given the rising role of high-tech communications and surveillance technology, you can't judge a defense company by its size. Accordingly, small-cap issues in particular are likely to benefit in the event of prolonged hostilities because many of these companies specialize in this kind of work, according to an analyst report from Merrill Lynch.
Merrill analysts envision the most likely scenario for an invasion of Iraq to include a massive air and missile attack on Iraq, followed by a ground invasion.
"The war takes longer and consumes more material than imagined, but the U.S. is ultimately victorious," the report noted. "This scenario would be okay for defense stocks and it may be what the group is now discounting. Demand for spare parts and ammunition could increase above levels now planned." See full story.


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I recently had the opportunity to participate in a special Career Connections Day in support of Rutgers University's Future Scholars program. About 50 eighth graders from Camden's public schools enjoyed a day of networking with several regional businesses and organizations. The students broke into teams and took field trips to three businesses for tours and in-depth views of their operations. We had the pleasure of hosting a team at the Camden Branch and also at our regional headquarters on the Camden Waterfront.
Beyond the 3 Rs — reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic — programs like this expose youth to another "R" – rubbing elbows, or networking. Networking with potential future employers expands the experiences of students outside of the classroom. While visiting the branch, students spoke with tellers, a financial services representative and the branch manager. They asked about the requirements to work in a bank and the type of information needed to open an account.
One student in particular described how his mother talked to him about credit, the importance of paying bills on time and being responsible in finances. It was rewarding to be able to reinforce what he was learning at home. I liked having the opportunity to speak with him and the other students about the importance of credit and responsibly managing money in preparation for buying a car, a home, and even applying for a job.
As a banker born and reared here in Camden, I see the value to programs like this for several reasons:
- Hosting a group of students gives us the opportunity to discuss, describe, and provide examples on the importance of mathematics in high school.
- This exposure can prepare students for a post-college career in banking, finance, and the other industries they visited.
- It encourages students to know that Camden has businesses interested in being a part of their current and future success.
As the Career Connections program concluded, students heard from Joseph Lizza, President of Susquehanna Bank's Delaware Valley Division, who presented the bank's donation of more than $61,000 to Camden Chancellor Wendell Pritchett in support of the Rutgers Future Scholars program in Camden.


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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 380 points (23.8/g), 11th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 385 points (24.1/g), 24th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.4, Offense: 1.6, Defense: -4.0, SoS: -2.1, versus averages of 0.0.
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We paid over twice as much for the Stihl but I must say that it has performed faultlessly over the last 4 years. It starts every time and performs as good now as it did when we first bought it. The service agents say that if anything does go wrong they will fix it, not scrap it.
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I've seen some of those. If you are standing in the wrong position, the angle is wrong and it looks distorted.
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The Mahmudabad Estate was founded in 1677 by Raja Mahmud Khan, a descendant of the first caliph of Islam. The Kothi, or palace, is part of a 20-acre complex called the Qila, or fort. The Kothi is a leading example of Awadh palace architecture, and served as an important administrative and residential complex for rulers of Mahmudabad throughout the Mughal period and subsequently during the British colonial era. It played an important role during the First War of Independence in 1857, at which time the Kothi was completely destroyed by the British. The building was reconstructed immediately thereafter, using the original plinth.
Today the Kothi serves as an important religious and cultural center. It is the traditional venue of many majlises and processions, and the site also boasts one of the best libraries in the Urdu and Arabic languages, and hosts scholars of literature, art, and poetry. The tremendous size of the Kothi itself, 67,650 square feet (6,285 square meters), makes conservation an unwieldy task. Portions of the building have been unused for 50 years, and the combination of neglect, aging, and seismic damage further compounds these challenges. This site is emblematic of the plight of many still privately owned 18th- and 19th-century palaces, for which the size and scale of problems preclude upkeep.


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Kondracke: Fiscal Fight Is One for the Generations
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Here we go again. Instead of learning from the past four years to avoid brinkmanship, make deals and solve problems, it looks as though President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans just need to fight.
After they battled to the brink of the fiscal cliff and reached a last-minute agreement, you"d think they could have started bargaining to forestall the next set of crises.
But no, the essential deal-makers - Obama and Republican leaders John A. Boehner of Ohio and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky - are back in their corners, ruling things out rather than in.
Obama will not negotiate terms for raising the national debt ceiling, while Republicans are insisting on a dollar of spending cuts for every dollar in new borrowing authority.
McConnell insists that, after raising $625 billion in taxes over 10 years (out of $8 trillion in anticipated deficits), the GOP will not revisit tax policy, while Obama is insisting on raising more revenue through tax changes.
And Obama says he will agree on only "modest adjustments' to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while Republicans are insisting on major overhauls to "save' those programs.
The fiscal fights are in addition to battles royal to come over gun control and immigration - wedge issues likely to poison the atmosphere for negotiation.
Both sides ought to be guided by the adage attributed to Theodore Roosevelt: "The art of politics consists of holding out for everything you can get - and no more.'
But Republicans suspect that Obama intends not to compromise with them but to crush them - forcing the party to look extreme on guns, the debt limit, Medicare and immigration so it loses more seats in the 2014 elections.
And they may walk right into the trap, especially if the dominant right wing of the House Republican Conference actually refuses to lift the debt ceiling, and the government, unable to pay its bills, shuts down.
Obama made it clear in his Jan. 14 news conference that he"d focus the blame on Republicans if the U.S. proves to be a "deadbeat nation.'
History - the 1995 government shutdown, the 2008 bank bailout vote, the last debt ceiling crisis and the fiscal cliff - suggests that Obama"s got it right: The markets and public opinion will make Republicans cave after they"ve damaged their brand. …


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Five Finger Death Punch Talk ShipRocked 2014 + Upcoming Touring Plans
Anyone on this year's ShipRocked cruise knows that Five Finger Death Punch could have completely powered the boat themselves with a pair of electric performances. The band was the very first to rock the boat on the first day as they hit the Deck stage as the Norwegian Pearl left Miami. Later in the cruise, they played another monster gig in the Stardust Theater. ShipRocked 2014 was definitely one to remember, especially if you are a 5FDP fan.


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Why not add some more date formats?
Why can't you just let me type 10th Jan or Jan 10th? Either variation is completely unambiguous so it is not like it would confuse anyone. Every time I try to enter a recurring event (which is just about all my items since I just started using the app) it ends up taking me 5 minutes to enter the date!
The user interface should try to be a little more liberal about what date formats and recurrence phrasings it accepts. There is also the possibility that it could "educate" me at the same time as I use it by showing the recurrence formulas in my recurring tasks in the list above when I start to add a task - this could avoid extra visual clutter during regular use but offer the information for reference when I need it because if I am adding a task to pay credit card B on the 25th of every month odds are I will end up using the same logic as I used to pay credit card A in the 12th of every month.
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Hi Jamison,
Thank you for the suggestion. We are always looking to improve Todoist and the way things are accomplished with it. We will consider adding this in the near future.
For now you are able to enter jan 10 or 10 jan into the date area, and it is accepted by our system. Feel free to add the "educate" suggestion in our Votebox: http://todoist.com/Vote/
Really? I just tried adding a test task with the due date "every month starting aug 10th" and I received an "Invalid date" message.
We accept aug 10, not aug 10th. Please do not use the "th" at the end of the number. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I guess that is the frustrating thing, they are called "human dates" but if you type them in the way a human actually says them they get rejected.


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February 7, marked the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens and I've seen reports of several productions to mark the occasion. The BBC You Tube video is a terrific cartoon and helps us get to know Dickens in a memorable way. Enjoy the video below:
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Randomized Phase III Study of TS-1 Alone Versus TS-1 Plus CDDP in Advanced Gastric Cancer
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This study aimed to verify the survival benefit of TS-1 plus CDDP combination chemotherapy compared with the monotherapy by TS-1 alone.
Gastric Cancer
Drug: TS-1 and cisplatin
Drug: TS-1
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Phase III Study of TS-1 Alone Versus TS-1 Plus CDDP in Advanced Gastric Cancer
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: every course for first three courses, then every other course ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Overall response rate, lesion-directed response rate, time to treatment failure (TTF), hospitalization-free survival period within the periods of TTF, and safety profile [ Time Frame: every course for first three courses, then every other course ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
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TS-1 and cisplatin
Drug: TS-1 and cisplatin
TS-1(40-60 mg per body surface area) was given orally, twice daily for 3 consecutive weeks, and 60 mg/m2 cisplatin was given intravenously on day 8, followed by a 2-week rest period, within a 5-week cycle.
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Drug: TS-1
TS-1(40-60 mg per body surface area) was given orally, twice daily for 4 consecutive weeks, followed by a 2-week rest period, within a 6-week cycle.
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This is a randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to 3 factors ; performance status (ECOG scale: 0, 1, 2), disease stage (unresectable gastric cancer or recurrent gastric cancer (received prior adjuvant chemotherapy or not)) and participating center. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm A: Patients receive oral TS-1 twice daily on days 1-28 followed by 14 days rest. Treatment is repeated every 42 days for up to 4 courses. Arm B: Patients receive CDDP iv on day 8 and oral TS-1 twice daily on days 1-21 followed by 14 days rest. Treatment is repeated every 35 days for up to 5 courses. Patients are followed every 6 months for up to 2 years from the day they participates in this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 74 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma
- Unresectable and recurrent gastric cancer
- Age 20 to 74
- Performance status 0, 1, or 2 (ECOG)
- Life expectancy 3 months
- No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for gastric cancer
- Able to take oral medication
- Evaluable or not evaluable lesion had already checked more than 28 days before participated in this study
- Hematopoietic Absolute granulocyte count lower limit of normal-12,000/mm^3 Platelet ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL
- Hepatic AST and ALT ≤ 100 U/L ALP ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
- Renal Plasma creatinine ≤ ULN Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or nursing
- Bleeding from gastrointestinal tract or no diarrhea
- Hypersensitivity to TS-1 or CDDP
- Psychiatric disorder that would preclude study compliance or giving informed consent
- Severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality
- Serious illness or medical condition
- Brain metastasis
- Ascites requiring drainage
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00150670
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|Wasaburo Koizumi, MD, PHD
|East Hospital, Kitasato University
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|Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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|NCT00150670 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 7, 2005
|Last Updated:
|July 6, 2011
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|Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Keywords provided by Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.:
Stomach cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stomach Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Digestive System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Stomach Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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|Thursday, 26/10/06 13:25 | Intel Extreme Masters
The Extreme Masters tournament with 160,000 Euro prize money and Europe's best teams and players is one of the most exciting tournaments in the world. To preserve the skill of our participants, we will have absolutely high-end equipment on board for our events, starting Friday with the season opening Intel Friday Night Game in Hamburg.
|Wednesday, 25/10/06 21:31 | Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike
The final team presentation for the Counter-Strike participants in Extreme Masters by ESL tournament.
|Wednesday, 25/10/06 21:29 | Intel Extreme Masters
Finally, we can present you with the play days of Extreme Masters. Who plays who, and when?
|Wednesday, 25/10/06 21:28 | Intel Extreme Masters
On 27th October in Congress Center Hamburg the first Extreme Masters Intel Friday Night Game will take place. Now the matches in WarCraft 3 and Counter-Strike are confirmed. In Counter-Strike we will have the exciting matchup between German powerhouse mousesports and legendary Swedish CS-team Ninjas in Pyjamas.
|Wednesday, 18/10/06 14:19 | Intel Extreme Masters
Yesterday we announced all participants for Extreme Masters season one. Today we can proudly present the drawing pools. On wednesday evening at about 21:00 o'clock at GIGA, the drawing is broadcast live. So turn your television on and enjoy the drawing!
|Sunday, 15/10/06 13:22 | Intel Extreme Masters
The most exciting eSports tour in the world makes its first stop! In Hamburg on the 27th of October, you will see the first Extreme Masters Intel Friday Night Game in history. Location of choice is the luxurious Congress Center Hamburg with space for more than 1,000 spectators.
|Sunday, 15/10/06 13:20 | Intel Extreme Masters Warcraft 3
Continuing with our presentation of the players qualified for the Extreme Masters main round, we offer you some of the world's best players in profile: Grubby and ToD. You can also read everything about Hum4niC, Spell, NapS and SaSe, get some of their best replays and take a look at their recent achievements
|Sunday, 15/10/06 13:19 | Counter-Strike: Source
Updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source Engine, along with some improvements to SourceTV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes can be found in the full news.
|Sunday, 15/10/06 13:17 | United Kingdom
Medieval 2 is the latest and greatest game to be released in the best selling and award-winning Total War series. Set in the years 1080-1530 the most turbulent period in European history, the game combines a vast, deep-thinking turn-based strategy campaign with the most cinematic, epic and brutal real-time battles ever seen in the genre. Check the full news for the download link.
|Friday, 13/10/06 16:19 | Intel Extreme Masters
The start of the 160,000 Euro (about 205,000 USD) Extreme Masters is approaching. Qualification Round 2 is under way and more and more participants are revealed. To get the first real feel for this prestigious tournament and its spectacular offline events, check out our new trailer video.
|Friday, 13/10/06 16:19 | United Kingdom
Two weeks ago a new ESL Aequitas Update was released, which had been in the works for several months. With this update Aequitas is able to detect all the currently known hacks, especially those which call themself "Aequitas proofed". To get the most out of this update we collected the names of cheaters until today. But in the coming hours we will hand out all the necesarry penaltypoints, over 160 cheaters will be removed from the leagues.
|Friday, 13/10/06 16:16 | United Kingdom
One of the "trophies" cheaters like to collect is that of the statistics in their ESL playersheet. The number of won / lost matches and the number of points won aren't easy to reset. Until now! From now on all the stats from a conficted cheater will be deleted.
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 13:21 | Intel Extreme Masters
Tonight, the matches of Qualification Round 2 were drawn live on GIGA TV. The winners of these matches will advance to the Extreme Masters main round.
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 13:17 | United Kingdom
Sports interactive followed up to its promise and released the Football Mangager 2007 Demo version last weekend.The release was made in two different versions,the "vanilla" and "strawberry" files. Both are available to PC and Mac.
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 13:16 | United Kingdom
Since few days the new FIFA version, FIFA 2007, is released. Today we announce the start of the Electronic Sports League FIFA 2007 1on1 Ladder registration for the German and International sector.
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 13:15 | United Kingdom
The eagerly anticipated demo for Battlefield 2142 is now available for download.
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 13:12 | Intel Extreme Masters Warcraft 3
Ladies and Gentleman we present you the the cream of the crop - the best Warcraft III players in Europe. The following players are already qualified for the first season of the Extreme Masters and will compete for more than 40,000 € in prize money - let's take a closer look, shall we?
|Tuesday, 10/10/06 12:56 | Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike
Last week we presented six WarCraft 3 participants for first Extreme Masters season. Today you can have a look at the first six Counter-Strike teams that are already qualified for the groupstage and have the chance to compete for 110,000 Euro in prize money.
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This video shows the life cycle of the sea biscuit Clypeaster subdepressus and is part of my master's thesis project at the Biosciences Institute of University of São Paulo.
We collected adults from sand beds of São Sebastião Channel (São Sebastião, SP, Brazil) and induced gamete release (eggs and sperm). We did the fertilization in vitro and followed the embryonic development in the laboratory, under light microscopy. Embryos become swimming larvae, approximately 0.2 mm wide, which we fed with microalgae until metamorphosis. A diminute sea biscuit grows inside the larva. When the minuscule podia and spines are formed the larva sinks and undergoes metamorphosis. The juvenile sea biscuit resorbs the larval tissue and begins to explore its new habitat, between sand grains.
We did the footage in the Marine Biology Center of University of São Paulo (CEBIMar-USP), located in São Sebastião, SP, Brazil, northern shore of State of São Paulo.
You can find more information about this project in the website.
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You're the next contestant on......
"(I) think about 'The Lion King,' Simba gets hit over the head and (he's told) 'the past can hurt,' " Harbaugh said Monday afternoon. "'You can either run from it or embrace it and learn from it.'
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flow is about the funniest thing ever posted.
Just watching that LSUFreek gif (for the thousandth time in a row) goes to show why he is the greatest and why I've retired.
LSUFreek is big on details. I just noticed the "OSHIT" emblem behind TP and Gee. Sort of a cherry on top of an already fantastic GIF dessert I guess.
Never gets old!
4 arrests in a weekend in 4 different incidents! Thats different.
You get the sense karma may be coming around on Urban Meyer
Whatever! One arrest every twelve hours is average across the NCAA!
Did all of Ohio's players/future players get together last Thursday and have a pow-wow deciding that they are all going to fuck up their careers?
This cant be good for Urb's health. Quit and go back to Utah maybe?
Today is a fun day...just look at the MGoBoard for a second and let that sink in
We're just gettin' started.
Deploy ze Muschamp.
I read the title and just laughed. What else can you do at this point....
is getting silly.
I was just eyeballing the list of board topics and thinking, "this is ridiculous, these guys have got to be just making s**t up now".
How does this all happen on one weekend? Does it go on every weekend, but for some reason this is the one where they all got caught? Did they just get out of summer school and want to celebrate? It's hard to believe this is real.
I am going to need surgey to remove the smile off of my face....
Mayhem of Mayhem?
Warehouse full of Battery?
Or, as the call it in Columbus, "Monday".
Today has to be some kind of record, right?
And a 3* to Scout and ESPN as well. Only 247 had him as a low 4*.
Remember that weekend last year where we had like 6 commitments? This is the darkest timeline OSU version of that.
"Obstruction of official police business," huh? I hope he didn't bark at a police dog. They don't like it when you do that.
Who hasn't been arrested
Well...I'm glad he committed to Ohio State and not Michigan.
Don't try to pretend he'd have done this if he committed to Michigan, Magnus.
That really hurts them. Oh, well, not like they didn't deserve this.
I'm sensing a trend.
Thats a loss they cant afford. Oline is bare already. Ok continue laughing.
I love that this is happening to them. I really do.
More Buckeye arrests, please. This really never gets old.
pretty big hit to an already thin Oline. you can say he could be back in a year, but if he has trouble staying out of trouble now, a year away from college is not going to help.
Buckeyes making a move in the Fulmer Cup standings.
Meyer cup.
in just a weekend, doing pretty well!
It is true that no Bimbo eruption is rumored at this time, so any parallels to Gainesville are simply overreach by OSU's critics.
Their incoming TE, Marcus Baugh, was also arrested... I didn't see that anywhere on the board...
So let's start a count:
1) Carlos Hyde (RB)
2) Bradley Roby (CB)
3) Vonn Bell (S/CB)
4) Tim Gardner (OL)
5) Marcus Baugh (TE)
THat could be an incoming recruiting class for a small team!
Baugh's incident was a week ago so I don't know if he gets to join today's festivities.


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Cory Couts, President & CEO of KPSS, Inc. has announced that John Moroney has been named Vice President of Education, with the mission of leading the education efforts of both the Goldwell and KMS California brands in North America.
With a career spanning 25 years in the professional beauty industry, including turns as stylist, platform artist, salon owner and educator, John Moroney has spent his entire professional life working to uplift hairstylists and salons. He has worked in all aspects of education, marketing, sales, creative direction and public relations for key industry brands such as Aveda, Sebastian and Wella.
"The opportunity to be part of a new, progressive management team that is focused on getting closer to the professional stylist in order to help build salon success is very exciting. The combination of world-class brands, leadership with real-life salon experience and the ability to be agile and responsive to salons' needs is exactly what makes this company where I want to be at this stage in my career. When I heard Cory's vision for the company, I knew I wanted to take this journey," says Moroney.
Couts commented, "When I took on the role to lead this company one month ago, I made a promise to myself and to my team that we would assemble the best and the brightest to help make the dreams of salons, stylists and our organization a reality. John clearly fits that bill. He is professional salon education personified."
Moroney will report directly to the CEO.
KPSS, Inc. is a direct subsidiary of KPSS GmbH based in Darmstadt, Germany, which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Kao Corporation. KPSS, Inc. is the manufacturer and marketer of professional hair color, texturizers, shampoos, conditioners, styling and finishing products sold under the Goldwell and KMS California brands. For more information, visit www.goldwell-northamerica.com or www.kmscalifornia.com.


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James A. Simon, MD
James A. Simon, MD, Lucy D. Treene, MS, PA-C and Carol J. Mack, MPH, PA-C work closely with women in the Washington, D.C. area, treating and managing health issues ranging from routine gynecological exams to infertility, vulvar pain, sexual dysfunction, menopause, osteoporosis and more.
Dr. Simon is a renowned expert in gynecological and sexual health, leading clinical research studies that have brought innovative approaches to medicine. A hands on, caring and experienced physician, James A. Simon, MD, offers extensive knowledge and a passion for exceptional healthcare to help women live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.
Lucy D. Treene, MS, PA-C and Carol J. Mack, MPH, PA-C have worked alongside Dr. Simon for 16 and 13 years, respectively. Lucy specializes in vulvar and sexual pain, one of the few such experienced practitioners in the area. She offers common sense solutions and medications to provide relief for women. Carol offers her expertise to women struggling with infertility. Her deep understanding of the area and supportive personality helps couples navigate the most complicated infertility plan. Carol also makes use of her MPH (master's degree in public health), serving as a liaison and sub-investigator for the many clinical research trials ongoing at James A. Simon, MD, PC.
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James A. Simon, MD, is leading clinical research to help advance healthcare for women. Current clinical research trials include:
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Each study provides free evaluation, examinations, diagnostic tests and study medication. study participants also receive reasonable compensation for their time and trouble. To learn more about these studies or to enroll, please click on the links above or contact Alisha Lutat or Carol Mack, MPH, PA-C at 202-293-1000.


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The ProForm 850T treadmill is part of the Tech Series of cardio machines featuring ProForm's most up-to-date technologies including Quick™ Workout Apps and ProShox™ Lite Cushioning.
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The ProForm 850T treadmill has a 6" backlit display showing speed, time, distance, and calories burned. The 23 Quick™ Workouts include 8 Calorie, 8 Timed and 8 Distance programs. An optional iFit® Live feature lets you choose among several advanced training programs while working out to the audio coaching of Jillian Michaels. With iFit, you also get access to Google Maps to download to run virtual trails all over the world.
The full specs on the ProForm 850 are:
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The ProForm 850T treadmill pairs a 2.5 CHP motor with a 20" x 55" tread belt, which is a decent combination. However, with the angle of the console support frame, the display panel is directly over the front section of the deck, making the running area seem even shorter than its 55" length. A long-legged runner will feel crowded by the design. On the plus side, the ProShox™ Lite cushioning helps to relieve some of the impact on joints when you walk or run. The treadmill deck supports a user weighing up to 325 pounds, while other features include a 12% incline, an audio plug-in port, workout fan, and a folding frame design. The warranty on the ProForm 850T is weak, but ProForm is currently offering a free 1-Year Extended Manufacturer Warranty with registration.
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Reviews on the 850T treadmill are mixed, mostly due to ProForm's confusing promotions and price adjustments on several models including this one. Reviewed at $1300, this model offers nothing to compare to leading treadmills at this price point, but priced with a steep discount, this model suddenly is more attractive.
If you can find the ProForm 850T on sale for around $800 it makes sense, but for the $1,299 list price, it is not the best choice for a treadmill – it isn't even the best ProForm model at that price. (Check out the ProForm C900 or the ProForm Trailrunner 2.0 for better values.) Except for the one-year parts/labor warranty, and ProForm's poor customer service, this is a good machine in terms of noise, cushioning, programs, power, and reliability. At $799 to $899, the Proform 850T treadmill is an okay buy, but for anything more than that, you'll get a better deal with one of the ProForm models mentioned above.
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The elusive video cards NVIDIA has been touting for some time have quietly made their way onto the market, the Australian market anyway, where one fortunate PC enthusiast bought it and posted some preliminary benchmarking results on a forum post.
The card is made by Albatron, and has a 675MHz core clock, 256MB of GDDR3 memory on a 128-bit memory interface and a 2000MHz memory frequency. That gives the video card a 32GB/s data bandwidth, and of course, after the overclocking record set at VR-Zone.com for a similar video card, the Aussie tried a little set of tests of his own, working on his personal computer. Though drivers for this model are generally available, the drivers supplied on the CD were enough to help him, and us for that instance, get a better view of the little monster's abilities.
The platform that was used for the tests included an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor, kept at factory settings, a 250GB hard drive with 16MB of buffer memory and a Serial ATA 3Gbps interface, 2GB of DDR2-800 GSkill RAM memory (unaware if in single channel or dual channel mode as of yet), and of course the Albatron 8600GTS. The software platform used is Windows, XP, I presume, and the scores are as follows: 3DMark06 5542 3DMarks; SM 2.0 - 2284 Marks; SM 3.0 - 2036 Marks; CPU - 2605 Marks; Return to Proxycon 17.534 FPS; Firefly Forest 20.532 FPS; CPU1 - Red Valley 0.834 FPS; CPU2 - Red Valley 1.302 FPS; Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 18.063 FPS; Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 22.653 FPS.
And it seems that the video card, which is expected to be launched on the 17th of April, is already posted on another Australian online shop which showcases a $170.50 price tag for the NVIDIA 8500GT, $257.40 for NVIDIA 8600GT and $349 for NVIDIA 8600GTS. Another German website takes a round of tests on a Club3D 8600GTS, so it seems that there is some sort of a virus going around, it's transmitted over the Internet, and everybody is getting it; maybe NVIDIA is worried about R600 and that's why some video cards "slipped" from their grasp and ended up on our screens as a delightful enchantment.


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First things first: the first woman and first dog
Eve: A Novel of the First Woman
by Elissa Elliott
Imagine that an anonymous benefactor just bestowed upon you an unexpected gift: a new home with everything you could ever want in it. The temperature in this home is always just right; the furniture, comfortable. You're never hungry, because meals magically appear at your table. Exploring this magnificent home becomes more entertaining than anything you've ever seen on TV, and the landscaping astounds you. The cost? Not a penny.
But then, one little mistake – one very human error – and you're booted from this home and out on the streets. How would you live with the memories of time spent in Paradise? In the new audiobook, "Eve," by Elissa Elliott, you'll hear a woman's epic story of loss and love.
Once upon a time, there was Eden, and it was beautiful. Animals roamed, flowers bloomed and Elohim was there. But that was then, and now, pregnant with her latest child, Eve struggles with memories of a happier time. She recalls innocent days when she could spend hours in the Garden, just listening to Elohim. Now, when she speaks to Him, He never answers. She wonders if He still loves her. She wonders if He will ever forgive her.
Eve remembers learning to know Adam, and the delight they had in naming the animals. She remembers the joy of newness. She also remembers how the serpent tricked her and how Elohim was hurt by her betrayal.
It had been a struggle since their banishment, but Eve's family is surviving: Cain, headstrong and angry over nothing; Sensitive Abel, now a shepherd; Naava, on the verge of womanhood and reaching for independence; Aya, smart and resourceful, despite her handicap; and the twins – double gifts – Dara and Jaken.
But everything changed when the People from the City came to visit. Taken aback by the sight of the women, Eve reluctantly gave them what they wanted. Though it hurt her heart, she let them take something precious to her, never knowing that it would set her family down a path of destruction, loss of faith, violence and death.
Do you have a patient boss? You'd better hope so, because listening to "Eve" on your commute is going to make you late. You'll want to hear "just one more minute" of this positively beautiful novel.
Spinning a tale that's both lush and lyrical, Elliott gives Eve a complex humanity as a mother worried about her children and as a wife who sees her husband slipping away. She feels bereft and abandoned; powerless to stop the changes she sees. Elliott's story sticks pretty close to the Biblical version, though still making Eve seem familiarly, comfortingly contemporary.
What I liked best about this audiobook is that it's read by three different performers. Sandra Burr, Tanya Eby Sirois, and Ellen Grafton each bring their characters to life, which gives "Eve" even more listenability.
Take this audiobook to work with you. Take it home, take it on vacation, but don't miss it. If you crave a novel experience, "Eve" will be Paradise to you.
First Dog
by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello, illustrated by Tim Bowers
What do you do when you've lost something and you need to find it quick? The first thing you probably do is holler for your Mom. She usually knows where everything is. Then, you start looking in your room, beneath your bed, in your closet, in your toy box, under the table, between the sofa cushions and anywhere you think you might have lost whatever it is you're looking for. Eventually, you find it in the perfect hiding place for things like that.
In the new book, "First Dog," by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello and illustrated by Tim Bowers, a young puppy is searching for something, too. You may be surprised at where he looks.
Once upon a time, a small black Dog was looking for a home. He didn't want just any old home, though. He wanted the perfect home, so he decided to go in search for one. Maybe, he thought, if he looked all over the world, he might find the best place in the world to live.
So, he took a bus, hitched a ride, rode the train, hopped aboard a boat and started in Newfoundland. There, he found a Newfoundland dog who loved to rescue people. Dog knew he wouldn't be any good at rescuing, so he moved on.
In England, he found a slobbering English bulldog. Nope, the perfect home wouldn't be with such a snort-nosed dog like that!
In France, he found a dog with foofy hair and no pants! In Croatia, Dog met a spotted pooch who refused to play tic-tac-paw. There was an elegant borzoi in Russia and a wrinkly Shar-pei in China, but none of those dogs had the perfect home.
Dog met a wild dog in Australia, but the dingo wore him out. In South Africa, he found a Rhodesian Ridgeback. There was a Peruvian Hairless dog in South America and a Chihuahua in Mexico, but there was no home in any of these countries for a small, black dog like Dog. But then, after he got back, he saw another newspaper that gave him another idea. Someone in a big White House was looking for a puppy…
When "First Dog" crossed my desk, I fell instantly in love with the cover. The front of this book is so irresistibly adorable that you'll want to bring it home for your kids, based just on a first impression. Fortunately, the same colorful artwork continues inside this book.
By itself, "First Dog" is delightful: the illustrations are appealing to adults and kids alike. The story is instructive and interesting. If you've got a 4-to-7-year-old who loves dogs wholeheartedly, they'll love this book. You'll love the artwork. Just be ready to howl a little in adult-sensibility-based disappointment.
The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11,000 books.
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Janice Diner | November 29, 2011 | Comments
The opportunity to build great travel brand experiences with purpose is now.
Travel and shopping are probably two of the most social activities we do with friends and loved ones. The hyper-interactive travel consumer is a new breed of engaged and informed traveler. They talk about travel before they travel, while they travel, and after they travel. With Facebook Open Graph and Facebook commerce, the travel industry has tremendous opportunities to market to travelers across the social curve.
More than 250 million photos are uploaded daily on Facebook and many travel-related photos are part of this activity. With the new Facebook Timeline, travelers will likely be sharing their experiences, such as the places they have been and the people they have traveled with, with their friends more often. The Timeline could become a scrapbook of your friends' travel experiences, allowing you to easily see where your friends have been traveling and may very well lead you to your next journey.
Many travel sites have started to integrate Facebook Connect into their web experience; the most notable is perhaps TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor is what Facebook calls a "new instant personalization partner," as the site becomes customized for you by using your public information and list of friends from Facebook for more curated and personalized information. When you visit TripAdvisor using Facebook Connect, the site acts like a personalized travel planner, complete with friends' reviews and a map showing places friends have visited. TripAdvisor reports that Facebook users are twice as likely to share their experiences.
Airbnb is another great example of Facebook Open Graph integration that personalizes the booking experience. Users can see their friends' ratings of B&B's and B&B hosts around the world. Airbnb has found that 85 percent of users are more likely to book when they check out a recommendation via a friend on Facebook. A user can also search and book from within the Airbnb Facebook page.
Another great travel industry opportunity is the Facebook Pages Locations tab. Through the Locations tab, a hotel chain could, for example, register every single brick-and-mortar location around the world. This would enable Facebook users to search within a hotel's Facebook pages for other properties in the chain. Though I couldn't find a travel example, Starbucks' Facebook page demonstrates how using the Location tab enables its Facebook users to easily find a location for their next cup of Starbucks coffee.
Commerce and travel on the Facebook platform are closely linked with a lot of experimentation going on within the tourism industry. Users can book a flight on Delta Air Lines or Malaysia Airlines Facebook pages and book a hotel room on several hotel Facebook pages including with the Arizona Grand Resort page. Expedia, through its partnership with Groupon, launched a Facebook app for Groupon Getaways referred to as the Travel Wish List. Facebook users on the Expedia Facebook page can find and book deals with Groupon Getaways.
Several travel brands have launched applications that help with the trip planning process with friends and family inside Facebook. On the Walt Disney World Facebook page, users can plan their vacation and ask questions in the Disney's Vacation Community, and they can also share their memories after the trip with the Disney memory app. Delta Air Lines recently launched a group-travel app to help people plan, promote, and share travel plans within Facebook called Away We Go.
In one week I head out to Vegas to speak at HEDNA (a trade association formed by hoteliers) on opportunities for the travel industry with the Facebook Open Graph platform. The opportunity to build great travel brand experiences with purpose is now: the speed of change is only increasing and there are 800+ million people on the Facebook platform actively waiting to be engaged and buy from you.
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Letter to the Editor: Two sides to every story
Clark David, Wichita Falls
I would like to say something positive about Ms. Works covering of the CSCOPE issues, unfortunately her reporting reeks of a one-sided slant that sets off my "justice radar." I'm not voicing my opinion about CSCOPE, but I am stating my opinion that there are two sides to every story and Ms. Work has yet to share some important points such as:
1. Jeanine McGregor has a website called Memorize Math Facts that sells math tools http://www.memorizemathfacts.com this doesn't discount what Ms. McGregor says, but should be disclosed in the numerous articles that she is quoted in since it could be considered a conflict of interest.
2. CSCOPE not being made available to parents might be because there are tests and answer documents within CSCOPE to be used by teachers, not parents. I know those are being removed in order to make CSCOPE available to parents, but that task takes some time.
The reporting that Ms. Work has done on CSCOPE is extensive, but quantity does not always equal quality and I have been saddened at the name calling that has been quoted and all of the negative references that have been made in Ms. Works' articles. At the end of the day, the bulk of her reporting has worn this reader out. I should think many people would be ready to hear the other side of the CSCOPE story.
Editor's note: Since 2010, Work has written more than a dozen stories on CSCOPE, with many of the earlier pieces on the positive aspects of the curriculum. The depth of our coverage can be found at www.timesrecordnews.com. Search "CSCOPE."
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