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It's that time of year again – swimming, cookouts, fun in the sun, and of course pre-sales for Christmas shows! This year, Amy Grant and Vince Gill's "12 days of Christmas" tour will be making stops all over the southeast, concluding with a two-night run in Nashville! The historic Ryman Auditorium will once again play … Continue reading


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EDITOR: The FairTax has achieved a new record number of federal legislators supporting it. That number is 83. This should be cause for celebration. But some say our government has transformed itself. It seems we no longer require a Congress, neither House nor Senate. Our leader did not approve of the Defense of Marriage Act and did not defend it in court. He does not approve of our immigration laws and desires modifications. Tom Graves explained on Politifact.com that Obama has made 19 changes to the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress. This is in direct opposition to our Constitution. Article II, Section 3 states, "he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."
There have been no challenges to the revisions commanded by the president. Since neither the people nor the Congress seem to object to total command and control by the president, we could assume that Obama might simply call the FairTax Act of 2013 the law of the land. Congress has become irrelevant.
Consider this: The FairTax simplifies our tax system. It reduces the number of tax reports by 90 percent. It only requires that retailers submit reports.
If you hope for a booming economy and wish to eliminate many hundreds of billions of dollars of waste, he might immediately declare the FairTax our new tax system. The FairTax eliminates taxation of low income workers and should fit well with our president's outlook.
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Slope Safety Factor Analysis using ANSYS
This paper presents an analysis method for slope safety factor through soil shear strength reduction algorithm using finite elements. When the system reaches instability, the numerical non-convergence occurs simultaneously. The safety factor is obtained by strength reduction algorithm. The numerical convergence or non-convergence is related to the yield criterion. This paper presents an analysis and comparison of several yield criterions in common use and deduced the substitutive relationship between them. For convenience the Mohr-Coulomb criterion is replaced by Mohr-Coulomb equivalent area circle criterion, which was proposed by professor Xu Gancheng and Zheng Yingren in 1990. Through a series of case studies, the safety factor of FEM is fairly close to the result of traditional limit equilibrium method. The applicability of the proposed method was clearly exhibited. It suited to the complicated geological condition and supported slope. No assumption needs to be made in advance about the shape or location of the failure surface. It is a promising method.


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Both parties are to blame for the weakening of the filibuster rule in the Senate and inviting the potential for more ideological and partisan appointments to the federal courts in years to come.
It was the Democrats, by a 52-48 vote, who changed the rules, ending filibusters for judicial and executive appointments. Confirmation of a president's nominations to direct federal agencies or fill court vacancies will now require a simple majority, not the 60 votes to break a filibuster.
But it was the Republican minority, by abusing the filibuster rule, which invited this reaction by frustrated Democrats. The latest and among the most egregious examples was the Republican use of the filibuster to block all of the president's appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, for no other reason than they wanted to keep a conservative majority in control of the court.
The intent of the filibuster in the Senate is to give the minority party the ability to oppose the appointment of government officials or judges that it considers ideologically extreme or not equipped for a position. In that respect, it has served as a good rule.
The Senate minority should not however use the rule to prevent the president from leading or to bring courts and agencies to a standstill. That has been the GOP strategy.
Acceleration of the filibuster to block appointments arguably began when Democrats were in the minority 2003-2005 and sought to stop or delay several nominations by President George W. Bush. Over the last several years, however, Republicans have taken things to another level. Half of all filibusters waged against court nominees in the Senate's history have taken place since the election of President Obama in 2008.
While the Democrats decision is understandable, it is still reason for concern. Exempted from the decision were U.S. Supreme Court nominations, which can still be subject to filibuster. However, will that stand, or will the party in control when future Supreme Court appointments arise - be it Democrats or Republicans - now be tempted to kill the filibuster and pave the way for a strong liberal or conservative choice?
The better option may have been a return to the "talking filibuster," requiring senators to stand up and keep talking unless 60 votes could be found to stop the debate. That would encourage the minority to employ the powerful rule only for extreme circumstances.
The filibuster rule remains in place for legislation, a good thing.
History will judge the import of this historic decision. Senate Democrats better hope they keep winning elections.
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How does the job market intersect with your level of education and skills? A recent report from the McKinsey Center for Global Governance, Education to Employment, focused on the skills gap, but McKinsey's looking for more first-person point of view on current job market conditions around the globe. Have some insight to give? Tell McKinsey your story.


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Some residents may have taken the explanation of my vote against the award of the county's solid waste collection contract out of context.
The intention of my comments were to explain my reservations with the selection criteria for county bids. I believe there is always room for improvement.
With that said, I do not feel the other commissioners made any error in their selection of a solid waste collection provider. They made the best choice based on the information provided by the vendors and ended up with one of the lowest rates in the region for residents of unincorporated Brevard. Their ...


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Defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon sat on the bench at the Flyers' practice facility long after the other injured players had come off the ice and showered.
He was staring at one particular spot in the ice, seemingly in a trance. Bourdon, 24, is in the best shape of his life. A newfound gym rat, the Quebec native actually gained eight pounds and is a lean 227 pounds.
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The question that everybody seems to be asking these days is "What is feminism, exactly?" Bloggers are arguing whether or not feminism means women can now "have it all." Men's rights activists (MRAs) want to know why a movement for equality calls itself "FEMinism." Older feminists want to know if this is still the "Third Wave," or if we've entered another wave altogether. Movements for racial equality wonder whether feminism can ever escape its white woman savior complex. Internet users argue whether radical feminists can represent feminism as a whole. Personally, I think we're all a little lost and confused.
In an attempt to clear things up, many books on the topic of modern feminism have been written, one of them being Julie Zeilinger's recent A Little F'ed Up: Why Feminism Is Not A Dirty Word, the latest attempt in answering the "What is feminism, exactly?" question. A Little F'ed Up is a very brief introduction to feminism for people who may be reluctant to accept the feminist identity. Though the book is an accessible introduction to feminism, I take issue with many of Zeilinger's assertions about what modern feminism represents.
Zeilinger characterizes modern (read: Western) feminism as a fight against "subtler" issues of sexism, and credits issues like honor killings and female infanticide for her feminist awakening. If your understanding of feminism is coming from A Little F'ed Up, then you might think that modern feminism is all about fighting sexual harassment, slut-shaming, and mean girls. In developed countries, most of our "real work" is done. Laws have been changed, equal opportunity abounds, and Hilary Clinton shattered the glass ceiling; all we have to do now is worry about all those poor women who haven't been blessed by being born into a "developed" country. You know, those women who get married at age 8, who get acid thrown at their faces when they look at men and whose female babies have gone missing thanks to sex-selective abortion.
Zeilinger believes that young people aren't attuned to feminism because our generation "thinks that they have pretty good lives and… don't have this perspective to know what is going on in the whole world." She presents the idea that while we're still fighting against sexist "get back to the kitchen" jokes and slut-shaming in advertisements, most of our work in the West is done. Feminism is needed most in the rest of the world, in communities in Asia, Africa, and South America, where women are still considered second-class citizens. Since Western feminism has accomplished all but the "subtle" issues of sexism, we should turn our efforts to the "real" plights of women in the global community.
Unfortunately, I believe that this trend to fight sexism globally divides the feminist movement and prevents real change from happening. The dichotomy we create by talking about the "subtle" feminist issues of the West and the blatant misogyny of communities we categorize as "Other" reinforces stereotypes that are closely linked to race, ethnicity, and religion. These stereotypes become tropes that keep feminists across the globe from imagining each other complexly. If every woman from Africa is automatically imagined as an HIV-positive child bride with no education, we don't even get the chance to listen to her story. We don't have the opportunity to find out how she makes a difference in her community, or how she may find certain traditions that we deem "backwards" empowering. If we assume that all Western women and feminists "have pretty good lives," then we can't begin to imagine how federal restrictions on family planning can oppress a white teenage girl living below the poverty line in the United States. All the while, the same systems of oppression are affecting women in New York City and in Tehran— this oppression may not look the same everywhere, but the same root causes it. That root is patriarchy. That root is misogyny.
Female genital cutting, female infanticide, and honor killings are some of the most cited "Other"-ized issues dealt with in feminist discourse. Let us take a moment to reflect on one of these issues. Honor killing is homicide committed by one or more family members against another person who has brought dishonor upon his or her family or community. This practice is often closely associated with Islam and the Middle East. However, there is nothing in the Qur'an that condones honor killings. Honor killings are a symptom of misogyny and the view of women as objects; two things that are not unique to Islam or Middle-Eastern cultures. Take, for example, the following two passages. One is from the Qur'an and one is from the Bible.
"Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all)" (An-Nisa 34).
"And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire" (Leviticus 21:9).
Misogyny and violence against women are both present in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. In the US, we only associate one of these religions with being misogynistic; we celebrate the legacy of the other two. Honor killings are not caused by religion or culture—they are merely a way that we frame the context in which violence against women occurs.
To say that Western feminists are only dealing with the "subtler" issues of sexism and that the "real problems" that plague women on a global scale must be solved by Western feminism is paternalizing and colonialist. This practice distances Western feminism from its global counterparts. It enforces tropes that impede communication and organization. Not only that, it divides women by religion, culture, and tradition, rather than uniting them in a fight against oppression in its many forms.
I am not advocating for a cultural relativist, "live and let live" mentality in regards to practices like FGC (female genital cutting) or sex-selective abortion—to do so would be disrespectful to the women that these practices affect. Cultural context is important to understand when conceptualizing patriarchy, but cultural context is not everything. If we are to truly remove feminism from its white woman's savior complex, we must understand that patriarchy– not culture, not religion—is the root cause of sexism and violence against women everywhere.
I think it is time we stopped pretending that the only feminist work there is left to do is "subtle." Body image, sexism in advertisements, and sexual harassment is only a sampling of what modern feminism is fighting for. I don't know about you, but the wage gap, the fact that women are grossly underrepresented in publishing and politics, the murders of transgendered persons, the fact that the wage gap disproportionately affects women of color, and the mounting attacks on my reproductive rights don't feel all that subtle.
How do you feel about modern, global and Western feminism? Share your perspective with us by joining the discussion in the comments below.
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According to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Universities Rankings 2013, seven Pakistani universities have won place in the list of top 250 Asian universities and three Pakistani universities are now among the top 200 world universities in agriculture and forestry.
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) UK is the world's most renowned and prestigious ranking agency.
According to its ranking for 2013, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, is ranked 119, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, (120), Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, (152), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (191) and University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, (200), University of Karachi (201) and University of the Punjab, Lahore, (250), are now in top 250 Asian universities.
Whereas, three Pakistani universities, including University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) (142), Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) (152) and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, (172), are now among top 200 world universities in the disciplines of agriculture and forestry.
Commenting on the international recognition for Pakistani universities, Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr. Javaid R. Laghari said that during last year, six Pakistani universities were among top 300 Asian universities.
"This year, seven are in top 250. This is a proof that the quality of universities in the last three years has significantly improved and Pakistan has now become a world player in higher education sector," he said.
He hoped that with hard work, and with the support of the government, at least 10 Pakistani Universities will join the ranks of the leading universities of the world within the next couple of years.
The education experts describe this achievement in higher education sector of Pakistan as an outcome of the revolutionary reforms introduced by HEC and dedicated hard work by the university faculty and researchers.
Since the establishment of HEC in 2002, research output has grown eight-folds (from 815 in 2002 to more than 6,300 in 2012) with the largest numbers of publications in areas of relevance to economic development. As a result of this phenomenal increase in research publications, the world share of Pakistan's research has gone up by 300 percent in the last five years. Around 90 per cent of these research publications from Pakistan are coming from higher education institutions. Output has more than doubled just in the last 3 years and is expected to double again in the next 3 years. No university was ranked in the top universities of the world three years back.


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"Myself and my friend went on the hollywood tour on 21st dec 2011. Our tour guide was James. Had an amazing day. Was exactly as decribed on expedia. We were picked up at our hotel entrance on time at 5.30 am by James...there were 4 other people in the van. The van was spacious with nice leather seats, and our breakfast was waiting on our seats for us, which was nice as our hotel didnt offer any food at such an early time. We were given drinks throughout the journey and also a lunch at santa monica. The journey was 5 hours long from Vegas to LA which I wasn't looking forward to, but time passed pretty quick. James was full of facts for us as we were driving, and we got to watch some films about vegas and hollywood. First stop was santa monica pier. We had about am our and a half free time to go off and do whatever we liked. Was plenty of time to get some souvenirs, go on the rollarcoaster, and hav a dip in the sea. We then went to look at hollywood homes, and finally a stop at the Beverly hills sign and 2 hours see the stars on the street and hollywood sign.
"Overall a really good day, was back by half 8 so still had time to go out for some food and drinks in the night.
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"Super Tour - South Rim Of The Grand Canyon & Hoover Dam"
"I highly recommend this tour. I can't say enough good things. It is well worth the money. Our guide, Barry, was intelligent, friendly, & easy to get along with. The tour is limited to 10-12 people, so you're not waiting for stragglers to get on the bus. Very personalized. The bus was well air conditioned (112F that day in Vegas), and no one is crowded due to the limit on participants. Pick-up was on time, and we had no glitches. Before reaching the dam, the guide put on a video on how Hoover Dam was constructed, so we got some background - excellent idea! Then we watched one on the Grand Canyon. Plenty of water, pillows, blankets. It is a long day, but that's just how it is."
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"Excellent transportation, huge van with leather seats and air of course! Another advantage is the size of the group, we went with 11 people and that makes it more personal. No large buses with a lot of people in it where the guide is no more than the driver.
"We had the choice of skipping the tour-part that took us along the houses of the different famous people, so we could spent more time on The Walk of Fame. All of us democratically decided to skip that part. Never experienced a tour operator who gave us a choice where to go!
"Overall the best tour we ever made, hope to come back some day!"
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"In January 2011 along with my husband and 2 friends I took a one day tour to both Zion and Bryce Canyon from Las Vegas. We were picked up on time from Grandview Las Vegas and provided with a breakfast box of goodies which was much appreciated being such an early start. Our driver/guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The vehicle was comfortable and roomy. There were only 7 of us on the tour so we had room to spread out in the van. The drive through Zion along with the many photo stops was great as it was in Bryce also. We were given plenty of time to appreciate the scenery and take our photos. Lunch was also provided which meant time wasn't wasted stopping at a restaurant so we got to spend more time enjoying the wonderful scenery. The drive back to Las Vegas at the end of the day was long but a movie was shown on the TV which broke the time and we also stopped for some dinner at our own expense which was also appreciated. All and all this was a great day."


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Many businesses around the Bluegrass, and around the country, are offering free meals or discounts for veterans, as part of Veteran's Day.
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After the booming, Indonesian art of painting come in to the era of the rise and the fall of the art of painting that happen very fast and drastic. Artists are often suddenly shocked and not ready to face a long famine era, because they are not ready and do not supply themselves with knowledge of their own art creating technique and infrastructure that built Indonesian art of painting market.
It is only fitting that artists realize and ready to get in to the system that create art of painting market, because they have to behave as stakeholder for their own works, whether they want to or not. The principles "Art for Art" and "Art for Market" have to pass and to do in harmony without forcing to sacrifice the idealism in art work creating.
Cooperation in all line, including artists, curators, art galleries, collectors, market and press, have to be ran in balance. Although it can not be denied that there are still many artists are "lazy" to get in and collaborate with one of those stakeholders. But, when artists start to have contact with market, the collaboration have to do for good cooperation and communication, because, however, market is one of the things that will establish Indonesian art of painting in the future, with focus on works quality and how the artist will survive in the world of art working.
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Hello folks! I am extremely tired but also an extremely happy little boy! Why? Because today, I am the proud owner of a brand-new Nintendo Wii, courtesy of my cousin, Tony!
Tony and I woke up real early this morning and headed over to the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center to line up for a chance to snag a Wii at 9AM. Brenda (his wife) drove us to the store and dropped us off at around 5:30AM (we arrived later than expected). We took the lawn chairs out of the trunk and totally just made the place in line our own.
With DS Lite units in hand, Tony and I managed to kill about 4 hours worth of cold-sitting/standing while playing games like Big Brain Academy and Tetris. It was great!
This was the line. We arrived at 5:30AM and stood at about the 34th and 35th place in line. Not too bad, but we got scared at first because we heard they only get about 25 shipments in each day. Then we knocked some sense into ourselves and realized that there were lots of FAMILIES in line and probably not buying a separate Wii for each of their children.
We weren't very far from the entrance to Nintendo World. The building that ends with the glass windows is where the entrance is. So we were pretty close.
This is how excited (and tired-looking) Tony and I were after we received our official ticket to claim our individual Wii consoles! Yay!!!! SUPER HAPPY!
Right before we were let in, there was a guard at the door making sure no idiots were bum-rushing the place. He also made a great obstacle to cross as we were leaving the place because for some reason, he locked the other door and didn't want to budge from his position IN FRONT of the other door. Err…but we squeezed passed and so did everybody else (unless they were fat).
My Nintendo Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We also made a pit stop at his office down the block at JP Morgan to use the bathroom. That's why you're all of a sudden seeing an office space.
The Wii console package comes with Wii Sports, but since ALL of the accessories were sold out, I just decided to buy two more games instead (Excite Truck & Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2). I have no idea how fun or how good these games are, but the titles were familiar to me, so I went with my gut instinct. Mmm!
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Carlton's action/reaction: Want some incredible sports theatre? Watch the NCAA Tournanment
Action: No matter the eventual outcome, the NCAA Tournament provides absolutely great theater – well unless a Pac-12 team is involved. And the "real" tournament hasn't started yet.
Reaction: Not every game is memorable in the NCAA Tournament. But there are enough that the gems outweigh the clunkers. David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, is probably still trying to wrap his soccer knowledge around Western Kentucky's comeback against Mississippi Valley State. Sometimes the comments at the podium are just as striking, as was the case in Albuquerque. Baylor guard Pierre Jackson displayed some residual displeasure at Seth Davis' upset prediction from Selection Sunday. South Dakota State coach John Nagy invoked the 1983 Final Four and Phi Slama Jama. Colorado coach Tad Boyle, who did a remarkable job down the stretch getting his team through the Pac-12 tournament and into the NCAA, did his best to defend his anemic league. "All I can tell you is coming from the Big 12, which is a heck of a league, and coming into the Pac‑12, which is a heck of a league, the difference in respect factor is huge," Boyle said. "The difference in talent and ability and quality of play is small. So somewhere there is a disconnect. We have to do a better job of closing that gap between perception and reality." Then South Florida went out and dismantled Cal, the only other Pac-12 team to make the Big Dance. Still maybe the best moment came halfway across the country in Dayton. An emotional Lamar coach Pat Knight put his team's season in perspective after a loss to Vermont in the First Four. In the process, he did his best to make amends with the seniors he famously dissected late in the season. "I can't wait until next year. But I'm going to miss these guys. It's been a special year. Sorry," said Knight, pausing to compose himself. "You go from getting fired a year ago and make the NCAA Tournament, It's not anything I did, it's what these six seniors did. So I'm going to miss the under‑the‑bus gang, I can tell you that." Under-the-bus gang? Yep, it's tournament time.


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Taking stock of the day in the Pac-12:
USC : Maybe you can't explain it, but you can't deny it, either: Lane Kiffin is a phenomenon on the recruiting trail. Whether it was pulling linebacker Lamar Dawson out of Kentucky, Ohio tackle Aundrey Walker (pictured) out of the clutches of Ohio State, or defensive lineman Christian Heyward from down the road in San Diego, the Trojans were every bit as everywhere on Signing Day as they were in their Pete Carroll heyday. Recruits like athlete Marqise Lee (likely the next USC stud safety) and Jan 28. guard commitment Cyrus Hobbi should be cornerstones for Kiffin for years to come ... not to mention longtime Trojan commitments like receiver George Farmer (the nation's No. 20 player) who signed on the dotted line as expected. Losing De'anthony Thomas to the current Pac-12 overlords in Eugene stings, no doubt, but it doesn't change the fact that no team in the country helped themselves more on Signing Day than Kiffin's. NCAA sanctions, schmenCAA schmanctions.
Oregon: The Ducks struck both early and late on Signing Day. They started at just after 8 a.m. EST by plucking Traverse City offensive lineman Jake Fisher out of northern Michigan, a player Chip Kelly would later say compares to any lineman in the country. Things got even better some 14 hours later when Thomas -- the nation's No. 15 player and a beyond-perfect fit for Kelly's light-speed offense and the open spaces it creates -- became the highest-profile Signing Day switch in the country. Inbetween those two highs the Ducks missed out on a handful of California prospects (like Heyward and Lee), but after signing what's likely the strongest class in school history and gleefully robbing Kiffin of his highest-ranked recruit, no one's going to complain.
Washington: As nice as the Duck haul was, before the Thomas news our Maxpreps team rankings still had the Huskies as the No. 2 class in the Pac-12 and the No. 15 class nationally. Steve Sarkisian didn't bring in any surprise last-minute signings -- in fact, their Signing Day might have been a net negative with tailback Kameron Jackson's flip to Cal balancing the addition of Ventura (Ca.) JUCO quarterback Antavius Sims -- but it was a day of celebration all the same after U-Dub dominated the state of Washington. Following last week's conversion of Washington State- committed tailback Bishop Sankey of Spokane, all five of the Seattle Times "Blue Chip" selections for the state wound up Huskies. They'll likely have to cast their net a little wider in the future, but locking down top-notch in-state talent like five-star tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Maxpreps' No. 27 player overall) is a excellent way to build on the momentum of the Huskies' Holiday Bowl win.
Utah: We mentioned in our Pac-12 Signing Day preview that the Utes would likely need to sign both Moreno Valley (Calif.) teammates Ryan Anderson -- a defensive back and Ute commit -- and Junior Pomee, a coveted wide receiver, to make a splash in their new conference digs. Instead, Kiffin and USC stole away both players. The Utes still signed several nice players (most notably running back Harvey Langi), but on paper this isn't the sort of class that announces the Utes as a major West Coast player.
Arizona State: When you lose a blue-chip hometown prospect on Signing Day because he just so happened to see a license plate from the state representing your competition , it has officially been a bad day. At least the Sun Devils kept quarterback Michael Eubanks from deserting to Utah ... but then again, they couldn't do the same with Chino (Calif.) athlete Quinton Pedroza, who flipped to the Utes. With only 13 players, the Sun Devil class appears to have neither quantity nor a particularly high level of quality.
UCLA: Signing Day wasn't actually all that bad for the Bruins; landing Washington D.C. defensive tackle Kevin McReynolds was arguably the biggest pickup of Rick Neuheisel's entire class, and the Bruins avoided any high-profile decommitments from players like California lineman Torian White (who'd had a serious flirtation with USC) or top receiving recruit Devin Lucien. But the glaring contrast between the hole UCLA had already dug for themselves on the recruiting trail and Kiffin's smashing Signing Day successes meant that the Bruins were going to end up looking like L.A. losers no matter what they did Wednesday.
CBS College Sports' Aaron Taylor breaks down the state of Pac-12 recruiting:
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Pac-12 Signing Day: Winners and Losers
An unknown Juco QB puts MuttU over the top? Child, please. With the shakeup in the coaching staff, the influx of talent, the graduation of Kevin Riley (addition by subtraction) and the maturation of the players already on the roster, I would say that expecting 5-7 to go up to at least 7-5 if not 8-4 is not a stretch. Meanwhile, the Huskies have massive losses on both sides of the ball, including their best QB since Brock Huard. Prepare, Dawg fans - payback is a bytch!
Most of the Dawgs signings were in the bag as of last week, so there really wasn't any huge surprise yesterday. Clearly the loss of Jake Locker and Mason Foster will hurt, but the Dawgs should still be better on both sides of the ball with the exception of the QB position (and Jake was playing hurt all year, so it might not be that big of a drop off). Chris Polk is coming back and his last few games were as impressive as any RB in the Pac-12.
As far as the "best QB since Brock Huard" is have to disagree. Marques Tuiasosopo 1999-2000 was a better college QB than Brock and he was a winner. Cody Pickett 2001-2003 is only the UW career leader in passing yds, passing tds, and completions (and he's a bull rider). Ask almost any Husky fan and 10 of 10 will tell you that Tuiasosopo was better than the over-hyped Huard. I do like Brock as a TV guy though...he's one of the better former players on ESPN broadcasts.
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Posted on: February 3, 2011 8:38 am
Pac-12 Signing Day: Winners and Losers
Clearly one of the losers on Signing Day was.... THE AUTHOR! Jerry, I'm guessing you're based in the Northwest. Otherwise, how could you possibly tout the class of Dawg U over the clearly superior (and deeper) haul brought in by Jeff Tedford at Cal? Yeah, sure, they dominated the home state talent this year, but this was a down year for D1 prospects from Washington, and they didn't fare well with the top prospects in California, which ironically had more than one switch from UW to, yes, California.
An unknown Juco QB puts MuttU over the top? Child, please. With the shakeup in the coaching staff, the influx of talent, the graduation of Kevin Riley (addition by subtraction) and the maturation of the players already on the roster, I would say that expecting 5-7 to go up to at least 7-5 if not 8-4 is not a stretch. Meanwhile, the Huskies have massive losses on both sides of the ball, including their best QB since Brock Huard. Prepare, Dawg fans - payback is a bytch!


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Williams: Action and reaction: The U.S. and Russia
On the opening day of the Olympics Russian troops moved into the Republic of Georgia. Has the Cold War begun again?
To understand what is happening in Georgia we have to go back to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. In the summer of 1962 French intelligence told CIA Director John McCone that the Soviets were installing missiles in Cuba. Surveillance flights by U-2 spy planes confirmed French intelligence.
Kennedy reacted swiftly, imposing quarantine on all offensive military supplies bound for Cuba. Tense naval encounters ensued between Russia and the U.S. off the Cuban coast. With negotiating help from the U.N. secretary general, Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles and troops. We had gone to the brink of nuclear war but had won the encounter.
What Americans did not know until much later was that there was a secret part of this agreement. In return for the removal of Russian missiles we would remove American Jupiter and Thor missiles secretly installed in northern Turkey and just 16 minutes flight time to Moscow and other Russian cities. These were removed. The lesson from this: neither the Soviets nor the U.S. could tolerate nuclear-armed missiles based so close to the border as to be unable to react before they landed.
This process has come full circle. We have now expanded NATO up to and around the border of Russia despite an earlier assurance to Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not be expanded. This changed after the break-up of the old Soviet Union under Boris Yeltsin. The Baltic republics gained their sovereignty. Ethnic tensions and a central government weakened by a protracted war in Afghanistan led other republics to seek sovereignty. Georgia was among those. The regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia did not wish to be part of Georgia, and these two provinces continued to resist Georgian domination.
The strife there led to a U.N.-mediated truce in 1993 with a three-way peacekeeping force that included Georgian police, local militiamen and Russian troops. Georgia has exerted little control in the region since that time. In the past few weeks there was increased skirmishing between Georgian and Ossetian forces. On Aug. 7 Georgian troops launched a military assault across South Ossetia including the capital of Tskhinvali which came under a heavy night-time rocket bombardment. Why the Georgian president chose to attack is not clear. Russian troops entered from the north immediately. They claimed that a number of Russian peacekeepers were killed in the Georgian assault.
There are two issues goading the Russians. The first is the expansion of NATO. In the weakened state of Russia in the late 1980s and 1990s, NATO was expanded to include states formerly under Soviet control. In early 2001 Putin proposed the creation of "a single security and defense space" in Europe by disbanding NATO or having Russia join it, or by forming a completely new organization of equal partners. The Bush administration ignored this. President Bush tried to push NATO expansion into the heart of the former Soviet Union by bringing the Ukraine and Georgia into NATO. Other NATO members rebuffed this in early April, not wishing to antagonize Russia. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili continues to push for NATO membership with U.S. support.
The other goad to Russia is the impending placement of missiles near its borders. In June 2002, President George W. Bush unilaterally withdrew from the 1972 ABM Treaty. This of course was a threat to Russia. About 18 months ago Bush began negotiations to place missiles in Poland and radar stations in the Czech Republic, supposedly in response a future Iranian missile threat. Russia did not believe the missiles were to be targeted for Iran.
In June of last year Putin caught Bush and the Pentagon off-guard by offering a better missile and radar site for defense against possible Iranian missiles. Russia's Azerbaijan radar facility is one of the largest in the world and can detect missiles launched from the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, and much of North Africa. Bush rejected this offer.
Rebuffing Russian negotiating offers and moving weapons closer to Russian cities is all a part of the arrogant "forward leaning" policy crafted in the Bush White House: the aggressive threat of force to dominate as much of the world as possible. But Russia is no longer weak and disorganized and this policy has been pushed too far, stirring deep Russian fears of hostile missiles on its borders after 46 years of detente. The foolish "forward leaning" policy leads to war, never to peace, and it's a policy that must be renounced by the next administration.
Bob Williams is a Millville rancher and a retired UCLA professor. His e-mail address is email@example.com.
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VANCOUVER, Canada (June 10, 2008) - The International Triathlon Union has issued the preliminary number of Olympic triathlon spots each country has earned with the conclusion of the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships this past weekend, the final event in ITU's two-year Olympic qualifying period. Only eight countries may send the maximum three men and three women to the Beijing Olympic Games.
The Olympic fields are capped at 55 men and 55 women. In all, 37 different countries will be represented at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games triathlon. An increase on the 32 countries represented in Athens in 2004.
The top countries in the women's Olympic rankings that will send the maximum of three women to Beijing are:
1 - United States
2 - New Zealand
3 - Germany
4 - Australia
5 - Japan
6 - Switzerland
7 - Canada
8 - Austria
With Sarah Haskins' silver medal at world championships, the United States leapt to the top of the standings. Kate Allen's eighth place finish at the world championships, coupled with a poor performance by France's Marion Lorblanchet and the absence of Britain's Michelle Dillon, pulled Austria ahead of France and Great Britain for the final place.
The top countries in the men's Olympic rankings that will send the maximum of three men to Beijing are:
1 - New Zealand
2 - Germany
3 - Great Britain
4 - France
5 - United States
6 - Switzerland
7 - Russia
8 - Canada
Going into the men's world championship race on Sunday, four countries were in a fierce battle for the final three spots. However, Australia struggled in Vancouver and for the first time will not send a full men's team to the Olympics. In contrast, for the first time Canada and Russia will be able to send three men to Beijing.
Click here for a full list of countries who have qualified to compete in the triathlon competition of the Beijing Olympic Games.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have until July 6 to inform ITU of use of qualification places. Many National Federations have already nominated athletes however, all Olympic teams will be official on July 6. A continually updated list of nominated athletes is available at ITU's Olympic site.


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Chillicothe police are looking for the people responsible for starting a small fire in the former McArthur Elementary School building.
Police responded Wednesday to the school on Columbus Street after a Chillicothe City Schools district maintenance employee found evidence there had been a fire on the stage. No one from the district had been in the building for about a month.
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The Supreme Court, in a 5-0 decision, reversed the state Court of Appeals and held that the government can retry Greg Collier for misdemeanor cruelty to animals without violating the double jeopardy clause of the the U.S. Constitution.
Collier, 42, had argued that the case against him should be dismissed because of double jeopardy, expiration of the statute of limitations and a violation of his right to a speedy trial.
The state's prosecution of Collier began began nearly seven years ago. A grand jury indicted him on a fourth-degree felony, alleging that he used a whip handle to kill a thoroughbred yearling named Cowboy on Feb. 13, 2006, near Chaparral.
Cowboy's owner had hired Collier to train the colt as a racehorse.
Prosecutors alleged that Collier was "humiliated" over his lack of progress and struck the horse repeatedly with the whip handle. Collier testified that he was not violent with the colt.
He first stood trial in March 2008 on the felony charge of extreme cruelty to animals. Jurors could not agree on a verdict, and the judge declared a mistrial.
The state retried him in January 2009, bringing the same felony count. But prosecutors asked that the jury also be allowed to consider whether Collier was guilty of a lesser charge, one that was a misdemeanor.
Jurors voted 11-1 to convict Collier of the misdemeanor. With a lone holdout juror blocking a unanimous verdict, the judge declared another mistrial.
Because the jury focused only on the misdemeanor count, Collier implicitly was acquitted of the felony.
Prosecutors in Dona Ana County attempted to try Collier again in the summer of 2009 solely on the misdemeanor. But District Judge Fernando R. Macias said the two-year statute of limitations on that count had expired.
The state Court of Appeals agreed with him that the state should be barred from trying him for a third time, though it offered different legal reasoning. The appeals court rejected the speedy trial claim, but ruled that a third trial would constitute double jeopardy.
None of Collier's legal arguments, presented to the Supreme Court in November 2011 by his attorney, Caren Friedman, swayed the justices.
Justice Charles Daniels said other defendants whose cases ended in mistrials were tried yet again. He asked Friedman why Collier should be treated to a different standard.
"Name any case where a hung jury precludes a retrial on a lesser offense," Daniels said to her.
She had no answer.
"You really are trying to turn our jurisprudence system on its head," Justice Richard Bosson said to Friedman.
Joel Jacobsen of the state attorney general's staff represented the government before the Supreme Court. He received so few questions from the justices that he did use the 30 minutes allotted to him.
Jacobsen argued that well-established case law gives the state the right to try Collier again, and the Supreme Court agreed.
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The origins of phagocytosis and eukaryogenesis
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Biology Direct 2009, 4:9 doi:10.1186/1745-6150-4-9Published: 26 February 2009
Phagocytosis, that is, engulfment of large particles by eukaryotic cells, is found in diverse organisms and is often thought to be central to the very origin of the eukaryotic cell, in particular, for the acquisition of bacterial endosymbionts including the ancestor of the mitochondrion.
Comparisons of the sets of proteins implicated in phagocytosis in different eukaryotes reveal extreme diversity, with very few highly conserved components that typically do not possess readily identifiable prokaryotic homologs. Nevertheless, phylogenetic analysis of those proteins for which such homologs do exist yields clues to the possible origin of phagocytosis. The central finding is that a subset of archaea encode actins that are not only monophyletic with eukaryotic actins but also share unique structural features with actin-related proteins (Arp) 2 and 3. All phagocytic processes are strictly dependent on remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton and the formation of branched filaments for which Arp2/3 are responsible. The presence of common structural features in Arp2/3 and the archaeal actins suggests that the common ancestors of the archaeal and eukaryotic actins were capable of forming branched filaments, like modern Arp2/3. The Rho family GTPases that are ubiquitous regulators of phagocytosis in eukaryotes appear to be of bacterial origin, so assuming that the host of the mitochondrial endosymbiont was an archaeon, the genes for these GTPases come via horizontal gene transfer from the endosymbiont or in an earlier event.
The present findings suggest a hypothetical scenario of eukaryogenesis under which the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes had no cell wall (like modern Thermoplasma) but had an actin-based cytoskeleton including branched actin filaments that allowed this organism to produce actin-supported membrane protrusions. These protrusions would facilitate accidental, occasional engulfment of bacteria, one of which eventually became the mitochondrion. The acquisition of the endosymbiont triggered eukaryogenesis, in particular, the emergence of the endomembrane system that eventually led to the evolution of modern-type phagocytosis, independently in several eukaryotic lineages.
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Versailles, Ky.
Recent Obituaries
September 21, 2006
John "Alex" Alexander V, M.D., 65, a member of one of the oldest Central Kentucky families, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006.
Born Sept. 17, 1941, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Dr. Alexander John and Jean Preston Alexander. He attended University School before graduating from Woodbury Forest School in Woodbury Forest, Va. He went on to graduate from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va., and Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, La. After an internship at Vanderbilt, he went into the U.S. Navy, attached as a medical specialist to the U. S. Marines, where he served in Vietnam and received the National Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Commendation medal with combat distinguishing device, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Meritorious Unit Citation of the Gallantry Cross with Palms and the Bronze Star. He completed his military service at the U.S. Naval Balboa Hospital in San Diego, Calif.
Upon leaving the Navy with the rank of lieutenant commander, he completed his residency at the University of Kentucky. When in practice, he worked with Dr. Ben Roach and Dr. Norman "Jack" Fisher in Midway, the University of Kentucky Clinic, and The Frontier Nursing Service in Wendover. He then earned a master's degree in immunology and his Ph.D. degree in microbiology from the University of Kentucky. While working in this field, he did work on the blood typing and DNA of horses. This work contributed to the testing practice that is used in thoroughbred racing today. He later worked for the United States Army Research Institute for Infections Disease (USAMRIID). He was active in the Kentucky Sportsman's League and enjoyed competitive shooting.
He is survived by two sisters, Katherine Alexander Brewer, Lexington, and Jean Alexander Gilcrest, Davidson, N.C.; six nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Versailles Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the Frankfort Cemetery. Casket bearers were Tom Miller, Christopher Anderson, Bill Combs, Norman Fisher, M.D., Wayne Haffler, Michael Carmichael, Tucker Carmichael, and Russell McAllister, M.D. Honorary bearers were Mark Burud, William Gilcrest, Robert A.A. Brewer, and Tom Adams. The W.R. Milward Mortuary, Broadway, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Versailles Presbyterian Church or the American Heart Association.
Homer Glenn Bentley Sr. 69, of 272 Bryanwood Drive, husband of Lillie Mae Sloan Bentley, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.
Born Oct. 3, 1936, in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Saint Joseph and Fannie Lamb Bentley. He was a retired United Tobacco Warehouse employee, and a member of the First Assembly of God in Nicholasville.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Brenda McWhorter, Bardstown, Melody Soard, Berea, and Vickie Webb, Means; four sons, Homer "Buddy" Bentley and Michael Bentley, both of Lexington, Timothy Bentley, Monticello, and Anthony Bentley, Versailles; three sisters, Agnes Arvin, Anna Derham, and Marie Masters; four brothers, William Bentley, Joe Bentley, Wayne Bentley, and Issac Bentley; and 19 grandchildren. A son, Ernest Lee Bentley; two grandchildren, Roxanne McWhorter and Samantha Soard; and two sisters, Vina Curtis and Ettea Wheeler, are deceased.
Services were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Huff and the Rev. Tim Price. Interment was in Rose Crest Cemetery. Casket bearers are Michael Bentley, Buddy Bentley, Timothy Bentley, Anthony Bentley, Walter Soard Jr., Michael McWhorter, Billy McWhorter, Claude Webb, Claude Webb II, Trustin Jones, Tristin Brooks, and Tim Hamblin.
Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.
Leona Nantz "Lee" Bucher, 81, of Burlington, widow of Willard M. "Bill" Bucher, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, in Burlington.
Born Feb. 22, 1925, in Laurel County, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lucy Combs Nantz. A homemaker, she was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Scott R. Bucher, Lexington; a daughter, Jo Ann Bucher Young, Burlington; a sister, Jean Dixon, Salem, Ind.; four grandchildren, Tami Walton and Gina Owens, both of Burlington, Rebecca Shryock, Midway, and Eric Bucher, Lexington; five great-grandchildren, Kyle and Ethan Ray Walton, Olivia and Jacob Monroe Owens, all of Burlington, and Jackson Scott Shryock, Midway; and several nieces and nephews. Three brothers and a sister are deceased.
Services were conducted Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, Richmond, by Dr. Terry Wilder. Burial was in the Madison County Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers were Roger Barger, Eric Bucher, Jeremy Dixon, John Owens, Jeremy Shryock, and Ethan Walton. Honorary bearers were T.J. Black, Eric Barber, Harold Bucher, Kent Dixon and Bill England.
Donations may be made to Northern Kentucky Hospice, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075.
Ivan Halich, 77, of Warren, Mich., died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at his son's residence in Woodford County.
Born April 1, 1929, in the Ukraine he was the son of the late Petro and Anna Halich. He was a retired electrical engineer and was a member of St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in South Hill, Mich. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Graduates and was a Korean War veteran, having served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include a daughter, Natalie Sue Halich, Washington, D.C.; two sons, Greg Halich, Versailles, and Andrew Halich, Austin, Texas; two sisters, Sarafina Marzotto, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Mary Dutkewych, Warren, Mich.; and a brother, Victor Halich, Tucson, Ariz.
Services were conducted Monday, Sept. 18, in Michigan. Clark Funeral Home, Rose Hill, was in charge of local arrangements.
Jimmy Newton Holland, 54, husband of Edith Maddox Holland, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.
Born in Woodford County, he was the son of the late Marion Newton and Margaret Bobbitt Holland. He was a truck driver, a Vietnam veteran, and a member of Alton Baptist Church. He was a 1970 graduate of Woodford County High School.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, James Newton Holland Jr., Shelbyville; a stepdaughter, Tammy Sue Sell, Richmond; three sisters, Gay Etherington, Peggy Flora, and Helen McIntosh; and two grandchildren, Destyni Renee Holland and Andrew James Holland. A sister, Molly Hay, is deceased.
Services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by Bro. Tyree Denney. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers were James Newton Holland Jr., John Maddox, William "Dub" Barnett, Jimmy Cubert, Ronnie Hillard, Eddie Hay, David Flora, and Bobby Denhart.
Guest book at www.Blackburnandward.com.
Steven P. Knapp, 46, of Versailles, former systems specialist for OSRAM Sylvania, husband of Hwa Sun Yi Knapp and father of Steve Knapp, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.
There will be no services or visitation.
Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.
Grace Mott Newbold, 89, formerly of Cummins Ferry Road, Versailles, widow of Robert Louis Newbold, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2006, in Lexington.
Born in Georgia, she was a member of King's Way Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include a son, Bob Newbold, Lexington; a daughter, Connie Cain, Indiana; a brother, Carson Mott, Orlando, Fla.; seven grandchildren, including Sharon Newbold, Nathaniel Newbold, and David Newbold; several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A daughter, Shasta Brewer, is deceased.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at King's Way Assembly of God Church. Entombment will be at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Casket bearers will be Sam Williams, Richard Duncan, Ken Berry, Daniel Berry, Ransom Davenport, and Ron Wallace. Visitation will be after noon Saturday at the church. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
No flowers requested. Memorials are suggested to Paragon Integrated Touch, 3217 Marston Place, Lexington, KY 40503.
Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.
Burritt C. Rose Jr., 74, of Owingsville, husband of Ada Bernice House Rose, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at his residence.
The son of the late Burritt and Esther Rose, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and a 30-year employee of IBM, retiring in 1987. He was a farmer for many years.
In addition to his wife of 49 years, he is survived by a son, Gary Rose, Versailles; two grandsons, Daniel Rose, Versailles, and Cpl. Andrew Rose, USMC, Cherry Point, N.C.; a step-grandson, Chris Kelley, Maysville; a brother, Orville Stanley Rose, Lexington; and a sister, Virginia McMillen, Eubanks.
Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Longview Cemetery. Casket bearers and honorary bearers were family members and friends. Richie Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Donations may be made to St. Claire Hospice, 222 Medical Circle. Morehead, KY 40351.
Timothy K. Snoddy, 51, husband of Versailles bed and breakfast owner C. Elise Buckley Snoddy, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in the crash of Flight 5191 at Lexington's Bluegrass Airport.
Born in Ashland, he was the son of Clinton and Joann Boyle Snoddy of Lexington. He was the president of Snoddy Consulting, Inc. and graduated with a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Kentucky in 1976. He was a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Kentucky and Florida, a Certified Valuation Analyst, belonging to the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Accountants with the American College of Forensic Examiners, and was a financial consultant in Collaborative Family Practice. Snoddy Consulting, Inc. was based in Lexington with an office in Florida, but served the entire Southeastern U.S. He was a qualified expert witness in the U.S. district and circuit courts; performed business valuations of privately held companies in a broad array of industries; and was skilled in all areas of financial consulting.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two sons, Matthew Snoddy and Joshua Q. Snoddy; a daughter, Jocelynn Morgan; three grandchildren, Brennan, Charles, and Alice; three stepchildren, Katherine Amy Buckley, Sarah Buckley Faulkner, and Benjamin F. Buckley V; and a sister, Terrie Stuart.
Services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 20, at King's Way Assembly of God Church in Versailles by the Rev. Jeff Johnson. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, was in charge of arrangements.
Donations may be made to Gideons International, Lexington West Camp, P.O. Box 24432, Lexington, KY 40524.
Darrell Smiley, 74, of Still Waters Camp Grounds, Frankfort, formerly of Versailles, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006.
A former owner of a radiator shop, he was the son of the late Paul Edward and Minnie Stout Smiley.
A memorial service was conducted Saturday, Sept. 16, at Still Waters Camp Ground. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort, KY 40601.
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Nature Power : Pomegranate
Pomegranate is uncommon fruit for me,,but it's healthy — you can see so many healthy drink use this extract.
For example, red pomegranate juice, if used to rinse before you drink, can help cleanse the mouth & teeth, & prevent infection & helps eliminate bad breath odor. Meanwhile, eating slowly & remove red pomegranate seeds can clear up a hoarse voice & avoid the dryness of the throat.
For the Chinese, red pomegranate is of the pieces necessary in welcoming the Lunar New Year. They think that the seeds of plenty of a symbol of considerable fortune. In Indonesia, red pomegranates are planted in the yard as well as decorative plants for food. In addition, the actual fruit has plenty of health benefits when it contains substances that are healthy & able to prevent all diseases.
Other properties derived from the tannin content of substances that exist in this fruit, which they can anesthetize roundworms, pinworms, & puta worms in the intestine, so that they can go out through feces in the work of defecation. In Egypt & Vietnam itself are common treatments performed.


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Results of randomized clinical trials depend on the credibility of the methods reporting to support study findings.
We studied 24 trials from those in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews with 'lupus' in the title and were printable. Each paper was scored by one reviewer using methodological criteria for design, allocation [1], blinding [2-4], reporting and imputation [5]. Scores used yes, no, or ? when it was unclear. Yes n (integer %) for all 24 papers are reported for each criterion.
Four (17%) papers had a sample size justification; 22 (92%) contained two groups and two (8%) contained three groups. Five (21%) stratified patients; yet two (8%) used stratification in the analysis.
Six (25%) stated random numbers generated and three (12%) blocked the balance associated with the allocation ratio; yet zero (0%) used blocking in the analysis. Six (25%) used a randomization list concealed from the person deciding patient eligibility, zero (0%) provided an audit trail for randomization, one (4%) stated randomization integrity. Seven (29%) mentioned the randomization constructed with a computer program or random number table.
Four (17%) stated the person deciding on the patient eligibility was blinded to block structure and eight (33%) claimed the study was double blinded, even though it was not clear who the two were; indeed one was really triple blinded! For three (12%) patient blinded, six (25%) therapy, four (17%) therapist, one (4%) other caregivers; two (8%) the outcome assessor; zero (0%) data analyst, zero (0%) manuscript writer.
One (4%) checked statistical assumptions, 23 (96%) provided baseline data, not all for every patient randomized. Twenty-one (88%) provided P values for group comparisons, four (17%) provided confidence intervals and zero (0%) provided numbers needed to treat. One (4%) specified subgroups in advance [6], six (25%) adjusted for baseline differences as one of the reported analyses. Four (17%) stated statistical software, but not version, zero (0%) provided the computer used for analyses.
Seventeen (71%) had missing data, yet one (4%) mentioned using last observation carried forward, zero (0%) used multiple imputation and zero (0%) mentioned impact on study conclusions [5]. Two (8%) provided a flowchart as suggested by CONSORT [7,8].
Lupus trials did not report many of the methodological criteria that give papers credibility and validity to the study being reported. Reporting should be improved in future reports of studies of patients with lupus and related health problems. Possibly using the CONSORT checksheets would help make lupus papers more credible [7,8].
CHG holds the Maureen and Milan Ilich/Merck Chair in Statistics for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Meinert CL: Clinical Trials. Design, Conduct and Analysis. New York: Oxford University Press; 1986.
Akl EA, Sun X, Busse JW, Johnston BC, Briel M, Mulla S, You JJ, Bassler D, Lamontagne F, Vera C, Alshurafa M, Katsios CM, Heels-Ansdell D, Zhou Q, Mills EJ, Guyatt GH: Specific instructions for unclearly reported blinding status in randomized trials were reliable and valid.
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Sun X, Briel M, Busse JW, You JJ, Akl EA, Mejza F, Bala MM, Bassler D, Mertz D, Diaz-Granados N, Vandvik PO, Makaga G, Srinathan SK, Dahm P, Johnston BC, Alonso-Coello P, Hassouneh B, Walter SD, Heels-Ansdell D, Bhatnager N, Altman DG, Guyatt GH: Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review.
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Kittanning eyes golf title
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Members of Kittanning's boys golf team said at the beginning of the season that they'd contend for a Section 1-AA title.
Halfway through their schedule, the Wildcats have kept their word.
Kittanning, in its first year as a Class AA program, is atop the section standings and well on its way to a second title in team history. The team average has hovered around 200, and the lineup has grown deeper during the past few weeks.
Coach Bud Stanley and his boys aren't prepared to celebrate just yet. Another half of section play and team playoffs await. But the Wildcats acknowledge their position is enviable.
"We control our own destiny," Stanley said. "In any sport, that's where you want to be."
With all of its starters from 2011 back, Kittanning was a preseason frontrunner for the section title. To the degree that any existed, concerns about the team's chances centered on the Wildcats' unfamiliarity with new opponents' courses and on the potential struggle of a still-young lineup that included three sophomore returning starters.
Neither youth nor new courses led to trouble, though.
Through six matches, the Wildcats actually maintained a better average as visitors than hosts. On the road, they averaged 199 as a team. At Kittanning Country Club, the mark jumped to 210.
Kittanning Country Club is more difficult than most local courses, said Stanley, who considers such a scenario a bit of a home-field advantage.
As for Kittanning's youngsters — one year did wonders for their mental maturity. Two of the Wildcats' top three scorers, Cole Davis and Noah Kunst, are sophomores. Another sophomore, Noah Spang, has started in the top six all season. And sophomore Christian Miller, an alternate during the early portion of the season, might soon become a full-time part of the Wildcats' lineup.
"I've definitely limited my mistakes," said Spang, who had the fifth-best average among the regular starters through six matches. "My scoring has improved immensely from last year, just from thinking through my shots."
Even as sophomores became more prominent members of the team, harmony among the older and younger Wildcats continues to exist.
"We're the closest team in the WPIAL," Davis said.
Seniors Jordan Klodowski and Evan Cravener are enjoying their role reversals. When Kittanning won the section title in 2010, Klodowski and Cravener were the talented sophomore starters who sought guidance from the senior-laden Wildcats. Now, they're in charge of shaping the underclassmen.
"I'm trying to help the guys, just with everything I learned, and the things I went through when I was younger," Klodowski said. "All to help them grow faster."
Kittanning might encounter its toughest challenge Tuesday, when the Wildcats travel to Buffalo Golf Course to play Freeport, the Section 3-AA leader. The boys look forward to the match as a measuring stick for where they stand in Class AA. But Cravener indicated that the Wildcats know better than to let their attention stray from the section race.
"That's when you lose," Cravener said, "when you get bored and start to underestimate opponents."
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|Hereditary opalescent dentin: a report of two cases.
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|PMID: 20953564 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|AIM: The aim of this case report is to present the clinical and radiographic findings of hereditary opalescent dentin to facilitate an early diagnosis.
BACKGROUND: Hereditary opalescent dentin (or dentinogenesis imperfecta) may manifest itself in three variations: i.e., Shields type I, Shields type II, and Shields type III. Dentinogenesis imperfecta occurs as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expressivity, either in presence with osteogenesis imperfecta or as a separate clinical entity in persons who have none of the features of osteogenesis imperfecta.
CASE DESCRIPTION: A seven-year old boy and his mother were both diagnosed with hereditary opalescent dentin. A review of the family dental history revealed that this condition affected not only the child's mother but his maternal grandfather and great grandfather. Both the son and the mother exhibited the same clinical and radiologic features as those reported previously with no evidence of osteogenesis imperfecta.
SUMMARY: Being an autosomal disease, hereditary opalescent dentin runs in the family and can affect both the deciduous and permanent dentitions as a dominant trait.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Once a patient is diagnosed with hereditary opalescent dentin, other family members should be evaluated given the condition is hereditary.
|Siddharth Gupta; Rahul R Bhowate; Ashok Bhati
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Has there ever been a Borg origin story that hasn't been based along the lines of either "I'm doing this to help them and make some good - Oh no! It all went wrong!" or Humans somehow being responsible?
I'm only aware of the origin of the Borg from the Destiny trilogy. I don't think it's been ever covered elsewhere.
There are several interpretations of the Borg origins. See the Wikipedia entry (
I like to think of it as a nano-machines gone wrong. As technology progresses and humanoids seek to refine and extend life, every person is injected with nano-machines that "borrow" resources from the body, as well as payloads of raw materials delivered via the ingesting of pills, to do various beneficial things for the host. Those machines go about the body, eliminating flaws/cancers and actually improving DNA encoding. But one day, an anomalous change in collective programming occurs in one person (who happens to be a brilliant scientist) and the nano-machines develop a heuristic capability. The goal of "perfecting the body" is adjusted to incorporate machine technology with human physiology, using the copious scientific information of the host individual who had fanciful dreams of a one day creating a cybernetic being, but was never serious about it. The nano machines turn that dream into reality, even going so far as to begin rewriting the programming of the brain to interface with other machines. And then, with the realization of how teamwork would be far more effective, the nano machines create a means of transferring some of them to another human host to repeat the process. And thus, the Borg Collective is born.
You can never completely get rid of the Borg. The nano machines can lay dormant anywhere, virtually undetectable. And then, all they need is a host to accidentally come into contact with them (might be a child who finds a Borg body among some scout ship wreckage on a remote stretch of land), infecting the host and then beginning the process all over again.
I've never been a fan of that kind of explanation.
In my own fanfic "The Hansen Diaries", I go with the explanation that expands on what Peter David wrote in "Vendetta". In it, he postulates that the planet killer from "The Doomsday Machine" was built by the Preservers as a weapon in a war against the Borg.
I extend that by saying that the Borg went to war with the preservers as a result of what they saw as agressive actions, seeding countless planets with colonies of civilisations to protect them (like we saw in "The Paradise Syndrome"). As the war continues, both sides try a desparate tactic. For the preservers, it is the planet killer, designed to use the dead worlds that their colonies had once been on (but are now destroyed by the Borg) as fuel.
For the Borg, it is to use the nanites to enhance their soldiers and gain information about the enemy (such as assimilation). Ultimately, the Borg win, and begin an expansionist period which never really goes away.
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