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Unlucky Workington Reds have to share the points with Alfreton
Last updated at 12:52, Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Workington Reds 1 Alfreton Town 1:Workington Reds are still looking for their first home win of the season after Alfreton came from a goal down to square the tie in the second half.
It was a much improved performance from the Borough Park side and they deserved more than just a point in the 1-1 draw last night.
Anthony Wright's in-swinging free-kick on 31 minutes gave the hosts the lead. The whip on the ball and the number of bodies obstructing keeper Craig Dootson saw Wright's 30-yard effort go straight in.
Alfreton were not to be denied a share of the spoils and fluked a goal of their own on 77 minutes. Anton Brown's effort on the edge of the box took two deflections, the last coming off striker Liam Hearn, to wrong-foot Tony Caig in the Reds net.
It was a match that Workington could and should have won, with on-loan striker Andy Cook seeing his first-time shot, a minute after Alfreton levelled, wonderfully saved by Dootson to deny Reds all three points.
Manager Darren Edmondson was pleased with his side's effort and afterwards said: "It's a good sign to be disappointed with a draw.
"Alfreton will be a top eight team but we took the game to them and should have won by three or four goals.
"Our final pass and delivery was wrong but I'm positive about how the game went."
Edmondson was forced into making two changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Ilkeston on Saturday with defender Kyle May out with a head injury and striker Jonny Wright still feeling the affects of a knee injury.
In came two Carlisle loanees with Tom Aldred making his debut in the heart of defence and Cook coming in up front.
Aldred had a solid debut and looked at home alongside Lee Andrews in defence. The Scotland U19 international showed he is definitely one for the future making a number of crucial blocks.
While Cook had his best game in a Reds shirt this season, leading the attack and looking a constant threat. And it was Cook that could have given Reds the lead on seven minutes when he ran through on goal following Anthony Wright's cheeky back heal.
Cook strode into the box but thundered his effort straight at Dootson, who got down low to his left to gather the ball.
Cook had another chance midway through the half but his driven shot deflected off an Alfreton defender and into the arms of Dootson.
Keeper Caig, who had little to do in the opening period, had to be on his toes when Ian Ross hit a quick free kick goalwards, but the big shot stopper was equal to it.
Reds defender Andrews wins the award for 'miss of the season' already after he somehow managed to miss the target from less than two yards.
Wright's corner found its way to Andrews and with the goal gaping his side-footed effort went right across the goal.
Wright's goal was all that separated the two teams going into half time but Alfreton almost levelled minutes after the restart but for three great blocks from the Reds defenders.
Hearn was first to try his luck but Aldred got his body of the way of his 20 yard effort, then Clayton clattered the ball goalwards but Andrews flung his body in the way. The ball came back out and another strike on goal was blocked by Andy Langford.
Two minutes later the visitors had another chance to tie the game but Richard Pell's header went a yard wide of Caig's left hand post.
Langford then showed his skills going forward, threading the ball through for Cook, after he controlled the ball he struck it with his weaker left foot and the ball went wide.
With just over 10 minutes to play Alfreton did manage to find a way through the resilient Workington defence with Caig helpless as Brown's deflected shot found the bottom corner.
Cook's effort a minute later had most of the 337 crowd inside Borough Park already celebrating but Dootson's leap and save meant the celebrations were short lived.
It was a good point for Workington, who moved out of the relegation zone and up to 17th in the Blue Square North table but Edmondson was disappointed not to have picked up maximum points.
He said: "You can say that both goals were lucky but we have told Anthony, when he's taking free kicks to put them in dangerous areas.
"This time he has done that. It's the first one in 58,000 attempts but it gave us the lead and fair play to him.
"With their goal I think we panicked because they had a lot of big lads and when the ball went to the edge of the box they were lining up to hit it. It took a deflection and was a total fluke.
"Football is a cruel game and it looked like we would come away with the win. We need three points but it wasn't to be and we move on now to Gloucester this weekend and we'll be ready for them."
Reds: Caig, Langford, Rowntree, Aldred, Andrews, Vipond, Henney, Hopper, Cook, Arnison (Shannon 83), Wright (Ruttledge 75); Subs not used: Hardman, McLuckie, Edmondson.
Referee: Chris Blackhouse
Attendance: 337
Star man: A number of players deserve mentions with messes Cook and Aldred both doing exceptionally well but fullback Andy Langford gets the star man for his solid defending and great distribution.
First published at 11:32, Wednesday, 09 September 2009
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Happy hump day!! I hope this week is treating you well.
Have I ever told you guys that I do my best thinking in the shower? Seriously, I could solve the worlds problems and come up with the coolest ideas and when I get out, Mike knows he will be forced to give me his undivided attention so I can share my brilliant ideas with him. He is sooo impressed. <-I hope you are sensing my sarcasm.
You guys I am disappointed in myself. I have never dedicated one single post about coffee. How could I not share my love of coffee with you? So fellow coffee
addicts lovers this one's for you!
Have I ever told you I worked at Starbucks right out of high school? That probably doesn't surprise you, right.
On the rare occasion when we had a little down time, we were encouraged to pick out a pound of any blend off the shelf. Starbucks gave all Partners a "Passport" which is a little coffee diary. I'd put the blend stickers of every coffee I tired in it and a few notes. I think I've tried every single blend they had to offer.
My favorites are Kenya, Breakfast Blend, Verona and Sumatra. The only one I don't care for is Pike's Place.
I'll never forget the experience of opening a bag of fresh coffee, smelling the heavenly aroma and pulling out the French Press. I'd carefully weigh the dark, oily coffee beans, a sure sign of freshness, then grind them and put them in a Press. Next I added hot water and set the timer for 3 minutes and patiently waited for the magic to happen.
I'd look around the store for a customer and/or a fellow Partner who I thought would like to join me in a tasting. I always found someone to enjoy a cup with me. We would sniff, slurp, taste as if were doing a wine tasting. Then talk about the flavors we enjoyed. Earthy, bold, fruity, blueberry, cedar…
This is the time that my love affair with coffee occurred. While it was definitely about enjoying the coffee, to me it was also about the experience.
I'll always remember those days and the great times I had being a Starbucks Barista.
Ingredients in popular coffee drinks:
Americano: Espresso & water
Latte: Espresso & milk
Cappuccino: Half espresso & milk, half foam
Misto: Half drip coffee, half steamed milk
Doppio Espresso: 2 shots of espresso
Mocha: Espresso, milk, mocha topped with whipped cream
Caramel Macchiato: Espresso, milk, vanilla syrup & caramel sauce
Red Eye: Drip coffee with 1 shot of espresso
Black Eye: Drip coffee with 2 shots of espresso
Misto Americano {in pic below}: Half water & espresso, half steamed milk
Tuxedo/Zebra Mocha: Half white chocolate, half mocha, espresso topped with whipped cream. {Can also be ordered without espresso for a hot chocolate.}
The amount of shots and pumps of syrup depend on the cup size. Of course every coffee shop has different sized cups, but Starbucks hot cup sizes are as follows: Tall-12 ounces, Grande-16 ounces, Venti-20 ounces. The cold cups are the same size for Tall & Grande, but their Venti is 24 ounces and Trenta-31 ounces.
Fancy schmancy coffee terms
Skinny Vanilla Latte: Non fat milk & sugar free syrup
Skinny Mocha: Non fat milk & no whip cream
Float: To add a shot of espresso on top. Most of the time this applies to Starbucks Frappuccinos.
Now let's talk about my favorite espresso drink of all, the Starbucks Double Shot.
This drink is total In-N-Out status. It's on their secret menu that doesn't exist. Yeah, it's that cool.
Because they took it off their menu, newer barista's sometimes don't know how to make it. But because I love you guys and want what's best for you, I am going to give you the recipe.
In a shaker cup add a cup of ice & 3 pumps of classic syrup. Pour 2 shots of espresso over the ice and shake it. Pour into a tall cup and top with soy milk.
Shaking the espresso is key to taste and foam. It's like a coffee martini-shaken, not stirred.
I always order a decaf Tall Starbucks Double Shot with classic & soy. The Grande & Venti sizes never taste the same.
Starbucks did not sponsor this post, but they should.
What is your favorite coffee drink?
What is your all time favorite coffee shop?

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Eagles' swim team is eager to return to the pool after winter storms
January 24, 2012
By Bob Taylor
Issaquah High School boys swimming coach Laura Halter probably had the best idea about getting away from Old Man Winter. Halter and her family spent last weekend playing golf in Phoenix.
With the high school and the Julius Boehm Pool both shut down last week, Issaquah swimmers, like other winter sport athletes, were unable to get practice time.
"I can't wait to get the team back in the pool and get things organized," said Halter, who is preparing the Eagles for the Jan. 27 KingCo Conference Invitational at the University of Washington. The meet starts at 4 p.m. and is made up of swimmers from KingCo 4A, 3A and 2A schools.
Issaquah enters the meet with the state's fastest 4A times in the 200-yard medley relay (1:41.14) and 400 freestyle relay (3:21.28). The Eagles are also second in the state in the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.34).
Halter said the rankings are nice but might not be a true indication.
"My only concern is that not all coaches report their times," Halter said. "When we get to the league and district meets I will know more. But what is great is that all three relays have qualified for state. If all three can get into the finals at state, you have a chance to really rack up points."
The KingCo 4A meet is Feb. 3-4 and the district meet is Feb. 10-11. Both are at the University of Washington.
Issaquah's last regular meet of the season against Garfield last week was postponed because of the adverse weather conditions. Halter said she is unsure whether the Eagles will make up the meet. For the season, Issaquah has an 8-1 record, the best Halter has had as Eagles coach. The lone loss was to Roosevelt, which won by capturing the 400 freestyle relay.
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For the past two years, Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman has been on a mission making calls on advertising partners. He's asking for more than just an order. He's been asking for "marketing assignments for radio" that will foster stronger ties and a deeper marketing partnership between radio and clients. Radio has been getting too many crumbs from advertisers, for far too long. Radio Ink's Forecast has been focused on getting radio to the next revenue level, claiming a bigger share of the total advertising pie. Tomorrow in New York City the plan to grow our revenue begins.
Translating radio's powerful audience reach and its ability to get consumers in the door into power at the negotiating table means everyone has to raise the level of their game. That includes using the metrics and providing the kind of marketing that agencies demand in today's more sophisticated media world. Pittman says, "We need to reconsider how we think about advertising partners if we are going to ever get our fair share." We are lucky enough to have Pittman as one of our co-chairs for Forecast 13. Tomorrow Pittman will share some of the insights he's gained and explain what the industry needs to do in an increasingly crowded competitive field to capture an upper hand and a bigger across the board share of tomorrow's dollars.
Radio Ink's Forecast is the radio industry's exclusive financial conference, gathering radio owners, CEOs, CFOs, group executives, and managers with Wall Street and private equity investors and analysts to forecast the upcoming year. Well informed and noted economic, political, and media participants present trends, opportunities, projections, and analytical commentary on the state of business, especially as it impacts media. Now in its 10th year, Forecast has become the premium event in radio financial circles. The event is held at the Harvard Club in New York City.
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|Longer Tc-99m-Mebrofenin Labeling-to-Administration Time Results in Scintigraphic Underestimation of Liver Function.
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|PMID: 22064076 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|OBJECTIVE: : Tc-99m-mebrofenin clearance rate is used to estimate hepatocellular function. This investigation studied effect of labeling-to-administration (LTA) time of Tc-99m-mebrofenin and its liver clearance rate.
METHODS: : A total of 15 patients, age 46 ± 13 (range, 19-69) years, referred for routine gallbladder ejection fraction testing, were retrospectively studied. All had tests associated to normal liver, and no medical history of liver diseases was observed. Tc-99m-mebrofenin scintigraphic liver clearance (MSLC) rate was determined by the standard technique based on liver uptake rate. The radiopharmaceutical was prepared at an off-site central radiopharmacy. Linear regression was used to assess relationship of LTA time and MSLC.
RESULTS: : The LTA was 7.6 ± 2.0 (range, 4-12) hours. The labeling efficiency was 99.0% ± 1.33%. The MSLC rate was 11.9%/min ± 2.7%/min (range, 6.4-18.3). There was an inverse relationship of LTA and MSLC, expressed in the following equation: y = -0. 97x + 19.25 (R = 0.5076, P = 0.0028). The negative correlation with LTA remained when MSLC was corrected for body surface area (R = 0.4241, P = 0.0085).
CONCLUSION: : There is a significant underestimation of MSLC with increasing LTA time. If liver function assessment is the purpose of a hepatobiliary study, Tc-99m-mebrofenin should be administered as close to the time of radiopharmaceutical preparation as possible, preferably within 1 hour.
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The world is a beautiful place—injustices are always decried and, eventually, vanquished. Jesus' love conquers all.
This was a tenet of my faith that was only strengthened during classes I took to prepare for the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. When it came time to pick my Confirmation saint, this sense of justice motivated me to pick a little-noticed one: Saint Thomas More.
When Thomas More was England's prime minister under Henry VIII—the apex of More's power—he refused to renounce his beliefs when Henry stopped recognizing the authority of the Pope. Though he was given multiple opportunities to renounce his Catholic faith, he did not relent as was ultimately executed for his "crimes." Luckily, many modern-day Catholics don't have to experience such a Hobson's choice in order to profess and exercise their faith.
However, Pope Benedict XVI and members of his delegation to Cuba are faced with a similar choice. Do they cage one of the central tenets of their faith (justice for all people) and build up their treasures in heaven? Or do they work to build their treasures on earth and ignore a group that is repressed on a daily basis, sometimes violently?
Pope Benedict the XVI has not planned meetings with any dissidents. The long-suffering the Ladies in White, a group that mainly consists of family members of current and former political prisoners, have requested a one-minute audience with the Pope. Repression against the Ladies in White and others has spiked in the lead-up to the papal visit, with mass arrests, the termination (if only temporary) of cell phone service and a stepped-up propaganda campaign designed to create a facade of normalcy. Repression is doled out consistently by the Cuban regime, but it seems excitement about the Pope's visit has the island's tyrants serving it up more generously than usual.
The Church's awesome responsibility to tend to a flock of millions is often complicated by global realities that do not always comport with the tenets of the gospel. It is difficult to imagine a perfect Church, in a perfect country, with a perfect congregation. But perhaps that is the point. Those of us who believe we're called to be Christ-like should expect the best example of this to come from His representative on Earth. No one demands perfection, but we do put the pontiff's role as our spiritual leader (dealing with moral absolutes, as few would argue that God deals in ambiguity when it comes to right and wrong) ahead of his role as a diplomat.
The Pope should meet with the Ladies in White, dissidents, independent journalists, and other human rights advocates. Naysayers will say it hampers relations with the Cuban regime, will close the limited space the Church has opened up and will perhaps open up those who meet with the Pope to increased repression. I would tell them to take stock of Saint Thomas More's decision to stand by his faith. Leave pragmatism and moral relativism to others.
In just days, the Pope will touch down on Cuban soil and be directly confronted with difficult questions of how to deal with ordinary Cubans who, for speaking their minds peacefully, are called "mercenaries" by the hemisphere's most repressive regime—one that only legalized organized religion in the early 1990s. It's a difficult position to be in. But then, such is the nature of leading the Church. The Pope is faced with a Hobson's choice between his faith and earthly convenience. He should follow Saint Thomas' example and stand by his faith by meeting with the dissidents. For our faith should endure even when it is inconvenient.
Guest contributor, Keith Fernandez, is a second-year student at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. He is co-founder of One Cuba, a non-partisan group promoting a petition urging the Pope to meet with dissidents, independent journalists and human rights advocates during his upcoming trip to Cuba. The petition can be found and signed at facebook.com/OneCuba


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Cattle producers feeding a distillers grains-based ration can reduce the amount of roughage because of distiller's high fiber content.
Kristin Hales, a research animal scientist at the USDA's U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb., told DTN that while the beef industry typically adds between 8% and 9% roughage in feedlot diets, producers can reduce roughage without sacrificing performance, as long as the diets includes at least 25% wet distillers grains with solubles on a dry matter basis.
Hales completed a trial that gave 128 steers a diet of 25% WDGS and dry-rolled corn and coarsely ground alfalfa hay replacing corn at 2%, 6%, 10% and 14% of dietary dry matter. The optimal feed efficiency and daily gain was when alfalfa was offered between 3% and 7% of the ration. Conversely, body weight and feed efficiency actually decreased when alfalfa was offered at 10% to 14%.
Lower the roughage also did not affect average daily gain, hot carcass weight, marbling score or grading, Hales said. (Hot carcass weight, as defined by the University of Kentucky, is "the hot or unchilled weight of the animal in pounds after slaughter and after the hide, head, intestinal tract, and internal organs have been removed.")
Using less roughage in rations could be a blessing for producers during times like this year when alfalfa is expensive and in short supply because of drought. Replacing a portion of alfalfa with WDGS also reduces the costs associated with handling and processing alfalfa.
Cheryl Anderson can be reached at email@example.com
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No regrets.
At 59, and kicking at the door of a new decade, comedian Paul Rodriguez has seen, heard and said a lot in a career that has spanned more than 30 years, and he wouldn't change a thing.
"I love that I'm going to be 60," Rodriguez said. "That just gives me another year to develop more stories."
This is a man, who can deliver zingers in a heartbeat with precise timing in an ordinary conversation. In front of an audience, the consummate entertainer captures the crowd by remember the past, telling stories, sharing life experiences and simply making them laugh. He plans to do just that when he brings what he personally calls his "50 Shades of Brown" tour to the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in Mescalero, N.M., just about two hours outside of El Paso.
"My show is about every day things," Rodriguez said in a phone interview from his home in California. "It's a relief, makes you laugh. It brings a sense of nostalgia. It brings back memories that the audience can relate to. I don't rehearse, because I've lived it."
Lived it he has. Rodriguez has been making audiences laugh all over the world in Spanish and English, sharing his Latino heritage and his journey as he chased the American dream. Born in Culiacan, Mexico, Rodriguez came to the United States with his family when he was four years old.
"We came over to Tijuana as campesinos," Rodriguez recalled. "I'm not ashamed to say we were very poor, very humble beginnings. My parents worked hard. They just wanted a better life."
Eventually growing up in Compton, Calif., Rodriguez found his calling when he attended one of his first movies that starred famous Mexican comic film actor Cantinflas.
"My uncle Benny took me to see Cantinflas' movies and I loved it," Rodriguez said. "I loved everything he did. If you were Mexican, you knew Cantinflas. He was so funny; he was one of us. I wanted to be like him and I asked my uncle if he thought I could and he told me, 'Don't tell your mom and dad, but I think you can do it.' That was it. I had someone who believed in me. He inspired me to try and I did."
The entertainer recently wrote and performed his first-ever one-man show, "Just for the Record," now on DVD, where he tells the story of his remarkable life, including his childhood in Mexico, to his family's move to California, his career and the significant relationships and moments that helped shape his life along the way.
As an actor and comedian, Rodriguez's multifaceted career includes starring roles and featured appearances in more than 45 films and countless television series and comedy specials. His film credits include "Without Men," with Eva Longoria and Christian Slater; "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore;" "The Deported;" "Disney's blockbuster hit "Beverly Hills Chihuahua;" "The World's Fastest Indian;" "A Cinderella Story;" "Ali;" "Tortilla Soup;" "Crocodile Dundee in LA;" "Rat Race;" "Bloodwork;" "Chasing Papi;" and "D.C. Cab," among others. He was key in creating the film, "The Original Latin Kings of Comedy," which featured himself with fellow Latino comedians Cheech Marin and George Lopez on tour, and he also wrote, directed and starred in "A Million to Juan."
Voted one of the most influential Hispanics in America and awarded the Ruben Salazar Award by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, Rodriguez has been a force in the community. He remains involved with various charitable, civic and educational organizations, including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), to name a few. Rodriguez is also part owner of the world famous Laugh Factory, working with popular and up-and-coming comedians, inspiring them along the way.
"It's important to give back," Rodriguez said. "We should be the ones setting the examples, living by example."
And yet, there's still so much more Rodriguez wants to accomplish on tour, on stage, on TV, on screen in life.
"The key to success is to have a passion for what you do," Rodriguez said. "I have passion, I've always had passion. I tell my story and talk about life and love every minute.
"I'll be doing this forever. They may have to wheel me out there, prop me up, but I'll keep telling my stories."
What: Comedian Paul Rodriguez in concert.
When: 8 p.m. March 15.
Where: Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, in Mescalero, N.M. It is about a two-hour drive from El Paso.
Tickets: $25, $35, $55, $66, plus fees. Available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.
Information: 800-545-9011.


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Grant High defenders Serena Lohman (23, left) guards Peabody Magnet High?s Khadejah Alexander (20, right) during Tuesday's game at Peabody in Alexandria. Grant High won in overtime, 69-68.
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Grant High junior shooting guard Morgan Wampler may have hit the biggest 3-pointer of her career Tuesday night at Peabody Magnet High in Alexandria.
Wampler hit a fourth quarter 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in regulation to force an overtime, and Grant went on to win, 69-68.
"I couldn't believe it," said Wampler, who finished with a team-high 17 points. "When the fourth-quarter ended, Coach (Rebecca Tipton) kept saying, 'Stay focused, the game isn't over. The game isn't over.' We wanted to prove to Peabody that we could compete with them." ...


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In the past, Mexican drug syndicates have allegedly used BofA accounts to buy planes to transport cocaine, according to Bloomberg. Between 2004 and 2007, the bank was also the alleged destination for almost $10 million in illicit funds from an influential political family in Equatorial Guinea.
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Martz's return appears doubtful
By Jim Thomas
Will Rams coach Mike Martz be back in 2006? And under what conditions? A tug of war is developing between Martz and Rams management over Martz's future with the team, and the battle lines appear to have been drawn.
The result could be a negotiated settlement between the Rams and Martz as the only way out for both parties. Or Martz simply could play out the string in 2006 in a "lame-duck" situation without a contract extension.
During a news conference Monday, Rams president John Shaw fell short of saying unequivocally that Martz would be back in 2006. He expounded on that subject Tuesday in an interview with the Post-Dispatch.
"We anticipate that he'll be back," Shaw said Tuesday. "But if it gets to be a situation where he wants to dictate terms of his returning, then that will complicate this. He's got a year left on his contract. We anticipate that he'll be back to coach."
But Shaw said he wasn't sure if Martz would return in 2006 without a contract extension.
"I think his anticipation is that he's going to want an extension, and he's going to want to dictate terms of that extension," Shaw said. "And at this point, I'm not sure that any of that's going to happen. Our view is that we'll have to wait and see. We'll have to wait and see how he is physically and wait and see as to what his expectations are."
When asked what terms Martz might want to dictate, Shaw said, "I think financial terms ... and who's remaining in the front office. Who stays with the organization or doesn't stay with the organization. I think all those things, at least in talking to his agent, will ultimately be issues with him."
Martz deferred comments on his contract status Tuesday to his agent, Bob LaMonte. LaMonte did not return phone messages to the Post-Dispatch on Tuesday night.
Shaw said he offered a contract extension to Martz in June, but it was an extension based on the team's won-loss record during the 2005 season. Shaw declined to say precisely what that won-loss record had to be except that it was "less than reaching the playoffs."
Shaw said Martz rejected that proposal.
"Mike's response was that he didn't really have to prove himself," Shaw said. "So he wouldn't agree on an extension based on a performance level. And I respect his view that he felt he didn't have to prove himself. But there's also a view that coaches have to prove themselves every year."
On Tuesday, Shaw expressed doubt that the Rams are interested in extending Martz's contract under any circumstances.
"In my mind, we need to address the issue as to whether we would even offer an extension to a head coach who hasn't coached here this year," Shaw said.
Martz coached the Rams for the first five games of the season, winning two of five games, before taking a leave of absence because of a bacterial infection of the heart valve, a condition known as endocarditis.
Assistant head coach Joe Vitt was named interim head coach and has guided the team in Martz's absence for two games. But Monday, Martz announced that he would be sidelined for the rest of the season - on doctor's orders - to fully recover from his illness. Vitt will be head coach the rest of the season.
Shaw said Martz's illness and subsequent absence will complicate the evaluation process on any contract extension.
"We know where the team was at the time he left," Shaw said. "We know where the team was last year. I think Mike's expectation was that the team would be considerably better this year than last year. That's what he has told me.
"Maybe the team's performance up to the time he left was a factor of his health. I just don't know all those things. So, it is kind of a difficult thing to assess. We'll just wait and see."
Shaw continued: "We were .500 last year. And I'm not sure we're going to be .500 this year. I just don't know how the team's going to perform. I think we will make those decisions that we think would be in the best interests of the football program."
When asked if he expected Martz to return in 2006 without an extension, Shaw replied: "Sure. Why not? I think Coach (Dick) Vermeil's coaching this year in Kansas City without a contract beyond this season. It might not be your usual case, but I don't find it so unusual."
When asked if the team might reach a settlement in which the final year of Martz's contract would be nullified by paying him all or part of his 2006 salary of about $3.5 million, Shaw said, "That type of conversation is so premature. If we ever get to that bridge, we'll cross it went we get there. Really, at this point, our interest is not really in settling out Mike's contract. Our interest is that he gets well and at some point we discuss his status for next year."
Given the fallout between Martz and Rams president of football operations Jay Zygmunt, it's difficult to imagine both parties co-existing for another year. During a radio interview Tuesday on KSLG, 1380-AM, Martz was asked if he and Zygmunt could get on the same page again.
"From a business standpoint, yes," Martz said. "From a personal standpoint, I don't know. There have been just too many things that have happened."
Shaw said it could work, if both parties agreed to work together.
"I think in America there's a lot of people that have jobs who might not like the person and the people that they work with," Shaw said. "I think that they overcome that and work on a professional level and get things accomplished."


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Quoting Sarah Bare-ah♡:" What if your child dies? Are you no longer a mother then. I'm not talking about a miscarriage. I'm talking ... [snip!] ... by a disease are we really going to say that since you're no longer providing for or caring for that child you're not a mother?"
As cold as it sounds, technically you were a mother.
Quoting Rd.:" As cold as it sounds, technically you were a mother."
You are right, it does sound cold. IMO you are always a mother, even if your child dies. You are simply a mother who had a child die, doesn't mean you aren't a mother anymore, because in your heart you will always be that childs mother, alive or angel.
you are STILL A MOTHER IF YOUR CHILD DIES! my cousins-in-laws daughter died of a brain tumore at age six last year. and every day she still thinks about her daughter. that love NEVER goes away, that worry never goes away, that dream of your baby NEVER goes away. she has since had a baby boy, but she is STILL AVA's mother.
I think it's a matter of how you personally define the word "mother".
Once I gave my girls up for adoption, I was no longer a mother by my own definition. I consider myself nothing more than a birth mother even though I raised them for a portion of their short lives, and until this child is born and I am raising her I don't consider myself a mother by "standard" definitions, merely an incubator.
But like I said, I think it's all a matter of personal definition. There are plenty of peopke who say I'm still a mother simply because I did raise Em and Annie for a period of time.
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On Tuesday, May 3, the Cowee School Heritage Group will meet to introduce and discuss the results of an August workshop which collected public input on possible future uses of Cowee School.
Built in 1943 by Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WDA), the Art Deco-inspired, native-stone school building is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the last three WDA project schools from the Depression era still in operation. The school building has been a center for the north Macon County community for generations, but after the completion of the new K-4 Iotla Valley School, Cowee School is scheduled to be decommissioned.
The two-day August workshop gave former students, faculty, staff and others from the community opportunities to share their memories, as well as to generate ideas and community support for possible uses of the facility after the school closes its doors. The results of the workshop have been compiled in a report by Gabriel Cumming and Carla Norwood, both of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, who organized and moderated the workshop.
The report summarizes the input received from the more than 90 participants at the workshop and assesses which visions for the school garnered the strongest support. It also recommends a potential mix of uses that could accommodate many of those visions.
Maintaining the school in the future as a community center was the most commonly expressed view at the workshop. Many also expressed the desire to see that future uses of the school "honor and share local heritage," since it has so long been the cultural and historic center of the entire Cowee-West Mill Historic District.
"As a community center, the school can be an inviting civic space, a gathering space that attracts residents for everyday activities and for special events," the report explains. As a destination for visitors, Cowee School can anchor the historic district through exhibits, classes, and events which provide a unique perspective on the cultural natural heritage of the region.
Cowee School Heritage Group will meet on Tuesday, May 3, in the cafeteria of Cowee School to introduce and go over the report that is the result of a workshop that was held last August. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m.


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when you dish your rear wheel to make the rim sit evenly within your dropouts do you actually get it to sit evenly or do you just get it close?
Do you tighten the opposing spokes much?
when you dish your rear wheel to make the rim sit evenly within your dropouts do you actually get it to sit evenly or do you just get it close?
Do you tighten the opposing spokes much?
Everything has its acceptible tolerance. Barnett uses a value of 2mm. In other words if the rim is offset less then 2mm from the perfect center it is acceptible. I'm sure one could set the dish more precisely but why? What is the benefit? There is a cost to any level of precision either in dollars or time.
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I get it pretty close. I wouldn't be happy with a wheel dish that was 2 mm off. I'm thinking that 1 mm is a little more like it.
I think that it's best to sneak up on fine adjustments like final wheel dishing. Assuming the wheel is true and round to begin with, I tighten all of the spokes on the side I want to pull the rim over to by 1/4 turn and loosen all of the spokes on the other side an equal amount. If you adjust every spoke an equal amount, it won't affect the trueness or roundness of the wheel.
0.5 mm
Rear wheel dishing and final lateral truing should be done with the tire and tube fully inflated. The asymmetrical spoke tension causes the rim to move laterally with the change in air pressure.
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I say 1mm but I don't have any claim to authority.
I wonder if Barnett is saying 2mm or a calls for a maximum 2mm gap shown by a dishing tool.
within 1mm each way off of center.
did you respace your hub or what?
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
"did you respace your hub or what?"
actually my chain was popping off my cassette for 1 ride home when i shifted to my lowest gear. It happened 3 times on my way home and each time it popped off it would get stuck between my cassette and hub and i would grind (literally) to a stop. All the outside spokes on the cassette side were broken or about to break to I had to replace them all.
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Road bikes: TST, Trek 2300 (Carbon/Alum)
I'm building my first rear wheel now. I established the proper dish early on, after taking up the slack and initial truing. I'll finish the wheel, note the dish position according to the Park stand's calipers, then install the tube, tire, inflate, and see if or where things move.
"See, it's not that getting wet is a big deal. Really, it's what you're getting wet with.
Fenders....because it's probably urine."
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Clark: A Gonzomentary explores the struggles of Clark, an outsider artist who struggles to gain a following for his phallic art series, "Body."
The fourth wall is broken in about a thousand pieces as the documentarian himself is pulled into the nightmarish downward spiral that concludes this psychedelic-soaked commentary on art in a capitalistic society.
Chewing Gum Art Found Sticking To England's Streets
One man's flavorless gum becomes another man's art, thanks to Ben Wilson. You can view some of his chewing gum art here. The New York Times reports:
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When first exposed to the art of Ben Wilson, or to Mr. Wilson in the act of creating it, people tend to respond with some degree of puzzlement.
"When I first saw one, I thought it was a fruit sticker," said Matt Brasier, who was walking through this north London suburb the other day.
A woman named Vassiliki, who was passing by, said that when she came upon Mr. Wilson, prone and seemingly inert on the sidewalk, "I thought he wasn't very well." She added: "I was like, 'What is he doing?' And they told me: 'He's painting the chewing gum.' "
That is exactly what he was doing. Mr. Wilson, 47, one of Britain's best-known outsider artists, has for the last six years or so immersed himself in a peculiar passion all his own: he paints tiny pictures on flattened blobs of discarded chewing gum on the sidewalks of London.


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text: I would not hesitate to use Provia 400X in medium format, especially 6x6 or 6x7. If you shoot handheld with a Pentax 6x7 like I do, the extra two stops of shutter speed can make a very big difference. The grain is incredible for a 400 film, in my opinion. If only we had the stuff 25 years ago, I wouldn't have used Velvia at all. I also agree that Velvia 50 especially and most slide films in general do not like under-exposure. Velvia is too warm and contrasty for portraiture in normal lighting, but it is excellent for nature and landscapes. One thing though is to evaluate the shadows carefully. If they are important, then you have to consider using a different film. If you can sacrifice or ignore them, then no problem. Of course nothing prevents you from changing a rendition after scanning, but your basic exposure has to be good, and one can do very little about morbid shadows even with the best of scanning technique and equipment. Astia is a good film, and I (like many) rue the fact that it has been discontinued. If you can still get hold of some, it would be worth it. I used Ektachrome a long time ago, and it was too blue for my liking. The recent ones were much better, but alas, they are gone.


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As I mentioned earlier, the lovely Joanna of Cup of Jo began a "best recipe" series a few months back. Her goal is to curate the best versions of basic recipes. To do this, she asked several food bloggers to contribute recipes, ranging from cookies to pasta sauce to cocktails.
Last week on National Blueberry Muffin Day, Joanna featured my favorite recipe for blueberry muffins. As I told Joanna, I prefer for-real muffins versus the cake-like versions that have evolved. If you're with me on this, I think you'll love these as much as I do.
I do include a crumb topping, which is maybe a bit of a departure from traditional muffins. But, it's just so good, I can't resist! These are perfect for a weekend morning treat, especially when fresh blueberries are abundant. You can have them mixed up quickly and get back to your lazy morning. Enjoy!
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 to 1 cup blueberries
Using a fork, mix all crumb ingredients together until well-combined. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 400°. For crisper edges, grease a standard muffin pan. For softer edges, use liners in each cup instead.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Stir in buttermilk. Add both sugars and mix until combined. Stir in vanilla and lemon zest. Stir in melted butter. Add flour mixture in 2-3 portions. Mix until there are still streaks of flour remaining. Stir in blueberries, mixing just until combined.
Scoop about 1/4 cup of batter into each cup of prepared pan. This should fill each cup almost to the top. Sprinkle tops of each muffin with crumb mixture.
Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool in pan on wire rack.
The more blueberries you use, the more muffins you'll make. I like to use the lesser amount, and I get exactly 12 muffins with lots of crumb for each.
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These sound fabulous! Love this idea!
Very good recipe, we do tomorrow to try.
Thanks for a very good recipe …
Oh my goodness these look delicious – I'll definitely be trying them one day (and crediting right back here!)
I made these today and they turned out sooo well. thank you!
Love that crumb topping! I can't wait to try these.
This looks lovely. However, can you tell me how many gms approx 1/2 cup butter translates to? Also, can we substitute buttermilk for milk(not sure I can get buttermilk at my store)…is there a big difference?
Hi, can I use frozen blueberries? If so, what
would your recommened method be with frozen? Thx U !
These are great! I tried your recipe and love it!
Thanks for the share. 😀
I found your recipe through Cup of Jo and have a concern! This is my second time trying thins recipe and it still isn't working for me. It is taking MUCH longer to bake. Like, these have already been in the oven for 30 minutes and they are still straight batter in the center. I am making it in a cake pan instead this time around thinking more space would allow the heat to distribute more evenly, but nope. When I made this recipe for muffins the first time, I had them in the oven about the same amount of time and they never cooked either. I can smell the edges slowly over cooking and hate wasting all those ingredients! Plus, I have been really excited to try this since I saw it!
I have a gas stove and haven't had any problems with other recipes like this, so do you have any ideas as to what could be causing this one recipe to not work?
Thank you!
I've made these a few times now using milk instead of butter milk. They're delicious! Thanks for sharing
I also had problems with falling/lack of cooking through. I suspect, based on how they look in the muffin tin, that my oven cooks unevenly (I recently moved and don't know the oven well), or that it has to do with using frozen berries.
Thanks for the recipe! I've made this recipe three times in the last 1 1/2 weeks. The only substitutions that I've made is adding 3/4 cup liquid instead of 1/2 cup, as well as adding more bluberries. Yum!! Thanks again.
I just made these this morning. Everybody loved them. They are sooo pretty! I was looking for a recipe similar to the Starbucks Bountiful Blueberry Muffins and these taste way better.
Here's a photo of the ones a baked today: http://instagram.com/p/kr8QKCrnjf/
Thanks for the recipe
There's nothing like a perfect blueberry muffin! That crumb looks awesome!


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Wednesday, ULM head football coach Todd Berry announced the signing of 16 student-athletes for the 2013 season.
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Three girl scouts at Hazard Middle School are collecting DVD's to send to troops overseas.
Eleni Karelis, Hannah Collet, and Autumn Cox hope to be awarded the bronze medal for their drive. The Bronze medal is the highest honor for Junior Girl Scouts.
They set up eight drop-boxes for DVD's throughout Hazard. One member of the group says their goal is to give troops something fun to do while overseas.
"They're over there and they're protecting our country. And they need something to do when they're not fighting," said Eleni Karelis, a sixth grader.
The group hopes to send the DVD's to military personnel from Kentucky.
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Ever since I covered Lenka Clayton's amazing Motherhood in Residency project, I've been thinking quite a bit about how I view the relationship between work and parenting and creativity and all things good and perfect, Amen. Although I'm a big believer of compartmentalizing my work and home life (which is increasingly difficult as it's a work-from-home life), I'd be lying to myself if I didn't concede that Bee is endlessly inspiring to me. So it only makes sense that her play area and my office be one in the same, yes?
Ideally, a home office isn't the easiest zone to baby proof. There are electronics and cords and important documents just waiting to be pulled off, chewed on and torn up. But, for our home, it's what we've got. Until our basement is finished (never?), it's the area Ken and I spend most of our time relaxing and visiting in. It also happens to be the brightest room with a big, sunny window that faces the street where Bee can wave at the roller skaters and carpoolers that buzz by. Instant entertainment.
The art shelf pictured below is high enough that it's very, very Bee-proof (and, admittedly, 6-foot-tall-man-proof), which is important for me as an avid collector. At the same time, Ken and I are both believers that nothing in this home is too precious to be fingerprinted, dented or smudged. We're here to grow and sprawl, like a gigantic pair of well-worn sweat pants.
Still, we've made some adjustments to keep Bee safe and happy. Knitted ottomans are excellent stand-ins for rough, angular coffee tables. The sofa is upholstered in a crazy stain-proof tweed (and Bee loves playing with those high-contrast buttons!). A bright industrial cart holds art supplies (non-Bee items sit on the top shelf) and decorative pillows make for excellent chew toys. Also, we're big believers of FLOR tiles in lieu of traditional rugs or carpet – so much easier to clean and replace when dogs, babies, kids, life get in the way. (We used this one above, but we also have this design in our dining room, and these in our bedrooms.)
Brief interlude: if you have a baby, you are going to get these (above) as a gift from me. No toy on earth has held Bee's attention for longer, and they've been going strong – daily – for three months now. I can't believe it either. They're ragged and worn and chipped, but they're so beautiful I don't mind leaving them scattered throughout the house all day. (Bee's favorite is block #3, and she carries it around like a blanket. It's maddeningly adorable.) Also, that darling toy cart above has a chalkboard lid for doodles. Adult version, please.
Whenever I used to think about baby-proofing, I thought of subtraction. The removal of access to drawers, outlets, breakables. No small objects, no choking hazards. But by far, one of my favorite baby-proofing techniques was actually an addition:
Confetti dots. You guys. Bee speeds over to this wall so fast to explore the colors and textures of these decals that she often bypasses any cords or electronics completely. It's crazy. (The wrapping paper basket, however, is a fan favorite. Many gifts will be wrapped with Bee's signature chew-marks this year.) Sidenote: We do use outlet plugs. No idea why we forgot this one!
To be honest, I always sort of dreaded baby-proofing. I mean, white walls are far from functional when it comes to marathon finger painting sessions. But. I've always loved character, and kids bring plenty of that to a home. I'm looking forward to a few more holes in the wall, stains on the sofa and dents in the floor. This season goes fast – why wouldn't I want a few permanent fingerprints to remember it by?
Besides, babies give us a great excuse to have fun with our space. It's tough to see in the above photo, but our credenza decor houses some of Bee's favorite toys that are beautiful enough to display (like this and this). Because – after all – why should babies get to have all the fun? Happy baby-proofing, friends.
Image Credits: My dear Husband
p.s. 10 best bean bags for baby proofing and 10 toys you'll never hide in the chest.
p.p.s. A few of my favorite baby proofing retailers: Land of Nod, FLOR, Tottini, Amazon, Target, IKEA, My Sweet Muffin and Petit Collage. Plus these.
p.p.p.s. I am not a sponsored post.


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It's the final day of LifeLight near Worthing, SD. Today's main stage events include a community worship at 11:45 a.m., Tin Man Revival at 2:45 p.m., The Vespers at 3:45 p.m., Remedy Drive at 5 p.m., Big Daddy Weave at 6:15 p.m., Sanctus Real at 7:30 p.m., Scott Dawson at 8:30 p.m. and Michael W. Smith at 9:30 p.m.
The classic rock band Boston performs in the grandstand at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. The concert is at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30. Special guest Kory & the Fireflies perform at 7 p.m.
Wagner's Labor Day Celebration includes a rodeo at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids 5-12. There will also be live music at the Wagner armory beginning at 8 p.m. A Labor Day parade will be held Monday morning.
Military Veterans receive free admission this Labor Day weekend for showings of the documentary D-Day: Normandy 1944 at the Wells Fargo CineDome in the Washington Pavilion. The film plays today at noon and 4 p.m. Monday's showings are at 10 a.m., noon and 4 p.m.
Sangria Sunday features live music and South Dakota wines at Strawbale Winery in Renner. The hours are from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $5 a carload.
Navigate the 11 acres of the Heartland Country Corn Maze on Highway 11 near Harrisburg. This year's maze is in the design of bears. The hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids, free for ages 4 and under.
Settle into your couch for a day of tennis action on KELOLAND-TV. CBS Sports coverage of the U.S. Open begins at 10 a.m. Central Time.
The Hartford Farmers Market runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hartford Building Center at 1001 North Oaks Avenue. The farmers market will be open every Sunday through October.
Check out the 55 art exhibits on display in downtown Sioux Falls during SculptureWalk. The outdoor sculptures are displayed along Phillips Avenue, Main Avenue and 8th Street.


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Archos readying 7-inch Android tablet?
updated 12:25 pm EST, Wed January 27, 2010
Archos 7 with Android due in Europe in March
Not one week after news of the Archos 5 MID receiving and update to Android 1.6, comes word of the portable electronics maker working on a 7-inch tablet with the open source operating system. Specs of the device have been released, and include an 8GB storage capacity paired with a microSD memory card slot. It will be compatible with Windows or Mac and Linux operating systems.
The screen resolution is set at 800x480 pixels, while a webcam is built into the device's frame. Supported video files include MPEG 1/2/4, WMV, FLV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MKV and MOV, while MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE and AAC audio can be played back. Photo support includes JPEG, BMP and GIF. A built-in microphone will allow for voice recording, while TXT and LRC files can also be read on the screen.
The Archos 7 will otherwise be about 0.39in thick and have a built-in kickstand. It is said to arrive in Europe in March, priced at the equivalent of about $242 with tax already factored in. [via JKKMobile]


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Despite some rain here and there, the drought still very much continues across the mountains and it's taking a toll on many things. We talked to some local farmers who say without a lot more rain, locally grown produce could be in jeopardy.
Farmers in Eastern Kentucky come to the Perry County Farmer's Market every week to sell produce but for some, this summer's drought has made business slow. Willard Smith says the short periods of rain recently have helped his vegetables a little bit, but they still need a lot of rain.
"You've got to buy your fertilizer and stuff and your seed and if you don't grow anything you just lost it," Smith said.
EPA officials say only a few inches of rain have fallen in Eastern Kentucky in the last month. Officials with the Hazard-Perry County Tourism Office organize the farmer's market and they say the drought has not only affected the produce quality, but how many farmers attend the market as well.
"Last year, we had many more vendors up to this point and the produce was much more abundant than last year than it is this year," said John Epperson with the Hazard-Perry County Tourism Office.
So smith says all he and other farmers from around the region can do is hope for more rain.
The Perry County Farmers Market is every Wednesday and Saturday through the last weekend in October.


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Pens hire Bales as goaltender coach
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Marc-Andre Fleury's career could come to a crossroads during the 2013-14 season.
The Penguins have hired the man they believe can get the goaltender back on track.
Mike Bales, who developed goalies in the Penguins' system during the past two seasons, was added to coach Dan Bylsma's staff Monday.
Bales, 42, beat out five other candidates, including former Penguins goalie Brent Johnson and Swedish goaltender coach Erik Granqvist.
"I like the knowledge that Mike brings," Bylsma said. "He's a student of the game. He brings a great blend of the technical and mental sides of being a goaltender."
It's the mental side that will be closely evaluated in regard to Fleury.
Fleury, 28, has been to the top of the mountain — he's been the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft, produced terrific regular-season numbers and won a Stanley Cup — and also has sustained an unusual amount of breakdowns in big games, which culminated in his benching last postseason.
Fleury is seeing a sports psychologist this summer, and Bylsma acknowledged that Fleury's mental approach must improve. But he still is the Penguins' No. 1 goaltender.
"We all believe in Marc," Bylsma said. "The mental part is an aspect for Marc and for our team. We know he's a great goalie. He's got great physical attributes. That's a real strength for him. Marc has shown he can win a lot of hockey games. He can be that goalie. But I think the mental toughness, the mental approach, the mental side of the game is something that needs to be a focus, and not just in April."
Enter Bales.
He spent most of an 18-year career in the minor leagues and playing in Europe, though he does have 23 NHL games to his credit.
What are his plans for Fleury?
"I haven't really had time to develop a relationship with him yet," Bales said. "But I can tell you that developing a relationship with Marc and Tomas (Vokoun) is my top priority right now."
Bylsma isn't a coach that stays away from coaching goaltenders completely, but he made it clear Bales will play a vital role with Fleury.
"I will play a role," Bylsma said, "just as I do with the penalty kill or the power play. But the goaltender coach definitely plays the biggest role in a goaltender's foundation."
Bylsma spoke with Fleury and Vokoun following the season about a new goaltender coach, given that the team was already aware of former goaltender coach Gilles Meloche's plan to resign.
However, Bylsma said Fleury and Vokoun "weren't included" in the search.
Bales will mix old-school work ethic with new-age resources.
"I certainly appreciate the opportunity," Bales said.
And he realizes that resurrecting Fleury's career is paramount.
"I can't wait to get to know him better," Bales said. "We will work together, and we will develop a relationship. It's something that can't be forced. It has to come naturally. And it will."
Josh Yohe is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at email@example.com or via Twitter @JoshYohe_Trib.
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Here are incumbent Julie Baker's responses to a survey sent to candidates in the Appleton Board of Education race. There are two open seats in the April 2 general election.
Why are you running?
I understand the commitment involved and want to continue to serve. I have been on the school board for eight years and I understand how important education is to build a strong community. My children graduated from the Appleton school system with a good education and I want to give back to the community. Before serving, I was involved as a school volunteer in many roles. I served as Ferber PTA president, a Readers are Leaders chairperson, a Girl and Boy Scout leader, an Odyssey/Magellan Advisory Committee member, a forensics coach, a City-Wide PTA officer and have chaired multiple fundraising activities for our schools.
What's the key issue facing the board and how would you address it?
There are many key issues facing the board. Being on the board is not about a single issue. It�s about balance. We have multiple stakeholders and limited resources. We need to concentrate on continuous improvement, with the understanding that we need to focus our efforts on directing change where we can affect student achievement.
What's the biggest change you'd like to see to improve education in the district?
Education is dynamic. Research shows that teacher effectiveness, parent involvement and student engagement all contribute to student success. We have a collaborative board that works well with the staff and administration. We need to continue to encourage innovative thinking.
Where do you see opportunities to cut spending?
We wisely invest our limited resources and are always looking for opportunities to be more efficient. We want to maximize our dollars to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We are a low-spending, high-achieving district. We spend less than the state average per pupil and still have test scores higher than the state average. Salary and benefits make up approximately 85 percent of our budget, so we�re focusing our efforts to better control our health care costs by competitively bidding our health insurance and are looking at changes to retiree benefits to reduce our OPEB (other post-employment benefits) liability.
What's your view on the state's new report card system for schools?
This year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction produced report cards for Wisconsin schools. This is a school-wide overview. We will use the report card as one more piece of performance data to continuously improve the work we do for our students.
What's your view on teacher evaluations and merit pay?
We want to continue to attract and retain the best staff. We need a model that supports this and is clear to everyone. The old salary schedule was based on additional years of service and credits earned. The new model will reflect a teacher�s increased abilities and their implementation in the classroom. We have a task force focused on understanding the state requirements and developing an effective model to use in our district.
How can the district improve its use of technology?
Technology is changing how we learn and interact. Our district recognizes the value of technology as a way to increase student engagement and achievement and support personalized learning. We use technology to manage data, look at student achievement and attendance, and reduce administrative costs. We also use it to continue to improve communication with students, family members and the community.
What changes need to be made to improve the equity between schools in the district?
We have invested and continue to invest in each of our schools to meet the diverse and changing needs of our students. We want to make sure all students have access to the best educators, as well as technology and other educational resources. Our facilities need to be maintained and upgraded to meet our program needs. We recently completed an independent facility study to identify ways to use our spaces more efficiently and are reviewing these recommendations. However, the most important thing is the quality of our staff. We need continuous school improvement and professional development across all buildings.


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Printing Electronic Skin
University of California researchers are making sheets of speedy, low-power transistor arrays for sensors that match human skin's sensitivity.
University of California professor Ali Javey has developed a new way to make nanowire-based electronics. His first application is electronic skin (above). Each small square on this plastic sheet is a nanowire-based transistor that can sense pressures as slight as a fly alighting on a surface.
Ali Javey rolls a glass cylinder coated with nanowires over a thin plastic film. With a single motion, he lays down a dense array made up of millions of silicon-germanium nanowires arranged in parallel. Flexible sheets like this one will form the basis for the largest arrays of high-performance nanowire transistors ever made: seven by seven centimeters.
Javey, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, has turned the sheets into pressure sensors that are as sensitive as human skin, which can detect even the tiny force exerted by a fly when it lands on your arm. His "electronic skin" can be made to cover large areas, and it requires very little power. Sheets of the skin could bring a sense of touch to prosthetics, and they could be incorporated into probes used in minimally invasive surgical procedures, providing tactile feedback that would help doctors navigate better.
Javey also plans to use the basic fabrication method to achieve a larger goal: using nanowires to make speedy, flexible low-power electronics for displays. Conventional chips are made of brittle materials, so they can't be used for applications that require flexibility; flexible organic materials, on the other hand, typically don't perform well. Many chemists looking for a way to produce high-performance flexible devices have proposed making them from conventional chip materials in the form of nanowires, because nanowires don't break when arrayed on flexible surfaces. But it's been difficult to put together arrays of nanowires that perform up to their potential in electronics. Javey's technique at last provides a way to do this.
The tube, black with nanowires after emerging from the machine, is mounted onto a roller printer, which deposits straight rows of nanowires to form well-ordered arrays.
The first step in the process is loading up the roller with nanowires. Javey uses established techniques to grow the nanowires on the surface of the roller, which is simply a glass test tube. Graduate student Toshitake Takahashi coats the outside of the tube with a red liquid containing gold nanoparticles in suspension. Each particle will act as a seed to catalyze the growth of an individual nanowire, whose diameter depends on the particle's size. Takahashi fits the tube inside a chemical-vapor deposition apparatus. He then closes the chamber, raises the temperature inside to several hundred degrees Celsius, and flows in silane and germane gases, which will provide the ingredients for the silicon-germanium nanowires. The wires sprout up at a rate of about one to five micrometers per minute, reaching their full length in 10 minutes or less.
When the tube is taken out of the machine, nanowires coat its surface like nanoscopic brush bristles, making it appear matte black. Now it's ready to be used in the printing process, which Javey says originated by accident. "I noticed that rubbing an array of nanowires onto a surface, even by hand, transferred aligned nanowires, as long as you rubbed directionally," he says. He started transferring the nanowires with a cylindrical roller so that he could print larger arrays at one time.
Javey built the printer, a tiny steel table that supports the printing surface and the roller, in the Berkeley machine shop. The nanowire-coated glass tube fits between two wheels that move along tracks on either side of the device, helping to keep the rolling motion uniform and prevent any wobbling that might misalign the nanowires.
The process begins with a suspension of gold nanoparticles (red liquid in jar, left). Each particle will catalyze the growth of a single nanowire. After a glass tube is coated with the nanoparticles (right), it's placed inside a chemical-vapor deposition apparatus, where it will be exposed to silane and germane gases.
He pushes the roller across a square of polyimide plastic; when the nanowires touch its surface, their tips stick to it. As the roller moves forward, these clinging nanowires are pulled in the same direction and finally detach from the cylinder, all oriented the same way. The process continues until all the nanowires have been transferred to the plastic. To make transistors, Javey uses conventional processes to deposit nickel electrodes and aluminum gates on top of the nanowire arrays.
The uniform orientation of the wires is critical to the performance of nanowire electronics. Researchers have made high-quality transistors from single nanowires, but this requires painstaking techniques that can't be used for manufacturing. Others have used simpler techniques to make transistors from groups of tangled nanowires without trying to align them. But if the nanowires are in disarray like a pile of pick-up sticks, electrons moving through them take much longer paths and leak out where the wires cross, reducing the current that flows through the transistor and wasting electricity. If the nanowires are all lined up, electrons take a straight path through them and move easily from the tip of one into the next. Javey's transistors match the performance of single-nanowire transistors but are much easier to produce. "We're essentially painting wires down," he says.
Working in a clean room (left), where the light is yellow to protect photosensitive materials, researcher Kuniharu Takei uses conventional photolithography to add electrical connections to the nanowires, forming transistors. Inside this machine, he exposes the nanowire array to a lithographic mask to create a template that will guide the placement of metal sources, drains, and gates. The completed electronic skin, shown at right, has been laminated with a transparent pressure-sensitive material. The final step is to test the skin's performance when flexed. The metal arm on the left of this device bends the sheet while probes monitor its electrical output.
To turn the nanowire array into a pressure sensor, Javey tops it with a sheet of specially treated rubber whose electrical resistance changes when pressure is applied. That causes an abrupt change in the current flowing through the nanowire transistor under that spot; this change can be detected and used to measure the pressure there. The seven-centimeter-square array contains a total of 342 such pressure-sensitive points. The material is so resilient that it can be bent thousands of times without degrading its performance.
In addition to being extremely sensitive, the device requires relatively little power. Pressure sensors have been made with transistors before, but those devices are based on lower-performance organic materials that impose much higher voltage requirements—10 volts, whereas the Berkeley devices can be powered by just two to three volts. Decreasing the voltage, and thus the power consumption, is particularly important for applications such as prosthetics.
Low-power flexible transistor arrays would also be promising for use in displays, says Javey; they could take the place of the heavy, fragile glass-backed arrays of silicon transistors that control the pixels in today's displays. Future devices could use stacked nanowire arrays, one layer acting as a pressure sensor for a touch screen while another provided electronic controls for display pixels.
Javey's printing method works with any type of inorganic nanowires, and he's used it to print active materials for solar cells and light sensors. The ability to generate power, sense light and pressure, and display information might be integrated into lightweight, flexible low-power devices that have yet to be designed. But first, Javey must scale up the technology.
"Right now we're limited by the size of our tools," he says. Another problem is that the quality of the nanowire arrays can be inconsistent because the actual printing is done outside a clean room, using "home-built" equipment. "We want to make the process better controlled and get more uniformity with the printing," says Javey. "If we can improve the process, we'll transfer it to industry." Then the technology can be incorporated into commercial products.
"For nanowire devices, this printing approach is the best in town," says John Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "It offers unprecedented capability at building nanowires into sophisticated devices over areas and at yields that look interesting from a practical perspective."


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Washington DC-- When Judge Sotomayor dons the robe of the Supreme Court today, she will be making history. The new judge is the first non-human ever to sit on the US Supreme Court. She will be treated very specially and shown every consideration one would show to a treasured pet.
Judge Sotomayor will be walked at least twice a day. She is fairly well housebroken, but does have an occasional accident. Professional dog-walkers will happily walk the mutt around the Mall when the Supreme Court is in session. She can use a newspaper in the lavatory on inclement days.
Only the most delicious and nutritious dog biscuits will be given to the new judge. Her handlers have lots of yummy snacks for her, if she is a good girl!
Judge Sotomayor must be kept away from all white men at all times. She will bark and she will bite. Just the sight of a white man will spook her for hours. Perhaps a white man abused her when she was a pup, and she never got over it.
The newest Justice is quite bright and has no trouble communicating. It's one bark for 'Yes' and two barks for 'No'. She is certainly a credit to her breed!