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In general, you should do moderate exercise, such as walking at a brisk pace, for 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week. If you can't get all of your exercise completed in one session, it's fine to break up your physical activity into several 10- to 15-minute sessions. You'll still get the same heart-health benefits. Some research has even shown that short bursts of very intensive exercise, such as a short run in the middle of a walk, may be an effective way to boost your metabolism. This may help you keep your weight down, which in turn, helps keep your heart healthy.
There are other small changes you can make to increase your physical activity throughout the day. You can take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk or ride your bicycle to do errands, or try some situps or pushups while watching television.
What's considered a healthy weight varies from person to person, but having a normal body mass index (BMI) is helpful. This calculation helps you see if you have a healthy or unhealthy percentage of body fat. A BMI of 25 or higher can be associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
Waist circumference also is a useful tool to measure whether or not you're overweight. Women are overweight if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (89 cm).
Losing even small amounts of weight can help by lowering your blood pressure and reducing your risk of diabetes — both of which increase your risk of heart disease.
Generally, heart disease treatment in women and in men is similar. Angioplasty and stenting, commonly used treatments for heart attack, are effective for both men and women. However, women who don't have typical chest pain are less likely to be offered these potentially lifesaving options.
And, if a woman's heart symptoms are mainly caused by microvascular disease, angioplasty and stenting may not be the most effective treatment choice.
Guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) urge women to be more aggressive about cutting their cardiovascular disease risk. For some women, this includes a daily aspirin. But, the routine use of daily aspirin therapy to prevent heart disease in low-risk women younger than 65 years old isn't recommended.
The AHA guidelines do recommend that women of any age consider taking between 75 and 325 milligrams of aspirin daily if they have diabetes or if they already have heart disease. The AHA also recommends that women over 65 years can benefit from a daily 81-milligram aspirin if their blood pressure is controlled and the risk of digestive bleeding is low. Aspirin might also be considered for at-risk women younger than 65 years for stroke prevention.
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A little lemony and decidedly distinctive, thyme is a crucial ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine. You'll find it in soups and sauces, vegetable and meat dishes, as well as classic spice blends like bouquet garni and herbes de Provence.
Botanical name: Thymus vulgaris L.
Also known as common thyme or garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris is one of over 350 species in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It has a woody root and hard, reddish-brown stems with small, delicate leaves and little pink flowers. It grows to about a foot in height.
The cleansing, pleasant scent of thyme was used by ancient Greeks to perfume and purify baths and temples, while the ancient Egyptians used the plant for embalming. Virgil acknowledged thyme's antiseptic qualities, too, and Pliny recommended it for ridding an area of serpents. In Medieval times, women would give knights and warriors sprigs of thyme, to inspire courage. (In fact, the Greek word thumus means courage.) Its earliest uses were culinary, too; the Romans enjoyed it in cheeses and liqueurs. Also associated with death, thyme is planted on graves in England and carried at funerals. In some cultures, it has been placed on coffins to promise a safe passage to the afterlife. Thyme is sometimes planted nearby beehives; bees seem to love the plant, and it yields a wonderful honey.
Thyme is a fairly potent seasoning, so begin with just a pinch or two, then add to taste. And add it early on in your cooking, so that the flavor has time to develop and meld with other ingredients.
Suggested Uses:
Thyme blends well with many other herbs, enhancing rather than overpowering other flavors. Use this organic herb to add warmth and pungency to marinades, stuffings, vegetables, stews and cheese dishes. The strong, fresh, lemony flavor of thyme is popular in many European cuisines. The French, for example, use it liberally in soups, stews, sauces, vinegars, and the blends bouquet garnis and herbes de Provence. They also pair it with fish, meat, and poultry. In Jordan it's used in a condiment called zahtar, and in Egypt it's used to flavor meat. In Creole cooking, it flavors blackened meat and fish, and in Central American cuisine it's used to make jerk seasoning.
Use thyme to enhance marinades for chicken and fish, in herb butters and cottage cheese. Add it to egg and cheese dishes (like quiche, frittatas, and omelets) to white sauces and vegetable casseroles. It's delicious in salads (like carrot salad or warm potato salad), soups, and salad dressings.
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I read an industry analyst report last week that proclaimed that "Green Computing" is no longer relevant in today's IT market. It probably comes as no surprise that in this economic environment very few CIO's will purchase an IT solution solely because they want to do something good for the environment. Nor is it unexpected to see signs of fatigue with the 'green washing' that has emerged over the past 24 months. However, the fundamental promise of 'Green IT' has always been that it will help clients overcome operational inhibitors (they are out of power or cooling capacity or unstable power supply is resulting in availability issues) while taking out cost (energy costs, operational costs, and deferral of capital investments).These benefits are more relevant today than ever - whether a CIO or IT Manager labels them as 'green' or not. Furthermore, it is clear that sustainability continues to be high on the corporate agenda. Demands that customers are making on the companies they do business with are prompting such companies to consider their impact on the environment, and as such they're beginning to worry about a possible negative impact on brand value. Likewise, increasing regulations and laws to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and protect the environment are beginning to gain steam. And in parallel, we are seeing an increasing number of incentives offered by utilities and regulatory bodies in order to drive energy efficiency and sustained demand reduction in commercial companies, with IT and data centers being primary targets for efficiency gains.
Our focus at IBM has always been on improving efficiency. We're all about helping our customers overcome very real operational inhibitors, reduce costs, prepare for these new, impending regulations, and attain sustainable operations. And the by-product of these efforts - what some may consider "going green" - can only mean good things for the environment.
Energy efficiency and sustainability are certainly not just waning 'fads'. Let me give just a couple examples:
First, legislation around greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency will probably come more quickly and with broader reach than anticipated. In many cases, the IT organization will represent a substantive portion of the overall footprint of the organization. As a case in point, the UK government announced the final format of the CRC on Wednesday of the week before last and will begin mailing out registration packets to 5,000 businesses across the UK by the end of the month. What was once thought of as an issue only for large emitters such as utilities and heavy manufacturing is clearly relevant to businesses of all sizes in every industry.
Second, as we begin to emerge from the recession, all the traditional issues that we see will in fact remain (cost cutting, availability, etc.), but forward thinking CIO's will also have on their agenda how they can help lead/enable sustainability across their organizations. As sustainability strategies are defined and environmental management systems are deployed, it will fall to IT to provide the supporting infrastructure.
Energy efficiency and sustainability should really be top of mind for a CIO both today and tomorrow. It's not about the gimmicks and superficial actions that some marketing organizations have promoted and which feed the perception of 'green' as simply a 'fad'. Energy efficiency and sustainability are relevant and important, and we'll continue to help our customers along these lines. Companies will ultimately be held accountable not only for what they do - but also for how they do it. They will have to tackle these issues straight on so they are ahead of the curve when new regulations emerge, and we'll be there every step of the way. How we change the way we work today might be the catalyst toward providing a better tomorrow for the environment and for our planet.
Whether you call it 'Green IT' or not, make no mistake - energy efficiency and sustainability still matter.
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Librarians on Television
Did you know there is a primetime show that features the thrills of genealogy research? Mostly famous people are aided in their hunt for ancestor information by seasoned research professionals...librarians!
Who Do You Think You Are? begins with that week's celebrity pecking away at the Ancestry.com. It is really exciting to find out Rita Wilson actually can type, but good keyboarding skills doesn't make great television. It's time for Field Research!
The intrepid celebrities head off to such exciting destinations as The State Library of Louisiana or the Cookeville History Museum. And their guides are of course librarians--armed with glasses, white gloves (for old documents), and knowledge of arcane filing systems. In one episode the librarian has to thread a microfilm machine; this is becoming a lost skill, much like using a rotary phone. The camera follows all the action, including the librarian's instructions on how to rewind.
Some moments are more touching than others. Jerome Bettis discovers the bill of sale for his great great-great-grandfather in an archive filled with handwritten documents such as wills, bills of sale, and all those other legal documents institutions like slavery required. He also finds out that his great grandfather sued a train company and won a hefty judgment against them. The librarian in this particular scene just beams at him, totally pleased with his awed reaction. Yeah, we have hearts.
My absolutely favorite aspect to the show, however, is how the celebrity types a few phrases into the catalogue and the search gives back useful results on the first try! And then the librarian disappears around a corner and comes back immediately with all the items in her arms! It's magical.
Genealogical Research You Can do Without a Television Show
Even if you aren't a semi-famous person, you can still do ancestry research at your local library. You just don't get a camera crew and magically appearing documents neatly tagged at the right locations, but I can assure you that real life librarians look exactly like the librarians on the show.
Our library system has two useful websites for genealogy research. Ancestry can only be used inside the library. Heritage Questis available to use at home or in the library. One of the niftier achieves on Heritage Quest is the collection of family history books, such as The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902 or the less famous The A. M. Crary Memoirs and Memoranda, published in 1915.
There's also a San Mateo County Genealogical Society. Their blog is filled with excellent searching advice. Apparently the 1940 US Census will be available online as of April 2nd.
We're also lucky to still have a National Archives in the Bay Area. Although the website says National Archives in San Francisco, the building is actually located in my hometown, San Bruno. The archives are open to the public, but some services are only available by appointment so check ahead. Their website has plenty of good information.
Happy ancestor hunting!
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A cystectomy is a surgery to remove all or part of the bladder:
Reasons for a cystectomy include:
If you are planning to have a cystectomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications. These may include:
Previous surgery in the abdomen or pelvis or
to the area increases your risk of complications.
Doctors recommend that you quit smoking before surgery. You may also need to take antibiotics to prevent infection and laxatives to clean out the bowels.
The night before, you may be asked not to eat anything and to only drink clear liquids. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight or on the morning of the procedure. This includes avoiding clear liquids, coffee, tea, and water.
Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure, such as:
General anesthesia
is given before surgery. You will be asleep.
An incision will be made in the abdomen to expose the bladder. In a radical cystectomy, all blood vessels to the bladder will be cut. The bladder will then be removed along with nearby lymph nodes, part of the urethra, and nearby organs that may contain cancer cells. In men, the prostate and glands that help produce semen will also be removed. In women, the uterus, ovaries, and, sometimes, part of the vagina will be removed.
The doctor will also need to create a new way for urine to be passed out of the body. A new bladder may be built using pieces of intestine. Or, an external bag may be attached to the abdomen.
In a partial cystectomy, only part of the bladder will be removed.
About 3–6 hours
Anesthesia will prevent pain during the surgery. Recovery is usually painful. Your doctor will give you medicine to help manage the pain.
The usual length of stay is 5-12 days. The specific length of time will depend on your condition and the reason for surgery. Your doctor may also choose to keep you longer if complications occur.
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Bladder cancer facts. AP John Institute for Cancer Research website. Available at:
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Cystectomy information binder. Johns Hopkins Medicine website. Available at:
http://urology.jhu.edu/bladder/Cystectomy.pdf. Accessed July 17, 2013.
Maffezzini M, Campodonico F, et al. Current perioperative management of radical cystectomy with intestinal urinary reconstruction for muscle-invasive bladder cancer and reduction of the incidence of postoperative ileus.
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As fabric books go, this is one of the sweetest. The illustrations look like Eric Carle paintings and each page has something interesting to touch and explore. The sun has ribbon rays and a little worm is hiding under a flip-down mound of green. The silky fabric pages have crinkle sound built-in and the front cover has a chewy corner with textures for teething babies. A good laptime book with sensory learning to share with baby. A nice shower gift or going-for-a-visit goodie to bring along for baby.
SNAP: Fabric books like this one can survive tasting as well as early page turning. They are useful in helping kids learn how a book works from front to back and from left to right. Single objects on the page develop knowing and naming. You can expand on what is on the page by talking about the color, shape and looking for other objects in your home that are the same color. The sensory feedback on each page makes this a book children can enjoy alone as well as with you.
Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2013. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
Great illustrations of barnyard animals by the late Simms Taback. Printed on sturdy stock, this is a good lapbook for hamming it up and playing around with animal sounds. A good knowing and naming book to share with toddlers, who will love the "magical" motion of the hologram duck on the cover and making animal sounds.
Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2013. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
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LANSING - A young woman is jailed in Lansing, accused of stabbing her husband in the back.
20-year-old Christian Yvonne Newbern was charged with one felony count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in a Lansing courtroom Thursday morning.
Police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Eaton Court in Lansing around 1pm Wednesday afternoon.
They say Newbern stabbed her 19-year-old husband in the upper portion of his back with a kitchen knife during an argument. He was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening wound.
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Alright, thinking about the environment of Upper Groam, it's a high valley between two mountain ranges, descending from a somewhat lower ridge down to the flatlands. I am imagining the area was built up over the eons by dirt blown up from western winds, so it's sandy soil and relatively arid, but not desert. Seasonal rains create rivers that may be dry part of the year, but they cut deep furrows in the relatively loose soil. The rivers are typically muddy and slow moving, and they are prone to changing their courses.
The rivers carry a great deal of silt, making their banks fertile and attractive to farming. The largest are navigable most of the year, but for the most part, the denizens of Upper Groam do not rely on them for trade and transportation.
Prior to the silver rush, Upper Groam was sparsely settled, but as mines sprouted to the north and south, many larger towns grew up along important routes from the mountains to the lowlands. Ascension was founded at the confluence of one of the region's only large rivers and a smaller seasonal tributary. The river is navigable during much of the year, so many silver and tin merchants set up shop to purchase metals from mining convoys and then send it the rest of the way to the lowlands by flatboat. Supplies flowed the other direction--up the river and into the convoys' carts and wagons.
When plague began striking the miners, the flow of silver and tin ebbed, and most of the wealthy merchants went with it. They were replaced by refugees from the mines and the crumbling cities of the Tawaren Basin. The influx of diseased outlanders prompted the Silver Watch to quarantine the town early. The first of the great walls was built on the western edge of Ascension, along with a quarantine jail used in an effort to prevent the illness from spreading further. The effort failed, and the line of quarantine was moved further westward, leaving Ascension fully in the grip of despair and death.


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Canadian controversy over funding for research on antievolutionism
While delivering a talk to the Royal Society of Canada on "Intelligent Design, God & Evolution" on March 29, McGill University's Brian Alters dropped a bombshell. Throughout his talk he had contrasted the contentious state of evolution education in the United States with its relatively sedate counterpart in Canada.
A new antievolution maneuver in South Carolina
A subcommittee of the South Carolina House Committee on Education and Public Works voted 3-2 on April 3, 2006, to approve Senate Bill 114, amended to direct the state board of education to approve only textbooks that "emphasize critical thinking and analysis in each academic content," The State reported (April 4, 2006).
Antievolution bill in Missouri deemed dead
"A new tack for trying to introduce supernatural explanations for the origin of life into Missouri's public school science classes appears dead this year," according [Link broken] to the Kansas City Star (April 2, 2006).
National Council of Churches statement on teaching evolution
The National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy recently issued a statement (PDF) on "Science, Religion, and the Teaching of Evolution in Public School Classes," intended "to assist people of faith who experience no conflict between science and religion and who embrace science as one way of appreciating the beauty and complexity of God's creation" as they consider the issues surrounding the teaching of evolution. The statement addresses four questions: "What is science?
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(Sports Network) - The Dallas Stars try to put the brakes on a three-game
losing streak Tuesday night as they battle the last team they beat, the
hosting Detroit Red Wings.
The Stars are 0-2-1 in their past three games and are coming off Monday
night's 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves,
but gave up the go-ahead goal early in the third period on a tough angle.
Jamie Benn made his season debut for Dallas, registering an assist on a Philip
Larsen power-play marker in the second period. Benn missed the start of the
season as an unsigned restricted free agent before agreeing to a five-year,
$26.25 million contract last week.
Dallas fired 11 shots on net in the third, but could not net the equalizer. It
also lost despite keeping Columbus scoreless on seven power plays. The Stars
are a perfect 14-for-14 in killing off penalties on the road this season.
They have also opened up the season with six straight one-goal games, but have
been unable to pull out some close wins over the past week.
"We got to find ways to win those games and right now we're not," said Dallas
forward Vernon Fiddler.
The Stars haven't won since a 2-1 victory over the hosting Red Wings on Jan.
22. Michael Ryder scored both goals for Dallas, while Lehtonen made 39 saves
before losing his shutout bid with 3.4 seconds remaining.
Rookie Damien Brunner had that goal for Detroit and Jimmy Howard made 30
The Red Wings had swept their four-game series with the Stars a season ago.
Detroit would like to get back in the win column versus Dallas on Tuesday
night and improve on its 2-2-1 record. The Red Wings are coming off a loss,
2-1 in overtime to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Johan Franzen had a game-tying goal at the 4:30 mark of the third period and
Howard made 25 saves before getting beat with 2:15 left in overtime.
Despite the setback, Detroit head coach Mike Babcock was pleased with his
team's effort.
"I thought we had lots of opportunity," he said. "We skated hard and competed
and got better as the game went on."
Babcock, though, needs his team's power play to get going. Detroit failed on
all six of its man advantages versus the Blackhawks and is just 2-for-26
through five games.
Injuries haven't helped as Darren Helm, Mikael Samuelsson, Ian White and Carlo
Colaiacovo are all out.
Stars defenseman Aaron Rome missed his team's game on Monday due to the flu
and is not expected to play in this game.
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As 2013 moves into its second half, individuals with access to tuition remission have the opportunity to tap this resource and put it to use toward a Xavier University MBA by starting classes in the fall 2013 term.
Now is the time for anyone thinking about starting their graduate degree in business to begin classes and use their corporate educational benefit to assist with tuition costs.
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Chadbourne was founded in New York in 1902 and has grown to be a full-service, international law firm with nearly 450 attorneys from multiple locations in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Houston, London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Warsaw, Almaty, Tashkent, and Beijing. We offer our clients a full range of legal services on virtually all matters affecting their operations and growth. Our Firm provides a full range of legal services on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, corporate finance, securities, tax, litigation, real estate, insurance, banking, environment, bankruptcy, employment, intellectual property and leasing. Our clients include financial institutions, multilateral and bilateral agencies, developers, governments and governmental entities, leading corporations, investment banks, foundations, trade associations, partnerships, individuals and small businesses.
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DeKalb, IL (Sports Network) - Aksel Bolin scored a team-high 15 points as he helped guide the Northern Illinois Huskies to a 65-54 win over the SIU Edwardsville Cougars at the NIU Convocation Center.
Bolin made good on 7-of-10 shots from the floor for the Huskies (2-5). Sam Mader and Travon Baker contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.
For the Cougars (2-4), Jerome Jones scored a game-high 19 points and Kris Davis finished with 16 in the setback.
The Huskies opened on a 6-0 run and never looked back, eventually taking a 36-25 advantage at the break. SIU Edwardsville was held to a mere eight field goals through the first 20 minutes of action.
SIU Edwardsville made some progress in the second half, hitting 42.9 percent from the floor (9-of-21), but the Huskies continued their solid play shooting 45.8 percent from the field.
NIU controlled the glass, 33-25, and held the visitors to only 17-of-43 shooting from the floor on the night.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The Washington Nationals are adding a 5th racing president to join George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. We tried to get an answer from mascot Screech when he stopped by the studio on Friday morning.
Screech also joined Howard for a weather forecast. See it all in the video above.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Alex Friedrich posted a team-best four hits and was one of three players to belt home runs as No. 19 UCF (19-5, 2-0) claimed the opening weekend series from No. 25 East Carolina (15-7, 0-2) Saturday afternoon at Jay Bergman Field, 10-6.
Trailing 6-5 going to the bottom of the fifth, Friedrich and Ryan Breen each belted solo home runs putting UCF up 7-6, a lead they would not relinquish. The Knights would tack on an additional run in the seventh and a pair in the eighth for a 10-6 victory.
For the second-straight day, the Pirates got on the board early scoring four runs in the second for a 4-0 lead. John Wooten started the frame with an infield single to short deep in the hole, which extended his current hit streak to nine games. Drew Reynolds followed with an RBI double down the right field line and Zach Wright singled to right putting runners on the corners for Ben Fultz, who pushed across Reynolds on a sac fly to left. Jack Reinheimer reached on an error by the third baseman Chris Taladay and Wright moved over to second base.
With two outs, Philip Clark reached on the second error of the frame, this time by the shortstop Darnell Sweeney, which scored Wright and put runners on second and third. After a wild pitch moved the runners up 90 feet, Bryan Bass loaded the bases with a walk and Corey Thompson drew the second free pass of the frame scoring Reinheimer for the final run of the inning.
UCF immediately responded with four runs in the bottom half of the second to knot the game at four. The inning was highlighted by a two-run homer from D.J. Hicks, his seventh of the season. Breen led off with a single through the right side and Travis Shreve singled to center and took second on the throw to third, putting runners on the corners. Sweeney plated the first two runs of the game for UCF with a two-RBI single through the left side clearing the bases before Hicks deposited a 1-0 offering from Tyler Joyner to deep center field.
After a 15-minute rain delay in the top of the third, the Knights took a 5-4 lead. Friedrich led-off with a bunt single and Breen doubled down the left field line scoring Friedrich, who moved over to third on a failed pick off attempt by Joyner when he threw over to first.
ECU tied the game at five in the fourth on a RBI fielder's choice by Wooten. Clark reached on an error by Shreve, took second on Bass' second free pass of the day and landed on third after Thompson's single to right. Clark would cross home on Wooten's ground ball deep at short that forced Bass out at third.
Tim Younger drove in the Pirates final run of the day, which gave ECU its second lead in the game at 6-5. With two outs, Reinheimer reached on an infield single, stole second and touched home on Younger's base hit to left field.
Chris Matulis (3-0) picked up the win after working 4 1/3 innings of relief where he allowed two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts. Matulis entered the game in the second inning with two outs and the bases loaded and got out of the jam on a first-pith ground ball. Starter Ben Lively lasted just 1 2/3 frames surrendering four runs (two earned) on three hits. Garrett Nuss and Jimmy Reed bridged the gap to Roman Madrid, who picked up his first save of the season after tossing 1 1/3 perfect innings.
Tanner Merritt (2-2) was saddled with the loss giving up three runs (all earned) on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Joyner had his shortest outing of the season lasting just three frames where he was touched for five runs (all earned) on nine hits. Andy Smitymyer (1.0 IP, 3H, 2 R, 1 ER, BB, K) and Dario Santangelo (0.2 IP, H, BB, K) closed out the final 1 2/3 innings for the Pirates staff.
ECU will look to avoid the series sweep when they return to the diamond Sunday afternoon. The game will be played in front of a national audience with the game being broadcasted live on 11 Fox Sports Net affiliates.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Behind a season-high 16 hits and three home runs, the No. 19 UCF baseball team clinched its first series victory over East Carolina Saturday with a 10-6 triumph at the UCF baseball complex. The Knights (19-5, 2-0) overcame two deficits in the ballgame to secure the win.
Senior Alex Friedrich (4-for-5) and juniors Ryan Breen (3-for-3) and D.J. Hicks (2-for-3) paced the UCF offense as they combined for nine hits , six RBI and a home run each. Junior Chris Matulis pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief with a career-high seven strikeouts for his third win of the year.
"Today was really a solid team effort in a lot of ways," UCF head coach Terry Rooney said after the game. "Offensively, it was the best we've swung the bat in quite some time and I am pleased with that. The win on Saturday is great and now we put ourselves in position for championship Sunday."
The Knights will look to finish off the Pirates (15-7, 0-2) at 1 p.m. Sunday in front of a national audience with the game being broadcasted live on 11 Fox Sports Net affiliates.


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Saturday news, July 7, 2012
Chamber of Commerce Still Looking For Little Ambassadors
(Le Mars) -- Ten children will be selected as the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Little Ambassadors. The selection will take place after July 20th, but until that time, the Le Mars Chamber office is still accepting nominations for Little Ambassadors. Children must be four to six years of age and live in town or rural Le Mars. Please submit a 5 x 7 photo with the name of the child, the parents, address and phone number with the submission. Chamber officials ask you not write on the photo, and photos will not be returned. The selection committee will choose five boys and five girls. The children will participate in several Chamber sponsored activities, including Ice Cream Days. The children will also be featured on the cover of the Le Mars Visitor's Guide that will be distributed to welcome centers and to several motels and hotels. The selection of the Little Ambassadors will occur on Monday, July 23rd.
Merrill Fire Department Respond to Utility Pole Fire
(Merrill) -- The Merrill Fire Department was called to 714 4th Street shortly after 10 p.m. last night to extinguish a fire on an electric utility pole. The fire was put out rather quickly. No word as to what may have caused the pole to catch fire.
Sioux City Burned Victim Identified
(Sioux City) -- Sioux City investigators have identified the man who died in a house fire Thursday morning. Officials say 41-year-old Brian Marshall died from smoke inhalation. Sioux City fire marshal, Mark Aesoph, says the fire was caused by an electrical problem.
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There were smoke detectors in the home, but Aesoph says they were apparently not working.
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Aesoph says it's another reminder to regularly test you smoke detectors and be sure that they have fresh batteries.
12 Year Old Driver Involved in Accident
(Orange City) -- The Iowa State Patrol is investigating an accident that occurred on July 3rd on Highway 60 in which a 12-year old was the driver. Two vehicles were traveling south on Highway 60 and approaching the intersection of county road K-64. The first vehicle was in the left hand lane and the second vehicle was in the right hand lane. The car in the left hand lane driven by Tyler Henderson of Paullina, the 12 year old, made an improper right turn cutting off the second vehicle driven by 18 year old Mary Mercier of Bennington, Nebraska. Henderson's grandfather, Paul Van Wechel, the owner of the car was riding in the front seat with Henderson. There were no injuries involved with the accident, but Henderson was cited for turning from an improper lane, and Van Wechel was given a citation for allowing an authorized minor to drive a vehicle.
Grassley Comments On Senate Passed Farm Bill
(Akron) -- Last week, prior to the Independence Day holiday recess, the U-S Senate voted on the Farm Bill. Iowa Republican Senator, Chuck Grassley, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says the farm bill may be the only passed bill that will save the American taxpayer money.
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Grassley says the Senate saved the crop insurance provisions, which he believes is good, not only for America's farmers, but the general public.
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Some wonder if there may ever be a day when production agriculture will not be subsidized with government funds. The Iowa Republican Senator believes that as long as food stamp remains a part of the farm bill, then farmers will still be entitled to subsidies.
Des Moines Man Runs Around Lake Michigan
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man has completed a 1,037-mile run around Lake Michigan.
Steve Cannon of Des Moines completed the last leg of his 40-day, 40-marathon trek on Thursday. The 46-year-old real estate agent ran clockwise around the lake, logging 26 miles a day.
After several days of triple-digit heat, a thunderstorm greeted him in the final 15 minutes of his run along Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. He started and ended his trek at Harry Caray's Tavern in
downtown Chicago.
Cannon says the greatest challenge of his run was mental - that he had to shut out the world and focus on each step.
His run raised $32,000 for cancer research.
President Obama To Visit Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - More details are out on President Barack Obama's visit to Iowa next week.
His campaign says he'll be at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday to focus on the economy.
Doors at Johnson Hall open at 10:15 a.m. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:50 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
Free tickets will be available on Saturday at Obama for America offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Waterloo and at the IBEW Local 405 office in Cedar Rapids.
Obama carried Iowa in 2008, but it's among a handful of states he and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney see as the most competitive in the presidential race.
Obama and Romney Both Say Healthcare Law Important To Swing States
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney say the Supreme Court decision upholding the president's health care law gives each of them advantages in swing
states like Iowa.
Obama's team says the decision has swelled, by the thousands, the ranks of campaign volunteers in states he won in 2008 and hopes to win again.
Romney's camp has claimed success using the ruling as a fundraising tool. It says millions in small-dollar contributions have poured in from across the battleground map as the law's
opponents have come to see electing Romney as the last hope for getting the law repealed.
Both campaigns say the groundswell is on their side and could make the difference come November.


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Royals Celebrate Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, the Royals are pleased to honor the newest members of the Black Achievers Society of Greater Kansas City. Throughout this month, the honorees will be featured on the team's official website, royals.com.
The Royals are proud to partner with the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to recognize local African American leaders in business and industry.
The mission of the Black Achievers Society is to actively respond to the educational, social, and economic needs of the community by providing role models for blacks and minority youth, and to share knowledge gained through academic and corporate experience. Originally formed in 1974, more than 400 recipients have joined this distinguished group.
The newest members of the Black Achievers Society include:
- Dr. Andrea Hendricks, UMB Bank
- Dr. Bonnie Barclay, Fort Dodge Animal Health
- Marshaun Butler, MHSA, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
- Shirley Cooper, Hallmark Cards
- Donna Crosswhite, Sprint
- Kevin Cullen, Sprint
- Jairo De Jesus, Farmland Foods
- Luevina Huskey, YRC Worldwide
- William A. Johnson, Board of Public Utilities
- Yolanda Marlow, YRC Worldwide
- Carlton H. May, Honeywell, FM&T
- Callie Merritt, Embarq
- Carles Miller, Burns & McDonnell
- C. Pete Peoples, YRC Worldwide
- Derrick Robinson, Embarq
- Patricia A. Thomas, M.D., M.A., FCAP, Kansas University Medical Center
Read individual bios for each new member here.


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After five years plus, I am deciding it's is time to remove Why Wine Blog from the Web. I can come up with a few phony excuses, but in reality I am just getting bored with trying to find a routine that will allow me to do more activities in my retirement years. I would like to say that I just can't find anything new to say, but I haven't said anything new in the last three years. If I am just going to give my take on a wine I like, there's not a whole lot of new descriptors or pairings (with my limited diet) to come up with.
The blog has lasted much longer than I thought it would. It was very successful for what I was looking to do.
Sometimes decisions that have to be made can be very difficult, for a variety of reasons. The above paragraph was drafted in June, 2013. At that time, I still was just toying with the idea of wrapping up Why Wine Blog. There were a few reasons I thought would be in my best interest to retire the blog.
One, it would give me more time to enjoy my retirement outside the house and off the PC. It seems every time I logged on to write a new post, I would spend more hours on social media sites, games and music (mostly Doo-Wop).
Two, I felt that I had run out of things to say about any wine. Often I would write a draft on a wine I tasted and find what I was saying about the wine was almost word for word with a past post. That really dd not do well for the psyche.
Three, and most important was my health. Since mid August I have had no desire to drink wine or any other alcoholic beverage. I thought at first, that this was a psycological issue that would eventually go away, but now I am aware that it may be more of a medical issue and I just don't want to fool around with it. I still drink wine on occasion. Usually when I am eating out at a restaurant with a decent wine list, but never at home. My wine fridge is almost empty and I have no desire to add to it.. I just hope that this will help me loose the 35 lbs I added since I retired.
I will keep the blog on-line until December when my URL comes up for renewal. By then I will know if I can take the blog in another direction. If I decide to delete the blog, I will delete my Facebook Why Wine Blog Page, Twitter and any other account I used strictly for blog promotion. I could never understand when checking a wine blog and finding it has not been updated in a few years, but still shows up on search engines as an active web-site. I will be keeping my personal Facebook account and would still like to remain in contact and friends with many of the people that I met or got to know because of Why Wine Blog and I will still be following many of their wine blogs. I will still do a few wine tours, if not for wine, but to visit the beautiful country that is 1000 Islands, Finger Lakes and hopefully the Hudson Valley. Only now I will make sure the fishing rods and accessories are in the car for the trip.
So, unless I can come up with a reason, other than wine tasting, to keep Why Wine Blog open, this will be my last post. Thank you to all those that followed and read the blog.
I felt I should post again in September, if just to explain why only one post this month. Without going into any detail, I have been trying to avoid any alcohol while on certain medications. Unfortunately, these anti-biotics along with my other meds have been causing me to be very lethargic. This may continue for a few more weeks. I also must confess that I have not been that good of a patient and did get to open a few wines and maybe overdid it on a few occasions. A few of these wine notes are in draft and will be posted in the next few weeks. Some of these wines were what I call "my go to wines," i.e. inexpensive, versatile with nice aromas and taste. A wine that will pair with many different foods and is just as enjoyable on it's own.
I also took part in two virtual tastings. One was a new grape, or a least one that I cannot remember if I tasted before. The grape was Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy. I was fortunate to receive five samples of this dark, full bodied wine. I will post my thoughts on that tasting in the next couple of weeks. The second was the Finger Lakes 2012 Riesling launch. Of course, as many of my readers already know, Finger Lakes Riesling is my favorite white wine and that post will be completed shortly.
Until then, I will try very hard to listen to my Doctor, and stay on the meds and hopefully, I will be back to full strength and the blog by mid-October. For now, I will still steal a few sips!!!
Finally talked my daughter into opening one of her Keuka Spring Rieslings, but had to order another half case, from the winery, to allow me to open her last bottle later that evening. It was one of those warm and very humid Saturday's and the girls decided not to slave over a hot stove preparing dinner. Instead, they were willing to allow Dad to slave over the grill. In the morning, they spent some time looking up new recipes that would satisfy all our taste and came up with what may be the biggest hit of the season, a grilled shrimp salad. Skewers of shrimp grilled along side a veggie selection of onion, green pepper and okra and then mixed with red and yellow grape tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette would be the main course. On the side, I served some clams and toasted Italian bread. Of course, the wine was the 2013 winner of the New York Wine & Food Classic Governor's Cup. Or to simplify, The Best In New York.
Made a decision for Cabernet Day this year (Aug.29) to open an East Coast and West Coast value wine for a little battle. Unfortunately, the battle was over after the first sip of my New York Cabernet. Standing alone for the evening was a Washington State Columbia Valley wine from Milbrandt Vineyards. I just picked this wine up, on sale, at a local wine shop. The wine was chosen because the shelf-talker showed it as a 90 pt wine and the price was only $13. ($2 discount). We had just returned from a night out at our favorite seafood restaurant, so only chocolate wafers were paired with the wine.
At least once each year, we make a trip to Harvre de Grace, Maryland to pick up a bushel of Maryland crabs. For many years our destination took us to Gablers Crab House in Aberdeen until their surprising and shocking closing in 2002 after 62 years in business. Thus began a search for not just a Maryland crab, but a Gabler crab. That search brought us to Price's Seafood Restaurant in Havre de Grace. Since then, a year has not passed that we did not make our annual pilgrimage to Price's for a bushel of their crabs. This year we may make two trips....
Whenever I travel into the city of Syracuse, NY, I make a point to stop by one of my favorite small wine shops. Vinomania is a small shop with what I consider having the best selection of wines in the county. 75% of all wines cannot be found too easily at other area shops, if found at all.
This past weekend, Shirley and I paid a visit with intentions of only stopping in, find a bottle or two and say Hi to shop owner Gary Decker. Unfortunately, Gary was out of town, but that did not stop us from a little shopping. I choose a few and Shirley picked a few wines she thought looked interesting. One of her picks was a Tuscan Sangiovese produced in Siena by Donna Laura srl.
Shirley is not a big wine drinker, so I have no idea how she can walk into a wine shop and choose inexpensive wines that never let you down. Always red and usually always Italian. I refuse to believe that it is her Italian heritage that has bestowed that gift on her, but she does this all the time. On this night I was stuck with leftover pasta and Shirley's Italian meatless red tomato sauce, so I opened up her cheap Italian wine. A Donna Laura Ali Sangiovese Di Toscana 2012 ($11) Did I say Cheap? I can find this wine on-line as low as $8. I'll have to talk to Gary about that. Low in price, but oh so high on quality.
Color is ruby red, clear and bright. Aromas were full of raspberry, strawberry and red cherries with red plums and a touch of smoke. Very smooth mouthfeel with some tannin and some acidity. Very nice balance. Finish was medium length with nice fruit and very smooth. Excellent pairing with the pasta. Should also do well with veal, cheese pizza and veggie lasagna and my favorite, Chicken Parmesan. Also, very nice on it's own and with small bites of sharp cheddar cheese. I do love my Tuscan wines and this 100% Sangiovese wine is why. Donna Laura Ali Sangiovese Di Toscana 2012 is widely available and Very Highly Recommended.
Before I begin this post, I would like to congratulate Keuka Spring Vinyards and their 2012 Riesling on their recent Governors Cup trophy. The Governor's Cup, recognizes the "Best of Show" or top prize of all 875 entries in the wine classic, known as "The Oscars" of New York wine. Alas, I have two of these wines in my wine fridge, but both belong to my daughter Pam and under penalty of great bodily harm, I can not open without her permission. So, I did the next best thing by opening another of the fantastic white wines produced by Keuka Spring.
In my last post I mentioned that one of the benefits I received from wine blogging is learning about many new grape varieties that I otherwise would have never knew. This one was a complete surprise. When I tasted this wine at the recent Finger Lakes Wine Festival, I had no idea that the name of the wine was actually a variety of grape.(La Crescent). It was only researching what exactly was the blend used to produce this wine that I learned of this grape. The grape is very new, developed at the University of Minnesota and introduced in 2002. Since then, La Crescent propagation has increased rapidly in many of the Northern States. La Crescent is a very cold hearty grape with very high levels of natural sugars and acidity, and therefore lends itself to be finished as an off-dry or semi-sweet wine. Very reminiscent of Riesling.
As mentioned, my first taste of this wine was in July, when I stopped by the Coyote Moon Vineyards booth at the Wine Festival. The Coyote Moon Vineyards is located in Northern New York near the St. Lawrence River and is a member of the Thousand Islands-Seaway Wine Trail.
*A special source of pride, pleasure and distinction comes from the cold hardy or Northern Climate grapevines. Marquette, Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Frontenac Blanc, La Crescent and Brianna are Northern Climate grapes created by the University of Minnesota to grow in the colder climates. Coyote Moon's Northern Climate wines have been very well-received and garnered accolades across the country. These wines are on the cutting edge of the wine world and opening taste buds, and wine drinkers, all over the world to a whole new type of wine. The grapes themselves can survive -40 degrees Fahrenheit and harsh conditions making them perfectly suited for thriving in the Thousand Islands. Northern Climate grapes combined with Coyote Moon's terroir produce wines that cannot be tasted elsewhere. *Coyote Moon web site
I opened the Coyote Moon La Crescent NV ($15) for a light dinner of Italian subs. (heros, hoagies, po boys, grinders, torpedoes, depending on where you live). Color was a very light yellow with aromas of peach, apricot and magnolia. Found a little honey in the mouth with lemon, peach, pear and some violet like floral. Medium length semi-sweet finish with some citrus and hints of peach and apricot.. Wine held up nicely with the subs, but I think I would have rather had a beer. After the sandwiches, I relaxed watching the movie "42" and sipped on the La Crescent with a few light cheddar cheese bites. Very enjoyable and a wine that will pair very well with salmon, chicken or oriental. Unfortunately, you may be only able to find this wine at select shops in New York, between Albany and Rochester or on-line at the winery. It will be worth the search. Highly Recommended.
Hot weather finally went back to hell where it belongs, but I wasn't counting on temperatures this low. Still nice, to get back to the grill for some chicken sandwiches and a nice glass or red wine. Tonight, I opened another wine that is connected to another fabulous Rock group, "Train."
"Wine and music tell stories and connect those who share it. Just as a song's message strikes a chord with so many people, our wines will transport you back to that moment."
*Jimmy Stafford, Train Guitarist and lead Wine Explorer
Save Me, San Francisco Wine Company is a collaboraion between esteem winemaker James Foster and the San Fran based, Grammy Award-winning rock band Train. Train guitarist Jimmy Stafford has been a wine aficionado for many years and would often receive wine from fans as he performed across the world. He found wine to be a great way to connect with these fans and this led to the formation of the Save Me, San Francisco Wine Company which currently offers five California wines. Oh yeah, Jimmy does sip on a few glasses of red wine before every performance.
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Tonight, along with some Train music was a Soul Sister Pinot Noir 2011 ($10).
At first, I picked up some mineral or earth type aromas with some olive. A little time in the glass and some red fruit started to appear. Strawberry, red plums and some cherry with just a hint of chocolate and spice. For you spice loving Pinot lovers, this may not be for you, but for me, it was fantastic. Smooth on the palate, not too much tannins with a medium to long dry, earthy finish. If you're serving a dinner of chicken, salmon or even a light Italian sauce, the Soul Sister Pinot Noir is very inexpensive and Highly Recommended.
I just returned home from a AAA minor league baseball game between our local Washington Nationals affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs and the Louisville Bats. I ate dinner at the game.(burp!). Some pizza, a hot dog and a few beers.(double burp!). When I returned home, I desperately needed a refreshing wine. I decided to open a bubbly that I just picked up at the Finger Lakes Wine Festival, an Atwater Riesling Bubble($16). I chose this because I knew I would probably not have to take any notes and that I would not have to take any time to post a review on this blog. Three hours later, the wine is all gone. Not the best Sparkling Wine I ever had, but another inexpensive bubbly that is just right for a very warm, humid evening.
First of all, the wine had a crown cap like you find on soda and beer bottles. Not a twist off, so I had to use my old fashioned church key bottle opener. Pssssss, yep I just opened a Riesling soda pop. This was not looking very good. But, looks can sometimes be deceiving.
No yeast like Champagne aroma. That was cool. Aromas were very light and like any other Riesling, a little peach, some floral, hints of citrus and pineapple. On the palate, I found pineapple and some lemon. The finish was longer than expected with some mineral and much drier than what I expected. The bottle label suggested a medium or semi-sweet wine.
For a CO2 carbonated wine, the Atwater Riesling Bubble turned out to be quite nice. Repeating my last line of my last post, If you enjoy Sparkling wines, especially on the warm nights, the Atwater Estate Vineyards Riesling Bubble is Highly Recommended.
This heat has got to go. It's been a few days now that I just don't have any desire to drink any type of alcohol, even a nicely chilled Riesling. Today has been one of the warmest, I mean hottest, days in a few years. No outside work, so I mopped about indoors doing absolutely nothing. One of the benefits of retirement (doing absolutely nothing). Late afternoon, I finally had the thirst for a sip of something off the vine. Deciding what, took a little time, but by process of elimination, I decided on something a bit dry, some nice red fruit and maybe just a smidgeon of bubbles. Nah, how about lot's of bubbles and I just received the cure. A sparkling dry Rosé Cava just may do the job of quenching this hot summertime thirst, so I popped the cork on a Anna de Codorniu Brut Rosé that I received earlier in the week.
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I'm going to start by saying that spending one day at the annual Finger Lakes Wine Festival is not enough. I still have not had an opportunity to spend the entire three days at the Glen, but on the other hand, I may just not have the space for all the wine I would be bringing home. If that opportunity ever does arrive, I would have to visit all the local wine outlets before the Fest to collect an inventory of all the wines I can purchase locally and concentrate on the wines that are sold only at the wineries and festival.
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In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows exhibitSwedenborg Memorial Library 11/15/2012 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows exhibit is now on display at the Urbana University in the Cutler Wing in the Swedenborg Memorial Library from November 10 through December 30, 2012.
The exhibit is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. and, closed November 22 through 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and December 24 through 27 for the Christmas holiday.
The cost to view the exhibit is $5.00; tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.urbana.edu/angels web site. Lovely In Company with Angels merchandise will be available for purchase; perfect for gift-giving.
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MARIETTA, GA -- Robert Wheeler is a man of many talents - contractor, gardener and artist. So he's pretty handy with most any tool.
"I've used a chain saw," he said. The biggest problem he admits, "getting it started usually."
The Mighty Saw claims it's the fastest and easiest way to cut, prune and trim.
That sounded good to us. So we ordered a set of two Mighty Saws for ten dollars plus $16 shipping and handling.
"After I saw it in person I thought it was quite flimsy," Robert said. "I mean I'm ready to give anything a try."
The Mighty Saw looks sort of like a chain saw band with a handle on each end. There's no motor, so no need for gas or oil. But that means you provide the muscle.
So Robert donned his safety equipment and wrapped the Mighty Saw around a two by four piece of lumber. Alternately pulling up with each arm, before long the wood was cut.
"It was a workout," he said. "Now if you want that kind of exercise this could be good."
Then Robert used the Teflon coated, steel blade to prune some low hanging branches. It cut it quickly but it was a ragged cut. One word of warning - just make sure to stand to the side so you don't get hit by the falling branch.
Robert also tried the Mighty Saw on a PVC pipe. It did cut through it but the edge was very uneven.
"With PVC you got to use a hacksaw," he said. "Otherwise it's not going to hit in the same place. It's going to be rough cut and it slides around while you try to cut it. It's just going to be too difficult."
I decided to get a woman's perspective on this saw. It took me more than two minutes of sawing to cut through a two by four and the final edge was pretty ragged.
"It did do what it said it would do but it's a lot of work," he said.
Robert's opinion - for about the same money you'd be better served by a conventional hand saw.
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Most pharmaceutical executives are familiar with traditional government investigations. congressional investigations, however, unfold differently and present disparate challenges than conventional grand jury investigations. Whereas traditional investigations are usually conducted in secrecy before a grand jury, congressional investigations play out in public. Indeed, the publicity generated by congressional investigations is often the main point of the whole affair. Congressional leaders want the opportunity to speak publicly about pressing issues, and prosecutors like to use the fruits of the investigations to launch their own criminal investigations.
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Authority and Public ScopeThere is no explicit Constitutional authority for conducting congressional investigations. Nevertheless, the practice has long been recognized as "inherent in the legislative process." Congress first exercised its investigative power in 1792 to review General Arthur St. Clair's defeat in a battle against Native Americans in the Northwest Territory. Congressional investigations gained more prominence during the Progressive era, when they were used to examine monopolistic trusts and to expose the Teapot Dome scandal. During the Great Depression, New Deal economic investigations led to the creation of numerous new securities regulations.
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3) CEOs often testify. Congress tends to call different witnesses than prosecutors pursuing traditional investigations. In grand jury investigations, it is often those employees closest to the conduct who testify. In contrast, Congress tends to call representatives from the highest levels of the company to testify, often including the chief executive. The witness may testify alone, or may be sworn in as part of a panel. Sometimes the panel may be made up of witnesses from several different companies, or even different industries. CEOs from competing companies may find themselves testifying on the same panel, sometimes at cross-purposes.
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Bobinski met with Xavier officials on Tuesday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation, and informed them that he would be leaving to accept the same position at Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech is a member of the ACC currently, and most importantly for Bobinski's sake they have a football program. Sources informed MusketeerReport of the news Tuesday afternoon, and it was later confirmed the same evening. Xavier and Georgia Tech confirmed it officially Wednesday afternoon.
Bobinski's move didn't come without plenty of writing on the wall. The Notre Dame graduate has been a candidate for numerous AD job openings over the last few years, including being a finalist for the Boston College job back in October and the TCU job dating back to October of 2009. He was also mentioned in the Arizona and Illinois AD searches, among some others. The buzz for a longtime has been that Bobinski would need to get a job at a school with a football program and prove himself there, before being considered for some of the big-time jobs.
Bobinski's tenure as athletic director saw some of the greatest successes in Xavier sports history. Nine Xavier teams earned 40 team or individual spots in NCAA Championship competition, including the baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, rifle, men's tennis, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball teams during Bobinski's time as AD. In addition, Xavier has sent individual standouts to NCAA Championship competition in track and field. In the same time span, Xavier teams have captured 25 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.
The basketball program specifically enjoyed great success over the 12-year span of Bobinski's career at X. The mens basketball team averaged 25 wins per season, while making at least the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in four out of the last five years. The Musketeers also reached the Elite Eight in 2004 and 2008.
Bobinski came to Xavier in 1998 as Athletic Director and served in that position until moving to the development office in June of 2004. As associate vice president for development from 2004-06, Bobinski oversaw all fund-raising efforts for Xavier including annual and planned giving, major gifts, grant services and internal operations. Bobinski returned to athletics in 2006.
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.. to gut Social Security and kill old people is about as disgusting and vile... Well, as disgusting and vile as I expect Obama's rump faction of the PFKD* to be. I mean, Jeebus, why not put Joe Biden in charge of special super-duper cat food cat food prevention programs, too.
Funny how fast the career "progressives" jumped on that bandwagon, isn't it? Never let a crisis go to waste!
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It's an easy way to pump up the base of the Democrats, and costs nothing. Even if Obama doesn't have the votes to pass an AWB this time around, it will become a powerful issue for midterm elections.
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ATLANTA -- Fashion designer Rebecca Taylor spent an evening at Phipps Plaza to introduce her store on Tuesday.
Taylor sees Atlanta as a great fit for her line, which has typically been filled with bright color, lace and ruffles. However, Taylor has taken the feminine touch down as her line has further evolved.
"An Atlanta girl really identifies with the brand because she is feminine, cool and fun with color, you know, it's a natural marriage, really," Taylor said.
Many of the lines being shown in New York have really changed how women dress, according to Taylor. By pushing the boundaries on what women wear, she modified her clothes to make pieces more chic. Taylor lives in New York, and is on her twentieth year of living in the United States. She is originally from New Zealand.
Taylor describes herself as tomboy, despite her ladylike lines.
"This is going to sound weird, but the ruffles never set well with me," Taylor said. "That's what my customer always wanted, so who am I to deny them?"
A mannequin in the store wears a solid navy silk blouse, a very basic piece for Taylor. The top has been one of the best-sellers since it was released.
"I think this is what women are more identified with now, more than over-the-top femininity," Taylor said.
Her love for fashion came when she was born. Her start in the field was a gig with designer Cynthia Rowley in New York City. Saks Fifth Avenue was the first department store to buy the Rebecca Taylor line.
Although she works in fashion and loves it, Taylor keeps talk of style to a minimum, as she has two daughters and does not want them to grow up in the fashion industry. Her girls are five-year-old twins.
"I don't really like talking about fashion, I keep it really low. If they want to do it later, that's fine, but I don't want fashion to be what defines them as young girls," Taylor said.
A big part of Taylor's success is her mother. Taylor remembers growing up wearing clothes made by her mother, and borrowing her mother's accessories to enhance an outfit. Her mother is still really involved with Taylor's work today.
"She comes to every runway show, sews and does beading," Taylor said of her mother.
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A Williston man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday for driving drunk and crashing head-on into another car, killing a married couple.
Leonel Hernandez-Ocampo, 36, was charged with two counts of DUI-manslaughter and not having a valid driver's license in connection with the deadly crash in August 2011.
Shelley Mohan-Bell Roberts, 40, and Tracey Lee "Sharky" Roberts, 43, were on their way home when Hernandez-Ocampo crashed into them while driving on the wrong side of U.S. 27., according to reports.
The crash occurred about a mile south of the intersection of U.S. 27 and Northwest 154th Avenue Road.
The Robertses were pronounced dead at the scene.
In court Tuesday, Hernandez-Ocampo's defense attorney, Christopher Dunham, asked to continue the case so that an independent expert could test a sample of his client's blood — taken shortly after the crash — to determine blood-alcohol content.
The defendant wanted the test done before he either accepted or rejected the State Attorney's Office plea deal: 24 years in prison.
Authorities conducted their own blood test after the crash and found his blood-alcohol level was 0.20.
Circuit Judge Brian Lambert said the plea offer would be off the table after Tuesday if Hernandez-Ocampo didn't make a decision: take the plea or go to trial. The defense team and Assistant State Attorney Janine Nixon discussed the case further and arrived at the 22-year prison term.
His driver's license will also be permanently revoked and he'll have to undergo a DUI class upon his release from prison.
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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police are investigating a murder/suicide incident which left three people dead in Md.
According to initial investigations, the suspect, who is a Baltimore police officer had a relationship with the female victim, police said.
The incident happened at a home on Sunday at around 1:35 a.m. on the 1100 block of Armistead Road. Police found two men and one female suffering from gunshot wounds inside the home. The suspect, Christopher Lee Robinson, 37, a Baltimore police officer is suspected to have shot the two victims. The male victim has been identified as Andrew Scott Hoffman, 27 who was with the Baltimore City Fire Department. The female victim is 26-year-old, Marie Leanne Edith Hartman, officials said.
In a statement, police officials said, "I was saddened to hear about the tragic events that unfolded this morning in Glen Burnie. This situation became even more personal when we learned that one of the victims, Andrew "Andy" Hoffman was a hero we saluted, not for his work as a fireman/paramedic, but for his humanism. He is the man that found little "Paulie" Marshall a few months ago. As you may remember, three-year old Paulie walked out of his home in the middle of the night. Mr. Hoffman was the kind citizen that stopped and helped reunite Paulie with his family.On behalf of the men and women of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, we offer our heartfelt condolences to the Hoffman family. Their loved one's recent act of kindness averted a tragedy, and our entire community owes him a debt of gratitude. Our thoughts are also with the Hartman and Robinson families for the senseless loss of their loved ones."
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