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Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 6:08 p.m.
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PONCE INLET -- Last year, when the race cars of NASCAR's earliest days came back to Atlantic Avenue for a parade on half of the old Beach Road Course, it was historic.
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Except the other half — the beach, which requires certain permits before anyone parades across it — was left off the route.
So Saturday's Historic Racing Legends Beach Parade in Ponce Inlet, the sequel to last year's event, was historic and a little more authentic, too.
Because the beach half was back.
"Getting the drivers and their cars out on the beach was really what made it great," said Lars Bieneman, the general manager at Racing's North Turn restaurant, which marks one end of the old track. "And I think it really meant a lot to the drivers, too. It was quite a sight."
Spectators lined the beach and watched along the road as former racers like Glenn Wood, Marvin Panch, Ray Fox, Russ Truelove and Vicki Wood took a spin around the 2.1-mile loop that held races until Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959.
No race cars have been on it since then, parade organizer Bob Coolidge said. And that segment of the beach has been closed to regular traffic, too, for years.
The 35 or so cars in the lineup included two that actually raced the track in the 1950s: Russ Truelove's 1956 Mercury and Brice Stultz's black Ford.
No big surprises arrived this year — Richard Petty showed up at the last one, and stayed to sign autographs for everyone who approached him. But the old beach racers stayed after the parade to sign autographs at the restaurant and take questions from NASCAR historian Buz McKim.
Next up for racing history buffs in Ponce Inlet is "Beach Racing Day at the Lighthouse" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. At 11 a.m., Ray Chaike will share stories about NASCAR racing in the 1950s. At 1 p.m., William Lazarus is presenting "Flying Sand, Crashing Cars and Oncoming Tide: Racing on the Beach in Daytona."
That event's included with the price of admission to the lighthouse ($5 for adults, $1.50 for children).
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- Plan on growing the kales in containers for at least two months, until it's time to rejuvenate annual flower plantings.
- Grow the plants quickly, using ample fertilizer and water. Stop fertilizing after the plants reach full size, or they won't color properly.
- When seedlings have three to four true leaves, pot them up to four-inch containers.
- Set them a foot apart in the garden and watch the color change begin.
- Consider using ornamental kales for long-lasting and unusual cut flowers for the holiday season. Use these special techniques to develop small heads (six to eight inches) on long stems (16 to 24 inches).
- Start seed two weeks earlier than kales destined for use as bedding plants.
- Follow the same transplanting and fertilizing regime as above, but space the plants very closely together, about five or six inches apart. This keeps the heads small and forces elongated stems.
- Remove the lower leaves when the plants are six inches tall. Repeat this two to four times until the coloring period arrives.
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And then he said he was having fun. Its fun to play for Rex. He's enjoying himself.
I don't think he ever said that here (or if he did, it was a long, long time ago). And certainly you haven't heard that from any Dolphins players in the last ten years or so. Sheesh, it almost seems like this team is bereft of fun.
And isn't this a game? A sport? Isn't it *supposed* to be fun? Why isn't it? Coaching? Ownership? Approach? Apathy from the fans?
Now for the change of heart I've had: I want the Jets to win it all. I want JT to be happy. And I want him to come back and retire as a Dolphin, and get his name up on the ring of honor.
That way, there would be a monument to the futility of the franchise. A guy in the ring of honor who was very good for this team, but whose chief accomplishment was helping some other team win it all.
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I don't want anyone with the stink of Rex Ryan on him anywhere NEAR the sacred Ring Of Honor.
You want the Jets to win it all? Is that all it takes/ Just to win? That makes it OK to be complete A**hats, to treat women like crap, to Cheat (remember the little tripping incident? )
Its OK to be complete Douchebags as long as you win?
Sorry. I still tell my kids to conduct yourselves with dignity , class and respect. Winning is important but I do not respect that Team 1 iota. I read your posts all the Time. Some I agree with some I don't , But this one kinda makes me ill Dave.
Al -- I've come to a conclusion that in the last, I dunno, 6 or 8 week, I've become a bitter fan. Disenfranchised. Annoyed. Tired of the crap.
The last title was '73, the last SuperBowl appearance '84, and the last championship appearance '92.
Every year, I (along with other fans) say "this year will be different!" and the Bills built a sort of dynasty that didn't win anything. The Patriots built a legit dynasty - even if they were cheating. And the Jets are now on the rise.
I'm not going to sit here and say its going to get better. I'm not. Instead, I'm going to channel it into trying to exorcise the demons from this team.
I tell my kids the same thing, and we try to be respectful. But there's a fine line to having charisma and being a douche. Okay, maybe the Jets have crossed that line. Then again, there are worse things than the (relatively) minor incidents the Jets have been involved in.
I'm not being an apologist. They're wrong.
I heard another fan tell me they'd rather "win with dignity" and I laughed because there is no dignity in what's happened here in the last few years. Saban leaving? Parcells leaving? The owner doing what he did? Where is the dignity in any of that?
I want my team to win, and if it takes some attitude to do it - heck we've already been saddled with crap, so why not?
I hear you. I am as upset as you are. This is the first time in a long while I really think we are in trouble as a Franchise. These people really have No Clue. Mr Ross is the epitimy of Rich blowhard I wanna mingle with the Stars kind of owner. The Man is a Billionare and he doesn't know how to Fire or Hire someone to run a buisness!? What was done to Tony Soprano was dispicable. And us as fans have to pay for it by him getting resigned for another 3 yrs. This is the lowest the Phins have ever sunk. I get it and feel it .
But I still am glad as HELL we do not have a moron like Rex Ryan as a head coach. I think he will be seen as the douchebag he is in the long run after his career is over . The Jets will not get to the Superbowl next week. After a new bargianing agreement is Ironed out the Jets will implode soon after.
I have no answers for the Dolphins. I can't bare to read any NFL news and read this becuase your Posts usually make me feel better. I don't want JT in the Ring of Honor ever. He choose to choose a different kind of ring . He Can't and should not have BOTH. The Rong Of honor is a sacred place that he does not belong anymore.
Not judging your Dolphin Fan stature. But as bad as this year went for us phin fans, every Jet win makes it that much worse. Can't you see that?
I hear you. And thanks for the kind words. Glad granny and I can make this somewhat bearable. LOL
Its a tough call, it really is. Everyone that knows me said "WTF???"
I kept thinking we hit bottom and then we sink lower. I figure we need to hit bottom before it finally gets better. I'm just rolling with that thought.


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Cross-transmission studies of Perkinsus karlssoni (Apicomplexa) from bay scallops Argopecten irradians to native Atlantic Canadian shellfish species
The potential for cross-transmission of Perkinsus karlssoni from bay scallops Argopecten irradians to various native Atlantic Canadian species of shellfish was investigated. Lateral proximal transmission was investigated whereby infected moribund bay scallops were maintained with uninfected individu...
In vitro excystation of Sarcocystis capracanis, Sarcocystis cruzi and Sarcocystis tenella (Apicomplexa)
Improved rates of in vitro excystation of sporozoites from sporocysts of Sarcocystis capracanis, Sarcocystis cruzi, and Sarcocystis tenella were obtained by pretreating sporocysts with an aqueous sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution followed by incubation in excysting fluid (EF). After pretreatment ...
Cellular reactions of field crickets (Acheta pennsylvanicus Burmeister) and German cockroaches (Blatella germanica L.) to Physaloptera maxillaris Molin (Nematoda
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Two hundred and eleven of 4404 (4.8%) crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) collected in the winters of 1976-77 and 1977-78 in Essex County, southwestern Ontario, were infected with Diplotriaena tricuspis (Fedtschenko, 1874) Henry and Ozoux, 1909. Prevalence of potentially patent infections was only 2.6%, h...
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In North America, one of the largest traditional surviving fisheries involves the coldwater clawed American lobster Homarus americanus. However, post-harvest losses are conservatively estimated at 10-15%, representing an economic impact of $50-75 million annually. The mandate of the Lobster Health R...
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The development of the sarcocyst of Sarcocystis rauschorum in its intermediate host was studied. Lemmings were orally administered sporocysts of S. rauschorum obtained from snowy owls (Nyctea scandiaca). Beginning at 9 days postinoculation (DPI) and at various intervals to 84 DPI, skeletal muscle ti...
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Design and maintenance of a closed artificial seawater system for long-term holding of bivalve shellfish
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Two coccidia-free N. scandiaca were fed bradyzoites of S. rauschorum from varying lemmings (Dicrostonyx richardsoni). At necropsy 7 days later zygotes, oocysts in various stages of sporulation, and fully sporulated oocysts were observed only in the lamina propria of the small intestine. Sporogony of...
Free sporocysts of a Sarcocystis-like organism (11.6 x 9.2 micro m with a diffuse residuum of numerous small refractile granules) from intestinal scrapings of an N. scandiaca from Saskatchewan, Canada, were orally administered to laboratory-reared D. richardsoni. Merants were present in hepatocytes ...
We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the nuclear gene encoding small-subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid of the ciliate Anophryoides haemophila, a parasite of the American lobster Homarus americanus. The gene is 1763 bp in length, and has a guanosine-plus-cytosine content of 43.9%. Inferred ...
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Skeletal and cardiac muscle from wild geese dead of avian cholera was examined and sarcocysts were found in skeletal muscle of 42 of 88 Lesser Snow Geese, Anser caerulescens caerulescens, 1 of 7 Ross Geese, Anser rossi, and 1 of 3 Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, collected during April and May in ce...
Effects of the protozoan parasite Sarcocystis rauschorum on open-field behaviour of its intermediate vertebrate host, Dicrostonyx richardsoni
Behaviour and activity levels were measured in varying lemmings experimentally infected with the heteroxenous parasite, Sarcocystis rauschorum to test the hypothesis that the parasite alters behaviour of this intermediate host and thereby increases probability of transmission to the definitive host,...
Three B. virginianus were fed oocysts of C. bubonis and 3 were each fed 2 mice which had been orally infected with sporulated oocysts of C. bubonis 4 weeks previously. Faeces were examined daily by flotation and daily oocyst production was estimated. One B. virginianus was given sporulated oocysts o...
An assessment of lesions in bay scallops Argopecten irradians attributed to Perkinsus karlssoni (Protozoa, Apicomplexa)
Lesions found in bay scallops Argopecten irradians imported into Atlantic Canada for culture were attributed to a parasite Perkinsus karlssoni. It appears, however, that stages from several organisms were combined to create the life cycle of P. karlssoni. The ultrastructure of the agent in lesions o...


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Grand Entry is the exciting opening to each and every RodeoHouston performance. When the gate opens and Show officials appear on horseback, the performance has officially begun. The winding trail of horses, buggies, carriages, hay wagons and fire trucks, brings a colorful exhibition of Show officials, dignitaries, sponsors, volunteers and special guests to RodeoHouston fans nightly.
With pride, the audience stands for a stunning performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" as a professional trick rider carries the American flag atop her horse for everyone to see around the arena. NRG Stadium fills with patriotic spirit as fireworks burst in the arena, signaling the start of the RODEOHOUSTON performance.
Authentic ranch hand practices often inspire rodeo sports such as tie-down roping, which derived from the practical method cowboys use to gather cattle for medical treatments or branding.
While the objective of tie-down roping as a sport is different than on the range, the dynamics required for success are the same — an experienced cowboy with precise roping skills and a solid partnership between horse and rider.
The hot pursuit does not begin until the calf reaches its head start and triggers a trip lever releasing the barrier in front of the roper's chute. In seconds, the roper and horse will go from standstill to full-tilt gallop, racing after the calf and against the clock. Once in position, the rider ropes the calf before he quickly dismounts and runs to it. Meanwhile, the horse is trained to continually move backward to maintain tension on the rope. With strength and adrenaline, the cowboy then lifts the calf and lays the animal on its side in the dirt before roping any three of the calf's legs.
The clock only stops when the cowboy throws both hands in the air, signaling completion of the chase. The cowboy then remounts his horse and rides forward to release tension from the rope. For an official time to be recorded, the calf must remain tied for six seconds. A 10 second penalty is added to that time if the cowboy and his horse break the barrier too soon, which can be costly in an event based on time, where contestants are often separated by mere fractions of a second.
The full measure of a man is tried in bareback riding, as muscles are pulled, joints are pounded and strength is tested in the eight-second ride. The cowboy must rely on his strength and technique, without assistance from any equipment to conquer this rough stock event.
Ready to ride, the cowboy lifts one hand in the air while the other hand desperately holds on to the rigging, a leather hand-hold tie placed around the horse behind its front legs. Once out of the chute, the rider must keep his feet above the horse's shoulder before its front hooves hit the arena dirt on the first jump. This is called "marking out." The rider will be deducted a point if he fails to "mark out" or if his free hand touches the horse, himself or the rigging at any time during the ride.
Throughout the ride, the cowboy should continually spur in rhythm with the horse's bucking to maintain stability and execute proper form. The spurring motion requires the rider to quickly move his heels above and below the horse's shoulders. As soon as the horse jumps, the rider pulls his knees to move his spurs behind the horse's shoulders. As the horse's hind legs fully extend, the rider mimics the horse and straightens his legs past the animal's shoulders before the next pounding kick.
Judges consider both the rider and the horse in the score, looking at the horse's bucking action and the cowboy's spurring technique. The judges also look for the rider's willingness to lean far back on the horse and adjust to its wild action.
Partnership means success in this timed-sport. In team roping, two cowboys must work together and trust each other to rope a runaway steer and a championship title.
Two riders on horseback are positioned on either side of the steer's chute in preparation for the wild chase. After the steer gains a head start, the first roper, known as the header, must rope the steer in one of three ways: around both horns, around one horn and the head, or around the neck. If the header ropes the steer in any other fashion, then the team is disqualified.
After the header ropes the steer and quickly dallies his lasso (ties it around the saddle horn), he must quickly turn the steer to the left to set up his partner, the heeler. The heeler's task is to lasso both of the steer's hind legs while being careful not to catch the front legs. Time is called when both horses turn to face each other with no slack in the ropes holding the steer.
The riders are penalized 10 seconds if the header leaves the chute too soon and five seconds if the heeler only ropes one hind leg.
Rodeo's classic event, saddle bronc riding, evolved from the Old West when gritty cowboys fought to tame nature by breaking and training wild horses for their cattle ranches. Many cowboys say that this is the most challenging rodeo event to master because of the rigorous technical requirements.
A rider can easily receive a point deduction for simply missing his "mark out," which requires both heels to touch the horse's shoulders on the first jump out of the chute. The rider also can be disqualified if he touches any part of the horse or his body with his free hand at any time during his ride.
For eight seconds, the dirt arena becomes a dance floor as the rider uses strength and agility to spur in rhythm with the horse's bucking motion. As soon as the chutes open, the rider's hand tightens around the soft woven rein attached to the horse's halter, and the dance begins. The cowboy's legs snap forward over the horse's shoulder before the animal's front feet strike the ground, and then the cowboy kicks his legs back in a sweeping motion, creating a rhythmic stride called spurring. When the rider spurs correctly, saddle bronc riding changes from a rough stock sport to a harmonized performance.
To garner the best score, a cowboy must keep his toes turned outward, spur consistently from shoulder to saddle, and maintain balance and control of the horse. The horse's bucking action also is judged and calculated into the overall score.
In steer wrestling, a cowboy uses only his strength and skills to tackle a runaway steer at least twice his size and weight. This event is known for speed, ability and precise timing. Steer wrestling is the fastest rodeo event, with a world record of 2.4 seconds.
In the early 1900s, the legendary rodeo star and Wild West show performer, Bill Picket, created steer wrestling for entertainment value. Also known as "bulldogging," steer wrestling was inspired by the real-life ranch practice of using trained bulldogs to help catch stray cattle. Steer wrestlers are commonly referred to as bulldoggers.
The steer wrestler starts behind the barrier on one side of the steer, which is waiting to run in the chute, while a second cowboy on horseback, called a hazer, waits on the opposite side. The hazer acts like a barrier preventing the steer from veering away from the bulldogger after it leaves the chute. Once the steer is given a head start, the bulldogger and hazer take off blocking either side of the 500-pound animal. The bulldogger slides off his horse, wraps his arms around the steer's horns and digs his heels into the dirt. Once the cowboy brings the steer to a halt, he uses his whole body and strength to flip the steer on its side with all four legs pointing in the same direction. If the cowboy breaks the barrier too soon, he receives a 10 second penalty.
This all-women's rodeo event is a display of fine horsemanship as the rider and horse maneuver through a course racing against the clock. Timing is truly everything in barrel racing as a contestant's run is measured in hundredths of a second.
Entering the arena at full speed, the horse and rider race to complete a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels in a triangle formation before exiting through the entrance. Precision and partnership are vital in barrel racing. Dirt flies as the horse and rider try to "hug the barrels" as close as possible to remove seconds from their time. Riding at top speed, the rider must be accurate or else they risk knocking over a barrel and adding a penalty of five precious seconds to their total time. In an event where every second counts, there is no room for error.
A bull rider must be made tougher than most men, as bull riding is often considered the most dangerous sport in rodeo. While most rodeo events evolved from ranch hand practices, bull riding started from the fearless, wild character of cowboys brave enough to ride nature's horned beast.
The fate of the ride is in the cowboy's own hand as he grips on to the bull rope through the roughest ride of his life. A bull rope is a flat-braided rope with a single hand-hold wrapped around the bull's chest and held fast by the cowboy's riding hand. A weighted metal bell attached in the middle of the rope hangs underneath the bull and falls free from the animal when the rider lets go. A bull rider can be disqualified for touching the bull or himself with his free hand during the ride.
A bull rider's dream is an eight second ride, however, time isn't the only factor in the score. As in all rough stock events, the bull's bucking efforts account for half of the rider's points. Each bull is unpredictable, dangerous and specific in its own bucking fashion. Some bulls spin continuously in a circle, or jerk side to side, and even jump in the air relentlessly kicking. A bull the rider desires the most provides the perfect storm — an animal fierce enough to carry him to victory without dismounting him before the eight second buzzer.
With the speed of lightening, the horses take off and the chuck wagons soar around NRG Stadium in one of the most exciting events for RODEOHOUSTON fans.
These lightweight chuck wagons are pulled by a specially bred team of horses. Unwritten rules in this race require the lead driver to move his team to the outer circle of the arena to allow the other teams access to the inside lane to catch up.
The sharp turns on two wheels and close encounters have RODEOHOUSTON fans on the edge of their seats, eagerly watching to see if their predicted chuck wagon crosses the finish line first.
One of the wildest, most spirited and extremely heartwarming events at RODEOHOUSTON® is the calf scramble. With the drop of a cowboy hat, 15 calves are released into the arena for 30 youngsters to chase and attempt to catch. With Texas 4-H and FFA members and calves darting in every direction across the NRG Stadium floor, the calf scramble becomes one of the most chaotic, unscripted and beloved events of the Rodeo.
Each student who catches a calf is awarded a $1,750 certificate to purchase a registered beef heifer or market steer to show at the Houston Livestock Show™ the following year. Returning as an exhibitor, the student shows in a special competition and receives a $250 bonus if program requirements are fulfilled. This event is a true depiction of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, which supports the youth in Texas and encourages agriculture enterprise.
By the end of the 2016 Show, approximately $11.7 million will have been awarded in certificates and awards to more than 21,000 students since 1942.
Everyone in the audience smiles as the youngest rodeo contestants, dressed in their best Western attire, participate in the beloved mutton bustin' event. Before the concert, a group of determined 5 and 6 year olds spring out of the chute clinging onto a sheep, or mutton, for a thrilling and unforgettable ride. While all contestants are winners in mutton bustin', the rider who holds on the longest receives a champion belt buckle and a resounding round of applause from the crowd.
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Amitiza is currently the first and only prescription medicine available in Japan for chronic constipation.
"For years, millions of patients in Japan have been suffering from chronic constipation," said Sucampo's chairman, CEO, and CSO Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D. "Until the approval of AMITIZA, there had been no new chemical entity developed for chronic constipation in Japan in 32 years."
Amitiza (lubiprostone) is a prostone, a local activator of ClC-2 chloride channels in cells lining the small intestine. By increasing intestinal fluid secretion, lubiprostone softens stools and increases motility in the intestine, thereby facilitating the passage of stool and alleviating symptoms associated with chronic constipation. Additionally, activation of ClC-2 by lubiprostone has been shown to stimulate recovery of mucosal barrier function via the restoration of tight junction protein complexes in ex vivo studies of ischemic porcine intestine.
Outside Japan, Amitiza is approved in the United States for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults (24 mcg twice daily) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in women 18 years of age and older (8 mcg twice daily). Amitiza is also approved for chronic idiopathic constipation in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Detective Brian Taylor and prosecutor Donna Kelly at the scene of the Provo rape, one of their most brutal cases.
"A frugal criminal"
Though it is Utah's second-largest city, Provo, the home of Brigham Young University with its fame as the nation's "No. 1 stone-cold sober campus," manages to remain an overgrown small town. The young woman lived in a well-kept sprawling apartment complex just north of downtown along with hundreds of other students attending BYU and the nearly as straitlaced Utah Valley University.
On the morning of June 9, 2010, Shawn Michael Leonard, a 34-year-old Utah County Jail inmate, began his second day in a work release program at a business in nearby Lindon. Leonard, a handsome and powerfully built man who prosecutors say could be "charming," had been sentenced to prison six times for theft and drug possession. But he qualified for the minimal-security work program because he hadn't been convicted of a violent crime.
"He didn't have a violent record," says former Utah County prosecutor Donna Kelly. "But he was very violent. We just didn't know it. He was a meth user, and I have no doubt he suffered brain damage."
When the work release supervisors took attendance at lunch, "Leonard had walked away," says Kelly. "Escaped."
He made it the seven miles from Lindon to the freshman's apartment complex, and along the way he found the thick bootlace he would use in the attack and put it in his pocket.
After the rape, as Leonard left his unconscious victim, he inexplicably pocketed the bootlace.
"What can I say?" muses Kelly. "He was a frugal criminal."
It was the first of the mistakes that would lead to his conviction. The second came when Leonard washed the coed's blood from his hands in the river and noticed his jail identification bracelet. He cut it off and threw it into the fast-moving Provo River, where it lodged against a rock. "He figured it was on its way to Utah Lake. I wish every criminal would leave his ID at the scene," says Detective Brian Taylor, who became deeply involved in the case.
Leonard made his way three miles to The Shops at Riverwoods, where less than two hours later, he robbed a children's clothing store clerk at knife point, forced her into a storage room and bound her hands with the same bootlace.
She too struggled fiercely to loosen the lace, rubbing her skin tissue into it. Then Leonard fled in the clerk's car with her credit card and some cash from the till.
At about 6:30 p.m., the freshman, blinded by the blood covering her face, crawled out of the bushes and onto the trail where walkers found her. Barely able to breath through her crushed throat, she mumbled through blood and broken teeth, "Please help me. I've been raped."
A struggle for life and justice
When she arrived at the emergency room, her throat had swollen closed and doctors were not sure she would survive. Describing her shattered face in court later, the ER doctor wept.
Yet the freshman was desperate to describe her assailant. Taylor recalls the slender teen's determination in the ER to identify her attacker, even though the damage to her throat from the bootlace and her broken jaw made it impossible for her to utter words.
"She had enormous fortitude and dignity," he says. "She answered my questions in sign language. She told me a lot about her attacker despite being horribly injured."
Terror in Happy Valley
Word quickly spread. A brutal attack and rape on a jogging trail in broad daylight in one of Provo's quiet neighborhoods stunned the city and surrounding Utah County, nicknamed "Happy Valley." Within hours, the shock wave had reached the small world of Cedar City, where the freshman was well known and loved. "It was a grievous crime, and it set the community on edge with the idea that there was a violent rapist at large," says Kelly.
As soon as investigators finished with the crime scene, the owners of the apartment complex bulldozed the bushes along the riverside trail and posted signs reading, "Warning: Rapist at Large."
Kelly, who is now a Utah assistant attorney general, recalls, "The crime pulled the rug out from under a lot of people. It was a very safe part of Provo. He attacked her in the middle of the afternoon. It was shocking and made people realize, 'It could happen to me.'"
Kelly remembers the attack as among the most heinous she has seen in a 22-year career prosecuting sex crimes. "To beat someone's face with a cinder block—that's very intimate violence."
Catching the rapist became the highest priority of regional law enforcement. With backlogs of up to a year at the state's DNA lab, the mayor of Provo released money to pay for DNA testing at Sorenson Forensics, a private lab that offers a 60-day turnaround.


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Date: December 12, 2008
This position paper provides basic guidelines for dealing with lightning. You must follow the instructions on this page.
Many stadium operators, park districts, and school districts have acquired and installed advanced technology that can aid the referee in making decisions about weather conditions. If there is any indication that severe weather may occur, check with the appropriate authorities (field or park manager, athletic director, stadium operations personnel, city or county parks or education departments,etc.) for the latest information before making any decisions. Also check with these authorities during any weather-related interruption, as the new technology may allow you to restart earlier than indicated after a stoppage. It is not necessary to wait thirty (30) minutes when this assistance is available.
- Recognizing the threat
- Apply the 30-30 ruleWhen you see lightning, count the time until you hear thunder. If this time is 30 seconds or less, seek proper shelter. If you can't see the lightning, just hearing the thunder is a good back-up rule. Wait 30 minutes or more after hearing the last thunder before leaving shelter.
- Know and heed warning systems and community rules Many communities or park systems have lightning detection and warning systems. Use this information and obey the rules established by the community or park system.
- Know and apply the rules or procedures established by the competition authority.
- Minimize the risk of being struck.Protect the safety of all participants by stopping game activities quickly, so that participants and spectators may retire to a safer place before the lightning threat becomes significant. Remember, if you can hear the thunder, you are within reach of lightning.
- Seeking proper shelter
- No place outside is safe near thunderstorms
- The best shelter is a large, fully enclosed, substantially constructed building. A vehicle with a solid metal roof and metal sides is a reasonable second choice.
- If there is no proper shelter, avoid the most dangerous locations: Higher elevations; wide open areas, including fields; tall isolated objects, such as trees, poles, or light posts; unprotected open buildings; rain shelters; bus stops; metal fences and metal bleachers.


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Playwright of a new musical JUDY GARLAND - World's Greatest Entertainer. This show is a takeoff of the '70's tv show THIS IS YOUR LIFE. But Judy's guests are Liza, Frank and Dean. The 4 of them sing their signature tunes. Opening in April 2015
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The Milton (DE) Theatre May 16 302.684.3038
The second half of this theatre season promises stratospheric laughs, murder and mayhem and an ode to the heretofore unknown musical side of Adolph Hitler.
BOEING, BOEING opens at DTC on 23 Jan, running through 10 February. Originally a French farce, it was listed in Guiness Book as the most performed French play. Transformed into a film version in 1965, it starred Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis, probably one reason why Lewis' zaniness is more highly regarded in France than America.
DTC's next show, LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, stars Dawn Wills of Gilligan's Island celebrity. The final offering is a departure for the group, SOUTH PACIFIC.
Music must be in the air. As DTC mounts their first musical in years, REP ENSEMBLE is premiering a show that has never been produced in the state. THE THREEPENNY OPERA was written by legends: German dramatist Bertolt Brecht with music composed by Kurt Weill.
It challenges conventional notions of property as well as those of theatre. It dramatises the question: "Who is the greater criminal: he who robs a bank or he who founds one?" The Threepenny Opera is also an early example of musical comedy. The score has jazz influences. It is most remembered for Bobby Darrin's signature song "The Ballad of Mack The Knife."
This is epic drama and an important piece of musical history. Opens this week through 2 February.
REP ENSEMBLE follows with HAMLET and FEVER.
There is Jerry Lewis and their there is Mel Brooks, the crown prince of zany. NCT opens 25 January with one of the most hilarious musicals in history, THE PRODUCERS. Belly laughs galore, most especially wih the jaw dropping production number, "Springtime for Hilter and Germany!"
The remainder of the season is prime time entertainment. NCT premieres in Delaware LEGALLY BLOND. Next is FOREVER PLAID, a nod to the harmonies of the '50's and then the dynamite A CHORUS LINE.
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Safe Tweeting: the basics
Keeping your account secure
We want Twitter to be a safe and open community. This help page provides some information and tips to help you practice safe Tweeting and keep your account secure. Here are some basics:
- Use a strong password.
- Use login verification.
- Watch out for suspicious links, and always make sure you're on Twitter.com before you enter your login information.
- Never give your username and password out to untrusted third parties, especially those promising to get you followers or make you money.
- Make sure your computer and operating system is up-to-date with the most recent patches, upgrades, and anti-virus software.
We're working to improve our responses to security threats, but user accounts and computers can sometimes become compromised by phishing, hacks, or viruses. If you think your account has been compromised, please visit our help page for compromised accounts to find out how to fix it quickly!
You can help protect your account by following some easy precautions, discussed below.
Use a strong and unique password
In addition to creating a secure Twitter account password, you should also do the same for your email address associated with your Twitter account.
- Do create a password at least 10 characters long. Longer is better.
- Do use use a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
- Do use a different password for each website you visit.
- Do keep your password in a safe place. Consider using password management software to store all of your login information securely.
- Do not use personal information in your password such as phone numbers, birthdays, etc.
- Do not use common dictionary words such as "password", "iloveyou", etc.
- Do not use sequences such as "abcd1234", or keyboard sequences like "qwerty".
- Do not reuse passwords across websites. Your Twitter account password should be unique to Twitter.
Additionally, you can select "Require personal information to reset my password" in your Security and privacy settings. If you check this box, you will be prompted to enter your e-mail address or phone number to reset your password if you ever forget it.
For more info on selecting a secure password, check out these password tips from Google.
Use login verification
Login verification is a feature that helps you keep your account more secure. Instead of relying on just a password, login verification introduces a second check to make sure that you and only you can access your Twitter account. Only people who have access to both your password and your phone will be able to log in to your account.
For help setting up login verification on your account, visit our article about using login verification.
Always check that you're at twitter.com before logging in
Phishing is when someone tries to trick you into giving up your Twitter or email username and password, usually so they can send out spam to all your followers from your account. Often, they'll try to trick you with a link that goes to a fake login page.
Be wary of weird links in DMs: Be cautious when clicking on odd links in DMs. Even if the link came from a friend, it's possible that their account was compromised and the URL was actually sent out by a spammer.
Make sure you're on Twitter.com before logging in: Whenever you are prompted to enter your Twitter password, just take a quick look at the URL and make sure you're actually on Twitter.com.
You can find the URL in the address bar of your browser. Twitter domains will always have the http://twitter.com/ as the base domain. Here are some examples of Twitter login pages:
Phishing websites will often look just like Twitter's login page, but will actually be a website that is not Twitter. Here are some examples of URLs that are NOT Twitter pages:
If you think you may have been phished, change your password as soon as possible and visit this help page for compromised accounts.
Log in directly at Twitter.com if you're unsure: If you're ever uncertain of a website, just type Twitter.com into your browser bar, hit enter, and log in directly from our homepage.
We won't contact you asking for your password
Twitter will never ask you to provide your password via email, direct message, or @reply.
We will never ask you to download something or sign-in to a non-Twitter website. Never open an attachment or install any software from an email that claims to be from us; it's not.
If we suspect your account has been phished or hacked, we may reset your password to prevent the hacker from misusing your account. In this case, we'll email you a link to where you can reset your password. Again, this link will always be on the http://twitter.com/ website, and we will never ask you to provide your password via email, direct message, or @reply.
If you forget your password, you can reset it yourself at this link.
Tip: If you're getting password reset emails you didn't request, you might consider verifying a phone with your account to prevent other users from mistakenly typing your username into our password reset form. We always ask for phone number confirmation before we send any user-requested password reset emails.
Evaluating links on Twitter
Lots of links are shared on Twitter, and many are posted with URL shorteners. URL shorteners, like bit.ly or TinyURL, create unique, shortened links that redirect to your longer link so it can be more easily shared. URL shorteners can also obscure the end domain, making it difficult to tell where the link goes to.
Some browsers have free plug-ins that will show you the extended URLs without you having to click on them. Here are links to plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Firefox (which is a free-to-download browser):
In general, please use caution when clicking on links. If you click on a link and find yourself unexpectedly on a page that resembles the Twitter login page, don't give up your username and password! Just type in Twitter.com into your browser bar and log in directly from the Twitter homepage.
Keep your computer and browser up-to-date and virus-free
Keep your browser and Operating System updated with the most current versions and patches; patches are often released to address particular security threats. Be sure to also scan your computer regularly for viruses, spyware, and adware.
If you're using a public computer, like at a library or school, make sure you always sign out of Twitter when you're done (there's a "Sign Out" link in the upper right of the site).
Assist any compromised friends and followers
If you get a weird link from a follower that you think is a phishing site or a spam site, reach out and suggest they change their password right away. You can also send them to the help page for compromised accounts so they can get more information.
Select third-party applications with care
There are lots of third-party programs and applications you can use with your Twitter accounts. These applications are built on the Twitter platform by external developers and allow you to do an array of neat things with your account. However, you should be cautious before giving up control of your account to someone else.
There are two ways to grant an application access to your account. The first is a secure protocol called OAuth. This is our recommended connection method and doesn't require you to give out your username and password. The other way to connect requires you to give your Twitter username and password and is called Basic Authentication. You can find out more about OAuth and Basic Authentication on our Connecting to Third-Party Application help page.
You should be particularly cautious when you're asked to give your username and password to an application or website. When you give your username and password to someone else, they have complete control of your account and can lock you out or take actions that cause your account to be suspended. Be wary of any application that promises to make you money or get you followers. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
Some legitimate applications do ask for your username and password. These include installed applications you use for tweeting from your desktop or mobile phone. Just be sure to research applications thoroughly before providing account access.
Revoke access for any third-party application that you don't recognize by visiting the Applications tab in Account Settings.


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Located in Puerto Vallarta's cosmopolitan Basilio Badillo Street in Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Gallería Dante has chosen to spotlight three talented women during their upcoming Pre-Christmas show, for which a special reception has been scheduled on Friday, December 14, with cocktails from 6 to 10 pm. Expect to find excellent Christmas gift choices with their art, which includes paintings, glass, mosaic, jewelry, clocks, textiles and much more.
Sandra Leonard, who is host to frequent art workshops at the art-filled bed and breakfast, Hacienda Mosaico, is a self-taught glass artist with experience at several important glass studio workshops. Nina Di Giovanni began exploring mosaic art in the 80's while living in Barcelona. Being the daughter of a Mexican mother and an Italian father has strongly influenced her multi-culturally inspired works. Raised in Minnesota, Janice Reuland explores multi-layered techniques incorporating acrylic, gesso, watercolors, calligraphy ink and other ingredients to create one-of-a-kind intriguing floral landscapes.
A member of the Southside Shuffle, Gallería Dante is located at Basilio Badillo 269 in Emiliano Zapata, an ideal destination for successful Puerto Vallarta shopping.


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Eggplant Parmigiana RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 2 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1-1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter, divided
- 8 cups (32 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Place eggplant in a colander; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onions, basil, bay leaves, oregano and thyme in oil until onions are tender.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, honey and lemon-pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add garlic; simmer 10 minutes longer. Discard bay leaves.
- Rinse eggplant slices; pat dry with paper towels. In a shallow bowl, combine eggs and pepper; place bread crumbs in another shallow bowl. Dip eggplant into eggs, then coat with crumbs. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- In a large skillet, cook half of the eggplant in 2 tablespoons butter for 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining eggplant and butter.
- In each of two greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dishes, layer half of each of the eggplant, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Medium-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.
Reviews for Eggplant Parmigiana
"We love this recipe. The sauce is terrific. Be careful to fully cook the eggplant. I add the top cheese at the end to avoid overcooking."
"Substituted veal patties with this recipe because we loved the sauce so much with the eggplant. Delicious."
"This was AWESOME! Well worth making your own sauce, expecially with fresh tomatoes."
"Scrumptious! I love eggplant anyway but this dish rivals what I can get at my favorite restaurant. I made this with one good size eggplant- and the same ingredients listed although I only used 2 cups of the mozzarella and maybe 1/4 cup parm cheese. I will be making this often-"
"I made this with eggplant and tomatoes from the garden and it was delicious. I can't wait for the rest of my eggplant to grow so I can make it again. My husband loved it and didn't miss not having any meat. Definitely a keeper."


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More: You are starring in ABC's new series The Neighbors, which premieres tonight, September 26. What drew you to show?
Jami Gertz: To read something so funny, where I can laugh out loud, to me is a gift. Clearly this show has Dan Fogelman (Cars, Bolt and Tangled) written all over it. I believe he is really on to something. When I saw this, it was the kind of script that made me really want to audition and land the part.
More: What kind of neighbor is your character, Debbie Weaver: noisy, nosy, gossipy or quiet?
JG: Debbie is the kind of person you want on your side. She is a good mom, a good wife and a good friend. But she is also from Bayonne, New Jersey, so she is a working-class girl. In Debbie's world, at the end of the day if everyone gets to their bed and no one is bleeding, that is all that matters. It may not be tied up in a pretty bow, but they are all safe.
More: Debbie sounds like your character from Still Standing.
JG: Yes, she is very much like Judy Miller. They both have three kids and are working moms. The reason both roles are a very comfortable spot for me to be in comedically is because I too am the mom of three and I get what it means to just make it through the day when you also have a job to hold on to.
More: On this show you discover your neighbors are actually aliens.
JG: Yes, we discover in the pilot that they are from another planet. My onscreen husband [Lenny Venito] moves us into a new neighborhood, which is on a golf course. As soon as we get there we say to ourselves, "Hmm . . . something is not right with the neighbors. They look too perfect and have the names of many professional athletes." While they are stuck on Earth, we are stuck in this community with no place to go.
More: You have had some pretty memorable roles. Having said that, does this script seem like the wackiest one you have read?
>JG: Yes, it was out there and wacky. While this show is coming from a different voice, it is also very distinct and I just get it. The scripts that keep coming in make me laugh out loud.
More: Do you believe there is life on other planets?
JG: I do believe we are not the only ones in the universe. It is just too vast. There are too many galaxies and I think it is naive to think we are the only things going. There has to be something else out there.
More: Aside from your work in front of the camera, you are also working behind the scenes producing films. Tell me about that.
JG: It was part of my maturation. There is a certain point where things slow down. When they did, I felt I had to reinvent myself a little bit. I took a step back and thought, How am I going to do that? Once your children hit a certain age, they don't need you the way they used to when they were babies. This event kind of coincides with [that midpoint in an actor's life], and it was a double whammy for me.
More: And so the story began?
JG: I am the worst person to go to the movies with, because I look at things so differently since I am an actor. If my husband didn't enjoy a film, I would say, "Well, that is because the character wasn't fully explored." Anyway, after he heard me babble on one too many times, he told me to put my money where my mouth was and go create art in the media I had knowledge about. It was a challenge I was up to and excited to explore.
More: What kinds of challenges did you face by stepping behind the camera?
JG: Patience. As an actor I am hired last; the producers have been the ones working through the development process. When I come on board I learn my lines, get into wardrobe and begin shooting in two weeks. I am used to being creative on the fly. But development is a long and arduous process. There are many cooks in the kitchen and there are many different incarnations of scripts, deadlines not being met, and times you wonder why people aren't working faster to get it done. You have to have a thick skin to hang in there.
More: Being the mom to three boys must require you to have all the patience in the world.
JG: When you become a mom it really tests your ability to forgive and forget. Look, I have pretty delicious children, but I know everything is not perfect and not everything is great all of the time. If someone tells you it is, she is lying. Not only have I had to learn how to move on from things since I became a mom, but becoming a mom has also mellowed me. My kids have definitely made me develop more patience and accept them for who they are. My mom always used to say to me, "I have two choices: to love you and to love you." I never knew what she meant until I became a parent.
More: Well put.
JG: As a mom, I have learned how to negotiate with people, and if I have to give bad news, how to pepper it. Being a producer is similar . . .
More: You used the word reinvent, which is a big theme here at More. Because you were part of the whole Brat Pack era, did you feel the pressure to reinvent yourself?
JG: Oh yeah, I was in some pretty iconic movies, such as Lost Boys, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. There was no great plan for me as to picking and choosing what I was going to do. When I started out, it was about survival, about eating, and building my first house. Yes, I wanted integrity, and to work on projects I was proud of, but it was also about paying the bills. As my husband and I grew into our careers, my reinvention was all about, how do I do this while raising kids?
More: You are buddies with the rich and famous, yet are still so grounded.
JG: Even though I was making movies I still lived in the same house, went to the same school, and saw the same neighbors. My childhood was never interrupted. I was so fortunate that way. I wanted to impart my loving childhood on to my kids. I wanted to give them the same confront and safety of their home, school and family.
More: Spoken like a true mother.
JG: When I worked on the movie Twister I had a six-week-old and a three-year-old. I barely saw them during the four months I was shooting, even when they were in my trailer. My move to TV was so I could be in Los Angeles full time and around my boys full time. The decisions I made in my career were because family life was so important to me.
More: You have not aged a bit. You are still gorgeous and in fabulous shape, and you have a beautiful family.
JG: It is a lot of work, and no, it is not easy. However, I will say, my family is my biggest joy. They are what I love to come home to, because they are my guys!
More: Unlike some of your former costars, like Robert Downey Jr., who overcame many obstacles, and, sadly, Corey Haim, who passed away in 2010, how have you managed to remain under the radar?
JG: I think it stems from my childhood and my parents. They gave me the basics, such as showing up on time for a job and doing it well because someone is paying you, knowing your lines, and always hitting your mark. These things were taught to me early on by my parents. I also want to add, I never looked at this as a way to get famous. I did it because I loved it, I was good at it, and I could make money to support myself. Since I never wanted to mess that up, I stayed away from the pitfalls and did not go down those roads.
More: There was a time when you starred in suspense and dramatic films such as Less Than Zero and The Lost Boys. Yet you got off that path and found your calling in comedy [Still Standing, Seinfeld and Modern Family]. What prompted the change?
JG: I started out in comedy—Square Pegs was a comedy. But after I turned 18 years old the movies I went on to do were serious movies. Believe it or not, I find comedy harder. When you look at the universal things that are sad, such as illness and death, those are emotions we all feel. Yet in comedy, what might make you laugh might not make another person laugh. Actors in comedies have to find the common ground, to make as many people as possible laugh. There are so many factors that come into play, such as timing.
More: Doing comedy feels more natural to you?
JG: I am most comfortable in comedic roles.
More: How do you feel about turning 50 in a few years?
JG: Aging is not easy, but it is the alternative that really sucks. If I have my health, that is a good thing. I try to live a healthy life. Look, you are guaranteed three things: you are born, you are going to live, and then you die. I also try not to look at myself too much.
More: Why? You are stunning.
JG: I think my husband married me because I am the type of girl who can be ready in 10 minutes (laughs). If anything, I want to feel good, strong and happy.
More: I am down with that.
JG: I try not to watch too many sad things. I get one ride, and I am trying to make it as joyful as it can be. When I think about aging, I take it, because some people don't get to age like I am doing.
More: What is the secret of your happiness?
JG: I have gratitude, and to me that is huge. I have learned how to move on from things. I don't let myself get stuck in bitterness and anger. For instance, if I fight with my husband, I try to quickly forget about it. Why? Because I am sure it was stupid and his fault (laughs).
More: Would you ever write a book about your exciting life in Hollywood?
JG: Nope! I would never kiss and tell. They are my memories.
More: Are your kids allowed to see mommy's movies?
JG: Oh no! Actually, I don't know what they have seen. I don't think they saw Less Than Zero—they don't want to see me kissing Andrew McCarthy or in bed with Robert Downey Jr. I think that aspect will creep them out, since they only see me as mom.
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