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Adult Stem Cells (ASCs), by definition, are unspecialized or undifferentiated cells that not only retain their ability to divide mitotically while still maintaining their undifferentiated state but also, given the right conditions, have the ability to differentiate into different types of cells including cells of different germ-origin – an ability referred to as transdifferentiation or plasticity.1,2 In vitro, the conditions under which transdifferentiation occurs can be brought about by modifying the culture medium in which the cells are cultured. In vivo, the same changes are seen when the ASCs are transplanted into a tissue environment different to their own tissue-of origin. Though the exact mechanism of this transdifferentiation of ASCs is still under debate, this ability of ASCs along with their ability to self-renew is of great interest in the field of Regenerative Medicine as a therapeutic tool in being able to regenerate and replace dying, damaged or diseased tissue.
Clinically, however, there are a few criteria that ASCs need to fulfill before they can be viewed as a viable option in Regenerative Medicine. These are as follows:3
Adipose Tissue Yields an Abundance of ASC's
Compared to any other source, the high concentrations of regenerative cells found in adipose tissue (depots of fat for storing energy) especially in the abdominal region, by sheer volume of availability, ensure an abundance in number of ASCs ranging in the millions per unit volume. The sheer number available also has the added advantage of not needing to be cultured in a laboratory over days in order to get the desired number of ASCs to achieve what is called "therapeutic threshold" i.e. therapeutic benefit. In addition, harvesting ASCs from adipose tissue through simple, minimally invasive liposuction under local anesthesia is relatively easier and painless — and poses minimal risk to the patient compared to all other possible methods.
Adipose tissue ASCs (AT-ASCs) are extremely similar to stem cells isolated from bone marrow (BMSCs). The similarities in profile between the two types of ASCs range from morphology to growth to transcriptional and cell surface phenotypes.4,5 Their similarity extends also to their developmental behavior both in vitro and in vivo. This has led to suggestions that adipose-derived stem cells are in fact a mesenchymal stem cell fraction present within adipose tissue.6
Clinically, however, stromal vascular fraction-derived AT-ASCs have the advantage over their bone marrow-derived counterparts, because of their abundance in numbers – eliminating the need for culturing over days to obtain a therapeutically viable number – and the ease of the harvest procedure itself – being less painful than the harvest of bone marrow. This, in theory, means that an autologous transplant of adipose-derived ASCs will not only work in much the same way as the successes shown using marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplant, but also be of minimal risk to the patient.
AT-ASCs, like BM-ASCs, are called Mesenchymal ASCs because they are both of mesodermal germ-origin. This means that AT-ASCs are able to differentiate into specialized cells of mesodermal origin such as adipocytes, fibroblasts, myocytes, osteocytes and chondrocytes.7,8,9 AT-ASCs are also able (given the right conditions of growth factors) to transdifferentiate into cells of germ-origin other than their own. Animal model and human studies have shown AT-ASCs to undergo cardiomyogenic 10, endothelial (vascular)11, pancreatic (endocrine) 12, neurogenic 13, and hepatic trans-differentiation14 , while also supporting haematopoesis15.
Low Risk to the Patient
Autologous transplant of SVF AT-ASCs also poses extremely low risk to the patient when done as a single procedure in a sterile surgical operating room setting. Furthermore, it is postulated that SVF AT-ASCs due to their immunosuppressive properties may be transplanted into not only autologous but also allogenic tissues without initiating a cytotoxic T-cell response.16 We at AdiStem believe autologous transplant to be the safest and most viable option.
It is noteworthy that the protocol devised by AdiStem for the procurement of SVF AT-ASCs does not overlook the therapeutic potential conferred by the cocktail of ingredients present in the SVF. Let us look at this cocktail of cells, proteins and growth factors in a little more detail.
The extracellular matrix of adipose tissue contains different types of Collagen such as Types 1, 3-4, 7, 14-15, 18 and 27 to name a few.6 This is important in AdiStem's Fat Transfer protocol where freshly isolated fat is used as a filler in augmentation or post-lumpectomy reconstruction of the breast and in the augmentation of the penis, and where collagen provides the structural support required for cell survival.
Furthermore, the extracellular matrix plays an important role in adipocyte endocrine secretions, and release of growth factors such as transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and fibroblast growth factor (FGF), among others all of which are contained in the SVF.17 This is consistent with the secretions of cells in the presence of an extracellular matrix. The SVF also contains the various proteins present in the adipose tissue extracellular matrix of which Laminin is of interest due to its ability to help in neural regeneration.6
The cellular composition of the SVF ranges from pre-adipocytes to endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, pericytes, fibroblasts, and AT-ASCs. Typically, the SVF also contains blood cells from the capillaries supplying the fat cells. These include erythrocytes, B and T cells, macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, natural killer (NK) cells, hematopoietic stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells, to name a few. The latter two types of cells, namely the hematopoietic stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells play important roles in supporting the viability of existing blood vessels and helping create new ones respectively.
We believe that these other ingredients that make up the SVF 'cocktail' act as an adjuvant to further augment the effect of the autologous transplant of SVF AT-ASCs.
Stem Cell Expansion is Unnecessary
An important point to note is that there is still debate whether freshly isolated ASCs are functionally similar to ASCs which have undergone expansion.18 We believe this debate to be of little consequence because of the high concentrations of regenerative cells we are able to harvest. Expansion is therefore unnecessary. Moreover, our own preliminary results in human subjects (n=32), where wound-healing was tested by the introduction of freshly isolated ASCs into the wound showed more than promising results. It must be stated however, that isolates from the lipoaspirate on its own proved less effective than when the isolates were introduced into either a proprietary Activation Medium containing known growth factor stimulators of stem cells in addition to the patients' own platelet-derived growth factors (using PRP Kit) for one hour before being re-introduced into the patient.
ASCs Require Activation for Full Functionality
The observations stated above confirm that Adipose-derived ASCs though large in number lie dormant within the adipose tissue and that they require activation to come into full functionality for more successful implantation into the host tissue and to begin self-renewal by cell division and formation of other cell types by differentiation and transdifferentiation. This is also in line with the theory that ASCs are called into action only when the tissues within which they reside are dying, damaged or diseased. Further preliminary testing to increase the functionality of the Adipose-derived ASCs using specific frequencies of monochromatic light (LED Technology – AdiLight-2) – the specifics of which we prefer not to disclose at this time – has also revealed significant results.
AdiStem Phase I/II Clinical Trials in Humans on the Safety and Efficacy of Administration of Activated Autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Adult Stem Cells are ongoing and at several stages of completion at various centers around the world for Management of Type II Diabetes, Breast Reconstruction Post-Lumpectomy, Management and Healing of Chronic Diabetic Ulcers and for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Future research areas which have shown promising results in our initial case studies are Osteoarthritis, Emphysema, Stroke, Heart Failure and early stage Parkinson's Disease.
See Where Activated Stem Cells Go »»
Patents Have Been Filed
AdiStem Pty. Ltd. has filed multiple Australian Innovation Patents and multiple International PCT Patents on its methodology of extraction of adipose-derived ASCs from adipose tissue and various methodologies for activating ASCs.
Stem Cells and PRP
AdiStem Stem Cell Kits include standard PRP components. Growth factors (GFs) from the patient's own circulating blood platelets are used to activate the adipose-derived ASCs harvested from the same patient.
Wound healing is a complex process, involving a mechanism of complex cascading regulatory events at both the molecular and cellular levels.19,20 Growth factors (GFs) are secreted by a wide variety of cells to regulate the wound healing process in an orderly manner.21,22 Over the last decade, various GFs, including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-ß), have been used to accelerate the healing process.23-27
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as a storage vehicle of growth factors, is a new application of tissue engineering which was considered for the application of growth factors. PRP is a concentration of platelets in plasma developed by gradient density centrifugation.28 It contains many growth factors, such as PDGF, TGF-ß, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), etc.29,30 And it has been successfully used in a variety of clinical applications for improving hard and soft tissue healing.31-35 Platelet-rich plasma has also been shown to enhance the proliferation of human adipose-derived stem cells.36
The (stem cell) procedure involves the taking of blood during or just prior to the patient's adipose tissue extraction procedure. Platelets are isolated from the blood and then activated to release their growth factors before photoactivation with AdiLight-2. The adipose-derived ASCs are then mixed with the growth factors containing plasma and activated in the AdiLight-2 for 20 minutes prior to being administered to the patient.
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College Hockey:Feb. 28-March 1 WCHA picks
According to the WCHA (via collegehockeystats.net), there remain 387,420,489 scenarios for the league's final finish and playoff seedings. And that's with just two weekends and 18 games remaining in the regular season! Shane and Matt won't go through all of them. We'll just make our predictions for this weekend …
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan
Shane: These two teams have been fading, with both teams winning just one of their last seven games. Something's got to give, right? While the standings remain tight, the host Wildcats are the team sitting in ninth place right now. Are they the more desperate team? Definitely … maybe. Wildcats 3-2, Falcons 5-1
Matt: I've found the more desperate team, the better chance they have to win. There's no one more desperate than ninth-place Northern right now after it squandered not only a league-high games in hand, but a league-high of nine home games in the second half. The Wildcats need four points this weekend at home, but that might be asking too much of them right now. Falcons 3-1, Wildcats 4-2
Minnesota State at Lake Superior
Shane: Both of these teams seem to have overcome a bit of a January lull and are playing good hockey again. At second place, the Mavericks are in the more comfortable position in the standings, while the Lakers are mixed up in that gooey middle. MSU's only road sweep this season was at Huntsville, but I think they claim another. Mavericks 2-1, 5-2
Matt: If this was in Mankato, I'm easily picking a sweep for the Mavericks. At 6-12-0 away from home, however, it's tough to imagine the Mavs sweeping despite needing a win to stay in the hunt for the regular season title. LSSU needs a win more than MSU does right now as the Lakers are fighting for a playoff spot. The return of goaltender Kevin Kapalka will allow the hosts to steal a game. Lakers 2-1, Mavericks 5-2
Alabama-Huntsville at Bemidji State
Shane: Another long road trip for the Chargers. What's their mentality like right now? Determined to play spoiler? Xing out the days on the calendar with season's end in sight? The Beavers know there's four points to lose in this series and a real chance to avoid the league's Mendoza line. Beavers 3-1, 4-1
Matt: The WCHA should close every regular season with Alaska vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan and Alabama-Huntsville vs. Bemidji State. Beavers-Chargers might not be as competitive as Tech-Northern or Seawolves-Nanooks right now, but it's darn entertaining. Who hates Huntsville? I don't, but the phrase is darn catchy. Beavers 2-1, 3-1
Ferris State at Alaska
Shane: If things fall right, the Bulldogs can win the MacNaughton Cup this weekend. But this is not only Ferris' first trip to Alaska this season but its first since November of 2011. The Nanooks are rolling, winning six of seven and getting their final four games at home. Nanooks 4-2. Bulldogs 3-2
Matt: I may have been one of the only media members to slot the Nanooks in the top four of the WCHA during the preseason polls, and for a long time, I regretted that prediction. Alaska has come on strong late in the season, winning on the road as of late. Alaska is .500 at home in league play and .500 on the road in the WCHA. Those stats say split in Fairbanks against the Bulldogs. Bulldogs 3-2, Nanooks 4-2
Last week: Shane 4-2-0, Matt 4-2-0. Overall: Shane 121-58-21, Matt 116-63-21.
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What Happens If the Stock Market Doesn't Correct Soon?
Jeff Saut
The current cycle could stretch into year-end, where the markets might stumble as they contemplate another government shutdown.
A permabull is defined as somebody who is always upbeat about the future direction of the stock market and the economy. Recently I have been called a permabull by certain members of the media, which may be true since March of 2009, but certainly not true over the past 14 years. Recall, in September 1999 I wrote about the Dow Theory "sell signal" that had occurred. Then there was the Dow Theory "buy signal" of June 2003. Most important was the Dow Theory "sell signal" that was registered on November 23, 2007. Obviously, I am not a permabull. As my father used to tell me, "If you think the markets are going up, be bullish. If you think they are going down, be bearish. And, if you think the markets are going to go sideways, be boorish."
Even over the past four and a half years there have been occasions where I have suggested raising some cash when I thought a meaningful decline was coming. That strategy worked in 2010, 2011, and 2012, but this year I was adamant that "sell in May and go away" was not going to play. However, I did wrong-footedly target mid-July through mid-August for a meaningful decline to begin, but corrected that "call" when Vladimir Putin pulled our president out of his Syrian crisis. Yet my mantra ever since March 2009 has been, "You can be cautious, but don't get bearish." So in response to the "permabull" label, this morning I am going to discuss some of the bearish divergences that have been developing in US markets recently.
First is the divergence between the
Russell 2000
(INDEXRUSSELL:RUT), which serves as a benchmark for small-cap US stocks and which has been noticeably weaker than the
(INDEXSP:.INX). Since the RUT has been stronger than the overall stock market all year, its recent weakness could potentially be a downside "tell."
Next is the attendant series of charts showing the divergences between the SPX and a rise in interest rates in the high yield complex, the decline in third and fourth quarter GDP estimates, the collapse of forward earnings estimates for the S&P 500, and most troubling, the collapse in Bloomberg's Economic Conditions Index. Studying that chart, one observes how tight the correlation between Bloomberg's index and the S&P 500 has been over the past four years, until recently. In fact, in decades of monitoring the Bloomberg Economic Conditions Index, I can't recall such a divergence ever occurring. The implication is that business conditions are slowing at a very rapid pace, but the equity markets are ignoring that. Of course it could be as I have suggested in that nobody is going to pay any attention to the economic data until December because of the shutdown and the debt ceiling debate.
The next "bear boo" is the Shiller P/E ratio, which at 24.6 is 47% above its historic mean level of 16.5. The implication is that the S&P 500 is 47% overvalued. For reference one should know that the Shiller P/E ratio's historic low was 4.8, and the historic high was 44.2. The bears argue that valuation is making it very dangerous to invest in US stocks, but they have been saying that for more than four years. Here's how the Shiller P/E ratio is calculated:
1. Use the annual earnings of the S&P 500 companies over the past 10 years.
2. Inflation-adjust those earnings using the CPI into today's dollars.
3. Average the adjusted values for E10.
4. The Shiller P/E equals the ratio of the price of the S&P 500 Index over E10.
My issue with the Shiller P/E ratio is that it assumes what has happened over the last 10 years is going to happen again over the next 10 years, and I just don't believe it. In the crash years of 2001 and 2008, the S&P's bottom up earnings came in at $38.85 and $49.51, respectively. I particularly remember the 2008 earnings report because Wall Street's "best and brightest" strategists appeared in
magazine in December 2007, following the November Dow Theory "sell signal," with their earnings prediction for 2008. Those guestimates centered around $100 accompanied by price targets for the year of roughly 1700. The S&P 500 ended 2008 at 903.25. Using a simple P/E ratio leaves the SPX currently trading around 16.4x earnings and at 14.5x next year's estimate of $121.20. Clearly, not as expensive as the Shiller P/E measurement, and if the SPX trades at 16.4x next year's estimate, it suggests a price target of 1987.
Speaking to the bears' "debt worries," to me it is interesting that the debt ceiling crisis came when the deficit is actually coming down a lot faster than even the CBO thought could happen. That decline is going a long way in improving the future outlook. While the bears expect the economy to contract, I believe the capital expenditure cycle that is about to begin will actually strengthen the GDP figures in 2014. Moreover, with a stronger economy, and continuing low interest rates under Janet Yellen, we should be able to gradually reduce the deficit. Fortunately for the US, there is demand for our bonds and we are the world's currency. So what other questions are circling my desk?
Have I missed the bull market?
If this is the secular bull market I think it is, they tend to last somewhere between 10 to 20 years, so no, you have not missed the bull market. What do I do with my fixed income? IMO, the secular bull market in fixed income ended in July of last year. Accordingly you should be very careful with the fixed income portion of your asset allocation. If you have to be in bonds I would move to the short end of the yield curve.
Where should I invest now?
Ever since January I have said to decide how much money you want to commit to US stocks. Then break that amount into four tranches and invest the first tranche today. Subsequently, pick a future point in time to commit the second tranche (say two months from now). Continue with that plan until you are invested.
Which US stocks should I invest in?
I would stick with the large capitalization names that pay dividends.
Should I buy alternatives instead of fixed income?
The only fixed income I own is
Putnam's Diversified Income Trust
(MUTF:PDINX), which is geared for a higher interest rate environment. And yes, there are some alternatives to fixed income, but they have a higher degree of risk. Some of the ETFs playing to a diversified portfolio of REITs or MLPs make sense to me. And the final question...
Does diversification work/forward looking?
I will quote the great investor Sir John Templeton: "The only investor that doesn't need diversification, is the investor that is right 100% of the time."
Call for This Week
Random thoughts: We spend 90% of our time on things that only have a 10% impact, and 10% of our time on things on things that have a 90% impact. While teaching kids to drive, it becomes apparent that the best way to get into an accident is to drive while looking into the rearview mirror. Regrettably, that is what most investors do, trying to catch the last investment trend. I know enough to know what I don't know. The answer to nearly every question starts with, "It depends!" Be careful of statistics because a man can drown in a foot of water.
Current thoughts: The Dow has eclipsed the upper side of its Bollinger Bands (read negatively), and although that has happened three times this year, it is still a very rare event! While my timing models suggest this week still has the potential for some upside energy to test the recent highs, or maybe make a higher high, beginning next week they suggest there is another downside window opening. If we don't see a correction start next week, it means that, like late last summer, the powers that be have again been able to prevent the normal corrective process. If so, it implies this cycle could stretch into year-end, where the markets could finally stumble as they contemplate another government shutdown.
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Ika Ratih Poespa is a singer, composer and producer, a name out of many talented jazz musicians in Indonesia, consistent in her own line and have been fly wide to reach many other segments throughout her career. Ika Ratih Poespa comes from a family with a big influence of music and arts. Her father, Hadi Sowito won a title in the keroncong competition in the 50's and Sumiyati, her mother who is also a sariosa singer, have been involved in the music industry since the 80's also with Ika Ratih Poespa's brother, Dian Pramana Poetra. Other than attending the "Bourest Vocal Group" and "Dasa Tembang Tercantik 80 Choir" with Dian his brother, he also involved in Jimmy Manopo's album "Ceritamu Ceritaku" , "Nyanyian Bidadari" with Dian Pramana Poetra and Friends, Jingle "Pramuka Nasional", "Relife Insurrance", SMA 8, winning the Jingle competition of Bakri Life Insurance and BNI, Elvyn GM's "Terserah Saja", writing a song for Harvey Malaiholo entitled "Merindukanmu" (arranged by Tohpati) all the way to mixing, mastering and also as backing vocal in some of them, and last but not least worked in arranging Elvyn GM's religious album with the nuance of Middle East and jazz classical harmony.
In 2012, Ika Ratih Poespa released her new album "Eksplorasi" that is wrapped up in a jazzy and sassy nuance. The album "Eksplorasi" does not display music in the mainstream form of jazz but instead the songs are brought up in funk, soul and even retro disco tunes which are interesting and very ear-catching.
Under the label of Omega Pacific Production (OPP), this album involves loads of big names such as Dian Pramana Poetra, Riza Arshad, Zarro, Elvyn G Masassya, Hendry Lamiri and many others. These names added the previous who's who in the music industry she's worked with like Tohpati, Naima, Popo Artopo, Aditya Gumay, Andrea, Ustadz Jefry, Peter F Gontha, Bambang Utomo, Lenggie, Indah Permata Sari, Harvey Malaiholo, Calvin Jeremy, Dheca, Saradine, Dian Piesesha just to mention a few. With soft compositions and also with a thick atmosphere of beat funk, this album hopes to overcome the satiation of songs on air these days.
"Reste" is one of the many songs in this album that has received a warm welcome at the MIDEM Festival in Cannes, France which was performed by Ika Ratih Poespa's youngest daughter, Danilla. The lyrics in that are written in French, were written by Denny Arantika, produced by Richard Buntario and arranged by her own brother, Dian Pramana Poetra.
Riza Arshad completed the musicality in this album with the accordions in the track "Jawaban" making it feel very jazzy with a unique European touch.
Dian Pramana Poetra's arrangement of "Merindukanmu" is a sweet collaboration between him and Ika Ratih Poespa that is able to fulfill the longing craves of jazz lovers wanting to listen to the voice of our senior jazz singer, Dian Pramana Poetra.
Along with other splendid tracks forming this album, listeners will be satisfied with what she has presented in this album. The list will take you into her ways of music with a variation of different tracks presented in their own unique ways.
With so many talented she possessed, the wide arrays of variation contained in the album plus the support from so many fellow musicians, it's about time for Ika Ratih Poespa to stand in a spot she really deserves.
Eksplorasi should be a major breakthrough for her as well as becoming an important milestone in her illustrious career.
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Translated into English by: Khairiyah Sartika Syofian
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When Munford Principal Courtney Fee introduced Ahmaad Galloway as the new head football coach last March, she would never have guessed that Galloway would only coach five games, get suspended and now resign.
But after Galloway supposedly urinated on the football field after the Dyer County game, a 46-8 defeat for Munford on September 20th, a bizarre scandal broke in this small Tipton county community.
The story was first reported by WMCTV.com, read their story here.
He was suspended for two weeks and then stepped down as football coach after his suspension in early October.
Now Fee for the second straight year is looking for a head football coach.
Fee would not comment about Galloway's suspension but did confirm his resignation.
"We are looking for a new leader for our football program and I'm looking forward to a new direction," Fee said.
"Its been a tough year and we are ready to put it behind us and start fresh."
Assistant coach Bernard Ivie led the team for the rest of the season as the Cougars went 2-8 on the year.
The new coach will try to steer Munford back to a winning season, something they have had since going 7-4 in 2007.
When Galloway was hired in March it was his first head coaching job after after being an assistant at Oak Mountain (AL) high school for two years in 2009-10 and at Thompson (AL) high school in 2011.
Galloway had success as the star running back at Millington high school from 1995to 1998 and was a Class 5A Mr. Football Back Finalist in 1997.
He signed with Alabama and played for the Crimson Tide from 1999-2003.
In the spring of 2003 was drafted in the NFL by the Denver Broncos, he also played for the San Diego Chargers as well.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON - Before the start of the District 10 Cal Ripken Baseball Tournament started two weeks ago, coaches for the Under-10 Mount Washington All-Stars told the team that they had to win that tournament to advance to the West Kentucky State Tournament at Metcalfe County the following week.
Mission accomplished. The Under-10 All-Stars won three straight games, including a pair of narrow wins over Fern Creek.
First Place Points for All Drivers in All Divisions at Bluegrass Speedway on August 14
BARDSTOWN - Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will again present racing action at the ½ mile, high-banked Nelson County clay oval on Saturday August 14 as the track presents a full program of weekly racing series in all four weekly divisions.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Hundreds of schools from every corner of the United States gathered in Louisville for the National Archery in the Schools Program Nationals competition at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center and six of those schools were from Bullitt County.
Bullitt Lick, Eastside, Mount Washington, and Bernheim Middle Schools,
Bullitt East High School and St. Aloysius Gonzaga Academy all competed in the NASP Nationals, and all were ranked.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Wall-to-wall baseball and softball.
Nobody ever said the Sports Editor had a tough job. For two weeks each summer it is pretty much youth baseball and softball, sometimes seemingly from sun up to sun down and later. That is not really a bad thing.
BARDSTOWN, Ky.
LOUISVILLE - Offense was the name of the game on Saturday during The Kentucky High School Coaches Association East/West Junior All-Stars Basketball Games at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall.
In the boys' game, the West team that included Bullitt East seniors-to-be Hayden Sweat and Corey Washburn exploded for 36 points in the third quarter en route to a 110-102 victory. Bullitt East head coach Troy Barr coached the West squad.
OKOLONA - This wasn't a group of high school players who were on the same team or an AAU squad which had played together for years.
Instead, it was a team of players who attended different high schools and played for various rec ball teams at Blue Lick.
When coach David Hayes got the team assembled four weeks ago, he really wasn't sure how well the Blue Lick 15-year-old All-Star team would do.
But he never allowed any doubt to be expressed.
LOUISVILLE - The Under-12 Cal Ripken West Kentucky State Tournament had a pair of Bullitt County teams competing last week at the Germantown Recreation Complex in Louisville.
Unfortunately, the event did not end the way either the Mount Washington or Blue Lick All-Stars had envisioned.
After opening with a pair of wins to start the tournament and reaching the winner's bracket final, Mount Washington struck out in two straight games over the weekend, losing to Barren County and then Jeffersontown to finish third in the 8-team event.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - A week after going 0-2 in the combined District 10/11 Tournament on their home field, the Under-11 Mount Washington All-Stars made a remarkable recovery last week in the West Kentucky State Tournament that the league hosted.
Mount Washington won two early games to reach the winner's bracket championship game of the 7-team event. At that point they met an old rival, Jeffersontown, the team that had won the District Tournament a week earlier. This time, Jeffersontown won again, 14-3.
HIGHVIEW - It took just 20 hours for the Under-12 Mount Washington All-Stars to start what they hope is a long journey this summer in Cal Ripken Tournament action.
The flagship group of kids for the league in recent years, this was the fourth summer age group district title in five seasons for this core group of players and coaches.
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The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) and the Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ODHH) is researching and developing statewide Support Service Provider (SSP) services for people who are deaf-blind. At this meeting, we want to listen to your ideas and share our plans with you. Together, we can build a successful SSP program for Pennsylvanians who are deaf-blind.
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Registration
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I love The Catalyst, but at this moment I prefer BID. It's just that I prefer new music as it comes.
I love The Catalyst, but at this moment I prefer BID. It's just that I prefer new music as it comes.
2013 Concerts:
Imagine Dragons (Orlando House of Blues, 15 Feb 13)
Imagine Dragons (St. Augustine Amp, 11 May 13)
Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees, NKOTB (AMWAY Arena, 21 Jun 13)
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As a single, BID is way better. As a song, Catalyst.
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The Catalyst. Not that I don't like Burn It Down, it's quite a strong debut single, but The Catalyst is just on another level. One of my most favorite Linkin Park songs ever. Lyrically, instrumentally, structurally - it destroys Burn It Down in every possible way. I actually think BID is a bit weak compared to what Linkin Park are capable of, but it's definitely appropriate for a lead single.
The Catalyst, no doubt.
One of my favourite songs.
The Catalyst by a thousand miles! There isn't even a comparison here!
The Catalyst was a boat loaded with surprises. BID didn't really have much that was unique about it.
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The Cataylst for sure, the non-standard structure is much more interesting and the way that the first half of the song just keeps on building energy is epic, and the second part doesn't need any explanation. TC also had me WAY more excited for ATS then I am currently for Living Things. I sure hope to god that BID isn't a sign of how the rest of the album sounds, but I have a bad feeling it is.
This question is hilarious because the answer is painfully obvious.
The Catalyst was Linkin Park with a whole new suit of armor. It confirmed right out of the blocks that A Thousand Suns was going to be something really special. It was fearless, energetic, different and went against the grain. It explored different moods, sounds and dared to do things we rarely hear come from this band.
Burn It Down, while a fun song and I do enjoy it, is an old hat trick, but with a different hat. It's not as energetic, it's not as exciting and it makes me worry about Living Things. When I listen to it sometimes my mind flounders and I lose interest in the song. But whenever I hear The Catalyst it has my full attention all the way through.
I might go as far as to say The Catalyst is Linkin Park's greatest song-- How dare I? Even if it isn't, it's damn close and Burn It Down doesn't even scratch the paint that The Catalyst covers.
The Catalyst. Not even remotely a competition.
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The Catalyst for sure
BID is a fine song but The Catalyst was a true musical journey. The unpredictable song structure makes it interesting and the lyrics and vocals are beautiful.
In terms of like-ability, it will be Burn It Down for me. The Catalyst becomes boring after a few hits, Burn It Down is more replay worthy.
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I am normally not one to buy fresh fruit out of season — the waiting game only heightens the pleasure of eating them at their peak — but I had to buy strawberries last week for a project I'm working on. I wrinkled my nose at the notion of buying March strawberries and fully expected these bright red babies to be tasteless little rocks with an excellent colorist, but I have to say I was most pleasantly surprised: these were real strawberries! Tasty and sweet! With the right texture and a delicious scent!
They are the gariguette variety, usually the most precocious of varieties and one that is non-remontante, which means that the bushes bloom only once a year. Mine came from the South-West of France, where some of the best French strawberries come from (there is even a Confrérie de la Fraise du Périgord, the brotherhood of the Périgord strawberry!). More precisely they were grown in Marmande, a city that's also known for its tomato production (la tomate marmande) — and its cloister, made famous (to me at least) by Vincent Delerm and his song Deutsche Grammophon.
So. What with the sunshine and the strawberries (I'm on my third box in a week), you would think it is June around here! Still trying to convince my coworkers to have lunch on the terrace, but they claim it's too chilly. Pfff*.
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Mexico struggled Saturday to recover from the effects of heavy rain that drenched two-thirds of the country over the last week, killing more than 100 people in landslides and flooding.
Since September 14 the country has been hammered by tropical storms Ingrid and Manuel, which left a trail of destruction that damaged tens of thousands of homes, flooded cities and washed out roads.
Mexico has not been hit simultaneously by two powerful storms like this since 1958, the National Weather Service said.
After regenerating into a hurricane and hitting the northwestern state of Sinaloa late Thursday, Manuel finally dissipated over the mountains.
As of late Friday the death toll stood at 101, with 68 people missing following a massive mudslide that swallowed half of the village of La Pintada in Guerrero state, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said.
Osorio Chong delivered the grim news Friday from the resort town of Acapulco, in one of the worst-affected regions, with President Enrique Pena Nieto by his side.
The state of Guerrero was the hardest hit, with at least 65 deaths and its Pacific resort of Acapulco left isolated after the two roads to Mexico City were covered by landslides on September 15.
Osorio Chong also said that authorities are searching for a police helicopter that had been evacuating people from La Pintada when it disappeared Thursday. Only crew members were apparently missing.
"We are really worried," the minister earlier told Radio Formula. "They risked their lives all the time, because it was important to evacuate people."
The cost of repairing damage caused by the two storms is still "incalculable," Osorio Chong said.
Pena Nieto, who visited several affected communities in Guerrero, said that he will stay in Acapulco "to continue working with the authorities and volunteers that have joined to help" in reconstruction efforts.
Due to the emergency the Mexican president also canceled his trip to New York, where he was scheduled to speak at the United Nations.
'Thank God we're leaving'
Thousands of tourists trapped in flood-stricken Acapulco packed into cars and buses on Friday after authorities reopened the road link to Mexico City following the storms.
Traffic piled up as police allowed cars to leave in groups of 50 to avoid huge backups on the "Sun Highway."
The highway department warned travelers that the trip north, which usually takes around four hours, would last nine to 10 hours, with only a single lane open in some stretches and a diversion to another road.
"Thank God we're leaving, even if there is traffic," said Imelda Cuellar Ramirez, a Mexican holidaymaker who was driving out with eight relatives.
More than 40,000 tourists, mostly Mexicans seeking sun during a three-day holiday weekend, were left stranded for five days when the storms struck.
Half the city was flooded, while rising waters brought out crocodiles. Looters ransacked stores.
Frustrated tourists sheltered at the convention center blocked an avenue for half an hour late Thursday to protest the slow pace of an airlift organized by the military and commercial carriers.
By Saturday most of the tourists had been flown out or managed to drive out.
The government will now focus on a "return to normalcy" in Guerrero and other affected states, Pena Nieto said.
'I think there's a lot of dead'
Meanwhile hundreds of troops and rescuers dug with shovels and pickaxes in La Pintada, the coffee-growing village west of Acapulco swamped by a massive mudslide.
Officially, two people were killed -- their bodies were pulled out of the debris -- and 68 are missing. Villagers fear that scores have perished.
"I think there's a lot of dead. A lot of my relatives died, they're buried and we can't do anything," said farmer Diego Zeron.
The mud collapsed on the village of 400 people during independence day celebrations last Monday, swallowing homes, a school and church before crashing into the river.
The soldiers and civil protection workers, many wearing surgical masks, removed pieces of broken homes and chopped up fallen trees with machetes.
Helicopters evacuated more than 330 villagers to Acapulco, but a few families decided to stay back, waiting for news on the missing.


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The history of the Caucasus shows a region riven by war and struggling to reconcile ethnic, religious and political divides.
02:53, UK, Thursday 06 February 2014
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The Caucasus Mountains rear above Sochi with a dramatic rage - a consequence of the collision of two tectonic plates - appropriately enough given the seismic clashes of civilisations that have torn nations carved out of the freezing passes and jagged peaks.
A brief look at the region's recent history should have put most of the International Olympic Committee off voting to host the games in an area that straddles so many violent ethnic, religious and political fault lines.
The first thing that comes into the head when one hears mention of more or less any region in the caucuses is "war".
Chechnya? War with Russia.
Georgia? War with Russia, war with Abkhaz separatists, war with south Ossetian Separatists. Dagestan? Islamic insurgency war with Russia.
Ingushetia? Islamic insurgency war with Russia. North Ossetia, insurgency and ethnic wars between Ingush, Ossetians, and Russia.
According to the Caucasian Knot, a regional news website, 529 people were killed in conflict in the North Caucuses.
"The highest count of victims was recorded in Dagestan - 641 persons, including 341 people killed and 300 others wounded."
The news agency adds: "The runner-up in the number of victims is Kabardino-Balkaria, where 92 people were killed and at least 31 wounded in 2013."
This state in the Russian federation isn't far from Sochi. Further east, in Chechnya, in 2013, 101 people fell victim to the armed conflict: 39 killed and 62 wounded.
So called "Black Widows" - women who have lost loved ones to the Russians during the insurgency - are suspected of trying to infiltrate Sochi to launch suicide attacks.
The media has delighted in publishing mug shots of young women in head scarves allegedly pledging to commit suicide and murder.
As a result Sochi has been flooded with Russian security forces.
The United States has put warships on standby in the Black Sea ready to launch a mass evacuation of athletes and American sports fans.
No matter how angry Georgia may be over Russian support for separatists in its territory, it is inconceivable that Tbilisi would threaten the Olympics.
The danger, clearly, comes from Ingush, Dagestani, Chechen and other Muslim extremist groups who have been fired by nationalism as a result of the struggle against Moscow - and are now fuelled with a yet more dangerous ideology.
Caucasian militants, often just called "Chechens", have been pouring into Syria to fight for hardline Islamist groups.
Many are associated with the ideology of al Qaeda.
This new generation of battle tested young men are returning with fresh and new insurgency tactics - and a taste for global Jihad.
Their fight was once for independence - now it's for Islamic domination - and that means anyone, anywhere, is fair game.
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This season on "Survivor" there have been more blindsides, than probably all previous seasons combined. Tony continues to lie, deceive, backstab, and most of all be annoying. Does any other contestant see through him, or are they really that gullible? But who knows, he might even be creating his own demise by lying to everyone and being so aggressive.
Last night, Spencer, Jeremiah, and Tony were on the same team that wound up winning reward, and while enjoying drinks, spa treatment and a tasty lunch, Tony went ahead and explained to the other 2, why it was necessary to oust LJ. This one has been in alliance all along with Tony, and trusted him blindly, so much that he would not accept Tasha's invitation to have a private conversation, that in retrospect would have prolonged his stay in the game, had he gone along with what she intended. It is obvious, or perhaps not, that after last night's vote the alliance of 6 was cracked, and if those remaining are intelligent enough to bond and vote Tony out then they all might have a chance to win and most of all spare viewers the aggravation of hearing Tony's voice that goes beyond annoying.
Next week's episode will be interesting, the talk in camp following the vote will definitely reveal to most the deceit that has been in their faces all along and viewers can only hope that the majority of them will start competing and voting accordingly and not believe what one of the most deceitful and conniving players in the history of "Survivor" says. But Kass and Trish should also depart soon, along with Woo, who apparently trusts Tony and thinks the world of him, but soon will be blindsided if Tony remains.
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Then Clark worries about her "changing" and Batman broods over her. BROODS!
Kal goes to talk to Kara, who says she's fine. He asks her what she sees when she looks at Earth, she sees a planet exploding, Kal somehow knows what she says and then says "Me too". Uh... 'kay.
Then he goes to save a cat in a tree (really?) and Kara is randomly attacked by some guy made up of stars and space who calls himself Reactron, and he nukes her. She finds him, learns nothing except that he's made of stars and that he wants her to shut up, and then he nukes her again.
Story - 2: Will someone put Rucka or Bedard back on this book, please?
I can't take this anymore.
If Kara is in the Fortress going through some sort of simulation of the destruction of Krypton, why would she make her family and friends talk to her from beyond the grave? Can someone tell me how that makes sense as something someone would actually do? Anyone?
Clark, despite having about zero interaction with Kara, oh... EVER, is suddenly worried she's changing. And Batman, well, he BROODS. Yes, you know it's serious. I mean his fingers are steepled and everything!
So Kal goes to talk to Kara, who by one page previous he's worried about, and then he leaves her to go save a cat in a tree. Way to prioritize there, buddy! Maybe he should have just barfed on her again. Oh that wacky baby Kal.
Kara looks at Earth and sees Krypton exploding. Yeah, I buy that. I do. It makes character sense. But then Kal asks her what she sees, and before she says anything other than "Um... well..." he says "ZOMG, me too!"
So is he reading her mind, then? He must be.
And why would Kal, after all his years on Earth, see Krypton exploding every time he looks down at it from space? That also makes zero sense.
And then... Kara is attacked out of the blue by Random Villain. She falls, they fight, she kicks his butt, he nukes her, they banter, and just stab me in the eye.
And we are treated to such paragons of dialogue as:
"Like the costume? Unusual, isn't it?"
"By the way, the name's Reactron!"
And let's not forget Superman narrating his every action as if we had no idea what he was doing.
"Supergirl. Thank you for coming. I haven't seen much of you lately."
Well why not just follow it up with:
"Perhaps you have noticed, Kara, how I am wearing clothes similar to yours! Do not worry, Supergirl, people can still tell us apart for I only wear MY skirt on the weekends, Maid of Might!"
What kind of name is "Reactron", honestly? It sounds like a name a ten year-old came up with in 1988.
"Hmm, well let's see... he's got to be mad, right? Why else would he be EVIL? So he must be... REACTING to something! But I can't call him "reacting", no! But if I add a "tron" to the end, it will sound cool and futuristic like "Voltron"! YES! SUCCESS!"
As I pleaded before, just stab me in the eye.
His power is that... he's made up of condensed space? And can pull stars out and drop them on people? Who comes up with this stuff?
And I'm sorry to say, but dropping a STAR on Supergirl while she's on Earth? Well, not only will that just power her up, but it would kind of, you know... DESTROY THE PLANET.
A random attack, worries without reason, hackneyed dialogue and Superman leaving a family member he's worried about to go save a cat add up to yet another travesty of an issue, I'm afraid.
The only thing bringing this up from a 1 was the continued use of storytelling WITHOUT dialogue, which is ignored far too often in comics. They are a visual medium and story can be told as such, and I do appreciate and enjoy this book's continued ability to tell story in "silent" panels.
Especially given how bad the actual written dialogue is!
But this issue still fails to make sense and fails on character in numerous ways. What's curious to me is how they can keep finding so many different ways to make this book bad.
This is bad in entirely different ways from Loeb's only-half-there run and Kelly's abomination to all that is good in the world. It's like they invent new ways to produce something other than a decent book rather than just give us a decent book for a change.
I want Rucka and Bedard back.
Art - 2: Where I thought the art got better last issue, this issue it got worse.
Clark and Lois on the top of page four look like someone broke in, severed their limbs and then reattached them at grossly disjointed angles while they slept. What the heck!
And then we go from things like the truly great panel on the bottom of page 7 to pages 10 and 11, when Kara is underwater and flying back up, which look like they were done by a different artist entirely and are devoid of any detail and Kara doesn't even look the same as she did a few pages earlier!
Did someone fill-in on pencils for a few pages and not get credited or something? It's very strange.
Cover Art - 2: "Look who's back"
Back? Back?! From where?
I know he wasn't created specifically for this issue but, his utter lameness aside, "back" sort of implies Kara's encountered him before, and she hasn't.
And she's lifting a rock up off of... herself? While Reactron punches her in the back?
Pointless and, frankly, kind of boring. Especially given I bet most people know little to nothing about Reactron and so why would they care? It's not like he's Darkseid or something.
And THIS is what you give us for issue 25? A milestone issue... and we get a random villain with no motivation as the big guest star, touted on the cover as if he's someone we should be excited to see.
I'd like to replace the words on this cover. Just get rid of them all and put "TRAVESTY!" instead, and it'd be more apt.
Kara still deserves better. I wonder if she'll ever get it?
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BUCKSPORT - David L. Winchester, 69, of Bucksport, passed away Feb. 25, 2013 at a Bangor hospital. David was born March 13, 1943, in Bucksport, the son of Guy and Katherine Winchester.
He graduated from Bucksport High School in 1962. David worked at Champion Paper Mill in Bucksport for 36 years. He enjoyed tinkering in the garage, gardening and having morning coffee at McDonald's with the guys. David was an avid outdoorsman and loved visiting with his family. David married his wife, Earlene, June 20, 1964; they were married for 49 years.
David is survived by his loving wife, Earlene; constant companion, Cracker; his children, Ellen and her husband, Tim, Jody and her husband, Kevin, David and his wife, Michaela; his grandchildren, Matthew and his wife, Amber, Tyler, Tori, Damien, Jeffrey and Jared; brothers and sisters, Jeannie White and husband, Brian, Muriel Grindle and husband, Francis, Donald Winchester and wife, Elaine, Ruth Ginn and husband, Clinton, Laurie Wilbur and husband, Dalt; sister in law, Vera Young and husband, Stanley; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Guy; mother, Katherine; and his brother, Arthur.
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I apologize for my lighter post count lately, June has proved to be an extremely busy month. In case you were wondering, I am moving to Cape Coral Florida this weekend. Saturday will be my last day at the Brown Derby International Wine Center and on Sunday I load up my Jeep with the girlfriend, the dog and my beer/wine cellar. If all goes as planned we will spend a few days in Decatur GA and visit the Brick Store Pub as well as Sweetwater Brewing Company. Then before arriving in Cape Coral, will spend a few days in Tampa where I will hopefully get the opportunity to visit Cigar City and St. Somewhere. This move should be a lot of fun and leave me with plenty to blog about. Being as I do not have a job lined up in the area at the moment, I should have plenty of time to blog about the trip too! So, you can look forward to that! Anyway, I hope your summer has started off greatly and here are a few interesting articles I have found to keep you occupied.
Beer concentrate is an interesting idea that I look forward to seeing how it develops. There are commercial products along this vein in the works as well as this interesting idea provided by the article.
Fear not, faithful readers, your intrepid beer guys have come up with a quick and dirty solution that, while far from perfect, is better than nothing. First, get yourself a can of beer mix or malt-extract from your favorite homebrew supplier. One can usually makes about 4.5 gallons of unfermented wort. If you're moving every day, it is probably worth dividing that into smaller containers to minimize the chances of spillage on the trail.
Brilliant! http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120628/LIVING/306260017/Keg-Lines-Beer-trail
Could toasted hops be the next trend in brewing? http://www.examiner.com/article/t-hopping-there-s-more-to-beer-s-hop-mojo-then-meets-the-i
How about beer made from body harvested yeast? http://www.examiner.com/article/body-harvest-beer-next-trend-brewing
or beard harvested yeast? http://rogue.com/rogue-wire-service/blog/2012/06/20/beard-beer/
This beer cocktail by TheBeerWench on Twitter looks delicious http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/27/liquid-pie-bourbon-and-berry-cocktail-made-with-beer/
The Homebrewers Association's 2012 Best Beers in America.
To the surprise of no one, AB Inbev is looking to conclude its decade long takeover of Modelo. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-26/inbev-s-modelo-bid-pushes-brewers-to-endgame-retail
Green Flash Brewing is planning to build an East Coast brewery. http://beerpulse.com/2012/06/green-flash-brewing-planning-to-build-east-coast-brewery/ I think this trend will bode well for beer in Missouri, as several highly desired East Coast breweries that have previously refused to cross the Mississippi or simply skipped over Missouri, will be more interested in opening new markets in order to keep their sales up in the face of new competitors.
Craft beer is even filtering into the hotel market http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/story/2012-06-23/Hotels-use-craft-beers-tastings-to-attract-business/55768414/1
How to determine the age of your Bell's beer https://bellsbeer.com/blog/109-Q_A__How_old_is_that_bottle_of_Bell___s_beer_
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This morning, the Nationals officially confirmed what Steve Souza Jr. wrote to his followers on Twitter last night: The longtime Nationals farmhand has been added to the 40-man roster.
Of course, the move was more than a little telegraphed by his inclusion on the Mesa Solar Sox roster for the Arizona Fall League, but what was not known was whether he'd be added to the big club or if he'd made an agreement to re-sign as a minor-leaguer. Souza was due to become a six-year free agent on Monday. The move also protects the 24-y.o. from next month's Rule 5 draft.
For those just joining us in progress, Souza has had a tumultuous ride through the minors, beginning as a 3rd-Rd. high-school pick out of Everett, WA in 2007 and seemingly hitting the wall in 2010 his third season at Low-A Hagerstown when he was suspended for PED use. As detailed in this long piece from the Seattle Times, Souza would actually fall further in 2011 before shedding the labels of (among others) draft bust over the past two seasons.
While for many there was a huge disconnect between the praise heaped upon Souza — by Nationals farm director Doug Harris in particular — it was evident, even in 2011, to folks who saw him play everyday that the five-tool tag was legitimate. Indeed, Souza has been a member of this site's watchlist at three different positions: 3B in 2011, 1B in 2012, and in the outfield for 2013.
(Spoiler: He'll prolly make it 2014, too)
Souza is currently posting a line of .360/.467/.400 with five RBI and nine SBs in seven AFL games. This past season, despite playing in just 77 of 142 games, he led the Harrisburg Senators in both SBs (20) and HRs (15) and was fourth in runs, walks and RBI.
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The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe has reinstated a lost tradition—croquet on their main lawn. Just as in decades past, locals and hotel guests enjoy picking up a mallet and clacking some wooden balls through wickets while enjoying refreshing seasonal cocktails, light bites and some friendly competition.
Professional player and local favorite John Delille leads croquet play with instruction and guidance in California Golf Croquet. Join the Inn on the next croquet evening—August 21, 2014. For information and reservations, please call 858.381.8207
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About four weeks after surgery and chemotherapy, you will begin radiation treatments on a 5-day per week schedule, and generally for 6-7 weeks (this will vary with each patient). Shorter and more frequent treatments cause less damage to healthy tissue, allowing it to repair fully and ensure maximum efficacy in destroying any remaining carcinogenic cells.
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The Olympic women's downhill skiing competition had a first on Wednesday. After taking on the course, with jumps and bumps down the Rosa Khutor slope, there were two athletes who came in at the same time at the Winter Games. Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland each swept across the finish line with exactly the same time of one minute, 41.57 seconds. According to ABC News on Wednesday, since the time was exact there will be two gold medals and a bronze medal awarded in the competition with no silver medal being offered to the competitors.
It's highly unusual to see an Olympic tie. And even more rare that the tie is for the gold medal. However that didn't stop both women for being acknowledged for their skill on the slopes and given the gold. While there are no do-overs in Olympic sports, this moment in history probably brought both women closer together as both are gold medal champions.
Alpine skiers are familiar with joint wins on the World Cup circuit, but never has this type of situation happened at the Olympics for the gold medal. Hoping that a real champion is defined, it appears for this particular event there are two champions and they love the idea of taking home the gold!


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Grahn is internationally known as a poet, woman-centered cultural theorist, early gay activist, co-founder of lesbian-feminism, and early contributor to literature of women's spirituality. Some of her work centers on the reclamation of stories, values and methods of sacred feminine traditions.
Since 1965, Grahn's writings have inspired and fueled second wave feminism, women's spirituality movements and lesbian activism. Grahn was a member of the first lesbian feminist collectives on the West Coast, the Gay Women's Liberation Group, which established A Woman's Place, the first women's bookstore, and The Woman's Press Collective, the first all-woman press.
She has published three poetry collections, eight chapbooks, a novel, four nonfiction books and numerous short stories and articles. Her work has won her an NEA grant, an American Book Review award, an American Library Award and a Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. Selected works include but are not limited to: Edward the Dyke and Other Poems, Another Mother Tongue, A Simple Revolution, She Who, Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World, Mundane's World, An Ecotopian Novel and Love Belongs to Those Who Do the Feeling.
As a member of the first lesbian feminist collective in the U.S., Judy's contributions to the feminist and LGBTQ movements have been instrumental. In 1995, she was awarded The Publishing Triangle's Lifetime Achievement Award (in Lesbian Letters). Publisher's Triangle also established "The Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award" in 1996.
Past recipients of the Grand Marshal Lifetime Achievement award include; Theresa Sparks, William Beasley, Ambassador James Hormel and Willie L. Brown, Jr. to name a few.
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The collision was at a boom crossing at Inverleigh. Photo: Darren Apps
A man was seriously injured when the car he was driving collided with the Melbourne to Adelaide Overland train just west of Geelong.
The crash, just after 10am on Saturday, occurred at Mahers Road, Inverleigh causing a head injury to the driver of the car.
The driver, aged in his 70s, was air-lifted by the Rural Ambulance Service to Royal Melbourne Hospital.
The car ended up several metres away from the road after the crash. Photo: Darren Apps
A Rural Ambulance spokesman said train passengers and the train driver had been assessed and no injuries found.
The level crossing has boom gates but it is not clear whether the boom was operating at the time.
Passengers are expected to be transferred to buses for the rest of the journey to Adelaide.
The 828-kilometre train service is operated by private company Great Southern Rail. It has two services a week to Adelaide.


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I really do not know why I keep going to these stupid romantic comedies and hoping to see a good film. Well, this movie was most definitely and officially the worst film I have seen. Everything, and I really mean EVERYTHING was terrible in this film. The main character-Will (Tom Sturridge) is a stalker and this movie is trying to portray him as adorable. What?! How is stalking adorable? Will's character almost seemed retarded and he was so annoying that I literally wanted to reach out into the screen and strangle him. Rachel Bilson was completely unoticeable and boring. I really did not imagine that the movie can be this bad, it can almost be a horror film. I do not understand why this movie was released to theaters, it should have never seen the light of day in the first place.
So this is a movie about a stalker and the worst part is that the director tried to make stalking someone, cute. Seriously, I really could not believe that the movie can be that bad. It was absolutely terrible, horrible and unbearable. I do not want to be mean but this film definitely deserves it. The main character Will is so creepy and really annoying. I do not understand how the director thought that the audience will like this character, it is absolutely impossible to do so, unless you are a creepy stalker yourself. I can honestly say that it was one of the worst movies I have seen in my life. It is not just bad, it is dangerously bad, because it makes stalking look like a cute pursue of love. Please save your money, save your time ad save yourself from this disaster!
So I have one advice to you before you put on your shoes and go to see this movie, DON'T! I can not believe I was talked into going to see this. It was an absolute disaster and I could not wait to leave. Basically the movie makes stalking someone O.K and even adorable. What?! In what world it is alright to stalk, not in my world. Tom Sturridge who plays Willie (the stalker) is so terrible that in the end i thought his character was mentally challenged. I still can not figure out if he was meant to be retarded or Tom is that horrible of an actor. Rachel Bilson was actually O.K in this film. Of course being adorable and beautiful helped her a lot. This film was a complete waist of my precious time. I urge you not to go and tell your friends to avoid this disaster.
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We support our members by providing representation, proven standards, camaraderie and networking. This is done through education, industry specific publications and a yearly convention that brings the industry together on a national platform.
Why should I join NCSG? The NCSG provides a combination of services to assist in the growth and success of your company. Benefits include technical support, discounts on products through Supplier companies (Sweeps Advantage Coupon Program), sources for networking with your peers and substantial discounts on educational opportunities provided by the Chimney Safety Institute of America. Without your continued support as a member of the Guild, the NCSG would not have the resources available to continue in their efforts of providing the services and support to promote the trade.
Are member benefits available to all employees of the company? Yes, when you join NCSG, your company becomes a member of the Guild and benefits extend to all employees.
Do I have to sign the Code of Ethics every year? When you first join NCSG you are required acknowledge and agree to the NCSG Code of Ethics. When you renew your membership without lapse, you do not need to sign the acknowledgement again unless there is a change to the Code of Ethics.
My company only inspects chimneys, we don't sweep. What membership category applies? Your company would be a Voting member company.
I own a home inspection company and want to get in on these benefits! What membership category applies? You would be considered an Affiliate Member. This is a non-voting category for companies outside the industry.
Who is entitled to vote in Guild elections? Designated representatiaves from Voting (chimney service) and a Dual (chimney service/supplier company) member companies each have one (1) vote in NCSG elections.
Is membership on a calendar year (January – December)? No, your company's membership begins on the date you join and is valid through the following year at the same time.
Is there a payment plan for membership dues? Yes, there is a quarterly payment plan available. If paid on a quarterly basis, arrangements must be made to pay by credit card. There is a fee of $15 each time the quarterly payment is processed (Total of $60 in addition to yearly dues).
How do I qualify for Senior membership and what is the advantage of remaining a member after retiring? A retired sweep company owner must have ten (10) years of continuous membership to qualify. As a senior member, you will be a non-voting member but will receive all the benefits of a regular membership. Additionally, Senior members receive free convention registration, including meals.


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Producer prices up in March
April 15, 2002
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.0 percent in March, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed a 0.2-percent increase in February and a 0.1-percent rise in January.
March's acceleration in the finished goods index was primarily due to prices for finished energy goods, which advanced 5.5 percent compared with a 0.4-percent gain in February. Excluding energy goods, the index for finished goods rose 0.2 percent in March. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy edged up 0.1 percent, after being unchanged in the prior month.
During the first quarter of 2002, the Finished Goods Price Index advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.6 percent, after posting a 9.6-percent decline during the fourth quarter of 2001. The index for finished energy goods rose at a 26.3-percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2002, after dropping 43.4 percent in the last three months of 2001.
From March 2001 to March 2002, the finished goods index fell 1.4 percent.
These data are a product of the BLS Producer Price Index program. Find out more in the "Producer Price Indexes, March 2002", news release USDL 02-212. All producer price indexes are routinely subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Producer prices up in March on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2002/apr/wk3/art01.htm (visited June 27, 2016).
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chocolate-hazelnut macaroon torte
When it comes to large family gatherings, no matter how much I humble-brag about my brisket, roasted vegetable sides or the way I know my way around a salad, I am always instead nominated to bring desserts. So, like a certain Phoebe on cup-and-ice duty that I will date myself by referencing, I take things very seriously, in part because I have a lot of rules for Passover desserts. The first is that that whatever dessert I make cannot include even a speck of matzo meal. I'm sorry, I realize this is a sensitive topic and I should tread more carefully, but I find the taste of matzo meal just awful in anything but matzo ball soup. My difficult palate aside, I also figure if I'm going to go through the effort to come up with something new (and hopefully better) in the flourless department, it would be of more use to more people were it also gluten-free, so that's the second rule. The final rule is that I want the dessert to be good enough that I'd choose it any other day of year. It can't just be good for a Passover dessert. It can't just be good for something gluten-free. It has to be objectively good. Really, shouldn't everything be?


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Spirit Airlines is appealing aspects of recent U.S. Department of Transportation rules that the carrier says promise to raise significantly the cost of travel to consumers and hamper the nation's economic recovery, according to a company statement released Thursday.
The Miramar, Fla.-based ultra low cost carrier said it filed its appeal against the DOT rules with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Spirit is the largest carrier at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with 18.7 percent of passenger market share year-to-date as of April.
In South Florida, the airlines operates year-round from FLL and seasonally from the Palm Beach International airport.
According to the statement, among the key DOT rules that are being challenged are:
the so-called "full fare rule" which overturns regulation in place for more than 25 years and hides from consumers the enormous government tax burden on air travel
the proposal to require airlines to hold fares for 24 hours after booking without payment, an idea that will generate massive abuse and force airlines to raise ticket prices as they compensate for the "spoilage" of unpaid but blocked seats
the proposed price freeze for non-ticket services from the time of the initial purchase of a ticket by a customer, even though the customer has not yet purchased or paid for such services, a proposal that also will force airlines to increase fees to cover their business risk
Spirit said it will "continue to resist efforts by regulators that go beyond reasonable consumer protections to impose higher costs on airlines without corresponding benefits to the traveling public, costs which inevitably are passed along to consumers through higher prices."
Spirit's spokeswoman Misty Pinson said in an email Thursday that she could not comment "beyond the release" as the airline is still in a quiet period following its recent IPO debut and trading on the NASDAQ.


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Spring is here and romance is in the air! Show your romantic side with the Pepperberry & Rose Wreath from Williams-Sonoma ($89). This beautiful wreath is made of dried flowers and also hand-fashioned silk roses in a beautiful shade of pink. Makes a welcoming addition to any door.
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