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About the Book
This is the way the world ends...
It was a fairy tale come true when Mark Dorn—handsome pilot, widower, tragic father of three—chose Jiselle to be his wife. The other flight attendants were jealous: She could quit now, leaving behind the million daily irritations of the job. (Since the outbreak of the Phoenix flu, passengers had become even more difficult and nervous, and a life of constant travel had grown harder.) She could move into Mark Dorn's precious log cabin and help him raise his three beautiful children.
But fairy tales aren't like marriage. Or motherhood. With Mark almost always gone, Jiselle finds herself alone, and lonely. She suspects that Mark's daughters hate her. And the Phoenix flu, which Jiselle had thought of as a passing hysteria (when she had thought of it at all), well . . . it turns out that the Phoenix flu will change everything for Jiselle, for her new family, and for the life she thought she had chosen.
From critically acclaimed author Laura Kasischke comes a novel of married life, motherhood, and the choices we must make when we have no choices left.
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Critical Praise
"Kasischke finds beauty amid the apocalypse in her timely seventh novel . . . Startling, sometimes violent images combine with strikingly dispassionate narration to create a fictional world where terror, beauty and chaos walk hand in hand." — Publishers Weekly
"From its haunting opening image to its riveting end, this is a tale of beauty, resilience, love, sacrifice, and even grace found in the most unlikely of places. In a truly 'perfect world' every book I read would inspire me like this one." — Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers
"IN A PERFECT WORLD reveals astonishing and tender insight into human nature while exposing a terrifying, yet believable, world I'd never before imagined. This story will grasp onto your heart before swiftly carrying you away." — Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
"[Kasischke]writes with worldly-wise profundity and sudden beauty but also sly humor . . .We're helplessly drawn in by a slew of burning questions, with this one foremost: When can we expect a sequel…or is that nothing but a doomed hope?" — Elle
"This is a doomsday book in the form of a finely observed domestic drama, showing how dysfunctional relationships shift and soften in response to the looming menace . . . The reader may well come away with the odd, exhilarating feeling that a spell has both been cast and broken." — Los Angeles Times
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins e-books
- On Sale: 10/06/2009
- Pages: 336
- List Price: 6.49 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / General

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Watch for Winners
Posted by Shreve & Co. at 8:16:27 PM in IWC (29)
Dani Wyss is a two-time winner of the Race Across America (RAAM), a 3,000 mile non-stop cycling challenge from the East to the West Coast. He is also the holder of various world records in ultracycling. In admiration of this passionate athlete, IWC is curious about the biggest challenges that Dani faces. According to the cyclist, the greatest challenge in training is finding enough time to hone his skills while working and living a proper family life. Despite the difficulties, he is driven to succeed and give the sport his very best. He aims for the perfect race. IWC, maker of world-class timepieces, shares Dani's passion for perfection. In its Challenge sports watch collection, IWC celebrates the daring spirit of athletes as they brave the challenges of their chosen sport. It also commemorates IWC's own challenges which it had surpassed and triumphed over in the past years. Celebrate your own victories with one of IWC's Challenge watches, available from Shreve & Co. Palo Alto – authorized dealer for IWC.
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Before going to the polls on Tuesday, it doesn't hurt to refamiliarize yourself with the rules regarding registration and identification at the polling center.
The Minnesota Secretary of State website explains that before you can vote you must register. In Minnesota, if you haven't already registered 20 days before election day, you may do so at your polling place. To be eligible to register, you must:
Be at least 18 years-old on Election Day; be a citizen of the United States; have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding Election Day; have any felony conviction record discharged, expired, or completed; not be under court-ordered guardianship where a court has revoked your voting rights; and not have been ruled legally incompetent by a court of law.
Registration remains current unless you move, change your name or do not vote for four consecutive years.
Polling places open at 7 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2012, though some township locations may open as late as 10 a.m. All polling places close at 8 a.m.
In Montevideo, the polling location will be at the National Guard Training and Community Center (TACC).
There is a sample of the ballot on page 11B. Our voters guide is on pages 1B-6B.
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The Trip to Panama
Lin Wang (*1976), based on a picture book by Janosch
Musical theatre for people aged 5 and over, by Lin Wang (*1976) adapted from the illustrated children's book by Janosch; Libretto by Dorothea Hartmann; Commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Premiere at Deutsche Oper Berlin on 26. January 2013
|Kevin McCutcheon
|Daniel Pfluger
|Flurin Borg Madsen
|Janine Werthmann
|Katharina Loock
|Jörg Schörner
|Martin Gerke
|Mouse I, Goose, A Dame, Crow, Narrator I
|Bini Lee
|Mouse II, Cow, Hedgehog, Narrator II
|Rachel Hauge
|Fox, Rabbit, Farmer, Narrator III
|Tobias Kehrer
|Tiger Duck
|Zafraan Ensemble
"We're alright!" chime the tiger and bear in self-satisfied unison. After all, they have everything they need to get by. Except that one day everything is turned on its head. The bear pulls a crate marked "Panama" out of the river, a box smelling pungently of bananas, and from that moment on they have only one idea in their heads - to get to "Panama - the land of my dreams". Off they go on their quest for the country of their yearnings. Janosch's 1976 children's classic OH, WIE SCHÖN IST PANAMA tells a poetic tale of dreams, travelling, exotic exploration and self-discovery. The material caught the attention of Chinese composer Lin Wang, who was commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin to create a light-hearted piece of children's musical theatre that brings a musical approach to the issues of homeland, foreignness and cultural identity. Lin Wang divides her time between China and Europe and first came to attention with the premiere of THE SOURCE at the Munich Biennale für Neues Musiktheater in 2010.


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Anglers should fish between cold fronts
Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 7:44 p.m.
During the winter months, Tommy Dupre of TYDs in Leeville said he shares some simple advice to anglers.
"They should always fish two days before a cold front and two days after a cold front," Dupre said.
Dupre said fishing between fronts is important for any angler who wants to catch hungry redfish and speckled trout, which are both biting right now.
A cold front moved through the area on Monday, and Dupre said the waters have cleared up by now for good fishing this weekend.
"What happens is the water gets dirty during a cold front because the water blows out so fast," Dupre said. "Normally after that, it usually takes two days before the front and two days after the front, so this weekend, the fishing should be wonderful until the next front comes through early next week."
Good fishing.
Despite low water levels and colder temperatures, Dupre said anglers are having success catching redfish and trout.
"Right before the front this week, they were getting good catches of redfish and trout, and most of the fishermen caught them right off of Bayou Lafourche," he said. "That's the big thing. The water is low and all the fish are on Bayou Lafourche."
Best spots: Areas in deep water spots along Bayou Lafourche.
Best baits: DOA shrimp, Gulp (shrimp flavor), cocahoe minnows and plastic baits.
Good fishing.
While the speckled trout fishing in this area is still slow, anglers can find plenty of redfish biting in local waters.
Best spots: Sister Lake, Jug Lake, Lake Decade and Lake Mechant.
Best baits: Swim baits and LSU Bayou Chub Minnows.
Good fishing.
Anglers are continuing to catch redfish and speckled trout in areas along Bayou Lafourche.
Best spots: Catfish Lake, sulfur mines in the Bayou Blue area and the canals, cuts and ponds in surrounding marsh during high tide.
Best baits: Cocahoe minnows, Gulp (shrimp flavor) and top-water baits
Poor fishing.
With many focused on hunting in region, the fishing remains slow.
Best spots: N/A.
Best baits: N/A.
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The Homeless Give Back
The unthinkable happened to me yesterday: a homeless man gave ME money.
I know, it sounds ridiculous, but it's true.
I was playing tennis at the usual ghetto courts (homeless people and crackheads loiter in groups of 6-12 [people, not age {although I thought it would be fun to try a triple-parenthetical}]), and during a changeover a homeless man of about 48 (years, not a mob of homeless personalities) came toward the fence and started muttering some incoherent line of pathetic-sounding questioning. At first I ignored him because I was talking to my friend, but he kept muttering so I feigned interest with an bratty-annoyed "What?" just long enough to hear him say something like, "...you gonna take the 5 on it?"
"No, dude," I replied, with a go away, wtf eye roll.
As I walked back to my end of the court, I saw him walking closer to the fence, until he got right up near where our bags were sitting. My first thought was that he was gonna try to snag something, then suddenly he lodged a wad of cash in a fence hole and walked away.
I've never really had anyone wad up money and give it to me for no discernable reason, so I froze for a second. Then I said something like, "Hey, umm, what is that for again? Are you... Uhh... What is it you want?"
But he didn't even turn around.
I (we, I suppose) let the money sit there. Does it count as a good deed to give a homeless man back his own money?
15 minutes later he hadn't returned, so I went over to the money. Just as I suspected: $5 in ones.
An hour later I spotted him coming over toward the courts again. I was prepared to either listen to a weird story or endure some sort of yelling for stealing his money. Instead, I was treated to a hail of 4 old tennis balls he had picked up elsewhere and lobbed onto our court.
On the way home, I stopped by CVS and bought a gallon of milk with a homeless man's money.
On the way out of CVS, a homeless man asked me for change and I gave him another homeless man's change.
It's a weird world out there, folks.
I've never had a homeless man give me money before, but I did have an insane woman sit across from me at taco bell for half an hour pulling all kinds of "presents" out of her over-sized pink purse. By the time I was done with my burrito supreme I was the proud owner of a quarter-machine necklace, a compact of blue eye shadows, a half eaten bag of those gummie O things, fifteen cents in pennies, and some juicey fruit. I tried to give the first few things back but it made her really mad and I had a sneaking suspision that if I didn't just thank her for the junk I was going to get sporked to death.
Closest I can come to this is the other day my girlfriend managed to get a guy to buy me a drink. Made me think about getting implants and a wig. Free stuff is great.
One time I was in Milwaukee and this homeless black guy was showing us this faded prescription bottle and was like "I only have two dollars, I need money to get my medication for [some disease, maybe 'being black'], can you guys help me out?" and my friend was like "We're in college, we don't have any money" and I was like "Yeah, can we get the two bucks you do have?" and then he got really mad and was like "don't play that shit, nigga"
I use to smoke cigs with the local bum who hung around the church next to my house. One day he came to the conclusion i had bummed him around 100 dollars worth of cigs and bought me a bottle of Wild Irish Rose. I re payed him by drinking it with him on the church steps. I think he died over the winter though, t'was a sad day.
So many stories, so little time...
Homeless people and college kids have two things in common: they're always broke and looking for a way to drink and smoke on somebody else's dime. After that (and not to take any importance away from those things), the similarities tend to break down.
drink, smoke, and eat. can't forget eat.
Bout time the homeless starting paying us poor pathetic renters back for a change. While there's out there in their cozy cardboards boxes getting money for nothing (and chicks for free) we work our asses off a shotgun apartment that doesnt have a view nearly as nice as that park bench. I hope this is a trend that catches on.


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- Jan 15:
- Niners-Seahawks rivalry: We hate each other because we're so alike
- Seahawks' Richard Sherman doesn't 'hate' 49ers
- Kawakami: Boldin only seems like he's been here forever
- 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers returns to practice
- Jim Harbaugh says he has 'great memories' of Seahawks' Richard Sherman
- 49ers' Kaepernick: Protecting football key against Seahawks
- Aldon Smith's off-field troubles behind him, Jim Harbaugh says
- What 49ers' Harbaugh would give up to be playing Sunday
- No denying 49ers-Seahawks rivalry
SANTA CLARA -- Defense is expected to win Sunday's NFC Championship game, meaning either the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick or the Seahawks' Russell Wilson will be the losing quarterback, quite possibly because of the turnover factor.
Kaepernick knows such peril in Seattle, having accounted for three interceptions and a lost fumble in his last visit -- a 29-3 loss on Sept. 15.
"We do have to protect the football," Kaepernick said Wednesday. "That's something that we haven't done very well up there."
But that's something he's done quite well in the 49ers' eight-game win streak (two interceptions in 223 passes). Kaepernick threw eight interceptions all regular season, one less than Wilson's total.
"The Seattle defense is looking to get the ball at all times, create turnovers in any situation, generate them on all downs," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said.
The Seahawks rang up an NFL-high 39 takeaways in the regular season, including 11 interceptions in their three games after losing 19-17 to the 49ers on Dec. 8.
Kaepernick had a pass intercepted in that Week 14 win, a deep pass to Michael Crabtree that Byron Maxwell intercepted at the 3-yard line. The Seahawks failed to convert that turnover into points, however.
"The only time I felt not in control was the last time at Candlestick," Seahawks safety Earl Thomas said. "I was looking at myself like, 'You're supposed to be a leader and you look all off. You're not on your tempo. Your rhythm is all off.' "
Thomas produced just one takeaway the past 10 games, but he's the leader of a heralded secondary, which the 49ers may be forced to test if they can't get their running attack on track with Frank Gore & Co.
"They have a good defense, so there's times that they make plays," Kaepernick said. "The more we can eliminate that and make plays on our side of the ball, the better off we will be."
Harbaugh's instructions to Kaepernick and others: "Remind them to protect the ball, daily and hourly."
Seattle didn't intercept any of Drew Brees' 43 passes in last Saturday's 23-15 divisional-round win over the Saints. But the Seahawks did parlay a fumble by running back Mark Ingram into a touchdown, when Marshawn Lynch scored two snaps later for a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Wilson served as an, ahem, game-manager in that win, completing 9 of 18 passes for a mere 103 yards. Unapologetically, he mostly handed off to Lynch (28 carries, 140 yards, two touchdowns).
"Why wouldn't you keep handing it to him?" Wilson said. "But we have a great passing game. We can do things on time, on the money. We're explosive in the passing game, have been all year."
Wilson has cooled, however, since starting 11-1 this season and posting a 90-plus passer rating in nine of those games. Only one of his past five games has featured a plus-90 passer rating, with no more than one touchdown pass in any of those games and three total interceptions.
Both Wilson and Kaepernick had ugly passing lines before halftime of their last Seattle encounter, on Sept. 15: Wilson was 2 of 10 for 48 yards, Kaepernick 6 of 14 for 46 yards, and each had an interception with no touchdown passes. Neither finished with more than 150 passing yards.
When it comes to ball security, Wilson and Kaepernick are two of the NFL's most elusive quarterbacks, and that ball could pop loose on one of their scrambles. Wilson has five lost fumbles this season, Kaepernick four.
How often do they run? Perhaps not as much as most think: Kaepernick had 92 carries for 524 yards and four touchdowns in the regular season, and Wilson had 96 carries for 539 yards and one touchdown.
That's 1,063 rushing yards combined, a stark contrast to the minus-13 yards rushing by their counterparts in the AFC Championship game: the Broncos' Peyton Manning (32 carries, minus-31 yards) and the Patriots' Tom Brady (32 carries, 18 yards).
Awaiting Kaepernick at Seattle's amphitheater is the ever-loud 12th-Man crowd. It's quite the X-factor, or XII-factor, if you will.
"We only have 11 on the field, just like them," Kaepernick said.
His and Wilson's ultimate job: Make sure the ball stays in the hands of the 11 players on their respective side.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.
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Spare engines for F-18s means $8M for Hoosett plant
$45,156,940 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0045) to exercise an option for the procurement of seven F414-GE-400 spare engines for the F/A-18E/F aircraft. Hooksett gets 18% of contract.
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firefly wrote:
CRAZY, no shit Obama doesn't own hope. He actually used "HOPE" and CHANGE" as a smoke and mirrors tactic to make people think that just because he is a black President that he'd be the "hope" and "change" that we need. I posted the picture because I thought it was ironic that the President who ran on "hope" was absolutely fucking useless in this BP disaster. I thought it was funny in a dark sort of way.
firefly wrote: Were you an Obama believer too? People are so sensitive with their Obama fantasies.
crash wrote: a conspiracy theorist is someone who has an extremely pessimistic take on human morality and an extremely optimistic take on human intelligence.
firefly wrote: how brainwashed are you?


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- Follow England's road to Germany
- Currently Unavailable
This 90 minute DVD will trace England's progress from their dramatic exit at the hands of Brazil in the last World Cup in 2002, to qualification for Germany in October 2005. Featuring all the goals and drama from the qualification group stage the story will unfold from a dissapointing draw in Vienna against Austria through to the climax of reaching Germany.
Full of action and interviews with the biggest stars as well as head coach Sven Goran Ericsson. (Approx. 142 min.)
Lamentamos que todavia no hay descripción en español para este producto.


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A man suspected of trying to rob a Marietta Peoples Bank location in August was arrested in Illinois Wednesday after allegedly committing another armed bank robbery there.
Ronald E. Corbin, 49, of Lafayette, Ind., arrested by the Urbana, Ill. Police Department after reportedly robbing Urbana Bank, is a suspect in the Marietta crime and at least 10 other bank robberies in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, said Sgt. Greg Nohe, a detective with the Marietta Police Department.
On Aug. 26, Corbin is believed to have brandished a gun and demanded money at a Peoples Bank office at 206 Scammel St.
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Surveillance footage taken at Athens JP Morgan Chase Bank on Aug. 27 shows armed robbery suspect Ronald E. Corbin. Corbin, who unsuccessfully tried to rob a Marietta bank the same day, was arrested Wednesday in Illinois.
Photo courtesy of the Athens Police Department
Learning there was little money kept at the location, Corbin fled the bank empty-handed only to possibly be the one to successfully rob an Athens bank less than three hours later.
Surveillance footage taken at JP Morgan Chase Bank on East State Street in Athens linked Corbin to both crimes, said Nohe.
"He was identified through photographs taken at the bank," he said.
Also arrested for the Urbana robbery was Dennis P. Gallivan, 58, also of Lafayette, Ind.
"We don't know at this point if (Gallivan) was involved here. We weren't able to locate a vehicle," said Nohe.
The department is investigating what ties the men might have to the area, he said.
They are also assisting the FBI and other agencies with the ongoing investigation.
"At some point we will determine whether or not he will be charged federally for (the local crime)," said Nohe.
If charged locally, Corbin will face a first-degree felony aggravated robbery charge. The charge carries a maximum 11-year prison sentence with a possible three additional years for use of a gun.
The string of multi-state armed robberies were committed while Corbin was out on bond for yet more armed robbery charges. Those occurred in October 2012 in his home county-Tippecanoe County, Ind.
According to Tippecanoe County Court files, Corbin has charges pending for three Class B felony robbery charges and two Class D felony theft charges.
In Indiana, Class B felonies carry a prison sentence between six and 20 years. Class D felonies carry a prison sentence ranging from six months to three years.
Corbin posted 10 percent of a $25,000 bond in November and has been free since that time.
A motion was filed Thursday in Tippecanoe County Common Pleas Court to revoke that bond and Corbin is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 7 on the five charges stemming from the 2012 robberies.


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Roger rushes into round 2
Roger started his 50th straight major by defeating Germany's Tomas Kamke (ATP 78) 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 at the French Open today - equalling Jimmy Connors' record of 233 Grand Slam match victories!
"I get a great deal of pleasure playing here. When I play well, the numbers come with me. It's great to have played and won here so often. I hope it continues," Roger said.
Roger scored three out of four break points in the opening set and continued well, securing the important points. He was always in charge, but nevertheless accumuluated over 40 unforced errors and missed several rather certain opportunities. He never got into danger, though, and wrapped up the match after 117 minutes on a sixth match point.
Roger will next face Adrian Ungur (ATP 92) of Romania who eliminated David Nalbandian in four sets.
I enjoyed watching you and hope you are healthy and fit enough for your next matches!
Wish you all the best and good luck dearest Roger!
Go, Roger, gooooooooooooo!
Love, Mimi
First round always tricky, not mentioned an opponent that u never met before.
Good luck for your next round, Allezzzzzzzzz Roger!


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Baseball opens 2014 season this weekend at Florida International
Feb. 20, 2014
2014 Stony Brook Baseball
Stony Brook #Seawolves (0-0, 0-0 America East)
Florida International Panthers (5-0, 0-0 Conference USA)
The Matchup: After its opening weekend was canceled due to weather-related travel issues, Stony Brook commences the 2014 season this weekend with a three-game series against Florida International of Conference USA. This is a rematch of 2013's season-opening weekend in Miami, when the Panthers came away with a three-game sweep. The #Seawolves return 19 letterwinners from last season's squad, including three starting pitchers and seven starting position players.
Recapping Last Season: After a difficult start to the 2013 season, Stony Brook rebounded nicely by winning its final four America East series to qualify for the America East Championship for the eighth consecutive year, which is the longest active streak among the current member institutions. Stony Brook fell short of winning the tournament title after losing to Maine, beating Albany to stay alive and then falling to Maine again in an elimination game. Outstanding individual performances included first baseman Kevin Courtney, starting pitcher Frankie Vanderka and outfielder Jack Parenty earning first-team All-America East honors, reliever Tim Knesnik, catcher Anthony Italiano and third baseman Johnny Caputo making second-team All-America East and Parenty grabbing America East Rookie of the Year honors.
Dominating America East: Stony Brook has been at or near the top of America East now for a few seasons. No team has been more dominant over the last four seasons than the Seawolves, who are 73-29 (.716) in conference play since the start of the 2010 season with two regular season (2011, 2012) and two tournament (2010, 2012) championships.
Preseason Favorite: Stony Brook has been picked as the co-favorite to win America East in 2014, according to the coaches' preseason poll released on Feb. 4. Stony Brook and defending tournament champion Binghamton both received three first-place votes. Defending America East regular season champion Maine was picked third, followed by Hartford fourth, Albany fifth, UMBC sixth and league newcomer UMass Lowell seventh.
Youth Movement: Stony Brook was incredibly young in 2013. Freshmen and sophomores accounted for 61% of the team's at-bats and 45.6% of the team's innings pitched.
The Complete Package: Senior starter Frankie Vanderka ranked second in the nation in complete games last season with eight, including four consecutive complete games mid-year. He ranked third in America East last season with a 2.80 ERA and second in wins with eight.
A Cannon Behind the Plate: Senior catcher Anthony Italiano was tested behind the plate all of last season, but did a phenomenal job limiting base stealers. He finished the year 37-for-84 in throwing out base stealers, which is good for a 44% caught stealing percentage. The 37 caught steals easily led America East.
Frankie Say No-No: Senior starter Frankie Vanderka pitched his second career no-hitter last season. On March 10, Vanderka held the Fordham Rams hitless over nine innings, and the Seawolves won the game with two runs in the ninth inning. Interestingly enough, the game was only a seven-inning game, but the two teams kept playing because the game was scoreless. Vanderka pitched his first no-hitter two years ago as a freshman, when he struck out 13 in a win over NJIT. For his efforts, Vanderka was named America East Pitcher of the Week, CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Region Player of the Week, NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week and a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week.
In the Record Books: Senior Brandon McNitt is fifth in program history in wins (18), 10th in strikeouts (168) and third in innings pitched (285-2/3). Senior Frankie Vanderka is fourth in complete games (12) among Seawolves in the Div. I era (1999-present).
Seawolves in the Pros: Stony Brook Baseball has a tremendous reputation and traditon of sending its graduates to professional baseball. The program has had 19 student-athletes selected in the Major League Baseball draft and 10 others sign Minor League free agent contracts. Twenty other Seawolves have signed and played in the Independent Leagues. Currently, there are 10 former Seawolves active in the Major League and Minor League systems, including Joe Nathan, who is the closer for the Detroit Tigers, and Tom Koeher, a starter for the Miami Marlins. In 2012 alone, Stony Brook had seven players drafted alone, including first-rounder Travis Jankowski.
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Once easily mistaken for political satire, venture capitalist Tim Draper's "Six Californias" ballot measure to tear the Golden State asunder seems bound for the November 2016 ballot.
Draper, who has shelled out $4.9 million on his oft-mocked and maligned campaign, announced he'll submit petition signatures for the measure Tuesday and hold a news conference in Sacramento.
"California needs a reboot," said a news release issued Monday by his committee. "Six Californias is our opportunity to solve the many problems we face today. ... Six states that are more representative and accountable. Six states that embrace innovation and strive to improve the lives of residents."
The measure would split California into six states, each with its own government; much of the Bay Area, plus Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, would become the state of Silicon Valley. California's northernmost parts would become Jefferson, as some counties up there have wanted for years; some North Bay counties would become part of North California; Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield would be among Central California's largest cities; Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara would wind up in West California; and San Diego would anchor South California.
Silicon Valley would become the nation's richest state while Central California would become its poorest, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office found.
"This is a colossal and divisive waste of time, energy, and money that will hurt the California brand, our ability to attract business and jobs, and move our state forward together," said Steve Maviglio, a veteran Democratic strategist speaking for the OneCalifornia committee created to oppose Draper's effort. "It's unfortunate that Mr. Draper is putting his millions into this effort to split up our state rather than help us face our challenges."
While it's sure to become fodder for late-night talk show hosts from coast to coast, the measure still faces tremendous hurdles, not the least of which is money: Draper so far is the only contributor. And even if California voters approve the measure, splitting the state still would require action by Congress.
"He's got a pretty high bar to pass," said Corey Cook, director of the University of San Francisco's Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good. "There'll be a general skepticism of how dividing the state would improve it."
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The holidays are in full swing at Warren Station Center for the Arts in Keystone this weekend with the culmination of the third annual Festival of Trees and a holiday program featuring selections from 'The Nutcracker.'
Now in its third year, the Festival of Trees kicked off Wednesday, as local businesses joined to decorate the trees, which can be viewed at Warren Station until Sunday evening."We have stocked up on window cleaner as we believe we will see plenty of oohh's, aahh's and fingerprints on the windows at Warren Station," said Carrie Benefiel, who came on board as the venue manager in November. "At 7 feet tall, each tree will have mountains of unique trim to marvel at."Keystone Neighbourhood Company donated the trees and the use of the venue, while the event's beneficiaries managed the decorating. Proceeds benefit Summit Community Orchestra, Summit School of Dance and the Summit Middle School music department."Last year we doubled the amount of trees auctioned off during the event and were so excited with the funds raised," said Maja Russer, spokesperson for Keystone Neighbourhood Company. "The trees are truly gorgeous and ornate. People take the decorating very seriously and the trees make a perfect addition to someone's living room who may not have time to decorate their own." Among the decorators, Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort upped the ante at last year's festival by hanging two complimentary lift tickets on their tree, and Summit Cove Property Management gave away a two-night stay with theirs."Of course, there are some local rivalries - which group can put the most unique touch on a traditional evergreen, and then who will bring in the most dollars to support the arts," Benefiel said. Twenty trees are up for auction this year, including a Nutcracker tree from Summit School of Dance. Viewing and bidding takes place at Warren Station and the auction closes after the intermission of "The Nutcracker Suite" and Holiday Concert on Sunday. The winning bids will be announced at the end of the program.
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Salis!) Kootenai Community College >iO, it CHAR-KOOSTA Newspaper of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation VOLUME 13 NUMBER 22 THE MONTH OF THE GEESE Tribal Constitution to remain un-amended for now The voter turn-out for the Feb. 23 secretarial election to amend the Tribal Constitution was so poor that the total of yes and no votes was academic. The BIA, which was in charge of the balloting, announced Feb. 27 that "a total of 451 valid eligible votes were cast. . ." The name Char-Koosta is derived from Chief Charlo's and Chief Koostatah's names. They were the Tribes' last traditional chiefs._ XBLi pooler I last twobas[ A total of 680 voters had to cast ballots in order for the election to be validated according to federal law. The Feb. 23 effort was 229 votes shy of the goal. Blame for the defeat of the amendments' passage was laid on a perceived lack of information and apathy. A relatively few number of Tribal members attended a series of six district meetings sponsored by the Tribal Council to explain the issues. Those who did attend expressed confusion and distrust about what the amendments proposed to accomplish. As this is written, the Tribal Council hadn't taken any action about what they propose to do in the way of any second attempt to gain approval of what were described as "housekeeping measures" designed to streamline and modernize the 50-year-old Tribal Constitution. Here's how you voted: Total AMENDMENT A AME NDMENT B AME MDMENTC voters DISTRICT For Against For Against For Against BY District Arlee 36 50 43 43 43 42 86 Dixon 5 28 6 27 6 26 33 Elmo 19 22 22 19 20 21 41 Hot springs 6 40 10 36 12 33 47 Pablo 14 22 14 22 14 22 36 Poison 26 50 41 35 48 26 76 Ronan 26 45 29 42 29 42 71 St. Ignatius 27 34 30 30 30 30 61 TOTALS 1 159 291 195 254 202 242 451 toy apinienm «a Tribal Law and Order may run out of money The Tribes' law enforcement and juvenile technician programs may run out of money at the end of June, three months before the end of the fiscal year. Tribal vice-chairman Jim Steele, Arlee, blames the situation on the BIA's Flathead Agency for failing to "push hard enough for more money" for the previously mentioned programs plus social services. The Tribes contracts the three programs from the Bureau under the Indian Self-Determination Act, a ten-year-old law that encourages tribes to take over certain Bureau duties and the accompanying budgets. Contract (Concludes on page two)
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Ways to enhance bear management within the community and the greater state of Nevada was the main focus of discussion at a nearly four-hour-long gathering of officials and residents earlier this week.
"Ninety-five percent of bear problems are trash-related," said Madonna Dunbar, resource conservationist for the Incline Village General Improvement District, to a crowd of nearly 40 residents at the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners' Bear Committee meeting Monday evening at Sierra Nevada College. "A lot of times it's called problem bear, but it's really problem people."
The committee met with members of the public to discuss potential solutions to perceived deficiencies in local trash laws with the intent of improving the overarching issue of area bear management.
Black bears often get into people's garbage because trash cans are improperly stored or are improperly closed or locked, Dunbar said. To force community members to be conscious of their trash disposal, IVGID has set up "the strictest ordinance around," Dunbar said, compared to current trash laws in Douglas and Washoe counties and Carson City.
Both Douglas County — excluding the towns of Minden and Gardnerville — and Carson City require residents to get bear-proof bins after receiving two violations within two years of a bear gaining access to one's trash. As for Washoe County, bear-proof bins are required after two violations within a year or less.
As the IVGID ordinance stands, solid waste must be kept away from vermin, dogs, bears and other pests. One violation can result in a fine, and the owner is then required to get a bear-resistant trash container. Fines can range from $100 to $1,000 depending on the type of offense made and the number of violations.
"Prior to 2008, a lot of these rules here were not up to the level that they're at (now)," Dunbar said. "When I first began at IVGID, the trash violation (fine) was like $10. It was extremely low. It's not that we're into punishing people, but when you have a fine and a compliance structure, you get people's attention."
In 2007, a total of 181 trash complaints related to wildlife were made to IVGID, Dunbar reported. That figure dropped to 56 in 2010. Since, the number of complaints has increased, with 59 complaints being made this year as of Sept. 10.
Dunbar said the reason for the increase likely is because IVGID is dealing with more commercial entities now than it did in the past.
"We keep chipping away at it," she said.
Nicole Lutkemuller, a student at Sierra Nevada College, suggested using students to make area residents more aware of the bear trash situation.
"To address the lack of information being spread — especially for IVGID, but I think it could work in other places — is to utilize students," she said. "We're always looking for projects, like we need service learning hours or senior projects or research projects, and you don't have to pay us.
"I know I've worked with IVGID before distributing pamphlets about summer events that get delivered to every doorstep in Incline Village. You could have a student committee going out, distributing that same sort of information related to the bear issue."
Lutkemuller's suggestion was met warmly by both those in the audience and on the board.
"Her recommendation I thought was excellent regarding the use of student power," said committee member Kathryn Bricker.
Dave McNinch, chair of the bear committee, confirmed Incline residents Margaret Martini's and Elizabeth Roger's suggestion of the effectiveness of certain aversion tactics, such as putting ammonia on one's trash can.
"It's enough of a deterrent that they'll go somewhere else," he said. "Why dig in something that will burn your nose when they can go across the street and get someone's (else's trash)," he said.
Several others made suggestions on how to enhance bear management for the area, all of which involved non-lethal means.
Dunbar also made a presentation on Bear Smart, which has been used to address human-bear conflicts in other communities.
Bear Smart is a multi-step program that first forms a working group to analyze the bear problem at different angles, such as identifying popular areas for human-bear conflict, reviewing bear educational programs, reviewing waste management protocols and reviewing community planning strategies. Once the review process is complete, a human-bear conflict management plan is then developed and implemented with a review progress taking place annually.
"Usually when communities want to move toward the Bear Smart model, there's been ongoing human-bear conflict and the community decides they really value the life of those bears and really want to reduce that number," Dunbar said.
That doesn't mean Bear Smart communities never have to euthanize bears, however.
"A lot of this is public safety," Dunbar said. "We're trying to keep the animals from sticking around town and getting into situations where someone could get hurt."
After hearing everyone's input, committee member Jack Robb suggested a letter be written to Washoe and Douglas counties, Carson City and IVGID, asking them to strengthen their ordinances, especially regarding the use of bear-resistant containers.


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Two Jackson County residents wanted on warrants were arrested in Clackamas County on New Year's Eve after crashing a stolen car into a power pole and fleeing the scene, Oregon State Police reported.
An OSP sergeant patrolling Highway 212 in the Clackamas area at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday saw a 2005 BMW passenger car driving aggressively. The sergeant lost sight of the car in heavy fog, but soon came upon it crashed into a power pole and unoccupied near SE 168th Avenue on the north side of the highway.
Law enforcement confirmed the vehicle had been stolen and began a search for the driver, an OSP news release today said. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Department and a Gladstone police dog assisted.
After two hours of searching, police found two people, muddy and with cuts on their legs, OSP reported. Police said the pair provided false identities but were eventually identified as Kristopher Ian Simpson, 40, of Medford, and Jamie Lea Desavedo, 32, of Ashland. Both were wanted on warrants out of Jackson County.
Simpson, the driver of the car, was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail on a warrant charging him with failure to appear in court on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and a parole violation. He also faces new Clackamas County charges including reckless driving, unauthorized use of a vehicle, misdemeanor attempt to elude on foot, possession of heroin, misdemeanor, hit and run and identity theft. His bail is set at $90,000, according to Clackamas County Jail website.
Passenger Desavedo was lodged for a parole violation. She is no longer listed in the jail, records show.
— Ryan Pfeil
Location, ST | website.com


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Location: Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance
Title: Exploring the interactions between bacterial populations and antimicrobials Author
|Cray, Paula
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: March 28, 2012
Publication Date: March 29, 2012
Citation: Cray, P.J. 2012. Exploring the interactions between bacterial populations and antimicrobials [abstract]. Northeast Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. March 29, 2012, Athens, Georgia. Technical Abstract: Bacteria are ubiquitous, covering every ecological niche known to man. Within these ecological niches bacterial populations adapt to ensure their survival. The development of antimicrobial resistance is an example of a bacterium's ability to adapt and survive. Antimicrobial resistance developed shortly after their introduction and wide spread use during World War II. Today antimicrobial resistance is a global problem which is exacerbated by the limited development of new classes of antimicrobials. While overuse and misuse of antimicrobials in human medicine plays a major role in the resistance currently reported, the use of antimicrobials in animal production is also of concern. The study of specific ecological niches, including farm environments, waterways, and animals themselves provides us with the opportunity to assess the role each plays in the development and dissemination of resistant bacteria. This presentation will provide an overview of antimicrobial resistance among food borne and commensalism bacteria in these ecological niches and explore the challenges associated with the control and mitigation of resistance among these bacterial populations.


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10 things that make Wakayama Japan's best kept secret
"Wakayama? Wakawhat? Wakawhere?"
Overshadowed by the neighboring city of Osaka, this humble Japanese prefecture is home to arguably Japan's most delicious ramen, a 1,700-year-old fire festival and a giant open-air bath fed by a hot spring.
You'll find much of what you need for the complete Japanese experience on this little crescent of land on the southern coast of the country's largest island, Honshu.
Here are 10 ways to begin to get to know this little Japanese secret.
1. Eat Japan's "most delicious" ramen
Ever since Ide Shoten's Wakayama ramen was voted "Japan's most delicious" by a Japanese food show, this humble noodle shop has become sacred ground for ramen lovers.
Wakayama ramen has a unique soup base, made with an extremely savory pork bone and soy sauce broth. But it's generally known to locals as chuka soba -- not ramen -- which means "Chinese noodles" in Japanese. These steaming bowls of soup with their satisfying pork and lard flavor can fast become an addiction.
Cooked eggs and mackerel sushi on tables are the traditional appetizers. Diners just have to report how many they have eaten when it comes time to get the bill.
How to get there: Exit from Wakayama JR station, walk straight and turn left at Kokutai Road. Then, walk straight until you reach Sannen-zaka Dori. Ide Shoten is on the left.
Ide Shoten, 4-84 Tanaka Town, Wakayama City; 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., closed on Thursday
2. Learn how to cut fresh tuna
Wakayama's fish markets may not share the fame of their Tokyo counterpart, the Tsukiji fish market, but they're just as noteworthy.
Kuroshio-Ichiba Market hosts three entertaining tuna cutting shows daily. Porto Europa, a Europe-themed amusement park, is another attraction right next door.
The Katsuura Port fish market in the southeast corner of the prefecture is also worth a visit, if only because it's famous for hauling in the biggest tuna in Japan.
After viewing the daily tuna auction from the observation area, visitors can sample the goods -- seared tataki, sushi or sashimi -- in Katsuura town.
How to get there: A shuttle bus transports visitors from JR Kainan station (one stop from Wakayama station) to Kuroshio-Ichiba Market. Or take a taxi to Kuroshio-Ichiba Market, which will cost JPY1,300 (US$13). To get to Katsuura, take the JR line to Kii-Katsuura station. The fish market is five minutes away on foot.
Kuroshio-Ichiba Market, Marina City, 1527, Kemi, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, Japan; open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; tuna cutting show at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Katsuura tuna auction, 7-8-2 Oaza Tsuikiji, Nachi-Katsuura Town, Higashimuro District; opens at 7 a.m., closed on Saturday and the day before holidays
3. Walk Kumano Kodo
Japan's best unknown hike, Kumano Kodo is the perfect Kii Mountain getaway.
Made up of seven routes of various difficulties through the south of Wakayama prefecture, the hike was originally an ancient pilgrimage leading to three major Japanese shrines: Hongu Taisha, Nachi Taisha and Hayatama Taisha.
Our recommended route starts from Tanabe City (Kii-Tanabe JR station) to Nachi Fall (Nachi JR station).
The easily navigable routes are dotted with numerous onsen (hot spring) towns, scenic valleys and restaurants serving rustic Japanese cuisine.
To find out more about the hike, check out our report on Kumano Kodo.
4. Cook 'hot spring egg' in a real onsen
There's no better way to whip up a batch of onsen tamago -- or hot spring egg -- than actually boiling it in an onsen.
Visitors to Wakayama can do so at the public cooking basin in the Yunomine onsen area, the only UNESCO World Heritage hot spring in the world.
All you need to do is buy eggs and other vegetables from the local store near the hot spring basin -- they come pre-prepared for cooking in a net -- and boil them in the basin.
Local residents often buy onsen water ($1 for 10 liters) to bring home for cooking.
How to get there: Take a bus from Tanabe (Kii-Tanabe JR station) or Shingu (Shingu JR station).
5. Check out the Nachi Fire Festival
Wakayama's Nachi Fire Festival, held every July, celebrates the homecoming of the Nachi Waterfall's god.
The 1,700-year-old event is considered one of the most sacred festivals in Japan.
Tucked away on Nachi mountain, home to the Nachi Taisha shrine and 133-meter-high falls, the festival involves dozens of young Japanese men carrying 12 gigantic torches up and down the stone staircase that leads to the falls, shouting enthusiastically all the way.
It's quite a sight (and sound). Each torch weighs about 50 kilograms and youngsters have to take a turn carrying one.
Locals sit near the stairs on the mountain to cheer on teams. Be there early to secure a good view.
6. Live like a monk
Living (temporarily) in a temple has become the latest in thing for travellers to Wakayama.
The holy Buddhist grounds in Koyasan have 52 temple lodgings for visitors seeking a tranquil stay that includes meditation, temple services, Buddhist gardens and vegetarian cuisine.
Book your Koyasan temple stay and check train schedules to Koyasan in advance.
7. Enjoy hot springs in the wild
Wakayama has plenty of ancient onsen spots. Saki-no-yu in Shirahama, south of Wakayama, is a public bath right on the shore of the Pacific .
Sennin-buro in Kawayu, southeast of Wakayama city, is a giant 73-degree Celsius pool right in the river. It's also Japan's biggest open-air bath.
The city of Katsuura has a few onsens with amazing views -– Hotel Nakanoshima on a small island off the port has onsens looking over the ocean and Hotel Urashima has an ancient bathing site in a cave.
For a less-exposed onsen experience, you can soak your feet in hot spring water while you dine at Ashiyu-Yokocho, a Japanese restaurant/feet onsen in Shirahama.
8. Visit Tama, the cat hero of Kishi station
Tama is a cat that saved Wakayama's little-visited Kishi Train Station from closure when she was, improbably, appointed its stationmaster -- instantly making it a tourist attraction.
Learn more about the curious story of Tama, and her cat apprentice Nitama, here: The cat that saved a Japanese train station.
Getting there: Kishi station is a 30-minute ride from Wakayama City's main train station.
9. Get a castle-view hotel room in Wakayama City
You'll find the best view of Wakayama Castle from the hotels across the road.
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Wakayama and Wakayama Tokyu Inn are two of the best options. Ask for a castle-view when making a reservation.
Explore the peaceful castle gardens and the panoramic views from the top once you've checked in.
The castle also hosts exhibitions about the history of the city. There's a small entrance fee (JPY150, or $1.5) but the rest of the park is free to the public.
10. Feast on fruit
Whether you want to try hardcore fruit picking or just eat a few from the supermarket, we highly recommend you have some kind of orange-related experience in Wakayama.
The prefecture, the self-proclaimed kingdom of fruit, produces one of the best varieties of Mandarin oranges in the world.
Named after their growing area, Arida are thin-rind mandarins said to have the perfect balance of sweet and sour. The fruit are so delicious and juicy they qualify as a dessert in Japan.
The prefecture also has no shortage of strawberries, grapes and persimmons. And at Minabe, the largest ume (Japanese apricot) producer in Japan, you can get tipsy on lovely ume wine.
Wakayama City, the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture, is about 35 minutes by train from the regional Kansai Airport and 550 kilometers from Tokyo.
Check out our special Wakayama Prefecture section.


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March 17, 2010
Utilities in California and Ohio Test New Power Storage Technologies
Utilities in several states recently embraced new energy storage technologies as part of the deployment of advanced Smart Grids. In Ohio, International Battery will supply large-format lithium-ion batteries for the first-of-its-kind Community Energy Storage (CES) system, a distributed energy storage system developed by S&C Electric Company for American Electric Power (AEP). AEP Ohio's gridSMART Demonstration Project, funded in part by a $75 million DOE grant using Recovery Act funds, will be deployed to 110,000 of the utility's customers in a patchy rectangular area stretching from northeast Columbus to about 25 miles east and about 15 miles north. The CES systems will be added to certain AEP circuits in the gridSMART test area to provide improved distribution line efficiencies, local back-up power in case of outages, better integration of community renewable power, and support for plug-in electric cars. See the press releases from International Battery and S&C, as well as the gridSMART map from AEP Ohio.
AEP has also been testing the use of large-scale sodium-sulfur (NaS) batteries for energy storage on the grid. AEP installed a 1.2-megawatt (MW) NaS battery near Charleston, West Virginia, in 2006, followed by three 2-MW NaS batteries in Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia in 2008. California is following suit, as the California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded $2 million to Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a 36-month NaS battery demonstration project. The utility will invest an additional $13 million in the 4-MW system, which will have a 28 megawatt-hour storage capacity. Once installed and operating, this will be the largest stationary battery energy storage system in California. It too is seen as a key to the future use of Smart Grid technology, and as a way to integrate renewable energy sources into the grid. See the CEC press release.
And in the application of a different technology, the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and Ice Energy announced in January a 53-MW project using ice energy storage to provide utility-scale distributed energy storage. Ice Energy's products produce ice during off-peak hours and use it for cooling commercial buildings during peak hours. By combining hundreds of these systems with the Smart Grid, the systems can work together to act as a large distributed energy storage system. The SCPPA project could shift as much as 64 gigawatt-hours of on-peak electrical consumption to off-peak periods every year, improving the reliability of the electrical grid. Installation of the Ice Energy storage systems will begin in the first half of this year and will be completed by 2012. The SCPPA agreement also allows other municipal utilities and agencies in Southern California to deploy similar systems. See the Ice Energy press release and technology description.


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