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Room 101 cigars are proof positive that there's more to cigars than just the smoke – there's a lifestyle to go with it. Made by Camacho Cigars through a partnership with parent company Davidoff of Geneva, these Honduran cigars – and Room 101 CEO Matt Booth - have quickly grown into one of the most talked-about smokes on the scene.
Though with Room 101 cigars, it was the jewelry that came first. Booth finished a stint in the Marines and began apprenticing as a designer in 2003. His unique mix of attitude and culture delivered a wide ranging yet passionate clientele - both the Hollywood who's who and the everyman alike - who quickly began demanding custom-designed pieces of alternative luxury silver.
Matt's introduction to cigars came by way of some shared smokes at an after party, then reinforced by frequent visits to a local tobacco shop. The vibe was magnetic to him; Booth was inspired to begin leaning on his jewelry design skills to modify lighters and humidors, and created a collection of smoking accessories that enthusiasts in the cigar culture (like him) could enjoy…items that spoke of the same passion that drew people to his jewelry.
It was from there that Booth's immersion in the cigar culture became complete: Room 101 Cigars was launched in 2009 in conjunction with Camacho, rising quickly to become one of the premier boutique cigars. Matt Booth's smokes featured small batch blends of fully aged tobaccos that delivered medium-full body and flavor in each of his Room 101 premium cigars.
The Room 101 cigar lineup is as diverse as Matt's jewelry designs. While most are medium to medium full in body, the lineup is vast when factoring in the various blends and wrappers he and the Camacho team have pulled together….there's prolific use of Mexican tobaccos, like the San Andres wrappers and binders in Room 101 San Andres, Master Collection cigars and Room 101 Daruma Gold – as well as "limited editions" available throughout a good portion of Booth's lineup. If you're ready for a flavor ride, look for the Fu – the Japanese dog of strength and luck – and you'll find a great Room 101 cigar on sale at Famous Smoke Shop!

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Dick Clark is dead......we can't ring in the new year.Well played, Mayans - well played indeed.
No more Twinkies...
Yeah...I hope to get another 2-3 pages of my thesis done. Keep grinding til it's done.Working on my thesis, it sometimes amazes me when authors like Bill or Larry Correia mention that they wrote several thousand words a day.Writing a thousand words in a day is an exceptionally good day for me.
The 'event' that triggers the Mayan Apocalypse is the Winter Solstice, which occurs this year at 6:12 AM ET (11:12 UT). Essentially, if you wake up tomorrow morning, the world hasn't ended.
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PARKERSBURG — Last Thursday Wood County commissioners took action on a number of issues not listed on their public meeting agenda, including approving funding for a number of projects....
These crooks should all be booted out. They are not following the law and they are not serving the interests of their constituents.
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Commissioner Gainer could care less about Wood County; he is only interested in taking care of his Cronies and padding his own pocket. Oh yes I almost forgot he is constantly trying to figure out how spend more time in his home state of Florida. If the Parkersburg News would quote what he says during some of the meeting the citizens of Wood County would see how ignorant and arrogant he really is. No one would ever vote for him again.
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I totally agree Mad. I would add one thing though, as much as they pander to us, fact is they don't give a rat's behind about us or what we think.
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People need to get it through their heads, those in the "government" believe to their very core that they are above you and I and everyone else. They honestly believe they know better for you and they know what is best for you. They believe they are SUPERIOR to you and that rules and laws shouldn't apply to them because they know what's best.
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how professional GAINER you and DUNN need to step aside because it is obvious that neither of you need or want the job.Let someone who will work for WOOD COUNTY and not for them selfs take over. wood county DESERVES BETTER
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How long has Wood County had a Commission? And how have they been holding their Open Meetings in the past?
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Mr. Gainer seems not to understand the law and has a potty mouth in an open public forum.
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It didn't look like much at first.
It was just a big stage and a big light show. It was a suitable enough setting for most arena-rock bands -- but it seemed surprisingly simplistic for a British trio that has built much of its popularity, at least in this country, by delivering huge, flashy spectacles in concert.
Then the mammoth inverted pyramid built from dozens of video screens lowered from the ceiling, providing a scene not unlike when the spaceship arrived in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and fans knew they were watching the right band.
The alt-rock crew, which has long ranked as one of the best arena-rock acts in the business, definitely hasn't lost its flair for the dramatic. Monday's concert at Oracle Arena in Oakland was another tour de force of special effects and high-concept theatrics that grew more impressive as the roughly two-hour concert progressed.
Fortunately, the music was every bit as big as the show.
I don't care what you think of Muse's studio works, which have varied in quality from marvelous (2006's "Black Holes and Revelations") to mediocre (last year's "The 2nd Law"). Anyone who is a fan of expertly crafted arena rock, especially of the high-tech variety pioneered by U2 in the '90s, should definitely see Muse in concert.
The trio -- vocalist-guitarist Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard -- kicked off the show with the new album's "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable," huddling with touring keyboardist Morgan Nicholls around the drum kit and creating richly textured sounds that called out to the roughly 12,000 fans in attendance.
Bellamy was full of energy as he worked the strikingly barren stage, bordered by a semicircle of approximately six-foot-tall video screens, as the band continued into its latest single, "Supremacy." Bellamy then burned through a solo guitar version of "The Star-Spangled Banner," which would've made Jimi Hendrix proud, as the gateway to "Hysteria" (from 2003's "Absolution").
The guitar pyrotechnics continued on "Supermassive Black Hole" -- the seriously funky offering from "Black Holes and Revelations" -- as Bellamy played the poor man's Tom Morello, rubbing his strings to mimic the sound of a turntable. That tune, which sounds like the best Prince song the Purple One never wrote, bumped and grinded to a conclusion, eventually making way for the anthemic title track to 2009's "The Resistance."
But there was no resisting — especially not once the inverted pyramid came into view, dropping jaws across the arena. It initially looked like nothing more than a row of video screens, until it began to unfurl, with the tip moving ever closer to the top of Howard's head. Then it did the darnedest thing: It reversed itself, changing to an upright pyramid, which would eventually land onstage, totally enveloping the drum kit.
The music remained at full charge, powered along by thunderclap beats we could no longer see being made, and even seemed to rise up a notch as the multiple LED screens on the pyramid flashed wild images.
Muse had done it again. The band gambled big time, in what would surely have been a losing proposition for the majority of lesser-arena-rockers (which includes pretty much everybody else), and won big time. It was the biggest showstopper moment I've seen in years. Yet, it was also one that didn't slow this show down one iota.
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Winter Park, FL - A day after dispatching third-seeded Fort Valley State, No. 6 Valdosta State did the same to second-seeded Florida Southern as the Lady Blazers defeated the Lady Mocs 67-63 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament at Ward Arena on the campus of Rollins College Saturday evening.
With the win, VSU improves to 22-7 and advances to Monday's South Region Championship game, where the Lady Blazers will meet the winner of Saturday night's contest between top-seed Rollins and No. 5 Delta State. Florida Southern ends its season at 24-7.
The Lady Blazers led throughout the first half as they scored on their first three shots to race out to a 6-2 lead. Florida Southern fought back, scoring the next five points to briefly grab a one-point advantage with 15:57 to go in the frame, but Sczeny Hartry hit a three on the next VSU possession to once again put VSU in front.
The two teams traded baskets for the next nine minutes before Valdosta State used a 7-0 run to break a 16-16 tie. Hartry opened the run with a three from the right corner before Kourtnee Williams scored on a fast break lay-up and Brittany Ferguson hit a jumper to give VSU a 23-16 advantage with 8:04 remaining in the half.
Florida Southern got no closer than three points the rest of the half as Valdosta State built a 33-27 halftime advantage.
After shooting 48.3 percent and holding the Lady Mocs to just 35.7 percent from the field in the first half, Valdosta State saw the roles reversed in the early going of the second half. FSC came out of the locker room and connected eight of their first 14 field goal attempts while limiting VSU to just 3-of-12 shooting during the first 10 minutes of the half. Florida Southern capitalized on the run as it used a Dzikas three-pointer at the 10:28 mark to grab a 46-43 advantage and force a VSU timeout.
The Lady Blazers responded as, out of the time out, VSU held the Lady Mocs scoreless for the next five minutes of the game. Meanwhile, Valdosta State connected on four of its next five field goal attempts and added a Ferguson free throw to build a 53-46 lead with less than six minutes remaining in the game.
Florida Southern attempted one last comeback bid as, trailing by nine points with under three minutes to play, it forced three straight Valdosta State turnovers to close to within 61-57 with 49 seconds to play. However, VSU got a lay-up by Brittney Nelson and scored on four of six free throws to seal the victory.
Hartry led Valdosta State with 17 points while Nelson tallied her second double-double in as many days with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ferguson was the only other Lady Blazer to score in double figures, finishing with 11 to go along with seven rebounds.
VSU shot 47.2 percent from the floor in the game as it connected on 25-of-53 field goal attempts and also owned a 35-33 advantage in rebounding. The Lady Blazers also dished out 16 assists, led by seven by Maylisa Johnson.
Michaela Hawley scored a game-high 22 points to lead Florida Southern while Dzikas tallied 17 and Taylor Maldonado 10, including six in the final minute during Florida Southern's final charge. The Lady Mocs shot 24-of-56 from the field, 42.9 percent.


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A Bristol man is being held on a second degree assault charge after police say he struck another man multiple times with a cast iron pan. Canandaigua State Troopers charged Louis E. Serrano, Jr., age 52, of Baptist Hill Road in Bristol for second degree assault on on Feb. 9. Troopers said they responded to 7213 Baptist Hill Road in Bristol for an anonymous report that an assault had occurred there earlier in the evening. Upon arrival, they interviewed the resident, Serrano, who reported that a 50-year-old male acquaintance of his had arrived at his residence and had begun arguing with Serrano's roommate. Police said the argument became physical, and Serrano allegedly retrieved a cast iron pot from the kitchen and struck the 50-year-old victim in the back of his head several times, resulting in multiple severe lacerations. The victim was transported to F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua where he was treated for his injuries and, released, police said. Serrano is being held in the Ontario County jail pending a court date, troopers said.
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SEATTLE -- All the changes that Cal made last week, and the one that didn't happen, had no impact on the bottom line in a 41-17 loss to Washington in front of 66,328 late-night fans Saturday at Husky Stadium.
First-year coach Sonny Dykes revamped his offensive line and stayed the course with freshman quarterback Jared Goff, but dividends of those moves will have to show another day.
The storyline didn't seem much different in this one.
"Feels similar ... frustrating," Dykes said. "We certainly don't ever want to get used to losing. They all sting badly.
"It's tough because you play good in spurts, but that's not good enough against the people we're playing against."
The Bears (1-7, 0-5 Pac-12) lost their 12th straight game to a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent and their 10th straight in conference play. They surrendered at least 40 points for the sixth time this season and haven't even held a lead during a six-game losing streak that dates back to Sept. 7.
With four games left, including home dates the next two weeks against Arizona and USC, linebacker Khairi Fortt insisted the team still believes it can win again.
"Oh yes, for sure. There's no doubt," he said. "Nobody's giving up on Coach Dykes or the staff or the team."
Goff, who held off redshirt freshman Zach Kline in a weeklong practice battle, was turnover-free and played with more calm and confidence, Dykes said. Dykes confirmed that the true freshman likely will keep the job for the rest of the season.
The Marin native passed for 336 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown to Chris Harper, but acknowledged problems.
"We can't expect to score 10 points in 31/2 quarters and win the game," said Goff, alluding to the 73-yard TD run by freshman Khalfani Muhammad that got the Bears their final seven points with five minutes left.
Dykes gave solid marks to the new-look offensive line, on which guard Jordan Rigsbee was moved to center, freshman Chris Borrayo was pulled out of his redshirt year to start at left guard, and redshirt freshman Christian Okafor got his first start at left tackle.
But Goff was sacked five times and the run game managed just 58 yards, aside from Muhammad's late dash.
"Obviously, we've got to continue to play better," Dykes said of the line. "I thought they were a little more physical than we have been."
Washington (5-3, 2-3) used a career-best 241 rushing yards from Bishop Sankey and 376 passing yards from Keith Price to snap a three-game losing skid.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.
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5.199On 12/13 April 1943, Hitler met the military dictator of Romania, Antonescu in order to discuss Romania's position in the war. In the course of their discussion the question of the Jews in Romania was raised.
5.200In 1943 there were in Hungary some 750,000 Jews if not more. The Hungarian government, under the leadership of Admiral Horthy, deported many non-Hungarian Jews over the border into Nazi-controlled territory where most of them were murdered. The Nazis brought pressure to bear on the Hungarians to identify and deport in a similar manner the very considerable number of Jews who remained in Hungary. But the Hungarians were reluctant to comply, preferring to solve their own Jewish question in their own way. A meeting was arranged between Hitler and Horthy: it took place on two separate days, namely16 and 17 April 1943, shortly after Hitler's meeting with Antonescu. The object was to resolve the impasse.
5.201In the result the Hungarian refused to hand over Hungary's Jews. Hungary was subsequently invaded and occupied by the Nazis. Eichmann thereupon organised the forcible deportation of the Jews from Hungary to the General Government. According to the Defendants in June 1944 450,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered at Auschwitz. Irving alleges that the number killed is smaller.
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Drexel University has re-evaluated its partnerships with regional community colleges, and, as a result, is phasing out most of its on-site programs at Delaware County Community College. Instead, Drexel will focus its efforts on increasing transfer access for community college students to its Philadelphia campuses.
Affected undergraduate programs include Business Administration, Computing and Security Technology, Health Sciences, and Health Services Administration. The Joint Degree in nursing (ASN to BSN) will temporarily suspend admitting new students, and both Drexel University and Delaware County Community College will make an announcement regarding resumption of the program for new students.
Currently enrolled Drexel at Delaware County students will have several options for completing their bachelor's degrees. A member of Drexel's professional staff at Delaware County Community College will be in touch with each student to discuss those options. Regardless of the options available, there will be no change to the tuition structure.
Drexel will no longer be admitting new students into most of its on-site degree programs at Delaware County Community College.
For students who may have anticipated transferring into Drexel's on-site programs at Delaware County Community College, we encourage you to meet with the transfer advisor at your current institution to discuss the process of transferring to Drexel's Philadelphia campuses.
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UNC student sells hundreds of Big Bird shirts after debate
University of North Carolina student Andrew Bauer says he had to act fast when he heard that Big Bird's job was in jeopardy.
During last week's presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney said he would cut funding to PBS, which would essentially fire Big Bird.
So Bauer decided to take action to save the Sesame Street character. His first step was snapping up the domain name: FireBigBird.com.
Along with his friend and fellow UNC student, Taylor Robinette, they created T-shirts with Big Bird image. In one, Big Bird's holding a sign that says Romney fired him.
So far, the students have sold more than 700 T-shirts at $20 a pop. They're donating the profits to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Bauer said Tuesday that they've had nothing but positive feedback.
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California Highway Patrol will offer a driver safety class to teens Tuesday at South Tahoe High School.
The program, Start Smart, is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. Teen drivers and their parents/guardians are invited to attend.
Recent statistics have shown that in California teenage drivers are injured and are dying in automobile accidents at an alarming rate. Through candid conversations, officers in attendance will address these facts and provide examples of driving tendencies that put young drivers at risk.
The class will be held from 6-8 p.m at the STHS Student Union, 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The class is free. To reserve a space, contact the CHP at 530-577-1001.


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MILLEN, Ga. (WRDW) -- The dark history of the Civil War is being brought into the light as a team from Georgia Southern continues to dig up artifacts from an old prison camp in Millen.
But finding the site of Camp Lawton back in 2010 was just the first chapter to the story. Now, the project historian has written the rest.
His new book marks the first full-length, fully-documented history of the prison.
"I started doing research, and I realized there was a story to tell, but it really had never been told," author John Derden said.
Years of history between these pages tells the story of Camp Lawton, an old Union prison camp from the Civil War.
"The reason I think this is attracting attention -- the Camp Lawton story is attracting attention -- it's new! How many books have been written about the Battle at Gettysburg, Antietam?" Derden asked.
The site was discovered back in 2010, and hundreds of new artifacts have been unearthed since.
Derden isn't the only one glad the book is attracting attention.
"I hope it will boost our tourism and bring more interest and development into our area, which would, in turn, bring jobs," said Millen City Manager Lamar Faircloth.
Jobs are something the small town of Millen desperately needs.
"We have been very high on unemployment list throughout the state for the last several years. We're number three right now, I think," he said.
Faircloth says he hopes the book will pique some interest in traveling to the town and renovating this building into a museum to display the artifacts will give them a place to visit.
"This summer, I've been told in June, they hope to open the museum and that collection will be on display," Derden said.
Derden says his book is already bringing people in.
"I had a person visit my class once who was a descendant of one of the POWs at Camp Lawton, and he had come out of state to find to see the exhibit. We're in the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Civil War is the eternally fascinating subject in America," Derden explained.
The book may be finished, but the story continues as crews keep digging up the past.
Derden says digging at the site at Magnolia Springs outside Millen will probably continue for years. After two years of discovery, they've only looked at about 1 percent of what could be found.


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EAGLE -- When the budget-cut ax fell on local 4-H scholarships and awards, the kids stepped up to do something about it.Welcome the return of the Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed Saturday in Eagle. And we'll get this out of the way right now: Rocky Mountain Oysters are a delicacy, but if your palate is less exotic they'll have barbecue and everything that goes with it.The Junior Livestock Commission decided it was time for a good idea to make a comeback. The money they raise will go to 4-H Grand Champion awards and the college scholarships that the club's senior members earn ever year."I'm grateful," said Ella Guzik, a senior in her what could be her last year of 4-H. "The scholarship would be a godsend since I'm about to go to college."4-H is great training for life. It teaches kids to set long-term goals and work toward them, one step at a time. There's very little instant gratification. There's lots of room for success, along with the occasional failure, said Bill Kaufman, one of the local 4-H leaders."These kids are the best of the best and they work on these projects all year long," said Kaufman. "It provides positive reinforcement for the good kids."There's the project, then there's the book where they keep track of the project, including how much time and money they spent on it.Horses are year-round, and so is County Council - if you're elected. Livestock projects begin in the fall and end when the fair does in late summer. All sorts of other clubs and projects require a kid's attention for months at a time. Steers wander off like they're in search for a support group for beleaguered bovine."It's always good to use reward and recognition as a way to encourage people, especially after all the work that goes into these projects over such a long time," said Emily Massie. Massie might be in her final 4-H year and has had a sheep project going for three years, which is a long time even by 4-H standards.Not so long ago she and her sheep had a little come-to-Jesus meeting. Basically, if they didn't make some lambs they'd be a fleece coat liner and Easter dinner. Sometimes, even sheep get the message."It's so great to go out there in the morning and see those adorable little guys," Massie said beaming.You get to be in 4-H for about 10 years, then you go to college, or to work, or just straight into real life.Some of these kids will have six projects for three different clubs. We caught up with Guzik and Massie at a Whistling Bullets meeting. They shoot archery and guns, along with everything else 4-H kids do."Fair week is like Christmas. You're exhausted and excited all the time for a week. I love it. It's absolutely worth it."Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or email@example.com.
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The cover art for the first season Blu-Ray release of "Star Trek: Enterprise" from CBS Home Entertainment.
An online petition to bring back the cancelled "Star Trek" TV series "Enterprise" is gathering thousands of followers.
In 1987, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" re-launched "Star Trek" back into television, after the original science fiction series was cancelled by NBC in 1969. "The Next Generation" became a smash hit and was followed by spin-offs "Deep Space Nine," "Voyager," and "Enterprise" on TV. While three of those four series lasted a full seven seasons as planned, "Enterprise" was cancelled in 2005 when the United Paramount Network and the Warner Brothers network ended and merged into the CW network.
There was a letter campaign and other efforts to try to bring "Enterprise" back immediately after its cancellation, but the science-fiction franchise loved by millions wouldn't be seen again until a new motion picture with new staff, cast, and crew hit theaters in 2009. 2013 marks the eighth year that no "Star Trek" series has been on the air, after eighteen consecutive years of "Trek" that began with "The Next Generation."
Now, fans and even some involved with the show itself are growing a petition to bring the series back through Netflix. On Facebook, a group called the "Star Trek Enterprise Season 5 - Netflix [C]ampaign" has over 3,100 likes and is continuing to grow. Doug Drexler, who worked on design and effects for many modern Star Trek series, is one of the backers of this goal.
Supporters suggest than fans watch the four seasons of "Enterprise" on Netflix to get the streaming video service's attention. There is some precedent, with the cult comedy show "Arrested Development" soon re-launching on Netflix after being cancelled by the FOX network years ago. Netflix also has some original, scripted programming of its own.
"Star Trek: Enterprise" starred Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer and Jolene Blalock and was set nearly a century before the original Star Trek series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. It followed the adventures of earth's first deep-space, high-warp-speed vessel before the formation of the United Federation of Planets. Many fans of the show consider the show's last season that aired to be one its finest., as it included many call-backs and tie-ins to other Star Trek films and television series.


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Two men sentenced in meth case
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A joint investigation by agents from Homeland Security and the Henderson County Sheriff's Office has led to the sentencing of Alejandro Ramirez-Juarez, 27, of 61 Whispering Pines Lane, Hendersonville, and Elias Perez-Gomez, 23, of 58 Dewitt Drive, Hendersonville.
The two were sentenced in the Western District of North Carolina for possession with the intent to distribute, sell and manufacture methamphetamine and conspiracy to possess, sell and manufacture methamphetamine.
Ramirez-Juarez and Perez-Gomez were both sentenced to 108 months in federal prison followed by a period of supervised release.
The investigation was initiated in December 2012 and led to the seizure of over two pounds of methamphetamine and two vehicles used in the facilitation of the crime, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
They were arrested on Jan. 10, 2013. During the investigation it was discovered that both subjects were receiving large amounts of methamphetamine from Greenville, S.C., then distributing and selling it in the Hendersonville area.
According to Sheriff Charles McDonald, officers will continue to utilize strong partnerships with other agencies in an effort to interrupt the flow and distribution of methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics into Henderson County.
Both Ramirez-Juarez and Perez-Gomez will be deported at the end of their sentences.
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Guns of DU
A look back at some of the modern classics selected as DU Guns of the Year
By Phil Bourjaily
Photography By Terry Allen
You go to a DU banquet to give back to the ducks. But in addition to supporting conservation, you have a chance to get a special-edition duck gun as part of the deal. That's the promise of DU "dinner guns," which have headlined the organization's grassroots fundraising events for almost 40 years. More than 100,000 guns have been sold at
DU events
since 1973, raising an average of $2 million a year for wetlands and waterfowl
DU's first Gun of the Year was a lead-shot-era Remington 1100 autoloader with a 2 3/4-inch chamber and the traditional 30-inch full-choke barrel. The 1100 was an ideal choice because DU had just completed 1,100 projects in Canada at the time. Like many dinner guns to follow, the DU version of the 1100 came in a 12-gauge waterfowling configuration with upgraded walnut and gold inlaid engraving.
Specially decorated and numbered, all DU guns are indeed collector's items, but underneath the fancy embellishments they remain hunting guns too. While many are kept locked up as treasured heirlooms, quite a few still earn their keep in the marsh every season. Together, these modern classics serve as a representative sampling of the diversity of firearms that gun makers have produced—and waterfowlers have embraced—over the past four decades.
1987 Browning A-5 (50th Anniversary Gun)
For its 50th birthday, DU went with a waterfowling classic: a Browning Auto-5 with a 2 3/4-inch chamber and a 28-inch modified-choke barrel. In 1987 John Browning's design—the first semiautomatic shotgun—was almost 90 years old, a testament to the reliability of its long-recoil action. In the minds of many hunters the A-5 is still the greatest waterfowl gun of all. This DU version could withstand steel shot and go to the duck blind if you were willing to risk its high-gloss round-knob stock and beautifully engraved silver-finished receiver decorated with wetland scenes and DU's 50th anniversary logo.
2012 Browning Maxus (75th Anniversary Gun)
Browning's Maxus, introduced in 2009, catches the eye immediately with its distinctive sleek profile. The lightweight, gas-operated Maxus has hunter-friendly features such as an enlarged trigger guard and a three-shot plug that can be easily removed with a key for those spring snow goose hunts. DU's
75th anniversary
gun features upgraded walnut on the stock and forearm and a marsh scene engraving on its silver receiver. This gun has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes.
1977 Ithaca Model 37 (40th Anniversary Gun)
Fittingly, DU's 40th anniversary gun was also born in 1937. The Ithaca Model 37 features a bottom-ejecting design that stays free of debris and slings hulls straight down to the floor of the blind, winning it favor among waterfowlers and left-handed shooters. This DU version has a 2 3/4-inch chamber and a 30-inch full-choke barrel. The receiver is engraved with a flushing duck, the DU crest, and the number "40." This gun also features upgraded wood and checkering on its grip and forearm.
1997 Browning Gold (60th Anniversary Gun)
For its 60th birthday, DU chose the Browning Gold, the gun that became the company's semiauto standard-bearer after the discontinuation of the Auto-5 in 1995. Introduced in 1994, the gas-operated Gold shares the A-5's speed-load feature, which has helped generations of waterfowlers reload when the action is fast. In all other ways, the Gold is completely different from the A-5. A gas gun, it's among the softest-shooting semiautos, and much lighter than its predecessor. This DU version has a 3-inch chamber and a 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes. Utah-based engraver Leon Burrows embellished the silver-colored receiver with gold waterfowl scenes.
2007 Browning Silver Hunter (70th Anniversary Gun)
Browning's Silver is a budget-priced version of the Gold, but there is nothing "budget" about the Silver's performance. It's an extremely reliable gun with a receiver profile that recalls the great Auto-5. No corners were cut on DU's 70th anniversary gun, which has elaborate engraving featuring a trio of pintails by David Maass and a gloss-finished walnut stock with handsome skip-line checkering. This gun has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes.
1974 Remington 870
As a follow-up to the first year's Remington 1100, DU chose an identically decorated 870 Wingmaster pump as its second Gun of the Year. Introduced in 1950 as a more inexpensively made version of the Model 31, the 870 went on to become a great waterfowling gun and the best-selling shotgun ever made. In 1974 there had already been over 2 million 870s produced, and today that number has climbed to more than 10 million. This DU version of the 870 has a 2 3/4-inch chamber, a 30-inch full-choke barrel, upgraded walnut on the stock and forearm, gold inlaid engraving, and an enameled DU crest on the receiver.
1975 Winchester Model 12
With almost 2 million made between 1914 and 1963, the Model 12 pointed beautifully, lasted forever, and was graceful to look at. Winchester discontinued production of "the perfect repeater" in 1964 but kept it on as a custom gun, then introduced the Y series with some internal changes and cast parts. Y-series guns were made through 1980. This custom DU version has a 2 3/4-inch chamber, a 30-inch full-choke barrel, upgraded wood, a bronze medallion of a canvasback on the receiver, and the DU crest on the grip cap.
1976 Winchester Super X1
The short-lived Super X1 (1974–1981) is perhaps the best semiauto many people have never heard of. Carefully milled and machined, the gas-operated SX1 was made with pride and care. Hunters and target shooters loved it (many still do), but its high production cost doomed it in the marketplace. This DU version has a 2 3/4-inch chamber, a 30-inch full-choke barrel, a bronze medallion on the receiver, and the DU crest on the grip cap.
1983–1984 Browning B-80
A product of collaboration between Browning and Beretta, the B-80 is a gas-operated autoloader manufactured from 1981 to 1988. A well-made and popular gun very similar to the Beretta A303, the B-80 was discontinued only because the Browning-Beretta partnership ended. This dinner gun has a 2 3/4-inch chamber, a 30-inch full-choke barrel, high-grade walnut, and a DU grip cap. The receiver is decorated by famous Browning engraver Jose Baerten and features a bronze medallion with a white-fronted goose by David Maass. "The Plains" designation marks this gun as the third of four in DU's "Flyway" series.
1984–1985 Browning BPS
The BPS has been a waterfowler's standby since its introduction in 1977. The combination of a top safety and bottom ejection make it unique among pumps, and it has proven to be a reliable choice in the blind. This DU version of the BPS has a 2 3/4-inch chamber and a 30-inch full-choke barrel. Like the B-80 of the previous year, this gun features engraving by Jose Baerten and high-grade walnut with a DU grip cap. Called "The Coastal" and decorated with a bronze medallion with a pintail by David Maass, it's the last of DU's "Flyway" guns.
1986–1987 Beretta A303
Beretta semiautos set the standard in gas-system reliability, making them a favorite of sporting clays shooters and high-volume dove hunters. That same reliability makes the A303 a great waterfowl gun. This autoloader was the first DU dinner gun to incorporate a 3-inch chamber, 28-inch barrel, and interchangeable chokes, which would come standard on many subsequent duck guns. It features a richly textured stock with a DU grip cap and an anodized black receiver with a gold inlaid "Ducks Unlimited" and mallard.
1991–1992 Beretta A390
Twenty years after its introduction in 1992, Beretta's A390 remains one of the most reliable semiautos ever made. This A390 was the first DU Gun of the Year to offer complete interchangeability between 2 3/4- and 3-inch shells, a feature we now take for granted. This gun comes with a standard 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes. The stock is fancy walnut with a gloss finish, while the black semi-humpback receiver has gold accents—including the trigger and magazine release button.
1996–1997 Browning BPS
This was the Browning BPS's second turn as a DU Gun of the Year. With no ejection port on either side, its silver-nitrate-finished receiver presented a broad "canvas" for wetland scenes engraved by Rob Leslie. This gun has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes. It served as a companion to the previous year's gun, a 28-gauge Browning pump engraved with artwork by David Maass.
1998–1999 Remington 11-87
Remington's 11-87 was the first gun from a major manufacturer to shoot all 2 3/4- and 3-inch loads without adjustment or a barrel change, making it almost as revolutionary as its predecessor, the 1100. This soft-kicking gas-operated semiauto remains one of America's most popular waterfowl guns. This DU version has a 3-inch chamber, a 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes, a gloss-finished American walnut stock, and an engraved satin nickel receiver.
2003–2004 Beretta AL391 Urika
Successor to the A390, this gun picks up where its forerunner left off as a supremely reliable semiauto that can fire unheard-of numbers of rounds between cleanings. Like its predecessor, the AL391 is one of the few semiautos reliable enough to be a serious sporting clays gun. This workhorse cleans up handsomely as a DU dinner gun, with a two-tone black-and-silver receiver decorated with gold engraving and a high-gloss deluxe walnut stock. Weighing just seven pounds, it has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes.
2004–2005 Winchester Super X2
Winchester took the proven gas-operating system of the Browning Gold and put it inside a gun with the lines of the classic Super X1. The result was the Super X2, which proved to be every bit as reliable and soft-recoiling as its predecessor. This DU version of the SX2 has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes. Upgrades include a gloss-finished walnut stock and forearm as well as a receiver decorated with gold inlaid artwork by David Maass.
2005–2006 Beretta White Onyx
Beretta's 686 White Onyx has the distinction of being the first over/under ever chosen as DU's Gun of the Year. The Beretta 680 series is popular the world over for its low-profile action and durability. This gun was the first of a set; identical smallbore versions were selected as Guns of the Year in 2008 (20-gauge) and 2009 (28-gauge). This White Onyx features a silver receiver engraved with gold inlaid ducks. It also has a schnabel forearm, 3-inch chambers, and 28-inch barrels with interchangeable chokes.
2010 Winchester Super X3
Winchester's Super X3 has become a waterfowler's favorite for good reason: it offers all the performance of the SX2 in a lighter, sleeker package—thanks to an alloy magazine tube and slender stock and forearm. This DU version of the SX3 has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes. Upgrades include a silver receiver engraved with gold inlaid waterfowl scenes.
2011 Beretta AL3901
When Beretta replaced the great A390 with the 391, the company launched the AL3901 as a value-priced gun, and it remains a standard "house gun" at many South American dove lodges for its incredible reliability. This DU version of the AL3901 has an upgraded gloss-finished walnut stock and a silver receiver decorated with waterfowl and floral scrollwork. This gun has a 3-inch chamber and 28-inch barrel with interchangeable chokes.
Buckingham's Guns
Although author Nash Buckingham died in 1971, two years before DU launched its Gun of the Year program, there is no question the great hunter-conservationist would have approved. It is only fitting that his two famous shotguns—Bo Whoop and Bo Whoop II—are on display in the lobby of DU national headquarters along with a complete Gun of the Year collection donated by Tony Palermo.
When it came to waterfowl guns, Buckingham believed you should "never send a boy to do a man's job," and he practiced what he preached. In 1927, the original Bo Whoop was the finest long-range shotgun money could buy. An H.E. Grade Super Fox, it has 32-inch barrels specially bored full and full by gunsmith Burt Becker for 3-inch loads of size 4 shot. The gun weighs 9 1/2 pounds and is decorated on the receiver and the breech end of the barrels with leafy scrollwork.
Buckingham lost the gun in 1948. In the early 1950s, friends ordered a new Bo Whoop from Fox (by then under Savage ownership) and presented him with Bo Whoop II. The original Bo Whoop finally resurfaced after 60 years, and now both guns are displayed at DU headquarters, thanks to the generosity of Hal B. Howard Jr. and William B. Dunavant Jr.
Phil Bourjaily sold his first story to
Field & Stream
in 1985 and today serves as that magazine's shotgun columnist. He is co-author (along with rifle authority David Petzal) of
Field & Stream
's new book,
The Total Gun Manual
, available in bookstores this fall. Based in Athens, Georgia, Terry Allen specializes in print advertising, food, lifestyle, and travel photography. To see more of his work, visit


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Fletcher offering free concert
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 10:52 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 10:52 a.m.
Fletcher Technical Community College will host a free Yuletide Christmas Concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the school's new campus, 1407 La. 311 in Schriever.
The South Louisiana Community Orchestra will perform a string orchestra concert featuring new twists on favorite Christmas Carols.
All visitors are welcome.
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Welcome to z Systems™ Platform Test, also known as Integration Test. Our organization consists of various teams, including:
z/OS Platform Evaluation Test (zPET)
A team of z/OS testers and system programmers run a Parallel Sysplex on which we perform the final verification of a z/OS release and z Systems hardware and System Storage before they become generally available to clients.
As we perform our testing, we gather experiences, hints, tips, and recommendations and publish them.
New! For z/OS V2R1 and beyond, we are publishing our experiences in our LCST/e z Systems Platform Evaluation Test Community blog.
For details about the environment in which we do our testing including our Parallel Sysplex environments (including hardware, software and security configuration) and our test workloads, refer to our IBM Platform Test - z Systems library.
For z/OS V1R13 and prior releases, we published our experience as the z Systems Platform Test Report for z/OS and Linux Virtual Servers. Find test reports and interim updates in test report library
The z/OS z Systems Parallel Sysplex Recovery (GA22-7286-01) report describes our experiences performing recovery actions in our Parallel Sysplex environment. Find test reports and interim updates in test report library
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The Linux Virtual Server team's primary responsibility is to emulate leading-edge customer environments, workloads, and activities. This includes running Linux native on z Systems and as a z/VM guest in a heterogeneous Linux server environment.
Consolidated Service Test (CST)
After general availability (GA), testing of z/OS continues through Consolidated Service Test (CST), where z/OS service along with key subsystems and tools service continues to be tested together. CST recommends service on a quarterly and monthly basis with published results.
Other z/OS test strategies and testing environments
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Man missing after making suicidal statements, fiance says
Published: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.
A man from Gray who has made suicidal statements in the past has been reported missing, his fiance said.
Timothy Coleman, 48, has not been seen or heard from since he reported to work Saturday, said his fiance Tee-Shaun Rodgers. He drives a blue 1998 Dodge pickup truck, weighs 185 pounds and is 5-feet, 11-inches tall.
Coleman needs daily medication, which he left at home, Rodgers said.
Coleman reported to work Saturday in west Houma, but did not return home after his shift. He has not been seen or heard from since, said the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, which is currently looking for Coleman.
When she called Coleman's boss, Rodgers was told that Coleman requested to take a vacation through Jan. 17.
"I don't know if this is his time dealing with what he's going through. ... I just want to make sure he's OK," Rodgers said.
His phone goes straight to his voicemail, and he hasn't used his credit card since Thursday, Rodgers said.
If anyone has information, contact the Sheriff's Office at 876-2500.
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SAN JOSE -- Hey, look on the bright side for Cal. At least the Golden Bears didn't have to think about their disappointing NCAA tournament loss on a long plane ride home Saturday night.
Because there was no long plane ride to make. It was just an hourlong bus ride back from HP Pavilion to Berkeley after the Bears' 66-60 defeat by Syracuse that wasn't as close as the score made it seem. Or as intense as Cal might have made it, given the stakes and setting.
"You'd like to have played your best basketball," Cal coach Mike Montgomery said about his team's performance. "You'd like to have really gone out and forced the other team to make plays. I don't think we played our best basketball."
Cal was an underdog to the tournament-tested Orange. And the Bears certainly should be given credit for making it to a round of 32 with Thursday's upset of UNLV. But that feat led to such high hopes for Saturday, a rare chance to play an NCAA game so close to home.
A victory would have sent Cal to the Sweet Sixteen. Instead, the season ended with a sour and large thud. The sour and smaller thuds happened earlier, when the Bears' shots -- especially from 3-point range -- kept banging off the rim.
And in reality, those 3-point attempts over the top of Syracuse's too-swampy-to-penetrate zone defense were Cal's best hope. Syracuse plays superior zone defense every week, every day, all day long.
Other college teams play zones that are Sudoku games, intriguing but solvable. Syracuse's zone is a Rubik's Cube -- solvable only after extra effort. Saturday, the Bears tried to work some high-post-to-low-post action and gather points on dunks where the zone's soft spot was located. But the players' unfamiliarity with that strategy -- and the short prep time -- led to sloppy execution.
"It's going to be difficult playing against something you've never played against before," said forward Richard Solomon, Cal's top scorer with 22 points. "A scout team can't run it the way they run it. They're long and athletic."
With the down-low plan not working consistently, it was left to those 3-point shooters. And the final Cal tally from beyond the arc was a miserable 4 for 21.
It is also safe to say that junior guard Allen Crabbe, the Bears' best player and a candidate to enter the NBA draft, did not boost his candidacy Saturday. He finished with just eight points on 3-for-9 shooting. The Orange's zone constantly morphed to deny Crabbe the ball or surround him when he did get it.
"The shots that I thought I would probably get weren't there," Crabbe said. "They took things away from me."
In one final ignominy, after Crabbe helped create a turnover with about two minutes left with the Bears behind by eight points, putting them in position to pull within five with a 3-pointer ... thud, again. Crabbe had trouble handling the ball and stepped out of bounds.
"We didn't have a lot of people that were playing above their ability," Montgomery said, naming no names. "We didn't have a whole bunch of people that rose to the occasion that this was a big game and I'm going to play better than I have. You're not going to win games like that unless you have some people able to do that."
Cal's best highlight probably came about three minutes into the second half, when the Bears pulled within six points after freshman guard Tyrone Wallace finally did rise up on the zone perimeter and drop in a 3-pointer.
At that point, for the first time all evening, the Cal-dominated sellout crowd of 18,030 erupted in a Berkeley-ish bellow.
It lasted for about 30 seconds. Syracuse, a team full of seasoned dagger-shooters and lane-slashers from the Big East, went to the basket and was fouled and scored seven consecutive points on free throws, as Cal scored none. From there, it was an all-but-inevitable ride to the finish.
Montgomery, at one point in the second half, unveiled a standard position when he is frustrated. He leaned back in his chair and looked at the ceiling while using his clasped hands to draw one knee into a cross-legged position. Then he filled his cheeks with air and blew out the carbon dioxide.
Shortly thereafter, the bus exhaust pipe was doing the same thing.


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Wednesday October 24, 2012
North Augusta, SC--In the past four or so years North Augusta has been spoiled with some great running backs. Demarcus Rouse and Vinnie Miller as of late and now it's DeVonte Pressley's time to shine. While he's in a different mold then those two, Pressley is quickly leaving his mark on the jacket program.
It's the reason he's our Acadmey Sports and Outdoors player of the week. This past friday Pressley finished with 276 yards rushing and the three touchdowns. On the year, he's now over the thousand yard mark. He's only 5-9 and weighs a185, but plays a lot bigger then that day after day.
"When I'm in the game, I don't think about anything. I'm just thinking about winning and getting in the endzone and putting those points on the board. I've never done anything like that, it was just exciting for me." said DeVonte Pressley
"DeVonte has one of teh biggest hearts and one of the best kids I've ever coached." said coach Dan Pippin "There's no tougher kid I've coached. I couldn't be more proud of a kid I've ever coached, is DeVonte. He's just gives everything he's got."
Pressley also has a big offensive line to run behind and at times, gets lost which makes it hard for defenders to find him. That line is taking as much pride in his success and vice versa.


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Kimberley Seed (Tufts University School of Medicine)
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Kimberley Seed
Tufts University School of Medicine
Kim is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University School of Medicine. She received her BSc in Microbiology and her PhD in Microbiology and Biotechnology at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her PhD research was conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Dennis and focused on the use of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) as potential antibacterial agents against Burkholderia cepacia complex infections. She is currently working in Dr. Andrew Camilli's lab in the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology where she is investigating the impact of bacteriophages on the evolution and epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae.
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Music lovers will have the opportunity to experience a unique live concert inside a wine cellar featuring a performance by three of the world's finest chamber musicians. The internationally acclaimed Jacques Thibaud String Trio will perform their only U.S. wine cellar concert on June 22, at Peaceful Bend Vineyard in Steelville.
The wine cellar concert is sponsored in part by Brewer Science.
"These musicians are exceptional masters of their craft," said Dr. Terry Brewer, founder and CEO of Brewer Science. "They have performed around the world receiving tremendous international acclaim and enthusiastic reviews. We are excited to bring the Jacques Thibaud String Trio to Missouri and to showcase their music in a truly unique venue such as the wine cellar of one of our region's best vineyards. We are pleased to share this experience with the public and are looking forward to an extraordinary evening of music and entertainment."
The Jacques Thibaud String Trio is comprised of Hannah Strijbos, viola; Burkhard Maiss, violin; and Bogdan Jianu, cello. These world-class musicians are from the Netherlands, Germany, and Romania, respectively. The original international trio was founded at the Berlin School of Art in 1994. The newest member, violist Hannah Strijbos, joined the group in 2012.
Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, at the Peaceful Bend Vineyard, located at 1942 Highway T in Steelville. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased at Peaceful Bend Vineyard, Kent Jewelry, or Arts Rolla. Seating is limited. For more information about this concert, call Arts Rolla at 573-364-5539 or Peaceful Bend Vineyard at 573-775-3000.
This concert has been made possible with the underwriting support of Brewer Science, Peaceful Bend Vineyard, the Missouri Arts Council, and Arts Rolla.
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Like dating, first impressions in the restaurant business can set the course for either a calamitous gastro-wreck or a sweet, swooning love story.
Meeting Berkeley couple Gayle Pirie and John Clark, at their San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema and its modestly sophisticated raw steel and wood surroundings, one could be stunned by their self-confessed attention to detail.
Or one could be intimidated by the flavor of locally sourced white corn popping out from under a Harissa Rubbed Llano Secco pork chop. Or enamored -- even struck temporarily blind -- by savory "Seasonal Fruit Pop Tarts," impeccably fried eggs and sugared, slow-cooked smoked bacon at a weekend brunch.
And then, there are the classic and independent movies, hand-picked by bartender and film guru Bryan Ranere and screened at dusk on the establishment's outdoor courtyard wall.
Equally classic cocktail pairings designed to reflect cinematic themes hoist the entire experience of sight, sound and taste to an ecstatic, sensual ... well, you can fill in that blank for yourself.
But if you get to know the two chefs by chatting with them for an hour in their Berkeley home, shortly after their children Magnus, 14, and Pearl, 7, have departed for school, you get a sublime story of craft, consideration and constant creation.
Pirie and Clark also deliver surprises, the bedrock of meals they suggest must "pop," to balance their restaurant's dynamic setting.
Asked about their kids' eating habits, Pirie says, "It's just so willy-nilly, I can't predict it. The whole food thing just sucks, which sounds weird coming out of a chef's mouth," she admits.
But it doesn't sound weird, coming out of the mouth of a parent whose children once were pleased with pasta carbonara or cowboy stew and now require something akin to voodoo to please their palates. And it comes without rancor, from two food artists who hold to their people-friendly culinary principle of adventurousness.
"What's important is that you do not maintain a bizarre, limited food world," Pirie says. "When you enable them to be particular, it's not good for kids. Their brains are hungry and they get bored. If you foster (open-mindedness), they're able to function in different food categories."
Clark grew up eating his mother's casseroles and remembers shopping and coming home with "a Cadillac full of food." When he moved to college he barely knew how to prepare a potato, but started cooking for fun.
"Everyone around us was an artist, or working in a restaurant," he recalls. "We cooked crabs without directions, French toast for whoever would come over."
Improbably, the young, non-cooking Pirie landed by shear luck and what she calls a "dark, bohemian, mysterious move" at the former Vicolo Pizza, where she and Clark met.
They traveled together to San Francisco's Zuni Café, where they eventually became co-chefs de cuisine. After that, they developed an international restaurant consulting practice, Pirie served as Alice Waters' assistant at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, and in 2001, they began earning ratings stars and accolades as chefs and owners of Foreign Cinema in San Francisco. In 2009, feeling the burn of desire from their customers for modern, more-than-a-dog sausages and non-hoity-toity accouterments, they opened Show Dogs on Market Street in San Francisco.
"We had staff with skills and interest in cured meats," Clark says, as if juggling two celebrated restaurants is easy.
Setting the record straight, Pirie says those viewing their success from afar could miss the intense effort behind the operation. "A chef is creating food he or she is dying to eat or needing to see on the menu. It's not selfish, it's to fulfill an inner drive," she says.
Resisting the media's push to find the "top rising 20-something chef dude," Pirie calls claims of male bias in the restaurant business "fodder for selling papers" and "machinations of periodicals." Following the imprint of women warriors in the field, she says there was a powerful woman in every cooking job she held.
Clark portrays their relationship as symbiotic, requiring "no conscious activity" to collaborate along a shared, supercharged aesthetic.
Describing a meal as "a 90-minute vacation you're taking people on," Pirie responds to a list.
Timing and ingredients are paramount. Staff are the "number one resource." Customers are "the reason to be." Acoustics and lighting are critical and always a challenge. Communication must be constantly maintained and distill the chef's or owners' ideas, concepts, and practices--beyond the menu.
The end game, Pirie says, is a texturally rich, beautiful, sensory den of pleasing confluences. In other words, a sweet, swoon-y love story.
When a publisher supporting their vision can be found, they plan to add a Foreign Cinema cookbook to their previous offerings, "Country Egg, City Egg" (reprinted 2008) and "Bride and Groom" (2006).
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Foreign Cinema, owned and operated by Berkeley couple Gayle Pirie and John Clark, serves films and fine cuisine at 2534 Mission St. in San Francisco. Hours, menu and other details are online at www.foreigncinema.com or call 415-648-7600.


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A recent study came out that illustrated that people who ordered from a menu that listed the minutes an average person would have to walk briskly to burn that particular food ordered less food than menus with calories listed or a menu with no calorie or exercise count. The study also showed there was no difference in the amount ordered by those viewing a menu with calories listed and a menu with no calories listed.
Here is an infographic that shows the amount of walking the average person would have to do to burn off certain foods. This is based on holiday foods and meals, but I thought it was a good illustration of some typical foods.
Would this influence your food decisions? Does this make you think twice about any indulgences you have?
CBS News article on research study about menus listing calories vs. exercise vs. neither
Walking Away the Holiday Calories infographic


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Autism in the News – Tuesday, 11.30.10
Old racing horse is a winner with autistic boys (Los Angeles Times)
Spot the Diplomat had an undistinguished career on the track, but is a champion to the Hays family, which sees his remarkable influence on young brothers Jack and Dylan. Read more.
New research sheds light on early signs of autism, treatment (Houston, Texas)
Doctors and scientists say new research could be promising for families dealing with autism. The research centers around early intervention and how it could decrease the severity of the disorder. Read more.
Bill to mandate insurance coverage for autism has a chance in lame duck, says Lt. Gov.-elect Brian Calley (mlive.com)
Lt. Gov.-elect Brian Calley will make a last-minute push Tuesday to require insurers to cover autism treatments when he urges the Senate Republican caucus to put the legislation to a vote. Read more.
Fraser and Delta Dental of Minnesota Partner on iPhone App (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Fraser, a Minnesota nonprofit serving children and adults with special needs, and Delta Dental of Minnesota recently made available the My Healthy Smile app for iPhones and iPods. Read more.
Both Sides of the Table (Laguna Nigel Patch)
On a daily basis, I sit across the table from the parents of my students. Usually, I'm letting them know if their child meets the criteria of a handicapping condition, which would make them eligible for special-education services. This is only part of my role as a school psychologist. Read more.


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My bicycle is our second car. I love to bicycle in all weather, for all distances, and on all routes. Bicycling has brought so much joy to my life, and I want to share it with anyone who is interested. I will use my soapbox to tell you about the joys, the freedom, the benefits, and, yes, the challenges of bicycling and walking for transportation.
The best motivation to bicycle is necessity. When bicycling is the fastest and easiest way to get where you want to go, you don't need any other reason. You don't need to convince yourself that it's good for you, that it saves money, or that it is good for the environment. You'll get on that bike because you want to go somewhere. Maybe you'll feel resentful that you don't have faster wheels. Or maybe you'll be happy that you don't have to walk.
We became a one-car family in 2004 and I rode my bike when I had to. It was only temporary, until we could afford a car payment. But the more I biked, the more I enjoyed it. The longer we lived without a car payment, the more we liked that, too!
I hear a lot of people say, "I ought to bike or walk more." I don't know what to tell them. As long as you have that car, walking and biking is something you have to make yourself do.
There are days when I suddenly realize, "I should have taken the car. That would have made this so much easier." I'm so stuck in the habit of biking that it doesn't occur to me to use the car. That's how most of us are about driving—so ingrained in the habit of driving that it takes quite a special effort to walk or bike once in a while.
My friend Amanda bought a bike recently. She and her husband share the car but when her hours changed, it wasn't convenient anymore. She's been bicycling to work even when the weather hasn't been too nice, because it's easier than sharing the car.
A budgeting guru I follow is considering selling his family's second car. Since he started walking to work, the car sits in the garage. While the financial argument is clear, he finds it hard to let go of that security.
In a story about families and exercise, NPR contrasted two moms. One mom spends hours driving her sons to sports practices. The other mom is car-free and selects her son's activities based on what is within walking or biking distance. Both she and her son get plenty of exercise without having to plan for it.
If you hear yourself saying, "I ought to walk or bike more," consider parking your car somewhere else for a week, at a friend's house or a parking lot (with permission) within walking distance. If you really need it, it will be there, and you'll discover that it's natural and easy to walk or bike when the car is a little further away.


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I'll admit a certain degree of skepticism when I heard about this new product from Salinas, Calif.-based Mann Packing. I had visions of gluey macaroni and cheese from a box with a few broccoli florets scattered around for variety. Of course, I should know better.
This product seems aimed right at me. I have a 4-year-old who likes most fruits and vegetables, but would choose pasta all day every day if he had the option. What a great combination to have fresh, flavorful vegetables with a well-made macaroni and cheese.
This does take some assembly, and make sure you use a bowl deep enough that your cover does not touch the food inside or you'll have melted plastic with your cheese.
It took the full three and a half minutes for my broccoli to be well-cooked, but not mushy.
The best part about this product is that everything was good. It wasn't good steamed broccoli with so-so mac n' cheese. The mac n' cheese could have stood on its own. The combination (especially the bacon cheddar flavor) was perfect.
This product brings me back to the beginning of Pamela's Kitchen, back in 2007. The first product I tested was Mann Packing's Ready Set Steam, a broccoli with cheese sauce in a microwaveable tray. While Ready Set Steam was a decent product in its time, the technology and recipe development have come a long way.


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September 9, 2005
It's a donation many can't give. One Augusta pilot is using his plane and his time to fly donations to Hurricane Katrina victims and take evacuees to meet their families. Only on 12, News 12 boards an Angel Flight with Dan Troutman and finds out why these trips are worth the time and every dime.
Helping people really starts Dan Troutman's engine. A pilot for 18 years, he's volunteered to fly Angel Flights for the last seven.
"Well, the majority of Angel Flights are for giving medical attention that either can't travel by car, or don't have the finances to travel by commercial aircraft," Troutman said.
But lately, Dan's been in the sky giving attention to another cause.
Of the 17,000 Angel Flights in a year, Dan pilots at least six of them. While this particular flight is to carry donations to hurricane victims, this is not his first flight since the hurricane relief effort.
Just last weekend, Dan helped fly seven evacuees from Baton Rouge to Florida. While he unloads diapers and water in Fairhope, Alabama, we find Leola Banks, a New Orleans evacuee fresh off an Angel Flight.
"Oh it was lovely, I've never experienced such a beautiful ride like that, I've flown on a large aircraft, but this was just amazing," Banks said.
An uplifting attitude for a woman with only her two bags by her side, and a reminder of the devastation she left sitting on the table in front of her.
"I don't know, I've never heard of anything of this nature, evacuating a whole city. It'll be a ghost town," Banks said.
And it's just that for people who once lived on Dauphin Island next to Fairhope. Some can't get to their homes, and some don't have a home to get to anyway. It's a situation that gives Dan Troutman time to reflect.
"I don't think you can put a value on a life, so anything we can do to help them, I think is very important and worthwhile," Troutman said.
Proof that angels really do have wings.
You can help Angel Flights happen. Pilots need your help donating items for them to take to the Gulf Coast, or you can make a monetary donation by visiting angelflightse.org.


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
March 16, 2011
DOE Fellowships to Support the Next Generation of Clean Energy Innovators
DOE announced on March 10 the launch of two new fellowship programs designed to attract the best and brightest scientific minds in the United States to work on advanced renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The programs—the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program—will prepare scientists and engineers for careers in clean energy. These programs will increase U.S. economic competitiveness and support job growth by promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education.
Under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, DOE is seeking up to 20 postdoctoral fellows whose academic careers have focused on the following technology areas: building efficiency, industrial efficiency, advanced vehicles, fuel cells, wind or water power, or biomass, geothermal, or solar energy. The new program will support research and development of breakthrough technologies over a two-year period. Selected fellows will be encouraged to pursue innovative, independent new projects in addition to the specific research project area selected by the fellow when applying to the program. Applications for EERE Postdoctoral Fellowships are due on June 30. Fellowships will begin by mid-November and will last up to two years. See the EERE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program website.
The SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program will select either recent Masters or Ph.D. graduates to focus on critical technology innovations that will advance the SunShot goal of a 75% reduction in the total cost of solar energy systems by the end of the decade. Those selected will aggressively drive innovations in the ways that solar systems are conceived, designed, manufactured, and installed. They will work at DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program headquarters in Washington, DC, and will help develop new research and development programs to achieve the cost-cutting goal. See the DOE press release, the SunShot Initiative Fellowship Program website, and the SunShot Initiative website.


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'12 Years a Slave' Wins Best Feature at Spirit Awards
Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" took the top prize at this year's Film Independent Spirit Awards, held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on the eve of the Oscars. McQueen also won Best Director, while John Ridley won Best Screenplay for his adaptation of Solomon Northup's book.
In acting categories, Cate Blanchett won Best Female Lead for her performance in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine," Matthew McConaughey won Best Male Lead for "Dallas Buyers Club," Lupita Nyong'o won Best Supporting Female for "12 Years a Slave," and Jared Leto won Best Supporting Male for "Dallas Buyers Club."
Spirit Awards also went to "Fruitvale Station" for Best First Feature, and "20 Feet From Stardom" for Best Documentary. In all, Fox Searchlight took home five Spirit Awards, while Focus Features won two.
See the full list of winners here:
Best Feature: 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
Best Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best First Feature: Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company)
Director: Ryan Coogler, Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
Best First Screenplay: Bob Nelson, Nebraska (Paramount Pictures)
John Cassavetes Award (For best feature made under $500,000):
This is Martin Bonner (Monterey Media inc)
Writer/Director: Chad Hartigan, Producer: Cherie Saulter
Best Supporting Female: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Supporting Male: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
Best Female Lead: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Male Lead: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club, (Focus Features)
Robert Altman Award: Mud (Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate)
Director: Jeff Nichols, Casting Director: Francine Maisler, Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon
Best Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Editing: Nat Sanders, Short Term 12 (Cinedigm)
Best International Film: Blue is the Warmest Color (France- IFC Films)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Best Documentary: 20 Feet From Stardom (Radius-TWC)
Director/Producer: Morgan Neville, Producers: Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers


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You certainly don't need me to tell you that this is a special time of the year. Just look around at all the things that set this season apart from the rest of the year: the decorations, the music, the displays, the special events and programs, the food. A cynic might add things like the long lines at the post office and the credit card bills that will arrive next month, I suppose. But everyone recognizes how special and different and, for most people, how wonderful this time of the year is.
But you probably also don't need me to remind you of some of the pitfalls of the Christmas season. Perhaps chief among those pitfalls is the temptation to focus on what we do this time of the year. When we consider all the shopping and wrapping and baking and preparations and decorating and addressing that we do, it's not difficult to become filled with a sense of self-righteousness and self-importance. The thought of, "Look what I did!" is often quickly followed by, "What have you done?"
Perhaps a greater danger than getting a big head when we consider everything we've done occurs when we consider everything we haven't done. How easy it is to become frustrated and frenzied as we consider the size of our to-do list, and the dwindling number of days before Christmas to get them all done.
Yes, this is a special time of the year. But too often, it becomes an especially difficult, distracting, and ultimately, a disappointing time of the year. Thankfully, there is a solution. If we want to make this special season especially joyful and peaceful and meaningful, we need to focus not on the things we do (or haven't done), but rather, on the things God did that first Christmas.
While the Scriptural accounts of Christ's birth are quite simple, even matter-of-fact, they are nothing short of stunning in what they describe. God became human. The Creator of the universe, who lives in unapproachable light (1 Timothy 6:16) became a helpless infant. The omnipotent, eternal, all-glorious Lord of lords set aside everything to become one of us. Think about it: God in diapers.
So why would he do it? Why would God cause all his fullness to dwell in a human baby? He did it so that he could take our place and live the way we were supposed to, that is, perfectly. He did it so that he could take our place and die the death we should have. He did it so that our fractured relationship with him might be made whole. He did it so that we might live forever. He did it because he loves us.
All the baking and buying - all the effort and expense we put into this season - pale in comparison with what God did for us that first Christmas. Finally, that's what makes Christmas special! The more we remember that, the more we will enjoy this special time of the year.


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Innovative delivery technologies for the needle-free delivery of vaccines by the intranasal route offer advantages to traditional parenteral needle-based delivery systems developed and produced by the vaccine industry. Dry powder intranasal vaccine technologies have recently been developed. In addition, a rapid manufacturing technology platform is described that offers distinct advantages for delivery of liquid vaccines, with future development for a breakthrough in situ aseptic reconstitution technology for freeze-dried or spray-dried vaccine powders. This latter advance offers the potential for eliminating or markedly reducing the need for cold-chain management of vaccines during transport and storage. These new technologies have wide-ranging applications and advantages for the reliable and effective administration of vaccine products.
Needle-based vaccine injections require highly trained health workers and an optimally performing system for effective mass vaccination campaigns. The universal fear of needle sticks is an indicator of the need of convenient and viable alternative modes of delivery. Cold-chain management of vaccines is also often necessary, and lyophilized vaccines necessitate reconstitution in diluents at the time of use under sterile conditions, often in adverse field situations. Oral vaccines or transcutaneous vaccine patches have been used but also have drawbacks such as inconsistent absorption, gastrointestinal degradation, or high cost.
Intranasal delivery of drugs and biologics is a rapidly growing means of medicinal prophylaxis and therapy, and offers compelling advantages as a needle-free approach for testing and demonstrating the efficacy of existing and new drugs and vaccines.1 The nasal mucosa provides a convenient surface for vaccine deposition and for induction of systemic and local mucosal immunity. Recent advances in the development of delivery platforms are in response to the demand for innovative approaches to intranasal vaccine delivery that are safer, can be rapidly manufactured cost effectively, and assure compatibility with a wide range of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals. A key benefit of an intranasal vaccine is its potential to induce both mucosal and humoral immunity.
A distinct advantage of intranasal drug delivery is that drug uptake into the blood circulatory system by absorption through the nasal mucosa can be quite rapid.2,3 Moreover, clinical studies have demonstrated that a rapid local immune response can be achieved within 24–48 hours using intranasal delivery, providing rapid protection against airborne pathogens that enter the body through the respiratory tract. Clinical evidence has also demonstrated that complete systemic immunity can be achieved in significantly less time (days versus weeks) through the intranasal route.
An optimal intranasal drug delivery platform must be designed to provide accurate and precise delivery through optimized device design, such that the amount of drug or vaccine for each dose must be consistent. Advantages of intranasal vaccine delivery versus administration by oral or injection routes include a more rapid circulatory uptake at a lower dose than by parenteral or oral drug delivery, lower cost, avoidance of needles, avoidance of losses caused by intestinal passage for oral drugs and first pass liver metabolism, and greater user compliance. These and other differences can translate to a capability for lower effective doses, more rapid physiological response, and fewer complications caused by a vaccine's adverse effects.
Intranasal delivery of an inactivated influenza vaccine has been reported to have an elevated risk for Bell's palsy.4 However, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies of 10 years of clinical data concluded that elevated Bell's palsy risk was also observed for parenteral injection delivery of inactivated flu vaccines, demonstrating that intranasal delivery of vaccines was not associated with any Bell's palsy risk.5


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First set was really good set, and of course the Julius opener, in its rarity now as an opener, followed by Fee, and the nearly 15 min jam they put with that. Its as good as a start to any show Ive seen. It just set the pace for the entire show in my opinion.
And what can you say about the second set. One of the best BOAF out there. Page and Trey's interplay on Jesus Left Chicago works well, and lays down that bluesy feel. And to get a late set Tube-> and Simple closer, just phenomonal. I think this show, is more consistant than the previous years show(was at both) its just the encore from 98 makes pholks think the show was as good as that encore. From start to stop, I'll take this show over 98, anyday.
Over all a really good, high quality show, with no true low points, a show worth having, and puting in the rotation. There were alot of good summer 99 shows, and this is def one of them.
I give this show a solid 4.0