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Families urge renewed yacht search (From Congleton Guardian)
Families urge renewed yacht search
3:07am Monday 19th May 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Relatives of four Britons who went missing when their yacht capsized in the mid-Atlantic Ocean have made an emotional plea to the US Coastguard to resume the search and rescue mission as they remain convinced that their loved ones are still alive.
The call by the yachtsmen's families for the search for the crew of the Cheeki Rafiki to be resumed has been backed by an MP as well as prominent figures in the sailing world.
The 40ft Beneteau performance racer/cruiser yacht, ran into difficulties some 620 miles east of Cape Cod in Massachusetts on Thursday while returning to the UK from a regatta in Antigua.
Contact with the ship's experienced captain Andrew Bridge, 22, and crew members James Male, 23, Steve Warren, 52, and Paul Goslin, 56, was lost in the early hours of Friday while they diverted to the Azores.
US and Canadian aircraft assisted by three merchant vessels looked for them throughout Friday and Saturday but called off the search yesterday at 5am local time amid treacherous weather.
Some 4,000 square miles were scanned for the "very well-equipped" vessel's two personal location GPS beacons until no more transmissions were received from the small devices, which have a short battery life.
On Saturday, a cargo vessel which was helping with the search spotted and photographed an overturned hull which matched the description of the Cheeki Rafiki but reported no signs of people on board or a life raft.
Kay Coombes, the sister of Mr Warren, a project manager for an electrical company, said that she and their mother, Margaret Warren, were convinced that he was still alive.
The 46-year-old said: "It's an utter nightmare, we are grateful for the US and Canadian coastguards for what they have done so far, but it's stopped too soon after two days, it's not long enough, we believe they are still alive.
"They are four strong-minded, physically strong sailors, they knew they were in difficulties and had every opportunity to get into the life raft which would have had provisions for several days. But if no-one is looking for them, they won't be found."
She added: "Everyone is just trying to put pressure on the US Coastguard using every channel possible. They said they would only continue the search when any debris was found but if no-one is looking how can they find it? There are only passing ships in a very big ocean."
She added that their mother was very upset and added: "It's very, very difficult, especially being so far away."
Mr Bridge's aunt, Georgina Bridge, said the family, including his parents David and Mary and brother William, 19, were shocked at the events.
She said: "Obviously we are all devastated by what is happening, we just want the search to resume.
"We have great appreciation for the efforts the US Coastguard and our Foreign Office have made but obviously we believe there is hope and there is a possibility of them being found alive."
Ms Bridge added her nephew was a professional sailor who was trained to survive such a situation.
Mr Bridge's mother, Mary Bridge, told the BBC: "I'm a bit numb actually. We wanted him back."
Her husband, David, added: "We all think they're in the life raft. One personal beacon was set off, and when that died they set another personal beacon off, which would suggest they were somewhere safe enough to be able to do so."
Caroline Nokes, the Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, said that she had been told by the Foreign Office that it was "investigating every avenue it can do" to try to encourage the US Coastguard to act for longer.
Mr Male's father, Graham Male, said there was evidence that the crew had acted in a reasoned manner.
He told ITV Meridian: "The crew had plenty of time to prepare the life raft and from new evidence we have, there were two personal beacons on board, one of which was James', when they were set off they were set off in a timed position, they reserved their resources, they waited until the first beacon had run out before they actually set the second beacon - that's rational-thinking people."
Mr Bridge, who is from Farnham in Surrey, was being paid by Southampton-based yacht training and charter company Stormforce Coaching for his role as captain, a spokeswoman for the firm said.
He had taken part in Antigua Week together with Mr Goslin, from West Camel, Somerset, Mr Warren, from Bridgwater, also in Somerset, and Mr Male, from Southampton, all described as "very experienced offshore yachtsmen".
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail single-handedly non-stop around the world, and president of the Sail Training Association, said that there was still hope for the sailors.
He said: "Everyone trains for this, every yachtsman goes and does a sea survival course.
"This was an experienced crew, they almost certainly would have done that, they would have known the score."
An online petition, set up by Nicola Evans, a friend of Mr Bridge, has gained more than 20,000 signatures calling on the US to resume the search.
The 38-year-old said: "He has a heart of gold, he's an amazing guy and deserves every chance to be found."
Amongst those who have signed the petition is Claire Goslin, the daughter of missing Paul Goslin. She wrote: "One of the sailors is my dad and we cannot give up! He is my world and we need to start this search again!!!"
Mr Goslin's wife, Cressida, t old BBC Radio 4's World At One programme: "The evidence suggests because they had time on board, they knew there was a water leak, they had time to prepare to put a life raft in the water... it was a life raft suitable for 12 people and there were only four people in there.
"They would have had the provisions that were in the life raft but they would have had time to take more provisions.
"We don't want to leave any stone unturned, it is a very short window of opportunity - we are realistic. If we had another two or three days and they don't find anything or they find bodies, or whatever happened, I think everyone would just feel they have some closure."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of a missing yacht off the east coast of the USA with four British nationals on board.
"We are in continual contact with the US Coastguard and are providing consular assistance to the families."
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semi-detached layby says...
Does the skipper know the international collision regulations? Duty goes way beyond what the crew are trained for. An investigation of this is called for. Please report on any that follows later. I have sailed on a boat in St Lucia that had just crossed the Atlantic. A relative has crossed the Atlantic in a boat of the same size as that which disappeared. I would hate to think of his upturned boat being ignored. People have survived in life-rafts for about 100 days. Don't give up hope. Do coordinate a lookout. Do tell the skipper of every ship in the area to keep a lookout and repeat the message every day for six weeks.
The previous commenter is wrong. The least safe place for any sea- going boat is close to the shore, especially a lee shore.
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The Town of Snowmass Village has announced the completion of the Rodeo Place affordable housing project with the closing of the final residences. Since breaking ground in 2006, this development has added 70 bedrooms in 21 single-family homes and eight duplex units to the Snowmass Village community.
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Women's Tennis team will host its first home match of the 2013 season on Thursday afternoon in a 1 p.m. match against Texas – Pan American at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders come into the match with an undefeated record of 3-0 after earning a 7-0 sweep of Prairie View A&M on Tuesday night, and have had an impressive start to the 2013 year. UTPA is 0-4 on the year and is coming off of a 5-2 loss against former Southland Conference member UTSA in San Antonio.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, May 24, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- For former principal and now board member Dwight Smith, this budget year could be the toughest yet for the Aiken County Board of Education.
"You know, Chad, I wish I could say there was a permanent fix, but this is my 37th year dealing with education, and funding has always been a problem," said Smith, who represents parts of Warrenville and Graniteville.
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"Yes, I would have to agree that this is a little bit more difficult than any one we've faced before," said Deputy Superintendent David Caver.
Caver says people in the district can expect a tax increase. He says taxes for individual homeowners will actually go down due to a financial mechanism they're using. However, the increase will affect people with vehicles, rentals or multiple properties. Businesses will feel it, too.
"We feel like we have a good plan for that deficit, but it just prevents us from moving forward the way we want to and the way the community expects us to," Caver said.
Right now, Smith says there's no talks of layoffs or furloughs, but he's worried.
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The Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) is housed within the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Our undergraduate program offers a Bachelor of Science degree. The undergraduate UAB Computer and Information Sciences degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. Additionally, the BS in Computer and Information Sciences offers the opportunity to minor in another discipline as well as co-op programs with local industry.
CIS offers high quality programs of study leading to MS and PhD degrees in Computer and Information Sciences, as well as an inter-disciplinary Bioinformatics program. Additionally, CIS offers a shared-MS degree program with Justice Sciences and the UAB School of Business in Computer Forensics and Security Management (MS-CFSM).
CIS research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Projects Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, among others. The department hosts a seminar series and has an active student ACM chapter.
The Computer and Information Sciences mission is excellence in teaching, research, and service that advances the UAB mission, while serving its students, community, state, region, and nation. Our graduates bring technical, ethical, and life-long learning skills to Computer and Information Science careers.
The Mission of the CIS Program is as follows:
- To provide quality instruction to all our students
- To carry out relevant research, frequently in collaboration with other disciplines
- To provide service activities to the university community, computer professionals in the community as well as society as a whole.
Degree Programs
The Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences promotes an appreciation of both theoretical and applied topics within the context of computational thinking, through quality instruction in the classroom and laboratory. The Bachelor of Science degree prepares individuals for careers in theoretical or applied computer and computational sciences, software engineering and commercial software development, and science-related professions.
The Master's degree in Computer and Information Sciences provides an extra level of knowledge, complementing the foundation provided by the Bachelor of Science Degree. It also helps many students with undergraduate degrees in closely related disciplines, such as in mathematics or engineering, to make a transition to a deep knowledge of Computer Science. Students with the MS degree go on to solve computational problems in the sciences and engineering, while bringing a deeper, broader perspective to such problems than students prepared at the Bachelor of Science level.
The Master's degree in Computer Forensics and Security Management provides an interdisciplinary degree program emphasizing key theory, practice, and foundations from computing, justice sciences, and business to address current and emerging topics in computer security, digital forensics, and cyber crime. This degree helps students seeking analyst roles in industry and government prepare to fill crucial gaps in the Nation's capacity for critical infrastructure protection, privacy, identity, and the safety of e-commerce. Students with the MS-CFSM degree go on to solve problems such as tracking criminals to e-mail crime, identifying malware provenance and attack vectors in computer systems, and working specific criminal investigations where computers, networks, and or e-commerce are involved.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Computer and Information Sciences (PhD) prepares graduates for life-long careers in scientific inquiry, as well as ability to work in industry where rapidly evolving computer and information sciences drives the 21st Century world economy. PhD graduates provide the greatest impact on the research program of CIS, as well as the community by providing researchers, teachers and scholars in the community, state, region, and nationally. Students completing the PhD go on to solve problems such as new ways to mine "big data" from the Internet, solve problems in cyber crime, create innovative visualization and graphics solutions, advance the use of modern IT infrastructure such as cloud computing, and pursue inquiries at the frontiers of computer science understanding.
Bachelor of Science Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences degree are to prepare qualified graduates who will be successful in the computing profession or in graduate school, and gain the following abilities within a few years of graduation from our program:
- Continue routinely to acquire and apply Computer Science techniques and skills to solve practical and real-world problems of value to their employers/customers
- Learn to become excellent team members, communicate effectively, and work with others from diverse backgrounds
- Grow their understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities in the daily and evolving practice of their profession
Student Outcomes
Student outcomes for the B.S. in Computer and Information Sciences are as follows:
- An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to the discipline
- An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution
- An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs
- An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal
- An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society
- Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development
- An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice
- An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices.
- An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of varying complexity.
These student outcomes represent the knowledge and capabilities that the faculty of CIS at UAB has determined that each of our graduates should have by the time the student graduates. These outcomes support our CAC ABET Criterion 3.
Annual student enrollment and graduation data
For Fall 2015, there were 191 undergraduate students enrolled as majors in Computer and Information Sciences undergraduate program and during the academic year 2014-2015 (July 1 – June 30), 28 students graduated with a B.S. in CIS. For student enrollment and graduation data for previous year please visit the UAB Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis website here.


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2.5-3 Informant Testimony
Revised to April 23, 2010
A witness testified in this case as an informant. An informant is someone who is currently incarcerated or is awaiting trial for some crime other than the crime involved in this case and who obtains information from the defendant regarding the crime in this case and agrees to testify for the state. You must look with particular care at the testimony of an informant and scrutinize it very carefully before you accept it. You should determine the credibility of that witness in the light of any motive for testifying falsely and inculpating the accused.
In considering the testimony of this witness, you may consider such things as:
the extent to which the informant's testimony is confirmed by other evidence;
the specificity of the testimony;
the extent to which the testimony contains details known only by the perpetrator;
the extent to which the details of the testimony could be obtained from a source other than the defendant;
the informant's criminal record;
any benefits received in exchange for the testimony;
whether the informant previously has provided reliable or unreliable information; and
the circumstances under which the informant initially provided the information to the police or the prosecutor, including whether the informant was responding to leading questions.
Like all other questions of credibility, this is a question you must decide based on all the evidence presented to you.
Generally, the court should not instruct the jury on the credibility of a particular witness, but the Supreme Court has recognized three exceptions: the complaining witness, an accomplice, and an informant. See State v. Patterson, 276 Conn. 452, 470 (2005); State v. Ortiz, 252 Conn. 533, 561-62 (2000).
The exception for informant testimony was first recognized in State v. Patterson, 276 Conn. 452 (2005). "Because the testimony of an informant who expects to receive a benefit from the state in exchange for his or her cooperation is no less suspect than the testimony of an accomplice who expects leniency from the state, we conclude that the defendant was entitled to an instruction substantially in accord with the one that he had sought." Id., 470. Though originally limited, in Patterson, to informants who had actually been promised a benefit in return for his or her testimony, in State v. Arroyo, 292 Conn. 558 (2009), the Court expanded it to any informant. "[T]he trial court should give a special credibility instruction to the jury whenever [jailhouse informant] testimony is given, regardless of whether the informant has received an express promise of a benefit." Id., 569.
In State v. Ebron, 292 Conn. 656 (2009), and State v. Boyd, 295 Conn. 707 (2010), the defendants claimed that they were entitled to an informant instruction because an informing witness had charges pending and may have had motives for testifying falsely about the defendant's statements. In neither case was the claim preserved or reviewed, but the Court noted, in State v. Ebron, supra, 675 n.17, that the opportunity to question the witness about possible motives for testifying and the general credibility instruction were sufficient for such witnesses, and, in State v. Boyd, supra, 757-58 n.34, that the Patterson rule was applicable only to jailhouse informants.


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SAN JOSE -- Mayor Chuck Reed, the outgoing city executive, will formally endorse Sam Liccardo to replace him as mayor of San Jose.
Last week, City Councilmember Liccardo won a November spot in a runoff election for mayor against Dave Cortese, who carried a strong union-led reform package into the primary. The Santa Clara County supervisor promised changes to the fiscal reform policies of Reed, who is termed out.
The mayor will make his endorsement at 11:30 a.m. Monday at La Petit Trianon Theatre, 75 N. Fifth St. in San Jose. Reed is choosing the candidate who most closely promises to continue Reed's get-tough fiscal reforms and economic policies.
Reed, reached by phone Sunday, said he would not comment until Monday. But after the election, he had issued a statement saying "I don't think voters want to go back to the days of cutting services to pay for employee pay and benefit increases and that's what they'll get with Dave Cortese.
"Sam Liccardo knows what it takes to restore services to our residents and taxpayers and has the courage to do it."
On Sunday, Liccardo said, "Most residents agree with Mayor Reed and myself that we don't want to return to the days when special interests and their enablers at the City Hall buried our children under billions of dollars of debt."
Liccardo campaigned on "spending smarter," a theme reflected in a book he wrote that highlights plans to use technology to improve public safety. Not only will Liccardo have Reed's backing, but he came through the primary having raised -- by far -- the most money in the race, especially from high tech, other business groups and wealthy CEOs and others from outside San Jose. Behind Liccardo were candidates Madison Nguyen, the vice mayor and Councilmembers Pierluigi Oliverio and Rose Herrera.
Cortese, the only non-councilmember in the race, wants to overturn much of Reed's work by abandoning parts of a voter-approved pension reform measure the city's unions are fighting in court. Labor groups support Cortese and have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into his campaign, provided plum endorsements and launched full-out voter outreach efforts on his behalf.
He could not be reached Sunday for comment. Reed openly worried that in exchange for such support, Cortese would give too much taxpayer money to city workers.
"We're going to be unstoppable," Cortese said Tuesday night at a labor-sponsored party. "What happened today is the residents of San Jose called 911, and they asked for change. We need a city that works for everybody, and we just took a big step in doing that."
The primary was largely between which of Reed's four allies would make the runoff. Liccardo won and will now have Reed's public backing.
"So far, so good," Liccardo said following Tuesday's vote. "The plan was to finish second in June and consolidate support in the runoff, and so far we're right on plan."
Contact David E. Early at 408-920-5836.


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Stimulus increase of food stamps benefits end Nov. 1
Recipients will see two changes in their benefits this fall. On Oct. 1, benefits increase slightly for most households to reflect the costs of living. However, on Nov. 1, most families will see a decrease in benefits when extra funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 will expire, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Family Assistance.
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The Emporium in San Francisco was the first and later became the largest and for many years the most important department store in San Francisco. The store, because of its size and convenience to transportation, helped turn Market Street into a shopping Mecca. The store offered popular or value priced merchandise. It also had special events to draw customers such as band concerts every Saturday night under the glass dome.
The original store was started in 1872 as the Golden Rule Bazaar. At the time, it was the only large store on the West Coast and was designed to serve those following the gold rush. It grew to operate out of three different buildings. During those years the store was operated by the Davis brothers.
In 1893Adolph Feist leased a building on Market Street with plans to open a major department store through a partnership with one of the major retailers in the East. When the partnership strategy failed he rented out space in the building to various small entrepreneurs. In 1896, the doors opened under the name The Emporium. Soon after, Mr. Frederick W. Dohrmann became involved. He was a German immigrant who had come to the S.F. Bay Area in 1860 and had proven himself successful in flour milling and pottery merchandising. He understood the possibilities of the original department store plan and ended up leading the 1897 merger of the Golden Rule Bazaar and the Emporium into one entity in the space that Adolph Feist had leased. He then brought his son, A.B.C. Dohrmann, in as the president. The younger Dohrmann built the systems and procedures to allow the different departments to work together. The store quickly became successful under his leadership. He remained President until his death in 1914.
The Emporium suffered major damage in the 1906 earthquake and fire. While the store was being rebuilt, a temporary store was opened on Van Ness Avenue. A new building was built on Market Street. The new building had 775,000 square feet of floor space. It had a glass arcade, a glass dome, solid mahogany fixtures, and a new grocery department. The design was intended to make this store as glamorous as anything found in the East.
In 1927, the Emporium merged with H. C. Capwell & Co. based in Oakland. The new holding company was named Emporium-Capwell. The two different divisions operated independently for years only merging their New York and overseas buying offices. The Emporium started to grow with stores on the San Francisco Peninsula, Santa Clara County, Marin County, and Sonoma County. Capwell's, on the other hand, opened stores in Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
The Emporium-Capwell company was acquired by Broadway Hale Stores in 1969. This put together Broadway (Southern California), Weinstock's (Sacramento), Emporium (San Francisco) and Capwell's (Oakland) into one holding company under the name Carter Hawley Hale Stores (CHH). CHH then went on a major acquisition binge which resulted in significant debt. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 1991. In 1992, the Zell/Chilmark fund bought CHH and renamed it Broadway Stores as the company emerged from bankruptcy protection. In 1996, Broadway Stores was sold to Federated Department Stores and they closed all the various divisions and either converted the stores to Macy's, Bloomingdale's, or sold the facilities.
The downtown San Francisco store has mostly been converted into a Nordstrom's anchoring the San Francisco Center mall.
What happened???? The Emporium remained a dominant department store chain in the San Francisco Bay Area until the 1970's. Then Ed Finkelstein and Phil Schlein led a rejuvenated Macy's organization which took the market by surprise. The new Cellar department and the fashion forward Juniors and Young Mens departments captured the youth and early adult markets. Macy's also put money into the look of their stores setting them apart from the Emporium which did not have capital available for the stores as the parent company had to service its debt. By the mid-80's, Macy's was clearly the dominant player. Because Emporium was a value priced department store chain, they also faced pressure from Mervyn's which offered better values and more convenience. The explosion of good specialty retailers also took market share. During the construction of BART, the downtown San Francisco store suffered as Market Street was a mess and this drove shoppers to the Union Square area. In the end, it was the recklessness of the parent company that destroyed the Emporium and all the other divisions of CHH.
I knew the Emporium well both as a young customer and later as a competitor. When I was a young child, I came with my parents to shop in San Francisco. Modesto was just 80 miles away, but in those days it was a major trip. We had our car serviced before we made the drive and we stayed in a hotel for three days while we shopped for back to school, Christmas, and for Spring/Summer. Although we shopped in many stores (White House, City of Paris, Macy's, and Hale's), the Emporium was the targeted store. Not only did it have the merchandise we could afford, but it was also a grand place to take children. During the holidays the roof had a children's playground/amusement park. There was a Ferris wheel ride that hung out over the front of the store looking straight down at Market Street. There was also a small Southern Pacific passenger train that kids could ride. (The last time I saw the train it was at model train store in the Sunset District.) In those days, the store had a pet department with live animals which was also a playground for the kids. We usually ate in the mezzanine cafeteria. In the mid-70's I shopped the Emporium when I worked at Bullock's in Los Angeles and later when I was at Mervyn's. In those days you could see a lack of excitement in fashion apparel, a decline in customer service, and, most importantly, a decline in the maintenance of the facilities.
NOTE: I treasure my memories of this Grand Dame of Retail and hope you will too. Please feel free to leave your memories in the comments section below.
These postcards are from the Plummer & Associates Collection. Please do not copy or reproduce without written permission from John Plummer.


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Wayward Dolphin Found in Coney Island Creek
A wayward dolphin found its way into the Coney Island Creek on Thursday morning, New York City police said.
The dolphin was spotted around 10:30 a.m. swimming in shallow water by a bridge near Cropsey Avenue and Bay 54th Street. As of Thursday afternoon, the dolphin was not considered to be in danger, police said.
Police were advised by marine biologists to let the dolphin finds it way back out to sea during high tide, which is scheduled for late afternoon.
Carla Mosso, 11, Emily Colindrez, 26, Areli Mosso, 9, and Mia Reyes, 6, tried to get a glimpse of the dolphin on Thursday.
In January, a dolphin swam into the Gowanus Canal and later died.
Lt. Barry Duignan spoke to the press about the NYPD Emergency Services Unit's response to the dolphin.


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Which sex is the worst about washing up? Why is it so important? We've got the dirty truth on how and when to wash your hands.
No OTC Chelation, FDA Warns
Oct. 14, 2010 -- All over-the-counter sales of "chelation" treatments are illegal, the FDA says.
The federal agency sent warning letters to eight companies that sell chelation treatments online. The companies were told to immediately stop selling the products.
"These are in fact unapproved drugs," Michael Levy, director of the FDA's division of new drugs and labeling compliance, said at a news conference. "These companies falsely claimed that these drugs treat a variety of ailments, including autism and heart disease."
Chelation is a technique for treating people who have been poisoned with heavy metals such as lead, mercury, iron, and arsenic. Approved chelation drugs are available only by prescription and should be administered only by trained health professionals.
Several of the companies cited today by the FDA promoted their chelation products as treatments for autism and other chronic diseases.
"Unapproved chelation products are dangerously misleading because they target patients and the caregivers of patients with untreatable conditions," Levy said.
FDA medical officer Charles Lee, MD, noted that chelation can have serious side effects, particularly when people use the drugs or give them to children without medical supervision.
"Chelation can be dangerous and cause serious harm," Lee said at the news conference. "Chelation can result in dehydration, kidney failure, and even death. … People may also forgo useful medical treatments to use these products."
But Lee admits that the FDA does not really know what is in the "chelation" products sold over the counter, who is using them, or whether anyone has actually been injured by them. Today's action is based on the FDA's determination that the chelation products are being marketed as treatments for specific diseases -- in other words, as unapproved drugs.
Chelation has become a controversial alternative treatment for autism. FDA-approved chelation products are not approved for this use. However, some doctors -- despite no proof that it works and some evidence of harm -- use chelation to treat children with autism. Today's FDA action does not affect this off-label use of approved chelation products.
But that disclaimer doesn't satisfy Sallie Bernard. Bernard is president of the group SafeMinds, which maintains that mercury and other toxins cause autism in sensitive individuals. She says the FDA is implying that parents who get chelation for their children with autism are engaged in "wild practices."


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With powershell I am trying to do this...
enter-PSSession -ComputerName $server Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Crm.PowerShellGet-CrmSetting TraceSettings
enter-PSSession -ComputerName $server
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Crm.PowerShell
Get-CrmSetting TraceSettings
But it keeps giving me this errorr
Please set Registry entry DeploymentWSUrl='http://FQN_DWS_MACHINE_NAME/XrmDeployment/2011/deployment.svc' onSoftware\Microsoft\MSCRM on LocalMachine + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-CrmSetting], ArgumentException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.Crm.PowerShell.GetCrmSettingCmdlet
When I rdp into the box I can run the Get-CRmsetting command just fine...
I check the registry but I don't see any key like this, and besides I am not sure what the registry key would accomplish anyway.
I am hoping someone can help me resolve this so I can do some remote stuff with CRM!
What do you get when you use Invoke-Command to send the whole code as a scriptblock?
Invoke-Command { your code here } -computername target
Hey Tobias, Thanks for the reply. I ended up being able to resolve this...I probably should have put my resolution here...
So in case anyone else comes by....
I did need to add that string to the registry...however I couldn't figure out what url to use....this one finally worked
(get-crmsetting webaddresssettings).helpserverurl
The value in that property Was the url I used...then I added the /XrmDeployment/2011/deployment.svc Then everything seemed to work fine
great! Thanks for sharing... :-)


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The St. John Tigers came away 1-1 playing the host Word of Life Fire on Tuesday, with the Lady Tigers mauling the Lady Fire 56-8 and allowing just one basket and six free throws while the Tiger men lost their first game of the season to a very athletic Fire team 52-66.
Right from the start the Lady Fire found out what "Tiger defense" means, and they didn't seem to like it very much. St. John-Hudson forced eight Fire turnovers and literally gave no good looks at the basket as they took a 12-0 first quarter lead.
That continued into the second quarter as the Lady Tigers built a 34-7 lead, allowing the Fire their only basket for the game. St. John's Teresa Christie started what was to be a big night, making her 13th point while Jamie Waters canned her second 3-pointer for the half. Morgan Osborne made three baskets.
The Tigers continued their onslaught, building a 54-7 lead at the end of three. Teresa Christie added her 22nd point and Jessica Hanson hit two 3-pointers.
Committing eight more turnovers in the quarter, the Fire didn't score until the final quarter, making a single free throw - the Lady Tigers winning 56-8. Christie made her game-high 24th point.
The Tiger men had a good first quarter with Spencer Nusser leading the way with nine points, one a 3-pointer. Zuriel Reyes and Ethan Long each canned a three and made a basket, putting St. John ahead 20-16.
Other than four free throws and a basket in the second quarter, the Tigers didn't do much scoring until the third when Dean Wade made three baskets and a free throw and Reyes canned his second three. The score at the end of three had St. John behind 38-51.
The Tigers tried to make up the difference in the fourth quarter with Long getting four points, Wade with five, one a 3-pointer and Reyes maing his third three, but the Fire's transition game was just too much for St. John, the #1 in 1A Tigers taking their first loss of the season 52-66.
While the Tigers made about the same number of 3-pointers (6 for St. John - 7 for Word), and made five more free throws, the number of 2-point baskets made was the difference with St. John making 12-18 for 67 percent compared to Word's 20-34 for 59 percent.


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- WowThis gun is an excellent choice for any airsofter.
To start it off, it is made by one of the best companies, (Y&P) it also has adjustable hopup that can be finely tuned to produce amazing accuracy. In addition to the amazing power, it also has good magazine capacity. It also has the classic M9 look, and is non-blowback, which makes it extremely gas efficient. And as if this wasn't enough to make anyone buy it, it also is one of the cheapest gas guns you will find anywhere! What a bargain!
Anyway, if you didn't catch all that, just forget reading all the reviews and buy the gun.
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- This gun will own any other gun for the price!!!This is the best ever non blow back shorty has.
I love it. It has great loofs cause you know its a Berreta.(Duh!)
For 5 extra dollars than the other blowbacks gets you a lot. Look at the fps and mag capacity. It's amazing.
Also the hop is adjustable which is unusual for cheaper non blowbacks.
Also its pretty user friendly.
Awesome fps
amazing range
adjustable hop up
awsome looks
mag capacity is amazing!
metal content
not gas guzzler
weight kind of feels weird because of how light it is
Buy it if you need a back up
Better than any blow back on Shorty!!!!!
- airsofter512 knows nothing about airsoftSo you say there are a lot of gas guns that are "like twice as good" for "$20 more". So according to you for $65 you can get a gun that shoots at 640 FPS w/ .2g BB's and HFC22 green gas with an effective range of 300 feet with a 44 round capacity and weighing at 1.5 pounds and is 17 inches long and so on? Yeah right. This gun OUTPERFORMS most gas guns on the market. Most GREAT gas guns that cost $100 and more shoot at 130 feet. Some only go 100 which stinks. This goes 150 feet. That is the same as most AEG's! Also with 320 FPS this outshoots any KWA today. This is mainly plastic but it can still shoot at 350 FPS w/ TOP gas. The reason lots of gas guns cost over $100 with worse performance than this is that they are mainly metal and are blowback. Blowback mechanism uses up more gas to move the slide back. I don't care if it is blowback or not I just want my sidearm to kick ass!
Great range
Hurts like a mother
Accurate at 150 feet
It is Y&P they make high end AEG's including the M249 I sold
Decent capacity
Mag is good
Uses TOP gas
Semi auto
Did I mention the $45 pricetag?
None seeing that the gun is worth 3X the price
BUY IT!!!!! If you want a great M92FS GBB get the KJW M9 tactical edition. This makes UHC pistols useless. Shorty's will get spare mags soon probably. Use TOP gas which makes it around 350 FPS and Airsoft Elite .23g high polished BB's. Also it CAN shoot Fontain your aim must not be so good or you are using 134a gas. I got mine yesterday and I tried it out in an all pistol match with the people I normally play with and I lost to my cousin Matt with his damn WE Tech Dragon II's again but that is because he his better than me.
- Very Good Gun!I took a chance at buying this gun rather than a $100 one like my friend, and am pleased. The FPS is awesome, as is the mag capacity. For some reason I love the fact that it is plastic. I'm sure all non blow backs are like this but the metal in the barrel blows back rather than the whole gun. This is a great sidearm for my
UTG M324 Magnum Gen 3 Spring Airsoft Sniper Rifle Olive Drab (sorry to be so specific) but it also rules on its own.
Some things to remember if you suck like me. You can load this with a speed loader, but the BBs in the clip alternate from side to side so make sure you don't skip any spaces. make sure you put the PROPANE in correctly. Sometimes you think it went in but....it didn't.
Overall, this gun is amazing! I'm sure everyone would agree even if it was $100.
- Most deadly gun everWoW, what an experience, when i first looked at it i thought wow this must be a great gun, but then i picked it up, and realized the clips whieghs two times as much as the gun. Then i tired to shoot it, but when i pulled the trgger nothing happened, but thats okay i thought, perhaps i have done somthing wrong.But when i took the clip all the gass blew out right into my dogs face, killing him instantly. But i didn't like him anyways. Then i realized several pieces were missing form the clip, bucause when i tried to shoot it again it blew up in my face and took out my right eye, but i still have my good one. all and all the most fun ive ever had with an airsoft gun, definatly worth the 40 dollars... pause not.
- My wife has this gun.I get shot at almost daily with this gun and OUCH!!!!!!
The fps is wicked and the range is deadly. My advice is buy this for yourself, DON'T buy this for anyone who would enjoy shooting you with it.
- OMG!I originally bought this gun as a sidearm for my UTG Paratrooper... now I use it more than my AK! This thing is amazing. It shoots as far as my Paratrooper does, and is more powerful. Now, the only reason I actually keep my AK around, is that shorty still hasn't gotten any spare mags for this gun. But 22 rounds is still enough to completely own my friends. I love this gun, and chances are, if you buy this for a sidearm...it won't be your "sidearm" for long.
- goodi picked this up from a local airsoft dealer with some birthday cash from my aunt. figuring since it was light, and non blo- back it would be easily put in a pocket instead of a holster (an extra sidearm)
it was a little light at first, but i got by that as the plastic was solid, and the grip comfortable. u can fit an extra bb in just like normal guns if u load and fire it, pull out the mag, and refill it (one is already in the chamber)
as for performance i was very impressed. green gas pistols ussually is not as pwoerfull as co2- in most cases way less, but this one comes close.
i dont think it is quite as accurate as shorty says, more like 130 ft, not 150, but very good for a sidearm (save distance for main weapons)but it will serve as a primary if its all u got
definately worth the money- its been a valueable asset
- 4 The Stefan!I just got this gun no less than 2 hours ago from my boy from MI for 40 bucks!
Its a cool gun (not better than my new KJW M9 TE)but good none the less.
280- 290 fps with 2g
easy to use
kicks like Tony Jaa
Eats gas for no good reason,im almost out!
Any way This review is a dedication to The Stefan, Our 5 star commanding general. Im a big fan of the insitefull reviews. If you see the name take a look. Definitly one reason for some of my purchases. And to the the Stefan, if your ever on the site and see this review, smile in knowing that someone somewhere reads and is helped by your words... On behalf of the Shorty USA Army, We salute you...K
And once again,for his airsoft soilders The Stefan Strikes Again...
M.L.K BK All Day
- Good gun good gun.Nice gun, weight is okay, power is very sweet, and range kills. Overall I give it a five if you can look past the weight. Buy this!!
-Lewis was here.


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A Defiant Artist
Coinciding with the Hirshhorn Museum's extensive exhibition of the artist's work Alison
Klayman presents Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, the story of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and his efforts to speak out against his own government. In Klayman's directorial debut, the documentary examines Ai's ability to merge art, politics and the connectedness of the Digital Age in the face of staunch opposition from the Chinese government. Alison Klayman will introduce the film and be available after the screening for discussion. Don't forget to stay tuned for WETA Around Town's review of Ai Weiwei: According to What? now on display at the Hirshhorn Museum. Seating is limited and available on a first-come-first-seated basis.
Thursday, 7 pm Hirshhorn Museum Ring Auditorium
Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW Washington, DC
Where photography and global studies meet
With daily events through November 18th, you might have trouble deciding what to hit up during the 5th Annual FotoWeekDC Festival. So if you can only make one, go with the 2012 FotoWeekDC International Awards Competition exhibition. On view are images by photographers from all over the globe. See how people experience the world with a camera in hand.
This week-long non-profit photo festival celebrates art photography and photojournalism by emerging and established photographers throughout the region, the country, and the world. Since 2008, the festival has averaged 40,000+ visitors every year.
Now through November 18, 11am-6pm
The Warner Building
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC
For more information: http://www.fotodc.org Cost: $5
Contemporary Folk music is not an oxymoron
You don't have to drive to Appalachia to listen to live Bluegrass. You don't even have to drive there to listen to Bluegrass in an 18th-century wood barn. Thanks to A Night of Contemporary Folk Tunes with Tim O'Brien and special guest Old Man Luedecke, the riveting country music and historical location are a two-for-one deal. O'Brien returns to
Wolf Trap for the first time in three years but it's a Wolf Trap premiere for Luedecke and his banjo-heavy songs.
Never been to a concert at The Barns at Wolf Trap? See why you're missing out with this WETA Around Town Walking Tour.
Thursday, 8pm The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA
Purchase tickets here! Cost: $24
Honoring Those Who Serve
This Veteran's Day, please remember those who have served and are still serving in the nation's military. Several ceremonies will be held on Sunday in the DC area, as well as in local communities. THEARC will hold a Women Veterans ROCK! Rally, honoring women in the service. The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum will be honoring African American veterans with a wreath laying ceremony. Or head over to the National Mall to pay your respects at the National World War II Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Women Veterans ROCK! Rally - Sunday, 2:00pm
THEARC Theater
1901 Mississippi Ave. S.E. Washington, DC
Free and open to the public. Click here for more information!
Wreath Laying Ceremony - Sunday, 2:00pm
The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum
1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001
This is a free event. For more information, click here.
National World War II Memorial
Eastern end of the Reflecting Pool along 17th Street, NW/SW.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
North of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, across the Reflecting Pool.
For more information, contact Survey Lodge (202) 426-6841
Select films opening Friday, November 9:
Skyfall (PG-13)
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Lincoln (PG-13)
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
This Must Be the Place (NR)
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo), This Must Be the Place is a dramatic comedy starring Sean Penn in one of his most unusual and acclaimed roles. Cheyenne (Penn) is a retired rock star. At 50 he still dresses 'Goth' and lives in Dublin off his royalties, with his long-suffering wife (Frances McDormand). The death of his father, with whom he wasn't on speaking terms, brings him back to New York, where he discovers that his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for a humiliation he had suffered at the hand of an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding in the U.S. Cheyenne decides to pick up the search where his father left off, and starts a journey, at his own pace, across America. Winner of 6 David di Donatello Awards (Italy's Oscars). In English. Opens exclusively at E Street Cinema.
Holy Motors (NR)
Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar travels by limousine around
Paris to a series of nine "appointments," transforming into new characters or
incarnations at each stop. Monster movie, film noir, romantic drama, musical, crime thriller, futuristic sex fantasia… HOLY MOTORS is all of these and, then again, none of these. It is a shape-shifting, fever dream of becoming, unraveling and starting all over again. Opens exclusively at E Street Cinema.
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A man reads a newspaper headlined with two banners: "Japanese stocks may soon fall to the 7000-yen level" and "Yamato Life Insurance Co. went bankrupt" in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. Japanese shares nose-dived Friday as frantic investors dumped stocks following massive overnight losses on Wall Street and on growing fears of a global recession. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down 881.06 points, or 9.62 percent, at 8,276.43 _ its second-biggest one-day loss since October 1987. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
Hong Kong (AP) International stock markets rebounded today on renewed hopes of a bailout for troubled U.S. Automakers.
Investors also took heart over China announcing a multibillion dollar plan to spur consumer spending.
Analysts say it's another sign world markets may be stabilizing, at least in the short term, from their dizzying declines over the last three months.
The upward swing followed Wall Street, where stocks rallied from an early sell-off Friday as the Treasury Department said it was ready to assist Detroit's Big Three automakers after a $14 billion rescue plan died in the senate.
Asian Markets closed up and European exchanges opened higher.
Wall street futures rose moderately, suggesting a positive move at the open of U.S. markets.
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Copy layers to pages
Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:40 AM
Posted 18 March 2010 - 06:51 AM
I think it would be very helpful if you could copy/drag a layer to another page. Where it would become an independent part of that page, and not a shared layer.
I agree with that! That would save a whole lot of problems!
Posted 05 July 2011 - 02:33 AM
A workaround for this (in CS5) is:
Select the layer you want copied (or moved) elsewhere
Share layer to pages...
Select the page(s) to copy the layer to
For all the instances of the shared layer, in the layers palette select 'detach shared layer'
If your intention was to move the layer, not copy it - just delete the layer from where it was copied.
Posted 23 February 2012 - 01:21 PM
Posted 24 February 2012 - 03:08 AM
Hi John - I'll definitely give it a go. I've sent you an email - thanks!
I wrote a command to copy a layer to a page. The command prompts you to enter a page number. A friend says he doesn't like the latter requirement and would like the command to simply create a new Page and paste the layer in. At any rate, if you want a copy of this command, let me know and I can mail it to you. jelaplan at yahoo.com


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After planning and planning Phish finally played at the Student Union at my school yesterday. I got to be a roadie for the day and it was quite fun!
We built the stage the night before. The show was to be in this big echo-y hall in the Union. We had to double the size of the stage to accomodate all of the equipment.
When Chris walked in the first thing he said was, "Wow...good stage." We were psyched. So we unloaded the truck and helped to set up. I was extra psyched because I've just ALWAYS wanted to be a roadie. Anyway, that took a while. The band showed up later and there was a sound check.
The show was GREAT!!!!!!!! There were only like 300 people there and it was someplace that was SO familiar to me. It was a very intimate feeling. They started out with a killer Suzy and into Foam. It took a while, but everyone ended up dancing!! Being here in the Midwest not very many people had heard of Phish and a lot of people were really skeptical of the show. It was definitely a success!!! The majority of people loved it!!
For the encore the band went up and did Sweet Adeline from the balcony!! I was up there to get a better view of everything and to have more room to dance (it was cut off from the crowd) and they just came up and started to sing. It was excellent. I heard Possum which I hadn't heard for a while. The only thing that I didn't hear in the 2 shows that I would have liked to is Lizards. I haven't heard that in the past like 5 shows I've seen. Oh well. Both shows I saw were definitely kicking!!!! Colorado, beware!!!!!!! They were psyched for the drive out there. This band is HOT!! I only wish I could go to CA and see them at the Great American Music Hall!!!!
The band seems very happy on tour. They really liked it at Mac, which made all of us who helped to bring them here very happy. All in all it was a terrific success and I can't believe that I can't see Phish again til New Years.


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Some dads read to their infant children before bed; others turn on a soothing TV show and let the kid doze off in front of the glow. Still others perform an acoustic cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" while their baby sings along until it tuckers itself out.
Those dads are usually keepers.


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Without the attached log nobody knows
But I suppose that you set some mencoder parameters manually? So try delete PMS.conf file and relaunch PMS again and reconfigure it(backup your old pms.conf file)
If mencoder will crash again, send debug.log file here
In debug.log I will see used mencoder version, parameters etc. so it can lead someone to find culprit of your problem.


text: Had a question pop up while I was working on a blog setup. I've very obviously never been published, but I'm hoping to change that one of these days. I'm building a blog site that is related to a planned novel and possible series. I planned for the blog to contain small short stories and background that related to the world and characters that I've come up with. If I take small excerpts from the novel, but rework them, will this interfere with any publishing matters? I'm not a novice to writing, but I am absolutely raw when it comes to the world of publishing, so I didn't want to put anything on the planned blog that might interfere with my works being published in some form. I hadn't thought of it until someone mentioned putting an anthology story on their blog. Thoughts on this? Suggestions?


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ANAHEIM -- The A's dropped their protest Friday of the opening game of this series with the Angels, believing they had no chance to win it, a point on which umpiring crew chief Gerry Davis heartily agreed.
Davis said his crew studied the video of a controversial play in the ninth inning of the A's 4-3 loss Thursday night and came away strongly believing they got the call right.
The A's protested the obstruction call against first baseman Brandon Moss, but after a morning of talks between the A's brain trust in Oakland, manager Bob Melvin in Southern California and the Major League Baseball offices in New York, the A's decided not to go ahead with the protest of the call made by home plate umpire Greg Gibson.
Davis suggested the A's wouldn't have won even if a protest had led to a review of the play.
"We felt even after looking at the play that Moss did hinder and impede the progress of the runner," Davis said less than an hour before the start of Friday's game. "And that was the call, obstruction."
Davis said that it was immaterial that Erick Aybar, who was running from home to first, was out of the base line when A's pitcher Dan Otero, standing next to Moss, caught the ball and tagged Aybar, who fell down after the collision.
"(That rule) is on a ball being thrown," Davis said. "That rule isn't in effect when it's a batted ball.''
As for the A's other contention, that Aybar deliberately ran into Otero to draw the obstruction call, Davis said the umpiring crew wasn't looking for that, even when watching the replay.
"You'd have to ask (Aybar) that," Davis said. "Our concern is if anyone who has not fielded the ball is impeding the progress of the runner. That's what our concern was."
Oakland management and Melvin believe the A's case had merit, but there is no way in MLB rules to protest a judgment call, which is how Gibson's decision was classified.
"Based on my calls with the front office and the front office's talks with MLB, it seemed pretty much we had no chance," Melvin said. "It's not reviewable.
"Should it be reviewable? Yeah. When I first saw it (from the dugout), it wasn't as extreme as it was seeing it on video."
Because the Angels' 4-3 win stands, the A's (78-55) headed into Friday's game two games behind the Angels (80-53) in the American League West.
Davis said "it would help" the umpires if plays like that were reviewable, but that would extend the time of games.
"Anything that's reviewable helps us. For the sake of time there have to be some plays that are and some plays that are not," he said. "The way I understand it, that's a work in progress. The concern is the time it would take if you wind up reviewing every single play, the game is going to be four hours."
The A's players felt they'd been wronged on the call.
"(Aybar) was clearly out of the lane," Moss said. "He went out of his way to force obstruction. There was room down the line for him to run. But we're taught in that situation to go for the interference. I don't blame Aybar. It was a good play for him."
Not so for the A's. Oakland managed to escape the ninth inning but lost on Howie Kendrick's sacrifice fly in the 10th.
"I understand why it wasn't pursued," Moss said. "My question is this: What if this was to happen in a wild-card game? Or in Game 7 (of the World Series)? Are you telling me they wouldn't review it?
"This is what the review rules are for, to get the calls right. If there was replay, there's no question it gets overturned. I don't blame Greg. Everything happened in a flash. Slow it down, take the real time out of it."
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


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BERKELEY -- The inspiration was a heart-tugging news report about traumatized refugee children from Darfur living in such horrific conditions that they were kicking around rolled-up trash as an improvised soccer ball.
What if there was an all-terrain ball, Tim Jahnigen thought, that was capable of lasting even in the harshest conditions and could be distributed to regions of extreme poverty?
And when an international rock star with a social conscience heard about Jahnigen's bold idea, he issued a bold challenge.
Let's make it, Sting told him.
The result: One World Futbol, a durable ball designed to never go flat or wear out -- putting smiles on the faces of countless children in desperate regions around the world as well as some disadvantaged youngsters in the United States.
"All kids just want to play, whether they were born in Beverly Hills, Belfast or Beirut," Jahnigen said. "Play is in our DNA. This allows them to do that. The magic isn't in the ball. It's in the kids who are playing with it."
As global soccer fans focus on the World Cup in Brazil, the Berkeley-based One World Futbol Project -- founded by Jahnigen and his wife, Lisa Tarver -- soon will ship its 1 millionth ball.
That's why in regions struggling with conflict or hardship -- places such as Burundi, Haiti and Malawi -- you now can find the blue and yellow balls being booted around by kids seeking a temporary escape from unimaginable challenges.
Or as Sting put it in a promotional Web video: "We're bringing the power of play to the children who need it the most."
Images on CNN
The memory of the 2006 news clip on CNN never left Jahnigen, an entrepreneur with wide interests that include being a music lyricist. Soccer is the world's most popular sport in part because all you really need to play is a ball.
But even that can be out of reach for many of the estimated 1 billion children living in poverty. And Jahnigen learned that what often passes for soccer balls in developing countries are plastic bags tightly bunched by rough twine. Desperate kids even resort to playing with rocks when nothing else is available.
Two years after seeing the clip, Jahnigen and Tarver were at breakfast with Sting, who was in the Bay Area on a concert tour. They had become friends when Jahnigen helped produce Sting's Rainforest Fund benefit concerts.
Sting told them he was helping build a soccer field for children in the Gaza Strip. Jahnigen mentioned his notion about an indestructible ball.
"The conversation moved on and then Sting said, 'Wait a minute. Tell me more about this ball. Why haven't you done that already? You have to do this right now, and I will pay for the development,' " recalled Jahnigen, 54.
Soccer balls essentially have always been an air-filled bladder covered by a protective surface.
"And if you put a hole in it, the ball becomes a piece of trash," Jahnigen added.
His solution? An innovative design with a cross-linked, closed-cell foam material similar to what's used in Crocs shoes and sandals. When a ball is crushed or punctured, it just returns to a round shape. It's not meant for elite competitions, like the World Cup. But it works for the world's children, who often play in dirt fields, dodging sharp obstacles.
"It's kind of hard to wrap your mind around a soft ball that's not inflated, and doesn't have a bladder and a valve," Tarver said. "It's a brand-new technology."
The ball went into production in 2010, with Sting contributing the name, a reference to his song "One World (Not Three)."
Big world, big mission
Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt has done charity work combating child poverty in countries such as Kenya, Guatemala and Haiti. The problem with sending regular soccer balls overseas, he said, is that they rarely last long.
"They get taken by a stray dog, or hit thorns or barbed wire and they pop," Affeldt said.
But after learning about the One World Futbol, he became sold after driving over a ball with his truck -- again and again -- and inflicting no damage.
"It's just a great way to keep the kids playing," Affeldt said. "When you're in a poverty situation, you immediately are put in an adult situation because you're fending for your life. And you shouldn't have to, especially as a kid. They should play and imagine and dream."
Today, there are 850,000 One World Futbols in 165 countries. Chevrolet signed on as the founding sponsor to distribute 1.5 million balls to war-stricken regions, refugee camps and disaster areas. The balls also are sold online for $39.50 in the "buy one, give one" program, in which the donated ball goes to organizations such as relief-aid groups, schools and orphanages. The idea is that each ball can be used by 30 kids.
"A million balls might sound like a lot, but it's really not in terms of the need globally when you look at the number of children living in abject poverty," said Tarver, 54, whose nonprofit work includes a five-year stint in El Salvador. "We could ship a million balls for 10 years, and it would still be just a drop in the bucket. It's a big world."
Playing in Oakland
Most Americans, said Julie Foudy, the Stanford alum and former captain of the U.S. women's national soccer team, can't appreciate the importance of a simple ball.
"It's not until you go abroad," said Foudy, who said her children play with a One World Futbol in their cul-de-sac. "Then you go to Africa and you're playing in Soweto with shards of glass on the ground. Then you get it. To have a ball that can withstand everything means so much."
It also means a lot for the kids in Oakland who are part of Soccer Without Borders, a program helping refugees from 26 countries adjust to their new home. Ben Gucciardi, the founder, said high-end balls wouldn't last on the concrete surfaces where they often play -- even if they could afford them.
"We're on a shoestring budget," Gucciardi said. "So having balls that don't wear out or go flat is a plus. What it comes down to is these kids are pretty happy to just have a ball."
Nearby, Nyunt Khin, a 16-year-old native of Myanmar, was kicking one around with five other boys.
"If you step on it, the ball just comes back up," he said, smiling. "It's perfect."
Elliott Almond and Alex Pavlovic contributed to this report. For more information, visit www.oneworldfutbol.com
What: Durable soccer ball that is impervious to water and designed to never go flat. About 850,000, in both adult and youth sizes, have been introduced in 165 countries, and in quantities of 5,000 or more to 60 of those nations.
Who: Husband-and-wife team Tim Jahnigen and Lisa Tarver founded the Berkeley-based One World Futbol Project, which they describe as a for-profit company with a mission.
Why: Children in developing countries often resort to using makeshift soccer balls because they either don't have access to real ones or they go flat quickly in rugged conditions.
Partners: Music icon Sting financed the development of the ball. Chevrolet has a sponsorship deal to ship 1.5 million balls worldwide and is distributing 5,300 in Brazil during the World Cup.
Design: Made from material similar to the kind used in Crocs shoes and sandals, the ball doesn't need to be inflated with a pump because there is no air bladder. So it won't pop if punctured or flattened, and instead will return to its round shape.
The name: One World Futbol is named, in part, after Sting's song "One World (Not Three)." Also, soccer is known throughout most of the world as football or futbol.
Quote: "The goal of the One World Futbol Project is to distribute indestructible soccer balls where they're needed -- in impoverished areas, refugee camps, conflict zones and U.N. hot spots around the world," Sting said in a promotional Web video.
For more information: www.oneworldfutbol.com


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Lincoln Electric Bullish Signs
Published on Monday, 18 March 2013 13:33 Written by TradersHuddle Wire
New York, March 18th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) ended the trading session higher by $0.14 or 0.25% from its previous close. Lincoln Electric's price action formed what is considered to be a bullish engulfing candle that could very well signal a continuation of trend or reversal of the ongoing weakness.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) designs and manufactures welding and cutting products. The Company's products include arc welding power sources, wire feeding systems, robotic welding packages, fume extraction equipment, consumable electrodes, fluxes, and regulators and torches used in oxy-fuel welding and cutting.
Lincoln Electric's recent stock range was formed by a trough where calculated support was defined at $38.82 and by a peak that established the resistance level at $46.17. This range could be used by traders managing their positions.
Traders wanting to establish a position in Lincoln Electric or traders that are already holding the stock can use the bullish engulfing pattern to their advantage. The pattern provides a defined risk, as it shows where the bears were able to push the stock down, before the bulls step in with a bid.
The bullish engulfing pattern is a leading indicator that provides an alert to the bulls that the trend will continue or that there is an immediate reversal to the short-term weakness seen on the stock. Below an Engulfing Bullish Candle Illustration:
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Dive markers on shore show the location of the Gulf-side reef.
The reefs are home to many types of marine life, like this Remora.
The reefs are the result of the Navarre community working together since 1999. The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee, a committee of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., was formed to administer the project.
Navarre Beach is home to three near shore reefs, two sound-side and one Gulf-side, perfect for snorkelers or divers. Tiered reef modules, also known as Walter Eco-System Reef Modules, were used to construct all three reefs.
Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is the longest pier in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.