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Definición de appeal en inglés:
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- Anxious residents living near a Morden school are appealing for urgent traffic calming measures at an accident blackspot, which they say has become a daily danger to children.
- Naturally this is a very serious incident and we are appealing for any of the passengers on the bus to contact us, as they may have seen something or be able to give a description of this man.
- Police are appealing for Blackburn clubbers to come forward after a serious assault near a town centre night club.
- Prosecution lawyers now have two or three days in which they can apply to appeal against the decision.
- If enforcement is authorised, the party against whom enforcement is sought may appeal against the decision within one month of service thereof.
- Do you say that the respondent appealed or sought special leave to appeal against that decision?
- Morally, there's no difference between a batsman who chooses to stay, knowing that he is out, and a wicketkeeper who appeals against a batsman knowing he isn't.
- He takes a proactive role in dealing with home-plate umpires, appealing check-swing calls and soothing pitchers.
- The local players kept on appealing at every turn, despite the umpire turning it down.
- The whole point about folk and dance music is that it appeals to an organic urge to dance.
- Now, record executives are appealing to ethics to urge parents to stamp out pirating.
- The media always justifies its excesses by appealing to the doctrine of press freedom.
- This group will appeal if your interest lies in a somewhat more contemporary repertory.
- The book will appeal broadly to scholars interested in colonial agriculture and economics.
- This autobiography will appeal most to those interested in the history of the Chattahoochee Valley.
- An urgent appeal went out on Radio 3 for the missing four.
- This is an urgent appeal for drivers to deliver meals on wheels.
- An urgent appeal has now gone out from the small group asking for others to help out to keep the festival alive.
- The charity has launched an appeal for public donations.
- The new mayor says his charity appeal will be to support homeless people.
- This support means that funds raised by the appeal will go directly to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
- She added she had not received the councillors' petition or his appeal for a meeting.
- These appeals persuade not through the give-and-take of argument and debate, but through the manipulation of symbols and of our most basic human emotions.
- Trumped-up waiting lists and emotional appeals concerning the poor quality of child care are indications of a far greater goal.
- Other applicants could lodge an appeal against the decision based on the change in selection criteria.
- While some bad decisions get reversed on appeal, that process can take years, which is a long time in a child's life.
- At first instance the claim failed, but the decision was reversed on appeal.
- Either way, bigotry is bigotry, and appeals to base instincts should always be repudiated.
- I kept strictly away from the threats, focussing instead on the promises and appeals to reason.
- Even when not winning, a racer can benefit from the challenge to his sailing skills and the appeal to his sense of adventure.
- Although maybe the show's ghastly appeal may attract voyeuristic interest.
- The variety of musical styles and interesting guests had popular appeal.
- Food commands so much appeal and interest that most newspapers devote valuable column space for food writings on Sundays.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- They had no match referees in those days to penalise such appealers!
- I am almost always suspicious of appeals to the 'good old days' as the appeal typically has an agenda behind it, or reveals some reflexive need on the part of the appealer.
- Any busker, lecturer, musician, singer or street appealer must apply for a permit before performing in public, irrespective of whether money is collected.
Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare 'to address', based on ad- 'to' + pellere 'to drive'.
Recorded first in legal contexts, appeal comes via Old French from Latin appellare 'to address, accost, call upon'. Peal (Late Middle English) is a shortening of appeal, perhaps from the call to prayers of a ringing bell. The base of appeal is Latin pellere 'to drive', found also in compel 'drive together'; dispel 'drive apart'; expel 'drive out'; impel 'drive towards'; and impulsive; propel 'drive forwards'; repel 'drive back', all Late Middle English. It is also the source of the pulse (Middle English) that you can feel on your wrist and is related to push (Middle English). The other kind of pulse, an edible seed, is a different word, which comes via Old French from Latin puls 'porridge of meal or pulse', related to the sources of both pollen and powder.
Palabras que riman con appealallele, anele, anneal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, chenille, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, deal, eel, Emile, feel, freewheel, genteel, Guayaquil, heal, heel, he'll, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, Lille, Lucille, manchineel, meal, misdeal, Neil, O'Neill, ordeal, peal, peel, reel, schlemiel, seal, seel, she'll, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, teal, underseal, veal, weal, we'll, wheel, zeal
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Well, Movember has come to an end and we wanted to share with you how our Mo Bros' moustaches turned out! We've got some pretty rad ones (though we aren't sure how sad we are to see them go)!
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My son uses his stepfathers last name for everything even when playing in tournaments with no problems.. However this year the league is throwing a fit that his birth cert. has a different last name. Is there anything I can do, is there a rule that says he has to use his legal last name or can they refuse to let him play in this weeks tournament? His jersey has is stepfathers last name.
It's likely that no one here will be able to help you with that. You need to take it up with the tournament director / league involved.
I will say that (a) it can't be a unique situation givne the "combined" families that are common, and that (b) it seems to me that larger problems might come from using a different name.
In an instance I am aware of, the boy had to use the BC name on roster, but his jersey did not have to be changed. Parent told manager/team mom that it would be nice if they could announce his name with stepdad's name since that is how the kid was addressed every where else, and they complied at tournament.
It was same BC provided at league sign up.
Some shirts have no names, so if your team decides to put names on them they could be "nicknames" too. Shirt name means nothing.
If his league is making it difficult, I would wonder why? I would ask what difference it makes what you and the others call him?
My son uses his stepfathers last name for everything
Do this legally so that you have ZERO problems in the future.
As far as the rest of your OP I agree with Bob.
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There does exist some guidance-[of sorts]-on page 3 of the "LL Tournament Eligibility Affidavit."
Quote:..."Player's name line: This should be the child's full name as LISTED on the birth document(s). If the name has been changed, then a "Statement in Lieu of Acceptable Proof of Birth" (issued by the Regional Director or District Administrator) is required for the child to be eligible."
Yes, we know the child's use of his step-father's last name was NOT officially changed.
So, IMO--
a "statement" as described in the T.E.A.explaining the child's unofficial use of his step-father's last name should suffice.
BTW--what last name was used for/by this child upon registering, and as a rostered player during regular season play?
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A benefit to help the Enyeart family, which recently lost two family members - 15-year-old Carl Enyeart to cancer, and his mother Aga Enyeart to unknown causes - will be held tonight at Fatty's Pizzeria in Breckenridge. The benefit, which runs from 5-9 p.m., will include live music and a raffle for an Arapaho Basin season pass. Raffle tickets are $5 each. The suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 for students.
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OAKLAND -- The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against a Southern California artist and teacher arrested last week at Oakland International Airport for wearing a suspicious watch.
A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office on Monday did not elaborate on why charges weren't filed against Geoffrey McGann, 49, of Rancho Palos Verdes.
McGann was arrested at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday after airport security found him wearing a watch that looked like a timing device for an explosive, Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
defense attorney Douglas Horngrad said his client was set to appear in court Monday on the charge but that when the two showed up at Alameda County Superior Court a clerk told them the case had been dismissed. Horngrad said McGann did not have any harmful materials, didn't intend to harm anyone and didn't pose a threat to anyone.
He accused Transportation Security Administration and Alameda County sheriff's officials of "overreacting" and said the prosecutor's decision "illustrates the unreasonableness of law enforcement's actions here."
"It's something for TSA to be vigilant, but it's something else to by hypervigilant," Horngrad said Monday.
Nelson said McGann was wearing a watch on his wrist that had a toggle switch and wires and fuses protruding from it that looked suspicious.
A bomb squad was called to the checkpoint and determined there was no explosive device connected to the watch.
McGann was arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin but was later released after he posted $150,000 bail.
Nelson said even if McGann truly is innocent and didn't intend to harm anyone, he still thinks that McGann showed "a lack of good judgment" and "was not being very smart" in traveling with the watch.
However, Horngrad said McGann has traveled with the watch before and has never previously been arrested.
The attorney said if McGann had planned to use the watch to detonate a device on the airplane, he would have hidden it instead of wearing it.
Horngrad said the first time McGann traveled with the watch, he showed it to a TSA supervisor at Los Angeles International Airport and the supervisor told him it was OK to wear it on the plane.
He said that when McGann went to the Oakland airport, he "acted consistently with his character, which is that of a commercial artist and teacher."
McGann "is not an activist or a terrorist," Horngrad said.
He said McGann has made dozens of the kind of watch he was wearing when he was arrested and said they have "a popular design among people who have seen them."
Horngrad said any kind of device that keeps time can be used in the making of a trigger for a bomb but that McGann's watch is handcrafted and "is more art piece than timepiece."
Horngrad said he plans to file a motion to have his client declared "factually innocent" and will seek to have the arrest removed from his client's record.
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The Summit Community Care Clinic, a haven for Summit County residents without health insurance, is now accepting Medicaid for medical and dental services.
The move is to help insure people are able to keep their medical home, or make the clinic one if they so choose, according to clinic executive director Sarah Vaine.
There are many families in Summit split in terms of where they receive their medical care because a child might qualify for Medicaid, and parents do not, Vaine said. Before the clinic accepted the insurance, they had no choice but to go to two different medical offices.
"It just fragments their care a little bit," Vaine said. "Our hope for families is that they can make a choice for their medical home."
The Affordable Care Act is another factor. If the act goes through as written, a significant number of the clinic's patients will be eligible for Medicaid in 2014; with the insurance, those patients don't have to go somewhere else.
The clinic has been accepting the insurance for a few months now, but wasn't advertising it while they tried to make sure the billing, and all the other pieces, were working well, Vaine said.
Now that the word's out, Vaine said it's hard to tell how much the clinic's patient base will grow, since there are other offices in Summit that accept the insurance and patients might be comfortable where they are.
"I just think it will give a little bit more choice," she said.
The clinic is also applying to accept Medicare, and hopes to be an approved provider soon, Vaine said.


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NEW YORK -- The A's have played 13 games in 14 days against the best competition the American League has to offer.
Despite losing 2-1 to the Yankees on Thursday, the A's went 7-6 running the gantlet through the top teams in the East (Toronto) and Central (Detroit) and a pair of second-place teams (Yankees and Angels).
Except for the slip-up in Toronto, where the A's lost all three games, they have looked stronger than ever. Oakland has the best record in the league at 37-23 and now heads to Baltimore for a three-game date with another second-place team.
Even Thursday, when the A's failed to break through in the eighth and ninth innings as they've done so much this season, it was a case of shoulder-shrugging and moving on.
"The thing we all know in this clubhouse is that we don't quit," catcher Stephen Vogt said. Vogt, shoved into right field Thursday so the A's could have an extra bat, made a nice play on defense and had a couple hits, including one in the ninth.
"We're not going to stop getting good at-bats. It's just sometimes it doesn't work."
Now, heading into Baltimore, Oakland is something of a faceless juggernaut, perhaps not led by any big names, but leading the A.L. in wins while leading the majors in both ERA (2.90) and runs scored (309).
A team with back-to-back A.L. West titles is, 60 games into the season, in position for a three-peat if the level of performance can be sustained.
The clearly the A's believe it can be sustained. Drew Pomeranz, who has come from the deepest recesses of the A's bullpen to post a 4-2 record and a 2.30 ERA as a starter even after taking the loss Thursday, said the Yankees and their 9-1 starter Masahiro Tanaka were fortunate to catch the A's offense on a down day.
"I think he was a little bit lucky the way our hitters have been putting up so many runs," Pomeranz said. "I don't think it makes a big difference who the opposing pitcher is. These guys have done such a good job scoring runs no matter who the other team is throwing."
Tuesday saw the A's held down for seven innings, only to tie the game in the eighth and win it in the 10th. Wednesday saw the Yankees take a 4-0 lead only to have Oakland blow past them for a 7-4 win.
The script Thursday was the same, only the outcome was different.
Oakland got the first two men on base in the eighth, but Josh Donaldson struck out, Brandon Moss' sinking liner was caught by Ichiro Suzuki with a nice sprint and slide, and Yoenis Cespedes struck out.
Vogt singled with one out in the ninth, and pinch-runner Craig Gentry stole second and took third on a wild pitch before the game ended with Derek Norris taking a called third strike.
"We've had a lot of those opportunities we've come through on," said John Jaso, whose two hits included a first-inning homer that provided Oakland its only run. "But you have to remember we are still facing big league pitchers, and hitting isn't that easy to do.
"It was bound to happen that we wouldn't do it one time. But overall, I'd say our ratio is pretty good."
Good enough that the A's feel they can take one loss in stride.
Chapman is a strong-armed infielder who, in limited pitching experience, has been clocked with a fastball as high as 98 mph. He didn't pitch during his three years in college, but a move to the mound could be a fallback option for the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Chapman.
Chapman batted .312 with six home runs, 16 doubles and 48 RBIs for the Titans and had 20 RBIs last summer while playing for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.
Staff writer Jimmy Durkin contributed to this report.
A's (Tommy Milone 3-3) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen 6-2), 4:05 p.m. CSNCA


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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Whole Grain Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars (Treats for Co-Irkers)
You know that cranberry sauce that everyone said they wanted but nobody ate? Well, it was the last of my Thanksgiving leftovers and I decided to make it into these delicious cranberry cream cheese bars. Made with whole grains, these little bars pair puckery plus perfectly sweetened components to make them all around yummy. I think you'll enjoy them!
Whole Grain Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup oat flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2-3 TBSP orange juice
Cream cheese filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1 (14 oz) can sweetened, condensed milk (I used fat free)
2 TBSP lemon juice
Cranberry layer:
1 1/2 cups cranberry sauce
1 1/2 TBSP cornstarch
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9X13 pan with cooking spray.
For the crust:
In bowl of mixer combine the cream cheese and brown sugar. Beat until mixture is creamy. In a separate bowl whisk together the baking powder, salt, cinnamon, oats, oat flour and whole wheat flour. Add to the mixer and mix to combine. Slowly add the orange juice and mix just until mixture starts to clump. Do not over mix.
Take half of the crust mixture (about 3 1/2 cups) and press firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Reserve remaining crust for topping.
For the cream cheese layer:
In medium bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Slowly add the sweetened condensed milk and beat until creamy. Add in the lemon juice.
Pour cream cheese layer evenly over crust layer.
For the cranberry layer:
Stir the cornstarch into the cranberry sauce. Dollop the mixture over top of the cream cheese layer as evenly as possible.
Top with remaining crust mixture. Bake until light, golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and set on a rack to cool. After about 10 minutes, loosen the edges of the squares with a knife. Refrigerate overnight, covered, before cutting and serving.
21 comments:
- Jessica @ How Sweet said...
I love your co-irker treats. :) Just like the others, these look divine!
- December 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Julie said...
YUM! Those co-irkers are so lucky!! I love cream cheese bars and cranberry sounds delicious!!
- December 2, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Design Wine and Dine said...
I know I will enjoy these!
Hmmm? I think I need a job and should be one of your co-irkers!
Those lucky bas%&#@%...I mean ducks.
- December 2, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- SeattleDee said...
Tart and sweet treats - yours sound divine. I popped my leftover cranberries into rugelach, but the bar recipe is mighty tempting.
- December 3, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Debbie said...
I wish you worked with me!!! These look delicious...
- December 3, 2010 at 5:38 AM
- Kat said...
So, that's what I do with the left-over cranberry sauce. Thanks.
- December 3, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- June said...
Oh my goodness Mags. What a fabulous invention! My mouth waters as we "speak"
- December 3, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Moogie said...
Mags.... I love leftovers! When are you going to serve leftovers to me?
I'm waiting.
I'm still waiting.
- December 3, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Nanan said...
Co-irkers score again!!!!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Mary said...
Ohhhhhhhhhhh yum! How I wish I was on the receiving end of your treats!!!!
- December 3, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Natalie said...
absolutely heavenly! can't go wrong with that combination!
- December 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...
My kind of dessert for sure...can't wait to try them!
- December 4, 2010 at 12:10 AM
- Co Irker said...
I'm sorry to read that no one ate the cranberry sauce that you so lovingly made.
No, actually, I'm not. Their loss is very much our gain.
These were tart and sweet and so very appropriate for breakfast. Plus they have oats and whole wheat and you even used fat free condensed milk. So they're totally low fat! (If you don't take into account the butter and sugar and cream cheese...)
Thank you so much our amazing, absterging alchemist.
- December 4, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- Lisa said...
What a great idea for using up leftover cranberry sauce. I had a whole container of it left in my fridge and had to end up throwing it out because I just had no idea what to do with it. I wish I had found your recipe earlier, but well, there's always next year. By the way, I'm holding another giveaway on my blog for Orglamix Organic makeup and you're welcome to come by and enter. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2010/12/orglamix-organic-mineral-makeup-review.html
- December 4, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- A Year on the Grill said...
getting your treats would almost be worth getting a job for.
- December 4, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
Now that is my idea of leftovers...
wow these look delicious :)
You have the luckies co-irkers ever!
- December 4, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Barbara said...
You've outdone yourself with this one, Mags. How fortunate your co-irkers are!
Cream cheese and cranberries! YUM!
- December 5, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Laurie@The Baking Bookworm said...
Mmmm, Mags! The tartness of the cranberry sauce with the creaminess of the creamed cheese! Divine! I've stashed a few cans of cranberry sauce so I'll give this one a go too. Too many recipes, too little time! Your co-irkers are lucky, lucky people. :)
- December 5, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Great way to use up the leftover cranberry sauce- lucky co-irkers!
- December 6, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
These are my kind of leftovers! In fact, I'm tempted to make some more cranberry sauce just so that I can make some of these bars. Yum :)
- December 8, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- PearCloud said...
this should be sooooo yummy!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing, I'm gonna try it one day for sure!
- December 14, 2010 at 4:51 PM


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The father and sister of a Schriever man who was awaiting trial on drug charges have been arrested on suspicion of trying to bribe a juror in the case.
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office told The Houma Courier that relatives of 43-year-old Travis Bonvillain offered money to a juror Tuesday in exchange for a not-guilty vote.
Bonvillain accepted a plea deal before his trial started Wednesday.
His 75-year-old father, James Bonvillain, and sister, 43-year-old Cheramie Bonvillain Jupiter, both of Houma, were arrested later in the week and booked into jail on jury tampering charges.
Tiara Wolfe, a 24-year-old niece of Travis Bonvillain, is wanted on bribery charges stemming from the case.


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PNGpong is a dashboard widget that strips the color "correction" information out of the file using pngcrush to fix potential gamma problems. PNGpong then attempts to further compress the PNG file by running it through optipng. Simply drop one or more PNG files onto PNGpong and it'll take care of the rest. (Select PNGs, start to drag, hit F12 and drop the PNGs on the PNGpong widget.)
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Tags: png , pngcrush , optipng , widget , dashboard , image
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PNGenie is a new tool that allows even better optimisation and is Intel native. This compresses even better than other tools like PNGpong and PNGCrusher http://osx.iusethis.com/app/pngenie
I was having trouble making my PNG files appear the same way in all browsers. I adjusted the color to work in Safari, then went back to Firefox and it didn't look nice. This application is awesome!
EDIT: for some reason, it wouldn't download from here or the authors site, but macupdate has the download available instead.
Great little widget that does both crushing and gamma stripping in one. I also would prefer a standalone app, but this ones still work fine (if you want to, you can always quit dashboard and thus free up memory by using the "stop dashboard" widget).
PNGpong works very well and does exactly what it needs to. I wish it could just be a droplet instead of a widget. It is a waste having it cached in memory all of the time once dashboard is loaded.
This this is really good, I am working on an update to my site and using .png format for my buttons, they were sitting on the 12kb line, with this they've moved to 8kb.


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Headlines for Monday:
- Emacs: Automating the insertion of text 11:01
- Remembering my purpose; hooray for writing! 11:14
- In case of emergency, break open stationery 11:35
- New York recommendations? 11:39
- Neatening up 19:04
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1. Emacs: Automating the insertion of text: 11:01
As the VP Education of Toast I.T. Toastmasters in downtown Toronto, I'm responsible for assigning people roles in upcoming meetings and confirming these roles by e-mail. We currently do our scheduling in a spreadsheet. Copying and pasting the roles for the spreadsheet results in the following text:
Ari Caylakyan Anthony D'Costa Chris Charabaruk Michael Chan Chris Charabaruk Chris Charabaruk Khalid Ghaffar Natasha Guigova Ari Caylakyan - C&L 5 Anthony D'Costa Jackie Achonu Sacha Chua
Adding role descriptions to this was a bit of a pain, so I wrote a short Emacs Lisp function that inserted descriptions if and only if there was a corresponding person assigned to that role.
(defun sacha/toast-add-roles () "Add role descriptions." (interactive) (mapcar (lambda (item) (goto-char (line-beginning-position)) (unless (looking-at "^[ \t]*$") (insert item ": ")) (forward-line 1)) '("President" "Toastmaster" "Sgt at Arms" "Timekeeper" "Ah-counter" "Grammarian" "Table-topics Master" "General Evaluator" "" "Educational Speaker" "Guest Speaker" "Speaker #1" "Evaluator #1" "Speaker #2" "Evaluator #2" "Speaker #3" "Evaluator #3")))
Next step: Personalized e-mail that highlights upcoming roles, just as I wrote Emacs Lisp functions to make it easier to send students personalized feedback on their programs.
That's one of the coolest things about Emacs - it's so easy to automate tasks.
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2. Remembering my purpose; hooray for writing!: 11:14
I tried to go to sleep earlier than usual last night, and I was hit by a bout of existential angst. (I'm 22. I'm allowed to have existential angst. ;) ) I started wondering what on earth I was doing here, etc.
I think I came to those thoughts because of various heavy things Simon and I had been talking about over the weekend, like the senseless tragedy of the war in Lebanon.
Looking around at my room, I poked fun at my inability to keep things as neatly organized as people here have. I said even after a year in Canada, I still hadn't gotten used to it, and I'd probably make room in my professional budget for managed housing or a housekeeping service.
Reflecting on that further, though, I realized that that weakness of mine wasn't a core part of my identity and that it should never be. I _can_ keep things neat if I take the time to, and if I can't make the time for that, then I should scale back my life until I can.
This led me to think about the difficulties people had around me, and thus the existential angst. With all these problems in the world, what am _I_ doing to help? Is what I'm doing with my research really worth it?
Instead of ignoring it or lying awake thinking about it, I pulled out a flashlight and one of my reflection books. There in brightly-colored markers were all these diagrams showing how I felt about life and what I wanted to do. (Thanks, Diane Lazaro, for giving me a creativity kit!)
In large blue letters, one page read: "I WANT TO TELL STORIES!" With that reminder, everything clicked into place again. I'm doing my master's research in social computing because I want to learn how to effectively tell stories about technology, not just because I want an excuse to stick around in Canada for a while. I'm part of Toastmasters and I'm exploring writing because I want to tell stories.
I want to tell stories because so many people have such interesting stories that can touch the lives of thousands and thousands of other people. I want to draw people's stories out and help them understand themselves more. I want to tell stories that will help people imagine what they can do with technology or how they can improve their relationships with other people.
Maybe that's how I can change the world. =)
I'm glad I drew those diagrams before. I love writing and drawing and talking and thinking. I know I'm going to run into similar questions again and again--I'm human, I forget myself--and having something to go back to gives me great joy.
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3. In case of emergency, break open stationery: 11:35
I'm glad my mom insisted that I keep emergency giftwrap in my suite, that my sister taught me how to bake cookies, and that I have a stationery collection of blank cards and note paper that I can use for any occasion.
Simon Rowland's sister and mother's birthdays were last Friday and Saturday. He invited me to join them for a family celebration. With an hour of notice, I baked cookies and wrote them short birthday notes that referred to stories he'd told me of them.
I didn't have cards cut to size for my Japanese gold-flecked envelopes, so I used the beautifully monogrammed Crane stationery instead. One of my godparents introduced me to the joys of Crane, and I've loved it ever since. I think the gold-tissue-lined envelopes and the simply monogrammed cream cards are among the most elegant I've seen. Besides, I didn't know them well enough to find the perfect Maverick postcard for them, so blank cards were the best.
I love occasions to write on beautiful paper. =)
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Random Japanese sentence: 私は猫を十三匹飼っている。 I keep thirteen cats.
5. Neatening up: 19:04
Having decided that helpless messiness is _not_ part of my core identity, I spent the entire afternoon sorting my room out.
It's amazing how much order can be imposed with stackable drawers, of which I am now a big fan. I've moved all of my infrequently used electronics and crafts out from under my desk and into two stackable drawers under my laundry, freeing up space under my desk for my bags. I moved my stationery collection into three-drawer stackable drawers, dividing them into envelopes and stickers, note paper, and cards.
I have this craving for even more stackable drawers. I'm starting to wonder how many of them I can pile up considering structural constraints. I might have space for a few in my closet and a few more beside my bookshelves...
It's nice having a clear desk again. Granted, my drawers aren't completely neat yet, but my room feels much better than it used to.
Good timing, too, as a new suitemate's just moved in.
Next steps: neaten my drawers and the bathroom.
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6. New suitemate!: 19:06
Krystal just moved in. I've seen her around Graduate House, but haven't really talked to her much. She's friends with Michelle, though. =)
Totally awesome. I'm roomming with a nutritionist who loves cooking and having dinner parties, _and_ she's vegetarian, _and_ she's open to sharing kitchen space... This will be fun!
I love Grad House. =)
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Some local middle and high school students were put into neck braces and onto stretchers in Aiken County this morning after an 18-wheeler rammed into their school bus.
It happened on Highway 39 near Family Circle Road in Wagener.
15 students were taken to the Aiken Regional Medical Center, but with no serious injuries.
Parents worry the road continues to be unsafe.
Would you want your child's bus stop to be on the side of a highway?
It's a lingering question in Wagener today, where several students could have been seriously hurt.
It was a bus stop that literally stopped the bus in its tracks.
"They need to slow down because this could have been way worse. That bus could have been way out there somewhere," says resident Diann Wells.
"No and we hit right there," says 7th grader Gatlin Satterthwaite. He was sitting three seats from the back.
"My head had went forward and hit a seat," he says.
"As a parent, your first reaction is, 'Oh my God, is my child dead?'" says Michelle Satterthwaite, Gatlin's mother.
Michelle found her son at Aiken Regional, still wearing his ID bracelet and triage tags around his neck. He complained of a sore back; Michelle took him to be X-rayed.
"My father-in-law is handicapped. He's paralyzed. So a back injury is nothing to play with," Michelle says.
And neither, say drivers, is this road. It's commonly used by truckers as a quick shot to Charleston, with speeds of up to 55 miles per hour.
This kind of traffic has parents concerned. Hefty trucks and high speeds are what they call a dangerous combination.
"I live right there and these trucks come through here, wide open, everyday...everyday," says Wells.
And for Gatlin, an everyday routine now has him looking out for his safety.
"We were all just stunned and shocked that we just really sat there. Like 'I can't believe this is happening. This is supposed to be safe'," he says.
We asked Gatlin how his classmates were doing. He says everyone's fine, and as far as he knows, they've all been released from Aiken Regional.
They're very lucky.
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This part 1 of a 2 part series is from Michael Rosanoff and Andy Shih who both work in the Autism Speaks science department. The first post is from Michael Rosanoff. Both guest bloggers bios are below the post.
It's been just over a week but by now most of us have heard that the new autism statistics are out and no less frightening – 1 percent. So the question on everyone's mind is what is causing this astounding increase in prevalence? Fortunately, in addition to measuring how prevalent autism is in a population, epidemiology can help piece together the rest of the puzzle by examining what is causing autism to be so prevalent. Part of the approach is to tease out some of the "non-casual" factors contributing to the increase over time such as changes in how autism is diagnosed and increasing awareness. While we can't yet see the full picture, recent research from the U.S. and around the world is showing us that while these factors are clearly playing a role in the rise in autism prevalence, they cannot account for the dramatic increase alone. Epidemiology research can shed light on some of the genetic and environmental factors driving this rise in prevalence, and once we uncover the causes or risk-factors, we can more effectively develop ways to manage this growing problem.
Currently, Autism Speaks is supporting and advising on a number of large-scale epidemiology studies in the U.S. that look at environmental factors potentially contributing to the rise in autism prevalence. These include the EARLI Study, CHARGE, and the National Children's Study. In addition, international epidemiology research has been an area of major focus for Autism Speaks. In 2004, Autism Speaks and the CDC (in fact, the authors of the latest prevalence study) co-developed the International Autism Epidemiology Network to promote collaboration and facilitate research among autism epidemiologists worldwide. Today, the network includes over 100 scientists from more than 30 countries.
International research presents unique opportunities to understand the etiology, or causes, of autism by studying different ethnic groups in countries with different environmental conditions than found in the U.S. alone. Epidemiologists can make comparisons of autism prevalence across nations as a means of generating clues about the involvement of genes or environmental exposures. Additionally, some nations have special resources, such as health registries and surveillance systems that can generate large datasets and make previously impossible studies on autism possible. Autism Speaks is currently supporting the iCARE project which combines data from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Israel, and Australia to investigate pre- and peri-natal risk factors for autism.
So what we have now is mounting evidence that autism is a major public health issue and epidemiologists have the tools to investigate why autism is more prevalent now than ever before. The question remaining is what are we going to do about it? How are we going to enable the necessary research? Autism Speaks is answering the call through our supported research efforts, but our efforts alone are simply not enough to help the 1 percent of the U.S. and possibly global population affected by autism. We need answers and with more support, research will provide the answers families need.
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Andy Shih, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Autism Speaks
Andy Shih, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Autism Speaks, where he oversees the etiology portfolio, which includes research in genetics, environmental sciences, and epidemiology. He was responsible for the formation and development of Autism Speaks sponsored international autism research collaborations, the Autism Genome Project and the Baby Siblings Research Consortium. Andy also leads Autism Speaks' international scientific development efforts, such as the Global Autism Public Health Initiative (GAPH). Andy joined the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) in 2002.
Prior to joining NAAR, Andy had served as an industry consultant and was a member of the faculty at Yeshiva University and New York University Medical Center. He earned his Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology from New York University Medical Center.
Andy's research background includes published studies in gene identification and characterization, virus-cell interaction, and cell-cycle regulation. He was instrumental in the cloning of a family of small GTPases involved in cell-cycle control and nuclear transport, and holds three patents on nucleic acids-based diagnostics and therapeutics. Andy is a resident of Queens, where he lives with his wife, daughter and son.
Michael Rosanoff, Assistant Director of Public Health Research and Scientific Review
Michael Rosanoff, MPH, is a member of Autism Speaks etiology team and manages the organization's epidemiology and public heath research grants. Since joining the organization in 2007, Michael has been the staff lead in overseeing the International Autism Epidemiology Network (IAEN) and is part of the development team for the Global Autism Public Health Initiative (GAPH). He is also a member of Autism Speaks Grants Division, helping oversee the administration of the organization's grant-making process for research.
Prior to joining Autism Speaks, Michael conducted independent research at the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, a clinical, epidemiological and genetic research center at Columbia University Medical Center focused on developmental disorders of the nervous system. His research background is in genetic and psychiatric epidemiology as well as behavioral neuroscience, with publications in the fields of epilepsy and depression. Michael earned his Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in epidemiology from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and currently resides in Jersey City, N.J.


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Understanding the stratigraphic fill and reconstructing the palaeo-hydrology of incised valleys can help to constrain those factors that controlled their origin, evolution and regional significance. This condition is addressed through the analysis of a large (up to 18 km wide by 80 m deep) and exceptionally well-imaged Late Pleistocene incised valley from the Sunda Shelf (South China Sea) based on shallow three-dimensional seismic data from a large (11 500 km2), 'merge' survey, supplemented with site survey data (boreholes and seismic).
This approach has enabled the characterization of the planform geometry, cross-sectional area and internal stratigraphic architecture, which together allow reconstruction of the palaeo-hydrology. The valley-fill displays five notable stratigraphic features: (i) it is considerably larger than other seismically resolvable channel forms and can be traced for at least 180 km along its length; (ii) it is located in the axial part of the Malay Basin; (iii) the youngest part of the valley-fill is dominated by a large (600 m wide and 23 m deep), high-sinuosity channel, with well-developed lateral accretion surfaces; (iv) the immediately adjacent interfluves contain much smaller, dendritic channel systems, which resemble tributaries that drained into the larger incised valley system; and (v) a 16 m thick, shell-bearing, Holocene clay caps the valley-fill. The dimension, basin location and palaeohydrology of this incised valley leads to the conclusion that it represents the trunk river, which flowed along the length of the Malay Basin; it connected the Gulf of Thailand in the north with the South China Sea in the south-east. The length of the river system (>1200 km long) enables examination of the upstream to downstream controls on the evolution of the incised valley, including sea-level, climate and tectonics. The valley size, orientation and palaeohydrology suggest close interaction between the regional tectonic framework, low-angle shelf physiography and a humid-tropical climatic setting.
The presentation will be concluded by considering how some of these concepts might be applied to other fluvial systems in SE Asia, including those that form petroleum reservoirs.
The search for unconventional hydrocarbons is not new. It's true that almost 100 years separated the early exploration successes in the synclinal valleys of Central Pennsylvania, to the exploitation of Coal-Bed Methane in a number of basins in the U.S. and Canada in the 1980's. Since the 1980's, however, a quiet revolution began which by today has seen several waves of unconventional resources being pursued with economic success. Coal-bed methane was followed by the search for Center-Basin Gas, Shale Gas and most recently, Liquid-rich Shales (some of which aren't shales).
The New Madid seismic zone (NMSZ) is the second highest risk area for earthquake hazard in the United States. Its fame arises from a cluster of at least three great earthquakes during the winter of 1811/1812 that shook most of the North American continent. A repeat of these earthquakes would deeply impact the mid-continent region and potentially be devastating to the nearby cities of St. Louis and Memphis.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn all the aspects related to the understanding and modeling of fractured reservoirs. Attendees will take geologic concepts and use them in reservoir modeling through hands-on sessions devoted to the examination of outcrop, core and log data. They will use that information and a software to create 3D fractured reservoir models. Using actual Teapot Dome (Wyoming, USA) field data from the Tensleep and Niobrara Shale formations and a hands-on approach, the workshop allows the geoscientist to identify fractures and to construct predictive 3D fracture models that can be used to identify productive zones, plan wells and to create fracture porosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation.
This field seminar offers an excellent opportunity for the students to walk on a variety of modern terrigenous clastic depositional systems while observing sedimentary processes, modern sedimentary structures, and numerous trenches illuminating the three-dimensional architecture of each area.
Participants will learn a specific and comprehensive methodology for finding and developing conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources associated with lake deposits. The seminar will start with the Quaternary Bonneville basin in Utah, to build familiarity with lacustrine depositional processes. Participants then examine world-famous exposures of organic-rich mudstone, fluvial sandstone, and carbonate microbialite facies in Wyoming.
Participants will learn through the use of spectacular outcrops, subsurface datasets, and stratigraphic modeling how these systems tracts and key surfaces (flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries) may be recognized.
The paradigm of sequence stratigraphy has entered a new phase and these once revolutionary concepts are now applied in pre-drill exploration at ever-increasing resolution. The concepts also prove useful in production geology, especially in enhanced oil recovery efforts in previously abandoned fields.
The course will review core data, petrophysical comparisons, rock physics modeling (including pseudo logs and mechanical properties).
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There are more approximately 1,000 oil and gas fields in the world that have been classified as "giant," containing more than 500 million barrels of recoverable oil and /or 3 trillion cubic feet of gas.
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This e-symposium presentation places the interpretation of deep-water turbidites discernible in 3-D seismic inversion data within a geological context.
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It is important to start walking as soon as you can after your surgery. But you will need support for walking while your leg heals. Crutches may be a good choice after a leg injury or surgery if you only need a little help with balance and stability. Crutches are also useful when your leg is only a little weak or painful.
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Rest your crutches upside down when you are not using them so that they do not fall down.
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NORTH PORT - The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in North Port were reopened to traffic after a crash on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A vehicle crash with injuries and hazardous materials closed both northbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 185 north of Sumter Boulevard after 5 p.m.
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|Traded to Tampa Bay by Anaheim with Colorado's 3rd round pick (previously acquired, Tampa Bay selected Luca Cunti) in 2007 NHL Draft for Gerald Coleman and Tampa Bay's 1st round pick (later traded to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Colton Gillies) in 2007 NHL Draft, February 24, 2007. Traded to Vancouver by Tampa Bay with Michel Ouellet for Lukas Krajicek and Juraj Simek, October 6, 2008. Traded to Nashville by Vancouver with Dan Gendur for Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson, October 5, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 13, 2011. Traded to Calgary by Colorado with David Jones for Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich. June 27, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Florida, October 7, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 16, 2015.
Recorded 20 points (3g/17a) with 105 penalty minutes in 76 games during his first season with the Avalanche…His 17 assists tied a career high set with Tampa Bay in 2007-08, while his 20 points were one short of his personal best (21 in 2007-08)…Ranked second on the Avalanche in penalty minutes, his fourth career 100- PIM season…Matched his personal high with 17 PIM on Oct. 28 vs. Edmonton…Had a career-high six shots on Nov. 6 vs. Calgary…Appeared in his 400th NHL game on Nov. 20 vs. San Jose…Scored a power-play goal on Nov. 26 vs. Edmonton, his first goal since Nov. 13, 2010 (snapped a drought of 87 games)…Recorded a career-high four-game point streak (0g/4a) from Dec. 17-23…Missed four games due to a knee injury, Jan. 10-16…Was placed on Injured Reserve, Jan. 11 (retroactive to Jan. 7) and activated on Jan. 18.
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2010-11 PLAYOFFS: Dressed in all 12 playoff games for Nashville (0g/0a)…Led the team in hits with 42…Logged a playoff career-high 27:59 of ice time in Nashville's double overtime victory over Vancouver in Game 2 of the CSF at Rogers Arena on April 30.
2009-10: Posted a career-best +15 plus/minus rating in 65 games with the Vancouver Canucks…His +15 rating ranked second among Vancouver defensemen and fifth overall on the team.
2009-10 PLAYOFFS: Dressed in all 12 of Vancouver's postseason games, registering three points (1g/2a) and 25 penalty minutes.
2008-09: Began the season with Tampa Bay, playing one game before being traded to Vancouver on Oct. 6…Went on to set a career-high with 196 penalty minutes, second most in the NHL (Dan Carcillo 254)…O'Brien's 196 PIM were the most by a Canucks player since Donald Brashear had 209 in 1998-99…Logged 17 PIM in three different games, Nov. 22 at Pittsburgh, Dec. 13 at Edmonton and Feb. 24 at Montreal, matching his career high…Reached his 200th NHL game on Jan. 7 at Edmonton.
2008-09 PLAYOFFS: Recorded two points (1g/1a) and 24 penalty minutes in 10 playoff games with Vancouver…Tallied his first career playoff point with an assist in Game 4 (CQF) at St. Louis on April 21…Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 6 of the CSF at Chicago on May 11.
2007-08: Established career highs for goals (4), assists (17) and points (21) in 77 games with the Lightning… Led Tampa Bay with 154 penalty minutes…Averaged a career-best 21:13 of ice time per game…Ranked second on the team in hits (128) and was fourth in blocked shots (100) and takeaways (42)…Played in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 21 vs. NY Rangers…Tied a career-high with three points on Dec. 13 vs. Calgary (0g/3a).
2006-07: Split his rookie season between Anaheim and Tampa Bay…Appeared in a combined 80 games between the two teams, tallying 16 points (2g/14a) and 176 penalty minutes…His 176 PIM led all NHL rookie defensemen and ranked third among all NHL rookies…It was the most PIM by a rookie defenseman since Barret Jackman (190) with St. Louis in 2002- 03…Tallied 14 points (2g/12a) and 140 PIM in 62 games with Anaheim prior to being traded on Feb. 24…Had two assists and 36 PIM in 18 games with Tampa Bay…Made his NHL debut on Oct. 6 vs. Los Angeles…Picked up his first NHL point with an assist the very next night on Oct. 7 at Phoenix…Scored his first NHL goal, the game-winner, added an assist and had a fighting major to complete a "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" on Oct. 18 vs. Detroit…Set a career high with three points (1g/2a) on Nov. 9 at Vancouver.
2006-07 PLAYOFFS: Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, appearing in six games with Tampa Bay.
2005-06: Recorded 41 points (8g/33a) and 287 penalty minutes in 77 games for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League…Ranked first among Pirates defensemen in goals (tied), assists and points…Led all AHL defensemen in playoff scoring with six goals and 22 points, while also leading the entire league with 81 penalty minutes during the postseason.
2004-05: Spent his second straight season with Cincinnati (AHL), tallying 25 points (5g/20a) and a team-high 319 penalty minutes in 77 games…Also dressed in 12 postseason games.
2003-04: Appeared in 60 regular season games and nine playoff contests during his first professional season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL).
2002-03: Split his final junior season between Kingston and St. Michael's of the Ontario Hockey League…Combined for 42 points (16g/26a) and 208 penalty minutes in 62 games…Dressed in 19 playoff games for St. Michael's and led the league with 79 PIM during the postseason.
Shane's uncle, Dennis O'Brien, played 592 games in the NHL, mostly with the Minnesota North Stars… Dennis spent part of the 1977-78 season with the Colorado Rockies…Shane served as a celebrity waiter at the Sporting Affair Celebrity Waiters Dinner in March of 2012, which raised money for Make-A-Wish Colorado…In January of 2012, Shane visited Girls Inc., an organization which inspires all girls to be "strong, smart and bold," as part of the Avalanche's Team Fit community program…Spends the off season training in Newport Beach, Calif.


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Spring oats can be an excellent spring pasture and hay and may be a good option this year to help extend forage resources. Grain production is only practical if the forage is not used for grazing.
Before planting oats, check the herbicide history of the desired field. Oats are especially sensitive to triazine herbicides.
Also, if producers are planting oats for pasture and are considering applying a herbicide for weed control, carefully check the pesticide label for grazing restrictions. Oats are usually planted in our area from late February to mid-March. Planting later than these dates usually limits grain production, but adequate pasture and hay can still be achieved after the optimum planting date.
Planting as early as possible is the best strategy though.
A seeding rate of two bushels per acre is recommended.
When grown for hay or silage, fertility recommendations are similar to those for grain production:
75-125 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
When planted for grazing, an additional 30 pounds of nitrogen per acre is recommended.
As always, a soil test is recommended.
Oats may be successfully planted no-till, however, growth and vigor are typically greater when pre-plant tillage is used. To facilitate planting and maximize forage production, winter annual weeds should be controlled either mechanically or with a burndown herbicide prior to planting.
Weed control is best achieved through a good stand with rapid growth.
Before using any herbicides always read the label.
Jonie James is a McPherson County Extension agent for agriculture
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BRENTWOOD -- What a difference one story can make.
A feature last month on the unenviable situation of a Brentwood woman and her severely disabled son triggered an outpouring of generosity among readers.
The account of Maria de Los Angeles Guzman -- an illiterate housecleaner and seasonal farmworker who cares for 26-year-old Miguel Angel in the studio apartment they share -- prompted strangers to offer help in a way that astonished her.
"I almost had a heart attack!" the diminutive 52-year-old said through an interpreter as she recalled getting the news that an auto dealership had paid her $700 rent for five months.
And yet she wasn't expecting anything: All Guzman knew was that a journalist wanted to talk with her because she's a client of Village Community Resource Center.
This newspaper holds its "Share the Spirit" campaign each Christmas to raise money on behalf of various nonprofits like this Brentwood organization, which provides an array of social services. In Guzman's case, however, many readers called wanting to donate directly to her.
All told, the donations paid her rent for seven months and she received about $3,000 more in checks and gift cards for food and clothes.
A color TV that arrived courtesy of the city of Brentwood is angled on the corner of a desk so that Miguel can watch the cartoons and Westerns he enjoys from the comfort of the adjustable hospital bed -- complete with massage function -- that one woman personally delivered.
Asked whether he liked his gift, Miguel, though unable to speak to speak or walk since he contracted meningitis as a baby, nodded and smiled broadly.
"I am surprised how a lot of people are so generous," Guzman said. "I thank God for touching all these people's hearts."
She noted that strangers also have stopped her on the street with a kind word.
"They said, 'Thank you for being a good mother.' They thanked God for the way I take care of Miguel," Guzman said.
Other than a sweater and pair of pants, she says she has bought only food with the gifts of money.
"She's saving -- not using it on things she doesn't need," said translator Juan Francisco Prieto.
Guzman has an added sense of peace these days, and she is thanking God for her benefactors.
"I feel happy because I feel protected by the people who help me," she said.
Contact Rowena Coetsee at 925-779-7141. Follow her at Twitter.com/RowenaCoetsee.


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Tesla's Fair Market Value: $67.12, NYU Prof Says
Skyrocketing shares of Tesla Motors have confounded analysts and investors for months. The stock is up more than 400% this year and earlier this week hit a fresh record high above $170.
The rally has defied the odds when trying to stack up how the stock should trade based on traditional valuation metrics. It closed Wednesday at $168.76 and sported a market capitalization of more than $20 billion.
Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at the Stern School of Business at NYU who teaches a course on stock valuations, naturally tackled Tesla in his first class of the current semester. His findings, even using the most untraditional metrics, suggest the stock's fair value is $67.12, or about 60% below Wednesday's close.
"You can accuse me of being too pessimistic in my assumptions, but the narrative that underlies my valuation is an optimistic one," Mr. Damodaran said in a blog post summarizing his findings. "I am assuming that Tesla will grow to be as large as Audi, while delivering operating margins closer to Porsche's. Even with these assumptions, I cannot see a rationale for buying the company at today's market price, but that is just my personal judgment."
Mr. Damodaran is known for unloading his shares of Apple in April 2012, a move that came just months before the stock peaked that September and proved to be a good call. He also took a chance on Facebook a year ago, around the time the stock was bottoming. In late July after the stock reclaimed its $38 IPO price, he said he sold his position.
When it comes to Tesla, Mr. Damodaran said "it seems absurd" to slap a $20 billion market value on a company with revenues of $1.33 billion and an operating loss of about $217 million over the past 12 months. "At close to 15.4 times revenues, Tesla is being valued more like a young technology company than an automobile company," he says. "However, these standard metrics are also often misleading with young companies, since value should be driven not by revenues and earnings today, but by expectations for these values in the future."
Digging deeper into the company's performance and expected returns couldn't justify the price at current levels.
Mr. Damodaran looked at expected revenues, profitability and risk associated with Tesla. He assumes that Tesla has the potential to generate revenues in the range of an automaker like Audi, which generates roughly $64 billion in revenue a year.
"While it is conceivable that Tesla's revenues could approach those of the auto giants ($100 billion plus), I think the revenue growth required to get to those levels would be incompatible with the high operating margins that I will be assuming for Tesla," he says. "Assuming that Tesla stays making just electric cars, this forecast is an optimistic one, insofar as it assumes a rapid expansion in the electric car portion of the automobile market."
When it comes to profitability, he predicts Tesla will continue producing high-end cars with margins that lean toward the higher end of the auto industry. "I am assuming that the technological and innovative component that sets Tesla apart will allow it to deliver a pre-tax operating margin of 12.50% in steady state, putting it in the 95th percentile of auto companies (and closer to the margin for technology companies)."
Even in the wildly optimistic scenarios that Mr. Damodaran forecasts for Tesla over the next few years, he still finds it almost impossible to justify a higher price for the stock when compared to its current level.
"The ingredients that make a young, money-losing company into a valuable, mature company are no secret: small revenues have to become big revenues, operating losses have to turn to profits, there has to be enough reinvestment (but not too much) to make these changes and the risk has to subside," he says. "I am assuming all of these at Tesla but my estimated value per share of $67.12 is well below the market price of $168.76."


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SAN JOSE -- In an alternate world, David Fales could be traveling with the Wyoming football team this week for a duel with Brett Smith and San Jose State.
The two quarterbacks, among the best in the Mountain West Conference, could easily be wearing the others' uniform when the Spartans play their homecoming game 4 p.m. Saturday against the Cowboys .
Fales, SJSU's senior star, was enrolled at Wyoming in 2011 . Smith, a junior at Wyoming, was committed to San Jose State in 2010 as a high school senior.
Oh, what might have been.
"It's definitely crossed my mind," Smith said this week.
Fales hasn't hidden that he considers this a special game. Last summer, he described SJSU's schedule as "perfect" in that it included both Wyoming and Nevada, another school in which he enrolled.
"It definitely fuels the fire," Fales said in July.
Fales' time in Wyoming was brief. He had just completed his first year at Monterey Peninsula College when Wyoming called, expressing interest in having him compete with Smith, an incoming freshman. Fales' dad lives in Wyoming, about two hours from the Laramie campus.
"For my dad and my family, I had to try it out because it's so close and it'd be really cool if it worked out," Fales said.
Fales enrolled as a walk-on with the understanding that Wyoming could bring him on scholarship the next year. But after a couple weeks of informal team workouts, Fales decided to return to Monterey Peninsula College, realizing Wyoming wasn't the right place for him. Among other things, he was at a decided disadvantage in the competition against Smith.
"Brett already had spring and most of the summer and so he had a grasp of the offense," Fales said. "Realistically, I wasn't going to understand the offense to where I'd be able to compete with him by fall camp."
Wyoming coach Dave Christensen said his contact with Fales was minimal. Training camp had not begun yet and access to players was limited during those informal workouts. .
"I never saw him throw a football, never saw him work out," Christensen said last summer. "Just had a chance to visit with him a few times. The kids liked him, they said he was a great kid. Then next thing I know, he was gone."
Fales believes he was there "just in case" Smith didn't pan out. Christensen disputes that.
"I don't have any 'just in case' players," Christensen said. "We like to compete and put the best players out there. It would have been a heck of a competition with Brett and him, but it didn't work out. Brett turned out to be an All-American that year. It's worked out well for David, so I'm happy for both of them."
Fales landed at San Jose State after his second season at MPC and guided the Spartans to an 11-2 season last year, during which he broke every significant single-season school passing record. He's on pace this year to break the school's career passing yards mark and challenge for the passing touchdowns record.
Smith led Wyoming to a bowl game during his freshman year and was named the Mountain West's Freshman of the Year. He had committed to San Jose State in the summer of 2010, giving his word to then-coach Mike MacIntyre. But the shake up in the Western Athletic Conference shook him up.
The WAC was disintegrating, and there was no telling where San Jose State would end up. Boise State was leaving for the Mountain West and when it was followed by three more WAC schools -- Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii -- Smith reversed field and went to Wyoming.
SJSU landed Fales a year later, so things seem to have worked out for all parties. Spartans coach Ron Caragher expects Fales will keep his emotions in check.
"Up through the opening kickoff, you're a little bit more bouncing around, but what gets you through the course of a game in a successful way is doing what you always do," Caragher said. "I really know, the competitor he is, he will hone in.
"Our guys understand to take care of business of the task at hand, you've got to be honed in and I'm confident our guys will do that."
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Saturday's game
Wyoming (4-3, 2-1 MWC) at San Jose State (3-3, 2-1), 4 p.m. Root Sports (DirecTV 683, Dish Network 414)


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August 19, 2005
New documents released today by the Columbia County Board of Education show a high level of frustration. Most of it aimed at former Riverside Principal Jeanie Hill, who was demoted after failing to immediately report allegations of abuse. News 12 gets reaction from Jeanie Hill.
Jeanie Hill, once a rising star in Columbia County's school system, is now at home without a job. Demoted to assistant principal last month, Hill retired completely just last week, she says, to take a job at Augusta State University. Hill says that ASU backed off the job offer after media reporting on the move. It's just one issue Hill touched on while speaking outside her Martinez home with News 12.
Hill says, "I am very concerned about [Superintendent Tommy Price's] lack of support of administrators. His first comments weren't, 'we will be backing her until the final investigation is complete.' His first comments were, 'This is inexcusable and will be fully investigated'."
Hill was demoted for failing to immediately report allegations of abuse by substitute teacher Billy Cleveland. But a grand jury did not find sufficient evidence to prosecute Hill.
In a six-page 'letter of reprimand' obtained by News 12, price lays out his case against Hill. Price writes that Hill gave inconsistent statements and failed to meet immediately with Cleveland.
"Your failing to act to remove this substitute teacher…subjected all of your students to potential continuing risk of harm," the letter reads.
Later, Price writes, "Your assertion of ignorance of policy or procedure is disappointing."
And showing the extent of his frustration, Price says, "I am mystified by your indifferent…approach to this case as I am by your belated attempt to divert blame from yourself."
Jeanie Hill says she is stunned by the lack of support in this letter. Hill maintains she got instructions from HR Director Connie Davis to interview the children involved and get statements. And she adds that the Board of Education continues to destroy her reputation.
You'll recall that Cleveland was indicted recently on seven counts of child abuse, stemming from allegations at Riverside and Brookwood Elementary.
Brookwood Assistant Principal Barbara Gleitsmann was also indicted for failing to report child abuse. Gleitsmann remains at Brookwood.


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by Dorothy Parker
Resume Introduction
In A Nutshell
There's a reason why you don't read about Dorothy Parker when you learn about the high modernists like T.S. Eliot or Ezra Pound – she was just too popular. While Eliot and Pound were publishing in small, private presses for elite reading publics, Parker was taking the 1920s by storm. Ironically, this made her something of an odd-woman-out at the beginning of the 20th century, as literature took a turn towards the elitist, small press, highbrow poetry of the new century.
Parker, meanwhile, was a central member of the Algonquin Round Table, a meeting of journalists, editors, and writers who got together to sharpen their wits… usually at each other's expense. Parker managed to take the sharp wits she honed at the Round Table and translate them into biting poems, editorials, and short stories that were published in Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker.
At the same time, Dorothy Parker managed to stay in the thick of just about every cultural and political turning point of the 20th century: she became a socialist in the late 1920s, got involved in the Sacco and Vanzetti trials and testified during the McCarthy-era Un-American Activities hearings in the House of Representatives.
Despite having her finger on the literary and social pulse of the 20th century, Dorothy Parker had a pretty tragic personal life. Her marriages (all three) failed. She attempted suicide several times – which, rather unfortunately, probably helped to inform the subject matter of "Resume."
Why Should I Care?
There's something satisfying about thinking through all of your options. It's like buying a car: you think that you're probably going to end up with a 2002 Honda Civic, but that doesn't mean you won't take the brand-spankin' new Audi out on the road for a test drive too. It's good to have options.
But the options in "Resume" are definitely on the darker side.
There's a reason that we call this poem a dark comedy: it's horrible and awful and strangely funny all at the same time. Let's face it – a whole lot of people (including Dorothy) have thought about suicide at some point – or at least options in death. (We bet that in middle school you were asked the age-old question "Would you rather burn to death or freeze to death?") And death is a scary, scary thing to ponder. Parker, however, manages to do so with a dry wit. She makes death mundane – even boring. And, in a strange way, she manages to make suicide even less appealing than other forms of meditation might.


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So, it's a big night on "American Idol" as the Top 10 are going to take the stage for the first time and Nicki Minaj is late. Stuck in traffic? Say what?
Wasn't she the judge who chided some contestants for their lack of professionalism during the audition rounds? Um, Nicki, how about practicing what you preach? For the money you make, you can be air-lifted to the studio by helicopter, for crying out loud.
Then again, maybe Nicki knew something we didn't. Maybe she realized that Curtis Finch Jr. would fail to get the show off to a rousing start. So why not skip it?
Of course, we weren't as fortunate as Nicki. We had to sit through all 10 performances -- good and bad -- as the contestants took on "Music of American Idol" as their theme. That means they can do any song recorded, or performed, by a former "Idol" winner.
So let's see how it goes:
So who goes home and who stays? If anything became clear tonight it's that it may be even more of a girls year than we originally thought. Amber, Candice, Kree and Angie pretty much had the guys (and everyone else) eating their dust. It will be interesting to see these four battle it out in the coming weeks -- and if anyone else can challenge them for supremacy.
We'll be back Thursday to watch the Top 10 become the Top 9.


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Stillman grabs SIAC track honors
Published: Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:58 p.m.
ATLANTA | Stillman College made a clean sweep of SIAC track and field honors in the men's West Division and added one award in the women's West Division.
Stillman sprinter Jeffrey Henderson is SIAC West Division Track Athlete of the Year and Field Athlete of the Year. On the track, Henderson ran a 10.29 in the 100-meter event last weekend at the Ole Miss Invitational. His time ranks second overall in Division II and 11th overall among all NCAA 100-meter athletes.
Stillman won the West Division team championship, while coach Pierre Goode is West Division Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.
On the women's side, Stillman's Euphemia Edem is the West Division Field Athlete of the Year. Edem qualified for nationals in the triple jump with a jump of 41 feet, 9.25 inches at the TSU Relays last month.
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Saturday, April 30th, physicians from Dean Clinic, Meriter Medical Group and St. Mary's Hospital will put down their stethescopes and pick up microphones to perform musical acts at the 5th Annual DocStar. For the first time, tickets are available to the public. All proceeds from the evening benefit the Benevolent Specialists Project (BSP) Free Clinic.
The BSP Free Clinic is the only free clinic providing multi-specialty healthcare in Wisconsin. It is staffed by volunteer physicians and nurses and is funded solely by private gifts and donated services from Dean Clinic, Meriter, St. Mary's Hospital, Turville Bay MRI & Radiation Oncology Center and UW Health, along with various pharmaceutical companies and laboratories. Thirty-two doctors volunteer their services.
"The BSP free clinic provides vital services to Dane County and the surrounding communities, to the tune of more than $500,000 a year, which in 2010 helped more than 1,300 patients," says BSP Free Clinic Medical Director Tom Hirsch, M.D. "Without the volunteer support of area medical professionals, along with financial support from the area community, this clinic would not be able to make such an impact on those who depend on these crucial medical services."
A silent auction featuring artwork from area physicians and others in the medical community will kick off the evening at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner and "Rock Star" performances at 7:00 pm. Performances include:
· Dr. Paul Stiegler (Medical Director for the Dane County 911 Center performs his original pop and folk songs)
· Southern Value Equation (Dean Clinic Riverview doctors playing classics with a touch of the blues)
· Jennie and the Grayman (Contemporary folk duo featuring Dean Clinic's Dr. Jeff Stitgen and his daughter)
· Dr. Jared Greenberg (Meriter's Dr. Greenberg, a pianist, singer and songwriter performs original compositions from his two albums)
· The Code Blue Band (Rock n' Roll with St. Mary's Dr. Frank Byrne, back again to close out the evening)
What: Dinner, Talent Show & Silent Auction Where: Madison Marriott West When: April 30, 2011, 5:30pm - 10:30pmTickets: Level 1 ticket - $110/eachLevel 2 ticket - $75/eachTable of 10 tickets - $1,000
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|Length Overall
|34' 8''
10.62 m
|Dry Weight
16,000 lbs.
7,257 kg
11' 6''
3.32 m
|Tested Weight
0.66 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
372 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
40 gal.
|23 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
10' 5''
3.15 m
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|Not Available
|Tested Power
|Currently no test numbers
|Opt. Power
Various Yamaha, Mercury, and Evinrude up to 300-hp
Captain's Report by Capt. Steve
With the chines carrying fully forward to form spray rails, and nice wide flared bows, the 3600 VX has all the makings of an outstanding sea boat.
Open Fishing Space…
There is plenty of room on the aft deck for fishing, the 3600VX's primary mission. Three massive 350-hp Yamaha outboards hang off the stern, which limits you to hauling in the big catch over the sides. Not a big concern as on the starboard side, you can opt for a tuna door and either haul in a monster, or exit the boat with scuba tanks and gear. This also makes dockside boarding much easier than swinging a leg over the wide caprail. The usual fishing amenities are present… a 40-gallon (151.4 L) transom livewell, two 80 qt (75.7 L) fish boxes in the deck, toe rails for that extra hang-on factor, the bait prep centers with running water and, as expected, the now common rumble seat at the stern.
Honestly, after seeing how other boats engineer their rumble seats, I'm much more impressed with Hydra-Sports' version. It's easy to deploy by one person and stows away flush to the transom and out of the way when it's time to go to work.
The aft facing seat is a nice touch and there's an option for turning it into a Frigid Rigid fish box. Notice the steps to the foredeck just to port, and behind the open hatch (that is back-gelled) you can see rod storage and the toe-rails.
I like how the aft rumble seat remains flush when stowed. Seven rod holders allow for plenty of storage, but these continue all around the boat. Notice the walk-step just ahead of the engines. You won't believe how convenient this small feature is when you do engine checks or regular maintenance.
With the rumble seat deployed, you have a comfortable spot for riding out to the grounds. The seat back rises as the seat lowers.
The tuna door is optional and it's been completely redesigned, and for the better. This also makes for a great dive door and facilitates easy boarding from the dock.
Notice the livewell is painted blue to reduce the shock to your fish, and the rounded corners keep them protected when the going gets rough.
Helm Area
As usual, Hydra-Sports didn't skimp on the helm. It's humongous, with enough real estate for dual 12" (30.5 cm) displays and then some, and Hydra-Sports offers options for factory installed C or E class 12" (30.5cm) Raymarine or Garmin widescreens. Full instrumentation is present including digital readouts for engine tachs and speeds, plus trim condition. Dual independent helm seats keep both the driver and observer comfortable, and visibility is great thanks to the curved hardtop supports that also keep from intruding on the side walkway. Inside the console, where I was expecting a head, is a generator/storage room. It's walk in, with plenty of standup headroom. Vertical rod storage is forward, and the electrical panels are aft. It's also here that I got to see the underside of the drink holders that surround the console. Guess what? They all had hoses connected to them that allowed any condensate to drain into the bilge. It's that level of attention to the little details that keeps setting the standard at Hydra-Sports.
Two 12" (30.5 cm) displays, and twin seats with flip-up bolsters are the highlights of the helm. Notice the dual footrests. I'd like to see the compass moved in front of the captain. And check out the aft facing seat. There's an option to make that a Frigid Rigid fish box.
Bow Access
You can get to the bow two ways: One, the center walkthrough - big steps and easy grab rails make the transition from main deck to bow a snap. A low profile windshield is easily stepped over. Secondly, right at the side of the center console is a pair of steps built into the side bulwarks. Once forward you have bow rails that seem to be an afterthought as they're relatively low. A standard windlass will haul in your stainless anchor and 400' (121.9 m) of chain. A hatch to starboard allows you easy access to reach in and deal with any tangles that may occur.
Forward Console Seating
Just ahead of the center console is L-shaped seating. It looks more comfortable than it is, at least if there are more than two people using it. If kept at two, then it is more functional, even allowing one to face aft, down the side of the console. With more than two it gets cramped and knees start knocking. But it is a cool feature and one that I suspect will get a lot of use in the family arena. It's a great place for the kids to hang and stay sheltered, while still getting fresh air.
The Cabin
It's hard to believe that this cabin comes from a company run by such die hard anglers, but here it is. A teak and holly sole, Corian countertops, top notch appliances, air conditioning… it's all here. The usual forward seating and a table convert to a V-berth, and at the aft end of the cabin is a double berth under the deck, just as you would see in an express cruiser. I did a quick count of "sleeps four" and then I caught the small hooks over the forward seats. Ah ha…. Lifting up the seat backs reveal Pullman berths that connect to those overhead hooks. So it's a "sleeps six". Very nice. Now to be sure, this V-berth is a narrow sleeping area, at least in the lower berths, and the wives may have a hard time with it.
But there is a "good news" trade-off. First, just move mom and dad to the aft berth and leave the four V-sleepers to the kids. Secondly, step off the boat and check out the bow from the showroom floor. That narrow entry reveals a bow that will tame the heavy seas that this boat will typically encounter, and the bow flares wide as it moves up, so by all appearances, this will be a boat that will be nearly impossible to "stuff" while cutting through just about anything. This is just one more item to add to my "test" list, but that, added to the 23-degree deadrise sure takes the edge out of any shortcomings in width from a V-berth perspective.
The forward settee converts to a V-berth easily enough. And if that isn't enough, notice the overhead hook-eyes. They're for lifting the seatbacks up to make Pullman berths. Add the aft cabin and you have a fish-boat that sleeps 6 quite nicely.
You won't be cooking a 4-course meal in this galley but you will be able to handle the casual meals, and would you have it any other way?
To starboard is the "wet" head and I found it roomy enough for taking a mock shower and… you know. I didn't care for the mirror on the back of the door when closed, but when open a full length mirror fills a definite need when the family is aboard.
For a boat that was made by a fish savvy company the likes of Hydra-Sports, this 3600 VX has the makings of a very family friendly cruising boat that will appeal to a lot of people. And with the Hydra-Sports heritage, it will be around for the long haul too.
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Oak Ridge High School student Vy Quach, center, recently signed with Maryville College to continue her tennis career. Vy is joined at the signing table by her mother Yen Innes and stepfather John Innes, while Oak Ridge High School Tennis Coach Travis Fields, ORHS Principal David Bryant and ORHS Athletic Director Mike Mullins help celebrate Vy Quach's accomplishment.
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