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The Old Kentucky Tavern is officially open at 223 Broadway in Eagle.
The restaurant features extensive lunch and dinner menus, with hours from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
"I've wanted to do this for a long time," said chef/owner Steven "Juice" Morrison, who has been a chef for 20 years at various restaurants in Vail before moving to Eagle with his wife, Monica Mattingly, and their two little boys.
Why southern cuisine?
"It's something different for the area and my wife is from there," Morrison said. "Kentucky is not exactly southern, either - it's surrounded by several states, so it has a lot of different influences."
The menus range from fried steak, gorgonzola crusted tenderloin and burgers to bourbon plank salmon, spaghetti and clams, fish and chips and grilled pizza.
"I try to do some homestyle, fill-up-your-belly kinds of things and some lighter dishes, too," Morrison said.
A classic example of a Kentucky-type item featured on the menu is a Hot Brown. Made famous by Louisville's Brown Hotel, the dish is an open-faced sandwich on wheat bread with turkey, ham, tomato and bacon, smothered with Mornay (cheese) sauce and broiled.
"For $13, it's a good value, considering you get 4 ounces of ham and 4 ounces of turkey," Morrison said. "It will fill you up."
Also for $13 on the lunch menu is a grilled Ahi tuna club sandwich with pickled ginger, wasabi mayo, lettuce and tomatoes on toasted ciabatta bread.
A half-pound wild turkey burger is $8.99 and the Kentucky Tavern Burger is $13, featuring a half-pound of certified Angus beef with sugared bacon, melty cheddar and the restaurant's wild turkey barbecue sauce.
"All our beef is certified Angus," Morrison said.
Dinner patrons will discover that the Tavern makes its country fried steak a bit more decadently than usual. It's made with rib eye steak, tenderized in-house, breaded and fried, then smothered in homestyle country gravy for $17.
"The rib eye has more fat, which is good for that," Morrison said.
For veggie lovers, the dinner menu goes beyond the six salads with Kentucky Fried Rice, a dish with fresh-cut vegetables stir-fried with a protein-packed five-grain blend and marinated tofu for $15.
The salad options include Kentucky wedges, Carpaccio, southern Caesar and Nicoise salads in addition to a spinach and house salad. Prices range from $8 to $13.
Southern cocktails such as mint juleps for $8.99 are also featured at the restaurant.
"We will have a happy hour with food and drink specials from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday," Mattingly said.
For the young and young at heart, there is an arcade table as well.
"We want this place to be welcome for everybody," Morrison said. "Hopefully the arcade table will give the little kids something to look at instead of running all over the room."
The Old Kentucky Tavern's website - http://oldkentuckytavern.com - will soon be up and running in addition to its Facebook page. The restaurant can be reached at (970) 328-5259.


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Dr. Phil to interview Te'o girlfriend hoaxer
Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8:27 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8:27 p.m.
NEW YORK — Dr. Phil McGraw has booked the first on-camera interview with the man who allegedly concocted the girlfriend hoax that ensnared Notre Dame football star Manti Te' o.
A "Dr. Phil Show" spokesperson confirmed on Friday the interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo (roh-NY-ah too-ee-AH'-so-SO'-poh), the man accused of creating an online persona of a nonexistent woman who Te'o said he fell for without ever meeting face-to- face.
The ruse was uncovered last week by Deadspin.com, which reported that Tuiasosopo created the woman, named Lennay Kekua, who then supposedly died last September.
No further details of the "Dr. Phil" interview, including its airdate, were announced.
This interview follows the first on-camera interview with Te'o conducted this week by Katie Couric.
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FORT WORTH – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Volleyball team picked up a 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-17) sweep of Army on Friday afternoon in the TCU Nike Invitational, marking the best start in the tenure of head coach Tony Graystone with the fourth straight victory after a season-opening loss against Baylor. Next up for the team will be a 12:30 p.m. match against host TCU on Saturday, and then a 4:30 p.m. contest against SMU to finish tourney play.
The Islanders move to 4-1 on the year with the win, while the Black Knights are now 2-2 this season. Brianna Brink led the team with nine kills in the match, while Brooke Alverson and Shannon Hullum collected eight each and Ivy Baresh finished with seven. Libero Micah Nolan had 20 digs, marking the fourth straight match where she has had at least 20 digs in the contest. Logen Bourque finished with 30 assists to lead Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
"Army is a good team," said Graystone. "They are one of the best in the Patriot League and they made to their conference championship a year ago. They know how to win and are an established program."
The first set started out slow for the Islanders as they fell behind 4-1, but a slow rally behind a kill from Baresh and a pair from Hullum got the match within one when a bad set from Army tied the score at 6-6. From that point on it was a nailbiter, with the largest lead for either team being three points when Texas A&M – Corpus Christi trailed 19-16 late in the set.
Instead of calling a timeout, Graystone let his team work through the adversity, and they responded with three straight to knot the set at 19-19. After trading points to 21-21, the Islanders scored two consecutive points to make it a 23-21 score. Army got within one at set point, but a Knights attack error finished the scoring at 25-23 in favor of the Islanders for a 1-0 lead.
"This is a big win for us," said Graystone. "The first game was tight, but it was because our outside hitters were making some errors didn't have during the other sets of the match. They figured it out, and did a really good job at starting to put away kills."
The second set was a complete turnaround from the first, with Texas A&M – Corpus Christi taking a commanding lead early on. Three kills from Brink, two from Hullum and a Hullum and Tyger Holt block assist staked their team to a 12-3 lead over Army. A kill by Hullum stretched the lead to 10 points at 15-5, and the Islanders held a strong advantage throughout for a 25-12 win in the set. Brink and Hullum each finished with four kills in the set to put Texas A&M – Corpus Christi at a two-set advantage.
Early on, the final set was a return to form of the opening frame, with both teams battling for the slimmest of margins early on. After three points by the Islanders to open the set, the Knights responded with three of their own to even the score. Playing to a 9-9 tie, a pair of service aces by Nolan wrapped around a kill by Alverson made it a 12-9 lead, forcing an Army timeout.
An attack error by the Knights and kills from Baresh and Hullum extended the lead by three until Army was able to break the streak on a service error that made it a 15-10 lead. After the brief reprieve, a block assist by Alverson and Hullum followed by a Hullum service ace and an Alverson kill made it an 18-10 score. The Knights would respond however, scoring four consecutive points to make it an 18-14 score and forcing an Islanders timeout.
Following the break, Baresh opened with a kill to make it 19-14 and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi poured it on. Kills by Alverson and Brink, as well as a block assist by Alverson and Bourque helped make it a 23-15 score. After two points from the Knights, kills by Ashley Phelps and Holt finished it off at 25-17 to give the Islanders the win.
"We've been saying all along, any win at the start of the schedule good wins with all the road matches," said Graystone. "We are thrilled to be where at now, but it will get even tougher tomorrow. I'm pretty happy with how we've been getting better and better every time out. The players have shown a lot character and are having a lot of fun right now."
For the 12:30 p.m. match on Saturday against TCU, live video will be available, while both the TCU and SMU matches on Saturday will have live stats.
The team will try to improve on the best start under Graystone against TCU, with the Islanders playing the second match against a BCS conference opponent this season, as well as looking for the first win in school history against a team from the Big 12.
"You can tell there is just different feel about the team this year," said Graystone. "There is more confidence in the returners now, whereas we struggled in past. They committed to improving and making big changes; it is a completely different group feeling right now.
"They are really enjoying it and having a great time, hopefully we can keep it rolling and try to get better every time we step out there."
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
I discovered that the super-talented and kind artist (Kathleen Coy) made a video about the creation of the painting of K. It includes some poignant photos of my girl and is really fun to watch. It is posted on her blog.
We are continuing to live life to the fullest. It's a bittersweet spring, as I see the world slowly waking up but I don't know how long K will be with us. If only we humans could turn off our tendency to look into the future.
K prances through the meadows like an angel.
27 comments:
- GOOSE said...
You can really feel your joy in your words. The portrait is something to treasure for a life time.
I love seeing the duo side by side. It brings lots of smiles over here.
- April 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- houndstooth said...
I love it when things have perfect timing! :) K looks like a ballerina in that first shot. I think she's definitely very happy with how life is going right now, even if she's standing in the sunset!
- April 21, 2012 at 6:32 PM
- H and Flo said...
- April 21, 2012 at 6:36 PM
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
You know I've been pawing for months K was going to teach us so much -
She SO is!
And then some!
- April 21, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- Nola said...
YOu can tell how joyful you are!
Dachshund Nola
- April 21, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- ~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...
No words....Just the feeling of joy...
- April 21, 2012 at 7:32 PM
- Two French Bulldogs said...
what fun and great days with K
Benny & Lily
- April 21, 2012 at 7:46 PM
R looks like a really fun dog to have around -- so goofy! I love how dogs can be unselfconsciously silly.
K is, as always, gorgeous. I so wish I could fuss over her in person. She's such a wonderful dog.
- April 21, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Nancy K. said...
You deserve the gift ~ if for no other reason than for the incredible life that you continue to share with K
- April 21, 2012 at 8:47 PM
- Berts Blog said...
Todays post is a beautiful example of Joy. And the last picture of K and R running is perfect. Look at the competative power in her eyes. Always the eyes. Such perfection in those eyes.
- April 21, 2012 at 9:12 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
K does look like she prancing through the meadow like an angel! What an incredible photo!
I can hear your heart talk- always remember we are here for you,,,,
K is a big part of our happiness too, and we are trying to learn from her.
Her spirit soars as she races with R,, what a beautiful site
- April 21, 2012 at 9:25 PM
- bichonpawz said...
You deserve a beautiful gift!!! Your words of wisdom and pictures of paradise of your life with K bring joy to each and every one of us every day!! Love the one of K and her brother side by side! Hugs to you!
Jeanne of bichonpawz
- April 22, 2012 at 12:37 AM
- Tom, Tama-Chan, Sei-Chan, Bibi-Chan, Gen-Chan, Vidock said...
We loved watching the video. We know that K will live forever in the hearts of many. She emanates the most wonderful positive energy.
The photos of her and R are fabulous.
- April 22, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- Eileen said...
I loved watching the video, and
you deserve your gift.
I always love your photos of the Duo.
Don't worry about the future, enjoy each moment. As always thanks for sharing :-)
- April 22, 2012 at 2:22 AM
- Mitch said...
Eileen is so right. Enjoy every single day together!
Love ya lots,
- April 22, 2012 at 2:57 AM
- Mango said...
OK, that video made me cry. But in a good way.
Mango Momma
- April 22, 2012 at 4:15 AM
- kks said...
watched the video of the painting...wow, really inspiring ....you and K are inspiring....
- April 22, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- STELLA and RORY from Down Under said...
KB, totally fabulous. Kathleen has captured K exactly. I could just sit and cry with the beauty and love in the painting. Love Carol
- April 22, 2012 at 5:40 AM
- Brenda said...
I am so touched by this community - what everyone has done, and how sweet K has brought all of this about. The video made me cry...in a good way. :)
- April 22, 2012 at 7:43 AM
- NCmountainwoman said...
We are feeling K's joy even from a distance. How wonderful that she has such courageous pack leaders who are letting her enjoy life the way she wants to.
- April 22, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Maery Rose said...
The joy-filled photos of K enjoying the woods are so uplifting. Being by her side must be incredible.
What an amazing gift the painting is that you received. Made most special because of the heart and thoughts that accompany it. You are so right in your conclusion of your previous post. You didn't receive the gift asked for but have received something else wonderful by touching the hearts and minds of so many.
- April 22, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Val said...
HI, I think you and K must have the BIGGEST fan Club in Blogville!!! (and I'm proud to be a member:)
Love the shots of the Duo and your inspiring words.
Happy Earth Day!!
- April 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM
- Lovable Lily said...
We too enjoyed the video about K. Of course we hopped right over to Katherine's blog to check it out. She is an amazing person!
Love like there is no tomorrow! That should be everyone's motto in life.
Keep these incredible posts coming KB. We too share in your love of K!
Lily Belle
- April 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- sophie...^5 said...
In this cyber world compassion and caring are given and received instantly and anonymously with truth at its core....Loved the video...it is so special and heartwarming!
- April 22, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Jim said...
What a wonderful gift! K being the ultimate gift of course, but this video painting was incredible! The original must be so comforting to have.
Your photos of K and her brother are so full of life and joy....you can see it in their eyes. Amazing how instinct will get K going when outside.....she knows what's important to her.
- April 22, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- Chester said...
I love watching the Duo romp together. They live life moment by moment and it's such a wonderful lesson for us humans to learn.
I also loved watching the video that Kathleen made of the painting. So cool to watch it all come together. I could watch that in slow motion a 1000 times and still wonder how she "nailed" K's intense stare. I had tears as I watched the final strokes on the canvas.
I'm so honored to have been even such a small part of this gift to you. K will never be forgotten by not only you, but many others including myself. I'm glad it has lifted your spirits - if we could only stop time for you, don't think that we wouldn't.
Happy trails,
Chester's Mom
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Picture this: An NFL quarterback drops back to pass as water from a high-pressure hose blasts him in the face.
On his next throw, he stands on a foam platform while eight men lift and shake it. Then, he places a blindfold on, yet still must hit a receiver in the numbers.
That quarterback is David Fales, the former San Jose State star who reports Friday for his first NFL training camp with the Chicago Bears. His odds of earning a roster spot seem favorable and he could be either the No. 2 or 3 option behind starter Jay Cutler.
Fales, a virtual unknown until two record-setting seasons with the Spartans, credits nearly all of his success to one man: Peter Goodson.
Goodson has trained Fales for the past 10 years, beginning when Fales was an eighth grader in Salinas and continuing through his time at Palma High. The two estimate Fales has thrown a half million passes under Goodson's watchful eye.
"I don't know how I can ever thank him for putting in the time and everything he's done for me," Fales said recently before departing Salinas to head to Chicago. "Every time I talk to him, I say 'Thank you,' because every time I talk to him there's something I'm learning."
Goodson, a retired private equity investor, has spent most of the past two and a half decades working with quarterbacks.
Of his own playing career, he simply says it was "too short to remember." But the Stanford graduate befriended Bill Walsh and approached the former 49ers coach about his desire to work with quarterbacks.
Walsh was beginning his second tenure at Stanford and invited Goodson to get involved. He worked closely with Walsh and offensive quarterback Terry Shea, attending every meeting, film session and practice during spring ball.
"I really had great mentorship from two of the best, especially Bill," Goodson said. "That time that he spent with me was fabulous."
Many of the concepts Fales has learned have come directly from Walsh's teaching, courtesy of Goodson. Chief among them are the ability to read defenses and throw with anticipation.
Those happen to be the areas in which Fales excels the most. He makes up for velocity with his ability to dissect defenses and throw accurately with terrific timing, qualities that have led to high completion percentages (he led the nation in 2012 at 72.5 percent).
As for the use of the blind fold?
"We do that a lot," Fales said. "It's all muscle memory. If you can remember what that feels like, then your eyes shouldn't really matter. If you're throwing to a target and a spot, then you need it. But in terms of mechanics, we work on mechanics so much that you should be able to close your eyes and know what that throw felt like."
Toughness is another strong suit. Fales never missed a down due to injury, not even when Utah State blitzed him for 13 sacks during a game his junior season.
Think that's a fluke? It's not.
Fales' work with Goodson includes throwing while standing in front of a high jump pit with two defenders blasting him on his follow through.
Toss in the "stormy weather days" when the hose would be blasting, or dealing with "earthquake conditions" on the shaking foam platform and it may sound like Goodson is crazy, but there's a method to his madness.
"The whole idea," Goodson said, "is 'Don't tell us about weather, snow, or anything else. You've been through that. And the ball gets there. You can throw it and it's just fine.'"
That explains why Fales is never one to make excuses. He knows he's been lucky to have a person like Goodson around to help him. He's never charged Fales a dime, nor any of the quarterbacks he's worked with, a list that includes another Palma product in Brian Reader, who played at the University of Idaho and now plays in the Arena Football League.
Goodson retired with independent wealth around age 40, so he's been able to pursue his passion.
Goodson's looking for his next crop of quarterbacks, but warns he's not an easy teacher. He requires players to be serious about their craft and do well in the classroom, "because there's no point training a guy who's not going to go to college."
After being there every step of the way for Fales -- from providing advice when he transferred from Nevada, to fielding calls from prospective agents so Fales could focus on his senior season -- the humble quarterback still doesn't know of a proper way to show his appreciation.
Asked if a Super Bowl ring might do the trick, Fales said:
"Everything that I've been able to do is because of the time and commitment that he's put into me. I don't know if that would still be enough."


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Mini-Deer Welcomed by Queens Zoo
The Queens Zoo has amped up its cuteness factor again, welcoming another southern pudu, a vulnerable species and the world's smallest deer.
The southern pudu fawn was born to mom Josephine and dad Hamilton on April 29, weighing one pound. (He's up to 1.5 pounds now.) He is still nursing but will soon start on a diet of greens, carrots and hay, according to the zoo. He hasn't yet been named.
The zoo welcomed a female southern pudu last July.
The southern pudu is small and shy but sprightly. Native to Chile and Argentina, they are jumpers and sprinters who evade predators by running in a zig-zag pattern as they escape. They also bark when they sense danger.
The pudus are bred as part of the zoo's "Species Survival Program," which is "designed to enhance the genetic viability and demographic stability of animal populations in zoos," according to the zoo.
The tiny deer, which reach 14 inches and could weigh up to 20 pounds as an adult, are designated a 'vulnerable' species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature – one step away from being endangered.


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City to dedicate dog park
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 6:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 6:23 p.m.
The city of Hendersonville will host a ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. Friday to celebrate the completion of Pets' Own Place Dog Park, on 7th Avenue East in Hendersonville.
Pets' Own Place is located on the former Terminix Pest Control Property at 1019 7th Ave. E. and was completed in July. Due to its facilities being damaged numerous times by flood waters, Terminix donated the property to the city for use as a public recreational space.
The Hendersonville Public Works Department has worked over the last 12 months to convert the site into Hendersonville's first official dog park. Pets' Own Place consists of about half an acre of fenced-in area with bench seating, public water access and designated areas for large and small dogs.
Prior to the August City Council meeting, the city sponsored a naming contest for the park and received several suggestions. Leah Ryel's suggestion of Pets' Own Place was selected by the council at the August meeting.
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
November 12, 2003
EIA Publishes "Renewable Energy Annual 2002"
DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) published the "Renewable Energy Annual 2002" on November 7th, summarizing advances in renewable energy use in the United States in 2002. As already noted in recent EIA reports, the new report shows that U.S. renewable energy use rose 11 percent in 2002, due mainly to increased production of hydropower. Of the other renewable energy technologies, wind power grew fastest, increasing by 56 percent in 2002.
The report includes new information on solar manufacturing activity. The shipment of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules increased by 15 percent in 2002, to a total peak capacity of 112.1 megawatts. The average price of PV cells decreased 14 percent in 2002, to $2.12 per watt, while the cost of PV modules increased 9 percent, to $3.74 per watt. Shipments of solar thermal collectors increased by 4 percent in 2002, while prices held steady.
Geothermal heat pump shipments increased 4 percent between 2000 and 2002, but more of the units were smaller heat pumps for homes. As a result, the total heating and cooling capacity of the heat pumps that were shipped in 2002 was nearly 24 percent lower than in 2000.
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A blood drive will be held from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, June 24 at Riverview Baptist Church, 989 Highway 42 in Osage Beach.
Another drive is being held from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at Camdenton United Methodist Church, 340 W. Highway 54.
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) has issued a CODE YELLOW for ALL NEGATIVE BLOOD TYPES.
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Full-blown, hours-long musicals aren't for everyone. For those with short attention spans or a tendency to fall asleep in dark spaces, musical theater can be a daunting evening out. That's why the theater gods created cabaret, a less structured, more interactive way to bring musical numbers to the masses.
As part of its Cabaret Series, the Lake Dillon Theatre Company presents "Broadway Then" in the fall and "Broadway Now" in the spring. The fall show highlights favorites from the Golden Age of Broadway, and the spring performance introduces the audience to new hits from the stages of New York.
"It's a wonderful way for the audience to connect to what's going on on Broadway," said Selah Grace, one of the singers performing in this spring's production of "Broadway Now." "You get the whole spectrum of Broadway with 'Broadway Then' and 'Broadway Now.'"
"Broadway Now" plays for one weekend only, today through Sunday, at the Lake Dillon Theatre.
"All the best new shows open in New York each spring, which is
the theater award voting season," said Chris Alleman, Lake Dillon producing artistic director, in a news release. "This spring cabaret concert introduces our community to the innovative and exciting new works on Broadway each year."
The first act of this year's "Broadway Now" will feature tunes from musicals that are currently on Broadway, including "Phantom of the Opera," "The Book of Mormon" and "Annie," Grace said.
"The second half is all Abba music," Grace said. "It's kind of a blast back to the '80s. We have a band, so it's definitely going to be toe-tapping."
"I think the variety of the music is what makes it fun," said Kelly Renoux, another "Broadway Now" performer. "We get to hand select things, so it's things that show off the actors' talents best, and again, who doesn't love Abba."
The four-member cast - Grace, Renoux, Brittany Jeffery and Andrew Tebo, who holds down the fort as the single gentleman - sings in a cabaret style.
"We introduce each song and talk about where they come from," Grace said. "There's no structure to it."
Grace said it's fun for the performers to choose their own repertoire and explain the songs and their meanings to the audience in their own words.
"It helps the audience connect to it," she said. "You take it out of context and make it personal, and the audience really enjoys that."
Though the Lake Dillon Theatre Company's full-scale, long run productions drive its calendar each year, the Cabaret Series also has its niche in the schedule.
"These are for fun," Grace said. "I think that the plays are wonderful, but this is a chance for us to let our hair down for the patrons, singing music that we know and love. Chris always tries to pick something that's new for them and something that they know and love. It's more laid back than the full productions. You get to participate in this more because it's more of a concert setting."
"For me, it's my opportunity to kind of have fun on stage," Renoux said. "I have a full-time job and life outside of the theater, so it's a chance to get on stage and connect with the audience. The camaraderie and the group of people - it's a fun evening to kind of enjoy yourself and not have to think too hard, just sit back and enjoy some music."


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- In this casino banking game three cards are dealt to each player and two face down to the dealer.
- The cards will be dealt by the player on declarer's left, and cut by the player opposite to declarer.
- Next, a third hole card is dealt to each player, followed by another round of betting.
- Adam gave Rocky an annoyed look, but gathered the cards to deal him in.
- Europe says deal us in: despite record dollar vs. euro rates, or perhaps because of them, there are some unusual deals and low prices for rooms in parts of Europe.
- We would have dealt them in a different time, I think.
- Children were pulled out of their seats by their hair and beatings with the leather belt were dealt out to all.
- The same treatment is dealt out to a young mother, who has given birth out of wedlock, and to a pretty young temptress, merely because it is felt that her blossoming good looks may undermine her future.
- The stakes were upped last Monday when the consequences of last summer's direct action protest were dealt out at Dingwall Sheriff Court.
- Companies dealing in commodities, for instance, still find quality and price the foremost factors in attracting customers.
- Since their arrival in Europe, Roma have been self-employed artisans, entertainers, and middle men dealing in various commodities.
- The bank hopes that it will attract potential customers like wholesalers and retailers dealing in commodity trading, white goods and automobiles.
- It chiefly concerns one Alex-Li Tandem, who deals in fame, obtaining, verifying and selling autographs.
- He would not learn here that the law deals in objective truth, that it is concerned with fact.
- Hollywood deals in illusions, Arnold has always sought the truth, and that is why her famous pictures of Marilyn Monroe feel like glimpses of a living woman rather than coldly iconic memorials.
- During questioning, both agents admitted to the offence and told officers they'd been dealing in the illegal drugs for a long time.
- People caught dealing marijuana, or using or dealing most other drugs still face stiff criminal penalties.
- My parents have come to the conclusion that Rich deals and sells drugs.
- Every once in a while a coach must deal with issues concerning respect.
- Trained volunteers will deal with residents' concerns, passing them on to the relevant authority.
- She added that the functions of the Liaison Officers would include dealing with concerns and needs of tenants in regard to estate management and maintenance.
- Are you living with parents who don't understand you, coping with divorce and adoption, or dealing with sensitive and difficult situations like illness or abuse?
- You are confident, gracious and just when dealing with difficult people and situations in the family.
- But he had a difficult situation to deal with, and there was no perfect resolution.
- She said: 'It is important that people who think they are above the law, and use guns to instill fear in the public, are dealt with harshly.'
- 'The players have been harshly dealt with by the media,' he says.
- Spammers are jeopardizing what is probably the most significant communication tool in history, and they deserve to be dealt with harshly.
- The concept of customer is used in this book in a wide sense to describe anyone who deals with a bank in relation to a banking service.
- A public relations company dealing with the Plaza declined to confirm whether the rumours were true.
- Why should not directors and shareholders dealing with each other in relation to the latter's shares be treated as operating at arm's length?
- The last decade of the twentieth century witnessed a proliferation of novels dealing with the subject of music.
- It is a molecular study, but discusses and deals with morphological information in a reasonable way.
- The first two chapters deal exclusively with economic theory.
- The Scottish economy has been dealt a new blow by figures that show exports have nosedived in the last quarter despite a solid performance from the rest of the UK.
- Stainforth is just one of the communities that will be dealt a body blow if Hatfield colliery shuts.
- Apparently 'marriage as we know it' has been dealt a 'death blow'.
- Mr Firth said that Yorkshire business people were also becoming better networkers and he expected many businesses to benefit from deals secured at the event.
- Financial matters and business deals are arranged according to your directions.
- I like what I do and I've been involved in a number of deals, negotiations and business transactions which have proved satisfying.
- Finally, we should face the fact that health insurance is not an attractive deal for many young, healthy people.
- To make the deal even more attractive, the fuel could be offered at reduced prices.
- He'd lost only two men to their fourteen, and he decided it was a hell of a deal considering the price those wagons had been carrying.
- The mark guarantees workers such as tea pluckers in Sri Lanka and banana farmers in the Windward Islands receive a reasonable deal.
- The expectations are not always met and we always want to believe that we are at the receiving end of a bad deal all the time.
- A Conservative government with its ridiculous position of re-negotiating agreed treaties will only result in a bad deal for Britain.
- A great deal of time and attention has been put toward terrestrial conservation issues in the past few decades.
- A great deal of our time was spent in speculating if the atmosphere on her planet was just thinner than ours.
- A great deal of the money that we spend in public schools goes into staff salaries and benefits.
- After the deal but before the players pick up their cards, the top card of each hand is turned up.
- The player who received the first card from the deal may be known as eldest hand, or as forehand.
- In the old days, maybe a few hundred dollars rode on the last deal of a card in five stud or five draw.
- After each hand, the deal passes to next player to the left of the previous dealer who is still in.
- In baccarat the deal goes counterclockwise around the table from player to player.
- If both players pass, the bones are thrown in and the deal passes to the next player.
- So even if you fold, you may still get the chance to win the current pot on the following deal.
- This can be done at any time during the deal by an active player who has a card matching their score.
- From the second deal onwards, players form partnerships according to their scores.
- If all four players pass, the deal is abandoned, and the next dealer deals.
- There may be cards left on the table after everyone has played their cards from the first deal.
- As usual, it is suggested that the reader copies the deal and follows the play.
a big deal
- [usually with negative] informal A thing considered important: they don't make a big deal out of minor irritationsMás ejemplos en oraciones
- We purposely didn't make a big deal of the twenty-fifth because we think every year is important.
- Failing to cover such an important community event would not be a big deal if a local radio station was on air.
- As you might imagine, this is quite a big deal for landowners, and is important to keep sites open.
- 1.1An important person: Sam Kinison became a big dealMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Bowie and friends became a big deal, and Mick Rock along with them.
- But the wheel has turned full circle, and Dillon is once again a big deal.
- I think I finally get why everyone thinks he's such a big deal.
- (big deal)1.2 Used to express one's contempt for something regarded as impressive or important by another person.Oraciones de ejemplo
- If he yells and waves his arms around too much to make a convincing weather girl, big deal.
- But even if she was looking up something slightly more unsavoury, again, big deal.
- So you might get a black eye - big deal, that's the last resort of a thick bully who has no more words to throw, but you still win.
a good (or great) deal
- A large amount: I don't know a great deal about politicsMás ejemplos en oraciones
informal lots, loads, heaps, bags, masses, tons, stacks
- Her outward appearance was no more than a child of sixteen, but she was, in reality, a good deal over five hundred.
- I think in the aspect of being a person who has a great deal to overcome and a great amount of love to give.
- The reason why we are in the middle of such a cold epoch has a great deal to do with the positioning of the land masses.
- 2.1To a considerable extent: she had gotten to know him a good deal betterMás ejemplos en oraciones
- The second reason seems to be a good deal more plausible than the first.
- The autism appeal may have achieved a great deal, but there is still a great deal more that needs to be done.
- This book is a good deal better than most, and a good deal easier to read.
cut a deal
- informal Make an agreement: he had gone to the board of directors with his new robot design and cut a dealMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Two sides have cut a deal to attack and destroy the third.
- Rock band U2 has cut a deal with Apple Computer to sell custom iPods promoting the band's forthcoming album.
- Dialogue with both countries to cut a deal will commence in secret (although what this will accomplish is still unknown).
it's a deal
- informal Used to express one's assent to an agreement.Oraciones de ejemplo
- Okay, if you can come up with another 200,000 units and make delivery by August 1, it's a deal.
- And Gorbachev said, it's a deal, or however he would say that in Russian.
- If it means we don't have to go out with you, love, it's a deal.
- 5
- informal Used to indicate that something is of little consequence: We had a casual conversation about it. No big deal.Más ejemplos en oraciones
- A business budget is no big deal, or need not be.
- No big deal, I've got training tomorrow anyway.
- That's fine for data, where a few milliseconds of lag time on a transcontinental journey is no big deal.
the deal
- informal The situation or state of affairs: what's the deal with you and that guy? big double standards exist, but he knows the dealMás ejemplos en oraciones
- In what I thought was a pretty charming way, I asked them what the deal with the buzzing was.
- What's the deal with Austin then, sounds pretty mad?
- Here's the deal with the show.
the real deal
- informal A person or thing considered to be a genuine or supremely good example of their kind: their love affair seems pretty close to the real deal Craig is the real deal, an American running legendMás ejemplos en oraciones
- She's the real deal; you don't spend time with Robbie without falling in love with her.
- Only rarely do you ever really stumble across a movie or get involved in a movie that's the real deal.
- The general consensus from those who trained with him is that he was indeed the real deal.
Old English dǣlan 'divide', 'participate', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil 'part' (noun), also to dole1. The sense 'divide' gave rise to 'distribute', hence sense 1 of the verb and sense 4 of the verb ; the sense 'participate' gave rise to 'have dealings with', hence sense 2 of the verb and sense 3 of the verb.
dole from Old English:
A dole was originally a division or share, which in the Middle Ages developed the sense of 'gift', particularly food, both senses surviving in modern English when we speak of doling out food to people. The dole, for unemployment benefits appears in the early 20th century. To deal (Old English) is closely related, but the sense of deal for a type of wood is Middle English from Middle Low German or Dutch dele 'plank'.
Palabras que riman con dealallele, anele, anneal, appeal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, chenille, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, 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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- This has red deal timber flooring, wainscoting to dado level, a baluster railing and plaster cornicing.
- He still slept in his camp bed, and used a dining-table that he had made out of deal boards with four fencing posts for legs.
- The paved back court, under which the kitchen and scullery were situated, was to include at its northern end a 'seat or small building' with deal columns.
- In Britain and America, material was available in timber form, as plank, deals, board, and scantling.
- In 1876 he loaded the schooner City of Manitowoc with pine deals in Manistee, Michigan and took them through the St. Lawrence River and across the ocean.
- Early in 1852, the price of New Brunswick spruce deals had to be reduced because of the competition from cheap Norwegian white deals.
Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dele 'plank'.
dole from Old English:
A dole was originally a division or share, which in the Middle Ages developed the sense of 'gift', particularly food, both senses surviving in modern English when we speak of doling out food to people. The dole, for unemployment benefits appears in the early 20th century. To deal (Old English) is closely related, but the sense of deal for a type of wood is Middle English from Middle Low German or Dutch dele 'plank'.
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Escapee reports turn up nothing
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:01 a.m.
The Houma Police Department has received regular reports of sightings in Houma of an escaped inmate from the state women's prison in St. Gabriel, officers said.
However, none of the reports have turned up any sign of Keana Barnes, who was serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, said Lt. Dana Coleman.
Barnes has been seen multiple times in the New Orleans area, the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections reported. She escaped Jan. 1.
Last week, police received a report that Barnes was sighted on Downtown Court in Houma and they searched two homes where people were living, but police did not find Barnes, Coleman said.
The report caught police's attention because a woman lived on that street who had served time with Barnes in St. Gabriel, Coleman said.
"We receive at least two to three calls a day" about people seeing Barnes, and police investigate each, Coleman said.
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Robert Weinberg
Dr. Robert A. Weinberg is a Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the American Cancer Society and Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dr. Weinberg and his colleagues used transfection to identify the first human cancer-causing gene, the ras oncogene, and the first known tumor suppressor gene, RB, the retinoblastoma gene. Subsequently, his group isolated the hTERT gene encoding the telomerease enzyme and used this gene, together with others, to create the first genetically defined human cancer cells. Their discovery that a series of transcription factors (Twist, Goosecoid, FOXC2) can program multiple steps of the invasion-metastasis cascade holds the promise of revealing how cancer cells within primary tumors are able to disseminate in the bodies of cancer patients, generating the metastases that are responsible for 90% of cancer-associated mortality.
Dr. Weinberg is the author or editor of five books and more than 350 articles. Among these are three books, intended for a lay audience: "One Renegade Cell", "Racing to the Beginning of the Road: The Search for the Origin of Cancer" and "Genes and the Biology of Cancer," co-authored with Dr. Harold E. Varmus. More recently, he has written a textbook, "The Biology of Cancer". He is an elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Member of the American Philosophical Society and the Institute of Medicine.
Among Dr. Weinberg's many honors and awards are the Discover Magazine 1982 Scientist of the Year, the National Academy of Sciences/U.S. Steel Foundation Award in Molecular Biology, the Sloan Prize of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, the Bristol-Myers Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, the Harvey Prize from the American Society for Technion/Israel Institute of Technology, the Gairdner Foundation International Award, the Keio Medical Foundation Prize, the 1997 National Medal of Science, the 2004 Wolf Foundation Prize, and the Prince of Asturias Science Prize. He has served on scientific advisory boards for the Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna, Austria, the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Born in Pittsburgh in 1942, Dr. Weinberg received his B.S. (1964) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in Biology from MIT. He undertook postdoctoral research at the Weizmann Institute and the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and then returned to MIT in 1972. In 1982, he was appointed Professor of Biology at MIT and that year became one of the Founding Members of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, also in Cambridge, MA. In 2006 he was appointed as Director of MIT's Ludwig Center for Cancer Research.
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text: Hello! I really do not think anybody is about on this forum anymore but after a five year break (and the bad news is I am exactly the same weight!!) I am starting CS tomorrow and I wanted to keep a daily log and have decided to do it on here away from friends and family where I can be totally open and honest. I am 45, live with my partner and son in the UK and have about 5-6 stone to lose. Will weigh myself in the morning on day 1. I am about 18'7. I am 5'11 and would be very happy at 14 stone. I have done CS before for a few weeks but fell off wagon but in last five years I have really enjoyed doing low carb (atkins/harcombe) but have lost sod all weight. This time I HAVE TO DO IT. I have been overweight since I was about 24 and massively overweight for last 6 years or so. I am size 22. I hate it and it affects my moods and confidence so much. I sometimes suffer with depression (I was on tablets but felt well enough to come off them) and I know the main reason is my weight, hate it! A few things are going to help me with my weight loss: I am reading "The Secret" and its so good for getting you in the right frame of mind for dieting and feeling good. Will be dipping into that a lot. Will be using "Becks diet solution" also as a support for my diet journey I am really going to work off this all or nothing approach I have. When I cheat I wont throw the diet in - if you smashed a bottle of beer out of a six pack you wouldn't throw the rest in the bin would you?! A blip doesnt ruin a diet. Ok enough ramblings for now. We are out for tea tonight for nieces birthday - going to have a carb fest!!! Later or In the morning I will be back!! I hope to find some buddies on here as seems easier to do it in numbers!! Diz x


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PEBBLE BEACH -- Brandt Snedeker, the smooth-cruising winner of Sunday's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, is a Nashville guy all the way. He grew up there. He still lives there. He went to college there, at Vanderbilt. He plays golf there with singer Vince Gill.
It figures, then, that Snedeker says he is a fan of country music. So what country song title would best describe his career?
"There's a bunch of them," Snedeker said, "because I'm feeling both heartache and excitement. But y'all can come up with a song title for me. Y'all are probably better at that."
Probably not. But I can definitely suggest a song title that Snedeker will not need after Sunday: "If the Devil Danced in Empty Pockets, He'd Have a Ball in Mine."
Snedeker's two-stroke victory here was worth a $1.17 million first prize check. So his pockets aren't empty. And he's been as hot as any competitor on the PGA Tour so far in 2013. He's won more money than anyone else. He's had 10 consecutive rounds in the 60's. He's got big goals.
"I would love to be known as the best American golfer," Snedeker said. "I've got a long way to go to do that. But this is a great start to the year. Couldn't have scripted much of a better one."
Or to paraphrase another country song title: If the Pro-Am Was a Fish, He Wouldn't Throw It Back In.
So for the heck of it, let us examine the proposition that Snedeker himself raised: Does he have a rightful and legitimate chance to become the top U.S. golfer?
At first blush, you'd say no way. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson occupy the top two spots in most people's minds. And justifiably so. Snedeker was runner-up to Woods in one tournament this year, runner-up to Mickelson in another.
On the other hand, Snedeker did win the Tour Championship last year. He is leading the FedEx Cup point standings. With his Pebble victory, he moved up two spots in the Official World Golf Ranking to No. 4, trailing only Rory McIlroy, Woods and Luke Donald.
Of those three men, only Woods is American. So at least Snedeker knows exactly what he needs to be considered No. 1 stateside. It would take a few more weeks like the one here at Pebble ... plus finishing ahead of Woods in a few more tournaments ... plus -- and this is the big one -- winning a major championship.
That's the biggest gap on Snedeker's résumé. He has never finished higher than third at a major. It's happened twice: at the 2008 Masters and at the British Open last year. But two months from now at Augusta, Snedeker will be one of the favorites.
"It will be very different," he acknowledged. "I've gone there in the past thinking I can contend. This year, I'm going in knowing that I can contend and knowing that winning is not a far-fetched idea. ... I know that if I play the way I played the last three weeks, there's very few people in the world that can beat me."
Hey, that sort of fits another country song title: "If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl." It appears that Snedeker is now doing both.
At age 32, he is a semi-late bloomer on the PGA Tour. He admits that it took him a while to fuse his mindset with his physical capabilities. Snedeker is not a long bomber. In the official Tour statistics, he stands 152nd in driving distance. He makes up for it with accuracy (he's 19th in fairways hit) and good course management.
If you want to make a comparison, Snedeker is more in the mold of a Tom Watson, another nonbomber and great course manager who rose to No. 1 in the world. Snedeker's personality is also of the gentlemanly variety, same as Watson's.
"You've got to accept who you are," Snedeker said. "You've got to play the best with what you've got. I wish I could hit it farther. But I think I'm OK doing it the way I'm doing it right now."
On Sunday, Snedeker made winning look so easy, holding his swing together beautifully from tee to green while racking up seven birdies. His only bogey, a three-putt at the ninth hole when he was too aggressive on a downhill first putt, was merely a pimple on a dog's ... uh, nose. (If you're writing a column with a country song theme, you've got to throw in a dog somewhere.)
It wasn't that Snedeker's competition fell back and let him take the trophy, either. Chris Kirk shot a 66 and finished second. Snedeker's playing partner, James Hahn, began the day tied for the lead but played the first five holes in even par while Snedeker played them in four under.
"I thought I had a small chance to win," Hahn said, "and Brandt made it clear it was very small. He rolled them in early, and I didn't. He rolled them in late, and I didn't. ... I'm sure if you ask him, it was never a doubt that he was going to win the golf tournament."
Did Hahn learn anything else about Snedeker while playing with him?
"I learned that he is a better guy than he is a golfer," Hahn said. "The dude is world class."
A nice guy finishing first? Man, it really is difficult to make a good country song about someone like that. But let's just say that if jukeboxes took birdie putts instead of dollars, Snedeker would boogie all night long. Politely, of course.
And in April at the Masters, he might do it on a very big stage.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Chicago Blackhawks came to Southern California looking for at least a split against the Los Angeles Kings.
They got it -- the hard way.
After being outplayed in a 3-1 loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday, the Blackhawks rebounded with a strong effort in Game 4 on Thursday at Staples Center. Forward Marian Hossa scored the game-winner 70 seconds into the third period as Chicago twice rallied from one-goal deficits to beat the Kings 3-2.
The Blackhawks snapped L.A.'s home winning streak at 15 games and moved within one victory of a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. They have a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series with Game 5 set for Saturday at United Center (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, RDS).
Los Angeles is 1-7 on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It hadn't lost at home since March 23.
"It's going to be exciting to have a chance to move on in our building," Chicago goalie Corey Crawford said.
Chicago had to play Game 4 without top defenseman Duncan Keith, who was suspended by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his high-stick on Kings center Jeff Carter in Game 3.
Michal Rozsival moved into the top four and accounted for 25:28 of ice time, the most he's played in any 60-minute game this season. Brent Seabrook (game-high 26:20) and Niklas Hjalmarsson (24:57) also logged the most ice time they've played in any game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Johnny Oduya played nearly 23 minutes.
Hjalmarsson had assists on goals by Bryan Bickell and Patrick Kane. Oduya had an assist on Hossa's game-winner.
"We talked about it all season, especially in the playoffs, but our team game, our team 'D,' is really what's been doing such a great job," Seabrook said. "[Crawford] in the net has been making some big saves. When the forwards are coming back like they are, it's making it easy for us. We're just trying to get back there quick and get outlet passes for our forwards to play with the puck."
Kane scored for the first time in eight games; Bickell's goal in the first period was his third in as many games. He also had an assist on Kane's goal, giving him his first two-point game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hossa's goal was his second of the series.
Chicago's power play was scoreless in four chances, including a 53-second 5-on-3 in the second period, but the Blackhawks killed off all three of L.A.'s power plays, improving their League-best penalty kill to 14-for-15 in the series and 54-for-56 in the playoffs.
Their most important kill came late in the third period after Michael Frolik, usually one of Chicago's top penalty-killing forwards, was sent off for high sticking Dustin Brown. The Kings did not get a shot on goal during the two-minute advantage. They had two shots on goal in the entire third period.
"Our forwards were coming back to help out our 'D', but our 'D' were solid and kept them to the outside, blocking shots, clearing stuff," Crawford said. "No real opportunities for them in the slot."
Defenseman Slava Voynov gave L.A. a 1-0 lead 3:28 into the first period with his sixth goal of the playoffs, the most among all defenseman. Left wing Dustin Penner scored his first goal in 11 games 2:12 into the second period to make it 2-1.
Justin Williams had a chance to make it 3-1 with a breakaway less than two minutes after Penner scored, but Crawford came up with a game-changing poke check to keep the deficit at a manageable one goal.
"He made the initial move, he got me to go down," Crawford said, "but I was able to quickly get it out there before he got to the backhand."
It remained 2-1 until Kane swiped the puck into the net off the goal line with 1:39 left in the second period. Bickell was inches from getting his second goal of the night after he got a piece of Hjalmarsson's shot from the top of the zone; the puck was trickling on the goal line, behind Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (25 saves), when Kane dove in from the left side and knocked it in.
"I told [Bickell] I was kind of sorry I stole it from him," Kane said. "It might have went in. [It's] kind of instinctive when you see the puck there, to stick your stick in and touch it."
Kane was much more involved and energetic in Game 4 than he was in any of the three previous games against the Kings. He finished with a game-high seven shots on goal.
"He had the puck early and a lot," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "He's dangerous off the rush. [He] took some shots through the screens. [It's] nice to see him score as well."
Hossa scored the winner 1:10 into the third period as the Kings were in the midst of an ill-advised line change.
Oduya found center Michal Handzus in open ice as the Kings were changing following a successful penalty kill -- and Handzus found Hossa on his right side for a pass that turned into a one-time blast past Quick. Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin was the lone player back for L.A. as defenseman Drew Doughty was caught too high up in the neutral zone because he was about to go off the ice for a change.
Once he saw Handzus with the puck, Doughty couldn't turn around in time to stop the rush.
"They're a good team in transition. We've got to take that away," Quick said. "That's one of the things we've been talking about the last four games, taking that away. It's something we've got to be better at."
Bickell's game-tying goal 13:16 into the first period was one Quick would like to have back.
Both teams were changing lines when Hjalmarsson lifted the puck into the neutral zone. Frolik, who was en route to the bench, chipped the puck back to Bickell, who took one stride and fired a slow, knuckling wrist shot that handcuffed Quick and went off his glove and into the net.
"Bad goal," is how Kings coach Darryl Sutter described it.
The Blackhawks saw it as a fortunate game-tying goal. They also got one late in the second period from Kane. After Hossa scored in the third, Chicago shut it down and rarely let the Kings even get a sniff of the net.
Now all the Blackhawks can smell is a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. They can book it Saturday night.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
PhD candidate Thomas Herndon (economics), who helped debunk a key study by Harvard economists that supported austerity policies, has been selected one of twelve Honorable Mentions in The Boston Globe's 2013 Bostonians of the Year. Herndon, along with Professors Robert Pollin and Michael Ash (economics) pointed out major flaws in a 2010 economic study done by Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart, and called into question austerity policies promoted by conservatives in Congress. Read the story here.


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There were 54 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday. At that time, there were 1,458 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Carjacking: A 39-year-old man driving a maroon Mercedes S430 was stopped at the southbound signal on North El Dorado Street at Hammer Lane shortly after noon Monday when two armed carjackers got inside his vehicle, one in the back seat and one in the passenger seat, police reported. The back-seat robber pointed a large silver revolver at the driver and ordered him to put the car in park and get out. The victim then walked quickly to a nearby gas station as the carjackers drove off into the Oakwood Apartments, south of Hammer. The Mercedes, with California license 7AAF964, has 20-inch chrome rims and tinted windows. The robbers were both described as black men in their 20s, 5 feet 10 inches with thin builds. One had black dreadlocks and was wearing a red shirt. The second one had short black hair and was wearing a gray shirt.
The California Highway Patrol did not provide an incident report Monday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 73 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Monday, including seven vehicle accidents, 52 medical calls and one structure fire.
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Family arrested after alleged fight
Published: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 9:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 9:57 a.m.
A disagreement over who would watch a child on Shrimpers Row Wednesday morning grew into a physical confrontation involving the child's father, mother, aunt and grandfather, according to Terrebonne Sheriff's reports of the incident.
Bret Michael Philips, 23, 5018 Shrimpers Row, Houma, was jailed on two counts of simple battery, domestic abuse with a juvenile present and simple criminal damage to property.
Philips is accused of first attacking the child's grandfather,
reportedly pushing him to the ground and striking him.
When the victim's daughters attempted to intervene, Philips reportedly grabbed one of them by the throat and pushed the other down, all in the presence of his two-year-old daughter.
He is also accused of breaking a cell phone when the grandfather
attempted to use it to summon help. The responding deputy said Philips' aggression ended only when he was threatened with a taser and handcuffed.
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"The Language of Trees, like Whitman's Leaves of Grass though in a magic realist vernacular, refreshingly asserts that deeply American conviction: the gravest natural instinct is to heal and be healed. A shimmeringly heartfelt story."<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
—Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked
"Crafted with suspenseful pacing and delicate imagery, Ilie Ruby's book combines the qualities of an irresistible ghost story with a healing tale of redemption."
—Elizabeth Rosner, author of The Speed of Light
A truly stunning literary debut, Ilie Ruby's The Language of Trees is a fiercely beautiful novel that explores the relationships that define us, the events that shape us, and the places we will go to in order to save ourselves and those we love most. Fans of Jennifer McMahon, Alice Hoffman, and Niall Williams will be captivated by this haunting tale of homecoming and secrets that sparkles with exceptional writing and a gothic edge.
Gripping, suspenseful, magical, and richly atmospheric . . . Ilie Ruby's haunting debut novel, The Language of Trees, is exhilarating fiction that announces the arrival of a truly extraordinary storyteller.
Echo O'Connell knows that the summer holds its secrets. They are whispered in the rustling trees, in the lush scent of the lilacs, in the flurry of the mayflies batting against the screen door, and in the restless spirits that seem to clamor in the scant breezes on hot evenings. It is in summer that she returns home to Canandaigua, to confront these spirits, both living and not, and to share a secret with her first love, Grant Shongo—a secret that will forever change the lives of many people in the town and put to rest the mysterious disappearance of a little boy more than a decade earlier.
Grant, a descendant of the Seneca Indians who call this place "The Chosen Spot," has also come back to face his past. After a broken marriage, he has moved into his childhood home, a lake house that has withstood happiness and tragedy. He knows the spirits of the past must be dealt with—that of the little boy who disappeared all those years ago; the boy's sister, who never overcame the loss; and the love Grant still has for Echo. But before the healing must come the forgiveness. . . .
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Critical Praise
"The Language of Trees, like Whitman's Leaves of Grass though in a magic realist vernacular, refreshingly asserts that deeply American conviction: the gravest natural instinct is to heal and be healed. A shimmeringly heart-felt story." — Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked
"Painter and short story writer Ruby debuts with a haunting, lyrical novel of love, loss, and second chances set in upstate New York and greatly informed by the Seneca Indians, whose lore imbues the book with spirituality...a worthwhile story filled with mysticism and symbolism." — Publishers Weekly
"The Language of Trees is a haunting novel about the enduring power of love. Crafted with suspenseful pacing and delicate imagery, Ilie Ruby's book combines the qualities of an irresistible ghost story with a healing tale of redemption. It's a vivid and compelling read." — Elizabeth Rosner, author of Blue Nude and The Speed of Light
"Ilie Ruby's haunting story seems to spring fully formed from the mystical setting she so beautifully describes. The Language of Trees will make you believe that spirits live on, that hands can heal, and that if you open your heart wide enough, the world is full of second chances." — Diane Chamberlain, author of Summer's Child
"Eloquent and compelling, this book is a luminous gem in the hypnotic waters of seduction. Ilie Ruby's prose has at once a deeply lush and evocative serenity, poetically imagistic and rhythmically mastered..." — James Ragan, author of Too Long a Solitude
"Haunting…a literary, emotionally intense ghost story about family secrets and regrets." — USA Today
"Rarely do debut novels cover the complicated emotional terrain of The Language of Trees. This is no simple right-of-passage story but rather an eloquently written journey that explores our strengths and vulnerabilities, our love of those who most need us, and whom we need most. — James Brown, author of The Los Angeles Diaries
"[Ilie Ruby's The Language of Trees] may just be my favorite book of the summer!" — Katrina Kittle
"Ilie Ruby's THE LANGUAGE OF TREES is as atmospheric as the lake where it takes place--a mesmirizing meditation on the spirit, both of this world and the one beyond." — Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us
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You've heard many pundits over the years talk about their views on how defense wins championships, or how offense or teamwork wins championships. Everyone has their own formula on what one element is the most important to team success.
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Overall, it has been a relatively dry spring, with the only exception being Newfoundland where precipitation has been variable throughout the province. Forest fire indexes climbed in early May, resulting in many fires, including a large forest fire in southern New Brunswick.
The forest fire indexes have since dropped and risks remain low. Lately, temperatures are fluctuating from the low 20s C to below zero on recent nights. Environment Canada is predicting normal temperatures and normal precipitation for all of Atlantic Canada (June-August), so it should be an average summer.
The breeding season is in full swing, and all dabbler species are pairing up or have already paired. Earlier nesters, such as Canada geese and American black ducks, are beginning to emerge with young broods. Peak hatch is expected to occur in late May or early June. Although water levels in brooks and rivers are lower than average, wetlands are operating at normal levels. Based on long-term weather forecasts, water levels should remain average throughout the summer.
Currently, habitat conditions are good throughout Atlantic Canada.
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Definition of incubator in English:
1An enclosed apparatus providing a controlled environment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies.
Example sentences
- The men raised £655.28 for BLISS - a charity which provides incubators to hospitals with premature babies.
- The baby will be placed in a special incubator in an intensive care unit and monitored around the clock.
- In the go-go days, dot.coms went public and were coddled by investors like premature babies in incubators.
1.1An apparatus used to hatch eggs or grow microorganisms under controlled conditions.
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- He had to balance conditions inside the incubator to make sure the fungus would not grow and the eggs would not dry up.
- While sealing containers with parafilm can adversely affect plant growth, maximum elongation of the well-watered controls on filter boards was similar whether they were sealed with parafilm or grown in a ventilated incubator.
- The new embryos are grown in an incubator for several days and then implanted into recipient females.
1.2North American A place, especially with support staff and equipment, made available at low rent to new small businesses.
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- The money will be used to build on Bradford University's existing commitment to helping generate new firms through 'themed' business incubators which support and nurture start-up companies.
- Vorkink said the project would involve the establishment of business incubators and mediating services for finding jobs.
- It will be located in a disadvantaged area of Johannesburg and feature a business incubator where black business support services will be promoted.
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By Lynn O'Shaughnessy
A nationally recognized higher-ed expert and speaker, who is the author of The Collor Solution, a bestseller, and the creator of The College Solution blog. The 2nd edition of her book — The College Solution — will be released on Amazon on May 24, 2012.
Many families worry that their college savings accounts will kill their chances for financial aid.
It's been my experience that it's usually dads who get stressed out about how colleges will treat their college accounts for financial aid purposes. Some fathers whom I've talked are down right bitter. They are especially incensed at the possibility that families that didn't set aside money for college will hog all the aid.
If that's what you're worried about, here's my advice: Relax!
Families who save for college are rarely ever hurt in student financial aid considerations. In fact, it's been estimated that fewer than 4% of families who fill out financial aid applications are penalized for their savings.
Why Your Savings Won't Hurt Financial Aid Chances
Here are the two biggest reasons why saving money shouldn't hurt your financial aid chances:
1. Colleges don't care how much you saved for retirement.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which anyone applying for financial aid will complete, doesn't even inquire about retirement accounts. Private colleges that use the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, will inquire about a family's retirement accounts, but schools that use the PROFILE very rarely penalize parents for these assets.
2. Parents can also shelter plenty of money outside of retirement accounts.
It might not seem like it, but colleges don't want to strip you of all of your available cash. The financial aid formulas will also let you shield a big chunk of your non-retirement money through an asset protection allowance.
As you can see from the federal chart below, how much you can shield from the FAFSA formula depends on the age of the oldest parent. The closer the parent is to retirement age, the greater the amount he/she can shield from the financial aid formula.
Let's say the oldest parent is 52. The family would be able to shield $49,200 in 529 savings plan money, as well as any other cash laying around in taxable accounts such as savings, checking and brokerage accounts. In a two-parent household, a 60-year-old parent could shelter $61,400 from financial aid calculations.
The amount a mom or dad could shelter in a one-parent household is significantly less. A 52-year-old single parent, for instance, could shelter $16,700.
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Using an example should make it easier to see how this allowance would work. Let's assume that a family has $100,000 in non-retirement assets, including $25,000 in a 529 savings plan, and the oldest parent is 55.
The family would get to shield $53,400 from the FAFSA formula, which would leave $46,600 unprotected. In calculating the family's financial need, the FAFSA methodology wouldn't expect the parents to sink all of that money into college. Consequently, the $46,600 in assets would be assessed at a parental rate of 5.46%. When you do the math, the child's eligibility for need-based aid would only drop by $2,628 even though the family had $100,000 in the bank.
Knowing this, would you rather be a family who saved nothing for college or the family who has $100,000 in the bank? Obviously, it's always better to save money, whether it's for college or retirement. Do so and you'll enjoy more options.
For parents who do have money to shelter from the federal aid formulas, 2012 did usher in some bad news. The amount of money that parents can protect has dropped. Last year, for instance, you could shelter $60,200, but the figure dropped to $53,400 this year. You can find the EFC Formula by Googling EFC Formula and 2012. You'll find the right chart on page 19.
When I have written about this before, some parents have believed that they subtract their asset protection allowance themselves before reporting their taxable assets on the FAFSA. Do not do this! The federal processing software automatically does this when determining what you EFC is.


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Quite appropriately, Ziggy Marley's "Marijuanaman" graphic novel from Image Comics sees release on April 20th, 2011, or 420 as it's known to the more "bud" inclined. There's a fun event going on at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles with Ziggy, Joe Casey & Jim Mahfood that day and part of the promotion includes these very appropriate and very cool Marijuanaman match books! There's only one other product I can think of that would be more appropriate, but you'd need a special medical license to buy it — who knows, maybe they've already set that up! Anyway you look at it, these match books are a great promotional item. Nicely done!


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Guest Post by Holly Grigg-Spall, Sweetening the Pill
At the West Coast Catalyst Convention for sex-positive sex-educators I was listening to a talk on definitions of sexual health when the birth control pill was brought up. I'd spent much of the event feeling desperately vanilla and so was pleased to be discussing something other than strap-ons and lube. The most popular forms of contraception – the hormonal kind – had been notably absent from all discussion that weekend.
The speaker told the group that the pill is the leading cause of low libido and pelvic pain. She explained that studies had suggested the impact on libido could be permanent. The reaction of the audience was immediate and urgent – questions were fired out and it became clear that this information was news to most. A number of audience members seemed genuinely shocked. "What's the science behind that?" one woman asked, but the speaker said she didn't know.
Although the convention's attendees had an intimidating level of knowledge when it came to sexual technique and sex toys, I discovered that once I mentioned I was there to develop a book and a documentary on hormonal contraceptives, many repeated the usual disinformation about birth control methods.
The speaker was right – the birth control pill is a leading cause of lowered sexual desire and pelvic pain. It's also known to cause loss of lubrication, vaginitis, and vulvodynia. Other hormonal contraceptives such as the Depo Provera injection, implant, ring and Mirena IUD have been seen to have similar consequences. In fact, Dr. Andrew Goldstein, director of the U.S.-based Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders and one of the foremost vulvodynia experts in North America, blames an increase in complaints of this kind on third generation low-dose pills.
The study the speaker referred to was conducted by Dr. Claudia Panzer of Boston University and it did suggest some women may see a permanent effect on their testosterone levels, and so their level of desire. There have also been studies on these methods impact on frequency and intensity of orgasm, showing both to be decreased. Not to mention the 50% of women who will experience general negative mood effects that surely impact on their interest in sex. Many, many other studies have shown a clear negative effect on libido whilst using hormonal contraceptives. So many that it's become something of a joke to roll eyes over the "irony" of prescribing a pill for pregnancy prevention that stops you wanting to have sex anyway.
At a convention dedicated to the celebration of sexual pleasure, I was surprised to see this information received with such confusion. A sex-positive attitude is becoming synonymous with "set it and forget it" long acting hormonal methods of contraception. But it struck me that sex-positive advocates should be the biggest fans of fertility awareness methods. Here's why:


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- Nov 9:
- TCAL-Stone Division roundup: Hercules clinches TCAL-Stone title
- DVAL roundup: Clayton Valley tops Northgate, claims outright title
- WACC roundup: Castro Valley shuts out Berkeley
- DFAL roundup: Campolindo High finishes off perfect regular season with 50-24 win over Dublin
- Nov 8:
- BVAL football roundup: Freedom becomes playoff eligible with win over Liberty
- East bay football roundup: Washington beats Irvington to wrap up MVAL title
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Junior playmaker Isaiah Langley led the Foothill High football team to a 41-14 win against rival Amador Valley Friday night in the Battle of Pleasanton.
The 5-11, 175 pound running back and cornerback had 112 total yards of offense and four touchdowns to go with two interceptions on defense. Langley said it felt good to help get his senior teammates a win over their rival.
"Great to have this win. Last year they rocked us and it was good to get revenge," Langley said.
Amador Valley (5-5, 2-4) was able to move the ball against the Falcons (8-2, 4-2), but had trouble sustaining drives mostly because of a passing game that struggled. The Dons ran for 188 yards against Foothill but only connected on 8-of-21 passes.
With the game close at 14-7 in the second quarter, Langley scored twice and picked off a pass in a 94-second window that helped Foothill run away. After scoring on a 16-yard touchdown run with 4:06 left in the first half, Langley stopped the next Dons possession with an interception that he followed up with his third touchdown of the night on an 18-yard run.
Foothill junior quarterback Kyle Kearns finished with 76 yards on 7-of-11 passing for three touchdowns. His running game did most of the work, rushing 35 times for 232 total yards. Kearns contributed to the run game with his own 30-yard scramble.
Foothill students rushed the field after the win, which will send the Falcons into the playoffs on a winning note after dropping last week's game to San Ramon Valley. "Huge win," Foothill coach Matt Sweeney said. "Playing Amador is always fun. It was just a great win for our guys."
San Ramon Valley 33, Monte Vista 23: Matt Winaker threw for 242 yards and kicked a game-clinching field goal to help lead the host Wolves (6-4, 5-1 EBAL) over the Mustangs (2-8, 1-5) before an overflow crowd.
Marcus de la Pena rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns for San Ramon Valley, which built a 23-7 lead in the first half only to see Monte Vista storm back to tie the game. Nikita Zamora's 10-yard pass to Eric Dobberpuhl followed by a two-point conversion involving the same two players tied the score with 23.8 seconds to go in the third quarter. The teams exchanged punts and the Wolves took over at their own 24. They promptly went the distance in six plays with de la Pena scoring on a nifty 27-yard run for the go-ahead touchdown.
The Mustangs went three-and-out and San Ramon Valley then went on the dagger drive, chewing up five minutes, three seconds of time before Winaker lined up for a 34-yard field goal with just 2:23 left on the clock. He drilled it and that pretty much was the game.
"He's the clutchest kid on our team," said receiver J.J. Koski of Winaker. "I wouldn't have anyone else to take that kick."
Koski was huge as well, catching seven passes for 157 yards and a 61-yard touchdown to open the scoring.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Another day, another stupendous defensive gem that helped turn a World Series win for the Giants. This is getting to be a habit.
In Game 1, it was Gregor Blanco's outfield catches. In Game 2 on Thursday night, it was a group of players executing a relay play that had to be perfect between three men to keep the Detroit Tigers from scoring the first run and perhaps altering the course of a game the Giants ultimately won 2-0.
After Prince Fielder was hit by a Madison Bumgarner pitch to lead off the second inning, Delmon Young followed with a double off the wall in the left-field corner, and Fielder got the wave from Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont to try and chug home.
Blanco turned and threw on a line to the field, and while missing the first cutoff man, shortstop Brandon Crawford, second baseman Marco Scutaro backed up as a second cutoff. Scutaro caught the ball in flight, wheeled and threw a strike to catcher Buster Posey. Posey then made a sweep tag on Fielder's rear end inches before Fielder touched the plate and got the out call from home plate umpire Dan Iassogna.
"It hit off the wall, so I thought (Fielder) would score," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It took two perfect throws to get him. It was a bang-bang play, and a great call by Dan. That's not an easy call there. He was out, and Buster made a good, quick tag."
While it may not have looked perfect, with Blanco overthrowing Crawford positioned in short left field and Scutaro making the saving backup relay, that's how it's supposed to work in that situation, according to both infielders.
"I might have been a little deep, I guess," Crawford said. "(Blanco) threw it over my head, but Scutaro was right there, just how we're taught and how we practice it in spring training. Marco made a great throw, and Buster made a good tag."
Scutaro agreed he only did what second baseman are supposed to do on a relay play from left field.
"I was supposed to be there behind Crawford, just in case Blanco made a bad throw or whatever," he said. "I was kind of taking a look at the runner and also saw the third base coach waving him, so I just caught it and threw it as quick as I could."
The last element was Posey positioning himself perfectly just out of the baseline in front of the plate, accepting the throw and avoiding a collision with the massive Fielder.
"I felt when the ball took the funny bounce (in the left-field corner) that he might send him," Posey said. "I think the throw was intended to go to Crawford, but Scutaro was in the right spot and he made a nice throw."
Posey said he worked on the sweep tag extensively in spring training to try and avoid the kind of collisions that knocked him out for more than half the season last year in his grisly incident with Miami's Scott Cousins. With Fielder coming down the line, it was a no-brainer to take the ball the way he did.
"You want to make sure you're light on your feet," Posey said with a grin. "I don't know. You have to be there in that situation to know what it's like."
Bochy was glad to see Posey take the sweep approach, for safety's sake.
"We've worked on plays at the plate," the manager said. "It's part of the game, and he's going to have plays at the plate. But he was in a good position, made a great tag. Sometimes for a catcher, though, you're caught in an awkward position depending on the throw. You have to give Marco credit with the perfect throw."
From Detroit manager Jim Leyland's perspective, he would have rather not seen Fielder try to take home at all with nobody out.
"I think Gene (Lamont) just got a little overaggressive," Leyland said.
Both Scutaro and Crawford said defense has been the difference for the Giants in many games this season, and particularly in the postseason.
"That's how you win games, pitching and defense," Scutaro said. "That's what we've been doing lately, so we'll go to Detroit and try to keep doing that."
"I think it's a huge part," Crawford said. "Obviously, our pitching has been awesome, which kind of sets up our defense. But we know where to position ourselves defensively because we know the pitchers are going to hit their spots. We're doing a great job defensively."