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VAIL — Tejay van Garderen has won Stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge, the Vail Time Trial.
He set a course record, finishing the uphill time trial in 25:01. He now holds the overall lead, 1 minute, 30 seconds ahead of Mathias Frank. Tommy Danielson sits in third overall, 1 minute, 42 seconds behind.
Andrew Talansky had the second-fastest time of the day, at 25 minutes 5 seconds.
4:57 p.m.: Tejay van Garderen and Tom Danielson are speaking at a post-race press conference at the Sonnenalp in Vail.
"I was actually surprised to hear I got the stage win when I crossed the line because I felt pretty bad those last 2 kilometers," van Garderen said in the post-race press conference.
3:47 p.m.: Tejay van Garderen crosses the line at 25:01, for the best time of the day. He increases his lead overall.
3:46 p.m.: Tommy Danielson finishes 58 seconds slower than Talansky. The yellow jersey of Tejay van Garderen is on course.
3:33 p.m.: Christian Vande Velde of Garmin Sharp says the course is much faster than when he took second here two years ago thanks to the new paving. He finished with a time of 26:25.
2:39 p.m.: Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin Sharp has the new best time on course with a time of 25:05. He smashes the course record of Levi Leipheimer of 25:47. Talansky sits on the ground after finish, calling it the hardest time trial he's ever done.
2:13 p.m.: Road update: The right lane on westbound Interstate 70 from Vail to the top of Vail Pass is closed for the race and isn't expected to reopen until 5 p.m. In addition, no oversized and overweight vehicles are allowed to travel westbound from Copper Mountain to U.S. Highway 24 while the race is under way.
2:02 p.m.: Chris Froome crosses the line staring at his stem. He gets some help getting pushed to the team car. Vail Pass hurts!
1:57 p.m.: Kanstantin Siutsou, of Team Sky Procycling, has the top performance of the day so far, with a time of 26:17.
1:35 p.m.: Crowds are gathered along the frontage road, and it's pandemonium at the base of Vail Pass. Some spectators in the last 500 meters have dressed up for the occasion as well.
1:33 p.m.: Tour de France champ Chris Froome starts on course to a big cheer from the crowd.
1:09 p.m.: And they're off! The first rider, Martijn Verschoor, begins as Vail Mayor Andy Daly fires the starting gun.
12:47 p.m.: Crowds are getting bigger along the course in Vail Village as we are getting set for the first rider to begin.
10:45 a.m.: Racers are warming up on the course.
10:55 a.m.: The start gate is ready to go.

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LIVERMORE -- Before a packed auditorium of employees on Thursday, physicist Bill Goldstein was named the 12th director in the history of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. He will take over the job Monday.
Goldstein has 29 years experience at the lab and has been the lab's deputy director of science and technology since 2012. He will lead a workforce of 6,300 employees and manage an annual operating budget of around $1.5 billion. Goldstein will also serve as president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, the public-private consortium that manages lab operations.
"This is an incredible honor to be given this responsibility," Goldstein said at his introductory news conference. "No one understands how serious and how rewarding it can be. I expect this laboratory is going to continue to make important contributions to this nation."
Goldstein, who led the creation of the lab's Jupiter Laser Facility and formed a team to expand use of the National Ignition Facility, or NIF, to outside user groups and academia, acknowledged the super-laser project's "critical" importance to the future of the lab.
"We are committed to achieving ignition and to understanding what it takes to do that," Goldstein said. "But it's important to realize that right now, having not yet achieved ignition, NIF is making contributions to nuclear stewardship."
The University of California headed the four-month search for a director, considering more than 100 candidates. Goldstein's pick was made with approval of the LLNS executive committee, the U.S. Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration. The process included a search committee chaired by Norman Pattiz, LLNS board chairman, and a screening task force of lab colleagues, administrators and academic leaders.
Pattiz said Goldstein's work in helping evolve NIF into a user facility, combined with his understanding of nonproliferation, nuclear stockpile stewardship, alternative energy and climate modeling, helped make him the committee's unanimous choice.
"Bill is a well-known and respected commodity in the NNSA and DOE. He's a respected scientist, a manager, a visionary," Pattiz said. "We felt he was the right guy to step in and be able to have immediate impact because he already is."
Pattiz wouldn't disclose financial terms or the length of Goldstein's contract, adding, "The guy is not overpaid."
While not taking a position on the selection, Society of Professionals, Scientists, and Engineers union board member Jeff Colvin offered his well-wishes.
"The union looks forward to a constructive relationship with the new director," Colvin said.
Goldstein is a member of the American Physical Society and a board member of the National Science Foundation Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology at UC Davis. He received his doctorate in theoretical physics from Columbia University and performed his postdoctoral work at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 papers on particle theory, nuclear physics, atomic physics, X-ray physics and plasma spectroscopy, according to the lab.
Goldstein replaces former director Parney Albright, who resigned in October, and interim director Bret Knapp, who recently announced he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma and took himself out of the running for the job.
Knapp will remain in Livermore for the next several months to help with the transition, lab officials said.
"It is a sincere pleasure to congratulate Bill as he takes the helm of this great institution which is Lawrence Livermore," Knapp said in a statement. "I want to take the opportunity to thank LLNL employees for all they do and encourage them to continue to be steadfast in fulfilling their incredibly important mission. I will continue to be one of their strongest proponents."
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In it's three-year history, only four of the more than 50 people who registered to compete have completed the race within the 10-day cutoff limit. That short list includes Poland, who crossed the finish line in first place this year on June 1 in nine days.
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The venue for this show is right on the Cuyahoga River. And if I do say so myself, G.R.A.B. lit it on fire one more time. The boaters that would float up to the back of the stage and the lights flickering off the water gave this show an extra element of enjoyment you won't get at many other venues. You are right smack dab in the middle if downtown Cleveland, outdoors. Great city feel. Fortunate for me this was also a show with a very small crowd which allowed me to get within' 5 standing rows of the stage.
This show is definitely worth listening to. I really enjoyed the Billie Jean. That was unexpected. Get Back was great for my brother since he was already into The Beatles. Mr. Completely and Goodbye Head offered some really good jams. By that time the sun was down and the water caught the stage lights. Just pure enjoyment. Watching Mike pick up an acoustic guitar and gettin' down on Who Are You was a kicker. The whole show felt like it was gonna be a real treat from the beginning. I heard Phish did the Floyd album cover because of the low attendance. This had some of that same energy. Though G.R.A.B. might not be as tight as Phish it's no coincidence this is the only live release on Phish.com from that tour. Quality stuff there. I give it a 5 out of 5 based on every aspect and with all of my senses involved.


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I've just downloaded the new Guardian app for iPhone and iPad and it is a thing of beauty! Strongly tied in with the styleguide developed for the new Guardian site (still in Beta, so make sure you choose that version). This is a work of carefully considered layout, typographic hierarchy & keen attention on the content.
The typeface used for the new design is a bold choice with lots of character and renders beautifully on the screen.
The team at the Guardian, working on all these new services, should be commended for a job well done - particularly developing the new beta site in the 'open' as they are doing.


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Warnings Target 'Too Good to be True' Mortgage Ads
After checking 800 mortgage ads, federal agencies have found a particularly troubling trend: Some companies seem to be trying to impersonate the federal government.
Agency officials noted that in some problematic ads, firms with no affiliation to the government added "Government Loan Department" to their company's return address. Others used logos or seals suspiciously similar to the ones used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies.
The regulators said they also uncovered potential problems involving ads related to reverse mortgages as well as what seemed like too-good-to-be-true promises of ultra-low interest rates. Also, some ads suggested that consumers had been pre-approved to receive giant sums of cash if they only refinanced or took out a reverse mortgage.
To address the problems they uncovered, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission Monday announced a crackdown on mortgage ads, sending out dozens of warning letters to lenders, home builders, advertisers and brokers, directing them to clean up their ads. In addition, the agencies launched several investigations in cases that raise more significant concerns.
Regulators had some advice for consumers, too: stay on guard and beware of imposters.
Many of these potentially misleading practices seem to be directed at older Americans and service members and veterans, according to Holly Petraeus and Skip Humphrey, two CFPB officials who Monday posted a joint blog on the problems. In general, consumers should be suspicious of ads with official-looking seals or logos that imply some kind of government status, they said.
"Although government agencies do guarantee some loans, they are not involved in the actual lending or advertising of loans," they wrote. "You know the old saying: 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.'"
The regulators' review only pertains to non-bank firms, including mortgage brokers, home builders and lenders not chartered as banks.
Industry groups representing some of these firms welcomed the agencies' scrutiny. The American Financial Services Association said it "supports ensuring the accuracy of advertisements." Similarly, Donald Frommeyer, president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, said the regulators' action is "a positive move" that should help ensure everyone follows the ground rules when it comes to marketing loan costs and other terms.


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Fast-tracked academic goals, lower tuition, and no nerds in sight
So classes are out, the sun is high in the sky, and college students everywhere are making plans to chill with their posses for three whole months. Well, actually, not quite. A growing number of those students are opting to hit the books instead of the beach this summer.
There was a time when summer school called up images of nerdy kids, remedial class work, and guaranteed membership in your school's Hall of Shame. But today taking summer classes is part of a positive and growing trend towards year-round education. "More students," said one educator, "are using summer simply as another semester.''
Here are eight reasons why:
- Fast-tracked academic goals. If you want to finish your undergrad work in less than four years, or you plan on taking a double major, summer session is a great time to get a jump on your academic goals. Get basic courses or prerequisites out of the way, enroll in hard-to-get classes, or catch up on interdisciplinary courses.
- Lower tuition. At most schools – major universities as well as community colleges – the tuition for summer classes can be less than half the cost of classes held during the regular school year. Many schools also offer special summer grants, tuition discounts, and work/study programs to help you chip away at the cost of your higher education.
- Smaller classes and a richer learning experience. Summer classes are often smaller than classes held during the regular school year. Benefits to you: More personal attention from profs, more lively and meaningful class discussion, and a whole lot less stress.
- More efficient use of time. Shorter summer sessions usually mean that you can complete courses in half the time it would take during a regular semester – another big benefit if you hope to graduate early or plan on taking a double major. (We hate to say it, but summer is also a great time to take classes that you're not looking forward to, since the time you'll spend sitting through them is much shorter.)
- Reduced course load during the regular school year. If you know you're going to have a heavy course load starting in the fall, nail a couple of classes over the summer to make your schedule more manageable come September. Summer session is also a great time to tackle harder courses or those that require a lot of extra effort – you'll find it easier to do well when there aren't so many other demands on your time.
- Expanded social circle. There's something about the compressed schedule and relaxed pace of summer sessions that seems to encourage forming new friendships. If you're taking summer classes, count on adding new friends to your already amazing group of buds. Transitioning to a new school, or from high school to college? You could start the fall with a ready-made group of friends.
- Convenience of anytime, anywhere online study. There's been a huge increase in the number of summer classes that are offered online. The result? In just five years, the number of summer-session students taking classes online has risen from roughly 6% to nearly 30%. So whether you're going home for the summer, traveling, or simply need a flexible class schedule because you're working, chances are you'll find a summer class you want online.
- The fun of trying something new just for the heck of it. Summer can be a great time to try something new just because you can. Take a risk. Step outside your comfort zone. Sign up for something silly (a friend's trapeze lessons come to mind). If your chosen discipline doesn't make your heart sing, experiment with other areas that interest you. If your chosen major feeds your intellect but not your passion for making a difference in the world, try taking a class or two that point to a different path.
Taking summer classes might not be your idea of the perfect way to spend the next three months, but if you choose to do it, we're betting that in the long run you'll be happy you did.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Thursday, 12/28/2006
The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
Set 1: Mr. Completely > Sand, Shine, Last Tube, What's Done, Mozambique, Alumni Blues[1], Mud City
Set 2: Simple Twist Up Dave, Low -> Money, Love and Change -> Sex Machine[2] -> Percussion Parade -> Money, Love and Change > Push On 'Til the Day[3], Bar 17, Cincinnati > Tuesday
Encore: Sleep Again > Sweet Dreams Melinda[4] > Come As Melody
[1] Alternate lyrics and Trey on talk box.
[2] TAB debut.
[3] James Brown-inspired funk jam
[4] Vocal jam.
Notes: "Sand" included a "Streets of Cairo" tease. "Alumni" contained the alternate lyric "I'm gonna take this warrant and slice you in the eye." Also during "Alumni," Trey used Cyro's talk box for the "'Cause I got a degree" lyric. "Sex Machine" was a TAB debut. At the beginning of the "Percussion Parade" Trey said "Put it together for James Brown right now!" "Push On" included a James Brown-inspired funk jam. "Sweet Dreams Melinda" included a brief vocal jam which contained a "Macarena" quote from Trey.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Dave Grippo, Russell Remington, Peter Apfelbaum, Jennifer Hartswick, Ray Paczkowski, Christina Durfee, Jeff Sipe, Cyro Baptista, Jeff Cressman, Tony Hall


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I'm also wondering what I'll see when it's done (I know, I should have checked on a subset first). I gather I'll still be able to browse via the PS3 through the PSM-shared folders, but what will I see hanging off the XMB? Right now I have a lot of music resident on the PS3's drive, so that music hangs off the XMB and is sortable by tag, etc. Will the PMS files appear alongside the others? If so, how does one distinguish amongst them, or is that just missing the point?


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Timbermill Building on the Snowmass Village Mall was evacuated for about two hours on Thursday because of high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the building, officials said.
A construction worker was operating a propane-fueled forklift in the lower part of the building, and people inside began feeling symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The Snowmass-Wildcat Fire Protection District responded to the scene at 11:01 a.m. and discovered high levels of the gas throughout the building, particularly in Venga Venga, the Aspen Skiing Co. locker room and various hallways, Deputy Chief John Mele said.
No one was hospitalized. District personnel met with about 30 evacuees, who were monitored for about an hour to 90 minutes. Those who were in the immediate vicinity of the machinery were treated with oxygen, Mele said.
Aspen Sports and the Skico ticket pavilion inside the building also were evacuated. The Snowmass Clinic was not evacuated because personnel did not find high levels of the gas there, but a staff member stayed in that portion of the building to monitor it, Mele said.


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Breckenridge Grand Vacations hosted its inaugural Employee Wellness Fair Tuesday with free physicals, blood tests and flu shots plus a $100 health care credit for all of its employees.
The wellness fair, organized by a 12 person committee, brought out a majority of employees during a work day to promote health, which exceeded the goals set for the first year of the program.
Committee organizers were hoping to see 50 percent of employees participate, their expectations were well exceeded by the attendance of the event with 235 of the 388 employees and independent contractors of the company. Many employees brought their spouses or children along for the free flu shots and discounted health services for $61.
As an incentive for employees, Breckenridge Grand Vacations paid an extra $100 toward its company health care accounts for attendance at the fair.
"We're excited to offer the wellness program to our employees to encourage a healthy, active lifestyle," said Mike Millisor, owner of Breckenridge Grand Vacations. "We believe in order to remain the employer of choice in Summit County we need to offer the best options for employee wellness."
The process was quick and painless besides the quick pricks from the administered flu shots and blood tests.
Employee Eli Yoder said he was thankful for the opportunity.
"I'm going to save that money for emergencies," Yoder said. "I think it's good to get a good balance in there while I'm young and working and before I need to get any work done on my knees."
Breckenridge Grand Vacations' new companywide initiative was hosted at Beaver Run Conference Center in Breckenridge. The wellness fair began at 7:30 a.m. and ended at 1 p.m., expediting employees through three wellness stations.
"Wellness programs save companies money from insurance costs, but it's really in everyone's best interest and happiness to have a healthy place to work," Jenna Duncan, member of the company's wellness committee said. "Having everyone healthy enough to keep working is important."
Numerous local health care professionals, vendors and yoga and pilates studios were represented alongside the buffet of healthy snacks provided for employees.
Each employee was equipped with a passport that listed all of the different vendors in attendance. Each stop at a vendor would earn a stamp, qualifying for an extra entry into the fair raffle.
Prizes up for the taking Tuesday included several gift certificates from local businesses including yoga and pilates studios, general fitness equipment and numerous $50 gift certificates to a business of the lucky winner's liking - falling under of course, healthy perimeters laid out by the company.
"This is a very proactive program," said Rusty Quarles, Denman Employee Benefits specialist and one of the vendors at the event. "I think Breckenridge Grand Vacations really sets the bar for employers in Summit County. I hope more businesses follow in their footsteps with these healthy initiatives."


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The Islanders are the Rex Regis (kings) and rulers of Rocball's court of action. The Islanders and Fanians met on Saturday night to determine which team would walk off with the World Title, prize money, and bragging rights as Rocball's best team of 2009. But, the Fanians forced the Islanders into a situation where no team has even come close to this year. The Fanians forced the Islanders into double overtime before losing the game.
In the first set of the regular game, the Fanians took an early lead and trounced the Islanders with a hard lesson of reality, and drew first blood with a 25 to 14 win. The Islanders came back in the second set and put up a good mixture of backcourt spikes, net kills and ***** to outscore the Fanians in set two 28 to 24
At half time the Fanians had the lead in game points 49 to 42 and started off the third set with serve. In the third set, teams switched the lead numerously, both teams were mixing up their plays and making good defensive saves and hard hits. The Fanians had the momentum in the last series of plays. The Fanians were trailing 19 to 20 when Julius Saito scored a three point goal that gave Fanians the morale boosting energy to finish the Islanders off in the third set at 26 to 20.
The Fanians went into the fourth set leading in game points 75 to 62. The Islanders were at a disadvantage because in order to win the game, they needed to win the fourth set by 14 points. If the Islanders won the fourth set with anything less than 14 points, they could force the Fanians into overtime, because a team cannot juice out, win a Rocball game in a losing set under the quarter/set rules of play. However, the Islanders would still be at a disadvantage because winning the fourth set as the team with the lowest game points after four sets of play, meant they would have to win two overtime sets to win the game.
The Fanians only needed to win the fourth set to win the game and knock the Islanders out of their undefeated winning streak of the bi-weekly Gorilal Games. But, as it happened fate was not with the Fanians. The Islanders were desperate and dangerous. They played their best under pressure and won the fourth set 25 to 16.In overtime, the Islanders were ruthless. They took the lead and put a series of plays together that shocked the Fanians with a 12 to 1 first O.T. win; in Rocball an O.T. set is won at ten points or a goal, whichever is scored first, when no goal is scored, a team as in regular sets of play, cannot win set or game without the serve.
The Islanders won the second O.T. with a little more difficulty but did prevail 10 t0 6. The final score after 4 sets of 25 points and two overtime sets of 10 points, the Islanders did outscore the Fanians in game points 110 to 108. Rocball games without overtime sets take about an hour and a little more; with overtime sets the game runs about an hour and a half.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 6, 2012)--Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is resigning his Senate seat to take the helm of a conservative think tank, his Washington office confirmed Thursday.
The prominent tea party supporter from South Carolina is stepping down to become president of the Heritage Foundation, effective Jan. 1, the senator's office said.
DeMint was too busy to come to the phone, his office said.
DeMint, 61, was first elected to the Senate in 2004.
Republican Gov. Nikki Haley will appoint his successor.
His former state director Luke Byars said the new role will allow DeMint to effect change outside of the U.S. Capitol.
The political consultant says it's a vehicle for him to push and pull on conservative issues on a national stage to get the attention of people in Washington
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he looks forward to continuing to work with DeMint.
"Throughout his career Jim has been a tireless warrior for conservative principles and a passionate advocate for limited government in Congress and across America.
"I congratulate Jim and look forward to continuing to work with him as we fight for the causes and beliefs that we as conservatives hold dear," he said.


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Two rusty smokers line the stairs leading up to the front door of Bruce Aidells' woodsy home in Kensington, offering a cobwebbed clue to the meat guru's early sausage-making days.
The nationally distributed Aidells Sausage Co. started here, in the kitchen he now shares with wife and Boulevard chef-owner Nancy Oakes. But back in 1983, it was just Aidells, an old grinder, and strings upon strings of spicy andouille filling the window overlooking the bay.
An endocrinologist with a Ph.D. in biology, Aidells left the world of science and cancer research to pursue meat cookery. It was a passion with roots in the Los Angeles Borscht Belt, where, as a boy of 6, Aidells would watch in awe as his Jewish grandmother stretched knish dough across an oil-cloth-lined dining table and fed him chicken soup, piroshkis and brisket.
Just as it was for her, cooking became Aidells' reason for living. He loved it, and friends like Julia Child loved his sausages.
With no formal training, Aidells quickly became a fixture among the Bay Area food mafia, cooking at Berkeley's Poulet and publishing 11 cookbooks and hundreds of magazine articles that have helped define and shape the salumi- and charcuterie-loving culture of the moment.
His latest volume, "The Great Meat Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Cook Today's Meat" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40, 632 pages) is a comprehensive guide to the newest cuts of meat on the market and what their labels -- from "natural" and "heritage" to "pasture-raised" -- really mean.
The 250 new recipes read like a season of Anthony Bourdain shows, with Aidells uncovering both budget-friendly and fit-for-company dishes from taco-stand owners, cabdrivers and grandmothers around the globe. He says the 632-page tome is his last book.
"It's my swan song," admits Aidells, sitting in his sunny living room with Peanut, his Shih Tzu, at his feet. Aidells is 68, snowy-haired and as affable as everyone says he is. "I'm extremely proud of this book."
Writing was the reason Aidells left his sausage company via a buyout clause in 2002; he wanted to devote himself to cookbooks and freelancing. By then, he'd developed the flavor combinations we've come to know and love, from smoked chicken and apple sausage made with Washington state farm apples to Mediterranean-inspired artichoke and garlic.
He developed many of the recipes during his stint as a postdoc fellow in mid-1970s London, where he passed dreary winters cooking from Child's earliest volumes. It was the first time he'd made sausage.
"One night, just for fun, my girlfriend and I thought it'd be fun to try it," he remembers. "We made six varieties, and, the truth is, some of those recipes were ultimately included in the product line."
Though he can't take credit for the chicken and apple flavor: "Normandy was the closest part of France to me, and they do a pheasant with onions, apples and cream."
But it was hardly the first time he'd cooked. As a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz, Aidells worked at the Kresge College restaurant making cabbage borscht and lentil soup with ham hocks. He sold his pates and chopped liver to a local Jewish deli and was known for a sandwich called the Uncle Meaty.
"I roasted the beef for that sandwich every day," he says.
Once a month, he presold tickets to an elaborate, international dinner inspired by Time-Life's brief "Foods of the World" series, which was published from 1967 through the early 1970s, when Aidells completed his graduate work.
"Those are the most important cookbooks for me," he says. "They shaped my cooking and gave me a taste for wanting to eat foods from all over the world."
These days, travels with Oakes are the source of great inspiration for both chefs, whether they're slurping pho in Hanoi or noodles in Campagna. The two met in the 1980s when Oakes was running Pat O'Shea's Mad Hatter in San Francisco's Inner Richmond. Aidells had just started his sausage company.
"She was one of my first and favorite customers," he says. "Every week she would show up and pay me $40 cash for 10 pounds of andouille, which I'd turn around and spend on beer and rack of lamb at her restaurant."
And, in case you're wondering, the only thing harder than handwriting a 632-page bible on meat cookery or lobbying on Capitol Hill in the wake of the latest salmonella outbreak is sharing a kitchen with another chef.
"It's the ugliest thing you've ever seen, so we don't do it," Aidells says. "If we're having people over, occasionally, she'll let me do the meat."
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'American Horror Story: Asylum,' Season 2, Episode 11, 'Spilt Milk': TV Recap
We know that Bloody Face has Mommy issues, and this episode has a lot of breast milk in it (see the title). Best to just put that right up front.
This week, AHS is more like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" than "The Exorcist." The Devil is gone. Long live (or not) the Bad Monsignor.
He apparently hasn't learned anything from being crucified by a maniac and raped by the Devil. Once the danger has passed, he's as ambitious and conceited and self-serving as ever. Bummer. He seemed so sorry when he was scared of the Devil, on his knees to Jude, but this week, not so much.
As is often the case, the cover-up is worse than the crime.
In the present, Bloody Face's son, Johnny Thredson, hires a hooker who recently gave birth, so he can suckle. Things go well enough until crying over his mommy issues enrages him and he attacks her. These scenes are intercut with the main story of Lana's escape from Briarcliff, execution of Bloody Face, and attempt to rescue Jude.
Kit sees Grace, blissful with her infant. She only has pieces of her memories about the aliens, but credits them with putting Kit's child in her. She says "They're not like us. They're not cruel." Kit asks about Alma, but Grace says they make mistakes, and we see an image of Grace seeing a drowned Alma. Kit is the link, she says. "You're special, Kit," she says. "Our baby is special. People will listen to him. He's going to change the way people think." Oh no, it's "The 4400" all over again.
But the baby is to go to a home for lost children—unless Kit can give Oliver the taped confession. Only Lana knows where it is, but Lana escapes through the good offices of Mother Claudia, who visited Jude last week, with the confession.
Oliver rushes to his apartment to find a cleaned-up Lana with a gun. The police already have the tape and are on their way, she says. She wants to know what he did with Wendy's body. He had sex with it as practice to impregnate her, he explains. He fixes a martini, and reaches for a gun in the drawer. Lana shoots him first.
Good thing about that gun, because she remains free and attracts publicity, not a bad thing really as she intends to publish a book, but not so good for Briarcliff and the Monsignor. We see him reading a newspaper that says he refused to comment on the hiring of Bloody Face.
Jude knocks over tranquilizers the beefy nuns are making the patients take. The Monsignor, finding Jude grooving to "Love Potion #9" on the jukebox, after she says the machine "keeps the joy alive," promptly unplugs it. It's almost as if the Devil never left. Death should have taken him, too.
Jude confronts him about the irony of his giving his virtue not to a loving woman but to the Devil. He looks abashed when she says she admits to having had impure thoughts but she believed in him. As guards drag her away she tells him her God will prevail.
An exonerated Kit signs release papers, but wants to see the Monsignor. He has a good reason: he wants Grace and his baby. Or he'll talk to those reporters. The Monsignor waffles but Kit gives him a way out: release Grace's body. Officially she's dead—Dr. Arden signed a death certificate. "You don't have to lie, and I don't have to tell the truth," Kit says.
Next thing you know, Kit, Grace and baby, who is named Thomas, get out of a cab by Kit's house in the country. The house is a mess as Kit never had a chance to clean up after the alien invasion. Alarmed by the sound of someone in the house, Kit investigates holding a baseball bat—and sees Alma, alive and holding her baby.
Lana is about to go through with an abortion, but changes her mind when all the ghastly images, including spatter of Oliver's head when she shot him, go through her mind. "No more death." We know Johnny Thredson exists, not a whole lot of suspense.
She persuades two cops to get a court order so she can rescue Jude. When they ask her what about Mother Claudia Lana says that Mother Claudia has been transferred to Puerto Rico. "You're one tough cookie," a cop says. "I am tough. But I'm no cookie," she replies.
The Monsignor tells them Jude hanged herself, and has been cremated, since she was not in a state of grace. He insinuates that Lana could have saved her by saying the right thing. He's lying of course, as we see a dinner plate slide under the door to Jude alone, in a dungeon like cell, praying to St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes.
Lana's baby, crying for hours and not taking formula, is brought to her although she asked not to see him. Just as we think her adult son is right about her cruelty, she relents, and suckles the infant, looking at a cross above her bed.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants spent the majority of the season's first half saying there was no timetable for Marco Scutaro's return. On Wednesday, manager Bruce Bochy finally set a date. Scutaro is scheduled to play nine innings for the Fresno Grizzlies on Thursday, and barring a setback he will return to the big leagues on Friday.
Scutaro has missed the entire season with a lower back strain, but he is expected to be in the second spot of the Giants lineup on Friday or Saturday. The second baseman is 3 for 19 during a rehab assignment, but Bochy doesn't think he needs many more at-bats, or to show success at the plate.
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Tuesday night's results show on "Dancing With the Stars" started with a bang as the women pros shook their red, sparkly, spangled costumes, as well as their booties, and the entertainment never let up for the next hour.
In the final minutes of the show, as host Tom Bergeron called, "Cue the dramatic music," Lisa Vanderpump and partner Gleb Savchenko were eliminated. Their departure follows a week where Lisa battled a virus, couldn't practice and fainted during rehearsal. Until moments before Monday's show, Lisa was unsure if she would even perform with Gleb.
After the announcement, co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet asked Lisa if she was happy she did the show. "Just to be included with this group of people ... most important, just a wonderful bunch of people, of course I'm happy I did it," Lisa said, and turning to Gleb, she described their partnership as "being given a gift."
"This was the hardest thing I've ever done," Lisa continued graciously, "and I want to thank my castmates who made it so much fun."
One by one, the top-scoring couples were first to be declared safe, and then those with lower scores were also safe. In the end, it came down to the final four -- Lisa and Gleb, D.L. Hughley and Cheryl Burke, Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold, and Andy Dick and Sharna Burgess -- to be interviewed by Brooke. When asked how he felt, D.L. told Brooke, "I'm proud of three things: I saved 'Dancing With the Stars' a ton on tanning spray; I danced as well as I could because of Cheryl; and I got a 7 from Len, which is a sign of the Apocalypse."
In fact, the biggest surprise of the night was the way D.L.'s fans rallied once again to save him and Cheryl to dance next week. He seemed stunned by the news, just as he had at their total score of 21 the previous night.
One thing is clear -- the days of stretching and padding the program to fill the time are over. The show moved along at a snappy pace, with DWTS Troupe dancers performing as it broke for commercials. Head judge Len Goodman called on Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas to repeat their amazing contemporary routine for the Encore Dance. As Tom said, "It's just as nice to watch it twice." Country singer Brad Paisley performed "Southern Comfort Zone," as Tony Dovolani and Peta Murgatroyd danced, followed by a quick routine by Val Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff, the pros who fans picked on Twitter.
Silliness was provided by a video that made it appear that judge Bruno Tonioli's wild words really were told to him by a writer off-screen. To make it clear that it was a hoax, Tom explained that Bruno does have voices in his head, "but they're his own." In the "AT&T Spotlight," an incredible young woman, Brilynn Rakes, danced a beautiful duet with Derek Hough. What made it remarkable was her back-story: she was born with nystagmus and cone dystrophy that have made her legally blind, but she is very determined and recently won a full scholarship to the summer workshop at Julliard.
In the final performance of the evening, Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Lopez joined in a duet of "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas," which is on Bocelli's new album, "Passione." JLo was hot, as usual, in a gown of black lace with her fingers dripping diamonds, and the pair sounded so good, and so hot, together.
All in all, it was a good show. Andy and Sharna were saved to perform again, and D.L. and Cheryl will be back to dance and deliver zingers. Best of all, we will get to see if Zendaya can pull off another dancing delight with Val.
Do you agree that Lisa should have been sent home? Or should it have been Victor or even Sean Lowe? See you next week.


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Welcome to OSC! This document provides some useful links to get you started.
If you are new to supercomputing, or to OSC, please visit http://www.osc.edu/supercomputing/getting-started for information about how our supercomputers are configured, and some guidance about appropriate usage of the various resources.
Logging in to OSC resources is primarily accomplished via SSH (or "secure shell"). This is a method of getting a command line interface on the HPC, which is running a version of the Linux operating system. For more details on how to connect to our systems, please visit
If that sounds too intimidating, and you would like to try a zero-client web-browser approach to using OSC, you can log in to OnDemand:
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is the primary method of moving files to and from OSC storage systems. SCP (Secure CoPy) is another common method. Small files can be moved to and from OSC systems inside of OnDemand. Moving large files to or from OSC via the login nodes can experience difficulty, since there are compute restrictions on those nodes, so the recommendation is to connect to sftp.osc.edu, or scp.osc.edu. If you have a large amount of data to move, you can schedule transfers via Globus Online.
Batch scripts – instructions to be executed by the node(s) assigned to you when your request for resources can be met by the scheduler – can get very complicated, so it's best to refer to the documentation for the software you want to use to get started.
We also have a more detailed guide on the batch system that we recommend new users read. It provides information about scheduling, and how to write scripts to accomplish various tasks.
You can find events at the center (including training) by visiting osc.edu/e , system notices are at osc.edu/n , we provide important information in the "message of the day" (visible when you log in), and you can get notices by following @HPCNotices on Twitter. Help can be found by contacting our help desk weekdays, 9AM to 5PM.
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- Multi-positional Speaker Layout
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SpecificationsExpand All
- Output Channel 2.1ch
- Power Output[Home Theater Mode (RMS)]
- Total Power 240W
- Front 60W x 2 (1kHz, 6ohms, 10% THD)
- Subwoofer 120W (100Hz, 8ohms, 10% THD)
- Power Output[Home Theater Mode (FTC)]
- Total Power 90W
- Front 25W x 2 (120-20kHz, 6ohms, 1% THD)
- Subwoofer 40W (60-120Hz, 8ohms, 1% THD)
- Dolby® Digital yes
- Dolby® Pro Logic® II / Dolby® Virtual Speaker yes
- DTS™ yes
High Quality Picture
- FULL HD 3D Compatible -
- 1080p Output (x.v.Color™*1, Deep Color) -
High Quality Sound
- Anti-Jitter Digital Amplifier yes
- Clear-mode Dialog yes
- Down Firing Subwoofer yes
- Nanosized Bamboo Cone Speaker yes (Woofer)
- Up to 7.1ch Linear PCM Input via HDMI -
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- Wireless Subwoofer yes
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- Auto Gain Control yes
- ARC (Audio Return Channel) -
VIERA Link™ (HDAVI Control 5)-
- Auto Lip Synchronization Function -
- Wall-Mountable yes
- Bluetooth® Wireless Technology yes
Speaker System
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- Configuration 2 way 2 speaker, Bass-reflex
- Speaker Unit [Approx.] Woofer: 2-1/2" Cone Type x 1 / Tweeter: 1" Semi-dome Type x 1
- Subwoofer
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- Speaker Unit [Approx.] Woofer: 6-1/2" Cone Type
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- 3.5mm -
Power SupplyAC 120V, 60Hz
- Power Consumption (Total) [Approx.]
- Normal Use 46W
- Standby 0.2W
- Power Consumption (Main Unit*2) [Approx.]
- Normal Use 25W
- Standby 0.1W
- Power Consumption (Subwoofer) [Approx.]
- Normal Use 21W
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Dimensions, Weight
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- Front - Bar Style (for wall-mount)
- Dimensions (W x H x D) [Approx.] 37-5/8 X 2-15/16 X 1-3/8 inch
- Weight [Approx.] 3.5 lbs.
- Front - 2.1ch Separated Style (with stand)
- Dimensions (W x H x D) [Approx.] 5-13/16 x 20-25/32 x 5-23/32 inch
- Weight [Approx.] 1.98 lbs.
- Front - 2.1ch Separated Style (for wall-mount)
- Dimensions (W x H x D) [Approx.] 2-15/16 x 18-13/16 x 1-3/8 inch
- Weight [Approx.] 1.76 lbs.
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- Dimensions (W x H x D) [Approx.] 7-3/32 x 16-1/16 x 12-1/16 inch
- Weight [Approx.] 11.47 lbs.
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Definition of potato in English:
noun (plural potatoes)
- Avoid fatty and fried foods and stick to starchy foods like rice, potatoes and pasta.
- Conventional wisdom dictates that starchy foods such as potatoes should give up their sugar slowly into the bloodstream.
- Alternatively, the lamb may be cooked with potatoes or rice, the fat cooking out to enrich and flavour the starchy accompaniment.
- Solanum tuberosum, family Solanaceae. It was first cultivated in the Andes about 1,800 years ago and was introduced to Europe in circa 1570.
- The turnips did fine in ground previously inhabited by beans, beets, lettuce and potatoes.
- She is out with her son planting potatoes on the family farm.
- Tomatoes are apart of the nightshade family, which include potatoes and eggplants.
- Ive got a potato in my sock.
- Gumboots will hole a potato like a cannon-ball in the heels of a new pair of socks in an afternoon.
Mid 16th century: from Spanish patata, variant of Taino batata 'sweet potato'. The English word originally denoted the sweet potato and gained its current sense in the late 16th century.
'Let the sky rain potatoes', says Falstaff in Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor. A bizarre wish, you would think, until you know that he is referring to sweet potatoes, believed in the 16th and 17th centuries to have aphrodisiac qualities. Falstaff is in fact praying for erotic prowess. The first vegetable referred to as a potato in English was the sweet potato, introduced to Europe before the common white potato that we are most familiar with today. By the late 16th century, when white potatoes had appeared in England from America, the word was being applied to the new arrival. It comes from Spanish patata, a variant of an old Caribbean word batata 'sweet potato'. See also crisp
Words that rhyme with potatoCato, Plato
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Willie Jones
Published: Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
GAFFNEY, SC-- Willie Thomas Jones, 68, of 129 Crestmont Drive, died on Friday, January 11, 2013.
Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC
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Just show me Dorset Country Cottages
The county of Dorset is welcomingly rural, sprinkled with idyllic thatched villages, just a few large towns and an inviting lack of motorways, making it the ideal spot to unwind in a Dorset country cottage.
Famed in literature as Thomas Hardy's fictional 'Wessex', the delightful county town of Dorchester (or 'Casterbridge') is home to his last, personally-designed residence, 'Max Gate' from where he created some of his greatest works. Enthusiasts can follow the 13-mile Thomas Hardy Trail from Bere Regis, a fascinating walk tracing his steps taking in stately homes and gardens amid breathtaking scenery.
Prefer to drive? Enjoy gentle day excursions pottering around the rolling countryside, with attractions ranging from galleries and museums to children's activity centres. Stop off in picture-postcard villages and savour afternoon teas with lashings of clotted cream - after all, calories never count on a Dorset country cottage holiday!
Even more on offer in DorsetshireWhat else? Step back in time at battle re-enactment days. View intriguing sites such as Cerne Giant, a rather risqué relic of our pagan past etched in chalk across the mountainside. And of course, you must explore the outstanding Jurassic Coast, lined with stunning beaches and wonderful resorts.
Come evening, look forward to cosy, old-fashioned pubs serving local delights, followed by the best night's sleep in your Dorset country cottage!


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Sunday, February 17, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally fifth-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Shepherd with a 5-1 win over the Rams on Sunday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
The series win by USC Aiken (8-1) over Shepherd (0-3) leaves USC Aiken having swept two of its three-game series this season (Lincoln Memorial and Shepherd). The Pacers have claimed all three of their series in the young 2013 season as they also took two of three from Carson-Newman.
USC Aiken's eight wins in the 2013 season thus far allow 14th-year head coach Kenny Thomas to sit just five victories away from 1,000 in his career.
The Pacers closed out their win over Shepherd on Sunday out-hitting the Rams, 10-5.
Two Pacers acquired multiple hits in the contest with Bryce Baur (Moncks Corner, S.C./Florence-Darlington Tech) and Sean Miller (Crofton, Md./Archbishop Spalding HS) both claiming two hits each.
Baur was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Miller was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Dylan Garten was the only Ram with multiple hits. He ended Shepherd's loss with two hits and one run scored.
USC Aiken did most of its damage in the contest in the bottom of the second and third innings.
The first Pacer run on the day came in the bottom of the second when Miller singled in Ryan Metzler (Glen Burnie, Md./Siena), who had singled to left field to get things going for USC Aiken in the inning. USC Aiken would then post three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-0 advantage.
The final Pacer run in the game came in the bottom of the fifth when Ben Donath (Aiken, S.C./Middle Georgia) doubled in Baur.
Five Pacer pitchers saw the mound in the game with Wyatt Brown (Suwanee, Ga./Middle Georgia) claiming his second win of the year on the hill. Brown (2-0) pitched five scoreless innings, fanning six and allowing just two hits.
Taylor Grover (North Augusta, S.C./Midland Valley HS) claimed the final two outs in the game for USC Aiken to obtain his third save of the year.
Shepherd starter Davis Hall (0-1) suffered the loss in the contest. He allowed four Pacer runs in his four innings on the mound.
USC Aiken will next open its 2013 Peach Belt Conference schedule by welcoming league rival Francis Marion to the 'Bert for a three-game series. The three-game league set will commence with a 4 p.m. contest on Friday, Feb. 22. The series will close with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 23. The first game of the twinbill is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — According to the latest Gallup-Healthways research, if you're a woman between the age of 45 and 55, you're most likely to be happy if you're from California, live in a household that brings in at least $120,000 a year, eat plenty of fruits and veggies and exercise six times a week.
It's also likely religion and/or spirituality play an important role in your daily life.
Beyond the happiness factor, however, there's a growing body of evidence that would suggest religion and spirituality could also have a positive impact on your health.
Research conducted by the folks just down road from me at the Veterans Affairs' Family Research Center in Palo Alto, Calif. concluded, "Indirect effects of church attendance on health were clearly observed, with alcohol use/dependence, smoking, and mood being possible mediators of the church attendance-health relationship." In another study, the majority of doctors surveyed (56 percent) agreed, "religion and spirituality … influence patients' health."
This kind of news should make anyone engaged in this sort of activity even happier.
Exactly how and why religion and spirituality can keep us healthy is still very much up for discussion. There's much less debate, however, over the connection between thought — obviously influenced by our religious and spiritual habits — and body.
A good friend of mine — a woman who just happens to be between the age of 45 and 55 — had a remarkable experience that bears this out.
A few years ago she was involved in a serious car accident. X-rays confirmed she had broken her neck in two places and was told by her doctors she would have to be completely immobilized for an extended period of time. Instead of consenting to their recommended treatment plan, she chose to be transferred to another, nonmedical facility. Over the next couple of weeks she received basic physical care as well as treatment from a spiritual practitioner. Together they considered, as she describes it, her "unbreakable connection to God" and "God's great love for His creation."
Apparently this had quite an effect. After two weeks, she went home. Within a month she was jogging.
While I have no idea how often this woman jogs, how much money she makes, or if she's eating her fruits and veggies, I do know she takes her religion and her spirituality very seriously. She also appears to be quite happy.
Something tells me if this worked for her, it's likely to be working for a lot of other women — and men — even if they don't all live in California.
— Eric D. Nelson is the media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Northern California. This post originally appeared on Blogcritics, PaloAltoPatch and BayCitizen.


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DELTA TWP, EATON CO. - A Lansing man is traffic collision in Delta Township late Monday morning. Michael Needham, 72, was killed when the car he was driving collided with another car at the intersection of Broadbent Road and West St. Joseph Highway at about 11:20AM. Eaton County Sheriff's Office investigators say that Needham was driving northbound on Broadbent Road, and failed to stop at a stop sign. The collison caused both vehicles to rollover.
Needham was transported to Sparrow Hospital where Eaton County official say he died. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital as well, but has since been released.
The intersection of Broadbent and St. Joseph Highway was closed until 2:30PM, while the investigation took place.
There was a two car personal injury crash in Delta Township late Monday morning at the intersection of St. Joseph Highway and Broadbent Road.
Eaton County police are asking that people avoid the intersection. The intersection will be closed until further notice due to a traffic accident.
A car heading north on Broadbent ran the stop sign and was broadsided by a car going west on St. Joseph Highway. There was one person in each car. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. One of the drivers has life-threatening injuries, and the extent of the other's injuries are unknown at this time.
Stay tuned to WILX.com for further updates.


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The top 4 internet flame wars about free software
Everyone knows about the infamous internet wars. Ranging from operating systems to text editors to code indentation style, these wars have wreaked havoc on the web for years. The topics range from serious topics like religion to serious geek topics like operating systems to just plain stupid topics like code indentation style. So today, I'm going to go through a list of some of the most famous topics and remind you of a few of the more, er, "famous" battles.


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Rojas 2nd in 200 Free And 200 Medley Relay
Published: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 1:43 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 1:43 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM | Sophomore Luis Rojas gave the Moccasins one runner-up finish in an individual event, and helped give them another one in a relay event on Thursday at the NCAA Division II National Championships.
At the halfway point of the meet, the Mocs are in third place in the men's competition.
In the 200 freestyle, both Rojas and senior Jeb Halfacre both qualified for the finals. Rojas then earned a national runner-up finish in the finals by setting a school record in the event at 1:36.48.
That was less than one-tenth of a second faster than the previous record Halfacre had set at the 2012 national championships.
Rojas was 0.72 seconds behind Drury's Vladimir Sidorkin, and well over one second ahead of third-place Kristian Larsen of Wayne State (MI). Halfacre was fifth with a time of 1:38.28.
In the 400 medley relay, the Moccasins were going after their third consecutive national title but came up short.
Rojas, Miguel Ferreira, sophomore Allan Gutierrez and Robbie Swan still finished second with a time that nearly broke the Division II national record the Mocs had set last year. Their time of 3:12.44 was 0.01 seconds behind that mark.
Grand Canyon broke the record, winning in 3:11.93.
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8.3-5 Drinking while Operating Motor Vehicle -- § 53a-213
Revised to May 10, 2012
The defendant is charged [in count __] with drinking while operating a motor vehicle. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of drinking while operating a motor vehicle when (he/she) drinks any alcoholic liquor while operating a motor vehicle <insert as appropriate:>
upon any public highway of the state.
upon any road of any specially chartered municipal association or any district, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks.
in any parking area for ten cars or more.
upon any private road on which a speed limit has been established.
upon any school property.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Operated a motor
The first element is that the defendant operated a motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" includes any vehicle used on a public highway.1
A person "operates" a motor vehicle within the meaning of the statute when, while in the vehicle, such person intentionally does any act or makes use of any mechanical or electrical agency that alone, or in sequence, will set in motion the motive power of the vehicle. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to conduct when (his/her) conscious objective is to engage in such conduct. <See Intent: General, Instruction 2.3-1.>
Element 2 - On
certain roadways
The second element is that the defendant was operating the motor vehicle <insert as appropriate:>
Element 3 - While drinking
The third element is that while operating a motor vehicle, the defendant drank alcoholic liquor. "Alcoholic liquor" is defined by statute and includes alcohol, beer, spirits and wine and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed by a human being for beverage purposes. The definition does not apply to any liquid or solid containing less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume.
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant operated a motor vehicle, 2) on <insert alleged location>, and 3) (he/she) drank alcoholic liquor while operating the motor vehicle.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of drinking while
operating a motor vehicle, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the
other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not
1 A General Statutes § 14-212 (5).
2 General Statutes § 14-212 (1) adopts the definition of "highway" in General Statutes § 14-1 (39). "The plain meaning of the word 'highway' is 'a main road or thoroughfare; hence, a road or way open to the use of the public.'" (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Harrison, 30 Conn. App. 108, 118 (1993). Thus, "[t]he expression `private highway' is a misnomer and `public highway' is tautology." Stavola v. Palmer, 136 Conn. 670, 684 (1950). The dictionary definition of highway is "any road freely open to everyone; public road."
3 Municipalities may charter municipal associations or special districts for various purposes, one of which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks. See General Statutes § 7-326.
4 General Statutes § 14-212 (6).
5 The speed limit on a private road is established pursuant to General Statutes § 14-218a.


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- Aug 18:
- Reports that Jahi McMath is coming home are false
- Jun 18:
- Jahi McMath being kept at New Jersey hospital
- Jun 12:
- Jahi McMath getting diploma for eighth grade, family says
- Mar 13:
- Jahi McMath: Family calls state report 'B.S.'; new medical record details emerge
- Mar 12:
- Jahi McMath: State releases report on Children's Hospital Oakland's handling of patients
- Feb 20:
- Jahi McMath: Complete text of letter from brain-dead girl's mother
- Feb 19:
- Jahi McMath 'much better,' her mother says
- Feb 1:
- Jahi McMath: Is it safe to have tonsil surgery at Children's Hospital Oakland?
- Jan 27:
- Jahi McMath video claims to show her feet and toes move
- Jan 25:
- Jahi McMath: five similar brain death legal cases
- Jahi McMath: Could her case change how California determines death?
- Jan 8:
- Jahi McMath: Girl given breathing, feeding tubes, attorney says
- Jan 7:
- Jahi McMath: Streetfighting lawyer takes heat, death threats for brain-dead Oakland girl's family
- Jan 6:
- Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save
- Document: Medical analysis of Jahi McMath's deteriorating condition
- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead girl moved to undisclosed care facility
- Jan 5:
- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead teen's family moves her from Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Timeline of events in case of brain-dead Oakland teen
- Jan 3:
- Jahi McMath: Mom can remove brain-dead daughter from hospital, judge rules
- Dec 31:
- Jahi McMath: Terri Schiavo group secretly leading transfer efforts
- Jahi McMath: Hospital fights in court to remove brain-dead girl from ventilator
- Dec 29:
- Jahi McMath: Statement of Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Mom and lawyer say only remaining option for brain-dead girl is a New York care facility
- Dec 28:
- Jahi McMath: Family, attorney release letter addressing critics
- Jahi McMath: Family trying to raise money to get 13-year-old airlifted out of state
- Dec 27:
- Jahi McMath: Children's Hospital Oakland agrees to release brain-dead girl to long-term care
- Dec 26:
- Jahi McMath: 2 years ago, a girl wound up severely brain damaged following similar surgery
- Herhold: At bottom, the Jahi McMath story is a tale of a mother's guilt
- Dec 24:
- Jahi McMath: A mother's undeniable love is lost in divisive battle
- Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30
- Dec 21:
- Jahi, her mom and 13 days at Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Medicine's ability to keep a heart beating complicates how death is perceived
- Oakland: Emotional letter from Jahi McMath's mom to keep daughter 'warm'
- Judge grants restraining order keeping brain dead Oakland girl on ventilator through Monday
- Dec 20:
- Family of Oakland girl on ventilator furious after meeting with hospital officials
- Dec 18:
- Jahi McMath prayer vigil: 'God knows we want a miracle'
- Dec 16:
- Oakland: Girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery may be taken off life support Tuesday
- Oakland girl, 13, declared brain-dead after tonsil surgery
OAKLAND -- One month after Jahi McMath entered Children's Hospital Oakland for surgery to treat sleep apnea -- and just days after she was taken out of the facility after a fierce legal battle -- her family says the teenager's health is improving as she receives nutrition, but medical experts say it is only a matter of time before her deteriorating organs give out.
"This is basically organ support; it's not life support," said Dr. Neal E. Slatkin, a neurologist and chief medical officer at San Jose's Hospice Of The Valley. "Her organs are alive, but she's not alive. Her organs are slowly dying. Her fate is written; it's just a question of when everything fails."
Thursday marked one month since Jahi entered the Oakland facility on Dec. 9 for surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat. Complications after surgery -- massive bleeding, cardiac arrest and brain swelling -- led doctors to declare her brain-dead Dec. 12, a diagnosis confirmed by multiple doctors.
After weeks of court battles, the family won the right to move her to another facility, and while they haven't disclosed where she is being kept and who is caring for her, their attorney said this week that a new team of doctors are optimistic her condition has stabilized since she left Children's Hospital on Sunday evening.
The new team of doctors has inserted a feeding tube and given the girl a tracheotomy to insert a breathing tube, but the family has refused to say where she is being treated. In a message sent Thursday, the family's attorney, Christopher Dolan, would not offer specific information on Jahi's condition.
"I am not the medical decision-maker," Dolan said. "I had a singular role which was to help the mother be able to make the choice on her own as to whether or not the daughter would continue on a ventilator."
However, the extent of her body's deterioration was detailed in a court filing last week by Heidi R. Flori, a critical care pediatrician at Children's Hospital. In the filing, Flori wrote that tissues under her skin were losing their elasticity, her muscles were contracting and blankets were needed to keep her at a constant temperature.
"This deterioration became inevitable the moment she died," Flori wrote. "Additional and more dramatic signs of the body's deterioration will continue to manifest over time, regardless of any procedures and regardless of any heroic measures that any facility might attempt."
According to Slatkin, it is possible that the nutrients she is receiving are supporting her deteriorating organs, but he echoed comments from previous doctors who have said no medical tools or procedures can bring back someone who has been declared brain-dead.
"Dead is dead. There aren't grades of dead," Slatkin said. "Anything that (the attorney) or the family may perceive as improvement does not indicate that she is alive in any way."
David DeBolt covers breaking news. Contact him in Richmond at 510-262-2728. Follow him at Twitter.com/daviddebolt.


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SC officer suspended after police dog dies in car of heat stroke
Published: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 3:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 3:11 p.m.
BENNETTSVILLE — A Bennettsville police officer has been suspended without pay for two months after his police dog died in a car of heat stroke.
Bennettsville Police Chief Larry McNeil says Officer Robert Miller will also be placed on probation for 90 days following the suspension and can no longer be a K-9 officer.
The chief said the dog, named Tank, died Monday when he was left in a patrol car with no water and the windows up as Miller went into the department to do some paperwork.
McNeil said Miller did not mean to stay as long as he did and immediately took the dog to a vet when he realized Tank was in trouble.
McNeil said an investigation found no criminal intent and no charges will be filed.
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On Saturday, World AIDS Day will be observed throughout the world. Since 1989, the yearly commemoration brings attention to what is happening globally to those affected by HIV/AIDS. This year's theme of "Getting to Zero" begins the goal of attaining "Zero AIDS Related Deaths," "Zero Discrimination" and "Zero New Infections" by 2015.
Red Ribbon Project, Eagle County's HIV/AIDS organization, will join in the observance by hosting an awareness and fundraising event at Main St. Grill in Edwards, on Saturday, from 6 to 10 p.m. Live music, door prizes and fabulous silent auction items, including restaurant gift cards, lodging at the Lodge Tower in Vail, Orvis flyfishing trip and jeep trip will be part of the evening. Main St. Grill is donating 10 percent of the evening's proceeds to Red Ribbon Project.
Free and confidential HIV testing will be offered on Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Eagle Care Clinic, Edwards Medical Center and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Colorado Mountain Medical in the Vail Hospital. Results via finger prick are available in 10 minutes and no appointment is necessary.
The mission of Red Ribbon Project is to promote healthier lives by empowering the community to reduce teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Much of Red Ribbon Project's education effort is focused in local middle and high school through its Youth Skills Building Program. Knowledgeable health educators teach a variety of class subjects including not only HIV and STD information, but classes on self-esteem, drug and alcohol prevention, depression and suicide prevention, anti-bullying, and goal setting, all factors that help young people to make healthy choices that can affect them for the rest of their lives.
Local students were involved in this year's World AIDS Day event through a poster contest at Battle Mountain High School. The winning poster was designed by Karely Duran. Major sponsor for this year's event comes from Alpine Bank with additional support from Wells Fargo, Gallegos Corporation and BeforePlay.org.
"Colorado statistics indicate the number of people living with HIV is still increasing at a rate of 3 percent per year with the highest at risk being young people," said Denise Kipp, executive director of Red Ribbon Project. "While HIV/AIDS is not a huge problem in Eagle County, it is the Red Ribbon Project's goal to keep it that way."
For more information, contact Red Ribbon Project at 970-827-5900 or www.redribbonproject.org.


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I can't seem to find the 'screen casting' window size in QCAD anymore - has it been taken off ?
It used to be under Main Menu > Misc > somewhere!
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andrew wrote: Only to set the QCAD application window size?
clive wrote:andrew wrote: Only to set the QCAD application window size?
Yes , that's all.
Husky wrote:Will this work for you?
Sizer 3.34 is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size.
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- Oct 8:
- Alameda County will hire more workers to handle the influx of calls for the new health care law
- California health insurance exchange reports nearly 1 million visitors in first week; 16,311 households sign up
- Insurance industry says health care website is fixable
- Oct 5:
- South Bay residents get answers to Obamacare questions
- Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area
- Oct 4:
- Why do Obamacare costs vary across the country?
- Oct 2:
- 3 measures of health exchanges may take years to assess
- 5 key arguments in the shutdown fight
- Sep 30:
- Obamacare and insurance exchange: 10 essential things to know
- Sep 28:
- Obamacare 101: Frequently asked questions
- Obamacare's effect: The long-term uninsured
- Obamacare's effect: Small-business owners
- Obamacare: Piecing together the puzzle
- Obamacare's effect: The 'young invincibles'
- Obamacare's effect: The new Medi-Cal recipient
- Obamacare's effect: The chronically ill
- Aug 21:
- Field Poll: Most low-income Californians still uninformed about Obamacare eligibility
One of the earliest provisions rolled out under the 2010 Affordable Care Act allows young adults to remain on their parents' health insurance plan until they reach age 26. It was immediately popular.
Before the law, dependent children often "aged out" of their parents' health plan at age 19, or 22 if they were full-time students. Last year, an estimated 7.8 million adults between the ages of 19 and 25 were able to either join or stay on their parents' plans, according to the Commonwealth Fund's 2013 annual tracking survey. The figure includes 3.3 million young adults between 19 and 22 who were not full-time students and 4.5 million young adults age 23 to 25.
In 2014, options for young adults, many of whom either aren't offered health insurance at their jobs or can't afford it, will expand again with the opening of the state health insurance marketplaces and the expansion of the Medicaid program to low-income adults in many states. Here's what to look for:
Q. Who's allowed to stay on their parents' plan?
A. Nearly all young people can do so until age 26, even if they're married, financially independent and no longer live with their parents. Young adults who are offered coverage through their own jobs can choose that plan or stick with their parents' plan if they prefer.
Q. What about young adults whose parents don't have insurance on the job? What are their options?
A. If they don't have insurance through work, starting Oct. 1 young adults can shop for coverage on the insurance marketplaces, also called exchanges, for coverage that begins in January. That open enrollment period will continue until the end of March.
Plans will cover 10 "essential health benefits" but will vary in the amount of cost sharing that they require. Subsidies will be available for people with incomes between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($11,490 to $45,960 for individuals in 2013).
In addition, people up to age 30 will have the option of buying a catastrophic plan that will cover only minimal services until they meet a deductible of roughly $6,400.
The private market will also have plans that are available to young adults. But subsidies will be available only for exchange plans.
Depending on their income and where they live, some young adults may qualify for Medicaid under ACA provisions that expand coverage to individuals with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($15,856 in 2013). States can decide whether to adopt the expansion; about half have done so.
If a young person is enrolled in college, the student health plan is also an option. Although student health coverage has often been skimpy in the past, most student health plans offered this fall met many of the ACA's requirements, and MOST will be fully compliant next fall.
Your guide to the
Affordable Care Act.
Most people who opt not to get coverage will face a fine next year of $95 or 1 percent of their income.
Q. Is there any reason not to sign on with the parents' plan?
A. Apart from general cost and coverage considerations, there are a few specifics to keep in mind when weighing a parent's plan. If children are studying or working in areas away from their parents' home, there may be no local providers who are in their insurance network, and going to out-of-network doctors or hospitals can be expensive. For young adults who are healthy, delaying a doctor visit until they return home may not be a problem, but for those with chronic conditions that may not be feasible. (See the question above for more coverage options for children who don't live in the service area covered by their parents' health plan.)
In addition, if a young woman plans to become pregnant while on her parents' plan, she should check to make sure maternity benefits are covered. Although by law most group plans must provide maternity coverage for employees and their spouses, children aren't protected by the law, and employers don't always provide coverage.
Q. What if the parents are on Medicare? Can an adult child join them?
A. No. Medicare is primarily a program for individuals who are 65 and older. There's no family coverage available.
Q. Can a young adult qualify for subsidies on the exchange even if she has access to health insurance on the job or through her parents' plan?
A. It depends. Assume for the moment that the young adult is not claimed as a dependent on her parents' tax return. Even if she has access to her parents' insurance, she can shop for a plan on the state marketplace. In addition, if her income is between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level, she may qualify for subsidies as long as she doesn't have an offer of good health coverage through her own job.
If her own job offers health insurance that meets the ACA's standards for affordability and adequacy, however, she wouldn't be eligible for subsidies on the exchange. Under the ACA, a plan is considered affordable if self-only coverage costs no more than 9.5 percent of a person's income, and adequate if it pays for at least 60 percent of covered medical expenses.
Q. What happens if the young adult is claimed as a dependent on her parents' tax return?
A. In that case, if she shops for a health plan on the exchange she will generally be eligible for subsidies only if coverage for an individual in the family's plan is considered unaffordable based on the family's income, and then only if her family's household income is between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
Similarly, if she wishes to apply for Medicaid and lives in a state that has expanded coverage, she would generally be eligible if her family's household income is less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
Q. Young people's participation in the health insurance marketplaces is considered crucial to keeping health care costs affordable overall. But if they're healthy and don't expect to need coverage, what's the upside for them?
A. It's true that in order to keep health care costs on the marketplace affordable for everyone, it's important that healthy young people sign up. Their participation will help balance out the generally higher health care costs of older, sicker members.
Despite being generally healthy overall, however, young adults do use health care. Fifteen percent of young adults have a chronic condition such as asthma or diabetes. Young adults are also more likely than any other age group to make injury-related visits to the emergency department.
Besides, as experts note, healthy young people today will age and eventually need more health care services themselves when they are older.
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