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I changed my running form this Spring and began following the Chi Running concepts...landing on the balls of my feet and leaning slightly forward from the ankles. My calves hurt at first, but after a few months of training, this went away. I spent about 8 weeks training for my second ever 1/2 marathon using this new form. I crushed my previous time by 15 minutes. My new form feels more natural and easy.....the problem is, about 2 weeks before the race I began getting blisters on the side of my big toes and the bottom of my little toes. A day before the race, I was told my Transverse arches are falling. I took 1 week off of running after the 1/2 marathon. This week I ran two slow miles on the track and one slow 3 mile run on the local College XC course. The blisters on my little toes are terrible. Every step was painful. The filled with blood on both runs. I have not had issues with blisters prior to changing my running form. Please provide some advice....am I doing something wrong? Should I continue to run this way? I have tried different shoes with no improvement. I don't know what to do next
Oh my goodness! Of course you're doing something wrong - running injured to start with. Running yourself into blisters means your form is off significantly.
How did you learn your Chi Running? Reading a book? I think you may have missed some important bits. For example, does Chi actually have you running up on your forefeet? On the BALLS OF YOUR FEET?!!! That really doesn't sound right.
I'm no expert, but I've read a lot of books on running and have trained up from "couch" to comfortably running 10 or 15 mile races without too much stress, either barefoot or in Vibrams. From what I've read, sprinters are good on their toes / forefeet. Distance runners need to engage more of their Plantar facia, Achilles tendons and calfs in active energy exchanges and touch down on their midfeet.
With your severe pain and strucutal problems, I think you need to engage a Coach and/or Physical Therapist to take a good look at what you're doing to yourself and to help you learn to run without the damage.
Good luck!
Barefoot / Minimalist Runner
...not maintaining this these days..
07/29/2012 Marsh Creek Raptor Run 10 Mile Trail Race
07/15/2012 Quadzilla 15K Trail Run, Trexlertown, PA 1:37 (2011, 1:49)
04/29/2012 Lehigh Valley / St. Luke's HM, 1:43:15 (2011, 1:54:20 )
03/19/2012 Kutztown Fool's Run 10 Miler, 1:18:15 (2011, 1:30:20)
02/26/2012 Ugly Mudder 7.2 Mile Trail Run, Reading, PA 1:20
11/27/2011 Dirty Bird 15K Trail Run, Birdsboro, PA 1:40
10/08/2011 Lehigh Gap Nature Center 10K Trail Run (6.38 miles), 59:20 (10/07/2012)
Started running (again) May 5, 2010
Thank you for your response. I'm actually working with a running coach for the first time. She taught me the Chi form. She thinks my firm is good, but clearly something is off. I never had blisters before. I'm going to talk to her about these issues and get a second opinion as well. It may be partly due to the increased running volume as well.
Maybe you need a larger shoe size (should be at least a thumb-nail width between longest toe and front of the shoe. Or maybe the size is right but you need a shoe with a wider toe box. If you're a woman running in men's shoes, look for shoes specifically built on a women's last. They tend to be a little wider in the toe area, and slightly narrower in the heel.
Who is your running coach who is teaching you Chi?
ChiRunning does not suggest suggest running forefoot (balls of the foot). ChiRunning suggests landing as close to fullfoot as possible and loading on a the whole (full) foot as relaxed as possible. The lower leg should not be active, to either attempt to hold your heels up or to attempt to push (propel) you forward.
Blisters on your feet or toes can mean there is this tension or active effort in your lower legs ... usually combined with shoes that do not fit. A blister comes from friction plus movement; often just relaxing the feet will reduce the friction. A blister on the side of the big toe might also mean you are pushing off with your big toe with feet everted. A blister on the bottom of your little toes might also mean you are trying to hold onto your shoes or the ground like a hawk.
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Thank you for your replies. I appreciate you taking the time to consider my issue. I'm wondering why running is this challenging. I'm more confused now than I was before I worried about becoming a better runner. Ugh!!
Quite honestly, changing your running form is difficult at best. It takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. Some knowledgable coaches even suggest that "if what you're doing is working for you, don't change it". Take a look at the slow motion videos in the link below. They do a good job of illustrating how the foot lands for different types of footstrike. (There is a "replay" button in the lower left to view the video again.) Note that even with a forefoot strike the rest of the sole of your foot quickly comes to the ground to provide cushioning and support. This will help to reinforce what you're doing right and perhaps help correct what may not be right.
There you go, Tharissa. You've got the attention of some very knowlegable runner/writers now! Your problems are as good as solved. Well, almost.
Good luck, and do persevere. You are just finding a few bumps in your road and will find a way to get through this stretch.
Barefoot / Minimalist Runner
...not maintaining this these days..
07/29/2012 Marsh Creek Raptor Run 10 Mile Trail Race
07/15/2012 Quadzilla 15K Trail Run, Trexlertown, PA 1:37 (2011, 1:49)
04/29/2012 Lehigh Valley / St. Luke's HM, 1:43:15 (2011, 1:54:20 )
03/19/2012 Kutztown Fool's Run 10 Miler, 1:18:15 (2011, 1:30:20)
02/26/2012 Ugly Mudder 7.2 Mile Trail Run, Reading, PA 1:20
11/27/2011 Dirty Bird 15K Trail Run, Birdsboro, PA 1:40
10/08/2011 Lehigh Gap Nature Center 10K Trail Run (6.38 miles), 59:20 (10/07/2012)
Started running (again) May 5, 2010
I salute you for working on your form. Most of the communication I read it all about this running plan or that running plan or this shoe or that shoe. IMHO, if there is one thing (besides you age/fitness/health-which cannot be ignored) it's your form. People talk about running like there is nothing to it---what's to "learn"---you can walk right????? So what's the big deal with running (?)
Well, I don't agree, form is one of the most important; so keep at it. But I have to agree with some of the replies. Not good to run with blisters. Not good to run injured. That's no fun. Also one of the other replies mentioned "FRICTION". That's usually a good thing to look at.
I guess you're pretty sure that your change in form is responsible for this, right? Did you change anything else when the blisters started showing up --- socks, shoes; new socks, new pair of shoes??. Was it warmer when you were running than before? weight change?
If not, you might try seeing if you can find a good independent running store with knowledgeable help or a running coach who can look at your stride and footfall. Is your foot coming down pretty much right under your center of gravity? And how "heavy" is your footfall? This you should look at especially at the end of a long run when you are tired. Are you "pounding"? Can you "hear" you foot striking the ground "hard"? Do your feet point straight ahead or do you toe out/in when you land? Check these out. You will find the answer and when you get to the "other side" your running will be (probably) more enjoyable then it was before.
Good luck
59 yr old
2012 Napa Valley Marathon 3:50
2010 Big Sur Half-Marathon 1:33
The cure for blisters is vasoline. After your feet get well.
See a doctor if your arch is falling.
Danny lives in Asheville NC. Mabe you should go to one of his classes. He is a really nice guy.
Try working chi form into your running gradually. The tai chi open hand form is only 10 min. long for a reason. You can't maintain that level of awareness for long.
I would only use chi form on uphills one day and downhills the next until it became part of the way I ran. Now I don't think about it.
You don't land on the balls of your feet. You land on the eternal spring.
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Microsoft Tries to Connect With Kinect Moves
Microsoft Kinect motion sensor continues to figure prominently in the company's plans, both by its presence and by its absence.
The company, which is preparing for the E3 videogame conference in Los Angeles next week, first offered the Kinect only with its Xbox video game consoles. But Microsoft since 2012 has also been trying to make it a popular accessory for Windows-based PCs.
On Thursday, the company said an updated version of the device–similar to the one that works with the new Xbox One console–is now available for Windows developers to pre-order.
Kinect for Windows v2 will start shipping to developers in July at $199, the company said.
A new version of the device, more precise and feature-packed than the previous generation, was one of the Xbox One hallmarks from the time the console was announced in November.
But it also added to the price of the Xbox One, which started at $499, compared to $399 for rival Sony's new PlayStation 4.
So Microsoft last month said it would begin offering a $399 version of the console without Kinect. That change, it turns out, may have some benefits for game players.
The company said it is unlocking portions of its calculating power–provided by what the industry calls GPUs, for graphics processing units–that had previously been limiting to providing Kinect-related functions.
Microsoft was reserving about 10% of the console's processing power for Kinect-related and system tasks. With a new developer toolkit arriving in June, programmers can tap into the reserve power, potentially leading to creation of smoother, more detail-rich games running in higher resolutions, the company indicated.
The information was summarized in a tweet by Phil Spencer, the new top executive over Xbox, which reads in part: "More performance, new tools and flexibility to make games better."
The Xbox One version that comes without Kinect will hit the shelves on June 9.

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Florida's Environment: Leadership Drought On Water
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:46 p.m.
Environmental groups heralded Gov. Rick Scott's proposed 2013-2014 state budget for calling for renewed spending on conservation lands, Everglades restoration, state-park improvements and a massive fuel-tank cleanup. It was not everything they wanted, but after years of humiliation and defeat, Scott's plan is seen as an environmental victory. Everything is relative.
What was egregiously shortchanged in Scott's budget, however, was protecting, indeed restoring Florida's diminishing water supply. Maybe Scott, and his chief environmental regulator, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard, are still unclear about the state of Florida's water resources. They need to be reminded.
More than half of the state's rivers, lakes and springs are considered polluted, indeed, "imperiled" in the DEP's own estimation.
A majority of Florida's 700 springs, which the governor and Vinyard should know are nothing more than windows into the aquifer, are flowing at alarmingly, even historically, low levels, if at all.
Bob Graham, the former governor and U.S. senator who is now a leading environmental activist, and 1,000 Friends of Florida chairman emeritus Nathaniel Reed sum up the state of Florida's water in a column on today's Op-Ed Page:
"We now face one of the greatest emergencies in Florida's modern history. Our prized, and supposedly well-protected rivers and springs, are 'sick' from pollution and in need of restoration and protection by our state governmental agencies and a Legislature that shares our citizens' concerns, and determination to correct the current abuses of negligence."
Where is the lawmaker, the governor, the agency head who will be the unbridled and unyielding champion for Florida water resources? Why are none of our lawmakers, not a one, making water their signature issue when virtually every Floridian is affected? Where is Scott, who touts his business savvy, when we all know it is water that fuels Florida's economy and always has?
To its credit, the DEP under Vinyard has been giving increasing acknowledgement to the water issue. For instance, the agency has unveiled plans to reduced nitrate levels in Silver and Rainbow springs, and has moved to secure Silver Springs to be turned into a state park and put on a course for restoration.
At the same time, however, there has been minimal investment of dollars or any real results.
Maybe Scott just does not get the gravity or the breadth of Florida's water crisis.
In an interview with the Florida Current last month, he was asked what he was doing to protect Florida waterways for future generations. His response, in part: "What I have asked, what DEP is doing, is why do we have some springs that are way down?"
Please, someone, anyone, explain to the governor just why our springs are way down. It is no secret. Nor are the long-known solutions to rescuing and restoring our lakes, rivers and springs.
A water champion is needed in Tallahassee. Will anyone step up?
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Wedding Party Gift Guide: Groomsmen & Usher Edition0
We were so excited to see that the new groomsmen and usher gift trend has a fun, creative and do-it-yourself twist!
As you can see from the photo we came across on Pinterest (at left), the new gift idea that is becoming more and more popular is creating a "Groomsmen Bouquet" full of "man favorites" such as mini bottles of liquor, cigars, shot glasses, beef jerky, and much more!
The idea is to arrange the goodies in a way that all the different items can be seen and well presented – just like a bouquet of flowers.
In order to create this gift, all you have to do is attach a wood skewer on the back or bottom of all the different goodies you've gathered by using a strong type of tape or glue (make sure the shot glasses are secure so they don't topple over!).
Since we believe that gifts are always better after you've added A Personal Touch, we love the idea of arranging the "manly bouquet" in PMall.com's popular Groomsmen© Over-Sized Beer Mug, which you can customize with any 3 lines of personalization! You can have the tall, 25-ounce mug engraved with their Name, Job Title (Groomsmen, Usher), and the wedding date all for just $24.95.
The personalized mug will help you show the groomsmen and ushers how much you appreciate them celebrating with you and they'll love the added personal touch to the mug, especially because they'll be able to use it again in the future!
PMall.com's Groomsmen Gifts Store has a wide selection of personalized gifts that would also make a fantastic addition to the bouquets.
The Engraved Silver Cigar Case and Cutter is a handsome cigar accessory set that retails at only $38.95 and would be the perfect gift to arrange in the front of the bouquet so the guys can grab it before taking out their new cigars!
The cigar case will also help the men keep the cigars safe and their tuxedos clean throughout the ceremony and reception before they light up in celebration afterward. The cigar case can be skillfully engraved with his name, nickname, event or message and the cutter can be customized with his single, 2 or 3 initial monogram.
PMall.com's The Wedding Party© Personalized Pocket Flask would also be a great gift to add to the bouquet so that the groomsmen and ushers have somewhere to store the contents of all those bottles! The pocket flask features intricate detail in the brushed finish base with a convenient, attached cap for easy open and close plus a handy funnel so not a drop is missed! PMall.com skillfully etches any name, title and date you choose into the flask for only $29.95. The guys will love their flasks – just make sure they don't "Love" them too much before the actual ceremony!
We hope we've helped you come up with some gift ideas for your groomsmen and ushers. For more ideas, head over to PMall.com's Groomsmen Gifts Store and check out all the personalized gifts we have to offer. You'll have a blast searching through our personalized shot glasses, bottle openers, baseball bats, can and bottle wraps and so much more!


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Hi. I've been banging my head against this one for a while. I know there has to be a simple solution. Right now I'm using tversity to listen to some audio only podcasts that come down through an RSS feed. I'd like to move that to PMS so I can get rid of TVersity completely. But I can't figure how.
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The plot just kept getting thicker. First, the culprit was cucumbers and tomatoes from Spain. Then it was bean sprouts from northern Germany. Then it wasn't. Then it was bean sprouts from northern Germany again -- this time, an organic farm. Finally, the perpetrator appeared to be imported fenugreek seeds from Egypt.
The recent food-borne, Shiga-toxin-producing bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) outbreak centered in northern Germany was particularly virulent. According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, as of July 22 the toll stood at 44 dead and 4,000 seriously ill. The Robert Koch Institute declared the outbreak officially over in Germany on July 26.
Unfortunately, this novel E. coli strain (0104:H4) incorporated the characteristics of two other virulent E. coli strains -- making it especially deadly.
What can be learned from this outbreak?
- With food comes risk. There are inherent risks with a globalized food-supply system, despite international trade standards for animal and plant products. Not only is it impossible to test every single shipment of food, but products can also be tainted (remember the melamine contamination of pet food from China?). In other words, contamination can -- and will -- occur.
- Take personal precautions. Consumers should wash raw fruits and vegetables before eating them. Though obviously this task is not easy to do in a restaurant. One can only hope that food-handlers know what they are doing. But, admittedly, intricate food items like bean sprouts are virtually impossible to decontaminate.
- Take national precautions. Given the risks inherent with a globalized food supply, nations need to have efficient systems in place to investigate food-borne outbreaks and to provide timely information to the public.
What went wrong in Germany?
Unfortunately the German government does not have an efficient system in place. Instead, its archaic, piecemeal infrastructure with multiple layers of bureaucracies slowed response to the outbreak to a snail's pace.
The Robert Koch Institute in Berlin is part of the Ministry of Health and is responsible for the country's disease control and prevention efforts. Germany has more than 400 district health offices, which send information to their respective state ministries. These state ministries then send the information on to the Koch Institute, which performs the laboratory investigation -- but not the outbreak investigation. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment -- part of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection -- does the outbreak investigation.
Imagine if the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only provided laboratory support while the US Department of Agriculture conducted the outbreak investigation. Two different agencies working for two different departments: Communication and collaboration would be cumbersome, if not downright confusing. This is the situation in Germany.
There is a reason for this arrangement. Just as the founders of the United States wanted to spread power across government in order to prevent another tyrant such as King George III from taking control, so too did the framer's of Germany's post-World War II constitution. The Germans and Allies wanted to prevent another Adolf Hitler from taking power. This makes sense from a political perspective, but from a public health perspective, it's dangerous. Microbes don't recognize political boundaries.
The end result: Power was distributed across two parts of the German government, which slowed the investigation. And Germany's CDC-equivalent agency, the Robert Koch Institute, had very little power during the E. coli crisis. To make matters worse, the two different ministries didn't coordinate their message to the public, which contributed to the confusion. This situation was similar to the problems Toronto faced during the 2003 SARS crisis. Back then, two different ministries and four different experts gave a half-dozen different messages to the public. This arrangement is virtually guaranteed to fail.
And it's not as though the United States doesn't have its own bureaucratic problems when responding to disease outbreaks: The CDC conducts outbreak and laboratory investigations only after the states send them a formal invitation. But the CDC is still a single aggregate power center that can streamline research and communication in times of crisis.
Meanwhile, in Germany, the rapid spread of confusing information and poor messaging contributed to the spread of unnecessary fear across the nation and a serious economic fallout for the affected agriculture and food industries. Germany would do well to adopt a more simplified disease reporting and investigation system. The Robert Koch Institute should become more like the CDC: It should be the sole federal entity responsible for outbreak identification, response, and prevention.


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The hugely anticipated debut album from Marillion's Steve Hogarth and PT's Richard Barbieri features appearances from Danny Thompson, Chris Maitland and Dave Gregory, amongst others.
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|Signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), October 27, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Yaroslavl (Russia), December 20, 2004. Traded to NY Rangers by Toronto for NY Ranger's 2nd round pick (Kenny Ryan) in 2009 NHL Draft, March 4, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, July 2, 2009. Transferred to Winnipeg after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 21, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Astana (KHL), September 23, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Astana (KHL), August 8, 2013.
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2010-11: Ranks sixth on the team with 16 goals and has 23 assists ... Riding a season-high five-game point streak (3g, 2a), dating back to March 27 vs. OTT ... Scored his 400th career NHL point (assist) on Feb. 23 at BUF ... Had points in eight of 10 games from Jan. 15 - Feb. 7 (3g, 5a) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win vs. WSH on Jan. 26 ... Registered his fourth multiple-point game of the season (2a) on Dec. 4 at WSH ... Scored his first goal of the year on Oct. 29 vs. BUF.
2009-10: Earned 67 points (24g, 43a) in 76 games during his first season with the Thrashers ... Named the 2010 Thrashers MVP ... Set new career-highs in points and assists ... Led the team in points, tied for the team lead in goals and ranked second in assists ... Paced the Thrashers with a plus-13 rating, 21 power play points (8g, 13a) and eight power play goals ... Ranked second on the team with four game- winning goals ... Earned his first point as a Thrasher (1a) on 10/10 at OTT ... Posted four assists during a three game assist streak from 10/10-10/17 ... Collected eight assists over a career-long five-game assist streak from 10/22-11/3 ... Scored his first goal as a Thrasher on 11/19 vs. BOS ... Posted a career-high six-game point streak from 12/16-12/26, recording nine points (6g, 3a) during that stretch ... Missed four games with a lower body injury from 1/5-1/14 ... Recorded his 200th career assist on 1/30 at NSH ... Registered a career-high tying three points/assists in a game on 2/6 vs. FLA ... Recorded a four- game point streak from 2/6-2/13, collecting eight points (2g, 6a) in those games ... Matched his career-high with three points (1g, 2a) on 3/4 vs. NYI ... Tallied four straight two-point performances from 3/14- 3/20 ... Appeared in his 600th career game on 3/30 at TOR.
2008-09: Split season between Toronto and the NY Rangers, recording 59 points (28g, 31a) in 81 games... Set new career highs in goals and games played ... Added three points (2g, 1a) in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Rangers ... Began the season with Toronto and recorded 46 points (21g, 25a) in 63 games ... Posted a career-high tying five-game point streak from 10/18-10/28, recording six points (4g, 2a) during that span ... Established a season-high with three points (1g, 2a) on 11/8 vs. MTL ... Posted back-to-back three point games on 12/20 at PIT (1g, 2a) and 12/22 at ATL (3a) ... Acquired by the NY Rangers from Toronto on 3/4 ... Appeared in 18 regular- season games with New York, posting 13 points (7g, 6a) ... Made his Rangers debut on 3/5 at NYI ... Posted a four-game point streak (3g, 2a) from 3/14-3/21 ... Made his Rangers playoff debut on 4/15 at WSH, recording two points (1g, 1a) in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
2007-08: Played 72 games for Toronto, collecting 56 points (26g, 30a) with 92 penalty minutes ... Ranked first on the team in power play goals (12) and game-winning goals (5) ... Ranked second on the Maple Leafs in goals, points and plus/minus rating (plus-10) ... Registered 16 multiple-point games ... Posted a season-high four- game point streak (4g, 4a) from 10/11-10/18 ... Collected two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal and his 200th career NHL point on 10/18 vs. FLA ... Appeared in his 400th career NHL game on 11/29 at ATL ... Scored a natural hat trick on 12/6 at NYR ... Earned three assists and a season-high plus-four rating on 12/14 at ATL ... Scored his 20th goal of the season, for the first time in his career, on 2/16 vs. BOS ... Recorded three points (1g, 2a), including the 100th goal of his career on 2/23 vs. ATL ...Sustained a knee injury on 3/15 vs. BUF, missing four games ... Missed final three regular-season games from 4/1-4/5, due to a knee injury.
2006-07: Recorded 33 points (18g, 15a) in 54 games with the Maple Leafs s ... Collected a season-high three points (2g, 1a) and a plus-four rating on 11/9 at BOS ... Earned two assists, including the 100th of his career on 11/20 vs. NYI ... Missed 28 games due to an ankle injury.
2005-06: Appeared in 57 games with Toronto, recording 31 points (12g, 19a) ... Ranked second on the team in plus/minus rating (plus-13) ... Posted a season-high four-game point streak from 3/28-4/6, collecting seven points (2g, 5a) during that span.
2003-04: Appeared in 62 games with the Maple Leafs, earning 31 points (13g, 18a) ... Recorded two assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games ... Returned to the lineup on 12/11 at MIN, after missing 20 games with a shoulder injury ... Recorded his 100th career NHL point with one goal on 12/23 vs. FLA ... Registered a season-high four-game point streak (1g, 5a) from 12/19-12/26.
2002-03: Recorded 45 points (16g, 29a) and a career-high 124 penalty minutes in 72 games with Toronto ... Tied for 15th in the NHL in game-winning goals (six) ... Finished third on the Maple Leafs in plus/ minus rating (plus-11), third in game-winning goals, fourth in goals, fourth in penalty minutes and fifth in points ... Established a career-high with a five-game point streak (2g, 7a) from 1/29-2/8 ... Appeared in his 200th career game on 4/3 vs. MIN ... Appeared in three post- season games with the Leafs
2001-02: Split season between Toronto (NHL) and St. John's (AHL) ... Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in 11 games with Toronto and 35 points (11g, 24a) in 34 games with St. John's ... Scored his only goal with Toronto on 10/6 at MTL ... Assigned to St. John's on 11/5 ... Recorded 13 multiple-point games with St. John's ... Had season-ending knee surgery on 3/1 and missed the entire post-season.
2000-01: Tallied 17 points (6g, 11a) in 52 games with Toronto ... Registered a season-high three assists/points on 4/7 at OTT.
1999-2000: Recorded 30 points (12g, 18a) in 66 games with the Maple Leafs during his first North American season ... Appeared in two AHL games with St. John's ... Registered his first career NHL point with one assist in his NHL debut on 10/13 vs. FLA ... Earned his first career multiple-point game (2a) on 10/25 vs. DAL ... Scored his first career goal on 11/15 vs. SJ ... Recorded his first career NHL hat trick on 12/20 at FLA.
EUROPEAN CAREER: Recorded 80 points (28g, 52a) in 116 career games in Russia over four seasons with Ust-Kamenogorsk, Dynamo, Ak-Bars Kazan and Yaroslavl.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented his native Kazakhstan in international competition four times ... Scored one goal in five games at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy ... Appeared in the World Junior Championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Toronto in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft ... Acquired by the NY Rangers from Toronto for a second round selection (Kenny Ryan) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on March 4, 2009 ... Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on July 2, 2009.


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UT-Austin professor wins battle over Texas-Mexico border records
AUSTIN – Denise Gilman filed a request six years ago for public records about fences that the federal government planned to build along portions of the Texas-Mexico border.
When federal agencies resisted, Gilman, a professor and co-director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, sued to get the documents.
And when she received records that were heavily blacked out, she kept fighting, with the help of attorneys from the progressive group Public Citizen.
Late last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. sided with Gilman in ruling that the names and addresses of property owners whose land was affected by the border wall project should be disclosed, as the Courthouse News Service reported.
Gilman, a member of the UT Working Group on Human Rights and the Border Wall, is studying what impact fences have on communities along the Texas-Mexico border. The group's work can be found here.


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SANTA CLARA -- Blaine Gabbert isn't a stranger to the 49ers, the team he officially joined Friday when he passed a physical to complete his trade from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Three years ago, Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick met in the predraft process, and Gabbert also got to know the 49ers brass, making a visit to Santa Clara.
"It's an opportunity for a fresh start, and you don't find those very often in the National Football League," Gabbert said Friday on a conference call.
Gabbert, 24, is just one of a handful reclamation projects the 49ers have taken on this week, having also traded for Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jonathan Martin and agreeing Friday with former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook on a one-year deal. All three players were first- or second-round draft picks.
Gabbert, the 10th overall pick in 2011, said he has no issue backing up someone (Kaepernick) drafted 26 spots after him.
"No, you throw egos aside immediately when you get in the NFL," Gabbert said.
Gabbert said he texted Kaepernick soon after the trade Tuesday "and I told him I was looking forward to working with him and helping this team any way I can."
The 49ers' Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke evaluated Gabbert at Missouri's pro day in 2011. The 49ers chose to use the No. 7 pick on Gabbert's college teammate, Aldon Smith, but Gabbert is excited about reconnecting with Harbaugh.
"He's had success with Alex Smith and now Colin. He's had a great track record with quarterbacks," Gabbert said. "He's another asset I can use to get better and in return help this team in any way possible."
Gabbert also has a connection with Alex Smith, the former 49ers quarterback who was traded a year ago to Kansas City. Last offseason, the two trained together in San Diego with Chiefs backup Chase Daniel and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.
Gabbert looks at Smith's career revival as a blueprint for his own, noting, "He's a guy you look at and try to emulate yourself after, seeing the struggles he went through early in his career and the way he persevered through injuries and all those changes."
Like Smith, Gabbert's early career has been hindered by injuries (shoulder, thumb, hand, hamstring) as well as constantly changing offensive systems.
Asked where he needs to improve most, Gabbert said: "Overall, elevating my level of play. That comes with experience and repetition in practice. I'm going to be the best teammate I can, learn the offense as soon as possible and study my tail off."
The 49ers will send Jacksonville a sixth-round pick in May's draft and potentially a 2015 draft choice depending on Gabbert's playing time next season.
Gabbert is looking to jump-start a career that soured from the start in Jacksonville. He went 5-22 as a starter, including an 0-3 mark last season before being replaced by Chad Henne. Gabbert holds a 66.4 career passer rating and 55.3 completion percentage.
Gabbert's only current competition for the No. 2 role behind Kaepernick is McLeod Bethel-Thompson, who was on last season's practice squad.
Gabbert is slated to make $2 million, more than double Kaepernick's salary ($973,766). There are 27 quarterbacks slated to make more in base salary than Kaepernick, according to NFL Players Association figures.
Cook said the 49ers wanted him for his press-coverage skills, though he cautioned against comparing his 6-foot-2 frame to that of the Seahawks' 6-3 Richard Sherman. "We have similar body types and stuff like that, but I don't compare myself to him," Cook said on a conference call. "I'm coming in to prove myself, do my job to the best of my abilities and help the team on a winning path."
Dixon's departure is expected, given his stated desire for more carries and the 49ers' depth at running back. Frank Gore is backed up by Kendall Hunter, LaMichael James and Marcus Lattimore, and Jewel Hampton (practice squad) shows promise.


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January 12, 2006
Augusta commissioners spent seven hours together at a retreat talking through their differences with an out of town moderator. News 12 was there and has a look at what they accomplished.
Mayor Copenhaver compared the Augusta commission to a marriage that's gone too long without counseling. And he says since divorce is not an option, he felt a retreat was the best idea.
Communicating, trusting each other and following the rules, that's what Augusta commissioners say will get them working together.
After dissention in their last meeting ended up with several items frozen on the table. This retreat was designed to break the ice.
"We want to treat people fairly, we want to respect each other, we want to be respected," Marion Williams said.
"I think it's a trust of them being honest in their opinions with you. I think that's been a universal consensus in there, we don't trust each other to do the right thing," said Jerry Brigham.
Commissioners rated issues they felt were most pressing on a scale of one to five, later splitting into small groups to talk about them.
"We've been there and we've seen it, you don't always understand our problems," Brigham said.
During lunch they also watched a video about diversity and I was invited to join in a discussion about the commission's image in the media, an image J.R. Hatney says is often viewed as racially divided.
"We sometimes use race as an excuse not to cooperate. What's given is a given, that we do have black and white folks. You can't do nothing about that, but collectively we can come together and get to know each other better," Hatney said.
At the end of the day, commissioners say it was seven hours well spent.
"I feel great about it. It's a step in the right direction, it's not the last step, it's just the first step. But we'll get there," Mayor Copenhaver said.
"I thought it was very meaningful and I hope this type of retreat continues for us," said Betty Beard.


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SANTA CLARA -- Center Jonathan Goodwin is one of only five 49ers to have played in a Super Bowl. That places added emphasis on Goodwin and the four others to make sure their teammates know what to expect and how to comport themselves.
Goodwin said he won't be shy about passing along the lessons he gleaned from his Super Bowl experience as a member of the New Orleans Saints in 2009.
"I have no problems expressing that because we all want to win this game," Goodwin said. "I would definitely have no problem stressing where to stay out of."
Goodwin has the added edge of having played his home games in New Orleans, the site of this year's Super Bowl on Feb. 3.
Knowing how easy it is to find trouble in the Big Easy, Goodwin is intent upon sharing with his unsuspecting teammates how to handle the lead up to the game.
The 49ers arrive in New Orleans on Sunday night and have all week to find creative ways to occupy their time, without running into trouble.
Several players in recent years gained fame for all the wrong reasons -- Falcons safety Eugene Robinson and Raiders center Barret Robbins stand out. And those games were in Miami and San Diego, respectively.
Second-year fullback Bruce Miller said he recognizes the temptations that abound in New Orleans.
However, the prospect of letting down players such as defensive lineman Justin Smith, tight end Vernon Davis and running back Frank Gore, guys that have waited a long time to reach the Super Bowl, makes it pretty easy to do the right thing.
"You don't want that on your shoulders, to be the one who causes a distraction or anything like that," Miller said. "Yeah, you don't want to see those guys coming."
Goodwin recalled that several Saints players missed the team bus to the team's media day the week before his first Super Bowl appearance, which was in Miami.
Saints coach Sean Payton assembled the team and reminded them of their mission.
"Payton yelled at us, got on us and left," Goodwin said. "As soon as he left, Drew spoke."
Payton and quarterback Drew Brees set the tone and made sure that everyone else fell in line.
"(Payton) stressed that it's a business trip, we're there to win the game, not to enjoy the parties," Goodwin said. "We had some issues early on, and he kind of gave us a speech at media day and it got us back on track."
Miller said he might be young, but it's not lost on him just how rare it is to play in a Super Bowl.
"The chances that you're going to be flying to another Super Bowl in your career are very small," Miller said. "I like to think that everyone is going to take the same approach and after the game we can celebrate a Super Bowl win for a long time. That's the approach we're going to take."


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LODI - An 11-year-old boy was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries after being struck by a car on the Turner Road offramp about 6:55 a.m. Thursday, the California Highway Patrol said.
A 52-year-old Acampo man was exiting on Turner Road from southbound Highway 99 when the boy, who was walking along the right shoulder of the offramp, suddenly ran directly in front of the man's vehicle, authorities said.
The driver swerved to the left to avoid hitting the boy, but the right side of his vehicle struck the boy, the CHP said.
The collision is still under investigation, but alcohol is not believed to be a factor, officers said.
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Seib & Wessel: What We're Reading Thursday
Recommended reading from around the Web:
By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel
A movement at state colleges and universities to offer scholarships based on merit rather than need is picking up steam. [WSJ]
@b_fung offers five alternatives to Time magazine's choice of President Barack Obama as person of the year. On the list: Syria's rebels and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Most unconventional alternative: Pussy Riot, the Russian all-girl band whose trial became a symbol of the crackdown on free speech in their home country. [The Atlantic]
The National Interest's editor, Bob Merry, questions the attacks on former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who has been mentioned as a possible defense secretary, on the grounds that he has been anti-Israel is his positions and comments. Merry writes that Hagel has said Israel shouldn't have "carte blanche" over American policy and "to suggest this view constitutes a disqualification for high office—or an anti-Israel prejudice—assaults the sanctity of American discourse." [The National Interest]
An economist on the left, Robert Greenstein, defends the proposal in budget talks to reduce Social Security's long-run costs by changing the way automatic benefit increases are calculated by using the so-called chained CPI approach. Some adjustment in benefits over time is inevitable, Greenstein argues, and this approach would have only a modest effect and would bring some additional revenue into the system along the way. [CRFB]
Books that Wessel and other panelists on PBS' "Washington Week" are reading this winter. [Washington Week]
Sign of the Times
Minor milestones We've spotted:
The number of teenagers who reported smoking cigarettes in the prior 30 days fell to 10.6% this year from 11.7% in 2011, according to a national survey—lowest level recorded since the survey began in 1975. [WSJ]
Roughly one-in-six people, or 16.3% of the world's population in 2010, don't identify with a particular religious faith, making it the third-largest religious group worldwide. [Pew Research Center | graphic]
U.S. workers are staying in jobs a little longer. The overall median tenure of workers, the midpoint of wage and salary workers' length of employment in current jobs, was 5.4 years in 2012, compared with 5.2 in 2010 and 5.0 in 1983. [EBRI]
Population density of Gaza = 4,750 people/square km. [CIA World Factbook]
Number of words President Barack Obama used in addressing the press on the fiscal cliff Wednesday: 2,854. Number of words House Speaker John Boehner used doing the same: 115. [WSJ]
GM plans to purchase 200 million shares of its stock held by the Treasury for $5.5 billion in a deal expected to close by year end, reducing the Treasury's stake in the auto maker to 19% from 26.5%. [WSJ]
China was the leading country of origin for Christmas tree ornaments and artificial trees shipped to the U.S. between January and September 2012. The value of U.S. imports of the ornaments: $1.03 billion. Trees: $139.9 million. [Census Bureau]
For critical perspectives on politics and the economy from Jerry Seib & David Wessel, visit Seib & Wessel.


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Dang, glad I cleared out the current Invincibles before the nerf.
Dang, glad I cleared out the current Invincibles before the nerf.
Any word on them fixing Master Gee? I don't want to have to go through that battle only to have the game freeze up on me again. It's the only thing I need for the last Scarlett Achievement.
If you just want the completed all side missions you can be quick and save the game before it crashes.
As soon as you see Turn In pop, get in the menu, save and await the crash. When you load you should still have the completed quest.
This is so fucking ridiculous. This gaming generation is literally the sign of end times for consumer convenience/preference. They'll patch a stupid fucking shield that didn't matter to anyone worth a shit and they'll pump out that paid content, but fixing actual glitches like Gee or the Badass Ranks? Nah son, you don't need that shit. Play the game how we want you to play it and only how we want you to play it, broken or not.
It's made me question buying season passes. In the future it'll be a case of waiting for a GOTY with all content at a much cheaper price.
Sadly I don't see things getting any better in the future in relation to used's comments. Do you like video games? Then bend over and prepare for a thrashing from all developers and publishers.
Yup his table is pretty crap, I've heard reports of those who haven't had the crash had no loot drop from him at all.
Well I'll be damned. Apologies to Gearbox, I was hasty in my judgement.
Nice. I'll try to defeat Master Gee again tonight, and then the only Achievements I'll be missing are Salvador's and Zer0's character-specific Achievements.
This is cool. You can keep gaining badass ranks while playing one character.Originally Posted by Gearbox
So my fiance and I recently went back to playing the borderlands DLC (first game). We have shit weapons and I was wondering if anyone has good weapons they can give us.
Borderlands 1 stuff? I probably have some things I won't ever use again, but they may be around level 55-61 or so.
Yeah borderlands 1 (we just got the GOTY edition). That's fine, because we're pretty close to those levels. Are you on the box?
YO GIBS ME DAT- Borderlands edition
I'm on Xbox, yeah. GT: Dexter345. You may have to send me a message because my friend list is full so I'd have to drop somebody to add you.
Finally got the "Gunzerk continuously for 90 seconds" Achievement. Now all I'm missing are the "remain in Decepti0n for ten seconds" and "do all of the missions in Captain Scarlett" Achievements.
The more I play my Gunzerker, the more I like him. Near the beginning, he was pretty bad. Now I've got a slag weapon in my off hand and I can switch between fire and corrosive in my main hand pretty well, and I can gunzerk for huge amounts of time, so it's pretty good for hordes of small enemies.
I foresee that he will be much less useful against the raid bosses, however. At the very least, I'd have to re-spec, since so many of the skills I have depend on killing enemies.
That's the last achievement of the 1k I have to go (Gunzerk 90 seconds).
As for Zer0's you can abuse getting in and out of a Bandit Technical's back seats to push the timer to the required amount with only levelling to 5. To do that, stand at the side of the back seats, hit your ability, then climb in the back as it's about to run out and hammer the change seat button, this will keep you in deception beyond the required time.
I don't like that class so didn't fancy levelling it up to the required standard for the spec needed.
Edited my post with further details how to do it.
Eh, my Assassin is already around 22 so it's not like it's far to 31 to get it legitimately. If I had known about it earlier, perhaps...


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Elisa Steele brings a vivaciousness to Jive's Palo Alto headquarters that's not often found inside a tech company's offices.
Steele, who laughs easily and dons bright, dangling earrings and animal-print blouses, commands attention and exudes efficiency, but she isn't all business. As the new executive vice president of strategy and chief marketing officer for Jive, which sells collaboration software for businesses, Steele is charged with growing Jive and managing the reputation of a company that has more than 850 customers, including corporations such as Verizon and Thomson Reuters. Despite a hefty workload, 47-year-old Steele spends time with her kids, goes out dancing and occasionally hunkers down with a Stephen King novel. She's spent a long and successful career trying to figure out the secret to work-life balance, and at the dawn of her tenure at Jive, she finally has it figured out.
Jive, one of the pioneers of social network products for businesses, has grown since its initial public offering in late 2011. It's now ranked 139 among the largest Silicon Valley companies by revenue, according to an analysis by this newspaper, up from 151 in 2012, and its revenue grew more than 28 percent in 2013 to $146 million. But its stock price has plummeted to about $7.50 a share, about half its price at the end of its first day of public trading.
Steele sat down with this newspaper just a few months into her job at Jive, which she started in January after stints at Microsoft, Yahoo and NetApp. She spoke about balancing family with a career, the advancement of women in tech and the future of Jive. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Q: You said once in an interview that it's not work-life balance, it's just life. What was that realization all about?
A: I think I came to that insight about myself just in the last year or so. I struggled for so long to maintain work-life balance, and it wasn't until I gave up trying to balance things that I got what I needed. It's a state of mind. And that's why I say it's not work-life balance -- it's just life.
Q: Do you have any personal rules to maintain that?
A: I have one personal rule, and that is to do what's right at the time. I think it's best to answer the question, "What's most important right now?" and when I got to understand that myself, I realized it's actually OK to do a conference call on a Sunday because maybe on Monday afternoon I go to my son's concert or my daughter's dance tryout. It all balances out at the end of the day if you do the right thing at the right time. That works for me.
If I need to go somewhere Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., I'm going to do that, but I'm not going to leave my work behind. That's coming with me wherever I go.
Q: The whole "Lean In" discussion -- started by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book -- how do you think that has shaped, if at all, the way women in tech view their role in the industry, and the way women are viewed by others in the industry?
A: The No. 1 thing that that's brought to the world is it opened the discussion. It says those discussions are OK to have; it's not taboo. That's the first step to any resolution of any problem. It's all about opening up communication and being transparent. That's super important in how people get along, how they work together, how they create relationships and how they deal with issues in a really authentic way.
Q: What else would you like to see accomplished for women in the tech world, whether that's higher wages or more offices with child care?
A: For me, it's about empowerment to make the right decision, and that's true for men and for women. I appreciate a work culture where individuals are treated as the grown-ups that they are. Make the right decisions, deliver a stellar product, and take care of the rest of your life and your family. An employee who's happy is an employee who's going to do a much better and more engaged job.
Q: You were at Yahoo from 2009 to 2011. Yahoo's reputation took a beating during that time, when it was run by CEO Carol Bartz, who was fired after the company failed to grow ad revenue. What lessons did you learn there?
A: It was really challenging and a lot of fun to represent a brand with such life and history and legacy. And during that period of time, we grew users, we expanded internationally and we introduced new products. But it was also a time for the company to manage and deal with public perception, especially in the tech industry. I learned you always have another chance. You can always wake up the next morning and go for it. You don't ever give up.
Q: Jive's stock has fallen to near $8 from $18 this past summer. Do you worry about that?
A: You always worry about everything around how the company is perceived. We're working really hard for Jive to be accredited at the value that it really has. I can't comment on the stock price specifically, but I will say that the value that we bring to the customers we're really passionate about and confident in.
Q: Can you offer more detail on the discussion about a potential sale of Jive to a larger company, such as SAP?
A: There will probably always be rumors about us being acquired because we're an independent company that does social enterprise software 100 percent of the time. We do exclusively this for our business and our livelihood. I can't be surprised by the rumors.
Contact Heather Somerville at 510-208-6413. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.
Elisa Steele
Age: 47
Hometown: Andover, Massachusetts
Position: Jive executive vice president of strategy and chief marketing officer
Previous jobs: AT&T, Sun Microsystems, NetApp, Yahoo, Microsoft
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of New Hampshire; MBA, San Francisco State
Family: Husband; daughter, 14, and son, 12
Residence: Los Altos
5 things about Elisa Steele
1. Has a golden Labrador puppy named Luna, which she says is like having a third child.
2. Loves to dance, and takes Zumba classes to keep in shape.
3. Named "Woman to Watch" by Advertising Age in 2009.
4. The job at Jive is five minutes from her house.
5. To better integrate work with her personal life, she recently downsized from two smartphones to one.


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A 17-year-old bicyclist hit by a car Sunday afternoon in Houma was not seriously hurt, police said.
The girl hurt her arm when she was hit about 2 p.m. near Prospect Street and Woodcrest Avenue, Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis said.
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Murders past and present collide in Trail of Blood, the third riveting crime fiction masterwork by Lisa Black to feature forensic scientist Theresa MacLean. Based on the real-life and still unsolved "Torso Killer" murders that terrified residents of Cleveland, Ohio more than seventy five years ago, Trail of Blood is a masterful forensic thriller from the acclaimed author of Takeover and Evidence of Murder that fans of Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Jefferson Bass, and Michael Connelly, and, of course, C.S.I., will absolutely adore.
Seventy-five years ago, the Torso Killer terrorized a city with a horrific spree of murder/dismemberments. He was never caught.
It would be impossible for the maniac to still be at large—and active—today . . .
A decapitated body has been found in a sealed room in an abandoned building—and forensic scientist Theresa MacLean believes the decades-old corpse is a previously unaccounted-for victim of the legendary psychopath. But the discovery of a second body—newly slain and bearing the unmistakable signature of the Torso Killer—suggests the unthinkable: that a copycat serial killer is following in a madman's bloody footprints.
A long-dormant nightmare has been reawakened as a dark history repeats itself. Theresa MacLean's forensic investigation has opened a door into a terrifying past—a door someone desperately wants to keep closed . . . and will keep killing to make it so.
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Defense attorney Paul Madriani is caught in a web of deceit and murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the CIA, and a furious assassin in Guardian of Lies, the most entertaining novel yet in the New York Times bestselling series. Steve Martini, #1 bestselling author of Shadow of Power, Double Tap, and other acclaimed Madriani thrillers, demonstrates once again why he's one of the genre's masters, along with John Grisham, David Baldacci, James Patterson, John Lescroart, Brad Meltzer, and Scott Turow.
A woman is looking for a way to flee a darkened San Diego beach house where she has been held a virtual prisoner by a wealthy man . . . just as a killer enters the mansion on a terrifying mission of blood and carnage.
Fate has bound attorney Paul Madriani to a young Costa Rican woman accused of a horrific crime, ensnaring them both in a frightening conspiracy that ranges beyond U.S. borders. A Cold War nightmare is being reshaped for a new century—a threat too terrible to imagine yet too real to be ignored—leading Madriani, his partner Harry Hinds, and the fugitive Katia directly into the path of an unstoppable, very angry assassin. From the halls of American justice to the jungles of South America and a dark secret buried since the days of Castro's ascendance, the race is on to prevent the unthinkable—by unveiling the hidden truth protected by the "Guardian of Lies."
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ASHEVILLE — Annual Meeting of Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County will be held from 8-10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, on the campus of UNC-Asheville in the Mountain View Room of the Sherrill Center.
The program will celebrate the successes from 2012 and give a look into the future for the EDC. A networking reception to honor Buncombe County employers who have arrived or expanded in 2012 will also be featured.
For more information, contact the Asheville Chamber of Commerce at 828-258-6114.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a new web page and blog dedicated to informing and educating business owners about the Affordable Care Act.
The new tools will serve as a gateway for small business owners connecting them with information provided by SBA's federal partners responsible for implementing the law, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The SBA's new Affordable Care Act web page and blog will serve as a resource for small business owners who want to learn more about how to take advantage of the federal benefits, including slowing premium cost growth and increased access to quality, affordable health insurance.
The new page can be found at www.sba.gov/healthcare. Information on the web page primarily breaks down the key provisions of the Act based on business size in the following categories: self-employed, fewer than 25 employees, fewer than 50 employees and more than 50 employees.
The web page also provides links to other useful information for small businesses, including a glossary of key health care reform terms, an interactive timeline with dates for when certain reforms will be implemented, a state-by-state breakdown of health care options, and how to learn more about specific tax provisions and regulations. Additional resources will be added as they become available.
The blog, entitled Health Care Business Pulse (www.sba.gov/blog), will provide small business owners with continuous updates about the implementation of the Act. The blog is for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal or tax advice.
For more information, contact Mike Ernandes, Public Affairs Specialist/U.S. Small Business Administration at 704-344-6588.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Jake Kocher and Guillaume Rauseo have been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by Pepsi.
Kocher was the heart and soul of the men's basketball team in a pair of wins last week. The Austin native grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go along with seven points in a victory over McNeese State.
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Rauseo had an impressive opening weekend for the Islanders men's tennis team at the Lobo Winter Kickoff in New Mexico. The sophomore recorded a 4-2 singles record, including a 4-1 mark in the No. 3 spot.
Rauseo helped the Islanders to their first victory of the season over Arizona with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory on Friday.
The France native picked up a singles win against UC Irvine on Saturday before finishing the weekend with some remarkable tennis. Rauseo showed courage and resilience in leading the Islanders to back-to-back clinching victories over UC Irvine and Arizona on Sunday.
In the first match against UC Irvine, Rauseo carried his team into the doubles tiebreaker with a three-set win in the No. 3 slot. In the first set, Rauseo grabbed the tiebreaker 7-6 (2) before falling 6-7 (7) in the second set. In the third, it was all Rauseo with the 6-1 victory. The Islanders went on to win the doubles point to clinch the match.
In the final match of the weekend against Arizona, he garnered a 7-6 (5) first set win before losing an unbelievable 19-17 tiebreaker. In the third, Rauseo came back to win 6-4 and clinch the match for the Islanders with the whole match riding on him.
The men's basketball team will be back in action Thursday, as it hosts Southeastern Louisiana in the Dugan Wellness Center with tip scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The men's tennis team will also return to the court Thursday, as it faces New Mexico State in Las Cruces, N.M., starting at 2 p.m. CST.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter and Instagram (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2013-14 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
1-22-14: Jake Kocher, Men's Basketball and Guillaume Rauseo, Men's Tennis
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1-7-14: Rashawn Thomas, Men's Basketball
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1] Laboratory for Genomic Reprogramming, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe 650-0047, Japan [2] Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan.
We recently discovered an unexpected phenomenon of somatic cell reprogramming into pluripotent cells by exposure to sublethal stimuli, which we call stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP). This reprogramming does not require nuclear transfer or genetic manipulation. Here we report that reprogrammed STAP cells, unlike embryonic stem (ES) cells, can contribute to both embryonic and placental tissues, as seen in a blastocyst injection assay. Mouse STAP cells lose the ability to contribute to the placenta as well as trophoblast marker expression on converting into ES-like stem cells by treatment with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF). In contrast, when cultured with Fgf4, STAP cells give rise to proliferative stem cells with enhanced trophoblastic characteristics. Notably, unlike conventional trophoblast stem cells, the Fgf4-induced stem cells from STAP cells contribute to both embryonic and placental tissues in vivo and transform into ES-like cells when cultured with LIF-containing medium. Taken together, the developmental potential of STAP cells, shown by chimaera formation and in vitro cell conversion, indicates that they represent a unique state of pluripotency.
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NORTH AUGUSTA S.C.--- November's Time to Care award winner is a woman who sees the future. She's not some kind of fortune teller, she works at Silver Bluff High School where she's like a mom to 800 kids.
Cathy Neal is rarely at a loss for words--- until the day we showed up.
News 12's Richard Rogers caught her completely off guard in the hallway near her office. "Your friends did this to you... a few students too."
She had no idea her afternoon schedule included a television appearance. She just stood there, stunned, speechless- tears welling up in her eyes.
"Its a total ambush..." Rogers told her with a hug and a laugh.
Not only were we there with the Time to Care award, her husband sent flowers and everybody in the office was in on it.
Cathy is Director of Student Services at Silver Bluff, and that covers a lot of things.
"I run the guidance department, state reports, scheduling & schedule changes, college applications, scholarships & awards" she told us.
But the one thing she loves more than anything else is helping these students find their way.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Republican National Committee is dismissing the gun control provisions announced today by President Barack Obama as an "executive power grab."
Reince Priebus says Obama "paid lip service to our fundamental constitutional rights" -- and then "took actions that disregard the Second Amendment."
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But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Obama offered some "thoughtful recommendations." He says the Senate will consider legislation addressing gun violence early this year. Reid says the shooting in Connecticut was "the latest sad reminder" that the nation isn't doing enough to protect children and others from gun violence.


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- Spare 29 rd Mag KJW 1911 Tactical CO2 Not sure what the beef is with this magazine. Mine functions flawlessly.
In the summer months, I'm getting more than 4 full magazines on a single CO2 cartridge; quite a bit less in cooler temperatures. I have experienced no leakage or poor performance with this magazine as others have reported here.
I like to rotate my CO2 and green gas magazines. If you use the gas exclusively you'll wind up cleaning all kinds of excess oil out of your pistol. The CO2 has no oil, so rotating it with the gas mag every other full charge utilizes (and clears out) some of the excess left from using the gas mag. This system works fine for general shooting or airsoft wars, however, if you're target shooting, it's best to stick with one mag or the other as they produce different velocities and groupings for a given distance.
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Using CO2 in the KJW really generates some additional snap to the slide and sometimes with a brand new cartridge the accuracy will be erratic due to the additional initial CO2 charge and I experience some flyers.
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Arsenal have worn yellow for many memorable seasons throughout its 127-year history.
This season's away jersey most closely resembles the shirt worn by the Gunners' legendary unbeaten "Invincibles," team from the 2003-2004 campaign.
The most recent Arsenal team to win a trophy, the 2005 FA Cup, also sported the canary color.
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KVN wrote:I would like to see the score avg for each hole to see what boring golf holes look like?
Here's the problem with this course, holes 2,3,6,7,10,11,12,16,17, and 18 are virtually the same hole. You drive to a point where you might be able to throw one in, but you don't and you take a 3. The middle two thirds of the pro field, the entire master field, and the top half of the adv field are going to 3 15-16 holes/round. That = horrible golf holes.
I'm not saying that there aren't a few good holes, and I'm definitely not saying that I don't mind taking a shot at a 450ft deuce. There aren't a lot of courses where you can throw a big driver on every hole, but it makes for horrible golf, period.
I don't necessarily agree with Houck that most par 3s should be technical shots under 300ft. (you will rarely see him design holes between 300-500ft) But a hole should have a purpose. It should distinctly be a one shot hole for most of the field or distinctly a 2 shot hole, or 3. Occasionally you are going to have a hole that's about a shot and a half. Hole 10 at Ewing is a prime example. There's no fareway hazard and you can try throwing as far as you can with little consequence to missed shots. Again, I don't mind that on one hole, but not 12 holes. Also keep in mind that less than half the field is going to get holes like 4,5,9,13 and 14 and that's 5 more 3s. 5 is a good hole because it's tough and there will be score separation. 13 is good because of the risk/reward. 15 is the only legitimate par 4 on the course, and a good one at that, but that's it.


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