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Mountain View this week joined a growing list of cities that have banned disposal foam containers.
On Tuesday, the city council voted 4-2 in favor of an ordinance that prohibits restaurants from packaging prepared food in expanded polystyrene, or EPS, and retailers from selling products made out of the material.
Vice Mayor John McAlister and Councilman John Inks opposed the ban; Councilman Mike Kasperzak was absent.
"The bottom line with the Styrofoam is you are artificially producing something that will be there forever," said Councilwoman Ronit Bryant. "And there are perfectly acceptable alternatives to it."
By prohibiting the distribution and sale of polystyrene products, the city expects to improve local water quality.
The ban may not reduce the overall amount of litter, according to a report by senior administrative analyst Cynthia Palacio and solid waste program manager Lori Topley. But it would swap polystyrene, which takes 50 years to break down, for alternatives like paper that need only weeks to decompose.
The ordinance, which would also apply to foam ice chests, is scheduled to take effect on July 1.
Inks said he knows firsthand how difficult it is to remove polystyrene from local waterways. But he has seen plenty of other garbage in Stevens Creek during cleanups he has taken part in. Plastic bags and polystyrene are "unfairly prosecuted" because they're more visible, he said.
"I don't see the advantage of substituting one form of litter for another," the councilman said. "Whether it's compostable or not, if it goes into the creek, it gets into the storm drain, it's gone."
Support from members of the public at the meeting was similarly mixed, with most supporting the ordinance.
"All this is going to do is hurt small businesses," said Don Letcher, who instead pushed the city to educate its residents about how to properly dispose of or recycle polystyrene products.
James Neal argued that the ordinance wasn't environmentally sound because it would result in more trees being cut down.
"Everything is a tradeoff," he said about the paper alternatives.
Wendy Nelson, on the other hand, praised the ordinance as a necessary step to protect the environment.
"I think it's really important that we're leaders on the environment and we are with these other cites that are taking up these initiatives so that we can preserve the environment for our children and grandchildren," Nelson said, "because foam just doesn't biodegrade and these other products do."
Paul Ledesma, who authored San Jose's polystyrene ban, said the city council had no reason to fear any long-term economic impacts.
"No restaurant has ever gone out of business because of a polystyrene ban," said Ledesma.
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Law enforcement agencies believe a bomb threat made Saturday afternoon at the Rolla Walmart may also be connected to bomb threats made the same day at other Walmart stores in Missouri.
The Rolla Police Department was notified of the bomb scare at the Rolla Walmart Saturday around 4:40 p.m.
The Rolla Walmart was evacuated and Rolla police searched the store but nothing was found. The threat was made by phone.
Rolla Police Chief Mark Kearse said when a bomb threat is made at a business, the police let the store owners decide if evacuation is necessary. In this case, the Rolla store was evacuated.
Kearse was unsure how long shoppers and store employees were evacuated for.
The Rolla Walmart, along with Walmart stores in Fenton and Desloge, also received similar threats.
A spokesperson for St. Louis County Police told KTVI that once Walmart realized the threat was a hoax, shoppers were allowed to return.
The investigation at the Rolla Walmart is ongoing.
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Today: Stocks suffer as concerns about emerging markets lead to questions about the health of the global economy. Also: Juniper Networks shows off strong financials, but now has a second hedge fund agitating for change.
The Lead: Concerns about emerging markets send Wall Street down
Wall Street indexes plunged for a second consecutive day Friday, ending the worst week for the Dow Jones industrial average in nearly two years, as declines in emerging-market currencies spooked investors into a sell-off.
Slowing growth in China has sparked concerns about the economic health of the world's largest country, and foreign currencies such as the Turkish lira and the Argentine peso have suffered drastic declines. Funds that were deeply invested in foreign currencies or other elements of emerging markets dumped those holdings, and many funds rushed to sell stocks as well, either on concerns of declines or to cover losses suffered in their other gambits.
"We're seeing funds thinking, 'there's clearly some macro risk I hadn't considered,'" Wedbush Securities director of equity trading Ian Winer told The Wall Street Journal. "You'll sell stocks to bring down your overall exposure, so you'll protect yourself to play another day."
However, there are few buyers rushing to pick up those stocks, as investors wait to see if the bull market of 2014 is undergoing a correction that is just beginning.
"The response I'm getting from people who generally were 'buy on the dip'-type accounts is, 'We're looking at things a little differently now,'" David Seaburg, head of sales trading at Cowen & Co., told the Journal.
With many more sellers than buyers, all three of Wall Street's most prominent indexes declined 2 percent or more, with the Dow Jones falling lower than 16,000 for the first time this year, at the end of its worst week since May 2012.
Still, the blue-chip Dow and broad-based Standard & Poor's 5400 are not that far from record highs, nothing of grave concern if the past two days are a momentary blip on the radar screen. If bears are correct, however, a larger correction could be beginning as the Federal Reserve begins pulling down its monetary stimulus efforts -- which could affect the Fed's discussions about the policy at a meeting that begins next week.
"Given how poorly equity and currency markets have traded this week, Janet Yellen has the 'perfect excuse' to delay tapering at next week's Fed meeting," Tom di Galoma, co-head of fixed-income rates trading at ED&F Man Capital, told the Journal. "She is very careful about disruptions."
SV150 market report: Juniper jumps as other Silicon Valley stocks slide
The tech-heavy Nasdaq had the largest percentage decline of the day at 2.2 percent, and Silicon Valley tech stocks plunged even further, 2.3 percent, despite healthy gains for Juniper Networks and a handful of other Bay Area companies that announced earning Thursday.
Juniper jumped 6.6 percent to $27.72 after revealing quarterly results that beat expectations while facing a fight from hedge fund Elliott Management. Elliott has been pushing for Juniper to cut costs, and the Sunnyvale company's new CEO said in Thursday's conference call that they soon would announce "a detailed integrated operating plan, covering who is going to do what and when they are going to do it." While making the final touches on that plan, Juniper will have another activist hedge fund agitating for quick returns, as Jana Partners announced a significant stake in the company Friday. San Jose touch-screen technology company Synaptics also enjoyed strong growth after its earnings report, gaining 6.1 percent to $60.26, and Maxim Integrated rose 1.1 percent to $29.20 after releasing its quarterly results.
Elsewhere, however, declines were rampant. Apple (AAPL) fell 1.8 percent to $546.07 on the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh's debut, with CEO Tim Cook celebrating by sitting down for an interview with ABC. Google (GOOG) fell 3.1 percent to $1,123.83 while suffering a Gmail outage that sparked tumult on Twitter and fighting a court order to block access to an auto racing official's orgy pictures. Facebook fell 3.9 percent to $54.45 as COO Sheryl Sandberg's book took its first step toward becoming a movie, and Netflix's (NFLX) big week on Wall Street ended with a 0.7 percent decline to $386.08.
Up: Juniper, LinkedIn
Down: Splunk, SunPower (SPWRA), SolarCity, Yelp, AMD, NetApp, Facebook, Tesla, Yahoo (YHOO), SanDisk, Pandora, Google, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Adobe (ADBE), VMware, Salesforce, Intuit (INTU), Workday, Oracle (ORCL), Nvidia
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 35.88, or 2.33 percent, to 1,502.09
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 90.7, or 2.15 percent, to 4,128.17
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 318.24, or 1.96 percent, to 15,879.11
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 38.17, or 2.09 percent, to 1,790.29
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The AM Roundup: BP Settlement, Madoff Fight, Con Ed Probe, More
Deepwater settlement: BP PLC said Thursday it is in advanced discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice on a deal that would resolve all criminal charges and claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with 2010′s deadly Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill. Terms of the settlement aren't yet clear, but Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce the agreement at a news conference in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon. WSJ
Undecided: President Barack Obama, in his first public comments on the matter, said Wednesday he hasn't decided yet whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation properly handled the probe leading to the downfall of former Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus. WSJ
Madoffs: Mark Madoff's widow is fighting a court-appointed trustee's demand for millions of dollars in cash and real estate, arguing that her husband's suicide entitles her to the property. WSJ
Sandy probe: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into the Long Island Power Authority and Consolidated Edison Inc. over the utilities' preparedness and response to superstorm Sandy, according to a person familiar with the inquiries. WSJ
Small city, big thief: The former comptroller of a small Illinois city on Wednesday pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing more than $53 million through her job over two decades, money she used to fund a luxurious lifestyle that included raising champion show horses. WSJ


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The Second Amendment did not grant the right to bear arms; it told the government it could not infringe upon this pre-existing right and confiscate arms the people owned.
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Digital photo downloading and organizing made easy
Designed for both professional photographers and advanced photography enthusiasts, Photon is a high-performance digital photo workflow application that makes it easy to review and organize large numbers of photos.
Photon focuses on the front-end of the photo workflow process: ingest, review, and culling. Unlike other photo management applications that often require lengthy import steps before reviewing and organizing photos, Photon's intelligent on-demand caching engine makes full resolution views of your digital photos available within seconds.
Additionally, Photon's innovative "stacking" feature streamlines the process of organizing large batches of images by making it easy to quickly shuffle photos into separate stacks using a single keystroke.
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I'm curious whether it will support my Canon Powershot G9 using OS X 10.4.x. I'm not sure that I'll be able to upgrade to 10.5 in the near future. If not, why isn't this possible?
The idea is, once you've got your images organized into stacks, you can save them back to disk. If you tend to organize your images by rating, you could create subfolders to separate keepers from the junk shots. Also, if you use an asset management app like Aperture or Lightroom you can export your stack to disk and then import into the asset management app of your choice.
Regarding performance: It sounds like you may have found a bug. You should definitely not be seeing the spinning beachball, and this is the first time I've heard about this behavior. If you'd like to help out, please contact me directly and I'd love to get more details: mike (at) greenvolcanosoftware.com
The stack interface is very interesting, nice concept and well implemented, but I am missing something... What can I do with a stack? i don't see anything, the interface is not straightforward there...
And, well, on a macbook dual core duo2, it's not fast at all, every time I do something (send a photo to a stack, move between stacks, etc. etc., I get 1s of beach ball... umpf.
very impressive. slick interface, small memory footprint, and fast. i dumped a folder with hundreds of 40mb+ files with virtually no wait for thumbnails to generate and instant access to full resolution view. i would like to see extended file management capabilities (to move, duplicate and delet files to trash) and fullscreen view, but in its current state it is a worthy app for image browsing.


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BidClerk is the only search engine focused exclusively on the U.S. construction industry. The company's mission is to provide construction professionals with a singular source for industry information and to promote community among construction professionals across the United States.
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introNetworks, Inc. used Adobe Flash® and Flex technologies to develop a social networking platform for the creation and management of online communities. The technology platform unites employees, partners, and customers, powering valuable communities in media, technology, and knowledge management. Clients include Adobe, Autodesk, CMP, the Harvard Business School, and TED.
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Oversight Systems is a leader in the area of continuous monitoring (CM) for confidence, accuracy, and integrity of financial transactions. Oversight leads the CM industry with a single, fully integrated product that addresses all three CM operational disciplines: auditing, controls monitoring, and transaction monitoring.
PlayJam is the premier global platform for casual and social games on TV. By partnering with all major TV brands, PlayJam has created the largest and most vibrant game network for millions of players around the world.
Scrybe is a developer of a simple and powerful enterprise collaboration platform called Convo, which enables business conversations like never before. Convo's launch drew significant praise from a wide range of industry analysts and bloggers. The number of organizations using Convo has since grown into the thousands.
Sendmail is the leading global provider of trusted messaging. Large enterprises in 33 countries, including most of the Fortune 1000 companies, trust Sendmail to shield users from unwanted messages, stop data leaks, effectively manage messaging to maintain brand and shareholder value, and support regulatory compliance.
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Dogwood Clothing indulges all your little man's rough-and-tumble tendencies with cute, comfy T-shirts and playwear. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dogwood specializes in graphic tees emblazoned with comical slogans bound to make you giggle: "I Still Live with Mom and Dad," "Hello, My Name Is Trouble," "mac + cheese = BFF," and many more. Cargo shorts and pants, hoodies, swimwear, and polo shirts will complete your tiny tough guy's wardrobe, while the label's long-sleeve infant onesies will keep your newborn snug and warm. Trucks, dragons, guitars and race cars are just some of the designs Dogwood prints on its classically styled clothing for the eight-and-under set.
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(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, or confined in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both so fined and confined, and may be divested of ownership and control of such animals, and be liable for all costs for their care and maintenance: Provided, That if the animal is a wild animal, game animal or fur-bearing animal, as defined in section two, article one, chapter twenty of this code, or wildlife not indigenous to West Virginia, or of a canine, feline, porcine, bovine, or equine species whether wild or domesticated, the person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, and imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.
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The Farming Systems Project is currently undergoing a review at the request of the Beltsville Area office. If you would like to view the materials which have been prepared for this review please use the two links provided below.
Beltsville Farming Systems Project (FSP) Overview
This document contains the Project Summary, Objectives, Funding, Personnel, Project History, Annual Data Collection Activities, Outreach and Impact, Challenges, and Accomplishments Summary.
FSP Research Summaries
This is a series of 2-page summaries of different research being accomplished at the FSP site.
The farming systems, which were designed by a team of farmers, extension agents and scientists, represent a continuum of production strategies from conventional to organic methods. They were designed to take advantage of regional resources and markets, such as rural and municipal organic wastes, and local demand for organic food and feed grains. The seven cropping systems were laid out in replicated research plots in 1996 after a three-year site variability assessment.
Agricultural Sustainability. Farming systems are complex. Soils, crops, livestock, pests, weather, farm managers, the off-farm environment, economics, social issues and other factors interact in complicated ways to influence agricultural sustainability. Widespread adoption of sustainable farming systems will therefore require that we better understand and address the ecology of farming systems, the socioeconomic constraints to farming systems management, and how to overcome barriers to the development and adoption of sustainable farming systems.
The FSP also has a special emphasis on organic farming systems. Our current understanding of farming systems relies heavily on reductionistic research conducted within a conventional farming context. While we have made great progress using this approach, it is inherently biased toward an industrial approach to farming. On the other hand, there is increasing evidence that organic farms may be fundamentally different than conventional farms. For example, soil microbial communities and activities, nematode communities, and crop attractiveness to insects have been shown to differ between organic and conventional farms. Additionally, there are numerous but umsubstantiated accounts of differences in weed populations and dynamics between organic and conventional farms. A basic understanding of the ecological interactions likely responsible for such differences will allow us to better address the needs of organic farmers.
Interdisciplinary research, therefore, is crucial to the success of the FSP. A list of current collaborators follows. We welcome inquiries from other researchers, farmers or others interested in collaborating on DFSP research.
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Nutrient Management and Soil Quality:Michel Cavigelli and Chris Rasmann, Sustainable Agricultural Systems LaboratoryTran Dao, Animal Manure and Byproducts Lab
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SAN MATEO -- Amid the explosive, electronic mayhem of Saturday's Maker Faire, crowds flocked for a glimpse of the day's most silent and simple creation: Suzanne, the world record-holder paper airplane.
The graceful aircraft soared, slowed and stabilized to the cheers of admirers at the weekend event, a carnival of invention, art and engineering.
"It's origami -- a crazy idea that flew," said Suzanne's creator and self-taught aviation expert John Collins of Sausalito, sharing her folded secret: a dihedral angle that changes, based on speed.
Her stunning 227-foot flight in 2012, launched by a Cal quarterback, smashed the previous Guinness World Record by 19.5 feet, set by a paper javelin with wings.
The excitement was as palpable as the nearby lightning bolts shot from the ArcAttack! giant Tesla coils and the heat emitted from a fire-breathing sculpture. Think TEDx meets Burning Man, minus the drugs and dust.
The goofy, clever and irreverent Maker Faire, described as the greatest show (and tell) on Earth, drew crowds to the gates of the San Mateo Event Center as early as 7:30 a.m., hours in advance of its 10 a.m. start time.
Parking? Don't even think about it; the lot filled before gates opened. Try the train, a bicycle or the shuttle buses.
The DIY event, conceived in the Bay Area eight years ago, is now exported around the globe as "mini-Faires," from Anchorage to Wales. More than 1,000 "makers" contributed to this year's joyful and ear-splitting event, supported by hundreds of volunteers.
Last year's crowd of 120,000 was sixfold the size of the first event in 2006. Make Magazine, based in Sebastopol, creates the Faire with help from sponsors such as Intel, Oracle, RadioShack and NASA.
Favorite features on Saturday included cupcake cars, motorized muffins, a giant electronic giraffe and spider-like drones in combat.
But also on view was a ghostly white pig's heart in a jar-- stripped of all its cells, leaving only connective tissue as scaffolding. And then there was AeroQuad, an open source flying robotic machine.
There was even a clan of competitive lock pickers, who shared the skills of their sport. Rule one: Don't pick someone else's lock. Rule two: Don't pick a lock you depend on, like a car door, in case it breaks.
"I love being here. It is just so much fun to see all these people bringing materials to life, using their imaginations," said Redwood City machinist Charles Ogle.
The movement is fueled by an increasingly adept hardware and software-hacking community, along with the rage for recycling, falling prices of electronics and easy access to small machining centers.
It's a backlash against a passive consume-and-dispose culture. Elsewhere around the Bay Area, people were watching TV and shopping in Big Box stores.
These were not those people.
After Suzanne's brief flight, paper airplane designer Collins offered a quick lesson in aerodynamics, then displayed his other inventions: Interlocked Biplane ("two pages folded together"), Star Fighter ("hexagonal wings"), Tube ("It spins as it flies!") and Bat Plane ("a spectacular failure.")
Then he urged the people in the crowd to create their own private Maker Faire.
"Everyone needs to be thinking," he said. "We don't have any spare brains on the planet."
Contact Lisa M. Krieger at 650-492-4098.
The Maker Faire
When: Continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Where: San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo.
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Don't just study it. Do it! Oklahoma Christian University provides students with countless opportunities to put their learning into practice through our Department of Communication.
Communication students learn theory and key information from experienced professors, then apply their knowledge in workshop opportunities outside of class.
Students get hands-on experience throughout their college careers. Eagle Media features a weekly newspaper, TV news broadcasts, radio shows, live sports productions, and film projects). OC Theater gives students the chance to participate in a full season of plays and musicals.
Students also benefit from OC's location in metropolitan Oklahoma City, which offers valuable access to internships and jobs.
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Oklahoma Christian University prepares students to become knowledgeable and contributing citizens who glorify God through lives of faith, scholarship, and service. To accomplish this mission, OC is committed to educating students from a foundation of Christian faith to think, act, and communicate in a complex, demanding, and changing global community.
In its classes, performances, honor fraternities, professional clubs, and student media, the Department of Communication contributes to this mission through:
- Words to honor the One who called himself the Word;
- Stories to be like the Master Teacher who scarcely taught without a parable;
- Images to remind the world of a God who made man in his own image;
- Speech to access its power like the One who scrambled speech at the Tower of Babel and brought it back together again at Pentecost; and
- Drama to be like God who chose to ransom the world through the Passion of the cross.
As a result, OC communication students and faculty think critically, communicate effectively, and serve their communities willingly - all within a framework of faith.
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The crowd begins gathering outside the gym door just before 9 o'clock each Saturday morning -- men and women, old and young, some with children at their sides. Nearly every person is armed with a pull cart or empty bags.
The Manna Ministry, as it is called at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Concord, has been providing food for the needy for seven years. Upward of 100 families are greeted at the sign-in table each week by church volunteers.
"Most places you have to show an ID and proof of income," said team leader Lynne Bradford. "We just ask for their first name and the number of people in their family."
Then, on a first-come, first-served basis, recipients form an orderly line and help themselves to neatly sorted grocery items -- loaves of bread, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, dairy products and desserts -- before being handed a bag filled with dry goods such as coffee, cereal and crackers.
About 50 volunteers donate their time to organize this effort, which is made possible largely through donations from Trader Joe's stores in Danville and Concord. Food also comes from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties and Hope 4 the Heart, in Hayward.
Director Jim Hulshof said the program began almost by accident: "One of our church board members got a call from a friend who knew somebody at the Trader Joe's in Danville, saying they had some food to donate, and asked, 'Do you want to pick it up?'"
The first impromptu giveaway was at nearby Ellis Lake Park. Soon, the program moved to church grounds, where it became a weekly ritual.
"At first, it was just one other woman and me," said Linda Lucido, the program's past director. "We sat in the kitchen, got a delivery from Trader Joe's in Danville on Saturday morning and told people to take whatever they wanted. It just kept growing to where we started setting up in the parking lot.
"Eventually, we grew to where there were so many people -- plus it was rainy and cold in the winter -- that we opened the gym and started doing it in here."
Four teams of volunteers -- eight to 10 per team -- staff the operation on rotating weeks. Other volunteers pick up and deliver the donated food items, many of which are nearing their sales expiration dates. The bounty has become so plentiful that organizers now need six refrigeration units.
The program has never been advertised. Recipients learn about it by word-of-mouth. Lucido says she sees new faces each week and a lot of regulars.
"We get elderly people who need help," she said. "We get young couples, or young women who have been abandoned and left with children. Some are people who have lost their jobs."
No one is required to show need. They need only to show up.
"We know we'll get scammed sometimes, but that's not our worry," Hulshof said. "That's between them and the Lord. We're here to provide them with food."
For the holidays, they provide even more than that. At the annual Christmas party, children are given toys donated by church members. Families are given the fixings for turkey dinners. About 150 families attended this year.
"It's a ministry we're very proud of," Hulshof said.
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Although certain genetic factors may not be preventable, there are other precautions you can take to decrease your risk of developing breast cancer. If you have a strong family history of breast cancer, talk to your doctor about whether you should be tested for the breast and ovarian cancer gene mutation (BRCA1 and BRCA2). Women who carry this gene are at very high risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers and should be followed closely. If you do have these risk factors, you may want to talk to your doctor about the possibility of having a mastectomy before cancer develops.
General precautions you can take to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer include:
Talk to your doctor about the best screening schedule for you. Breast cancer screenings include:
High levels of estrogen have been linked to the development of breast cancer. For older women, the greatest exposure to estrogen is via postmenopausal hormone replacement. Therefore, you should have a frank conversation with your doctor as to the risks and benefits of estrogen replacement relative to breast cancer.
Other lifestyle factors may also increase your exposure to estrogen. If possible, try to limit these factors:
There are two FDA-approved medicines to prevent invasive breast cancer in high-risk, postmenopausal women. Tamoxifen and raloxifene work by blocking estrogen from binding to "estrogen-sensitive" cells, which prevents the cells from growing and dividing. These medicines do however increase your chances of having blood clots and stroke.
Being overweight—particularly after menopause—may increase your chance of developing breast cancer. This is due to the fact that after menopause, most of the estrogen in a woman's body comes from her fat tissue. The more fat on the body, the higher the degree of estrogen.
Consuming a diet that is high in red meat may increase your risk of breast cancer. Eat a healthy diet that is high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in red meat.
Studies have shown that women who drink 2-4 alcoholic drinks daily have a 40% greater risk of developing breast cancer than nondrinkers. This may be due to the fact that alcohol may alter the way a woman's body metabolizes estrogen and may cause blood estrogen levels to rise, increasing the risk of breast cancer onset.
Smoking greatly increases your risk of several cancers, including breast cancer.
Exercise helps maintain weight and modulates high levels of estrogen. It is also believed that low-to-moderate levels of exercise may enhance the immune system, which ultimately may slow the growth rate or kill cancer cells. Overall, exercise has many benefits and is recommended for overall health and reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Surgery to remove both breasts (called prophylactic mastectomy) may be an option for women who are at very high risk for breast cancer. If you have many risk factors for breast cancer, talk to your doctor to see if this is an option for you.
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Terry Coates
Published: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 8:09 a.m.
SPARTANBURG, SC: Funeral services for Terry Gene Coates will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 3, 2013, at North Spartanburg Church of God officiated by Rev. Larry Flippo and Rev. Michael Coward. Burial will follow in Good Shepherd Memorial Park.
Condolences may be expressed at www.bobofuneralchapel.com.
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More money available to elevate homes in Terrebonne, Lafourche
Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.
Dozens more homes in Terrebonne and Lafourche will be elevated thanks to nearly $10 million in new Federal Emergency Management Agency grant money.
Terrebonne Parish received $7.3 million, and Lafourche received $2.7 million in grant money that had been set aside to address damage caused during hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. Christina Stephens, a spokeswoman for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said hurricane money that was not used was reallocated to the parishes to help protect their communities from future loss.
Both parishes said they plan to use the money to elevate homes that have suffered repeated damage from flooding.
Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet said he was pleased with the grants and the aggressive work by his staff to elevate homes in the parish. Terrebonne has elevated or bought out hundreds of flood-prone homes in low-lying communities in recent years as a part of its strategy to protect residents from frequent storm-surge flooding.
Garret Graves, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority chairman, called Terrebonne one of the most progressive places in the world for its aggressive elevation work, Claudet added.
"We truly believe it is critical for us to elevate our citizens in low-lying areas," Claudet said.
Terrebonne plans to use its money to elevate as many as 40 homes in the parish. The parish will begin rolling out the program later this spring. Locals whose primary home has flooded repeatedly in the past will receive preference. Participants must pay 25 percent of the cost to elevate their homes.
For information, call the Terrebonne Parish Recovery Assistance and Mitigation Planning Department at 873-6565.
In Lafourche, parish officials plan to use the $2.7 million to expand a home-elevation program that was already beginning this spring, said Lafourche Parish Manager Archie Chaisson III.
Previously, the parish was granted $5 million to raise 10 homes after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Chaisson said. The parish recently received about $8 million related to damages from hurricanes Gustav and Ike and planned to raise 13 homes listed on the parish's repetitive loss list because they have flooded multiple times.
Chaisson said the additional money will allow the parish to expand its elevation program and target more residents.
For information on Lafourche's elevation program, contact grant writer Brittany Aucoin at the parish government's Thibodaux office at 446-8427 or Lafourche Flood Plain Manager Darla Duet at the parish's Mathews office at 537-7603.
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Who better to direct continuing education at Colorado Mountain College in Summit County than a 47-year old guy planning on graduating in May with a bachelor's degree?
Here he is: Rolando "Rolo" Cuadrado.
As you read this, Rolo is taking his last class to earn a degree in business administration.
"My new job at Colorado Mountain College is a great fit for me," he explains. "I get to work with many different parts of the community in creating new courses. As director of continuing education, I plan the non-credit classes (except culinary, ironically; those are done by our excellent chef, Doug Schwartz). I also plan the speaker series at CMC, and I am always open to suggestions from the community."
That "ironic" part of Rolo's comments will be revealed here later.
Very active in the business and civic communities, he sold real estate at RE/MAX for three years and followed that up with three more as a mortgage banker at Wells Fargo in Frisco.
Civically, Rolo is very involved with the of the Rotary Club, and tells it this way:
"I was president of the Rotary Club of Summit County in 2011-12, and active in Rotary at the club, district and international levels. My big passion in Rotary is RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), a leadership conference for 240 high school students in Estes Park every summer. This year I am chair of the RYLA conference. In 2009 I worked with a RYLA graduate to start the Interact Club at SHS. Now led by Rotarian Rob Phipps, and sponsored at SHS by Rob's math teacher wife, Kim. Interact is the leading youth service club in Summit County."
It was his involvement with RYLA that Rolando became Rolo.
"I used to be Rolando, but now I'm Rolo. It's a nickname from some of my RYLA students, and it has stuck," he explains.
The Cuadrados moved to Frisco in 2006, from San Antonio, Texas, and have called Frisco's Water Dance home since 2007.
"Our kids talked us into moving so they could ski more," Rolo says.
Now here's that ironic part:
"I met my wife Paulina, from Guadalajara, Mexico, in Paris at Le Cordon Bleu in 1989. We're both trained chefs, but now she usually cooks and I happily do the dishes."
They married in 1990.
Paulina just started a new job last week at Early Childhood Options, as the family liaison coordinator for Head Start. She had worked at Dillon Valley Elementary for six years.
Their marriage has produced three children.
Son Alex was valedictorian at Summit High School last year, and is now studying hard at Princeton University.
Alex spent his junior year in high school in Vicenza, Italy. This summer he'll be the head junior counselor at Young RYLA in Larkspur.
"Alex addressed the Rotary Peace Forum in Honolulu this week, on RYLA, and how it contributes to peace," says dad.
A second son, Danny, will graduate this May from SHS and is looking at colleges now, probably in Colorado.
Daughter, Natalie is a sophomore at SHS, but is spending this year in school in Mexico.
"She's attending the same school in Guadalajara that Paulina attended 30 years ago," the proud father says.
Tonight, the National Repertory Orchestra presents "The Fourth Wall," featuring NRO alumni flutist Hilary Abigana, along with percussionist Greg Jukes and trombonist Neil Parsons, performing their "Hybrid Arts Ensemble," fusing music, with dance and theater.
The unique performance is slated for The Lodge at Breckenridge, 112 Overlook Dr., starting at 7.
"There's something for everyone in our performances. If you go to concerts to listen to beautiful music - check. If you want to see a live performance to watch the performers' intensity - done. If you want to be enveloped in the experience - we've got it," says NRO spokesperson Julie Chandler.
The "fourth wall" is a theater term pertaining to the imaginary wall at the front of a stage, through which the audience sees the action of a play.
The advance ticket price is only $20; youth 18 and under are $5. There is premium seating available for $30.
To purchase tickets: (970) 453-5825 or www.nromusic.com.
Social Club Hub, a one-of-a-kind new free website, is connecting individuals and social clubs across America.
"Whether you're looking for a running club in Wisconsin or a book club in New York, you will be able to find a club that matches your interests on SocialClubHub.com," says Breckenridger Gary Sonnett, the Social Club Hub president and developer.
Clubs already signed up include sports clubs, bike clubs, running clubs, skiing clubs, fishing clubs, book clubs, travel clubs, civic groups, as well as a range of other hobby groups.
Miles F. Porter IV, nicknamed "Spike," a Coloradan since 1949, is an Army veteran, former Climax miner, graduate of Adams State College, and a local since 1982. An award-winning investigative reporter, he and wife Mary E. Staby owned newspapers here for 20 years.
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Watching the Drama Play Out
Enjoy the Ride
Teens: Hide Those Eggs
Kids: Read Me a Story
In 2004, when Mel Gibson released
his movie The Passion of the Christ,
it created quite a stir. Some people
I know were profoundly moved.
Others were turned off by what they
saw as excessive violence.
But no matter how people felt, the
fact that a movie based on the passion,
death and resurrection of Christ made
such a big impact already says a lot
about the story. Let's face it, the Easter
story is a compelling one. It contains
themes of love, self-sacrifice, friendship,
forgiveness, betrayal, death,
redemption—all the stuff that makes
for a good drama. The entire Easter season
grabs us by the shoulders and
shakes us out of our complacency.
Watching the Drama Play Out
Even the services celebrated during
Holy Week and on Easter are dramatic.
For instance, during services on Good
Friday, the priest processes up the aisle
of the church carrying a giant wooden
cross, singing, "Behold, behold the
wood of the Cross, on which was hung our salvation." People shout out during
the reading of the Gospel, "Crucify
him. Crucify him." We approach the
cross, bowing in reverence and remembrance.
From Holy Thursday until Easter
Sunday, there is usually no music
played. But on Easter Sunday, most
churches rejoice in Jesus' resurrection
with the organ, singing, trumpets and
a host of other instruments. The mood
of the liturgy certainly reinforces the
call for celebration. There's no mistaking
that this is the Church's greatest celebration.
Holy Week and Easter definitely take
us on a roller coaster of emotions.
Enjoy the Ride
While we're experiencing this wild ride,
here are some suggestions for things
that you and your family can do:
• During Holy Week, read one of the
Gospel accounts of Jesus' passion, death
and resurrection. Each one tells the
story from a slightly different perspective,
but they all convey the same
meaning. For instance, on Holy Thursday
read the section on the Last Supper
and the Garden of Gethsemane.
• Once you have read the Gospel stories,
put them into action. For instance,
go outside and take a walk, just as the
disciples did on the road to Emmaus
when they encountered Jesus after his
resurrection (Luke 24:13-31).
• On Good Friday, spend the afternoon
in silence and reflect on the sacrifice
Jesus made for us when he died on the
cross. Go and visit the grave of a loved
one, or say a prayer for someone who
has been betrayed, wrongly accused or
even killed for the things that he or
she believes in.
• Rent a movie about the Easter story,
such as the 1977 miniseries Jesus of
Nazareth directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The Passion of the Christ is another
option, but use your best judgment as
to whether or not it is appropriate for
each family member due to the violent
content and use of subtitles.
• In order to experience the many highs
and lows of the Easter season, make
an effort to attend as many of the Holy
Week services as possible. Each one is
special in its own way.
• Rejoice in Christ's resurrection by
hosting an Easter brunch for family
and friends. Or visit a local park to
view the newly bloomed flowers. Whatever
you do, just celebrate!
• Enjoy this Easter season for the joyous
time in our faith that it is!
Next Month: I Am the Prodigal Mom
Teens: Hide Those Eggs
Few things are as synonymous with Easter as egg
hunts. And while the eggs represent new life, most
young kids probably equate Easter eggs with
candy and treats.
Plan an Easter egg hunt for younger
family members or for the neighborhood
kids. If you're using plastic eggs, you might
want to fill some of them with religious items
such as a rosary or some religious-themed
If you belong to your parish's youth group,
suggest that the group host an egg hunt for
the children of the parish.
Kids: Read Me a Story
Bedtime stories are a big deal at
our house. Everyone picks out
one book that he or she would
like to read or hear that night.
Usually, it ends up being the
same stories over and over
again because we always pick
our favorite stories. (My favorite
is Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad
Day, by Judith Viorst.)
Do you have a favorite story?
Ask someone special to read
that book to you. When you're
done, talk about why you like
the book so much.
Ask family members what
their favorite books or stories
are. Perhaps they could read one of them to you if the book isn't too long.
Take a trip to the library and check out some books that you haven't read before. In
doing so, you may discover a new favorite.
Do you have ideas or suggestions for topics you'd like to see addressed in this column?
If so, send them to me at Faith-filled Family, 28 W. Liberty Street, Cincinnati,
OH 45202-6498, or e-mail them to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This error happens maybe 10 or so mins after the video has been playing
Is this a PS3 Media Server issue or a PS3 firmware issue?
I am seeing this error one my wireless PS3
I still have to test the same AVI's on my wired PS3.


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Virte Spire Loader
Virtue Spire is now available for Pre-Order and will be released on 8/15. Be the first to get one, Ultimate Paintball can guarantee if you order from us by Monday the 13th that you will be one of the first to receive the Virtue Spire. These will be on limited supply and we will be the first to get the Virtue Spire in stock.
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- Spring Loaded Anti-jam Drive: Slides underneath and pushes jams out of the way before they occur.
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- Aggressive Low Profile Styling: Adds approx. 4" of height to the gun as a result of spacing saving with the vertically stacked gearbox.
- Single Tray Internal Construction: All of the Spire internals are attached to a single tray for easy removal.
- Transparent Back Shell: View paint levels in a single glance without showing everyone else.
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Prisc: Self-awareness key to making life changes
Professional woman doles out advice at Women in Leadership luncheon
May 2, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Going from "here" to "there" in a career was the theme of the 2013 Women in Leadership luncheon, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley....
Thank you for your thoughts. I've read so many self-help books, and self-aware books, and "what's wrong with me" books, and after decades, the best I can call myself is unstable.
This is what I've learned. Everything my parents taught me was wrong. Everything I learned in school was wrong. Everything people told me throughout life was wrong. Therefore: Everything I've done since birth is wrong.
Solution: I just sit, say nothing, do nothing, feel nothing, hear nothing, and stare into space and I am at one with NOTHING.
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Don't let the crappy photo fool you--this soup is awesome. While I love to cook, I really don't know a thing about photography. Basically, I put my dishes on the ironing board and take pics with a flash and tripod. I still have yet to figure out a good way to photograph soup.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp non-hydrogenated margarine
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 6 zucchini, sliced (or 2 lbs)
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 cup plain soy milk, or soy creamer
- salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat oil and margarine in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook onions and garlic for about 5 mins, until onions are translucent.
2. Add in sliced zucchini and oregano. Cook for 5 mins, or until zucchini begins to soften.
3. Pour in stock and bring to a boil. Partially cover, lower heat, and simmer for 20 mins, or until zucchini is cooked through.
4. Remove from heat and blend with a hand blender until very smooth. Stir in nutritional yeast and soy milk/creamer. Season with salt and pepper. Reheat if necessary. Serve.
The End of Vegan Mofo
Unfortunately, Vegan Mofo ended on more of a whimper than a bang in my house. First, I had planned to make a delicious risotto to go with the soup, only to find that I forgot to buy arborio rice at the bulk food store. (snort) I also decided that I would try the chickpea cutlets again, with a nice white wine/garlic/lemon sauce to go on top. I took my own advice and pulsed the chickpeas, which worked beautifully. I also decided to bake them this time. Everything was going great, but I miscalculated cooking times and ended up finishing the cutlets before the soup. I decided I could keep them warm in the oven while everything else finished up. Well, that was a big mistake. I ended up baking the cutlets into chickpea briquettes. To top it off, no one liked my white wine/garlic/lemon sauce. *sigh* I don't take failure in the kitchen very well. If only a case of beer was in the grocery budget . . . .
Friday, November 30, 2007
Creamy Zucchini Soup
Don't let the crappy photo fool you--this soup is awesome. While I love to cook, I really don't know a thing about photography. Basically, I put my dishes on the ironing board and take pics with a flash and tripod. I still have yet to figure out a good way to photograph soup.
11 comments:
- Vegetation said...
Awww I hate it when things don't go right in the kitchen. Never mind, the soup looks great!
- December 1, 2007 at 3:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is great! I'm a newcomer to your blog and I think your dishes always make me want to reach through the monitor and grab a spoonful. The only thing I think might help is another light source instead of a flash. Maybe set up a couple of lamps? You're doing great and if you don't change a thing it all still looks delicious.
- December 1, 2007 at 10:23 AM
- village mama said...
Your soup photo looks good to me. I always think very one else's photos looks pro, and am hard on myself about how un pro mine look.
Sorry to hear that no one liked your sauce. I had a similiar experience last night when I decided to drizzle some balsamic vinegar into our tomato paste sauce. Luckily my kids are only 1 & 3 so their taste buds are less developed. They ate their pizza happily while I talked to myself in my head on the silly experiment.
- December 1, 2007 at 3:42 PM
- HT said...
i always think soup photos look good in the bowl with crusty bread beside them!
- December 1, 2007 at 9:59 PM
- Veg-a-Nut said...
We all have those days when well made plans go in the round file, but at least you had an awesome sounding soup. I will be putting this recipe to the test on my next shopping spree. I love zucchini!
- December 2, 2007 at 5:48 PM
- Good-Dees said...
WOW, you had me at nutritional yeast...I had to make this even though it was 85 degrees out- another great recipe from you-thank you!
- August 14, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Sara Schultz said...
I just made this tonight. I was short the nutritional yeast and the soy milk and don't own a blender, so sort of hand-mashed it with a potato masher, but the result was still amazing! One of the tastiest soups ever!
You wouldn't want to see my picture!
- May 16, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- Katherine said...
I made this for my family tonight- it was a hit!! Followed the recipe exactly, except I didn't blend it until completely smooth. Delicious, thanks for a great recipe!
- August 8, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- SwtSwtJane said...
I made this soup this morning to bring to work with me for lunch. I added some cayenne and a squirt of Bragg's Liquid Aminos... it was lick-the-Thermos-clean good!! Thank you for sharing your recipes, Vegan Dad with the Lucky Family!
- October 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM
- CH said...
This sounds really delicious! I'd like to try it but how many does this recipe serve?
- December 24, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- MrsJ said...
I made this soup tonight, and it was luscious. Since we are trying to do the Engine 2 diet, I had to reduce the olive oil to almost none and delete the margarine. It came out just as yummy.
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Book Review…'Little Green' is classic "Easy" Rawlins mystery
For awhile there, you thought you were gonna die. Your head hurt. Your body ached, and your stomach was acting like a fresh-caught fish—but that didn't matter much. Bills still needed paying and business needed attending. There was family to care for, work to do.


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It's still preseason, but the Whittell boys basketball team is off to an impressive start.
The Warriors went 3-1 during last weekend's tournament at home and now stands at 5-1 overall.
The boys defeated Pyramid Lake 57-35, KIPP Collegiate of San Jose 64-16, lost to KIPP King of San Leandro 60-26, before ending with a 46-44 win over North Tahoe. Highlights included Austin Neil's 31 points against Pyramid Lake and KIPP Collegiate, a game in which 12 different players put up points for the Warriors.
The Warriors were overmatched in their third game against an athletic team from San Leandro.
"We were much smaller and were ineffective offensively," head coach Phil Bryant said in email. "We did regroup to play extremely well against North Tahoe."
Neil was again a leading scorer in the North Tahoe game. He was, however, held to four points and ran into foul trouble, but several teammates stepped up.
Freshman point guard Palmer Chaplin hit three of his three-pointers and finished with nine points. Garrett Bronken went for 13, and Cody Wyatt pulled down eight boards. Mark Waite contributed eight points and five boards. Derek Heldt-Werle had seven points
"We continue to improve and are playing better defense, but really need to continue the growth offensively," Bryant said. "It's a challenge, but with hard work and a continued trust in teammates and the coaching staff, we will get it done."


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1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise and support vehicle. Remove lower engine cover. On Celica and Camry, remove right front wheel. On all models, lower vehicle. 2. On MR2, remove right hood side panel and cruise control actuator. Remove right rear wheel. On Celica and Camry, remove alternator from engine and secure out of way. On Camry, remove coolant reservoir tank if it interferes with timing belt removal. Remove engine control (torque) rod from front of engine. 3. On all models, remove accessory drive belts. Using floor jack, slightly raise engine to remove weight from right (timing belt side) engine mount at timing belt cover.
4. Remove right (timing belt side) engine mount and bracket from front of engine. Remove spark plugs. Remove No. 2 timing belt cover and gaskets. See Fig. 1 . 5. Rotate crankshaft clockwise so cylinder No. 1 is at TDC on compression stroke. Cylinder No. 1 is front cylinder at timing belt end of engine. 6. Ensure timing mark on crankshaft pulley aligns with "0″ mark on No. 1 timing belt cover. Ensure hole in camshaft sprocket aligns with alignment mark on camshaft bearing cap. See Fig. 2 . If hole in camshaft sprocket is not aligned with alignment mark, rotate crankshaft clockwise one full revolution.


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Packed with strawberries and a creamy filling, these sandwiches are fun to make ahead. For every hot day, you'll have a chilly dessert at the ready.
Weekdays on Nick Jr.
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Place four cookies on the cookie sheet.
Combine sliced strawberries or blueberries and jam in a bowl. Kids can stir with a spoon or fork until well blended. Use a rubber spatula to add the whipped topping to the berry mixture, and let kids and mix until the berries are blended.
Spoon about 1/2 cup of the mixture on top of each of the four cookies. Have kids top with the remaining cookies to make a sandwich.
Place the cookie tray in the freezer until the filling is set, about 1 hour. Enjoy a delicious frozen treat!
Surprise party guests with this pair of costume-clad bunnies
Create bakery-worthy cupcakes that look like Max & Ruby
Let Max wish your little bunny a happy Valentine's Day!
Make some-bunny smile with this cute & healthy lunch
Make this tasty fall treat with your little chef
Top off your favorite pie with Max's friendly face


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SANTA CLARA -- Trades of Alex Smith and Anquan Boldin were confirmed, high-profile free agents Charles Woodson and Glenn Dorsey were flying in, and homegrown veterans Isaac Sopoaga and Delanie Walker were securing riches elsewhere.
Oh, and All-Pro safety Dashon Goldson was whisked by private jet for a recruiting trip to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Nope, Tuesday wasn't a normal day for the 49ers. This was the start of the league's fiscal year, thus launching the 49ers' hurried encore at a Super Bowl run.
Their afternoon started by officially announcing their two anticipated trades, in which Smith was sent to the Kansas City Chiefs and Boldin was acquired from the Baltimore Ravens, pending their physicals.
Hailing Boldin as a "welcome addition," general manager Trent Baalke thanked Smith -- in a separate news release -- for his eight-season tenure and for being "a true professional who represented the 49ers with class on and off the field."
More farewells were in order for other longtime 49ers: starting nose tackle Sopoaga signed with the Philadelphia Eagles (three years, $12 million; $5 million guaranteed), and backup tight end Walker cashed in with the Tennessee Titans (four years, $17.5 million; $8.6 million guaranteed).
Goldson's departure -- he and the Bucs reportedly are hoping to strike a multiyear deal Wednesday -- wouldn't be shocking. Unlike last year, the 49ers opted not to place the franchise tag on the two-time Pro Bowler.
Defensive reinforcements could come in the form of Woodson and Dorsey, who are scheduled to visit the 49ers' facility Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Woodson, 36, played his first eight seasons with the Raiders, and he ended a seven-year stint with the Green Bay Packers with a playoff defeat to the 49ers two months ago.
Dorsey, a 2008 first-round pick (fifth overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs, could fill the void left by Sopoaga's exit to the Eagles. Ricky Jean Francois, Sopoaga's top understudy, is also expected to visit the Eagles and then possibly the Indianapolis Colts.
Also available, via free agency or potential trades, are several other defensive stars: safety Ed Reed and cornerbacks Nnamdi Asomugha, Sean Smith and Darrelle Revis, who's reportedly a trade target of the Buccaneers.
Alex Smith briefly tested those free-agent waters a year ago before returning to the 49ers. His eighth and final season in San Francisco essentially ended for him when he suffered a concussion Nov. 11 and lost his starting job to Colin Kaepernick.
Smith's wife, Elizabeth, posted a farewell message through Instagram: "Thank you everyone for the kind words & support. This chapter of our lives will forever be cherished." She attached a picture of Smith in his 49ers jersey holding their toddler son, Hudson.
Although the 49ers didn't disclose what they got for Smith, it was reported two weeks ago that they were receiving the Chiefs' second-round draft pick next month (No. 34 overall) and at least a third-round pick in 2014 that could escalate to a second-round choice.
A 2007 shoulder injury, constant coaching changes and inferior supporting casts undermined Smith's early career. He flourished upon Jim Harbaugh's arrival as 49ers coach, producing a 19-5-1 record as the 49ers' starting quarterback since 2011, as opposed to the 19-31-0 mark he had from 2005-2010.
Boldin, a 10-year veteran who helped topple the 49ers in the Super Bowl last month, is in Africa on a relief visit. He expressed "shock" upon landing in Senegal on Monday and hearing that the Ravens traded him, for a sixth-round pick, no less.
"When I look at the organization and what they're about -- and as a football team, the talent that they have -- it's good, a good place for me to be," Boldin told an ESPN crew that is documenting the relief effort of Boldin, former Arizona Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White.
Baalke said of Boldin: "He is a highly competitive and productive player with strong leadership qualities that will be a welcome addition to our team and community."
Three of the 49ers' seven longest-tenured players departed with Tuesday's moves: Sopoaga, a fourth-round draft pick in 2004; Smith, the No. 1 overall choice in 2005; and, Walker, a sixth-round pick in 2006. Still around are long snapper Brian Jennings (2000 draft class), punter Andy Lee (2004), running back Frank Gore (2005) and tight end Vernon Davis (2006).
Walker told 95.7 The Game that the 49ers pursued him, as did the Cardinals, Eagles and Bills, before he selected the Titans for a chance to start full-time. "It was a team that believed in what I could do and gave me an opportunity to show what I could do," Walker said.
Who's moving on?
Alex Smith, QB: Traded to Kansas City
Isaac Sopoaga, NT: Signed with Philadelphia
Delanie Walker, TE: Signed with Tennessee
Michael Huff, S: Released
Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR: Released
Philip Wheeler, LB: Signed with Miami
Desmond Bryant, DT: Signed with Cleveland
David Tollefson, DE: Released
Raiders release two No. 7 overall draft picks.
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Kawakami: Alex Smith the central figure in 49ers history since 2005.
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