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Two last-minute Republican candidates have crowded the field in the Bay Area's most-watched House race, turning a high-profile showdown between Democrats into a multidimensional numbers game complicated by party politics, ethnicity and the state's "top-two" primary system.
With the filing period now closed for the June 3 primary, a once-safe seven-term incumbent, Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, suddenly has four challengers, but how they split the vote -- and impact the fortunes of Honda's biggest threat, fellow Democrat Ro Khanna -- creates a fascinating dynamic for the race.
Three of Honda's challengers are Indo-Americans, in the continental United States' first Asian-American majority district. Three have demonstrable ties to Silicon Valley. And all four aim to come in second behind Honda in June's primary, in order to advance to a one-on-one showdown with him in November.
Having one Republican in the race might've helped Honda by stripping Khanna of GOP votes. But now that two more Republicans surprisingly jumped in before Friday's deadline, the 17th District's conservatives might end up so split that Khanna can surpass all of them in June.
"There's something for everyone, but nothing sure for anyone," Larry Gerston, a San Jose State University political expert, said Monday. "But if I put a dollar on this right now. Larry Gerston, a San Jose State University political expert. ... I don't see any of the new three really replacing the two who have been going at it the longest."
Both of those two played down the entry of Republican candidates Joel Vanlandingham and Vinesh Singh Rathore on Monday.
"I welcome all candidates to the race and look forward to hearing their positions and ideas for the future," said Khanna, of Fremont, a former Obama administration official whose fundraising prowess and high-tech campaign have raised national attention among Democrats.
And Honda campaign spokesman Vivek Kembaiyan said that his campaign is confident Honda's "popularity and strong record of delivering for the district" will get him a spot on November's ballot. "As for who else will advance past the primary, that is for the voters to decide."
Honda is about as liberal as House Democrats come. In a two-candidate contest, Khanna -- even if only slightly more moderate -- stood to mine support not only from more moderate Democrats but also from independents and Republicans who would vote for anyone but Honda. But January's entry of Dr. Vanila Singh, a Republican from Fremont, changed that: Just having an "R" after her name meant a lot to the 19 percent of voters in the district who are registered with the GOP.
In fact, a February poll conducted by Honda's liberal allies at the Democracy for America grass-roots PAC found Honda with 45 percent of the vote, Singh with 29 percent and Khanna with 26 percent when voters were told of the three candidates' party affiliations; without party identifiers, 62 picked Honda, 27 percent picked Khanna and 11 percent picked Singh. The poll had a six-percentage-point margin of error.
Yet Singh no longer can count on unified GOP support, now that tech recruiting executive Vanlandingham and Google product counsel Rathore -- both of San Jose -- are in the race.
Neither Vanlandingham nor Rathore could be reached for comment Monday. Singh remains confident she'll advance to November.
"My campaign has already raised more money than any Republican candidate in this area since Rep. Tom Campbell," she said -- $103,000 in the first few weeks, including $25,000 from her own pocket.
"We have enjoyed enthusiastic support from grass-roots volunteers and party officials, local and national. I have been running as the lone mainstream Republican in this race for months and I do not believe voters will have any difficulty determining who to vote for in June."
Interestingly, Singh's isn't a typical GOP base. Of 40 contributors listed on her Jan. 31 campaign finance report, 13 were from out of state, including a Virginia man who gave $2,500 to Honda's campaigns from 2004 to 2007. Of the 27 California contributors, 11 are nonpartisans, four are Republicans, four are Democrats, six couldn't be found in a voter-registration database and two were businesses.
James Lai, a Santa Clara University political science associate professor, said Honda "sits really nicely in all of this" as the incumbent, with superior name recognition. But Lai acknowledged much will depend "from a mathematical point of view on how each candidate can build a coalition."
Although Census estimates say Indo-Americans make up about 15 percent of the district's population, they make up only about 5 percent of the district's registered voters, Gerston said.
It's hard to see how any of the Republicans will displace either Khanna or Honda in the top two, "absent a ton of money by one of the candidates and an awful lot of outreach," he said. If that's true, voters who support Republicans in June might be more likely to support Khanna than Honda in November, but some simply might not vote at all.
"There are a lot of moving parts," Gerston said.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
Though the California Secretary of State won't publish its official list of certified candidates until March 27, it looks like the candidates will be:
Mike Honda, 72, Democrat, San Jose -- congressman since 2001, seeking eighth two-year term
Ro Khanna, 37, Democrat, Fremont -- attorney, former Obama administration Commerce Department official
Vanila Singh, 43, Republican, Fremont -- physician, teaches anesthesiology and pain medicine at Stanford University
Joel Vanlandingham, 47, Republican, San Jose -- tech recruiting executive
Vinesh Singh Rathore, 35, Republican, San Jose -- attorney at Google


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's Tennis team, ranked No. 58 in the nation among all NCAA Division I teams, closed out another undefeated Southland Conference schedule on Saturday afternoon, winning 7-0 against Texas – Pan American in a match sponsored by the family of Islander legend Nathan Robinson. It was also Senior Day for Andrew Maingot and Gergo Weidinger.
"How fitting it is for the Robinson family to sponsor the Senior Day, last home match of the year," said Moore. "When I talk about great teammates, Nathan Robinson will go down as one of the greatest ever, and it was him and Andrew Maingot that pulled this team through in 2010 to win the conference.
"I'll never forget what they did on the court as well. 2010 was a challenging year for this team; we were going through a lot. We had lost our first conference match badly and traveled to play first-place UT Arlington on the road. Maingot and Robinson, the two Texas kids who were best friends, clinched the doubles point by winning 9-8 in a tiebreaker that helped us win a thriller on the road and turn things around. That was such a defining year for our program, and we went on to win the conference."
Robinson is a former Islander who won the Southland Conference's F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship for the student-athlete with the highest GPA in the entire conference. He was also the scholar-athlete of the year from the Islanders and won the scholarship awarded to the top economics student at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
"As great as Nathan was at all of those things," said Moore. "He was an even better teammate and the perfect sponsor on Senior Day for his friends."
Both players finish their careers with Southland Conference Championships in each season they played, and they will be looking to earn a third trip to the NCAA Championships in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament. Both players were in the program when the Islanders advanced to the national tournament in 2009 and 2011.
Maingot, a team captain this season, is a senior from Corpus Christi who has helped the Islanders win the Southland Conference Championship each year he has been on the team. He teamed with former Islander Alex Pavlov last season for All-Southland Doubles honors.
"I just cannot speak highly enough about these seniors and what they brought to this program," said Moore. "People talk a lot about being a great teammate, it's almost a cliché, but these two guys were legitimately great teammates and really helped build the Islanders culture for every guy in the future. They poured their heart and soul into making this a great team experience for every other guy. They were unselfish and they gave so much. I'll take the culture and camaraderie of our team over every other team in the country, and Andrew Maingot and Gergo Weidinger made that happen."
Weidinger is in his third season on The Island. Over those three years, he has amassed 27 wins in singles and 24 in doubles. In addition to his play on the court, Weidinger was also named Southland All-Academic last year after garnering a 3.84 GPA in finance.
He is currently 13-6 on the year in singles, including a 4-1 mark in Southland matches. He is also 5-1 overall, 3-0 in Southland matches, since teaming up with Peter Nagy at No. 1 doubles. He earned the win in the clinching the match against UTSA to win the 2011 Southland Conference Tournament and send the team to the NCAAs where he won his singles match against Dennis Lengsfeld, the No. 96 player in the entire country.
"I'm so proud of Gergo's maturity and the way he has developed," said Moore. "He really persevered and had such tenacity of purpose to become a great player, and that's exactly what he's become. I think Gergo will always be known for coming through for us in the clinching match of the Southland Conference tournament two years ago against UTSA. It was one of the gutsiest performances I've ever seen when we needed it the most."
Weidinger has become a superstar for the Islanders at No. 2 singles this year, his senior season, after playing at No. 6 the year before. He won all of his matches against nationally ranked teams in the HEB Tournament of Champions and has been a rock at No. 2 singles.
In the final home match of both seniors' Islanders careers, they once again came up big in doubles to give their team the early lead. Weidinger and Nagy won first, taking an 8-2 match at No. 1 doubles for the early lead. After Matt Westmoreland and Ricardo Mayagoitia came up short in a match that allowed UTPA to even the doubles matches, Maingot and Guillaume Rauseo picked up a gritty 8-6 win at No. 3 to clinch the point for the Islanders.
In singles play, Javier Pujol started the scoring with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 final at No. 5 to give his team a 2-0 advantage. Weidinger then stepped up for a 6-3, 6-2 scoring in No. 2 singles to make it 3-0 for the Islanders. As he did on Thursday against Lamar to clinch at least a share of the Southland Conference Championship, Peter Nagy won a 6-2, 6-1 final to clinch the outright title for his team heading into the Southland Conference Tournament.
Nagy finished his regular season undefeated in Southland Conference play, having never even lost a set against any No. 1 player from another team in the league.
In the others singles matches Matt Westmoreland finished first, rallying in the first set and then dominating the second for a 7-5, 6-0 final at No. 3. Pietro Jordao followed with the only three-set match of the day, falling in the first before coming back with a furious rally to win 4-6, 6-0, 10-0 in super tiebreak at No. 6. The final to finish was Ricardo Mayagoitia, with the freshman winning No. 4 singles by a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) final.
"I'm very proud of this team as a whole and the way they grew and matured this year. This was a very young team with five freshmen in the top eight. It's very fulfilling to see them rise up to become savvy, hard-nosed blue-collar competitors, and that's exactly what they did. I'm excited about this upcoming Southland Conference Tournament, because the way this team came together this year was special."
The Southland Conference Tournament will be the next thing on the schedule for both Islanders teams with the regular seasons for both now completed. The women are set for a first round matchup against McNeese State next Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. on the courts at the Thompson Family Tennis Center. The men will play the next day, Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m. when they face Lamar on their home courts in the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament.
Live updates will be available throughout both matches by following the teams on Twitter (@IslandersTennis).
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
Texas-Pan American vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
04/20/13 at Corpus Christi, Texas
#58 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 7, Texas-Pan American 0
Singles competition:
1. #102 Peter Nagy (AMCC) def. Thomas Panoulas (UTPA) 6-2, 6-1
2. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Ricardo Hopker (UTPA) 6-3, 6-2
3. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) def. Chetan Panditi (UTPA) 7-5, 6-1
4. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Sebastien Job (UTPA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Javier Pujol (AMCC) def. Felix Hasselberg (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) def. Joseph Bishop (UTPA) 4-6, 6-0, 10-0
Doubles competition:
1. Peter Nagy/Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Felix Hasselberg/Sebastien Job (UTPA) 8-2
2. Ricardo Hopker/Chetan Panditi (UTPA) def. Matt Westmoreland/Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) 9-7
3. Andrew Maingot/Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Thomas Panoulas/Victor Alves (UTPA) 8-6
Match Notes:
Texas-Pan American 8-17, 1-4 Southland
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 15-7, 5-0 Southland; National ranking #58
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,2,1,3,6,4)


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I was reminded of this teaching when reading the article by James McAllister, "Stop Rejecting Good Batches—Use a Signal-to-Noise Transformation," which appeared in the July 2005 issue of BioPharm International.
McAllister's article focused on the following four points:
1. When batch-to-batch variability is high, using an X-bar chart to track the batch means often results in the majority of the means falling outside the 3-sigma limits.
2. The transformation to a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) leads to 3-sigma limits that contain most of the S/N values.
3. The S/N combines infor-mation on the replicates' variability and the degree off-target.
4. The S/N values are Normally distributed, whereas the means are not.
Data with a similar pattern often are seen in the volume or weight of drug dispensed by metered dose devices. For these data, the test results for accepting batches are the means of the quantity delivered by a sample of 50 to 125 valves. In such cases, it is appropriate to use control charts of the means to manage the processes. As with the SDS-PAGE data described by McAllister, almost all the means would fall outside control chart limits that failed to allow for the large batch-to-batch variability.


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- Sony revealed a new line of products and services at this year's E3 conference including the Wonderbook. Which, it turns out, looks a lot more mundane than what was presented in the promo video. Some critics left feeling underwhelmed by Sony's offerings.
- Digital music sales are now outpacing physical music sales in the UK.
- A scientific view into the minds of internet trolls.
- The Kindle Fire has experienced a sharp drop in sales and is scoring the comparative lowest on tablet device satisfaction surveys. Perhaps the Kindle Fire is the fruitcake of tablets after all.
- Netflix invests in an in-house Content Delivery Network (CDN).
- Break out the popcorn! The Nicki Minaj vs. Hot 97 battle continues.
- In celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, The Telegraph published a nice roundup of how technology has changed in the past 60 years.
- Is Diablo 3, despite record-breaking initial sales figures, less addictive than Diablo 2? Pretty well laid out argument here.


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The almond meal and finely grated Parmesan makes a crispy coating on the fish that's also gluten-free and South Beach Diet friendly, and I'm betting this recipe will be a hit with just about anyone who tries it.
(Low-Carb Almond and Parmesan Baked Fish was updated with better photos in 2011 and featured as a Phase One Recipe in 2013.)
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(makes 3-4 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
3-4 Tilapia or other white fish filets, thawed if frozen (This recipe will work best with pieces that are at least 1/2 inch thick.)
1/4 cup melted butter or margarine, your choice
1/3 cup almond meal (I use Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal
2 T finely grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese
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Choose Outdoors is partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to coordinate and deliver the 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C. As part of the celebration, Choose Outdoors has created the Forest Restoration Challenge Fund to give back to two U.S. forests in need this holiday season.
The Waldo Canyon and High Park fires burned more than 100,000 acres of forest lands and severely damaged critical watershed areas. These watersheds provide vital habitat for fish and wildlife species and supply water to Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.
"The High Park and Waldo Canyon fires were two of the biggest wildfires in Colorado history, and we welcome Choose Outdoors' support of the restoration of the forests that were impacted by those fires," said Jerri Marr, supervisor of the Pike and San Isabel national forests. "We are thrilled that a Colorado forest is providing a gift to the nation and hope that it will assist in educating the country about forest health and restoration."
Through the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree project, Choose Outdoors has created this fund to raise money to help restore the areas most damaged by last spring's Colorado wildfires. "All money raised will go to supporting work crews and acquiring materials needed to replant riparian vegetation, stabilize stream banks and replant trees lost in the fires," said Jeff Olson, president of Choose Outdoors.
The public can contribute to Choose Outdoors' Colorado Forest Restoration Challenge Fund by texting a tax deductible donation to (303) 502-5858. Interested individuals can also go online to www.capitolchristmastree2012.com to learn more.
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There is a lot of propaganda available concerning manmade global warming, both in support of the phenomenon and in denial. I was trained as an engineer, so I try to stick with the facts rather than falling for the propaganda. The Ledger's article on carbon pollution increasing to a rate of 2 million pounds a second included some interesting facts, most notably that worldwide carbon dioxide levels are 54 percent higher than the 1990 baseline.
To accept that there is a direct cause-and-effect relationship between increased carbon dioxide levels and increased global temperatures, you would expect to see a positive correlation in the data. The "Global Mean Temperature over Land & Ocean," as published by NOAA National Climatic Data Center, shows that annual mean temperatures, while 0.6 degrees C. warm compared with the mean for the past century, have not increased in the past 14 years. In fact, the annual temperature appears to be falling slightly over the past seven years.
Without a strong positive correlation in the data, why would we consider severe sacrificial measures to control manmade carbon dioxide? The data show that the current warming cycle began in the late 1970s after an earlier 60-year cooling cycle.
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Consider this - you know you want "line", you see the word, you point to it, you click it.
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You point to a little square photo, and then pause, waiting a few seconds for the mouseover to appear. Nope, not that one, move over to this cryptic picture, wait for the text to appear, nope. Well, what about this little square image. Three more seconds, nope. Aaargh, over to this one - aha, a red-ended dumbbell is a "line"
5 seconds versus 15 seconds. Egads, how did we allow this to happen???
Some folks say - just remember what picture does what... Yea, once you memorize "these" icons, and "those", and "the other ones over there", you pull the plug decide to break out the T-square and the pencil pointer...


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In Babe Ruth Rookie League action last Friday at Kemper park, Schlotzhauer Auto Red Sox defeated Precision Home Yankees 13-11.
Cade Schupp had one double and two triples in the game for the Red Sox.
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For the Yankees, Zane Johanning, Tanner Bishop and Lawson Edwards each had three singles while Garrett Hundley and Austin Rice added one single and one double each, Tate Nease, Jackson Strodtman and Jacob Marshall each with two singles and Jackson Johns with one single.
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Kern County firefighters are on the scene of a fire in South Taft that has heavily damaged at least two buildings, one of them a house.
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Deathbed Repentance
from R.C. Sproul Aug 28, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul"Can you repent at the moment of death and still have the same salvation as someone who's been a Christian for many years?" Read Dr. Sproul's response. Keep Reading
Discerning Between Joy and Happiness
from R.C. Sproul Aug 22, 2010 Category: R.C. Sproul"Don't worry—be happy!" From popular music to a cultural slogan, this adage is stated in the form of an imperative. It reflects the idea that happiness can be evoked by an act of the will. Yet the prevailing assumption among us is that happiness is something that happens to us or in us. It is a passive experience. We may be active in seeking it, as its pursuit is considered to be an inalienable right of Americans. But the thing itself, as elusive as it may be, is often regarded as something involuntary. Keep Reading
Renewing the Mind
from R.C. Sproul Aug 15, 2010 Category: R.C. SproulIt is possible to have knowledge without having wisdom. It is not possible, however, to have wisdom without knowledge. Knowledge is a necessary precondition for wisdom. The practice of godliness demands that we know and understand what godliness requires. Keep Reading
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Walking in Wisdom
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That said, I was largely unprepared for the experience that awaited me at the Dane County Coliseum that fateful Tuesday night. A group of about twelve of us had driven up to Madison from my hometown of Lake Geneva, WI (near Alpine Valley Music Theater). My girlfriend at the time was going to school in Madison (coolest town east of the Mississippi) but did not attend the show with me. We took care of a little pre-show partying at a friend's place, and then made our way to the coliseum. If memory serves, it was a GA show (or at least we treated it that way) and about six of us (who hadn't found our buddy 'Cid on the way in) sat in the first couple of rows in the center of the balcony. I remember lobbying for these seats as I wanted to be able to take in the whole scene.
I was stoked to hear an opener from Rift (still my favorite studio release). Paul and Silas was great fun, and Taste that Surrounds (was called Fog that Surrounds on the tapes at the time, and only later became known as Taste) was a pleasant surprise. I got to see a Fee through the megaphone, Silent was "our song" so I was pleased to hear it, and a rare Demand. Maze had me delighted that they were playing so much off of Rift. Acoustic Army?!?...what can't these guys do? SOAMelt to finish off a great set...and I was still trying to figure out what was going on.
From the second set my more vivid memories include Theme from the Bottom, Bouncin' (I wasn't yet jaded by the inclusion of this one), YEM's gorgeous lights by CK5 during the quiet interlude and a scary vocal jam (we were guessing it was a dry run for the upcoming Halloween in Chicago), Sleeping Monkey (which was on the 3/11/90 tape that I had), a sick Antelope, and Contact (which I used to play to introduce people to Phish as I drove way to fast on back roads, getting air in my Oldsmobile)...basically the whole set.
I walked out of that place a changed man. I was dedicated to catch as much of these guys as possible. I felt like I'd spent the last three hours in a church that was preaching something I could believe in...that if there was a higher power, it was being channeled through Phish.
It's no surprise that the show from Dane County Coliseum hooked me all those years ago...with the benefit of hindsight, I was treated to something very special: a show full of bust-outs, and even a debut.
My tape collection exploded. In '96 I got to see the boys at Alpine from about the twelfth row, and drove to Minneapolis for one show in the fall run...still my least favorite show, ever. But it convinced me that one show was not enough...that if I was going to ensure my being a witness to greatness, I would need to make an effort to see multiple shows whenever possible...I've seen 48 more shows since then (I never went on tour to sell drugs or grilled cheese), and am looking forward to four more this summer.


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An easy to use, affordable word processor Nisus Wriiter Express is loaded with features and compatibility wrapped in an elegant interface that is there when you need it
An easy to use, affordable word processor Nisus Wriiter Express is loaded with features and compatibility wrapped in an elegant interface that is there when you need it.
Built from the same core as Nisus Writer Pro, Express features the same elegant user interface and compatibility that has been universally praised by both users and press alike.
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Mellel helped me get through my dissertation, but I like NWE for the little projects that require footnotes. (It seems a little slow opening on my G4 iBook though.)
I really like this app. The last time M$ was ahead was with Word 5.1.
If Nisus Writer Pro (announced for 4/07) will work, Nisus has all features for complex writing.
Yes, its just a word processor.
No, It does not try to make its own layouts, formatting etc
Yes, it is waaaaaaay more stable than my M$ Word
Yes it is simple to use, and easy to learn (yet quite powerfiul)
Yes it is compatible with the rest of the world (.doc, rtf etc)
No it is not the cutest wordprocessor around. But it sure does what it should. And nothing more.
I'm a writer.
Tried MS Word, but in Word: wys isn't wyg, and text zoom is ugly and broken. And, incredibly, in Word, the wordcount, pagecount, etc., are just, like inaccurate. Amazing. These are, like, core features for a WORD PROCESSOR. Jeez, guys, who are you people, and how much longer are you gonna be in charge?
Tried Apple's Pages, but when you switch docs from one computer to another you can lose italics / bolds based on subtle, invisible distinctions in font versions. Now, I don't care much is you want to substitute fonts on me, but you better preserve my italics and bolds. And Pages is just annoying when I want to focus on WRITING. Sometimes, you don't care about margins and page breaks. And in those times, Pages will drive you nuts. You know what else? For straight-up word processing it's just freakin' SLOW. Come on, Apple. I expect better, 'cuz you guys are like, cool. Usually.
Enter Nisus Writer Express: its native format is rtf. It is really, wicked customizable. And it has all the features a WRITER needs. And a lot of that layout mumbojumbo too for the rest o' you fools. Beautiful cocoa interface. Full screen mode. Customizable key shortcuts to everything. Smooth sailing and speedy everything.
I'm telling you, I seriously just PAID for this program. Like, forked over my credit card to those Nisus dudes. It's cheaper than MS Word and does 90% of what MS Word does. Believe me, the other 10% is hookeypah no one needs.
Nisus Writer Express is the bomb. Nice, nice work, guys.
Great writing tools (live stats and live thesaurus) and very good interface. However, still lacking some important features, such as widow/orphan control, wrapping text around graphics and creating tables of contents.
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Did you catch the BIG SPLASH on the front page of NYT Travel section this past weekend? "Single in Chicago." Summary: Single woman goes to Chicago. Opening sentence: "IT'S hard to decide, while sipping a citrine cocktail called Sex on the Roof, what to gawk at first..." And?
As I slid onto a stool, from which I would order a glass of Gosset Grand Blanc de Blanc, a dark-haired stranger turned to me.
"I love your dress," he said.
Was it a come-on? Or just another friendly comment?
In Chicago, you never know.
Don't worry—nothing dirty happens. Nothing dirty ever happens.
In other news, the newspaper industry is dying.
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Rep. King Creates Furor With Remarks on Immigrants
Rep. Steve King, a longtime immigration critic, caused a furor Tuesday when a video emerged of him saying many young illegal immigrants are drug mules.
"They aren't all valedictorians. They weren't all brought in by their parents," Mr. King, an Iowa Republican, said of young undocumented immigrants, in an interview with Newsmax last week. "For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that, they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert. Those people would be legalized with the same act."
Mr. King's comments drew a pointed and public backlash during a House immigration hearing Tuesday, where lawmakers were focused on how to deal with children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents.
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Rep. Joe Garcia, a Florida Democrat, denounced Mr. King's comments as "offensive." He said there are schools in his district that produce valedictorians who are undocumented immigrants.
"When members of this House use inflammatory language, use offensive language, it does not help the process," Mr. Garcia said, just before quoting Mr. King's comments. "It is beneath the dignity of this body and this country."
So far the House hasn't produced a bill on how to deal with young, undocumented immigrants and Tuesday's hearing was designed to broadly explore the subject.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) have been working on legislation to craft a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. by their parents but they haven't unveiled their efforts yet.
Other Republicans on the panel appeared amenable to creating a separate status for undocumented young people, but even they made it clear that all young immigrants wouldn't automatically qualify for legal status.
Some young immigrants who are affiliated with gangs, who have engaged in criminal activity or don't intend to be productive members of society don't deserve legalization, Mr. Goodlatte said.


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Time to Intervene?
A New York Times' article on autism highlighted the challenges of obtaining an early diagnosis and treatment for parents who are facing a second child who is at risk for ASD. The story follows a family who has a diagnosed 5 year old son and a 7 month old baby boy who is showing signs of departing from a normal developmental trajectory, especially his interactions with other people.
The story is an excellent portrayal of the challenges and successes of a family living with autism and features two scientists engaged in the Autism Speaks' High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium, Sally Rogers, Ph.D. and Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D. The ability to distinguish autism from variations in development that lead to an otherwise normal outcome is limited at the early ages, but research is finding new ways to identify the earliest signs of autism risk. Since the best bet for a good outcome is early, intensive behavioral intervention, identifying these early signs are extremely valuable.
The story highlights the Early Start Denver Model, an intervention approach developed by Rogers and Geraldine Dawson, Autism Speaks' Chief Science Officer. This intervention method, which was evaluated in a controlled trial, can be used with children at risk for ASD as young as 12 months of age.
While early intervention methods for toddlers with ASD are becoming increasingly available, there are still many families that have difficulty accessing early intervention services. Autism Speaks is working to disseminate research that has been established as best practices while simultaneously pressing for more research in needed areas. Our partnership with the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) has helped to broaden the participation and scope of this important study of early risk factors. In terms of intervention, Autism Speaks' support of the Toddler Treatment Network is focused on both the dissemination and further research needs in young children identified with autism. At the same time, our continued advocacy for ending insurance discrimination for behavioral health services for children with autism (www.autismvotes.org ) is essential to our goal of providing every child with autism the services they need and deserve.
By strategically investing our scientific resources in areas of need and advocating for families, Autism Speaks seeks to improve the outcomes for those struggling with ASD today and to lessen the struggles for those who will be diagnosed tomorrow.
November 3, 2010 at 12:37 pm
The Earlier the Treatment, the better the OUTCOME! School Districts listen up. Send the Autistic kids out to a place that can Keep up with their challenging behaviors and have knowledge. It will PAY OFF later…Trust Me!
November 3, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Yes, early identification and treatment is key but we need to emphasize this in the training of pediatricians, teachers and developmental specialists- they are the front lines and still so many are uneducated. The AAP needs to address this, ASD families should not have to pay.
There is already SO much "early diagnosis is important and works" research- do we really need more when so many other more urgent treatment needs are unaddressed?
I had a new baby boy just months before my first son was dx. A parent of an ASD child already KNOWS what to look for- how could you not? Do we really need to invest in million dollar studies on teaching parents about making eye contact w/ their babies and playing peek a boo? Do we really need to start paying therapists to do these basic things any parent of an ASD child already does?
By the way my second son was developing terribly, sick all the time. I enrolled in early intervention as a precaution. Early intervention cost us money but it did it did help him speak early, so that was great. However, until I removed the environmental triggers that were making him ill there was no progress at all.
Early intervention needs to be comprehensive: behavioral, medical and environmental
November 4, 2010 at 11:46 am
Research has proven that early intervention programs are beneficial. The fact that now there are ways to detect ASD earlier than 2 yrs. old, is amazing and it will help parents to seek the necessary help they need for their child and themselves. The earlier the detection, the sooner intervention can be implemented. Another fact that must be considered, when these children reach school age the teachers also need to be properly trained.
November 5, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I'm with Katie –
I've had a tome here written about our experience with our second child.
Leave it as – "Early intervention needs to be comprehensive: behavioral, medical and environmental" with a highlight on the MEDICAL.


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You may not recognize their names, but a host of midsize companies are poised to be the brand names of the future — at least as far as investors are concerned. They're companies such as C.H. Robinson, which has become the Priceline of the industrial-transportation world while recording 17% annual earnings growth over the past decade; Generac, which is seeing demand explode for its home generators; and Catamaran, which helps Americans cut through the clutter of drug-benefits management.
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Not surprisingly, shares of these fast-growing, high-quality companies don't come cheap. But when you buy tomorrow's blue chips — companies that stand a good chance of graduating to gargantuan status and that are likely to thrive in the toughest economic environments — you have to be willing to pay up a bit. This kind of stock can serve as a cornerstone of your portfolio for decades to come. "Whenever I find a company that is really durable and able to grow 10% to 15% a year in any economy, I am willing to give it a little more leash," says Joe Milano, manager of T. Rowe Price's New America Growth Fund.
Below we identify six fast-growing midsize companies (none of them household names) that are likely to deliver solid returns to shareholders for years to come.
Aircraft leaser
Air Lease Corp. (symbol AL) buys and leases out commercial aircraft. Launched about three years ago as the economy was just coming out of recession, Air Lease is both the youngest and smallest company on this list, with a market value of $2.2 billion. But it's not likely to stay small for long. The Los Angeles company has amassed a fleet of 142 planes, which it has leased to 66 airlines around the world. In the process, revenues and profits have soared. During the first nine months of 2012, Air Lease's revenues doubled from the same period in 2011, and earnings more than tripled.
And Air Lease isn't close to cooling its jets. By the end of 2012, it had secured commitments to lease all 70 of the aircraft it is slated to receive between now and the end of 2014, as well as a number of the planes that will be delivered in 2015 and 2016. Analysts expect Air Lease — which is headed by Steven Udvar-Házy and John Plueger, the former top dogs at International Lease Finance — to generate annual earnings gains of 43% over the next three to five years.
Maxim Group analyst Ray Neidl says that although Air Lease's price-earnings ratio is higher than that of many of its rivals, the stock is worth it. Not only have the company's execs proved adept at buying and leasing aircraft at good prices, the business is booming. Aging aircraft fleets here and abroad require updating. Even if global economic growth remains subpar, airlines should see the benefit of leasing from Air Lease's more fuel-efficient fleet. Neidl sees the stock climbing to $28 within a year.
Drug-benefits manager
Catamarans are sleek, double-hulled boats adept at cutting through water. Catamaran Corp. (symbol CTRX) makes its mark by slicing through health care paperwork to manage pharmacy benefits for some 25 million Americans. What gives the Lisle, Ill., company an edge is that it started as an information-technology provider, selling management systems to other drug-benefits managers. That means its software is state-of-the-art, says Brooks O'Neil, an analyst with Dougherty & Co.
Better technology means better monitoring, which translates into more-effective health care at a more affordable price. The old system, in which people handed pharmacists written prescriptions, often resulted in patients receiving a shopping list of drugs that sometimes reacted poorly with one another and created new medical problems. Catamaran's software spots potential drug conflicts. And at a time when a growing number of people suffer from chronic ailments such as diabetes and high blood pressure, Catamaran's systems can even alert doctors when it appears that a patient isn't keeping up with his or her medications. The company's software flags files when maintenance drugs aren't renewed on schedule.
Catamaran's growth has been stunning. The company rang up sales of $93 million in 2007. In the first nine months of 2012, revenues were $6.6 billion, and O'Neil thinks the figure will reach $15 billion in 2013 and grow at an annual rate of 30% to 40% for some time thereafter. That's partly because as the population ages, the whole pharmacy-management industry is growing. But it's also because Catamaran is nabbing an increasing share of the market, a trend that O'Neil is convinced will continue. With a market value of $10.3 billion, Catamaran edges C.H. Robinson for largest company on our list.


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Coal-tar-based sealcoat—a product marketed to protect and beautify asphalt pavement—is a potent source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to air, soils, streams and lakes, and homes. Does its use present a risk to human health?
Results from a new study by researchers from Baylor University and the USGS indicate that living adjacent to a coal-tar-sealed pavement is associated with significant increases in estimated excess lifetime cancer risk, and that much of the increased risk occurs during early childhood.
What are sealcoat, coal tar, and PAHs?
Pavement sealcoat—also called sealant or driveway sealer—is a black liquid sprayed onto the asphalt pavement of many residential driveways, parking lots, and even some playgrounds. Sealcoat used in the central, southern, and eastern U.S. commonly contains coal-tar pitch, and sealcoat used in the western U.S. commonly contains asphalt. Coal-tar pitch, the residue remaining after distillation of coal tar (a byproduct of the coking of coal), is a known human carcinogen and contains about 200 different PAHs. Coal-tar-based sealcoat typically is 20 to 35 percent coal-tar pitch and contains from 50,000 to 100,000 milligrams per kilogram (or parts per million) PAHs, about 1,000 times higher than PAH concentrations in asphalt-based sealcoat products, and hundreds of times higher than PAH concentrations in tire particles, used motor oil, or other urban sources. At least seven PAHs, including benzo[a]pyrene, are probable human carcinogens.
PAHs from coal-tar sealcoat find their way into soil and house dust
Friction from vehicle tires grinds pavement sealcoat into small particles, which are incorporated into the dust on the pavement surface. Dust on coal-tar-sealed pavement contains PAHs at concentrations that are hundreds of times higher than those in dust on concrete or unsealed asphalt pavement. Some of that contaminated dust is transported by wind, rain, and snowplows to nearby soil, and some is tracked into homes, where it becomes part of the house dust.
People, especially children, are exposed to PAHs in soil and housedust
We all consume soil and dust through what is called incidental (non-dietary) ingestion, which occurs when we put our hands or objects into our mouths. Incidental ingestion is a pathway to exposure to many chemicals, especially for children. The study focuses on incidental ingestion of the seven cancer-causing PAHs. A single number known as the benzo[a]pyrene equivalent (BaPEQ) was determined that represents the cancer-causing concentration of the seven PAHs combined. Using existing data, a representative BaPEQ was determined for soil adjacent to coal-tar-sealcoated pavement and for house dust in nearby residences, and also for soil adjacent to unsealed asphalt pavement and house dust in nearby residences. The average estimated lifetime BaPEQ dose for someone living adjacent to coal-tar-sealcoated pavement was 38 times greater than for someone living adjacent to unsealed asphalt pavement. About one-half of that dose occurs during childhood, that is, 0 to 6 years of age.
Estimated lifetime cancer risk is substantially higher for people that live near coal-tar-sealcoated pavement
Excess lifetime cancer risk—the probability that an individual will develop cancer by age 70 because of exposure to a contaminant—was determined for individuals who spend their lifetime living adjacent to pavement with coal-tar-sealcoat (for example, a sealcoated driveway or a sealcoated parking lot), those who spend just the first 6 years of their life living adjacent to pavement with coal-tar-sealcoat, and those who spend their lifetime (70 years) living adjacent to unsealed asphalt pavement (urban background exposure).
For someone who spends their entire lifetime living adjacent to coal-tar-sealcoated pavement, the average excess lifetime cancer risk is estimated to be 38 times higher than the urban background exposure. More than one-half of the risk occurs during the first 18 years of life, and most of it (84 percent) is from ingestion of soil. The estimated lifetime cancer risk also is elevated for someone who spends just the first 6 years of their life living adjacent to coal-tar-sealed pavement—about 25 times higher than urban background exposure.
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City of Portland Bicycle Plan
Portland's original Bicycle Master Plan was created by Portland residents and City of Portland Bicycle Program staff to keep Portland a bicycle-friendly city. It was adopted by Portland City Council in 1996.
On February 11, 2010, the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 was adopted. The new plan, which sets the stage for vastly expanded bicycle transportation in Portland, supersedes the the 1996 plan. Click HERE to view or download the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 or for more information on the three-year update process, including the Existing Conditions report.
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As the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on the U.S. near, many area residents and officials say they have concerns of another potential strike.
"I think the terrorists -our enemies - have not finished their war," said Marietta firefighter/EMT Jack Hansis. "I do think they want to bring the fight to us and are still trying to find a target that would bring maximum exposure to their cause."
Hansis said there's no telling when and where that next attack will be.
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Marietta firefighter/EMT Tom Reebel gets into a squad Thursday at Station 1 to respond to a call for service downtown. With the 9-11 anniversary this weekend, many people wonder what the chances are for another attack on the U.S.
The head of U.S. Homeland Security recently told The Associated Press there is "no specific credible threat" for the anniversary but that it doesn't mean the government is relaxing in terms of vigilance.
According to the AP, security heading into this weekend is being intensified at airports, train stations, chemical and nuclear plants and major sporting arenas across the nation.
None of the extra security is planned locally, according to police.
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An ongoing series
- Today: Is there fear of another attack? Also, a look at local ceremonies planned for Sunday, the 10th anniversary of 9-11.
- Saturday: Local lives lost to the war on terror; veterans reactions; those who helped reflect on those days. Also, a Hometown Heroes special section inside the weekend edition.
Jim Casto, 61, of 1001 Colonial Drive, Marietta, said he is concerned about additional attacks. He said the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the resulting fear have changed how he works and functions in the community.
"I used to fly almost weekly for work," he said. "I've flown once since then. I didn't like the security ... I didn't like anything about it and don't want to do it again ... When I go out to eat at a restaurant, I have to sit so that I'm facing the door so I can see who is coming in."
Marietta resident Teresa Markle, 49, said she tries not to think about another potential strike. She described being scared and upset by the events of 9-11 but said she's tried to put her fears to rest.
"There's not a lot a normal person can do," she said. "So why worry yourself?"
Garry Bonnette, 69, of Marietta, said he thinks another strike is likely at some point.
"It's possible, even probable," he said. "But I would hope they'd be smart enough now to know not to try it."
Bonnette, like many Americans, said he was angered by the attacks on 9-11. He said he tried to keep his mind off of things by focusing on a renovation project.
"I was spending a lot of time working on my house but by evening I had to sit down and turn on the TV to see what the latest was," he said.
Hansis recalled a "period of paranoia" that lasted about a year after the 9/11 attacks.
"People were hyper-sensitive," he said. "In the early days, people were really worried about bio-terrorism. We got a call to an auto parts company for an exhaust part that fell out of something they thought was a threat ... We got a call to a movie theater because there was a substance on a seat.
"We went in prepared for a possible chemical threat to find something spilled from a sugar coated candy box," he said.
Marietta College sophomore Shelly Rapp was 9 when the events of Sept. 11, 2001 unfolded. The Vienna, W.Va. native said thoughts of another attack don't cross her mind until she flies or travels to larger cities.
"You see the extra security and it makes you think about it," she said.
Rapp said she recently visited New York City with her sister.
"We went to visit the Statue of Liberty and even the security there was so intense," she said. "I hate that it has come to that but I do think there probably is still a threat."
Rapp said sometimes seeing a lot of security does little to make her feel more secure.
"You wonder what it's all for," she said, noting she's never changed travel plans or been too afraid to go to a bigger city or a large event.
Rapp said she plans to attend a 9-11 ceremony Sunday at the college.
The increase in security around the country since 9-11 has also included a shift in police focus. Marietta police Capt. Jeff Waite said officers have been trained to be more vigilant and to better detect suspicious activity.
"They're not going to call and tell you when and what they're going to do," Waite said. "You have to be prepared and ready to react."
Waite said several years ago a detective at the department was assigned to work as a liaison officer with Homeland Security.
"Several times a year he attends their functions and trainings and relays what he has learned to the rest of us," Waite said. "I feel like we're a lot better prepared than we were 10 years ago."
Hansis said firefighters and other first responders still have an instinct to rush into emergencies.
"Now we pause, look around a little bit and look to see if there's a secondary device or something else that could do harm to first responders or bystanders," he said.
Jeff Lauer, director of the Washington County Emergency Management Agency, said although a terrorist attack is unlikely in the region, federal grants though homeland security since 9/11 has made the county better prepared for those and other potential disasters.
Lauer didn't have exact figures available but said several hundred thousand dollars in grant money has been filtered though his office for emergency preparedness.
"Our major upgrade was upgrading our radio system," he said. "We spent more than $200,000 to get everyone on the same system. Before, you needed three radios to talk to police, fire and EMS. Now it's all on one radio but just a different channel."
Lauer said the county has also purchased first responder kits for hazardous materials and sent several first responders for specialized training to handle chemical accidents or spills.


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At 11:38 a.m. Wednesday, a deputy, EMS personnel and firefighters responded to a minor injury accident that occurred 50 feet south of First and Washington. The accident was between drivers Lawrence Spohn, 72, of Marquette, and Lee Fry, 75, of Marquette.
Fry was reportedly backing out of a private drive when Spohn struck Fry. Sandra Spohn, passenger in the vehicle with Lawrence Spohn, was transported to Lindsborg Community Hospital with minor injuries. The extent of those injuries are not known at this time.
Fry was cited for failure to yield from a private drive.
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When I think of Florida, I usually think of sandy beaches, the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, seafood, Disney World, vacation time!� My movie pick recommendation for this weekend shows another side of �Florida: �MGM's� The Yearling, a technicolor masterpiece from 1947.�� This �movie was based upon Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings novel, which was published in 1938 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Novel in 1939.� Rawlings lived in Central Florida and wrote a touching story about a �boy and his parents, living near New Lake George, Florida,� in 1878.
The film was directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and starred Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, and Claude Jarmin, Jr.�� Gregory Peck plays the part of Ezra Baxter, veteran of the Confederate Army, trying to eke out a living on his central Florida farm.� He has one son, Jody, played by Claude Jarman, Jr., whom he loves very much, and tries to teach his son how to farm and hunt. �Jody, for his part, loves to be outdoors observing the Nature around him, and he clearly loves his Pa. �Ora Baxter, or Ma, played by Jane Wyman, �is not as loving to her son as she should be. �She is an efficient homemaker but is often grouchy and gruff towards her husband and especially her son. �As the movie unfolds, the reason for Ma's coldness will be revealed.
There is another family in the film, the Forresters, whom Pa Baxter feuds with.� Jody, despite the feud, is best friends with the Forresters �youngest son, Fodderwing, an invalid who loves animals.�� One day as Jody and Pa are out searching for their stolen pigs-the Forresters had stolen them-Pa is bitten by a rattlesnake.� Jody knows that a deer's liver will draw out the poison and he finds a deer nearby and kills it, successfully getting the animal's liver to his Pa, and the poison is dealt with, Pa survives.� He and Jody soon discover that the dead deer was a doe, that she had a fawn so they begin searching the nearby scrub forest and Jody finds it.� Jody has longed for a pet, to which his Ma has always said no. �Survival is keen on Ma's mind and she has always said a pet just takes food away from the family. � Pa convinces her to allow them to let Jody raise the fawn for one year, then he tells Jody that at the end of that one year when the fawn will be a yearling, that Jody will have to return the fawn back �into the wild.� Jody is ecstatic at finally having a pet and agrees to his Pa's plan.� The fawn is soon named Flag, due to how a white-tailed deer's tail stands up like a flag when it runs. �All seems to be going well with raising this deer, Jody is enjoying being a pet owner. �However, the year passes quickly by� and a problem develops, that threatens the family's survival; their corn crop is providing too much temptation for Flag.
I won't reveal much more of the movie's plot, but I will say it is a moving film so have kleenaxes at the ready!� At the Academy Awards for 1947, The Yearling won Best Art Direction-Color, Best Cinematography-Color; the scene where Jody finds the fawn is lush and gorgeous to view!� The Yearling was nominated for but didn't win : Best Actor, Gregory Peck, Best Actress, Jane Wyman, Best Director, Clarence Brown, Best Film Editor, and Best Picture. �Claude Jarvin Jr. did win a special Juvenile Performance Oscar for his efforts portraying Jody.
Gregory Peck looks so young in this movie. �He does a passable southern accent, but his portrayal is focused on being the loving husband and father to his wife and son. � He portrays that very well, and is very patient towards his wife, trying to be the buffer for his son, to protect him from Ma's coldness. �Jane Wyman gives an outstanding performance as Ma. �In the beginning of the film, the viewer won't like her, but as the story unfolds, one will realize why she has steeled herself from showing her son any affection. �Her character will go through a monumental change and it's good to view it. �Claude Jarvin Jr. is pitch-perfect as Jody. � A boy of 11 or so, wide-eyed and in love with Nature. �He is an obedient son, clearly loves his Pa, and tries to not burden his Ma with his activities. �The cast is rounded out with character actors Chill Wills, Henry Travers(he most famously known as the angel, Clarence, trying to earn his wings by helping Jimmy Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life), and Forrest Tucker.
The Yearling is truly one of the best family films ever made. �It's a tender story about �love, growing up, and �responsiblities. �The movie is peppered �with heartfelt, believable performances by the entire cast, �shot in gorgeous technicolor.


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Washington State Puts Halt on Executions
Washington state will impose a moratorium on executions, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday, citing concerns that use of the death penalty is "inconsistent and unequal."
"In death penalty cases, I'm not convinced equal justice is being served," Mr. Inslee, a Democrat who took office early last year, said in a statement. "The use of the death penalty is unequally applied, sometimes dependent on the budget of the county where the crime is committed."
The announcement doesn't end the death penalty in Washington state. The moratorium means that Mr. Inslee will issue reprieves from executions whenever such requests come to his office.
Nine people are currently on death row in Washington, according to the governor's office. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the state in 1975, Washington has executed five people, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that largely opposes the death penalty in the U.S.
The majority of those convicted of capital offenses under Washington state's current laws have had their sentences reduced to life in prison, according to Mr. Inslee's office. "There are too many flaws in the system," said Mr. Inslee. "And when the ultimate decision is death there is too much at stake to accept an imperfect system."
Thirty-two states currently retain the power to sentence inmates to death. But in recent years capital punishment has faced a host of challenges, from the growing number of exonerations of convicts—often because of new DNA evidence—to shortages of drugs used in lethal injections.
Since 2007, the death penalty has been abolished in six states—Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.
Washington is one of two states that allows inmates to choose execution by hanging or by lethal injection.


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Crowdfunding may supply the rooftop solar projects with $5 billion of investment within five years, more than 50 times the amount raised to date.
That would represent more than a quarter of all annual investment in that segment of the solar industry, said Tim Newell, vice president of financial products for San Mateo-based SolarCity, which is the biggest U.S. solar power provider by market value.
A growing number of rooftop solar developers are soliciting funds directly from retail investors, often through websites that tap a large number of small contributions. This so-called crowdfunding model has attracted almost $100 million in the U.S. to date, Newell said. It offers one of the few ways for individuals to back renewable energy projects, which give steady, long-term returns from selling electricity.
"This is 'crowd' with a capital 'C,'" Newell said Tuesday in an interview at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York. "Crowd isn't a niche thing. It's everything but that top handful of institutions."
Money that otherwise would have been poured into the municipal or corporate bond markets or sat idle in investors' bank accounts will find its way into supporting solar systems, he said.
"You'll see a surprising amount of assets move through this channel in the next few years," Newell said. "And we don't say that just because of misguided optimism. We're saying it because we take a hard look at it and spend a lot of time talking to investors."
U.S. homeowners installed 792 megawatts of solar power last year, up 60 percent from 2012, according to data compiled by the Solar Energy Industries Association.


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On the last Monday of every month, The Wild Goose hosts its Singer Showcase, a cross between an open mic, karaoke and a piano bar.
Local singers will come and sing a song or two, accompanied by the cafe's house band, The Mike O'Malley Trio, featuring drummer Mike O'Malley, pianist Dal Carver and upright bassist Dave Miller.
Most singers perform jazz standards, but the trio occasionally gets requests for "Mustang Sally," a Beatles' hit or country/blues songs.
"It's contingent on us knowing the tune," Carver says. "None of us are young."
Vocalist Peggy Rose, who is in her 80s, started the tradition nearly a decade ago and continues to make regular appearances, singing swinging, straight-ahead jazz.
The Singer Showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at the cafe, 2365 Ashland St., Ashland. Next month, the showcase will be Wednesday, Dec. 12, Rose's birthday, rather than on Christmas Eve. Call 541-488-4103.
"We don't exclude bad singers, but we've been lucky to get a lot of good ones," Carver says.
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Monday's letters: Don't forget 'Swimming Town'
Published: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 6:18 p.m.
Congratulations are due to coach Peter Wright and his super-fast Y-Spartaquatics swim team for taking top honors recently in Atlanta. Georgia Tech hosted the swim meet in its 1996 Olympic pool, where our Y-Spartaquatics members swam like Olympians and scored their 17th national title.
Wright, head coach of the Y Swim Club, said our Spartanburg County YMCA team is the best in the nation among YMCAs and 13th among all of the nation's swim teams. There are about 3,000.
We call Spartanburg "College Town" and "Bike Town," but maybe we should add "Swimming Town" with the explosion of high school swim teams and the addition of a new swim team for older swimmers at the "Tom" (Thomas E. Hannah YMCA). Yes, the Y now has a master's swim team that provides recreation, social interaction and, for some of us, a little competition. Not all master's swimmers compete, but when they do, their events are arranged by age groups, similar to the way younger age group meets are conducted. The oldest swimmers are in their late 80s!
The Greenville master's swim team has invited Spartanburg to join it to form one Upstate team.
If you want to compete, just be sure to bring proof of age and join us at the "Tom" on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:30 a.m. There is no better way to stay fit.
Christina Jeffrey
Misleading your readers
I fiercely object to the headline on a news article above the fold in last Wednesday's Herald-Journal: "Court: Make a Decision on Yucca Mountain site."
The case was about and the court found that: " 'The president may not decline to follow a statutory mandate or prohibition simply because of policy objections,' Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote in a majority opinion, which was joined by Judge A. Raymond Randolph. Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland dissented in the case." (Associated Press.)
This finding is the upshot of the decision, and the headline in the Herald-Journal totally misleads the reader. If George Bush were still president, I'm sure the headline would have noted his deliberate ignoring of the law.
As the newspaper industry continues its rapid descent into nonexistence, this type of manipulation of the truth will be recognized as a major factor. Pravda of the communist era in Russia would be proud.
Anita Endredi
Bring back the races
Having been raised on Saxon Mill Hill, we always looked forward to the fair, especially its Saturday afternoon races. After watching the race at Eldora Speedway in Ohio, it brought back fond memories of the fairground track.
It is a shame that city leaders have not brought back the racetrack.
Rick Chapman
Boiling Springs
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