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A recent study from University of Arkansas researchers points to the possibility that soybeans show potential as a treatment for cancer. It appears that proteins found in soybeans may have the ability to block the growth and development of lung, liver and colon cancer tumors. The peptides derived from soybean meal have shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
Soybean meal is a bi-product from the oil extraction of soybean seeds. Proteins make up about 40 percent of the nutritional components of the seeds and can also contain high amounts of a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid.
The researchers looked at the role soybeans could have in the prevention of cancer. They used a variety of soybean lines which were high in oleic acid and protein and monitored the activity between the peptides derived from the soybean meal and various types of human cancer.
The study showed that peptides derived from soybean meal inhibited cell growth by 73% for colon cancer, 70% for liver cancer and 68% for lung cancer cells using human cell lines. This suggests that certain soybean lines could have a potential nutraceutical affect in helping to reduce the growth of several types of cancer cells.
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In this photo released by Guatemala's Human Rights Ombudsman's office, software company founder John McAfee is pictured in an immigration detention center in Guatemala City, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The anti-virus guru was arrested at a hotel in an upscale neighborhood with the help of Interpol agents, hours after he said he would seek asylum in the Central American country. Guatemalan authorities were awaiting orders from their Foreign Ministry about whether to send him back to Belize, where he is a person of interest in the killing of a fellow expatriate American. (AP Photo/Guatemala's Human Rights Ombudsman's office)


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LIVINGSTON | For the second straight week, a University of West Alabama player, catcher Rebecca Schick, has earned Gulf South Conference Player of the Week honors. Outfielder Whitney Brown won the award last week.
Schick, a preseason All-GSC selection as a first baseman, hit three home runs and drove in nine runs as the Tigers won two games and went 3-1 on the week.
In a 4-3 win over Alabama-Huntsville, she hit a two-run home run and an RBI single that was the difference in the game. In the second game of a doubleheader sweep of Tuskegee, Schick went 3-for-4 with two homers (one a grand slam) and 6 RBIs.
UWA (10-3) plays a doubleheader at West Georgia today at 1 p.m.
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VIENNA, 14 June 2012 - Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, the Ajman 2nd International Environment Conference took place from 4-6 June 2012 at Sheikh Zayed Centre for Conferences and Exhibitions at the Ajman University of Science and Technology in the Emirate of Ajman, the United Arab Emirates.
The conference which had the theme, "An innovative approach to Sustainability", brought together decision-makers, regulators, the private sector, professionals, youth and intellectuals to implement the most innovative and practical solutions for common challenges facing sustainable development. The conference also provided updates on the latest innovative technology that could be implemented to contribute to sustainable development.
UNIDO was presented by Azza Morssy, Chief of the Middle East and Arab programme, who participated in the opening panel discussion and gave a keynote address on the subject of green growth, innovation and sustainable development. Her address focused on UNIDO's efforts to overcome barriers to green growth and, in particular, the organization's green industry initiative and its support for innovation and innovation-related activities.
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The Daily Startup: China's Secoo Funded Amid Strong Demand for Luxury Brands
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Chinese luxury goods retailer Secoo is raising a Series C round of funding, which an investor said would amount to more than $30 million, to help establish another flagship shop in the nation's capital city. Tapping into China's strong appetite for luxury goods, the company sells secondhand branded-items online and through outlets in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, but at generally affordable prices to the masses. Secoo, founded in 2009, has developed a platform where users can sell their luxury goods to the company for an agreed price, after which the Beijing-based company resells the product online or in one of its shops.
LUMO BodyTech, a company offering wearable sensors that gently remind users to straighten their posture, has raised a $5 million Series A round after using crowdfunding site Kickstarter to pre-book hundreds of thousands of orders for its devices. The startup is offering a wearable sensor that collects information about posture, and beams that information via Bluetooth to a smartphone application. The app displays information with a digital avatar, and shows the user what his or her posture looks like over a long period of time.
Also in today's VentureWire, An ed-tech venture called Grockit has raised a new $20 million Series E investment led by Discovery Communications, and aims to redesign and expand its new "social learning platform" called Learnist–something like a Pinterest for educational content…Gaming is developing rapidly on the mobile phone, and Kamcord has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to make it grow faster. The startup, founded in April by three people who graduated in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, lets mobile game players capture and share video of their play…and Appfluent Technology raised $4.4 million in Series AA funding from Novak Biddle Venture Partners to help corporate customers manage their data as the amount of data they have to deal with explodes. The funding will be used to develop more partnerships and to expand product development and distribution, extending the technology to Apache Hadoop.
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The photo-sharing battle between Facebook and Twitter is escalating as Facebook looks to generate profits from Instagram. Twitter was once the primary venue for sharing Instagram photos. Facebook acquired Instagram earlier this year. Lately, Facebook has been dealing with consumer anger over changes to Instagram's terms of service.
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Raoul DeGroot wrote: So what is it? Like Narnia?
ROTTY wrote:
Ghost does apear in the second episode. There is a wide shot of the camp where the bastard and Dwarf are about to have a conversation and you see ghost sitting there.
Shika wrote: So far I'm digging it and to my surprise my wife is too.
Question; why is the dwarf going with the bastard (It'll probably take a few seasons for me to remember names) to the Wall?
AdamBomb wrote: Raoul DeGroot wrote: So what is it? Like Narnia?
I havent read the book, so I dont know if it gets all magical, but lets just say the typical Narnia fan would have to have their eyes covered up by their mommy when watching this. Plenty of nudity and debachery, fucked up situations and a badass dwarf that gets lots of play and is a smartass. Its on HBO, so you get the HBO filter instead of the Disney/PG-3 treatment.
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Is there a lot of raping? Just that blonde chick it seems.
People were rapey back then though. 80% of marital sex was equivalent to modern day rape.
xGasPricesx wrote: if George R.R. Martin didn't seem to have such a misogynistic stripe in him
xGasPricesx wrote: No. That was meant to be separate from the rape and more on the tip of all the female characters seem to be either a whore, a handmaiden, or a subservient wife.
icarus502 wrote: xGasPricesx wrote: No. That was meant to be separate from the rape and more on the tip of all the female characters seem to be either a whore, a handmaiden, or a subservient wife.
This is not a fair taxonomy at all. But to go further would be spoling shit for seasons on end. Strong and complex female characters come through in abundance, including some who've already introduced and others that won't come around until seasons 2 or 4.
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By the way, why is your name gasprices with the x's? Were you upset with gas prices at the time?
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What basketball shoes do you think are the best on the market right now? I think that the best shoes out right now are the Nike Hyperize and Nike Hyperdunk from Nike iD. But i think that the Nike Hyperize are definitely better. What about you, what are the best basketball shoes out right now?
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best." ~Tim Duncan
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the two look very similar, but i do not own either, so i could not tell you which shoe works better. all i know is that you have to get a shoe that works for YOU.
LeBron Zoom Soldier.
Jordan XI are the best bball shoes ever made
Best shoes right now? The Kobe V.
I had my doubts about them before i purchased them, but after my first pick up game, i started realizing that it doesn't get much better. I owned the Hyperdunk and I wore them last season, but they aren't that light and comfortable as the Kobe's. The V's are extremely lightweight and comfortable. If u have any doubts about ur ankles cause they are low cut shoes, forget them. I got similiar ankle injuries over the years (that's why I had doubts about them) but the Kobe's hold ur feet really steady.
i have the nike hyperize and they are some of the most comfortable shoes i have ever worn
the hyper rize nikez handz down...feelz like i aint wearing no shoez at all...
the best shoes i think are the hyperizes but according to weight the kobe v are 10 ounces hyperizes are 13 ounces and the lebron vii 17 ounces
i think nikehyperdunks,hyperfuzes, and d-wades jordans
I wrote this question like last year lol......my new favorite shoes would definitely be the Nike Hyperfuses and the the Nike Hyperdunk 2010s
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better is best." ~Tim Duncan
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"Hard work, a positive attitude, confidence, and a smile are the keys to success."
Basketball is life....#14
Probably the Air Jordan's or what you said was the Nikehyperize. But, defintley the Air Jordan's.
Great players don't quit, but losers do- Kentuckyfan1
nike hyperfuse air max or nike hyperdunks2010
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WASHINGTON -- David Fales still shakes his head in amazement when he thinks about the debut season he's put together at San Jose State.
He's quick to point out that his performance is a product of the entire team, so for all of the junior quarterback's record-breaking statistics, the number that matters most is the 10 victories.
Fales hopes to make that 11 when the No. 24 Spartans (10-2) face Bowling Green (8-4) on Thursday at noon in the Military Bowl at RFK Stadium.
While Fales remains humble, his teammates aren't shy in stressing how he's helped transform the team into a winner.
"Probably the biggest difference from the last couple of years until now is how well he's played," senior tight end Ryan Otten said of Fales. "That might be the difference for us taking that next step, jumping up to the top 25."
Junior wide receiver Noel Grigsby, San Jose State's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, is thrilled Fales landed with the Spartans following two years at Monterey Peninsula College that came after a redshirt season at Nevada.
"Some say he's like an angel that fell out of the sky," Grigsby said. "The main thing is since he's been here, he's been determined. He won't take no for an answer. He's going to try to outwork everybody."
Fales has caused the sports information department to work overtime with his rewriting of the record books. He has broken or is in line to break seven records this season.
The marks he's already surpassed include single-season passing yards (3,798), passing touchdowns (31), total offense (3,669), completions (294) and completions in a game (38).
Fales' 72.06 completion percentage, which leads the nation, also stands to be a school record. He would need to go 0 for 41 passing in the bowl game to not eclipse Adam Tafralis' 2006 mark. He has a similar cushion that should allow him to break Jeff Garcia's record for passer efficiency.
He's emerged into a full-fledged NFL prospect, one who could see his stock rise significantly if he delivers another standout season next year. He hasn't indicated he has any plans to skip his senior season.
Former San Jose State quarterback Steve Clarkson was the previous record-holder for single-season touchdown passes at 25. His career school record of 59 could be in jeopardy next season.
Clarkson works as a private quarterback coach, having tutored Ben Roethlisberger, Heisman Trophy winners Gino Torretta and Matt Leinart, and several others. He hasn't seen Fales play yet, but after examining his attributes, he likes his potential.
"With his play, he's got to have an opportunity to play in the Senior Bowl next year," Clarkson said, referring to the postseason all-star game that showcases NFL prospects. "With what I know about next year's class, he has a shot to be a first-rounder."
Clarkson said he hopes to invite Fales to one of his camps for college quarterbacks during the offseason. Fales did attend a camp put on by Clarkson while he was a junior at Palma High in Salinas. Bowling Green quarterback Matt Schilz, who is from Arcadia, was also at that camp.
Fales marvels at how much has changed since last December, when he signed with SJSU after two seasons of starting at the JC level.
"It's crazy just to think about where I was and what I'm talking about now," Fales said. "It's pretty exciting."
The NFL has always been a dream for Fales.
"When you're in elementary (school), you're always thinking about it. It's what you want to do as a kid, go pro in football," Fales said.
At 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, he has good size to go along with a strong enough arm that's buoyed by precision accuracy.
"He definitely has the physical talent," Spartans offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren said of Fales' NFL potential. "He makes great decisions and is pretty efficient."
His name has remained out of the national spotlight for the most part, although he was a Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American. He was also a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick.
The bowl game should be an opportunity for the rest of the nation to learn about the Spartans' standout.
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BERKELEY -- Cal signee Luke Rubenzer has a new, two-word response whenever someone suggests he's too short to play quarterback: Russell Wilson.
Rubenzer, listed at 6 feet, was out and about in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this week when someone questioned his physical qualifications to play the position.
"I almost said, 'Did you watch the Super Bowl?'" he said. "I'll probably use that next time."
Rubenzer, who made his commitment to Cal official on Wednesday, is modestly rated as a three-star prospect by most recruiting services. He knows the scouts graded him down because he's not the prototype quarterback at 6-4.
Wilson, the former Wisconsin star who led the Seattle Seahawks to victory Sunday in the Super Bowl, is Rubenzer's response to the stereotype.
"It's really cool a guy like that, who is actually shorter than I am, having a big game in the Super Bowl," Rubenzer said.
Rubenzer didn't allow his stature to slow him at Saguaro High, where he passed for 4,201 yards and 61 touchdowns with just three interceptions last fall. He also rushed for 1,221 yards and 10 more TDs on a 13-1 team.
That was high school, but Rubenzer is inspired by Wilson and has followed him since his college days.
"My dad is from Wisconsin, and I've been a fan of (Wilson) since he transferred to Wisconsin," Rubenzer said. "I love him.
"It's really cool that a guy who was kind of in my shoes at one point is making a big name for himself on the world-wide stage. It keeps that motor in my head saying it doesn't matter the height, just about being a football player."
Cal coach Sonny Dykes said Rubenzer is the total package. He just comes in a smaller package.
"When you're going to put the ball in somebody's hand every single play and your offense goes through him, you want somebody who's competitive and confident," Dykes said. "His personality is magnetic. He did a great job of holding this class together. He's a natural leader. Those intangibles are his strength."
Jared Goff returns next season as the Bears start on the heels of a freshman season in which he passed for 3,508 yards and 18 touchdowns but suffered a shoulder separation in the Big Game and needed surgery.
Dykes said Goff is ahead of schedule in his rehab and doesn't anticipate any lingering effects from the injury.
Goff served as Rubenzer's host on his recent campus visit, and the two hit it off.
"I loved hanging out with him, talking ball with him," Rubenzer said. "I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to work with him, compete with him and making each other better every day."
"What Art did at the end was solidify some guys. He was able to settle some guys down," Dykes said. "He did a good job coming in building a relationship with these kids in a short amount of time, giving us some direction, some certainty."
Defensive end Brennan Scarlett (hand) is fully cleared, Dykes said, and safety Avery Sebastian (Achilles) likely will be by then. Defensive tackle Mustafa Jalil (knee) and cornerback Stefan McClure (knee) will be limited.


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Exurban Archipelago
Carefully conceived and meticulously executed, Steven Baris's paintings on panel and Plexiglas explore formal elements of design, color, and abstraction, yielding spare compositions with luminous, textured surfaces. In addition to his abstract paintings in Exurban Archipelago, Baris creates a board game that concretizes his interpretation and visual exploration of exurbia, which the artist defines as a nebulous "non-place" of transit between and outside of cities, suburbs, and the countryside that primarily exists for the shipping and transfer of goods. Baris encourages visitors to interact with his concept of the material reality of exurbia through the board game in which players must navigate these disparate geographic regions.
His painterly 2-D works also reflect the artist's psychological investigations of buildings in space and landscapes. Baris consistently introduces geometric shapes, including soft black and colored rectangles, polygons, and squares on empty, flat fields. The shapes often appear as simplified architectural forms sourced from satellite imagery (Google Earth derived images) that he examines from multiple perspectives. Through these images, we are reminded of "big box" warehouses and the footprint of large consumer goods distribution centers peppering the American landscape. Signifying commercial development and sprawl, the forms illuminate Baris's image of exurbia.
Baris's work recalls the geometric compositions of Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl movement's emphasis on the simplicity of visual form. His modestly sized color fields are expressionistic and reminiscent of Mark Rothko's abstracted visualization of the unconscious. However, Baris infuses his work with a hybrid Minimalist and Pop sensibility as well, combining few visual elements to maximum effect using a vivid, even calculatingly garish palette that underscores the implicit downside of his subject matter and the manic consumer logic that produces exurbia.
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Nadal a perfect foil for Federer in duel (Houston Chronicle)
No. 1 player's lone nemesis wins 2nd French title
For a moment, the boy in Rafael Nadal blinked. There was a brief quiver, a rare hint of vulnerability.
Well, imagine that. It was the French Open final, and he was trying to close out Roger Federer, who some believe is the best who ever wielded a tennis racket. Later, having survived the shaky interlude and gone on to earn — earn — his second French title, Nadal, too, would humbly pronounce Federer the greatest. But with a caveat.
"Just not here," he added, eliciting a mix of whoops and gasps from the sunburned Roland Garros crowd of more than 15,000.
But "just not here" is exactly right. Fact are facts. Federer may rule most of the planet, from Melbourne to Wimbledon to Flushing Meadow, but even his feet can turn to clay on the terre battu, particularly when he's confronted by the 20-year-old matador from the lovely Spanish island of Majorca, who won his second French Open on Sunday 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Nadal denies Federer glory (Business Day)
RAFAEL Nadal scrambled across the sun-baked clay for three hours in debilitating heat, chasing another French Open title yesterday.
The effort paid off and Nadal won 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 (4). He extended his record clay-court winning streak to 60 matches. The 20-year-old Spaniard also prevented the top-ranked Federer from becoming only the third man to hold all four major titles at the same time.
Federer's first loss in eight Grand Slam finals came at the only major he has yet to win and at the hands of nemesis Nadal, who also won when they met at Roland Garros last year in the semifinals. Federer fell to 0-4 against Nadal this year; he is 44-0 against everyone else.
NADAL WINS BUT HAILS FEDERER (sportinglife.com)
Two-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal revealed his admiration for Roger Federer after defeating the world number one in their much-awaited clash in Paris on Sunday.
Nadal, who has now won 60 consecutive victories on clay and still has not lost a single match in two French Opens, also prevented Federer from winning his fourth Grand Slam in a row following titles at Wimbledon, the US Open and Australia.
The 20-year-old Nadal had been claiming since the start of the fortnight that Federer was the favourite to lift the much-coveted trophy but proved himself wrong.
However, the Spaniard insisted Federer was still way ahead of him in terms of level of play and potential. "If I look at the rankings and at the difference of points between us, he is definitely the number one simply because he plays very well overall," said Nadal.
Beaten again at the French Open, Federer looks to rebound on grass (Covers, Canada)
Maybe what Roger Federer needs to beat Rafael Nadal is a change of scenery.
Bring on the grass.
The lawn tennis season begins this week - just the thing to put a little spring back in Federer`s step. He`ll start preparing for Wimbledon by playing in Halle this week after losing to Nadal in the French Open final Sunday.
It was a wrenching loss for the top-ranked Federer, who was bidding for his fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship. Instead, Nadal won his second successive French Open title by beating Federer for the fifth time in a row, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Nadal extended his record clay-court winning streak to 60 matches.
"He`s tough to beat, but he`s not impossible to beat,"Federer said. "That`s a big difference. Otherwise, we wouldn`t have to play. He can just lift the trophy on the first day."
Federer looks back on agonising loss (Zee News)
World number one Roger Federer has admitted that he let a golden opportunity to complete his grand slam collection slip through his fingers.
The 24-year-old Swiss player came close to claiming the only trophy missing from his cabinet.
Competing in his first final on the red clay of Roland Garros in Paris, the seven-time grand slam winner would have become just the third man to hold all four majors at the same time.
The Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion would have been the first to do so since Rod Laver in 1969.
But once again clay ace Rafael Nadal was standing in his way.
Where is Mirka? She was not there at the ITF presentation, not there when you played Nalbandian and and somebody along with me thinks she was not at the finals. I know you said that you did not sleep well before your previous match - was th
Even if Nadal beat u for Hundred times then even he can't be the world best as so u r.
First of all you are the best men and then the best tennis player!
That's the most importanat!
I will always cheer you
and he's just though to beat.
i'f seen roger play better on clay.
so if he plays like that he have more chanse of winning.
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The Chinese government has already stated where it believes its biotech industry will be in the next 15 years: In August of this year, China's Minister of Science and Technology, Wang Gang, announced that the country is adopting a 15-year, three-stage strategy to develop its high-tech bio-economy and to create world-class science in biotechnology. According to the plan, by 2010 the country will emerge from a "technology accumulation" stage and move to an "industrialization" stage. The government is targeting nearly $400 billion in annual output from its biotechnology industries, and it sees the segment as a cornerstone of China's national economy by 2020.
Does China's recent progress suggest this is a reasonable possibility? The sheer size of the country's population creates great economic and political pressure to focus on healthcare policy, economics, and infrastructure to ensure the future well being of its citizens. The substantial long-range goals set by the Chinese leadership may be difficult to achieve, however, considering the other demands that are being placed on its economy.Despite these problems, most life sciences companies worldwide are considering business strategies that include China. This article reviews developments in the last 12 months (from September 2006 to September 2007), as a way to assess how far China's biopharmaceutical industry has come and its prospects for the future.
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November 16, 2012
All employees will have the right to request flexible working under new legislation announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. In addition, working parents will be able to share up to a year's leave after the birth of a child.
However, the new legislation has attracted criticism from business groups concerned about the impact on small firms.
Under the new system, parents will be able to choose how they share the care of their child. From 2015, employed mothers will still be entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave, but working parents will have more flexibility about how they "mix and match" their leave. They may take it in turns or take it together, providing it is not more than 52 weeks in total.
Nick Clegg has said the move will be good for employers as well as staff. He said: "Reform is long overdue and the changes we are making will shatter the perception that women have to be the primary care-givers. This is good news not only for parents and parents-to-be, but employers too who will benefit from a much more flexible and motivated workforce."
However, the FSB has warned that administering flexible leave will put too much burden on small businesses. John Walker, FSB national chairman, said: "Most small firms offer flexible working because they recognise the business benefits in terms of greater productivity and staff morale. Extending the right to request flexible working will simply increase administrative pressures on the smallest of businesses at a time when the Government should be doing all it can to enable them to grow."
Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), said: "IoD members recognise the benefits of flexible working and have had policies for it for some time. But flexible working is not suitable for every employee or every business. Extending the right to request does not change this, it only creates more unnecessary form-filling and wasted time."
However, the reforms have been welcomed by Peter Cheese, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). He said: "Employers should have nothing to fear and much to gain from embracing this change. In contrast to some of the rhetoric in sections of the media, it is also interesting to note that many small businesses make extensive use of flexible working and, because of their size and personal relationships with their employees, can be amongst the best at making it work."


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Poultry processor Pilgrim's Pride is recalling 27 million pounds of luncheon meat because the meat may be contaminated with listeria. The meat was processed between May 1 and Oct. 11.
The meat is sold under a variety of names -- Wampler Foods, Block and Barrel, Bonos, Golden Acre and Reliance and a variety of private labels. The products include turkey and other poultry sold freshly sliced or made into sandwiches at deli counters.
The national recall is the largest meat recall in the history of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The products include turkey and poultry sold freshly sliced or made into sandwiches at deli counters and in individually sold packages of pre-sliced deli meats. Wampler officials said the recall doesn't include fresh turkeys.
Each package being recalled bears the plant number P-13-51 inside the USDA mark of inspection and a production date.
The company halted production at its plant in Franconia, in suburban Philadelphia, after receiving test results of samples taken from floor drains.
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To many residents of Marietta today, it's a picture perfect small town complete with local businesses, a community feel and a historic atmosphere.
But Marietta almost wasn't the small city situated along the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers that it is today.
If but for a twist of fate, Marietta could well have become one of America's largest and most bustling cities.
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SAM SHAWVER The Marietta Times
Kindergarten students from Harmar Elementary School stream out the door and past docent Glen Wolfe after a visit to the historic Henry Fearing House Friday as part of this weekend's 225th celebration of Marietta's founding.
As the United States was growing after the end of the Revolutionary War, a capital city for the burgeoning young nation was needed. And included in the list of possibilities was Marietta, which in 1788 became the first organized settlement in the Northwest Territory.
Kenneth Bowling, author of "The Creation of Washington D.C: The Idea and Location of the American Capital," a 1991 book about the founding of the capital city, says Marietta was one of the seven contenders back in the 1780s to become the nation's capital.
According to reports from the time, pioneer Manasseh Cutler was promoting the city to be chosen.
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Proposed U.S. Capital locations
Baltimore, Md.
Columbia, Pa.
Georgetown, Md.
Kingston, N.Y.
Norfolk, Va.
Trenton, N.J.
Source: "The Creation of Washington, D.C." by Kenneth Bowling
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9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday - Author James Williams will premiere his new book "Blazes, Posts and Stones, starting at 9:30 in the Ohio Company Land Office at Campus Martius, followed by a seminar, "Indian War 1790-1795: The Life and Death Struggle for the Northwest Territory," from 10 to 11:30. Reenactors of the Geographer's Department of General Washington's Army will be featured throughout the day. Admission free for Friends of the Museums members.
1 p.m. Saturday - George Washington (Chuck Bell) at Campus Martius. The program is free.
2:30 p.m. Saturday - Presentation by local historian Louise Zimmer following the 225th Birthday Luncheon at American Legion Post 64, Eighth and Wooster streets, Marietta. Presentation open to the public.
10 to 11 a.m. Sunday - "225th Anniversary Church Service" at First Congregational Church, 318 Front St., Marietta. The service will provide history and details of the early church and its teaching. The community and guests in colonial period clothing are welcome.
Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday - Tours of the Ohio River Museum, 601 Front St., Marietta; regular admission fee. From 2 to 5, Sons of the American Revolution members in period clothing will be at the 1788 Flatboat Replica for a program.
Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday - Campus Martius open; regular admission fee, half price for reenactors in period clothing.
12:30 to 1 p.m. Sunday - Bell ringing of the carillon will be performed with various patriotic tunes at First Congregational Church. Guests are invited to climb the steps into the bell tower to watch or assist Nancy Riley, past regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as she operates the wooden levers to engage the chimes.
1 to 1:40 p.m. Sunday - 225th Landing of the First 48 Pioneers at the Start Westward Monument, Muskingum Park. Rufus Putnam (Bill Reynolds), dignitaries and historians will address the assembled. In case of rain, the program will be held at First Congregational Church.
1:40 to 2 p.m., Sunday - Procession from the Start Westward Monument to Campus Martius Wharf and the Ohio River Museum. Reenactors will lead the parade, with townsfolk and guests.
2 p.m. Sunday - "Marietta in Memory, History and Imagination," presented by Andrew Cayton at Campus Martius. A distinguished professor of history at Miami University, his talk will focus on the personal and professional regarding the legacy of Marietta's founders.
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday - Annual Marietta birthday bell ringing and tours at the Fearing House Museum, 131 Gilman Ave., Marietta.
5:30 p.m. Sunday - Annual Pioneer Day Dinner, sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society, Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front St., Marietta. Speaker Dave McKain will present "Women of Henderson Hall." Reception, 5:30 to 6:30; dinner, 6:30; program, 7:30. Cost is $25; call 373-1788 or 373-0359 for reservations.
Source: Washington County SAR.
"In 1787, Manasseh Cutler ... argued publicly that the seat of empire belonged on the Ohio River. He urged Congress to postpone action until the claims of the Ohio could merit serious discussion," Bowling wrote.
Cutler and others reportedly felt that the frontier was a more suitable place for the capital than a city on the east coast and less likely to be invaded. There was also the beginnings of a city in Marietta at the time while nothing was yet developed in what would become Washington D.C.
Marietta was apparently the only site in Ohio to be considered.
Ultimately, a location along the Potomac River was selected to become the site of the new nation's capital, as part of a compromise surrounding Congress' support of creation of the Federal Reserve, but many still wonder "what if" when it comes to Marietta.
"What would've happened if this did become the center of government for our United States? What would Marietta look like then?" said Bill Reynolds, a historian with the Campus Martius Museum in Marietta.
If Marietta had become the capital city, it certainly would not have the small town feel it does now. Instead, it would be the booming metropolis that Washington, D.C. has become, home to the White House, Congress, the Pentagon and the U.S. Supreme Court and many current residents probably wouldn't want to live here, Reynolds noted.
However, with the quality of people in the area and its resources it would've made a great capital for the nation, said Mayor Joe Matthews.
"I think it would've been fantastic with the rail systems we used to have here and the rivers and the boat traffic. It probably would've been a great idea," he said.
Marietta resident Tom Leister, of Sharon Street, agreed the city would've made a good capital location, but noted he's not sure if he would've liked living in the equivalent of Washington D.C.
"I like my rural small town setting," he said.
Leister, who has traveled to Washington D.C. as well as cities including New York City, Baltimore and Chicago said he appreciates the safety and tranquility of Marietta, but said it does have all the resources to be a great capital city.
"From where we (are), we could've been a good capital," he said. "We're more central in the nation, back at that time than what D.C. is. You've got the Ohio River for travel and commerce. It wouldn't have been the worst choice, that's for sure."
Consideration of Marietta as the nation's capital was also a result of the city's direct ties to expansion of the country.
As the first organized settlement in the Northwest Territory, Marietta had plenty to offer, historians say. It was located along the dominant mode of travel at the time with the rivers, and it was on the frontier of westward growth.
Construction of the national highway, which is now Old U.S. 40, altered the travel pattern in the frontier, but the city still remained a key hub in America's growth, said local historian Jim O'Donnell, who is authoring a book on Rufus Putnam.
"This is sort of the opening to that door," O'Donnell explained.
Upon founding, Marietta served as capital of both Ohio and the Northwest Territory.
As happened with its potential to become the nation's capital, the seat of power would ultimately shift away from Marietta with Ohio's capital becoming centralized in the state, first going to Chillicothe and finally to Columbus, following the transportation pattern.
"(Marietta as capital) was not going to happen, primarily for geographical, economic and transportation reasons. Setting aside any politics, those reasons prevailed," O'Donnell said.
If Marietta had become capital of Ohio and the nation, history could well have taken a different course, noted local historian Jean Yost.
The Northwest Ordinance, passed on July 13, 1787, established laws to be upheld throughout the Northwest Territory. Included in that landmark document was prohibition of slavery throughout the territory, and a capital based in a city with such distinction could have changed the first century of life for America, Yost explained.
"(The Northwest Ordinance) was really the start of a whole new direction on the outlook, that we the people are now going to govern and it's time for it (slavery) to be over," Yost said.
Selection of the District of Columbia as capital occurred in 1790, but Thomas Jefferson would be the first U.S. President to take the oath of office in the new capital in 1801.


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Two crimes two days apart have caught the attention of the Lansing Police Department and now they're looking for public help catching two men they say are responsible for two sexual assaults last week.
Last Wednesday, a 51-year-old woman told police a man attacked her as she was walking to her car in the North Grand Ramp, threw her to the ground and as he was running his hands through her pockets, sexually assaulted her.
Two days later, police say a woman in her 60's was raped in her Southwest Lansing home after a male suspect broke in through a window and stole belongings. The man also took the woman's car, a red 1996 Buick Skylark with license plate BTC-2186.
Police say the man responsible for Friday's rape is connected with at least two other rapes since May, all within one mile of each other.
Lansing police are stepping up patrols in Southwest Lansing and Downtown Lansing as a result. Police Captain Ray Hall says the Lansing Police Department will also pay out overtime until the end of the week to increase police presence in the city.
Captain Hall says police plan to go door-to-door on Tuesday distributing sketches of the suspect in the parking ramp attack. The sketch will be handed out to businesses and offices buildings in vicinity of the downtown ramp in hopes of finding leads to the suspect.
He is believed to be approximately 28-years-old, a black male with short black hair. Police say he was last seen running north on Grand near Shiawassee Street. The sketch is based on descriptions given by witnesses.
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Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program and the Rural Star Energy Savings Program to provide loans for energy efficiency upgrades in homes and farms.
- Establishes the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program, under which loans shall be offered at zero percent interest to States to support financial assistance provided by qualified financial entities for the installation of energy saving measures that meet one of the following criteria (Sec. 1):
- Are published by the Secretary of Energy as part of a master list of residential energy efficiency measures determined to be cost-effective, readily available from commercial sources, permanently installed in a primary residence, and capable of supporting measurement and verification of energy savings that result from their adoption;
- Are additions to the aforementioned master list that are recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture, calculated to achieve sufficient energy savings that they will achieve "a simple payback" within 10 years or less, and permanently installed in a primary residence; or
- Are stipulated in a whole-house analysis that simulates energy use before and after a retrofit and are demonstrated to improve residential energy efficiency in a manner that can be determined "with confidence" to be cost-effective and to recover their own cost in savings within the term of the proposed loan.
- Defines a "qualifying financing entity" as a State, political subdivision of a State, tribal government, electric utility, natural gas utility, nonprofit organization, energy service company, retailer or any other entity which meets the following qualifications (Sec. 1):
- Offers a financing product whereby applicants make payments over time for the cost of installation;
- Requires all financed installations to be performed by contractors in a way that meets building code requirements;
- Establishes standard underwriting criteria to determine the eligibility of Home Star Loan Program applicants;
- Makes efforts to make loans available in areas that have a poverty rate of 12 percent or more in a proportion that at least equals the proportion that residents of such areas make up of the total population;
- Is not an entity that has an ongoing capital repayment obligation to the Department of the Treasury pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (Public Law 110-343); and
- Is designated as qualified by the Governor of a state.
- Defines "eligible participant" as a homeowner with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000 who receives financial assistance from a qualified financing entity (Sec. 1).
- Limits participation in the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program to homeowners with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000 who receive financial assistance from a qualified financing entity, are not also qualified consumers under the Rural Energy Savings Program, and have not been more than 6 months delinquent in child support payments (Sec. 1).
- Establishes the Rural Star Energy Savings Program for the purpose of making no-interest loans with terms of no more than 20 years to eligible entities that agree to accept the loan funds in order to make loans to qualified consumers for the purpose of implementing residential energy efficiency measures or farm efficiency measures approved by the Secretary of Agriculture (Sec. 2).
- Defines an "energy efficiency measure" as a fixed structural improvement and investment in a cost-effective, commercial technology to reduce residential energy use (Sec. 2).
- Defines a "farm efficiency measure" as an energy saving application that is a fixed improvement on a building or structure on a farm at a total loan value of $50,000 or less, that is not otherwise an energy efficiency measure and that would achieve enough energy savings to repay the cost of the measure in 10 years or less (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that loans made to consumers under the Rural Star Energy Savings Program by eligible entities shall have terms that include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
- They may bear no more than 3 percent interest;
- They shall finance only energy efficiency or farm efficiency measures for the purpose of decreasing energy usage costs by an amount such that a loan term of no more than 10 years will achieve a "simple payback" of the amount invested;
- They shall be repaid through charges added to the electric bill for the property for which the efficiency measures will be implemented, except that the property owner may voluntarily prepay the loan and certain other qualifying repayment mechanisms may be used; and
- They shall require an energy audit to determine the impact of proposed energy efficiency measures on the energy costs and consumption of the consumer.
- Requires lenders making loans under either of the aforementioned programs to give priority to active duty members of the Armed Forces and veterans (Sec. 3).
- Prohibits the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy from providing funds authorized by this bill to any contractor that employs an employee to work in a consumer's home if that employee has been convicted of or plead guilty to a crime of child molestation, rape, or any other form of sexual assault, or to any contractor that has been convicted of or plead guilty to any fraudulent offense (Secs. 4 and 7).
- Prohibits loans from being provided under this bill to federal employees who meet any of the following criteria (Sec. 5):
- Have a "seriously delinquent" tax debt;
- Received a payment under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 but were ineligible to receive the payment; or
- Have been officially disciplined for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography, including child pornography, on a Federal Government computer or while performing official Federal Government duties.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 9, 2010
Title: Authorizing Loans for Energy Efficiency Purposes
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- John A. Boccieri (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick C. 'Rick' Boucher (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bobby Bright (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield Jr. (NC - D)
- John Russell 'Russ' Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Albert Ben Chandler III (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brad Ellsworth (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Filner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven Brett Guthrie (KY - R)
- Philip G. 'Phil' Hare (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Baron P. Hill (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mazie K. Hirono (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr. (GA - D)
- Lawrence Webb 'Larry' Kissell (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank M. Kratovil Jr. (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ben Ray Lujan Jr. (NM - D)
- Betsy Markey (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Marshall (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward López 'Ed' Pastor (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tom S. Perriello (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Eugene Price (NC - D)
- Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- David P. 'Phil' Roe (TN - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Aaron Schock (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zachary T. 'Zack' Space (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Spratt Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Sutton (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn W. 'G.T.' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz (MN - D)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilson Jr. (OH - D) (Out Of Office)


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Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls
4 cups cooked chicken, coarsely chopped
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4-1/2 cup hot sauce (I used Frank's Red Hot)
3/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
salt and pepper
1 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup flour
3 eggs, lightly beaten with about a TBSP of water
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
Insert metal blade into food processor. Place chicken into processor bowl and pulse 5-6 times or until chicken is uniformly chopped. Remove chicken to a large bowl and set aside.


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Sometimes I try to remember things my mother told me about the awful way he was raised. But why does he have to keep on going? Why would you take something bad out of your mouth and hand it to another, saying, Here, eat this?
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Senior dining meals are served at 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, at Ross Park Apartments. Meals on Wheels are also available. Seniors 60+ from the community are welcome to join in for the meal. Contact Sleepy Eye Home Health, Nutrition Site managers at 794-5193. Menus are as follows.
Monday, Jan. 7 - Tator tot casserole, green beans, peaches, bread, dessert, milk.
Tuesday, Jan. 8 - Roast pork, whole potatoes, buttered cabbage, bread, dessert, milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 9 - Spaghetti, California blend vegetables, lettuce salad, garlic bread, dessert, milk.
Thursday, Jan. 10 - Chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, bread, dessert, milk.
Friday, Jan. 11 - Meaty beef stew with carrots and potatoes, coleslaw, breadstick, dessert, milk.
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It's 40 minutes' drive from Shuangliu International Airport to Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Center, and you can leave your vehicle securely in our basement car park. Shop for designer labels on Chengdu's pedestrianised Chun Xi Lu shopping street, or head out in search of the quintessentially Chinese Anshun Veranda Bridge, which doubles as a restaurant as it straddles the Jinjiang River.
You can energise in the hotel's Fitness Centre, swimming pool, or choose from our range of spa massage treatments. We have 11 versatile meeting spaces offering space for 550 people, with our Crowne Meetings Director taking care of the details.
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Sticky fingers and faces, smiling neighbors and friends and a whole lot of pancakes - yes, it's Pancake Days again.
The annual event to benefit the Kiwanis Club programs has been feeding hundreds of people for more than half a century and there is no slowing the event down this year, especially given the warmer than normal winter.
"Two years ago we had a lot of snow and we almost considered canceling," said Ann Hontz, president-elect of Kiwanis and co-chair of this year's event.
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Photos submitted by Ann Hontz
Kiwanis Club member Rick Peoples flips pancakes at last year's Pancake Days while other volunteers help out in the kitchen.
The forecast for Friday and Saturday is calling for temperatures in the 50s and a slight chance of rain Saturday afternoon.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the First Congregational Church, 318 Front St., Marietta.
The mild weather and enticing thought of maple syrup-drenched pancakes may bring more people out to the event to top last year's 1,700 attendees.
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What: 58th annual Pancake Days.
When: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Where: First Congregational Church, 318 Front St., Marietta.
Cost: $5 in advance at Peoples News in Marietta, The Marietta Times or from any Kiwanis member; $6 at the door; children younger than 5 eat free.
Details: All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, orange slices and beverage. A silent auction and raffle will be held both days.
For information: Contact Linda Eddy at 373-9205 or Ann Hontz at 373-1364.
"We really hope a lot of people will come out," said Hontz. "All the money we make from this event goes back into the community."
The event typically brings in $20,000 for the group. Some of the projects aided by Kiwanis include landscaping at Marietta High School and Marietta Middle School, the Terrific Kids Program at Harmar Elementary and Bringing Up Grades (B.U.G. program) at Phillips Elementary and building a picnic shelter off Gilman Avenue near the Marietta College boathouse.
Typically 240 pounds of pancake mix, 200 pounds of sausage and 414 pounds of syrup are used during the two-day event. Around 40 volunteers help to make sure the event goes off without a hitch, including Kiwanians, Key Club members from Marietta High School, Circle K from Marietta College and the Builders Club at Marietta Middle School.
Aside from all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and beverages, much of which is purchased by Kiwanis, along with donations from Broughton's, the raffle of baskets and silent auction are really popular ways to bring in money.
"I think last year the baskets brought in about $7,000," said Hontz.
Included this year are Hello Kitty, Smurfs, West Virginia University, entertainment, wine and golf-themed baskets, to name a few. Tickets will be 50 cents a piece or five for $2. Higher ticket items include a Kindle Fire, a mini shopping cart full of grocery-related items, an Ohio State University basket and several gift certificates and gift cards to area eateries. Tickets for these items will be $1 each or six for $5, according to Linda Eddy, club secretary and basket organizer.
"We will have roughly 100 to 150 baskets," Eddy said, adding that putting the baskets together takes a lot of work and is usually a year-long process.
Keeping the cost of the event down is important to the club, Eddy said.
"This is a family event and we want everyone to be able to enjoy it," she said.


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But she says neither turned out to be true. The dance company's new artistic director said Thursday that she's found a vibrant arts scene and support for her ambitious plans.
Lopez's program for the ballet's 2013-14 season challenges the dancers and their audience with new choreographers. She's also planning to create a new curriculum for the company's dance school to include dance and music history, not just dance instruction.
Lopez took over at the ballet in September after the abrupt departure of its founding artistic director, Edward Villella.
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Clemson coach Swinney not pushing the panic button
Published: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:55 p.m.
Despite the frustration from Saturday's blowout loss to Florida State that took away the chance for Clemson to control its own destiny toward some of its biggest goals, coach Dabo Swinney isn't pushing the panic button.
TANKERSLEY TO SEE MORE PLAYING TIME: With cornerback Garry Peters (foot) out for Saturday's game at Maryland and corner Bashaud Breeland suspended for the first half due to last Saturday's targeting penalty, first-year freshman Cordrea Tankersley will see additional snaps. The Silver Bluff product has only played three snaps outside of special teams.
"He's one of those guys who I'm really excited about," head coach Dabo Swinney said. "He hasn't really gotten into the mix too much because we've had pretty good depth at corner and those guys have played well."
Swinney doesn't expect Peters back until the Nov. 14 game with Georgia Tech.
REDSHIRTS AFOOT: Swinney said defensive tackles Kevin Dodd (foot) and Carlos Watkins (hematoma) could be nearing medical redshirts. Both are listed as out for Saturday. "We have to make a decision on those guys the further this thing goes."
Saturday's game: No. 9 Clemson (6-1, 4-1 ACC) at Maryland (5-2, 1-2), 3:30 p.m., ESPN, 93.3 FM
The Tigers got off to an awful start and things snowballed from there in a 51-14 embarrassment in a matchup that had arguably the biggest buildup of any Clemson game of the past 20 years.
Swinney can find no one major culprit as to why his team has struggled for two weeks now (the Tigers came back in the fourth quarter to beat Boston College two weeks ago), instead saying during his weekly press conference that fundamentals are to blame.
Look no further than the team botching three quarterback exchanges during the 24-14 escape against B.C., leaving Swinney to preach stance, starts, footwork, ball-handling and the like in turning back to the basics.
"What I said to the staff is, 'Let's major in the minors this week,' " Swinney said. "Let's treat them like they don't know anything. I think that's sometimes something you have to do to get that consistency. Sometimes you get a veteran group and …we've got a lot of guys who know a lot of football offensively and you can start taking some of the little things for granted. But it's the little things that lead to the big things and we've got to get those little things corrected."
The Tigers entered the B.C. game with only four turnovers before committing six the past two games, and it could've been worse having lost only two of five fumbles against the Eagles. Clemson is a combined 9 of 32 on third downs the past two games and has repeatedly struggled in the red zone, an area that had been a near guarantee dating back to the start of last season.
"Let's get back to being fundamentally sound," Swinney said. "It's like a symptom and we have to cure it, finding 11 guys to consistently do the job. Nothing matters if you don't take care of the football. That's what we pride ourselves on and we've had a bad little run here the last couple of ball games, particularly the last one. You can't beat anybody turning the ball over four times."
Swinney disagreed with offensive coordinator Chad Morris' Monday assessment that the lone offensive Tiger playing at a high level was left tackle Brandon Thomas, a former Dorman standout.
"Brandon Thomas is playing really well, extremely well, dominating well, and that's good to see," Morris told the assembled media. "We're consistently inconsistent right now and that's the biggest thing I've seen over the last two weeks. We've got to get it fixed and get it right. Brandon Thomas is playing really well so there's 10 other positions out there that are not playing consistent, not playing well at all."
When asked his assessment Tuesday, Swinney replied, "I think that's maybe a little over the top. That's a coordinator who takes a lot of pride in his performance. That's a little frustration. It ain't all bad. We're still one of the best offenses in the country. Heck, we're 17-3 over our last 20 games. We're not going to throw everybody out the window here. We've won a bunch of games and we'll get it fixed and play better. For me, let's get back to the basics. Go back and refocus a little bit on some key things."
Swinney did set many eyes to rolling and heads to shaking when he favorably compared the Tigers with Florida State despite the walloping his team took at home from a squad now ranked second behind Alabama in the initial BCS Standings.
"I think they're a team that if we played them 10 times, we'd probably win five and they'd probably win five. I think that's probably about where it is. They played a heck of a game and we didn't give ourselves a chance. They're not that much better than us and we're not that bad a football team. It wasn't our night the other night and you give them all the credit for that. It wasn't any one thing, it was just all bad."
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About the Book
Millions of fans the world over got to know her beloved characters, Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and the rest, yet for decades little was known about their creator. Dame Agatha Christie was a woman who scrupulously kept her private life hidden from view, dodging the press, granting no interviews, and even, for a brief time, famously disappearing. But shortly after the great lady's death, the silence was broken when An Autobiography was finally published.
The witty, insightful, and immensely entertaining reflections of a marvelous talent, An Autobiography is as compulsively readable as Christie's novels. In her own inimitable style, a brilliant eccentric whose life encapsulated her times sheds light on her past, including her childhood in Victorian England, her volunteer work during World War II, and, of course, her phenomenal career. Agatha Christie's An Autobiography brings into sharp focus a beloved and enduring literary icon whose imagination continues to mesmerize readers to this very day.
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"This book proves as inspiring as it is charming and absorbing." — Boston Globe
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"Especially welcome." — Publishers Weekly
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"A fun read, full of detail about upper-crust life in the Victorian era and about Christie's own surprise at finding herself a mystery novelist." — Charlotte News & Observer
"The history of a unique upbringing in a time long gone. It's a portrait of a childhood and young womanhood that vanished with World War I." — Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Christie writes with a wonderful dry wit. It is fascinating to see how people she met became characters in her novels." — Daily American
"Joyful adventure….She brings the sense of wonder…to her extraordinary career." — New York Times Book Review
"Agatha Christie is no longer merely one of my favorite writers. She is now one of my favorite people." — Chicago Tribune
"A delightful autobiography….Warm, witty and discerning." — Los Angeles Times
"Wonderfully easy to read and engrossing." — The Times (London)
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"A wonderful book—written with a delight in the gradual unfolding of 75 years through the eyes of an exceptional old lady and writer." — Financial Times (London)
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- Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
- On Sale: 09/11/2012
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- Pages: 576
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