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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:01 pm
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I just joined this site and saw your post. I'm currently 8w and 4days pregnant and super excited and scared at the same time. Excited that my boyfriend and I will be parents ans scared that this is a very fragile trimester and miscarriages are high. Praying and hoping for the best. So far i'm ok and I have another check up at the OB 2moro.. Congratulations and all the best to you and your little family
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:10 pm
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hi! congratulations! i had an early scan after a bit of a scare last week and baby only measured small so apparently i am only 7w 1day today, much to my disappointment as like you i am very very worried and scared and just wanna be twelve weeks already! i have my booking appointment with midwife on tuesday.. good luck and congratulations!! wishing you a lovely, happy healthy pregnancy xxxxx
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:19 pm
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Thank you, I too want this 1st trimester to hurry up. I'm trying my best to change all my bad eating habits and replace them with more fruits and veggies. As for the morning sickness, I haven't been having much of a problem with the nausea, a little vomiting now and then but I try to stick it out. However, I do have frequent pain in my abdomen and I keep reminding myself that its just the uterus stretching. Sometimes I even have to curl up in bed. Kinda sucks.
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:22 pm
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Thank you, I too want this 1st trimester to hurry up. I'm trying my best to change all my bad eating habits and replace them with more fruits and veggies. As for the morning sickness, I haven't been having much of a problem with the nausea, a little vomiting now and then but I try to stick it out. However, I do have frequent pain in my abdomen and I keep reminding myself that its just the uterus stretching. Sometimes I even have to curl up in bed. Kinda sucks.
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:10 pm
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like period pains? i've had those too.. every little thing makes you panic though, or it does me anyway.. i've had all day nausea since around saturday, only actually vomited a couple of times. i've cut out all caffeine and junk food (except i treated myself today to a mcdonalds and a cola, although now i feel guilty! i have absolutely no appetite though so i'm of course worrying that's gonna contribute.. i'm the same, all i want to be is excited but i'm too scared to be because obviously, it would break my heart if god forbid something happened.. trying to keep it a secret from most people (a few know already eg parents, employer and couple of friends) is a little hard, especially as there is so much baby talk going on at work! i had a conversation earlier this week with a colleague who talked about how broody she was and continued to tell me she hoped by the end of the year she'd be pregnant, to then ask me how long i think it'll be before i have a baby, i replied 'i'm not sure, the time will come' all the while thinking 'well actually, about 8 months!' haha, how are you finding it? have you told anyone yet? xxxx
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:31 pm
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yeah I have. My mom was the first to know. Then my overly excited boyfriend told his folks and quite a number of his friends (smh lol). Its very funny because I work at the MCH (Maternal and Child Health)unit of our ministry and well I had to let at least the few people in my unit to know, including my boss. She said she actually knew even before I told her lol. But I think of myself to be very lucky. In this section of the ministry where I work its only 7 of us women. I'm the youngest. 6 of them are nurses/ midwives and my boss is a doctor, so I'm very fortunate to have them guiding me. As for th cramps, yes, it feels like period pains. But my OB assured me that its nothing to worry about (tho I still worry). She said the uterus is stretching and that the frequent urination is because the growing uterus is pressing on the bladder.
How are your mood swings? OMG MINE ARE HORRIBLE!!!!! I cry way toooooo much. I get upset easily n I know it drives my boyfriend crazy! I try to control it but I just find myself crying when I cant.
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:11 pm
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haha i was in a situation last week where i had to tell teo more colleagues (with the bleeding - i was off "sick" for two days due to the tests/scan/worry!) even though i didn't want to, it already has made my job/sorting apts and time off, easier.. oh fabulous! so you're in the right place, surrounded by people who can give you answers, how lovely.. now i feel left out, i have no further to desire to pee (i don't drink much although that will be hit on the head this weekend! - i find i'm just too busy at work and too sleepy when home! eek) and i have had NO mood swings! i sort of snapped at my
oh last week or week before which i have never done before, but solely because i was irritated by his constant telling me i need to eat, when i physically struggle to at the minute, and i know!! haha. i've not cried yet (except for my scare which was complete 24/7 waterworks) and i'm a real cry baby! i'm impressed with the new cleavage though - just what i always wanted! haha xxxxxx
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:25 pm
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Good 4 u. I've always had big boobs. Haven't noticed any changes in their size tho, however, they are very tender. And my nipples are sore all the time. By the way, have u lost or gained any weight? I lost 7. I'm noticing it in my face and shoulders (I'm plus sized). The older folks in my family keep telling me that its just a matter of time b4 I start adding. Also, b4 I found out I was prregnant, I had some very bad back problems. I couldn't walk or sit up for a week (had to miss work). Where I come from, especially in my family, with signs like that it is said that the baby is going to be a boy.
Again before I knew I was pregnant, I dreamt fish. I dont know if you know that when a woman has dreams with fish it means she or someone close to her is pregnant. I didn't pay it any mind. The night after that I dreamt me and my boyfriend was standing over a crib watching a baby girl. Couple days after that is when I found out I was pregnant. Now, a few weeks ago, I dreamed I had a baby girl. I held her in my arms and the love n joy was sooooo intense it felt so real! I dont know what the hell to think. Only time can tell, but God knows I want a little girl.
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:01 am
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lucky you haha! mine are also very tender. i honestly don't know if i've gained or lost anything, i should probably weigh myself, oops. i'm very petite and find it hard to put on weight anyway, i don't expect i will be much different through pregnancy and especially with having absolutely no appetite right now! oh wow, i haven't dreamt about anything of the sort - no animals or real dreams like yours - i just literally woke up from a dream where i stole a horse and a micro pig but i don't expect that's any clue . maybe it was like, a premonition and maybe it is a girl. i presume you are going to find out? xxxxx
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:35 pm
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Yeah, I'm going to to an ultrasound in May. My OB told me I could have done it this week if I wanted to but my folks discouraged me saying the radiation of the machine might interfere with the development of the embryo (lol). Although my OB assured me this wasn't going to happen, I am still a little to scared to take the risk, so I'm waiting until I'm at least 4 months.
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I've taken quite a number of tests already. Today when I go do my check up I'll hear what my OB has to say. All she mentioned the last time was the ultrasound, and that we could have done it when I turned 8weeks but we decided to wait at least until I'm 16weeks. IT SEEM SO FAR AWAY!!!
You know what sucks? Finding out you're pregnant too early. Because like me, I expect to see changes NOW!!! However, finding out early is very important as well, because you can start taking better care of yourself very early.
I just want time to go by really quick! I WANNA SEE MY BABY!!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:37 pm
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i see.
that's very true! i was literally 4 weeks (although i thought i was 5 until my early US) when i found out, and although that is true, at the same time, it is suuuuuch a long wait! i'm non stop worrying about everything, and i won't relax until the 12/13 week mark when i know everything should fingers crossed be okay! i'm the same though, i don't 'feel' pregnant, even when i had my early US it was like 'what? that little jelly bean is in ME?' i still couldn't believe it and i don't think i will until i've got some physical change (aside from the boobs! haha).. let me kno what happens at your OB appointment, xxx


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'The Good Wife' Recap: Season 5, Episode 15, 'Dramatics, Your Honor'
There is so much going on tonight's episode of "The Good Wife," we're going to break it down in chunks. Please read down to the end as there was a huge surprise.
[Spoiler Alert: Will Gardner is dead!]
Case: Will is defending Jeffrey Grant, who is accused of murdering a college student. They had represented Grant's father earlier. There's a DNA match, but is it the father or the son?
Will (or Kalinda) finds photos finding that the murder victim checked out a book from the library that Jeffrey Grant had returned just a few hours earlier.
Unfortunately, then the victim, Dani Littlejohn, went swimming, which would have eliminated the DNA from the book. They are trying to figure out how she moved from swimming to meeting Jeffrey. There's another suspect too, the professor. No one knows who did it.
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Alicia goes to tell Will that the Grants (Jeffrey's parents) called her for a second opinion. She said no, but says she would want to know. They exchange a little flirty flirty.
Kalinda tells Will that she's leaving. She's not going to Florrick/Agos, she just doesn't want to be working as an investigator. Will says she pulls this every few months. Will says they are cut out for their jobs, and if she leaves, she'll be bored.
In Alicia's life: The public integrity guy wants Alicia to submit to a deposition. He tells Alicia that Will Gardner will go on the record. Remember Public Integrity guy threatened Will last week after setting him up on camera with Peter's voting fraud guy.
Alicia tells Eli she should do it. Cory will be her lawyer.
Nelson Dubeck, the dude from the office of public integrity, is grilling Alicia. He wants to know why she talked to Will the other day. She wants to know why she's being followed and for how long, and if the agents want to hear what she says, they should come closer and she'll talk louder.
Dubeck wants to know if Will showed her the tape showing the voting files. She says no. She says no several times.
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He shows her several videos. Dubeck says it shows a conspiracy to win the vote. Dubeck says Will shows the videos to the governor and Peter didn't do anything about it.
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Kalinda found out that the same doctor treated Jeffrey for a strained arm and later, Dani Littlejohn. The same paramedic brought them both in, at different times.
As the lawyers are arguing up at the judge's bench, Jeffrey is becoming unraveled. He starts looking at the police officer's gun.
Then you see Diane in another courtroom and hear four shots fired. Kalinda looks in. Jeffrey is trying to kill himself but the gun has run out of bullets. Will has been shot badly, as has the other attorney.
Diane goes to call his family and sisters, and Alicia. But Alicia doesn't answer, she's at some dinner.
They find Will in the hospital. He's dead. WILL IS DEAD. I was not expecting this at all.
Kalinda gets Eli on the phone and he pulls Alicia out of the dinner. He tells her she has to take it.
Just as Alicia picks up the phone, the screen goes blank.
Coming up in the next weeks: Diane and Alicia make up. Cary is angry. Kalinda is really upset. Michael J. Fox is back and says he's the new Will. Kalinda throws something at him. Peter asks Alicia if she thinks she'd be better with Will.


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Get Ready for the Cellular Big Three
Sprint is working on plans to launch a takeover attempt on T-Mobile in the first half of 2014, the WSJ reports today. It would almost certainly be the last big merger in the U.S. cellular business, leaving three big players in the market: AT&T with about 108 million subcribers, Verizon with about 101 million, and a combined T-Mobile-Sprint with around 98 million.
The merged company might be the smallest of the big three, but it would have an aggressive backer in Japan's Softbank, which owns more than 80% of Sprint and is run by a dealmaker with big plans for the American market.
That's if it even happens: In late 2011, AT&T gave up on its own attempt to buy T-Mobile, after the Justice Department objected to the deal on competition grounds.
Since then, the two smaller companies have done deals of their own, with Sprint doing a three-way merger with Softbank and struggling U.S. network Clearwire, and T-Mobile buying the smaller U.S. operator MetroPCS.
Would any of that change the minds of the regulators who seemed keen to keep four large independent players in the market just a couple of years ago? One thing has certainly changed: The Federal Communications Commission is now led by Tom Wheeler, a former telecom lobbyist who, while working in venture capital at the time of the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger, wrote blog post outlining how approving the deal — with a strict set of merger conditions — might be a good idea.
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LOUISVILLE, Ga. (WRDW) -- A 12th suspect has been named in the murder of Ken Quarterman Jr. in Louisville.
Officials say 22-year-old Darryus Sergio Jackson is now wanted.
Along with Jackson, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office is still looking for two others, Octavius Hickson and Dalonte Tarver, in connection to the murder.
Friday, June 21, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ga. (WRDW) -- Nine people are now in custody in connection to a murder that happened in Louisville on Sunday.
Lafayell Williams, Damien Simpkins and Shinique Flournoy are now in custody and charged in the murder of 23-year-old Ken Quarterman Jr.
Officials are still searching for Octavius "TayTay" Hickson and Dalonte "Big J" Tarver, who are wanted in connection to the crime.
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BJ Allen Barrington, Ivey Elam, Rajonte McGruder, Dontavius Meadows, Jason Williams and Jayrin Williams were taken into custody earlier this week.
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Fiscal-Cliff Fix May Cap Mortgage Deduction
Could the talks to avoid the "fiscal cliff" place the popular mortgage-interest deduction in the cross hairs?
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Capping all deductions at around $35,000 would likely have some impact on home prices in higher-end neighborhoods, many analysts say. But, "in most of the country, it will have very little impact" on the housing market, said Richard Green, director of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real Estate.
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, estimates that cutting the cost of the mortgage tax break in half to around $50 billion per year would raise more than $500 billion over 10 years. Mr. Zandi forecasts that doing so would likely cut back national home-price growth to 3.5% a year from 4% from 2015 through 2019, with the biggest impact on coastal markets.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Grinches are banking on gift cards to steal your Christmas spirit and much more this holiday season.
According to the Better Business Bureau, 62 percent of consumers will purchase a gift card for a friend this Christmas.
Janet Ziglar buys almost exclusively gift cards for her grandchildren.
"Oh, and iTunes, you gotta have the tunes," she said.
Ziglar has never worried about someone stealing the information off of the back of the gift cards she purchases.
However, Gigi Turner with the BBB says every consumer should inspect it before buying it.
"Scam artists will come in and literally shoplift the gift cards, take them home and photographed the front and back of the gift card once they removed the number that is there," Turner said.
The thieves will then return the cards to the store and wait on someone to purchase them. Once someone puts money is on the card, the scam artist use the information they stole to spend it.
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ALAMEDA -- Khalif Barnes has gone from an island to a phone booth with no complaint.
In fact, he volunteered.
Barnes was lining up at left guard as practice opened Friday, still getting used to hand-to-hand combat with left tackle Jared Veldheer on one side and center Stefen Wisniewski on the other.
Veldheer's return on Thanksgiving pushed Barnes inside, a move the Raiders were pondering as far back as training camp until Veldheer underwent surgery for a torn left triceps.
Barnes will start his third game at left guard Sunday when the Raiders host the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum.
"It's cool," Barnes said. "A little more furniture to move around in run situations, but not bad. I'm having fun playing ball."
A starter at left tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2005-08, Barnes signed with the Raiders in 2009, playing in six games with two starts due to injury. He was a reserve in 2010 -- even playing some tight end in power formations and catching a touchdown pass.
From 2011 through 2013, Barnes was the starting right tackle when healthy. When Veldheer was injured, Barnes moved to the left side, with veteran Tony Pashos, signed after the final roster cutdown, installed on the right side.
"I'm accustomed to doing whatever it takes," Barnes said. "I want to win and I like playing the game. As long as I'm out there and get a chance to start, it doesn't matter whether it's guard or tackle."
In contrast to left tackle, where Barnes was often left one-on-one with a speed rusher, playing inside means more traffic and communication.
"Actually, the first game he was a little bit rusty going in there, but I think the more and more he plays, the more comfortable he's going to be and the better he's going to perform," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said.
"Khalif understands the game and he knows how this thing works and he just wants to be a part of it. He wants to do anything that he can to help this football team and that's indicative of the type of guys that we have in that locker room."
Wide receiver Denarius Moore was at practice for the third consecutive day and looks on schedule to return after a three-game absence and play along with Rod Streater and Andre Holmes.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tortilla Roll-up Christmas Tree
I'll give you the dip recipe I used to spread on the tortillas but feel free to use your own favorite roll-up combination. The tortillas I used were Mission Garden Spinach Herb and I chose to use spinach leaves between the layers (because I had them,) but you could use curly parsley or even romaine lettuce leaves. A finely chopped roasted red pepper from a jar adds a touch of holiday red, and a piece of yellow pepper cut into a star adorns the top of the tree. The entire project from the start of making the dip to finishing the tree took me less than an hour. However, on a side note to the co-irkers, please bypass hubby and start sending the emails directly to me for future events. It keeps him out of the doghouse, if you know what I mean.
Judy's Cheese Spread (This also makes a fantastic cracker dip)
2 (8-oz) packages of light cream cheese, room temperature
2 (3-oz) packages dried beef, finely diced (I do mine in the food processor)
1 (5 oz) jar of Kraft pimento cheese spread
1 (5 oz) jar of Kraft Old English cheese spread
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Combine all of the above and mix thoroughly.
29 comments:
- Nanan said...
That is the most festive - beautiful tree I have ever seen!!! I favor savory things - and I love, love, love this!!!!! Yet again, you are my hero!!! I wish I were a co-irker!!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!!
- December 22, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- June said...
Wow Mags, this is really impressive (and delicious I'll bet). As for hubby in the dog house, he has plenty of company. Mine turned off the oven last night when he was "helping" in the kitchen. Uhhh - there was still 1 plus hours left for the lamb to cook. He's also pulled the same potluck stunt too. Men..can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. LOL
- December 22, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Julie said...
This is perfect for any Christmas celebration. I wish I had seen this before I decided on my appetizer to take for Christmas Eve. Everyone loves roll ups, this is so perfect.
I would love to see an after picture, though...wonder what it looked like when hubs got it to work. :)
- December 22, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Well, I was going to make Deviled Eggs but this looks so much more festive! :) Thanks once again for a great idea.
- December 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- SeattleDee said...
What an attractive solution to your challenge. The co-irkers were lucky to enjoy a tasty treat that was easy-to-eat as well. Mags, you rock under pressure!
- December 22, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Sue said...
Oh my gosh, I need to quit looking at your blog..now I have another thing to add to my list! I love it, and it's not sweet! :)
- December 22, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- marla said...
Now this is a super creative & cute idea for holiday entertaining!
- December 22, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Erika said...
This is completely beautiful!
- December 22, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Pam said...
This is fantastic!!!
- December 22, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Angie said...
This is the most darling, cutest thing ever, how amazing!
- December 22, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Frieda said...
Oh. My...You totally surpassed my expectations! I was picturing a 2 dimensional "tree" pattern laid out on a tray. You made it 3D!! So cool!
- December 22, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Karen said...
Adorable and the dip sounds pretty tasty.
- December 22, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Jessica @ How Sweet said...
AHHH! This is SO cool. I need to make it.
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- December 22, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Maria said...
What a fun idea for holiday parties! Merry Christmas!
- December 22, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Haden News said...
I LOVE when food looks cute...this is adorable!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
- December 22, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I LOVE it! That would be so perfect for a holiday party, short notice or not! When I'm given short notice, all my hubby gets is a cheese ball. :)
- December 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags.... another fabulous creation. Are you trying to impress Santa?
- December 22, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Design Wine and Dine said...
Seriously awesome. I could see this with sushi too - but love the tortillas! Love it as always!
- December 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Such a fun festive idea. Love the note to the co-irkers. Merry Christmas!
- December 22, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Claire @ Claire K Creations said...
Oh wow! I made green sandwiches like this for a Christmas cocktail party. I wish I'd thought to make a tree!
- December 22, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- Co Irker said...
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree,
How yummy were thy branches,
You were made just in time,
So cute that to eat you seemed a crime,
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree,
How yummy were thy branches.
Mags, you are amazing under pressure! This was not only visually stunning - it tasted incredible.
That being said, in the future I promise to email you personally and skip the middle man.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you our tantalizing, tree trimming Tannenbaum.
- December 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Snooty Primadona said...
Mags, I love this idea and can't wait to take it to next year's Desert Duffers Gals Christmas Gift Exchange & Luncheon. Everyone will absolutely LOVE it! Awesome looking & I'll bet it tastes even better.
- December 22, 2010 at 11:32 PM
- Shelby said...
What a cool treat! Makes me want to have a PARTY! ;)
- December 23, 2010 at 4:49 AM
- Mary said...
I really love this idea, Mags. What a clever presentation. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
- December 23, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Lynda said...
I love this idea- cute and festive! Thanks for sharing it !
Have a wonderful Christmas!
- December 23, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...
That is so great! I can't wait to make it!
Merry Merry Christmas! May your stocking be filled with blessings!
Hugs, Carrie
- December 23, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- redforever said...
I made this and it turned out great. In fact, some of the ladies took pics with their cellphones!!!
I used a filling that had cream cheese, feta cheese, and dried cranberries, and so never used the red pepper as the cranberries did the same job and tied in with the XMAS theme.
Thx for the inspiration.
- December 30, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Ah! Ha!!! What a fabulous, fun and festive appetizer for Christmas Eve. My family has switched from the traditional turkey to lots of appetizers. Much as I hate breaking with tradition, this will make for a happy smile on lots of little faces. And a delicious, nutritious and filling food.
Hooray Mags - you're the Bomb.
Merry Christmas!
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In an extraordinary four-page, point-by-point rebuttal to days of media accounts and accusations by Audrie's family, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District said that because the alleged assault happened at a student's home, it was a "private situation" for the families. It remains "very unclear," the district said, to what extent photos of Audrie from the night she passed out at a house party may have been shared on campus, photos that "may have contributed to her feeling embarrassed or harassed."
The unsigned "message to the community" from the district marks another major development in a story that has garnered national attention for its revelations about teen drinking, sex and cyberbullying in one of Silicon Valley's most expensive suburbs. Since the three 16-year-old boys were pulled out of their classes and arrested Thursday on felony sexual assault charges, Audrie's parents and stepmother have been on the offensive, filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the boys' families and a claim against the school district. They have called for an "Audrie's Law" that would increase penalties for such behavior.
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Robert Allard, the attorney for the Pott family, on Wednesday night disputed much of what was in the district statement.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Transcripts, Day 11: Electronic Edition
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2Royal Courts of Justice
3Strand, London
4 Friday, 28th January 2000
10Claimant -and-
14The Claimant appeared in person
15MR RICHARD RAMPTON Q.C. (instructed by Messrs Davenport Lyons and Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of the First and
16Second Defendants
17MISS HEATHER ROGERS (instructed by Davenport Lyons) appeared on behalf of the First Defendant Penguin Books Limited
18MR ANTHONY JULIUS (of Mishcon de Reya) appeared on behalf of
19the Second Defendant Deborah Lipstadt
21(Transcribed from the stenographic notes of Harry Counsell
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2 <Day 11 Friday, 27th January 2000.
3 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes?
4 MR IRVING: Good morning, my Lord. This morning I believe the
5witness is going to make a presentation to us, but before
6he does so, I believe I am right in saying, my Lord, that
7the Defence learned counsel wishes to make some kind of
8submission to your Lordship.
9 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Does he? Right.
10 MR RAMPTON: It is not really a submission; it is about
11Professor McDonald. I do not know if your Lordship has
12had a chance to read his two statements.
13 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Glanced at it this morning, but only one
14actually I have seen.
15 MR RAMPTON: Well, there is a new version. It does not really
16matter because they are all to the same effect. I am not
17submitting that he should not be called, but I am a little
18bit concerned that Mr Irving has told my instructing
19solicitors that he thinks Professor MacDonald will be in
20the witness box for three days.
21 Professor MacDonald tells us in paragraph 4 of
22his paragraph first this: "The main point of my testimony
23is that the attacks made on David Irving by the Deborah
24Lipstadt and Jewish organizations, such as the
25Anti-defamation League, should be viewed in the long term
26context of Jewish/Gentile interactions".
1 I have a great deal of difficulty seeing how
2that main point has anything much to do with the issues in
3this case.
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Well, this is very much a first impression
5because I have only glanced at it, but I did wonder,
6looking at it, to what extent he can really assist. But,
7having said that, for obvious reasons I am anxious to give
8Mr Irving as much latitude as possible. It may be that
9something admissible and helpful will emerge when he comes
10actually into the witness box.
11 MR RAMPTON: As I said, I am not saying he should not be
12called, but I am concerned about how it is that Mr Irving
13thinks that Professor McDonald should be in the witness
14box for three days when it is quite likely that I will
15have little or nothing to ask him in cross-examination.
16 MR JUSTICE GRAY: We need to, perhaps, thrash it out a little
17because of the timetable.
18 MR RAMPTON: Precisely. I have at the moment got Professor
19Browning scheduled to give evidence on 7th February which
20is the beginning of the week after next.
21 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes. Mr Irving, as I said, certainly we must
22have him and hear what he has to say, but there is,
23I think, some force in what Mr Rampton says about how much
24he is able to assist.
25 MR IRVING: I hear what you say. When I stated that Professor
26McDonald (who is, in fact, our guest in the court today)
1would be here for three days, this was purely to make sure
2that the Defence had adequate opportunity to cross-examine
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes, I see.
5 MR IRVING: Your Lordship will certainly not be surprised to
6hear that I do not intend, even with your Lordship's
7permission, if I am given that permission, to examine him
8in chief at any great length. If I do so, it will be
9purely for the purpose of putting before him, as a way of
10introducing them to the court, a number of documents which
11I have not been able yet to put before the court. This as
12one of the very points I was going to discuss with your
13Lordship this morning for a few minutes.
14 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Yes, well, can you assume (because it will be
15the case) that by Monday I will have read and, hopefully,
16digested what he says, although I have only at the moment
17only got one statement from Professor MacDonald.
18 MR IRVING: My Lord, you will have been given Professor
19MacDonald's expert report.
20 MR JUSTICE GRAY: That is the one I have looked at.
21 MR IRVING: I believe that in one of the bundles I also
22included a double column preparation which he made as more
23of a way of explaining what he is doing here, as I see it
24like that.
25 MR JUSTICE GRAY: I had better try to identify that so I know
26what I ought to read.
1 MR RAMPTON: I got it some days ago.
2 MR IRVING: About five days ago, my Lord.
3 MR RAMPTON: Yes.
4 MR JUSTICE GRAY: I probably got it, but I did not realize what
5it was.
6 MR RAMPTON: It is behind one of Mr Irving's letters, a letter
7dated 23rd January.
8 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Let me see if I have it here.
9 MR IRVING: I do not really intend to labour this point very
10much when Professor MacDonald is giving evidence, but
11there are a number of documents (probably three or four in
12total) which I would wish to put to him which do highlight
13and, in fact, draw the connection directly between his
14evidence and this case, which will make it easier for your
15Lordship to reach a determination on its relevance.
16 MR JUSTICE GRAY: Of course. I do not think Mr Rampton is
17going to quarrel with that. But, as I say, proceed on the
18assumption that I will have read it so that you do not
19need to take him through it.
20 MR IRVING: I certainly shall not.
21 MR JUSTICE GRAY: But with all he experts, a bit of
22supplemental questioning is inevitable.
23 MR IRVING: Perhaps I can just sketch the character of the
24document which your Lordship will be funded with when the
25time comes. They will show to my mind that there is a
26clear connection between the book that is the basis of
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NEW YORK -- In what was one of Major League Baseball's easiest decisions of the season, Giants right-fielder Hunter Pence was named National League player of the week on Monday.
Pence hit six homers last week and drove in 19 runs. He led all MLB hitters in both categories and also had a .448 average and 1.103 slugging percentage. Pence had five homers and 12 RBIs in a four-game series against the Dodgers, becoming the only Giant other than Willie mays to homer in every game of a four-game set with the Dodgers.
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Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD
Peptic ulcers are eroded areas in the stomach (gastric ulcers) or first part of the intestine (duodenal ulcers). Ulcers occur in areas where the lining of the stomach or intestine is worn away and irritated, causing pain or bleeding.
Normally, a mucous coating protects the lining of the stomach and the intestine. This coating can be disrupted by a bacterial infection from
Helicobacter pylori
H. pylori) or by irritating medications, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). When this mucous coat is disrupted, strong digestive juices can erode the lining underneath it. This causes the ulcer.
Lifestyle factors such as diet and stress were once thought to be responsible for causing ulcers. However, now we know that the vast majority of ulcers are due to
H. pylori
infection or NSAID use.
In addition to creating discomfort, ulcers are serious because they can cause:
Many more people are infected with
H. pylori
than ever develop an ulcer. Researchers are still trying to understand why some people infected with this kind of bacteria develop ulcers and others don't. Researchers are also trying to learn how people become infected with
H. pylori. It may be passed in food or water. It also seems to live in the saliva of infected people, allowing the bacteria to be passed through kissing, for example.
H. pylori
and peptic ulcers. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse website. Available at:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hpylori/index.aspx. Updated April 30, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2013.
Meurer LN, Bower DJ. Management of
Helicobacter pylori
Am Fam Physician. 2002;65(7):1327-36.
Peptic ulcer disease. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Understanding peptic ulcer disease.
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SANTA CLARA -- There's nothing I like better than an old -- over even new -- college rivalry.
My love of a good grudge is what has me in a fenced-off area of a parking lot on Santa Clara University's campus looking at a sleek modular home surrounded by debris, construction material and sweaty students who are racing to finish building the thing.
This is Santa Clara's sustainable-house-building team, a perennial powerhouse in the power-saving home building competition known as the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Forgive the Broncos if they swagger, hammer in hand. The Santa Clara crew is heading toward its third biennial decathlon and they've never finished lower than third in the global contest that rewards the most energy-efficient and aesthetically pleasing house.
But this year there is an extra-delicious element. For the first time, Stanford University is fielding a house-building team. Two schools, 17 miles apart, situated in the heart of the innovation and going-green capital of the world. It's a rivalry made in heaven. Break out the profane T-shirts and the immature pre-game pranks. No question: This is going to be epic. Right kids?
"Winning would be the icing on the cake; just leaving that huge legacy," says Santa Clara senior Nicole Pal, assistant project manager. "Santa Clara does have a winning tradition and being able to step that up would be nice, but it really is about the journey."
Yeah, yeah. The journey. It's apparently a long one, according to Pal, who's studying Web design and engineering. Twenty decathlon teams work two years designing and building homes that produce a carbon footprint so small that you'd barely notice it. About 150 students at Stanford and about 200 at Santa Clara got involved, though each campus had a core of closer to 50 long-term participants. Students line up donors willing to contribute money, material and time (about $1 million worth each to run and complete the Silicon Valley schools' home-building projects. The houses must be Better Homes and Gardens beautiful. Oh, and, they must be dismantled, loaded onto trailers and trucked to the competition (this year in Orange County) and then rebuilt.
Next, the houses are put through their paces for 10 days and graded on everything from energy efficiency to the home's ability to host a good party. And the victor wins nothing more than the satisfaction of a job very well done.
But enough with the details. What about the rivalry with Stanford? You know that gold-plated West Coast Ivy that is constantly being called the best this and the best that; the brainiac factory that is seemingly single-handedly responsible for launching and sustaining Silicon Valley; the place with the 19 Nobel laureates (28 if you count the dead ones) that alums never tire of talking about? Don't you want to smack those kids around a little?
"We had Stanford down for a barbecue and showed them the '09 house," Pal says, referring to SCU's third-place entry from 2009, which sits on campus today. "That was definitely something that was very Santa Clara of us to do."
Hoo-boy. I come looking for the home-building version of Stanford and Cal in the Big Game and I get the 21st century version of "This Old House," complete with tips from one competitor to another.
Wait; wait. Here's a guy who looks like he's been up all night working on the house's radiant heating and cooling system. I'm guessing he's cranky enough to talk smack about the competition. What do you say, Mike Holligan?
"I'm not as concerned with winning as I am that this works as well as we hope it will," answers Holligan, a senior mechanical engineering student, who's spent enough time in the high-tech abode's control room that he might as well move into it.
Maybe I was going about this all wrong. Maybe I should be stirring things up on the Stanford side. After all, Stanford is the rookie, the underdog; an unlikely position for a school that even has a good football team these days.
How about it, Stanford? You've got that snazzy house nearly completed. You ready to talk some trash about the competitor to the south?
"It's not that we're not competitive," says Lilly Shi, a senior architecture student and communications lead for the Stanford team. "But we haven't been thinking a whole lot about the other teams, because we're more immersed in getting our project done."
The barbecue with Santa Clara, she says, was a lot of fun, by the way. "We're hoping that a couple of them will come to our send-off, as well."
The Broncos house will arrive in Orange County any day. It got an early start to accommodate the trucking company that agreed to move it for free. Stanford's house is scheduled to head south later this week.
So there is still time. Maybe some bad blood, or even some boiling blood will still develop between these two determined competitors.
"I think everyone wants to win the competition," says Brian Grau, a junior, who runs public relations for the Santa Clara team. "But it's more than that. We have a chance here to change the future. May the best team win."
Enough. I give up.
Contact Mike Cassidy at email@example.com or 408-920-5536. Follow him at Twitter.com/mikecassidy.


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Do I Not Hate Those Who Hate You, O Lord?
The Verses We Skipped
O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me,
therefore, men of bloodshed. 20 For they speak against You
wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. 21 Do
I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who
rise up against You? 22 I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have
become my enemies.
The Fighter Verse team made a judgment call that these "problem" verses of Psalm 139:19-22 did not directly serve the tactical aims of the memory program, and might require so much explanation as to be distracting from the goal of strengthening faith. But for many of us, the strength of faith calls for an explanation. So I will give some pointers for how to understand them. I hope you will pray and ponder so that these pointers become providers of God-taught riches.
1. These verses are in the category of "imprecatory psalms," which include 5:10; 10:15; 28:4; 31:17-18; 35:4-6; 40:14-15; 58:6-11; 69:22-28; 109:6-15; 139:19-22; 140:9-10. They call down divine curses and express hatred for the enemies of God.
2. Consider that, in some of these psalms, love for the enemy has been pursued for a long time. "They requite me evil for good. . . . When they were sick, I wore sackcloth" (35:12-13). "In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them. So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love" (109:4-5). Though unexpressed, this may be the case for all the psalms. The wickedness in view has resisted love.
3. Hatred may be moral repugnance, not personal vengeance. This is not the same as saying, "Hate the sin and love the sinner" (which is good counsel, but not all there is to say). There is a kind of hate for the sinner (viewed as morally corrupt and hostile to God) that may coexist with pity and even a desire for their salvation. You may hate spinach without opposing its good use.
4. But there may come a point when wickedness is so persistent and high-handed and God-despising that the time of redemption is past and there only remain irremediable wickedness and judgment. For example, Jesus speaks of unforgivable sin (Matthew 12:32) and John says there is sin that is "unto death" and adds, "I do not say that one should pray for this" (1 John 5:16). And Paul says, "If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed" (1 Corinthians 16:22). This imprecation is like the Psalms, and assumes that there comes a point of such extended, hardened, high-handed lovelessness toward God that it may be appropriate to call down anathema on it.
5. The imprecatory Psalms were not avoided by Jesus. At least one of the most severe of them (Psalm 69) seems to have been a favorite from which Jesus, in his human nature, drew guidance and encouragement and self-understanding. (John 15:25=Psalm 69:4, "They hated me without cause." John 2:17=Psalm 69:9, "Zeal for your house has eaten me up." Matthew 27:24=Psalm 69:21, "They gave me gall for my food.") This is a Psalm which prays, "Pour out your indignation on them, and let your burning anger overtake them" (69:24).
6. The apostle Paul quoted the very imprecatory words of Psalm 69:22-23 in Romans 11:9-10 as having Old Testament authority. This means Paul regarded the very words of imprecation as inspired and not sinful, personal words of vengeance.
7. Paul read the imprecatory Psalms as the words of Christ, spoken prophetically by David, the type of Christ. We can see this from the fact that David's words in one imprecatory psalm (69:9) are quoted by Paul as the words of Christ in Romans 15:3, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me." The implication, then, is that David spoke in these Psalms as God's inspired anointed king, prefiguring the coming King and Messiah, who has the right to pronounce final judgment on his enemies and will do so, as the whole Bible teaches.
Conclusion: We will grant to the psalmist (usually David), who speaks, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, as the foreshadowed Messiah and Judge, the right to call down judgment on the enemies of God. This is not personal vindictiveness. It is a prophetic execution of what will happen at the last day when God casts all his enemies into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15). We would do well to leave such final assessments to God, and realize our own corrupt inability to hate as we ought. While there is unforgivable sin for which we are not to pray (see #4 above), we are told to love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us, and return good for evil (as David did, see #2 above). This is our vocation by faith. Let us tremble and trust God, lest we fail, and find ourselves on the other side of the curse.
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Everyone in our area knows of Western States, but few have heard of the Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run, unless you're an ultrarunner. I chose this race because it fit in with my knee recovery and that it seems like a right of passage for any ultrarunner who lives in Truckee. We have legends of that race who live right here: Laura Vaughn, Betsy Nye, Paul Sweeney, Chris Luberecki...
I was lucky enough to bring Chris with me as my crew leader and pacer for the final 25 miles. Sam Skrocke and my parents rounded out my support team. Now, before I talk about the race, one thing is for certain — I could not have finished this race without them. They all played such an important part that I'm not sure how I would do another without the same group.
With nearly 27,000 feet of climbing, nearly the same amount of downhill and a thermostat that was expected to be at least 15 degrees warmer than previous years, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Trying to be realistic, I had a goal to break 24 hours. I had loftier, dreamier goals too but I reminded myself of the true prize when the suffering began, and that is to finish.
At 4:50 a.m. the 290 runners began to gather around the starting line. It was already a comfortable temperature. Headlamps were bobbing and nervous energy permeated the air. Not the same as a short race, the energy was about completion more than competition. Then at 5 a.m., we were off along the hillside leading away from Layton, Utah.
The first 5 miles or so are rolling through the trees. I stayed close to the lead pack, more so to steal some of their light. Once the climbing began we all slowed to a power walk. Like Paul likes to say, "walk with a purpose." One after another runners were pealing off to either take a bathroom break or adjust their shoes. Next thing you know, I was leading the way up Chinscrapper — yeah, that's the name of one point on the trail. Once on the ridgeline I cruised along with four others until the trail opened up and led down. That's when the real frontrunners turned on another gear. This was at mile 18.
From 18 to mile 38 there were many vistas, creek crossings and nearly undefinable trails. Large rocks littered every downhill, making for difficult descents. Each substantial downhill the leaders pulled away. Call me chicken, but I'm not really interested in ruining my new knee, yet.
The temperature was going up and I found I was drinking a lot of liquid. I was also trying to eat often and a lot. At mile 38 I came down this long set of switchbacks and ran across my crew for the first time. My Mom was out front waving a Norwegian flag, Chris and Sam flanked me and took my water bottle to refill and my Dad was ready with food and a place to change my socks. I weighed myself and found that I had only lost 1 pound. That's OK. I ate and drank and was off for what I didn't realize was the toughest section of the course.
It was midday, hot, there were no trees and the trail was really difficult. I continued on drinking and moving forward. Next thing I knew, I was out of water. It took me nearly an hour before I reached the next aid station, but by that point the damage was done.
I was weak, fatigued, a little delirious and very dehydrated. I sat at the aid station for about 10 minutes — at least if felt that way — until I thought I was ready to go. And when I did, I stared into the distance of this long, rolling, grassy climb that had a breeze blowing down it that was more like a blow dryer. I mentally gave up.
With less than a mile to go to mile 53 (Lambs Canyon), Sam ran out to meet me. I was walking. I told him I was done. He tried to talk me out of the bad state I was in and we got to the aid station. I weighed in. I'd lost 10 pounds. They were on the verge of holding me there, but I did it to myself. I sat down by my truck and my mom threw a blanket over me as I immediately began to shake.
I told Chris I was done. He ignored me. Instead, he tore off my shoes, slapped a bunch of Vaseline in them and continued to prep me to take off. I sat there drinking a recovery drink for about 45 minutes. Finally, I said fine, got up weighed myself again (gained 2 pounds) and headed off. This time Sam ran with me.
Miles 53 to 75 went pretty well. It took me another 90 minutes or so of shuffling along to get a bit more hydrated. By the time Sam and I got to the next aid station, I was feeling much better — still not convinced I could finish, but enough to convince me to go on to the next aid station.
Once I hit Dog lake I began to feel what I could best describe as OK. I was able to pick up the pace and start racing. We were now in the dark and we could see headlamps ahead of us. Our goal was to pick off another headlamp, then another... (while sitting at mile 53, about 15 people passed me and I was now in 27th place).
Sam kept pushing me to Brighton, and once there I went straight to my truck where my crew was waiting to feed and fuel me up. I took a good 15 minutes of eating and drinking before I went to get weighed in. Finally at about 10:15 p.m. I went to get weighed. I gained 2 pounds — still underweight but not enough to hold me.
Now Chris got to work and we charged up the ski resort mountain. The trail reminded me of going up Shirley Canyon. Once we crested the top we saw several headlamps ahead of us. We strategically picked off each one, pushing past them so they would not want to hang on to us. With 10 miles to go, the trail became brutal — steep, rutted, rocky and covered in 6 inches of silty dust. The dust was so thick I couldn't see the footing, so slow was the only option. This seemed to be never-ending, and then the last aid station came in to view. Only 7 miles to go.
I did my best to push hard here. Each mile seemed to drag on. But Chris had the watch and a beep would sound with every mile completed and he would say, "another one done." We finally popped out of the woods and were on a paved road. A mile to go. I tried to pick up the pace. I ran it in to a dark finish line.
I was done — 23 hours, 37 minutes. I was happy. And there's no way I could have finished without my crew.
— Peter Fain is a local trail runner who competes regularly in regional trail races and snowshoe runs in the winter. He may be contacted at email@example.com.


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Tuesday's letters: Full of bias
Published: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 31, 2014 at 4:48 p.m.
To the editor: A Time-News headline read: New law lets Duke out of clean up. Rather than looking for ways to clean up its illegal pollution, Duke Energy turned to its 28-year employee, Gov. Pat McCrory, and a Republican legislature to pass a law that clears it of any responsibility for the cleanup.
Now I hope you dyed-in-the-wool Republicans, and especially the tea party, can see the bias government working hand and glove with large corporations at the expense of we the people. This sort of thing is prevalent on a national scale. A prime example is the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court requiring an amendment to the Constitution for its mistaken opinion.
But there is good news. Gov. McCrory is going to address education. First, he should restore teachers assistants and reinstate tenure, both so essential to teachers. Now teachers would be back where they were. If he is really going to do something for them, I suggest an annual bonus of $500 for teachers and $100 for assistants for the next four years. We need to bring our teachers salaries up to the national average to assure our students get the best teachers.
Mark A. Young
Speak out
To the editor: So, Greg Brannon has been endorsed by the tea party, Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Ann Coulter (she whose name should not be spoken). Perhaps Hermann Goering, Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler would lend their support if they could. Or better yet, Moe, Larry and Curly!
I do not need more information to know who I wont be voting for Brannon, a (would be) senator who will join Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Ted Cruz (another whose name should not be spoken) to fight for our conservative values.
Please, those of you who are frightened by these conservative values (remember the Salem witch trials, the McCarthy trials, creationism, The Scarlet Letter OK, thats fiction, almost) vote, speak out, campaign. If candidates like this are elected, it is our fault.
Richard Blue
Flat Rock
GOP luncheon
To the editor: News reports that limited coverage to the Henderson County Republican Party convention on March 22 left readers in the dark about news following that specific event.
Our annual fundraising luncheon occurred immediately after the convention. As announced publicly, U.S. Senate candidates Ted Alexander and Greg Brannon were scheduled to be our guests at the luncheon. Candidate Jim Snyder was a last-minute addition to that lineup.
In late January, every Senate candidate of record with the N.C. Republican Party was invited to join us. Only Mr. Alexander and Dr. Brannon committed to us at that time. With all 100 county Republican conventions having to occur each March, the other candidates were likely holding back. We were two weeks away from our convention before I received an affirmative response from Mr. Thom Tillis.
His positioning in the convention (and not the luncheon) was our response to continuing limitations in his calendar, and not any preference on our part.
At the end of the luncheon, we took a straw poll naming all eight Republican Senate candidates. Dr. Brannon was the choice of those polled, with 68 percent of the votes cast in his favor.
Now you know the rest of the story.
Glen Englram
Chairman, Henderson County Republican Party
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Twenty-two students inducted into national honor society in nursing
Twenty-two students inducted into national honor society in nursing
October 23, 2009
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###Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 56 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate and four doctorate programs. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master's universities, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America's colleges for 2011. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.


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The Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance for blood donation to protect supplies from SARS. There haven't been any reported cases of SARS being transmitted through blood transfusion. But genes of the virus have been found in infected people.
And with the possibility of transmission through blood, the American Red Cross is implementing some precautions. Donors will be asked several new questions starting next week. Questions pretain to travel and health. Anyone who has been to China or is experiencing SARS-like symptoms will be asked to donate at a later date.
The FDA is stressing that it is unsure whether SARS is transmitted through blood. And that these measures are precautionary. But a way to screen blood for SARS is being researched.
wilx.com Extended Web Coverage
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SEATTLE -- Outfielders Coco Crisp and Craig Gentry were Friday night exactly where they were Thursday.
Crisp was on the verge of getting back into the A's lineup as he waits for his left wrist to feel up to the rigors of playing every day. He had a cortisone shot last Sunday and could be in the lineup Saturday.
Gentry (back injury) was with the team but again was not activated from the disabled list. The outfielder almost certainly will be activated Saturday -- though he won't necessarily be in the lineup.
That means the A's will have a roster move to make. And that move may be the reason that Gentry hasn't been activated yet.
The outfielder-for-outfielder move would be to send down Sam Fuld, but the A's like the versatility he brings as a runner and defensive outfielder as well as a hitter.
If the A's are going to keep Fuld, then they'd have to move someone else off the roster, and that would mean Daric Barton would likely be the odd man out. After winning the first base job in spring training, the left-hander is off to a .118 start, although he was in the starting lineup against the Mariners' Felix Hernandez, against whom he has a respectable (for the A's) .235 average.
The thing is, if Fuld is out, the A's will have to expose him to waivers, and he would almost certainly be claimed. If Barton is out, the waivers would also be in play, but twice last year Barton was made available to the other 29 clubs via waivers and twice the other 29 teams passed.
He worked on not pulling his head off the ball, which is what the A's now believe is behind the .103 start he's gotten off to after having hit .333 and led the team with 15 RBIs in spring training.
Reddick was not, however, in the lineup against Hernandez. He has a career .133 average against King Felix.
"It's a good night not to face him considering what I haven't done against him in the past," Reddick said wryly.
Reddick spent time talking with batting coach Chili Davis, who seems to have narrowed down the problem.
"He's swinging at pitches and missing pitches that he would normally square up," Davis said. "Because of that the only thing I can say is that he's either pulling off the ball or pulling his head, which kind of goes hand-in-hand. His goal today was basically staying on the ball, seeing the ball as long as he could. It's creating the habit of doing that."
"I'm not sure that having caught Felix is all that much of an advantage," Jaso said with a grin. "If you're up there with a two-strike count, you're thinking of all the way he has to get you out."
Manager Bob Melvin said that in going with Derek Norris, who homered in the first and second games of the Twins series, he was "going with the hot hand."
For the moment that committee is the left-handed Sean Doolittle and right-handers Dan Otero and Luke Gregerson, although Ryan Cook, who missed all of spring training with shoulder problems, could be in the mix before long.
"We're going to ease (Cook) back in," Melvin said.
He went on to say that the other three would be used in some sort of matchup, and if that meant Doolittle and Gregerson pitching in the seventh and eighth innings, he was perfectly comfortable in having Otero, a closer in the minor leagues last year at Triple-A Sacramento before being called up, throw the ninth.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
A's (Sonny Gray 1-0) at Seattle (Erasmo Ramirez 1-1), 6:10 p.m. CSNCA


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Panic usually sets in right about now. The countdown to Christmas has dropped to single digits, New Year's party hosts will need gifts, too -- and the very idea of braving the mall is enough to send shivers from nose to toes.
Clearly, it's time to swing into DIY action -- and we've got you covered with more than half a dozen edible, 11th-hour gifts. Cherry marmalade, anyone? Cranberry vodka? Or how about a ridiculously decadent salted-caramel sauce? We've got something to delight cocktail mavens and crumpets-and-cream types alike.
Sweet finishes
Let's start with dessert and a salted-caramel sauce from Martha Holmberg, author of "Modern Sauces" (Chronicle Books, $35, 256 pages).
"You learn to make that sauce," the Portland, Ore., food writer promises, "and now any time you have a dinner party, you put it on store-bought ice cream. People will think you're a frickin' genius."
They'll be right, too. That caramel sauce is so good, you may never have to come up with another gift idea again. Just keep making that one -- or Holmberg's favorite fresh ginger-caramel variation or her sour cream-hot fudge sauce. Pour them in nice jars, add labels and prepare to catch gift recipients mid-swoon.
There's something so special about a handmade gift, Holmberg says.
"You know someone didn't just click on something on Amazon. They spent time. It's like getting a long handwritten letter as opposed to a short email."
Holmberg's grandmother always gave friends and family her special divinity fudge -- in shoeboxes, lined with wax paper. It was her signature. Caramel sauce -- or chocolate sauce -- can be yours.
"I think the world is divided into the chocolate people and caramel-ginger-lemon people," Holmberg says. "I like chocolate a lot, but I don't go ape. But caramel and ginger? To me, that's like bringing together the best two flavors in the world in one sauce."
Make them tonight, give them tomorrow. Or freeze them -- yes, even the sour cream fudge sauce -- in a zip-top freezer bag; they'll make lovely Valentine's presents, too.
Play Candy Land
It's all about the candy for Liz Gutman, co-owner of New York City's 3-year-old Liddabit Sweets. Gutman and her business partner, Jen King, met in pastry school, but the sweet shop was supposed to have been a lark. As it turns out, the duo have not only a thriving candy business but a new cookbook to boot, "Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook; How to Make Truly Scrumptious Candy in Your Own Kitchen" (Workman, $17.95, 302 pages).
When birthdays, holidays and other gift-giving occasions roll around, Gutman's friends and family always know what they're getting: homemade candy.
"Absolutely," she says. "That's all they ever get."
As befits any confectioner, Gutman goes wild with her candies, whipping up homemade Snickers-type bars, rum-tinged tropical toffee with macadamia nuts, and choco-mallow confections that use a Thomas Keller cookie recipe as the base.
But for beginners -- or anyone suffering candy thermometer phobia -- Gutman suggests starting with buttermints. You remember them, those pastel, chalky little blobs found in retro restaurants? These taste like exquisite little blobs of the best minty frosting.
"The recipe is super simple," Gutman says. "Four ingredients, five minutes, stuff you already have in your pantry. And it's really versatile. The default on flavoring is mint, but we have variations with chocolate, coffee, cinnamon oil, and you can color them however you like, in pastels or really bright colors. Whatever tickles your fancy."
It's easy enough, she says, for kids to get in on the fun, too.
In a jam
Jam-making more your thing? This is prime citrus season and the perfect time to fill jars with homemade tangerine-vanilla or a ruby-hued cherry marmalade with pops of orange rind. Even better, says Elizabeth Field, author of "Marmalade" (Running Press, $18, 192 pages), grab bags of cherries from the freezer case; you won't have to pit them.
Or you can take a page from Anne Applebaum's "From a Polish Country House Kitchen" (Chronicle Books, $40, 288 pages) and play with infused vodka. Applebaum offers several twists on the vodka theme, including one flavored with oranges and fresh rosemary, but it's hard to resist the cheery color of her cherry vodka.
The fresh fruit -- cherries, wild blueberries, black currants or, as we soon discovered, cranberries -- steeps in the liquid for several weeks. Nothing says it has to steep at your house. Present those precious bottles with a tag promising them a cheery cherry toast in the new year and instructions for when to strain the mixture and start sipping.
Just remember the cardinal rule when making edible gifts: Make a little extra for yourself.
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