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- Jan 20:
- San Francisco 49ers take high road on judgement of officials
- 49ers Donte Whitner: 'I wanted to send those fans home crying'
- 49ers' players discuss Richard Sherman's postgame antics
- Ahmad Brooks likely 49ers' only Pro Bowl participant
- Grading the 49ers' loss to Seahawks
- What they're saying: The reason Seahawks' Richard Sherman was so angry at 49ers' Michael Crabtree
- Taunts between Niners and Seahawks fans lead to shooting at Fresno party
- Jan 19:
- San Francisco 49ers not blaming calls for loss to Seattle Seahawks
- 49ers notebook: Linebacker NaVorro Bowman (knee) and guard Mike Iupati (ankle) suffer serious injuries
- Brown: 49ers's Super Bowl hopes silenced by Seahawks
- By the numbers: San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
- Purdy: Brutal heavyweight fight went way of Seahawks
- Kawakami: 49ers' Colin Kaepernick shoulders blame for loss to Seahawks
- Richard Sherman blasts Michael Crabtree
- Thompson: 49ers defense shows fight even after Bowman injury
- 49ers lose Super Bowl trip as late rally falls short
- 49ers-Broncos Super Bowl rematch ahead?
- 49ers get Carlos Rogers back in action
- SF Muni pulls cable cars and streetcars today fearing damage during or after 49ers game
(Editors Note: This story originally was published Sept. 10, 2013.)
SEATTLE -- For many 49ers fans, Richard Sherman has become the face of the enemy. It's an unlikely role for the third-year Seattle Seahawk, who had a relatively anonymous career at Stanford before morphing into an All-Pro cornerback and All-World antagonist.
That Sherman is the mouth of the enemy -- well, that's no surprise.
Sherman, 25, doesn't like to talk. He needs to talk, whether it's chirping at opposing receivers, yammering at NFL royalty or firing salvos at coach Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers, who visit Seattle on Sunday night in an NFC West mega-collision.
"Sometimes I'd get tired of it and tell Richard to stop talking in practice," said Keith Donerson, who coached Sherman in high school. "And he'd go into the tank."
Talking provides an outlet for Sherman's competitive hyper-drive, which occasionally takes on a life of its own.
Such as when he trash-talked the King of the NFL, Tom Brady.
Or when he urged Seahawks coach Pete Carroll to run up the score on the 49ers.
Or when he accused Harbaugh -- his former coach at Stanford -- of bullying.
"A lot of people love to win, but I hate to lose," Sherman said recently. "Doesn't matter what it is. I hate losing. If we were walking to the practice field, I wouldn't want to be second to the field."
Without that hyper-drive and that football-sized chip on his shoulder, Sherman would not have become a straight-A student and the first player from Compton's Dominguez High School to earn a football scholarship to Stanford.
Without it, Sherman would not have navigated the transition from college receiver to NFL cornerback in three years.
Without it, Sherman would not have transformed himself from fifth-round draft pick to NFL elite.
"The chip that makes him a great player also made him a great student," said David Shaw, who coached Sherman at Stanford and remains a close friend and mentor.
"He's on the edge. I've been around a couple guys like that, and you can't ever take it away from them."
Sherman's unrelenting need to prove people wrong developed early. His older brother, Branton, who now serves as full-time business manager, was always his part-time instigator.
"He used to piss me off all the time," Sherman said with a smile. "He still does. He'll say, 'This guy's way better than you are. He's going to beat the heck out of you.'
"And I just go out to prove him wrong, like: 'Shut up! Shut your mouth! I stopped this dude. I stopped that dude.'
"But no matter who I stop, he'll say, 'This guy's rated here. He's going to go for 200 on you today. He's better. He's waaaay better than you.'
"But that's life. There's always someone who still doesn't believe. So you've got to keep going. You've got to keep pushing."
Sherman's parents were no less influential. His father, Kevin, rose daily at 4 a.m. to drive a garbage truck -- and still does today. His mother, Beverly, works with disabled kids in the inner city and preached the value of education. She was happy to dole out a few dollars when her children -- Branton and Richard have a younger sister, Kristyna -- came home from school with A's.
Sherman did just that, year after year after year. He took Advanced Placement classes, attended leadership seminars and was an extra-credit machine. If he finished his assignments before the bell rang, he'd help classmates finish theirs.
"It didn't seem like Richard even lived in the inner city," said Donerson, the Dominguez coach. "He read a lot. His vocabulary was totally different. He didn't talk slang, and the other kids teased him about it."
Sherman thrived on the field, as well. He played tight end for Dominguez and attracted scholarship offers (as a receiver) from numerous colleges. Stanford's academic reputation hooked Beverly, and its status as a bottom feeder appealed to Sherman's competitive streak.
"I wanted to go somewhere and be part of the change rather than a place that was already winning," he said.
The culture shock was easier for Sherman to handle than the losing. After Stanford went 1-11 his freshman year, coach Walt Harris was replaced by Harbaugh, who brought Shaw on as offensive coordinator and receivers coach.
The losing continued, and Sherman struggled to cope. He occasionally lashed out at coaches, teammates and opponents and was briefly suspended by Harbaugh for conduct detrimental to the team.
Feeling constrained on offense, Sherman asked to switch to cornerback. Shaw denied the request, citing the Cardinal's desperate need for a big-play receiver. (Sherman delivered in memorable fashion, catching a fourth-down pass on the game-winning drive in Stanford's upset of top-ranked USC.)
A year later, Sherman went back to Shaw with the request -- and got his wish.
"At receiver, you're limited. If the quarterback has a bad game, you're having a bad game," he explained. "But at cornerback, no matter what's going on, if your man doesn't catch the ball, you're having a pretty good day. You control your own destiny."
Sherman spent two seasons as the starting cornerback for a revitalized Cardinal team that won 20 games and stomped Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. He played well in pre-draft workouts but was repeatedly passed over in favor of players who had more polished résumés.
When it came time for the Seahawks to make their fifth-round selection -- the 154th overall pick -- Sherman was still on the board.
"I had lost track of him until I saw film during our draft preparation," said Carroll, who left USC for Seattle following Sherman's junior season at Stanford.
"The more I looked at him, I saw how aggressive he was. He fell a couple rounds, so we jumped on him. He's as competitive as they get -- the epitome of what we're looking for."
Sherman proved a quick study in the nuances of playing cornerback in the NFL and entered the lineup midway through his rookie season when two starters were lost to injury.
His 6-foot-3 frame, long arms and unshakable confidence are ideal for playing the Seahawks' brand of ultra-physical man-to-man coverage.
"Even when he's wrong, he's right," said Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin, who played with Sherman at Stanford. "When he gets beat, it's just an opportunity to come back and win more battles."
Last year, Sherman led the Seahawks in interceptions (eight) and the NFL in passes defended (24). He received more votes for the All-Pro team than any cornerback or safety in the league.
Not bad for the 24th cornerback selected in the 2011 draft.
And yes, he can name the 23 picked ahead of him.
Of course he can.
Sherman does everything fast. He runs fast, learns fast, thinks fast and talks fast. Sometimes -- when the competitive drive approaches Millennium Falcon speed -- his internal braking system malfunctions:
He engaged in a Twitter debate with Darrelle Revis, considered by many to be the NFL's best cornerback.
He ventured into ESPN's scream-fest, "First Take," and ended up shouting down co-host Skip Bayless.
After the Seahawks upset New England last season, he let loose a few choice words for Brady, who had allegedly engaged in some trash talking of his own during the game.
He made headlines -- and drew the ire of the NFL -- for reportedly telling the Vancouver Sun that "about half the league takes Adderall." (The prescription drug, used to treat ADHD, is on the NFL's list of banned substances.)
Sherman later said he was misquoted, but he didn't back down from the gist of his comment, saying "there's a bunch of guys" on Adderall.
Sherman himself tested positive for Adderall last season, but his suspension was overturned on appeal when a hearing officer ruled that Sherman's urine sample had been contaminated by errors in the chain of custody.
No team has appeared in Sherman's cross hairs more than the 49ers, no coach more than Harbaugh.
Last year, Sherman accused Harbaugh of honking his car horn at Seattle's team bus after the 49ers won a slugfest at Candlestick -- a charge that Harbaugh recently dismissed as "a fabrication." Sherman also called Harbaugh a "bully" after the coach complained about the Seahawks' physical play.
With Seattle dominating the rematch -- the final score was 42-13 -- Sherman urged Carroll to run up the score as payback for Harbaugh having done the same to Carroll in Stanford's 2009 rout of Carroll's USC team.
But there are signs Sherman is mellowing -- that he's inching back from the edge.
After Harbaugh said this summer that he "definitely noticed" the trend of Seahawk players being suspended for PEDs, Sherman declined to get drawn into a war of words.
And when asked about Sunday's showdown, he refused to get personal.
"Obviously, there has been some tension . . . with everybody saying what they did," he said. "But it will be good for football."
From afar, Shaw noticed the change in tone from his former receiver.
"Richard is in an atmosphere now where he can choose his battles," Shaw said. "He doesn't have to go after everyone who wrongs him. He has a high enough stature to be above the fray."
Sherman, who will earn a base salary of $550,000 this season, has used that stature to pursue his greatest off-field passion: Preaching the importance of education to inner-city kids and providing materials and supplies for impoverished schools. A summertime softball game organized by his foundation, Blanket Coverage, raised $40,000 for the cause.
"I feel obligated to make (the inner city) a better place," he said. "We shouldn't ever leave a kid behind. But it's hard for them to take the SATs when the textbooks they're using were made in 2000. How can they compete?"
Beyond his foundation work, Sherman has one other pursuit in mind when his playing career ends. He wants to become a sports commentator, he says.
"So I can keep talking."
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Bridge-players tell me that there must be some money on the game "or else people won't take it seriously." Apparently it's like that. Your bid--for God or no God, for a good God or the Cosmic Sadist, for eternal life or nonentity-- will not be serious if nothing much is staked on it. And you will never discover how serious it was until the stakes are raised horribly high; until you find that you are playing not for counters or for sixpences but for every penny you have in the world.
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One year after putting together the NFL's worst record, the Indianapolis Colts are headed to the playoffs.
Joining them on Sunday were the Cincinnati Bengals, finishing out the field in the AFC.
The Colts (10-5) equaled the 2008 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to win at least 10 games after losing 14 or more the previous season. Top overall draft pick Andrew Luck out of Stanford completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne late in the game for a 20-13 win at Kansas City.
Cincinnati qualified for a second straight postseason berth for only the second time in franchise history, edging Pittsburgh 13-10. The Bengals have never gone to the playoffs in successive years that did not involve a strike-shortened season.
Luck finished with 205 yards passing to break Cam Newton's year-old rookie record of 4,051 yards in a season. He also extended his rookie record for fourth-quarter comebacks to seven by leading his team downfield in the closing minutes.
"Mission accomplished," Colts interim coach Bruce Arians said. "Without getting emotional, knowing (coach Chuck Pagano) is going to be back Monday, the work week shouldn't be as stressful."
Pagano has been battling leukemia and has been sidelined since a loss to Jacksonville in Week 3.
For the Bengals (9-6), Andy Dalton hit A.J. Green with a 21-yard pass in the final moments, setting up Josh Brown's 43-yard field goal with 4 seconds left.
"A lot of people talked about we hadn't been in in back-to-back seasons in 30 years," Green said. "I don't worry about that stuff. I've been here two years and we made the playoffs all two years."
Minnesota's 23-6 win at Houston prevented the Texans from earning home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. AFC South champion Houston (12-3) still can get that by winning at Indianapolis in the season finale.
New England (11-4) has won the AFC East, Denver (12-3) the West. Baltimore (10-5) clinched the North by beating the New York Giants 33-14, sending the defending Super Bowl champions to the brink of elimination.
Washington's 27-20 win at Philadelphia, combined with New Orleans beating Dallas 34-31 in overtime, means the Redskins (9-6) will win the NFC East by beating the Cowboys (8-7) next week. But Dallas takes the division by winning at Washington.
Green Bay (11-4) routed Tennessee 55-7, and the NFC North champions would wind up second overall in the conference and get a bye with a win over Minnesota or a 49ers loss to Arizona. On Saturday, South winner Atlanta (13-2) won 31-18 at Detroit to clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Minnesota (9-6), Chicago (9-6), New York (8-7) and Washington could wind up with the final NFC wild card. Seattle (10-5) earned at least a wild-card spot with a rout of the 49ers on Sunday.


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Depending on the stage, the location, and the type of tumor, you may be a candidate for various forms of surgery. In the early stages of breast cancer , breast-conserving surgeries (surgeries that remove only a portion of the breast) may be used. For early or later stages of breast cancer, or as a preventive measure, mastectomy (removal of the breast) may be performed instead.
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Lumpectomy , wide excision, segmentectomy, and partial mastectomy are known as breast-conserving surgeries. Only the malignant area and a small portion of the surrounding healthy tissue are removed. Sometimes, lymph nodes under the arm are also removed (axillary dissection). This procedure is almost always followed by a course of radiation therapy .
Today, breast-conserving surgeries are the preferred type of surgery for eligible women in the early stages of cancer. Studies have shown that breast-conserving surgeries combined with radiation therapy are just as effective as mastectomy in the early stages of breast cancer. However, not all women with stage I or II breast cancer are eligible for this type of surgery. Conditions that might make you ineligible for this procedure include:
A total mastectomy involves the removal of the entire breast. Some lymph nodes from under the arm are also removed. Radiation therapy may or may not be required after a total mastectomy, depending on the size of the tumor and whether any cancer was found in the lymph nodes. This type of surgery may be used in some early stages of breast cancer, as well as some later stages.
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This procedure does not include an axillary lymph node dissection and may be offered when patients are interested in a prophylactic procedure to reduce the chances of developing breast cancer. Because all of the breast tissue cannot be removed at the time of a mastectomy, your risk of developing breast cancer (even after surgery) is never 0% because there is always residual breast tissue left behind. In addition, a simple mastectomy is often performed in women who:
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This Junior Foodie Lunchbox Creations blog post is written by our special guest contributor, Sarah from Zoe's Lunchbox!
You know the old saying, "Don't play with your food"? Well, there's a reason it's an old saying. Getting kids involved with what they eat can make mealtimes more exciting, educational, fun, and perhaps, even, adventurous. Fortunately, there are all sorts of ways to appropriately "play" with your food.
Creating, preparing, and packing lunches side by side with your kids is a great activity that gets them thinking about and helping with mealtime planning. It's also a great time to talk about food groups, balanced meals, and the foods themselves. Here's a simple activity my daughter and I did recently while packing for her lunch for school.
First, we gathered the lunch supplies on my side. Then, we gathered the same things on my daughter's side, but with Melissa & Doug food play products instead! In this case, we used parts from the Cutting Food, Stir Fry Slicing, and Fridge Food play sets. I cut and prepared the foods for the real lunchbox, while, right next to me, some serious slicing and dicing of the wooden version of the same produce was happening too.
Then, we assembled the sandwiches, matching our real food items with pretend ones before we packed up the lunches.
While this lunch was not extravagant by any means, using food play in simple ways such as this has created a 3-year-old that is willing and eager to try new foods, and one that wants to help create in the kitchen. In our house, having activities and routines to get our daughter involved in what we eat has made a major impact on the way we eat. In the meantime, it's a whole lot of fun, too!
About Sarah: Sarah Farrand is the author of Zoe's Lunchbox, where she writes of her adventures with creative, healthy lunches, fun family projects, and more.
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Camping World, the nation's largest recreational vehicle retailer, has teamed with NHMS to lend its name to the race, which will be called the Camping World RV Sales 301, the speedway announced Monday.
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◆ A daughter was born on July 10, 2013, to Stephanie Lindsey and Harvey Hunt Jr. of Hendersonville.
◆ A daughter was born on July 14, 2013, to Savannah and Tyler White of Hendersonville.
Emergency Notes
Henderson County fire calls
The Henderson County Fire Commission reported the following alarms between noon Monday and noon Tuesday.
◆ Blue Ridge, victim down, 12:56 p.m.; fire alarm, 2:40 p.m.
◆ Edneyville, sick call, 1:36 p.m.
◆ Etowah-Horse Shoe, fire alarm, 12:13 p.m.; overdose, 8:38 a.m.; victim down, 8:41 a.m.
◆ Fletcher, all other, 10:05 p.m.; emergency, 5:10 a.m.; all other, 11:11 a.m.
◆ Gerton, heart attack, 4:07 a.m.
◆ Mountain Home, seizure, 8 a.m.
◆ Saluda, mutual aid, 3:42 p.m.
◆ Valley Hill, victim down, 3:48 p.m.; heart attack, 6:47 p.m.; assist invalid, 11:36 p.m.; mutual aid, 7:47 a.m.; auto accident, 8:24 a.m.; heart attack, 10:18 a.m.
Hendersonville fire calls
The Hendersonville Fire Department responded to the following calls from noon Monday to noon Tuesday.
◆ Victim down, 1:51 p.m.
◆ Incomplete wireless 911,
1:58 p.m.
◆ Assist invalid, 5:33 p.m.
◆ Victim down, 5:35 p.m.
◆ Seizure, 9:53 a.m.
◆ Heart attack, 11:13 a.m.
◆ Victim down, 11:52 a.m.
Henderson County Rescue Squad
The Henderson County Rescue Squad responded to the following calls Monday-Tuesday.
◆ Mutual aid, 3:42 p.m.
◆ Mutual aid, 7:47 a.m.
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The Henderson County Sheriff's Department responded to 376 calls Monday. Deputies served six warrants and provided one assist to another agency.
Hendersonville Police
The Hendersonville Police Department reported 132 calls Monday. Officers made one arrest, investigated one accident and provided six assists to other agencies.
The following crimes and incidents were reported Monday, according to law enforcement records: HendersonCountySheriff's Department
◆ Breaking and entering, Erkwood Drive, 2:50 a.m.
◆ Vandalism, Highland Golf Drive, 8:27 a.m.
◆ Breaking and entering vehicle, Mine Gap Road, 1:26 p.m.
◆ Other investigation, North Grove Street, 2:10 p.m.
◆ Cat bite, Bunny Trail, 3 p.m.
◆ Animal bite, Bunny Trail, 3:05 p.m.
◆ Dog bite, North Mills River Road, 5:04 p.m.
◆ Animal bite, Lindsey Loop Road, 2:53 p.m.
◆ Breaking and entering vehicle, Hidden Forest Drive, 5:32 p.m.
Hendersonville Police Department
◆ Breaking and entering motor vehicle, Third Avenue East, 4:10 a.m.
◆ Security check, Main Street, 4:23 a.m.
◆ Damage to property, Highway 176, 9:10 a.m.
◆ Breaking and entering, North Main Street, 9:12 a.m.
◆ Breaking and entering, larceny, Higate Road, 10:13 a.m.
◆ Domestic violence, Higate Road, 10:26 a.m.
◆ Accident, hit and run, Highway 176, 10:01 p.m.
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A California man who spent 17 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit got to confront on Thursday a powerful prosecutor -- like the one who lied to put him behind bars.
The unusual meeting happened at Santa Clara University during an extraordinary panel discussion about prosecutorial misconduct sponsored by the Northern California Innocence Project and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. It was spurred in part by the release of the project's annual report documenting the failure of the justice system in 2011 to hold prosecutors accountable for putting innocent people in prison.
Similar panels have been held in four other cities from New York to Texas. But only in Santa Clara County did the elected district attorney accept an invitation to participate.
District Attorney Jeff Rosen sat quietly on stage with his lips pursed while the head of the Innocence Project, Kathleen "Cookie'' Ridolfi, ran through some of the study's highly uncomplimentary findings.
Last year, prosecutors in California committed misconduct in 92 cases serious enough to attract notice from state and federal courts. In 10 of those cases -- including one in the Bay Area, in Contra Costa County -- the courts either set aside the sentence or conviction, barred evidence or declared a mistrial.
Such misconduct, including concealing evidence favorable to a defendant, can result in costly retrials or lengthy legal battles even if the conviction ultimately is upheld.
This year's study actually indicates that judges found "harmful error" in a much smaller percentage of cases than in 2010 -- 11 percent, down from 25 percent.
Judges also refrained more often from making rulings on misconduct allegations, saying that the behavior wouldn't have changed the outcome. In 2010, they refrained in about a quarter of the cases -- last year, in nearly half.
Critical monitoring
It's unclear whether the changes are due to less brazen misconduct or, as Ridolfi worries is the case, less critical monitoring by the courts.
"It's a big change,'' Ridolfi said. "The question is, have prosecutors improved that much or are courts going out of their way to protect prosecutors? It's too early to tell.''
The cases also represent just the tip of the iceberg, she contended, because judges review only criminal cases that have gone to trial. The vast majority of cases -- about 97 percent -- settle via plea bargains and are rarely scrutinized.
However, she noted that a third of the misconduct cases from 1997 through 2011 involved "repeat-offender prosecutors.''
"A group of bad actors are dragging down the reputation of prosecutors,'' she said. "And we have a system that protects them.''
Then Rosen's turn came, and he started with a humorous but pointed anecdote.
The discussion, he said, reminded him of an episode of the old TV show "Twilight Zone'' called "To Serve Man.'' Aliens come to Earth, promising peace and bringing with them a book called "To Serve Man.'' All but the title are in the aliens' language. When humans decipher the contents, it turns out to be a cookbook (about gobbling up mankind, not serving its needs).
"So what I want to know,'' Rosen said, drawing a laugh from the audience of about 100 people, "is, am I on the panel or am I on the menu?''
On a more serious note, Rosen said "misconduct'' has an ominous connotation, but prosecutorial error is primarily unintentional, not malicious. It includes technical mistakes and negligence, as well as egregious actions, such as presenting false evidence, suppressing evidence, engaging in improper examination, making false and prejudicial arguments, violating defendants' Fifth Amendment right to silence and discriminating against minorities in jury selection.
The district attorney said the courts need "some different phrases'' to reflect the wide spectrum of problems caused by prosecutors, rather than branding all of it "misconduct.''
"It's a very highly charged phrase,'' he said. "It's like being called a racist, like we are horrible human beings.''
More accountability
But Rosen, who was elected on a promise to reform the office's win-at-all-costs culture after a series of scandals, added that he recognized prosecutorial misconduct as a problem and is committed to rooting it out. The solution, he said, is "the DA working with, not against, groups like the ACLU and the NCIP (Northern California Innocence Project).''
Among other steps, Rosen has followed through on a campaign promise to re-establish the office's Conviction Integrity unit. And he recently took the extremely rare step of firing a prosecutor after concluding that she committed an "outrageous abuse" of her power by pressuring police to arrest her husband's ex-wife.
Two subsequent speakers -- retired Judge James Emerson and Palo Alto defense attorney Tom Nolan -- called for more accountability but also praised Rosen's administration for addressing the issue.
But not everyone was comfortable with Rosen's comments. Obie Anthony was released last year after serving 17 years in prison of a life-without-parole sentence for a Los Angeles murder he did not commit. His conviction had been based primarily on a pimp who testified he did not receive any benefits for his testimony. But it turned out he was lying. A judge criticized a prosecutor for committing misconduct by failing to correct the pimp's false testimony and to disclose the deal to Anthony's lawyers.
Turning the podium toward the seated panelists, the thin African-American man took umbrage with the notion that accusations of prosecutorial misconduct were as loaded as calling someone racist.
"You shouldn't view it as being called racist,'' Anthony said, "but as notice that someone in your office is committing misconduct. I don't talk smack about police -- you still need police, even though some are corrupt. You still need prosecutors, even though some are corrupt. You just need to be accountable.''
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Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived, with productions spanning 15 countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational books, the motion picture is composed of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Provocative, shocking, funny, and ultimately confrontational, The ABCs of Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity. Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are proud to present this alphabetical arsenal of destruction orchestrated by what Fangoria calls "a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world."
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A task force to catch child predators netted two guilty pleas in Aiken County today.
It's a story you'll only see on News 12.
Officers posing as minors are saving real children.
Last July, the South Carolina attorney general's office started the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. They provide resources and equipment to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken Public Safety.
Both groups have officers who pose as young children on-line. And in less than a year, two men have been caught and are away from Aiken County's children.
The story for the two predators is much the same. Both thought they were talking with a 14-year-old girl.
They both asked the girl for sex and showed up at what they thought was her home.
The catch: where they showed up was actually an undercover location for the Aiken County Sheriff's Department.
Both men were arrested, and both pleaded guilty in court.
One of the men, 58-year-old Steve Wayne Gunter, is a father of two.
In a conversation with the supposed 14-year-old, Gunter said, "Are you a virgin?"
The "14 year old" said, "Yes. Is that okay?"
And Gunter said, "Yes, that's great. Would you let me deflower you?"
After searching Gunter's home, investigators found he was having sex with a real minor, a 15-year-old girl from Sumter.
"This shows the value of our undercover work," says assistant attorney general David Stumbo. "That we're actually going online and find that there's real victims out there."
The other predator, 29-year-old Sanghoon Lee, is from South Korea. He was in the country on a student visa.
He showed up to the undercover location with beer, cigarettes and condoms.
He left in handcuffs.
These two examples are proof the attorney general's Internet Crimes Against Children program is working.
17 similar cases in South Carolina are pending; two are in Aiken County.
"As the attorney general likes to say, the predators have now become the prey," Stumbo says.
As of 4:00 this afternoon, Sang Lee was supposed to be on a flight back to South Korea.
The judge said if Lee returns to the US, he'll serve 10 years in prison.
Gunter will serve 15 years in prison.


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On April 1, 2010 new rules for divisional applications came into force in the EPO. In the past one could file a "divisional" at any time during an application's pendency. The new rules set limits on when and why divisionals may be filed. Applicants of older applications for which the new deadlines had already expired were given a final grace period to file all "voluntary" divisionals (more on these below…). This grace period ended on October 1, 2010 and triggered a flood of new divisionals in the EPO. With this flood just past, when and why may European divisionals now be filed?
As in the past, in order to be admissible, the divisional's parent must still be pending when the divisional is filed. When an application is granted, it remains pending up to (but not including) publication of the grant. When an application is refused, it remains pending throughout the following
appeal period, even if no appeal is filed.
The old law knew only one type of divisional, but the new rules distinguish two types : voluntary and mandatory divisionals. "Voluntary" divisionals may be filed for any reason; "mandatory" divisionals may only be filed in response to a unity objection. All voluntary divisionals must be filed within 24 months of the first communication of the EPO Examining Division (ED) in any earlier family member. Mandatory divisionals must be filed within 24 months of the ED's communication in which it first raises a particular unity objection. Different unity objections trigger separate 24-month time limits when the objections are raised at different times.
In most cases, the "Communication of the Examining Division" mentioned in the new rules will normally be an examination report under Art. 94(3) EPC. EPO search reports will not trigger time limits for divisionals (search reports are not prepared by the ED). Nor will an action issued by the EPO acting as a search or examination authority for an international (PCT) application.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's speculating about small spaces.
Like in "Being John Malkovich," the weird movie that features half spaces for full-sized people and the weird things that follow in the flick we're still not sure we understand. Like why it was Malkovich whose mind we saw the world through. And why the filmmakers chose the New Jersey Turnpike as the place where Malkovich mind-viewers got spit onto after they were done with their voyeurism.
Anyway, we wouldn't say we're quite claustrophobic, but hey, that photo of them there globetrotters in, what, Nepal? seems to be bearing down pretty hard on us here in this wee li'l Summit Up space, which is rapidly coming to a close as the words flow onto the page.
With that, we'll wish you a happy and claustrophia-free Friday. Ta Ta!


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Federer flying after 'rock solid' triumph (ESPN.co.uk)
Juan Martin del Potro was left to rue a host of missed chances after suffering a straight-sets defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday. "In the first set, I was rock solid. I played great from start to finish," Federer said. "In the second set, it got tighter. I'm happy I was able to sneak it out. He couldn't pull the trigger the way he wanted to. Just like yesterday [against Davydenko], I had a good mindset. I really believed I was going to make it difficult for him, especially on the break points. I know the second set could have been a whole lot different."
Federer extends victory streak (The Province)
Roger Federer extended his streak of winning at least one title on the men's tour to 12 seasons by beating Juan Martin del Potro in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament final. "It's nice to pick up the momentum after the indoor season I had last year," Federer, who finished 2011 by winning titles in Basel, Paris and London, told reporters. "I really enjoyed myself here and saved my best for last."
Federer beats Del Potro to win ABN Amro (Boston.com)
Roger Federer outclassed Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the World Indoor Tournament on Sunday to win his first title of the year."For me, it all began in 1999 when I reached the quarterfinals here," Federer said. "Even now, the expectations were high throughout the tournament. I am happy I was able to fulfill the expectations."
FedEx crushes Potro to win first 2012 title (Firstpost)
Roger Federer outclassed Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the World Indoor Tournament on Sunday to win his first title of the year. The top seeded Swiss, who also beat Del Potro in the quarter-final of the Australian Open last month, dominated every rally and wrapped up the first five games before the Argentine third seed had anything to his credit.
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1Moving or allowing movement in one direction only: a one-way valve a one-way street
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- Tension pneumothorax occurs when pleural damage results in a one-way valve phenomenon allowing air to enter, but not exit, the pleural space.
- At the beginning of expiration, you tum the valve creating a one-way valve that only allows expiratory airflow.
1.1(Of a ticket) allowing a person to travel to a place but not back again; single.
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- And she said insult was added to injury when the company tried to make amends by sending her a single one-way travel voucher without a return ticket.
- According to Adams, the 14 men traveled on Northwest Airlines flight #327 using one-way tickets.
- Because of wrong information 49-year-old Jim had been given in the US, she didn't realise her one-way ticket would cause so much trouble.
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- Much to the enjoyment of the no-longer-bored guard on the other side of the one-way mirror, Mike and Martina share a deep, passionate kiss.
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BOSTON (January 18, 2013)--After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states now want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win.
From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President Barack Obama are considering changing state laws that give the winner of a state's popular vote all of its Electoral College votes.
Instead, these officials want Electoral College votes to be divided proportionally, in a move that could transform the way the country elects its president.
Democrats are outraged at the potential change, saying it's an attempt to rig the outcome in Republicans' favor.
Mr. Obama won the popular vote with 65.9 million votes, or 51.1 percent, to Republican Mitt Romney's 60.9 million.
He won the Electoral College by a wide margin, 332-206.


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Location: Egg Safety and Quality
Title: Addressing Consumer Questions. Author
Submitted to: National Egg Quality School Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: February 20, 2014
Publication Date: May 19, 2014
Citation: Jones, D.R. 2014. Addressing Consumer Questions. National Egg Quality School Proceedings. 573-578. Technical Abstract: It seems people either have very strong thoughts and opinions on food or they could care less as long as food is available to feed them and their families. With the current economy, many individuals are examining food choices more closely to ensure the greatest nutrition for their families at the lowest costs. This is a golden opportunity for the egg industry. As we have learned in earlier presentations, eggs are a highly affordable food of great nutritional value. It is important for those of us involved in the world of eggs to not only understand the facts about eggs, but to be prepared to discuss them with consumers to enhance their understanding of the role eggs can play in affordable, nutritionally sound, food choices for their families. Many people are "information hounds" who turn to their computers or smart devices to quickly ascertain the answers to their questions. Unfortunately, the information they discover is not always accurate. This presentation will contain a sampling of some of the more common consumer questions pertaining to eggs and egg products. Being prepared to answer consumer questions in an informative manner helps to break down the channels of miscommunication and is also a wonderful marketing tool. What is the difference between brown and white eggs? I had always heard that brown eggs were more nutritious and that was why they cost more. The only difference between brown and white eggs is the type of hen that lays them. Different breeds of hens lay different colored eggs. The reason brown eggs cost more is not because they are more nutritious, but is due to the fact that brown egg layers have a lower feed efficiency (they eat more feed to produce the same number of eggs as a white egg layer) leading to increased feed costs. There are so many different shell eggs on the market today, how do I tell the difference among them? Reduced cholesterol eggs: These eggs have generally been found not to be a negative factor in cholesterol reduction diets. The method by which these eggs contain a lower amount of cholesterol depends on the producer. Many alter the diets of the hens so that the eggs they produce are lower in cholesterol than regular shell eggs. In some cases, genetics have been altered in the birds themselves. There are some questions as to the actual amount of cholesterol contained in these eggs and if labeling claims are accurate. Free-range eggs: The definition of these eggs depends in part on the guidelines of the state in which they are marketed. In some states, free-range eggs are considered to be those produced by hens that are not housed in cages. In other states, the requirement for free-ranged eggs might be that the hens are confined in the outdoors (outside of a commercial laying house.) Organic eggs: The new National Organic Program, Final Rule went into effect on February 20, 2001. In this rule (7 CFR 205; http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3f34f4c22f9aa8e6d9864cc2683cea02&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title07/7cfr205_main_02.tpl), there are definitions as to what is allowable under the "organic" label. Some examples applicable to shell egg production would include: • hens must be maintained under continuous organic management no later than the second day of life • feed must be composed of organic products • hens may not be fed any mammalian or poultry slaughter by-products • only approved synthetic medications or parasiticides may be utilized You may also encounter consumers who have read somewhere that organic eggs are better for human consumption than traditional shell eggs. Organic eggs are marketed to meet a consumer niche and offer variety and choice in the shell egg market. Fertile eggs: Basically, a rooster is somewhere around when the eggs were produced. There is no guarantee that the eggs purchased are actually fertile. In order to tell if an egg is fertile, you would have to examine the germinal disc to see if fertilization occurred. The only other alternative would be to incubate the eggs for seven days to determine if a blood ring was formed. There is no nutritional difference between fertile and non-fertile eggs. My recipe tells me to allow the whites to come to room temperature before whipping. Is this safe? Most recipes requiring egg whites to be whipped suggest having them at room temperature. I even have one recipe book that goes so far as to suggest placing the butter, chocolate, and eggs a gas oven over night allowing the pilot light to melt the butter and chocolate and warm the eggs for whipping. To say the least, this would provide perfect conditions for bacterial growth if an egg is contaminated. There is a greater risk of microbial infection occurring when eggs are allowed to warm to room temperature. The risk of Salmonella Enteritidis is small, but if one of the eggs contained SE this would encourage its growth. Recipes suggest this process because room temperature egg whites whip quicker than cold ones. I tested this method in the laboratory. In the comparison, the room temperature whites reached the stiff peak stage on an average of 40 seconds faster than the cold whites. It is important to note that when egg whites are whipped for meringues, the meringues are not cooked completely afterwards, merely allowed to brown quickly. This process would suggest that using cold egg whites might be a better practice. When preparing meringues, the product can be prepared in a safer manner if the egg whites are heated to 140F for 3½ minutes. When I attempted this at home, I combined half of the sugar required in the recipe with the albumen. I placed this mixture in a double boiler and stirred the mixture constantly over a low simmer. When the egg mixture reached 140F, I started a timer and removed the pot from the burner. I kept stirring the mixture and monitored the temperature. If the temperature approached 140F, I placed the pot back on the burner. With this technique, I was easily able to achieve the 140F requirement for 3½ minutes without the albumen coagulating. If the mixture reached 152F, coagulation occurred. After this temperature treatment, I prepared meringue cookies. The heat treated solution took a longer time to whip to the "stiff peak" stage. When the cookies were prepared, less sugar cooked out of the meringues prepared with the heat treated albumen and these cookies were better able to retain their shape. The texture of the heat treated meringues was preferred to the traditional meringues due to the consistent, light, meltable qualities. The heat treatment added about 20 minutes to the preparation time of the recipe. Dry meringue powders are also available for meringues and frostings and take a lot of the guess work out of whipping. My ice cream recipe calls for raw eggs, is this safe? There are many cookbooks which utilize raw eggs to add emulsification properties to homemade ice cream. It is never a safe idea to include raw eggs in an uncooked food product. A better alternative would be to cook a custard (eggs, milk, sugar, flour, and vanilla) first and then add this to the ice cream mixture. This actually gives vanilla ice cream quite a pleasant and distinct flavor. If you don't want to exert that much effort, you can always substitute an equivalent amount of pasteurized egg product for the raw eggs, realizing that pasteurized eggs are not sterile and a certain amount of risk still exists. Why do the yolks of my boiled eggs turn green? This occurs when the eggs are not cooled quickly enough after cooking or are cooked too long. This discoloration is due to the reaction of iron in the yolk with hydrogen sulfide from the albumen. Quick cooling in cold or ice water will prevent it from occurring. If you have very high iron content in your water, you should be concerned about immersing eggs at any time, particularly raw eggs, because iron compromises the antimicrobial activity of the avidin in the


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In Sunday's New York Times, economist Paul Krugman explained what's the matter with Kansas.
Two years ago, Brownback demanded and got the largest one-year tax cut any state has ever enacted. Taking his cue from Arthur Laffer, the discredited Wizard of Oz of supply-side economics, Brownback predicted an economic boom and boasted, "Look out, Texas."
It didn't happen. The Kansas economy is trailing its neighbors, the budget is in deficit, its debt has been downgraded, and citizens are horrified at the damage to the public schools.
If that sounds familiar to North Carolina eyes and ears, it should. The Tillis-Berger-McCrory gang did the same thing, for the same reasons, to North Carolina's taxes, budget and public schools. Now, they're quarrelling about how to hype the lottery to fund a pay raise to stop the brain drain of good North Carolina teachers leaving en masse for South Carolina, Georgia, and even Texas.
The Kansas agenda, Krugman points out, "closely followed a blueprint laid out by the American Legislative Exchange Council."
That's ALEC, the public face of the right-wing conspiracy. ALEC is to public policy as Typhoid Mary was to public health.
Thom Tillis sits on its board of directors. According to a newspaper that got a peek at ALEC records, more than a third of North Carolina's state legislators are ALEC members.
"While ALEC supports big income-tax cuts, it calls for increases in the sales tax — which fall most heavily on lower-income households — and reductions for tax-based support for working households," Krugman wrote. "So its agenda involves cutting taxes at the top while actually increasing taxes at the bottom, as well as cutting social services."
That describes the carnage in North Carolina as well as Kansas. It was timed here so that most people won't notice how badly they have been hurt until they file this year's income tax returns, after this year's election.
Unlike Brownback, McCrory has another two years before facing his voters.
But Tillis is on the ballot this year, hoping to replace our distinguished U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan. He's the reason behind the nearly $20 million that has already been spent on political ads attacking her. Although the precise sources are concealed, the Koch billionaires and Karl Rove are responsible for most of it. There's no way that a decent senator like Kay Hagan can compete dollar for dollar against forces like that. She will win, however, if the voters of North Carolina ask themselves two questions:
• Do they want a senator who used his power in Raleigh to make a Kansas-like shambles of North Carolina?
• Why are shadowy plutocrats spending so much to elect him?


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Anything But the Weapon
Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 12:06 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 12:06 a.m.
The Ledger's Jan. 18 editorial ["Ban Sale of Assault Weapons"] states, "The killer who took the lives of 20 first- graders — and six teachers and administrators who tried to protect them — could not have inflicted the quick carnage without a semiautomatic weapon and high capacity magazines of bullets."
It is obvious to me that the person writing the editorial has no experience with firearms. Any gun owner reasonably proficient with a revolver (six shots per cylinder, not a much faster semi-automatic) could do the same damage to undefended targets.
Other news reports claim the damage was done in just minutes. I would be more than happy to demonstrate the ability to shoot 26 undefended (paper) targets multiple times in less than two minutes. The problem is not semi- automatic weapons, military-style weapons or any weapon at all.
The problem is anything but the weapon. When the media, all media, get off their liberal anti-gun soap box, the general population will be much better informed. We actually have an abundance of laws and regulations. Surprisingly, criminals and crazies don't follow them.
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OAKLAND -- If Darshellia Butler's smoky grit waffles with spicy vinegar are anything to go by, Oakland is in for a culinary treat.
The 33-year-old Oakland native -- a graduate of Edna Brewer Middle School and Skyline High School -- plans to open a food truck to sell soul food with recipes adapted from her Southern roots.
"The food truck would be the first farm-focused soul food truck in the country," Butler said. "Everything I make is farm-fresh. It would be a historic thing to get this going."
Butler, who graduated with honors from the Institute of Culinary Education's Management Program in New York City, is currently raising money through Kickstarter to open Skillet Rose -- the name of a poem she wrote for her mother..
Kickstarter is touted as "the world's largest funding platform for creative projects." Butler has a deadline of Jan. 20 to meet her goal of $66,000 to purchase the truck and equipment she needs to launch Skillet Rose.
To donate to Skillet Rose by Jan. 20, visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/skilletrose/the-skillet-rose-project.


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DCCA Studio artists Anne Oldach and Emily Artinian explore broad themes around the subject of exchange, of moving across, of translation – looking at both social interactions, and also at implications of moving across artistic mediums.
Anne Oldach
These mixed media pieces combine encaustic (a pigmented bees wax and rosin) with elements of collage created from photographs, drawings, magazines or newspapers.
Although the final result is usual abstract, multiple layers veil images from nature and cultures. Sometimes phantoms emerge and juxtaposed elements that are unexpected may spark a viewer response. In the process I seek a balance of control and chance.
Anne Oldach is a Delaware based artist. Her work is represented by the Station Gallery in Greenville, Delaware and she maintains a studio at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts.
Emily Artinian
In a performance work that culminates in an artist's book, Artinian will create 'A Portrait of Wilmington 2012': the Hatch Gallery will become the site for interviews with city residents, focusing on how they see their hometown today, their remembrances of its past, their hopes for its future. Each participant is asked to bring an object that represents the city for them: photographs of this collection will become part of the final publication. Bring your own object to participate on opening night.
Emily Artinian, originally from Chester County, PA, has worked in London for the past decade and recently moved to Delaware. She makes artist's books, often exploring literature and storytelling and also social interactions. Her most recent work about the Occupy Wall Street movement is currently on exhibit at the new Project Space gallery in Wilmington (www.projectspacede.org). http://wilmington2012.blogspot.com


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What is The Mole 2?
The Mole 2 is the sequel to racefan12's original game, The Mole. In the game, ten players participate in tasks of various sorts to earn money into an imaginary pot which the winner of the game will eventually win (along with an FG win). However, one of the players is a mole, trying their best to sabotage the performances of the other players while still being "out of the radar", if you get the reference.
Every set of three tasks ends with an execution quiz. The players will answer 10 questions related to the tasks and possibly some outside information while trying to identify the mole. The worst performer (or in case of a tie, the person who submitted later) will be eliminated from the game. The game will continue with an elimination each round until only three players — the mole and two other players — remain. After the final tasks, the final two takes an all-game expanding quiz and the player scoring higher will win the money — unless the mole does.
You heard right, the mole can also win the game. By keeping as much money as possible out of time while being sneaky and not identified correctly by too many players, they can also win the game.
Game Rules
1. This game highly depends on the honesty and honor of the players. You have a chance to break the rules at any point — hopefully you don't.
2. Communication between players is not allowed during execution quizzes, nor at any other time where I specify that communication is not allowed.
3. Once an execution quiz has been posted, that round is over, and you may not look back at any posts made during that round. At any point.
4. You may take notes during the game (and I recommend it), but the notes must be hand-written or manually typed; you may not copypaste.
5. Notes can be used to study for the execution quizzes and the final quiz, but it is highly prohibited to look at them during the quizzes. Yeah, just like in school.
6. If you have proof that another player is breaking the rules in any way, PM me. You will remain anonymous for the other players.
7. Private messaging other players is allowed. However, what happens in private stays in private, meaning printscreening / word-to-word copying and posting ANY private messages from the host or the other players is heavily punishable.
8. Changing your submission is forever PROHIBITED unless otherwise stated.
New rule added as of 3:53 PM (GMT +3) on April 17:
9. All official submissions excluding any private submissions are to be posted in bold.


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Who May Apply?
Applicants must be neighborhood or business associations within the City of Charlotte's boundaries. Applicants must be putting the mural on a building, structure or property within Charlotte city limits
Who Can't Apply?
Individuals or single businesses
Local artists are selected by the Arts & Science Council in collaboration with the City of Charlotte. The artists are local residents within the Charlotte Metropolitan Area.
Questions? Contact email@example.com.
To report graffiti in your community, click here.
Committee Chair: TBD


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Nearly two weeks after the debut of Covered California, the state's online health insurance marketplace, its website still doesn't offer a way to find out which doctors and hospitals are included in each health plan.
The website tool designed to help shoppers cross-reference tens of thousands of doctors and hundreds of hospitals that belong to the networks of Covered California's 12 insurance providers finally launched last week after earlier promises that it would be available on Oct. 1, the day similar exchanges opened for business nationwide under the new federal health care law.
But when it finally appeared on Tuesday, a hard-to-find online tool was only in place about 48 hours before it was removed from the site because of what exchange officials called "uneven" performance.
Since the new online insurance marketplaces opened 12 days ago, many websites across the country have been plagued by technical glitches. But Covered California's site seems to be less balky and more user-friendly than most.
As a result, the struggle to get the much-needed tool up and running has been an embarrassing issue for exchange officials and led to consumer frustration.
Moreover, once consumers are able to see which medical providers are part of the insurance networks, they might be in for a bit of a surprise: In an effort to keep premiums low, some major insurance companies are limiting the numbers of doctors and hospitals they are offering consumers.
Blue Shield of California confirmed to this newspaper that it will offer only 50 percent of its network doctors and 75 percent of its network hospitals to those who sign up for its exchange plans. Anthem Blue Cross of California will offer 95 percent of its hospitals to exchange customers -- but only 60 percent of its network doctors to consumers, said company spokeswoman Leslie Porras.
After studying the preferences of tens of thousands of its customers, Porras said, "what we learned was that people are willing to make trade-offs in order to have access to affordable health care."
Blue Shield spokeswoman Lindy Wagner said the company is confident that its networks will be adequate for its Covered California customers. "We want to keep our exchange product affordable," Wagner said.
The thinning of health care networks is exactly what some critics of the 2010 health law had predicted would happen.
At least one prominent health care consultant believes Covered California is misleading consumers about the kinds of plans they are buying.
Robert Laszewski, who heads Health Policy and Strategy Associates in Virginia, accuses Peter Lee, Covered California's executive director, of consistently downplaying the shortcomings of some of the new plans to Californians. "He has not been telling them that the cheaper health insurance plans only cover half the doctors and hospitals that are used under employer plans," Laszewski said.
Covered California spokesman Dana Howard disputed the charge that Lee hasn't been forthright. Howard said the exchange is "continually working with health care companies to expand and enhance the number of providers that are within their plans."
The health care law is designed to make affordable insurance available to at least 40 million Americans who now lack health care coverage. The law provides federal subsidies to help pay for insurance but also mandates that most legal U.S. residents purchase a plan by March 31 or pay a minimum $95 penalty.
Howard said if knowing whether certain physicians or hospitals are in a particular plan is a big part of someone's decision, it's best to hold off from enrolling until the online tool is functioning -- which he said would be sometime this week.
Some insurers' websites, including those of Blue Shield and Health Net, allow consumers to check to see if their doctors and hospitals are on an exchange plan. And Anthem Blue Cross says it's working on a similar tool. Still, Covered California has long advertised that it would offer "one-stop shopping" so that customers would not have to check out several insurance sites.
"We recognize that the consumer experience has not been the best for everyone, and we apologize for that,'' said Larry Hicks, an exchange spokesman.
Covered California customers have reacted with a mixture of exasperation and understanding. By now, many are well aware that the Dec. 15 sign-up deadline for coverage to begin Jan. 1 is still two months away.
When Glenn Stewart, a 63-year-old retired telecom executive from Mountain View, used the website tool last week, it told him there was no hospital within 100 miles of his ZIP code.
But Stewart attributed the snafus to the exchange "just not being ready."
"I was not agitated about that," he said. "I was expecting it."
Meanwhile, not all providers are reducing the size of all of their plans. Health Net, for example, cut by 25 percent the number of doctors in its HMO plan, which is offered only in Southern California. But spokesman Brad Kieffer said the company's PPO plan in the Bay Area will continue to offer Health Net's full slate of doctors and hospitals.
Kieffer, however, also pointed out that full network plans are becoming dinosaurs in the industry. "During the recession, lots of employers," he said, "were demanding that health plans come up with ways to save money."
The cost-cutting move by California's major insurers is putting Kaiser Permanente at a competitive disadvantage in some regions. That's because the health care giant cannot carve out a portion of its comprehensive system and exclude it for a particular group of people to lower premiums, said Kaiser spokesman Marc Brown.
The reduction of health providers in some of Covered California's insurance plans worries some medical professionals.
While it applauds Covered California's mission, the California Medical Association says the leaner exchange networks could lead to major problems.
"Our biggest concern is: Will there be enough doctors in the network to see the new patients?" said Lisa Folberg, the CMA's vice president of medical and regulatory policy. "It's something we're carefully watching."


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Finding Your Ideal Sock Yarn
A favorite sock yarn can be as individual as one's favorite perfume. Figuring out which yarn is best for you is often a trial-and-error process.
What feels one way to the hand often feels completely different against the calf and foot. Some people will experience a heightened sensitivity to scratchy wool. Others find they have a greater tolerance for rough yarns in socks that they'd never bear as scarves or sweaters.
Besides only using yarns with "Sock Yarn" on the label, how do you know if a yarn will work for socks? Here are some general guidelines to get you started.
A good pair of socks will take tremendous abuse without ever showing signs of fatigue. The essential ingredient for durability is nylon, acrylic, or some form of synthetic material. Even staunch woolaholics agree.
This doesn't mean you can only knit socks out of acrylic yarn. Rather, you can choose a yarn that has some synthetic content, or you can add nylon reinforcement to your socks after they're done.
Don't take this to mean that you must always knit socks with nylon reinforcement, however. If you tend to wear loose shoes -- clogs, for example -- you can get away with more exotic fibers. Some of my favorite socks contain alpaca, angora, and even a touch of cashmere.
Don't start those pure angora socks yet! There's another factor you need to keep in mind: elasticity.
Part of the abuse socks endure is from the simple act of being dragged over the heel every time they are put on and taken off. Wool has the best bounce and fiber memory, while cotton, angora, and alpaca have less elasticity.
If you're fond of any less-elastic fibers, your best bet is to pick a blend. For example, Lang Jawoll Cotton has the look and feel of cotton but actually is 49% wool and 16% nylon; Lang Jawoll Color looks like wool but also has 18% nylon and 7% acrylic.
Even if you weren't called "Stinky Feet" as a child, chances are you still need to wash your socks once in a while. Most self-proclaimed sock yarns are superwash, which means you can slip them off and toss them in the washing machine before your nose has the chance to detect any unpleasant odor.
For those who don't mind getting their hands wet, the fiber world is your oyster. Washing non-superwash socks by hand is as painless as washing a few dishes in the sink.
For more on how to care for handknits that aren't superwash -- including soap recommendations -- read "Dirty Work: Washing Your Knitted Garments."
If you live in a warm climate, you'll probably want to stick with cotton or cotton-blend yarns. If you like a little more warmth, nothing beats wool. It can absorb up to one-third of its weight in moisture before it begins to feel moist.
Pure synthetics, on the other hand, won't provide as much long-lasting warmth. Lacking wool's moisture-wicking ability, they hold moisture directly against your feet, making them feel cold and clammy with wear.
If you're cursed with perpetually cold feet, nothing beats the heating power of angora. Even a small amount of angora in an otherwise wool sock boosts its heating capacity significantly.
I have a special pair of pure angora turbo-booster socks that I keep by my desk for particularly chilly moments. They're loose and have no elasticity whatsoever. But if I'm willing to sit still, they sure do the trick.
The most common sock yarns are fingering, sport, and DK weight, ranging in gauge from 6 to 8 stitches per inch. Normally the finer the gauge, the more fluid and form-fitting the sock.
It's entirely possible to knit socks in worsted-weight yarn at gauges up to 4 stitches per inch. But remember, the thicker the yarn, the thicker the sock, and the more space you'll need in your shoes.
You'll also be more likely to feel the knitting on the bottom of your sock when you walk -- rather like those German self-massaging shoes with nubby soles.
Yarn Reviews More to come!
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Previous reader comments
"I like knitting socks on two circular needles & am quite sure that other readers would like to do the same." mbschmitt, 10/9/2001
"Cherry Tree Hill supersock merino is my favorite sock yarn!" echo, 10/8/2001
"I love knitting socks with Koigu and with Lorna's Laces. Both have the ability to provide variety and interest through the use of glorious colors and both are wonderful on the hands and on the feet." ermabomb, 10/5/2001
"It has long been known among knitters who spin that an important feature of good sock yarn is that it be worsted-spun, in other words, with the fibers in parallel alignment rather than jumbled, as with a lofty, woolen type yarn. The reason for this is that worsted yarns have fewer stray fibers to pill, or wear. In addition to lasting longer, a worsted yarn (not worsted weight, necessarily) won't itch as much!" adinasc, 10/5/2001


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Ignore Coat of Arms Rules at Your Own Risk
Heraldry, as a science, is almost totally ignored by most of our educated classes in the United States. Many family history researchers dig into heraldry to some extent, but even they are not as versed in it as they should be. If a genealogist is asked to do some research for a client or friend, many times the question of "Do I have a coat of arms?" will arise. Family history researchers should learn some background of heraldry in order to tackle such questions.
The Coat-of-Arms business is very popular and there is a lot of interest among family history researchers in knowing various Coats of Arms. But there is not a lot of information propagated around dealing with the regulations of Coat of Arms. United States laws do not recognize heraldic emblems and so they are not regulated in the United States, and many have been allowed to do as they please with a traditional family coat-of-arms that they falsely claim.
Some authorities might declare that heraldry is an essential aid to the student of medieval history and medieval architecture. As a science, therefore, it should have a certain place in our systems of education. But beyond this necessity, there is a more urgent reason for a greater familiarity with the subject. Our social relations with Europe are important. It is well known abroad that we have no titles of nobility in the United States, and there is, consequently, no inducement for any American to claim such a distinction.
But, in all parts of Europe, there is still in existence a system of honorary insignia which is supposed to bestow upon the possessors a certain social position. These decorations are usually coat-of-arms, and the rules regulating their use are defined by well-known authorities. In fact, arms are the remaining traces of the old social division of gentle and ignoble birth. Every one who uses a coat-of-arms proclaims his involvement among the gentlemen of the land, and is supposed to be able to furnish satisfactory proof of his right to the position. This right may be obtained by grant from the sovereign through the duly constituted officials, a process that is expensive, or it may be acquired by inheritance. Inherited arms are usually most prized, and their value is estimated by their antiquity. Theoretically, however, they are all of equal value.
Family history researchers should be aware that the use of heraldic emblems as a system cannot be traced much earlier than A. D. 1200. Probably at that date and for around two centuries following, every knight adopted such a design, always in accordance with a certain design plan, to his choosing. But soon after A. D. 1400, in England, the right to grant arms was reserved to the Crown, and then a way was adopted to determine or record the names of all persons entitled to a coat-of-arms.
The College of Heralds was to become the repository of heraldry proof, and with physical
visits to the different counties of England, they were to figure out who were the gentlemen at that time. While doing this, all grants of arms were to be recorded, and any one falsely pretending to arms was to be severely punished. The plan was successfully carried out in Scotland, but in England it failed. Many visitations were made, and many coat-of-arms recorded, but the lack of power to enforce the punishment for false arms prevented recording a complete or fully accurate register. Many people just simply refused to comply.
Even today in England grants are made to families of education and wealth based many times on assumptions, but no arms is recognized by Heralds unless it is recorded in the Herald's college. Still, family history researchers may recognize any coat-of-arms in use before the sixteenth century, even if not recorded, but they should be aware of rules of heraldry.
Officially, the right to use a coat-of-arms by inheritance is dependent entirely upon a well documented pedigree which can be researched by a genealogist. A coat-of-arms, whether obtained by grant or officially recognized by the Heralds is actually property, with some value. It is inherited by the descendants of the first true and verified possessor only. When someone seeks to establish a claim on the grounds of inheritance, they must prove descent precisely as they would in claiming a piece of land.In the United States there is a common mistake among some novice family history researchers that certain coats-of-arms belong to certain families. It is supposed that all of the same surname constitute one family, and are hence entitled to the arms. This is simply not true since we know matching surnames does not mean matching origin. It is very important for family history researchers just starting out to be aware of these heraldry issues.
If you would like to learn more about heraldry and find out if your family has a cpoat of arms, why not come along to the genealogical conference in Nottingham later this year. There will be a specific workshop on heraldry led by Derek Palgrave who is a trustee of the Halsted Trust and President of the Guild of One-Name Studies
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/history-articles/genealogy-and-heraldryignore-coat-of-arms-rules-at-your-own-risk-625335.html
Author: Mark Jordan
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Mark D. Jordan is a writer and researcher living in Pennsylvania. More heraldry and genealogy material can be read at Family Genealogy Blog and Medieval Time Line