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BERKELEY -- Cal's worst football season in more than a decade could impact more than coach Jeff Tedford's future and the financial well-being of the Golden Bears' athletic department.
The Bears also are taking a beating on the recruiting front, where for years they have been one of the leaders in the Pac-12 Conference.
Two major online sites that track recruiting project Cal's 2013 signing class will rank among the lower half in the Pac-12. Scout.com has Cal at No. 8 in the conference, No. 47 nationally. Rivals.com envisions a No. 9 Pac-12 rank, No. 53 nationally.
Asked how much the Bears' 3-8 record is impacting recruiting efforts, Tedford conceded, "That's always a concern."
It might get worse by signing day on Feb. 6.
"There aren't a ton of four-star guys, and really no five-star guys, who are taking a look at Cal in any serious way right now," said Adam Gorney, a recruiting specialist for Rivals.
Brandon Huffman of Scout believes there is only one realistic remedy.
"The best thing moving forward for Cal," he said, "could be a coaching change to reinvigorate recruiting. If there's a shake-up on the staff, it could change for the better. Right now, it's just kind of stagnant."
Cal has fared well during Tedford's run in Berkeley, with an average national ranking of No. 24 over the previous 10 seasons, according to Rivals. The Bears checked in at No. 11 as recently as 2010.
This class could be Cal's weakest since Tedford's first season, when he had less than two months to assemble a group that was rated No. 64 nationally.
It's important to remember that recruiting projections are not always on target. Center Alex Mack was a two-star prospect when he arrived at Cal and became a first-round NFL draft choice who has started every game of his career with the Cleveland Browns. On the other hand, defensive end Chris Martin, a five-star recruit in 2010, never played at Cal and has since left two other schools.
The Bears' top two commits are quarterback Jared Goff of Marin Catholic-Kentfield and offensive lineman Cameron Hunt of Centennial-Corona -- both four-star prospects, according to Scout.
Besides their win-loss record, two factors that have hurt the Bears' recruiting efforts are the uncertainty of Tedford's status and the loss of top recruiter Tosh Lupoi to Washington last January.
"With more and more talk about Tedford's future, that scares away kids," Rivals' Gorney said.
Among the elite prospects in what is considered a strong year in Northern California, Placer defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes, Lincoln-Stockton running back Justin Davis and De La Salle linebacker Michael Hutchings are committed to USC.
While most schools struggle to compete with USC's recruiting prowess, a difference this year is that Lupoi's Huskies have beat out the Bears for wide receiver Darrell Daniels of Freedom-Oakley and defensive tackle Elijah Qualls of Petaluma, a pair of four-star prospects.
"Traditionally, guys Cal would have never even let out of that region haven't really given them a second thought," said Huffman, suggesting Lupoi was a game-changer in that regard.
It hasn't helped Cal that UCLA, under first-year coach Jim Mora, is 8-2 and assembling a strong class.
Of course, oral commitments are nonbinding, and teenagers do change their minds. Vanderdoes, who is rated a five-star recruit by Scout, plans to take all five of his official visits despite his commitment to the Trojans. The five, according to what he has told Scout, are USC, Washington, UCLA, LSU -- and Cal.
Tedford remains confident. He said the new high-performance training center and renovated Memorial Stadium will allow the Bears to compete on even footing from a facilities standpoint.
Even the Bears' losing record provides some upside, Tedford argued. "What it also means," he said, "is there may be opportunity for people to come and play, help us win."
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All Discussions Tagged 'life' - Think Atheist 2016-08-29T13:10:54Z http://www.thinkatheist.com/group/yourstory/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=life&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Sharing my story for the very first time tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-03-26:1982180:Topic:600894 2011-03-26T23:29:02.777Z Ingrid S http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/IngridHeleneSkyllstad
I haven't really told anyone about my upbringing or atheism before, but this seems like a good place to share my experiences. My story isn't all that exciting, and it doesn't feature any outrageous events or anything, but I hope you'll find it interesting. Sorry in advance if it is a bit long.

Norway is among the least religious countries in the world, but a lot of the people I know were brought up to be Christians, including myself. I grew up in a moderate Christian household. We…

I haven't really told anyone about my upbringing or atheism before, but this seems like a good place to share my experiences. My story isn't all that exciting, and it doesn't feature any outrageous events or anything, but I hope you'll find it interesting. Sorry in advance if it is a bit long.

Norway is among the least religious countries in the world, but a lot of the people I know were brought up to be Christians, including myself. I grew up in a moderate Christian household. We only went to church during Christmas and Easter, and we didn't talk all that much about religion in general. But I was still a religious child.

My grandmother passed away when I was about six years old. Her burial was the first religious experience I can remember; I thought that I would reunite with her when I died and ascended to Heaven. Then I started to go to school where we learned about the stories of the Bible. I'm not sure if our teacher was preaching to us or if she was just teaching about the stories as a part of our teaching plan, but I believed in these stories either way, as well as my school mates. I remember this one time during the winter when it hadn't started to snow yet, when we wrote letters and drew pictures to God and prayed for snow. We even "offered up" some ice so that he could make the snow for us.

My father liked to show me video tapes featuring stories from another religion, Hinduism. He would often travel to south-east Asia, and he would often bring souvenirs. He wanted to teach me about the different cultures there, and I had no choice but to watch the tapes he put on. Because I didn't know what the Christian god looked like and since Hinduism seemed to be the only religion I could think of where they actually showed off their gods' appearance, I got the idea that the god of the Bible looked something like Shiva, with blue skin, black hair tied in a bun and golden bracelets on his arms. Heck, that's even how I drew him when I prayed for snow. (I've no idea where my father stands "religiously").

Another weird thing I just remembered is how I'd prayed to God at night. We were learning about other religions in school once we got to second or third grade, and I remember how the teacher said that Muslims had to pray towards Mecca every day. I took this into account for some reason, and I would always guess what direction I'd have to pray towards every night before going to sleep. My prayers weren't exactly your standard "bless mother and father". I would always, every night, pray that I wouldn't fall ill (and some other stuff I can't remember) on the next day. I even, and this is hilariously stupid, prayed before I went to the toilet to make sure that I wouldn't be constipated or that my feces wouldn't be watery. Ee-yup. This might sound like a bit of a parody on a Christian child or something, but I'm not kidding; this is really how I behaved back then, and I truly believed that God was the one in control of my bowel somehow. It became a habit, and I could recite these prayers inside my head in no time.

When I was 12 years old, we went to California on vacation. Some of the family on my father's side migrated to the US a long time ago, and a big family has spawned over the years. Most of them are creationist Christians. They would always say graces before meals. I, who already believed in God, would join them in their prayers. And it felt good. I felt like I was finally being a true Christian, and that this confirmed my belief in God. We even went to some sort of Jesus school (??) where kids of all ages would gather and do fun exercises in the name of Jesus. I hardly knew any English, so my cousin had to help me fill out the work book we were given. I can only remember one of the questions, vaguely. It said something along the lines of "What does Jesus know about you?" or "Why does Jesus love you?". I didn't know what to answer, so my cousin just wrote "I'm a nice person" down for me. Fair enough. I also remember that we payed a visit to a museum where they displayed bones from and models of extinct animals. I was crazy about dinosaurs back then, which my deeply religious aunt didn't like all that much. She said that "You know that God created these, right?", pointing towards a model of a bacteria or something. I simply said "Well, I'm pretty sure humans made these models." in which my aunt replied "Yeah, but God made the men behind the models". I couldn't say no to that. It was a strange conversation indeed.

I didn't continue to say grace before I ate when we got home, and I'm pretty sure I stopped praying all together shortly after that too. I can't really remember why I suddenly lost the interest in God. I guess I had more important things to think about at the time. I can't remember thinking to much about the topic until I was about 14 years old. I started junior high school just a few weeks before I turned 13, and, like many others, I experienced being neglected by my old friends, who suddenly decided that they were too cool to hang out with me. I still had two of my best friends (still in contact with both today), but I still fell into depression. My grades during the 8th and 9th grade couldn't even be considered good, which only made everything worse. I felt like I wasn't good enough, a worthless piece of crap. I developed suicidal thoughts, but I didn't turn to God with these problems. That weird Yahweh-Shiva hybrid with Muslim tendencies was long gone. Then, one time during religions class, I read about two words that were completely new to me; "agnostic" and "atheist". That's basically how the real deconversion started.

I hadn't thought much about God's existence before I read about those two words, but I had never really considered the possibility that he might not exist after all. I was going back and forth between these words, and considered labeling myself as one of them. I didn't really end up labeling myself or think too much about this for a while, but I thought that it would be wise to call myself an agnostic, as I thought that we couldn't possibly know whether God really exists or not.

Then I got into my emo/goth phase. I'm not very proud of this particular phase. I remember that I told my mom that I was a satanist, even though I didn't fully understand what a satanist was and I sure as heck didn't believe in Satan. I was a poser, going around saying that I liked the taste of blood and that I was particularly fond of the story of Cain slaying Abel in the bible while we were in church (turns out Cain was the first vampire). I was still struggling with depression, even though I had found this one way of expressing myself. This phase would last for about two years before it mellowed out a bit. That is also about the same time when I figured out that I probably was an atheist.

When I was about 15 years old, I started to watch a lot of videos on Youtube. I remember watching a video about a documentary questioning God's existence (pity I can't find it in the ocean of atheist videos on Youtube today), though I have no idea how I found it. It left me intrigued, and I got back to the thought of the two words, "agnostic" and "atheist". All these questions stirred inside my head. How do these people find the courage to say such things? Was I really brave enough to deny God completely? What if I was going to Hell for doing so? I think that was when I decided that "sure, guess I'm agnostic, then". But I was still hungry for more information on the topic, and I looked up more videos. TheAmazingAtheist was probably the one who had the biggest influence on me, as I can't remember any other active Youtube atheists that I watched back then. He had some really good points in his videos. I had thought there were much fewer atheists in the world and on the internet, but he made me realize that the world wouldn't explode if atheists were outspoken and came out of the closet like that.

Today, about three years later, I'm an agnostic atheist. I have educated myself more on the topic of religion and science, and I've become very interested in biology, among other things. I just recently bought "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins, which has helped me come out of the atheist's closet and get more understanding of what it really means to be an atheist. I'm still struggling a bit with depression and anxiety, but I find some confidence and strength in my "new" world view. I'm more curious of the world now, and my grades in school are much better too. I haven't told my family about it yet (even though my mother knows I've questioned God's existence), and I see no reason to be all like "Hey, guess what, everyone?!" on Facebook, but I have no problem adapting my world view to my social life.

That's basically all there is to it. I hope you've enjoyed reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing it. It feels good to get this out in the open, and I suppose this is me finally getting out of the closet.


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CONTRA COSTA -- With state dollars dwindling and key tax measures facing voters in November's election, the six candidates vying for two Contra Costa Community College District board seats all agree the funding morass is the biggest issue facing the colleges.
The district -- including Contra Costa, Los Medanos and Diablo Valley colleges, and two satellite campuses in San Ramon and Brentwood -- could lose about $9 million if Proposition 30 fails in the Nov. 6 election. The district, which serves about 62,000 students annually, has also floated Measure A, an $11 per parcel tax that would generate about $4 million a year for the district.
Budget constraints are the key issue for these candidates.
In Ward 2, which represents Walnut Creek, Lamorinda and parts of West County, incumbent Tomi Van de Brooke is running for her third term against Saint Mary's College professor Tom Cleveland and former Martinez school board member Vicki Gordon.
Van de Brooke, who ran unsuccessfully in June for a Contra Costa supervisor's seat, has been a community college district trustee since 2005. The board's fiscal prudence has allowed it to build a reserve of more than 23 percent, and professors are teaching about 2,000 more students than they are paid to serve, she said.
Passing Prop. 30 and Measure A are critical, but the district must also address a student achievement gap and prepare for changing demographics.
"Providing support services to students who come with either or both academic and economic challenges is critical to the community colleges," she wrote in an email. "These students often require support services in the form of tutoring, counseling and basic skills courses."
With chancellor Helen Benjamin nearing retirement, finding a capable successor will be a new board's responsibility, she said.
Cleveland wants to find innovative ways to expand class availability, such as more night classes, online courses and hybrid online-classroom courses.
"Faculty salaries have to be adjusted to retain full-time and part-time quality teachers," he wrote in an email. Administrators and student employees also need to be compensated for good work.
The CPA -- who has audited city of San Francisco and Peralta community college districts in his career -- hopes to find alternative funding separate from the state.
Gordon, a former middle school teacher, hopes to boost the district's vocation and apprenticeship programs.
"We need to aggressively seek out and create partnerships with businesses and continue to look for grants such as the $14 million 'Design, Build, Ship' that we just received from the federal government," she wrote in an email.
The district can save money by trimming energy costs and consolidating services at the main and satellite campuses, Gordon said.
"PDF files and use of cloud computing are a fast and inexpensive way to quickly obtain vital information on student learning and not repeat the expensive and time-consuming diagnostic tests and assessments these students have already taken," she wrote.
Trustee Robert Calone is not running for re-election for Ward 5, which represents East County. Three candidates are vying for the four-year post -- education program analyst De'Shawn Woolridge, Heald College professor Greg Enholm and trade publication editor Daniel Borsuk.
Woolridge hopes to bridge the gap between high school students and the district by integrating and aligning courses. The 21-year-old also hopes to start a digital textbook program and modify the existing Textbook on Reserve Program to save students and their parents money. He also supports a transportation program alloting free and discounted bus and BART tickets to students.
"We have little influence on what the funding will be before it reaches the district," he wrote in an email. "We need to manage the budget very carefully and with openness."
Enholm pumped Measure A and Proposition 30, saying a loss would "result in denial of admission to thousands of qualified students and a substantial reduction of about 500 courses districtwide."
Turning the Brentwood satellite facility into a full-fledged community college should be a priority, he said.
"Now is the time for current leaders to recognize that far East County residents ... deserve that the district commit to building a full 110-acre community college eventually to become the equal of CCC, LMC and DVC," he wrote in an email. He recommended funding of the Brentwood satellite office be used for such a project.
Borsuk, who served on the Contra Costa County Board of Education for 20 years, from 1990 into 2010, said he would find public, private and nonprofit funding if elected, and then tackle labor issues.
"As a former union member and steward, I would promote improved labor-administration relations by reviewing ways the district can best use reserves, on tackling the issue of paying competitive faculty salaries and when it is time to hire more full-time faculty," Borsuk wrote in an email.
Borsuk said he hopes to find new sources of revenue through federal and state legislative channels and the business sector. The public's trust needs to be restored, he wrote, because the board is influenced by special interests.
Six candidates are vying for two trustee posts in Ward 2 and 5 for the district that includes Contra Costa, Los Medanos and Diablo Valley colleges.
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CIAC football title games moving from Rentschler to CCSU
After a three-year stint at 40,000-seat Rentschler Field in East Hartford, the state's high school football championships will be moved to Central Connecticut State University's Arute Field.
Arute Field is an artificial-surface field with a seating capacity of 5,500.
The CIAC football committee voted Wednesday to hold the games Dec. 13-14 at Arute Field, which hosted a Class MM playoff game in 2007.
While Rentschler Field was considered a perfect venue for the state finals in many respects, attendance was low.
The cost of holding the four games at Rentschler Field was between $10,000 and $11,000 per game.
Joel Cookson, the CIAC's director of media and sports information, wouldn't reveal the cost of holding a game at Arute, but noted it will be less than at Rentschler.
"CCSU is the perfect size to accommodate our spectators and creates an outstanding championship atmosphere," Paul Hoey, the CIAC's assistant executive director, said in a press release. "Their facility is one of the best in the state, and having a turf field available will allow for predictability with scheduling and field conditions.
"The committee believes holding the championship games at Arute Field provides the best experience and atmosphere for our student-athletes and fans and makes the most sense for our organization at this time," added Hoey. "Our relationship with Rentschler has been tremendous, and the decision to move on to a new venue is not a reflection of any dissatisfaction with the people there or that experience."
Ansonia High football coach Tom Brockett guided his team to three state finals at Rentschler, a loss in 2010 and wins in 2011 and 2012.
"It was probably more of a numbers decision, and it was something they had to do," said Brockett. "(Rentschler) was great and it was a great thrill for the kids. They loved it. They did what they thought was best."
But Brockett added that playing in the final is the ultimate goal, not where the game will be.
"If we are playing in it, we'll be fine," said Brockett. "All of that stuff doesn't matter at the end of the day, as long as we are playing."
Brockett said he liked the state-of-the-art scoreboard with replays that Rentschler Field provided. Arute does have a video scoreboard.
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Scottie wrote: Were they getting a fair wages? Healthcare? A safe working environment?
The immigration process is a nightmare I do not fault any business for hiring undocumented workers as long as a company does not take advantage of the status.
leifkolt wrote: This is a thin sliver away from exploding into an immigration debate... which I do NOT know the answer for.
I just think that with an unemployment level of around 10% all those jobs could be going to Californians who ARE legitimate citizens first.
Dookie on AA.
note1 wrote: Isn't the whole point of hiring undocumented workers the fact that you don't have to pay them as much? Isn't that what this is all about? Why hire illegals (and expose your company to government crackdown) if you're just going to treat them like everyone else?


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March 17, 2011by supportA February proposal before the Houston-Galveston Area Council's Transportation Policy Council (TPC) called for cuts to bike, pedestrian and transit funding in the region's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for 2011-2014.
March 16, 2011by support[Note: As a board member of Bike Walk Mississippi I had the honor of joining advocates from my home state during the Thursday lobby day of last week's National Bike Summit.
March 15, 2011by Darren FluscheHow do you fill out your NCAA college basketball tournament bracket? Do you follow historical trends? Maybe you use a complex algorithm. More likely you go by mascot or uniform – because let's be honest, who's really seen all these teams play? But what if you could use your love of bicycling to guide your choices and possibly lead you to bracketological glory? Well, that's where the official...
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March 10, 2011by Darren FluscheTo the delight of advocates, Congressman Steven LaTourette (R-OH) has agreed to be an original co-sponsor of National Complete Streets legislation when the bill is introduced. Today seven delegates from Ohio met with the Congressman and awarded him a League of American Bicyclists award in appreciation.
March 10, 2011by supportFirst of all -- woah. It seems like almost every Summit attendee is using Twitter to communicate all the action that is taking place on the Hill today. We are wowed by your Twitter commitment. Plus, we love getting the deets from your tweets.
March 10, 2011by Darren FluscheWe will not be stopped by rain. Photos by Chris Eichler.
March 10, 2011by Darren FluscheIn case you missed them. New York Times: New York Transportation Chief Defends Bike Lanes
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Nestlé forms Joint Venture
29.11.2012 - Nestlé Health Science SA and Chi-Med have agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture, to be named Nutrition Science Partners Limited.
The Swiss entity and the subsidiary of Hutchinson Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong) will fuse their knowledge in drug development and nutrition to develop and market nutritional healthcare products for gastrointestinal indications (GI) which can be extended to metabolic and brain health areas in the future. Under the terms of the agreement, the Nestlé subsidiary will make an initial capital investment in return for the its 50% shareholding in Nutrition Science Partners. Chi-Med in turn will provide exclusive rights to screen its botanical compound library, and its botanical R&D platform. Chi-Meds library contains more than 1,500 purified natural products and over 50,000 plant extracts from some 1,200 diverse medicinal plants.
"This Joint Venture provides Nestlé Health Science with an opportunity to develop and commercialise truly innovative and scientifically validated botanical based nutrition solutions for personalised healthcare in gastrointestinal health. Whilst Nestlé Health Science will bring unique competencies in nutritional sciences, diagnostics and commercial capabilities, Chi-Med will provide their best-in-class Traditional Chinese Medicine library and discovery platform, which will be the basis of Nutrition Science Partner's future GI pipeline."
The new company will also initiate Phase III trails in 2013 with HMPL-004, the lead candidate of Chi-Med's subsidiary Hutchinson MediPharma Ltd., in 2,700 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Morbus Crohn and Colitis ulcerosa. Nutrition Science Partners will be funded through Nestlé Health Science's investment and milestone payments. Louis Cantarell will bet he Chairman of the company, and Christian Hogg will be both Director and General Manager.
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AUSTIN (January 31, 2013)—Texas House Speaker Joe Straus suggested Thursday the idea of raising the cost of a Texas driver's license is worth exploring as a way to raise funds to improve congested Texas roadways.
Texas drivers currently must renew their license every six years at a price of $25.
Straus says that's a low cost that has been taken for granted.
The powerful Republican told members of the Texas Association of Business that revisiting that price could generate more revenue for transportation projects.
Both Republicans and Democrats have prioritized infrastructure this session.
Gov. Rick Perry has given his blessing to take $3.7 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to secure water and build more roads.
Proposals by lawmakers to increase driver's license fees by $8 failed in 2011.


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Andrew Rimas and Evan D.G. Fraser have joined together to tell the remarkable story of the noble cow in Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World. In the bestselling tradition of Cod and Salt comes a lively history of our ongoing relationship with an animal that we have worked alongside, consumed, and even worshipped for thousands of years. The history of the cow is both surprising and fascinating, and Beef offers a unique overview of cattle yesterday, today, and tomorrow—from adoration to breeding to braising; from ancient Mediterranean bullfight rings to African villages to American stockyards—complete with amazing facts and trivia, wonderful recipes, and an important warning for the future of beef production.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
The cow. Central to human existence since time began, cows have served as a source of food, a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon—many cultures worshipped the cow as a god.
Beef is the captivating history of an animal whose relationship with humanity has shaped the world as we know it. Peppered with lively anecdotes and culinary tidbits, this engaging panoramic view of the cow's long and colorful history spans the globe—from ancient Mediterranean bullfighting rings to the rugged grazing grounds of eighteenth-century England, from the quiet farms of Japan's Kobe beef cows to crowded American stockyards and the remote villages in East Africa that are home to the Masai, to whom cattle mean everything. Leaving no stone unturned, Beef is not only a compelling story but a necessary call to arms, offering practical solutions for confronting the sad current condition of the wasteful and destructive beef and dairy industries.
You will never look at steak the same way again.
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Flying Fanatics Try On a Dreamliner
Give a bunch of airplane geeks and frequent travelers a new, innovative airplane and watch the excitement build.
When United Airlines flew 200 travel enthusiasts and top-tier frequent fliers on its newest jet, the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner," it was love at first flight.
Except for some of the folks sitting back in the narrow seats of the coach cabin.
The 787 has been in commercial service for more than a year, starting with All Nippon Airways in Japan. (For an assessment of the Dreamliner in service, see this Middle Seat from February.) Seven airlines now have received the jet, which promises greater fuel economy and the ability to fly long distances in a medium-sized jet, linking cities that can't support long, direct flights previously flyable only with larger planes.
For passengers, the Dreamliner offers slightly higher humidity in the cabin. Because it is mostly made of composite materials that won't corrode, more moisture in the air is OK. The cabin is pressured to a lower altitude than other jets — 6,000 feet above sea level instead of 8,000 feet. That should at least slightly reduce passenger fatigue, dry eyes and headaches, lessening the impact of jet lag for some people. Engines are quieter than older jets, air filtration is better, lighting is cool and both overhead bins and cabin windows are huge.
United is the first U.S. airline to get delivery of a Dreamliner. The airline put it into service on some domestic routes earlier in November and will move the jet into international service as crews get more familiar with it and more planes arrive from the factory.
The trip, arranged by volunteers from the Milepoint.com online community, was the first paid charter in North America for the Dreamliner. Seats cost about $1,000 in coach and a couple thousand dollars in business class for flights from San Francisco to Houston to Chicago. Participants — most of them frequent-flier-mile addicts and road warriors — signed up not knowing they'd get the 787: The trip was sold as a 767-400 charter. But many guessed the new wide-body plane was a possibility.
Most clearly loved it, appreciating the rapid climb, quiet ride, high ceilings and airy cabin filled with natural light. And you just can't beat that new airplane smell.
Others found some irritating aspects, however. United's business-class seats are staggered by several inches and angled on the sides of the plane, for example, so passengers have to crane their necks back to talk to a seatmate. "I'd rather be on any other plane in the fleet," said Harry Livenstein, a Mineola, N.Y., physician on the trip.
Boeing originally designed the 787 to have eight wide seats in each coach row and patented a 3-2-3 seating configuration. But a majority of airlines, including United, have opted to stuff an extra seat into each coach row. With nine across, seats are slimmed down to just 17 inches wide inside the armrests. Aisles are only 17 inches wide. That's skinny for a plane that typically will be flying 12-hour trips across oceans. Many airlines have 17.2-inch coach seats in the Boeing 737, a plane designed for short trips. Airbus jets and many wide-body Boeings typically have 18-inch wide seats in coach.
Dr. Livenstein and others noted that the 787's coach cabin was, well, just like most other coach cabins. "Seat 23D is the same in a 737 or in a 787," he said.
David Grimm of Troy, N.Y., a retired small-business owner, said the big windows — one of the big attractions for him on the airplane — proved to be mounted so high on the wall that he had to raise himself up to look down toward the ground. But the cabin seemed a little quieter, and the ride perhaps a bit smoother.
"To see a 787, to ride in a brand new airplane, is exciting," he said. But for non-airline buffs, "most people wouldn't even know it's a different plane."


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VAIL, Colorado - On Dec. 16, 2010, Cpl. Daniel Riley of the United States Marine Corps stepped on a bomb and lost his legs.-
On March 11 of this year, Riley skied out of bounds from Vail Mountain to the town of Minturn on a "sit ski," or monoski.
Determined to be the first person he had ever heard of to complete such a journey, Riley insisted on receiving minimal help along the way, aside from moral support and the occasional push from behind. No one followed him with a harness and ropes, and no one pulled him up the inclines in a snowmobile. He was joined by a group of five or so of his friends - they think it may have been a monoski first descent but they're not sure. Readers are encouraged to write in to the Vail Daily with any info on the subject.
First descent or not, Riley was elated to have completed the famed "Minturn Mile," a-treacherous, experts only out-of-bounds descent that includes sections of deep powder, windlips, tight trees, a stream crossing, a mudslide and a narrow, icy luge.
Here's his story.
'Conscious the whole time'
Riley was never the daredevil type.
A Colorado resident since 1999, he's always been adventuresome but was never a diehard thrill seeker, he said.-
He joined the Marines in 2006 to pay for college and on that fateful day in December 2010 he was on a routine foot patrol, clearing out a compound in Afghanistan. He was 25 years old.
"I stepped right on it," he said of the improvised explosive device that left both his legs and the left side of his body mangled.-
He remembers the entire ordeal.
"I stayed conscious the whole time," he said. "I didn't pass out at all. They airlifted me out of there, flew me to the nearest base, and from there it gets a little woozy because they started drugging me pretty good."
Along with his legs, his left arm and left lung were also badly wounded. He was close to death on several occasions, and after having both legs amputated above the knee, as well as three of his fingers on his left hand, he pulled through.-
"They transferred me to the naval hospital in San Diego, where I started working on rehab, physical therapy and prosthetics," he said. "The Navy has a recreational therapist, and winter came around and she said I should try this ski thing."
The retired life
Riley said his first day on the monoski, which occurred in January of last year, wasn't exactly a life changing experience.
"I was a little apprehensive," he said. "Not too thrilled about it."
By day three he had a different take on the sport.-
"I still couldn't ski very well but we were running around the mountain, posing for crazy EpicMix pictures, and it was enough to get me hooked," he said. "Since then I've been just trying to find ways to get back to the mountain."
Now fully retired from the Marines, people often ask him what he's "doing" now.
"I believe the term is 'ski bum,'" he said with a laugh.-
-An official ambassador for the Vail Veterans Program, he said he owes a great deal of his newfound passion to the program.-
"They got me on the mountain and taught me how to ski, and now they can't get me away," he said. "And they do that for a lot of guys. It's a great program."
Instructor Josh Perkins taught Riley the sport, and now Perkins and Riley are good friends.
Perkins was among those accompanying Riley down the Minturn Mile.-
First descent?
Under Perkins'-tutelage, it didn't take Riley long to master the sport.
Riley ripped groomers last season, shredded powder here in Vail during December, but didn't start thinking about the Minturn Mile until January or so.-
"A bunch of friends of mine were going to watch the ski joring competition in Minturn, and they said they were going to take the Minturn Mile to get there," Riley recalled. "I was like hmmmm, I'll have to try that some time."
And so began the obsession.
"I got it in my head and I just kept thinking 'I want to do it,'" Riley said. "I had buddies who were doing it and I thought if they're doing it I should be able to do it ... Finally it was a Saturday, everyone was in town, and we just said 'Let's do it Monday.' We didn't even consider the conditions or anything."
Fortunately for Riley, the conditions weren't bad.
"We left from Game Creek Bowl, and it probably only took us another 5 minutes longer than most people just able-body walking up (Ptarmigan Ridge)," Perkins said. "We took turns pushing him."
They were off to a good start, but it wasn't exactly smooth sailing from there.
"It was great up top, lots of fresh powder, some great turns," Riley said. "Then I started breaking everything I have."
He lost a few bolts along the way, broke one of his outriggers for his arms, and by the time he hit the notorious "Beaver Dam" section Riley was leaning to the right pretty severely.-
"If he hadn't broken anything, we would've been down a lot quicker," Perkins said with a laugh.
The Beaver Dam was snowed over, and Riley made it across without an issue.-
"I let him cross on his own," Perkins said. "I was just waiting there in case he went face down in the river."
The mudslide detour - 20 feet of-severely-steep, brush-covered face with a 2-foot wide path along a river waiting as your only way out - held Riley up for a minute, but proved to be only a minor hangup.
Before embarking on the luge, Riley said he had heard good and bad things about the icy, narrow section.
"One way or the other I'm going to get to the bottom," he said. "I always say I've been blown up, so what can this do?"
He skied it expertly,-maneuvering-from edge to edge in the same way a snowboarder might, and actually caught air off some of the little jumps in the middle.-
Once at the bottom in Minturn, Riley, Perkins and company put Riley's monoski on top of the car they had waiting, and drove the quarter mile down the road to the saloon.-
"One guy was out shoveling his driveway, and he saw the monoski on top of the car, dropped his shovel and just stared at us with an open jaw," Perkins said. "Everyone at the Saloon said it was the first they'd ever heard of a monoskier doing the Mile."
Riley was not paying for his own beer that night.
"Everyone in town was showing up, wanting to buy him a drink," said Vail native Paul Agneberg, who encountered Riley and company while riding the Mile and accompanied them to the saloon. "The locals all said they had never heard of such a thing. It was a really cool vibe."
Riley says even if it was a first descent, his goal-setting is far from finished as far as the Minturn Mile is concerned.-
"I've done it, sure," he said. "But now I want to come back without the equipment problems and really become the master of it."
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Reenactors celebrate Marietta's founding
April 8, 2013
MARIETTA — The weather on the 225th anniversary of Marietta's founding Sunday was apparently quite a bit better than the cold, gray mist that greeted Gen....
In order to make the 'fantastic celebration' more historically correct, the 250th anniversary will feature the slaughter of dozens of natives along with the starvation of an entire tribe, including women and children. Later on, any remaining Indian graves will be excavated with their contents put on display at Campus Martius museum. Bring the kids!
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Selected Medicines in Development for Cancer Backgrounder
Backgrounder: Selected Medicines in Development for Cancer
Interfering with Cancer Cell Metabolism – Glucose plays an important role in the growth of cancer cells and has been used for detection purposes in PET imaging. Now, researchers are studying ways to disrupt the way cancer cells metabolize glucose in an effort to deprive them of energy for growth. One medicine in development for pancreatic cancer – which affects more than 43,000 Americans each year – disrupts the biochemical alterations in the conversion of glucose to energy that occurs in many, if not all, types of cancer cells. The medicine is designed to disrupt the alteration and its link to a pathway controlling cancer cell growth, development and death.
Using Combined Immunotherapy to Increase Cancer Cell Death – Cancer of the head and neck include cancers of the oral cavity, salivary glands, sinuses and nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx and lymph nodes of the upper neck area. According to the National Cancer Institute, these cancers account for approximately 3 to 5 percent of all cancers in the United States and are more common in men and in people over the age of 50. One potential medicine in development for head and neck cancer is a first-in-class immunotherapy that combines active immunity (prompting immune cells in the body to fight the cancer) and passive immunity (providing antibodies from outside the body to destroy cancer cells).
Blocking Mutated Receptors in Cancer Cells – Leukemia is a form of cancer in which abnormal white blood cells take over the body's bone marrow and prevent it from making enough normal blood cells (white, red and platelets), leaving the patient highly susceptible to serious infections, anemia and bleeding. Each year, more than 47,000 Americans are diagnosed with some form of leukemia and more than 23,000 die. One medicine in development for this cancer has the potential to block activation of the FLT-3 cell receptor, mutated in about one-third of all patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Activation of this receptor by different types of mutations appears to play an important role in tumor cell proliferation, resistance to apoptosis (cell death), and prevention of normal cell development.
Alerting the Immune System to Fight Cancer – Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. More than 76,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease each year, and more than 9,000 die. A potential new DNA-based immunotherapy targets late-stage metastatic melanoma. The therapy is designed to stimulate both innate and adaptive immune responses in primary and metastatic tumors. It alerts the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells, inducing a powerful immune response.
Blocking Regulation of Key Cellular Processes – Sarcomas are a group of aggressive cancers of the body's connective tissue. They include two forms – bone and soft tissue sarcomas. There are more than 11,000 new cases of soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed each year in the United States and nearly 4,000 patients die from the disease. Bone sarcomas are rare, with more than 2,800 new cases and 1,400 deaths each year. A potential medicine in development for both types of sarcoma is an inhibitor of mTOR, a protein that regulates important cellular processes, such as protein biosynthesis, cell proliferation, and cell cycle progression and survival.
Targeting Drug Delivery with Nanoparticles – A potential treatment in development is a nanoparticle containing the anti-cancer medicine docetaxel that is targeted to prostate-specific membrane antigen, a molecule expressed on the surface of cancer cells and on new blood vessels that feed a wide array of solid tumors. Nanoparticles concentrate the delivery of the anti-cancer agent at the specific disease site, increasing efficacy while reducing systemic exposure and side effects.
Selectively Blocking Cancer Cell Division – Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system, with more than 15,000 each year. A potential first-in-class medicine in development works by selectively inhibiting the polo-like kinase-1 (PLK-1), an enzyme crucial for cell division. PLK-1 is expressed in proliferating cells and most tumors. Inhibiting its activity disrupts cell division, which induces cell death and reduces cancer growth.
Selectively Inhibiting Multiple Myeloma Cell Proliferation – Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells, affects more than 21,000 Americans each year. A potential first-in class medicine in development is a highly selective proteasome inhibitor. This compound irreversibly inhibits a specific subunit of the proteasome with minimal activity on other proteases, including those that may cause some of the side effects of current drug treatments, such as neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and peripheral neuropathy.
* From Medicines in Development for Cancer 2012, PhRMA, May 2012. Note: All facts and figures are from the American Cancer Society, except where noted in the text.


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Barefoot Hostel
Located in downtown Ottawa, just a short walk away from the city's major tourist attractions, shopping, night clubs and convention sites, the Barefoot Hostel offers 16 dorm beds (across four rooms), free internet access, and a great backyard patio in the summertime.
Our hostel is a popular landing spot amongst solo travellers, young business professionals, undergrads, masters and PhD students, US Visa applicants and different groups of up to 16 people. Larger groups can rent the whole house (16 beds) to enjoy complete privacy.
This hostel has a colourful stylish interior, a beautiful spacious common room with a 50"HD flat panel TV, DVD player and movies, two computers for the guests' use, a big fridge, microwave, coffee maker and tea kettle. Rooms consist of four-bed mixed dormitories with bunk beds and there are two large shared bathrooms. You can enjoy our backyard garden/patio with a barbeque in the summer.
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**A 13% tax is not included and is due upon check in. Check-in: 3pm to 11pm. Must check in before 11pm; please have a picture ID and credit card. Check-out is 11am. You can change method of payment when you arrive. The cancellation policy is (by 6pm) 48 hours prior to the check in date. Our Hostel is non-smoking. Please take your shoes off when you enter. You're welcome to bring your own sleepers.
Check In is located right next door at the Swiss Hotel.
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If you come from Montreal exit at University of Ottawa and walk for two blocks.
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When I first started my catering business I wrote all of my favorite recipes in a little blue journal book so I'd have them with me all of the time. Over the years I've shared a couple of recipes from this little journal, but not all. Truthfully, when I started this blog (forever ago...?) I was a burnt out on all of those recipes I'd made hundreds of times.
Now, after a four year break from the catering business, I am ready to dive back in to some of those old favorites, because after all, they were really great recipes for entertaining. This Chocolate Molten Cake recipe was one of my first and best go-to's as a caterer. I always served it at dinner parties - with great success. The ingredients and supplies are humble - chocolate chips and a cupcake pan! They work great for parties because the batter is made in advance, then baked right before dessert and served warm.
I made these last year for a friends dinner, but would be great for a Mother's Day special dessert. While the recipe makes 6-12, they work great in the freezer. Just bake all of them together, then freeze the leftovers. You can reheat in the microwave for just 30-60 seconds.
Speaking of Mothers Day, I put together this table setting perfect for a spring/early summer celebration or shower with all of my favorites from the Spring Collection from my store. I plan to use this setting for our Mothers Day Brunch and will serve the Chocolate Molten Cakes for dessert!
I can't get enough of this lilac pattern in our house right now. This airy repeated pattern is giving every room in my house a cottage feel (see all of my Lilac Collection, here!). I normally lean to stripes, or blocks of muted, natural colors, but this entire collection has turned my house into a quaint english cottage, and I LOVE it.
When blooms like lilacs are in season I love setting a table with one arrangement in the center. They look stunning and abundant in this Willow Vase Bucket with Handle, $20.
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2 tablespoons of butter, melted
2 tablespoons of cocoa
3/4 cup of butter
12 ounce of chocolate chips
1/2 cup of heavy cream
5 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup of flour
Prepare cupcake pans by coating the inside of each with melted butter by swirling it around. Then sprinkle the insides with cocoa, coating completely.
To make the batter, place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, then top it with butter and cream. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until the chocolate is smooth. When chocolate has cooled slightly, stir in eggs, sugar and flour. Pour into prepared cupcake pans. Refrigerate for 1 hour (at least) and up to a couple of days.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes for regular 12/pan size and 15-18 for jumbo 6/pan size, just until the outsides and most of the top have set, and the centers are still slightly runny. You can insert the tip of a knife to test. You just want a bit of the very center to be a thick pudding like texture. Let them cool for 5 minutes, then place a sheet pan on top of the muffin pan and invert them.
Serve with whipped cream, ice cream and dusted with chocolate or cinnamon.
Melting chocolate with the butter and cream this way is so easy - microwave!
The pans buttered and cocoa-ed while the chocolate is in the microwave.
Perfectly melted.
You can fill them almost all the way to the top - they don't puff too much.
Cooling for 5 minutes to help them continue to set.
Ready for the flip...
So, so good. You really must try them.
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I love these little 6" round plates. There are always what I need when we are entertaining - to put out with snacks, appetizers or next to a tray of cupcakes. Since they are enamelware, they add just enough of color and charm to any setting, whether it is inside for Mother's Day or outside for a BBQ.
The other tablecloth that coordinates with this collection is the Lilac Meena Tablecloth. It has a small graphic floral print in a pale lilac/pink color with the lacy lilacs at the border. You can see it coordinates beautifully with the Lilac Napkins.
Lilac Napkins, $34
Set of 4.
The favorite lilac pattern is repeated here with a triple band border around the perimeter.
This vase gives such an earthy and casual look to anything it contains. I will use it for flowers and also to put candles in it.
No collection is complete without a tea towel! I'm contemplating turning some of these into cafe curtains in Emma's bathroom. Yes, I'm addicted to this pattern.
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Williams still making impact with West Alabama
Published: Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 12:44 a.m.
When University of West Alabama football coach Will Hall arrived in Livingston in 2008 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, he knew the first thing he had to do was bring in a talented quarterback to implement his new fast-paced offense.
He didn't need to look past Decatur, Miss., where a quarterback by the name of Deon Williams — a Tuscaloosa County High School alumnus — found himself after transferring from Valdosta State.
Hall knew Williams was integral to the success of the program. Hall pitched numerous selling points to Williams. He told him he'd help build up the UWA program and that, at 5-foot-11, he would be considered a quarterback, not a short quarterback.
Williams needed some refinement to his natural athleticism, however. Williams characterized himself as an athlete when he first arrived, but not a quarterback. Hall had to work with Williams on maintaining his pocket presence, footwork and throwing motion, rather than running with the ball as soon as he felt pressure.
Williams eventually mastered those skills, and the resulting impact he made is still noticeable in the program today.
"We turned our offense around pretty quick," Hall said, "and then eventually turned our program around. It was a great get all around, and he certainly was a great player."
Williams' performance was record-breaking, in fact. In his three years at UWA, despite going down with a knee injury three games into his first season, Williams broke three Tigers records. He holds career marks with 7,034 passing yards, 60 touchdown passes and a 61.2 completion percentage.
Williams' impact has continued past his playing days.
Now a graduate assistant and quarterbacks coach for the Tigers, Williams is charged with coaching quarterbacks Gary Johnston and Kyle Caldwell while finishing he finishes his master's degree in physical education.
Williams has been instrumental in helping Johnston and Caldwell in numerous facets, including throwing mechanics, reading Gulf South Conference defenses and off-the-field behavior.
Still, Williams had to get over the initial discomfort of coaching his former teammates.
"That was probably the biggest hurdle I had to get over, I had to deal with," Williams said. "To go from my friends, to being their coach. They're calling me Coach Williams, or Coach Deon. That's probably my biggest challenge."
Williams eventually got past it and has helped mold two of the Gulf South Conference's most productive quarterbacks. Still, at 25, Williams said he thinks he's able to connect more easily with his quarterbacks.
Caldwell, now in his third year under Williams' tutelage, said he and Williams are very close. The two even joke about whether Caldwell will break Williams' records.
"I kid around with him," Caldwell said. "But he's still No. 1. I've still got a long ways to go to catch up to him."
Now that Williams is in his final year of his master's program, he is unsure of what he'll do after life at UWA. Still, Williams said he wouldn't trade the time he spent at UWA as a player or coach for anything.
"Everybody said I wasn't going to be a pocket quarterback," Williams said, "that I wouldn't be a good quarterback. I proved everybody wrong. ... It's been a long time coming. West Alabama's finally a respected school, and that was the plan. We're going to keep doing what we're doing. It won't stop."
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Asia Pacific Economic Outlook, May 2013
Last year was marked by significant improvements in Thailand's economic parameters. However, there are three key challenges that the country faces from both external and domestic sources.
Robust growth, low unemployment, stable inflation, strong currency, and a growing equity market—the year 2012 was marked by significant improvements in Thailand with respect to all economic parameters. The economy bounced back with a strong growth of 6.4 percent year over year after a dismal growth of 0.1 percent year over year in 2011 because of the devastating flood. Q4 2012 saw the biggest-ever jump (19 percent) in year-over-year performance of real GDP due to very strong growth in private investment, change in inventories, and services export. The growth in consumption demand was also robust during the quarter. The spending power of the growing middle class, augmented by income tax cuts and rise in general wages in 2012, along with the government's intense efforts to build infrastructure, helped overall spending growth. Recently, the World Bank revised its forecast for Thailand's GDP to 5.3 percent in 2013, up from its earlier prediction of 5 percent, citing the resilience of the economy.
The factors that helped
The consumer confidence index has been rising for six consecutive months and, this April, reached its highest level since 2006. It played an important role in boosting private consumption demand in 2012, which grew at 6.6 percent year over year, the highest rate since 2008. Accounting for more than half of the GDP, consumption demand is expected to remain strong this year and will be an important factor driving growth. The business confidence index too has been improving on the back of rising domestic demand, better export performance, and a stable political environment. Growth in industrial production has been stronger since the last quarter of 2012, though it was slightly moderated in March 2013.
The unemployment rate was never a challenge for Thailand, and has further come down to less than 1 percent due to a rise in minimum wages and price support to farmers in 2012. The rate of consumer-price inflation has remained low despite a rise in minimum wages. The fall in global oil prices, along with the expected appreciation of the Thai baht, is likely to keep inflation low this year as well. Inflationary pressures may build up in the later part of the year if general wages continue to rise as in the previous year. Faster economic growth and recovering oil and non-oil commodity prices may add to the pressures. However, inflation is not likely to rise before 2014.
The current-account surplus fell to 0.7 percent of GDP in 2012 from 1.7 percent in the previous year, primarily due to high trade deficit. Merchandise exports fell due to a sharp fall in exports of manufacturing goods and machinery products. Together, these two exports account for more than 50 percent of the total exports; disruption in manufacturing output due to the 2011 flood impacted their export performance. On the other hand, imports rose due to a sharp rise in the import of gold and crude materials. Services export picked up momentum only in Q4 2012.
The equity market witnessed a spectacular growth of 36 percent year over year by the end of 2012 and has grown another 14 percent since then. The quick rebound and strong growth outlook have attracted investors from all over the world. Thailand is a favorite foreign direct investment destination. Investment rose by 11 percent year over year in 2012 and is expected to remain robust this year as well.
A stable government and favorable policies
Political stability has played an important role in improving the economic resilience to external shocks. The new government has somewhat consolidated its position after longstanding political tension amidst the power struggle that destabilized Thailand in the past decade. Some of the policies initiated by the government, such as raising minimum wages, unveiling incentives for car buyers and rice farmers, and long-term infrastructure projects after the flood disaster of 2011, have benefitted domestic demand and exports.
Policy predictability and the investment environment have improved as well due to recent investor-friendly policies adopted by the government. Corporate rates have been cut further from 23 percent to 20 percent in early 2013, after being reduced from 30 percent a year earlier. This has helped boost business confidence and business investments. It has also improved Thailand's competitiveness relative to other Southeast Asian economies bringing in foreign investment.
Government expansionary policies and reduced revenue collection led to a higher deficit of 4.6 percent in 2012, but, to reduce its deficit, recently the government has been scaling back some of its investment plans.
Q4 2012 saw the biggest-ever jump (19 percent) in year-over-year performance of real GDP due to very strong growth in private investment, change in inventories, and services export.
Risks in the near future
Economic stability is not a concern, at least in the short term, and growth is likely to be self-sustaining. However, there are three key challenges that the country faces from both external and domestic sources. The most important challenge is that of strong growth in private sector credits, particularly in the household sector. Fiscal stimulus and easy financial conditions in 2012 have fueled rapid credit growth, which may lead to excessive consumer leveraging and a rise in property prices, and eventually to financial imbalances.
The second challenge is that of the recent surge in capital inflows that has pushed up property and stock prices substantially. There have been rising concerns among policy makers about asset-price bubbles building up in the economy. In addition, the large capital influx has led to a strong appreciation of Thailand's currency in the last couple of years. Last year saw a slight moderation in the appreciation, but since the end of 2012, currency has appreciated by 4 percent year over year. While currency appreciation has helped check inflation and cut the cost of imported raw materials, it has raised concerns about export competitiveness. Despite the strong demand for rate cuts by the business sector, the central bank has decided to keep rates on hold, reiterating its concerns about fast-growing credit and rising share and property prices.
Last but not least, uncertain global developments, particularly crisis conditions in the Eurozone, can affect the growth momentum of Thailand.
Turning risks to its advantage
The economy has stabilized in Q1 2013 after the phenomenal growth in the previous quarter. There are some signs of moderation in industrial production and domestic spending, but export performance has improved. More easing in the developed economies and the robust growth momentum in Thailand will attract more capital inflows, possibly leading to high appreciation pressures. However, currency appreciation also provides an incentive to many firms to implement a long-overdue technological upgrade and import more capital goods. The monetary policy stance should remain accommodative and closely monitor developments in the equity markets and housing markets.


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Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:45 p.m.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has suspended Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements for violating the sanctioning body's code of conduct.
The suspension announced Wednesday is indefinite.
NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations Steve O'Donnell said Clements, a Spartanburg native who graduated from Dorman High School, made an "intolerable and insensitive remark" during the course of an interview. No other details were given.
Clements finished 33rd in Saturday's race at Daytona after dropping out early with an oil line problem.
"I apologize and regret what I said to the NASCAR writer and to NASCAR, my sponsors, my fans, and my team," Clements said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. "NASCAR has a Code of Conduct that everyone must follow and I unintentionally violated that code. I will not get into specifics of what I said but my comment to the writer was in no way meant to be disrespectful or insensitive to anyone or to be detrimental to NASCAR or the NASCAR Nationwide Series. I will do what I need to do in order to atone for my error in judgment."
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We applaud the Obama White House for its continuing support of individuals with disabilities. Through the stimulus act, the administration committed additional funds to autism research, on top of the existing National Institutes of Health funding and Combating Autism Act funding.
Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy, blogged yesterday about another move the administration made to support those with disabilities. Read more here in his White House blog. We applaud all their efforts to move the disability agenda ahead and we look forward to seeing what's around the next corner for autism.


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Mercedes-Benz GLK250 Bluetec
The little diesel that could
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The Mercedes-Benz GLK is a likeable and sturdy small crossover with family function amid upscale accommodations that are not too precious to get dirty.
It has been sold in two V-6 models in rear- or all-wheel drive with starting prices of $37,995 and $39,995. But the big news this year is the new, four-cylinder diesel model, the GLK250 Bluetec, today's test car.
It starts at a reasonable $39,495 with AWD (which Mercedes calls 4Matic). The test vehicle – $57,635 – was a showcase of available options for advanced technologies – parking assist and active lane-keeping assist among them – and premium extras, such as full leather ($1,200), which is nice but not a necessity when the standard M-B Tex leatherette is a good simulation.
Priced between the V-6 models, the Bluetec trumps with fuel economy of 24 mpg city, 33 highway and 28 combined. In my test week, the combined mileage averaged 30 to 33.7 mpg and I wasn't trying to conserve. The gasoline V6 4Matic is rated 19/24/21 mpg on premium fuel.
Even better is the driving range. The 17.4-gallon tank puts at least 500 miles between fill-ups, which makes the GLK Bluetec a credible commuter.
The ride quality is settled and soft on the Interstate, but firm shock absorbers and stabilizer bars give control in evasive maneuvers.
Driver and passenger have command seating with open sightlines over the fenders and over the shoulder. The gear selector is on the steering column, which opens the floor console for more open storage and device-charging space.
There's also some of that Mercedes-Benz vault-like solidity in the soundproofed cabin. There's only some wind noise at higher speeds, due mostly to the upright windshield and possibly the roof rails.
The back seat has a fairly narrow door opening for adult entry and exit, but there is good footroom and 35 inches of legroom. The center position is squeezed by a tall transmission tunnel and narrow seat. But there is a good fold-down armrest with cup holders for those at the window seats to enjoy.
The cargo area is large and square, which expands capacity from 23.3 cubic feet to 54.7 with the flat-folding back seat. There is 37 inches between the wheel housings and enough length to slide in 5-foot boards, bikes, gear. Aluminum roof rails are part of the $990 Appearance package, which includes five-spoke 19-inch alloy wheels. Brushed aluminum runningboards with rubber studs ($670) give a toehold for stepping up to strap down a bicycle, but they also stick out far enough to complicate entry and entry, dirtying a pant leg in the process.
There is little to giveaway this model as a diesel; even the badging identifies it as Bluetec. The direct-injection engine reduces the traditional diesel clatter to a purring tappet sound at idle. There is no smoke and no exhaust smell unless you sniff the tailpipe.
To meet exhaust emission regulations in all 50 states, a water-based urea solution, AdBlue, is spritzed into the exhaust. This form of exhaust gas after-treatment causes ammonia to be released, which converts nitrogen oxides into (harmless) nitrogen (and water) in a catalytic converter. The AdBlue tank will be refilled at the scheduled maintenance intervals, 12-months or 10,000 miles. The service is more expensive than for a gasoline model, Mercedes-Benz says, but the long-term savings in fuel costs make the additional service cost a non-issue.
Because of the AdBlue tank in the basement of the cargo, there is no room for a spare tire, so the GLK250 rolls on runflats.
Performance from the 2.1-liter four-cylinder has V-6 pull. The 200-horsepower is less notable than the 369 foot-pounds of torque from 1,600 to 1,800 rpm. As soon as the GLK gets rolling the torque takes over to motivate its substantial 4,321 pounds, which is 242 pounds heavier than V6 AWD. Acceleration can be forceful off the line, but it's not as quick to respond to a sudden demand for power at cruising speed. Mercedes-Benz gives an estimated 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds.
Diesel power gives new appeal to the GLK. While the fuel is as pricey as premium, the cruising range and comfortable function will be selling points for those less sensitive to fuel costs.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Bluetec 4Matic
Body style: compact, 5-seat, AWD crossover
Engine: 200-hp, 2.1-liter, twin-turbo 4-cylinder; 369 lb.-ft. torque from 1,600 to 1,800 rpm
Transmission: 7-spd auto. with shift paddles
Fuel economy: 24/33 mpg city/hwy
0-60 mph: 7.9 secs.
Fuel tank: 17.4 gal.
Tow capacity: 3,500 lbs.
Cargo space: 23.3 to 54.7 cu. ft.
Front head/leg/shoulder room: 39/41.4/55.2 in.
Rear head/leg/shoulder room: 39.7/35.1/55.4 in.
Length/wheelbase: 178.3/108.5 in.
Curb weight: 4,321 lbs.
Turning circle: 37.7 ft.
Standard equipment includes: central controller with color display, Bluetooth phone and audio, flat-folding back seat, roof rails, cargo cover, 19-inch alloy wheels and runflat tires
Safety features include: stability and traction controls with brake and throttle intervention, 4-wheel vented ABS brakes (13-inch discs front, 11.8-inch rear) with brake assist and adaptive braking, Attention Assist
Base price: $39,495, including $905 freight charge; price as tested $57,635
Where assembled: Bremen, Germany
Warranty: 4-years/50,000-miles bumper to bumper with roadside assistance


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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that wants to know where you prefer to eat your green eggs and ham. On a train, perhaps? In a plane? By a house, with or without a mouse? Today marks the illustrious date that, in 1904, Theodor Geisel - better known by his nom de plume of Dr. Seuss - was born. In a hospital, near a ... uh, probably some sort of administration building. Rhyming is hard!
Geisel was born in Springfield, Mass., and wrote 48 books in his lifetime, more than 200 million copies of which have been sold around the world. That's equivalent to at least several years' worth of Summit Ups, which is a lot. A LOT.
Surprisingly, Dr. Seuss' first book, "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street" was rejected more than two dozen times before finally being published. (There's some inspirational information for all those struggling writers out there. Keep on at it!) Classic Dr. Seuss titles include "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish."
The appeal of Dr. Seuss' books came from their unique illustrations (Geisel previously worked as a magazine cartoonist) and their rhythmic, silly rhyming schemes. While he had an excellent sense of composition and a seemingly endless vocabulary of fun words, Geisel was not above simply making up words to create a rhyme. The story "Yertle the Turtle" is a prime example of this.
Geisel wasn't afraid to tackle bigger topics, however. "The Lorax" takes on environmental issue, introducing the imaginary creature, called The Lorax, that bemoans the loss of his habitat through deforestation. In researching Geisel's more serious titles, we came across one that we had not heard of before: "The Butter Battle Book" which, according to the synopsis, deals with the arms buildup and nuclear war threat during the Reagan administration. We have to admit, we're intrigued.
Of course, no mention of Dr. Seuss would be complete without "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," which has been adapted to video twice - once as a charming cartoon that emulates Geisel's drawings from the books and which we remember fondly from our childhood, and secondly as a rather ill-advised live action film with Jim Carrey in frightening green makeup and prosthetics. Hollywood, why you gotta mess with a good thing?
So think of a fun way to celebrate the birthday of one of the most creative children's writers of all-time. Hang out with a mischievous cat, buy a red fish and a blue fish, bring out the green dye for your egg-and-ham breakfast and, most important of all, remember to rhyme. That's what it's all about, so we out.


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|What Colors Say About Us
Have you ever wondered why some people are drawn to one color, while others prefer a totally different palette?
Color Theories
Lots of research exists on the subject of color. You'll find complex theories about what colors mean, what they provoke in the viewer, and what they can tell you about the person who chooses them.
As is usually the case, some theories contradict one another. Others don't always mesh with the color traditions of different countries.
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SANTA CLARA -- Linebacker Aldon Smith looked in his natural element Thursday, suiting up in a No. 99 jersey and menacing quarterbacks on the 49ers practice field.
It's a stark contrast from last Friday's courtroom scene, where he apologized for his off-field actions and subsequently drew a light sentence (12 days of work release, three years probation) for weapon-possession and drunken-driving convictions.
"I'm in the best shape I've been in coming into a camp, and my mind is probably in the best spot it's been in, so I'm feeling great," Smith said before training camp's first full-squad practice.
Smith credits his positive health in part to his sobriety -- which he claims to have maintained since a Sept. 20 drunken-driving accident -- and offseason workouts that boosted his stamina, power and technique.
At some point in the "near future," Smith said he'll leave 49ers camp to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell regarding potential discipline. No firm date has been set, Smith said; one option could be during the 49ers' trip in two weeks to Baltimore.
"That's in their hands," coach Jim Harbaugh said of a potential suspension, which figures to range from two to six games, based on recent history. "They will discipline if they feel he warrants it."
Arguably the league's premier pass rusher since his 2011 rookie season, Smith concedes his off-field troubles have resulted in a growing process.
"I'm in a better spot than I have been," said Smith, who has totaled 42 sacks in 43 regular-season games. "You go through things in life, and you learn a lot. I've learned a lot from my mistakes and grown from them."
"He's going through a process, which is accounting for some mistakes made," Harbaugh added. "He's been given an opportunity to do what he says he's going to do, and so far he's doing that."
The 49ers have stood firmly behind Smith since his single-car accident last September in San Jose's Silver Creek neighborhood, resulting in his drunken-driving arrest. Smith played two days later against the Indianapolis Colts before checking himself into a treatment center and missing the 49ers' next five games.
"It's good to be back on the field," said Smith, who later intercepted a Colin Kaepernick pass in practice. "I'm doing something I love and something I enjoy, being around my teammates and everybody around here."
"It was a very easy decision," Davis said of returning from on offseason holdout. "All you have to do is think about the team. That's what I did. I thought about my teammates, especially some of the guys like Frank Gore and the guys that are on the last year of their contracts, guys who I love, would die for. There's nothing like being here."
Davis is signed through the 2015 season. He said the 49ers indeed have fined him for his offseason absence, which presumably cost him a $200,000 workout bonus and nearly $70,000 for a minicamp boycott.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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Most likely to embarrass his kids at their bat mitzvahs: Adam Sandler. Two daughters (Sadie, 7, and Sunny, 4) means two bat mitzvahs. It�s basically impossible Sandler won�t pull a �Wedding Singer� at at least one of them.
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PARKERSBURG - A Parkersburg man credits his dog for saving his life last week in a fire at his home.
Stanley Davis of 414 16th St. was awakened by Cleo, a 3-year-old mixed breed, while the fire was beginning to consume the area around his couch.
"She had to jump through those flames," Davis, 68, said.
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Stanley Davis, right, of 414 16th St., Parkersburg, says Cleo, his 3-year-old dog, saved him from a fire at his home on Nov. 2. The dog jumped through the flames, Davis said.
The fire occurred around 1:30 a.m. Nov. 2 around a table in the living room, Davis said. On oxygen and because of his health, Davis said he either sleeps on the couch or on a recliner, which was damaged in the fire.
Smoke detectors were working and alerted his wife, Judy, he said. The noise didn't awaken him, Davis said.
"I took a sleeping pill and when they knock me out, I'm out," Davis said.
The fire started near where an oxygen line crossed over an extension cord, he said. As the fire neared the couch, Cleo jumped through the fire and onto the couch, he said.
"She started licking my face and it woke me up," Davis said. "The flames were only 7 or 8 inches away from my face."
At the same time, the smoke detectors awakened his wife, Davis said. Davis then began stomping on the flames.
Davis found Cleo in the middle of the street near the Sly Fox at 13th and Market streets three years ago, a week before the bar burned down in April 2009. The dog was a puppy, roaming around the neighborhood, he said.
The fire, limited to the table and the chair, was accidental, possibly caused by smoking, said Lt. Jason Matthews of the Parkersburg Police Department. The smoke detectors were sounding when authorities arrived and Davis was being helped out of the house by his wife, Matthews said.
Davis credits Cleo for saving his life and preventing serious damage to the home. A table and a recliner were damaged, but not the couch, Davis said.
"If she hadn't gotten me up, they would have caught this couch on fire," Davis said.


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Two teens accused of robbing two in front of H.L. Bourgeois
Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:20 p.m.
A 14-year-old and a 16-year-old are accused of robbing two other kids at a bus stop this morning.
Terrebonne deputies said they heard of the robbery, which reportedly took place at a stop in front of H.L. Bourgeois High School, about 8 a.m. The robbers did not brandish a weapon, the alleged victims told deputies, but they forced one victim to remove his clothing and attacked the other victim. They did not require medical attention.
The reported robbers took their money and fled, and the two victims ran to a convenience store for help, deputies said.
A deputy patrolling the area found two teenage boys, one from Gray and one from Gibson, who fit the victims' descriptions, and one teen confessed to the robbery, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies will not release the suspects' names because they are minors.
They were both booked at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Detention Center for simple robbery.
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