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I was at the rec center and got the bottles mixed up in my gym bag. I washed my hair with hand lotion and tried to moisturize my face with shampoo. The results weren't stunning. On the plus side, I noticed my athlete's foot was cured and the fungal infection of my right big toenail had begun to disappear, too.
It sounds like the beginning of a pro and con review of my first year at the public recreation facility after being a member of the private Snowmass Club for the previous 15 years. I wish this was going to be that enjoyable.
What I described are a few side effects of bare- naked reflection alone in a men's locker room two days after the Broncos' distressing defeat in the NFL playoffs. They had home-field advantage. They had the best quarterback in the business. Their defense was second to only one. The slick-suited odds makers in Las Vegas said they were going to win by nine and a half points; impossible, I know, but it sounded plausible at the time. What went wrong? More importantly, why do I care so much?
So, there I sat, staring at my toes. They call professional football entertainment? Ha!
Nobody could write an ending as bad as the one where the supposed best team in the National Football League blows a lead in the last 30 seconds on a 70-yard impossible touchdown pass into double coverage with the defense completely expecting it. Boooo!
I'll take the sad ending of a two-hour movie that coaxes a few tears so that I can vicariously experience the human condition from the safety of another's perspective. It's good payoff for a small investment. But, 13 long years spent following "our" team since the last Super Bowl victory, through the ups and downs of this season, building expectations, finally anticipating just rewards for excellence, all down the drain because our boys relaxed a little and played like crap? No thanks.
Remember coming back from a
24-point first-half deficit in San Diego to win the game that propelled the 2-3 Broncos to an 11-game winning streak? Von Miller's sack dances? Peyton Manning's remarkable comeback? The pick-sixes? The punt and kickoff TD returns? That's all for nothing now; gone, finito, pieces of pointless trivia. All the celebratory high-fiving, living room dancing, and pre-game superstitious rituals just seem stupid now.
Here's the thing about most other forms of entertainment: You get to decide if it was any good after you find out how it ends. You didn't have to pick your favorite book of all time before you read it. Do you really think I would have pledged my loyalty to the Broncos if I'd have known the season was going to end as miserably as it did? Call them "frontrunners" if you like, but the fans who choose their team after the Super Bowl are the smart ones.
You might take this to mean that I'm going to sell my season tickets. No way. In the old days that would have been the best option, but not in the StubHub era. I plan to purchase my tickets as usual and then unload them via the Internet ticket broker at the highest price possible to suckers who haven't learned their lessons. Do I pity the guy who buys them at quadruple face value, suffers through sub-zero temperatures, drinks his weekly paycheck in three beers, and stays until the bitter end of a double-overtime soul-searching loss to go away feeling like he got kicked in the stomach by his heroes? Heck no! He'll never do that again, and I'll be the one to show him the foolishness of it. You're welcome.
The poets say that it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. I have discovered the exception. Those literary types never fell in love with an entire football team of over-paid athletes who don't know me and wouldn't give me the time of day if they did and who would never even have called Colorado home except for the fates of the college draft or whims of wheeling and dealing general managers.
Wait till next year? I think not. I'm jumping off the bandwagon before it gets smashed to splinters again in a collision with somebody else's. Do you think the fans on the one that survives are going to reach down and help me up? No, they'll laugh and rub it in.
... Of course, a lot depends on who we get in the offseason.
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The fuchsia-pink front door is the first sign that Pam Cumberland's Oakland County home is anything but ordinary. Step inside her cheerful early 1950s ranch and your spirits quickly lift. Bright Crayola-box colors such as tangerine, chartreuse and aqua blue fill the approximately 3,000 square feet of space. "I'm not a neutral kind of girl," Cumberland explains with a laugh. "I painted one wall with bright color in every room to liven things up a bit."
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More than 25 specialty boutiques from Michigan and across the country will showcase their wares at Tau Beta Association's 9th annual Spring Market Thursday through April 28 at the Grosse Pointe Club, 6 Berkshire Place, Grosse Pointe Farms. The event offers two days of shopping for contemporary and classic jewelry, clothing, garden and home accents, and includes a preview party and raffle from 6-9 p.m. Thursday ($65 in advance, $75 at the door). From 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 27, a silent auction will offer items such as a Detroit Tigers suite and a two-night stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Florence, Italy. New vendors include the Spice Merchant of Ann Arbor, Sarah Oliver handbags of California and Sara Campbell clothing of Boston. Proceeds benefit the Children's Center, Detroit. Market hours on April 28 are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Check www.taubeta.org.

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Monday night was the first night of the Stroudsburg Fire Department Christmas light display on Ann Street this Christmas season. Every year the firefighters try to add new items to the display. The display will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Dec. 29. The light display is a fundraiser for the fire department.
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Please help! I just started running this year. I started at running about 2 miles a day, now I'm up to 4-5 miles a day. But lately my hips have been bothering me. Is this normal? Is there something I can do to relieve the ache and pain? If so, please let me know!! Thanks!!!
I'm going to take your post at face value - that "2 miles a day" and "4-5 miles a day" mean every day, as in 7 days a week. Hopefully not, because that is "too much, too soon" for a beginner. 2 miles a day, every other day, wouldn't be too bad to start if you're taking it easy. Even so, increasing to 4-5 miles per run in two months is pretty steep and could very well be the source of your hip pain. Your muscles obviously need time to adapt to the increased workload, but the rest of your musculoskeletal system - tendons, ligament, joints, bones - is equally, if not moreso, in need of time to adjust. You're probably going to have to take time off until the pain is gone, then re-introduce running more gradually.
Heidi- Len knows what he is talking about, trust him. This forum has taught me that the general rule is to not increase your weekly mileage by more than 10% each week, and that you should have some fall back weeks where you cover less mileage to give your body a chance to recover. Other thought- shoes - did you go to a running store to have your gait examined before selecting your shoes?
I expereinced some hip pain as well early on as well (but not from over use). I make a concerted effort to stretch my hips and I periodicaly search youtube for "yoga for runners hip exercises" and do some hip opening exercises. But again, I trust in Len, sounds like over use.
Good luck!
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Completed Races
Webster Co. Woodchopping Festival 5K (5/28/11) 38:03 "Holy crap! Did he just say 38 something? I was hopinig for 45 minutes"
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That Dam Race 5K 7/23/11 44:46 - a challenging route & a hot day- but I will do better next year!
"Run for the Ta-Ta's 5K 10/29/11 39:54 in the snow!
Woodchoppers 5K 5/26/12 36:08 My 5 year old was 5 minutes behind me. Way to go Liat!
Fly By 10k 6/16/12 1:24:12
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"Flying Pig Half Marathon" Cincinnati, OH (May 2013)
i'd slow down a bit. make sure you have rest days until you build up. sounds like you built up pretty quickly so maybe you were just pushing yourself to hard.
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Have someone check your gait, run on ideally a dirt track or trail and make sure you are using new properly fitted shoes. I would recommend that you rest the hips for a week - 10 days, ice regularly, use a foam roller and when pain subsides start back slowly, everyother day. 10% per week farther is a good rule of thumb. You can augment your running with cycling for good results.
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Minnesota Enacts the Country's Strongest Renewable Requirement
February 28, 2007
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a bill into law on February 22nd that sets a requirement for the state's utilities to draw on renewable energy for 25 percent of the power needs by 2025. The law sets an even tougher standard for Xcel Energy, which provides half of the state's power, requiring the utility to employ renewable energy for 30 percent of its power supply by 2020. According to Governor Pawlenty, the new bill will add an additional 5,000 megawatts of renewable power, which is roughly eight times the state's current renewable power capacity. See the governor's press release.
The bill, Senate File 4, allows for renewable power generation from biomass, small hydropower, and solar and wind power, or from hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources. For most of the state's utilities, it starts with a 7 percent renewable requirement in 2010, then requires 12 percent renewable power in 2012 and ratchets higher every four years through 2025, when it reaches 25 percent. For any utility that owns a nuclear plant—that would be Xcel Energy—the renewable requirement starts at 15 percent in 2010 and increases to 30 percent by 2020. The bill also requires utilities to study and develop plans for transmission system enhancements needed to meet the new requirements. See the full text of the bill.


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An Oak Ridge woman died over the weekend as a result of injuries sustained in a one-car crash on Knoxville Highway near Oliver Springs.
A Tennessee Highway Patrol report said 19-year-old Jaanai Xaeren Dickerson of Oak Ridge died Saturday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville.
According to Trooper Adam Woody, Dickerson was driving north on Knoxville Highway, or state Highway 62, in Morgan County, where her 2004 Chevrolet Malibu ran off the right side of the road. Dickerson over corrected ,which sent the car to the opposite lane, where it "ran through a guardrail" and landed in a creek bed, the trooper stated in the report.
The trooper's report gives no other information about the specific location of the fatal accident.
Dickerson was properly restrained and neither alcohol nor drugs were not factors in the crash. However, blood tests were requested, the report said.
She had worked as a waitress at Lincoln's Sports Grille in Oak Ridge, where a Celebration of Life will be held following a memorial service set for Thursday at Weatherford Mortuary.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.
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Family Resource Centers
Fairfax County Family Resource Centers are
neighborhood-based drop-in centers offering a safe, relaxed setting
for family-oriented, on-site programs, resources, activities and
classes to strengthen families in their communities.
Currently, Family Resource Centers serve families in the Culmore and Springfield/Franconia communities. With a focus on parenting and family support, the centers are a collaborative effort among community-based organizations, the private sector and county agencies to bring services, information and resources to parents and children.
- Referral Services
- Computer Learning Centers
- Teen & Youth Programs
- Joint Parent & Child Programs
- Activities
- Language Classes
- Legal Services
- Tutoring
- Community Guidance
Form Assistance (e.g. benefits, unemployment):
- At Culmore on Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- At Springfield/Franconia on Mondays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
These services are just a sample of the many offered at no cost to the user. There is also no residency requirement or income requirements. Programs and services are open to everyone of all age groups, nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
Center Locations
Culmore Family Resource Center (near Bailey's
3304B Culmore Court
Falls Church, VA 22041
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Wreck causes U.S. 90 closure
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 6:14 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 10:48 p.m.
Traffic was stalled on U.S. 90 for more than four hours Friday after a crash caused about 55 gallons of oil to spill onto the road.
State Police Troop C spokesman Evan Harrell said an 18-wheeler traveling west on U.S. 90 was struck on its right side by a car that ran a stop sign at the intersection of U.S. 90 and La. 182 around 1 p.m. The car hit a valve for hydraulic fluid, which caused the spill.
Both lanes of U.S. 90 were closed and traffic was diverted onto La. 182 until the spill was cleaned up and the road was reopened about 5:30 p.m.
Harrell said no injuries were reported, but two children in the car were transported to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center to be checked out.
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STOCKTON - San Joaquin County Public Health Services is seeking volunteers to conduct short surveys at neighborhood retail stores for a statewide Healthy Retail Environment Campaign. Volunteers will need to complete training to understand survey requirements.
For their efforts, they will receive grocery store credits or a movie gift card.
Survey teams will:
� Attend a hands-on training on retail data collection.
� Work in small groups to visit 10 to 15 store sites.
� Complete observational surveys on tobacco, nutrition and alcohol products.
� Survey customers to get individual feedback.
Volunteers ages 14 to 17 are welcome to participate with parental consent. To volunteer or for more information, contact program coordinator Ina Collins at (209) 468-2411.
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MacLoc is the perfect solution for a busy work environment as well as at home where wandering hands can create a bothersome reduction in productivity. This simple application activates the Fast User Switching feature built-in to Mac OS X. After activating MacLoc, it will appear that you've logged out, however upon entering your username and password, all open documents and applications will be right where you left them. MacLoc is the perfect solution when you need to step out of the room for a moment. Simply add MacLoc to your dock for quick and easy access.
After many requests from users, MacLoc now comes in two different flavors, MacLoc and MacLoc ME (Menu Edition). Simply add MacLoc to your dock for quick access or run MacLoc ME for easy access from your menu bar. MacLoc ME can also add itself to your system's Login Items so it will automatically be there when you want it.
Required OS: 10.8
Tags: security , lock , fastuserswitchi , screensaver
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Locking function is built into Lion, as it was in previous versions of OS X.
@generousdesignr : This action by default produces a black screen in Snow Leopard, no the login screen.
But, your observation that this behavior is included in the operating system in both Leopard and Snow Leopard is correct.
System Preferences > Accounts > Login Options
You can check "Show fast user switching menu as:" and then select between Name, Short Name, and Icon (depending on how much of the dock you mind it taking up).
If checked, there will be a drop down menu option that says "Login Window..." that will do exactly what this app does (suspend the user's session).
2.0 is now SL compatible.
Doesnt work on 10.6
Just make sure your mac gives you a login prompt after activating the screensaver.
Put the screensaver in one of the active screen corners and all you have to do to lock your mac is to put your mouse in one of the corners!
No clutter in your dock or menubar.
How is this any advantage over just activating fast-user switching? Requires less menu bar real estate? Then how about just putting keychain access in the menu bar? I guess if you really want something else cluttering up your dock instead of your menu bar, then this is the thing... But otherwise it seems like a solution searching for a problem...


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SAN JOSE -- San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre is no longer a candidate for the Cal vacancy, according to a source.
MacIntyre interviewed with the Bears late last week.
"It was mutual" the source said of Cal and MacIntyre parting ways.
Cal is reportedly pursuing Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Dykes (and perhaps others) to replace Jeff Tedford, who was dismissed Nov. 20.
MacIntyre is preparing SJSU for its first bowl appearance in six years. The Spartans will face Bowling Green in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27.
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Airport Authority has new board members
Published: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 8:47 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 8:47 p.m.
New board members have been appointed to the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority.
K. Ray Bailey was appointed by the members of the Authority, and began serving on the board in February. Most recently, Doug Tate was appointed by the city of Asheville, and began serving on June 21.
Bailey, a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and Western Carolina University with an M.A., E.D., is retired from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where he served for 41 years, the last 17 as president. He serves on a number of nonprofit boards and is a member of the N.C. State Board for Community Colleges. He is also a former Buncombe County commissioner.
Tate is a partner at McGuire, Wood & Bissette P.A. in Asheville, where he focuses his legal practice on creditor's rights. Tate received his law degree from Emory University after earning his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves on the boards of the North Carolina Horse Council and OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling. He is also a volunteer judge for Buncombe County Teen Court.
The authority is also served by Vice Chair Bob Roberts, vice chair, regional executive vice president of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company; Jeffrey Piccirillo, hospitality industry executive; Andrew Tate, president and CEO of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development; and Martha Thompson, director of Corporate Public Affairs at Duke Energy.
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Meenakshi Krishnamoorthy
Personal Information
Alliant School of Management
Business Administration
San Diego Campus
Adjunct Faculty
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Production/Operations Management (BUS 3020 & BUS 5040)
Quantitative Approaches to Management (BUS 6090)
Tourism Economics (TOU 4030)
Total Quality Management (MGT 4050 & BUS 6050)
Production / Operations Management; Management Science; Technology Management; Total Quality; Management; Project Management ; Tourism Economics
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. (2000) Statistical Process Control Techniques for Software and Systems; (86 pages).
Fawzia Ali At-Saihati and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, (September/October 1996)"US Consumer Product Marketing in Saudi Arabia: Competitive Perceptions" The International Executive 38(5), 633-670
Skalnik J., Maria Fernandez, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy and David Smith (2002) A Comparison of Ethical Decision-Making of Business Students From Different Cultural Backgrounds, 33ed Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 24-26, 2002, San Diego, California
Salama Kawsar, and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy (2002) The Defining Perspectives of Globalization II, 33ed Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 24-26, 2002, San Diego, California
Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, Richard Gevirtz, Venu Prabaker, David Jacobs, Stephen Wasserman, Antony Horner, and Geeta Venkat "Health and Productivity: A Balanced Approach towards Our Well-Being and Organizational Success": Participant's Manual, Fifth Satellite Videoconference of the 2002 Series Excellence with a Global Flair; International Training Center, May 23, 2002, (108 pages). This manual has also been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The entire presentation as well as questions and answers are also available in a videotape in three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese).
Salama Kawsar and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy (2001) The Defining Perspectives of Globalization, 32ed Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 17-20, 2001 at San Francisco, California
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. (2001) The Role of Information Technology in Development: Lessons from India Eighth Annual National Diversity Conference, April 2-4, 2001, San Diego, California
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. (2001) The Methodology of International Trade Statistics Chinese Statistical Bureau Directors /Deputy Directors, February 12, 2001, San Diego, California
Natarajan Nat and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy (2000) Strategy and Compliance Based Assessments, 31st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 18-21, 2000 at Orlando, Florida.
Malevski Yoram, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, M. , Sebastian K. Zacharia and Ralph J. Daley "Transforming Know-How into Marketable Value: Process and Strategies": Participant's Manual, Seventh Satellite Videoconference of the 2000 Series Global Strategies for Excellence, Value and Optimal Performance; International Training Center, July 6, 2000, (119 pages). This manual has also been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The entire presentation as well as questions and answers are also available in a videotape in three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese).
Sundell, Richard A, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, and Rachna Kumar (1999) Relationships Among Information Technology Structures, Business Environment, Electronic Commerce, and Financial Performance, 30th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 20-23, 1999 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. and Rubens Ricupero "Innovation, Technology Transfer and the Global Market: The Chain for Competitive Advantage": Participant's Manual, Sixth Satellite Videoconference of the 1999 Series Foundations for Prosperity in the Third Millennium; International Training Center, July 6, 1999, (119 pages). This manual has also been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The entire presentation as well as questions and answers are also available in a videotape in three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese). Prepared a video-based case study on "From Concept to Consumer"; interviewed Mr. Paul Eichen, Founder, CEO of Rokenbach Toys; traced the development of a product till commercialization and incorporated this case as a part my videoconference.
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. (1999) Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness: The Asian Scene, International Conference on Asia-Pacific Studies, June18-20, 1999 , San Diego, California
Krishnamoorthy, Meenakshi S. and Geza Feketekuty "Technology Blending, Trade and Diplomacy: Strategic Management of Our Expertise": Participant's Manual, Seventh Satellite Videoconference of the 1998 Series Competitive Success with Global Focus; International Training Center, June 25, 1998, (138 pages). Also in Spanish and Portuguese
Skalnik, Patricia and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy (1998) Airlines, The Internet, and the Customer: An Industry in Transition, 29th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 21-24, 1998 at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, Chetan S. Sankar, R. Nat Natarajan, and Satya N. Prattipati (1997) Opportunities for Business Schools: An Evaluation of Market for Management Education in India, 28th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 22-25, 1997 at San Diego, California
Sankar S. Chetan, R. Nat Natarajan, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, Satya N. Prattipati and P. Kakumanu (1996) Role of U.S. Business Schools in the Implementation of Liberalization Programs in Emerging Economies Like India, 27th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 24-26, 1996 at Orlando, Florida.
Lundberg Donald E., M. Krishnamoorthy and Mink H. Stavenga, (1995) Tourism Economics John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Turkish version was published in 1999. An Indonesian version was published in 1999. A major revision of this text is underway.
Fawzia Ali Al-Saihati and Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy (1995) Marketing Effectiveness of U.S. Consumer Products in Saudi Arabia, 26th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November 20-22, 1995 at Boston, Massachusetts.
Ayhan Serhateri "Disintermediation of the Automobile Industry Via Internet and Consequent Changes in Consumer Behavior and the Marketing Mix: A Cross-Cultural Study in Turkey and the US." (Completed, 2002)., 2002
Richard A. Sundell "Relationships Among Types of Information Technology Structures, Business Environments, Electronic Commerce and Financial Performance" (Completed, 1999)., 1999
Patricia C. Fine-Skalink "Marketing on the Internet: Factors Influencing Airline Travelers' Acceptance of On-line Reservations and Ticketing" (Completed,1998)., 1998
Joy Chia Huh Liang "Technology, Innovation, Productivity and Competitiveness of Manufacturing Industries in Taiwan" (Completed, 1995)., 1995
Gulcimen Turtsever "The Relationship Between Budget Deficits and Balance of Current Account in Australia, the United States and Italy" (Completed, 1995), 1995
Recent developments in Tourism Economics
Judith Norman Austin "Vertical Carousels and Vertical Lifts Customer Satisfaction" (ongoing).
International Transfer of Technology
Charles Mayaka Mong'ni "Diffusion and Adoption of Internet Technology by the Service Industry in Kenya" (ongoing).
Case-based Operations Management
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PhD, Manchester University, 1960
Professional Practice and Community Service
Member, Reviewer, Panelist, Session Chair, Discussant for Decision Sciences Institute, USA
Liaison with industry for factory visits and guest speakers
Member, Production and Operations Management Society, USA
Founding member, Institute for Social and Economic Change, India
Member, International Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of SMET Education, USA
Member, Education Council, Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana
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Dr. Krishnamoorthy has published extensively in the areas of Production/Operations Management, Technology Management and Total Quality Management, and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Administration from University of Manchester, England and an Electrical Engineering degree from India.


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Snapchat Snags Instagram Exec
Snapchat, the rising mobile messaging service, scored a victory against larger rival Facebook on Tuesday.
Snapchat poached Emily White, director of business operations for Facebook's Instagram unit, to be its chief operating officer. Ms. White will begin work in early January, less than a year after joining the Instagram team.
"We're thrilled to have Emily as part of the Snapchat family," a Snapchat spokeswoman said on Tuesday. AllThingsD earlier reported on the move.
The coup comes at an important juncture for both businesses.
Instagram, which was acquired by Facebook in 2012, has just started to ramp up its advertising business, of which Ms. White was a central architect.
Meanwhile, two-year-old Snapchat is keen to rapidly build out its business, after spurning a more than $3 billion offer from Facebook. The company has yet to generate revenue, but has discussed several options, such as advertising and in-app purchases.
"I cannot thank Emily enough for her contributions to Instagram. She was tasked with getting the first ads products out the door ― and she did that beautifully," Kevin Systrom, the head of Instagram, said in a statement.


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With deep standards expertise, ACUITIV has a laser focus in
providing the only enterprise-class CFD visualization software
solution. ACUITIV provides customers with the immediate ability to
uncover new opportunities, improve designs, accelerate decisions, and
shorten time to market that maximizes the full potential of CFD.
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A submarine is the ultimate "stealth ship". Its greatest asset is the element of surprise - the ability to remain hidden under the sea. But the security blanket of millions of tons of ocean works both ways, because it also restricts the ability of the submarine's crew to see out. Hence the need for a periscope, or "visual system mast", to see above the water while remaining submerged. In fact, modern submarines have a suite of masts that raise a variety of devices above the water surface.
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The field of application is nearly unlimited, and the hybrid meshes generated are of high quality. The eFAME service benefits from AVL's FAME development work. Meshes, generated with the latest version, FAME Advanced Hybrid, are characterized by wall layers and a high portion of hexahedral elements. Tetrahedral and pyramidal elements are used in transition layers from coarse to fine (and vice versa).
The results are very efficient meshes with a comparable low number of elements - an important benefit for the solver calculation time, which directly corresponds to the number of elements. Mesh efficiency is further supported by the automatic feature size recognition capability, which identifies sharp edges and strong curvatures and automatically refines the mesh in those areas.
For more information about the eFAME service, visit http://meshing.avl.com.
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The jet noise prediction tool, Jet3D, was run on
a dual processor G5 in order to determine performance compared to the older Apple G4 and an Intel Pentium 4 system.
The Jet3D code is written in FORTRAN and C and has been written in both a double precision scalar and vector version. The vector version was optimized to run on the AltiVec instruction set on the G4 and G5 processors and will not run on the Pentium 4 machine.
It should be noted that the G4 and G5 systems had two processors while the P4 system had a single processor. Therefore, only single processor results are presented for the G4 and G5.
Furthermore, it is also important to remember that the G5 is a 64bit architecture whereas the P4 is 32bit. This will have a significant impact on the performance of a double precision code such as Jet3D which is using 64bit words. Lastly, the G5 is at a disadvantage because optimized compilers for the new architecture are not yet available.
Results from running the scalar version of Jet3D show that the 2.0GHz G5 is equal in performance to the 2.66GHz P4 system at 255 MFLOPS (million floating point operations per second).
Results from running the vector version of Jet3D show that the
G5 can produce an impressive 2755 MFLOPS performance on vector optimized code.
From these results, it would seem that the new offering from Apple can hold its own in computational intensive applications such as CFD.
The Wing-Tail Calculator was developed using a vortex lattice (vortex rings) CFD method. The program is quite powerful and yet easy-to-use.
Wing-Tail can be used to:
The FIPER project is a four-year $21.5 million project co-funded by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of its Advanced Technology Program. FIPER establishes a Federated Intelligent Product EnviRonment that streamlines the design of engineered products, integrating legacy and best-of-breed analytical and design tools through a web-enabled environment.
Fluent and Engineous will initially team to gather requirements, develop, implement, and test components in conjunction with FIPER pilot projects being executed in real world customer environments. Several pilot projects and demonstrations are underway in major manufacturing organizations such as GE, Parker Hannifin, Goodrich, and Honeywell.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Tahoe Chamber Music Society began presenting free chamber music concerts 38 years ago in Incline Village. The nonprofit organization opens its 2012 season at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8, with a new artistic director and a new tradition: a new piece of music commissioned by the festival and written by composer Phil Popham.
The piece will have its world premiere and be played by the first guest of the season, the Los Angeles-based Helix Collective, with composer Phil Popham and the festival's artistic director, Eileen Brownell, taking the stage together. The patriotic program fits the Fourth of July week festivities perfectly, as it exclusively features American composers.
"Since I was writing the piece for TCMS, I figured it should be about the area," Popham said. "I enjoy creating works with a personal connection to the audience, presenters, and performers. After all, that's why we communicate through music."
The piece is a multi-movement suite titled, "The Biggest Little Dances.
"It is written for Helix Collective (flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, and piano) with a specially written cello part for Eileen. When asked to compose the work, I insisted she perform in the piece," Popham said. "Playing upon the nickname of Reno, I asked myself, 'How can I get the most allusion about northwest Nevada into a succinct set of dances?' Each movement contains allusions to writings by Nevada authors and poets and also connects to a specific and unique experience of living in the region today. These will be presented in the performance. This piece is a celebration of the Tahoe area and people."
Popham, The Helix Collective and Brownell will be present at the Red, White and Tahoe Blue Community Fair on Saturday, July 7, at the Village Green from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The group will be at the Tahoe Chamber Music Society table selling and signing CDs and performing on the stage between noon and 1 p.m.
There will also be recordings by the upcoming artists available for purchase at the booth.
Tahoe Chamber Music Society will hold five more concerts each Sunday following the Helix event.
All concerts begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be held at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 341 Village Blvd.
Learn more about the concerts at www.tahoechambermusic.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TahoeChamberMusicSociety, or by calling the Tahoe Chamber Music Society at 775-298-0075.


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I have been an experienced runner a over 15 years. I typically run 5 K races and log in between 12-18 miles per week. I recently have been training for a 1/2 marathon and have increased my workouts as well as my long runs. Strange thing is when my milege gets to the 9 mile mark (and above), both sides of my hip starts to hurt. I usually recuperate by the next day but I'm skeptical about running the 1/2 marathon.
Any suggestions? I'm 56, in good shape and no other issues. Could it be my shoe's or diet, fluid intake? Appreciate your help.
Not likely to be related to fluid intake unless you are always dehydrated. Diet probably not important @ 9 miles.
Shoes could be an issue if you have been doing these 9+s in the same shoes and haven't tried other pairs. This kind of problem could be accentuated by excess pronation or low arches, both of which require more hip stabilization. Are your shoes too minimalist? Seems to be the trend now. Not all feet are well suited to such shoes.
Have you run much over 9 miles before in the last 15 years? If so, was it a while back? I have found that not enough distance training leads to having to pretty much, start over again. The early longs hurt more than the later ones, even when the mileage is much higher later. Was 9 a big jump from your usual long run, like 3 or more miles farther? It can take a while to build up to that. I would not boost my long or total mileage by more than a mile extra a week if you are not used to it.
I trained up to a 14 miler before my first Half, and I was rolling on the floor in pain after that. I had not done anything that long prior, and was not ready. The Half, 3 weeks later after my taper, went fine, but working up to it was very painful. Since then, years later, I've worked up to long runs more than twice that length, so you can get used to it, even in your fifties.
Also, the pace is important. Typically, you want to slow your pace as you pick up your long run mileage, planning to end your training longs at least a couple minutes/mile slower than goal pace at age 56. Add 30-60 second walk breaks every mile if you have to; it won't hurt your progress. I certainly would not run 9 milers at tempo pace or anything near, since those are based on 10k pace.
I'm willing to bet it's just a little rust from a change to your usual regimen, and it may also be related to your activities during down-time. Do you have to spend a lot of time driving, or in chairs? It can throw off the tone of your Core muscles so the hips are strained during longer endurance training.
Before going much further with the actual running, I would recommend some hip abduction and extension exercises to build up the Glutes around the hip joint. Your Hip Flexors could also be tight from sitting with them in a shortened position. This creeps up on people in a cumulative way as they age, and you can see the results as people stoop a little more when walking. It is best countered by staying out of seats and finding activities that use your Core (lower back, trunk, pelvic) muscles to better advantage. Also, do rowing exercises and prone neck retractions to get the head back over the shoulders. All this and your running should be easier and more productive after a few months.
Lay on, and roll, a tennis ball into the areas around the hip socket to release the Hip Rotators and overworked Gluteals. This helps to complement exercises that can leave the muscles tight and ischemic.
I hope there is time to make some changes before your Half comes up. If not, you are right to be skeptical about your possible success. There should be plenty of time to cross-train for a few months and train for a Spring Half.
Hi James,
Thanks so much for the response. All good pointers. Yes I went from a 6-7 mile run to the 9-10 mile run. No problems on the 6-7 miles. Also I have been told that I over-pronate as well as having flat or low arches. Maybe I will look into a new pair of shoes. I use the Asics Gel (not quite sure of the model).
My job is a desk job and I am in a chair a-lot. Looks like I am doing everything wrong! LOL! Maybe ping pong!
I will look into changing my evil way and will get back to you on that.
Thanks again. Happy New Year!
I think it would come down to having someone feel the muscle of the area to see if they are the main cause or not, because they will be the easiest thing to fix and least invasive. Here a good video to feel at least the regions of the lateral and posterior.
Other than that imaging would help reveal any "serious" issues
Good Luck
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5 Yoga Poses to Fight Seasonal Allergies
It's allergy season — that time of year when many of us are plagued by itchy or watery eyes, runny noses, and bouts of sneezing and coughing that threaten to knock pictures off the wall. These common allergy symptoms are the body's way of defending itself against bacteria and viruses. Luckily, yoga can help!
First, we have to figure out where those annoying symptoms are coming from. Allergies are triggered by allergens. Some of the most common seasonal allergens include pollen, dust, mold, food and insect venom. Irritants such as cigarette smoke, air pollution and some strong odors (such as perfumes) also impinge the respiratory system.
The best way to prevent allergy symptoms is to avoid what triggers them — such as by staying indoors on days when the pollen count is at its highest and keeping your home free of dust. But yoga can also help with both the prevention and management of allergy symptoms.


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Warren High School junior Cole Wigal's straight-ahead, square-toe kicking style routinely lands his kickoffs in the end zone during Friday night football games.
On Tuesday, it landed him in the Wall Street Journal.
Wigal was featured in a story by the prestigious newspaper about square-toe kicking, a method that gave way over the years to the soccer-style used today. Wigal's father, Pat, was a "toe-puncher" and taught his sons to kick the same way.
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Warren High School kicker Cole Wigal, left, kicks a field goal from the hold of fellow junior Tyler Liston at the school's practice field Tuesday. Wigal and his straight-toe kicking style were featured in a front-page article in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal.
The Journal story, by Ben Kesling, examines the decline of the kicking style and a couple of companies that still manufacture the square-toed shoes practitioners use - not to mention the physics of why the soccer style, using a diagonal approach and the instep of the foot, is preferred. With a majority of the special shoes being shipped to Ohio, the Journal sought out athletic directors and coaches in Ohio, looking for a kicker who does his job the old-fashioned way and does it well.
Warrior Coach Andy Schob decided to submit Wigal for consideration.
"I thought nothing would really come of it," the coach said. "And (Kesling) called the next day and said, 'Hey, I want to do this feature, and I want to use your kicker.'"
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Warren High School junior Cole Wigal was featured in a front-page article in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal about the square-toe style of kicking he uses as a placekicker on the Warrior football team.
The straight-ahead, square-toe style gave way to the soccer-style kicking using a diagonal approach and making contact with the instep of the foot beginning in the 1960s.
California-based Wizard Sports Equipment told the Journal that 98 percent of the square-toe shoes it sells each year are shipped to Ohio.
The article can be viewed at http://on.wsj.com/1b3f0SI
Wigal said he and his teammates were surprised that the national newspaper wanted to focus on kids in Vincent, Ohio.
"We were pretty much in awe that they actually wanted to get an interview with us," he said.
Kesling flew to the area from Chicago on Sept. 13. He attended the Warriors' home game against Athens that night, and did additional interviews and photographs the following day, Wigal said.
"It was kind of fast-paced, but it was a neat process," Schob said.
When Wigal woke up Tuesday, his stepmother had printed out a copy of the article from the Journal's website, online.wsj.com. He later learned the story actually ran on the front page of the paper.
"I was kind of shocked," he said.
His teammates were calling him a celebrity Tuesday, and teachers were offering him congratulations. Students were looking up the article online and watching the accompanying video throughout the day, said junior Tyler Liston, the holder for Wigal.
"I think it's awesome," said Liston, who is shown in a picture that accompanies the story online. "We don't get a lot of attention out here, and it really brought a name to our program."
Schob said Wigal and his teammates represented the school well. And the extra attention didn't really change his kicker's attitude.
"Kickers are a little different breed anyway," Schob laughed. "He didn't act any more different than he usually does."
And even among kickers, Wigal is a different breed.
Schob said the square-toe style is often adopted out of necessity. If a team doesn't have someone who can kick soccer-style, they often go with a big guy who can do a straight-line approach and toe-punch it over the crossbar on extra points.
"Cole's kind of a rare exception, 'cause he actually has worked on it since he was younger," Schob said.
Wigal was open-minded enough to give soccer-style kicking a shot, though.
"I tried it for about a week and couldn't really pick it up," he said, adding that he then "went back to normal."
The square-toe approach isn't just about power; there's technique as well, Wigal said.
"I have to really make sure I don't try to kick the ball too hard," he said, noting it could cause his foot to swing too much to the left or right.
And if he doesn't keep his toe pointing up, it can go under the ball and send it straight up in the air, with little drive to move it down the field.
Schob said the last square-toe kicker he regularly saw on a football field was a teammate of his at Marietta High School in 1985. But he has no problem with a toe-puncher if he produces the results Wigal does.
"The main part is, who can get the job done the best," Schob said.
Wigal said he's hit a field goal as long as 45 yards in practice and close to 40 in a game. Schob said he's missed a couple extra points this year, but his main strength is on kickoffs, when Wigal boots the ball into the end zone. While returners can bring a kickoff out of the end zone in college and pro football, in high school, it's an automatic touchback.
"By putting it in the end zone, we make other teams start at the 20-yard-line," Schob said, estimating the average starting line of scrimmage for a team that returns a kickoff is the 35.
Schob said Wigal probably puts 75 to 80 percent of his kickoffs in the end zone. He can't recall an opposing kicker managing that feat this season against the Warriors.


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I have created some sample drawings which were sorted according to the drawing type and saved in different folders. And the path of the main folder is given in the "Application settings" -> "Paths" -> "Part library" path. It has worked very well for the first time. And meanwhile after discussing with a colleague we had to delete some folders and add some more. But the "Library browser" in QCAD shows all the folders that were deleted including the newly added. Can we some how refresh the folders list so that only the folders that were actually present in the path would be shown up?
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The 11 Point Self-Confidence Blueprint for Softball
Self-confidence is the mentaltrigger mechanism that drives performance. Unfortunately for a young athleteself-confidence can be as fleeting as sand through their fingers, and afrustrating mystery for both parents and coaches.
It's a given that all athletes want to perform their best every time they step on the field. However, optimal performance is a result of both physical and mental skills mastery; one without the other will create a disconnect that will show up in key game situations when an athlete's success or failure will hinge on their "crunch time" performance.
Fortunately there is a blueprint to gaining peak self confidence, the ingredients of which are found in the complex set of variables that either serve to propel and empower confidence or sabotage and destroy confidence. The path this blueprint lays out is easy to understand, yet hard to master. Peak self-confidence comes with time and conscious effort by both player and parent. It requires being honest about the current state of the athlete's level of self-confidence and why it is where it is.
Here is the 11 point blueprint your athlete MUST follow in order to cultivate and maintain peak confidence that will, in turn, yield consistent peak performance on game day:
1. Acknowledge their current state of confidence, fear and anxiety. In other words for parent and athlete don't pretend the problem isn't there. With self-confidence issues your athlete can't just tough it out and work through it.
2. Recognize that fear is the base for most self-confidence issues for athletes. Fear of failure; fear of disappointing parents, teammates, coaches and self; fear of being embarrassed (particularly for girls); fear of the unknown.
3. The kids I train like this acronym: F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real. Most young athlete engage in distorted thinking predicated on false evidence. Often they belief they cannot do something because their friend can't or simply because they haven't done it before. As a parent it is your job to challenge their beliefs about themselves and their game to get their thinking right. This alone will greatly diminish their fear.
4. Have a short memory. Like professionals your athlete needs to accept that mistakes and poor execution are part of the game; that these mistakes offer great opportunities to learn and get better in their sport. No athlete who ever played any game has been perfect 100% of the time. Having a short memory insures your athlete can get their focus back to the present moment, where peak performance lives.
5. Recognize that mastery of their sport is a journey not a destination. In other words your athlete won't just wake up one day and be a master of their sport; it takes time. Mastery is a process that looks like taking a step backwards some days. Patience is a requirement for building self-confidence.
6. Lighten the burden of expectations. Our kids today are under unprecedented pressure to excel in both school and on the athletic field. In addition to external expectations from parents, coaches and peers, your athlete may also have exceptionally high self-expectations for their performance. I see it every weekend. Setting the personal bar at a high level is admirable, but too high may be unrealistic and damaging to self-confidence when game results can rarely match expectations. In short, excessive expectations are a performance and confidence killer.
7. Visualize Success. In my Game Changer program I offer a detailed audio lesson on visualization or mental imagery. Your athlete can literally see their success in advance by utilizing these visualization techniques. By using all of their senses they can trick their subconscious mind into believing the performance they see in their head is real, so that on game day the mind and body perform anxiety free and with great precision. This mental "trick," used by elite athletes worldwide, can skyrocket self-confidence.
8. Have a positive mindset. With distorted thinking comes doubt. If your athlete's thoughts are negative they are limiting success. Negative, or "can't do" thinking will never grow confidence. Have your athlete develop positive trigger statements that can be used on game day as well as overall positive "can do" self talk during the course of the day. Re-boot the mental hard drive with a positive mindset.
9. Remember previous success. Often times a young athlete gets negative and engages in catastrophe thinking, when they expect the worst. By remembering a prior success they have had in their sport the chain of negative thinking that leads to a drop in confidence can be broken. Expecting success instead of failure is the goal and it starts with replacing the failure thinking with success thinking...including a belief that I can execute the task successfully because I have executed it successfully before.
10. Unconditional parental support. A fundamental foundation for any athlete's sustained self-confidence is their parents' unconditional support of them on and off the athletic field. Parents, while well meaning, can be the worst offenders to their own child's self-confidence. Being critical or judgmental of game performances is counter productive. All kids, by definition, want to please their parents and desperately want their acceptance. Understand that your athlete will never be perfect, so celebrate their effort more than their results and you will do wonders to build your athlete's level of confidence. Remember...it's only a game!
11. Build confidence by design. The goal of this 10 point blueprint is to change the way your athlete thinks; to start the process of building rock solid self-confidence one brick at a time. The starting place is always addressing the negative and fearful thoughts that bombard their head on game day, and particularly at the key moments of the game. Have a conversation with your athlete about all of these blueprint points as well as have them write down their own thoughts and feelings in their sports journal as a process of elevating their thoughts about themselves and their game.
Lack of self-confidence can be a very dangerous thing for your athlete. So many kids define themselves as individuals based on their athletic performance, particularly as adolescents. Low self-confidence can lead to low self-esteem and low self-image which can cascade into poor academic performance and poor social choices. Work with your athlete to build their self-confidence slowly but surely. The long term benefits will be well worth the time and effort.
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FILE - This March 9, 2010 file photo shows a tanker truck passing the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. On Weds., Nov. 14, 2012, California's largest greenhouse gas emitters will for the first time begin buying permits in a landmark "cap-and-trade" system meant to control emissions of heat-trapping gases and spur investment in clean technologies. The program is a key part of California's 2006 climate-change law, AB32, a suite of regulations that dictate standards for cleaner-burning fuels, more efficient automobiles and increased use of renewable energy. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)


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Warren County Sports is excited to announce the 2012 Kings Island Baseball Invitational. With the Kings Island Baseball Invitational growing so rapidly, we decided to expand it into two different tournaments on back to back weekends. In 2010, we had maxed out at 53 teams, in 2011 we maxed out at 76 teams. In 2012, we will have two 56 team tournaments. For the 2012 Warren County Summer Slam, go here: http://www.ohioslargestplayground.com/sports-participant-planner/upcoming-events/summer-slam/
Update: For 15U and 16U teams, check out www.kitourney.info for more information on the KI Baseball Invitational for your ages.
15U & 16U Tournament Director Ed Johnson: 513-252-8625 or email@example.com
Tournament Information
Ages: 10U - 11U - 12U - 13U - 14U
When: Thursday June 21st - Sunday June 24th, 2012
**All Teams Will Play Thursday Afternoon/Evening - Championsip Games Sunday Morning/Early Afternoon**
Where: Mason Sports Park 10U/11U/12U/13U/14U Games
Fleckenstein Park 13U/14U Games
Corwin Nixon Park 10U/11U/12U/13U Games
*Parks are all 2-4 miles apart*
Registration: http://www.ohioslargestplayground.com/kibaseball
Register on this site by clicking on the big blue box.
Contacts: Linda Smith: 513-204-7040 or email@example.com
Scott Hofmann: 513-204-7052 or email@example.com
Game Info: Ages 10U - 11U - 12U - 13U - 14U
4 Game Guarantee
2 Umpires for All Games
10U - 8 Teams
11U/12U/13U/14U - We will take 8 teams. When two age groups fill up we will expand them to 16 teams.
Games will begin Thursday afternoon/evening
All teams will play Thursday afternoon/evening
Teams must provide 2 Tourney Quality balls for all Round Robin Games = 6 Total Balls
Cost: ****NO GATE OR PARK ENTRY FEES****
Early Bird Registration Fee: $425 by July 31st
$450 by October 31st
$475 by December 31st
$500 after December 31st
**Ask about multi tournament or team discounts**
Family Fun: We will have discounted tickets to Kings Island Amusement Park, The Beach Water Park, Lazer Kraze laser tag and the Cincinnati Reds (if they are in town again). We will also have discounted hotel rates provided for the tournament.
Tourney Update!
We are now going to have a 15U and 16U tourney offered with this tourney!! For the 15U & 16U KI Baseball Invitational site, visit www.kitourney.info or contact Tournament Director Ed Johnson at 513-252-8625 or at email@example.com.
See site for all tourney information
Just 4-11U spots open and 5-12U spots open.
10U/13U/14U Sold Out
Website: www.ohioslargestplayground.com/kibaseball
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The Kings Island Baseball Invitational has two 10U openings and one 14U opening. Email me today or register on the website to guarantee a spot. We have teams coming from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland & Georgia.
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The popularity of Irish food products in the U.S. has never been higher. Americans, even non-Irish ones, can't get enough of items such as butter, chocolate and cheese made in Ireland.
On McLean Avenue in Yonkers, the shelves of a local deli are crammed with Irish produce. Playing up to the Irish population in the neighborhood a sign reads, "Special: Irish potato soup, 99 cents." The local population in the Irish enclaves of Woodlawn and Yonkers guarantees a steady demand for the Irish necessities.
It all comes down to brand recognition according to Patrick Coleman, the owner of Food Ireland, an Irish food wholesaler and mail order company based in Westchester County, New York.
"People who are buying the products have been exposed to the brands either when they were living in Ireland or when they visited," he told the Irish Voice.
Coleman, who has been in the industry for over 20 years, says that many American tourists who visit Ireland look for Irish products when they arrive home.
"It could be after eating brown bread or oatmeal in a bed and breakfast, tourists will seek these things out upon their return," he said.
Launched in 1998, the Food Ireland website offers consumers over 1,200 products, ranging from chocolates and shepherd's pie mix to Irish bread.
Apart from a dip in 2009, business has grown by double digits every year, Coleman says.
"There are four people packing boxes eight hours a day," he said. The company distributes packages everywhere from the U.S. to Australia. His biggest sellers are traditional rashers, sausages, tea bags and bread.
"More and more people are getting interested in Irish food. The online community means people spread the word," Coleman said.
The company's biggest selling non-food item is peat turf, which is shipped from Co. Clare.
"It's surprising as we sell more in the summer," Coleman said. "People burn it (turf) in their outdoor fire pits."
Often taking requests from consumers for new products, when one customer asked the company to import some Flash floor cleaner, Coleman was not enthused.
"Initially I didn't want to get involved with non-food items," Coleman explained.
"I asked her why she wanted me to import Flash when at Costco a gallon of something similar costs one-tenth of the price," he said. "She explained, 'When I wash my kitchen floor it smells likes home.'"
Coleman added, "There is an emotional value to everything that we sell, the stronger the brand, the stronger the value."
It is this brand recognition that drives demand for such Irish products abroad, but such specialty products make up just a small proportion of Irish exports.
"Most of the Irish products that are driving forward are targeting mainstream consumers," says Karen Coyle, North America market manager with Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board.
According to Bord Bia, dairy and meat sectors were the strongest performing categories in Irish exports last year as the value of Irish food and drink exports increased by 12 percent.
Ireland is the largest exporter of beef in the Northern hemisphere. It produces over 50% of the world's cream liqueur, and Irish whiskey continues to be one of the fasting growing industries in the U.S.
Consumer dairy is also a strong growth area. In May, the Irish Food Board reported record sales of Kerrygold as it enters its 50th year. The popular brand continues to grow its market share and is ranked as the number one imported butter in the U.S.
Commenting on the figures, Kevin Lane, chief executive of the Irish Dairy Board said, "The international rollout of our new look Kerrygold brand has been tremendously well received, culminating in record sales, and we continue to enhance our presence in key export regions."
The demand for such Irish products is fueled not merely by consumers of Irish descent, but food enthusiasts who feel Ireland has a positive image for food.
"These products underscore the quality ingredients that Ireland is known for," Coyle said. "Those products are bought by people who want good quality."
"Our agriculture system is still very rural and family based. Everything comes from the land, the dairy is sourced from cows eating the grass. It tends to be all across the country in rural communities.
"Customers are not just Irish-born or Irish of American heritage. It's mainstream America as well."
Coyle said that Bord Bia views Kerrygold "as very mainstream over here. The farmhouse cheese sector has exploded."
Currently there are over 50 farmhouses in Ireland making over 150 different cheeses, over 10 of which are available in the U.S.
"People appreciate a quality product that is all natural, and as a result Irish dairy is targeting everybody who appreciates good food," Coyle added.
Developing a recognizable brand and getting Irish products into mainstream stores takes time and considerable effort.


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Valdosta, GA- No. 1 Valdosta State claimed a Gulf South Conference record for most consecutive wins with the team's 28th and 29th victories Friday over North Alabama, 5-0, 5-1. The previous record was set by West Florida in 2005, but the Blazers own it now thanks, in large part, to freshmen Courtney Albritton and Angela O'Connor. The wins push VSU's record to 35-2 on the season and 18-0 in GSC play.
Albritton and O'Connor both led VSU in runs batted in Friday with four each. Albritton knocked two home runs to give her a team leading 11 home runs on the season. She was three of six on the day with three runs scored. O'Connor hit a home run to break the tie in game two and a three-run double to bust game one open in the first inning.
To show how powerful VSU's battery was on Friday, as good as Albritton and O'Connor were, they were the third and fifth hitters on the day for VSU. Ashley Steinhilber led the team with a three for four performance and one run scored. April Hutchens was three for five with a run scored, and Natalia Morozova was two for five with a run.
In addition to hitting, Valdosta State continues to play well on defense. Marti Littlefield started the great defensive play with an over the shoulder grab on a shallow pop up in the third inning. Meanwhile, outfielders Morgan Johnson, Albritton and Clare Wamsley were on point all day, each registering five putouts and firing the ball into the infield to hold runners.
The Blazers even managed two double plays on the day. In the sixth inning of the first game, Samantha Posey found Hutchens at second who threw to Morozova at first to catch both runners. In the opening inning of game two, Ashley Bonner of UNA lined out to Hutchens who swung the ball to Morozova in enough time to tag Julie Mercer tagging up.
Albritton led off with a single in the first game and made it to third on a sacrifice from Johnson. After Posey struck out, Littlefield reached on an error by the first baseman while Albritton scored the first run of the game. Next, Morozova walked and Steinhilber was hit by a pitch. That's when O'Connor sent a double down the left line to score the three base runners for an early 4-0 lead.
Valdosta State added one more run in the third inning when Morozova scored on a Wamsley sacrifice, but that would be all VSU needed in the first game.
Alanna Hadley struck out six and walked one in seven innings to get her 18th consecutive victory. She allowed four hits and no runs to earn her ninth shutout of the season. Brianna Hancock improved to 10-1 on the season with a win in game two after six innings of work. Hancock gave up one run on seven hits and struck out one. Courtney Gunby came in for the seventh inning to earn her second save of the season. She struck out one.
Albritton again scored the first run in game two, but this time she did it all on her own with a solo home run. North Alabama was able to answer in game two, putting up a run in the fourth to tie. However, Valdosta State opened the game up with four runs in the fifth inning, three of which came on Albritton's second home run of the game.
First, O'Connor led with a solo home run to gain the lead for VSU. Then Wamsley walked and Hutchens singled. With two runners on, Albritton sent one over the left center fence for the last three runs of the game.
Valdosta State will look to keep the streak going as Alabama-Huntsville comes to town at 2 p.m. Saturday for VSU's third annual softball Pack the Park. The first 100 fans to come to the game will receive free t-shirts at the No. 1 Blazers host the No. 21 Chargers.


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Robert L. Poling, 75, of Vincent, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2012) at Muskingum Valley Nursing Center.
He was born in Vienna, W.Va., on March 13, 1937, to Willie and Belva (Price) Poling. Bob was a 1955 graduate of PHS and a 1959 graduate of Marietta College. He taught school from 1959 to 1990 in Washington County and in Vienna. Bob was a NRA member and loved hunting and trapping.
On Aug. 19, 1961, he married Carole Russell, who survives with daughters, Cheryl Lowers (Ernie) and Sandra Thornberry (David), both of Vincent. Bob is also survived by grandchildren, Matthew and Mark Lowers, Sarah (fiance Kendall Santee) and Luke Thornberry. A sister, Delores Reynolds (Lawrence), of Dallison, W.Va., a brother-in-law, John Russell (Rhea) of Reno, and several nieces, nephews and cousins, also survive.
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Larose parade to feature 'Peace, Love'
Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 3:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 3:42 p.m.
The male and female Le Krewe Du Bon Temps is set to parade at 5:50 p.m. Feb. 9 along the city streets of Larose.
The krewe is set to have 10 floats. The krewe's theme this year is "Peace, Love, and Rock 'N' Roll"
The 275-member krewe's tableau was held Jan. 5 at the Larose Civic Center.
Serving as queen this year is Lieanna LePore.
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Camp Sunny Patch honor counselor Jenae describes her family's cool experience with our Session 3 activity, Splish! Splash! Boom!:
Hi there! I'm Jenae from ICanTeachMyChild.com and my boys and I have been having a blast following along with all of the fun activities from Camp Sunny Patch!
There is nothing like having some wet, soggy fun . . . and it's one of the best ways to beat the heat in the summertime! We had the pleasure of completing the Splish! Splash! Boom! activity from Camp Sunny Patch this past week and it was a HUGE hit for the whole family! In case you missed this post the first time around, go here for the printable instructions.
Splish: Playing Fish, Fish, Shark
The first activity was similar to Duck-Duck-Goose . . . only with a little water and a different name. The person who is "it" calls out "fish" (just like the "duck") while squirting water on the person's head. Once the child chooses the "shark" (aka goose), they squeeze a water-filled ball on top of the child's head and run around the circle!
It probably would have been even more fun had we had a slightly larger crowd, but the four of us enjoyed playing it together nonetheless.
Splash: Water Bucket Relay
Sponges + Water + Buckets = FUN!
The activity was simple: Soak a sponge in a water-filled bucket and carry it to an empty bucket several feet away. Squeeze out all the water and race back to start again!
It's such a joy to give a child a playful goal and watch the creativity explode! Nobody told Little Brother that he could only use 1 sponge at a time . . . so he used that to his advantage! 🙂
Boom: Playing Water Baseball
We used a foam bat, a water-soaked baby toy, and chalk-drawn bases for our very own version of baseball on the driveway.
We had such a great time with each of these fun games! They provided us with some much-needed family bonding time . . . with lots of laughs and giggles. Each of these games would also be excellent in a group setting: with a class, a church group, or even a birthday party!
This week's Camp Sunny Patch honor counselor is Jenae! Jenae writes ICanTeachMyChild, a blog dedicated to "Helping you be your child's first teacher."
Honor counselors are bloggers who have embraced the spirit of Camp Sunny Patch–creativity, individuality and fun!–and put their own spin on our weekly activities in exclusive "Camp Journal" posts. Please post in the comments section to let us know your creative ideas!


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Tallahassee, Florida- September 5, 2012
Today, as Governor Scott proclaims September as Florida Preparedness Month, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) reminds Floridians that September is the historical peak of hurricane season and there is no better time than today to get a plan for your family or business. In 2004, September was designated as National Preparedness Month following the September 11th tragedies.
"Florida Preparedness Month provides a great opportunity to educate Florida's residents and visitors on the importance of having a plan and disaster supply kit," said Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan W. Koon. "Regardless of where you live in Florida, you can be impacted by a tropical weather system. Many in our state have felt the impact of weather systems this season with Tropical Storms Beryl and Debby and Hurricane Isaac. You do not have to live in a coastal community to be impacted."
While Florida is the most hurricane vulnerable state in the nation, it is important to be prepared for all natural and man-made hazards that may impact the state. Natural hazards facing Florida include extreme heat, tropical weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes, wildfire floods and drought. National Preparedness Month was established in response to the largest man-made disaster on American soil. This month serves as a reminder to all Floridians to remain vigilant about the threat of both natural hazards and other disasters.
All Floridians should take personal responsibility and develop a disaster preparedness plan based on their own needs, and an emergency supply kit to sustain themselves and their family for up to 72 hours after a disaster by visiting www.FloridaDisaster.org. Kids can also build their own disaster supply kit at www.kidsgetaplan.com. Students, parents and teachers can also obtain safety information, books and learning tools to be better prepared.
The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season began on June 1. Halfway through the six month season, three tropical storms have already impacted Florida and thirteen tropical systems have been named, including seven tropical storms and five hurricanes.
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Oct. 6, 2010 -- Some people may be more inclined than others to engage in risky behaviors, such as skydiving and the use of mind-altering drugs like cocaine, because of genetic mutations in the brain's dopamine system, a new study suggests.
Dopamine has been associated with sensation-seeking behavior in previous studies. Jaime Derringer, a PhD student at the University of Minnesota, says she and fellow researchers examined mutations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found in eight genes associated with dopamine. An analysis of the genes of 635 people who were part of a study on addiction was performed.
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By Mary Jane Credeur and Alex Nussbaum - Aug 21, 2013
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), one of the biggest U.S. employers, plans to drop health insurance coverage for about 15,000 working spouses of white-collar employees to curtail rising costs.
Many spouses in the U.S. workforce will have access to employer-provided insurance under President Barack Obama's health care-system overhaul, and UPS will remove them from its coverage, according to a copy of a memo to employees first published online by Kaiser Health News. Spouses who don't work or lack employer-provided benefits will still be eligible at Atlanta-based UPS, according to the memo.
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2012, file photo, San Francisco Giants' Marco Scutaro hits an RBI single during the 10th inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday, Dec. 4, that Scutaro is weighing a two-year contract offer from the Giants that includes a vesting option. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)


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I have done a home plan using Qcad on Ubuntu 11.4.
When I try to print I get a blank page. Actually, I think there is a very faint line drawing on there but it's close to blank. I tested my printer with other material and it works fine with normal toner density.
This seem like maybe when the drawing is scaled down the line widths are also scaled down and the very thin lines are mostly being wiped out but a few still exist due to luck on pixel line up. If this is the cause then I can't actually believe the program prints this way!
I have dimensions in cm and a total plan size of 8m x 9m. I used the fit-to-page option to make it fit on an A4 page. According to my rough figuring that should be about a 40:1 scaling. Are line widths also scaled? Why does my drawing disappear? How can I print? Maybe use some other program that does this correctly?


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, April 16, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- An Augusta couple charged with child cruelty was in court Monday after their 5-month-old baby was found dead.
In their first appearance in front of a magistrate judge, Aileen Wright pleaded her case.
"There was food in the house, we had just went grocery shopping. We didn't fully go grocery shopping, but we just went grocery shopping. There was food in the freezer and in the refrigerator," she said.
Aileen was alongside her boyfriend Nick Womack. Both are charged with four counts of deprivation of a minor and cruelty of a child in the second degree.
However, what investigators say they found in the fridge of the Gordon Highway home doesn't quite match up.
"There were roaches on the refrigerator, in the refrigerator, in the bedrooms," said Richmond County Sgt. Dan Carrier.
A filthy home with four children in one bedroom sharing bunk beds.
"The lights in the bedroom were a string of Christmas tree lights," Carrier said.
Baby Nicholas Jr., just 5 months old, was found dead in the playpen with animal bite marks all over his body.
"Insect and rodent, but one or both of those probably caused those marks," Carrier said.
Wright's sister, Katherine, spoke out to only News 12.
"It's just a lot of thoughts going through my head of what I should have done, could have done, but then again I think to myself, I didn't know."
Katherine says her younger sister had recently moved into that home.
"I didn't see it until the last minute. This is after the death of the baby that I seen the actual condition of the house," she said. The times that I went, you couldn't tell that it was that bad."
Apparently, it was really bad. Investigators say trash bags lined the halls, dishes littered the bathtub and there were grease and roaches in the sink.
"I believe she should have reached out for help, but maybe she was scared. I don't know," Katherine said.
So now Katherine finds herself reaching out.
"Ultimately, I would like to see the kids come home with me, someone who they know, someone who they trust," she said.
Those kids are now in state custody.
"I don't have my mom, I don't have my older sister, my younger sister has now been taken from me, all I have left are the children, and I just wouldn't want to see them in the system," Katherine said.
In the meantime, mom and dad will be going through one of their own: the judicial system. A bond hearing is set for later this week.
Katherine tells News 12 she is doing what she can to get the kids, but it's expected to be a lengthy process.
We are still waiting on autopsy results for the 5-month-old.


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2 ex-officers take sheriff to court
April 9, 2013
Two former Washington County sheriff's officers have filed civil complaints against the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Washington County Common Pleas Court—one seeking more than $25,000 for......
Well Mr. Ketelsen definitely has a case. Minks accused him of taking the medications even after Ketelsen was found NOT GULITY. No matter what, this whole issue should have gone to an outside Agency. Not only was Mr. Ketelsen a superior officer, but had almost 27 years under his belt. I encourage all of you to go back and watch the video stream posted within the article, specifically between the 13 and 15 minute mark. Go get em Mr. Ketelsen!!!
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I'm not taking up for either the retired officer or the Sheriff. If anyone remembers there was an article not long ago about Spencer trying to get the same permit. SORRY KINDA SOUNDS FISHY, two retired officers and NO PERMITS!!!!!!!! Just saying
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I hope they fry minks!
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I hope they fry minks!
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Asknot and lizard it would appear you have no principles Minks is taking it personal on these men not very proffessional of him look at the common thing of them they were all the prior sheriffs men!
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If the retired officer wants the permit, it is strange he is not getting it. What kind of problem would it be, unless the sheriff has it in for this officer. Yes I have read the postings on this , it sounds like splitting hairs. It a permit to carry, what most retired cops do . Unless he thinks this man is unstable, why not just issue the thing. I also think the Mr Ketelsen has a case. He was found not guilty, after the sheriff called him a thief, it should get interesting.
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Some people on these forums are experts in everything. Just ask them. ;+)
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Can be issued doesn't mean has to be issued. And this seems to be bordering on an obsession, not healthy!!
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You can't fault a person for having more knowledge than others. Particularly when one has more experience with a topic and certain people than others. My apologies for that. I only speak from experience.
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Let me break it down for ya ASKNOT. This is actually copied from the source Ohio Revised Code.
Who gets a retired ID
*Any person who retired from service as a peace officer and meets the following qualifications can be issued a retired peace officer identification card: *Retired from an agency that employs two or more peace officers. *Retired in good standing. *Was authorized to carry a gun for the performance of duties. *Was regularly employed as a peace officer for an aggregate of 15 years or more. *The retirement was not for reasons of mental instability.
Source: Ohio Revised Code.
Do some research and you'll see Jack Brum is actually deserving of an ID Card. Once again, just Larry Mincks not being a good sheriff because of personal issues.
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I absolutely agree with mattelliott. Yet ANOTHER time Larry Mincks does one of his fellow officers wrong, due to personal issues, and it'll all disappear and get sweep under the rug. Amazing how that happens. Even more amazing the quality of officers that have been forced to retire or leave: Stephens, Brum, Canavan, Ketelson, Alkire, Wilson, Winstanley, Hall?? Good job Mincks... Get rid of all the good guys that stand up for whats right and you can poorly run the SO to your liking. Pretty easy to figure out if a person actually knows what goes on down there and doesn't let the wool get pulled over their eyes. The homeless guys in front of walmart would do a better job as Sheriff. Guarantee he is more honest.
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Take a minute and read ORC 2923.126 section (F) (1) and(2).Ohio law claerly states Minks has to issue an id card to Brum.
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Wtfmate - It is my understanding after talking to some members of the sheriff that Brum retired from the WCSO but has not taken full retirement from the FOP. Therefore he is not fully retired and not eligible for the permit yet.
He has been asked by Mincks to come in and discuss why he is not issuing the permit, but Brum refuses to come in to discuss it.
As already stated, get your concealed carry from Florida and you are good most places.
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I don't understand why mincks won't just give this guy a peace officer permit so he shuts up already. It may not be a law, but he has no real reason not to.. And if an authority figure were to slander my name, well I'd sue him too. I have no confidence in the officers of the law, the prosecutor, or judge lane however. I think they're all in cahoots to have it their way.
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The only one(s) to win are the lawyers. This is how it always works.
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Let the games begin :-)
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Will justice prevail, or will the good ole boys club sweep them under the rug? Stay tuned.....time will tell
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